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PAOE FOUR ifEDFORD M AIL TRIBUTE, AfEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. 1937. Y E HEARTEN WEBFEET Oregon Optimism . Manifest Early Freshmen Ex pected Give Ball-Carrying Punch Lacking Last Year EUGENE, Sept. 14. ( AP) Right down the squad roster from bewnis- leered Captain Tony Amsto to the young and enthuslsstlo lad wno win alt out the season on the bench, football optimism makes Its annual debut at the University of Oregon. Coach "Prink" Calllson tacks bit hopes of getting last year's coast conference cellarltes Into the cham pionship running on two pretty good ressons. First, lacking Del BJork. graduated captain and guard, the Webfoots will throw a veteran line against UCLA at Los Angeles for the season's opener on September 34. Second. Oregon has a good run of sophomore ball carriers who scored a flock of touchdowns last sesson to win the northern division year ling championship. Mean Boortng Punch. Those freshmen, Cslltson likes to believe, will supply the scoring o disastrously absent a yesr ago. Tne Webfoots soored a touchdown and tied with Stanford In 1986. It was the only touchdown they msde against any major team reappearing on thla year's 'schedule. , Ten of the 18 returning lettermen are In the line. From this group dene Shields, line cosch, will fit a starting comblnstlon to Include these athletes: Captain Tony Amato, who still sports a nice crop of whis kers from Eugene's pioneer celebra tion last summer, Joe Huston and Nello Olovanlnl, guards: Bill Fof- kett, tackle, and John Yerby, endv all 1SS fixtures. Bill Bates, senior letterman from Klamath Falls, Cliff Morris, 217-pound reserve, and Elroy Jenssn, 190-pound sophomore, may get chances to fill All-Coast Bjork's Job. The vacaney at right end will be taken over either by Victor Reglnato. punting aoe from Klamath Falls, or Bud Robertson, a one-year letterman. Backfleld Mstery. If Oslllson and Bsckfleld Coach Mike Mlkulsk wsnt to conceal their backfleld combinations. It shouldn't be difficult. The whols thing Is much of a mystery even to the mentors. Rank tfllsen, former end, and Ar lelgh Bentley, one-year letterman fullback and quarterback, will alter nate at the blocking back position Ernie Robertson, reserve, and Dennis Donovan, sophomore psss-catchlng ace, are two more possibilities. Jim Nicholson, 187-pound Junior, and Dale Lsseelle, 170-pound senior, both alternates last year, have taken the lead In early practice for the Important left half post. Other scor-Ing-plsy hopefuls are Ted Gebhardt, no, Junior college transfer, Steve Anderson, a fine passer, and Jsy Or ay be el, the Pendleton Jack rabbit who ran froah opponents Into a dither last season. Bob Smith liked. Bob Smith, Medford sophomore, Is a favorite for right half. He Is a brilliant passer and runner. He will find his chief opposition from Don Kennedy, 170-pound blocking back from last year's team, and Bill Rach, stocky sophomore from Seattle. Mlkulak, former All-Amerlcan full back at Oregon, likes Paul Rowe, ex-rugby player from British Colum bia, and Frank Emmons, Beaverton. as candidates for his old lob. Both weigh around 180 pounds and are 10-eeoond men. Rach. when not at right half, may understudy them with Bentley. -4 IN SCORELESS TIE With both teams threstenlng ssv eral times, but lscklng the punch to cross the ftnsl stripe, Ashlsnd blgn school's 1697 Grizzlies and a strong Alumni eleven battled to a score less tls yesterday afternoon In the opening game of the season. Big Steve Fowler, aoo-pound high school fullback snd tiny Charlie Warren, quarterbsck, were outstand ing In the Grizzly backfleld while Bob Bell snd Jsck Weaver at the tackles, turned In good performsnces. Phil Keston. Alumni end. became the first cssuslty of ths season when he suffered a fractured Jaw on the final play of the game. He had Just been shifted to halfback, and on bis first ball-csrrylng attempt, he was nit by both high school ends. gridmOTlled by LAS VKOAS, N. M. ftopt. 14 A) An utopy vii ordered today on the body of Ivan Prrkln. 22, flrat victim of a fftU) tccldent on the ntion college gridiron thl nunn. Only a few mlnut?i ftr h trot ted out for the flrat practloe of the euon, Prrkinn, aophomnra football player at New Mexico Normal un veratty here, lay dead on the field yeeterday. He collided head-on with another player. Larry Stockton, an both leap ed up to catch a pa; then col lapeed on the (round. He wai dead wJiea pbticlan exaoUoed Hum. J BiiiltfSr T nf,1 mi, TT , , -,, T- , .i,S ; . .... :,: .1 A.eMtflH To be sure, heavy bodily contact was rarefully avoided, but members Los Angeles vanity went through a light scrimmage on their first day of Is Fullback Billy Bob William coming through a wlde-npen hole In the Sport Graphs . Billy Huleti Says: Rich Dish Waits Football Addicts In Coming Season Probably because of the fact that Medford f hlgb'a Black Tornado will meet Ite three southern Oregon con ference opponent on foreign fields this season, local football addle t a have been doing conMdemble wor rying for fear they will not be aerved their fav. orlte fall sports dish In large enough quantl ties. However, i glance at the list of battles to be staged at the Billy Rolen high school stad ium reveals that this year of 1937 will be Just about the biggest In Medford history. It Is not only In quantity that this season figures to surpass all others, but tn quality as well. With the definite sruodullt.fr, of the SONR-OreRon state rook hat tie for Not. A under the light, Med ford's slate of games was In- . creased to five, and every one a humdinger. With a dnuM, the array of encounters to he otujrrd on the green turf of the stdlum here Is the finest yet. Jimmy Carr's Hood River high sg g relation will breeze into town Oct. 1 to Inaugurate night football In Med ford against the Tigers. Hood River lst year tangled with the Portland prep champions for a claim to the mythical state champlonahlp, and will field practically the same outfit this sesson. By snd Isrge, that should be one of the year'a best ball games. Qame number 3 will be the appear ance of Eureka, Cel., high on Oct. 10, and anyone who has seen the Call fornlana perform In the past several years will realize what the Tigers sre In for. There Is a possibility thst the game, will be played under the lights Oct. IS, It all depending on whether the weather Is mild or wild. Then, comes October 80 and gams number 3, with John Londahl bring. Ing his mighty Bend Lava Bear to Medford. Laat year Bend went through undefeated snd wss tied only by sn inspired Klamath rails eleven Like Hood River, the Lava Bears sre reported to hsve their 1939 club re. turning almost intact. Clame number 4 will be the Oregon State Rook and Southern Oregon Normal affair Nov. J under the lights. Last year the teams fought it out In Klamath Falls with the SONS com ing from behind In the Isst qusrter to pass across two touchdowns and gain a 13-13 deadlock. It waa a thril ler, and some more of the ssme busi ness la expected this sesson. Anil ttnsllT, as a fitting climax fo Its "sudden death" schedule, Bouermsn'l Tigers will fare the Eugene high Axemen of Cnsrh Fritz Krsmrr. considered by sll the mart stute rhemplnns... rnde feated and untied. Eugene Isal year blattrd Medford, 4-o. and no victory this season would seem more dear to the locals than a win over the Fuienean,. So, there they are; the "big five" that will be aerved local pigskin fans piping hot snd boiling over. And sll win be staged right out there at the south end of Oakdale avenue. If we were to select one of three five en counters as the highlights of the season, our method of deciding would be the well-known hat snd numbers. When you hsve three of Oregon's fin est prep elevens In town the same sesson, northern Cslifomis's top tesm slsn appearing, snd two of the bit terest collegiate rivals staging their annual show in Mrtition. there Just but any method by which to pick E- , I V ".. 2- Bruins In First Practise I ,r f - ? .1 ,t-:,'."f '. V.....,:A... . .. ...vsa; . f f ' '" BUT NO SLOUCH in the Pittsburgh Panthers, coached by Jock Sutherland (above). The Panthers defeated Washington in the Rose Bowl Jan. 1. the "big" game. They are atl-glgan tic. and that's that. Husky Paul Oehrmsn. the Bend Ore., boy who was picked up by the Cincinnati Reds last fall when they staged their tryouts In Medford. is certainly msklng the grade In pro fesslonal baseball. Oehrmsn was the lone youngster that caught the fancy of Red scouts during the ten-day training session at the high school field. He wss farmed out to Durhsm In the Pledmbnt league and now It la reported a hslf-dozen msjor lesgue clubs are asking a price tag on the sensstlonal righthander. But. he Is definitely slated for the Cincinnati mother team. Latest Piedmont lesgue pitching averages reveal that Qehrman has won 30 games and lost 10 for a per centage of .687. He has worked In 39 game,, one-third of the Durham total, and had pitched 343 Innings. And his tesm la a second-division butflt. IN SEMI-FINALS CHIOAOO, Sept. 4. (UP, The Bendlx Brakes. South Bend, Ind., who defeated the defending cham pion. Kodak Park. Rochester. N. led the way Into the seml-flnale of the men's world's soft ball cham pionship tournament last night at Soldier field by defeating .Weaver Palls, Cleveland, a to 0. Detroit also advanced to the aemt final round by defeating Hamilton, Ont., t to 0, and will meet the Brakes today. The Oklahoma City girls team beat Buffalo, N. Y.. 7 to 3. to gain the seml-flnal round. The women's defending champions National Manufacturing company, of Cleveland, entered the semi-finals to compete for the title with Oklahoma City, by defeating Weaver Walls' glrla' team. 9 to 0. Quarter final mens' score: Sapulpe, Okla, 1: Phoenix. Aria. 0, Sam Baugh Pitted Against Danowski WASHINOTOM. Sept. 14 fAPI They're sending Sammy Baugh. the Texaa Christian slinging star, against perhapa the greatest passer in pro fession! football in Sammy'a salaried debut hese Thursday nlgM. Slinging Sam. regarded as Just about tops last fall tn tnterco11egiat for ward pawing will do the tossing for the Washington Pedskins. east ern champions, sglanst Dead-Eve Ed Danowski of the New Tork Olants. Danowski, who has completed al most 50 per cent of his flips over a three-year professional stretch, and Arnold Herber of Oreen Bay stand out among proferoonal passer. Use Mali Tribune want ada. 1 of the University of California at practice for the 11)37 season. Here line. Saturday Meeting Will Map Details For World Series CHICAOO. Sept. 14. (JP) Rep resentatives of contending clubs In the National and American lea gues will meet Saturday to ar range world series details. Commissioner Kenesaw M- Lan dla Invited to the meeting Presi dent William Harrldge of the American league, President Ford Prick of National circuit, and representatives from the New York Olant-i. Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates of the National circuit; and the New York Yankee, Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox In the American league. The series will start either Octo ber A or 0 In tho home park of the American league winner. ANGELS IN LAST DITCH FIGHT FOR FOURTH POSITI (By the Associated Press) Los Angeles and Portland prepared today for a last ditch fight for the coveted fourth plaee In the post season Shaughnessy playoff as the Pacific Coast baseball league en tered It flnel week of scheduled competition. Sacramento with a five -game lead was virtually assured first place end 3500 prlee money. San Diego In second place had only a game lead over San Pmnclsco. but, both were several games ahead of Lns Angeles in the fourth spot. The Angels were a game and a half ahead of Portland Today the league leaders Invade Seattle, Oakland goea to Portland, San Diego opposes the last-place San Francisco Missions at San Francisco and San Francisco Seals go to Los Angeles. The playoffs start next Tuesday with the first-pi ace team opposing the third-place team and the second berth outfit playing the fourth -place team In seven games or leas. Winners of those series meet In seven games or less for the championship the fol lowing week. The winners and runnera-up of the playoff will divide $7AO0. Possibility that the Portland Bee vera may be aeen in Medford this year was announced today by Austin FrarJer, secretary of the Medford Athletic association. Frazisr aald that he had written B. J. Schefter. presi dent of the Pacific Coaat league club concerning a game to be staged at the high school field after the coast league pennant battle waa completed Portland Is planning a barnstorm ing tour of Oregon In case It doee.nl get In the league playoffs, which consists of the first four teams. The coast league ends this week, with Oakland playing a seven-game series at Portland. If the Beaver fall to flnlAh In the first division, the pro. pecta are good that a game can be arranged here, with an all-star tem from southern Oregon furnishing the opposition. Frasier believe. 8alem Brewery Asi'n, 8a!etn Ill ESTES' COURTESY LEADS TO DEFEAT Courtesy la without doubt a be coming virtue, but has no place In the grappling ring. That much Toota Estes lesrned last night In his main event squabble with Larrupln' Lea Wolfe at the Medford armory. In one of the roughest, toughest, most thrilling matches staged at the house of horror In many moons, the lanky Texan, who Is fast becoming one of southern Oregon's most de spised citizens, upset popular Toots In a two-out-of-three fall set-to. But, as before mentioned. It was because of the cleanle's extreme good man ners that Wolfe today stands as the number one wrestler of this district. It was with the falls standing one apiece that Bates pulled his "Jack Sharkey." Both boys were In a fur ious mlxup when suddenly Estes fired a vicious double-barrelled drop kick. So thorough and devastating waa the foot-punch that It not only whammed Wolfe to the carpet but leveled Referee Sailor Dick Trout, as well. Apologizing profusely, Estes ran to the writhing form of the ref, and totally disregarding the Wolfe men ace, stooped over and tenderly help ed the groggy Trout to his feet. With his back to Wolfe. Estes Inquired about the health of the referee, a brand of courtesy that Wolfe com pletely disregarded. The Texan heav ed his shaking torso off the floor and cut loose with a flying body scissors. Unprepared for the attack, Estes wss helpless and went to the mat where Trout weakly patted Wolfe's shoulders for the deciding fall. Wolfe, who was meaner last night than ever before. If possible, took the first tumble with his favorite pun tsher, a hammerlock and Chicago crab combined. It was the same hold that Incapacitated Marshall Carter last week. However. Estes was able to return for more, grabbing the sec ond tumble 13 minutes Ister with blasting sonnenbergs and dropktcks. i 4 1 f 1 4 and you'd learn why through The. Associated Press. Millions daily depend on it for the whys and wherefores of current happenings. This great non-profit, cooperative press associations, with correspondents in every corner of the globe, gives Amer ican citizens a swift, accurate, and impartial report of every human event that affects them directly or indirectly. The Associated Press brings the news of the world every day to The MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE the last of which connected squarely with the Wolfe button and stretched him flat. . That made It one-up, from which point the boys really went to town until the payoff. Ending of the Marshall Carter- Go rilla Pogl middle event waa almost the equal of that displayed In the main go. With the tumbles standing one apiece. Carter aonnenberged from outside the ring, shot through the ropes and found Pogl'a middle with a hard, hard head. That was all there waa to It. Previous to the maneuver, Pogl had battered Carter from the ring and refused to allow him to re turn, kicking the daylights out of him whenever he made a move to climb back In. Finally. Carter gath ered fast-waning strength for one last effort and It was successful. The Argentine took the first fall la the second round with a Boston crab after weakening Carter with foul punches and outright choke-holds. Carter went to work In the third canto and aonnenberged and drop- kicked his way to the equalizing fall The deciding fall came In the fourth round. In one of the cleanest and most scientific matches ever seen here, Bobby Wagner, the New Hampshire speedster and Young ("Zlbby") Zby szko, Polish ace, went six rounds to a sensational draw. . Wagner won the first fsll In the third round with reverse body slsma after fast and furloua action and Zlbby tied the score In the sixth and final stanza with a series of shoulder flips and a body press. Although outweighed considerably. Zlbby kept moving In at all times and gained a draw with his bull dog tactics. There wasnt' a dirty punch fired the entire match, and both boys received a great hand from the large crowd when It was all over. AS CINCINNATI, Sept. It. (AP) General Manager Warren 0. Otlea of the .Cincinnati Rede announced to day the unconditional release of Msnsger Chsrles "Chuck" Dressen snd Coaches Thomas Sheehan and if- r if . , J n? s.jtoiwwr .., . ii 'ivrl yen cqhI&m, t buy t OH ( wan MEMBER OF THE Schmeling and Farr Rate Tops Among Challengers WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS! W. Va., Sept. '14. (jet Germany Max Schmeling and Tommy Parr of Wales were rated today by the National Box ing assoelstlon aa the beat of the challengers for Joe Louis' . heavy weight crown. Schmeling, who holds a .knockout victory over the Brown Bomber, and Farr, defeated In his first title quest two weeks ago. ranked well above former Champion Jimmy Braddock In the NBA'a ratings. Back of the German and the Welshman came Bob Pastor of New Tork as No. S contender: Al Besto Lovell of the Argentine. No. 4; Brad dock. No. 8: Tony Gallento of New ark, N. J., No. 8; Nathan Mann of New Vork City. No. 7; Al McCoy of Boston, No. 8: Arturo Goday of Chile, No. 9, and Roscoe Toles of Detroit, No. 10. Louis was installed as the asso ciation' new chsmplon despite Presi dent Joseph F. Maloney's criticism George Kelly. Dressen will be re. placed temporarily, Giles said, by Bobby Wallace, chief eeout for the team, and salaries of the three re leased men will be psld In full to the end of the season. Dressen hss msnaged the Reds for two full seasons, coming here from Nashville mldwsy of 1834 after the release of Bob O'Farrell. He Is a former Cincinnati third Backer. In a statement, Giles said: "There have been many contribut ing causes to the failure of the Reds this season, and by no means are we placing the full responsibility for failure on Charlie and his assist ants." Bears Deprived of Anderson For Year BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 14. (AP) University of Csllfornls will have to do without the ball-carrying serv ices of the world's fastest sprinter. George Anderson, co-holder of the 100-yard dash record of 0.4 seconds, suffered a recurrence yesterday of the old knee Injury which kept him to know uwavy WJWf iMiMiavae mwiv .., ,j lausjis) aa ew.-SeSia-. immfaiifimt-. ASSOCIATED PRESS of the bomber's showing In his fight with Farr.' Maloney declared: "He was saved by a deelsloa hand ed to him on a silver platter." In other divisions, the NBA cham pions were unchanged from last year. They Included: Ltght heavyweight, John Henry Lewis of Pittsburg: middleweight. Freddie Steele of Se attle; welterweight, Barney Ross of Chicago; lightweight. Lew Ambers of Herkimer. N. Y.: featherweight. Petey Sarron of Alabama: bantamweight, Slxto Escovar; and flyweight, Benny Lynch of England. The wrestling association's task tt picking a champion was not so easy. John Pesek. the big Nebraskan, was named finally because he was ths only mst srtlst who posted a tlIM bond last year to wrestle for the title. Pesek's selection wss msde condi tional on his agreement to meet Everett Marshall or Bronko Nafurakl In a title match within six months. If he falls, the title again will be . vacated. from trsck competition In 1986 and Trainer Bert Fallon said the sprinter probably wouldn't be able to play this year. SIX INCHES OF ROPE COST ANGLER'S LIFE ABILENE, Tex., Sept. 14. (AP) Beset by dizzy spells and dogged by a fear of drowning. Riley Swift, 38. always took the precaution of ey ing himself to a tree when he want fishing. Yesterday his body was found dan gling at the end of a rope ties) to a willow tree, his head submerged In a little creek. A rope six Inches shorter would hsve ssved him. Expert Color Matching: All Work Guaranteed Daily's Halo Painting 29 South Bartlett IteaJi wit t wTOMaBniju v
