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PAGE ETGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1942. Sport Graphs o Billy Hulen Says: Great Sons Team Almost Certain Of Loop Pennant An S. O. C. E. basketball tram that many hall as the finest ever produced at the Ash In nd Institution not excluding those Howard Hobson power . bouses of 1933, '34 and jS Is within a whisker of clinching the 1042 Oregon Intercollegiate conference championship. The Sons have yet to taste defeat in 10 loop starts, while their most dangerous rival for the crown, Eastern Oregon Col lege of Education at LaCrande, has been whipped three times The Sons and Eons wind up the schedule at LaGrande Feb ruary 9 and 10. Even tnough the Sons drop a tilt sometime between now and Februaiy 9. they will still capture the pen nant by splitting even with the Ernie Rostock-paced Eons, If the Ashlanders whip Mon mouth tonight and Saturday night in Ashland, then take a pair from Mount Angel at Mount Angel February S ind 7, the shooting will be all over, with the crown resting securely on the coiectlve heads of the Jean Eberhart lads. Thus far this season the Sons have won 14 and lost two games of both conference and non-conference calibre. If, by chance, the Ashland quln goes on through without another defeat the team will have fashioned the best win ning percentage since they started to play basketbsll at that school. The 1S3S outfit, coached by Hobson, boasts the finest per centage of any Sons team to date 21 victories and five setbacks for a mark of .840 But if Ebbie's gang cop their six remaining games their record will stand at 20 wins, two losses for a figure of .909. The Ashland school has long been recognized as a major power in the northwest's minor college basketball circles, and there's a good reason for that recognition. Since 1927, first year of the cage sport at S. O. C. E., the Sons have won 202 games and lost 108 for the excel lent percentage of .832. Nevet has Sons quint fallen below the .800 mark. Ashland Invades Medford Tonight for Crucial Cage Battle TIGERS MUST TIP Can They Claw The Leading Grizzlies? LEADERS TO STAY DISTRICT RACE Allan Weir Slated To Start For Locals--North Bene' Plays Here Saturday. Both Principal Leonard B. Mayfield , and Coach Russ Acheson of Medford high have purchased bicycles to ride to and from their busi ness, saving the tires en their cars and keeping In shspe to boot . . . now that railroad fares are going up, eastern sports scribes are predicting the major leagues will go back to the old schedule sys tem of fewer swings around ' the circuit and longer series. That Sons-Monmouth game In Ashland Saturday night, in which "crow's nest" officiating will be tested, received notice yesterday In the Hugh Fuller ton, Jr., sports column, a nation wide eye treat . . . Jackie Conn, brother of Billy, weighs 198 pounds and Is a flghtet ... a sports writer In Washington, D. C, recently called a gal wrestler "a bustlcbound blonde." Fighting to stay In the battle for the district 4 championship and right to enter the state tour nament, the Medford Tigers will face the league-leading Ashland Grizzlies tonight on the local maple, and on the same floor Saturday evening they'll tackle undefeated North Bend In an lntersectional contest that has no bearing on the district race. Sophomore quints of Medford and Ashland will play the pre liminary tonight at 7:30, and Saturday night's curtain-raiser will start at the same time. Coach Russ Acheson of the Bengals said today that Allan Weir, who canned eight points against Roseburg and six against Grants Pass last week-end, would probably open at a for ward position with Captain Hank Herman. Bill Wall will be at center and Don Fawcett and Lee Reynolds at the guards. Dale Niedermeyer, Darren Mon tieth and R. B. Webber will probably play. Orlsslles Favored Ashland, moving Into Medford for the first time this season, will open with Jandreau and Provost, forwards; Rath, center and Riggs and Fowler, guards. The Jerry Gastlneau Grizzlies are setting the pace In the dis trict scuffle with four wins In five starts and will be slight fa vorites to whip the rather Incon sistent Tigers, who have won a pair and dropped the same num ber. In their first game this year, Ashland won, 28 to 20. Acheson said the locals were In good physical condition for the crucial clash, but added that they had not looked so torrid in practice sessions this week. Much of the drill-time has been devoted to free throws. A setback for the Tigers to night will virtually eliminate them from the district race, put ting them two and a half games behind Ashland. A victory, how ever, will cut Ashland's margin of leadership over the locals to a mere half game. Roseburg at O.P. In the other district tilt to nlaht. the surprising Roseburg Indians will play at Grants Pass. A loss by Ashland while Rose burg wins will send the Indians into first place, but it tne uriz zlles win they will maintain their hold on top rung regard less of how Roseburg fares. Saturday night's game should be one of the most Interesting of the season. In an early-season contest the North Benders trim med the locals, 34 to 20, In the coast city. North Bend Is rated one of the state's strongest teams. 'in, II m. i Mi!.........! ir..)i. 'H.J..HWI 'Tigris' s s n -n : v 111 : m f s. i Mm &o This gang of Tiger basketballers will be trvina to halt the distrlct-leadlns Ashland hiah Crlsslies end stay in the race when the two quints clash In the local gym tonight following a 7:30 prelim. The n.re tnts season. Tne playersi left to right, tront row, Darrell Monteith. R. B. Webber. Allan Weir. Too rowt Acheson. John Ousterhout, Ray McCallister, Henry Herman. Dale Niedermeyer, game will mark Ashland s first appearance here this season. Lee Reynolds, Don Fawcett, Jack Kretie, Coach Russ Bill Wall. E SEASONS TO STAY OPEN, WORD There will be open hunting seasons this year for both large and small game In so far as ac tion of the game commission is concerned, according to Frank B. Wire, state game supervisor. Rumors have been going around to the effect that the entire state will be closed to hunting his fall, but the com mission has indicated that it sees no necessity for such clos ure and plans to meet In June, the time specified by law, to set the hunting seasons ar.d bag limits on game birds and ani mals for the current year. Fights Last Night State's Prep Teams Slate Important Week-End Games By Matt Kramer Associated Press Staff Writer. Astoria's defending state high school champions and Salem's Vikings, leaders of the No Name league, resume a basketball rivalry tonight (Friday) that is perhaps the fiercest in Oregon. Last year it led to a near-riot . In the finals of the high school tournament, which saw Astoria, defeated by Salem In three pre vious games, upset the Vikings for the title. Since then Astoria has crush ed 14 high school opponents, losing only to Hood River, 33-31 while Salem has been compiling a record almost as impressive. The Astorians took their first step toward the state tourna ment this week by defeating Tillamook, 36-24, in a district contest. It was the first defeat this year for Tillamook, a team that beat Salem early In the season. Salem proved Its Increasing power by walloping Eugene, 53 27, to leave only Corvallis with in striking distance of the Vik ings in the No Name loop. Cor vallis downed Albany, 31-22. A series of games In southern Oregon will go far toward de ciding strength In that sector. Ashland, district four leader, tangles with Medford, a twice defeated team, while Roseburg, a threat to Ashland, plays tail- end Grants Pass tonight. Saturday Grants Pass will Journey to Klamath Falls while Medford engages North Bend, undefeated power from Coos county. Klamath Falls and Prlneville, district three leaders, also will see action tonight, Klamath Falls playing Lakevlew and Prinevllle meeting Bend, Burns goes to Redmond for two games. Dm M.U Trlbun. want ads. STROKE SUFFERED BY HERBERT OWEN Eugene, Jan. 30. OP) Herb Owen, for many years wrestling promotor in Portland, Salem, Eugene and other parts of Ore gon, suffered a stroke here last night following one of his wrest ling shows. He was taken to the Sacred Heart hospital. His phy sician, Dr. H. R. Allumbaugh, said that Owen, who Is partial ly paralyzed, is In a "rather critical condition." (By the Associated Press) Omaha Lem Franklin, 202, Cleveland, stopped Joe Gatty, Newark, N. J. (2). New Haven, Conn. Johnny Compo, New Haven, 127, and Joe Iannolttl, 128V, New Haven, drew (8). Burlington, Vt. Frankle Contl, 13914, Haverhill, Mass., outpointed Buster Beaupre, 139, Vermont (110). Jersey City, N. J Joey Had- dad, 144, Peterson, N. J., out pointed Mickey Makar, 146, Bayonne, N. J. (8). Guldahl Leads Array In Bing Crosby Open Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., Jan. 30 (A Golf's cycle of luck has an odd way of turning. That's why Ralph Guldahl leads an array of less renowned play ers Into the first round of the $3000 Bing Crosby golf tourna ment today. Loggers Attention Wanted, competent Logger with good equipment, capable of handling 20 to 23 million feet yearly, to figure en large Fir ob near Butherlin, 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 references. Smith Wood-Products, Inc. COQUILLE, OREGON Herb Owen is well known In Medford and southern Oregon, having promoted boxing and wrestling shows here in the early 1930's before Mack Lil- lard acquired the local franchise. B LOOP QUINTETS BATTLE TONIGHT Pennant battles in the north ern and western divisions of the Southern Oregon class B basket ball conference will be resumed in six towns tonight, all games starting after 7 o'clock prelim inaries. St Mary's of Medford will travel to Butte Falls to take on the division-leading Loggers in a northern division contest, while other games in the same loop will find Talent at Pros pect and Sams Valley at Eagle Point. In the western division. Cen tral Point 'will play at Rogue River, Phoenix will travel to Kerby and Gold Hill wlU In vade Jacksonville. LESNEVIGH SCRAP FOR LOUIS SHOT By Sid Feder New York, Jan. 30 (JPt Out at Camp Upton, where they make soldiers out of guys named Joe, Private J. Louis Barrow is going to have a lot of fun to night while Gus Lesnevlch and Bob Pastor pound each other all over Madison Square Gar den's ring. For, there ts a good chance that the winner of this ten-round tea party may be served up to Private Barrow In a couple -of months. And the only dish the private is fonder of than fresh fried chicken is a platter of hopeful heavyweight, served hot or cold. He chills both varieties. The chief incentive for rapid Robert and the ru?ge.d Russian from Jersey In the present pro ceedings is this chance for the winner to get his ears knocked off in March, when Private Bar row comes back to the wars. Of course, there is a small matter of cutting up tonight's gate, which Promoter Mike Ja cobs figures may touch $23,000 through the contributions of some 10.000 of the faithful. But both of the battle-scarred gladi ators are more interested in the big shot that lies beyond. Padres Sell Brewer To Spokane Indians Spokane, Jan. 30 VP) Bern ard Brewer, who pitched for Salem in the Western Interna tional league in 1940 and San Diego of the Pacific Coast league last year, has been pur chased from San Diego by the Spokane Indians. FACE TOUGH FOES By the Associated Press Four Pacific Coast conference basketball teams will throw the northern division championship race as wide open as a prairie on widely separated floors to night The loop-leading Washington quintet will be fighting off the challenge of the u-ngy Oregon team at Seattle while Washing ton State, .the defending confer ence and western collegiate champion, Is providing a warm entertainment for Oregon State at Pullman. BILL HERMAN INKS TRACT Brooklyn, Jan. 30. (IP) Billy Herman, streamlined by eight pounds during the winter, but still looking plump, has re covered from the back injury that took him out of the world series and is ready to resume at second base for the Brook lyn Dodgers any time and any place. The 32-year-old star inflelder arrived . yesterday from his home at New Albany, Ind., and in a short confab with Presi dent Larry MacPhail, signed a new contract. Seattle, Jan. 30. (Uni versity of Washington football players have been called to meet with their new head coach, Ralph "Pest" Welch for an in troductory get-together this afternoon. Welch said he would explain some of his plans, including the Introduction of some T-forma- tion plays, and lay the ground work for spring training. Observers expressed the be lief one of Welch's primary steps will be to develop a quar terback for more than blocking duties, a role likely to be played by Gerry Austin of Longvjew, triple threat back on last fall's Frosh eleven. FIRST AIR CHIEF DIES Washington, Jan. 30. (IP) Major General Mason Mathews Patrick, 78, first chief of the army air corps, died today In the Walter Reed hospital after a month's illness. A a?. I Beer frf jeAjjlJJ FOR DEFENSE " Bny V. S. 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