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Ready to Romp Against Airdevils Today Stiimadn Calls .Off Lomis-Conn Battle Mums Mamg- Tough With 11-Inriuig Win S'rj 1 TOMMY ROBLLN, backfield ace of "Honest John" Warren's University of Oregon Webfoots, who open their 1942 football season against IX Comdr. "res' Oliver's Naval Prefllghters from St. Mary's on the Multnomah stadium turf in Portland today. 'Peerless trigs kin Jtrog Op ens Season With Perennial Picks By HAROLD CLAASSEN NEW YORK, Sept 25-(P) Minnesota, Notre Dame and Tex as A & M were amoox the na tion's football best last Novem ber ana, -despite we wnoiesaie changes in the gridiron, setup since, it is a reasonable $1 parley that they will be among the win ners of this season's first big Saturday. & . . 1 Minnesota, champion of the ' Big (PSi and the mytbieal na ttonal, - tiUeholder. seat Lieut. Col Bermie iuermas io ut ma rines and elcTated Dr. George Haaser to the head eoaehiiig Job atnee then, in addition te gradoatlmg Braee Smith and pinnimg its toachdown hopes on Bill Daley. Notre Dame Junked the Irish shift for the T-formation in the expectations that the quick open- lng maneuvers would make An- gelo Bertelli a greater back than he was a year ago. -'. And Texas A & M, which re- . lied on Derace Moser's passes in time of need during 1941, takes on 10 rugged foes with a 'balanced : running aerial combination that ' Coach Homer Norton hopes will keep the cadets on top for an other year. Anyway, they are among the a winners predicted for Saturday's . big doings. . The predictions (with probable attendance): l-ia An nt TLt Notre Dame-Wisconsin (45, 000) Sly rvmersJsay that Frank lahy, who mlded Notre .Dame throngh an unbeaten , eampalra last year, hat one of ; : the Irish's best teams while Wisceasbi had to go all oet last Saturday te defeat Camp Grant, v Fat Haader will be In the Bad- ger linevn thia time bat he isn't r that good. Notre Dame. ? Kitsburgh-Minnesota (30,000) Three years ago this would have I been tough but now its is Daley's 4 double dose of touchdowns and This Minnesota mates. . Texas A A M-Lonislana State (S0.000) The Cadeta and their luanpower ever BemJe Moore's ' Bayea Tigers, but It Is likely to be closer than some think. North Carolina Naval-Harvard Legal Notice NOTICE OF FINAL. SETTLEMENT - Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, as executrix of the !N estate of Robert S. Kutch, de : ceased, has filed .in the county - court eif Marion county, Oregon, ' her final account as such execu trix and mat saia court nas uxea Monday, 28th day of September, 1942, at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day as the time for the hearing of objections to said final account and the set tlement thereof. ' . " Any and all persons having ob jections to said final account are hereby notified to be pressnt at gdi time in , the county , court room In the Marion county court house in the City of Salem, Mar- Inn countr. Oreson. and then and ' there make such objections. GAIL IL PATHEAU Executrix. A - 23 - S-5-12- , 19-23. . J- rrfnJri frtif,?i;,-y,i,ji (17,000) Graduation took away that Harvard line of a year ago and Lieut" Commdr. James "Sleepy. Jim". Crowley has a vet eran for every spot The Cloud busters. William & Mary-Navy (12,000) A close one with Navy's depth to be the difference. Iowa Naval-Northwestern (30, 000) You can't ignore the 61-0 pasting . the Seahawk hung on Kansas a week ago. It will be closer than that,' v but the Iowa sailors to keep bounding along. Georgia Naval -Pennslyvania (50,000) Pennsylvania, one of the powers of the east to triumph. Dartmouth-Holy C r o i a (20, 000) The fact that Dartmouth lost 20 first-team candidates since last season gives Ack Scanlon the big chance of opening his career Salt Water . PORTLAND, Sept. 2&-(Jf)-1he Oregon game commission announced Friday that fishing could continue in coastal bays and the Columbia river, although a ban on fishing elsewhere in the state remains effect. The ban was put in force early this week to keep hunters and fishermen out of the forests. The commission warned that fishermen will be limited to salt water bays along, the coast ana will not be allowed to go upstream to the highest tidal points. Order Came Too Late It was estimated hero Fri day that not less than 40 Salem banters entered the antelope country in southeastern Oregon " prior to Thursday's action of the state game commission in - cancelling the opening of the antelope season and postponing the deer season. Many ethers had arranged to leave here Friday and Satur day for deer hunting trips but these trips were postponed when news ef the commission's : ruling was received. Washington Hunting Areas Closed, Too PORTLAND, Ore, Sept 25 -pp) The federal forest service Friday closed to hunters part of, Chelan and Umatilla national forests in eastern Washington. ; ; , ' : The areas were to have been opened Sunday for special hunt ing, 350 licenses having been is sued for shooting of deer of either sex in the Chelan region, and 123 licenses for elk hunters in the Asotin county area of the Uma tilla forest Columbus Evens Little' World Series Battle COLUMBUS, C Sept The Columbus Red Birds pulled up even with the Syracuse Chiefs in the 25th little world series Friday night,, taking the second game by a 3 to 2 count, in a tight pitcher's battle. V Syracuse , 010 000 001-2 6 1 Columbus . -201 000 00x-3 8 0 C. Barrett, Konstanty and Bot tarini, Hartje; Brecheen and Heath. , nosticator as Holy Cross coach with a tri umph. St Marys-CallfornIa The first of many 1042 victories for the Golden Bears of California. T u 1 a n e - Southern . California (20,000) A toughie. but the Tro jans of Southern California should land on top. Stanford Oyer WSC -Far west .and .Rocky moon-' tains St Mary's Naval ever Oregon; Stanford to survive a trio of coaching changes and beat Washington State; Oregon State, the Rose Bowl kings, ever Idaho; Santa Clara to triumph ever Utah; Washington ever College of the Pacifie; Colorado State over Wyoming; Colorado ever Colorado Mines; Montana ever Brigham Young. A ngling OK Football Scores HIGH SCHOOL Marshfield 14, Medford 0. Roosevelt (Portland) 19, St Helens 0. Milton-Freewater 0, Pendle ton 0. Prineville 12, Bend 0. Astoria 18, Hilleboro 0. Commerce, Portland 6, Camas, Wash-, 0. Lincoln, Portland, 6 Milwaukie 6 (tie). . ; , LaGrande 13, The Dalles 6. Grants 'Pass r 6, North Bend (tie). . . - . COLLEGE Portland 46, Pacific 0. Texas Christian 7, UCLA 6. v. Georgia 14, Jacksonville Navy 0, Georgetown 7,. Temple 0. St Vincent 25, Canisius 0. ' Albright 47, Indiantown Gap 0, Western. Maryland 0,- George Washington 20. North Dakota State-Wahpeton Naval postponed until Monday night, weather. Muskingum 7, Akron 7 (tie). Kentucky 35. Xavier 19. Kansas Wesleyan 6, Wash burn 0. : Ohio Bluff ton -0, Mt. Union 39. St Thomas (St Paul) 12, Mc- Alester 0. ' Alabama 54, Southwestern In stitute 0. Conn, Louis Offer to 'Fight for Nothing NEW TO RE, Sept 23-( Feeling that -it's a shame to keep half a million dollars or so from army emergency relief. Joe Louis and Billy Conn of fered Friday night to go through with their October 12 bout "for nothing." : Mike Jacobs, who was asked by the war department original ly te promote the fight, immedi ately added that -he too would put. It on "for .nothing," pro vided the war department per mitted Lim te lire n? to Lis con tracts concerning broadcasts. Hopes Remain Alive; Margin Now 2 Games Wild Heave by Sisti . Lets in Winning Run; Only Two Tilts Left By GAYLE TALBOT BROOKLYN, Sep t 25-P) Those unpredictable Dodgers came clawing up out of the val ley of the Shadow again Friday to w in another; extra-inning victory and carry the National league nag race right down to the wire. " ' Pushing over -a run la the 11th Inning on a glaring over throw of home plate by Sibl Sisti the second fatal error by the Boston Braves' second baseman fat as many days the still fighting flock scored its sixth straight triumph, 6 to 5, and retained Its chance of ty ing the St Lotus Cardinals, who were idle. Three Dodgers were on base and one was out when Billy Her man slapped a grounder at Sisti that should have been converted into an easy killing at, the plate. Sisti, however, cut loose a throw that was so high Catcher Ernie Lombard! didnt even bother jumping for it, and the game was over as Dolf Camilli raced over the plate. - Sisti also let in what proved the winning Brooklyn run yesterday by unloosing a peg over Lombar- di's head on which Camilli scor ed. It was becoming a habit Trailing the Cards by only two games Friday night, they prepared to open their final two-game series at Philadelphia Saturday, while St Louis op posed the Chicago Cubs fat their closing pair eat west Two Dodger. Victories and two . Car' dlnal defeats would tie It up tighter than a drum and-force a playoff next week. Any otter combination than that though, and the Cardinals would bo in. The biggest crowd of scrap metal collectors in "world history 17,639 of them overran Eb- beta field from cellar to garret and battled the ushers to a stand still while their idols pulled out Friday's game. Many of them bought the hunks of iron that gained admission right outside the gates from ambitious young mer chants who had stocked up against the rush. Before the game the Brook lyn players called their retiring president, Larry MacPhaU. late the clubhouse and presented him a handsome 50 watch te carry into the army this week end. They told him there were no hard feelings, even though he excoriated them In a body a month age and told them they were loafing to defeat (11 Innings.)' Boston 001 300 010 00-5 12 1 Brooklyn -013 000 010 01-6 8 1 Javery, Tost (8), and Lombar- di;: Davis, Casey (8), Webber (10), French (10), Head (11), and Owen. 'Junior Against Papa' at Seattle .SEATTLE, Sept 25-JPy The University of Washington will open its football season here Sat urday with one of the youngest Pacific coast conference coaches, Ralph "Pest" Welch, making his debut against a College of Pa -4 tific eleven drilled in the wiz ardry of that venerable old grand daddy of the gridiron, Amos Alonzo Stagg. a - : i A Washington team with only three of the regular 1941 starting players will face a Pacific eleven that got its baptism of fire last week in a 38-9 loss to the powerful St Mary's navy pre-flight school Trite Nose Dives to -Tie for Fourth Place CLEVELAND, Sept 2-X) Sixteen Chicago hits, including Wally Moses tworun circuit drive, gave the White Sox an 8-1 victory over punchless Cleveland Friday and a sweep of the three game series; plunging the Indians into a fourth-place tie with the Idle Detroit Tigers. - As a result the Indians and Tig ers, ;!rho finished in a fourth-place draw last season, can do It again by splitting even in their two weekend games. Chicago 202 000 004-8 18 0 Cleveland 010 000 000 T 2 Lee and Tresh; Dean, Ferrick (4), Eisenstat (8) and Desautels. TCU Drives for 7-6 Victory Over UCLA LOS ANGELES, Sept 23 -P) Texas Christian university's foot ball team, led by 175-pound Em ery Nix, came to life in the last quarter Friday and charged al most the entire length of -the field to score and triumph over the battling Bruins of -the University of California at Los Angeles, 7-8. Scdem, Oregon, Saturday Airdevils Vandals Point set Win Over Beavers MOSCOW, Idaho, Sept 25-Zn Could be! That was the whispered slogan of the University of Idaho Van dals underdogs in everybody's dope " book as they wound up preparations Friday night for their Pacific Coast conference football opener Saturday with the Rose Bowl champions from Ore gon State. Very little information on Van dal strength has seeped from the Idaho camp, where Head Coach Francis Schmidt mixes practically no toie talk with his work. The entire campus knows Schmidt would delight in handing Idaho uums a triumph over the cham pions on Homecoming dar and nopes are riding high because of the silence surrounding prepara- uons. - At u jmown ma i iaano nas a T 1- . . . nock of good .backs, featuring pass-tossing Howard Manson, but the line strength is an unknown quantity. It is known on this cam pus, too, that Oregon State, lead by fullback Joe Day, deserves its ranking as odds-on favorite and an Idaho victory could be the ma jor national upset of the day. Chalky Wright Retains Croicn By SID FEDER NEW YORK, Sept 25-(JP)-An-clent Chalky Wright easily held into his world featherweight championship Friday night by out pointing young Lulu Constanino from New York's east side in 13 rounds at Madison Square Garden. Wright weighed 125 y4; Constan tino 125. The California negro, whose age Is one of the major mysteries along Jacobs Beach, not only dis proved an the "wise guys" who said he couldn't travel 13 rounds at top speed, but actually came down the stretch to win off by himself. Padres Annex Win SAN DIEGO, Calif, Sept 25 (AV-AI Olsen, young: southpaw making his first start since his recent sale to the Boston Red Sox, pitched San Diego to a 2 to victory over Los Angeles Friday in the coast league Shaughnessy playoff semi-finals. " Los Angeles holds a- 2 to lead in the best-four-of-seven series which will be resumed, In Los Angeles Sunday. Los Ang. . 000 100 000-1 7 1 San Diego 200 000 00x-2 4 3 Lynn, Dobernic (8), and Todd; Olsen and Salkeld. ' Sinkwich & Co. Roll ' To 14-0 Victory MACON, Ga, Sept 23 f Georgia's Orange bowl football champions shed their pigskin glory robes Friday, coming down to earth to dispose methodically of the Jacksonville naval air sta tion, 14-0, before a crowd of 11,000." - ' Frankie Sinkwich, the Bull dogs All-America tailback, en gineered both touchdowns, firing With no other casualties other than . a. few. sore feet and a few more aching muscles picked up during the last two days scrim maging. Coach "Spec" Keene will send his Willamette Bearcat foot ball charges through a "regular game! get-together this morning on Sweetland field. "High time we were getting down to .serious work," says Keene, "so the boys will engage in a real intra-squad game scrimmage Saturday morn ing." ' - r. And now that Portland univer sity completely overwhelmed the Pacific Badgers, 48-0, Friday at Portland, the 'Cats are faced with nothing but hard work from here in. They meet Portland xt Sat For Up Playoff 'Game' AL UGHTNER Statesman Sports Editor Morning September 2X 1942 i I Ready for Bucks Leads 'Devils FRANKS ALBERT Whero To Tuno In Grid Games ' (Voliowln through courtesy Tide water Aaaociated Oil company J , Football as played - by major college and service teams will re turn to Oregon ' , radio listeners this afternoon when four games are broadcast by Tide Water As sociated Oil company. The return of Lieutenant Com mander Tex Oliver, with his St Mary's Pre-Flight school team to Portland to meet the University of Oregon will be described by As sociated Sportscaster Hal Byer over station KEX (1190 key.) starting at 1:45 o'clock. ' Oregon State at Idaho will have their game covered by Sportcast er George Mooney, starting at 1:45. The station will be KOIN (Portland, 970 key.) The Stanford-Washington State game at Palo Alto will be brought into Oregon via Station KMED, Medford (1440 key.). Hal Wolf will do the description, starting at 2:15 o'clock. NEW YORK, Sept 25-ff)-To start another year of broadcast ing . from the college gridirons, the networks have scheduled ra dio coverage of four games for Saturday afternoon. They are: Michigan vs. Great Lakes, CBS at 11:45. Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame, NBC at 11:45. MinesoU vs. Pittsburgh, MBS and BLU-WEST at 12:15. Fordham vs. Pnrdae, BLUE EAST 12:15. (Times Pacific war. time.) Portland Pounds Pacific, 40 PORTLAND, Ore, Sept 25-iff) Del Huntsinger and Lou Fams worth, broken-field experts for the University of, Portland, led the way to a 46 to 0 victory Fri day Over Pacific university in the season's opening football, game here. Each halfback scored three touchdowns, and Fullback " Ed Scott added another. Portland led, 14 to 0, at half time. . k 24-yard pass to Ken Keuper at the close of the first quarter for first down on the Navy five, and scoring the second after shooting three passes to Jerry Nunnally and Van Davis. . rv j s , ? ' ; :Z - - ". " ' 1 ' ' ' t ' 'v f ' '7- ' - ' i I" f f -v -'- i I J SS S , s S V W ssss-- ' SVssOe-y .?y,-. x, I , j ' -s t : s s- svs T, s t- I s -s ss ' " ' - " s V ' s . i " s , Cs-s- 's i s " S-ss, s , s-,Oj y s " ' Vf. 1 " T XS , , A T ' , J for Bearcats urday in their opening game of the season. ' The 'Cat cam received a de cided nplift Friday when Andy Rogers, 215 - pound letterman tackle finally turned eat for practice. George Constable was also in suit again after missing practice a few days. Beth tackles in uniform made things a Utile rosier for the Methodt mentor. ';-.":'. ' i Probable "No. 1" team for to day's session will be made up of a letterman in each position. They are: Dave Kelly ; and - Marshall Barbour, ends; Garrell Deiner and Constable tackles; or Freshman Dave Ercolini and Rogers; Al Dar-J rett and WaSy Olson, guards; rat 'Conflicts With A rmy Standards; Fighters Offer Services 'Free ' ; ' WASHINGTON, Sept. 25-(ff-The heavyweight champion ship fight between Joe Louis and Billy Conn, scheduled for Octo- ' ber 12, was cancelled by Secretary of War Stimson Friday on the grounds at conflicted with "the standards and interests of the army but a few hours later in New York the two boxers offered Only Grayson, Falaschi Will Miss Action PORTLAND, Ore, Sept 25-(P) The Airdevils from the St Mary's navy pre-flight school, heralded at the dream team of 1942 Pacif ic coast football, arrived Friday 44 strong, for their first major test of the season Saturday's battle with University of Oregon. -. At full strength except for halfback Bobby Grayson and quarterback NeDo FalaschL the Airdevils held a light workoat en the. Multnomah stadium tort where their star-spangled pow erhouse may generate Into the" gridiron scours e of the west be fore another 24 hoars have pawed. " - "--v. ; With every I position bolstered by formed pro and collegiate greats, Including a' flock of All Americans, Lieut Comdr. Gerald A. "Tex" Oliver reported his nayyH club in shape to meet the school he coached last season. But Gray son, the one time Stanford flash, will not be in suit, he said, and it was doubtful if ' Falaschi Would get into action. 1 For the first game with a Pacific coast conference eleven. Oliver will open with a back field composed of Fraiikle Al bert. Stanford's ail-American ef last year, at qnarter; fallback Bob Koch and left half Jim Newenlst, whom Oliver had at Oregon ; last year, and BUI Khyne, the San' Jose speedbey, at right half. Eddie Erdelatz, of St Mary's and Dale Gentry of Washington State appeared to have the edge at the wing posts with two former southern Calif ornians, Ray George and Don Wilier, at tackles. Tom Smith of Iowa State and Gale O'Brien, a pro star out of Neb raska, were entrenched at guard and Alden McBaron from Uni versity of Portland .was listed as starting center. ' Adair Field House Opens On Wednesday CAMP. ADAIR, Sept 25-(Spe-cial)-Wednesday, September 30, at 8 o'clock has been announced as the time and date for the open ing of the Camp Adair field house. Capt Frank C Wimer, special service officer, stated that a show, featuring civilians (feminine for the' most) from all: surrounding towns, together with appropriate dedicatory ceremonies will mark the opening on that date. The field house, which will seat 1700, has an open floor 180 by 100 feet with three complete basket ball courts, boxing rings, wres tling mats and other athletic in stallations. Off the main floor are dressing and shower rooms, head quarters' for the athletic officer, powder rooms for women guests and all necessary space for the storage of equipment for a field house of this size.. Stamm Captains Reds PALO ALTO, Calif, Sept 25(jp) Ed Stamm, 224-pound tackle from Portland, Ore, wQl captain the Stanford football ' team against Washington . State in the season opener Saturday, Coach Marchle Schwartz announced Friday. Cap tains are appointed for each game. ay White, center, and Capt : Teddy OgdahL Chuck Furno, Ken Jacob sen and Cecil "Chief Connors in the backfield. r . ' Incloded ' In the opposition, all freshmen and some of whom have been showing, exception ally well In recent workouts are: Eagene Schmidt, end; Er- eolinl at tackle; llabert Straes ser, from Peoria, EL, who may be shifted from fallback to cen ter; Rex Hardy, ex-Ylk who leeks much shiftier than When he played at the VIk Villa; Kay . Cerr, former Silverton star whs has been used at fallback and , end, and Bob Douglas, the pass- pitching entry frcsi Conolsla. CchmlJt Is a broCcr of former' Eeareat great-rrancls Schmlit Tod I to put on the show, "for nothing." Apparently believing the , pay ment . to them from the fight's receipts of 13,4513 with which to pay personal debts Was one of the secretary's objections, the two expressed willingness- t o g o through with the planned program if Stimson would relent in his decision. Mike Jacobs to whom the fighters ewe most ef the money and who was to manage the ' original affair for the benefit ot army . emerrency relief, also agreed to continue, adding Tli WMI hlliW.ll 1 tV J 41.. MW AAJp U. 111,1 . is something no one has offered -to do up to now," Stimson could not be reached for comment Friday night but aids said the boxers' offer would be called to his attention Saturday morning. : The proposed return match of one of the most spectacalar heavyweight title tussles ef re cent years was wiped off the calendar with $300,000 worth of tickets already sold er or dered and with a million dollar gate in prospect The war sec retary's statement was Issued as the two seldler-heavTwelshts ' were climbing Into the rings at their respective training camps te go through their dally box- - lng chores, : ) i '' l Stimson issued his order' after a series of conferences with "war department men and officials ' of War Boxing, Inc, the: organiza tion set up to run the bout He had conferred several hours, over various aspects! of the, arrange1 ments, among them the plan to deduct $135,451.53 from the gate to pay debts listed against Louis and Conn. 4 Of this svm, S5M0530 was a debt Levi said he owed Mlkf Jacobs, who was promoting the fight at the request of the war, department ' and War Boxtng; Inc.; S3M0 was owed te JaoObs by Conn, . and $41440.03 was owed by Lents te John Koxber oagb, one of his ee-managera. - Attending the conferences with Stimson were Major k General A D. Surles, head of the war de partment public relations; John Kieran, head of the sports writers committee of War Boxing,-. Inc.; Ray McCarthy, war , department coordinator of sports, f and John Reddy, attorney for War Boxing, Inc. , At eoncluioa of the meetings, ' the war secretary announced flatly "the standards and fatter- este of the army,' do not vennit the proposed contests to be car- rled onf A:hr- , :'A : . i :? .; . ' There is no reflection upon the principals," Stimson added. "Fur thermore, the army appreciates that Louis has heretofore gener ously contributed his efforts to both the army and navy without return. : : vl T regret that I have felt It necessary te disagree with de- , elsions ef Mr. John Kieran and his associates, who have given their devoted and patriotic ser vices to assist the army emerge eney relief." How They NATIONAL LKAOUK , W L. Pet. XT T. 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