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sport sEenpN K RADIO NEWS V SECTION THREE PAGES I TO 4 WAY BETTER THAN LAST YEAR SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 19, 1928 PRICE FIVE CENTS BEATS C.P.S. 38 TO 29. OVERCOMING LEM 'Km UST CONFERENCE GAME HESDAY ). . - , - : . " EDDIE GRAHAM MAIN EVENTER X ( KTII W EST COXFEREXCB I w Whitman .......5 Willamette ... . . " Tuget Sound . . 3 Linfield ' . 2 College of Idaho ." 0 vacKlc ........ 0 L, 0 2 4 3 . 9 Pet. 1.000 .777 .428 .400 .000 .000 Games tills weesr Wimfi rs: Pacific at Salem. February 22. The curtain Is about , to ring down on . northwest conf erence basketball play for 'another aea sor.. i . ' The final, game will be played next Wednesday in Salem between Pacific and Willamette Dy handing the , College o: Puget Sound Loggers two clear tut drubbings tbis week end, Wil lamette clinched second place foi itse lf and is practically assured o un 800 percentage after the Pa rifle game. Whitman played only fire con forence frames, four of them ob its own floor where visiting team? s;re at a decided disadvantage, anc won all of them, capping the hoi: ors thereby. Whitman and Willamette fin islu-d in a tie for the title la.s; var. but "N'ig" Ilorlke had t( have a title some way so he sched ulod too easy post-season game, with College of Idaho and count (. them in the conference standings Then, he wrote to Spalding's bas k-tliall guide proclaiming hi team as conference champion, de tpite the fact that the claim wa. clearly without foundation undei the rules. The action subjectei Ho-ieshe to severe criticism, 1'U it didu't help the fact that tli erroneous news went out to tl world. The Puget Sound Logger? after startling northwest sport om with a victory over Univei It y of Washington, didn't prov. so strong in conference play afte all, losing four giftnes to Wlllam ette and Whitman by wide mar gins. Pacific is the champion loser ol the 'conference, falling to take a single victory although Linfield won the final game by a one point margin. College of Idahi dropped two games to Wlllam ette, and Linfield defeated onl: Pacific university tIce. All the schools, except Pacific and College of Idaho, placet stronger teams in the field thi year than last, and the teams rep resenting Willamette ans Wrhit man were well on a par witr those representing coast confer en re institutions. Puget Sound and Willamett. have sophomore and fresh nKi outfits which should develop intr still better aggregations next sea ton. Scores in conference games: Whitman 5 V 4 J . r .-V "A Mwwuw. OlSMTOie 1. fc. ,1 ThL young Salem boxer is billel for a mata rvrm at Albany Monday uiht. His opponent lias not yet been selected. If arrange ment are completed, be will also bov the main event at Eugene in the near future against l-'armcr. Ciialiam has been much in de iiuiud by prontotrrs recently. His manager is Phil llayen. New Records Chalked Up At Annual Relay Carnival COLISEUM. Los Angeles, Feb. tS. (AP) The two Charlie or he cinder path Charlie Borah, Iniverslty of Southern' California Iyer, and his Vetera 'harlie Paddock, now ter tbr Los Angete?Ajlbi2ltie lub's colors met twice in an in- ilrect way during the annual A. V. U. relay carnival here today ud the youthful Trojan won hon ors, li any, by a snade steran' ral, ritfnJBiiiggLn- separating them Borah the win ner. The former record was estab lished here in May, 1925, by an other Southern California quartet Brk-e Taylor. Ed House, Bol Lee and Keith Lloyd. They did not run against each other in the other race, the half mile four man relay, but Paddock giving all that was in him, made The curley-haired Southern! UD 8erai yarns inai oran naa :alifornia youth and the k!ngpinsained In a previous lap, to give f the dashes met first In thejthe Los Angeles A. C. victory, luarter mile, four man relay, and Borah ran the second lap. The the result was a new world's!t,me WM 1 minute 28 1-5 secondt ecord for that even 41 3-5 sec onds. Both ran in the anchor posi- Charles V. Harlow, former Stanford javelin ace, tossed the pear a distance of 200 feet five ions on their respective teams in inches to beat a classy field In be quarter mile event, Borah re-, this event, and set a new South Whitman 57 Pacific 27 Whitman 4 8 Puget Sound 19 Whitman 55 Puget Sound 27 Whitman 31 Willamette 20 Whitman 39 Willamette 29 Totals 230 128 Willamette Willamette 3 4 Pacific 24 Willamette 41 Linfield 26 Willamette 27 Linfield 18 Willamette 26 Whitman 31 Willamette 29 Whitman 39 Willamette 43 Cr of Idaho 22 Willamette 31 C. of Idaho 24 Willamette 4 8 Puget Sound 31 Willamette 38 Puget Sound 29 Totals 317 244 j Iuget Sound I Puget Sound 19 Whitman 48 Puget Sound 27 Whitman 55 Puget Sound 33 Pacific 24' Puget Sound 39 Pacific 29 Puget Sound 38 Linfield 20 Puget Sound 29 Willamette 48 Puget Sound 29 Willamette 18 eived the baton before Paddock ;ot his, to get away to a seven ern California record. Charles Eaton, former Pomona coMege stu ard start but the powerful drive 'dent and who, with Harlow, com- jf Paddock's running legs all but. petes for the Los Angeles A. C. made up for it. They breasted (bow, also surpassed the former the tape with less than a yard record, one he set in 192C. IBFOOTS DEFEAT Totals 214 Linfield Linfield 28 Pacific Linfield 26 Willamette Linfield 18 Willamette Linfield 20 Puget Sound Linfield 4 0 Pacific Totals 132 raciflc Pacific- 27 Whitman Pacific 24 Willamette . Pacific 21 Linfield Pacific 24 Puget Sound Pacific 29 Puget Sound Pacific 39 Linfield 262 21 41 27 38 39 Totals 164 College of Idaho Idaho 22 Willamette Idaho 24 Willamette Totals 46 166 57 34 28 33 39 40 231 43 31 74 MOSCOW. Idaho. Feb. 18 (AP) The University of Oregon quintet defeated the University of Idaho basketball team here to night, 32 to 23, In a alow and rather uninteresting game. The core at the half was 18 to 13 in favor of Oregon. Ridings was high point man for the Webfoot ers, McMIllin for Idaho. The summary: Oregon (32) FG FT PF Ridings, f ....... . . 5 0 i JHllllgan, f i Edwards, c 2 Bally, a . . . r. . . . . 1 Epps. g 2 McCormlck, g 2 Totals 13 Idaho (23) FO Thornhill. f l McMillan, f 3 Stowell, f o Canine, f 2 Burgher, c 2 Jacobsy, g r Greene, 6Ta2 Greene, g 9 Referee, Coleman. 0 0 Q 6 0 6 FT 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 1 4 1 12 PF 0 2 3 0 0 2 r is r AT WINTER LI L' WC Aa event of anusual importance in the local sport world will be the district T. M. C. A. basketball tournament on the . local floor Friday and Saturday In which alz teams will be entered. The Docks will represent -f -: Salem. v Other teams are- Portland.. Ashland, -Astoria Eugene,' and LongTiew.; . , ; .. Robert Boaidman.. -i&ysicaj. .di rector at the" T.M.G.A will , be in charge of . . the - tournament. Other official are Emil , Plluso. Portland, 1 - and LesUe , . Sparks Salem, referees: ' - Coach. "Snee' Keen and Coach Louie Anderson, score keepers; and Stanley Lar son, time keeper. Dwlgbt Adams has charge of the ticket sale. The Ducks, representing Salem, are champions of the Young Men's division and have made quite a record this season, winning 17 games and losing only four. They lost to the Wendling Athletic club which is made up of college stars, the Garibaldi Lumber company team, the Athenians, and the Black Cat3. The team was started about three years ago from the Salem Y Leaders' Corps. The corps numbered quite a few basketball stars who are now being heard from. Among them are Adams. "t Willamette university; Beechler and Kafoury at Salem high school; Miller and Dellarpport on the Willamette freshmen team; and Simpson at Oregon state col lege. The team this year has scored 663 points to their opponents' 4 33. Scotty Marr is high scorer with 186 points. Others in scor ing order are. Batche'.or. for ward. 144; Flake, center 137: C. Hageman, forward, 72; Schaeffer. guard. 42; F. Hageman, 39; Gam ble 2; points. The Ducks' record follows: Ducks 34 Panthers ...19 Ducks 2 9 Dorms 9 THE DUCKS, SALEM ENTRY IN YMCA TOURNEY Ducks 21 Ducks 40 Ducks 27 Ducks 40 Ducks. ..... 19 Ducks. , ... .19 Ducks. ..... 22 Ducks . . . 56 Ducks. . . .21 Ducks 30 Ducks 38 Ducks 27 Ducks. ..... 38 Oucks 20 Ducks 33 Ducks 38 Ducks. 38 Ducks 27 Ducks 18 .19 .15 .12 .10 .42 .14 .19 Athenians Panthers DeMolay . Paper Co. Athenians Eilverton Athenians Dear All Stars33 Collegians ..19 De Molay ... 15 Panthers ... 13 Lyons 14 Mill City Crabtree Wendling (Wildcats. Athenians . Mill City. . ., Garibaldi (Lumber. Black Cats. Only two easy games are on the Salem high school hoop schedule this week. Both will be played out of town, Albany Tuesday, and Dal las, Friday. These two" teams have already been defeated by the Red and Black quintet by top-heavy scores. West Linn will close the regular season play for the locals in a game in Salem February 29. Salem romped away with a victory over West Linn 64 to 30 two weeks ago. Two weeks will intervene be tween the final game and the state tournament. Coach Anderson may p 2f2edule a couple of practice games 18 42 18 34 31 19 IB COMPETITION TODAY Some 40 local trap shooting art ists will open the state telegraph ic competition today on the grounds at 24th street and Turner road, starting at nine o'clock am ST. MORITZ. Switrerland. Feb. continuing until two o'clock. Sa- 18 (AP) The end of the eighth opponent, today will be day of Olympic winter sports com MEDFORD HIGH BEATS ASHLAND BASKETBALL SCORES jj At Salem: Willamette 38; Col lege of Puget Sound 29. At Moscow: Oregon 32; Idaho 23. At Seattle: Washington 29; Oregon State Aggies Z6. At Conrallis: Oregon State toivnlra 9 nrcrnn frnah 23. MEDFORD, Feb. 18. (AP) Medford defeated the Ashland high school tonight 1 to 12 after their ancient rivals had held them even in the firet half with a nine to nine score. Medford opened the final half with a terrific of- ' tensive and Ashland crumpled un der the pace. The game was bit terly contested and marked by roughness. Referee Edlunds warn ing the teams twice. Parr, one petition tonight saw another title unofficially in Norway's posses sion, while the United States had a half grip on its second cham pionship. On the basis of the length of the leaps alone, Norway placed first and second in the ski jump and was considered virtually certain to gain the title officially when the judges have completed their study of each contestant's style of approach, jump and landing. Am erica fared poorly on the basis of ihe unofficial standing, finishing fifth, seventh and eighth. - The United States got some con solation however, when the bob fleigh team, headed by Wm. Fiske of Chicago, made the best time in the first descent of the Olympic chute. Another descent will be made tomorrow, total times de termining the winner. Canada's hockey team romped through its second test, crushing Great Britain. 14 to 0. Yesterday the Canadians shut out Sweden. 11 to 0, and tomorrow will meet Switzerland. Sonja Henle of Norway captured the women's Olympic figure skat ing championships today with Bea trix Loughran of New York third. Although he placed unofficially, ao better than fifth. Rolf Monsen of the United States waa the star of the ski jumping event. Suffer ing from . an injured knee that would have kept most men out of he competition, Monsen took the lumps in splendid form. Albert Anderson, Norway, was armed center, played the star eo"ea wun tne nest jump or me game for Ashland, and was also1 64 Metres. high point maker. Morgan, guard, and Melrin, forward, led for Med ford The game was the second At Walla .Wna;vWMtm Goniaga 23. " ' district championship series. J1 Jacob Thams, Norway. leaped 73 metres, a metre beyong the world's record,--bat made a bad lab ding thai was expected to dis-ittallfr-litm.- -Ur- v Union, Coqullle, and Prlnerllle. The first string of 25 targetr will count in the competition against all three cities under the new plan evolved. The three high marksmen will constitute ' the team for the day. Their scores will be telegraphed to Portland where they will be matched with reports from Union, Coqullle, and U.t. .will. .1 ,L. iimviiiic, auu ids rcBUiiB an nounced. Three rounds will each Sunday in like the finish, April 15. In case of severa first three places, the question 111 be left to the shooters in volved to decide for themselves They made hold a private shoot off to determine the three names to go In, but the original scores ill stand. Salem gunners won the state telegraphic shoot last year and with many of the same marks men enrolled In the Salem Rod and Gun club again this rear. prospects for another victory are good. Carl Bahlburg was high man In the practice shoot last Sunday. i tie be run of; anaev until for the ;P r- v' T- I L - v -.r yju 4. S?J Q.-t.I tt'-XK rj " W 'MsS i. . . ' t V I . V i "A H - m Pi . I II (M fi? " ...r w.v -wb- f y 11 Local Y league champions who will play in the tournament here Friday and Saturday. Left to right: Charles Batchelor, forward; Charles Hageman, forward; John Schaeffer, guard ; French Hageman, guard ; "Scotty" Marr, forward, captain ; Cob Gamble, guard ; Slel Flake, center. s T FACES ElSy TILTS 1 to keep the men form. in scrimmage ROOKS CLEAN UP FROSH HOOPERS CORVALLIS, Feb. 18. (AP) The Oregon State rooks turned back the University of Qregon frosh 26 to 23 here tonight in a whirlwind basketball game i n hich the score was tied five times. WTItb Oregon leading 15 to 10 at the half, the rooks swept onto the floor like a cyclone and whip ped, the ball through the hoop re peatedly until they had tied the score at 22-22, with but two min utes to play. Drager and Ballard tossed two more counters in quick succession to win the game. Summary: Rooks (26) Mack, f McKalip, f Ballard, c Drager, g Anderson, g Bell, f McLeod, e Totals Frosh (23) Makinen, f Archer, f Bberhardt, e dinger, g g Horner, f Totals Referee, Piluso. W. U. Freshmen Upset Dope Defeat Chemawa 30 to 21 A chubby fellow named Verne I the third quarter, the margin had Eaton, played brilllan basketball : been increased to 23-14. Sensing defeat S, LITCHFIELD LEAD SCORING B for the Willamette freshmen last night and enabled the team to de feat the fast and rugged Chema wa Indians, 30 to 21. The victory for the yearlings was a complete surprise, as tne the Chemawans made a fighting last attack and succeeded in cutting down the to tal somewhat before the game end ed. The playing of the Freshman mawa, which has defeated Linfield ;team- coached by Lestle Sparks college and other strong teams, was doped to take the tilt by ateams ln lhe future. comfortable margin. The Freshmen played as a unit. however, exhibiting some of the best team work seen on the local floor this year, and when the ball had been maneuvered into scoring position, Eaton poked it through the hoop with surprising consis tency. The Redskins opened up at the start with a fast-breaking offen sive which swept the Freshmen before them, and the first quarter ended 11 to 6 in their favor. Then, Eaton's skill began to tell. He was constantly after the ball and his example inspired his team mates, and they began to use marvelous team work. The Rooks had the ball in their possession most of the second and third quarters, and the Redskins failed to garner a field goal. The half ended 15 to 12 with the Freshmen ahead, and at augurs well for strong varsity Sparks' men will close the sea son at McMlnnvHIe Monday night with a game against McMlnnville high school. Summary: Willamette Frosh 30 FG Harmon f 1 Eaton f 7 Waddell c 2 Marsters g 2 Beck g Troxel g 1 Totals 13 Chemawa (21) Prettyman f 2 George 1 Rassmussen c 1 Spencer g 2 R. Peratrovich g 1 Meachem g J. Peratrovich g 1 Totals S Referee Versteeg. FT 1 3 PF 3 2 1 3 2 2 RECORDS SMASHED AT SWIMMING MEET FG FT PF 0 14 10 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 1,0 1 -a n 1 o i 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 14 1 3 0 3 0 8 7 9 HUDKINS SEEKS DUNDEE MATCH VOLLEYERS HERE GO TO PORTLAND Two volley ball teams made up from Salem Business men will go to Portland Monday night to play matches with the Multnomah club teams. Men who will take the trip are Kile Hllborn, Paul Acton, Byron Wright, C. E. Ward. Leon Glea- son. I. Hewitt, Lloyd Gregg. E Hill. A. Rllchey. O. J. Hull. Clark Lee. Breym E-iri C Pge. C Phillips. " The teams will be weakenW by NEW YORK, Feb. 18. (AP). Unmarked by jiis furious 10 round Yictory over Sammy Baker except for a slight puf finess about the eyes, Ace Hudkins, the Nebraska wildcat, sought today to Clinch a match with JtTe Dundee for the welterweight champion ship. Despite the Baltimore titlehold- er' suspension in New York for failure to go through with a match against Hudkins in Los An geles last fall, steps were taken to tie up the pair , for a IS round championship bout at the Garden March 30. Dundee expects the court action' agalnat him ln Cali fornia will be settled within two weeks. CORVALLIS. Feb. 18. (AP)t Two Pacific coast records were broken "and one Pacific Northwest association mark bettered in the Oregon State Agricultural college Oregon dual' swimming meet here today, which Oregon won, 44 to 25. . The Aggies opened the meet by lowering Stanford's coast mark of 1:06.4 for the 400 foot four man relaty made in the relay ln 1926 to 1:06.3. John Anderson of Ore gon broke the Stanford mark of 25.6 seconds in the 50-yard dash by splashing the distance in 25.1 seconds. Anderson also bettered the Pac ific NOEthwest association mark in the 100 but it was not allowed, as this was not an American Ath letic Union meet. ? Markuson, Sheehan, Hover and Johnson are the members of the record-breaking Oregon State re lay team. Oregon gradually worked up its score on the Orange after the lat ter had jumped Into a 6 to 0 lead following the relay, the Orange men grabbed one other first the dives. Oregon took four seconds, while the .Orange garnered three. Oregon Aggie rooks defeated the Oregon frosh, 30 to 29, fol lowing the varsity contest. as to who should referee the game was called off. Leslie high, coached by Earl Douglas, has only three games left on its season schedule, and one of these, against Corvallis junior high school, may not be played. Leslie pays Stayton at Stayton Thursday night, and will entertain the Stayton players at a return game here a week from Thursday. The Willamette Bearcats din ed second place in the 'northw conference competition last .nir by trouncing Puget Sound in I second game of . the. series,. 3$ 29. . ; . Cac" Hubbard's mea made strong bid for victory with, vamped line-up and only the to, distance caging ability otTJu field, and the deadly accuracy, Adams on cripples enabled .. Bearcats to take the lead in second half and hold It. Cardinal, the Willamette scori ace, had none of the nerve , a dash which characterized his p formance Friday. He got points in that first game and on eight points last night. He play a cool game, however, and; w Instrumental in aiding Lis tei mates to get into scoring po tions. . 'K One trace of the almost perfJ basketball the team displayed the first half of Friday's gad broke out in the second h when Litchfield and Adams c lected two baskets each in t first three minutes. Litchflel two came from long, throv Adams got one of hie by U mute and the other on a n sneak under the basket. ! Coach Hubbard had his.-f heaviest scorers on the floor. took Wilson from the cen berth, placed him at guard, a sent in Ferguson to take the t off. Crow started at forwa This combination gave the Be cats considerable more troul for Crow. Ginn, Ferguson, a WilGon were all deadly oniio throws and cast off frequen from way beyond the defense 11 Basket for basket marked i nlav in the first half withl Loggers on top most of the tin Adams gave Willamette a 15- lead at the half with a nifty p shot. - r In the second half, Willamei held a 13 point lead with eit minutes to play. Coach Hubbai sent In Ginn as a substitute 1 Darrow at guard and this lit fellow collected four points l V w XT 1 1 Vt lltTU III 111 to play the score stood 36: to :Z Glass substituted for TJtchCt and Adams cot a basket. CM and Wileon garnered one each ' make it 38 to 29 at the finish! Only one more game remains' ' Willamette's conference schedu That Is against the Pacific Bs gers here Wednesday night. ; Willamette (33) FG FT 1, Adams, f 6 Litchfield, f 6 Cardinal, c 3 Hauk, g 1 Flesher, g Glass, f ...0 Minto, f 0 Led better, g 0 Totals 17 Puget Sound (29) Crow, f 4 Gillihan. f .1 Ferguson, e '. .2 Wilson, g 1 Darrow, g 1 Ginn. g ..2 Hannus, f 0 Totals 11 Referee Ernie Arthurs. MISSIONARIES BEAT GONZAGA WRESTLING SLATED MEDFORD, Feb. 18 (AP) Sailor Jack Woods and Prof. Hi gaml of Honolulu, wilt : wrestle the absenee of Dr. Barries, whu Is here Monday night, .using, the PARRISH, LESLIE PLANNING TRIPS Three games are on the schedule for the two Junior, high . schools this week. Parrish plays Roosevelt Junior high at Eugene- Wednesday night, and Molalla high school a return game at Molalla Friday night. Coach i Frank Brown had a gam scheduled with Dallas high scheo WALLA WALLA, Feb. 18. (AP). The Whitman college bas ketball team won its tenth game out of 11 played this season by defeating Ganzaga university 35 to 23 here tonight, in a slow con test. The missionaries took an early lead and though Goncaga threat ened once In the first half, it end ed 16 to 5 for Whitman. Neither team unloaded any very glittering basketball wares. Whitman count ing most on occasional bursts of team work to score. Gene Tunney Goes To Miami for Workouts 2 0 1 1 e 6' A i; i-if: i; ! . ;t-f ii 1, 4 H rnnii iahif aiii HflubltUUI! NEW YORK. Feb. 18 (AP) Gene Tunney, heavyweight cham pion of the world, left here last night for Miami Beach, Fla., to resume light training until. the end of next' month when.be, ex pects to start active workouts for the defense of his title at his old camp at Speculator, N .Y. While here. Tunney straigh tened out his federal and state in come tax affairs and acquired a new set of golf clubs to try out on Florida courses.- - A to his fight arrangements. Tunney said his plans depended on the 'outcome of Tex RIckard's heavyweight eliminations. - r Leo P. Flynn of Dempsey's ad visory staff said" the - '- Manassa Mauler had been offered a year's vaudeville contract and that ft he accepted he would Z, ' mako 'more money than any three fights would fci t on account ot-a 4 teagrtejneat' bring him in a year."-'-',-:-; SEATTLE. Feb. 11. (AP)U The University of WashlnxU cinched the northern division bs ketball title of the Pacific' ecu' conference by beating. Ore$ State college 29 to 26 here it night. The Undefeated Hel team with only one game to plaj will meet the southern dlrfsitf winners for the coast title. V-; I . . The Aggies ' kept - thinga , v fA III. ' . Washington soon Jumped into tl lead and was never headed. VT1 game was fast and rough la spojt During the last - three mlnotf with the score at 29 to 22, the; S. C. quintet staged a desperat effort to overtake the leader;: Aside from Burr, the Aggb were poor at finding the bask t although they were on a par jtrit the Huskies ln floor work. Bui' made all eight on his field K0 with his favorite one handed ore head shot' from around thefb i line. - ; :?A Washington (21) FO : FT 'l-ll Snider; t " :' .V. ....... 1 !!v Volstad. f .V......-4 Dalqnest. e .1 'C; James, g . 1 Berenson, g ."i . 1 ' Totals ..11 Oregon SUte (2t. .vg Burfn. f - i itjtM i? Patterson, f .,1 S' Savory, e .... r ... .'2 Toraon, g, . ii.T Hartunr. c . 1 . . 0 Aast, e . . . .v. . . ., .1--,-. Wascher, f ; "i V iO .t'-'-'lvM. 0