Sport : Sparks By RON GEMMELL . From' where this observer sits (and you just ought to see. the : Jeefrpver-head position), seven of Mne 9r" Oregon state high School hoop clubs which will begin battling for the 1941 sil -ver here two weeks' from - to morrow (didn't realize it was that close, did yout) have cinches on tournament berths while a cou ple others need only to go through 1 the motions to assure theirs. "V In the cinch category you may . -include, if you haven't anything "better to do, Klamath Falls, North Bend, - Eugene, McMinnville, As Toria, Columbia Prep and Salem. X3 these, only Salem, Astoria and "Eugene are at this writing (for ; lack of something more appropri ate to call it) -dead mortal cinches, but the others are so near to it you could smell , 'em if . your cold was better. . "Other teams with at least one-handed grips on district ti ties include CorvalHs and Sil ' - verton, while pretty fair bets to. ceme through - are 'Pendleton," Ashland and Oregon City. Ques- tfon mark districts Include . numbers one, nine, . 13 and 14 -alt. very good n ambers if yon - happen to be fond of number. District Data. i The district-by-district dope as ' of , 3 p m. (PST) Monday, Feb ruary 24, 1941, looked something like this: - - In the east: No. 1 LaGrande and Baker tied; to play one game for the title. I still like Baker. No. 2 Pendleton to play The Dalles, winner of last night's game with -Hood River for title. Will take Pendleton, thank you. No. 3 Burns and Bend battled for the right to play K. Falls a two-of-three series, with Bend . winning. The Lava Bears are just wasting their time. In the deep sooth: No. 4 'Ashland leading but needing wins over Grants Pass and Medford to cinch it. Should Ashland beat Grants Pass tonight but succumb to Medford Friday, the district would be thrown into a three-team tie between Medford, Ashland and Roseburg. Ashland has the edge. Along the coast: No. 5 North Bend has sweet pitching, Sammy Crowell, so that's " than N6. 10 Astoria is in. Central stations: No. 9 Unreported, but the fighting apparently is between Forest Grove, Sherwood and Bea verton. ! ,t No. 13 Looks like, an -Estcada- Gresham scrap. . No. 14 Scappoose appears to have' edge,' but I don't know how sharp it is. : " Willamette valley: , . ' No. 6 Eugene a. cinch. No. 7 -Corvallis a game in front but Albany and Lebanon on the Spartans' tails. - - No. 8 McMinnVille has little competition under the new redis tricting' program. Wonder- why? . No. 11 Sil verton substantially ahead and apparently on the way in. . . Ho. 12-rOregenXity and Molal la destined -to play for title. No. ' 15 Columbia Prep has no competition to speak of. . No. 18 Salem, and no remarks, from. the-pear country, please.- . - " . - - - - Mape Nameg'JStar's T ' .H.' Maple, the Unemployed Man,' came back -from the Western In - tematlonal meeting at' Yakima with a 'yen .for some! sleep and a strong dislike for, the .disparaging remarks yours incerely ' authored in regard to this year's' Northwest . conference .casaba circuit ' . " ' 1 give- the lie- to ibis eol . nmn'o pinion that the confer-, - enee teams were far,. below. par. for that coarse" and that there , wasn't one outstanding player In the league; t h e Sappy One names an all-star east which he - says la a very fine one Indeed. 1 ' , His nominations: Norm Walker of CPS and Sum Gallaher of Wil lamette, forwards; Howard Eber ly, Willamette, , center; . Turman ' Osborn "of ' Pacific, and Johnny -, Kolb of Willamette, guards. Team j two includes Cross of CPS, Han son of I Jn field, Van Camp of CPS, Kretchmeier of Whitman and Gronquist of Linfield, t Allasamee, It Is this ebserv t err opinion the 1939 Willamette- team of Quesseth, Skopil, Anton, White and Eberly or Kolb would have swept through . the 1941 competition In a breese. Wl League Schedule Appears Saturday In The Statesman v.' .': ...V . 'v:. . ' . For convenience of baseball fans; the official 1941 Western Inter national league baseball schedule will appear in - The ; Statesman sports section Saturday 'morning, March 1. ,-!: . ' '-f Fans are advised to clip the schedule for reference during the season. . . , ; Salem plays, at - home for the first two series," ' meeting Wenat chee May1 1-2 and Yakima . May 3-4 before taking to the road. Introducing New WlSkipper r -, , - - ' . p - - : fc- , . '' , : t 'f t ' ' - - . f ' ' ' , 4 ' f -.: v . 'v r.- . ' :: lr ;).; Horace "MpKoehter, who was recently named manager of the Ta eoma Tigers of the Western International league for the 1941 season. Koehler piloted the class C Akron club of the Mid-Atlantic circuit to the title La 1910. Courtesy, the Tacoma Mail-Tribune. U O Frosk Yiks . i - - rm J ewe ii-oiiii -1. t - - . X, - Vie mm. Fung Marks Final Home For Sizzling Salems Fail io see" Salem Wghs iiizling Viks in action at 8 o'clock tonight against the. Oregon Ducklings, and you won't have an other .opportunity to see 'em here.for-353 hours. . , . . Reason:. It's their last home game of the regular season and the next chance to watcn 'em nere Stanford May 'j Forfeit to Cougars, Said PALO ALTO, Califs Feb. 24-()-Director of Athleticg Alfred R. Masters of Stanford university said today that unless he - could work out a plan to have examina tions of basketball players "defer red it would be necessary "for the team .to forfeit its playoff series with Washington State college for the Pacific Coast conference championship, In such an event, Masters said, Stanford also would be unable to compete in the Na tional - Collegiate . AA "tournament at the University of Kansas. Stanford, winner of the south ern division title, Is slated to meet Washington State at . Pull man March 14, li and -17. Exami nations fall In "this period. - Mas ters said he was Interviewing faculty men individually in an ef fort to have the dates deferred. Idaho Drops Washington, 44-38 Vandals Move Step From Cellar Slot Koitiera Division Standings t W L Pet Pf WSC - . 11 i -6 613 Oregon State ' 7 4 .636 400 Oregon 6 7 .462 540 Washington 4 9 .308 486 Idaho 3 S .250 423 Pa 522 360 502 557 491 MOSCOW, Idaho, Feb. 2i-JP)-The University of Idaho Vandals moved another step away from the northern division Coast con ference basketball cellar tonight with a 44 to 38 victory over the wobbly University of Washington Huskies. . The. half time score was Wash ington 11, Idaho 17. With the exception of a few minutes at the end of the two halves and at the opening of the second half, the game was a dull, dragging affair with neither team showing any speed or basket hit ting ability. Both teams used a man to man defense and a slow breaking, set formation style of offense. Ron Harris, Idaho forward was the top point getter, scoring 11 points and followed by J. Voelker, Washington, with 10. Wash. (38) Fg Ft Pf Tp Dalthorp, f 2 0 3 4 Nelson, f 1 Lindh, f LI J. Voelker, f ...3 Schlichting, c 1 .J2 Pf Tp 2 4 V 1 "HI 4 3 Gilmur, c Morris g Leask, g .. Fliflet, g Totals Idaho (44) Steele, f . Turner f Harris, f Hopkins, f Hilton, c Link, g-. Sullivan, g Thompson, g Anderson, g '. ' Totals Halftime score Idaho 17. " Free throws missed: Dalthorp, Nelson, "J. .Voelker 2, Schlichting, Gilmur 2, 'Leask 2, Turner, Nel son 3, Anderson. . Referee,' Eddie Chinske, Mon tana; umpire, Archie Buckley, Washington State. l 14 Fr .i 2 .4 2 1 -0 .4 .1 .0 Ft 0 0 3 4 0 1 1 0 1 10 Ft 0 2 3 1 5 0 2 1 0 14 2 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 13 2 5 10 2 5 8 4 1 38 2 0 2 0 1 13 .15 Washington 11, Angels Play Last Conference Game WithAngel Preps . UT. ANGEL Making a desper ate attempt to break into the win column of the Oregon Intercol legiate conference, the Angels face their; last conference oppon ent Wednesday, when, they go up against a strong Oregon college of Education team at Monmouth. ' This marks their tenth and fi nal 'Conference game. The -Monmouth . Wolves eked out a win from the Angels last month. i;".;n ir,v mwi arm mom Hawaii -Film Set At Waller HaU ? - Films of Honolulu and of the Oregon State-University of Ha waii basketball game played there a year ago are to be shown! in Waller hall tonight at 7:30 by Dr David B.. HUL fc RJ S. "Spec" Keene, director of the Hawaiian tour that will take the Willamette football team to Honolulu for a game with the U of Hawaii . next, December, Is sponsoring t&e picture. 'Second Choice9 Reason Wicks Declines, Report SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 24 VP) Charles R. Stark, Spokesman-Review sports editor, in a signed story tonight, said he had learned that Guy Wicks, athletic director of the University of Idaho, southern branch, Pocatello, turned down the directorship at the University of Idaho at Moscow today. because of the ma neuvering which preceded his appointment. Stark said Wicks was really Softball Meet Loses Money The 1940 state softball tourna ment here lost the state associa tion $188.80, State Director Dwight' Adams reported at Sun day's association meeting here, which drew 42 delegates. Director Adams' - financial re port said the women's tourney in Albany netted a profit of $48.74. He said the state association in creased its resources during the 1940, season, but showed a de crease in attendance. All association officers were re elected; including: C. H. Knicker bocker, McMinnville, president; David White, Portland, vice-president; Dwight Adams, Albany, state director; Ralph Guynes, Ore gon City, secretary-treasurer; and H. V. ' Collins, Salem, director-at- large. Woodbiirn Sets Final Games WOODBURN Two Big Nine league games and a pair of district 11 clashes remain on the schedule for Coach Hal Chapman's Wood burn Bulldogs. Big Nine games include Wood burn at Parkrose Tuesday and Gresham at Woodburn w Friday. Dates for the district 11 games, one with Mt Angel and one with Dal las, have not been released. Woodburn is in third place in Big Nine standings, with 11 won and four lost, and still retains a chance at second place. Blf Nine Lcagn Standings W L. P W L, Pet SUrerta 13 I M7;MoUlla 1 r .47$ Parkrose 1Z 3 .BOO KMacada t ..OM Weodka 11 4 .733 Sandy S S .3SS Gretham IS C .425 Chem'w X 13 J 33 Corkctt S 1 .533, Can y . 1 14 JSl second choice for athletic direct or at Moscow, and had been named only after the re gents, meeting in Boise Saturday had agreed to appoint George Green, Lewiston normal athletic director, but had finally discarded him be cause it. was feared the Idaho ne potism law would makethe ap pointment illegal since. Green is a son-in-law of Regent W. C. Geddes. BOISE, Idaho, Feb. ti.-JP)-The University of Idaho board of rerents has "no one else in mind' for the position of ath letic director. President H. C Dale said today after Coach Guy Wicks of the university's south ern branch turned down the post. Dale, Informed by reporters of Wicks announcement, made at Pocatello, expressed "regret' that the southern branch men tor would not accept' the uni versity post at Moscow. Wicks said "financial as pects' prompted his decision but he declined immediately to amplify his statement. It had been the intention, the story continued, to name Green athletic director and Orville Hult of Albion normal head football coach, but since Hult is also a rel ative of a regent, his name was likewise discarded. Wicks was agreed on at a nigit meeting and at that time indica ted he would accept. Stark said, and added: - "Sometime -between then and today noon Wicks apparently was advised of the situation as it stood and immediately indicated his re luctance to accept." In connection with the coaching post, the sports editor said he was informed that R. L. "Matty" Mat thews of Portland university and a former Idaho coach, was now favored and would probably be offered the position when the re gents meet again. The Weather (Wet) Isn't Pal As Baseball Op ens in Sumy Gal LOS ANGELES, Feb.24.-(P)-Spring and baseball came to Southern California today as ma jor and minor league players took over the sports front for training. Rain during the morning for the most part threw a wet blan ket over the inaugural ceremon ies attendant to . creaking - joints and dormant muscles, but ' a bright sun in mMafternoon gave promise that the gloomy days might be over and clear; weather will prevail for a time, at least. Manager Frankie Frisch marsh alled his National league Pirates into company; at San Bernardino, Jimmy Dykes -sent his : Chicago White Sox through a ; spirited "lobby" warm-up in their Green hotel base at Pasadena ; and be loved Connie Mack prepared the city of Anaheim without a bat tle with his Philadelphia' Ath letics. ' 1 i : . The fourth major club, the Chi cago ' Cubs, . was . enroute to the coast and will arrive Wednesday. preceding immediately from here to their Catalina Island quarters where Manager Jimmy Wilson awaits. ' . On the Pacific coast league front, Los Angeles, Portland, and Hollywood began practice, while the champion Seattle Rainlers were already well established in nearby San Fernando. . ;.. Los Angeles, at - Ontario, with Manager Arnold Statz in control, reported rain and a damp park, and : the same came from - Bill Sweeney and his Hollywood stars at FJsimore and Oscar Vitt and the Portland club at Santa Mon ica. : ' ' Cedric Durst, skipper of San Diego's Padres, ushered his pit chers and catchers into uniform at sunny El Centro and made ar rangements for the arrival of the rest of the club later this week. . The 1941 baseball' season was officially of f but so was the wea ther. ' won't come until 1 pjn. Wednesday.- March"" 12, when hey tee-off the' 1941 state tournament against the district 13 champ,' as yet un known. ' It is also the last home floor, romp for three regulars, Irish, Bower and Salstrom, and ' for two reserves, Pearmlne and ' ling." Reserve seats are on sale at Cliff Parker's. " Honest John Warren's baby Oregons come to the capital city with a reputation- of knowing their way around a hoop haven at either the full-charge or apply-. Aumsville Nigs '- .V Jefferson Five ' AUMSVILLE A see-saw hoop game resulted in a 23 to '22 win for Aumsville over Jefferson high in . a game here Friday night, hooping the winning points in the last few seconds. jfsf , , ': tjJr I ' . - Bob Irish Jl V-'? He plays 'bis fl- hC -V X'"' nal home game " " - V. -i'-Z - for Vlks to- "''. ; V,VW niaht. ?':: ' 'Gats Get Conference .brown- Back as Oilfield Defeats ; CPS'I'ggere,54to"53:-'. vj;.. t jnnlfl vlrtorv returns the Northwest conference eham- ' plonshlp to Willamette alter an absence f one year. The Bear. " rata last foll-fledaed tiUe was in if 39, when they won 13 games, 1 lncladlng "double counters' to butja smgie loss, and scored Z7 4 , points to 541 for opponents. - ! , 1 , ,. L - TACOMA, Feb. 24 W Willamette university! backed into the Northwest conference basketball championship' tonight when a last minute scoring spree by Linfield college defeated College of Puget Sound 5453. , , TPS would have had to win: both, tonight aisid ; tomorrow . from Linf ield to cinch m tie with. Willamette for the crown. Field goals Dy juen jones ana uon nan- . seh in the final seconds, of play; brought; the Linfield victory, , . l High, scorers Were' Norm Walk; eri and Tom Cross jof CPS withv.. 19 points each and! Hansen with"" Three Win in i (u Chiu'cli Loop; the-brakes systems, but 'pref ering the rapid ramble. . The Ducklings have dunked the Oregon State Rooks in two pf three slow-' em-down games, while the rest of their victories have been fast - running, high -scoring affairs that include a 65-49 de cision over the Viks at Eugene. It is probable Warren wfll open with Simons en, ex-Astorian, and Christenson, ex - Tillamook, at forwards; Jackson, ex -Dallas, at center; and Newland, ex-Medford, and Wrenn at guards. Coach Hauk means to start his regular quint of swifties Sal strom, Simmons, Irish, Bower and Coons. The Vik Jayvees play a 6:30 preliminary. Wolves Wallop Pacific 37-34 MONMOUTH The Eastern Oregon College of Education Wolves walloped Pacific Univer sity's Badgers 37 to 24 here Mon day night. The Wolves opened the game by bucketing in 12 points before the Badgers scored, but Substitute Reed came in to heave through il points on a solo shooting ex hibition and narrow the advant age to one point before the Mon mouth collegians pulled out a 19-15 halftime lead. Junior Hartman, with four bas kets, headed a second half OCE offensive that enabled the Wolves to pull safely away. Coach Al Cox put Mascal on Pacific's Reed In the second half, Mascal holding him to three coun ters in the period. Pacific 24 Slyter Ireland Newby Oberturf 6 Haller 4 27 Wolves 11 Hartman - 2 Czedlak 4 Reed 6 Hogan 8 Mascal Sub for Pacific: Reed 14. For Wolves: Mauldlng 6. Officials: Steelhammer, Salem, and Graham, Monmouth. Olds Appointed To Game Body Francis R. Olds, retired shoe store proprietor of Klamath Falls, was appointed by Gov. Charles A. Sprague Monday as a member of the state game commission suc ceeding Kenneth Moody. His term, beginning today, will run for five years, . :V . Olds received the endorsement of several sportsmen's associations in Lake county. Now the manager of one of Klamath county's largest estates, he is a former city coun cilman. ' " v Dragons Bill Mix With Angel Preps DALLAS The, Dallas Dragons this week meet the ; ML Angel Preps in a game which will go a long,, way toward determining Dallas chances m district 11 bas ketball competition. H i Dallas hopes for ' victory in creased with the return of sharp shooting BiU Blackley, , who has been- out of the lineup due to Ill ness. Blackley will pair with Ri chardson in the guard slots, Kroe ker wSU play the center slot and J. Boydston' and McMorris will be at forwards. WSD Girli Win Washington's state . deaf school girls hoop team defeated the Ore gon deaf school's sextet 27 to 9 here Saturday. Gulotta, a sub for the WSD girls, led 'the .scoring with 13 points. Salem. Orecjon, Tuesday Morning, February ;25. 1941 Bowling Scores COMMERCIAL LEAGUE Frtesen'a FwBttr Handicap . , '. ..... 34 Fxicsen . 172 Peterson : 130 Simons 34 176 155- 34162 152500 144429 Patterson . Jack Cberrincton Totals I - lU Ma lit 443 150 175 16148 19 149 169 513 K4 .lm 870 7573 Straw Straw W. Straw B. Straw 1 ATcrul ... . ' i .i King Newman - 157 17S 17S 147 135 17S. 233 180 177 . 1S8 ICS 605 114-440 181485 150963 161 52S Totals Bosle Clcctrto Handicap Lama, . faraer 872 872 779 251 Kenyon Boater . Clark ToUU X 188 138 154 12S 177 S 180 159 179 132 122 S S 178528 151448 145-478 158 418 131430 Plttstonrsk FaJaU Peteraon .. r Hendria. , BUtchford Undstrand Cantensen -. Total ' ,' Skawa Handicap . ,. .., , Shaw , " Hunt 787 774 73 2304 185 158 ' 187530 148. 139 189 4M 133 134 125383 169 153 158480 165 189. 163616 1m 773 822 2415 Austin Grilley WUleiord' Totals . :ks Clark Ross 151 171 149 142 153 12S 134 111 36 172. 168 611 182 -146477 175 434 302 AOS 109 HI 808 ' 788 844 243S English Barker Perry Totals 130 v!31 154-37 155 ,169 221 211 168 172 158419 151442 151478 203633 170619 ,829 820 833 2482 Pa alas Taccer Garbarino , L Krecn Burcta . Hill - ' . , Edwards 145 159 198 179 127 202 198 204 179 172 821 180527 163514 208608 141499 Totals . 897 904 884 2069 State Street Market Handicap ... Hauser Roto Mapes ; : Scale KleinXe Totals is 157 143 152 131 167 IS 139 113 123 167 159 15 45 24850 158414 183460 189487 149457 Christ Lutheran defeated Con gregational 50 to 41, Court Street Christian .defeated. Summit Meth odist 48 to 32 and' Presbyterian defeated First Baptist 4&-to 19 in C church league, basketball play last night .; v. . i . Iligh scorers Included Battalion of Lutheran with 24; Bradshatv of Congregational w i th 20, Arm strong of Court Street Christian with 24 and C. Priem of ; C Street Christian with 22. ; 41 Lutheran - 5e Fox Minneman Battalion. 24 Myer. 9 " Eridreson 11' Congregational 1 20 Bradshaw ' 5 Pevee j - Smith I 16 Yocom I , ' Smit cd' Christian 48 D; Armstrong 24 C. Priem 22 ; Li Armstrong Winkenwerder 2 R. Armstrong I 32 Methodist 31 A. McDowell J i 7 Dorh 1 It' McDowell 12. Adams j 5 Soiithwich Presbyterian 46 McDonald 18 Patton 6 Bums' Adams 8 Bates 4 Substitutes: Gahlsdorf 2 fiex, 3. 19 1st Baptist 2 Fox ' c Robertson 4 Morley 4 Gallagher . Casteel for I Presbyterian: For Baptist, Gof- 9 ( 765 719 948 2431 Nicholson's Insurance Handicap 34 Utter 141 Payne : 161- NiChOtB441 Harvey Cage 157 . 149 - 221 34 99 174 154 144 168 34102 129360 152487 163473 181473 198 87 Totals - 862 764 S38 2482 Ikm-k'i r4 Cars Harrtnarton ! 181 156 194541 Hiirim 168 168 159495 Hanson 155 181 19 605 Rnrock , , 113 118 157390 Swan . . 191 171 184546 Totals 810 804 843 2471 V-a, Dallu Hanaicap 33 213 A. CoUmsworth C. Ctollinsworui - 171 Woodman 163 Berg i i Wt Grant 139 33 141 163 168 159 177 . 33 99 223577 197531 171502 112428 191497 ... 876 841 917 2634 Totals Saar Barker Skoa Cherrington . 182 178 179639 Gustafson 158 141 181 ,500 Dahlbers 1 123 193 152468 rUcketts 295 199 223624 Masm 69 200 201 59 Totals 939 929 938 2670 OSD Five Sliattert 15Tt 'ear Record . Oregon state deaf school hoop team accomplished its first Victory In 13 years over -meWashington state deaf school team here Satur day winning by a 38 to S3 score. Home and home games are played between the two schools annually. The Washington team won the first game of this year series, as it had every game for the last 15 years, or 30 meetings. Clip This On! - Uorih 450: I IS cohhtesy ticket This coupon and 30 cents wilf entitle the holder to 75 cent reserved seat thronzh the courtesy of The Oregon Statesman. " . - r Pod and BacIzoirGas ihm'ch Named SPR A Prexy Elmer J. Chiurch of Salem. president of the Salem Hunters and Anglers club, added another presidency Sunday when the Sportsmen's Recreational Protec tive association of Oregon named him its head. f Church succeeds T. Leland Brown of The Dalles' as theor ganization's .second f president ard will preside over th next quarter ly meeting here in;Salem. Th dfte is. tentatively set for the ond Sunday in May. ' Others elected at Sunday's ses sion, held in Troutdale, included: John Shythe; Madras, secretary; and Lynch, Redwood, vice-presl-denf- ! - it ; ; - jThe SPRA, which has a mem bership of 25 sportsmen's clubs in Oregon, originated three years ago out of the Deschutes river prob lem. J j : ' " ' ' 'Hi ! '4' mi 7 U Lef J J At M TRAINS ast na Pirtliii Tomx-ewrmmUmiomi Umtm and taste are catered to la the choloe of tlieso Tory dlstlactlTO trains. PORTLAND ROSE iUmy PeVtlaW 93 p. m. Jelly i Arrfvo Chkaao 8s30 a. a. (4th day) PACIFIC LIMITED- i Lmv PoHlaad 8.-QO a. aw Jaily ) ArrfyeCfckaia M5js aw 144 Uy) Tfio $trcamlinQr-4 cut or roKTiANo Low PordaaW 6l30 a. as. oo tit 1st, 7kW. 13th, Wth ad 25tk. Arrive Cbtcaf ItdSm Of4 - saviaf 17 boars. No mxtxa lai. Portor gevfee ID VS. v7 77 mi Mobs rf LOW COACH FARES -fi From Portland ZTX CHICAGO I S39.SO One Way , i j VWt BwTaOw. tiUaa. oa fecfroataee Wlaies-Spoita Capital For 4eUik innll SOUTH ERN PACiriO AGENT, ir' GEN. PACa AOENT. Pit-i tor Ularft. fartlaaa. I Ccliscnn Pcriland Thcnday, Feb, 27ih 0:33 P.IL i n