TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday. March 11. 1948
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Group Makes
Well-Received Farce
By Dorothy Pruitt
With the presenta tion of
"Deadlier Than the Male," three
act play by Pete Williams, The
Little Theatre Group made its
bow to the Medford public on
Friday night at the Holly Thea
tre. A large and wurmly respon
sive audience continued to ex
press its enthusiasun even after
the last curtain was down.
"Deadlier Than the Male" was
a well-chosen play, with a time
ly plot, good pace, varied char
acters and nice balance of com
edy and tragedy. All rotes were
handled by a cooperative and
sincere cast.
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
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