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rOUK MTO70HD MAIL TMBTTifE Wednesday. Dm. SO, ItU SHORES REPLENISH PRIDE FOR FOUL DEFEAT Promoter Mack Lfllard hat arranged another, stellar wrest ling card for Medford armory tomorrow night when ha pre sents "Gorgeous" George Wag ner, adonis of the grappling ring, against Gust Johnson, Pacific coast Junior heavyweight cham pion. In the one hour main event Wagner's pride took a deep dive last week when he lost to Jack Klser on a foul and he has vowed to vent his ire on John son to maintain hit place in main event ranks hereabouts. Should Johnson catch Wagner in his surfboard hold, however, it would be curtains for the self styled toast of the coast. Terrible Tony Ross, who Is rapidly building up a reputation aa a feared matman in the Med ford ring, will face Ernie Plluso in the middle bout, slated for four ten-minute rounds or two out of three falls. Plluso is known for his ability to cope with mat meanies and might spoil Ross' bid for top matches. Opening bout, down for three ten-minute rounds or two out of three tumbles, brings together a pair of veteran roughnecks when Bulldog Jackson goes to the post against Harold (Blood and Outs) Davidson. They go to the mat at 8:30 promptly. . I TEAM PRACTICES : Pasadena, Tenn., Dec. 20 (U.R) The University of Tennessee Volunteers were scheduled to arrive loaay to Degin smooining off the rough spots for their Rosa Bowl gridiron "classic" January 1 with the University of Southern California Trojans. Upon arrival Coach John Barnhlll was to parade his squad for the benefit of the news photographers and fans who have received little real news on Tennessee to date. . Cnmrh Jeff Crnviith'a Troiana were in their second week of mmiiHm manillntf Ink n time on the fundamentals. Record Attendance For Major Sport$ ! Daring Past Year ; Chicago, Deo. SO 01.10 Con sidering the limitations of war time sports, 1944 was one of the most phenomenal attend ance yean in the history of American athletics. ' A United Press survey of MM athletics showed today that six of the nation's leading sports football, basketball, baseball, hockey, Softball and horse rac ingattracted an average IB per cent more fans during 1844 than in 1943. , A p p r oximately 239,568,390 spectators watched the follow ing sports during the 1943-44 seasons: Softball, Major league baseball, professional football, National League hockey, basket ball, and college football (70 colleges reporting). That total la the largest ever recorded for those sports dur ing wartime and marked an in crease of 20,812,081 over the total set In 1943. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT B Unltait Praia , New York (Broadway arena) -Phil Terranova, 127, New jrorK, knocked out Leo Francis, 138, Cristobal, C. Z (2). White Plains. N. Y. Danny Abridge, 168V., Newark, N. J., aeouuonea Jerry Lastana, 167, New York (8). Jersey City, N. J. Dom Amo roso, 134, Jersey City, decision ed Carmine Fatta, 138, New- ourgn, ii J., uo). 1 Hartford. Conn. Otr (Red) Doty, 149, Hartford, Conn., declsloned Joe Bennett, 182, New xoric uu). DO YOU WANT TO SELL YOUR CAR? See Ui Top Price No Delay Xay Make or Model Skinner's Garage 143 8. Riverside Ph. S740 EAST-WEST GAME By Hal Wood United Press Correspondent San Francisco, Dec. 20 (U.R) Grid stars of the nation con verge on San Francisco today and tomorrow as the Shrine pre pares for Its 20th annual East West extravaganza in Kezar stadium. With the eastern squad, head ed by Coaches Andy Kerr, Col gate, and Bernie Blerman and Dr. George Hauser. Minnesota. due to arrive In town tomorrow. the west announced that it had completed signing of players for its squad with the exception of two places. Unless the West, which Is headed by Coaches Babe Holl lngbery, ex-Washington State, and -Homer Norton, Texas A. & M., Is able to land a name star oi two such as Glenn Dobbs, of 2nd- Air Force the East Is destined to enter the game as a betting favorite. Signing of Les Horvath, Ohio State's player of the year, gave a big boost to the eastern stock. Best bet for stardom on the West appears to be Bob Ken nedy, the former USC ace who was a standout In the Shrine tilt two years ago. . The West announced the sign ing of two more players to bring their roster to within two of the limit. One was Laverne Merrltt, a hard-hitting fullback of the Alameda Coast CFuard, who was named on the second All-Coast United Press service team. The Other was little-heralded 7. J. Roberts, a 200-pound guard who performed with the San Francisco Coast Guard Pilots. While the East has been an overwhelming favorite on other occasions such as in the last year's contest the West holds the edge in victories, with 10, compared with six for the East. Three games, Including the 1944 tilt ended In ties. TOUGH FIELD IN E Arcadia, Cel., Dec. 20 (U.R One of the toughest fields ever nominated for the $100,000 Santa Anita handicap faces the entries in this season's classic according to the list of 96 norni nations announced today. The mile and quarter event will be run March 3. On the list, the second largest In the 10-year history of the event were 88 winners of estab lished stakes in North America the past season. Happy Issue, fresh from win ning the Hollywood Gold Cup and breaking the track record for a mile and one-quarter, was included in the Impressive array of winners nominated. Charles S. Howard led with the most entries, listing five of his Seablscult colts and one the Porter colt along with Lou-Bre and Porter's Cap. Col. C. V Whitney named four of his home- breds from Kentucky. DETROIT HOCKEY TEAM EYES CANADIENS' LEAD By United Press The Detroit Red Wings were all set today to menace the league-leading Montreal Cana dlens In the National Hockey circuit after accomplishing their preliminary objective passing the Toronto Maple Leafs to take over second place undisputedly. The Wings came from behind with a four goal splurge In the final period at Boston last night to defeat the Bruins 6 to 3. PILOT KILLED Van Nuys, Cel., Dec. 20 U.R) Second Lt. David V. Jolley, 21 student fighter pilot, was killed yesterday when his P-41 plane crashed In a field and burned Col. Hohn Chennault, command ing officer of the Van Nuys army air base announced today. Shopping 'TIL CHRISTMAS SHOP for GIFTS AT WEST SIDE Shopping Center Tlia Rexall Store, Medford, Oregon West Main and Grspe Phone 3330 TROJANS TO WIN ROSE BOWL TILT By Gene Friedman United Press Correspondent Los Angeles, Dec. 20 (U.R The Professional Mourners in the Coaches' "union" will want to suspend him for life but gen ial Jeff Cravath of southern California's Trojans la coming right out anyway and predicting that they'll win their New Years Day Rose Bowl game with the Tennessee Volunteers. Maybe lt Is because he has a heritage to uphold because southern California has won each of its seven previous Rose Bowl tests and maybe it Is be cause he has a deep-seated faith in the 1944 Trojan team which finished Its season undefeated though twice tied. "I think that In beating such teams aa San Diego Naval and St. Mary's Pre-fllght that we overcome squads stronger than any Ten nessee defeated he said. "And that about sizes lt up." Fans who have watched the 1944 Trojan team in operation, have a feeling that Cravath is sending one of the potentially strongest of all southern Cali fornia squads into the Rose Bowl, one that got better with every game it played. ' T Formation Moulding an offensive from the "T" formation, the backfleld has striking power, although hampered at present by injuries and losses through naval trans fers. Captain Jim Hardy, the quar terback who makes the "T" click is regarded as the main spring of the attack. A real triple threat, he adds to his passing, punting and running ability, a -forte for doing the un expected. He probably la the most unorthodox signal called in the country, seldom doing the conventional. He calls for such plays as pass on first down, a punt on second down or a running play on fourth down and though at times it has back fired, in the main it has paid dividends for the Trojans this year. Boxing Troubles In Log Angeles Rings Promised Hearings Los Angeles. Dec. 20 (U.R) Local ring troubles were prom ised an airing today when the State Boxing commission meets to hear the story of the Cleo Shans-Mike Delia "no decision" fight thrown out of the Legion stadium ring last Friday night by Referee Abe Roth. . Shans' manager, Pete Rellly, asked for their end of the parse because of his own boy's wil lingness to put up a fight. Roth stopped the "contest" for the second time in the sev enth round after repeated warn ings to Delia who backed away from the hard punching negro. The second item on the com mission program was a com plaint by Inspector Lou' Win ston against Olympic Match maker Babe McCoy, who, he charged, used "insulting lan guage" to him at the auditorium two weeks ago. Camp White Dance Schedule Service Club No. 2 All hostesses of the volunteer service corps are Invited to at tend a formal Christmas dance at Service Club No. 2 Thursday evening. Music for dancing will be furnished by the Rhythmaires band, and refreshments will be served followed by a floor show with Sgt Don Saiford as master of ceremonies. BUNKER QUITS WPB Washington, Dec. 20 jftl.B Arthur H. Bunker, chief of staff of the war production board, re signed today after more than three years with the agency and Its predecessors. In announcing the resignation "with deep re gret," WPB Chairman J. A Krug said that Bunker was quitting because of 111 health. TH( IMS r A BRITAIN'S BIGGEST BATTLESHIP This dread naught, greatest ever built in England, has Just come down the ways aa lt was launched under the sponsorship of Princess Elizabeth. The big ship went Into the water without a name at least, the name was not revealed at the time of launching; But lt will speak for itself. rgM7lllm'.'itl'l.',''f'. t ' v- rm wiMweini.u wiwiawm - un -na. ' ' r " ". " V .' U " v I t f '1 '" , ' , - , ' - , ') i.' , " - - ' . - ' '.' r ' ' ' ' , t ' t " V , ' " - i " ' ' - - s '' - . SWM r -iF-nnal allllla T I - aajaBlilMi tV1TMfc?jiTnffll (RUSSIANS REBUILDING DNIEPER DAM When they lost this dam to the Germans the Red Array demolished It by removing vital parts. Germans later did the actual destruction shown. Now RusstJ ans are busy rebuilding it, a Job that will take about 18 months. T Combatant Make Up Strange Coincidence By Jack Cuddy (UP Staff Correspondent) New York, Dec. 20. (U.R) Giddy goddesses of the gridiron certainly cooked up a goofy co incidence when they arranged for John (Ox) De Grosa to be appointed head football coach at Holy Cross college on the same day that Army's great eleven was proclaimed sports team-of-the-year by a certain press associatoin not the U. P. The fickle fates thus made print-companions of the team that stands out as current col lege champion of the "T" forma tion, and the coaeh who looms as nemesis to the "T." Men on copy desks must have found them strange "head"-fellows. Pilot Da Grosa of the Cru saders at Worcester, Mass., is the guy who thought up and dem onstrated the "subterfuged de fense" to nullify effectiveness of the "T" attack. The sensational success of Col. Earl Blalk's army team, in its second season of "T" play, un questionably will stimulate wide spread adoption of the lightnlne formation among colleges not now using It. But this growth Is menaced by Da Grosa's mod ernly designed defense, which may outmode lt Instead of having a set de fensive formation for each play, me - suDeiriugea defense" baf SEE YOUR Ml HDEAILIEIE IFHESTT For Genuine Factory FORD PARTS Mora and Mora Parts Are Coming In Dairy Genuina Ford Parts Cost LessI CRATER LAKE MOTORS Sixth and Ivy and T Team fles the attack by keeping the formations constantly shifting. Sometimes a five-man line is used, with four men in the sec ondary and two as safeties' Sometimes it's a 5-3-2-1, defense. a 6-2-2-1, a 7-2-2, or even an 8-3. When the attacking team calls its signals, it never knows what brand of defense lt will face, or the exact locations of strength and weakness. Moreover, after the. ball is snapped, the defend ers are maneuvering in such fashion that the offensive block ers do not know how to fulfill their assignments. It is particu larly bewildering when a team tries to run off a pattern of at tacking plays with which to cre ate "angles." Although the "subterfuges de fense" works against any forma tion, lt was designed to combat the "T," because Da Grosa knew of no other defense that would do the Job effectively. It proved successful last season at Holy Cross. The Crusaders came through unbeaten by any col Igee eleven, although they lost to a couple of service teams. They were tied by Dartmouth and Brown. Of 8,900 sub-contracts let by shipyards for merchant ship construction, ,733, or 8T.7 per cent, were handled by small business firms, according to the maritime commission. - Phone 2297 "sr - i- .a 10 FREE MATINEE The annual children's Christ mas matinee sponsored by the George A. Hunt theaters and the Medford Mail Tribune . will.' be held at the Craterian theater at 10 a. m. Saturday, Dec. 23, it was announced today. All kid dies In southern Oregon are in vited to attend the show free of charge. Main feature on the program will be "Buffalo Bill" in techni color film, with added short fea tures. MORE SCARLET FEVER REPORTED DURING WEEK Four new cases of ncarlnt f avar and two of chlckenpox were re ported in jactcson county on the WPpWI V rnmmnnlrahla loaaea summary sheet of Dr. A. Erin w.erKei, neann onicer, lor the week ended Dec. 15. Both cases Of Chickennnx nrA in Tarifnrri while the scarlet fever patients are Trail, one; Oakgrove, two, and Ashland, one. One Case of nnpumnntn flvo of recurrent malaria nnrl turn nf trench mouth were reported from Lamp vynite. une case of amebic aysentery was listed in ftiecuora. c AILL BEDFORD THURSDAY NIGHT BOUTS STARTS 8:30 P.M. o THRILLS! o SPILLS! The Country's BEST TALENT Tickets Now On Sale At BROWN'S, Phone LISTED AS DEAD A.hiBnf TVe. 20. Official a notice of the death in action of T-i nM Warron snn fit Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Warren of Ashland. previously reported missing in action since the sinking of the Lipscomb Bay Nov. 24, 1943, has Just been received by parents of the young navy man. The ship was sunk by enemy torpedoes at the engagement for the Gil bert Islands in the Pacific. Born In Ashland Nov. 23, 1093 nnnnlri waa eraduated from Ashland high school Just before enlisting in the navy in January, 1942. His navy train ing was taken at San Diego and MaHknn Wis., where he com pleted a radio course, and was sent to Miami. Fla for aerial gunnery training. Annual Christmas Music Program at St. Peters Church Sunday school and girls' choir of St. Peter's Lutheran church will give the annual Christmas program Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock In the auditorium of the Lincoln school on North Bart lett and Maple streets. The pro gram has a new arrangement this year. The congregation will be given opportunity to have a part in the program in singing some of the familiar Christmas LET RO&UE RIVER CHEVROLET CO. BE YCUR HEADQUARTERS FOR: 4 "THE HOUSE THAT SERVICE BUILT" GREEN 12 INCH OR 16 INCH LENGTHS 300 CU. FT. LOAD DIAL 2123 Timber P SITAE xgnty 2735 And the OWL CLUB, Phone 2300 carols. The pirolte tj tortSaXy Invited. On Christmas morning at 11 o'clock a Christmas service with j holy communion will be held in ' the chapel on East Main and Portland avenue. The organist, Mrs. Agness Smith, and the girls' choir will furnish special Christ mas music. Visitors are always welcome. HOLLYWOOD CHANGE Hollywood, Dec. 20 (U.R) Sceen Actress Lynne Roberta, divorced Friday from William E. Englebert, Jr., aircraft com pany official, was married again today to - Louis Gardella, for mer chief of the war production board's construction machinery division. It is estimated that there are 3,000,000 cases of diabetes in the world. Room For One More Good Mechanic Best working conditions la Medford. Clean shop, well equipped, automatic heat, hot water, high rate of pay with paid vacation. Large parts stock. See LeRoy Clin or Frank Humphrey HUMPHREY MOTORS 33 S. Riverside - Dial 4980 Motor Tune-Up Lubrication Service ' Brake Work Body & Fender Repair Painting ' Motor Rebuilding Front End and Steering Corrections Radio Repair Simonizing 9th and BartleH $75 DIAL 2123 Company CAE Ml ULN ARMORY X
