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Sport Sparks By RON GEMMELL .A couple of fullbacks who as high school huskies pounded each other all over Sweetland field one autumn day in 1938, may get the opportunity for a repeat performance in the state of Oregon's Big Game next No vember 29 ... On the Oregon State side may be the large Mr. Jim Busch of Suverton and on the Oregon side, the stubby, spunky Mr. Butch Nelson of Salem. Busch, who in his first , two years with the Orange varsity didn't have every opportunity in the world to show his pigskin prowess for the simple reason he was behind a couple of pretty fair fullbacks in Jim Kisselburgh and Kenny Dow, is going to get his big chance this year , . .Backfield Coach Hal Moe intimated as much in a bit of a pow-wow with your correspondent recently. In order to hold down the number one fullback berth, thinks Moe, Busch Is going to have to sharpen his defensive . play somewhat and must learn to "lay It on" a little harder and straighter when packing- the mall ... "Jim has a tendency to try to be too fancy when pack lag the ball, Instead of power ing straight ahead,' Moe says. Competition Plentiful. As is also the case with Nelson down at Oregon, there is no lack of competition for Busch at the Beaver camp ... In there battling him for the job will be Lewis She! ton, the b e 1 1 e r-than-200 pound sophomore who displayed speed enough for a halfback in his Rook season, and Joe Day, the Seaside youngster who saw serv ice at halfback last fall . . . Now weighing over 190, Day is to be given a chance at fullback, ac cording to Moe. While Hal foresees another suc cessful season for Stanford's razzle-dazzle, he doesn't believe it will be the overwhelming success that l it was last year . . . "Re member" says Hal, "that we all have pictures of that staniora of fense now, and will be in much better shape to cope with it. BUI Butte, the ex-Salem high tackle who showed so much promise as a Beaver Rook and whom Headman Lonnie Stiner and Moe considered an out standing varsity prospect, ran Into scholastic difficulties and Is now out of school . . . Should he be able to patch up his book work and rkeep It there, how ever,, he most assuredly will see service this fall. Some Schedule! Have you noticed." asks Hal. what an easy opening schedule we have? . . . Just Southern cai at Lm ! Aneeles. Washington at Seattle and Stanford at Portland on consecutive Saturdays, that s Hi-. About the only way it could be tougher would be to add Oregon jfor the fourth weelc or Via uaain.n -e Your j correspondent was very happy to hear Moe, who Drougm nn the subiect without any urg tag, state he believed Don Coons a superior all-around - end than Joe Wendlick . . . Wendlick, you remember, was the darling of Portland scribes, despite the fact rmm wan turning in better games Saturday after Saturday. "Coons more than made up for his lack of weight with smart end play, says Moe . . . "Something many, overlooked was the fact Coons played left end, the place where most of the opponents' stuff Is directed, while Wendlick played the of - f.nlv 1-irht And SOOt. Moe jUso substantiated another f vnur corresDondent's pet con tentions namely, that the reason Kennv Dow didn't see more ser vice was that he never overcame defensive weaknesses . V. He was a better ball-earner wan xussei m but few fullbacks any where could equal the defensive ability of Big Jim. Prelim Signed For Hostak Mix " SEATTLE, March 24-)-Pro- . - : j J. moter Nate wunnao " he had signed Harry "Kid" Mat thews, Emmett, Idaho, and Book rr , wachinvtm. Sacramento. CaliL, for 10-round j middle- ;w .v.t.finil tn tVi Anril 1 VVCi&Ub - comeback fight between former middleweight champion (4-state . . .. . tf.u.l. T .a t M. mnet variety j Ai nosu, tckw Ben Brown, Auama. .- r . T7tcn Oilers Fail axia SUCCESS for S00 Tr im CHIHA. vitV ilm.at rn r AfFLlCTED 4 rdrra. loitl. hMrt. leas, arm. kMaey. ". . aalipati. leer, dlabetla. Ur. kl. f- CLarlia Chan Chinese Ilerb Co. Office BMi 0l 'Te. SaU m. U Sv So a. aa4 We. a ta lo ts U)7ff 12 I x -- n 122 N. Caml SU Batewa, Or. Brooklyn Dodgers: Hopes fSJkY 'V' VCAR r4 UAS AUDI MOP isisss YKr f) -cue. oT " ' ''v?5 . iv oaSjsa Wa PBHS6 I - T m kCw L.J HJcgwe : : : : Four Share Medal Honors as 127 Qualify for tity Golf Meet Heated Rounds Expected in Titular Flight Medal honors were j shared by four contestants at tie close of qualifying play in the seventh an nual Salem city golf .tournament late Sunday. Jim Russell on the final day turned in ah even par 72, matching those recorded pre viously by Bob Utter, Orville Beardsley and Frank jShafer. Three of the entrants bunched at 78 were drawn fori the cham pionship flight so that only six strokes separated the? leaders from those who barely squeezed in, a circumstance hich pre sages tight competition for the big trophy. Battling i the other flights will however jbe equally spirited. Bright sunshine and shimmer ing fairways failed tjo lure the expected number of jlate quali fiers on Sunday ancE the entry list stopped at 127, a sharp drop from the 180 who participated in 1940. The decrease J was more marked in the junior tournament which drew only seven entries, than in the senior which attract ed 120, just enough to fill out IS flights of eight. j First round play, ending next Sunday night, is in flights of 16 but beaten eights will form new flights. The drawing and tele phone numbers: j Chaanptonshlp a4 first j Bob Utter vs. Glen Lertgren 5366. Ceorse Scales 8356 vs. F. B. Patterson 7068. ft. Walt Cline. jr, 7777 v$. Bud Water man. I . Tony Painter vs. rranlt phafer 5029. Orv Beardsley 8998 vsi J. C. Emlen 4335. SI . K. Kail 5184 vs. John Creech 6527. Don Hendrie 8819 vs. Russ Bonesteele 4545. M Ralph Mapes 7045 vs. Jim RusseU 6753. Secwad aX Third Lynch 9183 vs. Alley, f i Dr. Bates S906 vs. Olinfger 7839. McLeod 7839 vs. MeOtlUster. Hau 4810 vs. Petrc S459. : Harvey 3279 vs. Estey.f J Keawin 4677 vs. Pekar6883. Arehart vs. Dr. -Kvansj 4403. risher 5991 vs. Potts 30 IS. rorUt and rifUt ! I Hunter 4171 vs. Harper 4849. Schooler vs. Martin 4171. McCrarjr 4171 vs. -Marr-5854. Kltzmiller 9101 vs. Jacfcson 6030. Ciboens 9176 vs. Williams. Moon 3420 v. Stevenson .6336. King 4158 vs. McBee, Dallas 1831. DamelL Woodburn, 1614 vs. Nagel 2-1868. f .! :., SUtb, and Seventh j f . Hauk 5202 VS. Alley 4351 " W. Bertelson 4354 vs. iPike. -- Hunui 3575 vs. Curtis! 9101. Sanders. Chemawa. vs. Baldock 4171. CenuneU 8101 vsGlaisyer 417U Bone 644 vs. Gardner 4171. GustsJCsoa 3522 vs. Stoltenberf. Dal las 1583. J ! Buchmann 6188 vs. "Wfoodry 6414. EighUa and Ninth jJ. Toomb 448 vs. Sloan'Xnl. Hansen. 3311 vs. Knipe 4633. DeSart 8985 vs. Gast 14l. . Gilmore 5751 vs. Dr. oseph 4374. Custafson S492 vs. Sie?mund. Stayton Thomas 5066 vs. Mickelson 3282. Hamilton vs. Fish S07S. i rmtwli ssi vs. T.thi 14642. Tenth and Eleventh I I Steel 5471 vs. Carmicaaei . Johnson 4545 vs. Harbison 4334. Benson 9609 vs. Hoffman 9181. . Imlah 2-1727 vs. Snder4091. Ulrich 3278 vs. Kitden B83. Drynan 7647 vs. Boltbn 2-2806. , Dyer 4813 vs. Albers f li J. Bertelson 4553 vs. Lee 1 7331 TweUth and IhirteeBl m Jensen, Monmouth 4d03 vs. HaeXlier. Archer 2-2534 vs. Lance $11. . CrandaU 7126 vs. Stevens: 6747. Murdock 5845 vs. Stone. 9101. ' Abst 9161 vs. Hinx 8604. -: ' Lane 9101 vs. Prw4 Mason. Chemawa. vat Givens 96S9. Shoulderblade, Chefnawa vs. Hoar FMrteenth ' Gateley 4041 vs. Kiner-577. M- Serdotx 9421 vs. Bogers 9141. . him i va W rHirr 4613. - Taylor 8577 vs. B. Biisb. 3505. junior lit at ' Burns vs. Jaskosld. Dunbar vs. Kay. , Otten vs. Sederstrorfu', I Additional Sport On " l!AJOFTttffir&OUNDUP Irish Mentor Would Change Hoop Rules, hut Association Advocates Hands off Policy By ORLD ROBERTSON NEW YORK, March 24-- Pleas to leave the rules alone but standardize tlie playing equipment were presented today at the an nual meeting- of the National As sociation of Basketball Coaches. Starting With the opening speejeh by Pilesident Nat Holman of the Collage of the City of New York and. continuing throughouth jthe day, coaches from every section of the country asked their ffellow-cage- mentors to approve a recommendation to the national Kiles" committee that the ball, typf of backboard, size of floor and ihe lighting be made uniform I A vote will be taken on the proposal tombrrow. and. if ap proved, will be presented to the rules committee at Kansas City next week, j The rules committee, headed by Don White of the University of Connecticut, suggested the play ing surface be standardized at either 82' feel from end line to end line or 8 feet from basket to basket. A uniform 50 feet width was aiked. The commit tee also suggested the backboard be six feet bj four feet, with op tions as to its! shape taken out of the rule book The type oft backboard brought forth a floodj of argument be tween backer of the new fan shaped board and the regulation board. Jack Gardner, Kansas State coach, gave the opponents of the fan shabe an edge when he said it had befen tried in the Big Six conference and in his opinion was a failure Long Island Wins Garden Tourney NEW YORK, March 24-p-Long Island university came from behind in the second half with a great display Of shooting and ball handling to qefeat Ohio univer sity 56-42 in the finals of the national invitation basketball tournament before record crowd of jl 8,377 at Madison Square Garden tonight. 1- Lippy Leo Wants to Know if Those Vitamins Can Hit-'n-Field; Says Pills Won't Win By WHITNEY MARTIN Associated Press Sports Writer TAMPA, Flfc March 24 Ex ercising the freedom of speech in the Grapefruit league: Leo DUrocher, ; discussing the Cardinal outipok--"What I want to know is whether those vitamins can hit and jfield- You've got to get out there and play to win ball games. .You cant do it just by taking pills." ; 1 Gabby Street, watching the pitchers toy jwith the hitter "I think the idfea of sending the pitchers dowrj south ahead of the rest of the (earn is all wrong. They get . a head start and stay ahead of thd batters all spring. and some young fellows nevef get a chancel to show, what they can da"; . j l Charley Gehrinrer, getting in his two-bits Worth daring a dis cussion drawn . f by. the .big. salaries various . players Run High SOUTH BEND, Ind., March 24-(jp)-George Keogan, Notre Dame basketball coach, urged three ma jor changes today in rules "for the good of a great game." Keogan, who is in a hospital suffering, from a heart ailment, and was unable to- attend the na tional coaches association in New York, suggested the following rule changes: Take out the ten-second and three-second rules and restore the centers. "Then you will have a game which contains balance and fin esse," Keogan asserted. Declaring that these three rules were mainly responsible for the "racehorse" basketball being played today, the Irish mentor said: "Teams are now playing in half the floor space allotted by the rules. The defense knows it can hurry into the back court and get set, for the offense has only 10 seconds to carry play into the defensive territory. Gone is the thrill provided by teams which made their opponents play defen sive ball all over the floor." Commenting on the three-second rule, which prohibits a player from holding the ball within the foul circle or its lane, Keogan called it the "pet" of -coaches who advocated zone defense. : "No formation does more to strangle good competition than the zone," he continued. Klamath Voted Into State Loop i -1 EUGENE, March 24-(P-Ore-gon state baseball league official voted Klamath Falls in the circuit here yesterday. They also set the league open ing from May 11, and adopted a one-game-a-week plan instead of two ' each week as played last year. Opening games: Albany at Medford, Toledo at Eugene, Kla math Falls at Bend, Hills Creek, bye. . i "From what I hear I guess there Isn't a player fn the league get ting less than $36,000." Harry Hellman, on the salary situation "Ty Cobb led the league in 1913 or so with a mark of about .300. He held out the next year and it practically took an act of congress to get him to sign. He didn't report unto. April 15. And how much do you think he was holding out for? $15,000." Sam Breadon, on the National league! race "I think the first three dubs will be much closer together down the stretch than they were last year, and will win more games than . the five "other clubs, i And I dont see how they can count the Cardinals out of the race." : .'. Jee Bergs, discussing relief pitching: Td rather start regu larly as yen don't very often have an year stuff when yen g fat there every two or three Soloing Swope on .Optioii . FFOiiii' Bevog Swan's Swing Topples 648, Bowling Meet Twenty-seven of the 132-man field turned in first-round series scores Sunday in The Statesman's all-singles bowling tournament, with Pete Swan's 648 pins the best effort. j Thirteen pins behind Swan was Ralph Mapes, with 625, while B arnica and Poulin each knocked down 613. First-round rolling continues until Friday night of this week. Sunday scores: ! Swan 648 Mapes 62S Kufer 572 McClaxy i 580 .Whit j 560 F. McCarroll 559 Sundin 554 Lloyd 540 Steinbock 539 Friesen i 537 C. Thompson 532 Carkins . 527 Barker 498 P. ThompBon 489 Doc kins H 4C1 Barnica . 613 - 613 - 606 . 603 595 Poulin . Young . Cross Fully Cline. sr. 595 Peterson 589 Coon 579 Ross 57S Greene 577 Kleinke 577 Day 571 Pentathlon Set For April 6 By Molallans MOLALLA The third annual Molalla Pentathlon, a track meet designed for. the "all-around" track man, has been set for Wed nesday, April 16, on the Molalla ovaL ! . M. C. DeUer, Molalla high coach, has issued invitations to 37 Oregon high schools with small and medium sized student bodies. Each of these schools may enter three men in the novel meet. Each entry must enter and finish five events (hence the term Pen tathlon). The events scheduled for the afternoon in their order are: 100-yard dash, shotput, high Jump, broad jump and the mile run. Trophies will be awarded to each of the three teams having the best aggregate scores. Medals will be awarded to the first five individuals of the meet This year a new award will be added to those already given. Ribbons will be presented to the winners of the first five places in each event, making a total of 33 awards. Titular Hoop Games Are Set 1 Second games in the series to determine the Major and Minor leagues basketball champions of 1941 are slated to take place on the Leslie floor tonight, with Craigs and Hollywood vying at 7:30 and the Chemawa All-Stars clashing with Simmons at 8:30. Wins by Hollywood and Che mawa will cinch the titles, while wins by Craigs and Simmons would continue the series into third games. Pistol, Rifle Results Posted SILVERTON All Silverton rifle and pistol matches and jun ior matches conducted at Silver ton for the past five weeks have been completed. Seventy men and boys took part. Junior match results: VFW Vic Tokstad, 100x100; John Strobel, 98; Rollin Wray, 94. Legion Collin Bragg, 90x100; Earl Hartman, 94; Bob Morgan, 94; Jim Morgan, 92. Appeal-Tribune Carl Kellner, 487x600; Henry Gullikson, 482; Gus Gullikson, 472. Starr Hardware sitting match -t-O. W. Olson, 277x300; Gus Gul likson, 266; Bill Jones, 232. Steelhammer-Manolis . standing match Walter Claus, 229x300; B. Zimmerman, 219; G. Gullikson, 218. Grand Aggregate O. W. Olson, 362x400; G. Gullikson, 339; Bill Jones, 334. days. It isnt much of a strain after you get used to it Just like Jumping late cold water. After the first shock you're all right." ; Doc Prothro, on Pee-wee Reese "I could have had him once. and have been sorry ever since I passed up. the chance. I knew he was on the block for , $35,000. Louisville went into a slump, lost something like 14 straight games, and they called me, up and said I could have Reese for Brecken ridge, Hollmgsworth and Sington. I passed it up." . . I ! Bill . Terry, explaining the transplanting of Harry D aiming into the outfield ."I figure any fairly fast ball player can become a good outfielder in a month. They all can catch fly balls. They have to learn to start fast and get rid of the ball fast, as well as where to throw it" . (Set Fallin; Catcher Adams May Be Senatoi in Skipper Griffi By RON Statesman Some of that long-looked-for night, mates, to the extent that our Salem Senators were enriched by. one .outfielder and two pitchers on option from the Portland Beavers. Business Boss Howard Maple, Skipper Bunny Griffiths entered into with E. J. Schefter, presi dent of the Portland Pacific Coast league club, announced that Outfielder Bob Bergstrom and Swope would report here Sun day for the opening of the Sena tor spring training session. In addition. Maple said the prospects of blainiag Catcher Eddie 4 Adams outright from the Beavers look good. Adams who can not again be optioned out by Portland, would come fat pay ment for Outfielder Eddie Wil son, who apparently has earned a starting berth with the Bevos. Bergstrom hit J289 In 67 games with Portland last year, driving in 19 runs. He collected 14 two-base blows and two home runs. Is Ex-Viking Fallin, ex-Salem high righty, who developed his fast one with the Valsetz Loggers and who saw service in 33 games as a relief pitcher for the Beavers last sea son, won one and lost seven for the Portland club. He struck out 89 and walked 97. Swope was also a relief hurler with Portland last season. Skipper Griffiths, who arrived in Salem Sunday, along with Mrs. Griffiths, Is highly optim istic concerning the clab's pros pects. He reported that both Portland and San Diego had agreed to give Salem first op portunity at any ball players either had to option, and that Seattle had also agreed to help. Griffiths said that Major Me Lott, owner of the San Diego Padres, is seriously considering sending Pitcher Del Oliver, who won nine and lost IS for the Sol ons last season, back for another year. Oliver has been showing - well in spring training, but the Padre management feels he might be better off with Salem, where he would have opportunity to take his regular turn on the bill. Business Boss Howard Maple revealed a possibility that Bob White, the husky fireballer who won 12 straight games for Wil lamette in 1949 before he signed with the St. Louis Browns, may become a Solon optionee. White, ordered by the Browns to report to San Antonio of the Texas league, refused to do so. Maple immediately messaged San An tonio, asking that White, who Is employed by the North Ameri can Aviation company and who lias been pitching winter league ball, be sent here on option. Griffiths reported Pitcher Bud Brewer to have signed his con tract with the San Diego Padres and to be "looking good." Pitch ing against the Pittsburgh Pirates for one inning in an exhibition game, Brewer struck out two and allowed one unearned run. The Little Skipper said Outfield r Steve Coscarart would defin itely not be back this season, but voiced an opinion that both Wild William Harris and Charlie Peter sen would return. He expects both, along with Al Lightner, to report by Sunday. Tentative Team Tentative plana voiced by Griffiths would place Lightner at first base, himself at short stop, Lee Shtnn at third, Harris la rightfleld, Petersen in center field and Bergstrom in left. If Adams is obtained, he and Cliff Barker win handle the catching chores, while pitchers are ex pected to inelnde Key Helser. Lee Fallin. Bernie Swope, Gene Fenter and Del Oliver with ether possibilities including Bob White. v Griffiths, who left his Camden, New Jersey home March 2, spent 10. days in California camps look ing over material that might help the Senators. He said he was cer tain that the Salem club would be up there battling in first division if all the assistance promised Is forthrorning. Mat Card Bills Rattan, McCuiii Wild William McCuin and Si lent Battan, earnest, hard-working deaf mute, top Wednesday night's all-star ras&Un cast at the armory." 1 McCuin and Rattan ramble over the onehour or best two falls out of three route. Bulldog Jackson and Walter Sneeze Achiu resume . their , age old mat feud in the semifinal. while Young Gotch and Tex Ha ger open the show in what prom ises to be a 'fast, clean match. Referee Harry Elliott will ; be on deck for all matches, to which women , are to be admitted free of charge. Wisconsin "Wins MADISON, . Wis, March 24-0?) -The University of Wisconsin boxing team scored a 5 to 3 vic tory over Idaho, defending NCAA team champions, tonight before a crowd of 14,500 fan. .Bei?g 99 66 tits Here GEMMELL . - ' ." ' '" 1 Sports Editor . baseball news broke Monday following a conference he and Pitchers Lee Fallin and Bernie Salem. Orecon, Tuesday Deal Gallaher, Eberly Are Named To NW Conference All-Star WALLA WALLA, March 24-(ff)-Two of Willamette's cham pionship quintet and one each from College of Puget Sound, Pa cific and Linfield were named to the official 1941 all-Northwest conference basketball team. Whitman Coach R. V. Borleske, presi dent of the league coaches association, reported today. 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LUirj CATING OILS and GEEASES. - ; - gttrom Idalio Announces Freshman Coach j MOSCOW, Idaho, March 24-(-T)-Pres. Harrison C Dale will announce tomorrow the appoint ment of J. A. "Babe" Brown as coach of freshmen ' at the Uni versity of Idaho, the Moscow Daily Idahonian said tonight. . President Dale is out of town and Brown, coach- of the Mos cow high school, "refused to com ment on the newspaper's story. The appointment would com plete the rebuilding of the Idaho athletic staff, disrupted by dis missals and resignations last win ter. Morning. March 25, 1341 Sumner Gallaher, Willamette; center Howard Eberly, Willam ette; guards Truman Osburn, Pacific, and Dick Gronquist, Lin field. On the second team, picked by vote of the coaches, were Han sen, Linfield, and Cross, CPS, forwards; Husby, Whitman, cen ter; Kolb, Willamette, and An derson, College of Idaho, guard. Honorable ' mention: Roberts and Kretchmar, Whitman; G. Jungling and Frazier, Linfieldt; ' Van Camp, CPS; Haller, Pacific; Sherman and Dietrick, College of Idaho. , j- Walker was the 'only first string unanimous selection. Hicks Qualifies ' In Par for Men PINEHURST, NC, March 24-(JP)-Playing a fine, steady game, Elizabeth Hicks, the California star, easily copped the medal fat today's qualifying round of the north and south women's, cham pionship.' by shooting -a 33-33 71 to equal men's par and lead strong field of 98 competitors by five strokes. It was the second best qualify ing score in the 39 years history of the tournament. DM General Com traction Contractor Salem Dial ITTS Contractor Dial 5S31 Electrical Builder and Contractor Dial HIS SI uAE)0ser: