TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13. 1955
HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
PAGE ELEVEN
Directors Announce
Oaks Switch To B.C.
6KATTLE Ifl A switch of the
Pacific Coast League's Oakland
franchise to Vancouver. B.C., ap
peared Tuesday to be only a for
mal announcement away.
Side talk during an emergency
session of PCL directors here Mon
day indicated that only three minor
items were left to be resolved be
for the league gives its official
blessing to the move.
Brick Laws, president of the
Oaks, and PCL president Claire
Ooodwin were en route to British
Columbia Tuesday for a meeting
with the Vancouver city council
' College
Gridiron
J Briefs
By UNITED PRESS
. SEATTLE. Wash. tUP) Coach
Johnny Cherbert took no chances of
increasing the injury roster of his
Washington squad as he held the
Huskies to light drills in their
workout yesterday.
All five quarterback hopefuls
were out on the gridiron for the
first time, as the team ran through
a long defensive session.
PULLMAN, Wash. (UP) Coach
Al Kircher has named his starting
backfield for the USC opener next
Saturday as Ned Miller, full
back; Bob Iverson, quarterback;
Jim Haggerty and Everett Gust,
halfbacks.
Right halfback Dewey Keith,
sidelined since Sept. 3, and full
back Bob Miller suited up yester
day and were pronounced In con
dition to play.
BERKELEY, Calif. (UP) The
University of California Bears
went into their next to last prac
tice session today before the team
.leaves for Saturday's season open
er at Pittsburgh, Penn.
Yesterday. Nick Topac. a Junior
darkhorse. copped the 41st annual
Roos Brothers punting contest with
an average of 53.6 yards. Runner
up witav an average of 45.fi yards
was varsity guard Don Cilkey.
MOSCOW, Idaho. (UP Pood
poisoning, which has sidelined 14
of the University of Idaho's foot
ball squad, today spelled finis to
the team's chances of upsetting
Washington, according to Coach
Bkip Stahley.
, EVahley said the illness, which
first hit the team last week. "Just
about kills" Idaho's chances for
victory in the season opener at
Seattle Saturday.
STANFORD, Calif. (UP) The
Stanford Indians should he almost
at full strength for their season
opener against the College of Pac
ific Tigers at Palo Alto Saturday
and even the "experts" think they
should win it. -J
At a meeting of the Northern
fJalifornla Football Writers Asso
ciation yesterday. Conch Jack My
,rs of COP suggested that "Stan
ford should be favored by at least
seven points".
"I agree," Stanford Coach Chuck
Taylor echoed. "We fully antici
pate to win the game."
to hammer out the final details.
Laws said he and Goodwin
v. anted to verify that Vancouver
would charge Laws only b per cent
rent on Capilano Stadium, a sim
ilar take of the concessons and
that a roof would be constructed
at the stadium.
Otherwise. Laws said, he and a
special baseball committee of the
Vancouver city council had agreed
on everything in principle that
would stand in the way of a fran
chise switch.
At the directors' meeting Mon
day, the San Francisco Seals Inc.
was given until Sept. 23 to settle
its financial problems. The organ
ization is (284.000 in the red. in
cluding $30,000 owed the league.
Goodwin said S. H. and Norwood
Patterson had withdrawn their 'op
tion to purchase the Seals. Good'
win said the Pattersons felt their
action was in the "best interests
of the league."
In other action Monday, the dl-rectors:
1. Approved purchase of the San
Diego club by the Westgate-Cal-ifornia
Tuna Packing Co. from
William Starr.
2. Accepted the resignation of
Starr from the board of directors
and appointed James B. Lane, rep
resentative of Westgate-California,
as Starr's replacement.
3. Authorized league counsel Les
lie M. O'Connor to review the PCL
constitution so it can be simpli
fied. 4. Set the first two weeks in Nov
ember as the time for the annual
meeting, with the site to be se
lected at a later date.
B Gridders Await Play
Woods Battered
By Kid Centella
NEW ORLEANS ifl Power-
punching Kid Centella of New Or
leans, lortiiled by a victory over
highly-regarded Bobby Woods, of
Spokane, Wash., tossed challenge'
at higher ranking lightweights
Tuesday.
.Centella displayed a powerful
left hook Monday night in slicing
Woods into bloody submission.
Woods went into the ring a 2-1
favorite, but he looked like a 10-1
shot as Centella rocked him with
sweeping lefts and turned the Spo
kane gamester's face Into a scarlet
mask.
Sooners, Buffs Given Nod . . .
Iwo-W
ay Race Seen For Big 7
Py DON' FAl'KOT
Head Coaih, Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. 1NEAI It
looks very much like an exciting
Oklahoma-Colorado race this year
in the Biir seven.
The inclusion of Oklahoma is
noilimj new. but don't under-esli-niate
the Butts.
Both have very fine lines, with
Colorado not having 1oji a sinsle
lineman oft lust year's first and
second tc:ns. Oklahoma, of couise
lost two cren ends Max Boyd
ston and Carl Allison and center
Km I Burns.
Unle'-s some sophomore backs
come through. I doubt that either
club will luuv any real flashy
backs. But nobody will move the
ball very consistently ugatnst their
lines.
If the Sooners" quarterback. Jim
Harris, can 40 all right on the
knee operated on Inst year. Bud
Wilkinson's boys will be awlully
NF..VS PROBABLE
ALL-ISU'. SKVKN
E Joe INobra, Oklahoma
K Jon McVYillUms. Nebraska
T Sam Salerno. Colorado
Turnout Good
For Opening
Hooters Meet
Interest was high last night at
the first evening meeting of the
Owl Hoots. Oregon Tech Booster's
club, as 40 or more Klamath Falls
sport fans met for a dinner meet
ing at the Winema Hotel to dis
cuss plans for the coming football
season of the Mile High Campus.
President John Schubert pre
sided over a short and informal
business meeting, which included
talks by the four Oregon Tech
football coaches and director Win
ston Purvine.
Head coach Rex Hunsaker ex
pressed to the Owl Hoots that he
thinks "this bunch of boys is the
best we have ever had at OTI,
and we should come up with a
good squad, but." added Hunsaker.
"our competition Is also getting
better. Last season Compton had
41 lettermen, and this year they
are said to be tougher."
Schubert appointed committees
to work towards the homecoming
game. Saturday, November 6,
against OCE, and the Compton
game to be played here on Oc
tober 8.
Anyone Interested In Joining the
OTI booster's organization may do
so by calling Schubert, Harlan
Dexter or Bill Mills for Informa
tion. The next meeting will be held
Monday, September 19 at the Wi
nema starting at 6:30.
Eyebrows Bounce As
Harris Names Rookie
MONDAY'S FIGHTS
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK Isaac Logart,
145'i. Cuba, outpointed Al (Sugar)
Wilson. 147. Englewood. N.J.. 10.
OODEN, Utah Gene (Cyclone)
Fullmer, 15950, West Jordan, Utah,
outpointed Al Andrews, 160, Su
perior. Wis., 10.
NEW ORLEANS Kid Centella.
138',, Mew Orleans, outpointed
Bobby Woods, 137', i, Spokane.
NEW YORK W When 21-year-old
Bcb Miller was announced as
the Detroit Tigers' pitcher for
today, most of the New York
Yankees looked at each other and
wondered, "Who's he?"
Tiger Manager Bucky Harris,
clean out of capable starters, nom
inated the 21-year-old left-hander
to open the two-game series that
could make or break the Yanks'
dreams of the American League
pennant.
They're a game and a half out
with only 12 games to play.
They've only broken even In 20
games with uie flfth-placa Ben
gals, so they don't face a push
over. "We're not giving anything
away," said Harris when eyebrows
were raised at the thought of send
ing a boy on what looks like a
man's errand. "If I find Miller
doesn't have it, there'll be a full
bullpen ready to pitch. I won't
waste any time getting him out of
there.
"Since he rejoined us last week
from Augusta (Class A Sally
League), he has looked very good
loosening up. He is a better pitcher
than he was when we sent him
down in June. He has improved
his curve ball considerably and
that's what he needed."
"I remember him," muttered
Casey Stengel of the Yanks as
though he had more Important
things on his mind which he does.
"He pitched a couple of innings
of relief against us early In the
season. He had good control for
a kid. Looked like a prospect,"
Steve Gromek would liave gotten
the starting assignment for the
Tigers, but Harris apparently has
MONDAY'S STARS
Br THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PITCHING Lino Donoso, Pi
rates, went the route, giving up
six hits in 9-3 victory over Card
inals. BATTING Dale Long, Pirates,
batted in four runs with a single,
double and three-run homer
against Cards.
given up on him. He hasn't pitched
a complete (tame since June and
has been batted out 12 times in a
row.
Stengel, still shaking his head
over a split with the first place
Cleveland Indians Sunday, opened
with Bob Turley on the mound. He
said he would go with Don Larsen
In the second game.
T M Pertnoy, Missouri
G Bi DoUnscr. Oklahoma
(1 Ulc'A Sta in, Colorado
C Jerry Tubbs, Oklahoma
Q Jimmy Hunter, Missouri
H Homer Jenkins. Colorado
II Bobbv BuTis, Oklahoma
F Bill Carrinsloii. Kan. Stale
hard to beat. Without him. they
may have trouble. The line fea
tures guards Bo Bolinaer, a po
tential All-America, and Cecil
Gray and cc.iter Jerry Tubbs, a
fullback last year.
Colorado has an outstanding
tackle in Sam Salerno. Homer
Jenkins steps into the important
tailback post In the single wing. '
Missouri is young and pretty in
experienced, with only four regu
lars off the '54 team. Our quarter
backing Is all new. If we can win
hall our games, I think it will be
a fairly good season for non-loop
opponents include Maryland, Mich
igan, Southern Methodist and Utah.
The only backfield regular we re
turn is quarterback Jimmy Hunter,
and he was a left half as a sopho
moie. - ,:
Kansas State, with a fine center
in Jim Furcy, should have a good
team and we'll piobably be bat
tling them, Kansas, Nebraska and
Iowa Stale for third place.
Nebraska and Iowa State look
like they might be somewhat weak
er than a year ago. The Huskcrs,
however, have seven sophomores
from last year's first two units
who matured into juniors.
And Vlnce DiFrancesco has 19
lettermen at Ames who should
Valdes Favored
Over Don Cockel!
LONDOfo ifl Don Cockell oi
England, making his first appear
ance since being laid low by
heavyweight champ Rocky Mar
ciano. was a 4-5 underdog in a
comeback bid against Cuba's Ni
no Valdes at White City Stadium
Tuesday niRlit.
Valdes will be trying to regain
some prestige, too. He lost his
chance for a possible title fight
while Inking successive thumpings
from light-heavy champion Archie
Moore and Bob Satterfield.
know what it's all about. 1 posedly looked much better la
Kansas should be due to win their final spring game, had a
some games. The Jayhawks sup-1 good freshman outfit.
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