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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1937)
Tht 0::EGO:fSTATi:s:.IAIJ. Salem,; Orcs&n, Thursday Uornlnsr, January 7,1537 f a A ?'- 31-28 Victory Hotly Fought Deard, Ilo&her Advanced , From Second String; : Berths Revised' Willametta'a Bearcata foand themselYe last night, foand how to hit the hoop and foand that beating the Oregon Stats Bearers In basketball wasn't an. impoe albinty. - :, - The Bearcata beat the Bearers tl to.SS. i It was the first time since, the 1921 team beat a Bearer team 24 to 21 that WillametU haa won tn basketball orer Oreou BUta -: . . : It waa an altered Bearcat com bination that took the floor last night to maka good the Bearcat tow that Oregon State wins most coma to an and. Chock Ver steeg and Walt Wearer were In there bat at forward Instead ot guard posts. Jerry Gastlneaa waa at center, replacing Bill Anton, atlll nursing an Injured ankle. Reserve Show Scrap . The addition that made a lot of difference waa the presence of Bill Beard and Harry Mosher; promoted from the second string. They were the scrappers who In- The' game waa a cloee-checking one all the time. Good ball-hand ling waa necessary to score and the Bearcats turned tn noma good ball-handling. 'They vware con servative of their hots and kept Tightlng for the- ban. -The Bearers, led by Ika Wln termate and big Earl Conkllng, took an early - lead. They were ahead I to t quite early In the first halt and then the Bearcat began to slap down on them. Tha . Beavers held on to their lead - narrowly until three min utes were left in tha half. Then Harry Mosher . unleashed one from tha sidelines that swished 1aab1v thmnrh tha net to . Pat tha Bearcata out In front 11 to 10. A minute later Mosher dropped In a free throw, making It 12 to 19. .but Conkllng neutral ized that vith another gift ebou The score aa tha halt, ended, was 12 to 11 tor Willamette.- Many another game ; haa. seen the Bearcata ahead ', or close at t a 1 f -t I m a nnl tn tm.Atk In t ha im. end half. These Bearcats indi cated that they weren't pt that calibre. They scored9 eight points in two minutes aa tha second halt opened and convinced the Beavers that here' was a ball team. " '." - : Mosher sank one from the foal circle. Vehsteeg made a good posh ehot from close up. There was a pause in activities white Winter mate care tally dropped in A free throw and then Gastlneaa, stand- n, h, tha fdiina awisnea a nair of high-arching shots in rapid aue- cession. It was 20 to 12 and meant time out for Oregon SUtte. Wlntermate holed out from the foal circle bat Beard evened that p with a long howitxer and from then on until late in the half the coring waa at an even pace. 81 Fouls Called It was a close-checking game . and there , were plenty ef fouls called, the prodigious number ot II, la fact. So. before long the acorer'a whistle began to toot. Bill Beard was tha first to go and ahortly afterward Charley Vers teeg went eat. With those two oat of the game Willamette's defeases were a little weaker and the Beav ers began to creep up." Conkling popped in two tield goals quickly and made it 24 to 20 with t Vk minutes to go. Mer ry man committed his fourth foal and Mosher took the gift shot. With two minutes left Kolberg cored a field goal from the foul line, making It 2C to 21. and a aecond later Harris broke down the court to spot a cripple. That made It 23 to 31 with still time enough left to tarn the table. ma. a W. a . But Oregon aiai ia . uw perate long ahota failed and the timer's gun sounded. ... IS Throws Fall Willamette missed ten; oat of If tree throws while Oregon State 'missed eight oat ot It. - The Bearcata . will meet Sou thern Oregon Normal in a two - game series at Ashland Friday and Saturday. Lineup and summary: Oregon State (2S) O FT .TP hferrymen. f ........0 - J 2 Wlntermate f ..T.L. I T Ilolllngsworth t .....0 1 1 Conkllng c ......... 2 . 2 Kolberg g ; J J Lyman g ..... I T Harris . f .......... -1 3 Totals. ...........10 t 2t Willamette (SI) O FT TP Versteeg t ..........4.: 19 Wearer t ..........1 Gastlneaa c. ...... 2 1 1 a Beard g ...........10 Mosher g ..3.3 9 Brandon g . ........ .0 1 1 Totals. ..11 9 tl Halt-time acore: Willamette -12. Oregon State It.. - Free throws missed: Winter mate. Conkllng. Kolberg 2L Lyman 1. Ilolllngsworth 3. Versteeg. -Weaver S. Mosher- 2. Brandon, Kannenkamp. Personal Fouls: Wlntermate 2, Merryman 4. Conkllng 2, Kolberg 3. Lyman. Ilolllngsworth 2, Kibbe, Versteeg 4. Weaver 3. Gaatlneau Beard 4. Mosher 3. Nunuenkamp. Referee, Ralph Coleman, Cor Vallls; Umpire. Max Allen. Salem. Dallas Will Ue'etilcidla League Teem Friday NiHt DALLAS. Jan. The Dallas high school basketball team win meet HolaHa high Friiay night of this week on the local floor. This will be the second Willam ette Valley league game for Coach Adams' team, roth the "A" and BT aijuadi will play la Friday hlgafe g&nee. Debating ( pfP FANS CLAIM THAT TOn HE MAHDLET l-eir ' T&7AL w 'HEN the official big league baseball records ' are re ed,' arguments always are tare to : ensue among rabid baseball fans. The National League's 1936 field ing averages provoked plenty af de bates aa to the leading shortstop of the past campaign. The protagon ists In this battle ef figures and decimals are Rowdy Dick Bartell of . ;..;!'. ..: . . I ....... " 7oodburn Falls To Lions, 24 -18 WOODBURN, Jan. 5. The. Woodburn Bulldogs lost to West Linn 24 to 18 here last night. ' la spite of the fact that Even den, star center, was out of the game with ' an Infection, : Wood burn led v 11 to 7 at the half. The game ! was on even terms until the last quarter when Tour West .Linn's star forward, led the Lions in a rally. - 4 Shaw, regular guard, waa giv en Bveaden'a place and Edwards played guard. Woodburn will play : the -Silrerton Foxes here Friday. .! - ' In : the preliminary game he Woodburn second team won over the West Linn .B" team 21 to 2. Lineups: j - W. Linn (24) (IS) Woodbara Peters 2......F 5 Whitman Tour 0. ..F- ...... Anoby Stone S.......C........4 Shaw Freeman.... ..Q..... 2 Edwards McClalne 7. . . .O Anderson Delegation Urges State Mining Aid The need ; ot a state mining bureau in Oregon was stressed by Senator Jamea Chinnock and a number ot other Josephine county residents who called ' at the executive department yester day. -Vi .-; ; i: Chinnock told Governor Charles H. Martin that the mining in dustry had 'made rapid strides during the past -few years. He estimated that mining invest ments in Josephine county dur ing the past two years had ag gre gated more than a million dol lars. . , -1 , "Had It not hare been for the mining industry, Josephine coun ty's relief outlay would hare bees doubled during the depres sion period. Chinnock said. It waa pointed oat that Ore gon haa no mining - bureau at the present time despite that It la - one of the outstanding min eral states la the far wast.. Governor Martin indicated that he . waa' lit sympathy with the request. ' -: : Stanford T7ina 66-23 ' .. BOZEMAN. Mont.. Jan. f.-W) Stanford university's basketball eulntet in the final game ot a natloaal barnstorming tour won an easy victory over the Montana State i college Bobcats if to 2s tonight, .. : . 'Aussie Crickets T7in XIELBOURN'E. Australia. Jan. 7 - CThnrsdayl-5V-Au8tralia'a cricket team defeated England by 3 S3 runs today la the third test c:itch between the teams of the two countries. . ' , Shortstop Supremacy -By ..CUIINLEY- CHAnces 1 r the N. T. Giants and tippy Lee Durocher of the St. Louis Gasbouse Gang. These two boys are both aa agrressive as Muaaolini's speeches, and they can play shortstop like no body's business. The Question is, which is the better? Who is the kingpin shortstop of the National League? The record book fails to give a conclusive an swer. True, the fielding averages give Durocher a clear and definite Silverton Plays Woodbuni Friday SILVERTON. Jan. t Silrerton wil go to Woodburn Friday night tor the first game away from home of the league series this season. So far Silrerton haa taken all that haa come her way, but the combination of Woodburn and Silrerton Is always unpredictable, and a large number of fans will go with the teanuj jVTr r. Expectlag to start are Cross. Jenkins, Pettyjohn,: Bosh; and Specht, although Herr will likely take aome part In the play. , Carriers . Boy Scouts 41-17 The Statesman! Carriers quint defeated the Boy Scouts 41 to 17 in their first game yesterday. . - Gosser. Carrier I center, led the scoring with 12 points, r The Carriers, coached by Hunt Clark of the Statesman circula tion staff, are eager to schedule games. Lineups: Boy Scouts (17) ! (41) Carrier Smith ........ F (I) Darenport Caldwell ...... F ..(2) Hofmaa L. Smith (3). C ...(12) Gosser Milllson () . . G! . ..(f) Hansel Rush ...... , . TJ ..(2) Benson Substitutes: Scouts. Battderf 2, Thompson f; Statesman, Bell 2, Vande walker llama 2. - 4, Etelnke 3. WU- County Shops to Have NewDevices Approval of the expenditure of 3830 for new equipment at the county shops was giren yesterday upon . recommendation ot Fore man AspInwaU, The court also gare tentative approval: for the purchase of a sew crane and block capable ot lifting jl tons. It was stated that because of the lack of the equipment aome of the county work has to be taken to outside shops.-, ' ! ." '- ' i . ' With the authorization given yesterday a new boring bar for cylinders wilt be added to the shop also a small lathe, a motorscope and an overhead track for haul' ing motors about the ahopa. - Seahauks Defeat Lion S to 4y Overtime Gcme ' SEATTLE. Jaaj f.-ff-Baried in the Pacific coast lee hockey league cellar for two weeks, -the Seattle Seahawks climbed the comeback trail here tonight, de feating the Vancouver Lion tor the second straight time. S to 4. Standings ot the c 1 u b a re mained unchanged, but Seattle climbed within one point of the Oakland Clippers and within two point of the Lions in second place. W A 7 7 margin, with mark ef .971 to tha Giant star's .958; but these figures are offset by others tn Dick's favor. The Rowdy one led the loop in total chances accepted, and also was top man in doable plays. . Thla would indicate that Bartell cover more ground than his rival and la the speedier pivot man, while the flashy Frenchman is the surer ball handler, : ' IW.SS JeverspU Stevens A . Brown 'took three games from Don's Lunch and Richfield won three from Good rich t Silvertown In Commercial league bowling at the Bowl-Mor alleys last night. Kelloggs 311 was high game. 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The winning basket was made by Bill Hoxle, forward, who shot half the length ot the floor. Strang. Linfield for ward, was high scorer with 11 points. : Hatch Eutrr TTixts , LOS ANGELES, Jan. C (jP) H. C Hatch'a Sweetstatf. -year-eld horse by 8weepater-Saffroa. ran away with the tlEOt Saa Diego Handicap, one mile feature event at Santa Anita park today, finish ing four lengths In front of Ex hibit, with Our Count third. Time was 1:41.4. A A Each Sweep Alley 02CC3-CD FnlTy equlrped We lavite your inxpectiosu r- Phone Ail Center L For ITlit Years , - Your Graham Clea and Service for Earisn and Poli Counties 1 - . , i:c::i3 c? coca vzzzd cnn3 - . Volf, Pirate : Normal Sqcad Faces Bnsy - January Schedule on " Blaple Courts . MONMOUTH, Jan.' . Oregon Normal Wolves, recently returned from a successful series ot holi day games in Portland where they chalked up three victories Man tle club. S 1-40; Pacific Packard. 43-28, and Bradford's Clothiers. 43-30 are ready for the January schedule here. Two last-year lettermen, re; turned to the Wolf pack this term, i are Oliver Ralkko, an outatand ing forward and former . Benson high ace, who attended Oregon State last term, and Claude O 'Cou ncil from j Odell. who was runner up r In points last year second only I to Jack " Butterworth. : Both Ralkko and O'Connell were mem bers ot the winning team which went to Denrer last winter to play In .the .national tournament. -' New men arriving this term who giro promise of unusual per formance include Joe Jerooa from Illinois. Hugh Hassell and Darrel Davis of Eugene, and Lloyd Lewis. Salem Player Shines U ; ' . Mohler." center on the squad, also center on the Wolves' 1030 Toot ball team. Is ace scorer to date with S3 points made la fire games this aeasoa. ' . Elmer Borden Is second high contender -for point honors. Seil wood, whose' injured ankle- may preclude participation in games this week, haa made the moat marked.improvement of any slay er this aeason.' Bruce Eckmaa of Salem,' a reserve, haa broken Into the starting lineup with flying colors. . . - ; Oregon"- Normal haa " won fire games and lost one, to Oreg State, this season. v . Tht luntrr aeliAdala follow 1 i Jan. a S Albany college, there. Jan. II WillametU u n I r e r- slty. here. ' Jan. 1 Pact fie university, there. - Jan. If P a c i f I e university. here.- . . . - r - , Jan. 21 Bellingham normal. ,ere. . . . ' Jan. 23 Willamette u n I r a r- alty. there. Jan. 29 St Martin's college. Lacey, Wash., here. ' Dope Is Upset by , Pro Debut Garden Crowd j "Witnesses 'E.; ; Vines Defeat by . English Netxaan NEW , YORK. Jan. ;tWffV-Frel Perry of England, world amateur champion .for the past three years. signalized hie - professional debut tonight with a dope-upsetting; 7-5, 3-f . -3, f-4 victory orer Ells worth "Vines," lanky California holder of the world pro-title. In Madison Square Garden before crowd of 17.C20 spectators. Obviously rattled at the start. Perry quickly recovered from an attack of buck terer and with characteristic British doggedneas. amaxiag accuracy and steadiness. rallied ramsrkably from the un- aer-aog roie wnicn couna nim on the abort end ot 1 to 1 odd in the pro-match betting. :. - Llring ap to press aotkeg only at widely separated moments, sad then siring only flashes of hia vaunted hitting. Vines waa badly off form besides : being ' handi capptd by a cold and a tempera- tare of 101.3 degress. . IMolalla Downed I By Independence - - -- INDEPENDENCE. Jan. f In dependence - high won its first hoop game In the WllUmet'S Val ley league conference with ktolalla high, 23 to 13 at MolalUuTttesday night. The game was fairly even throughout the slay, rV: t - - The Hopmen - will meet . Canby Friday night at Canby. ,i v Iadepewdence (22) (IS) KoUUa Hartmaa (8) . . F . ,V(3)' WaUer Eagblom (f ) . . F . . . (4) Schafer Una ();,.. C ....(1) 8toars Birch (2) . ....G . ( i ) Robbins Berch ().:... Q . (8) Thronson rf., ..!SSSSSBWSSSSaS?- ; Freddie Miller Advances . Comeback,' Best Covelli CINCINNATI. ; Jan. f-(ff) - Freddie MiUer. -of Cincinnati. former N. B. A. featherweight champion, moved along the come back trail tonight, winning the Jadge's decision orer Frankie "Kid- Coram of Brooklya attar tea fast rounds. . T7aHaee De&u Lee ANCOTJVER, B. C Jaa. (AP)-Gordoa r Wallace. ' Canadian welterweight tiUehoider, buried Billy Lee of Reno. Ner under barrage of leather to take a ten round decision from the Piute In dlan here tonight. .. . M A M dellrered Sale T"" i"" C123 ' Salem, Oregon. ?erry Speedy Hoop Contest to Dedicate Tilt. Angel's Nc'Gym in Place of , Usual Oratoiyi Sunday at 2 p.nu ,The rumble of l basketeers' speedy charges up and down the floor, rather than orators words, will dedicate the newly complet ed gymnasium at ML Angel col lege " Sunday : afternoon. Coach Fred Galer ot the College: an nouneed while In Salem yester day. . The -dedicatory game, with Portland unireralty'a atrong quin tet as ML Angel'S opponent, la scheduled for 2 p. nksVv. Strictly speaking this win not be the, first baaketball game on the new floor, tor Galer's quin tet will play Bradford's ot Port land there i Friday night after meeting the eame team in Port land ' tonight,' but the emphasis is being placed on the Sunday afternoon r contest . with Portland U- "which wiU be the first . for mal Intercollegiate contest in the roomy, well-plaaned basketball court. . : yj&-r PIloU Show Strength Portland's Pilots may take little of the Joy out ot the oc casion by defeating : the Angela, for the. cliff dwellers are appar ently as atrong as they hare erer been In the past baring defeat- Gregg Finds Rose Bowi vaiiiie Treat Panthers' Blocking Seen Perfect ; : former glome , Scenes Visited ' . ' ' - 4.- . , -t The Rose Bowl football game is a great show, and . well worth traveling that far to see even though thla year' game waa a bit one-aided, -reported Glenn Gregg, one of Salem's ultra-fans who Just returned from Paaadena. where he witnessed the contest. The blocking of the Pitt Pan thers, so perfect that In Gregg's opinion almost anyone could have made the runs that earned tne crowd's plaudlta for Bobby Larue, and the conservatism - of b o t h teama in thla contest,- were ' fea tures of the game itself, the local man said. Of equal interest to one, seeing It for the first time, was the Rose Bowl and the pageantry that marka the affair. . Boaler Goes By Air' Gregg sat beside Harley Boaler, Salem fan who flew down to see the game, but the only other per son from this YKtnity he aaw aside from members : of his own party was Dr. George H. Aldea, now llring la Calif orniar whom he glimpsed at a distance while watching-the - parade..; H 'fs-:;:;?' Of to be THE MAN'S -S'HOP ' - i . -,.--! iiui S.IJJ IT S .-. -f, . , . . - . TEJG n.r:,s :snop-o:4iG- T(ic Store ed Albany college this week 37 to IS and lost to- Multnomah clab by only a few points. .: : r Coach Galer 'la rather uncer tain how his team will fare this year, with lour of ; last 4 year's mere-or-less : regulars gone.' and aa equal number ot players who saw major service still available. These ' latter 'Include Marx, guard;' Christenson and Toman, forwards,-: and Haener, center, all extremely capable men. . Vacanciea will be filled by Some ot a number ot promising recti t high school boopsters, in cluding two. Bob Burrell and Thomas.' Salem boys; Jim Nolan from Eugene; Bod Moore, George Hedlger and Walker from Tilla mook; Syrerson from ; Independ ence; Frank Johnson . from SU verton; Lyle Fosmark from Can by; George Schatfera and Ray Karp. v-,";h;!: v----' , ' Gonzaga Booked ! Some high class opponents will be brought to the new ML An gel gym this year, including Oon- sasa. Seattle college. St. . Mar tins from Lacey, Waab-, Southern Oregon Normal and others. -' ' Mr. Gregg and - their children and hia father, C. R. Gregg, were in the party which risited Califor nia, stopping at Baker to Tlsit Mr. Gregg's sister Helene, now Mrs. Cliff Wright, and Tislting a num ber of places familiar to the fam ily 3S years ago when they lived Iri the Lpa Angeles district. Glenn Gregg had not been there since that time. - " ' '--;'v 1 There waa ' so much rain that Californlana who had bought tick et were of a notion to aell them St ai lose two days before the game, Gregg reported. j . ; L, i ii - ,..-.1 Hobson Man on Oregon Starters EUGENE, Ore Jan. S-CAV- Coach Howard Hobeon Kept mum today concerning his starting bas ketball lineup tor the opening con ference game with Washington BUte here Friday night. but all Indlcatlona pointed to a quintet bf three lettermen and two soph omores. " "'' . ' ' " I Those deemed likely to get the call Included John Lewi and Dare Silver, forwards; 811m Winter- mute, center, and. Bill Courtney and Bob Anet, guards. Lewis, Sil ver and Courtney are the reterana. ' Hobeon pronounced hia squad In top-notch condition. . , - . . ; Announces AH grade I ALSO REDUCED PRICES OH ISCELLAHEOUS FUfISGS! In the face of rising prices you tojtcke cdviintagc of I had on this clearance ! Oi StiIoQtinfity u V:I:: I ii I ' at Valley Motor Paper Hill Game Opens Triple Header at 7 p.ra Major division City T league play will be resumed on the Les lie junior high floor tonight with three games slated. The Valley Motor . team. ur- prlse winners -over Grand Theatre la the first league meet, will open tonight' triple-header against the strong Paper Mill : clab at 7 o'clock. ' " ' - Grand Theatre and the Willam ette Freshmen may furnish the feature tilt ot the nlght'a engage ment. Last year the Freshmen up set the Theatre team In their first meeting bat were later defeated by the aame team for the city championship; It will be the third game Is an many flights tor the Bearklttens. The talent-rich General Finance team, which haa a-better clab on the bench than aome ot the league clubs, wilt meet the Y Crunchers In the finale. f . - Kittens Lose by One Point Again Bellfoun tain's Handling of Ball Is Feature of . iiPrelimTUt " :: Bill Lemmoa'a Bellfountain bas ketball team gave the WillametU Bearkittena a- lesson in ball handling last nlght and won 21 to 20. j-r''.--'-.-,.-- m . a . . . . . one-point margin In two days for the Freshmen. . Bellfountain led IS to 11 at halt-time and; was ahead of the Bearkittena all the .way.-A rally late In the fourth period, with two field goal- by Bill Wagner figuring, brought the Freshmen up to striking distance. Kessler, all-state B team center, led Bellfountain scoring with 10 points. Queeaeth waa high for the Bearkittena with 11. W. U. Freeh 9 21 Hellfountala Queeaeth 11. . . .F.3 8. Buck'gh'm Hagedorn......F.. ... .3 Larkin Wagner S......C... IS Kessler Kyle2.....i...G......S Wallace SUynor 2 . . . . . .G . . .I Back'h'm :"rCPA Goes Down ELLENSBURG, Jan. Ellenaburg Normal school defeat ed the College of Paget Soand Quintet 2 to 28, here tonight in a wild, exciting basketball game. A vc txrge Savings 4 u l a Play;