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TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday. March 11. 1948 F New York. Mnreh 10 (U.R) Little Jimmy Ra'ferty of the New York A. C, did it for the sixth straight time tonight and scored his second triumph over Sweden's famed Gunder Hagg when he won the Columbian miH at the K. of C. games tn Madison Square Garden before 14 616 fans. Rafferty won by eight yards over Rudy Slmms of NYU with Hagg fifth again behind the four men who beat him last week when he stepped on the board track just two days off a boat after a 23-day voyage from Eng land. The hard-running little Irishman was clocked In the slow time of 4:16.3. 'Annual Junior Hi Smoker Wednesday Annual Junior High school smoker will be presented at the school gymnasium Wednesday night, beglnnig at 7:30. Under direction of Coach Norman Sting, there will be plain and fancy tumbling and 10 boxing bouts. There wlM be a small admis sion charge, the money to be used by the Boys' League at the school. v Uh Mill Trtbun Wnt AM Orchestra Every Night ' TAKE IT EASY LODGE DINE and DANCE ' EVERY NIGHT EXCEPT FRIDAY Cklcktn. fteaki, nu Spanlib Dlnntrsl K Mil up Savsi Crttk Helping War Veterans Re-establish Themselves Most businesses, financial Institutions and professional men obtain report! from tha -Credit Bureau on Individual with whom they deal. A complete Bureau record of each dis charged War Veteran's situation Is a time- . saver and a help to him in securing a posi tion, obtaining credit, going into business op purchasing property. Get Your Credit Record on File If you are a Veteran, send us your address on a post card and we will mall you a folder, . "How Credit Bureau Records Help DIs- ' charged Veterans." SSOTHEKN OREGON CREDIT BUREAU 32 J Medford Center Building J Medford, Ore. Phone 22S1 i Won't Be Long How BUSY DAYS ARE HUBBARD - IVRAY CO 29 N. MICHIGAN TAKES BIG TEN HONORS Chicago, March 10 (U.R) Michigan, presenting over whelming power In the dis tances, won Its third straight Big Ten track and field cham pionship tonight by nosing out Illinois 65 110 to 54 110. Led by the long-galted Hume brothers, Ross and Bob, Michi gan grabbed 12 out of a possible 15 first places In the mile, two mile and 880-yard events to win its 10th conference track title In the past 12 years and frus trate Illinois, the only team to master a challenge. The meet was run off in the University of Chi cago fieldhouse. ROSS TOlET Terrible Tony Ross, the back breaking specialist who won last week's battle royal, will face the Gray Mask in the main event wrestling bout at Medford arm ory next Thursday night. Ross, who has been clamoring for a main event test and a crack at the hooded hoodlum for some time, had to survive a six-man melee to earn the dubious honor of cracking cranlums with the mystery man from the south. Promoter Mack Llllard said ha has -signed Pete Belcastro for one of the supporting matches with Georges Dusette, Canadian strong boy, in the other. Beavers Play Oaks . In Exhibition Tilt San Jose, March 10 (U.R) Manager Marv Owen today named Clarence Fedemeyer, Jack TIsing and Syd Cohen to pitch for Portland Beavers to morrow in the exhibition game against tha Oakland Acorns. The1 game is' the first of the spring training season for the O Right now Is a good time to have your farm equipment and tractor checked and made ready for busy days ahead ... it will save costly overhauls and repairs later on and save precious time which break-downs might cause In your busy work season. Our experienced mechanics will do tha job thoroughly and carefully replace faulty parts and make needed repairs. Don't put this important Job off. Riverside - Phone Portland regulars. Eddie Adams and Earl N o r a g e r have been nominated to share backstop du ties. First Baseman Larry Barton Joined the club todaj and went through a lengthy workout. He reported 20 pounds lighter than last spring. SUFFERS INJURY San Antonio, Tex., March 10 (U.R) Arturo Godoy, Chilean heavyweight boxer, was hospi talized tonight, suffering from a wrenched left side. Godoy's manager said the heavyweight hurt himself while throwing a punch at his sparring partner. Godoy was preparing for a Tuesday night match here with Johnny Denson. Physicians said Godoy prob ably would be able to resume his training soon. The match was postponed and re-set tentatively for March 27. Absenteeism Hits Big League Squads New York, March 10 (U.R) Major league "absenteeism" reached a new high this week when 30 players indicated, for various reasons, that they prob ably would not be around for the 1043 season. Six are hold outs, however, and probably will fall In line. That absentee rate added to the already terrific bite into big league manpower from selective service, war plants, and "retire merits" left most executives won dering whether they still will muster enough men without special consideration in con gresslonal work-or-else legisla tion. . McSpaden, By Nelson Co To Miami Finals Miami, F!a., March 10 (U.R) Byron Nelson and Harold (Jug) McSpaden today won a place In the finals of the $7,500 International Four-Ball Golf Tournament here. They defeated Johnny Revolta and Henry Pi card three and two in their clos est match thus far in the tourna ment. In the other semi-final bracket, Sam Snead and Bob Hamilton were one-up on Denny Shute and Sam Byrd at the end of 30 holes. GENE THOMAS SCORES 236 TO TOP SHOOTERS Gene Thomas led pistol shoot ers at the Medford Gun club's shoot Friday night with a score of 236. Sam Jones scored 218 to appear In the top five for the first time this year. Other high scorers were H. H. Pringle 219. D. J. Bolton 212, and Clyde Clausen, 185. MEET OPENS MONDAT Kansas City, Mo., March 10 (U.R) The bracket was drawn, starting times set and the re vived National Intercollegiate basketball tournament tonight awaited only the referee's whls-le at 7 p. m. Monday to open a week of the cage sports In Kansas City's municipal au ditorium. FRISCH MISSING Pittsburgh, March 10 (U.R) The Pirates will entrain at noon Thursday for camp at Muncie. Ind., with Manager Frankie Frlsch among the missing. The first workout will be held Fri day morning. AHEAD 4011 BLACK TORNADO WINS BERTH IN STATETOURNEY Medford Trims Prineville 53 To 26 In Second Game of Series; To Meet Vernonia Medford high's Black Tornado annexed their 26th win of the season here Friday night when they turned back Prineville, dis trict 3 champions, 53 to 26 to win a berth in the state basket ball tournament at Salem next Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Medford will meet Vernoia in the first evening game Thursday. Jerry Ross made the first field goal for Medford but two quick ones by Herbert Henry and one by Don Page of the Cowboys gave Prineville a 6-2 lead which they extended to an 8-7 margin at end of the first quarter. Ross, on a foul by Page, tied the score at ,8-8 and Dick Fawcett put the Tornado In the lead with a field goal. J. C. McPhetridge tied it up at 10-10 when Bob Watson sunk a nice long shot giving Medford a 12-10 lead. It was the last time Prinville had a chance for Medford continued to extend their lead from there on out. Medford was out in front 21 to 15 at half time and had ex tended their bule to 39 to 19 at end of the third quarter. Henry was high scorer for the game, netting 13 points while Darrell RIggs led in that depart ment for Medford with 11. Med ford made 21 baskets out of 76 attempts for a .276 average while Prineville hit nine out of 36 tries for an average of .250. Medford made - nine free throws out of 17 chances while Prineville made six out of 15. Medford was penalized 15 times to 12 fouls called on Prineville. Lineups: , Medford Pos, Prineville Hayes, 4 f Noble, 1 Ross, 5 . f.. McPhet'ge, 7 Riggs, 11 c Sybouts, 1 Fawcett, 6 g Henry, 13 Watson, 9 g Page", 4 Whlllock, 4 ..s Durkee House, 5 s..... Goodwin Bostwlck, 8 s Almack Reich, 1 s Chalfant Cave s Officials: Don Faucett and Don McPike, Portland. THE MIGHTY WEAK New York, March 10 (U.R) A "weakling" University of Con necticut team which has won only, five of its 16 games found itself in the fastest of company tonight as the last ditch choice of the New England district for a representative in the "Blue Ribbon" N. C. A. A. basketball tournament. - NAB DARING ESCAPEE San Francisco, March 10 (U.R) 'Stanley R. Darcey, 32. army deserter and fugitive from Jus tice, who made a spectacular es cape from the Oakland, Calif., Jail Feb. 12 by lowering himself 14 stories on a fire hose, is under arrest in Safford, Ariz. EYE TENNIS TOUR San Francisco, March 10 (U.R) A 'round-the world tennis tour of outstanding net stars now in uniform, to entertain service men on the far-flung fighting fronts, was announced here to day. ASTORIA, THE DALLES WIN Salem, Ore., March 10 U.R Astoria and The Dalles won the first prizes of the first two divi sions in the Oregon cities traffic safety contest for 1944, Secre tary of State Robert S. Farroll, Jr., announced today. NEW BIG 10 BOSS Chicago, March 10 (U.R) Kenneth L. (Tug) Wilson, 49 year-old director of athletics at Northwestern University, today became the second athletic com missioner in the history of the Big Ten. FARMS FOR SALE San Francisco, March 10 (U.R) The Farm Security Admin istration today announced it will sell California and Arizona farm properties worth an estimated $1,776,000. GROCETERIA NUMBER 1 Sixth and Central OPEN TODAY 9 a. m. to 7 p. m. Little Theater Bow in IDS TRAI San Francisco, March 10 (U.R) Charles Burley, the state middle weight champion who now makes his home in San Diego, completed his workouts here today for his 10-round bat tle here Monday night against Joe Carter, clever Rome, N. Y., boxer. Taking his first fight since f-acturing his hand six months ago, Burley remains the favorite in San Francisco's finest ring at traction in months. Betting odds are being quoted around 10-7 for Burley now, but are expected to be down to 2-1 by ring-time. SPRING DRILLS Chicago, March 10 (U.R) The Chicago White Sox, prepar ing to shove off for their Terre Haute, Ind., training camp Mon day, announced tonight that 28 players have signed contracts out of a squad of 38. . Vice President Harry Grablner said that 19 of the signed players will report to camp either Mon day or within the week. Ten squadmen, four of them hold outs, haven't agreed to terms, he said", including Hal-Trosky, vet eran first baseman who has an nounced his retirement from baseball. Gill CLOUTS San Francisco, March 10 U.R) Ben Guintlni hit the first home run of the season for the San Francisco Seals as Manager Lefty O'Doul's club swamped the U. S. Maritime Service club of Alameda, 14-4, in an exhibi tion game here today. Okey Flowers went the full nine innings for the Seals and scattered seven hits. Guintlni had two other hits in four times up to lead the swatsmlths. ASTORIA AFTER COACH Astoria, Ore., March 10 (U.R) A five-man public committee will set out next week to "in vestigate and recommend" a new Astoria high school football and basketball coach. Complete Factory Approved SAFETY SERVICE Chrysler Fac tory Engineer ed and Inspect d Parts for Chrysler Dodge Plymouth Dodge Truckt L. C. TAYLOR CO. IQnEEJBTRUCKS 112 So. Riverside Phone 2966 TO LOAN! 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Jackie and Topsy, beauty op erators, with illusions somewhat shaken In their dealings with their -feminine public, were play ed outstandingly by Mary Lee Rasmussen and Patricia Thomp son, respectively. Repeated hits were scored with the audience in their deft handling of the Crisply ironic comedy lines. Laura Porter, as Maxlne Lu ray,' who uses her fashionable beauty establishment as a means to gain military information from her unsuspecting clients, gave a throughly capable performance. In keeping her characterization independent both in intonation and timing from the rest of the characters,' she displayed a qual ity rarely found in amateur dra matics. Margaret Ann Brown contrib uted a charming and- sincere portrayal as Susan Gardner, the receptionist of the beauty shop, who with her sound outlook on life exerts a naive but powerful influence over the neurotic lives of some of the women clients. The difficult role of Anna Stoll, a refugee, and dictatorial partner In crime to the ulterior Maxine, was handled with con sistent intensity by Julie Jones who gave it an extremely con vincing quality. . Alicia Ruhl, as Barbara Vane, an American government agent under the guise of frivolous so ciety girl, gave a smooth and natural performance and dis played an excellent sense of tim ing. , - Moments of really outstanding work were contributed by two character parts: Kay Schlankey as Harriet Josslyn, the hysteri cal wife, and Virginia Hammond as Irene Alton, the vain and aging actress. Betty Brewer lent a tender and sensitive note as Dotty Mayer, the salesgirl who clung to her dreams. Charlotte McCorkle add ed a colorful flourish to the var ied cast 'as the debutante sud denly carried away by publicity. Callsta Farrell was convincing as Phyllis Wood, the young ac tress rightfully coming Into her Speed i Po No Strings Attached To This Offer! 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