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TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Medford's 'Wonder Team' of 1928 Recalled By The Dalles Opponent L. H. Gregory, Oregonlan sport editor, recently Interview ed Capt. Tommy Ward, The Dalles and Oregon State Col lege athletic star whose com ment on Medford'i wonder team ol 1928 U of Interest here. The portion of "Greg's" column per taining to Ward follows: ' Do you remember back to Paul Schisalcr's Oregon State teams of 1930, '31 and '32, and Tommy Ward, the 133-pound halfback and quarter who used to go In for "spot" situations and often broke loose for a long surprise gallop? It's now Capt. Tommy Ward, and after 34 months with the 41st division In New Guinea and Blak he's back In the states again on leave. Capt. Tommy weighs 130 these days and has actually gained an Inch in height since football days, to S feet 7. He commanded one of the rifle com panies of a famous Oregon regi ment In the 41st, and later had Its antitank company. Of all the heavy action the 41st went through, he nominates the fight ing on Blak as roughest of all, harder even than that original push over the Owen Stanley mountains from Port Moresby which opened the southwest Pa cific offensive. Capt and Mrs. Ward are vis iting through his leave, which extends to about January 80, with Mr, and Mrs. Allen Mc Lean, 4202 N. E. 70th. From JiM THORPE. ALL Vallejo, Calif, Jan. 28 U.R) A new way of life, beckoned tonight to the greatest athlete f them all Jim Thorpe. At 57, still la robust health, be is laying the foundation for -what he hopes will be a nation wide stage tour on which he plans to campaign against Juve nile delinquency and for better citizenship privileges (or In dians. He la completing a line of patter stnd testing it out on night club audiences here. He draws 1200 a week a far cry from the money he used to make when he was hailed aa America' great est all-around athlete but enough to live on and leave something for a savings account which Thorpe hopes to build up enough to 'return to the soil and eutdoor Ufa from whence I Ha obtained the Job through Cddle Isay, sports fan who awns the night elub and Thorpe's Mends say that the bl Indian has turned over a new leaf "and now Is walking the straight and narrow." Thorpe wants to settle down to ranch life after he completes bis contemplated tour. - His act Isn't polished yet, but be Is giving the job all he has, Just like he used to go all out on the football field, the base ball diamond and the score of other sport fields in which be excelled. ENJOY THIS BETTER WHISKEY JnnoiiiiiP Ikww Blended the pre-war way with fine selected whis kies and choice all Ameri can grain neutral spirits tUNOED WHUKET. M PROO ,tHI lANU)OWrU .WlUlUt. Monday. Jan. 39. 1945 here he goes somewhere for re assignment, but after nine at tacks of malaria though he looks husky and in buoyant health Isn't likely to be sent back to the Pacific. Capt. Tommy recalled those football days at Oregon State, and prior to that at The Dalles high school under Bob Murray. Just about the toughest game he ever played in, he believes, was the one In 1928 when Prink Calllson brought up his great Medford high school eleven to play The Dalles, which also was undefeated, with the state cham pionship hinging on the out come. - ' "What a team that was!" said Tommy. "We were pretty good, but just had no chance against that Medford club, which was certainly the best high school team I have ever seen. The score, as I recall, was 42-0 we were nobody's setup, either, but Medford was just that much bet ter. That team could have gulp ed down most college freshman elevens, and have done It right in stride. They had Melvln in the backfield and big Bill Mor gan at tackle and Bernle Hughes at center. It was this game that got Prink Calllson his promo tion to freshman coach at Ore gon the next year, for Capt. John J. McEwan, the Oregon coach( said he just must have him after seeing that game, and later Prink became Oregon head coach." MAT EVENT SET Harold (Blood and Guts) Da vidson, who gave the Gray Mask a torrid time In a match here late last year, has been signed by Promoter Mack Llllard to face the Mask in the top main event at Medford Armory Thursday night. Pete Belcastro and Terrible Tony Ross, close rivals for laur els as the "dirtiest" workers cur rently appearing here, will square off in the four-round mid dle event In a match that prob ably will steal the spotlight from the main event Georges Dusette. a newcomer from Canada, will oppose Tarzan. potvln in the opening match Dusette Is said to be a classy wrestler and an artist with, the full nelson hold. He is a strong matman who relies on his tre mendous strength for victories. PRO BASEBALL FUTURE HINGES ON SESSION New York. Jan. 29 UR) The most fateful week In base ball's history lay ahead today, with Major league executives facing the question of whether or not to open their parks for a regular schedule In April and of electing a new high commission er to succeed the late Judge Kenesaw M Landls. The club owners meet here Friday and Soturday and what happens In the emergency ses sions may well shape the future hlatorv of both Major and Minor circuits. Chains time for damned Ad. a in Too Late to CUialfy 12.30 p m $?, 6 RAIN NCUTRAl SPIKITS HAVU PI 6RACL MARYLAND. rpu BYRU NOSES OUT 0PENTW1000 Three Players Break Former Record for 18-Year-0ld San Antonio Golf Classic San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 29. (ll.R) Sammy Byrd, former New York Yankee outfielder, held the top prize $1,000 In war bonds in the 18th Texas golf tournament after firing a bril liant 66 on the last round yester day for a total of 2u8" to nose out Byron Nelson by a single stroke. Byrd's 72-hole total was 16 strokes under par for the regula tion par 72 Brackenrldge Park layout. The Detrolter established a new record for the Texas open, three strokes under the 271 set by E. J. (Dutch) Harrison In 1939. Harold (Jug) McSpaden, Dan ford, Me., came in third with 270 Claude Harmon of Grosse Polnte, Mich., took fourth and $450 with a 273. Nelson Collects $700 Nelson, of Toledo, O., collect ed $700 In war bonds for second place and McSpaden won $550, also in bonds. Sam Schneider, Corpus Christ!, Tex,, wound up In fifth place with 278 good for $350 and Ray Gafford, Fort Worth; Leland Gibson, Randolph Field, Tex., and Leonard Ott, Denver, tied for sixth place with 279. They divided $266. Bob Hamilton, Chicago, na tional PGA champion, rolled up a zui for $190 while Denny Shute, Akron, O.; Frank Strazza, Greenwich, Conn.; Leonard Dod- son, San Francisco; Ky Lafoon. Chicago; Tony Penna, Dayton. O., and Mike Turnesa. White Plains, N. Y were tied at 282. Revolts Breaks Par Other par-breakers were De fending Champion Johnny Re- volta, fcvanston, 111.; Tex Consol- ver, Wichita, Kan., and Jimmy uauntt, Ardmore, Okla., tied at ZHS. The leading amateur. Ed Fur- gol, Detroit, was awarded a $100 war bond for his 283. STEINBACKER SIGNS TO FILL SEAL OUTFIELD San Francisco. .Inn 20 mm Signing of Henry Steinbacher. hard-hitting left fielder, today assured the San Francisco Seals of a first class 1949 outfield. Neil Sheridan, on option to the Now York Giant. In lCMrt and Ben Gulntlnl previously had signed. BASKETBALL Saturday Scores: California Blues. 31: St. Mary's, 29. Ft. Lewis, 82; Washington V- 12's, 41. San Dlege Dons. 37: San DIoto State 33. Caltech, 42; Redlands, 23. Williams Field. 38; Santa Ana Air Base, 30. Pacific Coast Conference Bas ketball Standings: Northern Division W L Pet. Oregon ,7 2 .777 OSC 4 3 .571 Washington 4 4 .500 WSC 4 4 .500 Idaho 0 6 .000 Southern Dlvhlon W L Pel. USC 2 0 1.000 UCLA 1 1 .300 California 0 2 .000 (UPLA win over USC Jan. 26 ncn-conference competition). Magnate Hopeful Philadelphia, Jan. 29. U.R Thomas H. Richardson, presi dent of the Fastcrn league, ex pressed confidence today that the Minor leagues will operate In 1945 'Jimmy Byrnes per mitting." WEATHER Northern California Partly cloudy today, tonight and Tues day with early morning fog In the coastal valleys. (Ih SOU mhun Want Ads IS YOUR CAR FOR SALE? SEE HUMPHREY NOW (or a HIGH CASH PRICE HUMPHREY MOTORS USED CAR EXCHANGE S3 S. Rivsrside Are. MOVES IIP NATIONAL PLAY New York, Jan. 29. U.B Ohio State, Oregon, Pennsyl vania and South Carolina, four basketball teams which caught up after slow starts, acquired enough stature during the past week to move into the national championship pattern today, at the expense of some front run ners now fallen by the wayside. Each is eligible for competi tion fn forthcoming National Collegiate Athletic association district eliminations, and any might be the recipient of a bid to the national invitational tour nament here in March, if their play from now on maintains the same high standard. Oregon moved to the fore in the Pacific northwest with suc cessive victories over Washing ton's Huskies, the early season leaders, and now have a two and a half game lead over their rivals from Oregon State. Southern California still leads " 'i V the southern division with two victories and no defeats In con ference play, although the Tro jans lost casta by dropping a 41 to 36 non-league game to UCLA. FRESHMAN HOCKEY STAR BLANKS RANGERS TWICE By United Press Goalie Frank McCool, fresh man star of the Toronto Maple Leafs, was cited ' today for the best defensive performance of the National league hockey sea son, two successive shutouts over the New York Rangers. McCool blanked the Rangers on their own ice last night, 7 to 0, and turned the trick at To ronto the previous evening, 3 to 0. Montreal's leading Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins, 4 to Detroit's Red Wings defeated the Blackhawks at Chicago, 4 to 2. TRUCKS FOR RENT Drive Yourself Save Vi Any Distance "ruin's Mobiloll Station Main aid Ivy Phone 414S HIS PIN CLASSIC LEAD Chicago, Jan. 29, (U.F9 Al Heiden, 35-year-old Detroit war worker, held the lead today in the 33rd Petersen Individual bowling classic setting the pace with an eight-game total of 1577. Heiden competed on the eighth squad last night in the $43,200 production which at the finish Feb. 11 will pay $5,100 to. the winner. The Detroiter fashioned his TO LOAN! 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C. meeting wHl be Feb. 14 with the usual cov ered dish luncheon. Flora friends remembered were Eva WIgle, Florence Lance and Marie Christensen. A prize went to Myrtle ReeL Serving committee for grange Feb. 1 will be Florence Lance, Nina Dusenberry and the Long family. 00 YOU WANT TO SELL YOUR CAR? See Us Top Prices No Delay Any Make oi Model 1 Skinner's Garage I 143 S. Riverside Ph. 2T40 I I Vv X MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE
