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MONDAY, JANUARY 19. 1959 HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAGE SEVEN NFL Schedules Draft Wednesday PHILADELPHIA IUPI1 - The National Football League will complete its annual draft Wednes day and then buckle down to pleasing the players it already has under contract plus its grow ing host of fans. The 12 NFL teams, representing the nation's fastest growing pro fessional sport, recorded a record paid attendance of 3,006.124 for 72 regular season games in 1958. The Baltimore Colls and New lork Giants gave the 1959 turn stiles a big advance spin when they thrilled the nation's snorts fans by playing the league's lirst "sudden death" overtime in the Dec. 28 title game. This week the club owners will consider a pro posal to add zip to their regular season contests already thrilling enough to draw record crowds the past seven years. Under this proposal, if a team scores and is more than seven points behind, it could choose to receive the next kickoff. The scored - on team now has the choice df which team will kick or receive and practically alway choses to receive. The owners probably won't adopt this drastic change. But if they do. the trailing team would immediately go on the attack alt er a toucnoown, producing ecn closer games and more fun for the- fans. NFL clubs completed the first four rounds of their annual draft of college stars early in Decem ber. They will run off the last 26 Wednesday. The teams will pick in the order in which they fin ished the 1958 season with the poorest-record clubs leading off each round and the champion Colts selecting last each time. Professional talent scouts don't expect to find much material for their demanding game atler the first six or seven rounds but sometimes they discover some pleasant surprises. John Unitas, Baltimore s crack quarterback, was picked ninth by the Pitts burgh Steelers in 1955, was re leased and playing semi-pro foot ball when the Colts signed him Rosey Brown, New York's All League lineman, was selected 27th by the Giants in 1953 after they saw his name on an all-Negro all-America team. Business sessions, involving player relations, rule changes and other matters, may take three days after Wednesday's draft session. Wall Takes Crosby Golf Tourney Win Celtics Blast Hawks, Nats Beaten By NY By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Keeping the ledgers in the Na tional Basketball Assn. can be an overwhelming job when you try to gather all the figures together. Boston's Celtics, on the debit side in five consecutive games with St. Louis, thrashed the Hawks 139-117 Sunday. New York, runner-up to the first- place Celts in the Eastern Divi sion, extended its victory string over third-place Syracuse to six with a 120-118 triumph. Minneapolis snapped a five fame losing streak by outdistanc ing Philadelphia 119-98, and Cin cinnati handed Detroit its third straight setback, 107-88, ' in other games. Sharpshooters Bill Sharman and Bob Cousy ignited the Celtics in the third quarter and Boston out- scored the Hawks 41-19 in that stanza. Sharman was high scorer with 36 points. Cousy added 2B while Cliff Hagan led the Hawks with 28. The Knicks remained 6'i games behind Boston and moved four in front of Syracuse with their win. Getting strong performances from Mike Farmer '20 pointsi and Richie Guerin (23 pointsi the New Yorkers' 66 first-half points set a Syracuse court mark. Johnny Kerr (28 points), and Dolph Schayes, (24) led the losers. Rookie Elgin Baylor scored 22 of his 30 points as the Lakers broke it open in the second half Tom Gola with 22 and Paul Arizin with 20 topped the Warriors, Cincinnati's Archie Dees paced the Royals scoring with 18 points against the Pistons. Detroit's Walt Dukes was high for the game with 26 as the Pis tons fell 1114 games behind St Louis in the Western Division. In Saturday action, New York beat Cincinnati 117-105 and Phila delphia edged Detroit 106-104. Baylor In Uniform After Laker Promise MINNEAPOLIS (API The Min neapolis Laker management promised Negro ace Elgin Baylor today, there would be no repetition of a racial incident in Charleston, W.Va., as long as the Lakers have any voice in the matter. Baylor got back into untorm Sunday and gave fresh evidence of his value to an otherwise punch less basketball club. The big rookie hit 30 points in the Lakers' 119-98 conquest of Philadelphia. In a now-celebrated "sitdown" in Charleston Baylor declined to play in protest against being re fused lodging in a hotel. "We've told him we would see to it this never happens again," said Laker President Bob Short. "His relusal to play was a mat ter of principle with him, and 1 m certainly not going to fault him for that, even though it cost us the 'ball game. Short centered his displeasure Perkins Vies With Godih In TV Clash Wings Drop 9th Straight DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Fed Wings, champions of the Na tional Hockey League eight times in the last 10 seasons, are battling the worst slump in the club's long and storied history. "It's so bad," said Coach Sid Abel, "that we can't even blame our trouble on bad luck. We're just lousy that s how simple it is. The Red Wings bowed to the New York Rangers 4-2 Sunday night. That makes it nine straight games without a victory for the once-mighty Detroiters, who have onfy one triumph in their last 15 carries. League-leading Montreal also felt a bit frustrated today after settling for two tics in its week end action. The Canadiens played1 a 3-3 standoff with Boston Satur day and then a 1-1 deadlock with the Chicago Black Hawks Sunday night. Chicago beat the Rangers 7-1 Saturday afternoon in a nationally televised game, while the Red Wings were losing to Toronto 2-1. Boston edged Toronto 4-3 in Sun day night's other game. Chicago and Montreal each scored once in the third period Sunday night after Montreal lost Maurice Richard in the first stan za with an ankle injury. Tod Sloan put the Hawks in front before Dickie Moore produced the equali zer for the Canadiens. Boston took a 2-0 lead In the first oeriod on goals by Vic Stasiuk, each with delenseman Tim Horton in the penalty box Toronto collected a goal in the first period, but the Bruins tallied twice more for a 4-1 lead. The Leafs closed the deficit on third- NEW YORK (UPI) - Light weight Eddie Perkins is favored at 2-1 to beat Lahouari Godih in the week's only TV fight at Wash ington, D.C., Wednesday night. Godih is substituting (or veteran Cisco Andrade of Compton, Calif., who withdrew last Friday because of a severe cold. The 10-roundcr that brings to gether young -Perkins of Chicago and Godih of Oran, Algeria, at the New Capitol Arena will be televised nationally by ABC. Neither is rated among the top 10 contenders, but speedy Perkins climbing rapidly toward the rankings. In two previous TV bouts, Eddie outpointed Frankie Ryff and stopped Baby Vasquez, . Godih lost, split decisions in his fast two thrillers with Kenny Lane, high lightweight contender and Don Jordan, who later be came welterweight champion. ST. NICK'S REOPENS After a month's lapse, boxing resumes Monday night at St, Nicholas Arena, New York, with out television. Middleweights Vic tor Zalazar of Argentina and Ben ny Parct of Cuba will meet in a return 10-rounder. Parct dealt Zalazar his first defeat on Dec 15 at St.- Nick's. It broke Zalazar's victory string at 15 bouts. Welterweight champion Jordan engages Alvaro Guiterrez of Mexi co in a non-title 10-rounder at the Los Angeles Olympic Arena Thursday night. Friday night s usual fight time at 10 p.m. (est) will be used by NBC for the National Basketball Association's annual East-West all-star game at Detroit. NBC has the privilege of pre-empting two fight-dates a year for other attractions. OTHER FIGHTS The week's boxing schedule also includes: Monday: Chicago (Louis Gym) Jerry Jordan vs. Leon Rossano. Sidney, Australia: Jimmy Marti' nez vs. Clive Stewart. Providence R.I.: Willie Greene vs. Henry Jones. Boston: Wayne Bethea vs Bob Woodhall. Tuesday: Portland, Ore. Phil Moycr vs. Tony Dupas. Rich mond. Calif. Al Williams vs Hank Casey. Miami Beach Frankie Ryff vs. Robinson Garcia Thursday: Miami Ed Bcattie vs. Kenny Sulzman. on President Tom Grace of the Cincinnati Royals, the team Min neapolis played at Charleston. He said the Royals gave him their assurance there would be no prob lem over segregation in Charles ton. Because there was. Short wants the National Basketball Assn. to declare the game "no contest Cincinnati says it doesn't follow Short's reasoning and doesn't see any reason why the game shoultin t count. Baylor said Saturday he would do it again if the same situation came up in the future, and that he wouldn't have played at Charleston "if it cost my entire salary." He thanked Short for backing him up. In Charleston, Mayor John T. Copenhavcr said of the incident: "Gain has come to no one, per haps, because of the open contro versy. Charleston, as a municipal ity has nothing for which to apolo gize. It was something over which our city held no control. I regret the occurrence." Promoters of the game in Charleston contend the Lakers knew full well in advance that segregation in hotels is enforced there. Baylor and two other Negroes on the Lakers were told they would not be accepted when the team checked in at the Charleston hotel where the Lakers had reservations. The other two Negroes, Boo El lis and Ed Fleming, played in Friday night s game. The Lakers have only two more games scheduled in the South. both at Houston. Tex. In an earlier game there all Laker players, white and Negro, stayed in a Ne gro motel. Young Boxer Dies After Glove Action Willamette U. Stands Alone By The Associated Press NORTHWEST CONFERENCE STANDINGS W L Pet. Willamette 5 0 1.000 Linfield 4 1 .800 Lewis and Clark 2 2 .500 College of Idaho 2 3 .400 Whitman 1 4 .200 Pacific 0 4 .000 HOUSTON, Tex. 'API "He promised me that if he lost this light he would quit and take care oi me and the baby," said the young widow, who is an expectant mother. Pretty Mrs. Nan Davis, 20 cheered for husband Lynn, 21, as he climbed into the ring to face Billy Strolher in the welterweight linals of the Houston Golden Gloves Tournament Saturday night. Strother had four years of ama teur boxing experience to Lynn's two. Alter the first round, the edge was evident. Davis took several good blows from his short, stocky opponent and appeared unable to defend himself. Rcleree Ernie Taylor stopped it. When he came off the ring he was smiling, M r s. Davis said "Then after he sat down, he leaned back and suddenly turned white as a sheet. Doctors at nearby Jefferson Davis Hospital pronounced him dead a few minutes later. "Lynn promised he would quit fighting, she said, but neither of us really believed he would." And if he had won? "He said, 'why quit while we're winning' We just kind of laughed about it. If Lynn had won, the same thing might have happened to him. I just don t know. Dr. Joseph Jachimczyk, the county pathologist, said ho found evidence of "acute heart failure" hut the cause of death would not be established for about a week. The pathologist said Davis did not appear badly beaten although he suffered a black eye and brain swelling. Mrs. Davis expects her first child in three" months. The couple had been married a little more than a year. Davis worked as a butcher at a supermarket and tancht a Church of Christ Sundav (School class. A teammate broke the news of Davis' death to Strother, 22. He appeared stunned. this is something i ll have to live with the rest of my life." he said. "I'll probably never fight again." , PEBBLE BEACH. Calif. AP- Despite a $6.000-victory in the Bmg Crosby golf tournament, Art Wail Jr., may look up his pro golfing buddies lor a little help. The loan Pcnnsylvanian credits three colleagues fur making him the year's leading money winner, but he didn't look that way Sun day on the final nine of the 72-hole extravaganza played over three courses. Wall carded a final nine of 41 while Gene Littler was closing fast. Only a shot hooked into thd Pacific on the 18th removed the San Diego battler from contention. He was nine down and in third place when the pair started the final eight holes. By the 18th ho was only one down. Littler came to the par five 540 yard hole with Wall anything but sharp. He had three-putted both the 16th and 17th. But with a national television Exams To Slow Down Week's Cage Play High Jumper Sets Indoor World Record BOSTON (AP) - Shy John Thomas has increased his high jumping level H'a inches over tho last 300 days to reach the indoor world record. And he's just a growing boy of 17. How high can he go? "He'll do 7 leet, 2 inches some day and that's good enough (or me, says Boston University Field Coach Ed Flanagan. Some feel he'll top that figure. The Boston University freshman cleared 6 feet, inches Satur day night at the Knights of Co lumbus track meet here. A week earlier he hit 6-11 in a dual meet. Ken Wcisner set the recognized indoor mark of B-ICR in 1953. What makes Thomas' perform ances more remarkable is the speed of his advancement. Last March 1 nomas, at Cambridge s Ringe Technical High School, won the Massachusetts state schoolboy meet in 6-5U. Ten months later he had jumped 6'j inches higher. Thomas winning leap actually measured 6-U'i Saturday night but AAU rules specify such ef-1 League. forts must be cut to the nearest This left audience looking on Littler hooked his second shot into the ocean. He said he was not pressing, that he was trying for position (or a good approach. Thr TV program time ran out belore the golfers putted but view ers nui! hae known who would win. Wall look a six and won with a 279 alter shooting 34-4175 for the day. Littler and Jimmy Demaret, who started the dav in second place, tied for second with 281 and S'J.triti apiece. Wall won $4,000 for the individu al pro and $2,000 for low pro-am atcur score 252 with Nation al Amateur champ Charles Coc Littler added $1,200 to his haul as he and Art Anderson of Hollywood finished third in the pro-ain with 259. The big haul gave Wall $9,970 for three tournaments this year. He said, however, he was wor ried about his recent bad finishes. He finished second at Los Angeles and tied for 12th at Tijuana. He follows a pattern devised aft er work with fellow pros Doug Ford, a $1,250 money winner in the Crosby: Jay llebcrt, who won $712 and Mike Fetchick, who fin ished out of the money. After that final 41 Sunday, he indicated he might seek more ad vice before the Palm Springs Thunderhird Invitational starts Thursday. Finishing behind Littler and De maret were Calilornians Bob Ros- burg of Palo Alto and John Mc- Mullm from Alameda with 283 good for $1,500 each, Don Janu ary. Eastland. Tex., and Ford from Crystal River. Fla., 285 for $1,250 and Billy Maxwell, Odessa Tex. and Lloyd Mangrum, Apple Valley. Calif., 286 for $1,025. Ford picked up an additiona $1,500 for finishing second in the pro-amateur with Art Anderson, Hollywood, Calif., in 257. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A week of classroom exams for most of college basketball's mighty could turn into a week of opportunity on the hardwood for a handful of others. Half of the Associated Press' top 10, including the big four of North Carolina State, Kentucky, North Carolina and Kansas State. are idle at least until Jan. 26. While their backs are turned, opportunity beckons for the likes OC Leaders Set To Meet OREGON COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS W L Pet. Southern Oregon Portland State Eastern Oregon Oregon Tech OCE 1.000 1.000 .250 .2511 .000 There could be a new first place basketball team in the Ore gon Collegiate Conference this week. The leaders are going to play each other. The crucial games will match Southern Oregon at Portland State Friday and Saturday nights rorlland State, now 2-0, was idle over the weekend: but South ern Oregon ran its record to 4-0 by downing Oregon College ol Education 76-49. In the other Saturday night game, Eastern Oregon won its first in four starts by downing Oregon Tech 84-57. Portland State swings into ac tion this week at Monmouth Tues day nighl against OCE. On Wednesday, Southern plays at OTI. The other weekend series will match Eastern and OCE at Mon mouth. Gray Inks With Portland Bevos Ottawa Trades Duncan Rights OTTAWA .(AP) - The Oltawa Rough Riders have traded nego tiating rights for quarterback Randy Duncan to the British Co lumbia Lions. Officials of the Big Four club said Sunday night the Western Intcrprovincial Football Union club has agreed In exchange to allow Ottawa one of its Canadian college draft choices. Also part of the agreement was a stipulation that should Duncan- quarter inch. ' Anthony Tornay and The world outdoor marK is 7-1. 'yet. to be signed. PORTLAND (API Pitcher Dave Grav. a former Willamette University star, sinned his con- wno lea lowa university 10 a nose tract Saturday with the Portland Bowl victory over California New Beavers of the Pacific Coast Year's Day agree to join the Lions, the B.C. clurj would further only Jack Littrell, compensate Riders with either an of Auburn. Cincinnati, Michigan State, St. John s NH) and West Virginia and a trailer group that includes Mississippi State. St. Bonaventure. St. Louis. Oklahoma City. Seattle. Utah and Villanova, to name a few. Despite the nation's longest ma jor winning streak, now 22 games. Auburn still has been more or less overlooked in the national rank ings. Fifth-ranked at present, the Tigers have games with Georgia lech Wednesday and Georgia Sat urday in which to try to catch the eye of the experts. Cincinnati. St. John s, West Vir ginia. St. Louis. Seattle, Mar quette, and Oklahoma City teams beaten early in the season but streaking now have at least one game during the lull. The same holds true for St. Bonaventure, the only other ma jor unbeaten, once-heaten Missis sippi State and Villanova, and rugged hie conference clubs like Michigan State and Utah. Michigan State bids to take over the Big Ten lead in games with Ohio State tonight and Minnesota Saturday. Villanova (lt-1) also has a couple, with Drexel Wednes day and Providence Saturday. on Friday, West Virginia, high ly regarded despite three losses, goes against mighty Kentucky at Louisville, Utah's Skyline leaders, on a six-game streak in the last three weeks. face Brigham Young, and Seattle (12-2) plays Montana Slate. The others have Saturday dates when full scale play begins to re turn: Cincinnati (10-21 against Xavier of Ohio in the national TV game, St. John's (11-1 and eight a row) against St. Francis (NY), Mississippi State (13-1) against Murray, Ky. St. Bonaven ture in-Oi against St. Francis, Pa., St. Louis (10-2) against Drake, Oklahoma City (10-2) against Texas Christian, and Mar quette G3-H and U straight against Bowling Green. Everyone of the powers and hopefuls had a happy weekend. Top-ranked North Carolina State, idle now until Jan. 30, closed out with a come-from-behind 64- 59 victory over Wake Forest. Ken tucky, No. 2, whipped Tennessee 79-58 in the national TV game, and Kansas Stale, rated fourth, crushed Missouri 75-60. Auburn nipped Alabama 57-55, sixth-pegged Cincinnati routed Drake 97-60. The only other top tcner in action, ninth-ranked St, John's whipped St. Joseph's (Pa.) 97-72. Len Neal unstated amount another player. of money or I wfrTTC 4"! WW elfi I RUSSIA BEATS SWEDEN STOCKHOLM. Sweden UPI) Russia's ice hockey team, which recently enjoyed an unbeaten toux in the United States, defeated Sweden. 3-1. Sundav before a period goals by Horton and Ron crowd of 12,160 at Johanneshov Stewart. 'Ice Stadium. Wjllamette is all alone atop the Northwest Conference today, and it does not look as if anyone will displace the Bearcats at least this week. Only two conference basketball games are scheduled this week. Willamette will play Pacific at Salem Friday night, and then the two. teams meet again Saturday night in Forest Grove, Willamette, with a 5-0 record, is expected to sweep the scries for Pacific has won not a single game in four conference starts. The latest Willamette victory came Saturday night, when the Bearcats trounced Lewis and Clark 78-67 behind the 21 points of Tom Weston. Willamette led all the way. Pacific lost Saturday night but just barely 76-74 to Lin field. Late in the game, Don Adams sank a field goal that pulled Pa cific to within two points of Lin field, and Pacific then got the ball and called time out. That was fatal for victory. For Pacific already had used up its five rest periods and thus lost the ball. Linfield stalled those final eight seconds. In the other Saturday night game, College of Idaho beat Whitman 59-o3. Two other conference teams will see action this week but against non-conference foes Lin field at home against St. Martins Friday and College of Idaho at Northwest Nazarene Saturday. Norman Seeks Tiger Jump Into First Division Lineup U.S. Netters In Semi Play ADELAIDE (AP) - U.S. Davis Cup aces Alex Olmedo and Barry MacKay survived the sweltering heat and a five-set struggle today and gained the men's doubles semifinals in the Australian Na tional Tennis Championships with a trio of teams from' the host country. Playing spottily but strong un der pressure in the 118-degrce heat, the American combination defeated Australians Bob Hewitt and Martin Mulligan, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4, 3-6. 6-0. The men's singles are on tap Tuesday when Olmedo, MacKay and Chris Crawford of Piedmont Calif., compete in the list which also includes two Swedes, one Spaniard and 10 Australians. The next aouDies toe tor uunc do. a Peruvian who attends South ern California, and MacKay, of Dayton, Ohio, is the crack Austra lian team of Rod Laver and Bob Mark, bidding for Davis Cup rec ognition. They beat the Swedish team of Ulf Schmidt and Jan Erik Lundquist, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. Top-seeded Neale Fraser and Roy Emerson- beat John Pcarce and John O'Brien, two Aussie gi ant killers, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5. The other doubles spot was won bv veteran Bob Howe and Don Warren Woodcock and Neil Gib, son. 2-6. 3-6. 6-2, 6-1. 6-3. Earl Buchholz of St. Louis was hard-cressed to defeat Paul Gra ham Jones of Tasmania, 5-6, 6-1 6-4, and gain the quarterfinal round in the lunior division. Hucn holz had been off form in losing in the first round of the men i singles recently. By BILL NORMAN Manager, Detroit Tigers Written For UP I ST. LOUIS (UPI) You have to crawl before you walk; you have to walk before you run. And the Tigers will have to get into the first division before they can challenge the New York Yankees for the pennant. It isn't going to be easy because the Cleveland Indians, who edged us for the fourth slot last season; will be an improved ball club. Herb Score holds the key to their success. I think the acquisition of Ray Narlcski and Don Mossi, a pair of fine reliefers, will give our bull lien needed depth. Eddie Yost and Bocky Bridges, whom we also re ceived In trades, would be my Ihird baseman and shortstop re flectively IT I had to name a line iin fnr tame tomorrow. The re?t of that lineup would have Gail Harris on first, Frank Boiling on second, Harvey Kuenn and Al Kaline in two outfield spots and Charley Maxwell, John ny Francoha or Gus Zernial in the other. Our catcher would be Bob Wilson, Charley Lau or Lou Ber-beret. Punch, or the lack ol it, was one of our biggest problems last year. We were second in the league in hitting, but we were sin gles-hitters. Another league-lead ins statistic shows we lost 30 games by one run. i We were third in the league in pitching but we were last In dou ble-plays, a pretty good indication that our pitchers had to rely al most entirely on their own arms to get out of jams. Our bright spot last season, in cidentally, was our pitching. Fine work by Jim Bunning, Paul Foy tack, Frank Lary and Billy Hoeft kept us as far up in the stand ings as we finished. With Narlcski and Mossi we'll be in a far belter situation as far as relief help is concerned. What we really need Is an im proved defense and a big bat. No body on our club drove in as many as 90 runs last year. That big bat might well come from some of the promising voungsters we'll have in training camo. Kids like Steve Demctcr, a third baseman, and outlieiacrs Larry Osborne and Ken Walters might' make the big jump to the majors. Two Top Prep Clubs Battered Bv THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Two of the teams in the Top 10 of the Associated Press Oregon prep poll took a drubbing Satur day night at the hands of two other Oregon prep basketball leaders. As expected. No. 3 North Sa lem downed seventh-ranked Bea verton 47-34. But Klamath Falls fashioned lop-sided 62-46 upset victory over Grants Pass. Grants Pass was ranked fourth, and Klamath Falls sixth. OSBORN HOTEL EUGENE, ORE. Mn. i. B. rlr iu t.rlf t TkorMfhl? Motfara O People Read SPOT ADS - you are Easy on you... and your wallet Drive it and see! Yooll net only discover new power, handling ease and comfort m our new International Thicks bat greater economy as welL Bat don't go on our word atone, take an International out on your own. See now you like its get-ap-and-go spirit ... its roomy cab and bogs, weep-around wirKhhietd. Try It isj traffic or on the road. Check Ms per formance carefully. 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