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tUiNDA, hKPTEMBtttt 4. 1955 HERALD AND NKWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON PAGE NINE Grid Year Forecasts Upset Uclans1 Coach Fraley's Fads, I Figures Dregon Tech Owls Open 1955 Grid Year Mondav Two Stars Hold Edge For Wings College Gridiron I Briefs I I i was second team in name only. The tailback position in the Sanders' balanced line single wing offense is the key man. Sanders has come up with a succession of good ones since he came to UCLA, the latest being Paul Cameron and last year Prlmo Villanueva. Doug Bradley, an understudy last fall, has first call on the running-passing Job this year, but pressing for attention are several other worthy contenders, including the widely publicized Ronnie Knox, late of the California Bear freshman team.

Knox, they say, thus far rates about third despite his passing ability. But the young man, many believe, will be a factor as the season and his experience with the tailback routine progresses. Wingback Jim Decker and Bob Bergdahl at the quarter, or blocking back, round out the potential backfield. Ends Johnny Hermann and Rommle Loudd, tackles Roger White and Gil Moreno, guards Cureton and Jim Brown, and center Steve j. (i With a few breaks, we could oduce a good football season lor flregon Technical Institute." I These were the words of head frotball coach Rex Hunsaker at TI this past week.

The Tech coach and his assistants officially meet their 1955 prospects for the jlrst time tomorrow morning as Equipment draw and the first practice session is on tap. I Monday morning at 9 o'clock will tee the opening of the football season for the Mile High Campus and hat a year it could develop into. Vntll school opens, the Owls will be holding twice-a-day workouts on Te campus practice field. A turnout of 45-50 is expected to ho nn hand tomorrow morning when the equipment is passed out did the first call is made. Of this Bumber nine lettermen are expect ed back from last year wain.

Hunsoker will have Dave Thomas, Lyle Fleetwood, Cal "Sugar By BOB MYERS LOS ANGELES Ml It seems that many college football observers have already decided that UCLA will be the 1955 mythical national champion, a decision vigorously deplored by the coach of the Bruins, Henry R. (Red) Sanders. UCLA bids fair to be a power, but it also seems fair to point out that if the team from Westwood does make such an exalted grade, Mr. Sanders may be rated a true magician. True, UCLA was unbeaten In nine games last year, whipping sucb good teams as Maryland and its entire slate of Pacific Coast Conference opponents.

Unfortunately, Mr. Sanders must use the forces at hand in 1955, not 1954, and among those missing will be nine of the 11 men who capped the season with a 34-0 rout of Southern California both ends, tackles, guards and center, his blocking back and the most effective tailback in the school's history. The Sanders critics, of which the University of Southern California delegation may be considered en masse since Red has beaten the Trojans four out of six games, are quick to contradict any idea of a UCLA shortage of talent. Well aware that the conference fight figures to be between USC and UCLA, the Trojan backers argue that there wasn't much difference from the Bruin first team and the reserve material. They say Sanders always comes up with stout help and they concede that Sanders himself Is one fine college coach.

Well, and so, but Sanders still has to field a 1955 team that will match the nine players he lost if UCLA is to win the conference championship and the Rose Bowl assignment New Year's Day. UCLA has two outstanding prospects for All-America consideration, fullback Bob Davenport and guard Hardiman Cureton. Davenport was No. 2 in the nation behind Alan Ameche of Wisconsin last year, and at this stage could be regarded as a standout for the top snot tills year. Cureton was so-called second team in 1954, but, and here the Sanders critics do have a point, he Sjet" Smith and Frame uunn on found as backfield letter winners in 41954 and '53.

Returning for further 11 iirill ho lpt.tPr- By OSCAR FRALEY United Press Sports Writer FOREST HILLS. N.Y. 1UP1 Fearless Fraley's facts and figures: Wimbledon chamnion Tonv Tra. bert, with a tlOO.OOO nro contract hanging in the balance, won't even mane tne finals in the curent Na- tional Amateur Tennis Champion- snips ai roresi Hills unless his game picks up at least 15 per cent. That's the studied onlnlon of famed tennis coach Mercer Beas-ley, who predicts an all-Australian final "unless Tony benefits from early round play and gets better as ne goes along." TOUGHER Trabert's chore becomes even tougher when you consider that he is in the same halt of the draw with hammerin' Lew Hoad, the young Aussie' who beat him handily in the recent Davis Cup chal lenge rouna.

me Cincinnati slugger also still is bothered by a blister on his racauet hand, and nobody even gives defending champion Vic Seixas a look In. The tennis troupe is keenly interested in the baseball pennant races, which brings to mind the fact that the approaching World Series will bring together two of the best-scouted opponents in history. Brooklyn has Al Campanis, Andy High and Red Corrlden eyeing the three top American League teams. With Brooklyn virtually "in." the Cleveland Indians have Steve O'Neill studying the Dodgers. His fellow observers include Bennle Huffman and Hollls Thurston of the Chicago White Sox and Tom Greenwade of the New York Yankees.

They slip in like cloak-and-dagger guys but everybody knows they're on the premises. TENNIS QUEEN Former tennis queen Maureen Connolly Brinker Is "covering" the national amateurs for the San Diego Union and the London Daily Mall. Experting from the press box, she picks Shirley Fry of Akron. Ohio, and St. Petersburg, as the women's "darkhorse" because of a "new found eagerness to play tennis." men Lyle Loffer, Stan Smith, Oleu Began, Bob King and Charles Ec-celston.

With those vets and some very promising freshmen, Hunsak-, er has a good nucleus from which to work. An entirely new staff of assistants is on hand to give Hunsaker a helping hand in the coaching de partment. BOD emiui auu last vear are not with the OTI athletic department instead. Corky Van Loo, Jim McGown and Dr. George Miller will help direct the Hoot Birds through the season.

Van Loo and McGown will work with the backfield, Miller will take charge of the linemen and McGown may also be used to a Jn the end coaching assignments nrith Miller. The backfield material that Is expected to report for dufy tomorrow points for dog-eat-dog fight for the four starting positions. Let-terman quarterback Thomas, half- backs Smith ana rice the returning fullback Dunn may have more than they can handle in opposition from up ana uumuns freshmen. sold bi2 Bill Ferrell Palmer make up the front line force. Reserves behind them? That's a Sanders problem.

One thing is for sure. The first three games on the Bruin schedule may tell the story for 1955. UCLA leads off with Texas A it here, then Maryland at College Park and Washington State at Pullman. Maryland, obviously potntina for the team that smashed its big hopes last autumn, could well make idiots of those who already have acclaimed UCLA as the national champion for 1955. Graham Back With Browns CLEVELAND Iffl Otto Graham kept his promise Saturday to return to the Cleveland Browns "If needed.

The veteran quarterback reach ed agreement with Coach Paul Brown Saturday afternoon for one more season. Terms were not disclosed, but the club indicated that financial considerations were not a problem." The Browns needed him because they had only one quarterback, George Ratterman, who had been Graham's understudy for three seasons, Brown said "We really needed him. Our club has to have a quarterback that's bigger and stronger than Ratterman." He said he would "use" Graham In the club's next appearance here Sept. 10 against the Detroit Lions. But ne did not say wneuier Graham would be a starter.

SEATTLE I The University of Washington Huskies knocked beads for an hour and a half Saturday in a rugged football scrimmage that got all three score squadmen into the action. A club quarterbacked by Steve Roake punched over two touchdowns against the one-touchdown effort of the outfit piloted by another veteran, Jerry Redmond. Also in the pitching picture was Al Ferguson, sophomore transfer from Mt. San Antonio Junior College of California. Roake got off one pass good for a 40-yard gain and Redmond countered with a 45-yard effort.

This was the first all-out scrimmage of the practice program. BERKELEY, Calif. Lynn Waldorf said Saturday the main problem for his University of Call fornia football team is "lack of experience." The coach said that "We have reasonable size and desire," but added, "The experienced fellows stand out like a lighthouse in fog." George Pelonls, a 19ol lettcrman at end who just got out of the Navy, suffered a knee Injury in Saturday's practice. Its serious; ness will not be known until X-rays are taken Monday. PULLMAN, Wash.

IPI The Washington State College Cougars scrimmaged for a short time Saturday and when the workout was over Coach Al Kircher couldn't hide his smile. "I'm very well pleased," he said. "The squad is shaping up fast." The 10-minute scrimmage, first of the season, was strictly offensive, All four teams took part under' WSC's split-shift training schedule. One player broke out with the hives and a few received blisters while training under the hot sun, but otherwise there have been no injuries. LOS ANGELES Wl The heat wave didn't bother the passing of tailbacks Jon Amett and Ernie Zampese Saturday as the University of Southern California Trojans ran through a "hot" practice session.

Arnett and Zampese hit their receivers for better than 80 per cent completions on Bovard Field where the mercury was higher than an old grad on big game day. Coach Jess Hill said he was well satisfied with the first three days of drill. Chiefs Switch Players, Beaten WENATCHEE Hard hitting Bob Duretto Dlaycd every position for Wenatchee Saturday night but versatility wasn't enough to keep the Chiefs from dropping a 7 to 5 Northwest League baseball decision to Salem. Duretto opened the game as a pitcher and finished in right field, making the full circuit. And because Salem scored its first two runs off him, Duretto was charged with the defeat.

Tom Agosta tripled and Gene Tanselll homered in the llrst frame and Salem never looked back. Palem 200 110 2107 8 1 Wenatchee 100 110 0206 8 3 Krause, King (8) and Koeps; Duretto, Hayden (2), Bartallni (8), Newlin (9 and Rossi, Duretto (2). "Sparky" Sparks, a transfer from OCE. Jim Endicott, a returning serviceman, Dave Lockhard Shrine star from Eugene, Jack Tearell and Ray Wicks, two other Oregon high school graduates of '55 will probably be on hand when the first call for guards is issued tomorrow morning. Frank Linville former Weed, California lineman will also be on A lctterman and two first year griddcrs will be on the practice field for Uie first sessions as Lyle Loffer, Charles Hopman and Bud McDonald are reportedly ready for the heavy OTI grid schedule.

Loffer is a two-year vet, Hopman played his prep ball for Central Catholic of Portland and McDonald is also from Calgary. The talent list looks impressive, but after one look at the 1955 schedule facing the Owls, they may well need more prospects before the year is over. With such topnotch teams at Compton Junior College and Boise J.C., the sea son will be a tough one for the Tech eleven. Compton was the number two junior college team in the nation last year ana Boise number three. Both Compton and Boise are 200 pound six tool pius i from Pamano Beach, Florida and Tony Morelll a 180 pound back from Stuebenvllle, Ohio may develop into first class fullbacks and give Dunn a stiff battle for a starting berth.

other outstanding backs expected to report Include quarterback Tom Foley of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Mike Campbell, Salem, Stacey Gibson, Burns, Don Dexter of Klamath Falls and Ron Spinas former Medford High flash. Gibson and Dexter are transfers from the University of Oregon freshman squad of last season. Nick Bantan-gelo of Portland's Central Catholic may be In the thick of the fight for quarterbacklng honors with Fo-lev and Thomas. Eugene Emeralds Humble Tri-City EUGENE Wl Eugene snapped Trl-City'a six-game winning streak In Saturday night's Northwest League baseball game. The Emeralds, won 11-5.

The score was tied 3-3 going into the seventh Inning. Then Manny Romero got a two-run homer off By BOB HOOBING THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A pair of Rons-Navy's Beagle and Michigan's Kramer offer excellent reasons why college football players seeking national recognition this season should avoid end assignments. An abundance of grid talent spells keen competition for stardom in the fast approaching campaign. But Beagle and Kramer begin ahead of the field as wing-men. As an All America and Maxwell Trophy winner in 1954, Beagle was exceptional on defense, the equal of any blocker and a good receiver.

Kramer has been tabbed on of the greatest athletes in Michigan history. In his sophomore year he caught 23 passes for 303 yards, averaged 41.4 yards in punting While drawing raves on defense. Maryland's BUI Walker belongs in the Beagle Kramer class. Behind the trio stand the hopefuls Including UCLA's all-purpose end, Rommle Loudd. He's Joined by 6-foot-6 LaMar Lundy of Purdue.

John Stewart of Stanford and Jim Carmichael of California are hack after ranking second and third, nationally, as pass receivers last fall. Bob Davenport of UCLA and Joe Childress of Auburn rule the fullback crop. Davenport, already the best fullback in Bruin history and the "clutch" man of Red Sanders' smooth single wing attack gets a chance for recognition with the graduation of '54 All America Alan Amecne ol Wisconsin. HERALDED Arkansas' Henry Moore, Notre Dame's Don Scheffer and Virginia's heralded sophomore, Jim Bakhtlar, rate mention. So do Joe Miller of Cincinnati, Bobby Garrard of Georgia, John a of Colorado, Billy Tarr of Stanford, Joe Ulm of San Jose State and Oregon soph Jack Morris, The quarterback picture is not as clear cut.

The surprise man Navy's "Team Named Desire" of '54. George Welsh, is in the front ranks. He capped a fine season bv running the split-T flawlessly against Mississippi in the Sugar Bowl. All American Howard (Hopa- long) Cassady of Ohio State's defending national champions heads the list of halfbacks. Cassady's pass defense and breakaway runs keyed the Buckeyes' big wins over Wisconsin and Michigan.

Ronnie Knox, the celebrated transfer from California, becomes eligible at UCLA. If he proves he can run like he can pass and kick he'll be "Fort Knox" at tall-back for the again-powerful Bruins. REMINDS Hugh Pitts of Texas Christian, who reminds observers of the great Kl Aldrlch C38), could be the best center in the land. Oklahoma's Jerry Tubbs, USC's Marv Goux and Florida's Steve oeiatorre win do most of the contesting on that score. Barring Injuries, the best guards of 1956 should include Calvin Jones of Iowa, Bill Meigs of Harvard, Hardiman Cureton of UCLA, Bo Bolinger of Oklahoma, Franklin Brooks of Georgia Tech and Buddy Alliston of Mississippi.

Outstanding tackles are plenti- Jerry Walker of Texas Tech could be the surprise of the year. Fiom the same section, Rice's Ed Rayburn and Baylor's Bill Glass, moved from center, demand attention. So does John Miller at Boston College. HUNTERS! IS Demonstrations Phone 8736 Bousman Wins Main, Eyes 50-Lapper Today Up front in the line, there are several "big men" and some valuable experience standing before i the Owl coaching staff. The end positions look very good with lettermen King and Eccelston along with freshmen Wes Parrish, x.

another Florida gridder, Don Mc-' Kinstry, a teammate of Foley's in 1 Calgary. Frank Yelter and both i of whom are Shrine all-stars. Al i Van Leuven, Bob Fingers from 5 Stuebenvllle and Al Bailey from Coos Bay. Parrish played In the I Florida all-star game and Fingers is said to be one of the best ends to come out of his home state. I At tackle, where Hunsaker and Miller are the most worried, two big freshmen seem to brighten the outlook some.

Corning, California's 215-pound, 6-3 All-Northern Califor-' nta Leon Ellers reported to school officials over the weekend and is all set to open the 'grid season i with OTI, as Is Huber Sltton and i Alien Jones. Sltton stands 6-2 and Trl-City starter Don Hopp. Ralph Burns, who relieved Hopp, gave up one more run that Inning and five more in the next. The five- run assault was aided by hits by Art Preston, Bill Eastburn Gtiir Dapper and Leroy Han. Han's trl-plewas his first hit of the season.

Trl-City ill 000 000 I II Eugene 010 110 35x 11 13 I Hopp, Burns (7) ana Martin; Han and Dapper. Bears Capture First MEMPHIS. Tenn. Wl Quarter back Ed Brown guided the Chicago Bears to their first exhibition success of the season Baturday night- crushing 46-10 win over tne Washington Redskins. More Sports Page 10 SAFE DRIVERS SAVE MONEY WITH SAFECO Jerry Thomas Ins.

6th and Main Ph. 46S home encounters. Otlier home games slated on the nine-game schedule include Oregon College of Education, Eastern Oregon Col lege of Education and Southern Oregon College, all of which are conference tilts, and the Seattle Ramblers, a strong semi-pro team, which opens the year at Modoc Field September 24. The three road games will find the Owls meeting Lower Columbia Junior College, Olympic J.C. and the Portland State College Vikings.

The PSC game is the only Ore gon Collegiate Conference road en counter for the Owls. The season ticket sale Is now in progress for those interested in buying reserved seats. Swansen's Barber Shop on Main Street and the OTI business office will handle the ticket sale at the present time. Other downtown businesses will handle tickets within the next week or so. Th.is could be the season for the Owls that all Klamath sports fans have been waiting for.

Turn out and support your local teams this year. It is your duty to give a helping hand to OTI, KUHS, the county schools or even the youngsters in grade school. tie, Bousman picked up A-main number five for the season and add to his total point standings which he holds the lead spot. Allen piloted his K-25 hardtop into the lead position In front of Bob Crawley In K-66. Third and fourth places were grabbed by Pee Wee Roufs and Dale Hlmelwright.

Second highest point driver going into the Friday program, Ray Brackman finished in sixth spot behind Eddie Boyd. The B-main was a rugged and costly event for the 11 entries. Less than half of the cars finished the 15 lap battle with Bud Cook leading the field. Second was Jim Kranz and Ken Conner closed out In third. Fourth and fifth places were snared by Bob Breazeale and Bill Chambers.

In the heat races. Neil Mayfteld, Murrell Betsch, and Bousman paced the field in their respective races. Second place finishers were Breazeale, Glenn Stevens and Dale Himelwright. The final heat went to Stevens and his red and white K-ll. Second car under the check ered flag was K-40 with George Smith behind the wheel.

Bousman closed In third and Hlmelwright fourth. Fifth spot went to Mayfield. Tronhv dash victories were nailed by Crawley In the A-dash and Betsch the B-trophy. Benny Morrison and Johnny Hitson chased Crawley across the finish line, and Conner and Dave Vincent finished second and third behind Betsch. The leading time trial mark was posted by Crawley and Hitson with 20:00 marks.

The next fastest quarter-mile time went to Roufs with a 20:60. Don Harris had a 20:60 and Morrison a 20:70 to round out the top five times. This afternoon's 50-lap A-main will be a big test for the local hardtops and their drivers. With the point race running at a very even-steven basis, and the season rapidly drawing to a close, one or two races could mean the difference in the final outcome. Brack-man and Crawley have been making a late summer move in an effort to overcome the point lead compiled by Bousman in his early season spurt.

The winner of the 50-lap main will receive the "Sam Neslln" trophy. Neslln is the former hardtop track manager and local sport promoter and sponsor, but 1 now living in Spokane, Washington, HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLES SALES and SERVICE At CHARLES YORKELAND MOTOR SHOP 1137 Ore ion Ph. I25T i weighs 234, while Jones is said to BYLINES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 Parrish, who teamed with the big halfback during their high school grid activities. For the Klamath Union High School Pelicans, the spirit is very good for this time of the year, but the lack of size In the back-field and depth in the line brings problems to Coach John McGlnnis. Team spirit and hustle can offset the size problem, but depth is one thing the Pelican coaching staff has to master.

Here especial (KUHS) is where a few surprises may be seen before the pigskin parade has passed for the 1955 season. Grants Pass is definitely the pre-season favorite for the conference, but the Pels could make it rough If they set their sights on the matter. In the county league, the same five schools that fought for the honors last year will again field teams. Sacred Heart, Malln, Bonanza Merrill and Chiloquin will comprise the County League. Henley, an A-2 school, will be Included In the schedule, but the games will not count toward the standings.

Our only hope In the county picture is that someone takes It upon themselves to see that each county league game has an official statistician to keep record of the first downs and total yardage to avert a reoccurrence of the 1954 "mess." Last year Malln and Chiloquin tied in their only game and at the last count of the standings the two teams were undefeated, but had a single deadlock. So what had to happen? A vote of the league members. If there had been an official keeping records of the game, the standoff could have been settled and the arguments that followed would have never come about. CLUB CHAMPION Erv Dowty, right, poses with Frank Hall after last Sunday's Club Championship play at Reames Golf end Country Club. The win was Dowty's first such triumph es he whipped Hell in the 36-hole final.

This is the second straight year Hell has finished in the runnerup's spot. In 1954, Hall placed second to Spike Beeber. Dowty is now eligible to enter into next Spring's Oregon Champion of Champions tournament. PIPE I I PIPE SMS" AtKvfi'iijnkivn ATTENTION Allen Bousman snared his first main event triumph in sometime Friday evening and will be out to make it two wins this afternoon as the second half of the big Labor Day Weekend hardtop racing program rolls at Klamath Speedway. Time trials open today's show at 4 o'clock and the first event of the racing schedule will get the green flag at 5 o'clock.

The feature of the late afternoon-early evening races will be the 50-lap A-main and the 25-lap B-main. In Friday evening's hardtop bat- Richardson Snares Long National Test FOREST HILLS. N. Y. Wl -Third-seeded Hamilton Richardson fought off five match points and scrambled back to a dramatic, two and a' half hour victory over un known Edward Kauder of San Bernardino, Saturday in the first round of the National Tennis Championships.

The final score was 6-2, 3-6, 9-11, 10-8, 6-0, Kauder folding up com pletely in the final set after almost collapsing from leg cramps. The hard-fought duel overshadowed all other second day developments which saw defending champion Vic Selxas and his Davis Cup rival, Lewis Hoad of Australia, get an early jump into the third round. Each drew opening byes. Seixas, seeded second, easily polished off England's left-handed John Barrett, 6-2. 6-2, 6-4.

Hoad, his blasting game still redhot, breezed past Roger Pharr of Orlando, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4. Ken Rosewall of Australia, top-seeded foreigner, turned back Donald Dell of Bethesda, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Bill Quillian of Seattle lost out to Whitney Reed, Alameda, 7-5. 6-8. 6-3, 6-1.

The women's ranks saw favor- ites advance without serious chal-, lenge. Second-seeded Louise Brough ol Beverly Hills, the Wimbledon champion, won over Carl Mc-Cord of Washington, D. 6-1. 6-3. Third-seeded Mrs.

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nrttt Ji Xttl'j Jr. rraprliUri Farmers -Miners -Lumber Mills WE HAVE 1 MILLION ft, of oe in uie an even 200 pounds. Paul Teagle, a transfer last spring from Greys Harbor Junior College, a 195 pounder, Dick Howlett at 195, Bill Mcintosh, a 185 pound tackle, and Art Beca another 195 pound gridder are others who have notified Hunsaker and the school's registration office of their plans to it-tend on this year. Smith and Regan are the two veteran guards returning to greet Miller in his first year at Tech, but the competition from oncoming freshmen is shaping. Dale Canada Star, Snead Tie In Golf Tourney WETHERS FIELD, Conn, if Gerry Kesselring of Toronto, who has been a pro for only 20 months, swept into a first place deadlock with veteran Sam Snead of White Sulphur Springs, W.

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