HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath
Loop - Leading Pelicans
Tackle Crater Friday
There's no rest for the weary
That's the situation the Klamath
Union Pelicans find themselves
in. In fact, the entire league is in
that situation in this year of
basketball which has produced one
of the closest Southern Oregon
Conference races in recent times.
The Pelicans, after winning
over Crater last Saturday night
to take the league lead for the
first time, find themselves at the
top of the SOC heap and that
hasn't been too pleasant a spot
for the Pelicans predecessors.
In addition, the Pelicans have
moved into the fifth ranked spot
in the state prep A-l poll and this
has been a disastrous thing for
the other teams in the leagues who
have been there, or higher, only
to be knocked from the lofty perch
by a conference member.
There is no easy touch in the
conference and every game is a
crucial one. Virtually every team
is a well-balanced one against
the other. It's been a game of tag
the leader instead of follow the
leader. Both defending state
champion Grants Pass and Crater
have been the leaders of the
league and highly ranked in state
polls before they got their lumps in
league competition. And as proof
of the close competition, the Ash
land Grizzlies knocked off resum
ing Mcdford last weekend to win
their first conference game in 58
tries which dates back to the
1959-60 season.
The Pelicans rank fourth among
the five teams in offense with only
440 points in the eight games for
an average of 55.0 per game. But
they have the best defense in the
league in allowing only 406 points
for an average of 50.8.
Coach Al Keck was very well
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ZITEK GARNERS REBOUND Oreqon Tech's Van Zitek
(with ball) hat just pulled in a rebound and bttei his
lower lip in the process. Southern Oregon's Bill Franks
(23) has a hand full of air as he fails in the rebound at
tempt. Dave Hughes (43) of SOC is behind the action.
Zilek scored 15 points and the Owls won the game,
67-56.
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Thursday,
pleased with the victory last Sat
urday over Crater but says he
is going to have to hae the guards
pick up Crater's outside much
quicker. The Pelicans may have
to pick Lou Alvarez and Mike
Glines up at the mid-court stripe
and keep them there to keep
their percentage down. They kept
Crater in the game last Satur
day with their set shots from
35 feet and more away.
The KU zone defense kept the
Comets at bay and they probably
didn't get 10 points around the
basket all night. But they were
unconscious from deep outside
and hit 69 per cent from the out
side in the second half to deal
the Pelicans some harried mom
ents. Keck also said that his boys
would have to start hitting their
good shots better. "Oh, we shot
well as a team and I'm pleased
with that. But a lot of that was
underneath the basket with Cham
berland (Wayne) and Ash (Terryl
hitting. The films show the boys
had some of their favorite shots
and missed when they had good
shots," he explained.
The KU coach probably will go
with his usual lineup except that
Ash, who came off the bench to
replace Fred Kelley when he got
into foul trouble, could get a start
ing position somewhere. If not, he
certainly will be in the game
much of the time. The sophomore
led the Pelicans with 17 points
in the Crater contcs'.
The usual five starting includes
Kelley, Chamberland, Dick Scott,
Hal Holman and Grover Dahn.
This unit has been doing a good
job but Ash seems to strengthen
the unit. Keck has had his charges
working hard on free throws, also.
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Crater probably wiii go with its
usual high scoring five in Alvarez.
Glines, Howard Tomlinson, Paul
Bransom and Pat Pepper. All are
among the top scorers. Jack Forde
of Medford leads the league since
Klamath held Craters Lou Alva
rez below his usual output last
week. Alvarez is second, Glines
third, and Tomlinson fourth. So
they have three of the top four.
Chamberland leads .Klamath
with 142 points and a 10.1 aver
age. He is sixth. Kelley is 10th
with 136 points and a 9.7 average.
Scott is 13th with 130 points and a
9.2 mean and Holman is right on
his heels with 126 points and a
9.0 average. Dahn broke into the
top 25 also with his games through
the last four contests. He is 20th
with 91 points and a 6.5 average.
The Pelicans will be looking for
their 13th win of the season against
two losses and their seventh in
league play. Both losses have
come in league competition.
The Whitebirds travel to Ash
land Saturday night to take on the
revived Grizzlies and in their win
ter lair. This will be a dangerous
trip also. The Grizzlies gave the
Pelicans fits on their court In
the first meeting and the Pels, who
hadn t yet jelled as they now
have, were lucky to get away with
a one-point victory. The second
win on Pelican Court was a little
more decisive. But Ashland has
picked up a win since then and
they may like the feeling and try
desperately to keep the feeling.
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SOUTHERN OREGON
CONFERCNCf STATISTICS
Siaum
Tm w L Pet. PP PA
K(mttl Fall. 12 3 .BS7 740 MS
Crttr 11 3 ,7B6 WS 764
Grants Past 9 5 .643 80 741
MWtord I 4 .571 S62
Ashland 7 7 .500 691 417
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Ttam W L Pet. PP PA
Klamath Fall! i .750 440 404
Crater 5 a .US 497 481
Grant! Pa It S 3 .67S 469 439
Matiford 3 5 .375 49t 459
Athltnd 1 7 .125 312 4S6
TOP INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS
Playar Op Fa Pt-A PI Tp Av.l
For dt, M 14 K 45-73 39 209 14.9
Alvaraz, C 14 U 37-50 42 205 14.6
Glinei, C 14 17 30-41 21 204 14.6
Tomlinson, C 14 59 16-113 41 204 14.6
Pippin, GP 14 54 59-100 36 167 11.9
Chamberland, KF 14 53 36-55 35 142 10.1
Milts, M
14 60 22-51 29 147 10.1
Lamb, A
Hill, M
Ktllty. KF
14 44 49-82 32 137 9.7
13 55 27-54 46 137 10.5
14 53 10-42 43 136 9.71
Hufchtns. GP
10 54 25-43 34 1 33 13.3
14 55 2 J 35 29 133 9.5.
14 50 30-41 47 130 9.2
Peootr, C
5COtt. KF
Holman, KF
Ttppar, A
14 41 44-61 20 124
14 40 34-57 4 7 114
Soarlln. GP
14 43 22-35 43 108 7.7
Hesi, A
14 31 38-58 38 100 7.1
14 31 33-49 31 95 4 7
Sheet nJ. GP
Bransom. C
14 36 23-55
Dahn, KF
14 33 37-63 33 91 4.5
Sam Smith Leads
Loop Scoring
By I'nlled Press International
Pacific's Ken Alcorn end Jim
Boutin of Lewis and Clark rank
a close one-two in the Northwest
Conference basketball scoring
race, according to basketball sta
tistics released Wednesday.
In the Oregon Collegiate Con
ference, Sammy Smith has moved
ahead of Oregon Tech teammate
Willie Anderson in a bid for his
third straight scoring title.
Smith has scored 239 points and
Anderson has collected 221 in 11
games each. John Nelson of Port
land State and Dave Hughes of
Southern Oregon rank third and
fourth with 217 and 196.
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ONE DANCER. ONE BALL HOG. ONE FIGHTER There's a little of each in thii pho
to. Oregon Tech's Sammy Smith (with ball), has the ball and doesn't want anyone
else to nave it, according to his expression. At left, Southern Oregon's Brad Flanary
looks as if he's goinq through a war dance, and at right, SOC'j Ed Hill looks like
he's defending himself from a blow he thinks is coming. The Owls whipped SOC,
67-56.
Hornets Battle Cougars,
Pirates On Weekend Trip
The stale's top ranked Class A-2
Henley Hornets, alter getting a
pair of scares in the last three
games from Lakcview and Eagle
Point, have their work cut out fori
them again this week when they
take to the road to meet dan
gerous Illinois Valley and Phoenix
Lakevicw s Honkers, riding
along in second place after sur
prising Eagle Point last week
takes on Phoenix Friday and II
linois Valley Saturday as they
swap games with Henley. Eaglej
Point, the only other team be
sides Illinois Valley with an out
side shot at Lakevicw and the
high-flying Hornets, gets a couple
of breathers in scrappy St. Mary's,
and Rogue River.
The Hornets continue to pace
the league in most departments.
They are unbeaten in nine league
games and haven't lost a game
this season in IS outings. They
also have three players among the
top 10 scorers in the league in
Two League Games
Set For County
There are only two league con
tests scheduled Friday night in
the Klamath County League race
with league-leading Chiloquin u.k-1
ing on the Bly Bobcats at home
and the Malin Mustangs travel
to Bonanza.
The other two games find Gil
christ at Paisley and Butte Valley
at Merrill in non-conference tus
sles Chiloqiiin's Panthers remain un-
Henley's
at Team
On Road
The Henley wrestling team wifi
go to prineville Saturday mr a
tussle with the Class A-I team
which the KU Pelicans whipped
last weekend and this bout should
be a close one.
Henley and KU wrestlers will
get together Friday night in a
warmup scrimmage with the Hor
nets' first and second group go
ing against KU's second and third
unit.
Henley is 4-2 in dual meets and
the only two losses were to the
strong Pelicans. The'' match with
the Prineville team shapes up as
being a close battle.
Fred Rodriguez, the 115-pound
scrapper for Henley, has been in
jured but is expected to be ready
to go against Prineville Saturday
Other starters for coach Bob
Creed s crew probably will be
Rex Smith at 98. Gary Wallin at
106, Rodriguez, Del Rolgolski at
123. Pete Milannvkh at 130, John
Kraus at 136. Phil Hale at 141.
Chuck Milanovich at 148, Don Ber
ry at 157. Lyle BcrgMrom at 168.
Tony Vassallo at 178, Leo Huff al
191 and John Riggs at heavy-ncight.
cluding the leader, 6-7 Kent Good
ing.
Gooding is leading the league
with 206 points in eight games for
a 26 point average per contest. He
missed one game because of ill
ness. He tallied 27 points in
both wins last week ovei Rogue
River (73-501 and Eagle Point
(76-70 in overtime).
Mike Beymcr pulled back into
fourth place in scoring. He tallied
24 and 10 points in the two games
last week and now has 139 in ninei
tilts for an average of 15.4 per
game. Earl Allbritton is the third
Hornet in the top 10 with 121
points and a 13.4 mean. LcVoy
Young is 25th with 69 points and
7.7 average.
Lakcview has its share of play
ers among the top 10. also. Larry
Samples is third with 155 points
and a 17.2 average. Di.n Leahy,
who picked up his pace last week,
is sixth with 125 points and a 13.9
mean. Dennis Warren is 10th with
beaten in league competition and
have a fine 15-1 record for the
season. They took an easy 65-48
victory Tuesday night from Class
A-2 Sacred Heart. They will be
favored tn down Bly handily on
their home court Friday.
The Panthers have been unbeat
able in league competition.
They had one tough game at
home against Bonanza last Fri
day night but then went to Bonan
za Saturday night and handled
the Antlers easily. Coach Dav
.Sigado probably will open with
Tony DiUlio at center. Tony Wild
er and Greg Harris at forwards
and Don Taylor and Joe Kirk at
guards. Bly probably will go with
lim Watts, Johnny Godowa. Jack
Palzkc. Merle Clemens and cither
Mike Crawford or Ted Nelson.
Bonanza ill be a favorite over
Malin which won its first league
game last week over Gilchrist
and may have jelled enough no
with its young crew to give the
Antlers a goorf yn for their mon
ey. Coach Bob Freirich may start
Fred Dearborn. Ed Simmons, Bill
Newlun. Neil Tolcll, and Ernie
Nichols. The Mustangs probably
wi(l open with Tom Tofcll, Tom
Brown, Randy and Reggie Lc-
quieu. ana Micrm haiina. iney
had their best offensive game in
downing Gilchrist, 74-59.
Gilchrist will go with Dave
Sporrcr. Denny Jessup, Bob May
field. Matt Koski and Dan Hod
Jack Hazlewood also will sec ac
tion. Merrill, which is second in
league standings, will meet Butte
Valley with a starting unit of Ken
Smilh. Bob Moore. Dave Hill.
!jrry Connor and Dale Kurtz.
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SPOT ADS
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114 points and a 12.7 average.llS without drawing suspensions.
I'red Williams is 24th with 72
points ana an 8.0 average.
Sacred Heart is holding down
the basement of the league. The
young Trojans are winless in eight
contests but still are hustling. Pete
Krok moved up considerably in'
the scoring race. He is now 11th
with 108 points and a 13.5 aver
age. The Trojans take on Rogue
River away Friday in their only
game this weekend.
Henley will be favored to take
both ends of their doublchcadcr
this weekend, although they are!
expected to get a real fight from
the Cougars of Illinois Valley. The
Cougars led the Hornets at home
for the first quarter and most
of the first half before the Hornets
came alive in the. fourth period to
pull away for an 87-72 victory.
It should be closer on the IV court.
The Hornets should have no trou
ble with Phoenix unless they let
down after the Illinois Valley
game.
Lakcview is slated to get their
share of trouble from the Cougars,
also. They topped the Cougars on
the Honker court, 54 - 50, the
night after the Cougars fell to
Henley. The Honkers had better
not look past Phoenix to IV or
they might find themselves in trou
ble in this one. I
Both Henley and Lakcview hope
to remain 1-2 in tlie standings.
The second place Rogue League
team also gets a trip to the
stale tournament. Lakevicw will
have to fight off Eagle Point and
Illinois Valley for this spot and
make sure that none of tlie sup
posedly easier teams don't sneak
up on them while they are think
ing about one ol tin stronger
teams.
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Owls Nearing Third
League Cage Championship
By JERRY WAGGONER
Herald and News Sports Editor
Oregon Tech's fiery "Iron-Man
Five" pulled out another victory,
their 10th in 11 starts in Oregon
Collegiate Conference play, at the1
Mile High gymnasium Wednesday
lght when they solved Southern
Oregon's offensive screen patterns
and put together enough points to.
Coaches
Sound
Warning
SAN FRANCISCO UP1- Two'
of tlie nation's top college track
and field coaches warn that the
latest flareup between the AAU
and NCAA is hurting America's
Olympic hopes.
San Jose Slate coach Bud Wint-
nr said Wednesday that "this
ruckus is making a big hit only
in. . .Europe and Russia where
they delight in reading about the
United States officials fighting
among themselves.
"While we're tearing ourselves
apart, the other nations are in the
middle of a four-year plan to put
on their best showing in Tokyo
in 1964."
The AAU-NCAA feud apparently
was settled by the so-called Mac-
Arthur plan Jan. 19. But then the
United Slates Track end Field
federation, an arm of the NCAA,
announced that college athletes
would have to be sanctioned by
Uie USTFF in order to compete
in AAU open meets.
This led to more bickering and
fears that collegians could not en
ter this Saturday's Los Angeles
Times meet and the Golden Gate
indoor meet in San Francisco Feb.
ni h Time iriil not 4lV
kaV f the USTFF after which1
Tom Hamilton, executive director1
o! the Big Six, cleared all of his
.conference tlunclads for partici
pation.
Payton Jordan, Stanford coach
iwho was director of the U.S.
Russia track meet at Stanford,
last summer, said he thought
Hamilton' action was gratuitous
"Who has a right not to clear
them?" Jordan asked. "The Mac-
Arthur agreement gives us clear-l
a nee. I don't understand why we
have to have any dual sanction."!
Jordan added that we're pro
ceeding with the ideal of having
our boys compete In tlie Golden
Gate meet, too." I
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conventional trucks.
It's welded.
In fact, the VW'i body goes through o revolving
welding gizmo that turns it into one hunk of iteel, 113,003
weldi per truck: you'd think they were building a ship.)
How strong does this make the VW truck?
Strong enough to carry practically a ton of iturT.
(1,830 poundi, to be exact.)
The amazing thing It that the VW weighs only about
half oi much ai a conventional, light-duty truck. Yet, It's
strong enough to hold almost twice as much.
Of course, "the fact that the VW doesn't have a
radiator or a drive shall or o long front hood, helps
keep the weight down and the economy up.
The nice thing is that you con drive this strongbox
end still put your profits In the bank.
Maury's Foreign Cars
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beat the Raiders' stalling and
deliberate game, 67-56.
It was the Uth straight cage
win for the Owls over the Red
Raiders and dates back to the
1959-60 season. The victory gave
the Owls a 10-1 league record
and a 14-6 mark for the season.
It also moved the defending Owls
one step nearer tlicir third
straight OCC basketball champion
;hip.
Tlie Owls can put the death i
strangle on any title aspirants
this w eekend by taking both ends
of a double-header Friday and Sat
urday night from the red-hot East-
!crn Oregon Mountaineers at OTI.
The Owls meet EOC Friday and
Saturday nights at the Mile High
gym. A pair of wins would put
tlie Owls "in as champs with a
12-1 league record.
Coach Jim Partlow's Owls, per
haps a bit shaky from the loss to
Portland State last Saturdayl
night m an overtime after a big
w in Friday night, didn't play one
;f their better games. Norman
Johns, the steady 6-2 forward,
came out of tlie shadows of tlie
more publicized players to lead,
the Owls to the w in.
Norm really came through for
us tonight when we needed it,
said Coach Partlow who was hap
py to get the victory. Johns led
tlie team with 16 points and led
the charge in the second half with
12 of his 16 points.
The Owls didn't have an espe
cially great night from the field.
Tlicy hit on 26 of 68 shots for
38.2 per cent which isn't bad but
isn t up to snuff for the Owls.
They missed some good shots they
usually make. They were very
tight, perhaps thinking of the PSC
game, and they wanted to win this
one big and were forcing them
selves. Willie Anderson had a bad night
in hitting only five of 19 field
shots for 12 points. He had only
two of six from the line. Sammy
Smith connected on half his shots
from tlie field and half from the
line for IS points. Van Zitek also
hit for 15 points. Johns was hot
with seven of 13 field shots. The
Owls actually took the game on
the boards. 47-23.
Coach Ted Schopf of Southern
Oregon came out with a stalling
game which also slowed the run-
Horn Battle
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PORTLAND UPI - Unbeaten
Springfield middleweight Bobby
Horn meets Ramon (Buffalo) Her
nandez of Mexico in a 10-round
fight at the Portland Armory to
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Straight
ning Ow ls dow n. He set up a shuf
fling screen offense which was de
signed to draw fouls from the
Owls and perhaps get the big men
out of the game. It had some ef-'
feet by getting three quick fouls
on Smith and he had to leave
for a while. But he finished the
game without fouling out.
The Owls, although the margin
was only 11 points, were never
really in any trouble. They
jumped ahead at the start and the
game was never even tied. The
Red Raiders got the first tip and
went inU their stalling tactics.
Tliey took a pair of shots, missed
tliem both and finally lost the
ball when a Raider stepped out
of bounds. Tlie Owls went down
and Johns was fouled while shoot
ing and hit both. The game was
almost three minutes old when
the first point was made.
Tlie Owls continued to roll and
jumped to a 13-4 margin before
Roycc Kiser and Bob Lewellyn
started hitting for the Raiders.
I-ewellyn, a name which KU
fans may remember from last
year when tlie guard played for
Grants Pass, kept the Raiders In
the game and they pared the
lead to 19-18 with 6:12 left in
the first half. But the Owls pulled
out to a 27-22 lead on Zitek's four
points, a two-pointer by Johns on
a steal and by Anderson.
The Owls opened the gap to be
gin tiie second half. Anderson and
Smith began to hit a little better
did Johns end Zitek. They
pulled ahead by 10 at the 14:52
mark when Zitek hit a foul shot
after tending Ed Hill to the bench
with his fifth foul.
The Mile High crew got their
biggest margin at 55-41 when
Johns and Smith were doing most
jof the scoring. Johns, Smith and
Anderson made some beautiful tip
shots during the fracas. Johns fol
lowed one of Smith s misses late
in the game on the dead run for a
tipper. And Anderson tipped one In
when Jumping over the back ol a
Red Haider to put the ball in.
The Owls will have their hands
full this weekend. The Mountain-
eers of EOC are hot. They beat
SOC twice last weekend, going
over the 100-point mark in both
games.
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