TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE - fhuridiy, Dae. St, 1944
SELLOUT CROWD
IS EXPECTED FOR
nmnnltr Mark Lillnrd Is an
tlclpating a capacity crowd for
tonight s rjaxiie royai wraium
program at Medford armory.
Both Gust Johnson, coast Jun
ior heavyweight champion, and
Jack Klser, light heavyweight
titlist, are eager for the gong
that will send them Into the
free-for-all where they will have
an opportunity to square ac
counts with "Gorgeous" George
Wagner. Bojh Johnson and Klser
received rough treatment at the
hands of Wagner In bouts over
the past two weeks although
both were declared winners on
fouls.
Terrible Tony Ross, who Is
clamoring for a main event
berth, will have a chance to
strengthen his claim by coming
through with a good showing in
the battle royal. Bulldog Jack
son and Milt Olson are the other
participants in the melee.
Three regulation matches will
follow, pairings to be decided by
eliminations In the battle royal.
4-F ATHLETES TO
UNDERGO REVIEW
DY DRAFT BOARDS
Washington, Dec. 28 (U.R)
Military 4-Fs currently perform
ing In 1-A fashion for college
athletic teams may expect to
hear, from their local draft
boards one of these days.
The office of war mobilization
said today that Director James
F. Byrnes' recent order Instruct
ing the selective service system
to review 4-F classifications of
professional athletes applies also
to college sports figures.
Although the Byrnes directive
does not call for any revolution
ary change In established selec
tive service practice, officials
said It might have the effect of
speeding review of "borderline"
cases.
Selective service officials
pointed out that no athlete, col
lege or professional, is defer
rable because he Is an athlete.
Moreover, they added, the armed
forces, not the draft boards, de
termine the physical qualifica
tions for military service.
- "A man with a punctured ear
drum might be a 4-F and still
able to sprint 90 years to a
touchdown In the last 30 seconds
of play," one official said.
There frequently are Instances
in which a registrant has a slight
defect which -may correct Itself
subsequently He would be clas
sified 4-F, but she months later
might be placed in 1-A, it was
pointed out.
FORMER TENNIS KING
ENTERS GOLF TOURNEY
Los Angeles, Dee. 28 (U.R)
xaisworm vines, former tennis
king, now golf pro at the Den
ver, Colo., Country club, today
had established himself as a
definite contender for next
week's $13,333 Los Angeles
Oncn bv brenkinff thm T.nkAMn
Country club course record In
a prc-amatcur tuneup tourna
ment. The ooen Rlnrta Jnn. nt
the Riviera Co'intrv plnh. Vln
toured the 6,350 yards of the
tricky course In 62 strokes
eight under par and one better
man me previous mark.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
CLOSE IN ON DETROIT
By United Press
Thanks mainly to Center Ted
Kennedy, the Toronto Maple
Leafs were able today to close In
on the second-Dine Detroit RH.
wings in the National league
hockey race, moving within five
points after an 8-to-2 victory
over inc ivew York Rangers
which he was the all-around
tensive star.
NEBRASKA FIVE BEATS
MEXICAN QUINT 54-40
Lincoln, Neb., Dee. 28 (U.R)
The University of Nebraska
SDarkcd bv hlffh-wnrlns Pnr
ward Bob Hnhn with 18 points,
defeated a pentathlon of Mex
ico university basketball team,
04 10 4u, last night.
HAMPER EAST IN
San Francisco, Dec. 28 (U.R)
Coaches of the East and West
all-star football teams scheduled
scrimmage practices today after
rain yesterday forced the grid.
ders Inside for polishing sessions
for the New Year s day Shrine
classic.
A morning workout by the
easterners before the downpour
revealed three players were lav
orlng minor Injuries, All-Amerl
can Quarterback Les Horvath of
Ohio State having a taped ankle,
End Jack Mead of Wisconsin a
bad knee and End Frank Brog-
ger of Michigan State a banged
ankle. All are expected to play.
East Coaches Andy Kerr,
George Hauser and Bemle Bier
man were pleased with their
smooth working "T" and the
kicking of Notre Dame's Frank
Dancewlcz and Michigan State's
Jack Breslln.
A special ceremony will be
held before the crowd of 80,000
Monday, honoring six former
Shrine game players killed In
action in this war.
The tribute will honor Cpl.
James L. Mooney, Georgetown
University, 1930 East team; Lt.
Donald Wemple, Colgate, 1939
East team; Lt. James McDonald.
Illinois, 1939 East team; Lt. Eso
Naranche, Montana, 1942 West
team; Capt. Joe Routt, Texas A
& M, 1938 West team; and Aus
tin strauble, U. S. army, Wis
consin, 1927 East team.
BEAU JACK NAMED
FIGHTER OF YEAR
IN ANNUAL RATING
New York. Dee. 28 U.R
From a record-shattering 4,382
professional boxers who tossed
leather during 1944, brown
skinned Beau Jack an army
private at Fort Bennlng, Ga.
was elected "boxer of the year"
by the Ring magazine, which
released its annual ratings to
day.
Bull - shouldered Beau, who
was baptized Sidney Walker at
Augusta, Ga., 23 years ago, lost
the lightweight crown to Bob
Montgomery In March, but he
stimulated the fight game with
his battle-royal style by attract
ing gates totaling $460,000 for
five bouts as a civilian at Madi
son Square Garden.
The Ring named the follow
ing leaders in other divisions,
based on their activities during
1944: Heavyweight, Jimmy Biv
Ins; light ' heavyweight, Lloyd
Marshall; middleweight, Hoi
man Williams; welterweight,
Ray Robinson; featherweight,
Willie Pep; bantamweight, Man
uel Ortiz; flyweight, Jackie Pat
erson of Scotland. Men like Sgts.
Joe Louis and Billy Conn, who
are in service and unable to
compete, were not considered in
the ratings.
Psychology Poured
On Tennessee Team
Pasadena, Cal., Dec. 28 (U.R)
Coach John Barnhill today was
shooting his Tennessee Volun
teers full of sunshine and. psy
chology to get them In the mood
for Southern California, -the
golden boys of the gridiron.
It was a bad day for Tennes
see when football players learn
ed to read, because every paper
they pick up spots the Vols at
least three touchdowns before
getting down to cases.
FEE'S m!jSICMAKERS
TRIM OREGON HOOPERS
Portland, Ore., Dec. 28 U.R)
Fee's Music Makers, an all-star
Independent team of Portland,
defeated the University of Ore
gon Webfoot basketball team by
a S0-to-43 score here last night.
The victory, second in a row
for the Music Makers over the
Oregon team, kept the Independ
ent's record against northern di
vision colleges clean of defeats
this year.
VETERAN FILIPINO WILL
RETURN TO BOXING RING
Los Angeles, Dec. 28 (U.R)
Ceferlno Garcia, former middle
weight kingpin ot the world,
will meet hard-hitting Bobby
Claus of Buffalo, N. Y., at San
Antonio, Tex., Jan. 8, his man
ager, George Parnussus, an
nounced today.
ICE SKATE
TO-NITE
and
every nlre
except Monday
7:45 to 10:15
Sat. A Sun. Matinee
MEDFORD ICE ARENA
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Will Meet
(Acmt TeUphoto)
Here's the way the University of Southern California Trojans will line up for New Year's Day Rose Bowl
game against Tennessee's Volunteers. In line, left to right: Jim Callahan, RE; John Fehsr, RT; WiUard
Wall, RO; Rust Antles. O; Bud Curtis, LO: John Ferraro, LT; and Don Hardy, LIS. In backtield, left U
right: Dave Gardner. HB: Duaoa Whitehead. FB: Bob Morris. HB: and Jim Hardy, OB.
West Shrine Team To Use T
Against Favored East Eleven
By Hal Wood
United Press Correspondent
San Francisco, Dec. 28 (U.R)
Babe Holllngbery, the ex-
Washington State coach who
mentors the West grid squads
in the annual Shrine game on
New Year's day is broadminded
4o say the least, .
A widely-known and avowed
foe of any and all "T" forma
tions, Holllngbery less than a
month ago was heard to exclaim
In an after-dinner talk:
"That team wins despite the
fact it uses the V formation."
But today the Babe is mak
ing no such statements, because
his co-coach of the West Shrine
team, Homer Norton of Texas
A & M, knows the "T" inside
out and the team will be using
lt a goodly share of the time
Stagg, Mack Meet
After Fifty Years
At Sports Banquet
Los Angeles. Dec. 28 (U.R)
Connie Mack and Alonzo Stagg,
both 82 years old, and two of the
greatest figures in American
sports history, met here last
night for the first time In 60
years and wished each other
success in the years to come.,
The occasion was the seond
annual sports award dinner of
the Los Angeles Times, at which
gold medalions were awarded
21 athletes Judged tops in their
sports by a special award com
mittee. Mack got one of the special
awards handed out during the
evening as the 2,000 guests
cheered the recipients and
laughed at the antics of such
comedians as Bob Hope, Bing
Crosby and Jerry Colona. Stagg
got no award, but was on hand
to meet Maek and such
"youngsters' as former Heavy
weight Champion Jim Jefferles,
now 68.
DIETRICH TO CENTER
ON ENTERTAINING GI'S
Paris, Dec. 28 (U.R) The
French press agency quoted
Marlene Dietrich today as say
tng that she had decided to give
up her film career tor the dura
tion and "devote myself entirely
to entertaining those who arc
far from their homes." The
agency's dispatch from Lille
said she arrived there today on
a tour to entertain troops in the
battle areas.
Volunteers in Rose
this year against the 3-1 favored
East.
The American Professional
football league, which lost an
estimated $200,000 In its first
(and probably only) venture into
the pro grid game along the
west coast, can salvage some
measure of satisfaction from an
otherwise disastrous season, in
the Hollywood Rangers' 42-7 win
over the San Diego Bombers.
Both teams were champions
in their own circuit but the
border-town boys of the Pacific
coast league didn't appear to be
In the same class with the cine
ma lads in the "big" game.
Next year the same clubs will
in all probability be playing in
one league both with a chance
to make real money for the first
time after years of pouring the
golden coin of the realm down
the drain.
China. Staff Chief
Seen As Stumbling
Block To Dispute
Calcutta, Dec. 28 (U.R) Ho
Ying-Chin's retentions as Chi
nese army chief of staff was re
garded in authoritative quar
ters today as one of the princi
pal stumbling blocks to a set
tlement of the long dispute be
tween China's communists and
the Kuomtntang.
The communists insist it will
be impossible to agree to Kuom
tntang demands that they sub
mit their armies to a Chungking
command as long as Ho retains
his post.
He not only is recognized as
one of the most bitter and out
spoken foes of China's commun
ists but also has been nnpnlv an.
cused as being responsible for
corruption ox tne Chinese armed
forces.
Shuttle Bombing
Over For Winter
Washington, Dec. 28 (U.R)
Shuttle bombing of Germany by
big American bombers using
Russian bases was abandoned
by mutual agreement between
the United States and the Soviet
Union because of the difficulties
of winter operations in Russia
and the shrinkage of Nazi-held
Europe, lt was disclosed today
at the War Department.
The last shuttle raid in which
Russian bases were used took
place on Sept. 18.
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BIOFF FREED IN
EVASION OF TAX
Hollywood, Dee. 28 (U.R)
Willie Bioff , former movie labor
czar convicted of extorting more
than $1,000,000 from the motion
picture industry, was freed to
day of charges he evaded pay
ment of $85,000 In Income taxes
for 1936-37.
Federal Judge Ralph E. Jen
ney dismissed the charges on re
quest from Assistant Attorney
General Samuel O. Clark in
Washington, D. C. because the
government would have to rely
on evidence used to convict
Bioff of the extortion charge.
Since that was the case, Clark
said, it was unnecessary to pros
ecute. Bioff, sentenced to 10 years
imprisonment on the extortion
charge was paroled last week
after serving three years.
Hotelman Kills 5
In Roof Battle
Manzanlllo, Mex., Dec. 28
(U.R) Police revealed today that
Nicholas S. Rivera, a Manzanlllo
hotelman, killed five persons
ana seriously wounded ten oth
ers before he was shot to death
in a Christmas day battle on a
hotel roof.
Rivera shot and killed a
policeman Christmas eve and
then fled to the hotel roof where
he barricaded himself In a small
room.
WEATHER
Northern California Scat
tered showers today, tonight and
in south portion Friday. Great
est rainfall this evening; clear
ing north portion Friday. Cold
er north and central portions
late today.
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Washington, Dee. 28 (U.R)
Karl William Church, 40, ex
truck driver of Baltimore, who
is alleged to have married an
enlisted Wave and four other
women without going through
the formality of divorce, was
placed urtder $3,000 bond today
on charges of Illegally wearing
a naval uniform and of Issuing a
fraudulent check.
Church was arrested by FBI
agents here last night when he
kept a dinner appointment with
the Wave he married in Balti
more on Dec. 19 while allegedly
posing as a navy commander. At
the time, it is alleged, Church
was maintaining an apartment
in Washington with a wife be
married in Portland, Ore.
FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover
said that Church also is known
to have married women from
Seattle, Baltmlore and Detroit
THE GRANGE
Eagle Point Grange
Eagle Point Grange held its
last meeting for 1944 on De
cember 19, at which time the,
following new members were
added: Alms Mclntyre, Claud
Mclntyre, Myron D. Andrews
and Shannon Andrews. Obli
gated in 3rd and 4th degrees
were Geo. D. Hook, Edith L.
Hook, Austin C. Smith, Mary
Pauline Smith, Mrs. Belle Car
.mean and Herbert D Tycer. '
Visitors present were Mr. and
Mrs. George Brown and Mr. and
Mrs. Tom - Stanley of Lake
Creek.
Nora Matthews was reappoint
ed H.E.C. chairman, and Lulu
Thurston was appointed pianist
for the following year.
A special feature of Lecturer
Gertrude Stanley's Christmas
program, in charge of Mrs. Wm.
Lang, were several numbers by
Mrs. Prentice s accordiana girls.
In addition, several numbers
were played by the three chil
dren of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Peck
of Lake Creek, who are stu
dents of Mrs. Prentice.
The welcoming song was sung
by Linda and Dudley Lang, ac
companied by their mother, Mrs
Wm. Lang. Other numbers were
readings by Philip Stickles and
Bobble Klmmel; a piano solo, by
Ralph Humphrey; a saxophone
solo by Richard McCorkle, ac
companied by his mother, Mrs.
Dwlght McCorkle; a vocal solo,
by Jean Freshwater, accompa
nied by Mrs. Lang; a duet by
Kay McCorkle and Dudley Lang,
and a solo by Dudley Lang, ac
companied by Mrs. Lang.
After the Christmas carols all
Joined In singing "God Bless
America," accompanied by the
Accordiana Girls. The program
concluded with the distribution
of Christmas stockings contain
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ing nuts, oranges, applet, and
popcorn balli and delicious pea
nut brittle, made by Mrs. Stan
ley. ' i
At the next meeting, January
2, installing officer, Gertrude
Haak will have charge of In
stallation, of officers, with Lake
Creek and Prospect Granges
participating. Installing assist
ants are Clara Chamberlain,
Julia Davies and Ruby Wyatt.
Serving committee for this meet
ing is Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lakey
and Betty Lou Lakey, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Humphrey and
Barbara Jean Olsen.
The Christmas gift exchange
was announced In error for the
card party to be held Saturday.
Dec. 30, 8 p. m. at the Grange
hall.
Gold Hill Grange
Due to the absence of Master
Howes, newly-elected Overseer
Glen Chase called the Gold Hill
grange to order, Dec. 21. Appli
cation of two more candidates
were favorably balloted on.
Grange voted to continue our
custom of New Year s dinner.
This year It will be held Sun
day, Jan. 7, at 1 p. m. Grange
win turnish tne meat dish and
members are to bring vegetable
and desserts for their own
groups. All grangers and their
families, as well as prospective
members, are urged to attend.
Worthy lecturer asked that
grange be closed so her program
could be given along with dis
tribution of gifts by Santa. A
short program of music, reclta
tlons and g) oup singing was en
joyed. Brother Buckingham
made an interesting Santa and
distributed gifts to old and
young. Coffee was served by
H. E. C, along with treats of
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