MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER SO, 1942
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Billy Hulen Says:
Answers Given
For Esquire's
Baseball Poll
We have received a ballot to
mull over for another one of
those interesting Esquire sports
polls, and all nine questions deal
with baseball, whose performers
will soon be in spring training,
but not in Florida or California.
Mr. Eastman has taken care of
that.
In the belief that at least half
of our dozen or so readers might
be interested in looking over the
questions and finding out how
our alleged mind answers them,
the full list is hereby printed If
you don't like baseball, or this
column, stop right now.
Q. Do you believe there will
be legitimate feeling of resent
ment against the ball players for
carrying on in the game this
ear?
A. No. Not when the govern
ment has expressed its hope the
game will continue. Baseball has
done royally by the war enon,
raising hundreds of thousands of
dollars for service organizations;
has given loads of equipment to
army camps, and in 1943 will do
even more along those lines.
Q. Which do you regard as
having the greater athletic
skill! a great pitcher or a
great batter?
A. Batter, because he must
have split-second timing and
perfect coordination, a perfect
set of eyes and strength.
Q. Do you think the longer
series resulting from the new
4hree-trip schedule will cause
any considerable depreciation of
interest or attendance?
A. No.
Q. What do you regard as the
one most important requirement
for success in baseball; or what
should a young boy with big
league aspirations strive most to
acquire in his playing?
A. Mickey Shader, scout for
the Cincinnati Reds, once told us
that power the ability to hit
for distance was the most im
portant requisite, so we'll stand
on that answer.
Q. Who do you think will be
the most outstanding player of
the year in the American and
National leagues? .
A. Joe DiMaggio In the Amer
ican, now that his domestic
troubles are over, and Walker
Cooper, Cardinal catcher, lb the
National.
Q. What Is your guess as to
who will be the outstanding
rookies of the year In the Amer
ican and National?
A. You've got us there,
paisie.
Q. How do you think the
teams will finish In the 1943
pennant races?
A. American! New York.
St. Louis. Boston. Cleveland.
Chicago. Detroit. Philadelphia
(nice goin. Connie) and Wash
ington. National: St. Louis.
. New York, Brooklyn, Cincin
nati, Pittsburgh, Chicago,
Boston, Philadelphia.
q. wtiy do so many young
players in their second year in
the majors fail to live up to
their first year's performance?
A. Perhaps because they are
pressing too hard to repeat, but
our belief is that in their second
year, whatever batting or pitch
ing weaknesses they may have
wiu De well known by the oppo
sition.
Q. What was the funniest
thing you ever saw or heard in
baseball?
A. Several years ago Leonard
Hall, former Jacksonville and
Ashland newspaper editor who
fancied himself as a ball player,
was operating in right field for
the Lithians. Two fly balls were
hit his way. Both of them alt
him on the head.
A2...Biuy caivert once
drove a screecher to center
and Chuck Ostrom, we believe
It was playing for Grants
I Pass, came up with an inv
' possible catch. Calvert very
bitter, yelled: "Look la your
pocket, you and see U
you've got my watch."
A3. Hulen, prancing happily
down to first base after swatting
a line drive "single" to right,
getting thrown out by 10 steps.
Very funny, very funny.
40.000 STORM TOLL
Bombay, Dec. 30 (U.R) Ap
pealing for relief for victims of
the October cyclones in Bengal,
Pandit Malaviay, Indian leader,
revealed today that 40,000 ner-
sons were killed In the storms I
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"We Aren't Scared," Says Horrell As Ukes Await Gun
30-PLAYER
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GEORGIA'S POWER
Bulldogs Expected to Be 8-5
Favorites at Kick off
First Game for UCLA
By Leo H. Petersen
United Press Sports Editor
Pasadena, Cal, Dec. 30 (U.R)
The University of California
Los Angeles, long a black
sheep of Pacific coast football,
came here for the Rose Bowl
game today hoping to increase
the margin which western teams
have held over eastern clubs
since the annual New Year's day
classic became a national Institu
tion In 1916.
Coach Babe Horrell brought a
squad of only 30 men to match
the manpower of Georgia In the
27th annual renewal of the
Tournament of Roses with the
score standing 14 victories for
the west, nine for the east and
three ties.
When the Uclani line up
against the Bulldogs Friday it
will be the first time since the
Bruins have been admitted to
the Pacific coast conference
that they have carried the colors
of the west In the world series
of football.
Not Conceding
Horrell summed up the situa
tion like this:
We aren't scared. It's out-
first time In the bowl, but we
are ready and if Georgia beats
us they will have to do it on the
field, we arent conceding a
thing." ....
And while the Rose Bowl has
usually run pretty true to form
there have been plenty of prece
dents for upsets. Brown started
it In 1918. The first of the mod
ern Rose Bowl series, with a 14
to 0 victory over Washington
state. There have been many
upsets since but in most cases
the betting favorite has come
through.
Right now the odds for the
1943 contest are In Georgia's
favor ranging from 13 to 5 to
to 1, depending upon where
you are but the chances are
that., the Bulldogs' faovritism
will be whittled down to 8 to 8
at kickoff time.
A lot depends on what Frankle
Sinkwicb, Georgia's main offen
sive ammifhtilon, shows today
and tomorrow in the final Bull
dog drills. If he still favors his
twisted right ankle, like he has
since he resumed workouts Sun
day, the odds may even drop to
6 to 5 and take your choice.
SEGUKIOR
IN TENNIS MEET
New Orleans. Dee. 30 (U.R)
Promoters of the Sugar bowl
sports carnival today offered
a tennis doubles championship
game.
Francisco Segura of Ecuador,
third ranking amateur In the
United States, won the Sugar
bowl singles title yesterday by
defeating Earl Bartlett of New
Orleans 3-8, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4. Segura
replaced Ensign Ted Schroedcr
of Glendale, Calif., who failed
to defend his title.
Biggest Crowd Sees
Rangers Trim Brains
By United Press
The New York Rangers climb
ed Into a tie for fifth place In
the National Hockey league with
the idle Montreal' Canadians by
trouncing the Bruins, 8-3 before
13,800 fans largest Boston
crowd of the season Tuesday
night
It was the Bruins' first defeat
In 11 home games and left them
tied for first place with the idle
Toronto Maple Leafs. The Rang
ers scored twice In the first and
second periods and once in the
third when Boston rallied for
three goals.
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FRIDAY - JANUARY 15
Army's Recreation Head In
Favor Competitive Sports
By Jack Cuddy
United Press staff correspondent
New York, Dec. 30 (U.PJ A whirl on the sports-go-round:
Col. Theodore P. Bank, chief of the athletic and recreation
branch of the U. S. army, told us last night: "I heartily favor
the continuance of competitive athletics at colleges and high
schools for the duration. It is the American way and the best
way of keeping our young men physically fit." That's a mighty
significant statement, sports fans, now that the army is taking
over from 200 to 300 colleges.
Lieut-Cmdr. Jack Dempsey
of the coast guard says, "I've
seen a lot of Japanese ju-Jitsu In
my time, and I can tell you that
its value is vastly overrated.
Any good American wrestler
can beat a Ju-Jitsu expert. And
the Jap method hasn't a chance
against the combined rough-and-tumble
fighting, wrestling and
counter-tactics which we teach
the boys In the coast guard."
Willie Hoppe "Mr. Billiards"
who won his first champion
ship nearly 37 years ago, says
the war is a boon to the Ivory
pastime because thousands of
lads at army camps and navy
stations are taking up the game
In addition, the gas and rubber
shortage which prevents gad
ding about particularly on
weekends is stimulating play
in civilian parlors. Hoppe, now
54, will resume his exhibition
tour of army camps on Jan. 11.
San Francisco, Dec. 30 (U.R)
Marchmont (Marchy) Schwartz
of Stanford today was named
San Francisco bay region "coach
of the year" by the Northern
California Football Writers' As
sociation.
The association's award for
player of the year yesterday
went to Stanford's All-America
guard, Charles (Chuck) Taylor.
Schwartz was praised for his
efforts In reorganizing Stanford
after three consecutive defeats
and bringing the Indians up to
a point where many observers
tabbed them as the Pacific
Coast's strongest eleven. An All
America halfback at Notre Dame
in 1930 under Knute Rockne,
Schwartz coached at Chicago
rand Creighton before' joining
Clark Shaughnessy's staff at Palo
Alto in 1940.
LAIS, EASTMAN
IN DIAMOND TALK
Washington, Dec. 30 (U.R)
Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw
M. Landis and Defense Trans
portation Director Joseph B.
Eastman confer today on major
league plans for spring training
and 1943 baseball schedules.
Landis Is expected to tell East
man what action has been taken
by major league clubs in meet
ing ODT recommendations for
reduced schedules and training
trips to conserve transportation
faculties. The meeting is count
ed on to clarify the conditions
that will meet with ODT ap
proval.
Fights Last Night
By United Press
New York Sonny Home,
186, Niles, O., outpointed Tony
Ferrara, 1524, New York (8);
Carmine Bagllno, 145V4, New
York, outpointed Johnny Dud
ley, 140V4, Detroit (8).
Jersey City, N. J. VIncc
Pimpinella, 170, New York, out
pointed Billy Grant. 168,
Orange, N. J., (10); Dick Melvin,
146, Passaic, N. J., scored a
technical knockout over Oliver
White, 14014, Baltimore, Md.,
(6).
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By W. R. Hlgglnboiham
United Press Correspondent
New Orleans, La., Dec. 30
(U.R) The outcome of the Tennes-
see-Tulsa Sugar Bowl game ap
peared today to rest on the
pitching arm of Tulsa's All
American star Glenn Dobbs and
his backfield mates who posted
the best passing record In the
country this season.
Training for the game was
practically over. Today and tomorrow-will
be devoted to light
drills to keep legs and brains
from getting lazy and Friday
morning both teams will come to
New Orleans to await the start
ing gun at 2:30 p. m. CWT.
If Dobbs, N. A. Keithley and
Cal Purdin are able to fling
them as usual in the Sugar Bowl,
Tennessee will be in for its busi
est afternoon in a long time and
may find its great power on the
ground of little use against the
flashing Tulsa offense.
Tulsa's real ability was the
only mystery among fans and
sports writers down here for the
ninth annual Sugar Bowl tilt.
Fans were for the Golden Hurri
cane but the Volunteers had the
edge in the money.
San Francisco, Dee. 30 (U.PJ
St. Mary's college went down to
defeat for the first time last
night before a rangy University
of California five, 42 to 48, in
an overtime thriller before 4,000
fans at Civic auditorium.
Trailing by four points at half-
time, the Bears tied up the game.
then caged a free throw and a
field goal in the extra session.
High-point man was the Bears'
Chuck Hanger with 18.
Sail Francisco, Dec. 30 (U.B
University of San Francisco to
day held a 84 to 39 victory over
the Santa Clara basketball team.
The Dons marked up the vic
tory last night at Civic audi'
torium although Santa Clara's
Stan Patrick was high man with
17 points.
TOPPING IN MARINES
San Francisco, Oec. 30 (U.R)
Keith Topping, former Stanford
football and basketball star, to
day prepared to leave for train
ing as a U. S. marine officer at
Parris Island, S. C.
Topping was sworn Into the
marine corps yesterday as a
private.
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ROGER W. BABSON
Bibson will say
"1943 will tee more change! in civilian life
than any year tinea the Revolutionary War. Wit
are those who are first to prepare for these
changes."
Watch for this Feature Story in
MAIL TRIBUNE
JANUARY 1, 1943
HOPE FOR WEST
IN SHRINE GAME
Hollingberry Looks to Bear
Flash as Foil for East's
Governall, Daley
By Dan McQulre
United Press Staff Correspondent
San Francisgo, Dec. 30 (U.PJ
William James (Joltln' Jim)
Jurkovich of California today ap
peared to be the 'West's main
backfield hope for the annual
Shrine benefit game with the
powerful East squad here New
Year s day.
While Shrine officials Jubil
antly predicted a sell-out crowd
of 62,000,- Coach Babe Holllng
bery of the West began to look
more and more to Jurkovich as
the player who might outshine
such East stars as Paul Gover
nall of Columbia, Bill Daley of
Minnesota and Steve Filipowlcz
of Fordham.
Hollingbery, long-time Wash
ington State coach, knew that he
was putting his eggs Into a frag
ile basket for Jurkovich failed
to live up to his potentialities
at California because of repeated
head injuries. Coming out of
Fresno, Cal., four years ago as
a 9.8 sprinter and touchdown
sensation, Jurkovich was knock
ed out so many times that in his
Junior year California authorities
ruled him off the gridiron.
But he proved on several oc
casions that he was one of the
hardest-running backs in Golden
Bear history and Hollingbery
made haste to extend Joltln' Jim
an invitation to participate in
the Shrine classic.
"I know that Jurkovich can
run," Hollingbery said today at
Stanford, .where the West Is
practicing, "and his passing Is
above average, if not brilliant.
He also can kick. Maybe these
T-formation plays we've added
will provide him with quick-
opening shots that 11 surprise the
East."
New York, Dec. 30 (U.R)
The city's two remaining unde
feated basketball teams New
York university and St. Francis
of Brooklyn put their records
on the line against a pair of
Invading quintets from the west,
Washington State and Wyoming,
at Madison Square Garden to
night.
New York university, unde
feated In six starts, will meet
tough opponent In Washington
State which averages over six
feet in height and is paced by
six-foot-three Gall Bishop who
has a scoring average of 12
points per game. NYU averaged
close to 80 points per game in
their first five contests while
Washington State has poured
over 80 points through the
hoops in four games.
About 300 war plant in the
United States help to produce
the 48,000 different parts in
heavy bomber and the 40,000
parts in every tank.
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Jacksonville. Dee. 30 (Spl.)
Jacksonville's Redskins staged
a thrilling last-quarter rally here
last night to whip the Grants
Pass Cavemen, 21 to 17, and
even the two-game set between
the two clubs. The class A Cave
men nosed out the locals earlier
in the season.
Behind by a 14 to 17 count as
the final period opened, the Red
skins poured seven points
through the hoop In the last
eight minutes, while holding the
visitors scoreless. Grants Pass
enjoyed quarter leads of 6 to 1
11 to 7 and 17 to 14. but couldn't
stand the torrid stretch pace.
Jacksonville seconds defeated
the Grants Pass seconds, 19 to
16, in the prelim.
Lineups:
J'Ville (21) Grants Para (17)
Rains 8 F Gray
Hardy 2 F Lathrop 2
Swaryck 10 C D. Martindale 4
Mclntyre 2 G R. Martindale
Johnson 2 G Schrimpf 9
Subs: Jacksonville: Beach
Grants Pass; Coley Prultt, Skow,
Davis. Referee: Roland Parks,
Ashland.
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New York, Dec. 30 (U.R) A
special meeting to decide the
future of wartime college ath
letlcs will be held at the Astor
hotel today by officials of the
National Collegiate association.
The one-day confab Is ached'
uled to foster a resolution call
ing for either the continuance or
discontinuance of various NCAA
tournaments and championship
mets.
Representatives of the NCAA
met with service officials last
night and held a preparatory
discussion of the problems con
fronting college athletics as a
result of: (1) the government's
taking over of from 200 to 300
schools; (2) the extension of the
-aft to 18-year-olds: and (3)
transportation difficulties.
BUD AND LOU TO TOUB
Hollywood. Dec. 30 (U.PJ
Sen. A. B. (Happy) Chandler of
Kentucky today announced he
is arranging a four-month world-
encircling tour by Comedians
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello to
entertain American troops. The
tentative tour would begin in
Canada, continue through Alaska
and Aleutians, then swing to the
Pacific areas. J
Women will make up 30 per
cent of the labor force In wai
Industries next year. It is esti
mated.
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Clarence (Mark) Marquess ran
wild on the Medford Ice Arena
rink last night to pace the USO
Bombers to a 8 to 4 hockey vic
tory over the 01st Infantry Di
vision Snipers and stretch the
lead of his team to two points
over the second-place 91st Artil
lery Gunners, who were idle.
The young Ashland high
school athlete rammed five
counters home, three of them
unassisted, one of them on a pen
alty shot and one on an assist
from Crowley. The Bombers'
other goal was scored by Brogan
on an assist from Wagar.
The Snipers scored first 43
seconds after the game started,
on a Gavlnskl goal, unassisted,
but Marquess tallied unassisted
and drove a penalty shot into
the opening to send his team
into a lead they never relin
quished. Before the period was
over Marquess scored again, on
a pass from Crowley, while
Musialowskl was ringing the bell
for the Snipers.
In the second heat Marquess
got another unassisted goal to
put the Bombers ahead, 4 to 2,
but Cody of the Snipers tallied,
unassisted, while two Bombers
were in the penalty box, to cut
the USO lead to 4 to 3.
Brogan and Marquess scored
goals In the third period and the
Bombers went ahead, 0 to 3, and
Gavlnski of the Snipers ended
tne point-making with an un
assisted goal near the game's
end.
Clint Balfour, Bomber goalie.
turned in a sterling performance.
wnue Aialoney, Sniper defense
man, played brilliantly to hold
the Bomber score down.
The Infantry Snipers face the
Artillery Gunners next Saturday
night.
F.D.R. Will Start
Budget Drafting
Washington, Dec 30 (U.R)
President Roosevelt said today
ha intends to begin Intensive
work within the next 24 hours
on the budget for the next fiscal
year and on his state of the union
message which he expects to re
liver in person to the new con
gress on Jan. 7.
The president, discussing prep
aration of the budget during
press conference, said he would
leave to the congress final re
sponsibility for further reducing
non-war expenditures.
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SUN BOWL CLASH
El Paso, Tex., Dee. 30 (U.R5
The Second air force Bombers,
service football champions of
the west coast, began their final
drills today for their New Year'
day Sun bowl game against Har-din-Simmons.
Coach Red Reese and his flier
from Spokane, Wash., arrived
here in Flying Fortresses yester
day from Tucson, Ariz, where
they have been training. Reese
was worrying about injuries but
said the squad would work out
daily until the game.
The Bombers are 3 to 1 fa
vorites. Both teams were unde
feated and tied once during the
regular season.
San Francisco, Dee. SOOJ.fD
The state council of defense to
day urged a house-to-house
search throughout California to
uncover food hoarders.
Kenneth R. Hammaker. exec
utive director of the council.
asked all city and county de
fense organizations to cooperate
In a vigorous anti-hoarding
drive.
'If excessive) buying Isn't
stopped," he said, "the shelve
of our grocery store will be
stripped clean before rationing
ever starts.
By United Press
Rockhurst 48, Washburn 34.
Olathe Air Base 43. Missouri
33.
Manhattan 48, Niagara 39.
Oregon State 33, Michigan
State 29.
Oklahoma City tournament;
TCU 40, Maryvllle 38.
TCU 29, Southeastern 28.
Navy Zoomers 84, Texaa
Tech 30.
Baylor 81, West Texas 49.
Maryvllle 30,. Pittsburgh 28.
Texas 45, Oklahoma A & M
38. , '
Arkansas 88, Texaa 44.
Hastings, Neb., tournament!
Midland 50, York 43.
Wayne Teachers 80, Hasting
28.
LIFT CIGAR CEILING
Washington. Dec. 30 U.B
The Office of Price Administra
tion ruled today that sellers of
cigars may increase their maxi
mum prices in order to pass on
to customers increases In federal
or state taxes.
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