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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1961)
1KRAM 4MB og!m fessMI, h gtaaeiag back at the easy UN ea the a aair of ae- apneaa to ataad eat eat Just eae, ha ahatr eaimaalty pride ad spirit aroused, sad frees tkc fad it enabled Klamath Ftlli U crack eatleaal apart news, be recognised at the tap , story a the jrtar. Although the Klamath Falls American Legion baseball team initiated its big year quietly enough, before the season was ever it had been named the' West Coast champion, and, for the first time in history, competed as one of eight teams from across the nation in the Little World Series in Hastings, Neb. The team was eliminated at ter two games in the tournament action but one of the teams to which It lost went on U become the undisputed champion of the world. From its relative obscurity as a drawing card, so far as local fans were concerned, early in the season, the team gathered momen tum and followers as it continued along the trail to the absolute epitome of youth baseball. . upon Its return nome tne team was met with the biggest and warmest welcome ever accorded any group in the history of the town. The second feature accomplish ment of the season came in foot- - ball, and again a certain lack of attention figured at the start. Only In case of the Oregon Tech Owl grid squad which set OTI history with an unbeaten, untied record, neither was the team accorded any -recognition on the national level as one of the very few teams in the country to reach the dreamed -of goal, nor was any particular accolade handed it lo cally at the finish. -. . i960 included many other indi vidual accomplishments and dis appointments as the sports calen dar ran its course but rather than to rata them in order of impor r ; By FRANK ECK ' AP Newfeatares Sparta Editor la recording the sports event af MO-a year beset' withr one -AiirnrfM altar another it mlffht Vgm 1 tan 4 V bast to ease into tha situation -month-by-month. - Jaaaary began with unbeaten -Syracuse turning back Texas, S3- .11 la tha Cotton Bawl. But In Ae Rosa Bowl, Washington : astounded Wisconsin, 444. .Mis sissippi routed LSU 31-0 m the : Sugar Bowl and Georgia beat IMisskwrl in tha Orange Bowl, :i44. t . College coaches voted for tha : return of unlimited substitutions :but tha NCAA rules committee t permitted the unrestricted use of lonly one substitute. He was called : a "wild card." The NCAA barred 'Oklahoma indefinitely from bowl games and TV football after a booster group refused to open Its books. Paul Pender of Boston gained a split decision over ex-middle-weight champion Ray Robinson ' who hadn't boxed in 22 months. "Slugger Jack Jensen quit base .ball. Tha National Football League ; named Pete RoxeUe, 33, a for ; mer basketball player, at its 160, nna a vear commissioner John -Thomas Yaised tha high jump -mark to seven feet Vh and 'Carol He its and Dave Jenkins . AUTO RACIN . Daytona SOD Junior Johnson, Roods, N.C. Indiatifpoll HO Jim Rathmann, . -Miami, ri. :KASCAR - Rod White. Spartan :ur..C. USAC-A. J. Foyt, Houston. World-Jack Brabham, (rt) Aus- : tralla. . . tralla. (rt) retained "title. IASIIAU World Series-Pittsburgh Pirates, American League New yorx . Yankees. Natajnal League-Pittsburgh. Leadina Batters National: Dick Groat, Pittsburgh, .325. Amer- .. lean: Pets Runnels, Boston, .320. Borne Runs - National: Ernie Banks. Chicago." 41. 'American - Mickey Mamie, New York 40. Buna Batted to-National: Hank Aaron. Milwaukee 126, Amer .'lean:' Roger Maria. New York ; lu. leading Pitchers Beet Percent mm 111 or mora wins' n Masai! Kmia Bmalio. St. Louii lfl-) .7ML American: Art Dit t"4r. New York (1S-I) .625. 1 mm National: Broglto f t and Warren Spahn, (rt) 1 -mmu (Jl-1). American J-a Perry. Oerelaod (lt-10) mi Cbadr btrada, Baltimore (M. Lext Earned Kens -I Ksals IOt MfcraiJck..Saa naaacCa IT Amerieaa: rraak NEWB, IRaautfc raHe, 9n. tance K would seem more proper to list them as they happened. . JANUARY At the eeacluilM of the holi day vaeattea the Klamath Ualea Pelican basketball team was dealt Ma first lew af the season, DON WILLEY . yiVi Legion captain . 2-4t, by the Medford Black Tor aade, the team to ultimately be come the Oregon State prep champion. They last agala to Medferd, 64-W. They bounced back from the losses, however, to set - an all time KU scoring mark by thump ing Central Point 97-61 as Dean Dunson scored 27 points and Paul Bishop hit 24. The Kingsley Field Jets, led by Sam Bell and Jack Peoples, the latter who was to later lose his life in an airplane accident at sea, initiated their first season of interbase competition with wins over Geiger and Larson AFBs. The Klamath Union wrestling team retained its undefeated sta tus for the month by whipping Redmond, Medford, Prineville, Grants Pass and Ashland. FEBRUARY la February the Owls moved both won a fourth straight U.S.I figure skating title. February's scene featured the eighth" Winter Olympics at Cali fornia's Squaw Valley. Carol Heisa, 20,- easily won tha women's figure--skating gold medal and Dave Jenkins, 23, beat the men to match the 1956 feat of his brother Hayes. The United States hockey team, feautring goalie Jack McCartan, won this nation's only other- gold 'medal.' Russia won seven gold medals and piled up 165ft points. Sweden finished second with 1VM, beating tha United Slates by half a point. A Pekingese, Chik T Sun of Ca- versham, -walked' off with best In show honors at the Westminster! Ohio State, paced by sophomore Jerry Lucas, turned back Cali fornia, 7545. for the NCAA bas ketball crown. Bally Ache, a horse-that cost less than 22.500, won the rich Flamingo. , March -found Boston University sophomore Thomas high jumping to a world record seven feet 2'i, Carol Heiss winning her fifth straight world figure. skating title and the Boston Celtics taking the National Basketball Association crown. Wilt (The Stilt) Chamberlain. 23, 'a rookie with the Philadelphia Warriors, rewrote the NBA rec ord books, averaging 37.6 points IASKITIALI AAU Peoria Caterpillars. Wo men: Nashville Business Col lege. NBA-Boston Celtics (rt). , , . College . , , NCAA-Ohio State. NIT Bradley. Atlanta-Duke. Big ' Eight Kansas and Kansas State (rt) lied. Big Ten Ohio State. Border New Mexico State (rt).' Ivy Princeton. M id-Atlantic Drexel Tech. Missouri Valley-Cincinnati (rt). Mountain States Utah (rt). Rocky Mountain Idaho State (rt). Southeast Auburn. Southern-West Virginia (rt). Southwest Texas. , - Western-California (rt). lOXINft Heavyweight Floyd Patterson Rockvllle Center. N.Y. ' Light Heavyweight Archie Moore (rt), San Diego. Middleweight Gene Fullmer (rt), West Jordan, Utah. Welterweight Benny Paret, Cuba. Lightweight-Joe Brown, New Or leans. Featherweight Davey Moore, Springfield, Ohio. Bantamweightr-Eder Jofre, Bra- til. 1 Flyweight Pont Klngpetch, Thai land. FOOTBALL . Atlantic-Duke. Big tight-Missouri. 1 ' si l : . I -.- i I I a iw -v rss Baaday, Jeauary I, 1MI iato first place sa the OCC lad- der with a pair af wins aver Peril and State College, aad maa aged to held the position la spite ol a less to Southern Oregoa. Before the month was aver how ever they dropped late second af' ter being beatea twice by East ern Oregoa aad oaee by SOC, KU's wrestlers lost a squeaker to Medford, their first loss, then split with Bend and Redmond. The Oregon Tech wrestling team, in its first year of reactivation, finished the season with a 5-1 record. The Malin Mustangs clinched the B League basketball crown with a 10-0 regular season then went on to capture the B tourna ment championship and placed Jim Long, Randy Miller and Rick Illian on the All-Star team. The 409th Fighter Group won the Kingsley Field Intramural bas ketball title with an 82-50 vic tory over the 827th, while Superior Troy Laundry grabbed the City League crown with an 87-57 win over Malin Ranch. The ST quint was eliminated in the state AAU playoffs by Hakkensons of Med ford. The OTI flee blew a title chance when they bowed to Oregon Col lege and the Henley Hornets were eliminated from the A-2 cage tour ney by Phoenix. MARCH The Klamath Union Pelicans highlighted March activity by fin ishing third la the state A t tour ney after taking second la the Southera Oregoa Conference be hind Medford. A last second lay up by guard Wally Palmberg topped South Salem 67-65 for the third place ranking. Paul Bishop aad Brace Brickaer were award ed berths oa the tourney All-Star team. Malin shaded St. Mary's 37-36 for the district title then went on to annex the State B title by whipping Powers 63-54. Larry Rick and Jim Long were named on the (ourney All - Star first team a game with 2,707 tallies. He made a record 1,941 rebounds. He said the opposition was too rough and planned to retire. , The Big. Ten ended its 14-year Rose Bowl pact.; I April was a good month, for.agcr Charlie Grimm of the Chica- shot putters. Hardly a week passed without Army Lt. Bill Nie- der, Dallas Long. Parry O'Brien or Dave Davis breaking records with the heavy ball. Manager Ed die Sawyer had a premonition about the Phillies. He quit after they lost their opening game. Gene Mauch replaced him. The San Francisco Giants opened their $15 million Candle stick Park. Stan Musial s com ment: "They should have talked to the ball players first." Most National Leaguers called It a wind tunnel. 'John David Martin, Oklahoma junior, pole vaulted to a world record 15 feet S4i inches. John Thomas set a world outdoor high jump mark ot seven feet m inch es at the Penn Relays. Husky Arnold Palmer, 30, of Latrobe, Pa., won his second Mas-1 tors golf title in three years with birdies on the final two holes. Bally Ache improved his Ken tucky Derby stock by taking the Florida Derby. The Montreal Canadiens won an unprecedented fifth straight Stanley Cup, beat- Big Five Washington (rt). Big Ten Iowa and Minnesota tied. Border New Mexico Stale. Ivy-Yale. Mid-Atlantic Rutgers. Missouri Valley Wichita.' Skyline Utah State and Wyoming (rt) tied. Southeast Mississippi. Southcrn-VMl (rt). Southwest Arkansas (rt). " GOLF ' US Open Arnold Palmer, Ligon ier, Pa. Women: Betsy Rawls, Spartanburg,. S.C. , ' US Amateur Deane Beman, Sil ver Spring, Md. Women: Jo Anne Gunderson, K i r k 1 a n d, Wash. . British Opcp Ken Nagle, Austra lia. PGA-Jay Hebert, Lafayette, La. Women: Mickey -, Wright, San Diego. ' , Masters Palmer. Titleholders Fay Crocker, Mon tevideo, Uruguay. Canadian Open Art Wall, Hones- dale, Pa. International Flory Van Donck, Belgium. Canada Cup: Palmer and Sam Snead, United States. ICI HOCKEY Stanley Cup Montreal Canadiens (rt). National League Montreal (rt). Leading Scorer Bobby Hull, Chi cago. American League Springfield In- ral IFfeII Ip and Rick Illian was picked to the second team. " Browning won the big annual All-Indian Tourney in Chiloquin while Yreka copped the Yreka Invitational title. The Pelican wrestlers shared the ROY JOHNSON . .. valuable Owl SOC mat crown with Grants Pass then collected a fourth at state. The OTI cagers finished third in the OCC and placed guard Den nis McKee, the club's high point er (13.31, on the All-Star team.' APRIL In April the Oregon Tech Owl baseball team begaa what was to be a long, long season. They end ed with an 6-17 record. ' The Klamath Union track team notched a fourth in the Rogue Valley Relays and the KU base ball team dumped Yreka for Its first win of the season. Jerry Cote won the Klamath Falls Scratch All-Events title with a 1969 rolled at Lucky Lanes, while Bob Bess, a member of the Klamath Archers, won the In vitational shoot at Moore Park. Four records were set in the annual Klamath County track and field meet held on Modoc Field. Ing Toronto four- straight after winning the National Hockey League crown. May had its surprises. Outsid- er Venetian way won the Ken- lucky Derby by 3Vt lengths. Man- go Cubs and radio announcer Lou Boudreau changed jobs. - Bally Ache was sold for $1,250,000. He then won the Preakness. Venetian Way ran fifth. Don Cardwell, 24, two days aft er being traded by the Phillies, pitched a no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs against the Cardinals who lost their first 11 road games. Jim Beatty, 25, of North Caro lina ran a 3:58 mile at Modesto, Calif., fastest ever run in the United States. Dyrol Burleson of Oregon, who ran a 3:58.6 mile in April, finished second. On Memorial Day at Aqueduct 70,410 fans wagered $5,560,628, a one-day world record. Jim Rath- mann, 31, took the Indianapolis 500. June saw Floyd Patterson be- come the first ever to regain the world's heavyweight title. He knocked Sweden's Ingemar Jo hansson unconscious in the uftn round in the Polo Grounds. Golfer Arnold Palmer shot a final round 65 to Total 280 for the U.S. Own title. Bill Hartack pi loted outsider Celtic Ash to vie- dians. ' Western League Vancouver. RACING Belmont Celtic Ash. Delaware Quill. Flamingo Bally Ache. Florida Derby Bally Ache. Garden StateCarry Back. International Bald Eagle (rt). Jockey Club Gold Cup Kelso. Kentucky Derby Venetian Way, Preakness Bally Ache. SWIMMING AAU Outdoor: Indianapolis A. C. (rt). Indoor: Southern Califor- , nia (rt). Women Outdoor and Indoor: Santa Clara S.C. Men's Indoor (AAU) 100 Yards Jell Farrell, New Hav en S.C. 220-Farrcll. 440 Alan Somcrj, Bloomington, Ind. 1500 George Breen, Indianapolis A.C. 100 Backstroke Charles Bittick (rt), Southern California. 220 Bittick. 100 Breast-stroke Dick Nelson, Ann Arbor, Mich. 220 Bill Mulliken, Oxford, Ohio. 100 Butterfly Michael Troy, Bloomington, Ind. 220 Troy (rt). 200 Medley John McGill, New Haven. S.C. 400 Medley George Harrison (rt), Stanford. 400 Medley Relay Southern Cali fornia. 400 Relay-Southern California, 1 - j i Henley's Wes Johnson cracked ine county 440 mark wun a :5Z.i and Henley went on to win the title. MAY KU's Keith Baxter won the Dis trict 2 teaals singles crown to eara a trip to state, where he was defeated. The Merrill High Huskies col lected the B League baseball title by shading Malia -5 then went oa to beat Prospect for the dis trict crown. They capped their seasoa with a wia aver Maupia la the quarters and a contested wia aver Mtvhell in the semis and wrapped up the B state title when Dennis Salvador! two-hit Me- Keniie In the finals. Klamath Union's Allen Phillips and Henley s Wes Johnson grabbed the track spotlight; Allen winning the State A-l javelin title with a toss of 194' 2'k" while Johnson set an A-2 880 record with a time of 2:00.6 at state. ' JUNE The Philadelphia Phillie major league ball team held a Herald and News sponsored baseball try- out under the direction of scouts Eddie Bockman and Glenn El liott. Hornet Dick Rciling was voted Henley's outstanding athlete for the 1959-60 period and KU's Blake Griggs was named the Pels' out standing baseball player. Estin Kiger was honored by the National Recreation Association for his efforts as a fan and boos ter and Joe Smith was named to represent Klamath Falls on the Oregon Game Commission. - Young Bob Moore tossed a no- hitter for Hal's Sport Shop in the KF Little League while the South Suburban Little League inaugur ated its second season with a big jamboree at Gem Stadium. The league president was Gary Dawes. . JULY The Park and Recrratioa De partment inaugurated a a other "first" with the formation of ten- tory in the Belmont Stakes. Pen der outpointed Robinson again. The Boston Red Sox ordered Manager Bill Jurges to take a rest. A few days later he was replaced by Mike Higgins, the man he succeeded a year ago' Ted Williams hit the 500th home run of his career. :- San Francisco Manager Bill Rigney was only four games off tlic pace nut was fired. He was replaced by Tom Sheehan, 66, a scout. - . In July, Willie Mays got three hits in each All-Star game, the Nationals winning 5-3 in Kansas City and 6-0 in Yankee Stadium. Three putts on the 17th cost Palmer the British Open. He fin ished second by one shot to Aus tralia's Kel Nagle. Betsy Rawls. 32, won a record fourth National Women's Open and Jay Hebert, 37, took the PGA. Olympic hopefuls set new marks. John Thomas high jumped seven feet 3l inches in the Tri als; Glenn Davis won the 400- meter hurdles in 49.5 and Don Bragg polo vaulted 15 feet 914. August heralded the start of the Olympics in Rome. One of the biscrst rhubarbs developed early when Lance Larson of El Monte, Calif., was clocked first in the 100-meter free stvle swim. But two of three judges voted for One - Meter Dive Sam Hall, Co lumbus. Ohio. Three Meter Dive Jozscf - Ger lach (rt), Ann Arbor, Mich. Men's Outdoor (AAU) 100 Mcters-Farrell (rt). 20O-Farrcll (rt). 400 Somcrs rt. 1500 Breen. 100 Backstrokc-rTom Stock, Indi anapolis. 200-Stock. 100 Breaststroke Chct Jastrcm ski, Indianapolis A. C. 200 Peter Fogarasy, North Caro lina Stale Freshmen. 100 Butterfly Lance Larson (rt), Los Angeles A.C. 200-Troy (rt). 200 Medley Ted Stickles, San Ma teo Marlins. 400 Medley Relay Indianapolis A. C. 400 Dennis Rounsavelle. Los An geles A. C. 800 Relay Indianapolis A. C. (rt). Three Meter Dive Sam Hall, Co lumbus, Ohio. Platform Dive Gary Tobian, Los Angeles A. C. Women's Indoor (AAU) 100 Yards Chris von Saltza. San ta Clara S.C. 250 Chris von Saltza. 500 Chris von Saltza. 100 Backstroke Lynn Burke, San ta Clara S C. 200 Backstroke Lynn Burke. 100 Breaststroke Susan Rogers, Greenwood Memorial S.C. 250 Susan Rogers. Inis leagues under the direction at Jim Norland at Moore Park. John Webb tossed a 1-hit shut out at the Medford American Le gion while the local Legion club was- en route to the district title. The club went on to defeat ALAN PHILLIPS . . . javelin titlist North Bend for the area four championship. Dennis Coffman wound up the Klamath Falls Little League regu lar season with a last-game no-hit, no-run game for Park Moyina over Car-Ad-Co. Jack Smith threw a perfect ! ball game in the Sub-District 3 Little League playoffs for the South Suburban nine, only to see his team eliminated the next day when Kim Coon was the winning pitcher for the Klamath Falls Lit tie League team. . The KF nine, as host team for the District 3 playoffs at Mills Little League Park, bested Monta villa of Portland for the right to continue to Pendleton where they finished fourth in the state finals. Musgrove PJumbing won the South Suburban Babe Ruth title while Superior Troy and Balsigers were th,e American and National Australia's John Devitt, and he got the gold medal. Gary Tobian, 25," G lend ale, Calif., won the first gold medal for the United States, taking the springboard dive. Bill Mulliken, 21, Champaign, 111., and Carolyn Schuler, 17, Berkeley, Calif., won gold medals by taking the 200- meter breaststroke and 100-meter butterfly, respectively. Army Lt. Bill Nieder broke the Olympic shot put record with a loss of 64 feet 6V inches. Parry O'Brien finished second, Dallas Long third. Lew Burdette of Milwaukee turned in a no-hitter against the Phils and Blaze Hanover won two of four heats to capture the $144. 590 Hambletonian at Du Quoin, 111. Cleveland and Detroit officials fired their managers but it be came a job switch, with Jimmio Dykes going to Cleveland and Joe Gordon to Detroit. September found the United States with 34 gold medals and 564ij points but the Soviet Union collected 43 gold medals and 8074 points in the Olympics. Chris vun Saltza, 16. Saratoga. Calif., swimmer and Wilma Ru dolph, 20, leggy Negro from Clarksville. Tenn., starred for the U.S. Chris won three gold medals and Wilma took home three in track. Among the disap 100 Butterfly Nancy Ramey (rt), Washington A. C. 200 Butterfly Becky Collins (rt), Riviera Club. 400 Medley Sylvia Ruuska (rt), Berkeley. Calif. 400 Medley Relay Santa Clara S.C. 400 Relay Multnomah A.C. One Meter Dive Palsy Willard, Phoenix, Ariz. Three Meier Dive Irene MacDon- aid, Los Angeles A. C. Women's Outdoor (AAU) 100 Meters Chris von Saltza (rt). 200 Chris von Saltza (rt). 400-Chris von Saltza (rt). 1500 Carolyn House, Los Angeles A. C. 100 Backstroke Lynn Burke. 200 Lynn Burke. 100 Breaststroke Ann Warner, Santa Clara S.C. 200 Ann Warner (rt). too Butterfly Becky Collins (rt), 20O-Bccky Collins (rt). 400 Medley Donna de Verona, Boj-keley YMCA. 400 Relay Santa Clara S. C. 400 Medley Relay Santa Clara S. C. (rt). Three Meter Dive Patsy Willard. Dick Smith Gym. Ten Meter Dive Mrs. Juno Sto ver Irwin, Los Angeles A.C. TENNIS National Singles Ncale Fraser (rt, Australia. Women: Darlene Hard, Monlebello, Calif. Dou bles: Fraser (rt) and Roy Em-j arson. Women: Maria Bueno, ) i KIF Stories League champions respectively iniball season opened on a bright the City Babe Ruth League. Cal-Ore of the Lakeview-Alturas Babe Ruth League went to the State Babe Ruth playoffs after coming from behind to top the National League All-Stars twice in the District Tournament in Gem Stadium. "7 AUGUST A The Klamath Falls American Legion team leaped center stage ia August, becoming the Oregon State- champion with thrilling wins over Beavertoo, after having stopped David Douglas ia Port land In the semis. In order to win their West Coast championship at Bend the local club, directed by coach Hi Hat field and captained by second baseman Don Willey, had to win two straight from a strong New Mexico team after dropping a close 2-1 struggle to the same team. During the defeat the KFers lost the services of catch er Dave Saks who broke a finger in a close play at the plate. John Bianchi, right field, put the icing on the big win at Bend when he smashed a crucial bases- loaded home run to beat New Mexico 9-6. Bianchi drew more raves from the fans at Hastings when he made an almost impossible catch in the KU team s final loss of the World Series. New Orleans went on to become world champs by defeating favored Montana 9-3. SEPTEMBER Portland s Bill Rom won Us fifth straight mea's singles title in the annual Herald and News Tennis Tournament staged in Moore Park and be teamed with Bill Davis to annex the doubles Keith Baxter won the junior men's title while Valerie Wil liamson nabbed the ladies sin gles crown. The Williamsons, Val erie and Ellis, teamed for the mixed doubles championship. The Klamath Union Pelican foot- pointments were Ray Norton in the sprints, John Thomas in the high jump and Harold Connolly in the hammer throw. Milwaukee's Warren Spahn no- hit the Phils and turned in his 11th campaign as a 20-game win ner. Deane Beman of Silver Spring, Md., won the U.S. Ama teur golf title, the American Foot ball League went into action and among the collegians the "wild card" rule, permitting a single substitution at any tune, brought more field goal attempts. October ended the long base ball season with the Yankees tak ing their last 15 games to win the American League pennant. The Pittsburgh Pirates copped their first National League flag in 33 years. In the World Scries the Yankees were in every game and the Pirrtes in four. But the Bucs won their four, the deciding blow coming in the last half of the ninth of the seventh game when Bill Mazeroski drove the ball over the left field wall in Forbes Field. Other stars for the Pirates were Vern Law and Harvey Haddix, who won two games each, and center fielder Bill Virdon. ' After winning his 10th pennant in 12 years, Yankee Manager Ca sey Stnngel was fired. He was replaced by first base coach Ralph Houk. Kansas City released Brazil,' and Darlene Hard. Mixed: Mrs. Margaret du Pont (rt), Wilmington, Del., and Fra ser. National Indoor Barry MacKay, Dayton. Women: Carol Wright, Brooklyn. Doubles: Andres Gi- meno and Manuel Santana Spain. Women: Mrs. Richard Buck and Ruth Joffery. Boston. Mixed: Lois Felix, Meriden, Conn., and Dr. Donald Man chester (rt), Aubumdale, Mass. National Clay Court MacKay. Women: Mrs. Dorothy Knode, Panama. Doubles: Bob Hewitt and Marty Mulligan, Australia: Darlene Hard and Billie Jean Moffitt. Long Beach, Calif. Wimbledon Fraser. Women: Ma ria Bueno (rt). Doubles: Ra fael Osuna, Mexico, and Den nis Ralston, Bakersfield, Calif. Women: Maria Bueno and Dar lene Hard (rt). Mixed: Darlene Hard (rt) and Rod Laver, Aus tralia. Wighlman Cup-Great Britain. TRACK AAU Outdoor: Southern Califor nia Striders (rt). Indoor: New- York A. C. (rt). Women Out door and Indoor: Tennessee Stale (rt. Atlantic Outdoor and Indoor: Maryland (rO. j Big Eight Outdoor: Kansas. In door: Oklahoma. Big Ten Outdoor: Illinois (rt). Indoor: Michigan (rt). Border Arizona (rt). note as the KU eleven bested Boise High 20-7. Their next time out they tied North Salem 7-7 and then lost their SOC opener, 20-12 to Ashland. James Casey of Palo Alto en- KEITH IAXTER . . . singlet star tered and won the annual Shasta- Cascade Retriever trials with "Black Cougar." : The Oregon Tech football team began its string of nine straight victories against no defeats by shading Westminster College 22-19 in Salt Lake and then trimming El Camino 194 here. OCTOBER The Owls continued their win ning ways in October belting Portland State 19-14, dropping Eastern Oregoa 51-6, Southern Oregon 21-lt, Laverne College 35- 14, then whipping Oregon Col lege 26-13 for the Oregon Col legiate Conference championship. At the dose of the OCC season the Techmen had won 12 straight conference games (three sea sons). ' . -NOVEMBER OTI finished up the year with a 14-7 win over Whitman Col Manager Bob Elliott, Joe Gordor quit Detroit and hooked on with Kansas City and Lou Boudreau quit the Cubs. . . Pittsburgh's Dick Groat and Boston's Pete Runnels won the NL and AL batting titles, respec tively. The National League an nounced that New York and Hous ton would be added for 1962.. Nine days later the AL said it would go to 10 teams, but in 1961. . The Washington Senators were moved to Minneapolis. Washington was to get a new team and Los An geles was eyed in the expansion. Adios Butler paced the mile in a record 1-54.4 at 'Lexington. November went to the football ers with Navy's Joe Bellino, a 5-foot-9 halfback, regarded as the outstanding player. He led the Middies to a 17-12 victory over Army. Yale enjoyed its first per fect season in 37 years. Minne sota was rated the top team. The United States Golf Associa tion derided to return to the 1959 rules with loss of stroke and dis tance on lost balls and out-of-bound shots beginning with the new year. Mickey Vemon was named manager of Washington's new team. Baseball rookies of . the year were Dodger Frank Howard land Oriole Ron Hansen. Elgin Baylor of Los Angeles had a 71 point basketball night against the Central Outdoor: Western Michi gan. Indoor: Kansas. Heptagonal Outdoor: Yale (rt). Indoor: Army. IC4A Outdoor and Indoor: Vil lanova. 1 Mid-Atlantic La Salle. Missouri Valley Houston (rt). Mountain States Brigham Young (rt). NC4A Kansas. New England Boston Univeisity. Rocky Mountain Idaho State (rt). Southeast-LSU (rt). Southern Outdoor: Citadel (rt). Indoor: VMI. Southwest Baylor. Western Southern California (rt). Men's Outdoor (AAU) 100 Meters Ray Norton (rt), San ta Clara Youth Village. 200-Norton (rt). 400 Otis Davis, Emerald A. C. 800 Jim Cerveny, So. California Striders. 1,500 Jim Grelle, Oregon Emer ald A. C. 5.0OO Bill Dellinger (rt), Oregon Emerald. 10.000 Al Lawrence. Houston. j 110 High Hurdles Hayes Jones. Eastern Michigan. 200 Low Hurdles Dick Howard, New Mexico. 400 Glenn Davis, unattached. 3.000 Steeplechase Phil Ccfeman (rt), Chicago TC. 1 rwi u-3ilrn,.i UtI,., lie a Force. Pole Vault Aubrey Dooley, Ok lahoma State. Hammer Throw Harold Connol V -. (. -'- ' i.in.i. ;;, Jt. Di )0 lege then scored two touchdowns in the final 55 seconds of play to top Greys Harbor Junior Col lege 26-19 in Aberdeen. Meanwhile the KU footballers were takiag their lumps, loting three ia a raw. Eureka edged them ,13-12, Graats Paaa dumped them 1M, and Medford whacked them 4M. They bounced back ta top Central Peiat 17-4 aad han dle Springfield 21-a aad the bowed 26-11 to Borah in the sea soa finale la Boise. The Henley Hornets had a big seaton, stomping Illinois Valley 254 at the Hornet Homecoming, then going ahead to finish the season with a 7-won, 2-loss rec ord, v The Hornets, led by coach Lcn Weber, placed nine men on tha Rogue Valley All-Star roster. The Chiloquin Panthers waxed all their B League football com petition then were knocked out of state title contention by tha St. Mary's Crusaders. DECEMBER The basketball season got un der way. the Owls getting off to ' a slow start, and the , Pelicana establishing themselves as the top ranked five oa the State polls while Chiloquin showed itself the probable power in the County League. Six Oregon Tech griddert earned berths on the Oregon Col legiate Conference All-Stir team while three more earned honor able mention. A Klamath Falls archery league was established and Kings ley Field inaugurated what was hoped to be a once-a-month fight program on the base. The Klamath Union wrestlers opened their season in a whirl wind fashion with three straight victories but the Oregon Tech Owl team got in only practice. Tha Henley Hornets dropped a match to the Crater High Comets, to start a mat . season featuring a number of A-l opponents. hapless Knickerbockers. ' Bob Scheffing was named new man ager of Detroit. December found baseball in a turmoil due to expansion plans. The American League decided to field new teams in Washington and Los Angeles for 1961. Miami, Fla., was shifted to San Juan ia the International League and Ha waii was admitted to the Pacifa Coast League. San Francisco trad ed John Antonelli and Willie Kirk land to Cleveland for Harvey Ku enn and Cincinnati sold Billy Mar tin to Milwaukee. The Braves traded Bill Bruton to Detoit for Frank Boiling. The United States failed to gain the Davis Cup challenge round for the first time since 1936, bow ing 3-2 to Italy in the semi-finals in Australia. Gene Fullmer re tained his middleweight title in an unpopular draw with Ray Rob inson in Los Angeles. Benny Par- et kept hi welterweight crown by beating Foderico Thompson. In pro football the Philadelphia Eagles won the National League's Eastern Division title. In tha American League, sectional crowns went to Houston and Los Angeles. A Senate subcommittee delved into boxing and discovered that underworld figures were involved in championship fights. ly, So. California Striders. Javelin-Al Cantello (rt), U.S. Ma , rines. Discus Al Oerter (rt), New York A.C. , High Jump John Thomas, Bos ton A. A. Shot Put Parry O'Brien (rt), So. California Striders. Hop. Step and Jump Ira Davit (rt), Philadelphia Pioneers. Broad Jump Hank Visser, Santa Barbara. Decathlon Rafer Johnson, So. Cal ifornia Striders.'' All Around Charles Stevenson, NYAC. " 440-Yard Relay Cleveland Stri ders. ' One Mile Relay East York T.C. 24 Mile Relay NYAC. Men's Indoor (AAU) 60 Yards-Paul Winder (rt), Mor gan State. 60 Hurdles Hayes Jones, East ern Michigan. 600-Tom Murphy, NYAC. 1.000 Cary Weisiger, Duke. One Mile Coleman. Three Miles Lawrence. Mile Walk Frank Sepos. Santa Clare YV. Pole Vault Don Bragg (rti, Shanahan A. C. 1 High Jump Thomas (rt), Boston U. Broad Jump Irvin Roberson, U.S. Army. Shot Put-O'Brien (rt). 35-Pound Weight-Connolly M?,e Relay-Villanova. Two Mile Relay NYAC. Snairpiriises
