MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOHD. OREGON
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 28. 1963
Pre-Loop Play Justifies
Optimism of KG Chiefs;
Stars, Workhorses Back
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(Editor's note: This is an
other in a series of dis
patches sizing up the pros
pects of pro football teams
for the 1963 season.)
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Roseburg Legion
By WILLIAM COOK
death, six -quarter marathon
against the Houston Oilers are
back this season. Stram has an
excellent crop of rookies to
I go with his established play
j ers.
I And if Dre-season eames can I
Kansas City, Mo. - ll'PIi - If i be ased as a gauge, the Chiefs'
the Kansas City Chiefs (nee i Pim'sm is justified. Thej Kcenc. N. H.-ffli-It was all i Dick Williams went the dis
Dallas Texans) were any more Kansas. City team na.s a 3-1 ! over today for the Roseburg tance for Roseburg, striking
I mum ...I wim-.i... tun- entry in tnc American Legion out il and allowing 7 hits.
tests. More important, ttram Junior World Scries ! Mike Blombcrg had a home
got a good look at his rookies, Roseburg dropped its sec- run for Roseburg in the third,
and liked what he saw. j ond game Tuesday night, by In another game, Greens-
The Chiefs close out their , a narrow 4-3 score to Somer- j boro, N.C.. eliminated Wash-
optimistic, they'd be down
right cocky.
"We're better than we ever
were," boasts Hank Stram,
head coach of the defending
champions of the American
Football league.
All the stars and work
horses of the 1962 club which
won the crown in a sudden-
Linebacker Spot
Key To Sound
! Oregon Defense
University of Oregon, Eu-
. hvnc - Loach Len Casanova
will be looking for improved
? defensive efforts, particularly
i at the all-important lineback
;er spot, from Oregon's 1963
; football team this fall.
Casanova, who assembles
, the Webfoots for the start of
- fall workouts on Sept. 1 and
; sends his squad into battle for
Ihe first time on Sept. 21
1 against Penn State at Mult
' nomah Stadium, figures the
current crew of linebackers
i could develop into defensive
terrors.
"Linebackers are the key to
; a sound defense," noted the
affable Webfool coach, "and
based on what we saw in
spring practice 1 would say
we have some fine performers
at that position."
Top linebacker in spring
practice was junior Oliver
McKinney, who logged just 26
minutes of playing time last
season. McKinney is the Ore
gon version of the displaced
person. He came to the Ducks
as a guard, was shifted to end
and finally moved to center
offensively and linebacker on
defense.
Found Home
That last move found a
home for McKinney, who was
absolutely ferocious in spring
practice. "He's extremely
quick, has amazing instinct
for the ball and above all is a
tremendous tackier," is Casa
nova's description.
McKinney's defensive work
in the spring was so impres
sive that he replaced junior
letlerman Ron Stratlen in the
first unit. Stratlen, however,
won't lack for action. He's an
other agile performer who
combines speed with intelli
gence in smothering opposing
offensive hopes.
Casanova also looks to a
pair of sophomores for con
siderable help in the linoback
ing department. Fullback Tim
Casey, the most valuable play
er in the Shrine all-star game
last summer, and center Don
Causey are two rookies who
figure prominently in Oregon
defensive plans.
exhibition season Saturday
against the Houston Oilers in
a game at Wichita, Kan. A
victory over their arch-rivals,
exhibition or not, will leave
the Chiefs in a fine frame of
mind for their regular season
opener Sept. 7 at Denver
against the Broncos.
Show Top Form
Quarterback Len Dawson,
who led the league in passing
in 1962, has displayed the
same cool efficiency which
carried the Texans to the
championship.
Halfback A b n e r Haynes,
villc, Mass. It lost its first J
game to Omaha 23-9 on Sun- j
day.
Superlative relief pitching i
by Ron Amenkowicz spoiled
Rcseburg's hopes. The Oregon '
team rallied for two runs in !
the fourth inning and had the j
bases loaded with no outs
when he came into the game,
struck out the side and held
Roseburg scoreless the rest of
the way.
inglon, D.C. 6-1.
San Diego
Might Be
Waking Up
Coast League
Hurling Headed
By MICHAEL HUDSON
United Press International
Sleeping giant San Diego
may be waking up thanks to
the prodding of a 19-year-old
youngster.
Rookie Bill McCool of the
Padres outpitched league act
Howie Reed of Spokane in a
2-0 sizzler Tuesday night to
Hrwp thp PnHvrw tin in lhf
tne-year, have Been no less im-; my tins oi aan Diego aim Southern division lo three
pressive in exhibition games, nowie need oi spoitane aom
Defensive stars of 1962 are I imitc Pacific Coast league
still shining for the Chiefs. I pitching statistics in games
The fearsome linebackinu trio i through Sunday, according to
nf F J Hnluh. Shorrill HnaH. I Officials Statistics
the AFL's leading scorer in j p CM:- D..J
1962, and fullback Curtis Mc-1 Dj CIII5 IXceU
Clinton, last year's rookie-of- San Mateo. Calif.-H'Pli-Sam-
released
rick and Smokcy Stover con-! ncl'e today
tinue to intercept passes, red
dog quarterbacks and general
ly diagnose plays with un
canny skill.
Offensive end Chris Bur
ford, quarterback Dawson's
favorite target in 1962, has
been bothered this summer
with injuries. But in his brief,
exhibition-game appearances,
Burford has shown the finesse
with which he caught 12
touchdown passes last season,
high for the league.
Rookie Crop Fine
To go with this array of
talent, coach Stram has some
choice rookies, including de
fensive end Bobby Bell of
Minnesota, UPI's college line
man of the year: defensive
tackle Junious Buchanan, 276,
of Grambling (La.) college.
the No. 1 AFL draft choice;
offensive guard Ed Buddc,
260, of Michigan State; de
fensive back Charley Warner
of Prairie View (Tex.) A&M,
who set a team record Inst
week againsl Denver with a
104-yard kickoff return for a
touchdown.
Other rookies coach Slram
believes will give the team
"great assistance" are flanker
back Stone Jackson of Gram
bling, former Olympic dash
man, and halfback Jcrrel Wil
son of the University of South
ern Mississippi, a top punter
averaging about 40 yards per
kick.
Barring injuries to key
players, it's hard to envision
the Chiefs being knocked out
of the top spot in the Eastern
Division.
Statistician Willam J. Weiss
reports that Ellis leads pitch
ers with 143 innings or more
pitched with an earned run
mark of 2.88. He also leads
the loop in walks with 93.
Reed has completed a fine
16-1 mark, but his lead among
starting hurlers is in jeopardy.
Reed lost Tuesday night,
while Terry Nelson of Okla
homa City (13-5) and Ray
Rippelmeyer of San Diego
(11-2) are also vying for hon
ors of having the league's
best record.
Aurealio Montcgudo of
Portland has recorded 201
strikeouts and Denver's Chi
" j Chi Olivo has tossed 213 in
nings, both league highs.
Billy Cowan of Salt Lake
City has regained the batting
lead in his ding-dong battle
with Chico Snlcmon of Den
ver. .328 to .326.
Cowan also leads in total
bases, 297, and runs batted in,
114.
San Diego's Dcron Johnson
has hit 32 homers and Cesar
Tovar of Dallas-Fort Worth
has 40 doubles and 109 runs
scored to lead the league.
Football Cards
Release Bates
St. Louis - ivn - The St.
Louis Cardinals of the Na
tional Football league Tues
day released former Oregon
Slate All-Amcrican tackle
Ted Bates.
Bates, who was the Beav
ers' most valuable player in
1958. was a linebacker and a
four - year veteran for the
Cardinals.
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games.
The defending champion
Pads were everybody's pick
to win at least the Southern
Division this season. But they
were lO' -j out not so long ago
and have made up seven
lengths in 27 games.
As for McCool, he had a
5-13 record at Tampa in the
Florida Slate league, but was
still hustled upward by the
Pads who liked his 2.01
earned run average and his
Roger Craig-like luck of hav
ing been on the short end of
a shutout on seven occasions.
Last night, McCool blanked
the Northern division king
pins on seven hits, while Mel
Queen and Chico Ruiz socked
solo homers to provide the
night's offensive power. Reed
is now 16-7 for the season.
The Pads were able to gain
a notch on the Southern di
vision leading Oklahoma City
since Dallas - Fort Worth
climbed on 89cr ace Jerry
Nelson (13-6) who missed in
his try for an 11th straight
win.
Lest anybody think the
Southern division is a two-1
team race, Dallas-Fort Worth
is a half-game ahead of the
Padres and 2'i; behind Okla
homa Cilv.
In other action Tuesday
night, it was Denver 6 Port
land 3, Tacoma 7 Seattle 3,
and in a double header, Ha
waii 3 Salt Lake City 1 and
Salt Lake City 1 Hawaii 0 in
the 7-inning nightcap.
Dallas-Fort Worth bashed
13 hits off the 89ers with
Tony Olivo and Jay Ward pro
viding victory with seventh
inning homers.
Oklahoma Cily opened the
ninth with an Al Heist homer,
and George Williams loop
leader in triples banged No.
12. But reliever Gary Dotter
got out Bob Boyd and Carroll
Hardy to leave the tying run
stranded.
Denver's Russ Heman was
the difference at Portland
where he pitched no-hit ball
for five innings before Hector
Martinez greeted him wilh a
solo homer.
The Bears meanwhile ex
ploded lor four runs in the
lifth with Bob Uecker, Steve
D-melcr. and Tommy Aaron
driving in the tallies. Corky
Withrow homered for Denver
in the eighth as Portland
workhorse Jose Santiago re
ceipted for the defeat.
Another whcclhorsc, Gerry
Thomas, finally got his 14lh
win al Tacoma after failing in
three prior tries.
Thomas needed help from
John Prcgenzcr in Ihe ninth
; i however. But Big John dc
; . liiihieri his nationwide fan
club by quickly snutfing out
a Seattle threat by getting
Dave Hall to hit into a game
ending double play.
Joey Amal(itano chipped in
with key singles in two
three-run Tacoma outbursts.
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DISINTEGRATES
Detroil - in The high
! speed hydroplane. Mariner
Too. disintegrated on the De
troil river Tuesday while
traveling at 130 miles per
i hour and Us driver. Marvin
j Henrich. was riously in
jured The 33-year-old Hcn
' rich was t.lkrn lo receiving
hospital with neck, back and
! abdominal injuries md also
suffered cuts on his face and
I head.
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