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About The amplifier. (West Linn, Oregon) 1921-current | View Entire Issue (March 10, 1950)
THE AMPLIFIER Friday, March, 10, 1950 WEATHER TEMPTS TENNIS LOVERS SPORTS PROVEN TO BE ONE OF MANY OCCUPATIONS FOR VERSATILE FACULTY MEMBER Do you know that we have a writer, a sportsman, a coach, and a teacher in our school? Strangely enough, this versatility adds up to just one man, John Paul Brown. Mr. Brown, although deriving much pleasure from teaching with his many other activities and associating with others, is, makes this veteran instructor .in and always-has been, a man of extermely busy man. During his the out-of-doors. He likes long stay on the faculty at West nothing better than to explore Linn, Mr. Brown has piloted all some uninhabited spot and there three of the major sports, foot enjoy the beauties of nature. “1 ball, baseball, and basketball, was born years too late. I but has recently devoted his would like to have lived in coaching entirely to baseball. Daniel Boone’s time” is a favor Now that spring is just around ite saying of his. the corner, he is often engaged Like many nature lovers, Mr. in working out with his baseball Brown’s recreational pursuits in proteges. Noontimes find him clude hunting and fishing.-’In displaying the old form which the win.ter. he may be seen won him recognition in his col tramping through some seclud lege days. ed marsh, gun in hand, in quest of the elusive, mallard, while summer finds him wading along quiet streams, casting hopefully for the crafty trout. Considered a reliable authori ty, Mr. Brown is constantly be After leading up to the last ing sought out by sportsmen minute of the first half, the throughout Clackamas county for hunting or fishing informa West Linn basketeers fell hehind tion. He won the county fly- to be defeated in their final dis casting trophy for two consecu trict game by the Milwaukie Maroons. tive* seasons and has been a Getting the tip, the Lions got member of the Oregon City Rod off to a red hot start by bucket and Gun club for a number of ing the first basket. At the end years. of the first two minutes the Lions Included among the interests had five points to their op of this able personage is sports ponents’ none. writing. Mr. Brown, along with Bill Hardin then made an easy his wife who is a fine writer in lay-up to break the ice for the her own field, has written sev eral sports articles for some of. Maroons. At quarter time the score stood at 14-all. the leading sport magazines. In the second quarter balls Mrs. Brown has written a num-, started dropping in from every, ber of short stories for sych angle with neither team out well-known magazines as the playing the other. With the County Gentlemen, The Ameri score 30-28 in favor of Milwau can, and Mademoiselle. After kie at the halftime horn, It Mr. Brown’s*, retirement, both he looke’d as if it were göing to be and his wife plan to write more anybody’s ball game. extensively. Coming to life in the third A native son of Amity, Oregon quarter, -the Maroons scored. 19 Mr. Brown spent his youth in points to the Lions’ mere 7. that locality. He obtained his In the final period of play the early education in the grade Milwaukie quint kept their wide and high schools of Amity. margin to win, 66-45. Three years were then spent at West Linn (45) (66) Milwaukie Willamette University, where he Stein 5 15 Briggs won athletic letters in football, Stewart 16 12 Melton baseball and track. After finish Scholer 10 18 Hardin ing his course in teaching at the Landis 6 9 Stevens Oregon Normal Sehool in Mon Lee 6 5 Albright mouth, he took over thé coach Subs: For West Linn, Rondeau ing responsibilities at the high 2, Scholer, Hallback and Ellie., schools of Grants Pass and later For Milwaukie, Zimmerman 4 at Woodburn. arid Schwalbe 3. Having joined the teaching staff at West Linn 23 years ago, EVERYTHING Mr. Brown has since made a name'for himself and is well- liked throughout the community. Combining three periods of Democracy, which is his pet sub ject, and one period of Nation MAROONS TAKE DISTRICT TITLE ROBINSON'S Jewelry The advent of spring with its longer days and prospect of sun ny weather causes net enthu siasts to look forward with an ticipation to the opening of the tennis season. After a long period of inaction due to the severe weather, some of Coach Marion Loeher’s rac quet swingers have already^ be gun their preliminary practice. This year’s squad will ,be largely composed of last sea son’s lettermen with the possi ble addition of one or more new prospects. The returning letter- men include Aubrey Sharp, Les ter Louden, Dave Lenz, Don Penney and Ken Palmer. Janet Sherman is the only remaining member of the 1949 girls’ team. Since the new courts which had been planned for this year will not be available, the sched ule calls for all matches to fee played away from home. Despite inadequate practice facilities at home, the West Linn aggregation entertains high hopes of a more convincing rec ord than that of 1949. TITLE CINCHED BY LAKE GROVE Having made a successful de but this season, the intramural basketball teams are in the final round of completing their sched ule. These games have not only presented the players healthful recreation but have provided plenty of action for the on-look- ers as well. With a perfect record of 8 wins and no losses, the Lake Grove team has clinched the title. The leading scorers for the league are: Gail Perkins, Willamette, 139 points; Leroy Wilding, Lake Grove, 134 points; Ken Palmer, Bolton, 124 points; and- Eddie Mead, Willamette, With 108 points. The standings thus far are as follows: Team • W L Lake Grove ......... 4,.^.....8 0 Bolton ..... ’.... 7 2 Willamette ..5*1 4 Stafford _ .................... 2 6 Sunset ............................ 1 6 Gladstone .................................... 6 We Feature— NATIONALLY KNOWN Women's Clothing AUDRE'S Oregon City West Linn girls played bas ketball with Clark college at Vancouver Saturday, February 25. West Linn was victorious by a score of 39 to 14. Forwards scoring were Lovilia Taylor with 11 points, Delores Listenberger with 10, Marjorie Zeller with 8, and Janet Sher man with 2 points. Other play ers were Doris Corder man, Sally Ware, Margie Niesen, Joyce Heisler, Joan Michels and Flo- rine Eisele. West Linn girls played zone defense which prevented the Clark girls from moving in un der the basket, and only per mitted them to take long shots; After the game refreshments were served by the host team*.. West Linn’s first basketball game was with Dallas, a some what inexperienced school in the field of basketball. After being victorious in the first, game*. West Linn met the Forest Grove team. Though West Linn started the score rolling, Forest Grove tied it up and, in an unfortunate three-minute overtime, the Viikr- ing lasses sank a field goal which won the game for them# the final score being 12 to 10*- A new experiment is being made on recreation night by the girls. They are sponsoring a basketball tournament in which there are 55 girls participating. Those girls taking part will re ceive GAA points for the games, two of. which have already been played. It won’t be long until the girls will be playing softball and, from all reports, the vocational agriculture class is going to make backstops so the girls Will have a permanent ball field. ’■ Field hoekey is a girls’ sport ’ ' that seems to be rising in popu larity. This is a sport well’ known throughout California and Washington. As far âs wé’ know, Forest Grove and Corval lis high schools have started this particular sport. Field hock ey is on the order of football, except a participant usés a lit- ~ tie ball, similar to a golf ball, and a pole. Special clothing is provided for the sport and is of great need, especially on thé rainiest day. This sounds like fun,.and.West;:- Linn has the girls needed for the sport so let’s hope we Can obtain the equipment! Freshman girls competed against Oregon City junior high in a volleyball game Tuesday, March 7. A large group of girls from various; league schools repre sented the TYV at the most re cent girls’ play day held in Mc Minnville Saturday, March 4. The 16 girls from West Linp brought back a potted plant of ivy as a trophy for volleyball. The West Linn girls played from 9:30 a. m. until noon since they scored many wins. Two teams competed in final playoffs after lunch. Girls’ physical education classes are playing basketball two and three days a week. Edeh class consists of four teams. Ji- round-robin tournament is be* ing played, with the winning team from each class competing against another winning team. BUSE RADIO SALES & SERVICE Box 213 WEST LINN,* OREGON Phone 5103 Phone 3443 West Linn, Oregon A m I 1 x 1 Î 1 Î « 2 1 I Î JI IT'S GOOD! 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