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By WES GUDERIAN
After yesterday's contention
that the Pelican gridiron season
was the only ray of light In an
otherwise dark local sports year
for 1942, we must Justify our
selves. Chief blame for a
droopy season must be laid at
the door of war and war indus
tries. The shadow of war made itself
generally felt on Klamath coun
ty sports, curtailing some, and
bringing others to a sharp post
ponement. Chief among those postpone
ments was wrestling, long the
regular Tuesday night enter
tainment of Klamath fans, which
held what might be its last tri
umph in the local armory for the
duration with the appearance of
the French Angel, Maurice Til
let, in the local arena against
Irish Jim Casey during July. The
Angel dropped Jim Casey in two
straight falls.
After the regular three week
summer layoff, the mat card fail
ed to reappear. The blame for
its non-appearance being laid di
rectly at the door of war. Wrest
lers are usually younger men
who feel the actual bite of selec
tive service; those remaining
serve in war industries and
wrestle on off nights in terri
tory surrounding these towns.
Thus, the promoter, Mack Lil
lard, was unable to find the
class of talent he usually sup
plied for the Klamath arena.
Another local sport cur
tailed by war. but not dropped
entirely, was hunting and fish
ing. Fishing season opened
two weeks late in Klamath
county this year, and hunting
was delayed until near sea
son's end by the fire haiard
scars induced by threatened
sabotage. Chief among local
hunting 'beefs' during the year
was the government refusal to
open Sheepy lake district to
hunters and the closure of a
sbne around the Japanese re
location center. Tire ration
ing, too. played its part in
slowing hunting travel.
Even local golf felt the touch
of .var. The tire situation re
duced play somewhat, but the lo
cal enthusiasts managed to hold
a match wih Bend, where they
were beaten 181 to 171, and the
annual President's -Cup- - tourna
ment. Baseball experienced the
most difficult season in many
' years. At the beginning of the
season, the Oregon State Base
ball league, meeting in a sur
prise session two weeks early
in Portland, dropped the local
hardball club and the Medford
club from the loop. Then be
gan a series of charges and
counter-charges which ended
with the disgruntled local club
tearing off to form a league
of their own with Medford,
Grants Pass, Redding and Dor
rls which they called the Oregon-California
baseball loop.
After all this effort on the
part of the Klamath club, it
might at least be expected that
they would win their own pen
nant. Such was not the case.
At the end of the season, Med
ford topprd all comers, head
ing e Pelicans by 25 games.
The one-half game was due di
rectly to a called home run in
a Dorris game when a ball
hit by Paul Crapo bounded
over the fence. Dorris pro
tested that the ball should
have been a called two-bagger.
This protest was upheld;
so the game split.
In the President's Cup base-
Georgia Takes Rose Bowl Classic 9-0
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PASADENA, Calif. Off to a flying start, Georgia Halfback Lamar Davis (No. 64) eludes
UCLA End Herb Wiener (left) and Halfback Ev Riddle (No. 22) to return UCLA kickoff for 30
yards In first play of Rose bowl game at Pasadena, Calif., between University of Georgia and
University, of California at Los Angeles. Georgia won 9-0. . V
Lamar Davis Returns Rose Bowl Kickoff 44 Yards
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Before a throng of 93.000 porsons. Lamar Davis (arrow), Georgia halfback, took the opening
kickoff and returned it to his own 44-yard line, almost breaking away for a touchdown in the
game at Pasadena. Calif. He was pulled down from behind by Bob Waierfleld. UCLA quarter
back. Georgia players shown are Trippi (62), and Huaniansky (46). UCLA players are Wiener
(30), Riddle (22) and Fears (10). Georgia won. 9 to 0.
Frankie Sinkwich Goes
To Washington; Honored
Georgia Grid Star, Future Marine,
Hobnobs With Great and Near Great
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (IP)
Frankie Sinkwich, Georgia foot
ball star and future marine, hob
nobbed with the great and the
near great in the nation's capi
tal today and admitted he was a
bit awed by it all.
Twice an all-America back,
Frankie often has heard the
plaudits of the gridiron crowds,
but he's never been around such
a company of admiring big-shots
as are scheduled to be on hand
when he receives the Washing
Ion -Touchdown club's . Walter
camp memorial trophy tonight.
The award is made annually to
the outstanding collegiate grid
der of the year.
Admiral Emory S. Land,
chairman of the U. S. maritime
commission, is president of the
club. The guests include major
ity Leader Alben Barkley of the
senate, Spsaker Sam Eayburn of
the house, Supreme Court Jus
tice William O. Douglas, Marine
Commandant Lieut. Gen. Tho
mas Holcomb, Admiral Ernest
J King, U. S. naval chief, coast
guard commandant Admiral
Russell R. Waesche and numer
ous members of congress. .
Sinkwich arrived late yester
day by plane from Los Angeles,
where he sparked the Georgians
to a 9-0 win over UCLA, in the
Rose Bowl New Year's day.
Bob Dove, Notre Dame's great
end, will be given the club's
Knute Rockne trophy as the out
standing collegiate lineman, and
Bruce Smith, former Minnesota
all-America, will be awarded a
ball meet held after the regu
lar season was over, Medford
again came out on top, but in a
post-season tilt the Pelicans'
dropped Medford for a re
sounding 5-2 defeat.
So local sports really did
have a tough season. Whether
or not 1943 will be any better
depends on the gods of chance
and war.
special prize as the best service
team performer of 1942 for his
feats as a member of the Great
Lakes naval training station out
fit. Lu Lu Backs Up
Title Bid With
Phillips Win
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 5 (IP)
Carl "Lu Lu" Costantino of New
York," who says he is ready to
win either the featherweight or
lightweight boxing champion
ships, backed up his words last
night by decisively whipping El
lis Phillips, Philadelphia negro,
in a 10-rounder at Convention
hall, the second match in Pro
moter Herman Taylor's elimina
tion tourney to determine a chal
lenger for the lightweight cham
pionship. Charley Johnson, Costantino's
manager, said the fighter would
rest a few days, then leave for
San Francisco, where he fights
Ray Lunny on January 18. After
that he is matched tentatively
with Bob Montgomery of Phila
delphia, at the arena on Janu
ary 26. .
Henry Armstrong's
Tonsillectomy to
Delay Tribuani Bout
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5 VP)
It's tonsils before Tribuani.
George P. Moore, manager of
Henry Armstrong, said last night
Armstrong is about .to undergo a
tonsillectomy, and that the for
mer triple-title boxer would
have to defer his Philadelphia
bout with Al Tribuani "until
about February 1."
Armstrong's ' New "York en
gagement with Beau Jack, said
Moore, probably will be, delayed
until 10 days after the Phila
delphia fight.
yv Sports
kSr V Briefs
NEW YORK, Jan. 5 (P)
There's been a lot of talk about
post-war planning lately, so why
not do a little of it in the sports
field, too? . . . Nobody ever has
proved that international sports
lead to friendship, least of all
the guys who had to settle some
of the more famous disputes
raised in the Olympic games, but
we still believe that it's easier
for people to understand one an
other when they play the same
games than when they remain
total strangers. . . . And the best
games we can think of for inter
national competition are soccer,
football and basketball. . . . Soc
cer is known as the game that is
played 'in every country and
only the U. S. apparently doesn't
give it the attention it deserves.
. . . Basketball is a local pro
duct, but maybe our soldiers
and sailors will give it a good
start in other countries.
SUGGESTION
Walt Hanson of the Long
Branch (N.J.) Record recalls a
conversation with Jack Doyle,
old-time Tiger scout, that is
worth the attention of big-league
ball clubs in these days of train,
ing near home. . . . Doyle's idea
was that the teams should play
exhibitions wherever possible in
the smaller cities near their
home towns. ... In that way
they would build up friendship
and interest new fans right in
their home territory.
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TODAY'S GUEST STAR
Don Donaghey in Philadelphia
Evening Bulletin: "Judge Lan
dis' wig saved itself a lot of trou
ble when it turned gray at leis
ure years ago."
DOTS ALL, BROTHERS
Pauline Betz, national tennis
champion, and Peggy Welsh, an
other good racquet wielder, are
the stars of the Rollins college
girls' basketball team this winter.-.
. ; They also coach the
team and book the games. . . .
Although they're both working
for Uncle Sam, Pvt. George Ed
mond, former St. Paul Dispatch
sports editor, and Lieut. (JG)
Perry Dotson, who used to work
for him, managed to get leave
New Year's day to cover the
Cotton Bowl and East-West
games, respectively.
Montanans Beat
Invaders From
Idaho, Utah
BOZEMAN, Mont., Jan. 8 (IP)
Basketball teams of Montana
State college and Montana State
university triumphed over in
vaders from the University of
Idaho and Utah State in games
last night at the Montana State
gym. :.
Montana State stopped the
Idaho winning streak at 10
games with a 39-37 victory, their
first win in thefour game scries.
The university slowly -narrowed
Utah's early game lead and came
out in the last minute of play to
win 44-43.
Tonight Montana university
will play Idaho and the State
college will engage Utah. '
TEACHERS WIN ;
PORTLAND, Jan. 5 (IP) Ore
gon College of Education defeat
ed Lewis and Clark college, 44
to 39, last night in a basketball
game here. " "j
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Jvr IFullerton, Jr
Baseball to
Air Travel
Questions
Travel-Woary Officials
Meet Todoy to Air Spring
Training Travel Problems
By CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN
CHICAGO, Jan. 5 (IP) Strag
gling into the Palmer houso to
day for Commissioner K. M.
Landis' emergency parley, tra-vel-wcnry
baseball officials were
more determined tlmn over to
draw up a rigid milengu conser
vation plan after getting a per
sonal taste of transportation dif
ficulties their teams will face
this season.
It was a relief for "tlo mag
nates to know their problems fi
nally wuro coming to a head.
Only a month ago they closed
their annual meeting hero with
the little matter of 1943 baseball
drifting in the air with their
cigar smoke.
During the past month there
have been mostly rumors as to
where and when clubs will hold
spring training lengthy trips to
California, Florida, Texas and
elsewhere cancelled in accord
ance with Eastman's suggestions
tor clipping rail miles.
Only the Boston Red Sox, who
will condition at their back door
in Tufts college gymnasium, ap
peared to have definitely solved
their spring conditioning before
coming to the meeting. They
wero "in" no matter if Landis
requests training at home or
ncar.home.
General Manager Jack Zellcr
of the Detroit Tigers, one of tho
early arrivals, voiced the con
census of most of his colleagues:
"We've got two or three alter
nate sites, but if the opener is
postponed we likely will stay
right at home."
"As for all this talk about
merging the two major leagues
for the duration," lie added,
"and then divide them into east
west sections that won't do at
all. The American league and
National league must keep their
identities." "
Ball Bowled From
Spot Topples Pins
By FRED FITZSIMMONS
A ivig League' Bowler, Too
Spot bowling is nearly the
unanimous choice of bowlers in
competition. '
It is tho selection of a pre-do-termined
place on the side of
the alley where the ball is re
leased to Insure its breaking into
tho 1-3 pocket.
Tho other, and almost defunct
method, is pin bowling in which
Winning 55 out of 72, averaging
217.13 in All-Star Tournament in
Chicago, Connie Schwoegler- of
Madison becomes match game
champion of United States.
a straight ball Is aimed directly
at the 1-3 pocket" with no, or
very little, hook. '..
Spot bowling is simpler be
cause it is easier to put the ball
down on a board not more than
12 feet from the. foul line. .
A ball released from a spot,
by virtue of the spin required to
make it break, mixes with the
pins to a greater extent.
The spot will bo recognized
by the bowler after he has tried
the alley with a few rolls. It
may be distinguished by the light
or dark shade of the wood. It
should be no farther than eight
or nine inches from the gutter.
Look at the spot when you
take your stance and. follow it
through after releasing the ball.
I'ACiB SIX
Georgia Bulldogs
PASADENA, Calif Bruin Ken Snslllng (center) folltd this
Georgia scoring chance by knocking down pats Intended for
Lamar Davis (84) (right), Georgia halfback, on Bruin ilve-ysrd
line. Kenneth Ktuper, Georgia quarterback (45) (left) was also
In on the play. The University of Georgia Bulldogs romped over
University of California at Los Angeles Bruins 9-0 In the 26th
annual Ron bowl classic at Pasadena, Calif.
Patty Berg
Returns to
Golf Links
MOBILE, Ala.", Jnn. 5 (P)
Patty Berg, the freckle-faced
golf star, believes physical fit
ness is more Important during
wartime than ever, and she Is
returning to tho links after five
months in bed to live up to her
creed.
Injured in an automobile ac
cident that broko one of her legs
and caused other serious Injur
ies, Patty camo here to. recuper
ate and regain tho form that
once won her the woman's ama
teur, national golf championship.
When she gets that touch back
Patty . will start a nationwide
tour, playing exhibition- match
es for the benefit of various war
relict programs.
' "ft is important for everyone,
men and women of all ages, to
keep fit during peace or war
but more especially during war
time when reserves of physical
energy may bo called Into ser
vice during emergencies," the
red-haired' Minneapolis' pro de
clared. 93,147 Rose Bowl
Fans Set' New High
Attendance Figure
LOS ANGELES Jan. 5 (ZD-
Spectators, who watched the
Georgia football team beat the
University of California at Los
Angeles, 9 to 0, New Year's day,
set a new Rose bowl attendance
record of 93,147, while an add!
tional 10,000 wero turned away
for lack of accommodations.
Bill Ackcrman, Bruin gradu
ate manager, said the attendance
was 1647 moro than tho Pasa
dena stadium's previous highest
number, of spectators, on hand
for the Stanford-Nebraska game
two years ago. i '
Baseball Prospect .
Late But Good for
Pacific Coast Teams
LOS ANGELES, Jan. S (IP) A
good Pacific coast baseball sea
son is In prospect, even though
it won't open until April 20,
nearly three weeks later than
last year, said President Wilbur
C. Tuttle upon his return from
the Chicago minor league meet
ing where the schedules were
drawn.
A Coast league conference will
bo held here probably February
15, he said, "to complete the few
remaining details."
EWC DROPS GONZAGA
V
CHENEY, Jan. 8 (P)i-Lcd by
Forward Irvin Lclfer who drop
ped in 16 points, Eastern Wash
ington' College" of Education last
night trounced Gonzaga Univer
sity of Spokano 51-39. Tho Che
ney five led 23-19 at the half.
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ford, Conn., rmtiiolntrrf I)pll Orto, JlW'i,
Xw York, (10).
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nd Ollnlo '
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Portland, Onion
Home Address
"Mrs. A. A. Soule'
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Portland, lint north ot new sovarnmant
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Crush Hopes 9-0
DiMaggio
Considers
Quitting
Yankoa Star Says, "Spring
Training Won't Hit Ma"
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5 (P)
Joo DIMngglo, hard-hitting Now
York Yunkco centerfloldcr, told
the Examiner that "spring train
ing won't concern mo this year,"
and then In reply to a question
as to whether ho was quitting
baseball added, "I'm not saying;
you can draw your own conclu
sions." Tho newspaper said today the
statements were made In an in
terview by long distance tclo
phono from Hono, Nov., where
DiMaggio presumably was visit
ing his estranged wife.
Ills comment on spring train
ing camo after ho was asked If
ho thought tho Yankees' aban
donment of a Florida training
slto would affect his playing
next year.
"I'll be back in town in a cou
ple of days; then I'll tell you
what I'm going to do," he said
in response to further questions.
"You mean you're going to
announce your retirement?" the
ballplayer was asked.
"Maybe; I'll sco you later," he
parried.
Washington Cougars
Take Early Lead to
Beat Bradley Tech
. PEORIA, 111., Jan. 5 (P) The
touring Cougars from Washing
ton Stato college jumped Into an
early lead hero last night and
wero never headed in defeating
Bradley Tech's basketball team,
53 to 38.
Washington State clicked on a
third of Its shots and coasted In
easily after cruising to an 18 to
3 lead midway In the first half.
Guard Owen Hunt of Washing
ton Stoto led the scoring with 15
points. After the contest the Cou
gars headed for homo, prepared
for tho opening of the Pacific
Coast conference season.
BASKETBALL
SCORES
(AST
. CrHffhtnn 4i, Dikiuciiiio to.
Columbia 04, nri, Monmouth 50.
MIDWI5T
Kntiflna 60, Olallm Navnl Air llnn6 M.
Mlftjmiirl It m, Central CoIIaso 88,
llldlmm Btntn 74, (li-oran Flrlil (III,) 11,
Wnnlilnitton Ktiito M. Ilritcllay 'Tnch 8,
llnl'nul iw, (Jlilmno 20,
Mnlwnilty of Kentucky A4, Fort Knol 80,
Indiana 41, IIiiIIit 27. , '
WUmn.ln 41, llnmlln 97.
Orfnt Lnkfa 4R, rimlila 4X. :
Mlrliluan 20, Mlrtilunii Htnto 11.
Albion 30, Detroit. Ti-r-li 34, .
WEST .
Enitern Wnahlnntoii CuIIcro fll, Gonznga
31).
Montana 44, IHnh Stntfl 41),
Montnmi Htnto ,10, IiIaIio 37.
FIOHTS
By Tha Aaioolalarf Praaa
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New York, outiiolnlei! Kllla J'lillllna,
I'lnliiilPlnlilA, ( 10).
Friendly
Helpfulness
To Every
Creed and Purse
Ward's Klamath
Funeral Home
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Ward,
Owners
Wlllard Ward. Mgr.
B25 High Phone 3334'
Sugar Bowl
Considers
Cancellation
Officials Moot Thursday
To Conildor Cancellation
Of Bowl Gama for Duration
NEW ORLEANS, Jim. 5 (IP)
Sugar now! officials mout Thurs
day night lo dccldo whothur to
cancel tha Sugar Bowl football
gnmo for tho war's tliiriitUin or
wait for tho govoriiinriil to de
cide its future.
Prevailing simtltiuMit aiming
board member appears to bu
that outright abandonment of '
the cIiiknIc would bo unwise, unci
It would be best to tiwiilt word
from WiinIiImkIiiii officials anc
nut 111 nei'ordiiiiee.
Joseph li, David, president,
declines to express tut opinion as
to what should bo done, but says
ho will iK'qulcscu in wlinlovcr
action the board (levities.
Other board members feel
Hint us long ns there is football
thcro Is a reason fur bowl giiinus,
and that suspension tit this tlmu
would nut contribute to tho war
effort. 'J'hvso men belluvo lliul if
the government wants the bowl
games abandoned it will nay so.
With tlekut sales confined
strictly to New Orleans and all
travel to the gitniu discouraged
by gnsollno rationing, a total of
7U,ul)u persons saw the classic
lust Friday when Tenneaaeo de
feated Ttllsti 14 to 7.
Tho turnout wits Just 3UUU
short of capacity.
Jones Names
Youngsters to
Juvenile Stakes
By Ths Associated Proas
Trainer Hen Jones of Warren
Wright's C a 1 u m o t furm has
named eight youngsters for Ilia
leali park's Juvenile stakes on
March li to gain a mnnerlcul ad
vantage over four other lending
breodlng establishments In that
Florida, fixture.
William Woodward's Beliilr
stud, Mrs. Henry C. Plilpps'
Wheutley stables, Mrs, I'uyno
Whitney's Grecntreu stables and
Joseph E. Wldener's Elmctidorf
farm also hnvo madu nomina
tions. Among the eight colls picked
for the Juvenile by Jones Is Pen
sive, a chestnut by Hyperion
out of Penicuik II. Tho young
ster Is regarded the best of
Wright's nrospcctlvo lfl-l-4 Ken
tucky Derby candidates. Q
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