PAGE EIGHT
Salem Vildngs
Fifth Crown not Cinched
Until Final BlinutM "of J
Furions Clash
(ConUnoedifrotp 1) "
tory to gain all-state tournament
honors, wu , cleverly held . In
check by Medford's Miller. Mil
ler atayed to the right of. Gos
er's deadly left ' hand, knowing
the rubber-pegged pfroter seldom
swings to-Ms left, "d conse
Quently ? checked Gosser to - two
"field coals In so dolus he fouled
himself out,' but Gosser was unr
able to hit Ms tour attempts from
the free mark. ".'"."
Gosser,. however, played his us
ual steady floor game, and took
ust about everything off the
backboards that J McRae didn't
jet. In fact, it was Salem's abil
ity to grah' the apple off the
boards and - from Pearplcker
hands that constituted much of
the margin of victory." ' - '
Scotty Proves His : i . -All-SUte
Calibre : . i
- Many ap until last night were
bt the impression Bedford's Bob
Newland should have made the
mythical all-state aggregation
ahead of Sebern, but "Scotty,"
-without' a doubt the hardest
working hooper In the 1S9 meet,
definitely proved his superiority.
Newland, acknowledged as "Bed
ford's best man, was given the
knobby-kneed Scot to check by
Coach Acheson, but Sebern
wouldn't be held at scoring bay.
Be got at total of IS points
earned on four field flips and
five tree tosses, to run his tour
nament total to 46. He scored
.10. 11, IS and IS in the four
games. .. -
Medford's smooth back-court
duo of Plche and Monteith were
standouts - for the Pearplckers.
both offensively and defensively.
Each hit long ones when Medford
most needed a bit of impetus, and
both did. considerable clogging of
the Viking offense. Medford's for
wards, with the exception of a
pair of keyhole cracks by Kresse
In the opening minutes, were
Coach Acheson's chief bother. Nei
ther of the lads could hit success
fully last night, and were covered
"KIT Gi
CHAPTER XXIX - j
Fremont considered rapidly. Be
hind him was Frederick Dwight, the
young government draaghtsman,
-.Theodore Talbot William Gilpin,
his own selected trappers from St
Louis and his colored servant Jacob
Dodson. If there were trouble he
knew Fitzpatrkk would side with
Kit. And Fremont knew he had
learned in the First Expedition
- the value In the wilderness of s man
like Kit Carson.
"Ton are risrht. Kit." Fremont
admitted. And be turned sharply to
State
Lhamps
i his men. lou understand, you are
all to avoid giving instructions to
men who answer only to Kit Carson.
i I am your commander. He is theirs.
. Avoid friction."
"In that moment," Oliver Wiggins
related " after, "Fremont learned
'what sort of men had opened the
pathway over the plains 1"
No one seemed to enjoy celebrat
ing that Independence Day more
m than Oliver. :-: !.
Another scout joined them at the
- Fort; a slender youth who combined
distinctly effete air with one of
.-. ; rugged mountaineerism. This was
Alexander Godey, who wore back
skin like all the ethers, but was to
be-seen each moraing; aad ereniny;
carefully eombmf his.- long black
silky hair tliat reached to hi shook
Oh dere."-f ;.";. -c -.--V.
- "Don't smile at Godcy combing
his hair," Kit warned the company.
"He's touchy as a girl about it and
: quick on the draw. Be fought a man
once for making fur of his curls."
Godej wu master acoot Hg
- and Kit became fast friends as the
ealvaeade left the Fort and marched
ever the sage brush and blue flower
ing flax of the Oregon Trail, toward
Salt Lake. - , v-
' They ' passed - plodding wagon
- trains of emigrants. It was the be
ginning of the great hunt for land
that followed the First Expedition
of Fremont" -ft was the origin of
'Westward Hoi".
, Ones the Blackfeet would have
made impossible- such travel. Kit
had defeated thr Blackfeet : The
, emigrants wwed the paths they fol
" lowed to Fremont To -Kit, their
safety from savages.' ' '
The Expedition paused two days
: to hunt buffalo and dry the flesh in
the sun to carry with them. -.And
now as they rode Kit was al
ways beside: Fremont and all was
peace after their swift dissension.
But between their separate com
panies there was stOl surliness and
gngpleioa.'v V i-' . :
After the Buffalo meat was gone
they knew hunger, so sharp they ate
-greedily ox seeds bought from pass-
' ing Indians, and choking thirst for
' they were riding over stretches Of
alkali fenced by mountains black as
iron. : .. - '
' . - "We are Bearing Salt Lake," said
. Kit: ,- -:V
Long before, a a trapper, Kit
had skirted the lake, , knowing
neither otter nor beaver nor fish nor
J any life would be t ound In its brack
ish waters. Fremont was under
orders and the exploration of Salt
Lake was to be a high point in the
expedition i : '
As they Beared the inland sea
their talk turned to mystery.? The
' old trappers .knew tales f Salt
Lake. ':"v i-,'u." V
I've heard from" Indiana,1 Kit
admitted when Questioned one eve
ning, "that there's a terrible whirl
. - poo) in the center of the Lake that
i sucks down everything that ushts
on the Lake. 'The Injuns say the
islands ef the Lake are Inhabited
by rhosts of dead medicine men.
v?Ttey say at night you ean see
rreen conjure Cree and tht rhosts of
. usiicine men dsnclnj. And they
cay the w&ten of Salt Lake go clean
thrccsh that whirlpool to the Pacific
-Ocean . . ."-V vl v' ,
Kit felt Fremont's coldly seien
C-s eye upon hint and lapse4 foto
A'S KEY PITCHER;
Y
Cjhisw. HW. tog Um Wcin. tm.
so tightly as to get but IS shots
between them.
Fine Sportsmanship
Is Shown in Final -
Clean play and fine sportsman
ship prevailed on both sides, Med
ford's boys beink Quick to con
gratulate the champions and Sc
lera's preppers taking advantage
of every opportunity to acknowl
edge the worth of their opponents.
Principal Fred Wolf. OSHSAA
prexy, gave thanks to tourney of
ficialdom In behalf of the associa
tion and Salem high school, and
then turned the job of awarding
the trophies over to Dr. Bruce
Baxter, president of Willamette
By Evelyn Wells
sudden embarrassed sflenMi. Bnt
other trappers took up the tale. AH
mountain men, like Indiana, reared i
Salt Lake. No living human had set
raft upon its surface nor explored
its bitter gray shores. -,
Now they walked like travelers in
the underworld through a gray
region wherein many springs sent
steaming clouds into the overheated
air. Strange noises in the earth
made them walk warily. Kit was
uneasyperhaps, as wise Indians
had often assured him, this was the
evil hunting- grounds ef the bad
spirits who live underground and
only appear to make trouble for Irv
ing' men!
But he said nothing to Fremont
The dapper young explorer hurried
them along as to some pleasant
destination. . ;
On September , 1843, the scouts
reached a long- gray butte. Under
them spread the strange waters of
the inland sea.
Fremont sucked In the saline air.
"I feel as did Balboa," he said.
As they watched the arid shores
grew gray, the waters grayer. The
iron-black; batten and 'mountains
seemed to shake with horror ef the
storm. It broke ever their heads,
leavina -thta tnnv ,mxA ahkn
small figures on a' threateninr
snore. v --.: -.-.iv't,-- -.
", Fremont was Hka a man ef iron
set among the iron mountains.
"We wSl explore Salt Lake to
morrow," he said. "But first, our
food Is dangerously low. It will be
best to send hack some of the men."
All they had left was a small sun.
ply ef roots and seeds bought from
inoians.
Francois Lafcnneaaa rnhmtMnul
toe return with seven men la Fart
HalL .They left, to meet with ter-
ruue naroanips, to -wander many
davs In the alkalhia dun mnA n
be rescued at last by Indians. :
Fremont said altar they bad gone,
"We are now but a small family."
' - Kit shot several of the rrtvw tmW
circling ever the Lake. These,
stewed with roots over a salty drift-
wooa ore, revived the eourare ef
Fremont's followers.' That night
utey unpacaea tne rubber boat Kit
had first seen thm Ar k me Fm
mont on the Missouri river boat A
mad contraption it still seemed to
him.' Patched and worn from much
travel it Mirmrrl m. frail JhIm n
carry Fremont and his chosen few
. . s a
upon cms . legeno-naunted. and ter-
ruvins isjca.
"The boat Is In splendid eondi-
aonr j remont said when Kit pro
tested, fit will carry us ably tomor-
Tet that nle-ht. nnAr tV. ml4 mmU-
winds ef .the mvstriana )aV
turbed bV th faleM f miTIIvna r
water. fowl and summer frogs, Fre
mont , was . , ridden with . hideous
dreams.' ' t v -' - .
They eyed the gray expanse of
oa uixe over their breakfast of
clover and mil eera hakl tn m .Vim
Fremont was pale and hU deep-set
eyee were snaaowed. AU night the
waves had lashed the bitter shores
of Salt Lake and his dreams had
been ominous.''' Y
Kit too was distrustful of the day,
A boat was not tn his lHdnr and hi
preferred land to water. -The very
signs ox me roDDer boat St sections
beinff nninncd tn fnHna arith a
lows, nearly unnerved him. The only
time he had been sick in his entire
life had been, when 'in that queer
crars tney ba4 shot the rapids of
rthe
riatia, - - -
f "Hope It stays fufl ef air,"
grumbled. - .
he
tit probably ,vdll not,1?: Fremont
assured him cheerfully. "Our boat
Is a year old now, and badly patched.
a man must constantly-pump
the
ceiiows.-; :'.i-z
" In ' the eighteen foot boat
were
placed ' the scientific tostrtnn
that so awed and mvatifld Kit i
tents
tele-
scope, sextant, tfj-gluM, tlcmoa-
iRSON
BySords
1 H( W'
university, and Troy Walker, sec
retary of j the association. ,
Salem (84) 8 O Ft Pf
Sebern. f , 1 4 S : 3
Page, f
.IS
.12
. 8
t g
Gosser, e
Quackenbush, g.
McRae, g
Totals -l.
7
.56
Hedford (26)
Kresse, f
Newland, f
Miller, e
Plche, g ;
Monteith, g
. 7
. 8
.9
.11
.10
Lowery, f
1
0
0
Gunnett, f
Johnson, e
53
-Avenger
eter and barometer. Kit Fremont,
Preuss, Basil and Baptist Bernier
j. i .
veppea carexuuy aooara vne air
filled craft Kit stood in the prow
with the telescope as the boat was
shoved off by Badeau and Derosier,
who were to remain in charge of the
small driftwood fort they had built
en the shore.
"We are afloat!" exulted Fre
mont "Think ef it Kit the first
men to sail Salt Lake." His young
face flamed with the almost fanati
cal seal of the explorer born. But
Kit squinted uneasily through the
long glass.
"Look ahead, Lieutenant .
Ahead cr kralrra. wftfta-
tipped, strong as at sea. Fremont
laughed,
"Pump harder, Basil," he told the
man at the bellows, and to Kit, Tve '
heard of fish out of water, man, hut
tare you on; land and you're m a
worse state than any fish."
But while Fremont teased Kit his
own courage could not but falter.
Sorav flnnr arrr th1r cWfcaa
turned Instantly to salt JHow frail ..
a craiK- was weirs la this strange
seat Two of tha fthfo nv Mihui-. "
collapsed, and the men took turns at
A.- fv .a .
u Dcuowa raui ueur arms ached.
"Head for the largest Uland." er-
dered Fremont-. .fv,
; Kit, calm in the fact of what he
felt ' WSS Hahnaae? -aeVtafa Amm
Watehaa! tha lalaiul aftV Wmnm mm '.
the boat heeded ever the choppy
ii m 4b, u ue t uiptinw
claimed, hanntadr lnitsv Vasatifaai waa
the wilderness had left Kit with aa
open mind. He wondered too ef the
whirlpool gald to exist in tha lake
that miarhl ancle b Knt aiut -v.
plorers. . , .
m Toe boat eased onto a salt-crested
Island. .' Kit was flrat a mh. .
ashore. . The Island was shaped like
a crater, the cliffs white with salt
its base rimmed in pure salt Carry-"
ing the precious Instruments, they .
climbed it and saw nothing living,
only the mysterious lake and myrte- '
rious Islands, silent as death. : '
m That night they slept en the Isle.
"Disappointment Island,". Fremont
Bamed- it : Their brushwood fires
must have convinced any terrified "
wm xnoians camped in that region
that tha MntnriM-nM ImmuIi -4 .m ,
-w v w wa 9 vaa w 4 VBJ "Pav VjavSgf
devil-hunted lake were indeed true.
au night waves lashed the shore
ue laiana seemed to shake.
' "A most lnt.n. m
vaMk9 ww t;
Fremont wanly In his diary.
t u sue needed eourage before, the
need redoubled In the morning. The
wen-gray sky was angry and the
lake tossed in waves that were al-'
mosc oiaca. - -
"No chance to use our ears," said '
Fremont "Wa mint ii-. j
trust to chance."
' 'or hours, wind driven," they
tossed upon the waves of Salt Lake. "
ine wina rose to a gale. Kit, who
facad unlM mil . .
uuKiung, wouia remember these
hem aa of supreme horror. Indiana
Or srrizxlies von mnM e.k.
eould be laced, but under this boat
jy myscenoua depths of watery
horror. -.- - Sxi- :
i With iov thev aat t..j
again. ; i,.
? " lght due to hunger and
axhaustion, the men were so sub
dued that Fremont-wrote, "There is
scarcely en oath to be heard in
camp.". In desperation they killed
ayoung horse but the fastidious -Fremont
would not touch its roasted
1A week Uter at W Fort tiaH"
Fremont determined to send back '
many the company. They were
facing great privations, for winter
was coming early to the Rockies.
But vFremout was determined to
break throush to Oml- amw..-
ingiy -eleven men : turned , back,
msawg mem, xo jrremont's rcret
the brothers LaJeunesse.
" (To be continued.) f
j . : '- CMiat at Sira WdS. "
tlarawMw Kau
Tfat OREGON STATESMAN. Salen,
Hoquiam Is Easy :
Victor in Seattle
SEATTLE,: March ll.-0P)-Ho-
qulam nigh school carried its first
state basketball championship
away from the University of
Washington; pavilion : tonight by
virtue of . a 85-28 victory orer
Blalna in the final game." t :i;
The Grays Harbor sharpshoot
ers - walked through state opposi
tion with hardly a hair mussed
and ended their tournament stay
with a smashing drive that gave a
large home-town delegation 'and
4,000 other spectators a thrill to
pay for, their: trip here tonight It
was Hoqulam'a 11th attempt in 11
tournament years.
Curt
Comments
By CURTIS
There'll 1e about 40 highway
men lurking about the Salem
Golf club course this forenoon,
but that -won't keep the ether
golfers away. Those vwho fear,
not - the highwaymen;' but f too
much congestion, should remem
ber that there's lots ef room on
an 18-hole . course; but in l any
case, they'll get off the course by
noon or a little later. " r
And there's no use waiting
till - next Sunday for then
there'll be a bunch of Actlv
ians activating about la. active
Team competition for the local
club was pushed a week or to
into the future when Silverton
notified Secretary John Varley
that it wouldn't be possible to
play next Sunday. Finding dates
for the home-and-home match
with Silverton is going to be a
problem, especially since Eugene
Country club has been signed up
after an absence from the sched
ule of several years.
Totals 4C 11 4 IT
Free throws missed, for Salem:
Sebern 1, Gosser 4, Quackenbush
3, McRae S, Page. For Medford:
Kresse S, Miller 2, Monteith.
By quarters, Salem: lt-11,
22-16, 1C-2S. 84-21.
- Officials: ' Ralph Coleman' and
Emll Piluso. ' j
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Oregon, Sundij Moralnr, Uurch 19,111
Coast Pitcher Signs With Cubt
Ed Camett former Los Angelee "Angel pitcher? who was recently pur
chased by the Chicago Cube. Carnett la pictured during spring prac
tice at Santa Satallna Island, the Cube' pre-eeason headquarters.
The Los Angeles boy is expected to go far bow he has entered the
"big time leagues.
Denver Nuggets
national LJiamps
DENVER, litres lt-(JP)-Smaahlng
defensive play and bril
liant shots in the pinches carried
the Denver Nuggets to the nation
al AATJ basketball championship
tonight They subdued their bitter
rivals, the BartlesrUle Phillips of
Oklahoma, IS to 22, before a roar
ing crowd of 7000 persons.
Hunters-Anglers y
To Meet Tuesday
"A review of legislative matter
pertinent to game and fish, and
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a preview of the pictures that will
be shown at the San Francisco
worlds fair, is en the program tor
Uhe Salem j Hunters and Anglers
meeting Tuesday night of this
week. . .
The meeting la to be held In
Kennedy's hall, 1241 State street
at. 1:10 p.m., and the public is
Invited to attend.
. Toby Wing Is Mother
NEW YORK, March lS.-iPH
Actress Toby Wing and Aviator
Dick Merrill, who surp-ised the
world at large a couple of weeks
ago with the disclosure they were
married, produced another sur
prise today. Toby gave birth to a
bouncing baby boy at the Colum
bia Medical Center.
And Elephants Don't Forget!
Kin mqls n vm
ENUGHTEN1NG
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WMAI TI4AT UA.
THAT STREET
jWrH ANSEL'S
TQy -
Light or Dark Meat?
W0VVIE1 'JITTERS Wj
STEEL IS UP ANOTHER
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HI HER IT IrOES ;
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Mullin to Speak
Wednesday at Y
' Warren D. Mullin, who will
speak Wednesday night at 8
o'clock at the TMCA comes from
Washington, DC, where he directs
the labor department of the Na
tional Council 'for Prevention of
War. He will speak, on "Arma
ment! and tha American Standard
of Living" and the meeting is. open
to the public On the public forum
hour Monday at 1:30 p.m., over
KEX Mr. Mullin and Dr. Richard
Stelner of Portland may be heard
In ?a " discussion of "America's
Foreign Policy,".
Mr, Mullin, a young man, has
made a special study of tariffs,
reciprocal trade agreements and
armaments in relation to world
peace and the standard of living,
and. Is widely known among stu
dent and labor groups. "I work tor
peace," Mr. Mullin says, "because
I am convinced that if war comes
it will wreck our economic struc
ture, wreck our democracy, wreck
the whole of civilization. If we
want to guard democracy, if we
want to keep our heritage of
freedom ' and liberty, we must
work day in and day out for
peace...
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Chemawa Defeats
Pelican Cage Five
; By 73-38 Margin
' Not all of the good basket
ball teams get into the state
tournament Chemawa Indian
school's agile hoopsters, who
failed to get through the tough
sixth distrlot tournament a
winner, entertained Klamath
Falls, one of tike' strong tour
ney teams, Saturday afternoon.
The Pelicans had been ex
pected at 2 pan., but due to
conflict of engageaoents, didn't
arrive until -4 o'clock. Mean
while the Chemawa . varsity
acrimmaged for more than an
hour with the second team.
Despite all that, the Indians
swarmed through and around
the Pelicans for an astonishing
78 to SS victory, during which
Backbone .added 21 more
points to his Impressive sea
son total.
Chemawa (78) (88) K. Fall
Backbone 24 Reglnato
Van Pelt 10 7 Lowe
Woundedeye 8 4 Rush
Track IS - 4 Erlsndson
Scalpcane 12 11 Cooley
Norton 2 Martin
Shoulderbladj 1.
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