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NEW CHAMP J05? Maxim, light-punching "cutle" from Cleveland,
Holds trophy after winning the world s light-heavywelghc champion
ahlp from England's Freddie Mills at Earl's Court In London. Maxim
fco.'d the Englishman In 1:54 of the 10th round. ,
Amatauer Boxing Card
Wednesday Eve Listed
' The amateur boxing card at
the armory Wednesday for bene-
lit of tne Marcn oi Dimes was
completed yesterday, It was an
nounced by the Southern Oregon
Boxing club. Ringside seats arc
on sale at Brown s cafe and ad
vance sales indicated a good
crowd, promoters said.
There will be eight matches of
three rounds each, capped by the
middleweight elimination test be
tween Dale Odom, Medford, and
Joe Carothers, Grants Pass. The
winner will advance In elimina
tions for a title match with Lar
ry Burdctte, southern Oregon
champion.
Other Matches Lilted
Other matches on the card
- Vvhieh- will start at 8:30 p.m
follows:
Bill Berry, 147, Modford, vs.
Corkv King, ion, uaKiana, i,bi
Don Hiroer. 165. Gold Hill, vs.
Russ Williams, 164, Grants Pass;
Donovan Wolfe, 175, Phoenix, vs.
Bill Moore, 185. Jacksonville; T.
C. Brown, 147, Central Point, vs.
C. W. Lacy, los, Meaiora.
, Also Josenh Wilkinson. 150
Port Jones, vs. Frank Larson,
150, Portland; Darrell Johnson,
145, Medford, vs. Jnhnny Hamil
ton, 145, Butte Falls, and Fred
die Johnson, 129. Medford, vs.
Tom Miller, 125, Medford.
Larson will be making his first
appearance in southern Oregon
State Golf Tournament
Scheduled For Eugene ,
Portland, Ore., Jan. 28 (U.P.)
The Oregon Golf association's
1950 state championship tourna
ment will be held over the Eu
gene Country club's course dur
ing the week of July 10, Secre
tary Rcge Oil said tonight,
The date was changed to avoid
a conflict with the Northwest as
sociation tournament at Van
couver, B.C. The Oregon tourney
was first set for the week of
June 19,
Golfers Given Warning
By USGA On 'Stalling'
New York, Jan. 28 XU.R) The
U.S. Golf association Issued an
. other warning today to players
who slow up tournaments by de
liberating too long over each
shot.
Continued cuts In the slic of
the field for the U.S. Open
championship were threatened
i n less Ihe slow players speed up.
The number of places available
in the U.S. Open Inst year was
trimmed in tne first move to
eliminate stalling.
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when he takes on Wilkinson but
from advance dope, ho should
rato a main event spot on the
next card.
Workouts With Clemo
He reportedly has worked out
with such professional ring not
ables as Joey Ortega, Joey
Clemo, Joe Kahut and other
prominent northwest fistlcuffers.
Odom, who is not a new per
sonality to local followers of the
simon-pures, announced yester
day that he is in the best shape
of his career and has decided to
take boxing seriously 'and to
win myself a championship."
Beavers Prep Selves
For Huskies Irwasiop
Corvallis, Jan. 28 Oregon
aiates defending northern divi
sion champion basketball team
will meet league leading Wash
ington hero Friday and Satur
day nights, February 3 and 4,
After two lousy shooting
nights that resulted in 53-39 and
51-34 whippings from Washing
ton State, the Beavers roared
back impressively to trounce
Idaho twice at Moscow. 48-37
and 51-39.
Chicago Cards Seeking
Pro Footballer Coach
Chicago. Jan. 28 U.R) The
Chicago Cardinals, with one
prospective coach Interviewed,
turned toward conferences with
four others today before settling
upon a man to coach the 1947
league champion in 1050.
It appeared that Clark Shaugh-
ncssy, coach of the Los Angeles
Rams, who won the western di
vision title in the National Foot
ball league last year, definitely
was out of the picture despite
repeated rumors that ho whs
angling to take over the Big Red.
CALIFORNIA TROUT
Los Angeles, Jan. 28 (U.R)
The 1950 trout season In most
California counties will open on
the Saturday nearest to May 1,
making opening day April 29,
the stale fish and game commis
sion imled today.
REDUCED!
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Golfing Open
Phoenix, Ariz., Jan. 28 (U.R)
Colorful Jimmy Demaret per
fected his third sub-par round to
day to hold a healthy two-stroke
lead in the $10,000 Ben Hogan
open.
His two-undcr-par 69 coupled
with previous rounds of 64 and
67 gave him a 54-hole 200 total
one stroke oeiier man me tnree
quarter mark of South African
Bobby Locke who set the tourna
ment record of 268 at the Phoe
nix country club course in 1948.
Vines Ties Record
Surprising Ellsworth Vines of
rMnaan. 111. former national
amateur and professional tennis
champion, came out of nowhere
today to tie the 18-hole course
mrH nf fit wh ch together with
nrevious rounds of 68 and 70
gave him 202.
Moanwhlln diminutive Ben
Hogan, Hershey, Pa faltered to
a two-ovcr-par 73. Although he
was out in a one-under-par 35
Little Ben scrambled his way
home with a 38.
Sam Snead, Greenbrier, W
Vo.. and Johnny Palmer,-Badln
m n worn pins behind the lead
ers and still in contention with
54-hole totals of 204. Palmer, one
of the tourney's most consistent
Mmikm. carded a par 71 to
day, while Snead added a 69 to
his earlier rounds of 66-69.
Wrestling Card
Being Arranged
Promoter Mack Llllard said
vesterdav that he had several
loWrnmn out in an effort to se
cure an outstanding opponent for
iho r.rent Atlm in the main event
of next Thursday nlgnt s wrest
ling card at the armory.
I.lllnrd said he is attempting
to sign Georges Dusette but up
in inio lust night Atlas had not
aiven his consent to tne maicn.
The promoter also i a 1 d he
hoped to have Lee Grable, the
flashy Hollywood matman who
went to a draw wun uuseue
week, back for another maicn
r ,n Wniiirir who unleashed
powerful piledriver against Billy
rnv iot uppir. is anoincr pu-
sibillty for this week's card, Lil
lard said.
Ponder' Anita Winner
Over Stablemate Horse
Areadia. Cal.. Jan. 28 (U.R)
Ponder, winner of last spring s
Kentucky Derby, and his stable-
mate, the great filly Two Lea,
mn nne-two today to give Calu
met farm a smashing victory in
the $100,000 Santa Anna Ma
turlty.
The stretch-running Ponder, at
his best over a route, finished a
full length in front of Two Lea,
who had a clear lead over Mo-
copo, the third horse. Curandero
was fourth in the nine-horse
field.
Gun Club Team Shoot
Scheduled Here Today
Annual team shoot of the
Medford Gun club will be held
todav starting about 10 a. m. at
the club grounds when the
"blues" headed by Wilson White
lake on the "reds" captained by
Paul Culberlson. Prizes will be
awarded to the winning team.
Losers will be hospitality
committee for tho club's annual
dinner and election Wednesday
evening, February 1, at the
clubhouse north off the Crater
Lake highway.
GORGEOUS GUSSIE LOSES
Trivandurm, India, Jan. 28
(U.R) Mrs. Patricia Canning
Todd of La Jolla, Cal trounced
compatriot Gertrude (Gorgeous
Gussie) Moran of Santa Monica,
Cnl.. todav in the final round
of women's singles in the south
west India Lawn Tennis cham
pionships. Hockey
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Medford Given Break
In Far West Schedule
By Hank Green
Medford would seem to have
received several breaks in its
favor in regard to scheduling
Far West Baseball league games,
a study of the schedule released
by Business Manager Mel Car
penter of the Nuggets revealed.
For instance, the local ball
park will be the scene of the
north vs. south all-star game
July 10 (Monday), the Nugs will
end tne season for Medford fans
Sports for
the Week
TODAY
"Reds" vs. "Blues" team
shoot, Medford Gun club
- grounds, 10 a. m. '
MONDAY (
Rogue River high at Phoe
nix (non-conference); first
game, 7 p, m. Junior Rifle
club, Merrick's, 7:30 p. m.
Major Bowling league, 7:30
p. m . A A U basketball games
(two), junior high 7 p, m, and
at Prospect and Talent, 8 p. m.
TUESDAY
Eighth and varsity vs. Ash
land junior high, Medford jun
ior high, 7 p. m. Colored
Ghosts basketball team at Cen
tral Point, 8 p. m. Ladies'
Bowling league, 8 p. m.
Pistol division, Medford Rifle
club, Merrick's, 7:30 p. m.
Prospect high at St. Mary's
(conference postponed from
January 13) 8:15 p. m. Grade
school junior varsity basket
ball (Roosevelt at Washington,
Jackson at Lincoln), 4:15 p. m.
WEDNESDAY
Medford Gun club annual
dinner and election, clubhouse
rooms, 7:30 p. m. Amateur
boxing (March of Dimes bene
fit), armory, 8:30 p. m. AAU
basketball games (two), jun
ior high, 7 p. m. Rifle club
shoot, Merrick's, 7:30 p. m.
Commercial Bowling league,
7:30 p. m.
THURSDAY
Harlem Globetrotters (Ne
groes) vs. AAU league all
stars, senior high gym, pre
lim 6:30 p.m City Bowling
league, 7 p. m. All-star wres
tling, armory, 8:30 p. m.
Chlco State vs. SOC (boxing),
SOC gym, 8 p. m. Volley ball,
senior high girls' gym and
YMCA, 7 p. m Grade school
varsity basketball (Washing
ton at Roosevelt, Lincoln at
Jackson), 4:15 p. m.
FRIDAY
Myrtle Creek high at Cen
tral Point (J-D-J), 8:15 p. m.
Senior high vs. Grants Pass
(team boxing), Medford gym,
8 p, m Eagle Point' high at
Ashland (district conference),
8:15 p. m. County class B
games (Butte Falls at Prospect,
Rogue River at Gold Hill, St.
Mary's at Talent, Jacksonville
at Phoenix), 8:15 p. m, Mixed
Bowling league, 7:30 p. m.
Oregon college at SOC gym,
8:15 p, m. Senior high at
Roseburg (basketball), 8:15
p. m. Lone Pine grade school
at Oak Grove Eighth and var
sity at Klamath Falls junior
high, 4 p. m. AAU basketball
(two), junior high, 7 p. m.
SATURDAY
Roseburg at senior high, 8:15
p. m. Ashland high at Cen
tral Point (district-conference),
8:15 p, m. Myrtle Creek high
at Eagle Point (J-D-J), 8:15
p. m. School gymnasiums
open, 10 a. m. to noon and
1 to 3 p. m, Church basket
ball (four games), YMCA gym,
B p, m, Oregon college at
SOC gym.
Lake Placid. N. Y.. Jan. 28
(U.R) The cross county races for
the world ski championships,
scheduled to open Monday, were
postponed indefinitely today be
cause of the lack of snow.
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multi-stage let pumps now available for lifts beyond )00 feet.
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against three topflight cluba and
both Reno and Euenge new In
the league appear here early.
Opens Here May 2
Medford's pro baseball club
whatever it wm De canea as a
nickname this coming season
opens at home against Marys
ville May 2 and will remain here
through May 7 with Willows fol
lowing Marysvrile Into the city.
The local Far West league sea
son will close September 5 and 6
when Redding will be in town
for two eames.
Previous to the final Redding
appearance here, Klamath Falls
and cugene win De in Meaiora
for six games each.
Medford's pro club will end
the season away from town at
Klamath Falls September 10
with a doubleheader.
Many Doubleheaders
This season will, see many
more doubleheaders scneduiea
with all but one or two for the
local pro clurj coming on sun
days and holidays. Every Sun
day but one or two will have
doubleheader, whether Medford
is playing here or away.
Longest visit in Medford the
local bovs sponsored by Rogue
Valley Baseball. Inc., will be
from. July 4 to July 13 inclu
sive, which will include two
doubleheaders and the all-star
eame. Medford will have a 10-
day stretch out of town from
June 9 to June 19.
Medford opens the season at
Pittsburg where it will be April
26, 27 and 28 and then follows a
three-game series at Reno April
29 and 30 with a twin bill April
29 before the Oregon club goes
to Medford to open its home
season.
Negro Quint-
Plays At C.P.
Tuesday Eve
Central Point, Jan. 28 The
famous Colored Ghosts basket
ball team will play the Rogue
River Chinooks ot tne meaiora
AAU Basketball league in the
Central Point high gym Tuesday
at 8 p. m. following a prelim at
7:15 between fourm ana iuin
grade school quintets.
This eame between the well-
known Negro quintet and the
Rnime River town team is Deing
snonsored by the high school at
Central folnt wun proceeas go
ing to its athletic "fund.
Comedy Bio Feature
Comedy is always tne prime
feature of a game the Colored
Ghosts play but the youths also
have a tnorougn Knowieage ui
basketball fundamentals and can
defeat most teams they meet
Truly the Negro outfit are
clowns lrom tne opening wmsue
to Ihe clos na buzzer.
They pull all kinds of stunts
n-nm nasslna tne Dan Detween
i holt- loos in sten ladder tricks,
slow-motion stunts, football, and
baseball variations, magic-like
bail-handling and keeping the
ball generally where the oppon
ent does not expect It.
The Colored Ghosts have won
61 out of 63 games played so
far this season.
Wnn 143 Straiaht
Playing against every type of
opposition throughout the
United states, uanaaa ana iucr
nr, Ihtt nporn team COITIDiled a
record of 143 straight victories
last season and finished the year
without a single loss.,
Opposing the Ghosts will be
the first half champions of the
league 1 in Medford's AAU bas
ketball loop. The Rogue River
quintet has many ex-high school
players of top ability.
WILDLIFE STAMPS MAILED
Full-color stamps depicting
birds, fish, mammals, trees and
flowers, are belns mailed to
Oregon to commemorate the 13th
observance of National Wildlife
Restoration week, March IB
to 25.
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High School Boxing
Team Fights Friday
Medford high school boxers
will make their public debut
here Friday, February 3, when
they meet amateur fighters from
Grants Pass high in a 12 to 15
bout card billed for 8 p.m.,
Coach Fred Spiegelbcrg of the
Tornado team reminded fans
here Saturday.
Twenty youths, including 10
who boxed last year and eight of
whom won titles,, have been
working -out for about two
months getting ready for the
season here.
Champions back include Mick
ey Loros, now weighing 127
pounds who is 1948 champ in
132 pound class; Dean Pratt at
127 who won 112 pound title in
1840; Steve Crippen now at 143
who is 138 pound champ from
the 1949 season; and Ken Phil
lips at 145 the same as last year.
Also on the chamDionshiD list
for Medford are Leonard Stepge,
at 159 who was 155 pound title
holder; Don Vincent, 178 light
heavyweight champ; Leo Park
er, 220, heavyweight champ, and
Ken watson at 123 who was im
pound tltleholder in 1949.
Two bovs back this year did
some boxing in 1949 and one of
them was a runner-up in the 127-
pound class to the champion.
Bin iNeeiy is tne runner-up from
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last year while the other boy
back is Coe Brown at 110
pounds. Neely weighs in at 135
pounas mis season.
Others who may see action at
the senior high gym Friday eve
ning include Justin Smith (110
pounds), Royal Johnson (118),
Norman Deming (155), Wayne
Tysver (160), Gayle Christlieb
(150), Chuck Chitwood (133)
Duane Cleaves (130), Norman
Love (160), Paul Blair (145) and
Lee Lucas (135),
Juniors on List .
Brown, Johnson, Loros, Pratt,
Crippen, and Stepge are junior
classmen; Smith, Tysver, Chit
wood, Christlieb, Cleaves, Lucas
and Love are sophomores; the
rest are seniors.
Coach Spiegelberg said that
the boxing show will be open to
the public Friday and will be
the first in a series of two or
three such Inter-school team box
ing matches planned.
A return team match with
Grants Pass is tentatively sched
uled at the Cavemen's city for
February 22 and another will
send the local boys against
Springfield here February 7,
A Queensberry rule of boxing
stated; "No shoes or boots with
springs be allowed."
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