Sports Trail j Br WHITNEY MARTIN : I NEW - YORK, Dec 22-OP)-TheyTl have a little "T with their sugar down at New Orleans New Year's day. : Wo haven't seen Boston, college play but we. are reliably informed that Coach Frank Leahy mixes a bit of that football primer forma tion In the baf2!ng, nnorthodoi attack he haa developed, and that ,tho stalwart Vols of Tennessee won't be able to find the answer to all this la one lesson. Out administration for the BC team dates back to the George town game. A Georgetown fol lower had talked so convincingly Of the power and glory of the Boyas that he had convinced as they were practically unbeatable, and when! Boston took that one point margin there was nothing to do but concede that here -was V team which could improve on perfection "- Oar knowledge of .Tennessee Isn't just hearsay, however, and we make haste to explain that Boston will have to play all its football in the Sugar bowl if it hopes to win. I : We watched the Vols ramble Over a Duke team that had been rated one of the best in Blue Devil history. The Vol attack Wasn't too spectacular but it was potent. The defense, however, was really something. Only once did Duke get beyond midfield. . In any event the game is a natural, and if any of the bowl games could be-' considered as in volving any -kind of championship S all. this is the one. It's the Only one of the? four bigger bowl Contests matching two undefeat ed teams, wltli Boston 4 college Ctndlsputed eastern champion and the Vols the only undefeated, un tied major team tn the.aouth. The game should settle any - differ ences between those two sections At least. -1 The goal of bowl committees is to bring together undefeated and untied teams representing major schools. Year by year this Is be coming more difficult as evi denced by tho fact that only the Sugar bowl eould do it this year. . As It is, however, football Is becoming so standardised, the quality of the teams on such a uniform level, that for one team to go through a representative eight or Bin or 10-game sched ule without getting its wings CllPPd approaches the Impossible. There are four good bowl games bidding for the services of the teams with the best rec ords now. And whereas at one time, when the Rose bowl ruled the roost with a haughty air, the teams accepted the bid or else, today the better teams often have a- choice- of bowls. Coaching Jobs go To UO Graduates EUGENE, Dec 23-(JP)-Dean R. W. Leighton of the University of Oregon school of physical educa tion, announced here over the weekend the appointment of two graduate students tq high school coaching' Jobs at tfebalem and Pendleton. Burton Boroughs, a former Eu gene high athlete who has been assisting Frits Kramer at Eugene nigh during the last year has been appointed coach at Nehalem high and will coach football and basketball there. Fred Carlson, former Univer sity (Eugene) high athlete who graduated from Oregon last sum mer, has been named physical education director at Pendleton junior high, replacing Del Bjork. former All-Coast guard at Ore- Son who has been called to actvie aty In the army. Carlson will probably act as assistant football coach at Pendleton high, a posi tion Bjork also held. .Carlson played football at Southern Ore gen College of Education a few years ago. 95,000 licenses Are Mailed, Lag Approximately 95,009 sets of 1941 motor vehicle license plates had been sent out by the state de partment here up to last Saturday night, secretary of state a r i Snell reported yesterday. There were S 99.93 5 sets of 1940 S sense plates Issued up to Novem ir 1 of this year. The number of 1941 license ilstes issued up to Saturday night s approximately 5000 less than Issued during the same period a year ago. . Saell urged speed oa the part of motor vehicle owners in tiling their applications so as to avoid the 11th hour rush. Persons operating their cars on or after January .1 without inew plates are subject to -arrest. '! Bolder, Burnett Draw in Chicago ) ' CHICAGO, Dec 2S.-(iT,)-fate Bolden. 1S7, Chicago, and George Burnett, 159, Betroit, fought to a 10-round draw tonight in the main event at Marigold Gardens. I Booker Beckwlth. 172. Gary, ,Ind., outpointed Orlando Trotter, 1T4, Chicago. In six rounds;, Jim my MeCormlck. 144. Detroit, won a four-round decision over Mat IfUovlch. 122, Milwaukee; Jimmy Pierce. 151, Milwaukee, outpoint ed Tony Reno, 150, Chicago, In four rounds. Lebanon Finishes Strong WiffiWin ' LEBANON -With only a Slim margin in their favor until the fourth quarter of the game. Leb anon defeated Springfield M 2-2 3. At the end of the first quarter the score was f-cV At the end of . the third It was Lebanon's game by only 2 2-1 1. Then a couple of long snots gave Lebanon a com manding lead,: . Lebanon (S2) . 83) Springfield Killer 4 1 iFrye Bauman t . . -V T J"? Standley t . ' f Ogttrie Simpson 4. . " , Bearcats Knot It up Near End Tight One Winds up Road Sked; Maplemen Will Await Webfoots BAKER, Ore., Dec. 23-(-Oregon State staved off a late .Willamette university rally to night to turn back the Bearcats basketball team, 47 to 43. Behind 14 points midway through the final half. Willam ette spurted to knot the count at 43-43 with two and a half min utes to play. John Mandlc of Oregon State was the game's high scorer with 14 points. Eberly chalked up 9 points to lead Willamette scorers. The colorful University of Ore gon basketball club will make its first Salem ' appearance in three seasons Friday night when they oppose the Willamette Bearcats on the Methodist campus court. The Webfoots, picked generally as favorites to cop the 1941 nor thern division hoop crown of the Pacific Coast conference, will be making their final bid of an ex tended barnstorming swing which took them to Madison Square Gar den in New York City. Howard Maple will bring- his Willamette squad home tonight from a seven-game tour of Wash ington. Idaho, eastern Oregon and Montana where the Bearcats play ed hot and cold basketball. Maple expects his squat to make a strong showing against the highly regarded Qregoniana, mainly be cause the Salem t collegians . will be minus any illness within their ranks. The WlUamettes suffered on their eastern swing when three men, Russ' Salter, Orvllle Rags dale and Ken Lilly, were Inca pacitated by, "flu." Performing in their first sea son of collegiate basketball for Willamette, are two Salem favor ites, Don Barnlck and Russ Sat ter, members of last year's state high school champions. Setter, handicapped by early season ill ness, is expected to make a serious bid for starting honors against the travelling Ducks. Maple plans to hold a short workout Thursday afternoon, de signed primarily to rid his Cardi nal and Gold clan of train rested legs. Galento Bids for Crack at J. Lewis ORANGE. NJ, Dec. 23. Sny Galento, apologizing for his owing against Max Baer, todsy "dared" Joe Louis to give him another crack at the world's heavyweight boxing champion ship. Two-ton Tony, who has been the forgotten fistic man since Baer stopped him in eight rounds en July 2, complains that Louis is meeting a "lot of setups" and dodging ''real competition." "They call Goe a 'great cham pion. M Galento continued. "Then why is he meeting McCoys. Bur mans, Simons and Dorasios?" Education Budget Up 15 Per Cent The budget of the state board of higher education tor general Instructional purposes In 1941 43 calls for an Increase of only 1117,823 a year, or 4.5 per cent, despite an increase of 13 per cent in student population, a report of the board filed with Governor Charles A. Sprague here yesterday disclosed. The board said much of the in crease in requested funds was oc casioned by accumulated deficien cies in building repairs and equip ment replacements. Restaurant Has Free Dinner for Anyone in Boise BOISE, Idaho, Dec it-iJpy-Vo one need go hungry in Boise Christmas day. For 20 years George Cordes. Boise restaurant man, has served Christmas dinner to everyone who came to his place. He made pre parations to serve 350 persons this. Last Christmas there were 285. His biggest year wa sin 1937, when the relief program was cur tailed, and he fed 885. One Christmas day 25 years ago, Cordes explained, he was stranded in Kemmerer, Wyo. He went hungry but he made op his mind that, it he ever was able to do so, he'd see that others didn't have that same experience. Vacation League Postponed at Y The Vacation league at the TMCA will be postponed until Thursday, it was announced yes terday by Carl Grieder, physical director. The rosters of but five teams have ! been turned in, however. Following Christmas more boys are expected to turn out for league play. Basketball Scores Indiana 42, California 29. ; . Temple 32, Oklahoma 28. Illinois 41, Notre Dame 29 (ov ertime). "zr ' Tale university 44.. Washington university 41. r ; v -i Iowa 4f; Michigan Stste 84. ' ' Brown SO, Rutgers .48 (overtime)."''-"' -- f j Pittsburgh 41, Butler 40. Crelghton 37, Minnesota 32. West Unairaid oi East's Great Galaxy ot Stars . "'''' i.mu,ii ..hi m m-yj'"!!1 .j? 'Hni,i)i .u.ii n. mm .... inj.i i..m. ,, ,, 1.1 v- '- t's--- , , ' . . .. . ,. .. . ; i, j i . 1 ;- 1 : ' - A .t J . v " T fir' a... r T . irr-) irrrTrnT f tmm tp,,, nni rr -ai - rn-i-i-rsn "r - y- -nr smruiu i Top gridders of the west's All-Stars Shrine team, which will tangle with the oast's best New Tear's day in Sam Francisco's aawl charity emgagemeat, - -mt pictured la battle formation during first serim maa;ea. The wall (above) coMsista of Boa People (left), IXSCs Jim KlaselbwgH-v Ongom State aad Elmer Gentry of Tolas U. They do the blockimg for McAdasu of Washiagtom (with ball). Led by Michigan's great Tom Harmon, the east was rated to 1 favorites. -UN photo. Shrine Contest Already Is "Sellout" With Greatest Collection of Stars Ever; East Is Favorite (Has Harmon) SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 23 (AP) Football stars from the east and west, training for the annual Charity game for crippled children here New Year's day, went through swift workouts today at their camps in Berkeley and Palo Alto respectively. The Easterners, coached by Bernie Bierman of Minne sota and Andy Kerr of Colgate, chalked up a two-hour grind, which included running through several plays. Tommy Harmon, All-America halfback star from Mlchigsn, was the principal ball handler. The East's main attack will center around the 1940 college gridiron hero. Coach Bierman de scribed the Michigan ace as "one of the finest young men I've run across." He said Harmon reacted to various coaching methods so easily it seemed to be second na ture to him. The Western squad, under Coaches Matty Beal of Southern Methodist and Orin "Babe Hol Ungbery of Washington State knocked off two brisk practices and gave evidence of being much farther advanced than the East ern delegation, which Incidental ly, has been established as a 2Vs to 1 favorite. The 16th annual game, boast ing the finest talent ever assem bled tor the all-star attraction, be came an official sell-out todays With temporary seats on the field, the crowd will reach 62.000. It is the second time in the his tory of the game a sellout has been recorded in advance. The 1939 classic, which Included such name players as Marshall Gold berg of Pittsburgh, was sold out two days In advance. Coach Dies From Bite by Own Dog NEW YORK, Dec. II. -JPf-Joseph T. Harrigan. 50, physical training teacher and sports coach at Manual Training high school, Brooklyn, refused to undergo the Pasteur treatment two months ago when he was bitten by his dog. He died today in Brooklyn hos pital of hydrophobia. Sords' Review of the Year JUNE Yitt xy i'K CfelrAu.bi V5i D T Vv tro "tt aMToJai. Af HE A1A-0OAIAI. A r.tf. 0 Bear Gridmen Are Bothered by 'Flu' BERKELEY, Calif.. Dec. ZS-(JP) -Nearly half of the 34 University of California football players en route to Atlanta, Oa., for a post season gridiron encounter with Georgia Tech Saturday were re ported down with influenza to day. Coach Stub Allison. Assistant Coach Frank Wickhorst, and Charles Donohoe, first string guard, were reported the worst hit. Most of the other squad mem bers were believed to have only slight touches of the flu, and were almost certain to play against the engineers. The Bears plan to work out Thursday in New Orleans, on the Tulane university gridiron. Columbus Bullies Beat West Stars PORTLAND, Dec. M-(ff)-Mud faUed to halt an aerial attack, and the Columbus bullies defeated a west coast all-star eleven before SO 00 persons here yesterday, 27 to 14. The all-stars scored both of their touchdowns In the second quarter. The spurt brought them within striking distance of the champions of the American pro fessional football league, and they were behind only by a 17-14 count at half-time. But Columbus whipped a pass for a third touchdown and kieked its second field goal of the game in the second half to win handily. tfitJO (A0lVcH 1 a srl I ri am bw ; - - iwnMlltV i t -,sa Mat Bill Presents Cowboy Tex Hager "After your Christmas dinner, come down to the armory and en joy a three-hour, action-filled ras slln program," is ths invitation of Promoter Herb Owen, who is stag ing his show Wednesday night. Heading the bill is a newcomer Cowboy Tex Hager of Amarlllo, Texas. This m state r, said to be a swift working cleanle, goes on against the old xeteran. Bulldog Jackson. Back of the top tussle are two other one-hour matches. The semi final pits Jack Klser, long a Sa lem farorlte, against Ace Freeman, New York Jew, while the opener bUls Elton Owen, promoter's son, against big George KltxmUler. Each woman accompanied by a paid admission will be sdmttted free of charge, Owen declares. Guardsmen Lose , To Berrypickers LEBANON. Dec. 23. Coach Jack Woodard's Lebanon Berry pickers hung up their fifth con secutive victory by knocking over the soldier boys of company H of Camp Murray to the tune of 43 12. Chet Simpson and Hal Mich els starred for the winners while Bob fetor ton showed real class for the losers. The Berrypickers led all the way, using fire reserves in a great part of the game. Leba non's fast break and accurate ball handling kept the soldiers on the run from the start. Lebanon (48) (IS) Company H Trom 2 Sanders Bruman 4 Standley 4 2 Miller 2 Summers 2 Gessler f B. Simpson C. Simpson IS Michels IS Lemons 2 Number 13 Lucky For Nebraska Fan MORRILL. Neb.. Dec. 22.-(ff)-John R. Jlrdon. feed and grain dealer, thinks 13 is a plenty lucky number. He ordered his tickets for the Rose Bowl football game be tween Stanford and Nebraska on Friday the 12th. When he geU to the bowl he'll sit In row 12, seat 13, after enter ing through tunnel 13. And he'll be watching his fa vorite quarterback, Roy Petsch of Nebraska, who sports No. 13 on his Jersey, as does Frank Al bert, Stanford quarterback. Collegians Defeat Molalla Cagemen MOLALLA Molalla Creme Frese basketball team lost to the Ny Octa Roe college quintet on the Molalla floor Friday night 47 to 30 C Frese (SO) (47) N. Octa Roe Jaatlnen 10 Heino Reed 11 Thronson 4 Waller t Dahl Referee: Slyter. Robbins 10 Shafer 12 Woods t Harvey Rickenbacker Says US WiU Be in War MEXICO CITYr Dec 22-jp-Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker. World wsr ace, said today on his arrival here for a vacation that he be lieved the United States would bo st war against Germany by next summer . ' Rickenbacker, president of East ern Air Lines, said that In his opinion, with the cooperation of America's Spanish-speaking ' na tions, the United " 8tates would coon be the greatest military power in the world. " T" Both Scrimmage, Nebraska Against 'Scout Troops and "T Formation - PALO' ALTO. 'Caiif Dec. 22-Vty-More scrimmage was ordered for Stanford's Rose bowl football team after Coach Clark Shaugh nessy watched the Indians go through a long, hard-hitting drill today. Rain and Influenza have cost the Indians half a dosen outdoor practice sessions, putting ' them far behind in their practice sched ule. Spectacular pass catching by End Fred Meyer featured today's scrimmage, which concentrated on-new pass plsys trom. the T! formation to be used against Ne braska in the Rose bowl Jan nary 1. The scrimmage tomorrow will be the last on the Stanford prac tice field. The first contingent of IS - Indian footballers, southern California boys going home for Christmas, will more southward Tuesday night. The remainder of the squad will leave Stanford Christmas night. PHOENIX, Arts.. Dec 22 Coach Biff Jones sent his Ne braska varsity today against the "scout troops who patterned sft er Stanford's tricky forma tion. In the only practice session of the day, behind locked gates, the Cornhuskers got a taste of the big threat which Stanford Is ex pected Co unfold in the Rose bowl on New Tear's day. The "scout troops' tutored by observers of the r" formation are fire and six-year students at Nebraska who did not play during their sophomore year to conserve their eligibility. Coach Jones, apprehensive that an extra week of inactivity might have slowed up his players be fore they started west, found his squad in better form than ex pected. As a result, workouts on the canvas-screened practice field were cut from two to one a day. Unless there are unforeseen de velopments, training win continue oa that basis until the team leaves Saturday for Pasadena, Calif. Giant Simon Wins With 73-Lb. Edge NEW YORK. Dec. 23-JP)-Abe Simon, the New York giant who has been mentioned as a march opponent for Joe Louis in Detroit "picked on" little AI Delaney to night and won a 10-round deci sion before a crowd of 3000 fans at the Royal Windsor palace. Abe won the fight but Lelaaey. giving away 72 94 pounds, won the cheers trom the crowd as he walked in round after round and befuddled the huge New Yorker with left hooks. Slraoa weighed 25H. Delaney 183. Abe won simply by overpower ing the game battler from Oab awa, Canada, and cutting him down with fearful blows to the body. Delaney was floored early in the third when one of these blows landed smack on his chin. He took a nine count Kovacs Is Winner At Indoor Tennis OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 22-(A) Foxy Frank Kovacs of Oakland. Calif., won the ainglea champion ship of the annual Oklahoma in door tennis tournament Sunday night, defeating Bobby Riggs of Chicago, the national Indoor champion, i-4, T-t, t-4. Returning to the court lees than three hours after his semi-finals match which went 23 games, Ko vacs held the upper hand most of the way and appeared little the worse for wear. On his way to the title. Kovacs defeated Wayne Sabte of Portland. Or.: Ed "Lefty" Brown of Waco. Tex.; Ed Overholser of Oklahoma City and Wallace Meador of Dal las. Run One-Two V- V ' - - i ; ; Byrssi Nessosi ajai Cajts Victorious ta ths f 10.000 IGaml. -Fm, "Opca golf tourney. Byron Nelson of Toledo, a. left, is shown with Clayton Hsafacr ot LtavCla, N. C. who finished second to Nelson. The Toledo sharpshooter Shot, a 271. nine under par. U beat out Seaxner by one strokn. , Salem. Orocjosu TussJaj' Thorpe Denies Game's Faster Plenty of Deep Stuff in His D ay and Blocking too, Jim Insists Br GAYLE TALBOT NEW YORK. Dec 23,-;P)-In-dlan Jim Thorpe, generally ac counted the greatest all-around athlete who ever lived, refuses to concede that football has Im proved a particle sine the days when he was carrying the ball for Carlisle more than 30 years go. , . 'These bowl teams are not a bit. better than we were." he in sists. "Those old Carlisle teams could play , against them todsy with exactly the ssme success. I only wish I was playing now against some of these fanny de fenses they rig up flve-maa lines and that sort of stuff. It would be a cinch for me." Jim. after soma hard year out on the coast. . is doing m. lot1 bet ter. He has caught on as a lec turer and -Is troddlng the- boards' almost nightly, telling the young sters ot a new generation how he skinned the world at the Stockholm Olympics In 1$ II and other assorted recollections trom his amaxlng athletic career. The peerless Thorpe has bal looned about the middle, but his arms and legs still are hard and his thick hair still jet black. He entered Carlisle in 1904 and played football for 23 years. He never was hurt in college, but the professionals "braised me up a bit now and then." he admits. Had Even More Them Jim dldnt get really warmed up until it was suggested, mildly, that present-day football with its deception and fine blocking must be quite an eye-opener for a man who played in the old "bone crunchlng" days. "Whadda ya mean?" he de manded. "They haven't got a thing we didn't have, and we had something- they haven't got now sixty-minute ball players. These kids now train 'to play about six minutes st a time. We were lucky to have one good substitute. "When I was at Carlisle we used spinners laterals, huddles and silent signals. We used this new-fangled T' formation and the double wingback. both. The crowd didn't know where the ball was half the time until the tackle was made. Ask any guy who tried to pmy against us. And don't think there's any thing new about this blocking. They gave me plenty of It. Only difference is that they block a little higher nowadays." Snead Wins Over Cuba Star Easily HAVANA, Dee. 23.-(A)-Sam Snead. the West Virginia clouter, shot rounds of 49-48 1ST, seven strokes under par, to defeat RuM no Oonsales of Cuba In a 34-hole medal play golf match Sunday to settle a bet of 15000 a side be tween their backers, Thomas Sher lln of New York and Thorwald Sanches of Cuba. Gonsales hsd a 71-71 142. A steady drissle made the fair ways and greens soggy and re stricted the crowd to about 100O, The weather seemed to hamper Oonsales, a 22-year-old former caddy, more than it did Snead. The Cuban not only was consist ently outdriven, but he putted er ratically at times. Rosenberg May Be Traded PORTLAND. Dec 22.-A)-Rol-lie Sehefter. business manager of the Portland Coast league base ball team, said this weekend he intended to trade Harry Rosen berg, veteran outfielder. in Miami Goli Morning, Docombor 24, 1343 Bowling Scores COMMKRCIAI, LEAGUE Nicholson's. Insurance Ctter 122 172 134 Nicholson Kerbq . Harvey Gage . . Jit lit 5t .1Kb 21t 144 .121 122 ltt .181 142 171 Totals .7 It 711 S02 Shawm, Handicap Perd Hunt Austin i , WUHford WllklnS Totals' . 34 .-44 152 144 .13 174 .125 13E .142 202 .202 111 1T7 .214 824 tSl Pittsburgh. Paints Handicap. 43 78 Peterson i tb no Hendrle 144 72 IT 143 121 141 Carstensen. Blatchtord . Coons Llndstrand, Totals' ; .132 13t . 128 -132 . . -14 144 112 -227 352 TT2 Senator Barber Shop Cherrington : 192 ISO. Gnstatsoa 13 10 Kitchen 168 ISO- RichetU 192 200 Dahlbnrf 193 147 1T7 IKS ISS 199 177 Totals .874 S7t 294 Sfcrock's Used Cars Handicap Hart - i I , 8 .no m iti .144 152 120 .134 189 Its .158 153 1T1 -141 224 195 .724 IU 111 Harrington' Hansen Snrock Swan , Totals Friesen's Fwnltnrsv Fully w-149 ; 184 1&3, Quarnero Peterson Patterson Frlesen 148 17 .147 243 134 ,1 .178 194 ,15C .234 . 109 IT Totals ,9sl .297' 24 Cooke's. Otflee .Boys Handicap it , It Barker ,.,...175 15 White 15t 14t; Ross 153 117 It 244. m in 153 ltt English Perry .134 154 424 153 Totals .744 722: 954). Pasdms Garbarino .147 125 Krech 180 124 Burch 120 154 H1U 148 122 Parker 153 147 145 204 142 144 13 Totals .747 794 5-9 V-8 Dallas Handicap 35 IS P. DeGulre 147 151 C. Calliagsworth107 147 Woodman 138 192 Berg 172 147 Towe ,. 121 187 25 154 m I &o 1T9 127 Totals .721 82t TTO State 84. Market Hauser 141 122 McClary 141 14. Mapes ...132 145 Scales 158 142 Pugh 137 19t 129 177 134 224 143 Totals .709 iz rti No Doubt About Bridge Sturdiness SEATTLE. Dec 23 (3") IT there were any doubts about the Lake Watshington floating bridge's ability to stand thrsa ma de rf 'a gale like that ot iha week end. Engineer Charles E. Andrew said today they should bo dis patched with haste. The Washington toll bridgVau thority consultant said the- storm didn't oven rate as "an acid test Heaald the draw span st that east end quivered momentarily.' bat as estimated side away ot siissssl inches In mid-lake was tar assart of two feet alio wane in brldge construcaoav - - -; - Tho only difficulty, ha said, came trom motorists who halts it their ears on tho spaa to watch the lake waves breaking in over the railing. Basketball Rules Confab Scheduled LAWRENCE. Kasw Dec 23. -0P-The national basketball rales committee will meet In : Kansas City March 30 and 21. Dr. For rest C Allen.' Kansas coach, seal Sunday as he packed his bag ftn preparation, for his team's rsatsni invasion. . Tho rules makers will congre gate on March 29 and witness tho game between ths eastern and western playoff chamnioaa for the aatloaal collegiate title, woa last year by Indiana uarrerslty. Bulldogs Defeat -Hollywood Stars I-OS :AJNQlUJDee,r IXHRV By the samo margin that . they lost tho3 last meeting, tho Loe An. galea Bulldogs nosed out tho Hol lywood Uars Sunday in a Pacific Coast pro leaguo game;-14 ts 12. Tho 8tara tallied twice U the see ond taarter. but tho . Bulldegs saxae hack with third and fourth-, sjuartee touchdowns and. converted . botbv times. .... , ; ; .