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TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TBIBUNB Sunday! January 22. 1950 Tornado Cagers Take 37-33 Spine - Tingler From Pelican Bf Dick Jwlt Medford hlgh'a dauntless ma mi Miirimnn ehalked ud their third Southern Oregon confer- enee victory here rnuay niym and kept In the heal of league and district 4 contention by tak ing a 87 to 33 spine-tingler from Klamath Falls. Friday night's encounter was villus oe a ince-nn and the tradi tional Tornado-Pelican struggle was that rlgnt aown 10 me unm whistle as a near capacity crowd of screaming fans from both cit ies looked on. ... The lead changed hands six times and the score was dead locked on an equal number of occasions. Bhtfrdi, Morris H.lp Bob Shores and Jack Morris combined In the final two mo ments for Medford's margin of triumph. , At the six-minute mark of the final stanza Doran Van Luc's foul toss gave Klamath 33 to S2 edge. Shores knotted the count with a gifter and then wished another to put Medford In front at 6:40. At 6:56 of the quarter Bill Toole of the Peli cans missed a foul toss that would have tied the count once more. . , Morris widened the narrow breach to 35 to 33 on a free heave with but 10 seconds re maining and plunked In a field iihbve at the closing whistle blast Shores flipped In Medford's first field goal when the tiff was Bu seconds old but Dick Doege retaliated for Klamath. The Pels weht ahead on Van Lue's free hot then Connie Holzgang hit to make it 4 to 3 for Medford. The Tornado added five more tallies for a 9 to 5 lead at the quarter. Midford Takas Lead In the second period Medford pulled to gaps of 11 to 5 and 13 Jo 7. Then the Pelicans came to life. They narrowed the Tornado margin to 16 to 14. Toole, Peli can scoring ace of the evening, made It 16 to IS with a foul toss ( 7:10. Five seconds later he swiped the Ball from a Medfordite and dribbled for a lay-in that put Klamath In front 17 to 16. Lou Holzgang added a gift throw for Klamath 18 to 16 halflirne ad vantage. Medford got back the lead aft r 25 seconds of the second half whrn Morris, fouled as he sank i field goal, also bucketed his free try. However Doege tied it tip at 19 to 19 with a charily basKet. Shores made it 21 to 19 for Medford. Doege collected another free orte and Toole con nected for a 22 to 21 Klamath lead. BHorM Scbrai Again Shores put Medford In front 13 to 22, Lorcn Snrlerlnnd got a High School Scores FRIDAY' OA.MKS: Alt. Ansel S3. Estaracla 33 Tigard 40. McMinnville 37 Hl'lllioro 41). Ncwbem 39 Mnrshflcld 57. University 44 Grants Pass SI. Ashland 41 Medford 37. Klamath rails 33 Fugle Point 44. Central Point 43 Springfield 38. Junction City 33 Mvrtle Point 67, Roneburaj 48 Sweet Home 37. Toledo 3. Tillamook S3, Sacred Heart (Tilla mook I B7 Willamette 44, St. Mary's (EuRenel .18 Corvallis 34. Lebanon 31 Mac-lll 43. Baker 33 Bend 96. Albany 37 LaOrande 45, Pendleton 40 free shot and Larue Smith net ted a field bucket for a 26 to 22 Medford spread at 5:25 of the third quarter. Toole hit twice to Ttnot the score but Connie Holz gang gave the Tornado top posi tion once more, 28 to 26. Bob Varncll of Klamath tied it at 28 to 28 and Smith's free throw handed Medford a 29 to 28 mar gin and the quarter. Dcnmart got a field goal and a gifter for Medford and Yarnell and Lou Holzgang one each and Ron Lowell two free shots for a 32 to 32 count at the automatic intermission. The Black Tornado was a steady gong most of the way, coping adequately with Klam ath's slight height advantage and showing the ability to come from behind on the occasions the visitors pushed In front. Medford held the Pels' scoring to five foul shots in the final canlo. The home five fared lit tle better with four free and two field goala making up the tally. Medford draws a week lay-off now from competition, seeing its next action at Central Point on Saturday, January 28. In preliminaries Fridny, Klam ath's Juniors whipped Medford's Ai to i i ana iwctiiora s sopno mores ran over Klamath's 64 to 23. Llneuos: Medford IT 11 Klamath rails Smith 3 f 3 Lowell Shores Id f t Van Lue Dcnraan 5 c 4 Doeae C. Holzjrang 1 Srjiubert Morris II R 13 Toole n,ihRtltiila- Medford. flnderland 1; Klnmnth, Carlson 1, L. Holzgang 3, Yarnell 3. Riant. Juniors 12 27 Med. Juniors Burns 3 I Mlrlck Bell 4 t 3 Whitby Carroll 3 c B Marr Olson 6 . ft ' Bennela Znrnslnkl ft g 3 Batctnan Substitutes: Klamath. Davis 1. Dfm- mlrk 3. Weatrom 2. Westrom 3: Med ford, Singier 4. Oldftcld 3, Loop e. . KLAMATH SCORES Two Klamath Falls and two Medford high hoopsters poise for a rebound that didn't happen as the ball drops through the hoop for two Klamath tallies in the second half of the Southern Oregon conference game here Friday night. Med ford won 37 to 33. Identifiable arc Tom Schubert (31) of Klamath Falls and Larue Smith (24) and Dick Gundry (12) of Medford. (Brainerd photo) AAU Basketball Loop 2nd Half's Schedule Mrd. Sophs 61 23 Klam. Sophs Mimnox a I 4 rocdisrn Spinas B t 4 Bliss Rogers 10 c 4 Van Dlmmelmon Conner 3 a 3 Zenor Purlt 12 g Dixon Substitutes i Medford, Barnard B. Bonrdmnn 4. Vroomon fl, Smith 2. Wnoten 6. Newton 2: Klamath. Qnln. owskl 4, llellblg 1. Lyon 2. Flocchlnoj Two additional nights other than Monday, Wednesday and Thursday have been added to the second round of the AAU Basketball league schedule in order to complete the slate by the middle of February, a re view of the schedule made out last week revealed here Satur day. First additional night will be Friday, January 27, and another will come on Tuesday, Febru ary 7. Games slated Monday at the local junior high gym will put Timber Products against Crazy Swayze at 8 p.m. after Talent town team had opened the dou- bleheadcr against Medco . at 7 p.m. BRAKE lLspecial ll COMPLETE BRAKE RELINE Includes: O Exchange Shoes (riveted lining) O Brake Adjustment O Emergency Brake Cables Freed Complete Parts and Labor COMBINATION OPERATION If Needed Wheel Cylinder Overhaul ea $1.80 paTt! Master Cylinder Overhaul $6.30 PLUS PARTS Barnes Chevrolet 227 East 9th Phone 2-6115 Out of Town Games Out of town games tomorrow evening will send Phoenix to Rogue River and Butte Falls to Jacksonville's gym. Games play ed at gyms outside Medford are called for 8 p.m. Second half schedule: l,KA(UK 1 Jan. 23 Talent vs. Mrdco 7 p.m. and Timbrr Products vs. t'razy-Swayze (Junior hich); Phoenix at Rogue Hlver, Unite Falls at Jacksonville. Jan. ?fi Tii I ml vs. Bttavie (Junior htnh) 1 p.m. I'hnenlx at Jacksonville, ltogue Kiver at Butte Falls. Jan. 27 Medco vs. Timber Products flimlnr hich). 7 n.m Jan. 30 Talent vs. Timber Products 7 p.m.. and Butte Falls vs. Medco (JU nlor hleh). Phoenix at Talent. Feb. 2 Jacksonville vs. Timber Produrts, 7 p.m. (Junior high), Swayze at Ho ue Kiver. Feb. 3 Jacksonville vs. SwavTe 7 P.m. and Roeue Itlver vs. Timber Products (Junior high). Kel. 7 Phoenix vs. Medco, 7 p.m. (Junior high) and Butte Falls at Tal ent. Feb. X Talent at Rogue River. Feb. 10 I'htipnlx vs. Stvavzi 7 p.m and Itutte Falls vs. Timber Products 1 (Junior hleh). i Feb. Ifi Jacksonville vs. Medco, 7 ; p m. (Junior high). LEAGUE 2 Jan. 25 Mann's vs. Mohllgas 7 p.m. and Green's vs. Groceteria (Junior high); Crater Lake Lumber at rros i ncct. Jan. 2ft Mohilgas vs. American Fruit.. 8:1.1 n.m. junior high) .ran. 3? Manns vs. nrounies, h:i.i p.m., (Junior high) and Greens at Prospect. Fch. 1 Mann's vs. American Fruit. 7 p.m., and Prospect vi. Mobllgas, (Ju nior high). Feb. - Hrnwnie's vs. Groceteria, al 8 : 1 . p.m. (Junior high) Feb. 6 American Fruit vs. Crater Lake Lumber. 7 p.m.. and Brownie' vs. .iiomigas (junior nigh). reh. 7 Montlgas p.m. (junior high). Feb. 8 Mann's vs, Lumber. 7 p.m. and Itnnvnlr's (Junior high). Feb. 13 American Fruit vs. Groce teria, 7 p.m. and Green's vs. Mann's (Junior high). Feb. LS Mobilgas vs. Crater Lake Lumber 7 p.m., and American Fruit vi. Green's (Junior high). Feb. If! Prospect vi. Mann's, 8:15 p.m. (Junior high). Green's, 11:15 Crater Lake Prospect Nuggets Club Stockholders Meet Monday Stockholders In Rogue Valley Baseball! Inc., sponsors of the Medford Nuggets In the class D Far West Baseball league, will meet Monday evening in the basemenl Of trie mcciiora nmei to elect officers and to discuss the coming baseball season. Monday night's meeting will be open only to those owning stock in the local ball club. Busi ness Manager ..Mel Carpenter said. Those named as directors later will meet- to elect presi dent, vice-president, secretary and treasurer. Far West league officials met in Eugene yesterday and Friday to discuss the 1930 schedule and other matters. Carpenter attend ed as representative of the Med ford Nuggets. The local pro baseball club will sponsor the appearance of the Harlem Globetrotters basket ball team in the local senior high gym against a local AAU all-star team February 2. 15-Foot Vault Mark Equalled Champaign, 111.. Jan. 21 (U.R) Twenty-year-old Don Laz, Uni versity of Illinois junior, today pole vaulted over the 15-foot mark and Into sports fame. Laz was the second man In history to vault 15 feet. He equalled Cornelius Warmerdam's feat during an inter-squad meet at Illinois armory. He never had been within 10 inches of the 15-foot mark be fore, but Laz said. "I just felt like I could do it this time." He missed at 14 feet 4 inches but made it the second time and then went straight up to 15. He missed twice at the 15-foot mark but cleartd it easily on the third try. Grants Pass High Grid Schedule Listed Here Grants Pass, Jan. 21 Grants Pass high school football slate for 1950 was announced this week by Jesse Loffer, director of athletics at the Cavemen's school. The scedule follows: September 15, at Lebanon; September 22, North Bend at Grants Pass; September 29, Red mond at G. P.; October 0, at Milwaukie; October 13, Ashland at Grants Pass; October 20, open; October 27, at Klamath Falls; November 3, Roseburg at Grants Pass, and November 10, at Medford. FISH TO BE LIBERATED The state game commission has received 300,780 landlocked sockeye salmon eggs for hatch ing and liberation in Odell lake following the ice break-up this spring. Matty Bell Steps Down Dallas, Tex., Jan. Madison (Matty) Bell 21 (U.R) head foot ball coach at Southern Methodistiiand Beavers, Portland Manager William G. Mulligan saia Satur day night. Rocco, a university for 12 years, today, stepped up io full-time athletic director and first assistant H. N. (Rusty) Russell was promoted to head football coach. The unexpected announce ment was made at a late after noon press conference by Dr. Edwin D. Mouzon Jr., chairman of the SMU faculty athletic com mittee. Bell, who came to SMU In 1934 as assistant to Football Coach Ray Morrison, took over the head coaching job the follow ing year and led the Mustangs through a 12-gama perfect sea son, capped by a Rose Bowl trip, the only one for a Southwest conference school. He has been at SMU since that time, except for three years in the navy. Since he succeeded Morrison, SMU teams have won 43 conference games, lost 25 and tied four. Mickey Rocco Property Of Portland Bait Club Portland, Ore., Jan. 21 (U.R) Mickey Rocco, hard-hitting first baseman of San Francisco's Pa cific coast league baseball club, has been purchased by tne r ori- isreer In 1938 with Portsmouth of the Mid-Atlantic league. His batting average with the Seals last season was .276 with 112 rtihs batted in. PHONE 2-6119 FOR TOWING or WRtCKER SERVICE ROGUE SERVICE and Supply Co. Anywhira Anytime Minn., native of St. Paul, I began his professional CHEAPER-SAFER When You Build With TRU-MIX CONCRETE SPEEDS WORK - SAVES MONEY Prompt Delivery Tru-Mix Concrete Co. McAndrewi Road Phone 2-5271 MR. GASOLINE DEALER WHO WANTS A GAS WAR? It will not increase your volume your competitor will meet your price and you will still do the same percentage of business. If your margin decreases one third, you must have 60 more sales to break even. We are all in the same business Let's work togethert Support your Dealer Association. 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