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IIKHALI) A.N'I) NKWS KLAMATH FALLS ORKOON
THURSDAY. MARCH 6, 1953
Thunderbirds Win iertli
I .
Chiloquin Defeats
Sprague River 74-63
IN THE CONSOLATION CHAMPIONSHIP marh of the AIMndian Elimination Tournament,
the Chiloquin Townies were victors over the Klamath Sons 5, 60-47. Surrounding a Klam
ath Son player is Arlen Souers 177), left, Dick Souers 18), Manuel Ochoa (5) and Skip
Barney 14).
THE ALL-INDIAN ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT title was
captured by the Chiloquin Thunderbirds Wednesday night
at the Chiloquin High gym, as they downed the Sprague
River quintet 74-63. Sprague-men Homer Mills (77) and
LeonV-Morgarr (00) atlempt to stop a Thunderbird from
getting his pass away.
Today's Sport Parade
Autos Bode Misery
For Dodger Players
NEW YORK (UP)-Two missed
' turns made the motor ear a sym
hoi of disaster today for the l.o;
Angeles Dodgers.
The first was on Jan. 28 when
Soy Campanella reached the end
of the baseball road as his auto-
mobile overturned. The second
came Wednesday when Duke Sni
der, Johnny Podres and Don Zim'
nier all were banged up in a
Florida crash as Snider also
missed a turn in the road.
11 The outcome of that first crash
is obvious from a baseball stand
point but only time will tell what
troubles the second will bring.
Because Snider, Podres and
Zimmer all were injured in al
ready vulnerable areas. Campa
nella, still paralyzed in his lower
extremities, nl 37 must concede
that his active baseball career is
ended. Snider, at 31, previously
was menaced by a bad knee
while Podres and Zimmer. com
parative youngsters, walked a
perilous path because of respec
tive spinal and head injuries.
Snider's knee, on which lie re
cently underwent an operation,
was injured In the Florida acci
dent. Podres suffered a seven-stitch
scalp cut and a wrenched neck,
conceivably dangerous to a bad
back condition which pains hint
constantly. .
Zimmer, who once almost died
as result of a benning, sullcied
forehead abrasions.
The key man in tins new inci
dent from a (lay-by-day playing
basis is Snider. The Duke is one
of the top power men in the Na
tional League, having hit 40 or
more home runs in each of the
lust five seasons.
Duke figured that the oil-season
operation would give him a new
lease on life. But even before the
accident he admitted that the leg.
immobilized lor six weeks, need
ed a muscle buildup.
At best. Snider said, he hoped
it would be "right well" before
the season starts.
There was no early indication
as to just how much damage the
Duke did to the tender knee when
lie rammed it against Hie steering
wheel as the tiny lurcign car in
winch he. Podres and Zimmer
were riding, left (lie road and
piled into an embankment.
But there is no question that
the wallop certainly did him no
good. Nor could it have done any
thing but threaten the dangerous
conditions of the always-paining
mires and the game but oft-bat
tered Zimmer.
Nor can you blame the Uoduers
if they wished fur the euod old
days when ballplayers rode in
carriages and figured it was a
good luck sign every time they
saw a load of barrels, flight now
the Dodgers could use a lew wag
ons lull o( kegs.
NCAA Qualifying
Bids Reopen Season
By UNITED PUKSS
Alter three months of prelimi
nary sparring, Hi teams in the
Southern and Atlantic Coast Con
ferences today "opened" the col
lege basketball season.
West Virginia won Ihe regular
season championship in the South
ern Conference and Duke
emerged on top in the ACC, but
il didn t mean a thing. Now both
terms must survive three "sud
den death" games in tournament
play lo qualify for the NCAA
championships starting next week.
Diet Southern Conference Tour
nament got underway this after
noon at Richmond. Va., with The
Citadel playing Richmond and
he!ily-favored West Virginia
facing Davidson. An evening dou
hleheader will pit George Wash
ington against Kurman and Vir
ginia Tech against William and
Mary.
Defending champion North Car
olina kicked off the ACC Tourna
ment against Clemson at Raleigh,
N.C. Other quarter-final pairings
were North Carolina State vs.
South Carolina, Duke vs. Wake
Forest, and Maryland vs. Vir
ginia. West Virginia, the ' nation's
third-ranked team, should breeze
through Ihe Southern Conference
Tournament.
Duke, however, could run into
trouble in Ihe ACC shindig. The
sixth-ranked Blue Devils lost con
ference games to South Carolina. ;
Maryland and Virginia this sea
son but still managed lo finish in
first place with an 11-3 record.
North Carolina and North Caro
lina Slate lied (or second with
10-4 marks. Frank McGuire's Tar
Heels have won 11 straight games
in Raleigh, so they figure to bci
lough, while State will enjoy the!,
usual advantage of playing on its'
home court.
The first shot also will be tired
tonight in the regional playoffs ofi
the NCAA small college tourna
ment when host Hvahsville plays
Wabash and Austin Peay meets
Akron at Kvansville, Ind. Seven
other regional playofls will be
conducted this weekend, witii the
eight survivors moving into the
championship flight at Kvansville
next week.
Wyoming can wrap up the Sky
line Conference championship to
night by beating Utah, provided
Montana knocks olf Colorado
State University.
Klgin Baylor lost ground in his
battle with Oscar Robertson of
Cincinnati or the national scor
ing championship Wednesda y
night scoring only 21 points as
Seattle tripped Idaho State, 73-110.
in a meeting between two NCAA
Tournament-bound teams. Bay
lor's point average dipped to 3.1.1)5
while Robertson remained on top'
with a 34.7B mark.
Boosters Resume
Club Activity
The Pelican Booster Club will
hold its weekly meetirfg on Friday,
March 7, at lit.'IO p.m. in the Wil-
j lard Hotel, according to spokes
Imaii Don Noel.
! The organization, presided over
j by President Harry Molatore. is
resuming its regular sessions after
I a week's postponement because of
the opening of the County B Tourna
ment. As guest speaker will be KU
coach Dean White who will present
a roundup of Pelican cage events
and discuss the coming State A-l
tournament.
Guards, Blues Win
In Victory League activity at
Mills School Wednesday night the
DeMolay Blues defeated the Moul-
dingcrnft cagers 44-38 and the Na
tional Guard quint notched a for.
feit win over Ihe DeMolay Golds.
By CLAYTON IIANNOX
Herald-News Suurls Writer
The Chiloquin Thunderbirds won
the right to represent the Klamath
Indian Reservation in the big in
vitational All-Indian Basketball
Tournament March W-22 at Chilo
quin as they dumped Sprague Riv
er 74-63 in the finals'of the local
elimination tournev Wednesday
night at Chiloquin High School.
In the first game of Wednes
day's elimination tourney sched
ule, the Chilnuiiin Tnivniev r-nn.
tured the consolation chamoiun-l
ship by downing the Klamath Sons
60-47 in easy fashion. The Townies
were knocked out of the running
by the rival Thunderbirds in the
tournament opener Monday night.
Wednesday night in the fea
tured game, the two clubs matched
each othty point for point until
the Thunderbirds were able to
pull away for good midway
through the third quarter. Sprague
River jicvcr led after holding a
16-15 lead with about three minutes
to go in the first quarter, but the
Indians were in the thick of the
light until a third period rallv by
Chiloquin knocked them olf.'bal
tance. -
.1 The Thunderbirds held a 19-17
lead at the close of the first quar
ter s action and at halftone were
in front 37-35 in a nip and tuck
game. The third quarter closed
wilh the Indians trailing 58-47
as the trend of the game had been
established.
Four points by Ivan Joe and two
more by JoJo George set the Thun
derbirds in motion in the opening
moments of the third quarter and
Sprague River dronneH hphinr! j;.
37. Sprague River pulled up to a
45-43 deficit, but Vernon Joe and
Gayior Hatcher potted field goals
to send Chiloquin back into a safe
lead.
Midway through the last period.
Chiloquin built their lead to 10
and 12 mints n thnv m3c i
the elimination triumph.
oprague Kiver s Irwin Crume led
all SCOrine with 99 nninlc Hint
for Chiloquin was George with 20
anu rvan doe with 18.
In the evening's first game, the
Townies iumoed tn a a.n
and were never in trouble as they
had an easy time in picking up
the consolation title. At the close
of the first period. Chiloquin led
12-4. The Townies kept the 12-point
spread at halllime, 32-20. In the
tnird period, Chiloquin moved out
to a 51-33 lead.
Chiloquin High basketball star
Bruce Parazoo led the Townies in
scoring with 16 points, 12 coming
in a sharp-shooting second quar
ter. Skip Barney chipped in 13 and
Chuck Ruff added 12. High for the
Klamath Sons was Eldon Cress
with 16.
Summary:
TOHXirs" icmii Parazoo 16. S. Bar
ney 13, Ruff 1J. D. Snuers 2. J. Barney
5. M Ochoa 2. J. Ochoa 4. Sandoval
4. Hebsler, Lcbeau. . Gentry 2, A.
Souer".
KLAMATH SOXS (II) Gibbons 7.
Head 1, R. Oehoa S. Wilson. Matt.
Shadlcy a. Miller 2. Cress 16. Unive.
Coie, Barkley 2.
TIHNUKKItlKllS (111 G. Hatcher
12. George :!0, 1. Joe 18, V. Joe IS.
Evans 4. Pearson. Nelson 3, Unive 2.
Hatfield. W. Hatrher.
KPKAUI'E RIVtK (ll:D Crume 22.
Mills 9. R. Red Fox. I. Red Fox 5.
David 15. Morgan 12. Coburn, Bodner.
B Tournament
Cited Success
I The B basketball tournament re
cently concluded on the OTI court
l was called one of the most suc
cessful ever held in the county by
County School Superintendent C. B.
Howe and tournament director
; Howard Bingham,
i "The cooperation of Oregon
Technical Institute was invaluable
during our 1958 tournament held
i there. The Klamath County School
i District wishes to publicly thank
'the administration and other per
sonnel for their efforts' said Mr.
Howe.
i A total attendance of 5,230 paid
land non-paid admissions grossed
'S2,915.10 of which $535.40 will go
for meet expenses with the- bal
ance to be distributed among the
participating schools o defray
their traveling expenses and add
to their athletic coffers.
Bingham made special note, that
Ihe tournament was only possible
through the commendable efforts
of Ihe various principals, coaches
nnd teachers. ' s
Pilots Whip
SOC, 83-54
MILWAUKIE. Ore. i.fl The
University of Portland defeated
Southern Oregon 83-54 Wednesday
night and won another trip to the
NAIA basketball tournament at
Kansas City next week.
Dick Jolley scored 20 points in
leading the Pilots to the district 2
championships.
In the consolation game, Port
land State, trailing by 20 points
at halftime, staged a rally to beat
Lewis and Clark of Portland 79-74
in overtime. Johnny Winters of
Portland State scored 28 points,
high for the two games.
After the contest. Kldon Fix, the
Lewis and Clark coach, was
hanged in effigy in front of the
L&C gym. A placard on the dummy
read: "Eldon Fix, Coach of the
year."
For the University of Portland,
this will be the eighth trip to Kan
sas City in the past 10 years and
the second in a row. Portland led
all the way after the opening minutes.
Huskies Enter
5-B Playoff
-Coach At Keck and Ills Merrill
Huskies embarked today j for
Ashland to meet the Talent
Bulldogs for the right to repre
sent District 5-B in the State B
Tournament to he held in
Pendleton, beginning March 13.
The playoff series will be a
best two out of three game
match. 1 '
Dunsmuir Jaycee 5
Wins Invitational
DUNSMUIR The Dunsmuir Jay
cee basketball team won the top
honors in the second annual Duns
muir Lions Club Invitational for
Town Teams, defeating Rock
Transport of Redding 76-70 in the
tinal game of the two-day tourney
Sunday night.
In the semifinals Black Moun
tain picked up a win from the
Burney Highway Club, 71-64. Other
competing teams were McColl's of
Redding. Duffy's of Chico and Yel
low Cab of Red Bluff.
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