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Pirates Shade Indians To Enter Finals Of Prep Tourney; Eugene Dumps Dallas EUGENE Ml Marshfield and Eugene, No. 2 and 3 respectively in the Associated Press poll, will meet Saturday night for the Ore gon class A high school basketball championship. The two teams advanced to the finals by posting victories Friday night. Marshfield shaded The Dalles, leader of the poll, 75-71, in overtime. Eugene easily overcame unranked Dallas 64-53. The two losers will meet In a preliminary Saturday night for third place In the tournament. Fourth place will be decided in a game between Cleveland and its Portland rival, Central Catholic. Flu Floors Noe; To Play For 3rd By FRANK PITMAN DENVER 11 Peoria's defend- : lag champions and the Los Ala- mitos, law., naval Air aiauou, both decisive victors in Friday night's semifinals, play Saturday night for the championship of the 46U national aau oasseioau tour nament. The Illinois Diesel Cats used su perior manpower for a fourth quar ter surge that defeated San Diego, Calif., Grihalva Motors, 67-53. The Naval Flyers glided over a crip pled Eugene, Ore., team, repres enting Everybody's Drug, 56-49. Howie Williams, former Purdue star, fired in a 55-foot snot irom the back court in the final second Kegling Tourney Ends Sunday Sunday will be the last day of competition for keglers in the Roseburg City Bowling Tourna ment. Singles and doubles honors re main to oe umwu; nuwflim Hardware won the team trophy on Thursday, the third day of the tournament. Bowling will commence at 10:00 a.m. Sunday at the Roseburg Al leys. ' V Exhibition ;( Baseball By The Associated Press FRIDAY'S RESULTS Hollywood (PCL) 12 Chicago (A) 2 Boston (A) 5 Philadelphia (A) 4 (10 innings) Detroit (A) 13 Cincinnati (Nl 12 New York. (A) 8, Philadelphia (N) St. Louis (A) 5, Chicago (N) 4 Milwaukee (N) 11, St. Louis (N) 2 Milwaukee (N) 11, St. Louis (N) 3 Cuban Stars 5, Pittsburgh (N) 3 Cleveland (A) at San Francisco (PCL) cancelled rain. New York (N) at Oakland (PCL), cancelled rain. Fights Last Night ' : By The Associate Press ,,,"M"ttjrrTu;...'D"".uuu! Jones. 162 Oakland. Calif.. 5. ' i WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Eddie Springer, 158, Duluth, Minn. outpointed Glen Hendershot, 154, Binghamton, N. Y. 8. AMSTERDAM, Holland -Charley Anglce, 158 V4. Pawtucket. R. I. outpointed Kay Kalio, 152, uoiq uoasi, lu. - The Garden Gate Sam Caldwell, "the Old Dirt Dobber," tells you how to make your garden grow.' 1 :00 P.M.. 1 490 on Mow oCennie 6 FRIENDLY TAVERN 535 S. Stephens Sf. Roseburg ledecoraied NEW LOUNGE ROOM LUNCHES & DINNERS SERVED Merchants' Lunch, 1 1:30 A.M. to 2 fM. Dinners from 5:30 P.M. on OPEN 10 A.M. to 2:30 A.M. Central downed Albany &7-6S in double overtime and Cleveland edged Salem 55-53 Friday after noon. The other Saturday afternoon game will pit Hilisboro against UlatsKanie lor imn place. The Dalles, suffering its first de feat in its 26 Karnes this season, put up a stiff fight and neither team held a margin of more than five points as the lead switched numerous times. Marshfield, bitting 10 out of 18 shots, held a 22-17 aavaniage as the first quarter ended. But The Dalles was ahead 36-24 at the half. Marshfield was back In the lead Eugene '5' In AAU Meet of the third quarter to break open Peoria's game with San Diego. The teams had tied eight times before Williams' basket boosted Peoria to a 48-44 lead. Eugene suffered from the ab sence of Chet Noe, their 6-foot-7 center, who led the Oregonians in their big UDset of the Phillips 66ers from Bartlesville, Okla, in the sec ond round. Noe was confined to his notei oea with a 102-degree temperature, a victim nf the flu. Other members of the team said they expected him to be ready for Saturday night's consolation game. ;pnrffA Yaruiev. me main suuux 01 lUe LiUS JUaiillWS attain, tMHj cleared the rebounds off both back boards a job he might not have accomplished if Noe had been in Ihp linetlD. Paul Sowers oaccd Oregon with 14 points all of them one-hand pusn snots irom near uie irce throw circle. Peoria rated a big favorite to cop a second straight champion- Snip. IMS rtiaiiuwa ciocu vmj six nlavers against Eugene. The naval flyers may oe weary aucr the week-long tournament. Outside of Phillips, Peoria has the best balanced squad in AAU ball with a bench almost as stong as the starting five. It was that margin that shoved the cats past San Diego, which appeared the better club for nearly three quar ters. Youngsters Lead Off In Golf Tournament JACKSONVILLE, Fla. I Two young golfers who are in the habit of collecting their tournament win nings near the bottom of the prize list if at all are pace set ters going into Saturday's second round of the Jacksonville Open and aiming at the 12,000 top money. Fred Hawkins of El Paso, Tex., shot 33-3265 Friday, grabbing the lead with an eagle deuce on the last hole. - Jay Hebert of Erie, Pa., shot 33-3366 for second place with 12 ! pars and six birdies. Derby Eligible in Dixie Race Classic three-year-olds, including 13 Ken tucky Derby eligibles, will com- pete Saturday in the $100,000 add ed nor Ida Derby at Uuustream ram imra ana la.si oi me mi ami season's three $100,000 horse racing classics. Favored at 3 to 1 to capture the top prize of $91,000 were Bruce S. Campbell's Ram O' War and Joe W. Brown's Matagorda, KRNR your dial l!H-JHill.l,'l..'.'l,Hl Open! at the end of the tfeird Quarter, 52-50, after a one-point margin had changed hands five times. Ron Jones' basket for The Dalles In the final seconds brought a 67- all tie at the end of regular play In the first 55 seconds of overtime. Stan Lewis and Tom Crabtree scored for Marshfield and Jones and Dick Haynes for The Dalles. But Quincy Powers put Marshfield ahead, then two free throws by Lewis were added insurance. Eugene led all the way ia Its 84-52 victory over Dallas, holding an 18-all margin at the end of the first quarter, 33-24 at the half, and KRXL Slates Game Radio station KRXL in Roseburg will broadcast uie state Lnampion ship High School basketball game between Marshfield and Eugene tonight at 8:45. 58-35 at the three-quarter, mark. in uie lourtn quarter Dallas cut the lead to 58-48 as Eugene sent in a substitute team. The Axemen, however, came back strong to win, Central Catholic had to go into double overtime to eliminate Al bany 67-65 in the first afternoon game. Albany, which had trailed at toe quarter marks, tied the score at 59-all and threw the game into overtime when Dave Shelby hit two free throws in the final minutes of regular play. The first overtime ended with a 65-ali dead lock. Joe Oreskovich scored the win ning points with a layup after his teammates had muffed three chances to score and after Albany had missed three shots. Ron Nenow's pair of free throws in the final 30 seconds of play ac counted for Cleveland's 55-53 vic tory over Salem. The score was tied 14 times during the game. Salem was ahead 14-13 at the PI? Pi' ql",lfr- c'evcel,and ItA 4C J af Hi a half and Gn am I led 25-24 at the half, and Salem held its longest lead of the game, 40-37, at the end of the third quar ter. Nenow led all scorers with 23 points. Dave Johnson was high for Salem with 12. Bratton Eyes Shot At Gavilan Crown NEW YORK m Johnny Brat ton is hollering again for a title shot with welterweight champion Kid (iavuan alter poiismng oft middleweight Bobby Jones in five rounds. "That's enough middleweights for now," said the bard hitting Chicago welter contender. "I want Gavilan and my manager Hymie Wallman has a $10,000 check made out to the Damon Runyon cancer tund if Gavilan will fight me. How long is he going to duck me?" it iook toe lw-pound Bratton four rounds to warm up against Jones, a 152-pounder out of Oak land. Calif., but when he did he sizzled. Two rights to the jaw dazed the former California mid dleweight champion and a flash ing right and left to the chin dropped Jones for the count at 2:52 of the fifth of the Madison Square Garden ten rounder. Field Trials Enter 2nd Day At Centralia CENTRAL1A, Wash, ui - The Northwest Amateur Field Trials went into their second day Satur day on the Grand Mount prairie with the Amateur Puppy Stakes and Amateur Derby to be run off before nightfall. The final event Sunday will be the Amateur All - Age Stakes. Stanley Aeck's Male pointer, Desert Dust, won the Open All Age Stakes Friday from a fiel-i of 14. Aeck, of Bellcvue, owned and handled his entry. Second went to McCallum Perfection, mole pointer owned by Dick Seward, Rnthell, and handled by Audley iraig, bnonomisn. PADS WIN SEVENTH 5AN DIEGO 11 The San Di ego Padres walloped the Naval Training Center Blujackcts in an exhibition game Friday, 11-4. The Padres sent rookie Chris Nicolosi to the mound ind he responded with a seven hitter. It was the Padres seventh straight win. LA WiNS IN 11th CORONADO, Calif. I 7. Stan nam s i.os Atigces Angels dump ed the San Diego Naval Air Sta tion team in an exhibition Friday, 10-6. The game went 11 inning's. Rookie Dick Smith slammed his fourth homer of the spring in the ninth with two on to give the An gels the win. The Angels p!iy the Portland Beavers in a game in Long Beach, Calif., Saturday. SUDS SIGN WILSON PALM SPRINGS. Calif. (A! Shortstop Arue Wilson, who has been holding out with the Seattle management over his salary for 1953, has come o terms. Seattle goes to San Bernardino, Calif., Saturday to face the St. Louis Browns ?nd Manager Bill Sweeney of the Rainiers savs ho may use Wilson at second to see if he can maxc the change to the other side of the diamond. Sween ey has Merrill Combs and Alex Garbowsi playing short. Colony Texaco Now Open 7 Days a Week to Serve You Cerntr Colklnt end Ktai.y n . r u ' i K I 3 BATTER UP Second baseman Don Stumbo or the Kose burg High School club prepares to do a little clouting ot the school practice diamond. The catcher is Denny Brundage. The Indians are readying for a pre-seoson clash with Yoncalla Tuesday. (Staff Photo) Bums' Veep Eyes Morale Report In Robinson Shift Infield Switch Burns Up Dark SAN FRANCISCO -The atmo sphere has been cleared and the New York Giants almost surely will be a better baseball team because of the lurid events of the past 24 hours. Alvin Dark, the team's captain and shortstop, is angry at having been accused of giving his mana ger, Leo Durocher, something less than 100 per cent co-operation in Leo's attempt to convert him into a second-baseman, but he will gel .. ' over that Durocher", who is a great deal smarter than some folks think, has brought things into the open and has, without actually putting it into so many words let Dark know that he expects him to get in there and play the game to the hilt, whether at shortstop or- second base. Tiller School Students Receive Health Shots By ALICE LERWILL Dr. ' Wainscott. county health doctor, accompanied by a health nurse, gave shots to students of the first, third, fifth and eighth grade s last week: at the inter School. Teacher III 1 ; Don Nell Kent, orimarv teacher. has been ill. Mrs. Weseman acted as substitute ,n her absence. Scott Henry, of Umpqua, spent spring vacation at the Vern Ler will home. He is a student at Rose burg Sneior High School. Mrs. Margery Beebe spent sev eral days last week in Eugene attending business. Lewis Maclntyre, of Roseburg. is visiting at the William Howe 11 home. He attended school here last year while his father worked on the Jackson Creek Road. Russell Sincomb has taken over the school bus route between Drew and Days Creek which was for merly operated by the late Oliver Bratten. Glide Observer Corps Names Volunteers By MRS. ARTHUR SELBY New volunteers for the Glide Observation Corps are Mrs. Lu cille Olson, .Mrs. Waller Finley. Mis. Tommy Mullin, Mrs. Beu lah Childers, Mrs. Wiggo Hansen, Mrs. Bob Hansen, Mrs. Harriette Wells and Ray Bradshaw, Mrs. James Evans reports that volun teers are needed for the hours 4 to 6 p.m. Monday through Fri day. Anyone willing to serve, please phone 2-8489. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stricvel oi Seattle. Wash., are new resi dents of this community and are living on the Kruckmo place. Mrs. Ray Bradshaw left last Saturday for Oak Grove, La. to visit her mother, Mrs. Mary Mad lock for two weeks. Lou Ann, eight year old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Shellnn who was struck in the head by a rearing horse last Sunday, has been released from the Douglas Community Hospital. The child re gained consciousness Monday night and was taken home Tues day, where she is now convales cing. Seven Schools Enter WSC Invitational PULLMAN, W More than 100 contestants from seven schools swung into action Saturday in the j 11th annual Washington Slate Col- 1 lege Invitational Indoor Track I Meet i icams were entered bv Idaho, Whitman, Western Washington, i Eastern Washington, Seattle Pa- cific, Everett Junior College and : the host WSC Cougars. Service Lubrication Brekt Strrlce Road Tuna U( MIAMI. Fla. The Brook lyn Dodgers sent Vice President Buzzy Bavasl to Miami Saturoay to investigate reports of a seri ous morale problem arising from the shift of Jackie Robinson to third base. Taking note of reports publish ed in morning newspapers in New York, President Walter O'Malley of the Dodgers said at Vero Beach: "I can't believe that such a ser ious situation exists as no player has complained to Bavasi, (Fres co) - rnompson or. myself. Buzzy will join Fresco and Charlie (Dressen) in Miami and if there is anything more to this than the usual spring 'popoff we will deal with the situation." Thompson is vice president in charge of the farm system. The New York reports, publish ed in the Daily News and Herald Tribune, said resentment was growing among the Dodger play ers at the benching of Billy Cox, last year's regular third baseman, and Dressen's continued experi ments to find a new third base man, j The latest move by Dressen was ! to shift Robinson, normally a sec ond baseman, to third base Wed nesday. Jim Gilliam, a Negro under con tract to Montreal, replaced Robin son as second baseman. The rook ie has fielded sensationally in spring practice. dick Young ot me Daily news quoted Cox as saying: "This ain't wo.lh a damn. That's the way I feel about it." Friday night Dressen said: "When I was playing baseball I played vvhere the manager told me and he didn't have to explain it to me. As far as that goes there is no reason now to believe Cox isn't the third baseman. This is an experiment. I think Robinson can play third and Gilliam is a better fielder than Robinson. If he can do it we will have a .300 hitter at third base." Cox hit .259 for the Dodgers last year. Yanks Ship Prospect To Edmonton Club EDMONTON, Wi Catcher Vince Pisatu, who starred behind the plate at Santa Clara University, was optioned Friday to the Ed monton Eskimos of the Western International League by the New York Yankees. Pisano had been working out at the Yankee's Glendale, Calif., camp for their top young pros pects. He recently was discharged from the Army. Communists In Religion Must Wait, Says Velde WASHINGTON tf-Rep. Velde (R-lll) says a search for Commu nism in religion "must necessarily be delayed until some future date" although he said his mail strongly favors such a probe. Velde, chairman of the House Un-American Activities Committee, tola me House in a speech yester day his committee staff is too bury now with other matters. Of 1,755 persons writing him about an investigation ui me church field, Velde said. 1,692 "expressed interest in, requested or even demanded" such a probe. RED CROSS SPONSORS DANCE The Douglas County Chapter of the American Red Cross will spon sor a dance to be held at the Veterans Hospiiil on 'i--.-. March 22, at 7:45 p.m. All ladies are invited to act as nos. esses m the evening. For The Best bo sura 10 see The HOWARD ROTOVATOR Rentals Sales Service LANSING - OLIVER 847 S. Stephens ph, 3.6OOZ Hoosiers Named Top In AP Poll BASKETBALL POLL nn o ROBERTSON ' mpw vrRK im Indiana Uni versity's Hoosiers, champions of the NCAA, capped their most sue-.-essful season in more than a de ;ade by being named the No. 1 college team of the nation. In the Asociatcd Press' 14th and final weekly poll, the Hoosiers compiled 1,476 points from the 159 ballots sent 'n by sports writers and sportscasters. They were named first on 128 ballots to outdistance Seton Hall, winner of the National Invitation Tournament, and the University of Kansas, which bjwed to Indiana by one point, 69-68, in the final of the NCAA. Seton Hall, with 27 first place votes, received 1,357 points and Kansas, 1,212, on the basis of 10 points for first, nine for second, etc. Washington, third place winner in the NCAA, was the only other team to receive more than 1,000 points. The Huskies picked up 1,041. The first 10 in order was com pleted by Louisiana State, defeated by Washington for third place in the NCAA; LaSalle, leader the first two weeks of the season; St. John's of Brooklyn, runer-up in the NIT; Oklahoma A & M; Du quesne and Notre Dame. In addi tion to Indiana and Seton Hall, LaSalle was the only team to re ceive first place votes. Four voters put the Philadelphia Explorers on top. Lumberman Hike Alley Standing CLASSIC LEAGUE W L Ptt. Roseburg Lbr. Co. Hult's Flyers 51 24 70 36 39 49 Asso. Plywood ' 33 42 41 30 45 40 Pepsi-Cola Roseburg Lumber Co. came out on top again in Classic League kegling Friday night, taking three games from Hult's Flyers and in creasing their point lead by four noicnes. The Pepsi-Cola bowlers tighten ed up the distance holding them at the bottom of the league by outroiung Associated flywood two out of three games. Dan Hausen threw the night's high game of 241, while Floyd Baughman took series honors with 602. High team series was 2185, roned by Koscourg Lumber Co. Ralph Swift And Wife Announce Birth Of Girl By LOUISA COATS Word has oeen received of the birth of a six-pound girl to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Swift at Colum bus, Ohio, where he is stationed with the U. b. Army. Swift is the s.n of W. R. Swift of Tenmile, and Mrs. Vera Cas S3it of Baldwin Park, Calif.. Ma ternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cook of Port Orford. Undergoes Surgery Wayne Hammond has returned home after indcrgoing a tonsil. Iectomy in Eugene recently. Mrs. Kate Schosw, his grandmother, accompanied him and his moth er. They w re driven to Eugene by Mrs. Ben Hammond. Miss Carol Hill of Camas Val ley is spending spring vacation visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Dwight, of Tenmile. Mr. and Mrs. Perley Hahn were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Howard and daughters, Wanda and Daila, Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Coats were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Grafton Tyle on Wednesday aiiernoon. John Riffe Probable Successor To Haywood WASHINGTON 11 - John Riffe veteran labor organizer now work ing in the South, reportedly will succeed the late Allen S. Haywood as executive vice president of the CIO. It was understood Riffe's selec tion by top CIO officials was at the behest of the CIO Steelworkers Union, which he helped organize. He now makes his headquarters in Atlanta. The CIO is headed by Waller Reuther, president of the million member Auto Workers Union. Miss Safety Of 1952 Not So Safe A Risk NEW YORK (if - Elaine Aiken, has pleaded guilty to running : through a stop sign, driving with out a license and going the wrong wav on a one-wav street. . The 24-year-old blonde appeared I in traffic court yesterday and paid a line. In court on crutches, she ex plained she broke an ankle last month while skiing. Miss Aiken was "Miss Safety of m.ii in a iramc safety parade nere. . ivh in Rotary-tilling iiisrsewi: Mud Slows Up RHS Runners' Preparations For The weather, rain and conse quent mud was Roseburg High track coach Frank Purdy's big beef when interviewed yesterday. "We ve oeen iryiug of the distance runners for pacing practice," he said, "but the track is so bad we can't tell what their pace really Is." Frank Stojack In Title Bout Buck Weaver will challenge champion Frank Stojack, holder of the Pacific Coast Junior Heav yweight Title, tonight in the main event on the wrestling card at the Roseburg Armory. In the semifinal, Hungarian Al Szasz will take on Tor Yamato of Singapore. Popular Bill Fletcher will meet Ralph Alexander, from Dayton, Ohio, in the one-fall special event. Western Hockey : By The Associated Press . (Friday) . WESTERN LEAGUE 1 Victoria 8 New Westminster ( . Seattle 2 Vancouver 1 Calgary 2, Edmonton 2 (Tie) Cougars Schedule 17. Pre-Conference Tilts PULLMAN, I. Coach' Buck Bailey said Friday his Washington State Cougars would play a 17 game practice schedule before opening of the Pacific Coast Con ference Northern Division base ball season. The Cougars' first conference game is against wasmngton at Seattle April 17. Pre - season games will start off March 27 against the Washing ton state prison team at Walla Walla and include meetings with Whitman, Seattle University, East ern Washington, Gom:aa and Fairchild and Larson Air Force ba.ses. Winter Endangers ' Spokane Schedule SPOKANE Wl (-IA belated touch of winter mav force the Spokane Indians of the Western International League to open their spring train ing camp at Lewiston, Idaho, next Tuesday instead of at their own ball park. . Three inches of new snow fell here Friday, halting work on put ting Ferris Field in shape for the baseball season. " Manager Don Osborn said the switch would be made to Lewiston if the weather fails to improve, but the team would return to Spo kane as soon as conditions permit. YMCA Adult League To Wind Up Season Tuesday will be the final night of YMCA Adult League basketball play. Luellen Construction will meet Miller's Department Store at 7:00 p.m. in the Benson gym. At 8:00, Moose Lodge will face Dillard. In the final game of the season. at 9:00, First Christian Church will play Sutherlin Drive-In Market. Dont Take It TifcLUb OV&K $JU PRODUGTS- iMCLipiKie- soap, imk, Flour amd INSlAATlNO- BOARD m 4eixnss spgud twiccas APVttnst... DouYnKeivews. Tri-Meet , . - n t,..rtf th nrlaoa wiu ine nmunB - . , compete in an intersquad meet I'nursday to prepare for their dou blelual tiff with Myrtle Creek and Mvrtle Point scheduled here next (Saturday. ! "The weather treats us all the same, anyway,- aooeu - dicating that unless MyrUe Cieck and Myrtle-roini wu . ...-. under super-umbrellas, he expect- , .u. Iraxbstei'S to SlOg around with the best of "" The "douDie-auar "w indicates that the Indians will split their forces in half; one nan to compete with Myrtle Creek, and . i. i lnl,M ah MViMlM the otner nan 10 u "-j Point. Tourney Scores Oregon High School Tournament By The Associated Press Friday Score Consolation Round: Games leading to fifth place rlotslanio fig Mcdford 51 Hilisboro 44 Astoria 34 , ' Games leading to lourui piace Central Catholic (Portland) 87 Al bany 65 (double overtime) Cleveland (Portland) 55 Salem 53 Title Round: ; Marshfield 75 The Dalles 71 (over time) Eugene 64 Dallas 52 -SPORTS -Eve- - ' 1 Palm Springs Golf' Lashed By Winds PALM SPRINGS, Calif. I Gusty winds that lashed the O'Don nell Golf Club all day Friday play ed havoc generally with scores in the annual Palm Springs Amateur Invitational Tournament but there were a few sub-par performances, nevertheless.. Howard Knight, strictly , a long shot, of San Francisco, and Bob Rosburg, Palo Alto, one of North ern California's best, came in with three-under par 67's. National amateur champion Jack Westland of Everett, Wash., showed the effect of the layoff he has taken since becoming a con gressman and finished with a 73. 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