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rOUH MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday. Feb. 14, 1145 TO 'Chicago, Feb. 14 U.B The "Sufar Bowl Brawl," matching Kay (Sugar) Robinson against George (Sugar) Costner In a 10 round welterweight bout will draw approximately 21,000 cus round welterweight bout, will tamers to the stadium tonight for about a $90,000 gate. Boxing enthusiasm hasn't run ai high here since the Old Ma nassa Mauler, Cmdr. Jack Demp sey, met the former fish merch ant. King Levinsky, In a four round exhibition in 1932 which attracted over 22,000 fans. Robinson is considered the No. 1 challenger for the crown worn by Champion Freddie (Red) Cochrane, but he ranks only as 9-8 favorite tonight. NOT HOW MANY . . . BUT HOW GOOD! RADIO REPAIR "Personal Service'' BOB LEE Radio - Electric Marble Corner Jacksonville DO YOU WANT TO SELL YOUR CAR? Set Ut Top Prices No Delay Any Make et Modal Skinner's Garage 143 8. Riverside Ph. 2740 I i&mmtM 'jv-- :S w 1 1 1 1 1 1 CiUte . - essajajfjaaaaaeiejU IflSlllrMFiittmtoMkMM.MsM c ALL SITAE Bfi BEDFORD ARRSORY THURSDAY NIGHT BOUTS STARTS 8:30 P.M. o THRILLS! o SPILLS! The Country' BEST TALENT Tickets Now On Sale AI BROWN'S, Phone FROM BEHIND TO Tl Grants Pass Dominates First Half of Ball Game With 23-16 Halftime Margin. Southern Oregon Conference: W L 0 6 7 7 Pet Medford Grants Pass Ashland ..- .10 , 4 . 3 . 3 1.000 .400 .333 .333 Klamath Falls . Medford hieh school's basket ball crew had to come from be hind last night to eke out a 37 to 81 victory over Grants Pass In a southern Oregon conference game played at Grants Pass. Medford was behind 21 to 10 3V4 minutes after the second quarter started but narrowed the gap to 23 to 16 at the halfway mark. Two minutes after the fourth period started the Black Tornado knotted the count at 28-28 and gradually forged ahead. Fawcett Fouls Out Grants Pass found no trouble hitting the hoop during the first half and their fast break and tight rone defense held the Tor nado In check- for two full pe riods. In the last half Grants Pass slowed down in an appar ent attempt to hold on to their lead and that was where Med ford started to score. Oarrell Rlggs played another excellent game under the backboards and during the second half domin ated both baskets to gain con trol of the ball- for his team. Dick Fawcett was the only play- Mama 3 Tfl ONI U LUU ux 2733 And Ihe OWL er to go out on fouls, leaving the game in me final stanza. Medford took 86 shots at the basket, making 17 while Grants Pass took 27 shots, 11 of them in the last half, and hit 11 times. Lineups: Medford (37) Pos. G. Pass (31) Cave, 4 Pippen, 4 Ross, 11 i Luti. 13 Rlggs, 6 , n Riebel, 8 Fawcett, 4 .!.. Ausland, 2 Watson, 12 g Robertson, 4 Stelle s- McClelland, 1 Whillock Boyce, 2 Reich a Officials: F. L. Flink and Don Faber. NEW REFEREE FOR An out-of-town referee will be imported by Promoter Mack Llllard for next Thursday night's wrestling card at Medford Ar mory when Pete Belcastro and the Gray Mask clash In the top main event. The Mask protested Referee Earl Yoakley,. claiming he could not get a square deal with Yoakley in the ring. There will be no time limit set for their coming battle but two out of three falls will decide the winner, even if they have to wrestle all night, Llllard said,, adding they would not even stop the match for "curfew." The bitter ring rivals will be meeting for the third time, their two pre vious bouts having ended in draws. Both Belcastro and the Mask were eager for the bout to determine which Is the better man. Harold (Blood and Guts) Da vidson and Terrible Tony Ross, both ranking close to the main eventers when It comes to dirty work in the ring, will square off In the middle bout, slated for four rounds. Llllard made this match at the request of fans who have been asking for a chance to see them in action against each other. Georges Dusette, said to be one of the strongest men now working In the light heavy weight glass, will collide in the three round opener with Silent Rattan, Kansas deaf mute. They will take to the mat at 8:30 p.m. promptly. Bruins Top Hawks In Hockey League By United Press A three-goal second period gave the Boston Bruins a 3 to 2 victory over the Chicago Black Hawks and a tighter hold on fourth place and a Stanley Cup playoff berth in the only Na tional League hockey game played last night The victory was the second In the past eight games for the Bruins and nipped a late-season drive by the cellar-dwelling Hawks who have won or tied four of their last five games, BASKETBALL By United Press Kansas 42, Oklahoma 27. Great Lakes 79, Marquette 68. Alabama Polytechnic it, Flor ida 42. Floyd Bennet Field 63, Brook lyn College 61. Balnbrldge Navy 88, Wil mington Pros 41. 1 Hampden Sydney 84, William and Mary 38. Loyola of New. Orleans 63, Naval Repair Base 82. Phillips University 69, Tulsa 43. M.I.T. 88, Worcester Poly 84. Hardin Simmons 37, Texas Mines 38. Wyoming 80, Greeley Teach ers 26. AEID) CLUB, Phone 2300 1 I 8 -r' . til s 8NOW CHAMELEONS Sharp vision Is required to distinguish these Yanks from brush and trees In Naziland as sunlight filters through to glisten on fresh snow. Plowing through on patrol mission tare Pfc. Frank J. Tryska, New York City, and SSgt. Carl RInes, Teaneck, N. J., members of 8th (Infantry. Division wears newest type of Army camouflage snow capes and hoods as they keep alert for enemy in German forest (U. S. Sitrnol Cores Photo E 25-23 WIN OVER Junior High Conference: W L Ashland 8 3 Grants Pass 4 4 Medford 3 8 Pet. .625 .600 .375 Medford Junior high's 23 . to 23 basketball victory scored over Grants Pass here yesterday gave Ashland the southern Oregon Junior high . conference cham pionship with five wins and three defeats. Grants Pass wound up in second place with four victories and four losses and Medford ended up In the cellar spot with three victories and five losses. Medford had to overcome a 19 to 16 halftime deficit to gain the victory after trailing 14 to 8 at the end of the first quarter. A substitute named Reich saved the day for Medford when he went into the contest in the fourth quarter and whipped in four baskets to pull Medford out of the hole. It was one of the finest games Medford has played this year,' according to Coach Norman Sting. Medford eighth graders lost a 17 to 16 decision to Grants Pass in the preliminary. . Lineups: Medford Pos. Grants Pass (25) (23) Ylood. 4 Davis, 2 Carter, 2 .f Moser, 6 Chllders, 6 c Boyce, 6 DeArmond ...... g..... Orr Selby, 3 g Knox, 8 McKinney, 2 .J Popkin, 1 Reich, 8 s Mottern .....s Fliegel .. s ALL-TIME PRO Ft. Wayne, Ind., Feb. 14 (U.PJ Three members of the original New York Celtics and two pres ent-day players were named as basketball's all-time professional team today by the six coaches and managers of the National Basketball league. Bobby McDermott, Fort Wayne Zollners Pistons; Le Roy (Cowboy) Edwards, O s h k o s h All-Stars, and Nat Holman, Har ry (Dutch) Dehnert and John Beckman, all of the old Celtic team, were nominated as the game's greatest professional players in a poll conducted by United Press. Running close behind the first five In the balloting were Joe Lapchick, Willie Smith, Nat Hickey, Jerry Bush and Henry (Buddy) Jeannette. GREEN m 12 INCH OR 16 INCH LENGTHS 300 CU. FT. LOAD DIAL 2123 TIMBERP Mitres Pi r- fi. y. -4 if.? A r . f' S.iV, 1. TALENT DEFEATS lacksonville, Feb. 14 Talent high took definite command of first place in the western divi sion of the Jackson county "B" league when they scored a 32 to 21 win over Jacksonville here last night. Talent took the lead in the Second quarter and was not headed for the rest of the contest. Halftime score favored the winners 17 to 14. Jacksonville won the prelim inary -with a 28-18 victory over the Talent reserves. Frlnk led all scorers In the feature tilt, 'scoring 11 points. Other Talent scorers were R. Hartley seven, W. Hartley five, Tolle six, K. Grace three. Forbes, Offenbacher and Killingsworth ' each scored six for Jacksonville for high honors. Gunter collect ed one point and Adams scored two. EAGLE POINT HI Central Point, Feb. 14 Cen tral Point high school's basket ball team, undefeated in "B" league play, stopped Eagle Point 44 to 28 in an eastern division game here last night. The Point ers led all the way, enjoying a 26 to 15 lead at half-time. Shrier, Pointer center, led all - scorers with 18 points and Wolgamott led Eagle Point with 8. Central Point's reserves won the preliminary from Eagle Point reserves 29 to 24. Central Point will travel to Prospect Friday night for the last conference game of their season. Buddy Young Gives Up Track, To Play Football Next Fall Great Lakes, 111., Feb. 14 (U.R) Clarence (Buddy) Young, National, Collegiate and Big Ten sprint champion said today he had decided to give up track competition for the duration. "I won't have time to do Jus tice to competition," the former University of Illinois track and football star said. "However, if the Bluejackets have a football team next fall I plan to go out for it." Young, who was Inducted Into the navy last week, won both the Big Ten indoor and outdoor sprint titles as a freshman last spring and scored 78 points on the gridiron last fall. More than 40 per cent of the Hnrtnrs of the country have been i 1 taken into the armed forces. DIAL 2123 Company QUINT SLABS Sg75 2' - mm ?S -i Lightweight Champ Scores Decision In Los Angeles Match Los Angeles, Feb. 14 (U.PJ Cpl. Bob Montgomery, the Phil adelphia and New York light weight boxing king, showed the effects of a four-month ring lay off last night but found hti range In time to pound out a 10- round decision over bouncing, bobbing Cecil Hudson. The Quaker City and Gotham champion, on furlough from Luke Field, Ariz., was tempor arily stymied by Hudson s weav ing, Jerky style and for six rounds was unable to. tag the Los Angeles fighter. Hudson weakened following an after-the-bell knockdown in the fourth round and was floor ed for a no count in the eighth and a two-count early in the ninth. REDSKINS MAY ABANDON WESTERN TRAINING SITE San Diego, Calif., Feb. 14 (U.PJ George Marshall, owner of me Washington Redskins pro fessional football team, said to day that the transportation ban may force cancellation of the squad's San Diego training trip but the Redskins will play ball. "Reports that we will dis band are absurd," he said. ARMSTRONG,. SLIDER TO COLLIDE IN RING BOUT Oakland, Feb. 14 (U.R) Ham merln' Henry Armstrong, former triple champion, and Chester Slider meet tonight in a rematch of last month's bout which end ed in a draw. A crowd of 10,000 was expected to see the fight. Slider probably will hold a five pound weight advantage . over the 140-pound Armstrong. 'CHAMP' GRANDFATHER Austin, Tex., (U.PJ Veteran Texas legislator Rep. B. J. Ley endecker claims he has more grandchildren than any of his associates in the Texas House. Leyendecker, near-octogenarian from Laredo, recently passed out cigars in honor of the birth of his 30th grandchild. Dean of the legislators, Leyendecker also has 15 great-grandchildren. NOW THAT YOW & VV w can PECK and flh M T CHOOSE A? W J LJ CSyW Let this light, sociable blend guide yon in whiskey selection now that yon can begin to pick and choote among brands. You'll find that Corby's pre war quality may well become your lasting preference. PRODUCED IN THE U.S.A. endtr the direct tvptrvhlon of our expert Canadian blndr 84froo-o8-4 Oroln Neytrol SpJllttj Jgi;joreloy BY NELSON WINS PLAY-OFF ROUND By John Lewis Stone United Press Correspondent New Orleans, La., Feb. 14 (U.PJ Byron Nelson of Toledo, O., the Mr. Consistency of golf who chills opponents with his feverish brand of play, was $1,333.33 richer today after win ning the $3,000 New Orleans open in a playoff round against Harold (Jug) McSpaden of San ford, Me. Nelson, who last year set a new money winning record for a golf professional, and Mc Spaden completed the regula tion 72 holes with Identical scores of 284, making the extra 18-hoIe playoff necessary. Yes terday Nelson was practically unbeatable. Seven Under Pa Long off the tee and precision like in his accuracy with irons, the former Texan fired a seven-under-par 65 to make Mc Spaden's highly creditable 70 look poor by comparison. Nel son had McSpaden four down at the start of the back nine yes terday after turning the first round in 32, five under par. Regulation figures proved no obstacle on the back nine eith er. Nelson carding a two-under par 33 coming home McSpaden, Nelson's most persistent chal lenger this year, went out in 36 and back in 34. Very few of the professionals remained for the final round most of them moving on for a practice round at Gulfport, Miss., where the annual Gulf port Open begins on Thursday. That too Is a $5,000 event. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT By United Press New York (Broadway Arena) Marvin Bryant, 1594, Dallas, Tex., decisioned Joe Agosta, 156, Brooklyn, (10). Jersey City, N. J. Freddy Schott, 207, Patterson, N. J., decisioned Earl Lowman, 200, Detroit, (10). Bangor, Me. Ralph Walton, 138, Montreal, decisioned Fran kie MacDougall, 137, Roxbury, Mass., (8). Hartford, Conn. Henry Jor- MVY KfOW RED FIR STOVE WOOD CLEAN-no sawdust or chips SOLID VOOD-little bark READY SPLIT-rough 2x4 wood PART DRY-not soaked in mill pond 16-inch Length Only Order Early for Prompt Delivery Big Heaping 300 cu. ft. load $7.50 CENTRAL POINT FUEL Phone 333 Central Point dan, 144, Philadelphia, dedicat ed Red Doty. 149. Hartford. (10). Los Angeles Bob Montgom ery, 133U, Philadelphia, d cisioned. Cecil Hudson, 146Vi, Los Angeles (10). M. & II. SAW SHOP 106 S. Grape Street, Medford, Ore. A. B. MOSHER and C W. HAZZARD All Kinds of Saw Work Hammering Gumming Filing Saw Welding All Work Guaranteed! Medford Phone 7312 IN STOCK NOW! 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