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10 IIP JOHNSON
"Gorgeous" George Wagner,
'aeU-styled toast of the coast who
boasts one of the most beautiful
collections of ring robes of any
.wrestler In the business, has as
sured Promoter Mack LUlard he
Is going to resort to whatever
type of mat work seems neces
sary to whip Gust Johnson,
reigning Pacific coast junior
heavyweight champion, when the
pair clash In the main event at
Medford Armory tonight.
Wagner is still "foaming at the
mouth" over his loss on a foul
to Jack Klser last week and plans
to take his spite out on Johnson.
The champion, on the other
hand, feels he will have a good
opportunity to clamp on his
deadly surfboard hold if Wag
ner get wild and over-anxious
to win. Once the surfboard is
properly applied, Johnson feels
Wagner will have all the wrestl
ing he wants for one evening.
Terrible Tony Ross will con
tinue his bid for a main event
match when he tangles with
Ernie. Plluso in the middle bout.
Ross, like Wagner, stops at prac
tically nothing if it will mean
victory nd classes th veteran
Plluso as a minor hurdle toward
too soot honors. Medford fans
of the tug and haul profession
lone remember Plluso as a spoil
er of aspirations of so-called
"dirty" pachyderms and will be
eager to see Plluso tuoaue tne
villlanous Ross.
It probably will not make
much difference to the average
fan who wins the opener since
it pita two of the coast's most
disliked muscle-maulers in uu
dog Jackson and Harold (Blood
and Guts) Davidson. They go to
the mat at 8:30 promptly.
TENNElElLS
UNDERDOG ROLE
''I Br Burns Bennett
IThlted Press Correspondent
Knoxville. Tenn., Dec. 21
U.R Tennessee, the team that
won out because it was willing
to be "second choice" la satia
fled with its underdog role in
the Bote Bowl game against
i Southern California on New
, Year's day. hoping to capitalize
on it by making the Trojans
.overconfident.
The Volunteers from the Great
Smokies passed up chances for
other bowl games when the an
nual bidding began and stood
by waiting, well aware that
Southern California wanted
Ohio State's perfect record Buck
eyes. Tenessee got only a pro
visional bid which meant that
It would go only if the Big Ten
' refused to lift its ban on post
season games, thus cutting out
. Ohio State. Which Is precisely
what happened.
Coach John Barnhlll,. who re
sumed Tennessee's proud tradi
tion of consistent victory on the
gridiron this year after the
school "abandoned" football for
the duration in 1943, finished
with seven victories and a tie
and was cited as the Southeast
ern conference "Coach of the
Year."
When Barnhlll started out last
fall, he had only four lettermen,
holdovers from his 1942 eleven,
scattering of fine freshmen
- prospects and a few squadmen
of previous limited experience.
At the finish he had a well
seasoned team, with two players
rating all-Southeast considera
tion and with no distinct weak
nesses anywhere on the first
squad.
Ow HU Tribune Want Ada.
FOR HOOP SERIES
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North Bend, one of the
strongest high school basketball
teams now playing in the Coos
Bay area, will invade Medford
for a two-game series with the
Black Tornado Friday and Sat
urday nights on the Medford
high school court.
Noel, a five foot, ten men
guard who was the leading
scorer in Coos county last sea
son, is back again for another
season with North Bend and is
top man in their scoring col
umn. Why, a small, shifty guard
measuring five feet, eight inches
Is a set shot artist who has
caused opponents a lot of trou
ble. Frye, five feet, nine Inches,
Is said to be approximately
quick and a good shot. Sanders
at center and Jansen at the oth
er forward position, make up
North Bend's starting lineup.
Both measure six feet.
The team is coached by Dick
Adams, one of Oregon's oldest
coaches from years of service.
It is generally recognized that
Adams' teams are always well
coached. They employ a man-to-man
defense and use numer
ous screen plays, according to
advance dope.
Medford will open with the
same five that started against
Coos Bay last week, Coach Al
Simpson said. Hayes and Ross
will be at forwards, Riggs at
center, with Watson and Faw
cett at guards. Both Friday and
Saturday night games will be
preceded by preliminaries.
EAST SHRINE TEAM TO
TRAIN AT SANTA CLARA
San Francisco, Dec. 21 U.R)
Twenty-three of the East's
best civilian grid stars today be
gan intensive practice for the
18th annual East-West Shrine
football game New Year's day.
The Easterners staged a prac
tice sesison yesterday only a few
hours after arlrvlng here. To
morrow, the squad, under the
leadership of Co-coaches Andy
Kerr of Colgate and George
Hauser of Minnesota, assisted by
Bernle Blerman, Mlnesota, will
move tomorrow .to a training
camp at Santa Clara, Calif.
CHICAGO HOCKEY TEAM
IS NEAR CELLAR SPOT
By United Press
The New York Rangers, bent
on consigning the Chicago Black
hawks to their cellar spot of last
year, were a step closer to ac
complishing the Job today, gain
ing sole possession of fifth place
in the National . League hockey
race with 8 to 1 victory over
the Chlcagoana last night.
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GIVING A BIRD THE BIRD It was quality, not size, that counted
'in the annual Poultry Show In New York, and these two birds had
plenty of class. Little one Is a white bantam rose-comb pullet,
while the big fellow is a white Plymouth rock cockerel.
JACKSON COUNTY FARM NOTES
Compiled by County Office O. S. C Extension Service
Sudan Grass Seed
Prices Plummet
With the supply of Sudan
grass seed in the United States
almost double what it was in
1943, prices have tumbled to a
point at which it is not a very
profitable crop. Government
support prices on Sudan seed
which are established as a loan
range from 6c downward, ac
cording to the seed test. Top
purity and top germination seed
bringing the top price.'
The time for taking out loans
on stored seed expires January
31, 1949, and applications for
loans must be filed in the AAA
office by December 31, this
year. The seed must be cleaned
at once so tests can be taken.
Machinery Output
Behind Schedule
Shortage of component parts
the same obstacle that kept
last year's farm machinery pro
duction behind schedule is
cutting deeply into the . 1945
production program, according
to the War Production Board
Shortages of component parts
are due to sudden upsurges in
military requirements and lack
of manpower to step up pro
duction. Main shortages are in
malleable and grey iron cast
ings.
With the exception of wheel
tractors, repair parts and at
tachments, the output of farm
machinery from July 1 to Oc
tober 31 this year fell about
25 per cent behind schedule.
Wheel tractors were only slight
ly behind schedule, and attach
ments and repairs were on
schedule. The 1945 production
year began July 1, 1944.
WPB says the present lag in
machinery production does not
necessarily forecast a shortage
at the time of seasonal demands,
since manufacturers still have
time to reach their quotas. Un
predictable military develop
ments, however, may present
production complications that
may be difficult to overcome.
R. G. FOWLER,
County Agent.
4H Club Calves
Will Be Weighed
All beef calves that are on
feed will be weighed the week
between Christmas and New
Years. This will give the club
member a good opportunity to
get an early weight on his calf
for his record. The schedule
for time and place is as follows:
Tuesday, December 26, morn
ing, Bellview; afternoon, Valley
view. Wednesday, December 27,
morning, Lake Creek; after
noon, Reese Creek. Thursday,
December 28, morning, Sams
Valley; afternoon, Antelope.
Friday, December 29, morning,
Roxy Ann; afternoon, Westslde.
Club members who have beef
calves on feed and who do not
live in any of the communities
mentioned above should notify
the club agent and they will be
worked in during the week.
Beef calves should be on feed
now or as soon as they can be
put on teed, because it takes a
long period of careful feeding
to get a calf fat enough to win
in the final showing.
EARLE JOSSY,
' County Club Agent.
BOWLING
State Police took two out of
three games from Henry's Drlve-
In in City League play last nigni
(Porter 248621). other results
were Firestone two out of three
over Office Boys (Colton 198
577) and union OH two out or
three from PMT (Bradley 208-570).
Gold Hill
GOLD HILL. Dec. 21 Past
Noble Grand club met Dec. 14
at the home of Mrs. Bessie Fer
guson for its Christmas party.
After a short business meeting,
gifts were exchanged and re
freshments served to the Mes
dames Pearl Ferguson, Mildred
Newnham, Etta Carter, Carrie
Puhl, Madge Dorman, Mabel
Hlttle, Viola Moore, wiine Mc
Lean, AHa Clement, Elinor
Force, Ruth Lewis, Virginia Kel
logg, Miss Olive Turner, Judy
Force. Jill Frederick, Nadra
Moore, Jimmy Kellogg and the
hostess, Mrs. Bessie Ferguson.
Mrs. Aimee Martin, who suf
fered a broken knee cap in an
automobile accident recently, is
slowly improving.
Girl Scouts held their Christ
mas party at the home of Mrs.
Edna Cogswell, with their lead
ers, Mrs. Cogswell and Mrs.
Nova Centers, as hostesses. Mu
sic and games Were enjoyed,
gifts exchanged and refresh
ments served to 16 scouts and
leaders. .
Miss Love Dusenberry, who
has been working in the U. S.
navy hospital in Seattle, came
Tuesday to spend Christmas and
the holidays with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dusenberry of
Sams Valley and relatives here.
Pfc. Gerald S. Abrego, for
merly at Camp White with the
96th division, was killed In ac
tion at Leyte Nov. 12, 1944.
Jerry and his wife, Helen,
visited on several occasions with
their uncle, P. E. Holderness,
and family during his training
at Camp White.
Frank Avery of Redding, Cal.,
visited over the week end with
friends here. Mr. Avery is an
old-time resident of this city.-
Dr. and Mrs. Simon of the
Pelton Orchards left Dec. 12 for
Oakland, Cal., to spend the winter.
Mrs. Bonnie Anderson, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs,
Opal Wolf for some time, left
Dec. 11 for her home in Borger.
Tex.
Miss Gerald Ine Smith under
went an appendectomy at Sacred
Heart hospital in Medford on
Dec. 12. She is recovering nicely
and will be home for Christmas
Miss Jill Martin of Medford
visited over the week end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W
Martin.
D. O. Frederick of Medford
was a business visitor here Fri
day.
Miss Lorene Kell, who has
been ill, Is now confined to the
Sacred Heart hospital in Med
ford.
Mrs. opal wolf and son.
Bobby, left Friday for Ponca
City, Okla., to make their home.
Mrs. C, C. Inman left Sundav
tor Tucson, Ariz., where she
will visit1 for the next several
months.
Mr. anil Mn. P V. Poll in
leave Saturday for Tacoma
Wash., where they will sDend
inristmas.
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