Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1956)
NIT Tourney Bid Cinched By Niagara By FRED DOWN United Presi Sports Writer . Mark down Niagara's sophomore-laden Purple Eagles as the "dark horse" team of the post eason basketball tournaments. The swift, slick quintet which passed up a bid to the Holiday Festival tournament because Coach (Taps) Gallagher didn't "think we were good enough," clinched a bid to the National Invitation tournament with an 87-56 victory over Seton Hall Thursday night and was so im pressive that it may be one of the favorites to win the title. Beet All Season "That's the best club we've played all season," said Seton Hall Coach Honey Russell after his NIT-bound Pirates dropped their third game in 20 starts. "On the basis of what they showed to night they certainly can win the NIT. They certainly had no trouble with us. We never were Ir the game." Gallagher was all smiles but played it safe because the formal invitation from the NIT commit tee has not yet been extended, although it is expected .within 48 hours. ' Basketball THURSDAY COLLEGE SCORE -. By United Press . Fordham 63, CCNY 60 Providence -63, Boston Coll. 51 West Vir. 82. St. John's (N.Y.) 75 Niagara 87. Seton Hall 56 -Richmond 90, VMI 68 Wash, and Lee 79, Virginia 71 Georgia Tech 72, Georgia 72' (OT) Virginia Tech 77, Furman 75 Western Ky. 74, Xavier (Ohio) 65 Hamline 88. Augsburg 56 Utah 101, New Mexico 74 PAL Boxers FigHt Burns Boys Tonight Jackie Puscas, Larry Lewis, Bobby Little and Jimmy Evans of the Medford Police Athletic league boxing crew are slated to appear this evening on a ben efit card at Burns. Loren Christean of the PAL group was ', to have made the jaunt but is staying home to re- Cardinals Trying Lassetter at 3rd In Rookie Camp By UNITED PRESS Spring is that time, of year when young men who fancy themselves outfielders often wind up with a first baseman's glove. That was exactly what was happening to hard-hitting D. N. Lassetter today in the St. Louis Cardinals rookie camp at St. Petersburg, Fla. Lassetter, a former University of Georgia quarterback who has been an outfielder in the minors, has been given a first baseman's glove and placed under the guid ance of Coach Johnny Hopp, a classy first sacker in his own right during his' playing days. Another Conversion The Cardinals were working on another conversion at the same time. It was decided that shortstop Bill Kunkle has an arm that will be put to better advantage at third base. So Kunkle has been shifted to third under the tutelage of Bill Jurges. Over at Clearwater, Fla., the Phillies were heartened by the showing of southpaw Curt Sim mons Thursday. Simmons, hand icapped with a sore arm most of last year, threw about 15 min utes at three-quarter speed and reported his arm seemed sound again. cuperate from an attack of flu All the Medf ordites are pitted against Burns fighters. Puscas, 135, will take on Clifford Sam in a five-rounder. The two have split in previous competition. Lewis, 114 is matched with Lloyd Louie. In Golden Gloves Little, 110, will scrap Ron Daniel, and Jimmy Evans, 95, is paired with Jake Gregg. .f uscas ana Lewis will con tinue a busy boxing season by entering the Seattle Golden Gloves on Tuesday and Wednes day. Christean will go if he is sufficiently recovered. Lewis won his second straight bout against Darryl McQuarry, Portland, last Saturday night. It was inadvertently reported that he had reversed a previous loss." ' . '. .. " .: . Med: une Fullmer Battles Turner Tonight . New York (U.R) Middle weights Gene Fullmer of West Jordan, Utah, and Gil Turner of Philadelphia, meet tonight at Madison Square Garden in a TV-radio "rubber match" that should be a beaut. Those two aggressive, fast-action lads tangled twice before and each won a decision. This one will be the decider. The 10-rounder will be a signi ficant bout for both because the winner may get a Garden fight on March 23 : with - Charles Humez of France, . who ranks second among ; 160-pbund con tenders just behind . ex-champion Carl Bobo Olson. Promoter Jim Norris is trying . to import Humez. . v. " i . ; Fullmer is favored .at 9-5 be cause he is rated number six among contenders and . because he increased his aggressiveness with a plunging, headlong at tack in his last two bouts. BUMS ON AIR Brooklyn UB Eighteen ra dio stations in New York and New England will carry play-byplay broadcasts of all Brooklyn Dodger games this season, it was announced today. - The new Dodger network also will carry the world champions' spring ex hibition 'games starting March 10. - MBS INKS BARNEY New York U.R Rex Barney, former Brooklyn Dodger pitch er, today was signed as a base ball annoucer by the Mutual Broadcasting System. He will help . broadcast the network's "Game of the Day" during the 1956 season. LEADING SIRE - - -Columbus, Ohio JftJ.R) The Widower, a 21-year-old stallion, sired the winners. of 409 harness races in 1955, it was announced today by the United Stats Trot ting Assn. Dean Hanover wound up as the nation's second-leading sire, with his offsprings account ing for 400 victories. ' RECORD TOSS Lt Parry O'Brien, former Southern Cal ifornia Olympic champ now in the Air Force, as he estab lished a new world indoor rec ord of 59 feet 9 inches in shot put event at N.Y.A.C. games in New York. ' Highway Commission Calls for Paving Bids The Oregon State ; Highway commission has, called for bids on the paving of South River side ave. between 'Boyd and 12th sts. Sealed bids for paving the .42 miles will be received in the Queen's room of the Imperial hotel, Portland, at 9 a.m. Fri day, March 2. Completion date for the project is August 31. 5 I V MMT For the Franklin tells youv how to come out ahead in 1956 Friday, February 17, 1956 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN RR Grade School to ish Yearbook Rogue River Students and teachers of Rogue River grade school are preparing for pub lication a school year book, "School Daze." The issue will consist mostly of pictures and will not be sold for profit, according to a school announcement. Members of the seventh and eighth grade English classes will start publishing a newspaper next month to report current events at the school. It. will be distributed every six weeks with a. different class publishing each issue. Use Mail Tribune Want. Ads The world has done more min ing the past 45 , years than in all past history. The chemical warfare service was made a branch of the army in 1920. AAU Sub-District Championship BASKETBALL Sat. Night at Rogue River 7:30 P.M. ASHLAND RAIDERS vs. ROGUE RIVER COMPANY A vs. CAMP'S ELECTRIC Sunday & Monday Games Medford Sr. High Gym ADM. 50e ADULTS -25c Students -Tax Inc. 1 I m Get what you can, and what you get hold; Tis the stone that will turn all your lead into gold." "Poor Richard's Almanac," 1757 " Qo said the Father of American Thrift almost 200 O years ago.And his sound advice rings true today. Benjamin' Franklin, the 15th child of a poor soap and candlemaker, was born 250 years ago on Jan uary 17. Besides helping to formulate the American system of government, Franklin organized the first .volunteer fire company, served as the first Post master General, was instrumental in founding our first hospital. He invented the Franklin stove, the rocking chair, and was.the first to capture electricity from the sky. All of us owe a lot to Franklin's, in-; genuity and his . public service -can profit a lot - from his practical teachings and advice. Over 45 million. Americans just like you are put ting Franklin's advice on thrift into practice by investing regularly in interest-earning U.S. Series E Savings Bonds. Why don't you join them? Just tell your pay ofEce how much you want to put aside , each payday. Automatically this money will go into Savings Bonds that will earn you an average 3 interest per year compounded semiannually, when held to maturity. The chart on the left gives you some idea how fast your savings will grow. . For as Ben Franklin said, . ...... "For age and want save while you may,' No morning sun lasts a whole day.' 'The Way to Wealth," 1760 So start your Bond-buying program today on the convenient Payroll Savings Plan where you work, or by the regular purchase of Bonds where you bnk.- big things in your life, be ready with U. S. Savings Bonds The U. S. Government does not pay for this advertising. The Treasury Department thanks, for their patriotic donation, the Advertising Council and Medford mail tribune olio f -C" 3 THINK TWICE! YOU'LL SWITCH TO LIFE-SAVER TUBELESS NOW! B. F. Goodrich IIFE-SAVER Tubelesi seals punctures permanently! Regular tubeless tires do not. LIFE-SAVERS give patented protection against bruise .blowouts. Have a grip-block tread that defies skids. Fit your standard wheeli. Think twice you'll get LIFE-SAVERS now regardless of the condition of your present tires! AS LOW - AS F.DOWN' and your old tiro 33 IF YOU TRADE NOW while we're giving the year's most generous trade-in allow ances. i. ItFfJtSr IN RUBBERS- FIRST IN TUBELESS EPS tfQDQ 000609 fs? SELLS YOU SAFETY SAVES YOU MONEY. Siping or traction treating the tread of your tires, segmentates the tread into thousands of individual gripping blocks (actually over 9,000 on a 670 x 15 tire) giv ing you "Panther Paw" traction. . I . " ; r YOU CAN STOP FASTER AND SAFER ON ANY ROAD, under any ; condition, when your tires are Sied Siping reduces road friction gives you longer tire wear HAVE OK SAFETY SIPE YOUR TIRES IT COSTS SO LITTLE. DICK F ANGER 1760 Ho. Riverside Phone 2-5868 WALT KINGMAN 144 So. Central Phone 2-8781 YOUR M DEALER ISA TUBELESS TIRE EXPERT i Over 1500 OK RUBBER WELDERS Stores to Serve Jou
