Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 02, 1936, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextPAOTJ TWO MFOFORT) MA If. TT?TPtTNK. MKDFORR QREflON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1936. aoe i Riding High GETS UNDER WAY The second team defeated the first team seniors, 18 to 10, la the opening contest of the lnter-class basketball tournament at Medford high school gymnasium late yesterday afternoon. The second team sophomores defeat ed the first team sophomores, 16 to 8. The two losing teams were elim inated from the tourney, but the prot'jlslng players of both units will continue In the competition for bertha on the varsity squad which Is to be developed from a field of 64 players, most of whom are green. Coach Bill Bowerman said. The tourney schedule this after noon lines up the first team of the aeeond term Juniors against the sec team Juniors and the second team of the first term Juniors against the second team of the first term sopho mores. Finals In the tournament will be .played in the gymnasium at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon. The public la in vited to all the tourney games with out charge. After the tournament, Bowerman will trim the field to working pro portions and settle down to the seri ous task of whipping a formidable combination for big-time competi tion. Those who msde a favorable Im pression on the coach In yesterday's play Included Ettlnger, Hayes, 6 unto and Hill. The first three are veter ans of last year's squad and 31111 Is Inexperienced. Hill, Boworman said stood out prominently In the first day's workout. Olacn, reputed to be all-stste In Nebraska, did not do so well, though he made a fairly favor able Impression, the mentor stated. Yesterday's Lineups, pts. 2nd jun. Pos, 1st. Sen. Ft 6 Sttlnger LP HUI 0 0 Baker RP , Curry 2 4 Hayes .0 He d berg 0 4 Santo , ,, LP ,. Olsen 3 0 Blair M Tbanoe 0 4 Shlmoda, aub.RQ..Maru, sub. 3 Nineteen-year-old Allen Gray, who nad enough confidence In his ability to buy back his contract after horsemen aald he was "through" ai a rider, Is riding down the horn, atretch aa the Paclflo Coast's lead Ing Jockey for 1936. He's another In the list of Idaho boys who have made big names on the racetrack. His home Is at Cleveland, Ida. (As- ociaioa rress moto) IS rta. 1st Sophs. 0 Wyraer LP. 0 Jams ttP 0 Ert O is Pos. Snd Sophs. Pts. . Prentice 4 Dougherty 3 Verblck 0 Ml near 4 Archibald 9 Ra..Knudson, sub 2 ! BOWLING Pour teams Inaugurated the second half of the City Bowling league schedule at the Smoke Houso bowl last nljjht with the Schusa Vintage five taking all four polnta from the high-flying Snroway outfit while the Plchcs blanked the Headquarters Erunaiera oy the same score. The Roofers and Actlvlans roll to n'ght. Scores laat night: Schuss vintage ASHLAND, Dec. 3. (Spl.) South era Oregon Normal school's 1936-87 basketball team launcbea Ita sched ule here Thursday night against the Eugene Townles, laat year one of the most powerful Independent quintets in the state. Wltb veterans in every position. CoLch Jean Eberhart'a SONS are ex pected to have little difficulty in de feating the vlsltora, regardless of the fact that the Townles, playing un der the name of the Eugene Town send club, laat season reached the finals In the district A. A. U. tour ney In Portland for the right to go to Denver. Practice sessions the past two weeks have brought to light the somewhat pleasant situation of ten players be ing so nearly on a par that there Is nothing to choose between them However, Eberhart announced the following starting lineup: Bob Har dy, center; Ager and Hoxle. for wards, and Leavens and Schopf. guards. In reservo, and certain to see plenty of action, are Parker Hess, forward; Clyde Dickinson, guard, and Walter Sethcr, center. Cliff McLean : and Howard Scrogglna, guards, will see no action until next quarter when they become ollglble. ; Two former SONS will be playing . against their old tenm when Elton Porncrook and Roy Northern take the floor In Eugene uniform, other Townle players will be Ford Danner. all-state center from Eucene high; Oordon Wright, ex-Monmouth star Prank Graham, Louis Bean and George Getty. The game will start at 8:30 o'clock 4 SPORT BREEZE by EDDIE BRIETZ (Associated Press Sports Writer) NEW YORK, Dec. 3. yp) Max Baer has begun training on the coast ior nia London bout with Walter Neusel. ... He still talka a great fight. . . . Cleveland Is angling for "u"" jiemiuey, ub Browns' playboy catch, again. . . . Stengel la busy at mouircm. jiying to line up a Job In the International league. Making Lee Handley a free agent may be a tip-off on what Judge Landls will do in the Bob Peller case . . Smart baseball men can't see how the commissioner can do any thing but turn Bob loose. . . . But If he does, certain clubs may be barred from tho chase after his contract. . If Peller Isn't freed, some heavy guns may bo loaded and fired by persons craving an opportunity to lambaat the Judge, , . . Teams to watch next season: EaJt, Cornell; midwest, Wis consin; south, Duke and Tennesee . Not to forgot Pitt and Minne sota, always tough. Antla 0111 Rankin Jonea 203 160 160 173 189 329 18 183 329 195 103 318 160 318 167 Totals . 808 960 996 2813 Safeway fltnrrs Kltts 167 161 Laooma 136 187 Scott 168 143 GIL DUE HURT BOSTON, Deo. 9 (AP) OH Doble. Boston oousga lootbsll coach, and Prank Murdock, his ssslstsnt, suf fered critical Injuries In an automo bll. SMtriAnt Mrlv (AriMV Hospital attaches aald both suffer- vq prooaDi. oram concussions ana Internal lnjurlea. Police aald Doble'a ear atmrtr heavy iron rail In the center of a rouroaa Driage, Doble and Murdock, police aald, apparently were thrown through the windshield of ths machine. At city hospital, surgeons gave their ronaiuons as critical. Doble came to Boston college from Cornell university this fall, and con. eluded his first football season at B. O. SUCOesSfUllV lsat Sfttllrri.v. The former Cornell coacb, 'known to thoussnds of football fans as "Gloomy OH," brought Murdock with him from the New York State col- leg as an assistant. QUEER GRID YEAR NEW YORK, Deo. t(AP) Ap. proprlately enough In a football eeaeon notable for Ita aurprlaea, an Associated Press compilation dis closed today that scoring fell off fractionally In 1936, despite the great number of games decided by "tele phone number" scores. Minnesota's 47-18 rout of Texss, North Csrollna'a 60-14 triumph over Virginia and dozens of other gamea In which the acorlng was heavy on both sides, hsd Indicated the offense held the upper hand. Aa a matter of cold fact, however, the survey anowed 168 leading tesms scored an average of 113.3 points for the season, and that 1.438 games pro. dueed an average of 13.33 pointa per gams. In 1836. 164 tesms averaged 130.9 pointa per sesaon and 1.407 games uoTciupro per-game average 1334 points. Phone 1300 for Towing or Wrecker Service Anywhere Anytime Lewis Super Service Haws McKlnney . Handicap . Totals 183 190 113 169 108 128 187 109 113 876 891 814 3641 Predett Al Plche Plche Hardware 160 130 128 418 B. Newland L. Wood W. White . B. Plche 169 181 336 189 199 129 477 105 164 190 419 168 176 160 601 1113 183 Totala 773 809 740 3331 Headquarter Hemstreet 183 199 186 668 Drlsrol! 149 193 160 463 Meyers - 142 143 193 417 Key 83 108 113 803 Melrlng 137 163 128 417 SETS VOTE OF HUSKIES SEATTLE. Deo. 3 (P) Members of the University of Washington foot ball team, Paclflo coast Rose Bowl entry, would "like to meet Pitta burgh" In the New Year'a day clash at Pasadena, if they had their way The team took an unofficial vote yoaterday to learn their aentlment on tne question. "The boys decided on Pittsburgh as probably their best foe for the big uaLuo, sa:q niax starcevich, a guard. who la already bolng mentioned aa a first team choice on various all-star teams. The vote, however, wsa entirely un- oinciai ana aoea not neoeasarlly rep. resent the university's attitude ot the question. 4 Three of the four Tcxaa Christian backa who are likely to atart against Santa Clara December 13 Scott Mc Call, Hal McClure and Donkey Rob ertswent to the Progs from the Port worth Mosonlo home. . . . The fourth will bo you guessed It Sammy Baugh (and his high hard one) In person. . . . Talking about Sammy Baugh, the Texas Christian sharp shooter. Jack Chevlgny of Texas said: "You know Just what, he'a going to do and can prepare for It, but he does It anyway " . . . aeorgo Matslk, Duqueane halfback who ran 73 yarda ior tne touchdown that beat Pitt, never played a game of football un til he enrolled with the Dukes. . , . Mickey Cochrane, feeling great again, saya ho expects to do two-thirds of the catching for the Tlgera next sea son. BANCROFT DEBTS ORDERED BY CITY fContlmjpa tiua, pg one ) E OLD TIME WIZARDRY IN 3-CMON MEET CHICAGO, Dec 2. (AP) Willie Hoppe of New York hurled a victory-spawned challenge at the field today In the world'a three cushion billiards championship. Ths graying Hoppe, one-time "boy wonder" who won his first three cushion title last winter, cantured his tblrd straight victory of the cur. rent angle turney last night, defeat. Ing Earl Lookabaugh of Chicago. 60 to 31 In 87 Innings. Hoppe had a high run of 10, one ahort of tho tournament record. ' In his first match hs defeated Tiff Denton of Kansas City and In hla second atnrt ho won from Allen Hall of Chicago, defending the chamn- lonshlp he won from Wclker Coch ran In a challenge match, and Otto Relselt, Philadelphia, are the onlv undefeated experts In the field of ten. Relselt yesterdsy downed Denton 80 to 33 In 87 Innings. Johnny Lay ton of 8:dalla, Mo, took Art Thurn blad of Chicago Into camp, 60 to 36 In 43 innings to tie for third place with two wine and one defeat. Young Jay Bozeman of Detroit handed Cochran hla second trimming In three starts, 50 to 28 In 37 Innings. Bozcman had three high clustora of seven points. SEEKS SHOWDOWN (Continued (rom I-age One) STATE ASKS LESS COUNTY TAX SHARE Totals 684 768 718 3167 MATTHEWS EKES OUT BHATTLS. Deo. 3 . .(API All. n Matthew. BnnA&tlnnn! vnunir noarn powerhouse from St. Louts, ran Into a hurrlcano where he expected a breeice In the main event of fiirht card here last night, but eked out a to-round decision over Johnny Sykes, Bismarck. N. D youngster. Sykes surprised both Matthews and the customers by weathering a fur loua first-round attack and coming back to drive Allen around the ring and hold an edge In the next three rounda. Matthews wheluhed 161 tn 167. BABE HUNT IN SIXTH LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dso. J. VP Kink Levtnaky, still capricious but hantly as capable aa In the days when he waa a ranking heavyweight, won a 6-round technical knockout here last night over Babe Hunt of Tulsa, usia. Referee Aba Roth stopped the bout suddenly when Levlnsky ripped open an old eye out of the Oklahoma In- aian. It was a dull bout, enlivened by the Chicago Klngflsh's antics in the first round when he flattened Hunt lor 9-oount with a haymaker to the law. Mot:oned into a neutral corner, Le vlnsky listened Intently to the count irom a position atop tha ropes. Weather. Northern California: pair tonight and Thursday, but occasional clouds on coast: local frosts In Interior; light northerly wind off coast. Oregon: Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday, little change In tempera ture; gentle northwrat wind off coaat. MANN'S MEAl'TY SALON Thursday special Finger trove and Shampoo for 79c 4 that the operation of a radio repair shop on West Jackson atrcet came within the scope of tho radio and eoning ordlnsnces. Tho committee made an Investigation after the filing of a petition alleging tho rodlo shop to be an annoyance and a nuisance: Vorl a. walker, operator of the business, addressed the council and said he tries to maintain the busi ness In such a way that It will not be an annoyance or nuisance. City Attorney Prank P. Porrell Btated that the council ml3ht not take aldea In the altuatlon and ex plained that the proper procedure would be for some one to file a for ma! complaint under the radio or coning ordinance and thresh the mat. ter out on Its merits In city court. Report of the building and light com mlttee waa accepted. Beauty School Curb Asked. Mr. Carl Bowman, anenkmg for a delegation of beauty shop operators, asked the council to adopt an ordi nance regulating beauty achools and requested the reading of such an ordi nance In force In Klamath Palls. She said It wsa rumored that another beauty school will soon be opened here. The Klamath Palls ordinance, read by councilman M. N. II or an, provided that any beautv achool would have to procure a license and pay an annual fee of $500. Tho same provision waa made regarding barber schools and Carl Bowman asked the council to Include barber achools In the ordl nance proposed by the beauty ahop operators. The matter waa referred to the license committee. Col. W. H. Paine waa present to hear the report of tho land apprala.il and parks committee on the Medford Gar. den club'a request for financial aid In the purchase of parasites to wage war on earwigs. H. B. Deuel, com mittee chairman, said that the group had not had time to study the mat ter and the report woa deferred to the next meeting a fortnlcht hence. Ths atate tax levy for Jockson county will be 1.3 mills, perhaps 1.4 mills, less than last year, according to Assessor J. B. (Blln) Coleman. lotai amount to be rolscd by this county for Stat purposes, sccordlng to nonce reoeivcd this morning from the atate tax commission at Salem, Is 681.331.04, spportloned aa follows: For general state 630,887.10 For elementary achools 53.373.85 The state apportionment la 640.- 57498 less than last vesr. when it was 6130,806.03. The 1935 division waa: For general state 676.637.70 For elementary schools . 84.178.32 The amount for goneral state pur poses shows more than a 50 per cent drop under last year, with the ele mentary achool allotment approxi mately the asm. Assessor Coleman ssld fixing of lovics for county purposes would bo storttd as soon aa preliminary detail work had been completed thla week. was intt-prcted by some readers aa the atronest veiled reference to "the affair S.mpson" which has yet ap peared In England. At the same time It waa learned the friendship of the king and Mra. Simpson had been placed on the "permanent tgenda" of the British 'cabinet. Ministers Talk Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin and his mlnlstors held their regular session today, and It waa reported the mooting, after skipping hurriedly over tne Spanish situation, delved with great Interest Into the newest reper cussions from the royal romance Many thought that a bishop's ref erence to the monarch's spiritual "need" and the resultant echoes In the provincial press met wltb the ministers' enthusiastic approval, as being in line w:th their campa'gn to make the king share their vlewa that the situation is serious. At the same time, observers em phasized the i..lnlsters were trying to "bring the king to his senses," If possible, without making him angry. Cabinet ..Icets Secret What actually is said at caolnet meetings la one of Britaln'a deepest secrets. The Times editorial was pegged to the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to Edinburgh for the St. An drew's day Masonic banquet and con cluded: Geoffrey Dawson, editor of the Times, declared the editorlala In h:s paper were "straightforward and con tain no veiled references to King Ed ward's private life." Nevertheless, the London newspaper for tho fourth time alnce Nov 34 published an article which could be Interpreted as bearing on the friend ship between the British ruler and Mrs. Simpson. The first Times editorial, which some observers Interpreted as refer ring to the Simpson case, appeared Nov. 24. the second a day later and ' the third on Nov. 30. The latter discussed relations be tween the king snd his minister, pointing out that In an emergency, the house of commons m'ght estab lish Itself as a council of state which "Is able to demonstrate Ita solid strength In anv crisis that may arise, foreign or domestic." 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