TWO HERALD AND NEWS
Monday. Jin. 12. IMS
Medford Dumps Pelicans
To Win Two-Game Series
. Rough Play Features Hardwood Frays;
J Tornado Racks Up J 2th Win, 42-26
"Red" Gilbert Loops In Tying Goal
r By PAUL HAINES
1 Southern Oregon Conference
Standings
; , w l pet.
Medford .'. S 0 1.000
Ashland 3 2 .600
Klamath Falls 1 3 .250
Grants Pass 0 4 .000
It was practically the same
story Saturday nignt on uie
KUHS maple that it was Friday,
with the Black Tornado from
Medford pouring it on the Peli
can cagcrs td Ihc sad tune of 42
to 26 in the final tilt of a two
game series here. The.-Medford
live emerged on top in the initial
fracas by the count of 44 to 28.
Both clubs set some kind of a
record for roughness, with a
total of 07 personal fouls being
called during the series. Friday
night 35 personals were rolled
up by the rough-and-ready rivals
and 32 were chalked up Satur
day, with both fives guilty of 16
infractions of the rules.
In the. final clash Saturday,
the K-men were again unable to
solve the Medford defense and
spent the majority of the eve
ning vainly seeking to find the
answer. The Pelicans were
forced to shoot from outside the
keyhole all during- the fray and
were consistently short with
their efforts, while the Tornado
was again successful witlvits fast
breaking offense, shaking two or
three men loose under the Klam
ath bucket for lay-in shots.
Time after time the ball rim
med the hoop for the Pelicans in'
heaves that looked like . sure
counters. The passing of both
quints was a bit improved over
Friday night's effort, but s t i 11
left much to be desired.
It was the superior.-work of
Fawcett and Ross; that .furnod
the tide Medford'S way, as Ro'si
accounted for 15 tallies and Faw
cett racked up 13 markers to ac
count for. 28 points between them
and garner well over half of
Medford's 42 counters.
Jim Palmer hit the bucket for
three field goals and four charity
tosses to pace the Pelican attack
with 10 ringers. .
Klamath got off to a one point
lead after three minutes of play
ing time had elapsed, when
Palmer sank his first gift heave
of the evening, but Watson knot
ted the count seconds later with
a similar toss.
After four minutes and 10 sec
onds had gone by, Dean Mason
arched in a one-handed push shot
for the first field goal of the
game. Perkins and Fawcett both
made free throws good to put the
Pelicans in front. 4.9. hut Faw.
cett potted one from the keyhole
to again deadlock the tilt. Mason
came through with another beau.
tv from the side and Fawcett
slipped in another gift toss to
bring the score up to i-o on me
Klamath side of the ledger.
A minute later, Ross- shook
loose for a lay-in shot on a fast
break to give Medford 9-6 and
the Tornado was never headed
after that. Palmer sank a two-
Dointer from the side and Wat
son flipped in a free throw to
make the-count iu-o ai me ena
of the first canto. ,
In the second heat, the K-men
were only able to pick up three
points, all made by Palmer,
while Ross potted' two lay-ins
and a free throw and Fawcett
added one more two-pointer to
give Medford a 17-11 advantage
at half time..
Ross ran wild in the third
frame, opening the quarter with
a field goal. After Noreen had
made a gift toss good and Wat
son had flipped in two charity
heaves, the shifty Medford for
ward broke away for three
straight buckets to make the
score 27-12. Hayes made a tip-in L
and Watson potted a goal trom
the keyhole slot to put the Black
Tornado out in front, 31 to 12.
Rcdkey parted the mesh for
the first Klamath field goal of
the second half and Fawcett du
plicated seconds later, followed
by Alexander. Reich made a gift
toss good and the quarter ended
with the score 34 to 16.
The K-men outscored the Tor
nado in the final frame, account
ing for 10 points, while holding
Medford down to eight. Bussman
sank a free throw to open scor
ing, while Whillock countered
with a one-hander. Cave picked
up a free throw and Noreen
looped in a beautiful pivot shot
from outside the. keyhole. Stelle
arched in , a two-pointer and
Palmer potted a charity toss to
make the tally 39-20.
Fawcett flipped in an under-the-basket
shot and Zarosinski,
Noreen, and Perkins chalked up
gift heaves. Palmer came
through with a swisher from the
side and Fawcett racked up his
third free throw as the buzzer
sounded the end of the game
with the final score 42 to 26, giv
ing Medford its 12th straight
cage victory this season.
In the fourth stanza, both
Riggs and Watson were evicted
from the game, Watson for the
second time in two tilts for a 100
per cent average in rough play.
No Pelicans fouled out in either
fracas i and the other Medford
players . seemed . content to let
Riggs arid. Watson take care of
the, dirty -work. The sportsman
ship.;. a the Medford club was
found-Wanting in many respects,
the'h'ighlight of which was when
RiggsVwerit out on the floor after
Pivotman "Red" Gilbert of the Marina Barracks five It shown above just after letting the
ball go for the shot that tied up the ball game Saturday night with the Fatrfleld-Suisun Sky
masters at 44 to 44. The Leathernecks went on to win the tilt 46 to 44 in a thrilling finish.
Champ Calf
Roper Dies
At Denver
DENVER, Jan. 22 dl') Clyde
(Sagcy) Burk. 31, world's
champion calf roper from Com
anche, Okla., died early today
n( SI. Luke's hospital of in
juries suffered yesterday wlnm
a horse fell on him nl th Na
tional Western Stock Show
rodeo.
Burk, not entered In Iho bull
dogging event that brought
doath to hlm, was liming steers
on horseback for other bulldog
gors. His mount, owned by
another cowboy, stumbled mid
threw Burk. The Okhihonmn
tried to regain his sent, hut the
horse, attempting to elude a
steer, slipped and rolled over
hlm. Burk's bond was injured.
Burk's own horse, for which
he paid $2500 nl the Denver
rodeo in 1942, was resting for
the day's roping contest.
Only last Wednesday the
Rodeo Association of America
named Burk the champion calf
roper and one of the 10 leading
cowboys of 11)44. He also held
the roping title in 19411.
Saturday night results:
Saddle bronc riding Jerry
Amblor, Klamath Falls, Ore.,
Chuck Shcppard, Kirkland,
Ariz., and Ralph Collier, Cole
man, Tex.
Ernie Piluso
To Meet "Mask"
In Main Event
Friday night at the Klamath
Punch uliiza. popular Ernie Pil
uso will get Ins chance with the
iippiivnlly Invincible "Grey
Musk." Ernie despises the
masked menace mid vowa by Iho
slurs above that he will unmask
the hooded heel one way or an
oilier. Lust week Ihc veiled villain
announced that he dld,n't Irust
either Iho promoter or the ref
eree mill under no clrcuinslimcea
would he unmask unless fairly
beaten, Piluso has como close to
dropping- Iho "Musk" several
limes here mid In l'oiiliind, but
close ones only count In horse
shoes, mid lie must actually guz
zle the hooded hoodlum to bo
successful.
Mr. Stoneface will doubtless
rely
hu
ly again on, hli dr..j ,
lit., w E?ni0 i?r:;ii
have evolvad a rief.ffiW
hi dangerous weapon,
try It out here for (hi
Friday nliht. ,h " i
Friday nliht.
TWO Athei. Inn.,,.,., .
being arranaeri l..n Nil
Macfi Llllard to fill
of A-l calibre. The "u J
rotnlned his unbeaten I
the northwest 0 far hnif
night Klamath ra,in? h
Uke.hlm on In
CHICAaO-M.joTTj;
league baseball clubs V4
permtMlon to sign snv a
f.eilon player. Ihey",
February 6 and June b,l,
Bex Ofllce Opens jj.,J
NOW-
Leathernecks Take 46-44 Thriller
Twelve hundred spectators
were figuratively glued to their
seats Saturday night at the Post
gymnasium as the marine cagers
came from behind in the closing
minutes of play to defeat the
Fairfield-Suisun Skymasters, 46
44. In one of the most exciting
games ever witnessed by basket
ball fans, the Leatherneck five
came out for the second half 17
points behind. But in spite of
this handicap they were out to
win and the determination they
displayed told the story.
The fracas started out with
an . even exchange of baskets.
Then suddenly, the air station
boys broke loose. Shooting long
ones to stay clear of the marine
zone defense, Smith dropped one
after another with unerring ac
curacy into the loop. . When
Coach Israel's fonvards went
out to stop the army's long shot
artist he passed- to stellar For-
the final tussle for the obvious
purpose of taking a swing at Per
kins. Conduct of this kind is not,
and should not," be tolerated in
Southern Oregon conference
play. ,
In the two preliminary scuf
fles, the Wildcats nosed out Tule
lake 24 to 23, and the Tulelake
f reshies downed . the i Klamath
freshmen 23 to 19 after the ball
game was tied at 19-all with 40
seconds remaining to play.
ward Harmon who worked short
ones in from the left. Playing
a long shot, Israel threw in his
entire second team but they
failed to score and the half end
ed, Fairfield-Suisun, 30, Marines,
13.
At the opening of the second
half, the Barracks first team
went back into the game play
ing a man to man defense in
hopes of checking the California
five. And then it . happened!
Since the season opened the
Leathernecks have been known
for their amazing skill in scor
ing and all around playing in the
second half. The sparkplug for
these last half efforts is Robert
"Red Gilbert, ball handler ex
traordinary. The reputation
didn't fail against the air corps
boys.
Gilbert started things off with
a one hand push shot that slipped
through the mesh without touch
ing the rim. Joe Domitrovitch,
marine southpaw guard, found
the mark along with Gilbert and
the Leathernecks were on their
way. The man to man defense
began to click, the marines stay
ing so .close to the Vallejo pilots
they couldn't break away. Al
most equalling their point-a-minute
tally against the Navy
cats in the first six minutes of
the second half last week, the
Pacific veterans had totaled 31
markers in the first 18 minutes
of the last half to tic the score.
With two minutes to play and
the game deadlocked, 44-44, it
was anybody's ball game. The
devildogs, in possession of the
ball in the last 30 seconds of
play, worked it down to Ihe
bucket where a mad scramble re
sulted. First, the Skymasters
grabbed it and then the Leather
necks. Finally Gilbert broke
from the center of activity, ball
in hand and jumped high in the :
air to push it through. The 1
crowd was on the verge of
hysteria when the air station
called time out with seven sec
onds remaining. From out of
bounds, the ball went to Smith, ;
who had been held to two
buckets by Gilbert in the second
half. In his own territory be
hind the center lino Smith lot
a long one go, only to havo it
drop Into Burkland's waiting
arms as the gun went off.
Without a doubt the Skymast
ers were one of the finest teams
the marines have met this year.
Harmon and Smith at forwards
present a formidable combina
tion and although Oakcy, high
scorer for the team, couldn't find
the bucket, Lester, tall rangy
center, camo through with seven
points. For the Marines, Meath,
perhaps the most consistent
player on the squad, Mills, Burk
land and Money filled out the
necessary punch behind their
top scorers Gilbert and Domitro
vitch. High scorer of the game
was Smith with 16, followed
by Gilbert with 13.
U torn m (tonai Mfjp
Huskies Collide WiihTwo
Oregon Ouifiis This Week
Hold your breath. Here it
comes. k . -i; ; :
This is the : week of the big
show. This is the .week the
University of .Washington Hus
kies, unbeaten in northern di
vision, Pacific Coast conference
basketball play,' collide head-on
with a pair of . Oregon outfits
anxious to change conditions.
Idle last week while Oregon
lost one precious game to Wash
ington State but still clung
tightly to second place, the
Huskies showed they could be
had. They lost in an overtimcr
to the Independent Alpine
Dairy, 42-41, but snapped right
back with a "So what!" Satur
day in the form of a 66-41-smothering
of Western Wash
ington college at Bellingham.
Cellaritc Idaho was showing
the rest of the loop it must not
be counted out entirely by de
feating Whitman Saturday
night, 40 to 37.
Oregon overcame Its WSC
junx Saturday night 64 to 48
to close its schedule against the
Cougars all even. The teams
broke even at Pullman and WSC
won the first start at Eugene
Friday night. But for the Cou
gars the Oregon trip was a dis
aster if league tradition holds
The tradition that says a team
can lose not more than four
games and finish on top. After
three losses last week, two to
Oregon State, the Cougars are
at the limit.
Washington first bumps up
against an Oregon State tenm
smarting from the two losses
suffered at the season's start in
Seattle. In the games tomor
row and Wednesday at Corval
lis the Beavers can point to
three big factors in their favor:
(1) They are playing on their
home floor, always an advant
age; (2) Washington will be
using only its civilian players;
(3) At full strength In the Se
attle scries on opening night,
they were barely edged out by
a Washington team that had all
Its men available, including the
naval trainees who have form
ed the starling five at Huisltv
home games.
And right after this double
argument the ITuskir must
switch to Eugene for Friday.
Saturday meetings with Oregon,
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