TWO MEDFORD MAIL-TRIBUNE Wednesday, Oct. 44, 1945
Black Tornado Thumbnails
Following U first In a series of "thumbnail sketches" of mem
bers of the Medford high school Black Tornado football squad, de
fending state champions:
CAPTAIN DARRELL RIGGS, LEFT END
Darrell Riggs, left end and captain of the 1945 Tornadoes,
was born in Lakeview, Ore., Nov. 5, 1927. He started his football
career nine years ago at Medford's Jackson school, playing later
at tha Junior high school and has been a first stringer at MHS for
two years. He is six feet, three Inches tall, weighs 183 pounds,
has brown eyes and brown hair. Riggs majors In mathematics,
science and history and takes part In track and basketball. He
would like to go to college but refers any questions regarding to
hit future to his draft board.
Lynn Beisonetta
Lynn Bessonette, left tacklo
was born Dec. 10, 1927, In Klam
ath Falls. He started his football
playing in the ninth grade at
Medford Junior high and Is In
his second year on the Tornado
first string. He Is six feet tall
and weighs 205 pounds. Ho ma-
inn In history, is a track en
thusiast and plans to go to col
lege. Glann Tlngley
Glenn Tlngley. left guard,
first saw the light of day Jn
Grants Pass April 28, 1920 but
came to Medford at a tender
age. His first taste of football
came In the fourth grade at
Washington school and he Is now
In his first full year as a Med
ford regular. He hits the scales
at IBS pounds and Is five feet,
11 Inches tall. He majors in
mathematics and history and
plans to attend college upon
completion of his high school
days.
Jim Cava
Jim Cave. In his second year
as first string center, was born
In Medford May 31, 1928. Like
Tlngley, his gridiron experiences
started in the fourth grade at
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Washington school. Ha weighs
170 pounds and measures 5-9
Math and science are his majors
and sleep his hobby, according
to his questionnaire. He also
plays basketball and baseball
and plans a college career.
Nick Greene
Nick Greene, right guard,
plans to become a lawyer, lie
got his -start in life in Medford
on March 12, 1829, and began
his football playing at Roosevelt
school In the third grade. Weigh
ing 165 pounds, he Is five feet,
nine Inches tall and majors in
math.
Howard Whlllock
Howard Whlllock, right
tackle, was born In Medford
Nov. 12, 1928, and started play
ing football in the third grade
at Lincoln school. Measuring six
feet and lipping the beam at 184,
Whlllock majors In history and
plans to be a farmer. Besides
plnylng tacklo he Is a punter do-
(luxe.
Allan Kircher
Allan Kircher, right end, was
horn in Silverton, Ore., Oct. 11.
192B, and lived in Lakeview and
Toledo before coining to Med
ford. His football career started
in the ninth grade at junior high
school and is playing his first
year as a regular with the Black
Tornado. His hobby is airplanes
and other lntorcst is baseball.
Ho would like to go on to col
lege when his high school career
ends.
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Jack Lipscomb, who won the
Pacific coast junior heavyweight
championship with the use of his
brutal attack which Is liberally
sprinkled with every form of
wrestling known including
various sorts of alley brawling
will mix with the Gray Mask In
half of a double main event at
Medford armory tomorrow night.
Lipscomb, who stops at noth
ing if he thinks it will win a
match, is by far the toughest
opponent yet to be called on to
face the Hood. , The champion
has a murderous offensive and
Is plenty cagey when It comes to
defensive tactics. Street corner
experts of the gentle art of may
hem are conceding Lipscomb a
chance of bringing the winning
streak of the Mask to an abrupt
end. Usually despised by one
and all, the Hoosier Hot Shot
will be the distinct favorite when
he crawls through the hemp to
take on the mysterious one.
Jones Draws Tartar
Rough Rufus Jones, himself
no lily when it comes to draw
ing hatred of the fans, will
tackle a tough customer in the
other half of the twin bill when
he faces Angelo Martinclll, the
Buckeye Beauty.
Twice in as many weeks the
Negro ruffian has refused to do
battle with the Mask but if both
win tonight it Is likely Promoter
Mack Lillard will tell Jones to
get in the ring with "Old Stone
lace" or else.
Joe Lynam, the "body beauti
ful" from Redmond, will take to
tlie canvas against Herb Parks,
the colorful Canadian, in the
8:30 opener. Both are expon
ents of scientific maneuvers and
a great match is anticipated.
Penn Head Coach
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Philadelphia, Oct. 23 (U.R)
Head Coach George Munger,
whose undefeated. Iintierl nnH
scored-upon Pennsylvania foot
ball team meets Navv SatnrHav
was in tha hospital today with
grippe.
Munaer's famllv aalri ho ho.
came ill last Friday and entered
the hospital yestorclay when the
grippa tailed to respond to treat
ment. The family said he be
lieved the hospital care would
enable him to recover more
quickly, but that he probably
would miss the gumo.
Munger's assistants have
charge of the squad.
TO COACH ALL-STARS
Chicago, Oct. 24 (U.R) Coach
Henry P. Iba, whose Oklahoma
A. & M. basketball team won the
National Collegiate title last
year, has been named co-coach of
the 1945 college all-star team,
Harry Hannin, director of the an
nual all-star game, said today.
Dodger Farm Club Signs
Negro Shortstop Artist
New York, Oct. 24 U.R)
Baseball men were cautious to
day in their comment on the
signing of Negro JacKle Hooin
son by the Brooklyn Dodgers'
Montreal Farm team. Only the
New York Giants said they
would scout negro teams in
1945.
Robinson, 26-year-old former
All-American haliback-at the
University of California at Los
Angeles, was the first negro
signed to a contract by a team
in oiganized baseball negro
leagues are not a part of organ
ized baseball and Branch Rick
ey, Jr., who announced the sign
ing at Montreal yesterday, said
that some ball players might
quit the Brooklyn organization
in protest.
Southerners May Balk
"If they come from certain,
sections in the south, they may I
steer dway from a. team with
colored players," he said. "But
they'll be back in baseball after
a year or two in a cotton mill."
Hector Racine, president of
the Montreal team, which won
the Internationl league's regu
lar-season championship, said
he expected no opposition eith
er from the league or from fans.
"Negroes fought alongside
whites and shared the foxhole
dangers," he said, "and they
should get a fair trial in base
ball."
The Dodgers signed Robinson
after Brooklyn scout had
watched neRro teams for several
seasons. Dodger Secretary Har
old Partott said the former army
lieutenant, who totted .340 in
100 gomes at shortstop for the
Kansas City Monarchs after his
service release last summer, was
the best of 25 prospects.
Chicago, Oct. 24 (U.R) The
National Collegiate Athletic As
sociation studied new means to
day for continuing its "highly
successful'' anti-gambling cam
paign for as many years as neces
sary. Dr. Wilbur C. Smith of Louisi
ana State, chairman of the N.C.
A. A. executive committee which
ended a two-day meeting yester
day, cnllcd the program a "huge
success."
He said N.C.A.A. members,
which include most of the na
tion's leading universities,
would pool their information at
the N.C.A.A.'s annual conven
tion in St. Louis Jan. 9-10 and
map a new 1946 program to
counteract the "money menace."
The N.C.A.A. began cracking
down on gamblers after the
Brooklyn basketball scandal last
year, laying down a definite plan
of attack at its January meeting
this year.
Don Ameche Heads
Grid Corporation
Los Angeles, Oct. 24 (U.R) A
corporation headed by Actor Don
Ameche today was the new own
ers of the Los Angeles franchise
of the professional All-America
football conference, which In
cludes teams in seven other ma
jor cities.
Ameche, new corporation pres
ident, listed the other stockhold
ers as Louis B. Mayer, executive
head of Metro-Goldwyn-Maycr
studios; Actors Bing Crosby and
Pat O'Brien; Benjamin F. Lind
heimer, executive director of
Arlington Park and Washington
Park Jockey clubs; Leo Spitz,
board chairman of International
Pictures; and Sportsmen Norman
W. Church and Daniel F. Rice.
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Los Angeles, Oct. 24 (U.R)
A University of Southern Cal
ifornia football squad of 34
players was scheduled to en
train for Washington tonight to
meet the Huskies Saturday in a
game which may determine the
west's Rose Bowl representa
tive. The Trojans were strengthen
ed by the return uf backs Veil
Lillywhite and Ted Tannehill.
two first stringers who have
been out with injuries for sev
eral weeks.
FIGHTS LAST NIGH1
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New York (Broadway Arena)
Lenny (Boom Boom) Mancini,
150'.4, Youngstown, O., outpoint
ed Patsy Spataro, 1423i, New
York, (8).
New York (Park Arena)
Joey La Mulla, loovi, New York,
knocked out Indian Gomez, 163,
Havana (2).
White Plains, N. Y. Lew
Woods, 157, Detroit, outpointed
Coolidga Miller, 16614, Brook
lyn, (8).
Hartford, Conn. Pat Brady,
129, New York, technically
knocked out Mario Colon, 131,
Puerto Rico, (7).
All the Rocky Mountain states
except Wyoming showed slight
increases in federal employment
during the past year, according
to the civil service commission.
Cloflns time roi Classified Adi 8:30
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Bay Meadows Race
Draws 15,233 For
First Day Events
San Mateo, Cal., Oct. 24 (U.R)
Bay Meadows' 47 day 1945 fall
meeting was under way today
after an opening day at which
15,233 fans jammed the track
to wager a total of $824,208.
Faced with 17 entries for yes
terday's feature handicap, gen
eral manager Bill Kyne split the
race into two events. Gold Bolt,
a long shot owned by the K. and
L. stable, won the first, paying
$23, $9.60, and $4.30. With Re
gard, the favorite, finished sec
ond, paying $4 and $3.10.
High Harp, with Robert Trent
up, nosed out Hand Torch in the
second section. War Allies was
third.
RAPIST RELEASED
Salem, Ore , Oct. 24 (U.R)
Emery W. Tibbcts, who was sen
tenced to serve a 20-year prison
term on a conviction of rape In
Klamath county, will be released
tomorrow. Governor Earl Snell
commuted the sentence on advice
of the State Parole board. Tib
bets entered the state prison Sep
tember 24, 1941.
OREGON EN ROUTE FOR
UCLA CONTEST FRIDAY-
Eugene, Ore., Oct. 24 (U.R)
The University of Oregon Web
foot squad was en route to Los
Angeles today for the UCLA
game Friday night. Dean Bond,,
who stepped into Jim Byer's full
back spot when the latter drop
ped out of school, is expected to
go the full route.
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
St. Louis, Oct. 24 (U.R) Out
fielder Stanley Wentzel of In
dianapolis, who goes to the Bos
ton Braves next year, has been
named most valuable player of
the American Association for
1945 by the Sporting News, na
tional baseball weekly.
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dialects spoken by California In
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