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FOUR MEDFORD MAIL-TRIBUNE W.dnesdar. Tc 19, 1945 MEDFORDTRIBUNE mm SPORT Pete Bclcastro, the Wild Weed Assassin, sends word from his California home that he has been training hard all week In an effort to beat Rough Rufus Jones when they clash In a grudge rematch In the top main event In Medford armory wrestl ing ring tomorrow night. The feud between the top ranking Junior heavyweights goes back three weeks when Jones took a wild match from the rough Italian. It took on greater proportions the follow ing week when pre-match acti vities on the part of Jones caus ed Bclcastro's early elimination in a battle royal and reached a peak last week when Pete lost on a foul because he refused to break a deadly surfboard hold. Bclcastro consented to the re match only after being assured by Promoter Mack Liilard that 1P That expression "snug as a bug in a rug" must have originated whore Shell Heating Oil keeps everyone cory. Because fnug comfort Is easy with this clean-burnlng, dependable fuel. Try it nd iee how pleased you'll be. Just phone SHELL OIL CO., INC. 1002 S. Central Ave. Ph. 3191 Tornado Prepares For Coast Jaunt; JV's Enter Grants Pass Tournament Only minor colds are bother ing the Medford high school bas ketball team as they prepare for for a trip to the coast where they meet North Bend Friday night and Coos Bay Saturday night but a severe cold has bed ded Coach Al Simpson, it was learned today. A spokesman at the high school said this morn ing that Simpson was expected to be recovered sufficiently to make the trip to the coast over the week-end. The team will leave Friday morning. Bill Bowerman, who Is hand ling thn sruifirl Hnrlnff SimDson's absence, said the club is in good shape except lor tne minor coins nnH rantA thrnimh their rui'gcd series with Eugene In good condition. Ed Kirtlcy's Junior vai-Mty team has entered the Grants Pass Invitational tournament to be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons and eve nings, Klrtlcy said today. The team replaces Jacksonville high school team, which was forced to withdraw because of illness to Its players. The opening schedule pits the Kirtley gang against a strong Reedsport team at 4:30 p. m. tomorrow. Other teams parti cipating in the 24-gome schedule are Gold Hill, Kerby, Grants Pass JV's, Central Point, Glen dale, Prospect, Klamath Falls, Eureka "B", Roseburg, Weed, Cottage Grove and Eureka "A". In other high school basket ball activity, J. C. Tucker's team, entered in the southern Oregon Independent league, got in some practice licks last night by whip ping Central Point 34-32 on the Pointers' floor. The Tucker boys replaced Gold Hill, forced to cancel out because of flu. an outside referee, the best ob tainable, would be brought to Medford to officiate. Herb Parks, clever Canadian champion, will face the veteran Gray Mask in the middle event and Angelo Martinclll meets Ben Sherman in the opener at 8:30 p. m. Glenn Davis Named As Athlete Of Year Los Angeles, Dec. 19 U.R All-Amerlcan Army Halfback Glenn Davis, Southern Calif ornia's player of the year for 11)42 will flv here to receive a second award Sunday as South ern California athlete of the year 1945, It was announced to day. Thn Helms Athletic Founda tion said Its award will be pre sented by James J. jenries, Iflnn award winner, and Jack Dempsey, 1923 award holder, between halves of the Holly wood Bears-San Diego Bombers professional football game. Long Island Seen To Defeat Oregon New York, Dec. 19 U.P.) Long Island University was favored over Oregon and Okla homa University over City Col lege In final odds for tonight's Madison Square Garden basket ball doubleheader. Oklahoma has won four straight, while Oregon has won three and lost two. Both me tropolitan teams lost their last Garden starts. Owner Strike Ups Purses For Races At Florida Park Miam'l, Fla., Dec. 19 AIR) Purses at Gulfstream Park weve raised to a $2,000 minimum per race today as a result of an un official "strike" by racehorse owners yesterday. Final settle ment of the dispute was set for Jan. 2. The horse-owners refused to enter their racers for today's events until the previous min imum of $1,500 for purses was raised. Their action defied a Florida racing commission or der which provided for the bar ring of horsemen who refuse to accept previously-defined con ditions concerning purses. Only 60 horses had been en tered for today's eight-race card before the purses were boosted, but a surge of entries after the "strike" put the entry list at normal. INJUNCTION EYED IN DOPING CASE Baltimore, Md Dec. 19 U. George Mahoney, chairman of the Maryland racing commis sion, said he planned to confer today with Attorney - General William Curran regarding an injunction asking Mahoney's disqualification from participa tion in hearings of trainers ac cused of doping horses. Four Maryland horsemen two owners and two trainers asked for the Injunction last night, charging that Mahoney is prejudiced and claiming that defendants had not been given enough time to prepare their de fense. Judge Joseph Sherbow signed the order and gave the commis sion five days to show cause why it should not be granted, The action was brought by W. L. Brann. owner of the horses New Challenger and Weathercock, Brann's trainer, Ed Christmas, Sylvester Labrot, an owner from New Orleans, and Trainer Clay Sutphin. Hear ings on thfl cases of Christmas and SutDhin. begun last weeK ware scheduled for completion later this week. Conn, Bevins, Mauriello Top Heavyweight Boxers GRIDDER HONORED Los Angeles, Dec. 19 (U.R) Football Star AI Sparlls, sensa tional guard of University of California at Los Angeles, re ceives the Bruin alumni foot ball trophy at a luncheon today as outstanding player on the 1945 team. . Market St. in San Francisco Is the only street in the nation where street cars run four abreast Hockey Results By United Press The Vancouver Canucks maintained their hold on the Pacific Coast hockey league lead today following a clean- cut 8 to 5 victory over the Seattle Ironmen last night. Second-place Oakland Oaks held their position in the stand ings by out-shooting the San Diego Skyhawks, 5 to 2, at Oak land, paced by Pat (Hubba- Hubba) Coburn who laced three goals into the Skyhawk net. UCLA THUMPED Long Beach, Cal., Dec. 19 (U.R) The Camp Ross Basket ball squad dumped the Univer sity of California at Los An geles team last night 47 to 33 for their sixth straight practice game defeat at the municipal auditorium here. Services are still held during Lent In the old Mission Dolores In San Francisco. !? m, Mm"i: 1 , i" il mm.:HC-m T, . aW . .m V I I IV V.'1 A " S l.t - - XfttZJ tmmV-J-.mll .4 M ' ... ' X34 ridc!y famed today is the whiiky which bears this proud name Philadelphia. Such delicacy of bouquet 1 What forthright flavor! To meet die demand we are tapping out reserves. Ask for Philadelphia by name. ... Tlmembtr fU x" .3i USiM 1 ' 'uxmowH'" MLE.WFD WHISKT rj.vort w.vcf mm continental msntUNO ooitroATrcw. rniuriKuiiiA, pa, mj Moor . cjuix jvrrTJMi srimri Luisetti On Navy Basketball Staff Annapolis, Md Dec. 19 U.R) Lt. Angell (Hank) Luisetti, former Stanford and profession al basketball star, has been ap pointed assistant basketball coach at the United States naval academy, Capt. Charles O. Humphreys, director of ath letics, announced today. Luisetti entered the navy In 1942. He will aid Head Coach Johnny Wilson with the navy team. ASHLAND ELKS WALLOP ATHLETIC ASS'N 31-10 An outclassed Medford Ath letic Association Independent basketball team bowed before a strong Ashland Elks aggregation last night to the tune of 31 to 10. Leonard Warren, Ash.and forward, paced the winners with 10 points while Webber was high for Medford with four. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT By United Press Portland, Me. Johnny Greco, 145 Vi, Montreal, knocked out Oscar Suggs, 151, Newport, R. I. (5). New York (Broadway arena) Jerry Fiorello, 161, Brooklyn, out-pointed Bobby Berger, 152, Chicago (8). New York, Dec. 19 (U.R) Billy Conn, Jimmy Bevins and Taml Mauriello were rated the top heavyweight contenders, in that order, by the New York Writers' association In its an- nudl ranking of fighters, releas ed today. As expected, the association went on record as favoring New York as the site for the return heavyweight championship bout between Joe Louis and Conn In June. Likewise it approved the champions recognized by the New York state athletic com mission in all divisions, giving National Boxing association champs consolidation prizes of No. 1 contenders berths. The rankings, obtained by vote of members at the recent association annual dinner, fol low: Heavyweight Champion: Joe Louis. Contenders: (1) Billy Conn, (2) Jimmy Bivins, (3) Taml Mauriello. Light heavyweight Champ ion: Gus Lesnevlch. Contenders: (1) Archie Moore, (2) Lloyd Mar shall, (3) Freddie Mills. Middleweight Champion: Tony Zale. Contenders: 1) Jake Lamotta, (2) Rocky Graziano, (3) Steve Belloise. Welterweight Champion: Freddie Cochrane. Contenders: (1) Ray Robinson, (2) Marty Servo, (3) Tippy Larkln and Jimmy Doyle, tied. Lightweight Champion: Bob Montgomery. Contenders: (1) Ike Williams, N.B.A. champ ion; (2) Beau Jack, (3) Allie Stolz. Featherweight Champion: Willie Pep. Contenders: (1) Sal Bartolo, N. B. A. champion; (2), fhll Terranova, (3) Chalky Wright. Bantamweight : Champion: Manuel Ortiz. Contenders: (1) Benny Goldberg, (2) Luis Cas tillo, (3) Tony Olivera. Flyweight Champion, Jack ie Patterson, England. No rank ings made of contenders. Anyone Can Wear Service Emblem New York, Dec. 19 (U.R) That little gold ruptured duck, which the nation's fighting men sweated out through years of war, can now be bought by any grafter, grifter or 4-F who has the cash. Current asking prices range from 35 cents to $25 in New York stores for the gold emblem which decorated Trajan's forum in ancient Rome and more re cently was adopted by the United States as the token of I honorable discharge armed services. from th The atomic energy in a lump of coal weighing one pound would drive a locomotive and a train of 40 cars around the earth's equator more than 150 times. CHICKEN and STEAK DINNERS KING S CAFE Owned by OTTO and WAVE KING Highway 99 at Talent Come Out and See the Bears Jockey P-asses Up Contract To Ride As Free Lance Man Arcadia, Cal., Dec. 19 U.R) Johnny Longdcn, 35-year-old veteran jockey, spurned a lucra tive contract with Movie Mag nate L. B. Mayer today to free lance during the forthcoming 55-day Santa Anita winter rac ing meet. Longden, who paced Busher to her 1945 horse of the year triumphs, said he will ride some of Mayor's horses during the meet and has signed to pilot Honeymoon in the $25,000 Cal ifornia breeders championship stakes on opening day Dec. 29 Longden was formerly under contract to the Mrs. John D Hertz stable, riding Count Fleet to his dazzling triumphs two years ago. Displaced Persons Nearly All Return To Czechoslovakia New York (Park arena) Ruben Shank, 1593,4, Denver, outpointed Pete Deruzza, 156, Mamaroneck, N. Y. (8). Los Angeles Jimmy Rickard, 140, Buffalo, N. Y., knocked out Al Wright, 165, Los Angeles, (2). UCLA SIGNS HUSKERS Los Angeles, Dec. 19 (U.R) The first University of Calif ornia at Los Angeles interces tlonal football game since 1942 was scheduled today asainst the University of Nebraska. GAELS ON ROAD Moraga, Cal., Dec. 19 (U.R) A 32-man St. Mary's College football squad will leave tonight for New Orleans to play Okla homa A. and M. In the Sugar Bowl New Year's Day, Coach Jimmy Phelan announced. The first American cham pagne was produced in a small winery In Cincinnati, O., in 1842 by Nicholas Longworth. Prague (U.R) The Ministry of Social Welfare's repatriation de partment announced more than 1,100,00, or about 80 per cent of Czechoslovakia s displaced persons had been returned from Germany. Five hundred thousand of the repatriated persons v ere listed as political prisoners and the other 600,000 as conscripted workers. The displaced persons' assist ance program reportedly had cost the Czech government ap proximately $1,700,000 for trans portation and $520,000 for finan cial aid during rehabilitation. The return of Czech citizens from France, Poland, Austria, Soviet Russia, Yugoslavia and Hungary was said to be in the planning stage. BASKETBALL By United Press Chicago 48, Navy Armory 42 Illinois 64, Drake 42 Indiana 51, Cincinnati 44 NYU 92, Brooklyn Poly 24 Loyola of Chicago 52, Chicago Teachers 30 Washburn S8, Witchlta 33 Harvard 53, Tufts 48 Toledo 65, Akron 60 Virginia 58. Marshall 39 Kentucky 67, Arkansas 42 Louisville 51, Butler 41 Western Michigan 54, Utah 51 RIVETS FASTEN SELVES IN PLACE Wilmington, Del. (U.R) The development of an improved ex plosive rivet, which fastens it self in place by firing a small explosive charge within the shank, has been announced by i E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., j Inc. The du Pont explosives de-! partment said after the explosive rivets are in place, one person applies the tip of an electrically heated iron to the rivet heads. I The heat sets off the e plosive i charge in two seconds. As a re-1 suit, the shank of the rivet ex pands to fill the hole completely, and a barrel-shaped head forms on the end to lock the rivet In place. 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