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Newspaper Page TextPAGE FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1941. Sport Graphs o Billy liulen Says: Stiner Promises Duke Surprise In New Year's Game Duke, Oregon State Both Confident as Drills Resumed STINER, CHAVES Prior to the opening of the football season last fall, when practically every "expert" waa predicting a seventh or eighth place finishing berth for the Ore gon State Beavers, Coach Lonnle Stiner several times remarked that people were underestimat ing his team and that it would surprise some of its opponents, Nobody believed the Orange mentor. They couldn't see the Corvallis crew winning more than two or three games, if that many. And as for actually bat tling for the championship, why that was one of those things that just couldn t happen. Well, you all know what hap pened The Beavers did surprise some foes, surprised them to the extent that the first thing any body knew Oregon State had nailed down the gonfalon, mak ing Stlner's pre-season prediction glitter brilliantly. Now, with the transplanted Rose Bowl game against Duke just six days distant, and with the Blue Devils overwhelming favorites at 3 to It Stiner again utters words that , should give pause to those who believe the Beavers haven t a chance to win. He says, "My boys may sur prise lot of folks New Year's Day." Mr. Stiner made the same sort of a statement early last au tumn. People laughed. Now he makes it again, and many peo ple will again laugh. But. Mr. Stiner, here Is one cltisen who won't even smile when you say a "surprise" Is In store for Duke. Too clearly we remember what transpired during the gruelling regular season, and if you say the Bea rers are ready to land a round house clout on their January 1 enemies, that's good enough for this corner. Mr. Stiner doesn't like those 3-1 odds against his eleven. Nei ther do the players. In all prob ability. To a man, the Staters are undoubtedly fighting mad at being so little regarded by the wagering gentry and the handi cappers, and a team fighting mad Is a team that can do almost anything. In a game between two rivals of major calibre, psychology plays an all-important role. Equal or nearly equal In physi cal strength, the team that is higher mentally, more deter mined to win, will do so 99 times out of 100. The Beavers will have a de cided psychological edge over the Blue Devils, mainly because they are the underdogs and part ly because they will be playing In their first Rose Bowl game. In our humble opinion, those 3-1 odds are downright silly. Duke, with an unbeaten and un tied record, should be the favor ite alright, but not by such a margin. As a matter of fact. In our private book the fracas is a tossup. An interesting all-star team was selected the other day by Lleutenant-C ommandarE. Jack Spaulding, originator and founder ot the annual Cast-West Shrine game ... the naval oilicer picked an "All-Shrine eleven from gridders who have played In the classic since Its inception In 192S ... winning a half back berth was Bob Smith, the ex-Medford high and Uni versity oi Oregon star . . . which is very nice, but If we remember correctly Bob didn't play in the Shrine game be cause of an injury suffered Just a few days before the kickoff . . . Chuck DeAutremont, the for mer University high of Eugene flash and last season's star for Jean Eberhart's SOCE cage quintet, will become eligible for Jean's current outfit when the winter quarter opens . . . Bobby Hlggs and Prank Kovacs, the erstwhile amateurs, make their pro tennis debuts In Madison Square Garden tonight. SKI GROUP ORGANIZES REFUSE TO ADMIT UNDERDOG STATUS Beaver Captain Claims Team Tougher Than Most Plan Surprise For Foes, By Frank. B. Gilbreth Durham, N. C, Dec. 26. UP) A rosy confidence prevailed at the two Rose bowl football camps today as Duke and Ore gon State players tucked away their Christmas presents and resumed drills for the trans planted classic to be played here before 65,000 fans on New Year's day. Although twice beaten Ore gon State is on the short end of 2-to-l odds in Durham, both Coach Lon Stiner and Captain Martin Chaves refuse to accept the underdog role. I don't know anything about Duke's team, but I do know something about my boys," said Stiner. "Nobody managed to score more than two touch' downs against us in 1941 and we don't intend to start the new year on the wrong foot." Chaves, who will enter the U. S. air corps shortly after the game, was even more outspoken. "We feel," he said, "that a lot of people around here are going to be mighty surprised. Ever since we hit North Caro lina last Wednesday, people have been telling us about how tough Duke is supposed to be. All right so they talk. But what are we supposed to be? Pushovers? We've met tough teams before and we were tougher than most of them. "Not Supermen" "We figure Duke has a fine team. So have we. We figure Duke is going to have to play eleven men at a time not sup ermen. We'll have eleven guys in there too. The Beavers were entertained here yesterday at a Christmas party at which they received gifts of North Carolina pro ducts. They seemed rested from their long trip from the west cosst. Stiner said, "We'll get down to serious prsctlce today." After a five-day holiday. Duke also will return to the practice grind with all men in top shape except Moffat Storer, member of the No. 2 back- field. Storer, who runs the 100 yard dash in less than 10 sec onds, has an Injured knee which may keep him out of the game. Coach Wallace Wade of Duke Isn't doing much talking, but Captain Bob Barnett, Blue Devil center, said, "We're not cocky; we re just confident." rockypeTerson KILLED IN HAWAII Rocky Peterson, outfielder for the Medford Craters In 1940 nd well known among base ball fans of the valley, was among U. S. sailors killed when the battleship Arizona was sunk by the Japanese In their attack on Pearl harbor, according to word brought here from Cres cent City, Cel., his home. Fred Dunn, former local resi dent now residing In Crescent City, who is visiting here, said today that Peterson's mother had received official word that her son had lost his life when the Arizona went down. The young outfielder, who had been In the navy only a short time, will be remembered by local fans as a great fly- chaser and a good If rather er ratic left-handed hitter. DiMaggio Plays Santa l JSt 1 , $ til tfr-Jt'" IP st-'v- . tut. ; vt.) ill: v ?m lit .'Vty .e"i Slugging Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankee donned Santa Claus suit and placed his vouna son. Joe 3rd. In a stocking as a prelude to Christmas In their New York City home. NON-GOLFERS IN BEVY OF KICKERS GOLF TOURNAMENT New Orleans, Dec. 28. (AP) There are liable to be a lot of footballs kicked between the goal posts when the eastern and west ern all-stars meet January 3, but one thing is certain four bowl outfits plan to be here for the occasion. Coach Andy Kerr of the east ern aggregation has learned that he has 21 place-kickers on his squad, while one of the other two members is a drop-kicker. Oregon State, Dukes oppo nent in the transplanted Rose Bowl game at Durham, an nounced that Its players and coaches will stop here en route home to see the all-stars in action. Alabama, too, will be on hand after its Cotton Bowl engagement with Texas A. and M. Fordham and Missouri, which clash in the New Year's day Sugar Bowl here, will remain for the charity event, shifted from California. Los Angeles, Dec. 26. (AP) The program proclaims it the Woodland hills open golf tourna ment But just take a gander at these entries Charley Corbett, Jackie West rope and Buddy Haas, jockeys. Jerry Priddy, Newt Kimball and Wally Berger, baseball stars. Ernie Nevers, Aubrey Devine and Marsh Duffield, former ace football players. Mickey Rooney of the films and Orchestra Leader Bob Crosby. There actually will be some golfers shooting for the $1000 prize money, however. Thev in clude Denny S h u t e, Harry Cooper, Jimmy Thomson, Olin Dutra, Fay Coleman and Willie Hunter. The tourney, a tuneup for the $10,000 Los Angeles open Jan. 9-12, starts today. NAVY MISTAKE Vancouver, Wash., Dec. 26. (IP) What was possibly the most wonderful Christmas pres ent In this area came yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Burton P. Smith of the battle around dia- GUARD FOR DEFENSE I nr" Notified by the San Francisco, Dec. 26. n,vyDDwT,mw'rJ I1 X"?l, A home. .,.,H .1,1 j I son. Russell, had been killed In In the ways of winter V.rfar. i ,ne Pe,rl "rbr ' they re- P" cent over 'ast year, while is being organized by California ,no,hrr M'nm Christ- the ' champagne, have Popping Corks Symbolize Growth of Wine Industry By Robert Fahs (United Press Staff Correspondent! Fresno. Cal. lU.R) The nnnnlno n i bottles during New Years celebrations will be symbolic of the growm oi America s sparkling wine industry. With competition from foreign champagnes virtually eliminated rarely tried American wines let' because of war conditions. Amer- alone praise them, are discover-1 lean vintners have been called (ng" that the California product on to supply the United Slates has all the characteristics and sparkling wine market and pro-! quaiitie, of the finest foreign ductlon has skyrocketed. I wines, plus a distinctive flavor California's wine industry. ! and aroma of Americantrown wnicn produces about 80 per cent of the American wines, has ex panded and grown by leaps and bounds during recent years, but Ihe greatest stimulus of all phases of the industry has been ii the production of champaKncs. S. W. Harkleroad, Fresno, president of the Wine Institute, said that sales of California wines during 1941 are up 23 iVAR WILL EFFECT EAST GRID PLAY, Middle West, With Big Squads, To Be Least Hurt, Is Crowley Claim. By Mortimer Kreeger Bay St. Louis, "Miss., Dee. 26. iff) Coach Jim Crowley of Fordham's Sugar bowl Rams, believes football's glory road will be blocked to eastern teams for the duration of the war, and midwestern clubs with b i g squads that can stand more pruning by Uncle Sam will dominate the grid scene. "We'll have football," said the coach whose team is train mg here for its New Year's day engagement with Missouri "But some of us will be hurt." He pointed out that more than a dozen of his players already had signed up with the navy air corps and were await ing call. Several others are within the draft aae. "That makes a big difference in a squad of 40." he continued "It looks like this year is our last year near the top for a while. Loss Won't Hurt "The team that will feel th dratt least are the big state uni versities of the middle west They have squads of 80 or more and can afford to lose a few men. Those states are thickly populated and the people are loyal to their states. A fellow from Minnesota who eoes to play for Michigan might as well not plan to return home. "Notre Dame also should still be outstanding. They can call out 250 good football players. "It will be tough on the east, where small squads are the rule. I don't suppose the squads here in the south are as big as those of the middle west" The far west, Crowley point ed out, has several large uni versities with numerous grid ders but the military situation Is uncertain. "They might not be able to have football there next fall," he said. "Or maybe they'll have teams but won't be able to play each other and will have to travel for all their games." Increase in Grid Scoring Seen Main Trend in Sports By Orlo Robertson New York, Dec. 28 UP) A year ago the football fathers wrote Into the code book two new rules, both designed to step up scoring and answer the offense's call for help. The two rules, one calling for unlimited substitutions and the , er than six per cent of all school other permitting fourth down I children in the state ate Ill-fed. passes inside the 20-yard line The survey pointed out that this without danger of the ball going : percentage compares with an Atlantic Chief back to 20 if the aerial was in complete, served their purpose well. In fact they did it so well that the Increase In scoring in college football was considered the outstanding trend of the year by sports writers participating sidered the rise of the offense 1 nthe Associated Press poll. No fewer than 15 writers con- over the defense as the most im portant development of 1941 while other phases of the grid iron sport also came in for strong consideration to give foot ball dominance over all other sports. Ten writers considered the swing to the T-formation, brought to the front in 1940 by Stanford, Chicago Bears and Bos ton college, as the most import ant trend. Six pointed out the greater interest in professional football, especially in the mid-west, and four the leveling off of college football power as shown by the few unbeaten major schools. Also mentioned were such foot ball trends as, general increase In attendance; the Syracuse Y formation with its reverse cen ter; quieting of demands for re forms in conduct of the sport; accuracy of passing and more aerials in college competition; faster game as the result of the new rules; more good backs; in creased interest in night games; coaches master minding from the bench via the new substitu tion rule; steady decline of field goals, especially drop kicking; use ot more power plays to score; development of defensive and offensive specialists; the de cline of Pacific coast football and Increased interest despite it; rise of southern teams and good showings of Big Nine and south west elevens. i -s . 4-' ? l l i J'f r i .... EMPIRE STATE IMPROVES DIET FOR CHILDREN Rear Admiral Royal E. Inger toll (above). It the new com mander of the Atlantic fleet. He took over the post as successor to Admiral Ernest J. King, newly-appointed commander in chief of the U. S. Fleet. Albany, N. Y. (U.B Popu lous New York state is leaving no stone unturned in Its fight to wipe out the scourge of malnu trition among school children. ' A recent survey, undertaken by the state nutrition commit tee, revealed that the effort Is bearing fruit, in as much as New York is leading the nation with a relatively low percentage of undernourished children. The survey, conducted by the state education department's health division, showed that few- Ski association. "Skiing Is a crucial part of na tional defense," said Ski Associa tion President Dr. Frank How ard. "Skiers will be needed to guard strategic communication lines and industries In the Cali fornia mountains." CRUISER ON DUTY New York, Dec. 26. fp) The 8,000-ton cruiser Atlanta, a ship capable of speeding more than 60 land miles an hour, be came a unit of the American navy today In commissioning exercises at the Navy Yard In Brooklyn. stating that Russell Is alive and well. Connoisseurs, who formerly grapes. Moxww (UP) McocoWi PYM.VS poured forth 10 000 000 copies of dally newftpaprrs bfor the Nul Invasion. gvry 3 hours l.soo.ooo boon in 12 Unuaea were printed. Mokcow ac counted for many of the 40.000 000 ooplea car handbills, newspapers and tract dropped by plane Into the laps of Alia troops since CVrmar-.y march d on Russia lart June 33. K. F. TRIAL SET Klamath Falls, Dec. 26. (AP) Trial of George Parks, accused o. the slaying of Dr. Salem A. L'avid here last March, will be gin January 3. Parks, charged with murder, was arrested at Great Falls, Mont. Dr. David was killed in attempting to prevent a lunchroom holdup. r Mall Tribune want ada. Cloelrur tuna foe ClsssiPed Arts t a. m. Too lt to Classify 11 so p. m. Bequeathed Burial Plot Ban Antonio. TM. (UP) A plot 6 feet aquar was designated aa tha last resting place for Tisar. a 'faith ful bulldog" by bia lata master's will. A. A. O ray's will, probated In Baiar County Court, set out the ground for hla dog. Washington, Dec. 26. VP) President Roosevelt today nom inated David J. Winton of Mln nesota to be the first American minister to New Zealand. Cm Mail Tribune want ads. SKATE AT MEDFORD'S NEW ir ipc a d r r i a Jr?Y,A- i u u niiL.iii " Popular Prices Skates for Rent Your Place In The Sun VACATION AT CHETC0 INN nth Smith RlTfr, tH Wlnrhnrk iht ChMro and the Rogue. Pwtm in lh Pacific RrUt, rftt. H pe rt m I rtk-nd rat ot only iM prr day for room. S-rourt dinnet la carta brrakfaftt. eomplett lunrhcun. Family ratra. erkl and monthly ratea Mrno tntloda era (wkI. thlfkfi. ttcak, home mail a antler, rait. J1 Ittnt hnnehfepin roomt Id ftota and arparate rahina, acrommoda tlnnt tor 4 ttao per day. AIM montlity ratea to permanrnu Hotel $.10. fctt and (MO per month S nit-al per day food room, gone heda Ftthlna It food now t root and Mlmnn striking. It VAH-KI INN, tmiU dettrt ina and guest ranch adjoining tha famout Caa Grande National Monument ear Cool id fe, Ariiona. Tab-Kl Inn, aa aourt driT from aither Phoenit or Tucaoa, fftra comfort and coDTenirnca) to a limited number of guertt. Special eoniideritioo it girea to diet, indiTtdual need, and wiihea. Yur hoata offer yoa mm? fascinating personal? conducted one-day tiipa with tha Ins aa tht ttarting point. Tavr Hoitt THEODORA and WALTER SMITH JVaiy at itnd ear rt aa tltm hUir 4ienfti a Caaaty. naeaa, "rr iht aid kJlUCOOLIDGE: I rniABIZONA. average of 33 per cent of both adults and children in the rest of the nation who are experienc ing the ill effects of malnutri tion. Dr. Hiram A. Jones, comment ing on the survey, said the six per cent represents a decrease from former years due to con stantly higher dietary standards. "Nevertheless, we shall not be satisfield until malnutrition is completely eliminated," Dr. Jones asserted. i 'The strength of the nation In the future depends upon the strength of these students," Dr. Jones added. "They must be ' adequately and properly fed If they are to continue as a strong, free people." The survey covered 553.013 students In grade and high schools outside New York City, Buffalo and Rochester. Ot this number, 29,942 were reported by attending physicians to be malnourished In varying degrees. K. F. TIRE FATAL Klamath Falls. Dec. 28 (AP) A Christmas eve fire which de stroyed bunkhouse on the Chet Barton ranch 12 miles from here, killed one man and Injured three others. Clarence Campbell, about 30, formerly of Missouri, vas fatally burned. The Injured were Earl C. Mills, E. T. Meyers and Lowell McFadden. STORK PLAYS SANTA Portland. Dec. 26. (AP) Santa, busy with other matters, took time out to leave 14 babies at Portland hospitals yesterday. 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