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Sport Sparks
Rose Bowl Cancellation Ashed
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BOB DETHMAN
Toi the poor Beavers. . .- First time in a lifetime Oregon
State haS had a chance at the highly remunerative perfumery
of the Rose Bowl, and now the so-and-so Japs have knocked
them out of it. . . Pity the yellow-belly who gets in the way of
one of the Oregon State gridders when he (as some of them are
certain to be) is called into the service to fight the yellow per
il! . . . Picture, if you will, one of those huge Orange linemen
gritting his teeth, unloading the particular weapon he has at
hand and saying: 'Take that for
p-- - TT. keeDine us out of the Rose
Bowl, you !"
It's really too bad, since the
chances of Oregon State ever
getting into the Rose Bowl
again are mighty slim. . . Espe
cially is it too, too bad in that
the Corvallis institution could
very well have used the residue
the game would have brought
home and certainly wouldn't
have been hurt by the publicity
attendant from coast to coast
With the Tournament of
Roses cancelled, there will be
no further opportunity for the
righthanded Bob Dethman and
the lefthanded Don Durdan to
work together in that left and
right running and passing at
tack. , . The aerial work of these two produced 61 completions
out of 135 attempts, a .451 firing average, over the past season,
and (maybe it's as much news to you as it was your correspon
dent) Ithe righthanded Bob Dethman pitched to almost three
times as much yardage as the lefthanded Don Durdan.
Dethman, the steady, play-directing Hood River youngster,
completed 34 out of 80 attempts for 454 yards and had but four
interceptions. . . Durdan hurled 14 strikes in 35 tosses, for 163
yards, and had three interceptions. . . A tipoff on what the
Staters might have done to Duke if it had not been for the
war was the fact that their passer! (Dethman and Durdan, main
ly) had but eight passes intercepted in 135 thrown.
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Tommy gun, Totes, Tosses Three Miles
"Centers will back-snap that ball to all kinds of halfbacks
before there comes along a man who can beat the records Mar
vin Tommervik engraved in his years at Pacific Lutheran col
lege," writes Dave James in the Tacoma News-Tribune, who
then .pates records to prove his statement. . . "Through a run
Of 25 games in 1939-40-41, scoring 23 victories against two de
feats, the Nimble Norwegian ran and passed to a total of 5098
vards. or close to three miles!" exclaims James.
During the 1940 season, recalls James, an opposing end was
instructed to take Tommervik out on every play, the lommy
gun got away his pass and in came the end, arms flailing. The
whistle blew, but the end kept coming to throw his block. Finally
Tommervik lit out for 40 yards with the wild end still in pur
suit. . . As he passed the Lutheran bench, said James, Marv
veiled: ' "Hev. coach! He wants to marry me!
Yes, you doubting Thomases, all those b-e-a-utiful young
things pictured lollygaggin' around all-America Frankie Albert
on a rtecent cover of Collier s are actually btantora coeas. .
That picture, incidentally, was taken away back in October, and
don't ask me how Frankie made all-America that early in the
season!
Defensively, our Bearcat hoopers looked pretty pert against
the Orange of Oregon State t'other night, and the only bad part
of their offensive was inability to hit the basket with a high
enougi percentage of shots that should have been made. . . The
'Cat cagers are going to be all right before the season is over,
was the opinion of Slats Gill, the Braver boss, wrose own team
displayed nice poise for its first game of the yetr.
Firom what could be observed of the Beaver basketeers in
their opener, it appears their spot In the northern division sun
this season will depend largely onhOw inexperienced reserves
come along. . . Coach Gill, incidentally, fully expects to use Don
Durdan when that all-around athlete gets through with football.
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Ruth Expects Enrichening Experience
George Herman Ruth, the Babe, the Bambino, the King of
Swat, is moving to Hollywood. . . He's going to starland to play
in the Lou Gehrig picture, which he hopes will be an enriching
experience . . . which it will be about $50,000 enrichening.
The Associated Press wants to know, among other things,
the three outstanding individual sports performers among men,
either amateur or professional, during this year, and is conduct
ing an annual poll to find out. . . What three would you name
from a list such as this, for instance: Cornelius Warmerdam, the
pole vaulter; Les Steers, the high jumper; Leslie MacMitchell,
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the runner; Joe Louis, ine Domoer; joe uuviaggio ana icu u
liams, the fence busters; Bob Feller, the fireballer; Lippy Leo
Purocher, the great orator; Joe Gordon, the great infielder;
Bruce Smith, Minnesota's great pigskin packer?
Or, what three outstanding teams would you name from
this array: The Yankees, the Dodgers, the Minnesota Gophers,
the Texas Longhorns, the Oregon State Beavers, the Notre Dame
Irish; the Ryder Cuppers? ... Or, what team or individual ac
complished the most surprising results: The Dodgers, Oregon
State), Texas, U (71-7 over Oregon), Pittsburgh (defeat of Ford
ham)!? M has a long way to go, that Salem high basketball team
which debuted Friday night by losing to Tillamook, before it be
comes a state championship possibility like its three immediate
predecessors. . . The newcomers to the team played like new
comers against the 'Mooks, but little else could be expected from
thern in their first night under fire. , . A month fro"m now you
won'l recognize 'em as the same players.
Noticeably lacking in the Viks' initial venture was neglect
of front court men to rush the ball on defense, a particular item
Harold Hauk's teams has been noted for over the past three sea
sons . . Here it wasn't the newcomers, but Veterans Dutch Sim
mons and Don Cutler who were lax. . . Even with their to-be-
expected first-game faults, however, the Viks might have earned
the decision with a bit more precision from tne tree tnrow line,
where they caged but one point out of a possible 11.
Phelan Ousted At
Washington
JAMES PHELAN
Entire New Staff
Sought By Huskies
Dismissal Is Surprise to Jimmy;
UW Looks East for Replacement
SEATTLE, Dec. 13 (AP) The University of Wash-
ington is in the market for an entire new coaching staff
for its football teams. It made known its plans to revise the
football setup Saturday when it accepted the resignations
of James "Jimmy" Phelan, head coach for 11 years, and
his assistants, Chester "Cotton" Wilcox and Ralph "Pest"
Welch.
The resignations were requested by Ray Eckmann, di
rector of athletics. While the coaches terminated their
services immediately their salaries were paid until next
I March when their one-year con
tracts expire.
Eckmann plans to leave late
this month for the east where
he will interview gridiron lead
ers with the view of signing a
new coach.
"I have no prospect in mind
nor has the university," he said
'We will look over the available
material of the country and try
to select the man who would, in
our judgment, be the best quali
fied for the post."
He added that "I do know that
President Lee Paul Sieg would
want Washington to have a lead
er in the field at the head of our
football team as he would want
a leader in any field to direct
any academic branch of activity
at the university. That's the type
of man we will go after."
Phelan said the dismissal
came as a distinct surprise. He
said he had had no inkling such
action would be taken, that no
hint of it had come during the
conference meeting: in Los An
geles following the close of the
season.
He said he and his (wn occict-
TACOMA, Dec. 13 Dan ants WGre calpd in rrtmann.c
Walton sports editor of the Ta- fice this morning and handed
fuiiia wS inuunc, oaiuiuay their dismissal notices,
advocated formation of a state- It all banned Sn eHHnW
wide '-Cliff Olson for Washington has had no time to consider the
vww wuk. Til Til rp Who on coir
George Vamell. Whaii it-
record over a 12-year span as er of the Times, advanced the ob-
coach of little Pacific Lutheran servation that the University of
college and declared "if anyone Southern California might be in-
can bring unity to the , Huskies' terested in obtaining Prio-,'.,
pigskin picture, Olson is the man services.
for them." "Time Anil Q 0-9 In tlnAA YTa
"Bua auv 1IVW"
ard Jones died it has been un
officially reported USC might
be seriously interested in sign
ing Phelan but could not dicker
with Jimmy while he was still
under contract at Washington,"
varneu said.
Phelan, in spite of up-and-down
seasons at Washington, was re
garded as one of the leading
coaches in the Pacific Coast con-
m nuue uame
football star, he came to Wash-
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mgxon alter coaching at the Uni
versity of Missouri and Purdue in
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The crowning achievement of
his career in Seattle occurred in
1SJ8 when his team won the con
ference title but lost in the Rose
Bowl to Pittsburgh.
His Washington teams won 58.
lost 33 and tied 9, a percentage
oi .04 ior tne ll years.
The Huskies won four and
lost three to tie for second
place In the conference with
Stanford and Washington State
this year. They scored 93 points
to 80 for their opponents.
Sparks Rally But Ducks Lose
Olson of PGL
Boomed for
UofW Coach
Olson's teams, noted for their
passing attacks, have been de
feated only once in the past two
seasons and he has developed
several outstanding minor college
players, including Marv Ton
mervik, "little all-America" half
back, and Marv Harshman, a
highly regarded fullback;
Angels' Hoop
Sked Released
MT. ANGEL The Fighting An
gels of Mt. Angel college, with a
- record of putting up a good fight
even when they lose, have a
standing of one win and three
lossesrln this year's basketball
season,, begun earlier than usual
this year. The schedule for the
remaining games! v
Pe. i4-s-MMtln'f. here.
Dec. 16 Pacific College, here.
Jan. 7 Pacific V, her.
Jan. EOCC there.
Jam. 10 EOCE, there.
Jaa. 12 SOCE, there.
V Jaa. IS SOCK, there.
" ,JaL. 1 Albany, here.
: Ja. JO-OCE, here.
'! "J. Portland, here.
Jan. 81 Albany, there.
rto. 6 SOCE, here.
Feb. 7 SOCE,. here.
, Tto. 11 OOE. here. .
. Tto. 11 Portland, there.
Feo. 14 PacUlc U. there..,
"Feow 17 Albany, here, , .
FeO. at-OCX. there.
Lo n irview Wins
LOiNGVIEW, Dec. 13-Long-view
outlasted Aberdeen ta win
27 to 26 high school basketball
victory here Saturday nighL The
home team led most of the way,
Memphis Jaunt
Definitely Off
THE DALLES, Dec. 13-iP)-The
Dalles high school football team
abandoned plans Saturday to play
Memphis Tech high school in
Memphis, Term., later this month.
After undefeated The Dalles
was invited to the contest, adver
Used in Memphis as "the national
high school football championship
game," the Oregon High School
Activities association refused to
grant permission for the trip.
The Dalles' officials polled
state association delegates in an
attempt "to reverse the board of
control's ruling, but failed.
The association for a number o
years has . banned post-season
games. -
C',.Leigue Openk :
"j cuvision ot ine .senior
church league opened;. tYiday
night-with Court ,Street" Christian
defeating Presbyterian 3? - to 17,
Christ Lutheran succumbing to
Episcopal 29 to . 21 and Calvary
Baptist outpointing. Methodist 52
CLIFF OLSON -
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Paul Jackson
Long Island Overtakes Ducks
To Score 33-31 Win in Garden
Opener; Oregon's Third Loss
NEW YORK, Dec. 13-UP)-Long Island university came from
behind in the final minute to beat Oregon's basketball team,
oaturaay night in the first game of a twin bill which
opened Madison Square Garden's season of collegiate double
ieatures.
Lanky Hank Beenders fired the winning shot from far out
on the court a few seconds after Dick Holub had pulled LIU
into a tie as the hand on the clock started its last circles before
a capacity crowd of 18,000.
Army Request, Made
ThrougK Governor
Officials Indicate Willingness
To Comply; May Call Shrine Mix
PASADENA, Calif, Dec. 13 (AP) It appeared Sat
urday night the army's request that the Rose Bowl football
game and the Tournament of Roses parade New Year's day
be cancelled would be carried out.
Official action remained to be taken by the Tournament
of Roses association directors, by Oregon State college and
Duke university representatives, but unofficially they indi
cated they would comply with the army's request, as relayed
through Governor Culbert L. Olson.
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The tournament directors were
called into session immediately
after the message from Governor
Olson was received.
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 13
(iP) -Governor Culbert L. Olson
telegraphed Pasadena authorities
Saturday night, forwarding a re
quest of the army that the Pasa
dena Tournament of Roses and
the Rose Bowl game between
Duke university and Oregon State
college on New Year's day be can
celed. Percy Locey, Oregon State col
lege athletic director, said can
cellation of the game rested with
his college and a decision would
be made after the tournament
committee acted on the request to
call off the Rose parade.
TO TALK TURKEY
PASADENA, Calif.. Dec 13-(JPy-A
committee of five pre
pared to leave Saturday nicht
for San Francisco to discuss
with Lieut. Gen. John L. De
Witt, commands- of the fourth
army, his reqnest that the New
Year's day Rose Bowl football
rame and the Tournament of
Roses parade be cancelled.
With stubby Paul Jackson
leading- the way, Orefon took
command from the opening
whistle, scored six points be
fore LIU tallied, and held a
16-11 advantage at half time.
But two field goals by Been
ders and one by Stan Laxman
gave Long Island its first lead a
minute and a half after inter
mission. At one point LIU built
up a 28-20 margin, only to have
Jackson and George Andrews
shoot the westerners into a 29-29
deadlock with five minutes to go.
Bob Wren put Oregon ahead with
a rebound shot, but Holub and
Beenders pulled it out of the fire.
Holub was the scpring leader
with 11 points.
It was the third straight loss
for Oregon on its current eastern
swing.
LONG ISLAND Ff Ft Pf Tp
ueenaers, i 4 0 3 8
Sohen, f 0 2 3 2
1 10 3
- 5 1 1 11
Lewis, f
Holub. c
Rothenberg. c
Washington's season of 1941
was one of the most successful in
the university's history financially.
Sapon, c
Gutfein, c
H. Rader, g
Schneider, g
Fronczok. g
L. Rader, g
Waxman, g ....
Totals
OREGON
Fuhrman, f
Wren, t
Taylor, f
L. ackson, c
Marshik, c
P. Jackson, g
Kirsch, g
Andrews, g
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0
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
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3
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Totals '"'"12
0
0
0
9
0
0
1
14 5 13 33
Ff Ft Pf Tp
2 0 0 4
0 4
1 1
1 3
0 1
1 2
1 0
3 0
7 1
at half time: Oregon
4
3
3
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7
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9
31
16;
Score
LIU n.
Free throws missed: LIU Beenders,
Holub 2. H. Rader 2. Waxman.
Oregon Fuhrman. Wren. Taylor. P.
Jackson. Andrews 3.
New York's City Collece
outplayed, outscored and out
ran the Oklahoma Aggies to
hang up an impressive 39-30
victory In the second game of
the doubleheader.
Lewiston Victor
LEWISTON, Ida, Dec. 13-(yP)-Lewiston
high school trimmed
Gonzaga high of Spokane 33 to
1C, here Saturday night in the vis
itors' first game of the season.
Lewiston held a 21-7 halftime advantage.
Kitten Five
Next on Viks'
Hoop Schedule
Next for Salem high's hoopers, ftnre.turned ??e SC.
ho fhei, v ' star to fe Position he held in
Riggs, Mrs. Cooke Voted Tops in Tennis;
Kovacs Moves Up to Second; McNeil Third
NF.W VfYRV TW 10 rt Dki... t : ,
" ' UUUJ mens national tennis champion who will mak hi
o debut at Madison Square Garden December 26. and Mr cs,. di wm m?ke. hls
holder, Saturday were placed at the too of the 1941 wm.en 8tltIe-
Tennis assnciatinn 6" Wi "lc u"ura es Uwn
Awarding of the No. 1 spot to
who dropped their season's open
er to Tillamook Friday night, is a
session with the Willamette fresh
1939. Last year, when he lost his
singles title, he was ranked No. 2
men at the Vik villa Tuesday J
night of this week.
Coach Harold Hank then
takes his team to Everett, Wa&h.,
for a brace of games with the
Seagulls Friday and Saturday
nights.
Tentatively scheduled before
the holidays also is a game with
either Marshfield or the Salem
high alumni, December 23. One
holiday game, December 26 with
McMinnville, is also . tentatively
slated.
Definitely set is a doubleheader
attraction the night of January 2
here, pitting the . viks against
Grant high of Portland and Al
City. McNeill was No. 4 this year
oenina irank Kovacs of Oakland,
caui., wno lost to Riggs in the
finals at Forest Hffls, and Frank
Parker of Los Angeles.
Kovacs, who now Is a pro,
advanced a notch over 1940,
while Parker jumped from the
No. S spot of a year age. Fred'
Schroeder of Glendale, Calif.,
showed one of the greatest tains
in moving from No. 10 to No. 5,
ahead of Wayne Sabin of Reno,
Nev., who was not ranked la
1940.
Mrs. Cooke, no better than sixth
In 194ft ftr hcina flu
bany against Roosevelt of Port- third player tw years ago, gained
top ranking after several years
among the leaders.
Qt -Wii, -' - ' ine spo went to Pauline
Si Martin g. Wjna . Beta of Los Amrelea with nw
PORTLAND,- Oreii Dec. 13-GrV thy May Bundy of Santa
u a wucge uuuuwi me i uaui.t uura ana Margaret Os
Multnomah, -Athletic club basket-1 borne of San Francis
uhm. - icuui, w 4t oaiuroay i aneaa oi ueien Jacobs. It was the
nnjns ior we nangers- uura vie lowest ranking to many years for
wry ou an invasion oi uregon. - i miss Jacobs, former national
The. Rangers - play Mt Angel j champion who was No. 2 in 1939
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BOBBY RIGGS
The No. 1 position in the men's
pair of John Kramer and Schroe-
aer.
rm m .
xne xop rankings fwith lt
years singles rankings in paren
uieses j :
MEN:
1. Bobby Riggs, Clinton, SC,
(2); 2, Frank Kovacs. OaVlan
Calif. (3); 3, Frank Parker, Los
Angeles (5); 4, Don McNeill, Ok
lahoma City (1): 5. Fred Srhm-
der, Glendale, Calif. (10); 6, Wayne
Sabin, Reno, Nev. (unranked); 7,
Gardnar Mulloy, Coral Gables!
Fla- (7); 8, Bryan Grant, Jr- At
lanta, Ga. (11); 9, John Kramer,
Los Angeles (6); 10, William Tal-
oerc, uncinnau (16).
WOMEN:
1. Mrs. Sarah Palfrev rv
New York (6); 2, Pauline Betz,
Los Angeles (3): 3. Dorothy M
Bundy Santa Monica (4); 4, Mar-
gar usDorne, San Francisco
(11); 5, Helen Hull Jacobs, Green
ville, DeL (2); , Helen Bernhard,
New.York (8); 7, Hope Knowles,
Philadelphia (10); 8, Mary Ar
nold, Los Angeles m? 0 Mr.
Virginia Wolfenden-Kovacs. Oak-
"uu, v-ttui. u;; iu, Louise Brough,
MEN'S DOUBLES:
Kramer and Schroederr
MuUoy and Sabin; S, McNeill and
rerker; 4, Gene Mako and Km
He said the college desired to
cooperate fully with the army but
wanted to get a better picture of
the army's views before taking
action. Locey declared that: speak
ing as an individual, he believed
that unless the danger were great.
Americans should have diversion
and continue their sports events.
as the British had done.
Dave Foutz, secretary to the
governor, said the governor tele
graphed Pasadena's city directors
that Lieutenant General John L.
DeWitt, commander of the fourth
army, believed the tournament
and the football game should be
called off "for reasons of national
defense and civilian protection."
baid General DeWitt. asked la
ter for comment:
"Certainly I asked Governor Ol
son to cancel the game, for rea
sons perfectly clear to any straight
uiinnuig American."
Governor Olson exDressed th.
belief that the action regard in v
the Rose Bowl game would set a
preceaent for other scheduled
noiiday season football games on
uie west coast
This would mean probable can
cellation of the East-West game
in San Francisco New Year's day,
me governor said.
Thus far no definite request
has been made for cancellation
of the San Francisco game, an
annual affair sponsored by the
Shrine hospital committee, Ol
son stated.
Advised of the situation. Horn,
Boyen, potentate of Islam tem
ple of the shrine, said in
Francisco that no one had asked
to have the East-West game call-
ea 011.
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" a request is m-wiui
well of course turn it over im
mediately to the committee in
cnarge 01 the game," Boyen stat
ed.
60,000
already
Ninety per cent of the
xisi-wesi game seats
have been sold.
The governor's telem-am a
dressed to Chairman A. L Stew-
411 1 ana members of the city
board of directors of Pasadena.
eat4 1
"General John De Witt. com.
nunding general, western de
fense command. Presidio. San
Francisco, has requested that
the Pasadena Tournament of
Koset and Rose Bowl football
game, scheduled for New Year's
day, be not held, and that ar
rangements therefore be aban
doned for reasons of national
defense and civilian
"I Join General De Witt in this
request, which is supported by
requests received bv Conors 1 TY
Witt and myself from groups of
uj airman, population of the
Pasadena and southern California
area.
The congestion of the state
"uwy over a large area, Inci
dent to this tournament ant
ba game, and" it serious ob
struction to their use In rif re
work, the concentration there of
large police force, now needed
w ueiense services, the unusual
garnering of people,
known . tor the enemy, exposing
them to the dangent now threat
ening. rermrM s
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GOV. CULBERT OLSON
Sprague Ashed
For Opinion -
On Bowl Game
Telephone wires hummed be
tween Salem and California points
Saturday night as Governor
Charles A. Sprague talked with
Governor Culbert L. Olson of Cal
ifornia and Graduate Manager
Percy Locey" of Oregon State in
regard to the possibility of staging
the Rose Bowl elsewhere if Tour
nament of Roses officials decide
to comply with the army request
that the Pasadena spectacle be
canceled.
"I would like to see a solution,
said Gov. Sprague following his
telephone talks, "but I have no
opinion as to what should be
done. If there is to be a chanre
in location of the game It will
have to be done by Oregon State
and Duke university officials.1
Gov. Sprague said that durinr
his conversations Soldier's Field,
Chicago, was mentioned as a pos
sible site for the game.
The Associated Press office in
San Francisco asked for Gov.
Sprague's opinion on the advisa
bility of moving the game into
Oregon, with Corvallis or Port
land as possible sites.
Huskies Whip
Savidge Five
SEATTLE, Dec. 13-p)-The
University of Washington defeat
ed the S. L. Savidge team, Seattle
Community league champions, 37
to 34, Saturday night in the second
game of . the university's 1941-42
basketball season. Washington de
feated Savidge, 48-41. last week.
Trailing through most of the
contest, the university rallied In
the final minutes to win with
Savidge had
led, 23 to 19. at the half.
John Dick was high man with
Pint nd leader of the Sav
idge attack. WaUy Leask led
?US?.with 10 followed
by Bobby Lindh with nine.
Lebanon Slates
Opener Tuesday
Roy Helset
senfa his Lebanon Berrypickers
of ?Ubenflin
of Portland here Tuesday in the
opening game of the season.
Balance of the schedule:
Dec. IS Springfield, ther.
tSTw- her,
jtn rMnville. thert,
J?-Joledo- there.
1-Vnlverlty, here.
L'- -ooks, htrt
-owm ,
March Si
Horn, there.
football game be abandoned. :
"I respectfully transmit this
request to yen, feeling sure that
eeneerned wtll willinrly
comply tberewUh In this erit-I-emerreney
and necesalty
er Dterrfng ererr possible
yretectlea to eur efvuiaa peps.