Daily Independent Journal from San Rafael, California • Page 12

Russ Paring U.S. Lead In Olympics Pat McCormick's Diving Win Only Yank Victory MELBOURNE Pat McCormick, trying for an unprecedented Olympics won the women's springboard diving for only gold medal today as Uncle Sam's precious point total melted under the pressure of Russian shooting victories. Mrs. McCormick, 26-year-old Lakewood, wife whose husband is the coach, easily defeated the 11 other finalists. Pert little Jeanne Stunyo, a University of Detroit coed, was second and Irene McDonald of Canada was third.

Barbara Gilders of De-1 Tuesday, Dec. 4, 1956 12 troit was fourth. In 1952 at Helsinki, Mrs. McCormick won both the springboard and platform titles. The platform competition will be held later.

Russia took gold medals in two shooting events and talled 31 points with other placings to carve margin in the unofficial point totals to The United States now has 490 points to a loss of 11 points. The U. S. has 29 gold medals to 20 for Russia. Murray Rose, 17-year-old Australian blond, smashed the Olympic record in winning the 400-meter free style race in 4:27.3 with plenty to spare over Takeshi Yamanaka, also 17.

only finalist, George Breen of Buffalo, N. finished third. With the exception of the diving, Breen was Uncle only point-getter for the day with four for third place. However, his specialty is the race in which he will meet the handsome Australian. Mrs.

McCormick, mother of an infant daughter 'at home, climaxed her performance with a perfectly executed one and one-half backward somersault with a one and one-half twist to gain a whopping 17.4 points on her final dive. She finished with a total of 142.36 points. Miss Stunyo took second with 125.89. One of the surprises was the good showing of the Russians with Valentina Tchoumitcheva finishing fifth. America has a chance to pick up points in swimming tomorrow where a 1-2-3 sweep is a distinct possibility in the 100-meter butterfly event.

Shelley Mann of Arlington, beat the listed world record for the best time in the trials. Nancy Jane Ramey of Mercer Island, and Mary Jane Sears of Chevy Chase, could take second and third. Carin Cone, 16-yea r-o 1 Ridgewood Park, N. J. high school junior, and Maureen Murphy, a 17-year-old high school girl from Portland, are hopes in the final of the 100-meter backstroke.

Mary Ann Marchino of Indianapolis failed to qualify. Uncle Sam has three men in the 100-meter backstroke semi-finals but none in the 200-meter breaststroke in which Bob Hughes of Los NANCY SIMONS IN QUALIFYING SWIM TEAM MELBOURNE UP Nancy Simons of Belvedere, Betty Brey of Chevy Chase, Kathryn Knapp of Chevy Chase and Marley Shriver of Glendale, made up the U.S. 400-meter relay team that qualified for Olympic final. The U.S. quartet finished second in one heat to South Africa.

Australia, using its second team, had the best time, winning its heat in 4:25. Boost In Cost Of Hunting, Fishing Licenses Sought Angeles failed to make the grade. The U. S. entrants in the backstroke are Yoshi Oyakawa of Honolulu, A1 Wiggins of Pittsburgh, and Frank McKinney, 18-year-old Indianapolis high school senior.

John Monckton broke the Olympic record in the trials with a 1:03.4 timing. Jack Disney of Pasadena, three-time national U. S. bike champ, was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the cycling events, losing two straight heats to Richard Ploog of Australia, the second by only five inches. In the tandems the pair of James Rossi of Chicago and Don Ferguson of Los Angeles lost by two bike lengths in the quarterfinals to Giuseppe Ogna and Cesare Pinarello of Italy.

inexperienced Greco-Roman wrestling team entered for the first time, had three men eliminated in the second round. The losers were featherweights Alan Rice of New York, lightweight Jay Evans of Los Angeles and heavyweight Dale 1 Lewis of Camp Pendleton. Vitalii Romanenko, a 30- year-old Kiev bookkeeper, gave Russia a gold medal in the running deer shoot, just as im portant in the point standings as the basketball championship The competitors shoot at the silhouette of a deer which is run quickly across the firing sector. The Russian scored 441 of a possible 500 points. Russia also mopped up in the small bore rifle competition.

As expected, the Russian men gymnasts were battling for top position although Jap an was giving them a rough struggle. The U. S. squad was down on the list. Fairfax Golfer High In Tourney MONTE RIO (IB Ninety players teed off today in the second half of the first round of the 54-hole Northern California Open Golf Championship at Northwood Lodge golf course.

Pros John Zontek of Vallejo and Les Lesser of South San Francisco led the first 90 hopefuls yesterday with two under par 70s. Four players followed the leaders by one stroke with 71s. They were Paul Farmer, Sacramento; John Geertsen, San Francisco; Rick Jetter, Milpitas, and Bob Moore, Fairfax. Maj ors Draft 2 PCL Players JACKSONVILLE, Fla. UB Major league teams drafted two men from the Pacific Coast League yesterday, pitcher Robert G.

Smith, 26, of San Francisco and outfielder Jerry Lynch of Hollywood. Smith, who won 8 and lost 11, went to the St. Louis Cardinals. Cincinnati took the outfielder. The draft price was $15,000.

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The United Press, through sources in two state departments, learned that the legislation. to be submitted to the lawmakers next month, would provide this schedule: Fishing licenses, $5, up hunting licenses, $5, up deers tags, $2, up and pheasant tags, $2, up $1. While the department is not believed to be drawing up a bill for a $1 trout stamp, such a measure also is expected to be put before the Legislature. On the basis of sales of about 1,285,000 fishing licenses, 640,000 hunting license, 400,000 deer tags and 200,000 pheasant tags, the proposed increases would bring in some $4,470,000 annually in new revenues for operation of the Fish and Game Department. A trout stamp would mean another $700,000 to be used toward the 1.7-million-dollar annual catchable trout program.

Seth Gordon, department director, indicated that fiscal matters have been under consideration by his staff and that it has been discussed with Gov. Goodwin J. Knight. Gordon said, not ready to have anything said publicly as yet. We had a conference with the governor, and until such time as decides the better course, we would not want to Gordon has said on numerous occasions that sportsmen in California must face up to the fact that the surplus of funds in the department is nearing its end.

New revenues must be produced or services of the farflqng department must be cut back, Gordon has warned. While the $8,554,605 budget proposed for fiscal 1957-58 is 2 per cent less than the current year, it still will run some $1,026,000 in the red. The multimillion dollar surplus which has served as a cushion for deficit spending for a number of years would have only about 1.5 million dollars at the end of 1957-58. When the department took its budget before the Department of Finance in November, Robert L. Ilarkness, budget chief, told the fish and gamers 1957 would be the of Harkness said it was not realistic to pare the surplus down to less than the amount it takes to rdn the department a year.

Harkness urged that the department provide a detailed program which would show what new revenues would go for, if forthcoming or what features of the present program would face elimination in the absence of a revenue increase. Such a soul baring by the department no doubt could go a long way in meeting past criticisms from legislators. Many lawmakers have said they believed the department would need more money eventually, but they steadfastly have refused to approve increases until the department made it crystal clear what it could show for the new money. Just what the license buyers themselves have to say about boosts in hunting and fishing fees is difficult to determine, at best. Less than 5 per cent belongs to organized clubs and many of these members are not active.

Some organized groups have gone on record favoring the increase reportedly being proposed by the department. These include the Sacramento Council and the Southern California Council of Sportsmen. An official announcement by the department, or the office, on proposed increases in hunting and fishing license fees probably be made until the eve of the legislative session, which begins Jan. 7. ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL-COAST 11 players, representing seven of nine schools, today were named to the All-Pacific Coast Conference football team selected by the Associated Press.

Only California and Idaho failed to place a player on the team. Four schools, Oregon State, Washington, UCLA and Stanford, placed two men each, while Southern California, Oregon and Washington State placed one each. (AP Wirephoto) Injury Benches Gene Brown; USF's Woolpert Is Worried SAN FRANCISCO (IB Injury to Gene Brown, which will put him on the beach for to four today became the focal point in the University of San efforts to keep alive its national record win string. Fights Tonight At Richmond Dave Johnson, chunky San Francisco welterweight, rules a slight favorite to beat Frank Skidmore tonight in their scheduled 10-round fight at the Richmond Auditorium. Johnson, rated the second best 147-pounder in the state, boasts an impressive record.

He has 19 wins, three losses and five draws. A pair of attractive six- rounders are also on tap tonight. NuNu Randle, a main- event boxer who seen action since February, returns to the battle pit in a six against Manuel Battista. They are lightweights. Another sixer brings together Luke Easter of Pittsburgh, against Joe Charles of El Cerrito in a lightweight duel.

Two four-rounders complete the card. Brown, who keyed the Dons to their 57th consecutive victory Saturday in a rugged 70 to 54 win over California, fractured his left hand in the closing minutes of injury that was not disclosed until yesterday. San Francisco, national champion the past two years, meets San Francisco State Friday and Seattle Saturday. the latter game which concerns Coach Phil Woolpert. The Dons should whiz by State without Brown and despite the annual threat of State Coach Dan Farmer to the Dons.

But go at Seattle is a different story. With Brown in the lineup the contest would be a near tossup. Without Brown, Seattle will go as the favorite. The Northwest five, rated as one of the best, is paced by Elgin Baylor who dropped 40 points against Denver Friday night and 29 against Utah State Saturday. HOT WATER RUUD Service Sales Repairs TERMS GL 4-6161 Nights GL 3-4938 703 Third San Rafael SKIERS SPECIAL WEEKEND TOURS Deluxe tours from $12.50.

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at San Rafael Sporting Goods SKI SHOP Open Frt. Till 9 Fourth A GL. 4-8016 United Press Announces AII-PCC Team SAN FRANCISCO (IB Tackle John Witte of Oregon State, who gained a first team berth on the United Press All- America team last week, breezed into the same spot on the UP All-Pacific Coast eleven which was announced today. Joining his teammate on the first string was halfback Earnel Durden. All told, Coach Tommy Rose Bowl- bound team won a total of eight spots on the 33-man All-Coast squad.

THREE POSITIONS Stanford dominated the first team by taking three positions. Paul Wiggin joined Witte as the other half of the tackle combination, quarterback John Brodie won the signal calling job and end Carl Isaacs became the third Indian to join the starting lineup. Wiggin and Brodie also made the UP All-American second team this year. Southern California posted two men in the first eleven, halfback Jon Arnett and fullback C. R.

Roberts. ALL-AMERICA Arnett was named to the All-American third team this year although restricted to five games as the result of last conference probe. Bill Steiger, Washington great pass-grabber, was named to the other end spot on the All-Coast first team. A fellow player from the Northwest, Dick Day of Washington, took over one guard spot and Galen Laack of College of the Pacific won the other. Day is a transplanted tackle.

Jim Matheny of UCLA was named first string center. NO SCHOOL DOMINATES All-Pacific Coast Team Choices Reflect A Season Of Upsets SAN FRANCISCO season of upsets reflects itself in the 1956 Associated Press All- Pacific Coast Conference football team, with no school dominating the list. Champion Oregon State, plus UCLA, Stanford and Washington placed two each on the team. Southern California. Oregon and Washington State got single spots.

With newsmen and sportscasters making the selection, the team is composed ofc Ends Bill Steiger, Washington State, and Phil McHugh, Oregon; tackles John Witte, Oregon State, and Paul Wiggin, Stanford; guards Esker Harris, UCLA, and Dick Day. Washington; center Jim Matheny, UCLA; and backs John Brodie, Stanford; Earnel Durden, Oregon State; Dean Derby, Washington. and C. R. Roberts, Southern California.

Pacific Coast Conference penalties which limited many senior stars to just five games kept them from official recognition. But special mention must be made of Southern great halfback, Jon 4 Cage Teams Play Tonight By ASSOCIATED PRESS Arizona State plays at San Jose State and College of the Pacific moves to Sacramento State for Northern California basketball. College of the Pacific returns to Stockton tomorrow for a game against Nevada. St. downed San Francisco State, 63-54, and Santa Clara beat its alumni, 70-51, last night.

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Saus. 1254 Drake Blvd. GL 4-6515 Arnett, end Chuck Leimbach. tackles George Belotti and Fabian Abram, and quarterback Don Shinnick, halfback Doug Bradley and end Pete Second team honors went to ends Ron Wheatcroft, California, and Hal Smith, UCLA; tackles George Strugar, Washington, and Dave Jesmer, Oregon State; guards Whitey Core, Washington, and Don Gilkey, California; center Karl Rubke, USC; and backs Bob Newman, Washington State: Joe Francis, Oregon State; Jim Shanley, Oregon, and Barry Billington, UCLA. Washington Steiger switched from halfback to end for this season, wound up the leading pass receiver in the conference with 39 receptions for 607 yards.

The other end, Captain McHugh of Oregon, proved a standout on both offense and defense and was a big reason the Ducks fought the champion OSC Beavers to a 14-14 standoff in their final game. Tackle proved an outstanding position in the PCC this fall, with Witte and Wiggin edging out gar for the top spots. Oregon 232-pound Witte opened into the holes for the fleet backs runs. and boomed the Beavers prominence. Harris of UCLA is rated by Coach Red Sanders as a true All-America of strong offensive and defensive performances.

Day, the largest man on the team at 240 pounds, held down the middle guard assignment on defense for the Huskies who gained strength as the season progressed. Center Matheny was another reason the Bruins of UCLA finished high in the standings largely on the basis of great defensive strength. quarterback Brodie rewrote the conference record for pass completions with 139 for the season. He completed 139 of 240 pass attempts for 1.633 yards and also led in total offense with 1,642. Durden.

Oregon speedy halfback from Los Angeles, was the only sophomore to make the all-star team. Derby led the conference In scoring with 63 points on seven touchdowns, 18 conversions and a field goal. Southern C. R. Roberts proved equally adept at smashing into the line or shaking loose for breakaway This year put something finer under the SUNNY BROOK KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON in the magnificent holiday package and gift carton $47S Qt.

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