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Mlar. Dm. 21. 194S HERALD AMD MKWS THUS! kwim Year .'Off. Spot Erats Passing By HALE SCARBHOUOH For out sport In particular tho call of tho wild the year Just eiKllntf was the blKiiost Biid moiit successful In Klumutli biiHln history, Moro hunters, local unit veiling, banned more pheasant, door, jjcoso und ducka In tills area during 1040 than over before. Shooters flockud Into tho basin from every western aliitc, tho visitors having Juat as grout a haro in tho game harvest as local hunters and Klamath's famo an a aportsman's paradise mounted In proportion to tho ahootcra hitting tho flolda, And all thla hunting wai dona despite a critical ahortage of holla that made gutting ammunition almost aa grout a aport aa lining it. Homo ardent nhootera atalkod a box of ahotgun ahclla with ubout aa much onthualanm aa they would atalk a aovon-polnt buck. - Compared by tho number of poraona taking an actlvo part, (ho fluid and stream aport made all othora aocm minor. Baakol bnll brought 1(M5 In locally, Just aa it ia easing the year out. Klumutli hurt two fine tenma to watch the Pollcana. who took aocotid plucu behind Medford In the conference, and tho Murlnea, oiio of tho cluHxluat service qulntota on the coaat. The Loathcrnocka, you remember, had Hcd Gilbert, Bill Mills, Eddlo Mouth, Joe Doinltrovlch and John Cox us first stringers. A cage fun could go a lifetime without seeing a bettor gume than tho 40-44 thriller tho Murlnea took from Portland AAB, or the 60-83 loaa to Mlramar, or tho last-second 40-44 win over Falr-flold-Sulsun. Also the Marines beat Fee's Music Makers 48-46 and 03-48 and finished tho scaaon with a record something like 27 wins and 7 defeats. Jim Palmer, Pelican forward and high scorer, waa picked on the all-conference team, along with four Medford boys, and aooms sure to repeat this year. Jim Noreen and Bud Blehn were on tho second team. CI oho to 2000 basketball fans packed into tho KUHS gym to aee the Murines drop a 68-80 thriller to Shannon' of Portland in tho March of Dimes benefit. Boxing also occupied the local limelight for a while last spring. Tho Leatherneck stable hud Charlie Harris, Johnnie OatoB, Llto Perez, Rudy Salazar and Mike Alfano and they fought several cards with the KNAS stable of Al Burkhardt, Tom Bryant, Bruce Cragham, Harold Winkler, Robert Hlttson and Glen Williams. Feeling Growing That Odds For Alabama Are Too High 'Good For Wartime' Label Put On Tide; ; J Southern Cal May Be Toughest Yet I ' PASADENA, Calif., Doe. 28 (IP) Call it what you will, thore'a a growing feeling around horo that odda making Alabama a 13 point fuvurlto over Southern California in the Rose Bowl are " out of lino, Southern California sports writers took a good look at Ala bama yesterday and found the Crimson Tide on tho thin aide. So thin and youthful, tho writers began expressing doubt concern ing tho Tide's ability to withstand the buttering of the Trojan - behemoths on New Year's Day. Even Vaughn Munchu, 'Bnma'a tnnkllko all-America center, . to somo Bcemcd shy of his listed weight of 240 pounds. There was, however, no quibbling about Alubumu'a speed nor ' iii. Harry Gilmer a uruceful uaas piiciung, it was just mat somo observers wondered whether Alabama In amassing nine straight wins and 31)0 points to opponents' 66 had mot any team ua big and tough aa the Trojans. "Georgia, Tennessee and LSU were the only really strong teams wo mot this season," genial Frank Thomua, Alabama coach, admits. He candidly calla his own southeastern champions "a good wartime tuam." But Coach Thomas unreserv edly endorsos the 19-year-old Gilmer as "the greatest passer I've evor aeon." Thla from the man who coached Dixie Howell. Statistics bear out Thomas' assertion that "I've got a good bunch of kids." The 34-man squad averages 20 yeara 1 month, and Includes alx 17-year-olds. The weight average la 184.4 pounds. Stacked up against the Tro jans' top 34 players, the south erners are ahy 14 pounds. The USC squad averages 1D8.6 pounds and 21 yeara even. Thero is only one 17-year-old on tho Trojan rostor. i Alabama's regulars, however, include Mancha, 23; John Woz niak, 24, and John Green,. 22, at guards; Tackle Leo Flowers, 23, and Quarterback Harold Self, 23, Tho crimson-clod starters will average 185 pounds, only eight below USC'j 193. The Trojans will have a nine pound bulge In the line and six behind plus the two oldest players, Quarterback Jerry Bowman, 26, and Tackle John Aguirre, 23. Actually, both squads are that curioua wartime mixture of older, discharged servicemen and callow, undraftod kids. The weight and age factors may prove negligible compared to speed and spirit, which Ala bama undoubtedly has. But local critics, It seems, will have to be shown. Teacher Will Show You How LOS ANGELES. Dec. 28 (AP Tod Tonnohlll, South ern California's awtet-run-nlng halfback and pianist, had Just finished a pair of classical selections to enthu siastic applause at last night's Los Angeles Times Sports Award dlnnar when Frank Tnomas, Alabama coach was Introduced. "Nice music, Teddy." said the portly 'Bama mentor, "But don't forgot you have a date with your music teacher next Tuesday at 2 p. m." That's klokofi time In the Rose Bowl. Fee's Top Webfoots By 59-49 PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 28 (A Perky Warren Perkins last night paced his Fee's Rollerdrome cago motes to a 60-49 win over the University of Oregon Webfoots. Tho army corporal, former freshman at Tulano university in Now Orleans, swished the hoop for 10 field goals and three gift throws 23 mints and was a sensation on rebounds. Frank Hofflno chalked up 13 points to loud tho Ducks. The hard-fought contest saw tho Webfoots take tho lead twice in tho first hulf and up to tho : final six minutes of the last half. Then the Rollerdromers ataged a rally to pull out safely in front. It was nlp-and-tuck the first 14 minutes. Oregon's Bob Ham ilton, Ken Hays and Hofflne combined to put tho Ducks ahead, 23-20. Tho gamo see sawed briefly, ending at half time with a 20-28 edge for Foe's. . Oregon ran up a 38-33 lead after 10 minutes of the second half. Charlie Patterson and Perkins dumped In goals to cut the Webfoot lead to 38-37, and Kco's nftor a 42-42 tie began the winning roily. Fee's mun-for-man defense kept Oregon's Dick Wllklna, third high northern Idlvlslon, const conference scorer last year, from making a single field goal. Chiloquin Bakers' Trounce Townies The Chiloquin AB Bakory quintet won a fast 44-31 basket ball victory over the Morrill Townlcs at Chiloquin lost night In Which Hi ilatlield and (Jliuu by Huff rang up 19 points each for tho winners. Fothoringham led the Morrill shooters with 12. The score at the half was 23-10 in favor of Chiloauin. AB Bakery Pos . Townies Miller (2) F Hunnlcutt (4) Huff (10) F Llskey (4) Hatfield (10) G. Fathering- , . ham (12) Goorge (0) ..G Falvoy (8) Giles (2) G Snnpp (3) Reserves; Bakers Bickers, F (2); Townies Troutman, F. Biggest Derby Of Them All Is Promised LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 28 (P) What promises to be the biggest Kentucky Derby of them all the 72nd consectitlvA "run for "the roses" today was offi cially down for decision May 4. It'll be the richest, with an added value of $100,000, an nounced Col. Matt J. Winn, President of historic Churchill 'owns track here. That's a $25, 000 Increase over 1945's wartime derby. The 84-year-old Winn expects to see the dollar value matched by a 100,000 crowd. That would be a dream come true for the white-haired colonel who hasn't missed a derby since the little rod horse. Aristldes, copped the nrst one in 1U7S. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT By The Associated Press PORTLAND. Me. Colev Welch, 162S, Portland knocked out Freddie Flores, 161s, Now York (6). Eddie Letourncau, 140, Sanford. and Armand Mlchaud, 1431, Lewlston, drew (t. 0)1 2 SErCXZ' t5:C"tffi TicaCaaeT W -1 I II - More Bowl Games If Fans Want MONTGOMERY. Ala., Dec. 28 The more the merrier aa long as the public wants 'cm. That was the attitude ex pressed by some of the nation's big-name football coaches todoy toward an Increasing number of post-season bowl game. In answer to an Associated Press questionnaire, they dis counted fear that more atten lion to out-of-scaaon play would adversely affect college compe tition. Nor did they agree restrictive action may become necessary. Only one of six famed college gridiron directors here for to morrow's Blue - Gray contest voiced opposition to extending the post-season field. "Only teams with real good records should be allowed to play," observed Matty Bell, coach at Southern Methodist. The others Lynn Waldorf of Northwestern, Bernle Moore of Louisiana State. Ray Morn son of Temple, Bobby Dodd of Georgia Tech, and Maryland's Paul (Boar) Bryant ottered no obtusion. ' f " ' " Morrison, however, put In this suggestion: Restrict bowl competition in favor of more bowl games, as did Dodd. Said the Georgia Tech mentor: "I think they keen uu Inter est In football and improve the olay. ' Dodd contended that In creased competition was Justl fled by the fans' renewed inter est in sports during and after the war. Waldorf Qualified his endorse- ment with the observation that "bowl games are O. K., If the players are consulted and really want to play." He said, too, that practice and travel should be arranged so that they would not interfere too much with school work. All the coaches except Bryant are here to handle the Blue-Gray teams. The Maryland navy vet eran was a visitor. They agreed unanimously that football Interest was due for an even greater upward swing, and Moore predicted it would continue so "for at least 10 years." New York Pros May Train In Idaho SPOKANE, Doc. 28 (P) The Chronicle said today the New York Yankees of the new Amor lean Professional Football league might select Hayden Lake, Idaho, for a 1946 fall training site. The paper quoted "unofficial sources In Coeur d'Alene" as saying Coach Ray Flaherty of the Yankees already had made preliminary arrangements to bring his squad to the resort. Coach Flaherty previously brought the Washington Red skins to Eastern Washington col lege at Cheney when he was coaching that, team and also brought the same squad to Spokane another year. FALL RIVER, Mass. Oscar St. Pierre. 148, Fall River, out pointed Archie Gibbons, 140, Albany, N. Y (10). Alex Re bark, 168, Pawtucket. outpointed Al Plnel, 160, New Bedford (6). ((Men Have Improved earn BANGTAILS RUN INTO DOUGH ARCADIA, Calif., Dec. 28 (P) Horse racing which hit a tre - mendous pace in California this year goes into Its postwar, or super-collossal, phase tomorrow with the opening of a 56-day winter meeting at Santa Anita. With unprecedented munifi cence, Los Angeles Turf club of ficials have posted stakes aggre gating $050,000 and including not ono, but two "hundred granders" tho Santa Anita handicap and the Derby. In addi tion, Santa Anita will offer five $00,000 events and eight stakes for $25,000 added. Lowest indi vidual purse will be $3000. A $25,000 race, the California Breeders ' stakes for two-year-olds, is the opening day feature at one mile and may attract 18 starters, boosting the gross value of the event to somo $30,000. Listed as definite starters in their final appearance as juven iles are Miss Rosemary Ryan's Stylo Prince, prerace favorite; L. B, Mayer's entry of Honey moon, Moneybags and Charivari; Luke and Sneed's Bar Willie, Harry Isenberg's Going Wit Me, Binnacle Bob, War Sun, and Lady Anita, Nine others have been nominated, The winner will bo crowned champion California two-year-old for 1045. Granted good weather, the track expects 40,000 patrons and $3,000,000 in wagering on the first day. And from there on, business will pick up. A look at the 1945 Santa Anita figures although for a late spring meet ing will show why the moolah flows like water in sunny Arca dia: Bettors chunked $87,634,421 In the parl-mutuels during the 40-day meet, for a dally average of $2,190,860. On handicap day, $3,813,300 was wagered, $791, 837 on the 'cap alone. . That isn't quite up to ' Bel mont's four-million dollar takes, but it's quite an upsurge for Santa Anita, now in only its ninth season. Craig Only Doubtful Starter Against Longview Tomorrow Only ono man of the Pelican starting five is in the doubtful category as the K-men eo into final practice before their meet ing with the powerful Longview, Wush., quintet on the KUHS nuruwood tomorrow night. Ray Craig, first-strinu auard hurt his hip - in a tie-up at Grunts Pass last weekend and if the injury is still bothering him at game time either Bob Rodkcy or Tommy Edwards will get the starting nod at the back court position. The remainder of the Pelican lineup will have Jim Palmer and Gene Hover at forwards, Jerry Thorne at center, and Leroy Coleman at guard. Coach Dutch French considers his gang a much-improved ball handling machine since the Pels copped the Rogue River tourney at Grants Pass, and the defense has particularly sparkled in workouts. French Is ankle-deep In good players for every position. His reserves include John Lindman. Bill Crawford. Clarence Buss- man and Joe Zarozinski at for wards. Bill McLean and Joe Far rell, centers, and Redkey and Minuiuh gum no. The Longview team, men tored by Buck Hammer, sends advance notice of being a hard team to boat. Hammer Is well known here, a former Pelican football coach, and he has re fused to bring his Longview teams down until this year, say ing that he would wait until he had a good one. Tomorrow nieht's tilt will honor all former Pel basketball players and student managers. especially those who have Just recently returned from the serv ice. They will be admitted free and nave reserved seats along (lie uencn. The game starts at 8 o'clock. Admission will be by season tickets or ducats purchased at the gate. Rival Grid Coaches Are Put On Spot NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 28 (P) Coaches of the rival Sugar Bowl football teams today observed the traditional pre-game cere mony of putting each other on the spot. Coach Jim Lookabaugh of Oklahoma A. & M., said the bookmakers' selection of his club to win by two touchdowns was without foundation in rea son. Coach Jim Phelan of St. Mary's said the margin was too small. "The odds don't mean thing," declared Lookabaugh at BUoxi, Miss., where his Cow boys are training for the Jan uary lfiame here. "Look at the way le weaker professional football and baseball teams knock off the stronger ones dur ing a season. "If anybody could figure the odds on the football game there wouldn't be much use in playing it. We take 'em all even and do the best we can." "Only two touchdowns?" re marked Phelan, prepplng his Gaels at Gulfport, also on the Mississippi coast. If I were a gambler I'd say that was con servative. After all. we're play ing boys against their men. And their' advantage in reserve strength is a major factor. "Of course. I realize the weather probabilities make it difficult to offer more than two touchdowns on any game. If it's a muddy field nobody can run away. But I'd rather see a clear day and nave the issue setuea. Whitey, in his EATABLUSH- MENT above Al's place, said: "It's still St. Mary's plus 12 points or A. & M. minus 14. Near Riot Causes Shift- Of Game DALLAS, Tex., Dec. 28 &) A near riot here tostay Dy crowds seeking tickets to Sat urday's state high school cham nlnnshln same between HI Eh- land Park (Dallas) and Waco caused officials to transfer the affair from 23.000 capacity Ownby stadium to the 4.5,000 capaclty Cotton Bowl. More than 25,000 requests were re ceived before tickets went on sale. Burkhardt and Harris were the cream of the glovers. The former, who had a lot of ring experience as Kid Silk, beat Alfano and Catcs, then was trounced by Harris, who entered the scrapping as a secret weapon for the marines. Charlie had over UO pro lights ana a loi oi service douis as nis experience. Cencral Orcuon fishing season in Oregon opened April 14, but some Klamath county areas remained closed until May 12. The trout streams got a big play. Meanwhile track season was going on. The KUHS cindermen, with Duvo Henthorne as star, captured the Southern Oregon Northern California track meet, with Medford second, then Hen thorne won the lou-yard dasn, quarter mile, broad lump, and was a member of the relay team to be high-point man at the state meet in Corvallis. The Pels finished third., About this time American Legion junior baseball began to be talked. The loop with three teams, Conger, Mills and Del Moro, finally was organized, after innumerable difficulties including a wet spring and early summer, and managed to get in two rounds of play. The groundwork laid, junior baseball should really catch hold this summer. In baseball the Marines and Sailors again fielded teams the two strongest in the Southern Oregon conference. The Leath ernecks climaxed a win streak of 15 straight by copping the Shaughnessy playoff and championship from the Navy 6-5. The Junior ball and service play brought out Klamath Falls' crying need for a decent baseball park. Recreation field, baseball funs decided, was a disgrace to the sport, the bleachers ram shackle and dangerous, the diamond and outfield continually In need of care. The Marines also stumbled into another hazard to play In that foul balls over the fence were very seldom returned. iney naa irate nousenoiaerg and yard dogs to contend with when chasing bails, but solved one part of the problem by hiring neighborhood kids who were quicker and smarter than the dogs. - Swimming also came to the front in popularity when the Marine Barracks pool was opened to Klamath swimmers, and the two water carnivals staged out there were hailed aa the best aquatic shows ever presented here. The American Legion made about $450 to be used In promot ing junior baseball here off the sports extravaganza at Recreation park when Jesse Owens, great Negro sprinter, raced Pat Hogue'a 4-year-old filly, Just Susan. The horse won. Also the Harlem Globetrottera beat the House of David baseball team 12-2 before) an overflow crowd. Over 2000 half-grown Mongolian pheasants were released In the basin during the latter part of August. The season started October 18. California deer season opened September 16, and the Oregon shooting started September 29. The state game commis sion issued only 800 antelope tags and limited the kills to bucka with ear-length horns, which drew cat-calls from plenty of hunt ers. . Football practice at KUHS started September 1. The Pellcani beat Salem, Ashland and Bend, and loat to Grant, Medford, Grants Pass, Eureka, and Eugene. Bob Redkey and Tommy Ed wards were the backfield flashes for the Pels. No mention has yet been made of wrestling. 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