TWO MEDFORD MAIL-TRIBUNE
Wednesday, Oct. 3. 1945
Sport Chips
by
HARRY CHIPMAN
Mail Tribune Sportt Editor
Hot competition looms in tbe
Boutliern Oregon football league
when Klamath Falli and Ash
land lift the ltd of the four-team
circuit at Klamath Falls Friday
niKht. At the present time, all
eyes are on the Medford Ash
land clash here Nov. 12 for both
teams have decisively whipped
all opposition to date. Ashland
has amassed a total of 87 points
in two games without having
their goal line crossed while
Medford has accumulated 108
points; also without allowing
their foes to score.
Klamath Falls and Grants
Pass, on the other hand, have
ach won and lost once. The
Pelicans dropped their opener
to Grunt of Portland but bounc
ed back to thump weak Salem,
which wouldn't give Medford a
game, by a 38-7 margin. The
Cavemen were whipped by
North Bend but beat Coquille.
Known as one ol the strong
est loops In the state, the
Southern Oregon league near
ly always has a team among
the top contenders and ex
pects to see no exception this
year.
Ashland and Medford face
the toughest opposition of the
season this week as the Black
Tornado journeys to Eugene.
If the Pelicans have been tak
ing Ashland lightly they will
be In for a surprise for the
Grlsslies have one of the best
elevons in some time.
Mcdford's tussle with Eugene
will be a tough contest, accord
ing to reports of scouts who saw
the Axemen conquer Spring
Held 24-0 Inst week. If the Tor
nado can get over the Willam
ette Valley eleven they are al
most certain to go on to the
state championship but will
have to play licads-up football
11 the way.
Aside from the Eugene game,
the Grants Pass and Ashland
clashes look toughest on the
(lata and both will give Mod
lord a lot of trouble. But a vic
tory over Eugene should give
the boys enough confidence to
get by the other opposition.
Inddenlly, since Medford
sportsmanship on the playing
Held has been on the block
several times. It may be well a
io note compliments handed
the Medford team following
their conquest at Coos Bay
last week. Both Al Lightner,
sports editor of the Oregon
Statesman at Salem, and Hod
Turner, Roseburg coach, who
worked the game told Al
Simpson the sportsmanship
shown by his team was out
standing in every way and de
served the highest compli
ments. Coos Bay players and
officials also bent over back
wards to compliment Eimpion
on the fine sportsmanship
shown by the club.
TO START FRIDAY
Six-man football In Jackson
county gets under way Friday
with the Talent-Prospect game
at Talent drawing bulk of- the
Interest.
Talent will Inaugurate tr.clr
new field lights, the only six-
man field in the state equipped
for night play. The game Is
called for 8 o'clock.
Talent, undefeated In two
years with 17 wins and one tie,
has six lettermen from last year's
county championship squad back
and will average about 173
pounds, according to Coach Roy
Parr. Brunt of the Bulldog atr
tack will be carried by Rich
Hartley, the most outstanding
quarterback In county play last
year. He will be ably assisted
by Bob Frink, end; Dean Dor
man, backfield; Jack Sanders,
end; Dill Redmond, 220-pound
end and backfield man, and
Gordy Williams, center and
backfield.
Other county league games pit
Gold Hill at Rogue River, Jack
sonville at Phoenix, and Eagle
Point at Central Point, all after
noon contests.
Cioalng tlm foi Classified Adl 8:30
m. Too Lata to Classify U:ia p. m.
SEATTLE HALTS
,3-1;
TO FACE SEALS
By United Press
The Seattle Rainlers, who lag
ged in second place in the PCL
standings throughout most of the
season, last night won their long-
sought revenge over the pennant
winning Portland Beavers by de
feating them 3-1 in the deciding
game of the Governor's Cup
semi-finals.
The Ralniers will meet the San
Francisco Seals in the ffhal play.
offs. The Seals came from behind
to wipe out the playoff hopes of
the Sacramento Solons by a score
of 9 to 6. Both series went the
full four out of seven games.
Gullic Gets Homer
League officials said the first
game of the final playoff will be
held either tonight or tomorrow
night In Seattle, depending on
available transportation.
Joe Demoran came through
for Seattle, holding Portland to
two hits and a lone run scored
when Ted Gullic sent a homer
over the left field wall in the sec
ond inning.
With two out in the fourth,
the Rainiers finally got to Sub
marine Bailer Ad Liska. George
McDonald tripled, Joe Dobbins
walked and McDonald scored as
Ted Norbcrt was safe on Short
Stop Johnny O'Neil's error.
Chuck Alcno singled to score
Dobbins, and Norbert came in as
Bob Finley singled.
Liska Relieved
The Rainlera made seven hits
off Liska before he was relieved
for a pinch hitter in the eighth.
Jack Tising took over on the
mound.
As the league prepared to ring
down the curtain for the season,
Bill Skiff was signed to manage
the Rainiers for two more years
at a salary unofficially reported
to be $13,000 a year. The new
contract gives Skiff the longest
continuous tenure In the league's
history. He succeeded th.e late
Jack Lelivclt in 1941.
CLIPPER SMITH SIGNED
San Francisco, Oct. 3 (U.R)
Maurice J. (Clipper) Smith, re
cently discharged from the ma
rines, today was under a five
year contract as head coach for
the University of San Francisco
The second oldest adobe house
In the San Joaquin Valley la lo
cated In Kings County, at Los
Robles Rancho.
Jack Benny Fred Allen Feud At Crater ian
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fun-filled duel ol wit In Fred's hit picture. The flowers are not a peace offering, but are an Inte
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dlx. Victor Moore. Rudy vallee. Robert Benchley, Binnle Barnes and Jerry Colonna all wrapped up
In the year's best comedy, "It's In the Bag." now playing at the Craterlan theatre.
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Practice Rounds
For Tacoma Open
Taooma, Wash.. Oct. 3 U.R)
A slim field of some 75 golfers,
the nation's top flight profession
als and amateurs, opened the last
round of practice swings today
before buckling down to business
in the four-day, J10.500 Tacoma
Open.
Dominating the field In to
morrow's teeoff, were pro-golf's
big four Sammy Snead, Hot
Springs, Va., Byron Nelson, To
ledo, Ohio; Harold (Jug) McSpad
en, Sanford, Me., and Ben Hogan,
Hershey, Pa.
Flanked by an array of coast-to-coast
talent, the big money
boys slammed up and down the
par 70 Flrcrest Golf club fair
ways yesterday In the first test
rounds. Nelson and Snead carded
unofficial 67s while McSpaden
limped in with a 71.
Hogan, who shattered all time
PGA tournament records by
chalking up 261 at Portland, was
noncommital.
Anti-Poll Tax Bill
Promises Action By
Southern Senators
Washington, Oct. 3 (U.R)
Promises of a filibuster filled
the air today as southern sen
ators heard of plans for ei-rly
tloor action of their pet peeve
anti-poll tax legislation.
It all began when Chalrn an
Pat McCarran, D., Nev., of the
senate judiciary cdmrnittee said
he would seek to have the house
approved poll tax repealer tElfen
up by the senate "within the
next week or so, maybe sooner."
Southern democrats, who
twice in the last three years have
talked similar bills to death,
made it clear that they were
ready to do it again.
0'CONNER TO BE NAMED
AS WHITE SOX MANAGER
Chicago, Oct. 3 (U.R) Leslie
M. O'Connor, righthand man of
the late baseball commissioner,
Kenesaw Mountain Landis, will
be named within a few days as
vice president and general mana
ger of the Chicago White Sox,
it was reported today.
O'Connor, 58, would succeed
Harry Grabiner, who resigned
last week effective Dec. 13. The
report said Mrs. Grace R. Co
rn lskey, president of the Chicago
club, would announce the ap
pointment shortly.
Helium instead of air Is used
In the tires of the huge 204
passenger Consolidated 37. Air
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couple of naturals for his Med
ford armory wrestling card to
morrow night when he tosses
Rough Rufus Jones, head-butting
Negro villain, into the ring with
Georges Dusette and Champion
Jack Lipscomb In with Harold
(Blood and Guts) Davidson for
a double main event.
Jones has cut a wide swath
through local- mat circles since
coming here three weeks ago
and is gunning for a show-down
with Lipscomb. Dusette earned
the admiration of the addicts
when he held the rugged Lips
comb to a draw last week.
Davidson surprised everync by
pummelling Jones about the
arena until he lost a close and
wild match.
Lovers of clever grappling will
be treated to a fine match in
the opener when Ernie Piluso
tackles Angelo Martlnelli. Mar
tinelil will be making his Initial
appearance In the local bleep
bin.
Downtown ticket office le
ported brisk sales but said there
still were several choice seats
left this morning.
PHILIPPINES SUFFER
GREAT BATTLE DAMAGE
Philadelphia, Oct. 3 (U.R)
The Philippines suffered greater
devastation during the war than
any other battle area in the
world, Paul V. McNutt. high
commissioner of the islands, said
here yesterday.
McNutt, who leaves within the
novi mnnlh in ant nrnHuctiOn
w
-started in the Philippines, said
there proDaoiy can De no snip
ments of sugar from the islands
for at least three years.
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