END OF TRAIL - . - : - fly Jack Sords 1 . : ' Sparks By RON CESDIELL t Although the town boasts but bit over 5000 population, al though the town admits it does n't have half the necessary housing facilities and although the town is far removed from the Willamette valley, which .annually contributes the ma jority of teams, The Dalles is still attempting to secure the state high school basketball tour nament , . . The Dalles chamber .f commerce recently drew up a .resolution, directed to the Oregon State High School Activities as- .sociation, asking that the 1942 basketball tournament be held there. Impetus for The Dalles move ment comes, it seems, from busi nessmen there rather than from school officials ... In fact, Coach Vernon Sprague, while here for the 1941 tournament, was high in his praise of the manner in which Willamette U conducted the tournament, and more frequently told Vern Gilmore, Salem high! director of athletics, that The Dalles' school authorities are not at all in favor of transferring the tournament anywhere, The Dalles Included. The Dalles' move to snatch the state "A" tournament fol lows close on the heels of Ar- . lington's attempt to grab the "B" tourney so successfully conducted this year by South ern Oregon College of Educa tion under direction of Jean , Eberhart . . . One would be tempted to conclude that the Columbia river townsmen are In need of the additional busi ness these tournaments would bring. Scoots 7 Per. Oregon's new backfield ace-in-the-hole, Jakie Leicht, toted the football 1400"yards in 200 carries while scooting for Pasadena JC last fall, an average of seven yards per . . . He also booted the thing 83 times for an average of 43 yards per thump . . . "Jakie is an effortless runner," says Ante lope Al Lightner, Solon base baller, who predicts great things of the California flash in Pacific Coast conference play. Goldie Holt, the Yakima skipper. Is almost as much of an expert at guiding toy elec tric trains as he is at pilfering enemy baseball signs ... For the last 13 winters he has work ed In a department store, sell-?, lnr trains to mamma's little pets. ! Wnatrh thp r 1 u h that for awhile was in and out of the Western International so often Webster ha no name for it, is the only outfit in the circuit train ing in California this year . . . And the Chiefs, who are going to Merced, will be there only long enough to unload, reload and start home- again ... They're sched uled to arrive at Merced Sunday and to start home the following Sunday, April 13. 4 Dive Bomber9 Latest. Newest handle hung on Lee Fallin, the elongated hometowner who comes back to his home town on option from the Portland Bea vers: "Dive Bomber" . . . You guessed it, Charles Baldy Peter sen, the "Silent One" hung the monicker of he "of the Gable ears. Little Skipper Griffiths Is something of a ventriloquist, but even that ability hasn't yet lured Wild William Harris back In the Senator fold . . . Outside of finding- an outfielder who Is also a fence buster, Griffiths' major problem right now Is to find s way to get rid of enough of Pitcher Gene Fenters bay window so the southpaw can get the ball past It. Seriously, Fenter's additional weight (he hefts 183 now) should be a help to him . . . Last season It was noticeable that young Gene (he's only 19) tired in the late innings, something his addi tional weight may help him to overcome. Catcher j Cliff Barker, -now down to 119, lost about as many pounds as Chum Fenter gained, 'and so far has exhibited con siderably more hustle and hab ba dabba than last season . . . Another trainee who Is hustling far beyond anything previously Shown is Johnny Oravec, the former Little all-American halfback. Letters Given 8th Graders - Junior letters were awarded nine eighth grade basketball play ers at Parrish Junior high Thurs day by Coach Frank Brown. Those receiving them were Dale Yarn ell. Louis Killenger, Bob Till man; Stanley Zeeb, Max Maude, Don Farnam, Jim Brown, Robert Bennett 1 and Jerry Ijngan. 1 v. O. T T. Ua, H.0. Dr. a Cksa. -D DIL CHAN LAM 81 Kerth Liberty Upstairs PwrtUitd Ooml ElsetrU C Ol fie va Xaaeday as Str4j tUyia s.a. to l -!.; 7 -a CaomUattoa, Sloe arsasara as4 aria ts Tsars ta BsiUmiiI 1 .Orr . 1 f-. Pt-- . iM$0cm to the end of bis moltieel? pgg iiiipxp; l'&-:7" lli&l red fbtl career Frldaylilght.fe T f- lM j ""wwabing to Loo Neva 'sartil- go? . m : . rfniXs' V S X- u Pacific Coast Wheel 1941 Revolutions Seattle Named As Big Spoke By Predictors By RUSS NEWLAND SAN FRANCISCO, April 4-(JP) -Primed for one of the tightest races in years, the Pacific Coast league baseball pennant chase gets under way Saturday in four California cities, weather permit ting. The forecast was for showers, or at least threatening, but club owners eyeing unusually large advance ticket sales ll oped to chalk up errors on the meteorolo gists. With usual opening ceremonies slated, the teams moved into the following battle positions: Seattle at San Francisco: Weather uncertain, following heavy rain Friday. Near capacity crowd of between 15,000 and 18,000 expected. Batteries, Seat tie: Dick Barrett and Gil Camp bell; San Francisco: Ed Stutz and Bruce Ogrodowski. Portland at LA Portland at Los Angeles: Occa sional drizzles forecast for morn ing. , Attendance between 12,000 and 15,000. Batteries, Portland: Ad Liska and Frankie Hawkins; Los Angeles: Ray Prim and Bob Collins. Oakland at San Diego: Light rains morning, clearing later. At tendance close to 8000. Batteries, Oakland: Henry Pippen and ''Bill Raimondi; San Diego: Wally He bert and George Detore. Hollywood at Sacramento: Showers predicted. Advance sale, based on fair weather, indicated attendance of more than 12,000. Batteries, Hollywood: John Bitt ner and Bill Brenzel; Sacramento, Tony Freftas and Jim Grilk. The 1941 inaugural of the Class AA loop, annually the first in or ganized ball to open, will see three new managers on the job. Martin Debuts John Leonard "Pepper" Martin, colorful member of the St. Louis Cardinals Gas House Gang for years, tries his hand al piloting a club for the first time as leader of the Sacramento Senators. Martin, said to be being groomed for a return to manage the Cardinals, planned to play regularly as an outfielder in addi tion to master-minding the team. Portland's field strategy was delegated to Oscar Vitt, down from a major league managerial berth as a result of the "rebel lion" of certain Cleveland Indians last year. Vitt is an old Coast league head, having played and managed here before. Seattle Picked The championship defending club, Seattle, had Bill Skiff In the driver's seat ! The Seattle Indians, almost in tact, were general pre-season fa vorites to chalk up their third successive championship. Sacra mento, with substantial reinforce ments in the lineup, rated right behind the northern ; entry and in some quarters was considered a good first place choice. WoodLurn Gol r. Tourney Opens: WOODBURN" The Woodburh Golf club plans to hold its spring tournament beginning S u n d a y, April 8 and continuing . the two following ; Sundays. Play ' will , be over 36 holes, and scores may be turned in on any of the days when ylay la held. ' 1 - f5AR iGXTZR . - - Salem. Oregon, Saturday Morning, April on Conn Also (ponnects for TKO; Barlund's If urse Held up CHICAGO, April jl-W -Irish Billy Conn, Pittsburgh heavy weight, defeated Gunn$r Barlund, of Finland, tonight by a tech nical knockout in the eighth round. The fight was stopped at the start of the eighth after the Illinois athletic commission's physician had examined the cuts around the big Finn's eyes. . A lusty round of boos greeted the decision, despite the fact Training Camps TUCSON, Ariz.; April 4.-(P)- Holdout Hank Leiber entertained his Chicago Cubs teammates at a ranch near Tucson Friday night, but said he had not talked terms with the Chicago management while the Cubs werevhre play ing an exhibition game Philadelphia Athletics. with the The outfielder said he had friendly chat with Manager Jim my Wilson, but added (that the Cub manager was not empowered to settle his salary troubles. "That's up to the front office,' said Hank. EL CENTRO, Calif., pril 4.-0F)-The veteran Ted Lyons and William Dietrich held the Pirates to two hits Friday as the Chica go White Sox turned tables and beat Pittsburgh 6 to 0. j" Chicago (A) .. 6 8 0 Pittsburgh (N) t 2 4 Lyons, Dietrich (6) and Tresh; Heintzelman, Tanning 1(6) and Lopez. ORLANDO, Fla., April 4.-JP-Washington put six runs together m the sixth inning i nday to whip the Detroit TigerS, 7 to 2, for the fourth time in as many games this spring. Detroit (A) 2 6 2 Washington (A) 7 9 0 TJhle, Trout (7) and Sullivan; Leonard, Dean (7). TUCSON, Ariz, April 4.-(y- The Chicago Cubs finally whip ped the Philadelphia Athletics Friday, 11 to 7, their first vie tory over 'the American leaguers in six games. Chicago (N) 11 15 1 Philadelphia (Q) 7 7 0 Raffensberger, Pressnell (2), Mooty (8), Page (8) aid Schef- fing; Ferrich, Miles (6), McCul lorn (6), Harris (9) and Wagner, Leovich (6). Careers of By WHITNEY MARTIN TAMPA, Fla., April This little story is a blend of the ca reers of two of baseball's most remarkable performers, and it is written largely because they are approaching their 38th birthdays and yet appear headed if or high ly successful seasons' Of v active service. ' "' ' Their names are Paul IWaner and Charley Gehringer, and the two of them together have about as ' much ef what is commonly considered color as a basketful of fog. They are baseball machines, well oiled (don't get' that wrong) and noiseless,-and their histories back through the years offer a strange parallel, at-least on the diamond. 'I - - Beth are starting their lth year as major leagae regulars, altfeecgh GehrtBgcr vn W9 Was a 5adW Bxtr&zea AFTER tlS 1AST MeefuiO- ww' w " iw vwvwv III 5, 1941 Begins Its All Fronts that Barlund's face was smeared with blood. Conn was easily out pointing his larger opponent when the battle was halted. There had been no knockdowns. Conn weigh ed 178, Barlund 194. Thus the handsome young Pitts burgh Irishman successfully hur dled the last obstacle in his path before meeting Joe Louis in June. Conn, a sharpshoo ting puncher with either hand, gave a crowd of 14,418 a convincing demonstra tion that he is capable of handling bigger and heavier foes. He gave 16 pounds away to th plodding Finn. : Sheldon Clark, chairman of the athletic commission, issued an or der to have Barlund's share of the purse held up, pending an in vestigation. " : Between the seventh and eighth Referee Barney Ross told Barlund he would give him every oppor tunity to make a fight of it, other Wise he might stop it. Paul Dam ski, the Finn's manager, pleaded mat Barlund had had enough, so Ross raised the gloved right hand of the sharpshoo ting Conn as the round opened. Whitman Wins Two From WSC PULLMAN, April 4-ifp)-Out-fielders Costello and Johnson waved heavy wands at Washing ton State college pitchers today to pace Whitman to a double base ball triumph, 6 to 5 and 7 to 2, and even the season's series at three victories and three defeats for each club. Washington State won three out of four played last weekend in Walla Walla. The windup double header is set for tomorrow. ; First game: Whitman 6 11 3 WSC 5 12 4 Benham and Gross; Sewell and Brannigan. 1 Second game: Whitman . 7 8 0 WSC 2 0 ' Forsyth and Broadhead; Strait, Olson and VanSlyke. , Gehringer,Paul Waner briefly for two years before his regular debut. Gehringer has played for Detroit every year, Waner played only for Pitts burgh until his signing with Brooklyn this year after his re lease by the Pirates. ; 1 Each has dropped ' below the .300 mark in batting only, twice. Waner has the astonishing life time average, major and minor, of -.340. GehringerV average is .326. ; Z'r' T-'x . f : 'Waner Is a thin,' wan, sad-looking individual with drooping fig ure and drooping eyelids so you can't tell whether he; la just go ing to sleep or just waking up. -There is something coldly im personal a b o u t his mechanical playing, so much ' so mat one day after he had hit two triples off Harry Eisenstat, then pitching for Brooklyn, Eisenstat came into the dbd Maintains Keep .'Lead to , By BILL BONI ; AUGUSTA, Ga4' Aprfl.(ipH Handicapped more than-the rest of the field by having to play his entire first nine through a drench ing rain, Craig Wood still kept out front in the Augusta masters golf tournament today by posting his second straight sub-par round. The one-time blond . bomber, who makes up now in accuracy what he used to get in sheer pow er, shot a fine 71 over the Augusta national course for a 36-hole score of 137. One of 15 men to equal or better par this afternoon, compar ed to only seven on opening day, the Mamaroneck (NY) veteran re tained three shots of, the five he had picked up with his brilliant first-round 66. Nelson Next Closest to him was Byron Nel son, PGA champion end masters winner in 1937. The Toledo boy had a fine 69 for 140. Next came Open Champion Lawson Little, 70 for 141, and then a talented quin tet at 143 that took in Sammy Byrd and Clayton Haefner, both of whom had 70s today; Ben Ho gan and Willie Goggin, who had 72s, and Jug McSpahden, whose 22-ounce putter helped him to a five-under-par 67 which got its start on an outgoing 31, equal to the course record. Wood came mighty close to me chanical perfection on his first round 66. The second time around he proved . he also had the shots that pay off when trouble either is rearing its ugly head or already is looking you straight in the eyes. Three times during that 71 Craig looked to be wavering. On each occasion he steadied with a brilliant bit of craftsmanship. Wagner Debuts On Kahut, Turner Card Keller Wagner, the big boy who gamed a big following while bat tling in amateur ranks under the Salem CYO colors for two years, is to make his professional debut in one of the double semifinal bouts on the Tony Kahut-Leo Turner championship card here April 15, it was announced Fri day night by Tex Salkeld, match maker for the Veterans of For eign Wars Boxing club. Big Mike Burke, cowhand from Enterprise who has had some 15 fights, has been secured as Kel ler's opponent. Both heavyweights are now in training, Wagner in Portland and Burke on his broth er's ranch near Enterprise. Wagner and Burke are sched uled for six rounds, with another six-rounder and two four-round battles yet to be signed. Big Six Set In Pin Meet Bud Straw with 629 series filled up the "big six" list of Sa lem bowlers who will topple ten pins for The Statesman trophy in final round rolling a week 'from Saturday night. Straw replaced Emory Hobbs in tournament com petition Friday night. THE HIGH -6 Don Poulin 677 Lee Talknan 658 J. Steele .... ; ..647 Lou Cross 636 E. Towe i 629 Bud Straw .. ...629 Steers, Rice To Get Invite SPOKANE, April 4.-P-The athletic round table, Spokane Fun club, announced today it planned to invite High Jumper Les Steers of the University of Oregon and Greg Rice, nationally prominent miler, to take part in an exhibi tion track meet in Spokane "some time this spring. clubhouse sputtering and fuming. nt Isn't that he hit two tri ples; I know he's a good hitter," be raged. "lf fust that he hasn't 1 looked at me yet. Be doesn't knew whether I was throwing righthanded or left handed." ' : '--V Which pretty accurately de scribes Waner at bat, at that. He seems to be looking out into left field - somewhere, when all ; of a sudden the , pitch is made' and power! a line single or double or a long triple. He is credited with having ' about the sharpest eyes in baseball, and phenomenal wrist action makes it possible for him to place his hits, ' or even foul off, balls he doesn't like. ; : He is as noiseless off the field as he is on IV although among friends he opens up on occasion. Larrup in Stands Baer9s Louis Gets : .. By 'SiP NEW. YORK, April' 4 -W3) the laugh knocked Out ot him Lou Nova; a guy .with a chin and as determined las a supreme court decision, stopped Maxie Baer in eight rounds tonight and probably gave the ex-king of the playboys all the j fight he'll want from now on. ; With a sell-ou crowd jamming Madison Square Garden, Nova took the greajt righthand shots of the great Baer right on the chin for seven rpunds and then made madcap Maxie "holler uncle." . , i . " - ' He stabbed Baer's left eye half closed. He raised a "mouse" under the right eye. Then he dropped Max with it short right for a count of nine in the eighth. Then he floored him with the same thing again. Max bounced up at the count of two this time, but Referee Arthur Donovan real ized he'd had enough and halted the bout right there with Nova a- technical knockout winner at two minutes, 18 seoonds of the eighth. For seven rounds it was one of the toughest heavyweight hit- ting matches seen In this big sports "barn" in yers, as both clouters fought not shot at Joe Louis crown, but for what their fistic careers. only for heavyweight Amounted to Now it's Nova who wins the chance at Louis in September provided the Bomber is still sit- ting on the throne then Altogether, 22,114 paying cus tomers were packed Into the arena to see this most talked -of heavyweight tussle of the year. They contributed tf a gross gate of $95,544.17, which, at SI 1.50 as the top price, marked a triumph for both fighters, and, especially, for Promoter Mike Jacobs. So terrific was the slugging In the fourth round that a ring' side seat spectator dld of heart disease. As for Max, well, he came in with the cheers of the crowd in his ears, but he walked out with. at best, only mingled boos, and huzzahs. For after holqing the up per hand through six rounds, he "ran out of gas." Up to the eighth. Max looked like a killer. Nova poked him with lefts through Um first two heats, but he came bfck In the third and fourth With those right-hand bombs apd" really .had the California collegian In trouble. Sporting an 18 -pound weight edge he weighed 226 to Lou's 2024 and in admit ted edge In punching power, Max made It look fqr a time like Nova wasn't going to wea ther the storm. I Once in the fourth j-as wild a round as any dyed-iA-the-wool fan could ask Nova took a right "on the whiskers, fell back into the ropes, sagged to the bottom strand, and but for that -much support, would have dropped out of the ring or at least hit the floor. In the third, 00, Baer backed his fellow Calif ornian into a corner and had him hurt with those "Sunday punches.' Twice these Baer specials lifted Lou right off his fee, but each time he came down the same way a cat does and just charged right back in. His "dentless jchin, and gritted teeth just wouldn't let him hit the deck. . In the fifth, It appeared Max had punched himself out? with his efforts in the f preceding two rounds. He fell into more frequent clinches and threw less punch es. And those he threw, especi ally the rights, seemed to have no effect. Ia the seventh, Lou stabbed Max all ever the place, and In the eighth, as long as It lasted. Max Just wasn't Inter ested. . The action was more than sat isfactory . to the thousands who burned out for the tussle of the two "come-back kidsJ I . He will sit silently listening .to conversation with that' dead panned, vague expression, . then suddenly start talking with ani mation, subsiding quite as abrupt ly when he has spoken has piece. He has never used rubbing alco hol in his life. Larry French once told him that . rubbing he legs made the muscles Cabby, so he has avoided the trainer's table and still has a sturdy pair; of pins. Gehringer is a rangy bow- . legged gent, silent but far from . morose. He has ball-player's eyes, a clear, eat-like grey, and ' he has a fascinating- little dent h his nose. He's a ball-player's . bait player, bat the . fa are beginning to appreciate; him toot At St. Petersburg the other day he get the biggest hand el all when he stepped up it bat Blended Chin Bop si Shot at it : FEDER . - " i. "' ' . J -The" Pagliacci of the ring hail all tomght - - - probably -'tor keeps. - - ; of half cement and half of iron; Alley Oomph This unusual angle view shews Dorothy May getting In seme practice for participation in the 24th annual tournament of the Women's In ; ternallonal Bowling congress in Los Angeles.- Pitchers Iieb o 1 1 UUllIU VJCtlllJLF 7 7 Pitchers Gordon Ueb and Burton Swope, Portland Beaver optionees, reported into the wet Salem Senator -carno Frio's v. just in time to enjoy a day of precipitation. Lieb, 21-year-old, 6-foot-2, York, whom Oscar Vitt signed Bowling Scores ELECTRIC LEAGUE NIM BrM- Inc. - Handicap 14 14 204 53 Kirchner ; 161 Woelke lis Hay- - - 9 AlsmAn ' 170 Dubuy. ,, 133 17S 14 182 1(9 137 -1S4 491 131327 13747 157447 Totals 750 733 7S3 229S Grw4ntea . Handicap -11S 133 ia 102 13S 6 IS Earnest Lan. - -, . 124 175 93 154 ,154 158 403 131437 Ivie 133355 145401 149541 Pugh Ha user Totals 704 623 721 SOU Tineweu Greene . . Daniels : Chappel BarnholdW. 175 153 147 1S3 143 153471 133417 150551 125 473 Totals 658 607 559 1814 Servicemem Handicap 42, 44 141 133 138 ; 127 144 158 155 161 33118 124403 120 3SS 139441 147562 HeUvaf am Travis White Cherrington Totals 625 623 5621719 Meadws Handicap 32 108 173 131; 193 125 33 155 143 114 210 139 96 Knipe Warner L 126387 95511 111376 203605 160524 Clock Watson Schoen Totals . 779 793 737 2299 Salesmen Bulkier . Orr 156 151 166 189 131 147 188 187 114 133 191494 181620 134 48S Koenig Newmyer . 138541 G. Anderson 128452 Totals - 843 769 771 2383 Master Bread Cross " Mill Carkina AshbT 188 . ITS 178 S41 181 123 163466 143 222 ,144508 144 160 149443 ISO 163 180493 795' 843 813 2451 Scnoenlin Totals Dr. Semler ; Handicao : 98 164 145 105 152 163 98 118 145 118 133 161 Lindley ' 98394 154436 113 402 114- 335 180465 168-486 Hansen Dye smita -Burton -, , . Totals 826 771 821 2418 Pro Loop Prexy Quits Humedly" CHICAGO, i April 4-aw!arl Storck of Dayton,- p president of the national football leaeuo and one-of : the founders of : the pro circuit, resigned suddenly today In a surprise move which opened the. day for peaceful induction of Elmer Layden as the league's first commissioner. - Storck, who said he wag quitting for the best ..interests of the game,", packed up and, with his wif e and daughter, quietly slipped away to Florida. Goiigars Pick Cap tain - PULLMAN "'April -.T)-Kirk; Gebert, the only man the gra'dua-J tion knife will buss on its "June' swing ' through : the Washington. State jcollege basketball varsity, will captain the Pacific coast con-; ferehce and western NCAA cham pions next season. " . 5 - Gebert," guard - from Longview, was chosen at a squad meeting last night; to succeed Ray Sundqulst,; Hoquiam guard, as squad- chief.f Graduating ' with Sundquist this year will be Dale Gentry, forward, ) Walla Walla; Paul Lindeman, cen ter, Cowiche; and Vern Butts, for-' ward, Stanwood. Substitute John . 4- a a 1 . 1 :it Harrington, peaiuc, miso ui graduate. ! . ior Annual Meet e Enter rest made-possible by continued - . , . .... . .. . .: .. v .-' 180-pounder from Yonkers. NW to a Beaver pact, started out with Seattle in 1837. Seattle optioned him to Spokane, - where an injury stopped him and he was subse quently given his outright release by the Rainiers. He reported to the Seattle eamp this spring, but failed to get a tumble so went to se Vitt TJnele Os straightaway signed him and sent him to Salem. - - Swop ii a native bregonian, whose home is in Oregon City. He was signed for Portland by Rudy Kallio last yearv Reports of his work in the Beaver camp this spring have all been good if not glowing. .. . ;. -. ... Both Swope and Ueb are right nanders, bringing" the number of rightys in camn to 10. The Senators are slated to work out, -beginning at 11. a jn. today, but with more rain predicted it is probable they will enjoy anoth er day off. Maybe 'Cats Play Today v MDe "Willamette's Bearcat baseballers will get in a third of their week's original schedule to day, and then again, maybe they won u ; They're scheduled to compete pfnst Ralph. Coleman's Oregon State Beavers at Corvallis this afternoon .Just as they, were scheduled, to navo played them there Thursday and nr-. vt -but rain may again cause can Swop Rain Ends Drill cellation.' V , ; v! scheduled clash for the ; win Oregon here next iiaay. Oilers -Fdl r Cklasaa -.4 Aataii n. CHINA. He Vlia VhsT kfiSZ an, laae. BW. le eaplaiat , - - Chinese Herb Co CtSee Beers Oaly Tata. aa4 fist, 8 a V . am, aa4 j 8aaw sag Wai, 9 V a.' U 10:86 r X. --- - 11 1 ' 1 fc . JS3 If. Oorsl Ct JKatvtn. Or. ' f