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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1937)
f: T"4 TT T o 77 6 ; v Meet 77 77 Mere To 1 1 ll V orv auw By RON G EMM ELL 1 Is ' Reckon "we're pretty lucky peo ple, and should be thankful that we llTe la a country that has re course to so many and varied spori programs, or coarse, -we have such things as a stubborn Donkey to fight and hare decisions to make on each as the prevalent labor Questions and fights; have an economic situation that most everyone agree needs a little me chanistic overhauling: and not all of as have alt the material bles sings that we think: we should have. On t'other hand.' we're about the only people la a crazy-quilt world who can dern near take sports where we find them, and can find them any day of the year at almost any time Of the day. Through sports we have built a quality into the character of our neoole that is nriceless In a life that is fundamentally a give and take affair a quality that makes us both good winners and gooa losers. Athletic "Fungus:9 About the "glarlngest" wrong la our' sports seta n is that the bulk of our population has an acute case of spectaterltis a hor- Field Is Damp At Season End Visitors Come With but 1 Victory This Year, but Offer Threat - ! TENTATIVE LINEUPS Salem " -uCorvalli Helnie .".LE . . . . . Griswold Gottfried. . . . ..LT. ..... Kennich King. ....... ;LG. Rollins. , Haosell . Miller... Hill .. .. . Myers. . . Chapman Wltkert. Nelson . Game time . RG. . ...RT. , ..RE.. . .LH . . RH . . . .. . . Lane Newiies "Truax ...... Pitney ...... Lemon ....... Byron ... Leichhardt Crockett F......7 Britton 12 'o'clock noon. Fear has been expressed by rid disease in our estimation. Em-1 Coach Hauk that his team may get J nhasis Dlaced on professional ath-1 caught bdvreen the "low ebb of letics has no doubt been the f ac- tor that has caused the disease to thrive. And yet. It has been through that emphasis that sports have reached the peak they have. Its like the old argument In re gard to the capitalistic system. Some claim we would be hundreds of years In arrears of our present J care-free. Coach Hub nlace in the sun if It had not have I team has eked out but been for that system, While others are firm In their beliefs that we would have Hhundred of years season's end, and "high tide" of the gale-driven rain that has been sweeping Sweetland field, and l "washed under" by the Corvallis Spartans today. The Spartans, boast of no pre tentious record, will slash on Sweetland today light-hearted and Tattle's one' win this season, and have nothing to lose by, opening . up against, the Vikings. ahead In the evolution of life, ma-1 . The Salem team, held inside by terlally, if we had been working under a more cooperative- order. Placing such stalemated argu meats behind a flock of eight balls, and facing the athletic sit uation squarely, the fact remains that far too many of our people are content to . treat athletics as "gazers on" instead of partici Greater Participation, Not that we advocate anathlet ic policy in which everf grey beard goes out and plays JfiO min utes of football every week, or ev ery matron a strenuous ; 5-set game of tennis twice weekly, but we do think that as a nation we would be physically advancing if all able took an active ; part In some form of sports activity. What with more a: ' more ath letic f 1 e 1 d s. . gyn a aslnms and parks being constructed every year, opportunities for-that gener al participation are being present ed. Thankfulness saouia De adequate word. an Canal Zone Early. Pell-mell: Medford's Art Perry would probably say that the Vik ings should be thankful that they aren't playing Bend today . . Emery Hobbs, former Viking bas ketball and football star, arrived home from La Grande a few days back on crutches .... Hobbs went through a successful. Injury-free football season at Eastern Oregon normal . . , . and the second night of basketball practice broke a bone in his foot . . .. rough rack et this hooD came . ." . . the base- uecemoer n weather conditions since their de sultory .win from Silverton on a "laklsh" gridiron last. Friday night, do not figure to be the same aggregation that has march' ed to decisive victories over al state opposition during the 1937 campaign. Corvallis' 7 to 0 win from Beaverton, previously undefeated. may have been the spark that trie Spartans have needed all year. Tuo Spartan backfield trio of Quarter back Bryon, Halfback Crockett and Fallback Britton turned in fine performances against Beaver ton,. using triple-reverses to good advantage Last year the Vikings, led by Chapman and Smith, turned In 1$ .to 0 victory over the Spartans, after Corvallis had beaten them in '35 by a 14 to 0 count. Salem holds a 3 to 1 margin in wins and losses over-the last four years. Unless a championship, post- Thanksgiving game is scheduled 18 of Coach Hauk's gridiron greats will finish their prep com petition today against the Spar tans. "Boomer" Butch Nelson driving fallback, is the only mem ber of this year's f ant-traveling aggregation that isn't lost via the graduation route. First stringers who will prob ably be donning moleskins the last time for Salem high are Walt Heinle. Gottfried, Tom King. Ed Rollins, Hansell. Art Miller, Tom Hill.. Brownie Myers, Carl Chap man and Al Wlckert First-line reserves who com plete' their allotted competition are man. Bob King. Allan Smith, Dudley Henderson. Cliff Stewart, Bin Smith, Gordon Reeves and Bill Bentson. mum Salem, Orejren, Thursday Morning, Norember 25 1937 1 PAGE SEVEN All-Stars Picked From Gty League Bob Boardman, Leslie Cen ter, Selected as Captain of Mythical Team City Intramural league all-star teams were picked by a commit tee composed of the coaches of the four teams and the officials ho worked the games during league play, at a dinner held at the Quelle restaurant last night. Member of the Leslie squad were In attendance at the "feed". each one responding to Toast master Lloyd Girod's call for a few words. Mrs. LaMoine Clark, Leslie principal, spoke to the boys, as did Parrish Coach Tom Drynan and Gurnee Flesher. votes for the all-star teams were cast by Coaches Drynan, Girod, Vnn Otten and Ragsdale. The votes were submitted to League Director Vern Gilmore who tallied them and made the all-star awards. Bob Boardman, giant , Leslie center, was accorded the captain cy of the all-star team as he was unanimously selected for the pi vot post the only boy to receive all the votes for one position.! Honorable mention was accord ed Shaw of Leslie at end. Scott of the Sophs and Buriight of Par rish at tackles, Patterson of Les lie and Thompson of Parrish 'at guards, Salstrom of Leslie at quarterback, Elsie of the Juniors and Teems of Leslie at halfbacks and - LaRosa -of the Juniors at fullback besides the first and second all-star teams. The two teams chosen were: tst Team . Pearmlne, Parrish LE Applegate, Juniors LT Moore, Sophs LG Boardman, Leslie C Bennett, Parrish RG . Barton, Leslie RT Tandy, Sophs RE Evans, Sophs Q Doerfler, Parrish RH Waller, Parrish LH Andrews, Leslie F - 2nd Team Traglio, Parrish LE Paulson, Juniors LT Keeney, Leslie LG McRae, Juniors C Duke,. Junior RG- Bui-right, Sophs RT Panther, Juniors RE Swingle, Sophs Q , Lutz, juniors RH Cutler, Parrish LH Gottfried, Sophs F The Juniors and Sophomores each received six berths en the all-league teams. Parrish placed five and Leslie three. hull season onens .... in the Panama Canal Zone nni y war . I where four teams fornvthe Ihlllk Meyers tO , . l.Han anil two mer- vice teams .. . . BaiDoa, civilian, and the Army team represent the Pacific aide; and Colon, civilian, and the NavyAeam do the honor for the Atlantic side'. . . . Among future and former diamond art ist playing in the Canal Zone league is Joe Vance, former Yan kee flipper. Trophies Awarded To Champ Golfers SILVERTON The Silverton Country ctub held its annual din ner and dance Friday evening at which, time trophy presentation and prise awards were made for the tall tournaments which ended November "14. ' ; In the 72-hoIe medal club cham pionship. Norman. Eastman re tained noaseaaion of " the P.'I Browhkeber Allen trophy and at the same time retained possession of the title of the club'a number one golfer. John ChalTan finished second, Jake Werle third, and Charles Bonney fourth. ' In the medal handicap , cham pionship, in which each Individ ual's handicap was deductible from his .gross score, W. L. Mc Ginnis won first place with Guy Delay and John Chalfan tied for second- place, Wesley William came In third. In the club handicap ehampion- ship of match place, tor posses sion, of the club plaque, John . Chalfan defeated W, L. McGinnls in the finals and Guy Delay de feated George Hubb for third place. - In the consolation flight, Norman Eastman defeated Jake Werle and Otto Legard defeated Peter Vorseth for third place. ThlrtySeix golf ball were award ed as prizes to the winners In . the four competitive event. Test Salt Flats SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. H-yp) -An unnamed American speed king who will drive a new type of ; American racer will Invade Bonneville salt flats next year in an attempt to shatter all exist ing distance records, Bonneville association official said today. The saline race course, 130 miles west of here, has been re served by the racer for next Au gust, Gus P. Backman of the asso ciation said in announcing four drivers two Americans and two Englishmen would assault r ac cords on the flat next summer. Basketball Call Brings 36 Boys Out at Woodburn racer, Backman said he was "a former winner of the Indlanap peii speedway race. It was' believed the speedster is Louis Meyer, winner of the In dianapolis classic In 128, 1933 and me. WOODBTJRN Coach El don Cone of the Woodburn high, school issued a call Monday for players for the basketball season which will gat under way soon. Thirty six candidates, three of whom are lettermen, were oat for the first practice. Whitman, forward. Evenden, center, and Shaw, guard, last year men, will hold their positions and Jack Lee, But Clark- and Harold Scheil and Darrell Anderson are in line for the positions made va- Pressed for the name of thel cant by the graduation of Jeff Anderson and Arthur Edwards. The first game of the season will be played with Mill City high on the Woodburn floor December 7. On December 10 the Commerce high school of Portland' team will play on the local floor. Fordham Downs St. Mary's 6 io 0 r Crosby Sponsors Golf Tournament HOLLYWOOD, ' Calif., Nov. 24 --Bing Crosby singer-sportsman, changed his mind today and announced that he would sponsor another amateur-pro golf tourna ment this winter at Rancho Santa Fe. near San Diego Crosby said ., the tournament, with a $3000 purse, would be held January 15-16. : The purse is the same as offered last winter in a tournament marred by rain. Up to today, Cros by, who rates as one of the best golfers in the movie colony, had ot planned on holding the meet. A Thanksgiving Banquet Bjr BURNLEY- Riggi Softens up And Gives KO Hit McDevit Easy Victim of Brooks Boxer; Title Match Promised Fj lOOTBALL fans had plenty to I be thankful for during; the nast eamnaiem. which Dro- vided more thrills and upsets than most recent seasons. There is more en the menu for the grid gourmands, what with the various Bowl contests, looming" up and a flock of important games be ing played today and Saturday. On the Thanksgiving bill of fare we have such attractive dishes as Alabama and Vanderbilt, Kentucky vs. Tennessee, North Caroline vs. Virginia, - Mississippi - Mississippi State, anT Texas vs. Texas Aggies in the South and Southwest. Detroit and Duquesne clash in the Mid-West, while Kansas vs. Mis souri tope the Missouri Valley slate. In the East, Cornell meets Penn and Brown takes on Rutgers in a eounle of "Irr Leafirue" rames. Saturday will brine on a whole flock of attractive clashes, featuring the Pitt-Duke and Army-Navy bat tles. Cehunbia and Stanford, Notre Dame vs. Southern California and Michigan State vs. University of San Francisco are intersections! games which, add spice to the repast, CwnKM. HIT. Sr Cat rwtam SjaOoto. la. Students Inspect New Water Wagon ' The Vikings' brilliant new wa ter wagon graced the : center of the dance floor at senior high last night, making a nnlque center piece for the all-high school dance sponsored by the Arthur Cotton chapter of Hi-Y clubs. The wagon, newest type. Is a gift to the school from the Salem High Dads club. While it will not be formally presented to the Vi kings until Just before game time today, practically all of senior high had an opportunity to in spect the latest addition .to foot ball glories last night. The dads club, formed three weeks ago, provided the funds for the wagon, but-the actual work of construction was done by mem bers ot the carftsmen. class of the high school under the supervision of C. A. Guderlan, shop superin tendent. Floyd Siegmund. me chanical drawing inspector, also aided in its conception. , Oval in shape, the cart is paint ed in the red and black colors of Salem high. It has over-sized pneu matic tire and Is equipped with six spray outlet. It purchased outright, the equipment-, would cost near $200, it is . aaid, but through, the cooperation of the school shops the actual cost was near $60. Dads' club president, Tom HOI, win present the wagon to the foot ball team shortly before kickoff time, and Coach Harold Hank will accept it on behalf ot the team. Presenting surprising resistance, St. Mary Galloping Gaels held the - Fortfham Rama to six points in a wild afternoon ot called back , scores, snow, rain and cold weather. The coast team met it tradi tional "enemy, the Bams, at the Polo Grounds, in New York City. Photo shows Bill Thomas, Gael halfback, as be made 5 yards sklrt- iaa; right endU Frank Skonbye, St. Mary's halfback; with mask, is shewn ranting- interference. At extreme right is Bill Cantell, Gael tackle. Final erore, 9 to 0 HX pbotow will go into the game a two touchdown favorite. The turfed gridiron was still free of snow today, although a storm was enveloping the Cas cades. - Firemen Coming In Handball Mx Portland firemen will tangle with the Salem handball club to morrow night on the T handball court, beginning at Six doubles matches have been sched uled. Wednesday night, December 1, the local club will dine at the Y. elect officer for the new year and discuss tournament plan. . Wil lard Marshall Is in charge of arrangement. Six 'Bearcats' in Last College Play "Spec" Keene' invading Bear cats are scheduled to take to the University ot Nevada field today at 1 o'clock, but the play by play broadcast is not due here until half hour later. The Bearcats, six of whom wll be playing their last game for Willamette this afternoon, will not arrive back In Salem until Saturday morning. Tata who fin ish their college gridiron compe tition today are "Tootle" Becken, Dick Welsgerber, Jlggs Burnett Bill Stone, Norm Hogensen and Tat Yada. Sene report Indicate the wea ther ta be dry and cool today. Arrive in Reno In Fine Shape Willamette Plays Nevada Today ; Get Workout at Sacramento . Frank Riggi was a fast, true- punching Italian bomber last night as he softened up Big Jack McDevit San Francisco Scotch- Irishman, for three full rounds and then put him down and out 55 seconds into the fourth stanza. It was a solid right cross to the midsection from a straight left lead that put the quivers In Mc- Devit's knees, and as his seconds tossed in the towel Riggi concked mm nusn on tne noggin' with a punch that probably could be heard two blocks down the alley. Although the bout will go in the books . as a technical kayo, there was no question about Mc Devit being "out for the evening. ; His handlers were-still trying to bring daylight through the halo fog surrounding MeDerit's head five minutes after the towel hit the canvas. Riggi Takes , Early Lead It was the Brooks onion king's fight from the minute he landed the first punch of the fray a wicked left hook, until the -murderous right slashed square to the San Franciscan's midriff. Push ing McDevitt into his own corner early In the initial round, Riggi ducked a wild right and floored McDevit with a left slash that stayed him for the count of six. McDevit looked the better in long-range firing, but in close It was the Italian all the time. Riggi was faster and better conditioned last night, was the opinion of ringsiders than they had ever seen him. Riggi shoved his leather fast and straight at the same time making the taller, heavier Scotch- Irishman miss with his looping lefts and rights to the head. Gets Title Match . With Cooper Announcement previous to the tight was made to the effect. that the winner would get a title match with the " Oregon champ. Tiny Cooper Riggi's former nemesis. In the semi-windup Dannie Cul lens, pinch-hitting for Ernie Bai ley, looked bad as be dropped. the first round to Jack Curly,- bat came back to punch his way into a draw. He took rounds two, three and four by wide margins. Both showed signs of wear at the final bell, but were toe to toe, slugging it out. Russell Curtis, Eugene, took the last three rounds of his four round embrogllo with Lyle Trip- lett of Portland to gain Referee Jack- McCarthy's decision. Trlp- lett was substituted for Jimmy Duffy. Curtis' long-range firing with a straight left won tor him last night. Young Solly, Salem boy who stepped into professional circles for the first time last night, was technically kayoed by Jimmy Cor ners of Portland in the second round of their icheduled four rounder. Solly looked like he had the makings but inexperience told heavily when he failed to tie up Corner in the clinches. McCar thy stopped the match and held up Corners' gloved hand one mln ute into the second round. It was a slam bang fight card from start to finish, the boys not holding out n nickel' worth leather despite the poor erowd. RENO, Nev.; Nov. 24,- UPi - Coach Roy "Spec" Keene and 2? Willamette university football players arrived., here late today for their Thanksgiving day game with University ot Nevada's Wolves. I The Willamette squad held a four-hour workout in Sacramento this morning and Keene said most of his players Were in fine shape Willamette, "Trhich won last year' game at Salem by 21 to 9, will line up as heavy fav orite over the Nevadans. who will be at nearly full strength for the first time since early in the sea son. Coach Doug Fashiell of Ne vada said he was confident ,his team would make a good show ing, but would not predict vic tory because Willamette "ha too much strength. Idaho Runners Win In Cross Country PORTLAND. Ore., Nov. Vandal harriers from the Univer sity of Idaho trotted over a muddy course to the Pacific coast inter collegiate championship in the Washington high - Hill Military Academy cross country meet to day. Individual honors went to Mon tana university. Jack Rose and Wayne Gitchell finishing first and second respectively. The school was not entered in team competition. Rose covered the four-mils course in 23:02, Gitchell finishing rour yards, behind. Idaho runners plaeed fourth. fifth, sixth, seventh and ninth. with Kermit Storli, Oregon, third and Pat Lyden. Portland, eighth. Grant high school of Portland retained its I state high school crown In the 'junior division ever two-mile course. Order of finish: In the inter collegiate first. Idaho, 31 points; second, Washington, 69; third. Oregon, 102; fourth, Oregon State, 114; fifth, Portland U.. 120; sixth, LInfleld. 139. Middies and Cadets Ready for Annual Fray Oregon City Will Tangle With Bend BEND, Nov. 24-(j5VFresh from 13-0 victory over Eugene. Ore gon City's untied, undefeated foot ball team arrived here today to challenge Bend'a claim to ' the mythical ' state high . school foot ball championship. . The Pioneers, undefeated in Is starts, , and Bend, boasting a 21 victory streak which started two years ago, meet in a Thanksgiving battle expected to draw a sell-out crowd for a football game Here. Each team la unusually light and the line weigh about the same. Nine of Bend' stalwarts will be playing their -last high school game. - unlike the ' Pioneer. Bend' season ha included several inter- sectional xames the Bears vic tims incladinr Lincoln of Port land. Oregon City played dnlyone game outside its league, the Eu gene fray, and accordingly Bend i. .... v., vyK At v -y) i ;,p ;, ' 7 her' - , i Salem high's harrier squad packed home; third-place cup and two individual awards for their efforts in the state high school championships held at Hill Mili tary in Portland yesterday aHer-' noon. i The Vikings placed third in a group of 17 competing high schools,. Grant of Portland taking first award with a 47-polnt total. and Lincoln of Portland running second with 53. Salem placed five men in the scoring column for 93 points. ' - Lincoln's Bob Duffy, despite a mucky track, set a new high school record for the Hill course at 11:03. Bog Ewing was first finisher for Salem, in fifth place. Ewing and Captain Amos Jahn, who ran in eighth place, each received in dividual awards. A total of 119 entrants, seven from each ot the 17 participating schools, ran the course. Of these, fire Salem cross-country artists placed in the following positions:" Bob Ewing.: fifth; Amos Jabn, eighth: Don! Woodla, 2 ft th; Lyle Lee, 29th; and Reese Campbell, 32nd. j . .Marvin O'Brien. Salem's only entrant in the Junior race, placed 13th in that event. of Tne Navy and Army football teams are both pointing toward Philadelphia with vndimmed hopes ef wallop- . lag their traditional xiral. -The Middies expect great feats from Ingram, veteran back. Da Bois, running ..- guard and Powell, powerful end. Army is depending on Woedrsw Wilson and "Huey" Long for flashy back , field work behind KUr at tadle, ... , ' Fullback Named Spartan Captoin BAN JOSE Walt McPherson. ace, fullback on this year's San Jose State college grid eleven, has been elected captain for the 193 S 8partan football team. Meeting Just prior to leaving for Arizona VMIB14 vf 1VU a,uf A. ClUyiC OUTkiO outfit. Coach Dud DeG roofs foot-' bailers named the popular athlete to the captaincy with an almost ananlmous Vote. Aside from his 'football nrow- eas, tne new captain is a letter man in basketball, where he ca vorts as a forward, and is a; vet- eran first-baseman on the baseball outfit. . - . . ( Bowling "a m - mv t.vva a, w v VUB US three games, from Blubell's and Salem Cleaners out-bowled Nas Furniture in last night's Commer cial league bowling matches it Bowi-Mor. Kellogg ot Bluebeh'i ran high series with 657, and got high game score with a 220. r r-. ; UTTEBEU, Prter .. .,;. , .lgi KB 113 443 PHctms , .,..157 1ST 149 4.S Fiihtr j. 11 157 - 14147 KeUarC i " ' 16 181557 Uaditraad' ,i. -188 147 138 171 14-: IS 7S 75 Uft Kitehm Scale w Hart ,," , , , Hifl Steiabck XTTD'f PLACE , 87 41 ...i 157 17 I ... i 141 -17 .120 16S 154 132 , 173 : 183 4t 11 181 M7 134462 1X7411 160444 173 aZ9 RirriM ua King B. 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