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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1936. Tigers Trim Salem 22 to 1 8 Tackle Weed Quintet Here Tonight PGE EIGHT BULLDOG SPIRIT BIGS VICTORY IN LAST MINUTES Score Tied. Eight Times Lewis Scores Winning Points in Final Flurry Huntington Lauds Locals Fresh from surprlu 32-18 win over the strong Salem squad last night, the Medford high school Tigers clash with the Weed, Cal., five at the high school court tonight. The Weed team, champions of northern Cali fornia last year, were due to arrive this afternoon. In view of the ex citing contest last night, large crowd Is expected for the colorful battle tonight. ' Starting the game as the under dogs against the flashy Viking squad, the Tigers last night, through sheer fight, swarmed over their larger and more experienced opponents. Scoring was so close all the way through, with first one team In the lead and then the other, that the widest mar gin enjoyed by either team until the final basket was the 0-6 lead Sa lem held shortly after the opening of the second half. Score Tied Often An Idea of the closeness of the en counter Is gained In the fact that the vote was tied eight different times during the tray, at 3-all, 4-all, fi-all. 0-all. 19-all, 14-all, 16-all and 18-all. Salem took the first point on free throw and Medford prompt ly went Into the lead with , delayed shot by Lewis, 2-1. Smith's free throw widened the margin to 3-1, and a cripple for Salem knotted It at 3-all. From that point on Salem was In the lead five times by narrow mar gins, while the Tigers managed to be on the long end only three times. Floor play was fast but ragged, Ref eree Lynn Croxdale having hla hands ful In keeping tab on the racing men. One of the most effeotlve weapons of the Medford team was their Its deter mination not to be defeated. Time and again the stubby Medford players . took the ball off both backboards over the heads of their rangy opponents, and their clever passing attack and fast breaks were a combination diffi cult to fathom. Lewis Is Star Lewis, high point man for the game with nine points, was easily the outstanding man on the floor, covorlng more territory than any two others, the sturdy defense work of Baker, tiny guard, and the smooth passing and feeding of Smith also being outstanding. The high light of the game came In the last five minutes, with the core locked at 14-all. A long Salem wisher put the Vikings In the lead, and the game seemed due to go on Ice as another long one rolled the rim. The shot clrclued out, and Smith took It on a high leap, emu shed it down to Dickinson, and clever work took It down the floor, B. Ettlnger tying the score again with a ciean hit from the corner. After the following tip-off, Smith merged from a tangle of men and dropped a cripple through from un der the bucket, putting the locals ahead, 18-16, but another long Sa lem howitzer found Its mark and the game waa again tied. In the next furry, Dickinson, apparently head ing through the loin circle for a leap-shot, thot a nice fake out to the left to Lewis, who swished It through again to give the Tigers the lead. A few seconds later Iewla worked In for a short cripple under the basket and the gun ended fur ther acorlng. Unlit Won Clame Coach Hollts Huntington said after the game: "Medford won on their great fighting spirit. I've seldom seen a team fight like they did. When they get more experience they're go ing to be a tough club to beat, the way they are taking the ball orf the backboard from men a half head taller." Bowerman laid: "I'm pleaaed with their frank determination to win. That's why they couldn't be beat. A team can go a long way on fight." Bowerman stated that he will con centrate drill in the next few days on offensive tactics and a fast break, working the ball In to the basket. Summary of last night's game; Mrdrnrd Salem B. Ettlnner (2).. F 4) Skopll Lewis 0 F - (fl) Salstrom Smith (fl) ..c (7) Wagner Baker O Williams Dickinson 2 Q (1) Luther Substitutions: Bslem Albrlch. Fre man. Medford MoKft (2), R. Ettln ger (1). Clrow (li. Hit Mrdford Junior high varsltv plays (he preliminary to the Weed game tonight, when they moet the Williams squad at 7:30. The main game alaru at 8:90. i ASTORIA HIGH VICTIM OF WHEELER, 34 TO 21 ASTORIA. Ore.. Jan. 10 jt The Wheeler hlh basketball tram whip ped Aiturl hlxh. 34 to 31, at Wherkr Wednesday nUiht Astoria, defendtn champion, was minus Its center and a reynlr .ten-ward. Feel at Home in "The Heart of Portland' Comfort Convenient. Conrteiy Service Attractive Raleit Detached bath St.Oo up Hllh bath St.su up Hotel Cornolius HU 8 IV. Park HI N O. OFIIMSON. M(r. Portland IN THE HEART mil li FANDOM AT RANDOM By Dick Applegate "I would no more think of starting basketball practice until after Christ mas vacation than Z would think of trying to fly" Coach Hollls Hunting ton stated yesterday. The reason for the reluctance In getting his men Into an early season start Is that the Vikings are pointing for the March tournament In Salem, .which they automatically enter regardless of games won or lost earlier In the year. Astoria, for Instance, has already played 18 games, getting In condition for a hard season, after which they themselves wlU enter the tournament If they are still out In front. Hunt ington does not believe In burning his men out before the crucial series for the state championship, unless he haa 'to, and he doesn't have to under the present system. Huntlsgton's teams have taken three of these state tournaments since he has boon men tor at the Capital city, the last one three years ago. His present team, which meets Ashland tonight, ho considers by far his strongest since bis last state title squad. Plans for the Medford Tnhle Tennis club are going forward apace, with about 30 men having signified a wlllluRiieris to Join. Now word comes from Ashland that they would also like to or ganize a club, and participate In a few friendly tournaments with Medford. A rather surprising thing about the Interest In a Medford club Is that most of those who are ready to sign are In no way to be classified as ex perts. Most of them are thoe who have plnyed off and on, who get a kick out of playing hut are not particularly good at the game. That's a promising point, because as the players Improve, so will their liking for the game and the club will grow stronger as It goes along. " Many a tennis star has been rigor ously censored for his desertion of the slmon pure Into the pro ranks of the net game, under the flag of Bill O'Brien. But one can hardly blame the stars for their desertion when we find out what kind of coin they get for their activities. For Instance, Bruce Barnes of Texas gets S230 a week and Berkeley Bi gets $500. All their travelling experts are paid but they hav; to feed ".lemAclves. George Lott, Lester S toe fen and Ellsworth Vlnca are the ones who draw down the heavy sugar of the troop, Lott nd Btoefen each receiv ing 12 percent of tho gate. Last year that percentage netted them (no pun Intended) $20,000 each. Vines rated 20 percent of the take, and so received even more. What Is lftft Is split 60-50 between Big Bill Tllden and O'Brien, and no one need weep for their poverty, either. This "Dude" Chick who wrestles "Tiger" Toskoff at tho Armory Mon day night, is a cowpuncher of the old school, who used to spend his spare momenta leaping from the back of a running horse onto the horns of a steer, In that pastime known as "bull -dogging." After some time In this occupation, he decided that he might as well bulldog humans, since there waa more money Involved, and since then he has become a great wrestler. Promoter Mack LMlard says that he has carried many of his for mer tactics into the ring, and uses them with marked effect against op ponents. Hla lariat spin Is an ex ample of this. He la not allowed to wear spura In hla matches, however. BLUE RAIDERS WIN Al JACKSONVILLE Tli Bill Ralrirra from Mfdford contlnurd t-helr phenomenal winning treat lent nlht In moving down the Jacksonville TMwnle,, 30-3J, on a wet floor at the Jackannvllle high chool gym. A steam pips under the floor had broken and flooded the gj-m with water, leaving the floor wet ajid slippery. Ayres. Jackaonvllle forward, almoat threw a monkey.wtench Into the Raider machinery, chalking up 11 point, high for the game. Trill and Swanaon each gathered eight for 'he Hnldera. Summary: Ratdera Luman (a)....-.. Cl.rtlaa (3) Swanaon (81.... Seara 13) TTIU (S) Hammack (6).. Jacksonville ....!' Ayrea (11) -.l" ...- Card () - .0....- Forbes (3) ...a Huruwker (4) . .O Hargrorea ...C Portland Puckmen Bow To Seattle PORTLAND. .Ian. 10 ,4 Seattle', 3 to 0 victory ever the Portland horker team laat night did not InKke the. OiKknrooa from their tie with Vancouver for the league leadrrahlp. but it kroke Portland', nine-game win ning atreak on home Ice. The Port lander, appeared tired, onlv two pen alties were ameated. Park Ave Hotel 631 ..'. Park rortlanrt OF THE CITY TEAM OF GIANTS LED BY HOWELL Greatest Galaxy of Indi vidual Stars in Oregon History Seek Basketball Honors Speed Feature By JAMES n. NUTTER ' (Associated Press Staff Writer.) EUGENE, Ore., Jen. 10. fl Good big men including some of the great Individual stars in the school's his tory will pursue the championship gonfalon up snd down the basketball court for University of Oregon this season. Whether the crew, with a new coach, a new system of play and a number of transfers, can develop enough consistent team play In one season to be a steady winner, Is one of the hottest questions In northern division, Coiwt conference circles. Coach Howard Hobson, who brought virtually all of his last year's great team with him from Southern Oregon Normal, has the tallest basketball squad ever assembled In Oregon. Average Over 6 Feet. One combination averages six feet five, while the squad average Is six feet two. Only two go under six feet, and not much. The booming, fast -breaking, shoot and -follow style of play Hobson's giants employ promises many a spec tacular court battle. In early sea son play his team haa been erratic at times, but when clicking it rolled up points so fast that It won 12 of. 14 pre -con fere nee tilts. The defeats were a 47 to 48 de cision to Rlgg's All-Stars of Eugene In the opener, and a 39 to 21 licking by Willamette university. The Web foots have had to come from behind three times for victories, but the big fellows seem able to Increase their speed near the end of a game, If necessary. j . . Hon ell Brawniest. Big est and brawniest of the regu lars Is Ward "Boomer" Howell, six feet six transfer, who averaged around 13 points a game In three years at Southern Oregon Normal. He reaches a few Inches higher than the basket when leaping in for some of his crip ple shots. It's a terrific task to guard this 220-pound Goliath with out fouling him, and he's a dead eye at dumping them In from gift lane. Howell will play center some, but usually forwnrd. for the best Jumper on the squad is Chuck Patterson, six feet two, a negro flash who do everything with easo and perfection. He and Howell have been leading scorers thus far, even outpointing Willie Jones, last year's all-conference center who was second highest scorer In the league. Junes still picks up plenty of points from his new forward position, thanks to his un canny whirl shots and six feet four inches of height. McbmvlU Clever. An even more clever passer than the actlon-brlstling Patterson Is Sam Mebowtts. who flips tho bnll behind his back or from any angle with the ease of a school boy spinning a yo yo. A veteran from last year's team which wor third place in the league. llMt: III M Bottoms Up NOW OFFERS Z57c MORE AGE YOU'LL thrill to the smoother, amazingly mellower flavor of Kentucky straight Bottoms Up I Its full-bodied costly-sour-majh-richncss now remarkably ripened by 25 longer ageing in wood. Older, aged a minimum of 15 months; more delicious, yet now at new low prices. Enjoy its finer flavor today! 12 PINT Cod No. 155-D lPInt . 80c 1 Quart , : Ck Ma. IM-e CM, N. KENTUCKY STRAIGHT WHISKY 45c Write tha ai)l..imllnshnt ( Minp.inv fttr llluli;lf d Hfclpe IVwklet, llfdfll nidi., ruitlind Urrinn MORE PROTECTION FOR PREP GRIDMEN IS AIM By WILLIAM ft'LEKES Associated Press Sports Writer CHICAGO, Jan. 10. (AP) Ways and means of providing additional protection for prep football players were under consideration today as the rules committee of the National High School Athletic associations met for Its annual two-day session. It. was likely, said Henry V. Porter of Chicago, secretary of the commit tee, that the Intermission time be tween periods would be lengthened. The traditional or.e-mlnute rest be tween first and second, and third and fourth sessions, was expected to be Increased to two or three minutes, and' the 13 minutes between halves boosted to 16. Porter said statistics Indicate that most of the serious Injuries on prep gridirons occur near the start of the LlebowltiB Is a fine scoier and one of the best on the squad at setting up plays. The other guard post will be filled by Clifford "Chief" McLean, a Sioux Indian transfer, or Ronald Kourke, longshot pinch hitter from last year's squad, or John Lewis, another vet eran. Still another guard Is BUI Courtney, the midget of the squad at five feet ten. Ken Purdy from Long Beach Junior college, Wayne Scott from Southern Oregon Normal, and Dave Silver, six foot four sophomore left-handers, al ternate at the forward berths. Silver also takes his turn at cen ter, along with Hay Jewell, six feet seven, and Bill Harcombe, six feet four. At Southern Oregon Normal Coach Hobson's teams over a three-year pe riod won 68 games and lost only 15. We have more height and man power than Oregon had at the con ference start last year, but are not as smooth," said Hobson, whose teach ers outclassed the Webfoote last year. SAN JOSE, Calif.. Jan. 10. (AP) Dale Beedle. Stanford university football player who helped his team to victory In the Rose Bowl New Year's day, is in Agnew state hos pital today, commuted to tho insti tution on an insanity .'.a-.vant after examination by physicians. Dee tile. 108-pound right tackle from Miami, Aria., was removed from a north-bound train here yesterday on complaint of disturbing passen gers throughout the night by acts of violence, hallucinations and irra tional talking. Trainmen sold he became violent after boarding the train in Los An geles. . They said he. threw bottles and dlahes on the floor and raced thourgh the cars, awakening passen gers. WILLAMETTE FRESHMEN TROUNCED BY BENSON PORTLAND. Jan. 10. (JP) The Benson high basketball team flashed the same form which carried It to the city championship lost year, end defeated the Willamette university frosh, 30 to 23, here last night. . $1.50 Ill-A BROWN -FCRM AN W Ditttlle ry COMPANY IS Ai UmiitHU us Kstuuciy second hslf. Peeling that lack of proper warming up may be partly re sponsible, coaches. In answers to questionnaires, have suggested, an ex tra three minutes between halves, de voted to limbering exercises. The rule prohibiting roughing, or tackling a ball carrier after he has gone out of bounds, was due for strengthening. Porter said officials In the 14 states which have adopted the national federation code would be told to enforce strictly the antt roughlng rule. While no drastic changes in the rules were planned, questionnaire re sponses Indicated that the forward passing regulations needed clarifica tion. National federation rules per mit passing from anywhere behind the line of scrimmage, and some dif ficulty with tosses from beyond the line has been encountered. F EUGENE, Ore., Oan. io.;p) Uni versity of Oregon's booming basket ball giants used their height to ad vantage and walloped the smooth Union OH basketball team of Port land, 65 to 31, here last night. It was the final pre -conference game for the Webfoot who open their northern division Coast conference season against University of Idaho here Monday and Tuesday nights. Howell and Patterson led Oregon to a 23 to li half-time lead, and then Coach Howard Hobson sent !n his reserves who speeded away from the tiring oilers. Thirteen players saw action for the Webfoote, and 10 contributed to the scoring. Howeh, Oregon forward, led the scoring with 11 points, five of which came from gift lane. Patterson scor ed 10 for Oregon. Sam Llebowitg, shifted from guard to forward, flipped In eight points. La Grande Trims Gooding College LA GRANDE, Ore., Jan. 10. (JP) Gooding college took a 80 to 17 wallop ing at the hands of the E"tern Ore gon Normal quintet last night when the latter team dedicated Its new gymnasium. The LaGrande team led at half time, 26 to 9. Stltt and Fleming. Normalltea, were high point men with nine points each. The teams meet again tonight. 4 The Kansas broomcorn yield ot 1038 was more than 53.000 tons, the largest harvest since 1932. WALLOP OIL QUINT T START (By the Associated Press.) The Pacific Coast conference bas ketball season opens tonight with eight teams battling to move out ahead with first game victories. In both north and south divisions the teams as a whole are ranked above those of last year. Oregon State college, last year's northern division champion which some observers rank 10 points better this season, opens tonight and to morrow night at Corvallls against University of Idaho, Washintgon State college which won all I pre -conference games for the first time In several years, plays tonight and tomorrow night at Se attle against University of Washing ton's "destiny" team. Some rank this as the greatest of all teams for Wash ington, which dominated the north ern division until Oregon State's re cent rise. UnlverMty of Oregon fast -breaking, talented basketball giants rest until Monday and Tuesday's games at home against University of Idaho. In the southern division Stanford's powerful cagers, called at home the "greatest outfit in years," will open at Palo Alto tonight against Untver of California at Los Angeles. University of Southern California, defending coast champion, plays host to University of California which re turned this week from a disastrous road trip. The southern division 'conference has only four members. 4 Communications College Fees and College Dances To the Editor: The writer was once the pastor of a large frontier circuit In Minnesota with ten or twelve preaching places, school house appointments. By com ATTENTION, FARMERS! Odorless, Flyproof Toilets (Pit type) built at minimum cost by W. P. A. under supervision of U. S. Health Department Now on display at Porter Lumber Company South Fir Street. Phone 124 lpnwaBaaja,mKiav, TIME TO "TAKE IT IS an immemorial custom of retail business to take account of stock in January. Down comes every bolt of cloth off the shelves every dress and pair of shoes every can of tomatoes every tube of tooth paste. Busy clerks check inventory. Managers figure their new merchandise requirements. And then come the sales! There's an idea in all this for the woman who runs her home on a business basis. No need to spend days at it. But why not take a systematic peek at the linen closet when you're upstairs? An appraising glance at the medicines and the toilet requisites in the bathroom cabinet? A candid look at the furniture while you're dusting? It's time to take stock. And when you've made a list of the things you need, sit down with this newspaper and see how economically you can buy them now during January's stock-taking sales. You'll be delighted as you read the advertisements, to find how far a mod erate outlay will go! mon consent the district ood was used at those services. It was in the timber. But at one point lived an atheist and, although the school house was surrounded by forest, he objected to our using the district wood. Some favored ignoring the old man. But as pastor 1 ald no; we must not compel him to contribute to our work even In so small a mat ter as his share of the district wood. So at that point we furnished our own wood. We would call attention to the fact, that a parallel situation faces us right now. In Oregon, In this pro posal to compel all students In our higher Institutions of learning to contribute 818 per year to maintain the "extra currlcular activities." The arguments In favor of that bill that have come to my notice all proceed on the assumption that all of these "activities" are beneficial to all of the students. It is not even hinted that the "Assoclsted Students" might see fit to put on activities to which some of the students might have strong conscientious objections. For instance, some of those students from evangelical homes will doubtless be bitterly opposed to the dances, on the ground that they exert a deadening Influence on the spiritual growth and development of all participants Now to compel such objectors to each con tribute to the maintenance of those dances Is a real injustice. It la, In fact, forcing the serious at heart, and tender in conscience, to yield to the Ideas of the gay and thoughtless. We have spoken specifically of the dance, but what we have said might apply with equal force to other activ ities which the "Associated Students" might see fit to put on. Such student objectors would be willing and. If able, even glad, to VOLUNTARILY support, and partici pate In. some of the "extra currlcu lar activities." But they would have Just grounds for refusing to contrib ute to those of which they disap prove on moral grounds. Now the writer things that every one In and around Talent Is benefited by the presence and activities here of our little church. But suppose the state should vote us the power to do so, and we compelled every person here to contribute 815 a year to the support of this church. Would there be a roar? Why? Because It would be UNJUST and UN-AMERICAN. EDWIN DEACON. Talent, Jan. 6. Ed. Note: The church comparison EE STOCK" la hardly analogous. No one HAS to pay to attend church; everyone HAS to pay. with money or work, to attend college. The question Involved la whether or not those who are free to in nA hnftt from the extra cur rlcular activities ahould share equally or unequally tne expense ui main taining them. 4 Teachers Win MONMOUTH, Ore., Jan. 10. (AP) The Oregon Normal basketball team won. 37 to 26. last night from the Grand Theater team ot Salem. 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