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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1941.
Sport
Graphs
o
Billy Hulen Says:
Tornado Line Is
Powerful In Two
Games Thus Far
Typical
While it Is ilmple matter
to record statistically the suc
cess, or lack of it, of your ball
toting backfleld performers, it
is next to impossible to produce
actual figures along the same
lines for those Individual fel
lows up there in the forward
wall.
It's almost as easy to keep
tab on backfield offensive act
ivity as it is to establish a base
ball player's batting average.
The backs carry the ball a cer
tain number of times, they make
so many yards all told, and they
made this or that amount of
yards per carry.
But with the linemen it Is
a different story. No system has
yet been evolved to keep track
of the blocks and tackles miss
ed or made by each individual
end, tackle, guard and center;
to do so would take a corps
of observers, each eyeing a
single position from opening
kickoff to final gun. Even then,
plays would be missed in the
mass entanglements and accur
ate individual records would
be Impossible.
It follows, then, that to guage
the strength of a line, the line
must be taken as a whole. It
must be balanced against the
offensive statistical figures of
the opposition, and its own of
fensive value must be deter
mined by the figures of its own
backfleld.
In two games thus far this
uiion. the Black Tornado
. forward vail has comported
would cautiously call a "sat
isfactory" manner. Not being
a master of understatement
like Mr, Bowerman, we would
simply say that, so far, the
Tigers have displayed one
helluva front string.
and Corvallis, in 44 scrimmage
shots at Medford's line, gained
total of 92 yards, or an aver
age of 2.09 yards per play. On
the other hand the Tornado
backs, in 85 rushing maneuvers
aimed at openings created bv
the red and black line, gained
865 total yards, or an average
of 8.83 yards per play.
On the basis of those figures,
It would seem the Medford for
wards have been Just about
three times as effective, both
defensively and offensively, as
have the Weed and Corvallis
linemen. Which even to a non
statistical minded fan appears
correct.
We do not mean to Intimate
that all Medford's success on
scrimmage plays has been due
entirely to the operation of the
line. The backs have perform
ed well, even brilliantly at
times, and to tell the truth we
have never seen such a wealth
of good ball-carriers on one
high school squad. Still, the fact
remains that that big Tornado
line has been cracking open
some lusty holes and doing
some extraordinarily fine down
field blocking (against Corval
lis), all of which hasn't hinder
ed the leather luggers.
So far as the backfield Is
concerned, no less than seven
of the boys have an average
of over 3 yards per carry. This
explains what we mean by a
"wealth of good ball carriers."
Steve Dlppel, the sophomore
understudy for Right Halfback
Ike Orr, has the best average,
with 114 total yards In 8 tries
for a 14.2 yards average per
carry. Cato Wray is next witn
an average of 10.5 yards per
carry on 136 total yards gained
in 13 times packed. The others
scale down in the following
order:
Carried
Yards Avg.
Glenn .ll 81 7.4
I. Orr ..15 88 6.4
Mitchell 8 28 5.8
J. Young 3 15 5.0
Stead 5 24 4.8
Adams 6 24 4.0
Jones 11 40 3.4
P. Orr 5 8 1.2
Isaac 4 1 .3
Rally Sends Seattle Into P C L Playoff Finals
RA1NIERS SWEEP I Durocher Kissed for Luck
TWiM BILL FROM
STARUOTH 2-0
Cole and Barrett Turn In
Shutout Hurling Jobs
Solons Final Opponents.
The Tigers also show statis
tical advantage over their two
opponents In the matter of pass
ing offense, although not to
such a marked degree as they
do on the ground.
Medford has completed 17 out
of 42 aerials for 207 yards, an
average of 12.2 yards per com
pletion and a percentage of 40.5
in number of passes completed,
while Weed and Corvallis have
completed nine passes out of
24 attempted for 97 yards, an
average of 10.8 yards per com
pletion and a percentage of
37.5 In number of passes com
pleted.
Federal gasoline tjx collec
tions for the first six months
of 1941 were $169,127,079, or
53',-i percent higher than dur
ing tho first half of 1940.
HUH
I GRANTS PASS
ll 1340 On Your Dial
Invites the Medford Fans to
HEAR THE YANKS AND
DODGERS Play the
WORLD
SESRIEiS
DAILY 10:15 a.m.
Pacific Standard Time
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By the Associated Press
Champion Seattle was In the
final round of the Coast league
Shaughnessy baseball playoffs
against Sacramento today, after
staging a rally as spectacular as
when it overcame a 16-game de
ficit to capture the pennant.
The Rainlers went into their
double-header with fourth-place
Hollywood at Seattle last night
trailing two games to three
but blasted the Stars 2 to 0 in
both contests to take the seven
game preliminary series and ad
vance to the finals. Sacramento,
league runner-up, had already
reached the final round by
thumping San Diego four games
straight.
The playoff for the President's
cup and $5,000 first prize money
opens In Seattle Friday night,
and will continue through Sun
day. The two teams will finish
the series at Sacramento next
week.
Fallon Homers
A pair of brilliant pitching
performances brought Seattle
victory In both games of last
night's doubleheader, when a
single defeat would have knock
ed the Rainlers out of the play
offs. Ed Cole limited Hollywood
to three scattered hits in the
opener, while Charley Fallon's
home run and Al Niemiec's
score on a star error brought in
the winning runs In the second
Inning.
In the seven-Inning nightcap,
Dick "Kewpie" Barrett yielded
only four hits in winning, Dick
Gyselman, - Rainier third base
man, drove In both runs with
singles in the second and fourtn
innings.
Short scores:
Hollywood 0 8 1
Seattle 2 3 1
Tost, Blttner and Dapper;
Cole and Fallon.
(7 Innings)
Hollywood
Seattle
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Manager Leo "LIppy" Durocher of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
National league champions, got kissed by his daughter. Nell and
Mrs. Durocher (right), just before going into battle against the
Phils, which the Dodgers won for their 100th victory of the year.
It was the first time In history that the Dodgers had chalked up
that many triumphs In season.
Cay and Brenzel; Barrett and
Collins.
Fights Last Night
(By the Associated Press)
Jersey City. N. J. Ken Over
lln, 163. Washington. D. C, out
pointed Wild Bill McDowell. 158.
Paterson, N. J. (10).
White Plains, N. Y. Clarence
King. 137, Port Chester, N. Y.,
defeated Leo Dulmatne, 136,
Worcester, Mass. (8).
SIMON TO ARRIVE FOR
J FIGHT WITH THOMPSON
Hollywood, Oct. 1. OP) Abe
: Simon, giant New York heavy
i weight, Is due In Los Angeles
tomorrow to wind up training for
his 10-round match Monday
night against Turkey Thompson
of Los Angeles at the Hollywood
baseball park.
Simon lasted 13 rounds with
ijoe Louis several months ago.
BOWLING
Ladles' league results last nltnt:
Richfield Oil 8. Office Supply 1: Ut
trell'a 3, Wemscott's Drugs J; Val
entine's Car I, Tolly's Ollmore I.
Scores follow:
Tolly's Ollmore
IS 13 IS S
O'Brien - 134 138 133 94
Tollefsoa MO 131 147418
Ollham 134 101 141 in
Wilkinson 148 108 74
Carblener 143 188 lea 470
.888 879 708 1073
Totala
Valentines Cafe
M. Swoapa 133 137 150410
T. Swoepe ... - 138 183 18433
B. Morse -101 SI 189 881
P. Bush 10 173 144438
A. Swoepa
. 310 ISO 178848
Totals
..878 704 788 3188
Vtalnscott's Drugs
37 37 87111
Llttrell. M. 138 143 134 413
ralrflfld 181 133 113385
Orames 131 138 107384
Olll . 153 131 181434
Simmons 108 141 113389
Totals .
Wallace
Prultt M.
Corwln
DeVore
Frlsble
713 890 883 JOS
Ltttrell's
143 138 140410
. 148 145 145438
..133 145 97374
..180 130 143413
.194 131 139454
Touts
.778 889 853 3098
Z. 81ms
P. Colton
T. Sample
V. Johnson
J. Prultt
Office Supply
10 10 10 80
.148 ISO 133 409
..130 135 let 418
131 133 117381
1 148 145438
187 118 138381
Totals 883 871 703 3055
Richfield OH
R. Coutfe 1S8 181 174473
J. Phslr 73 111 134307
S. Knox 143 148 179 44
M. Pro chnow ,185 167 115 457
M Sherwood .136 170 335831
Totals
. 873 741 817 3333
COMING
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CHICK BAFFLES BOY
Oklahoma City OP) When
Winston Cleek, a farm boy.
hatched what he thought was
a guinea hen egg ne oDtainea
a chick whose breed he couldn't
identify. Finally he took the
bird to the county fair and ex
perts sold It was a cross between
a guinea hen and "the Cleek's
old Buff Orpington rooster."
Which makes the bird extraordinary.
UP ADDING MACHINE
Pineville. Ky. HP) A perse
vering mouse made his home In
an adding machine at the WPA
commodities office. Every time
he built a nest someone used
the machine and tore it up.
Finally the nest clogged the
machine so badly that a repair
man was called. Me blocked
hole by which the mouse had
entered, and the mouse wa out
of a home.
BULLDOGOINO DEVIL DOS
Butte, Mont. (PI "I'd like to
join your outfit," a cowboy
announced at the marine re
cruiting office. "But If I do
and a rodeo comes along. I want
to be able to bulldog without
the judges stopping me Just
because I'm marine." The
recruiting officer agreed and
the cowboy signed up.
Phone
2119
for Towing or
Wrecker Service
Any here Anytime
tews Snuer Srn'cc
Louis Ups Ring
"Take" To Over
2 Million Bucks
New York, Oct. 1. (P
Joe Louis ran his total ring
earnings to over $2,000,000
with the $193,274 he received
for knocking out Lou Nova in
the sixth round Monday night
at the Polo grounds in the
19 th defense of his heavy
weight boxing title.
Louis' share was 40 per cent
of the gate which grossed
$583,821 and netted $499,300.
according to the official fig
ures announced today by Pro
moter Mike Jacobs. Nova'8
17 per cent gave his $71,765
as salve for his wounds.
The attendance was 56,549;
the federal tax $55,457, and
the state tax S29 312
MEDFORD JUNIORS
PLAY AT ASHLAND
THURSDAY NIGHT
An inexperienced and rather
small Medford Junior high
school football team will open
defense of It southern Oreson
Junior high conference cham
pionship against the Ashland Howard
juniors at Asniana inursaay
night, and Coach Riney Cook
figures his club will be the un
derdogs to the Al Simpson
eleven.
The locals will take the field
with an entirely new line from
that which operated so success
fully last season. Dean Sheldon,
only returning letterman line
man, ha been out of school for
the past two weeks and will not
be in uniform.
Coach Cook's starting lineup
is expected to be as follows: Jim
Cave at center, Duane Davis and
Jim Ganfield at the guads, Jim
White and Ray Stimson at the
tackles, Dale Bruegger and Mar
vin Doty at the ends. Dean Stead
at quarterback. Bob Watson at
left half, Earl Barnhart at right
half and either Nick Green or
Bill Plaskett at fullback.
Reserves who might see action
aro Darrell Riggs, center; Ver
non Cleaves, Glenn Hall and
Bob Barry, guards; Bob Morgan,
Charles Jones, Alvin Pena md
Ken Cearly, tackles; Bob Leav
itt. Junior Thomas and Alan
Kircher, ends; Jerry Clark and
Rollie Berry, quarterbacks; Dick
Fawcett, left half and Lyle Wil
son and Earl Stelle, right halves.
WAYNE SABIN IN
Berkeley, Calif., Oct. 1
Bobby Rlggs and Frankie no
vacs, the champion and runner
up respectively the past two
years, were strong favorites over
California opponents today in the
third round of the Pacific coast
tennis championships.
Riggs, national singles cham
pion from Clinton, S. C, faced
Robert Hippensteil of the Uni
versity of California. Kovacs,
lanky Oakland lad. faced Her
schel Hyde of Martinez, Calif.
If both win. they will Join
third-seeded Wayne Sabin of
Reno. Nev and fourth-seeded
Bill Talbert of Cincinnati in
quarter-finals.
Rlggs beat Tom Brown of
Berkeley, 6-4, 6-4, yesterday.
Kovacs drew a bye. Sabin
breezed past Emery Neale of
Stanford university, 6-2, 6-0. and
Talbert disposed of Dan Sulli
van, Stockton, Calif., 6-1, 6-3.
RUSSIA FORWARDS GOLD
TO MEET EXPEfsDITURES
Washington, Oct. 1. .f" The
commerce department said today
Russia sent $5,651,520 worth of
gold to this country about a week
ago as part payment on a $10.
000.000 treasury advance against
expected gold deliveries.
LA
RICH JEWEL HAUL
Los Angeles, Oct. 1. (
Three masked men held up a
jewelry store Tuesday, slugged
the manager into unconscious
ness, bound and gagged six em
ployes, and looted the safe of
what the firm said was more
than $50,000 in diamond and
other precious stones.
The robbers entered the rear
door of the Paul Plato Jewelry
store at 8637 Sunset boulevard
as a messenger boy delivered a
package.. A clerk, Irving Derby,
was knocked down sa he ad
mitted the messenger, and E. F.
Garner, manager of the store,
was felled by a gun butt as he
went to Derby's assistance.
The trio then held up clerks
and Jewelry craftsmen on two
floors of the building, bound
and gagged them and opened the
safe.
SAWMILL STRIKE
WAITS PEACE TRY
Eugene, Oct. 1. (Ap
proximately 2300 Willamette
valley AFL lumber and sawmill
workers postponed today a
scheduled strike.
The strike, set for this morn
ing, will be delayed until U.
S. conciliation commission sub
mits recommendations on wages
and working conditions, D. F.
Pearson, district union secre
tary, said.
Jesse E. Jacobson. Seattle,
conciliation commissioner, ar
rived last night to begin a fact
finding survey.
The union had demanded a
minimum wage of 75 cents an
hour and week's paid vacation.
'Brooklyn' Touch Dominates o
Manhattan as Classic Opens
By HaroUClaasea.
New York, Oct 1 P Everything is "Brooklyn" about rata
world series. Leo Durocher twee he would keep the New York
Yankees guessing to the very kn by having not one but three
pitchers warm up before today'i opening game, thus obscuring
the identity of his starter.
Perhaps he remember ths
last series Joe McCarthy lost
back In 1929. Then Connie Mack
kept Marse Joe and the Chicago
Cubs in stitches before naming
Ehmke who whiffed
Football Briefs
Eugene, Ore.. Oct. 1
13 of them for series record.'-0 Tex Oliver stressed pass
defense in practice today for the
The special rules promulgated rame against University of
by Commissioner K. M. Landls Idaho here Friday niehL
will handicap the vocal efforts; Assistant e.rh u.nn. v.-t.
of the Durocher debating socl- hn ,,, th. 7
i u iullu-wwM
tame last urplr itftl tk
Edict No. 1 holds that a man-Haho offense was decertiv.
ager may visit his pitcher buti "An offense as tricky and -ar-vi
once during an inning. Another d that taught by Coach '
huddle and the hurler must be francis Schmidt takes timo to
replaced. perfect and the Vandals wi'l be
The second rule limits the i lot tougher with a game be-
members of a mound conference hind them," he said.
to the manager, the pitcher and
two infielders. One of the latter
may be the catcher.
Mayor LaGuardla added the
"Brooklyn" touch to a pre
sents broadcast by telling the
announcer all his children ate
the breakfast tood that made
possible the radio program.
The series Is being aired by
a rasor blade concern.
Seattle, Oct. 1--CP) The Uni
versity of Washington football
lnuad was drilled intensively to-
;day by Coach James Phelan on
in airtight pass defense on the
itrength of Assistant Coach
Hslph 'Test" Welch's reports of
almost unbeatable Oregon
State aerial offensive. '
S. Sidney Levine was being
tried before Magistrate James
A. Blanchfield on a charge of
creating unnecessary noises be
cause his radio strained its rheo
stats during the recent St. Louis
Brooklyn series.
"Gee, Judge," said the news
vendor, "that was the day Wyatt
pitched against Cooper and
Walker gets the first hit"
"Case dismissed," ruled the
magistrate, "I remember that
game. I paid a special caddy to
follow me with a portable
radio."
"I must have two world series
seats," one follower of the be
loved bums wrote the Dodger
office. "I'm 84 years old and
can't wait another 21 years."
Corvallis, Ore., Oct. 1 WP)
Oregon State college gridder
nn through a final scrimmage
Kday before the coast confer
oce clash against University of
Washington at Portland Satur
diy. Stiner said after yesterday's
sork-out he was pleased with
tte defensive play of Center
Quentin Greenough and Quar
ttrback George Peters. Green
rcgh calls defense signals and
Piters was shifted to line-back-iif
duty against U.S.C last
mek.
P
Jacksonville, Oct. 1 (Spl.
jKksonvllle high's six-man foot
hill team, mythical state cham
pnns in 1940, opened their sea
sm at Gold Hill yesterday with
'a crushing 50 to 0 victory over
the sextette of that town's high
scbool.
The winners, who used 18
piyers, scored almost at will,
wih Bob Smith accounting for
far touchdowns, one on a 60
yrd punt return. O'Brien, Har
d; and LeRoy starred on defense.
Portland. Ore., Oct. 1 (JP)
Mounting business activity in-1
creased September bank clear-;
ings in Portland more than $50,
000.000 above September, 1940.
The total was $221,249,699. i
compared with $166,422,589 last
year. !
Building permits dropped
from $1,219,030 In September,
1940, to $965,970 this year.,
Home construction, however, i
was up from $431,480 to $640,-1
860. I
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