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Ashland High Bills Willamette Quintet ASHLAND - Ashland High's basketball team makes its 1963 1964 season home debut on Fri day night against a team mak ing its first appearance of the season. The Grizzlies entertain Wil lamette High of Eugene at 8:15 p.m. This will be the first of two contests of the weekend for the Grizzlies. They take on Cot tage Grove at the same time on Saturday. Coach Chuck DeAutremont, ex-Southern Oregon College ath lete, will bring to Ashland a Willamette quint he describes as "fairly small but fairly quick." He will, however, have a couple of starters 6-4 in height. The other likely starters are under 6 feet. A first-stringer back from last season is Terry Stahel, 5-10. John Rossb, 6-4, saw part-time varsity service last season. The other tall probable starter is Lee Merwin. Rounding out the first five may be Gary Ross, 5-8, and Bill Keithly, 5-8. Vanderbilt Upsets Second-Rated Duke By JOE GERGEN UPI Sports Writer A little guard and a small school proved that size alone doesn't count not even in bas ketball as they combined to score two of the biggest upsets of the college season. , John Ed Miller, the smallest man on the court, tossed in 39 points in a phenomenal shoot ing display to lead Vanderbilt to a 97-92 overtime victory over second-ranked Duke, and tiny Davidson, the smallest school in the Southern Conference, club bed 10th - ranked Ohio State, 95-73, in Wednesday night's fea ture games. Miller, whose three names only average out to six feet, ennected on a fantastic 17 of 23 shots from the floor, mostly on fading jumpers, to stun the Blue Devils. Fourth Win The victory gave Vanderbilt, ranked 16th in the latest United Press International ratings, its fourth win in four games. The loss was the first for Duke, which had swept its first three games. Davidson handed Ohio State its first home-court loss in 51 games and its second defeat of the season. The Wildcats ran away from the Buckeyes in the first half. Sophomore hot-shot Dick Sny Washington, USC Head All-League SAN FRANCISCO (UPI)-Big Six champion Washington and runner-up Southern California dominate the 1963 all-1 e a g u e team with four players apiece. The mythical eleven is round ed out by two Stanford players and one from UCLA. Only unanimous picks were guard Damon Bame of USC and fullback Junior Coffey of the Huskies. Olher Trojans to make the squad include halfbacks Willie Brown and Mike Garrett and tackle Garry Kirner. Other Huskies chosen were All-Amer ica Kick Redman at guard, Mike Briggs at tackle and Bill Duglas at quarterback. First Team: E-Mel Profit, UCLA; Frank Patitucci, Stan ford. T-Mike Briggs, Washing ton: Gary Kirner, USC. G-Rick Redman, Washington; Damon Bame, USC. C-Marv Harris, Stanford. QB-Bill Douglas, Washington. HB-Willie Brown, USC; Mike Garrett, USC. FB Junior Coffey, Washington. Second Team: E-(ties) Jack Schraub, California; Gerry Shaw. Washington State; Hal Bedsole, USC; Ken Graham, Washington State. T-Al Hilde brand, Stanford; Bob Nichols, Stanford. G-Rick Sortun, Wash ington; (tie) Jack Chappie, Stanford; Bill Fisk, USC. C John Stupey, Washington. QB Craig Morton, California. HB Steve Thurlow, Stanford; Clar ence Williams, Washington State. FB-Charlle Browning, Washington. Nomellini, Perry Will End Careers REDWOOD CITY. Calif. (UPI) Veteran halfback Joe Perrv will join tackle Leo Nomellini in the starting line up Saturdav when the aan Francisco Forty Niners close out their 1963 season against Green Bay. It will be the final National Football League game for both of the great veterans, who have announced plans to quit after this year. Perry's career began ana ended with the Forty Niners and spanned 16 seasons. Nom ellini staved with the Forty Niners during his entire 14 vear career and will apparin his 174th consecutive NFL p ime, a record. Tragic Blow The Wolverines suffered a tragic blow a couple of weeks ago when Phil Peterson, a 5-10 veteran, was drowned. He was figured to be the backbone of this season's team. This would have been his third varsity year. DeAutremont figures his charges may cause, somebody some trouble this season in the Midwestern League. He stated that, if the tall players come through with rebounding and scoring, he'll have a pretty good ball club. Cottage Grove will bring a team with three starters from last year in Merle Carpenter, Mark Henningsgaard and Char les Olds. The game will be the third this season for the Lions. They defeated Sweet Home Tues day and play Crater at Central Point on Friday. Ashland sophomores will play a 6:30 p.m. intersquad prelimi nary on Friday. They meet the Crater sophomores at the same time on Saturday. der paced Davidson with 25 points and teammate Terry Hol land contributed 22 to the wild cats' fast - break offense, but Ohio State's All-America center Gary Bradds led all scorers with 26 points. Unranked Bradley produced the third upset of the night when it stunned Arizona State, the nation's fourth-ranked team, 92-85. The combination of Joe Strawder and Eddie Jackson and a man-to-man press carried the Braves to their victory. Techmen Down SOC ASHLAND A powerful Ore gon Tech wrestling squad de feated Southern Oregon College 21-9 yesterday. The Owls won five of t h e matches, three by pins, and SOC three, all by decisions. Raider Coach Bob Bennett ex pressed satisfaction with the per formances of his crew, pointing oiit that the Owls of Coach How ard Morris are an outstanding team. Bennett mentioned with particular pleasure the win by John dePlace, 157, over John Norton, one of OTI's top grap plers. RESULTS: 123 Terry Bond. OTI. pinned Jim Long-. SOC, 2nd. 130 John Themms, OTI, pinned Frank Issi. SO, 3rd. 137 Trenton Douglas, SOC, dec. Hunk Isehart. OTI. 4-1. 147 Don Reed, OTI, pinned Jack McKny, SOC, 2nd. 157 John dePlace, SOC' dec. John Norlon, OTI, 5-3. 1(17 Vcrl Miller. OTI, dec. Ken Rhodes, SOC, 1-0. 177 Noah Wright, OTI. dec. Tom Metz. SOC, 3-1. Heavyweight Joe Cox, SOC. dec. Jack Kutter. OTI. 7-3. EXHIBITIONS 167 Darryl Baeth. SOC, dec. Mike Blldcrback. OTI. d-G. 177 Ron Gandee, SOC, pinned Merle sine, on, 2nd. Thomas, Hatfield Gain Grid Titles NEW YORK (UPI) - The Southwest Conference produced both the national champion in punting and the national cham pion in returning punts In the 1963 college football season. Nobody with as many kicks punted the ball further than SMU's Danny Thomas and no body ran them back farther than Arkansas' Ken Hatfield The East and South weren't ex eluded from the picture. Cor nell (East) produced the indi vidual kickoff return lender, senior quarterback Gary Wood, and the South (William and Mary) had the interception leader, Dick Kern, also a sen ior quarterback. NCAA Service Bureau final statistics released today, con firm Thomas as the punting champion, succeeding Oklaho ma s Joe Don Looncy, with an average of 44 yards of 48 kicks. HOCKEY WESTKRN LEAOUE By United Prrss International W. I,. T. IMS. OK OA Denver 10 8 2 34 ion 68 Los Ang... 13 II 3 28 78 81 Scatlle 13 10 3 28 87 73 Portland ...10 13 4 24 78 88 San Fran. 11 18 2 24 84 110 Vancouver.. 8 13 2 18 78 92 Wednesday's Result Vancouver 6. Los Angeles 4 Denver 3, San Francisco I Seattle 3. Portland 1 NATIONAL LF.AOL'E W. 1.. T. Pts. OF OA Chleaito 17 3 8 40 82 52 Toronto ... 13 B 4 30 71 fil Montreal ....12 8 3 28 7.1 88 Detroit 8 13 3 18 33 72 New or .... 8 18 4 18 70 88 Boston S 13 6 16 S3 72 Wednesday's Results Chicago 6. New York 2 Detroit 3. Toronto 1 AMF.RIl'AN LEAGUE Eastern Division W. L. T. Pts. OF OA Providence 12 8 3 27 86 71 Hershey .12 13 1 23 82 83 Baltimore 13 13 I 25 87 88 Quebec 10 14 0 20 80 84 1 Springfield 9 14 1 10 78 88 Western Division Pittsburgh 18 I 0 36 83 Cleveland . 14 18 i 28 87 66 Rochester .12 10 0 24 87 73 Buffalo 7 13 I 19 58 94 Wednesday's ResulU Sprlnrlleld . Her.hey J Providence 3, Buffalo 0 Steel Firm Head Gets Gold Medal NEW YORK (UPI) - Beinff a good loser is just as impor tant as winning. That was the thought Roger M. Blough, chairman of the board of the U. S. Steel Corp., expressed Tuesday night when he received the Gold Medal Award at the National Foot ball Foundation and Hall of Fame dinner. Blough revealed that during the three years he played vars ity football at Susquehanna Uni versity the 'Pennsylvania team lost to Army 53-0: Colgate. 87- 6, and Cornell, 91-0. "Obviously," said Blough, 'your award committee felt that anyone with a record like that on the gridiron deserved a med al for sheer survival. The Gold Medal is given an nually to a national leader who has "carried on the disciplines of college football to a success ful post - graduate life." Past winners Included three former presidents of the United States Herbert Hoover, Dwight D. Eisenhower and the late John F. Kennedy. Hall of Fame -Ten new members were form ally inducted into college foot ball's Hall of Fame. They were Alex Agase, Illinois; George Connor, Notre Dame; Edwin Hale, Mississippi College: Ken Kavanaugh, LSU; Cliff Mont gomery, Columbia; Henry (Pet er) Pund, Georgia Tech; J. Edward Tryon, Colgate; the late Thomas McClung, Yale; the late Charles (Buck) Wharton, Pennsylvania; and the late George Woodruff, Yale. Nine scholar-athletes received foundation plaques and $500 grants for graduate study. The recipients were Ken Arcell, Col orado School of Mines; Richard Deller, Illinois; Mike Briggs, Washington; Frank Drigotas, Bowdoin; David Gill, Missouri; Al Grigaliunas, Pittsburgh; Joe ince, Navy; Don iron, Baylor; and Russell Walls, Davidson. The University of Texas was awarded the MacArthur Bowl as the nation's outstanding college football team of 1963. Angels Plan Only 1 Midweek Afternoon Game LOS ANGELES (UPI) The Los Angeles Angels will play only one midweek afternoon game in 1964 against the New York Yankees. The Angels announced their home schedule mis ween, it called for 66 night contests, The midweek day games were replaced with twinigm contests. Last year the Angels were forced to play more than a half dozen day games in the middle of the week because of the American League travel schedule. Their final home game last season was just such a contest. A total of 476 fans showed up at Chavez Ravine to watch the Angels play Baltimore. This ap narentlv was one of the rea sons for eliminating these games. Pinson's Assault Trial Under Way CINCINNATI, Ohio (UPI) Prosecuting attorneys today be gan cross examination of Cin cinnati Reds outfielder vada Pinson, accused of assaulting a newspaper sports writer during a late - season scuffle in the Pieds' clubhouse. The assault and battery charge, carrying a maximum penalty of six months in jail and a $200 fine, was filed against Pinson Sept. 4 by Earl Lawson, baseball writer for the Cincinnati Post and Times-Star. The pair clashed in the club house after a night game with the Philadelphia Phillies when Pinson approached Lawson to discuss the writer s Sept. 3 col umn in which he said Pinson's "stubborn refusal" to bunt was hurting his batting average. Both Pinson and team mate Frank Robinson testified before a nine-woman, three-man jury Wednesday that Pinson was holding Lawson in an effort to discuss the article when Lawson pulled away, causing his shirt to rip. TNT GETS RIGHTS PHILADELPHIA UPI) -Theatre Network Television Inc. of New York has acquired closed circuit television rights to the Sonny Liston Cassius Clay heavyweight title fight, reh. 2a, In Miami. No fee was disclosed Wednes day when the rights were awarded to TNT, one of 17 " ' - U"Y. " TNT President Nalc Halnem companies in the bidding, but said he expected a 55 million gross from theaters. WOOD ON SIDELINES NEW YORK (UPI) - Dick Wood, New York Jets' quarter back, will be sidelined for Sat urday's American Football League game with the Buffalo Bills because of a knee injury. Galen Hall will replace Wood, who may be placed on the in jury deferred list for the re mainder of the season, coach1 Wceb Ewbank said Wednesday. MEDFORD MAIL MEDFORDtfaWTRUKE SPORTS Lindsey and Kozak Promise Revenge on Armory Mat Tonight Fireworks are expected to fly all over the place when Luther Lindsey and Nick Kozak team up against Soldat Gorky and Dirty Don Duffy in the main event of Matchmaker Elton Owen's professional wrestling card at Medford armory tonight. ine tirst match ot the three- ply slate starts at 8:30 p.m. and armory doors will open at 7 p.m. it's a genuine grudge battle on both sides as Gorky and Duffy will seek to avenge an imagined' wrong when Lindsey, as a referee two weeks ago, rendered a decision against them in a match which they thought they should have won. They retaliated by ripping Lindsey's shirt from his back and beating him unmercifully until three men jumped into the ring to stop it. Kozak, one of those who came to Lindsey's aid, wants to even accounts for the ill treatment given his friend and Lindsey has blood in his eye and vows sweet revenge. Destroyer To Debut In a match which would rate main event status if it weren't for the grudge scrap, The De stroyer will make his initial lo cal debut when he meets coast champion Nick Bockwinkle, one of the most popular matmen ever to appear here, in the semi-windup. Another newcomer, ludo-chop- pmg uing Ki Lee, takes on Good Ball Control Team Faces Defensive Standout In Steeler, Giant Tilt NEW YORK (UPI) - What happens when a good ball-eon-1 trol team meets an opponent with an outstanding defense? Follow the Pittsburgh Steelers- New York Giants game Sunday and learn the answer. Statistically, the Steclers are the best ball-control team in the National Football League. They have controlled the ball for a total of 904 plays in 13 games, according -to ngiires re leased today by the NFL. The Giants have the league's second-best pass defense (be hind the Chicago Bears) and the third-best rushing defense (behind the Bears and Green Bay Packers). The Giants also have thrown the opposing passer more limes (5(1) for more yardage (494) than any other NFL tram. And they have intercepted 31 passes, second only to the Bears' 34. Skiurui An examination of these fig ures shows that -the Giants are skillful at getting the ball from their opponents; tne sieeiers are tops at keeping it. Something has to give in this winner-take-all battle for the Eastern Division championship in New York Sunday. Linebackers Will Meet Ralph Monroe, head wrrstling coach at Medford High School, will discuss the outlook for his team on Friday at the Medford Linebackers meeting. The luncheon session will be at noon at North's Chuck Wagon. Cotton Stops Bale in Second BELLINGHAM (UPD-Eddie Coition of Seattle, No. 1 ranked light heavyweight contender by the World Boxing Association, Wednesday scored a second round technical knockout here over Don Bale of New York. Referee Terry Cassidy stop ped the fight at 2:27 of the round. Bale had taken an auto matic eight count alter a whis tling led uppcrcut to the jaw. When the fight was resumed, Cotton unloaded a hard left to the jaw and a solid shol lo the body and Cassidy ruled a tech nical knockout. Bale weighed 174 while Cotton came in at 177. Cotton. 36, now has won 49 Uf RA (inhle inr-hirlino 8 recent decision over Henry Hank. "'". ?,, BRILL METAL WORKS Commtrc.it Irtduitrial Residential Sheet Metil Work Stainless, Galvaniied and Copper Fabrication 2287 West Main PHONE 772-4440 TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON LUTHER LINDSEY A Score To Settle rough and tough Art "Boom Boom" Mahalik, former San Francisco 49er football lineman. in the curtain raiser. When the Steelers beat the Giants, 31-0, on Sept. 22. thevl ran 77 plays, more than any olher team has done against New York Ihis season. Y.A. Tit tle of the Giants did not play that day. The Giants also remain the NFL's top yardage-gaining team Willi a total of 4,601, the statistics show. The only cnange among tnis week s team leaders was in passing offense, where the Baltimore Colts re placed the Giants, despite the fact that New York sot a team season touchdown pass record of 36. t ' -a... mm " - , . .. -. ' , 'i t :, '. ... . v.- JgLy St 3 : i. I ZoL -MAM The real beauty of it is what's inside. A taste preferred by far to that of any other whiskey. Give Seagram's 7 Crown and be Sure. Decanter and gilt carton it no eIra cost Mathews Has Best Defensive Average of NL in CINCINNATI (UPI)-All sev en individual defensive leaders in the National League this year had one thing in common: Not one ever had earned the honor before. It took Ed Mathews 11 years to do it but official figures re leased today by the Elias Sports Bureau disclose that the Mil waukee Brave slugger topped the circuit's third-basemen with 968 average. Mathews never had come close to winning the honor previously and had twice led and once shared the lead for errors. The National League's six other first - time defensive lead- Staubach 1963 Back Of Year By GEORGE C. LANGFORD UPI Sports Writer NEW YORK (UPI) - Roger Staubach, the scrambling skip per of Coach Wayne Hardin's powerful Navy fleet, today was chosen from an unusual wealth of backficld talent as college football's "back of the year" for 1963 by United Press Inter national. Feverishly eluding enemy linemen in his own backfield, long-legged broken - field run ning and pin-point passing have marked the junior Midshipman from Cincinnati clearly as the most exciting player of the year, and perhaps the decade. Staubach captured the honor in a landslide despite one of the most productive harvests of backfield superstars particular ly in his quarter-backing field. He received 189 out of a pos sible 292 votes in the nation wide poll of sports writers and broadcasters. Sherman Lewis, Michigan State's speedy halfback was a distant second, with 20 votes, just two ahead of Baylor pass ing ace Don Trull, who had 18. Other leading vote-getters in order were quarterback Billy Lothridgc of Georgia Tech (12), I halfbacks Gayle Savers of Kan- sas (10) and Paul Martha of Pittsburgh (8). Steelheading Fair on Rogue PORTLAND (UPI) - The weekly report on fishing condi tions prepared by tne Male Game Commission: Southwest: Tenmile Creek steelhcad angling slow; Coos River system should improve; Rogue River has been fair to Good hetween Hells Gain and I Graves Creek for steclhead. . lUUmtHSIIUilSCWUT." YC RUllXO untSHT t f 00l KIM WIIMt ihMtl A Hot Corner ers made it somewhat more rapidly than Mathews. Other Infirldcrs The NL's all-defensive infield is composed of first - baseman Ron Fairly of the Los Angeles Dodgers, second-baseman Tonv Taylor of the Philadelphia Phil lies, shortstop Leo Cardenas of the Cincinnati Reds and Math ews. Don Dcmeler of the Phillies was the only outfielder who played in 100 or more games without making an error, John ny Edwards ot the Reds led the catchers and Chris Short of the Phillies handled 61 chances to top the 37 pitchers who went errorless through the season. The Braves were the defen sive champions ot the circuit with .980 followed by the Reds and Phillies at .9(8 each, the Cardinals at .977, the Cubs at .976, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Giants at .975 each, the Houston Colts at .974, the Pitts burgh Pirates at .972 and the New York Mcts at .967. The Pirates led in double plays with 195. AFL Player Plans Told NEW YORK (UPD-Tho Buf falo Bills will draw a bye if they finish in a three-way tie with the Boston Patriots and the Houston Oilers for the American Football League's Eastern Division title. In such an event, the Oilers will host the Patriots on Satur day, Dec. 28, with the winner meeting the Bills at Buffalo the following weekend. Boston currently is leading the East with a ,7-5-1 record. The Pats are followed closely by Houston (6-6-0) and Buffalo (6-6-1). Sites for possible divisional playoffs were announced Tues day night by AFL Commission er Joe Foxx. If there is a two team lie for first in the East ern Division, the playoff will be held Dec. 28. Any single plnynff necessary in the West will be staged the following day. The championship game is tentatively set for either San Diego or Oakland on Sunday, Jan. 5. Season Tickers On Sale at EP EAGLF. POINT Season tickets for Eagle Point High School basketball games arc now on sale at the high school office. The tickets cost $6 and will admit bearers lo eight home games. The Eagles will have a home game on Saturday night, enter taining the Glide Wildcats. On Friday Eagle Point travels to Brookings. $I90 t viot. Code 26SB THURSDAY. DECEMBER Moses, Olsen, Baker On NAIA Star Team SALEM (UPI) - Linficld's grci.t defensive tackle, Pete Dengenis, was named to the District 2 NAIA all-star football team for the third year by coaches of the member schools, it was announced Wednesday. Dengenis heads a 22-man team selected by eight coaches of Oregon schools. Guard Gary Boggs, halfback Mickey II e r g e r t and middle guard Mike Kostrba, all of Lew is and Clark, also repeated from last year's team. Lewis and Clark, the unbeaten Northwest Conference c h a m pion, placed seven men on the offensive and defensive teams. Linficld had five and Southern Oregon and Oregon Collegiate Conference champion Portland State three each. THE TEAMS: Offense: Ends: Jim Hollingsworlh, Portland Stale, and Larry Mil ler, Linficld. Tackles: Clair Foley, Pacific, and Glen Moses, Southern Ore gon. Guards: Gary Boggs and Rick Wheatly, both Lewis and Clark. Center: Larry Reeser, Lin field. Quarterback: Bill Hcnsclman, Lewis and Clark. 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KYJC 1230 Monday Through Friday 5 P.M. 12, im D 3 Halfbacks: Mickey Her g e r t, Lewis and Clark, and Doug Ol son, Southern Oregon. Fullback: Andy Beokis, Port land State. Defense: Ends: Bruce Anderson, Wil lamette, and Tony Ah Yat, Lin field. Tackles: Pete Dengenis, Lin field, and Jim Gaul, Portland State. Guards: Steven Straughan, EOC, and Mike Kostrba, Lewis and Clark. Linebackers: Jim Dent, OCE; Ron Baker, SOC; Norm Musser, Linfield. Halfbacks: Bob Rcichert and Mike Gilbert, both Lewis and Clark. STANDINGS (Pro Basketball) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By United Cress International Eastern Division W. L. Pet Boston 18 2 .8M Oiu-hinati 18 12 .600 Philadelphia 11 13 .4.r8 New York 8 -21 .270 Western Division Los Ancclca 16 10 .619 St. I""" 17 12 .58(1 San Fran 12 12 .500 Baltimore 7 15 .318 Detroit 8 17 .1110 Wednesday's Results noslon 104. SI, Louis 93 Philadelphia 113. New York 103 v.iiiciiinaii 127, uctroit 1UT ALSO THE NEW 1964 JOHNSON SEA HORSE Outboard Motor 3 thru 90 H.P. 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