SIX MEBFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Fanfare
DICK JEWETT
Trikaae Sports UXtrn
Contrary to reports going
around, the American Legion
post's' football scoreboard pro
ject, has not been dropped. The
nraiect to nrovide the electri
cally operated device for the
senior high stadium as a mem
orial to the late A. Z. (Tubby)
- Dean is very much alive.
Plans for an event to raise
funds for the board vere an
nounced yesterday at a meeting
of Legion, radio and newspaper.
HOOP FRAY PLANNED
Legionnaires are now work
ing out details for a gala eve
ning of basketball, both com
edy and straight, to be pre
tented at the senior high gym.
Date is yet to be announced.
In the main game, as proposed,
seniors on the Medford high
basketball squad will meet
youths who will form the
squad of next season.
A preliminary fracas among
merchants is scheduled and
Legionnaires believe this
vent will prove a hilarious af
fair. Comedy stunts are con
lemplated at intermission
times.
Legionnaires say they feel
that this program of sports is
in line with the type of ac
tivity Dean, one of Medford's
greatest sports boosters, would
have enjoyed.
SIGNATURE BOOK
In connection with the project
a loose leaf book is being consid
ered in which all who buy tickets
to the game, and thereby con
tribute to the Tubby Dean mem
orial scoreboard fund, will have
their signatures and comments
concerning Dean. The book will
be sealed in the scoreboard
cornerstone. At a memorial serv
ice at the fund-raising game the
book will be placed in a strong
box.
Persons throughout the area
will be given an opportunity to
purchase tickets. Friends of Dean
throughout the valley are par
ticularly requested to partici
pate. Tickets will be available
from merchants. . '
BOARD CHOSEN
Cost of the board Installed
Is figured at $1,500. The type
of boardV an Insiant-Vue mod
el, has been selected. It will
show she score; the time, to the
second, left in the quarter in
progress the down and yards
to go and what quarter is be
ing played. Length of the
board is 17 feet 4V inches and
the height, without uprights, is
feet 3V4 inches.
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Kentucky Basketball Team
Keeps Top Spot in Rating
New York (U.PJ Classy Ken
tucky, with an eye on its second
straight national college basket
ball championship, topped the
ratings of the United Press board
of coaches tor the fourth week
in a row Tuesday as Illinois re
placed Kansas State in second
place.
The Wildcats, picked by the
coaches before the start of the
campaign as the best bet for the
national title, closed out their
regular season Saturday with
24-2 record and 18 straight vic
tories.
In SEC Tourney .
Coach Adolph Rupps men,
who already have won a berth in
the NCAA tournament, begin
play in the Southeastern Confer
ence tourney Wednesday night,
With only two more weekly rat
ings to go, the Wildcats are in a
good position to clinch the na
tional crown by coming through
on schedule in their conference
tournament.
The 35 leading coaches who
make up the rating board gave
Kentucky 2fi first place votes
and a 333 out of a possible 350
points this week for the second
highest point-total of the season,
Illinois'. 334 points on January
a was tops.
Illinois Second
Illinois, which led the ratines
tor seven straight weeks before
Kentucky took over, moved back
into second place with two first
place ballots and 289 points. The
Portland Needs
Power Sluggers
Riverside, Calif. (U.R) Mana
ger Clay Hopper said Tuesday he
was satisfied with his first look
at the 1952 Portland Beaver
pitchers and catchers but still
wants to add power to the club's
hitting.
Hopper and 13 prospective
Bevos set up their spring train
ing camp here yesterday and
staged a long drill with the bat
terymen under ideal weather
conditions.
Hurler Lyman Lindo checked
in with the mumps and Hopper
said he wouldn t be able to work
out for several days.
The Beavers will piay their
first exhibition game March
against the San Diego Padres.
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Illini (17-2) were 44 point be
hind the Wildcats.
Kansas State, upset by Colo
rado during the weekend for Its
fourth setback in 20 games,
dropped back to third place with
215 points.
The coaches based their rat
ings on games played through
Saturday night. February 23.
Teams Move Up
Among the other major
changes in the rating. Kansas
(18-2) and St Louis (20-3) each
jumped two places from last
week; St. John's of Brooklyn
(20-2) advanced one notch, and
Wyoming (23-5) moved Into the
top 10 for the lint Urn this
season.
Duquesne, upset by Villa nova
for its lift drfcat in 19 games,
retained fourth place with one
first place vote and 174 points
Behind the Duke. Kansas. St
Louis, the Washington Huskies
(22-4), St. John's and Iowa (17-2)
were bunched closely for the
succeeding five places.
Horned Frogs Clinch SW Title,
Qualify for NCAA Regional Play
New York UP The Texas
Christian Homed Frogs wrapped
up the Southwest Conference
basketball championship Tues
day and. with it. a berth In the
NCAA post-season tournament
The Frogs officially clinched
the league title Monday night a
they racked up a 68 to 59 victory
over Arkansas at Tort Worth.
Tex. With only one more loop
game to play TCU has a 10-1 rec
ord compared to 7-3 for runner-
up Texas.
Qualify for NCAA
-The Horned Frogs, coached ry
Byron Brannon, thus qualified
to meet the yet-undecided cham
pion of the Big Seven Comer-
ence in the opening round of the
NCAA western regionals at Kan
sas City. March 21
And. at the same time TCU
was winning its title. Kansas
scoring a 65 to 54 win over Mis
souri at Lawrence, Kans. to take
a half-game lead in the Big Seven
race. The Jayhawks now have
an 8-1 loop mark, compared to
7-1 for Kansas State, which was
idle Monday night. It appeal
that the Kansas-Kansas State
game, March 7. will settle this
race.
Sets New Mark
Texas Christian was led to vic
tory by center George McLeod,
who set a new Southwest Con
ference record for this season by
tallying 31 points. The power
display gave McLeod the league
Robinson Wants
Heavy Guarantee
New York (U Middle
weight champion Ray Robinson
demanded a guarantee cf $350.-
000 Tuesday for a third title
fight with Randy Turpin of Cng
land at London on June 10.
That's what manager George
Gainford told promoter Jack
Solomons, who flew in from
London Monday for the negotia
tions. Solomons was accompan
ied by George Middleton, Tur
pin s manager.
"My word!" ejaculated the
somewhat chunky, middleaged
Solomons. The mountains seem
to have given Sugar Ray some
lotty ideas- The pinklsh-conv
piexioned promoter was refer
ring to the high country at
Greenwood Lake. N.Y, where
Robinson is training.
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UO Advances
By Tipping
Idaho 66-60
Moscow. Ida. 4Uft Tb Uni
versity of Oregon will take the
basketball floor against the Ida
he Vandals tonight In an effort
to clinch the runner-up position
In the Pacific Coast conference
northern divUion.
The surprising Ducks pushed
the Vandals out of the No. 2
spot Monday nicht on the
strength of a 14 to (0 victory.
Oregon, v.hkh led all the way.
turned back an Idaho rally In
the last five mlnutrs to hand
the Vandals their third straight
home Ion.
Idaho came within striking
distance on a nine-point rally
that trimmed Oregon's Wad to
1 to 59. but baskets by Boo
Peterson and Cht Noe and a free
throw by Mel Strvter stopped
the Vandals as Ore goo went
Into a stall.
Guard Krn Hunt, a crafty
Oregon pUymaker. tititired an
effective Jump shot to lead all
scorers with II points. Centrr
Hartley Krugcr kd the Vandals
with la.
Oregon's iwed of sewn win
and sit losses gives thrtn a nar
row lead of five prrrvnter
points over Idaho, whtch has a
record of eight wins and sewn
losses.
If the Vandals win Twrsdsy
night they still would hare to
drprnd co Oregon S:a;e dumping
th Ducks la a season-endg se
ries this week-end-
roring Wad witn 193 point to
170 for Walt Davis of the Tea
Agcie. The Homed Frot never
trailed In 1e important game
and led by 3M3 at haiftime
Monday 'M i court actio
was maiked by two vj-w'
Notre Dssne downing New Yefc
U.. 75-74. In overtime, and lloty
Cross tutnbing St. John . 73 to
70.
Raider Boxing
Tiffs Cancelled
A inland The boxing match
originally scheduled betaeew
Southern Oregon cotke and
Humboldt S'ate reDege at Ash
land this Friday he been can
celled, according to BUI Abbey.
SOC boxing coach.
Abbey said Humboldt b on
able to floor a team capable of
meeting the Southern Gvtfon
boxers. The Raider squad wtit
have Its next match en March ?
with a return contest with Chtce
Slate roller.
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Grade Teams
Top Phoenix
The Medford seventh trade
basketball team csosed out
mi-32 season here tost night
by taking a 28 to 14 victory
front the Phoenix eighth grade
quintet. The Medford seventh
grade junior varsity defeated
Phoenix eighth grade Junior
varsity. 34 to II, tn a prelim
inary contest.
The Medford team led through
out the contest after taking an
to 2 lead to the first period.
They were to front 14 to 8 at the
halt 24 to 12 at the end of the
third quarter and eutscored the
visiters 4 to 2 In the final
prrtod. Murray took high point
honors tor Medford and the game
with 19 points.
la the Junior varsity game,
Ilcndrtrkaon and Milnes. both
of Medford. were the scoring
leaders with 11 and 10 points
respectively.
victory m the varsity game
gave the seventh graders a
son record of 13 wins and 1 loss,
including double victories over
Grants Pa. Ashland. Central
Point and 5t Mary's seventh
grade fives. The only loss was
six point decision at the hands
cf the Oak Grate eighth graders.
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Sellout Foreseen
For Mitt Card
A arllowt crowd is looked for
whew the Xlrdford YMCA box
era have their rrtura meet here
with RmHwrt Satarday. March
10. at 7 4) p. m. m the Medford
s-nanr hirtt gymnasium, Y of
firUVs mmL
The f M foOowers wit! get
Ihetr morteyt worth IS bouts
la aO. with Medford parUctpanU
rangtng from Larry Lewis. SO
pounds of dynamite, to Jerry
Jennings. 175 pounds.
According to RtrbuTgs
YMCA director. Merlin Donald
son, a large crowd from that
city plans to attend the boxing
Hugh Jennings, coach of the
Medf -ard boxers, says he has his
crew tn topnotrh condition. Jen
rtnga stated today he expects
several el his boys to win by
knockouts.
British Womon Doctor
Wonts Boxing Ovtlowod
London UWDr. Edith Sunv
mr-kitl. a Labor member of
Parliament, and a doctor. Is out
to ban boxing In Britain.
She announced at a press con
ference Monday night that she
intends to Introduce a bill to out
law public fifticuff.
The exploitation of youth
the part I loathe." she said.
"Many have their brains dam
aged.
"You cannot impose n
world civilisation if nobody is
prepared to teach small boys to
befiave in a civilized manner.
Lots of men agree, but art
afraid to say It.
I think the women mutt teach
the men a new code of be
havior."
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Grants Pass Team Tops Swayzes
For District AAU Championship
C rants Pass Southern Ore
gon Plywood won the AAU Dis
trict 10 basketball title and a
trip to the state tournament Mon
day night by defeating Crazy
Swayxe's Medford Independent
league champions, 68 to 58. The
Plywoooers held a 20-point lead
at the half and then had to break
last quarter tie to take the win.
The Grants Pass club started
out as if It was trying to take
the district crown In a romp. The
Plywood crew held a 22 to 13
edge at the end of the opening
period and was In front, 48 to 28,
at the haiftime Intermission. The
Medfordites cut 11 points off of
the Plywooders lead in the third
period to trail by only 53 to 46
were able to knot the count in
the final canto before the Grants
Pass team pulled away to vic
tory. Ex-Grants Pass high school
Ote FULLBACK HURT
Aloany. Ore. 0J.R; A police
report disclosed Tuesday that
Sam Baker, Oregon State foot
ball star, suffered a head cut
when his car plunged off the
highway west of here Sunday.
Officers said Baker required
three stitches for the injury after
he was found alone in the wreck
a about 4 a on.
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his basketball team to a 69-55
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