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PACE HA Thursday, December 5, 196J IIKRALD AMI NEWS, Klamath Fall", Orrfii Grayson Files Large Suit Against 'Post'. SEATTLE UII'H -A libel suit Tor $300,000 as Uie result of an article in the Saturday Evening Post. was filed here Wednesday .icairist the Curtis Publishing Company by John Grayson, for mer University of Washington basketball coach. Tlie suit alleged Grayson was lilieled in a story about "Has- ketball Bullies" published Dec. - 31, 19T.2. The story was written by Al Slump, free lance writer, on be half of Al Lighlner, sports edi tor of the Oregon Statesman at Salem and a basketball referee. Grayson, a basketball coach Musial In Of Card LOS ANGELES (UPD-Stan (Tlie Man) Musial was still try ing to heat the other clubs to day, this time by helping the , Cardinals in trade negotiations although lie readily confessed "nothing ever can beat play ing." Looking not the least bit out of place among all the olher major league executives, the " dapper 41-year-old ex-slugger is r participating In the baseball t meetings or the first time In " his new role as vice president ; Wrth the Cardinals. "I'm seeing everything from a different point of view," ex ; plained Musial, who retired as an active player little more than 60 days ago after putting in 22 seasons in a St. Ixiuis uniform. "You don't realize how diffi- cult it is to make a trade until , you try to complete one," he said. "Not that I'm the one who actually makes them. They Rams Add ;! Another ;j General : LOS ANGELES (UPP - The Los, Angeles Itnms, who seem - ti(ve a penchant for quarler ." backs, today had yet another on " their rosier Bill Itedell of Oc " cidenlal College in Los Angeles. The Itams had picked Hedell, 22, on the 20th round of last year's National Football League draft as a future choice. He is tlie second quarterback signed out of tlie college ranks. The - Kams earlier signed Bill Mun ." son of Utah State. : The Hams indicated Itedell ; would be given a chance on de ; fense rather than offense, pus ; sibly at safely. Experience Seen Factor In Lakeview Cage Play lllils Is the second In a se ries of articles oullliilng Itngue . Valley League basketball pros rets.) Ity HILL GOULD ' Herald an1 News Sports Editor '. "We have good height and - good speed, but right now we just don't have enough evperi- enco at the forwards, ; "If they develop, we could win a few." Tlie words of the man who has guided the cage destinies nf the Lakeview Honkers eight years Ted MiKce. The former Linfield Wildcat heads into his ninth season at Lakeview, with many of the leagsr roaches putting the ling- er on his team as well as the ; Illinois Valley Cougar five as the teams to best in tlie forthcom- - ini! race. But McKee pleads lne-ieri-enied ragers underneath and pouts to a pair of sophomores figured to see action at the for ward posts in the erson of Jeff Sullivan 16-0) and Con Filjgcr aid 16-31, Also to junior Bill Duke standing 6-1. Still Sullivan was lalenled enough to nail down a varsity .monogram us a freshman and TDuke and Fitzgerald both saw considerable varsity play al though not lettering. ; Tlie losses by the Honkers in the form nf manpower seems to he balanced by that reluming for the new campaign. Lakeview Inst tlie Itogue League's fourth and fifth scor ers Dan Leahy and Larry Sam ples via prarlualion and trans fer respectively. for 24 years, claimed in the suit the story "tended to destroy his reputation f o r integrity and sportsmanship." "I gave the information to my attorneys in M a y," Grayson said. "They've been working on it since, checking out the (acts. I have been trying to get a coaching job ever since I lost my job at Washington." Grayson logged an overall mark of 4fil victories and l.'tfi defeats during his coaching ca reer and was 57-4 during his four years as head man of Uie Huskies. He was replaced by Mac Duckworth at the end of last season. New Role Executive asked me for my opinion on various players though. I'm working tinder (general mana ger I Bing Devine and enjoying it tremendously." Musial insisted rt hasn't been too hard, so far anyway, mak ing the adjustment from player to executive. "I'm still trying to help the Cardinals win," he reasoned, "and I'm trying to do the best jtih I can." One of the business procedures at the meeting that raised Mus ial'.s eyebrows was last Mon day's major league draft period. "As a player," he laughed, commenting on the hundreds of available draftees, "1 never realized so many guys were after my job." Duck, OSU Gridders Are Named NEW YOUK (HIM) Three players each Irom Oregon State and Oregon, led hy pass snatching Vern Iturke of (lie Heavers, were lionfircd tmliiy nn the HIM ( niled Press In ternational all-America foot ball team. Burke, a senior who broke numerous pass catching rec ords, was picked on the first (earn, Oregon halfback Mel Iten fro, a first (earner last yenr hut who was handicapped hy Injuries this si'nrm, was chos en on the third leaiu. Ileeelvlng honorable men tion were end Dlek Iinwalle and quarterback liciti Merry of Oregon, and tackle Itirh Kiie-H-r and guard Tom Holley of Oregon Slate. lxMhy hit for 2.18 minis last year (or a healthy 17.0 average while Samples was close behind with a total of 234 and a 16.7 average. But returning is the league's lllh scorer in the 1'Mi.l race IVnnis Warren, a senior stand ing fi-5 and a two-year veteran. , Warren hit for a total of 175 points and a 12.5 per game av crane n year ago. Whether the work of Warren plus that of Sullivan and others makes up for the loss of taahy and Samples remains to lie seen. Another figured in the Honk er plans is one-year lellerman Vein Plato, a 5-Jt senior guard, who could very well tie the floor leader needed hy the Lakeview five. Four olliers who saw junior Varsily action last year are three senior guards Greg Stev ens 15-81, Dawin Harris (S-7 and John Uavitt (58 and jun ior center Cletus Huddlcslon (6-ti. "It hurls when you lose some one such as Samples. He moved to IXmglns High School and I know he'll help them a lot," Mc QlEE5?rllE0fflZD(HlEffiD iTtrtiteiiTlmfil m Fifth Annual Oregon Tech Jim Partlow's defending Ore g o n Collegiate Conference champions open the 13 - 64 campaign tonight as the fifth annual NAIA Tip-Off Tourna ment calls the Oregon Tech Owls to Parilic University at Korest Grove. The three-day cage show, fea turing teams from both t h e Northwest Conference and OCC starts tonight at both Pacific and Willamette University in r" ' ' '- t ' ' l il " ' THE CONTRAST - Pictured are three members of the Oregon Tech Owls quint prior to departure for Forest Grove and the first action of the three-day NAIA Tip Off Tournament. Here is some of the speed and height possessed by the Owls in guard Ralph Anderson (20), a 5-4 speedster although the camera angle gives the appearance that he's taller; center Ron Wilkerson (521 standing 6-10 and guard Mike Glines (22) at 5-8. All three figure to sea action against the Pacific Badgers tonight. Whittenberg Retains Small Poll Lead; Lewis & Clark Rated 18th NEW YORK (I'PI) Witten berg doubled its first-place margin over runnerup Evans villc today in the United Press International Board of Coaches small college basketball rank ings. Wittenberg, defending small college champion, was ranked No. 1 by 18 of the 35 coaches of the UPI rating board after the Tigers opened their season Kee offers. The Honkers will use a con trolled fast break, w ith both sin gle and double ost oflense nlsn employed and on defense will throw a man-to-man alignment ngainM I lie opposition. lakeview opens the season Friday night at Ruins and re turns to the local court Satur day night lor a return engage ment with the llilaiuleis. Schedule: i-x denotes league game I Dec. 6, Burns, there; Dec. 7. Burns, here; Dee. 20-21, Lake view Tournament; Dec. 27-28, Kuno, Idaho, here; Jan. 3-4, lessen, there; .Ian. 10, Illinois Valley, there -x; Jan. 11, Phoe nix, there -x; Jan. 17, SI. Mary's, there -x; Jan. 24, Hen lev, here -x; Jan. 23, Sacred Heart, Ihere -x; Jan. 31, Rogue River, here -x; Feb. 1, Eagle Point, here -X; Feb. 7, Illinois Valley, here -; Feb. 8. Phoe nix, here -x; Feb. 14, St. Mary's, here -x; Feb. IS, Henley, there -x; Feb. 21, Sacred Heart, here -x; Feb. 28, Rogue River, thyrc x; Feb. 211, Eagle Point, there -x. CD Salem, continues at both sites Friday night and then shifts to the Willamette University court Saturday night for the finals. Tlie Owls draw the toughest first-round assignment of the eight teams entered as they face the strong Badgers of Pac ific in the second game at For est Grove tonight. In the opener on tlie Badger court, the defending tournament champion, Lewis and Clark with a convincing 70-45 win over Otlfihein. The ratings in clude games played through last Saturday night and Evans ville did not open its schedule until Monday. There W'as only one change in the top 10 from last week. South Dakota Slate exchanged places wilh idle Gramhling, grabbing third place illi a Kl-78 victory over Mankato Stale. Grambling slipped to fourth. Southern Illinois (No. ") and Fresno State (No. Ri lost their oieners to major college pow ers. Rig Ten title contender In diana dropped Southern Illinois and Fresno Stale w as edged by Midgets, Haystack Leave 'Em Laughing Another large crrwd was on hand Wednesday night at tlie Klamath Falls Auditorium as the second professional wrestling card of the seasim was present ed featuring the largest and the smallest wrestlers in the world. It was a return appearance of tlie world's largest malman Hay stack Calhoun to the local mat and with him the wrestling midgets offering fans a night of grappling which will he long re membered. It was llayslack teaming up with Abe Jacibs to defeat the team of SnUlat Gorky and Don Dully in one tag-loam match and tlie mulcts coming on in the last match of the evening to keep the crowd screaming with their antics in the snaller ver IT'S PARTY TIME Yes, December is the month for porties, business meetings and gotherings of oil kinds. Reserve your date with us now. We will be happy to help you plan any size party or meeting, noon or night. Our newly enlarged facilities enable us to have o room just the right sire for your group. MOLATORE'S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE N A! A Owls; faces a strong Portland State quint. Meanwhile, at Willamette, Linficld matches its speed against the height of 0 r e g o n College in the opener, while in the nightcap the Willamette Bearcats test Eastern Oregon. The two losers of the first round games meet in the open ers Friday night and the t winners tangling in the night caps. powerful Utah. Pan American picked up five first-place ballots but remained fifth and idle Tennessee Slate retained its No. 6 ranking. Southeast Missouri Stale and Oglcthore. which opened their seasons this week, held en to 9th and tilth, respectively. Second 10 11, Pacific Luth eran (11 23; 12, Northeastern ill 20; 13. Westminster (Pa.i 18; 14, llofstra 16; 15. Mount St. Mary's 13; 16 (tie), Mon tana U. and Lamar Tech 12; 18. Lewis and Clark 12; 10 tie ) . Warthurg (1, Western Carolina. Philadelphia Textile, Prairie View and Western Illi nois 10. sion of the tag-loam action. In this the team of Irish Jack ie and Tiny Tim downed the opposing duo of Billy (lie Kid and Sky Low Ixiw. Ill other action, Jacobs opened the big show with a display of sound wrestling against Klamath Falls' Buck Davidson and posted a victory via a pin. And in the second prelim, t'ho fans became irate again with tlie action of Gorky as he met Nick Koak and was again dis qualified. For the second time in some three weeks, a crowd of over l.WKl flocked to tlie local arena for the large wrestling show and prompted the promise of promo ter Klton Owens of another in teresting card returning in the second week of tlio new vear. n r. -J lip -OH Tournament Calls Pacific Five First Encounter The Oregon Tech mentor has changed his early-season ap praisal of the Owls from ". . . just a building year" to one of cautious optimism. "We're looking much better now. We're small, but fast and if we can survive some of these pre-season games, I think we might take a few during the conference season." There is just reason for this re-evaluation of tlie Owl cage prospects and they are in Uie form of new and young ball players supplying the head man much food (or thought. Such people as 5-4 Ralph An derson, a diminutive freshman ball of fire from Willows, Calif., whom Partlow has lik ened to one of his greatest prep court students. Chile Baincs. of Tbw! O Immediate Delivery at THOMAS DODGE piay santa DARTS $50 This Cash Bonus goes to customers purchasing and taking delivery of new Dodges from stock between Dec. 6 and Dec. 24, 1963. It does not apply to Dodges on order now, to cars and trucks we have to secure from out of stock, to factory deliveries after Dec. 24. $ Crt GIFT CERTIFICATE 50 FOR PREDICTING THE Entries may be turned in at the New Car Showroom, 424 So. 6th or the Used Cor Lot, 7th & Commercial, Dec. 6 through Jan. 31. 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Another is Rich Lyons a jun ior transfer from Contra Costa JC who stands 6-1 and collect ed 24 points and 22 rebounds in a recent scrimmage against the Kingsley Air Base five. Two other freshman candi dates who will be starting to night are Mike Glines 5-8 from Crater and Mike Wertin iS-loi from Newport. Both have locked good in practice sessions with Glines hitting or 16 points in the recent scrimmage against Kingsley. And figured to start tonight and see considerable action through the vear is Chuck Haw Exclusive Dodge Sports Pickup Q Bucket Seats Console C Instrument Cluster with Tachometer Q LeMans Racing Stripes Q Toreador Red POKE GET YOUR CHRISTMAS MONEY and a NEW DODGE AT THE SAME TIME! CASH BONUS PICKUPS $50 DODGES $75 FIRST Simply "Where Service 6th St. MM kins, a senior standing 6-4. He will go at center, with Lynns and Wertin at forwards and Glines and Anderson handling the backeourt posts. These are just five realms Partlow's estimate of the Owl cage fortunes has risen consid erably. In facing the Pacific Badgers, the Owls will have a tremen dous test. Such people as all-conference choices lon Johnson 1 6-0 1 and Ken Alcorn (6-3 as well as five other lettermen. The Badgers count just one player missing from last year's second place team and look to a pair of out standing newcomers in Vince Hayes, a transfer from Oregon and Ed Hoflman. This is just part of the talent DEC. 6 THRU DEC. 24, TO PURCHASERS OF NEW '63 & '64 SNOW NO INTEREST CHARGES NO CARRYING CHARGES pay loo"- down' Coats and White Sfill Counts' Used Cor DODGE the Owl will attempt to con trol in the opening fray of the 1963 NAIA Tip-Off Tournament. In the short history of Hie tournament, tlie Northwest Con ference schools have fared the best, w ith Willamette collecting the first three championships before Lews and Clark came through last year. 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