MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1939.
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m teams
Co - Champs Each
Place Five Men;
One for Cavemen
All -Southern Oregon Conference Teams
First Team Second Team
PLAYER Pos. ' PLAYER
Royal Mooers, Grants Pats....E Bud Silver. Ashland
Bill Clute, Medford T... Al Barrow. Medford
Charles Slaymaker, K. FaIU..G Kenneth Wilson. K. Falls
Charles Coffman. K. Fallt C Harry Thurman. Medford
Dale Howard, Medford G Alden Hlbbert. Medford
Hugh Barnoix, K. Falls.....T Richard Espey, G. Pail
Harold Weber. K. Fallt E Donald Moyer. Medford
Louie Thurman, Medford B . Waller Salibery, K. Falls (c)
Bob Anacker, K. Falli B Melvln Ramos, K. Falli
Bob Newland, Medford (c)....B Bill Ruth, Klamath Falls
Al Plche. Medford B John Saulsberry, Medford
Honorable Mention
Endsi Stan Winter, Medford) Marion Reginato, Klamath
Falls. Tackles! Lyndel Newbry, Ashland; Earl Schilling, Ash
land. Guardst Ray Crane, Klamath Falls; Roy Davidson, Grants
Pass. Centers Edward Young, Grants Pass. Back! Bill Davis,
Grants Pass.
A team that would boast al
m o s t unbelievable offensive
equipment in the backfield, with
spectacular speed and shiftiness
spread among three ball-carriers,
with forward passing and
punting of a calibre far above
par for prep pigskinners, and
with the excellent blocking and
generalship so necessary to
make a grid machine roll,
A team that, were it possible
to collect its respective mem
bers and weld them into a unit,
would move into battle with a
big, tough 191-pound forward
wall capable of tossing back all
ground attacks of its opponents
and, on offense, unleash a bruis
ing charge for the benefit of its
own lightning-fast backs, whose
average weight would be 187
pounds.
This Is the mythical 1S3S All
Southern Oregon conference
football aggregation, selected by
coaches and sports writers of
the four loop towns and released
today, for the sixth straight
year, by the Mall Tribune.
, The first eleven is almost
completely dominated by Med
ford's Black Tornado and the
Klamath Falls Pelicans, who
battled each other to a score
less tie and wound up the season
with no defeats and deadlocked
for the conference champion
ship. Both teams placed five
players oh the all-conference
outfit, while the Grants Pa.is
Cavemen, who finished third in
the race, received the remain
ing position.
Ashland high's Grizzlies, who
failed to win a game during
their most disastrous season in
history, placed one man on the
second team. Five Medford
players, four Klamath and one
Grants Pass lad completed the
second team personnel.
The first team backfield Is
composed of three Medford
players and one from Klamath
Falls. In the line, Pelican stal-wa-:-
earned four posts, Med
ford men two and Grants Pass
one.
Medford's Bob Newland, 130
pound triple-threat left half
back, was the best-liked back
field man in the conference.
With each coach and writer se
lecting his own all-conference
teams, first and second, and two
points being given for first team
mention and one for second
team nomination, Newland re
ceived a total of 14 points out
of a possible 16. In the voting
for captaincy, Newland received
three ballots, so he becomes the
1939 oil-conference first team
leader. '
Walt Salsbery, K 1 a m a t h's
blocking quarterback, was hon
ored by the balloters for the
second team captaincy.
Royal Mooers, big Grants Pass
end, and Bill Clute, 250-pound
Medford tackle, both polled 14
points to becomo the most pop
ular linemen. Charles Coffman,
236-pound Klamath Falls center,
was the next-best liked lineman
with 13 points.
Mnorrs. Anarkrr Kfprat
There were no unanimous choices
for any position on the first team.
and only two repeaters from isst
year's all-conference eleven. Mooers
was awarded a Hank position for the
second straight season and Bobhy
Anacker, Klamath'a flashy left-halfback,
again waa named to the first
outfit
Advancing from last year's second
team to this season's first eleven waa
Coffman. Pelican anapper-back. Up
from lB3B'a honorable mention waa
Medford's Bill Clute. The 1939 second
team haa two repeatera from last
year Kenneth Wilson. Klamath
guard, and Al Barrow, Medford
tackle.
Bealdea Newland, the Black Torna
do placed Al Plche and Louie Thur
man In the backfield. and Clute and
Guard Dale Howard In the line. Kla
math rails got Anscker In the back
field and End Harold Weber. Tackle
Hugh Bsrnett, Ouard Charles 81sy.
maker and Center Coffman In the
line. O rants Pass placed Mooers at
an end berth.
End Ballotlnf Close
Balloting for the end positions waa
very close, except for Mooers. Klam
ath'a Harold Weber, the other wing
man, barely noaed out Bud Silver of
Ashland and Don Moyer of Medford,
who were named to the second team.
Weber polled eight points, silver
seven and Moyer six.
Olute and Barnett won their tackle
berths with eaae, the former getting
14 points and the latter 11. Medford's
Al Barrow and Dick Espey of Oranta
Pass, second team tackles, both re
ceived eight points.
The guard posts were determined
only after a dog fight. Slaymaker
of Klamath polled 10 points, Howard
of Medford nine, Kenneth Wilson of
Klamath eight and Alden Hlbbert or
Medford alx. In all, 10 guards were
mentioned by the coaches and writ
era. Coffman, second largest man In
the Una, won the center position
handa down over Medford's Harry
Thurman, who waa placed on the
second team. Coffman accumulated
13 polnta, Thurman aeven. Only one
other center waa mentioned, Edward
Young of Oranta Pass, who reoelved
three points for honorable mention.
Newland Best-Liked Back
Except for Newland, balloting for
the baokfleld poaltlona waa excep
tionally close. Louie Thurman and
Plche of Medford both received 13
polnta and Anacker of Klamath got
11, which barely placed htm on the
flrat team over his teammate, Melvln
Ramos and Medford's John Sauls
berry, who both pulled 10 polnta.
Right behind them waa Bill Rush of
Klamath, with nine polnta and Wal
ter Salsbery of Klamath, with eight
polnta. BUI Davis of Grants Pass
polled alx polnta for honorable men
tion.
In order to place In the backfield
the four players receiving the great
est number of polnta, their positions
are not designated: they are merely
caned "backs." As a result of this,
the first team backfield aotually la
composed of one quarterback, Thur
man; two left halfbacks, Newland
and Anacker, and one right halfback,
Plche. By the same token, the sec
ond team backfield la composed of
one quartsrbaok, Salsbery; one right
halfback, Ramos, and two fullbacks.
Rush and Saulsberry.
Team Is Heavy
The first team would take the
field averaging 178.8 pounds, with
Clute being the heavleat man at 380
pounda and Newland and Slaymaker
the lightest at 190. The second team
line would average 169.?,, the back
field 179 and the team as a unit 173.
Barrow, at 193, would be the largsat
man on the second eleven end Sliver,
at 133. the smallest.
Those who participated In the bal
loting, each naming hla own flrat
and second team, were Coaches
Arthur (Snowy) .Ciuatafnon of Klam
ath Falls. Bill Bowerman of Medford.
Forrest (Skeet) O'Connell of Ash
land, Loren Tuttle of Oranta Pass
and Sports Writers Larry Hunter of
the Ashland Dally Tidings, Roy
Shoedy of the Oranta Pasa Courier.
Bill Cummlnga of the Klamath Newa
Herald and Bill Huleo of the Mall
Tribune.
Aa In yeara past, the Mall Tribune,
which sponsors the annual all-con
ference selections and tabulates the
votes, will Issue award cards to all
players named to the ftrat and second
teams and to those receiving honor
able mention, the latter by polling
three or more polnta.
Following are the players and their
qualifications, with number of points
they received In parentheses;
F.nda
Royal Mooers. Grants Pass, (141
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GENERAL ADMISSION 25c
This IBS-pound flankman was one
of the finest players developed In
Oranta Paaa In the past several yeara.
On a rather weak Caveman team be
atood out aa the beat end In the
conference.
Harold Weber. Klamath Falls. (8).
He waa brilliant on both offense and
defense, and although weighing only
163 pounds was a savage tackier and
blocker.
Bud Silver, Aahlsnd, (7) and Don
ald Moyer, Medford, (6). These play-
era were only allghtly t leas potent
than the two first team ends, silver
was probably the beat all-around
performer on the Ashland club, while
Moyer developed into a fine player
for the Tornado.
Tackles
BIU Clute, Medford, (14). A verlt
able giant of defense, where he used
his tremendous weight to stymie
playa aimed at hla position. Fairly
faat on hla feet and a great favorite
with fana and teammates. ,
Hugh Barnett, Klamath FaUs, (11).
One of the best In Klamath'a power
ful forward' wall. A ISO-pounder who
rocked and socked like a tackle
should.
Al Barrow, Medford, (8) and Dick
Espey, Oranta Pass, (8). Barrow
made a great running mate for Clute,
using hla 193 pounde to the best
possible advantage. Espey waa a bul
wark In the Oranta Pass line and
opposing teams usually stayed away
from hla poat.
Guards
Charles Slaymaker, Klamath Palls.
(10). He weighed only ISO pounds
but waa a devastating blocker and
tackier. He waa largely reaponslble
for the success of the Pelican run.
nlna attack.
Dale Howard, Medford, (9). Cap
tain of the Black Tornado, the 170
pound Howard waa considered one
of the beat guards to wear the red
and black In many seasons. Like
Slsymaker, Howard did terrlflo mop-
up work on offense.
Kenneth Wilson, Klamath Falls,
(8) and Alden Hlbbert, Medford,
(6). Wilson, a two-year veteran for
the Pelicans, waa a mainstay In the
Klamath line, aa waa Hlbbert for the
Tlgera.
. Centers
Charles Coffmsn, Klsmath Falls,
(13) and Harry Thurman, Medford,
(7). Coff man's weight made him a
highly valuable member of the Pell
can forward wall, and he Is consid
ered promising college material
Thurman of Medford didn't make a
bad paaa all season, and waa a fine
line backer.
Backs
Louis Thurman, Medford, (13).
According to remarks made by the
coaches and writers. Thurman waa
placed on the first team principally
because ot hla excellent signal
calling for the Tigers, which was
well-nigh perfect. He waa also a good
blocker and pass receiver.
Bobby Anacker, Klamath Falls.
(11). Although this 166-pound speed
ster didn't run so wild thla season
aa he did last, he waa Klamath'a big
ground-gainer and scorer. He waa
especially dangerous on punt returns
and, once In a broken field, waa very
hard to bring down.
Bob Newland, Medford, (14). A
trlple-threater de luxe, a runner,
passer and punter to gladden the
heart of any coach. Newland waa tne
apark plug of the Tornado offense
and was on the throwing end of the
loop's most effective aerial combina
tion Newland to Plche.
Al Plche, Medford, (13). From hu.
right halfback position Plche many
times tore off long runs on reverse
plsys, and aa before noted he waa a
great pass receiver. The loo-pounaar
also waa a savage tackier on defense.
Walter Salsbery, Klamath Fulls,
(8); Melvln Ramos. Klamath Falls.
(10); Bill Rush, Klamath Falls, (9);
and John Saulsberry, Medford, (10).
Salsbery took csre of the Pelican
baokfleld blocking assignments In
fine style. Ramos waa a hard-hitting
right halfback and Rush averaged
over 44 yards on his punts for the
entire season. Saulsbsrry of Medford
was probably the league's best llne
plunger. Fights Last Night
By the Associated Press
Chicago Henry Wacker, 194,
Tavlorvllle, 111., knocked out
Leo Bruce, 182V4, Pittsburgh (3).
Pittsburgh: Frankie Covelli,
126, Brooklyn, outpointed Sixto
Escobar. 123, Puerto Rico (10).
Washington Harry Jeffra.
124, Baltimore, outpointed
Johnny Buff, 122V4, Jersey
City (8).
Atlanta Ken Overlin, 163.
Washington, and Ben Brown,
160, Atlanta, drew (10).
NURMI ABANDONS PLAN
FOR TOUR OF AMERICA
Helsinki. Dec. 12. (P) Paavo
Nurml, famous Finnish runner
who has been driving a truck
in removing citizens from Hel
sinki said today he had aban
doned plans to take Taisto MHki.
currently Finland's outstanding
distance runner, on a tour of the
United States.
CLAYTON EMPLOYS ! UCLA Battles USC to Scoreless Tie li BOB SMITH VOTED
10
VANQUISH BOZELL
King Kong Clayton turned
the tables on Paul Bozell in
their wrestling rematch in the
armory last night, springing out
of one of Bozell s Boston crab
holds and clamping on one of
his own to win the third and
deciding tumble of a rough
brawl before a near-capacity au
dience.
It was a thrilling climax to
a thrilling match. It came when
Bozell seemed to have clinched
his second straight victory over
the Birmingham Negro, and how
Clayton ever managed to weath
er a series of punches that ap
parently left him goofy, and
then flip out of Bozell's crab
hold only to slap the same man
euver on Bozell, was nothing
short of remarkable.
Bozell wasted no time in gain
ing the first fall. He opened up
with body punches and arm
twists and made Clayton give
up in three minutes. It was a
Boston crab that did the work.
Six minutes later the Negro
flash had the equalizing tumble,
on a foul when Bozell refused
to heed Referee Earl Yoakley's
ultimatum to stop using the
ropes illegally.
It looked to be all over when
Bozell, five minutes later, weak
ened Clayton with clouts to the
body and managed to flop him
over and apply the crab. How
ever, Clayton gave a mighty
heave, broke the hold and
started firing dropkicks. Two of
them landed flush on Bozell's
chin and the Negro quickly took
advantage of Bozell's weariness
to whip on his own crab hold.
Bozell was forced to give up
and the fans went home happy.
Clara Mortensen, world's wo
man lightweight champion, -took
two out of three falls from
Gladys Nolan, a capable and
pretty blonde matwoman, in the
special semi-windup. Consider
able hair was pulled and foul
punches tossed, by Miss Morten
sen, before the exciting match
was completed.
The champion used a flying
body-scissors and a press to win
the first fall In 13 minutes, but
Miss-Nolan came back to even
the score with a body press in
16 minutes.
La Mortensen hammered her
opponent with doubled-up fists
to set the stage for her deciding
fall, finally obtaining it with a
ferocious body slam.
Miss Nolan staged a game
fight and several times had the
champion on the run for the
ropes, but Miss Mortensen's ex
perience and slightly better
condition proved deciding fac
tors. Referee Earl Yoakley be
came entangled in the brawl a
number of times.
Sgt. Bob Kcnaston took two
straight falls from Leo Morten
sen, Clara's brother, despite the
fact that Leo displayed great
improvement over his previous
appearances here. The Gold Hill
bad boy's first tumble came in
the second round, after three
stunning dropkicks and a body
press. He ended the match in I
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In a football game that kept 103,000 Los Angeles fans thrilled lo the final gun, the Univer
sity of California at Los Angeles and Southern California battled to a scoreless tie. Here
Bill Overlin, hard-driving UCLA fullback, dove through a bighole in the USC line for five
yards. USC players in white jerseys are Winslow (73), Gaspar 44), Stoeker (68, S'ohn (55),
Fisk (50). UCLA players Include Frawley (12), Robinson 2B) and Simpson (44),
the fourth heat with a Gold Hill
swivel and press.
Bobby Chick needed Just one
fall to win the opener from Ed
die Rogers. It came in the third
round, and was manufactured
with an airplane spin. Just be
fore Chick hoisted Rogers to his
shoulders the latter sent Chick
spinning into the ropes with
three dropkicks, but as he
moved in to take advantage
Chick bent over, caught Eddie
around the waist and up he
went.
CKALLEDON NAMED
HORSE! YEAR'
Baltimore, Dec. 12. (P) As
easily as he romped to victory
in the Preakness or the Pimlico
Special, Challedon today scam
pered off with top honors in
the Turf and Sports Digert's
fourth annual poll for the
"horse of the year" designation.
But if Challedon, W. L.
Brann's great three-year-old is
the king of the turf, Col. E. R.
Bradley's Bimelech must be
called the crown prince.
Running alongside of those
two favorites are Kayak II, C. S.
Howard's importation, which
won the vote for the best four-year-old,
and Now What, named
the best two-year-old filly.
Of the 208 turf writers and
experts participating in the poll,
156 picked Challenger H's big
son for top honors after he took
charge of the three-year-old pa
rade, following Johnston's crack
up, and climaxed his triumphs
with that great victory in the
Pimlico Special.
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Alice Marble Chosen Year's
Outstanding Woman Athlete
By Sid Feder
New York, Dec. 12. (JPj Encountering no more opposi
tion than she met on the tennis courts this year, blonde Alice
Marble was named today the outstanding woman athlete of
1939 by a record landslide of votes of the nation's sports experts.
Rolling up the widest margin
ever compiled by a winner in
the nine-year history of the
Associated Press annual poll,
the queen of the courts was
named No. 1 on the 'ballots of 54
of the 63 experts who voted.
Her triumph put a tennis player
on top for the first time since
Helen Wills Moody turned the
trick in 1935.
There was strictly no compe
tition for California Alice. With
the experts voting for first, sec
ond and third place choices, and
ballots counting three, two and
one points respectively, the
year's Wimbledon and national
champion polled a total of 167
points. Far back, in second
place, was the U. S. women's
golf ruler, "Betty Jameson, of
San Antonio, Tex., with two
first-place selections' and 55
points.
The 1938 winner, little
freckle-faced Patty Berg, whose
golf hopes for the year were
shattered by an appendectomy,
was third, with 31 points, altho
she did not receive a first-place
mention. Those were the only
three to run their point totals
into double figures.
Surprise of the balloting was
the support shown for Eleanor
Holm, star of the world's fair
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aquacade, but out of swimming
competition, and Elsie Crabtree,
the University of Nevada drum
majorette, who made the head
lines with her "bare knees" con
troversy with school officials.
COMMUNITY CLUB SIX
The Medford Girls' Commun
ity club basketball team is de
sirous of scheduling games for
this season with other sextettes
of Southern Oregon, and all
teams wishing competition are
asked to write Margo Watson,
manager of the team, at F. W.
Woolworth company.
Miss Watson states that the
community club team will play
either out of town or in Med
ford, and on nights convenient
for their opponents.
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WEBFOOT PLAYER
Eugene, Dec. 12. (P) Robert
"Lefty Bob" SmitM, senior right
halfback of the Univeristy of
Oregon football team, sported
a handsome 21-jewel wrist
watch today emblematic of the
Hoffman grid award presented
annually to the Webfoot gridder
voted the most valuable player
on the squad. '
Forty teammates selected the
Medford journalism student in
stead of his more famous part
ner in the "touchdown twin"
tandem Jay Graybeal. Smith,
a 190-pounder, was the team's
leading ground gainer this sea
son. He carried the ball 64
times for 325 yards and com
pleted 23 of his 51 passes for
an additional 405 yards, bring
ing his season's total to 730
yards on the ground and in the.
air.
Since they were sophomores,
Smith and Graybeal have com
bined to complete a long list
of touchdown passes, and last
year "Lefty Bob" came into his
own with a near-record 92-yard
touchdown run against Idaho.
Other leading contenders for
the award besides Graybeal
were Tackle Jim Stuart, Guard
Ernie Robertson, Quarterback
Dennis Donovan and End Vip
Reginato.
JIM PHELAN SIGNS
7 YEAR CONTRACT
Seattle, Dec. 12. (JP Coach
Jim Phelan attached his signa
ture to a new one year contract
yesterday which will carry him
through his 11th year of Uni
versity of Washington football.
Athletic Director Ray Eck
mann in announcing the renew
al of the contract did not dis
close the salary figure but said
it would be same as in the
three-year contract which ex
pires December 31. Phelan's
salary has been reported around
$9,000 annually. .
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