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FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday, Feb. 18, IS4S MCKEEVER QUITS AS HEAD COACH AT NOTRE DAME South Bend, Ind., Feb. 28 (U.R) Notre Dame was without head football coach or in ath letic director today for the see ond time in 12 months and the third time In a little more than four years. Ed McKeever's acceptance of the head coaching Job at Cornell vacated two fobs at Notre Dame. The 34-year-old Texan was serv ing both as athletic director and head grid mentor in the absence of Navy Lt. Frank Leahy. Notre Dame's board of ath letics is expected to meet Thurs day to name a duration succes sor or successors to McKeever. The Rev. John CavanauRh. C. S. C, vice-president of the university and chairman of the athletic board, refused to com ment on possible action by the board. If the two Jobs are given to one man, which has been a gen eral policy at Notre Dame for the past 23 years, Hugh John De Vore is expected to get the nod. DeVore, 34-year-old line coach, was IHcKcever's No. 1 assistant last fall. DUSETTE FACES World's Oldest ROLLER SKATER POP CARTER Age 87 At MEDFORD ARMORY TONIGHT ONLY Georges Dinette, Canadian strong man, will be given a chance to break Into the main event ranks of Medford Armory wrestling tomorrow night when he faces Harold (Blood and Guts) Davidson in the six round top main event. Davidson is considered one of the toughest campaigners in the light-heavy weight division and will give the Canadian powerhouse his strongest test In Medford. Dusette's powerful full nel son, with which he shakes an opponent into submission, Is ex pected to be too much for Da vidson unless the boy from the land of the maple leaf is unable to survive Davidson's brutal punishment. Pete Belcastro, master of al ley tactics in the ring, will op pose smooth-w r e s 1 1 1 n g Jack Kiser In the four round middle go. It will be case of speed and skill versus Illegal maneu vers. Billy McEuin, little but tough gentleman from the south, will face Gust Johnson, coast junior heavy king, in the opener, going to the mat at 8:30. TO Police Inspector Suggests Pay To College Athletes New York, Feb. 28 (U.R) A deputy police Inspector, who has watched college basketball teams play for big-time gate receipts at Madison Square Garden, amazed the sports world today with a suggestion that they be paid regular salaries for their work. The officer, Conrad Rothen- gast, testifying yesterday at the open hearing en basketball gambling, said he saw no reason for discriminating against the amateur collegians. "They perform the same duties as professional players and yet they are not paid," he said. Rogue river high school's basketball team, winners of the Jackson Josephine tournament when they downed Central Point 38 to 24 in the finals here Satur day night, will meet Merrill. champions of Klamath and Lake counties, on the Southern Ore gon College of Education gym in Ashland Friday night, beginning at 8 o clock. It will be a one- game affair to decide winner of district 8. The winner of the Friday night contest will meet Arling ton In a best two-out-of-three series for the right to enter the state tournament. Arlington is willing to come to Southern Ore- con for the first two games and, if a third is necessary, will be played in Klamath Falls. Roland Parks and Joe LeClalr, both of Ashland,. wiU officiate In the Rogue Klver-Mernu clash. T T2T r. 'fdt 4 f-W IIWeV AND BeHr . . - y tlENDEO WHISKEY U MOOf. AO GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS. , SCHENIEY DISTIllEltS CORrOKATIGN, NEW YORK CITY, New York. Fob. 28 (U.R) Larry MacPhall, newly installed president of the New York Yan kees, took a sympathetic attitude today on demands cyme minor leaeues in their meeting at -ni- cago thnt they be given a voice In the naming of a new baseball high commissioner. "I'm not too close to what the minors are doing in their meet ing, but I do believe they have several constructive ideas about baseball," he said. "I' think they should certainly be given con IHprntlnn in the selection of a new commissioner, although I dol not know whether tney win in sist upon It and what will hap pen if they do." MacPhall, In a press confer ence, also emphasized that he had "never been too optimistic about baseball's chances in 1945 and unless the manpower situa tion Is cleared up r will be sur prised If anybody has ball club." ' Fitzy Fitzpatrick Wins By Knockout Los Angeles, Feb. 28 (U.R) Fltzy Fitzpatrick, 168 - pound slugger from Oak Hill, W. Va., continued his winning ways last nleht with an easy sixth round technical knockout win over Roy Miller, 163, Kansas City, Mo., at Olympic auditorium. Fitzpatrick used his lighter and less experienced foe for a punching bag from the opening bell. He stung Miller In every round with a series of sharp right Jabs to the body. RAY ROBINSON AWAITS RESULTS OF A3MY TEST New York, Feb. 28 (U.R) Welterweight Ray Robinson, who was medically discharged from , the army last summer, awaited the results today of a pre-lnduction physical examina tion which he underwent at Grand Central Palace. The examining physicians said that they had referred his case to doctors at Fort Jay, Gover nors Island, for further study. Paulette Goddard In Sunday Hit rxzrf; ' j " A sibMHl&:M "I Love a Soldier" opens Sun day at the Craterlan, starring Paulette Goddard and Sonny Tufts. This pair, who won ac claim for their excellent per formances In "So Proudly We Hail," receive fine support In "I Love a Soldier" from Barry Fitzgerald, Mary Treen, Frank Albertson and Marie McDonald Minor Leagues To Operate Despite Manpower Shortage By Walter Byers United Press Correspondent Chicago, Feb. 28 (U.R) Fear that the manpower pinch would severely cripple minor baseball this summer was dispelled today. President and club owners in the 10 wartime minor circuits, meeting here as members of the Minor league revision commit tee, reported that their leagues are either "as well fixed or bet ter off" in player numbers than they were at this time a year ago. "Although we may have a few more oldsters this season and many more 17-year-old kids, we are in good shape and expect even more interesting baseball than we had last year," Presi dent Clarence (Pants) Rowland Cloalni tint lot Claastried Ada m - Too La It to ClauMy 13 30 l m Mlo) (SAM) 1:1 Ml EDFORD ARMORY THURSDAY KI2HT BOUTS STARTS 8:30 P.M. o THRILLS! o SPILLS! The Country'! Bl$T TALENT Tickets Now On Sals Al BROWN'S, Phone 2735 And the OWL CLUB, Phone 2300 Sport Chips BY Harry Chipman Mall Tribune Sports Editor of the Pacific Coast league said in voicing the general optimism of his Minor league colleagues. "Last year, kids who never before would have been in the league were stars and it will be more so this year," President W. G. (Billy) Evans of the Southern Association said. Meanwhile, the, 10-man re vision committee finished up its work on the Major-Minor league rules today preparatory to adjournment. The group completed Its draft of a new Major-Minor agreement yester day and once finished with the rules, will submit the two codes to a joint meeting of a Major and Minor committee, then to the National Association s De cember meeting and finally to the Majors for approval. According U figures recently complied by Ronald Weather- ford of Medford high school, the Black Tornado scored a total of 1,032 points to their opponents' 653 In their recently completed 24 game schedule which Includes the district four tournament series.- This Is an average of 43 points per game for Medford and 27.2 points for opponents. The worst defeat administered by Medford was the 57 to 7 pasting handed Bend while Medford' closest contest was that 28 to 25 overtime scare with Klamath Falls in the tournament. Ross Leads Scoring Jerry Ross, champion scorer of the southern Oregon confer ence, also led the Tornado throughout the season when he amassed a. total of 230 points. He took 253 shots at the basket, scoring 69 field goals. He at tempted 71 personal foul shots, making 32 and committed 37 per sonal fouls. Larry Hayes, who was unable to take part in Medford's final four games because of an Injury took 162 shots, making 60 bas kets. He hit 13 out of 37 free throw attempts and committed 35 fouls. He scored a total of 113 points. Dick Fawcett took 202 shots at the basket, making 77 and tried 57 free throws, making 29 He committed 52 personal foul and scored a total of 183 points Bob Watson took 261 shots and Chicago, Feb. 28 (U.R) The revision committee of the Minor leagues recommended today that the 10 Minor leagues set up a permanent and annual player award to be named after 'the late Kenesaw M. Landis, for mer baseball commissioner. The plaques, to be uniformly designed by the National Asso ciation (Minor leagues), are to be known as the Landis Mem orial Awards. President Thomas H. Richardson of the Eastern league, committee chairman, said the committee's approval was tantamount to league sanc tion and all leagues undoubted ly would start the awards this season. made 58. He tried 88 gift tosses and sank 44 uf them for the best free-throw eye on the team. He committed 52 personal fouls and scored 160 pUnts. Darrell Riggs tried for 225 baskets, making good on 59. He attempted 75 free throws, hitting 24, and committed 61 personal fouls to lead his club in that de partment. His total score is 142 points. 348 Personal Fouls Reserves who scored over 20 points during the season were Earl Stelle 56, Jim Cave 41.' Glenn Bostwick 45 and Howard Whillock 23. Medford committed 348 per sonal fouls for an average of 14.5 fouls per game while their opponents committed 357 for a 14.8 average. In only nine of the games .did Medford out-foul their opponetits. 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This was 2H times the number of deaths attri butable to the second most fre quent cause, cancer and other malignant tumors. Deaths -rom vehicle accidents fell from seventh place among the causes of death in 1947. to 10th place in 1943. Syphlllls, ninth in 1942, dropped out of the first 10 causes in 1943. Ensign R. B. Webber Is Awarded Degree At Yale University Robert Broadus Webber was one of 150 candidates awarded! degrees at graduation exercises held Friday, Feb. 23, at Yale University, New Haven, Conn., a release from the school states. Webber received the degree of bachelor of sc.ence and nlso re ceived his commission as ensign In. the United States Naval Re serve. Ensign Webber left after the graduation ceremonies for Med ford and arrived here by plane Saturday to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Webber. 319 Laurel street. He reports at San Francisco March 7 and is to be assigned to sea duty. I; L 8EA SHEIK Coast Guards man Carl'P. Martin Quarter master 2C, of Benton, 111, looks like he might be wrap ped up for a trip across the desert Headgear is odd for destroyer escort in the At lantic, but was arranged for another purpose, however, Martin was assigned job of using spray gun to touch up paint on ship's super struc ture. (U. S. Coast Guard Photo.) 64 FIGHTERS SURVIVE GOLDEN GLOVES MEET Chicago, Feb. 28 (U.R) Sixty four survivors of, the first two days of the Golden Gloves box ing tournament will battle to night to decide the 32 individ uals who will compete in the tourney finals March 9. The contests were limited to three rounds of three minutes each unless terminated sooner by a knockout or technical knockout. 168 NOTRE DAME CASUALTIES South Bend., Ind. U.R) The University of Notre Dame's cas ualty list for World War II now has 168 gold stars, representing three times the number of stu dents and alumni of the school killed in the first world war. 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