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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1942
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Medford Sports
Stay Unaffected
By War in 1942
Medf ord's first wartime sports
year is nearing its end, and look
ing back over the dozen months
we fail to detect any startling
affect the conflict bad on ath
letics of local character.
With the exception of wrest
ling (and it's a debatable ques
tion whether this form of acti
vity can be termed a "sport"),
the various brawn and brain
enterprises carried on about
the same as usual.
Mack Lillard was forced to
call off his weekly grapple
shows because of the difficulty
in obtaining talent, most of the
mat gents having gone Into war
work, where the pay is regular
and good, or Joined the service.
But in all other major fields
schedules were completed and
annual events, like the Southern
Oregon- Northern California
Golf tournament, were held
For a time it was doubtful
whether this tourney could be
staged, but a large number of
Camp White officers and men
entered and made it a success.
Despite the rubber situation
which made the transporting
of teams rather difficult, the
Medford Craters roared right
through their Oregon-California
Baseball league slate and the
Black Tornado gridders dittoed
with theirs. Likewise with the
Tiger basketballers.
Practically the only affect
the war had on sports here,
so far as we can discern, was
the drop in attendance. The
Baseball Craters, although
winning a pennant, had only
a mediocre season at the turn
stiles, and the same can be
said for the Medford high
football team.
Why this was, with the town
swollen with defense workers
during the summer and early
fall and people making more
money than ever before, we do
not know. It is an established
fact, however, that amusements
fare much better in times of de
pression than they do when the
citizenry is riding high, wide
and handsome, with dough
burning holes in their pockets.
In the won and lost ledger,
Medf ord's 1942 athletic teams
did a magnificient Job. The Cra
ters, as before mentioned, won
their baseball league champion
ship, the Medford high track
and field squad captured the
state title and the -high school
basketballers copped the dis
trict 4 title and placed sixth in
the state tournament. Only the
football eleven failed to win a
crown, but its great late-season
victory surge earned the plaudits
of all Medford.
Yes, it was a good sports year
In this neck of the woods and
It would be nice to draw aside
the curtains and see another like
it for 1943. But we are afraid
that can't be done, and for sens
ible and essential reasons.
All sports will, of necessity,
be curtailed during the com
ing year. Transportation
problems will become increas
ingly acute. The high school
teams will probably be able to
get gasoline to make short
trips, and they won't be af
fected by manpower losses to
the armed forces, as all play-
ers ere under IS. But there
won't be any long jaunts for
intersectional clashes and sec
ondary teams will almost
cease to exist so far as inter
scholastic competition is con
cerned. It is almost certain that
league baseball In this area is
out for the duration. Most of
the semi-pro players will be in
the armed forces by spring, and
there is the small matter of
transporting teams on "A" cards,
which Just can't be done.
New Orleans, La., Dec. 29
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body is going to get bruised a
hit mavh milt m hltwhen
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against each other in the Sugat
Bowl Friday.
Training camp activities of
the clubs have been keyed to the
word "rough." Tennessee Coach
John Bamhill was expected to
ease off a little after seeing his
second player reach the side
lines with injuries that could
knock him out of the bowl game.
Coach Henry Krnka of the
Tulsa Golden huricane, prepar
ing to put his flashy passing and
punting circus against a Ten
nessee team with a reputation
for the hardest kind of hitting,
postponed an open practice ses
sion for the second time.
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Odds Still 2-1 For Bullldogs
Ukes Gloomy Over In
jury To Regular Center.
By Leo H. Petersen
United Press Sports Editor
Pasadena, Cal., Dec. 29 OJ.R)
The clouds of gloom which had
gathered over Georgia s Rose
Bowl training camp vanished to
day and Bulldog stock began
booming because Frankie Sink'
wich promises to be his old self
come UCLA and New Year's day
here in the home of football's an
nual classic.
There was plenty of apprehen
sion in Georgia's camp over
whether Sinkwich even would
be able to play until he donned
his gridiron togs yesterday and
showed that his twisted right
ankle was going to be all right
so far as his passing and running
is concerned.
Although he still favors the In
jured leg, he looked like the
Sinkwich who won almost unan
imous Ail-American honors this
season. As Coach Wally Butts
ana his two assistants sent the
Bulldogs through their drill,
Frankie was throwing and run
ning like he did until the siege
oi ankle injuries hit him the day
before the team left Athens, Ga.
And while Georgia got the
good word on Sinkwich, In the
camp of the Bruins, some 30
miles away, the news on injured
Bill Armstrong, UCLA's first
string center, was not so cheer
ing. The 200-pound center hurt
his knee during Saturday's prac
tice drill and while the injury
was believed minor at the time
it now appears that he will have
to make way for Jim Daugherty,
last year's regular pivot man.
"No Excuses'
Armstrong, however, will be
available for part time dutv and
Coach Babe Horrell, following
snappy monaay arm. pro-
nouncea nis team fit.
if we lose we'll have no ex
cuses," he said. "We micht sur-
prise that dope sheet again. We
Know we re in for a hard game,
but we might come through."
sinKwich'j return to active
auty kept the odds at 2 to 1
in favor of Georgia. There was
a good possibility they would go
even higher inasmuch as the
opening odds of 3 to 1 didn't
start to drop until Frankie in
jured his ankle at Tournament
fark.
Jeff Cravath, University of
southern California coach
watched the Georgians drill yes-
icraay ana was amazed.
ivow I know why Georgia is
a great football team," he said.
"There never has been a better
Daianced club on the coast.
mean as to height, weight, speed
and general ability."
Butts appeared well satisfied.
He didn't seem worried over the
fact that Sinkwich will be un
able to punt because of his
ankle.
"Maybe If Frankie la throw.
ing and running we won't have
to worry about punting," he said.
The USO Bombers, only un
defeated and untied team in the
Medford Ice Hockey league, go
after their second straight vic
tory in the Medford Ice Arena
tonight, with the 91st Infantry
Division Snipers providing the
opposition. The contest Is billed
to start at 7:45 sharp.
The powerful Bombers, paced
by Clarence (Mark) Marquess,
tne Ashland high athlete, downed
the 91st Gunners. 8 to 1. In their
only start. The Snipers, in their
lone game, tied the Hospital
Clippers, 3 to 3.
Currently deadlocked for first
place with the 91st Artillery
uunners, each with two points.
the Bombers will take over the
undisputed league leadership if
,ne Wln tonight. However, a
th ,ntn lh.
with one win and one tie for
three pointf.
"HY" EVERDING DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Portland, Dec. 29 (U.B
Henry "Hy" Everding, one of
the Pacific Northwest's best
known sportsmen, died here to
day after a three-month illness.
Everding had pioneered es
tablishment of trapshooting as
a major competitive sport, and
had sponsored or followed many
other sports.
A daughter, Mrs. Henry Ward,
survives
BAESS TO SCRAP JAPS Max (center) and brother, Buddy Baer
both of fight fame, are sworn into the U. S. Army Air Force at
McClellan Field, Calit, by Capt T. H. Wirak. after enlistment
Allen Attacks College Cage
Game; Wants 12-foot Hoops
By Jack Cuddy
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
New York, Dec. 29. (U.R) We leaned back stoically behind
a desultory protection of ice cream and black coffee as the pink
skinned professor with the horn-rimmed spectacles rose to the
occasion. But our lethargy was blasted as the man behind the
rims Dr. Forrest C. "Phog" Allen of KKansas U. launched a
scathing attack against collegiate basketball and its current mis
conceptions.
It seemed Impossible that the
vitriolic words were coming
from Dr. Allen, a medium-sized
man with crisp brown hair who
looks like a YMCA herder. But
he was giving off violently
much to the surprise of news
paper men gathered at Toots
Shor's tavern.
The theme of his verbal on
slaught was: "Let's have bas
kets 12 feet from the floor, and
nertz to the NCAA."
Dr. Allen, whose Kansas
Jayhawks spoiled Fordham's es
cutcheon 31-30 last night at
Madison Square Garden, de
manded the 12-foot baskets as
the only remedy to remove from
the hoop game those extra-tall
men of the seven-foot type
whom he described as "freaks"
and "glandular goons."
Raise the baskets from their
original and ante-dated 10 feet
to the modernly-requirea li,
he said, "and those skyscraper
players will be swept ok tne
court because they'll be expect
ed to play the game. Instead of
merely standing beneatn ine
baskets as tall towers of de
fense."
Dr. Allen emphasized that If
the baskets were raised to 12
feet, the current "circus giants
who now stand beneath the 10
foot baskets, "tapping them in
and knocking them out," would
be as useless as mud pies In Aunt
Maggie's marmalade. He said
that the "glandular giants'
would be forced to play basket
ball, "which they cannot, ana
the game would be returned to
siieedv. normal-sized players.
We've got to take the freaks
out of college basketball, he con
tinued, because they are ruining
the game that Dr. Naismith in
vented. He declared that "when
Dr. Naismith hung his peach
baskets 10 feet from the flooi
a half century ago, he didn't
mean that this neignt wouia
prevail down through the ages.
He fixed this height merely be
cause it was comfortable in the
low-ceilinged YMCA at Spring
field, Mass."
Conditions have changed
since then. Dr. Allen director
of physical education and bas
ketball coach at Kansas point
ed out.
Dr. Allen snorted that the
proposed height change would
have been made already were
it not for the "stupid backward
ness" of the National Collegiate
Athletic Association and the
lethargy of college coaches.
"The NCAA," he said, "is a
money-hungry organization that
fattens off the bones of college
basketball, and college basket
ball coaches are the most back
ward band of mentors In all
athletics. This is a deadly com
bination which stifles any prog
ress in college basketball, and
forces the dissatisfied college
coaches to look toward the high
school coaches for any improve
ment that may be made in the
game.'
Fight Results
By United Press
New York Johnny Greco.
136Vs. Canada, outpointed Gene
Johnson, 141, New York (8);
Herb Brydon, 141W, Newark,
N. J, outpointed Mickey La
Rosa, 138, New York (6).
BASEBALLER TO ARMY
McAllen, Tex, Dec. 29 U.B
Terry Moore, who starred for
several years In the St. Louis
Cardinals' center field, gave up
baseball for the duration today ford, Mass., beginning March 15
and announced he would leave! and continuing for "a period of
Jan. 7 for the Panama Canal I two to three weeks," it was an
ions to Join the army. pounced tonigh
FOR 'BAMA TIDE
Miami. Fla., Dec. 29 (U.B
Ohio, which provided Georgia
with Frankie Sinkwich, may see
another native son bring football
fame to a southern university
New Year's day, when Alabama
meets Boston college in the Or-
ange bowl game.
Sophomore Johnny August, a
167-pound halfback from Shady-
side, O., spent his freshmanZ
year at Ohio State, but said he
didn t get much encouragement
or financial backing so he went
to Alabama.
August hasn't seen a lot of ac
tion this season, acting as relief
mostly for the Tide's great Russ
Mosley, but during his limited
appearances, he completed 16 out
of 26 passes for 247 yards, gained
214 yards on 92 running plays
and averaged 39.6 yards on 20
punts.
New York. Dec. 29 (U.R)
The annual Christmas Intercol-
legiate Fencing association tour
nament title belonged to Grace
Acel of Cornell college today.
Miss Acel won 14 out of 16
matches while second - place
Mary Piccininnl of Hunter col
lege took 13 out of 16 yesterday
in the New York university gym
nasium. Grace Uhthoff of Hun
ter finished third with 12 out
of 16. Miss Uhtroff won third
because she had only 21 touches
to 28 for Kathleen Cerra of
Brooklyn who also won 12 out
of 16.
Jane Bryant of William and
Mary college finished eighth,
winning only two out her six
final matches.
BIG TECH THREAT
Dallas. Tex.. Dec. 29 U.B
Clint Castleberry, Georgia Tech's
freshman firecracker, was the
center of attention today as the
Ramblin' Wreck and Texas uni
versity, its Cotton Bowl oppo
nent, began secret practice for
their New Year day game
Bill Alexander, Tech's veteran
coach, admitted that Castleberry
was his chief hope of outscoring
the opposition. Both teams held
their first workout here yester
day. And Dana X. Bible, the stub
by, genial pilot of the Texans,
picked Castleberry as the man
the Longhorns must stop if they
hope to win their first start In
this post-season gridiron classic.
RED SOX WILL TRAIN
IN NEARBY VILLAGE
Boston, Dec. 29 (UP) The
Boston Red Sox wil hold spring
training at the Tufts college In
door diamond and cage In Med
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Other Half Of Squad To Use
Single Wing East Has
Secret Practices.
By Robert 8. Preecott
United Press Correspondent
San Francisco, Dec. 29 OJ.R)
The Western All-Stars today
belatedly began Installation of
a T-formation football attack
for the Shrine's east-west char
ity gridiron game here New
Year's Day.
With only three days left to
tutor the west's best collegiate
players in the intricate forma
tion. Assistant Coach Don Fau
rot, of Missouri, admitted he ha i
his "work cut out" for him, but
predicted:
"The T-formatlon will make
our outfit click."
Faurot, who won two succes
sive Big Six championships at
Missouri with the T , spent
nearly two weeks convincing
Head Coach Orin "Babe" Hol
lingbery one of the nation'
staunchest single-wing advocates
at Washington State that "the
T is made to order for the club
we have here."
Babe Agrees
Hollingbery finally agreed to
allow Faurot to install the fast-
understanding that the western
squad would alternate two
teams A "T" team and a single-
wing eleven against the fa
vored eastern squad.
Meanwhile, the eastern squad
continued secret practices on the
Santa Clara University campus,
building its attack around All
Americas Paul Governali of Col
umbia and Bill Daley of Minne
sota.
With Head Coach Andy Kerr
hosDitalized with bronchitis, Dr,
George Hauser of Minnesota and
"Dud Degroot of Rochester con
ducted the practice sessions.
Kerr may miss the game at San
Francisco s Kezar stadium.
CAVEMEN INVADE
The Jacksonville Redskins,
who lost to the Grants Pass Cave
men by a 28 to 25 score earlier
in the season, will have another
crack at the district 4 quintet
tonight, the game starting fol
lowing a 7:15 preliminary be
tween second teams of the two
schools. The clash will be staged
at Jacksonville.
Coach Russ Werner of the
Redskins said his club would
open with Swaryck and Rians
at the forwards. Hardy at cen
ter and Mclntyre and Jonsonh
at the guards. The Cavemen will
probably take the floor with D
Martindale and Lathrop at the
forwards, R. Martindale at cen
ter and Gray and Schrimpf at
the guards.
Montreal, Dec. 29 (U.R)
Lome Carr of the Toronto Ma
ple Leafs nudged up alongside
teammate Syl Apps to share the
top spot in the National Hockey
League individual scoring race,
afficial standings revealed to
day.
Carr, in the third place last
week, gained five points during
the week. His 31 points came
from a total of 15 goals and 16
assists. Apps built up his total
from 17 goals and 14 assists,
Bill Cowley of Boston and
Toronto's Bill Taylor tied for
third with 30 points.
Cage Scores
By United Press
Kansas 31; Ford ham 30.
Southern California 48; Long
Island U. 40.
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Death from the skies involve
Kent Taylor, Irene Hervey,
Charlotte Wynters and J. Ed
ward Bromberg in a fantastic
murder "Halfway to Shanghai,"
Donald Duck on
Donald Duck comes to the
Craterian Theatre tomorrow for
a four-day run in Walt Disney's
technicolor cartoon, "Der Fueh
West Virginia Star
253 Points Shy Of
New Scoring Record
Salem, W. Va., Dec. 29 (U.R)
Four years ago Big John Ab-
ramoyic was "too awkward to
make the grade in big-time col
lege basketball, but today he
stands an excellent chance of
becoming the nation's new In
dividual cage scoring champion.
Abramovic, a slick-haired chap
who works wonders with a bas
ketball for tiny Salem college.
already has staked a claim on
one national collegiate scoring
title and is gunning for another.
At the rate he Is going he
won't have much trouble mak
ing it barring a report order
from the U. S. naval reserve in
which he is enlisted.
Abramovic, the towering Cro
tian turned down by Coach
Chick Davles at Duquesne four
years ago as an awkward kid
without much coordination, Is
only 253 points from the na
tional basketball scoring record
set by Kenny Griffith of Alder-son-Broadus
last year.
They call him "Brooms'
Abramovic around the hills of
West Virginia because his dad
manufactures brooms back at
Etna, Pa.
In three collegiate seasons
this six-foot-two 192 -pounder
rolled up a grand total of 1,528
points. In six games this year
he added another 161 markers.
If "he averages 12 points
game in each of Salem's remain
ing 22 tilts. Brooms will set a
new record. He considers 12
points a game pretty poor pick
ings for an evening's play.
Strip Teaser's Leg
Causes New Trouble
Kansas City. Mo., Dee. 29
(U.B Strip Teaser Margie Hart's
lees which bothered New York
censors because she showed too
much of them, have gotten her In
trouble trfaln, she said today.
This time they gave out from
under her when she waa going
down a flight of steps here and
she suffered a broken ankle.
MAC'S FISH FRY
213 West Main St.
CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS
IN FAMILY
WILL RE-OPEN ABOUT
FRIDAY-JANUARY 15
In the mystery by that title
opening a four-day run Wed
nesday at the Holly Theatre.
"Omaha Trail," will be double
billed.
Craterian Bill
rer's" Face," which playi as an
added treat with "Life Begins
at 8:30." The cartoon la the ori
gination of the famous song hit
by that title.
Romantic Pair
Dorothy Lamour and Richard
Denning star in the technicolor
production of "Beyond the Blue
Horizon," opening a mree-nigm
run tonight at the Roxy Theatre.
Mystery of Marie Roget, piays
as the added mystery.
Soldiers Vie For
Bond In Oriental
Gardens Contests
Four Camp White soldiers,
winners in weekly competition
of amateur entertainers at the
Oriental Gardens, will compete
for a prize of a $25 war bond
at the Wednesday night Orien
tal Gardens dance, according to
Ray Schumacher, manager of
the hall. The soldiers who will
take part in the final are Sgt.
Robert Sales, Sgt. Landon, Pvt.
Gillespie and Pvt. John Nonas.
Joe and Sylvia, a team of enter
tainers, will also be contestants.
Following the final contest
Wednesday night another series
of amateur contests will begin
at the Oriental Gardens, with
weekly prize of $5, according to
Ray Schumacher.
MILLION PARISIANS
MAY BE MOVED OUT
New York, Dec. 29 OJ.B
The Berne radio, heard by the
United Press in New York, quot
ed Berlin sources tonight as say
ing that evacuation of 1,000,000
persons from Paris is planned In
order to cope with the food sup
ply problem.
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