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THURSDAY, JANUARY 19. 1956 HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAffE NINE Nellie Fox Comes With ChiSox; Nieman Signs By UNITED PRESS Nellie Fox of the White Sox. a scrappy little guy who has made hustle pay oft in five fancy fig ures, put a light to his omnipres ent cigar today and said he was mighty satisfied with a 1856 con- ' tract that will pay him about WO,- i 000. Fox, one of the ' American ' League's most spirited performers was fourth best among the cir cuit's hitters last season with a .311 mark and also was among the leaders in runs with 100, in hits with 198, and In total bases with 558. In addition to Fox, the White Box also announced the signing of outfielder Bob Nieman, who hit .283 while driving in 63 runs and smashing 11 homers. The signing of Fox and Nieman made a total of M players under contract by the White Sox. While Frank Lane was general manager, the White Sox usually Pelicans To Host . Grizzlies Southern Oregon Conference has. kelball action resumes here this weekend as the Klamath Union High School Pelicans take on the unpredictable Ashland High Griz zlies in Friday and Saturday night games at Pelican Court. And what Important games they are for the Pels. Coach Don Peterson's Whltebirds are currently riding In second place with a 2-2 record, but Ash land and Grants Pass are close behind with identical 1-3 marks. A double loss to Ashland this week end or even a split with the Griz zlies could throw a stumbling oiock in the path of the Klamath Quintet as they seek conference and district laurels. Medford holds the top spot of the four-team race with a perfect 4-0 record. To main tain any hopes of catching the fast moving wind from Medford, the ' Pels must capture both frays this . week. Ashland, known in the past few seasons as the league s "easy" en- try has pulled up stakes and are staging a tough fight against their three larger foes Medford, Grants Pass and Klamath. Tne Tornadoes rolled over Ashland fairly decisive ly, but Grants Pass had to contend with a 'split last weekend. COMBINATION This week, reports from the Llthla city are that Ashland High's cagers have found themselves with a "right" combination and are ready to tangle with the Pels, eith er on the road or at home. Coach Al Simpson -Juggled his lineup somewhat last week, and in doing so shattered almost every scoring record established by Ashland teams as they slaughtered Grants Pass, 85-61, Four of Ashland's regulars hit in double figures, with the other starter collecting nine points. Har ry Johnson and Phil Sword, two of the Orlzzlies' old-pros, led the bar rage against Grants Pass with 20 and 16 points apiece, a fete they are hoping will duplicate Itself this week against the Pels, BACKFIRED Last year the Pels and Ashland inet on four occasions with the Grizzlies winning the first game. then falling three straight times. In the last game between these two clubs, Simpson s club used a full-game stall In a effort to upset the Whltebirds, but his strategy backfired as Klamath came off the Victor, 43-21. Peterson said earlier this week he may have some changes before game time tomorrow evening. Al though he wouldn't say just what moves are in the wind, Peterson indicated there may be some Jug gling on behalf of the Pelican starting lineup. "I wasn't satisfied with our showing against Med ford," Peterson stated, "and we'll see If there isn't some way to correct our mistakes this weekend against Ashland." Earle Tichenor dropped sharply in the polnts-per-game-average de partment in the Medford series, but still leads the ballclub in scor ing. Glenn Moore maintained his second place spot behind Tichenor and Donn Taucher is still third. The scoring figures going into the Ashland series are as follows: G F P T K. Tichenor 66 47 24 159 G. Moore 45 41 28 131 D. Taucher 30 37 32 97 B. Klmpton 13 25 35 51 O. Perkins 16 11 18 43 C. SutherlaU 13 13 12 39 M. Runge 12 12 10 36 D. Pepple 5 8 20 L. McGill 6 3 14 13 K. Douglas 0 3 0 3 J. Burke '10 0 2 B. Hamblin 0 0 0 0 Klamath has tallied a total of 597 points in ten games for an average of 59.7 per game, while allowing their opponents 580 points, 58.0 game average. Streak Ends For Montreal By UNITED PRESS The long scoring famine was over today for the Montreal Cana diens, who in the bargain also snapped their longest losing streak of the current National Hockey League season at four games. The Canadiens, held scoreless through one hour. S3 minutes and ene second, finally got their siege guns in action against the Toronto scoring three times for a 3-2 vic Maple Leafs Wednesday night, tory. The win enabled the Canadiens to move eight points up on the idle second-place New York Rang ers, while the loss prevented the Leafs from breaking their fourth plsc tie with the Chicago Black were the first club in the majors to have all their players signed, but this year the Chicago Cubs, who have signed 21 of their play ers already, may win that dis tinction. EXACTY HALF Outfielders Jim King and Ted Tappe signed with the Cubs Wednesday and the club now boasts exactly half of their play ers signed. King batted .258 in 113 games last season and Tappe .260 in 23 games. World Series hero Johnny Pod res signed a Brooklyn contract for an estimated 116,000. Even though Podres beat the Yankees twice to bring the Dodgers their first world championship, he was given only a modest raise because of his regular season record of nine vic tories and 10 defeats. Pitchers Nelson King and Lino Donoso became the 14th and 15th members of the Pirates to agree to terms. King opened the 1955 season with the Pirates and won SCORES AUTOMOTIVE LEAGUE W I. S3 21 4S'l 3('s 42 34 40 :t8 3f)'i 36s 39 37 36i 39t', 36 39i 34 41 , 32'j 42', 20 56 Basin Motors Lorenz Co. Motor Investment Jim Wind? Butck Eastsidc Electric Commercial Shell Quaker State Oil Halverson's Union Pacific Fruit Specialized Servict Carlson Mattress Last niffht'af results: Lorenz 3 Commercial Shell 1 Basin Motors 4 Carlson 0 Halverson's 3 Specialized 1 Motor Investment 3 Balsigrr 1 East si rte 4 Pacific Fruit O Jim Winde 4 Quaker State Oil 0 High team game Halverson's Union 985 High team aeries Halverson's Union 2717 High individual game Henry Tucker 211 High Individual series Mel Robinson S76 MAJOR CLASSIC LEAGUE W 1, 30' M. L, Johnson . 45' Haley Herefords 44 Davis Associated 42 Pelican Motors 37 Oregon Woolen 35 Sixth Street Owyen 24 Last night's results: Haley 1 Sixth Street 3 Pelican Motors 3 Davis 1 Oregon Woolen 2 M. L. Johnson 3 High tram game Pelican Motors 960; Sixth Street Oxygen 960 High team series Pelican Motors 2776 High individual game Cliff Stemler 279 High individual series Cliff Stemler 612 .,' . , MINOR CLASSIC LEAGI'E W L Round-Up Tavern 42 . 34 Bing's Fountain 41 35 Bob and Polly s 35) 37 Landry Insurance 3fl 37 Grems Mfg. 35 41 Al Longe Realtor 32 44 Last night's results: Bing's 3 Raund-Up 1 Landry 4 Grems 0 -" " Bob and Polly a 0 Al Longe 4 High team gam Landry Insurance 921 High team series Landry Insurance 2603 High individual game Hal Gelger 219 High individual aeries Don Miller 577 Detroit "9 Purchasing Factors Told DETROIT UH The Detroit Tigers' franchise considered one of the finest in baseball remains up for sale, but President Spike Briggs said today it won't neces sarily go to the highest bidder. Nor is it essential that the club must be sold by a fixed date. "A lot of people think that who ever makes the highest bid will get the Tigers." Briggs said. "Thai's not so. There are other factors to be considered factors which we (trustees of the Tigers) consider important. "We don't want to sell out to some money-mad people who will milk the franchise dry in two or three years, make a big profit and then pull out, leaving a depleted ball park and nine old men on the field." The trustees of the Tigers are Briggs and his four sisters. Their children are the eventual heirs to the estate left by the late Walter O. Briggs Sr., Tiger president who died in 1852. The sisters decided that a base ball franchise was not a sound trust investment and decided to sell out. Briggs formed a syndicate to buy the club last fall but his 3'i million dollar offer was turned down by his sisters. There is no time limit on the sale of the club." Briggs said. "It could happen this year, or next year, or even In 1958." Briggs said that, thus far, there have been 25 "inquiries" into the sale of the club. He said the name of Bill Veeck. former owner of the Cleveland In dians and St. Louis Browns, keeps popping up. Several of those who have In quired into the sale of the club have mentioned Vecck's name." Briggs said. "It seems odd to me that he should be mentioned by several groups, and not just one." When the sale of the Tigers is eventually completed, Briggs said II probably will mean the end of his Job as president of the club. Tonight's Ball fare BASIN INDEPENDENT LEAGI'E at Malln Hlih School 7:00 Sprague River vs. Malln "B" 8:30 Bly vs. Malm "A" at Dorrii High School 8:00 Tulelake ' B" vs. Dorris at Chiloquln High School 8:00 Tulelake "A" vs. Chiloquln Firemen Hj VICTORY LEAGI'E at Mills School ! :JO DeMolay B. vs. DeMolty O. ' To Terms one and lost three before being sent to Hollywood of the Pacific Coast League while Donoso bad a four-and-six slate with Pitts burgh. ANNOUNCED The Indians announced the sign ing of catcher Hank Foiles, out fielder Stu Locklln, infielders Billy Han ell and Kenny Kuhn, and pitcher Hank Aguirre. Big Frank Sullivan, an 18-game winner with the Red Sox last sea' son, signed his 1956 contract alter receiving a substantial Increase. Sullivan led the American League with a total of 260 Innings pitched and also in games started with 35. Two 18-year-old pitchers. Gordin Sundin and Roger Marquis, signed with tile Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles also announced the sale of veteran . ritht-hander Don Johnson to the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League. Johnson won two games and lost four -for the Orioles last season. NFL Ends Annual Grid Pick LOS ANGELES (UP) Profes sional football counted its draft choices today, wondering which of the big-name collese stars would turn out to be all glitter and which of the little - knowji talent from the hinterlands might prove to be tomorrow's pro grid stars. The clubs finished the annual draft with the final 10 rounds Wednesday. Most of the big names had gone before the final round. The draft, the most spread-out in history, started with the first three chr.ices Nov. 28 and resumed Tuesday. However, there were some sur prises todny. Guard Carl Nystrum. one of Michigan State's Rose Bowl heroes, didn't go until the final round, when selected by the Wash ington Redskins. Tne pros draft few guards, usually drafting heavy weignt tackles and converting them to guards. The Cleveland Browns dratted only one quarterback, Ed West, North Carolina State, picked on the 17th round. However, the Browns are counting heavily on former Kentucky star Vito Parilll, who Is returning from the service. The champs lose their old-time star. Otto Graham. Among better - known- names drafted in the final rounds were Gene Kapish, Notre Dame end, to Cleveland: Sam Brown, UCLA back. Cleveland: Tony Branoff, Michigan back, Chicago Cardinals; Bob Davenport, UCLA fullback, Cleveland; Rommle Loudd, ULA end, San Francisco; and Bud Ben son. Arkansas halfback, Pitts burgh. Many choices came from little schools which sometimes furnish big talent. Among these picks were Jim Murphy, Stephen Austin tackle, chosen by the Chicago Cards; Milt Robichaux, Trinity College of Texas end, Los Angeles Rams, and Billy Hicks, Jacksonville State Teachers College, and Dave Burn ham, Wheaton (111), selected by Washington. Eleven UCLA players were picked by the pros. The Los Ang eles Rams took halfback Jim Decker and All-American guard Hardlman Cureton. Other Bruins picked Included Sam Brown, Bob Davenport, Oil Moreno. Doug Peters, Rommle Loudd, Tom Adams, Johnny Smith, Jim Brown and Johnny Herman. Skeets Waxes Eagle 88-24; Jets Triumph Skeets continued their torrid shooting In City League basketball play Wednesday night at Altamont Junior High as they spanked pre viously once-beMen Eagle with a one-sided 88-24 decision. In the oth er game. Klamath Jets measured the National Guard "Reds" for a 52-44 win. In Skeets rout of the Eagle, five of the winners collected double figure scoring totals for the eve ning. Gary Dawes and Tom Schu bert paved the way with 18 point effort, while Dick Doege ac counted for 12 and Gary Dorn and Ed Whitney each pumped through 10 points. High for the losers was Modesto Jimenez with eight. The halftlme score favored the Skeets club 37-11. The two Bobs Gahimer and Mosser led the air force to town last night as the Jets knocked off the "Red" National Guard team. Bob Gahimer collected 18 points, while Bob Mosser took the eve ning's scoring honors with 24 tal lies. High for the guardsmen was Leo Davis with 16. National Guard trailed the Jets 31-20 at haiftime. Shuff-Stuff Last night's results: NATIONAL LEAGI'E Mecca 4 Tiny's 0 Suburban 4 Wocus 0 Eagles 4 Tat's 0 Reloaders JUST RECEIVED A SHIPMENT OF HERTER Reloader Tools The GUN STORE 714 M.in -Hi Ph. 31(1 Oregon Prep Basketball By TIIK ASSOCIATED PRESS Eugene 60, Corvallls 54 t Astoria 36, Tillamook 33 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Wednesday's Results FAR WEST Oklahoma City U 74. Seattle U 70 Pacific U 63. Willamette 48 Clark J.C. 60, Everett J.C. S3 Colorado College 70, Air Force ' Academy 68 EAST ,i Columbia 80. Yale 54 West Virginia 84, Pitt 70 LaSalle 64, Pennsylvania 52 St. Bonaventure 62, Scena 61 Bucknell 81. Penn State 74 Lafayette 87, Muhlenberg 81 Army 89. Penn Military 78 St. Joseph (Pa) 83. Drexel 57 SOUTH North Carolina 73, N.C. State 69 Georgia Tech 85. Furman 75 South Carolina 04, Clemson 7 Erskine 75, Newberry 50 Louisville 85, Memphis State 75 MIDWEST Dayton 71, Villanova 50 St. Louis 80. DePaul 71 Wichita 85. Drake 76 SOUTHWEST New Mexico A&M 58, New Mex ico 51 Arizona 89, Arizona State (Tcmpe) 76 . PRO BASKETBALL Wednesday's Results Boston 95. Fort Wayne 90 Minneapolis 105. Philadelphia 94 . Rochester 108, New York 103 Seattle Cager Jumps In NW Scoring Race By JACK HEWINS Associated Press Sports Writer The little fellas still ride tall In the basketball saddle this week but there's a highboy glaring' up at them and demanding roping room In the Northwest scoring roundup. . He's Dick Stricklin, 6 foot 7 inch Seattle University center whose scoring outburst lifted him from sixth last week into a tie for sec ond with Jimmy Winters of Port land U. Winters and Loren Ander son of Seattle Pacific, who ran his point string to 276 to hang tightly to first place, couldn't touch 6 feet with elevator shoes. Strtcklln and Winters each had 269 points at the close of shooting Saturday. And the two of them were tops In the region on per game production, averaging 20.7 tallies per tilt. It took 234 points to land a play er in the top 10 this week and 183 for a spot In the first 20. Bill Machamer of Llnfleld was fourth and Dave Gambee of Oregon State fifth. Other Top Tenners were Larry Beck of Washington State, Max Jerman of Seattle Pacific, Ted Schadewltz of Eastern Ore gon and Bill ' Holllngsworth and Lloyd Hofflne of Southern Oregon College. The scoring leaders (through Jan. 14): G FG FT TP Anderson, SePae 14 89 98 276 Winters, Port U. IS 93 83 269 Stricklin. SU 13 88 93 269 Machamer, Linf. 14 93 80 266 Gambee, OSC 14 98 63 259 Beck, WSC 14 88 79 264 Jerman, SePac 14 89 71 240 Schadewltz, EOC 12 83 70 236 Holllngsworth, SOC 12 77 81 235 Hoffine, SOC 12 86 62 234 Second Ten: Jack Thiessen, Whitworth, 222; Don Porter, Lln fleld, 219; Cal Bauer, Seattle U 217; Del Klicker, Whitman, 209, and Jack Bratner, Central Wash ington, 209; Jay Buhler, Idaho, 200; Lowell Kdlbaba, Eastern Oregon, 198; Sam Adams, Whit worth, 189; Bruno Boin, Washing ton, 183, and Roger Iverson, Pa cific Lutheran, 183. Oklahoma City Whips Chieftains SEATiLE I Bouncing back from the previous night's upset loss, Oklahoma City ; University used a tight zone defense Wednes day night to defeat Seattle Uni versity, 74-70, In the windup of their two-game basketball series. The Midwesterners, ranked No. 14 in the last Associated Press poll, throttled the Chieftains for more than three-quarters of the game, then sent in reserves. The Chieftains, 89-84 victors Tuesday night, couldn't crack the OCU defense in the finale. Dick Stricklin got 34 points In the open er but was held to 13 Wednesday night. Cal Bauer was held to 4 after his 20-point barragt the prev ious night. Larry Bradshaw was high for OCU with 23. Willamette Falls FOREST GROVE, Ore. (Pt Pa cific University used timely bas kets by Ron Barcndse and Danny French Wednesday night to upend Willamette. 63-48. In a Northwest Conference basketball game. Bardense took scoring honors with 15 points. Including four long set shots that cracked Willamette's zone defense and helped Pacific move away from a 22-22 haiftime tie. French chipped in 13 including key shots In the second half rally. IJf 6 YtAR oTd"7 Zz3 -zzzzzrzz . Saddler Keeps Feather Crown North Carolina Upsets State Wolf pack Toppled By 'Heels By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS North Carolina pulled off one of the year's biggest basketball up sets last night. The Tarheels, using only one substitute and he didn't score gained sweet revenge by whipping third-ranked North Carolina State-73-89. The Wolfpack had walloped North Carolina 82-60 In the finals of the Dixie Classlo last month. The Tarheels now have a 13-2 record for the year and their league-leading Atlantic Coast Con ference mark is 8-1. Coach Frank McGuire's lads were No. 5 in the latest Associated Press poll. Dayton, the nation's second ranked team behind San Francis co, continued unbeaten by wallop ing Villanova 71-60 for Us 13th vic tory of the campaign. TRAMPLED In other games. Louisville. No. 10. dumped Memphis State 85-75. St. Louis beat DePaul 89-71. West Virginia defeated Pitt 84-70. Geor gia Tech knocked over Furman 86 75 despite Darrell Floyd's 36 points. And Columbia trampled Yale 80-54 In an Ivy League tilt. Lennie Roscnbluth, North Caro lina's sharp-shooting Junior, led his team with 23 points although high man for the night was State's Ron Shavlik with 26. The Wollpack. who are 12-2 for the season, almost tied the game In the closing seconds but Carolina'a Jerry Vayda deflect ed hard-charging Vic Molodct's driving layup shot which would have made It 71-71. EXAMINATIONS Midyear examinations will leave first place In the ACC unchanged until Feb. 4 when the Tarheels take on Duke's Blue Devils, who are runners-up with 6-1, Dayton's Flyers had some trou ble from Vlllanova'a zone defense early in their game, but they forged ahead 13-12 and never were headed. BUI Uhl of Dayton paced the scorers with 19 points. Louisville had to come from be hind to pick up its 14th victory In 15 games. Trailing 21-13, Louisville capitalized on Its superior height and a series of field goals by Char ley Tyra, Jim Morgan and Herb Hurrah to forge ahead 47-41 at the half. Grady Smith waa the big gun as St. Louis grabbed a 22-2 lead over DePaul and breezed In. He wound up with 29 points. Commission May Bar Ray In California SACRAMENTO. Calif., (UP) The California Athletic- Commis sion will probably bar Sugar Ray Robinson from fighting in Califor nia If the world middleweight champion refuses 10 meet the de throned Carl (Bobo) Olson within an agreed 90-day limit, according to Commission Dan O. Kilroy. The commission Is scheduled to meet in Los Angeles next week. "Assuming the return bout clause was properly written in the contract, I am certain that Robin son will not be allowed to fight again in this state If he refuses to comply with the provisions," Kil roy said. He said the commission would notify the National Boxing Associ ation of Us action and ask other states to ban Robinson. Sugar Ray regained the crown by knocking out Olson In the sec ond round at Chicago last Dec. 9. He was slated to meet Olson in a return bout at 8an Francisco Feb. 24, but has claimed he needs more time to get Into shape. S.L Keglers Set New Highs ST. LOUIS OrV The Budwelsers of St. Louis, who are after the National match game bowling championship, set two national season highs Wednesday night with a 3.729 three-game block and a second-game 1,269. Little Dick Weber shot a per fect 300 game to lead off the first game, but he wasn't high man for the night and the Bud's first game 1.228 was the worst of the block. They hit 1,232 In the last game. The Buds' 3,729, scored In a league match with another St. Louis team, was Just 70 pins off the world record of 3.799. set In 1937 by the Hermann Undertakers of St. Louis. It was 248 pins better than the season's previous high of 3.551 set by a Pittsburgh team. The Buds lead the defending champion Strohs of Detroit by 965 pins at the halfway-point of their 24-game match for the title. American Ice Skate Stars Suffer Injury CORTINA D'AMPEZZO. Italy I Tenley Albright, America's world figure skating champion. suffered a severe leg Injury Thursday while practicing for the Winter Olympic Games opening next Thursday. The pretty. 20-year-old brunette from Newton Center, Mass., re garded as a certainly for an Olym pic gold medal, struck a hole in the ice and as she was falling hit her right leg above the ankle with the point of a skate. Dr. Giuseppe Gaspnrlna. U. 8. team physician, said there ap peared no muscular or bone dam age but Miss Albright suffered t severe Ilesh wound. "The cut did not reauire stitches," the doctor said. "She should be ready to. resume prac tice in four or five days. The American .team held out hope that Tenley still would be able to compete In the figure skating event Jan. 30. ' America s hopes in the Olympic Games were further darkened by performances on the Italia" Ski slopes and bobsled runs and the speed skating rinks of Davos, Switzerland. Roy Sherwood, one of Amerl- Cougars Hire UW Castoff As Grid Boss PULLMAN. Wash. 11 Jim Sutherland, 42, started out his new career as head football coach at Washington State College with con- iident .words and a quick appoint ment. Just hours after he was named to the WSC post, Wednesday sue- ceedlng Al Kircher. Sutherland an- nnunonri tha lnotlnn nf T.snn M. Laughlln a, an .ss.stan. The for- Ti .h.T :". .fi holdover assistant Dan Stavely on i,iVi,7.- r........ i V...li.. the Cougar staff. "Washington State had to get tne best football coach available," said Sutherland confidently. "That's been done. Now there's a lot of work ahead." The Canadian-born, California- reared head coach comes here after being released as an assitant at Washington foUowIng a player revolt. Johnny Cherberg was retained as Washington coach following the flare-up and Sutherland said he was being made a "scapegoat" for a situation that existed when he ar rived at the Seattle school. Sutherland was formerly head coach at Santa Monica High In Cal ifornia and an ' assistant under Pappy Waldorf at California. The new coach will reportedly receive 112.000 annually on a 3 year contract, 8500 a year less than the salary given Kircher, whose contract was bought up fol lowing a 1-8-1 season. "This Job needed the best foot ball brains and coaching available and I believe it has that now." Sutherland said. "From here on, we'll be building. It will take time, but I'm confident It can be done." 9n (Bhhj By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOXING BAN FRANCISCO Sandy Sad dler retained his featherweight chnmplonshlp with a 13th round technical knockout or Flash Elorde. FOOTBALL PULLMAN. Wa.sh. Jim.Suth. erland signed a 3-year contract as head coach at Washington Slate. SKIING CORTINA D'AMPEZOZ, Italy Koba Tsakadze of Russia leaped 262 feet b1, Inches In a prelimi nary to the Winter Olympics. SKATING DAVOS. Switzerland Rafall Orathc, 20-year-old Russian Army private won the 500-meter race In 41:15 seconds. RACING ARCADIA, Calif. Count Chick ($28 601 scored by a neck In the $18,650 San Miguel Stakes at Santa Anita. SKI SALE 4 Still in Progress PARKAS NYLON POPLIN Further Reduced To $599 Big Savings The Gun Store 714 Main Ph. 3163 mm CLAYTON HANHON SPORTS EDITOR ca's top Olympic ski Jumpers, took a nasty spill and suffered a minor back or rib injury. The husky blond from New Canaan. Conn., tumbled after landing in his first practice Jump In "Italia" hill. He planned to resume Jump ing Friday. Finland's Auli Kallakorpl led Jumpers from eight nations In preliminary workouts with a leap of 282 feet. America's best show ing was by Art Devlin of Lake Placid. N.Y., with 249 feel, 6 iiiches.- In the Swiss international speed skating races at Davos, Oleg Gon charenko of Russia set a new Da vos course record of 7 minutes, 59.4 seconds to win the 5,000 meter (3 miles, 188 yards) event. The two best American skaters were far back in the list. Pat McNamara of Minneapolis had a clocking of 8:33.7. Ar Longsjo of Pittsfleld, Mass., registered 8:59.3. The Russians finished 1-2-3 In the 600 meter sprint Wednesday. On Cortina s bobsled run, Italy's favored two-man sleds flashed down the course one-two-three but Americans showed improvements, placing fourth and fifth. as an example oi now lougn Ihe competition will be in the Winter Olympics Jan. 28 through Feb. 2, the Finns left their world champion skier at home and brought along 10 guya you never heard of who they say are better. - In addition to the evident in crease in competition among the usual Olymplo nations, Russia will unveil its "mystery" team in lis first appearance at the winter games. From what the Russians have shown In warmup meets, it may be. an auspicious debut. Only yesterday the Russians sweot the 500-meter race in the International speed skating meet at nearbv Davos. Switzerland. And here, at Italia the graceful Olymplo ski-lump mountain a ?n Ze. Russian got on a leap oi w:i The Russian speed skaters left the other nations far behind. Rafall Cratch, an unknown 20-year-old army officer, won the event, and in near-record time over ice made "slow" by rain. He was timed in 41.15 seconds. The record. 40.8, la held by Russia's JuriJ Sergcev, who finished second. . Dol Lamb, U. 8. coach whose best were out of the first 10, was amazed. "On good Ice," said Lamb, "Cratch would have done 39.8 or 39.9." Ken Henry of Chicago, who won one of America's four gold medals in the 1952 games at Oslo, finished In a tie for 12th. Don McDcrmott of Engelwood Cliffs, N. J., the 1952 runner-up, tied for 16th. In todny's featured 5,000-meter race at Davos, the men to watch were Norway's HJalmar Anderson, who won three gold medals In 1962, and Sweden's Slgge Ericsson, the 1955 all-around world champ. The Soviet surprise in the ski Jump was Koba Tsakadze, from the Ural Mountains. His form was considered shaky, but there was no faulting his distance. Two other stars, Finland's Anttl Hyvarlnen and Japan a Hlroll Yoshlzawa, hit only 243 feet In their best Jumps. Art Devlin of Lake Placid. N. Y was the only U. S. squad member to try the jump. He was disap pointed with his leaps of 205 and 200 feet, but said his legs still were rubbery" after the long trip here. YOU KNOW IN ADVANCE HOW YOUR PURCHASE STACKS UPI FORMER OWNER'S NAME ADDRESS PHONE CERTIFIED MILEAGE . MECHANIC'S DIAGNOSIS REPAIR DONE ACCIDENT HISTORY ONLY AT . Parker Pontiac 4-Wheel Drive Headquarters 606 So. Sixth Ph. 8124 See Tonight's List of "Good Will" Used Cars in the Classified Section! Elorde Stopped On TKO SAN FRANCISCO l Rlngwlse Sandy Saddler, his world feather weight crown still intact although somewhat battered, set his sights today on a crack at the lightweight title. The J2-year-old Saddler, trailing by one point on all three official scorecards after nine rounds, re tained his 126-pound championship with a technical knockout of Fili pino Flash Elorde at 69 seoonds of the 13th round last night. Referee Ray Flores stopped the scrap, a bloody melee In the final rounds, because of a long, deep cut over Elorde's left eye. The game little challenger, who weighed 125 pounds to Saddler's 126, suffered the cut In the eighth round and appeared virtually blinded the rest of the way. He insisted, though, that he could have gone on. . -, BOOED DECISION J The crowd, almost 100 per cent on his side, booed lustily when Flores' decision to stop It was con curred in by ring physician Dr. Robert Laddon. "I finish - strong," Elorde de clared In his dressing room. "The eye was not bothering me. He never did hurt me." Dr. Laddon disagreed on his third look at the cut. Twice previ ouslyin the 10th and 11th rounds Flores had stopped the action for an examination and both times Dr. Laddon sent Elorde back. In the 13th, at the obviously worried Flores' request, he called a halt. Saddler, whose Infighting tactics brought frequent boos from the crowd, took full advantage of the bleeding cut to swing the fight In his favor. - Several timea in the clinches the crowd thought he was using his thumb to rub across the eye. When he waa In the open, the champion shot left after left into the Filipino's battered face. IN FRONT ... i Young Elorda was leading on Flores' card and those of both Judges Eddie James and Johnny Basslnelll by 60-48 at the end of nine rounds. He was awarded the flnal,three by a 6-5 margin on all cards to finish with a 67-65 bulge. The Associated Press card showed Saddler In front 68-64 when it end ed. Elorde's manager Lope Sarreal declared, "We would like to fight Saddler again but I don't believe he'll agree to It because Elorde Is too good." Elorde was awarded a lO-round nontitle decision over Saddler In Manila. Saddler said he'd like a crack at Wallace (Bud) Smith's light weight crown and his manager Charley Johnston agreed It was a good Idea. "No featherweight can punch with Sandy," Johnston said. "He's as strong as any welterweight." -The approximately 6,000 who jaw the bout paid 128.273. Saddler had a 125,000 guarantee. Elorde's take was not estimated. Ray Bell Sent To UO Infirmary By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Injuries and Illness struck the Idaho and Oregon basketball squads Wodncsday as they pre pared for the weekend Paclflo Coast Conference basketball series at Moscow. Idaho center Gary McEwen twisted j an ankle and reserve guard Gary 8immons atrained a muscle. Both were sent to the sidelines but are expected to be ready for the opening game Fri day night. Influenza sent Oregon forward Ray Bell to the Infirmary at Eu gene. Coach Bill Borcher said he would know Thursday whether Bell will be available for the Ida ho series. LUMBER IS GRADED YOU KNOW WHAT YOU GET THE "AUTO BIOGRAPHY" ' GRADES USED CARS Eliirrn
