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Sport Chips by . HARRY CHIPMAN Mail Tribune Sports Editor f ath eleven but will probably be out-manned, something that clayed an important part in Ash land's loss. On paper, which is no way to figure outcome of a ball game, Medford should be 20 points better than Grants Pass for the Tornado beat Coos Bay 40-0 while the best Grants Pass could do was 20-0. Only light workouts were scheduled yesterday and today for Mtdford's undefeated Black Tornado to allow tre boys ample time to heal wounds suffered in their 52 to 7 trouncing of previously-unbeaten and unscored on Eueene Friday night. A number of matches and rock cuts were received on the Eugene field which is min us a single blade of grass. The game was by far the rough est so far this year and there are soveral body bruises to be healed before another tough contest, with Eureita here Fri day night. Although Bob Watson and Glenn Bostwick led the Medford touchdown parade that left 5500 fans aghast, special credit can be given to no particular Tor nado player. Those long scoring runs were made possible by ex cellent downfield blocking as well as superb work in the line. Darrel' Riggs Glenn Tingley, Nick Greene. Al K.ircher, Lynn Pessonette, Herb Nill in fact the whole forward wall played a bane-up game. A surprise to the Medford fans who saw the game was the excellent passing cf Jim Cave, who up until last Friday had been piaying center. Cave was shifted to the passing rpot whenever tho occasion de manded and tossed several nice ones, including a 30 yard heave to Kircher. The Eureka game will be no push-over, according to ad vance dope drifting in. The Loggers have a host of letter men back, including all of last year's second string, which was Just about good enough to beat the average small school. They probably will rely mostly on a strong pass ing attack, a department in which Medford' defense hasn't been too strong. The Southern Oiegon League picture took a decided turn for the belter over the week-end so far as Medford is concerned. Previously-unbeaten Ash land, which had loomed as a strong contender, bowed before medi ocre Klamath Fails by a 13-6 count but Grants Pass loomed as a formidible foe by trouncing' Coos Bay, 20 to 0. Grants Pass ongagns the Pelicans on the Caveman fit-Id next Friday in a game which should just about decide where Medford will find its trouble in winning the league championship Grants Pass should be able to lick the Klam- "The BiST Candy I Ever Tasted!" In the chocolate-scented Societe packing room, girls deftly pack Societe candies into their colorful packages ... tuck a signed slip Into each box. It reads: " take personal pride in packing Societe Chocolates for you, for I know there is none finer. If you are especially pleased, we would enjoy hearing from you." Many of our customer friends spond to this invitation. ;Your dealer may not always hav these Chocolates in stock, but he receives occa sional allotments. Nor y&sicrjM34att3 IMPERIAL CA COMPANY Seattle 4, Waihim Norvol Stockstill. the Talent boy who wrestles Tex Porter in the opening match of Mick Lillard's Thursday night arm ory program, is not new to the squared circle although he has only one previous experience In the local ring. Stockstill used to be a very capable fly weight and lightweight boxer around Ashland when the sport flourished there and did considerable leather pushing on smokers at Talent a few years ago. It was while show ing on the Talent smokers that he decided to give up beak busting for a career and took up the business of tug end haul. When war hroke out he took his undefeated mat rec ord into the coast guard with him and decided to follow the long hard road of the profes sionals. Once while on leave he tang led with a fellow from Alabama as an added feature to one of he Medford armory cards and lost to the southerner, who out weighed him by about 25 pounds. Since that match he has met such well-known ir.en as Harold (Blood and Guts) Davidson, Bob Krusc and a host of other ring notables. He only recently re turned from a tour of Idaho on which he accomptmied Maurice Tillet. the famous French Angel. Stockstill has now been honor ably discharged from tho coast guard and plans to follow the mat profession in earnest At the present time he is making his home in Ashland, pending arrival of his wife and family from Portland. Indiana is Ranked As No. 1 Football Outfit in Country Los Angeles, Oct. 9 (U.R) In diana, undefeated but tied once in four games, today ranked as the nation's IJo. 1 football team in the Deke Houlgate-collegiate football rating system. Houlgate, whose system rates according to the strength of their opposition, gave the Hoosi ers, who beat Michigan and Il linois but were tied by North western, 16 points, one more than runners-up Georgia and Purdue. Michigan, despite Its setback by Indiana, ranked in fourth place. Michigan also had 15 points, but as a "B" team, de feated or tied once, ranked be hind Georgia and Purdue, both undefeated and untied. Standout Tornado Guards 11 mwmi mm m I i EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT THOSE 2.98 yd. luxurious dress fabrics, skirtings, suitings and Fall coatings In new wools and wool and rayon blends! Handsome weaves, beautiful colon! 54" wide. So inexpensive at Montgomery Word I Wml It ontgomerylard M f A fa Ijtf $ 4 ? v," . - Ash Nick Greene, left, and Glenn Tingley, first string guards on the Medford high football squad, will be seen in action at the local stadium Friday night when the Tornado meets Eureka, Calif. Both have been outstanding in the Medford line this season and their stellar play has paved the way for more than one touchdown. Larry MacPhail To Face Hearing For Assault, Battery Bel Air, Md., Oct. 9 (U.R) Hearings will be held here Oct. 16 on assault and battery charges lodged against President Larry MacPhail of the New York Yan kees baseball club. The charges were an out growth of last Friday's telephone service stoppage. MacPhail assertedly became impatient when he couldn't get a long distance call through from his nearby country estate and stormed into the Bel Air tele phone exchange. According to the two people there, he struck one, District Manager Thomas Dwyer, and spoke disrespectfully to other, Chief Operator Anna Towner. They called the police county sheriff who booked him on charges of disorderly conduct. He was freed pending the hear ing on $554 bail. the Mrs. and Mexico City, Oct. 9 (U.R) United States players, led oy National Champion Frank Park er and Mrs. Patricia Todd, moved into advanced rounds of the Pan-American tennis tourna ment today. RECORDS TOPPED IN YESTERDAY'S SERIES CONTEST Chicago, Oct. 9 U.R) Base-1 ball's official record keeper had a severe case of writer's cramp today. ; During one of the wlerdest.i most thrill-packed games In world series history the Cubs nosed out the Tigers, 8 to 7.! yesterday in 12 Innings to set the following records: Gate receipts The total take for the first six games, $1,388,-' 277, including $100,000 In radio! receipts, cracked the previous all-time high of $1,322,328.21 set' by the Tigers and Cincinnati i Reds In the seven-game 1940 series. Tomorrow's seventh gamej turnstile registration should raise the total receipts to approxi mately $1,600,000. j Most players: The Tigers and Cubs, in each using 19 players yesterday, surpassed a previous! series mark of 18 held by the 1936 Giants. The grand total of 38 shattered the previous two-, team high of 29 set by thej Giants-Senators in 1936. . I Longest game: Yesterday's bat-: tie, which continued for 3 hours j and 28 minutes, broke by 34 min utes the previous high of 2:54 established by the Yankees and Dodgers in 1941. Pinch hitters: The Cubs, In using their 11th pinch hitter yes terday, set a new record for Na tional league "tardy entries." The Giants held the previous high of nine In 1923. Tuesday. Oct. 9, 1945 MEDFORD MAIL-TRIBUNE THHEE Other odds and ends records were: (1) most times at bat for one club In a game, Detroit 49; most times at bat, one player In a game, Mayo, York and Faf- ko, 8 (ties old record). 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