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Newspaper Page Text.,. . v ..v.,.l . Myrtle Crk. Dumps 40-30; 3rd Straight Loss Reeds port Roaeburg M Creek Sutherlin SUB-DISTRICT S 1 5 basketball game at Myrtle Creek . Pa Tuesday night 741 A very vocal and happy home IBS town crowd watched aa the vjk The Myrtle Creek Vikings hand ed the Roaeburg Indiana a deci aiva upjct, 40-30, In a Sub-District hoopsters took command of the game from atart to finish. Dick Komp started the Myrtle Creek scoring parade with a lay in shot 3S aeconda after the open ing buzzer. DiMaggio Forecast To Go Info Baseball Hall Of Fame NEW YORK in Joe DlMaggloi time major league record, proba ta ..n.M.l tn hp vntpri Into base- blv will be more than enough to ball's Hall of Fame today when boost him Into the elite company Creek., ,w0 From then on out the Viks were never headed, although the Indians managed to tie the acore twice is the first quarter, Hn 14-21 Lead Myrtle Creek went on to record a 34-23 lead at the end of the third quarter, the biggest margin dur ing the contest. They had led 8-4 at tne end oi me urn panel ana zi-u at nauume. Despite a definite height disad vantage the Vikings maintained c-n.roi of the backboards much of the time. They put up a good defense, also, especially in the first half when the Indians were held to three field goals. It was the third straight loss for Roseburg, two in district play. The Indians maintained their second- place standing, despite the loss, by virtue of three wins to Myrtle the ballots are counted for the 1853 election. . . ,, Bill Terry, Dizzy Dean and Al Simmons are other stars of the past who are certain to receive strong suppon xrom uie wimi members of the Baseball Writers Association, who do the voting. DlHaggio.- who , retired after the 1951 Worle Series, is eligible for the first time after one year's inactivity. Seventy-five per cent of the votes are required for election. There is no accurate figure on the number of votes cast but it is expected to approximate the 234 of last year. Only players, now inac tive, but who have seen active of the Cnnperstown, N.Y., Hall of 7ame. For 13 active years with the New York Yankees, from 1936 through 1951, with time out for "'l Barnes Top Scorer Vlk Wilson Barnes topped the night's scoring with 12 points. Lit- 41. Ink.ni. '-I.... hah iA Unli.nJ itary service, .liMaggk) h,d a life- tie Johnny Cavaner and Roland time batting average of .325 with Dyer scored eight apiece. Cavener 2.214 hits in 1.736 Barnes. The veteran writers have been shoosy in their voting, naming only four men In the last three years. They hare picked 25 of the 62 men in the Hall of Fame. The others were selected by a special committee. The late Harry Heilman and Paul Waner made the grade last year, Heilmann with 203 votes, scored all of his in the last half. Dver was the mainstay of the first half. He broke a 4-4 deadlock just before the end of the first quarter by dropping in two quick DucKeis. Bud Backen topped the Indian scoring although he didn't get a field coal all night. He hit seven out of seven at the free throw line. The scrappy Viks put up a l votes. Dean had 152. Simmons 141 ,' Bill Dickey 139, Rabbit Maranville filM.Birin'i consecutive game 133. Dazzy Vance 105 and Ted hy- hitting streak of 58 in 1941, an all-ions 101, service In the last 25 years are eiigiDie. Dl Waner with 195. Terry fell 21 short ! smooth-working defense and, hit uniy o uui ui to irum uie ueui lur a .177 percentage. ine viks nit 14 out oi 51 for a .275 percentage, lower than usual for a home Writer Says Joe Belongs There Right Now, Sans Wait By GAYLE TALBOT NEW YORK I The expecta tion Is that sometime today, possi bly by the time this meets the eye, there will be a new face in baseball's celebrated Hall of Fame at Cooperstown. This is the day they count the votes In Commis sioner Ford Frlck'a office across the street. There has been a bit more Inter est than usual in the annual ballot ing to see who next will take his 8 lace among the immortals of the lamond. Burning editorials have discussed the question of whether Joe DIMagglo should be elected now or wait big turn, the upstart. There have been hot words among members of the Baseball Writers Association, whose votes decide the momentous issue, lay SheuM Ceel OH The antl-DiMaggio - faction has candidates who have in the past failed to swing the required 75 per cent of votes. AU they were inter ested in was electing Joe DiMag- gio, whom they consider to have een the finest baseball player since Babe Ruth. Meat Exciting Player Our own feeling, simply stated, Is that DiMaggio belongs in there now. For a dozen years, with time , naP,.n n "J j.-i. ".rJV.. .t.n r.J J; : footn (5) uiui uvwiuaicu uucuiu auu wauc the Yankees what they were. He has been the most exciting player of his day the peerless outfielder and batter whose every move was studied by every other player in the game. Some argue that Ted Williams belongs in the same class, but we've never been able to see it. Ted hit for higher averages then DiMaggio. Possibly that make game. Rtbeond Fight Helped Vik Coach Bob Abrahamson. ex pressing surprise and pleasure ov er the victory, pointed out that a big factor in the game was Myrtle Creek'a fight under the boards for the rebounds. His boys kept the Indians unbal anced offensively too by rushing the locals when they were shooting. The Viks concentrated on high scoring Bud Backen, especially. Myrtle Creek's next game will be Friday with Eagle Point, a JDJ League contest The Indians will travel to Spring field the same night. lrislsted, with gestures, that the him a greater batter, but It's at famous Yankee Clipper should cool off for another year or two be fore he Is fitted for a statue. Af ter all, he has been out of the game for only one full season, the minimum requirement, whereas such (treat players as Bill Terry, Al Simmons, Hank Greenberg, Bill Dickey, Dizzy Dean. Gabby Hartnett and others have been sit ting it out for a decade or more. To this the DIMagglo campaign manager! have replied that they were not concerned with sentiment and were unmoved by the plight of least subject to debate. It was DI Magglo who In 1941 set the present big league record by hitting safely in 56 consecutive games. Once you got them out of the batter's box and onto the base paths or in the outfield, there was no really close comparison between the two. Aa a refresher, 23've Just looked up that 56-game streak of Joe's. In that span he blasted 91 hits for a .408 average and drove In 55 runs. He hit IS doubles, 4 trinjes and 15 homeruns. It's difficult to vote against a man who did that. WANTED! Men To Train For Real Estate Appraisers Ages 21 te 40. Must be residents of this cogntv yean. Competent appraiser reclev $325 te $150 'arm nparlsnee valuable. Write Box 480, News-Review or mere month. Roseburg (30) Danchok (1) Parmeter (6) Beamer (3) Subs: Roseburg Darling 5. H. Backen 3, Gilbert, Donnelly, Car ter; MC Dyer 8, LaVaaseur. Officials' Frosty Loghry and Bill Reder. Glide Nudges Yoncalla, 43-42, For 1st The Glide Wildcats roared to a 43-42 overtime win over the Yon calla Eagles in a North Douglas B League hoop contest at the Glide High School gym Tuesday night. Glide's Bert Reed waa the hero of the night when he dropped in the game-winning foul shot in an overtime period. The score was knotted 42-42 at the end of regulation play. After sinking the free throw in the over time, the Wildcats were able to control the ball and eke out the victory. And, the Wildcats did It without their scoring ace, Don Harvey. Coach Bernle Hill said Harvey was declared "ineligible" for the con test. Skip Mullins of Glide and Phil Bloomquist of Yoncalla shared scoring honors with 11 each. Eagle Byron Rudishauser was next on the list with 10 points. The win was Glide's first in dis trict play. The Eagles have yet to post a win in the North Douglas League. Glide travels to Elkton Friday and Creswell goes to Yon calla for a non-counter. - In the preliminary game Tues day night the Glide Jayvees posted a 35-31 victory over the Eagle Jay vees. Bob McEwen and Nielen Cel lers sparked the win with 10 points each. Eagle Mel Atkinson potted nine for his team. Yoncalls (42) F F C G G 6 The Newa-Revfew, Roseburg, Ore Wed., Jen. 21, 1953 Elk 'Giants' Fall To Drain, 56-49 DOUGLAS COUNTY B LEAGUE , NORTH HALF W L Oakland 3 1 Drain ' 3-1 Elkton 2 1 Glide 1 2 Yoncalla 0 Boan (4) Fast (3) Bloomquist (11) Alsup (2) Vest (4) (41) Glide (8) Franks (8) Shcppard (2) Churchill (9) Reed (11) Mullins Johnson, Ru- Subs: Yoncalla dishauser 10. Yates 3. Herring, Bice 5; Glide McEwen, Marler 5, McCormack, Ferguson, Robbie Sheppard. Prep Scores Hillsboro 56 West Linn 49 Clatskanie 61 St Helens 38 Forest Grove 68 Beaverton 58 Dallas 53 Woodburn 48 Oregon City 61 Tigard 59 (Overtime) (40) Myrtle Creek Creswell 47 Lowell 37 : (12) Barnes 1 Springfield 70 University (Eugene) r tui musics , M C (7) Jones Salem 50 Lebanon 48 G (5) Komp Toledo 34 Newport 27 G (8) Cavener Junction City 62 Cottage Grove 60 Eugene 74 Willamette 39 (both Eugene) Pleasant Hill 59 Elmira 37 Newberg 53 McMinnville 45 St. Mary's Medford) 59 Falls 47 Jacksonville 42 Talent 31 PORTLAND LEAGUE Grant 48 Franklin 43 Cleveland 68 Benson (1 Jefferson 50 Lincoln 45 Roosevelt 63 Washington 53 Frosh Trounce Myrtle Ck., 41-29 The Roseburg High School Freshman bk.ketball squad came from behind in the final quarter Tuesday night to defeat the Myr tle Creek Jayvees, 41-29. Coach Bill Harper's unbeaten Frosh trailed throughout the first three periods of the preliminary game at Myrtle Creek but man aged to push ahead in the final period. The Vlk Jayvees led 11-T at the end of the first period, 24-18 at the halt, and 28-27 at the end of the third quarter. In the final frame they scored 14 points while hold ing the Viks to free throw. Indian Gene Pollev led the game I scoring with eight points. ne rrosn, wno nave won six games this season, will host the Riddle Jayvees next Tuesday, Jan. 27. Butte Amateur Golfer Boasts Of A 'Hole In None' The gianti" of the basketball courts fell in several county games Tuesday night. Among them was previously-unbeaten Elkton High School. The Drain Warriors scored a mighty 56-49 win over the Elks in a North Douglas B League game at Drain. A big second quarter for the War riors spelled the difference. At the end of the first period Drain led 15-12, but by halftime the Warriors had pushed to a 36-18 lead. The Iks tried to come back, but still trailed 45-35 at the end oi tne intra caniu. Bockley Sparks Attempt Jack Weaver and Jim Swearing en were the mainstays of Drain's terrific first half. Elkton's attempt to come back in the third period was sparked by John Beckley. Swearingen, Weaver and Beck ley each scored 15 points in the contest to share top-scorer honors. Drain's George LaGrander net ted 14 points and Elkton's Dave Scott and Frank Gill registered 11 each. Ronnie Henderer, who kept them in the game the first nail with seven points, hit the hemp for a game-total of nine. The closest the Elks came to the high-riding Warriors was 44-50 late in the game. Although taller than ih Drain team. Elkton mide a poorer showing under the boards. Puts. in 1st riae lie Drain's win puis them in a first- place tie with Oakland. Drain will travel to Oakland Friday night to determine who stays on top. Elkton will entertain Glide the same night. In the preliminary game at Drain, the Warrior Jayvees top ped the Elk Jayvees, 42-37. Elk Ron Moore was high man with 11 points. High man for Drain was Bill Henderson with eight. Elkton 4) (5) Drain Harbaugh (0) F (7) Joslyn Scott (11) F (0) Swezey Beckley (15) . C (14) LaGrand'r Gill (11) G (5) D. Swear'n Henderer (9) G (15) J. Swear'n Sub: Elkton Inman, 3, De ment, Moore, Bloom, Hescock. Drain Weaver 15, Brown, Whip ple, Oatney, Anderson. . Officials: Ed Wellnitz , and Bill Robins. Riddle Upsets Oaks, 37-35, In Double-Overtime Game The Riddle Irish upset the Oak land Oaka in a red-hot double overtime contest at Riddle Tues day night by score of 37-35. It waa a kinga-x game for both clubs sines one is in the north and the other in the south district of the Douglas County B Basket- K.ll T.A.0tij The score bad been knotted at 32-all at the end or regular piay. Then, after the three-minute over time period, it was again knotted, this time at 35-35. Girren Pets Two In trie sudden-death overtime heat, Riddle's Gary Garren potted two free throws to give the Irish their win. Garren waa also the one who kept the Irish in the game at the end of the first overtime. After a bucket by Ray Rhodes, Oak Lyle Beecroft sank a basket and team mate Doug Beahm bit a free throw putting the Oaks ahead 35-34. But, before time ran out, Garren hit a free throw to knot the score. Garren and oak uaie niaranaii shared ton-scorer honors by hit ting 11 points each. Rhodes was next with 10. Teammate Chuck Weakley and Beecroft made eight points apiece. Weakley played a bang-up game, both on defense and offense. He stole the ball on several occasions. 1st Period Deadlock Suth. Drive-In Hands Miller's First Loss Of Season, 32-22 YMCA ADULT LEAGUE V4 . 7 7 , PAf.M SPRINGS. Calif. Arria teur golfer Dan Wray of Los An- very long. geies could coast o( a " Hole m none" Wednesday. Wray's three-wood shot on the 200-yard 14th hole at the Thunder bird Country Club hit the green and bounced in for an ace. But because Wray is a 10-handi-cap player and had a one stroke allowance on the 14th, the official scorer gave Wray a zero on the hole. "And Just think," Wry said with a chuckle, celebrating the third ace he has scored, "I outshot Ben Hogan by three strokes on that hole." Landy To Try For Fastest Mile MELBOURNE. Australia Wl John Landy, fastest known miler in the worm toaay, win go oui Saturday in a calculated attempt to crastt tnrougn tne lour-mimue barrier. Sandy, a 22-year-old curly-haired Australian student of agricul tural science, ran a mile Dec. 13 in 4 minutes 2.1 seconds. Today be looks like the best prospect for a four-minute performance and, what's more, he believes it is possible for him to do it before Miller's Dept. Store JC Sporting Goods Junior Chamber Luellen Construction Sutherlin Drive-In Associated Plywood Moose Lodge Umpqua Plywood First Christian Dillard Townies The Miller's Dept. Store quintet of the YMCA Adult Basketball League met its match Tuesday night and ended up on the short Fights Last Night RACING GROUP TO MEET The Pacific Racing Assn. will meet tonight at 8 In Hall "A" of the Roaeburg Labor Temple. v' i' tHotvrl Bowl Scores Saturday he'll be running in the Australian Championship Meet at Perth in torrid West Australia. "It will be a fast mile." Landy said just before he left Melbourne for the West. "I'll be trying hard, but it's a gamble. It will depend on the condition of the track, how I'm feeling that day, and the weather. Most people agree It is very difficult to break a record with the temperature anything over 85." By The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA Gil Turner, 149 Vi, Philadelphia, - outpointed Bobby Dykes, 154, San Antonio, Tex. 10. MIAMI BEACH. Fla. George Benton. 155, Philadelphia, stopped Bobby Lee, 550 tt, Baltimore, 6. WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. -Jimmy Herring, 160 V, Brooklyn, out pointed - Mack Stanford, 160 Vi, Englewood, N. J. . NEWARK, N. J. Doug Carter, 137, Newark, outpointed Bob Fenty, 133, New York, 8. SACRAMENTO, Calif. Lauro Salas, 111, Los Angeles, knocked nut Del Cockayne, 137 Des Moines, 4. LOS ANGELES Santiago Esteban. 140. Walsenburg. Colo. outpointed Ctui Chu Jim Inez, 137 W , mexico my, lu. end of the score for the first time this season. The Sutherlin Drive-In Market squad turned the trick, 32-22. The Miller's defeat puts them in a tie for top spot with JC Sporting Goods who won their Tuesday game, 78-14, over the Dillard Town Team. In the other Adult League game of the night, the Junior Chamber of Commerce jumped to third with a win over the Moose Lodge, 46 42. Ken Grimes, Tom Haskett and Larry Redding led the Sutherlin team to victory. They scored 10, 8 and 7, respectively, v Miller's John Guzzo was high man for the game. He netted 11. The Sporting Goods team had lit tle trouble with Dillard. Bill Gar rison led the scoring parade with 26 counters. After leading 35-22 at the end of the quarter, the Junior Chamber club had to stave off a Moose drive in the final canto to regis ter its 46-42 victory. George Rife of the losers was high-point man with 23 points. Walt Baglin netted 17 for the Winners. After a 7-7 deadlock at the end of the first period, the Oaks drove to a 14-13 halftime lead. Riddle then came back to record a 2441 lead at the end of the third quarter. In the final period the biggest mar gin the Irish could rack up was a 26-21 lead early in the period. Most of the time it was nip and tuck. The Oak Jayvees beat the Irish Jayvees, 44-31, in the first game oi the evening. Leo Wilson, Jimmy Loper and Stanley Long each net ted 10 points. The Oaks are presently tied for too spot in North Douglas stand ings. Both teams will play league con tests Friday. The Oaks host Drain and the Irish travel to Camas Val ley. Oakland (35) Marshall (11) Howard (2) , Beecroft (8) Beahm (5 Spencer (1) (37) Riddle (11) Garren ' ilO) Rhodes (2) Aikint (8) Weakley (4) Ham'rsley Subs: Oakland Bullock 8, Blay. lock 2; Riddle Harrell 2. Seattle U. Wins Without O'Brien TACOMA Wl Highscorlng Johnny O'Brien missed his first collegiate basketball game in four years Tuesday night, but the Seattle University Chieftains didn't really need him. With Johnny at home In Seattle resting an ailing back, the Chief Uiiis rolled up a 36-28 halftime lead over Pacific Lutheian Co"ega and coasted in with an easy 71-58 conquest. Joe Pehanick, a junior playing his first year with the Seattle var sity, filled in for Johnny in the post and also took his role as No. 1 pointmaker. With Eddie O'Brien feeding him the ball, Pehanick, 6-foot-8-inch center, dropped in 24 points, tops for the evening. Eddie had 18 points. Johnny O., one of the nation's leading scorers. Is under treat ment for a back Injury received in a recent game with Gonzaga and aggravated in last Saturday's meeting with Portland. He's ex pected to resume his a'ssault on collegiate scoring marks In next Saturday's game with San Fran cisco University here. The win over Pacific Lutheran was the 14th in 16 starts for Seattle University, the 13th-ranked team in The Associated Press poll. GLIDE GAME TONIGHT The Glide Town Team will play the Moose Lodge basketball squad from Roseburg at the Glide gym tonight beginning at 8. Attention, Carpenters! v . , . r. n A ...... . - FREE One hand-sow filed FREE OF CHARGE to all carpenters or contractors. HAND FILED , ; JIM'S FILING SHOP 920 S. Stephens ; . ' ; Women's League W L Peter Pan 8 1 Medical Arts 7 2 Luverne's 6 3 i Umpqua Cleaners 6 3, Van Dine Meats 5 4; Drive-In Cleaners 5 4 Roy 0. Young Ins. 4 5 Emery Foley Ins. 4 5 Kirby Vacuum Co. 3 6 First Baptist 2 7! Rosebud Cafe 2 7; -Sutherlin Auto 2 T I D. 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