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Newspaper Page TextPAGE FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1939. Sport Graphs Billy Hulen ayi: Di Maggio And NeyUnd Write To Santa Claut The Christmas spirit U In the air and Santa Claut is rapidly becoming about the most Im portant guy on earth, not only with the younger generation but with sports characters of all types and descriptions. Some of these sports person ages can even write, and those who can are currently flooding the mails with letters addressed to Mr. Santa Claus at the North Pole. It seems they are heavily burdened with requests to make of Mr. Claus this season, and to give the general public an idea of what these sports gen tlemen would like Santa to leave in their socks on the Yule tide we are reprinting some of the letters now on their north ward journey. . From time to time, before Xmas, more of these missives to "Dear Santa Claus" will be printed. Following are the first two to come to our attention: Knoxville, Tenn. . Dec. 13, 1939. Dear Santa Claus: As you perhaps know, my football team, the Tonnesee Vol unteers, has been scheduled to meet Mr. Howard Jones' South ern California- Trojans in the Pasadena Rose Bowl on Janu ary 1 of this year. Ever since we signed for the game certain citizens of Knoxville have been pressing me to write and ask you to drop a nice little 13 to 0 victory in my stocking Christ mas morning. It seems that these Knoxville citizens are planning to unfold their folding money and make It talk to the good persons of southern Cali fornia, and In order to feel as confident as possible they would like to be certain you will visit my stocking on Xmas morn. Now Santa Claus, I do not want to go against the wishes of my good friends in Knox ville, but I have decided to do o just this once. I am not going to ask you to leave me a 18 to 0 victory over U.S.C. I am not even going to request a victory. You see, Santa Claus, I have decided that my team can beat U.S.C. without your kind help. As for those 13 pointa, to tell you the truth we expect to score at least three touchdowns. There Is only one request I have to make of you, Santa Claus. It Is that you leave in my stocking, strictly for use next season, a halfback to fill the shoes of George Cafego. I have been a good boy all year, and trust you have been the aame. Yours truly, Major Bob Neyland. San Francisco, Dec. 13, 1939. Dear Kris Krlngle: My requests are very modest this year, Santa Claus, and as I have been an excellent child for the past 12 months (except to American league pitchers) I m sure you will be glad to nil my stocking with the fol lowing small items: A million customers for my eating establishment on Fisher man's wharf, 81 home-runs for the 1940 season, a bating aver age of .425 (wlhch would give me the modern record over Hornsby), 63 two-base hits, 35 triples, 230 runs batted In and at least 20 stolen bases Also, Dear Snnta, I would like to put In a good word for my two brothers, who are too bashful to write you. If you find room In my stocking, please leave Brother Vlnce a regular spot in that Cincinnati outfield 'a UJng ,vera8e of at least Sdo. And for Dominic, who Is S? If '? the B6,,on Red Sox, kindly leave about 45 pilfered "r?' of sensational catches against the centcrfleld board, and a batting mark the same as Vlnce's. Thanking you In advance, t remain Sincerely yours, Joe DiMagglo. WILLAMETTE DEFEATS ALBANY COLLEGE 48-40 Salem. Dec. 13. (ip) Wil lamette defeated Albany college ?' Z01' 8. In a rough basketball game last night Three men were benched on personal fouls. (1 Phone 1300 for Towing or Wrecker Service Anywhere Anytime !. ' Super Service Pacific U., Dairymen Open Local Hoop COLLEGE QUINTET ALL-STAIUINEUP Former Prep and College Players on Dairy Team; Ingle's, Lewis in Prelim. Winners of 26 out of 37 games last year and rated the team to battle Willamette for this sea son's Northwest conference championship, Pacific Univers ity's Badgers will be In town tonight to go against Medford's Lost River Dairy Independents in the first local basketball clash of the 1939-40 campaign. The game will be played in the high school gym. The preliminary, which will start at 7:30, will see Ingle's Cowboys of Ashland, last year's Jackson county A. A. U. cham pions, tangling with the Lewis Super Service Station team of Medford. The feature game will start immediately after comple tion of the opener. One Newcomer Coach Pete Miller of the col legians will send an 80 per cent veteran lineup against the Dairymen. Only Roy McCabe, guard from Kelso, Wash., will be a newcomer to the Pacific starting five. At the forward positions will be John Selm and Ed Eilertsen. both three-year veterans and both. standing six feet tall. Bob Cooney, six foot two inch cen ter, is a one-year regular. Tru man Osburn, the other guard, has two years of experience un der his belt. Seim, Eilertsen and Cooney were named on the All Northwest conference second team last year. The Badgers employ a fast moving style of basketball, sometimes called the "hot pota to" system, and more than usual stress Is laid on teamwork fea turing smooth ball-handling and lightning-like passes Harrington To Play The Lost River quintet, which held the powerful SOCE team to a 21 to 19 victory in its only game so far, will line up with BUI Hoxle and Darrell Leavens at the forwards, Paul Lowery at center and Charlie Warren and George Harrington at the guards. Hoxle and Leavens are former SONS stars, Lowery played for Medford high last year, Warren is an ex-Ashland high luminary and Harrington performed three years for Lin field college. T T New Orleans, Dec. 13. (fP) The national intercollegiate championship Oregon university Webfoots showed their worth last night by defeating the Boga lusa Gaylords, southern A.A.U. basketball champions 33-43 be fore a crowd of 3,500. The Webfoots' offensive had difficulty getting started in the first half but opened up in the second with Ted Sarpola and Matt Pavaluns lighting the way The Gaylords found the shift ing defense of the visitors as tight as the Maglnot line during the first half. Pavalunas got ten field goals. Sarpola five. DEMPSEY DELAY CAUSES CHANGE IN FIGHT DATE Manila, Dec. 13. (IP) The middleweight title fight between Champion Ceferino Garcia and Gleen Lee of Nebraska was moved ahead a week to the night of the December 23 to day by Promoter Jess Cortes. Jack Dempsey, flying to Ma nila to referee the bout, has approved the new date, Cortes announced. The change was made because it was feared the former heavyweight champion might not arrive In time. ..u-rlServie 11-. r.fnrrrw BOWLING Jn Ladlea league bowling matchoe In ttai Mediant alleys lut night, city Cleaners took all four pointa from City Market. Oilman's Dairy beat Hunt's lea Cream, S to I and Alley ettea and Valentine's split the four talllea. Reorea follow: City Market Llttrell 108 138 103341 Hampaon 87 83 33373 (Hlerholzer) 138 138 136V4U . 108 108 133338 Wallace Totals 430 468 447 1388 City Cleaners Wataon 138 133 183403 Oramea 148 108 133377 (Mlkache) 138 138 138 414 Houston 138 107 143878 Handicap 14 . 14 14 43 Total. 863 480 688 1814 Hunta Ice Cream Semon 78 163 (Prtable) 140 140 DeVore 133 80 Proohnow . 108 133 Handicap 1 1 Totala 460 616 Ollmana Dairy Mathea .'. 106 188 Boyle 88 111 Harper 83 114 Sherwood 149 163 Totala 436 683 133366 140430 88310 113363 1 3 474 1440 148438 130339 90387 177479 646 1643 Valentine'! Cafe (O'Brien) 141 141 (Tollelson) 143 143 Swoape 141 163 Carblener 173 163 Totala 697 669 AUeyettea Lendt 138 184 Payna 87 84 Bateman 140 141 Sims , 143 143 Handicap 78 78 Totala 698 800 141433 143439 181476 133467 698 1784 107399 84378 186 (36 183447 79337 888 1794 T .Last Monday night's feminine grappling match between Clara Mortensen, woman lightweight champion, and Gladys Nolan, was so well liked by the large crowd that saw it that Promoter Mack Lillard tentatively plans to rematch the two girls on next week's program, he said today. Mack explained that Miss No lan, who put up a great match only to lose when Miss Morten sen turned slightly rough, had requested another crack at the tltleholder, and that he planned to get La Mortensen's response to the idea of a return go. If Miss Mortensen agrees to again face the Kansas City blonde, they will battle on next Monday eve's card, he said. Fights Last Night By the Associated Press New York Maxle Berger, 141, Montreal, outpointed Wes ley Ramey, 134, Grands Rapids, Mich., (8). Los Angeles Jackie Wilson, 136, Los Angeles, outpointed Tony Chavez, 139, Los Angeles (10). New York Tony Harteliano, 139, New York, outpointed Pri mo Flores. 133, Puerto Rico (8). White Plains, N. Y. Irish Ed die Dunne, 144. New York, out pointed Vlnnle Vines, 142, Sche nectady, N. Y., (8). OREGON STATE FIVE DROPS MULTNOMAH Portland, Dec. 18. (P) John Mandlc and Paul Valenti each caged 13 points as Oregon State smothered Multnomah Athletic club last night in a basketball game, 39-34. Oregon State led at the half, 31-24. COUGAR CAGERS WIN 47-32 OVER. MONTANA Bozeman, Mont., Dec. IS. (fP) Washington State college, one of the principal threats to Ore gon's northern division basket ball crown, turned back Mon tana State, 47 to 32, last night. The victors led 24 to 13 at the half. Caa Mall Tribune want ads. t otel fan Pablo ,n Pnioiv at WTficer a 1 I ft t Central a Mom hr Fom MoMt Completely Renovated and Redecorated ATB.I With detached lath froml 50dary With Bath fromUQOcUily CARACB IN .JkL Kits' MOMS STAY AT THE SAN PABIO Very Convenient to Bus and ReilTrensportatlonto Treasum Island Town TWIN CAGE BILLS TO SWEEP NATION, Ned Irish Picks Webfoots To Repeat; Oregon Team Plays in Garden Saturday By Bill White New York, Dec. 13. P The double feature still may be a headache to movie magnate, Hut to college basketball it if aoout the biggest innovation since the introduction of level floors. And it's a growing young giant of an idea that may sweep the country like bingo. So much so that the graduate man ager who offers only one game on a given night is likely to be as unpopular as a civet cat at a lawn party, because basketball fans are demanding twice as much basketball a night as they used to get. That's what Ned Irish, form er New York sportswriter, who introduced the highly-successful double bills at Madison Square Garden, believes will be one of 1940,s major cage trends. Success Last Year And he is in a pretty good position to know, for his double offerings last year attracted an average of 14,000 customers a night for 14 nights exclusive of the 50,000 who sat three nights to watch the Metropolitan Bas ketball Writers' tournament. Irish thinks the growth of the doubleheader will be paralelled by the retention of sectional championships by virtually every one of 1939's pennant winning teams. . Irish's associates, who keep a watchful eye on cage conditions from coast to coast, think John Dick and Matt Pavalunas should spark the N.C.A.A. champion, Oregon, to another northern di vision. Pacific Coast title, and that Ralph Vaughn of South ern California and Toddy Gian ninl of Santa Clara, both vying for the "best player of the west" title vacated by Stanford's Hank Luisettl, will make their clubs powerful. The Garden impressario has high hopes for De Paul, Ohio State, Minnesota, New York U., Long Island U., Dartmouth, Pennsylvania, Georgetown, Tem ple, Kentucky and Tennessee to be leading powers again in their respective sections. Webfoots Play L. I. It will be noted that virtually all those named will appear in the Garden this winter season a fact that may have some bear ing on the Irish enthusiasm, al though all are undoubtedly fine teams. The Garden program opens Saturday night with Oregon playing Long Island, winner of the Writers' 1939 tourney, and the Oklahoma Aggies meeting City College of New York. Spring Burglar Alarm Clayton, Mo. U.R It's the cats, says George Baker, St. Louis county deputy sheriff. He says they became a nuisance by setting off an electric eye burg lar alarm in a grocery ware house, waking the neighbors and calling him out on false alarms "six and seven times a week.'t Guards to School. Columbus, O. (U.R) Ohio penitentiary guards must go to school now under rulings of Warden F. D. Henderson. Classes will stress uniformity of performance and increased efficiency. Directory of Gifts From 25c to 50c Rayon and 911k Neckwear Silk and Wool Hosier? Initialed Tie Chains Oarter and Bow Tie r'ancy Handkerchief Sets nelti Nuspendera '.loxed Olft Sets tiay I'nderwear From 50c to SI. 00 Fancv Shirt Leather Hill Folds Toilet Seta Imported Silk Hotter? Fancy Wool Hosiery Rill Fold Seta silk Neckwear Ulft Ro Handkerchiefs FromS1.50toS2.50 rmnry SMrta NotHt Pujntntii RtMt Burklr ,t rVltofram Ml Each sift neatly wrapped Already for tha tree TWO OF A KIND Tops among clay target marksmen are Jack Lindsay (right), of Okmulgee. Oklz., the 1938 skeet king who cracked 200 in a row to top Class AA at the Grand American Trapshoot In Vandalia, -Ohio; and R. A. King, president of the Amateur Transhoolins association, who broke 200 straight to win the Class A title. King Is from Wichita Falls. Tex. TELL FEARSOME TALES OF VOLS Los Angeles, Dec. 13. VP) Southern California scouts who watched Tennessee play its last two games have made their re ports, and the verdict, as South ern California announces it, is that the Volunteers should whip the Men of Troy in the Rose Bowl at Pasadena January 1. George Levison, former Northwestern University quar terback who has been scouting Notre Dame for the Trojans, watched Tennessee clinch the Rose Bowl bid last week by de feating Auburn 7-0. His charts, diagrams and comments are un der scrutiny by head coach How ard Jones and his assistants. Jeff Cravath, one of Jones' lieutenants, says Levison's re ports show Tennessee's offense is built along the general lines of the Trojans but differs just enough to worry the S. C. staff in trying to build a competent defense. The Vols use a single wing back to the right or left, but from a balanced line and run reverses and spinners, although the team does not shift. Like the Trojans, say the S. C. coaches, Tennessee has three top notch ball packers, Cafego, But ler and Warren. Scouts reported back that the Tennessee weights as posted seemed "too low." Ten Years Kcndallvllle, Ind. (U.R) For 10 years, Robert Shanower saved oil cans, piling them in a nempty room in his garage. Recently he cleaned the room and sold-the 45,000 accumulated cans to a fish bait dealer. The price for 10 years' saving $5. Butter Late. Newton, Kas. (JP) A New ton restaurant owner decided to do something to cut down the dally consumption of butter. So he delays providing the custom Gift Certificates Issued In any amount LADIES! Come In and Select "His" Gift at "His" Stora LEE'S MEN'S SHOP Ntxi to Rial to Thratr ers with knives until after the soup is served. It keeps them from putting butter on crackers and he reports that it "saves a tidy sum." Cleopatra's Palace? Rome. (JP) Italian archeol ogists believe they have found the site of the sumptuous palace occupied by Cleopatra during her two-year residence in Rome from 48 to 46 B. C. Excava tions along the bank of the Tiber, six miles from Rome, have uncovered ruins of several buildings, with frescoes, mosaic flooring and fragments of statu ary where the glamorous queen Is supposed to have entertained Marc Antony. Deer Lightens Chagrin Loma Rica, Cal. (U.R) When Mr. and Mrs. Clem Farenkamm went deer hunting, they took with them, as they had done on previous occasions, their son Stanley, aged 12. Stanley was left to guard the car while they delved Into the tall timber. While Stan was waiting, a big buck came by so he shot it with a .22 rifle. The parents returned later sans buck. Paired Roanoke. Va. (IP) Statisti cians calculated it could happen only once in 54,000 cuttings of a deck of cards. Six married couples here, comprising the Sleepy Hollow Bridge club, met regularly for 11 years and cut cards for partners., One night recently, the cutting paired man and wife as partners in all six couples. That's the way they were paired for the first nana over a decade ago. Rome's Busses Rome (JP) Collapse of Eu rope's tourist traffic because of the war has given Romans a new fast bus service. The Italian Auto Transit company (S.I.T.A.) is employing idle luxury busses to run double-fare lines across the city at greater speed than that of the regular busses or even taxis. Daath, Anyway Paris (iP) Prevented by ill ness from joining his regiment at the front, Eugene Parmentel. at, 37-year-old French soldier, chose suicide by hanging. for Men From$1.50to$2.50 CaMlmere Mufflers Streatera Silk Mufflers Dreae Shirts FromS2.50toS7.50 nresa Trousers Imported Silk Muffler Silk Shirts Warm Lined Olorea Wool Rath Rohta Suede Jarketa Rath Rohet Cocktail Jarketa Pulloter and Coat Sweaters 1 From $5. to $10.00 Silk and Rayon Rohef Military Seta ' Fins Wool Trousers Leather Coals Sport Wool Blaiers Warm Reacon Rohea Flannel Robes Trayellnf Seta A small deposit holds any Htctton until f hrMtmit Season Yankees Top Team of 1939; Oregon Quintet Ranked 7th By Sid Fader vnrb rw 13. (JP The boss always said to put the news at the top of the story, so place to tell you the country's York Yankees of baseball the Rather, it's the spot to explain that the experts balloting in the ninth annual Associated Press poll had a tough time deciding whether Iowa's comebacking football Hawkeyes, or the unde feated teams of Southern Cali fornia, Tennessee and Cornell, rated the No. 2 slot. They final ly gave it to Iowa with 37 Vi points to 34 for the Pacific Coast conference champions; 33 for the other half of the rose bowl, Tennessee, and 26 for Cornell. Yet the combined vote for these four gridiron powers was only slightly more than half the total the Yankees rolled up in winning recognition as "out standing team of the year, ama teur or professional," for the fourth straight year, just as easi ly as they sky-rocketed to their fourth straight world champion ship with a woeful walloping of the Cincinnati Reds in Octo ber. Sixty-one of the 79 experts who cast ballots from all parts of the country picked the Yan kees as undisputed No. 1 team. Another split his ticket between the Yankees and the Hawkeyes. Thirteen others put the Yankees in second place. There were on. ly four who didn't mention them Of the 17 first-place selections in which the Yankees did not figure this year, seven went to Iowa s footballers, two to South ern California, three to Tennes see, two to Cornell and one Priced down with the 3 lowest I SKINNER'S 143 8. RIVERSIDE flnta paymtntt rhraugft our own tftoe a Subscription -aSTV The WHOLE FAMILY Will ENJOY the TRIBUNE For the ENTIRE YEAR VfOU favor the antlra family, when you give ( year's subscription to this newspaper as t thoughtful Christmas giftl Just phone 73 or giva us your list by mail a beautiful greeting eard will announce your year round gift on Christmas Day. Medford Mail Tribune Tonight this first paragraph is hardly the sports experts picked the New No. 1 team of all 1939 sports. each to the basketball teams of Oregon and Ohio State and to the footballers of Pennsyl vania State college. The Ore gon basketball team stood sev enth with 12 points. CH1CA60AN SETS NEW- Chicago, Dec. IS. (IP) Adolph Keifer, the Chicago swimmer who has a monopoly on world and American men's backstroke records, claimed an other American one today 1:05.1 minutes for the 110-yard event. He set the mark last night in the Towers Club 75-foot tank in a special race against Ed Cor boy of Loyola University. Kei fer broke his own previous rec ord of 1:08.2, established in the central A.A.U. championships at Detroit in 1936. Closing time for Too Late to Clas- , airy Ads la 1:30 p. m. WE KNOW HOW to save the finish of your car. Daily's Auto Painting 19 South Bartlett GARAGE PHONE 101 YMAC Plan at lowtt ovoilabf ralu vHRlSTiiAS