TWO MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE
Sunday, March 4, 1945
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TOURNEY BERTH
Rogue River Wins Right to
Face District 6 Champs
by Beating Merrill 20-12.
Rogue River high ichool bas
, ketball team will meet Arling
ton, district 6 champions, In the
Medford high gym Monday end
Tuesday nights for a berth In
the state tournament at Salem
March 15, 16 and 17.
The Rogues won the right to
meet Arlington when they de
feated Merrill, Klamath - Lake
' county champions, 20 to 12, at
S. O. C. E. gym in Ashland last
,' night. Paced by Capt, Junior
. Dlmick, who collected 10 points,
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the Rogues jumped into an early
first-quarter lead and were never
headed.
The Rogues were leading, 6 to
3, at end of the first quarter and
held their opponents to one point
In the second canto to lead, 14-4,
at halftime.
Although Dimlck didn't score
In the second half, he fed the
ball to his teammates who piled
up a 20-to 9 margin at end of the
third period. In the 'final stanza
Rogue River seemed content to
keep their lead intact and failed
to score while holding the Klam
ath county boys to three points.
Sowell was high-point man
for Merrill with two field goals
for four points.
Lineups:
Rogue Rlv. Pos. Merrill. '
Dimlck (10) f (2) Kandre
McGregory(4) f (2)Noonan
Huntoon (2) c (2) Fother'ham
Burton (4)
Kile
Davidson
Shannon
(4) Sowell
(2) Hasklns
Johnson
Walker
Hammonds
Officials: Parks and LeClaire.
Klamath Falls Wildcats, floor
ing a team which looked better
coached than their varsity quin
tet and showing a lot of speed
and height, turned back the Med
ford reserves, SO to 21), in the
preliminary. Medford led at end
of the first quarter, 12 to 10, but
dropped behind, 22-18, at the
halfway mark.
Score at end of the third
period favored Klamath Falls.
37 to 25, The Tornado reserves
missed the services of Howard
Whtllock, center, who Is con
fined to his bed with illness. It
was the first defeat for the sec
ond string, who had won ten
games.
Lineups:
Medford
Singler (3)
Stelle(O)
House (0)
Cave (1)
Reich (7)
Waldron
Stammen
Pos. K. Falls.
(10) Coleman
(1) Edwards
(7) McLean
(16)Cralg
(13) Crawford
(1) Foster
(2) Linman
Officials: Parks and LeClaire.
S EAST TITLE
Annapolis, Md., March 3
(U.P.) Army's great Cadet basket
ball team outlasted a rally by
Navy's Midshipmen today to
close its season with a 50 to 48
victory, to win the mythical east
ern championship.
The Cadets, defeated only by
Pennsylvania this season In a
rmfjor ' upset, chalked 'tip their
14th victory In 18 games by
downing the Middles.
GIANTS SIGN HURLEHS
New York, March 3 U.R)
The New York Giants an
nounced tonight that three right
handed pitchers had signed
their 1945 contracts and would
be ready for spring training at
Lakcwood, N. J., on March 11.
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First Baseman George McDonald and outfielders Jack Whipple. Roy Johnson and Manme Vias iletr to
right), of the Seattle Rainiers, take their fielding the ea3y way as they workout kinks during early spring
training at Ban Fernando. Calif, for the 1843 Facifio Coast League pennant tansl.
BATTLE ROYAL TO
Promoter Mack Lillard said
today he is attempting to ar
range a battle royal for next
Thursday night's wrestling card
to seek a foe for the Gray Mask
on March 15.
Several outstanding light
heavyweight wrestlers have
asked Lillard for a crack at the
hooded mystery man so the pro
moter decided to attempt to ar
range the battle royal, with the
winner to get the coveted shot.
Pete Belcastro, the Wild Weed
Assassin, Harold (Blood and
Guts) Davidson and Terrible
Tony Ross have signed agree
ments to take part in the free
for all. Georges Dusette, popu
lar Canadian strong man, is ex
pected to be signed for the
melee along with two other out
standing matmen.
Lillard said the regulation
matches will follow the battle
royal with the lone survivor to
get the opportunity to bump
beaks with the mask.
HAGG LOSES, SEA
TRIP SLOWS
' New York, March 3 (U.R) A
23-day boat trip from England
proved too much for Gunder
Hagg as the Swedish distance
star finished last beHlnd little
Jimmy Rafferty of : the ' New
York A. C, and three others In
a special one-mile race at the
IC4A championships in Madison
Square Garden tonight.
Hagg, former world record
holder at 4:02.6 who arrived in
New York Just two days ago, led
for eight of the 11 laps but then
faded rapidly to finish 80 yards
back as Rafferty clipped the tape
Inches ahead of Forrest Efaw of
Oklahoma A and M in the slow
time of 4:16.4.
EYES HEAVY TITLE
Paris, March 3 (U.R) Pfc.
Pete Morelli, former Golden
Gloves slugger from Stockton.
Calif., began planning today for
a post-war boxing campaign
which he hopes may culminate
in a shot for the heavyweight
title.
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IN WAR IS 4254
Chicago, March 3 (U.R)
Since the United States went to
war in December, 1941, the stag
gering total of 4,254 major and
minor league baseball players
have gone into the armed serv
ices.
That number Includes 525 ma
jor league players and 3,72a
minor leaguers who have been
in uniform during the past three
years, according to figures up to
January, 1945, compiled by Vice
President James Gallagher of
the Chicago Cubs.
BASKETBALL
By United Press
Tennessee 41, Georgia Tech 37
Kentucky 52, Alabama 41.
St. John's, 51; Ellis Island CG,
46.
Oklahoma, 52; LaSalle, 38.
West Virginia, 66; Carnegie
Tech., 35,'
C C N Y, 75; Fordham, 38.
Iowa, 43; Illinois 37.
Kentucky, 39; Tennessee, 35.
Minnesota, 64; Wisconsin, 50.
Temple, 72; St. Josephs, 47.
Florida, 53; Morehouse, 27.
DENY FELLER RUMOR
Alameda, Calif., March 3
(U.R) Rumors that Chief Spe
cialist Bob Feller, the Cleveland
Indian fireball pitcher, had been
assigned to Alameda Naval Air
Station here were proved un
founded today.
HOME .-FROM WAR
San Francisco, March 3 (U.R)
Nine more men of the U. S.
navy rescued from the Japa
nese prison camp-at Cabanatuan
in the Philippines were back in
the United States Today,
Clotln. time n- Sunday Too Late
to Clasxlfy B 3 Saturday artarnnon
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JOYCE VICTOR IN
WILLIAMS FIGHT
Patterson, N. J., March 3
(U.R) President Abe J. Greene
of the National Boxing associa
tion said today that the upset
victory of Willie Joyce over Ike
Williams would have no effect
on Williams' bout with Juan
Zurlta for the lightweight . title
at Philadelphia, April 9.
"I cannot indiscriminately
break down contracts," Greene
said. "Since there are legitimate
contracts on file with the Penn
sylvania ' ' Athletic commission,
there is nothing much I can do
about the situation."
Joyce, Gary, Ind., Negro, won
an impressive 12-round decision
at Madison Square Garden from
Williams last night in their third
and "rubber" meeting.
JIMMIE BOLTON SCORES
239 IN PISTOL SHOOT
Jimmle Bolton was high scor
er In the pistol shoot Friday
night, edging out last month's
trophy holder, S. M. Tuttle, by
one point. Friday night's shoot
was featured by the return of
Mrs. S. M. Tuttle who figured
In the five high for the first
time this season.
Five high scores for the eve
ning were Jimmle Bolton, 239;
S. M. Tuttle, 238; Gene Thomas
233; Roy Hewitt, 207, and Mrs.
S. M. Tuttle. 190. There will be
a regular rifle shoot next Wed
nesday night.
JOOST TO REPORT
San Francisco, March 3 (U.R)
Eddie Joost. Boston Braves In
fielder, today said that "appar
ently" he didn't pass his physi
cal examination and as a result
probably would report to the
Braves for spring training at
Walllngford, Conn.
SNEAD, M'SPADEN
FIVE UNDER PAR
FOR J'VILLE LEAD
Jacksonville, Fla., March 3
(U.R) Sammy Snead and Harold
fJue) McSoadend fired slx-under-
par 66's today in the third round
of the S5.000 Jacksonville open
golf tournament, to share the
lead with totals or zuu siroses
The pair nudged ahead of big
Bob Hamilton of Chicago, who
dropped to third place. Ky Laf
foon of Chicago also carded 68
for today's round, to make his
total 202 Against Hamilton's 203
for 54 holes.
Snead, the long-driving ace
from Hot Springs, Va., and Mc
Spaden, of Sanford, Me., pulled
away from the third member of
golfdom's closed shop, Byron
Nelson. The Toledo, O., player
was tied at 206 with Sammy
Byrd of Detroit after doing no
better than a par 72. -
Leonard Dodson of San Fran
Cisco provided the day's stellar
shot with a 125-yard chip that
went into the ninth hole for an
eagle two. He toured the first
nine holes In 31, five under par,
matching Bruce Coltart of Sea
View, N. J., but on the return
trip carded 36 for a three-day
total of 210.
JOE KAHDfWlNS
QUICK DECISION
Portland, Ore., March 3 (U.R)
Joe Kahut, the Woodburn,
Ore., boy who last night KO'd
Sailor Jack Huber in the third
round of a scheduled 10-round
mainer in the Portland auditor
ium, was a full-fledged heavy-. ,
weight today.
Last night's event was the
young navy man's first appear-'
ance in "heavy ranks, but U
left no doubt in the minds of
those who witnessed the fracas
that Kahut is "in."
Huber was finished off with
a smashing left hook to the Jaw.
fore the general opening on
April 18.
The Washington Senators get
the northern spring conditioning
program underway at nearby
College Park, Md., on Wednes
day, March 7k and on the follow
big day the Chicago Cubs will
pitch camp at French Lick, Ind
None of the other teams will be
gin activities until the following
week, when all of them will be
In training.
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New York, March 3 (U.R)
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a definitely uncertain manpower
outlook, begin spring training
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Every team In both leagues
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with top flight stars, who were
4-Fs or deferred for dependency
reasons last season, expected to
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