Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1941)
PAOR TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1941. Oregon MIKULAK PHONES I STRATEGYORDERS THAT SAVE GAME Intentional Safety As Game Ebbs Decisive Ducks Score Twice In Third. Seattle, Nov. 20. AP The University of Oregon'! touch down twins Tommy Roblin and fiirt Mpcham -outscored and outlaid the University of Wash- lngton Huskies today to knock the Washlngtonlans put of fur ther Rose Bowl contention with stirring 19 to 16 victory. It was the hard-running 188' pound Roblin whose smashing gains and accurate passes played tht chief part In the triumpn De- for. 30,000 fans. He boomed 3S yards off right tackle for the first Oregon touch down in the third quarter, but the Webfoots still trailed at 7-6 because sub Halfback Jimmy Newqulst missed the kick. Rob lin passed 23 yards to Mecham who ran IS more yards for the second touchdown. After Mecham passed 25 yards io Newqulst for what proved to be the winning score, Roblin, with only seconds remaining, re ceived a suggestion from a great ex-Oregon back, Mike Mikulak, who telephoned to the Oregon bench from the press box. On the next play, Roblin took the ball and retired toward his own goal, falling over It to give Wash ington an Intentional safety later challenged by Washington Coach Jimmy Phelan. Roblin al most was dropped on his one foot line. As It was fourth down, the Huskies, If their version of the play had been accepted, might have taken over there with time to boom for the win ning score. As It was, they got two points and no such chance. Huskies Oat Break Washington got several breaks to dominate the first half, but the conservative Huskies had to resort to strategem to get their first touchdown. Sub Quarter back Elmer Berg, In placeklck formation, Instead rifled a 21 yard pass to Ernie Steele, who caught it on the two and lunged over. Berg then kicked the point, with only 35 seconds remaining of the half. Roblin, Mecham and company started to roll in the third per iod when the Webfoots counted twice. The first was a 73-yard drive which ended with Roblin booming for that 35-yard touch down run. Then Roblln's pass was deflected into Mecham's arms by Quarterback Don Means and Steele as Mecham scooted across for the second score. The Webfoots then hammered to the Washington 6-yard line at the opening of the final period before Newqulst missed a field goal attempt while standing on the 13-yard line. But Newqulst came along la ter to steal Mecham's long pass from Steele and Halfback Bobby Erickson in the end zone and the Ducks were way In front. Undaunted, the Huskies, led by Erickson and sub Half Gene Walters, came right back for 57 yards and their second touch down after Erickson went 22 yards to the OreRon three, sub Fullback Neil Brooks inched across the line on his chest on the third try. Berg again kicked the point and the Huskies were putting on the pressure. But Roblin intercepted Wal ters' long pass on the Oregon 20. and the Webfoots stalled through their series of downs and the clock ticked the game away. With a ploy left Roblin gave up the intentional safety and after the subsequent kickoff the gun boomed. Safety Disputed Statistically the teams were even with 10 first downs apiece. Oregon netted 2-13 yards from rushing and passing, however, while Washington got 177. Ore gon got 78 aerial yards and Washington 60. Coach Phelan said after the game that, in the gathering dusk, he couldn't see Just what hap pened on the intentional safety play, but Washington players who were In on the goal line "kill" insisted that Roblin did not run back across the goal line, that he was tackled on the om or two-yard line by Fullback Bob Snow and another Husky and the Washington tacklers pro vided the momentum that push ed the ball across the goal Phelan said that if his plsyers were right on their report of the Play, it should have been Wash Ington's ball on the one or two yard line, with first down and goal to go. In his report of the safety scor lng play. Coach Oliver said the Instructions were for Roblin to run back and forth to kill time, but apparently he was "too tired or excited to keep goliui.'' Oliver Conquers Huskies, 19 Oregon - Huskies Statistics Seattle. No- 22 (IP) Statis tics of the Oieijon-Washington football game: Ore. Wash. First downs 10 10 Yards gained by rushing (net) 195 117 Forward passes attempted 14 11 Forward passes completed .. S 4 Yards gained by for ward passes... 78 Yards lost attempted forward passes 'j Forward passes Inter cepted by 3 Yards gained, runback of Int. passes IS 80 J Pun" v"a ron scrimmage) 38.4 34.2 'Total yards, kicks returned 83 123 Opponents' fumbles recovered ... 0 1 Yards lost by penalties 20 38 'includes punts and kickoffs. GONZAGA 59 TO 0 Spokane, Wash., Nov. 22. (IP) In the process of wiping the frost off the Gonzaga field with the Gonzaga football team, Washington State college took the wraps off a sophomore half back today and piled up a nine touchdown, 59 to 0 victory. The tad was Eddie Pillings of Ellensburg, an elusive Eddie who broke away for touchdown gallops of 26, 24 and 70 yards, the last on a pass interception. On his second canter he had little blocking help and ran like a frightened rabbit through the entire Zag defense. The whole W.S.C. team was partial to long runs, only three touchdowns coming on dashes shorter than 20 yards. Billy Sewell, State's left half and passing ace, turned In a 70- yarder on a pass interception In the first quarter. E 31 TO 13 Los Angeles. Nov 22 (IP) Winding up its 1941 grid cam paign, Santa Clara's Broncos outscored the University of Cali fornia at Los Angeles. 31 to 13. In a game that had its moments some of them brilliant. Rounding out nine-game schedule with a record of six victories and three defeats, which was below par for Coach Buck Shaw, the Broncs from ! northern California helped them selves to five touchdowns, the last one scored In the final three seconds of the game. The contest, which left the Uclani losers in five games with one more battle to play, was replete with most everything except the Inevitable dog that trots out on the field. IDAHO WINS Boise, Idnho, Nov. 22. (AP) With Bill Mlcklich scoring five touchdowns the University of Idaho Vandals submerged Mon tana State'a Bobcats 39-0 today In the first southern Idaho ap pearance of a Vandal crew tu tored by Francis Schmidt. TITLE CAME OKAYED Portland, Nov. 22 F) Jef ferson and Grant high schools, which finished the regular Portland IntrrsrholHstic football schedule In a tie for the lead, will play for the title in a post season game November 28. The school board sanctioned the game. thought Roblin carried the ball bark across the goal. Oregon Washington Crlsh LE Sloan Elliott LT Conley Hlica LG.. Frankowski Nation C Harrison Regale rq Holmes Ashcom RT . Sterling Regner RE Olson Iverson ..QB Means Hoblin . i.h Erickson Mecham RH Barrett Koch . FB ..... St-fcr,l wit-nun ...... .... u 0 13 6 19 Q 1 A Washington 0 7 0 Oregon scor nut Tmirk,,,... --. ..w,,.,,,, newquisi, (sub I for Mecham); point after touch down: Newqulst (placement). na.mington scoring: touch downs: Steele (sub for Erickson). Z. "Vb ,'.r SlPool; ! i i 4 " i, ,oucnn,wn. Uerg (2,, ..I . .,rem, (Placer"ents); fety, Roblin. (tackled by Frankowski). Tor an extra outlet or a complete wiring lob call OLSON ELECTRIC IMal tMO. I N. OMral ' STATE OVERCOMES T, CRIPPLED INTANA27 TO 0 Game With Oregon Satur day May Decide Rose BowT Choice Reserves See Action. Portland, Ore., Nov. 22. UP) Oregon State college, Pacific Coast conference leader, over came a light and crippled Uni versity of Montana team this afternoon 27 to 0. The victory, coupled with Washington's 16-19 defeat by Oregon, narrowed western con tenders for a Rose Bowl bid to Oregon State and Stanford, and next Saturday's Oregon State Oregon game at Eugene may de cide the issue. If OSC wins, It will base its claim for a Bowl bid on its 10-0 victory over Stanford in Octo ber. Both OSC and Stanford are twice defeated. The Oregon State team scored in every quarter of its game with Montana and used second and third stringers in the second and fourth periods. The game was played on a slippery field before a disappointing crowd of 4,000. The visitors got across the mid-field stripe only twice and never threatened until the last minute. By that time Oregon State had the game In the big and a third team on the field. The Grizzlies worked the ball to the seven-yard line before Frank Parker, sub guard. Inter cepted a pass. . The high-riding Beavers made 17 first downs to four for Mon tana. They scored first on a 71-yard pass and run negotiated by their two star halfbacks, Bob Deth man to Don Durdan in the first period. Touchdown No. 2 was of the second team's making, following series of line Jabs which netted 54 yards. Bill Mclnnis scored from the one-yard line after Montana had held for three downs Inside the five. A poor punt by Montana Full back Eso Naranche gave the Beavers a scoring opportunity in the third and Fullback Joe Day penetrated right tackle for the touchdown. The last score was made by Bob L 1 b b e e , another reserve back, who wound up a 64-yard march by slashing througu right tackle from the 17 to the three yard line from where he tallied. Pete Pomeroy led the Medford Rifle club pistol shooters Friday night by an 18 point margin over runner-up Jim Bolton's 251 and a third place score of 249 fired by Bren Starcher. Pome roy put a slow fire 00. a timed fire 85 and a rapid fire 84 to gether for a 269 total. His 90 and 95 were high scores in those stages, while Starcher's 91 rapid fire was tops in the latter stage. Pomeroy was awarded the ' Lamport pistol trophy for the I second consecutive year, by rea son of his consistently high scor ing during the past season. The rifle range in the Merrick building will be open as usual I Sunday afternoon for both pistol and rifle shooters, while next Wednesday evening the local riflemen will visit the Grants Pass Rifle club. SAN JOSE LOSES TO DONS 20 TO 0 San Francisco, Nov. 22 P) University of San Francisco's Dons set off a second period touchdown explosion today to t.l ..... T C.I. in I 1 . . .,. before a crowd estimated ,000 fans. at The Dons, most Improved club of the season on the west coast, racked up scores on marches of 59 38 nd 55 yard during the rout Thev seemed content with the lead, covering up thereafter and using basic pays mainly. POISON OAK? Trr bottl ZEMACOL tnH imil h MtuflrtJ at jntir motif fherrruHT refuniftj oM a boltlr IwU; at HLMLK.N 1UK1H. I Football Scores By Associated Press Oregon IB. Washington IS. Waahlngton atat 69, Oonraja 0. Oregon Suit 27. Montana 0. Santa Clara 31, Uclana It. 6aa Francisco 20, San Joee 0. East Arm? 7, West Virginia 8. Boston College 19, Boston Cnlr. 7. Tempi 11. Holy Cross 13. Harvard 14. Tale 0. Pennsylvania 10, Cornell 0. Penn State 31, Pittsburgh 7. Auburn 13, VUlanova 0. Lafayet 47. Uhlgh 7. Drexel 7, Swarthmor 0. Navy 23, Princeton 0. Fordham 33. St. Mary's (Calif.) 7. Colgate 30, Columbia 21. South Plorlda 14. Georgia Tech 7. Mississippi Stat 49, MUlaap a. Clenuon 34. Furman 3. Duke 63. North Carolina Stat 6. Oeorgla 83, Cartmoutb 0. Tennessee 20. Kentucky 7. Mississippi 18, Arkanaaa 0. Vanderbllt 7, Alabama 0. Midwest Kbtr Dame 30, South. Calif. 18. Nebraska 14. Iowa 13. Kansas State 12. Iowa State 12. Jefferson Barracks 21, College of Idaho 0? St. Louis 7. Wichita . Missouri 43, Kansas 8. Northwestern 27, Illinois 0. Indiana 7, Purdue 0. Ohio Bute 20. Michigan 20 (tie). Minnesota 41, Wisconsin 8. Michigan Stat 31. Ohio Wesleyan 7 Montana State 0. Idaho 39. Colorado State 22, Brham Young 7. Greeley state 0. St. Regis 13. Orlnnell 13. Colorado College 8. Loyola 7, New Mexico 8. Southwestern 0, Centenary 0 (tie). Marquette 14. Oklahoma 81. Rice 0. Texas Christian 0. Baylor 0. Southern Methodist 14. Drake 8, Tulsa 20. ' Some three dozen' local skaters have been holding frequent ice hockey workouts at the Medford Ice Arena and Sparky Bourque, manager of the arena, believes a strong amateur hockey loop will be possible as soon as the players thoroughly learn the fun damentals of the game. The next workout will be held at 6 p. m. Monday, and Bourque urges all skaters Inter ested in learning to play hockey to report for the drills. There are several former hockey play ers in the vicinity, Bourque said, and he Issued a special invita tion to them to turn out for the workouts. Hockey equipment has been ordered, and as soon as It ar rives practice scrimmages will be held and the league organ ized. FELLER'S MOTHER Van Meter, la., Nov. 22. P) Mrs. William Feller, mother of Pitcher Bob Feller, today said she did not directly ask reclas sification for her son in letter to a Cleveland draft board 'although that was my Idea." "I thought that In fairness to Bob. his father and myself, they should know the clrcum btan.es here at home." she said. 'I told them Bobs father was seriously ill." The board gave Feller a I-A classification and he has passed his physical examination. The board yesterday received a let ter from Mrs. Feller describing the financial support which her son gives the family. DUCK FIVE WINS Eugene, Nov. 22. (P) The University of Oreinn'i 1041.4? basketball team was unveiled Here rriday night against the Signal Oil quintet of Portland and turned In a 48-31 victory. Bob Wren, a sophomore for ward, was high scorer for the collegians with II points. GREEN FlISSLfiBS LARGE 300 CUBIC FOOT LOAD Fill your ear or trailer at our yard at the end of North Central Avenue and McAndrews Road fti TIMBER PRODUCTS COMPANY 1 vy Phone 2121 to 16; Roblin and Mecham Star T0PSJNNATI0N Irish And Duke Keep Slates Clean Texas, Christians Play Scoreless Tie. New York, Nov. 22 Minnesota's powerful Gophers completed their second succes- j designed to stop the sensational slve unbeaten, untied football double wlngback attack of Ore season today and firmly estab-! gon's lone remaining major prep lished themselves as the nation's No. 1 team for the second time In as many years. Overwhelming choice for the No. I spot in the last Associated Press poll, the Gophers, led by Bruce Smith, burled Wisconsin under a 41-6 count for their 17th successive victory, clinch ed the Big Ten title for the sixth time in eight years, and left no room for doubt that they would be ranked on top when the football rolls are closed for the season. Notre Dame and Duke, two others of the slender band of major teams that have escaped defeat, closed their regular seasons with victories. But there was sharp contrast in their methods. Duke, with Winston Siegfried scoring four touch downs, buried North Carolina State 55-6, but Notre Dame was hard pressed to turn back four-times-beaten Southern Califor nia. 20-18. Of the other major unbeaten teams, Duquesne closed Its season last week while Texas A. & M., which clinched the Southwest title today when its nearest rival Texas Christian, played a scoreless tie with Rice, will face Texas on Thursday. Two other conference races were decided today. Missouri, routing Kansas as expected, 45-6, took over the Big Six throne vacated by Nebraska. Utah, which was idle, walked into the Big Seven crown when Brigham Young was upset by Colorado State, 22-7. In the east. Fordham's once- beaten Rams, spotted St. Mary's Gaels an early touchdown and then used the airways to chalk up a 35-7 decision. Harvard pounded out a 14-0 triumph over Yale. Penn buried a hapless, fumbling Cornell outfit, 16-0, as Navy ran all over Princeton. 23-0. Colgate toppled Columbia 3021. A fourth period pass was all that carried Army to a 7-6 ver dict over West Virginia, but Temple rallied and crushed Holy Cross, 31-13. VUlanova proved no match for Auburn and the Southerners won 13-0. Pitt scored first, but Penn State turned on the heat and buried the Panthers, 31-7.' LaFayette won the Middle Three title, beating Lehigh, 47-7. Illinois went down before Bill de Correvont and Northwest ern, 27-0. Indiana nipped Pur due. 7-0, while Michigan and nhi K...H j Ohio State, battling for second place in the Big Ten conference, played a spectacular 20-20 tie. Nebraska's bitter rivalry with Iowa once again was decided by one point, Nebraska earning a 14-13 verdict. Iowa State and Kansas State played to a 12-12 draw while Oklahoma ran up a stunning 61-14 count on Marquette. Southern Methodist won a Southwest conference test from Baylor, 14-0. Vanderbllt mined Alabama's bowl hopes with a 7 0 decision. Florida's passing attack upset Georgia Tech, 14-7. and Ten nessee spilled Kentucky, 20-7. Georgia conquered Dartmouth 35 to 0. Mississippi stopped Arkaasas, 18 0. Clemson tock a Southern conference decision from Furman, 34-6. The sailor calls his jumper a "low necked gown." End North Central 9MS TORNADO LEAVES WEDNESDAY FOR THE DALLES TILT Medford's Black Tornado will have three more workouts In preparation for their Invasion of The Dalles to face the unbeaten and Untied Indians next Friday night, and Coach Bill Bowerman said that most of the time would be spent In polishing offensive plays and working out a defense eleven with an unblemished record, The Tornado, victorious in seven out of eight starts, will leave by train Wednesday night and will hold a workout in The Dalles Thursday afternoon. The squad will stop off in Eugene Saturday en route home to see the Oregon-Oregon State battle, Most of the players are in good physical condition, the coach said. Steve Dippel, sopho more right halfback and Ike Orr's understudy, is the only questionable performer. Dippel pulled a leg muscle In the Salem game last week and may not be in shape to go against The Dalles. Bob Stead blocking back and Dan Winter, center, suffered con siderable bruises in a tough workout Friday, and will be forced to take things easy for the balance of the practice ses sions, slated for Monday, Tues day and Wednesday. Cliff Jones, regular fullback who was ineligible for the Salem tilt because of low grades, is ex pected to have his marks up by the time the team entrains for the Columbia river city. Bower man said It was still his plan to start Darrell Monteith, 153-pound junior, at left end in place of curt Hopkins, out for the season with three cracked ribs he sus tained against Salem. The Dalles, coached by Chuck McGuinness, has fashioned a monumental record of eight straight victories against some of the state's most potent teams. The Indians have tallied 188 points to their opponents' 27, and an average of 23.3 points per game to the oppositions' 3.4 points per contest. Toughest game for the Indians was a 7 to 6 win over once-beaten Mac high of Miiton-Free-water, but in their other con quests they won almost as they pleased. The Dalles has beaten Camas, Wash., 6 to 0; Astoria, 39 to 7, La Grande, 24 to 0; Bend, 14 to 0; Hood River, 19 to 14; .Oregon City, 39 to 0 and Pendle ton, 40 to 0. The Indians' attack Is built around three great backs, Full back Keith DeCourcy, Left Half back Benny Holcomb and Right Halfback Homer Baker. Ray Conover, quarterback, rounds out the backfield. FISHING IMPROVED Tillamook, Nov. 22 (IP) A light rain yesterday improved ' l" m r "sn'n " ! b'e steelhead catches were reported In the Wilson and Trask rivers for the first time this season. THE ARMY OF 3 MILLION Men WHO SHAVE THE SCHICK WAY Three million men . . . mor Ihon use oil other mokes of electric ihovert combined ... now shove with Schick. And the brilliant new Schick Illustrated obove Is the quietest, sficteit shaver Schick ever built Get yours todayl Larry Schade Your Favorite Jeweler T Myrtle Point, Nov. 22. (IP) Myrtle Point will not partic ipate In a post-season playoff for the mythical Oregon high school football championship, Coach E. L. "Pat" Rickard said yesterday. Myrtle Point finished Its schedule undefeated on Novem ber 11, challenged The Dalles, the only other unbeaten class A team, to a post-season con test. The Dalles, however, had scheduled games until Decem ber 5, and Rickard said his team could not continue prac tice until then. Myrtle Point "declined" a Turkey day gam ,with Med ford. BOWLING MEET AT KLAMATH STARTS Klamath Falls, Nov. 22. (AP) The state bowling tourna ment opened here tonight with 61 men's and 33 women's teams tc compete through Dec. 7. Three week-ends will be re served for out-of-town teams. Portland will be represented by 11 teams, Medford by 6, Salem 4, Eugene 4 SeaslOe 3, Roseburg 3, Bend 2, Marshfield 2, Corval lis 2, Coquille 2, Prineville 2, Bly, North Bend, Redmond, Reedsport and Astoria one each. 522.50 to Every Desirable Style By Hart, Schaffnsr & Marx and Curlee! An overcoat is an Important part of your wardrobe, for health's sake and for appear ance's take. These handsome overcoats ar light in weight yet they keep you warm at toast. They're made of fin. woolen fleeces and their styling spells 1942! There are coats for conservatives and for young men, coatt for everyone. GLENN H. UTZ "UTZ FOR SUITS" Opn Saturday Eve Until 8:3C TROJANS HUSTLE RISH; BERTELL1 South Bend, Ind., Nov. 22. (IP) Notre Dame's mighty foot ball warriors achieved an wide feated season today, first tinea the 1929 Knute Rockne team, but they had the scare of their lives before it went into the record book. The Irish defeated Southern California, 20-18, before 56,000 spectators but the Trojans, cred ited with only a so-so season, were the first to score. The west mac .l.o.n I nnlu 11.14 at the half and then roared out1 nrith n tat fnortti nmrinA ..nU W down to pull within two point of Notre Dame. Again it was Angelo Bertelli't passing mastery that saved Notre Dame and gave it a final 1941 rating of eight victories and the scoreless tie against Army. Two Bertelll passes set up the second Irish touchdown and he rammed an 18-yard throw to teammate Fred (Dippy) Evans fcr the third period touchdown the one that gave Notre Dame its margin of vic tory. Bertelll completed 13 of 21 passes for 156 yards. His total for the season his first in col lege football was recorded as 123 throws, 70 completions, 10 interceptions and 1,027 yard gained. Torpedoes are "fish" and de-, trnvera "cans" tn th Amrrimn sailor. You have a "date for Wednesday evening when the Medford Merchant annual CHRISTMAS OPENINO will hold the ipotligbt. There will be colorful displays an automobile show and the festival spirit will pre vail and Just as a reminder, be sura to see OUR, windows and our bril liant displays of Christmas merchandise! $39.50 0 i
