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TWO MEPfOHD (OHEOOW) Roosevelt Selected to Win Tourney Eugene, Ore., Mar. 13 (U.R) Sixteen Oregon high school Bas ketball teams, class of the state's prep quintets, began arriving ' here today for the 32nd annual state high school class "A" bas ketball tournament which be gins with a doubloheader Tues- " day night. The tournament at University Yof Oregon s McArthur court will ODcn at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday with Milwaukie, representing district 12, playing (Jorvallis, district i. In the other opening night game. Hillsboro, district 9, meets Marshficld, district 5 champion and runner-up in the state tour ney last year. Roosevelt Favored A full dav and night sched ule will get underway Wednes day with the championship game slated for Saturday nigiu. Roosevelt high of Portland, defending champion and Port land city league titlist, returns as tournament favorite. Other favorites include Marshficld Salem, Grants Pass arid Jeffer son of Portland. Five of the schools represented have won previous tournament titles. They are Salem, five pre vious -Hampionships; Eugene and Corvallis, two titles, and Marsh ficld and Roosevelt, one tine each. Opening round games Wednes day include Dallas vs. Jefferson; Salem vs. bcappose; seaside vs. Mac-Hi of Milton-Frecwater; Bend vs. Grants Pass; LaGrande vs. Roosevelt, and Eugene vs. Central Catholic. Portland to Play Montana Kansas City, Mo., Mar. 13 (U.PJ The National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball tournament begins today with 31 of the nation's "little giants" primed to topple the three H's Hamline. Haskins and Hutton. The peerless Pied Pipers of Hamline university of St. Paul Minn., victors in 28 out of 30 games this season, will defend their title in the week-long grind at Kansas City's municipal auditorium. The Piper star Is Hal Haskins a dead-eye forward, who was named the most valuable player to appear in last year's tourna ment. Haskins is just as good this year. The variety of shots which gave him 33 points aRalnst Long Island university on March 22 so impressed New York sports writers that they choose the 6 foot, 3 Inch senior as the most vpitinhlf Tilavpr to anncar in Madison Square .Garden this season, Other first round games today match: University of Portland Montana unlvity; Murray State-Central "Washington Col lege of Education; Davis and El-kins-St. Thomas; Westminster (Pa.)-New Britain (Conn.) Teach ers; New Mexico A&M-Unlver-sity of Tampa; Peru (Neb.) Teachers-Central College of Fay ette, Mo.; American University George Peppcrdine. Track Aspirants At High School Drill Tuesday Field events will be scheduled when the Mcdford high school trackmen, defending state cham pions, hold their first trials of the season on Tuesday afternoon. All hut possibly the javelin tors will be hold, according to Mentor Bob Ncwland. Time trlnls in clndorpnth events arc scheduled on Wednesday. Trials this yenr are a bit ear lier than 1949 when cool, damp weather delayed them. Mcdford opens its interschnlastic cam paign here March 25 In a short distance meet with Grants Pass. I. E. Mays Leads Golf Qualifiers I. E. Mays stroked a gross 78. net 88, yesterday to lead 33 week-end qualifiers for the men's spring folf handicap at Rogue Valley Country club. The qualifying round will con clude on Sunday. March 19, and nn nMlry list of approximately 60 linksnirn is anticipated, ac cording to Club Pro Hugh Stark weather. Dom Provost Sr. and Bert Orr trailed Mays with 70 nets. De fending Champ Ivan Harrington, Stan Stark and Wavne Johnson ported 71 nets. Movies Scheduled For Ixeak Walton Meeting Moving pictures and commit tee appointments are slated as features of the Izuak Walton lea-we chapter meeting on Tues day. The organization will con vene at A n m at fhit AnAtnA I Gun club clubhouse near the Cra ter Lake highway near Four Corners. RENT A CAR Daily's U-Driva and BODY and PAINT SHOP Southern Oreaon's Oldest and Finest 29 So. Barriers Medford MAIL TRIBUNE Big Parade State 'B' Champions Roeue River. Mar. 13 A mile Ions victory parade welcomed home the championship Rogue River high school basketball team Sunday evening when they returned from the state high school Class B tournament at A tnrln The celebration began at the Rogue River junction on high way 99, where several hundred 2 a 1 1 y decorated automobiles were lined up when the team ar rived by bus. Led by a fire en gine with screaming siren, and purnrtpri hv state police, the vic tory cortege wound through this XOWn 8 DUSincsS aisultl, iiiiuuk" the residential area, and wound up down town again. - Impromptu speeches were giv- Hogan Back In Golf Play Palm Beach, Fla., Mar. 13 (U.R) The return of Ben Hogan in the rich Seminole pro-ama teur tournament today, plus high-handicap partners, may slow down Sam Snead's money making pace along the golf trail. Knead banned another $z,uuu check as the three-stroke win ner of the Miami Beach open veslerday to bring his earnings for the year to $10,158. Top monev-maker from golf for 1949. Sam Sncad has led the list of professionals every day this year. too. The money players consider the complicated double-tourna ment at the plush Seminole Country club north of here as the richest event on the winter tour. The touring professionals know now it was fatal to let Snead get ahead in the early rounds of a tournament. Slam- mln' Sam grabbed a six-stroke lead In the third round at Miami Beach with a record-breaking 65 and coasted through the final day for a 273 total for 72 holes, 13 under par. Gill Honored By Helms Foundation Los Angeles, Mar. 13 (UP.) The Helms Hall college basket ball hall of fame today added three names to its rolls. Coaches Amory (Slats) Gill of 'Oregon State, Clair Bee of Long Island university and the late Emll S. Liston. founder of the National Association of In tercollegiate Basketball, are the sports' latest figures honored by the Helms Athletic foundation. Thirty-five coaches, players and contributors to basketball have been honored by the foun dation. Gill's 22-ycar coaching record at Oregon State Is studded with Pacific Coast conference north ern division championships in 19:i:i. 10.15. lUIUUHHil. 1U47, anci 1949, and a tie for the crown in 1948. The Beavers won PCC title playoffs in 1933, 1947 and 1949. Softball League To Be Discussed The amount of Interest In hav ing a 1950 Medford Softball loop will be Indicated at 8 p.m. today when prospective sponsors and team leaders are scheduled to meet at the chamber of com mrrcc. President Bill Catey, of the softball association has asked as many persons as possible, who plan to have teams, to attend the session so that it can be deter mined whether a league will be possible. There Is talk that three or four organizations or firms that handled teams last year will not be 1950 sponsors. If the loop formed Is small, twilight games may be played. Portland Walks Off With 9-0 Decision Over Sacramento Riverside. Cal., Mar. 13 (U.R) The Portland Heavers get their first taste of major league com petition today when they host the Chicago Cubs. Portland mixed with the Sac ramento Solons at Glendale yes terday and walked off with a 9 to 0 decision. Joe Brovia and Joe Pollch each got three-run homers for the victors as Pitcher Red Lynn held Sacramento hltlcss the first six Innings. SENATOR SPARKLE SAYS Mayba tht land lords who do not admit chil dren would do II to rtjoct thfir nogliftnt M'ontl alio. "To Serve But Once It Not Our Aim. We Strive to Serve, to Serve Again" Your Friendly Jeweler Andy's Jewelry Shop 21 South Riverside Monday, March 13, 1950 Welcomes en, the state trophy displayed, and an account was given of the tournament. Coach Millard Webb intro duced his brother. Dr. Joseph Webb, who had flown from his home In Plainview, Tex., to see the tourney. Dr. Webb, a former basketball coach, praised the boys, particularly their ability to keen their heads, control their tempers and follow their coach s orders. Astoria, Mar. 13 Three mem bcrs of the 1950 state B cham pion Rogue River high school basketball quint were named to the 10-man all-state squad picked by coaches at the state tourney which concluded Saturday night. The three were elongated Forwards Gene and Glen Depuy and big Center Pete Purrier. Others picked were Guards Bob Cellars and Jerry Cade, Drain: Center Larry Pryse and For ward Earl Wlnebarger, Prairie City: Center Barry West, Gari baldi; Guard Dclmar Stone and Center Norm Hendrix, Alsea. First Honors Rogue River took the state honors for the first time in his tory and after a number of past tourney tries bv whirjpine Alsea 38 to 34 in the Saturday finale The Chieftains gained the finals by beating Condon 52 to 20 and Drain 41 to 33. Garibaldi beat Drain 48 to 41 for third place and Prairie City garnered the consolation prize by trimming Monmouth 62 to 45 Bradley Top Hoop Choice New York. Mar. 13 (U.R) Top-seeded Bradley was favored by 5V4 points over upset-minded Syracuse and unseeded Western Kentucky was a 2'4-point choice over fourth-seeded St. John's to night in the quarter-finals of the national invitation basketball tournament. A crowd of 18.000 was expect ed to pack Madison Square Gar den to watch the two seeded teams, which drew first round byes along with Kentucky and Duquesne, swing into action against the survivors from Sat urday s opening round games. t or tomorrow night s two oth er quarter-final battles, second seeded Kentucky's Southeastern conference champions were a four-point choice over City Col lege of New York, while un seeded Laballe of Philadelphia was made a surprise three-point favorite over third-seeded Du quesne. St. Mary's Hoop Gridiron Players To Get Letters Presentation of letters to foot ball and basketball players of St. Mary's high school together with dinner, talks by coaches and guests and a musical pro gram featured a banquet given by the St. Mary's Parents' club at the Parish hall last evening. Principal speaker was Dutch Meyer, president of the county officials' association, who stressed good condition and sportsmanship as Important in athletics. The dinner was served by mothers of the boys. Toaslmastcr was Jimmy Dunlcvy. DiMaggio Benched By Heel Blister St. Petersburg. Fla., Mar. 13 (U.R) New York Yankee Trainer Gus Mftuch assured worried Ynnk officials today that the latest injury to Joe DiMagglo's heel was nothing more than an ordinary blister. DiMaggio developed the blis ter during Saturday's exhibition game and was kept out of the lineup Sunday against the Cardi nals. Meanwhile, the Yanks cele brated the signing of Pitcher Tommy Byrne for about $17,000, leaving Infielder Bobby Brown the only holdout. SAVE TIME SAVE LABOR SAVE SOIL SAVE WATER LET US INSTALL A SPRINKLER IRRIGATION System NOW! 1 DISTRIBUTORS INC HIWAY 99 AT TALENT PHONI ASHLAND 5986 Rickey Concerned Over Club Vero Beach, Fla., Mar. 13 (U.R) President Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers ex pressed "apprehension" about his ball club today. After watching the 1949 Na tional league pennant winners work out for 10 days he lost the optimism which had character ized his off-season statements. During the winter he even went so far as to predict that the Dodgers not only would repeat, but also would win the world series. Not Satisfied But now he isn't so sure; he isn't at all satisfied with what he hsa seen. "I can't put my finger on It," he said, "but there is an air of complacency around this camp I- do not like. Maybe we have too many contented ball players. "Remember it has been 1944 since any club in cither league has ever repeated in winning a pennant. "There is just something that winning a pennant does to play ers. "Maybe they feel they are all set, sure of their jobs because tney nave been on a pennant winner. "I'm not saving our plavers aren't hustling, because they are. But they don't seem to put out that little extra effort which makes the difference between winning and losing." i Rickey hasn't become bearish on the club he just is in "a state- of concern." Among his other concerns, he said, was Jackie Robinson's weight and his off-the-diamond commitments. The star Negro second baseman who won the National league batting cham pionship last year reported 13 pounds overweight. ONLY dtttv.rad price en tWi -cyllndr Defuse Bwlnen Coupt Includai oil bath air claanc-r and etl filler, local ond stale tatt end Pcante ore afta. Tf "TEST Amateur Boxers Rated In Southern Oregon amateur box ers who have appeared on local cards or who have been boxing in high school smokers today were given ratings by the South ern Oregon boxing club, spon sors of local amateur boxing un der supervision of the AAU. The ratings were made for the purpose of setting up champion ships and naming of outstanding contenders in the various weight divisions. The ratings will be altered from time to time and will be the basis for making matches, Promoters Larry Bur dctte and Owen Thomas ex plained. The ratings follow: Flyweight Champion, Fred 4 Grapplers Signed For Thursday Melee Promoter Mack Lillard today announced signing of four grap plers and a bear for Thursday night's battle royal in the arm ory battle pit. The bone benders signed to engage the bear are Lee Grable, Jack (The Sneer) Lipscomb, Tough Tony Ross and Georges Dusctte. The bear is Gorgeous Gus, Billy Fox's bruin which he captured In the Canadian Wilds and trained to be one of the country's best wrestling animals. ' Under the battle royal fules, the first pinned, whether It be a man or the bear, gets no money for their efforts and will be out of further competition for the evening. The second pair elimi nat will meet In a 30-mlnute or one fall match and the survivors of the free-for-all will clash In a similar bout to determine the evening s champion. 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Contenders: (1) Darrell Johnson, Medford; (2) Kenny Phillips, take after Gorgeous Gus In an effort to eliminate him first be cause none of the contestants relish the idea of meeting him on one of the reuglation matches. Grable has been shelved for several months with a knee In jury but his physician has pro nounced him fit and ready for ring combat. Dusctte, who suf fered a painful foot injury in a bout with the Great Atlas here last week, sent word that there were no bones broken and that the injury will have sufficiently healed to permit him to fulfil the Thursday date. Lillard said an additional bout, also for 30 minutes or one fall, will open the program at 8:30 p.m. Tacoma, Wash., Mar. 13 U.R) The College of Puget Sound will face Montana State university in a home-and-home football series starting this fall, it was an nounced here. Imide and out Ford's more beautiful than ever for '50. Ford's new baked-on colors are "bulk to live outdoors." Sparkling new upholstery fabrics make Ford's interiors a oy to behold. And for comfort you'll find Ford's new non-sag seats are hard to beat for relaxation. Ln) Sin) For hundreds leu than they're getting for most "sixes" you con own a Ford "eight." And even at this low price you get Ford's low, level "Mid Ship" Ride . . . Ford's 35 easier-acting King-Siie Brakes . . . Ford's "Finger-Tip" Steering . . . and all the other features that make Ford the one One car in the low-price field. FORD AT YOUR FORD Various Weight Divisions Medford high school; (3) Ranny Watson, Medford; (4) l. u. Brown, Central Point. Middleweight Champion, Larry Burdette, Medford. Con tenders: (1) Dale Odom, Medford; (2) Joe Carothers, Grants Pass; (3) Byron Carter, Medford. Snowing contender possibilities: C. W. Lacy, Medford; Corky King, Medford; Johnny Hamil ton, Butte Falls, Hugo Vernon, Medford. , Light heavyweight Title open. Contenders: (1) Donovan Wolfe. Phoenix; (2) Don Harper, Gold Hill. 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