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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
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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
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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",
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