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PAGE TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1941. Cougar-Stanford Battle Tops Conference Play This Week Sport Graphs o Billy Hulen Says: Tigers Still Can Enjoy Successful 1941 Grid Season PULLMAN ELEVEN National Champion Begins Title Defense GROGGY FANS EYE1PR0SPECT TO VIE What now for Medford, now that the roof hai caved in to mar iti unbeaten record and kill all hopei for an undisputed itate title? Juit thif. The season 1 not over by a long light, and it ia not ruined, even though the first reaction to that 20 to 13 Ashland victory Friday night left every body In this town ready to be lieve the loss to the Grizzlies made of the 1941 campaign a dismal failure. But such is not the truth. The Black Tornado has two more games to play, Ealem high'a Vikings here next Friday night and undefeated and untied The Dalles at The Dalles November 38. If Bill Bowerman's boys can pull themselves together, forget that Ashland defeat and roar back to win both those games by playing the sort of football of which they are entirely cap able, could anybody charge that the locals had suffered an un successful year? Of course not. By doing this, Medford will wind up with a record as good s any major eleven In the state. The Tigers will have been beat en once, that's true, but so will every other big time team in Oregon. The Dalles right now is the last unbeaten outfit of the major schools, and a loss to the Tornado will level off the In dians to the once-defeated status of several teams. The way we look at It, one f two things will happen to Medford as aa aftermath el 'the Ashland trimming. Cither the Tornado will come back more powerful than ever, or It will fall apart completely and Just play out the string. That defeat will either prove the making of a potentially great eleven, or it will break Its heart and sink (t Into the depths of despair too bitter to overcome. Another thing. That Ashland victory was not so tantastlo as it appeared. Yes, Medford was the favorite and figured, by all man ner of reckoning, to win. But, as this department pointed out last Wednesday, the game DID look like a toughie, the teams were much more evenly matched than was apparent on paper. Thera have been many more shocking upsets than Ashland beating Medford on November T, 1941. How about Pitt's 13 to 0 licking of Fordham Saturday? Pitt, without win, and Ford bam, without a loss. That, friends, was something. But Ash land, remember, went Into the Medford game with only one defeat. BOTH Ashland and Med ford had fine records, so that's why we maintain it was NOT the "impossible" that happened Friday night If the Tigers can look at the thing In that light, if they can realize they weren't beaten by vastly weaker team, but by a team their equal in almost every respect, their natural heartbreak over the loss should be eased. They should be able to pull themselves together, determined to blast and keep on blasting from here on out. A defeat by a team in your own class is Just something that occurs every day and is nothing to be ashamed of, or to cause a complete craci;up. That's what that Ashland loss represented, and nothing else. We are of the opinion that Medford will have what it takes to shake olf the memory of last Friday night And it we are correct, Salem better come to Mediord ready for 60MCTHINC, and The Dalles better expect some of the Professor I. Plckem is a sad prognosticates this day, a blue Monday if there ever was one. Of the 11 games played over the week-end, the Prof hit four, lost six and tied one. The Santa Clara-Oregon contest is tomor row, but no matter how it turns out Professor Pickem's record for the dozen will be under .300. Missed were Ashland beating Medford, Washington beating California, Notre l)ama beating Navy, Harvard beating Army, Pitt trimming Fordham and Ala bama knocking off Tulane. The tie was Tsxas tlaylor. Correctly called were Oregon State ovei Uclana, Stanford over Trojans, Washington State over Idaho and Nebraska losing to Minne sota. The season's record: Games Won Lost Tied Pet. 83 61) 21 S .737 The navy has increased Its pur chases twenty times over what they were in 1938 and 1939. Closlos urn Clawifiaa Ad, S a. aw loo Let to CtaaaUi U M CHANCE TO STYMIE INDIANS Santa Clara Plays Oregon Armistice Day Beavers Face Bears Saturday. San Francisco, Nov. 10. (AP) Pigskin preview: Football's merry-go-round spins Washing ton Stat college Into position this week-end In the west coast's big contest known as "try to stop Stanford. Will the Cougara spear the brass ring or bruise their paws on the T-formatlon as six out of seven ambitious rivals have done this season? The trick can be turned. Oregon State pulled it in the rain at Corvallls five weeks ago. This time Stanford will be playing on its home field. There Isn t much prospect of wet wea ther and slippery footing at Palo Alto. Questionable spots In the Indians gridiron makeup appar ently have been erased since the debacle in the north. Could Be Better By tracing one branch of the comparative scores tree. Wash' lngton State conceivably is a bet tear team than Stanford. Only two weeks ago It defeated Ore gon State, 7-0, and O.S.C. won from the defending conference and Rose Bowl champions, 10-0. On, the other side, however W.S.C. lost to U.C.L.A., Washing ton and Southern California, teams clouted to a stand-still by Clark Shaughnessy's Indians. The fireworks flare early and often this week. University of Oregon and Santa Clara, both Idle last Saturday, touch off the display in an Armistice Day game, Tuesday, at Portland. The outcome won t affect Ore gon's conference standing, but the big Webfoot team Is due for a lively session. Stanford beat Oregon by the margin of four points and walloped Santa Clara, 27-7, but the latter la much stronger than such a score would Indicate. Conference clashes this Satur day, aside, from the Stanford W.S.C. headlinar, Include Oregon State and California at Berkeley and Montana and Idaho at Mos cow. U.C.L.A. meets the army service team from Camp Haan. Gaels-Broncs Sunday St Mary's and Santa Clara. the heavy hitters among the west's Independents, hook up In their yearly classic next Sunday and all bets are off on this one. They always rise to Inspirational heights. Conference Standings W. L. Pet. .800 .867 .887 .871 .800 .400 .400 .429 .000 .000 Stanford 4 1 Washington 4 2 Ore. State 4 2 Wash. State 4 3 Oregon .. 3 3 California .... 2 3 S. Calif. 2 3 U. C. L. A 3 4 Montana ,., 0 3 Idaho ....... 0 3 JIM BOLTON TOPS Jim Bolton, due in asim . ceptlonally fine rapid-fire rifle shooting, placed himself In the top spot in yesterday's quallfi cation matcn at the Medford Rifle club outdoor rifle range. Bolton went straight In his prone raoid fire and lnt nnlv three points In repld fire sitting and this added to his slow fire score of 98 gave him a one-point margin over Otto Howard and I'ete Pomeroy. qualifying scores fired yes terday were: p. nr. tuui D. J. Bolton .......... 98 97193 Otto Howard . 98 Pete Pomeroy 97 Ed Lull 88 97 192 98 192 93191 93188 87188 90 183 86183 89177 84164 Lew Conger 95 Phil Whitlock . 99 Jim McDonough... 95 Ivan Waddcll 99 W. E. Thomas 88 Bren Starcher 80 Golf Slart Play for British War Relief Pasadena, Calif., Nov. 10 ,) Clara Callander and Pat Abbott handed a 2-and-l defeat to Betty Hicks Newel of Loni Beach and Bud Ward of Spo kane, national amateur wnmen'e and men's tltlists. respectively, in an exhibition golf match for the British war relief at the Annandal course yesterday Ward and Abbott ended all wen, while Miss Callender topped Mrs. Newell, 2 up. The scores: Ward 72, Abbott 73. Mrs. Newell 73, Miss Callen der 78. Ned Day (right) of West AUli. Wis., holder of the national match play bowling cham pionship, prepared to begin a difense of his title at Santa Mon'.ca, Calif., against the challenge of Lowell Jackson (left), of St. Louis. After rolling a three-block series, they were to perform at Indianapolis, West Allls, St. Louis and Chicago, rolling 110 gimes In all. Intentional Safety Starts 'Was It Dumb Controversy By TED MEIER Philadelphia, Nov. 10. (VP) Penn'a 38-yard run In reverse that gave Columbia an intentional safety Saturday started a "was it dumb or smart controversy among in Monday quarterbacks that probably will be the topio of discussion for many a day. Picture the situation: Penn Is' ahead, 19-14, with four minutes to play. Penn's ball on its own 38, fourth down, three yards to go. Bob Odell drops back in punt formation, but instead of kicking he turns around and runs over his own goal line, giving Columbia two points. That gave Penn the privilege of a free kick without any danger of It being blocked, but it also gave Columbia the ad vantage of having 10 blockers for the receiver Instead of only a few as usually la the case on punts. As It turned out, Paul gov- email, Columbia's star, took the free kick on his own 30 and almost got Into the clear before he was nailed on his 40. That was a net gain of only 22 yards for Penn and the Lions were In a favorable position to score on long pass or to get close enough to boot a field goal to tie the score. Thinking it over afterwards, Penn Coach George Munger de ulared "I'm taking full responsi bility for what happened. If I had it to do over, we wouldn't let the kids make that 38-yard run in reverse. "Instead I'd Instruct Gene Da- vis to go in and tell Odell to , pum niRn, noi out ui oounai which stops the clock, and let Columbia start from wherever we threw their receiver." Opinion among the sports writers generally leans to the view that the play was "dumb. " Suppose Odell had dropped the ball or stumbled and tell on the ore-yard line, they argued. Co lumbia would have taken over and might have won the game. LEAD IN SCORING New York, Nov. 10. AP for the third straight week, Ben Collins of West Texas State Is the leading collegiate football point-maker In the country. Ahead by only four points last week he went on a one-man ram page to collect 34 tallies In his club's 40 to 21 triumph over St. Mary's of San Antonio, running his total to 122. He needed such an outburst. however, to remain ahead of Johnny Thompson, who closed his collegiate career at the U. S. Coast Guard academy by manu facturing 39 points while playing only 12 minutes against Middle- bury. Thompson now has 109 tal lies, Just six markers ahead of Ed McGovern, speedy halfback for the unbeaten and untied Rose Poly aggregation. In the Pacific coast group. Eso Naranche of Montana leads with 40 points. INDIAN LEADER DESERTS New Delhi, Nov. 10. lAP) Subhas Chandra Bose, famous In dian political leader and head of the left wing of Mohandas Gandhi's all-India congress party, "has gone over to the enemy" and Is now believed to be In Rome or Berlin, the gov ernment announced today. SEEK SHIP CONTRACTS Portland. Nov. 10. (AP) Or ganlrers of a new Portland firm leased 20 acres of waterfront ' property from Multnomah coun : ty Saturday, and disclosed that I they were seeking federal hip (construction contract. PRICE, 3 AND 2 FOR CLUB TITLE Bob Hammond captured the championship of the Rogue Val ley Golf club Sunday afternoon by defeating Hobart Price, 3 and 2, In the finals of the first cham pionship tournament staged In many years. Hammond held a three up lead at the end of the first nine holes, and retained his margin to the end. Hammond's medal score was 73, Price's was 77. In semi-final matches of the first flight. Paul Meyers, elim inated Sid Reaney. 3 and 3, and Charles Clay defeated Trank Perl, 2 and 1. The two winners will play their title match some time this week. Club Pro Laddie Selkirk said that much Interest was being shown in the Thanksaivinif Dav turkey tournament to be played tomorrow. Armistice Day. There will be prizes of turkeys for the winners and runners-up. THE DAUESGAME RETURNED TO EVE The time of The Dalles-Med-ford football game at The Dalles November 28 has been returned to its original starting hour of 8 p. m. on the suggestion of Med ford officials, it was announced today by Principal Leonard B. Mayfield. Last week The Dalles shifted the starting time to 2:30 in the afternoon on the theory that It would be too cold to play a night game. However, when Medford suggested the game be played in the evening so that more local fans could hear proposed broadcast of the tilt, The Dalles agreed and the shift followed. FLIER INJURED Pendleton, Ore., Nov. 10. (AP A small airplane crashed near the Steen fly ways airport near here after hitting a power line Saturday, seriously injuring Pilot Bruce Bates of Eugene. The plkne was landing after a flight from Milton. TEACHERS ASK RAISE Albany, Ore., Nov. 10. AP) The Linn county Teachers' as sociation has requested that all teachers In the county be granted a $10 monthly salary increase, starting December 1. SHIP SINKS TUO Seattle. Nov. 10. AP) The British Columbia tug Canada was sunk and the Alaka liner North Coast was delayed more than eight hour yesterday by a collision In heavy fog off Mar rowstone Point, near Port Town send. WATER WELL DftlLLINQ M.W all (nil mciiiM MontiHTS rniii ROBT. BURNS Telephone 243 L Rt. . Bus ST. Onnli Pais. Faetfl RlfhwtT Redskins Gel Chance at Revenge Against Chicago Next Sunday Chicago, Nov. 10. OF) If the Washington Redskins still hold a grudge against the Chicago Bears for last year's 73 to 0 whacking in the National foot ball league's title game, this Is the week they have a chance to get even. Because next Sunday's sched ule has provided just such an opportunity, calling for, In- an Innocently-phrased line In the schedule, "Washington at Chi cago Bears." The game comes at time when both the Bears and Red skins have just been nudged out of the leadership la their re spective divisions. Washington's short stay In first place was ended yesterday by the Brooklyn Dodgers, who won 13 to 7 and thereby re tained their own chances of a share of eastern laurels. The Redskins were replaced bv the New York Giants, who had held the No. 1 post until shoved out a week ago by the Redskins. The Giants won yesterday's scrap wth the Detroit Lions. 20 to 13. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. the two low teams of the east ern division, played to a 7 to 7 tie yesterday. The Bears, dropped into the western divi sion's second place last week by the Green Bay's Packers, beat the Cleveland Rams, 31 to 13, and gained a half game on the Packers, who beat the Kenosha Cardinals in an exhi bition, 83 to 2. The Redskins' step backwards was created by Dean McAdams' 29-yard touchdown pass to Don Wemple which broke a 7-7 tie and won the game for Brooklyn in the final period. BRONCOS DUE PORTLAND TODAY Portland, Ore., Nov. 10. (AP) The Santa Clara Broncos were expected to arrive here today In time to work out on the Multno mah Stadium field where they meet the University of Oregon football team tomorrow. An offensive duel between stellar halfbacks Ken Casanaffa of Santa Clara and Curt Mecham o. Oregon was predicted. Casa nega. who throws Santa Clara's passes, is rated one of the most dangerous broken-field runners on the coast. Mecham la a triple threat man. Oregon Coach Tex Oliver said he would have capable reserves in this game for Mecham and Tommy Roblin, the starting half backs. Frank Boyd and Ken Oli phant, who have been benched by injuries, will spell the starters. Oregon, however, lost services of Merritt Kufferman, r -erve tackle, hospltallted with a stom ach ailment. ATTENTION Turkey Growers WE ARE PAYING TOP PRICES FOR TURKEYS You will be satisfied with our deilinf. No flock too large or too small. 0. K. POULTRY COMPANY FOURTH AND FIR STREETS FOR MOREUPSETS Gophers, Duke, Duquesne, Texas Ags Only Remain ing Perfect-Record Teams By Harold Claassea New York. Nov. 10. P) Football fans, still groggy from last Saturday's extended list of surprises, are sticking pins Into this week-end's program in hopes of finding where the lightning will strike next. The Saturday gridiron up heaval left only four major un tied and unbeaten elevens Minnesota, Duke, Duquesne and Texas A. 4t M and each has worthy foe ahead. Minnesota, the club voted No 2 behind the erstwhile unblem ished University of Texas last week In the Associated Press poll, goes against a rejuvenated Iowa machine In a Big Ten tus sle. The Hawkeyes, with Nile Kinnick In command, handed the Gopher their last defeat In 1939. Rice race A.esM. Duquesne hurries home from the west coast and 9 to 0 ver dict over St. Mary' for an en gagement with once-tied Missis sippi State. Texas A. & M., a 21 to 10 last period victor over Southern Methodist, oppose Rice, a club that was good enough to deflate powerful Tulane a few Satur days ago. Duke, the tough part of Its schedule behind it, has North Carolina and possible over-con fidenc to fear. The Dukes trimmed Davidson. 00 to 0. while North Carolina whipped the same club 20 to 0 earlier In the year. Other point of Interest this week-end are: Notre Dame' en gagement with Northwestern. Missouri' clash with Oklahoma for the Big Six title, Texas' bat tie against Texas Christian. Stanford vs. Washington State. Michigan vs. Columbia, Yale vs. Princeton. Army v. Penn. and Tennessee at Boston College. . San FranelsM. Wnv. 10 Duquesne university' unbeat en uujees powered lo a B to O victory over St. Mary's college yesterday to stretch their win ning streak to 13 consecutive games. After a scoreless first half, the Dukes took St. Mary second half kickoff and Hrova IK vani. tc a touchdown, with Fullback George Gonda dashing 33 yards for the score. A few play later left end John Rosklsky kicked field goal from the 33-yard line. St Mary's, which lost to Du quesne only 7-8 last year, was completely outplayed in this re newal of a transcontinental rl valry. The victory was the 12th In a row for the Dukes. WEATHER Northern California d.wi.. cloudy tonifht and TW.Hai, with light rains on north coast ronignt; augntiy cooler in north portion Tuesday; . gentle varia ble winds off the coast. BIO TURKEY CROP Redmond, Ore., Nov. 10. (Jp) Mrs. E. D. Elrod, Redmond, widely known for her aiiccem in large-scale turkey growing, will raise lo.uou turkeys next year, but will sell many more poults This year she has raised 9,009 turkeys, many of which will be sold for the Thanksgiving market. The Arctic territory 1 rich In gold, salt, and various minerals, as well at fur-bearing animals. Missouri automobile traffic increased 18 percent In the first j half of 1941. DUQUESNE LICKS ST. MARY'S; 9-0 WITH J1LE IN GAMJEFOR TITLE Unbeaten Six -Man Grid Teams Clash At J'ville To morrowTilt a.Tossup. Two undefeated and untied six-man football team, the Jacksonville high Redskin and the Prospect Prospector, clash at Jacksonville tomorrow after noon, Armistice Day, for the 1941 championship of the Jack son county class B high school conference. The opening kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 sharp. The Redskins, coached by Leonard Patterson, have won 20 straight games over a three-year period, including five in a row this season. Prospect, mentored by Ed Eilertsen, are unbeaten and untied in four' starts this year. Comparative score against four common opponents Gold Hill, Rogue River, Talent and Eagle Point Indicate the con test will be a tossup, and bitter ly fought. Eberhart to Ret Jean Eberhart of Ashland will referee, Stephen Epler of Ash land, inventor of six-man foot ball, will umpire and Rus Wer ner of Medford will act a head linesman. Jacksonville's probable start ing lineup will include Bill Hyde at left end, Merton LeRoy at center, Ned Mellott at right end. Bob Smith at quarter back and Ed McGinty at full back. Two last-mtnute changes may find Jay Hoffman at right end and Bill Campbell at fullback. American Legion script will be honored at the gate. ,-. t V ft : J ' ... V.v nJ tram; art' CONTRA. YA preference for water strsngs to his breed is shown by Snowbsll, tomcat pet of Joe Schlftno, Jrrsejr City tavernkerper. Snowball like a warm shower after hs't been well lathered with soap. He U hard-belled tut. OFOR RESULTS USE MAIL TRIBUNE CLASSIFIED ADS! ! ! OREGONELEVENS By Matt Kramer Associated Press Staff Writer. Oregon' last two undefeated minor powers risk their records tomorrow (Tuesday) In high school football play featuring more than 30 traditional Armis tice day games. Unbeaten Myrtle Point jour, neys to Coqullle to play the Red Devil whom they barely defeated earlier, 13 to 6. New. port, also unbeaten, play the first of two games against To. ledo. The only major undefeated team. The Dalles, rests until a Thanksgiving day contest with Pendleton. Pendleton, however, clashes with Milton-Freewater for the championship of the Blue Moun tain conference. Milton-Freewater, while eliminated from state title contention by The Dalles, is unbeaten in conference play. Pendleton has a single defeat. inflicted by Milton-Freewater. The other two conference teams, Baker and La Grande, wind up their season' schedule at La Grande. In western Oregon, CorvaUl and Albany meet in a game that may decide the No Name league championship. Corvallis, unbeat en In league play, could sew up the title with a win. A loss would drop the Spartans to the once-beaten statu of baiem ana Albany. Other standout games will see Klamath Falls at Bend, Grant Pas at Roseburg, one of the state' strongest B team, Ar lington at home against Condon. and high-scoring roneviue at Redmond. GOLD LABEL JtrolBht BOURBON Whiskey Next time you call for a bottle, make it Gold Label. It's got what It takes when it comes to, taste. Sm. tartfe a Me. PMris. IMaaJ wool V3iS S2.15 Veal QUART f"tr
