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English Heavyweight Seen
Threat to World Champion
New York, Dec. 21 UR)
Jack Solomons, visiting British
boxing promoter, declared to
day that Bruce Woodcock of
England is a "definite threat" to
the world heavyweight champ
ionship that he might beat
either Joe Louis or Challenger
Billy Conn.
Solomons, who arrived yes
terday by trans-Atlantic plane
from London, emphasized that
Woodcock is a much better
fighter than was Tommy Farr
of Wales, who gave Louis such
close title opposition in 1937.
Woodcock Strong
Chatting with reporters in
Madison Square Garden he said,
"Woodcock, heavyweight champ
ion of th? British empire, is a
big, strong fellow who is Just
as tough as Farr was; but he's
a knockout puncher. He can put
an opponent away with either
fist. And he uses the bob and
weave like Dempsey.
"I know it's natural for
Americans to view with skep
ticism any new British heavy
weight, because we've had so
few good ones during the past
25 years. But let me warn you
not to underrate Woodcock. He
is not concerned with polite
boxing. He fights In what we
call the American style. He
goes in to knock a bloke's head
off. He's a railroad worker of
Doncaster, weighing about 188
pounds, who'll be hard to
wreck."
Would Draw 4 Million
What would an international
heavyweight title fight draw in
London? between Woodcock
and the winner of the June
battle between Louis and Conn.
Solomons a husky, fair
skinned chap of 48. who drops
his "H's" generously rolled
his eyes and said, "It would draw
a fabulous gate perhaps as
high as $4,000,000. Wembley
stadium seats more than 100.000;
and tickets could bj scaled up
to $150 or more. Why, only re
cently for a very ordinary bout
between Woodcock and Jock
Porter, ringsides were the equiv
alent of $54 each."
Forty-four per cent of San
Franciscans live in apartments
or hotels, 41 per cent in single
family houses, and 15 per cent
in two-story family dwellings.
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REFUSED TESTS;
Arcadia, Calif., Dec. 21 (U.R)
Tom Smi'h, former Maine
Chance farms trainer suspended
on charges of stimulating Mag
nific Duel, said today Mrs. Eliza
beth Arden, owner of the horse,
refused New York racing auth
orities permission to make ephe
drine tests.
"New York officials will have
to give a final decision in my
suspension on the basis of evi
dence and testimony at the
hearing," Smith said.
He arrived from the east yes
terday and paid a brief visit to
his charges, now stabled at
Santa Anita race track.
The New York racing com
mission, which suspended Smith
for one year for allegedly
stimulating Magnific Duel with
ephedrinj last Nov. 8, is expect
ed to render a decision Jan. 10
on the trainer's appeal.
Hockey Results
Portland, Ore., Dec. 21 (U.R)
The Portland Eagles were back
in fifth place in the Pacific
Coast Hockey league standings
today after defeating the Seattle
Ironmen, 4 to 1, in a free-for-all
slugfest here last night.
The Eagles broke a 1 to 1 tie
with a three-goal attack in a
blistering final period during
which both squads played short
handed because of fouls that sent
players to the penalty box.
BASKETBALL
By United Press
Marshall 50, Maryland 43.
Lehigh 57, Franklin Marshall
38.
Georgia Tech 52, Clemson 38.
Pittsburgh 67, Bethany 36.
Chicago 55, Depauw 54.
Illinois 62, Nebraska 51.
Beloit 52, Carroll 40.
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Pasadena, Calif., Dec. 21 (U.R)
Fifteen thousand tickets to the
New Year's Day Rose Bowl
game between Alabama and
University of Southern Califor
nia went on sale today to foot
ball fans who had been, standing
in line as long as 28 hours.
Several hundred early birds
were lined up all night, joking,
playing cards, listening to port
able radios and nibbling light
lunches. Officials said it was
the greatest Rose Bowl ticket
rush in history.
The tickets, half on sale at the
Civic Auditorium here and half
at the Coliseum in Los Angeles,
were all that were available to
the public. The remainder of
the Rose Bowl's 92,000 seats
were set aside for alumni of the
contesting schools, the Tourna
ment of Roses, students and the
press.
By noon yesterday, a dozen
persons were in line at the Civic
Auditorium with chairs, lunches
and blankets, ready for an all
night vigil.
R. W. Tomlinson, 64, Balti
more, Md., got in line at 5 a. m.
yesterday and was first when
the doors opened at 0 a. m. to
day. The 28-hour wait was noth
ing, he said. Thirty years ago
he stood in line 72 hours in Phil
adelphia to see a world series
game.
Sport Chips
BY
Harry Chipman
Mail Tribui.e Sports Editor
JUNIOR VARSITY
BEATEN, 55-14
Grants Pass, Dec. 21 Klam
ath Falls, Grants Pass, Cottage
Grove and the Weed "A" 'earn
in the "A" division and Rerds
port, Glendale, Grants I'ass
junior varsity and the Grant;
Pass Wildcats in the "B" bracket
survived the first round of the
invitational hoop tourney here
yesterday.
Medford Hi's Junior varsity
quint was beaten 55-14 bv a
strong Reedsport aggregation.
Championship flight games to
day pit Klamath Falls vs. Weed
"A," Grants Pass vs. Cottage
Grove, Reedsport vs. Giants
Pass Wildcats and Glendale vs.
Grants Pass junior varsity.
Scores yesterday were Klam
ath Falls 63, Eureka "B" 22;
Weed "A" 35, Roseburg 34;
Grants Pass 32, Weed "B ' 23;
Grants Pass junior varsity 29.
Central . Point 24; Glendale 2,
Prospect 0 (forfeit); Grants Pass
Wildcats 27, Kerby 23, and
Reedsport 55, Medford Junior
Varsity 14.
Lineups:
Reedsport 55
Mooney 10
DeWitt 21
Thornton 8
Pinnion 6
Collier 5
Deal 1
Durbin 4
Morris
Medford JV 14
2 Bebb
4 Sinpler
Ccgnill
Newton
Werner
1 Can-
2 Chozz
2 Mottern
3 Baskin
SMOKIES SCORE WIN
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 21
(U.PJ The M & O Smokies de
feated San Diego, 63-56 in a
thrilling overtime game at the
Municipal auditorium here last
night in an American Basketball
league game.
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book says. And the book
must be right because who
ever heard of a llama order
ing Shell Heating Oil deliv
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there, too.)
For clean-burning, de
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Steelhead fishing on roe eggs
is good in spots in Rogue river
with best angling below Grants
Pass, states Al Piche in his
weekly fishing tid-bit. One
angler caught eight at Gold Ray
dam last week with the largest
weighing a little better than 10
pounds, Piche said. Two of
them were taken on number
four hammered nickle spinners.
Salmon have not started to take
hold, due mainly to cold weath
er and low water level, Piche
says.
Improved steelhead fishing
is now going on in Applegate '
river around Applegate and
Provolt and where Williams
Creek flows into the Apple
gate. Numerous anglers have
reported good catches of steel
head and cutthroats in the
area.
Illinois river has reached the
low water level and fishing is
only fair but with the next
rains the river is expected to
rise at which time steelhead
fishing will improve. The sal
mon run of the past four weeks
is now over, Piche said.
Max Henne, United Air
Lines station manager hers,
came up with a good idea for
a winter sports program for
local youngsters the o t h r
day. ..Max's idea calls for soccer-football
games playd be
tween teams formed in
various sections of the city.
Excellent sites for the games
would be playgrounds of the
various city grade schools
and play, to be held Saturday
or Sunday afternoons, would
be supervised by adults inter
ested in seeing that children
of Medford get plenty of
healthy outdoor exercise.
Since Medford is not climati
cally situated for such favorite
winter pastimes as skating and
sleighing, Henne believes his
soccer-football plan would pro
vide recreation for at least 100
children every week-end.
Of course, regulation soccer
football equipment would not
be available but a ball and a
desire to play would be all that
would be needed, Henne says.
Adult supervision would be
necessary and would be donated
by men interested in seeing
youngsters get good, healthy
outdoor exercise.
We are vitally Interested In
seeing Henne's plan carried out
and Invite any adult who might
be interested in supervising
play or getting the thing start
ed to call this department.
three rounds to deal the Detroit
Darky his first setback in the
North Bartlett street arena.
Belcastro grabbed the first
spill in the opening round with
spill in the opening round with
a vicious uppercut to Jones' jaw
and followed up with a body
pross. Jones evened the count
in the second with head butts
and a Boston crab and Pete won
the deciding tumble with an
other uppercut and press in the
third canto.
Because Promoter Mack Lil
lard was unable to get an out
side referee, Ben Sherman
agreed to handle the Job and
turned in an excellent perform
ance, keeping Jones' dirty work
in check most of the time.
The Gray Mask was held to a
surprise draw by Herb Parks In
the other half of the double
main event. Parks forced the
Mask to wrestle most of the time
and Sherman slapped the Hood
nearly every time he tried un
couth movements.
Angelo Martlnelll took a one
fall decision over Sherman in
the opener. Parks refereed.
Friday Dee. 31, 1943 MEDFORD MAIL-TRIBUNE ELEVEN
NEW SONJ HEAD
Washington, Dee. 21 (U.R)
The Standard Oil company of
New Jersey today announced
the retirement of Ralph W.
Gallagher, chairman of its board
of directors, and appointment of
Frank W. Abrams, vice presi
dent and director, to succeed
him. Gallagher, whose resigna
tion becomes effective Dec. 31,
went to work for Standard Oil
at the age of 16 as an oiler in a
pumping station.
BELCASTRO WINS
ARMORY TUSSLE
The winning streak of Rough
Rulus Jones came to an abrupt
halt at the hands of Pete Bel
castro In the main event of last
ling card. Belcastro used Just I Ki.
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BARBER
SHOPS
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Dec. 24 & 31
Both Days Proceeding
The Holidays
NOTICE
TO OUR CUSTOMERS
we will be
CLOSED
Dec. 22, 23, 24 & 25
AND WILL REOPEN
Wednesday Morning, Dec. 26th 8
This close down period is
necessary so thai- our heat
ing plant may be installed.
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