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FOUR GQMTESTS
Oil. I FLOOR
Salem High ys. Bearkittens
And SilYerton-Chemawa
Games are Added
When Willamette university
and Whitman college basketball
teams, undefeated and tied for
th lead In the Northwest confer
ence, meet In the Willamette gym
nasium Friday and Saturday
nights, record attendance for the
year to date Is Insured not onl7
by the Importance of these con
tests, but also by the added at
tractions scheduled for each
night.
Friday night the Willamette
Bearkittens and Salem high will
provide the preliminary, starting
at 7 o'clock. This ought to be a
close game, as the Bearkittens
put op a great battle before Hol
lis Huntington's men nosed ahead
in their first encounter of the
season.
Saturday night at the same
hour, Sllverton high and Qhema
wa will clash prior to the Willamette-Whitman
game. Silrerton
Is one game up on the Indians,
having won on the home floor.
Both the county A league cham-
fitonshlp and the Willamette Val
ey Interscholastic league title are
more or less at stake.
Bumor of Excessive
Charge Is Quashed
A Urge crowd from Silrerton is
assured, though baseless rumors
that a high admission charge
would be made, are reported to
hare deterred some Silrerton fans
In making their plans to attend.
Willamette unlrersity athletic au
thorities stated Wednesday that
the charge for the double-header
each evening would be 35 cents,
while students, identified by stu
dent body tickets or through some
ether arrangement made by the
schools, would be admitted for 25
cents.
Word comes from Walla Walla
that the Missionaries were at top
form for the season in their two
victories over College of Puget
Sound, a team that was rated as
the best ever produced by the Ta
eoma institution.
One of the dangerous factors
in Whitman's threat Is the fact
that all five of Coach Borleske's
regulars are excellent marksmen.
In several of the games this sea
son, erery man in the starting
lineup has produced at least three
field goals.
Missionaries Tall;
Forwards Especially
. Both of Whitman's forwards
were centers last year that gives
an indication of the size of these
Missionaries. They are Mills and
West, the latter a football lumin
ary. Nelson, the new center. Is
bigger than either of the for
wards. Irving and Carpenter are
the guards. Irving was a regular
last year and Carpenter a reserve.
"Spec" Keene could send a team
f six-footers or better onto the
floor .but they would not all be
regulars, and at that they would
not overtop the Missionaries.
Keene reports that Northrup, a
flash forward last semester, has
not registered for the second sem
ester so far, and may not be avail
able. Griffith, another forward, is
ut with a bad knee and Kloos
tra and Hartley are suffering ail
ments which may hamper them in
the crucial series. Otherwise the
Willamette squad is in good condition.
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Jack Crawford, Australian tennis
star, who successfully defended bis
championship of "Down Under"
against Keith Gledhill, American
ace, at Melbourne. In the preced
ing rounds Gledhill had vanquished
McGrath of Australia, who had
beaten Ellsworth Vines, American
singles champion. Crawford won
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school authorities have been busy
combatting this rumor. The price
of admission will be quite low,
although the exact sum was not
known here Tuesday.
Silrerton high school is also
slated to play Lebanon here Fri
day night and a large number of
fans are expected out to see the
boys in their final game before the
big clash Saturday night.
Many Front Silvertoa
Coming on Friday
SILVERTON. Feb. 8 The Sil
verton high, school basketball boys
lave received a request from the
University of Oregon for a came
with the university freshmen. Sil
rerton Has responded by offering
Tuesday or Wednesdav nlzht of
next week. Whether or not either
t these nights will be acceptable
to the university boys has not yet
seen learned at Silrerton.
The Silrerton high school is
keyed for the bir Chemawa-Sil
verton game to be played at Sa
lem Saturday night and a large
aumher of Silrerton basketball
fans Intend to attend. Word had
become current at Sllverton that
the- price of admission to the
fame would be high and high
Dub Golfers
Take Heart;
Slice Legal
SEATTLE, Feb. 8. (AP)
Dub golfers those to whom a
slice is one of their best strokes
got some encouragement from the
law here today, with a damage
suit thrown out of court.
Upon such arguments by de
fense counsel that a slice is one of
the hazards of the game, an "act
of God," Superior Judge John S.
Robinson dismissed a suit brought
by Mrs. Francis Rocca of Enum
claw. She sought $5000 damage
from Dr. C. V. Englund, an Enum
claw dentist.
Mrs. Rocca testified that after
the doctor had obtained her per
mission and that of her partner
to drive through them in a match
last July, she thought she had
gotten out of the way.
The doctor s drive, however.
sliced and hit her over the eye,
causing concussion of the brain.
Dr. Englund, when testifying,
had an explanation.
"Very ftften when I drive a
ball," he said, "I do not know
where it will go."
BEATS
QUINT
Score 26-23 After Visitors
Cut Margin Down to one
Point Near Close
Hoopsters of Parrish junior
high completed their schedule in
the northern division of the coun
ty B league undefeated, but had
some anxious momenta In their
final game, defeating Hubbard
high 26 to S3 Wednesday ynight
here.
Parrish got off to a good start
and led 15 to J at half time, but
Eugene Silke's well-coached lads
from the northern end of the
county rallied strongly in the sec
ond half and twice near the close
were within a point of overcom
ing Parrish's lead. Possession of
the Upoff was one big factor in
Hubbard's favor.
Phil Salstrom tossed field goals
with his usual abandon but it was
the lone basket scored by Ques
seth that clinched victory for Par
rish. McKee and Hendry showed
up well in the scoring department
for Hubbard, many of their points
being made from a distance
though they fired the ball at the
basket like a cannon, & habit ac
quired In a low-raftered gymna-f
slum.
Summary:
Parrish Hubbard
Salstrom 1S...F 10 McKee
Quesseth 1....T1 Higgenbottom
Luther 7 C 4 Carl
Johnson 2 G...l Moomaw
Curry 8 G....l Hendry
S.......2 Bevans
Referee. Nllson.
Babe Ruth Heads For Camp
Sans Contract; Won't Play
Exhibitions Till Sighed up
By ALAN GOULD
NEW YORK. Feb. 8. (AP)
It may be another month before
Babe Ruth gets down to the seri
ous business of reaching a com
promise on his II 3 J salary with
the Yankee but while finishing
preparations for going south to
morrow with his family the big
slugger said he will not play any
exhibition games before signing
a new contract.
The Babe made np his mind on
this Important point two years
ago, when he did not put his
name on the dotted line until the
day before the spring exhibitions
began. He has not changed It, be
cause he believes the risk would
be too great.
"Suppose I should bust an an
kle In an exhibition game and had
not yet signed my contract?" he
asked. "How much do yon think
they would offer me theT"
This year the Yankees start
their competition against the Bos
ton Braves at St. Petersburg,
March 11. so there remains plen
ty of time for the boys to specu
late on just how much of that
125,000 "cut" the Babe will be
able to duck. The consensus Is he
will convince Colonel Jaeob Rup
pert he Is worth $12,500 for the
coming campaign, his 20th In the
big leagues.
The Ruths leave tomorrow by
train for Jacksonville, where they
will motor to St. Petersburg Fri
day. "We plan to take an apartment
this winter, Instead of living at
a hotel,". Mrs. Ruth revealed.
"You know the Babe likes to have
things homey. Besides It's a good
idea to economize now."
Judge Emil E. Fuehs, presi
dent of the Boston Braves, paid
a visit to the New York Giants
today without disclosing whether
he had any more player deals "on
the fire" but he did reveal the
Boston club had the option of tak
ing its choice, of the two sensa
tional Coast tnflelders, Dick Oy
selman and Albert Wright. It only
one meets expectations in the
training camp. These kid stars
were obtained for a fancy price
from the Missions.
Will Permit
Feather King
To Re-enter
NEW YORK, Feb. 8. (AP)
Kid Chocolate, recognized here as
featherweight champion, will he
allowed to re - enter the United
States as goon as he files the nec
essary application with the depart
ment of labor in Washington,
Madison Square Garden announc
ed it had been Informed today.
Chocolate was deported from
Key West, Fla., for lack of work
ing permit when he tried to enter
the country from Havana, Cuba,
January 19, to defend his title in
the Garden against Seaman Tom
Watson, British featherweight
champion.
Watson, who defeated Fidel
Labarba here after a fistic "trial
by jury1' had turned thumbs down
on his fighting ability, has return
ed to England.
The first "varsity regular to
What was thai noise? Some
body laughJag at poor old hfr.
Groundhog? Bat we know what
the weather man is up to. He is
figuring on a belated gift to
Borleske Co. of weather that
win make them feel at home.
Too bad basketball is played
Indoors.
Looks as though the old con
troversy between amateurism and
professionalism Is about to be set
tled. The Coast league has adapt
ed a salary limit of 1400. BaU
players are paid for only about
six months. That means top pay
will be $2400 a year. Probably
there will be a lot of players get
ting around $250, which means
$1500. Class B and O players will
get less than that; we hear of one
league which expects to pay
sign a Yankee contract, outside
the battery department, is Joe
SewelL veteran Alabama third
baseman whose comeback played
a big part In the success of the
world champions last year.
around $125. We have seen con
tracts which guaranteed semi-pro
players $210. though not this year
nor last,' and . they were required
to do something besides play ball.
It may have been Slats GUI's
foresight that enabled his Bea
rers to plonk In 13 oat of 18
free throws to beat Oregon
Tuesday night. Knowing It
would bo one of those old fash
ioned Oregon-Q. 8. C battles
and ' figuring bis boys were
probably a little faster, Amory
may have looked In the crystal
ball and learned that his crew
wouldn't get many chances at
Held goals bat plenty from the
gift stripe. Wouldn't be sur
prised if his Monday practice
was devoted entirely to 15-foot
tosses.
We have heard our recent dis
course on liberality in construing
the basketball rules, discussed
from various angles, not all In
agreement with our own view
point, though a couple of success
ful whistle-tooters have agreed in
general with what we wrote.
There Is also some varied opin
ion on whether "running with the
ball" should be checked strictly
when It occurs in the back court
with the player unguarded. In
which he gains no advantage from
taking too many steps.
There Is the opposing angle
to be taken Into consideration,
that a coach who trachea his
men to play strictly within the
literal Interpretation of the
rules, finds his work a liabil
ity rather than an asset when
an opposing team not so coach
ed, is allowed to get away wkh
?marder. Take It In general,
though, we 'believe most tans
like n reasonably liberal latrr
pretaUon, which prevents the
game from becoming rough and
still doesn't cause too many delays.
Artillery Quint
Tops Kay Mills
Headquarters battery Coast Ar
tillery basketeers . defeated Kay
Woolen Mills 29 to 1 at the arm
ory Wednesday night Harvey led
the ganners in scoring and Page
was high for the weavers.
Headquarters Kay Mills
R. Flnster 8 . . . .F. . . 4 Cannady
Harvey 10 F. . . . f Pickecs
Otjen 4 C...... T Page
Baker 2... O Wilson
C. Flnster 5 . ...G I Smith
IRISH BEAT ALL-STARS
MT. ANGEL, Feb. S. The first
game of the second basketball
tournament at St. Mary's public
school was played Tuesday after
noon between the All-Stars and
the Irish. The Irish won, I to 2.
Salem Squad
And Faculty
Play Tonight
fialem hlzh school's basketball
team will meet a, tough aggrega
tion without cost to the (student
body) taxpayers for transporta
tion tonight, when It tangles with
the faculty quintet.
The teachers, recruited from
the senior high and two Junior
high staffs, completely outclassed
the high school B team a couple
of weeks aco. especially while
their wind lasted, and they are
expected to hold Houis Hunting
ton's team somewhere near even.
Vernon Gilmore, Garnle Cranor,
Harold Hauk. Gurnee Flesher,
Frank Brown and Tom Drynan
compose the faculty, squad. All
have had some college basketball
experience.
Training for his 15 round heavy
weight elimination match with
Ernie Schaaf in Madison Square
Garden Friday night, Primo Car
nera today fractured the left arm
of a negro sparring partner. Lew
Flowers, in camp at Pompton
Lakes, N. J. The accident, as re
ported here, happened in the sec
ond round of a practice bout as
the warriors struggled in a clinch.
The - Garden announced that
Maxey Rosenbloom, light heavy
weight champion, agreed today to
defend his title la a IB - round
match here February 24. Rosen-
bloom a opponent will be the win
ner of a 10 -round semi-final In
the Garden Friday night between
Adolph Heuser, German eham-
pion, and Harry Ebbetts, New
York slugger.
I BASEBALL TO COW PUNCHING
Aces Win From
Medics Quintet
And Company B
The Y. M. C. A. Aces defeated
two National Guard basketball
teams this week, winnlnr 80 to 24
over the Medics and 4 f to 24 from
Company B.
Summaries:
Acea Medics
Mathews 14.. F 4 Utter
Sa&keT I -V . 9 clutter
Daer S . -C 8 Glllett
J. Bush G 2 Eyre
B. Bush ..... . ..G. ...... iKing
Bahlburg 2 .....8
Acea
Mathews 8 ....
Sankey 16....
Deer S .......
J. Bnsh S . . . .
B. Bush f . . . . ,
Bahlburg 4 .
Devers 4 . . ... ,
Company B
.F 4 Cross
F 12VanLydegraf
..C. 2 Van Vleet
,G Meverr
..G.. ... Sevick!
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Loanle Warnecke. youthful star hurler ef the Chicago Cubs, does not :
have much diSculty keeping in trim during the Winter months, for he
Is also an expert cow puncher. Here is the Cub ace with his pony,
Buck." 4Varnecka works on his father's ranch which ts situated about
thirty-fi,v miles from Hot Springs, Ark. After a Winter in the saddle.
Spring training call should sound like Gabriel's trumpet to the mound
Yew Park Beats
Training School
48-44; Overtime
Rnnninr Into tough opposition
headed by a lad named Ramsdell
who scored 29 points, the Yew
Park basketball team managed to
defeat Dreron State Training
school 48 to 44 in an overtime
game on the training school floor
Tuesday night. Kimpel and Craig
each looped 12 points tor Yew
Park.
Snmmarr:
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Craig 12 ...... F ... 2 9 Ramsdell
Klmnla 12.... Tnomas
Parrish 8 . . . . .C. . . Larry
Lewis S.......O Bonunger
iSlscho ....... G.......7 onerst
W.Kimple 2.. .8
TfRAXCIT TIAKKS FAVORED
The banking committee of the
senate la expected to report today
on the measure favored fcy the
state bankers' association which
nroTidika ; for branch hankinr in
the state. A majority of the com
mittee are said to favor the bill
with only Senator Zimmerman dls-1
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