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.
Astoria won Its way to tho
stnto tournament this week by
coming from behind to defeat
Tillamook, 31-20.
nt rot A
flu YOUR
. -
PLAY safe and SAVEI Bring in your dangeroue.
smooth tires. Let our modem reloading department
put on a new sure-fooled tread that will provide you
with safe driving for months to como.
When we retread your tires, we don't spare the rub
ber. And we use the best a slock specially com
pounded by The Seiberllng Rubber Company
makers of America's most exclusive tires, -i
Take a Hp from leading truck owners who rely on us'
to cut their tire costs. Thoy know that our experienced
retread men with our up-to-date equlpmont turn out
retreaded tires that stand up undor sovere service.
We can save you money, too. Drive in and lot us show
you how we do it.
.O0H t.m1 IJl.ll 4,7l1t
$J15 J85 70 $90
NEW CHALLENGE
HtuVa mLUagt) lot of II
fa lh matiooal nw
8ibrliDg Challtng Tlr.
'ChaMtri9i" even th
Uail xponttv brands
Willi Id bargain prlc
bcali 'm a nil what ll
t lew at
$7JJ2
omti to long, lroubU-.ro wlih
Mrric. ld
if 0(3G b
BALS.IGDS'
MOTOR CO.
February 21, 1941
which tho const conference win
ner Is Invited.
Musters siiltl Hie responsibility
fur arranging Miltulilo playoff
dales rests with llui northern di
vision winner, since Stanford
gave notlco lieforo the season
opened It would reftiso the March
1.1 weekend If It won tho south
ern tllle,
If Washington Stale can clinch
tho northern title next weekend,
Masters suggested, It might can
eel Its Inst week's games and play
the series on (ho March B week
end, Tho southern division race
cutis March 1.
This year's playoff goes to the
northern division, nnd if WSC il
able to piny, tho series will be
at Pullmnn March 7. S and 10.
If You Ever
NEED A
WRECKER
Phone 3121
Day or Night
READY TO GO
Anywhere Any Time
Official AAA
Towing Service
BALSIGER
MOTOR COMPANY
PHONE 3121
TIRE
your
Mr
BUDGET TERMS
MAIN AND ESPLANDB,
3'