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: f ACE TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MED FORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1941. LOCEY'S ATTITUDE ROILS ATHERTON, "Row Over Rose Bowl Game Referee Who Refuses ! OSC 'Unreasonable.' San Francisco, Dec. 27. (P) Edwin At her ton, Pacific Coast conference commissioner deeply stung over the attitude of Percy Locey, Oregon State athletic director, in the assignment of Tom Fitzpatrick as referee of the Oregon Slate-Duke football fame at Durham, N. C , Janu ary 1, plans to carry the matter to the next meeting of the con ference. i Atherton, before boarding a train for Detroit for tue N. C. A A. meeting, said he does not blame Fitzpatrick for refusing Locey'a "come ahead" wire fol lowing the Oregon State offi cial's protest on the grounds that he (Locey) was not consult ed on the referee's selection. "I don't know what we shall do for a referee," Atherton as serted. "I can't blame Fitz patrick for refusing if he's persona non grata. Locey isn't running this conference yet. He nd Oregon State seem to be getting a little unreasonable since landing the Rose bowl game. "I probably will take the en tire matter to the conference at its next meeting. Either I am the commissioner or I'm not. but I'm going to ask a showdown." Fitzpatrick, center of the newest coast grid storm, can celled his transportation tickets and unpacked his traveling bags, despite Locey'a beckoning tele gram to "come on and referee the game. I'll explain every thing when you arrive." I Pullman, Wash., Dec. 27. UP) Jack Friel, the quiet, cautious coach whose Washington State college Cougars went hurrlcan Ing through the Coast confer ence basketball schedule and Into the national finals last year, said today his current team would "win a few games." This bit of Friet enthusiasm capped the team's 10-game pre Chrlstmas schedule, in which the only loss was a 38-33 defeat by Whitman. In a return game the Friel crew of youngsters he lost all but one of his starters vlr grad uation washed away the Whit man stain, 87 to 41. His sharpshooters averaged 82 points a game while holding the opposition to 38.4. The high est score was run up against Missouri, which State defeated, 62 to 23. The team has one more pre season tilt, with Eastern Wash Ington here January 2, before It opens the Coast conference slate January 9 against Oregon. GOLF CHAMFWARD IS IN ARMY NOW Spokane, Wash., Dec. 27. (AP) The fighting chinned cur lyhead who won the national amateur golf title last summer at Omaha Is Just plain Private Mar vin Ward now, but he'll become Champ Bud Ward again for a few minutes Monday morning, i He'll stand before Gov. Arthur : B. Langlie In Olympia to receive a citation that bus gone to other men prominent In the sports world Coach Clark Shaughncs sy of Stanford in 19-10 and Foot ball Player Don Herring of Princeton in man. It s the Ath letic Round Table's annual ward for the year's outstanding contribution to sportsmanship. Ward was secretary of this Spokane fun club until he en listed In the army air force this week. WISCONSIN SHAKE-UP DUE Madison. Wis.. Dec. 27. (AP) The Capital Times said toHay a shakeup In the University of Wisconsin football coaching staff was Imminent. New York, Dec. 27. (IP) Promoter Alexis Thompson an nounced today that Gene Mako of Hollywood, Calif., had turn ed pro and would replace the Injured Fred Perry in appear nces with his professional ten nil troupe. SOUTHERN SQUAD BY RAZZLE-DAZZLE Montgomery; Ala., Dec. 27 VP) Razzle dazzle football paid off at 16 0 today as t daring team of southerners whipped the heavier northern all stars in the fourth annual Blue-Gray game before 13,571 spectators. Jackrabblt Jack Crain of Texas, ailing all week with a heavy cold, left illness in his locker and ran, passed and kicked the Yankees ii to fits Little Junie Hovious of Missis sippi and Bosh Pritchard of Virginia Military added an em broidery of swift thrills. Held In the first quarter, the favored southerners grabbed an accident-insurance lead In the second when North Carolina's Harry Dunkle booted a field goal from the Yankee 12. It took lust seven minutes and 12 plays in the third period for the South to punch across its first touchdown. Crain, run ning the Yankee flanks like a scared rabbit, worked the ball from the North 35 to the 19 after a partly blocked punt left the Yankees in a hole. Twice Crain tried passes, and twice they failed. Then Hovious came in, whipped a seven-yarder to Preston Johnston of Southern Methodist, bucked six over right tackle and then passed again to Johnston for the touchdown. Johnston's placekick went wide. The Confederates hammered home the final touchdown in the fourth period after George Frltts ot Clemson Southern Guard re covered Andy Tomaslca fumble on the North 37. Hovious and Crain took the ball to the Yankee IS In four plays, and then Crain flipped a 14-yarder to the little Missis- sipplan who took it over his right shoulder and stepped four yards over the goal line. Craln's placekick was good. The razzle dazzle promised by Matty Bell of Southern Metho dist and his coaching colleagues. Frank Howard of Clemson and Red Dawson of Tulane, pro- auceci za passes by the southern' crs. They completed five out of 13 In the first half, and seven out of 12 in the second. The North tried only one pass In the first half, gaining nine yards. Later the Yankees opened up and pitched 10, completing four for 45 yards. ARM TENNIS TILT New York, Dec. 27. FV- The opening performance by Alexis Thompson's new tenni; troupe at Madison Square Gar den Friday night apparently proved two things: (1) that the rookies, Bobby Riggs and Frank Kovacs, can hold their own in fast pro company, and (2) that Kovacs is, as amateur official? have contended, a bad influence on tennis. Fred Perry, a headlli.er for years, didn't Intend to let Ko vacs steal the spotlight with his heralded clown act, Fred put on a good show, too, but when I he tried to revive his old stunt of going after an out-of-reach ball, falling and SLmersaultlnr to his feet, he was carted of! to the hospital with a painfully injured arm. Up to the time of the spill. Perry and Rlggs had maneuver ed through almost three sets of clever but unexciting tennis. When the Briton had to default. Riggs was leading 8 3, 4-0, 3-4 BULLETIN Philadelphia, Dec. 27. AP A basketball squad of whirl ing dervishes from the Univer sity of Washington swamped Temple, 64 to 36, here tonight to inaugurate its eastern in vasion in a most Impressive manner. Running up and down the floor at top speed throughout the 40 minutes of play the Hus kies amazed the crowd of 3.879 at convention hall with thelt spectacular shooting with cither right or left hand. The game was the second of a twin bill. Colorado crushed St. Joseph's, 45 to 29, In the opener. BIERMAN NAMED Phoenix. Ariz . Dec. 27 AP) Coach Bernie Blerman of the University of Minnesota has been named a member of the na tional foottall rules committee, succeeding Bob Zuppkt of Illinois. SHRINE CONTEST POWER Baton Rouge, La., Dec. 27. (AP) There will be seven All Americas on the field Jan. 3 in the Shriners' annual East-West all-star game In New Orleans but an "original American is likely to steal the show from them. The Western team, training here for the game transplanted from San Francisco because of the war, is looking for great things from Oklahoma s sensa tional Indian halfback, Jack Ja cobs. His forward passes which trav el almost as straight, far and fast as his grandfather s arrows have come in for much attention in practice sessions and might form a major part of the westerners' offensive plans. He is a magnificent long-dis tance kicker, an expert handler ol punts and a sharp-shooting passer," said Coach Babe Hoi lingbery of Washington State, co-coach of the West team. "He does everything in great stvle.1 Other backs on the field will in- elude Frankie Albert, Stanford's two-time all-America: Bill Dud ley of Virginia, the nation's high est scorer, and Bruce Smith of Minnesota, winner of the Heis- man "Player of The Year" tro phy. The 193-pound Jacobs figures 10 complete many a toss with such receivers as Dale Gentry of Washington State and Earl xounglove of Washington. ON ITS DIGNITY Salem, Dec. 27. (IP) Rov S "Spec" Keene, Willamette unl verslty athletic director, said last night "it might be Just as well if the State High School Athletic association took the basketball tournament e I s e where." The tournament has been held at Willamette nearly 20 years, but the university athletic board did not Invite the high school association to stage the tournament there in 1942. The association, however, af ter considering offers from The Dalles, Baker and other cities, asked Willamette to hold the tourney again. The Willamette athletic board is expected to de cide on the invitation soon. Keene said he was not Inter ested unless "good feeling and harmony which prevailed so many years can be restored." He complained that Willam ette was subjected to abuse and criticism for its handling of the tournament, which, he said. was accommodated only as a means of promoting sportsman ship and good will. T Beaumont, Tex., Dec, 27. (AP) Paul Runyon of White Plains, N. Y., a pre-tournament favorite, and two dark horses. Chick Uarbert of Battle Creek. Mich., and Jim Turncsa of Elms ford, N. Y., whipped par by three strokes on the tree-studded coun try club course today to take the 36 hole lead in the $3,000 Beau mont golf open. Each added a 68 to his open ing round of 70 yesterday to go into tomorrow's final 36 holes with low 138s. The field of 223. largest In the history of the Professional Golf ers' association, was narrowed today to the 53 low profession als and 13 low amateurs. GRIDMEN RETURN Salem, Dec. 2?. P WII 1 a m e 1 1 e university's football players, who left a month ago for a game In Honolulu and ran Into a war. were welcomed home by a thousand fans. WARD HONORED Spokane, Dec. 27. iPt The athletic round table today se lected its own Marvin H. (Bud) Ward, national amateur goll champion and club secretary until he enlisted In the army air force this week to receive its annual award for the year'r out s t a n d i n g contribution to sportsmanship. POISON OAK? Try boillt ZEMACOL o mn4 be aaiMint m mar mmiei tm tf ttr-msiN TIINliT tbeeilullj nlaadrd. Oft a bottle I PLAYS CORVALLIS FIVE HERE TUESDAY Medford high's first actual basketball test of the 1941-42 season, not counting the recent Jamboree, will be furnished by the Skeet O'Connell-coached Corvallis high Spartans here Tuesday night. The following week-end, the Tigers will travel to Coos bay to face Marshfield January 2 and North Bend the night following, and on Janu ary 9 and 10 the locals will play host to the Salem high Vikings, runners-up for the state championship last season. The Bengals have been work ing out every day the past week and Coach Russell Acheson Isn't too pleased over the way they are developing. Raggedness dis played in the Jamboree hasn't yet been overcome, the mentor said, and the lads are still pass ing and shooting erratically. An epidemic of colds has ham pered the workouts, with al most every squad member be ing afflicted. Nevertheless, Ach eson has been putting the team through intensive drills in fun damentals and hopes to send them against Corvallis in at least fair shape. The way it looks now. accord ing to the head man, Captain tianic Herman and Dale Nei dermeyer will open at the for wards, Bill Wall will be at cen ter and Don Fawcett and eithei Jack Kresse or Darrell Monteith at guards. Herman and Wall are ssniors, Fawcett, Kresse and Monteith are Juniors and Nel dermeyer is a sophomore. i-ee Reynolds, letterman guard, has been troubled by a Daa ankle resulting from a foot ball Injury, and Warren Hoi brook has not practiced for two weeks because of an injured knee he suffered while skiing. bow may possibly see action against the Spartans, as may R. B. Webber, victim of an es pecially severe cold, and Hal Adams. Little Is known regarding the strength of Corvallis, but Ache son expects the former Ashlani coach to bring a strong quinte. to town. OConnell said las. fall that he would Inaugurate a new system at Corvallis this season, combining the best fca tures of the slow and fas. breaks. NICK CULLOP TO Pocatello, Idaho, Dec. 27. (AP) Henry (Nick) Cullop. vet eran player manager of the ml nor leagues, will guide the for tunes of the Pioneer league's Po catello Cardinals next year. The Cards secured Cullop' service in a trade with the Ashe ville, N. C, club in which the southern team received former Manager Bill Delancey, outfield er Ted Kakoloris and an undis closed sum of money, Ted Rout- long, former Card business man ager who now is handling the Asheville club, announced. Cllllnn twffan hla Ha-nhall Ma reer in 1922 as pitcher for DesjBernara RahU1 Moines of the Western league. Because of his prowess with the bat, he soon became an outfield- "-.!!"?.,'" ,1931.P'a.y 1(L1 Kames with Cincinnati of the National " Since that time he has played ' with Columbus. Ohio, of the ; American league, Sacramento of the Pacific coast league and Houston of the Texas league. He has been player-manaeer at Asheville for two years. San Francisco, Dec. 27. (AP) Conditions governing the sale of new automobile tires and tubes to eligible users were an nounced today by Harry Camp. regional director ot the office of price administration. H. L. PRITCHARD CO. 126 North Front. Medford. Ore. Specializing in Bearingu tor All Tractor Trucks Passenger Cart and Machinery PHONE 2020 NIGHTS 2019 1 BY LONG ISLAND E New York, Dec. 27. (AP) Rice Institutes Owls, capitaliz ing on the scoring ability of elongated Bob Kinney and Bill Closs, over-powered Fordham university 68 to 44 tonight. Their victory broke the monop oly metropolitan fives held on basketball doubleheaders In Madison Square Garden this reason. A crowd of 18,080, after see ing Long Island university nose out Southern California, 46 to 45, In the first game to extend their winning streak to 23 games, watched in wonderment as the Owls rolled up a 26 to 13 lead the first half and then travel at an even faster tempo through the final period. Southern Cal, the same team that snapped another Long Island winning streak at 42 games two years ago, led 42 to 36 with five minutes to go after trailing until midway of the final period when it tied the count at 34-34. The Trojans, using only seven men until the final seconds tired in the last minutes and finally lost their advantage when Lennie Rader tipped the ball in from beneath the back board for what proved to be the winning goal. Oklahoma City, Dec. 27. (AP) The Cowboy eager oi Oklahoma A. & M., three-time champions of the all-college bas ketball tournament, throttled Baylor's high-scoring Bears, 40 to 29, tonight to go Into the semi-finals. EAST ALL-STARS Bay St. Louts, Miss , Dec 27. (IP) Coach Jim Crowley of Fordham smiled broadly today although his Rams were taking it on the nose 13 to 6 from the Eastern All-Stars in a long hard practice scrimmage In raw, gloomy weather. This and yesterday's extended drill with the Easterners helped put his team into good condition for the Sugar bowl meeting next Thursday with Missouri, erasing the overweight he detected on arrival earlier in the week. One discordant note was the sore shoulder which Jim Lan sing, star right end. developed from yesterday's workout. He was hit hard in scrimmage and did not go out today. Bill Decorrevont ol North western and Bob Wcstfall of Michigan scored today for the All-stars, who are in training at nearby Biloxi. and are being neighborly by helping toth Mis souri and Fordham get into s-hape. Moran scored for Ford ham on pass. FIRE IN HOME Philadelphia. Dec. 27 A A Christmas tiee "train wreck" wrecked a house today. A short circuit in the transfoimer for the toy train set fire to the Christmas tree in the home of CONSTABLE JAILED Portland. Ore., Dec. 27. (IP) ' unty constable, was held her, tod,v on . federal char(?e -t )a1 Uric limiAV in Infliani i- c ...-. Ji t.-u c J,;." Z"r T " PERFECT TOWN Lantana, Fla., Dec. 27. (AP; Every man, woman and child In this town ot 234 permanent population has purchased either defense bonds or defense stamps, W. L. Hand, winter rest dent, said today. Cloalnf. Mow lor Classified Ads a a. m Too Lata to Claaalfj U SO p. m. I serai aft I, VALENTI LEAD STATERS TO E Buffalo, N. Y Dec. 27. (AP) The Oregon State basketball team opened an eastern invasion here by defeating St. Bonaven ture, of Allegany, 38-33, before 3,230 spectators. The Beavers ran up 16-6 ad vantage midway through the first half on spectacular one handed shooting by George Mc Nutt and Paul Valenti, but the Bonnies rallied to trail by 21-15 at half time. The Pacific coast team pulled away again in the second half, with Frank Zabow ski leading another Bonnie drive in the closing minutes. Zabowski and McNutt shared scoring honors with 11 points each. It was the first defeat for St. Bonaventure. Lineups: Oregon State Mulder, f Dement, f ..... McNutt, f Mandic, c . Valenti, c Beck, g Hall, g G 2 2 3 2 3 1 . 0 PF TP 2 8 Totals 15 11 38 St. Bona. G F PF TP Denio, f 2 Rokoski, f 2 3 4 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 McCarthy, f l Binetti, f 0 Tyndall. c , McDonald, c .. Comerford, g , Zabowski, g Quinn, g . Totals . 13 Half-timi iraM 7 12 33 Oregon State 21: St. Bonaventure is Free thmwi muj. r - ...iuolu. vicgon State Dement 1, Mandic 1 Beck 3. McNutt 1. St Rnr,..n' ture Denio 1. Rokoski a iw. Carthy 1. Referee Vince McNamara (Buffalo). PLAN APPROVED San Francisco. Dee. J7w The army, actina to m problems caused by emergency demands for the movement of large consignments of mllitarv supplies and equipment, tonight announced adoption of a civil ian motor transportation plan for eight western states Wash ington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah. Nevada, California and Ari zona. Lieut. Gen. J. L. DeWitt, commanding general of the western defense command and fourth army, said that under the new arrangement, the army can call upon one central author ity to furnish all non-military transport facilities required dur ing the wartime emergency In the army's western theater of operations. Interstate commerce com missioner John L. Rogers of Washington. D. C. who nrlol. nated the plan, will put it into operation. SOUVENIR SALE WAITS Corvallis, Dec. 27 (AP) Pro posed sale of Pasadena Rose Bowl tickets as souvenirs will await return of the Oregon State football party to the west, ac cording to a telegram received here from Percy Locey. AUTO GLASS Safety Regular QUICKLY INSTALLED Quality Workmanship and Materials Hohlweg'sTop & Glass Shop Ith k BartUtt. Ph. 3075 T WILL COMPETE IN Sun Valley, Idaho, Dec. 27. (AP) Twenty-three colleges and universities, a record-breaking number, will be represented in Sun Valley's first major event of the winter season the fourth annual four-day intercollegiate ski meet opening Monday and ending New Year's day. Secretary Ted Jllli of the Sun Valley Ski club said snows ear lier and heavier than usual had provided ideal conditions. Men contestants will vie for the Bradley plate, to be awarded the skier scoring highest in downhill, slalom, cross country and jumping combined. Women will ski for the Mary Cornelia trophy in slalom and downhill races. Bobby Blatt of Stanford and Janet Quinney of the University of Utah, defending champions, are entered. University of Washington is expected to enter 15 contestants, Stanford 11, Utah 8, Washington State, Idaho, Colorado Mines and U. .C. L. A. each 6, Dartmouth, Norwich and Idaho Southern Branch each 5, Salinas Junior College 4, Minnesota, Wiscon sin, Reed College, La Crosse, Wis., State Teachers and Gon- zaga eacn 3, h-rinceton 2, Menlo Junior College, Illinois, Oregon State, Pomona, Southern Califor nia and Colorado each 1. JAPSDENY CHARGE Seattle, Dec. 27. OP) Four prominent American-born Jap anese pleaded innocent today when arraigned before i United States commissioner on charges of subversive activity ordered held in the county Jail in lieu oi $23,000 bonds each. JERSEY LEADER PASSES , New York, Dec. 27. (AP) Former V. S. Senator Hamilton Fish Kean, 79, of New Jersey died tonight after a six weeks' illness. Kean, a Republican, served In the senate from 1929 to 1935. Closing time tor Classified Ads a a. m. Too Late to Classify 13 :30 p. m. I Hart Sc!.afner & Marx and Curlee Suits WHAT batter use can you put your Christ ' mas money to than to chaos a fine,. Hart Schalfn.r and Marx or Curia Suit. No. th-Y're NOT expensive vet thsy'r simply TOPS in fin fabrics, workmanship, styl and all 'riund valu. Won't you com In and look thts suits over you'll quickly st why w art oroud to feature suits with thesa famous labalsl F eatured Exclusively $24.75 to $39.SO GLENN H. UTZ "UTZ FOR SUITS" Open Saturday Eve Until 8:30 T Moore A. Hamilton, editor of the Medford. News, has been commissioned a first lieutenant in the Oregon state guard and will command headquarters com pany of the First Regiment with station In Medford, according to an official announcement by Major Carl Y. Tengwald, in command of the first battalion of the Oregon state guaid. Lieutenant Hamilton la a graduate of the Oregon State college R. O. T. C. and a former state representative from Jack son county. His compai.y, head quarters company, has supervi sion over infantry companies recently organized in Medford, Klamath Falls and Marshfield. Max Peirce, prominent insur ance man of Medford 'las been designated as first sergeant of the newly formed headquarters company. According to an announce ment by Major Tengwuld, uni forms and rifles for the newly formed organizations in Med ford, Company A and headquar ters company, will be received in a few days. Regular drills are being held Tuesday nights and as soon as the weather permits outdoor rifle practice will be carried on. BEAVERS BUY FIELDER Portland, Dec. 27 (AP) Rol lie Schefter, business manager of the Portland Pacific coast league baseball team, yesterday announced the purchase of Levi McCormack, 25-year-old Nez Perce Indian outfielder of the Spokane Western International leasue team. The price was not disclosed.. t Use Mall Tribune want ads. ROLLER SKATING SKATING HOURS Tues.. Thurs., Sun.. 7 to 10 p. m. Saturday 7:30 p. m. to 11 p. m. Admission 30c Ashland Rink The sudden bombing of Hawaii has had a pronununced effect upon the Amerlian people. The foremost result has been an Immediate unification or spirit. Inrle Sam It rolling tip his slrcvra with calm determination to win the "enTltable triumph.' we hope that New Vear, 194S, will find the people of this nation In happier mood and the forres of ruthlessnesa vanquished. To the people of THIS community we extend greetlnrs this New Vear and add the solemn ad monition to keep chins np and buy DEFENSE BONDS and STAMPSI
