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RICKEY GETS AWARD Hartford, Conn. U.R) Branch Rickey who broke the color line in baseball when he signed Jackie Robinson, receiv ed the National Human Rela tions award of the National Con ference of Christians and Jews Thursday night. "I didn't bring Robinson- into baseball to break the color line," he said. "I brought him in because I wanted to earn a pennant and he could help us. I am color blind as far as baseball players are con cerned," he, added. Syracuse Helped By Piston Jinx By UNITED PRESS Use of a long-standing "jinx" enabled the Syracuse Nationals to open a VA game lead over the New York Knickerbockers today in their battle for a play off berth in the National Basket ball association. In the only game played in the league Thursday night, the Na tionals came from behind in the closing minutes to beat the Fort Wayne Pistons, 94-92. It was the TO PLAY FOR EAGLES Philadelphia U.R) Bob Stringer and Willie (Big Train) Irvin, both recently released from Army service, will play again with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football league next fall. Stringer is from Tulsa while Irvin played his col lege ball at Florida A&M. seventh straight win for the Na tionals and their 25th straight over the -Pistons on a Syracuse court. m0Wo(& y BE SAFE AND SAVE To help you get new-tire safety during this most danger ous driving season of the year, we're holding a special, big trade-in event. We'll give you over double the scrap value of your old smooth tires much, much more if your tires have better trade-in value. Come in today. You can't pick a better time to trade for safety and savings than right now! GET B. F. GOODRICH . sec CAFETY AT LOWEST PRICE aim TD ADE-fN PRICES ON OTHER SIZES twwj Tafety-s tubeless 6.70-15 plus tax and rcappabl tir EE SAFE. NOW PAY LATER t I00 DOWN Y EfflCT iti niiRRm Z. 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Light-heavyweight Howard King is caught by Photographer Sam Mikulin sitting in midair a split sec ond before bouncing off the canvas in the ninth round in San Francisco. Archie Moore, responsible for King's posi tion with a solid left hook to the jaw, stands, over his vic tim. King took a nine-count and Moore took the fight via the unanimous decision route. MEDFORDM'RIBUNE ANNUAL SPRING SHOOT TO OPEN ON SATURDAY Friday, February 24. 1956 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL AAU Heads Extending Track Probe San Francisco U.R) The AAU is pushing an investigation of track and field meet directors at major events around the coun try as a result of the Wes Santee ban, Carl Hansen, AAU presi dent, said today. ' . Hansen said that as a result of the "big pay" to Santee revealed by several meet directors in Cali fornia last spring, , the so-called "secret seven" of the organiza tion, is looking into the pay ath letes have received from other meets. He refused to name the events. but the other "major attractions" might include the Knights of Columbus meet and the Mill rose Games, both held in Madi son Square Garden; the Penn, Drake, Kansas and Texas relays. Brundage Warns . . . Hansen also revealed that Avery Brundage, president of We international Olympic com mittee, had warned him last De cember that "Santee never would represent the U. S. in the Olym pic Games." "If the AAU doesn't ban San tee," Brundage told Hansen, "I have enough evidence myself to make sure that he never repre sents the U. S. in the Olvmoics." Santee, banned for life from competing in AAU meets for taking too much "exoense" money, was "very dumb" at the AAU- hearing that resulted in his expulsion. Hansen said. "Even with a photostatic copy of a check for $400 in front of him, made payable to his father-in-law," said Hansen. "Santee said he didn't know anything aoout it. Rocky Castellani Battles Sullivan New York 0J.R) Rocky Castellani, . an English - styled ; American, and Johnny Sullivan, an American-styled Englishman, j fight tonight at Madison Square , Garden in a ; middleweight TV radio 10-rounder. Castellani of Cleveland, fifth- ranking contender, is favored at 2-1 over England's unranked but dangerous Sullivan, ex-British champion. Ex-challenger Rocky, trying to start another campaign for his second shot at the 160-pound crown is favored because of his speed and tricky elusiveness. Also because of his effective left jab at long range. But Sullivan, 23, is five years younger than Rocky; and he, too, is exceptionally fast. - State of the weather will have much to do with the success this week end of - the early spring trapshoot of Medf ord Gun club. The scattergun rivalry is set for Saturday and Sunday. ; If weather is fair a good repre sentation of shooters is expected from outside this immediate area. Entry of shotgunners from the Umpqua and upper Willam ette valleys is anticipated with others possibly .coming from the southern Oregon : coast region. Some shooters could come from the Eureka and ; Crescent City, Calif., areas. PUA Registered Sixth annual early spring tourney of the Medf ord club, the shoot will be Pacific Inter national Trapshooting associa tion registered. A total of 500, targets, 250 per day, will be of- Public Grounds Provide Hunters Excellent Season Portland Waterfowl hunters enjoyed an excellent season this past year on the three public shooting grounds operated by the Oregon Game Commission according to final figures com piled at Sauvie island, Summer like, and Warner valley Total figures show that 15,200 hunters sed the areas harvesting 36,228 waterfowl of all species. Of this number 25,767 were ducks and- 10,461 were geese. The success radio was 2.38 birds per hunter, which was the high est success ratio ever recorded on the public shooting areas. The best shooting was had at Sumner Lake where 6,342 hunt ers took 9,484 ducks and 9,407 geese for a total of 18,891 birds and a success ratio of 2.98 birds per hunter. ' , Sauvie Kill Highest " Despite flood conditions which existed almost the entire last half of the season, the ' hun ter kill on Sauvie island exceed ed that of previous years. A total of 8,297 hunters took 16,438 birds of which 16,191 were ducks and 247 were geese. The success ratio was 1.98 birds per hunter. t In the main, Warner Valley was a disappointment to hunters because of clear weather and lack of water throughout most of the season. A total of 561 hun ters checked in at Warner and took 92 ducks and 807 geese for a total kill of 899 birds. Last year on these shooting areas, 18,477 waterfowl hunters took a total of 35,613 birds, 24, 381 of which were ducks and 11,232 were geese. fered each ; shooter. Saturday shooting will 'be 100 targets at 16 yards, 100 handicap pigeons and, 25 pairs of doubles. The pro gram will be repeated Sunday. Saturday starting time is 10 a.m. Events Twill begin at 9 a.m. on Sunday. Lunch will be avail able at the grounds. There will be class competi tion in both 16-yard and dou bles participation. A trophy will go to the winner in each group ing. - Winner and runner-up in handicap firing get doubles. This week's shoot is the first one of the season drawing shoot ers from out of the area. Ducks Face Bruin Quint By UNITED PRESS L Oregon invades UCLA ' and Idaho comes to Corvallis for Pa cific Coast Conference basket ball series this week end. The Ducks of Bill Borcher are' decided underdogs against the Bruins, who have yet to lose a PCC game. Tomorrow after noon's game will be televised from Los Angeles. Oregon State is favored over Idaho, a team which was good enough earlier in the year to down Oregon. Other PCC series match Stan ford against Washington State and Washington against Califor nia. Southern Cal. meets Loyola in a non-conference game Satur day night. Portland Defeats Gonzaga 85-70 Spokane (U.R) Jimmy Win ters and Jack Scrivens led Port land University to an 85-70 bas ketball victory over Gonzaga here last night. , j Winters plopped in 27 points and Scrivens added 24 as the Pilots score their third straight win of the season over the Gon zaga club. Gene Kutsch hit 13 points, induing 11-for-ll from the free throw line' for Port land. The Pilots led at half 47-32. ST. MARY'S VICTOR ; " St. Mary's of Medf ord seventh and eighth grade basketball team defeated St. Catherine's of Martinez, Calif., 80 pounders 31 to . 15 Tuesday night in the last game played by the California group, before .it ended several day's stay in the vicinity. The Mississippi River flows 2,348 miles from Lake Itasca, Minn., to Southwest' Pass on the Gulf of Mexico. USE ;$EADY-MIX :C0N;CRETE'' Phone 2-5336 or 2-5897 M. C LININGER & SONS Raider Dug 2nd, 3rd in OCC Records By UNITED PRESS Eastern Oreeon dominates the Oregon Collegiate ' Conference basketball scoring for games in league play to date, according to statistics released today. Ted Schadewitz, the Mounties' top point collector stood at the top of the list with an average of 24 points per same. Two other Eastern players were in the up per 10. Lowell Kolbaba was in fifth spot with a 17.4 average and John Reinkine in 10th nlace with a mark , of 12 points per game. Hollinosworth 21.2 Portland. State placed two men in the top 10, Jack Viskov in fourth place with an average or. 17.6 and Jack Parker averag ing 17 points per outing, good ior number six ranking. Southern Oregon's Bill Hoi lingsworth and Lloyd Hoffine ranked number two and three in the loop figures this week. Hof fine averaging 18.1 and Hollings worth 21.2. Filling out the top 10 pro ducers in the conference were: Charlie Foster, Oregon Tech, 17.2, Cecil Miller, Oregon Col lege, 14.7 and Ron Jones, Oregon College, 13.2. ,. BOUT ARRANGED New York U.R) Welter weight contender ' Isaac Logart of Camaguey, Cuba, and Gaspar Ortega of Tiajuana, Mexico, have signed to meet in a 10 round bout at . Madison Square Garden, March 16. McMURTY INKED Portland U.P.) Promoter Tex Salkeld said today that Pat McMurtry, ; sensational young Tacoma heavyweight, had sign ed to fight here March 13 against an opponent yet to be named. FIGHT AT LONDON " London-MU.R) Moses Ward of Detroit has signed to meet Yo lande Pompey of Trinidad in a J 10-round bout at Harringway arena, March 13. I Jack Dragna, Reputed Mafia ChiefDies Hollywood (U.R) Jack Dragna, reputed " West Coast Mafia chief, was found dead in bed yesterday, an apparent heart attack victim. Dragna, 65, once was called the "Al Capone of California" by the California Crime Commis sion. It charged he controlled bookmaking, narcotics and other rackets. A maid, Alice Dick, found Dragna dead in bed in his hotel room. . Dragna's Cadillac ', was parked outside the hotel where he', had registered Feb. 10 as "Jack Baker." Dragna apparently died of the heart ailment which he had been suffering for several years. He was under orders for deportation to his native Italy at the time of his death. Dragna, who had been arrested 13. times but convicted only twice, also was under fed eral indictment for income tax evasion. Use Tribune Want Ads (Vodka in orange juice) . Michigan's exports are close to $2,000,000,000 annually, near ly seven per cent of the national total. . . '. It leaves you breathless i mi -" mirnoff tfte qrtaiat name "VODKA 80proof.Midcfrom100grinneutri!piria. Sre. PirrcSmiinoffFls. Inc.. Hjrtford, Conn. 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