PAOTJ TWO
MFOFORT) MA If. TT?TPtTNK. MKDFORR QREflON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1936.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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 )
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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.
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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."
The provincial press, meanwhile,
was flooded with unprecedented com
ment dn a Bnt'sh bishop's criticism
of the king's private Ufa. j
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