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MedfordJ-Tribune
SPORTS
IV Cougars Tackle
Phoenix Pirates in
Rogue Loop Crucial
CAVE JUNCTION Ambitions
for "an upset of major propor
tions," the Illinois vauey coug
ars will be hosts on Friday
night for a crucial football con
test which looms as the "Rogue
league game of the year."
IV will engage the Phoenix
High Pirates, who have taken
the District S diadem for four
successive seasons. Kickoff will
be at 8 p.m
Winner is expected to go on
into the Oregon Class A-2 quar
terfinals. Each has won four
Rogue league conflicts and the
two schools are the only ones
left unbeaten in league play.
Said Cougar Coach Bill Stew
art: "I think that we have to
play our very best ball of the
year to stand a chance of win
ning against Phoenix. If we can
win, it will be an upset of major
proportions and I think season
records will point this out."
Almost Intact
Stewart reported also that
"for the first time this year we
will have all our players ready
for action except possibly for
Walt Ziesche, a senior wing
back, who is still hobbled by
an early season foot fracture.
Walt may see some duty on de
fense." Last year a big share of the
Cougar attack was passing. This
season, Illinois Valley has the
running game to go with the
aerial bombs of quarterback
Darrvl Gellert. Fullback Ron
Thornhill and halfback John
Baumgardner are fine runners
as is the quarterback, himself.
End Terry McNaught, wing
back Ron Kentfield and Baum-
Eagle Pointers To Face
Sacred Heart Footballers
EAGLE POINT - Eagle
Point High School football team,
with only one victory in four
games this season, will try to
highlight its school's Homecom
ing this week end with triumph
No. 2.
The Eagles entertain Sacred
Heart at 8 p.m. on f riday nigni.
Sacred Heart Is reported an im
proving aggregation although
suffering as the doormat of the
circuit. The Klamath Falls team
still will be after its first victory
of the year.
"We're eager," said Coach
Vern Steward concerning h i s
Eagle team. He remarked that
"the boys' attitude and spirit
remains prettv good after
they've been kicked over" this
fall.
Blocking nml Tackling
The Eagles had no practice
on Monday but they had a lot
of blocking and tackling work
Tuesday and yesterday. Today
It was to be offense and re
view. Steward pointed out that sta
tistics point up the dominance
of Eagle foes this season. Rivals
have outscorcd, outyardaged
and out-first-downcd them. EP
has fumbled oftencr and lost
the ball oftener that way than
the opposition.
Steward indicated that several
starting positions for Friday still
are uncertain, lie said that lor
defense it's a choice among
Dwayne Hawkins, Dale Herr
mann and Dan Lopcr for one
of the guard spots with V i c
other. For one defensive end
Steward is trying to pick from
among Wouler l,ceuwenburgh,
Bob Corliss. Dennis Murphy and
Terry Dmith with Dave Blair
to be at the other.
At Linebacker
At the linebackers it may be
Dan Colcleaser and possibly
Dale Chamberlain with Mike
House and Frank Charley also
seeing duty. Three deep backs
are to be picked from among
Gary Young, Art Harbison, Bob
Colpitis, Skip Algeo and D I n
Wood.
At tackle positions the prob
ables are Bill Ayres and Morgan
Miller.
Offensively the lineup could be
Blair and Colcleaser or Leeu
wenburgh, ends: Ayres and
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OCTOBER 24, 1963
gardner are targets lor Gellert
passes.
A rival Rogue league coach
has mentioned that IV has its
best line in years and perhaps
a better backfield than it's had.
IV will go against a Pirate
squad which Coach Jack Wood
ward feels is the best he's had
at Phoenix. The Bucs have a
depth of personnel, particularly
in the line, and with that depth
they have versatile power on
the ground. Jim Consbruck, Jon
Granby, Dennis Grennan, Ron
Williams and Dale Sauer are
chief backfield threats in a T
and single wing offense.
Phoenix Rated No. 1
Phoenix for several weeks has
been rated A-2 No. 1 in state
wide prep football polls. Illinois
Valley this week drew eighth
and ninth spots in the rankings.
Thornhill is the leading IV
rusher with 574 yards in 100
carries, a 5.74-yard average.
Baumgardner has a 4.73 average
for 260 yards on 55 totes. Gellert
has 300 yards for 42 times for
7.14 and Kentfield 102 on eight
for 12.7.
Gellert has a 63.4 per cent
completion average on 46 con
nections on 86 throws. He nas
599 yards on passing for an
average of 13 yards. McNaught
has gathered in 19 passes for
320 yards, Kentfield 18 for 181
and Baumgardner six for 81.
Thornhill has scored 10 touch
downs and 10 extra points for
70 points total. Gellert has nine
touchdowns for 54. McNaught
has 21 points, Kentfield 18 and
Baumgardner six.
among Herrmann, Jerry Moore
and Hawkins, tackles; Merle
Forde and Eceleston, guards;
Miller, center; Corliss, quarter
back; Colpitts, left halfback;
House or Colcleaser, fullback,
House has a thigh bruise and
his service may be limited.
STATISTICS:
H.P 0ip.
22 20
Pint down runnlnc
First downs passing IS
First downs pHssing 15
Pcimlty first downs .1
Totfll lirst downs 42
Fumbles nindc 23
Fumbles lost 10
ntlshing plays i:,!t
Yards penalized 170
Yards Irom lurlmmage ..771
Scoring 61
19
2
50
5
2
I4R
133
LOS I
127
Ave.
2.011
4.10
3(17
.114
Oil
Rushing TC
Colpitis 42
House SI
Yrs.
RR
2011
lift
111
2
Chamberlain IR
Corliss 17
Young 3
Colcleaser s
Passing
Colpitts
Corliss
Yds.
210
inn
Psss Receiving
House
Chamberlain .
Colcleaser
Colpitis
Dlalr
L.eeuwenburgh
Murphy
10
Piintlnt Corliss 7-28 2: House
1-37 0: Illair 5-33 0
Klcltolts Miller 12-38 R
Scoring Colpits 18: Hou.se 14
Chamberlain B. Colcleaser 6, Blair
0; Young 7.
St. Mary's
To Play at
Rogue River
A deadlock for fourth nlace in
the Rogue league football stand
ings will be broke this Fridav
when the St. Mary's Crusaders
and Rogue River Chieftains bat.
tie.
The game will be at B p.m
at Rogue River.
Medford's parochial school
and Rogue River are knotted
with 2-2 records in the stand
ings.
Except (or the problem of
where to practice, St. Mary's
drills arc "routine," this week,
according to Coach Bill MeKib
bin. Rain, which muddied the
practice field, drove the Cru
saders inside Tuesday. They
went through agility drills and
a little running in the school's
multi-purpose room.
Field Work Hit
The rain, also hit work on the
grid field at St. Mary's. Prepa
rations which are to lead to
turfing had been started.
Players yesterday tried the
upper level of the field which
has been covered with sawdust.
Possible starters for SM
against Rogue River are Dan
Kosmatka, center; John l.ucas
and Steve Cook, guards; Randy
Corliss and Mike Hutchinson or
John Renshaw, tackles; Dennis
Rose and Ray Richler. ends;
John Batrer, quarterback; Tim
aaitraina, lelt hallback: Jeff
Randolph, right halfback, and
Ron Roberts, fullback.
McKibbin said that St. Mary's
Homecoming has been moved
up to Nov. 1 when the Crusaders
meet Henley here.
PHOENIX TOUCHDOWN Jon
nix High on this play against Eagle Point last Friday. The
Eagles' Morgan Miller dives over the Pirates' Bob Fenton (72)
as Hon Williams (12), Phoenix, blocks out EP's Dan Colcleaser
(38). Pirates' Dennis Grennan (29) stops another Eagle, Mike
Crater, Grants Pass Tangle
On Friday on Caveman Field
CENTRAL POINT - Prepara
tions of the Crater High
School Comets for their next big
football assignment of the sea
son reached climax here last
night when varsity players were
guests at the home of Head
Coach Keith Johnson.
The Comets, who engage the
Grants Pass Cavemen, one of
the state's top-ranked powers on
Friday night, went over scout
ing reports, viewed films of the
1962 game with the Climate city
boys and discussed game plans.
Kickoff for the Southern Ore
gon Conference fracas is set for
8 p.m. on the Grants Pass field.
It will be the second league
tangle for the Crater gridders
and the third of the season for
the host aggregation.
Big news for the Comets is
that halfback Darryl Summer
field will be back in action.
Summcrfield was held out of
action against Yreka because of
head injury in the Medford
game. Johnson reported that he
ran pretty well yesterday and
is "ready to go."
Heavy Contact
"I think we'll start at full
strength," said the Comet men
tor. Fullback Vern Swanson and
tackle and guard Denny Ryer-
son, lamed last week end by
ankle injuries, have been held
out of contact all week to have
them ready for the Cavemen.
Rest of the squad has had
heavy contact work for three
afternoons this week. We ve
been pushing pretty hard all
week to get the boys back where
they should be," said the men
tor. He pronounced the Fireballs
mentally and physically in bet
ter shape than they were for
last weeks Yreka mix.
On Monday the Comets went
over some formations and made
some adjustments. Real tough
defensive drill was on the agen
da Tuesday. Yesterday it was
offense and the Crater crew
sought to polish and to perfect
us timing. Measures have been
taken to bolster the crew to
meet the challenge of the high
regarded Cavemen.
Field May He Muddy
Over at Grants Pass Coach
Mel Ingram stated, "We expect
a muddv field." And. he indi
cated that Cavemen tuning for
the Comets has been done with
that in consideration. Ingram re
ported that the Cavemen grid
iron got a good soaking from
Tuesday's rain and was sloppy.
"We re hoping (or a dry Held,
but we're not looking for it,"
he added. He also said, "I think
its going to handicap us a Utile,
but you have to make the best
o( it."
Grants Pass, o( course, has
just about the fastest, if not the
fastest backfield in the state, j
Caveman speed is much respect
ed and recognized as "jet-pro-.
polled." Rut, speed is not some
thing helped by mud. "A wet
field is the great equalizer,"
commented Ingram murthcr.
There is indication that the
field might not bo in too bud
snap" because of plastic covers
placed on it.
The Cornels won't be particu- (
laily unhappy if conditions arc
muddv. But, wet field or not,
Grants Pass will be the heavy
favorite. The Cavemen are rated
third and fourth in A-l prep
polls while Crater drew passing
mention for its tremendous
game against the Medford Black '
Tornado.
While the Comets knocked the
No. 1 ranked school from its ,
lofty perch, it's still felt that the
Grants Pass club, unbeaten and
once lied in six contests, have
faced overall tougher opposition.
Crater is 3-2.
Grants Pass, also has greater
depth.
That, nevertheless, does not
overlook the fact that Crater
does have a good football team
and will be burning to prove it
again after the debacle last Fri-1
day at Yreka. And, the knowl
edge that Crater is upsetmind
ed, hasn't gone unrecognized at
Grants Pass.
"They'll be hot over here," de
clared Ingram. "I hope we're up
(or it a little bit."
And said Sports Writer Jerry
Acklen in the Daily Courier.
"Don't get fooled by that 20-6
beating that the Crater Comets
took last T riday at the hands of
the Yreka Miners , . ."
Granby (25) scored for Phoe
So the Comets with the likes
of Roger Neufeld, Summerficld,
Swanson, Shcrm Kiger, John
Hall and Chuck Taylor meet the
challenge of CP's Tom Sparlin,
Terry Isabel!, Rich Ireland,
Gary VanKoten, Rick Sergeant,
Charlie Williams, Tom Blanch
ard, Steve Newman, et al.
Isabel has been the main rush
er with 459 yards on 66 times
OF THESE NORTHWEAVE
WRINKLE-FREE ALL THE
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD,
House, at right. Jim Consbruck (44), Phoenix, is in back
ground. Phoenix won 46-0. The Pirates have a crucial game
with Illinois Valley at Cave Junction on Friday night while
Eagle Point entertains Sacred Heart. (Simonson-Walker photo.)
with the ball. VanKoten has 386
for 59 and Ireland 176 for 18.
Sparlin has been the main pass
er with 27 completions on 52
throws for 471 yards. Isabell,
Marty Bauer, VanKoten, Jerry
McCormick and Ireland have
been main receivers.
The Cavemen have gained 1,
.118 yards en the ground and 649
in the air.
OREGON
Karts Race
This Sunday
Medford Kartways will con
duct another race Sunday after
noon at its track at the south
edge of town.
Competitors from Yreka and
Happy Camp, Calif., and Rose
burg and Grants Pass are ex
pected to compete along with
local racers.
Juniors who have karts are
invite ' to participate.
There will be trophies for first
and second places and ribbons
for third and fourth.
Berra Officially
Named as Skipper
By GEORGE LANGFORD
NEW YORK (UPI) - Yogi
Berra, who rose from the sand
lots of St. Louis to become one
of the greatest catchers in base
ball history, was named offi
cially today as the new mana
ger of the New York Yankees
and immediately announced his
retirement as a player.
The squat, 38-year-old Berra
succeeds Ralph Houk, who was
appointed general manager of
the Yankees on Tuesday after
leading the team to three
ships and two world titles in
American League cham p i o n
three years.
The official announcement of
Berra's appointment was made
by club President Dan Topping
at a press conference in the
Savoy-Hilton Hotel.
Topping announced that Ber
ra's contract was for one year
"at his own request."
The Yankee president also
disclosed that Berra's salary
will be "exactly the same as
was given Casey Stengel and
Ralph Houk in their first year
as manager."
That salary was believed to
be $32,500 a year.
Rags to Riches
The official announcement
it was an open secret for two
days caps a rags-to-riches ca
reer that has become accepted
as the typically-American story.
Born on the "Hill" in St. Lou
is on May 12, 1925, Berra took
naturally . to athletics and
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played hockey and football as
well as baseball. H i s natural
sport was baseball, however,
and he entered the Yankees'
farm system in 1943 when he
signed with Norfolk in the Pied
mont League.
After spending 1944 and 1945
in the Coast Guard he went
ashore on Normandy Beach in
the invasion of Western Europe
Berra was moved to the Yan
kees' International League farm
club in Newark. He played sev
en games at the close of the
1946 season and reported the
next spring to Manager Bucky
Harris a serious candidate for
a regular job.
Although ridiculed at first be
cause of his linguistic and parlor-room
faults, Berra's excep
tional batting ability and his in
herent instinct to make the
Frosh Oppose
Rooks Friday
EUGENE (UPI) - Oregon's
Frosh football team meets the
Oregon State Rooks nere Fri
day. The Frosh won their opener
against Washington State 24-19.
Starting in the backfield for
the Frosh will be Tom Jern
stedt of Carlton at quarterback
Tim Temple of Pendleton and
Phil Johnson of Livermore,
Calif., at half and Doug Giles
of Bandon at fullback.
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