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Talent vs. Gold Hill Tonight; SOC Cage Finals on Saturday Ashland, Mar. 8 Talent high win men uoia hiii at 7 p.m. and Oakland, Ore., takes on Westnort at 8:15 in the semi-finals of the soutnern Oregon college invita tional basketball tournament at tne dui; gym tonight. Finals of the tourney will start at 2 D.m. Saturday when the win- ners of this morning's consola tion round semi-finals play for the consolation championship. At 3 p.m. tomorrow losers of games played this afternoon will play for tournament's fourth place. Saturday Games Saturday at 7 p.m. the losing teams in this evening's semi finals will play for second position. The championship game be tween the winners of tonight's semi-final round will play Sat' urday at 8:15 p.m. This afternoon Lorane was scheduled to play" Butte Falls, both losers in yesterday's quarter-finals, and Brookings was due to take on Jacksonville, also losers of yesterday. Talent Wins 65-26 Yesterday Talent entered the championship semi-finals by wal loping Lorane 65 to 26 and Gold Hill pulled a major upset by knocking down high-ranking Butte Falls 41 to 37 to also en ter the semi-finals. Last night Jacksonville was eliminated from the scmi-Iinai round when Westport defeated it 35 to 16. Oakland gained a place by edging Brookings 38 to 29. Other SOC tourney games yesterday saw Valsetz enter the consolation round semi-finals by edging Riddle 34 to 33, Elkton do the same by knocking over Bandon 48 to 32, Prospect ditto by toppling Paisley 39 to 26 and St. Mary's did also tipping Phoe nix 45 to 44. Talent Heayy Fayorlte Talent as defending champion and undefeated so far this year i h. tournament is rated a nnrl chance to repeat. Westport, which Talent met in the six-man gtate championship looioanii" .1. itt fall, mav day the Bull dogs in the basketball tourna ment finals. , However, Gold Hill pulled an nut hv downing Butte Falls and just might be "up" enough tonight to top Talent. MEDFORDJwTRIBUNE (Acmm Tehphoto) COVERUP Jean Walczak of France covers up as welterweight champ Ray (Sugar) Robinson lands a right In their non-title bout 'in St. Louis. Mo. Robinson was knocked down with a low blow In the fourth round but came back strong; to win a unanimous 10-round decision. Linrupi: Westport 3S Steniland 6 Sutfin 14 Graeactt 1 Johnion 3 VinRiiren ft Substitutions WPSTpun. a- Jacksonville. Cram i If Jacksonville I 3 Hardy f 4 Pawlowski e McBeth t t Greenmayer g A Taylor Hafmme -Westport' 8, Jacksonville 5. core Gold Hill 41 Edkew 2 Palmer 17 J. Smith 3 Kewland 3 Hnhn 37 Butte falls f 8 Bartlett f B Henshaw e 3 Casey g Irwin m 17 Poole Suhntitutiona Gold Hill. Morgan 2. m cut. 9 Inhavi 14: HUM ran. White 2. Halfttme score Butte Falls 32. Gold Hill 14. r.i c Lorane Montgomery 8 J AmIKu Cowdry 4 f 1 Mitchell Nicholi 4 J Rjynen Hartley 18 9 1 Shaffer Combs 12 C Dm-1Tf?t Substitution! Talent. Smith 2. WU- liama 3. Henry 4. newron a. b' a. Parrant 4, Zumwalt 1: Lorant. Ber ry 3. Owen 4, Dotaon 8. Halftlme acore Talent 31, L,orane jo. Seventh Graders Win 9, Lose 1 Cage Tilt Boys in the seventh erade ath letic program at the local junior high school are hoping this spring that they can do rela tively as well in spring sports as they did in basketball this past winter for in the hoop game the youths had a nine victory, one loss record. lowed by Bill Dyer with 46 at guard and Everett Kastner and Loren Jacobs, both forwards, who garnered 36 and 32 respec tively. Kastner was elected hon orary captain and was the team's mosi valuable player. Coach Niles Smith of the sev enth graders said at the close of Right now the boys in the: the cage season that his squad seventh, eighth and ninth grades j had the best record in games are taking a two weeks' rest be-1 won and lost in some years. He fore starting track and some of said they were the seventh grade the older youths going over to ; champions of the Medford the senior high for baseball, j Grants Pass-Ashland -Roscburg Ih story Pag 1) Hockey Chicago, Mar. 3 U.R The Chicaeo Black Hawks, with their playoff hopes now at the van ishing point, were Keeping ine steam up in tneir anve at least to vacate last Dlace. The Hawks moved within three points of fifth place last night when they downed the Montreal Canadiens, 5 to 2. Conley, Gayda Leaders Northern Area Scores Los Angeles, Mar. 3 U.F Washington State college eager Gene Conley is leading the in dividual scoring race in the northern division PCC basket ball circuit with two games left to play. In second place is Conley's teammate Eddie Gayda. Conley has a total of 201 points for the season, an average of 14.4 points in 14 games. Gayda is 23 points off the pace for game average of 12.7. MEDFORD BOYS RANKED Corvallis, Mar. 3 Curt Rich mond ranked seventh and Bill Kramer 12th in total points scored for the Oregon State col lege Rooks 1949-50 basketball team according to statistics re leased today. The former Med ford high school players tallied 30 and 16 points respectively. The first ball club to become professional was the Cincinnati "Red Stockings" in 1869. There has been no baseball at the junior high. Scored 287 Points In basketball Medford's sev enth graders scored 287 points during the season compared to 169 for their opponents. This was an average of 28.7 points per game as against 16.9 for op posing teams. Center William Dailey was high scorer with 91 points, fol- Ruetz Named Coaching Job Moraga. Cal., Mar. 3 (U.R) Joe Ruetz. 33-year-old former Notre Dame all-American, has been elevated to head football coach at St. Mary's college. School officials announced that they will sign Ruetz to a two-year contract today to re place Joe Verducci, who resigned last month. Terms of the pact were not made known. It was understood, however, that he will have full say in selecting two assistants. The decision to promote the red-haired mentor from the line coaching Job he held last year under Verducci was announced after a meeting of the board of athletic control last night. Post Season Cage Games New York. Mar. 3 ;U.R) The big post-season basketball tour naments started moving last toward completing their fields today as Syracuse entered the national Invitation with Long Island U. certain to follow, and Bradley given a shot at a spot in the N. C. A. A. tourney. The selection of Syracuse, with a record of 17 wins and six de feats, left seven spots still open in the N. I. T. And one of those was sure to go to L. I. U. either today or only hours later. The Blackbirds sewed it up last night when they trounced a top-notch Hamline university team 63 to 52. league. Scores of games played in 1949-50 are listed as follows: Scores of Season Medford 28, Oak Grove 15; Medford 24, Eagle Point 21; Medford 32. Grants Pass 6; Med ford 24. Ashland 12: Medford 30, Central Point 17; Medford 38, Roseburg 27, Medford 45, Ash land 7; Roseburg 23, Medford 12; Medford 30, Grants Pass 19 and Medford 28. Eagle Point 22. The only defeat by the sev enth graders was to Roscburg. Playing on the squad were Dailey, Jacobs, Dyer, Kastner, Donald Eck, Jack Gault, Frank Recort, Larry Copple, Granvil Brittson, Virgil Evans, Nathan Harper. Ralph Miller, Wayne Hackett. Elvin Ballance, Gordon McVey, Donald Robinson, David Patience and Kenneth Piland. Managers were Frank Yoak um and Tom Y'Blood. PARTY FOODS AND SPECIAL TREATS FOR SPECIAL DINNERS FRENCH BREAD GINUINI OLD STYLE SOUR Mad in San Francisco Large Selection f WINES and MIXERS EER Any Kind By the case or bottle PHONE 2-4625 for Fret Delivery of Been and Mixers OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 9 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT Bell's Beverage Shop 124 South Central Murray Bell, Owner Sports for the Week FRIDAY Illinois Valley high at Cen tral Point (conference-district-JDJ), 8:15 p.m. Mixed Bowl ing league, 7:30 p.m. South ern Oregon college Invitational basketball tourney, 7 and 8:15 p. m. Eagle Point high at Grants Pais (eonlerence-dt-trict), 8:15 p.m. SATURDAY Youth Bowling league, 1 p. m. Church Basketball league playoffs, YMCA gym, evening, Southern Ortgon invitational basketball tour ney, 2 and 7 p. m. Junior high basketball squads ban quet, school cafeteria. 6 p. m. Rogue River Ramblers ban quet, dance at Rogue River lodge. 9 p .m. SUNDAY Rogue Snowmtn skiing at Crater Lake park: lows oper ate 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. GIANTS EYE PITCHERS Phoenix. Ariz., Mar. 3 U.R1 Hank Behrman and Klrby Higbe arc definitely slated for bullpen duty but starting assignments are open for every other New Yurk Giant pitcher. Manager Leo Durocher said today. Scientists Seek Clues Of Ancient Corrosion Columbus, O. fU.R) Modern scientists are studying rust 2.000 years old for clues on how to fight corrosion causing more than five billion dollars dam ace annually, according to Dr. Earle R. Caley of Ohm State university. Chemists' aiding archaelogical investigations, he said, have paid special attention to the compos tion of corrosion products of an cient metals and alloys. This in turn is expected to reveal ways to prevent rust and corrosion in auto engines, pipelines and other j metal articles. 1 Lady Golfers Open Season Mrs. Leland Clark and Mrs. Noble Vincent yesterday after noon won the two ball foursome that inaugurated weekly play for 1950 for the Rogue Valley Women's Golf association at the country club. The golfing was preceded by a business luncheon with Mrs. Robert Shepherd, general chair man, presiding. Winners of the winter ladder tourney were an nounced. Mrs. John Day copped tne award Ur claying the most matches and Mrs. Frr.' Hum-nhi-ov was runner-UD. Mrs. v. cent "and Mrs. Tom Fuson shared the prize for winning the most matches. The following new officers and committee chairmen were introduced: Mrs. Jack Eidswick, vice general chairman; Mrs. Ralph Odell, secretary. Mrs. Vic tor S e t h e r , treasurer; Mrs. James Wyatt, tournament chair man; Mrs. Bayard Getchell, rules and regulations; Mrs. Ale tha Vawter, handicap; Mrs. Norm Worthlcy, calling: Mrs. Tom Em mens, golf social: Mrs. Al Lit trell, non-golf social; Mrs. H. D. Christensen, prizes: Mrs. C. B. Collins, membership, and Mrs L. P. Walker, rules. WSCNeeds One Victory San Francisco, Mar. 3 U.R) The Washington State Cougars, pin.iu" tMm nf the Pacific Coast conference basketball race this season, need only one vic tory in two tilts this week-end to clinch the northern division crown. Led by" Ed Gayda and Gene Conley, the Cougars meet the University of Idaho Vandals both tonight and Saturday. Just one victory no matter Wachinotnn and Oregon State come out in their pair of games win sena ine wuwn m Los Angeles for a conference Dlavoff series with the UCLA Bruins. 2 Ski Tows To Operate The Rogue Snowmen Ski club plans to have two tows in oper ation at Crater Lake park this week-end from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. for the benefit of members. The ski area is located at Gov ernment camp, 200 yards east of the Administration building. Regulations of the park serv ice require that no memberships can be sold in the park but must be purchased in advance. Prospective members can pur chase them at Sam's Sporting Goods store. Free ski instruction will be gin at 10 a. m. for all classes of skiers. Church Cage League Champ Tilt Saturday Championship game in the lo cal Church Basketball league will be played at 8 p.m. Satur day in the YMCA gym with Foursquare meeting St. Marys: Catholic. The prelim at 7 p.m. ! ...:ll tnnslk.v Cl TAnr' ! Lutheran and First Presbyterian in a consolation game. St. Mary's entered the title game Wednesday night by de feating First Presbyterian 14 to 12 while Foursquare made the honored circle when it down St. Peter's 36 to 20. OSC SWIM TEAM Corvallis, Mar. 3 An Oregon State swimming team, winner of only one conference dual meet this season, flies to Pullman this week end for the two-day north ern division tournament. (Acmt Tehphoto! FISHERG1RL Sportsmen visit lng the Fifth Annual Sporta, Travel and Boat Show in San Francisco March 3-12 will Una Elaine Doyle (aoovei ready to jive them a nelping nana with the rods and reels. Friday, March 3, 1950 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NINE Junior High Cagers Dine Boys on the seventh, eighth and ninth (varsity) grade bas ketball squars at Medford junior high will be honored by their dads at a banquet and showing of motion pictures Saturday starting at 6 p. m. at the school. The dinner will be served in the school cafeteria and after wards parents and guests will see moving pictures of Oregon State college basketball games. The program will also include talks by Coaches Mel Boldenow, Niles Smith and Chief McLean of the junior high and Coaches Bob Newland and Frank Roe landt of the senior high. Lee Ragsdale of the senior high staff will also speak. Rookies Show Beavers How at Training Camp Riverside, Cal., Mar. 3 (U.R) Portland Beaver Manager Bill Sweeney expressed pleasure to day at the performances of Rookie Pitchers Bob Drilling and Frank Prowse. Shortstop Joe Pollch and Out fielders Marv Dierks, Bill Elder, Orrin Snyder and Art Penning ton reported to the Portland training camp yesterday to bring the Beaver roster up to 30 players. 'Curling' Championship Vancouver, B. C, Mar. 3 (U.R) Enthusiastic Americans were be ing included in plans for the 21st Dominion curling championships here next week. Ten teams, or rinks, represent ing nine Canadian provinces, will match skill and wits March 6 to 9 at Kerrisdale arena here for the coveted MacDonald's brier tankard, emblematic of Scheduled In Vancouver curling supremacy in the world. BUILDERS SUPPLY Quality Pumice BLOCKS BRICKS FLUIS 727 W. McAadrews U. PHONE 2-4107 Rogue River Winner District 5 Playoff Klamath Falls. Mar. 3 Rocue River high will represent dist rict 5 in the state class B high school basketball tournament as the result of a second half rally last night that helped defeat Sacred Heart, Klamath Falls, 52 to 38 last evening. The first half was nip-and-tuck with Sacred Heart and the Chiefs tied at 11 to 11 when the first quarter whistle blew and Rogue River held but a 24 to 22 lead at halftime. As a matter of fact the Klamath team outplay ed the Chiefs much of the time. Height Aids Rogues Height began to tell in favor of Rogue River in the last two quarters and the Chiefs had a 40 to 28 third quarter marginwith the scoreboard reading 49 to 34 at the automatic. Rogue River will play the winner of district 6 at 3:45 p.m. Thursday, March 9, at Astoria, in the state B title tournament. The district 6 representative was! not known today. 1 Sacred Heart entered the dist-: rict 5 playoffs with Rogue River as the Klamath-Lake county champion. Ltnrupv Rogue River SZ 3S Sarred Heart Gene Dupuy 31 f 8 Dan Mahoney Jacobs S f 4 O'Keeffe Purrler 14 c S Jack Howard Poitevint S S 10 Ralph Beard Frantz 3 tf A Ray Beard Substitutions Rogues. Glen Dupuy I 2: Sacred Heart, Gross 2. I DEPENDABLE OH. 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