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. Complete 1940 pitching record of Lee Fallin, alias "Mus
krat," the tall, bat-eared righthander who comes to his native
Salem on option from Portland: Pitched 87 innings in 33 games,
including two complete games; won one and lost seven for a .125
percentage; gave up 117 hits (an average of 1.3 hits per inning);
gave up 68 runs, 56 of which were earned off him; strucKout z
fan average of slightly less than three per each nine innings);
gave up 38 bases on balls (an average of slightly less than four
innings); and
per each nine
wound up with a 5.80 earned run
average.
Not a brilliant record, no, but
it must be borri in mind that it
was comDiled with a team that
couldn't whin its weight in souf
fie and mat most of his pitching
was done long after' the ball
games were entirely oyer insofar
-as Portland's chances of winning
were concerned. . . There are
many who think length Lee can
cut the mustard in the Western
International, including Skipper
Griffiths, Happy Howard Maple
and Uncle Os Vitt.
Frankly, yours sincerely has
seen Fallin rving the apple but
twice, and isn't thererore quail
fled to state an opinion. . . A crit
Icism I might offer, however. Is
that in both performances Lee's
fast one was blazing across "flat
.... Though plenty fast enough,
It wasn't "alive," as the boys say.
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Stamper With Padres,
The San Diego Padres are cur
rently taking a look at Johnny
Stamper, hustling second sacker
of the Yakima Pippins for the past
thr4e seasons. . . Goldie Holt, who
senjt Stamper to the Padres, re
cently announced his .1941 club as
about all set. . . . Goldie is of the
opinion he has a 20-game winner
in one Burton Barkelew, a long
drink of water from the Texas
wheel who, according to Holt, has
a lot of that commodity so many
WI ; pitchers lacked last season
control.
Bobby' Baer, who probably be
came one of the first ball players
In history to draw a release when
hitting .320, , hasn't yet become an
army man a rumor that was pre
valent a month ago. . , Bobby re
cently returned his unsigned con
tract to Tacoma, stating he was
going to be married and needed
more money.
II. "Manny" Vezie (pro
nounced Veezee, with the accent
on the.Vee), Oregon's new assist
ant football coach, was a star end
on Notre Dame's unbeaten 1929
clubhand an assistant to the great
Knule Rockne in 1930. . . Tex Ol
iver ijtotd Dick Strite, of the Eu
gene! Register-Guard, that Ve
zie s duties would include a little
work5, with the backfield and en
tire ciommand of the ends.
Just how did Vezie happen to
come I to Oregon? . . Well, Oli
ver's Arizona teams played Loy
ola, where Vezie ws line coach
under Tom Lieb, and Tex took
special note of the fine end play
of the Lions. . -. In subsequent
football talks with Vezie, Texj
learned he was a student of the
game and decided he'd like to
work with him some time.
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Pentathlon Grows.
Dr. Dean Crowell, father of
sweet pitching Sammy the wavy
thatched youngster from North
Bend who set a new one-game in
dividual scoring record in the late
lamented state high school hoop
tournament played high school
football for Albany in 1912. . , .
That team averaged 190 pounds,
with Skeet Bigbee, later a base
ball star with the Pittsburgh: Pi
rates, the: lightest man at 140
John Halgh, publicity director
at Whitman, writes me that the
Missionary mile relay team, -which
last season set a new Northwest
conference record of 3:26.3, In its
first time trial this season ran it
in 3:25 and copped the event in
the Inland Empire meet at Pull
man In 3:Z8.5. , . . Haign says
Whitman track prospects are the
best In years.
Molalla's Pentathlon meet, or
iginated by Coach Mike Deller, is
an indication of how mighty oaks
from little acorns grow. . . The
five-event track meet, set up for
the average performer, drew but
nine schools in its first year, 1939
, . . . Last year 15 entered, and
this year, when the meet, is run
April 16, the entry list is expected
to number close to 30.
Bentson Moves
Into Second,
Bowling Meet
Goldie Bentson replaced Emory
Hobbs in second place and Chap
pel moved into fourth place
ahead of Mapes as the result of
further first-round bowling in the
first - annual Statesman singles
tournament on the Perfection al
leys Wednesday.
Bentson toppled 639 pins, one
more than Hobbs and nine less
than Pete Swan's leading 648.
Chappel turned in a 629 series,
bettering Mapes by four pins.
Sixty-five of the 132-man field
have bowled first-round series to
date. Bowling continues to mid
night Friday, with the second
round scheduled to start Sunday.
No second-round scores will be
received earlier than Sunday
nea
cally
Greg Rice Held
Physi
Unfit f or Army
SOUTH BEND, Ind, March 26
-(-Just four days after run
ning the fastest two miles in his
tory, Joseph Gregory I Rice, stocky
if ormer Notre Dame j athlete who
pas left a trail of broken distance
jrecords in his wake, was declared
physically unfit today for-mili
tary service.
Selective service board physi
cians who examined Rice said he
had a triple hernia, j
Rice, a Missoula, i Mont., boy
jwho was developed into the na
hion's greatest middle distance
runner by John P. Nicholson, the
late Notre Dame track coach, has
been bothered by the ailment
since he was a child and wears
a support in all of his races.
Has Operation
He underwent an operation in
pis freshman year at! Notre Dame
but re-injured himself a few
months later. The ailment be
came aggravated at the Seton
Hall games this winter when he
an a 9:14 two miles on a flat
board track which had been
waxed.
Rice's 8:51.1 performance in the
J wo-mile run at the Chicago re-
ays last Saturday stands as the
fastest time ever made for that
distance. It also was his 19th
straight indoor victory in the last
wo years.
Winner of the Sullivan award
Jn 1940 and voted by New York
track writers as the i outstanding
fcthlete of the current indoor sea
son, Rice is employed as an ac
countant by the Indiana & Mich
igan tlectric company.
. tlier e
Confab
noon.
Scores:
Swan
Bentson
Hobbs
Chappel
648
639
638
629
Mapes 625
Garbarino .. 622
Parker 617
Barnica . 613
Poulin 613
Young 608
R. Welty 608
Berg ........ 606
Cross 602
Fully 595
Cline. sr 595
Peterson 589
W. Straw 588
K. Clark 587
Burch 587
Hentlrie 585
C. Parker - 581
English 580
Coon 579
Krech .... 579
Ross 578
Greene 577
Kleinke 577
Pugh .. S76
Towe 575
Koeing 574
Day 572
Nufer 572
B. Straw 567
McDowell .... 567
Masser 565
Dahlberg 565
Hill -564
Cooke 561
McClary 560
White 560
F. McCarroH 559
Kenyon 556
Thrush 555
Sundin 554
Hansen 550
C. Collings th 548
Bosler 548
Pascual 543
Lloyd 540
Steinbock 539
Evans 537
Friesen 537
C. Thompson 832
Carkins 527
Lindstrand 521
Shrock 518
Ricketts 510
Harrington 510
Perry 505
F. Rice 504
Barker . 498
P. Thompson 489
Cline. 1r. 478
J. Clark 470
Dockins 461
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JMerki Has Measles
jWlien She Wins
Swimming Title
PORTLAND, Ore.; March 26
-(P)-Xancy Merkl, 14-year-old
Portland swimmer, ; had the
measles when she won the na
tional 440-yard freestyle cham
pionship for women at Buffalo,
NY, last week. -
Members of the Multnomah
Athletic club (irls'j swimming
team, national 400-yard relay
champions, disclosed on return
from Buffalo today that Miss
Merki did not suspect the dis
ease until she broke out with a
rash on the train two days arc
A doctor said then she was
almost through with the Ill
ness, which she must have
during: her titular swim.
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Steers to Teacli
Summer Session
MOSCOW, Idaho, March 26-(JP)-Dr.
W. H. "Bill" Steers, an
outstanding football player at the
University of Oregon two dec
ades ago, will be a , visiting in
structor in physical education
during the summer session at the
University of Idaho, June 16 to
July 25, the athletic' department
reported today.
Fens&e in Army
MILWAUKEE, March 26-()-Charles
"Chuck" Fenske, the
track star, entered the army to
day. He volunteered! for service
and was inducted wfth a group
I of draftees from suburban West
Allis, his home. j ' ,
Fenske, a miler, was one of
the greatest track men ever
'No Holdout9, States;
Harris May not Report
I By RON GEMMELL
j Statesman Sports Editor !
His 1941 contract was still unsigned when Charles Baldy Pe
tersen, jackrabbit outfielder who biffed the baseball at a ,298 for
our Salem Senators last season, left town Wednesday afternoon
following conferences with Business Manager Howard Maple
and Skipper iBunny Griffiths.
"No, I'm; ho holdout," said Petersen. Tm just trying to make
up my mind iwhether to accept a year-around job or come back
for another season here. I have two other possibilities one a
job in one of the Portland ship
yards, and the other at Medford,
playing ball in the State league
on the side."
Slogan Deadline Near
Only 11 days remain until en
tries in the contest for a slogan
for the Salem Senators 'new bos
close April 6. Ten dollars and a
ticket to the opening game is the
award to the winning slogan
writer.
The slogan must be four words
in length and must say something
about the city of Salem.
Entries may be mailed to the
Senator Ball -club or to The
Statesman sports department, or
delivered to either place personally.
The powerful-armed flychaser
told Maple and Griffiths he'd
make up his mind by Sunday, two
days before the deadline for all
Senator-owned players to report.
Should Petersen decide not to
report, the Senators would imme
diately be in the market for a cen-terfielder.
That they also may be on the
look for a rightfielder loomed as
a possibility when Petersen re
ported that Wild William Harris,!
in a reeent communication, lnoi-
cated he might remain in the em
ploy of the North American Avia
tion company.
Both Maple and Griffiths are
of the opinion, however, that Har
ris, who has not communicated
with the Senator management in
any way, will be on deck when
the deadline rolls around next
Tuesday:
Maple currently has two deals
on the fire that may bring a sec
ond baseman and two more pit
chers, in addition to Lee Fallin
and Burton Swope on option from
Portland, to the Senators.
Thirty men are now under con
tract to the Senators, including
rookies, and several other recruits
are expected to show in camp on
their own.
Skipper Griffiths, Catcher Cliff
Barker and Pitcher Ray Elliott
are continuing daily workouts
with the Willamette U varsity.
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Marks May Fall
OnUW Track
In Friday Meet
SEATTLE, March l&-7P)-Fig-ure
Filberts pored over past per
formance charts today and con
cluded that seven pavilion records
and one world record would be
endangered Friday night when
the universities of California and
Washington hold an indoor track
meet here.'
The powerful California Bears,
who humbled Stanford in the Cal
Stan relays : last week, offer
athletes who have performed bet
ter than existing pavilion records
in the 880, mile relay, mile run,
pole vault, 440 and discus, al
ready this year.'
Then In the high Jump, Ore-,
gon's sensational Les Steers, who
will participate as a special en
try, is 'expected to approach sev
en feet. The pavilion mark is 6
feet 4i inches, and Steers has
already done an indoor six-nine
and ai inches. Steers has already
existing, world's records in prac
tice jumps, although none have
been under : conditions which
would allow him to claim a new
record. Meet officials hoped he
might set such an official mark
Friday.
Aged Fishermen
Need Affidavit
Sportsmen 65 years of age or
over, who have been residents
of the state! of Oregon for 10
years or moire, may obtain an
nual combination fishing and
hunting licenses for 80 cents.
However, to j obtain this conces
sion, each applicant must make
an affidavit j before the county
judge or chairman of the board
of county commissioners of his
county that ie is unable to pay
the regular $5 license fee.
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Wisconsin. I
East-West Ski
Meet Set Today
SUN VALLEY, Idaho, March
26 - (JPy - The annual east - west
meet for women will open here
tomorrow with some of the na
tion's leading women skiers par
ticipating.
The contest will be a giant
slalom, set by Fried! Pfeifer, re
cent Harriman cup winner, on
the ridge and canyon runs of
Baldy mountain and will meas
ure approximately a mile and a
quarter.
The eastern team won last year.
Rattan Victor
OverDaki
In Mat Melee
Too -much alleged fouling cost
Prince, Hakl a rasslinV decision
to Silent Rattan in the feature
tussle of Wednesday night's arm
ory program. ;" .
Ilaki, substituting for Billy Mc-
Cuin, was ruled the loser by
Referee Harry Elliott following
the Arabian prince's determined
efforts to keep Rattan out of the
ring despite . Elliott's remon
strances."
The Arabian aristocrat took the
first fall via a Boston; crab and
Rattan the second, in 25 seconds,
by way of a flying head scissors
that he flipped on Hakl outside
the ropes. As the third ' session
started. Rattan tossed Ilaki
through the ropes, injuring him
self in the act Ilaki crawled back
and subsequent attempts by him
to keep Rattan outside the arena
caused the disqualification.
Bulldog Jackson and Walter
'Sneeze" Achiu went to t draw
in the semi-final, Jackson winning
one fall on a stomper-hammerlock
and Achiu one with a flying
tackle.
Elton Owen took two straight
falls from Tex Hager in the open
er, both by way of whip wrist
locks and body presses.
Izaaks Would
Aid Wild Life
WASHINGTON, March 26-(T-
Members of the Izaak Walton
League of America, arriving today
for their national convention, ex
pressed concern lest the defense
program Interfere with conserva
tion. .
Dr. Lewis Radcliffe of Wash
ington, vice-president, said the
entire three-day convention open
ing tomorrow would be devoted to
a study of preserving the nation's
wildlife, forests and parks with
out impairing the defense program.
Tappan Gregory of Chicago,
president, Issued a pre-convention
statement urging that "public
welfare take precedence over ex
pediency In the emergency pro
gram." -
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Training Camps
MIAMI BEACH, Fla March 26
-JP)-Bobby Doerr. cracked three
homers today to drive In five runs
and - lead the Boston Red Sox to
an 11 to 7 victory over the
Phillies.
Boston (A) 11 12 1
Philadelphia (N) 7 13, 2
Hash, Dickman (6) and Pytlak;
Pearson,' Tamulis (5), Jones (7)
and Livingstone.
Luiselti May
Join Oilers
SAN FRANCISCO, March 26-
(P)-Angelo "Hank" Luisetti, all
American basketball player, said
today he had resigned his posi-
MIAMI, FIju March T6-(.P)
With homers dropping ever the
short fences at the - rate of ene
an lnninr, the New York Giants
outblasted, the Cincinnati Reds
today for a .9 to 8 victory.
Cincinnati (N) 8 14 1
New York (N) 9 11 1
- Turner, Walters (6), Logan'
(8) and Baker. J. Riddle ();
Gumbert, .Carpenter (8) and
Hartnett. '
ANAHEIM, Calif.; March 26
(JPr Seattle made the most of
three hits today to beat the Phil
adelphia Athletics, 3 to 11
Seattle (PC) 3 S 1
Philadelphia (A) 1 9 3
Barrett, Gregory (6) and Camp-
tion here and might accept em
ployment "with the Phillips Pe
troleum company of Oklahoma,
which sponsors a national rated
cage team.
bell, Stagg (7); Marcbildon, Shir
ley (3), McCollum (6) and Lloyd.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex March
26-(JPr-Tb9 St. Louis Browns '
used three home runs. to good
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Aged Sheepman Die
PRINEVILLE, March 26-(F)-
Funeral services for Thomas H.
LaFollette, 88, pioneer central
Oregon sheepman who died , to
day at Sequamish, Wash- will be
held here Friday.
It's All the Rage in Majors This Year
This Shift of Stars to Unfamiliar Sports
I-
By WHITNEY MARTIN
Associated Press Staff Writer
TAMPA, Fla., March 26-(-The
fellow who spent five years
learning to play the j bass drum
and then was given a horn when
he joined the band can sympa
thize with the numerous ball
players "who this spring discov
ered they had been itudying the
wrong book and are jin some in
stances quite unprepared for the
position in life their managers
would like to have them become
accustomed. j
These attempts to fit square
pegs into round holes i have .
reached epidemic proportions,
with catchers Joining outfield
ers, second basemen becoming
first basemen and the fans be
coming alarmed as only a man
ager has a suspicion ; as to how
his team will line up, and he
cant be sure. : . ? ,
The two changes which have re
ceived the most attention are the
switching of Harry Danning from
behind the plate to left field on
the Giants, and , the shunting " of
Joe Gordon from second base ' to
first . on the .Yankees. However.
! other less ' publicized experiments
ser from shortstop to ; center field
on the t Dodgers, '" switching . of
Jimmy ' Brown from, second ' to
third on the Cardinals, the re
turning of Buddy Lewis from the
outfield to the infield on the Sen
ators, -the ' transplanting "of Out
fielder Al Mele to first base on the
Reds, and the towing in of Mel
Ott from right field to third base
on the Giants. .
! Some of these men have been
exposed to their new positions
before with varying results.
Some caught It mildly, and
others seemed positively vacci
nated against anything new. -Brown,
for instance, played a
little third - base last year and
can handle it all right. Ott has
played third as a stop-gap at va
rious times in his glittering ca
reer, but he is essentially a right
fielder. Lewis; has spent more time
at; third base; than he has In the
outfield, where he played most of
last year, so Bucky Harris isn't
worrying about him as long as he
is j in sight, j There is a possibility
that he may! disappear into the
army. : ! j
iThat leaves Gordon, Danning,
Reiser and Mele in unexplored
territory. Mcle's importance right
now is negligible as he might as
well be understudying the great
pyramid. Frank McCormick vir
tually: is staked down out there.
Reiser is a. rugged, versatile
young fellow who has net been
playing long; enough to, be set
in his waysj and he already is
playing centerfield like he .
wsed it. We've seen him make
some remarkable catches out '
there. He is one of the fastest
men in the game, and we deubt
if there is a man whe earn beat
him down to first base.
Gordon still is young enough,
and also is a versatile, natural
athlete who can adapt himself to
any position. He is supposed to
have played a little first base out
on the 'coast, although the records
don't reveal it. Anyway, if Joe
McCarthy had as few worries
about first base as he has about
some other positions he could
sleep nights."
' Danning presents the major -.
problem. Here's a guy who has
been squatting on his haunches
all his life like a Russian dan
cer - and to whom the outfield
was Just that vague acreage
where balls went after they
passed through the Infield. In
1931, he did a little outfleldinr
at Bridgeport when he was
breaking in. but that was so
long ago he's forgotten all about
It. .. ' - - :
Whether legs tied into knots by
the .eternal squatting can regain
their .elasticity and carry him
about with more than slow-freight
speed is the question. He likes
the job and ; is determined . to
make: good, figuring, the change
will add five years to his career,
so he may come' through"- -
- Other players have switched po
sitions .with pronounced success,
with Babe Ruth and Bucky Wal
ter s , examples No. 1 . and 1-A.
Maybe - the changes in address
will be a boon to the present
uunipex crop . oi oypsies.
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