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PAGE TWO MEDFORD M Aft TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1939. Sport Graphs Billy Hulen sayi: Coaches Deserve Much Credit For 1939 Tiger Team Tt would he not onlv unfair but a departure from the truth, to single out any individual or department as deserving of the lion's share of credit for the state title prep football team Medford produced this year. There are too many vitally Important factors responsible for the development of a cham pionship eleven, too many phases of that development which must blend in perfect harmony, to heap all the plau dits on the heads of one or a few. But, in looking back over this campaign and over the past several seasons, we do believe a substantial portion of Med ford's success must be attrib uted to the coaching staff, to Bill Bowerman, Ed Kirtley and Russ Acheson. Of course the material was there, big, husky, fast lads who liked the game and weren't afraid to put out. It was a good squad, talented along grid lines and one that any high school tutoring staff would have been glad to work with. Perhaps other coaches could have done as well with it, we don't know about that. But we do know, and this is the important point, no other coaching staff could have done any better, and plenty of mentors would have done worse. i Granted that it was a good squad to begin with, maybe a little- green and inexperienced In spots but, nevertheless, a better-than-average high school array, Coaches Bowerman, Kirt ley and Acheson went to work and did their stuff. They brought the budding aspirants to full bloom and kept the veter ans at the peak, the latter no mean task In itself. In other words, they got tho ultimate in performance out of the material at hand. That Is what wt call good coaching getting the most possible out of your malarial, in individual and team devel opment, in blocking and tack ling and other fundamentals, and lastly in equipping that material with offensive and dofonslvs maneuvers to en able it to play championship football. All this was done In fine fashion by Medford's coaches and we, for one, be lieve the Messrs. Bowerman, Klriley and Acheson deserve a nice, large hand. It may be because of the school's proximity to Holly wood, where glnmour Is tho principal stock in trade, but whatever the reason, the Uni versity of Southern California must be rated the country's number one institution In com ing up with story-book names for its backfield stars. Down there in the camp of the Trojans you never hear of an All-Amcrlcan back with a good, old-fnshloned monicker like Ed Jones or I'ete Smith or Tommy O'lirlcn. Not by a long ways. Conch Hownrd Jones al ways has some fancy-handled flash back there In the running quarterback position, and no wonder they rate All-Amcrlcan. Their names are almost too good to be true. Look at this year, for In stance. There are Grenville Lansdell, Doyle Nave and Am brose Schindlcr, In the order of their appearance on the field. Those nre names that even the best writers in Hollywood would be glad to copy and pass on to their scenario heroes. Look back through the years at U.S.C. s Ail-American backs, and you get the same Impres sion of glamor. Irvine Warbur ton, Orville Mohlcr, Morton Kacr, Morlcy Drury, and so on. Those are names thnt could only be found in a place like Holly wood. But, It must be admitted that the boys' grid performances are every bit as good as their names. Great Britain held the Ha waiian Islands for a period of five months in 1843. RHEUMATISM Zmy" y ' fli nut tier hill rt-nirili I in inn tt ti, ConallpHlliin. StnnuHh I'r.iuhlv J 'fi Ithrunntliom. I'riinir rn.utiir. I Iter " Chllnri'iit Hrd Uritint. Vihmii linmr Trouble. mi. 4 hrrntlc rmnh Mich iXUuni ' L I Piriirt ArthrlMa TtTl IotttllM; tlfurf. l.tt. Illmlilrr khlttrt-t I ilWj l",nt' t rlnnrt )lmnrf HeMit win rmrn hp sou IX THAN I'ref ronMiltithm. DEATH OVERTAKES AGED INVENTOR OF BASKETBALL Dr. James Naismith, 78, Dies of Heart Ailment; Invented Game in 1891. Lawrence, Kas., Nov. 28. W) Dr. James A. Naismith, 78, known as the "father of basket ball" and professor emeritus of physical education at Kansas university, died early today. Ho suffered a critical hemor rhage November 19 but rallied and returned home from a hos pital a week ago. Last Friday he was again stricken with a heart attack. With two peach baskets as equipment, Dr. Naismith orig inated basketball in 1891 as a winter sport for youths at the Springfield, Mass., Y.M.C.A. training school. Nine On Team There were nine men on the team and bankets were on the floor. Later he elevated the bas kets, reduced the number of players and established rules which have been changed but little in the intervening years. He gave up the ministry for Y.M.C.A. and physical training work. He joined the University of Kansas staff in 1898 and in a few years became head of the physical education department. He retired from active teaching in 1037. Oddly, Kansas became one of the most noted basketball schools in the country. Its great teams were developed and coached by Dr. F. C. (Phog) Allen, friend and associate of Dr. Naismith. The two disagreed good-naturedly over many rules and rule changes. He once told Allen basket ball is just a game to play. It doesn't need a coach." Preferred Wrestling Despite the fact basketball was his brain child, Dr. Nai smith preferred other sports, such as wrestling, for exercise. In 1938 basketball games over the country defrayed expenses of Dr. Naismith for a trip (n the Olympic games at Berlin where basketball was played for the first time. At Springfield, Dr. Naismith married Miss Maude E. Sher man. She died in March, 1937. They had three dnughters and two sons. Dr. Naismith married a sec ond time, June 10, 1939. His bride was Mrs. Florence M. Kin- cald, Sigma Phi Epsilon frater nity house mother here. Seattle, Nov. 28. (IP) A 33 man University of Washington football squad was scheduled to head southward this afternoon for what even buoyant Husky supporters tabbed as a bleak prospect of continuing an un canny five-year jinx over the U.S.C. Trojans. The Huskies, usually in the underdog role, have compiled the best record of any Pacific Coast conference member against the mighty men of Troy through five straight victories. Coach Jim Phelan skipped a scheduled scrimmage yesterday because i he said the Huskies would need all available man power, and he didn't dare risk any injuries. 5 OLIVER ALL-STAR Eugene. Nov. 28. (.T) Tex Oliver, Oregon football coach, picked five Southern Cuhfornla Trojans on his all-Coast team yesterday, but saved a couple of places for two of his own men. Gray bra 1 and Stuart. The team: Krueger, U.S.C. and Anahau, Santa Clara, ends; Stuart, Oregon, and Stoccker U.S.C. tackles: Smith, U.S.C, and Schultb, Orreon State guards; Schlechl, Santa Clara center; Hoffman. U.S.C, quar terback; Graybeal. Oregon, and Washington. U.C.L.A., half backs; Schindlcr, U.S.C, full back. t'ulilla V ... rriifi hro uttiiri mil TROJANS FAVORED NO I If BOWLING In Classic lesgua bowling matches In ths Medlord alleys last night Ramblers beat etudebaker, 2 to 1: Msld-RIU beat Zorfcs. 1 to 1, and Acllve Club beat M and M, .? to 1. Scores follow: Studebaker Boy Prultt...: 179 188 15S 488 Stack 158 193 109 620 W. Prultt 12 141 148 449 Paske 141 189 139 458 Eads 214 200 197 611 Handicap 13 13 23 Totals ... 884 885 813 Gales Bamtilers 181 199 190 870 147 174 183 484 Oreen ... Cannon j Proctor 167 184 190 511 Reltsma 163 210 228 602 I Dates 123 168 168 462 Handicap ... S 8 Totals 780 913 Zorlc Cleaners Raymond - 247 208 Pabrlck 132 184 Lyons 123 ' 168 Bean Baylor 168 171 Dixon 137 152 Hnndlcap - 73 73 Totals 830 948 Maid Rile 182 167 173 622 Slillwell , Lewis, D. . Oabel Hrtgen .. Boll Handicap . .176 147 134 466 187 136 135 438 168 168 191 517 171 166 158 405 82 62 82 246 Totals .845 856 8732674 M & M Kept. Store Rengstortf 194 203 169 666 Adair 169 146 170 474 Simmons 173 142 148 463 Daws 141 180 176 497 Hemstreet 161 161 146 467 Totals ...828 831 8082467 Active Club Moors 187 177 137 451 Larson 160 172 168 480 Porterlleld ....166 171 153 489 De Vore 171 189 124 484 Sims 164 131 246 541 Totals 807 859 8362502 Csptaln Kresse's team beat Cap tain Eads' team, 4 to 0, In last night's Elks club bowling tourna ment match. Scores follow: Krcsse, (Capt.) .... 112 158 147417 Gardiner 180 139 124 423 Heyde 146 125 147418 Acheson 167 192 135 404 Trill 124 133 144401 Handicap 148 148 148 444 Totals 867 895 845 35C7 Eads, (Capt.) .... 168 188 168604 Kuna 121 121 121363 qinder , 130 131 131302 Woods 143 144 126 413 Kuehle 131 131 131393 Handicap 168 1S8 158 474 Totals 851 863 835 9539 () Absent. T Annapolis, Md., Nov. 28 ttP) Against a background of five consecutive defeats and a score less tie, Navy painted a brilliant word-picture of conquest over Army today and If they pay off optimism with first downs the cadets won't stand a cnance in the annual service school gridiron classic at Philadelphia Saturday. Schooled In disaster almost since the start of the 1939 cam paign, Navy took its 28-0 lick ing from Princeton in stride and came up screaming: "We're going to take Army!" They threw the usual Mon day rest out of the window and reported in full force yesterday to start drilling for the West Pointers. That was the var sity's idea, and it drew full suport from Coach Swede Larson. Whitman Wins Walla Walla, Nov. 28. UV The Whitman college basketball I team made its debut last night with a 43-37 victory over a Grand Coulee dam quintet. Harry led the winners with 24 points. Cougnrs Take Two Pullman, Nov. 28. (P) The Washington State Cougars took a ragged basketball game from the Lewiston Normal school last night 52-30 for their second straight over the Idaho squad in practice games this season. Ue Moll Tribune want sds. . MORE MONEY FOR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING When You Economize and Buy This Efficient, Cheap Fuel DRY PINE SLABVVOOD $6.00 DRY FACTORY BLOCKS $5.50 BUNDLED KINDLING $5.00 Delivered In City Limits Or fill your car or trailer at our fusl yard on th cornsr of North Csntral Ave. and McAndrsws Road fir it..: i Timber Products Company BEAVERS OUT OF ll RACE; By Fred Hampson Associated Press Writer Oregon State's tie with UCLA has taken something out of the fag end of the Pacific coast con ference season for Oregon watchers, but not much. Had the Orangemen" hung on to that 13-7 lead two minutes longer Saturday and won the game there would still have been a skinny Rose Bowl hope left, a hope based on a chance that Washington or UCLA might dump Southern California. A defeat would have put Oregon State ahead by the margin of a tie, but one defeat and two ties have pushed the Stlnermen out of the Pasadena reckonings and possibly out of second place although they'll still wind up In the runner-up spot if USC defeats UCLA. However, the prospects of anybody beating USC are too minute to worry about and the Beavers are to be congratulated on a great season. Five victories, one loss and one tie require no apologies. The Uclans lost no time after Saturday's game seeking Stin er's comparison between them selves and the Trojans. They reached him while he was still at the boiling point over the tie and he told them bluntly that "It will take an adding machine to keep track of the Southern California score." Later Mr. S. cooled down, re gained his normal tact and amended the statement to: "It will be a game between two great teams and the breaks prob ably will decide it." But L. H. Gregory of the Ore gonlan, who was present when Stiner made both statements, said "Lon was right the first time," an opinion shared by most folks who saw USC in action. Troy may not have an Individual star of the magni tude of Kenny Washington al though that too is a matter of opinion but it has numerical might that already has battered down better men than UCLA's. Gregory called UCLA a one man show, the leading man be ing Mr. Washington. The Bruins lean so completely on him that Coach Babe Horrcll dare not re move him from a tough game for so much as a minute. "With out him," wrote Greg, "the Bruins would be lucky to beat Stanford out of last place." TIFF MAY BE OFF New York, Nov. 28. (JP) The Henry Armstrong-Lou Am bers welterweight title fight, scheduled for lUnrlisnn RnltnP- Garden Friday night, was indef initely postponed today. Three physicians told the New York state athletic commission Armstrong, the title-holder, is physically unable to enter the ring because of an attack of grip. New York, Nov. 28. (P) What with weddings and colds it's hard to say Just when Henry Armstrong and Lou Ambers will meet for the world welterweight title. The fight is billed at the mo ment for Friday night in Madi son Square Garden but Hammer-in Hennery put a kink in those plans late yesterday when he nulified the New York state athletic commission he had the sniffles. The commission immediately dispatched three doctors to in vestigate Henry's condition, and they were to report today but that made little difference to Eddie Mead, his manager. "I don't care what they say about Henry's condition. He's too sick to fight, and that's all there is to it. They can't tell us to go ahead and fight. If Henry's sick, he won't fight in vOV3 oi spite of what anyone says." Mead sounded as though he meant business, and apparently Promoter Mike Jacobs thought so too, for in announcing the fight "might" be postponed again, a substitute card featur ing Pete Scalzo of New York and Allie Stolz of Newark, N. J., was put forward as the "fill in" for the Friday date in the Garden. E Rogue Snowmen will hold their annual meeting in the junior high school gymnasium tomorrow night after a movie presentation. The motion pic ture program, to which the public is invited, will be pre sented at 8 o'clock under Rogue Snowmen's sponsorship. The film program comprises two reels of action and descrip tive pictures taken at Sun Val ley. Skiing, skating and swim ming in heated tanks will be shown along with scenic views of the Sun Valley layout and the countryside. The films will be shown by Darroch Crookes, a publicity agent for Sun Val ley, operated by fhe Union Pa cific railroad company. There will be no admittance charge tothe picture show. Ilmmcdiately after the film presentation the Rogue Snow men will convene to elect offi cers and transact other annual business. In addition, plans will be completed for the port able ski lift the club will build and reports will be given on McDonald basin as a winter sports center. Kenneth G. Den man, president of Rogue Snow men, and Harold Larsen, a past president, made an inspection of the basin last week and will give a report on it. They found snow in the basin already. The U. S. forest service built a shel ter in the basin during the summer. SPORTSMEN STAGE ANQUET TONIGHT At least a hundred sportsmen from all parts of Jackson coun ty are expected to .attend the first annual banquet of the Rogue River Sportsmens' Club, Inc., which will be held in the Hotel Medford tonight at 6:30 in conjunction with fontmi Point and Gold Hill sportsmen's organizations. Frank Wire, supervisor of the state game commission and Dr. A. B. Peacock of Marshfield, member of the commiRsinn will be the Drincinal snpakpra Wira will also show motion pictures oi wuci nte in Oregon. Tickets will be available at the hotel this evening nnH all interested are invited to attend. E ICE IN PARLEY Montreal, ' Nov. 28. (Canadi an Press) FnrplfTn r.nlipAci F Great Britain and the United btates might be kept on com mon grounds through Canada's influence in the British Empire, says Lord Marlcy, deputy speak er of the British House of Lords. Canada, he said, could influ ence Britain in international affairs, particularly in relations with the United States. In an address earlier to the Canadian Club, Lord Marley suggested that the United States should have a part in treaty ar rangements when peace is achieved. LiwAJCJUviceA- NEW BUSSES Now in Service between Klamath Falls Ashland Medford Leave Medford dally at 3:45 A.M. and 5:45 P.M. Depot: Jackson Holsl Phone 755 BOZELL TOO BIG It was simply a case of too much power and too much weight, and as a result Paul Bozell, the erstwhile Black Dragon who Is still a little bit rough at times, kept his cur rent Medford record clear with a two out of three fall grap pling victory over Portland's Ernie Piluso in last night's ar mory main event. It was a tough match, though, with the lighter Piluso extend ing his big opponent to the ut most. Ernie managed to take one fall with three spectacu lar sonnenberg's and a whop ping body slam but he could not bear up under the pressure and at the 17 minute mark Bo zell slapped on a Boston crab and the affair was all over. Paul used a surfboard to ob tain the first tumble of the match, after punishing Piluso with arm locks and finger twists. Ernie turned on the speed to even the score five minutes later, roaring into ac tion when he became incensed at Bozell's repeated off-color tactics. He fired three drop kicks to Paul's head and pinned him with a slam and press. The end came when Piluso apparently had Bozell on the verge of defeat. Ernie was toss ing dropkicks with wild aban don and one had just leveled Bozell, but the latter managed to grab Piluso's legs on the next shot and flop him over in the crab hold. King Kong Clayton took two straight falls from Sgt. Bob Ken aston in the middle event, both of them coming on fouls. The first, in the third round, was awarded the Negro when Ken aston refused to halt a series of choke holds and foul punches. The second, in the fourth heat, came when the Gold Hill tough guy wouldn't break a Gold Hill crab, after being given the fall. He continued to apply the pres sure, and Referee Earl Yoak Iey gave the match to Clayton. The opener between Herb Parks and Eddie Rogers was a spectacular drop-kicking duel, with Parks taking the nod in the fifth round with the decid ing tumble. In the first stanza Parks scored with a blistering double leg wallop and a press, but Rogers came back to duplicate the feat in the third round, us ing dropkicks and a press. In the fifth both boys stood out there and fired the kicks, with Parks getting in the best licks. NAMED BY EUGENE Eugene, Nov. 28. P) Eu gene high's co-champions of the No-Name football league named an all-opponent team here to day, dominated by Vancouver Trappers and Milwaukle Ma roons, but mentioning only one player from the Medford Pear pickers who beat them, 20-6 Bob Newland at a halfback spot on the second team. The team: Schirmer of Tilla mook and D. Jamison of Mil waukie, ends; Butcher of Mil waukie and Watson of Van couver, tackles; Gomuliewicz of Vancouver and MacReynolds of Albany, guards; Burchfie'.d of Vancouver, center; DeAutre mont of University (Eugene), quarter; Boe of Milwaukle and Provo of Vancouver, halfbacks, and Bird of Albany, fullback. Texas farmers produced more than 40,000,000 bushels of wheat last year. mm ONLY ONE TIGER IS PREMIER'S SPEECH HELD 'FEELER' FOR (Contln'iM tram rga One ) on this declaration, asserting that Chamberlain's "idle prattle about a new pan-European or der of things is Utopian and has no connection with real ities." An authorized Berlin source remarked that Cham berlain Is "getting very old." The prime minister is getting old, it is true. But from my first-hand investigation in Eu rope within the year, I believe he voices the yearning of all the peoples when he talks of peace. Let's make It stronger and say this: The average citizens of every one of the belligerent countries in thinking of victory as they must are thinking of it only in terms of peace. Moscow, Nov. 28. Pi The Soviet radio began broadcasts in the Finnish language today, assuring the Finnish population "there will be peace" if the Finns come to terms with Rus sia in their current dispute. The Soviet newspaper Red Star published an order of the commander of the Leningrad military district that in case of "repeated provocation" by Finn ish troops, Soviet soldiers were "to answer with fire until those who have created the incident are exterminated." While the Soviet press con tinued a bitter anti-Finnish cam paign, no Russian newspaper printed the reply of the Finns to Soviet demands that Finnish troops be withdrawn from the Russian border. In this reply, delivered last night, the Finns offered to ne gotiate with Moscow on a mu tual withdrawal of troops from the border. They denied any shots had been fired from the Finnish side on Sunday. The Russians charged Finnish sol diers had killed four Russian soldiers and wounded nine by artillery fire. A cartoon in the Communist party newspaper Pravda por trayed a Finnish "mad dog" trying to bite a Russian tank. A special article on Finnish finances In the government newspaper Izvestia said there was "panic among the popu lation" due to Finnish military measures, that bank deposits had been reduced by 50 per cent and there was "growing inflation." A dispatch from Helsinki, by Tass, the official Russian news agency, said evacuation of the Finnish capital had been un successful and the people were returning home from the coun try, where they were sent weeks ago. Even newspapers for chil dren joined in the campaign against the Finns, printing let ters from youngsters saying what they would do to the Finns if they were In the army. The Soviet government was using the "border Incident" to speed up production in muni tions plants, factories and naval dockyards. Resolutions pledged workers there to redouble their efforts to Increase output. want tie fait-Zwdied 'kwoK J u L t N M U K Opr. rrjg Gknaore Dud I lent Co., Inc. Loomtik Ownwboro, Kf, Pint 85c Qt. $1.65 Pout SoUUhtt-lOOlW ktorUbu 901too Feel at Home in "The Heart of Portland' Comfort ContrntPnre Conrtiy tvnrlr attrartlvs Itatest Hotel Comelini HI in rrs attach ostn mm Mtb Bt O. TROJANS, TEXAS AGGIES TIED IN FOOTBALL POLL New York, Nov. 28. UP) For lack of a chairman to cast the deciding vote, the seventh Associated Press football rank ing poll of the season today found Texas A. and M. and Southern California tied for first place with 939 points each. The Aggies, who need to beat Texas Thursday to finish their campaign with a clean slate, climbed into the lead last week. But Southern Cal., which Im pressed a notable gathering of experts with its power and vers atility in whipping Notre Dame, had to overtake Tennessee end Cornell to gain its half-share in the front running position. Of the 111 ballots cast, third place Cornell won a plurality of 34. But the Ithacans, two year champions of the Ivy league and boasting their first all-winning eleven in 16 years, lacked the all-around support of the twin pace-setters. The ag gies, in addition to 27 first place votes, received 37 for sec ond and 24 for third. The Tro jans, just two games away from winning the western Rose Bowl nomination, polled 25 firsts, 33 seconds and 26 thirds. Tennessee, which at one time held first place for four straight weeks, was passed by Cornell as well as Southern Cal. Cornell totalled 809 points, only 30 short of the leaders, to the Vols' 871, while unbeaten, once-tied Tulane continued in fifth place, with 675 points. Second ten 11. Notre Dame, 105; 12. Ohio State, 95; 13. UCLA, 75V4; 14. Clemson (1). 46; 15. Michigan, 40V4; 16. North Carolina, 40; 17. George town, 33; 18. Nebraska, 30; 19. San Jose (Calif.) State, 29; 20. Santa Clara, 22. Also ran Georgia Tech, 19; Boston College and Princeton, 15 each; Fordham, 12; Oregon State, 9; Penn State, 4; Okla homa, 2; Kentucky and Syra cuse, 1 each. The English language has only 26 letters to represent 40 or more sounds. ARE SINGING SONG TITLES BETTER THAN SONG-SINGING TITLES . . . OR HOW MANY? c Icmnorc . . . ieii qetttwte l!SI Piii3 ii ni"3 Park Art Hotel is W Psrt -1 00 o -SIJO up ORI.MnM MIT. in-12-i-.i I'M Muti Tlir ert Chan & Chan I hllir-i' Mc.ltt Imi- i'n Port land ! IS F. M Mrlll,,, Phons 7 IN THE HEART OF THE CITY PorttsnA II Ml I llBSSSSS iS itti
