The news-review. (Roseburg, Or.) 1948-1994, February 24, 1950, Page 7, Image 7

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    Baseball Greatest Of Games,
Sportsyvriter Gregory Tells
Booster-Player Banqueteers
Nearly ISO Peewee and American Legion junior baseball
boosters hoard L. H. I Bill) Gregory, Portland Oregonian (ports
columnist,. describe baseball as tha "greetett game aar davisad
by man,", last night at a Peewee basaball benefit banquet In
tha junior high school auditorium.
The devout disciple of the base
ball same related numerous anec
dotes that he had picked up over
the years of his sports reporting,
following his unexpected initiation
into the Paul Bunyans, who bellow
ed their way into tha banquet room,
flourishing their out-sized falling
axes. ,
Gregory was introduced by Del
McKay for Mayor Al Flegel, who
it on his vacation. A telegram of
welcome from Flegel to Gregory
was read by McKay, during the
latter's introductory remarks, aft
er which he was presented with a
key to the city.
The Oregonian sportswriter de
scribed baseball as a combination
of a one-man game and a team
game. The pitcher is alone, but he
must pitch in a pattern that will
permit his teammates to help him
win the game, said Gregory.
Junior Legion "Saved Came"
- He lauded the Junior Legion
baseball program as "probably
having saved" the game some 25
years ago, when boys were tend
ing to "break away" from the
sport.
Today, however, Gregory esti
mated nearly two-thirds of the big
leaguers are ex-junior legion base
ball players. .
Gregory praised Roseburg's Pee
wee and Junior Legion program of
last year, under the "excellent di
rection" of Barney Koch, who is
coach at Tigard nigh school
"Baseball is a character build
er," said tha dean of Northwest
sportswriters, adding that boys who
Elay baseball "rarely get into trou
le" with the law.
Rulea Discussed
The game of baseball Is basical
ly tha same as when first invent
ed, said Gregory, and ho deplores
attempts to change the rules. Ha
cited tha intentional walk as a
specific instance. "Why throw four
balls?" the uninformed ask, ac
cording to Gregory. "Let tha pitch
er just motion -the batter to first."
Gregory explained there is a pos
sibility that tha batter may "get
a hold of one," and thereby change
the complexion of the ga.se, which
Wha.
your faucet
Gives yon tha sJa
How can yea tH
Which one is the eWp7
reason is sufficient to keep tha In
tentional walk "as is."
He cited another ruling, men
tioned in the book for the first
time this year, in which Gregory
vers it is permissible to pitch one
"bean ball" during a game. The
deliberate bean ball has been ruled
out for some time, by mutual con
tent of all concerned. .
He explained that according to
the wording of the rule book on
that subject, tha umpire may cau
tion the pitcher against commit
ting the same infraction twice, pro
vided tne umpire I eels tne Dean
ball" was deliberate.
According to Gregory's interpre
tation of the rule, if a pitcher is
cited a second time, the umpire
may feel free to retire him from
the game.
The guest speaker told how
through the years tha distance
from pitcher's box to home plate
has increased from 45 feet to SO,
then finally in 1892 to tha present
M feet inches. i
Odd Incidents Told
Relating one of his many anec
dotes, Gregory tola now a certain
former big league pitcher hurled
an entire game in Washington re
cently, then comDlained it was a
tiresome venture, Greg said it took
an up-and-coming youngster, Dick
Sinovic, only a few practice throws
over the same distance to decide
something was wrong.
A tape measure waa brought out
and at was found the man who bad
laid out the diamond had misread
the plan and made the distance
M feet, instead of sixty feet six
inches.
Relating another humorous inci
dent. Greg told of Wilbert Robin.
son, one-time catcher on the Brook
lyn "Daffy" Dodgers team, who
wanted to out-do the man who
caught a ball thrown off the top of
tne waanington monument.
Robinson was going to catch one
thrown from a plane. Came the
day and the plane roared over the
field, dropping its carlo.
Robinson reached, it slipped past
his glova bounced off his chest.
The blow winded him. He felt his
chest, and hia hand came away
wet and sticky.
Robinson screamed he had been
mortally wounded, but upon closer
examination, it turned out the pilot
bad played a joke on him and
dropped a grapefruit instead.
OSC Coach Warns Oh
Commercialism Threat
EVERTT, Feb. 24 (. One
of the new additions to Northwest
coaching ranks, Oregon State's
Kid Taylor, flashed a verbal cau
tion signal last night on the threat
ot commercialism to athletics.
The Beaver grid mentor termed
the belief that a boy can play
setter tor money tnan tor love ot
the game just "malarkey," and
added:
"Before we start bidding for high
school boys wim large salaries we
must think of what we are doing
to them. Do we want to make
them athletic bums with erephan
tiasis of tha head, or do we want
them to become men of poise and
dignity?"
Taylor was top speaker at the
city's "man of the year in sports"
dinner Honoring jack westland,
amateur goner and Everett bust
nessman. Over a 30-year SDan
Westland la a three-time winner of
the state amateur, member of the
1932 and 1934 Walker cup teams, a
one-time western ooen titlist and
runnerUp in 1931 to Francis Ouimet
OrvooH High School
loskttbal Scorts
i By Tha AMartatad pf n
Eugene S3, University (Eugene)
8.
Clatskanle 36, Knappa-Svenson
Maupin 41, Corbett 35.
Wheeler 37, Nestucca 26.
SL Mary's (The Dalles) 59. Mo-
sier 55.
District li Tournament
Alaea 41, Pleasant Hill 28.
Brownsville 43, Sileti 25.
' Pelk County B Tournament
Falls City 42, Monmouth 37.
Perrydale 53. Valseti 47.
Morrow-Umatilla S, Tournament
Helix 48, Lexington 28.
Pilot Rock 29, Umatilla II.
Athena 39. lone 28.
Echo 65, Weston 35.
Homis Wagner, 76 Today,
Not Quitting Base-ball
CARNEGIE. Pa.. Feb. 24.-4.FV
Birthday number 76 caught ud with
baseball's Mr. Shortstop today, but
to bandy legged, indestructible
Honua Wagner the word retire is
just another term for xoing to bed.
"I won't quit baseball until it
quits me," he declared.
A flock of birthday cards rained
in on the veteran Pittsburgh Pirate
coach. His gifts included a 25-pound
turkey from oil millionaire Mike
Benedura.
'How about that." marveled
Honus. "All those people remem
bering me. Why, I don't know most
of the people who sent me cards."
Honua is recovering from a mus
cular hip spasm that had him hos
pitalized for awhile.
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UMPQUA VALLEY
MORI LIGHT FOR ELK
LOGAN. Utah (JP A rancher
in Wyoming's Star valley hung a
lighted lantern in his stock yard in
the belief it would keep elk away
from his haystack. E. Von Al-
men said he looked out late at
night to see if the light was still
burning. It was moving around
the stock yard.
"I discovered" he said, "that
an elk bull had the lighted lentern
hanging from one of his antlers
and . was showing the . elk cows
where the best hay was."
Y -church league play ends Satur
day for the A division, but the Bs
continue another week, after which
playoffs will commence.
Games Saturday, to be played at
Bensop school gymnasium, will pit
undefeated Salvation Army, A divi
sion leaders, against First Metho
dist, who have two wins and two
losses behind them.
In the other A game. First Bap
tists, who lost last week for the
first time, oppose the Presbyte
rians, uoin games start at 1:30 p.m.
Faith Lutheran plays First Chris
tian at 3:30 p.m.
Undefeated Episcopalians of the
a division play the Urst christian
five, and First Methodists oppose
the First Baptists, immediately fol
lowing the A games.
Members of the Indian varsity
basketball team will officiate. Last
week, Frank Olson, Roy Van Horn
and Mickey corn omciated.
Both divisions will participate in
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Eastern Oregon 72, Vanport 6.
Pacifier Lutheran 71, Western
Washington 55.
Central Washington TO. British
Colmbia 51.
Southern Idaho S5, Northwest Na-
zareno 53.
Bosktrball, VollaybaH
lid lays To Jr. High Gym.
Interested boys of the community
will participate in basketball and
volleyball at the junior high school
gymnasium Saturday morning
from 0-11:30 a.m.
. The program, sponsored jointly
by the Roseburg YMCA and Ki
wanis club, is under the direction
of Chuck Allen and Marlen Yoder.
a YtChurch tournament to be held
at senior high school, Saturday
night, March 18.
Two Teems Vying
For Cowling Lead
Industrial Bawling
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Ump. VaUey Hdw.
Vets Hospital
League
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JO 14
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Jovin Brake Supply
Elks 326
Jones Insurance
F. O. E.
B. P. O. E.
Indufstrial league bowling con
tinued to sea two top teams vying
for tha lead, with Donut Bar and
Umpqua Valley Hardware each
defeating their opponents Wednes
dsy night in the Roseburg alley.
Dick Yundt topped the single
game scorers with i 236 tally,
while Chuck Fingerloa latched on
to the high series tab with an even
600. Both bowl for Umpqua Valley.
Wednesday night results put
r. O. E. over B. P. O. E. 3-0;
Umpqua Hardware over Elks 326,
3-0; Veterans hospital over Jones
Insurance ot Myrtle Creek, 3-0,
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Chariot, lothoro la Top
Shapo For Tuesday's Bout
BUFFALO, N. Y.. Feb. 24-Gl
Eiiard Charles and Freddie Bo
shore "these men are ready for
the fight of their Uvea." That waa
tha conclusion yesterday of Dr.
Louis A. Kaiser, who examined
Charles and Beshoro five days be
fore their Tuesday bout m which
Charles' NBA world's heavyweight
crow will bo at stake.
Chariot weighed Mm, but hlg
handlers laid be would get down
around IRS before the official weigh-ing-in
Tuesday noon. Beshoro seal,
ed 184 and expects to go into the
15-rond acuffle at that figure.
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