fags mimi Ths OSEGON STATESMAN. Salem, Orecjon. Frfdcrr Mcraliig December 20. ISiO Sport Sparks By RON GEMMELL -r. . - -;. j. - '' - - . ."Seventy Yard Baskel Among 1940's " Oddities" Statesman sports headline y Phnr AIIpti InnAA nri the VTld- Iron acraln. eh? X Several accounts of the 37-yard touch- down gaiop Dy vurs jviecnarn against Oregon State in Ore son's surprise 20-0 win described the play as entirely devoid of In terference .' v . Reckon some of the boys didn't see the left side of the Oregon line sift through' and screen Mecham's meander all the war down the sideline. :, i Scribe pick Strlte of Eugene .nlhnn -. astatem'ent which " dt- uLges that some 'of the Oregons played sans tnign ana nip paas throughout the second half . . . Thev shed the' naddlng bo as to lighten the load for the ' muddy Sing, according to. Strlte, who ts Buck Berry as one of the padless - gents . . '. Maybe the Staters should hare played naked (excuse me, In the nude) . . . Some Bevo backers thought the Orange should're stood in bed. Lea Isberg, the straddle legtred gentkman who rose to great heights against the Orange, made New York paper's - all-Jewish team ... Ltberg wrote his thanks bat mid, inasmnch as he is a Dutchman, It wouldn't be cricket . to accept. O x Newquist a Cinch. "Jimmy Newquist will help Tex next year, you can count on that," said Honest John Warren, stop ping in Salem enroute to a speak ing engagement at Silverton re cently . . . "The boy has size, speed and Barry" . . . The Oregon freshman mentor isn't so certain any of the rest of his Duckling band will be ready to step into the varsity next year, although some of them, Including Brad Ecklund and Inky Boe of Milwaukee,- may make the grade if they don't stumble on the sco lastlc path. Big Norm Sholseth, the 6-foot-4, 220-pound Vik tackle who Im proved greatly during the season but who never quite reached the devastating peak of which he should be capable, indicates he's set for Oregon State . '. . Oregon Is said to be much Interested in End Lee Pearmine and Center Bob Boardman . . . Pearmine, by the way. Is an honor student and Boardman isn't far behind. Don't be surprised If both Eddie Wilson and Roy Helser aren't sold by the Solons at least oa a look basis ... The Griffith took aa Oregon bred cocker spaniel home to New Jersey with them . . . They named .him Puddler. The Deacon Spoke.' Appeal: The regimental hoop team at Camp Clatsop, and a fine team it is, needs uniforms . . . Who has an Idea as to how to raise a uniform fund for 'em? . . . Might not a game with the Bearcats here do the trick? Iolani captured the Honolulu prep school football champion ship, which wouldn't mean much hereabouts if It were not for the fact that Art Gallon, red-tnatched blocking back of Bearcat teams from 1936 to 1940, coached the Iolanis . . . Betcha Art got a lei or two. Deacon Van Buren, ex-Coaster and scout who coached our Sena tors daring spring training last year, dropped in t'other day to say he'd like nothing more than to work with 'em again this year for a month or so . . . Following the Senator first road Jaunt last season, Biddy Bishop asked the Deacon how he liked the clnb .Deae, a right caustic critic, re- puea: "uiaay, you haven't got a ball club." : Don't breathe a word of It, but this department strongly favors Stanford la the Rose Banal . . Frank, Myers, super intendent of the SUte street chop house. Is yet another Saw lent gent who Is going to buy a pair of binoculars and try to see the Bowl business. Molalla Children To Receive Treat MOLALLA Molalla's commun ity tree will be celebrated at 7 o'clock Monday night with sacks of nuts, oranges, and candies to be given to each local child and children from outlying communi ties. Local business men each year donate money for the purchase of the nuts, candies and oranges, which will be presented by Santa, v The grade school is holding its Christmas program Monday night at 8 o'clock at the grade school gymnasium and the Methodist church Is having its program Tuesday at the church at 7:30 p. in. . Wallace' Injured, Has Scalp Wound TURNER Ed Wallace of Aumsville received a severe scalp laceration Wednesday In an ac cident while driving on the .Turn er highway and was taken to a Salem hospital .where .it was necessary to take 12 stitches to elocs the Injury, . ; V -. in some manner. Wallace drove Into timber", protruding - from' .' a truck, breaking his windshield and-- Injuring him. Herman Peets and -Martin-Showers took aim to the hospital. Backs Beai Seattle - ': PORTLAND. Orli Dec. To the.'muBic of-Referee Cam Frondlock's whistle, f Portland's Buckarccs skated out of the Pa cific Coast Hockey league cellar, Gowning Seattle, 3 to ft. here tonight... FIGHTS FRITZIE .lew vC M J 1 WlfrertT PiViSlO4 AWSt1lS-A6Al ... . ,: jf -:' t ' . Zivic- Jenkins Mix Is Set Fritzie Held The Favorite But Scribe Strings With Sweetwater Swatter; Big Gate Eyed By SID FEDER NEW YORK, Dec. IS-VP-By any way you add it up, Including algebra and the finger-counung system, Fritzie Zivic figures to take good care of Lew Jenkins in Madison Square Garden tomorrow night except that one of Lew's punches might connect. Fritti9 is welterweight cham pion of the world, and, as such, will have a ten-pound weight puu over the ugntweignt dobs irom Texas when they go to work at 7 p.m. (PST) in their ten round non-title tussle. Fritzie recently dethroned Hen ry Armstrong as head man among the 14 7Tponders, not long arter the hammer" had stopped Texas Lew. And Fritzie has so much more experience than the Sweet water swatter, he probably al ready has forgotten more tricks about bashing beake than Jenkins has learned up to now. 15,000 Are Expected Yet, the fact the Texan has a kick In either hand like the army mules he used to shoe down in the Panhandle has the betting men and the fistic faithful all in a stew about it. The gambling fra ternity, although forced to Install Zivic as the choice, are taking no chances and hare him at a 5 to 8 price only. The faithful are responding to this most-talked-of punch party of the year so vigorously that Pro moter Mike Jacobs expects the Garden gate will break all records for a sock show so close to Christ mas. Ordinarily, the ushers and the hot-dog hawkers are mighty lonesome In the Garden for a fight within a week of the holiday. This time, however, "Uncle Mike" looks for upwards of 15,000 customers with a gate ringing the $50,000 bell. Despite all signs pointing toward the Pittsburgher, this corner likes Jenkins. Neither title Is on the line this time, although both will come In under the welterweight limit. Fritzie figures tp scale about .143 and - Lew In the neighborhood of 133. Turner Defeats Gervais, 28-17 TURNER Turner's Tigers de feated Gerval 28 to 17 here Tuesday night for their fifth straight win of the season. Turner (28) Cox C Barber Fisher 7 Ball 3 Metcalfe 12 Subs for Bren 2. (17) Orvais 2 Mllletta 2 Edwards Bonn 6 Kuslchonich 3 Cntsford Gervais: Koenig 2, Writers to By GAYLE TALBOT, NEW YORK, Dec. 19--Bob Quinn, 70-year-old president of the Boston Bees and one of the beloved patriarchs of baseball, will be honored this winter by the New York baseball writers with their 11th annual award for the person making the finest contribution to the sport over long period of years. The award, announced today, will be made to the white-haired, crickety veteran at the annual dinner of the chapter on Feb. 1. Quinn 'a ' contribution to .base ball has been 'a merry as well s a valuable one since he began his career managing the Columbus dob at the turn of the century. ' ? "Baseball's really ' i " goofy business, bat I like It, he once was quoted as saying. "It's been TONIGHT 'Coach of Year,' Round Table Awards Are Given Shaughnessy NEW YORK. Dec. 19-(P)- Clark D. Shaughnessy, who guid ed Stanford's football team to an undefeated season and Into the Rose Bowl, was named coach of the year tonight by the New York World-Telegram. Shaughnessy's success In his first year as coach of the Indians after they had finished in the Pa cific coast conference cellar in 1939, earned him 253 first-place votes out of the 365 cast by head coaches of college football teams. In point scoring on a 6-3-1 basis, his total of 1.4 23 left other coach es far behind. Bernle Blerman of Minnesota's Big Ten champions was second with 33 votes for first place and a total of 366. Frank Leahy of Boston college was third, polling 18 first-place votes and a total of 238. Other coaches who receiv ed more than 100 votes were Fritz Crisler. Michigan, with 162; Homer Norton, Texas Aggies, with 130 and Carl Snavely, Cornell, with 109. Normal Five Nips Cougars 37 to 30 CHENEY, Dec. 19-P)-Eastern Washington college, stepping out of its Washington Intercollegiate conference tonight for a peek at the usually faster Pacific coast conference, liked the atmosphere so well It plastered a 87 to 80 basketball defeat on the Cougars of Washington State college. EWC, leading all the way, held a halftime advantage of 18-13. Bobby stoelt paced the Cheney attack and copped scor ing honors with 12 points. Paul Lindeman, towering WSC center, led his team with 10 tallies. Webster, Lombard Mull WI Business SEATTLE, Dec. lS-tiPWndge J. Stanley Webster, new president of the Western International league, said he was returning to night to Spokane after confer ences here with Ben Lombard, retiring head of the league. "My main purpose of meeting with Mr. Lombard was to famil iarize myself with the records and league procedure," the re tired federal Jurist explained, "something of which I was very much in need in stepping into this new position." Judge Webster said their can vass of the problems of leaguue operation "possibly will lead to some action later," but no offi cial action resulted from the con ference. He said clerical assist ants would have to be retained later at Spokane to assist him with details of league routine. Convey Honor on Quinn of Bees keeping me young for years." J3uinn was at Columbus for 17 years before the late Phil Ball brought him Into the big leagues as vice president and general manager of the St. Louis Browns. Once during his long, stormy stretch in that Job, Ball com plained to a friend: "That Irish man has never agreed with me on anything yet." When Ball offered Quinn the job. he wrote: "I'm holding It myself at present," and It seems to be mainly bunk and bluff' To which"' Quinn replied . starchily: "In my long baseball, experience I've never had " a - Job ' of bunk and bluff. I claim no qualifica tion -for such -a Job: I'm not the man - yen want," Ball composed another letter..' Quinn's Jump - from St. -r Louis was a disastrous one. He pur By Jack Sords SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 19- -Clark D. Shaughnessy, the "rags-to-riches" football coach who lift ed Stanford university out of the gridiron doldrumsby its own boot straps, was named by the Spokane athletic round table today as win ner of its second annual "national sports award." First recipient of the award was Donald G. Herring, Princeton football tackle who lost a leg last year as the result of a football injury. His courage appealed to the round table, which inaugurat ed the award to honor him. Pre sentation was made by Vice Presi dent John N. Garner. Round Table President Joe Albl said the 1940 recognition went to Shaughnessy because, in his first year at Stanford, he pro vided the "biggest sports surprise, the biggest coaching comeback and the best all-around contribu tion to the nation's sports pic ture." The round table notified Shaughnessy he would receive an engraved wrist watch emblematic of the award. "Thanks a lot," the Stanford coach wrote in reply, "I'm tickled pink." Lebanon Defeats Sweet Home 33-10 LEBANON Coach Jack Wood ward's Berryplcker hoop team plucked Its fourth straight win here Thursday night tripping Sweet Home 88 to 10 In a dis trict seven Clash. Chet Simpson hemped IS points, most 'of them on long ones, to pace the attack. Lebanon (S3) Miller 7 Bauman 4 Standley 8 Simpson' IS Michels 4 10) Sweet Home 2 Meanear 8 Asplund 1 Galloway Dunlap 1 Smith Ski Meet Draws College Entries SUN VALLEY, Idaho. Dec. 19 -(P)-Skl men from 11 colleges have been entered thus far In the four-day intercollegiate win ter sports meet here December 29-31. Dricetor Friedl Pfeifer said there would be teams from Stan ford, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Washington and Wyoming univer sities and Washington State-college and that Gonzaga, Dart mouth, Princeton and Yale'would send individual entries. In all about 70 skiers are expected. chased the Boston Red Sox, and by the time the club was sold to Tom Yawkey In 1988 Quinn was cleaned out. During the los ing financial struggle be walked into a bank and borrowed 8350, 000 "on his face." But "Old Bob" was far from beaten. After a year with Reading in the minors, he came back as business manager at Brooklyn. In 1936, when the Boston Braves' franchise was tossed Into the Na tional league's unwilling lap, Quinn was the magnates' first and last- choice to take command. ' To the comment that he . was a glutton for punishment In. tak ing over his present outfit, Quinn replied: "I've never had a. club handed to me yet that wasn't shoL" 'v r- t---, If he hasn't won a flag - with tike Bees, Quinn has at least come Stingy Texas at 'Best Forward Wall in Football' Prepares for Fordham 11 By felix r. Mcknight COLLEGE STATION, Tex.. Dec. 19-(iP)-sTe,:i - aturdy ' Texan s, known hither and ,' yon . as .' the stingiest line in college . football, worked in the rain and, chill to day on a problem that ,1s theirs to solve, come New. Year's day. For two years now the Texas Angles have rated .as the, nation's top defensive team. The big.' test comes Jan. l, against roranam university In the Dallas Cotton bowl game. Once more the Aggies will en counter a solid Notre Dame of fense somewhat of a rarity in an Aggie lineman's life. Coach Homer Norton reviewed past experiences against Irish of fensives in a talk with his boys today. Norton didn't stress the point with- his players, but a little research and roddlng from the mentor revealed that the Aggies' success against Notre Dame stuff has touched on bril liance. Set All-Time Stark Last season the Cadets wallop ed Villanova 33-7. and took in Santa Clara 7-0. This. season they encountered the dancing Irish ! shifts twice and came out 41-6 victors over Tulsa and 26-0 win ners over stout little Texas A and M. "We've met the Notre Dame offense, but not often," said Norton. "We'll Just have to ad just ourselves to something we know little about" The great senior line that last season established a new an time record for college football by holding ten opponents to a net gain of 67 yards per game by rushing and passing, and again ranked as the top defen sive team ggainst rushing this season with a stunning "hold em Yale" average of 44.3 yards. went out in the rain to work against Fordham or Notre Dame plays worked by re serves. Coach Norton, Just out of bed after an. attack of influenza, didn't venture out into the damp ness. He peered through a win dow at the practice field and mused: "It will take us at our best to win this one. We must reach top form in every way dur ing the next few days. We are going to let the boys go home for Christmas for three days and that leaves little time to get them In shape. There will be no scrimmaging after their return from the holidays." Skiers to Assist National Defense NEW YORK, Dec. 19-(F)-Ci- villan skiers throughout the coun try's snow regions will participate in national defense, the national ski patrol system announced to day. By charting trails and terrain important to military maneuvers, the skiers can be ready to act as army guides In an emergency, the system said, adding that the army had named it as the official co ordinating agency. The war department advised commanding generals that repre sentatives of the system would aid them In technical training, selec tion of equipment and making plans for a program of borne de fense near the country's northern boundary. Indep Gridders Receive Awards INDEPENDENCE Coach Ray Scott awarded football letters to the following Hopmen players at an assembly meeting held In the high school . on. . Tuesday after noon: One-year men, Roger Crann, Alan Ritchey, Cleo . Robertson, Howard Hank, Kenneth Oberson, Hank Maret, Mike Marihlro, Jun ior Boyce and Ray Smith. Two year or more lettermen, Robert Barnhart, Bob Peoples. Al Peo ples, Harold Primus, Gene Gra ham and Kenneth Byers. Billiard Star Better CHICAGO, Dec. 19-iiTWohnny Layton of Sedalia, Mo., national ly known billiards star, was re ported "much better" tonight at Augustana hospital where be is suffering from severe bead and internal injuries received Sunday night when he was struck by a street car. up with some Interesting teams. The first thing he did was hire the colorful Casey Stengel as manager. . Quinn .has had no money to work .with at Boston, so he has experimented with notable results.-When he could make no deals ' tor established players to tart: the 1937 season he came up with a set of ageing minor leaguers. Yet two of them, Lou Fette and Jim Turner, each won 20 games 'this year. , : Lately he has gone to the op posite' extreme., and now the Bees are the youngest outfit In either big league. .They average , only about 25. Two of them, Eddie Miller and Max. West, are worth important .money. . --"i never worry about & man's age," Quinn says, fit's what-he can do and how much he knows." Ex-Baseball v " El Former baseball star with - tbe gers, Leon "Goose" Gouin M ' Marion Wallace or Philadelphia, manages the Trenton Heals. Baltimore Hands Ducks Fourth Loss, 35 to 25 BALTIMORE, Dec. 19 (AP) The University of Ore gon's barnstorming basketball team dropped the fourth straight game of its eastern university 35-25 in the second game of a double bill played before a crowd of 3000. Clemson college beat the University of Maryland 48 to Bowling Scores XKDU8TKIAX. LEAGUE Woodbarn Handicap Aaitin . Perd Shore 112 14 152 125 132 150 112 163 162 132 158 21ff 112 118 136 160 149 215 Steel Totels - 825 Stat Frintrs Handicap 124 Milner 17 Blair 1 Unroh 160 Taylor . 152 Bobs , 1 938 890 124 123 121 179 138 145 124 129 147 210 161 179 Totala 918 830 950 la aodit'f 126 157 164 Handicap . Klinger La Koeha Kahla Lee White 12 182 160 166 178 145 126 141 177 114 141 144 129 149 187 Koenlf ' Total. 912 Ooldle'a, SilTerton Handicap 126 DcGnir 11 Grille 14 Towe 1 Warwick 19 Goldie 108 907 843 128 157 164 151 173 172 126 158 129 122 151 140 Totala .. 855 948 26 HarUnan Broi. Ill 207 180 177 177 167 Handicap . H. Barr Tallman K. Barr 112 212 149 128 150 160 112 176 137 159 153 129 Javkowiki . Welch Total - 1020 -Standard Oil Co. Handhap ;a Karap . 155 Palmater 125 Gntafson 155 Frieaen 1T 911 63 76 225 142 151 226 186 76 158 166 183 lfiO 187 Edwarda 12 Touts 800 1006 930 Coca Cola 86 205 174 121 180 180 Handicap 86 166 155 129 149 168 89 185 112 153 170 173 879 95 102 124 177 154 801 Cline, jr. Nacel Patterson Etker . Bone . Totala 58 Xlca'a Man' a Saoea Handicap Filler 151 loo McDowell 191 100 Plmmrr Rice 1? J5? liaeeer " Totala 944 947 858 Bin Dsns Handicap 121 131 186 118 188 167 177 121 175 186 126 186 154 DaTia Keedaaaa HerteTfcr . 189 146 121 168 ltl Savage Campbell Total. 901 Xtary-Det-yetUr 847 808 Handicap . 84 184 156 178 148 184 84 146 208 189 142 819 f tiara ere Coon a Noble Deekiaa . Dahlberf Totala 881 863 958 Building Boom Is Felt at Rickreall RICKREALL Building and remodeling Is on the boom In Rickreall. J. M. Coyllle is erecting a small house on his property Just west of the Lloyd Cooke property. Lum ber and sand and cement is on the ground for the W. C. Hill store building and S. J. Lowry has Just completed a double garage at his place. Cecil Peltier Is making exten sile changes In his coffee shop at the bus terminal and will add a complete grocery and drug stock, and John Wenn Is remodeling the interior of his home. Yamhill Jamboree Held DAYTON Dayton, Dundee and Lafayette, representing the south era division of the Yamhill county hoop league, last Friday night de feated the northern division, com prised of Yamhill Carlton and Gaston, In the league Jamboree. Zags Honor Teammate SPOKANE." lsMSWake Schell of Toppenlsh, squat guard on the Gonzaga university foot ball team, was honored tonight by his teammates when they Toted him the most inspirational man on the squad. Star Marries V a-,s:-.4-: Washlujgtow Bematora and Detroit Ti snown, with-hla bride, the former after their marriage there, liosila tour tonight, losing to Baltimore 34 in the first game. Baltimore battled t n e rangy Oregonlans on even terms in the first half, with the lead constant ly shifting and the Bees lead at intermission with a 14-13 ad van tage on Dick Edell's tip-in under the basket. In the last half Baltimore's long shots started to find their mark as tight defenses forced both clubs to begin pegging away from out-court. At the same time, the Webfeet were having tougb luck as their long range tire wouldn't connect. Warren Taylor pulled Oregon even at 22-22 with two free toss es with 11 minutes to go. Then Edell, aided by Nathan Wlnitski and Chuck Heitz. sparked a Balti more rally as the Oregon clnb ap peared to tire, sending the count to 32-24. From then on, the Bees won going away. Stanford Alum Is Named WSC Coach PULLMAN, Wash.. Dee. 19- -Washington State college, with a Stanford graduate joining: its staff as bead track coach, was search ing through its own alumni list tonight for a man to direct fresh man athletics. J. Fred Bohler. director of ath letics, announced today Jack Wei- ersnauser, now freshman track coach at his alma mater, would leave Stanford in January to suc ceed Karl Schlademan as track mentor at WSC. Bohler said Wei ershauser was recommended by Schlademan, now track coach at Michigan State. Schlademan handled both var sity track and freshman football. Under a new policy adopted by tbe college athletic council, Weier shauser will derote all his time to varsity track and another coach will be named for all freshman athletic activities. Scio, Halsey Mix Scheduled Tonight ECIO Scio high Loggers will meet Halsey on the Scio floor Friday night In the second game of the Linn county B league schedule. Scio came out on the short end of a 29-11 score at Brownsville in the seaosn's opener. .ttsMs. TH E M(3 on ) ... la town Flos cxnaSiy disnffls Genuine whits fur trim paddsd sols Six colors to mcrtcn col CaenlUs Hobes . only . 1 ' GIFT WRAPPING O TTXZ I HI! Beavers parge Up From Behind Mulder Leads Offensive J : VlTonriiey to Continue 1 -s -Friday, Satarday ; DENVER, Dee. lS-irPr-Oregod State closed 's tripleheader o intercollegiate basketball tonight by "rallying In the second half to beat Colorado State of the' Blir Seven conference, ltt to Sl,' be fore a slim crowd ef 900. . The Tietory gave out-of-Colo-rado- Quintets a. 2-to-l record for the erening. Marshall of West Virginia edged out Colorado col lege 42-41, after Denver univer sity trimmed New Mexico in the opener, 4 4. to 32. - The same six teams will take part in trlpleheaders with differ ent pairings tomorrow and Sat urday nights. . Oregon State, after trailing II to 20 at the half, swept back In the Second period with an attack featuring short one-handed shots and flung up a defense that held its mountain conn try foe to one field goal for the first 15 min utes of the second half. After Colorado State netted two baskets to cut the Oregon lans lead to two points with a minute and a half left, tbe visit ors outwitted the Colorado Stat ers with cool ball control tactics to preserve their margin. Jack Mulder with eight points and George McNutt with seven paced the Oregon State offense. Maurice Parker and Walt Berg man scored eight apiece for Colo rado State. Nebraskans Head West, 38 Strong To Stop in Phoenix Nine Days; Stanford Team Snappy in tirills LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 1-V Thirty-elght University of Nebras ka football players answered the call "all aboard" tonight as the train carrying them westward 'to the New Year's day Rose bowl engagement with Stanford left Lincoln. The Huskers are headed for Phoenix, Aris., where they will drill for nine days, then move on to Pasadena. A crowd of 2000 and the uni versity band gathered at the sta tion to bid tbe team goodbye. Indians Look Good PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. It- (iVr-Stanford "looked surprising ly good" in scrimmage today and Coacb Clark Sbaughneesy who seldom indulges In such optimist ic statements conceded that the Nebraska Cornhuskers probably would bave a bad afternoon in the Rose bowl New Year's day. It was Stanford s first scrim mage in three weeks, and, al though it was a hard one, none of the Indians was hurt seriously. Chuck Taylor, first string guard. lost a tooth, and a couple of oth er players were banged up a bit. Basketball Scores College Baltimore U 35, Oregon 25. Omaha university 42, Idaho Southern Braneh Sf. Crelghton 54, Kentucky 41. Marshall College of West Vir ginia 42, Colorado college 41. Denver university 41, New Mex- co 32. Notre Dame 37, Michigan 27. Carleton St, North Dakota uni versity 14. Geneva 51, Carnegie Tech 41. Texas A it U 45, Sam Houston Teachers S3. Bradley 52. UCLA 49. Eastern Washington college 17. WSC SO. Oregon state It, Colorado SUte 81. BEST BUY Sixes I to S SeanCfnl does 134 H. LlbertY iWgyj w out" s