The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, December 17, 1941, Image 9

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Newspaper Page Textf 1 It's Official On Williams' Batting Mark CHICAGO. Dec. 18 -VP- The official American league batting record confirm what everyone knew I all along thai Ted Wil liams of Boston was the 1941 hit ting champion. The audited fig ures, however, provide a note of authority in setting his final mark better Bears Block Packers? Field Goal Attempt The Green Bay Packers' line failed to hold when Clark Hinkle 30). Packer back, alternated a field roal in the first period of the western division championship game with the Chicago Bears In Chicago and the ball was blocked by the Bears on their own 31-yard line. Here John Siegal, Bear end, rushes in on the baU (indicated by arrow) as It leaves Hlnkle's foot, with teammates Dick Plasman (14), Dan Fortmann (21) and Ed Kolman (29) backing him up. No. 8 of Packers Is Herman Rohrig, back. Final score: sears, 33; rackers, 14. More than 40,000 fans saw the game. at .406,a spacious 47 points than his nearest rival. Williams, who participated in 143 games for the Red Sox, made 1S5 hits In 456 times at bat, land scored 135 runs. His bits Included 33 doubles, three triples and 37 home runs, his total I of circuit blows being high for the league. Trailing along at the .359 level art average good enough to "win the batting crown in any nor mal season was Cecil Travis of Washington, who went to bat 108 times in 152 games and lash ed out 218 hits, more than any other American leaguer. ThiBd in batting was the Yan kees' Joe Dl Maggio, named re cently: as the league's most valu able player and winner of the hitting title in 1939 and 1940. Di Maggio's average was .357, the result iof 193 hits in 541 times at bat Joe rapped out 43 doubles, 11 triples and 30 home runs, his extra base slugging making him the circuit's high man in total bases with 348. Thei official statistics record these (players as follows: Williams. Travis and DlMag glo; : Jeff Heath, Cleveland, .340; ; Dick Siebert, Philadel phia, .334; Barney McCosky, Detroit, .324; Sam Chapman, Philadelphia, .322; Taft Wright, Chicago, .322: Roy Cullenblne, St. Louis, .317: Luke Appling. Chicago, .314; Joe Cronln, Bos ton. 311; Rip Radcliff, Detroit. .311; Joe Grace, St. Louis, .309; Phil Rlsxuto. New York, .307; Wally Moses, Philadelphia, .301, and Jimmy Foxx, Boston. .300. Williams became the league's ninth ;.400 hitter in history and was the first player to reach such lofty heights since Harry Heilman of Detroit walloped the ball at a .403 clip In 1923. The , American league's cham pion hitter of two-base hits was Lou Doudreau of Cleveland, who connected with 45 while batting at a .257 clin. Jeff Heath of the nnnun. ( t 1: u:t il. . a i n n I O r p r on S 12 inuitms iui, me mosi ir.pies. tv. - y T throws missed: Fowle 2. Camic. In addition to leading in dou- Noszka. Penzlik 2. Goggins, L. Jackson, in an4 P. Jackson 2. , Personal fouls: Votlk Pitcher Bob Harris of the Browns Noszka 2. Goeeins 2. Unites; Fuhrman in most sacrifices with 14. Harris ' , s Series Evened By Woodburn; Tops Canny WOODBURN Bulldog basket- eers of Woodburn high more than evened matters with Canby, Big NineNleague opponent, here Tues day night on a 24 to 20 victory. The four-point margin was two points better than the two-point margin by which Canby defeated Woodburn in an earlier game, thus giving the Bulldogs an edge in the series. Leston Dunton. who tallied nine points for scoring honors, led a Woodburn second half rally that overcame an 11-S Canby halftime advantage. Woodburn'g Bees took an easy. 30 to 17 decision in the preliminary. Canby Z0 24 Woodburn Morris 5 4 Hammond Shelton 4 Miller Hass 7 s Dunton Von 7 Gustafson Arestad 4 1 J. HugOl Subs for Woodburn: Erwert 3. Salem. Oregon, Wednesday Morning, December 17, 1941 9 Duquesne Dukes Dunk Ducks Again, Scoring 33-28 Win PITTSBURGH, Dec. 16.--For the second straight season the Duquesne university Dukes repulsed an invasion by the bas ketball team of Oregon university, beating the visitors 33 to 28 before 3500 fans in the feature number of a triple-header. Last season's veteran Dukes beat Oregon 37 to 34 in a third period spurt, after a heated second period in which the lead changed seven times, Guard Nozka was the high scorer, ringing up seven field goals and two free throws for 18 points. Fuhrman and Marsh- ik each got six points for the visitors. G 0 0 1 1 1 DUQUESNE (33) Vojtke f Fowle. f Unites, f Camic, C Hoffffins. c Noszka. g ' Penzclik, g - 3 Totals - u G 2 0 o i 3 0 1 2 Fuhrman, Wren, f Taylor, f L. Jackson, c Marshik, c Andrews, g .... P. Jackson, g Kirsch, g ToUls By periods : F 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 7 F 2 1 1 0 0 s 1 0 19 10 3 Pts 0 2 4 2 2 16 7 33 Pts 6 1 1 2 6 5 3 4 28 S 33 728 In This Comer was the first hurler ever to rate Tylor' Kirsch' at the top in this department. George Case of Washington was the leading base stealer for the third straight year, collecting 33 last season. Two platers exceeded Travis' number of times at bat, Roger Cramer of the Senators going to the plate 660 times and Case 649. Performing In every game for their clubs was Rudy York in 155 contests with the Tigers and Joe Gordon of the Yankees in 156 games. Votiko 3. Camic 3, 2. Wren 2. L. Jackson 2. P. JacKson a, Portland Puckmen Leave NW League TOTJTT A WT1 Dn TW 1 R ZPV -Portland's waterfront' hockey with Jimy T' VanI BROOKLYN, Dec. 16-W-Ir- vin Kay is.apian, jjos Angeies, and Vinnie Rossano, Brooklyn, battled to a draw in a fast eight round bout Tuesday night. Kaplan rallied in the closing round to even the advantage Rossano built up by a furious start. The Brooklyn fighter was down for a no - count In the eighth. Kaplan weighed 1534. Rossano 147. Roman Alvarez. 140 drew Wisconsin May Lose Coaches To Other lis PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 15-(P)-Two assistant football coaches at the University of Pennsylvania may accept offers from other schools, it was disclosed Tuesday. Howard Odell, backfield coach from Sioux City, la., has been ap proached by the University of Washington and the University of Wisconsin, while Paul Riblett, end coach, is being sought by the University of Maryland. Wisconsin wishes Odell to become assistant to Harry Stnhldreher. Washington 1 s seeking a head coach since Jimmy Phelan resigned last week. Maryland would like Riblett as head coach. At the recent Penn football banquet George Munger, head coach of the Red and Blue, de clared he had "the best assistant coaches in the country" in Odell Riblett and Rae Crowther, line coach, but added "we may have to fight to keep them next year because their fame is spreading. team has withdrawn from the Northwest Ice Hockey league, Promoter Bobby Rowe announced Tuesday. He said inability of. the Boeing team of Seattle to travel because of a seven-day work week at the plant and probable loss of several players! to military service from other Seattle teams, made con tinuance inadvisable. Seattle teams traveling to Portland would be makeshift, resulting in inferior hockey,! Rowe said. couver, BC, in the eighth round semi-windup, WHITE PLAINS, NY, Dec. 16-JP)-J a c k Kenny, 1634. young Livingston, NJ., middle weight, won by a technical knockout over Angle Angar rano, 159, Harrison, NY in the third round Tuesday night for his 26th victory in 28 pro fessional fights. Angacsno out pointed Kenny, In a previous meeting. f ilot Hoopers Best! Linfield NEW YORK, Dec. 16-tfP)-James D. Turner, the 219-pound Dallas, Tex., fighter, lasted less than rniinrl Tueadav nicrht in fuktlawu, we ue. Tami Mauriello's debut as JacK i neonoii iea -Forward Portland university to a 45-to-32 basketball victory, over Linfield college I hero Tuesday night. Linfield took an early , lead, once beinft seven points ahead. but saw it vanish in the second as Friedhoff cut loose with one handed shots. He scored 20 points. heavyweight . Mauriello, weighing 182, floored the big Texan twice In the opening seconds with hard rights to the Jaw and when Turner was unable to defend himself Referee Al Reich stopped the bout. Grid Awards Given 23 at Leslie Hish Football awards were given 23 Leslie junior high school team members Tuesday morning at a student body assembly. Special honors were noted for Jack Slater, Deb McLaughlin and Bill Barlow, members of the all- city team. Letters were awarded to Bill Barlow, Harold McCauley, Everet Staats, Warlyn Ashcraft, Jim Budlong, Roy Llttke, Bruce Rogers, Jack- Slater, Richard Harrison, Roy Holbrook, Voyle McFarland, Floyd Mehlhoff, Robert Robins, Frank Bales, Tom Boardman, Emmet Brevik, Jack Truval, Deb McLaughlin, Bud Smith, Marshal Smith, Bud Clark, Eugene Lowe, Lloyd Fin-den. Managers were Arthur Engle- bart, Wendall Hall, Duane Coker and Harry Weidmeier. County Court Gets Formal Bid for Mill Formal bid of $4000 for the old Fischer Flouring Mill prop erties in Silverton was made to Marion county court Tuesday by the city of Silverton. A term of five years for pay ment of a balance of approxi mately $1000 was requested by the delegation from the would be .purchasing city, Mayor Reber Allen, City Manager E. K. Bur ton and Dr. A. P. Loar, president of the city's planning council. What portion of the tax monies due would revert to the city has not yet been determined, court members said. Approximately $15,000 in taxes and charges was owing when the county fore closed on the 6.8 acres of land and buildings involved. WU Band to Give Concert First concert this year by the Willamette university band is to be at 8:15 tonight in Waller haU, featuring Christmas music. Townspeople are invited to the program, for which no admission is charged, according to Direc tor Maurice Brennen. Special numbers are Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," Lillya's "Christmas Fantasy" and Brennen's arrangement of "Adeste Fideles." Soloist is Carl Bowman of Salem, playing "Remembrance of Switzerland" by Liberati on the euphonium. g Mf MtoP Mp Mm AfeP MtoiP ATm AfeP aF Ate fetoLd lit. -M- ji mju mj is I LINGERIE Are You Wondering What to Get Her? 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