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JIEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1934. Fast Grappling Scheduled for Armory Tonight Llnfleld Wins. McMINNVILLE, Ore., Feb. 14 (AP) Llntleld college outscored the Co lumbia university basketball team, 43 to 86, In a non-conference game here last night. No Rum for Kiddles BOSTON, Mass. (UP) Following repeal, a Massachusetts statute of 1881 baa been revived. The old law prohibits the sale of "rum drops" to children under 18. FRANZ, CLEMENS WILL TANGLE IN VANDALS DESTROY A Seagoing Grappler BOWLING First Medford Showing Of SPRING OREGON'S HOPE BY 34 TO 22 VICTORY TO INVADE Elks Tourney El wood 155 133 168 445 Prultt 193 313 330 595 130 ISO 105 455 139 143 145 439 DEN FRIDAY ...168 138 180 458 91 91 91 373 PAGE TWO Sanderson , Olmscheld " Bowman Handicap ... Promoter Mack Llllard hu cooked up a fine dish of wrestling for Med ford fan at the Armory tonight with Bailor Franz, tatooed itar of San Diego and Prank Clement, Oklahoma "Indian paralyser" exponent as the main course. Clemens, a lanky and fast muscle mangier has appeared here twice and given a good account of himself In both appearances. Franz is a chunky, tough and experienced matman who asks no quarter and gives none. They will wrestle one hour or two out of three falls. Fireman Ray Friable, of Medford who has been having- things all his own way of late, will face a man as big as himself and plenty tough when be steps Into the ring for a 45-mlnute eeml-wlndup match with Al Schnell, 309-pounder of Sydney, Australia. Frtsble boasted recently that he was going out to win as quickly as possi ble htreafter. by orthodox means, Ir use of rough stuff If necessary, Schnell carries a reputation for ab sorbing punishment and squirming out of tight places to pin his oppo. nent. This match should provide a lot of entertainment for the cush customers. For a SO minute curtain raiser, Llllard has matched Bunny Martin, Oklahoma flash, and Heinle Olson of Portland. Martin specializes In a bone-crushing flying mare which he executes with lightning speed. Olson la seen often In up-state rings where rough and ready grappling Is common and be ahould give the Oklahoman a run for his money. The show will open at 8:1ft and ona price will buy seata in any part of the house except In two sections re served for late comers and thoss who prefrv to buy their tickets early. i PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 14. (API Paul Kerch, 194, Portland, made up for a previous loss to Miles Murphy, IBS, Cordova, Alaska, by cuffing blm about the ring for five round! and knocking him down twice In the sixth for a decision here last night, ' A four-round decision for Frankle Oallucl, H1V4, Portland, over Joe Oalder, las, Seattle, was booed roundly. "Big Boy" Morgan, 187V4, Marshfleld, wilted In the second round before a solar plexus punch from rrenchy Fuahay, 17914. Portland. SEATTLE, Feb. 14. ( AP) Henry Woods, bouncing Yakima negro, agnln made the mistake of trying to slug with a slugging expert "Runnel" Cecil Payne of Louisville, Ky. and today he read about his second loss of a decision In 57 fights. After building up a lead by flashy boxing and stiff left Jabs through six rounds of a rematch battle here last night. Woods ran Into two crashing lights. One hit him on the side of the neck In the seventh to put him on the floor, and the other caught him on the chin for a second trip to the canvas in the loth and last round. WILL BATHE FOR LEAD PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 14-(AP The undefeated Franklin and Wash ington high basketball trams will light Friday night Tor the Portland interecholaatlc league lead. At the same time Commerce and Roosevelt, both without a single vic tory, will put on stirring Alphonse Oaaton net on the cellar ladder. , Results yesterday: Washington 19, Lincoln 1ft; Prank lln 88, Orant 34; Jefferson 80, Com merce 30; Benson 37, Roosevelt 33. House of Davids Trim Willamette SALEM, Feb. 14. (AP) The smooth -playing House of David bas ketball team proved too much for the Willamette university hoopttters, and won from the collegians, 40 to 85. here last night. Willamette led. 31 to 16. st tp hnlf. but In the final period the tv!dlte scored almost at will to pile up a commanding lead. Johnston, ace forward, on the whls. kered team, scored a tots) of 3ft pofnts from 11 field goals and one free throw. Curtiss Subdues Rough Wrestler SALEM, Feb. 14. (AP Jack Cur tis, Hew Mexico grappler, took two falls out of three from Art Perkins, Detroit, to win the main event of lsst night's wrestling card here. Per kins was Inclined to be rougher thsn necessary and Curtiss won the favor of most of the fans by retallctlng In like manner. Harry Elliott won from Mickey Mc Outre of West flalem, by taking two falls out of three In a feature match. Wildcat Oray won from Don Bugal. Salem, In the curtain raiser. Brooder Briquets, Mediord Fuel Co. 1133 No, Central. my t, SAILOR FRANZ, tatooed tar of Frank Clemens' "Indian paralyzer" wrestling card at the Armory. OVER SWUNG TO UPSET 'DOPE' Comeback Trail Proves Rocky Road for Former Champion Couldn't Get Started Gate Is $38,000 By EDWARD J. NEIL. (Associated Press Sports Writer) PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 14. (AP) The Black Uhlan of the prln ring. Max Schmellng, was the forgotten man of boxing today. He has for gotten how to fight. He started last night on his come back trail, s former hoavywelght champion of the world, and he stum bled down to the end of 13 rounds. still trying, still grinning, at 111 brave any man who ever pulled on lea therbut beatn and torn by the gloved fists of Steve Hum as. llamas a Colleglnn. Hamas la the 38-year-old youngster from Paasnlc, N. J., who made Ma first athletic name half a dozen years ago as a fullback at Penn State. He enme out of college, took up boxing. He once knocked out Tommy Lough ran In two rounds. He has lost two decisions to the former lightweight champion. A crowd of lft.OOO, the largest to e a fight In Philadelphia since Dene Tunney won the heavyweight title from Jack Dempsey In the sesqut centennlal stadium In 193(1. saw Schmellng hesitate, fumble, try and fait against the rugged, clean-cut youngster. That crowd paid aafl.OOO to see Schmellng fall as completely as he did last summer, when Max Bser knocked him out In 10 rounds In the Tankee stadium In New York. llamas' Nose Broken. With the last punch of the eleventh round, a right hand smash, he broke Hamas' nose and the blood from the two of them CTlmsoned them to the waist. At the end, Schmellng, only 3R. was the stronger of the two, but the de cision of Referee Spud Murphy and two Judges was unanimous. Schmellng won only three rounds. "FRENZY" Vern Shar.gle came In the store the other day and told us all the "Frenry" had were talking about Spun Bread, and ha wanted to see what It was ill about. 7 $ it.t L .'I s v l J.'H'". t' t ft -; t 8nn Diego who will try to fend off hold In the main event of tonight's ' the second, fourth and twelfth on most of the experts' cards. Hamas won the other nine. Despite the defeat the Teuton, who left here a wealthy man after his knockout by Bser to marry Anna Ondry, motion picture star, In Ger many, was more determined than ever to carry on his comeback campaign. He sails from New York Saturday to battle Paulino Uzcudun, the Basque heavyweight. In Barcelona, Spain, In April. "I couldn't get started, ' he explain ed today. "I layed off too long. In the late rounds I couldn't see any more because of the blood In my eyes. I need more fights. I'm as good as I ever was. I will yet win my cham pionship back." But the wise men of boxing left Philadelphia today mumbling an an cient adage of the prize ring. "Money and marriage." they said. "Those two beat them all. And they never come back." E . In an advertisement of Ron Hedge's Universal Encyclopaedia, put out by Wm. Olalsher, Ltd., London, England, a picture and a brief amount of read ing matter pertaining to Crater Lake appear on the specimen page, photo graphed to show the type of contents In the book. Concerning Crater Lake, the Item states: "Crater Lake. National Park (1003) In Oregon. U. 8. A.. 340 square miles, lava formations; sides 1000 feet high. Fishing." The advertisement was received here by Reverend Wm. J. HoweU of the Presbyterian church. Pioneer Dies. SALRM. Feb, 14. 0T) Solomon Barnes. 88 years old and a member of the O. A. R., died at his home here Tuesday. Funeral services will be held here at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Barnes had been a resi dent of Oregon for 60 years. He was a member of company L, 6th Kans-is cavalry during the Civil war. EYES DIFFICULT CASES Are you one of the many who are wearing glasses, hut hating 4irrirull: or hat Is knonn as a ' Orlef rsef If so ron.ult 1H. arilFFTZ at our Southern Oregon office AO B. II street K.NT PASS Taking rare of grief esses Is our ste'lnlty, DRS. SCHEETZ & DAVIES Corrective Optometry. C!(Hi Ksl II St., (Hants rase Portland ofllre ?l selling Bldg. p1 p jj CORVALLIS, Ore., Feb. 14. (AP) A vandal Is one who wilfully de stroys. That's Just what the University of Idaho Vandals did to Oregon State's basketball championship hopes In last night's decisive 34 to 33 upset here. The night before the Beavers almost tripled the score on the downtrodden Vandals. Nothing but the weirdest of upsets can now keep University of Washing ton from returning to the coast con ference north division pedestal. The Huskies have lost but two games and have only four left to play. The second place Beavers have lost five and have four of their toughest games ahead. Big Howard Orenler led the Van dals In the first half and Sophomore Norman Iverson caged four rapid-fire goals at the outset of the second half to put Oregon 8tate In a hopeless maze. Idaho led, IS to 13, at half time. It was Idaho's first victory of a four-game schedule In Oregon the past five days. It dropped the first two games to University of Oregon. Oregon State, the one conference team, which has defeated Washington this season, will meet the Huskies in Seattle Friday and Saturday nights of this week. IN FAST CAGE BAM Central Point's basketball team again scored highly when they de feated the Phoenix high school squad -23, at the Central Point gym last night. Central Point started with a ter rific pace In the first half put were unable to stand It. As a result, the Phoenix players kept the tide In their favor, 0-6, at the end of the first quarter, and 10-14 at the end of the second. In the third quarter, th egame was nip and tuck. Whenever the Point ers would chalk up a mark, the lada from P.hoenlx were right behind them. However, during the' last of that period and for the remainder of the game, Central Point forged ahead, never letting up 00 their hold. At . times the game was ragged. then it would awing back Into the fine arts of basket throwing. The powerful offense of Central Point, built around Virtue and Cas&d, seemed to waver now and then as the "stars" passed swiftly to and from. Turpln, Phoenix's flashy cen ter, added much to the excitement and thrills, chalking up 13 points for his team. Lineups: Central Point 98 Phoenix 33 Virtue F Sears D. Ayere .......F Kewlln Casad 0 .. Turpln Culbertson a Hardlaty A. Avers O .. Glover Referee Ivan Harrington. GRANTS PASS. Ore., Feb. 14. (Spl.) Starting 7o men to work at once, the Beaver Portland Cement company plant at Gold Hill started operations Tuesday, after being shut down since last July 1. According to C. W. Martin, man- after of the plant, there Is enough lime rock on hand at the plant so that It will not have to start the quarry at Marble mountain near Grants Pass for about 10 days, but at the end of that time about 35 more men will be put to work, he said. Four or five hundred tons of, lime will be loaded at the quarry each! dny. j Due to the projects and building program of the government, Martin! said, the cement Industry is looking1 brighter than It has for the past three years. SCALP IRRITATION Eczema Itching, dandruff scales, dry ncss, relieved and loon improved by the special medication of Sovorin Battery Service Oregon Mnrie Itnttertes srvrniN and miltnomah t:pert Rmlmllnf Generator Armntilre Exthanue l.t;3 No. Riverside. rhone 31)0 Phone 1300 for Towing or Wrecker Service Anywhere Anytime l ewis Super Service CEMENT PLANT AT GOLD HILL OPENS inc special meaicsiionor k Resinol 846 865 -949 3660 ... 143 189 143 454 .147 190 133 470 .137 187 163 486 .169 159 169 477 161 151 151 453 I 64 64 64 193 Paske ,. Alenderfer Ebel Handicap Totals 800 930 813 3533 Tonight: Ericsson and Saylor. City League Totale . DeVore .... Andres ..... M. Cannon ...169 184 164 487 O. Holmes U 101 117 124 342 W. Newland ....320 139 143 501 Prultt ......130 177 181 488 P. Dunn ....-....124 157 138 419 Handicap 89 89 89 Totals 832 833 839 2504 Post Office 8. Sherwood . 127 206 149 483 E. York 118 110 136 363 O..Oould 124 85' 120 339 B. Slngler 168 148 130 446 W. Rose 120 122 114 356 Handicap .....155 155 155 Totals 810 826 794 2430 Tonight: Standard Oil vs. "Your Office Boy." DALLAS HIGH GAINS STATE TITLE HOPES DALLAS, Feb. 14. (AP) State basketball tournament hopes of the Dallas high school team soared high here last night aa the Polk county team edged out a 32 to 27 overtime victory over Corvallls high school. Dallaa came from behind to tie the score In the last 15 seconds of the regular playing time. TRAIL EXTENSION UNIT WILL REPEAT PROGRAM TRAIL, Feb. 14. (Spl.) The en tertainment given Saturday evening by the extension unit, for husbands of the members, was such a success that the program will be repeated Thursdsy, Pebrusry 16. A small sum will be charged for admittance. The ladies have made candy to sell. Pro ceeds deslrev dfrom the presentation will be used for' the unit. Oregon Weather mursaay; unsecuea west) portion; normal temperature; Increasing south erly winds offshore. To advance his claim tor the needle threading championship of the coun try, H. Duke Norton, airplane design- I er of Alameda, Gal., put 65 strands of thread through the eye of a No. 0 j needle In Z2 minutes. AND TO YOU WHO HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED A If USING MUCH LESS CHOKE wmres a. whits Of VANCOUVER, B.C. i iiim.m. ii i wMijjiij' " V I 3 i t. I FULL power in i cold motor. Full power amazingly soon ftcr your car starts. No bucking, no choking, no sputtering. No "second-gear warm-up." And full mileage because you start out SHIIL'S GAINS THIS WINTER gees? at& jyraiimajEr i vsmrnmdi i (By Harold Grove) ' i The Medford Tigers will have their '. chance for revenge when they meet j the aturdy Pelican baaketeers of Klamath Fallst Friday night at 8 o'clock in the high school gym. j In the first game, played on the . Klamath floor, the Tlgera lost, 23 to 13. The Klamathltes have been piling I up an undeniably fine record. They I recently defeated the formidable Ash land Grizzlies. , The Pelicans' first ' victory was by the close margin of i 20 to 17, the second by a margin of i leght points. . The Tigers have been practicing diligently for the past week, binding into shape their moat dsngerous i weapons. J The contest K Friday opens the "home stretch" drive. Within the next three weeks the final decision I will have been made concerning who from district flv ewlll go to the Sa lem tournament. Medford and A&hland will play a two-game series, the winner to make the trip. The Pelicans are In a winning mood and are expressing the opinion they will "take" the Tigers again. They are led by a six-foot, four-Inch cen ter by the name of Miller, other men who will In all probability be the lineup are Egglehoff, forward; Glovanlnl, guard; Scrogglna, forward; and Paatega. guard.- As for- weight, the Klamath - team probably out weighs the Tigers considerably but for playing ability well that Is left up to the basketball public who wit ness the contest Friday night. t. otVv sVI B a Cold Sooner PROVED BY 2 GENERATION? Announcement Dr. 8. Ralph DlppeJ and Dr. L. L. Sanders have combined their dental offices and are located at 312-314 MEDFORD Bl-D. Phone 60? Chicken Dinner at WAUCOMA INN For reservations phone 314-X North Pacific Hlnay t0 TO ,:: HERE'S WHAT ALMOST MILES PER sr.-:. 1 f I I I I REPORTS H. J. WESSL ' with mileage. No knocks because Thermalized Super Shell is top anti-knock. Don't let another day pass without using it! IHIll SIRVICI, INC. STATION! 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