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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1954 HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAGE NINE from MS " bi CLATTOH HMHON WE HAVE HEARD of every thing now. The other night, following the Klamath Ashland football game . at Modoc Field, we overheard one ot the many "grandstand quarter backs, ' who are among the grid iron followers in our midst, say he couldn't stand a coach who poured it on the opposing team and ran up a score against a team like Ashland. Sure the score was out of line, but let's stop and take a look at the picture the way a person who is supposed to be a follower of the sport should look at It. . Coach John McGinnls played 40 different ball players, is that pour ing it on? The Pelican grid mentor used five junior varsity ballplay ers, is that pouring it on? Out of these five, four were not even list, ed on the program, and people hadn't even heard of them outside ol their friends and families, is that pouring it on? And further more, McGinnis had 15 different bnckfield men that made yardage against Ashland, is that pouring it on? Let's be somewhat reasonable when we start condemning a coach for such things as pouring It on a smaller school when these facts vote against such a statement. Further examples of McGinnis1 taking It easy against the Oilz- riles include this one: Dave rep pie, Pelican backfiele star and Larrv Yarnell. the number one quarterback did well if they played a full quarter and a half. Pepple didn't carry the Ban or piay ioi lowing his second touchdown run of the evening, three minutes ana IS seconds in the second period. How many times has a sopho more quarterback run a Pelican team for the greatest part of the last Quarter and part of the third And how many times before has this sophomore field general thrown two touchdown passes like Butch Kimpton, who before Satur day night's game, played nothing but junior varsity football, did against Ashland. Had these so called "grandstand quarterbacks" seen or heard very mucn of Larry Dearmg. Lee Mc- Gill, Bruce Brown, Jim Borden or Earl Tichenor, all of whom are Juniors or sophomores except Dealing and Borden, before last Saturday night s game. Well, these are- the boys who did the work in the KU backfield to score the final two touchdowns, From where we sat, the only ones that didn't see real live action were McGinnis, Bevans and Rus sell the three Pelican coaches and the three managers and trainer who watched from the sidelines, Oh well, our guess is that it Home Run Hitters Like Crosley Field NEW YORK 11 Crosley Field, home of the Cincinnati Redlegs and a relatively new member of the "shortened foul lines club, re placed Brooklyn's Ebbets Field in 1954 as the favorite target of major le'aaue home run hitters. . A total of 199 homers were hit in Cincinnati. Ebbets Field was the scene of 193 home runs and New York's Polo Grounds 187,. fig ures compiled by The Associated Press disclosed today. The Brooklyn ball park topped both leagues in 1053 with 192 ioi- lowed by 190 for tne Giants- pant showed the biggest gain 88 to 18; alter the distance from home plate to the right field wall was sliced from 366 to 342 ieet. Actually, the reduced footage In Cincinnati worked against the Red legs last season. They slammed 94 homers at home ana ,uie visiting teams hit 105. Fenway park, den of the Boston Red Sox, headed ihe American League in number of home runs with 139 to 137 for Cleveland's Municipal Stadium. American League batters found Baltimore's Memorial Stadium the toughest. Only 42 Homers were walloped there. Washington's Griff 111) Stadium relinquished Its "least homered in'' title with an aggregate of 52. The distance from home plate to lelt field was cut down almost 20 feet last August and the management has indicated it will make further reductions in 1956. ' , Pittsburg h's Forbes Field slumped in number of home runs frnm ut in '53 to 64 last season with the removal of "Greenberg Gardens" responsible for much of ih decrease. The "Gardens' " de mise moved back the Mt field bar rier from 335 to 366 feet. League Battle Shaping Coach John McGinnis" Klamath Union High school Pelicans go into District 6 competition for the first lime this year when they meet the undefeated Medford Tornado this Friday night at Medford. For the Pelicans it will be the touahest test on their entire sched ule, with the one possible excep tion of the Grants Pass Cavemen, as the Tornado has swept through five opponents including the Cave men without faltering. Included in the Medford string of wins are victories over Cleve land of Portland 7-0, 33-7 over Ashland. 20-0 over Roseburg, 14-7 over Grants Pass and last Friday thev whioDed Springfield 24 - 7. f whiln aliowinir their five oppon- More Sports On Page 10 CLAYTON HANNON, Sports Editor South Salem Tops Prep Grid Powers wouldn't trialr nnv rliffprpnne the freshman were used to compileH en(s to score only three times, that score as the answer would . W. -massed a total of 1333 probably be the same. WE CAN HONESTLY say that the score didn't make the pioture on this side of the fence any brighter as to the Pels chances against Medford or Grants Pass, even though the score was larger than the two other District 6 teams were able to run up. The cavemen whipped Ashland 34-12 and Medford won a 33-6 de cision over the undermanned Griz zlies. But according to Ashland coach Gene Allison, his ball club played much better ball against the two valley teams tnan they did against Klamath. If anything the 58-0 win did more harm to the KUHS eleven than it did good. Especially when they yards in the three games, giving them an average oi over zou yaiua a game. This year's- Tornado team, like the Pels, Is shaping up to be the best squad of high school gridders in the last few seasons, as Coach Fred Spiegelberg has 11 lettermen back including Alton Stone, Lorin Jacobs and Mike DeVore all three of whom are two-year monogram winners. Probably the big danger for the Pels, and a decisive one, that stands in the way of a possible four straight game winning streak school game, is the Medford back iield which is made up of all let termen from last year's team At the. nuarterback spot Medford have a tough team like the Med- will start Ed McCullough, who is n. j. ... ki. . vBrv fine' ball handler and an iuia luiunuuca MJ labC lltlo I nun;. - . , r ,,.t, Medford is rated by many as expert passer, while two ,half such nn!tn the tanst. eluh It has had as DUi.e miu m.s - By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS South Salem consolidated its position atop the Associated Press noil on high school football teams this week. . Sauth Salem trimmed Eugene, 18-7. and won first - place votes from 10 of the 13 Oregon sports writers participating in 'the poll. There were numerous changes in the top 10, with Medford edging into second place, ahead of Marsh- field. Marshfleld became the No. 3 team, and Prineville, the only closs.2-A team among the leaders, in three or four years, and the best ball carrier since Jack Mor ris, in the person of Alton Stone. But Stone isn't the only bail player the Medford club has, and the Pels mignt una out tne nam way when they meet headon Fri day, in Medford, following the lon sided win over Ashland. This could be an anti-climax to a string of three straight wins. Medford dumped Grants Pass and will without doubt be up for their game1 with Klamath, and when a Tornado team can get up in spirit as they have done this year they are dangerous, possibly too dangerous 10 nanoie. IT'S TOO BAD that Oregon Tech had ' to drop the sport af wrestling this year after what was termed a very successful season last year when coach Bob Smith did a remarkable job with his first crack at? college wrestling. Not only Is it a tough break to Smith who had high plans for his, Owl grapplers this year, but for those students who had planned on the sport while attending the Mile High Campus, it is quite n letdown. Several outstanding high school graduates of last spring changed their minds about attending Ore gon Tech at the last minute when they found out that the school's administration had cut the fast growing sport, and enrolled at Ore gon and Oregon State, both of which have wrestling incorporated in the sport's program. The enrollment of the school Is way up over, last year and our guess is that it would have been higher, not much but some, if they had kept the sport, and might have irie.fi m the arnument to keep the school in operation, something that several politicians in aaicm trying to combat. The cost of the sport may be a little bit high, but the major share of the expense Is already taken care of. with mats and equipment still in the athletic de partment lockers from last sea nn. The onlv other expense would be the buying of some medical supplies such as tape and oddS onri ends, nlus the expense of trins. Our guess is that for be tween $1500 and $2000 this pro gram could be taken care of with room to spare. Season Continues On Big League Managers Texas has high hopes for aopho. more Dan Maroney, a fullback. By CAYLE TALBOT NEW YORK tf Lou Boudreau was down in the basement o! his Illinois home bailing flood waters when the phone rang upstairs and he learned shortly from his im mediate boss, Joe Cronin, that he no longer was employed as field manager ot the Boston Red Sox. It's reaching the point where a Boston Signs Higgins By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BASEBALL BOSTON Frank "Pinky" Hig gins W8S named to manage the Boston Red box ior two yc.o, . tOor-intr r-nn Boudreau. FORT WOK i n, i". Butler, president of the South At lantic League, was named presi dent of the Texas League succeed ing John Reeve., who resigned. FOOTBALL MIAMI. Fla. - The Orange Bowl Committee renewed its con .im, the Big Seven and the Atlantic Coast Conference to pro vide the, football teams for its New Year's Day games. -years. TFNNIS MEXICO CITY - Top seeded , i.. ,f Philadelphia was up set by Mexican champion Mario ",m 6-2, 8-6, 6-4 to the Pan- a fcnmntonshiD5. Mrs. Beverly Baker Fleits ol Belmont Shore, Call!., aeieaicu Brelt of North Hollywood, Calif., 1.J, 8-6 for the women's title. BRIEFS FROM here and there . . . a correction to something that slipped by us on County League football . . .Malin s game with -Bonanza was a league game . . . we stated that it was a non- counting contest, but because of loose publicity around the county this year we were not aware ot the fact . . . Chiloquin's tie battle with Malin could have a definite bearing on County League final standings should either one of the teams win the rest of the games , . . should Malin slip and fall before Merrill or Sacred Heart, something they shouldn't do, It would be too bad providing that the Panthers win their last gam? with Merrill In two weeks ... II a person has enough imagination, he may guess what is the latest hall of fame that has started . . . you might have guessed it but we doubt it, as someone in Arizona started one for greyhounds . . . what next? Maybe one for tfcei great frog Jumping enthusiasts. ' the Medford eleven a powerful out side offense of two very fast anu deceptive ball carriers. At tne tun back spot will be Jacobs, who is improving every game and threat ens to be one of the best backs to come out of Southern Oregon. From comparative scores, the Friday night game appears to be a toss up with Medford beating Cleveland 7-0 to open the sea son. In Portland league play Cleve land tied Grant, which whipped the Pels 26-6. On the other side of the picture Klamath has the edge as they took a 58-0 win from Ashland last week, while Medford onlv beat the Drizzles 33-7. These scores will probably have little henrintr as the Tornadoes are al ways tough on their home field. McGinnis and his two assistants, Harry Russell and Gerald Bevans started work yesternay ior an in important ball game for the Klam ath team. If they want to stay in the district race. Should they loso this game they would be dropped from the contention and Medford would be the winner after their win over Grants Pass. Tiniv, srhnols aonear to be going into the game with few injuries and those being very minor, as both had easy opponents last week, giving off the possibility of being a hard fought game all the way. and with everyone being "several tickets for the Friday night high school game remain to be sold and are still being held at the chamber of commerce of fice for those who wish to follow the Pels while they are playing on the road. The price is $1.50 for reserved seats and the location is reportedly good. i ' Grade School Football Gets Underway Football in the city grade schools gets underway this week on Wed nesday and Saturday when the of ficial leaeue games start, accord ing to Joe Peak physical education I director for the city schools. I Wednesday, Roosevelt -Pelican! meets the Junior High Midgets on ! yAnrin Field atartincr at 4:30. and Saturday on the Wiight Held turf, I the league contests win atari, in last Saturday's jamboree, the Midgets took a 7-0 beating from the other four grade scnooi team as each team played one quarter against the Midgets. The Conger Riverside team was the group to score against the losers In the final j quarter. In other games results of the an nual Jamboree, Roosevelt Pelican tied Fairview - Fremont 7-7 and Mills rolled over Conger River fide 13-0. In Pee Wee games. Fair view - Fremont topped Mills 12-7 and Conger - Riverside lost to Roosevelt 7-0. , Yankees Depending On Trades GLENDALE, Calif. Wl Casey Stengel has told some of his friends in his home town that he Isn't sure yet whether his Yankees wlil climb back into first place in the American League next year. I, all depends upon what kind of deals the club is able to make dur ing the winter months. "We were all set to talk turkey with some of the clubs during the World Series." said Case, "but the thing was over before we could get down to business, so George Weisa (general manuger) is getting out letters to the other clubs, and if anything pops up he'll call me and we'll decide what to do." The Yenks are looking for pitch ing talent to back up youngsters Whltey Ford and Bob Grim. Sten gel says he has several players "who can run and throw real good," and he'll trade any or ail to help the club. Bill Skowron is one who is go ing to be kept, Stengel says. Anent the World Series,. Casey said he thought Leo Durocher "managed very well in those four games." but that he still can't understand how Cleveland "allow ed up so tired or crippled or whatever it was." Casey had a word of advice, too, for the five persistent "also rans" in the American League, viz.: "Instead of worrying about their own business they keep thinking what to do to tile Yankees. They'd better put first things first and get come rebuilding programs go ing " But Casey still wouldn't go so far as to- say the National is a stronger league. "You know who won five straight World Series, don't you?" held on as No. 4 Milwaukie moved up a notch to become the No. 5 team. The top five teams are undefeated and unltled. Ornnts Pass was ranked No. 6, Grcsham and Pendleton tied for seventh place, and Lincoln of Port land and Klamath Falls made their first appearance on the top 10. The two newcomers displaced Grant of Portland and Corvallis. Grant was held to a 7-7 tie by Cleveland last week, and Corvallis dropped a 6-0 decision to Bend. Lincoln took over the league lead in Portland with a 25-7 win over Roosevelt, and Klamath Falls wal loped Ashland, 58-0. Klamath Falls' big test will come next weekend against Med ford In a game that may decide the district 6 race. In the voting Marshfleld, Med ford and Prineville each got one vote for first place, The poll with the season record lor each team: i Rnnth Salem. 5-0. 124 points: i MeHfovd. 5-0. Ill points: 3. Miirshfleld, 5-0, 109 points; 4, Prineville. 5-0. 74 points: 5. Mil- waukle, 4-0, 58 points: 6. Grants Pass, 3-1-1, 51 points; 7. Gresham, 4-0-1. 35 points: 8. penaieion, o-u-u, 35 points; 8. Lincoln, 4-1, 29 points; in Iflamath Falls. 3-1. IV DOiniS, Others: Grant of Portland 15, Eugene and St. Helens 13, Jeffei1 Kon of Portland 6. North Bend 5, La Grande 4. Albany 3, Cleveland of Portland 1 Philippine Stars Top Oregon Team PORTLAND Wl The Philip pines national championship bas ketball team came from behind here Monday night to defeat an Orecon All Star group. 62-58. The visitors trailed, 27-10, at half- time but turned on the speed in the second halt, to go. ahead. Mariano Tolentlno and Carlos Loysaga, Philippine centers, were top scorers with 18 and 17 points, respectively. Jimmy Winters, former Portland University guard, led the losers wl!h 16. Most of the All Stars are ex-Portland U. players although Bnrney Holland, recently of Ore gon, started at guard and con- i tributed three points. ' BOSTON I The Boston Red Sox, Jolted into action by rumors that other major league teams were after the services of Frank (Pinky) Hlggms, have signed their Louisville farm club ace and for mer local favorite to a two-year managerial contract. Higgins' appointment to succeed Lou Boudreau. whose second two- year pact with the Sox had a sea son to run, was made yesterday by General Manager JPe Cronin at a hastily-called press confer ence. Cronin was asked why Higgins, groomed In the Red Sox minor league chain for eight years, wasn't called up next year when Boudreau s contract ran out. It wasn't so much getting rid of Boudreau as It was saving Hig gins for the organization," Cronin answered. "He had three offers to manage other teams two of them very definite, one In each league and it wouldn't have been fair for us to stand in his way for ad vancement." Those definite offers are be. lieved to have qome from the Baltimore Orioles, where in his nresent status Paul Richards is both general and field manager, and the Phlladelpnia pnuues. The declslonto bring up the 45- year-old Higgins was made In a long distance telephone conversa tion Sunday nigra between cronin and Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey some 34 hours after Finky's Louisville team of the American Association won the Little World Series from Syracuse ot the Inter national loop. . Higgins and Boudreau were in formed by phone Just prior to the press conference. Pinky, a third baseman, went to th; Philadelphia Athletics right out of the University of Texas in 1930. baseball manager, especially the American League kind, can t ai- ford to pick up a phone or read newspaper. Bucky Harris, tor example, read recently in the pub lic print that he had "resigned" his Job with the Washington Senators. Bucky since has landed a simi lar post with the Detroit Tigers. A friend of mine with a grim sense of humor insists that President Spike Briggs of Detroit club made the greatest quote of the firlng- and-hirlng season when he told a press conference that "Harris comes to us highly recommended." At any rate. Boudreau knows now that no manager can ever af ford to let down from his peak performance. The Red Sox obvious ly hired Lou three years ago to do the kind of managerial Job that he had done for Cleveland In 1948, and the handsome young man sim ply did not deliver. There is no place for half-effort in the big lime. In his fabulous year, when he was really bearing down, the for mer mini star played some of the greatest shortstop anyone ever saw, hit .355 for the season and was voted the league's Most Valuable Player. 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