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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNTS, MEDFORD. OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1942.
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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
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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
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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:
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Mj! Ml H.trmn 3o
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MrDonald S FM SOS
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Dlmloa 4SS B.itlfy 407
Total
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TVtat
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TTiPmai SSS
Dukinr 587
Walkrr 44J
Kul! 4J0
Coislnt .... 319
Standard Stations
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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
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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.
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The CREDIT e
a community reflecta
the THR1FTINESS of
her eititens. A city
with GOOD CREDIT
la a good place la
which te lire.