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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNTS, MEDFORD. OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1942. Sport Graphs o Billy Hukn Sap: Bengals Do Well In Winning Sixth Place In Tourney Considering the fact that Med ford, at the start of the season, wasn't even expected to reach the tournament, and that when the Tigers finally did earn their berth they were figured to lose In the opening round to Mac high, we would say that moving through to the semi-finals and winding up with sixth place Is an achievement of which Russ Acheson, the players and all the Medford supporters can well feel proud. It Just wasn't In the cards for the Bengals to do any better. They played fine ball against the Baker Buldogs In that 38 to 29 Saturday night defeat- better than in any of their other tournament contests but it wasn't good enough. Baker was simply too potent. Though the Tigers never did attain in the tourney the peak they reached battling to the district 4 title, even had they done so against Baker we doubt whether they could have whipped Hank Anderson's club, led by the great Tommy Holman. A peculiar thing about Med ford's tourney performances was that they won their first two games playing far below their usual form, and lost their last two after approaching some thing resembling their regular season class. Diminutive Don Fawcctt, way below par In the Mae hieh, Hillsboro and Corvallis tilts, finally came out of his slump against Baker. He was assigned to check Holman, almost unani mous choice for all-state, and he did so to the extent of three field goals, while getting the same number for himself. Hank Herman alio came up with a beautiful exhibi tion, accumulating five field buckets and two free throws for a doson points, and work ing like a mule undar both backboards. We are inclined te believe Herman should have been named on the all state second team. Speaking of the all-state team, we think it was the best possi ble to pick, although it had no center. The voting was done without regard to positions, with the result that three for wards and two guards were the ones selected. Because the all-state team Is picked Saturday noon before the championship game, occa sionally an all-state man will look anything but in the titular fracas. But it certainly wasn't the case this year. Jason Widmcr, the tiny red haired Corvallis forward; long Ruben Wirkkunen, Artoria's high-scoring forward, and five foot-four-inch Stan Williamson, Astoria's sensational guard, all lived up to their all-state status in every respect. Fred Zimmerman, sports edl tor of the Salem Capitol Jour nal, agrees thoroughly with this writer that picking the all-state teams BEFORE the champion ship game is plain ridiculous That's the game that counts above all others, the one where real greatness comes out or, if it Isn't there, it doesn't. Why performances In the blue-chip contest, the BIG test, are not considered is downrislit absurd and we go on record once mure as favoring a correction of the situation. The coaches, writers and of ficials, who select the all-itate teams, could gather immedi ately after the championship game and get their business done in a half hour. Of course the announcement of the all state selections couldn't be made to the crowd, and os sibly some morning papers wouldn't have It In their Sun day editions, but theie are minor matters compartd to the improvement such a meth od would be over that now employed. Howard Maple, business man ager of the Salrm Senators of the Western International league, told us he was inter .ested in bringing the Senators to Medford for a Saturday nipht and Sunday afternoon series with the Craters, prior to the W1L opening . . . Maple plans to get in touch with Manager Dutch Lither after conferring with Chtirlcy Petersen, Senator skipper ... we don't know what the books show, bu: apparently the first-round elimination of the Salem hirh Vikincs didn't hurt the tournament attendance . . . the place was comfortably filled Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nlphts, packed to the rafters Smurday evening and the crowds were fair for the afternoon games . . , There were no signs of a repetition of the baby riot that occurred following the title Badman CY WiLLIAMS TO TACKLE CASEY IN MIDDLE GRAPPLE Andre Adoree to Wrestle Am Kallio, Newcomer in Opening of Armory Card, Vicious Vincent Lopez, the Mexican Madman who made himself highly unpopular here last Monday night by almost liquidating Joe Corbett in their main event grappling match. will tackle popular Pedro Bra zil, the South American heavy weight champion, in tonight's one-hour top struggle of Pro moter Mack Llllard's weekly mat program. In the six-round middle event Cyanide Cy Williams returns to the local ring after a week's absence to face Jim Casey of Maryland, who looked impres sive in his first Medford fracas last week, and In the four-round opener Andre Adoree, well-liked French-Canadian, meets a new comer to southern Oregon, one Am Kallio, Finnish wrestler. This opening struggle will start at 8:30 sharp. Braiil Tough The big Mexican matman, one of the game's top boys although his brand of wrestling is about the lowest in the industry, might be hard put to dispose of Brazil, who has proved he can take plenty of punishment as well as dish it out when necessary. Another clcame-meanie clash will occur in the middle event, for Williams, like Lopez, doesn't bother to be legitimate in his activities. Casey, on the other hand, is an orthodox workman until he finds it necessary to fight fire for fire, and he can do. ALF EHGEN WINS SKI TOURNAMENT Yosemlte, Calif.. March 16 (P) Alf Eugen, the o'd ski mas ter, Is in again this time as national t w o-w a y combined champion, downhill and slalom. Coursing the steep slants of Yosemite's Badger pass in the color of the Sun Valley ski club, Engen .compiled an all around low score of S37 points. He failed to win either event. A tie for second in the downhill was his bost showirg. Yet his S57 was two points better tnan the SS9 run up by Martin Fopp of Timberline Lodjre. Ore., who wor the down hill; 19 better than the 578 of Sig Kngi, Sun Vallev, who took the alalom by twice zigzagging through thtr gates on the 70u-foot vertical descent in a total time of 2.22.4. FIELD CHAMPION Ellensburg, Wash.. March 18 ('! King of Silver male pointer owned by John Kauff man of Klamath Falls. Ore., is the Pacific coast all age field trials chHtnplon for the second time, first dog in the history of he event to repeat the 'eat. Competing in an 18-dog field the nine year old canine repeat ed a 1940 triumph when he was crow.ed here yesterday. Judges decided his performance was so excellent they named no run nerup. YOUNG OREGON STATE HURLER GOES TO SOX Corvallis, March Dirk Johnon, sophomore pitch er expected te s'ar for the Ore Ron State college varsity this vear, has signed a Boston Red Sox contract and is now en route to a Florida training camp same between Astoria and Sa lem last year . . . however, the Salem high student body was out en masse to roar their en conrasement to Corvallis . . . and, wonder of wonders, the Viking rooters seemed to favor Medfi.nl over Baker in their Saturday night fray, and ditto for the Tigers In their Friday night game against Corvallis . . . regular attendees at the tourney games were John War ren, Oregon frosh coach; How ard Hobson, Oregon varsity mentor and Lon Stiner, Oregon State grid tutor, all of them keenly watching the future col lege athletes in acticn ... we understand that Herman and Wall wouldn't be Ignored if they wrote to Oregon inquiring about this and that . Lopez Meets Brazil In Main Mat . . e- fc, , TOES A MAR K Gum what nickname his Philadelphia Athletics teammates have pinned on Newman Shirley, rookie pitcher trainint at Anaheim, Calif, lie wears lne Star state boots, was born at BirUiriaht, Tot, lives In Dike, Tex. Nickname: Tex. Golden Gophers to Continue Bierman Plan By Jay Minneapolis, March 16 (P) tern, war or peace, continues at Dawson who absorbed the pow quarterback and then a big lea picking up at Minnesota where months ago when he was called major. Dawson's resignation as Tu la ne football coach was an nounced by Dr. Rufus C. Harris, Tulane president, late Saturday a short time after the University of Minnesota board of regents had hired Dawson as back field mentor and chief assistant to Dr. George Hauser, line coach, moved along to Blerman's spot for the duration. Thus it will be squarely up to "Red" Dawson, a quarterback ing hero when Bernie Bierman coached Tulane to the Rose Bowl spot in 1931, to produce the offensive stuff for Minne sota's 1942 championship chal lenge and a continuation of a hot winning rsteak now at 17 games. Dawson has known about other famous winning cam paigns ' at Minnesota. When Bierman left Tulane in 1932. Dawson came along to Minneso ta as a backdeld coach. When "Red" returned to Tulane as head coach in 1936. he had help ed guide the Golden Gophers along to a victorious splurge that ran to 21 games before it was broken the fall after Daw son departed. Don Kirscfi Elected Oregon Cage Captain Eugene, March 16 Don Klrsch, guard from Portland, has been elected captain of the University of Orecon basketball squad for next year, tin first player so chosen since 193J. Players also named George "Porky" Andrews, three-year guard from Victoria. B. C , hon orary captain for the 1942 sea son. BOWLING In Friday right Duckpm bowling matfhrt st tr; Bowling Centr. Cri tal Vt'hlta t.-ktk fn-ir n-lnfa fr,- B.-twllns Center and the CHitlmri D: j Standard Button. Inc.. S to 1 ! Scores fallow: CrttUI nhlle llr ntllns rrn(r Mj! Ml H.trmn 3o Ue art Nfpper MrDonald S FM SOS Miliar 7 rvn sol Dlmloa 4SS B.itlfy 407 Total . JOSS TVtat isj; Ont lairs TTiPmai SSS Dukinr 587 Walkrr 44J Kul! 4J0 Coislnt .... 319 Standard Stations Whlta j Mi:r sa: Jorutaoa 9'9 Mau.a JS lim S.s Total .... 104 TMa )it Cm lUU m&uaa olci ss. ' . i m -- A a A ' I vlfi X ' .77" f yt&tM , , i Under Dawson Vessels -The smashing Bierman sys Minnesota. And Lowell "Red" erhouse style to becor.ie a great gue head coach will soon begin Bernie Bierman left off two to active duty as a marine IS NArslED FOR BARRY Lo Angeles, March 18 W) The Univcisity of Southern Cali fornia has no one in mind foi Ihe job of head football coach Director of Athletics Willis O Hunter says, but he will confer todav with President Rufus B. Von KleinSmid on a possible successor to Justin M (Sam) Barrv. Barry, who took over last August after the, de.fh of How ard Jones, stepped out to be come a lieutenant commander in the L'nited States n.iw H.. will serve as a director of athletics at M. Marv s college, where naval aviat.on cadets are to be trained Several foimer T.ojan foot ball stars have been mentioned for .he coaching jnb but the name of Jeff Grav.ith figures most prcm:nently He was made head grid coach at San Francis co University last ear. Hobbs Adams, coach at Kansas State is beliced to be in the running too. CARIBBEAN TOLL SET AT 12 Berlin. From German Broad castsV March lRcmA spec ial bulletin of the German high command claimed Saturday the sinking of 12 merchant vessels totaling 70.000 tons and includ ing throe tankers, in Caribbean U-boat operations. (The first broadcast of the German announcement did not state the period covered by the v inn. t One communique said that since the United States entered ine war. 131 merchant ships, to taling 1.029.000 tons and includ log 58 tankers amounting to 442.000 tons, had been sunk in the Atlantic. fllrt t:m. for c.iU.ifird Ad. e i m Too lal to Claxiiy u SO MOVING Local and Lena Diitance Oregon Wash Cat. Cads Transfer Dial 2B2I E GOOD CHANCE OF COPPING PLAYOFF Palo Alto, Calif., March 16. (VP) Oregon State and Stan ford have it out tonight for the coast conference basketball championship, with the out come swinging on so many hinges that the sports commen tators, in a body, have taken to the wait-and-see bench. From some angles, Oregon States appears on the upgrade. Thoroughly licked, 41-28, in the series opener today, the Beavers turned the tables the following night to trounce Stanford al most as badly, 42-33. , This ' was accomplished In part by a change from a man-toman to a zone defense and in part by a sort of delayed buck offensive that scrambled the southern team's shifting defense. Oregon State and Amory T. "Slats" Gill, 1U canny coach, have the reputation of being quick to profit by experience, and it may be that the lessons learned on Friday will be enough to graduate them Into the national collegiate A. A. playoffs at Kansas City. It's hardly likely that, in a week end's time, Stanford would have concocted an entirely new sur prise to spring upon the Beavers tonight. 2 BEAVER GAMES San Josh. Calif ?.tar-h in (-PI Portland basebail fans will have to wait a little longrt for a report on the capabilities of their team's new firrt sacker. The rc-cruit. C'arenee Thnms, of Diytnn, Ohio, has Joined the coast league entrv at its San Jose training camp, nut ha still to see action under fire. Two exhibition games In which he might have appeared against MofMt field Satirday and against the Permanente Magnes ium clant vesterdav wr n. poned because of unfavorable piaymg conditions. The Moffett field t- tentatively scheduled for tomor row. The Grange Gold Hill Grange Gold Hill Grange celebrated its seventh anniversary March S with a dinner and entertain ment. Young men of the com munity expecting to enter the armed service were special guests for the dinner. Worthy Master Howes ad dressed the boys, voicing the good wishes of the Grange. Grange has voted to keep "up the members' dues while they are in service. Square dancing was enjoyed after dinner. Ruth Johnson and Charles Hughes were obligated in first and second degrees by Past Master E. C. Fiene. Decision as to which Grange the traveling agate gees waits reports from each Grange on the number of members attend ing the meetings. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parry of SEATTLE BREWING Since 1878 AMERICA'S mwf4Sit Ice in Flash Flood Wrecks Station mi Poundini ice. carried on a flash flood due to an Ice lam In the Narraouaerus river wrecked a gaso line station in Cherrrrille. Me. The ice cakes backed into the Tillage and two business section build inqs were destroyed. Heavy rain and a thaw contributed to the high water. The jam was dyna mited to release the hiah water. King's Hills (Idaho) Grange were visitors. On March 19 we plan to give third and fourth degrees to our candidates. Other Grange .can didates are welcome. H. E. C. met at the hall with Anna Lance as a visitor. Mem bers are asked to bring print scraps, needles, thimbles and thread to next meeting to start a quilt for relief. The ladies are planning an other dinner for April 2. Pearl Gray, Gerti; Rorecrans and Dorothy McGuire are on the serving committee for March 19 and H. E. C. March 24. Refreshments were served by Sisters Christensen, Autenreith and Lance. Sams Valley Grange Sarru Valley Grange held Its regular meeting March 10. An interesting lecture hour was held. The theme being ' Home- making. Several interesting terns were displayed, among them a tablecloth of Oregon grown flax, woven in Oregon and crocheted by Ethel Hocker smith. Mrs. Frink displayed a real Paisley tablecloth that had been in the Frink family for years. A poem was read by Mrs. Spurlin, who wrote about "War time and her chickens." Refreshments were served by Bertha Hoist and Lucy Edington. Gold Hill Gold Hill, March 16 (Spl. The Milton Steinmetz family has moved into their home, which they have recently paint ed and re-modeled. The school grounds we being re Undsraptd this week, by O. F. Palm erton of Rogue River. Past Noble Grand club met March 13 at the Tom Robinson honv-, with Mrs, Jewell Routh aa hostess. Plane were madr for te annual dinner for mpmbers and their husbands, en April 9 in the I O O P. hall. Commit tee chairmen for th ocraslon will be dinner. Mrs. Etta Carter; table and decoration, Mn. Nellie Winn; enter tainment, Mrs. Evelyn Thompson Next meeting of the club will be March 2fl at the Care Winn home. Mrs. Rena Palmerton of Rogue R1t. er Tlsited relatives and frlenda here & MALTING CO. Emit Skk, Fret. Grapple Wednesday and Thursday. Last report of the condition of Pete Dun gey of Marsh field. 111 with pneumonia, were that he was Improv ing. Miss Beth Paulsen of Medford vis ited friends here last Saturday eve ning. Miss AUene Inlow, Gtrl Scout troop leader and Jocelyne Meunler. attend ed the Juliette Low memorial tea in Medford Saturday. Fred McClellan of Coqullle was a truest Thursday at the Walter Dungey home. Mrs. Gertrude Rosecrans and daughter, Lucille, were hostesses re cently at a welner roast, the occasion being a farewell party for Everett Roa?crans. who left for the army with other lofal boys on March 0. Frt-nda and relatives who gathered at the Roe?crans home were Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Andrus and family, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Oresham. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Chaf fee. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Flene. Mr. and Mrs. Won. Puhl. Mr. and Mrs. Dar ren Hendrlckson and son Jack. Mr. and Mrs. A. Thornton and daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Gray, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Martin and daughter. Mr. and Mr. Chas. Hughes. Mr. and Mrs. Menton Barnett end family. Kendall Dufur. Rlrhard McKay. ?---! Phoermfcer. Claire and Ruth John son. Phyllis Stmirons. Lilian M'Kav, Burl Johnson. Edro Davis. Terry Clements. Joe Estremado, Ray Clem ents. K-rma Lee Ward. Mary Rose Bailey. Bob Skelton. BUI Jon-s. Joe Kile. Sam Jones. Rolen and June Rc?crans, Everett Rosecrans and the hostesses. The grade school basketball team and thflr coach. Ralph Train, were honr guests at a banqu ast week at the school. The students present ed a srft to Mr. Train. In apprecia tion of his work with the team, whch won second place at the Jack?on county grade school tournament In Central Point recently. Those who played In the tournament were Junior Shoemaker, Terry Clement. HAVE YOU PAID YOUR FEBRUARY ACCOUNTS? OTha credit txtandtd to you by your marchant er prolttsional man is a courtesy and should ba considartd accordingly. It's your re sponsibility to pay your bills promptly net later than the 10th of the following month. If you make that a family rule you will build a confidence and credit that la invaluable in a community such as ours. RETAIL CREDIT ASSOCIATION Of MEDFORD Tonight -r i a- . ; T"J,m Rolen Rosecrans, Melvln Lewis, Jer ry Smith, Dusne Eskew and Harold Cclvln. Mr. and Mrs. Kate Banry, who have been residing near North Bend for the past several months, are vlstttnc relatives here. Mr. Banry's mother, Mrs. Edna Gamble of North Bend, accompanied them here, and has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Messenger. Laverne Dungey left Saturday for Portland to report for duty with the navy. Odd Fellows lodge wit! be host to the Rebekahs. following the regular meeting of the Odd Fellows, Tuesday evening. March 17. for a St. Patrick's party. Alt members are urged to come and enjoy the social meeting. Mr. and Mrs. John Petty and daughter, Dorothy, and son. Jack, of Jerome Idaho, are stayiuaf at the Delta auto court for the present, and the children have enrolled la the schools here. The Petty hT bought the home where the C. R, Moore family lives, from Mrs. Nellie Reed and expect to move there this week. Melvln Hancock, who has been em ployed on Coyote creek. Is visiting his family here for a few days. Mrs. L, G. Gentner of Medford will meet with the local garden club on April 9 in the W.R C. hall. Mrs. Oent ner will discuss bulbs and has spok en to the club, on former occasions. It Is hoped thst all members and others wno are Interested will plan to attend this meeting, which Is held at 2 o'clock. Closing time for Classified Ads a. m. Too late to Classify 12 :S0 p. tn. WATER WELL DRILLING NtW All ari-t-l. MCII1NB ftlOltK4TK PRIf'rS ROBT BURNS Teleuhone 243 L Rt X. Bt M7. mm. pass. Pacific HighHay The CREDIT e a community reflecta the THR1FTINESS of her eititens. A city with GOOD CREDIT la a good place la which te lire.