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Sport ? Sparks By RON GEMMELL The .way all the major league clubs are bidding for Free Agent Benny McCoy, you'd think he was The Real McCoy . . . "Why don't they-forget this 'all-state stuff?" queries Salem high's , Scottie Se bern. 8Uy in there and pitch, - Scottie, for it's the' gent who can WoIItpt nndr nreasure who is the real all-star . '. . Nothing much do ing-in the local sports line to night: Willamette at Mt. Angel, Salem high at Chemawa, Parrish at Leslie, Oregon State's simon pure pugilistic talent ts. the Sa lem Elks at' the armory and Ore gon ts. Washington at Eugene . . . San Franciscan thought on the OSC-Idaho 20-18 game: "That 20 18 thing the other night between Oregon State and Idaho is Just the sort of stuff to send basketball fans to the movies. In the second half the Bearers scored six points and the Vandals four. Ton may call it 'bail control,' but I call it 'box office poison.' Frank Backbone, Chemawa's scourge of the maple courts, is currently two points per game behind his own WVI league scoring record of 280 . points, art last vear . . . With the WVI season exactly at the halfway mark. Backbone has 126 points, an average of 18 per, while his average last year was 30 digits per time out. Heavy Hitter. "There isn't anyone who can take one of Wagner's punches on the button and come back for more," says Clyle Grewell, under whose wing Keller Wagner has been fighting for three years. "SchulU, with his big weight ad vantage, may be able to rough Wagner around, but if Keller con nects that'll be that" . . . My, how a champion can change .the styles! About half the prep hoop teams in the state are this year employing the swarm-'em-under, ride-'em-all-over-the-court style of play that carried Salem to the state ti tle last year. And it was the same when Corvallis high took the title in '36. The following season most of the teams were playing delib erate basketball that had empha sis on ball control, copying after the Spartans . . . For pure specta tor appeal, give me the Viking type of play; for scientific dis play, the 1936 Corvallis tactics. However, it is the material available that should be the de ciding factor as to what system of basketball should be played ... Medford's team of last year, for instance, was wonderfully equipped in man power for fast break play, to which system Ross Acheson has this year shifted ... Dallas' fine club is definitely a ball-control team and Is far from its best when it allows opponents to force it into the running game. It's Yell Night! Two choices are tonight open to you if you like your vocal enthu siasm wild, rabid, Intense and loud. Which of the two will be the louder I hesitate to predict, but either one the Chemawa hoop haven where the Vikings play, or the Leslie court where Parrish is to be entertained will be plenty shrill ... In their own league, the Indians have no com petitors when it comes to scream- antics, but they have never yelled against either of Salem's two Jun ior high school student bodies . . . Can't imagine it, but they say Cal ifornia s Stub Allison has turned down an offer to do a 10 weeks' radio broadcast next grid season at 1300 per week . . . Buddy Pet erson says he had a sprained right elbow when he fought Tony Kahut the first time, but didn't want to say anything about it at the time as he was afraid folks would think he was cooking up an alibi. Bud dy, in fact, would rather not have anything said about it even now. High school basketball, on the whole, is considerably high er calibre than it was last year, it is this observer's candid opin ion ... Although Salem high's club isn't as good as was last year's at tournament time, it is better than the 1939 team was at the same stage of the season. ... Tillamook is a much better outfit than it was last, ditto Mc Minnville, ditto Corvallis, ditto Albany. Here's Provable Start of Phrase "Free-Scoring9' i was runaway night out at the state training school for boys at Woodburn last night, the running away being done In the scoring columns of a hoop. game. The Trainers whipped in 79 points and St. Vincent's of Salem 63 a total Of 142 point in 40 minutes. Everyone was a high scorer, bat highest was Fete Hoffert, of 8t Vincent's, who gathered S3. ' ; v OSTS 79 3 St. Vincent's Mayfleld T 23 Hoffert Williams SI 13 Barrett Knni 19 7 Bugler Duffy 12 '- 10 Salstrom ' J. Hoffert 14 4 Prouge Subs, for OSTSt Mark 2, Yost ..4. Hockey Fine Will Be Cut From Pay - . - . VANCOUVER, Jan. ZSMCP) Guy Patrick, manager of the Van couver Lions of the Pacific Coast Hockey league, said today he had paid a ISO fine imposed on Jean Pusie by the league and the mon ey would be deducted from the Vance vrer defenceman'i pay cheque. " " ' Informed ot Patrick state ment, Pusie termed. It an Incident in a "war of nerves' and insisted he would notrpay the flne,imj posed by League President Fred (Cyclone) Taylor for .his part La a fight with - Ron Sutherland. Portland def enceman. In a" game at the Vancouver forum Monday Sight. 3 chult Lava Bears Lose 49-23 Viking Reserve Leads Scoring Bend no Match for Salem Quintet After Jaunt Over Mountains After tallying 10 points in one half of a preliminary tussle, Ed die Salstrom, reserve forward, whipped home a mere 18 points in the second half of Salem high's court clash with Bend's Lava Bears last night, and the Vikings ended their losing streak with an easy, 49 to 23 victory. Tired from their trek across the - mountain yesterday after noon, and unaccustomed to wide open spaces indoors, the Bend lads were no match for the con certed drive turned loose by the local net lancers. Salem's first line quint did a fair job in the first half, running out an 18-5 halftime advantage on the strength of long shots by McKee and Sebern, plus three lay-ins by the driving Red Kernes, who came in with five minutes of the sec ond quarter to play. But it was the Vikings' second fivesome that turned on the heat in torrid fashion. Kernes and Sal strom, intercepting Bend passes and stealing the ball from Bend dribblers, drove into the bucket or passed to each other for dead cripples. In the first 80 seconds of the second half the Viking seconds had eight points, on two baskets by Salstrom and one each by lanky Daryl Mason and Kernes. The Viking second team looked much better than the first at handling the ball and driving into the basket. Both Kernes and Sal strom potted many of their bas kets on the strength of their own trickery in close to the baskets. Kernes hit for 15 points, three back of Salstrom 's 18, but the latter tanked all of his in the second canto while Kernes con nected for three baskets in the first half. Bend's only bid came late In the final quarter, when Clapp, Melke, Eby and Douglas all rammed home baskets off fast breaks. The Vikings move to Chemawa tonight for the first of their an nual two-game series with the Braves. Salem (49) 8 O FT PP Sebern, f 7 8 0 0 McKee, f 7 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 2 9 0 1 0 1 4 KerneB, f ..14 6 3 Salstrom, f 11 fi 0 Satter, c . 2 0 0 Mason, c . 8 2 0 Henry, g 4 0 1 Barnics, g 6 0 0 Harms, g 0 0 0 Coons, g 2 0 1 Totals 61 22 6 Bend (23) Douglas,- f 9 2 1 Clapp, f 9 8 0 Klobas, f 0 0 0 Laliberte, c 3 10 Nicar, c 2 0 0 Redden, e 110 Eby, g 110 Metke, g 111 Currie, g 11 1 1 Totals 36 10 3 1 2 3 4 16 Free throws missed, by Salem: Sebern 3, Kernes 3, McKee, Sal strom 2, Satter, Mason 2, Harms. By Bend: Klobas, Laliberte, Nic ar, Redden, Eby 2, Currie. Shooting percentages, Salem .448, Bend .277. Referee: Max Allen, Salem. Angels, Bearcats To Clash Tonight MT. ANGEL Fresh from a not too hard-won victory over the Linfield Wildcats, Ted Marx's Angels Friday night take on How ard Maple's Bearcats of Willam ette university for the second session of the season. In the first tilt with the 'Cats, January 11, the Angels were overpowered, 43 to 33, after commanding a sub stantial lead for three-fourths of the way. Chunky Jim Nolan, who starred In the Salem fray, Is again ex pected to spark the Angel at tack. Others who will probably appear in the starting lineup in clude Pettyjohn at center, Gro gan at guard and O'Halloran, Al ley or Piennett at forwards. Mt. Angel's Preps will engage the Willamette Bearkittens in the preliminary. Reynolds Signed By Los Angeles LOS ANGELES. Jan. 26.-4?)-The Los Angeles baseball club signed Carl Reynolds, veteran outfielder for the Chicago Cubs, aa player-coach for the 1940 sea son today, and announced that Dean Cromwell, famed track coach at the University of South ern California, will hand out tips on speedy base running during the Angels' spring training. "I believe Coach Cromwell, a real baseball fan himself, can help as a lot, particularly in schooling our players on quick starting and timing," said Man ager Arnold "Jigger", Stat. Playless Player ; : Will Get Letter CORVALLIS. I a n. 25. (JPh- Oregon State college will grant a football letter to a cottage urove youth who not only failed to make the traveling squad but never en tered a conference game. . : ' The' award was recommended k. nrmr'ti ijvn Stiner for Tom Gal to, a senior, In recognition of faithful serrice. 9 NO HAS7BEEN 1' torn Gam His srVue wrm 4r V Si- 1 CCAlAiD ME J Sponsor Bing Crosby Certain Loser In Golf Tourney That Starts at No. 1 Tee, and Closes in Barbecue Pit By ROBERT MYERS DEL MAR, Calif., Jan. 25. (AP) Bing; Crosby's an nual golf tournament, a regulation affair in every way ex cept that it has its funnier moments, gets under way tomor row with the largest field in its history ready to fire away for the $3000 cash purse and amateur trophies. Crosby, who promotes songs, fighters and anything that j TELE MARKS By "Bus" Herren & It is always amusing to watch the expressions of skiers when they disembark from the new chair lift at Mt. Hood. One fel low's face will plainly say, "Boy, here goes for another fast ride down," while others express, "Here I am, how do I get back down," "Lord, but I wish that wind would die down," "Why don't they speed that thing up," "Nuts, I still say they can't make this thing a success," "Boy, oh boy, whatta day." Yeah it takes all kinds of people to make up a world. Any how, I still say that it is a mighty handy little gadget to have around. The high school's bus trip was a howling success with a capacity load. The boys and girls are look ing for a larger bus or a trailer, because they had such a swell time that more will want to make the next trip. A general meeting of the San tiam Ski club was held at the chamber of commerce last night. Election of new council members to fill vacancies caused by mem bers leaving town, was principal business of the evening. Plans for the dedication of the new Central Cascade recreational lodge were discussed, and racing entries named. Bruce Gordon and Bill Bowes will represent the local club. A lot of local skiers are prac ticing for the Anderson down hill races, and the event promises to be a huge success. The date has been set for Feb ruary 18 at Mt. Hood, and entry blanks are available at Ander son's sporting goods store. The course has been tentatively set, so start worrying about that su per fast wax that every skier brags of, and we'll see who the best skiers in Salem are. Yowsah, then will be the time to prove your ability, for this event will truly be for the un official championships of the old home town. Ton know, I'm Just up a stump as to what we should do about the first place award in the men's expert division. Four or five of the fellows have told me that to save time I might as well have their name engraved on it, but gosh, I don't want to win a pin bearing somebody else's name. Anyway that's the spirit that goes to make a successful and interesting tournament, so let's get lots of entries, have a lot of fun, and I'll bet there will be mora events of Its kind in the future. Well what d you know Oran Robertson is taking a date skiing Sunday; Herb Hoffman hat the market moved and Is going along; Bob Forrester is back from a week at Mt. Rainier; there Is new powder snow in all local ski areas; Gordon Hun got hit by the ski hug; Chuck Bier too: Dr. Power hasn't been up for some time; Don Egeles still says he's going to ski some day, 1 Hubbard Playa Colton HUBBARD Hubbard alga school's crack hoop team plays Colton here Friday night, the team It held scoreless once this year. Wagner By Jack Sor ds '.k;: - . VA m .i-r vi YMS FIRST IdDOOR MlueoF 9K Josf AS SCWg TfcACK CRrrtCS , comes irom Bposane, .wasn., can claim many distinctions for this golf tournament. x It is the only one in existence that starts from the first tee and winds up three days later in a barbecue pit, and the only one where the sponsor has no doubt of the financial outcome. Crosby can be dead sure, 11 months and 12 days in advance, that it will cost him from $5000 to $10,000 to put on this party. To. continue, it is the fastest growing, non-profit tournament In the country, for despite the fact it began in a violent rainstorm three years ago and has main tained a near-perfect record in this respect since, more than 300 golfers will bang around the Ran- cho Santa Fe course during the coming siege. In the 1937 tournament, which Sam Snead won, few more than 100 entered. Now the fat field, boasting virtually every "name" player in the game, looks like the Los Angeles open In Its palmiest $10,000 days. Husky Title Hope At Stake Tonight (By The Associated Press) Titular basketball hopes of the University of Washington will be in the balance tonight when the Huskies begin a giant-killing cam paign during which they must play four games on the road against the northern division's top two teams in five days. Washington squares away for a return series with the Univer sity of Oregon, defending cham pion now clinging to a second place tie with Washington State. at Eugene tonight and tomorrow night. Then next Monday and Tues day, the Huskies take on Oregon State, which is riding miles in front of the hoop procession. "We . face four games In five days against the strongest out fits in the conference, and what we do in those games will deter mine whether we are to remain a title contender," said Coach Hec Edmundson of Washington before his squad left Seattle late yesterday. . . Anything less than an even break on the Willamette valley road trip will shove the Huskies from contention. The second-place co-holder with Oregon Washington State will be in a good position to make hay Saturday Bight when the Cougars take on tail-end Idaho at Moscow. An Oregon loss will give the Cou gars undisputed possession of second place. Silverton Books Bend Basketeers SILVERTON The Silver Foxes play Bend's Lava Bears here Fri day night, and Coach Ray Goates of the locals isn't certain what to expect.' - ' The Poxes came nearest to mastering the new style of play given them by Coach Goates last Tuesday, when they lost a closely played contest to Dallas league leading Dragons." ; ;- suverton's lineup for the Bend game will include Anderson and Johnson at guards, Kennedy at center and Peavy and Bolme at forwards. a Tom Amateur Exi-Grid Great In Ring Debut Zeb Smith Fights Larsen in Semi; Volk Scraps OSCs Johnson A mere 240 pounds of football guard, Eberie Schults of Oregon State college's boxing barn, will trade wallops with bard-hitting Keller Wagner, Salem amateur, in the top three-rounder of to night's nine-bout simon-pure fis tic parade at the armory, which opens at 8:30. It's the all -American grid's great debut in the squared circle, other than Intramural competi tion, but his coach, big Jim Dixon, says he can sling the leather with as much gusto as be did his 6-foot-6 frame when leading the in terference for Jim Klsselburgh, the Kohler brothers and Bob Ol son on gridirons last fall. Wag ner, pride of the Salem Elks sta ble, will come in at a mere 188 pounds, but. with the value of ex perience all on his side. The semi-final pits Salem's Zeb Smith against OSCs Carl Larson, the light heavyweight who step ped out of his class to twice clash with Wagner last year. Larson decisioned Wagner the first time. and Wagner scored a kaya the second. Multnomah club's Bobby olk, new northwest lightweight cham pion, meets his two-time conquer or of the 1939 season, masterful Merle Johnson, of the Bearers, in bout number three. Bout number four will present Chemawa's Johnny Cobell, the wild warwhoop with the big wal lop, against OSCs Bill McKee. They are middleweights who love to mix, and a free-wheeling affair Is guaranteed. At least five preliminary bouts are assured, with Oregon State bringing 14 boxers, the Elks to have four on hand, Chemawa en tering four and Multnomah club bringing four. Townies Play Albany 8CIO Scio's town quint is to play Blatn's of Albany Friday night at Albany. Scio defeated Jenks-White, 24 to 21, Tuesday night. Gayle Parrish is manager of the Scio basketeers. Bucketed Herm Your basketball results are bucketed here dally. Dip cm out each morning. PAGE FOURTEEN First Leslie -Parrish Junior Jumpers Ready to Ramble Southend Five Slightly Favored; Preliminary Set for 7:30 First of three casaba conflicts for Salem's two junior high school quints, Leslie and Parrish, is set for 8:30 tonight on the ample Leslie court, with the two eighth grade quints playing an 8 o clock preliminary. For one of the few times in recent years the taller "more ex perienced Leslie five, will be a slight favorite over the north- end quint. Coach Gurnee Flesher boasts a near veteran lineup at Leslie, which has lost but one contest thus far this season and which is currently tied for leader ship of the city intramural league, Coach Frank Brown, though stating he has the "worst team in history," which for him dates back 14 years, has pulled his small-statured crew through for nothing worse than a .500 aver age to aate. Flesher yesterday named his starting lineup, which will aver age better than 6-foot-10 in height, to inelude: Lloyd. Straw, one of the CI loop's leading scorers, and Wendell Downey at forwards; Warren Sharp at the pivot post; and Eldon Lappln and Wally Gemmell at the guards. Jones, a six-footer, is also ex pected to see action. Brown was undecided on his forward selections yesterday, but said they would be named from a trio that consists of Bob Nel meyer, Qlen Blanton and Travis Cross. John Clark and Bud Llt willer will work in the back court, with Jim Wenger at cen ter. His lineup, he said, would average hut little over S-foot-7 per boy. Leslie 8th Grade Quint Has Vets Four experienced players are available to Coach George Sar geant when he sends his Leslie eighth grade team against the Parrish eighth graders tonight. They include John Dowd, Glen Brown, Ken Deacon, Bob H inkle and Darrell Gemmell, all of whom saw service as seventh graders last year. Others on the squad Include Olean Smith, Tom Boardman, Bud Clark, Bill Rhlnehart,' Lloyd Herk. Bud Smith, Bob Zeller, Boh Stone, Clifford Dunal, Delbert Mc Laughlin, Eugene Lowe, Daryl Tim, and Tommy Garre. Coach Eargeant said the starting. lineup would consist of Merk and Bud Smith or Gemmell and Zeller at forwards, Garren or Hinkle at center and Dowd and B raven at guards. Additional Sports On' Tarn to Page 11 i . .ft Big Keller will look like Just a little feller when he steps up to huge tonight's amateur fight card at shown in his" football regalia. S IP. (ID m IT s RON GEMMELL Editor Salem, Oregon, Friday Bowling Scores INDEPENDENT LEAGUE WOODBUBN BOTAST Handicap 81 81 R. E. Ebner Sims Willeford Austin Smith .187 189 165521 180 13 146 489 188 131 145 414 .104 128 141 873 .201 ISO 171 532 ..821 771 768 2360 Totals 0OCA COLA Handicap 0 8 12 cud, jr. 189 171 201 561 Nagel 143 182 139 418 Patterson .184 129 130 443 Keker Bona Schel .214 154 156 524 .153 -152 191 125 316 Totals -881 786 754 2421 STATE PEDTTEES Handicap 01 01 01 8 Taylor Schwabbauer McCrarj Uilrer Mills 157 163 178 498 165 186 137 438 136 118 112 866 192 146 188 526 171 179 142 492 Totala .822 74S 758 2328 Mar GEOCEBT 40 120 147 407 Ban . Wettenbcrfer Morgan Archart Forgard , , -127 142 14 417 185 187 157479 150 ' 155 141 446 154 148 165467 Totala .70S T52 759 2217 BOSXXX EXZCTBIO CO. r-arrar 15S 164 169486 Bhorey 125 148 145418 Parker 155 161 186452 Piaaeeki -154 117 165486 Kecyoa 178 144 147469 Totala .765 7S4 762 2261 WTT.T.arKTTH TXAXTSrEB CO. Handicap 20 30 20 SO Anderaon 169 128 176 623 6natafao 167 109 179455 Churchill 120 12S 117 860 Keyaer . 170 162 140462 Green 18T 118 174429 Totala .788 TOO SOS 2289 SAUK POmTXAJTO razxoHT Forfeit. KABT-LUf BIOS. H. Ban 154 184 179 SIT O. Hartmaa K. Barr Tallwit JaakarwaU .185 160 140485 .114 1ST 188454 .140 144 166 450 .188 ITS 176490 Totala . -601 S31 S44 2844 SHAT.T.KT OtlV CO. Handicap (8 SS ' 53 169 KeOUl 199 191 186 S2S Klinger " 12S 118 860 Doc kins 153 148488 Kali la 189 158457 Grora 164 185 133432 Tatala .888 T9S TSS 3367 BXU, DAVIS 1SS 140 153481 .160 105 143408 180 180 183 893 169 145 125 439 161 148 143451 Davit Kaa-kam . Baraga Campbell . Herbarfer Totals . .760 S68 696 2124 bicb'i x ra Handicap ,. 31 SHOES . 1 18 85 ISO 163455 173 301 508 1ST 137481 19S 195659 ITS 181525 filler 198 UeDonald Piaunar Rioa ... Daklberg , Totals . .135 -187 J70 JOT , 815 862 88S 1538 BOTAX. OBOW1 ' OOXJk 80S 144 546 --141 139 139 183183 114 163483 129 104505 104 178478 TSS S30 S41S v Xnr-oek ,,, 20O Morgan 141 Shaw : Herg , Back U7 Harris -172 Maaeer .191 Totals -841 ;: ' .. .' ' t ' ' ..A f M r ' '. . " i r, t I "a ) A- &l f ' i Jf i - , A , I t -1 1 1 ' - awn iiT the armory. ji.eii er (Wagner) la Morning, January 26, 1940 Tilt Billed Tonight Anton Scores 24 In Brooks' Victory Parkers, Sclioens Capture Games in City Major Basketball Loop Big Bill Anton angled In 24 points to lead Brooks Clothiers to their fifth straight victory In the City Major hoop loop last night, a 46 to 39 win from Chemawa's All-Stars. Schoens smacked Sim mons, 30 to 24, and Parkers out pointed the Papermakers, 86 to 31, to throw Schoen's, Simmons and Parkers in a three-way tie for second spot. Al Wickert. with 11 counters, led Parkers' victory, while George Roth, with a like number, paced the Schoens' win. Brooks 40 Mosher 4 Joyce 2 Anton 24 Shlnn 8 Catherwood 4 80 Chemawa 2 Dansuka i Shoulderblads 8 Redeagle 12 Bighorn IS Oatman Subs, for Brooks: P. Williams 4. Parkers 86 R. Llndstrom 8 Hill 2 Haek f Wickert 11 Hlnman 2 81 Paper Mill 8 Wilkinson 8 Herberger 2 Kaman S Cox Hendrle Subs, for Parkers: B. Llnd j l in mm Card uJ : r 1 . -'. V A , .. A '. t -ftm Eberie Srhults in the mala event of the boxing fellow above. hfMiti is Local Sport Come to yon first la The Statesman and are always first with The Rtatetimaa. strom 1, Upston 6. For Paper Mill: Gleason 2, Singer 8. Schoens SO Eustls I Kelly 4 Roth 11 Albrifh T Evans 1 84 Kiinntons 8 Gemmell t Hobbs 10 Farmer 2 Bum-U Parker Subs, for Schoens: Sargent 2. Referee: Billy Beard. Laddie Gale Takes Professional Post EUGENE, Jan. 25.-ilp)-Lau-ern "Laddie" Gale, former Uni versity of Oregon basketball star, said today he had accepted an of fer of $1100 to finish the season with the Detroit Eagles, a nation al professional league team. Gale was a high-scoring for ward on last year's national cham pionship Oregon team. Jayve cs Make It Eigh t in a Row .Salem's Jayvees rambled to their eighth consecutive hoop vic tory last night, a 22 to 20 win from the Salem Presbyterians. Eddie Salstrom scored 10 to top the point getters. Jayveee 83 20 Presbyterians Bower 8 4 Grannls Salstrom 10 S Stewart Irish 2 King Boardman 8 1 Hall Sederstrom 2 1 Russell Subs, for Jayvees: Bowersox 4. For Presbyterians: B. Reeves 2, Hall 1, Russell 1. When you taste Rainier CLUl jroull learn how fiU-flivorcrJ tad xestful t light beer an be. ..mid the flow-brcwed Rainier way, and protected by t foil-wnppcd, brown bottle, Try it today BILL DAVIS, Distributor Salem