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mm h PAGE FOUH MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1942. lafeSUtSaStSSW fll ,,.. W Sport Graphs o Billy Hulen Says: Long Honor Roll Of Past Medford, Ashland Greats A bunch of the boyi were talking basketball the other p.m. and the chatter, ai it usual ly does in such cases, went swirling back through the years to single out for greatness past court-pounders for Medford and Ashland, whose rivalry can't be surpassed for keenness by any two other prep teams in the state. Everybody Involved In the discussion had his own, and dif ferent, all-time Medford-Ash-land team for the past 20 years. Mo two were alike, and the arguments concerning the com' parative greatness of this player and that performer were some thing to hear if you had time on your hands and ear plugs The late Al Melvln. Med ford's two-time all-state for ward during the last years of Prink Callison's regime, was generally accepted as the finest player ever to come out of Jackson county, although seme of the lads held out for Wardlow Howell, Ashland's six-foot-slx-lnch giant of the early 1930's. and one or two others stuck by Red McDon ald, teammate of Melvln's, who went on to lead Oregon State college to Pacific Coast conference champion ship. Harkening clear back to 1922, the year Ashland won Its only state title, the name of Al Guth rie was prominent In the dis cussion. Guthrie made the all state team at forward, as did his teammate of that season, center Elton Ramsey. , Medford's state championship team of 1924 also had its share of supporters. Mervln Chastaln, forward, and Tully Williams, guard, both all-staters, were mentioned as being as good as any before or after, and Ray Knlps, forward on the same out fit, also was highly praised. Then there was Red Scheel, star guard on Medford teams under Burgher, and an all stater; Bob Hardy of Ashland, who later became a member of the University of Oregon's na tional championship squad; Cliff Garnett and Bill Morgan, stars under Calllson at Medford; Law rence Gill, Parker Hess and Bill Hoxle, who played for Don Faber at Ashland the same time as Hardy. The talk went on and on, almost every better-than-aver-age Medford and Ashland play er was mentioned at some point In the conversation, and finally It got down to the present-day casabaists those of the past four or five years. Bob Newland of the Tigers, Just two years out of high school, was accorded recogni tion as ranking high. So were Billy Plche and Don Monteith of Medford. So were Charlie Jandreau and Bud Provost of the current Ashlanders. So were many others whose names slip our so-called mind. Nobody could agree on an all time Medford-Ashland team, since 1922. We started to write them all down but ran out of paper and tossed them away Also, we didn't have enough pencils. So, to get some sort of an all-time quintet In this pillar, wo will offer our own and trust our health remains good after It reaches the eyes of Jackson county's cage fandom. For our first all-time Med ford-Ashland outfit (since 1922) we would put Guthrie, Ashland and Melvin, Medford, at the for- wards; Howell, Ashland, at cen ter, and Williams and McDnn aid, both Medford, at the guards. On the second team we would have Chastain, Medford and Hardy, Ashland, at the for wards; Ramsey, Ashland, at cen ter, and Scheel, Medford and Newland, Medford at the guards. Puleeze, people, don't be too rough with us. FOR LESNEVICH New York, Jan. 29 (IV-Gus Lesnnevich's last workout yes terday for the 10 round bout In which the world light heavy weight boxing champion will meet Bob Pastor tomorrow night in Madison Square Garden was held In private. The doors of the gym were barred ' as Lesnevlrh went through a final hard drill that featured seven rounds of spar ring. The secrecy was ordered by the champion's handlers, without explanation. SECRET WORKOUT Huskies no SPLIT SERIES TO RETAINJOP RUNG Oregon State And Cougars Meet Twice In Pullman Ducks Surprise Of Year. (By Associated Press) The University of Washington Huskies, after a comparatively unmolested 10 days of Pacific Coast conference northern divi sion basketball leadership, will have to start scrapping to re tain it tomorrow and Saturday nights. The Huskies play second-place Oregon In a pair at Seattle and the Washingtonians need at least an even break to keep their grip on the top rung, pro vided things go all right at Pullman, where t The two teams earlier consld ered the hotshot threats to fight it out for the title, Oregon State and Washington State, tangle the same nights. The Cougars are In second place. Two wins, while Oregon and Washington split, and the Cougars can go to the top. Two wins while Oregon wins twice, and the Cougars are second. Just behind the Webfoots. OSC Hopes Dim Anything worse than an even oreax for either w. s. C. or O. S. C. will mean virtual elim ination from the title race. If the northern division tradition holds true that no team wins the crown if It loses more than four games. Chief surprises so far are the ugly ducklings" of Oreeon. Rated no higher than third In preseason guessing, the Onions earned a split with Washington and Washington State, then nipped O. S. C. last week end in the final minute to wind up with three wins and two losses The Webfoots earlier had a pit!- nu lime oi it on their preseason barnstorming tour when Coach Howard Hobson still was trvina to get the gears to meshing. normern division standings: W. L.. Prt pr p i Wash'n'ton.. 4 2 .067 249 232 Oregon 3 2 .600 228 239 Wn. State 4 S .871 313 iflfl Ore. State.. 2 3 .400 22S 22S Idaho 1 4 .200 180 190 .niiv nnniiro ULU KlMItt St. Petersburg. Fla., Jan. 29 VP) The Graybeards of minor league baseball, whose chances of crashing the majdrs might have been as little as one In a thousand a year ago, can take renewed hope. Johnny Nee. veteran New York Yankee scout, said today that the oldsters are going to get plenty of attention from the ivory hunters next summer and added, "1 wouldn't be surprised to see quite a few 30 year-old rookies in spring training camps next spring (1943) if the war continues." 'Most of the good prospects a baseball scout looks at each year," Nee explained, "are young fellows between the ages of 20 and 23 and a majority of them are unmarried. But in times like these, signing such players is risky business because Uncle Sam has prior claim on them for military service. TERRY REMAINS OF New York, Jan. 29 (P) For some reason there continues to exist a semi-secret about who is running the New York Giants. To clear up the confusion, therefore, it may be well to state that the top man la a certain William (The Terrible) Terry, even though he himself savs he doesn't know what his Job Is. Early In December Terry moved out of the managership and into the front office of the Giants. At first it was announc ed that he would be general manager and then this title was modified to general manager of the farm system. But Terry Is much more than that. Closing time for Claestned Ad 9 a. m. Too Late to Claealfy 13 JO p. m. POISON OAK? Trr bettl of ZEMACOL Vou muil b MlliftrtJ m font Mrt rhtwftilty nrunti4 Qi t fcol.l todaj at HiMUtX tUKUt. LEADERS HAV on Spot New Washington Coach Plans Tough, Hard -Hitting Eleven Seattle, Jan. 29 VP) Coach Ralph (Pest) Welch, the big fel low who was fired as University of Washington freshman coach in December and rehired In January as head man, will concen trate on the fundamental rock-'em and jolt-'em system of play. Blocking and tackling are the two big words In my foot ball book," responded the for mer Purdue all-America back to the question of what style of offense his Washington varsity would use next falL "If a team can block and tackle, and I really mean the rock-end-pound sort of blocking and tackling, the offense will go whether the team Is using the Notre Dame, single wing, T-for- mation or the punt formation styles, But the man who was elevat ed yesterday to the Job left va cant by the dismissal of Coach Jimmy Phelan added: "I have a lot of ideas I have been anxious to try out. There will be some changes made in our attack Welch has been schooled for more than decade and a half In the Notre Dame style, under Phelan as a Purdue back and for 12 seasons as Phelan's assist ant at Washington. Recommendations of the Washington players and other coaches were credited with con tributing heavily to Welch's ap pointment. Players starting beat ing the tom-toms for the popu lar 35-year-old freshman coach immediately after the dismissal of the coaching staff was an nounced. The announcement of univer sity authorities said Welch won the job over the field of "big name" prospects and high school coach candidates under a policy of keeping athletics near a status quo basis for the war time emergency, Welch was signed for one year only, as are all Washington coaches, and what he said was "a alight In crease" over his former salary. Featured by mixed team matches with two women and two men comprising a team, President's birthday bowling party under sponsorship of the Medford Bowling association will be held In the Medford alleys Friday night, with all proceeds above bare expenses to be turned over to the Com mittee For the Celebration of the President's birthday for Its fight Infantile paralysis" fund. The management of the Med ford alleys has donted use of all Its facilities for the party, and 10 cents of each line bowled will be given to the cause. The mixed team matches will be held at 8 o'clock, and the small admission price for the matches 111 also be turned over Intact to the committee. Champaign, 111., Jan. 29 P) Ray Eliot, No. 1 assistant to Bob Zuppke at Illinois last fall, today was named head Illinl football coach to succed the veteran mentor who held the post for 29 seasons. May Ban Nag Racing In Lower California Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 29. VP) Horse racing, already dis continued for the duration In California, may next disappear from Lower California. Governor Culbert L. Olson last night broadcast an appeal to Califomlans to refrain from using the highways to get to I the horse races south of the border. He indicated if the re guest was not met voluntarily, international action might be taken to ban such travel. Cm Mill Tribune want ads. ILLINI APPOINTS ELIOT NEW COACH Loggers Attention Wanted, competent Logger with good equipment, capable of handling 20 to 23 million feet yearly, to figure on large Fir Job near Sutherlln. Oregon. Good logging show, fourteen mile truck haul. Long Job. 200 million feet In solid block. Must be financially responsible and able to furnish satisfac tory reference. Smith Wood-Products, Inc. C0QUILLI, OREGON . Against Webfobts Friday and Loo Saner Gives Up Baseball; Directors To Name New Leader Lou Sauer, centerfielder and manager of the 1941 Medford baseball Craters, told a meeting of the board of directors of the Medford Athletic association last night that he would be un able to be connected with the Craters In any capacity during the coming season because of the press of duties with the oil company which employs - him. The 1941 manager, whose Crater team captured the sec ond-half State league pennant and lost to Sllverton In the title playoff, expressed his regret at being forced to give up baseball, and offered his best wishes to the 1942 team and its manager, yet to be appointed by the board oi directors. The board called a meeting for next Tuesday night at 8:30 in the chamber of commerce, at which time officers will be elected and four new members named to the board. It is ex pected that the new board will appoint a manager for the 1942 Craters within the next two weeks. E. E. McKlnney, secretary, said no word had yet been re ceived from State league offi cers concerning the 1942 status of the circuit. Some quarters in Medford are of the opinion the loop won't operate this season because of the rubber rationing, but until word to that effect is received the Craters are going ahead with plans for State league action. WRITERS LIKED Portland, Jan. 29 VP) Nancy Merki seemed somewhat sur prised by it but she found that sports writers are mighty nice fellows, she said on arriving home yesterday from the east. The 15-year-old swimming star was honor guest of New York sports writers at a dinner. She also visited Washington and participated in the annual cam paign against infantile paralysis, from which she once suffered. The writers were "swell. ' So too, she said, were President Roosevelt, Eddie Cantor and Johnny Welssmuller. Members of the senate were hard at work. Nancy said, but representatives were only "smok ing and reading the papers." Fights Last Night (By the Associated Press) St. Louis Billy Conn, 183, Pittsburgh, outpointed Jay D. Turner, 227i. Dallas, Tex. (10). Husky Ail-American Enlists in Service Seattle, Jan. 29 VP) Ray Frankowskl, all-Amerlcan guard on the University of Washington football squad last fall, is enlist ing in the United States navy as an aviation mechanic, he reveal ed last night. He expects to be placed on Inactive duty for the present, later being sent to San Diego for training. UNIFORMED SOLDIERS WILL SEE GAMES FREE Chattanooga. Tenn., Jan. 29. VP Soldiers in uniform will be admitted free to Southern asso ciation base bull games played In Chattanooga this season. Pres ident Joe Engel of the Chatta nooga Lookouts announced. Oloalns time ror Classified Ads 9 a. m. Too Late to Claaaify 13 30 p. m. X SCRIBES PRESENT GOLD WRISTWATCH TO GREAT BATTER By Bill Xing . Boston, Jan. 29. OP) The specter of the highest batting average of all time hung today over the crowns of baseball's two greatest hitters of 1941. Boston baseball writers at their annual dinner last night paid tribute to Joe Di Magglo of the New York Yankees, who hit safely In 98 consecutive games, and to Ted Williams, the Boston Red Sox star who batted .406. But the highlight of the eve ning was the writers' presenta tion of a gold wrist watch to little Hugh Dufy, the 73-year-old wonder who back in 1894 set the never-threatened batting mark of .438. Another wrist watch went to a second Hugh Private Hugh Mulcahy, erstwhile mound toil er for the Philadelphia Phillies, first of the modern crop of players to enter the armed forces. Di Maggio received the Paul Shannon trophy as the perform er of baseball's outstanding feat of the year. The Jake Morse tro phy, presented to Boston's most valuable player, was awarded, in absentia, to Williams. The Sox slugger, going Into the army, sent his regrets, leav ing his .408 mark for the boys to shoot at before they can think of approaching Duffy's mark. Heber "Dick" Newsome, Red Sox pitcher who won 19 games last year, won a trophy as Bos ton's outstanding rookie of the year. Hollywood, Jan. 29. VP) Four young rookies from the Yakima, Wash., club are slated to go into spring training with the Hollywood ball club at Riverside Feb. 28. Pitchers Al Lein and Ronnie Bryant and Outfielders Roy Younker and Bill Johnson are the four. ' Manager Oscar Vitt said the Stars will plan to train at River side. There were reports that the park there might not be available. BOWLING The Lantls team took three out of four points from the Kreaea team in an Elka club bowling tournament match last night. Scores follow: Lentil' Tram Lantls 140 154 151445 Newbury , 117 117 117851 Purrer , 178 147 189493 Johnson , , , 139 139 139887 Sherwood 159 141 188 458 Handicap , 190 190 190570 Totals . Kresae - Smith R. Lewis . D. Lewie . L. Duff . Handicap . 911 878 (94 348? Kreaw's Team 188 148 , 138 15 137 188 133 133 134 111 308 908 189481 138417 145408 133 888 117883 308434 Totals 885 878 897 3858 Commercial league results last nlsht: Med lord Alley! 4, Crater Lake Motor 0; Coca-Cola 3. Zorle Clean er 3: Mall Tribune 4, Tour Office Boy 0. Scores follow: Medford Allen Porterfleld 187 300 188853 McCrory ISO 314 190584 Sargent 181 188 187518 Absentee .150 150 150450 Gardner .188 309 183880 To tall .888 941 858 3883 Crater Lake Lumber Handicap 18 18 18 84 Bale 149 144 188 481 Adler 187 151 148454 YAKIMA ROOKIES SIGN WITH STARS GREEN POME SLABS LARGE 300 CUBIC FOOT LOAD Fill your car or McAndrewi Road, TimberP Phone 212 Huberts Tells of Pearl Harbor Report Leaving the White House after giving President Roosevelt a full report on the surprise attack ea Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, Associate Justice Owen J. Roberts (left), bead of an Invest igating commission, tells reporters of the document's contents. Absentee .1S0 ISO 1SO460 UttreU 184 16 188 45 Newland .1S8 310 183 BOO Totals 839 841 847 3534 Coca-Cola S 34 185490 138439 335487 158333 338583 Totals. 695 733 917 3344 Zorle Cleaners Runta i 185 Porter 140 178 155518 300518 WHIM ' 135 B. Jorqulst 1S9 140 103388 137448 De jarnette isa Totals- 775 803 737 3814 Mall Tribune 35 38 185 155 183 155 119 155' - 183 133 188 183 Handicap 35 78 133413 307544 108380 133447 153500 Ollstrap . Murray Sell warts Oreene Archer Totals 808 808 744 3358 Tom Office Boyi Col ton 318 137 134477 134 443 145 448 138357 198473 Henne 135 Bone 171 178 130 110 158 Leekey Coney -134 .118 Totals -784 898 -783 3194 Cleveland to Help Stars, Vitt Hopes Hollywood, Jan. 29 VP) Oscar Vitt, deposed manager of the Cleveland baseball Indians, expects help for his Hollywood club from the tribe. Vitt, newly named manager of the Pacific Coast league club, says Chief Lou Boudreau at Cleveland has practically prom ised to send him a pitcher or two this spring. Williams Creek Williams Creek, Jan. 28. (Spl Williams Ladies' club voted to discontinue meetings until the present emergency Is past. A Red Cross unit is organ ized to replace the club. Mrs. Dick was elected president of the unit and Hazel Larlmore secretary-treasurer. Mrs. Stone was ap pointed chairman to contact the OrsnU Pass Red Croat center. Miss Applegat was appointed program chairman. The unit will meet In the music room of the grade school each Wednesday at 3 pm. A table tor cut ting and a sewing machine have been placed In the room. The work will Include folding bandages, knit ting, etc. Anna Jean Bitter and Wanda Elder were absent from school Monday be cause of cold. Mr. Norman Webb and small son Jin returned home. They hare been at the bom of Mr. Webb's parenta, Mr. and Mr. Bill Lemmoa, for v eral day. Sight member of the young peo- trailer at our yard on West of the S. P. Tracks Company easeoM End North Central Handicap , , S liver 199 158 Harper 144 147 Ouatafson .131 141 Sabo 8S 91 Sims n0 189 r. V fj&i fz f si pies class of Williams Sunday school met at the Ackley home for sing ing Sunday evening. It was voted to meet at 3 pm. Sundays with Mrs. Harry Caugl after this. Mr. and Mm. A. L. Blodgett called at several homes last week. soliciting for the Bed Cross. Donald Oray was able to return to school Monday after being absent since Christmas. Pansy Blodgets Is able to return to school again after being confined to the house for some Ume by heart trouble, aald to have been brought on by flu. Asel Blodgett, who underwent a sinus operation In Medford recently. 1 somewhat Improved but still has to return for treatments. Mrs. Catherine nek has been vlalt InT her friends, Mrs. Jlera Blodgett. Amos Smith's saw mill baa resumed work after several days shutdown. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Sparlln drove to Medford? recently and Mrs. SparUn had the cast removed from her leg. She broke her leg between the knee and ankle some weeks ago when she tell In the chicken bouse doorway. On the election board for the Wil liams precinct for the primary and general election are Emma J. sparlln. Judge; L. E. Ackley, judge; Charles A. Cougle. clerk; Ada Fay Lemmon, clerk, and Iva Edwards, clerk. Mr. and Mrs. Knight and daughter from California, vrere recent guests at the Frank Miller home. Oene Morrison, V. B. Brlttson and L. I. Ackley, local director of the Federal Land Bank of Spokane at tended a meeting of the district bank at Medford last week. Mother Hartley haa been seriously 111 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lester Sparlln. Her other two daugh ters, Mrs. Ruth Sparlln- and Mrs. Blanche Sutton, of Klamath, spent laat week here but have returned home at their mother Is much Im proved. Mr. and Mrs. Bowel! are visiting at the home or Mrs. Sowell's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lemmon. Cottage prayer meeting met Thurs day evening of last week at the C. W. Roberta home with 15 present. The high wind Saturday disrupted the power line and the valley was without electricity for several hours. Phoenix Phoenix, Jan. 28. JP) Past Guardian club will meet Jan uary 30 at the home of Mrs. Bertha Cobleigh. The meeting will be held all day with covered-dish luncheon at noon. Howard Denser left January 33 for Portland to take final examinations to enter the air corpa. ' Mrs. Pre a Turpln. Travel! Turpm, and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Turpln re turned to Phoenix Thursday from-a trip north visiting friends and rala- Too can afford the finest in Kentnrkj whiskey. VDicrt Old Crote it so moderately priced erfcy buy ordinary trhUkey'r It was CoL James Crow who taught other Kentucky distillers bow to make good whis key more than 70 years ao, Todav'g Old Crow is still Kentucky's finest. Enjoy it tonight. lit a .- . - AMONG AMERICAS GRFAT - WBISMES - iuoouai DiehOen Products Saturday0 Uvea In Seattle and the Puget sound region. Bert Weir spent the week-end visit, lug his parents and friends in Phoe- nix, returning to Redding, Calif, Monday. A food sale was held Saturday by the girl of Phoenix high school. Funds from the sale will pay for a majorette baton for the high school drill team. Mrs. Raymond Furry spent the week-end visiting ber husband In Redding. Mr. Furry Is employed at Big Bend. Oallf. Dinner guecta at the F. V. Barrets home Sunday afternoon were Mr. and Mrs. Dwlght Catherwood. Jack Crenshaw of Portland haa re turned to reside with his parenta and attend high school. Other new student enrolled In high school this semester are Bosella Nelson and Mar Jorle Feebler. Visiting at the Hugh Calhoun home January 35 waa Mrs. Calhoun's aunt. Mm. P. F. Laverty of Portland. Phoenix high school basketball team will Journey to Kerby, Oregon, this week 'for a league game. Reese Creek Reese Creek, Jan. 28. (Spl) . Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Andrews, of Ashland, had charge of the services after Sunday school Sunday, January 25, of the American Union Sunday school. Miss Beverley Autrey and Blanch and Ethel Smith of Ash land accompanied them. The Smith sisters sang a beautiful duet with Miss Autry accom panying on the piano. They were all dinner guests at the W. R. Lamb home. Mrs. w. R. Lamb entertained with a 8 o'clock birthday dinner for Mr. Lamb's 77th birthday January 31. Mr. and Mra. C. B. Lamb of Reese creek also Mr. and Mra. C. A- Arth ur of Klamath Falla were present, Mr. and Mrs. Arthurs remained over until Friday. Mr. Arthurs is Mrs. Lamb's brother. An Interesting moving picture show was presented - the school children Friday afternoon at the school by the teachera. W. B. Medley returned from a visit with relatives at Benlcla, Calif., the past week-end. Mra. Ralph rrltt and Mra. W. H. Lamb attended the Home Economlo club meeting January 30 at the home of Mra. Lester Throckmorton at Eagle Point. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Wsddell are In Portland with their son. Claud. Jr. who Just underwent another major operation. He la doing very well at present. Everyone bopea for his speedy recovery. Glenn Is staying with Mr. and Mra. Robert Humphrey dur ing their absence. 1 Vs38SK.L jj Oiocsoe f Corporation, V T. 100 Proof
