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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGOX, SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 1934. Central Point Wins Secondary Basketball Championship Honors AUTO RACERS GET PXGE FOUft SIS VALLEY IS PUYING LAST E OF SERIES AMford Defeats Ashland 26-24 In Overtime Tilt by Teamwork and All Around Brilliant Playing No decision will' b reached until Monday ttj Medford and Ashland ichool authorities, on the place and date for plarinf the final and deciding came of the series to decide the Southern Ore t gon conference championship. MFilinrd't victory Prlday night,' leaves each team with a rnme won. Coach Burgher and other local ' ichool official were non-communicative Saturday, on their at titude, hut Indicated a final de cision would be forthcoming by noon Monday. The coach aald he understood the l.lthlans were planning a pro ' test against Ram Van Pyke, Med ford forward. There are a number of points to be "Ironed out. The Med ford high school basketball team given the proverbial China man's chance to win, hecauao of the wrecking of Ita first string by an sl lowed protest by Ashland hih, de feated Its bitterest athletlo rival, in a three minute overtime period 53 to 94, Prlday night, before the iorgest crowd of the season. A sweeter or more thrilling victory never came to a Med lord athletlo squad. Teamwork gave them the edge. Medford. with but two regulars In the llne-up out-played the Llthlana throughout the entire seoond half, to overcome a 18 to 8 half-time lead, tied the score three times, and went Into the extra period with the score knotted at 34-24. Forward Sam Van Dyke dropped In the winning basket, after eolorful playing throughout the hard-fought co:i!:5t. Tlie shuffling star, got the range early In the second half, and contributed floorwork and points to . bis team. Ability to convert free throws, gave Ashland a substantial lead, at the end of the first half. The Medford team was Jittery. Several times potential rallies were halted by Ashland calling time out. When this subterfuge was exhausted, the Burghermelstera quick ly tied the score, and battled on even terms until end of the regular period. The Ashland squad was plainly Jit terythe protest of their school head, not meeting with their approval either. At the start of the second half, Medford started a persistent drive un der the generalship of Max Oallnsky and Tommy White. The two regulars calmed down their teammates. Oa llnsky contributed a sensational mid field shot, and White dropped In two basket In a row. Captain White's and Oallnsky'a coolness was an Inmport ant factor In the win. Ashland started confidently, and had run up eight points before Med ford registered. The first quarter end ed 0 to 4 In favor of Ashland. The half ended 16 to 8 In their favor. The Burghermelsters returned In the second half, and proceeded to outplay the Uthlsna, and drop In baskets. Prom then on the tide of battle fluctuated, With no team hav ing more than a-two point lead. Ash land wearied under the pace, In the final quarter. Medford was leading 24 to 32, as the game went Into Its flnsl seconds. As the gun sounded Hoxle netted the tying score. In accordance with the rules for high schools, Boferee Henlgea ordered a three minute overtime session. In half a minute, Van Dyke, feint ed Into an opening, and scored whst proved to be the winning basket. Ashland fulled to convert a foul, dvir- Ing the over time. Van Cever. a Orlf tin creek boy. went In for Drove at forward, and by his all-around passing and getting the ball off the bsckboard was the spark plug of the locale throughout the seoond half. Van Dever scored three points, drove played a strong defense gsme. Ettlnger, a long-legged center, out played his rival, Hsrdy, and secured the tip-off more than his share ol ! the time. He garnered three polnta. Van Dyke, with 12 counters was j high point maker for Medford. and Hess with ten, held the same honor for Ashland. Hardy, Ashland center j was nest with nine. The Medford team, by virtue of the suspension order, wss rounded into shape by coach Burgher In three dajs of Intensive drill, and the squsd flsahed brilliantly once It found It- , seir. ! The eight ousted Medford players. ' crest-fallen occupied rear seaU dur- j lng most of the hectic battle, but came to the front at the finish, to ! hske hsnds with Coseh Paber cf ' Ashland, and condole with him In the ' hour of defeat. The game, wildly exciting through out the second half, kept the reco:d crowd of the year In a high state The contest Itself wsa rough In spots. I but for the most part waa clean and hard. i The line-up: .Medford 3 Ashland (341 Van Dyke (13) ..F Hess (10) Oro'-e -,.P............ -Hoxle (4 1 I Ettlnger (9) a... Hardy i) i Whlto () a Baughman in' Oallnsky (4) .nO .. Jungwlrth Substitutions: Medford, Van Dever I . for Orove: Campbell for Van Dyke. ' ' Field baaketa: By Ashland t: fouls : By Medfcrd: field baskets 10; fouls a Fouls cslled: On Medford, 19; on Ashland, 11. : Officials: Referee, Henlgee; umpire, Yerkovlch. I BEATEN. 33-22, IN ASHLANDF1NALS Reedsport Defeats Rogue River in Consolation Tilt Chiloquin Wins Third Place in Normal Tourney The southern Oregon secondary basketball championship waa won last nleht by Central Point high school, When the team defeated the Sam Valley bssketeers In the finals at the Southern Oregon Normal school to the tune of 33 to 22. Chilo quin took third place in the confer ence by defeating Madras and needs port won the consolation game from Rogue River. Central Point, whleh had been de feated last Monday night by Sams Valley In the game played In this city, gained a. lead over the valley boys be fore the end of the first quarter and maintained It until the end of the game. The Sams Valley team, which had played several spectacular games this Mason, appeared disorganized In the final windup, sports fans stated, and failed to get going until the last shot sounded. The victory will entitle Central Point to play the winner of the southern Oregon district champion ship. The game between Ashland and Medford to determine the latter has not yet been scheduled. IN EXTRA PERIOD TO TAKE PART IN L TEAM TERN GREEN BAT, Wis., March 10. (AP) Adolphe John Schwammel of Ore gon State, one of the outstanding linemen In Pacific Coast college cir cles last year, was signed today to play with the Green Bay Packer foot ball club. Schwammel, a tackle, was named on the first Associated Press all -American team last season. He will be graduated from Oregon State in June. PORTLAND, Ore., March 10. (AP) The first all-Oregon women's golf championship tournament will be held here July 10 to 31, It was an nounced today. Mrs. J. O. Ma this, chairman, an nounced the tournament would be at the Alderwood country ulub. The tournament, sponsored Jointly by the Oregon Women's Golf associa tion and the Oregon Women's Pub lic Links association, Is open to all players with a handicap of SO or under. LO0 ANOELBS. Mar. 10. fl) In a wild, hard-fought overtime contest which saw five players ejected on fouls, Washington evened the Pacific coast conference baskettbalt cham plonshlp series here tonight by de feating Southern California. 43 to 41, It was a elose battle from start to finish. The Trojans held a 30-17 lead at half time, but Washington pulled up even with five minutes to go when Bob Oaler, star forward of the Hus kies, dropped in a basket from deep In the court. They see-sawed back and forth with Washington In com mand the greater share of the way. In the dying seconds of the regular contest. Harold Pom, substitute cen ter, tied the score again, sending the game into over time. The Trojans took the lead at the start of the five minute overtime per iod when Poss again tipped one In from under the basket but Captain Hal Lee and Jack Hanover made good on three free throws to put the Hus kies In a lead they never relinquished. Coach Hec Edmund sen's quintet played a brilliant floor game, out- speeding the methodical, Trojans most of the way. Southern California, with Its attack built around Lee Guttero, played Its usual methodical game, with the tall, rubber-legged center scoring six field goals and a half doz en charity tosses to claim high scor ing honors. He wss out on personal fouls, how ever, before the overtime period start ed, as was Captain Sax Elliott, which handicapped Coach Sam Barry's five. The Washington players ejected from the wild scramble were Galer, who went out in the overtime period, Don Wyman and Clyde Wagner. I Washington's victory sent the series Into a third game which will be play ed here Monday night, since the Tro-; Jans won the first contest last night, 37 to 35. FRISCO TO STAGE 6-DAY1E RACE SAN FRANCISCO, March 10. (AP) Six day bicycle racing will be revived here tomorrow night after an absence of 17 years. Fifteen two man teams, Including several riders known wherever the sport la held, will compete on the wooden saucer constructed In the civic auditorium. The get-away will be at 10 p. m, - CRATER CARNIVAL OF COAST, CALLED BASEBALL LOS ANGELES, March 10. (AP) The Portland, Beavers thumped the Ventura Merchants, semi-pro nine, by a score of 33 to 3 In an exhibi tion game here todnV, and In so do ing held most of their regulars In reserve for tomorrow's affair with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Paso Rob- les. Rainfall In Houston, Tex., In Jan uary. 1034, totaled 0.04 Inches, the heaviest January precipitation in 43 years. The participation of members of the Cascade Ski cjub of Portland, the Bend Skyliners, the Vancouver, B. C. ski club and the Shasta. Snow men has been assured, Glen Fab rick, president of the Rogue Snow men, reported hut evening following his return from a conference with officials of the second annual Crater Lake Winter 8 ports Carnival, March 18. The carnival, to be held at Gov ernment Camp, will attract the greatest array of ski artists ever gathered In southern Oregon. John Blvrum of the Cascade club, holder of the amateur's long dis tance record of 343 feet, will be one of the best known contestants of the class A ski jumping event. He will find keen competition in the presence of Alfred Orhn, Minnesota, former national championship hold er and winner of over 44 prizes and loving cups. HJalmar Hvam, also holder of national titles, will take active part In the jumping contest. Included among the delegation from Mt. Shasta are Robert Hvam, brother of HJalmar, a maker of con sistent long distances, and will be accompanied to Crater Lake by fel low Jumpers, Pats Peterson, Larry Evanson, Mark Olson, Fink Lambert, Harnle Carl berg and others. There will be seven or eight Jumpers from Bend, including Ole Amoth, Anton Ring, Olaf Skjeraaa and others whose names have often figured In winter tourneys. Jumpers from southern Oregon ar practicing and Include Magnus Hansen, Alf Ostmo, Carl Ranstrom, Pete Yancey and others. Preparations for the Jump are steadily going ahead and when com pleted for next Sunday's meet will make leaps of nearly 300 feet In length possible. Ohrn, former champ, now at XA9 lake said yesterday the jump has ultimate possibilities of 300 feet leaps, 35 feet farther than any Jump that has ever been made. Members of the Rogue Snowmen are at Government Camp today working with members of the Crater Lake Ski club to complete the ski Jump. All members of the local snow or ganization and others are urged to take part In the work today. Preparations for the racing events era also steadily going forward at tracting contestants of national re pute who will vie wltti each other over an etght-mlle course in the A class. A four mile course will be used by B class contestants. Further de--talls of these events will be an nounced this week. The carnival la being sponsored as a cooperative effort by the Bend Skyliners. Rogua Snowmen, the Crater Lake 3k 1 club and the cham bers of commerce of Medford and Klamath Falls, and Is the last one of the season In the west. The array of talent provides southern Oregon with the opportunity of seeing its first major snow meet. While snow la still over five feet deep at Government Camp, the Nat ional Park Service is providing am ple parking space for hundreds of cars. An advance sale of tickets will be begun by the local Snowmen this week. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March 10 (AP) Laura In gal Is, American filer, took off at a a. m. today for the Canal Zone. She arrived here last night after a flight from Mexico. WALTER W. ABBEY, INC. Will Represent the International Harvester Company In Southern Oregon, Handling the Famous Line of NATIONAL' TRUCKS Models For Every Requirement Priced From $550 UP Come in . .' . See the new INTERNATIONAL TRUCK ... Let us explain the outstanding features of this fine line of trucks and help you select exactly the model you need for your own require ments. Five INTERNATIONALS were sold here during February! WALTER W. ABBEY, INC. 123 So. Riverside. Phone 303 BASEBALL FIGURE SEATTLE, March 10. (AP) Sportsmen of the northwest today mourned the death of Daniel E. Dugdale, 68, one of the best loved baseball men of this territory. He died after having been Injured by a truck as he was crossing a street. The coroner's office today started an Investigation of the statement of A. A. Peterson, who drove the city light department truck, and said the accident was unavoidable. Mr. Dugdale was appointed to the last Washington State legislature. His baseball career started In the "Three-eye" League In Illinois, and then he was a catcher for Wash ington, Detroit and Boston. He own ed the Seattle franchise In the old Northwest league, and continued ills interest in baseball until bis death. PORTLAND, March 10. r(AP ) Fielder A. Jones, 63, who managed the Chicago White Sox in the American baseball league from 1003 to 1008, was reported dangerously Hi in a hospital here today. He la suffering from Inflammation of the mem brane surrounding the heart and his condition has been serious for two or three days, his physician said. Hope, however, is held for bis re covery. Jones, who received his first pro fessional baseball experience in the Oregon State league In 1803, 'has lived in Portland since his retire ment 24 years ago. He played in the outfield for the White Sox from 1000 to 1008, man aging the club the last five years of that date. He later was manager of the St. Louis team In the Federal leaguo. Before Joining the Chicago club he played with Brooklyn of the National league. GIANTS LIKED By S CHIEF WOODLAND, Calif., March 10. (AP) Two thousand miles away from the scenes of his greatest baseball triumphs, Charles "Gabby" Street sighted an Imaginary telescope Into the training camps of the National league elubs today to come up with the double prediction the Giants would win the pennant again and that Brooklyn was "a safe bet te finish last." The '01 Sarge.' who won -a world's series and two National league pen nants for the St. Louis Cardinals, la tackling his new Job as manager of the San Francisco Missions with all the enthusiasm of a college fresh man. He's back In the minors now. But he will keep a weather eye cocked on the race In the national circuit. In which for many years he was a domi nant figure. The latest rookie to stumble Into the Mission training camp caught Cabby's eye. "Lift that big hoof higher and keep the ball in close," he barked at the 6 foot 2 inch tall 216-pound recruit pitcher. "Write that big fellow's name in your fu ture book. His name Is John Rohr. His home Is In Medina, Wis., bu$ he has been working In a CCC camp near Klamath Palls, Ore. He has the fastest ball I've looked at since Walter Johnson pitched to me." WASHINGTON, March 10. (AP' J. N. Darling, newspsper cartoonist of Des Molnss, was appointed today by Secretary Wallace as chief of the bureau of biological survey. NEW ORLEANS, March 10. (AP) Hickory Lad, ridden by Jockey J. Westrope, won the $3600 Louisiana derby this afternoon at the fair grounds. E LOS ANGELES, March 10. (AP) The ultimatum of some race figures against the publication of wreck and funeral pictures was matched today by a district attorney's warning that he would Interfere with every auto mobile raelng program here If the men who maltreated a reporter and a photographer last Wednesday did not suits nd sr. The eounterultlmatum of the prosecutor, Buron Pitts, came after kidnaping complaints had been Is sued against Babe Stapp. nationally known driver, Al Relnke, prominent in Pacific coast racing circles, and a third man whose Identity was with held on charges that they set upon James Lee, reporter for the Los An geles Examiner, and John Bennui, a photographer. The asserted altercation occurred at the funeral of Ernie Trlplett, fa mous driver, who was killed at Im perial, Calif., on Sunday. Fitts said there were others Involved In the slugging of Bennus and the destruc tion of his camera and he set a time limit of 10 a. m. Monday for their surrender. If they fall to show up. he said he would send detectives to a speedway here and arrest every one connected with the racing ma chines, 'parading them before Ben nus and Lee for Identification. Bennus and Lee were forced Into automobiles and delivered to the Ex aminer offices, where executives of the newspaper were warned against printing additional pictures. ; Reed Gets Draw. SALT LAKE CITY, March 10. (AP) Robin Reed of Reedsport, Ore., oould get no better than a draw In his wrestling match here with Del bert Kunkel of Salt Lake City. Each weighed 156 pounds. ASTORIA, Ore., March JO. (AP) The Astoria high Fishermen are go ing to the state basketball tourna ment, as usual. Tonight the fishermen tuned up for the state classic at Willamette university by defeating Scappaow 01 to 6 In the district championship final. Soappooae .had played upset ball to reach the final, but fell flat against the flying Fishermen, Trophies were presented to the Astoria and Scappoosa teams by X. D. Towler, Astoria high school prin cipal, who was chairman of the district board. Roy S. "Spec" Keene, coach of Willamette university and director of Its big basketball show, urged Vie large crowd to attend the state meet. Sarpola again was high scorer for Astoria with IS points. Canessa, the other forward, scored 12 points and Rlssman, center, scored 10, PORTLAND, Ore., March 10. (AP) The Columbia Prep basket ball team tonight qualified for en trance Into the state hig,h school basketball tournament at Willam ette university by defeating St. Stephens 36 to 25 In the district final here tonight. O'Donnel, star center, led the of fensive of the colorful Irish Preps with 15 points. The Irish have won 22 games of 26 played this season, Vie best for them In recent years. Teams defeat ed by Columbia Include Jefferson, Commerce, Benson twice, Grant and Roosevelt, all of Portland, Hood River and McMinnvllle. The quintet has score mora than 700 polnta. Free Htyle Mark. PHILADELPHIA, March 10v (AP) Matthew Chrostotskl, of Providence Central high school, 1 owered the world record In winning the third heat of the 60 yards free stylo swim today In the annual Invitation Inter scholastlo swimming championships. Starts MONDAY, MARCH 12-A NEW DAILY SERIAL Judith Lane by JEANNE BOWMAN "The last will and testament of Tom Bevins", Judith dimly heard the words by which her former! employer made her the heiress to five million doM lars, gave her control of his far-flung enterprise and threw on her slim shoulders a cruel burden. Her hand held Tom Bevins' last request, prw vate instructions for administering his affairs Judith knew it meant strife, heartbreak and per' haps an end to the romance with Norman Dale For somehow, Judith sensed that her husband would not be at her side in the bitter finish-fight with jhe. Bevins family, a widow and daughter grasping for a dead man's dollars and willing to let his ideals crumble to dust. Around this situation, Jeanne Bowman has written a dramatic story of the girl who was willing to sacrifice home, husband and friends, risk dis grace and failure because she was loyal to a trust. vr KSr ?? ( I Nash and Graham Cars .... International Trucks j Don't Miss a Single Installment in the Medford Mail Tribune