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MEET mm m EMTMN STARS mm Jl WALJ Most any dull afternoon at the Y. M. C. A. or in most any gym nasium that has one or more basketball hoops, you can see vonnz fellow of assorted a?es and sizes just shooting baskets or playing the wen known game of "21." IHHiD GOLDEN AHEAD And If yonTl watch closely, you'll be surprised at how pro ficient most of them are at shooting, baskets in practice. Time after time the ball will swish down through the art ting, even though they may bo throwing from about the cen ter of the court. Maybe you'll wonder what team of all-stars thoce boys play on but K you inquire, you'll probably be surprised to find out they don't play on any team, or If they do, it's some mediocre outfit. Then If you happen around when some really fast team Is practicing. If the boys happen to be shooting baskets, yoaH notice that they don't make any more of their shots than the nondescript kids in the Y. did, even though, as will prob ably be the case, they aren't hooting from so far away. That's easy," you say. "The good players hare to do some thing besides shoot baskets. They hare to play the floor, and .they hare to be good on defense." That's true too. But it Isn't all. The boys who shoot baskets Just for pasUme aren't as good shots a tha" Yrpert players you saw In a gamV. Those three yttle words "In fa game" mean a lot In basketball! They mean' much in any sport, but perhaps more in basketball than any other, unless perhaps It's golf or tennis.' There might be some other sports sim ilar in this respect It's true in a measure, of course, of them all. Shooting baskets 1 as simple as falling off a log. Ton jnst simpjy watch somebody and get the general Idea, or Jnst start shooting and pick it up for yourself. How good you'll be Is a mat ter that was determined largely before you were born. The fel low who is good at baseball, es pecially at hitting, will be good at basketball anyway, at shoot ing baskets. George Von Elm of Detroit Just One Strike Behind Tourney Leaders The big consideration is invol ved. In those three little words, "In1 a game." What a fellow can do In practice tells little- about what he can do under stress of competition. Nerves Just a little bit Jumpy make the difference between two points : and a wild heave over the backboard, ' or something a little less inaccurate. That's the Justification. In any collegiate or high school sport for the emphasis placed on the pres ence or lack of "lettermen" or 'regulars" from last year's team when the season opens. There aye plenty of candidates who look good in practice, but their ability Tinder fire is unknown and no matter what their prospects, they can't be as good as they would be If they had had experience under the same conditions which will prevail In the season to come. By PAUL B. ZIMMERMAN Associated Press Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 21 CAP) Two golf exponents from the Atlantic seaboard, Johnny Golden and Bill Mehlhorn. today stroked their way to the lead of a field of more than one hun dred players in the Pasadena $4 -000. open tournament, putting 36 holes of qualifying play behind them with cards of 140. Within a stroke of this pair trooped a quintet of links perfor mers tied for second place. Among thera was George Von Elm. Detroit amateur, who yes terday headed -the list with his fellow townsman, Walter Hagen. Craig Wood Is Not Far Behind Along with Von Elm came Craig Wood, defending titleboldr er from Bloomfleld, N. J., Horton Smith, Joplin, Mo.. Joe Klrkwood. the trick shot artist from Phila delphia and Densmore Shute. Co lumbus, Ohio, all effth scores of 141. Golden, who balls from Patter son, N. J., shot a 17 on today's eighteen, one over the course re cord held by Wood, and four un der par figures. This was by a stroke the best card of the pro ceedings. "Wild Bill" Mehlhorn. New York professional and Kirk wood had 68's for the next best count. 64 Players Qualify To Compete for Money On the basis of scores of 151 or better, sixty-four qualified to compete for the money In tomor row's concluding 36 holes. Out side of the pall of the select group stood Clarence Clark, Tulsa, Okla., professional who won the San Gabriel amateur-professional event a few ays ago. and Tommy Armour, of Detroit. All the oth er favorites survived. Johnny Farrell, New York, runner-up in the Professional Golf er's association championship, shot a sub-par 70 to keep in the running with a 142. with six oth ers a stroke behind. Portland Man in Tie With "The Haig" In this group was the great Halg. Stubborn Greens, which saw him three-putt a number of holes were responsible for his 74. This coupled with his leading card of 69 yesterday, gave him the 143 which placed him in a tie with Neil Christian. Portland. Oregon, Eddie Loos. Pasadena, Hutt Martin, Reno, Nev.. and Grant Halstead, Fresno, Calif. Golden collected five birdies in his round today, shooting both the outgoing and incoming nines two under par. Mehlhorn's going card was a beauty. It Included four birdies which enabled him to finish with 33, three under per feet figures. He came home iu par 35. . Orego Basketball Team Defeats Sarda King and Queen of Tennis -By HARDIN BURNLEY- f ' - .. .. r V i -rr- WHO AGAIN DEMONSTRATED HER ABSOLUTE SUPREMACY FHB The Sale mPresbyterlan . Sun day school basketball team decis ively defeated the Sunnyside Methodist quintet of Portland. 31 to 7, In a game played Saturday night at the central Y. M. C. A gymnasium In Portland. . The Sunnyside team was pre vented from scoring in the first naif by the tight checking of D , Slegmund and H. Colgan. The Slegmund brothers ran a close race for scoring . honors, Don Slegmund leading his. brother by one point. Summary: Balem Portland Hale (3) F (2) Trailer Hagemann (4) F Jones . Slegmund 9 C Cord D. Slegmund 10 O (2) Leonard H. Colgan (2) ..G (1) White 1. Colgan . S... : Reld Hug (4) S.. (2) Chalfan .-....S., . Fleming UM PUN BIG 9, i i i i s zu r vi. ii r ii mi it '-' & i Jsr - WW if THE f SPORT 1 6UG. ' Karel KOZELUH SHIRES SIGNED FOR NEW BOUT Fighting Ball Player Will Enter Ring With Man Yet Unselected ST. PAUL. Minn., Dc 21. (AP) Arthur (the great) Shires, manager, tamer and fighting ball player of the Chicago White Sox, has been signed for a ten round bout here January 7,' Promoter Jerk Doran announced tonight. The great one's opponent has not been selected, but he will be chosen more for color than for class, Doran said, preferably an athlete who has won a name in some other sport than boxing and who stands about even with Ar thur in ring experience. Doran said he would consider challenges from football players, hockey players, umpires or other baseball players. The bout will headline a card made up entirely of heavyweight matches. in LOOP . ! WILL START OVER Beginning Monday, January 6, the Industrial basketball league will start its second round of play. Three games of the first round remain to be played, as follows: Friday, Dec. 27, Northwest Cannery vs. Hunt's Cannery, Woolen Mills vs. O. N. G. , Friday, Jan. 3, Anderson's Sport Goods vs. O. N. G. w The second round schedule has been arranged as follows: Monday, Jan. 6, Northwest vs. Senators, Anderson's vs. Woolen Mills. Friday. Jan. 10, O. N. G. . vs. Hunt's, Northwest vs. Anderson's. Tuesday, Jan. 14, Senators vs. O. N. G., Woolen Mills vs. Hunt's. Friday, Jan. 17, Northwest vs. Woolen Mills, Senators vs. Hunt's. Monday, Jan. 20, Anderson's vs. Hunt's, Senators vs. Woolen Mills. Friday, Jan. 24, Northwest vs. O. N. O., Anderson's vs. Senators. Tuesday, Jan. 28, Northwest vs. Hunt's. Woolen Mills vs. O. N. G. Friday, Jan. 31, Anderson'a vs. O. N. O. Salem Hoopers - Beat Chemawa By 29-10 Count The Salem Y. M. C. A. Pioneer basketball team defeated the Chemawa Pioneers Saturday af ternoon on the Y. floor, 29 to 10. . Summary Salem Chemawa Hale (S) F. ...(4) Holt R. Brownell (6) . .F. .. (2) Dess Gunderson () . .C... Anderson Baldock (4) . . . -G. . . . Wauseka Price (2) G (4) Gulllshoft Bean (2) S Buren 9 Heidi S Holman S Needham S Improvement Shown by Ag gies Over First Two Tilts Of Present Trip . SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 21. (AP) Oregon State college show ed a reversal of form in their third basketball game in this sec tion of California, by defeating the Santa Clara university qu!nu!, 36 to 30, at Dreamland auditori um here tonight. After losing to the Olympi. club and the Young Meu's insti tute earlier In the weak, the Ore gon Staters displayed a much su perior brand of basketball against the Bronchos tonight. Ballard. Oregon forward, was high point man of the game, scoring six fiel.l goals and a free throw, Callahan, forward, also played good ball, getting two field goals and two free throws. Santa Clara had trouble getting started but finally found them selves in the second half, too late.: however, to overcome Oregon' lead. Gouch, forward, gathered in twelve points and Niles, forward, seven for the Bronchos. KID CHOCOLATK WIN'S NEW YORK. Dec. 21. (AP) Kid Chocolate. Cuban negro featherweight knocked out Jolin ny Lawson in the second round of their 10-round bouut at the Olym pia A. C. tonight. WORLDS PROFESSIONAL TeMMIS CHAMP - HIS AMAZAG EXHietTfOH OF. CHOPS AND PLACM EhfCS LAST SUMMER COM VlgCBO MANy THAT HE IS GREPXE& 7HAN COCHET. NOT a shadow falls athwart traordinary Suzanne Lenglea In a decade. Many critics rate the the sunlight of their titles France, the rictory definitely es Cxecho-Slovak as the greatest tcn fA. v. tablishuig the winner as the worn nis player of all time. As a pro, ,0T , pTV?1 ? tennis champion of the world, bo cannot compete for amateur world's champions without a serf- l.er Lenrlen became a profes- titles but, in private, he has de oos challenger in sight they are sionaL a field thus far in which feated consistently many a court the years sport standouts. In there are not many great female champion. that wise does Miss Helen Wills players. Ever since, few if any Last year, Vincent Richards dominate women's tennis; and have imperilled "Queen Helen's" turned pro at the peak of his form Karel Kozeluh looms. above the regal away. and won a hard-fought series male stars in that game, though This year, Miss Wills again against Kozeluh. .This year, the official competition with amateurs went abroad and, like in this coun- latter defeated Richards in impres ts denied him because he is a pre- try, she won all her matches de- sive style. The leading American fessional and has been such for ciafvely. No opponent came even pro is one of those who believe many years. close to winning. that the veteran Czech genius is Even sport followers unfamiliar Almost as completely as "Our still the mightiest of all court with tennis know the salient facts Helen holds away in women's champions. And Richards ought to illuminating the remarkable court tennis, the amazing Karel Koze- know. He played Tilden in his career of Miss Wills. Early in luh masters male racket-wielders prime and scores of other ama lto. she- was defeated by the ex- jnst as he has done for more than teur brilliants. Copyright, til. KIsk Fulim ivfloi rmv PORTUfiD BOWIES PLtf HEBE TODAY The Imperial hotel bowling quintet of Portland will be in Sa lem today for a team match against the Reo Flying Clouds of htis city on the Winter Garden alleys beginning at 1 p. m. The Salem team will be com posed of Steinbock, Hemenway, Ban, Karr and Page. - This is part of a home-and- home series, for a 1100 prise. The second series will be rolled Portland next Sunday. 2 SSLFM mm eight games In the San Francisco Bay district during the Christ mas holidays. Both the Salem boys areguards. Drager, who already has one letter for playing on the varisty letter for playing on the varsltv tensive man. He is generally put on the star of the opposing team. He is a big man, very agresslve and Is the hustling type of a play er. Duffy. Is a graduate from the freshman squad of last year. He has natural basketball ability and will be a valuable man before the season la well under way. , These two Salem boys were among the 10 picked by Coach "Slats" Gill once a Salem boy 14 himself, to make the trip into the southland after many hard prac- tices. GGI -NT OREGON STATE COLLEGE, CorvaUis, Dec 21 (Special) Bob Drager and Tom Duffy, both of Salem, made the trio south with the basketball term to play Iness CARRIGAN REPLACED BOSTON, Dec. 21. (A P) Charles (Heinle) Wagner today was appointed to manage the Bos ton Red . Sox by President Bob Qulnn, following upon a meeting of team and league officials ; In New York. Wagner succeeds "Wild Bill" Carrigan, who an nounced his retirement yesterday owing to pressure of private bus- I0DBU1 HARD SCHEDULE Strong Basketball Teams on Bulldogs' Calling List For This Season WOODBURN, Dee 21 A glance at the schedule arranged for Woodburn high school's bask etball team would convince any one that 'it is not out for a snap. as most of the schools it is slat ed to play are larger than Wood burn. The team this year will be chosen from a fairly large squad that turned out and several of the bunch who stand "the best chances of getting their letters this year are those who showed up especially well In inter-class basketball. There are onlytwo lettermen back this year. A third man. Cribble, will be nn able to play due to injuries re ceived during football season. A Schooler, guard, and Nehl, for ward, will form the nucleus for this year's team. Black and Nel son, two boys who have been on the Ag basketball and class teams in previous years, are apt to be strong bidders for positions. Cha pelle, L. Schooler, H. Geaiin and Baldwin were on the squad last year although they did not win their letters. Dec. 31 Newberg, here. Jan. 2 Willamette freshmen, there. Jan. S Salem, here. Jan. 10 MeMinnvllle. Jan. 15 Chemawa, here. Jan. 17-Jefferson high. Jan. 22 MeMinnvllle. Jan. 29 Salem, there. Feb. 6 Newberg, there. Feb. 7 Silverton, there. Feb. 12 Chemawa, there. Feb. 14 West Linn, here. Feb. 17 West Linn, there. Feb. 21 Silverton, here. WASHINGTON. Dec. 21. (AP) -Apportionment of the $4,500, 000 fund authorised by congress for construction in 1931 of roads in an adlacent to national forests was announced today by Secretary Hyde. The money includes $631,- 887 for Oregon. . Trsr - - PORTLAND, Ore., Deo. 21. (AP) Growth of the Willamette university athletic program, which has had a successful season, will . be sponsored at a holiday gather ing of alumni, trustees, faculty and friends for Monday night at a local hotel. . James W. Crawford will be toastmaster and speakers will In clude President Carl Gregg Doaey, George Neuner, United States Dis trict Attorney. B. F. Irving, editor . of the Oregon Journal, Helen Win ters, Merton De Long, Ralph WaU son and Leslie Sparks, graduate 'manager.'.' r.::'-'.7. The football squad and coach ing staff will be guests of honor. Entertainment of many varieties - has been planned. - . r " ' : " . BOAT CRASH KILLS 2 ..- 1 NEW; YORK;". Dec.;, 21. (AP)- . Two members of the crew of Steamship Florldian, .outward .; bound from New Tork were pro bably fatally injured when their ; boat collided with the Copenha gen liner Bylayl oft Bedloe's Isl and tonight. , ' " . 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