Sport Sparks By RON GKMMK1X Count 'm: 21 days to tbe Oregon State High School Ath letic association's 21st annual hoop tournament, which accord ing i the best authority tarts March IS and continues dally through Saturday night, March X 6 Scene: Willamette anlrrriii ty reart. Bom f contention: State high school bVetjU rlum pkmnhrn. Prtoc'psJs (as nearly a we cam estimate) : Heltv. Thur stoa, Batte Fall and rone team. from the coaxtal district fa the R brweket; KH'nath Falls. Hither, North Bend and Kalcm rn the ontwr hmrkrt along with the IW: nd Pen dleton, tnlvrmltr hlh of Kn Ahlnd, M"Mlnnvi1)r, IXallmt, 1SwKtn, Mol?a and Astoria tw the orrrr r-racket. Question: Who'll win? Answer : Let's plsy Vr out. What! Salem Here? Tha upper bracket: Wednesday. 1 p. m. The dis trict IS champion, which we have named as Helix, is beaten by the district 1C champion, probably Th untoa. Wednesday. 2 p. m. Butte Falls tmsybe). the district 14 champ, whips the district 15 ti tllrt (which you can name). Wednesday, 3 p. m. Klamath Fall, ear nomination for the district three chamoionahip. eases sat Baker (tbe Colsonless district one champion unless beaten, out by La Grande). Wednesday, 4 p. m. alem, which by some hook or crock (so they'll as usual say) won the district 10 title, will (by the same hook or crook) oust the district eight champ, which we have cboeen as North Bend, a repeater. Dallas Hurdles Opener. The lower bracket: Wednesday, 5 p. m. Pendle ton, our choice for the district two title (although The Dalles may spring a surprise), will meet the district 12 champion (which will be either University high of Eugene or Corrallls or Lebanon, depending upon which division of the district seven champion ship goes where). Pendleton, with All-State Lewis Beck back, should win. Wednesdsy, 7:30 p. m. Ash lsnd. the district nine titllst (if Medford doesn't beat 'em out), will go down before the district six champion, which we have named as McMlnnvllle. Wednesday, 8:30 p. m. Da 11a, rwanernp tn the dis trict six race and therefore la the meet as the district 11 representative, will drop the district seven champ, either Lebanon or Corrallls. and we're naming Lebanon. Thursday, 4 p. m. Astoria, the district five titllst. after a tough battle, wins from Molalla, the district four champ (if Park Rose doesn't beat the Bucks out of tbe district championship). Viks, Bucks Survive. Tbs quarter-finals: Thursday, 2 p. m. Thurston wins the B title. Thursday, 4 p. m. Salem drops Klamath Falls. Thursday. 7:30 p. m. Pendle ton wins from McMlnnvllle. Thursday, g:30 p. m. Dallas surprises by dropping Astoria. Tbe semi-finals: Friday. 7: SO p. na. Raletn whips the B champ. Friday, 8:30 p. m- Pendle ton, knocks over a very tired Dallas team. Repeat Championship. And now It Is 8:30 Saturday night. March 1. The Willamette hoopery has- been a bedlam of noise up to a minute ago. The teams are lined up. Pendleton with All-State Lewis Beck de fending the east goal and 8alem with All-State Scottie Sebern de fending the west bucket. There's the ball In the air Everything's J .... ...- j :: 1': 'iv ,-l j.'lv, ' N " S ' Presenting tha Ducky-Wucky Joa Uadwkks of baaehan. Joe. Sr, mtnelda for tha St. Louis Cardinals, and Joe. Jr, mapped at SL Feterahors, 1, where tha old man la preparing- for baseball aeajon,' GIANTS HOPE w m t WrTEK , feiArtfs'rtafC J '. ibaucv ?; 'Rzseax ' A am ) ssr A Good , ;kT If WU Wins Murray, White Hit for 'Cats Double Oertime Necessary to Defeat Missionaries; Skopil Heads Attack WALLA WALLA. Feb. 20.-(&) -Willamette field goals by Mur ray and White brought the re tiring champions a 47-4 3 deci sion over Whitman tonight as less than 30 seconds remained in the second overtime period of a Northwest conference basketball game. College of Puget Sound won the title yesterday by virtue of Will amette's first game loss. It was a heated see-saw issue all tbe way. with a 39-all tie just before the end of the regular playing period and a 43 knot after nearly five minutes overtime. In the last extra piece, Skopil, who led Willamette's dominating second half play, fired a high looping shot to set the stage for Willamette's victory surge. Whitman 4.1 47 Willamette 13 Eberle 12 White 11 Skopil 3 Kolb S Lilly Bullock 7 Pepin 14 Gent.y 10 Webb 10 Heldenreich 2 Sabs: Willamette Robertson, Gallaher 2. Murray 2. for the opening tlpoff, and there are the Vikings and Buckaroos battling for the state champion ship. Aad It'll be a battle a bat tle retnlata-ent of the one staged by teams representing tfiese two town bark in 1931, when Pendleton's K Wider, Hill, Krwin, Stroble and Terjesen beat ont Salem's Bone, Kit chen, Saaford, Foreman and Kctgiuund in an overtime ses aion, 31 to 29. In fact. It'll be the battle this obiM-ner thought should hare been pl'ed last year, for It was our opinion Pendle ton last year had at least tbe second bet inb In the tour ney. The winner? Well, It's time Salem evened up tor that 1931 defeat. Just Ducky t By JackSords fie 3Xtfcp.32( NEWARK LAST VEAK. COrrmiCMT. KDC HAWKS STNCXCATf. h in Overtime, 47 to 43 o-. 'Musher' Bauiii, Defending Titlist Of Idaho Dog Derby, Says Canines Run to Win and Have Fun in Races ASHTON, Idaho, Feb. 20. (AP) Sled dogs run to win once they learn it's fun to race. Driver Celey Baum contend ed today in explaining the secret of 10 victories in 11 races. "The dogs like to race and knack of putting across to them the idea that it's 'pleasure' rather than 'work' in the training routine is an important factor in developing a win ning team," explained the Ashton C "musher" whose teams have won him 32,455 in prize money. His victories the past two years extended through Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. Baum, young in years but a veteran driver, "pals" with his string of Irish-Llewellyn setters, but he always lets them know who's master. 24th Annual Running Baum warmed up his team to day for the 24th annual running of the American dog derby In this eastern Idaho community come Washington's birthday. He's the defending champion and favorite to repeat. The race, which brings hun dreds of dog lovers to this sled mecca, Is attracting unusual In terest. Baum has won two legs on a large gold trophy, which, with cash, goes to tbe winner, a feat duplicated by Lloyd Van Sickle of nearby St. Anthony. The ap proaching race is the "rubber" event for their well - groomed teams. The derby consists of five trips around a two-mile track. Reduced from an endurance test of 25 miles, tbe contest calls for "sprinting" all the way. Seven or eight drivers expect to compete. Painters 26, Bank 21 The Dunsmoor Painters defeat ed US Bank, 26 to 21, In a city minor league game here last night. Painters 20 21 US Bank Olson 2 6 W. Bertelson Joynce 7 J. Bertelson Swenson 8 6 Stockwell Steinke 3 3 King Forrest 6 Reinwald Subs, for Painters: Sturdevant 5. Smith 2. Leslie Loopers All but Cinch CI Title in 30-24 Win From Giants; Parrish, Greens Are Victorious Though having five games yet to play and two of them with their most formidable rival, Parrish, Leslie junior high school's hoop team yesterday virtually assured itself of the 1940 City Intramural pennant with a 30 to 24 victory over the Giants, the only team pressing it closely in the standings. The victory gave the Leslies their ninth win to one loss, while it was the Giants' third lossO as against bnt seven wins. Lloyd Straw, the league's leading scor er, boosted his lead with eight points, making a total of 105. Parrish moved nearer the sec ond place Giants with a decisive 25 to 14 lacing of the Reds, which was paced by Nelmeyer's 10 points and Cross's eight, and the Greens dropped the Tankees by a 23 to 18 count Leslie SO &VftGlaBts Kelly 6 Toombs Straw 8 4 Nelson Jones 10 Page Lappln 1 7 Williams Gemmell 8 3 Falrhurst Subs, for Leslie: Butte 2, Ap plegata 1. Parrish 25 Cross 8 Nelmeyer 10 Wenger 1 Clark 4 14 Reds Carver 2 Dahlen 2 Llnd 2 Page 3 Dietrlck Litwiller t Sub, for Reds: Wodreska S. Greens 23 S torts 2 Lowery f White 1 Hardy T Schnr I 18 Yankees 10 Crothera S Bacon Booth 2 Pettit 8 Fltzsimmons Runs for Sheriff LEBANON Jesse Moss, well known Lebanon livestock man. haa announced his candidacy for tha nomination for sheriff on the democratic ticket. n Bucketed Here Toar basketball resalta are bucketed here dally. Dtp em oat each morning. Chemawa Cincllie Second. WVJl No. 17 Is Cinch For 'Eagle Eye' Watkins, Golfer TACOMA, Feb. 20P-0. A. Watkins has asr' eagle eye and an eye for eagles. A week ago, Watkins, play ing with his regular Tuesday afternoon golfing gang at Fir crest country dab, sank his sec ond shot on the 855-yard 17th hole for aa eagle two. Today, playing with the same crowd, Watkins hit the same shot on the same hole and got another eagle. Spring Drills Set LEBANON Coach Jack Wood ward last week set March 2 as the date when drill beglm In base ball and spring football. He ex pects to have a bigger percent of experienced men out. Monmouth Wolves Defeat Mt. Angel Score 7 Points in Final six Minutes to Win by a 38 to 36 Score MONMOUTH A hair-raising six-minute finish. In which the Wolves registered seven points while holding the Angels score less, enabled the Central College of Education quint to drop Mount Angel college, 38 to 36, here on Tuesday night. Vleck tied the count with a gift shot and Charley Shaw hit a two pointer to give Coach Cox's team the game after It had trailed 29 to 13 at half time and had been behind all the way. Even then the scoreboard read 36-3 6 and It was thought an overtime would be necessary, but the official score book had the Wolves winning bf a 38-36 score. Hubert Alley hit fire field goals and two free tosses for the Angels in tbe first half, and scored a to tal of 17 points. For the Wolves It waa Selstad's second-half sharp shooting that was chiefly instru mental In their victory. The Wolves freshmen team whipped the Airlle Townies, 29 to 20, in the opener. Wolves 38 86 Mt. Angel Shaw 7 Noland Masoal 4 Grogan Vleck 5 2 Pettyjohn Miller 17 Alley Czedlack 8 4 O'Halloran Subs, for Wolves: Hartman 9, Selstad 14. Referee: John Steelhammer, Sa lem. Bowling STATE LEAGUE ADJUSTMENT 30 80 149 130 7 105 187 8 us 18t Handicap Ilarrey Bird Utter Dorlfler 30 SO 121 toe 114 SIS 311 (48 112 869 TtUla .881 502 690 1623 YABUXATIVa Yon Parka Goal Kama . .135 .150 .148 .15 ITT 103 189 175 1SS 178 ITT 429 121 408 ISO 514 Totals -SS7 S9S 644 124 BEXxnrs 87 IT 134 14T ... -114 1T8 184 14S 118 153 Handicap VcMahoa . Smith HajTTVaa a IUmkU 8T 111 169 450 143 430 156 43S 145 411 Totals .583 656 650 1S3S ooitTtrrrjro 188 14 145 204 182 188 14T 1T9 Pays Harriaoa Beaifaca Win . 181517 133 481 123 493 188 514 Totala .662 T19 624 200S MEBCAKTILK LKAGUE JOXJIK'8 143 121 136 159 ISO 154 45 136 iT 161 Caray Janes . Tawe . Harr . Go Mia 155 419 132 427 118 429 157 440 166464 Totals .721 T35 TSS 2179 EDrop a. g IP (ID RON GEMMELL Editor Salam, Orogon, Wadnasday Backbone Hits For 38 Points Misses Reeord Narrowly Despite 1 Less Game; Molalla Is Third CHEMAWA Frank Backbone hit 38 points here Tuesday night as Chemawa cinched second spot In the WVI league race by hand ing Independence a 69 to 37 shel lacking, and the keen-eyed Indian forward lacked but eight points of breaking his own league record of 280 points despite playing one less game. Backbone's total for tha IS games Is 272 points, an average of 20 12-18 points per game, 12-13 of a point better than his record of last year. If the 15 points he scored In the no-contest Sihrerton game last week counted, he would have broken his own record by nine points. Chemawa's Bees put away the Bee championship with a 42 to 21 win in the preliminary. The Brave Bees won all 14 of their league contests. Chemawa 69 87 Independence Backbone 38 14 Rogers Bird 10 8 Byers Woundedeye 14 8 Jones Youngman 6 3 Graham Shoulderblade 1 2 Primus Subs, for Independence: Alg zoos 1. DALLAS Mel Dornhecker hit 24 points as the Dallas Dragons emphasized their WVI league championship here Tuesday night with a 61 to 30 shellacking of Sil verton, giving the sharpshooting local lad a total of 207 counters for the 14 games. Dallas was behind at the finish of the first quarter, 8-10, and held but a four-point. 18-14 halftime lead. But the Dragons gathered momentum in the third period to run up a 43-21 count at its expira tion and were off to the races from there. Silverton's Bees, with Zahler hitting 9, registered a 31 to 16 win In the preliminary. Dallas 61 SO Silverton Dornhecker 24 10 Peary Low 9 3 Henjun Jackson 11 7 Anderson A. Kroekef 2 9 Johnson Peters 8 Zahler Subs, for Dallas: Boydston 5, E. Kroeker 4, Blackley 2. For Silverton: Burr 1. WOODBURN Wast Linn's Lions cinched sixth place in the WVI basketball league race for 1940 here Tuesday night, defeat ing the Woodburn Bulldogs by a 29 to 16 count. The locals led for the first quar ter, 6-5, but the Lions drew ahead to post 13-9 halftime and 19-12 third quarter advantages. Kern, with 10 counters, topped the scor ing. West Linn's Bees took the open er also, 38 to 21. West Linn SO 16 Woodburn 6 Murray 8 Garnero 4 Gurney 1 Dunton Merkle 2 Bauersfeldt 7 Whitney Elliott 4 Kern 10 Subs, for Woodburn Bovee 1. Pavlicek Ellis 1, MOLALLA Staving off a last quarter rally, the Molalla Bucks beat out the Lebanon Berrypick ers here Tuesday night, 45 to 39, to put a stranglehold on the WVI league's third position. The Bucks led all the way but Lebanon crawled up 10 points on them In the last 10 minutes. Hei no, with 13 points, topped the fir ing and stretched his total for the league season to 198 to finish third In the scoring race. Molalla 's Bees won the prelim inary. 18 to 16. Molalla 45 89 Lebanon Heino 13 2 Miller Jaatlnen 4 1 Standley Hampton 11 11 Strode Woods 9 12 Medley Schlewe 8 8 Simpson Subs, for Lebanon: Mlchels 4, Ellis 1. Scores STAJTDAXD 8TATIONS Handicap Faorttte MeCully Delk HeCall 22 22 22 66 .116 .132 .141 .157 129 141 129 166 132 877 134 407 189 (09 153 476 ToUIa ..70S 701 T4T 2151 WOOLWOBTH'S T. BfeCarroU 217 211 Bonner 123 123 G. McCarron 132 146 Vernon 125 160 Scbaaidar 159 154 164 592 167 413 164 444 151 436 136 449 Totals 756 796 782 8334 SALEM B KB WEST Handicap 67 57 57 171 Graham . 159 181 133473 Watera 155 158 147 460 Coortney 125 150 104 379 Pcrrautt 7T 138 105 820 Knanar " 141 149 404 Totala .687 825 695 2207 Visit From Canada BETHEL Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Carmthers had as their house guests for several days Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Sparks and Miss Mar garet Sparks of Wetaskiwin, Al berta, Canada. These families were formerly neighbors In the north. .The guests had spent the winter In California and were en roate from Los Angeles to their home. Sparks was for some years a member of the provincial par liament from the Wetaskiwin con-siitaency. OB Morning. Fahruary 21. 1940 TP S Stater Meets MACman, Elks C?rd Carl Larsen, one of the state's leading light heavyweights in amateur ranks, who meets Multnomah clnb's liadley Whalen on the Kalem Elks club card here Thursday night. Larsen Is one of 10 Oregon State boys who will show on the card. Penna, Demaret Tie, Open Title HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 20.-(P) Tony Penna, jaunty little Italian who didn't know he had a chance, and Jimmy Demaret of Houston, whose friends wouldn't let him forget It, tied for the western open championship today In a garrison finish seldom equalled for sheer drama. They will play off the tie tomorrow for 18 holes Mown Local Sportg Come to yoa firs! la Tha State man aad are always first with The Statesman. PAGE SEVEN -at.-, 3sfcv.... ' LJ' 4. ''"V r. for $1000 top money of the $5000 tournament. Penna and Demaret lagged be hind Sammy Snead, the West Virginia slammer, starting the final round, but mournful Sam wilted with the title in sight and dropped to third place, a stroke behind. A nine over par total of 298 gave Penna and Demaret top honors, founded on Penna's last day rounds of 74-73 and Demar et's 76-71 over the par 71 River Oaks course. ' ' vYs sr a . aw bt jtr as a as .ssssw ' rm oi(niD)iir Win Shorter Shopping Hours And Greater Savings Statesman Want Ads have made sit-down shopping fashionable and profitable. Thousands of people are waiting to read your ad in tomorrow's Statesman. The fact that such a great mass of people rely exclusively on Statesman Want Ads enables you to rent, sell, hire help, etc., quickly and at lowest advertising cost, through this newspaper. 54-30 Sebern Paces Salem With 19 Locals Fire at .479 Rate in Fast Game; Have No Name Chance All-State Scottie Sebern got Into all-state gear here last night, throwing nine field gosls from far and near and adding a gift toss to pace Salem's spirited Vikings to a 54 to 30 No Name league victory over Oregon City's Floneers. Tbe locals had no trouble with the Pioneers after the first two miantes of play, despite Coach Hsnk freely experimenting with his lineup. Coincidentally. Sebern had a .450 firing average In dunking his nine buckets, while the team average for the night was .479. But Scottie was getting the shots, driving In these close or cannonading 'em In from away out when the Pioneer defense hemmed the Vikings out on fast breaks. Hauk opened with Red Kernes paired with Sebern in the for ward positions, as Bob McKee was III and not In suit, and Sophomore Bud Coons started In Jim Henerys guard berth. Bnt before the easy romp was over, Hauk had need almost every pos sible combination. McKenzle, shifty Pioneer for ward, was the only consistent flrer of the visitors. He hit seven field goals and a free toss for 15 points. Just four under Se- bern's 18. The victory made It possible for the Vikings to tie Tillamook for league honors providing they score a victory over the Cheese- makers at Tillamook Friday night. Kernes and Satter amply aid ed Sebern In the first half, which ended 30-11. while Eddie Sal strom hung home three cripples to assist Scottie In the second canto. It was a fast tilt all the way. both teams putting the emphasis on offense rather than defense. Salem (54) S i FT PF Sebern, f 20 9 1 2 Kernes, f . 9 4 0 4 Salstrom, f 7 5 10 Satter, c 4 3 3 2 Mason, c 0 0 10 Barnlck, g 2 0 2 0 Coons, g 110 1 Barclay, g 0 0 2 Henery, g 4 10 1 Harms, g 10 0 0 Totals 48 23 8 12 Oregon City (30) McKenzie, f 12 6 13 Gettel. f 8 2 0 1 Prochnow, f 4 0 0 1 Jordan, c 3 0 12 Streblg, g 8 10 0 Leatherbury, g. 5 0 3 3 Boyce, g ... 8 112 Barry, g 3 10 2 Totals 51 12 13 Free throws missed, by Salem: Satter 2. Mason 2. Barnick. Sal strom. Henery 1. By Oregon City: McKenzle 2, Gettel, Stre blg, Boyce 2. Shooting percentages, I a 1 a m .479, Oregon City .235. Referee: Msx Allen. Salem. tatemttan