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Friday, November 21, 1958
Coast Grid Teams To Face
Traditional Foes Saturday
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Traditional battles Saturday
should decide the west's Rose
Bowl representative and bring to
a close the football history of the
Pacific Coast Conference.
The nine-member organization
dies next June 30 following tumul
tuous years of disagreements.
With four teams, headed by Cal
ifornia's Bears, still in the running
for the bowl bid, the finales bring
.even more than the usual inter
est. California hosts Stanford. Wash
ington State meets Washington at
Spokane. Southern California
pl('s UCLA at Los Angeles and
The good people of Merrill take their football serious
ly .. . and not just because their Huskies stand a better-than-average
chance of becoming the State B champions,
either. It seems they always have. Not an uncommon thing
throughout the grid season, regardless of the site of the
game, was for Merrill fans to outnumber those cheering for
the hometeam (Malin-Merrill game excepted.) Last week
end, for example, business in Merrill came to a standstill . . .
just about everyone went to Maupin to see the Huskies win.
1ms week the town Is literally
covered with signs boosting and
boasting the Huskies and Iheir
semifinal game with the Umatilla
Vikings Saturday. The signs
aren't exactly showcard master
pieces ... but they get the mes
sage' across. When one pays
visit to a Merrill business house
and inadvertently falls to see the
signs, it's a six-two and even bet
that someone will make sure the
Huskies get Into the conversation
Seems to pay off. . . . The Husk
ies win a lot of games.
It has been suggested that I re
frain from betting on the football
team that 1 would like to see win.
Seems I put the "Kiss of Death
on the situation. My last victim
was the Marshfield Pirates.
Have taken the suggestion under
advisement l . . especially since
the wife casually mentioned that
my "idiotic sentimentalism" was
undermining the grocery budget
As I am so lond of saying, "Well,
you can't win 'em all." Believe
me, I didn't. . . . Plus the fact
that I had to pay for seats at
Mcdford.
Since I obviously haven't been
able to contrive a method for one
of my choices to beat Medtord this
year, I might just as well climb
on their bandwagon. ... Of
course, I'm fresh out of choices
anyway.
I pick Medford to beat Pendle
ton tomorrow night. ... No wag
er rides with my conviction (and
the little voice said, "this is your
chance to get even, fool. )
Without a doubt it can be said
that coach Fred Speigelberg's
Black Tornado has one of the fin
est defenses ever to step onto a
high school football field.
If you expect to get any yard
age against Medford, you had bet
ter be content with the midfield
area. The Marshfield Pirates out-
gained Medford 154 yards to 123
on the ground; 111 to 14 in the
air 'and still penetrated deeper
than the 23 yard line just once.
They got to the 10 that time, but
no fitther. The Tornado feels very
tenderly about the vicinity of its
own goal line.
Marshfield could have won if It
hjdn't been for fumbles but then
a good bet they wouldn't have
fumbled if the Medford- defenders
hadn't tackled so hard.
Medford scored Its winning sev
en points by suckering the Pirates
into believing they were going to
try a field goal, the same way
they won their first contest this
season. Off the field try setup on
a fourth down situation, quarter
back Bob Pond took a direct snap
then flipped a nine-yard aerial to
Gerry Lyons in the end zone. Pond
booted one through the posts for
the extra-point and from here on
the defense took over.
Medford, should they get past
Pendleton, faces the acid test
the following week. In an immovable-object,
irresistible-force type
game the Tornado will meet the
high-scoring Jefferson Democrats
for the state crown.
If ever a defense got a test
, , , this should be it.
The 1958 football season on the
high school level has seen some;
fine defensive efforts and all too I
ften the boys who have earned j
the credit ... the workhorses who
never get a chance to handle the
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
Oregon engages Oregon State at
Corvallis.
California, paced by split T for
mation quarterback Joe Kapp. can
take the title with a victory over
the pass minded Indians of Stan
ford. But should the Bears lose
the bowl race could become tight
er than ever with a conference
vote needed to decide things.
In the PCC, California boasts a
5-1 record followed by Washington
State and Oregon State at 5-2 and
Southern California 4-2. The extra
victory by the two state teams
came at the expense of Idaho
Because the Vandals play only
three PCC teams, the extra tri-
BILL BEASLY
. Merrill defender
ball or rack up any points . . .
go almost unnoticed except, per
haps, for a passing comment at
the time by the spectators. A fan
may notice' the number on his
jersey and mean to take a glance
at his program to see who the lad
is . . . but the next play is on
him so quickly that he may not
get around to it and so the boy
may be forgotten.
Three of the best defensemcn
this writer has been privileged to
see this year are KU's Cliff Faugh,
Medlord's AlFunston and Mer
rill's Bill Beasly.
Beasly, who will see action to
morrow in the Merrill-Umatilla
game at Merrill, stands only 5-6
and weighs 150 pounds . . .not
exactly a giant guard. But he gets
the job done. He has earned the
praise of his coach and team
mates - and has exacted no little
respect from the boys who have
tried to get through or past his
spot in the line.
Signs of the times ... in Med
ford. A possible source of some
of the success enjoyed by the
Black Tornado over the football
years may be the attitude reflect
ed by a situation that sees the
city superintendent of schools con
duct a first-aid and stretcher bear
ers class each year for boys whose
physical attributes keep them from
playing football but whose sincere
desire to be close to the game
and their team makes them want
to help in any way possible.
Turkey Shoot
Slated Sunday
The' gunsmithing class of Ore
gon Tech has scheduled a turkey
shoot at the OTI Range this Sun
day, November 23. Continuous
shooting will be held from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
There will be turkeys and hams
for winners in both ladies and
men's events. The public is invit
ed. Refreshments will be available
on the shooting grounds.
TURKEY SHOOT
SUNDAY - Nov. 23
Beginning at 12 NOON
SPRAGUE RIVER
Sponsored by Sprague River Fire Department
AT GRAVEL PIT
For Rifles and Shotguns
Luna Will Be Available At Shoot
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umph has little or no bearing.
Confusing things further: Ore
gon State beat California. Wash
ington State beat Oregon State but
lost to California and Southern
California beat Oregon State and
Wshmgton State but lost to Call
fornia.
Kapp remains the leading
ground gainer in the PCC and the
reason California must be favored
to beat Stanford before a crowd
of more than 80.000. Big Joe has
piled up 540 yards rushing and 591
passing for a total of 1,131, third
best in the nation.
Stanford depends on the throw
ing of quarterbacks Bob Nicolct
and Dick Norman. The latter is
a sophomore who connected on 21
of 31 throws last week as the In
dians lost to Oregon State.
The Beavers of OSC, with a
strong running attack led by full
back Nub Beamer and tailback
Dainard Paulson, figure too tough
for the Oregon Ducks who have
lost four of their last five games.
Washington State's Cougars had
Bobby Newman ready for spot
duty against College of the Pacif
ic last Saturday but he wasn't
needed as Dave Wilson directed
the club to a 34-0 victory.
The weather at Spokane, howev
er, may be against the passing
game as the Cougars of WbC play
Washington. Five inches of snow
fell Monday and Tuesday and
there is every indication the grid-
ders will play in mud.
Oregon State
Ruled Slight
Pick Over UO
CORVALLIS, Ore. 'API-Ore
gon State College, still clutching
to a sum nope tor the Rose Bowl
will be a one-touchdown favorite
over Oregon in their traditional
football game here Saturday.
The Beavers, after a series of
costly injuries throughout the sea
son, have appeared to be just
about 100 per cent physically fit
in workouts here this week.
Oregon will be without regular
halfback Charlie Tourville, who is
hampered by an injury, at least
as a starter, but the rest of the
squad is in good condition. Tour
ville will be replaced either by
Len Read or Don Laudenslager,
both experienced and talented
Other starting Oregon backs
will be Dave Frosz at quarter
back, Willie West at left half, and
Marian Holland at fullback.
In the line Oregon will have
Ron Stover and Alden Kimbrough
at ends, Jim Linden and Darrell
Aschbacher at tackles, Bob Frot
tkau and Will Reeve or Joe Schaf-
fcld at guards, and Bob Peterson
at center.
Grimm Mason has shaken off
a knee injury and probably will
start in the key tailback position
in uregon Mate s single wing of
fensive. He is backed up by Paul
Lowe, a dangerous breakaway
threat, and Dainard Paulson.
The rest of the secondary will
be Nub Beamer, a star in last
week's victory over Stanford, at
fullback: Earnel Dtirden at wing-
back and either Derald Swift or
Gary Lukchart at blocking back.
Coach Tommy Prothro expects
lo start a line made up of Don
Thiel and Aaron Thomas at ends
Ted Bates and Ed Kaohelaulii at
tackles; Sonny Sanchez and Cap
tain Jim Brackins at guards; and
Bruce Hake at center.
Bates, a 215-pounder who is
being boosted by Oregon State
backers for All America rating,
will be closely watched by more
than 21,000 fans expected to at
tend. Last year Oregon State unset
Oregon, which later represented
the Pacific Coast Conference in
the Rose Bowl, 10-7.
GRAY PICKS LOCKWOOD
MONTGOMERY. Ala. UPI-
Southern forces announced today
they have picked Don Lockwood,
215-pound Tulane tackle, to bol
ster the Dixie forward wall in the
annual Blue-Gray football classic
here Dec. 27. Earlier, two Ten
nessee stars, end Tommy Potts
and fullback Carl Smith, accep
ted bids to play in the nationally
televised game.
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NO TIME FOR REST The
ball championship, take few, if any, time-outs these days as they go all out in prep
aration for their state B semi-final football game with the Umatilla Vikings Saturday.
Shown directing a portion of his squad through pass-defense drills is coach Al Keck;
the group worked in sub-freezing temperatures Wednesday. In the background can be
seen snow graded from tha practice field by the city of Merrill.
Tiger Jones,
Calhoun Will
Meet Tonight
NEW YORK (AP) One thine
about Rory Calhoun, the muscular
music lover. He always is eligible
lor the "Fighter of the Month.
Rory will be making his 10th
appearance of the year tonight
when he takes on old reliable
Ralph "Tiger" Jones at Madison
Square Garden.
Except for the fact that he has
been making money, this has not
been one of Calhoun's better
years. He was stopped for the
first time, Jan. 20 by Spider Webb
in San Francisco. He also lost de
cisions to Joey Giardcllo and
Gene (Ace) Armstrong. Now he
is No. 10 middle in the Ring rank
ings and No. 6 by the National
Boxing Assn. in the light heavy
class.
The fellow in the other corner
came with your TV set. This will
be Jones 34th television appear
ance. Only Jack Paar does bet
ter. The old Tiiier ' 30. Hasn't been
too active this year. Ha broke
even in two bouts with Kid Gavi-
Ian, another oldtimer, and lost
to Jim Hegerle. He bounced back
by stopping highly regarded Mick
ey Crawford on a 10th round TKO
Sept. 10 in Chicago.
Jones' greatest moment was his
decisive victory over Ray Robin
son in January 1955, a defeat that
almost ended Sugar Ray's come
back before it got off the ground.
Despite much shouting and con
siderable grumbling, Jones and
his manager, Bobby Melnick, nev-i
er have been able lo get Robinson
to agree to a title match.
At one stage there was solid
support for Calhoun as a top title
contender. Jones no longer is
ranked among the top 10 in the
division but he still hopes to get
another shot at Sugar Ray.
Calhoun, 24, has a 37-5-1 recorfl.
He is a solid puncher, eager to
swap but an easy target. Jones,
with a record of 45-23-4, is a thick
necked body puncher who seldom
puts up a bad fight. The Tiger
claims both Vonkers and St. Al
bans, N.Y., as his home while Cal
houn is booked out of White
Plains, N.Y.
NBC radio and television will
carry the 10-round match, start
ing at 10 p.m. EST.
Birdie Eyes
Bench Power
MILWAUKEE (API Birdie
Tebbetts, executive vice president
ot the Milwaukee Braves, says
the club's first concern will be to
strengthen its bench.
We 11 worry about second base
when we have to." he said. "We
don't think there is any need to
do anything about second and even
if there were, we re not in des
perate straits with (Felix) Man
tilla." Tebbetts, who joined the Braves'
executive family last month, made
the remarks Thursday night in an
swer to queries about second base
man Red Schocndiensl, now un
dergoing treatment in St. Louis
for tuberculosis.
Cornell's 1956 and 1957 football
teams scored exactly 100 points
each.
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"Well, It's been nice!"
City League
Cage Season
Set To Open
The Klamath Falls Basketball
Association took steps Thursday
night at the city hall to ormulatc
what may be one of the best City
League basketball programs in sev
eral years.
In the first meeting of the year,
it was announced that eight pos
sible league teams will be entered.
There is also a possibility that two
or three more teams will enter by
the deadline date, December 9.
Showing interest in City League
play are two National Guard teams.
Jayhawks, Oregon Food, Kingsley
Air Base and three unsponsorcd
clubs.
The league will play on Tuesday
and Thursday nights this year at
Conger School. Practice dates have
been scheduled tor November 25
next Tuesday) and December 2,
4 and 9. These practice sessions
are open to all league teams.
The starting time for league
play has tentatively been set for
December 11.
Also represented at the meeting
were the Chiloquin Thunderbirds, a
city team from Chiloquin. Repre
sentatives of the T-Birds were
seeking games from local teams.
Any organized team interested in
playing the Chiloquin team should
contact Phillip Nelson, Chiloquin
591.
Red Wings Tie
Montreal, 4-4
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
It used lo be that the Montreal
Forum was spoken about in a
whisper by visiting clubs in the
National Hockey League. Opposing
players were glad to get out. of
there with their lives, let alone
with an occasional victory or a tic
But somewhere along the line,
the champion Montreal Canadicns
have lost their touch on home ice.
Thursday night the Canucks
completed a run of four straight
games in wich they failed to win
at the Forum. It took a goal by
Dickie Moore late in the second
period to enable Montreal to
emerge with a 4-4 tie with the De
troit Red Wings.
The one-point gain moved pace-
setting Montreal two points ahead
in the standings. Detroit climbed
into a second-place deadlock with
the New York Rangers.
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Ott Faces
Kidney Block
Operation
NEW ORLEANS (AP)-Former
National League baseball star Mel
Ott was reported slightly improved
this morning after overnight sur
gery. But his condition was still listed
as critical. Ott may have to under
go more surgery for a blocked
kidney that threatened his life.
Ott, 49, a member of baseball's
Hall of Fame, came out of cicht
hours surgery at a New Orleans
hospital Thursday night. Doctors
described his condition as still
touch and go" but a shade im
proved.
The suburban Melairie. La..
resident and his wife were criti
cally injured last Friday night in
a traffic accident that took one
mans life near Bay St. Louis,
Miss. -
Ott was operated on last week
in Gulfport, Miss., for fractures
of both legs and internal injuries,
His wife also suffered Ice frac
tures and internal injuries and is
still confined to bed at Gulfport
Physicians transferred Ott toi
New Orleans where an artificial
kidney was availab e for use dur-
ing the surgery. He had been
making an apparent recovery, but
went back on the cri ca list and
hospital attendants' said his
cnances for survival seemed
very slim.
Ott broke into organized base-
ball at 16 with the late .Inhn
McGraw's New York Giants.
He never played for anv team
except the Giants. When he wound
up his active paving career.
wnicn extended from 1926 through
1947, he had played 2,730 games,
led the National League in home
runs four times, and had a life
time batting average of .304.
In all, Ott hit 511 home runs.
No other National League player
has ever hit that many and only
Babe Ruth and Jimmy Foxx hit
more.
In 1942, Ott became manager of
the Giants. and led the team until
he resigned July 16, 1948.
He stayed in the Giants farm
system until 1950. In 1951, he re
turned to managing with Oakland
in the Pacific Coast League. He
held that post through the 1952
season, when he left baseball and
went into the building construc
tion business In New Orleans.
He later returned to baseball as
a broadcaster for the Detroit Ti
gers.
Norris Saved
From Jury Trip
NEW YORK (AP) - Jim Norris.
former president of the Interna
tional Boxing Club, will not have
to testify before a grand jury in
vestigating corruption in boxing.
Supreme Court Justice Jacob
Markowitz Thursday quashed a
subpoena calling for Norris' ap
pearance. He held that for Norris
to appear would "endanger his
health and life.
Norris has suffered two heart at
tacks.
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Huskies, firings
To Baffle In Semis
Four of Oregon's top Class B
high school football teams head for
the gridiron Saturday in an all
out effort lo blast their way into
the final step in the chase for
the blate B football champion
ship.
The Merrill Huskies, champions
of District 5B and conquerors of
the .Maupin flcdsidcs m Ihe quar-
terlinals. will do batt c with the
determined Umatilla Vikings in
one halt of the semifinal action
Oregon Prep
Teams Enter
Semi Rounds
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Semi-final rounds of the Ore
gon high school football cham
pionships open Friday night with
Jefferson of Portland, defending
class A-l champion, heavily fa
vored.
Jefferson, A-l tillist and No. 1
in the Associated Press prep poll,
will meet tenth-place West Linn
on (he neutral Madison High
School field at Portland.
Jefferson crushed Wy'East last
weekend in a playoff opener for
its tenth victory in as many
starts tills year. West Linn was
hard pressed to get by Astoria.
Ihe Jctlerson-West Linn winner
will meet the victor in a game
between Medford, ranked No. 2
in the AP poll, and Pendleton at
Medford. Medford and Pendleton,
rated No. 9, play Saturday night.
In class A-2 Willamina, with a
10-0 record will be host to Ban-
don, 8-2, Friday night. Vale, also
10-0 and defending A-2 titlist, will
be at Eagle Point for a Saturday
afternoon game.
The class B and six-man play
off action is scheduled for Satur
day. In class B Umatilla (10-0) will
play at Merrill (9-0) in the after
noon and Yoncalla (9-0) will be
at Tillamook Catholic (8-2) in the
evening.
Culver and Alsca will meet at
Alsca Saturday afternoon for the
six-man championship.
The class A-l title game will be
played at Portland's Multnomah
Stadium next Friday night
Other final games will be
scheduled later.
Prep Pigskin
Playoff Parade
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The weekend Oregon high
school loolbali playoff schedule:
Semi-finals
Class A-I
Jefferson of Portland vs. West
Linn at Madison of Portland. Fri
day 8 p.m.
Pendleton at Medford, Saturday,
6 p.m.
Class A-2
Bandon at Willamina, Friday, 8
p.m.
Vale at Eagle Point, Saturday,
1:30 p.m.
Class B
Umatilla at Merrill, Saturday,
1:30 p.m.
Yoncalla vs. Tillamook Catholic
at Tillamook, Saturday 7 p.m.
Final
Six-Man
Culver at Alsca, Saturday, 1:30
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while Yoncalla and Tillamook Cath
olic have at it in the other.
Merrill and Umatilla kickoff at
1:30 p.m. on the Merrill field while
Tillamook and Yoncalla mix at 7
p.m. in Tillamook.
For the Huskies the venture
marks the third straight time that
Merrill squad has gotten into
the playoffs. In 1956, the first year
under tne guidance of coach AI
Keck, the Huskies were tripped
in the quarterfinals and in 1957
they were bumped off in the
semis. Tomorrow s game is the
all-important one if the Huskies
are to continue what seems the
normal progression in their quest
of a state title.
For the Vikings the try is the
first in the five year reign of
coach Mel Durant. In seasons past
the Vikings have trailed closely
Ihe poweriul Pilot Rock or Stan-
field elevens.
Coach Keck and his squad cul
minated a week of rugged drills'
in somewhat less than favorable
weather as they ran through light
specialty work this afternoon. Um
atilla, scheduled to arrive in Klam
ath Falls early this afternoon,
planned to make use of Klamath
Union s Modoc Field facilities for
a light workout in their final prep
arations. The Vikings gained their
spot in the semis by disposing of
Joseph in the quarters.
Statistically the two teams com
pare favorably; both are undefeat
ed through the 1958 season. Mer
rill fields a squad weighing an
average of 165 pounds while Um
atilla tips the beam at 162. al
though the Vikings range from the
118 pounds of end Dick Hoyt to
the 226 of lineman Gary Ostrom,
while the Huskies' smallest man
is quarterback Dennis Salvadori at
140 and the largest is 210 pound
fullback Troy Patterson.
During the season to date the
Huskies have scored 362 points
while allowing their opponents 105;
the Vikings have counted 303 to 70
for their foe.
Both squads utilize the airlanes;
Salvadori handling the responsibil
ity for the Huskies while quarter
back Dan Green and Bob Lorence
share the chore for the Viks. Lor
ence, a 195 pound fullback, is a
co-captain with halfback Delbert
Hall, and is the Vikings top point
producer.
Leading the Merrill attack is 170
pound halfback Bud Maupin, fol
lowed by halfback John Haskins
and fullback Pattorson.
In summation of their respective
squads' chances for1 a victory Sat
urday both Keck and Durant ex
pressed a hearty respect for tha
other's team and each expected a
close, hard-fought battle.
Commission Tells
New Crab Mark
PORTLAND '(AP)-The Oregon
Fish Commission said Thursday
13-million pound Dungeness
crab catch, taken along the Ore
gon coast this year, was an all
time record high. It brought the
fishermen an income of one mil
lion dollars, the commission said.
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