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THURSDAY, SEPT. 17. 1964 DAILY JOURNAL-GAZETTE AND COMMERCIAL-STAR, MATTOON, ILLINOIS' PAGITITI 7 Trvn FftbsIl Aetin Fiiday MIIS Collides III! Vith Rams Central, Jefferson Grid Squads Tangle Today At Mt. Vernon Mattoon High School's football team plunges Into action Friday night as It Journeys Into UtUe Egypt to look horns with Mr. Ver non's Rams in a non-conference An intraclty rivalry begins today as Central and Jefferson Junior High gridders collide at 4:15 pjn.

at the Mattoon High School football field. The encounter will be unique In three ways: (1) It will be the first football competition between the two schools, whose teams were divided this season; (2) It will be the players' baptism Into contact grid competition; and (3) It will be the first game played this sea tilt at Mt Vernon' high school Coach Chuck Oyler sent his Green Wave through a full-scale defensive scrimmage Wednesday in final preparation for the en counter. The squad will go through light drills at today's son by a Mattoon- team. Wave Gridders Set for Action final session. Judging by statistics the Rams Jefferson coaches Rajr Werts-baugh and Charles Sutton sent their charges through a full-scale terms "an average size" forward wall will consist of Steve Rolinga at center, Mike McCoy and Oren Lockhart at the guards and either Jim Thomas or Steve Hopper at the other tackle position.

The offense will run basically from the straight formation. Heading the Central attack will be 5-6 140-pound halfback Dick Allen and 5-10, 207-pound tackle Jim' Brown. Dan Reardon, who had been tabbed for first-string fullback duties, will not start the game because of a twlated said the fullback may see some action on the defensive unit. Other members of the backfield will be Sam Green at right halfback and either Denny Allen or Calvin Roth at quarterback. Other linemen are Mike Oyler at center, Mark Degler and John Anderson at the guards.

Bud Miller at the other tackle slot 'and Steve Keys and Dick Harris at the ends. The. team will run from the straight and power formations and has two or three single wing plays In Its offensive Bergfeld, Rex Young, Myles Jerdan, Wally Storm, Tom Sawyer, Tony Varda. Bob Jackson, Bob Martin, Tony Nicholson, Charles Elliott, Dale Reider and Dennis Pictured are members of the Mattoon High School football team which will open Its 1964 campaign Friday against the Rams at Mt Vernon. Seated are Jim Lucky, Don Rowe, Floyd Leo- and Wave look comparable.

Mt Vernon compiled a 3-5-1. record last season, while Mattoon was 3-5. The Rams were 1-5 in the workout with contact Wednesday in last-minute preparation for the Stacy Holly, Ulysses Johnson, Larry Butler, Jim Ferketic, Steve Mike Morgan, Joe Jemsek, Don Gregory, Ed Kessler, J. C. Poster, Rick Friese and head coach Chuck Oyler.

In the back row are Dennis Shanholtzer, Bill West, Larry Goetz, Larry Allen, Marty McFarland, im Hudson, John Laughlin, David Brewer, Denny Allen and Mike McKee. Kneeling are Steve Noyes, Tom Oreo, Tony Colbert, Roy Helsing, John Hardinger, Mike McCall, Don Burge, Mike Sullivan, Jim Livesay, Bob Ronchetti, Dave Iawrence, David Wilson, Steve Knauss and Dave Mann. In the third row are line coach Walt Storm, assistant coach Bill Little, Terry Prentice, Dsreli Seaman, tilt, while Central mentors Guy Lowry, Carlton and Omer Thomas sent South 7 Conference, the Wave card Rick Cunningham, Steve 0-5 in the Big 12. Each team has their squad through a light work eight returning lettermen. out, without pads.

Jefferson will be led by swift The teams have similar lines, with Mt Vernon holding a slight size advantage on offense and the Wave bigger on defense. The main difference between the Major Grid Action Opens halfbacks Dennis Cooley and Jim Farmer and hard-driving fullback John Pickering. Dick Peterson, captain for the game, will guide the team from the quarterback spot. i teams is In the backfield. The Rams will field what their coaches call "a big but slow" backfield.

while the Wave features a small Anchoring the line will be 232- pound tackle Terry Reid, while the rest of what Wertsbaugh COLLEGE FOOTBALL but speedy set of backs. Rams Backs -st- i AL Race Bothers Bauer Spearheading the Mt Vernon offense will be 6-1, 185-pound halfback Wendell MoReynolds, who is considered by his coaches talathw thm af at (tarns. rsflacts avtraas Mr nMin to at rsotrtian. tm la vaifhtoa la fan at ntntf Hraxi. tiaixpW: A 50.0 tnm hot baa 10 aan tfraaaar.

par fan, tfcaa 40.0 taaai aaamf af aaaal trraafta. vi arisinaraa 1920 my Dick carlaf coring DaaM. as fast for his size. Steve Plgg (170) will go at fullback, with By MIKE RATHET Associated Press Sports Writer At the rate Hank Bauer's smok GAMES OF WEEK ENDING SEPT. 20, 1964 Hlohar Ratins Wichita 81.S (12) Montana St 86.7 Wisconsin 00.8 (11) Kansas St 78.3 Wyoming 71.8 (14) Colo 57.2 Wabash 42.3 (1) Valparaiso 40.6 Washburn 51.5 (0) Kearney 42.7 43.6 Mo.Mlnes 28.7 ing cigarettes, If the Baltimore Orioles don't win the American League pennant, he might be able to get it for the coupons on the back of the pack.

33.6 N.W.Mo.St 30.4 Wlttenb'g 68.8 B-WaUace 53.4 OTHER SOUTHERN SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS American League Pet G.B. Baltimore 88 61 .501 Chicago 88 61 .591 New York 85 59 SM Detroit 77 71 JS20 lOtt Los Angelea 76 73 .510 12 Cleveland 74 72 AVI 12 Vi Minnesota 74 74 .500 13 Boston 66 83 .443 22 Washington 57 91 .383 31 Kansas City 54 93 .367 33 Wednesday's Results New York 9, Los Angeles 4 Minnesota 2, Baltimore 1 Chicago 4, Detroit 1 Boston 10, Kansas City 1 Cleveland 3-3, Washington 1-2 Friday's Games Los Angeles at Baltimore (N) Washington at Chicago (N) Kansas City at New York (N) Minnesota at Boston (N) Cleveland at Detroit (IN) Bauer, who admittedly has turn By DICK DUNK EL To prove that they dont go rabbit hunting any more on the opening day of the college football season just look at what's coming up this Saturday: Memphis State at Mississippi, Navy at Perm State, N. C. State at North Carolina. And that's only the beginning.

'Seven of this year's possible Top 10 teams will be starting. Here's how they have rated them-celves over their opponents on the basis of figures carried over from 1963: Ole Miss 6 over Memphis St. Oklahoma 16 over Maryland Syracuse 23 over Boston College LSU even with Texas Washington 6 over Air Force Arkansas IS over Okla. State Alabama 18 over Georgia But, you say, those are last season's rating differences and this is a new season. True, but we've found that most teams maintain a fairly even keel from one schedule to the next.

Only a small proportion will be changing direction in a hurry. Here are Dunkel Index comparisons for other big games of this week-end. 'Friday Night So. California 33 over Colorado. Saturday EAJST Navy 4 over Perm State, ed Into a smokestack in the ten struggle has affected him.

"I havent lost any hair, although It Is a little whiter," ha said. "I'm sleeping and eating all right, and I don't have ulcers." Then he pointedly held up a lighted cigarette and said: "This Is my fourth pack today." Bauer has a fight on his hands with the White Sox, who climbed into a tie for first by defeating Detroit, 4-1, and the Yankees, 9-4 winners over the Angeles Angels. Elsewhere In the AL Wednesday, rookie Tony Conlgliaro hit two homers 'as Boston crushed Kansas City, 10-1, and Cleveland swept a doubleheader from Washington, 3-1, and, 3-2. sion-filled final days of the pen OTHER EASTERN SATURDAY. 8EPTEMBER 10 Albright 40.6.

(4) OroveCity 36.2 Bates 34.6 (3) St 31.4 Bloomsburg 15.1 (1) Lk.Haven 33.6 Calif.Sf 44.0 (18) Marietta 27.1 Cortland 44.6 (26) Alfred 16.8 C.W.Post 36.1 (0) Lycoming 26.0 E.Carolina 74.0 (4) W.Chester 70.1 Edlnboro 26.2 (0) Bridgew'r 28 0 Gettysburg 52.8 (23) Hofstra 20.1 Indiana.Pa 54.1.'. (23) Shtp'iub'g 31.3 Ithaca 53.4 (30) Clarion St 32.8 Kings Pf 42.1 (40) Maritime 10 KuUtown 25.6 (5) Cent.Conn 21.0 Mansfield 17.5 (10) Del.Stata 17.0 Charles Gunnell (185) at the other halfback. Running the quad at quarterback will be Walter Pogue, a 5-11, 175-pound junior. Pogue did not see action against the Wave last season, but broke into the starting line-up before the end of the season. Pogue reportedly can throw with good accuracy.

Anchoring the Mt Vernon line are tackles Gary Crocker (235) and Dale Hamment (210). One thing seems certain about Friday's tilt The Rams will be laving for speedy 150-pound halfback J. C. Foster who led the Wave to a 13-4 triumph over the Rams last year, riddling their defense and scoring one touchdown. "If they key on him (Foster)," i AbileneChrn 72.6 (0) E.Tex.St 63.6 lAppalach'n 55.6...

(10) Newberry 45.1 I Centre 20.1 (0) Wilmington 10.1 1 Concord 33.3 (30) Bluefleld 3.7 jE.C.Okla 61.5 LamarTech 31.8 1 E.Kentucky 57.0 (1) Aus.Peay 55.6 1 E.Tenn.St 61.4- (16) Murray 45.5 nant scramble, huffed and puffed Wednesday night as his Orioles blew sole possession of the Amer ican League lead by losing to Minnesota, 2-1. Ratins Tst Oiff. Tmm MAJOR GAMES FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER IS So.Callf 101.S (S3) Colorado SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER It Alabama 103.1 (18) Georgia 8S.4 Arizona St.

83.6 (10) Utah St. 83.1 Arkansas 93.3 (15) Okla.St. TOO Army M.S 38) Citadel 54.T Auburn 100.8 (23) Houston 78.1 Bowl'fGr'n 72 2 (18) S. Illinois 58.0 Buffalo 71.1 (23) Boston 40.1 Clemson 92.8 (S3) Furman 50.4 Dayton 84.8 (33) St Joseph 31.8 Duka 88.9 (13) S.Carolina 74.1 Florida 04.8 (4) S.M.U. 00.6 Florida St 03.1 (4) Mlaml.Fla 80.4 Ga.Tech 08.3 (13) VsnderbUt S3.1 Iowa St 78.4 (22) Drake Kansas 08.3 (7) T.C.U.

80.8 Kentucky 08.5 (10) Detroit 80.3 L.S.U. 08.5 (0) Tex.AlM 08.4 Louisvle 85.8 (0) W.Mich 48.0 MarshaU T0.3 (11) Morehead 50.4 Miami.a 76.7 (10) Xavier 68.2 MU'lpnl Vaul(. MemphisSt OS.O MissiSt 100.4. (IS) Telf Tech 87 ftllssourl 07.5 (0)' California SO.T iaJ6.00.4. iiJffetnn' St 05.0 Eton 55.7 (7) Em Henry 49.0 Frederick 50.8 (0) Presbyt'n 50.1 Geo'town 15.6 (8) Hanover 7.1 -Sydney 33.8 (13) Guilford 21.1 It was Baltimore's 14th loss In Henderson 44.8 (6) Austin 39 0 11.5 (11) Maine 60.5 MUlersv'le 43.1 (28) Del.VaU 17.4 How.Payne 54.0.(8) McMurry 47.2 Ky.State 43.8 (25) Fisk 19.1 La.Tech 74.1 (13) La.Coll 50.7 the last 25 games and dropped the Orioles Into a flat-footed tie for first place with the Chicago White Sox while the third-place Martin 40.7 Conway St 36.6 Mid.Tenn 80.7 (28) Florence 41.8 Miss.CoU 46.3 (23) Mexico 13.5 N.E.La 60.5 (10) Delta St 50.6 New York Yankees climbed to National League S.Houston 80.0 (5) Tarleton 56.0 i r.

vis. u.a. S.F.Austin 61.2 (1) La 80.8 So. Conn. 40.0 (4) litroudsbg 36.3 Susq'hanna 63.6 (10) R-Macon M.l Trenton 36.5 (1) Wagner' 35.0 Waymsb'g 44.0 (11) Geneva 33.4 Westm'ster 41J(H) Carnegie 10.0 OTHER MIDWESTERN SATURDAY, SEPlTOsIBKR It Akron 60.7 (4) Muskingum 67.1 31 J.

BaU St 43.0 Hock 42.0 Bluffton 41.1 41)' Heidelb'g 41.4 Bradley (1) Butler 48.6 Polo Tourney OAK RROOKI1L 11 The SoutlriSt Ml (3) Livingston 30.0 a flanker and throw to him." Nebraska I04.0-L(4) S.Dakot' 4f S. W.Tex.St 68.1 (13) Tea.lutb.'B 44.0 Tex.AM 58.8 (4) Trinity 52.3 61.0 (7) Ark.State 54.0 WaroUna 43 3 (31 -Newman 41.1 W.Kentucky 74.4 (S3) S.E.Mo8t41.8 W.Liberty 30.6 (3) Glenville Wofford 58.1 (10) Len.Rhyne 45.6 captained by Lance Reventlow, within one percentage point of the top. -hd-'Bauer 'tnur so many cigarettes during the slump, he could make a steel mill look like It's on strike. Bauer admitted It recently when he was asked how the tight Oyler stressed the Importance of the opening clash, saying it can N.Max.st 83.4. (10) Arllncton 44.6 N.Carolina 100.S (0) N.C.

State 01.0 N'western 4.8 (5) Orecon St 00.6 Pot G.B. Philadelphia 88 58 603 St. LouU --82. 64 J563 Cincinnati 80 66 .552 7H San Francisco 81 66 .662 '7tt Pittsburgh 75 "70 .617 12K Milwaukee 75 71 .514 13 Los Angeles 73 73 00 16 Chicago 06 79 .455 31 Houston 60 88 .405 20 New York 50 96 .343 38 do a lot In forming a team's attitude for the remainder of the meets tne Tulsa, club la the opening of the Butler National Handicap Tournament aj Oak Brook today. Army 38 over Citadel, Buffalo 23 over Boston U.

season. Ohio 70.3 (18) W.Tex.St 83.8 Oklahoma 00.8(16) Maryland 83.0 Oregon 05.8 (38) Brig. Young 57 Pacific 58.6 (13) Montana 48.6 San Jose 81.4 (8) Idaho 75.5 Syracuse 08.3 (23) BostonCol 73.4 Tennessee Mi (35) Ch'nooga 61.0 Texas U0.1 (31) Tulane 70.2 MIDWEST Nebraska 64 over The coach believes the team is set for the tilt, but be is still South Dakota, Kansas 7 over TCU. Wisconsin 12 over Kansas State, Northwestern 8 over Oregon State. "anxious" about the end positions.

Colo Mines 40.6 (13) Hastings 27.6 Dentaon 43.5 (7) Rochester 38 0 DePauw 64.1 (13) IU.Wesl'n 38.0 Doane 11.0 (4) Yankton 8.1 Earlham 10.0 (10) Franklin 20.3 HUladalc 60.6 (13) Taylor 37.7 ni.St 46.8 (3) MUllkin 45.6 Ind.St 43.6 (5) E.niinois 38.3 Lincoln 45.6 (36) Peru St 10.0 Manchester 28 (4) Alma 25.9 Midland 17.5 (4) Neb.Wesl'n 33.4 KB.Mo.St 63.0 (5) W.Ulinois 56.4 N.Illinots 60.1 (36) Whltew'r 41.4 O.North'n ttj (38) Mt.Unlon 33.1 Olivet M.T (10) Anderson 10.8 Otter be In 44.1 (28) Ind.Centq 18.1 Pittsburg 44.8 (11) Warrenab'g 23.6 S.WJIo.St 31.8 (10) Emporia 41.0 Tex.West'n 70.0 (5) N.Text 64.8 OTHER FAR WESTERN SATURDAY; SEPTEMBER 10 Adams St 50.0 (13) W.NewMex 27.1 B.C. 35.7 111 W.Wash.St 34 9 Cent. Wash.St 52.3. (35) Whitman 17.5 ColoCoU 27.0 (1) Concordia 25.7 Colo. West 56.7 44) Highlands 12.4 E.N.Mexico 51.4 (7) Sul Ross 44.7 a 58.0 (20) Portland St 37.2 Llnfleld 45.8 (12) E.Wash.St 34.1 Omaha 62.9 (5) Idaho St 57.8 Puget Sd 32.3 Pac.Luth'n 20.0 Whltworth 48.8 S.Oregon M.5 Home Teen Leaving a gap at one1 of the ends Utah 84.1 (1) Mexico 83.2 ViUanova 66.1 (3) Toledo 83.2 Virginia T3.S (131 W.Forest 80.7 SOUTH Auburn 22 over Hous ton, Ga.

Tech 13 over VanderblTt, V.M.I. 72.3 (1) Wm ltMarr 71.7 is the injury of letterman Steve Knauss, who sprained an ankle In the early days of practice. Knauss Clemson 33 over Furman, N. Caro Va.Tech 66.5 (33) Tampa 58.4 Wash gton 94.8 (8) Air Force 66.0 Wash.St 86.1 (2) Stanford 64.1 is still hobbling and Oyler said Wednesday's Results Houston 6, Philadelphia 6 Cincinnati 5, Chicago 3 Milwaukee 3, St. Louis 2 New York 4, San Francisco 0 Pittsburgh 7, Los Angeles 5 Friday's Games St.

Louis at Cincinnati (N) Chicago at Milwaukee (N) New York at Houston (N) W.Virginia 81.2 -(15) Richmond 66.0 "it is pretty doubtful" whether lina over N. C. State, Florida State 4 over' Miami, Florida 4 over SMU. Duke 13 over S. Carolina, Kentucky 19 over Detroit, Tennessee 35 over Chatta the veteran will play at all In the NATIONAL LEADERS TO DATE Mt.

vernon game. Myles Jerdan, a lanky inexpert O.C.L.A. 06.1 E.Carolina 74.0 St roll taw 50.1 Findlay 58.5 N.Michigan 55.1 50.4 S.Dakota SL How.Payne 54.0 Pittsburgh 05.4 Abilene Chr-n .71.6 E.C.Okla.St 61.5 Furman enced sophomore, will fill Knauss1 nooga. Houston U. 78.1 Montana St.

41.4 Morehead St. Catawba 33.5 Indiana.Pa. 64.6 Copyright 1944 by Dunktl Sports Research Service SOUTHWEST Texas 31 over Men who try SKOAL $ay "It sure beats smoking!" Cool Winterareen Flavor Dated for Freshneaa Clean Long-Lasting Taste America's Modern Chewing Tobacco ANOTHca nat raoouer of umtsa lTm Toatcco eawaairf spot at left end. other members of the starting offensive line will be Dennis Shanholtser at left tackle. Mike Sullivan left guard, Tulane, Miss.

State 13 over Texas Tech, Arizona State 10 over Utah State, New Mexico State 19 over Arlington. California, Oregon 38 over Brig-ham Young, Washington State 2 over Stanford, Utah 1 over New Mexico, San Jose 6 over Idaho, Wyoming 14 over Colo. State. Reserve Champions he would retire at the end of the season, Dick Young, sports writer of the Dally News, reported In his story from San Francisco. AUSTIN, Minn.

(41 A hog Jkn Ferketic at center, Mike Mc-Kee at right guard, Bill Bergfeld at right tackle, Larry Alien at FAR WEST Missouri 9 over Snider to Retire NEW YORK Duke Snider of the San Francisco Giants and once one of baseball's most feared sluggers, announced Wednesday owned by Robert Bidner of Ma right end. hornet, Wednesday was named reserve champion gilt at the National Barrow Show. The reserve SMART SHOPPERS READ WANT ADS Teaming with Foster In the starting backfield will be Mike McCall at quarterback, Don Barge champion Hampshire gilt was 2s3 shown by Edwin Blelleldt of An- chor, HL at right half and Marty McFar land at full. Ware Defense Members of the offensive unit Policeman Attacked ST. LOUIS UFl Pour men at who will remain on defense are Ferketic at left tackle, MoKee at tacked and beat seriously a St.

left linebacker, Foster at right Louis policeman late Wednesday halfback and Burge at left half back. as he attempted to arrest one of them for falling to disperse with a crowd of about 25 persons. Coming on to Join Ferketic In what Oyler calls, "tne oiggest interior line I ever remember" are SMART SHOPPERS READ WANT sophomore Charles Elliott (000) at right tackle, Tony Colbert cz) at right guard, Tony Varda (210) at left ruard. Don Rowe will be the defensive safety, and Tony Nicholson will tart at rittht end. Tne rignt line backer and left end spots will be filled by either Darrell Seaman, Jim Lucky or Jim Livesay.

Mattoon oV" llinois Oyler said he hopes McCall will ALWAYS LOOK RIGHT! peHeEeHEEeEEeD i2 be able to open up tne defense with his passing to make room for the Wave's running game. The defense will feature four linemen rushing, with three men deep for pass protection. The linebackers will key on the opposition's guards and either plug up the middle or drop back lor short passes, while the ends will line up the opposition's ends and attempt to keep the offense from running outside. Timu changi and ttsttt changi-but the cttttic bin linn of LEVI'S Jmm, tfim. trim int! tapered, ire new aul of itylil Insist on LEVTS-tha orlglntl blue jnn-cut from the world's heaviest ail-cotton diniml A i ii mi hi iS I I s2 KUl WON'T BAG OX SAG 1 LU i (i0L0 -4 JL 03500 Inqolre Tow Nelghberheeol Store A complet Lojt dept Western jeanc for men- Licenses of Four Drivers Suspended The licenses of four Coles County drivers have been suspended on the basis of three traffic violations, according, to Secretary of Stat William H.

Chamberlain. The" drivers are Anthony L. Buser, Rural Rout 1. Humboldt; Charles F. Rhoads, Oakland; Richard N.

Vanatta, Rural Route' Charleston, and Raymond C. Wright, Ashmorai Vanatta has been Issued ft probationary permit to drive. AMERICA'S FINEST JEANS Since 18S0 Oi tk hdpet. hot fir I "A BREEZY NEW SOFT DRINX WITH A TRULY DIFFERENT FLAVOR" Ml hlXTKER IKFCXMATICsl boys women and iris. r- Tranavthnn Unrwavatail Trading of Illinois p.aBeirrs Sprinrfield, Illinois TeleplMsie SXM6Z1 I aaaa ISM'S smt sat as tan mimi atmsv saa Massaaa a.

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