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o iWBgS Looking lip For Denver Broncos (HiUr's Hta: This is li nker im a caries of dis patchss sizimg up ike pros pects of professional fool kail teams for 1SS3.) By GENE MEAKIN9 Denver - (IPH - This could be the Denver Broncos' year to take it all in the American Football league. The combination of last season's impressive surge un der the new leadership of coach Jack Faulkner, which boosted the Broncos from a two-year doormat to runner up in the Western division, and an outstanding crop of rookies has sparked the hopes of the coaches and fans alike. Denver may be well on the way toward becoming a real pro football town, even if the Broncos fail to live up to everyone's wishful thinking this season. Faulkner himself is most enthusiastic. "When our ball club settles down they can really play football," he said. "Our only weakness is in the offensive line. We've made a few trades to strengthen our selves though. "Our strongest point, I think, is our kicking game. Gene Mingo, 1 think, is the best field goal kicker in pro fessional football, and Jim Fraser is an excellent punter. "We hope to have a better record than last year's 7-7. If we get a few breaks and keep away from injuries, I think we'll be okay." Tiicket Sales Up Faulkner, who also is the Broncos' general manager, pointed out that season ticket sales are approaching the 8, 000 mark, compared with about 5,000 a year ago. "Over a 1 1, everything is looking up," he said. Four newcomers are ex pected to break into the start ing lineup: 250 -pound full back Billy Joe from Villa nova, who has been drawing most of the pre-season raves; running back Clarence Walk er, and rookie corncrbacks Tommy Janik from Texas A&I and Charlie Mitchell from Washington. But several other rookies will make the squad, including quarterback Mickey Slaughter of Louisi ana Tech. Veteran Frank Tripucka, who has "retired" each year for the past two seasons, is looking better than ever at the quarterback spot as he starts his 15th season of pro football. z gj 1 fcsgf3T;ii; mnmn the true old-style Kentucky Bourbon always smoother because it's slow-distilled luir Tim J Mimtm cowpmt. too "Man, that Tripucka is sur prising me," Faulkner said. "He keeps getting better all the time." Tripucka's favorite targets, ends Lionel Taylor and Gene Prebola, are back again. Tay lor led the AFL in receiving in 1962, catching 77 passes for 908 yards. In addition, the Broncos this week acquired Bill Gro man from the Houston Oilers. Groman, who was unhappy at Houston, can be used as a flanker or a split end behind Taylor. Team captain Bud McFadin again leads a powerful vet eran defensive line of Gordie Holz, Isaac Lassiter and Chuck Gavin. Additional rookies who fig ure in Bronco plans are full back Hewitt Dixon from Florida A&M; tackles Anton Peters, Florida and Tom No- mino, Miami, Ohio; lineback ers Forrest Farmer (Purdue) and Leon Simmons (Gram- bling) and guard C. B. Simons (Stanford). Dixon and Farm er presently are hobbled by injuries. Bears Keep NWL Bulge By United Press International Dave Eilers turned in his 21st save of the season and Bob Aguilar got four extra base hits as Yakima downed Tri-City 8-3 Thursday night to maintain its 1 1 2 game bulge over Salem in the Northwest league. Eilers came in in t h e sev enth inning in Telief of Hud Gelein with Yakima leading 4-3 and pitched shutout ball the rest of the way. Aguilar pounded out three doubles and a solo homer. In other games Thursday night, Salem defeated Lewis ton 10-2 and Wenatchee split a doubleheader with Eugene. Salem pounded three Lew iston pitchers for 12 hits as Jim Lesebre, Denny Mar quardt and Bob Reaves each drove in two runs. Wenatchee won the first games 7-1 as Bob Flynn toss ed a seven-inning three-hitter. Eugent took the second 4-2. SIT 88 MOOT ISVIllE. IllTUCH rrk la cm7 1 smmmmmmmemmmmm COMET DEFENDERS - Three Crater guard. Behind them are Coach Johnson high defensive players pose with Coach and Dave Twedell, linebacker. More than Keith Johnson during evening football 50 aspirants are out for football for Cra- drill at Central Point. The two linemen ter which opens on Sept. 13 at Central are Don Gail, left tackle, and Ross Burd, Point against Lebanon. Heavier, Faster Football Aggregation Ashland - Ashland high football drills began this week with a crew heavier but faster than last year's and with a two - deep backf ield crew. A total of 67 players have turned out, John Gray, new head coach, reported. Of these 34 are juniors and sen iors drilling as a varsity crew and 33 are sophomores, being worked separately. The varsity has 12 letter men on hand from the 1962 aggregation plus a transfer Hopalong Looking for Grid Job United Press International Howard (Hopalong) Cassa dy, the highest paid rookie in the National Football league seven years ago, is just one of nearly two dozen veteran players looking for jobs. The red - haired Heisman Trophy winner of 1955, whom Woody Hayes, his coach at Ohio State, once called "the greatest football player I've ever seen," apparently lost his job with the Philadelphia Eagles to rookie back Ron Goodwin of Baylor. The youth-conscious Minne sota Vikings pared the most number of veterans from their ranks-six, including six-year-pro tackle Frank Youse, to meet the NFL's final pre-season limit of 43. The Vikings in turn picked up two second year defensive tackles. Bill Wilson and George Hultz, from the St. Louis Cardinals for a future draft pick. Two injured Baltimore C o 1 1 s' veterans, defensive tackle Bill Ventura and de fensive back Bob Boyd, were placed on the injury waiver list and flanker Bake Turner, a two-year pro, was cut. In addition to Cassady, the Eagles asked for waivers on linebacker John Nocera and defensive tackle Joe Lewis, both members of last year's squad. Redskins Cut Six Veteran offensive tackle Charlie Moore and defensive back Jim Kerr were lopped by the Washington Redskins in addition to four rookies. All players placed on waiv ers Tuesday were subject to claim by other clubs within each respective league within 48 hours. If a player is claimed, the original has a 24 hour period in which to exer cise its option of recalling him. The injury waiver list is ai.ned at removing an injured player from the active roster and still retaining him under contract, to be reactivated later. Gary Knafelc, a nine-year veteran end from the Green Bay Packers, signed with San Francisco, but the Forty Niners cut former Chicago Bear quarterback Dick Nor man, placed rookie fullback Mike Lind on the injury waiv er lilt and placed guard Ted Connolly on the inactive re serve list. San Francisco also claimed back Glenn Shaw from the Los Angeles Rams. Trades In AFL In the American Football league, two trades were in cluded in the roster juggling to meet the 38-man player limit. Former All-AFL pass catching star Bill Groman was dealt by the Houston Oilers to the Denver Broncos for two high 1964 draft choices. Guard Charlie Leo was traded to the Buflalo Bills from the Boston Patriots for either a player to be named later of the Bills' No. 8 draft choice for 1964. The Broncos cut veteran linebackers Jerry Stalcup and John Cash, the latter being placed on the in jury waiver list along with rookie end Bill Van Ofdel. at Ashland with varsity experience. One transfer letterman is expect ed to report next Monday. Senior lettermcn are Ron Boyce, left halfback; Mike Blair, being shifted from tackle to end, and John Yaple, guard and defensive end. Juniors are Dave Barger and Dave Lohman, quarterbacks; Dennis Ekwall, shifted from flanker to left half; Mike Tor resan, right half; Bill Jury, end; Don Scholar, fullback; Jack Gruber, tackle. Jim Conklin, being moved from guard to center, and Roger Atherton, being used at right half after flanker duties last year. The transfer is Frank Cobb, 192-pound 5-5 lineman who was with St. Mary's undefeat ed club last seasbn. Joe Raynes, 193 - pound middle guard and tackle, is expected to be with the squad next Monday. Raynes transferred from Pescadero, Calif., last school year and was with the Grizzlies in the tail end of the basketball season. Gruber, 192, and Cobb are the heaviest players at pres ent on the Ashland squad. Gray is elated at having two evenly-matched players at each backfield slot and by the prospect of having seven of them back next season. Boyce is the only backfield senior. Varsity drills are being conducted in the evenings. Sophomores practice in the afternoon. Effect of Oil Leakage Studied Olympia, Wash. -IUPII- The report of four biologists on the effect of 4,000 gallons of diesel oil leaked into the Cowceman river from the Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. plant near Longview was under study by Washington State Pollution Cunuul com mission today. Alfred T. Neale, assistant director of the commission, said it would take some time to evaluate the effect of the oil on fish. The oil spread over 17 miles of the river last week when a tank line broke. Biologists said the number of fish killed was not imme diately determined but the count is expected to be in the thousands. Neale said company offi cials have indicated they want to lake steps to replace fish killed by the oil. He said the damaged line was repaired as soon as it wis discovered. New Uses Are Found For Radioisotopes White Plains, N.Y.-WIi-Radioisotopes. a byproduct of research on the atom bomb, are finding new uses in the medical profession's constant war on sickness and injury. A new device called "hemo litre" uses the principle of radioisotope dilution to meas ure the circulating blood vol ume of surgical and other patients. According to its de veloper. Picker X-Ray cor poration, It can tell the sur geon at a glance if internal bleeding in a patient requires an immediate blood transfu sion, and also can five im portant clues in treatment of cardiac and other ailments. Subscribers To report Improper or non , delivery of the Mail Tribune in Medford. phone 772-8141; Ah- land call at 416 Bridge at . or phone 482-3002; Yreka. phone I Victory 2-2fif8 before 8 45 p m. I daily and 10 30 am. Sunday. tf regular delivery arrives I shortly after you call please 1 notify office, thus eliminatirf 1 pedal mesftenger service. MAIL TRIBUNE, MtOtOHU, mzmmmmmm Crater High Tickets Go On Sale Central Point - Season tick ets for Crater High school football games are now on sale at the high school activ ities office, Don Miller, school activities director has an nounced. The season tickets sell for S5.50 for the four home games. Single game reserved seat tickets sell for $1.50 each. Miller reported that some 1,200 reserves are on sale. Tickets may be purchased from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Crater's first home game is on Friday. Sept. 13, against Lebanon. Shaw Put On Waivers By Denver United Press International Bobby Walston and George Shaw, two former stars who were attempting comebacks. today joined pro football's growing "army of the unem ployed. Walston, 34, the second highest scorer in National league history, asked for and received his release from the Boston Patriots of the Ameri can league. Shaw, considered over the hill as a pro quarterback at the age of 30, was placed on the waiver list by the Denver Broncos of the AFL. Walston retired last year after a brilliant 12-year career with the Philadelphia Eagles during which he served as a standout pass - catcher, field goal kicker and point - after specialist. He reconsidered in June and was signed as a free agent by the Patriots. Wouldn't Figure This time, though, Walston is planning to retire for good. "If I thought I could help the Patriots, I would play the season," he said, "But the way the team shapes up now I wouldn't figure prominently in their plans." Shaw played with three NFL teams - the Baltimore Colts, the New York Giants and the Minnesota Vikings -before joining the Broncos last year. The former Oregon star enjoyed a great rookie year with the Colts in 1955 and later wound up playing .second-fiddle behind Johnny Unilas. He was traded to the Giants in 1959 and again served as an understudy - this time to Charley Conerly. After two seasons at New York, Shaw moved on to Minnesota and thence to Denver, where he was the No. 2 man behind Frank Tripucka, another for mer NFL signal-caller. TO HONOR LAYNE Detroit 'UPD Brash Bobby Layne, who enjoyed his greatest days here when he made the Detroit Lions the best and most colorful team in pro football, returned "h o m e" Wednesday. The blond Texan flew into town for the ceremonies honoring his daring play. He will be honored at halftimc of Friday night's exhibition game at Ti ger Stadium between the De troit Lions and Pittsburgh Sliders. BRILL METAL WORKS Commercial Industrial Residential Sheet Metal Work Stainless, Galvjniied and Copper Fabrication 2287 West Main PHONE 772-4440 OHLGON Fanfare "I thought it was great," said Eagle Pointer Charles Pomeroy of his opportunity to play in the East - West Shrine all-star football game at Pendleton last Saturday night. "It was quite an ex perience. I surely enjoyed it," he remarked, adding, "I wish we could have won." Pomeroy was an end for the East team. West took the tilt 6 to 0. "1 met a lot of guys from all over, had a good time and played a lot of football,"re ported Pomeroy of the fracas in which graduates from A-2 and B high schools took part. Pomeroy went all the way on offense and was in the game on defense for five or six plays. The game was to a large ex tent one of passes and pass interceptions. Said Pomeroy, who is bound for Southern Oregon college, "It seems that passing was the only way we could move the ball." The ex-Eagle Point star was impressed much by his trip through the Shrine hospital at Portland. AGREES ON PASSING Jim Calhoun, St. Mary's of Medford quarterback, agreed with Pomeroy that passes were the only way East could seem to advance but he point ed out that Dave Johnson, from Phoenix high, who play ed fullback, did real well. Like Pomeroy and Johnson, Calhoun fell that had the East had a few more seconds, it would have at least lied the game. Queried concerning the hour long halfiime, Jim said, we had to go through calis thenics all over again. Calhoun also was deeply impressed by the visit to the Shrine hospital, the happiness of the youngsters and their eagerness to see the gridders. He was impressed, too, by the way the players got along with each other. "I really liked that." Jim went all the way on defense and about one-third of the way on offense. He did the punting for the East. Cal houn is bound for Southern Oregon college. GOOD EXPERIENCE Johnson was impressed by the "whole deal." He said- it was "a real good experience, one that will be a lasting one. He agreed with Calhoun that the game was a lot of fun. He liked the way the people backed and supported the game and noted the number of good players and the op portunity to meet a lot of people and "a lot of guys." Johnson reported that his WHITE SLIM FITS See Them At LAMPORT'S Medford's Most Popular Sporting Goods Store HI I 226 East Main Phone 772-6615 U ? II Downtown Medford j I r i mii w ' nwnwnD)iiiiin""MtMii"iniiniiimi'm wfim nun w .fwww - -raD. a ffj For Everyone! p! g 'RA SINCE 1918 Lli 1 i DREWS Mansfore i'-'A IN THE MEDFORD SHOPPING CENTER W,k I Hi W:iM USt DREW REVOLVING CHARGE ACCOUNT fgJ It f I SEE the Complete Line of j I II LEVI'S &? I I WHITE SLIM FITS I I fflSH j ' AT ' 1 V Your Downtown Medford t Robinson Bros. 1 LEVI "'"r HEADQUARTERS I m . . dl a . ( iJfrVfcQ) 1 I LOWER FLOOR (j r Next to Picks Apparel AS J M Downtown Madford slP H Jj & o o 0 By DICK JEWETT Mail Tribune Spoilt Editor leg hurt in practice was okeh for the game. He went almost all the way on offense but played no defense. He men tioned that East ran out of time outs and therefore out of time for a chance to score a touchdown. The Talent youth plans to enter SO college in the win ter term and hopes to have a construction job shortly. ATMOSPHERE DIFFERENT Lloyd Hammons, Medford high end, describing the State Metro Shrine football tussle on Aug. 17, said it was a lot different from a regular high school game. It was like any game, to some extent, he indi cated but the atmosphere was different. The gridders were playing for more than just to win. They were playing for their friends, their families, the youngsters in the Shrine hospital and for their coaches. Hammons pointed to the Stale squad's visit to the crip pled children's hospital in showing the reason for play ing the game. He spoke of how players got to know each oth er better and were made "more of a team" by staying together at University of Portland.. The ex-Tornado end said the game was "really an ex perience" and "a lot of fun." He described stale's coaching staff as "terrific." The game was different from high school play for Hammons in thai he played bolh offense and defense at Portland. In high school ho was pretty much an oifeuse gridder. At Portland he play ed the whole game except for a few minutes in the last quarter. Hammons plans to go to college but does not know whether he 11 play football or not. He would prefer to got his education at a large jchool. Baker Starter Against Browns Los Angeles -(UPD - Rookie quarterback Terry Baker was named today to start for the Los AnReles Rams in their game against the Cleveland Browns here Saturday night. 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Deer hunters holding per mits may begin shooting in the Waldport-Mapleton hunt Saturday. That hunt, for buck deer only, also is open Sun day and Monday and again the following week end. The Minam pack hunt in Wallowa County also opens Saturday. Several areas open to big game archers Saturday, in cluding Mt. Emily, Canyon Creek, and some management units in other parts of the state. J! o Q
