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ivrEDFonn matl trtbunt:, medford. Oregon, frtd at, November 27, 1936. Tigers Trounced 44-0 by Powerful Eugene High Gridiron Machine PAG ! TEN FOIBLES COSTLY AS LOCALS FACE Medford Players, Coaches Aqree Eugene Outfit . Championship Caliber Game Ends Tiger Season By DlrK Apiilfisat "What happened?" wm the stun ned inquiry from Medlord football tuns yesterday when reports were llled from Eugene that the onee powerful Black Tornado had (jone down under an avalanche of t-ucn-towns 44-0 before the Eugene high school, for the most lop-sided wore ever run up against a. Medlord team. The answer Is that practically everything that could, did happen. The Tigers took turns In fumbling nine times, with Eugene recovering live of the bobbles In dangerous territory. Three Tiger punts were blocked, two of toe blocks paving the way for easy scoring marches. Two Medford starters. Lewis snd Eaihart, were lost early In the game because of Injuries. Axmen Smooth Machine But, the main part of the story wss that Medford was outclsssed ay . a heavier, older team. The Axmen threw sweeping, crushing Interference at the light Medford squad that was almost Impossible to stop, snd marched through their complicated plays with an almost faultless pre cision that would have done credit to a college team. Those familiar with the University City football situation said after the game that the Axmen outweigh the University of Orogon varsity man-lor-man, with a backfleld that shsdes Prink Celllson'a ball packers stvqu pounds to the man. Aside from the bad fumbling the Tigers played good football, but outweighed nearly 30 bounds on the nine. Bayliss kicked to stave off the persistent rushing. The first Eugene tally cams early In the first quarter. They took the ball on their own 80 from the kick off, and on the next play a, double reverse sent Caven, right halt, into the open around left end behind hearing Interference and he had gal loped to the Medford 80 before wing spilled by Lewis, Medford safety. The Tigers held there and Eugene was forced to kick, the ball going out of bounds on the nine. Bayloss kicked : out to the 40, and then a bombard ment of reverses And tackle slants carried the ball oven from there In five plays. Tlfior Punt Blocked Shortly after the next klckoff Bay lies attempted a punt from his own 24. An Axmen lineman blocked the kick, snd the two scrsmbled for It, Hasg. Eugene guard, falling on It on the five yard line. Four plays fa. led to punch it over as the Tigers stif fened and held. The Medford attack time after time apparently started to click on1; to have promising drives end with fum bles. At the start of the second hslf the locals seemed to have solved the running attack of the northerners, and their own offense went Into high gear as they drove to the Axmen 10 yard line only to lose the ball on downs after two unsuccessful passes over the goal line. That the Medford team waj not entirely impotent la shown by the fact that they made seven first dwns In the last half after only making one In the first two quarters, while Eugene made 11 first downa In the game. Many Eugene drives culminat ed In touchdowns, keeping their first down total low. Medford attempted nine pusses, completed five, and had two inter cepted. Eugene attempted 11 passes, completed four, end hsd none inter cepted. Ettluger In Oreat Try The highlight of the game, as far as Medford was concerned, came In tbe third period, when Caven kicked from his own 49, Ettinger, playing saftey after Lewis left the game with a bad ankle, taking It on the fly on hit own 19. Ettinger had been loving hack near the goal line and when he aaw that the ball was s high one he shot forward like a bullet to take It in his atrlde. Without missing a step he gsth erert lu the punt and flashed down the side lino within a foot of the field boundary. 8o Urrlllcslly fast was he going that he went to the Ewne 28 yard line belore the atety man tipped him over the line, with out another of the Ei:ene men able to lay a finder on the flying little halfback. The effort bcysed down on the 15 with Incomplete paiw-a, how. ever. Season rinses The game wss the list of the year for tbe Tigers, who stArted the season with Impressive victories over Eureka. Roaebur. Marshrteld and Grants Pass before technicalities ovrr the Ineligibility of Olean foroed them to cancel all but the first game, and Injuries In Important spots marred the beautifully timed attack. Medford plavere and cnschen alike Let's Get FRISK FOB THAT PERFECT MIXER Whiskey, Gin Ask Your Bruins, Trojans Battle To 7-7 Tie Nate "jr. Dlllv Williams. CoIIfonila at Los Angeles fullback, Is shown plunging through California's line for a touch down In Thursday's. 7-7 tie game plnyed before a crowd of some 83,000 fans. Trojan players at left are James Jones (32), fullback; OU Kulin (53), captain and center, and at right Lyman Russell (60), halfback, and Am bros "rhlnrller (24) quarterback. Htanding In center Is Robert Srhroeder (4) Bruin end. (Aftfiaclatol Press Photo). F 20106 PT. ASHLAND, Nov. 37. (Spl.) Strik ing lor two touchdowns In the fourth quarter and one In the aeoond period minute before the half-time gun, Aanland high brought to an enc Its moat successful season In seven years here yesterday with a 20-0 victory over Myrtle Point high. Fullback Steve Fowler dove over the goal line from one yard out for the first score after a sustained drive A 00 yards featuring hie own 13 -yard un off Myrtle Point's left tackle and i reverse pass, Leonard Warren to Fowler to Charlie Warren gained 14 yards. Again in the fourth period. Fowler hammered Into pay dirt after Walt Loe's 30 yard sprint around Myrtle Point's left end and Charlie Wa-ren's 1'J yard smash over right tackle had placed the ball In position. The big fullback reached scoring territory from tbe two yard line, driving straight over center. He also kicked both extra points. The Grizzlies' final score came a few moments later when Fur man Carter took Leonard Warren's poes In the end zone. Myrtle Point crossed the goal Una In the final second of play after a march of 83 yards featuring the line smashing of Fullback Ray Nelson and several passea. Nelson passed to De ment over the goal line for the touchdown, but an attempted pass for the extra point was knocked Cown, The game, played before a Thanks giving day crowd of over 000, saw five Grizzlier and their Ashland high football daya. Ora dusting thjs year aret Jim McCalllster, left end: BUI Wlmer, right tackle; cliff Bromley, left tackle; Bud Etzwller, left guard; and Leonard Warren, left halfback. OORVALLI8. Ore., Nov. 37. (AP) Oregon State's pass throwing Beavers wore ready today fur their fifth at tempt to lift a foothall victory from the University of Nebraska. The teams meet In their Inter sectional argument at Multnomah field In Portland Saturday afternoon. Oregon state knocked off practice yesterday afternoon ond elected vet eran Tom Swanson, halfback, to cap tain the team against the Cornnuak era. It is Swanaon'a last college game. The Beavars, who best Washington State, nearly upset Stanford and trimmed Oregon, all on pawes, pre sented more aerial fireworks at their final major workout. Coach Lon Stlner Mid the squad as a whole including Joe Orny. hrllllaut red headed halfback was in good con dition. . The Beavers and the CornhiuJters met first in 1010 and In four games the OiArfon Staters haw not yet turn ed In a win. Closlng time for Too Late to Clas sify Ads is 1 30 p. m. wrre h.'-ih In their -praises for the Etigone tam. They were agreed that It was the most highly polished high school squad they had seen, and ad mitted that they hsd been outclassed completely. or Brandy Dealer 1 ifsc Watches Athletics ' JOHN L GARY John L. Gary, superintendent of West Linn schools, Is secretary of the Oregon Rtate High School , Athletic association and a close follower of Hporta, He was graduated from Wil lamette university. ,21-16, EAGLE PT. FIVE In a gams which was closo 'rom start to finish, Phoonlx high school won over Eagle Point high school Wednesday, 31-16. The score at half time waa tied at 10 all and at the end of the third quarter, 13 all. New- lln. Phoenix forward, led In scoring with 11 points. Phoenix also won the preliminary game between the second teama, 10-0. Phoenix (31) Eagle Point (16) Nowlln (11). Ob1up (4) Hensler 3)-..-- Daly (8) Jacobe (4) - Smith (8) Swisher Chamberlsln purry (4) -..Andre (8) The gome scheduled for tonight with Sams Valley has been postponed to January 13. , BOWLING The meeting of all Elk bowlers, origi nally called for Tuesday, December 1, hoa been moved forward one night to Monday. November 30, It was an nounced today. The meeting will be of Importance to ell interested In the ten-pln sport. 4 Closing time for Too Lata to Claa- Mfy Ada Is 1:30 p. mr I ft ' I 1 -) l.V ',-'.,-..!. By the Associated Press Jefferson 38, Hood River 0. Eugene 44, Medford 0. ' Thus, the results of Oregon's Thanksgiving day high school foot ball wars exploded the claims of one team to the "mythical championship" left only two undefeated and untied, and boosted a third right Into the front ranks. , Jefferson of Portland, an early sea son tie tbe only blemish on Its record. ascended to tbe top rung with Eugene and McLoughltn, whose football his tory for the season contains not a single mar. Tbe Portland champions scored a stunning victory over the heretofore undefeated team from the Apple country while at Eugene the mighty axmen were overwhelming Medlord After a brief first period drive Into Jefferson territory, Hood River was smothered in a march of touchdowns. Jefferson scored 10 points la the first half and 19 more In the second. Led by Jake Hergert and BUI Welzler, backfleld aces, Jefferson ran up 133 yards from scr Image snd 201 more from passes. Alt Hood River could get by rushing was 44 and 01 from passes. McLoughlln, who was tied by a Washington state school already has completed Its season. Other Thanksgiving day school scores: , Ashland 30, Myrtle Point 0. Tlgard 0. Beaverton 0. Scappoose 20, Clatskanlo 30. Albany 10, McMlnnvllle 0. HUlsboro 13, Forest Grove 0. Silver ton 13. Dallas 0. high EAST-WEST CLASH SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 37 (AP) Preparations for the annual east- west football game here New Year's dsy started with appointment of coaches and William M. Coffman, Chicago, as managing director. The coaches will be Andy Kerr of Colgate and Dick Hanley, formerly of Northwestern, for the eastern team and Orln Hoi ling be ry of Washington State snd Percy Looey, Oregon State athletic director, for the western squad. They have been in charge of the coaching of the respective teams for aevwal years. Only Correct WINTER-WEIGHT GEAR OILS, used byStop-War, can guard gears in winter wealhsr! ...Go lo your nearest StopWear dealer for s complete winier check up. 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By snuffing out the challenge of the staters In convincing fashion, -the Huskies closed their conference sea son with sn undefeated record six wins, and a tie with Stanford. Out side of league play, they trimmed the University of Idaho, and lost by a touchdown to Minnesota, the highest ranking team In the country. , Probably Alabama. . After conference officials formally present Washington with the Rose Bowl award, as is expected, it will face tbe knotty problem of selecting sn eastern or southern opponent. Some say It will be Alabama, others predict Louisiana State, and still others say Pittsburgh. Washington officials say nothing. Alabama, closing Its season yester day with a 13 to 6 victory over Van derbllt, loomed stronger than ever as the lesdlng candidate of the east and south.- The only blot on AJamaba's record of nine games Is a scoreless tie with Tennessee. The last time Washlntgon repre sented the Pacific coast. In the Rose Bowl was against the "Bama' boys In 1620. And the Huskies have been smarting from the 20 to 19 defeat ever since. Washlntgon State, the only team that bad a chance to tie Washington for the championship, wilted under tbe crushing power plays of the Hus kies. The Cougars gained only 28 yards on rushes compared with 305 for Washington, and they never were able to cross the lV)-yard stripe, LIONS CLAW BEARS ON PRO GRIDIRON CHICAGO. Nov. 37. (AP) The De troit Lions may be almost flat on their backs sa fsr as retention of their national pro-grid league title la concerned, but their claws are still sharp. The Lions defeated the Chicago Bears, 13 to 7, before 24.000 fans in Detroit yesterday, dealing a severe blow to the Bears' hopes of winning tbe league's western division title. The Detroit victory left the Oreen Boy peckers in possession of first plsoe in the western section with a record of nine wins and one loss. The Bears have won nine and lost two. The Packers meet the Lions tn De troit Sunday and the Chicago Cardi nals December 8. Packer victories In both, these battles would qualify the club for the national league playoff with the eastern division winner. Hew York defeated Brooklyn. 14 to 0, on touchdowns by Art Lewis. The annual Santa Clara county. California, rose festival is held be tween two lines of trees planted by Spaniards In 1777. BERGMANS OTaOTItftSe Sturdy, good-lookint, reasonably priced Available in medium tan and black. Bertmann Shoe Grease is great for water proofing and preserr ing leather and alt leather goods In the handy 25a tube, or available (Greate or Oil) in convenient sited tins, tlill! TWO BIG GAMES LEFT III DIZZY FOOTBALL SEASON NEW YORK, Nov. 27 (AP) The Football Follies of 1936, one of the dizziest gridiron comedies In "the book, headed to Ita big finale scenes to daythe Army-Navy classic Saturday, and the Rose Bowl battle, with Washington probably taking on Alabama, on New Year's Day. The Thanksgiving Day renewal of . ' gridiron tradition followed the sea son's form for surprises, and left the Huskies with the Pacific coast conference crown and the western ticket to the Rose Bowl. Alabama Is the most likely to make up the other hslf of tbe Pacadena program, and leave the experts with another series of headaches. New York university's Sweet Violets knocked over Fordham's mighty Rams, Texas surprised the Texas Ag gies 7-0, Penn had an unlooked for tough time before beating Cornell, and the military began marching on Philadelphia. The Army and Navy perform in the Quaker City's huge municipal sta dium Saturday before what will prob ably be the largest squad ever as sembled for a football game in the east, if not anywhere considerably more than 100,000. Alabama put on a strong rally in the second half to down Vanderbllt's stubborn Commodores, 14-8, with Joe Riley's pass heaving featured. In a season that has featured the woozlest variety of upsets, perhaps none wss more unexpected than the 7-6 decision New York U. pulled out over the strongest Ford ham team In years. Undefeated and tied twice, the Rama went Into the battle as 4-1 shots over a team that had yet to score a major victory. Pennsylvania had an uphill climb before overpowering Cornell's Sopho mores 14-6, and Colgate's Red Raiders ran wild against Brown, 32-0, in other eastern features. Down south, Tennessee stopped Kentucky, 7-6, with a' third period tally; North Carolina steam rollered Virginia, 59-14; Furman furnished a surprise In shutting out Olemenson, 12-0; Davidson downed Wake Forest, 19-6; Maryland hod too much for W. and L.. winning 10-6; and Virginia Poly scored early to beat Virginia Military, 6-0. The midwest slate was headlined by Missouri's 19-3 win over Kansas to take second place behind Nebraska In the Big Six race; Detroit's 8-0 edge over Crelghton, and the 21-6 beating St. Louis handed Its local rival, Washington U. . Afksnsas Razorbscks passed their way to a' 23-13 win over Tulsa; Den ver took second place In the Rocky Mountain area with a close decision over Colorado, while Utah State stop ped Idaho, 10-0. NEBRASKAlLEVEN TAKESJNSIGHTS BONTTOVILLE, Ore., Nov. 37. (AP) Nebraska's football warriors forgot about tbe morrow and the game with Oregon State college to take In the wonderland of the Columbia river gorge today. Tbe Nebraska ns left a Union Pa cific train here at 9:30 a. m., board ed stages snd began a sightseeing trip down the spectacular gorge, lined with falls, towering fir trees, strange rook formations and pic turesque bluffs all falling down to the edge of the majestic Columbia. The team was scheduled to arrive at a Portland hotel about noon and to work out In the afternoon In a final practice before tomorrow's game, set for 2 p. m., Pacific Standard Time. ( SAN JOSE COLLEGE TRAMPLES ARIZONA SAN JOSE. Cal.. Nov. 27. ( AP) San Jose State college boasted a 33 to 6 victory over Arizona State to day. Long runs, passes and power drives figured tn the San Jose victory yes terday, with the invaders only touch down coming in the final minutes on a pass ovr the goal line OXFORD WHEN YOU NEED another pair of shoes, slip on a pair of Berg mann dress oxfords. You'll find in them smart appearance, long-distance wear, and the avme old-fashioned value that has distinguished Bergmann shoes for the past thirty years. Bergmann dress oxfords are "lots of shoe for the money," and are recommended without reserve for com fort and economy. C. M. KIDD & CO. Southern Oregon's Oldest Shoe Concern BEUG3LXX0ZZitSIIOES 7W lVrmu Sbem Mf. Co.. IsM R W. 2Stb Atom, PcrtUad, Orttoa BATTLE TO 7-7 ?E HUGE T! LOS ANGELES, Nov. 37. (AP) Eighty-flve thousand football . tana, after watching ' Southern California and University of California at Los Angeles battle to a 7 to 7 Thanksgiv ing day deadlock, win have to wait another year for the schools to de cide their p gridiron argument. The tie game, a bruising, exciting encounter that left the - customers tired and the rival players unsatis fied, closed the coast conference schedule for the year here, U. S 'C.'a Trojans finishing with two defeats and two ties, and U. C. A. with three defeats and one tie. The Trojans make i'thelr last stand of the year Decembers against Notre Dame, while the Brufns are slated to meet University : of Hawaii at Hono lulu later In the mojith. In yesterday's conlct, Coach Bill Spauldlng's Bruins ripped across for the first touchdown In the second quarter. In the third the-Trojans staged a sparkling aeVlal-attack that produced the tying tally. And there was yourlball game, with each team forever . threatening to break the tie. OIES; FAMED ON STAGE E DEBUT MONTVALE, Vs., Nov. 87. lm Death has ended the eventful career of Mrs. Thomas Whlffen, for half a century a leading player on the American stage. She was 91. - The "grand old lady of the stage" died Wednesday, her family announc ed last night. In the Blue Ridge mountain home to which she retired a decade ago. She had been In fall ing health for raoro than a year. It was understood the body would be taken to Washington for crema tion and the ashes sent to her native England. She Is survived by her daughter Peggy and her son Thomas, who lived with her. From London, where she was born as Blanche Oalton In 1845, ahe came to America In 1868 and made her debut In this country the day after she landed. She retired In 1920. HIGHWAY HEARING SET FOR COTTAGE STREET SALEM, Nov. 27. (AP) The state highway commission will meet at Cottage Grove December 1 to con sider relocation of tbe Pacific high way through that city. The next regular meeting of the commission In Portland at which time about 1.300.000 road bids will be opened was set for December 17. THEY'RE HERE! THE NEWEST , KNOX HAJS for erery occasion and pock et book. Dlstlng wished dresser and all who know Ql AI.ITY and STYLE Just naturally prefer KNOX MATS! $5.00 and $7.50 REINHART HOME OF FAMOUS New Fluhrer Bldg. TO TIE OF T8 TOO SALEM, Nov. 27, (AP) Willamette university was the undisputed king of the northwest conference today. The Bearcats, unfolding a baffling passing attack, tore Into the Whit man Missionaries, 18 to 0, on Sweet land field before a Thanksgiving Day throng to end their 1936 season full championship manner. The first period touchdown ended an uninterrupted march of 48 yards. A mixture of passes, laterals and run ning plays shoved the tltle-wlnnlng eleven to the Whitman five. Big Dick -Welsgerber. fullback scoring ace. It went .hrough for the touchdown. An Interception placed the Bear cats In position for thlr second score. Records fell as the Bearcats won. It was No. 20 In a row In conference competition; 22nd game In a row straight without a loss on Sweetland field; the ninth straight In which a conference foe has failed to acore and the fifth victory In as many games against the Missionaries. The final standings: W. L. T. TP. fJi. Pot. Willamette 6 Puget Sd. ... 8 Llnfleld 3 Whitman, 3 Col. Idaho 1 Pacific I Albany 0 0 0 142 0 1.000 64 28 105 41 89 37 21 106 45 100 0 146 .780 .600 .600 333 .300 .000 THREAT OF FIRE (Continued irom Page One.) the California line to the Columbia river. Rivers and lakes were at their lowest point for the late-November season In years. Wells are drying. Fish found no water In which to make their usual Influx Inland. The weather forecast was: "Fair tonight and Saturday; little change In temperature." The only encour agement came In the prediction for the continuance of nightly foga. Federal officials said fires on gov ernment land were under control at present but they did not minimize the danger of new outbreaks. State Forester John W. Ferguson described the situation as "serious and the most unusual ever experienc ed in the state this time of year." Current fires, he said, are confined 1 principally to cut-over lands but many ranches and rural homes re. malned tn danger, with the wind whipped flames Jumping from rldga to ridge, Hundreds of volunteers and CCO boys continued to battle flames la ' the Tillamook county area on the coast. : t CORVALLIS, Nov. 27. (flV-Elgnty delegates will attend the three-day convention of the Congregational Lea gue of Youth opening here today. Rev. Gordon Wlnsor of Portland will deliver the keynote address. Other speakers Include Rev. Wllltston Wirt of Eugene. Experts Judge butter not only by Its flavor, but also by Its body or texture. 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