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
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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.
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HE BOUNCES! 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
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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.
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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.
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