lick Vigorously Denies
Reports of Pending Talks
With Government Officials
Motional
u l
Plenty
JOt BEICHLEi.
',nif. Feb. 13 (!') -Ir-
ttJ'Nnll""''' U!""1'0;
lZL tHBl .my. U'lk
wllli War Moon-
trmvernniciil (.melius.
?,"Ih' will llurrlduu
Kgt the AM.-.ln... leu
Ci have on appointment
1 n . ,,r nil V OKI'
m.,;..i.i.,jiiii and we arc
K:l .....ointments wllh
Z until wo know wliul
to the poncUi.K mini-
iW,JK"wi with
i to reprcenl the major
ft 10 1"" ,-"l' ,
JK i reason for doing so.
I have Mild mmiy limes.
til h.i never HSKetl l"r
iruiknd has no Intention
i . Wo Will go to Was h
'wy when certain do
,u arise which nrent
i (o now mi- "I'i'v
k ilio revealed that the
loguo schedules are hi
ait ol the printer with
minor cnaiiKes num mu
jliylnj pauern, intiuuiim
xinj booked for tho usual
inlencctlonnl trip. The
for the tardy uppcnrimec
trhrdulen l due to the
of the western ciuo own
Kittling their nlKht game
k Insisted the rumored
kil ol a regrouping of the
!(ues on an fciisi-wesi
mi never discussed and
wijno Indlcullmi the OUT
nuke uny ucn rvuiie.il
t,n( to his recent couvcr
with Col. J. Monroe jonn
irtctor of the trniLsporln
jrtau.
;it (rick hod nothing to
nlcrcncc to the new com
ir.tr situation, presidents
Slonchom and Branch
ol tne incw York GuiiiLs
Brooklyn Dodgers respec-
I hid plenty to say.
lit Is the committee do-
Stoneham o.ikcd. "Those
hiyilSam Brcudon unci Don
b of St. Louis, Alva ftriitl-
Clevcland mid I'lill Wrlg
Chlcaiio) ouitht to be able
it up their minds by this
incyvo been at It 10
appointed a four-ninn
tea to expedite matters
nothing; happens by tho
this week, I'm solnu to
Mk why the delay."
ft; rciicated Stonclium'a
Nil, declaring thnt he
P I new comm sainner
mn;
Alley-Oop
f0'""
Rainier Catcher
Will Report for
Spring Training
SEATTLE, Feb. 15 (P) Bob
Flnlcy, new catcher for the
Seattle Itniniem received from
tho Philadelphia National Ica
mio team In part payment for
Hal Splndel, hart changed his
mind and will report for KprhiK
trainhiK, MumiKcr Bill Skiff an
nounced T ucaday, Training
starts at San Fernando, Cullf.,
13 days hence.
Skiff talked by telephone with
Flnlcy in Texas last niKht. Man
ual Vias, an outfielder with Sac
ramento last year and a free
aKciil, Das also been signed,
SKIll giilU.'
Four other players sent In
signed contractu yesterday,
among mem pitchers (Jari t'isch.
er, club veteran, and Gene Holt,
Bremerton. Two men had pre
viously initialed thefr contracts.
A Mittfu!
troivv
ummid
PAUL HAINES
By
Jollln' Jack Klr hangi drop IcIck on tn cntn o! Pot
Belcastro. Ih Wed aimnin. In their bout last wook at the
Klamath bleep bin which Bolcaatro won. This Frldav nlahi.
Tough Tony Ron will crunch crnnlumi for tho third auccoasivo
time with tho aavsgg "Gray Mask" in a no tlma limit headlina
event. "Blood and Guts" Davidson will butt blcops with Guit
Johnson In tho lOml-wlnduD and the French
Dusalte, will tangla with "Sllont" Rattan, doof-muto araonlor. ! ctll,'l
In the curtain-ralasr. Earl Yoakley from Medford will refereo
the clambaka,
HERE WE GO
Wo have mode no basketball
predictions all season for the
simple fact that a basketball
game is about as predictable as
ine weatner. But we are aolnc
to climb way. nursr4wM
way out on the r' '""tfrtfl
limb, now and 1 &, j
HI
ugar" Ray Bounces
Cosiner in 1st Heaf
By JIMMY JORDAN .
CHICAOO, Feb. 15 (!) Rny
(Sugar) Hoblnson, New York
welterweight, today was head
ed further up the trail ho hopes
will end in a title bout with
Champion Freddie (Red) Coch
rane, also of New York.
. Robinson cleared the hurdle
represented by George (Sugar)
Costner In Chicago Stadium last
night, and It took him only two
minutes and oo seconds to do it.
Costner previously hod won
23 straight bouts by knockouts,
and, although he was on the
short end of 3-1 odds, the some
what partisan crowd of 20,103
that paid $04,120 to witness the
bout, expected him to make a
belter showing.
But Robinson, the master,
kept away from the slccpy-eycd
Costner and when the two got
Flynn Paired
Big Bill Tilden
ennis Exhibition
fi YORK, Feb. 15 (Pi
; 'i"i ol. movie fame and
ra one of Hollywood's
tennis nluvrra mill KA
Big Bill Tilden In a
"woman nintch against
Richards nnrf .inh m,.
H thn 17th , ..
C.I...1 . "ttllllUlU HI-
Saturday night,
Mm S? nlS0 0n
R.h I tor tho
uv urossinger Can-
Selkirk Aces
Third Hole
Bill Selkirk, aaalatant pro
at Reamea Golf and Country
club, hud that onca-tn-a-lifa-lima
fooling yesterday after
noon whan he poled a No, 2
iron shot atraight into the cup
for a hole-in-ona on the 210
yard third hoi at Reamei.
Bill wae playing in a four
some compoaod of Martin
Swonion, Dr. Charles Rugh
and Dr, M, C. Casiel. Nona
of them saw the ball plop Into
the cup, but during a aaarch
for the ball, Swanson looked
into the holo and there it
repoied. This was Bill's first
hole-in-ono. Earl Weimar, an
other Reamea member, acad
the same hole several years
ago.
Into close quarters, ended the
fight with such surprising sud
denness it took the crowd sev
eral minutes to recover.
The victory was tne 52nd In
53 professional bouts for Rob
inson. He lost that one bout to
Jake Lamotta, and has a return
engagement with the Dctroiter
In New York February 23.
Robinson used a cautiousness
last night In the first two min
utes that showed he respected
tho punching power of the Cin
cinnati colored boy. The New
Yorker landed two loft hooks,
but neither seemed to do much
damage. - . - t.-
Then, as the pair sparred for
an opening Robinson came up
Willi two short
HAINES
league, has
pile-driver left
hooks to the chin that sent Cost
ner reeling. As Costner started I and for no good reason, wo draw
pick Medfonl
lo cop the
state, basketball
championship!
Our friend,
Marble Cook,
sort of likes
Washington of
Portland, but
somehow we
ouile see
it that way. Ba
ker, over in the
Blue Mountain
tough ball club, but wo still feel
when the chips are down the
Block Tornado will sweep all
aside ana inKC mo pot.
Wo wanted Modford to win
the football championship. We
don't want thorn to take the
basketball title. Our main rea
son for this is the sportsman
ship, or lack of it, of the Med
lord club and the rough type
of ball they play. We wit
neaaed a disgraceful exhibition
here when Medford played the
Pelicans and Riggs stalked out
on the floor after the game
with the express purpose of
throwing a punch at Bob Per
kins. That kind of thing is not tol
erated in the Southern Oregon
. conference and Riggs was not
alone in his flagrant fouling,
as Watson got in hia share of
dirty licks, too. Between the
two of thorn, they about pul
verised tho smaller Klamath
lads.
We have nothing against good,
hard basketball. That's the way
the game should be played. But
wnen tne fouling is deliberate
If 4r h , 1
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4
In fact, filurgono Maeabasag. 2 M -year-old Filipino, has -i couple'
or nuttfuls as he dons his first pair of boxing gloves to begin
workout for Gl's on Leyte Island, who are teaching young Fili
pinosboxing and baseball, and finding them enthusiastic pupils.
i
Delivery FiVef T rotten
Cop Victory League Tilts
Thursday, rb. IS, 18U
HERALD AND NEWS NINE
Athletes Axed Again
By Navy Restriction
WASHlMnTflM SU IK IO,
Tightened navy restrictions af
fecting the discharge of nation
ally prominent athletes and ac
tors from the services added new
manpower worries tor profes
sional SDorts tnriav
Latest clamp-down on sports
is an nrrlPF ft lm Qsni-nlnn.
rcstal directing that three top
iin jeaaers nenceiortn snail
review all cases involving "na
tionally prominent persons such
as athletes, stage, screen, radio
auirs, etc.
Admittedly issued because re
lease of "certain nationally
pi omnium persons jrom the
military services has caused ad
verse Dublic reaetlnn onH ,.,-11.
rlsm " th nnla, ln lln. ...Iu
similar regulations which the
armv Dut intn effM. lat Vn.
vember.
All such cases "which might
Jerry's Delivery, emerged .top
dog in the American loop in two
Victory league games , played
Wednesday night on the KUHS
hardwood by nosing out a game
jjo Moiay live, 28 to z. in the
second tussle, the Herald and
News Trotters romped over Mur-
to fall, Robinson landed a short
right on the chin.
Costner hit the mat, eyes wide
In amazement as the referee
tolled off tho count. Ho tried to
rise at eight, but was unable to
gel off his side and elbows.
It was the first time in his
career he had been knocked off
his feet.
Signs 1945 Contract
Rainier First Sacker
SEATTLE, Feb. 15 W)
George McDonald, first baseman
the Rninicrs obtained from the
Son Diego Padres, has sent in
his signed contract, Manager
Bill Skiff of tho Seattle club of
tho Pacific Coast league said
yesterday.
McDonald s signed contract
was tho eighth received by the
Rainier management.
Ii It's a "Irozen"' article yo i
need, advertise for a used one
in tho classified.
ward Hobson to Make Tour
Mediterranean Theater
FtteI1Unlve"ity of
" f .bs.nl m.0l1lor "w
.Roin8 'o
RL0nii ''KM na.
S th MCt., coaching
he Mediterranean
'ib5 football
nd.
conch t
iNullonal
fni-Mn..
mi l -r-""-'
ho ntrlck. to the of-
NlMo th rel,ay 'heir
i mill a i 01 Kansas un .
ma
BWlaJSSS?
MARSHA
Jris5S'asIBiipjJ
iair
Others In the troupe aro
Seward Charles Staley, director
of physical education at the
University of Illinois; Dean
N e s m 1 1 h, Kansas university
trainer, and George White of
New Haven, Conn., a top-flight
eastern lntcrcollegiato official.
MaJ. Fran G. Welch, peace
lime football coach at Emporia,
Kas., State Teachers, will bo
tho military officer In chargo
of tho eight civilians, whose
tour Is expected to last 60 days.
The group Is the second sent
out by tho athletic branch of
the army's service forces of
which Col. Honry W. (Eskle)
Clark of Lafayette, Is chief.
Red Wolfe of Yale; Charles
Berry, Amorlcan league umpire,
and Leo Hnuck of Pcnn State,
aro among the members of that
unit; which was sent to Green
land and Iceland.
Clark, who recently returned
from a visit lo tho war fronts,
said that at numerous stops he
saw troops returning from a
long stay at the front, turn im
mediately to a sports contest for
relaxation.
"I figured that If they got that
much good out of sports, they
aro entitled to tho best Instruc
tions available," he said in ex
plaining the reason for the
coaching clinics.
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tho line and so does ovorvnne
else that wants and enjoys ath
letics. So wo will be very happy,
indeed, if some obliging five,
preferably tho Pelicans, anni
hilates tho Medford trouo in
the district or state tourna
ment. KUHS Grid Star
Joins Uncle Sam
Jack Smith, former KUHS
footballer and son of Leo Smith,
long-lime Klamath football fan,
has loft for Fort Lewis and a
job with Uncle Sani. He will
go to Amnrillo, Tex., for air
combat crew training.
The Smiths now live in Eu
reka, but were many years resi
dents of Klamath Falls.
Sgt. Fred Smith, Jack's broth
er. Is with a 12th air forco1 B-25
bomber squadron,, and is based
In Corsica. Sgt. Smith attended
gunnery school at Fort Meyers,
Fin., and went overseas in No
vember, 1944. I
Leathernecks
Collide With
Redmond "5"
Tonight' at 8 o'clock,' at
tho post gymnasium, the highly
rated marine hoopsters will take
the court against Redmond army
air base in a tussle that should
provide plenty of excitement.
In their last meeting, Red
mond was on the losing end of a
57-43 score but since that time
they have picked up a few play
ers through transfers from the
powerful Portland army ' air
base team and should present a
tougher combination to crack.
The boys from the Barracks
Lhave had a 10-day rest since
their victorious encounters with
Fee's Music Makers, independent
club from Portland, and will be
in fine condition.
Lewis and Nyra, forwards for
the soldiers, both scored 15
points against the Leathernecks
in their last meeting in Redmond
and will probably make the trip
this time.
The marine's have won 15
games out of 20 this season and
will be out to boost their per
centage standings above the .750
mark.
:The public is invited to this
game, and may pass through the
gates unescorted. -
NEW YORK Sonja Henie's
Hollywood Ice Revue's Sunday
matinee was scheduled for 3
o'clock instead of 2:30 because
of the tremendous task of trans'
forming Madison Square Garden
into a skating - arena following
the Millrose Games of the night
before; The time schedule chart
ed the job in 14J hours, but an
hour's leeway was allowed be
cause of tho possibility of delay
in erecting the elaborate set
with the novel revolving stage
for Miss Henie's production. The
Garden was to hum with activ
Uy from the moment the track
meet ended at 11:30 n. m. until
2 p. m. the following afternoon.
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phy's barber shop quintet,
to 22.
Neck and neck at the end of
the first canto, the special de
livery kids pulled up to a 17-11
leaa at namime. They ma n
tained their lead throughout the
third stanza, but in the fourth
frame the determined De Molay
outfit passed "their rivals and
took the lead. With one minute
remaining, Jerry's sank a char
ity toss and looped in a double-
aecKer to win the thrilling tus
sle, 29-28.
Morris collected nine count
ers for the delivery five, follow
ed by Perkins and Boyd with
six apiece. Abbey accounted for
eight points and Howard seven
to pace the De Molav attack.
In the second clash, Murphy's
jumped off to an early lead, but
the Trotters turned on the heat
to win the game eoine awav.
Berry, Stone and Case earnered
12,. 11 and 10 points, respective
ly, to take high scoring honors
lor me evening, yerkovich and
nose sanK seven each for Mur
phy's. Tonight the Aoademv will enl-
lide with Hardy's Man store in
the opener at 7 p. m. and Red
Shield will " tangle with the
Army-wavy store at 8p.ni. .
Hammerin' Henry
Drops Unpopular
Nod to Slider
OAKLAND, Calif.. Feb. 15 tJP
Hammering Henry Armstrong,
the former triple champ, lost a
10-round decision last night to
Chester Slider of Fresno, but the
fans thought he should have
won.
The 32-year-old veteran from
Los Angeles was the aggressor.
and delivered the harder
punches in toe-to-toe exchanges
from start to finish. In the
third round he' dropped Slider
with a right to the jaw, though
the Fresnan came back to his
feet without a count. -
The Associated Press score
sheet gave Armstrong 56b points.
Slider 53J. But Referee Bill
Burke gave Slider the decision.
When the two fought here last
month the referee called it a
draw, though the fans and the
AP scoresheet that time picked
Slider. ,
Gate receipts last night were
$21,000. Armstrong , weighed
141, Slider 147.
New York
Hits .283
At Night
CHTHAfJO. PoV m'aiT
I w. v V. . U
McCartnv a VanWooK Iibva b'Ubm
plate mark of .283 to win the
nigni oamng cnampionsnip
of the American league.
figures released today by the
American League Service bureau
show that the Yankees, who hit
19 points better at night than
they did in all games, played
18 after-dark contests, winning
12 and losing six for a .687 per
centage mark. In the 18 games,
the Yanks went to bat 583 times
and banged out 165 hits, eight of
them home runs.
The Philadelphia Athletics,
who won 14 night tilts and drop
ped 19, batted .281 under the
lights 24 points better than
they garnered for the 1944. sea
son average. The A's- went to
bat 1009 times and made 284
hits.
Finishing third iri arc-light hit
ting, the championship St. Louis
Browns wound up with a .269
mark, 22 points over their final
season average. The Sewell club
won 30 after-dark clashes and
dropped 18. ; .
BALTIMORE Johnny Gre
co, Montreal welterweight who
became ill in his dressing room
after losing to Bobby Ruff in in
New York, was ordered- on a
special diet and ordered: to take,
six weeks" rest by Dr. Ernest
H. Gaither because of abnormal
acid condition. ...
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Forrestal explained that "the
discharge of a well known pro
fessional football player for phy- 1
sical disability followed imme
diately by successful participa
tion by that individual in pro
fessional games is obviously sub
ject to widespread public dis
approval." He did not name the '
athlete to whom he was referring.
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT
By The Associated Press
CHICAGO Ray (Sugar) Rob
inson, 147, New York, knocked
out George Costner, 147, Cin
cinnati, (1). s
ELIZABETH, N. J. Clint
Miller, 126, Elizabeth, knocked
out Jimmy Allen, 127 J, Phila
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