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HUNTING YES? HOT
Have you, too, heard that
there will be no big game or
wildfowl hunting this falir
If you haven't, bud, where've
you been?
Anyway, don't believe 'em.
A Utter Wednesday 'rora
Frank B. Wire, Hate game su.
-perTUor, to F r a n e 1 a Oldi,
Klamath county member of
the itate game commission,
laid to rest the rumor which
hat been affecting the ileep
of hundredi of Klamath coun
ty and Oregon nimrodt.
The letter laid:
"You all undoubtedly have
noticed items in the news
papers regarding the possible
closing of the bunting season
this fall. .
"We have been receiving In
quiries, both by mail and tele
phone, almost every day, par
ticularly since appearance of
the article In the paper pur
porting to be based on a
speech by Mr. E. J. Church,
president of the Oregon Wild
life Federation, in which he
is reported to have expressed
views that the season may be
closed on game throughout the
state this fall. Today we re
ceived letter from Mr.
Church denying he made
such statements and quoting
his remarks as follows:
"'It is impossible for me
.to state if there will or will
not be more open season on
big game during 1942. How
, ever, so many actions are taken
that the average citizen does
not understand that anything
could happen unless consider
able good judgment is given
this matter. At this time, I
. bave not received any con
firmation of such a rumor from
the supervisor of the state
I 'game commission.'
"The writer feels sure that
situation should be cleared up
'through .the press. ... As far
as the game commission is con
cerned, it expects to have open
seasons of some kind for both
small and large game."
(Signed) F. B. WIRE.
Olds said Wednesday that
there will be open season on
both big and little game. If not,
it will be through some action
by a federal agency, although
the game commission anticipates
no such move.
. Where the rumor actually
started and in what paper, no
ne seems to know. However,
there is some basis for such a
move. Firstly, the danger of
forest fire sabotage, secondly a
possible shortage of guns and
ammunition.
But. as President Elmer My
t'ers of the Klamath Sports
men's association pointed out.
legions of hunters are the best
('protection against possible
saboteurs in the woods. Take
' them away is like removing
75 per cent of a police force
( from city streets.
The thought enters here
' that it's quite possible for
saboteurs to mingle in the
l' hunters' ranks. But on the
other hand, given unwatched
access to the forests, patrolling
of which would be a moun
1 tainous task, the enemy could
do greater harm than if the
woods were full of gunmen.
Refuting the second point.
sporting goods dealers say that
there will be sufficient, although
not an oversupply, of ammuni
tion this fall. Guns may be short
but the majority of hunters are
already equipped in that respect.
So worry not, fellas, if you're
siot shootin' at Japs by that
time, in all likelihood you'll be
able to blaze away at game.
Tulelake Noses Out
Bonanza Five, 35-33
. Bonanza's hard fighting quin
tet fell to Tulelake Monday eve
ning after two overtime periods
In a hard, fast game which at
no time showed either team over
five points ahead of the other.
The final count was 35 to 33.
In the practice game Craw
ford of Tulelake headed the list
of high scorers with 17 points to
his credit. For the losing Bo
nazans Frank Grohs led the field
with 10 counters.
, At the end of the initial game
the score was tied 27 to 27. After
fast overtime period the teams
ended in a deadlock again 31 to
,81. In the final overtime, the
Honkers outshot the Bonanza
lads and the game was over.
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LEOVICH SIGNED
PORTLAND, Jan. 21 (VP)
John Leovich, former Oregon
State college football player, was
signed as a catcher by the Port
land Beavers of the Coast lea
gue yesterday.
Leovich played with the Phila
delphia Athletics and Wilming
ton, Delias, year.
Signs
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CHARLEY GEHRINGER
Tigers Sign
Gehringer
As Manager
By GEORGE STAUTER
DETROIT, Jan. 21 OF) Char
ley Gehringer, the distinguished
Detroit Tiger iniielder, finally
has reached the end of the base
ball trail as an active player.
With the signing of a contract
as coach the veteran, ranked as
one of the all-time greats, brought
to an end a 16-year major lea
gue career on second base that
had few parallels.
Gehringer ceased some time
ago to derive any fun from the
game. That may sound strange,
but for the last three seasons it
has just been a series of aches
and pains to Gehringer.
His back began to trouble him
and it took him longer to get
into condition. The strain of
years of fielding an amazing
amount of territory began to
take its toll. Finally, his bat
ting eye dimmed. Last year his
average at the plate fell to .220
as compared to a lifetime mark
of .321.
Barn Top Burn
Re-Seeded for
Deer Provender
TULELAKE Financed by the
California fish and wildlife com
mission, hundreds of acres of
the 125,000 Barn top bum which
destroyed deer feed in Siskiyou
and Modoc counties late last fall
were re-seeded from the air Jn
the past few days, it was an
nounced here Monday night by
C. G. Fairchild, Tulelake game
refuge supervisor, upon com
pletion of the project.
Flames that swept through the
Lava Beds national monument,
forest service land, across part
of the biological land west of
Tulelake and across public do
mains destroyed every bite of
deer forage. With deep snows in
the nigh hills deer mortality
would Increase at an appalling
rate with food lacking in future
years.
To avert such a catastrophe
the wildlife commission sent in
a plane from Alturas to scatter
a mixture of crested wheat.
orange grass and Australian rye.
J. he seed, falling on deep snow.
will germinate with warm weath
er and should make good ground
cover by next fall. No informa
tion was available on the amount
of seed sown per acre.
Statistics show that the na
tion's hens are producing 1000
eggs per second. What a goal
for our radio comedian to shoot
at!
Beginners Must First Understand
Three Important Balance Principles
Sooond of tl Imtructlva Artldao
By FRANCOIS NORMAN
Author of "Short Cuts to Better
Skiing".
There are important balance
principles which you must know
before you even start to ski.
They are constant, regardless of
technique, style or school.
Three principles to keep In
mind are: (1) to be forward; (2)
steering with the tails of the
skis; and (3) keeping the weight
on the downhill ski.
If you stand on the floor as
if you are going to jump, you are
what skiers call being forward.
You have excellent skiing posi
tion weight on the balls of the
feet which are placed about six
Inches apart, back and shoulders
rounded, body slightly forward,
elbows bent and wrists at side.
In this position you have a
wide margin of balance, further
extended by flexing your knees
and ankles.
Bent knees' do not mean you
are forward. You bend the knees
when you sit but "to be forward"
bent knees follow as a necessary
result. They are not the cause.
Being forward is simple. It is
the basis of ski balance under
all circumstances. A great many
skiers stand on their heels con
vinced they are forward, and this
OSC Falls
To Husky
Five, 43-38
Washington Gains Split
In Beaver Series) Beck
Paces Oregon State Quint
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CORVALLIS, Jan. 21 (UP
The University of Washington
defeated the Oregon State col
lege Beavers 43-38 in a close
basketball game here Tuesday
night to make up for a loss suf
fered last night at the hands of
the Beavers.
Washington took a six-point
lead early in the first half, but
by half time, Oregon State led
1915. In the second half the
Huskies passed Oregon State
again, but within the last five
minutes, the Beavers climbed to
within five points of the Huskies.
Two baskets by Gilmur put
Washington in front again, how
ever.
In the last minute Beck made
two baskets and Valenti one, to
cut the Husky lead to five points
again.
High man for Oregon State
was Beck, with 14 points.
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Joe Receives
Neil Boxing
Award Tonight
NEW YORK, Jan. 21 OP)
Surrounded by the gold braid
of the army and navy and the
leading citizens of Jacobs Beach,
Joe Louis tonight receives the
annual Edward J. Neil memorial
trophy as the man who did the
most for boxing in 1941.
The award of the plaque, prev
iously won by Jack Dempsey,
Billy Conn and Henry Arm
strong, will be made at the an
nual dinner of the Boxing Writ
ers Association of New York.
The trophy is given yearly in
memory of the Associated Press
sports writer and war corres
pondent who was killed in Spain
in 1938.
Louis, who is getting a one
night leave from his duties as
buck private at Camp Upton,
to receive the plaque, also will
be given Ring magazine's fight
er of the year award at the din
ner. soxinu
By Tha Aaaoetatod proao
WASHINGTON Bob Paitor. 18H4. Jfew
York, outpointed Claudia Villa, 102, Havana
(10).
RROOKLYX Ion Sehvartx. 106. Brooklyn,
outpointed Augta Arellano, Houiton, Tex..
(8).
NKW TORK Loo Ralka. Brooklyn
(vorld bantamweight champion), outpoint
ed Aaron SleUer, 1244, New York, (10).
The war brings its curses and
blessings. One of these days you
may see speed cops on bicycles.
handicap is felt in all maneuv
ers. If you are on your heels you
are unable to steer properly.
You risk being thrown sitting
NO WEI6HT
. ALLTHEWEIfiHT
LEVEL
TO BE FORWARD
NORMAL DOWNHILL POSITION
down by any acceleration. You
stand as caught in two ruts, un
able to steer except by sheer
strength. This becomes Ineffec
tive and dangerous as you pick
up speed.
NEXT: Steering with tails of
the skis. . i
PAGE EIGHT
Hornsby 27th Named
For Hall of Fame
Baseball Writers' Poll Finally
Gives Coveted Spot to Rajah
By GEORGE KIRKSEY
NEW YORK. Jan. 21 (UP) Rogers (The Rajah) Hornsby, who
came out of Texas in 1915 as a
and developed into perhaps the
all baseball history, today was
ball s hall of fame.
Polling 182 votes 'out of a possible 233, Hornsby was the only
player out of 72 to receive tho
necessary three-fourths majority
for election
by the Base
ball Writers'
A ssoclation
o f America.
Bill Brandt,
chairman o f
the writers'
committee on
the hall of
fame elec
t i o n s , said
that a plaque
showing
H o r n s b y's
head in bas
installcd in the
'I
Rocers Honuby
relief will be
Cooperstown baseball museum
next summer alongside those of
the 26 previously named.
Hornsby, who is now serving
in the dual role of general man
ager and bench pilot of the
Fort Worth Texas league club,
became eligible for the hall of
fame In 1939. In that election
274 writers voted and Hornsby
finished fifth with 176 ballots.
Although Hornsby picked up
only six more votes this time,
his percentage was considerably
better .781 as compared to
.643 in 1939. In the 1939 elec
tions George Sisier, Eddie Col
lins and Wee Willie Keclcr
were elected. Since then only
Lou Gehrig has made the hall
of 'fame, the writers suspending
the elections to vote him In
unanimously.
Although Hornsby's career
was tempestuous and marked
by many disputes with club
owners, his superb record on
the field entitled him to rank
ing among the diamond immor
tals. During his 23-year career
Hornsby played with five ma
jor league clubs and managed
lour the Cardinals. Braves,
Cubs and Browns. He won the
i Si.
Bankers Slaughter
Dorris; Knights Win
First Nationals Take Townies, 55-25;
KC's Nose Out Fighting Tik Tok, 34-31
The First National hoop men
literally soused the lowly Dorris
quintet in the first game of the
Commercial league on the high
school floor Tuesday night and
after a basket spree the game
ended 55 to 25. In the second
game the Knights of Columbus
nosed out the Tik Tok troupe,
34 to 31.
Dorris did keep right In step
with the league leaders during
the half and managed to keep
not too far behind. At the half
time period the Bankers led, 17
to 12. During the final quarters
the Bankers scooped in the
baskets by the handsfull, 18 to
be exact and tossed in a couple
of free throws to help out.
In the second game that was
no walk-away by any means, the
KCs finally won out but what
a struggle took place.
Safely in the lead at the halt
by the score of 19 to 9 the KCs
came into the second period
ready for a slaughter but the
lads from Tik Tok were right
McLean Cracks
Sun Valley
Record on Baldy
SUN VALLEY, Ida, Jan. 21
(UP) Barney McLean, Engle-
wood, Colo., skier, Tuesday
coasted down the 2.1 mile "Dia
mond Sun" course, accepted as
the most difficult In the nation,
in two minutes, 40 1-5 seconds
to break a record set 48 hours
earlier.
The former mark of 2:51 was
set Sunday by 16-year-old Jackie
Simpson of Ketchum, Ida. Other
skiers winning Diamond Sun
awards for successfully negoti
ating the course included Cath
erine Henck, Skyforce, Calif.,
ana iioDDy uiatt, Stanford uni
versity, Calif.
McLean won Individual hon
ors in the western interstate
meet which concluded Sunday.
Idaho, in Cellar,
Considers Success
: MOSCOW, Idaho, Jan. 21
IJP) In the cellar of the north
ern division, Pacific Coast con
ference, basketball race and
at least an even prospect to
stay there, the University of
Idaho considers the basketball
season is already a success.
Coach Guy Wicks started
Janunry 21, 1042
skinny kid weighing 130 pounds
greatest right-handed hitter in
the 37th celebrity to make base
National league batting title
seven times, six times In suc
cession starting in 1920 and
then again in 1928. Thrice hu
surpassed .400 with .401 in
1933, .424 in 1924 (the modem
major league record) and .403
in 1925.
The Rajah" played In 2256
major league games, compiled a
lifetime batting average of .358.
Twice he was named the Na
tional league's most valuable
player1 in 1925 and 1929 and
was selected for the league's
all-star team five times. Al
though he was famed as a hit
ter Hornsby was also a stellar
second baseman,
Hornsby's frank, outspoken
way of expressing himself and
his penchant for betting on the
ponies caused him most of his
trouble. In 1926 after he led
the Cardinals to their first pen
nant and world's title, Hornsby
was traded to the Giants be
cause of a salary disagreement
with Owner Sam Brcadon. He
lasted only one year with the
Giants, being traded to the
Braves in January, 1928, for
Shanty Hogan and Jimmy
Welsh. The Giants practically
gave him away. An argument
with Secretary Jim Tiorncy
over an error made by Short
s t o p Travis Jackson, with
Hornsby sticking up for the
ployer, caused this rift.
Then the Braves sold him to
the Cubs for $200,000 and five
players. He succeeded Joe Mc
Carthy as Chicago pilot but
later was fired after a run-In
with President Bill Veeck over
his handling of Rookie Frank
Dcmarce. Later he managed the
Browns but was dismissed when
he admitted to President Donald
Barnes that he still bet on the
horses.
on their toes and almost caught
the lead at the last minute. The
Sixth strcetcrs bounded In 10
field goals and two free throws
in the final half to the Knight's
seven baskets and one free toss.
Ending tonight's games put
the First National Bank a little
bit tighter in first place with
five wins, no losses. The Knights
are still in third place with four
wins, two losses.
Tik Tok went down a bit more
and now has one win, five losses.
Still trailing with no wins, are
the Dorris Townies.
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his players at work last night
after a "day off and an
nounced that regardless of
what comes of this week's
series with Washington State
college, the boys have "al
ready won."
Reason for the jubilant at
titude. It was explained, hinges
on Idaho's defeat last Satur
day night of the WSC five at
Pullman.
Some fall In love at first sight,
and out of love at first slight.
Landis Calls
Majors for
Joint Meet
Extension of Night Gome
Limit Eyed; Nats, Browns,
Others Against More Arcs
CHICAGO, Jan. 31 (UP)
Following up President Roose
velt's suggestion that night bato
ball be extonded during war
time, Baseball Commissioner K.
M. Lnndls issued a call Tuesday
for a joint session of major lea
gue club owners at New York
February S to reconsider Its
present rule limiting each club
to seven night homo games.
A 14 game proposal sponsored
by the American league was
voted down by Landis and the
National leaguo at the December
joint meeting at Chicago.
At thnt tlmo, however, the
owners agreed to consider night
game extension if any club could
show that wartime Industry ex
pansion was cutting In on day
time attendance. Clark Griffith
of the Washington Senators ar
gued his club would suffer se
riously. So did Donuld L. Barnes
of the St. Louis Browns.
Shortly before the call for a
joint meeting. General Manager
Jim Gallagher of tho Chicago
Cubs revealed tho club hud con
tracted for a new lighting sys
tem for this season but that after
war was declared had offered
the material to the federal gov
ernment. Gallagher said that If the ex
panding pace of Industry de
manded night baseball this sea
son "the only sensible thing
would be to negotiate with the
Chicago White Sox for use of
Comiskcy park on a rental
basis."
Thunderbird
Signed to
Face Savoldi
Chief Thunderbird, massive
Seattle Indian, will give Pro
moter Mack Llllard's renewal
grappling card next Tuesday
night an aboriginal tint.
The big native, Lillard an
nounced Wednesday, has been !
signed in clnsh with .Inninin' .Inn !
Savoldi in the top bout. Thund
erbird, 215-pound redskin, Is
noted up and down the coast.
On the same card will be
Chief Little Wolf, huge Indian
who has fought hero before and
will tangle with Brother Jona
than, 233-pound Salt Lake City
Mormon, In the middlo event.
Jonathan, a colorful character,
will be making his first appear
ance here.
An opponent for Pedro. Brazil
in the opener will be announced
later.
Valentino Flattens
Colorado Slugger
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21
(UP) Pat Valentino, San Fran
Cisco heavyweight, won a tech
nical knockout over Itodiu
O'Doolcy, Steamboat Springs,
Colo., in the third round of their
10-round bout at Civic auditor
ium Monday night. It was
ODooley's first defeat In 10
professional fights.
Valentino battered O'Dooley
into submission with a barage
of stiff rights and lefts. The
Coloradan was never In the bat
tle. Valentino started fast and
knocked down O'Dooley in the
first half-minute of the open
ing stanza. Before the first
round ended, O'Dooley was
bloody and one of his eyes was
swollen shut.
SISLER RE-ELECTED
CHICAGO, Jan. 21 (fl -George
Sisier of St. Louis was
re-elected high commissioner of
the National Semi-Pro Baseball
congress by the board of direc
tors. Sister's appointment to the
post ho has held for five years
was extended another season.
His duties include acting on all
appealed disputes and ruling on
the eligibility of players.
Read the Classified page.
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Tholr initial visit to a ract track and first bol rooulti In 12
dally double ticket paying 13627.60 to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Witt
of Ellondolo. N. D. Thro tlckoli were told on Sllont Host and
High Luck at Tropical Park. Double was loppod In entire country
only once Uit year. Police took the Wltteo to pootofflce, where
they paid S22S0 for S3000 worth of dclonao bonds, deposited
S1000 in poalnl oevlnga account and retained 6377.60 to pay bal
ance due on automobile.
Pelicans Practice for O
Redmond, Eugene Contests
nesting In second plnee In Dis
trict 3 cmniH'titlon. Klamath's
tall Prlinins this week were con
centrating not so much on Im
proving their position ns on whip
ping Eugene's rampant No
Nnmers Saturday night.
The nighills Friday night clash
with Kedmontl in a District fl
tilt on the Redmond flour, a col
lision which is expected to mean
little more than a practice game
for the locals. Redmond, in
fourth pluee. was walloped lust
weekend by Prineville, 44 17.
But the feature, attraction will
be Saturday's fracas with tho
Axemen on tho Klamath court.
The valley quintet Is topping the
No-Name loop race and figlitlni;
Sprague River Falls
to Baptists, 27-23
SPRAGUE RIVKH A slow
starting but' fii.st finishing Hap
tlst team of Klamath Fulls hand
ed tho Spruguc River high school
a 27 to 23 defeat In a gamp play
ed In Spruguc River, Friday.
January 16.
The high school boys started
strong and piled up a 0 to 2 lend
In tho first qunrter. The "War
riors' 'also led 18 to i:i at half
time. During tho last half Rex
Vowcll went on a scoring spree
that put his team into a lead thnt
the Sprague boys could not over
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SI. Htlano St. leapponaa 11,
Oallaa II. Wlllamlna II.
Sllvarlon 17, Canhy II,
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Conch Dutch French's crip-
pics have partially recovered,
j giving hint a semblance of a full
stiuiid. Aldo Mellottl, reserve for
I wnrtl who has been floored by
a knee Infection, turned out for
practice Tuesday and was work
ed as u first stringer,
j Captain Gene Love's Injured
tinkle I practically Intact again
, bill Lung George Ilrosterhntu'
feint Is still slowing clown thr bll
I fellow. Center Jim Cox suffered
a churley horse In practice Tues
day but French didn't flgtiro 11
serious enough to stop the JunlnM
from weekend action.' V
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