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Friday. March 15. 1948 PORTLAND INQUIRER Pag* F ir» SPORTS \hu\hmh Inquirer AMUSEMENTS Entertainment Needed For Hospitalized Vets Young Timers Baseball Camps T he O ld T im ers’ B aseball a s sociation in conjunction w ith the B ureau of P ark s and P ublic R e creation is sponsoring again th is season, a Ju n io r B aseball Cam p, to be follow ed by league play. T he baseball cam ps w ill be held on S aturday, A pril 27 th ro u g h May 18, at P ier, Colum bia, Irving, A lberta, B uckm an, G rant, W est m oreland, Sellwood, Pow ell, D un- iw ay, W oodstock, and possibly G uilds L ake and Rose City. A ll boys tu rn in g out w ill be given an o pportunity to register on M ay 18 fo r a team to play th e league schedule. L eague play begins on M ay 25th. C am ps w ill be divided accord ing* to ages: Pew ees; (12 and u n der) 10:00 A. M. to 12:00 A. M. Cubs: (14 and under) 12:30 P. M. to 230 P. M. In term ed : (16 and un d er) 2:30 P. M. to 5:00 P. M. O utstanding coaches w ill Be on h an d to tra in th e boys in this second ann u al Young T im ers’ B aseball Camp. R egistration blanks m ust be in the hands of th e baseball d ire c t or, 103 C ity H all, by 5:00 P. M., A pril 18. N o entries w ill be ac cepted a fte r th is tim e. Boys w ill be assigned to the cam p closest to th e ir home. A post card advis ing date, tim e, first m eeting, and nam e of coach and field w ill be m ailed the w eek of A pril 22nd. A lthough N egro a rtists and e n te rta in e rs have done th e ir b it to brighten th e lives of servicem en and veteran s in hospitals th ro u g h out the w ar period, th e dem and has increased now th a t so m any hospitalized m en have been re tu rn ed to th is country. C am p and hospital councils of the A m erican Red Cross, w hich have arran g ed for an estim ated 20 m illion dollars' w o rth of e n tertain m en t d u ring the w ar years say th a t the need is even g re a te r today. L eading N egro personalities, am ong them M arian A nderson, from radio, screen an d stage, w ho have given th e ir tim e for hosp ital en tertain m en t, include Eddie A n derson (“R ochester”), C larence Muse, Ben C arter, Nicodemus, E velyn B urw ell, the J u a n P anello Trio, S ir Lancelot, M onette Moore, F red S kinner, M arie B ry ant, H uddie L ed b e tte r (“Lead Belly), th e D elta R hythm Boys, E lliott C arpenter, and th e C h a r ioteers. The Red Cross says th a t e n te rta in e rs need not be n ationally know n to qualify for program s in hospitals. All w ho w ould like to offer th e ir services should call th e cam p and hospital com m ittee of th eir local Red Cross chapter. Best ta le n t from am ong th e girls and boys w ho find th eir recreation i n the gym nasium s of th e p a rk b u re a u ’s com m unity re creation buildings goes into th e acts th a t m ake up th e b i-annual shows producted u n d e r th e gay p ennants of B a n B ro th ers’ C ir cus, slated for tw o even in g p e r form ances a t th e civic a u d ito ri um M arch 18 and 19. T he show s are open to th e public w ith o u t charge. T ightw ire, balancing acts, ju g gling, tum bling, spring-board, pyram id building, sw inging and revolving ladders, trap eeze and o th er ap p aratu s stu n ts; adagio, tap, d rill w ork and b a to n -tw irl ing; trick stu n ts clow ned to furn, ish laughs for the audiences—all pass in review in th e quick tim ing of professional-like p erfo rm ances. C ostum ing is in keeping w ith circus trad itio n and The Benson Tech band w ill play. In the q u a rte r-cen tu ry th e p a rk b ureau circus has been e n te rta in ing P o rtlan d ers th e show s have been building rep u ta tio n for sm ooth perform ances. It had be ginning as an outdoor show at of R alph B otrelli. F irst indoor shows w ere held in th e P eninsula P ark com m unity b uilding gym and featu red ap p ara tu s w ork. In creasingly large atten d an ce and LINCOLN STANLEY IS COMING BACK TO PORTLAND The fine, hard-hitting young ster from Oakland, Calif; who make such a sw ell fighi against the great Tommy Moyer, when he floored Moyer for the count of expanded program m ing for the show s necessitated room ier ac com odations and for a good m any seasons now th e w in te r or spring circuses have been given a t th e civic auditorium . Ray D ennison, w ho took p a rt in early day p a rk b u re a u circuses as a p erfo rm er and w ho also has had experience w ith som e of th e big trav elin g circuses, is th e directo r of B arr B ro th ers’ circus. THE DUDE RANCH IS PROUD TO PRESENT BY POPULAR DEMAND BUDDY BANKS and His Buddies . . . featuring . . . EARL KNIGHT . . . Spectacular Pianist BAR SERVICE Delicious Foods Served from 1:00 P. M. Until 2:30 A. M. Phone Reservations . . . TRinity 3697 Pickett and Patterson, Managers — 240 N. BROADWAY — — EVERY DAY IS A HOLIDAY — nine and should have received no worse than a draw for his showing at the end of ten rounds, w ill meet Bobby Volk in the ten round main event of Joe Water man's show at the Auditorium next Friday night. March 22nd. Stanley made a tremendous hit in his fight against Moyer and w ill have a host ctf supporters when he faces Volk. The Oak land boy w ill be giving away three or four pounds, but is just as tall as is Volk and w ill have an edge on the Portland boy in ring experience. The sem i-final should develop Fee's Rollerdrom Cinches ÀAU Sectional Title, Patterson Stars By Cpl. T. T. Petty. Led by th e In su lato rs for th ree periods, th e F e e ’s q u in t cam e from behind in a sp ectacu lar fin ish to d efeat a h a rd fighting In su lato r five, for th e privilege of rep resen tin g th is section in th e D enver to u rn am en t. The Fees w ere w ay off th e ir usu al form , m issing fa r too m any sim ple shots from th e field, an d m ost of th e g ift tosses. T he Insu lato rs, led by th eir sh arsp h o o ter O sterhous, seem ed in ra re form , h ittin g th e hoop from all angles o f th e c o u rt at will. T he d efensive play of the R ollers in th e first th re e stanzas w as v ery m uch off key, b u t im proved in th e last q u a rte r enough for them to w in w ith a 10 point m argin. P attreso n , as usual, played his usual rem ark eab le gam e tallying 19 points, w hich m ade him high point m an for th e Fees. R ubber Legs is a v ery fittin g cognom en for th a t m an. T his w rite r has w atched P a t p erform in a few gam es and has y e t to see him m iss a tip o ff no m a tte r how much ta lle r his oppo n en t m ay be, One can read ily see w hy he w as p ick ed for th e m y th ical all to u rn a m ent team . His defensive play is uncanny, and in addition to his accu rate offensive ability, th e selective co m m ittee had no a lte r n ativ e b u t to select him . B eautiful tro p h ie s w ere p re sented to th e first th re e team s. The R ollers copped first place, In su lato rs second, and consola tion w en t to P age’s W ollens. F ra n k P age of the W ollens re ceived th e aw ard for best player, w hich m ust have been a correct decision as th e crow d roared its approval. The gam e w as nip and tuck th ro u g h o u t u n til the th ird stanza w hen th e Fees aw akened and be gan to ta lly score a fte r score u n til a ten po int lead w as estab lish ed. L et us all w ish th e R ollers all kinds of good luck for a success ful and p rofitable to u rn am en t trip. VICTORY LUNCH and CLUB O pening play in the K iw anis- sponsored G oldenball to u rn am en t is scheduled for M arch 18 a t the P eninsula com m unity building and at Jefferso n High. E ntries (reg istratio n fee $2.00 p er team ) a re expected to be in th e hands of th e to u rn am en t director, Mr. C harles W alker, 103 Coty H all, by M arch 12. T he divisions are for Cubs, 14 y ears and under; Interm ediates, 16 y ears and u n d er, and for C lippers, 18 y ears and under. T his is for th e G oldenball to u rn am en t the 12th y ear of jo in t sponsorship by th e K iw anis club of Peninsula d istrict and th e P o rtlan d B ureau o f P ark s and P ublic R ecreation. into a thriller when Dick Wagner hooks up with Sailor Tommy Foster, of the navy, in a return match over the six round route. Threir four rounder tw o weeks ago was a real humdinger. Three other bouts are to be announced. Prices of $1, $2. $3 (plus tax), A general organization m eet prevail for the show. ing of the P o rtlan d S cftb all as sociation w ill be held in the council cham bers of the city h all T hu rsd ay n ig h t, M arch 14 a t 8 P f T i ] l | T • • WITH l O C X s ^ MAGNETIC LODISTONE o’clock for all divisions. The a d E rC * ' sW B eliev ed b y th e A n c ie n t« t o b e P o w er- option of playing rules for the U> A ttra c t a n d R ep el, th la p a ir o) G e n u ln « W h ite ltH jah aliv e h ig h ly B SO TJW ■ M a g n e tic I/x le a to n e a m ay b rin g y<*u com ing season, ru les and reg u la fa m e a n d n<»od lu rk . O n e a to n e la said tions of play, opening of season f C R T » t o a t t r a c t G o o d L u ck In M o n ey L ove, e t r . t h e o th e r la Bald t o re p e m any o th e r p e rtin e n t fe a — •* * * B a d L u ck . T ro u b le « , e tc . W e do n 'I and m ake these clatm e, b u t w e d o aell p l e n ty o f I^ x l* ■tones! 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W. 4th and G lisan Portland, O regon New classes open to th e public M onday through F riday from 3 to 4 p. m., except W ednesdays, at the B uckm an school pool are a n nounced by the p a rk b u re a u ’s r e creatio n al division. T he pool, w hich is in charg e of Miss C ath erine G rant, has open sw im s on these days also, a fte r 4:30. N ew classes open to th e public on W ednesdays a re scheduled for 3 to 4:30 and a fter 5 p. m. Classes and sw im periods are reserved for W ashington H igh stu d en ts T uesday through F riday, 2 to 3 p. m.; fo r G orls’ P o ly tech nic, M ondays 4 to 4:30; Lincoln, W ednesdays 4 to 4:30; Jefferson, T hursdays 4 to 4:30; and for S unnyside school pupils, F ridays 4:30 to 5 p. m. B eginning sw im m ing in stru ctio n s is available to boys S atu rd ay s a t 10 a.m., for girls a t 11 a. m. L ifesaving class; es for Boy Scouts a re scheduled for M ondays, W ednesdays and F rid ay s from 6 to 7, and sw im m ing instruction for beginners on Tuesdays, T hursdays and F ridays from 6 to 7 p. m.