AluMnu
Salem
High
egom
OS,
TOUEHESTTEST
Game at Armory is Slated
To Start About 8:30;
Shoe men Ready
: Probable lineups
Florsheims Oregon State
Adams .,. F .....
Mrr F .
FlakS C
Asbby ..G... ...
Draper. . . . . . O . . . . .
Fagans
Thomas
. Lewis
Merrill
. Mason
With two games just tough
enough to provide the confidence
and nreclslon desired by "biats
GUI' for hla previously untried
Oregon State quintet already un
der its collective belt, tnat promis
Iti aerreeatlon will show its
wares in Salem tonight for the sec
end time In less than a week,
meeting the Florsheims on the
armory court.
Oregon State defeated Willam
tte and Multnomah club by fair
margins but both gave the Or
angemen trouble. Florsheims in
one of their first games nosed out
Multnomah which was already a
finished aggregation and at that
time stronger than when It faced
the collegians; and later lost to
Willamette by a few points.
But in neither of those games
were the Florsheims at full
stsengtb. since Flake sprained his
ankle In the Multnomah game and
was still in no condition to play a
full game when they met Willam
tte. Furthermore the shoe fitters
hare had additional time to get
their offense well oiled. So it may
safely be predicted that they will
give the Staters tougher; opposl
tion than either Willamette or
Multnomah.
No Experimenting
For Shoe Fitters
This will be especially true be
cause Coach "Spec" Keene of Wil
lamette was experimenting, both
with men and tactics, whereas the
Florsheims have little more than
one lineup to experiment with and
had settled on their style of play
before the season opened.
Tonight's game is one in which
the Florsheims will settle down to
business, and fans who have seen
their early games know that they
will present both an air-tight de
fense and a lightning-fast attack.
Only in the matter of size will
Oregon State have any advantage,
and that may be somewhat offset
by the Florsheims' greater experi
ence and toughness.
Coach Gill will probably still be
experimenting, but if he leaves
his reserves on the floor for any
great length of time the regulars
may face a big "spot" of adverse
points when they return to the
fray.
The game is scheduled to start
about 8:30 following a prelimin
ary between First Methodist and
the Wranglers which begins at
7:30. Since the high school-alum-nl
game on the high school floor
starts at 7 p. m-, fans will be able
to see that contest and get down
town in time to see Oregon State
and the Florsheims .Play.
Heavy Hitters of the Links
By HARDIN BURNLEY-
Bulldogs Win
Close Battle
Over Molalla
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GRADSTO HAuE
HARDER RATTLE
I They - Lack Four Stars This
Time, Huntington's men '
.-. Are Better Prepared
Starting Lineup
Salem Higfc Alumni
Bone F..... . KHcnen
Johnson . ... F. ..... . Lyons
Burrell G Graner
Brownell . G ...... . Ecker
Sanford G : . . Kelly
Connie Mack Looks Back
On 69 Years and Forward
To More Baseball Activity
"T
WO HUNDRED and fifty
yards, right down the
middle!"
How often have you heard some
enthusiastic golfer thus describe
that one prodigious wallop which
jailed away straight and true
and warmed the very cockles of
his heart? But how many times
have you actually seen a golf ball
driven that distance? Not often,
we'll wager.
There are many long hitters in
golf. Stars who are famous for
the power, precision and length of
their "drives, but even they are
pleased to occasionally get 250 or
more from the tee. This despite
the results of those long-driving
contests which seemed so popular
last Summer. The winners of these
tournaments were credited with
distances ranging anywhere from
280 to 320 yards. But investiga
Uen usually revealed that the test
were made under the most favor
able conditions, elevated tees, fol
lowing wind and perhaps a fair
was tamped down to the resiliency
of concrete.
After all there is only one fair
way to record long hits. And that
is to hold the tests on a level tract
of land, eliminate the high tees
and to measure only the exact
carry of the ball.
Bobby Jones, one of the longest
hitters of the game when he wants
to be, won a "carrying" competi
tion in St. Louis some time back
with an average carry of 226
yards. And competing in that
tournament were some of the best
golfers of the country. Of course
a ball carrying 226 yards will, un
der normal conditions, roll an addi
tional thirty or forty yards, but
even so it is difficult to visualize
those 300-yard wallops we read
about. Particularly after noting the
results of Jone' best efforts.
Clarence Gamber, of Detroit, is
rated with the great hitters of the
game. Gamber, a youngster weigh
ing close to 200 pounds, takes a
powerful cut at the ball and when
he connects right, distance is anni
hilated. Yet it is not often that
Gamber tons 260. Billy Burke,
open champion, is another long hit
ter. But Burke, along with most
of the others of golf's big-time,
rarely risks the danger of going
off line with powerful hits. He,
and they, know that 220 "down
the middle" is better and safer
than 250 in the rough. .
And there's food for thought in
the victory of young Tom Creavy
in the recent P. G. A. champion
ship. The new pro champ is prob
ably the shortest hitter among the
big shots of the links, yet he cam
through to win.
They never pay off on drives'
Cecrrlfht. 1)31. Kir.t Fettuna. 1
This Is homecoming day for
Salem high alumni and the bas
ketball element out of that group
will endeavor to add another vic-i
tory to the mounting string held,
over the high school men. The
game will start at 7 o'clock at the
high school gymnasium.
For seven or eight years the
alumni outfit has been able to re
buff the rising tide of casaba tos-
sers and though only three veter
ans are back for the high school.
the prospect looks brighter for
Coach "Holly" Huntington's pres
ent outfit than it has for several
seasons.
A lucky break for the thigh
school Is the fact that Florsheims
are also playing tonight, their
game following the high school
contest, which will take Adams,
shby. Drager and Foreman from
the lumnl squad. For the past
two seasons Dwight Adams has
been the scoring ace for the
alumni.
The outfit which Is playing ;
for the high school Is no slouch
and some of Its players are per
haps equal to any playing
for the Florshelm outfit, hut a
number of them are not in con
dition to stand a lull game at a
fast game.
Two Games Played
Will Help Cherrians
Another advantage which the
high school holds, is the fact that
two games have already been
played this season, which was not
the case last year. The alumni
game was then the opener.
Coach Huntington states that
all of his first etring squad will
have a chance to play some and
see what they can do. This week
he has tried Joahnny Bone at cen
ter and he works well there,
thoueh the other lineup will
probably be started. Speed is
what Huntington is working for
and he intends to experiment un
til he finds the fastest outfit.
He also states that one or two
of his men are somewhat back
ward about going for the ball
and will have to become more ag
gressive. Mark Sachtler will prob
ably he ready to play some to
night and may bt started, though
it Is doubtful.
Others who will be with the
alumni team are Beechler, West
"Dit" Slegmund. and several
more.
By EDWARD J. NEIL
PHILADELPHIA. Dec 22
(AP) Head up and bright eyed.
serene and' kindly,- Connie Mack
gased out today on the vista of
hla 79th year, the Biblcal three
score and ten, with all the eag
erness el a mam half hla age.
Tomorrow the lanvy ancient
will be CI years old but he can
scarcely believe that as be goea
about hit dally tasks of moulding
the Philadelphia Athletics Into a
ball c.lub that can win the Ameri
can ' league pennant for the
fourth straight year.
Birthdays come faster now,"
he said .with a smile as he gazed
out of the windows of his office
In the tower of. Shibe park. "Per
haps they're making the years
shorter. But I feel no different
than I did ever so long ago. Per-
hapa I haven t the endurance I
once had but otherwise my health
Is splendid."
- Certainly he does not look to
day like the oldest man actively
engaged In major league baseball,
a veteran of playing days that be
gan in Meiiden, Conn., In 1884,
47 years ago.
The erectneas of his carriage
adds to slender height that age line of sport.'
cannot bow, and he deep Usee of
his thin face merely heighten the
Intensity of blue eyes - that peer
kindly and wisely out from under
shaggy gray browa.
Right now I'm trying to wort
out the problems we'll face next
year," he said. "The Athletics are
at the cross-roads. If we .have
lost the feeling that we- are Invin
cible ther. we are headed downward.
"It Is the same problem I had
to face after we won our second
straight pennant and world ser
ies in 1930. I was genuinely
afraid then that the A's would not
come through last 'season. But
they overcame discouraging injur
ies and opposition that was not
as strong as I had expected, and
they did it determined to prove
to me tha I had a great i a cwd
"More than anything else base
ball has changed since my.playing
days in that no team today can
throw Its doves out on a dia
mond and count on a game as
already fon. The competition Is
faster, hard j.. all along the line.
The Cardinals prove 1 In the last
world series just what can happen
nowadays to the favorites In any
tuSrwsily
lunior High. Boys Exhibit
Speed, Limit Foes to
Two Field Goals
Parrlsh Junior high's diminu
tive hoopsters proved too fast for
the Turner high quintet to cope
with on even terms Tuesday
night at Turner, and ' Parrlsh
came home with the long end of
a 29-to-6 score. Us second straight
victory despite- lugubrious fore
casts by Coach Frank Brown.
Even the big margin by which
Parrlsh won should have been
bigger, spectators reported, as the
junior high boys missed numer
ous shots they should have' made.
DeJardln and Salstrom divided
scoring honors. Turner was held
to two field goals.
Nummary:
Tamer Parrish.
Hastlne .......F 4 Carter
Mitchell F 10 Salstrom
Harrison C ..Wirt
Gentry G S Coons
Warner 3 G. . ..10 DeJardln
Stanley 3 S 2 Queeseth
Referee, CadwelL
BIDE WINS
111
MONMOUTH, Dec. 22 (Spe
cial) Grand Ronde high school's
basketball team won out over
Monmouth high 24 to 22 tonight
in a game which was tied up at
the end of regular playing time.
22-all. A foul committed against
Doran of Grand Ronde while he
was In the act of shooting was
converted by him into two points
which spelled victory for the visitors.
Doran of Grand Ronde and
Snyder of Monmouth were out
standing In the game which was
featured by close checking.
The Monmouth high girls de
feated the Grand Ronde girls'
team 29 to 20.
Summary of boys' game:
Monmouth Grand Ronde
Henkle, 5 F 11, Doran
Sheon, 4 F 6, Llerman
H. McKern. 1 ..C 2, Bayliss
Snyder, 10 G 3, Mathis
Tittle, 2 G 2. Pruit
S Talbot
Referee, Edwards.
it ended In Justice court. Eppers
was before Judge Miller Hayden
yesterday and pleaded not guilty
to theft of three birds from Mrs..
R. Skaife, 8llverton.
His trial has been set for De
cember 31 at 2 p. m.
Five Policemen
Needed to Stop
Mat Bout Riot
CLEVELAND, Dec. 22. (AP)
Chief War Eagle and Young
Gotch, five policemen. Referee
Lynch and several hundred spec
tators fought to a draw in a
wrestling match tonight original
ly billing the chief and Young
Gotch.
War Eagle, tossed out of the
ring last week because of rough
ness, became incensed when the
referee wouldn't let him crawl
out of the ring to put a few
finishing touches to Gotch. It took
the policemen to quell the Gotch
Lynch sympathizers, when the go
ing got rough.
Air Feels Like
Snow But None
Comes Tuesday
Late Tuesday afternoon a cold
wind, a thick gray sky, and dus
ky atmosphere urged thoughts of
snow. The second day of winter
seemed to show the boary mon
arch's hand and warn Bboppers
that hurry they must with errands
and get home to the furnace.
The thermometer however, did
not register danger of snow,
showing 43 degrees at 4 o'elock;
4 4 degrees at 5 o'clock; 42 de
grees at 6 o'clock; 43 degrees at
7 o'clock; and back to 44 degrees
at 8 o'clock. There was much
snow reported fallen and falling
to the south and the cold breath
no doubt came from there.
Eppers Denies
Turkey Thefts
Lure of the Christmas turkey,
whether for his own table or
someone's else, was declared to
have been for Willis Eppers, but
Church League
Heads to Meet
A meeting of Church leagne
basketball players will be held at
the Y. M. C. A. at 3 o'clock to
night for the purpose of checking
up the eligibility of players. No
more league games will be played
until January 4.
Marriage Void,
Asks Annulment
When Elsie Gennar married
Paul Woods in Vancouver, Wash.,
October 20, 1930, she didn't
know that on August 1, 1930, he
had secured a divorce from Marie
Woods, his former wife, and
since six months had not elapsed,
he could not legally marry her.
In a suit filed yesterday she asks
that the marriage be annoled,
that her maiden name be restored
to her and that she receive a one
third Interest in half an acre of
land owned by Woods in thla
county. The couple have no children.
WOODBURN, Dec. 22 (Spe
cial) The Woodburn high
school basketball team got re
venge for some past defeats to
night when it won from the al
ways well-coached Molalla high
quintet 23 to 18.
The local boys played a much
better game than they did last
week against Independence high.
Nelson especially Was "on" and
accounted tor eight points to
gain top scoring honors.
Coach Hartung of Molalla sent
his reserves Into the game after
a first quarter in which close
checking allowed each team only
two points. Woodburn outscored
the reserves 12 to 7 in the sec
ond period, and when the Molal
la regulars went back to play the
second half they Just manged to
hold Woodburn even and were
unable to lower the five Point
margin.
Molalla won the second team
game, 16 to 5.
Woodburn's next game will be
. with Salem high at Salem.
Summary:
Woodbnm Mola.Ha
E. Ramsdell, 2 . . F Davis
Nelson. 8 F . . . Hallbacka
n. Purdy, C 3. Cordill
M. Ramsdell, 7. ..G 3, Larson
Johnson G 2, Asbo
Gearin. S 2, Gibson
S 2. Fluke
S. . . .3, Marson
S. . .3, Lenocker
Referee, G. Flesher.
ditlon of his team but continued
to believe Tulane would be de
feated by Southern California by
a score approximating 28 to 7.
Ted Cox, huge line coach who will
succeed Bierman as head coach
next year, refused to make a pre
diction but did Fay the Trojans
have one of the greatest teams he
had ever seen, both offensively
and defensively.
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COMMENTS
CURTIS,
GREEN II TRIES
onrars
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 22 (AP)
A part of the Tulane football
quad, dressed In red jerseys, ran
University of Southern California
plays against an olive green team
here today, as the team from
Dixie worked out for its Rose
bowl engagement against the
mighty Trojans.
The Tulane seouts who watch
ed Southern California swamp
Georgia seemed to have done their
work well and the red -Jerseyed
men ran the Trojan plays with
snap and precision. The green
backed : Tulane lads 'seemed , to
have considerable difficulty mak
ing an adequate diagnosis at
times. -.. ''-'':.':
Coach Bernie Bierman said he
-was well satisfied with the con-
Dallas Quint
Winner Over
Bethel High
DALLAS. Dec. 22 (Special)
Dallas high school's basketeers
won a streaky game from Bethel
high here tonight, 27 to 19. After
Dallas had amassed a 15 to 5 lead
at half time, Bethel came back
and almost tied the score in the
final period before Coach
Shreeve's boys got going again.
Dallas junior high nosed out
Falls City Junior high 11 to 10.
Hunter was high point man for
Dallas with eight and Queren for
Falls City with six:
Tomorrow night the Dallas city
team will play the Multnomah
Gun club quintet here.
Coming games for the high
school team include:
Dec. 28 At Silverton.
Dec. 29 At Bethel.
Dec. 30 At Forest Grove.
Jan. 2 At Tigard.
Summary of tonight's game:
Dallas Bethel
Minnich, 10 F 2. Kahl
LeFors, 6 C....12, Freeman
Elliott. C....12, Freeman
rournier, 5 ... G i, Rohle
H. -Cadie g.. Pearson
ewis - S Osterhaudt
Referee, Bashor.
Willamette has finally placed
a man on the all-west football
team which will play In the
East-West charity game New
Year's day. Of course this fel
low has played on some other
teams since starring for Wil
lamette in 1920. He is Nick
Blcan, who was Spec Keene's
center In Spec's first year at
the local university.
Funny about Nick. He played
here a year, then two on a junior
college team, then at University
of California a year and part of
another until it was found, just
Dei ore the Stanford game a year
ago that he had technically com
pleted his allotted three years of
coast conference play and was ineligible.
At the time Xibs Price, Cal
ifornia coach who a little later
sang his swan song as a bis;
time football mentor, said Nick
was "not the greatest player
in the world" and meant more
than that, because Nick had
Just barely become a regular
lacaie alter two men be had
understudied, were eliminated
by Injuries. Nibs had also just
discovered that Nick might get
by as a center.
Stars Check in
For East-West
Game Practice
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 22.
L(AP) Forty-four eastern and
western stars checked in here to-
aay to prepare for the annual
bast-west charity football game,
New Year's day.
The eastern contingent of 22
luminaries, all noted performers
arrived this morning accomnan.
led by Coaches Andy Kerr and
Dick Hanley. Later they turned
out ror practice in a heavy down
pour or ram.
ces. And though he made all-
northwest conference center
hands down as a freshman, no
body ever heard him mention that
he might be pretty good.
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LOMSKI GETS KAYO
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n mm
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 22
(AP) Leo Lomski, Aberdeen,
knocked out Denny Lenhart, Port
land, in the fifth round of a sched
uled six round bout here tonight.
Lomski sailed Into Lenhart
from the start and won every
round up to the time of the knock
out. He floored Lenhart for a
count of nine at the start of the 1
fifth and a few seconds later con
nected with a left-right to the Jaw
for the knockout.
Lomski Weighed 186 pounds,
Lenhart, 178.
Other result's:
Ray McQuillan, 155, Portland,
won a six round decision from
Paul Delaney, 152, Seattle.
Ernie Peters, 122, Chicago,
knocked out Billy. Ryan, 122,
Portland, in the first round ft, a
six-rounder. .
Teddy Fox, 13C, Salem, scored
a technical knockout over Al Ca
dlna, 134, Los Angeles, in the last
round of a six round boot.
Turkey Yarnell, 156, Eugene,
knocked out Bobbie Dolan, 152,
Portland, In the first round of a
scheduled four-rounder.
Yet, denied further college com
petition, old Nick he was so wis
ened he looked like a grandfather
wnen. He was a freshman here-
turned out for the Olympic club
last fall. grabbed a first strinr
center job, helped beat Saint
Mary's and tie Sanford, and now
is picked for the all-west!
Looks as though Nibs Price
may have overlooked! a few bets
and failed to make the most of
his material at the Golden Bear
school, and perhaps deserved to
be let ont judging from just
that one example. We dont
know of any other. -
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Having gone to that length in
describing J3 lean's career, we per
haps ought to add, lest someone
may think he's just a tramp ath
lete or something of the kind,
that Nick was a serious minded
lad, and a good student with a
special leaning toward the scien-
Guide Counselor
Friend
Amity Hoopers
Win One, Drop
Two Contests
AMITY. Dec. 22 The Amity
high basketball boys played the
McMinnvllle team Monday night
a.t the ' gym here, McMinnvllle
winning 42 to 20.
The Amity girls' basketball
team played the Bethel girls'
team and Bethel girls won by a
score of 12-6.
The Amity town team also play
ed the Dayton town team and Am
ity was victorious, the score being
22 to 30.
Plan Marker for "Boot Hill"
DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP)
Boot Hill, early -day burying
ground for cowboys, bandits and
others who died "with their boots
on," will be fittingly marked if a
movement recently started here is
successful.
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