port ;
Sparks
i By RON GEM3IELL
- , Anything can .'happen be
r tween now andNovember 29,
when Oregonrand Oregon State
t tangle at Eugene for what may
or may not decide the Rose Bowl
i bid, but if the Bevos and Ducks
were meeting tomorrow, for in
c stance, this department would,
on the strength of what it hag
'seen from these two great foot
ball teams,' string along with Ore
gon to win ... Reason; The Ore
gon line that stopped CaT cold
Saturday is just as tough, or may
be a little tougher, than' the
Beavers, and the Oregon back
field is heavier, better, balanced
and, if anything, a little faster.
Whew! That Oregon startlng
lng team averages Just a mere
203 pounds to the man, that's
all, with only three members
under the 200-pound mark ...
Tony Crish, the crashing end,
at 185; Tommy Roblln, the
ramblin' left half, at 185; and
Curt Medians, the leftslded
passer, kicker and runner, at
- 188 are the only lads under 200.
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It's difficult, of course, to evaiu-
ate Oregon's strength on its show
ing against California, for the
4 Bears offered one of the weakest
running attacks your correspon
' dent ever saw a Coast conference
Absolutely no
VMS gyMA
deception, no power, no drive and
no threat at any time . . . Asked
by your correspondent what Cali
fornia students thought of their
football team, the editor of The
Californian, campus daily, said:
"They're not so critical over the
team's losses as they are over the
fact it plays such terribly mo
notonous, conservative football."
o
Better Placement
Not so much the difference in
.. . . ai 4 : fM
me aistance oi uie puuiiug m
Oregon's 19-7 win, as in the dif
ference in placement of punts
and, as your correspondent re
ported in his story of the game,
the accompanying runbacks . , .
Actually, so a close check of my
play-by-play reveals, Curt Mech
am thumped seven punts out of
bounds and kicked only two that
California safeties had opportun
ity to return . . . California got
but 21 yards on punt returns to
Oregon's 161, including Roblin's
62 -yard runback for a touchdown.
The downfield blocking of the
Oregons, on punt runbacks in
general and on touchdown
Jaunts by Mecham and Roblin
. In narttonlar. wait tvnira.1 of
Tex Oliver coached football ...
BUI Keener, Duke Iverson, El
liott Wilson and Roy, Segale
mowed would-be tacklers down
like train, while the whole Ore-'
gon team was particularly alert
tit 4 hl' nhiw af ill timf. V ,
It thV Duck and Bevos can
both-move through their remain
ing schedules until November 29
without - further defeat, what a
battle that annual scrap should
be! v. . Oregon, with UCLA, WSC,
Santa Clara and Washington yet
to meet, has a mite the harder
row to hoe, although Oregon
State, with WSC. Idaho, UCLA,
California and Montana all on
tap, has one more to play.
Records Tumble
Not only did Salem's two un
scored upon . records go phlooey
over the weekend, but one of our
"invincibles" got whacked ...
The Salem high Viks found the
mud, fumbles and Corvallis'
weight too much for them Satur
day night,; going down to a de
feat that not only cost them the
leadership of the No Name league
but -also their prestige as one of
the state's outstanding prep clubs.
As was said by Tommy
Swansen and Dwight Adams,
f Albany, both of whom at
tended the game, it might have
been quite a different story on
dry grid where Salem's speed
and diversity of attack mifht
have offset Corvallis' wetffht
and power . . . But, the Spartans
took nice advantage of their
breaks and won handily enough
to cause a few to wonder Just
how good this Medford team,
which whipped Corvallis 41-9,
can be.
Our Bearcats .by all means
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Salem Goli Champ, Runner up
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Walt Cllne, jr., (right), who won the Salem Golf club championship
for the second successive year when, Sunday, he scored a four and
three victory over Wiff Needham (left), In the finals. Cllne was five
under par for the 33 holes.
Cline Fires Five Under
Par Round
Successive
Cutting five strokes off par for 33 holes, Walter Clone, jr.,
Sunday retained hia Salem Golf club championship by defeat
ing Winfield Needhaim 4 and 3 in the best-played title match seen
on the Salem course"iL a number of years. Needham, fully as
steady after a slightly shaky start, also wound up below par by
a stroke. !
Deadly chip shots from the aprons enabled Cline to offset
Needham' s slightly, more accurate long approach game, so that
they were u s u al 1 y putting J
about on even terms and Cline's I
putts from "reasonable" distances
dropped just frequently enough
to give him the four-hole margin.
Difference in their manner of
scoring is illustrated by the fact
that on the third nine which they
halved in 35s, Cline putted 14
times, Needham 17. Off the tees
they were consistent and about
even as to distance.
Starting oat with a brilliant
eagle on the first morning hole,
Cline was three up in as many
holes and he held that margin
throughout the first nine by
posting a 32, four under par. A
spectacular hole was the fifth,
where Cline salvaged a half in
par after hitting a tree with his
tee shot. He pulled out with a
long brassle shot and nine-iron
dead t the pin.
On the second nine they battled
on even terms until they reached
the 18th where Needham sank a
curling .16-iooter for an eagle..
Both were on" in two. That' cut
Needham's deficit to two holes,
and he picked up another on the
second afternoon hole wherfe his
birdie putt was only a five-footer.
They had. halved the first onefwith
long birdie putts. Cline needed
accurate-chip shots on the third
and fourth to stay ahead; and
Needham caught up on- the Isixth
where Cline was on the. edge of
the trap and chipped .short
Needham had caught up but
It wasn't . for long, for Cline
chipped in for a birdie on the
seventh and won the eighth
when Needham was short with a
tricky "ridge" putt.
Cline won the tenth in par and
virtually clinched the match with
a 15-foot birdie on the 12th, though
he needed a delicate "trouble shot"
from cramped quarters to hold his
advantage on the 14th. It ended
on the 15 th with a half despite
Needham's remarkable recovery
shot and 12- foot putt.
Their medal scores by "nines,"
the last going only fix holes:
Cllne: 32-37-35-22126
Needham ..... 35-36-35-24130
Lawrence Alley defeated Ken
Potts 1 up in the first flight final.
Potts rallied to win three succes
sive holes after being dormie at
the 15th tee.
Leovich Receives
Outright Release
From Connie Mack
; PHILADELPHIA, Oct. H)
Irving "Bump" Hadley, veteran
rlht h a n ! e d pitcher, and
Rookie Catcher Johnny Leovich,
former O r e a o n State college
athlete, were released outright
by the Athletics Monday.
Manager Connie Mack said he
wanted to give both ample op
portunity to make other eon
nectiona.
Leovich was signed this spring
while the A'a were training In
California. Be was optioned to
Toronto later. Hadley was pur
chased from the New York
Yankees in midseason.
should still have an uncrossed
goal, but that, too, went by the
boards on uie defensive . miscue
. T. However, their record of 153
points scored to but seven scored
against them Isn't so dusty, and
if they can upset what- will be a
highly ; favored, much : heavier
Idaho team at Moscow Saturday;
the 'Cats will have a mighty good
chance of going on through their
season undefeated. '
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To Relievo
insery of
COLDS
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JTea Preps
Coats. Pnse
SaMCy-Tlm t, WeaSeifal
to Bag 2nd
Golf Title
Coons Returns
To Aid Viks
In Astoria Go
Although it was "blue Monday"
in the Salem high Viking camp
as the kids who were knocked
over by Corvallis Saturday night
went to work for their invasion of
Astoria this Friday, there was a
bright note, too.
It was the return of Bud Coons,
regular fullback, who is expected
to be in shape to go against the
Fishermen.
The team reported with minor
bruises and burns, but no seri
ous Injuries. End ' Jim Wenger
' sustained a bruised leg, End Rol
lie Haag a wrenched back and
Tackle Lloyd Griffith and Half
back Dutch Simmons showed up
with lime burns.
While the Viks offered no alibi
for their defeat, they felt certain
they could have given a better
account of themselves had the
game been played on a dry field.
Elks to Hold
LOpen Meeting
On Defense v
The Elks club, sponsoring na
tional Defense Week in Salem will
hold an open meeting on Thurs
day night at 8Q when Dr. R.
Ivan Lovell of Willamette uni
versity will speak on "America
and the War."
FrecLPaulus will talk today over
KSLM on "The Elks Lodge and
National Defense. The purpose of
the lodge's sponsorship is to make
members and the public more
alert to national defense prob
lems, stated Dr. Laban Steeves,
exalted ruler of the Salem Elks
lodge. .
Water Boy Becomes Varsity Player at USF;
Allison Asrees Ducks Bigs Burly and Fast
By RUSS NEWLAND
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 20-flP)
-A water boy who became a var
sity player over, the weekend
superceded such news as practice
preparations for crucial games, In
juries and other information dis
closed today at the weekly meeting
of the North California Football
Writers' association. . ' i
Charley White of the University
of San Francisco was revealed as
the quick change artist. He was
toting water for the team last
Saturday. He donned a uniform
Monday and henceforth will ap
pear either at halfback or an end
position, - -,
During the game with Stan
ford last week, White puffed off
the field with his bucket and
' growled at Bead Coach Jeff ,
Crsvath, T can play better than
those fellows. Cravath retorted
"why don't you show up for
' practice?" . The coach . promptly
dismissed the subject from his -mind,
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When White i showed up, - the
situation was somewhat similar
to that of the fellow, who got the
big snicker when he sat down to
the piano but made his audience
swallow their mirth by banging
out nifty tunes.
' White not 'only made the eyes of
the coaches and players bug out
Gjophers Continue.
To Top
Michigan Climbs Into 3rd Spot;
Duke Drops Notch; Oregon Rated
At 16th, Oregon State at 18th
' By BILL BONI
. NEW YORK, Oct 20-PV-It was Minnesota and Texas still
running one-two Monday as 127 of the natlon's,.football experts
scanned performances of the top college teams throughout the
country and, m the second of the weekly Associated Press rank
ing polls, kept these two teams at the head of the parade.
At the same time they established Saturday's clash at Ann
Arbor between Michigan and Minnesota as very much the week's
outstanding battle, and perhaps one of the most vital of the
season. For Michigan, on the
strength of its 14-7 conquest of
Northwestern, was boosted from
sixth place a week ago into third,
only 263 points back of Minnesota.
The Golden Gophers, No. 1
; team In the land a year ago,
polled 69 first-place votes,
worth 10 points each: S3 for
second place, and only one vote
for ; lower ' thas fifth position.
This gave them a total of 1169
points, to 1095 for the Texas
Longhorns, impressive winners
ever four rivals from as many
conferences, and 906 for Michi
gan. Texas was ranked at the
top on 33 ballots and Michigan
on seven.
Duke, dropped down a notch
by the Wolverines' climb, also
was first choice of seven voters
and polled 758 points: Thus the
first four teams dominated the
poll to such an extent that they
drew far more than half of the
total number of points awarded.
Back of the Blue Devils came
Navy, the east's ranking repre
sentative; which climbed from
seventh to fifth; Fordham, drop
ped from fourth in spite of a
good-looking win over West Vir
ginia; Notre Dame, which moved
from eighth to seventh though it
was none too impressive against
Carnegie Tech; Santa Clara, up a
notch from ninth and only all
winning major team left on the
Pacific coast; Texas A & M, Tex
as' strongest rival in the south
east and that sector's best eleven
in 1940, and Tulane, only beaten
team to crash the first ten and
doing so because of its thunder
ing defeat of North Carolina.
Texas A & M and the Green
Wave made the biggest ad
vances, the Aggies coming up
from 14th place and Tulane
from 17th. They shoved Ohio
State, still undefeated but only
after a close call with Purdue,
down to No. 1L
Besides the Michigan-Minnesota
battle, already guaranteed a
sellout of better than 85,000, the
first-tenners are paired as fol
lows for this Saturday;
Texas with Rice, beaten by
Louisiana last week and with
Bob Brumley, its ace back, in
jured; Duke with Pitt, seemingly
in for its third straight .trouncing;
Navy with Harvard, whose upset
of Dartmouth promises a real
test for the sailors; Fordham with
Texas Christian, badly hurt by
the loss of Triple-Threat Kyle
Gillespie; Notre Dame with Il
linois, Santa Clara with Oklaho
ma, Texas A At M with Baylor,
which lost its best back. Jack
Wilson, last week; and Tulane
with Mississippi.
The standing of the teams
(first-place votes in parentheses,
points figured on 10-9-8-7-6, etc.,
basis):
FIRST TEN
L Minnesota (69) 1169
2. Texas (33) 1095
3. Michigan (7) 906
4. Duke (7) 758
5. -Navy (3) 614
6. Fordham (3) 500
7. Notre Dame 354 !
8. Santa Clara 252
9. Texas A A M 243
19, Tulane (1) 220
Second Teh 11. Ohio State
(1), 208; 12. Perm, 139; 13;
Northwestern, 96; 14. Clemson
(3), 70; 15. Vanderbilt, 62; 16.
Oregon, 53; 17 Temple, 81;
18. Oregon State, 48; tied for
19. Vlllanova and Stanford, 24
each.
Also-ran Washington 18,
He made the team right then and
there. He weighs 180 pounds and
outsprints most of the rest of the
squad. The; story would read bet
ter if White had been a green hand
at the game. He was a crackerjack
player in high school butv decided
to forego college ball because of
pressure of studies.'
Head . Coach Clark Shaugh
nessy of Stanford . was too
wrapped up In preparations for
the "make or break' game with
Washington in Seattle this
Saturday to attend the meeting.
He was studying reports turned
in by his assistant Marehio
Schwartx, who scouted Wash
ington against UCLA.
Jim y i L a w a o n . renresentuut
Shaughnessy, said the Indians
would come up Jor tne wasmng
ton contest seriously, weakened by
injuries. There is some doubt yet
Pete Kmetovic, left half, will play
much, if any, of the game. He
was injured two weeks ago in the
defeat by Oregon State and ex
amination , showed - he had : suf
fered a chipped bone near the
base of one of his vertebrae.
Kmetovic has practiced with the
team, however,". .
Other casualties include Hay
HammetV sub quarterback; -Arnold
Meiners, regular left end and
Frank Forbesv reserve back. Ham-
id Poll
Idaho Mentor
'Bewildered'
By Willamette
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, Mos
cow, Oct 20-(S p e c I a D-Idaho's
home football fans are eagerly
awaiting the second appearance of
the 1941 Vandals at Neale stadium
Saturday against Willamette uni
versity. The game has been desig
nated as the Idaho Dads' day for
the year and starts at 2 p.m. .
Coached by Roy S. "Spec"
Keene, the Willamette Bearcats
make their first appearance on
the Idaho gridiron and is a fit-
DEINER BREAKS HAND
Coach Spec Keene reported
Monday that Tackle Garrel
Deiner Is the sole causualty
from the Whittier game. Deiner
sustained a broken hand that
may keep him out of the Idaho
clash.
"How we fare In this game
will depend a treat deal upon
our condition and the ability of
our reserves," said Keene. He
expects to leave here via train
Friday night with a 30-man
squad. The 'Cats will travel on
the same train as the Oregon
State Beavers, who go north to
play WSC.
ting opponent for the Idaho
eleven which has made a re
markable improvement since its
first appearance of the season
against the University of Utah.
Coach Francis Schmidt of the
Idaho club is bewildered by the
attack of the Willamette team
though he has directed scouts to
each Willamette game this season.
Main reason for the worry wrinkle
in his brow is that the Keene
coached club has not met stiff
competition this season to cause
them to show their power. .The
lack of powerful opponents has
allowed the. Bearcats to keep the
majority of their tricks under
wraps.
Idaho is not taking the Willa
mette contest In a light hearted
mood. The game Is considered
by many fans as, a breather for
the Improving Tan dais, but the
boys on the so.n4 and the Idaho
coaching staff have never con
sidered the tricky Willamette
club anything but a tough eon
test. .
Idaho students under the chair
manship of Knox Craig, Lewiston,
are making elaborate plans to en
tertain their Dads on the day of
the game. Dads are admitted to
the contest free with the exception
of federal amusement tax.
Dayton Winner
, DAYTON Dayton high's foot
ball team defeated St. Johns 19
to 6 Friday at St. Johns for its
third straight victory of the sea
son. , ' ':U
Mississippi State 13, Georgia 11,
Southern Methodist 10, Missouri
9, Alabama 8, Nebraska 5, Texas
Tech 4, Rice 2, Mississippi tod
Army, 1 each.
mett hurt a leg last Saturday and
Meiners is under care for a nerve
injury. Forbes suffered- a torn
knee cartilage and probably is
through for the season.
Coach Leonard "Stab" Alli
son of California, describing
his team's d e f e a t by Oregon,
said "it was a long, gloomy ride
home. Even my pet dog sniffed
at me, laid back his ears and
backed Into the heme.
"We bumped into a mighty
good club. The Oregon players
are big, burly, and fast We made
a couple of mistakes and they
scored a touchdown, just like
that Our blocking and tackling
must Improve. Allison said Russ
Messner, 158-pound Oakland boy,
had been shifted to first string
fullback, replacing John -Mc-Quary
of Los Angeles.
- Edwin N, Atherton, Coast con
ference commissioner, . produced
figures to prove the new unlim
ited substitution rule Is not slow
ing up the games to any great ex
tent He said the average time
for all conference as well as major
independent contests was 2 hours
24 minutes. The ideal game is con
sidered 2 hours 20 minutes dura
tion. The shortest,, conference
game to. date was played between
Oregon State, and Washington in
2:09 - while the' Stanford-Oregon
contest was the longest 2:58.
Action on
CLAWSON,
MICHIGAN MOVES Harold Lockard, Michigan back, gains ground
during s Michigan drive to a touchdown in a Western conference game with Northwestern at EvanstoB,
lit Don Clawson, NU fullback, tackled Lockhard a moment later. Michigan won, 14-7.
C HOWAItOO
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BUCKEYES BLOCK A first-period
as Ohio State defeated Purdue, 16-14, m a Western conference clash at Columbus, O. Tackle Jim Dan
ieU is seen blocking the punt by Robert Hajyk, Purdue quarterback. The ball (right-center) roUed
into the end sone for a safety.
HUSKIES HUMBLE In a game filled with fine running plays and passes, despite a steady ram lasting
throughout the afternoon, the University of Washington team took the measure of the Uelaas from Lot
Angeles by the score of 14-7. Photo shows Fullback StackpeeL whoso play la the first half was sen
sationaL scoring the first touchdown for the UW. Steele, another Washington back, Is est In front to
dear any possible Uclan tacklers oat of the way. . V
Lanifero tfourtk, Wl
iths
s BUNNY GRIFFrrHS
YMCA Slates
Hoop Classes
For Nov. 5 :
.. Coaches for the third. year of
the Salem YMCA basketball school
were announced Monday night by
Physical Director - Carl Grelder,
who said the classes are to start
November 8 and 8.
' Harold Hauk, head coach at Sa
lem high school, Is to.lnstruct the
senior , class, , free to all young
men over 19 years of age, at 70
pjn. Wednesdays, November S to
2lA : . rn-,v l:,v.-,;
Gurnee Flcsher and Frank
- Brown, coaches of Leslie and .
Farrish junior high schools, will
conduct the boys class for Y
members and. Sunday school
leafue players, at 11 a-m. Sat
urdays from November to 29.
Five teams were represented at
the first Major -and Minor bas
ketball ieague. meeting . Monday
night and another session was set
fc- November 10. Plans were con
sidered,' .but no action taken. ;-
Griff
the Football Front
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safety, the initial score of the game provided the martin of victory
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Salem, Qrecjori, Tuesday Moraine); October
Sets Fielding
Jolley Wields Best Bludgeon;
Pete Hughes Is Home Run King
- Pardon, please, for mentioning such a summerish affair as
baseball right In the; thick o the football season, but the West
ern International league's final statistics are ready for the Dublin.
and, strange as it may seem, some of pur Salem Senators didn't
do badly therein. ; -v -
For instance: -. - t-:,;:,; - '
Lashin Freddy Lanifero is fourth best hitter in the league
with a .332 average, Little Skipper Bunny Griffiths owns a new
league fielding record for shortstops with .942 percentage, Bob
Bergstrom Is 10th best hitter in the loop with .323 and Lanifero
established a record when he hit safely in 30 straight games.
Big Smudge Smead Jolley, who set practically all the hitting
records in 1939, was again the top batsman this season. Ht
took the batting title with a mark of .345, led in runs batted In
with 128 and total bases, 294.
Pete Hughes, of Spokane was the leading home run hitter
with 34, three under the league record of 37 established by
Morrie Abbott in 1939, and scored the most runs; 139. He also
received 156 bases on balls for a hew league record.
Club and individual Kitting recods, for the top 10 of the
league and all Salem players: . . . - -:
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Vaaeoevcr 'lit 472S 744 45S Kto 1893 135 ' 14
Tacoma 134 45S? S4 9S 123? 1751 Z1S 90
SALEM 132 437J 593 C51 1173 1357 241 4S
WeBAtche 13S 477 J SSI S71 124 1 172 13 42
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Cole, Memo, Taeema
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Berf uxom. Kbert, Baleaa
A dux, EdwarO Salcaa
Warrca, Jack C, Salcat
Hcber, Er H., Salem ;
GrlinUu, John, Salem ,
Cameroa, Cllatea. Salem
Bert strom, Robert, Salem
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Shoemaker, Charlet, Salem
Windior, Geerf e Salem
Schanx, Ckarlet, Salem
Llfhtner, Orlaag (Al), lata
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