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Newspaper Page Texto 1 ! 'flfrtt, Was breezing through some of the files the other day, and ran across , such historical banners as "Wilson's Wallop Wins for Senator, "Clabaugh's Clout Brings Home the Ham," "Baer Re leased Outright by Senators, and "Biddy Bishop Says 'I Got Fired.' " Of course those lines are only two years old now, but Salem has her diamond heroes and memories, of which the two WI years are a part, right along with those anciently mellowed baseball towns, big or little, throughout the good old USA. We were speaking of Biddy Just the other day, and Baer too. But speaking of Biddy, perhaps the promotin'est guy this side of the Great Divide, always reminds us of a deal concerning Baer. Biddy, the nervous one, from whom 70a could expect almost anything to happen, and It usually did,! had brought the. Belllnghain franchise to Salem, directed the construction of the . S7S.000 Georre E. Waters Held, rounded up a few pretty fair class B ballplayers, and gare the city its first organised pre sessional cmo. Among inese present was the best second Backer in the league, Bobby Baer. : Biddy's big dream had come true, but more than once during the ensuing season it was probably The campaign embarked under full sail, the Senators, (Biddy named 'em,) put on a five run rally first home game, and Mr. Baer had field to drive in the big run. Time travelled on, the Senators travelled up In the standings, although they were actually travelling in one of the best examples of an extensively ventilated bucket of bolts and bumps ever to be resurrected from a junk yard and put on wheels, and Baer bounced along whacking that rock at anywhere from a .325 to a .340 clip. A bus is what they called it, top heavy prairie schooner and bronco would have been a more white and blue "stomach pump." breviated cloudbursts could and down fire trap where it ran, and that they had to push it almost power. (Mr. Bus enters the story because he played a major role In the case of Bishop vs. Baer and vice versa.) Oh, how the boys hated to look forward to a trip in "it" truly another phase of Biddy's nightmare. On June 26 of that memorable year Mr. Baer was handed his blue slip right out of just as clear that one of Biddy's screws had come loose as Bobby was whaling the ball at the .340 mark, and had been playing some mighty good second base for the now third-place Solons. Only one thing can be blamed for Bobby's brush-off, and that "bus." It all happened on the previous road trip. Along with all kinds of moans and groans while enduring a jaunt in the laugh of the league, Bobby must have suddenly visioned a picture of the motorized mess taking off into the wide expanse of Columbia river gorge, and although "it" might have had anything else but comfort, "if didn't have wings. The battle began. Every one arguments with Bubblin' Biddy, ments. By the way, have you got ridire in this death-trap?" queried Quick to take up an issue, "Whadda you care I've given you a job, haven't I? And 111 take care play second base," volleyed Biddy argument, Biddy didn't overlook "If you think I'm going to surance on myself, you're tetched," Well! Maybe we can do something about that, son," retorted the riclrw hncinoec manatfpr " '"-J r,- bucked along. The ride over and the Senators safely home once more, believing the issue as just one of those things and forgotten now, 1 the dauntless Bobby followed through with the fatal move of drawing up a petition for "a better means of transportation or you can't expect us to maintain the brand of baseball we've been playing," and the Solons, to a man, inked the document. Bobby agin followed through and presented it in person to the late George Waters, sponsor of Biddy's dream, and he in turn passed It on to Bubblin' Biddy. The "little agitator," as Baer was now being called, had made his last move as a Senator, and saw his former mates play the San Diego game the following night from the stands. We don't know where the bucket o' bolts is now some say it has returned to the junk heap to die again, and others say that the motor has been returned to the we wonder if it still remembers ever'..9ilv caused the Solons to fifth that year. Biddy? Heard from him the Bubblin' one. Last saw him fat park last summer. What he was you can be certain that he was a "big deaL" As for Baer last we heard out of baseball. Shaushnessv Would Like 1000 Footballers But Where Clark? By GAYLE TALBOT NEW YORK, Feb. 21-(P)-If his way, lie will have between ball practice next fall, "giving - as fighting men." , Now coaching at Stanford, In connection with the vacant head coach job at Yale but he declined to comment on that to- day. "Wherever I'm coaching." said the noted maestro of -the T" formation. "I want to feel . that I'm doing something for my country. So far as I'm con cerned, football as an exhibi tion right now is very unim portant. But as a means of training boys for fighting making them hard and teach ing them Initiative I seriously believe It Is terribly important Whose Hoop A CHOTKCH LEAGUE W.L Baptists . 0 First ME v S 0 Presbyterian 1 S Leslie ME 13 Evangelical 1 t Latter Day B CHURCH LEAGUE W L Pint Christian 1 1 Btennonites , . ... 2 1 Presbyterian 2 1 Court Street 1 2 United Breth. 1 Salt Creek -12 C CHUBCH LEAGUE , W L Court Street . 4 - Calvary Bapt. 2 1 Jason Lee J Presbyterian 11 Christ Luth. 1 2 First ME 0 , 2 Episcopal . 4 Pet. Pf Pa 1.000 S 47 1.000 75 85 . .333 S9 9 .333 64 79 .333 SO 106 .000 54 89 Pet. Pf P .667 83 73 JS67 79 77 .687 99 71 .333 79 68 J33 61 91 J33 S3, v H Pet. Pf Pa 1.000 63 -29 ,750 135 SI " .667 70 82 .50 2 2 J33 69 110 MO' 14 19 .000 36 96 Above statistics figured on second round of play only. First rounds were won by: A Baptists; B Court Street Christian: C Court Street. Major and v. - .f ::',-i BIDDY BISHOP more like a nightmare, in the ninth inning to win their slashed the winning hit into right but a cross between a steel tired, a one-lunged motorized bucking appropriate description of the red, Anything from sandstorms to ab would sweep through the broken the boys will tell you right today as far as it ever went on its own and blue a sky. Everybody thought was our back-breaking friend, the at one time or another had had but that's all they were, just argu any insurance on us while we're Bobby of Biddy, of everything else too! You just to Bobby. Always ready for an this opportunity. ride in this thing without any in came back Bobby. i: u l m wood saw from whence it came. But howit cost Bobby his job, which drop into low gear and finish a lowly other day. "Doing fine," says the Haydn Walker's Boise ball club's doing over there Is a mystery, but op to something connected with he was in the army, married, and Coach Clark Shaughnessy has 500 and 1,000 boys out for foot them the best training in the world . . Thompson, Shaughnessy has been mentioned Frosh Down Rook Quint CORVALLIS, Ore, Feb. 21-) The University of Oregon Frosh won a high-scoring contest, 66 to 55, from the Oregon State Rooks tonight in the final game of an annual basketball series. The victory gave the Frosh 3-1 series decision. The Ducklings, who couldn't miss in the first half, took early lead. At halftime the mar- gin was 35-21. Sam Crowell unrvt 20 mint for the victors. Frosh (66) (55) Rook, sWtf 10 3 BroDhr Erlandson 4 3 Dale Hannen T 18 Anderson Crowell zo o Jiniaj A .ropiCJC 19 o floariuuKW Substitutes: Frosh, Bloomquist 4, Esselstine 2, L. Popick 3; Rooks, Johnson 10, Reginato 7. Bower n V s T V UUCK apiasners Sink Stunfoifl OPr-The University - of Oregon's undefeated swimming team added Stanford to its list of victims in meet here Saturday. The score was 49 to 23 with Oregon'taking all but two firsts. " Beayers Hop 51 to Game Out of Lead Durdan, Maiidic Break Loose in Closing Drive After Score Is Tied 11 Times; Dement Leads SEATTLE, Feb. 21-i!P-Oregon State college took undis puted possession of second place in the northern division of the Pacific Coast conference Saturday night by defeating Wash ington, 51 to 41, in a closely-fought basketball game at the Oregon Sends Idaho Back to Cellar, 35-30 Turner Tanks 18, but Fouls Out Early to Sink Vandal Chances MOSCOW, Idaho, Teb. 21-P) Rallying from the effects of a first half rampage staged by Ray Turner, Idaho's one-man gang, Oregon posted a 35 to 30 basket- a11 victory Saturday night and bounced out of the Pacific Coast conference Northern division basement, pushing the losers back to the bottom rung. Score at the half was Turner 14, Idaho 20, Oregon 17. The Idaho hopes of remain ing out of the cellar collapsed when Turner, the basketball adding machine that walks and talks and terrorises visiting coaches, foaled out of the game midway In the second half. He had IS points to that moment, just two short of his own one game mark of 20 set earlier in the schedule. That final foul permitted Porky Andrews to dunk the free throw that cracked a 26-26 deadlock and sent Oregon ahead to stay. Turner opened the festivities with a free throw and Idaho ran the count to 9-2 while Oregon uwn inaii-iu-nian ueieiise. oik Ray was in the midst of an eight point spree when Oregon switch ed to zone defense and the visit ors were trailing 15-7 before they got lined out on the new tactics. Quickly they erased the margin. Warren Taylor potting the goal that tied things at 15-all, but Ida ho rushed back into the lead in the stanza's closing minutes. Idaho ran the count to 24-18 as the second half opened, but began fouling as the Oregon offensive picked up speed. Talmly the Oregonlans dunked the gift goals and, with Paul Jackson accurate from the field, pulled even with the host club at 26-alI after nine minutes. That was the moment Turner bowed out and the outcome nev er again was in doubt Oregon ran the count to 31-26 and stalled successfully for the final five minutes. Oregon (35) Andrews, f G 2 1 1 4 0 . 1 F 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 11 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 PF TP 1 8 Maynard, f 1 1 2 1 2 2 12 0 Wren, f Marshik, c L. Jackson, a... Kirsch, g 0T 2 0 4 laylor, g.. 2 1 P. Jackson, g.. 0 6 3 2 1 0 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 16 5 35 0 2 0 2 18 0 4 Totals..... 12 Idaho (30) Steele, f 0 1 0 1 7 0 2 2 0 f Fredekind, f... Hoobing, f Turner, c. Rosenberry, Hopkins, g Benson, g.. 4 0 0 0 30 Craner, g.. Newell, g.. 0 0 13 Ryan, g Totals.. Halftime score Idaho 20, Ore- gon 17. Free throws missed: Andrews 12, Maynard, Wren 2, Marshik, a Taylor, P. Jackson, Turner, Ro- I sen berry, Hopkins. (T) Technical foul (failing to an! report). Referee: Hal Lee, Washington, I I Wfi .a-xxiivc a lft WW t If ii r 1000, TIMREROVE Tnnfll? TTK -91 TTprTnnj RaVV. rMvonmnrtt skl ltJw th in th ,w 2. day of the Pacific Northwest Ski association's classic combined I Kw m a Bakke, defending tiOist, eover ed the 10-mile cross country Icuursc uu inu nooa in one nour, 9 minutes and 51 seconds to earn 240 points. Hjalmar Hvam, Cascade Ski a I club, was second in 1:11.39, corn- piling 229 points. ' Competition closes Sunday with the jumping event. Bomece Over Huskies, 41; Now Half I Washington pavilion. The defeat virtually eliminated Washington as a division title contender. Oregon State, by virtue of the victory, was only half a game be hind Washington State in the title chase, while Washington dropped a game and a half behind. Wash ington State comes to Seattle next Friday and Saturday for Ihe last two games on its schedule; while Oregon State has two more to play against tail-end Idaho, also next Friday and Saturday. Saturday night's game was an old-fashioned dog fight for the first 26 minutes of play, during which Washington led seven times, OSC nine tunes and the score was tied 11 times. Then, with 14 minutes left in the second half, the turning point was reached. Washington led, 33 32, at the moment; but OSCs Don Durdan and John Mandic took care of the situation. In less than two minutes the triple-sport, port sided Durdan got one of his left handed, one-armed shots; Mandic followed with a free throw and a field goal, and Durdan wrapped it up with another goal at the end of a long dribble. Washing ton took time out to stem the tide but never threatened the OSC lead again. The Husky collapse was given a push when Bill Morris, who had sparked the defense, went ut on fouls half-way through the second period. Mandic, the rangy OSC center who was lost via the foul route last night, watched himself closely Satur day night and finished the game with only two personals against him, though he had dominated both backboards throughout and had collected 10 points. Sam DeMent, deadly at the foul line, led the OSC offense with 14 points, six of them on free tosses. DeMent got two of his field goals just in time to stop the last Washington rally, when the Hus kies climbed to within six points of a tie. DeMent's two goals made the score 47-37, just as Oregon State began to stall four minutes before the end of the game. Oregon State G P PF TP Dement, f McNutt f Mandic, c Beck, g Durdan, g Mulder, f Valenti, f Warren, c Totals .. 14 5 10 6 3 0 51 Washington Ford, f . Dalthorp, f Gilmur, c Leask, g Morris, g Bird, f Gilbertson, c Fliflet, c Lindh, g Gissberg, g . 3 5 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 9 1 3 4 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 18 Totals .....16 Halftime score: Oregon State 28, Washington 26. Shots attempted: Oregon State 66, Washington 71. Free throws missed: Dement 3, McNutt 2, Durdan, Dalthorp, Leask 2, Lindh, Morris. Officials: Emil Piluso, Port' land; and Art McLarney, Seattle. Monmouth Hi Polk Champs MONMOUTH Monmouth high school defeated Valsetz, 24 to 15, for the Polk County B league championship on the Monmouth floor Saturday night. Monmouth went through the tournament unbeaten and will re ceive a championship cup. Val setz is to be awarded a basket ball. In a morning gam Saturday Valsetz gained the right to enter the finals with a 30-27 win over Fall City. The all-star aggregation as named by eoaehes and officials .included Cecil Dill, Fall City; Robert Crook, Monmouth; Cliff Robinson, Yalsetx; Floyd Woolex, Valsets; Fred Dorn hecker, Falls City. The second team Included Murray, Yalsetx; Dewey. Monmouth: West. Rick reall; ; Yekum, Perry dale; Coo per, Monmouth. Monmouth (24) Crook 6 Cooper 3 . Crippen 8 i Dewey 9 Jensen ",, (15) Valseti 4 Murray Ced. Wooley 6 F. Wooley 1 Robinson 4 Chas. Wooley Officials: Kolb, Reynolds.' 4 6 4 2 1 2 .. 3 4 2 3 0 1 6 12 0 0 1 ill 0 0 0 19 13 13 Rnieimaldomml Bacfe-Wiljri; Sunday Morning, February Willamette Wins Final Home Game, 46 to 38 In Rough and Led by Jimmy Robertson last home game, Willamette university downed a stubborn Col lege of Idaho-basketball quintet on the college court last night by a 46 to 38 count in one of Market Wise Romps Home At Hialeah Comes Back After Two Losses; G ramps 2nd in Gassy Field MIAMI, Feb. 21-(P)-Louis Tu- fano's Market Wise shook off the effect of two Hialeah park beat ings Saturday and streaked to victory in the $10,000 McLennan handicap the third ranking horse race of the winter. Returning to the form which made him 1941's late summer three-year-old sensation, the "Cinderella horse,' acquired by Tufano for a mere 1500, storm ed down the stretch to snatch first place from 14 others in the classiest field of the season and before the meeting's big gest crowd, 18,114 fans. John Hay Whitney's Gramps hung on to take second place by a half length over Edward S. Moore's Get Off. Not only did Market Wise col lect $11,625 for his owner, but he sped squarely into the picture as a good bet for the $50,000 Widener handicap to be run March 7. The crowd of 16,533 which installed War Relic as its choice at three to one, liked Market Wise third-best and the mut uel return was $10.90, $5.10 $4.60 across the board. Gramps paid $8.30 and $5.90, while Get OfTs show price was $8. Our Boots, the second choice, was in fourth place, a half- length behind Get Off. Market Wise's time was one minute, 50 45 seconds 2 35 sec onds off the track record for the mile and one eighth but satisfac tory in view of the slow going. Saturday's m u t u e I play of $759,789 was the best of the meet ing, but fell short of the $867, 369 wagared a year ago. State Baseball Loop to Revise Sched, Trips ALBANY, Feb. 21.-()-The Oregon State baseball league will consider possible league revision at the first meeting of the year here next Saturday night Numerous proposals have been made because of the tire short' age and travel restrictions. Among them are: Elimination of Medford and Klamath Falls to reduce long trips. Organization of a four-team league of Albany, Eugene, SH verton and a Portland nine to play night games. Division of the loop into two sections. Bend, Prlnevllle. Klamath Falls and Medford in one and Eugene, Albany, Sil verton and Hillsboro In the other Club sponsors said Silverton, Bend, Albany and Eugene will be in the league again, Medford and Klamath Falls would be if travel does not interfere, but that Tole do and Hills Creek might drop out Application is expected from teams in Hillsboro, Prineville, Tillamook and Porand. In case one of the teams does not apply, sponsors said they might seek a second entry from Medford. Husky Grid Staff Now Complete SEATTLE, Feb. 2I.-iTVCom- pletion.of the new University of Washington football coaching staff was announced Saturday with the appointment of George Herbert Duggins of Purdue as an assistant to Head Coach Ralph "Pesi Welch. AL LIGHTNER Statesman Sports Editor 22. 1942 Sec 1 Pago 5 Ready Tilt and Sum Gallaher, playing their the roughtest games played there all season. It was the second win in a row for the Bearcats over the Coy otes, Willamette winning Friday night 44 to 38, and elevated them to third place in the Northwest conference standings with five wins and two defeats. Along with Robertson and Gal laher, Joe Murray, Orv Ragsdale, Bob Daggeft, and Ken Lilly also played their last home game for Willamette. Throughout the rough eon test during which four players, two from each squad, left via the foul route, flagrant charg ing, tripping and holding pre vailed. Thirty-three fouls were called by Gilmore and Dry nan, the officials, and two bloody noses were counted during the fray. Idaho drew first blood, (scor ing blood,) when Talboy looped a one-handed push shot one min ute into the game. Gallaher knotted it with his one hander from the key seconds later. The 'Cats ran to a 7 to 2 lead while holding the visitors scoreless for five minutes. Buckets by Bourland and Diet rich, and one by Robertson read the score at 9-8, Willamette, ten minutes into the game. She opened up to a wild scor ing rough-house at that point as Robertson, Bourland, Murray, Sherman, Millbrook and Barnick traded baskets and unnecessary roughness. Willamette led 26 to 22 at the half. Sherman of the visitors hooped a one-hander 30 seconds into the last heat but Orv Ragsdale sent home a howitzer to offset it and with baskets by Murray, Galla her and Ragsdale, the Bearcats gradually pulled away, enjoying a 41 to 32 lead midway into the period. Jimmy Robertson led the Cat attack with 15 points, 13 of them gathered in the first half. Bour land, rangy and rough center of the Coyotes had 13 to lead the visitors. The 'Cats take on Pacific at Forest Grove Tuesday night la the season's finale, while the Idahoans go to Tacoma for two with CPS, thence to Linfield for their final games. Coach Hal Chapman's Wood- burn high Bulldogs lost to the WU Bearkittens, 34 to 29 in the prelim. CoL of Ida. (38) S FG FT TP Sherman, t 11 2 2 6 Dietrich, f. 18 3 3 9 Bourland, c 13 5 3 13 Williams, g 7 0 0 0 Talboy, g 4 2 2 6 Evans, g 2 10 2 Milbrook, g 2 10 2 Palsey, g.... 0 0 0 0 Totals 57 14 10 38 Willamette (43) Gallaher, f Lilly, f Toolson, c. . . 7 . 5 . 3 5 -17 0 . 7 5 - 0 0 49 3 0 0 2 S 0 4 2 0 0 16 $ 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 14 11 0 1 Ragsdale, g 5 Robertson, g 15 Daggett f 1 Murray, c 8 Barnick, c 4 Des Jardin, g.. 0 1 White, g Totals.. 46 Personal fouls: Gallaher 3, Lily 4, Ragsdale 4, Toolson 2, Robert son, Daggett, White, Sherman, Dietrich 2, Bourland 4, Williams 2, Talboy 4, Milbrook 2, Palsey, Free throws missed: Sherman 2, Bourland 4, Evans, Milbrook, Gallaher, Ragsdale, Robertson J, Murray 3, Daggett Shooting percentages: Idaho, .246;. Willamette, .327. Officials: Gilmore and Drynan. Multnomah Mermaids Seek Records Today PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 21.-flP) -The nationally famed Multno mah athletic club girls' swimming team will seek new records Sun day in the annual AAU swimming and diving meet ' Strong opposition will be pro vided : by a Washington athletic club team. Two junior national events are on the program, the 400-yard re lay for men and the 440-yard free style for women. Four Clubs Two . M ore Possible By Opening Date Chiefs, Yakima Counted Out, but Entries From Grays1 Harbor and Vancouver, Wash., May Be in TACOMA, Feb. aMVThe Western International leaguo will open it 1942 season Saturday, April 25, operating, if neces sary, as a four club league, it was decided Saturday afternoon at '' a meeting of league directors held here. Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver, BC, and Salem, were repre sented at the meeting, presided over by President Robert A. Abel. ' The league directors accepted a proposal of the Tacoma hot stove league that it take over operation of the Tacoma franchise Greg Rice Wins 42nd Straight; 880 Record Set Negro Runs Fastest 880 Ever at Madison Square Garden By HAROLD CLASSEN NEW YORK, Feb. 21.--J. Gregory Rice, the little man with the iron legs, won his 42d race in a row Saturday night by defeat ing Gilbert Dodds of Boston by a scant three yards in the Toussaint two-mile at the annual New York AC games. The former Notre Dame har rier Jumped into the lead two and a half laps from home and fought off the bespectacled di vinity student all the way home to reach the tape In 8:53.2, a meet record and the third fast est two-mile event ran Indoors. John Borican, the young negro portrait-painter from Asbury Park, NJ, equalled the world in door record for the half mile. Borican, already the holder of the 600 and 1,000-yard world in door records, snapped the tape at 1:51.4, matching the Mark Lloyd Hahn established on an eight-lap New York armory track in 1928. Saturday night Borican, run ning on an 11 -lap affair, took the lead at the very first stride and finished six feet ahead of Charles Beetham, the former Ohio Stater from Columbus. Bo ri can's effort snipped one and two-tenths second from, the meet record he set a year ago. It was the fastest 880 yards ever run in Madison Square Garden. First Methodist Girl Basketballers Win The girls' basketball team of the Oregon State School for the Deaf was defeated by the First Methodist team by the score of 22 to 7, Thursday. OSD (7) (22) Methodists 5 Hill Meyers 16 Spence Craven 1 Evans Calkins Colley Turner Conrow 4 Young Burns Collins Subs, for OSD McDaniel 3, Toombs and Mussman. Referee: Harold McAbee. Here's Ski Dope PORTLAND, Feb. 21-(AVThe weather bureau reported skiing conditions Saturday at the fol lowing winter sports areas: Timberline Lodge One inch powdery snow over frozen, gran ular crust total depth 120 inches. Santiam Pass Four inches fluffy over breakable crust total depth 72 inches. Crater Lake Two inches pow dery over breakable crust total depth 94 inches at headquarters. 100 inches at ski bowl. Vault King 2i X 4ttle Frankil Mueller of New York eity probably teH! It but he's talking with the greatest pole vaulter " time, Cornelius Warzoerdam. the California Khoel teacher who has Just eracked the world record again with a terrific leap of IS laches. Warmerdam made his greatest leap la A He Is giving Frankle, only t. a few pointers on, Taultlng with s . broomstick. -. -:v,w'f:vV:'' Got Ready; - as a civic enterprise. President Abel said the only , uncertainty in the picture now Is the failure of the Spokane club to conclude negotiations with the city of Spokane for the use of Ferris field, home of the Spokane club the last five seasons. There is a possibility that the Western International will be a six club circuit by the time It begins operations two months hence. Reports were received at Sat urday's meeting that Grays Har bor interests will bid for a fran chise now that the operation of the league is assured, and that Vancouver, Wash., bulging with defense industries and thousands of workers, aso would seek a franchise. There appears to be no chance that Yakima and Wenatchee, members of the circuit for five years, will be in professional baseball this year. The Western International league will carry on during war, heeding the request f President Franklin D. Roose velt that organised baseball op erate to provide leisure and re laxation for the cttlsens of our country," said President Abet The Western International league has been assured that the government realising the necessity of spectator sports In keeping up the civilian morale, will see that organized base ball will get the materials nec essary for operation during the war. "Of course, the clubs of the league realize that players will not seek or get deferment to play baseball. All players In the league who come within the terms of the selective service act stand ready to go Into the service when called. Most of the players in the league, how ever, will be below the draft age limit" The league will make special provisions for service men to at tend games, but President Abel said no definite plan had been evolved as yet. Wolves Drub Mt. Angel 5 MONMOUTH The Oregon College of Education Wolves drubbed Mt Angel, 62-41, in a ragged hoop test at Monmouth Saturday night in which crow's nest officiating was used. Komisky tossed in 15 points foe high point honors while Loren "Red" Kernes, former Salem high Viking, sparked the winners with 12. In the nest were Chappie King, Portland, and Johnny Kolb, Sa lem. OCE (62) Kernes 12 Mohler 10 MacNab 3 Lyman 10 Hoiweger 10 (41) Mt Angel 5 Kromberry 8 Bonney 13 Komisky 9 Epping 4 Kuppenbender Subs for OCE: Henery 2, Maul ding 10, Wilson 5. Floor officials: Crandela and Henderson. Seeks 16 Feet 7T"! I v l4nor wgue recoroa not stsusow.