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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1941)
ciii an ws fme grlwis pmss me iipt: ; From Midfield Br BOB LEONARD pua plug Tom Walters, who sells pieces oi Insurance and parcels of prop erty In and around town and has been a local fight fan since years back, came up Friday with a plug for Pelican leather pushers and a question about the slim house which watched Klamath high's smoker against Mcdford last week. Says Tom: "Ten boxing matches and thir teen wrestling matches, approxi mately sixty rounds of excite ment for twenty-five cents. That was the program at the Klamath Union high school Friday night in the meet between Medford and Klamath Falls. 'The first three-round fight between two fast well matched boys was worth $1.00 of any body's money and so on down the line through the whole eve ning, whether it was boxing or wrestling those boys really meant business and went at it as If they intended to tear each other apart, but as soon as the bout was over and the decision given they shook hands and pat ted each other on the back and left the room with their arms around each other. "Snowy is doing wonderful work with these youngsters and deserves to have a much larger crowd than he had Friday night, I am wondering whether the small crowd was due to the fact the admission price was only twenty-five cents and the gen eral opinion being that for 25 cents you would not see much of a show. "1 know there are a lot of boxing and wrestling fans in Klamath Falls who would have enjoyed seeing this show very much, so am writing this article in the hopes the next time one of these smokers is put on there will be a full house. The realtor makes a point or two worth considering. This column was there last weekend and thoroughly enjoyed every round of both wrestling and box ing. The mitt events without an exception set the crowd roaring and all of Snowy's lads appeared to be well coached. In the heat of the slugging some of them forgot their teachings but the brawling that followed only add ed to'the battle. Mat events, in contrast to the how put on by the giapple-for-gold boys, were only accidental ly spectacular, but in each case the preppers were giving all for good old KUHS. Partisan enthusiasm shown by the predominantly high school crowd gave the whole thing a pleasantly amateur flavor. In remarking on the scanty house, Snowy the other day at tributed it to Richard Crooks' appearance that night and be lieved that a repeat performance would undoubtedly show better results. WEBFOOT CAGERS CARD HAWAII TRIP EUGENE, Ore., Feb. 21 (JP) The much-traveled University of Oregon basketball team, which has already made a transconti nental tour this season, will sail for Hawaii next month. Coach Howard Hobson said last night the Webfoots would embark March 28, play at least six island teams, and leave Hono lulu on the return trip April 11. THINK AND DRINK A CAPITAL IDEA! Now more than ever before- men who live the American way prefer an American Bour bon over all othera. The choice ia Waterfill and Frazier for 130 yeara part of this nation's tradition oi self reliance, . wramu i rmo Kium a, wmm. : 90 PROOF jj Lost River; Baptists Edged Out Post-Season Playoffs To Decide Championships Of Basketball Leagues By BOB GLENNON Two more fast, thrill-packed hoop contests were witnessed by an enthusiastic audience last night at the Klamath armory as First National Bank cagers of the Commercial league posted a 30 28 triumph over Lost River's Dairymen and Latter Day Saints of the Church circuit edged out the Baptists, 26-25, for second round victories of the post-season playoff series that decides the championships of the respective casaba loops. Maurice Moore, LDS forward, staged a one-man show in the Thursday night opener in lead' ing his team to victory over the pre-game favored Baptists. All he did was to tally 19 of the Saints' 27 markers, direct h i s team on offense and defense and In general drive his rivals frantic trying to check him. LDS Has Edge Latter Day Saints, No. 4 club of the Church league in final rankings with five wins and a like number of defeats, now have a slight advantage over the Baptists who must take both of the next two playoff tilts, sched uled for Wednesday and Thurs day of next week, to annex the title. The LDS lads need only to take one of the two games to take the 1940-1941 crown. Led by Moore who hit the iron ring five times for 10 points, the Saints grabbed a 13-9 margin at the intermission of last night s first game. They clung to that lead up until the last three min utes of the battle when the Bap tists began to narrow the breach. Score at the end of the third quarter favored the Saints, 21- 17. Off Form The Baptist quintet, seemingly off form, were unable to manu facture points when they were needed like they did Monday night against the Lutherans, Frank Michaelson, second high scorer of the Church league dur ing the course of regular season action, potted only one bucket for his lowest game performance of the year, two points. Center Vern Michaelson of the Baptist quint was next to Moore in the scoring column with eight counters. Guard Virgil Horn and Forward Rex Vowell tried vain ly to aid the Baptist cause with six points apiece. Ernie Bishop, clever First Na tional guard, sparked the bank crew to victory over a plucky Lost River five in the second game of the doubleheader pro gram with a 16-point total, three markers higher than that garn ered by Harold Eittreim, Dairy forward, who slid through with 13 tallies. No Subs Playing without substitution Lost River's opening five men fought the bankers on even terms up until the fading mo ments of the melee when Bishop's baskets, five of which came in the last half, put the First Nationals out front with fairly comfortable six-point lead. Twice during the contest the score was knotted up, once in the first period, 13-13, and again right after the rest period, 17-17. The bank club led, 17-15, at half time. Activity in the playoff series will be resumed next Wednesday evening on the armory court with the same four teams slated for a repetition of last night's pairings. The Baptists and Latter Day Saints will clash in the 7:30 m. engagement while First National and Lost River will tangle in the other billing about an hour later. Summary: LDS ) Pot. (15) SaptiStS Moore. It lluflaker, i . beker, 1 P fl. Vowll -F !, F. Mlchaelion -C 8, V. JIlchaelioD Q Bundberg -O , Horn S S, Ballard Ovlate, 2 Jooei lit Nat'l (I0 Poi. cut l Rlssr Stover. F 18, Eittreim Scroggln F t, Mayhew Hellotti, 1 f 2, Cooley ,lovd. 7 O . Mathia ItUhop, 18 " l, Cody Mahoney, 1 ? Referee: Buck Hammer. ITmntre: HrnM Hendrlckson. The Sumatran slow 1nri bancs suspended when resting or sleep ing. Fish in some German rivers were killed off by excessive sum mer heat during 1939. The escalator in Leicester square underground station, Lon don, Is 161 feet long, the longest in the world. The first thing most people do with a new car is wonder why the county doesn't fix the roads. Lead 8 Jimmy Madden, loft. Arnold Houghton, center, and Al Montagu, 'officers of the San Fran cisco S. P. Bowling club, are in charge of the ABC-sanctioned pin tournament which will be held In Klamath Falls Saturday and Sunday. 175 maple marksman from up and down th coast will be present for the mammoth railroad bowling show. Zale, Greek Meet Tonite Stool worker Puts Middle Crown on Block at Chicago By ARNOLD DERLITZKI CHICAGO, Feb. 21 OP) Tony Zale, the hard punching middle weight from Gary, Ind., puts his seven-month-old National Boxing association crown within reach of young Steve Mamakos tonight in a 15-round bout at the stad ium. And if the title depended on reach alone, the 22-year-old Greek would have it. Compari sons show Mamakos has a 75 inch reach, four and a half more than the champion. Bettors are not overlooking this technicality, nor the man ner in which the Washington, D. C, battler extended Zale in an overweight bout earlier this year. They are . reminded, too, by Matt Twomey, Mamakos' manager, that the challenger never has lost a return match. The interest thus drummed up for Chicago's first middle weight title fight since 1929 when Mickey Walker success fully defended his champion ship against Ace Hudkins has prompted Promoter Bill Rand to predict a crowd of 12,000 per sons and a $30,000 gate. Zale, making the first defense of his crown since dethroning Al Hostak last July, has been established an 8 to 5 favorite. NEW YORK, Feb. 21 (UP) Jimmy Webb of St. Louis is the 11 to 10 favorite in heavy bet ting to beat Tommy Tucker of New York tonight at Madison Square Garden in the opening of an elimination to determine Light Heavyweight Champion Billy Conn's successor. Winner of tonight's 15-round bout will be matched with the May 2 victor between Anton Christoforidis and Gus Lesne vich, with the ultimate survivor taking the crown. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21 (JP) With the winner promised a crack at Joe Louis' heavyweight title, Bob Pastor of New York and Turkey Thompson, Califor nia s ruler of the dreadnaught division, meet In a 10-round match here March 17. Promoter Tom Gallery signed the match and obtained official approval for it from the state athletic commission after the proposed third meeting between Louis and Arturo Godoy fell through. This item ought to start some nice arguments. A jury in Bea ver Falls, Pa., decided a fur coat for the wife was a necessity. We're still wondering how many of Hitler's admitted 724 mistakes were Mussolini. Painter was fined for slapping a girl in Chicago. Maybe he just wanted to see if the paint was dry. ' DUKE ELLINGTON And His Famous ORCHESTRA ARMORY Monday, Mar. 3 S. 1 llowlintf Tourney Engen Seeks New U. S. Jump Record SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 21 (JP) A raw-boned Norwegian American was expected to set out today in quest of a national ski title but his main interest was in the possibility of regain 'ing the American jumping rec ord. Alf Engen, Sun Valley, Idaho, slick slat ace, was listed as an entrant in the cross country race which weather permitting will launch the national com bined ski tournament here today. On Sunday, he jumps on Ecker hill to complete the tour nament combination and with hopes of wresting from Torger Tokle the national mark. A week ago Sunday, Engen, who won the national jumping championship last year at Ber lin, N. H., leaped 267 feet at Iron Mountain, Mich., to better his own record. Two hours later, at Leavenworth, Wash., Tokle set a new mark of 273 feet. Ecker hill was laid out for a 300-foot jump and Engen lias beaten Tokle's mark twice from that same jump. In 1934 he was credited with 296 feet in measured practice jump. In 1933 he jumped 281 feet in prac tice. A year ago he won on dis tance but was beaten on form. Pros Name Cherry Hills DENVER, Feb. 20 (UP) The 1941 Professional Golfers asso ciation tournament will be play ed over the Cherry Hills Coun try club course where Ralph Guldahl won the national open in 1938, it was announced today. Tom Walsh, president of the PGA, notified the Denver Jun ior chamber of commerce from Miami that it had been success ful in outbidding San Francisco and Milwaukee for the nation's second ranking tournament, which will be played July 7 to 13. The tough Cherry Hills course normally has a par of 72, but one stroke was sliced off for the national open and par probably will be 71 for the PGA meet DUCK DIAMOND ACE GETS ANGEL TRIAL EUGENE, Feb. 21 (P) Elmer Mallory, University of Oregon student and former Junction City high athlete, left here today for Ontario, Calif., where he will join the Los Angeles Angels in spring training season when the Coast league club opens its ses sions Monday. Mallory, who played with the Angels at the start and close of the 1940 season, was the leading batter of the circuit with a .393 average. Mallory is the outstand ing candidate for the regular second-base position with the An gels this season. A Life Habit in the We e dare you VT.. U...L .1 L. vi ..uiiii-uuau uu(a.i. iitcii . . ' try to keep from beine en- Sk thusiastic about them for life! V 4 m DREW'S MANSTORE 733 Main S. P. Kegler Tourney Set 175 Railroad Pin Busttrs Converge for Two-day Moot Over 175 Southern Pacific railroad employes will converge on Klamath Falls Saturday morning from the entire Pacific coast from Portland on down to San Francisco to compete in an ABC-sanctioned bowling tourna ment Saturday and Sunday. The keglcrs will take over all of the Klamath Recreation and Kern alleys for the two days. The tourney will consist of competition in the 5-man team event, doubles, singles and all events. Eighteen teams from Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Sacramento, San Francisco, Portland, Eugene and Klamath Falls have signed for the meet. Pin busters and their wives will roll into the city In five cars Saturday morning begin ning at 7 o'clock. Bowling will get underway with the initial singles matches set for noon. Rolling will continue through Saturday, starting again at 10 o clock Sunday. Arrangements locally are be ing made by Harvey Teal, sec retary of the Klamath SP club and Frank Peyton, president of the organization. Credit for the tourney, an annual SP affair, goes to Jimmie Madden, secre tary-treasurer of the San Fran cisco SP Bowling club. Working with Madden are E. W. Irwin, fourth vice president of the American Bowling congress: Al Montague, San Francisco Bowl ing club leader, and Arnold Houghton, vice president of the bay area SP maple marksmen. Trophies and cash awards to taling $200 will be awarded at the conclusion of the weekend. Two cups in the all-events divi sion will be presented by the two Klamath alleys and others donated by local merchants. The railroaders will be quar tered at the Elk and Willard ho tels and a variety of entertain ment has been scheduled for keglcrs and their wives begin ning with a banquet Saturday night at the Willard and a dance at the Legion hall. Maplcmen's wives will be taken to Crater lako Sunday and entertained at a bridge lunch con at the Elk at 2 p. m. BOXIHO By Tha Associated Prttl FITTBIIIiltllll Krr. Harlln. 174, Pills burgh, knocked out Leo Oma, 180. Detroit, (I). FAI.T, RIVER. Man. Joey Stack, 128(4. Philadelphia, outpointed Al Manclnl, 128, I'mvldence, R, I., (10). K1JZMIKTII, N. J. Frankls nuant, 132, Kll.nheth, ntopped Freddie Do Jeaus, 133, Puerto mm, n). H ATKIlllUBV, Conn. Eddie Dolan, H7, Wnlerburv. stopped Eddie Carroll, Ha, Ottawa, Out., (7). WRSSTLINO By Th Attoeiatsd Press HAP.TKDIMj, Conn. Joe Cos, Kamas City, defeated Hamnty Menacher, itoiie, Ida., two out of three fallf. HEADING, Pa. Max Kramer. 282, Po land, threw Blmer SIsrIo, mo, Van fluren, Ark., MM). BT. Mills Ray Steels, 111, St. fouls, defeated Lou Thesx. 282. St. Loula. straight (II.. Making f to buy one pair Nunri-Bush Oxj-o'idL. 8.75 to 111.60 f-- I AFswHisiher WPWy Klamathites Favored in Casaba Go French Will Start Regular Quintet aqainst Invaders; Wildcat Tilt Open. Card By BOB LEONARD Tho Klnmiith high Pelicans, who haven't lost n game In dis trict 3 competition, meet tho Grunts Puss cagers, who haven't won a game in district 4 com petition, tonight on tho KUHS floor and Dutch French's boys are confident liko they were before the first Mcdford game a few weeks back. Tho local lads shouldn't have any trouble; but then thoy shouldn't have hnd any trouble with Grants Pass last full. Grants Pass shouldn't win nnd prob ably won't. J Regulars Start Nevertheless Pelican fans will finally see a ball game; It will be tho first since January 24 and only tho fourth homo con test all season. French said Friday ho would start his regular first string lineup of Erliindson and Iteg. inato at forwards, Moses at cen ter, and Bocchl and Love at the guard slots. The vallcyltcs will start five men, nil of whom have had some practice. Both sides will use tho samo referee. Defense has been stressed all week in local practice with the Idea of letting the Pelican at tack, which has so far cither clicked admirably or failed abysmally never In between take care of itself. Grants Pass has mixed practice with a dash of hope and a short prayer all week. It will bo shaken well tonight and the results inspected at about 10 o'clock. Medford Next Saturday night the Pelicans will return to the wars after their brief pause for Grants Pass edification and buck the in-and-out Medfords who seem to have Improved since KUHS handed them a 32-16 plastering on January 18. As recently as last Tuesday tho Kittens won a game. They nipped an off-thc-beam Ashland Grizzly five on that occasion when Captain Fred Gunnette looped In a prayer shot from five feet away In the final seconds. Tonight's soiree begins with an Ashland Junior-Wildcat tilt at 7:30. By MATT R. KRAMER Associated Pros! Writer Salem took a one-game ad vantage over Astoria 40-32 in their annual feud last night, but will share the spotlight in Ore gon high school play tonight (Friday) with the state's two hot test basketball districts. In eastern Oregon, Hood River, The Dalles, Pendleton and Mil- ton-Frcewater engage In playoffs that will eliminate two teams. Pendleton, by virtue of a sur prising 35-11 victory over Mllton Frccwatcr Wednesday, could reach the finals by winning to night. A third game will be re quired Saturday if Milton-Froe-watcr wins. A game at The WHY SHOP AROUND 7 y HIGH IN QUALITY-A Brest whisker for 0 run and made tht quality wsr. H'tv bum than tvtr. TOPS IN TASTK Msvo yon tried Crab Orchard lately? It's richer, smoothsr, met low sf wonderfully fins. LOW IN PRICI 90c p. $1.750l 3 PAGE TEN Stanford Refuses To Concede Title Final Examination May Prevent Indian From Meeting North Champ STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Calif., Feb. 21 (UP) Al Masters, Stanford graduato manager said Thursday Stanford would refuse to concede the Pacific Coast con ference basketball championship although it appears unlikely that a playoff between northern and southern division winners can be arranged. Stanford is an almost sure win ner in the southern division and Washington Stato college, with nine wins, two losses and five left, has a stout lead over tho nearest rival, Oregon Stato, which has won six, lost four and has six left. Final Exams Stanford will bu unable to play tho championship series tho weekend of March IS as It would conflict with final examinations. The northern division docs not finish Its regular season until March 8. Musters said Stanford would not waive Its right to compete In tho NCAA tournament at Kansas City beginning Match 21, to Dulles tonight lnunches the Hood Rivcr-Tho Dalles series. Medford In southern Oregon will try to keep chnmplonshlp hopes alive with a victory over the ailing Roseburg Indians. Tho Pcarpickcrs defeated Ashland 34-32 Tuesday and raised Roso burg to tho district lend aguiu. A Roseburg win tonight would eliminate Medford and assure the Indians of nothing worso than a tic with Ashland. 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