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Douglas North And South Half Basketball Tourneys Begin Tonight At Drain And Riddle 6 The News-Review, Roseburg, Or. Thun., Ftb. 16, 1950 FIGHTS LAST NIGHT By The Associated Press PHOENIX, Aril. Ralph Helmi. 158, Rock Spring, Wyo. knocked out Plomo Corrales, 162, Tucson, Aril. 5. OAKLAND, Cli. Johnny Gon alvea, 140, Oakland, outpointed Tommy Campbell, 138, Rockport, 111. 10. Joe Gordon Back With Cleveland CLEVELAND, Feb. 1 VPi Balding, 35 -year -old Joe Gordon will be back at his familiar aecond base apot (or the Cleveland Indiana this year. He informed tribe general man ager Hank Greenberg last night he had been "doing a lot of thinking and decided to return." Gordon, who talked by phone from his Eugene, Ore., home, had announced at the close of last sea son that he waa tired of traveling and wanted to play in the Pacific Coast league near hia home. But yesterday he told Greenberg: "I'm glad I'm coming back to Cleveland. For a long time I didn't know what I wanted to do. Now I'm ready to go again." Gordon waa given a one-year con tract calling (or the same base pay he received last year, esti mated at $30,000. His bonus clause, through which he made 12,500 in 1949, waa cut out along with other tribesmen. Hockey Results By The Associated Presa I .or Angeles 7, Victoria 1. Seattle 3, Portland 1. Fresno 1, San Francisco 1 (tie). GRID SWIMMER In hia first varsity appearance Herman Clark, 250-pound Oregon State football tackle who was re cruited (or the swimming team, waa only .8 of a aecond off the Beaver pool record in the 50-yard free style. What's more, the big Hawaiian did it with no practice behind him. SERVICE PROMPT, EFFICIENT Men's, Women's Children's . . . Alterations Remodeling Open Daily 9 S Mrs. Lorene Aahman Valley Tailors 129 N. Jackson (Over Rexall Drug) Canyonville Ends Regular Season With Hoop Win The Canyonville Tigers wound up their regular season of basketball play by posting a 44-21 win over the Myrtle Creek jayvees, in a game played at Canyonville Tues day night. The Tigers took the lead; were ahead 10-5 at the quarter mark, but Myrtle Creek roared ahead 13 10 in the aecond quarter, then Can yonville passed the Viking jayveea ana ica i'J-iv at tne nan. Dick Cloud, with 12 points, and Larry Armstrong, with 10, helped me tigers continue weir lead in the second half. In a preliminary grade school game, Canyonville beat Myrtle Creek 21-19. The Canyonville Cubs, aided by MrGinnis, were ahead 84 at the half. McGinnia made 10 points. Lineups: Cinvor.lllt (44) (21) Myrtle Creek Shipprn 8 . . F 6 Scarbough Armstrong 10 .. F 8 Smith Covey 4 C 2 Hadley Burwell 2 G 1 Chancey Lioua iz u 4 Bangs Kcaerves: Canyonville Sim. mons 2. Hoffee 5, Shuey 3. Wheeler; for Myrtle Creek Phillips, Rice, Jones, Rutter, Sargeant, Cavaner. Perry Renoud Knocks Out Indian Slugger Eagleman EUGENE, Feb. 18 OP) Jerry Renoud, 126-pound alugger of Port land, came back from two knock downs to arore a aixth round tech nical knockout over Mel Eagle man, 125, Chemawa, last night. Ea gleman (ailed to answer the bell for that round. Earlier the Indian school punch er had put Renoud on the canvaa for a nine count in both the aecond and third rounds. In another eight round co feature, Dick Wolfe, 147, Klamath Falls, decesioned Jimmy Huckabay, 10, San Francisco. In other bouts: Davey Ball, 150, Dexter, knocked out Johnny O'Day, 155, Klamath Falls, (3); Bobby Schaeffer, 150, Eugene, knocked out Kit Carson, 150, Portland, (4); Harry Hughes, 160, Drain, decision ed Dick Collie, 165, Oakridge, (4). Famous Golfer Celebrates Her Sixteenth Birthday ; PALM BEACH. Fla.. Feb. W-f.1i Marlene Bauer, aensational girl goner irom Midland, Tex., cele bratea her lflth birthday today by playing in the semi-finals of the 15th annual' Everglades club mixed foursomes tournament. Miss Raucr, who won the wo men's golf championship of Palm Reach last Saturday, teamed with Reginal Boardman Jr., Palm Beach, fo carve a 3 and 2 decision over the Miami team of Mrs. James D. Piatt Jr., and Art Sever son yesterday. Southern Tilts Delayed By Withdrawal Of Team The south Douglas county basket ball tournament, which waa alated to atart Wednesday night at Rid dle, waa postponed until tonight, when Camas Valley auddenly with drew Wednesday afternoon. Cheater Cook, Douglas county B league president, who made the re port, failed to explain the with drawal. He aaid the tournament would continue tonight, with Riddle op posing Glendale and Canyonville playing Daya Creek. Camas Valley waa original'y acheduled to play Glendalt in tht opener. The Glendale team ia giv en better-than-average odda of pull ing through the south half tour ney, practically unscathed. But Piddle ranks aa a likely dark horse prospect, and may offer Glendale the necessary resistance. Because abnormal weather condi tions caused many of the south half gamea to become canceled no accurate league atandinga are available; however, Riddle and Glendale are the touted teams, with Canyonville running a fair ae cond. The north half tourney also gets under way tonight, at Drain, with Oakland opposing Yoncalla and Drain and Elkton vicing. Gilds drew bye for tonight. Taylor Hits High For Single Game INDUSTRIAL BOWLING LIAG-UI W. L. Donut Bar 14 7 Umpqua Valley Hdwre. 11 8 Jovin Brake Elks 32a Jems Insurance , 10 11 Vtts Hospital 18 11 B. P. O. 8 11 f. O. E .. 7 14 11 10 11 18 Howard Taylor, bowling for Jovin Brake Supply, hit 222 to gain high individual game - .ore honora in the Industrial league's weekly session at the Roseburg Alley Wed nesday night. Carl Morris, bowling for tne Eaglea lodge, won the weekly high individual series acore bouquet, with hia 563 mark. Game results: Donut Rar over Umpqua Hardware, 2-1; Vets Hos pital over Elks 326, 2-1; F. O. E. over Jovin Brake Supply, 2-1; B. P. O. E. over Jonea Insurance, 3-0. College Basketball By The Associated Presa Oregon Stat 60, Idaho 46. San Jose St. 83, St. Marys (Cal) 50. Holy Cross 67, Dartmouth SO. Princeton 50, Columbia 48. Fordhara 72, Army 50. Penn State 82, West Virginia 58 Siena 60, Lemoyne (NY) 58. Yale 74, Brown 54. Navy 62. Gettysburg 47. Lasalle 71, Baltimore Loyola 58. Eastern Kentucky 72. Dayton 55. Kentucky Slate 60, Fisk 38. Kentucky 00, Mississippi 50. Western Kentucky 79, Miami (Fla) 57. Washington 68, Georgetown 68. Georgia 73, Georgia Tech 72. Baylor 60, Rica 59. Arizona 60, Teaxaa Tech 54. WHERE TO GO West Virginia Hooper Still Highest Scorer NEW YORK, Feb. 16 (P It's still George King of Morris Harvey college. W. Va., and Nate de I xing of River Falls (Wis) Teachers college for the nalion'a college basketball scoring honora. King traded places with De Long to take leadership last week with a 656 point total. De Long hai 641. Tied for eighth place are Dick Richer of Eastern Washington col lege and Rollie McNair of North Idaho. Each has 457 points, con sisting coincidental of 146 field knala and 165 free throws. Gonzaga a Rich hvana Is 20th nationally with 172 field goals and 54 free tosses for 398 points. Pilot Coaches, Players 'Caught' PORTLAND, Feb. 16 UP) Where to go? That was the question confront ing both Athletic Director Harry Wright and a aquadful of players with remaining eligibility a i n c e Portland university decided this week to dispense further with col legiate football. Wright cam her last fall under a three year contract, with an aim to build the school's football sta ture. "I really don't know what I'll do," he aaid. "I have made no applications for a position any where else, and nobody haa con tacted me." He indicated, however, the school was meeting its contract. As for the players, northwest conference schools will decide in May whether to wave their trans fer rule. The conference now bars a trans fer from a four-year school (rom athletica for one year and the loas of a year of eligibility. Dr. Charlea W. Howard, Lewis and Clark college dean and con ference president, aaid some con ference officiala feel this unfair to University of Portland players hit by the school's suspension of football. Steelheod Migration Restored To Normalcy The winter migration of steel head, brought to a virtual halt for approximately aix weeka by cold water temperatures, has reached normal proportions, Ross New comb, resident biologist, reported Tuesday at a meeting of the Rose burg Rod and Gun club. Checkers have counted 917 fish through the Winchester station ante Feb. 6, Newcomb aaid, to bring the sea son total to 1407. Investigation ahowa large num. bers of fish in amall tributary streams, Newcomb reports, with especially good distribution In tri butaries of the South Umpqua riv er. Ohservera also have found more fish than previosly in Deer Creek and ita tributaries. OSC Defeats Idaho Again; Ties Huskies CORVALLIS, Feb. 16 M" Oregon Stat college drew into virtual second plac tie in the Pacific Coast conference northern division basketball race last night with a 60-48 victory over the Idaho Vandals. The win left both OSC and Wash ington's Huskies a full game be hind the leading Washington Mate college Cougara with the Huskiea having a percentage edge on the runneruo apot. Oregon State now haa won 7 and lost 5; Washington haa but 6 wina and but 4 defeats. Idaho made a battle of last night's tilt early in the first half. tying the count four timea before UaC Jumped out in front to stay. Bob Payne, sophomore forward, paced the scoring (or both teama. He added 17 points to the Beaver cause, 13 in the nip-and-tuck (irst half. Bob Pritchett led Idaho with 14 tallica. The halftime count favored OSC 27-23. MOSCONI FILLS POCKETS CHICAGO, Feb. 16 i.V) Wil lie Mosconi, Barrington, N. J., for mer world a pocket billiard Cham pion, retained his lead in the na tional pockets tourney at Navy pier after aetting a new national high run mark last night. Mosconi ran 141-and-out in de feating Onofrio Lauri, Brooklyn, N, ystuL can't beat a u si r m mm vao ILL Austrian Skier Faces Final Test ASPEN. Colo.. Feb. 16 UP) Dagmar Rom, the graceful blonde Austrian, ia just one hurdle away from recognition as one of the greatest woman skiers in history. The final test for the gay. 21- year old university atudent will come tomorrow on Aspen moun tain's treacherous downhill course. A victory would give her a clean aweep of the women's Alpine events In the world meet sponsor ed by the Federation Internationale de Ski. Misa Rom, a natural athlete who maneuvers with almost effortless ease, added the world slalom crown yesterday to the giant sla lom championship ahe had captur ed two daya earlier. If ahe takes the downhill title also, she will succeed the famous Christl Cram of Germany as the all-around queen of the alatriders. Christl dominated international competition in the late thirties and scored a shutout in the last FIS meet in Poland in 1939 by taking tne aownniti, slalom and combin ed championships. "Cram waa strong, like a man, structor who skied for Austria in the thirties, saya: "Cram waa strong, lika a man but Rom would have beaten her wun superior technique." South Umpqua Rod-Gun Club To Sell Clubhouse The South TTmnniiB Pnt -A club of Canyonville met last week 10 aeiermine wnat price they will ask for their clubhouse, which they must sell to the state highway de partment. . The highway department plans to build a road at the location of tne Dunning. Slips were handed out to mem bers. Who Urrnta luh.t should be asked. The average fig ure came to Ki.lUO. The organization plans to hold another trap shoot, when permits, and two cases of shells will be purchased for that purpose. Brown Bomber Will Tour Central, South America NEW vnnit r.k i , Retired heavyweight champion Joe Louis will make a 15-bout exhibi tion awinir ihrntioh rantp.i . i South America this spring. Andv N'ieHei-ritt- ukn . - ..nv iiiiuui.V- ed he would conduct the tour, said me orown uomoer would open March 20, probably in Panama. He then will awinff Hnwn th coast and return up the west coast, Aietierreiier declared. The promoter said a definite schedule haa not Keen fivrf u. said the tour would continue 1 through April. Loun is winding up an exhibition schedule through Florida, Alaba ma and Texas. Oregon High School Basketball Scores (By Tht Associated Praut Wlllmtf Vmah M. IwMt HOtYi At. aUerod Hri iSaleisj fO, Uf I Tr Sa Atorlai 41. Trinit Like) M. Mohawk VT. McKenxl 40. Maploton 3X Coburg M, Craauwell .11 Wiliamatl 45, Spring Hid M. Oregon Slat Rock 34. 8a lam M Kiamath Fa I la A3. Eafla Potnt SA. Amity 33, Udcpaodanca dl tw ovar ii meat Monmouth 41, Perry Dal M Tillamook U. Milwaukl 40. Rainier 64. Claukania 31. Mill City M. AumavUla 30. Davtofi 43. Yamhill 32 Hlliabora U. McMlnfivtlla 41. Holy Cross Quint Continues Victory Streak, Unbeaten By The Associated Presa 21 down and 7 to go. Thai's the record of the Holy Cross Crusaders, only unbeaten major college basketball team in the country. The Crusaders have won 21 straight gamea and have only seven games left between them and a perfect regular aeason. Dartmouth No. 21 Dartmouth became number 21 on the Holy Cross list last niglu at Hanover, N.H., before a packed 2.300 crowd at the alumni gym. Dartmouth, cellar team in the Ivy circuit, held famed Bob Cousy to 12 points, but little Andy Laska got loose (or 20 points to spark the Crusaders to a 67-50 triumph. Princeton, hard to beat on ita home court, won another close game last night to tighten its hold on (irst place in the Eastern "Ivy ' league. The Tigera nipped Colum bia, 50 8. Wake Forest dunked Clemson, 65-52, while Georgia nipped Georgia Tech, 73-72, in the Southeastern conference. Baylor In Running Baylor atayed in the running for the Southwest conference crown by squeezing by Rice 60-59. Arizona won its 10th straight leaguer by beating Texaa Tech, 60-54. Western Kentucky chalked up its 11th straight with a 79-57 triumph over Miami (Fla). LaSalle. tram pled Baltimore Loyola, 71-59, and Kentucky, number five nationally, had an easy time against Missis sippi, 90-50. In other games Penn State crush ed West Virginia, 82-56; Yale wa! looed Brown. 74-54: Fordham lick ed Army, 72-50; and Navy buried Gettysburg 62-47; Toledo took John Carroll, 65-50: and George Wash ington nipped its arch rival Georgetown (DC) 68-66. Cleveland Plans Hero's Welcome For Joey Maxim CLEVELAND. Feb. 16 (JP) Cleveland got out the bunting to day and prepared a heroe wel come for its new ring champion. Joey Maxim, light heavyweight king of the world. The 27-year-old fighter, who won the title by knocking out Freddie Mills in London three weeks ago, is the city's second world cham pion. The first waa Johnny Kilbane, ruler of the featherweights from 1912 to 1923, who was given a top spot in today a ceremonies. Included in the welcoming pro gram were an appearance in pub lic square, a parade and a ban quet. JACK ORR SHINES Jack Orr, Granta Pass sopho more who made such a sensational varsity basketball debut for Ore gon State in the recent Washington series with 23 points in two games, was leading point maker for the classy 1949 Beaver freshman team with 164 points in 15 games. MORI BUMS BACK BROOKLYN. Feb. 16 (rP Rookie infielders Dee Fondy and Clarence Buddy) Hicks today sign ed their 1950 contracts to become the 23rd and 24th members of the Brooklyn Dodgera to enter the fold. Junior Hiah School Papooses Post Wins Over Myrtle Creek Hoopers The Papooses of Junior high are coming into the stretch in a blaze of glory. Wednesday, both tht eighth and ninth graders of junior high posted victories over Myrtle Creek tesms. Eddy Wyatt'a clan smothered their eighth grade opponents 37-4 in a preliminary tussle in which Jim Gilbert, center, and Virgil Guthrie, guard, each basketed 12 points for the Papooses, to rale high scoring honora. In the ninth-grader clash. Myr tle Creek's Wilder ran up the high count of the game, a fat 13 points, hut Harold Backen, forward, and Don Stumbo. guard, helped spear head Roseburg to a win with 10 points each. Kip Taylor Promises 'We'll Do Our Best' PENDLETON, Feb. 16 UP) "I don't know how good we're go ing to be next fall, but I promise we'll do our best," said Oregon State football Coach Kip Taylor at an alumni banquet here Monday night. Taylor moaned the loss of 16 seniors and the return of only four regulars. "My leadership is gone, we have no replacements. Last years' Rooks were the poorest in 20 years. Ore gon Frosh beat us twice. Even Longview Junior college t wacked us 28-7." "But I have the best coaching staff in the nation," said Taylor, brightening a little," though it's pretty hard keeping other coaches from taking them away from me " The halftime count put Hod Turner' quint ahead 22-11. The Papoose seventh, eighth and ninth gradera play their last horn gam this season Saturday even ing, with gamea act for , 7 and S p.m. against Ashland junior high. Monday, the eighth and ninth gradera travel to Myrtle Creek, to repay a visit, while on Satur day, Feb. 25, all three teams wind up the regular aeason with gamea at Cottage Grove. Both the eighth and ninth grad ers will participate in county wide tournament, to be announced ' soon. Lineups Roseb. Ith (17) (4) Myrtle Crk. Ith Booth F 1 Eceleston Kern 2 F Young Bilbert 12 C 1 Deller Guthrie 12 G McClur Parmenter G McCouley Dwuat tTnr Rnxehlirff Mar- chant 4. Kelley 3, Pickena 2, Jack. lyn 2, Mosnarger, uarnng, wnue. Carter, Hall; for Myrtle Creek Davis, D. Johnson, R. Johnson. Halftime Roseburg 21, Myrtl Creek 2. Officials Bus Travis and Bob Schindler, both of Roseburg. 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