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Sgli-Ranked Cage Maintain United Press International Auburn's streak of 25 bas ketball wins is amazing, all right, but how about the streaks being run up by Mar quette, Kansas State, St. Lou is and Cincinnati? These four high-ranked Impartial Asked By Los Angeles -UPD- Attorn ey Paul Caruso has asked the California Athletic commis sion not to let growing hyster ia over the questioned Art Aragon-Charlie Sawyer fight becloud the issue. Caruso, who manages Ara gon as well as being his at torney, called for an impar tial hearing into the facts of the bout. In a telegram to Jack Urch, chief investigator for the Commission, Caruso said: "I am deeply disturbed at the rising hysteria surround ing the hearing set for Sat urday on the Aragon-Sawyer SPORTS PARADE OSCAR FHALEY Sport Writer United Preu New York -(UPtt- Pro basket ball, for which all has been financial sweetness and lucra tive light, is suffering today from the age old plight in which one or two teams get a competition-killing corner on the top talent. "Break up the Yankees,",, was a tearful demand in the American league a few years ago when murderer's row was making hamburger out of the opposition. The Yankees still are at it because, nobody has caught up to the organization al lead they established. The same thing has hap pened in pro basketball, where the Boston Celtics dominate the Eastern division and the St. Louis Hawks over shadow the Western division. St. Louis has a 17-game lead over Detroit; 17 Vz over Minneapolis and 24 over Cin cinnati. Boston, in its division, has an 8'i game lead on the New York Knickerbockers, 12 over Syracuse and 15 over Philadelphia. Customers Slay Away Conditions such as these sti fle the late season zeal of the trailing teams and keep the yawning customers away in droves. There has been much dis cussion in National Basketball association circles about ex panding to the West Coast. But, before this is done, Wal ter Brown of the Celtics makes a telling point when he suggests that first those teams currently in the swim had best be strengthened into the status of competitors. "We are strung out like a bunch of freight cars," he says. "Obviously this lack of balance is hurting the whole league in the matter of at tendance. We must restore the element of competition. Brown suggests, as a, possi bility, that maybe his own Celtics and the Hawks should pass up their draft choice to give the weak sisters a crack at some of the top college stars when they become avail able for pro duty. Requires Much Thought This, it must be noted, is only a suggestion. Brown as serts firmly that "it requires a lot of thought." Personal aims and gains naturally re quire him to think of the Cel tics first and the league sec ond. As example, he points out that the whole status quo may be changed drastically when Wilt The Stilt Chamberlain joins the Philadelphia War riors after the 7-iooter serves his current year with the Har lem Globetrotters. One player like Chamberlain coul;d chanee the Warriors from also-rans to champions. "But certainly this isn't the time to go west," Brown con tends. "First we must strength en our present teams." Cities Eve Franchises Chicago, San Francisco. Los Aneeles. Houston and Port land all are looking forward to eventual membership in the NBA. Abe Saperstein, head of the Globetrotters, has dipped in a foreign oar to advise the NBA gratis that it should bo to the coast. "But the . chances are that we'd only be picking up some more weak sisters while add ing to our expenses," Brown insists. "Meanwhile, nobody can start yelling 'break up the Yankees' to us or St. Louis. Why not? Well, the basket ball balance of power is an unpredictable item. Bill Rus makes that much of a differ ence in pro basketball. So no body wants to give away too much and yet if they don't the attendance drop could be fatal. Thus the pros are the victims of 'their own proficiency. Winning teams, bidding for even more attention as their winning strings build up, all added another notch Monday night No. 13 in a row for Eddie Hickey's rebuilt Marquette team, 12 in a row for both Kansas State and St. Louis, Hearing Manaaer sell is the top man for the Celtics and yet, it is theorized, Chamberlain may handle him when he gets in. One man fight. I respectfully request that an' impartial determina tion of the issues be predicted upon the actual facts rather than mob rule. Demands Purse "Any evidence of wrongdo ing on Aragon's part will re sult in his voluntary retire ment. Unless such evidence is forthcoming, we demand the immediate release of Aragon's purse. The sole purpose of this telegram is our desire to assure a fair and impartial determination and not one in spired by the ever present anti-Aragon sources.1 Aragon knocked Sawyer out in the fourth of a sched uled 10-rounder in Hollywood Legion stadium. Sawyer went down four times in the fourth round from what appeared to be only glancing blows. Immediately after the bout, Commission Secretary Clay ton Frye announced the purs-es-$8,000 for Aragon and $2, 000 for Sawyer-would be up held pending an investigation. Urch told United Press In ternational, "I haven't talked to anyone at ringside who said Sawyer was making an honest effort." Other officials were more blunt. Frye said Sawyer "was trying to go down ... it was obvious." Referee Tommy Hart said he warned Sawyer after he went down in the first four times "I want an honest effort. No one can hit you on the shoulder and knock you out." Medford In Third Portland The Medford cage squad was eased out of third place by Jefferson by a narrow margin in the Ore gonian poll today. The poll count was 70-69 favoring Jef ferson. Astoria and Klamath drop ped a rung each on the poll ladder to. fifth and sixth places with 58 and 48 points, respectively. Pendleton (11-3) and Bend (13-1) switched sev enth and eighth ratings. Marshfield and Baker show ed strong but fell short of the "big eight" ratings. Coquille (12-2) gained some face lost last week in tying Myrtle Creek (15-1) for top "A-l" honors. The rebound ing Red Devils, who set the ballot pace for the first two weeks, earned the No. 1 stand off with three victories since last Tuesday including one over Class A-l Roseburg. Myrtle Creek held on to a majority in first place votes gaining six en route to 91 points. Cgquille boosted its point standing to 91. Serra Catholic (13-1) was third with 84 points. Jefferson (13-2) accounted for seven of the 10 first place votes in keeping its B dom ination with 91 points. Yon- calla, Elkton and Corbett, all tied in an unprecedented three-way knot for second place last week, fell into sec ond, third and fourth places, respectively. North Salem nosed out Grant on the top rung Class A-l ratings in the weekly high school basketball poll. PREP RANKINGS Ciass A-l Pts 1 North Salem (14-1) . 91 2 Grant (11-1) 87 3 Jefferson (11-1) 4 Medford (12-1) 80 79 58 48 5 Astoria (12-1) 6 Klamath Falls (11-2) 7 Pendleton (11-3) 8 Bend (13-1) Others: Marshfield (8-7). Bak . (12-2), Beaverton (8-4). Corvallii (9-6). St. Helens (12-1), Sandy (11-2). Class A-2 1 Myrtle Creek (15-1) Coquille (12-2) 3 Serra Catholic (13-1) 4 Stayton (10-2) 5 Seaside (12-31 . 6 Philomath (10-2) Pts. 91 91 84 55 49 48 30 29 7 Willamina (l!-2i 8 Pleasant Hill (13-3) Others: Waldport (14-2), New port (14-3). Junction City (10-6). North Marion (11-31. Willamette (10-51. Nestucca (11-3). Elgin (10 3), Myrtle Point (10-4). Class B 1 Jefferson (13-2) , 2 Yoncalla (13-2) 3 Elkton (13-3) 4 Corbett (14-3) 5 Merrill (12-2) 6 Monroe (13-3) 7 Joseph (12-1) 8 Powers (11-1) ....... Pts. 91 - 83 71 55 54 SO 36 32 Others: Pilot Rock (12-4). St. Mary's of Medford (9-1). Vernonia (11-3). Helix (12-5). Heppner (10 2), Star of the Sea (11-5). Maple ton (10-61, Arlington (11-1). Alsea (8-7). Condon (9-2). Wheeler (13-2). Squads Streaks and eight straight for Cin cinnati. Marquette, a real surprise package squad - which has climbed to the No. 13 national ranking with a 15-1 season record, romped to a 78-63 win over Detroit as the razzle dazzle style installed this year by ex-St. Louis tutor Hickey paid off again. Big Mike Mor an led the winning Warriors with 17 points, although Lar ry Hughes had 18 for Detroit. K-Slale Beats Nebraska Kansas State 16-1, the na tion's No. 3 team, remained in first- place in the Big Eight as it downed Nebraska, 50-43, in a ball-control battle. Six-eight Bob Bozer once again was high gun for K-State with 22 points as the Wildcats snapped Nebraska's home-court win ning streak at 13 games. The ninth-ranked St. Louis team Hickey left behind romped to a 98-57 win over North Texas State to put its season record at 14-2. Six eight Bob Ferry had 25 points and George Burkel 20 to pace the rout. Jim Mudd had 20 in the first half for North Texas State but was held to seven in the second. National scoring leader Os car Robertson rolled up . 27 points despite double-teaming defenders to pace fourth ranked Cincinnati 14-2 to an 84-71 win over Tulsa. The vic tory kept the Bearcats in first place in the Missouri Valley Conference. MSTJ. Bradley Win Two other teams with high national rankings but no long streaks also posted important wins Monday night. Sixth ranked Michigan State clung to first place in the Big Ten with an 88-57 rout over Wis consin as Johnny Green led a well-balanced attack with 18 points. And Eighth-ranked Bradley remained tied with St. Louis for second place in the Missourf Valley Confer ence with a 60-52 victory over Wichita as Bobby Joe Mason scored 20 points. Tournament time, target of all these high-ranking teams, came a little closer with the announcement that the Na tional Invitation Tournament -at New York, March 12-21- has sent "feelers" to these 15 teams Boston College, Day ton, DePaulv Fordham, Holy Cross, Marquette, Niagara, Oklahoma City, Providence, St. Bonaventure, St. Francis Pa., Villanova and defending St. John's, St. Mary's, Calif., champion Xavier of Ohio. . 2 259 WHO MADE THE BE6T SINGLE-GArAE "FREE TH03W" RECOfZO LAST YEAR ? John Lee, Vale basketball cap tain K2loutof2l in his game with Oregon State -last Year. TOP THIS! To any reader subnuttinf contrary proof. Tip Brady will send gnd. wallet-sized diploma. Write to BEAT THIS, e8 this paper Box 575. Sausalito. Calif Enclose nelf-addressed. tamped envelope. Tualatin Buses Propose Service Salem OJPD Eugene E. Laird, Salem attorney, said today it is the intent of Tual atin Valley Buses to furnish local service to all points the Greyhound Corporation has asked to abandon in proceed ings to be heard at Portland Feb. 9 before the Public Utili ty Commission. Laird said there had been some misunderstanding that no service would be offered to Sherwood or between Portland and Forest Grove. These points, would be in cluded in Tualatin runs. Soil in Canada's Arctic tun dra is completely frozen, ex cept to a depth of a foot or two during summer. BIG DOUBLE LOADS Dry Cedar or Dry Fir McGINTY FUEL CO. PHONE SP 3-6297 MANHUNTING Local and state policemen follow bloodhound during intensive manhunt at Englewood, N. J., for two men who shot and seriously wounded two cops and then fled into a' heavily wooded area. One of the wounded policemen is in critical condition. Medford Compares Conant's List With An authoritative study of America's 21,000 high schools was made recently by Dr. James Bryant Conant, presi dent emeritus of Harvard uni versity. A report of the study ap peared in the U.S. News and World Report magazine' of Jan. 9 and included a check list of 12 basic things that every high school should do. In commenting on the basic list, the Medford High school newspaper Hi-Times recently reviewed Dr. Conant's "musts" and showed how the local school rates against the na tional standards. (1) Must graduate at least 100 pupils each year. MHS graduates far more than 100 each year. ' Require Students (2) A good high school should require every student to take at least four years of English, one year of U.S. his tory, one year of general his tory, one year of American government, one year of alge bra or advanced mathmetics, one year of biology or general sciences In the Medford system, all of this is required except the general history credits. (3) Bright students are ex pected to take at least four years of English, four years of a foreign language, four years of history or social studies, three years of mathe matics, three years of science -and do 15-20 hours of home work each week. MHS advocates this. The mention of foreign language, however, presents the prob lem of having to add one or two more class periods in each day, in order to complete all of this education in 4 years. This is the reason that MHS hasn't required this extra ef fort. Also, the exact amount of homework done by the in dividual student has not been calculated at this time. Testing Pupils (4) Dr. Conant suggests test ing all pupils in English com position each year. This testing is in progress in the Medford system now. (5) Offer a special English course for twelfth grade pu pils lagging in English. Many- MHS seniors will vouch for this. Obviously this is in reference to the reme dial tests and courses offered at MHS. This has been done for years. (6) A good high school would limit elective subjects to about half a pupil's time, and insist that electives add up to a meaningful course of study, preferably in one field. At MHS this is done for all students. (7) A high school should offer four-year courses in for eign languages. At MHS four years of Latin is offered, three of Spanish, and two years of French. These courses include those offered in the Medford junior highs, which are the comple ment of the MHS courses. Group by Ability (8) A good high school should group pupils by ability, subject by subject, so fast learners are not held back by slow-classmates. This is an essential feature at MHS. Students are grouped into the general, college prep, and advanced or academic SIAOO 12' Local School Policy classes. Further division of students is done by a system of special advanced courses offered in some educational fields. (9) The high school should provide students with guid ance in choosing courses; have a full-time counselor for each 250-300 students enrolled in the school. . . . , Simple mathematics has shown us that MHS has one counselor for every 150-200 students, and who devote part of their time to this service. (10) Avoid isolating voca tional students; let them take the usual basic courses along with other students. This has been a- policy of MHS for many years. Reward Scholarships (11) Reward scholarship with a yearly "honors list' but recognize grades only in HILTS Meeting Held at School By MRS. M. F. CAVIN Hilts Men's night was the feature of the Hilts PTA meeting held in the school cafeteria Jan. 22. An educational film was shown as part of the program followed by several accordion selections by Tony Marin. A committee was appointed to select a recipient for the honorary life membership award which will be present ed at the February meeting in honor of Founders Day. Committee members are Mrs. Robert Preston, Mrs. Victor Van de Weghe, Mrs. Donivan Ward, Mrs. Rodney Eastman, Frank Graves and Tony Marin, president of the unit. It was voted, for this year's project, to build book shelves for the classrooms where there is a need for them. Volunteer help will be appre ciated. ' Cake and coffee were served by Tony Marin, Aris teo Perez, and John Fenton. Because of several letters protesting the closing of the Southern Pacific depot Jan. 10, the Public Utilities Com mission has scheduled a hearing in the near future. Until then, Orville Rife, agent, will remain on duty. It is believed the reason for the closure was to elimi nate all one man stations on this route. Dinner guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Doug Whittaker and family were Miss Patty Swickard, Miss Nancy Whitman, Miss Louise Hitchcock, Miss An nette Hunstman and Miss Sharon Kerby all of Yreka. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stick ney and daughter, Alanna SstJ Household Finance of course! 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Kellingsworth and Mrs. Naomi Owens of Hornbrook visited Thursday at the home of Mrs. Raymond Middleton and daughter Rae- lynn. Mr. and Mrs. A. Smith of Winston, Ore., visited recent ly at the home of 'Mr. and Mrs. Benny Raymond and son. Mrs. Raymond is their daughter. MissP hyllis Alphonse un derwent nose surgery at the Ashland General hospital last week. Mrs. Nelson Watts returned to her home in Chico after spending several weeks here caring for her father, Dick Williams, who is convales cing from a recent illness. William's son, Roy, of Yre ka, visited here Tuesday. Mrs. Elizabeth Maguire at tended the wedding of her nephew, Tom Mathews to Charlene Davis on Jan. 24 at the St. Joseph's Catholic church. The reception was held in the basement of the church. She remained in Yre ka until Wednesday to be near her 'sister, Mrs. Marga ret Weston, who was a pa tient at Siskiyou County hospital. A pinochle party was held Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Frank Groves. Coffee and cookies were served to Mrs. Al Simmens, Mrs. Art Hartman, Mrs. M. G. King, Mrs. Ernest Span naus and Mrs. H. G. Thomp son. High prize went to Mrs. Simmen, second high to Mrs. Spannaus and low to Mrs. Graves. In Grandad's Day, the place to go for extra cash when you needed it was Household Finance. And that's just as true today. Every year more than 2 million families get prompt, courteous loan service at HFC. When a loan will solve your prob lems, you too can borrow with confidence at HFC. Household makes loans vp to $1500 with np to 24 months to repay. PHONE: SPring 3-5301 P.M., Saturday till 1:00 P.M. 'Neighbor Ladyr to Resume Broadcasts Miss Helen E. Webster, county librarian, and former ly KMED "Neighbor Lady," will resume her "Neighbor Lady" broadcasts this week as a public library service. The first program of the new series will be broadcast Thursday, Feb. 5, at 9:45 a.m. Broadcasts will continue each Thursday morning. The original "Neighbor Lady" series was broadcast daily over KMED in 1952 and 1953, and was interrupted when Miss Webster left to travel abroad., The new series will be similar in content, Miss Webster said; informal, neighborly chats on a variety of" subjects that will include animal stories, local events, personal experiences, travel information and interviews with interesting personalities. As its public service feature each program will now have some tie-in with books avail able in the Jackson County li brary. Shasta Skiing Rated Excellent A few of the area skiers went to Crater lake last week end where the skiing was good, Bill Brooks, of the Rogue Snowmen, reported. The majority of the south ern Oregon snowburners went to Mt. Shasta where the skiing was "par excellence" with lots of deep powder snow, Brooks added. - Next meeting of the Rogue Snowmen will be held at the last of this month at the Red Cross building. 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