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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON," SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1939 Medford High Scores 30 to 26 Win Over No Name Champions CLOSE TILT 0-0-0h! East-West Football Players Pay Visit GARCIA DEFEATS LEE HANDILY IN WITH HOT RALLY IN LASTPERIOD Tigers Show Best Form Of Season With Kresse And Nebraskan Dropped Six , Times In Manila Fight Johnston Scoring ft A Before 30,000 Fans. PACE TWO Walt Kresse and Verne John ton scored 10 and eight points, respectively, to lead Medford high's Tigers In a 30 to 26 con. quest of Tillamook high, last years No Name league co- champions, in a hard-fought basketball game In the local gymn last night. Ashland high's Grizzlies defeated the Tillamook quintet, 27 to 25, Friday eve ning. The Tigers, displaying their best form of the new season, -were forced to come from be hind in the fourth quarter to gain the victory. With the score standing 23 to 20 in favor of the Cheesemakers at the close of the third period, the Tigers poured on the heat to deadlock the count and go on to win. The locals went ahead with three minutes to play and re tained their advantage until the end. Tillamook led most of the game, holding an 8 to 3 advan tage at the end of the first quarter, 16 to 14 at half time and 23 to 20 at the close of the third heat, Lineups: (Medford) (Tillamook) .Kresse 10 F Schlrmer 3 Gunetto F. Christensen 6 Newland 2 ..C Piper 6 Crosby 4 . G Smith 3 Johnston 8 ....G Hediger 2 - Subs: Medford, Reed 2, Gif- ford, Stead 4, Williams; Tilla mook, Witcher 6. Officials: George Harrington and George Robertson. IN SOUTH TODAY Pasadena, Cel., Dec. 23. (IP) The two Rose bowl teams were on the move today Ten nessee rolling westward on the train, and Southern California's Trojans busily engaged in wind ing up one week of practice for the New Year's day game. Tennessee's special train, bringing the undefeated Volun teer team to the Pasadena game for the first time in history, reaches town tomorrow, and a warm reception Is planned. Coach Howard Jones viewed the condition of his squad to date as satisfactory despito the fact that two of his backfield stars, quarterback Grenvllle Lansdell and fullback Jack Banta, are still nursing injuries. FILES PROTESTS Chicago, Dec. 23. (IP) The volume of protests grew like a rolling snowball today as alum ni and students cried out against the abolition of Inter collegiate football at the Uni versity of Chicago. As of one voice, large blocs of students and alumni showed clearly their resentment and in dignation at the sudden action of the board of trustees in clip ping the 47-year old sport from the school's Intercollegiate cal endar. It is too early to say whether their protests would result in a concerted move to have the trustees reconsider their decis ion. LADY SWIM STAR TO GET BENEFITS New Orleans, Dec. 23. Mi Lorenzo dl Benedetto, AAU president, said today the South ern Pacific AAU administration had been instructed to do "everything possible" to aid Georgia Coleman, former na tional diving champion, who is ill in a Los Angeles hospital. "Georgia for years gave ama teur athletic the best she had and now it is our turn to help her," he said. Dl Benedetto said plans for benefit programs or other means to aid Miss Coleman, who has been 111 for a long period, would be handled by Sid Fos ter, president of the west coast group. Dm tuu Ttlbuwi ui ui. s inn unit panent at In bhrmers' Hospital for Crippled Children in San Francisco ap peared utterly amazed when members of the East and West football squads visited the hos pital to meet the small pationts for whom they will play fastball January 1. At left la Johnny Schlechl, Ail-American center of Santa Clara, a West player, at right John Mc Loighry of Brown, a fullback on the East squad. San Francisco, Dec. 23. (P) forty-four of the nations ace grldders drew heavy practice assignments today in attempts to weld them Into two smooth working football machines for FOR DAIRY FIVE' Medford basketball teams split even in two games against foreign opposition in the local gym Friday night, Lost River bowing before a red-hot Signal Oil of Portland quintet, 37 to 52, and the high school Tigers trouncing Weed (Cal.) high, 40 to 18, in the preliminary. The Dairymen never had a chance against the Portland barnstormers, who Jumped into an early lead and retained it throughout the game. Charley Patterson, Negro ace from Uni versity of Oregon and Southern Oregon Normal, tallied 11 points for high scoring honors, follow ed by Jay Holllngsworth with 10 and Plufgrad and Sarkela with 0 each. Bill Hoxie, Lost River forward, hit 10 tallies for his club. The Oilers, who scored most of their points either on tip-In shots under the basket or on howitzers from the middle of the court, led at tho end of the first period, 13 to 8; at the half, 24 to 18, and at the end of the third, period, 43 to 30. The Medford high-Weed high encounter was a rough affair, with the Tigers committing 19 personal fouls and the Call fornlons 10. Bill Reed and Rod ney Stead of the locals and Riz zuto of Weed were ousted for four personals, and Fred Gun nette of Medford and Bellotl of the visitors were chased to the showers In the fourth quarter for ungentlemanly conduct on the floor. The Tigers looked much bet ter than they did against Che- mnwa the previous night. With 1 Bob Ncwland and Walt Kresse I leading the way, the Medfords scored first and remained out . , , YA N K AT NEW HAVE N Wir eut ..,, ,. f Byron "Whlner" While (above), all-Amrriran tulfhark, at Ox ford in Finland where he was lo study this year a Rhnclpt scholar. So W hlrrcr Is liar In America, this tlmf as a law student It Yale university In New Haven, t nnn. A former I'UKburta t'irales pro football plajcr, he .is his football diji art over. the 14th annual East-West char- ity game here New Year's Day. Both squads went through brief workouts yesterday. The western team practiced at Stan ford and the easterners, electing front for the duration of the tiff. Newland accumulated five field goals and a pair of free tosses for a dozen points, and Kresse got four field buckets and a gift throw for nine markers. Medford held an 8 to 3 ad vantage at the end of the first quarter, an 18 to 9 half-time bulge and a 29 to 16 margin at the third period close. Lineups: Signal Oil (52) FT PF TP 12 9 Sarkela, f 4 Hollingworth, f.. 4 Stitt, f ! 1 Patterson, c 3 Bohlman, c 3 Plufgrad, g 3 Werschel, g 1 2 10 0 0 2 11 0 8 4 9 0 ... 3 Totals 19 14 Lost River (37) 9 52 G FT PF TP Hoxie, f 5 Leavens, f 2 Porterfield, f 1 Lowery, c 3 Pointer, c 0 Harrington, g 1 Warren. K 1 Piche. a.... 2 Schopf, g 2 Barton, g 0 Totals 17 Free throws missed: 3 15 37 Patterson 1, Plufgrad 1, Werschel 2, Hoxie 2, Leavens 2, Warren 2. Weed (19) FT PF TP 5 17 Gubetta, f 1 Rizzuto, f 1 Robeson, f 0 DeBnrtoll, f 0 Bartolazzo, c 0 Catuzzo, c 0 Belcastro, g 1 Bclloti, g 2 Rossetto, g 0 Comeaus, g 0 Totals 5 9 10 19 Medford (40H- G FT PF TP Kresse, f 4 Gunnette, f 1 Reed, f 2 Gifford, f 0 Newland, c 5 Crosby, g 0 V i late in the day to stay in San Francisco, were split into two groups for dummy scrimmage. Ihey go to their Berkeley train ing quarters today for real workouts. Johnston, g 2 115 Stead, g 2 0 4 4 Williams, g 112 3 Totals 17 6 19 40 Free throws missed: Gubetta 2, Rizzuto 2, Smith 1, Catuzzo' 1, Bellotl 3, Kresse 1, Reed 2, Crosby 2. Officials: Robertson and I. Harrington. . PURDUE DEFEATS OREGON 41 TO 35 IN FAST FINISH LaFavette. Ind.. TVo 2a IPi Sparked by sophomore Don oiBKen, wno scored 18 points, Purdue university nrtcat iht ,. tional champion University of Oregon five, 41 to 35, here to night in an intersectional bas ketball game. The Boilermakers displayed more soeed and smnnthnp than at any time this season as they Jumped into an early 19-to-9 lead. The bornstorming invaders iinisnea me nait strong, cutting the Purdue edge to four points. The Oreeon auintet stnepd n closing rally which sharply re duced tne Boilermakers margin. With two minutes remaining, the westerners, who wprp trail. Ing 41 to 26, scored nine points. Summary: Oregon (35) G F PF TP Dick, f 4 119 Sarpola, f 3 2 0 8 Andrews, f, g .. 2 3 17 Marshik, c .............. 0 0 0 0 Jackson, c 0 2 12 Pavalunas, g 2 0 2 4 Townsend, g 114 3 McNeely, g 0 0 4 0 Piippo, g 0 0 0 0 Anderson, g 10 12 Totals 13 9 14 35 Purdue (41) G F PF TP Igney. f 10 0 2 Blanken, f .. 7 4 0 18 Sprowl, f 2 11 Nuetzel, f 0 0 1 Tierncy, f 0 Lorenz, f ..... 0 Bosse, f .......... 0 Fisher, c 3 Weber, c . 0 Sworts, c Berctta, g Yeager, g Caress, g 2 Totals 1A 0 in Jl Half-time score: Purdue 19, Oregon 15. Free throws missed: Blanken 2. Fisher, Beretta 4, Yeager, Nuetzel, Dick, Pavalunas, Jack son, Anderson 2. ButU Falls Wins With Bobby Hocfs scoring 18 points, Butte Falls high defeat ed the Medford high sophs at Butte Falls Friday night. 43 to 24. Ike Orr, Medford, tallied seven points for his team. PORTLAND S Most Distinctive Hotel Invites You . . . I'rlfiidlv SerTlit Home 1. Ike Ktxrnia ' tt underfill fitod Senslhli llatet enson , .VI 5 v':Jj Hotel B Manila, Dec. 23. (P) A drenching rain and an equally steady shower of blows from Ceferino Garcia's right hand drowned Glenn Lee's hopes for a piece of the middleweight title in 13 rounds here tonight. The Nebraska fighter ended his 8,000-mile quest of Garcia's share of the crown sitting numb ed and dazed on the wet canvas as Jack Dempsey counted him out. It was the sixth time the Filipino had flattened his game but hopelessly outclassed chal lenger in their 15-round match. Garcia, recognized as worlds middleweight champion in New York, California and Manila, weighed 152 pounds; Lee 156. The National Boxing associa tion lists Garcia as leading chal lenger for the N.B.A. title held by Al Hostak of Seattle. Lee broke even in the first round as the two fighters slith ered cautiously throuch the rain which couldn't keep 30, 000 fans away. But Garcia found the range with his right in the second and took every round from then on. He dropped Lee for a short count in the fourth and again in the eighth; twice for counts of nine in the eleventh, and for seven before the knockout in the thirteenth. Despite the hopelessness of the battle, Lee kept fighting and staggered the champion in the fifth. Garcia was a national hero but Dempsey still appeared to be the most popular man in the ring. The applause that greeted him would have drowned out the crowd's greeting to either fighter. BE HELD MCH. 30 Columbus, O., Dec. 23. (JP) America's two outstandin college basketball teams will clash March 30 at Kansas City, mo., tor the second annual Na tional Collegiate Athletic asso ciation championship now held by Oregon, H. G. Olsen of Ohio State university said today In announcing plans for the post season classic. Olsen, originator of the na tional tourney idea, and chair man of the general committee. set March 22-23 for the district playoffs by four teams east of the Mississippi and four from the west, each district to select one representative. The west ern playoffs are scheduled at Kansas City, but the site has not been selected for the east ern sector. Gale Tosses Cincher Seattle, Dec. 23 (P) Laddie Gale, proving that neither ap proaching marriage nor gradu ation from college had impaired his basket eye, tossed in a free throw in the last minute of play here Friday to give the Oregon All-Stars a 33-32 victory over the often-beaten University of Washington basketball team. High Schools Friday games) The Dalles 36, Silverton 25 Corvallis 37, McMinnville 30 Marshfield 18, Salem 29. Astoria 36, Vancouver, Wash., 27. Ashland 27, Tillamook 25. Closing time (or Too Ute to Clai nry Ads ! 1:30 p. m. Christmas Here Are the Best Fuel Buys! DRY PINE SLABWOOD $6.00 DRY FACTORY BLOCKS $5.50 BUNDLED KINDLING $5.00 Delivered In City Limits Or fill jour ear or (raller at our fuel yard on the corner of Norm Central Mr. and MrAndrewa Road. Timber P roducts Com pam Phone 7 00! CIRl SCOUTS LEND AN EAR Three of New York's girl scouts listen attentively as Actress Bess Johnson (right) gives a few painters on dramatic technique. Miss Johnson claims 10 years' interest In scout work, plans some coaching lectures. Left to right: Adele Hardy, Viola Hecht, Marie Urbancik, Mrs. M. L. Johnson of the Girl Scout Federation of Greater New York. REPEL RUSSIANS, (continued ifura page one) were dropped around Helsinki, Pori, Tammisaari and Rauma. Two Russian bombers were reported shot down by anti aircraft guns. Finnish reports said manv bombs were dropped, and that at least one home was burned in Tammisaari. Russian fliers machinegunned the towns from as low as 150 feet. The Finnish army in the arctic sector was reported pur suing retreating Soviet trooDS beyond Hoyhenjarvi, approxi mately 60 miles south of the Arctic ocean. Bitterly cold weather and deep snow was said to be helping the Finns. faeveral Russian battalions were reported cut off near Sal- mijarvl, center of the Nickel mining district. The Finnish army, according to information from the Norwegian frontier region, has severed highway communications with Petsamo Fjord and the Russians have been forced to withdraw east ward toward Kola, across the border in Russia. Finns asserted there was not a "living Russian" south of Salmijarvi in the arctic sector, and that thousands had lost their lives, victims of a blizzard and sub-zero weather. In Helsinki, the civilian de fense corps decreed that snow would not be removed from the streets. To clear it away, they said, -would be to leave black spots against the surrounding white countryside to guide enemy air raiders. Salem, Dec. 23. (IP) Holi day season deaths and injuries on the highways can be elimin ated "if all drivers and pedes trians will apply courtesy," Sec retary of State Earl Snell de clared today in recalling that eight Oregon residents met death in traffic accidents dur ing Christmas week last year. Five of those deaths were of pedestrians. Snell said 24 lives had been snuffed out in traffic accidents to date this month, four short of the December, 1938, total. Greetings End North Csntral OF E New York, Dec. 23. (JP) Living costs declined 1-10 of 1 percent in November compared with the previous month, it was reported today by the national industrial conference board, a private organization supported largely by big business. The decline was caused by 6-10ths of 1. percent drop in food prices. Other chief items rose slight ly during the month, including coal, clothing and rents. The latter item's rise of 1-10 of 1 percent brought it to a level only 5.8 percent below the No vember, 1929, high. CRITICALLY ILL Hollywood, Dec. 23. (IP) Screen Actress Claire Trevor was reported critically ill to night in St. Vincent's hospital. Nature of her illness has not been determined, said her phy sician. Dr. Conrad Baumgart ner. Her temperature was 105 degrees. She was stricken last Sunday at her Bel-Air home and taken to the hospital two days later. The New York actress' hus band, Clark Andrews, radio pro ducer, has remained at her bed side. He said strain from over work induced the illness. Medal For Connie New Haven, Conn., Dec. 23. (fP) Members of the Connecti cut Sportsmen's alliance voted today to award its first annual gold medal to Connie Mack, president and manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, who made his professional baseball debut in this state. Bruts Given Life Portland, Dec. 23. (,P) Peter Sturman, 49, pleaded guilty to assault with intent to criminally attack a 22-month-old girl and was sentenced to life imprisonment by Circuit Judge James W. Crawford yes terday. Closing time (or Too Late to Claa alfy Ads Is 1:30 p. m. HoTeL MANX MASVTr H TOY PJ-t Tl tKW94 riv -STUffll i IMtPffllit! I from 1200 I " Wsreli, TEXAS PANHANDLE LESSED BY SNOW Garden City, Kas., Dec. 23. (P) The southwest's biggest Christmas present arrived today snow. Parched sections which have not had measurable moisture in many months welcomed the white flakes. Syracuse, Kas., had eight inches. A six-inch blanket ex tended west from Garden City to the Colorado border. By mid morning the white invasion had reached eastward to Wichita. Five inches covered the west ern edge of the Oklahoma pan handle. Woodward, Okla., re ported its first moisture since July 22. Shuns Coast League) Spokane, Dec. 23. (IP) Dwight Aden, Willamette uni versity graduate and member of the Spokane Western Inter national league team, turned a cold shoulder yesterday on all Pacific Coast league offers. Romance Ended San Francisco, Dec. 23. 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