FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1958
VERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
PAGE NINE
OTI Cagers Host Portland
Vikings In Doubleheader
The OTI Owls, currently tied I of John Frederick and' Gary Roy
wim me buu uea Kaiaers lor lirst
place on the OCC ladder, tangle
with the Portland Slate Vikings in
a two-game series beginning to
night at 8 o'clock on .Mile High
Court.
The vastly improved Viks, boast
ing a three game win streak after
having downed Oregon College of
Education in their most recent
win, face the task of trying to get
by the Owls who thumped them
twice at the first of the season.
This two-game test climaxes the
annual four game series between
the two schools.
Starting for Wally Palmberg's
Owl five will be John McCutcheon,
Truman Williams, Charlie Bogle,
Jerry Fasteen and John Rhine.
This competent group will do their
utmost to protect the OTI stand
ings, which show that the Owls
have garnered a 73 point-a-game
average to a 57 point mark for their
individual opponents. The Owls
boast a sparkling .465 mark for
shots from the field and a not-so-impressive
.670 from the free
throw line.
Viking coach Sharkey Nelson is
expected to start his usual lineup
at forwards; Stan Weber at cen
tor; team captain and present con
lerence high-scorer, John Winters'
at one guard slot, while little Tuf
ty Scrivens will fill the remaining
guard post.
The Viking attack, which cen
tered around Winters earlier in the
season, has become better bal
anced of late as all five regulars
nave oeen scoring with regularity
and should present added defen
sive problems for the vaunted
Owls to solve. Roy, who contrib
uted 31 points in the last three
games, and Weber, who counted
14 tallies in the PSC win over
OCE, have supplied a much-need
ed scoring punch, to make the
Viks a crew not to be taken lightly,
Tonight's preliminary game is
between the National Guard quin
tet and the Owl JV squad, with
the starting whistle sounding at
6:30 p.m.; Saturday's prelim will
pit the Jayvees against a squad
from Brooks-Scanlon of Bend.
It was noted that special caution
will be taken to make sure that
the road to the Owl gym will be
kept free of ice or snow, regard
less of the weather.
Commission Report Shows
Good Wintering Bird Count
The following table presents a comparison of wintering water
fowl for the past six years.
Coach
Editor's Note: This is the first
of a series of articles on Basin
coaches.
By WAYNE SCOTT
Wally H. Falmberg, scrappy
Oregon Tech Owl boss, is a coach
of whom it has often been said
"Wally could make a basketball
player of a small turtle.
Vtnue tnis statement may or
may not be true, it is certainly
a known fact that a Palmberg
coached team seems to have an
edge over its opponent.
In his fourth year at the Mile
High school, Wally has already
racked up one OCC championship
and appears well on his way to
another.
Wally, who will gladly tell you
he was born at Astoria, Oregon
seems reluctant to mention just
when the event took place. Suf
fice to say that he has a son,
Wally Jr., 15, a likely-lookine KU
trosn eager and a daughter, Fran
ces, 10, who are supervised at
home by Wally s lovely wife, Lois.
1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 .
Jucks 368,721 387,790 305,274 368,952 ' 616,029 567,228
Geese 36,018 60,257 38,578 64.841 66,734 45,490
Brant ' 1,509 1,560 1,686 2,073 . 1,493 2,778
Coot 35,189 20.539 33,887 42,157 23,559 17,181
Swan ' 1,302 . 3,275 1,908 7,477 3,996 5,786
Total 442,739 '473,421 381,333 485,500 711,811 638,463
Waterfowl inventories recently
completed show an excellent pop
ulation of wintering birds only
slightly below the high count of
last year, the Oregon Game Com
mission reported. Final tallies dis
close more than 638,000 birds as
compared to some 711,000 last
year.
The waterfowl inventory began
on January 4 by 23 game com
mission biologists working in co
operation with the' U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service and was com
pleted on January 10. Five light
aircraft were used by both agen
cies covering 1,300 miles. Aerial
counts were made along the Co
lumbia and John Day rivers, in
Coos and Curry counties, and in
the Klamath Basin. Waterfowl
counts in other areas were ' made
on foot or by car.' ,.
Most abundant bird in the" state
was the mallard with a tally of
more than 316.000 birds. PoDUla-
tions of baldpate followed with a
tally of around 84,900 birds. Pin
tails were third on the list with
to 28 wood ducks and two old
squaw. Total duck population num
bered slightly more than 567,000
birds.
Goose Inventories show . consid
erably less numbers than a year
ago. About 45.000 geese, mostly
Canadas, were tallied as compared
to more than 66,000 last year.
Black brant, coot, and swans
made up the rest of the total win
tering population.
Again as last year the Colum
bia' River, Cold. Springs and Mc
Kay reservoirs carried more birds'
than usual. Some 300,000 birds, al
most half the entire wintering pop
ulation, were found in these areas
from The Dalles eastward. Other
areas where wintering waterfowl
were abundant included Columbia
and Multnomah counties with a
tally of. about 111,000 nirds, .Lane
County in the south Willamette
Valley with about 86,000, and Coos
County along the coast with a tal
ly of some 33,000 birds.
Although fewer waterfowl were
counted than last year, the nun
some 74,600 birds. Populations ofjber is considerably higher than
other ducks were much fewer in the five year average of 498,960.
number ranging from around 10,- Prior to last year s peak figure,
700 ruddy ducks, 7.600 green- the highest tallies were 485,500 in
winged teal, 5,700 scaup, and down 1 1!);6.
Campy Not Much Better
GLEX COVE, N. Y. (UP) Roy panclla is improving faster than
Campanella showed continued im
provement today in his battle to
shake off the paralysis that set jn
after he suffered a broken neck
in last Tuesday's automobile acci
dent. "The patient spent a better day
(Thursday 1 than Wednesday," the
latest bulletin from Glen Cove
Community Hospital said. "His
temperature is moderately elevat
originally expected but that he re
mains on the critical list. Gilford
said the Los Angeles Dodgers'
three-time National League Most
Valuable Player "has been a good
patient.
Ruthe Campanella, Roy's wife,
visited his bedside Thursday and
reported, "he looks much more
cheerful and is even telling
jokes." Dave, Roy's 16-year-old
ed-which is expected. There is's, nailer u .viaiicy, presiacni m
further improvement in feeling le """6" uel 1 r c"
which is now present over the ab- Dodger team physician, were oth
domen. Paralysis in his legs is!" "
unchanged."
PALMBERG ... . Qwl Coach
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GLEN COVE, N Y. An
infection in the right lung added
complications Friday to the re
covery of Roy Campanella. who
remains on the critical list.
The hospital reported that the
Los Angeles catcher, who suf
fered a broken neck in an auto
mobile accident early Tuesday,
had a rise in temperature Thurs
day night as a result of the lung
condition.
A tube was inserted in his
Canadiens Yawn
At Hockey Lead
By VNITED PRESS
The Montreal Canadiens have
difficulty stifling yawns over the
National Hockey League "race"
"but they're pulling out all the
stops to set a new single - season
team scoring record.
Coach Toe Blake's high-scoring
sextet romped over the Detroit
Red Wings, 7-0, Thursday night
throat for removal of mucous and land now have scored 181 coals in
his temperature was lower Friday 48 games for an average of 3.77
morning. Doctors said he had a I per game. They need only 55
comfortable night. j goals in their remaining 22 games
.Meanwhile, there was no change an average of 2.5 per contest-
in Campanula's partial paralysis, to equal the season mark set Dy
Coaching has been Wally's nro-
fession since his graduation from
ObC, with the exception of a three
year period, during which time
ne was employed in marine con
struction. As a college athlete, Wally
earned the distinction of making
Slats Gill's All - Time Best which
was compiled over Gill's 29-year
tenure as OSC basketball mentor
in eight separate classifications.
Perhaps Wally's most deserved
"bests" are those of "most natural
player" and "hardest fighter." .
Palmberg started his coaching
career at Astoria and spent seven
productive years at the coast
school. In addition to winning the
district title eacn of the seven
years, his teams won the state
prep championship twice and col
lected a third, fourth and a fifth
in state tournaments during the
period. A single season spent at
Baker High was relatively unpro
ductive by Palmberg standards.
Products of Wally's efforts in
clude 26 basketeers who have gone
ahead to play first string basket
ball for many major colleges. Not
able among these are Cliffie Cran
dall, All-America from OSC, Stan
Williamson, All-Coast star 'from
the University of Oregon and Ward
Paldanius, presently coach of North
Salem high, the team which is so
highly rated in today's prep stand
ings. When asked for an opinion on
his current Owl quintet. Palmberg
said, "This club compares verv
favorably with our last year's con
ference champions. If anything it
is stronger of the two, but I feel
they lack the polish of the '56-'57
crew.
Should you have a chance to see
this year's Owls in action against
the Portland State Vikings this
weekend at the Mile High floor,
watch for the slightly built,, brown
haired gentleman in street clothes
who appears to be playing every
minute of his squad's ball game
from the bench. If, by the re
motest chance, the Owls should
leave the court with a halftime
deficit, it is worth the price of
admission, to see what a Palm
berg inspired ball team can do in
the second period.
By OSCAR FRALEY
NEW YORK (UP) Baseball
made certain today that the stars
will play in the All-Star game.
For 11 years it has been a bal
lot "fiasco" in which fans across
the nation voted for their favor
ites. It became a real farce last
year when a Cincinnati landslide
would have made the National
League team an all-Redleg aggregation.
The difficulty wasn't in the bal
loting of the fans but in the fact
that the ballots weren't actually
counted.
So Commissioner Ford Frick
announces that the teams now
will be selected by the men who
should know best who are the real
"All-Stars." National League play
ers, coaches and managers all
will vote for the National League
team, voting only for opponent
players to preclude ballot box
stuffing for teammates.
The American Leaguers will
pick their league's team in the
same manner and the ballots for
both teams will be counted by the
commissioner's office.
."It was simply an impossibility
to count the six million ballots
last year," Frick admitted in
wiping out the poll conducted by
250 newspapers and radio stations.
There was one case, Investiga
tion disclosed, where one ballot
was selected out of each 100 bal
lots w'.th that one ballot being
used for the entire 100 votes.
In another instance, a cross'
section of the voles was taken
and then the entire load of ballots
was weighed to determine how
many ballots had been received.
The vote then was simply a
matter of multiplication.
Then, too, there was the matter
of "overbalance" such as the Cin
cinnati vote of last year. In the
final week of voting a landslide:
of 550.000 Cincinnati votes was re
ceived. It would have meant an
all-Cincinnati team starting for
the National League.
Frick knocked off three of them
-Gus Bell, Wally Post and
George Crowe on the theory that
such players as Stan M u s i a 1 ,
Hank Aaron and Willie Mays de
served prior All-S tar ranking.
Even Birdie Tebbetts, the Cincin
nati manager, would go along
with that thinking.
But, while it was the greatest
voting swindle since Tammany
Hall voted tombstones, it also
proved the fallacy of the All-Star
balloting setup.- v
There possibly may he some
bugs in the new system. Frick ad
mits, but it's a start in the right
direction.
The Klamath Racing Association.
the group who has staged the local
hardtop races for the past seasons,
has assumed the responsibility of
working with local high school stu
dents in organizing a Junior Rac
ing Association.
The parent organization, headed
by President Buff Runnels, with
Ray Brackman and Bud Cook serv
ing as advisers are working in co
operation with the Klamath Coun
ty Juvenile Department, headed
by Francis Mathews, in an effort
to afford mechanically minded
youngsters an opportunity to give
vent to a normal desire for speed
and automo-batics in a safe, su
pervised activity far from the city
streets and highways.
The youngsters, who must be 16
years old and a senior in high
school, will compete amongst
themselves on the KRA's track for
trophies, in supervised races to be
held in conjunction with the adult
club s program.
Every possible safety precaution
has been taken as to the inde-
structability of their racers, which
must be provided and maintained
by its youthful owner. Sturdy roll-
bars must be installed, airplane
type seat belts welded to the
frame, extensive plate shielding
for driver protection and gas tanks
placed inside the car, all to meet
the rigid specifications of an adult
safety and technical committee,
Each driver will be provided
with a proven crash helmet and
must pass strict driving tests be
fore being allowed to compete.
The KHA will hold driver-training
courses in addition to a mechan
ical course on the building and
maintenance of a motor.
As a name for their organiza
tion, the teeners have picked
"Klamath Junior Racing Associ
ation" and have picked a board
of officers, drawn a set of bylaws,
a complete set of technical speci
fications and racing rules, to be
adhered to rigidly under penalty of
being expelled from the association.
President of the junior group is
Dave Blevins, vice president Tony
Bonotto. Jim Hakanson, secretary.
Richard Dick, treasurer while serv
ing on the advisory board are Po
lice Sgt. Odell Olson, juvenile of
ficer Francis Mathews, KRA prexy,
Runnels, Ray Brackman and Bud
Cook.
The club members will be iden
tified by a plainly displayed club
emblem on their jackets and automobiles.
' When questioned about the nec
essary precautions for the safety
of the boys. President Runnels said,
"This isn't a thing that has sprung
up overnight. Every possible as
pect of safety, Insurance, educa
tion and guidance for the boys has
been well thought out and planned
in advance. Parents of these boys
are welcome to attend their meet
ings and training programs and
see just how well these lacis con
duct themselves."
Sgt. Olson of the city police had
this to say, "I feel that a prop-
Campanella May Prove Hard
Patient To Keep Hospitalized
crly supervised program of this
type, will be an ideal approach to
some of our teen-age driving prob
lems. The club members have an
opportunity to reflect a lot of cred
it on themselves and their school
mates, provided of course, tliat they
maintain the right attitude, it s an
up to them.
Famed Hunter
To Show Wild
Life In Color
Some of the nation's best out
door color photography will be on
display Monday and Tuesday, 8
p.m., at Mills auditorium, when
internationally renowned wildlife
photographer Jim Bond screens
his latest technicolor productions.
'The Mule Deer," "The X-Ring"
and "Saskatchewan's Fabulous
Fishing."
Bond is known as one of the
world's greatest and most daring
big game hunters, but he is far
better known for his supurb cam
era action shots of live animals.
Some of his sequences are being
used in both Hollywood and New
York and he recently completed
a series of programs for the Trans
Canada TV network.
His newest color film, "T h e
Mule Deer." has taken Bond into
the best deer ranges where he
spent more than a year in photog
raphing this wary animal. This is
a complete life cycle story that
covers the deer from the tiny
fawn to maturity. The picture
shows many big bucks. Even the
predator, the mountain lion, plays
a part in this colorful film.
"The X-Ring" is the best of all
Bond's Alsaka Yukon wildlife mo
tion pictures with a number of
giant bull moose, enraged grizzly
bear, captivating caribou, moun
tain sheep and a half million Jionk-
ing geese doing the acting,
The fishing picture shows the un
touched wilderness of Upper Sas
katchewan's 30,000 lakes and
streams and its 20-pounders try
ing to tear up light tick'.
The Klamath Junior Chamber of
Commerce'-is sponsoring the Jim
Bond show. It promises to be in
teresting and educational enter
tainment.
NEW YORK (UP) -Any day
now, Roy Campanella is going to
prop himself up on his hospital
bed and Inquire:
"Hey Doc. when am I gettin'
out of here?"
Campy hates hospitals. He's
been in so many that some of his
Los Angeles Dodger teammates
kiddingly call him "Doctor KU
dare."
Hospitalized with a cracked left
kneecap in July of 1955, he com-
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"That's it, Icy calm! As if you
were listening to music from
some far away place!"
BALL
FARE
FRIDAY
Oregon Tech vs. Portland State at
OTI v
HIGH SCHOOL
Gilchrist vs. Bly at Ely
llonnnzn vs. Chiloquin at Chlloquln
Henley vs. Malln at Malin
Sacred Heart vs. Merrill at SHA
SATURDAY
COLLEGE
Oregon Tech vs. Portland State at
OTI
HIGH SCHOOL
KU Jayvees vs. Malln at Pelican
Court
KU Wildcats vs. Malin JV at Pell
can Court
Four Northwest
League Teams
Schedule Action
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Two of the top teams in the
Northwest Conference have no
conference games scheduled this
weekend, but the other four all
will play counting games.
First place Linfield (5-1) goes
out of the conference to meet
Oregon College of Education at
McMinnville.
Willamette, (6-2), tied for sec
ond place, is idle.
The other team tied for second
place, Lewis and Clark, (3-1), will
have a chance to move ahead of
Willamette when it plays Whit
man (2-3) Friday and Saturday
nights at Walla Walla.
Pacific, winless in six confer
ence starts, will go to Caldwell
Friday and Saturday for a pair
with College of Idaho.
DANDY DOUBLES
MIAMI, Fla. (UP) Longshot
players who dabble in the daily
double should be smiling again at
Hialeah Park. Wednesday's double!
returned $1,426 and Thursday
Rancpero 2nd and Whip Out, a
pair of outsiders, won the first
two races for on $869 return.
Yale hockey players Tom Crosby
and Henry Pillsbury both come
from Wayzala, Minnesota.
plained his nerves were being
"worn to a frazzle" from follow
ing the Dodger games on radio
and television. . .
It got so bad that Campanella
put on his clothes one day and
went out to the Polo Grounds
where the Dodgers were playing
the Giants. He came down to the
bench in his civvies and the first
one who spied him was his room
mate, Don Newcombe.
"Ain't you got the life?" New
combe needled. "Loungin around
up there, takin it easy and drink
in' all the beer you want."
Lemonade, Campanella . cor
rected solemnly.
Yeah, 111 bet youre strug-
glin'," big Newk continued.
Tm fixin on c 0 m 1 n DacK
cause 1 figure you miss me."
"Darn right- I do," Newcombe
grunted. "They gave me a new
roomie Sandy Amoros, ana ne
snores somethin' awful.. That
wouldn't be so bad, 'cept lie does
it in Spanish."
Campanella never could stand
inactivity and it invariably puz
zled him to see another ball play
er loaf.
"How can they do it? he d ask.
"How can they, stand out there
and play ball if they don't want
to do it? Me, I guess baseball's
in my blood. I just gotta play or
else I'm miserable. No sir, I
couldn't have gone through all
those seasons of playing 200
games a year if I didn't enjoy
it."
Although he never gained
Jackie Robinson's fame as a
speaker, Campanella often
amazed listeners with nis cracker
barrel type philosophy on all sub
jects. When there was talk about
governmental anti-trust legislation .
against baseball not so long ago, .
the portly Dodger receiver
summed up the situation this
way:
"They can sit in Washington
and debate this and that. But I
want to tell everybody this. Base
ball will do more, for the things
which this country stands for than
all their elocution. We aren't wor
ried about who caught or hit the
balj hls nationality or his poll
tics but only about the guy who
wants to .win. . ,
Word from Community Hospital
in Glen Cove, Long Islandi where
Campanella was admitted Tues-.
day following his near-fatal auto
mobile accident, is that tne irre
pressible Dodger receiver has' be
gun "telling jokes."
It s the oest sign - campy ever
has given.
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at Mills School and saw the Na
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and the Gun Store roll to a crush
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craft quint. I
Top point-producer for the Gun
ners was R. Waldo who collected
a neat 19 tames. Kunnerup was
teammate R. Strieby with 10. High
for the luckless Craft five was Rop
er who registered eight.
The Gun Store hit a creditable
10 for 14 trys at the free throw
line while the Mouldingcraft squad
collected only 7 for 15.
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He has regained some feeling as
far down as his abdomen but there
is still no sensation in his legs.
Among the hundreds of tele
grams and cards received by the
were
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Dickie Moore, the league's lead
ing scorer with 63 points, notched
two goals Thursday night to pace
the assault on Terry Sawchuk. He
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ing him a speedy recovery.
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