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TWO MEDfORD MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday, 'an. 30, 1945 CAVEMEN OUT FOR FIRST HOOP WIN OVER TORNADOES Medford, Grants Pass Will Meet for Third Time in ' Paralysis Benefit Contest Meeting for the third time thla season, Medford high school's Black Tornadoes will pit their man-to-man defense against the one system of Grants Pass on the Medford basketball court at o'clock tonight. Fifty per cent of the net pro ceeds from tonight's tilt, reg ular Southern Oregon Confer ence game, will go to the na tional infantile paralysis fund. Coach Al Simpson of Medford estimated the amount the fund will receive at approximately $100. Although the conference lead ing Medford quintet has twice defeated the Cavemen in games earlier In the season, it Is ex pected they will face a little tougher opposition tonight. Grants Pass, slow getting start ad at the beginning of the sea son, has polished up its defense considerably In recent weeks nd has shown a smoother func tioning combination on the of fense. The Cavemen took a close 32 81 game from Klamath Falls Fri day night, but came back Sat urday to trounce the Pelicans. 28 to 18. The Black Tornadoes wjiipped Ashland, 44-20, In their last outing Friday night at Ash land. , Grants Pass' double victory at JTJamath Falls over the week end moved the Cavemen into third place in the conference standings and dropped the Peli cans to fourth. . A preliminary game at 8:80 p. m. between the Medford and Grants Pass reserves will pre cede the main encounter. Club Owner Split Pro Baseball Czar New York. JanT SO (U.R) f Opposition to the move to elect a new baseball commissioner at the major league meeting here this week-end was reported (rowing today as Edward G. Barrow eliminated himself as a candidate. A split among club owners on whether the successor to the late Kenesaw Mountain L a n d 1 s should coma from baseball's ranks or some outside profes sion promised to delay action on filling the vacancy. . Most major league owners were said to be In favor of nam ing a man from their own ranks, but even they were divided on whether Immediate action was necessary. S. A. CHAMP RETURNS TO U. S. RING WARS Miami, Fla., Jan. 30 (U.R) Arturo Oodoy, heavyweight champion of South America, ar rived In Miami today from his home In Santiago, Chile, boast ing a new ring technique of "less move, more poonch." The rugged Chilean, who lost twice to Joe Louis in title bouts during a previous United States campaign, will leave later this week for New York to arrange with Manager Al Weill for sev eral bouts outside New Vork be fore tackling promlnents like i.ee uma, Joe Baksl, Taml Maurlello, etc., at Madison Square Garden. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT B United Praia New York (St. Nicholas Arena) Archie Moore, 106, Los An geles, knocked out Bobby Ja cobs, 18914, Philadelphia, (9). Newark. K. J. Julie BoH 188, Brooklyn, stopped Joe Griffo, 133W, Newark, N. J., w. Baltimore Louis (Kid) Co coa, 180, New Haven, Conn outpointed Joe Carter, 16S, Rome, N. Y (10). Holvnlce Mnii n,nn Tin- field. 169, New York, decisloned Joe Amlco, 141, Philadelphia, Sap from Australian milk- wood trees Is used to stupefy fish In waterholes so they may am easily caugni. TORNADOES PILE UP BIG SCORES IN LEAGUE PLAY Official statistics for the first half of the Southern Oregon bas- getball season show the league leading Medford high school squad has piled up a total of 2S1 points against conference op ponents and has had but 162 points scored against It. The most points were scored against the Black Tornadoes In one game by Grants Pass, scor ing 31 in the same game in which Medford was held to its lowest score for any one game 34 points. In all other encounters the Tornadoes have racked up 40 or more points. Leading Scorer Leading single scorer in league play, however, is Reedy of Ash land, with a total of 60 points for the first half of the season Jerry Ross of Medford has chalk ed up the most field goals, 26 in all, while Jandreau of Ash land has made 18 free throws to lead In that department. Noreen of Klamath Falls has had the most personal fouls marked against him with a total of 29 and has had to leave four games because of five personal fouls. High Game Scores Fairly respectable scores have been tallied in all league games with only three contests being won with less than 39 points Leading scorers for the first half: Reedy, Ashland , Fawcett, Medford 60 E8 87 86 SS Ross, Medford Jandreau, Ashland Rlebel, Grants Pass Palmer, Klamath Falls ... Samuelson, Ashland Lutz, Grants Pass Watson, Medford Ausland, Grants Pass .... Noreen, Klamath Falls... Hayes, Medford . 48 .... 46 , 45 Riggs, Medford .. Team standings: w L Pot Pf Pa 102 330 Medford S 0 J.000 391 Alhland S a .BOO ail Grants Pasi a 4 .333 1SS 311 Hi 219 Klamath Fall.. 1 B .167 E BiG TIME HOOP GAMBLING PLOT New York. Jan. 80 U,B A sweeping nationwide Investiga tion of big time collegiate bas ketball appeared certain today following revelation five Brook lyn college players had ad mitted conspiring with gambers to throw a game against Akron university at Boston tomorrow night for $3,000. It was the first specific revela tion any player actually had been Involved In dealings with gamblers, although there have been persistent rumors for some time that bookmakers had been making "killings" on major col legiate games, here and in other large cities. The players held for question ing by Assistant District Attor ney Edward A. Heffernan of Kings county were Bernard Bar nett, Bob Ledcr, the team cap tain and Its leading scorer, Larry Pearlsteln, Jerry Green and Stanley Simon. Heffernan said they would be used as material witnesses against the alleged gamblers. Harvey stemmer and Henry Rosen, whom he said would be arraigned on charges of bribery and conspiracy, ' BOWLING In Classic league last night Maid Rite took three straight games over Medford Feed and seea tuarr ans-uarr, Sims 693). Jim's Super Service took two out of threo from Signal Oil (Leonard 244 606), and Domes tic Laundry won two out of three from Rolling Pin (Cannon 213-Amburgey S46), BASKETBALL By Unltsd Press Sedslla, Mo., Army Air Field Gliders, 88; University of Mex ico. 37. Kentucky, 73; Georgia, 87. Purdue, 43; Wisconsin, 34. The Flying Fortress' eiectrl cat equipment Includes 73 elec tric motors, 134 light bulbs, 300 radio tubes and 8Vi miles of copper wire. ICE SKATE TO-NITE and every nlta leapt Monday 7:45 to 10:15 Sat ft Sun. Matinee MIOFORD ICI ARENA 1S. Grips Phone 4S 11 Brian Donlevy s .it. f'ii 0 " laaMaaaaaaaaMlaaaaftLua. - Brian Donlevy as Steve Dangos, Immigrant, quickly absorbs the customs of his adopted country, the United States of Amer ica, In the technicolor film "An American Romance, coming to the Craterian soon. Here Steve celebrates Independence Day with his cousin. OF TEST TUBE Washington, Jan. 30 (U.R) The agriculture department's scientific staff today revealed some new miracles of the test tube, including cotton that won't burn, medicine made from leaf tobacco, and a shoe dressing that prevents mildew and ath lete's foot. The discoveries, reported to Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard, are made available to the public after they are per fected. Chemical Developed Further experiments are neces sary on a chemical which, when added to shoe dubbing, prevents athlete's foot and keeps shoes from mildewing. It was devel oped by the Bureau of Home Economics. Industrial chemists, In cooper ation with the army, developed an emulsion that makes cotton flame-proof through at least 12 washings, does not weaken the fiber, and increases its weather resistance. Heat Resistant The department says It al ready has a commercially prac ticable heat-resistance varnisn, called Allyl Starch, which has withstood 400 degrees of heat and can be applied to paper and metal as well as wood. The chemists also discovered Rutin reined from flue-cured tobacco is efficacious In the treatment of high blood Dressure. On the food fronts the depart ment has come up with a frozen Cruit dessert called Velva Fruit that has the natural color and flavor of fresh fruit ingredients and the texture of Ice cream. It can be made in the family ice cream freezer or refrigerator. GLORIA SWANS0N IN FIFTH TRIP TO ALTAR New York, Jan. 30 (U.R) Gloria Swanson and her bride groom of less than a day will be parted by the drama this evening and every evening except Mon days because she plans to keep her leading role in a Broadway show in lieu of honeymooning. Miss Swanson and William B. Davey of New York were mar ried at Union City, N. J., last night with two friends as wit nesses. The still glamorous star of silent movies gave her age as 45 and her fifth husband, a retired business man, said he was 82. DUKE SWORN IN Canberra, Jan, 30 (U.R) The Duke of Gloucester was sworn In today as Governor-General ol Australia. Um Mall TTIbuna Wabl Ada. 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New air compressibility flaps, supercharger devices and a hy draulic aileron booster control have contributed to the plane's increased deadllness. 2ND DRAFT CALL Hollywood, Jan. 30 (U.R) Frank Sinatra, the 27-year-old "pied piper" of the bobby-sox brigade, heard the call of his draft board for the second time today and again prepared to trade his microphone for a mus ket. The tousled-haired crooner has been ordered to report for a pre-induction physical examina tion Feb. 8, his Jersey City, N. J 'raft board announced. It will be Sinatra's second trip before the medicos he was classified 4-F in December, 1943, because of a punctured eardrum. Solons Question Export To France Of U. S. Newsprint Washington, Jan. 30 (U.R) Reps. Lyle H. Boren, D., Okla., and Clarence J. Brown, R., O., today called on the state depart ment to ask the Soviet Union why France must Import news print from the United States when "the world's greatest glut of pulp" Is in Russia, Finland, and Sweden. In a letter to Secretary of State Edward R. Stcttlnlus, Jr., the two congressmen, members of a special newsprint subcom mittee set up in the last con gress, noted recent newspaper reports said this nation Intended to ship 8,000 tons of newsprint to France within a month de spite official estimates showing the United States would have "a net ieficit of almost 4,000,- 00 tons of paper the first year alter victory in Europe." F F Colom Or. Jnn. 80 (U.R) A bill to establish compensation and retirement funds for volun teer and regular firemep was un der consideration by the house today. It would provide funds, through the collection of a per fpntnpA nf fpes riald on fire In surance premiums and individual contributions by subscribers, that would grant disability pay ments to firemen and benefits tn urlrinura nnri nrrthana. There would be two such funds, one for volunteer fire men, the other for regulars. The "paid firemen" fund payments would be set up by a govern ing board In each county in line with money available, wnue me vn1iintpr henefita were set In the bill. It was Introduced by Rep. Earl Hill, Lane county, ana Sen. Joel Booth, Linn county. Parent Control Aim Annthpr hill introduced would make parents of delinquent chil dren, who are louna to nave been negligent In their atten tion to such children, subject to a formal charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Other house bills introduced nmulri nrnvlHfl! . That no state official, elected or appointed, shall, receive a sal ary higher than the governor's. Ciertnncinn nf rflninff commis sioners' salaries for the duration of the horseracing ban. POWER HIKE Al Salem. Ore.. Jan. 30 (U.R) Three bills to grant larger pow ers to the state liquor control commission were Introduced to the senate today. One of the bills would grant the commission extended powers of limiting the brand and type of liquor sold to permit holders; another broadens the power to confiscate material in a place where liquor is being used un lawfully, and the third adds to and more clearly defines the list of such material to be declared a common nuisance. Another bill would provide for the destroying of county papers of no value, and which at present are cluttering Up files. Another seme bill Introduced today would establish protective L FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND I 1 I I I F I D I I I I I ( f ( I Q j I I I I i I 0 I t 9 I I 1AJ j areas along highways, beaches and state parks in certain In stances. It was introduced by the highways committee by request. Solon Stumps For 5,000 Plane World Air Peace Patrol Washington, Jan. 30 (U.R) Rep. Karl Mundt, R., S. 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