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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1939.
Sport
Graphs
Billy Hulen eaya:
Joe Louis, Hobby
And Jone Write
To Santa Claus
These are last-minute-rush
letters to Santa Claus, from
various sports characters, but
before you read 'em please ac
cept the very best wishes of this
department for a Merry, Merry
Christmas and a happy, health'
ful, prosperous and dizzy New
Year. (We figure we saved $3.98
in postage by using the above
instead of mailing greeting
cards). Now for the letters:
Detroit, Mich,
Deah Mister Claus:
Ah sho would depreciate you
rilling my stocking wif some
good, big boys to box this com
ing yeah. Since ole Tony Gal
ento got mussed up by this heah
left hooker of mine and then
that young feller named Nova
turned around and got hisself
a dose of leatheah poisonm
from Galento, there jest ain't
nobody left fo' this little cullud
boy to play tag wif
I'se been hearln' quite a bit
of talking about a young sprig
by name of Billy Conn, but to
tell the tnuf, Mister Claus, ah
don' believe Billy will be ready
to go wif me fo' a long while
yet. I'se honest achin' to get in
the ring against some good, big
strong, husky feller, and if you
can recommodate me ah will be
a mighty happy little cullud
boy.
Ah has been a awful good
dahk child this yeah and pro
mise to be the same next yeah,
so do what you can to help me
an Mistah Blackburn out.
As always,
X (Joe Louis).
Eugene, Ore.
Dear Santa Claus:
My wishes are few this year.
Dear Santa; all I want in my
stocking is a center to replace
Slim Wintermute, two guards
to take the places of Johansen
and Anet and a forward as
good as Laddie Gale. I am sure,
with your vast supply of All
American basketball players,
you can see your way clear to
make my heart glad on Xmas
morn. If you do, Santa, I can
fix things here in Eugene for
you to attend school with your
tuition paid, room and board
furnished, and $40 a month
pending money. We really
want you at Oregon, Mr. Claus,
and will make things so attrac
tive you can't resist.
Sincerely yours,
Howard Hobson,
Basketball Coach.
Los Angeles
My Dear Mr. Claus:
It is with trembling fingers
that I pen this letter, for I am
becoming a nervous wreck
thinking about New Yeor's day
and what will happen to my
football team over in Pasadena.
So I thought I better get this
letter off while I still have the
strength to write.
Unless you are so kind as
to grant all my requests and
leave them in my slocking, I
don't know what is to become
of me when the U. S. C. alumni
get togeihere and talk over the
coaching situation. So please,
please, Dear Santa Claus, Jam
Into my sock the following:
A 10-inch land battery to stop
George Cafcgo and Johnny But
ler of Mr. Robert Neyland's
Tennessee terrifies, seven block
houses for our linemen to hide
In when the Tennessee forward
wall chorges, a 300-ton tonk to
block for our own Lnnsdcll and
Schindler and 50 Douglas bomb
ers to aid Doyle Nave in his
aerial attack.
Hopefully yours,
Howard (Scared) Jones,
U.S.C. grid coach.
J'VILLE GRADERS EKE
16-13 WIN FROM CP.
Jacksonville, Dec. 22. (Spl)
Coach Mark Seolcy's Jackson
ville grade school basketball
team defeated the Central Point
graders here Inst night. 16 to
13. Beach and Gordon Thomas
of the winners each tallied five
points.
Monday night Butte Fall
t!
14, and last week Central Point
conquered the Jacksonville !
quintet, 21 to 16.
Guide for Piaeons I
London (U.R' A secret alloy
by means of which homing
pigeons can be piloted along
planned courses has been dis-
covered by J. Sellers in cooner-'.
Btion with other scientists. Ow
ing to the military value of the
discovery, the composition of
the alloy Is being kept secret.
Aniaci Stress Fllnen
Sydney, N. S. (U.R) Perfect
physical fitness and a minimum :
height of 8 feet 6 inches, are
the standards sot for the "2n I
A. I F.", which Is the force boln
raisea by Aus'.r tor service,
t home or overseas.
Lost River Dairy and Signal Oil Quints Clash
MEDFORD TIGERS
MEET WEED, CAL
IN PRELIMINARY
Tillamook Here Saturday
Evening to Play Tigers-
Patterson With Oilers
Basketball will hold the cen
ter of the Medford sports stage
tonight and Saturday evening
with three games slated for the
senior high gym.
Tonight, Medford Lost River
Dairy independents go against
the Portland Signal Oilers in
the feature attraction, with the
Medford high Tigers playing
their second game of the season
in the preliminary against
weed, Cal., high. The prelim
will start at 7:30.
Saturday night, the Tigers
win meet Tillamook high, la3t
year's No-Name league co
champions. This will mark the
first appearance in Medford of
a Tillamook athletic team.
For tonight's game, the Lost
River Dairy will line up against
the Portland invaders with Dar-
rell Leavens and Bill Hoxie at
the forwards, Paul Lowery at
center, ana Charlie Warren and
George Harrinton at the guards.
Bill Piche, Dick Porterfield.
Vern Pointer and Jess Barton
will also probably see action.
Ex-College Stars
The Signal Oilers, one of the
s t a t e's ranking independent
clubs, will have Charley Pat
terson, former Sons and Web-
foot star: Jay Hollinnsworth.
Roy Pflugard and Art Merry-
man, former Oregon Staters:
and Joe Bohlman, Jake Wer-
schel and Jack Stltt on Its trav-
eling squad.
Medford high, in its name to
night against Weed and tomor
row night against Tillamook,
will probably open with Kresse
and Gunnette at the forwards,
Newland at center and Crosbv
and Johnston at the guards.
OUTCLASS TIGERS
33-20 VICTORY
Chemawa's fast-passing, fast-
breaking and accurate-eyed bas
ketball Indians trounced Med
ford high's Tigers in the local
gym last night, 33 to 20, In the
opening game of the season for
the red and black.
With a half-dozen games be
hind them, the flnshy Indians
were never seriously threatened
by the Tigers, from the begin
ning of the second quarter on.
Only In the first period were
Coach Russ Acheson's boys able
to keep abread of the high-flying
redskins.
Frank Backbone, forward,
scored 12 points for high hon
ors, while Scalpcane, other In
dian forword, tallied 10. Bill
Reed, sub forward and Walt
Kresse, forward, each potted
seven points for the Tigers.
Medford scored first when
Verne Johnston dropped in a
free throw at the three and a
half minute mark, and the locals
increased their lead to 3 to 0
when Kresse sunk a cripple.
Rapid field goals by Backbone
and Scalpcane, however, put
Chemnwa in front at 4 to 3,
and from then on the Indians
were never headed.
The first quorter ended 6 to
3, the half, 14 to 6; the third
heat, 18 to 12. The Indians turn
ed on the heat in the final
quarter to draw away, despite
Mcdford's desperate attempts to
close the gap.
Although outclassed, the Med
ford team showed flashes of
better things to come, several
times working the ball into scor
ing position with a series of
fast passes and dribbles. The
locals were way off in their
shooting, however, many open
heaves ringing the hoop and
dropping out
In a prelim, the Medford
V " ' Z3'
L,m""l';
I FG FT PF TP
Scalpcane, f 5 0
"nckbone. f 5 2
Wmindodcye, c. 2 0
Shoulderblade, g 0 1
Vonpclt, g 1 2
Youngmnn, g .... 1 0
Totals 14 5
10 33
Medford (20)
FG FT PF TP
Kresse, f
Gunnette,
. 3
. 0
, 3
. 0
. 2
. 0
0
Heed, f
N'ewlnnH. e
Crosby, g ..
ohnston, g
tend, g
- !
Totals 8 4 8 20
Heated Tempers Cause Hockey Battle
A free-for-all devolopad In the first period of the hockey
the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens. Here Rangor
macks a gloved fist against Canadian Drouin who is about to
Canadiens jump into the fray.
BOWLING
City longue bowling results In the
Medford alleys last night were: Val
entine's 3, A-l Brewery 1; Lewis
Super Service 3, CCO Camp Prescott
1; Teamsters forfeit over Copco.
Scores follow:
A-l Hrewery
Siead 100 181 lat 471
Binder 142 133 164 439
Kroschel 184 120 146 450
N. Newland 160 104 172 525
Absentee ..140 140 140 420
Totals ...... 804 768 7432305
Valentine's
Hltzlcr 130 100 130 468
Woods 180 143 134 427
Ounstan .-..121 160 180 470
Ollstrap 135 150 171 456
Rettama 205 100 100 694
Handicap 6 6 6.... 15
Totals 755 856 8282430
Camp Prescntt
Wilson 185
Duke 134
Dick 150
Qorczyca 124
Bender 151
Handicap 77
176 108 460
163 165 443
65 155 370
156 170 450
113 142 406
04 77 248
Totala 830 757 807-
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Iwls Super service
Antle 161 170 118 440
Lounsberry, P. ...160 103 174 505
Lounsberry, 0 174 177 173 624
Lewie. Ray 160 130 133 423
Stromberg . 153 177 231 551
Totals 817 816 8192452
TrnnWers
Lon 105 224 101 580
ChrlaU-naen Ill 134 150 395
BrnrJIlo 145 136 136 416
Lewis. Dick..... 160 179 190 520
Proctor 115 109
Totals 581 818 835
75th Generation
Walla Walla, Wash. (U.R)
Cats within the walls of the
Washington state penitentiary
have reached the 75th genera
tion now. The last census of
the feline dynasty showed 50
cats in the prison that are di
rect descendants of those ac
quired in 1887 to keep the insti
tution free of rats.
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THERE'S MANY A SL IP-After Jack Portland (8).
Onston Bruin defense, and Oils Starker, Toronto Maple Leaf for
ward, were untangled from this mess, the hockey game went on
at Boston, the Bruins winning, 6-2. A crowd of 12,000 watched.
Chicago Gives Up Football
Ghost; 43 Years in Big 10
By Arnold Derbliyzkl
Chicago, Dec. 22. (P) The University of Chicago, a mem
ber of the Big Ten conference since the inception in 1896. and
one of its major gridiron powers for many years, has aban
doned intercollegiate football.
The end of the sport in which
Chicago, despite recent disas
trous seasons, still holds more
undisputed conference cham
pionships than any other mem
ber came by decree of the uni
versity's board of trustees whose
vote was unanimous.
The decision wos made pub
lic last night by Harold Swift,
chairman of the board, and Rob
ert M. Hutchins. president of
the university.
The trustees' statement said
"the decision is effective at once
and institutions with which foot
ball games have been scheduled
for 1940 and 1941 will be asked
to release the university."
The trustees said the univer
sity "believes its particular in
terests and conditions are such
thnt its students now derive no
special benefit from intercollegi
ate football."
Doubt thnt the conference
would permit Chicago to con
tinue conference competition in
other sports was expressed by
Prof. O. F. Long, or Northwest
ern, chairman of the Big Ten
faculty athletic committee and
a menuier ot mat oooy for 37
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lnc trustees statement said .
nctaiis 01 Mead l each Hark !
Shatighnessy's adjustments
ts to I
1 bn
the new situation have not
determined.
ShaiiKlincsy himself termed
the action "quite startling," but
declared he had no other com
ment to make. T. Nelson Met
calf. director of athletics de
clined to comment.
Chicago won two games last
season over Oberlin and Wa
bash and one the season be
fore, over DePnuw. Not since
O.-t. 31, 1 :.!. w:v.-n it d.'.-nted
Wisconsin, 7-6, has it won a con
game in New York between
Hiller (second from left),
return the blow. A couple of
ference game. Yet in the all
time conference records it has
six undisputed football titles
more than any other member.
TEAM REACHES HAWAII
Honolulu.- Dec. 22. JP) The
Oregon State football team was
glad to get its collective feet
on dry land again.
Coach Lon Stiner revealed
upon the team's arrival on the
steamship Matsonia yesterday
that the entire squad was sea
sick on the way over. At thnt
they managed to work out daily
on board ship, he said.
The Beavers will play the
Hawaii All Stars December 25
and the University of Hawaii
January 1.
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Swam, cloim the rat killing
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; WAYNE U. UPSETS
LOSE M Y. 0.
Webfoots Held Scoreless in
First 9 Minutes Brig
ham Young Evens Series.
Detroit, Dec. 22. (P) The
Oregon university basketball
team found a supposedly under
dog Wayne university quintet
suddenly converted into a lion
last night, the result a 32-29
victory for Wayne over the na
tional champions.
The victors held the Oregon
ians scoreless for the first nine
minutes of play while they built
up an 11-0 lead. Never during
the contest was the Wayne
sharpshooters threatened.
Don Roble, sophomore Wayne
guard, was the higher scorer
for both teams with 13 points.
Vic Townsend got 10 to lead
the Webfeet.
The summary:
Wayne (32) G F PF TP
Garretson, f 0 0 0 0
Schultz, f 2 12 5
McCarty, c, f 2 2 0 6
Staryk, g 2 115
Roble, g 6 1 . 0 13
Collins, c 113 3
Richards, g 0 0 10
Van Vleck, g 0 0 0 0
Myron, g 0 0 0 0
Totals 13 6 7 32
Oregon (29) G F PF TP
McNeely, t 0 111
Sarpola, f 0 0 10
Dick, c 4 13 9
Townsend, g 4 2 2 10
Pavalunas, g 0 0 0 0
Jackson, g . 0 0 0 0
Marshlk, c 10 12
Andrews, g 3 117
Totals 12 5 9 29
Score at half: Wayne 20, Ore
gon 13.
Free throws missed: McCarty
4, Collins, Richards, Sarpola,
Dick, Townsend.
Referee: Powers, Detroit. Um
pire, Beam (Western State).
Twin Falls, Dec. 22. (JP)
Paul Valenti. Oreenn Ktatn r-nt.
lege ace, was held to a single
iree inrow last night as Brig
hom Young university's basket
ball team defeated tho
47-42 to even their two-game
series. Don Overly, Brigham
Young captain, checked Valenti
closely throughout the evening.
Brigham moved into the lead
at the outset and relinquished
it only once, late in the first
half.
The summarv:
Oregon State (42) G F PF TP
Mulder, f 5
Romano, f n
2 14
1 0
3 11
4 8
2 1
1 5
1 0
J. Mandic, c : 4
Hunter, g 4
Valenti, g 0
F. Mandic, f 1
Stitt, f 0
Shaw, g 1
0 3
Totals 15 12 14 42
Brig. Young (47) G F PF TP
Snedeker, f 0 0 2 0
Gardner, f 4
1 11
4 6
4 5
1 11
0 10
3 4
Weimer, c 1
Nielsen, sr 1
Overlv. b a 1
Fullmer, f 4 2
Allen, c 2 0
Cannon, g n 0
1 0
Totals 17 13 16 47
Halftime score: Orponn stuta
19, Brigham Young 23.
Free throws missed: J. Man
dic. Hunter 2. F. ManHU rio-j.
ner, Weimer 2, Overly', Full
mer z.
Officials: Leute and Bowers.
J'VILLE GRIDIRON
LETTERSAWARDED
Jacksonville, Dec. 22. (Spl)
LeRoy Boyd was elected cap
tain of next year's Jacksonville
high school six-man football
team at an assembly Thursday
which saw letters awarded to
15 members of the Jackson
county championship squad.
Those receiving monograms
were: Reuel Rians. Martvn
Pearce, Gerald Pearce, LeRoy
Boyd, John Woodward. Clirf
McGinty. Cliff Medley, Ed Mc
Ginty, Jack Swaryck, Aubrey
Taylor. Dick Hall. Walter Huen
ers. Bill Hyde. Merton LeRoy
and Lester Wendt.
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MIDWEST I
INTERSECTION
BASKETBALL PLAY
Midland Quints Have .545
Percentage; Pacific Coast
Wins 14 in 26 Attempts.
By Bill Whit
New York, Dec. 22. (P)
The southwest has the best per
centage, but the midwest, where
an infant prodigy is a child
who doesn't play basketball, has
the most impressive intersec
tional college cage record of the
young season.
With such quintets as North
western, Indiana, Illinois, Mich
igan, and Nebraska to name
but a few of the better known
pace-setters in the geographical
ly gigantic section leading the
way, the midwest teams have
scored 42 victories out of 77
tries for a percentage of .545.
Southwest Best Mark
That isn't as impressive as
the southwest's mark of .630,
but the land of the longhorns
has played some 50 fewer
games.
The far west, thanks to gen
erally splendid performances by
Oregon, Southern California
and Washington State, is the
only other region to keep above
the .500 mark. Fourteen victor
ies out of 26 tries gives the
Pacific coast a .538 mark.
The east, as a whole, comes
next, followed by the Rocky
Mountain region and the soutn.
No less than 15 midwest vic
tories have been scored over
the east but the east has al
most repaid the compliment,
knocking out 13 victories over
midwestern teams.
The midwest's triumphs have
been highlighted this week by
Indiana's fourth win of the
season over Pittsburgh; Michi
gan's double victory over Con
necticut and Tulane, the fourth
win for Illinois, this time over
Princeton 41-25, Wayne's top
pling of favored Oregon by 32
29, and Northwestern's victory
over that same Princeton five.
Trojans Win
The midwest suffered when
Southern California nipped De
Paul 44-42, and Carnegie Tech
tripped Loyola by 45-36. Daytn
dropped decisions to Long Is
land and St. John's.
The east was thankful for
Long Island's three wins over
tripped Loyola by 45-36. Dayton
ton as major tactors in its mark
of IS wins out of 38 games.
Like Ferry Home
Islesboro, Me. (U.R) Two in
dustrious and marine-minded
martins did their best to set up
housekeeping in the whistle of
the Islesboro-Lincolnville ferry.
But every time the boat whistle
tooted, the blast wrecked their
fragile "h o m e." The crew
finally persuaded the pair to
build the love-nest on a dock
near the ferry-slip.
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Tonight
Fights Last Night
By the Associated Press
New Bedford, Mass. Babe
Verrla, 153!4, New Bedford,
stopped Frankie Britt, 152, Fall
River, Mass. (10).
Rotarians Shamed
Montgomery, Ala. (U.R) Alabama-born
members of the
Montgomery Rotary club know
less about the state than "for
eign" members. The club re
cently was given a quiz on
Alabama history and industries.
The "foreigners" won by 18
points.
16 Children
McClure, Ohio (U.R) Mrs.
John Babcock, 37, is the mother
of five sets of twins. Her chil
dren total 17, of whom all are
living but one. Her last set of
twins were born on the day
her oldest daughter was 18.
Popcorn With Byrd
Lawrence, Kas. (U.R) A local
seedhouse supplied the Byrd
Ant-arctic expedition with four
100-pound bags of popcorn to
take to the South Pole for the
expedition members.
The most dangerous snake in
the world is the King Cobra. It
is also the largest of the poison
ous snakes, reaching a length of
18 feet.
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