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PXGE FOUR frfEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, 1934. State and Oregon Suffer Defeat Boy Bandits Foxy SALEM, Jan. 37. ( Two youths, who ate doughnuts with their gloves on, wiped the counter and carried away the drinking glasses to prevent tell-tale fingerprints, early today held up Herbert Toland, restaurant opers or on Liberty street, rifled the till of about tit and safely made their get away. Export Fries PORTLAND. Ore. Jan. 27. OP) The emergency export corporation to day bid 76 cents a bushel for soft white wheat for foreign shipment. Oregon HUSKY ACESHOT DOWNS 'U' QUINT, BEAVERSRAGGED Washington Keeps Record Clear Pacific Wins Little Northwest Title Califor nia Scores. SEATTLE, Jan. 27 -(AP) Led by their shsrpshootlng basketeer, Bob Oaler, the league leading point scorer, the University of Washington bas ketball team tonight defeated the University of Oregon again. 84 to 25, to remain unconquered In the northern division race of the Pacific coast conference. The Huskies beat Oregon 33-28 last night. It was the elgnth straight victory for Waahlngton, and placed the pur ple and gold maple-court warriors In an ejcellent position for copping the northern division crown, aa each of the other teams haa lost three or more contests. The game marked the halfway point on the Husky schedule. Oregon opened with a whirlwind attack, gaining and holding a alight advantage for most of the first nan, but the Washington aces managed to squeeze out a lfl-10 tie when It ended, and then forged to the front In the second period. Except for Oaler the Webfooters would have gained a great advant age In the first stania. but the Husky eharpshootlng artist kept the Huskies In the running with live baskets. Robertson sent Oregon ahead with four points at the start, but every time the Oregonlans started well Into the lead. Oaler popped up with one of his sunders for Washington. Willie Jones hooped a free throw at the start or the second half to put Oregon ahead for the last time, and at this point. Cook and Oaler plunked two more "field goals. Rob ertson brought the Webfooters up even with two baskets, but the Hua klcs said "goodbye" to their oppon ents as Wagner hit the ring for three successive goala and Cook. Lee and Hanover widened the margin of victory. The line-up and summary: PETROLLE WHIPPED IN LAST FIGHT "Inn ft- t if" r :: .. ..i...-- a' & r. .4 Billy Petrolic (right), the once-great "Fargo Express," came to the and of his flstlo trail In the 10-round New Vork bout In which Barney Ross, lightweight champion, pummeled him unmercifully to win every round. The referee is raising Barney's hand In victory. (Associated Press Photo AND SPARK PLUG GETS PAY BOOST NBW YORK, Jn. 27. (p) A yar ago .the New York Glanta hanging moat of their pennant hopes upon the ability of Travla Jackson to stage a come-back at shortstop, virtually re buffed a young man who was persis tently trying to enter the olub offices unidentified. "I'm Ryan," be repeated, "you know, the shortstop you bought from Buf falo, I thought as long as I was In town I'd bring my contract along." Today, there waa a ceremonial wel come for John Collins (Blondy) Ry an at the Giants' headquarters as he delivered In person his 1034 contract calling for a substantial increase In ss'ary. The policeman's son from Lynn, Mass., who became the spark plug shortstop of the world cham pions and one of the most taklcd i aoout ball players of last year, was I effusively greeted, by one and all, In j eluding BUI Terry. "That's the only time my autograph is worth money to me," smiled Ryn i as he handed the signed document to Secretary Jim Tlerney. Oregon (35) Robertson, rf Berg. If W. Jones, o .-. B. Jones, rg Miller, rg dinger, Iff .... J! BY CLOSE SCORE IKE Totals B 7 36 Washington Hanover, it Cook, rf Oaler, If Wagner, o Lee. rg Wyman, rg Weber, lg .. (94) Totals 14 6 84 Half time score: Oregon 18; Wash' Ington 10. Personal fouls Oregon : Robertson 4. B. Jones 3. Berg, Miller. Washing ton: Wagner 3, Weber 3, Wyman 3. Hanover, Oaler. . Free throws missed: Oregon, Berg, Washington, Cook 3, Hanovor, Oaler, Wagner, Lee. PULLMAN, Wash., Jan. 37yP) Washington State college led all the way to defeat Oregon State, 34 to 14 In their conference bascketball game here tonight, the half time score was Waahlngton State 10; Oregon State 6. Washington State guarded and ehecaed closely and held the Beavers far from the baskets to win a game that saw both teams playing ragged ly and fouling frequently. Free throw counted almost half of the score. Oregon State was hold to only three field goals. Captain Skeet QOonneU, Beaver forward, tossed on goal in the early minutes of the game, but his team was unable to find the basket again for 93 minutes. Taylor and Hill wil ed a basket each In the last half. Washington State's forwards, Hunt ley McPhee and Rola-D. Johnson, ply d stellar ball with McPhee the spark plug of the team. Each made six points to tie for high point honors. O'Connell opened the scoring for Oregon State but his successful shot was followed by field goals In quick succession by Johnson, Scoxt and Mc Phee. McPhee went Into action for two field goals as the second half opened and the Cougars speeded far out In front. For 15 minutes in the second period Oregon State was held to pair of free throws. Tonight's victory gave Washington State an even break with the Brave.s, each having won two games this sea son. Oregon State won last night, 3d to 33. The lineup andl summary: Ore. State (If) 0"Connell, If. Taylor, If Hibbard, rf rolen, e Kidder, o MaoDonald, lg , Lenchltsky, rg Hlll, rg F TP 9 6 Total S 9 13 Wash. 8tate (34) Johnson, If - MiPhee, rf Houston, e ..... Scott, lg McNeil, rg Willi, rg ......... P TP o e (By Harold Grove) Ending a two-game series with the Parrlsh Junior high t of Salem, Vie Medford Juniors were defeated, 30 to 16, In a hair-raising and fast basketball game here Inst night. The Medford high Tigers defeated Lange's All-Stars of Grants Pass, 34 to 30, In a fast passing game. The Juniors opened up and gave the Pnrrlshers a taste of basketball that they failed to give Friday nlbht. Both teams played an air-tight de fense. From the tlpoff of the second half until the end of the game, the Senators and the Bulldogs banged the baskets. All they needed waa a little luck. Parrlsh outshot and dis played ft better brnnd of ball on paper but failed to convert the shots Into baskets, due to the superior guarding by Medford guards. Tho Bulldogs forced Vie Senators to shoot fast, not giving them a chance to take an accurate aim. Hoffert, Sa lem guard, displayed the outstand ing performance of the game with his consistent handling of the ball,, which enabled his team to acquire many points. Campbell, Medford for ward, turned the best performance for Medford. In the preliminary, the Medford h'Rh Tigers dlsplnyed a fast breaking offense and lipMnlng fast passing at tack to rout the highly touted Lange Rangers of Grants Pass. The score at the half was 34 to B In favor of the locals. Tom White was high point man with 10 points. He was followed by Olllnsky with eight polns. The starting lineups: Junior High (16) Salem (30) Ettlnger F Skopll Campbell'... F ... Freeman Oliver .....O ... Chiles Root G Hoffert Carter O Henderson Referee Harrington. j Medford High (34) Lange's (30) Harris u F Cook I White F Mae Arthur Hlnman F...,.. Jackson Brown .-..a Standard Olllnsky o Chaslnln Referee Croxdnle. Juniors Tromirfd In a fast and thrilling game, the Medford Junior high school Bulldogs were trounced 36 to 9 Friday night In the high school gym. The Med ford high second string waa defeated 30 to 33 In a grueling contest. The Junior high quintet of Med ford held Its own in the first half. The score at the half way period waa 7 to 0 in favor of Parrlsh. How ever, the Juniors weakened under the fiery passing attack of the Senators In the second half, The Juniors made but four points during tho second half while the Parrlshers mads 19. The high school second string was defeated by the last minute rally of the AM -Slurs from St. Mary's high school, The starting line-ups: MED. JR. CORVALLIS. Ore.. Jan. 27. (AP) With a final apurt the Oregon State college Rooks evened Vielr scries with University of Oregon Frosh by winning, S3 to 19, in a rough-and-tumble gnmo hero tonight.- Tho margin of victory came on free throws. Each team scored nine field goals. The Frosh led most of the last half, but Merry man and Torgerson broke through for close hhots which put the Beaver Babes Behead. The Rooks led, 10 to 9, at half time. Mer ryman was high scorer with nine points. Lie bo wit P!, colorful guard, was high scorer for the Frosh, connecting with four circus heaves from the center of Vie floor. FOULS PLENTIFUL Root Kttlnger Oliver Carter Luman MED. 2ND Curt las Luman Ettlnger Steuert Kunrrnnn F r o CI a p r c o a SALEM LlttdwIIICr Skopll Chiles Hoffert Henderson ST. MARY'S D. Lewis a. Smith Qulsenberry B. Lewis Snkrslds E FOR SAMS VALE The Butte Falls high school girls and boys were defeated by the Sams Valley high school girls and boys, In two of the best games of the year. The girls' teams played first. This started to be a very close gnme, at the end of tho first quarter tho score stood four to four, but by the end of the half the' Sams Valley girls put on a rally and brought up their score to 30, and holding Butte Falls to the score of seven. The final score was Butte Falls 11 and Sams Val lev 49. The bovs' game began with a hard, close fight for both teams, and It looked as though neither team was going to make a point. Both teams were excited, but chocked close on their opponents. Finally at the end of the first quarter the scoro stood, Butte Falls 3 and Sams Valley 3. It was in the second quarter that the Snms Valley tram begnn to click. At the half the score was, Butte Falls 3. and Snms Valley 13. This however, did not dlscournne the Butte Falls quint and they still put up a hard flghtf to the end. The final score was Butte Falls 7 and Sams Valley 33. This Is the third of the scheduled gsmes which Sams Valley haa play ed in this year and has been victor ious in all. The Butte Fulls town team defeat ed the Sams VaMey town team 33 to 81. This was a hard fought game aluo from start to flnlnh. All reported a good time even though defeated, and were given a light lunch by the Sams Valley school before starting home. OAVIS NET STAR In a game In which the fouls came fast and furious, Ashland upset Klamath Falls by 30 to 34 In the first of a series of two games. Two baskets by Hardy and one by Hoxle put Ashland In a quick and unexpected lead, but the Pelicans had tied the score 7-7 before the game was four minutes old. By the end of the half he total was 10 to 13 In favor of Ashland. Knasto and Hardy took the Ashland spotlight, while Miller Glovsnlnl and Scrogglns played the best of the visitors. Hard took the point honors with 10, while Miller high pionted for the vlstors. TA nnrir ATLANTA, Jan. 27 OP) Bobby Jones pushed away a dish with the remains of what had been a fat chunk of chooolate Ice cream and was ready to talk of all things golf. And golf, at this time, naturally centered In Bob's return to competi tion in March, and the event that will place him back In circulation the Augusta open. "I'm Just going out and play whenever I find time Bobby says he cannot settle down to any routine plan of practice for the Augusta open. "X'.n Just going go ing out and play whenever " find time and the weather Is agreeable. I'll spend several week ends in. Augusta ana probably will go ever there a week in advance for- some final polishing." Any dieting? Thla probably raa an unfair query, for Bob la a little plump. He grinned and looked at the dessert dish. "That doesn't look much like dieting does It? No. I'm a little heavy but I In tend to keep my weight. I've been eat ing lota of backbone and sparerlbs." 1 OF When the golf tournament com mittee started rounding up the finals last Sunday at the Rogue Valley course they found Gordon Green at the 17th and gave him a pep talk The talk inspired Green to take the last ham, it was announced yester day, and If he will call at the course one week from today he will be given the victory meat, Jack Hueston, pro fessional, stated yesterday. . 5 CALL 00 For Elec. Wiring or Repairing MEDFORD ELECTRIC B. M. Bush, Owner Basmt, Med. Bg. PLYMOUTHS HEME TRY THE 1934 U. DON'T ask us how It was done! But one of the- biggest, safest, most luxurious automobiles you'H see this year, is in the lowest priced group! It's on our showroom floor right now. 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The Normal school scored seven points before the club attack got under way and was out In front, 10 to 14, at the end of the first half. Len Yandle of the Elephants and Billy Kennan for Vie club were the outstanding players. SIGN 10 GRAPPLF Mack Llllard's wrestling card for next Wednesday was completed late Friday with the signing of Frank Clemens, gangling Oklahoman, and Hay Friable, Medford fireman. Les Wolfe and Pete Belcastro had been previously engaged for the top spot in the double main-event bill. The Clemens-Frlsble match was signed at the suggestion of the Okla homa matman, who tgld Llllard he liked to battle a big opponent bet ter than the light-heavyweight type. Clemens boasts a dangerous hold In his "Indian paralyser,' and has sev-, eral other tricks in the bag but Is liable to find Frlsble too much to handle. Ray Is a big boy. strong and experienced, and lacks only a dash of aggressiveness to make him a top- notcher on any big town card. F G E POST BASKETBALL PITTSBURGH, Pa.. Jan. 27. (AP) Christy J. Flanagan of Port Ar-! thur. Trau, ons of Notrs Dame' 1 beat ball csrrlcrs a half dortn Tfara ago ana more recently Nary backrietd ; coach, waa named athletic director j at Duquesna unlrenlty today. I takea half (he Job held by El. ! mer Layden, who left today to be- , come ld coarh at Notre Dame. Total I Half time acors: Oregon Atats 6; Washington Stats 10. Personal fonla: Johnson, McPhee 3: Houston S; Willi, McNeil. O'Connell 2: Hlbbard, Tlylor, mien 2: MacDun- ald 1; LencnlUkjr 4, U1U I, Ponr-ST orovs ore.. Jan. 27. (AP) ror the flrat time In eitht yeara Pacific university defeated WIN lamette university In baaketball, win. nlnu a northwest conference same. 29 to 21, here tonight. Wl'.h only SO second left to play, MrKeel, Badger guard, kept his team undefeated In the conference by looping In a high aiot from mid. floor. "lanfnrd l.otrs LOS ANGELES. Jan. 27. (API Stsnfnrd'a Indians ambushed and 8YDNKY, Australia. Jan. 27. (AP) Frederick J. Perry, atar of the Eng. Hah Davia cup team and Vnltcd, State tingles champion, today fur thered hie claim to world tennis honors aa he defeated Jack Crawford In atraipht seta In the finale of the Australian championships. Playing a dashing, faultless game. Perry won -s, 7-B, -!. Ho alo won the doubles title yesterday with his cup teammate, Q. P. Hughes. It waa the fourth meeting between the two worlds ranking amateur nlarera and the tMr,i vitn Perry. The Australians only trl- I Hi-Ve-a JA 1 .n-Knglish, l SUIIU JJUiiiUiJ Dorothy (lailill III M'.as Doro:hy Oaddls. dauchter of Mr. and Mrs. K C. Oaddls, is reported rery 111 at h"r home, with pneumonia. umph came In an Australian-English acnes lew weeks ago. j 35 to SI. The Palo Alto trsm got ' away to a fast start and never waa ! headed, leading at the half, 17 to! IS. and at one tlm. holding a so-1(1 advantage, Purchased Lfcwi hr St. i r .tiiMte SimKi.w rev WILDBBRG BROS. SMIitTINO ft RKFIN1NG CO. 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