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MEDFOPD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1942. Medford High Gagers Open Season Against Weed Here Tonight PAGE EIGHT SLATED TO START CONTESTAT 8:15 Hob Deuel of Last Year's Sophs Will be 5th Starter Cougars Underdogs. Medford high's 1942-43 easaba creation, after three weeks of daily drilling, will be unveiled at the gym tonight when It faces the Weed, (Calif.) Cougar in the Inaugural contest of a 18-fracaa schedule. The ttpoff la at 8:13 sharp. The Tigers will launch their campaign with a starting line up of four lettermen and one member of last year's sopho more quintet Hob Deuhl, Junior, who will hold down a guard position. Al Weir will be at the other guard. Dale Nleder meyer will be at center and Cap tain Don Faycett and Darrell Montelth at the forwards. Others who may see action, ceording to Coach Lome Arn old, are Doug Plumley and John Ousterhout, centers; Jack Kresse md Harry Nordwick, forwards nd Herb Edwards and Bob Weisenburger, guards. Also In FOR THE KHAKI CLAD OR THE MUFTI IAD : M r The simple elegance of military styling . . . Jsrman't distinctive friendliness of tit combination that's strict- ly "right" for today. Trycnapalrl to $g85 Morrrmn Dept M.M. : Store : Cage Twin Bill Lost When Dons Forget Nevada San Francisco, Dec. 18 U.R Lost: A basketball doubleheader between here and Reno. The University of San Francisco Dons last night en trained for Los Angeles to play U. C. L. A. In a weekend series, apparently forgetting they were supposed to play University of Nevada this Fri day and Saturday. Nevada Coach Jake Law lor, getting wind of the mix up, frantically tele phoned Don Coach Jimmy Needles here. Lawlor Insisted the Nevada-U. S. F. match was scheduled for this weekend "quite while ago." The Dons and U. C. L. A. booked each other earlier this week. Don officials disclaimed knowledge of the arrange ment with Nevada and be tides the Dons already were enroute south. NITIAL HOCKEY T uniform will be Gil Tumy and Bill Bayllss. guards and Dick McElhose and John Long, for wards. Last To Pelicans While the Bengals are entire ly untested In actual game com petition, they are expected to register a victory in their initial fray. The Cougars have played one game, losing to Klamath Falls the other night, 52 to 24. Elio Torreson, guard, collected 10 points for the Cougars and Tony Rlzzuto, center, seven. They are expected to lead the Invaders' attack this evening. In the preliminary, which starts at 7 o'clock, Alex Mo Donald's sophs will face Norm Worthley's junior high quint Worthley and George Har rington will officiate in the fea ture attraction. Lineups: Medford Weed Fawcett F Shaffer Montelth F Michael Niedermeyer C Rizzuto Weir - G Torreson Deuel G Plva JACK IS FAVORED New York, Dec. 18 U.I9 Beau Jack, negro ex-bootblack of Augusta, Ga., Is favored at 8-8 to beat blond Tippy Lark In of Garfield, N. J., tonight at Madi son Square Garden for the vacated lightweight champion ship of the world. Jack la favored because of his youth, ruggedness and "per petual motion" style in what probably la the strangest title tilt In the history of the 133 pound division. The lightweight throne Is va cant because Champion Sammy Angott of Washington, Pa., re tired due to recurrent hand in juries. It was alleged in certain quarters that Angott retired be cause of gangster pressure that he quit because lie wouldn't "do business" in his fights. Angott and his manager, Charley Jones have denied these charges. Angott retired on the same day mat tseau Jack became No. challenger by stopping top-rated Aiue Stolt at the Garden. Otoelng time for Omitted ads a. m. Too us to Claaairt 13 SO p. m. 91st Gunners to Face USO Bombers at Ice Arena Both Clubs Boast Stars. With their playing rosters studded with former profession als, semi-pros and college stars, the 91st Infantry Division's Gun ners and the USO Bombers open the newly-formed four-team Ice hockey league at the Medford Ice Arena Saturday night at 7:45 sharp. National Hockey league rules will govern all play with two exceptions; namely, the teams will play three 15-minute per iods plus time outs and a five minute "sudden death" overtime period will be played when the games end in deadlocks. The USO Bombers, the only club in the circuit with civilian skaters on Its roster, will take the Ice with a forward line com posed of Center Mark Marquess, the sensational Ashland high school flash who played last year; Left Wing Gordon Wager, another civilian who performed in last season s loop, and Pvt. Tommy Brogan, right wing, a former member of the Chicago Hornets, an amateur sextette. Edge to Play Denny Edge, manager of the Ice arena and a former profes sional luminary, and Pvt. Bob MacLauchlan of Toronto, Can., will play defense for the Bomb ers, and Clint Balfour, a mem ber of last year's Loggers, will tend goal. Alternates for the Bombers are Pvt. Warren Chilgrin, who played semi-pro hockey In Win nipeg, Can.; Pvt. Jimmy Crowley and Wilson Church and Don Peterson, both of whom played here last season. The forward line for the Gun ners will see Pvt. Joe Werderber at center. Pvt. Carlos Llndstrom of the Upper Michigan league at right wing and Pvt. Albert Morana at left wing. Pvt. Arthur Sederholm from Minnesota will tend goal, while Pvt. George Erickson from Michigan and Pvt. Arthur Norling from Wisconsin will play the defensive posts. Alternates for the Gunners are Sgt. Fox, Pvt. William Northey, ex-Unlverslty of Minnesota player; Pvt. Leo Mattson and Pvt. Walter Chevernathy, a for mer professional in Detroit and Canada. Lt. Martin Tatar, special serv ices for the Slst division artil lery, Is coast of the Gunners. Lt. E. C. Oates has been handling the Bombers. O'Schickloruber Wanders Hollywood, Cal. (U.R) Des mond Slattery is mourning the wandering instincts of his pet a South American, deodorized skunk, Alexander O'Schicklgru ber. After acquiring the pet In Latin America, Slattery thought to Improve on Hitler's family name by prefixing an "O," the "O" standing for Obnoxious. He has taken the precaution of ad vising all home owners where Alex might show up, that the skunk's name la the worst part of him. 4 fast Buddy, left, and Max Baer, ot ring fame, are sworn Into the U. 8. Army Air Corps by Captain T. H. Wlrak, McClellan Field, Calif, recruiting of ficer. After a month's basic training, the boxing Baers will participate In tha physical conditioning program for ground crew members at Sacramento. E New York, Dec. 18 flJ.B New York Yankee Outfielder Ray Cullenbine and Catcher Buddy Rosar went to Cleveland today in a straight pla;r deal for Indian Outfielder Roy Weatherly and Infielder Oscar Grimes. No cash changed hands In the deal and all four players are 3-A In the draft Cullenbine, who came to the Yanks from Washington late last season just In time to share in World Series proceeds, will be playing with his sixth major league team. He came up with Detroit, was released as a free agent when Judge Kenesaw M. Land is ordered house-cleaning of the Tiger Farm system, and signed with Brooklyn for $25,-000. strom; right tackles, Ray George; right end. Dale Gentry; quarterback, Fred Vanzo; right half, Roy Engle; left half, Vic Bottari, and fuUback, Gerald Whitney. Delauer, George and Engle formerly played for U.S.C. BASKETBALL Moraga. Calif., Dee. 18 flJ.B A squad of 40 St. Mary's navy pre-fllght school football players left today for their final game of the season with Southern Cal ifornia at Los Angeles coliseum tomorrow. Lt. Cmdr. Tex. Oliver, coach. announced the starting lineup as loi lows: Left end. Howard Armstrong left tackle, Larry Lutz; left guard, Joe Ruetz; center, Bob Delauer; right guard, Ed Nord By United Press Michigan 38, Selfrldge Field 33. Pitt 44, Bethany 43. Mississippi State 38, Auburn 37. Ohio Northern 49. Heidelberg 48. St. Johns 88, Clarkson Tech 36. Eau Claire Teachers 50, Stout Teachers 40. Rider 50, Fort Dlx 38. Canisius 63, Arnold 50. McPherson 47, Sterling 26. Tufts 63, Massachusetts Tech 45. - Defiance 50, Hillsdale 41. Cornell College 52, Augustana 40. ' Platteville Teachers 38, La crosse State Teachers 36. Western Union 39, Yankton 34. West Liberty 54, Fairmont 41. Lawrence 49, Carroll 37, Rice 56, LSU 26. Chicago Teachers 41', Milwau kee Teachers 38. South Dakota 59, Gustavus Adolphus 43. "RICKENBACKER BASE" Columbus, O. (U.R) Franklin Council of the American Legion, representing this area's 18 Le gion posts, has asked the War Department to name the new Army Air Force base at nearby Lockbourne "Rickenbacker Ar my Air Base" in honor of Capt. 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Hedrick, city school superintendent, announced yes terday that he had recommended Harrington for the post to the school board. Hie election is expected to be only a formality. The new Bulldog mentor, a Medford high and Linfield col lege graduate, resigned as Junior high coach In the spring of 1939 to enter the pear industry, and has recently been employed at the Medford Ice and Storage company. Harrington was succeeded by Riney Cook, who In turn gave way to Worthley In November, 194L SAYS CAN'T GROW COFFEE Los Angeles. Cal. U.R Dr. Carl Epling. head of the Botany department of the University of California, has issued a warning against anyone trying to solve the coffee shortage by growing his own coffee plants. Even the most favorable climates of the United States just will not pro duce coffee, he said. Coffee plants may be grown for orna mental purposes, he added, but they just won't produce any beans. 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