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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY. DECEMBER 14, 1942 Redskins Stun Pro Grid World With 1 4-6 Triumph Over Chicago WASHINGTON LINE DECISIVE FACTOR IN HALTING BEARS New Champs Stave Off Two Last-Period Thrusts Biggest Upset in History. By Leo H. Petersen " United Press Sports Editor . Washington, Dec. 14 (U.R The wartime fate of professional football may be decided here to day. If It should fall a victim of the manpower shortage, the cham pions for the duratiqn will be the Washington Redskins and the 14 to 6 triumph over the Chicago Bears which gave them the title yesterday probably will go down in the record books as the biggest upset the sport ever has known. There was a feeling of pessi mism as the owners and coaches went Into their annual business meeting to settle the question of what to do about next year, but nothing they decide can over shadow what the Redskins did In breaking the best winning streak In professional football history. ' The Bears have been a super ball club for so long it was hard for the 38,008 fans who Jammed Griffith stadium tj believe that they finally had been beaten. But beaten they were and by a team that on yesterday, at least, was probably as good as any that ever ran onto a gridiron. For Washington, in avenging the 73 to 0 defeat they suffered . at the hands of the Bears in the 1940 playoff game, out fought, out-played and out smarted the 8 to 1 favorites. Winners Tougher It was a battle of lines and the Washington forwards came off with the laurels. They not onl j outplayed the vaunted Bear line but they outroughed them, too. This Is something that hasn't happened to Bear team In a long tune. Behind that fighting Redskin Una the Washington backs did yeoman work. Not even the playing of Slingin' Sammy Baufh overshadowed that of his other teammates. There weren't any Individual stars on this Washington club for It v strictly a team proposition. Tot a while It looked like the Bears might make it a repetition of that 1940 rout. Lee Artoe cooped up a Dick Todd fumble early In the second quarter and ran 80 yards for a touchdown. But Instead of discouraging the Redskins It only served to make them fight harder. They came right back and Baugh threw k long pass to Wil bur Moor on the goal line and when Bob Masterson converted the Redskins went ahead 7 to 8 for Artoe had missed the con version after his score. That would have been enough dui me nectsKins added seven mora points In the third period when Andy Farkas personally conducting the scoring march He carried the ball nine times and on his ninth trip went over with Masterson again convert ing. Twice In the fourth period the Bears arove deep into Washing ton territory, once to the 10 yard line and again to the one- foot line. But each time the Red akin Una was equal to the oc- easion and hurled the Bears back. Hew Money Record The crowd set a new playoff receipts record with the winning Redskins receiving about $1,000 each and the Bears $3! 12. There was no indication of what may come out of today's meeting. One element was re ported in favor of announcing the suspension of h: league for the duration on the ground that not enough players would be available to carry on. The other element was report ed In favor of withholding any definite action until the sltua tion was more clearly defined. Ost MlU Tribune Wiut a t Coast May Share Rose Bowl Dough With Service Relief By Dan McGuire United Press Staff Correspondent San Francisco, Dec. 14 (U P.) Coaches, graduate managers and faculty representatives of Pacific Coast conference schools gathered here today to discuss problems Involved in the con tinuance of athletics during wartime. Aside from expected consider-1 ation of the freshman eligibility rule and tightening of transpor tation restrictions, most pre mceting speculation revolved around possible introduction of a resolution to share profits of the Rose Bawl game with army and navy relief organizations. In recent weeks, the confer ence has undergone a barrage of criticism from the press and public because of college foot ball's seeming lack of Interest lu diverting proceeds to benefit funds. All P.C.C. schools share In the 1 100.000 Rose. Bowl "plum." The colleges may reply that football profits support huge athletic programs which have sent thousands of well-conditioned young men Into the armed forces and that diversion of funds to benefit funds would cripple an essential program. Along transportation lines, the University of California Indi cated In which way the wind was blowing by cancelling all trips outside the San Francisco Bay area for spring sports and reportedly is In favor of apply ing the same policy to football next fall. Such a move would cut considerably into the plans of northwest conference mem bers who depend largely on "gates" from games with south ern institutions, California also has unofficially suggested a football schedule for bay area teams alone, which would include Stanford, St. Mary's, Santa Clara, St. Mary's navy pre-llght and San Jose State. Stanford Is prepared to go alona with California, accormng to Graduate Manager Al Mas ters, but the Indians did noi ioi inai lha Beara In cancelling bas ic el hall iimei slated for Los Angeles with southern Califor nia and U.C.L.A. Granting freshmen permission to compete in varsity sports seems almost Inevitable. Cali fornia blocked the move last Anomt but It Is doubtful If the Berkeley Institution could mus ter enough support now II still wants to steer a no-frosh course. F New York, Dec. 14 U.R Frederick R. Schroeder, Jr, of Glendale, Calif., winner of the men's singles crown and the national intercollegiate singles title, ranked as the country's top male singles player today according to the latest listings of the United States Lawn Ten nis association. Schroeder, who also was semi- finalist with Sidney B. Wood Jr., of New York In the national doubles at Forest Hills, N. Y.. heads a group of five Pacific coast stars who won two top places In the men's singles and three In the women s ratings. The rankings: Man's Singles 1. Frederick R. Schroeder, Jr., Glendale, Calif. 2. Frank A. Parker, Los An geles, Calif. 3. Francisco Segura, Coral Ga bles, Fla. 4. Gardnar Mulloy, Coral Ga bles. S. William Talbert. Cincinnati. 6. Sidney B. Wood, Jr.; New York. 7. Seymour Greenberg, Chi cago. . 8. George Richards, Montebel- 10, Calif. 9. E. Victor Selxas, Jr.. Phila delphia. 10. Ladlslav Hecht, New York. Women's Singles 1, Pauline Betz. Los Angeles, 2. Louis Brough, Beverly Hills, Calif. 3, Margaret Osborne, San Francisco. 4. Helen I. Bemhard, New York. 8. Mary Arnold, Los Angeles. 8. Doris Hart, Miami. 7. Patricia Canning Todd, New York. 8. Mrs. Helen Pedersen Rlh- bany. New York. 9. Mrs. Marjorie Hashaw V os iers, Pansdowne, Pa. 10. Katharine Winthrop, Bos ton, Mass. Norm Worthier, Junior high school athletic coach, has re ceived a chief petty officer's rat ing In the U. S. Navy's physical education program headed by Lt. Cmdr. James J. Tunney, former world's heavyweight boxing champjon, and will leave here Dec. 30 for Norfolk, Va., for his six weeks training period. Worthier, whose 1942 football team captured the - Southern Oregon Junior high school con ference championship, was In Portland Thursday and Friday of last week passing his physical examination and receiving his commission. He is scheduled to report at Norfolk Jan. 13. Fol lowing his training period he will be stationed either In the United States or aboard war ship. Mrs. Worthier, he said, will reside In Portland during the training period and will join him later if his station la In the country. Worthier earn to Medford from McMinnvlUe Junior high Chicago, Dec. 14. (U.R) Con nie Schwoegler of Madison, Wis., reigned as world's match game bowling champion today after defeating the nation s best pin topplcrs In a three-day rouna robin tournament. Schwoegler became the favor ite in the meeting after skyrock eting into the lead In Friday's first round match. Me averagea aver 217 nlns for 72 games and at the close of the firing shortly after midnight this morning, he led Runner-Up Frank Benkovic of Milwaukee, 368.37 points to 332 00 in the Peterson system by which the tournament was scored. Schwoegler's triumph netted him J1.S00 while Benkovic re ceived $750. Ned Day of West Allls, Wis., and Santa Monica, Cel.. defend ing champion, finished eighth. Bruins Retain Grip On Ice Hcckey Lead By Unittd Press The Boston Bruins battled to a 1-1 tie ith the Red Wings be fore 10.653 fans at Detroit Sun day night but managed to hold a one-point first-place lead in the National Hockey League over the Toronto Maple Leafs who lost to the Chicago Black Hawks, 5-2. The Montreal Canadians trounced the Rangers, 7-3, be fore a crowd of 14,331 at New York. BASEBALL LEADS New York. Dec. 14. (U.R) -Contributions totalling $612 550.09 have been made to the USO war fund by the sports world since May 11, 1942, Rob ert F. Kelly, chairman of the USO special events committee announced today. That amount, Kelley said, will provide USO services for some 900,000 service men for one month. Largest contribution came from baseball through the dona tion of $362,926.63 from the world scries. Racing gave $139,622.70, of which $132,833.10 came from special meetings and $26,787.80 in individual contributions. Bowlers have contributed $50,210 and golf, $13,179.14. Boxing gave $20,000 from the Golden Gloves tournament and $4,612.30 from a special bout promoted by Mike Jacobs. doting udm cur CiaMinrd ads m To law to Classify 19.30 HIGHEST CASH PRICES FOR DRESSED TTUEICEJYS FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON RECEIVING NOW UNTIL CHRISTMAS SWIFT & CO. Phone 2119 for Towing or Wrecker Service Anywhere Anytime Lewis Super Senrice JOINS NAVY; 10 I JAN. 13 on Nov. 1, 1941, to succeed Riney Cook when the latter moved to Portland. In addition to coaching Junior high school athletics he caught for last season's Med ford's Craters and managed the club during the last days of the Oregon California league pen nant race, won by Medford. Philadelphia, Dec. 14 (U.R) Sugar Ray Robinson, the unde- tested welterweight swatter,' meets Al Nettlow, of Detroit, In the feature 10-round bout at Con vention hall tonight. Robinson, seeking his 40th straight profes sional victory, has been made a 10 to 1 choice. Nettlow. first class petty of ficer at the Jacksonville naval air base, has been working out here for ten days under the direction of Manager Al Weill and Marty Servo, a fighter who WATER WELL DRILLING maw ert-tt shihins; MiiKtMik ruins ROBT BURNS Talapbona 243 L M. 1 Bus set. (Irani rasa, rsrlfk Ultima . . I . . . ... . I A 114 nnnnfll while Nctt. gave Robinson two of his hardest Kodu zon again is expecwa w -- ' lights. I give awar weight. He weighs ' low tips the scale at 148. 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They realize that if the boys and girls in our schools and colleges are to solve tomorrow's problems successfully, they must know and understand what's going on in the fast-moving world of today. They realize, too, that the newspaper is indispen sable in acquiring this knowledge and understand ing. For, in the classroom or out of it, the daily newspaper satisfies the need for the news . . . and its interpretation ... as no other medium can. In these critical days, all of us . . . young and old, students, teachers and parents ... are relying on newspapers more heavily than ever before, not only for the news of the day but also for guidance and instruction in waging the war on the home front. It's not "surprising, therefore, that so many adver tisers find the newspaper today's most effective me dium for presenting their messages to the public Th Bureau of 'Advertising American A'tj.7.r Publishers Association iwifVWr? if which this paper is a member PHONE 2324 WESTERN THRIFT 1 I ill - II sna-u-'Pl . Jl iV.