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OSU's Climb To NCAA Semi-Final Named Top Oregon Sports Story PORTLAND (UPI) - Oregon State's advance to the semifi nals of the NCAA basketball playoffs was the state's t o p sports story in 1963, according to a poll of sports editors. The Beaver bid, which fell short when Slats Gill's men were trounced twice, won by nearly a two to one margin over the runnerup story Port land's bid for the Olympics and the proposed Delta Park com plex. Other balloting was close among a wide variety of stories with more than 30 getting votes. Here's how the sports editors saw the top 10: 1. OSU reaches NCAA semi finals. 2. Portland's Olympic bid and proposed Delta Park develop ment. 3. Lewis and Clark's unbeaten football season. 4. Honors given Vern Burke, Oregon State end. 5. Steve Pauly of Oregon State wins NCAA decathlon. 6. Injuries to Mel Renfro and Destroyer Captures Freak Victory in Hectic Mat Match In one of the weirdest endings seen here in a long time, The Destroyer defeated Luther Lindsey two out of three falls in the headline match before about 900 fans at last night's professional wrestling card at Medford armory. During hot and heavy action DEAD AT 18 Gorgeous George, shown here in 1949 photo, died in Los Angeles Thursday of an i apparent heart attack. He was 48. The golden - haired wrestler hippodromed his way to a for tune with zany antics in tne ring. (UPI). Gorgeous George Dies Gorgeous George, profession al wrestler, died of an apparent heart attack in Los Angeles late yesterday. He began his professional wrestling career in Oregon at about the age of 20. For some time he made his home in Eugene, where he own- ed a turkey ranch, and wrestled 1 under his real name of George ; Y agner. He appeared many t the opener, times at Ihe old Bartlelt Street j Lou Thesz, recognized as un armory while Mack Lillard was i disputed world champion by the the promoter there. World Wrestling Association and Later Wagner began being ! the National Wrestling Alliance, billed as Gorgeous George Wag-j has been signed to appear in ner, allowed his hair to grow j Medford on Feb. 20 and Match long, kept it curly with the aid . maker Elton Owen is looking of beauticians, wore beautiful for a suitable opponent with the floor-length robes into the ring, j thought of possibly persuading which he always entered to the ; Thesz to put his championship accompaniment of "Pomp and on the line. Circumstance" played on a I The Destroyer, who is rated portable record player which he 1 number two behind Thesz by carried with him to all of his matenes. Later in his career he had his name legally changed to! Gorgeous George. ' PRE-STRESSED CONCRETE Lin-Tees . Bridges - Buildings Parking Structures MM'y' BUILDER'S SUPPLY 727 West McAndrews Phone 773-4S75 Bob Berry and Oregon's upset i by San Jose State. 7. Oregon lands future major ) sports events. 8. Peter Ward's fine rookie year with the Chicago White Sox. 9. Oregon prep wrestlers tour Japan. 10. Terry Baker. Counts Led Beavers Mel Counts and Baker led Oregon State to a fine basket- ball season but the Beavers i were no match for Cincinnati in the first game of the NCAA semifinals at Louisville, Ky. At year's end, another fine OSU team, led by Counts, was mak ing itself heard among national powers. Portland lost out to Detroit as the U.S. choice for the 1968 host Olympic city, but that city in turn lost the bid to Mexico City. Portland now is pointing toward 1972 when it hopes fa cilities will be available in the Delta Park area of north Port land. Lewis and Clark went unbeat- as both men were working for the third fall, Lindsey threw The Destroyer onto the ring apron outside the ring, followed him out, and the two men fought furiously on the apron. Referee Bing Ki Lee, under wrestling rules, started a count, which allows a wrestler on the apron a count of 10 to re-enter the ring. As the count reached about 8, Lindsey again hit The Destroyer and knocked h i m through the ropes into the ring. Lindsey had not climbed through the ropes as Lee's count reached 10 and the ref- eree declared The Destroyer the J Winner. L'oll fm. i.i.. irsl all tonics Quickly was going to make quick work of the mystery man, winning the first fall with two drop kicks and a body press in less time than it takes to tell about it. It took The Destroyer consid erably longer to win the second fall, using three vicious knee smashes to Lindsey's head, cap ping it with a body press. The Destroyer, who has a standing offer of $1,000 to any one who can break his figure four leg lock, made numerous attempts to apply the hold but Lindsey managed to wrig free each time Nick Bockwinkle, who had just finished polishing off Dirty Don Duffy in the semi-windup, challenged The Destroyer to ac cept the hold-breaking offer but was unable to win the money. Vaclion Injured Duffy, substituting for "Mad Dog" Vachon who was forced to withdraw because of a hand in jury, kept Bockwinkle in trouble most of the time but coolness and smart wrestling paid off for the winner, who lost his coasl heavyweight cham p i o n s h i p about a week ago. Tough Tony Borne used hi: favorite "thunderbolt" maneu- vcr to flatten Irish Paddy Bar- rett in the special event and newcomer Frenchv Tillet and Bing Ki Lee went to a draw in both associations, is demanding tne matcn dui nnai negotiations i have not been completed. hnA not hann nnmn atari The next wrestling program here will be Jan. 9. Beami Slabi en in eight football games and attracted more attention when it was passed over by the NAIA for a playoff berth. Vern Burke made the UPI all America football team as well as several others and was also given the Pop Warner trophy as the most valuable senior foot ball player on the West Coast and the Voit award as the out standing player on the coast. oteve Pauly, who also was a key member of that Oregon State basketball team, won the national decathlon at Corvallis. The great C. K. Yang of Na tionalist China and UCLA did not compete. Oregon was upset 13-7 by San Jose with Renfro and Berry riding the bench from injuries suffered in the great game with Washington a week before. The Ducks came back from that to win three straight and get a Sun Bowl bid. The bowl bid ranked just out of the top 10. Events Coming The state came in for more national attention when Eugene was picked for the 1964 NCAA track and field meet and Port land for the 1965 NCAA basket ball championships. Portland al so got the 1964 NCAA Western Indoor track championships and the 1965 Women's International Bowling Congress tournament and convention. The 1964 West ern Regional hoop playoffs went to Corvallis. Peter Ward, a' onetime Lewis and Clark athlete, finished as runnerup for the outstanding rookie of the year in the Amer ican League as he held down third base and hit .295 for the White Sox. A high school group of wres mg OREGON INVITATIONAL Medford House Movers (15-3) 3. Troy Dean .590: Ren Tavlor Insur anre lfl-l(u n. Jim McCarthy 558. Team Nine (12-61 3. Neil Farrier fl27: Roxy Ann Lanes Two (6-121 0. Herb LeonniR 544. Roxy Ann Lanes One (12-61 1. Pnv r.arawa" (nil- Medford l.ancs One ,9-ni 2. Dennis Bntiman 6:11. Weeks and Orr 111-7) 2, Gene Or- 577; M-'Tn-rt Lanes Two (i-12i 1, Ivan Wolf 5(11 , r"nScl , 1 "h"1 j1-, Bin land 64(1: Eacle Market (1-171 O. Bill Zimmcrler 5!l .'oes Bovs (!)-fli o. At flehhard s. Rond Lan(,s ,., 3, Bm York i. Gene Orr 257. Neil Farrier 244. Roy Gazaway 242; Medford Lanes One 2696. VICTORY l.K ACillK (l)elah Timher won the first half) Delah Timber (45la-22' I 4. Ruby EddinRS 513; Knight's Inn (35-33) O. Lu TippeU. 469. Hillver Oil (41-27) 3. Ethel ChBm pion 468: Earis Transfer (28-40) 1 Shirley Ellis 464. U.S. Bank (39-29) 1. Sandy Shaf fer 528: toe Y bicnal cju-jhi a, Rose Everson 482. .Mors Shell (39-29) 4, Ruth Hol Inwav 476: Town Mouse Cafe (38 391 0, Sherrll HarshbarRcr 459. Canrl Motel (30-38) 3. Beverly Our-ehy 545: So. Ore. Dry Kiln (29-39I 1 Eileen Htintine 502. Silver s Stamps 29-39i 3. Teva Ttlltr. 465: Vikinc Sewinc (26'a- 41'. I I. Wanda voroahl 423. Beverly Ownsby 200. Sandy Shaffer 196. Judy Barnum 194. Capri Motel 2256. WONDEROUS BOWLING LEAGUE Barnards Floor Covering (15-91 3. Marilyn Horsley 384; Central Point Pharmacy (14-101 1. Agnes Eslirk 382. Rose Beauty Center (13-11) 4. Marian Burrrl 496: Hanscom Broth ers (6-14 0. Vera McDonough 344. Mnrv Lou s ( ft Shop (llt-14 1 Joan Rippey 3BB: Team Eight IS IS, 3. Mavhelle Tascom 426. Acnes Eslick 161. Dot Parker 159. Phyllis Coltanach 158: Team Eight 1472. Ducks Arrive In El Paso EL PASO. Tex. (UPI) - Ore - gon's football team arrived here j by plane Thursday to finish off drills for next Tuesday's Sun : Bowl football game against Southern Methodist. rnach I nn Casanova sent his Webfoots through a workout in' Pendleton plays at Pasco, the new Sun Bowl stadium after .Wash., Saturday nignt m anotn arrival. ' er 'P contest. Clay Voted Fighter of Year Instead of Liston By JACK CUDDY I'PI Sports Writer NEW YORK (UPI) Unbeat - en Cassius Marcellus Caly, box- . . I I i I j '"8 1 champion Sonny r ' ;,!,:. (iroi hr.arl.ln. L,miuii 111 i.iv , head contest or the King Ma - gazine s title tignter 01 me year" that publication an - nounced today. Despite Liston's remarkable repeat first-round knockout over ex-champion Floyd Patterson, Liston finished second to young Clay in the ring-staff's voting because of the lively lift that Cassius gave the fight game as he larruped and laughed his way to the challenger's role. Clay also was credited with participating in the "fight of the year" because of his victory over Doug .'ones on March 13 before a turnaway crowd of 18,732 at Madison Square Gar den as he "drove Doug out of his path to a heavyweight championship shot" in their thrilling and controversial bout. Despite those accolades for the "Louisville Lip." the maga zine admitted frankly "Clay is not considered likely to win the championship from Lislon at Miami Beach on Feb 2.V In Clay's other two fights this year, he' slopped Charlie Pow ell (3) at Pittsburgh on Jan. 24 and climbed off the canvas on June 18 to knock out England's , Henry Cwm ik), MKUFOKD tlers toured Japan during the summer and scored a flock of victories to give more prestige to the state. Baker signed a fat pro con tract with the Los Angeles Rams after the basketball sea son, then rode the bench nearly all year. But he led the Rams to an exhibition victory in Port land.. .and won the Hayward award as the state's top athlete of the previous year. Among the other stories which got prominent mention were: Oregon's Sun Bowl bid; Oregon and OSU near Big Six (Eight) membership; Jean Saubert's ski ing successes; Portland Hockey team loses in Patrick Cup playoffs; Lewis and Clark's bas ketball record; Tom DeSylvia quits as Portland State football coach; Dr. Arthur Flemming, president of University of Ore gon, comes out for home foot ball games in Eugene; Rose burg's Legion Baseball success: North Eugene's prep basketball title; North Salem and Grant tieing for the A-l prep football crown; Oregon's defeat in the NCAA track and field meet and George Knudson's victory in the Portland Open golf tournament. Celtics Breeze To Win Over LA Lakers By United Press International Red Auerbach, the basketball c.o a c h who has everything leaned back on the Boston Cel tics' bench and lit a 50-cent ci gar. It was the signal that Ihe Celtics' 24th victory in 28 Na tional Basketball Association games this season was safely tucked away. Auerbach smokes a "victory cigar after every Celtic tri umph but Thursday night he lit up five minutes before the final buzzer of Boston's 126-110 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers had narrowed their deficit to 12 points in the third period but then K. C. Jones scored four straight field goals to zoom the Celtics into a 91-73 lead. Bill Russell, returning to ac tion after missing two games with a pulled hamstring mus cle, captured 20 rebounds and was one of eight Boston play ers who scored in double fig ures Elgin Baylor had 19 points and Jerry West had 22 for the Lakers. The Philadelphia 76ers beat the San Francisco Warriors, 118-112, the Baltimore Bullets defeated the Detroit Pistons, 110-108, and the New York Knickerbockers downed the St. Louis Hawks, 111-107. Tigard, Sandy Play Tonight Bv United Press International Tigard and Sandy, the Cinder ella teams of last year's Ore gon high school basketball tour nament, collide tonight in the feature game of a slim prep basketball schedule. The Tigers, ranked fourth in the latest Coaches' poll, and the sixth - ranked Sandy Pioneers meet in a non-conference game at Sandy. Tigard finished second and ! Sandy third in last year's state i tourney j Marshfield and Corvallis both unbeaten, meet tonight and Sat- urday in a two game scries at Corvallis and Sweet Home is at Klamath Falls for two games t Champion Liston was credit- . ed with participating in the ! "round of the year" that 2:10 of the first round in which he lrr.nnlin1 nut avjinfimnintl Pat. ! terson at Las Vegas, Nev., Ju v 22. It nroved that Sonny ... r;-.., , 'unc - w g uioi-iuuuu s)u i over mueiauu i " ; fluke. RENT a Hertz Truck by the Vg WEEK, DAY or HOUR A. B. Scarlett licensee Medford Agent CHUCK RISSE ENCO SERVICE 8th A South Fir PHONE 772-5638 MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, MEDF0Mv.1I&TR1BUNE SPORT f 'ft f "x$ mi vl ; w r I d-' X yi MEL GETS SET With two Louisiana State men guarding him, Oregon State's Mel Counts (21) takes a second to think things over. LSU men are Bobby Fetter (25) and Bill Wilson (45). LSU's efforts to control Counts didn't work very well. The amazing Beaver scored 48 points to lead his team to an easy win in the Far West Classic last night. (UPI) Counts Scores Points As Thump LSU 87-5 PORTLAND, Ore. (UPI) -Oregon State has never lost a Far West Classic basketball game, and as long as Mel Counts is available the Beavers appear safe. Counts scored 48 points Thurs day night as he personally d molished Louisiana State 87-57 in a first-round game. It put the Beavers into the semifinals of this eight-team tournament Saturday night against Colorado State, which beat Iowa 61-56 in the first game Thursday night. More action is scheduled in Ihe opening round tonight with Seattle University playing Brig ham Young and Oregon taking on Washington Slate. Oregon State, ranked seventh in the nation, has won 19 straight Far West Classic games and has taken every title since the tournament was started in 1958. Counts, a seven - foot senior center, wiped out tournamenl modern school, and all-time Oregon Stale scoring records Willi his outburst. For the first 25 minutes, Hie only other players who scored for the Beavers were Jim Jar vis and Frank Peters, who fin ished wilh 13 and 17 points respectively. The big boy from Coos Bay. Ore., hit 15 of 26 field goal attempts and 18 of 23 from the foul line and grabbed 21 re bounds. His 48 points broke the Classic record of 36 set by Dave Gunthcr of Iowa in 1958. as well as his own modern Oregon State record of 42 set last weekend against Indiana anc: Ihe all-time Beaver mark of 47 (.balked by Nollie Reed back in 1907. Colorado Slate had the night's first game in hand most of the way, but it almost got away in the closing five minutes. The Rams rolled to a 44-31 halflime lead, but Iowa closed the mar gin to 55-50 with three minutes to play. MOD OREGON Beavers Only two layins by Gary Anderson kept Colorado Stale out of trouble. Sonny Bust ion led the Rams with 23 points and Anderson had 15. Davo Roach scored 16 and Jimmic Rodger 15 for Iowa. mm i A HX-Mi:i)FOIII) IIIOII Bob Qumney, junior with Bngnfim Young, will probably see action tonight when HYU lakes on Sc uttle in the Kar West Classic tournamenl at Portland. Quin ney is a former Mctlford High all-stater. It is reported thai he scored 35 points (or BYU against Michigan Stale last Mon day night. The Build With T w .-'IP- . . .. . .f T-t'? : i 1 torn ; W by Phone 773-7555 Shrine Game Will Feature Clash Of Forward Walls Bv HAL WOOD UPI Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) This is the year of man-eating lines (not lions) in the 39th an nual Shrine East-West game. And despite Kudyard hipling s classic claim that "ne'er the twain shall meet," there'll be a lot of head-on collisions in the forward wall on the lawn at Ke zar Stadium Saturday. In fact, some of the bone banging charges may be heard clear up in the 60th row if you can believe what some of the coaches and players have to sav. "That Carl Eller of Minne sota," said a pro scout watch ing from the stands during practice, "is so tough that he sweeps aside a whole line when he charges. Man, he's going to be a great one in Ihe pro ranks. "I'll belcha he eals live wild cats for breakfast and spits out the claws." Eller stands 6-6 and weighs 250. The pros think he'll finally round out to a nice solid 290 in the pro ranks when he reaches maturity. He is 22 now and al ready has been signed by the Minnesota Vikings. Other Stars Some of the boys who may be playing opposite him aren't exactly pushovers, however. One of these is Gary Kirner, a 218-pound tackle from Univer sity of Southern California. Kir ner was the outstanding line man in the West during the col legiate season. He not only is a deadly tackier, but is reputed to be one of the fastest forward wall men in the business. And when it comes to defense, Ihe four starting ends are rated in the "eat 'em alive" category. For the East, there are Dave Ellison, 251-pounder from Pur due; and Don Underwood, 210 pounder from Michigan Stale. For Hie eWst it will be Mel Profit, a towering 6-5, 220 pounder from UCLA: and Jim McNaugliton, 230-pounder from Utah State. Those four won't draw the headlines that the offensive ends, such as Jim Kelly of No Alworth Named Player Of Year NEW YUKK (UPI) Lance Alworth, the flashy flanker playing his first full season of pro foothaU. today beat out two of his San Diego Chargers team mates for the Uniled Press In ternational m;i American League player of the year award. Alworth out - polled quarter back Tobin Rote and fullback Keith Lincoln of the Chargers for the honor in a close vote of 24 AFL writers who deter mined the UP! post - season award winners. Bob Lewis Invites You To Bring Your Imported Car in to... STEVENS Auto Sales for Ihe Finest in Service Specialist in: Volktwagont, Ronaults, Mercedos and All Imported Carl ' All Work Guaranteed 1 Reasonable Prices ' Expert- Lubrication AY! FRIDAY, DECEMBER tre Dame: Vern Burke of Ore gon State and others will. But they'll get the job done. mere isn t a short, fat ine- man on either squad. Tall Too As a matter of fact, there arc only three men out of the 48 who stand under six feet and all of these are backs. The av erage lineman will stand around 6-3 and weigh 225 pounds. lho Spaulding Trophy each year goes to Ihe outstanding lineman ana tne advance pre diction is that Carl Eller will be the winner unless one of the ends grabs all the glory with his pass catching. In the past, this trophy has gone to Carl Masscy, University of Texas; Matt Hazellino, Cali fornia; Joe Long, Stanford; Don Shinnick, UCLA; Don Manou kinn, Stanford; Sam Williams, Michigan Stale; Lou Cordileone, Clemson, E. J. Holub, Texas Tech; Buddy lies, Texas Chris tian, and Hugh Campbell, Wash ington State. But there is the belief in the training camps that this boy El ler may put all other line per formances to shame with a "super-man" showing that could sweep the East to victory. Basketball Tlll'KSll.W Cni.l.MiK RKSllt.TS My I'nllrd Press lnlrrnatlnnal Holiday FeMlval Tournament At Nrw York First II (Hi n rt Utiih 71 St. Johns N Y. KB Villnnova 77 rJn.viou 73 Minnesota ttti Cornell 77 St. Joseph Pii. (id Prov. S3 Cinl or Howl Tournamenl At Jacksonville Fla. First Hound Afr Force 78 Florida St. S3 Floridn 100 Manhtittnn 75 All CoIIpup Tournament At Oklahoma t'tty, Okla. First Hound TVnbs A&M til Washington A3 Wyoming 7!t Houston 72 ot) Oklahoma Clly 1 04 Idaho 68 Wirhitn 8.1 Montana St. no Queen rily Tournament At Buffalo, N. Y. First It mi n ri Njivter Ohio 9 Miami MB Uel'aul 102 CnniMiift 70 Los Ancrlrs Classic At l.os AiiROl.t, First Hound t'C'l.A 05 Yule 115 Illinois (12 West Virclnln Art Michigan 83 New York U. 74 i PitlshuiKh 02 South Calif. 72 West Coast Alhletlr Conference i At San Fraui'Uco First Hound Simla Clara 82 Peppcrdlne 00 SI. Mary (Calif.) (1R Parlfic 02 San Jose St. OH Loyola (Calif. l 63 Winged Foot Tournament At New York Stone Hill 02 Belmont Abbey SO NY AC 83 Vermont 3 Ulg Kifht Tournament At KansHH City First Hound Kansas St, 100 Nebraska 79 Missouri O.t Oklahoma 8fl Norfolk Naval Hhm Tourney At Norfolk, Va. First Hound Hump. S.vd. 02 Norfolk Navv 74 Sub. Force 82 AmphJh. Base 00 rrcacricK cm. in urn twin, a? Far nesi ciaste At Portland. Ore. Firtl Round Colorado St. U. fil Inwa ftfl Ore. SI. 87 Louisiana St. 37 Piirhnnn B.I lliiiuHnr 70 rirllillllF Cook fin Fin. AAM B4 PiiKCL Sound Iff) Portland Stale IN BIDMjBI TODAY RECOMMENDED ! :FOR FOOTBALL FANSi J3ir G&w E I AnnAiB 6h rOOF STRAIGHT BOUBHyiHS(ai ti0. tBDWV ?r rOHWf IB A 9 Hornung Trade Said Speculation PITTSBURGH (IJPn nn Rooney, general manager of the Pittsburgh Steelers, today branded as "purely specula tion" reports that defensive end and placekicker Lou Michaels was involved in a 4rade that would bring halfback Paul Hor nung to Pittsburgh from tha Green Bay Packers. Rooney said a local sports caster reported last week that there was more to come in a surprising trade which sent tha Steelers' flanker back Ruridv Dial to the Dallas Cowboys for the rights to University nf Toy. as All-America tackle Scott Ap- piciuu. The Steeler execuMvr. sairi local television station expand ed on the report Wednesday, contending that there was a three-way deal between tha Packers, Steelers and Cowboys. The report was that the Dial Appleton deal was the first seg ment of the trade. The renort said if Dallas would send offen sive end Frank Clark to Green Bay, the Steelers would then send Michaels to the Packers and get Hornung. Hornung was suspended from the National Football League last year for gambling and it has not been determined wheth er he will be permitted to play next year. Rooney said the Dial deal was a separate trade. "Any other deals to be made will be apart from the Dial deal," he said. Rodriguez To Meet McClure Tonight MIAMI BEACH (UPI)-For-mer welterweight champion Luis Rodriguez, fighting his , way back up, takes on young Wilbert (Skeelor) McClure in a 10-round middleweight fight here, tonight. The bout, which will go on national television from the Mi ami Beach Auditorium at 10 p.m. EST is important for the tormcr champion, who is trying to break into the middleweight ranks. ICE SKATES SALE REM 150 Check In time 9 A.M. OPEN S A.M. TO 5 P.M. No Phono Calls Please JOHNSTON STORES Medford Shopping Cantor THE the deLIGHTfu! 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