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3 FOURTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday, January 10, 1936 ' l ' SCHOOL DAYS WE'D LIKE Eddie Lopat (center), former New York Yankee pitching star and now manager of Richmond in the International League,, gives instructions to a froup of young hopefuls at St. Augustine, Fla. The youngsters are attending the Base all School at Francis Field which, runs through Feb. 8 ' ROADBLOCK All-American BiU Russell of the Univer sity of San Francisco, considered one of the best defensive E layers in basketball today, demonstrated his ability as he locks attempted layup by Pepperdine's Ermine Zappa in fame at Kezar Pavilion in San Francisco. The Dons downed epperdine, 62-5.1, for their 37th win in a row. SURPRISING RING EXPERTS, Milo Savage (right), Salt Lake City, gains 10-round draw with highly favored Eduardo Lausse, Argentina, in New York. Savage dropped Lausse for automatic eight count in seventh round. (International) Dresscn Has Rebuilding Job To Get Senators Out of AL Cellar Los Angeles (U.R) Manager Charley Dressen has a building problem on his hands if he hopes to get the Washington Senators out of the cellar in the Ameri can League but he isn't dis couraged. "If we can get a couple of fel lows we have in mind, and if some of our young stock comes through, we'll make a good run for the first division this year, said chipper Charley at his home here. Dressen pointed out that the Washington club had a run of in juries and ill luck last year that aren't likely to be duplicated. "Lyle Luttrell was going good in the outfield when his jaw was broken," Dressen said. "Then shortstop Pete Runnels had ap pendicitis; and Eddie Yost had a bad year, and wg blame that on his tonsils, which have now been removed." Dressen is optimistic about the chances of some of the new talent.- "I "understand Karl Olson is a real fine outfielder if he gets a chance to play," he said: "We hope he'll be our regular center fielder." ' Olson was obtained in the deal with Boston in which first base man Mickey Vernon nd pitcher Bob Porterfield were sent to the Bosox. The Nationals also got three promising pitchers in Al Curtis, Truman Clevenger and Dick Brodowski, and outfielder Neil Chrisley. McAFEE HAS SON Portland (U.R) Mrs. Ken McAfee, wife of the football end of the New York Giants, gave birth to a nine-pound boy yesterday evening in a local hos pital. McAfee is spending the winter at the home of his wife's mother, Mrs. Ethel Lockwood, Beaverton. KNEE OPERATION Chicago (U.R) Max Boyd- ston rookie end with the Chi cago Cardinals, will undergo an operation on his right knee to day. He injured the knee while working out with the college all-stars last August and was hampered by the injury during most of the 1955 season. SPORTS Carlos Ortiz Beats Portilla New York (U.R) Light weight Carlos Ortiz, a kid from the East Side's teeming Gas House district, will become a TV fight favorite, Promoter ' Tex Sullivan predicted today because of the class he displayed while winning decisively over Ray Portilla at St. Nicholas arena Monday night Unbeaten Ortiz, 19, won his .13th straight professional bout on a lop-sided eight - round de cision over heavier and more ex perienced Portilla of New York in . his first television appear ance. He displayed exceptional hand speed,-good power and un usual countering ability; but he lacked poise, was awkward with his leads and appeared too anx ious to score a kayo. He was favored at 13-5. Scaling 135 pounds to Portil- la's 141, Ortiz won by round scores of 6-2, 5-2-1 and 6-2. His solid left jabs, left hooks and straight rights shook up Portilla several times but could not put him down. In his eagerness, he missed often with his Sunday punch. HOCKEY Montreal (U.R) Tod Sloan of the . Toronto Maple Leafs made the biggest gain in the Na tional Hockey League scoring race during the past .week, tally ing four' goals and a pair of as sists. Sloan iumued from eighth to sixth place in the standings with a total of 35 points. But Sloan's big effort still left him 11 points behind pace-set ting Jean Beliveau. The Mont real center was credited wiin two assists last week and now has 46 points. Teammate Maur ice Rocket Richard could do no better than Beliveau and re mained four points behind in second place. Detroit's Gordie Howe ad vanced to third place with a four-point effort in two games to increase his total to 41 points, the same as New York's Andry Bathgate. Montreal's Bert Olmstead dropped a notch to fifth place. Sloan was followed by Dave Creighton of New York, while a Detroit trio of Alex Delvecchio, Earl Dutch Reibel and Red Kelly rounded out the top 10. Pacific Island Rat Study Under Way Davis, Calif. (U.R) Under the project name, "Pirate," a three year study of Pacific island rats now is underway. The study is directed by Dr. Tracv I. Storer, University of California zoology professor here. The relationship of rats to the place in which they live will be studied in the eastern Caroline Islands. Life on a "high" island Ponape will be studied in re lationship to the way rats live on "low" islands represented by atolls adjacent to Ponape. The -study's objective is to de termine how damaging rats are to agriculture and to public health. Some of the information may be applicable to rats in the United States. In the Pacific, however, they breed faster and it may take a shorter time to get the desired data. OFFICE MINNOWS Union City, Tenn. (U.R) Pete Vincent shares his down town office here with a couple of bullfrogs and a vat of min nows. Vincent set up a vat to keep the bait minnows handy for quick fishing trips, and now two bullfrogs have moved in with the minnows. The U. S. is now the third largest exporter of rice. PICTURE TUBES REJUVENATED Is your picture tube dull and weak? Most picture tubes can be restored to' original brightness at only a fraction of the cost of replacement. For further information CALL Electronic Service 18 N. GRAPE PH. 3-1971 Oregon Flyer Saved From Pacific Dunking Newport Beach, Calif. U.R) Marine Radioman Robert D. Riggs, of Pondosa, Ore., was res cued yesterday by a fishing boat more than two hours after he bailed out of a flaming AD-3 Skyraider over the Pacific. The 26-year-old radioman was reported in good condition as he was transferred to Coast Guard cutter and brought to share, Riggs, who was found floating in the water, was the object of a vast sea and air search. He bailed out and disappeared into a heavy fog bank about two miles off the coast. The burning night fighter - interceptor later landed safely without injury to its pilot and a second radioman at nearby El Toro Marine air station. Liquor Privilege Tax Money Distributed Salem KU.R) Distribution of liquor privilege tax monies to taling $235,000 for the quarter ended Dec. 31 was reported to day by Secretary of State Earl T. Newbry. , These funds are distributed 75 per cent to the counties and 25 per cent to the general fund of the state, with the provision that the counties spend such money for old age pensions, mothers' aid, and direct relief of the indigent. Use Tribune Want Ads Subscribers To report Improper or non-delivery of the Mai Tribune ohone 2-6141 before 6:45 D.m. daily and 10:30 ajn. Sunday. If regular delivery arrives short ly after vou call please noUfy of fice thus eliminating special mes- Photograph Proves Unique Fish Story Madison, Wis. (U.R) This is the kind of fish story that sel dom gets beyond the circle of anglers who are trying to out-do each other with slightly embroi dered tales. But Keith Ackley of Madison came back with a photograph as proof. He was fishing at Alle quash Lake in Vilas county when he hooked a walleyed pike. Just as he reeled the fish toward the boat, a muskellunge grabbed the walleye, which Ack ley estimated weighed three pounds. Ackley let his line go slack, thinking the musky would get smart and spit out the hooked walleye. But the big fellow swallowed the pike instead and Ackley landed a 26-pound musky. ' His photograph shows the musky, its insides opened, with the still ' recognizable walleye in the stomach. About 4,000,000 U. S. cars were scrapped during 1954. Gradual Increase In Employment Expected Washington KU.R) Govern ment economists predict" that employment will rise some more in the first half of 1956 but not with the leaps and bounds of 1955. At the same time, paradoxi cally, the possibility of growing skilled labor shortages is crop ping up, particularly in the air craft, machinery and metals in dustries. For the second half of 1956, economists are more ' uncertain. Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks has said he is "confident" that business activity will in crease in the first six months. For the remainder of the year, he said he 'optimistic." Following the job slump in 1954. employment rose by a spectacular 5,340,000 in the first eight-months of 1955. A record 65,489,000 persons held jobs in August. This was 1,800,000 more than the previous record set in August, 1953. Unemployment started out in 1955 at 3,347,000, the highest level for the month since 1950, rose against slightly in Febru ary and then declined to a low point for 1955 of 2,131,000 in October. This was still almost 900,000 higher than the postwar unemployment low of 1,240,000 in August, 1953, but 600,000 lower than in October, 1954. 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