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Newspaper Page TextSIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE HENLEY, BROOKINGS DARKHORSES EN A-2 SUBDISTRICT TOURNAMENT Rogue League basketball teams know what to expect in each other but Henley and Brookings will be in the category of virtual unknowns for the District 6 A-2 southern division tourney. Action opens with two games Thursday at the Crater high gym in Central Point. Semi-finals will be Friday and finals Saturday. Rogue League participants are Phoenix, Crater, Eagle Point and Illinois Vaey. .&agie foini wm oppose nen ley at 7 p.m. tomorrow and Brookings will take on Illinois Valley about 8:30 p.m. Henley has naa no foes . in common with Rogue aggrega tions. However, on the basis of their play with Klamath 'county ,33 clubs, the Hornets are listed definitely in contender category Brookings can't be counted out. The coast club has two early season wins on record over the IV Cougars and has split with Crescent City, Calif., which tripped Crater twice. A season record of eight vic tories and five setbacks is listed for Henley which played inde pendent of any league during the regular slate. Phoenix, Crater Byes Phoenix, as Rogue champ, and Crater, as runner-up, drew first round byes. Tomorrow's EP-Hen- ley winner will play Phoenix in the 7 p.m. mix Friday. Crater will follow against the IV-Brook- mgs victor. Thursday s losers vie in the first of three Saturday games. Friday's beaten clubs play the second Saturday tussle, aiming for third place. Crater Principal Arthur Straus, in charge of tourney prepara tions, said that game referees will be Barney Riggs, .Dutch Meyer, Darrell Copeland and Lee Flink. Alf Mekvold and Bill Ruck will be timers and Shy High School Scores TUESDAY BASKETBALL By United Press (Portland) Jefferson 48. Lincoln 47 Franklin 54. Benson 53 Grant 65. Cleveland 51 Washington 69, Roosevelt M (Others) Astoria 47, Milwaukee 42 Central Catholic 48, Parkrose 46 North Salem 53. South Salem 49 Albany 50, Willamette Frosh 46 " McMinnville 66, Tigard 46 Beaverton 71, West Linn 57 Corvallis 65, Lebanon 48 Forest Grove 66. Oregon City 53 St. Helens 67, Clatskanie 59 Junction City 81, Elmira 77 St. Francis 70, Willamette 51 Drain 68, Creswell 44 Oakridge 73. Pleasant Hill' 50 Pacific Frosh 64. Knappa 48 Hood Kiver 91, Wy'East 33 Rainier 59, Vernonia 47 , Gaston 54, Verboort 32 Valsetz 58. Fall City 47 Gervais 69,' North Marion 58 Tillamook 52 Warrenton 45 . Colton 48, Corbett 46 Molalla 82. Sandy 61 Shedd 77. Philomath 73 Gresham 56, Oswego 52 Woodburn 64. Mt. Angel 59 Estacada 54, Canby 52 Stanfield 61, Umatilla 45 Toledo 65, Waldport 47 ' Stayton 76, Cascade 64 Ma train 60. Mosier 39 . Atlantic Coast; Race Snarled Up ; By UNITED PRESS An'unheralded North Carolina State substitute, who has warmed the bench for most of three sea sons, was the principal cause of a four-way snarl-up for first place today in the Atlantic. Coast conference basketball racel Lou Dickman was the unsung sub who scored eight points in the final four minutes Tuesday night ' to give 'the - Wolf pack a come-from-behind 79-73 " victory over North Carolina. ' As a result of Dickman's hero ics North Carolina State, North Carolina, Wake Forest and Duke all are tied for first place in the Atlantic Coast conference with identical , records of 10 league victories and three defeats. Duke rolled over Virginia, 92- ; 58. , Southern Methodist clinched a tie for Its second straight South west conference title with an 89-68 triumph over Baylor as guard Ronnie Morris of Shawnee, Okla., hit for 21 points for the Mustangs. SMU now has a 10-0 conference record. : CALHOUN VS. FULLMER New York U.R) Unbeaten Rory. Calhoun, White Plains, N.Y., middleweight, . who regis tered his 18th win as a profes sional over Angelo Denfendis Monday night, has been signed to meet sixth-ranking Gene Full mer of West Jordan, Utah in a 10-round bout at Madison Square Garden, March 16. The Community's Biggest Marketplace SKIING POOL OFFER See our representative, Mr. Two Roger, at the Jackson Hotel Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 21 and 22. A standard quality swimming pool at WINTER CONSTRUCTION PRICE ef only $3,275, for all pools signed, with deposit, during February. The above includes sight investigation, layout, excavation, steel, Gun- Crete, underwater light, springboard, built-in steps, complete filter system, white inside finish, all operating instruction and many other extras. - "' ' V: Cascade Swimming Pools Northwest's Oldest and Largest Pool Builders Callaghan and Bob Sutherland official scorers. Eagle Point high band will play on Thursday night and the Crater band on Friday. Perform ances by Phoenix and - Illinois Valley bands are set for Satur day night. MedfordTribune YMCA, MERCHANTS VIE ON ROGUE RIVER FLOOR FOR AAU DISTRICT SPOT Medford ''YMCA, which has come strong so far in " play-off encounters, . makes " the big try for Jackson-Josephine county AAU title tonight in a sub-district tourney final against the Rogue River Merchants. The game will be at 9 p.m. at the Rogue River high gymnas ium. Winner of the tangle will get a berth in the four-team district tournament but there will still be hope for tonight's loser. That team on Thursday will play Firmco Of Myrtle Creek at Grants Pass for a district play off spot. YMCA won its finale role Monday night by , turning . the tables on the Prospect Lions 83 to 70. Prospect was champ of the Medford Independent Basket ball League and tripped the Y. second place club, twice in the circuit. Rogue River beat Camp's Electric of Grants Pass Monday 59 to 52 in another instance of a second place team spilling a champion. The Merchants naa split with Camp's in the Grants Pass city loop. Knickerbockers Find New Coach No Sure Means : By UNITED PRESS ' The New York Knickerbockers are finding to their dismay that getting rid of a coach and hiring a new' one is no sure-fire formu la for success. - They were further than ever today from their objective of third place in the Eastern Divi sion of the National Basketball association and 1 a spot in the playoffs. For the fifth straight time they were beaten by the Syracuse Nationals, 108-107, in two overtime periods at Madison Square Garden. ; Syracuse, riding high with a six-game . winning streak, now has a third place lead of a game and a half over the Knicks. Team Slips Ironically, when Joe Lapchick gave up the ghost as coach, the Knicks were in third place, com fortably ahead of , Syracuse. But since' Vince. Boryla took over as head man on Feb. 12 the New Yorkers have won only two games while losing five. In the opener of the Garden double bill, Jack Twyman hit with three field goals and seven free shots in 11 attempts in the fourth quarter to pace a 106-102 Rochester - Royals victory - over the Fort Wayne Pistons. Ai St. Louis, Chick Share and Bob Petit piled in 27 points apiece- to pace tne Hawks -to a 101-97 victory over the Boston Celtics. Julio Mederos To Fight Eddie Machen Tonight San Francisco (U.R) Julio Mederos, who is best remem bered for his "bitter; orange" TKO of Harold Johnson last May, seeks to halt the rise of Eddie ' Machen tonight when he boxes the undefeated heavy weight here in a nationally-tele vised, 10-round contest. : . . Machen, a Sid Flaherty enter prise, goes "into this . one with only 11 professional bouts to his credit but has won 10 by knock outs, j .'. :. V Cuban Julio, a substitute for fellow-countryman Nino Valdes, stopped Johnson in the second round of a Philadelphia bout. A lengthy investigation' followed when Johnson claimed he was drugged by a bitter orange JUSt before entering tne ring. ml Wednesday, February 22, 1356 Trophies will go to the first three places in the tourney and fifth place team will get the game ball. An all-star team will be chosen by the coaches. Slightly higher admission charge will be made for Satur day's three game program. The Y, a collection of mostly ex-Medford high athletes, has played some of its best ball of the year in getting by Yellow Cab, 1955 district champion, and Prospect in the subdistrict tour ney. Coach Don Mintz has indi cated that his club should be intact for tonight's hassle. Larue Smith, Dick and Derald Wooton, Bob Serak and Roland Thomp son are likely starters. Ex-Rogue River high players predominate on the Merchant's squad. Likely starters are Bill Bean, Ted Stanfield, Roger Clark, Junior Dimick and Tink er Hatfield. Clark is a state policeman who has taken part in past years in Medford loop play. Hatfield is Rogue River high football coach. Camp's and Wimer will play at 7:30 o'clock opener this eve ning. Thursday encounter for to night's loser and Myrtle Creek will be at Memorial gym at Grants Pass.. Butte Falls Wins FiBiaSe Butte Falls Butte Falls de feated Jacksonville 67 to 46 here last night as the two high schools concluded their basketball sea sons. By the win the Loggers ended with a 5-5 record in the Jackson County B League. That mark gave them at least fourth place and could get them a tie for third if Prospect loses to Talent at Prospect this evening. Jackson ville went through the campaign without- a victory. " Using only five players, Butte Falls led at all period stops, 17 to 8, 30 to 17 and 45 to 35. Bill Irwin paced the Loggers with 26 points while Pat Conley collect ed 17. Norm Pawlowski put in 19 and Marion Dowell 12 for Jacksonville. I Jacksonville won the junior varsity scrap 39 to 36. LINE-UPS: Butte Falls 67 46 Jacksonville B. Irwin 26 . f - 5 Guches Smith 12 f " 12 Dowell P. Conley 17 I c 19 Pawlowski M. Conley 6 , g 4 Daley i. uwin b g tmitn Jacksonville substitutions Branson. Hueners 6. -; Commission Approves Track Near Portland Portland (U.R) Multnomah county commissioners yesterday approved the county planning commission's recommenda t i o n that the Multnomah Kennel club be allowed to construct a dog racing track on a 90-acre tract near Wood Village. The ' unanimous action came after a hearing yesterday (morn ing when Wood Villagers and their supporters presented their final arguments to the commis sioners, asking that the planning commission approval be rejected. Use Tribune Want Ads QUICK and EASY! Conclusive proo of Early Times KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON EARLY TIMES DISTILLERY CO. It's every ounce Mel Ingram Would Study Husky Offer Grants Pass U.R) Mel In gram, - football and baseball coach at Grants Pass' high school, said today he had' not been approached by University of Washington officials regard ing the football coaching job at the school but would consider it if it were offered to him. Ingram learned yesterday that petitions urging he be named to the post were being circulated at Aberdeen and Hoquiam and oth er Grays Harbor county cities in Washington. , Ingram- has been in Grants Pass since 1947 after a long career " of . cqaching at Wallace, Ida., and ' Roseburg, Ore. His Cavemen teams have won ;64 games, lost, 17 and tied 16. . ' l . - - Bowling VICTORY LEAGUE Standings: Towne Beauty Shoppe . Ross Lumber Co. W 15',i 15 15 L 8,j 9 9 9 11 121,? 13 15 ' 16 17 Keith Bros. Bsatty and McDougal 15 , Pick'.s Apparel 13 Trowbridge and Flynn ll',i Davis Transfer 11 Stark's Finance 9 Local 9208 8 U. S. National Bank 7 Results: Stark's Fin. 0 E. McRay 396 D. Timmons 336 L. Arant 339 R. Walton 335 M. Simmonds 361 Handicap 90 1857 T-F H. Frye J. Withrow R. Blaylock E. Wise J. Russell 4 388 435 331 422 474 2050 Towne Beauty 2 M. Klatt 356 C. Lowd 532 M. Dyer 419 A. Walton 404 V. Corby 423 Handicap 51 2185 U. S. Bank 2 I. Schroeder 490 F. Doty 425 A. Blackburn 391 J. Ingle 360 P. Gardner 499 2165 B-M 1 N. Hollenbeck 393 Keith Bros. J. Runtz M. Human L. Keith J. Crosby N. Keith 3 434 356 A. Stroup 394 xj. uoty G. Russell D. Edwards Handicap' Davis Trsfr. D. Gavin -J. Phillips G. Paul E. Redfield V. Knox 393 409 318 57 1964 333 477 413 2018 1 302 207 335 335 380 179 3 338 378 293 427 463 Local 9208 D. Nelson D. Hinks M. McCoy Y. Roark E. Johnson Handicap 1899 1800 Pick's M Puett M. White J. Coffeen R. Shama T. Maggenti Handicap 3 398 333 405 370 408 159 2073 Ross Lumber 1 M. Spaunh'rst 379 L. Robinson 409 R. Beard 368 A. Bohannan 454 H. Culy 417 2027 CLASSIC LEAGUE Final 2nd Round Standings: W. Medford Furniture Store -38 Sam's Sporting Goods ....33 Valley Music Co 27 Hammer's Sporting Goods 26 Walker Real Estate 26 Henry's Drive In 25 Hight Real Estate 23 L. 10 15 21 22 22 23 25 E. H. Mann Co. -. ; 22 26 Pfaff Sewing Center ..22 ..17 26 Top Notch Cafe Wonder Bur . Mogan Lumber Co. 31 ..15 33 34 .14 Results: Henry's G. Barr ' E. Learning P. Morgan C; Proctor A. Sacchi 3 496 514 520 481 , 591. 2602 Hight's B. Green R. Devore F. Beck D. Wilson J. Knapp 1 527 533 455 558 525 2598 Walker's R. Brock . Knox D. LaBar R. Wise C. Sullivan 1 537 498 515 547 : 512 2609 Valley Music 3 L. Schneider 485 E. Lenz 544 G. Clark . 596 R. Speer 558 F. Driscoll 529 2712 Pfaff's B. Hawley 4 Mogan Lmbr. J. Clark F. Chapman B. Dyer V. Allen J. Morgan 0 480 558 505 511 518 527 B. St. Hilaire 505 L. Webster 531 A. Klatt H. Frye 648 447 2658 2572 Hammer's 4 Mann Co. 0 D. Pruess 554 G. Spaunhorst 515 C. Hammer 532 H. Goode . 480 V. Sprinkle 549 B. Steven '. 531 C. Dawson 589 G. Schultz 500 N. Gir - 545 , F. Anderson " 522 2769 2548 Medford Furn. 2 Sam's ' 2 H. Vessey 554 D. Lubbers ' 487 R. Rector 575 J. Gardner 533 S. Van Dyke 523 W. White . 550 S. Kurth 518 S. Straus ' 566 N. Hillyer 522 H. Schroeder 564 2692 ' 2700 Wonder Bur " 1 ..Top Notch ...3 479 M. Mcr ariand sun i. Shaw M. Frink .-478 J. Farrar 491 W. Paterson 506 O. Endicott . 526 "' : J 2503 G. Piazza 565 C. Hampson 504 D. Harmon - 504 T. Jantzer 529 '. 2581 riority up OVER 50 OF AMERICA'S WHISKY IS PRODUCED Hi KENTUCKY' AND EARLY TtMES STANDS ALONE AS THE ONE WHISKY KENTUCKIANS CHOOSE FOR -THEMSELVES. ITS A CLEAN FLAVORED KENTUCKY WHISKY OF SUPERB . MELLOWNESS WITH A TRADITION ALMOST A CENTURY OLD. . '48 WHISKY. 88 PROOF LOUISVILLE 1, KY. a man's whisky : o5 i SKlSTWWHtMYTW UErmits Dtsmior am YOU GOTTA BE QUICK You also have to be nimble to officiate in this game. Here Reieree Frank Udvari climbs up on the rink barrier at Madison Square Garden in New York to get out of the way of Larry Popein (left) of the New York Rangers and Red Sullivan of the Chicago Black Hawks. The Rangers won, 6-1. JACK PUSCAS SEATTLE IS Seattle (U.R) - Jackie Pus cas, Oregon's 1955 AAU boxing king fighting out of Medford, won a second round TKO last night over Duane Brandvold of Everett in the 132-pound div ision of the Northwest Golden Expert Riflemen Medals Awarded The expert rifleman medal1, second highest award in Amer ican junior shooting, has been won by, three members of the Medford Junior Rifle club, the National Rifle , association has announced. P "" : The three are Phyllis Jean Taylor and Margaret Ruth Tay lor of Central Point,, and Ken neth Kenji Kumasawa, Medford. Shooting several hundred tar gets in the last few months the new expert . marksmen fired jtheir way through 13 lower NRA qualifications to achieve the new high rating. With one more set of targets to fire they will up their rating to distinguished rifelmen, select top rating for junior shooters of the nation. SUPER 88 HOLIDAY SEDAN Q IL Rocket T-350 Action! Jetoway Hydro-Malic Smoothness! Stunning New Starfjre Styling! .Doable-Doty "Intogrillo tamper"! VISIT Gloves boxing tournament here Two Portland favorites, Phil and Denny Moyer advanced into the second round without fight ing. Denny received a bye and Phil boxes Henry Brown of Ev erett tonight. Tommy Takao of Seattle &e- cisioned Larry Lewis of Medford in the flyweight division, while another Medford boxer, Loren Christean, won over Gary Kish of Seattle by default in the 165' pound class. CALDERONE AGREES Portland (U.R) Sam.-Calde-rone, Portland Beaver catcher who was out much of last sea son with injuries, has agreed to his 1956 contract. TUESDAY'S COLLEGE SCORES By United Press Canisius 89, Villanova 81 Columbia 78. Harvard 55 Pittsburgh 85, Carnegie Tech 81 N. Carolina St. 79. N. Carolina 73 Geo. Washington 70, Geargetown 67 VMl 90. The Citadel 59 Duke 92. Virginia 58 St. Louis Univ. 96. Drake 81 SMU 89. Baylor 68 Texas 94. Rice 82 Northwest Nazarene 82, Seattle Pa- cific 74 Southern Oregon 58. Oregon Tech 36 , " j Buy a Rocket . - , LO & OVA O LH5 WITH ALL THIS! New Safety-Ride Chassis! Trend-Setter Instrument Panel! , Flairawoy Fender . Design! fashion-first lateriors! THE "ROCKET ROOM" DARRELL MILLER CO., 415 S. Riverside Ave. PHONE 2-6209 Sowed Credits "Gear Shift" for Rise a-s Runner By JOHN CARROLL Pittsburgh (U.R) Arnie Sowell of the University of Pittsburgh today credited a "built-in" gear shift and the en durance of an . eight-day! clock for his rapid rise as a crack middle-distance runner and hot prospect for the U.S. Olympic team. ; - - . . '; The gear shift Sowell refer red to is what he calls an' innate ability either to speed up or slow down during a race, de pending upon the situation. Something Tells 'Something just tells me when to put myself in high gear, slow down . to second or " drop intp low," he said following a rugged two-hour workout at the Pitt Stadium. "This endurance thing came to me after my coach, Carl 01 sor , suggested that I run each fall with the Pitt cross-country team, Arnie said. "Endurance is just as important to a middle distance man as it is to a miler." Sowell, who collects progres sive jazz records when he's not setting records of his own by pounding the cinders and indoor boards, successfully defended his National AAU 1,000-y a r d championship last Saturday night. LITCHMAN HURT Eugene (U.R) 'Art Litch- man, athletic publicity director at the University of Oregon, was treated for head injuries at a local hospital yesterday after a two-car collision here. He later was released from the hospital. Driver of the other car was not hurt. For Your Shopping Convenience BROTHERS Home of Famous Make Hen's Clothing OPEN TONIGHT 'TILL 9 P.M. 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