MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1933.
Columbia Coach Promises Stanford Squad "Battle of It's Life"
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NORMAL LOSES TO
STATERS, 40-30 IN
HECTIC CONTEST
STAR BACKS CARRY WEST'S HOPES IN CHARITY GAME
EASTERN ACES IN
RIGOROUS TESTS
COMPLETES DRILL
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Flashy Broadway Squad
Confident Ticket Sale
'Slow But Sure' With
50,000 Crowd Predicted
TUCSON, Aril., Dec. 80. (VP)
Columbia's football team left Arizona
today and beaded determinedly to
ward Paaadena where New Year's day
It matches Its speed and brains
against Stanford brains and brawn in
the annual Rose Bowl classic,
"We're ready" Coach Lou Little
said, "and we'll give Tiny Thornhlll's
tesm the battle of its life."
This sharp change from the usual
little pessimism was a true reflection
of the spirit of the squad as It dash
ed through a last short workout and
then took Itself away from the old
pueblo where a week of serious work
had put It Into perfect condition to
the last man.
"I'll bet Stanford hasn't seen a
smarter ball club than this" said
Coach Biff Jones of Louisiana State,
after a brief stop here, en route to
Pasadena.
PASADENA. Calif.. Dec. 6. m
Stanford's football players playod
their last practice of the 1933 season
under their belts today and were
ready for Monday and Columbia.
The final drill was brief and light
but It marked the first appearance of
every player In uniform since Coach
Tiny Thornhlll brought the boys from
Palo Alto Into Pasadena. The sick
and Injured who have missed most
of the practice periods all were In
uniform although they did compara
tively little.
Bobby Orajson, Wei Muller and
Claude Callaway, cold victims, and
Monk Moscrlp and Lyle Smith, casual
ties In action, were ready to start If
necessary and some of tnem can go
the whole game. It Is not likely that
Muller or Moscrlp will enlist for the
duration of the football war New
Year's day but they will engage In a
part of the fighting.
Coach Thornhlll, tutor of Stanford,
ateadfactly refused to claim victory
In advance of the bout, but did ex
press confidence In the ability of
"my boys" to reflect credit on western
football.
Sale of tlcketa was reported "slow
but sure" and approximately 3S.000
had been delivered to fans who plan
to be In on the death of football for
this season. The advance sale Indi
cated a crowd of approximately BO.,000
but more than half as many more
osn be accommodated If there Is a
last minute rush. The Rose Bowl ca
pacity Is in excess of 85.000.
OORVALLia, Ore., Dse. 30
Oregon State college defeated South
ern Oregon Normal school. 40 to 30,
In their basketball game here tonight,
flashing a speedy offensive after the
Teachers had staged a second half
rally that brought them within three
points of tying the score. The Orange
men won from the Teachers hers last
night, 71 to 29.
The Staters stepped away to an
early lead and were In front, 20 to 7.
at half time. Led by Len Tandle.
sharpahootlng guard, the Teachers
came back In the second half to score
13 points In quick succession while
the Orange offensive wss bogged
down. Then the Staters began click
ing and four quick field goals gave
them a margin the Teachers couldn't
cut down again.
The lineups:
Southern Oregon Normal (30)
PO PT PP
Patterson, f 0 0 3
Howell, t : 8 3 0
Bradway, o 3 0 1
Braddock, g 3 0 0
Yandle, g 6 0 0
Totals 14. 3 3
Oregon State (40)
PO FT PF
O'Connell. f 4 0
Hlbbard. f 3
Kidder, c
Lenchltaky, g .. ...... 3
MacDonald, g
Polen, c
Taylor, f -
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These backs will be among the star grtdders to represent the West In the annual East-West charity
game at San Francisco New Year's day. Left to right: Bob McNelsh, Southern California; Pierre Bow
man, Oregon 8tate; Ralph Graham, Kanaas 8tate; Phil 8orboe. Waahington State; Merle Nehl, Columbia
college of Portland; George Sauer, Nebraska; Mike Mlkulak, Oregon. (Associated Press Photo)
AND FEWER HURTS
What of II?
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.". Dec. 30. (AP)
Senators' bratna weigh more than
those of congressmen, according to
a "legislative anthropology" report
made to the American association for
the advancement of science today.
Totals I
Referee, Ralph Coleman.
Huskies Win
SEATTLL, Deo. 30. (fl1) The Unl
verslty of Washington basketball team
tonight defeated Union Oil of Port
land 37 to 38 In a fast, closely fought,
overtime game.
Break For Idaho
MISSOULA, Mont., Dec. 30. (P)
Jimmy Brown arched a. high one
which bounced off the rim of the
hoop and fell Into the hands of an
Idaho giant in the final seconds of
tonight's basketball game between
Montana and Idaho, the miss enabling
the Vandals to carry off a 30 to 37
decision from the Orusillee.
Idaho opened a fast attack and the
QrlEzllea quickly retaliated, with the
score being tied four times. Mon
tana broke away with a whirlwind
cloeeup offensive which gave them a
13 to 19 lead at the end of the half.
In the second half the Orlr.rlles
could not find the mark, and their
defense slumped as the Vandals broke
In for seven successive baskets.
Alabama "Cons" Caught.
ATMORB. Ala.. Deo. 80. (API-
State prison guards and South Ala
bama aherlffs hunted the woods and
flelda around Atmore prison tonight
for the remaining 18 of the 38 con
victs who made a break for freedom
yesterday and killed an Alabama
farmer who aought to recapture mem.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 81. (AP)
Measures designed to speed up the
game, make for higher scoring and
protect the playera will be advocated
tomorrow by President Wllllsm H.
Spauldlng, when the Pacific Coaat
and Rocky Mountain Coachea' asso
elation holds Its annual meeting at
the Blltmore hotel.
The body,1 composed of coaches
from 48 Institutions in the far weat.
will devote Its confab to a review of
football trends, development and
highlights during the past season snd
to discussion of many changes In the
rules which have been proposed by
mentors throughout the country.
While the head men will have no
power to put any of their sugges
tions into the 1034 rule book, the
national rules committee, which meets
In New York In February will natu
rally be guided by sentiment ex
pressed by the coaches.
Spauldlng proposea to go right out
In meeting In aupport of new pass
ing regulations one of which would
allow the offense to pass Incomplete
Into the end tone without loss or
the ball, except on fourth down, and
the other which would permit a for
ward pass at any point behind the
line of scrlmmsge.
Both measures, he believes, would
tend to "loosen" the defonse and
make for greater action, yardage and
touchdowns.
He would also have the ball put In
play 18 yards from the sidelines, in
stead of ten as at present to allow
the defensive team greater latitude In
running playa and would move the
crosabara back to the goal line to
encourage roturn of field goal kicking.
But he is opposed to any alteration
of the fumble rule, which would allow
the defense to advance the ball on
recovery, on the grounds that the
offense suffers great enough penalty
by loss of the ball.
EUREKA TO PLAY
Eureka will Invade southern Ore
gon, playing Ashland high school on
Tuesday night at the Junior high
school gym. Ashland lost to Eureka
by a score of 43 to 48 last Wednes
day night, this being the first game
on the barnstorming tour last week,
two other games being won from
Crescent City.
Eureka Sigh has a strong outfit
and Is one of the leading contendere
for the league championship. Nlchol
and Kingstead are two of thex clever
est ball players In Del Norte county.
The game with Eureka will be the
only home game for Ashland high
school until the middle of Janu
ary. The game will start at 8 p. m.
There will also be a preliminary game
atartlng at 7 p. m.
Ashland high school defeated Cres
cent City at the coast, town Friday
night 17-7 In a hard fought contest
with much spirit shown by fans as
well aa players. ,
Coach Don Paber took seven play
ers on the barnstorming trip. Those
making the trip: Billy Hoxle, H. Kan
nasto, Bob Hardy. H. BougJiman, P.
Hess, Bill Jungwlrth. and Willie Durham.
About 300 men hva hn aiMn
employment for six months in build
ing levees to protect . Hickman, Ky.,
m misBioaippi nver nooas.
HECTIC BATTLE
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In a fast-moving basketball game
between Vie Med ford high school and
the All-Star alumni team the high
school quint won 30 to 22 last night,
having lost the game Friday night
In an overtime period. 38 to 36.
Only a small crowd of students
and fans gathered to see the game,
which was fast-moving and full of
fouls. Some of the high school boys
found It difficult to stay on their
feet.
In the preliminary between the
Tiger Cubs and St. Mary's academy.
the former won 31 to 27. Odd Hughes
refereed the preliminary, while Crox
dale officiated at the Tiger-All star
game.
Line-up:
ALL-STAR HIGH SCHOOL
Hughes (2) F Harris (13)
Patton(3) F White (2)
Llndley(6) O Hlnman (8)
White (1) O Brown (7)
Scheel (5) Q Stuart (0)
Substitutes: All-Star Hammack 4;
Latham 2; Culbertson; Knlps. High
school Luman.
Threat to a Wa rde n.
CANON CITY, Colo., Dec. 30. (AP)
Letters threatening him with death
if he carries out the execution of
Walter Reppln, 18-year-old former
Newark, N. J., youth, In the lethal
gns chamber at the Colorado peni
tentiary here, have been received by
Warden Hoy Best, he disclosed today.
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Flood Toll High. .
SEATTLE, Dec. 20. (AP) With
rivers back In their courses, and
most flooded areas drained, tenta
tive estimates from throughout
Washington and Idaho set the total
flood damage In the two states at
more than eleven million dollars to
day.
Soleau to Start at Quarter
Against West ' Coast
Stalwarts Hold Light Prac
tice for New Year's Tilt
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 80. (AP)
Apparently not yet satisfied wlth
their squad's performance, coaches of
the East team that will meet the
West In the annual charity football
game here New Year's day changed
previous plans, and Instead of a light
practice, sent their charges through
a rigorous workout today.
The eastern mentors, Dick Hanley
of Northwestern and Andy Kerr of
Colgate, had indicated the day would
be confined to a drill considerably
lighter than for the last week. In
stead, they tolled with their 22 stars
In a session that opened in the morn
ing and lasted well into the after
noon.
The fifteen or so plays that will
be run off In the Warner style of
gridiron strategy, were given a final
check-up while blocking tactics and
defensive work came in for consid
erable attention.
That Charley Soleau of Colgate
will be the starting quarterback was
; taken as a foregone conclusion be
cause of his long training In the
type of game that will be played.
Coaches Kerr and Hanley planned
to name their starting team tomor
row.
The western boys, under Coaches
Orln Holllngbery of Washington State
and Percy Locey of Denver, let down
on their practice as planned. Dum
my scrimmage, ironing out of de
fensive play and work with individ
ual players to correct blocking faults,
composed the workout.
The West will try for Its sixtfi vic
tory In nine games with a series of
twenty plays, run off from the- sin
gle wing back and punt formations.
Coach Locey said he and Holllngbery
were pleased with the team play de
veloped In slightly more than a week's
practice.
The rival coaches declined to pre
dict the game's outcome but all
agreed it was a "toss-up."
Rain attended both the East's
workout at Stanford university and
the West's practice at the University
of California.
Ticket sales continued at a good
pace and officials made plans to ac
commodate a crowd of 60,000 fans.
Poison Letter Havoc.
PARIS, Dec. 30. (AP) A flood Of
anonymous letters abusing and
threatening him so preyed on the
mind of Luclen Daudlgny, engineer
of one of two trains that collided
last Saturday and killed 200 persons,
that he suffered a nervous collapse
tonight.
Experiments at North Carolina
State College of Agriculture and En
gineering have shown that mash fer
mented with yeast Increases and
maintains egg production.
Good resolutions were made to be broken Is the contention of
Suzanne Kaaren. film player, as she celebrates the arrival of brand
new 1934. (Associated Press Photo)
El
In athletic fields, the Medford 1933
high school football team won the
state championship, and on New
Year's day, In Kezar stadium at San
Francisco, Bernle Hughes, the Idol
of every small boy In Medford will
represent the University of Oregon
in helping to defend the west's ability
at football, In the East-West clash.
Hughes was formerly a star player on
the Medford high school squad.
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BASKETBALL
At Scranton, Pa: St. Thomas, 45;
Georgia Tech. 31.
At Evanston. Ill: Notre Dame, 37;
Northwestern, 21.
At Madison, Wis.: Butler, 27; Wis
consin, 37.
Russia Self-supporting.
MOSCOW, Dec. 30. (AP) A new
five-year plan, intended to make Rus
sia self-reliant for all the necessities
of life, was made public to the peo
ple of the soviet today.
PRINCE RUPERT, B. C, Dec. 30.
(AP) George Munro, a Prince Ru
pert merchant, sold a turkey or a
customer's Christmas dinner that ri
valed the storied "golden goose'- when
the gobbler was being prepared for
the Yuletlde feast, three gold nug
gets were found In its crop. Tests
proved they are genuine gold.
Now Prince Rupert residents are
clamoring to find where Munro pur
chased the turkey, but the canny mer
chant la keeping hla own counsel
until the snow disappears next spring,
when he plans to Investigate the tur
key's former stamping ground.
Oram's Kin Divorced.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 20. (AP) Mrs.
Bertha Cantacuzene Smith, daughter
of a Russian prince, today received
a divorce from her socially-prominent
husband, Bruce Smith of Louisville,
on grounds of cruelty. She Is a great
grand-daughter of Former President
Grant. Her father, Prince Michael
Cantacuzene, was a major-general in
the Russian army.
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The Staff of the
Medford Mail
riDune
Wishes Everyone In Southern
Oregon
A Happy, Prosperous New Year
Robt. W. Ruhl W. r. Rector
Ernest R. Gilstrap Henry Frederick
Myrtlo W. Blnkeloy Ch- Elliott
Lois Lindsey Maynard Bush
E. 0. Ferguson John Ysuiua
Arthur Perry Roy Sunderland
Eva Ncalon Hamilton 0- H. Sholey
Irva Fcwell W. 0. Fillinjer
Herb Grey NljUi W11
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K. F. Murray
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Jacksonville Ernest Olscn
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Anderson Creek James Mays
Antelope Mrs. B. K. Riggs
Beagle Agnes M. Sanderson
BelMew Mrs,' Albert C. Joy and
Mrs. Mark True
Brownsboro Mrs. L. J, Rohrer
Butte Falls Mrs. Chas. I. Patton
General Point Mrs. L. H. Smith
Climax Mabel Werts
Crater Lake Mrs. Harry Harding
Copper William Dorn
Derby Helen Driskell
Eagle Point Mrs. Gertrude Haak
Evans Valley Mrs. Jack Stewart
Fern Valley Mildred Marshall
Foots Creek Mrs. Geo. W. Lance
Gold Hill Louise Smith
Griffin Creek Lillian Brown
Howard District Mrs. J. Parker
Jacksonville Mrs. James Forbes
Kerby Camp CCC Peter Veitch
Lake Creek Mrs. H. L. Tonn
Long Mountain Grace Holman
McLeod Mrs, N. F. Ohrt
Phoenix Elva Caster
Prospect Sylvia Hurd Manning
Riviera Mrs. Clay H. Biles
Reese Creek Mrs. W. E. Fulton
Rogue Rvr. Mrs. Myrtle Whipple
Ruch Mrs. Inez H. McDonough
Sams Valley Mrs. 0. T. Wilson
Sterling Mrs. F. P. Dutton
Shady Cove Mrs. John Laden
Thompson Creek Miss Bertine
Elmore
Trail-Mrs. S. W. Hutchinson
Tolo Mrs. P. A. Tracy
Valley View-Mrs. W. A. Stratton
Willow Sprgs...Mri. W. K. Parker
Williams Ck. Mrs. C. W. Roberts
Wagner Creek Merle E. Bradley
Wimer Mrs. Vivian Norman
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