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MEDFORD MAIL TRTBWE. MEDFORD. OT?ECiONT. TTTESDXT. NOVEMBER 23. 1937. Pittsburgh Ranked No: I Team for Third Week in A. P. Balloting P 'CE STX SPORTS EXPERTS f 1 PICK CALIFORNIA BWh'. AS SECOND BEST -fVv'V Fordham Places Third in Nation-Wide Poll Ala bama Fourth Notre Dame Climbs to First 10 By Alan Gould. NEW YORK, Nov. 23. Pitts burgh's Panthers have been cast dubiously "In the middle" of the hot test Rose Bowl debate In years, but there's no doubt where they stand today In the national ranking of col leglate football teams. Pitt rates the No. 1 spot by a de dstve margin for the third straight week In the Associated Prats poll, based upon the combined opinions of porta experts. California Onlni. The Rose Bowl champions were picked to head this week's list on 37 of 48 ballots and bracketed at the top with Fordham on another slate. The Toting otherwise was marked by Increased support for the pride of the west coast, California, ranking gains by Minnesota, Dartmouth and VUla nova, and Notre Dame's displacement of Yale In the first ten. Here's tabulation of the sixth week ly poll, with points tallied on a 10-0-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis: First ten: Points. 1, Pittsburgh 37 firsts, 1 tie for first) 4flflia I. California (10 firsts) 425 8. Fordham (one tie for first) 335', 4. Alabama ...... ............ 320 0. Minnesota ............. 302 6. Dartmouth ..........., 10(1 7. Villanova 141 8. Santa Clara 126 0. Notre Dame ... 101 10. Louisiana State 100 Second ten: 11. Nebraska, 70; 12. Vanderbllt, 27; 13. University of Washington, 20;14. Yale and Tcxns Christian tied, 16 each; 16. Colorado university, 14; 17. Holy Cross, 12; 18, Duke and North Carolina tied, 11 each; 20, Tulsa, 8. Also ran: Ohio State, Harvard and Baylor, 7 each; Stanford and Rice, 3 each; Auburn, 2; Detroit, 1. The northeast, by placing four of Its unbeaten teams among the first eleven, still holds the strongest sec tional hand In the ranking list. Not In. years has this sector boon so con spicuously represented In the grid Iron's upper strata. On the basis of their relative posi tions In the poll, Pittsburgh has nothing much to fear In its final game with Duke, to be played at Durham, N. C, this Saturday. But the frequency of form reversals lately stiggests that nothing can be taken for granted, here or elsewhere as the season draws to a gaudy climax. 4 Alabama rules the favorite over Vanderbllt In their Thanksgiving day 'natural" at Nashville, but there may be some significance attached to this week's ranking shifts. Alabama drop ped a notch, to fourth place, while Vanderbllt advanced six notches to 12th position. It has been ft roller-coaster season In the great southwest but latest returns show Texas Christian with the strongest support. T.C.U. toppled Rice last Saturday and still has a eh a nee to capture the conference championship. The Texiis season doesn't closo until December 4. Minnesota, the No. 1 team last year, made a strong finish to 'land In fifth place. The Gophers drop ped close decisions to Nebraska and Notre Dame but topped the Big Ten and can well afford the luxury of re laxation from the national title spot light. 4 Deer Watch While Hunter Is Wounded ST. MARTES. Idaho. Nov. 23. AP The deer wnU-hed this time while the hunter wont down with a wound from his own gun. Stove Felt, togging contractor, snld five drer watched him calmly Yes terday after a piece of his exploding gun barrel gashed his hrari as he fired at one of the animals. PVIt was not Injured seriously. mrn&r i h::t :;.. ,1 3d,., s- THEY MAKE FEW HEADLINES but Pittsburgh'! players like Frank Souchak, blocking end, are important cogs. LOTT OUT-STAYS Jimmy Lott displayed the rugged neea that made him a top ranking football player to whip Polish Pft looka Joe Smollnakl In the main wrestling event at the Medford armory Inst night. All Smollnakl'a extreme brutality stood him In no stead as Lott, standing toe to toe with the hated bully, battled It out In Smollnskl'a own style and finally won when, with both grapplers stunned and practically helpless out side the ropes, he climbed back In side a few seconds before Smoltnski after Referee Ole Olson had tolled off 20 counts over the pair. The end came after ea!h had grabbed a fall; Lot in eight mlnutea with three thundering aonnenberga nnd Smollnskl a few minutes later with back breakers and a body press. Bo terrifically did Smollnskl pour It on with that back-cruncher; he hoisted Lott off the canvass and battered him against the corner of the ring ropes, that the popular Jim my was barely able to answor the bell for the third fall. Weak-kneed, he came out of his corner and was met by Smollnskl who smelled an easy win. Smollnskl started throwing punches and Lott Jerked the crowd to Its feet by standing up there and fight ing It out. After a hectic aet-to In the corner of the ring, both grap- nlers catapulted through the ropes and onto the floor, and Referee Ol son started his count. At 30. both were still flat In the alslo. . Olson ceased his count and waited. Slowly and palnlully Lott staggered up, clutched the lower strand of the ropes and pulled him self through. And that was the grappling match. A few seconds later Smollnskl clattered Into the ring but It wna all over and the large crowd waa roaring Its satisfaction. All through the match Lott gave Smollnskl a grappling lesson when the latter showed the least willing- nens to go straight, which wasn't often. When Smollnskl reverted to his usual form and pulled hair and raked eyes, Iott switched his own tactics to meet those of the Pn- looka'a. and didn't do so bad. In fact, Smollnskl took a neat pasting all the way through. Stove Strellch, Hollywoodlte, de feted Hey Lyons, the Joplln Terror, when Lyons was disqualified In the third round after brull punches to the groin and for failure to break a leg-breaker. Strellch grabbed the first tumble In the aecond round by diving feet first over the ropes, clamping on a head scissors In flip ping Lyons bock Into the arena. Thai was the lone fall of the hard-fought match, In which Lyons brought all his foulness into play In an attempt lo whip the clean strellch, ntc Jarbo took two out of three fulls from Toy Aho of Finland In the opener, taking the first fall In the tnltlal stanza with a Tapaneae seizors and the deoldlng tumble In the fourth canto with a body preas. Aho. who turned dirty last night for t4 33. the first time here, won the second fall In the third round with a figure four leg-breaker, i BOWLING The Sioux and Chlppewas each took two points In their Elks club bowling tournsment match last night. High Individual scorer was Bur roughs of the Sioux, with 081 points. Tonight the Mohicans roll against the Crowa, Scores follow; Chlppewas. Prultt .'. 231 180 158 569 Webster 181 163 187 821 Cole' Holmes ... 167 128 120 412 Bowman 13S 128 160 417 Stearns 100 105 127 341 Handicap .... 166 165 155 405 Totals 062 847 006 3716 Sioux. Burroughs 178 269 172 60D Leonard 131 100 100 421 Ekeraon ......... 128 146 133 406 Hussong 16S 126 . 164 458 H. Strang ..... 133 178 144 453 Handicap 170 170 170 637 Totals 017 1076 891 2884 4 MONTAGUE PLANS GOLF TITLE QUEST HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 23 . ,,rj Joh n Montague, whose golfing ability In tournament play Is-, more or less a question mark, said today he had his eyes on the British and American open championships. "My chief aim now Is a lot of golf," said the rotund golfer whose exploits on southern California links first won him national attention. "I've got to practice four or five hours a day, and then I'm going out for those British and American open titles." Montague arrived here yesterday afternoon by airplane from New York. It Is his first visit since he was ac quitted of a seven-year-old robbery charge lu Elizabeth town, N. Y. A large group of friends was at the airport to welcome Montague back to southern California, which the golfer referred to as "my home." In the group were Guy Klnbee, William S. Atkinson, Martin Sahn. William Frawley and Mrs. Esther Plunkett. "No, I'm not married," said Mon tague. He .Implanted a kiss on the lips of Mrs. Plunkett. later. She Is a Beverly Hills social figure. Stiner Ridicules Rumored Change CORVALLIB. NOV. 33. (AP) Lon Stiner, Oregon State college footbail coach, termed rumors he would ac cept a position at the University of California at Los Angeles as "ridicu lous." The reports, unconfirmed, satd ne either would become line coach or replace Willi. in H. Spauldlng as head coach for the Uclana. "If there were any truth In them I certainly would know something about It," 8Mner said. "Jut forget about it." La Barb a Accused Of Deserting Wife HOLLYWOOD. Nov. 33. (APi Pldel La Barba, former flyweight boxing champion of the world, waa aecuned of desertion and non-support today In a divorce suit filed by Mrs. Btty Lou I Barba. Indicating Mrs. I Barba will ob tain a decree of default, a property net t lenient has beii made out oi court. The ei-champlon la a film cutter now. H married in lt3. rmncTiT appo ott lrl0hten.f of llf in Hi City of Romi. AHracilv AwHldt roomi . , . Movtifvl dining roomi. Smart Coff Shop. 3 t 4 bloc hi lo leading ttf and bonk. famoui for good food Jlt&f isii TURKEY DAY TILT FOR TO SQUAD Opening Kickoff at One o'clock Locals Hope to Avenge 44 to 0 Trounc ing Received Last Year Medford high school's Black Tor nado rings down the curtain on Its 1937 football season Thursday after noon at the stadium when It faces the powerful Axmen .from Eugene high, the team that gave the Red and Black team a 44-0 walloping laat season. Opening kickoff will be at I o'clock, giving fans plenty of time to enjoy an early Thanksgiving din ner. Because of heavy rain yesterday. Coach Bill Bowerman's team went through only a light workout and will do the same today. There will be no more hard work for the Tigers, who are rolling at top form, the coach stated. With the exception of Fred Stevens, alternate center with John Prentice, the entire squad Is In excellent condition for their final game. Great little Bobby Ettlnger, Jack Hill and Jack Bowman, the Tor nado's speed-burning backfleld, la frisky and ready to go. The line which has at last found Itself Is pre pared to do all In Its power, to avenge that terrific defeat of last seasort. Stevens Only Injured, Stevens, lone casualty of the Grants Pass game that saw the Tigers win the conference championship, Is both ered only by a leg kink, and will undoubtedly see action, although Prentice will start the battle. Coach Frltr. Kramer will irlng a Eugene high team to Medford con siderably weaker than the one which last season romped over the state's best with great ease. The Axmen , have dropped two encounters this ' season, to Salem. 6-14, and to Oregon City, 0-13. McMlnnvllle and Van couver. Wash., both tied the Eugenes. A bit of the Axmen's tremendous power, however, la shown In the 4S-0 defeat of University high, the team that held Ashland to a 14-13 win: the 34-13 win over The Dalles, and the 24-0 victory over CorvaHls. Cnven KiiRene Are, Doug Caven, husky fullback, leads the Eugene attack, and la considered the finest ball carrier in the stat. Coach Bill Bowerman of the Tigers says of Caven, "He Is a college bull player." Caven last season ran wild against the Tigers, and only In the Oregon City game this year has he been completely halted. Local football phllberts have in stalled Eugene a 13-polnt favorite in the betting. Would-Be Fixer Fixed by Fixers LOS ANOELES, NOV. 33 (API- Two men were held by police today after Beach Leselle, of La Canada. had complained he lost 1700 In an asserted scheme to "fix" a horse race at a northern California track. Clarence Scott. 30. and Harry Kay. 34. exercise boy who has worked at California race tracks, were booked on grand theft charges. Leselle claimed he had given the men 700 and had paid an addi tional 1000 to a woman who repre sented herself as the wife of a Jockey supposedly involved In the race "fix." 1 Uae Mall rrlbune want ads. TO BE TOPS Straight Bourbon is the whiskey of a lifetime, because the men who make it their lifetime at it to taling nearly 800 years. C.l.nmort Diwill.fi,. Ta., Incorpof.t.d Lont.ttll. O,n.horo. Krwnick Quarts Sj 50 Sport Graphs Billy Hales Sayi; Coaches, Writers Now Busy Picking All-Star Players Ballots have been mailed and coaches and sports writers of Ash land, Medford, Klamath Falls and Orants Pass are busy figuring which names t o mark down for the first and second teams. Soon now, the Mall Trib une's fourth an nual All -Southern Oregon con ference football selections will be announced, award cards pre sented to the 22 lucky performers, and the 1937 sea son will be his tory. Mr Rale Thanks to the co-operation of coaches and writers In all league towns, the annual all star teams have been received with a great deal of enthusiasm In all schools and especially by the play ers themselves. At best, your high school grid performer gets little honor and acclaim for getting out there every week and fighting his htmrt out for dear. old Alma Mammy, and the Mail Tribune is more than glad to be able to pay homage, how ever slight, to those young men who' thrill thousands every week-end by their activity on the football field. This year, as usual, two all-star teams will be selected by coaches of the players themselves and sports writers who saw them In action In every game. Coaches who will select their own all-star teams are Bill Bowerman of Medford, Skeet O'Con nell of Ashland, Snowy Gust-nfson of Klomath Falls and Loren Tuttle of Grants Pass. Sports writers who will name their best teams are Sid Smith of the Grants Pass Courier, Asahel Bush of the Klamath News-Herald, Larry Hunter of the Sotithern Oregon Miner, and yours truly. From those teams submitted by the coaches and writers, the All-Conference elevens will be named, with players receiv ing the highest number of votes being placed on- the first team and those receiving the next highest, on the second eleven. Points will be award ed on the basis of two for first team mention and one for second team nomination. Because of graduation. Injuries, failure to reach top form and other reasons, many of last year's brightest stars, named on the All-Conference teams, will not repeat this season. Others who were selected lost year will undoubtedly repeat. And. stilt others, not considered good ?nough In 1936, will In 1937 be honored by first or second team nomination. Let's take a look at last year's teams and discover which players have grarttted and which are back for another crack at the honor. Named to the first all-star team from Medford In 1936 were Bob Wil son, end; Ray Offord. tackle: Floyd Baker, guard, and Bobby E'.Unger. halfbnck. Of those four, only Wil son and Ettlnger are members of this year's Tornado. Baker and Offord graduated. Tn case Ettlnger ngaln places on the first outfit, nnd we ON ANY JOB - sVl 7ou'ue GOT TO KNOW YOUR STUFF whether building a skyscraper or dis tilling fine whiskey! blenmore Kentucky have spent Pints 3Qc Mil don't sm how ha can be left off, It will be his third consecutive first team nomination. Ardo Stocks, center, !Uy Lewis, halfback, and Bob Olson, halfback, were placed on the second team last season. AH were, graduated: Stocks being at Willamette tbls year, Lewis at Washington State, and Olson play ing Rook ball at Oregon State, AshJind players making the first team In 1938 were Charlie Warren, tiny quarterback; Cliff Bromley, tackle, and Roland schelderelter. Warren , n d Schelderelter are eligible for the all-star team again; while Bromley, who was graduated, performed for Albany college this season. On the second team were named Leonard Warren, halfback; Walt Lee, quarterback; Don Gettllng. end, and Bud Eteweller, guard. They were all graduated last spring. Steve Fowler, who received honorable men tlon last year, waa the big Grizzly offensive threat this season and will probably be a favorite In the ballot ing, i . Only one of six Grants Pass play era receiving either first or second team or honorable mention will be considered in the voting this year. He is Jack Mass lft, guard. Those who were graduated are Claude Gillette, end; Kenneth Prultt, fullback on the first team; Art Wlnetrout on the second team, and Jack Banaurd, tackle, and Bob Prltchett, center, honorable mention. Prltchett this season played center on the Oregon State Rxks. Harold Cox, guard, and Dominic Glovanlnl, halfback, received first team notice last season for Klamath Falls. Only Glovanlnl, the battering ram, remains. On the second team. Mack Timms. guard: Ralph Taylor, tackle, and Archie Huff, end, were recognized, and of those three only Huff remains. The rest wsnt out vta, graduation. A recapitulation reveals that, of the four backfleld all-stars last year, three remain Warren of Ash land at quarter, Ettlnger of Medford at left half, and Glovanlnl Klam ath Falls at right half, although the Pelican this season held won the fullback berth. In the line we find Wilson of Medford at end, no tackles, no guards, and Schelderelter center In other words, only two linemen out of seven remain In school this year. 80, five stalwart members of the league's forward waJls will receive for the first time this season the honor of being called one of the best at his position In the conference, maybe seven In case Bob Wilson and Schel derelter don't repeat. There will be at least one new back, and maybe four, if Warren, Ettlnger and Glo vanlnl aren't again named. Anyway, and whoever they may be, here Is an early cheer for them. They will deserve it, never fear. Pope Pius Suffers Night Sinking Spell VATICAN CITY, Nov. 23. IAP Sources close to the papal household said Pope Plus suffered a sinking spell last night, but appeared con siderably better today, following his usus 1 med leal I n Jectlons. The pontiff's physician remained at his side through the morning, and the pope cancelled plana to pre side at a meeting of the congrega tion of rites. Betting Muster Dies NEW YORK. Nov. 23. ( AP) John G. Cavanaugh, 76, who for 35 years had charge of the betting rings of the five New York race tracks, died today at Medical Center. Use Mall Tribune want ads. 3 SIZES RECTANGULAR 538.5 M9.5 ' 11 14.95 l I ft 0 1-1 V 2J For big, medium or small si red htrda. All roasters are self-basting; fuel-saving. All have lifting racks. ROUND ROASTER 3 Pani: together for roasting. Sep arate for cooking, srteiAi L OVAL ROASTER A handy utensil that heats faster. Brownsbetter, Excellent value. SMCI IAI t Lisk Roasters I OK the Origins) F.namel elf lis In roaster ulth Inside gnm pan to prevent srorchlnf and damper to control drowning. Holds It lb. Turkey $2.15 ,i 32,000,000 Season's Gate For Western Conference By CHARLES DtWKLEY CHICAGO. Nor. 33 (API Return to general circulation of what the boys call "folding money" is reflected for 1937 In the western conference. Recetpts probably will exceed the 3,000,000 mark for the season Just closed the highest figure since the peak year of 1027, Major John t. Griffith commissioner of athletics for the "Big Ten." said today. The all- time high was 2,770,600 in 1027. Last year the receipts were $1,750.- 000. The bottom was reached in 1032 when the crash amounted to 672,380. The 'big three" from the stand point of attendance were Ohio State, Minnesota and Northwestern with the Buckeyes leading for the second consecutive year with eight games at home and abroad drawing an esti mated .394.000. Although the Tina! checkup will not be completed for several days, the Buckeyes no doubt will eclipse all their fwyppupupu will emlpse their all-time high of 302,000 hung up a year ago. Northwestern, although falling to retain its Big Ten championship, set an all-time high for the Wildcats with a total of 339.800 fans at eight games. North western's attendance this year was boosted by capacity crowds for the Ohio State ind Min nesota gamea. About 67,000 came out for the Buckeye tild and the Minne sota Northwestern game drew 62,000. North western's biggest home attend ance was 44,000 for the Notre Dame game in the season's finale last Sat urday. Wisconsin and Illinois ran far ahead of last years' attendance fig ures, although a final checkup will not be available for a couple of weeks. Chicago, which failed to win a conference game, trailed the field. The "Big Ten" schools split gate receipts right down the middle when they play each other. Only the cost of officials la deducted. The visiting team pays its own traveling expenses and the home team other incidentals of staging the game. When a con ference team plavs a n on -con fere nee cm U vcADS OLD ' : .V IS : : Yp7 TT P 1 : - . i an "taneiJcc NEW STYLE -OLD CHARM Todij'.pinor.m, from Nob Hill .p. the grr.t Bay Bridge and thri)in( Torld'. FairTrtaiure Maud". Today', luiury disUngui.he. the Fairmooi's pariou, room,... chic Cirru, Lounge and rtq.ii.ile Venetian Dining Room, The iroarteM. friendlieM place in town to ,top or (it.. .. with all it, historic charm intact! Shop, and theater, (oar mimite, rwiy. garage in the building. MS Rate, (rom 3.50 per day. In footblall attendance and receipt school the visiting tesm gets a guar antee, which varies In accordance with the size of the school and the importance of the game.- SLATED FOR SAN FRAN SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 23. fp The annual national open match play tournament will be played on the exclusive San Francisco Golf club course February 10, 11, 12 and 13, Junior Chamber of Commerce offic ials, sponsors, announced. The purse was set tentatively at 5.000. Qualifying will be over 18 holes February 10, with the low 32 players eligible for match play opening the following, day. A pre-quallfylng round would be held If the field becomes too large. Some, 150 professionals from all sec tions of the country are expected to enter. . VANCOUVER ' SKATES TO FIRST PLACE IN LOOP VANCOUVER, B. C, Nov. 33. fiip) Vancouver Lions were in first place In the Pacific Coast Hockey league standings today, two points ahead of the Portland Buckaroos. Portland held a scant one-point margin over Spokane Clippers and Seattle Sea hawks, tied for the cellar-dwelling position. Lions won the top berth by de feating Spokane early season, pace setters I to 0 here last night. 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