The Times from San Mateo, California • Page 8

Saturday, Feb. 27, 1960 8 San Mateo Times Swede Breaks World Skate Record :21.7 SECONDS BETTER Gold Medal Performance 10,000 Meter Mark Smashed PENINSULA LEAGUE CAGE CHAMPS Cap Beats Knights, 40 33. Wins Title woe with the 21 point perform By BOB MATTSON Sports Writer To 'the surprise of no one, Cap tichino High school loday reigns as Peninsula league basketball champion for the third strrJgfit was no cinch for Jim Johnson's quintet. Last night's 40 33. vie lory over rival Hillsdale High Mas almost the personal responsibility of a 6 3 junior forward, Randy Kothman.

The standing room, only crowd As a reward the Mustangs were given a berth in the second annual Peninsula Basketball tournament March 1U 12 at Stanford 'university. The leg on the highly competitive championship road year. 1 to. a. double 'Liapu ehino' victory as! the completed a perfect season with a 44 33 triumph in the preliminary.

Visiting Hillsdale: couldn't Norway in 1952, The Olympic record of 16:35.9 was established by Sigvard' Ericsson of Sweden at Cortina, Italy in 1956. Backman was in the second ftf 15 pairs skating today and despiUj bis sensational time did not appear a cinch 'to finish first. There were many other formidable competitors still to skate. Laps Dane Backman, a 25 year ald offset printer from 13 seconds under the Olympic record after 4,400 meters. be was 13 under and after 8,000 he was 2L5 underl Backman lapped Kurt Stflls Denmark at about 8,000 meters.

Stille finished in. 17:00.0. This was the second world's record broken, on Squaw Valley'a fast oval during the games. In the. 1.500 meter competition, Lidija I Box Score jjjjl nn a capuchino 40 By TED SMTTS Associated Press Sports Editor SQUAW VALLEY, Calif.

(API Backman of. smashed the world's 10,000 meter TWO TO GO B'H I Samuelsfijen, rcn Scoring jBS ahrV David Jenkins puts on a brilliant free figure skating performance at Sfluaw' Valley to win the Winter Olympics figure skating championship and a gold medal for the United States. His flawless perform rZ DWh? of Czho aki XL ha been I lead alter lh compulsory school figures had been skated. (Af'Wirrphotri AT PHOENIX Mays Told To Take It Easy in '60 PHOENIX, Ariz. (AP) The an Francisco Giants officially open spring training here Monday with Willie Mays scheduled for comparative inactivity.

Giant Manager Bill Rigncy said star ecnterfielder is under orders not to play eight or nine innings e. chibition games he did last year. Signey recalls. "Whillie got hurt last year playing so hard. He slid.

into home plate against tne Hed Sox and got' a wound that Betsy1 Ross would have had trouble stitching." Giant fans noted that the same go slow order was out for Willie last spring, but he managed to see action in nearly every round of exhibition play. The Giants apparently will be gin their training without am sIucq'de outfielder, Orlando peda, in camp. Cepeda reportedly turned down a front office offer of 520,000 for his services and the bargaining is still under way. Cepeda will be a technical holdout if he fails to report by Tuesday, but the penalty is negligible. He is the only unsigned Giant.

Rieney continued to watch over the workouts of third baseman Jimmy Davenport and last year's spectacular rookie, Willie Mc Covey. Both reported with tender knees. JF fH Palace last night. Webb took the mandatory eight count but came back strong in the third round and went on to win a split decision. (AP Wu epholo) Korv Calhoun of White Plains, stands over Spider Webb of Chicago aiter decklne the latter in second round of their ten round middleweight fight at the San Francisco Cow Stanford Not Ready for Cal ance of Cap's Dave Kotta The class marked the first time in tr.e school's history that a Capuchino team has won tne tiue an unmaned record.

It also arked Lacrosses lourui straight championship. Ro hmar. was me Key msuia.uj the hard earned Cap victory. Hillsdale, was leading 19 17 at halt time, and had" a 27 27 tie late in the third quarter before the Cap forward took charge with his shooting and ooarn wur. withnnt Rothman to hamper plans, Hillsdale threatened roll lo its third straignt vii.wijr The Knights, with Dennis France and Mike Maws douig (Continued onPaBcJ MILTON DULL Spartan Ring Team Upsets Badgers, 5 2 By JACK RUSSELL Times Staff Writer SAN JOSE San Jose State's NCAA champion boxing team scored an impressive upset over the highly ranked Wisconsin Badgers, 3 2 before one of the largest crowds ever to' see college boxing in the San Jose civic auditorium last night.

The Badgers, unbeaten in dual meets this year, had figured to or at least gam a tie wun San Jose but the Spartans, coached by Julie Mcnendci. turned in several top performances to Win. Redwood City's Archie Milton disappointed in the main heavyweight battle when he showed the signs of lack of work. His timing was off as he toyed with light Bill Sensiba w'iio did nothing but flee for his life. By that time the Spartans had clinched the meet.

The bouts were marred by an unusual series of misfortunes which are seldom seen in college boxing. Declared Draw In the first match San Jose's NCCA champion Ron Nichols pounded his opponent Ellis Gas ser all over, the ring only to have the match stopped after the first round and declared a draw because of a cut over Gasser's eye. Under college rules a bout slopped in the first round because of an injury is an automatic draw. The Spartans gained an unexpected draw in the 132 division when senior Dave Nelson was able to slug toe to toe with sensational Badger Brown McGee for three rounds. It was the best match of the card.

San Jose southpaw Nick Kiibas scored an upset at 139 pounds over Badger Howard McCaffery but the visitors.tied ft up when 147 pounder Wally DeRose scored a technical knockout over favored Bahman Shogbi of San Jose in the third round. Shogbi claimed a low punch floored, him but Referie Frankie Carter ruled it fair. The Soartans clinched the meet tn the 155 pound class when newcomer Charley Brown staged an uphill battle' to barely edge Badger Gary Wilhelm. The favored Brown had trouble with his aggressive' foe and was lucky to win. The Badgers suffered in the (Continued on Page 9) WEBB ASKS TITLE GO Calhoun, Fans Not in Accord Spider wants a title fight I scared for Calhoun: D3 S3, 93 92, with Gene Fullmer, but he's get 37 93.

97 92, 38 91 96 92 and 95 94. ting little or no backing from the Calhoun started as if he were fans who watched him win a split the favorite, not the 2 1 underdog, decision over Rory Calhoun at the He caught Webb off balance and pn. Pnir.o ns Tarf mht. sent him staggering backward speed skating record with a time of 15 minutes 14 2 secondly in the Winter Olympic Games The recogmzed record of 16.32.C was set by Hjalmar Anderson of Olympic Games At a Glance By Tht Associated Press Unlltd Sta Eugenie Grlsllln, Russia, and 5 kllomeler ski 'relay race :21.4. SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE (Eastern Standard Time) Merh'3 kllometer cross eoun Burte, OIv: Htrvacien, Jefferson ThcoScra famuli Men's 10,000 meler sptf; Zucco, Holly Hockty Australia vs Rula, Canada vs aln.WUcn..

rrt. Hockcv, Ur.ikrJ 5t: 1. 1 la, Sweden vs, Germany, SQUAW VALLEY, (AP) Uoo(d clal team sland'. ios It the nit okt, oics on Ihe basis of 10 polnis for first and i. 3, 2, 1 for the other places lore i ii tfieses): i Uri! way (2) it), Finland (1) Wi, Austria 17, Frsnce (l) a.

Itsly after this was1 two points. South ern California want ahead for keeps as they tallied 10 points to Stanford's four to grab a 25 20 half time lead. Jim White was ig gun for USC in the first stanza with. seven paints. With John Hendry and John Arrillaga banging in field goals early in the second half, it looked like the Indians were on the comeback, but it was short lived.

The Los Angeles five settled down and were able to keep a five point margin over their going into tne linal live minutes of the hard fought battle. Here the roof fell in on Stan ford as USC quickly increased its to 11 points, 53 42, during next minute as John Rudo metkin and Pimm tock over control of the Trojan offense. Windsor's 1" poL its walked off with game scoring as followed by the Trojan's White wilh 15. Neal Brockemyer hit 13 for the losers. Stanford was able to outshoot its AAWTJ opponent, hitting on 34 per cent to SC's 30 per cent.

The Indians also out rebounded eir guests, but SC won the game, and thafs what counts in the standings. Spahn Signs For $70,000 United Press International Warren Spahn has the second highest contract ever given a ma jor league pitcher today to prove that the Milwaukee Braves rate him the No. 1 guy in their Na tional pennant plans. The 33 year old left handed agreed to terms via telephone with General Manager John Mc Hale Friday after several fruit less conferences. Informed sources said Spahn's contract was fort $70,000 which would make the second highest paid pitcher in the history of the game.

Bob Feller is reported to have earned between $85,000 and is with the help of bonuses based on attendance at the height of his Beautiful, Says Sonja SQUAW VALLEY, Calif. CAP) Soma Heme, three time Olym pic women's figure skating champion, watched from a ringside seat Friday as David Jenkins won his gold medal for the United States. "That was beautiful skating," Miss Heme said. Russ Owe Clear Bottle of Vodka SQUAW VALLEY, Calif. AP) The Russians owe' American hockey ace Bill Clear a bottle of vodka.

An interpreter promised the ex Harvard star the liquor' if the United States defeated the They, did, 2 fry ski HUNTER TKQ'd Machen Ups Bid for Go With Ingo NEW YORK (AP) Eddie Machen still has Ingemar Johansson on the brain and he's not going to get him off until he gets another crack at the heavyweight championship. Machen, who ran into Johansson's right back in 1953 and has been trying to get a return ever since, stopped Billy Hunter of Detroit in 2:11 of the ninth of a 10 raimder in Madison Square Garden last night, but he was inclined to shrug it off. "I knew I could autpunch him." Machen shrugged, "I'm glad he pressed me in the early rounds. I new I'd catch up to hirn one way or another;" Important Bout This was an important fight for Machen, though, and his stock has risen again in the heavyweight division. After winning seven in a row last year, he dropped a decision to Zora Folley last month and fell right back down the ladder.

He had run up a streak of 25 when he lost to Johansson. Hunter, a sensation from Detroit, had a knockout and a decision over Alex Miteff to his credit. "I think I've reached my peak Machen. "In the past. I've been too tense.

Now I'm more relaxed. I wouldn't take anvthins awav from Johansson. Skoblikava of Russia set a world's mark of 2 minutes 25:2 seconcis, in the men's 500 Eugeni Grishm of Russia tied his world record of 40.2 seconds. The next to iast day of these winter, games saw much the attention riveted on the ice hockey between the United State and Russia which may decide the lampioaship. Victory for the American team means only Czechoslovakia would, stand between the United States and its first.

Olympic noosey Jtle. Never Won The United States never' hai beaten Russia, the defending champions, on the The day two gold meoai unais were both of the marathon type 10,000 meter (6.214 miles) I skating and 50 kilometer 19 miles) cross country ski race. At the end of 10 kilometers in. Llie ski race, Sweden's great Six ten Jemberg was in front with a time of 33 ininutes 43 seconds. He the defending champion, ana has won the 30 kilometer crown at these games and the silver medal in the 15 kilometer.

The iurv considering protest against Sweden first affecting a gold medal vrinner in the women's cross country ski race was summoned to view fflm of the incident. Unofficial observers' said the films exonerated the Swedish skier; Irmia Johansson, of the Russian claim that she caused' Russia's Radia Sroshtna to tail and break her skis. Russia was favored to win. the race but the accident put Sweden out in front. Heavy crowds were expected lor final weekend.

The .11 day program ends Attendance or the nine days was reported at 188.S04. Dave Jenkins won the second. gold award for the United 'States Friday when he captured the men's figure skating title. It went well with the ladies' title won by New York collegian Carol Heiss Never has the United States won eald medal in hockey, but scrapping club holds a 3 0. record championship round piay ncre.

(Continued on Page Medals etlon of ttia tiohrli day winter Olyrapla 1 'lS WIometrr cross country Haa kon Brusvoen. Norway, ien Jeroeru, Sweden, Mens is couTih rtl.i lay Finland women's 10 itllometer crBii eoonlry Maria Gusakova, women's 15 Kllometer crnia eeuntry Del relay Sweden, 1:04:31.4 Blatholon Klas Lestandar, Swadan, i 1 Hfiss. United States. Pains Ncura iKatino Bartiri ner end Robert Peul, Canada. Women's 500 meter speed ikatIn Mal ga Haase, Germany, Skobllkcva.

5:14.3 Wer Sot metar speed ikaflno Eugenia Russia, :40.2 Roald Edsord AJ, Norway, 11, r.fiv n. Russia. Wirarr 3 dcvnhill Heidi Dltfel. iny, .6 Women's glanr Slawm rvnr.rw Kuag, Women's slalom Anna Hesfltvalt, Men's downhill Jejn Vuarnet, Franca, 'Combined Ncrdlc Oeoro Thoma, Gtr manv, 457.95; solrls. slnoles figure skating Dava JenWns, united Olympic Hockey Sy Tht Associated Praia op OA Germany 0 3 0 0 FRIDAY'S RESULTS Barnes scheduled.

SATURDAY'S SCH1DOL1 oslcvaKIa vs. Germany Stales vs. Russia Canada vs. Sweden JUHDAY'S SCMIDUL United vs. Circhoslovakla vs.

Germany Webb, the NBA's top challcn sque'aked to split decision over unranked: Rory before a crowd oE 2551 un convinced customers. Webb doesn't think he'll get the shot at Fullmer anyway. He predicts Sugar Ray Robinson will regain his New York Massachusetts title from Paul Pender and Fullmer will give Sugar an NBA title fight. Calhoun and the Cow Palace fans figure Spider doesn't deserve the bout. "How could they do that to me?" sobbed Calhoun after 10 head battering rounds.

Judge Vera Bybee's card, 97 33 for Calhoun, was announced first. Judge Eddie James' 97 93 for Webb aroused long, angry boos. Then announcer Jack Reed called out the third, and deciding. tally Referee Jack Downey's 93 94 vole for Webb. The booing resumed and fans threw paper and pennies into the ring.

Calhoun was so angry and disappointed that he missed his way to his dressing room and had to Box Scores By STAN HULETT Times Sports Writer Stanford's only hopes of sal aging a fairly successful season rest on their big two game se ries with the California Bears next weekend. Last night's to USC, 59 53. killed any mathematical chance for the Big Five championship. The 1959 50 Stanford team con tinues to be the coldest shooting team at the farm in several years, and Stanford Coach Howie Dallmar is puzzled over just what 1 about his scoreless rca shirts. He.

had better find the answer before next Friday night when the Bears invade the Pavilion for the last game af Stanford's 1353 60 home season. The next night the Indians travel to EerKeiey for the final game of the year. Last night's loss, the first to the Trojans this season, started off with i bang, with John I tt Stanford forward, banging fn two points with the game but 15 seconds old. The lead changed ands seven times in the first 10 minutes, until USC guard Jerry Pimm banged in a long one hander and the Trojans went ahead to stay, 16 M. The closest the Indians came While 1 0.J SMhW 0 Bryan 1 30 19 18 Hjir Time Score use 25, StanFo USC SAN JOSE 'STATE Sails Jc'rXh rry.

Norton Breuner ill. iql'or 14 Cor! Chapman 1 3 7 1 9 Ryan 0 3 9 1 I Ashmore 7 2 0 0 4 BcilCCK lil) Dalbey 0 0 0 3 M.irc 0 4 3 4 piilcr 3 311 Kaif Tine Scorel USF 23 st. marvs Mry' bct womact 4 7 nsGm IS 221958 LOYOLA KL ceo scnsKe ST aJj loyola 3' a COP peppeRDMe VI9: Stanley a 3 Fcrsra J'j xtrd 3 Ji7 Huiti 5 Fiomi 0 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 .0 2j'ei7i6 20111373 Half Tfme Score Pepper Jlne 36. Col lege of Pacific 32. f0 pf tp fa p' ip avwg is Harmon, 3 Cbermllr ji i caWns 1022 Purccii 27161374 zs mit Vm Sstate iq.

He's a great figntcr. tfut now ibe forcibly turned. think I've got the how to Sports writers unanimously beat him" i halfway across the ring in the first round. Then he dropped "tuu Webb was necked tor an eigni count and shaken a little in ihe second round. That was the only official knockdown.

From the third on Webb cut boxed Calhoun, but Rory pounded him consistently in a head banging baLlle. There simply weren't any body punches. Calhoun weighed 164, Webb Cats, Dogs Speak English SQUAW VALLEY, Calif. It's really vital in these parts lo know a little English, Japan's Olympic cross country coach discovered. "Even the cats and dogs around here understand only English," Rikimatsu Ochiai.

"I know, because I tried for five minutes to call some in Japanese and they wouldn't come." day night by a surprisingly close 76 66 mark. The lead changed hands eight times in the second half before Pepperdine's backbone strength prevailed. Bob Sims scored 2B for Pepperdinc and Ken Walsh scored 19 for the Tigers. Santa Clara Idle The fourth member of the leading quartet Santa Clara faces' no league foes this weekend, although they host Southern California ot the Big Five in an in teresting test. Both teams might be in line for nn at large NCAA berth, although the Br on would prefer to earn the spot I as WCAC champ.

USC is also climbing into the race, but will run out of games before it can" join the fun. The Dons made their league mark 5 5 with a 74 58 thumping of ban Jose State. Charlie Range had 13 while San Jose's Vic Carl scored 20. The Bin Five is as loose as the WCAC is tight. National leader California rolled, to anotner Scacue win Friday night with a 547 thumping of Washington at Seattle.

DarraU Imhou had FOUR CLUBS TIED 'FOR LEAD WCAC Script' Unbelievable CALIFORNIA 5 5 Murphy 3 2 6 Eafchcn day after second place Fres State nipped first place Santa Barbara', 60 59. Al Brown sank two free throws with 27 seconds to' go to bring home'thc win. Brown also usurped scoring honors with 17 markers Los Angeles State he.d on lo third place with' a 99 71 win over San Diego State. Eernie Finlay had 27 for the losers and Elisco Nino had 23 for the victors. Cal Paly outlasted Long Beach State, B2 S0 in more CCAA action.

WiUamelte won the Northwest Conference crown with a S5 77 win over Lewis and Clark. Eddie Grossenbacher had IS points and set a school scoring maik of 195 points. Carroll Hooks had 20. points as Wtuttier downed Jasaaena, iw Knn State clinched at tie in the Far Western Conference' race with a 70 a9 win over Chico State, John Christgau had 27. Humboldt State ended the' year a 7 3 mark.

San Francisco' is 7 2 with another. game against' Chico State tonight, still to go. bacrameiito stale downed' Nevada, 70 49. They meet again tonight. i Machen's manager, Sid FIaher tv, wants Johansson, too.

he "while we're waiting for him, we'll fight any heavyweight in the world." Machen looked good, indeed, against Hunter. He knew he had one problem right from the start. That was to 'get inside Hunter's left jab. He solved that by the third round and from then on it was just a matter of how Song Hunter would last. As it turned out, Billy was still on his feet when Referee Al Berl called halt.

Machen was using him for a punching bag. First, he staggered him in a neutral corner. Tren Fie was banging away right Dver Hunter's corner when the end came. "I fought as well as I could," I said Hunter. "1 have no excuse, i just couldn't get off.

Machen took charge in the second half of every round and 1 couldn't do anything about it." One Knockdown There was only one knockdown. That was in the fourth round when Machen measured Hunter and connected with a right cross. Still, it was strictly a technical knockdown. Hunter swooned, went into a deep knee bend, but never did hit' the floor. Berl lolled the mandatory eight, though.

The bout drew a crowd of and the gate was $3000. It was televised by NEC. while Charlie Hanson led Washington with .12. Thus Hanson now' leads Imhoff by points in the Big Five race with Hanson navms more garr.e ana unnuu Washington hosts UCLA tonight and Cal meets independent Ore gon State. Southern California dumped Stanford, 59 53, with bacKboqra strength and the Cards inability to hit free throws telling', the taie.

John Windsor had 17 for the Cards and veteran Jim Whit scored 15 for Troy. TJSC's 4 6 record in the league is mislead ing. Its season mark is 16 9. "OSCTopsIdalio Elsewhere Friday, night, Ore con State edged Idaho, 55 53 after trailing at half 43 35. losers Dale.

James had 16 points while Jim Woodland scored II for the Beavers, now 14 9 on the year, Washington State' downed Montana State College 78 68. Tonight Idaho, meets Oregon, kingpin of a well balance group! of northwest independents wita a 15 mark. Seattle faces Montana State. The NCAA had', co leaders to By United Press International No movie producer would have the nerve to include the current West Coast Athletic Conference race in a script the' audience would complain (hat it just couldn't happen that way. But no work of fiction Four clubs are tied for first place with 7 3 records in the wildest scramble in the rugged league's eight year history.

The suspense can't last forever, however. Something has got to give a little tonight when two of the quartet slug it out in Las Angclcs St. Mary's and Pepper dine. The Gaels lost a heartbreakcr to' underrated Loyola a third first place club Friday' night, 60 59. Jerry 'Grote fired 29 points to lead the Lions, who grabbed a big lead and then clung to it.

Gene Womack had .15. for the Gaels. Loyola meets last place College of Pacific tonight and appears likely to join the Gael Wave victor on tap of the loop come Sunday. Popperdine beat the Tigers Fri.