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A COLORFUL BARNSTORMERS IN ACTION HERE TONIGHT One of the most colorful hoop I contingents in the nation will display its wares on the Medford senior high court this evening when the bewhiskered House of David barnstorming five go against the Ashland Elks, stand out independent quintet in this vicinity. Opening whistle for the fracas is set for 8 o'clock with a pre liminary slated for 6:45 between the Medford high sophomores and the junior high. College Start In the bearded travelers' line up are several midwestern and eastern college stars. They in clude forwards Bob Hallisey, ex Holy Cross, and Ted Hanauer, ex-Indiana, and guards Eddie Fessler, ex-Marquette, and Ralph Miller, ex-Toledo. Center Bob Karstens from Davenport, la., is a former semi-pro star. He coaches the club and his spe cialty while playing is a Jug gling act said to be well worth the price of admission. George " Anderson, Benton Harbor, Mich., is manager and guard. Rugged guard, Ed Hansen, playing his first season with the Davids, rounds out the squad. Play 125 Games Contesting in approximately 125 games, the team's itinerary covers nearly 20,000 miles a year. It is the only basketball quint competing with authoriza tion of the Israelite or House of David Colony. Manager Anderson, stellar performer on the David baseball nine, which he also handles, will take the diamond aggregation on the road next spring for its first Jaunt since Pearl Harbor. FIGHTS LAST NIGH1 Buffalo, N. Y. U.R) Willie Pep, 128V4, Hartford, Conn., out pointed Jimmie Joyce, 135V4, Oarv. Ind.. (10). Brockton. Mass. U.R) Al Barboza. 158, North Carver, Mass., outpointed Eddie Ellis, 158. Quincv. Mass. (10). Bangor, Me. (U.R) Irish Johnny Mahoney, 132, Ports mouth, N. H knocked out Leo Methot, 131, Montreal, (5). Plays Tonight LYNAM DEFEATS FOE AT Y New Studebaker Arrives In Medford Ralph Miller, lanky guard with the House of David basket ball team, who will be seen in action against the Ashland Elks on the Medford high court lo night. Miller is a University of Toledo cage star and a scoring whin. Joe Lynam, coast junior heavyweight champ, bested Gust Johnson 2 out of 3 falls on the Medford armory mat last night in a fast and clean match that thrill ed fans from start to finish. Lynam grabbed the first fall in the second round with a body stretch and gained the deciding spill in the fifth with a press. Johnson's lone tumble came in the third with a leg strap. - Cowboy Dude Chick made his armory return a success wncn he beat Steve Petroff with an airplane spin for the lone fall, Petroff was ruled unable o con tinue by Referee Wally Moss who save the matcn to Chick. Set. Bob Kenaston outlasted Red Dawson, bald and bearded meanie, to grab two straight falls in the opener. Rogers Hornsby. To Coach Batters tor Chicago White Sox Chicago, Feb. 14 (U.R) Rogers Hornsby, one of base ball's greatest fitters and for mer manager of four Major league clubs, is going back to the "big time, but only on a temporary basis. Horsby today was signed Dy the Chicago White Sox as a spe cial coach of hitters for the early portion of the club's spring train ing stay at Pasadena, Calif. The move to bring in Hornsby as a special aide to Manager Jimmy Dykes was made by the White Sox new manager, Leslie O'Connor, as part of the plan of rebuilding the Pale Hose dia mond fortunes. WEBFOOTS EDGE COUGARS, 69-65 This is a view of the Studebaker Skyway Champion which i now on display at the Cooksey Motor Co.. 9th and Riverside. Features of the new models include new styling. Improved riding qualities and a number of luxurious Interior appointments. Studebaker's first passenger cars since the war are available In lour body types ana a wide variety oi color comDinntiona. Thursday. Tab. 14, 1948 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE THREI DECORATING and PAINTING Service Quality Price VETERAN PAINTERS "Skeets" Knight W. A. Thompson Phone 7431 or 4473 MEDFORD RADIATOR SERVICE Cleaning Repairing Recording Autos - Trucks - Tractors Gas Tanks Repaired Soldering of All Kinds EMERGENCY SERVICE 205 W. 8th Phone 7572 RADIO and Electronic Equipment SERVICE Ben L Hiizler 131 W. Main Ph. 3847 Eugene, Ore., Feb. 14 U.R) The University of Oregon quin tet was In second place In the northern division conference to day after defeating Washington State college 69 to 65. Using a zone defense last night for the first time this season, the Ducks held the Cougars' high-scoring Gale Bishop in check and forged, ahead in the last six minutes to eke out their victory. Oregon Captain Bob Hamilton was high point man with 10 field goals and three free tosses for 23 Doints. Bishop, who ran up 32 points against the Ducks on the preceding nigra, was nem to a mere 20 tallies. Washington State won the first game of the series 68 to 61. BASKETBALL By United Press Univ. of Connecticut 51, Army 50. Navy 47, King's Pt. Merchant Marine 45. Brooklyn College 42, Fort Schuyler 37. North Carolina State 51, Clem son 46. Loyola (Chicago) 64, Stamb- rose 45. Marshall 60, Cincinnati 53. West Virginia 61, Pittsburgh 41. Columbia 60, Pennsylvania 56. Texas Christian 42, Southern Methodist 34. Peace Overtures in Pro Grid Feud Up to National Loop, Crowley Says San Francisco, Feb. 14 (U.R) Sleepy Jim Crowley, commis sioner of the AU-American pro football conference, declared to day that any peace overtures in the nationwide pigskin feud would have to come from the National league owners. Here to inspect his organiza tion's local franchise and to line up officials for next fall's games. Crowley said his group had done all it could to effect a reconciliation. "Over a year ago we offered to go about building a rival league on a business-like basis such as the American and Na tional in baseball," he said. "But they rebuffed us." The commissioner said he was still burning about National leaguer Elmer Layden's crack to "go get a football first. Since then Crowley said, the AU-American conference had done all right. "We are well established in our eight cities, have a lot of talent lined up, are fairly certain to have good places to play our games and we can buy a foot ball any time it is needed," he said. AT Kf ANIS MEET FOR ARGENTINA Washington. Feb. 14 UR Congressional demands for the United States to sever relations with Argentina piled up today in the wake of the state depart ment's "blue book" blast against the Argentine military regime. Sen. Joseph F. Guffcy, D. Pa,., said the nazi-like policies of Argentina were a grave threat to democracy. He urged Presi dent Truman and the state de partment to proclaim the Argen tine government "an enemy of peace, security and freedom. He proposed that the United States also Instruct Its delegates to the United Nations assembly in London to seek Argentina's suspension before the current session ends. Rep. Emily Taft Douglas, D., 111., said that "with every major enemy defeated, it would be absurd for us after all the trag edy of World War II to let its spawn flourish in the Americas." ACTOR DIES Hollywood, Feb. 14 (U.R) Harold S. Bucquet, 54, British born movie director who start ed as a Hollywood extra, died last week at his home here. CALL 7117 Comfortable Clean Cabs DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE TERMINAL CAB CO. ' 20TH CENTURY WINS , Hollywood, Feb. 14 (U.R) I The 20th Century Fox basketball ! quintet defeated the San Diego Dons 46 to 35 here last night. tightening their" grip on second place in the American basketball I league standings. Western States To Get Four National AAV Championships San Francisco, Feb. 14 (U.R) The Pacific Association of the AAU today listed four national championships to be held in western states during 1948. They were: Men's basketball Denver, Colo.. March 17-23. Handball Four-wall senior doubles and singles, San Fran cisco. May 8-11. Swimming Men's senior out doors. Camn Shoemaker, Calif., Anril 4-5-6. and the women's senior indoors, Seattle, Wash., April 12-14. , Dominic DiMaggio Signs With Boston San Francisco, Feb. 14 (U.R) Dominic DiMaggio said today he had signed a 1946 contract with the Boston Red Sox pro viding a "slight Increase" over his 1942 salary. DiMaggio, youngest of the three baseball-playing brothers, will Join the Red Sox spring training camp at Sarasota, Fla., Feh. 25. He left the nea oox to go into the navy after the 1942 season. BOWLING Klamath Falls Elks and Sig nal Oil of Medford broke even in two games here recently. In the first match Signal Oil took two out of three (Sims 643-Bray 558) and in the second the Elks won two out of three (Booth 592 Proctor 586). In Commercial league last night Daniels Robinson took three points to one for Firestone (Morehouse 551 - Baize 483). Henry's Drive-In took all points from Pepsi Cola (Hill 601-Prultt 546). Fluhrer's Bakery took three points to one for Littrell Parts (Eads 517-Heidlemann 487), and Montgomery Ward took three to one from Silver Dollar Grill (Bradley 487-Armstrong 460). The College of the Pacific, Stockton, is the oldest Incorpor ated educational institution in California. Ashland Next On Tornado Schedule Medford and Ashland high school basketball teams, tra ditional athletic rivals, will close the local high school basketball season tomorrow night when they tangle on the local court In the final South ern Oregon conference game. Medford, with the league title safely in the bag, will clash with Salem there Monday and Tuesday and will take part in the district four tournament at Ashland, March 1 and 2. TWO TOP-WEIGHTED FOR SAN ANTONIO HANDICAP Arcadia, Calif., Feb. 14 (U.R) The eight-year-old Bull Relgh and S i r d e, Washington - bred black streak, today shared top weights of 124 for the $50,000 San Antonio handicap at Santa Anita race track Saturday. The two were rated a pound above First Fiddle and Snow Boots, winter book favorites for the $100,000 handicap. The San Antonio Is considered a preview for the March 9 classic. G.I.l HELD IN LOOTING Kobe, Feb. 14 (U.R) Four American soldiers have been ar rested for burglary in connection with the theft of more than $200,000 worth of Jade jewels, antique watches, ceremonial swords and other valuables from the home of a wealthy Japanese family, military authorities re vealed today. NANCY KELLY WEDS Las Vegas, Nev., Feb. 14 (U.R) Nancy .Kelly, pert 24-year-old screen actress, was honeymoon ing today with movie camera man. Fred H. Jackman. They were married last night at the Church of the West here. Emphasizing the harm that could come to the mainly agri cultural northwest if price con-j trol is lifted from only manu-: factured goods, L. J. Bronaugh, I representative from the district i OPA office in Portland, told Ki-i wanians yesterday noon that more consideration should be given the people's bloc and that small interest blocs, In which "there is no merit," should not prevail. . Bronaugh stated that the peo ple of our nation have a $300 billion buying power but that expenditures must be made Ju diciously if prosperity is to last." The senior high school girls triple trio under direction of Miss Mabel Nansen and accom panied by Cloie Lyons sang three numbers at the luncheon. 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The movement for better rural roads as a part of the Grange program is as old as the organization. It will continue to be a basic Grange policy as long as the need exists In any part of the State. Projects of this nature are as vital a part of Grange activities as better agriculture itself. That is why 28,000 progressive farmers belong to the Oregon State Grange why membership continues to grow why the Grange is a dominant force for social progress. Informitloo tbout liic purport ud accomplishment! of tha Ota gon Suie Grange ii contained lo a booklet "tet'l Look al d Retotd". Contact four local Oranee tor copy, or write d'rect. OREGON STATE GRANGE 72 tf&Mte OF SERVICE jjfl TO ORIOON PARMIRI
