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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 1942. East -West Stars Battle to 6-6 Tie in Mud Before Slim Crowd: EAST LIME POWER OFFSETSWESTERN Official Hockey Fight Casualty) BUDDY BAER SURE ILL AND HERMAN OREGON TO PLAY STATE LOSES TO BRADLEY TECH IN OVERTIME, 47-48 UPSTATE FANS TO WELCOMEBEAVER HE'LL DUMP LOUIS; CHAMP ALSO GOOD LEAD TORNADO TO COUGARS FRIDAY IN OPENING TILT PACE TWO 5 ?9 v o V. -i SQUAD THURSDAY Oklahoma Star's Heaves Bring Tie And Near Vic tory; Westfall Best Gainer New Orleans, Jan. S. CP) The Eastern Stars and their pow- erful line exactly balanced the West's Jinx and passing attack today as the all star terns bat tled to a thrilling 6 6 tie In slick mud before disappointing and shivering crowd of 35 003 The game, transferred here from San Francisco because of the war was a ding-doiig battle 11 the way and far more spec tacular than the score would in dicate. Bill Dudley of Virginia, the nation's highest scorer last sea son. proved hlmsell a great score- preventer. He Intercepted four rjasses. two deep in the East team's territory. The smashing play of the Eastern line dominated the scene for three quarters. But Iri the final period Indian JacK Jacobs of Oklahoma began passing and running to gain a tie and come close to victory in the final minutes. The East has won five, the West 10. This game was the sec ond tie. The Easterners took the sec ond half kickoff and drove 67 yards to their touchdown In nine plays. The line opened up huge holes as Bill Geyer of Colgate and Bob Westfall of Michigan rammed to the West's 23-yard line. Then, after two plays gained only a yard Dud'ey faded back and tossed screen pass to Gever. Ceyer took the ball on the 23 near the West side line, follow ing fine blocking for half the distance and stiff-armed two tacklers to score standing up. Dudley missed a place kick for the extra point. The West cnnltnltred on fumble by Bob Glass of Tulane which Center Brad Sheafe of St. Mary's recovered on the East 21. Jacobs completed a pass to Vike Francis of Nebraska on the ten nd then tossed to Bob Robertson of Southern California on the goal line. Ralph Fife of Pitts burgh blocked an attempted place kick by Frankle Albert of Stanford. A few minutes later Jacobs' running carried the ball to the Eastern 26 but a fumble ended the thrust. A passing attack by Bill Smalts of Penn State carried the ball to the West's nine-yard line In the second period but Eso Naranche of Montana Intercepted pass. In the third period Western drive sparked by passing of Washington State's Bill Sewell carried to the East nine, but the thrust was hurled back by Alf Bauman of Northwestern, John Roklsky of Duouesne and the other Eastern linemen. The East gained 151 yards rushing to the West's 73, and the Wcsternei-s led In passing. 118 to 48, the West led 11 to 10 in first downs. Westfall was the day's leadinr ground gainer with 94 yards In 20 tries. East Rokisky Odson .. Peabody Ingalls Crimmlns Ringer .. Couppee Dudley . Geyer . Westfall East West Official Don MacFadven was knocked to the Ice durlna a Haht In the second period of a game between the Detroit Red Winas and the Chicago Blackhawka. Jimmy Orlando (not shown in oicture) of the Red Wings drew a match penalty for striking the official. Detroit won. 3 to 0. Pot. West I.E . Younglove LT Reinhard 1 O Thornton C Llndskog RQ Conley RE. Kutner QB Francis LH Sewell IiH Robertson FB Wilson 0 68 J VILLE ID FIVE TO Minneapolis, Jan. S. (VP) News that Coach Bernle Bier man of the University of Min nesota had been ordered to re port to the United States marine headquarters at Quantlco, Va , by January IS exploded like a bombshell at the university to day, but officials withheld a formal statement. President Walter C. Coffee declared ha would have to with hold official opinion until con firmation of Bicrman's status had been received from Frank McCormick, athletic director and Bierman'i direct superior. McCormick is in Chicago, ex pected to return here Sunday. General university sources meanwhile were debating the effect of Bicrman's recall on the Gopher coaching situation. If Bierman goes on active duty, the general opinion was that the rule of succession would find Dr. George Mauser, next In football command and head line coach, carrying on until Bier man's return. PRO GRID STARS AID NAVY RELIEF New York, Jan. 3. (iP) Chicago's professional football Bears, who got In the first lick of the 1941 campaign against the College All-Stars, will apply the finishing touches to the national gridiron picture to morrow against picked squad from their own play-for-pay league. Shunted across the country by war, the post-season struggle is the fourth in scries ol annual affairs between the Na tional league champs and the outstanding players from the loop's nine other teams. More than 40.000 customers are expected to troop Into the Polo Grounds at a top of $4 40 a head, with half of the gross going to the Navy Relief society. Jacksonville, Jan. S. (Spl.V Jacksonville high's Redskins de feated an alumni quintet, 36 to 19, here Friday nlnht In a game to raise funds to apply on the purchase of a b ickout siren. Marlon Hardy, with 10 points, led the prepners, while McGin ty's eight tallies were nigh for the graris. Lineups: Jacksonville 06) Alumni (19) Smith. 6 F 2. Card Johnson 8 .. F.. 3. B Webster E McGlnty, 1....C 3, Offenbacher Hardy. 10 G . 8. VcGinty Sanford. 4 G ... 1, Hoffman Subs: Jacksonville. Mclntyre 8, LeRoy 4. Alumni, Saulsberry 2. BAKER FIVE LOSES Hood River. Jan. 3. W) Mood River high school out classed n fighting Baker high quintet In an intersectlonal basketball game last night 42 to 23. COAST FIVES COP CLOSE CONTESTS By the Associated Press The Pacific northwest's two touring basketball teams showed the mlddlewest how to win close ones Friday night even though one game Involved a fist fight before the final gun sounded. The University of Washington, unbeaten In seven straight games, added another victory to its string, downing Michigan State, 45 to 42, at East Lansing. The game was marred by a fist fight between Chet Aubuchon of Michigan state and Guard Bill Morris of Washington In the clos ing minutes, when Washington wiped out a five-point deficit with a finish-drive by Harry Nel son and Bill Gissbcrg. Guard Bob Lindh led the Husky scor ing with 14 points. Oregon State, playing at Springfield, Illinois, met Texos A. & M., and finished strong to win, 36-30, The Texans were be hind throughout the first half but made a game of it in the sec ond period, going ahead once and tying the score twice. John Mandic paced the OSC victory with 14 points. Washington State remained at home, but did just as well, swamping Eastern Washington college under 56-38 score at Pullman, New York, Jan. 8. (API Buddy Baer, dripping confidence and sweat from every pore, ar gued today that hit chances of whipping Joe Louis In Madison Square Garden next Friday night are better on three counts than they were last May when he dumped his foe on a champ ionship ear before being stopped by the heavyweight king. "I'll have two good hands, my weight will be better and I'll have a sharper left," predicted bulging Bud as he grimaced at the scales which showed his poundage was down to a mere 245. Virtually all the receipts from this fight will go to the naval relief society. Louis has donated his 40 per cent cut and Promoter Mike Jacobs is working without profit. Baer is giving 2Vs per cent from his challenging fee to the sailor organization. Veteran fight observers at Buddy s Lakewood, N. J., camp were willing to string along with him on his theories about the value of two good hands be ing better than one and also that at his present weight he prob ably was stronger than he was last spring but they could see little Improvement in the Baer left. Greenwood Lake, N. Y., Jan. 3. (AP) Joe Louis convinced four sparmates and a crowd of visitors today that he will be In shape to defend his heavyweight boxing crown against Buddy Baer in New York's Madison Square Garden, Jan. 9. The champion turned on his punching power for better than four rounds In a brisk workout. knocking out two of the four sparring partners he faced. Then he pounded the light and heavy bags, skipped rope and tossed the medicine ball before Trainer Jack Blackburn led him to the showers. BULLETIN University of California at Los Angeles 67, Santa Clara U 52. Washington State 80, Con zaga 30. Idaho 42, Montana 29. Boston, Jan. 3 P The Fed Sox office today reported re ceipt of word from Ted Wil liams, slugging outfielder, that his draft board had placed him in class A 1 and that he would take his physical examination on Jan. 8. Williams telephoned the news from Minnesota. STURM TO ARMY New York, Jan. 3. ( John ny Sturm, New York Yankees first baseman, today notified President Ed Barrow from his home in St. Louis that he has been ordered to report for In duction into the United Slates arm Feb. 2. CHOICE OF DOYLE Miami Beach, Fla., Jan. S. (D Baseball's too uncertain this year for Jack Doyle to be quoting odds yet, but the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Yankees look like pennant winners to the Broadway bet ting commissioner. "The game is more unpredict able now than It ever has been before," he explained today. 'The Important factor Is the effect of the war. Uncle Sam will be the big player next season." Usually ready by this time to list his early prices consid ered the last word by those who follow the big league races Doyle Is holding off now until he can learn which players will be called Into the army. BY PASS 32-21 P New York, Jan. 3. (AP) The condition of Babe Ruth, taken to a hospital last night, is not ser ious, his daughter, Dorothy, said today. She refused to give any details as to the nature of his ailment or to what hospital he had been taken. One report was that Ruth was in a nervous condition as a re sult of an automobile accident. A friend of the family who de clined use of his name said Ruth was ordered to the hospital by his physician for a complete rest. The friend said that several days ago while the 46 year old former home-run king wos driv ing his new car near Tuxedo Park, N. Y., he was forced off the road to avoid hitting another machine. Ruth suffered from shock and a highly nervous con dition, the friend added. mi GIRL FROM FIRE Idaho Falls, Ida., Jan. 3. (JPi A snowbank probably saved a girl's life early today. Trapped In a second-story room when fire spread through a home she was visiting. Miss Lola Browning, 19, Jumped 16 feet Into the snow. She re ceived only minor bruises and cuts. The Misses Lucille Kelly, 21. and Edith Kelly, 18, escaped from another room via ladder. Marshfield, Jan. 8 (Spl.) With Captain Henry Herman and Bill Wall employing their height and ruggedness to control both backboards, the Medford high Tigers turned in a 48 to 26 cage victory over Marshfield here Friday night. The Bengals were never In danger as they Intercepted many of Marshfield's passes to launch fast-break scoring forays of their own. The locals' shooting was much Improved over the Cor- vallis game. Halftime score was 27 to 13. Medford. Herman and Wall tied for scoring honors with 11 points each, with Darrell Montleth hit ting eight for runner-up honors. O'Neil of Marshfield made 10 tallies. Coach Russell Acheson said after the game: "Things are look ing up. We may win two games in the conference instead of one." The Tigers will return to Med ford today and Monday will start preparing for next wrek-end's two tilts against the Salem high vikings, both to be played here, Lineups: Medford (48) Marshfield (26) Monteith 8 F 8, Huxgins Herman. 11 F 10 O'Neil Wall, 11 C 2, Maine Fawcett, 6 G 2. Kinjor Webber, 2 G 2. Hamper Subs: Medford, Niedermeyer 8. weir 2, Reynolds 2. Adams, Edwards, Kresse. Marshfield, Smith 2. L r l duhl mm REFUNDS JAN. 10 Corvallls, Jan. S. VP) Foot ball fans who bought tickets to the Rose bowl game at Pasa dena will get their refunds In a short time, Percy Locey, Ore gon State college athletic direc tor, said today. In a telegram from New Or leans, Locey said he would stop at Pasadena to confer with Tournament of Roses officials and would arrive here Janu ary 9. Issuance of refunds will start the next day, he said. Locey Indicated that he had been besieged by requests for refund information since the game was transferred to Dur ham, N. C. (Br the Associated Press) The northern division. Pacific Coast conference basketball campaign of 1942 will get under way next Friday when the Washington Huskies and Idaho Vandals open a two-game scries in Seattle and the Washington State Cougars meet the Oregon Webfoots in the first of two games in Eugene. The Cougars are the defending champions. The Huskies, division favor ites because of their surprise showing on an eastern road trip, are expected to start their drive with a series victory. The Vandals are bringing to Seattle a new coach, Guy Wicks, who succeeded Forrest Twogood at the end of last season, and their power is an unknown quantity. The Washington squad in cludes eight lettermen and an exceptional crop of youngsters from last year's frosh team. One sophomore, Doug ForJ, has crowded his way into the start ing lineup at a forward posi tion. The other starters are Chuck Gllmur, center; Bobby Lindh, forward; Bill Morris and Ncrm Dalthorp, guards. Wicks Is starting his season at Moscow with but four letter-men. Washington State, which was hard hit by graduation, is still tabbed as the team to beat for the division crown. TEAMS T Montreal, Jan. 3. (IP) Mon treal extended its winning streak to two games tonight by scoring three times in the third period and defeating Detroit, 4 to 1, be fore a crowd of 8 000. The win lifted the Canadiens into a sixth place tie in the National Hockey league standings with Brooklyn. The Canadiens surged from behind a 1-0 deficit in the first period to go on to victory against a Detroit team that was widely outnlayed. The veteran Joe Blake came through with the tying goal late In the second period while De- fenseman Jimmy Orlando was serving his third penalty of the period. E Batavia, N. E. I., Jan. 3. Dutch naval vessels were or dered to sea Nov. 30 while United States and Japan were still negotiating because the Dutch "did not trust the game the Japanese were playing," it was disclosed tonight by Aneta, official N. E. I. news agency. Th disclosure came with pub lication of the story of the only surviving crew member of a Dutch submarine which tor pedoed and sank four heavily laden Japanese transports off the Malayan coast the day a.'tei the N. E. I. and Japan went to war. The submarine later was lost after hitting a mine in the South China sea, on Dec. 23. KNIFER INDICTED Portland, Ore., Jan. 3 Ivan David Ryan, 20, Tacoma, accused of the fatal stabbing of Herbert M. Smith, 19, in a fight Nov. 1, was Indicted on a second-degree murder charge by the Multnomah county grand Jury yesterday. Toronto, Ont.. Jan. 3. UP) Toronto went Into temporary tie with Boston for the National Hockey lekdership tonight, beat ing the Brooklyn Americans, 4-2. In a ragged contest. The Bruins can break the tie by either beat ing or tying the Amei leans in New York Sunday nlsht. Gordie Drillon led the Toronto attack, scoring the first and last of the Leafs' tallies. Peoria, 111., Jan. 3 Bradley Tech defeated Oregon State tonight, 47-46, in a thrill ing overtime lntersectional bas ketball game With- the score tied 42-42 at the end of regulation play the two quintets indulged in a free-throw contest dur',ig the five-minute extra period, in which time John Mandic and Sara Dement of Oregon State and Paul McCall of Bradley were ousted on personal fouls. The Pacific Coast conference team worked up a 46-45 edge, all on charity tosses, and then with 23 seconds to play, Stan Butkovich of Peoria batted in a field goal to win for Tech. O. S. C. (46) G F PF TP Dement, f 13 4 3 McNutt, f 2 14 3 Warren, f 0 0 0 0 Mulder, c-f 8 1 2 17 Mandic, c 2 2 4 6 Valenti, g 4 0 18 Beck, g 12 0 4 Hall, g 0 13 1 Totals 18 10 18 46 Tech (47) G F PF TP Ramsey, f 2 2 3 6 O'Brien, f 0 2 3 2 Hansen, e 3 10 1 16 Chanuge, e 114 3 Butkovich, g 1 0 0 2 McCall, g 6 6 4 18 Runkle, g 0 0 0 0 Totals 13 21 13 47 Half-time score: Bradley Tech 27, Oregon State 25. Score end of regulation play: Tech 42, Oregon State 42. Free throws missed: Dement, McNutt 3, Mulder, Mandic, Hall 2, O'Brien 2, Hansen. Referee: Jc Reigg (North western; umpire: Carl Johnson (Illinois). Ocean island is halfway be tween Australia and the Hawaii an Islands. Corvallls, Jan. 3. (IP) Ore gon State's victorious Rose bowl football team will be welcomed home Thursday In day-long celebration. Albany, Corvallls and Port land fans have planned to greet the squad at the Albany rail road depot at 5:13 a. m., when the Beavers arrive from the south. Players will be guests of the Albany Chamber of Commerce and Breakfast club at a break fast in Albany. Then private automobiles will bring the squad to Corvallia for a parade through decorated streets. A student assembly will follow at 11 a. m. A rally dance will be held in the afternoon and a banquet at 6:30 p. m. when plaques will be presented each player. Pa cific coast governors and mayors of principal cities have been Invited. VANDALS DEFEAT MONTANA, 42-29 Missoula. Mont., Jan. 3. (JP) Idaho's Vandals moved away from Montana as George Steele looped two baskets to start the second half and extended the ad vantage with effective sharp shooting to whip the Grizzlies tonight, 42-29. Last nltjht Mon tana won 55 to 35. The score had been tied four times In the first half Montana moving Into a 12-9 lead late in the period', only to have three free throws and Benson's shot gain Idaho a 14-12 lead at the intermission. Montana's Bill Jones looped 19. Use Mall Tribune want ads. Oregon state's Beaver were tn top form on New Year's Day and upheld the lauieU of U'e-t football by con quering. Duke's nine llevlls 20 to 16. Con-ratulattons, Lon attner and Ore gon state! . . . Dont forget to do your share for the Keel Cross , , . Never before has this fine humani tarian organlratlon been so neces sary. Give all you can "par- do H NOW! 2 MINNESOTA STAR New Orleans. Jan. S. (Pi Bruce Smith, Minnesota's mighty halfback who didn't get in the East-West game because he was injured and unable to play, today was presented the Cap tain's cup. presented to out standing all-America players by Christy Walsh of the all-Amer- GRID STAR KILLED San Francisco. Jan. 3. (AP) Second Lieut. John W. Gentry, i former star football guard for i V-... !: I ..vw uii-aiiu iiuvcrsiiy, was killed late yesterday when his fast army P-40 pursuit ship spun to the ground near Alvarado, Calif., and exploded. TO COACH ROOKIES Seattle. Jan. 3. ,pi Veteran motindsman Sylvester Johnson, who cracked a bone In his el bow last September, is not end Ing his baseball career. It was learned today. Johnson will coach t h e Seattle Rainiers' rookie flingers next spring and Better obstetrical care has cut the maternal death rate hy more than half during the last 20 years. Cage Scores (Friday Games) Santa Clara 57, California 55. Colo. State 43. Colo Mines 38. Denver 39. Greeley State 37. Stanford 56. Arizona 26. San Francisco U 46, UCLA 40. Montana State 55, Jamestown 33. TJte Mall Tribune snvit ada. Grants Fass, Jan. 3. .V Grants Pass hlnh school col lected Its first basketball victory I " his arm is ln shape will be In four years from Klamath assigned mound duty, Falls last night with a conclu- j slve score of 32 to 21. It was also the fourth victory In 13 years. The Cavemen led at half time 12 to 7. In a preliminary, the local Jayvees defeated the Hedging t'ttlicaus 37 to 26. POISON OAK? 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