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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. fEDFORD. OREGON. FRIDAY. NOYEfBER 18. 1938. Tigers Need Impressive Victory. Over Cavemen Invaders Tonight PAGE TWELVE CHANCE FOR TIL! WITH MAC-HI IF MEDFORD VICTOR Post-Season Game to Settle State Title Depends On Successful Hurdle of Cocky Cavemen, Is Word Med ford high school's football team will have a chance tonight to how definitely whether or not It la of state champion calibre. , The Tigers line up on the Medford turf field at the stadium against O rants Pass at 8. It Is a conference game and If Medford Is to come out decisively on top In the southern Oregon league It must win without any buts and lfa. More than that Medford must win by an Impressive score If It Is to climb to Its claims for the state championship. How much hinges on tonight's game was revealed by a telegram reoelved from Al Welnel, coach of Mao Hi of Mil ton-Free water, the state's major undefeated, untied eleven which Itself claims the Ore gon prep school crown. Medford had negotiated for a post-season game with Mac-Ht to settle the question only, where It can be settled satis factorily on the field. Welnel's terse, subtle telegram merely said: "Willing to negotiate after you beat Grants Pass." Welnel Has Doubts 80 while some of the Black Tor nado's over-optlmlstlc boosters might think that tonight's gome will be a walk -away for Medford, Coach Welnel apparently has other Ideas, His tele gram Indicates at least a doubt that Medford can take Grants Pass. And maybe Welnel Is right. The unexpected frequently happens on the gridiron and If any local fans were planning to stay away from to night's game with the notion that It would be a one-sided affair, they are liable to miss a real battle. Bet tar take no chances, Mr. Fan. You can sttll get tickets. Coach Bill Bowerman "was non committal on the outcome. Grants Pass presents a hurdle, he Is well aware of that, and It Is a hurdle that Medford simply must get over If It Is to stay In the football lime light. Bowerman Hopeful Bowerman was slightly more op timistic about his squad. He will have all but one of the regulars at least on the bench. Frank Jones, left guard, will be the only regular definitely out of play. Jones will be out for the rest of the season with a practice-suffered Injury, Bowermnn said. Don Montleth, however, will be on the bench In uniform and may see action, the coach said. The fast right ead, who hss been suffering with a boll, returned to school yesterday afternoon after being absent all week. He was recovered enough for Bowerman to order htm Into a uni form for tonight. He probably won't start, however. Bowerman announced his starting line-up as follows: John Prentice at center, Wally Brl, right guard. John Ohllders, left guard. Al Barrow, left tackle. Bill Clute, right tackle. Bob Verblck, left end, Eugene Miller, right end, BUI Caplrs, quarter, Rod Stead, right half. Jsck Bowman, left half, and Louis Thurmsn, fullback. For an alternative back field Bow erman will have Shorty Campbell, left half, Al Plche, right half. Gene McCurley, quarter, and Bob Newltnd. fullback. Coach Loren Tuttle will pick his Grants Pass starters from this ag gregation: Blondel Ownbey, halfback. Jimmy Stlnebaugh, quarter. M-irvIn Johnson, quarter, Fred Gray, half, Ralph Lannlng, full hack. Roy Dav idson, guard. Norman Head ley, tackle, Uoyd Brown, tackle, Klwln MrFad den, center, Lewis Meeks. guard. Don Newman, end, and Captnln Royal Mooers, end. The game will start promptly at : 8 o'clock and school authorities fluk ed all spectators to be punctual no that early-comers will not be dis turbed during the early stages of the game. ELK HUNTERS GET BARTER, Nov. 18. fAP) Two North Powder hunters learned that luck is a relative term, depending up on the angle from which It is con sidered. John Cutting and a man whose name was not learned had about com pleted arrangements for an Elk hunting trip when they were called to the farm home of John Brant on an errand. As the men reached the Brant fnrtrt they were astounded to see two hull elk calmly eating from a hay stack In a field. Recovering from the shock, the hunters flered and two elk fell deed. The men returned home with the etk with confllst Ina, feelings rf happiness and regret. BOW U HO 'EEP FIT! uih the rineit intl ot ll, MuUl, Mi a lltmleril Mil-Ill fltllr itlr ir t 'till hi ill tfl mil fun Meet mm rn ml here Medford Bowling Alleys t i limn tteiti the ItrMcr t'HilfM "tilt t-im"lil i I ln. im) IN BARNYARD flu Grants Pass Boasts Time When Medfordites Balked At Playing Return Game Medford high school's football Tigers are favorites to win over Grants Pass tonight but there was a time when the Cavemen had such a strong, tough eleven that the Black Tornado refused to play a scheduled game, too frightened to take to the field. R. Allen, Grants Pass attorney, who was the Cavemen's coach back In 1019 when this Ignominy was t,up posed to have come to the Mcdlord eleven. Mr. Allen told all about It In a featured story In the Orants Pass Courier Tuesday. The subject was opened by Bill Bears, former Orants Pass resident who now works' on the Reno Gazette in Nevada. Bears sent the Courier a photograph of the 1910 Grants Pass team and reminded the Courier that the Cavemen that year were state champions. Whereupon ex-Coach Allen was called upon for a story. After telling about the Impressive way that Orants Pass swept the state that year and was thinking about taking on Oregon or Oregon State ; varsity, Allen got down to the quak- ! lng Tigers who, he said, got too scar- ed to play. ! That year Orants Pass and Medford ; had two games scheduled. The Tigers I were taken to see Orants Pars in the j opening game against ARhland. They ! saw plenty. (This is Allen's story , and so If any Medford boosters feel inclined to write to the editor, please address the missives to Mr. Allen In Orants Pass). The Tigers, In fact, saw the Ashland boys bounc ed all over the lot. The Medford mentors noticed, however, that the Grants Pass grid iron was us hard as granite. 80 for the first of the two-game series, to be played here, the Medford mentors plowed up the local field until It was a foot deep in mud. Thnt slowed up the Cavemen and they were able to beat Medford by only 30 to nothing Came time for the second game In Orants Pass. And now we'd better quote Mr. Allen directly. Wrote Mr Allen In the Courier: "But they vowed they'd get venge snoe In the second game, which was to be played on our field a couple of weeks later. The boys went on a raw-meat diet and went to sleep dreaming of bouncing those Medford softies of the granite roadway that dlsected the field. They'd show 'em. "But some little bird must have got to Medford and told about It, for two days before the game, the Med ford principal called our principal, Myron Oaston, and Issued an ultima tum to the effect that we'd have to disc our field If we wanted them to play us. Considerable argument en sued. Our field was lust the same as It had boon all those years Med ford used to beat us. It was the same field our team practiced on overy day. If we really plowed It as they wanted us to, it would only turn up thousands of rocks, the like ot which every squad from 1011 on had fc.cnt hundreds of man-hours (apologies to WPA) throwing off the field as a regular preliminary to every prac tice. "Finally we made a 'peoce of Mun ich', so they wouldn't run out on us entirely and agreed to run a disc over the field. This was duly done In the presence of witnesses. Further more the disc marks could plnlnly be seen on the surface. The field was prepared for the game, The Med ford team appeared on the scene and our boys were wanning up on the field. The officials were on hand. but the Medford principal hadn't ar- , rived, and their boys said ho had to okay the field. "Game-time approached, but not the Medford team. They were still in the dressing room and they rover left It In football uniforms, for the principal arrived. Inspected the Held and declared it would be out-richt Inhuman and cruel to put his hoys on that Held. I'm afraid he was I right. It would have been nmylvvn or worse. Our gang was going after that AO points. "But they didn't get them. They got one point. The referee lined our boys up for the kick-off. called up on the Medford team to takf the field within a specified time, mid upon their failure to show their faces, declared the game forfeited to Ornnts Port. "So far as I know, that Is the only time In the hIMory of football that Medford, or any other team, was jmt plain scared out and quit cold " CHOICE DAY Nitfflt limitprl Lv Portland 9:30 P M mglll LIIIlllcU Arrives Spokane 7:00 A M. VERY REGULAR CAR AIR-CONDITIONED Observation cluh car, with lounge, fountain, barber, bath, periodicals, catds. Latest types of standard and tourist sleeping cars Deluxe coaches, with lounges for men and women, deep Individual seats, porter service, free pillows. Hili CvnraCC l-v Portland 8:30 A.M. Udj UAJlCdd Arrives Spokane 6:30 P.M. Observation reserved seat coach, wide windows. Individual chairs (50c), cafe economy meals, standard coach. Scenery of Columbia River and Cascade Range, Bonneville Dam. LOW TRAIN FARES Coach. , . $ 7 Ad one way, $14.25 roundtrip Tourist 8 V one way, 16 05 roundtrip Standard. . 11.24 one way. 16.90 roundtrip And Kfirvd Sni Conh Hftth and iitttvtd trat cAiiim additional Suthttn Picific't h'tmt gnt will nil through lUkttl in cunnf ctlon with th S H. A 8 Kv. t proportional ltri. Pttiitt r,r ttluitf aittl (o!1m will bt futnithtd on rrqutt P H CkO'IKN. Cm I'OMucri Aint, Amtitun Hank BUlt , Portland MRS. GALL LEADS Mrs. Cecil OoJl demonstrated her shooting ability last night on the Medford Rifle club Indoor range to lead many of the members by a safe margin. Mrs.- Gall's score of 390x400 and Roscoe Edwards' 389 were 10 points ahead of the score of their nearest competitors over the four-position tndsor course at the 60-foot targets Because next Thursday Is Thanks giving, record scores will be fired on Wednesday . evening, with Mon day night devoted to practice u usual. Complete scores last night were Division I. Mrs. Oall - 39( B. L. Edwards 38fl Ivan Waddell ....... S. M. Tuttle Clyde Richmond Ed Lull C. C. Oall HUbert Young Otto Howard Pick Tuttle Mrs. Ivan Waddell . 370 , 379 . 377 . 37 37 . 370 . 374 . 371 370 Lew Conger 366 Mrs. 8. M. Tuttle 359 Division II. Jock Doniflon 283 PORTLAND TITLE PORTLAND, Nov. 18 (AP) The Portland lnterscholastic league's foot hall season officially ended last night with Jefferson seated securely In the championship chair for the third straight year. Jefferson showed power to burn In defeating Grant 7 to 0. Jeff finished the season undefeated and ran Its consecutive victory string to ten games. Benson topped Lincoln, winning an afternoon game 14 to 0. J'VILLE T0WN1ES JACKSONVILLE, Nov. 18 (SpM Jacksonville town team played their second game In the 1938 basketball season Tuesday night at the Jackson ville hlfih school gymnasium, defeat ing Butte Falls, 27-22. It was a fast and even game. The half period ended with the score 11 to 10 In favor of Jackson ville. Jacksonville's schedule la open for any team that cares to play them They boast a good team this year and will probably enter the Medford len;:ue. Jncksonvllle lineup : Eddie Olover. Tommy Dunnlngton. Bud Reinkln.t. Gall Lusk. Junior Ayers. Roger Card, Diet; Hoffman, and Cal Lusk. APOSTOU, CORBETT SET FOR TONIGHT'S BATTLE Nrw YORK. Nov. 10. ( AP) Hav ing finished their training without tin fracture of a single sacro-lllac, FrtMle Apostoli nnd Young Cor nett. 3rd. clash at Mndlson Square Garden tonlchi for the "world mid dleweight championship" as It Is understood by the New York state athletic commission. Prospects are the two Callfornlans w.U fc' ttle tlielr argument in fcml prlvacy. with fewer than 10,000 scat tered about the big arena. The fight has failed to catch on. partly because the houpc has been scaled at cham pionship prices and many fans do not t'.iint: it is a bona fide cham pionship fight. OF S. P. & S. TRAINS OR NIGHT T After correctly prognosticating the Washington-Southern California up set lost week, Mr. I. Plckem vanished Into thin air and hasn't been seen In these parts, since. It is feared that his correct doping went to his head and the poor fel low la wandering around the nation's grid-Irons saying "I told you so." Whatever he Is doing, Mr. Plckem let the Mall Tribune down with a bang and without a single expert of his rare analytical mind to dope out this week's games for our colony of foot ball nuts. Desperately up against it, the Mall Tribune hastily gathered a regency of three near-experts to pinch-hit (if we may mix up baseball with this) for the redoubtable Mr. Plckem. It was figured that three near-experts would at least approach Mr. Plckem's talent for clairvoyance. From the choice of the three-man regemcy, this department took the consensus. But please be warned on one thing: there Is only one thing more uncertain than a selection by an Individual. That is a consensus. With that warning though In mind the regency goes to work. Here it is: Medford-Grants Pas The Tigers to win tonight by at least 10-0. California-Stanford While the In dians are fed up with losses and are ready to smack down any opponent willing to go under, the nod goes to the Bears, 19 to 12. Columbia-Syracuse The one-time Rose Bowl winners are down In the slough and Syracuse will keep them there, 20-6. Harvnrd-Yale Harvard is rated as the best team ever to drop four con secutive games. On this basis Yale Is slated to lose, 7-20. Fordham-South Carol! na-r-The Tar Heelers won't have enough to hold the rampaging bunch from New York's Bronx. Ford ham, 19 to 0. Michigan-Ohio State The Ohioans are In for a sound thrashing, 13-0. - Minnesota-Wisconsin It's g'lng to be a tough game but Minnesota will come out on top, 12 to 7. Notre Dame-Northwestern The Irish sre not going to let down at this stage of the season. An easy win for Notre Dame, 19-6. Oregon -Washington It would be nice to see dear old Oregon win a game again but It can't be done this week. Washington, 13-0. Pittsburgh-Pen n State There will not be much for Penn In this east ern rijalry contest. Pitt. 27-0. Texas-Christlan-Rtce Watch out for this one. It may provide the week's upset. Nevertheless on past performanqe, the Christians to win a tight game, 19-13. Army-Princeton Watch out for this one too. Princeton must come out on top some time Just by the law of averages but the crystal ball says Army. 20 to 12. Oklahoma-Iowa State 19 to 0 for Oklahoma. When using apples in salads, leave the skin on to add a touch of color. Certain true lizards lack limbs and closely resemble snakes. Life Insurance originated In the days of Rome. Dse Mall Tribune Want Ads. T. V. mnel. Ill'tlllfrv Inc.. i:rcutlr Office, Cincinnati, Uhlo mSlmi STADIUK) STATUARY might well be patterned aftei such an eloquent football pose as this showing Walter Wood, s University of Tennessee halfback, celling ready to fire a pass Ink the waiting arms of a team-mate. The sky as a backdrop helps lend an artistic note to this view of Tel nessee's scrimmage. Wood doer a lot of nassint for the Volunteers. sis?-t- x COLD WEATHER ACCESSORIES Girls' Snow Boots Ideal for ill outdoor wear I Black or smoke elk-finished leather. Warm plaid cuffs. 8i-3. Women's Snow For hiking, skiing, all outdoor wear I White or moke color with sports rubber soles. 4 to 8. Cap and Scarf Ready for funl Some are all wool; others 60 'i to 80 H wool. They'll fit any headsiie. Woolen Mittens Bright colored stripes with snugly knitted wrists. 100 fi pure wool in assorted colors. Children's Mittens Heavy all wool to keep mall hands warm! Cheerful stripes on solid MNTGMIE1Y WAMI5 117 So. Central jar a rttiansss-; : FUN AND COLD j 4,98 I l59 Boots 998 Sets I00 39' lew ptk.4 TO A new face will be seen In the Medford armory rtng Monday night when Rusty Nescott lines up against the popular Cecil McQlU in the opener of Promotor Mack Llllard's weekly grappling card. Nescott will be making his first appearance on the west coast and Llllard said he will be In there work ing his head off. to uphold the rec ord he has established for ylctorlous wrestling In the south and middle west. The rusty one halls from Waco, Texas. . , Nescott weighs 190 pounds and Is rated a clever but rough mat man. If "Iff YOUR 1 5 7 n Slieeplined Snow Suits There's a lot of pleasure in knowing jrou look right. You WILL look right in ane of these bright all-wool plaid fleece jackets with plain color trousers. Wind and moisture proof and warmly lined with sheepskin. Plaid Jacket Ski Suits Wards make it easy for you to look your best and to dress warmly in these low priced suits! All-wool jackets and 60 wool trousers. Girls' Snow Suits Keep her snug and dry in this lined, water repellent snowsuit. 60 wool with cotton and rayon. Slide fastened for extra comfort. he geu too rough Cecil can ba counted upon to take the wind out of him with some of the famous McQtU dropkicks. The tough mugs will meet in th main event. Pete Belcastro, tha screwball Italian, and Red Lyonf. tha sourpuss Ghost from Joplin, Mo, With Pete carrying the fight to tha hefty read-head, the match ought 6s be a whirlwind and one that will par mlt plenty of booing since both ara exceedingly unpopular because ot their dirty tactics. It will be hero versus villain la the middle event between the pop ular Prank le Sen roll and the tough, ex-logger, Bcckeye Jack McDonald, Sockeye used to be a hero here toe Just because of his roughness. Hn wits rough and tough but never dirty. But of late he has lost some of , his roughness and his popularity has WBUCU. ' The first state to go dry was Maine. In 1846. Use Mall Tribune Want Ads. TELL YOU" OP - 0 QU.Rl PIHT c 90 PROJ rr... PEC ,LU wmmmmmmmm 498 Telephone 286
