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Three Cubs Who Hope to Be Heard From Conference Moguls .Retain WQCcD UP 67 ImS GuCAGO CQ9S SAKS srAsoa. Ammowey "IMP STfAFf . AM. Commissioner Gets' One 43 n run Year Pact at Less Pay; i-MileMark 0 Beaver-Cal Game Moved Athertom Present . Fob tb all Clip Loclira In Navy Show !; yCr? f cjw dvm boast of JM9tf. I X2j They may have to raise the roof of Portland's Pacific Live stock Exhibition building Friday night, at Cornelius Warmerdam, the California school teacher who has a habit of doing big things with a pole in hand, will be there attempting that oh, so close but yet unmade and unheard of 16-foot ceiling in the pole vault event of the Hill relays. Warmy has lofted his 185 -pounds over 4he 15-foot mark nearly every time he's taken his big stick In hand this year, and it's only a matter of time until he soars over that once impossible height Who knows maybe those who ' ait in on the relays Friday will be the gentry who will say, "I saw him do it" Warmy will have some com ftartively stiff competition from Earl Meadows, ex-USC vanlter, : who has been flirting with the 13-foot mark regularly this sea son. Meadows Is the early ' headed boy who hopped over ; the 14-foot-ll Inch mark with Bill Sefton, also of SC, back in 1937. that mark setlng ant all time hlch at that time. Les Steers, Oregon's high Jump er, will also be there, and Les holds the No. 1 slot of this trou bled world in his event "Gloomy Gus" Gilmore's Salem high tracksters will embark on their first competition in the high . school end of the huge carnival, proceeds of which will be turned ever entirely to the USO. It's worth the wear and tear on those precious gems on the gas- buggy to contribute to something like that The entertainment pro vided will be by far the biggest of the best seen in the state in some time. -- What's Doin' at Home A flash from Melbourne, Aus tralia, says "A roundup of United States sports including results of exhibition baseball, boxing, track, hockey and rac ing appeared for the first time recently In Australian newspa pers, and American troops rush ed to newsstands to learn how , their favorites were doing." That's just another example of the good old American spirit Un like the German and Jap guinea pigs, our boys still want to know what's cookin' in the things they were a big part of back in the USA.' w' Rids Feted Upwards f 250 turned out for the Dad's '. ' banquet in honor . of state champion runner-up Cor vallls high and its mastodonlc eeach, Frank : Ramsey, - Tuesday night in the cantonment center. The kids, who weren't conceded as having a ghost of a chance in the - recent hooperee, but .who nevertheless fought their way into v. second place, picked their all op ponent team before the cere monies, and Bud Coons, Vik guard, landed on the first team. Dutch Simmons got a second team spot on the pick,' which included season and tournament games. Red-headed all-state forward ! Jason Widmer was elected hon ; orary captain of the .Spartans, Allen Anderson their most valu V able player, and Tom Shaw, the lanky guard who teamed with Big Bob Rieman : to haul ' n backboard bounces so regular ly, was named the most im proved tosser. Koehler Returns - At least one of the four clubs left in the WI Is sure of having the same skipper it had last year at its helm this season Horace Tip" Koehler has decided to come ' out of the Tacoma shipyards to herd the Tacoma- Tigers for '42. Haven't heard whether or not Don Osborne will be back with Vancouver, or Ray Jacobs with Sookane. Goldie Holt is now pilot of San Jose In the Call fornia league, while Ted Mayer ' and "Little Skipper Bunny Griffiths have found defense work less enticing to gray hair t-";.an gulfing a baseball club. Gilmore Names 12Viksfor Hill Relays The 12 tracksters allowed Sa lem's high' entry in the Hill Re- ays at Portland Friday night were chosen by Coach Vera Gil- more yesterday. Those chosen to represent the yiks in the sprint relay event, land the distance they will run, jare as follows: Kay Fate, 899; Jack Bosch, 440; Art Parkes, .290; Bob Warren, 145. Yiks In the distance medley will b Dsrrell Lewis, 290; John Wehr 11, 440; John Copenhaver, ISO and Floyd Banyan, three-quar ter mile. Rex Hardy, Bob Barber, Lloyd Griffiths and Max Bibby form the Red and Black mile relay men. The Relay meet will be the first competition for Gilmore's 1942 tracksters. All but two are returning lettermen from either the cross-country or track aggre gations of last season, those two being Bob Warren, sophomore, and Art Parkes, Junior. Main attractions at the ear nival Friday will be the world's greatest pole vanlter, Cornelias - Warmerdam, and likewise great high Jumper, Les Steers, University of Ore gon. Earl Meadows, another of the better vaolters, will also compete against Warmerdam. Multnomah H&A Club Files Forest Protest Definite "objection to any gen era! forest closure or restricted forest use during the coming sum mer has been voiced by the Mult nomah Anglers and Hunters club in a resolution received recently by State Forester Nels Rogers. An accompanying letter said the resolution was a d 0 p t e d by 600 members of the club. Copies of the resolution also were sent to the united States forest service, state civilian'' de fense coordinator and other offi cial organizations. Master Mel Worried - - His Giants Remind Him of Grapefruit Loop They're in - - Sour : By WHITNEY MARTIN , Wide World Sports Columnist . NEW YORK, March 23 Mel Ott Is worried about his New York Giants. The flowers that bloom in the spring, tra-la, : have Just been blooming nightmares as far as he is concerned. He knows now why they call it the Grapefruit league. Everything is sour. ? . Naturally ; the grave ; concern over a baseball team's inability to win pre-season games comes un der "so what?" classification right now, but worry is comparative and subject to circumstances and Mel's , worry right now Is Just as real to him as that of a lad la a Bataan foxhole trying to change his cramped position without mak ing a shooting gallery out of him self. r . :;- : y : - Ee wants to make a good showing fat his first year as manager and everyone wants kha to, if yoaTl overlook Brook lyn, which wouldn't wants the e-sffcr BijFr Benny Harper Lead North & Sonth Only Nine Under Par At Half. Way Mark; Kennedy Still Close By FRITZ LITTLEJOHN PINEHURST, NC, March 25- (JPV-Belting Ben Hogan, who en gineered a clean sweep of the Carolina golf tournaments two years ago, was back in the driv er's seat again Wednesday night with 135, nine strokes under par, at the half-way mark in the 40th north and south open. He was not alone. Beside him rode Chandler Harper, 28-year-old Portsmouth, Va., veteran, who has been in the money in every winter meet this season. Harper fired a startling 66 Wednesday to climb into a tie for the lead after Hogan, the leading money Win ner of the year, had posted 67-68 for the early lead. Back of them came phenome nal Lester Kennedy, the Lynn, Mass., youngster, who made his big bid with a 66 Tuesday. Wednesday Kennedy carded a steady 70, two under par, for 136. This made bun the only outsider still among the leaders as the low 66 survivors turned into Thursday's 36-hoIe final for 65606 prise money. $1606 to the winner. Two shots further back, at 138, were Craig Wood, the national open champion, who posted . his second straight 69, and defending Champion Sammy Snead, who added a 71 to his starting 67, They were considered the strong est contenders in the group with' in striking distance back of the leaders. Also at 138 were Lloyd Mangrum of Chicago, who had 69-69, and Jimmy Hinea of Great NNeck, U, who cracked out a 67, chipping in at the 18th for his sixth birdie. Washington Wins 12th Of 16, Bopping Boston OR" NDO, Fla, March 25 (A-Sid Hudson and Alejandro Carrasquell held' the Boston Red Sox to nine hits Wednesday as the Senators won a 6-t ball game, their 11th victory In 16 Grapefruit league starts. Fear doable plays figured tn the con quest. v - Boston (A) Washington (A) TOT. TI.V. s Hudson, Carrasquel (7) and Early, Evans (7). Giants to make a good shewing no matter who was bossing the team.: - . If we were Mel we wouldn't worry too much about the show ing in those cheese-cake exhi bition contests. Rather, we'd be a little relieved, as It tee often happens that the teams which burn up the citrus cir cuit start a fire with a blow torch after the season starts. Exhibition "A", the Phils. ? We've seen too man 1 o'clock hitters and gymnasium fighters to take these practice r games too seriously In" 'the : spring, aom rookies make the established stars look like last year's hat, but when the regular season starts how do most of these ambitious young sprouts go? From Natchez to Mo bile, from Natchez to St Joe. The older gents have learned that when the records are com piled or they're asking the boss for a raise it doesn't do any good 8 Scdom. Orecjoa, Thursday Feder Sez 'Golfer9 Joe Will Tour Simon Course Inside Five By SID FEDER NEW YORK, March JS-flPWoe Louis par for the course the second time around any layout is something less than five rounds, and unless the mashie niblick in his right hand has lost its touch, he should have no trouble Abe Simon. I As a golfer, Joe gets off the tee a-winging, but unas nunseil in trouble with his short game as often as not. When he's working at his trade in the ring, however, once he tees off he's usually right down the middle and ready to hole out in a hurry. Half a dozen times, he's play ed a course the second time. There were Over the Lee Ram age, Natie Brown, Max Schmel lng, Bob Pastor, Arturo Godoy and Buddy Baer layouts. On each occasion, ho was In the rough more than once in the first trip around, particularly when the Schmellng outfit got him in the woods. The second trip, however, ho was strictly s trick-shot artist. In fact, against Schmellng and Baer ho even posted gaudy holes-ln-on. These six fights went a total of 62 rounds when Joe first saw the parties involved. On their re turn swings, they were punched full of holes In 27, for an average of exactly 4 heats. A year ago, Joe s drives were getting distance, but he still took 13 rounds to tour Simon. Now he has his clubs all polished up for a second crack. He's not mak ing any flat prediction, but there was nothing In the training he wound up Wednesday to Indicate ho will fail to equal par or even lop a few strokes off It This corner of tag greens keeper's shack figures It about the same way. Despite the fact that Simon Is in better shape now than he was a year ago In Detroit, that the ailing right hand he eouldn't use that time Is ready to go and that he prob ably can take a punch better than any man In the ring to day, this department rides with Joe to finish the match Inside of five rounds. Ample Abe Mad Can't Have His Strawberries SUMMIT, NJ, March 25-) Abe Simon has a bad case .of strawberry shortcake and pickles. They are his favorite delicacies and he's Irked ho end that he can't have them as long as he's In training. Which Is as good a way as any of explaining that the , large Long Mionaer a just awut ui iuvbii unconcerned challenger Joe Louis ever has had the pleasure of meeting. Putting the finishing touch- - es en his preparatory work for Friday's army emergency re lief fight In Madison Square garden, Ample Abe Is as afraid of the bomber as he Is of that strawberry shortcake. Which Is ; to sst. not at alL - And when someone mentioned having seen Louis nit his training peak yesterday with all his old chinery, Abe Just shrugged It off with: weu, ail l know u tnat the last time I met Joe I had only my left hand and lasted 13 rounds and this time my right hand, to cite performances In . spring games. . They know they can de liver, or hope they can, when the chips are down, and don t see too much sense in killing them selves when It doesn't count. The strain runs through all sports. There are certain Indi viduals who Just" cant get steamed up ever what they con aider unimportant matters. If they considered spring training so important . guys like Bock Newsom and Whit Wyatt would he down there bright and early money or no money. . So maybe the gentlemanly Mel shouldn't be tee concerned because Ids Giants aren't look ing like champions. Sometimes the Yankees don't either, but by gum they are. If we were pick ing the winners en the trial runs we'd go out and put two bucks on the sunburned beak of Hans Lobert and his Phils right now. AL JJGHTNER Statesman Sports Editor Morning. March S3, 1942 - This Time equalling It Friday night against Keaay JOE LOUIS which was broken then, is okay, so I figure IH win." West Virginia Wins Tourney NEW YORK, March 25-tfJ) West Virginia, the last seeded team, came from behind in the final half to win the National Invi tational basketball tournament Wednesday night, defeating West ern Kentucky State 47 to 45 before a crowd of 18,250 at Madison Square Garden. Three free throws In the last 45 seconds of play gave West Virginia the decision after West- era Kentucky led 32-24 at the half and remained in command until the Mountaineers knotted the count at 46-46 with eight minutes to play. Creighton won third place with a 48-46 decision over To ledo. Gervais 9 Bows i 1 To Woodblirn GERVAIS Gervais high school baseball team lost 8 to 6 in a game with Woodburn high played Mon day. Gervais did not score until! the seventh Inning. Playing for Gervais were Damewood, Bonn, Ronge, Jungwirth, Mandenhall, Jorgensen, Brown, Koenig, Cuts- forth. McCullough, Xggers, Mc- 1 Call, Matlock, Andreas. I What 0 DOIXI j TuO YMCA Final plans for the city wres tling tournament Is slated to be discussed today noon at the week ly meeting of the Y physcial de partment. Among other things, me oe- partment will discuss plans for an area aauatlo meet, a possible gym show and a physical depart ment retreat. Various members will report on their respective di visions. The second game of the three game series for the B Church and Major league championships will be played tonight at Leslie Jun- lor Ugh starting at To pjn, Metmonltes r will; play Court Street Christian In the B game. whQe Bishops Clothiers and the Bearcubs will tangle In the Major event. , 2VTTEKTI0II Yea Disciples of DINTY MOOXIB & JIGGS Ted Are Invited to Help Eat rncnEY's. Corned Beef and Cabbage Every Tuesdays and IC Thurs. 11 aaau-g naJO C 471 COURT ST. -,.1,1.1 L. U . I MIM'IJJW-WM'I W'I ' , - ""' - f " r - - -' it " & r . m ' t ' - . : 'i x- ' f 5 . v . : J.-:": v F '.:.: Borican Shatters 800 Meter, Seton Hallers frack Two-Mile Relay NEW YORK, liaixh 25-VF) Roy Cochran, former Indiana uni versity athlete now a member of Uncle Sam's forces at the Great Lakes naval training station, op ened the Navy Relief Society track meet Wednesday night by shattering the world Indoor rec ord for the quarter mile. Cochran jumped eat in front at the start and reached the tape In :4SJt. On the way he clipped the world Indoor mark for the 466 meters In t47J. The old mark for the quarter was held by Thomas Halpin who did :48.e la 1813. The Boston' ath lete's mark was equalled by Wal ler Koppisoh of Columbia univer sity in 1623. The old 400 meter mark was set at the same time by the same two at :49.6. .The record breaking contin ued In the second event whea the Seton Hall college two-mile" team did the distance In 7:33.1 to wipe oat every known mark for the distance. That placed the same foursome's own Indoor mark of 7:39.8 estab- lishedat Madison Square garden during the winter and exceeded the time of 7:34.5 by a Univer sity of California quartet last summer. To compile their record break ing effort, Anthony -Luciano did his half milt stint In 1:55.1, Frank Fletcher was caught In 1:52.2, Robert Ranter hurried around in 1:55.2, and Chester Lipski scorch ed the boards in 1.5L.4. John Borican of Asbury Park. NJ, kept up the tempo by wiping out the world Indoor mark for the half mile which he and Lloyd Hahn of Nebraska shared by hit ting the tape In 1:50.9. Hahn es tablished the old mark at 1:51.4 back In 1928. Gregg KIce, the tiny former Notre Dame star with the big stride, lumbered through a slow first mile and then galloped through a speedy second to win Washington Gun Head Sees No Priority' On Trapshoot Loads SPOKANE, March 25.H7P)-Guy Chiesman, In charge of trapshoot ing for the state under the depart' ment of physical fitness of the office of civilian defense, said Wednesday he did not believe there would be any freezing of trap loads by the government. "My guess Is If It becomes necessary to eat down anywhere youll find they'll shut down on the supply of field loads," said Chiesman. The government wants the trapshooters to get in as much practice as they can. so naturally they won't eat off the supply of ammunition need ed to give them this practice.' sossstsssmamssssmmuamuammssssiBumm - v 'eywywW ) ) ttl,Sx J ' I I W t&Wir pUs, m" y, BilTX-WimilAIlD is By GAIL PORTLAND, March 2S - (A3 retained Edwin Atherton as schedules and wrapped up their four-day meeting Wednesday with other actions stemming from wartime conditions. . v Wartime' physical fitness brought an approving resolution and member schools were authorized to provide up to 3000 fret) s Rehired ,0 kMvmUSSSSi EDWIN N. ATHERTON Monte Strattbn To Try Real Ball (Comeback GREENVILLE, TeK, March 25 TF-Monty Stratton hits base ball's comeback trail next month traveling on one leg. The former Chicago White Sox pitcher, whose big league career ended In tragedy en a bleak fall day fat 1938, says he still can throw that old horse shoe down the middle and what's more he's going to do It for keeps.,4 Stratton lost his right leg in a hunting accident at the height of Ills career. He stayed with the Sox as a coach but wanted to pitch. Baseball experts and physicians said he couldn't do it But now he's manager of the Lubbock team of the West Texas New Mexico league; so hell 'try it As he departed for Lubbock Tuesday, Monty declared with confidence that he would pitch again. T went be able to do much fielding on an artificial leg," he said, "but If I can keep them from doing much hitting there went be any need for fielding. Stratton thinks he can get his share of hits but says somebody will have to do the base running. Monty has been doing some throwing and former semi-pro teammates who have seen him work declared he still has plen ty of speed and hop on the ban. sirn-(iaia cmrv Distributed by Gideon Stolz Company FOWLER ' V T - Pacific Coast conference moguls commissioner, approved football seats at each football contest for members of the armed forces this falL -- - - i- ; C - The conference grid season will open September 10. Last year's action In moving up the opening date will not be continued. Scheduled non-conference games were approved and a list of open dates submitted to mili tary authorities for games with service teams. The California Oregon State game October S, scheduled for Corvallis, was transferred to Berkeley to avoid conflict with final examinations at California that week-end. . Atherton's reappointment, which he accepted, carried a provision for a curtailed budget but the amount of the slash. In his present $20,000 fund was not decided. Peter Condliff, California skier,' waa declared eligible for confer ence competition although he had not completed the required 10 hours because of illness. Stanford's Peninou was ruled eligible for track although he has only 8 Instead of 12 hours of credits. Transfer of two students from North Pacific Dental col lege, Portland, to Oregon State waa approved, making J. Hlrschberger eligible to compete In swimming and J. Moody In boxing and track. Among matters which did not come up were controversial issues such as dividing the football league into northern and southern divi sions; kicking Idaho and Montana out of the round robin a move which was in the making before Pearl Harbor put an end to last December's Palm Springs meet ing; and any action on the army's ban on crowds of more than 5000 in ui western nuuiary areas. "business as usual" In the case of Southern California's inter sections! tilts with Tulano and Notre Dame. 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