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PAGE FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1942. Sport Graphs o Billy Hulen Says: Crow's Nest Plan Disliked In Test At National Meet After meeting with almost unanimous approval wherever it was given a trial in Oregon, the "crow'i nest" method of basketball officiating was any thing but a success when It was tried out at the recent National Intercollegiate Basketball tour nament at Kansas City, so states United Press dispatch In an Ashland newspaper. Jean Eberhart'i Innovation was praised highly after its use at the Oregon Intercollegiate tourney, in a couple of games in Ashland and one in Jacksonville but evidently It was too much of an Improvement over the regu lation system of "calling 'em" for the big-wigs in the mid-west to appreciate. Here Is what the U. P. yarn aid: The fans didn't think much of the 'eagle-nest' refereeing novelty tried out during the National Intercollegiate tourna ment at Kansas City. Perched over the goals the referees an nounced their penalties into microphones. But sometimes they both talked at once, which confused everyone and brought jeers from the stands. The new idea originated in Ashland, Ore gon." The Ashland paper, staunch ly defending the idea, remark ed: "It appears here that the officials either were Ineffici ent to the point where they could not recognise the center stripe and thus work their own and of the floor, or else, partial to the old system, they sought to deliberately sabotage the crow's nest use . by their uncalled-for filibus ter." Ray pumont, the man who put semi-pro baseball on the athletic map In a large way, is of the opinion that more night baseball will be played in the "bushes" this year than ever before. . A press dispatch from Du mont's headquarters in Wichita, Kan., said that It seemed reason ably certain "federal approval may be obtained for lighting baseball fields under certain conditions. This mainly would be to limit the installation of auch lighting areas where there are war Industries. Flood light ing projectors which are made wholly of non-critical material have been developed and will soon be on the market." In the future, when they talk about great Oregon State ath letes, the name of Eureka, Cali fornia's Don Durdsn will prob ably be the most prominent. For Durdan competing for the last time in his three ma jor sports, was a member of three championship teams. That record, to our knowledge is unequalled .tmong schools . of the northern division of the - Pacific Coast conference. Last spring Don played on the Beaver baseball club, which annexed the northern division title. And if our memory serves correctly, he was not among those missing when Oregon State spanked Duke in the Rose INE ALONE JUNGU-CUAR0I9 RUINS Of ANGKOR VAF Amc-ImsjWOWsm Hex-rat IntBftrvm1. Angkur 4t o wit una J milMof pk tur tfv " l imiviund, jutalan And v J m. (, d,-, ( lid lanUn - V v 'vi'l theM.ndsrdlw -Ofo-hr ASJ r Ml A Brjs.giJ.i I r1 Jeff Cravath Named Head Grid NEW COACH QUITS POSITION AT USF Cravath Given Customary One-Year Contract No Mention Made of Salary By Robert Myers Los Angeles, March 19 VP) Quiet, unassuming Newell Jef ferson (Jeff) Cravath takes over the troubled gridiron fortunes of his alma mater, the Univer sity of Southern California. Pupil and protege of the late Howard Harding Jones, Cravath stepped out of the head coaching position at the University of San Francisco and into the spot left vacant by his friend and former associate, Sam Barry. Dr. Rufus B. Van KlelnSmid. president of U. S. C, announced Cravath's appointment, which had been expected ever since Barry resigned to accept a com mission In the United States navy. Cravath was given a one-year contract, which was the custom Cor Howard Jones and Barry during his one year at the head of U. S. C. football. Nothing was said about salary. Job For Duration But Dr. Von KleinSmid made it plain that Cravath, 37, an all- Pacific Coast cotiference center at U. S. C. in 1826. could keep the Job for the duration. Popular with players and alumni alike, Cravath severed his Trojan connection' last year to Coach San Francisco U. to five victories, four defeats and a record as the highest scoring eleven on the west coast. He retained some of the vaunt ed conservatism of his teacher, Jones, but like Barry at U S. C. gave the so-called radical typi of play a flyer and came up with an Interesting football machine He had a three-year contract at S. F. U., but the bay city institution voided the agreement when the U. S. C. offer present ed itself. Al Tassl. Cravath's assistant, was made head coach at San Francisco. He was one of the greatest centers ever to play at Santa Clara U. Ex-Stanford Coach New Cougar Menicr Pullman, Wash., March 19. VP) Succeeding Jack Weirs hauser who has been called by the navy, W. B. (Bill) Elllnston former Stanford university head track coach, will begin work next week as track mentor at Washington State college to complete the 1942 season. Welrshauser was formerly El lington's assistant at Stanford and last year, In his first season at W.S.C., guided trackmen to the northern division cham pionship. He will leave Thurs day, Bowl football game after captur ing the coast conference grid crown. Lastly, he provided con siderable spark In the Orange drive to the northern division basketball championship. STANDS OUT alii Among Bourbon Whiskies It's old Jordan RXNTUUV STRAIGHT IOURION WMISRIT SHU M-tt IW -Im MtfoMtmd "IW" Way Mfn who know bourhnn fcnow what it take to achieve tht?iielKKHiti(ni tmoo(h.ei(ra ruhtatro( Old Joriijn Kmtiickv Strait ht Bourhnn Whiskey W stick to tin tenuifi Old laiuone1 method that taken more time, more rare- the "low way we aiarttM H vrart ago. V ettill hur premium frame fee more of them to the gal lon Summer our math $iowty That how e set auch xire imoothneaa. nfi nchnraa 1 hate whv Old Jordan -tfffmfM Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whtakev every drop eIIKttell in the "bourbon country ' v.iere men know thnr bourbon brt Ye. Old JonUn cxte nvne to make but to drink So treat vounell to the extra pleasure ol the f"tM. Old Jordan. CtmtTT Dtitf!ir PretlwtiL UctMpmaUd, baaUvkie, Kj. frnmjriT7rrr7T' --- -----. - - - IT sr Leaves For Training CampUIGER BASEBALL rWYMl' l l,)f 1,1 'II HI llliaSl.s..a-M i ' r - S ., jp. . :-t ' syW- f ; , f U 'i J " ' '7"V5S1 1 Ted Williams, Boston Bad Sox batting leader, made a last minute telephone call from Minneapolis before starting by auto for the club's Sarasota, Fla., tra ining camp. Williams recently was given a 3A classification by selective service officials, said as he lefti "I'm late now, and I'm really going to work." Lou Eoudreau Discovers New Spirit in Ranks of Indians By OAYLE TALBOT Clearwater Fla., March 19 UP)- After having worried him self sleepless most of the winter, manager of the Cleveland Indianr. astonishment and delight that he about. Vou explain It. The same sullen, hard-bitten crew that made life miserable for Oscar Vitt two seasons ago and which fal'.ed to respond to Roger Peck Inpaush last year suddenly has decided to play baseball for a smiling 24-year-old ex-collegian. It's the greatest thrill I've ever had." says Boudreau. who will be the youngest regular In his team's lineup. "They are hustling so hard for me that I scarcely know how to express my appreciation. I still don t quite understand It, but Us great. It is unfortunate the same spirit didn't prevail In either o! the last two years, when the Indians appeared to have every thing except the will to win Bobby Feller, greatest of present day pitchers, is in the service; Hnl Trosky, sluRglng first base man, in on the temporary re tired list: "Gee" Walker, star right-fielder, is running his drug store at Orlando, Fla., and ap parently is deadly serious about refusing to accept a salary cut Instead of a pennant contender. Cleveland is just another ball club. "I'm setting my sights for fourth place," Boudreau said. 'If we finish that high I'll be satisfied." With Feller gone, the Indians rtaff consists, broadly speaking. of a couple of lefthanders named Al Al Smith and Al Miinar and a hope for the best. ThRt hardly seems sufficient. Sticklers for accuracy might claim that the club is more short on catchers than anything else since Rollie Hemsley was sold to Cincinnati but they would be splitting hairs. Gene Desautels who hit .201 In 60 games last . year still remains, and there is a I rookie from Minneapolis named Otto Denning. The team has one of the bet ter infields, with Boudreau. him self, at short. Ken Keltner on third. Ray Mnek at second and a robust 190-pound newcomer named Les Fleming, up from Nashville, taking Trosky's lob at first. Fleming looks like .he works at bat He hit .414 for Nashvllel last year and drove in 103 runs. Jeff Heath, whose great feat of hitting .340 and driving across 123 runs generally va unappreciated, is back In left field, and Weathrrly looks set for a good year in center. Holders of motor vehicle li censes In Guatemala are requir ed to undergo a medical exam- 'nation every five years. Alaska's natives retain their old medicine men In many places. POISON OAK? Try a bottla ef ZEMACOL Vott milM h MtlMril AT our Dione? j chrrrf nlly r fnniVii. irt botlk j(Ml.v M LrtK IHHIl t. Lou Boudreau the new "boy" has discovered to his obvious didn't have a thing to worry 5 COAST QUINTS FOU AAU DIADEM By Loudon Telly Denver, March 19 (P) Five Pacific coast teams are trying to knock the "National" out of the National A.A.U. basketball tour nament. Four California outfits, head ed by the powerful champions of Hollywood Twentieth Cen tury, and one Seattle combina tion have cornered places in tonight's quarterfinals. This leaves Just three places open, two going to a pair of well rated tournament titans the Phillips 66 Oilers of Oklahoma, 1940 winners, and the Denver Legion, with veterans from two national champions of recent years. A hard-scrapping Polish American team, the Chicago Y Clippers, has won the eighth place. Slxfoot-6-lnch Frank Lubin will lead his Hollywood cham pions against San Francisco Athletic club in tonight's opener at 7 o'clock (mountain war time). Then the Legion will play Los Angeles Chitons. Phillips will play the Chicago entrant and Seattle Alpine Dairy will close the four-game slate against Golden State of Oakland, Calif. YES! TO SERVE YOU THIS STORE WILL BE IPEK FRIDAY NiTE AS WELL AS SATURDAY NIGHT UNTIL 8:30 BE SURE TO VISIT OUR COMPLETE WORK CLOTHES AND WORK SHOES DEPT. GLENN H. UTZ TEAM SCHEDULES About 40 Medford high diam ond aspirants are rounding into shape for the southern Oregon league prep season which they open March 24 against Ashland here. Mentor Alex MacDonald said yesterday afternoon. . The Tigers play, a 12-game schedule In the loop which also Includes Grants Pass and Jack sonville. MacDonald said he hoped to line up a few practice tiffs before the league tilts be gin. Veterans back from last year's club, which was known at the Medford school team, are Hal Adams and Gil Tumy, catchers; Bill Bayliss and Homer .Sulli van, first basemen; Don Faw- cett, second; Bob Davis and Wally Regan, third; Lee Reyn olds, shortstop and Cato Wray and Ray Robinson, outfielders. No hurlers return and Mac Donald stated that Bill Bayliss may see mound duty, as might Lowell Bish and Doug Plunley, The loop schedule: March 24 Ashland at MmUoM: Jacksonville at Grants Pus. Much 37 Medford at Ashland; Ormnta Pass st Jacksonville. March SI Jacksonville at Medford; Aahland at Oranu Pass. April a Medford at Jacksonville; OrajiU Pass at Afthland. April 7 Medford at Orants Pass; Jacksonville at Ashland. April 10 Oranu pass at Medford; Ashland st Jackeonvllla. April 31 Medford at Ashland; Orants Paas at Jacksonville. April 34 Ashland at Medford; Jacksonville at Grants Pass. April 2S Medford at Jacksonville; Orants Pass st Ashland. May I Jacksonville at Medford; Ashland at Orants Pass. May S Oranu Pass at Medford; Ashland at Jacksonville. May M-dlord at Oranu Pass; Jacksonville at Ashland. Bt. Augustine, Fla., March 19. VP) It was anybody's tour nament today as the nation's big-name golfing professionals, aided by proficient amateurs, began first round match play In the eighth national amateur-pro championship. The $3,000 best-ball event saw 32 teams competing In to day's round. The semi-finals will be played Saturday and the finals Sunday. The team of Al Brosch of Bethpage, N. Y., and amateur Harry Offutt of St. Petersburg got off to a dazzling start yes terday when they carded 10 birdies and three eagles In the 36 hole qualifying round. They had a best ball score of 68-63 130, which copped the medal with two strokes to spare. ' Beavers Nip Rally To Defeat Broncos San Jose Calif. March 19 (JP) Despite a blazing seven-run ral ly in the ninth, University of Santa Clara's baseball team lost to Portland of the Pacific Coast league, 11 to 8, yesterday. Each club collected 14 hits. Danny Escobar, Portland first oaseman, paced the bat parade with four hits In four times up two of them doubles. The 1940 census gave Alaska population Of 72,324. Mentor Stanford Draws Rice In Initial Round of NCAA Cage Playoffs Kansas Cltv. March ID tJP There Is something nostalgic aooui ine DasKetcau teams that play tomorrow night In the western N. C. A. A. nlavnff. Colorado, Rice and Kansas participates; in the 1940 games, and are back again this year. Stanford has reolaced Smith California who represented the raciric coast two years ago. One big difference, however, Is act to be in thai nnlrnma Kansas won the 1940 title with Colorado finishing third and nice rourrn. The Buffaloa nf th TtnrVu Mountain conference enter to- nignts tilt with the Kansans pegged as favorite to go all the way. Rica faces Stanford In the opening game and will count on their mercurv-tinted nffiu overcome the Indians superior ity in neignt. The Owls have scored 56.4 points per game While holdinE OODOnenta In an average of S8.9. SLATES COLLEGES San Franrlarn Marol, la VP) The U. S. navy Is golng'to piay iooiDan next fall and Is making out its srhrrfnio in in. elude games with Pacific r,i conference university teams if wie coueges can and will play. This was viHn Wa Lieut. Frank Wirkhnnt kH asked both the University of aiuornia and Stanford for a place on their schcrinlM tnr m. naval cadet training team c Mary's. Both Stanford and California also acknowledged through their graduate athletic managers that some revamping of the confer ence schedules will be necessary next week at a meeting In Port land, Ore., to make room for the service teams and also to adjust to the Golden Bears' new tnree-eemester academic pro gram. Fights Last Night By the Associated Press New York Lee Savolrl 1QT Des Moines, Iowa, stopped Ted dy Wint, 186, Mt. Vernon, N. Y. (9). New Haven. Conn. Willie Pep, 127, Hartford, Conn., out pointed Johnny Compo, 128, New Haven (8). TREE WAS TRIMMED Goldsboro, N C. (P) A four- year-old boy marched out into the front yard and cut off every cluster of red berries from grandmother's prized rnandina bush. What did grandmother do? Well, among olher things too routine to mention, she fastened every cluster back in place with safety pins and now each Is liv ing on borrowed time. Senator Bennett Champ Clark of Missouri was chairman of the Paris caucus that formally organized the American Legion. About 10 million women are employed In industry In the union of Soviet Republics. 4MRICA'$ SMOOTHEST 13 TABU BUR! hm Americans ere fortunate la their fine feeds. Fertgmra, tee, la H lmeern-. satin fla-or of this "Famous Beer Ai? from Seattle" which gives gusto to any meal. America's 1 Smoothest ToMe (ear firs la with the finest dishos. iS?32p Yoall like Its slop? sparkle and tang any Hme. In stub- Tri aaj kits, and ON DRAUGHT. Yew can't bur better Wf if J! KOTIE BREWING t MUTING CO. Sines I87S Imll Sick, Pros, fS77t3 ?5T5 7W ftmutt 9tr from Seattle m J At Southern Cal s. " - V.e, ' aT l'r r ' . f JE W L. a . FORM Phil Rlziuto, Yankee shortstop, takes a fancy cut at the ball in battim practice at the Yanks' train Inr camp In St. Petersburg Fla. His average last season was .307. ZuckermaR Witness Admits Perjury In Recounting Brawl Stockton, Cal., March 19. VP) Walter J. Green pleaded guilty in superior court today to perjuring himself when he appeared as a defense witness In the recent murder trial of Maurice Zuckerman. At Green's request, Superior Judge D. M. Young referred the case to the probation offi cer who was instructed to re port within two weeks. Mean while Green was held In jail in lieu of $5,000 bail. Green, a disabled world war veteran, testified at the Zuck- errrlan trial that he was struck by Otto Dander in barroom rows at the 1937 and 1938 American Legion conventions. He admit ted today this was false. Zuckerman was convicted of manslaughter for shooting Dan der during a barroom brawl last fall. Zuckerman pleaded self defense. New York VP) Women bar tenders soon may replace men who have been called into ser vice, John T. Fitz Gerald, pres ident of the Bartender's school, revealed. Fitz Gerald said he had taught 4.000 men the art of tending bar but that recently he had been deluged with queries from hotel and resturant owners for bar tenders to take the place of those called Into the army. "There Just aren't any men to be had." Fitz Gerald said. "I wonder," he said, "how men like Diamond Jim Brady, Berry Wall, August Belmont. Otto Kahn and Harry K Thaw 1 have served In the Ritz Carl ton. Rector s or Knickerbocker would react to a woman barten der. "I shudder at the thought." i 1 77; Nh E ALL-STAR CAGERS Award cards to players mak ing the first and second team and honorable mention on tha Medford Mail Tribune's eighth annual all-star district 4 basket ball selections, released March 9, were mailed today to coaches for distribution to their players. First team cards will go to Charles Jandreau, Ashland and Henry Herman, Medford, for wards; Bill Wall, Medford, cen ter; and Don Fawcett, Med ford and Bud Provost, Ashland, guards. Winning second team card were Johnny Gray, Grants Pass and Neil Schrimpf. Grants Pass, forwards; Ed Hughes, Roseburg, center and Bob Havard, Grants Pass and Chet Fowler, Ashland, guards. Those who will receive honor able mention cards are Lee Wim berley, Roseburg and Darrell Monteith and Dale Niedermeyer, both Medford, forwards; Bill Green, Ashland, center, and R, B. Webber and Lee Reynolds, both Medford, guards. The billfold-size cards had space for the players' name, bit school, his position and whether he made the first team, second team or honorable mention. First-team cards were pink, sec ond team yellow and honorable mention green. Commercial league reaulU last night: Zone Cleaners 4. Your Office Boys 0; Crater Lake Lumber 4, Matt Tribune 0: Medford Alleys 4, Coca Cola 0. Scores follow: Your Office Boys Colton . . 463 Klatt 4SS McClure SSI Kntpps 448 Orr Ss3 Zorle Cleaners C. Porter 830 J. Broco 443 R. Whit 873 C. Curtis . 80S C. DeJametta 514 Heap 27 Total 2388 Crater Lake Lbr. Total 2380 Mail Tribune Archer 429 Murray. K 324 Harried 485 Latham 423 Murray. J 488 R'cap 138 Total 2291 Coca Cola Larkms 460 Franks 350 Absent 420 Queen 398 81ms 847 Total 2428 Medford Alleys McCrory 463 Sargent 439 Franks. L 481 Olldden . 878 Gardner 472 Total 3237 Tout -.1973 Bureau of marine inspection and navigation maintains sea service records of about 4000, 000 seamen. Henry's Drive-In CLOSED TEMPORARILY for remodeling to Insure quick service. Reopening On Or About March 25 BOWLING English 441 Adler 871 Trout man 481 Franklin 868 Sads 884
