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TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday. Dee. 27, 1945 , MEDFORDt&,TRIBUNE A Willie Pep Named Fighter Of Year By Ring Magazine New York. Dec. 27 (U.R) Willie Pen. co-holder of the featherweight championship, wai named "Hunter of the year" today by the Ring Magazine, which simultaneously tossed a grenade Into the lightweight division by refusing to acknow ledge a 135-pound champion In Its annual ratings. Pep of Hartford, Conn., who li recognized as feather champ by New York and associated states, wbs given the ring's fighter-of-the-year award par tially because he was the only champion to defend his title successfully during the 12 months that were featured by fistic prosperity and mediocre talent. Wee Willie received the covet ed award also" because he was unbeaten in seven non-title bouts, although held to a draw In one; and because his public re lations were "perfect," by virtue of service In both the navy and army. The "Hartford Phantom" re tained his 126-pound crown against Phil Terranova of New York, an outstanding contender. Nat Fleischer, the Ring's edi tor, commented tersely upon the decadent lightweight division in this fashion: "The world's championship is open." This means that the Ring Magazine the fight game's The Following Med ford Lumber Concerns Will Be . . . CLOSED MONDAY DECEMBER 31st Bruce Bauer Lumber Company Big Pinei Lumber Company J. W. Copeland Lumber Yards Med ford Lumber Company Crater Lake Lumber Company Porter Lumber Company Cameron-Moffatt Lumber Co. R. O. Stephenson Lumber Co. Highway Lumber & Supply Co. Smith-Dynge Lumber Company We suggest that you fill your lumber and building supply needs before Saturday noon, December 29. most authoritative publication refuses to recognize either Bob Montgomery or Ike Williams as champion. Montgomery, Phila delphia negro, is recognized by New York state. Williams, negro of Trenton. N. J has the bless ing of the National Boxing asso ciation. Wright No. 1 In the Ring's copyrighted ratings, ancient Chalky Wright of Los Angeles is designated the No. 1 boxer In the lightweight division, while Montgomery and Williams are relegated to fourth and fifth berths, respectively. Allie Stolz and Willie Joyce were given No. 2 and No. 3 ratings. Referring to the selection of Pep as fighter of the ypar, Fleischer pointed out that Con necticut Willie received stiff competition for the award from Bantamweight Champion Man uel Ortiz, Middlewtighta Jake Lamotta and Rocky Graziano, and Welterweight Contender Ray Robinson. Jacobs Honored Billy Fox, young negro light heavyweight of Philadelphia, was proclaimed knockout king of 1943 because he now has 36 straight kayoes. Mike Jacobs was named promoter of the year because he kept boxing on a high level" and because he drew $2,187,735 with 43 shows at Madison Square Garden and 35 at St. Nicholas arena. Fleischer noted that Grazinno 1 and Harold Greene of Brooklyn drew the year's largest gate of $103,970 at the Garden. He tab- : bed the "fight of the year" the first non-title encounter between Welter Champ Cochrane and Graziano. The "round of the year" was the 12th round be tween Willie Joyce and Ike Williams at the Garden, when Joyce stopped Williams. Athletic Association Trips Hotel Team Medford Athletic association's bHsketball team got even for an earlier defeat when they eked out a 23-22 win over Medford Hotel on the Jackson school floor last night. The A's led until the end of the third period but came back In the final minute with the winning basket. Williams was high point man for the game with seven counters while Scheer paced the losers with six. San Francisco's $3,000,000 Aquatic Park Casino was taken over by the U. S. Army during the war. IE CRIPPLED ROSE CLASH TUESDAY Pasadena, Calif., Dec. 27 (U.R) Crippled, hungry, stale and In generally poor condition, the University of Alabama foot ball team prepared today for its New Year's day Rose Bowl clash with University of Southern California. While Publicity Director Charley Zeanah dished out the first bear stories of the holiday season, the southern gridders headed straight for a practice field after withstanding the flash-bulb barrage of Los An geles newspaper photographers Zeanah stood In for Coach Frank Thomas, who had an early radio engagement, and the way he told it, Alabama will be lucky to field 11 old men for the Pasa dena classic. "Just look at this," he said. "First of all, that was a tough trip. We haven't had a workout since last Saturday. Tne only time our boys have had a chance to stretch their legs was at El Paso, Texas, yesterday. "We haven't had a chance to eat for nine hours and can you imagine what is going to happen when those youngsters sit down to the table?" he asked "But here is the sad port of the story. We have one player with a broken log; two with only one eve: jne with a broken jaw and all the fellows are just recovering from flu attacks. HUGE WHITE LEGHORN EGG FOUND BY FARMER O. R. Bognrt, route 2, box 4121, brought a large white Leg horn egg to the office of the Mail Tribune yesterday. The egg measured 314 inches from tip to tip and was 5'A Inches in circumference. Bogart has a flock of about 50 chickens. T FOR SHRINE TILT San Francisco, Dec. 27 U.R) Private practices were scheduled again for today by both East and West football squads as they drilled for the Shrine New Year's day game. Clearing weather yesterday allowed both teams to scrimmage. Coaches Andy Kerr, Bemie Bierman and Beattie Feathers said their East team was plan ning "a few surprises for the West." The public was barred from their practice at Santa Clara university. The West eleven, under Coaches Babe Hollingberry and Homer Norton, also worked on secret "special" offensive plays at their camp at Menlo Junior College. by three points over Chicago, while Detroit climbed out of a tie with Boston and now holds undisputed third place.' BAKSI 7 TO 5 New York, Dec. 27 (U.R) Joe Baksi of Kulpmont, Pa., is favored at 7-5 to tag young Fred die Schott of Akron, O., with his first defeat tomorrow night in their 10-roand heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden. Use Mail Tribune Want Ada. Hubbard Bros. Inc. WILL BE CLOSED FOR INVENTORY December 27-28 In Cases of Emergency Phone 2189 Bookies Favor Alabama To Win Rose Bowl Game Over Southern California By Oscar Fraley United Press Sports Writer New York, Dec. 27 (U.R) The bookies came out today with their latest odds on the rash of Bowl games and the betting gen try was suspiciously generous In the way It threw the points around: The lineups: Rose Bowl: Alabama vs. Southern California plus 13. Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma A. & M. vs. St. Mary's plus 13. Orange Bowl: Miami vs. Holy Cross plus 7 1 a. Cotton Bowl: Texas vs. Mis souri plus 1314. Oil Bowl: Georgia vs. Tulsa plus 6. Gator Bowl: Wake Forest vs. South Carolina plus 13. Sun Bowl: New Mexico vs. Denver plus 64. Shrine game: West vs. East plus 1. North-South (Dec. 20): South vs. North plus 7. In most cases it looks like nut and out charity, particularly when you exclude the all-star games. 'Bams Looks Good Take the Rose Bowl, for In stance. Alabama looks good, fihal Only a PRICE CUTS! 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Miami unquestionably rates the edge over Holy Cross, but T.i Is a very healthy potion. The Southerners showed plenty In putting away Michigan State, but you cftn't overlook the fact that the New Englnnders bested such eastern standouts as Dart mouth, Yale and Brown. 13',i Points Bolter At first glance. Texas would appear to be a good 13' 4 points better than Missouri in the Cot ton Bowl. The Longhorns swept to nine victories against only one defeat, a 7 6 loss to Rice. Which brings us to Wake Forest, rated at 13 points better than South Carolina in Jackson ville's Gator Bowl. So remem ber that they played to a 13-13 tie during their regular seasons and South Carolina was com. ing strong at the end of the year. New Mexico, favored at 6'j over Denver In the Sun Bowl, is the only one that looks good And that's figuring it on the basis of dual performances I against Colorado College and : Utah. j But remember, the anonymous gentlemen of the books are a very learned set. 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Lack of competition since Dec, 15 has handicapped the Tornado, sluggish by colds and too much Christmas observance. Medford took two games from Eugene In their only competition to date. A slow and ragged Medford high school basketball team, with centers Darrell Riggs and LeRoy House in bed with bad colds, will meet Longvlew. Wash., in an Intersections! game on the high school maple boards Friday night. It will mark the first time a Washington team RELIEVES MISERIES OF r id mi Montreal and Detroit Improv ed their positions in the tight National hockey league race with victories last night, the Canadians defeating Toronto, 4 to 2, while Detroit edged New York, 3 to 2. Montreal now holds first place IIS Penetrate to uppir bronchial tubes Mitti Its soothinf medicinal voporu Stimulates the chest and back surfaces lika a good, warmiog poultico. Warming, soothing relief-grand relief comes when you rub good old VicksVapoRubon the throat, chest and back at bedtime. 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