The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, January 07, 1942, Image 7

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Newspaper Page Text""- - ' .' Spores By Whitney Martin .By WHITNEY MARTIN NEW YORK, Jan. 6-(Spedal to SUtesman)-They were talking In Dan Ferris' AAU office of Mel Sheppard, the great track ath lete of 30 years ago, who died last Sunday, and wondering just how fast he could run. 1 1 wn agreed his times for various dis tance were mis- leadlng aa he vii An tit thnu fellows who ran only to win, and not to get records. "Old timers wffl tell yem that peerless Mel, as .Sheppard was known, wen Id have, been as food as the Cunninghams and the Woodrnffs and the other later middle-distance stars had he been nunlng against them. Ferris remarked. "He ran his greatest race after he had been rnnriing II yean or so. "That was when he finished second to Ted Meredith in the 800-meter event in the 1912 Olym pic Games in Stockholm. Shep pard had won both the 1500-meter and 800-meter events in the 1908 games in London. fj::::; v':?8:&:$ SxvX,xxXvAvxxx:X;X '''ywyyfyl yX'X'XX"XX;XvXxX;v.v.;.; ''X;vvXXXX-:X':X:'x'! J;';.xx"x"x-x";'& ""x''i'i'XX'X'i"x'X PSliS i'XvX'X-XvX-xv ; , - i. j 1 P -Pf$i?: :v:.i - m$m I: ,V'4y& : Mxv: I ' MS ' ; Salenu Oregon. Wedneeday Morning January 7. 1942 7 Weather -Nips Bearcat Salem High Hoop Teams Bevo Banquet Postponed; New Date Set : Putsf on Steam 'He and Meredith had agreed "that whoever got away fastest would set the pace, and Sheppard was that man. He ran a sensa tional quarter, something like :52 but when it came to the stretch and Meredith was waiting for Sheppard's great finishing kick. nothing happened. Meredith, feel Ing the threat of the German run ner, Braun, put on steam and passed his teammate to win in 1:51.- Sheppard was a colorful, ag gressive competitor, Ferris re calls. He had supreme confi dence in his ability, and dura bility. Coach Mike Mnrphy nrred him not to compete In the 1500-meter race in London after Sheppard had won the 800, feeling he would have no chance. " "111 run it, and IH win it, .Sheppard answered, and that's Just what he did. He had ex pressed similar confidence a year or two earlier when he was turned down by a physician in an exam ination for the New York police department because of an en larged heart. "111 live to run a lot of mara thons over your grave," he told the doctor. Louis Trains Hard for Battle With No Pay, Title on Block By SID FEDER GREENWOOD LAKE, NY, Jan. o--Joe Louis isn't getting enough out of Friday's fuss with Buddy Baer to order a helping pf fried chicken, but he s training harder and walloping more vi ciously than he did when it meant $100,000 or more. Of course, if Buddy should wind up his high hard one in Madison Square Garden Friday Huskies Back From Jaunt, Lose Veteran Busy Athlete Track athletes were a lot busier in those days than they are today In fact, they had to be in train ing practically the year around, with the indoor season running from the first of November until April, ana ine outdoor season from May 30 until fall. Weekly meets were held at the; old Celtic park here, and with the same men running against each other week after week ther distances were - switched about to lend variety. ."This accounts for the numerous ' odd-distance records Sheppard stffl holds. In 1910 he ran 500 yards in 37, 8-5,.. 550' yards in 1:04, 700 yards in 128 4-5, 800 yards in 1 :4S S-5, 800 yards in 1 S7 1-5, and two-thirds of a mile in 2:44 2-5. All tnese records still are on ' the books. and knock Joe's ears off, the Bomber would be out something more than 40 per cent cut There's the small matter of the world heavyweight championship. "Buddy hit me a honey in Washington last May." he re called Tuesday after belting four sparring partners liberally, "so I ain't takin' any chances of that happenin' arain. When I feU through the ropes after he connected that time, I realized right then I couldn't take any chances if I ever took him on again." What's more, you learn from Joe's camp followers that the head man is having lots more fun train ing for this fight, largely because he's in better shape than ever be fore, and, too, because it's the best way he knows of showing his patriotism. "I'm glad I can do this for the navy relief, and my country" he explained. "Afterward, I guess 111 be called for the army right quick. but IH have done this much any way." "This much," incidentally, is no small touch. The way things shape up at the moment, the fight should draw over $200,000 of which Joe's entire 40 per cent is being turned over to the navy re lief fund, as weU as Promoter Mike Jacobs enure profit and a good piece of Baer's cut ' This is a light-hearted Louis working oat among the snowy and bitter cold Ramapo hills. He kids around with his spar mates outside -of the ring, of course and is thinking up gags to work on Trainer Jack Black burn. It's more likcihe old days of three or four years ago. But once Chappie Blackburn gives the "time!" cry, there's no kidding around. Up to Tuesday Joe has flattened four sparmates in his 60 rounds tf boxing drills. He shuffles in, throws less wild punches than he used to do, but once he gets his man set up, he lets go and usually the lights go out right then. Mostly he's using a left hook with blood-curdling effect, prob ably because, as" Sparmate George Nicholson pointed out, "he knows the gun's always loaded in the right and ready whenever he needi-if Joe weighed 207 after his drill . Tuesday and flxures on ringing the bell at between 804 and 205 for the tight In his Lakewood, NJ, camp. Baer went three fast rounds with Danny Cox after completing an eight-mile Jaunt on the road. The challenger, who weighed 245 pounds after the workout plans to box two rounds with Cox Wednesday and then rest until Friday. BIGWINNER - - ByJackSords MJ ! HI mm mm f V t v V ATS 1 " ' Willamette university and Salem high basketball teams took it on the chin from old man winter Tuesday night when , icy roads prevented the Portland Pilots and. Eugene Axemen from journeying to Salem for hoop engagements with the local clubs. , No announcement was made as to a future date for the Salem Eugene game which was to have raised the curtain on No-Name league cage activity. The Vikings will invade Southern Oregon Friday , for a two night stand against the strong Medford Pear pickers. , : The Willamette-Portland uni versity contest will be made up in February at the close of the regular! season. Next encounter on the maple boards for Howard Maple's Bearcat crew is slated for Thursday night when they travel to Corvallis for a return game with the Oregon State Beavers, who took the measure of the Sa lem collegians early in December. Willamette wfll open defense of their Northwest conference title in McMinnvule next Tues day with Linfield college fur lushing the opposition. WTJ Frosh Top 30 to 16 SEATTLE, Jan, 6-JPy-Co&ch Hec Edmundson stepped off a train from the east Tuesday to find he had lost one of his Uni versity of Washington basketball lettermen to the army, but he still wore the smile that would not come off. The coach was happy over the Huskies' showing on the eastern trip, three wins in three games and a new scoring record for Madison Square Garden in New York city. But he learned that Webb Brown, of Everett a let- terman as a sophomore last year, who did not make the trip, bad volunteered and been ac cepted and will leave here Fri day for Bakersfield. Calif, to start training as an army flying cadet That night Washington opens its northern division coast con ference race here against Idaho, in a two-game series. "I was exceedingly pleased with the showing made on the trip," Edmundson saiL "particularly so in that we had a different high point man each game." Edmundson said that the Madison Square Garden offi cials had invited Washington east again next year but he made no commitments. He rated Temple as the strongest of the three teams played. On taking the floor against NYU in a game which Washington won, 72-38, to establish an all-time scoring record, the betting odds were gainst the Huskies, Ed- 'Cats Honored At WU Chapel Members of the Willamette mundson recalled. university football party which recently returned from bomb smitten Hawaii were honored in the Tuesday chapel session on the campus by fellow members of the student body. Dr. Carl Knopf, presiding. spoke on behalf of the faculty and students in voicing the hap piness shared by all at the. safe return of the team and accom panying fans. Coach Spec Keene reviewed briefly the activities of the Bearcats in island defense work and echoed the praise of officials at the work done by the boys in feeding and entertaining the injured service men during the return voyage. Ted Ogdahl, newly-elected captain for the 1942 season, com mented on their reaction to the initial attack. Humboldt Tips OCE 51 to 35 Humboldt State Teachers col lege completed a two game sweep of their hoop series with the Oregon College of Education quintet by copping the second en counter at Monmouth Tuesday night 51 to 25. The Wolves broke away to a fast start but the Calif ornians whittled their lead to 25-24 at halftime and pulled steadily in the second period. Goodwin topped with 15 points. Humboldt (51) Lee 13 Longholm 4 Goodwin 15 Spier 1' Belcher 12 the winners OCE (25) 12 Morris 8 McKletifl 6 Mohler 9 Kerns McNab Oubstitute, for OCE, Brown 6. Hoop Contest Called ALBANY, Jan. O-tfVAn Al ball game, scheduled Tuesday SilvertOll SlateS mcfht Tarn TVUfhwtfiMi -Jintfl s -fit I tare undetermined dateV Two HoTtlft CniTIPS SILVERTON Silverton hih has two DasketbaH games coming I up for the home floor according Williams and three children, who to Coach Gerald Burnett The have been guests , at the F. Judd first of these will be played here home the past week, left Satur- January 0 with Canby and the day for their home in Stirling second January 13 with Wood CityCalIL i I burn. Spokane Bills Inland Empire AAU Tourney SPOKANE, Jan. 0-MPV-The In land Empire AAU basketball tournament will be held Febru ary 20-21 and the winner will go directly to the finals at Denver, President John Armenia an- headed by Lyle Maskell, Lewis nounced Tuesday. Armenia said a committee and Clark high school football coach, would select eight teams to play in the Spokane tourney. Carl Quackenbush, convention chairman, said district commis sioners were being invited to spoKane auring tne tournament for a meeting. Salem JV's Tip Leslie Salem high's Jayvees took a 41 to 14 win over the Leslie junior high school .quint at Leslie Tues day night in City Minor league play.i Keith Morris tossed in nine points for the victors. Jayvees Kent 4 Cross; 6 Morris 9 Hough 3 Warren 4 Subs for (41) (14) Leslie McCaulley 2 McLoughlin 4 Slater 4 Clark Lowe Salem: Sheldon 4, Whiteemore 6, Hamilton 5; for Leslie: Boardman 2, Mlchell 2. Releree: Flesher. Basketball Scores Go to California LIBERTY Mr. and Mrs. Rex COLLEGE BASKETBALL Br Tht Associated Prcas St Mary's 38, U. ef California 34. Bradley 52, West Texas State 41 GrlnneU 47, lews St Teach. 39. Emporia State 49, Wichita U. 4L Nebraska 44, Kansas State 38. Georgia 39. demson 3L Missouri 39, St Louis 24. Kansas 54, Oklahoma 32. Toledo TJ. St, DePaul (Chi cago) XI. HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Mllwaukie 31, Oregon City 29. Jefferson 43, Benson 18., (Port) Grant 27. Washington 17. (Fort) Roosevelt 50 Sabia if, (Port) FrankUa 27, Lincoln 17. (Port) COKYALLIS, Or, Jan. (-The banquet, to celebrate . the return of the Oregon State college Rose Bowl football team has been postponed nntfl January 1C. "'-"v Coach Lea Stiiier, athletie Director Percy Loeejr gad sev eral team members win net be a the train that brings the rest f the squad tnte Oregon . Thursday, scheduled data for the. banquet They stopped ofX route home for visits with relatives. r, -, A committee said' the re mainder ef the squad would be feted in a day-leag celebration. and that Stiner and the others would return in time for . the banquet independence While most Oregon hoopsters toasted their toes at the home hearth Tuesday evening the Wil lamette university Bearkitens and Independence high school cagers braved the sleet and Ice to tangle at ' the Methodist eymnasium where the local collegians chalked up a 30 to 18 victory. The win marked the third tri umph In as many starts this sea son for the freshmen and then- final game under the tutelage of Maury Krietz, Willamette senior, who led last year's rookie , crop to 23 victories. Krietz leaves Sa em January 15 for service in the United States army.. The Bearkittens, after a slow start, pulled away to a 13-9 half- time lead and were never again in danger. Earl Bradshaw, WU center, continued his high scoring ways, bucketing six field goals and two charity tosses for 14 tallies and high point honors. Boyce topped his Independence teammates with seven points. Indep (16) (St) Bearkitiens Smith 2 14 Bradshaw Boyce 7 6 Runyan Peoples 4 2 Jones Hauk 1 Weaver Merrett 6 Steinbach Substitutes, for Independence: Johnson, Bullock 2, Bornhard, Sohn. For Bearkittens: Good man 2, Barrett, Tweed, Kelley, Wills and Walker. National Group 5 Badger Star Grid : Rules: Cleared No! NewrLawsieMade PHOENIX, Ariz, Jan. MAVPursuing a general hands-off policy in regard to new statutes, the national collegiate football rules committee moved to take a few kinks out of the rules an4 adjourned its annual meeting Tuesday night ?' There were no new rules written into the book, but several were clarified at the group wound up a three-day session at Camel- back inn. ; - j . - . . - Chief of these-were: K The double offside penalty was virtually abolished. A sap- plemental note ba the existing rales was written, tnahtmg that a referee can one team or the ther offside Instead ef ruling that both had been offside, and ordering the play repeated. ' Another note described as- "un sportsmanlike' the hideout- or sleeper play executed under a screen of multiple substitutions. t was explained that there had been instances where three sub stitutes came into a game, four started off the field and ' one stopped to occupy an obscure po sition on the sidelines Often his presence was shielded, by persons on the sideline A 15-yard pen alty was prescribed for this Il legal maneuver. The end. was written for the formation, which was aaed by Syracuse last season, and featured the center snapping the ball with his back tr his oppo nents. A clause was adopted Which said a player to be legal ly on the line ef scrimmage must face his opponents In line. "Football being a combat game should not be played by players turning their backs to their oppo nents," said A. A. Stagg, life-time member of the committee. In clarifying the unlimited sub stitution rule,', particularly occur ring in the last two. minutes of each half, the committee ruled that after the ball has been made ready to be put into play by the referee, no substitute can be put in without a penalty. It was left to the discretion of the referee to stop or start the clock if he de cides a team is deliberately delay ing a game. This applies only af ter a team has had its regulation three time-outs in the half. The report of the committee's Work Was given out by Walter R. Okeson of Lehigh university, chairman of the rules body. I 1 Johnny Kola, one of the nation's high scoring basketball for wards, hopes to lead his TJnl versity of Wisconsin hoop mates to another fine season. Wisconsin was last year's No. 1 quintet of the country. Feller Starts Naval Career NORFOLK, Va, Jan. Baseball's young hero, Bob Fell er, began his . naval training ca reer here Tuesday with the ex pressed wish that he would be able "to throw a few strikes for Uncle Sam." The 22-year-old former Cleve land Indian pitcher told attaches at the Norfolk naval training sta tion: "I've always wanted to be on the winning side and this time I know I'm with a winner." Trim in the uniform of a chief boatswain's mate, the speedball specialist asked his fellow enlist ed men to treat him as "Just an other fellow." Reported to have drawn $40, 000 last year for his pitching prowess, he will make $99 a month as chief boatswain's mate. "That's more than Hank Green berg makes," Feller said, refer ring to the former Detroit Tiger batting champion who went into the army last year. Salem Matmen Slate Meet Thirty seven boys turned out for Coach Vera Gilmore's Salem high wrestling team Tuesday, in eluding eight returning lettermen from last year's state champion ship squad. The first grapple mix is with Corvallis, January 15. Tuesday's turnout includes: 95 lb. Jim Erickson, Bill Maude; 105 lb. Ray Sugai, Letterman Henry Henderson; 120 lb.Let terman Lyle Dierks (state champ) Henry Yoshikai; 118 lb.-Clar ence Richards, Jim Bulen, Frank Mowry; 125 lb. Letterman Otis Wilson, Bob Zellef, Fred Brees 132 lb. Jim Lyons, Mos Kyona, RalDh Thackery: 138 lb. Keith Lang (letterman), Ed Coursey, Don Bowers, Ted Busselle, Stan ley Olson Milton Savage; 145 lb. John Wehrli, Don Page, Leon ard YarnelL Letterman Byron Riley, Letterman Ted Howe, Ted Lord, Bud Stotler, Lawrence Pohle: 155 lb. Al Miller. Bob Byrkit Ray Schiess, Bob Lorenz, Leonard Lawless; 165 lb. Letter- man Dudley Titus, heavyweight- Ray Loter, John McCracken. Gill Predicts Tough Season PENDLETON, Jan. 8-AV Coach Slats Gut of the Oregon State college basketball team said here Tuesday that p re-season games of northern division teams indicated that the confer ence race would be tough." 'f 1 The Beaver squad was anroute to Corvallis from its eastern "trip. 'Gill said he couldn't make any predictions as to What the Bea vers might do in the Coast con ference competition. "They all look tough," he said. i .-: " , -. - - - No War-Time Curtailments Indicated in Amateur Athletic Union's Sports- Program 1942 Calendar lists Many Events A VICTOR - 2bo3 WJ hlP M C&0lfi& COACM Or CASXBT BALt. AT MOTCtV . DAM9 l4lVB$lr - i (This is th first of a series written for The Associated Press by sports teaders en the prospects tor 1942.) ' By DANIEL J. FERRIS v ; SecretaryTreasurer. Amateur ; ' Athletic Union .. NEW YORK, Jan. 6-P)-It Is not easy to assume the role of a prophet in wartime. Situations change too rapidly for that Pres ent indications, however, are that there will be no curtailment of any of its sports by the Amateur Athletic union or any of its 41 district associations. For U years ' we ' have been striving to make America's Tenth physleany fit and in this emergency we feel that ear ef forts along these ' lines shonld be doubled rather than dimin ished. AH ef the AAU national championships are going est as scheduled and we win attempt to broaden the base that we interest more and more of the young men and women In ath letics. That will help, I believe, from a. morale and physical standpoint, . ' ? . - f To date a full program of indoor j meets is listed and only a few meets have been cancelled be cause armory sites no longer are available or because the returns on recent meets have not justified the effort expended. Every track and field meeting win have spe cial service events, closed to members of the armed forces, and we hope and expect many of our organizations to conduct frequent track meets in which service men in large numbers will be afforded an opportunity to participate. . The army navy' and marines already have many of oar stars Check Fenske, John Maaskl. Campbell, Kane, John Wood ruff, Dick Ganslen, James Ke hoe Barney ; EweQ and many; others. 8 tin mere are certain to Join later on. Some of them win be able to take part in the reg- sdar events and others will con fine their activities te the serv Jee testa. . " Many of the stars who are not yet in service and may be expect ed to be headline attractions again include Leslie MacMitchelL Greg Rice, j Walter MehL Les Steers, BUI Stewart, Fred Wolcott, Jimmy Herbert, ! Charlie vBeetham,' Md Trutt, Joe McCluskey, Al Blozis, John Borican. This is a formidable array of talent for a most promis ing season that -will be climaxed at Madison Square Garden, Feb ruary 2SV-:'vr V"- ,v': ? The outdoor highlight win be the AAU title test at Dallas, June 26-27. Prior to that meet will be the National Collegiate AA cham pionships t Lincoln, ;Neb. These meets are close enough geograph ically that the best of the college athletes undoubtedly wul be able to participate in the AAU games. S These two "championships wEl r serve as a good guide for the CS team which is scheduled te.: compete In the first Fan-American games at Buenos Aires m November. Unless the carnival : In Argentina is cancelled and ; there are am signs ef it this "will provide a real track boom.. - Unlike the Olympics, which were held in the summer, the Pan-American games come so late in the year that our athletes wfll have to keep sharp throughout the summer. This, and 'the availabili ty of athletes in service, may mean a big increase in track com petition, during the months that usually have little or none. . The AAU has written to the commanding officer of every fort. camp, post, naval station and air field in the United States, offer ing ail the faculties it has at Its command. To date - the response has been surprising and many seg ments of our armed forces already are working with local AAU asso ciations in furthering their ath letie programs. . i ' The AAU constitution has pro visions for permitting service men to compete in national champion ships without entry fee or with out observing the residence rules. It also permits them, to take part in closed service events against ineligible athletes without losing their own good standing. ' - Dayton Hi Teams In Twin Triumphs DAYTOK The Dayton Union high school boys basketball team defeated the Condon barnstorming team here Saturday evening by 3d to 18 score. TheJDaytdn girls volleyball team won a 43. to zu game wiin ine Dayton alumnae here the same evening, fj Bowling Scores MERCANTILE LEAGUE Capital City .Handicap 14 Kirchner in Hoar 15S E. Chappel S14 Wmllac ,., , 139 Woelkc 1SS Totals SSI Dr. Pepper Ertsgaar- Simons D. Chappel Peterson - .,., Jinris , Totals 1ST 1S4 14 163 1Z7 T29 14 130 157 1M SOS IBS 863 ICS no 143 181 119 S99 RJchflel Schwab McLaughlin . McCune Hammond Brown ToUl I Boar Walk Handicap , Miller Junta Sachtler Seeber Kolb Total Valler Thompson . Misaon Farrar Doerfler Farrar ToUl Boster Handicap Ramp Riches . Brown Mentxer 1S3 148 111 123 134 087 30 132 i . SIS 158 798 192 12S 160 les 184 S22 180 13S 179 94 159 T28 SO 123 123 180 173 199 638 14 43 153 459 104 417 ' 122 493 165 909 17 529 734-3448 188 907 137 371 156 448 157 408 126 373 764 S1S4 189 Sll 187 451 170 457 107 324 148 431 7813174 90 125 389 113 379 147 450 134 519 159 514 Tos-npi 148 498 149 414 128 423 134 145 438 154 117 535 6833308 150 137 128 laUienr Total . 16 131 115 172 128 143 703 Gleaas aUa Watte Myers 131 Walker 158 Bramel 199" Dull 170 Aahby 135 Total . mm Lahtsh White Warner 191 166 M. Tsukamoto 192 Ofura . 151 Yada , 117 Total ---JZZ- 817 701 16 155 181 195 98 113 758 79 103 159 110. 118 588 167 157 150 135 119 738 16 48 184 470 114 419 169 536 166 388 197 463 8463389 114 324 154 413 168 938 125 405 163 418 7433084 129 487 14 473 141 483 143 428 117 353 878 rat B0MD0DV 1 LI I 4 ... ' ' . - .. . , 50th Annual Storewide :.