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Dellinger In Inquirer Track Run Philadelphia -(LTD- Bill Del linger, who last Saturday night broke the indoor two mile record in a time of 8:49.9, tonight will be,out to top that mark in the Philadel phia Inquirer track meet. Dellinger, an ex-University of Oregon track star, will have two Ducks cheering for him. By HUSS GREEN Philadelphia -UPD- Ron Del any, who kicks 'em dead in his come-from-behind finishes bids for his 28th straight in door mile victory in the Phila delphia Inquirer charity games tonight but the Irish wonder is wondering whether something's wrong with his "kick." Delany, a graduate student at Villanova who copped the Hunter Mile at . Boston last Saturday for his 27th straight indoor triumph, had a record within his grasp when he started the final 440 yards but settled for a 4:04.3 vic tory, his third fastest indoor time. He admitted he was "men tally exhausted" spurting ' home after trailing the field led by European 1,500 meter champion Brian Hewson of England by 45 yards. Romping Ron faces three four-minute milers in Hew son, Dan Waern of Sweden and Laszlo Tabon of Hun gary, in addition to Ameri cans Jim Grelle (4:01.7) and Phil Coleman (4:05) in to night's Inquirer Mile but De laney's savvy on the 12-lap track should weigh heavily in his favor. He holds the meet 1CW1U Ul 1.UU.1 VJl WIG fcV,U&" to-navigate convention hall boards. HOW DID THE JACK. RABBIT GET ITS NAME? Jack Rabbits were o named because their ears re sembled those of a Jack oss.Thty were first known as jackass rabbits and mule rabbits.' TOP THIS! To any reader submitting contrary proof. Tip Brady wJJ send I signed, walleHized diploma. Write to. BEAT THIS, eo this paper. Box 57S, Sausalito, Calif. Enclose self-addressed, stamped envelope. Director Named For Tournament Housing Needs University of Oregon, Eu gene - (Special) -. Ticket and housing preparations, two of the major departments in the annual planning for the Ore gon A-l high school basket ball tournament, are well un derway now under the direc tion of athletic department and Active club officials. More than 10,000 applica tions for tournament tickets have been mailed and the . early response shows an indi cation the tournament may attract an even higher degree of interest this vear than ever before. Ticket office officials have announced that prep fans who desire to have the same re sprvpH tnnrnampnt tickets as they have held before at $10 each must place their orders prior to March 4. All advance orders are scheduled to be mailed on March 7. Reserved seats for both the semi-final ; and final rounds on Friday and Saturday nights are also available for order now at $2.40 per ticket. The Active club has an nounced the appointment of Herb Olson as its housing chairman for the 1959 tourna ment, set for March 17-21 at McArthur Court, has opened its tournament office in the Both student and adult re quests for housing during the tournament week should be addressed to Olson at the Ac tive club headquarters. The local service group, with the help of local hotels, motels and private citizens, annually handles over 5,000 requests for housing. Refs Meet On Monday This season's final meeting of the Rogue Valley Basket ball Referees association is scheduled on Monday, Feb. 16. Commissioner C. A. Meyer said that the session will be at 7:30 p.m. at Medford Sen ior High school. Assignments for games to work through the end of the season will be made and the association will recommend an official to represent this district in the State A-l high school basketball tournament. Selection of a new commis sioner will be discussed. Mey er will not be able to take the post for next season since he is to become superintend ent of School District 6C. MEDFORDv&TRIBUffl Webfoots Oppose Bears; Beavers Take On Huskies In Coast Circuit Frays By MIKE HUDSON United Press International If the rest of the Pacific Coast Conference does not watch out, California may have a toe-hold on the league lead by Sunday that can't be loosened. The Bears (6-2) host Oregon (3-5) tonight and UCLA (5-4) Saturday. Washington (6-3) Uniform Bowl Policy Wanted For Acadamies By TOM NELSON Washington -(UPD- Defense Secretary Neil H. McElroy today studied a request from a Southern congressman for a uniform policy of service academy participation in post season bowl games. Rep. F. Edward Hebert (D.- La.) in a letter to McElroy, urged that no bowl be "dis criminated against" because of local segregation laws. His congressional district includes New Orleans, site of the Sugar Bowl. There was no immediate comment from McElroy's of fice. A spokesman said the secretary "obviously won't want to shoot from the hip," on Hebert's statement. He said study would have to be given to the proposal. Each Determine At present each of the three services acadamies Army, Navy and Air Force -deter mines whether its team shall play in bowl games. As the problem was pre sented by Hebert, McElroy also would ultimately give his views whether teams from the three service academies should play in Southern states with segregation laws prohi biting mixed athletic contests. Hebert said in the letter that it was silly to have "one academy with one policy, an other academy with a "second policy and a third academy with still a third policy." gSATURDAYg g SPECIALS g Reg. n Purpose Crepe Drop Cloth 98c 5 Drawer Unf in. Chests I775 Q 4 Drawer Unf in. Chests I610 rj3 Drawer Unf in. Chests I445 General Outside White Paint gal. 4.35 Q PRESTOLOGS 7c each Limit 10 with each $3.00 Purchase Q SAT. D 69c Q I450 n i3n n5on fj BRUCE BAUER 2 2 LUMBER COMPANY'S 2 BUILOITORIUM LI . . 765 So. Riverside LI Linfield, Willamette Travel East United Press International The Willamette Bearcats head into Missionary country this week end when they put their Northwest conference basketball leadership on the line at Walla Walla against Whitman. Willamette (8-1) will be try ing to stay ahead of Linfield, which downed " the Bearcats last week and has a 7-1 mark. Linfield also face a tough week end. The Wildcats play a .pair agains College of Idaho. On Monday the two Oregon terns switch oppon ents fc a single game. LC-t-acific Lewis and Clark meets Pa cific in a single game tonight. Portland State, the Oregon Collegiate conference leader, gets a rest from counting com petition, playing Seattle-Pa cific in Portland Saturday. Southern Oregon plays Ore gon College a V Monmouth Fri day and Saturday and East ern Oregon meets Oregon Tech at Klamath Falls in a week end pair. Jackie Riley of Linfield continues to lead the NW Con ference in scoring with 169 points in 8 games. Erskine Signs 12th Contract Los Angeles-flJPD-Carl Ers kine, dean of the Dodgers' pitching staff, has signed for his 12th season with the club, general manager E. J. (Buzzie) Bavasi announced today. Erskine was the 29th Dodger to join the fold andj Bavasi said the veteran hur ler commented he was com pletely satisfied with the terms offered to him. Erskine was reported to have taken a slight cut in pay because of a 4-4 season last year when injuries benched him a good part of the time. The quiet-spokeh Erskine ranks fourth among current ly active National League pitchers in victories,' having won 122 and lost 75. meets pregon State (5-4) on baturday. It does not take .much fig uring to realize that the Bears could come out with only two losses to- date while every other team in the league had dropped at least four contests. This lead would be well nigh insurmountable. Other big battles will find Stanford (5-4) also hosting UCLA and Oregon. Southern California (4-4) is at Idaho (4-5) and Washington State (1-9). Ducks Could Be Tough In tonight's Oregon-California game at Berkeley, the Ducks may not be the push over for the Bears that their comparative records might in dicate. Oregon meets Stanford at Palo Alto Saturday night. Oregon holds two straight wins over the Bears, a 64-62 win last year at Berkeley, Grade Club Champion Fray Billed CITY SCHOOL JV STANDINGS National League W. Washington 3 Lincoln . 3 Jefferson 2 Roosevelt 2 Jackson .... 0 American League W. Hoover 3 West Side 2 Wilson 1 Oak Grove 0 Pet. .750 .750 .500 .500 .000 Pet. .750 .500 .250 .000 About 10 million cars built in the United States during World War II are still In use. Washington will oppose Hoover next Thursday after noon for the championship of city grade schools in junior varsity . basketball. Washington tipped Jeffer son 23 to 21 yesterday to knot with Lincoln at the top of the National league standings and gained the play-off because it downed Lincoln in the one game between the two schools. ' St. Mary's played an Amer ican league schedule and was undefeated but its games were not counted toward the city championship. Hoover topped ' the clubs of the city school system in the Ameri can circuit. Title game next Thursday will be at Hoover. Other play-off games will be West Side at Lincoln, Jefferson at Wilson and Roosevelt at Oak Grove. St. Mary's will vie at Jackson in another game. In yesterday's other games Lincoln edged - Roosevelt 25 to 23 in overtime in the Na tional league and St. Mary's nicked .Hoover 20 to 17 and Wilson beat Oak Grove 16 to 10 in the American. West Side defeated Jack son 14 to 11 in a non-counter. Get Gates Nylon Commando H Now at 30 DISCOUNT! 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For another, the game will pit two of the Coast's top guards in recent years, Walt Torrence of the Bruins and Stanford's Paul Neumann. The hard-luck Uclans have been hurt on their Bay Area visit by the loss through In jury of center Kent Miller. He sprained his ankle last week. In West Coast Athletic Conference action, league leading St. Mary's (6-0) takes MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, FrMif, February If, tf 19 9 a break while its major com petitors face rough opposi tion. COP (4-2) hosts USF (1-3).' Highly - regarded Santa Clara (3-2) travels south to face Pepperdine (3-3) and Loy ola (2-4). San Jose Stat (1-6) joins the Broncs and reverses foes. VSS; Just Looking At Boats Is Family Fun! . 1... Come On Down, Bring the Family! It's a Thrill To Just Look At Them! See the New WHITEHOUSE & DOMETT'S America's Most BEAUTIFUL BOATS See the new designs, new built-ins, sturdier construction never before in any boat. 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