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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1940)
Spori -Spark ii 0. Of ROn CEItlMKti. ! i it Fbddling around, and r wondering If Mussolfalj, has; a yfa lln? . V He may hard to do a Nero any" day xunri ; ' Note, to stacks Don't count any state high school basketball champion- Ship before they're crowned . . If n. Hauk'a -;19-HMI VUa imDcove as much between (he No Name jamboree and the state show as the 1939-49 band aid. they re going to have a baskeKar two" to say about that ttfle. Then d be sumpin. wouldn't it-Mhree stredghl hooD tines In a row? . . . Not only would. 11 break all me records, but it also would break so many hearts, that me state hooperee mos certainly would move out of Salem , No, not Predicting, but lust surmising. The No-Namers took 130 pokes at the pay off Circle In their four 12-minute quarters Fri dav ntohL connecting for but 19 buckets Thafs a firing average of .146, if our long di vision Is adequate, and indicates usual early season shooting litters . . . McMinnvQle had . ' me top tossing average, while Salem and Tilla mook were about a standoff for the consolation prize. Willamette coaches aren't going high hat. but they cer tainly are snazzlly hatted . . . First H. Maple buds form with a delicate blue bonnet, ringed around with a dubonnet ribbon. ... Days later, the same Maple shows up with fawn colored rxrie protector, very Esaulrlsh . . . Then comes S. Keene, with a turquoise topper that puts Maple's headgear back in a 'class with the black fedoras.. . o Feminine News Bureau Chieftain Found Found: The first (to my knowledge) college female news bureau chieftain . . She's Cecilia Brennan, head of the Oregon College of Education at Monmouth bureau, and a nice Job she does in her edition of basketball Dope on the OCE Wolves. . .-. Incidentally, I believe its the first sports prospectus ever turned out at the Wolves' den. The Deuce certainly is getting the deuce Isn't he, though? ... It is to be wondered what will happen to all the medals he had manufactured to give soldiers as citations tori bravery, along with the cheek-by-cheek kisses he has stored up for. these occasions. Ruby Robert Brown, the Vancouver owner, is reported to have sold Catcher Tommy Lloyd to Connie Mack during the baseball session at Auantct . . . Tommy, a cousin of our own Wild William Harris, led the WI in homers last season, 23, and looked like a prospect until he started to run . . . Tommy had to hit 'em out of the park to get on base, he was that slow. Happy Howard Maple, the new Senator business boss. was offered the skippership of the Twin Falls dub in the Pioneer . wheel last year .'. . Ray Jacobs, to whom the Job went when Maple declined, may move up to manage the Spokane Indians this season. ...... Billy Beard, now tootin' a basketball whistle hereabouts. Is slated to report to Norfolk of the Piedmont, the Yankees Class B dub . . . Billy had a good year with Idaho Falls in the Pioneer, and Joe Devine, the scout, thinks "Whiskers' may go places. j ... :i ' The $50 Thing Smacks of Inconsistency Just to get my oar in on this $50-for-Rose-Bowl-pay affair : while the stream still floifrs, my criticism isn't of the fact mat the Coast conference voted for the pittance but of; the incon sistency of the conference in voting for such right when it is supposed to be in the middle of a more holy than thou purge ! As far. as .(he general public, Is concerned, ,the $50 . thing may i undo cdl the evangelical work the conference fathers have ac- i compllshed bu their year-old purity campaign. j While I heartily agree mat the kkis playing in ?the Rose Bowl deserve some share of the swag, the point is mat the act is inconsistent with the general objective of the dean-up pro gram . . . Ii anyone can reconcile this move, no matter how 'altruistic its motive may seem, with the stringency of the anti- proselyting coae, ra lire to see him. Sure I know that only those players who give up holiday Jobs are to receive the $50 allowances, but how about the same boys, and many others, who give up so much studying time during the regular seasons that many of them are forced to spend an extra year In college at their own expense? ... If the $50 thing holds for Stanford vs. Nebraska in the Rose Bowl, why not for USC.vsT Notre Dame in South Bend or Oregon vs. Uda In Los Angeles? ' One Coast conference coach likely to be rooting for Ne braska Is Lon S finer, the Beaver boss . . . Lonnle s an old Husker himself, and can be expected to favor the alma mater . . . Es pecially since Stanford stopped his boys. - o Nebraska Gets Only 5000 Bowl Tickets A Los Angeles sports writer's version of the Rose Bowl ticket situation, or lack of Rose Bowl tickets situation, is aptly related in a letter .from Sportster Ned Cronin of the Los Angeles News, addressed to Coach Bob Quinn of Eastern Oregon Nor mal . . . Quinn, who was Ned's high school mentor at Pendle ton, and Dr. George Hoffman of Salem plan to take in the Tournament of Roses dash, and Cronin's letter is in answer to Quinn's request for aid in finding ducats . . Here are parts: "Well sir, you could have flattened me with anything less than a left hook when the office boy dumped the modi bag on my desk this morning and out rolled a letter from you ... I -was lust as surprised as mat time you mention in The Dalles ' when some knuckle-brain halfback threw the ball at the center and found me Just whacky enough to catch it "You would never recognize that long, lanky, knock-kneed "pivot man now. After almost 12 years of pounding a typewriter (gad. have I been fooling the publisher THAT long?) I and that my once trim figure has flattened out from the seat both ways. . . . Vm trying to get down to 250. now. V. a DVT HasBi Lead on Nelson g Jumps Into 3-Hole Margin in Miami Open; day Haefner Is 2nd Bt LARRY ' ROLLINS MIAMI SPRlNfeS. Fla.. DM. 14 (P Lord Byron Nelson smooth stroking PGA champion, took a commanding three-shot load la Che $10,000 Miami open golf tour nament today trlth a T, his third consecutive sub-par round. Cor a B4-hole total of 201. On by one,- most of the other colters dropped back, while Nel son rhythmically fashioned his three-under-par score, tacking It onto previous rounds of Is and SS. That made Nelson, national open champion last year. Just nine below par for the distance. Clayton Heafner, of Llnville. NC, who finished his second round early today for a 47, man aged to clip another stroke off par with a third round of ft Only a shot behind Nelson start ing the third round, Heafner had a 64-hole score of 204 Ben Hogan of White Plains, NT, the little man who whips the ball a country mile, dropped back of the pace-setters, with a par 70 for a 201 tout Hogan, Bnead Evea Hogan, battling to clinch the year's money-winning title and the Vardon trophy In his final tournament, found himself all square at the three-quarter mark with his arch-rival, Sam Bnead, the belter from Hot Springs, Va. 8nead finished with a C 7 that showed seren birdies and four bo geys to close la on Hogan. To all Intents and purposes, the competition had narrowed to those tlTe goiters. Mike Turn ess, of Falrriew, NT, scored a It tor a 207 total. Harold "Jug McS pa- den of Winchester, Mass.. was la the 201 slot after a third-round ft Jim Farrier of Sydney, Austra lian open champion, blew to a 7 s for a 214 total and found himself tied with Earl Christiansen. Miami policeman, for the amateur lead. Christiansen scored a 71 today. Minnesota Downs Vandal Travelers MINNEAPOLIS. Dec 14-UPV- Tae university or Minnesota de feated the Unlrersity of Idaho, 12-24, in a dull basketball game here tonight, marred by the call lng of many personal fouls. Tne big Idano team found Its superior height to no advantage from the beginning with the smaller .Gophers losing no time in going. into a comfortable lead After the score was Ued, 2-2. Minnesota tallied eight points without a return on the part of the visitors and boasted an lS-t advantage at the intermission. A total of 25 personal fouls were called. It of them on Minne sota. Idaho lost the services of Otis Hilton and Roy. Turner, cen ter and forward respectively, on personal fouls. Oregon Boy Gets WSC Grid Award PULLMAN. Dec. 14-UPV-Earle Stone, Washington State college athlete from Oswego, Ore., re ceived the J. F. Bohler medal to night in recognition of his inspi rational play through the football season. Stone, a senior, concluded three seasons of play at center this year and was cnosen by tne New York Giants In the recent professional football league draft. The medal, awarded, each year to the player adjudged the great est Inspiration to his team, was presented during the annual var sity ball. "And now to the ticket situation The alumni ticket applications .more man cover the available seats tn the Rose Bowl . . In fact, and this one la a pip, do you know how many . seats the entire Nebraska delegation Is aettma, indudmg the chool? . .. lust 5000, and they'll be offering 50a pair by game time. TOM LAmiSB FREE LADrKS FREE- LADIES FREE re. Dcd JLyzz: 1 How Billy Daylnutt - ' r .. .. v , ilea Frccnzm 43 Mlautee t Dd!i!:j Szshszx vs. Danny IlcStaia jSn!5niSc3., Bca ID- C:c3 ILewer Floor Calcoay 40c, Reserved Seats TSa Me Tax) lckett CL1 Parker and Lytle's . Aasplces Americas Vt&on , . Ctndeats S3e j . . ff-rh Owm, Xfatchaaaker Vandal Mittmen To Show in Bowl MOSCOW. Idaho. Dec H-UPh- The University of Idaho's national championship boxing team, head ed by the pugnacious little Kara brothers, will leave Monday for Lafayette. La., to meet the South Louis ian State institute team Dec SO, prior to an appearance at the' sugar bowl In New Orleans. The Kara boys, Ted at 120 pounds and Frank at 117, paced Idaho's Vandals to the national crown last year. Other team men are Norman Jensen, 13 S pounds; Art Benny, 14B; Art Acuff. 165: Lanne Erlckson, ICS; Chace An derson. 171; Veto Berlins, heavyweight. Dunking, as the No Name Jairh Session Boys Do It &2? A bit of actioa la Friday might's third amaaal No Naa ha the Immediate foregroaad, flips ma a ome n saner, Bmrtmer (S7) of CorvalUs aad Dom CaUer of tho VIks photo. hoov Jamboree. Salem's Eddie Salstrona, (XS) of Corrallls tries to sto It, wnJIe mare ready for the Bucks Defeated, 43 - 3 1 Gty Mat Tourney Is Held at YMCA Larry McKeel Heavyweight Champ; 100 Turn out to See Matches The city wrestling tournament was held at the TMCA Saturday night before a cheering crowd of approximately 100. The results follow: IS lb. division: 1st. Charles Sams, by decision; 2nd, Billy Wilson: Srd, Bob Todd. 10S lb.: 1st, Ray Wilson, fall. I:t; 2nd. Louis Napyer; 3rd, Leon Duff. 11S lb.: 1st, Calvin Siemens, decision; 2nd. George Mackay. 125 lb.: 1st. Wayne Lundy, fall. 4:42; 2nd, Isaacs Lee; Srd, Vic tor Albey. 1SS lb.: lit, Wayne Snider, fall, 4:22; 2nd. Curly Monflls; Srd, Eugene Giese. 14S lb.: 1st, Louis Bonney. de cision; 2nd, Roosevelt Suppah. 15 lb.: 1st, Lynch Jones, de cision; Tna, Robert Lemon. 16S lb.: 1st. Cliff Spaulding. decision; 2nd, Ted Ogdahl. 17S lb.: 1st, Anthony Fralola, no opponent. Heavy weight: 1st. Larry Mo- Keel, decision; 2nd, Frank Healy. Leon Jones and Vernan Ran dall, both 10 years old and weighing ft 8 and SO pounds re spectively, gave an exhibition of lively wrestling technique that had the entire crowd on its feet. The bout ended In a draw. Roy Mink, wrestling Instructor at the T, conducted the meet. Don Hendrle was referee. Medals were awarded first and second place winners. Flu Attack May Keep Miler From Bowl Run MOSCOW. Idaho. Dec l-(JP- An attack of Influenza may have ended the hopes of Phil Lelbo wita. ace mller of the Pacific northwest, for competition in the Sugar bowl track program at New Orleans Dec 20. Coach Mike Ryan of the Unlrersity of Idaho disclosed today. 189000 See Long Island Lasso Lead in 2nd Half r NEW YORK, Dee; 14 (AP) Lori Island university opened tne Madison square (i&rden college basketball season tonight with a 43 to 81 victory over the' University of Oregon before a capacity crowd of more than 18,000. The game was a nip and tuck affair except for the first seven minutes of the last half. In those seven minutes the metropolitan five riddled Or goa's sons defense to pile up margin that the west coast boys never were able to overcome. Tied Seven Times The score was tied seven times In the last half before Long Is land spurted In the final minutes to take a 21-17 lead. Oregon shifted Its style of defense at the start of the final period and Long Island's sharpshooters poured In points from every position, boost ing their margin to 20-17 before Oregon scored again. The visitors then shifted back to a man-to-man defense and played the Blackbirds pretty much on even terms tor the re mainder of the game. 81 Llbello and 8ol 8chwarts led Long Is land's offensive with ten points each. Henry Anderson. Archie Marshlk and Ev McNeely scored six points apiece to pace the Ore gon attack. Oregon Anderson 1 Taylor f Sldeslnger f McNeely f Marshlk e Borrevik e Jackson g Andrews g Townsend g G FPFTP 0 2 0 Totals LobeUo t Simon f King f Walterson f Beenders e . Holub e Kane e Spectman g . Shart g Schwarts g . Cohen g .14 S It SI O FPFTF S It S 10 Mebbeso Yankees Disappointed, bnt Maintained Their Homer Pace Tney CHICAGO, Dec 14 (AP) One of the surprises of the 1940 sports season was the failure of the New York Yankees to retain their American league championship, but the power oi tneir oats is renectea in: tne official circuit averages of league records, broken aad tied daring tho last campaign. The Tanks stretched their to- tal of years la leading In home ruas to 21 for a new major league mark gad also made it 19 years la which they have made 100 or mere homers a season -10 of them consecutive. They also played a part la the new league record for total homers IS, raised the total of home runs' la five straight contests to 17' aad set another mark by hit ting 22 circuit blow over a span of nine consecutive games. I As a whole, the season 'was marked by a. falling off la rec ords. Jn 102 1 there were C4 -records broken or. tied by the. league aad in 1121 there were 41. Tho 1140 season saw, only ST circuit marks broken or tied - The all-time total of three home - runs la - an inning' for the league - was' raised to 10. The season also 'saw II players hit ting 20 or more homers tor a new mark. -The pennant winning Detroit Tigers hit homers in 17 straight games, during ' which they-totaled 20 circuit clouts. The league mark of most 'ex tra bases on 'long hits, was" set at 1142. while Boston had II extra bases on long hits Sept. 24 for -O - new major league mark. Wank Pytlak, traded recently by Cleveland to Boson, set a major league . record of all straight chances without am arror. .17 f t 41 Totals Half time score Long Island 21: Oregon 17. Tree throws missed Liu, Si mon (1), Beenders (1), Schecht man (1) 8chwartx (2). Oregon, NcNeely (S). Jackson (1). Official BUI Grieve, Pete Slnnott. Flu Postpones Mix With Spartan Five No gams hers Tuesday night tor Salem high's VIks the Cor- vauls team they were to have met In a No Name league . struggle Is riddled by the flu. according to re port of Coach Skeet O ConnelL and hence the local preppers wont go into action until next Friday nlgnt. In tact, the Friday nlgnt game with Milwaukie here will be the first and last for the VIks before the holidays. Their next billed ac tion lg January S and 4, at Marsh- fleid. A hot battle for one of the start ing forward berths looms between lanky Don Cutler. Junior who per formed with the Jayveee last year, and Dutch Simmons, the fleet- footed football halfback. Tho oth er four positions, on a basis of perfarmanco in the No Name Jam boree, apparently are pretty well set with the veteran Bud Coons and Don Bowan at guards. Bob Irish at center and the veteran Eddie Salatrom at tho other for ward post. Soose Sustains No Broken Bones " HOLLYWOOD, Dec 14-0PV-htlddlewelght Boxer Billy Soose emerged from a,a x-ray room to day and said he would be able to fulfill an engagement In New York's Madison Square garden January 3 against Tarn! Mumaur leHo. . The good looking former Penn State college athlete injured his right hand in winning .a wallop ing 10-round decision over Jlm-j my Casino, ; Los Angeles, last' night, hut an examination today by Dr. Lynn Carver -disclosed a brokeav bones. ,. - f ; - -; '. . '.-., --. --'- i? . Harmon Is Still Getting Honors CHICAGO." Dec 14WJPWTo Vhm surprise of no one. Tommy Har mon. Michigan triple threat star, was named -today as tho "most valuable player to his team in the western conference. Harmon was selected 1b thm annual poll conducted by the unicago Tribune, a group of coacnes ana officials made the choice after the players of each football squad had selected their "most Trainable" men. The Michigan star, who was allrAmriean two years straight, was an almost unanimous selec tion, finishing tar ahead of Paul Hlemens. Northwestern renter, who ran secoad tn the poll. George Paskran. Wisconsin full hack, was third., followed closely by George Paffrath. -Minnesota quarterback; Mike- JCalch. Iowa tackle: Dave Rankin. Purdue end; Dwlght Gahm. Indiana cen ter; Claude White. .jOhlo 8 tats ceater. aad George .-.Bernhardt. Illinois: fullback. 4 v rr r v Men Named t a Make , Banquet Plana 1 LEBANON Li 2L Arnold! of Lebanon : with J. W. Jenka aad Dent Stewart of Albany will ar range for tho annual banquet of tho Bawttaai Pish and .Game as sociation which will bo held - tn the Riverside aalL January If. Tussle Is C16& Early And in Closing Minute at LOGAN, iriah. Deo.- 14-V Oregon State college . cioaned, up Its weekend basketball series with Utah State ' agnctucuraj couege tonight, nailing uo Aggies, in a game tnat was ciose osuy its beginning ana ona. The Logan quintet got oft to unnint ImiI hat laoaad into 14-17 deficit at tho intermission. Once in front tho visiting Beavers nntiJMf atMdlKh farther ahead un til, with ten minates text ana nine points behind, tho Aggies began hitting tne nee it u 1K-1X for Oreroa State and a minute to go when Sam Dement. Bearer lorwara. conven ed a foul try. Utan state toeeea la m frM fhrnw tn noia to U n ikti Dnnr Martin, towering Oregon center, went in tor a act us, being fouled on route. Both teams had left the floor km Martin added tne Beaver a final point from tne com una. tm Mtr. wit 11 Mints, was jack Maiaer, visiting xorwmrc. nnmii Ktsta wnien neat uiaa fift ii.9.i isst nirbt. leaves hero tAiiuirma niAfntnr for Boulder. Colo., to meet University of Col orado in a two-game series start ing Monday. Tho box score; OregoB Stat 89 O MeNutt. f 1 Mulder, f . S Msndtc. o . 1 Shaw, g 1 ValentL g 0 Dement, t 1 Martin, c 1 Stilt, a Kruger, g Totals . F PF TP 1 4 11 .11 is it si Utah State S-4 Baugh. f Reading, f Mayno. o Drakulleh. g Hughes, g CulUmore, f Maughan. e . Ixatt Traae. g Totals .t 0 1 1 f 1 0 S4 Halftlme score: Oregon 8tate IT. tUah State 14. rheo throws missed: Mulder. ValenU S, Stilt S. Baugh. Reading. Hughes, Cullimore, Maughan, Ixatt. Referee, Oeds Evans; umpire. D. Nielsen. II If Sanders Is Head Of Lebanon Qnb LEBANON Homer Sanders ot Lebanon was elected president ot the Santlam Pish and Game asso ciation at the annual meeting in the Lebanon hotel Thursday night. He has been the field, secretary and Edward Schllske was named to aneeeed him in that -position. Dutch Morris, also of Eehanoa. was chosen' a director -tor tiro years. The new rice president and secretary and O. C Knodell and M. O. Wilkinson of Albany. It was roted to make a drive for new members and two teams will conduct the campaign, tho Lebanon team captained by Elmer PlUgerald, tho other by M. O. Wilkinson. The losing team will pay for an oyster supper In the spring. Byron Scott of Lebanon, care taker of the Clear Lake resort, gave a detailed account which indicated that more than 4000 fish were taken there and that 10.000 people visited the resort last summer. His report further revealed that the forest and state game commission have made sur veys preliminary to building fish holding pens at the mouth of Iek nick creek, where the fish will be placed In early spring and eared tor until fall when they will bo liberated. Dahlgren to Stay With Yankee Club NEW YORK. Dec 14-V-Ed- ward O. Barrow, president of the Yankees, said today that First Baseman Babe Dahlgren will be with the club next season, but hs refused to deny reports that Pitchers Lefty Gomes and Monte Pearson might be transferred. Denying local reports that Dahlgren was on his way out. Barrow said: wDahlgren Is going to St. Petersburg with Uo Yan kees. It hs cannot win the first bass job from Jack Sturm of Kansas City, ho will stick with as as jrtillty lnflslder. Ousa reports current hero are that BafVov and Larry MaePhall ot tho Dodgers are due to have a eoafere&ee within tho next day or two about Gomes. Brooklyn aad Cincinnati both are repcrted to bo interested la Pearson. Yankees Named Biggest Flop Poll 125 Votes for This ... Dobiotu Distinction; Notre Dame 2nd . By GAYLB TALBOT NEW YORK,- Dec 14-P-Tho tumble of tho mighty f ankehs Into third place In tho American league race after they had been made odds-oa favorites in the winter book has been voted the outstanding disappointment of 1940 by tho nations' sports editors. Of 71 writers who participated in the Associated Press poll. 40 put - tho finger on the world champions who flopped from the start and only , by a sensational late season drive escaped from the second division. Runner-up tor this dubious distinction was tho Notre. Dame football team,' 'which started the past season with ; a display of fireworks' marvelous to behold and then suddenly sputtered out. leaving Its wild-eyed supporters thoroughly confused. Tho Yankees, with their 40 first place rotes and a smatter ing ot seconds and thirds, polled n total ot lZS points. Notre Dame, ehoeea tho champion flop by eight editors, had St points, only one more than was given tho Ohio State Buckeyes, who were regarded as Big Nine cham pionship timber when tho foot ball season opened aad wound up losing their shirts. Cleveland Fovrta The Cleveland Indians grabbed fourth honors, partly because they let a handsome lead over the American league slip away from"" them in tho closing weeks and partly because tho electorate thought they were disappointing personally in their spat with Man ager Oscar Vltt. The Cornell grldders cams next with IS points, tho result ot late season losses to Dartmouth and Pennsylvania, while Johnny Pay- chek. tho Dos Moines heavy- weight, scored 11 points for get ting knocked out by Joe Louis in tho second round. In all. baseball contributed nine disappointments tho boys thought worth mentioning. Others Included Joe Med wick's poor showing after his ballyhooed aale to Brooklyn; tho Glants-drop to sixth placs ra tho national league. and Schoolboy Howe's disastrous attempts to pitch for- Detroit in tho world series. Other sports wort represented by Blmeleen, tho wonder - hoss that tailed In the Kentucky-'derby; Pat Comlskey aad Tony Ga- lento, both polished oft by -the veteran Max Baer; and Welby Vaa Horn, who reached tho finals of the 1939-national tennis cham pionships and then got beat by everybody except Alice Marble during tho past season. COurileague To Begin Monday The C division of the senior church basketball league goes Into action Monday night with Congre gational meeting First Baptist at 7 o'clock. 8ummlt Methodist meet ing: First Presbyterian at t and Christ Lutheran meeting Court Street Christian at 9. League play will bo suspended after Monday night until January If because of tho holidays. Tho schedule: Dm. IS aaa rh. t C i lotUaml va. rtnS BiyUK. 8uait HttMvl rm. Tint FTMkytcriM. Cartes lttra Ovari StrM OfcrUtUa. Jm. IS t rk. ie Tint Prakrtar- Ua rm. Crt Btr CaiirtUa. First B- Jaa. IB Md fa. IT Cmmr Itntl Ckrttttea vs. OMtnruiml, Sea a It MMMM vm. rtnt BwtUt. CkriM Lm- ttkma vs. First IT byfi tea. Jaa. te u4 r. S rtnt Prertrui tea v. Tint Baetiat. ffcrtel Tilim m. O TrH U. Cears StrMt Caritttea va. ammtt Mtaai. - Jaa. ST aaS atarclk S Suatft Kata. ate vs. CarteS Lata n a, Tir Baatte vs. Oaatt atrast fllirtstiaa, CMcrssta at vs. rtrs rrtMSrterUa. Bactolball Sforcs coxixaa Long Island - uniraraltT 41. Oregon II. Michigaa Is, Mlehixaa aormal e. " r