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PAGE SIX MEDFOPD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER, 10, 1942. . m.T v- -"P" ' 4 Jl, PLEDGE TO KEEP SPORISROLLING Competitive Athletics Cited as Essential Contribution to War Effort. By Oscar Fraley United Press Staff Correspondent New York, Dec. 10 U.R Pledging light against "anti athletic lobbyists," the Eastern Intercollegiate Football Associa tion today carried forward plans for continuation of football and other sports in 1943. "An extensive program of In tercollegiate competition in com bat sports should be maintained es an essential contribution to training for war," the association voted unanimously at meeting yesterday. Boxing, wrestling, track, bas ketball and golf divisions of the association voted simultaneously to carry on next season. Rowing officials ruled, however, for con tinued cancellation of the Pough keepsle regatta, a 1042 wartime casualty. "Members recognize the lim itations aet by transportation condition and Impending changes in college organization but believe such a program would best attain the prime ob Jective of all physical training In wartime that of teaching the Individual to think clearly and act vigorously In combat in or der to be an effective fighting man, the resolution said. "They believe that it Would instill the competitive spirit ev ery good soldier must have; pro vide recreation and diversion for participants; bolster morale, and serve its many worthwhile pur poses better than a program de void of the aspects of true com petition." George E. Little of Rutgers aid We have sat back too long and too meekly hoping to con tinue until we got word to stop. So let's get out there and see that we are no stopped." "England gave up sports at first but since has revived them cn a largo scale," Carl Schott, Penn State athletic director. pointed out. "There must be something to the Idea of sports and morale In the training of soldiers." Buff Donnelll of Duquesne aid he believed transportation conditions would be alleviated next year when "the disorganiza tion of unpreparedness will have been overcome." 3" r fir i . i- . - . a 7 ML. ' .!.' '" , -.:. v Home from the range is where this buffalo Is going and In a very un dignified position, from his point of view. He was one of a group that merely got the urge to roam, broke away from a herd being transferred to another corral, and went gallivanting through Ban Francisco's Oolden Gate Park for a few hours. Here ,Zoo Director Carey Baldwin, right, has thealtuatlon and buffalo well under control. . NED DAY RETAINS Chicago, Dec. 10 U.R Ned Day of West All Is, Wis., and Santa Monica, Calif., retained a 14-polnt lead today over Johnny Crimmins of Detroit at the end of IS games in their 80-gnme title bowling match which will end tonight. The champion gained more than a 16-point lead early, last night after taking seven out of 10 games In the first two blocks, but he was caught off stride and soundly trimmed later by the challenger who took four out of five games In the third block. BASKETBALL By United Praia Texas A. & M. 54, Randolph Field 41. St. Francis 50. Army Base 30. Temple 48. Muhlenberg 48. Forrfham 46. Princeton 45. Lehigh 65, PMC 39. Great Lakes 70, DePauw 36 Yale 53, Manhattan Coast Guard 50. Oklahoma 53, Naval Reserve Alrbase 29. Brigham Young 50, Canlslus 49. Carnegie Tech 58, Waynes- Durg 03, Om UaU Tribune Trant ada. Jack Doyle's Death Leaves Vacancy In Sporting Field By JACK CUDDY United Press Staff Correspondent. New York, Dec. 10 U.R The death of Jack Doyle. Broad way sports oracle and, price-maker, leaves a vacancy that long may remain unfilled. We say this for two major reasons: (1) his odds, particular ly on baseball, were the only ones that many conservative newspapers would print, and (2) he was a walking encyclo pedia of eye-witnessed sports data, connecting the present with the past. We knew Doyle Intimately for years. He was the most re freshing character we ever met In sports because his mind re mained young and eager as his body faded as he became a withered, bespectacled, semi bald little man whose heart de veloped Into "an in-and-outA" Although he had the pasr at his finger tips, he did not live in the past. His detours into Memory Lane were merely for the purpose of comparisons with events and personalities of the present. In which he was so vitally Interested. Doyle witnessed more Import ant sports events, in various fields, than any man of his time. And he remembered them with photographic accuracy because of his unusual brain and because he had money at stake in vir tually all events he attended. During his 43 years In New York he handled millions of dol lars in. personal wagers and as a commissioner for others. According to Doyle, the big gest betting proposition in American history was the Wilson-Hughes presidential contest in 1918. He handled huge com missions on that Next in bet ting volume for a single event was the Joe Louis-Maxle Baer fight in 1935. Millions of dol lars changed hands on that brawl. Jack often said: "You get heavy wagering only when the price Is close." His dealings were nation-wide, and on some of the America's cup yacht races he even handled commissions from England. In baseball, he took personal bets each spring from fans In all sec tions, backing his own prices. And he always paid off. During Jack's regime as "wiz ard of odds" on. Broadway, he claimed he saw Altierlca develop into the greatest gambling coun try in the world. He often ex plained that when he first came to New York as a racetrack bookmaker and sheet writer in 1899, a man who did much bet ting was considered a "social pariah, like a fellow who hid a bottle in his bureau drawer and took a drink before break fast." But betting flourished amaz ingly, stimulated "by the Irish sweepstakes, contract bridge, golf, college football and the society aspects of racing." It was his opinion in 1942 that vir tually every adult In America, outside of those of the clergy who did not go in for bingo games, did bit of gambling. The biggest betting sports. In the order of .their importance, Doyle listed as: Horse racing, football, boxing, baseball, bas ketball and ice hockey. "In eight or nine Saturdays of the football season, there Is more wagering than in the whole season of baseball, includ ing the world series." he said. "Almost 90 per cent of this foot ball betting, however, Is among friends." REJECTS 4 NEW TIRES Fort Wayne, Ind. U.R Hero of the home front: Bob Irons, employe of a war plant here, who turned in certificates for four new tires. He got the cer tificates while living at a lake 25 miles from Fort Wayne. He's moved to town now, and says, "Give the tires to someone who really needs them." Cloalnf Udm (or Cmaainad ada l m. To late to Claaalt; 12 JO 1'.IPII t-A."- - - - x mi T sl "ft.. . ...but on thai rttvar forgati " tha littla thipgs! vy Thirt why trarclen return to the Multnomah. v"Ir They like the Multnomah's genial boipitality... , the big my in which we take care of little ,A ff . ' ourren...and,of rouncthe rooms 'w - are grand... the food is good tod V, . Q t the rates arc rfatoniblel q yf' : 'K .... 'f' -: w vy m DOYLE'S BODY IS HELD IN FLORIDA Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 10 0J.R) The body of John T. (Jack) Doyle, Broadway's 87- year-old " wizard of odds," was held at a Jacksonville funeral home today pending arrival of relatives. Doyle, New York's unofficial betting commissioner who was widely known for his price mak ing on sporting events, died yesterday of a heart ailment. In a long career, dating from his arrival in New York in 1899 from his native Springfield, Mass., Doyle was the Intimate of such sports celebrities as Christy Mathewson, Diamond Jim Brady, Willie Hoppe and heavyweight champions since the reign of John L. Sullivan. STOLZTOBATTLE New York. Dec. 10 ftl.R) Allie-Stolz, Newark, N. J., light weight, was matched today to fight Bob Montgomery of Phila delphia in a 15-round bout at Madison Square Garden Janu ary 15. The match will be the first in a series of elimination bouts to determine the number one lightweight challenger. The survivor is guaranteed a shot at the winner of the title bout between Beau Jack, Atlanta, Ga., and Tippy Larkin, New Jersey contender, December 18. E STARTS DEC. 15 A four-team tee hockey league, dominated by puck-chasers from the 91st Infantry Division at Camp White, will open its sched ule In the Medford Ice Arena Saturday night, Dec. 19. Loop members are the Infan try Snipers, Artillery Barrage, 78th General Hospital and a USO sextette to be composed of sol diers and civilians. The opening game will see the Snipers meeting the Barrage.'The game will start at 7:45. USED CAR NIGHTLY Fort Wayne, Ind. (U.R) From now on, Dayton Keplinger of Fort Wayne probably will re gard a low-reading gas gauge and 17-year-old boys with equal suspicion. Police have uncov ered the fact that two boys have been using Keplinger's car nightly for weeks, putting in ga if they had money and if not riding on Keplinger's fuel. Then they carefully replaced the car in the garage. The boys were caught when an officer stopped them to point out a burned-out-tail-light. 'axe an Bolibatj iiii ft A Truly Great frame AMONG AMERICA'S CREAT WHISKIES 8&1 Proof Nstlcinl rtlwlllers Prod. Corp.N.Y. a . m y;-i7.v,7:V . is y DOLLS FROM RUINS An armful of dolls, held by a British firewoman, mada from materials salvaged from blitzed mint: In London. Men and women of fire services make them and glva ihem to children of firemen killed in action. LOADED BETTER St. Paul, Minn. (U.R) P. H. McCauley, Northern Pacific rail way general superintendent of transportation, reports that freight shippers are loading cars 15 per cent heavier, and also better, than they did a year ago. "The average Northern Paci fic freight car is performing 32.4 per cent more transporta tion now than it did a year ago," he said. McCauley credits the progress in freight car efficiency to Indi vidual shipper initiative' and al so to collective efforts of ship pers' organizations. "Shippers are anticipating their car needs," he said. "They are ordering cars well in advance, and as nearly as possible, the exact number of cars needed." A community recreation group, formed by resident of the rural area around Orem, Utah, owns a large motion pic ture theater, a swimming pool, open air dance hall, Softball field and baseball field. The recreation group is called the "SERA Theater" after the name of the group the Sharon Education-Recreation association. PATRIOTIC SIGN San Francisco, Tex. (U.R) An other ign of the times: Don t buy whiskey, buy war bonds. "But if you have to buy whla key, buy it from u so we can buy war bonds." BUY WAR iTVjV S. H. GREEN BONDS J&Jl STAMPS SHIRTS HE WILL ADMIRE On of Many Toggery Idea For Hit Gift OYes, The Toggery Is literally filled with gift items any on of which will solve th problem for what to give Dad, Brother or Sweet heart. We've gifts for men in th ser vice, too. Why not for yourself th many appropriate and useful things we are showing for Christmas 1942T Other Gift Suggestions Necktie Sweaters Belt and Belt Set Sport Waar Glove Slipper Jacket Scarf Robe Suspenders Brace Handkerchief Bill Fold Pajama Blazer Open Every Evening Until 8:30-beginning Friday, Dee. 11 The TOGGERY Mac MacKenna 34 No. Central Art He MEMO TO ADVERTISERS Questions and Answers about Newspaper Advertising Q. Do you know of any measure for th vatmt newspaper circulation to an advertiser such as the standards that a business man uses in buying merchandise? A Yes. In the well-known standard that have been approved and adopted by ad vertisersnamely A.B.C standards. Q. WhatlsA.B.CT A. A.B.C. stands for Audit Bureau of Circu lations, a cooperative association of 2000 advertisers, advertising agencies and pub lishers in the United States and Canada. Q. What is the Bureau's work? A. To audit the circulation of newspaper and periodicals so that advertisers can buy space on the basis of definite stand ards and verified facts and figures. Q. How does A.B.C accomplish this? A. The Bureau has a large staff of experi enced auditors. These men visit the pub lisher members annually and make audits of their circulation records. This informa tion is then published in A.B.C. reports for the use and protection of advertisers. Q. What do these reports showf A. A.B.C reports tell how much circulation newspaper has, where this circulation is, how it was obtained, how much people paid for it, and many other verified facts that advertisers should know when they buy advertising. Q. Are all publications eligible for A.B.C. mem btrshipf A No. Only those with paid circulation. This is important to advertisers because it is the best proof of interest and purchasing power on the part of the readers. Q. Is this newspaper a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations? A. Yea. We are proud of our circulation and we want our advertisers to know just what they get for their money when they advertise in our columns. The audited information in our A.B.C. report gives them the complete facts. MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE This newspaper is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Ash for a copy of our latest A. B. C report living audited facts ind figures about our circulation. A. B.C. AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS FACTS AS A MEASURE OF ADVERTISING VALUE
