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Newspaper Page TextPAGE FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1941. Joe DiMaggio Voted Outstanding Male Athlete of Current Year TED WILLIAMS OF RED SOX RANKED SECOND IN VOTE Joe Louis Scores Third Craig Wood Finishes 4th Footballers Lag Behind By Orle Robertson New York, Dec. 17 JP Tor breaking all major league con aecutive hitting records with string of 36 straight games, Joe DiMaggio was voted the out standing male athlete of 1941 by a margin of more than 2 to 1 over his nearest rival. The slugging New York Yan kee outfielder, who batted .357, piled up a total of 157 points as 42 of the 82 sport experts par ticipating in the Associated Press' annual poll placed him first on their list. He was given either second or third place on 20 other ballots. , Ted Williams, who in hitting .408 for the Boston Red Sox be came the first major leaguer in many years to surpass the .400 mark, ran second to DiMaggio. Polling five first-place votes, Williams received a total of 74 on the basis of three points for first, two for second and one for third. Joe Louis, heavyweight box ing champion, outscored Willi ams In the number of first pla ces, receiving 10, but wound up third with 84 points for his un precedented performance of suc cessfully defending his title se ven times during the year. With Craig Wood, U. S. open golf king, finishing fourth with 27 votes, football was complete ly routed for the first time in three years. Tommy Harmon of Michigan won No. 1 honors last year and Niles Klnnlck of Iowa in 1939 but this year the grid iron sport could do no better than fifth with Don Hutson, the Green Bay Packer's great end. Golfer Bud Ward received five points. Five coaches, four of them gridiron mentors, received con sideration. They were Frank Leahy of Notre Dame, Earl Blaik of the army, Burt Shotton, leader of the Columbus Red birds of the American Baseball Association, Paul Brown of Ohio State and Bernle Blerman of Minnesota's unbeaten Gopher. "'1 tf-Xp . III 2i HE REMEMBER S Little Wilbur Austin of Msnteo. N. C. gets ready to commemorate the Dec. II, 1903, date when the flrat motor-driven airplane made first flirht from Kill Devil Hill at Kitly Hawk. N. C. with Orvllle Wright at the controls. Fights Last Night By the Associated Press Los Angeles Jackie Wilson, 126, Pittsburgh, retained N. B. A. featherweight title, outpoint ing Richard Lemos, 126, Los Angeles (12). Brooklyn, N. Y. Irwin Kay Kaplan, 153V4, Los Angeles, and Vinnie Rossano, 147, Brooklyn, drew (8). New York Taml Maurlello, 182'i, New York, stopped James D. Turner, 219, Dallas, Texas (1). CHICAGO PREP QUINT RUNS F0EMEN DIZZY Chicago, Dec. 17. (IP) Izzy Acker and his Marshall high school lightweights are running Chicago prep basketball teams dizzy. Izzy scored 44 points In one game Monday. He added 49 more last night and now has 202 for eight games this season. His team's record? Just 44 con secutive victories In the Chicago prep division restricted to play ers under 5 feet, 7 Inches. SOCE Wins Fourth Straight loop Till Ashland, Dec. 17 (IP) Cen ter Bob Mulder led the South ern Oregon College of Educa tion basketball team to Its fourth straight Oregon Intercollegiate Conference win last night as Albany College of Portland was trimmed, 39 to 25. Mulder scored 16 points. EX-PRINCETON COACH DIES IN FARM BLAZE Corvallis, Ore., Dec. 17 (IP) Arthur R. T. Hillebrand, who died In a farm home fire near here Sunday, was identified by members of the family today as football coach at Princeton from 1903 to 1005 and an all-America tackle there In 1898 and 1899. His brother. Homer Hille brand, Sr., who escaped with minor burns, also was a Prince ton athlete and later played baseball with the British Pirates. ONE-HAND TOSSES WIN FOR PORTLAND U- FIVE Portland, Dec. 17. yp For ward Jack Friedhoff's one-handed tosses netted the University of Portland a 35-32 basketball victory over Linfield college last night Portland cam from behind a 7-polnt deficit with Friedhoff scoring 20 points. LAST MINUTE RALLIES WIN NORTHWEST TILTS By the Associated Press Last minute scoring splurges pulled two games out of the fire last night in northwest inter collegiate play as the College of Puget Sound defeated Montana State Normal, 42-37, and the University of Missouri took Gon zaga, 55-46. LOUIS AND BUDDY BAER SIGN FOR JANUARY 9 GO New York, Dec. 17. ( Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis and Buddy Harr signed articles of agreement today for their 15-round title fight in Madison Square Garden Janu-J ary w. rroceecis ot me matcn will go to the navy relief fund. Dm UaJ moun want ana HAVE YOU HEARD, MEDFORD? r Old Drum is smoother going down- -because it's Vat 'Blended just like the most expensive im ported whiskies oldH g DRUM ll J SIP BOWLING 1 KIcMlald Oil won S-l ov.r Offlca Supply, Walnaeott' Drug, defeated Ltttrell Parts by the same count and Valentine's Cafe and Tolty'a Ollmora apllt area In Ladlea leagu bowling on the Medford alleys last night, aoorea follow: Witter Corby Knox Prochnow . Sherwood . Totals Richfield Oil 191 153 118 lit 11 417 341 , 194 118 130 430 . lft 181 180 483 , 188 148 188 481 , 784 714 8883134 WIN FROM KERBY Phoenix, Dec. 17.-(SplV Phoenix defeated Kerby Decem ber 12 in the first league game of the season. The score was 36-12 with Don Lewis high scorer with 13 points. In the preliminary game Kerby nosed out Phoenix 13-11 in an overtime period. The game was played at 3:30 p. m. due to black-out precau tions and forthcoming games will be In the same manner if black-outs continue at an early hour. (Kerby) (Phoenix) Walton JT Isaacs 12 Loo per 4 F Lewis 13 C Coblelgh Z G Glover 8 G Waterman .S Richey ...S Wright Johnson Freitas 2 Baldwin 2 Prentice Syvell Bomwall At half time in the main game the Phoenix drill team perform ed. Referees were Paul Hess and Cliff McLean. Sims Brewold Porte rf laid Haen Prultt Offlca Supply B-cap as 38 las 134 as 84 '88 447 Total! , 144 88 108 337 , 138 180 133 431 , 147 150 133 430 , 147 138 103 378 . 7 87 SSS 3087 Llttrsu Parts H'cap 38 38 Wallaot, D. , 108 138 Llttrell, N. Oorwln, R. DeVore, O. 137 104 118 354 Friable, B. 188 303 in a 830 38 78 04 838 138 138 138 384 184 130 180 444 J VILLE DEFEATS GOLD HILL 54-27 Jacksonville high school de feated Gold Hill 54 to 27 in their first Southern Oregon Class B league basketball game ot the season at Gold Hill last night. Jacksonville had a 25-9 lead at half time. Jacksonville seconds beat ths Gold Hill seconds 11 to 4. Lineup: Jacksonville r Smith 6 F. Johnson 13 C .McGinty 2 G .Hardy 11 C. Rosecrans 1 G Sanford 10 Subs: Gold Hill Win. Stein metz, Kile. Wolf, D. Rosecrans; Jacksonville Mclntlre, 4, Swar yck, Campbell, LeRoy, 8, Hoff man, Rians. Referee, George Robertson, Medford. Gold Hill Barry 14 . Blair 2-: Frost 7 Burton 3.... Totals , 748 738 8813188 WelnaeoUl Dross 1 Llttrell. M. 80 188 178 434 Palrflald. A. 150 150 180 480 But. R. 148 188 189 488 Oramta, O). 108 138 137 381 OIU. D. 157 118 173 448 Tntala 848 750 8083183 Roll off point Valentine's Cafe M. Bwoape 134 143 188 433 T. Bwoape 133 137 133 433 B. Mora , 101 148 134 870 P. Bu.h 1TB 177 143 498 A. Swoapa 178 118 158 453 Totals 718 750 7333188 Tolly's Ollmere 84 84 84 103 B. ToUafaon 158 118 180 433 R. Ollham 108 134 137 ST7 J. Wtlklneon 133 130 148 403 S. Darklacm 118 133 184 434 A. Carblener 133 171 148 431 Cage Scores By the Associated Press Washington 20, Franklin 17 (both Portland). Roosevelt 45, Commerce 27 (both Portland). Lincoln 32, Benson 26 (both Portland). Jefferson 33, Sabln 14 (both Portland). Columbia Prep (Portland) 26, Camas, Wash., 20. Woodburn 24, Canby 20. Parkrose 21, Rainier 19. Molalla 23, Silverton 21. , 888 710 8133188 Totala . The Cltlt Cata defeated the Bear Cata In the KUa bowling tournament lam night. Mitchel waa high man with 600. Scores follow: Cliet Cata Hohlwag .,...... 189 la 187 BIB Mitchell 138 138 130 404 Plcha Harry Yardon Trophy Awarded Ben Hogan Coral Gables, Fla., Dee. 17 (Pi Ben Hogan of Hcrshey, Pa., officially was awarded the Harry Vardon trophy today by the Professional Golfers Association. Although two tournaments re main to be played this year, Ho gan clinched the trophy by his ! second place finish in the $10, ,000 Miami open. It gave him a total of 524 points. Hogan col lected $1,275 in the Miami meet to bring his year's golf earnings to $17,333. Tengwald Taylor ..... Handicap 133 133 133 8D8 138 138 138 878 94 94 94 383 a38 338 338 878 ... 804 908 8443833 LIVESTOCK ChJcmfo CMcaja Dee. nJPr (U8DA Hoc 28.000; mom If 10-15 hlftur; good and iholoa 100-340 lbc 11.16 40: top 1140; moct 340-800 lb. butchers 11.00-35; good 400-500 lb. ftowt largely 1000-40. Cattl 13.300. weighty itn steady to 35 lower, mottly 15-25 off; veal are ataady at 14.00 down; early top trletly ch erica yearlings and light teers 14-50; soma tat Id higher; best 1400 lb. staers 18.90; several loads 18-35-76; beat heifers 13 34; cotter cows to 7.33; heavy aausage bulls to a-H). Sheep 1 500; fat lamba opening around steady; few decks choice fat natives and fa1 westerns 1 2 60: nothing dona on yearlings or fat aheep. ftonth San Franrltro South Ban Francisco, Dec. 17. (JP) (Fed. Statu Mkt. Kewa)Hogs 850. Around 35 lower; bulk good 185-335 lb. barrows and, gilts I13.3S. Cattle 76. Steady; fed light steers absent, quoted tip to 11.25, under tone stronger, moat medium steers 10.50-75; good range cows salable 8 00-50, major share run dairy cows Just arriving, bulk eannera and cut ters salable 5 50 7.00; few medium sausage bulls 8.00-50. Calvee salable none. Nominal: good to choice veal ers quoted 12.00 13.00; slaughter calvee $9.60 11.00. Sheep 800. Mostly nominal: good to choice wooled lambs quoted 11.00 60, package medium lambs $10 50; medium to choice ewea quoted 64.60 5.50. Portland Produce Portland, On,., Dec. 18. fl") Coun try meats Sailing price, to retailers: country killed nog,, best butcnere. 139-148 lb... 144-lSc lb.; Tealera. fancy 18-18 V4c; light thin. 13-ltc; heary. 14-18c; lamba 18c lb.; ewea. B-9c lb.; eanner oowa 1 0-1 1 c ; good cutter oowa. 11-llHc: bulla 14-lSo lb. Other produce unchanged. Portland Wheat "Blackoue' Baby Leaves For Home Medford's "blackout baby", Diana Rose Maddox and her mother, Mrs. Rupert Maddox. returned to their home on Griffin Creek today from Sac red Heart hospital. Diana Rose was born at the hospital last Friday morning at 4 30 o'clock and because blackout regulations were in order light was furnished by a flashlight. She weighed sev en pounds and 14 ounces and Is the only baby born at the hospital during "blackout' regulations to date the pressure at no time was comparable to that which weighed so heavily upon list In the early days of last week. Transactions totaled about 1. 200,000 shares. Today's cloalng prices tor 14 se lected atocka follow; Al. Chtm. 8s Dye . Am. Can A. T. T. Anaconda . Ateh. T. & 8. P. . Bendlx A via. Beth. Steel Caterpillar Tract. Chryeler Curtl-Wrl?ht Douglas Acft. . DuPont n- Portland, Ore., Dec. 17 1&) Oraln; Wheat; Open High Low Close May 1.08 1.03 1.03 1.03 Dee. at ai al ai Caah grain: oats No. 3-88 lb. white 887.00: barley No. 3-48 lb. b.w. 833.80: No. 1 flax SISS'i. Cash wheat (bid): sort white 884c: toft white excluding rex 97e; white club 98e: western red 87c. Hard red winter: ordinary 96e: 10 pet. 88c; 11 pet. S1.0H: 13 pet. 81.13. Hard whtte-baart: ordinary 81 084: 10 pet. 81.13: 11 pet. 81.18; 13 pet. 81 33. Today's ear receipts: wheat 40; barley ; flour 3; com 1; hay 4; mill feed 4. Chicago Wheat Chicago, Deo. 17. (Pi Wheat: Open High Low Cloee Dee. 1.33 1.33S 133 May 1.38 136H 1.2SV, 30i July 1.3714 131 V, 1J8H 1-37 Wall St. Report Oen. Elee. Oen. Poods Oen. Mot. . , Int. Harvest . Johns-Man. . Kennecott , Monty Ward No. Amn. Av'n North Amer. Penney (J. C.) Penna. p.. R. Phillip. Pet Radio Sou. Pac. . Std. Brands St. Oil Cal. St. OH N. J. Trans. Amer. Union Carb. Unit. Aircraft United Airline . U. S. Steel ..140 - 88 ..129'J 3814 34 - 874 , 88 'i - 86", - . 8 - 88i -141 38 li - 88 'i sen; 48 . 88 34 H . 38 - 11H - H . 77 18 H . 48 - 3H io '4 - 44 . 31 . 43 14 . 4 . es'-i . 84 - 'i - SOH Man Franrlwo Batter San Pranclaco. Dee. 17 yP)-(USDA) Butter, SI aeon 8914c; S1-38C-, 80 334c; 88-33140. Saeramer.to. Dec. 17. JP Churn ing cream butterfat: first grade 89c; econd grade 87c. BEND BOY KILLED Bend, Ore., Dec. 17. (IP) Mr. and Mrs. Myrtle Murry of Bend last night learned of the death of their son Jack, 19, at an unnamed Pacific station last week. Jack, vice president of the Bend high student body in 1939-40, enlisted in the navy last August. New York, Dec. 17. (IP) Nervous selling upset the stock market's balance today and losses In the industrial leaders ran from fractions to two or more points. Bonds shaded lower. While the freer offerings were attributed in part to fears over the fate of Singapore and other British strongholds in the Far East under Japanese attack. CRUISER LAUNCHED Camden, N. J., Dec. 17. (IP) Without any special cere- mo n y, the 10,000-ton light cruiser Columbia was launched today at the Camden yards of the New York Shipbuilding company. PRACTICE BLACKOUTS Boise, Idaho, Dec. 17. (IP) Governor Clark last night or dered practice blackouts for Sunday, December 21, between 9:1S and 9:30 p. m. (MST) in Elmore, Ada, Canyon, Gem, Payette and Washington coun ties of Idaho. use Mall moune want ads. Cada Conrad Bullla . Kuns Rnaa 148 148 81 91 447 91 378 Handicap Touts . 138 108 138 884 198 149 117 3M 1S 130 ISO 434 319 318 319 857 88S 881 8433384 Corvallis, Dec. 17 P Art Cummlngs, assistant to the west ern regional AAA director, said yesterday agriculture was In the best condition In history to meet the United States' war de mands. He gave credit to the AAA program, particularly the ever-normal granary plan. The first reindeer the Bronx. N. Y., oo have exhibited since 1907 have recently been acquir ed from a private estate at Lake Placid. N. Y. Portland Portland. Dc. 17 ii-(USDA) Hoga 1080: market active. 10-18 hlnh- er than Tueeriay'a average, good- choice 170-318 lb. welghta 81195 to moally 813 00: one long-haul lot I 913.10: 330-'70 lb. butchera 911.00-60; Light Ughta meetly 811 00-35; packing owa 98 50 it 9 35: choice 108 lb. feeder plga 911.00. Cattle 100: calves 33; steers active. trong. other claswa alow, generally steady; few medium-good 940-1148 lb. teen 910 5011.80: few common- medium light ateera 99 00 10 80 with dairy ateera down to 97 00: common U lfera 97.00-75; medium beef heif ers 98 00 a 10 00; canner-cutter cow. 4 50 6S0; fat dairy type oowa 98 38. 78; good heavy beef cows 88 00: young eowe to 88 75: medium-good bull. 98 00 S) 9 33: good-choice ve.len 913 00 13.00; medium grade, down to 88 00. Sheep 1300: market ateady; few I good-choice trucked-tn lamba 910 50; medium-good grades 89 80 910 38; medium .horn lamba 99 00; vary com mon lambs unsold, held around f 88 50; few fat ewea 98 00-38. OLD DRUM BRAND ITS VAT BLEND I'D BLENDED WHISKEY g Proof-11 Cm Neutral Spina. Cslrtn Duuliwt Corpoisuoo, New Yo;k Otj ATTENTION ELKS The annual CHARITY CHRISTMAS TRIE, previously postponed because) of the blackout will be held THURSDAY NIGHT, DEC. 18 at the ELKS' TEMPLE Dinner from 5:30 to 6:30 A grand holiday stag party for Elks and invited guests Don't miss it! P1 1 ' -"gEW8WT'' "tSBI L.m .jwyi i . n 'Mil r wss ' urn -;7':::.::. y .-' it ;-'ccc- w a superb gift... In making I. W. Harper cosf is no objecf I.W.HARRER The Gold Medal Whiskey Oiii JAPANESE FLYING London, Dec 17. IIP) The air ministry news service de clared today that the Japanese are using both Messerschmitt 109's and HO's German fighter planes in the air battle of Mal aya. ME-109 Is a single-englned plane and the ME-UO is the twin-engined. Both can be used as bombers. The Japanese previously had been reported manufacturing fighter planes based on Messer schmitt models but there had been no indication before that they possessed planes made In Germany. considerable quantities of cargo might be saved. FLAX SHED BURNS Harrlsburg, Dec. 17. (IP) Fire last night destroyed a large storage shed at the Harrlsburg flax plant, a cooperative organ ization handling flax from 800 acres. A total of 600 tons of retted flag also was burned. Loss was estimated by the com pany at $60,000. ENSIGN SANDERS Brooks. Ore., Dec. 17. (JPt Mrs. Sally Sanders of Brooks yesterday was notified of the death at Pearl Harbor of her husband, Ensign Eugene T. San ders, 41, a veteran of the first world war. He was a native of Hubbard. SALVAGE ATTEMPT Astoria, Ore., Dec. 17. (IP) The Columbia Salvage company of Portland and Astoria began salvage operations today on the Matson line freighter Mauna Ala, grounded on Clatsop spit Arthur Zimmerman, company representative, said he doubted that salvage could be under taken on the vessel itself, but Phone 2119 for Towing or Wrecker Service Anywhere Anytime Lewis Super Service NOW! A Low Priced Box of GIFT PEARS The FINEST. GIFT of All ? ' No gift is mora appropriate ... No gift will be more wel comed than a box of these delicious Rogue Valley Du Cornice . . . packed in beautiful gift boxes in Medford. They arrive in perfect condition for the holidays ... a treat in good tastel Box "A" Senior DeLuxe Here's the most popular gift carton of Cornice Pears we've ever shipped. The beautiful gift carton contains ten pounds (from 12 to 16 delicious beauties). This is the site most people are ordering as gifts for their friends. Of course, most people prefer to eat them just as they come from the box, but in every carton there is a special folder which tells many ways in which to prepare appetising desserts. Price includes special ex press charges prepaid to any point in the United States. Box B Master DeLuxe .$2.85 Box C Special DeLuxe .$3.20 $11.95 GIFT NOVELTIES! Other gift novelties include Oregon WILD PHEASANT packed for Christmas and ready for a delicious treat upon arrival . . . also PRESERVES fc JELLIES. COLORED SALAD PEARS and ASSORTED GIFT CHESTSI Half Boxes D'AHJOUS Delicious This Year 51.75 Plus Express ORDER SOON FOR EASTERN SHIPMENTS All Packages On Display At Crystal Springs Packing Co. 139 S. Fir St. SPATZ BROS. Phone 907 i i i i in. u ill1 I i' I ! ! I ill : ifeii'i RESULTS use IVIAIL TRIBUNE CLASSIFIED ADS!