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PAGE FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1943 FRANK LEAHY OF NOTRE DAME IS MENTOR OF WEEK Alumni Pressure Fails To Bother 35-Year-Old Coach Team Undefeated By Oicar Fraley United Press Correspondent. New York, Nov. 3 U.R He was born 38 years ago in the prophetically named town of Winner, S. D. He Is Francis William (Frank) Leahy of Notre Dame, the Unit ed Press coach-of-the-week. And from the methodical manner In which his Fighting Irish dismembered a powerful Navy eleven last Saturday, 33-6, for Notre Dame's sixth straight triumph, he has come up with another winner, Leahy stepped into the tough est spot in coaching when he took over at South Bend in 1941. The Irish have the great est following in football, with their official and the National Subway Alumni, and these dis ciples of block and tackle de mand a winner. Their pressure wore on the immortal Knute Rockne, It flattened Hunk An derson, the Rocks successor, and it worried Elmer Layden Leahy was behind the eight ball when he took over. He had only two years of experi ence as a head coach but two such successful seasons that he knew the impossible would be expected of him at South Bend Was Unknown Those first two years he spent t Boston college, after working as an assistant coach at George town, Michigan State and Ford- ham. And when he was signed, the Boston newspapers greeted his selection with the headline: "Unknown Leahy signed." - But he wasn't unknown long. Hi first year, 1939, the Eagles won nine and lost two and went to the Dallas Cotton bowl. The next year they won 11 In a row, capping it with a New Orleans Sugar bowl ' triumph over Tennessee. Then came the summons to Notre Dame, where he had played tackle on Rockne's 1929 national cham pions. Leahy started strong, leading the Irish to eight victories in 1941, a season marred only by tie with Army. It was Notre Dame's first undefeated season since the Rock's last team, 11 years before. Last year it was a rough voyage as noire uame won seven, lost two and tied two. Now Leahy and the Fight ing Irish are back on the top ' rung again, with wins over Pitt, Georgia Tech, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Navy, Cards' Stan Musial Voted Most Valuable In National Br Olen Parkins United Press Staff Correspondent New York, Nov. 3 U.R) Stan Musial. Maior Ipjioti hattlnv champion who paced the St. Louis CardinUs to the 1943 pen nant, won me sporung news awara toaay of being the National league a most vaiuaoie player. Musial, playing his second season in the majors, received 287 points In the annual poll of the baseball writers' committee which selected the winner. Ken Smith of the New York Daily Mirror, who announced the a,. !, said Musial's batting was the major factor in his selec tion by the 24-man committee, made up of three writers rep resenting each National league city. He had a 7 5-point margin over his team mate. Catcher Walker Cooper, who got 192 points. Bill Nicholron of the Chicago Cubs was third with 181. Others who received more than 100 were: Billy Herman, Brooklyn, 140: Morton Cooper, St. Louis, 130, and Truett Sewell, Pittsburgh, 127. Musial, 23 years old and from Donora, Pa., compiled an aver age of .857 last season, 26 points above any other player in the majors. He was the first National leaguer to make more than 200 hits in one season since 1939, with his 220 total. He paced the circuit in doubles with 47 and in triples with 20. The committee gave 14 points for every first place vote and Musial got 13. Cooper and Nicholson each received five first place votes . and Clyde Shoun, Cincinnati relief hurler and Mel Ott, New York man- ager and outfielder got one each. Musial's rise to prominence was one of the fastest In baseball records. He hit .319 during his first season. He switched to a half-ounce lighter bat last season for a faster swing, which in creased his average 42 points. He started with the Class C Springfield, Mo., Cardinal Farm club in the Western association, in 1941. In mid-season, when he was hitting .379, he was promot ed to Rochester in the Double A International league. He hit .326 there and in 12 trial games with the Cards at the end of the year had a smoking average of .426. TRACK MAN STAR OF TEXAS T CAN BEAT IRISH West Point, N. Y.. Nov. 8 (U.PJ The Army's future officers learn a lot here about deploying their forces in the face of a superior enemy ana that probably is why there is an aura of confidence that the Cadets are going to beat Notre Dame for the first time since 1931 In New York next Saturday. From the lowliest plebe to the cockiest first classman, the thought of losing to Notre Dame to anybody, for that matter Is unthinkable. The odds-makers can quote the Irish as 2 to 1 fa vorites and the football writers can go on for columns about the greatest Notre Dame team of all time, but right here today, there isn't a mother's son who thinks the Cadets can lose. Football Briefs Los Angeles, Nov. 3 (U.fi) Coach Jeff Cravath today con tinued tightening his University of Southern California Trojans aeienses ana warned the San Diego sailors they'll meet Satur day won't overlook any loop- noies. Cravath tentatively placed three freshmen on Saturdav's starting lineup. Freshmen Gor don Gray and Jim Callanan ends, and Duano Whitehead, fullback, worked as first string er yesterday. Charles Boyer, Joan Fontaine In Sunday Show I a js:- v.,v-;-! ': . .- v "' ' S ' - 1 ' '' in':-:"', v Mfn-iiidiinir- 'iii'ni inijaS-attriwf'itsf i-naries uoyer ana Joan ron- one of the most unusual films I Nymph," coming Sunday to the icnuniis luicn ui ui uie year, iaa v-onsianii uraterian for three days. HANGERS LOSE By United Praw Th Montreal Canadians de feated the New York Rangers, 2-1 in Tuesday's only National Hockey League game. Playing at Montreal, the victory-less Rangers drew some solace from the spectacular play of their 22 -year old rookie goalie. Ken Mcauley, whose ex cellence in the nets saved the New Yorkers from a worse de feat. HOME COMES FIRST Columbia City, Ind., Nov. 8 U.R The commanding officer offered Capt. William Crooks of the 14th Air Force his choice between a major's rating and a three-weeks' furlough home from China. Crooks' mother received a telegram today saying he will be home here next week end. Seven and seven-tenths of the national income In 1942 went to California ns. YICX SO CHINESE HERB GO. Jackson Co. Bank Bldg. J. H. Leong, Herbalist STOMACH ULCERS Heart Rheumatism. Asthma. Catarrh. Piles. Prostate Gland, Eciama. and all disorders of Liver, Kidney Trouble. Jaundice, and other complaints dis appear after using. CHINESE HERBS Dallas, Tex., Nov. 3 U.P) Dolorous Dana Bible, one of foot ball s professional mourners, finds occasions these days to shut off the briny tears and talk about Ralph Ellsworth, the re luctant track man, who may spark the Texas Longhorns (o their second consecutive south west conference title. Bible, less pessimistic than usual, despite the fact he is op erating with an all-civilian team of teen-aged kids, won't ven ture prediction that his boys will take the championship, but me rest oi the campus speaks for him. They are more than hopeful that the Longhorns will do what no other team has done before win two straight league lines and they believe Ells- will have a lot to do with it. San Diego, Nov. 3 01.0 Ab sence of injuries today guaran teed full strength for the San Diego naval training station when it meets the Trojans Sat urday. . Regular Center Herb Dixon. who was out of the UCLA tus sle, is in again and preparing for aaiuraays name. The backfield was strengthened yesterday, al so, wun addition of Jack Odle, Texas , Christian University's passer, who'll join Bill Caben hed and Al Braga Saturday to give the Navy three crack passers. Stockton, Cal., Nov. 8 (U.B Coach Amos Alonzo Stagg of the College of the Pacific recamped his team today in preparation for a game with St. Mary's Col lege here Saturday night, after losing Star Halfback Johnny Podesto and ten other olayers on military order. i SYMBOLIC GIFTS i London, Nov. 3 (U.R) French collaborators In Paris are being plagued by symbolic "gifts" from the underground miniature wooden coffins which frequent ly are followed up by a bullet The Evening Standard reported in a Lisbon dispatch today. ON "FIFTH MILE" ' Chicago, Nov. 8 (U.F9 Sam my Baugh, the lean Texan with an elastic arm, was started on football's "fifth mile" today. Baugh, whose accurate for ward passing built . a world championship for the Washing ton Redskins a year ago, is head ed for the greatest season of his seven-year national football league career and he's scattering records along his way. The Redskin marksman now has gained more than four miles with his gridiron aerials, the greatest aggregate in profession al history. "Slingln' Sammy's" total is 7,436 yards four miles and a "bonus start" of 396 yards toward the fifth. The latest league statistics show Baugh trailing Sid Luck man of the Chicago Bears among the passers, but part of the for mer Columbia star's advantage is due to the fact he's played in six games as against four for Baugh. - For the season Baugh has com pleted' 62 tosses out of 94 at tempts. His aerials have gained oil yards and 14 of them have been good for touchdowns. , Baugh's yardage total Is one of the four-all time league rec ords he holds. The others are for the most completed passes, 398 the most passes attempted, 1084; and for the most touch down passes, 70. Additionally the one-time Texas Christian ace holds two game records and one seasonal mark. Phoenix Phoenix, Nov.' 3 Thursday club members will meet at the George Bourne home this Thurs day all day. A covered dish din ner will be served at 12:30 n. m The hostesses are Mrs. George A, Bourne and Mrs. Earl G. Briscoe. Woodcraft lodge members will have a dinner at 6:30 p. m. Fri day at Grange hall. All mem bers not contacted by the com mittee are asked to bring hot dish and salad or a. hot dish and dessert. The dinner will be for the Juveniles, their families and Woodcraft members and their families. Following the dinner the Juveniles will hold installa tion. The Grange-sponsored pie soc ial Saturday evening was a rous ing success, attended by a good crowd. Shadows of the pie mak ers were auctioned off instead of the pies. Dancing was enjoyed with music by Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Pickell and Mr. and Mrs. J. SturgilL Fifteen high school girls went DUTCH BOY PAINTS Full Stock YOUNGER'S APPLIANCE SERVICE CO. 31 N. bartlatt Phone 2419 to Camp White Wednesday eve ning to help entertain at Service Club No. 2. Chaperons for the group were Mrs. W. B. Barnum, Mrs. W. G. Davis and Mrs. F. V. Barrett. Phoenix folks who attended the Elks Hallowe'en party in Medford Included Mr. and Mrs. Bert Stancliffe and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Germer. Miss Maxine Cobolelsh dinner guest at the Cnhioicrh iiutne ounaay. The Holmes familv. unio residents, have rented the n. n. barker home. A rnoenix P.-T.A. group has Deen organized and meetings wm oe neia ai z:au p. m. the last Friday in each month, In ine music " Shack" on the school grounds. At .the organization meeting neia recently Mrs. Al bert Puhl, state chairman. spoke, and officers were elect- ea. jurs. A. Jfi. Stevens will serve as president; Mrs. F. V. Bell, vice-president; Mrs. Paul Freer, secretary, and Mrs. W. E. Ger mer, treasurer. Mrs. Raymond Furry return ed Monday after snendinu ten days In Corvallis as guest of her son-in-law and daughter, Sgt. and Mrs. Charles Allen. A Girl Scout costume party wag held Saturday evenlna at the "Shack." Games -were en- loved and refreshments served. Juanlta Kuykendall received first prize for a most original costume. Mr. and Mrs. Olen Barley and son. David, and Mr. and Mrs. Vera Smith of Ashland motored to Portland on business last week. The A. Kuykendall family have moved to Grants Pass and the house has been rented by Chas. Soper. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Wilcox en tertained at a dinner party Satr urday evening with Mrs. W. D. Barnes' and Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Sloan and son. Tommy, as guests. Mrs. George A. Bourne spent last week visiting friends and relatives in Portland. Phoenix schools will be closed all day Thursday and Friday to permit the teachers to attend the annual institute at Ashland. A total of 1393 ration books were issued by the local school faculty last Thursday and Friday. The most successful carnival ever held at the local school netted the student body almost $300 in spite of inclement weather, rationing and other handicaps. Faye Cook, sopho more class, was crowned queen of the evening. The sophomore class lost the pre-carnival sale of ticket-contest and will entertain the student body as a result. Sympathy is extended to the bereaved family of Mrs. Califor nia Steadman who passed away Sunday at her home. "Aunt Cal" as she was affectionately known to all in the neighborhood, will be sadly missed by her many friends In Phoenix and the val ley. Mrs. Ed Grimm is in Klamath Falls visiting her daughter. Mrs. Henry W. Frame is re covering from a major opera tion performed last Friday at Community hospital. Neighbors of Woodcraft, No. 242, Oak Circle, will hold their regular meeting Thursday eve ning of this week. of an election of town officials at the last minute before elec tion day. When Democrats failed to file a list of candidates, thrifty Republicans withdrew their tick et and town officials continued in office. Daa lUU Tribune Want Ada. LET YOUR HEART DECIDE THRIFTY HAMLET Hamlet, Ind., Nor. 3 U.R The little town of Hamlet doo- ulation 519 saved itself the cost Neglected. Headed for trouble. You can help aaTt them. Anil at the same time help our fighting men and valiant Alliea with ana gift to roar community fund audi through h, to the 17 war relief agencies of tha National Wag Fund, Givo generouilynoTr. MEDFORD COMMUNITY Cr WAR CHEST A Message From the Bakers of ' BREAD and CAKES A WORD OF ADVICE avccjj usiwiig lur wiu ncnni cage even i Ty if wartime conditions sometimes cre- nic temporary snoriages. onipmenta . are oemg made continuously, . For GtxirationtJl Great Kentueiy Whulrf Nitioul DiaoOen Product! Cp., N. V. , Pnef WAR NOTEl , Onr diitlllerlaa ere en gaged in tha produetioa of aloohol for war purpoaee. Thia whiikey eomaa froaa reterra stocks. UY WAR BONDS! Have a "Coke" Qood winds have blown you here a way to say "We are friends" to the Chinese In far-off places, when Coca-Cola is on band, you find 1c cementing friendships for our fighting men. China knew Coca-Cola from Tientsin to Shanghai, from Hong Kong to Tslngtao. To Chinese and Yank alike, Havt at "Coin" are wel come words. They belong with friendliness and freedom. From Atlanta to the Sereo. Seas, Coca-Cola stands for lb pansi that njmbthu become a symbol of good will among the friendly-minded. OtTlte UMDII AUTHOItTY Or THI COCA-COIA COAfAKT COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OP MEDFORD 11 I "Coke" Coca-Cola It'l natural for popular names . to acquire friendly abbnria. nona. I hat'a why you hear I CocaCola called uCok", JACKSON COUNTY SERVICE RECORD SECOND WORLD WAR Name . ......... ... (Surname First) Home Address ..Serial Number.. Occupation and Employer Date and Place of Birth . Address Wife's Name or Nearest Kin . Address Date of Induction , Branch of Service . ..Where.. Unit Name . (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Etc.) Transfers (Include dates) , (Company, Etc.) Rank and Promotions.. Citations, Decorations, Medals, Honors Where Stationed ... Date of Dischaf je . Informant . Other Data . rm- . INSTRUCTIONS -"JfflS--- - infant, fill In what ,ou can and additional data u8htteleer1S9 ' nd "thereare duplications, they wUl be eUNifefrcc
