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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON Injury-Riddled Ducks Prepare For SJS; OSU Eyes Stanford By United Press International EUGENE, Ore. (UPI) -Life was no bed of roses (or the University of Oregon Ducks as they worked out for Saturday's game against San Jose State. All - America halfback Mel Renfro and quarterback Bob Berry both were injured as the Ducks lost to Washington 26-19. Both are considered "doubtful" for Saturday's game in which case Dennis Keller and quarter back Jack Sovereign will take over. Starting tackle Milt Kanehe suffered a broken ankle and is out for the season. CORVALLIS, Ore. (UPI) -Oregon State worked on defend ing against the halfback option pass-run play Monday. The Beavers play Stanford Saturday and the Indians spe cialize in that play since two - ex-quarterbacks man the Cards' halfback positions. Asst. coach Bob Zelinka of the Beavers was naturally pret ty high on the Indians after watching Stanford upset Notre Dame last Saturday. Ho said "they hit better than any Stan ford team I have ever seen." Beaver halfback Dan Esplain Thurlow Blossoms At Stanford By HAL WOOD UPI Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) It took a long time for Steve Thurlow to blossom into a star football player but, says Stan ford coach John Ralston, if he continues to improve he may become the outstanding running back on the West Coast this year. Thurlow completed four pass es for 56 yards and picked up 72 running on Saturday in pack ing Stanford to a 24-14 upset win over Notre Dame. He was playing from a halfback posi tion. Last year at this time he was one of the Indian quarter backs. "If he continues to get better each game, as he has all sea son," said Ralston, "he not only will be the best running back in the West, but he'll have that pass-run option to go with it." Ralston, however, figures that the Indians will need all the help they can get for their game against Oregon State this week. "Our scouts helped us a lot in the win over Notre Dame," he said. "But we'll have our hands full against Oregon State. "The movies show that they have a fine quarterback in Gor don Queen; Lcroy Whittle Is one of the fastest of halfbacks; and Vcrn Burke can catch pass es any place on the field." was injured in Oregon State's 31-8 loss to Syracuse last week end but apparently will be ready for Stanford. PULLMAN, Wash. (UPI) -End Dennis Kloke of Washing ton State, injured two weeks ago against Oregon State, is not expected to return by Sat urday when the Cougars face Idaho. Washington State will be un derdog for the Vandal game for the first time in years. Coach Jim Sutherland moved his Cougars into the field house Monday for work on defense and a look at films of last Sat urday's loss to Army. SEATTLE (UPI) - The Uni versity of Washington scored its biggest win of the season Saturday and now faces an even bigger test next Saturday. Washington faces Southern California and most people agree that the winner will wind up representing the Coast in the Rose Bowl this year. The Huskies concentrated on defense Monday in working out for the Trojan tussle. Don Saf ford was moved to first string right end on the strength of his performance against the Ducks. STANFORD, Calif. (UPI) -The Stanford Indians were giv en the day off by head coach John Ralston as a reward for their stunning 24-14 win over Notre Dame last Saturday. Ralston said the squad was in good condition for Saturday's game at Oregon State. X-Rays Show Renfro Has Cracked Rib EUGENE (UPI) -Ail-Ameri can halfback Mcl Renfro suffer ed a cracked rib on his right side in Oregon's 26-19 football loss to Washington last week end, x-rays revealed today Renfro and starting quarter back Bob Berry, who received strained ligaments in his right knee against the Huskies, were listed as "doubtful" for t h e Ducks' Rame with San. Jose State here Saturday. Starting tackle Milt Kanehe suffered a broken ankle and will miss Oregon's remaining four games. If Renfro and Berry are ruled out of the San Jose State con test, Dennis Keller will replace Renfro and Jack Sovereign will take over for Berry. Both arc sophomores. Force of Football Blows Told CHICAGO (UPI)-A surgeon, seeking to solve football's head injury problem, said today that a player's helmet is subjected to blows of more than 5,000 times the force of gravity in ordinary contact with an oppos ing player. This is about the same num ber of G's absorbed by a base ball belted for an upper deck home run, he said. Dr. Stephen E. Roid, an as sociate professor of surgery at Northwestern University's Med ical School, told the National Safety Congress that each Sat urday afternoon for the past two seasons he has wired a pair of bruising lullbacks tor sound. Northwestern varsity stars Bill Swingle and Steve Murphy were his "guinea pigs," ucm said, and they alternated in carrying complex electronic gear in their helmets and shoul der pads. Their transmitting sets sent a stream of data to researchers high in Dyche Stadium's press box. "Whenever Swingle or Mur phy, whether carrying the ball, blocking or tac '.ing, smached into an opponent, a sensitive de vice measured the impnet of blows on his helmet," Rcid said. Rcid said the study, aimed at finding out how efficiently hel mets protect players' heads and how the equipment can he im proved, was started in 1961 at the suggestion of the American r'edical Association. Others participating in the study are Dr. Joseph A. Tar kington, a neurosurgeon, and Thomas Ilcalion, Northwestern's athletic trainer. BERKELEY. Calif. (UPI) - There was lots of news regard ing the University of California football team this week and all of it was bad. Six men who started the sea son opener against Iowa State are now out for the Bears. Latest to go are Jerry Mosh er, the team's leading receiver, out for the season with torn ligaments: and halfback Tom Blanchfield, who is fighting a mysterious shoulder ailment and is a doubtful participant Saturday against U"'-A. Others include end Bill Krum, tackle Roger Foster, end Larry Lowell, and guard Dave Urrea. LOS ANGELES (UPI) - The University of Southern Califor nia Trojans will have to face the Washington Huskies and probablv the rest of their oppo nents this season without the services of starting center Lar ry Sagousne. Team physician Dr. Chester Semel said Monday he didn't think the 224-pound center and linebacker would recover for even the last game of the sea son. Sagousnc suffered a torn car tilage in his knee in last Satur day's 36-6 romp over California. Dr. Semel said the leg was placed in a cast, but recovery from this type of injury was slow. The big lineman was voted Big Six Lineman of the Week in the 32-3 rout of Ohio State two weeks aeo. Armando Sanchez, a guard last year, will take over the center snot, according to coach John McKav. McKay said San chez often alternated on defense with Sagouspe, and the vet eran's loss may he felt more on offense than on defense. LOS ANGELES (UPI) - The UCLA Bruins continued to work on defense today, hoping to be able to contain the California Bears in their game Saturday at the Coliseum. Things bepan looking up for the Bruins Monday when both first-string ends were able to suit up for practice. Mel Prof it, who suffered a neck iniury in the Illinois game, and Gary Callies, who was injured in the Syracuse game, both worked out. Coach BiU Barnes said he hoped the Bruin running game would be better against the Bears than it was against Illi nois last week. MEDF0RD2&&TRIBUNB SPORTS Medford, Crater Hosts For Football Contests It's league football at Medford and Central Point and interna tional relations at Grants Pass this week for Southern Oregon conference aggregations. Ashland will play at Medford High and Klamath Falls will go against Crater at Central Point on Friday night. On Saturday night Grants Pass entertains Vancouver (B. C.) College a prep school in a kings-x game. In the Rogue league Rogue River plays at Eagle Point and Sacred Heart meets Illinois Val ley at Cave Junction on Friday night and Saturday games are Phoenix at Lakewiew in the afternoon ind Henley against Top Teams Hold Places In Ratings PORTLAND (UPI) - Rose- burg, Medford and Grants Pass remained in that order today at the top of the state's class A-l high school football teams in the weekly Journal coaches poll. Phoenix led the A-2 poll. Following the top three in A-l were, in order, Pendleton, Grant, North Salem, Central Catholic, Beaverton, Parkrose and Cottage Grove. Others get' ting votes were Benson, Marsh- field, South Salem and Tigard Following Phoenix in A-2 were in order. Vale, North Catholic, Brookings, Yamhill - Carlton, Seaside, Central, Siuslaw, Wood- burn and Burns. Cotton Favored Over Henry Hank Tonight FLINT, Mich. (UPI)-Veteran Eddie Cotton of Seattle is ranked a solid favorite over De troit's Henry Hank tonight in a 15-rounder billed as a world light heavyweight title bout in Michigan. Cotton, ranked as the No. 1 challenger to champion Willie Pnstrano's throne by the World Boxing Association, has a 47- 14-1 career record including 21 knockouts. He has taken the count only once. Texas Unanimous 1st Place Pick In Poll; UO Drops Out St. Mary's in Medford at night. Butte Falls vies at Days Creek in Class B eight-man ball on Friday. On the ninth grade front it will be civil war in Medford on Saturday afternoon with Mc laughlin at Hedrick. Klamath Falls plays at Ashland ninth the same afternoon. Friday frays are North Grants Pass at Flem ming and South GP at Lincoln Savage. Hedrick and McL o u g h 1 i n eighth graders have their civil war at McLoughlin on Friday afternoon while Savage is at South GP and Fleming at North. Ashland eighth will trav el to Klamath Falls. Canyonville nosed Prospect 27-25 in B eight-man ball last Friday. The Cougars of Pros pect, scoreless in the first half, got one touchdown in the third quarter and three in the fourth. Andy Maurer and Jerry Wilson each had touchdown runs for Prospect. Maurer passed to Wil son for the other two counters and ran for one extra point. The Cougars are now 4-4 for the season. United Crusade Golf Tourney This Saturday A United Medford Crusade golf tourney will be held on Sat urday at Rogue Valley Country club. It will be open to both mem bers of the club and non-members and to women as well as men. Play will be 18 holes medal on a handicap basis. Entry fee of $2 all will go to the Crusade. Merchandise prizes will be of fered in low gross, low net, closest to the pin and long drive competition. WALTON TO PLAY NEW YORK (UPD-Offensive end Joe Walton of the New York Giants is expected to be in con dition to play next Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals despite a sore right knee suf fered in last Sunday's 33-6 vic tory over the Cleveland Browns. By GEORGE C. LANGFORD UPI Sports Writer NEW YORK (UPI) - The Texas Longhorns today became the first college team ever chosen unanimously by football coaches as No. 1 in the nation, despite one of the most topsy turvy seasons on record. No less than 10 different teams have occupied the first five places in the ratings by the UPI board of coaches this fall and only Texas has man aged to appear for more than two weeks in the same position. Thanks to the almost unpre cedented wave of upsets the list of major unbeaten-untied teams has shrunk to four with the sea son just past the halfway mark. An NCAA executive said he could not remember a season with more upsets than the cur rent one. All Chose Texas The Longhorns, No. 1 for the third straight week were named first by all of the 35 famous coaches on the UPI rating board, the only unanimous choice in the 14-year-history of the rankings. Illinois, unbeaten but tied, re placed Wisconsin in second place and Mississippi, also tied but undefeated, dislodged Pitts burgh from third place. The Badgers and Panthers were the latest to fall from the perfect record class. Once - beaten Alabama and Navy forged into fourth and fifth spots ahead of Wisconsin, which fell to sixth. Auburn, the only other unbeaten-untied team in the rat ings had last Saturday off but still made a step up to seventh place, changing places with Ok lahoma, No. 8. USC On Rise Southern California, the de fending national ' champion which has been climbing back steadily since absorbing two de feats, was placed nintn and Syracuse, No. 10, made its first appearance in the top 10 this season. Six teams included in the rat ings last week were knocked out of the standings by losses. They were ninth ranked North western, and Notre Dame, Mis sissippi State, Oregon, Iowa and Iowa State, all listed in the sec ond 10. Ohio State returned to 11th, Louisiana State and Pitt tied for 12th, Nebraska was No. 14 and Michigan State finished 16th. Baylor, Missouri, Arkansas and North Carolina State rated 16-17-18-19 and Duke and Pur due tied for 20th. Four games involving the ranking 20, the most in one weekend this season, are sched uled this Saturday. They involve Illinois hosting Purdue, Missis sippi at LSU, Wisconsin at Michigan State and Syracuse at Pittsburgh. Two other top five teams are scheduled for tough road engagements. Texas is at Southern Methodist, which up set Navy and the Middies tra vel to Notre Dame. place votes and won-lost ords in parentheses: Team 1. Texas (30) (64) 2. Illinois (4-0-1) 3. Mississippi (4-0-1) 4. Alabama (5-1) Points 350 213 196 173 5. Navy (5-1) 171 6. Wisconsin (4-1) 141 7. Auburn (5-0) 132 8. Oklahoma (4-1) 122 9. Southern Calif. (4-2) 81 10. Syracuse (5-1) 56 Second 1011, Ohio State 47; 12 (tie), Louisiana State and Pittsburgh 41; 14, Nebraska 39; 15, Michigan State 30; 16, Bay lor 29; 17, Missouri 14; 18, Ar kansas 11; 19, North Carolina State 10; 20 (tie), Duke and Purdue 7. BRILL METAL WORKS Commercial- Industrial Residential Sheet Metal Work Stainless, Galvanised and Copper Fabrication 2287 West Main PHONE 772-4440 NEW YORK (UPI) - The United Press International col lege football ratings with first- October Month's End USED TIRES . . . NEW TIRE TAKE-OFFS PRICED TO SELL! A FEW 1962 COMMANDOS STILL LEFT AT A 30 DISCOUNT! mm . . . Vcs JJ h. 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Howe Aiming For New Mark In Game Tonight CHICAGO (UPI) - Cordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings, already the National Hockey league's record holder for most games, assists and points, goes after the league mark for most goals against the Chicago Black Hawks tonight. Howe, in his lKlh season in the league, scared his .VHth gixj fhwtlojr ogiiawt Wonlioiil, tvinfi the rertrd by tb Csnndiens' M.wir "Rovkrt" Richard in his oreer fruwi 1942 through 1. Richard at tained the total in 978 md llow in 1,127. More Injuries Plaque 49ers REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (UPI ) Just when San Francis co Forty Niner coach Jack Christiansen had his troops looking like a football team, a wave of injuries hit his sound The Forty Niners lost to Los Angeles 28-21, but it was the second week in which the team looked improved over its five preceding efforts. But the Ham game left three men Injured. Christiansen was fold Mon day that defensive tackle Char lie Krueger and end Walter Hock might be lost for the sea son, while defensive back and runbnek ace Abe Woodson is also fighting an injury. Krueger and Rock both suf fered knee injuries. They have been declared out of Sunday's struggle against Detroit and will be out for the rest of the year if surgery is needed. Woodson has an injured shoul der anil is considered a nucs- j tion mark (or next Sunday's game. Announcing the Opening of the New JOF Branch Office 409 Sixth St. Sramts Pass, Ore Knicks Acquire Billy McGill, Let Two Go NEW YOHK (UPD-The New York Knickerbockers of the National Basketball Association today acquired Billy (The Hill) McGill, the nation's leading col lege scorer in ll-62, from the Baltimore Bullets in exchange for Paul Hogtig and Gene Shue. The Knickcrhocka : alo mi nouaoed tlmt thvy are avtivat triA Tom Huprn- tun) vill tH mtotW puma- frm fanr rw- Um 41. Main HU&K. 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