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Tucson, Ariz., Jan. 19 (U.R)
Fresh from a five-under-par od
In the tuneup, Johnny Revolta,
former PGA champion, became
one of the leading contender to
day as 78 professional and ama
teur golfers teed oil in ine open
lne round of the first annual
$5,000 Tucson open golf tournament.
But the Evanston, 111., pro was
m aeainst the best of the game
with Byron Nelson, holder of
the course record of 63, his "gold
dust" twin, Harold (Jug) Mc
Bpaden, and Slammln" Sammy
Snead of While suipnur springs,
Va.. vying for top spots.
Denny Shute, Akron, O., was
also considered a hard man to
beat In this tournament. Shute
closed with 31 for a 66 In yes
terday's tuneup, tying with
Sammy Byrd, Detroit, and
Claude Harmon, Grosse Point,
Mich., for runner-up medalist
honors.
Shute was headed for the
week's best round of play until
he double-bogled the par-three
eighth hole, the same one which
gavo Revolta trouble. Although
he failed to crack Nelson s course
record, Revolta took best-ball
honors with Detroit amateur Lei
Coleman, for 61.
Chick Rutan of Brlmlngham,
Ala., who grabbed a surprising
66 in Wednesday s play, added a
67 yesterday. In the same spot
were Snead and Gene Kunes,
Hollywood, Fla." Nelson skipped
from 67 Wednesday to 69 yes
terday while McSpaden went up
from 66 to a wild 72. '
DICK FAWCEn IS
MEDFORD QUINTET
Dick Fawcett, first string
guard for Al Simpson's Medford
high school Black Tornado, Is
the team's leading scorer to date
with a total of 99 points for an
average of 9.9 points per game
in the ten games already played
this season. He has potted 43
field goals and 13 free throws
while committing 17 personal
fouls.
Darrell Rlggs, center, If high
In the personal fouls committed
bracket, having been called for
29 infractions of the rules. -
Eleven Medford players, to
gether with their coach, left this
noon for Klamath Falls where
they will meet the Pelicans to
night and tomorrow night in a
conference series.
Following is a list of Medford
players who have scored 20 or
more points this season, listing
the number of field goals, free
throws and personal fouls of
each:
' fg ft pi
Dick Fawcett 43 13 17
Jerry Ross 33 10 14
Bob Watson 22 17 20
Darrell Rlggs 23 6 29
Larry Hayes 19' 5 14
Glenn Bostwlck 10 4 7
Glenn Davia Gets
Maswell Trophy
Philadelphia, ' Jan. 19 U.R
Glenn Davis, three sport Btar at
the army military academy, was
the recoiplcnt today of the an
nual Maswell club trophy pre
sented to "the outstanding foot
ball player of the year."
Davis, who was the nation's
top scorer among college play
ers, received the award at the
club's annual dinner last night.
He made 20 touchdowns, gain
ing 1,353 ynrtis by rushing and
passing.
DETROIT BEATS RANGERS
TO NARROW LEAGUE GAP
Br United Press
The Detroit Red Wings closed
In on the league leading Mon
treal Canndlcns today by de
feating the New York Rangers,
7 to 3.
One of the three Ranger goals
was on a major penalty shot by
Fred Thurler, the first national
league hockey competition In
two years, after he was tripped
by Hal Jackson on a clean break
away for the nets.
UCLA FOOTBALL
Br Robert Weide
(UP Staff Correspondent)
Los Angeles, Jan. 19. (U.R)
The University of California at
Los Angeles football coach han
dicap neared a climax today with
just about every eligible grid
mentor In the land either hav
ing thrown his hat into the
Jockey's circle or having it
thrown in by some enthusiastic
admirer.
But this time Bruin Graduate
Manager William C. (Bill) Ack
erman, at the prodding of Insist
ent alumni, is proceeding cau
tiously. They don't want a re-.
peat of whats happened at
Bruinvllle for the last five years.
And many an unhappy alumnus
Insists UCLA's blackout the past
few seasons resulted from too
hasty hiring of an untried hand.
Duration Coach Wanted
On the other .hand, another,
but less noisy, faction wants a
"duration coach," preferably a
UCLA graduate, who'll step in
in this era of sudden transfers,
limited manpower, etc., until a
big-time mentor can be obtained
at the war's end.
If this latter group wins out,
It's practically a cinch that Bert
La Brucherie, the fabulously
successful Los Angeles high
school headman, will get the job
But if the first school of
thought prevails. Buck Shaw
who turned out mechanically
perfect clubs at . Santa Clara
until the sport was abandoned
for the duration, is pretty heav
ily favored.
Also mentioned prominently
and Orin E. (Babe) Hollingbery,
the colorful mentor of the Wash
ington State Cougars, and Jimmy
Phelan, veteran Washington and
St. Mary's pilot.
FOE SOUGHT FOR
Los Angeles. Jan. 19 (U.R)
Boxing Promoter Joe Lynch said
today he was working on an out
door title match for N.B.A.
Lightweight Champion Juan
Burlta whose scheduled 15-round
title match with John Thomas
February 27 blew up when the
Los Angeles negro was inducted
into the army.
Lynch, who claims exclusive
call on Zurita's services in any
title matches here, said he would
contact Zurita's manager, George
Parnassus, to arrange a bout
with Ike Williams or Willie
Joyce as possible opponents.
The Mexican champion must
defend his title by February 27
under a ruling laid down by
N.B.A. President Aba Greene.
HOOP fflES SET
Eugene, Ore., Jan. 19. (U.R)
The University of Oregon bas
ketball squad which is liber
ally sprinkled with freshman
players will meet a veteran
Washington State quintet in a
two-game series beginning here
tonight.
The Wcbfeet will be rested
after their arduous pre-season
tour of non-conference games
and a four-game invasion of
Idaho and Washington State on
their home courts.
BATTLE TO DRAW
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A capacity crowd of Medford
Armory wrestling fans went
away completely satisfied last
night as Pete Belcastro and the
Gray Mask battled to a draw in
their main event clash. Almost
from the opening bell the two
gladiators biffed and banged
each other all over the ring with
Belcastro finding himself in a
lot of trouble as a result of the
Mask's head butts in the early
rounds. But it was not until the
third session that the Mask was
able to subdue the Weed As
sassin with four head butts and
a half crab which forced Bel
castro to give up.
Belcastro weathered a lot of
trouble in the fourth but came
back strong in the fifth and
tossed the Mask all over the
ring, and sometimes out of it.
Pete then unleashed four violent
uppercuts and won the fall with
a body press.
When the final round ended
the Mask was absorbing
thorough pounding from Belcas
tro and started arguing with
Referee Earl Yoakley but he was
soon quieted and escorted from
the ring.
Jack Klser and "Gloomy"
Gust Johnson put on one of the
finest exhibitions of clever
wrestling seen hereabouts In a
long while with Johnson win
ning the only fall In four rounds.
The spill came in the last ses
sion when Klser applied his Al
ligator clutch, always a fall-pro
ducer In the past, but Johnson
flipped him over and pinned him
for a body press.
Tony Ross used three rounds
to gain a one-fall decision from
Milt Olson in the opener.
Swedish Runner Is
Impatient Waiting
Voyage to States
Stockholm, Jan. 19 (U.R)
Swedish distance runner Gunder
Hagg said today he was "getting
good and tired, of sitting around'
and that he had about given up
on plans to participate in the
United States indoor track sea
son because of transportation
complications.
Hagg said that he still had
received no definite word from
Dan Ferris, secretary of the
Amateur Athletic union in the
United States, whether plane or
boat transportation would be
available in time for him to ap
pear in the National Amateur
Athletio union track meet at
New York, February 24.
He set this week-end as an
"absolute deadline for my de
parture."
Louis to Referee
Service Matches
Winnines. Jan. IB n Rut
Joe Louis of the U. 8. army, the
world heavyweight boxing cham
pion, will be the referee in a
boxing show featuring Ameri
can and Canadian boxers here,
January 26, officials of the Royal
Canadian Air Force Training
Command said today.
American boxers from the
Alaskan wins of the armv air
forces Will MmnAtn ntfnlnaf tha
army, navy and air force slug
gers trom - tne Winnipeg commands.
BANTAM CHAMP CLASSED
1-A, FACES INDUCTION
Brawley, Calif., Jan. 19 (U.R)
Manuel Ortiz, N.B.A. bantam
weight champion, said today he
would be inducted Tuesday un
less he can obtain a temporary
deferment to permit him to dis
pose of his vegetable farm.
The hard fighting Mexican
champion said he has been classi
fied 1-A by his El Centro. Calif-
draft board.
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Champion Cowboy
Salinas, Cal., Jan. 19 (U.R)
Louis Brooks of Sweetwater,
Tex., is the world's champion
cowboy for 1944, retaining the
title he won in 1943, it was an
nounced today at Rodeo Asso
ciation of America, headquarters
here.
Brooks scored 11,144 points in
winning the bronc and bareback
riding events to top Gene Ram
bo, Shandon, Cal., who placed
second with 10,429 points. Hom
er Pettigrew, Springer, N. M.,
1941 champion, was third with
8,127.
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT
Br United Press
Boston Henry Jones, 208,
Philadelphia, knocked out John
ny White, 209, Jersey City, N. J.,
(5).
Southbrldge, Mass. Maurce
(Lefty) La Chance, 137, Lewis
ton, Me., decisioned Jackie Jor-'
dan, 132, Philadelphia, (8).
Fall River, Mass. C h a r 1 e y
Smith, 134, Newark, N. J., de
cisioned Vince Dell Orto, 135,
Philadelphia, (10).
On Mall Tribune Want AiU.
DOOM OF FISHING
13 SEEN UNLESS
Salem, Ore., Jan. 19 (U.R)
The great fisheries of Oregon,
one of the chief industrial de
velopments in the state for- 79
years, are "doomed to gradual
extinction" unless immediate
steps are taken on the part of
the state government, the 1943
legislative interim committee
reported to the 194S legislature.
The Oregon. Fish Commission
has been forced to operate on a
"starvation basis,"' the report
stated, running as a self-sustaining
unit of state government.
Regulations curtailing the take
of fish has cut drastically the
funds available to the commis
sion. "The less fish, the less
money," the report said. "Yet
the need for hatcheries, re
search, experiment and remedi
al work Increases."
The committee, headed by
Sen. Merle R. Chessman, As
toria, recommended strongly
that the commission be placed
on an appropriation basis, rath
er than a self-sustaining one as
at present, so that it may have
sufficient funds to proceed with
the work so vital to the fishing
industry.
JlLUAlT
Jacksonville and Talent high
school basketball teams will
meet at Talent tonight in a game
which will decide leadership of
the first half of the eastern di
vision of the county "B" league.
Neither team has been defeated
in league play to date. Other
teams making up the eastern di
vision are St. Mary's of Medford,
Phoenix and Butte Falls.
Jacksonville and Talent re
serve teams will meet In a pre
liminary game with the main
contest slated to begin at 7:30.
TRAIN MISHAP COSTLT
Paris, Jan. 19 (U.R) The
French Press Agency said today
that 120 persons were killed
and 200 Injured at Rouen yes
terday when a train crashed
through a backboard at the St
Vallery En Caux station, p!unf
ed out into the street, piled, p
and overturned.
In 1943 there were 620,739
acres of vegetables and melons
harvested for market and pro
cessing in California.
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