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v r PAGE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1943 GET EARLY CALL Chicago, Dec. 18 U.F9 In mute answer to ikeptlci who doubt the value of sports a wartime morale builder, many pro football clubi have report ed that no sooner had the regular 1943 season snded than requests began to pour In (or 1944 sea ion tickets . . . among those clubs doing a brisk business are Detroit, Green Bay and Phila delphia . . . more than BOO sea son tickets already have been sold (or the 1944 Phil-Pitt games. In spite of the severe cold and the late date of the world's championship playoff, the Bears have had an advance ticket sale of 30,000 seats for Dec. 20 at Wrlgley field . . . that's good for $118,047 ... the Bears voted to split tho take Into 32 1-3 shares and give 20 ground-keepers a Christmas bonus of $20 each. Although professional football Is considered one, of "le more violent forms of physical suicide, the National league is sprinkled with fellows who couldn't meet the physical standards of the armed forces. Among those hold ing medical discharges are some of the league's flashiest players, including Bill Paschal of New York, Jack Hlnkle of Phil-Pitt, Frankle Slnkwlch of Detroit and George Cafego of Washington, IN LOS A. OPEN Los Angeles, Dee. 18. (U.R) It will pay right handily to be the low professional In the f 12, 600 Los Angeles golf open com ing up on Jan. 7 and ending on the 10th. Low man on the scoreboard will win himself f 4,375 In war bonds. Second prize is $2,128, third $1,378, fourth $1,128, It goes on down the scale like that to No. 18 where the pay off ends at $100. Already signed for the event re Byron Nelson, Lloyd Man' rum, Craig Wood. Joe Kirk' wood, Jr., Olln Dutra and the uncrowned amateur king, Johnny Dawson. Profits go to the American Womens Volun teer Service fund. MAURIELL0 TECHNICALS ALFAN0 IN THIRD FRAME 6t Louis, Mo., Dec. 18 (U.R) Tami Maurlello of New York, second ranking civilian heavy' weight, defeated Mike ARano of Newark, N. J., for the third time last night, stopping bun with technical knockout la the tbrth round. Maurlello, who weighed 197 pounds, went after Alfano In- the first round, and an early knock out appeared likely, but he nev er was able to put him down for the full count. Officials stopped the fight in the sixth round when the IBS pound Alfano appeared unable to defend himself any longer. TWO TROJAN STARS SUFFERING FROM FLU Los A.igeles, Dec. 18. (U.R) Two top Trojan grldders were home in bed today trying to re cover from the flu in time for the Rose Bowl same with the Washington Huskies New Year's day. The flu victims, Jim Hardy, quarterback, and Eddie Saenz, halfback, missed Coach Jeff Cravath's offensive scrimmage yesterday. Ainslie Bell worked out In the quarterback spot and Earl Parsons and Ray McFad- den took turns filling in for Saenz. WEATHER Northern California Cloudy; rain, probable coastal area late today and interior Friday: warmer central valleys tonight, Today's Sport Parade Br Jack Cuddy ' United Press Staff Correspondent New York, Dec. 18 (U.R) A whirl on the sports-go-round: Fast but sloppy play apparently will feature the current basketball season for many coaches find difficulty in adjusting modernized, fast-breaking "fire horse" systems to their frosh heavy squads. New York fans got a double dose of this Tuesday night in Madison Square Garden's twin bill: Long Island U. vs. Biigham Young, and Oklahoma a. m. vs. city tonege. Washington's Redskins arrive In New York today to find the New York Giants quoted 3-2 favorites to beat them at the Polo grounds Sunday in their play-off for the eastern cham pionship of the National Foot ball league. Earlier in the week the price was even money. Pitchers at Helm Although few pitchers have made good as major league ex ecutives, the Phillies will open the 1944 season with ex moundsmen occupying a record- breaking number of desks. Young Bob Carpenter, club president, was a right-handed pitcher with Tower Hill Prep at Wilmington, Del.; Herb Pennock. general manager, is a former Major league southpaw; Manag er Freddie Fltzsimmons Is an ex-National league flinger; and Joe Reardon, new he-id of the Phillies farm system, Is report ed to have done some 'Inor league flinging in his younger days. William A. Hellls. New Or leans millionaire sportsman, has decided to call his $68,000 colt Unnamed Colt" to avoid hurt ing ' the feelings of hundreds who suggested names . , , wny not chop It to "Mr. X"7 .... Solons Annex Wolff Shrewd Clark Griffith of the Washington Senators got Roger Wolff from the Athletics so that he can add his knuckle-ball pitching to the smart knuckling of Mickey Haefner and Dutch Leonard. . . It seems that the Yankees have no yen for night knuckle-balling .. .and the Sen ators arc-light contests may run to nearly 80 next season. Chalky Wright, former feath erweight champion, leaves Dec. 28 for Panama where he win gamer $10,000 for three fights. ..Mike Jacobs is trying to ar range a match between Bob Montgomery, former lightweight champion, and Julie Kogon, New Haven knockout artist. e; l Eugene, Ore., Dec. 18 (U.R) Joe Gordon, star second base man with the New York Yan kees, today said he was tele graphing President Ed Barrow of the Yanks that he has decided to enlist in some branch of the armed service before spring training. Gordon's action confirms a statement he made several weeks ago that he did not plan to Join the world champions for spring training. Whether he could pass a rigid examination for military service is problematical, sl.ice he has a bad left ankle, trick hip and bothersome Jaw, broken in his sandlot days. Gordon would not say which branch he planned to enter but he has a known interest in aviation. Gordon Is 28 and a pre-Pcarl Harbor father, since he has a 3V4-year-od daughter and an 18-month-old son. FOOTBALL FANS GAINEXTYEAR Chicago, Dec. 16 (U.R) Ha). John L. Griffith, Big Ten ath letic commissioner, said today that a questionnaire poll of fool ball fans has revealed that the public wants collegiate football to continue in 1944. Griffith is also president of the Athletic Institute, Inc., which conducted the poll by passing out 20,000 question naires at football games on the last weeks of the season. The Institute said results of the poll were based on 1,300 returns from 12 states. Griffith said that 98 per cent of the football tana liked the navy's policy of permitting V-12 students to compete on college teams and many offered unso licited opinions that the army should have relaxed its ruling denying its college students from participating. "The policy of the army and navy should be the same," one fan wrote. "It is not fair for some schools to use navy trainees, while others are denied the use of army trainees. The army should change its policy. Gray wall, color defect in tomatoes, has been proved by University of California plant pathologists to be caused by too much bright sunshine on im mature tomatoes. BACK TO WORK Pittsburgh, Dec. 18 flJ.R) Approximately 600 workers at the National Tube company plant in McKeesport returned to their I Jobs today after settling one of ! the first strikes caused by a pro duction cutback. The walkout ! was called in protest by the re- assignment of two cranemen whose Jobs were eliminated when the company banked one furnace because of decreased war orders. Oa Mill iTlbun. Want ". Phone 2119 for Towing or Wrecker Service Anywhere Anytime Lewis Super Service LIGHT GLOBE SAVING IN COUNTY OFFICES The county court has issued a directive to all county offices and emoloyees requesting them to conserve light globes, due to board that they will be able to order -for the comlrtf year only 40 per cent of the amount pur chased last year. Instructions were issued to use only lights necessary in work. As a result oi me new word from the War Production policy fewer lights were burn- in in courthouse corridors to day. The globe saving order was signed by County Judge J. B. (Blin) Coleman, and Com missioners William Perry and A. Z. Powell. Cm sun Trtoone Want Ma. LITE ARTIST KILLED New Delhi, Dec 18 flJJB Luclen Lebaudt, 68, Lit mag sine artist in the Chlna-Burma India war theater, has been killed in plane crash, it was announced today. MONTGOMERY WARD San Francisco, Deo. 18. (U.R) Nick S u s o e f f , Washington State all-Coast end In 1942 and now a private in the army, will play in his second consecutive Shrine East-West game New Year's day in San Francisco. Co-Coach Babe Holllngbery of the West squad today an nounced Susoeff 's' acceptance of a bid. along wlth'Gonzales Mor ales, former St. Mary's college back who was the passing star of the Alameda Coast Guard Sealion this fall. Thirteen Western Dlavers have now been selected for a 22-man squad.' HAL WHITE ORDERED TO INDUCTION CAMP Utiea, N. Y., Dec. 16 (U.R) Hal White. 28-year-old Detroit Tiger pitcher, has been ordered to report for induction at wo Utlca army camp Dec. 21. White, the father of two chil dren, is working In a Rome, N Y., wsrplant. He was piacea in Class 1-A shortly after the close ot the baseball season. Cage Scores By United Press Pcnn State 48, Susquehanna 28. Connecticut 48, Worcester Poly 36. Arkansas 42, Pittsburgh, nan. Teachers 37. Purchio 49, Depauw 32. Ft. 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