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PAGE FOUR SEEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, JifEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1934. Oregon Defeats Idaho, and Climbs to Third Place in Conference NEITHER TEAM IN FORM AND GAME WTO FARCE Many Fouls and Substitu tions Slows Contest ' Willie Jones Scores First Points for Oregon Team EUGENE, Ore., Feb, 10. (A) Trie Unlveralty of Oregon basketball team took undisputed third place In the coast conference north division baa ketoball race by defeating University of Idaho 31 to 32 here tonight, Ore gon defeated Idaho 43 to 30 here last night. Substitutions on numerous ' fouls and Oregon's early commanding lead made the game listless and almost farcical. Both teams were off form on passing and Idaho was particularly - off shooting form. The loss put Idaho Into a tie wltn Washington State for the cellar posi tion In the league. Oregon opened the scoring when Willie Jones, center, caged one on a rebound. Wally aernghty converted a fr throw and flvo minutes of rag' ged play ensued before Oregon start ed scoring again. The Webfoots led 17 to 7 at half time. O renter and Oeraghty of Idaho went out with four personal fouls cac". and three Oregon men had three fouls each chalked against them Both coaches sent In second teams the last five minutes of play. Captain Jack' Robertson was high scorer with 11 points and Orenler led Idaho's scoring with seven. Idaho plays the second-place Ore gort State Beavers at Cor vail Is Mon day and Tuesday night. Idaho (33) O I" Tp Klumb, f .............................. 0 0 0 Naslund, f . 10 3 Orenler, c 3 S 7 W. Oeraghty, g ........ 1 1 Fisher, b 13 4 Warner, f .. 10 3 Herman g . 1. 1 , 3 Iverson, o .............................. Oil Totals . 7 8 33 Oregon (31) O T TD 4 J 11 . 0 3 3 .13 4 ,397 , 0 0 0 .10 3 .10 3 .10 3 .008 Robertson, f Berg, t W. Jones, o .... Ollnger, g ............. B. Jones, g watts, f Rourke, f Ssnford, g , Kunkle, o Total 10 11 '1 Half-time core: Idaho 7; Oregon. 17. Personal foul: Klumb 9; Naslund. 3; Orenler 4; W. Clcraghty, 4: Herman, 3; Robertaon 3; W. Jone 3: Ollnger, 3: B, Jonea, 3; Santord, Kunkis 3, . EUQENB, Ore., TX. 10. (AP) The Unlveralty at Oregon basketball team Jumped from the cellar Into a tie for third place by defeatlug Unlveralty of Idaho 4S to 30 here Friday "night. It marked the beginning of Ore gon's aecond-half schedule and also one more vlotory than gained all last aeBSon. More spirited play was shown by toe Webfoota than In any previous home game this season. Pass Inter ceptions and feeder work of Ollnger, Webfoot guard, was largely respon sible for the win. He made seven assist In addition to scoring four goals. Idaho was off ta ahootng form, else Its ball monopolising on re bounds under the baskets might have made a much closer game. Scoring honora were ahared by W. Jones of Oregon and Naslund of Idaho. ' Willamette Wilis AIiBM. Ore., Feb. 10. A) "Willam ette university baaketball team de feated College of Idaho 30 to 38 here tonight, the Coyote from Caldwell rallying to oulscor the Bearcats In the second half after a poor start. The half-time score wa 34 to 7 for Willamette. Th opposing centers, Klooatra of Willamette with 10 points and Boyd of College of Idaho with 7, led the.r trims In scoring. It mts a northwest conference game. Hook. Vlrtnrs CORVALLIS, Ore., Feb. 10. (AP) Th Oregon 8tate Rooks defeated the Multnomah club Intermedlatea of Portland 30 to 30 here tonight. Tvittle wa high scorer with twelve point. ASTORIA, Ore., Feb. 10 (AP) The University 'of Oregon froali bat tered dawn an early lead and de feated the Astoria high basketball team, 31 to 13, here tonight. Tht firhermen led, 10 to 0, during the second quarter, but the duck lings took a 11 to 10 lead Just before half-time. MrKrnrle 0Miilng Delated REND, Ore., Feb. 10- T PUna to open the McKenxle pass by tomorro wer abandoned today when state highway engineers decided the road bed along the divide was too soft to support automobiles. RBMD. Ore. Feb. 10. The muddy waters of an Irrigation canal three miles south of here today claimed the life of Ann fitenkamp, 13 who allpped while playing on the bank, ASTORIA BEATEN BY FROSH. 21-13 SONS Stars lJ IOWARD HO ft SON euAW M VS ' -ha' TIGERS WIN. 31-17, E By Harold Gray In a fast and furious game played on the Grants Pass court the Med- ford high Tigers defeated Grants Pass high school 31 to 17 Friday night. Next week the Tigers will play the Klamatfi Falls Pelicans on Friday and Roseburg Indiana on Sat urday, the latter being played in Roseburg. The Tiger offensive started to clicking from the opening tip-off. The Tiger machine rolled the ball from corner to corner and occasion ally fumbled the ball due to the fact that the gym was somewhat smaller than they were used to and that vie territory outlying the boun daries was so limited, fording the teams to play In the middle of the , floor. However, the Tiger rolled up i a 7 to 4 count on the Cavemen In the first quarter and a IS to 0 lead j at half-time. The Cavemen threat ened only once, that was during the j third quarter when a limited rally was staged. Russel Brown received high point honors with 14 to his credit. Wayne Harris followed with nine points and j Burdln of Grants Pass with eight! points. Next week the TlRers win have a chance to "unmix" the tangle they Indulged In some time ago earlier In tho season when they meet the Klamath Falls Pelicans on the local court, Med ford high took It on the chin to the tune of 33 to 13. On Saturday the Tlgera Jour ney to Roseburg at which time they will be confronted with concrete ex amples In their attempt to uphold the victory they took away from the Indians In an earlier game. The starting line-ups: Medford (31) Grants Pass (171 White (4) F Burdln (81 Harris (B) F Lannlng (3)1 Hlnman C Carter (3) Glllnsky (4) O Finch Brown (141 G Johnson (4, Substitutions: Mod ford, Smith, ; Curtlas. Grants Pass, Furchner. Referee: Yerkovltch, E CHICAGO. Feb. 10 AP) The process of signing the Chicago Cubs to new contract was speeded up to day as four playera. among them ntchera Lonnle Warneke and Pat Ma- lone, affixed their signatures on the dotted lines. Malone, who threatened to hold out until President William M. Walker, In turn, threatened to trade him, came into the Cub offices today to sign for leas money. Warneke sent his signed contract by mall, as did ouftfleUter George "Tut" Btanback. rookie obtained from Los Angeles, and Flrnt Baseman Dolph Camllll. Only four players remain to be signed, but President Walker refuse to consider any of them holdouts. They are the tvro Hermans, Billy and Babe, Pitcher Charlie Root, and Billy lee, a pitcher purchased from Co lumbus of the American association. DUBLIN. Ireland. Feb. 10. (AP) Krvgland todav defeated Ireland. 13 to 3, In an International rugby match before 40,000 spectators. GLASGOW, Scotland, Feb. 10. (AP) Representative elevens from the Engi th and Scottish football leagues today battled to a 89 tie at Ihrox park In their annual Inter- league soccer game. Scotland won In 1J2 and 1933. Face Busiest Week of Season VALLEY GOLFERS With the weather man prophesying "fair and mild" weather for today, southern Oregon golfers are expect ed to (lock en masse to the Rogue River valley golf course to partici pate In the mtd-wlnter open tour ney to which all southern Oregon golfers as well as club members have been Invited, Jack Hues ton, professional, has requested that al persona taking part in the tournament, tee off be fore 0:30, In order not to Interfere with the Klamath Falls and Siski you county team play scheduled for that time. Another big feature for Med ford's day of golf Is the professional and amateur match at 1:15 between BUI Hackney, pro at the Reamea coun try club of Klamath Falls teamed with the best amateur player from the club. Hackney and his man will meet . Jack Hvieston, local pro, and Hank Prlngle, ranking amateur. The public la cordially Invited to view this match In the afternoon. For the mid-w Inter tourney which starts the morning program off, many prizes will be given and as handicaps have been arranged, all scheduled matches will be on an even basis. CORVALLIS, Ore., Feb, 10. (AP) Jack Mcdlca of University of Washington has done his part to net another world swimming speed record and It now remains to the International Swimming Federation to rule whether his time of 4:48.0 for the 440-yard free style swim will be accepted. In 1037 Johnny Welsmuller set the old mark of 4:5.1, Medlca'a perforr ance was the feature of the dual awl mm lug meet here last night which Oregon State college won from the Huskies, 43 to 43. The meet ended in a tie and the ' Beavers-were awarded an extra point! for having won the free-style re lay. Timing offtclals ' and judges guarded against errors In timing; Medlca'a race. Only last week he received official recognition for a new 600 and 1000 meter free style ' marks set last summer. Several ! more of hi record-breaking times have been submitted. j FRENCH NET ACES PLAY AMERICANS NEW YOriK. Frb. 10, (API A schedule of teem matches between Bill Tilden snd Ellsworth Vines, rep-' rreentlnir the Hulled 8lstes snd Henri Cochet snd Martin Pisa, of rranee. was announced today br their profes sional tennis onranisntlon. Cochet snd Pisa will open their American pro campsian Sftalnst Til- j den and Vines here February 10 and 31, playing four singles and two dou-. ble matches. Slmilsr series will be , I Chicago. Bt. Louis. Cleveland and Philadelphia. In keeping with the time Drugs' snd Toiletries st Cut Price it JAR- , sClN fl DRUO STORK. I Mm PA CCT MHA oumbji -ran niini WILL ROGERS BOY OW V ANMV AKM EAGLE POINT HAS 2 WINS IN BUTTE FALLS CONTESTS Last night In the best game they have played this year the Eagle Point Eagles defeated the Butte Falls high school and grade teams with some close checking basketball. The girl's team tied at 13 all. The grade team won 13 to 11 with Hofe of the losers high point man with seven points. The boys' game ended 30-21. Engle Point Girls Butte F. Olrla Grow () F F. Smith Tlngleaf(4) F K. Glass Stowell C I. Rogers Putman C P. Stone Matthews G R. Carson Hank ins G R. Moore Hurst Sub. Cannon Sub. Eagle Point Grade B. F. Grades Harnlsh (4) F 4 Hofe (7) Throckmorton (3) F Conley (3) Smith (8) O Ellis Chamberlain (3) G Bralnard (1) Dahack G Sloan Bailey Sub. Eagle Point High Butte Falls High Hansen (3) F Tun gate (7) Grow (3) F Abbott (10) Marshall (4) C Gott (4) Ayers (7) O Clark Ashpole(lO) G Conley Clngcade Sub. Leigh Sub. Matt Poole of Butte Falls refereed. HEADS POLO WIN CORVALLIS. Ore., Feb. 10. (API Will Rogers. Jr., and Fullerton led the sharp-shooting Stanford university polo team to a IDS to 7i victory over the Oregon State riders In an indoor game here today. , Except for the third tand fourth chukkers, the Oregon team held Its own. However the deft stick worV of the Cardinals could not be matched by the Oregon quartet. A Noble FIRST NATIONAL BANK A Dcpartmentixed Bank ALBANY COLLEGE AND CHICO PLAY SONS THIS WEEK With an unexpected double victory over the nationally popular House of David five, Coach Hobson la driv ing his boys hard in preparation for the hardest week of the entire sched ule that will Include four college games. Monday and Tuesday, Albany College will appear In Ashland for a two-game series and on Friday and Saturday, the powerful Chlco State team, leaders of the Far-Western con ference, will provide the opposition. Albany College, a member of the Northwest conference. Is being coach ed this year for the first time by Joey Mack. ex-Oregon State star. They play a colorful brand of ball, pat terned after the coast champion Orange quintet. On their squad are some of the fastest players of the state. They have scored heavily on all opponents this year. Chlco State, coached by the veteran Art Acker, gave Hobson's boys the hardest opposition of the season last year at Chlco. The first game ended, 34-31 for Sons after they had trailed the Callfornlans all the way until the last minute of play. The second night the Sons won again after a hard fight, this time 33-34. This year, the Wildcats are stronger than last, with only two men of the entire squad of 1033 missing.- The Sons have come to the front by leaps and bounds since the Christ mas holidays, snd should be able to at least hold their own with these in vading teams. They have the highest scoring combination probably In the entire state with an average of 45, points per game. Howell, Yandle and Patterson are the heading scorers. The Sons are one of the few teams on the coast that stand by the fast break. Coach Hobson has his men primed for these games and is guard ing against the slightest let-down. The Sons have won their last 13 games. All four ball games will be preceded by fast preliminaries with. Ashland high and Ashland Junior high being one of the competing teams each time. Ashland high will play Grants Pass high In a regular Southern Ore gon conference game Friday preced ing the first Chlco-Sona clash and will meet a fast California team Sat urday night. 1 Tickets are on sale at Office Supply In Medford and Ninln gers In Ashland that will admit cus tomers to all games on all four nights for one dollar. LAST RP GAPE SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10. ( AP) Chicago's Bears, national professional champions, make their final appear ance here tomorrow of the longest season football ever haa had In this section when they meet the west all stars at Kesar stadium. The western coach, Jimmy Needles, has mustered a formidable force of gridiron luminaries for the occasion. The Bears, however, with four coast wins to their credit, will go Into the game as favorites. EUGENE TO STAGE Second annual Willamette valley open amateur Independent basket- j ball tournament will be conducted In Eugene, In the near future, ac cording to announcement received from Howard Strawn, tournament manager. The tournament Is to be sponsored by the Eugene Junior Chamber of Commerce. According to Mr. Strawn, any teams In this district, with suit able records of games won, are re quested to addreas htm at 1339 Oak street, Eugene. Legacy Orn Is a gtneolttffT of which to be proud. A jenroloicy that wears the name of Lincoln proudly, in the light of the lofty, the noble tradition he bequeathed us K would be difficult to wander far from the straight road he Ind (rated for u. A road that run a traltht course, that nerer turn alde to take doubtful or dertoui path to the realization of a national Ideal of peace, or plenty of happlnerc for alt. So In the Inspiration of hi ronr are. a rotirat that did not falter In darker data than we hare Mown, let tu jfo winfl denttr forward. NEAT PASTING BY NEW YORK, Feb. 10. (AP) The heavyweights have a new spoiler to day, a serious faced, black hatred Italian youngster from the coal mining regions near East Mononga hela Charley Massera, 33 years old. He came within a split decision last nigfht of belting King Levinsky right out of Madison Square Gar-, den's plans for a heavyweight title fight between the Chicago Klngflsh and Prlmo Camera In June. Unof ficially he convinced the experts, and a slim crowd of 3,500 that Levinsky had been beaten, that the Klng flsh won't do as title challenging material. Massera couldn't win the decision ot two Judges and Referee Gunboat Smith, who once more followed out the custom officials have fallen into at the Garden, never agreeing on anything. With most of the experts agreed that Massera had won at least six rounds clearly, entitling him to the decision, one Judge voted for Llvln- sky, the other for Massera, and Referee Smith hauled off and pre sented a unique analysis of the sit uation. He didn't give, anyone the tenth round, gave Massera i four, Levinsky three, called two even, arid awarded Levinsky the decision; NOTRE DAI ENDS SOUTH BEND, Ind., Feb. 10. (AP) Donald C. (Chet) Grant, a member of Notre Dame's 1016, 1920 and 1921 football teams, was named today as back field coach by Elmer Layden, new athletic director and head coach of the Irish. Grant, whose contract Is for one year, completes the big shakeup at Notre Dame, which saw the depart ure of Jesse Harper, athletic direc tor, Heartly (Hunk) Anderson, head coach, and assistants Marchmont Schwartz, Frank (Nordy) Hoffman and John (Ike) Voedlsch. Tom Con ley, assistant coach under Anderson, will remain, and Joe Bo land, a form er Notre Dame star and later head coach at St. Thomas college, was recently appointed as Layden's other assistant. SPANIARD FIGHTS L SAN SEBASTIAN. Spain. Feb. 10. OP) Paulino Uzcudun. Basque heav7 welght, signed a oontract today to box Max Schmellng, former champion, fifteen rounds in Barcelona. Spain, early in April In the most ambitious fight promotion Spain has ever at tempted. Paulino, who wa beaten twice by Schmellng In New Yorx In 1939, la believed to have been guaranteed 13.000 with a privilege of 17 per cent of gross receipts. CHICAGO, Feb. 10. (P) Meek as a Iamb, big Pat Malone strode into the Chicago Cub offices today, ign ed a year's contract for less money, and promised to break all records for getting into shape for the approach ing national league campaign. For a time Malone threatened to hold out. Senior COACH QUAKE AT Monday Night at 7:3 O SPECIAL SHOWINu ' ' Excitement . . . Romance . . . Thrills Be Sure to See "TKIESE TPKIEEXY YEARS" An All-Star Talking Picture As Thrilling As It Is Romantic. Presented By Ford Motor Company Under Auspices C. E. GATES AUTOCo.,lnc. FORD DEALERS Sixth and Pacific Highway. Phone 141 ASHLAND TWICE In a smoothly plsyed game, Klam ath Fall again defeated Ashland high school 20 to 17, at Aahland. The Klamath Union high defeated the Lithlans Friday night 23 to 15. Hardy of Ashland wa high oorer for hi team with nine point, while Eagleholl of Klamath scored eight polnta. FRANZ, CLEMENS A bang-up wrestling card Is prom ised fans of this vicinity Wednesday night at the armory with announce ment Saturday by Promoter Mack Lillard of the return of Sailor Franz, tattooed tar of San Diego, to meet Frank Clemens, Oklahoma exponent of the "Indian paralyzer" hold, in a one-hour match. In addition to the main event, Lillard has signed Al Schnell, 209 pounder from Sydney, Australia, to oppose Fireman Ray Frlsble of Medford In a 45-mlnute battle, which should be a hummer. Schnell Is big. fast and plenty rough, according to his advance notices, and will give the local star areal run for his money. As a curtain raiser, Bunny Martin, the Texas speed artist who specializes in the flying mare, will -leet Heinle Olson of Portland. Olson Is a big favorite with up-state fans. In his one appearance here, Martin made a hit with local mat patrons and Lillard has been angling for a suit able opponent for him for a return engagement. The Olson-Martin brawl la scheduled for 30 minutes. IT PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 10. (AP) The Portland boxing commission today deferred until Monday any ac tion on the Ted Cox-Howard Can tonwlne match .here last Wednesday on which purses were held up when a sheet metal knuckle was found taped to the hand of Cox. Some wag remarked following the bout that the wrestlers might face the drastic punishment of being re matched, and that's Just what has happened. The two wlll appear In another exhibition here next Wed nesday. In keeping with the times Drugs and Toiletries at Cut Prices at JAR MIN'S DRUG STORE. Phone 542. We will haul away youi refuse. City Sanitary Service- "Is Your Wife Still Your Sweetheart?" Send Her A Valentine SWEM'S Gift Shop High Auditorium of the E T WASHINGTON. Fb. 10. (F A plan for returning 9,000,000 acres of land to game birds and animals was presented to President Roosevelt to day by his committee on wild life restoration. This total, distributed over 44 states, would be taken out of agri cultural production and restored to Its wild state to provide breeding and nesting areas, 4,000.000 acres If la for waterfowl and 5,000,000 acres for up land game birds. The maximum cost estimated by the committee was $50,430,910 with a figure of $24,430,910 set as the mini mum for carrying out the work. BASKETBALL LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (AP) The University of California regained the Pacific coast conference leadership In haoVAthnll. soutliern division, by trouncing Southern California here tnniih 37 to 28. The victory stamp ed the Golden Bears odds-on favorites to take tho 1934 divisional title. PULLMAN, Wn., Feb. 10. (AP) Washington State college turned loose its big basketball guns on Gon zaga University to win their non conference game, 44 to 28, here to night. The half-time score was. 26 tq 8 for Washington State. Huskies Triumphant SEATTLE, Feb. 10. (AP) Over whelming the University of Mon tana hoopmen 60 to 24 here tonight, the University of Washington, un disputed leader of the northern di vision of the Pacific coast confer ence basketball teams, gained a sweet revenge for the unexpected defeat inflicted by the Grizzlies last night. Stanford Wins STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Calif., Feb. 10 (AP) Stanford University's basketball team made it two in a row over the University of Califor nia at Los' Angeles, winning 39 to 34, here tonight in the final con test of the four game series the two teams play in the Pacific coast con ference .southern division this seas on. Chicken Dinner at WAUCOMA INN For reservations phone 314-X North Pacific lllwriy Severin Battery Service Oregon Made Bntteries SEVEItIN and MULTNOMAH Expert Rewinding Generator & Armature Exchange loll No. Itlverslde. Phone 390 AUTO GLASS Fender, Body A Radiator Repair General Sheet Metal Light Structural Iron BRILL METAL WORKS too E. 8th St, Phone 418 CALL DO . For Elec. Wiring or Repairing MEDFORD ELECTRIC B. M. Bosh, Owner Basmt. Med, Bg. Admission FREE Everyone Is Invited I I