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TWO MEDFORD MAIL-TRIBUNE Tuesday, De. 4, 1945 WATERFIELD UNANIMOUS CHOICE FOR ALL-STARS Chicago, Dec. 4 (U.PJ Cleve land's champion Rams, led by the unanimous selection of Rookie Bob Waterficld. placed three men on the United Press 1945 all professional football team today while Green Bay's 1944 champions also won three berths, Philadelphia and Detroit two each and Washington one. The selection board, made up of sports writers who covered National football league games all season, awarded Waterfield the only unanimous spot on the annual honor team, marking the first time a freshman player has gained the honor. , Backiield TurnoYtr " Topping Green Bay's first team trio was Don Hutson, voted an end position for the seventh Consecutive season. The first team backficld represented a complete turnover from last year although two linemen, In addition to Hutson, were placed on the honorary team for the second consecutive year, Tackle Al Wistert of Philadelphia and Guard Riley (Rattlesnake) Mathc son of Cleveland. Washington's Sammy Baugh, winding up his greatest passing season in nine years of pro foot ball, was the second top vote getter, receiving 19 out of a possible 20 first-team ballots. First-Team Personnel: E, Don Hutson, Green Eay. T, Albert Wistert, Philadelphia. G, Riley Matheson, Cleveland. C, Charley Brock, Green Bay. G, Bill Radovich, Detroit. T, Emil Urcmovirh, Detroit. E, Steve Pritko, Cleveland. Q, Sammy Baugh, Washington. HB, Bob Waterfield, Cleveland. HB, Steve Van Buren, Philadelphia. FB, Ted Fritsch, Green Bay. ALL-STAR BALLOT Major League Status For Coast Loop Is Seen Soon Columbus, O., Dec. 4 U.R A strong possibility that a third major league may be establish ed by next season was indicated today by Clarence (Pants) Row land, president of the Pacific Coast league, who said that offi cials of his circuit were ready to vote on the move. Such a move would be con tingent upon approval by Base ball Commissioner Albert (Hap py) Chandler, and the heads of the two major leagues, Ford Frick of the National and Wil liam Harridge of the American, but the coast league officials were expected to take prelimin ary steps in a meeting today, ' The vote on whether to apply for major league membership1 took precedence over a previ ously scheduled Pacific coast meeting at which the club own ers were to vote on whether to seek triple A minor league clas sification with the other current double A minor circuits, the American Association and Inter national league. Activity elsewhere at the minor league sessions was con fined to trade talk and separate meetings of a number of cir cuits.. With 19 more leagues slated to operate next season than last, club owners were faced with the task of selecting managers from a wide array of candidates and of lining up tal ent to fill their rosters. A num ber of deals were expected to be completed. Miami Invited To . Play Holy Cross In Orange Bowl Miami. Fla., Dec. 4 (U.PJ The University of Miami has been Invited to play Holy Cross in the Orange Bowl here on New Year's day, after a huge parade of students through downtown Miami turned the full heat on the Bowl committee. The action climaxed a two week wave of public sentiment to give the home town school re cognition for a fine season. While the committee was meet ing tills afternoon, most of the 1,600 students joined in a par ade through downtown streets, i The committee p a i a d up Louisiana State university and broke a 10-year tradition of hav ing a Southeastern Conference team In the Bowl. The actual number of lan guage! computed by the officers of the French Academy Is 2,796. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT By United Press Baltimore Jimmy Bell, 133U, Washington, outpointed Joe Baksi, 218U, Kulpmont, Pa., (10). New York I,ee S a void, lOO'i, St. Paul, Minn., outpoint ed Al Hoosman, 196'.4, Los An geles, (10). Cleveland Taml Murlello, 202, New York, knocked out Jerry Berthiaumc, 186, Mon treal, (2); Jimmy Doyle, 148, Los Angeles, stopped Lew Jen kins, 141, Stectwater, Tex., (4). Washington Aaron Perry, 151, Washington, knocked out Vince La Salva, 146, Mount Ver non, N. Y.. (3). TO PLAY IN OIL BOWL Houston, Tex., Dec. 4 (U.R) Tulsa and Louisiana State re portedly were to be named to day to play In the second annual Oil Bowl football game here on New Year's day. Use Mall Tribune Want Ada. ATTENTION Sportsmen Thanks very much for your Interest In the puppies of the PEEKAY BILL strain which you so overwhelmingly showed following my announcement of new kennel location in the Not. 18th Mail Tribune. I regret that the demand exceeds the supply but selective breeding for fine bird dogs produces quality, not quantity. I have several more litters soon to be available and will be glad to accept advance reservations now. Puppies will be given to HUNTERS ONLY1 I (Signed) JOHN F. DUNLAP Trail, Ore. Phone 1209 New York. Dec. 4 (U.R) To nobody's eurprise, Army domin- ated the All-Star East football team selected by United Press today with five men on the first team, closely followed by Navy's valiant Midshipmen who landed three. .Columbia, Holy Cross and Pennsylvania squeezed In with a man each to round out an eleven that would stack up with any of the pre-war All-Star teams if it ever came down to an actual test on the gridiron. The selection of Glenn Davis and Felix Blanchard of Army came as a matter of course but there was plenty of argument as to the rest of the All-East back' field, finally filled with Colum bia's power fullback, Lou Kus serow, and Stan Koslowskl of Holy Cross. First team choices: Henry Foldberg, Army, and Dick Duden, Navy, ends; Dewitt Coulter, Army, and George Sa vitsky, P e n n , tackles; John Green, Army, and James Car rington, Navy, guards; Richard Scott, Navy, center; Stan Kow loskl, Holy Cross, Glenn Davis, Army, Lou Kusserow, Columbia and Felix Blanchard, Army, all backficld. Athletic Assn. To Face Rogue River Medford Athletic association's basketball team will open their season tonight when they face Rogue River there, beginning at 8 o'clock. The teams will meet In a return engagement on the Jackson school court here next Monday night. Mcclford's starting lineup to night likely will include Hugh Williams and Rusty Crooks, for words; Jim Smith, center, and Dick Kidwell and Homer Sulli van, guards. Others making the trip arc Dick Babb, Paul Freer, Elwood Webber, Dick Crawford and Team Manager Floyd Law-son. Reconversion Camp Is Baseball Plan Chicago, Dec. 4 (U.R) The Chicago Cubs, who have pio neered many major league base ball innovations in the past dec ade, today announced they will operate a special "reconversion" camp for returned war veterans at Lake Worth, Fla., next year. Camp dates are Jan. 15 to March 14. It will be the first project of its kind in the big leagues and will be operated for players re instated from the Natlonol de fense list of the Cubs or any of their 11 minor league teams. BOWLING In Classic league last night Signal OH took three straight games from Maid-Rite (Little 197 Sims 207), Volentincs turn ed back Highway Club three games to none (Hohlweg 207 Cannon 185), American Pbl. Co. won two out of three from Do mestic Laundry (J. Powell 209 Bradley 215), and Hawkinson Tires defeated Beck's Bakery two games to one (E. Morgan 211 Paske 203). Signal Oil took two out of three games and total pins from Signal Oil of Portland at Port land Sunday, (Barr, Proctor 196 Kennedy 235). ALL -STAIR CAES) If ilei 1 UKlii UP IN ARMS OVER INCREASE IN RATE Detroit, Dec. 4 (U.R) The Detroit Bowling association to day was letting some 60,000 sanctioned league bowlers in De troit decide whether to quit bowling in a "strike" against the Bowling Proprietors' association for raising pin prices 2 23 cents a line. . Despite an association warning that the customers might walk out, the proprietors voted last night to boost league rates from 17 13 cents a line, with rebates of five and 15 per cent, to 30 cents a line, with a one-cent re bate, effective at once. The government last week lifted ceiling prices for bowling, first established -in September, 1941. The Bowling association pass-I ed a stern resolution Sunday condemning the proposed in- creases as violating contracts at . ma uiu iia sigiicu ueiuie me start of the season. The resolu tion Included a warning that if the increases went into effect, bowlers would be advised to "ab stain from bowling." Chorus to Present Handel's Messiah On December 28th Handel's Messiah, the best known and best loved of all ora torios, will be presented at the Presbyterian church, Dec. 28, by the Rogue Valley chorus, under the direction of Mabel Nansen. Rehearsals have been under way for several weeks and ex cellent progress is being made. , Chorus membership is now the j largest it has ever been and in cludes several service men and women. j Tonight's rehearsal will be held at the Presbyterian church. I vision sports editor for United Press, as president of the Nortn prn California Football Writers Association, was announced to- j day. The vote was unanimous, j Cloalnl time ror Sunday Too Lata ; uooujatje A8pjnis oo- lMl3 01 i Please remembei I Wood and Coat Combination HEATERS Younger's Appliance 31 N. 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Glen Davis, Army's brilliant halfback was the re cipient of the Maxwell award last year. THURS. fJITE BOUTS START 8:30 P. M. o SPILLS The Country's BEST TALENT Tickets Now On Sale At BROWN'S - Phone 2735 New York, Dec. 4 (U.R) Army, undisputed college foot ball champion for 1945, reaped the individual and team honors today the Heisman and Max well trophies to Fullback Doc Blanchard and the Lambert tro phy to the team. The Heisman and Maxwell trophies are given annually to the player chosen as the out standing performer, and the Lambert trophy is emblematic of the eastern football championship. Toastmasters to Abandon Routine at Next Meeting Next regular Monday night meeting of the Toastmasters club will be featured by the complete absence of the regular routine the club announces, with no topicmaster, no toastmastcr and no regularly appointed speakers or critics. 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