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t I I Ss i. 4., Br RON GEMMELL The long-looked-for howl for frince Gary L. Callison 's scalp as eadman of the University of Ore ton's football destinies has at last reached "for print!' pitch. The "riddance rash" brokeout in Eugene Itself, where Ed Lucky, downtown business man and reputed-heary contributor to Ore gon's athletic fund, is said to hare sponsored a "Can Coach Callison club. Students in sympathy with the rules and by-laws of the new organization are reported to have taken it up on the campus itself. "Whether the howl will reach a crescendo height, and culminate In the dismissal of "Prink" when his contract expires, early in Jan uary, is a matter of conjecture. Knowledge not Lacking. In this column, during . the just closing pigskin parade, we . have several times taken short arm, typewriter jbs at the Ore gon coaching regime. Never have we . criticized the coach ing ability of Callison nor do we bare that intention. Having had some little personal rela- tionhip with him, in the role of .a student in his football ranching class, we did at the time, and still do, believe that Callison is amply qualified for the position he has held as chief helmsman of the Webfoot foot bnJl craft for the past five years in so far as actual knowledge of football tactics is concerned. Faulty Leadership. Prom things that happened when a student at the state uni versity and from gossip that has come our way since taking over this column, most of which has come, "either directly or indirectly from members of the Oregon foot ball squad, we are of the opinion that ther highly necessary ingre dient that Callison lacks for a suc cessfully varsity football coaqh is the leadership quality. On most any athletic team, positions on which are competed for, squad dissension is a factor that has to be combated at all times. It is an athletic-affliction that requires utmost diplomacy on the part of a coach, as well as a firm hand. Must Be "Right Guy." Like any other group of - craftsmen, a football team has a boss. And in other businesses, in order for them to-succeed, the "boss" must have a faculty . of being able to control, yet gala the admiration and "lik ing" of his underlings. Tis lit-. He different with the top-kick' of a pigskin department. I'nless the coach has the ability, either cultivated or natural, of being able to make a substitute it on the bench and like' it, or of hav ing bis whole squad knowing and believing he is a "right Ry. little success In his chos en line of endeavor Is forth coming. f Big Difference. That seems to be the faculty that Callison has not had. In -dispute of that, however, comes his record at Medford high, say many. The comparison between high school- and college football, par "ticularly when it comes to han dling squad personnel, leaves a vast chasm of difference, we be lieve. Where high school squads in general need, and will respond to. mall-fisted, domineering coach ing, collegiate squads will not. To get a college team imbued with the proper spirit, wherein .each squad member is willing to get up off the bench and go into a game to give all be has for his coach, requires a gridironful of leadership quality from that coach. Squad Starts Rumors. . The bad thing about it all is . that, as usual,, the riddance rash" has broken out .as a cul mination of a host of "rumors. That most all of' these have been started by members of the Oregon squad does little to take them out of the "rumor class. There Is the one- about Dale Laselle. to whom, it is report ed. Callison would not give any complimentary tickets for the WSC game la Portland because Laselle was on the Injured list and bad not been out for prao . tice the week preceding the game. Callison, It Is reported, told Laselle that inasmuch as he would be of no use to the . team for that game, he was be ing left in Eugene. IseHe's re ported reply of "Hell, -Prink. I lkmt get hurt climbing a fence, I got " It playing football , for you, didn't seem to make-any . difference. What did make a difference, It . is rumored. Is that the .squad held a mass meeting over the i affair and designated Its captain, Tony '. Amato, to Issue Callison an wltl- mat am to the effect that he w.oalda't have any football team to play W8C anless he kicked . through with the tickets for Laselle. Rowe to Quit if . Then there is the reported crack that the Oregon captain made In the pre-WSC game huddle, "I'm not asking yon guys to. win this one for Callison. but I am asking you to win It for old Bill (Hay ward .' Also, there is the report that Paul Rowe and Jay Graybeal had announced their intentions of i leaving school If Callison was re hired for the 1938 season. Gray beal is supposed to have denied that intention, but Rowe said he had definitely- decided to leave school It Callison remained as coach. ; and Intimated that he would accept an offer to go to England to play rugby. - - .. . . O . -V Where there is so much smoke, even If It Is the "hazy variety, there must be a little fire. Before it reaches a vulgar sweep, which these football roach airings have a habit of doing, we believe it would be best for all concerned if Calli son would do what he has pre- roy9 Winner to Be Eugene Champ There, Athletic Board Is Considering Shakeup, - Report Deferred LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3 -()-Football fans" steadied themselves tonight for their biggest grid dish of the year tomorrow's game between Southern Califor nia and UCLA. The encounter, which finds Troy favored in most quarters, over the reserve-weak Uolans, embraces many interesting ang les, most of which local support ers deem wise to ignore for the time being. Chief of these is that the two elevens, the best that Los An geles could produce this year, will be fighting for the question able distinction of staying out of the Pacific coast conference cel lar. It has been a sad season for both schools. The only title eith er can claim it the championship of Eugene, Ore., home of the Ore gon Webfoots. Oregon was the only conference team Troy and UCLA could beat. EUGENE. Ore.. Dec. 3-(IP)-V)t. C. V. Boyer, president of . the University of Oregon, said today there had been no move to oust Prince G. Callison, head football coach, despite criticisms of the unsuccessful season. The University athletic board, considering renewal of Callison's year-to-year contract last night, ordered an investigation with possible reorganization of the in tercollegiate athletic setup. A re port will te mae December 17. TUC ON", Ariz.. Dec. 3-(P)-The IJniver -i .' of 6regon W .-oltet polished off a ?idiron offence to night Tor h-. clash with the Arizona Wildcats tomorrow. The short timbering up drill, "ifliowed ny a ria:Mce de.-oted to perfection of a ground atUcX, was ordered by Coacn Prince Cal lison soon after the Oregon play ers stepped from a train. Neither Callison nor Coach Tex Oliver of Arizona could find in juries to emphasize ou the eve of the contest. The game, starting at 2:30 n. m.. will close the season, 'or both teams. Chemawa Runs up Scores on Turner First Team Wins 72 to 35 With Bolton Scoring 30 for Indians CHEMAWA The high scoring Indian- basketeers handed Turner a double shellacking here Friday night, with the first team welding the brush for a 72 to 35 score, and the second team daubing the Turner seconds 43 to 11. Bolton, Chemawa's first team center, couldn't miss collecting 30 digits for his evening's work. Bowders of Turner threw In eight buckets for s 16 point total to lead Coach Urhammer's Turnerites. Norquist, of the Indian's "B" team, paced the way for its win with 16 counters. Summary: Chemawa (72) Arebambeau 14.F. Scalpcane 10. ..F. (85) Turner 4 Davis .16 Bowders ..8 Ball Bolton 30. . .C. ..G. .G. .S. Red Elk. . . Track 6 . . Dowd 2 . . . .. McCully , . 4 Bones .3 Hedges Shouldtlade C S Woundedeye 2 . S Bear Cub 2 . . , .S Interclass Hoop Tourney Started Interclass basketball began yes terday noon at senior high with the Juniors, sparked by Gosser and Qnackenbush. taking a 22 to 19 decision from the Sophomores. Monday of next week the Sophs and Seniors ' tangle, and Tuesday will find the Seniors and Juniors driving at opposite ends of the court. Sophs (10) Sebern 4. . . Kerns 7 . . . Peavy 4 . . . Kitchen 4 . . Osborn (22) Juniors i . . 2 Swigert Quackenbush . . . . 5 Taylor . . . . 7 Gosser . ...F. . . ".7.F..6. C G .G 2 Lafky Scio Opens "B" , League Schedule With Harrisburg SCIO Schedule for Scio high school basketball games with teams of the Linn eounty class B league has been arranged, and other games with schools in Mar lon county have been tentatively dated. Scio's league schedule follows: Dec. 9, Harrishurg t Scio; Dee. 17, Scio at Shedd; .Dec. 21, Brownsville at Scio; Jan. 7, Tan gent at Scio; Jan. 14, Scio at Hal sey; Jan. 21, Scio at Harrishurg; Jan. 28. Shedd at Scio; Feb. 4. Scio at Brownsville; Feb. 11, Scio at Tangentf Feb. 18, Halsey at Scio. ... - ''. " Vincent Johnson, grade school principal, "is coach of the Scio team. vkmslj Intimated he would do at the request of the athletic board, hand in his resignation. 'Where there is not harmony, there can not' be happiness' either for coach or players, re gardless of what the percentage column reads. - . Ucl a Minor League Czar Popular Salary Boosted ; Circuits Increase From 11 to 37, His Regime By PAUL MIOKELSON MILWAUKEE, Dec. Z-JP)-The surprising success story of Judge William Gibbs Bramham of Dur ham, N. C, reached a new high today as grateful minor league baseball club owners raised his salary for a new five-year term from $12,500 to $20,000 a year. Any man who, at 63, can get a 57500 boost in salary in a baseball job should be measured at once for a resting place in the Smithsonian institute. It's an as tonishing turn of affairs but the old juds;e is-Worth every nickle of the -wages Be gets. To the little fellows of the big wrae, he is more than a "Moses" who led them out of their wilder ness of bankruptcy end shaky years to the land of milk and reputations during the last five honey. He's a Horatio Alger hero in reverse, going great guns when most men of his age are doing their thinking in rocking chairs. When the little fellows called on the judge to take over in 1932, there were only 11 minor leagues operating. Business of baseball was shot, territorial liens were numerous and debts every-where piled so high bankers and bus! ness men figured their money would be far safer in a poker game in the back room of a cor ner saloon. That was the beginning set-up. The judge he really never was a Judge but a successful Dixie lawyer moved right in and his touch wag like "Cing Midas. He set up a new organization, which included that great pal maker Joe Carr of Columbus, and things be gan to hum. 1 Today, as the minor league convention closed with a record- breaking attendance of 1002 del egatcs. there were S7 minor leagues in full - operation with five more coming up for '38. Not' a single starting league failed to finish its schedule last season and what's more import ant, every one made money. Sev eral set new attendance records. It was a great contrast with the minor league convention at French Lick, Ind., in 1932 when the theme song was "Mister, can you spare a dime?" Unlike Kenesaw Mountain Landis, high commissioner of baseball, Judge Bramham came up from the ranks. As early as 1891, he was well known around semi-pro circles of Kentucky and Indiana as a player, umpire and manager. At the turn of the cen tury, he moved to Durham, where he practiced law and held various baseball jobs. Five Lettermen Out for Berths, Lebanon Quintet LEBANON The organization of the high school basketball team got under way this week when practice started In earnest. Five boys from the regular team of last year are back in school this year. The first game will be played De cember 10. Five schools competing in the northern division, Corvallis, To-, ledo. Albany, Sweet Home and Lebanon. The two ranking high est will "compete with the two highest of the southern division for state championship. Schedule: , Jan. 7 Toledo at Toledo. Jan. 14 Albany at Lebanon. Jan. 21 Sweet Home at Leb anon.. . - Jan. 28 Toledo at Lebanon. Feb. 4 Conrallis jit Lebanon. Feb. 11 Albany at Albany. Feb. 15 Corvallis at Corvallis. Feb. 25 Sweet Home at Sweet Home. ; A number of other games will be played, the dates to be announ ced later. ' GRID SCORES The Associated Press) (By South Carolina Miami 0. Wentworth Military academy 7, New Mexico Military institute 19. Whitman Captain Dan Gray, all-conference tackle from Seattle, will head the Mis sionary grid 'gregatlon for 10S8. light Salem, Oregon, Saturday Morning:, December 4, Socko! Fighter Knocked, on His ' 'i X - i ' - llMiainlil ill if at" mmt' ndm.L ...... Many prize fighters have 'been literally knocked on their respective er in Los Angeles recently went on his ear after a fast flurry of weight contest. Ray Buckley of the L. A. Athletic club is shown as he Just finished the swing that sent Karl Xorc of Ocean Park, Cal., spinning head over heels. Despite the upset Nore regained his feet and came back to win the bout. West Is Slighted On Ail-American Chapman on First Eleven, Cray on Second Choice, Associated Press The Pacific coast fared poorly in the Associated Press all-Amer ica football selections despite the fact that California has been con sistently ranked first or second na tionally all season and coast teams won most of their intersections! games. Only Sam Chapman, Gol den Bear quadruple-threater, made the first team. Joe Gray of Oregon State and Vic Markov, Washington tackle, on the second team completed the west's trio on the three top elevens picked by the press association. The selections were: v, Player and college Pos. C. A. Sweeney, Notre Dame. . .E Edmund Franco, Fordham...T J. E. Routt, Texas A & M. . . .0 C. C. Hinkle, jr., Vanderbilt. . .C Leroy Monsky, Alabama . ...O A. Matlai, Pittsburgh T J. H. Holland, Cornell ...... .E Clinton E. Frank, Yale B B. R. White, U. of Colorado. . .B M. Goldberg, Pittsburgh B S. B. Chapman, U. of Calif. . . .B Second team Pete Smith, Okla homa, end; Vic Markov, Washing ton, tackle; Francis Tweddell. Minnesota, guard; Ki Aldrich, Texas Christian, center; Albln Lezouski, Pittsburgh, guard; John Melius, Villanova, tackle; William Jordan, Georgia Tech, end; David O'Brien, Texas Christian, back; John Pingle, Michigan State, back; Joseph Gray, Oregon State, back; William Osmanski, Holy Cross, back. Third team James Benton, Ar kansas, end; Frank Kinard. Miss issippi, tackle; Ralph Sivell, Aub urn, guard; Alexander Wojceicho wics. Ford ham, center; Gregory Zitrides, Dartmouth, guard; Ed ward Gatto, Louisiana State, tackle: Andrew Bershak, North Carolina, end; Sidney Luckman, Columbia, back; Cecil Isbell, Pur due, back; James McDonald. Ohio State, back; Robert MacLeod, Dartmouth, back. West Virginia to Play in Sun Bowl MORGANTOWN, W. Vs.. Dec. 3-(ff)-West Virginia University's mighty Mountaineers defeated only by the powerful Pitt Pan thers this season, won a trip to the San Bowl at El Paso, Texas, today.,, They will meet Texas Tech, champions of the border confer ence on New Year's day. Dr. R B4 Homan, Jr., chairman of the Sun Bowl footbaU committee, an nounced. Umpqua Hatchery T Plans Announced ROSEBCRG, Dec. S.-ip)-Dex- ter Rice, state game commission chairman, said today a fish hatch ery site at Rock Creek on the for itatesmaa " BaskethaU Will Be Fast but Lacking In Tight Finishes Because of Tipoff Elimination Says DENVER,; Dec. S.-(AP) Speed and then more speed will be the keynote of basketball this winter, says Everett bnelton, coach of the National A. A. U. champions, the Den yer Safeway team. But, he warned fans today, "don't look for as" many ex citing finishes as in past seasons." Shelton said abolition of the " center jump and giving the hall out of bounds to the team scored against will send basketball, al ready one of the most strenuous of games, roaring along at still a faster clip. Shelton explained why he thinks North Umpqua river, 25 miles east of here, had been purchased. Holding pens and a house are nearing completion and brood pens will be constructed next year. A proposal to reopen the Cow Creek area to hunting probably will be heard at a commission meeting at Roseburg In January. Shaw Coaches , ': X t 1 Coach "Buck" Shaw of Santa Clara - ' W"- r 's ' ''A A, - ' t ' - - " - ' - i - uonzaga ualidog, while he was confined to bed with an attack of Influenza. With a radio and a tele phone connected to the field in Sacramento, Cal-, Shaw consulted Assistant Coach Al. Rnffo upon ev ery play. While directing his team Blaw was more than 100 miles away, in Santa Clara, CaL, but re mote control coaching proved satisfactory, for the Broncos won, 27 to 0. Photo shows Shaw describ ing a play to ltuffo, but hold on there, "Buck, that is a telephone, not a television transmitter. US photo, , . - Cellar 1937 Ear in LA Y" i,1 1 ' ears but photo shows how one fight, leather came his way in a light Coach of Champion the no-tlpoff rule will decrease the chances of a "garrison finish" in a tight game. In the past, one team has been able-to overtake its opponent and. win In the last minute or so because it was able to control the tip and get the chances to shoot," he said. "But now I can't see how team that's ahead, say, five or six points with a minute or two to play can be pegged back. Every- time its" opponent scores, the team in the lead gets the ball oat of bounds. And that means It will freeze to the ball just as long as possible before giving- the other outfit another crack at the has ket." Team to Victory rx " v v I J r . . Broncos Is pictured as he directed ' ryr ::: 77 7T PAGE SEVEN Church League Has 14 Quints Seren for Each Division Openers! Set December 10 and 11 at Y Largest church ' basketball ' lea gue in Salem's history was organ ized at the Y last night when 14 teams signed up. It was decided by the representatives to place seven teams in each the "A" and "B" divisions, swith each team drawing one 'bye during a round, rather than have eight teams in one division i and six in another, necessitating four teams playing in one night. Member teams of the "A" divi sion are: First Baptist. Jason Lee, Presbyterian Evangelical, First M e t h o distj Congregational and Mormons. ' Teams of the "B" division are: Jason Lee. Presbyterian, Evangel ical, Knight's Memorial, Court Street Christian, Japanese and Mennonites. , Six-Game "Halves' The "B" division starts play Friday night. December 10, and the "A" division the following night. December 11. The season is divided into two "halves," with six games constituting, a half. Winners of ; first and second rounds will play for the cham pionship, with the "B" league winner having the right to chal lenge the "A" league champion. For "B" division opening night. Mennonite Ap ew the bye. Presby terian plays Jason Lee at 7; Knight's Memorial plays Japanese at 8; and Evangelical plays Court Street Christian at 9. In the "B" division. First Bap tist drew this bye; Mormons play Congregational at 7; Jason Lee plays First .Methodist at 8; and Presbyterian plays Evangelical at . Today at 4:30 p. m., there will be a meeting of junior church league representatives to drawjts season's schedule. Only boys of 15 or under are eligible for competi tion in the junior league. Suggestions Made For Rule Changes NEW YORK, Dec. 3 -P) -Early returns from a mall pool of 650 members of the American Rootball Coaches association, re ceived by Lou Little of Columbia as head of the rules committee, include these suggested changes for 1938: 1. The goal posts be returned to the goal, line. 2. The ball be moved In 15 yards, rather than 10, from the sidelines. 3. The defense be permitted to advance a recovered fumble. 4. Forward passing he permit ted anywhere behind the line of scrimmage. :. Recommendations that now are pouring' in will go oat in the form of questionnaire. Proposals receiving the most backing wilL in tarn, be considered by the coaches' meeting. In New Orleans December 29. From Sick Bed r - his team in a recent same with the onwr Beavers Edge Out Club Five Vanelli and Merryman in Tie for Top Score in Tight Hoop Opener CORVALLIS, Dec. 3-(JP)-StaY-ing off a late game rally, Oregon State college basketeers defeated Multnomah club of Portland, 28 to 26, here tonight. The long baskets by Nello Van elli gave the Staters a lead early in the second period which stood until the final five minutes when the visitors climbed to within one point of a tie. L Vanelli, with 6 points, tied with Art Merryraan of iMultno-, 7 mah in the scoring. Multnomah 26 Oregon State Hollingsworth. .F. . . (5); Krfoger Merryman (G) .F. . . (3) Hunter .C. (3) Romanno G. . . (4) ; Mandic G (2) Hania For Multnomah. Folen (5) Courtney (5) , Taylor ( 5) . . Substitutes Patterson (4), Eustis (1). For Oregon State. Vanella f6), Stid man (1), Rissraan (2) Kebbe (2). Referee: Ralph Coleman; um pire, Ta3s Weber. EUGENE. Dec. 3-(P)-A power ful University of Oregon basket ball team opened its season to night with a S 21 victory over Portland1 university. Too tall and too fast for their opponents, the Webfoots had a 32 to 12 lead at half time. The play was rouh and ragged at times. Laddie Gale, Oregon forward, scored nine from the floor and a free throw for 19 points. Dave Sil ver, his running mate, followed with 12. , Bill O'Donnell, center, and Cap tain Brick McGinnis, guard, led the Pilots with C points each. Baseball Traders Head for Chicago Van Mtingo Deal Expected to Break; Three big Deals Concluded MILWAUKEE, Dec. 3.-;p)-Ma-jor league baseball traders march ed on Chicago tonight, ready to touch off a blast of selling and buying "fireworks" which failed to explode, with more than a mild "pop" at the minor league's 36th annual meeting. There was plenty of activity as the convention wonnd np Its bus iness, but it wasn't of the "ivory" market variety. Big league man agers, owners and scouts" headed for Chicago and the American and National league sessions which open-Monday. Expectancy prevailed that the Van Lingle Mungo deal 'would break before the leagues hold their joint session next Wednes day. . Three all-major league transac tions stood completed: (a) Chicago sent Vera Kenne dy, Dixie Walker and Tony Piet to Detroit for Marvin Owen, Ger ald Walker and Mike Tresh. (b) St. Louis' Browns traded Joe Vosmik to Boston's Red Sox for Buck Newsom, Buster Mills and Ralph (Red) Kress. ' (c) Washington traded Pitcher Ed Linke to the .Browns for Southpaw Elon Hpgsett. Sophom ores Take Wrestling Title Outpointing the Juniors and Seniors by one lone point, Salem senior high's sophomores walked off with the Interclass wrestling tournament that finished yester day. The Sophs were credited with four points and' the Seniors and Junior each rot three. The results: 95 pound, classRtlph Bauer beat Bob Allen, soph. 105 Bob . Baker, Jr., beat Douglas Gardinler, soph.; 115 Willie McCarroU, Jr., beat Jack Elwood, sr. 125 Bob Prime, sr., beat Ron ald Warner, sr. 135 Ken Elwood, sr., beat Ray Alderin, Jr. 145 Milton Hartwell,: sr., beat Herman Grimmer, sr. 155 Ray Gottfried, soph., beat Ken Case, soph. 165 Vernon Miller, soph., beat Paul Stoll, sr. 175 George Barham, soph beat Richard Gookins, Jr. Heavyweight Bob Ross, Jr., beat Carlton Boehrlnger, sr. Bill Wood Chosen Next Army Coach WEST POINT. N. T.. Dec. S- (,IP)-Capt. William H. "Bill" Wood, former Armr backfleld are and a 12-Jetter athlete daring his cadet career, today was named head coach of West Point football, succeeding Capt. Otrrlio n II. tuar) Davidson. ; Army policy and precedents or. dinarilv limit head eoachfn . signments at the military academy to a lour-year maximum but Da vidson remained an extra year by special order. Wood, with a background In. eluding considerable coaching ex perience at West Point, will tak over direction of Army's gridiron aestinies next summer. Except for four years Wood was an assistant coach at West Point from the -rear of his graduation, 1925. -r