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iport Sparks Br HON COIMELL Taking two and hitting to' right, and all the time wonder ing why the Greeks haven't yet voiced a name for" the current "situation" . . . Could it be that a clean sweep of major sports f - - .'; .- . ''...if - - , ,, PI' W ' SPEC KEENE Maple's mapleboard mavericks dribbled into the loop basketball championship on six wins and two losses. . . The Keene fellow, who likes baseball better than chicken a la king, queen, jack and ace, has enough pitching to prance into the baseball championship, providing he doesn't keep up his current average of losing one player per game via injury . . .Maple, ever an optimistic soul, is openly predicting a track title. In order to win the western division of the Northwest base ball conference, the 'Cat clouters must emerge a percentage vic tor over Linfield and Pacific, whom they play four games each ... To win the title, they then must whip the eastern division champ in a two of three games playoff. Expect Junior Olympics to Grow American Legion officials responsible for the Junior Olym pics, a bang-up athletic event for "average boys," fully expect the affair to take hold and grow as has Junior Legion baseball . . . The Olympics, the brain child of Hershel Taylor of the Eu-' gene post, are to be held in Eugene again this year next Fri day and Saturday and again the Salem post is sponsoring and financing a complete Salem entry list. Credit Spec Keene with the statement of the week: '.'We didn't cancel the Whitman game, we just agreed to call it of f ' . . . The game wasn't scheduled, it was just agreed uponeh, Spec? Expect to see considerable more "inside" stuff pulled by our Senators this season than last. . . . Skipper Griffiths intends to employ the hit-and-run, run-and-hit and steal to every possible advantage, now that he has what appears to be a fast enough outfit to work the stuff. As it now stands, the Solon lineup will have no fewer than seven citizens expected to be threats on the base paths. . . Catch er Eddie Adams, Infielders Al Lightner, Fred Lanifero and Grif fiths, and Outfielders Bergstrom, Hornig and Petersen are all quick on their dogs, leaving Lee Shinn as the only man in the lineup, outside of the pitchers, who can't be expected to swipe a sack now and then. Shinn, however, may prove to be the club's best hit-and-run roan, for Lee is about the steadiest hombre with the hickory in the lineup. . . He also may prove to be the club's top distance driver, although Bob Bergstrom may give him a dispute. And so Joe Isn't a Great Champ? If a great football team, such as was the 1940 Stanford edi tion, could find no better competition than, say, high school teams, would the Indians have been such a great team? ... If the Yanks of 1937-38-39 played only such outfits as, say, the Stay ton Townies, the Albany Oaks or, ahem, the Salem Senators, would the Yankees have been rated such a terrific baseball team . . . Then, friends, why the argument as to whether Joe Louis is a great heavyweight champion? They say big Smead Jollcy, who completely revised the WI book on hitting last season, plans to retire from the game as a player after this season. . . The guy wants to land a job where he won't have to run so fast like managing. Fired, rehired and fired in a three-weeks' stretch, is now the record of Glenn Wright, Hollywood coach who .managed the Wenatchee Chiefs to the 1939 WI championship. . . First the Hol lywood front office released Wright, which drew a round of razz berries from Pacific Coast circuit baseball writers, and then it rehired him. . . Bill Sweeney, Hollywood skipper, then announ led Wright's second firing, this time with the explanation the former major league second baseman was getting the boot for Violation of the training rules.' Sportster Harry Sharpe of the Yakima Republic reports Leo Turner not only is a native of Toppenish, Wash., but also did his training for the Kahut battle in the Toppenish high school gym ... So Oregon can't even claim its own middleweight champion ship, eh? Spokane Warwhoops Think 1941 WI Pennant Already Hung up in Ulrich's Wigwam (Ed. aeta The follawimg b tb first ff a scries f roand-up stories West era latereiUotttl liifit elufcs as lewe4 fey sports scribes in. each ot the ' lMe cities. The Statesman will, be fore the start of tho WI season May 1. earry similar stories Tacossa, Yak taa, Weaatchee ad Vaacoaver). By BOB JOHNSON Baseball Writer. Spokane ChrorRMe SPOKANE, April 19.-(Special) -Don't be surprised if any day now the Spokane Indians send a delegation over to Tacoma to meet League President Bob Abel and pick up the Western International league pennant' for 1941. . 1 ' That, neighbors, is exactly how this town feels about its 1941 con tenders. So far as the average fan sees it the other five clubs in the circuit could save a lot of time and expense by giving the Tribe the title and drawing for the - other positions out of a hat Manager Ray Jacobs' crew, as it lines up now, is a half and half proposition, having half of the l?.1) vintage on hand and the re 'tnaiader new faces. - While Jacobs isn't looking for as mach power as last year's nine, he isnt worried In the least abont the team's stick abil ity. IX any elands develop in what now appears to be a sonny situation, it's likely to occur la the barling staff. That's where ta. Indian weakness .was i in U4. J four hurlers are In the fold and the remaining two ' and possibly three, will come from the Seattle Itainlers. Bob Kinnaman, the ? righthander : who hurled the J league's only no-hit, no-run game last year, is ready for his first full season as a starting twirler. A. Murray OTlynne, -acquired late last season out of the Piedmont league and Ken Reid, the Indian's southpaw ace, : are,; back again. First of the newcomers to gain a spot wsa Damon Hayes, who championships is in the oiling for Willamette U? The Bearcat tery has already stowed t h e football and j basketball ; titles away and, if Friday's confer ence baseball arid track wins are indicative, ' the Keenemen and Maplemen are" well on their way toward the cinder and dia mond titles. t Q u estion: Has Willamette ever swept the conference in all four major sports in a sin gle school year? . . . Direct an swers to Gemmell's third secre tary, please. Spec Keene's kids of the grid stuffed the circuit title away with four wins to .no losses and 129 points to 6 scored upon them, while Happy Howard NINO MATINEZ came to . Spokane from the Twin Falls Cowboys of the Pioneer league: The "rookie rule more or less upsets the apple cart again. Man ager Ray likes to have his rookie in the relief hurling role but he doesn't have a new pitcher who can fill the bill. It might be that Hunk Anderson will come from the Rainiers to fill the assignment. Spokane wants Dewey Soriano and Mike Budnick from Seattle but there's some doubt whether both men will be optioned. Mike was with Spokane roost of last season, going to Twin Falls in late August.: -' .; With the exception of Marty Martinez, who is moving over from third to patrol the area around second, tho Tribe Infield vis brand new. In -a last minute , deal . Spokane; acquired Frank Milan!, from the Yankees for first base. lie-was with We- aatcheo in 13S9. while he J : V-:i- U ,7 'kUI Musky Crew They Salem h!h's undefeated golf foorsome, as caught by The Statesman I staff photographer, Frank Herbert. From left, Tom Kay, Chock Vik Golf Team Wins Fourth Straight Meet EUGENE, April lfl.-(Special)- Salem high's crack golf foursome put together its fourth straight of the season here on the Laurelwood course Saturday, scoring 32 points as against 30 for Albany, 27 for University high, 23 for Eugene and 8 for Corvallis. The Vik divotmen had pre viously hung up two wins over the same teams in five-way meets, and had defeated Albany in a dual session. Rod Taylor of University high was medalist with a 69, three under par. Salem scoring: Bums 6 (78), Sederstrom 8 (77), Kay 8 (79), Beardsley 8 (78). Ump 'Grounded' As Bevos Best Webfoots,4-3 EUGENE, April 18-CA-Ore-gon State cracked oat all of its rims hi the first inning today to beat the University of Ore gon baseball team 4 to 3 and even the northern division series. Umpire Spec Burke was knocked to the rroand after the third oat in the ninth inn ing in an afray that followed Coach Howard Hobson'a pro test of a first base play. OSCs scoring spree came on four hits and two Oregon errors. Leonard Yoonce's triple drove in two of the runs. Oregon also scored all of its runs in the first inning from a base on balls and three Beaver errors. Oregon State 4 6 4 Oregon 3 5 t Shaw and Capka; Begleries and Calvert. not hit in the clutch like Frank Falconi, who is staying ont to work in national defense indus tries, hell be stronger defen sively. Replacing Ned Stickle, the Seattle optionee, at short, will be Joe Gedzius, a big handed young ster who has played a couple of seasons of class B ball. Eddie George, a rookie sent up from the Oregon semipro leagues, is the other shortstop candidate. Gedzius has the edge, however, in the field and at the platter. - Third base goes to Chet Rosen lund, another newcomer who shows much promise. His opposi tion comes from Frank Pacheco, a rookie out of California who was with Medford last season. The outfield will be. the. same as 1940 with Levi ."Chief Mo Cormack in left; Dwight Aden in center; and Big Smead Jolley in right. Jolley'a return, after it was rur mored he was going to get an other trial in the coast circuit, virtually assures Spokane all the batting punch needed. Jolley top ped the circuit hitters last year with a .373 average and drove in 181 runs, along with 25 homers. The Indians have another fence buster, however, in Pete Hughes. Peter, believe it or not, gets more distance on bis drives , than does Smead, but he won't hit quite as often. He's hv his early 20s and would undoubtedly be 'major league timber but for bad ankles which slowed him - down defen sively. ; Vj.. .. .-i.f..?-.-: MtCermaek and Aden are JOt : bitters who play a great defen sive game." Aden' has : been charged with bat one error a fly ball in his four years in Use league. ' McCormack in - left ' is aa sere f inrered. - Be-. (Turn to Page 7, CoL 5) Can 'Em, These Viking Tourers of the " -t- ; ' ; -r. - Salons In - Exhibit ion 3 Granato Singles Home Winning Tally in 8th By RON GEMMELL Statesman Sports Editor A nicely played but explos iveless exhibition clash went to our Senators, 3 to 2, over our Willamette Bearcats, who en joyed six innings of Solon pit ching and catching, at Geo. E. Waters park Saturday after noon. Johnny Granato, rookie key stoner, singled the winning tally across in the eighth inning, and Outfielder Bob Bergstrom saved the margin with a brilliant, back handed running catch of George Hochstetler's line drive for . the final Bearcat, out in the ninth. Peter Benson, rook right hander from Jewell, Ore., re ceived credit for the win, while Lefty Gene Fenter was tagged with the loss, thus making it an all-Senator day. With Bill Hanauska serving hit- less ball at the Senators for the! three innings he worked, and with Lee Fallin shutting the scoring door in their faces for two more heats, the Bearcats took a 1 to 0 lead in the fourth on Cameron's triple and Owens' outfield fly. The Solons knotted the score in the sixth, getting an, unearned run off Fallin on an error and singles by Bergstrom and Hornig. Willamette picked up its second counter in the seventh on a walk and singles by Murray and Fal lin, but the Senators again tied the score in their half, scoring once on a walk, fielder's choice and singles by Phil Salstrom and Johnny Oravec. Hornig's walk, his stolen base and Granato's sharp bingle to center provided the winning counter for the Solons, but had not Bergstrom made a beautiful stab of Hochstetler's drive, the score would have at least been knotted in the ninth. Bobby Daggett, who handled ten chances faultlessly afield, was roosting on second by dint of a well-spanked double when Bergstrom snared the liner to retire the side and end the game. The Bearcats, earlier in the aft ernoon, suffered an 8 to 3 defeat by the penitentiary Greys. The 'Cats played the 'Greys with a complete second team lineup, 'that included Coach Spec Keene as a pinch-hitter. Willamette ....'. J3 4 5 Greys .. ;... 18 14 4 ' Walden, McAbee (5), Kerns (8 and Miller; Crosswhite, Cornwall (7) and Klause. , Willamette iy AB R H lOA 03 0 Hochstetler," I Walker, s . Cameron, 3b. Richards, lb Owens, m Robertson, c... Murray, r Daggett, 2b Hanauska, p. Adams, c Fallin, p 4 .V. 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 . 1 0 3 0 11 e 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 Fenter, p.. Totals. -34 24 14 Senators (3) salstrom, s.. 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 Petersen, m. Lightner, lb Bergstrom, 1 Hornig. r Shinn, - 3b Jones, 2b. Warren, c Williams, p Benson, p Oravec, m.. Granato, 2b . 00 0 1 0 1 3 7 v Totals. 27 10 Score -by .innings: Willamette Senators .000 100 1002 000 001 llx 3 Errors, Shinn. Hornig, Walker. Beardsley, Bob Sederstrom and Bobby Burns, the Vlk foursome which has yet to taste defeat. Best Bearcats He's Here, but BUCKY HARRIS Harris Arrives But Won't Play Who should waddle into Sa lem city last nisht but Wild William Harris, the nonchalant waddle who provided the big punch in our Senators' 1940 batting lineup. While Harris stated he in tends to work out with the 1941 Senators at George E. Waters park this morning at 11 o'clock, he also stated I have no in tention of playing ball this year. The Bucko Boy said he was ' on his way through Salem to Seattle to inspect the Boeing airplane factory. He is on vaca tion from the North American Aviation company at Inglewood, Calif. Turner Loop Sked Lists 14 Games ' TURNER The baseball - season opens in Turner Sunday, with Canby drawing the opening as signment here. . Team manager Archie Rankin announces the club roster to include Bud Mitchell, G. Russell, - S. Russell, D. Russell, Karl Wipper,' John ; Seims,"- E. Gatchel,; Clem"" Gentry 'i and . D. Bradley. Fourteen 'games are on Willamette Valley -league sched ule, including: "" ; ", ; April 27, Turner at Aurora; May 4, Molalla at Turner; May 11, Turner at St Paul; May 18, Turn er at'-Willamette? '.May 7 25,' Sub limity at Turner; "Juiie'l; Turner at Mt AngelV June gTurher at Canby; June 13, Aurora at Turn er; June 22, Turner at Molalla; June 29, St Paul at Turner; July 6, Willamette at Turner; July 13, Turner at Sublimity; July 29, Mt Angel at Turner. Winning pitcher, Benson. Losing pitcher, Fenter. Innings pitched, Williams 5, Hanauska 3, Fallin 3, Benson 4, Fenter 3. At bat off Williams 20, Hanauska 9, Fallin 13, Benson 14, Fenter 8. Hits off Williams 4, Fallin 4, Benson 2, Fenter 4. Runs scored off Will iams 1, Fallin 1, Benson 1, Fenter 2. Runs responsible for, Williams 1, Benson 1, Fenter 2. Struck out by Hanauska 3, Benson 3. , Bases on balls off Hanauska 2, Benson 2 Fenter 3. Left on bases, Wil lamette S, Senators t. Three-base hit, Cameron. T w o - b a s e hits, Bergstrom, Daggett ' Runs batted in, Owens, Hornig, Oravec, Fallin, Granato. Sacrifice, -Hochstetler. Stolen b a s e s, Williams, Berg strom, Hornig. Time: 1:40. Um pires, Adams, Robertson and Ken nedy. - - - . ' ' ill ' liiiM l il -r 'niwi to Tees to Russell Meets Utter, City Championship . Barely recovered from a throat ailment, Jim Russell, indicated on Saturday that he expected to be in condition to play golf today, so the final 36-hole ' championship flight match in the city golf tournament, in which Russell op poses Bob Utter, is scheduled to start at 9 a. m. this morning. Post ponement was impossible for the reason that Utter has been called into army service this week. The Salem Golf club 16-man team, will entertain the Silverton team in a -return match, first four somes probably teeing off right behind the city finalists. The in tercity match players are heading into a busy season, for a team will go to Oregon City next Sun day and Oswego will be enter tained here the following Sunday. The. city golf tournament award stag" will be held Tuesday night at 7 o'clock with all who partici pated in the tournament invited to attend the event planned at the golf club by the Active club, tournament sponsor. ' Eight additional flight winners were determined Friday and Sat urday as follows: Second flight: L. Alley defeated Estey 1 up. Third flight: Dr. C. E. Bates de feated Harvey 1 up. Fifth flight: E. Kitzmiller de feated McBee 3 and 2. . Seventh flight: M. Allen de feated Baldock on 19th. Ninth flight: Del DeSart de feated Siegmund 1 up. Tenth flight: 6. Albers defeated Steele 2 and 1. Twelfth flight: Dr. A. Jensen, Monmouth, defeated Abst 1 up. Thirteenth flight: E. Givens de feated R. Stone 6 and 5. Clay Dyer in the 11th flight and G. A. Rogers in the 14th had pre viously won flight finals. L Burns and Sederstrom are final ists, in the juniro tournament Luisetti Weds 'Frisco Girl virgInia crryy NevM Aprn lSHTAngelo "Hank! Luisetti, 24, one of the greatest basket ball players the game ever produced,- married Jane Rossi ter, 19, of Sari Francisco, here- Friday. ; They planned to return to San Francisco,' where Luisetti lives; and then, start on a month's mo tor tour , of the Pacific northwest Luisetti, former Stanford uni versity ace who competed last season with ' the San Francisco Olympic club, returned Wednes day from Hawaii where he par' ticipated in exhibition games. . 1 VFW Slates Heavy Mix Between Fox, Shave Tiger - Jack Fox,, nationally known heavyweight from Spo kane, and Corporal Ben Shave, Seattle slugger, have been signed for a 10-round main event battle at Salem's armory - April 29 it was announced Saturday by VFW Promotor Tex Salkeld. . ; -7 i "It is a match," said Salkeld, "which " has . been signed several times in the past four years,-but which' never came off' because of managerial' squabbles. - " Thef Tiger will be making one of few starts he has made since losing to Melio Bettina in a -light New Finishes 3 : Lengths In Front of Bears; Sets Course Record .-".-" By RUSS NEWLAND OAKLAND, Calif April 19. (rPowered by one of the greatest crews in all its brilliant eight-oared racing history. Uni versity of Washington sounded a stirring opening challenge to-: day in defense of its national championship with a course record breaking1 victory over University- of . Calif orhia. ,: The Huskies finished with approximately three lengths to spare and "going away, eased up. , - .; -The 'time for the three miles was phenomenal, 14 minutes and 28 seconds. It broke by 20JB seconds' the old course Tr""'" for the Oakland estuary. T - . California, which set the former record time of 14:4efff in? 1939, also' cracked.it as it turned. under the Fruitvale avenue bridge finish line in the .wake of the skimming northern loat. The Bears were clocked at 14:39. The intercollegiate champions of last, year, . who will soon be rowing in defense of the laurels on the Hudson, simply pulled away from a California varsity shell manned by valiant but out classed youngsters.- .-- Three veterans from last year's , Ponghkeepsie, NT, win ner formed the nucleus of the smoothly-functioning Washing ton crew. They dipped their ears with the touch; that . goe7 with experience, as compared with the sometimes aim est floundering efforts of five soph omores working in the Califor nia boat ' At the half-mile mark each was hitting 33 and at the mile Wash ington was down to 31. California, meanwhile, maintained a one-beat faster stroke. s The two-mile 1 post loome d . Washington, rowing smoothly at 30, appeared to have an open length of water. The -Bears were still struggling " at 32 beats .but could gain nothing. - Washington continued to row easily for the last long mile. The salty water of the estuary was slightly choppy, stirred by a fol lowing wind which slapped smart ly in the faces of the straining athletes: , . Experience counted ' heavily here. To observers, Jack Kearns, .California's sophomore stroke,., seemed to be wilting under the terrific pressure. It was his first big varsity - competition. ' His erewmates likewise appeared badly 'tired. ; The Washington " - shell swept over the finish line to-the cheers of 'thousands of spectators clus tered on the estuary banks and jamming the bridge. Washington's junior y,a r s i t y shell turned in one of the big sur prises of the 40th annual regatta, by whipping the Bear jayvees by a full length in the brilliant time of 14:43.3, itself bettering the course record. The Husky junior varsity was ahead all the way. California's time was 14:51. - ... California salvaged the fresh man race, the Bears winning by three-quarters of a length in 9:40 for the two miles. Wash ington was .clocked in 9:43. Portland Gets 2 More Players PORTLAND, Ore, AprQ' lsV(JP) -The New York American league baseball club has optioned two players to the Portland Pacific Coast league team, Rollie Schef ter, secretary, said today. One is Harry Bassin, first base man with Oklahoma City last year, the other Fred Collins, left handed .hitting outfielder who played with Binghampton and Oklahoma City last. year. '; Only yesterday Schefter an? nounced the acquisition of two pitchers. Earl Redi who had been with Newark of the International league, and Art Jacobs, a veteran southpaw formerly with Portland. Leslie Larrups 15 to 1 Lowe of Leslie pitched two-hit Softball Friday - afternoon,' while his teammates gathered 10 blows off Graham, as the junior high team ' swamped the - sophomore Greens, "15 to 1. Rains, Leslie, had a perfect day at bat getting three- '' for three. -. The game, a regular intramural . contest, was played on the Leslie grounds. " -Leshe , , M5 10 1 Greens 1 - 2 8 Lowe and Kurts; Graham 'and White. ' '.- ' i-'.-' heavyweight championship battle two year ago in New York. Bet tina then scored . 'a ninth-round knockout over Fox, who went into the ring with a chest injury. -j Salem's Veterans of Foreign War Boxing dub expect Salkeld to bill a strong supporting card that probably will include the second appearance of Keller Wag ner, , ; ex-amateur sharpshooter, plus a rematch of Indian Johnny CobeH and Boxcar Kline, the boys who panicked the armory audience last week. ' - - - - mant Salem Entries In Olympics uston SetbvH Oliver ; Huston ' Saturday an nounced Salem's golf and tennis entries-in the second annual Am erican Legion Junior Olympics, which are scheduled at Eugene Friday and Saturday of this week. . Huston, in charge of the Salem entries for Post No. 9, said the Salem high golf team foursome of Bob 'Burns, Tom Kay,: Charles Beardsley and Bob Sederstrom would 7be entered in the Olym pics golf event, , while Bill Ran som," Wally Palmateer and Ar mond Carrow have been named Salem competitors in the tennis event The three-man decathlon team is to be named Monday,, said ' Huston, after he and VernGil more, Salem high coach, have opportunity to study niible """ talent , 7 Decathlon entries this year are limited to those boys, between 13 and 18 years of age, who have not earned a letter in any sport.' More than 200 entries, or twice the 106 of. last year, are expected to take part in the Olympics this year. ' - ' y'' ' ISilverton, as far. as is known, is Ve only other Marion county post outside of Salem which is sending entries. The Olympics banquet is to be held . at 6:30 Friday night instead of Saturday as - last year, said Huston. ::;:' "'-." Vikings Defeat Ghemaa, 13-7 Mound Chore Divided- f' Between Ilighberger, Butte; Bower Triples A "six-run outburst in the fifth inning assured Salem hlgh"lin mond clan of victory, 13 tp.. over the Chemawa ChiefstGeo. E. Waters park Saturday morning. D I C k Ilighberger and Carl Butte, a pair of rookie pitchers, divided the mound assignment -that provided the Viks' second win of the season over Chemawa and' their fourth victory in five times out ; 7 , ' Hlghberger allowed the Chiefs hut two hits In four innings and held a 3-2 advantage when Bntte relieved him. The Viks went to work in the first frame to get three tallies on hits by Hoffert, Bower, Freeman and Pearmine, coupled with ' pair of boots, and three in the fourth on blows by Pearmine and Butte., Don Bowers' triple, long- est blow of the game, scored two of. the six fifth-frame . runs for Harold Hauk's gang. . Chemawa tallied two in the second, two in the fourth, two 'in . the sixth and one' in the seventh. Chemawa 'J. i; I.- 7 i 6 , 7 Salem 7:..13 10 7 Mathews,' Brown (6) and Ben nett; Hlghberger, Butte 1 (4) and' Hauser, Toomb (4). , ii. Dairy Take Loop Wins r : Blue Lake whipped Bob El f strom's 7 to I, Hazel Dell downed Kiwanis 6 to 3 and Golden Press-. ant was awarded a 2 to 0 forfeit decision over Stubby Mills and the Commercial Softball league made a delayed start Friday afternoon, j Blue Lake 7 3 1 FJfstrom's -,... 10 4 Applcgate .and Morely; Miller and Block. j , Hazel DeU Kiwanis 6 3 4 1 Fravel and Karnes; Allport and AUey. Woodburn Belts : Corbett, 10-2 I WOODBURN A big second in ning, that was good for six runs, enabled the Woodburn Bulldogs to score a 10 to 2 Big Nine league baseball win at Corbett Friday. Corbett ..;., ......J 2 5 3 Woodburn .;. . in 7 7 3 R. O'Neill, E.' CNeUl and ner; Mathews, Holman and PavTI- cek. . .. - r. -' v"