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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19. 1958 HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON MGE NINE fo) KUHS Divides Series; Grants Pass Tumbles MEDFORD (Special) Coach Don Peterson's Pelicans captured a berth in the 1966 Oregon State High School Basketball Tournament to be played next month, despite the fact that they lost a heart breaking 66-53 decision to the Med' lord Black Tornadoes here Satur day night as the state's third-rank ing team, Medford, had to pull out all stops to earn themselves a hard-fought split In their weekend series with their Southern Oregon Conference opponents from the East side of the mountains. Klamath's bid to the big classic scheduled for March 13-17, came with able assistance from Ash land's Grizzlies, as they toppled Grants Pass Saturday night on the Cavemen s home Iloor, 53-38. Win ning 65-3, last Friday night hand ed the Pels a split in their series on the Tornadoes' home soil, and guaranteed the local prepsters at least a tie for second place and the tourney invitation. Saturday night's fracas between the Pels and Tornadoes ended in a near-riot with Klamath's assist ant coach, Ray Coley, being jumped from behind by Medford backers, and Medford's wrestling coach "Tiny" Evanson gettiut floored by an unidentified person Iter Evanson disallowed a field goal In the last seconds of play by Klamath s Donn Taucher. DESPERATION With very little time remaining on the clock, if any, Taucher cast off with a desperation heave tha. settled through the hemp, but Evanson, who was the official timekeeper fGr the game, said the gun had sounded, before Taucher let go of the ball. Then the argu ments and altercations took place, but there were no reports of any bodily harm In any of the several scuffles. Medford came storming back in the fourth quarter with some dead ly free throw shooting on the part of McLaughlin to overtake the Pel icans, and assure themselves of their second straight conference championship. Medford earned a state tourney berth earlier in tho year. With only 2:58 left to play, McLaughlin canned two gifters to tie the count at 53-53, and with 1:03 seconds remaining' to play, McLaughlin was again fouled, and made both attempts from charity line to give Medford their first lead of the game, 55-53. It was a bitter defeat for the Pelicans to swallow, after leading for thirty minutes and fifty-seven seconds of the 32-mlnute contest. But thanks to some fine defensive work combined with the dead-eye free, throwing talents of McLaugh lin; and some fantastic shooting on the part of Bob Tisdel, Medford saved face In gaining at least a split for their -weekend's work: -STRANDED At the close of the first period, the Pels held a 21-18 lend, and at halftime the margin had grown to a 31-S3 spread. The third period ended with the Whlteblrds in front, 44-39. Tisdel led the evening's scoring with 18 points, ten coming on five second-half field goals. McLaugh lin add"d 12, eight for eight from the free throw line, for the Tor nadoes, the tame number as tal- Owl Jayvees Skin Cougars For Two Wins S Lassen Junior College's weekend invasion of Oregon Technical In r stltule's maple for a two-game I stand with the Owls' Junior varsity J basketball team proved futile, as ! next year's Tech varsity dropped 6 the Cougars for a twin killing. r winning Friday night, 54-45. and taking Saturday night's encounter, 5, 67-64. -;: Wes Parrlsh and Bob Whitman .ha -vtt 1QT.Mr,t cunnfl half offensive to turn the tide In Satur- Haw nle-tit'a hattla wHIh wa trinri. E V,"nJ O WH...., ......... ! closely-contested than the Friday t night game. Parrlsh was high for J fc the evening with 16 points, and i Z. MrWI . rn11n,J ...lK la Dnh fc-lrlHHl nar-ari thai lnatrts- CTmlfforK with 14 tallies. The Owls held' a 39-22 edge at halftime. Friday's contest, which the OTI f Junior varsity won. 54-45, began wim a display 01 ragged passing ana maa gallops up ana aown tne maple on the parr of both teams. Lassen s quintet forged into an - early lead which they maintained, until Bob Whitman's two gifters, with 8:03 remaining in the first ! half, shoved Coach Jim McGown's i Mile High Campus crew ahead, t - 16-14. X From that point the Owl JVs were in command for the balance of the hassle with the invaders - threatening . only once, knotting 'the count at 22-23. wfth 3:55 left 1 in the first half. Halftime favored - Tech. 29-33. - Second half play witnessed both ": teams , demonstrating precision shooting and a much-improved . passing game. The visiting Cou- 2 gars' offensive boomed, but a 14- point scoring outburst by Owl cen- ter Paul Hatcher, eclipsed their - efforts. Hatcher, who scored all of his points in the final period, was high for the game. i snortscores: rot OTI l LASSEN JC IMI Judd 10i Varley I 4 Fnddle Ui Snydrr 1 8' F Parri.h il8' r stumpra i 0) C P.v. i, G Bailey I 4 O Fmcera t ub for OTT JVl ftoblnaon 12i Fiach-r 10i: a . Smith 4i: Whitman Il4i : rlatcftar 2; . Lakberf i4' I Suba tor LASSEN JC: Calllisarl J0, ; Lucero '8': Wann '2': Roper III. ' Oflldall: Leckard and Bailer. 'rtlt. OTT JVl S4I LASSEN JC (4SI r Parrtih '8 Judd T Stuemptcea B ( Lucero '9' r C Hatthar 141 Fnddle '8' r O Bailey lii Sntdar '8' a G Ftnaerf 111 Hoblnaon 'i' SUM tor OTI JVi Flicher '. Smith , '. wnit-nan '8i. B u ' Suba for Lai-an JC: CallilaTI (. Wann i2. Sterling l. Ofhclala: Bailer and Lsckard. lied by Lloyd Cearley. Earle Tien enor hit for 14 to lead the losers, while Orln Perkins and Donn Tau cher each tallied 13. Klamath's Friday night win was the first Southern Oregon Confer ence loss for the Medford Black Tornadoes In 29 consecutive league cage encounters, and their first in nine games this year. Up to their Friday clash. Medford had rung up 28 straight wins before Klamath turned the tide, one of the Pels biggest victories of the year. Trailing 60-48 as the fourth and final period opened. Peterson's Pelicans used a sterling offense and an invincible defense as they started the roundhouse right that kayoed the Tornadoes. In the first five minutes of play, the Pels had scored 11 points, while holding Medford to one free throw. Lead ins the Klamath scoring drive at this -point was Donn Taucher with five counters as the Whlteblrds were making the best of a press ing defense and a deliberate of fensive pattern. Lloyd Cearley hit from the field fo Medford's first and only two pointer of the period with a little more than two and one half min utes left, but Glenn Moore took a mis-guided Taucher-shot, and while still In the air. dropped the ball through the twine to give the Pels a 61-53 lead in one of the finest pieces of maneuvering in the game. Moore then added a free throw to give the Pels a nine point lead with Just 1:36 left to Play. "SURE-THING" - With the Pels playing a "sure thing" brand of ball, Medford's defenses were forced to press, and the tempers grew short with the time, as Medford's shin of hone was slowly sinking. While apply ing too much pressure and press ing on Klamath's Orin Perkins, Medford's Dick McLaughlin was banished from the game with 1:02 left for too much roughness. On the foul, Perkins added one free toss to push the Klamath lead to a 63-53 margin. Cearley then add ed four free throws to cut the margin back to six points, only to have Taucher break through and intercept a Medford pass and solo the full length of the floor for a lay-up basket. Medford brought the ball down floor again, but time had run out on the Tor nadoes and their elongated victory string. , Bob Tisdel and Nell Plumley led the Medford cagers to a 36-30 half time lead, after the Pels held a narrow one-point margin at the close of the first eight-minute pe riod. At halftime Tisdel : had 11 points, but was also charged with four personal fouls midway through the second oanto, and had to sit out most of the game from that point on, a factor that hind ered Medford to some degree. Piumley's rebounding played a big part in Medford's first half drive. As the second half opened, Frank Roelandt's hoopsters moved into a zone defense with their six point lead. Butch Kimpton pushed in a one-hander from far out on the side court after matching a long pusher by Perkins to cut the Med ford lead to a 36-34 margin. Med ford pulled back in (ront, but a close-in bucket by Moore knotted the count at 46-46 with 65 seconds remaining in the period. Ed Rein king Jumped In a two-point basket and Cliff Sutherland matched this field goal with one of his own on a jumper from the right of the key as the score stood 48-all. Just before the buzzer sounded, Plum ley tallied two points from close-in to give the Tornadoes their last lead of the night, FREE TOSSES Klamath took the lead for good with 7:38 remaining in the game as Perkins dumped in two free tosses to make the score 51-50 after Moore had sunk one glfter In the opening seconds of the quarter. Another jump shot by Sutherland sent the Pels on their way with a 63-50 lead. Moore paced the evening's scor ing with 17 points, while Cearley followed with 15 to lead the losers. Taucher bucketed 14, the same number as Plumley. Tisdel fin ished with 12. Dick Copple 10, and Earle Tichenor 10, all coming on timely first half scoring drives in cluding three left-handed books from the side- In the Friday night Junior varsi ty battle, Medford's Jayvees cap tured a 59-52 overtime triumph over the Junior Pelicans. The game was forced into the extra time when the score was knotted at 50-50 at the close of the fourth quarter. Boxscores: KLAMATH M Tti FT PF TP Tfc-hanrw ifi 6 2 2 14 Parklna lf 2 Moor lei 0 3 Taucher- if) 4 4 1 12 1 1 2 12 Kimpton igi .. - 3 2 J W 0 0 4 0 0 0 It 10 M Sutherland 2 Burke - 0 Tatala II MEnrORD 1881 Copplt tfi McLaughlin ifl .. Plumlay ici Tifdel ir Cearlcjr It! FO FT PF TP ... a i 4 t ..... 2 1 1 13 - 1 1 4 a 2 3 18 . 3 3 2 Tolala 1 14 . 18. M Halftime acora: Klamath 31, Mediora 33 Frat throwa mUaad: Klamath I. Med- '"oHIelaU La. Fluik and Vlrlll Swanaon. KLAMATH ') Tichenor Tl Perktna 'Fl Moore fC Taucher IG Kimpton iG' Plurke ?utherland eppla TOTALS i i 1 o o z 4 4 2,1 0 0 0 0 23 It 11 88 FO FT PF TP 1 1 10 13 4 4 0 0 10 8 2 4 12 Mrnrotn tin Copple (Tl MeLaufhlla fF Fouat fC Tiadel IGI Cearley QI Plumley Pelnklnf TOTALS Halftlma acort: 4 7 4 13 3 14 I 32 Medlord 34. 0 0 2 11 10 S7 Klamath Fre Oireara inlai Klamath 1J, Med- ford a Offlrlala: JUS Boeehl and Harold Doui- NT : rx 7 i -n Tnniii ai i - - '" fi i -....-i:.- . -1rT,IITI. HERALD AND NEWS photographer Don Kettler mapped thil action Friday night at Medtprd as the KUHS Pelican, turned back Medford High School in a conference game. Cliff Suther land (381 KU forward looks for a .hot or pasi while Medford'. Neil Plumley attempt, to foil any thought! of the Klamath eager. , ff -fAe, -v: UIB'laaball ARE THERE ANY TRUE amateur athletes in the United States now-a-days? This question has been shoved into the front row of the nation's sports picture the past few weeks, and Is laying hot and heavy with AAU officials now. a The incident that brings this question to mind is the threatened suspension of America's leading miler, Wes Santee, that the AAU boss es are waving In the air at this time. Santee Is reported under fire for taking "too much" money to cover expenses while running several California meets last spring. This may be true, as even Santee will admit, but why are the bigwigs of the national Amateur Athletic Asso ciation making such a stink over Santee, he is only one of hundreds or thousands of amateurs not using the tight-rope path of life. Santee was suspended and cleared by the Missouri Valley AAU au thorities earlier this year, but now ;. . .;... ... . 1 171 MICKEY MANTLE i . . top power hitter '1 ,1,'" "rides," or grants-in-aids, but the AAU doesn't step In here. This, If you want to get down to the technical parts of the problem, Is out of bounds for an amateur, and yet only amateurs are allowed to participate In college athletics. Before we go any farther let's take a look at what Mr. Webster has to say about an amateur: "one who cultivates an art or puraues a study from love and with reference to gain." Let It be understood that we are 100 per cent behind the grant-in-aid programs supported by colleges, because If it weren't for this type of help, many of the nation's youth would not be able to finance their higher education. But if you are going to draw the line straight, It seems that all regulations to the left or right would have to be given equal consideration. And Santee at this time doesn't seem to be getting the equal con sideration he deserves. Sure he might have taken a step or two too far, but what about the many others? It Is for sure he Isn't alone in the world. Or could It be that the AAU, and others Interested la the United States Olympic picture are worried about next summer's games In Mel bourne, where Russia Is threatening to walk off with the track and field honors as they did recently In Cortina, Italy, and the winter gamea? We have accused Russia of building a professional Olympic team through herp of the USSR's government, and by using Santee as a "martyr." then our amateur officials would be able to pat themselves on the back by saying "see." That Is of course, if Russia manhandles the United State's track and field team as they did In the winter games. For the satisfaction of a few, this Is a high price for an lndl vidual, such as Santee, to pay. As we said before, Wes Santee may be In the wrong, but why separate one only from the bunch? We hope that this will not bo the case, but even Santee s legal backers are looking gloomy. THE OWL HOOTS ARE HOOTING, and how! This past year, the Owl Hoots, a group of Oreron Technical Insti tute backers, have really pitched In and worked out a first-class pro gram In backing the Mile lllab Campus athletic program as well as nlurainr the local hlrh school activities. Unlike last season's club, the 1955-56 Hooters have gotten op a through. Led by the very eapable John dent, the Owl Hoot hare been hnldinr regular Monday nurit meetings at the VYlnema lintel to hear the plana and problems of the local athletic teams and their coaches. And by airing both sides of the pic ture, sports fans of Klsmsth falls have become belter acquainted with the local athletic program. The Hooters' program committee has slsted two very Interesting aaendaa for the next meetings. Tomorrow, February 20, KIH.S wrest llne coach Dutch Simons and members of his wrestling squsd will fulfill the evening's schedule, and the following week, February 27, Bylines Continued On Page 1 O People Read SPOT ADS -you are. ' ' : U ANN ON M aUSJfcSSSi the national leadera of the assocla- tlon are taking up their weapons battle against the Marine lieu tenant. And from all signs it looks as If they are going to cut Amer- leas only nope lor a luur-muiuie mile off at the pockets, and then some. And in our opinion, they are not only doing Santee an injus tice, but also the country and themselves. It is apparent that Santae ac cepted a large amount of expense money, but It is just as apparent that all of this money was used for the ex-Kansas U star's coats of attending these track meets. So why the fuss? As we said be fore, this isn't the only case Invol ving amateura who might have passed the relms of "expenses only," there are many others, even probably more critical than San tee's. But the AAU Is bound to make a case of it and Santee hap pens to be the martyr. It's too bad, because he has done the United States a great deal of good through his work in the field of sports. College football and basketball players are drawing dividends for playing ball, so are sny other col lege athletes who are gaining solid portTam and have followed It Schubert, who has served as presi OFFICE SPACE City center. Main Street' entrance, quiet tenants DREWS' Mamtore 1 " i EXPRESSING WONDERFUL feeling, after helping the KUHS Pelicans to their Friday night win over Medford on the Torna does' home floor, Butch Kimpton was all smiles when the H&N photographer cornered him in the Klamath dressing room after the gams. Kimpton is a starting guard for the Whitebirds. ,JSL.-'Km 1 KLAMATH FALLS Medford after the rooters swar.ned Pels won, 65-57, pep squad mob Klamath players, but the story was different an unidentified Medford band member shows no signs of hope heroes. (BaAfaib By THE ASSOCIATED PRESa COLLEGE BASKETBALL SATURDAY GAMES Southern California 74, Stanford 58 Illinois 96, Michigan State 7 Cornell 78, Yale 71 LaSalle 31, Muhlenberg 70 Washington It Lee 70, William U Mary 57 Arkansas 79, Texas 69 Oeorge Wsshlngton 94, Army 70 Purdue 80, Notre Dame 68 Alabama 79. Tulane 60 Vanderbllt 98, Tennessee 68 Utah 99, Denver 68 Brigham Young 78, Wyoming 67 Mississippi 105, Oeorgia 65 NYU 62, Fordham 66 Maryland 71. N.C. State 62 St. Joseph's (Pa) 80, St. Francis (Bklyn) 76 Ohio State 91, Minnesota 80 Indiana 80, Michigan 75 Oeorgia Tech 79, South Carolina 74 Portland State 61, Southern Ore gon 68 Oregon College 98, Eastern Ore gon 89 Niagara 87, Scranton 65 Mississippi State 84. Florida 74 PS Nips Raiders PORTLAND (Pr-Portlend 8tate nipped Southern O.egon, 61-58. here Saturday to hold on to Its lead In the Oregon Collegiate Conference basketball race. The Portlanders, who scored an easy 90-61 victory over Southern Oregon Friday night, had to play down to the final gun to nose oul the visitors Saturday. Jack Vlskov led the winners with 17 points. RELOADERS - JUST RECEIVED LARGE SHIPMENT SHOT NEW LOW PRICES The Gun StoctS 714 MAIN Ph. 3863 around the league game from Medford High. Members of the KU all ScoAM j Dartmouth 61, Columbia 50 UCLA 72, Oregon State 59 Seton Hall 80, Vlllanova 63 Houston 62, Oklahoma AfcM 60 Washington 70, Idaho 63 (over time I California 73, Washington State 59 DePnul 81, Kentucky 79 Iowa 80, Wisconsin 66 Oregon Prep Raaketball SATURDAY GAMES Baker 91. The Dalles 46 Coquille 92. North Bend 72 Bend 74, Albany 69 Cottage Orove 60, Springfield 27 La Orande 65, Herinlston 68 Ashland 63, Grants Pass 38 Seaside 63, Ncahkahnle 43 Eugene 68, Roscburg 38 Medlord 56. Klnmnlh Falls 53 Crater 57, EaRle Point 52 Walla Walla 67, Pendleton 61 UW Nips Idaho MOSCOW. Idaho 11 Washing ton's Huskies poured through 11 points In overtime Saturday night to take a 70-63 win over de termined Idaho and sweep the 2 game Pacific Coast Conference basketball scries. Btry "B" 732 AAA BATTALION Open House Today Uclans Spurt To Top Oregon State College CORVALLIS. Ore., Ifl The UCLA Bruins fought from behind a 10-polnt deficit In the second half to overcome Oregon State Satur day night. 72-59. It was the 10th straight Pacific Coast Conference basketball vic tory for the leading Bruins. Morrie Taft, held to four points In the first half, ignited the fire that carried UCLA to the win. He poured through 14 points In the closing minutes. Oregon State'a sophomore-dominated lineup took a 39-32 halftime edge and moved into a 10-point advantage In the second period. It was a junior on a scoring splurge. 6-4 Bob Allord, who accounted for much of this. He scored 28 poinis. Midway through the second half Tnft finally began sinking Jump shots, and the Bruins caught up at 49-49. The score was tied again Trunkless Boxer Earns Glove Win HUNTINGTON, W.Va. Ifl Mid dleweight Johnny Rlnclch climbed Into the ring for his Oolden Oloves Boxing Tournament bout Friday night and removed his robe. A roar went up from the spec tatora. No trunks, It must have angered as well as embarrassed the Bluefleld am ateur because after returning to the dressing room for his trunks he won by a .TKO over Alfonso Larkln of Plreco, In Just 1 min ute, 13 Beconds, ilrll l KUHS Pelicans Friday night at for Medford fans. Upper left, as thi time runs out on his prep Weed League Winner Weed High School's Cougars cap tured their fourth straight Siski you County League basketball title Friday night on their home floor by dumping Mt. Shasta, 63-51. Gor don Chambers hit 29 points for the losers, while hlith point-getter for Weed was Jim Wilson with 20. In the B game, Weed walked off with a 65-44 triumph to sweep the eve ning's action from Mt. Shasta. Y OUWIN! O FORMER f OWNER'S Ji NAME Xf LISTED I J IMPROVE MENTS HISTORY f ACCIDENT J VJ "GET THE USED CAR HISTORY" ONLY Parker Pontiac 4-Wheel Drive Headquarters 606 So. Sixth Phone 8124 See foniqht'i lilt of "Goodwill" used can in the classified section. at 91-51 and then at 57-all with only five minutes remaining. Allen Herring tossed in a hook shot and added a free throw then for a lead that UCLA never re linquished. Ken Nanson of Oregon Slate managed a long set shot to cut the gap to 60-59, but that was the last score by the losers. Taft scored six straight points at that juncture, and the Bruins pulled steadily away thereafter. Coach Slats Gill of On; in State used a sone defense, end it thwart ed the Bruins through three-fourths of the game. But the Bruins came up with some tight defensive play of their own in the second half, limiting the Slaters to 20 points In that period, to pull out the vic tory. The box: ITLA O F P T Herring, f 4 6-8 S 14 Burke, f 4 1-2 19 Halsten, f 0 0-0 10 Rogers, f 0 0-0 0 0 Nnulls, e 6 2-3 3 14 Taft, g 8 2-3 3 IB Banton, g 4 9-12 3 17 Adams, g 0 0-0 0 0 Totals U 20-26 14 72 OREGON STATE G F P T Oambee, f 3 1-5 5 7 Allord, f 9 10-11 1 28 Wilson, f '10-0 0 2 Fredericks, t . 0 '0-0 0 0 Moss, c 3 2-4 0 8 Nanson, g 4 0-0 4 8 Faulus, g .2 2-3 5 8 Hnynes, g 0 0-0 0 0 Totals 22 15-23 15 59 UCLA 32 4073 Oregon State 39 2059 PrinevilSe Mat Men Fall To KUHS Pels Klamath Union's wrestling sauad closed out their duel meet season Friday afternoon at Pelican Court by thumping the Prlnevllle Cow boys, 82-30, in a non-conference grappling match. The 'win was Klnmath's ninth of the season against four setbacks. With their dual season out of the road, Klamath will open a defense of Its district wrestling crown at Ashland's Southern Oregon College next Thursday, Friday and Satur day as the prep mat men in tnis district seek to gain berths In. the state mat tournament the following weekend at Corvallls.' Klamath has won the last six district titles, and are heavy favorites to make It number seven next weekend. . Conch Dutch Simons' grapi)lrs 1 stcamrolled over the Cowboys from Central Oregon Friday afternoon in a 21-bout match- Instead of wrest ling a full varsity schedule and only part of a Jayvee match, the two coaches agreed to count all 21 bouts towards the varsity team score. Klamath swept up 14 of the 21 bouts, and drew In another, while Prlnevllle settled for one split and six wins. Pelicans scoring falls were Gary Cramer. Ken Kuhlman, Richard Berg and Darryl Peterson, a total of four. Ten decisions were snared by Pelican grapplers as Jim Brown, Oary Roberts, Oary Price, Bill Stelner, Dave Lceling, Gilbert Rob erts, Ron Phalr, Burnard Hurd man. Harold Doy and Dan Hitch cock all outpointed their Prlnevllle foes. The other Klamath scoring came as Roy Ropp battled Prine vllle's Dick Woods to a deadlock. Klamath's O. B. Simons suffered a loss by fall, while Bill Budorek and Larry Badorek also were flat tened by Prlnevllle opponents. Jei- ry Alley and Bob Harshbarger were two other Pelicans bowing before pins. The only other points regis tered by Prlnevllle came when the Pels' Larry Bender suffered a loss by decision. AT . , . HIS. " itjrFJlfi
