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KX MEDfOHD MAIL TRIBUNE Friday. Sm. H44 JACKSON FAILS TO APPEAR FOR - Bulldog Jackson, scheduled to meet Gust Johnson In the main event at Medford armory last night, wired Promoter Mack Lillard that he was strand ed in Tule Lake, Calif., and would be unable to appear. Lil lard received the wire a ' halt . hour before match time. Johnson, Pacific coast Junlr heavy champion, volunteered to wrestle the winners of both pre liminary bouts In one-fall matches In order to fill out the program. Jackson had posted a forfeit with the Medford Wrestling commission to guarantee his appearance but after showing up for five consecutive weeks, .the deposit was returned, the commission thinking Jackson had mended bis non-appearing ways. Harold (Blood and Guts) Da vidson defeated Herb Parks in the seml-windup, taking the second and third falls, and was the first man to face the cham pion. Davidson dealt a lot of trouble with a hammerlock but Johnson bided his time and lipped out of it to come up .with a surfboard for the match. Tony Ross then was selected to face Johnson. Ross had pre viously been given a referee's decision over Billy McEuin, but It was reversed when Ross, aft er the match was over, pcked McEuin up and gave him a vlc . lent back-breaker over the knee. McEuin' was in no shape to re turn to the ring to meet . John son so Ross was given the match. , Rosa Immediately went to work on Johnson's arm, made sore by the hammerlocks used by Davidson, and forced the champion to give up. Lillard announced that ha Is attempting to sign "Gorgeous" George Wagner for next Thurs day. ' c Adds Record In Billiard Match New York. Dee. 8 (U.B Willie Hoppe, world three-cushion billiard champion and holder of several tournament records, added a new one to his list today as play preceded In the world's centennial three-cushion billiard championship at the Hotel Capitol. ' Hoppe defeated Andrew Ponzl of Philadelphia 60 to 20 In 20 Innings last night and In com pleting bit string In 20 innings broke the tournament record f 23 Innings held jointly by John Layton and Jay Bozeman. BIQ TEN DIRECTORS TO SELECT COMMISSIONER Chicago, Dec. 8 U.R) Ath letic directors of Big Ten Uni versities, who came to Chicago to handle routine business, were faced with a totally unexpected and momentous problem today the selection of a successor to Commissioner John L. Griffith Major Griffith died unexpect edly last night of a heart attack, Clotlnl tlm for Classified Ads a. m. 100 uia to daasiir id:w p. m. Hoppi DO YOU WANT TO SELL YOUR GAR? Sea Ui Top Price No Delay Any Make or Model Skinner's Garage 143 S. RWenlda Ph. 2740 8Y NELSON PACES FOUR UNDER PAR By Hal Wood United Press Staff Correspondent Oakland, Calif., Dec. 8 (U.R) It was the same old story at the Sequoyah County Club today. Catch Byron Nelson and take the prize. That was the situation 'as the nation's finest professional golf ers, teed off in the second round of the $7,500 Oakland open golf tournament. Yesterday "Lord" Byron, find' Ing the 8,912-yard course exactly to his liking, shot a sensational 66-four under par, and gave the customers a thrill to boot as he sank a 30-foot putt on the 18th green at the clubhouse for an eagle three on the par-five 453 yard hole. Otherwise, the course had most of the professionals pretty well stumped. It was easy enough on the narrow, wooded fairways for the pros shot straight, but when it came to the fast, slanting greens, they Just couldn t make a good showing. There wasn t a 67 In the crowd, but at the 68 mark were four of the better shotmakers all veterans whp have tackled those slick putting layouts be fore Denny Shute, Akron, Ohio; Harold (Jug) McSpaden, Philadelphia, Harold Sampson, San Francisco; and Mark Fry, the host pro. However, such other natural ly brilliant performers as Slam mln' Sammy Snead, Ralph Gukdahl, Sam Byrd, Willie Gog gin, and Bruce Coltart, couldn't even shoot par 70. They came In one over all with trouble on the putting curfaces. Plana For Service Bowl Clashes Off Washington, Dee. 8 (U.FD Plans for post season football bowl games Involving army air forces teams were abandoned to day with the exception of the bond contest scheduled for New York's polo grounds, Dec. 16, between the Randolph Field and Second Air Force elevens. Following action' taken by the navy department previously, a ban on all other games .was an nounced late yesterday. MAURIELLO FAVORED TO REPEAT WIN OVER 0MA New York, Dee. 8 U.PJ Taml Maurlello of the Bronx is favored at 9-5 to register a re peat triumph over Lee Oma of Detroit tonight before a near capacity . crowd at Madison Square Garden In ' the year's most Important heavyweaght fight. . As they slug It out or the right to meet Joe Baksl on Jan. 12, more than 17,000 fans are expected to be In the punch em porium, attracted by prospects of another primitive brawl such as they staged In the same ring Sept. 22. WOMAN GOLF CHAMP IN PASADENA TOURNAMENT Pasadena, Cal., Dec. 8 U.R) Babe Didrlckson Z a h a r 1 a , champion woman golfer entered in the 13th annual Pasadena men's golf tournament by spec ial dispensation, today headed for the second round after de feating Howard Teeter, ex Oklahoma State champion. The Babe carded a 36-38-74 In the first round match, two over men's par. Tetter, Rolling Hills Country Club champion, tallied 38-37-78. GAME COMMISSION WILL HOLD JANUARY HEARING Annual hearing of the Oregon State Game Commission in re gard to angling regulations will be held at 10 a. m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at Portland as specified by law. At the meeting the commis sion will consider the 1948 sea sons, bag limits and other regu lations affecting the taking of game fish in the state. The hearing will be open to the general public. MmiMWiitktt swwsv BOWLING In Ladies' League last night Wainscott's Drugs defeated Tolly's Gilmore 2 to 1 (Tolefson 173-429), Medford Alleys won from Rolling Plh 2 to 1 (P. Swoape 193-477) and Henry's Drive-In defeated First National Bank 2 to 1 (Barr 203-817). "The Master Race" Coming J zfiz lf Starting Sunday at the Cra-.ter Race". The picture plays terian the dramatic screen I for three days. shock of the century "The Mas-1 ' All-American Grid Selections Chosen By Veteran Writer New York, Dec. 8 (U.R) Col liers magazine today announced its 1944 all-Amerlcan football team as selected by veteran sports writer Grantland Rice. Picking players from every section of the country, Rice named two players from Army, Navy and Ohio State to the team. The selections: ends, Phil TInsley, Georgia Tech, and Paul Walker, Yale; tackles, Don Whitmire, Navy, and John Fer raro. USC: guards, John Green, Army, and Bill Hackett, Ohio State; center, Calib (Tex) War rington, Auburn; quarterback, Edgar Kenna, Army; halfbacks, Bob Jenkins,- Navy, and Bob Fenlmore, Oklahoma A Ac M, and fullback, Les Horvath, Ohio State. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT By United Press Worcester, Mass., Nov. 8 - Phil Terranova, 128, New York, declsioncd Charley Noel, 12B, Brooklyn (10). miii i i t : CPL GENE BLACKFORD COMPLETES COURSE An Air Service Command Sta tion in England Cpl. Gene Ray Blackford, the nephew of E. F. Hayes, of 404 South Ivy street, Medford, Ore., recently , com pleted an orientation course de signed to bridge the gap be tween training in the States and combat soldiering against the enemy In Germany. Before entering the army en forces, he was employed as a salesman by the Oregon Film Co. in Portland. A sawmill turner Is more essential than a welder, WMC declared recently. , Daily Weather Report Medford and vlclnliv: Partlv clcnidv to cloudy tonight and Saturday with fog during the night and early morn ing; UtUe change in temperature. Oregon: Mostly clear, but with val ley fogs mornings went of Cascades; little chango In temperature. t.ocat iiaia Temnerature a year aaa todav: Highest 00; lowest 88 degrees. - Total monthly precipitation .10 Inches. Deficiency for the month. 03 incnea. Total precipitation sine September 1044. B.63 inches. Excess for tha season .60 inches. Relative humidity at 4:30 p. m. yesterday t0; 4:30 today 84. lomorrow Sunrise 1:27 a. nv: ninut R-4A n m Boston Chicago Denver Eureka Havre Los Angelea . Medford New York Omaha Phoenix Portland Reno Rosebura Salt Lake San Francisco Seattle Spokane ..... wasmngton, D. C. Vaklma 30 48 S3 43 03 34 7 .40 48 41 71 47 08 83 43 80 48 43 48 43 .03 28 38 39 30 48 34 43 II .Trace 41 T-race an 38 33 30 43 33 44 34 33 40 .13 34 Teacher Enlists In , WAC, Will Serve In Medical Corps Unit Lt. Alda Ingraham, Wac re cruiting officer stationed at the Federal building in Medford, an nounces the enlistment of Mrs. Flossie Myers of Jacksonville. Pvt. Myers attended the state agricultural college at Manhat tan, Kan., for one year. Later, she attended Oregon College of Education at Monmouth where she received her teacher's cer tificate. Mrs. Myers has taught in Ore gon .elementary schools for the past eight years, most recently she has been employed as a teacher in Jackson county. Her, past experience fits her perfect ly for the job she has elected in the women's army corps, that of occupational therapist with the medical department, according to Lt. Ingraham. Leroy Myers, her husband, held the grade of first sergeant in the first world war and her son, Lee R. Myers, is with the Seabees stationed In Hawaii at the present time. Mrs. Myers told Lt. Ingraham in her interview that she was sure they would all march to gether In uniform In the next Armistice day parade. 1 WEATHER Northern California Clear to day, tonight and Saturday ex cept morning fogs in valleys. Not much change In temperature. Us Mail Tribune Want Ads. '. A BETTER-BLEND FOR BETTER DRINKS OLD H0MPS0N JL BRAND GLF.KMOIB DISTILLERIES COM PANT laeerporatse LOUISTILLS. IBrmiCCT fc Ml lillf W $1300 IN FIRST WEEK OF SALES Miss Helen Bullls, treasurer for the Christmas seal sale in the city of Medford, has made her first report to' the county chairman, Mrs. Ruth E. Bauer. It shows receipt of $1300 in the first week of the 1944 campaign In Medford. This Is "grand progress", Mrs. Bauer declared last night, stating that the sum is greater than that realized .In the first three weeks of the sale last year. , The booths, opened by the Jackson County Public Health association for sale of seals to those persons, not reached by the mail sale, was also progress ing well this week. Returns were being banked by Miss Bullls, who will make an early report to the chairman. Various women's organiza tions of the city have cooperat ed with the Jackson County Public Health association in the booth sales, which are in charge of the i Junior group of the association. BIRTHS IVERSON, to Mr. and Mrs. Clifford. 638 S. Holly. Dec. 8, a boy, 8V4 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. Closing time for Sundav Too Late to Classify 0:30 Saturday afternoon fiease rememoer. GLENN THOMAS IS TAKEN BY DEATH Glenn Thomas, former Med ford resident and employe of the First National Bank, died Sunday in Washington, Okla., according to information re ceived here by friends yester day. Funeral services were held in Washington. . Thomas, about 38 years old, left here a few years ago and after working for a time in Port land and Vancouver took fed eral employment in Anchorage, Alaska. He became ill In Alas ka last summer and returned to Seattle where he spent some time in a sanitarium before go ing to Oklahoma to be with rel atives. - The deceased Is survived by his wife, Barbara, three chil dren and other relatives resid ing in Oklahoma. Mrs. Thomas has been residing in Vancouver and plans to return to that city it is understood. STATION OPERATORS WARNED ON COUPONS Washington, Dec 8 (U.R) The office of price administra tion warned gasoline station op erators today that henceforth every counterfeit, outdated, or unendorced ration coupon will be charged back to the station that accepted lt. OPA said the new regulations was part of Its Intensified pro gram to combat tha gasoline black market. " For the period of 1940 through 1943, the accidents, fires and ex plosions la military plants caus ed 97 per cant less fatalities that, were sustained during tha first World War, and property losses were 63 per cent less than those of the last war. lfri.ontgomei j . Ward Coupons A.RE SO USEFUL... They make credit buying as easy as buying for cash. Add a book of coupons to your monthly payment account at Wards. Then spend the coupons like cash for any merchandise In our store stocks or In our catalogs. 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