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fEPFffRD MATL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 18, 1937,
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TIGERS TO
SEE LAST ACTION
IN FRIDAY GAME
Stevens. Richardson, Ehr-
hart, Wilson, Root, Ettin
ger, Hill in High School
Farewell Against G. Pass
Seven member of Coach Bill Bow-
erman's hlt?h football team will Bee
action in Southern Oregon conference
clrclei for the last time Friday night
when the Block Tornado moves
against the Grants Pass Cavemen at
Orants Pass in the game that win
produce the 1937 conference cham
pion. Klckoff Is at 8 o'clock.
Seniors who will carry the Red and
Black banner In league ploy for the
lut time are Prod Stevens, centor;
Sammy Richardson. left guard; Dan
Ehrhart. left tnckle; Bob Wilson,
right end; Red Root, quarterback;
Bobby Ettlnger, left halfback; and
Jack Mill right halfback. All will
tart the title game.
With prospects of a wet and
muddy field for the final conference
game of the year. Coach Bowerman
has been drilling his agregtlon on
ball handling and power plays. The
coach said that If the field was
muddy, either team would be lucky
to score. Although a wet ball will
preclude any grunt amount of aerial
tactics, the Tornado has also re
ceived lots of pans defense work.
Santo's ieg Hnd
With the exception of Hubert
ferenoe squabble, will turn on the
eel lent condition tor the champion
ship encounter. Santo Is still both
ered by a sore leg. and will not
start, Bowerman said. However, he
may see some action. 9
Remainder of the team will be
spread out with Wally Erl at right
guard; Dale Howard at right tackle;
Don Montetth at left end: and Willie
Caples at fullback. Jack Bowman
will alternate with Hill at the right
halfback post.
Reports from Grants Paaa Indicate
that the Cavemen, yet to win a con
ference squabble, will turn on the
heat in an attempt to knock Med ford
off the pinnacle and present the title
to Klamath Palls. A defeat for the
Tigers will give the Pellcana the
championship while a tie at Grants
Pass will also deadlock the confer
ence race with Medford and Klam
ath Palls each having a claim to the
flag. A Medford ylctory wfll clinch
the championship for Bowerman's
team.
Figures Favor Tigers
Comparative scores give Medford a
RIDING HIGH ON CRIMSON TIDE this year
Is Alabama's 176-pound left halfback, Joe Kilgrow, chief cor In the
football machine which threatened to sweep undefeated to a South
ern Conference championship. Only an average punter, he shines at
running, passing, blocking and tackling.
decided advantage. Boeeburg and
Orants Paaa battled to a 8-0 tie.
while tile Tigers trounced Roaeburg.
39-7. Medford and Klamath Falls
played a deadlock and the Pelicans
whipped the Cavemen. 18-0. Aah
land defeated Grants Pass. 13-0, and
Medford defeated Ashland. 20-7.
However. Orants Pasa held the pow
erful Eureka tram to a 14-0 victory,
gained In the final four minutes of
play, while Medford was defeated, by
the Callfornlana, 30-13. After the
Granta Psaa-Eureks battle, Eureka
playera are reported as having stated
that Granta Paaa was s tougher team
than Medford.
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TOURNEY DATED
Southern Oregon Normal school's
annual basketball tournament for
secondary high schools will be held
March 3. 4 and 5, It was announced
today by Tournament Director Jean
Eberhart, SONS coach.
Between 35 and SO prep quintets
from all parts of southern, western
and eastern Oregon are expected to
enter. Invitations and Information
regarding the tourney are being
moiled to all eligible schools.
Winner of the championship flight
will represent this district In the
state tournament at Salem and will
be one of four secondary teams com
peting In the blue ribbon event.
There will also be a president's cup
division for all other teams In other
flights.
LOTflWKI
Jtmmy Lott and Joe Smoltnakt,
hated Polish Palooka. will meet In
the main event of Promoter Mack
Llllard's weekly grappling card at the
Medford armory next Monday night,
he announced today.
In the middle event, Steve Jtrellch
will tangle with Red Lyona of Joplln.
Mo. Tlfe opener will see Bio Jarbo
racing Toy Aho of Finland. Sailor
Ola olaon will referee.
Lillard attempted to obtain s re-
mntcll between strellch und Smolln
&kl, but the latter, the promoter stat
ed, refused to agree. Smollnakl, LU
lard explained, merely sneered when
approachod on the deal, saying that
he beat Btreltch onoe and that waa
enough.
PROSPECT, Nov. 18. 8pl.) Bas
ketball practice, which has been un
der way nere for the last two weeks,
has been speeded up this week In
preparation for the first practice game
of the season with Oold Hltl at Gold
Hill. Coach Lester Wilson, who la
starting his first season at Prospect
high, Is not encouraged with the
prospects for a championship team
thla year. He does say that (hey
aren't going to land In the cellar aa
they did last year. If the boys reep
on showing the Interest they have
so far.
There are IS men .turning out for
basketball. .Players from last year's
team are: Moore, center; Carlton
and Trlbbet. forwards, and Hollen
beck, guard. Trlbbet will be out ti lth
bad thumb for the first couple of
weeks, which will weaken the team
for the first two practice games.
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Dutilkd la Illnoia
Trademark' Itei." i. a. Pat Off
'NAG' SLAMS DETTON
TO KEEP MAT TITLE
L06 ANGELES, Nov. IS ,TV
Bronko Naaurskl Is free to reaume his
football careor today, having downed
the latest challenge of Dean Detton
Salt Lake City heavyweight, to his
claim to the wrestling championship
of the world.
Nagurskl, 330, body-slammed Det
ton, 309, for two straight falls In .13
minutes, 30 seconds last night at
Olympic auditorium. Detton hurt hla
shoulder when heaved out of the ring
before the flrat fall.
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The Crows and Mohawks each took
two points In an Elks club bowling
tournament match last night. Moore
of the Mohawks wss high Individual
scorer with 633 points. Prldsy night
the Apaches roll against the 8emln
oles Scores follow:
Mohawks
Bads ! 17 104 173 543
Oble 137 334 148 48
Sanderson 138 130 187 413
Moore 181 310 337 818
Humphrey 118 107 108 337
Handicap ' ... 141 141 141 433
Totals
Hall ...
Paske .
Lrintls
V. Strang
Vic Marshall
Carkln
Handicap 114
.... 876 1)011 047 3819
Crows
. 173 189
(136) 169
.... 189 170
. 171 (1841(139)
... 166 161 149
... 181 168 190
108 108
137
304
139
Totals 964 889 934 3847
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Graphs
Bill Holeri 8ayi:
Football Warfare
Saturday to Show
Regional Champs
Firing on the football front re
sumes this week-end, with the cam
paign's heaviest engagements slated
to produce a
southern Oregon
c o n f erence
ch&mpl a n s h 1 p
team' or teams,
ditto for the big
Pacific coast con
ference, and at
least one cinch
Rose Bowl per
former, and maybe-
two.
Here in local
prep circles,
Medford's Black
Tornado swings
Mlly Hate from the cel
lar at the Grants Pass Cavemen to
morrow night. If the haymaker
connects, stretching the Climate City
lads for the count. Coach Bill Bower
man's ball club becomes undisputed
conference champions. In case the
wily Orants Passers duck and coun
ter with their own KO wallop, the
title swings to Klamath Falls, where
TSnowy Oustafson's Pelicans. all
washed up for the year, await anxi
ously the outcome of the squabble.
The battle Is at Grants Pass.
Coach skeet OToniiell's Ash
land high Grizzlies wind up their
In-and-out season against Uni
versity high of Eugene on the
Ashland gridiron, tomorrow
afternoon. Only a miracle ran
keep the Ashlands from ending
Ihelr campaign In winning rash
Inn. University high ts rated one
of the weaker Oregon elevens.
Upon the outcome of the Stanford-
California "big game'' at Palo Alto
Saturday hinges the Pacific Coast
conference championship and prob
able Rose Bowl selection. A victory
for the Golden Bears will send them
into the Pasadena classic undefeated,
although tied once. A win for the
Indians will deadlock the conference
race, necessitating a vote by members
as to the coast representative.
In the east, Yale and Harvard meet
in their annual brawl, with a- possi
ble Bowl bid at stake for the Bull
dogs. Led by All-Amerlcan Clint
Prank. Yale, will attempt to keep Its
record clear of defeats. A victory
over Harvard will skyrocket the team
tO a position Of SerlOUS COntntlnn
for the east's Pasadena nominee.
although an agreement between Bis
Three members Is strictlv iMimt
post season games.
AHhuugh no championship is
at stake, another feature clash
on the coast sends Oregon's Wen
foots against the Inlversltv of
Washington Huskies at Seattle.
We honestly believe that this'
game will go a long way toward
deciding whether or not Trlnk
Calllson gets another chance at 1
Eugene. A win over Washington
will undouhtedlv sllenre the
whispering campaign against
Prink, while a los, especially If
it Is overwhelming, will prob
ably change the whispers Into
howls. The same may hold true
of the Huskies' Jknmy phelan,
who Is having a sweet time
trvlng to get off the spot In
Seattle.
We see where Hood River la chal
lenging Bend's Lava Bears to a game
to decide the eastern Oregon cham
pionship... Our modest advice to Mr
Jimmy Carr of the apple town would
be to forget about football for anoth-j
er year if he can't think of anyone
better to play than John Londahl's
Bend outfit. We saw them both play
Medford. Hood River was lucky tol
win, 14-13.
Bend actually toyed with the Tl
gers In copping. 33-7. And Harold
Hauk of the Salem high Senator
can consider himself a very lucky
football coach that the Bend-Saleml
game didn't pan out. To go over
board 100 percent, we hereby go on
record by predicting that If Bend
plays Jefferson high of Portland
Thanksgiving Day, or any other Port
land team, the Lava Bears will wftil
by four touchdowns. If the field IH
dry. Two touchdowns, if muddy.
Following the Grants Pass -Med ford J
game Friday night, the Mall Trlbunel
will start collecting data from coaches!
and sports writers In Medford. Ash
land, Granta Pass and Klamath Falls
for its fourth annual all-Southern
Oregon conference football teams
first and second. As Is previous years.
the coaches and writers, who have!
witnessed every team in action, wll
name their first and second eleven
and from those selections will emerge
the official aggregations. As always.
the Mail Tribune will Issue first and
second team award cards to the play
ers chosen.
Players will be named to. the twoj
teams on the basis of points gained
from the selections made by coaches
and writers. Two points will Ik
given for every first team nomina
tion and one point for those pig
skinners being placed on the second
team. Players having the largest num
ber of point at their respective posi
tlona will be spotted in the firsu
array, those having the next largest
number of points will be named tol
the second outfit.
Callison Centering
On Power Offense
EUGENE. Ore.. Nov. 18. (AP) Dale'
LaSalte and Steve Anderson, half-
barks, with Henry Nllsen, quarter
and Fullback Frank Emmons mad1
up the University of Oregon's num
ber one back Meld In practice Wed
nesday. The combination Indicated
Coach Prink Calllson was passing up
aerial attack for power plays in pre
paring for the University of Wash
ington game at Seattle Saturday.
A second ensemble listed Ted Geb-
hart, Jimmy Nicholson. Arleigh Bent
ley and Paul Rowe, with Jay Gray
beal and Bob Smith, the ace passing
combination, on (he sidelines.
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CHICAGO. Nov. 18. (AP) Joe Louis Is Just Itching to pull on hla
rlnf togs, srttr a layoff of ten weeks, "Just to get the (eel of boxing
sgaln." '
The world's heavyweight champion i
ssld so todsy. but he won't have hla
crsvlng sstlsfled until next Monday
when hs will start a ten-day spsn of
gymnsalum work. Louis will not
fight until next February when he
expects to make a defense of hla title
agslnst s chsllenger In New Tork.
but he Is anxious to sharpen his
punching eye, after being Idle since
defeating Tommy Farr In their 15.
round bout August 30.
The title holder said 'he believed"
he scaled around 310 pounds st pres
ent, which Is ten pounds above his
normal boxing welgbt. He added
that he hadn't bothered to get on
the scales for a couple of weeks and
that he had been eating plenty of
fried chicken In the meantime.
since defeating the Welahman.
Louis has traveled nesrly 30.000
miles, appearing In forty cities snd
towns with his negro Softball team,
playing flrat base himself. Capacity
crowda greeted him everywhere.
Louis was kept busy before the
Klelg lights In Hollywood while star
ring In a picture to be entitled "The
8plrlt of Youth." which portrays his
life. Making movies was all rteht.
the brown biUiber said, but since
finishing the picture, he has craved
practice with the gloves.
I guess I sin t no Robert Taylor."
Louis mumbled.
Asked how he liked sctlng, Jack
Blackburn, his trainer, replied:
"We like It Just awell."
Joe was asked how he felt.
Again Blackburn answered:
"We feel Just swell."
Louis leaves this afternoon for De
troit to spend the week end with
hla mother. The champion said he
positively would do no boxing until
after Thanksgiving when he plans to
stuff himself ss full ss a Dllly-goat
with turkey, dressing and all the
trimmings; he might top off the
meal with a little fried chicken, his
favorite dlsb.
That's one day I'm going to eat
my head off," Louis mumbled.
Spud Crop Smaller
KLAMATH FALLS. Nov. 18. (AP)
A decline of 600 carloads In potato
shipments here this year, compared
to 1936, was shown today In reports
of the movement of 1360 carloada
thla year compared to 1862 last year.
N.C.A.A. WINS BATTLE
TO
OF
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. (AP)
The National Colleglata Athletic as
sociation finally has won a victory
in Its fight for control of several
Olympic game sport committees.
For years the Amsteur Athletic
union has had the upper hand on
most Olympic sport teams, and the
N.C.A.A. has demanded control of
sports In which Its -member achools
furnished a high percentage of the
athletes.
A compromise was adopted yeatar
day at the quadrennial meeting of
tha American Olympic association.
which gsva the N.C.A.A. equal repra.
tentatlon with the A.A.U. on eom
mlttees in charge of men's track
and field, boxing, men's swimming,
wrestling, men's gymnastics, basket
ball. field hsndball, and Ice hockey.
Avery Brundage of Chicago was
re-elected president. Other office
reelected were vlce-prealdent. Dr.
Joseph E. Raycroft of Princeton. NJ.
secretary. Frederick W. Rubles of
New Tork. and tressurer. Oustarua
T. Klrby of -New Tork
Salmon fishing In the Chetco river
la probably finished for the year. I
was reported today by IHIram J.
Hlght of Brookings, head of tha
Chetco association.
Hlght wrote that the river was
still extremely high and that the fish
had stopped running.
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