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
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Hotel
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HI N O. OFIIMSON. M(r.
Portland
IN THE HEART
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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)
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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.
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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.
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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
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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!
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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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