Malt- BSC Win-
PATS BACK
By Jack Sords
Wwng
Series
Catalina island, the "southern California paradise," may be
Heaven to some ballplayers insofar as a baseball training camp
site is concerned, or a place to "get away from it all" for .the
Hollywood 'playboys and fiirls.1 but not to our favorite third-
"SLATS" GILL
pitching center of last season, is now assisting LeRoy Pierson
coach the Bulldog hoopstersr until Woodburn's local board No.
1 taps him on the shoulder, which won't be long now . . '.
New Trend Pays Off,
From the looks of the box:
scores coming- in it's apparent
that "Slats" GUI wasn't fooling-,
when he told us the other nltht
that his reserves on the OSC
hoop squad could be much bet
ter.. We've noticed that Don
Durdan, Lew Beck, Erland An
derson, Glenn Warren, Don Ce
cil and Bob . Howard have been
rettlns nearly all the work In
fames so far, and according- to
Gill that same outfit will con
tinue to get It mostly.
Probably reason for the Beavers
looking so good since . returning
from the east is a different method
of coaching employed by Gill this
year. No, he hasn't changed his
system, but a year ago when the
Orange returned from the east
"Slats" says he let up on the play
ers because they were tired and
a rest seemed the logical thing.
It almost proved disastrous as the
Beavers were a long time in re
turning to proper shape.
So this time Gill brought them
back and lashed the whip but
plenty with work, work and
more work. He didn't give 'em
a chanceo get tired from their
long jaunt and from what we've
seen of the Beavers what divi
dends the new trend has paid!
O
Hot-and-Cold Boys
Appears we have one of those
hot-and-cold clubs this season in
the Viking basketeers first a
slam-bang exhibition and then
one which resembles a slam-banger
about like night does day. And
from where we sit it looks like
Coach Frank Brown will have
such difficulties all season. When
the Viks feel like running look
out opposition, but when they
don't feel like opening up. wide
all the way, look out Viks.
Iff too bad Brown has to
cope with the situation at Sa
lem, a- school with a., student .
body large enough to at least,
turn out good . basketball ma
terial; Still In order to get what
little material he does have;
Brown has to rely on a. few kids
coming- over from Parrish or
Leslie Junior highs to fill out
the ranks. It's quite apparent
in basketball, just as It was in
football, that some of the senior
students who would make whal
ing good hoop stock just don't
have the-stomach or spine for
competitive athletics. And It's
those same lackadaisical, with
accent on the "dalsl," who, when
called Into the armed forces
will wish to heck they had
learned a little about what com
petition means..
However, Brown has done won
ders " with what he - has to work
with.' The Viks boast hardly any
height and what little they 1 do
have doesn't seem to be of the
necessary rugged type. Yet against
Oregon City when the chips were
down the Viks displayed a brand
cf ' basketball not often seen at
the Villa. But that's just . it
either the Viks will have to offset
their smallness by outrunning the
opposition every time from start
to finish or be content with second
best
Quakers Finally Blake
Freshmen Eligible
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2(H)
The University of Pennsylvania,
last f the eastern "Ivy league
colleges to retain a rule barring
freshmen from varsity intercol
legiate athletics, Wednesday night
announced that the rule will be
abandoned February 1.
Other changes, effective the
game day, provide for elimination
of the one-year residence rule for
intercollegiate ' competition and
will: permit : full-time students in
the armed forces, who are assign
ed to the university for special
training, to play on varsity teams.
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sacker Bill Johnson, now learn
ing the A-B-Cs of the maritime
service as an apprentice seaman
and stationed on the island. Bill
claims the place: is a success if
you're going .there to get away
from it all, and that's Just why
he'd rather learn; to be a salty
seaman'- oh the mainland. And
Bill's finding that crawling in
and out of a sailor suit "isn't
quite like jumping in and out of
a ball suit." . . . Phil Salstrbm
left for "Fort Lewis Tuesday but
brother Eddie was one jump
ahead of the draft board and is
now on two-hour, call for duty,
in the Royal Canadian air force.
Says he expects that call to
come next week . . . Les Dun
ton, Woodburn's tall and point-
All-Star Came
Date Changed
NEW YORK, Jan. 2HJP)-Meet-
ing to adjust the major league
baseball schedules to fit the new
opening and closing dates set re
cently, Ford Frick, president of
the National league, and William
Harridge, president of the Ameri
can, Wednesday agreed on Tues
day, July 13, for the all-star spec-r
tacle at Philadelphia.
This was a week later than the
date previously set.
They were unable to complete
all the details at Wednesday's ses
sion, but they estimated that major
league transportation this year, in
cluding the revised spring train
ing, would be reduced five mil
lion-man miles.
As agreed upon Wednesday
the two leagues will open their
schedules Wednesday, April 21,
and close Sunday, October 3.
, The Washington Senators, how
ever, will be hosts to the Phila
delphia Athletics at Griffith sta
dium on Tuesday, April 20, fol
lowing the usual pattern of hav
ing a special opening game at
the nation's capital every second
year, when the Senators ordinar
ily would start on the road.
Opening games April 21 will be:
AMERICAN LEAGUE:
Washington at New York.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Chicago at St. Louis.
Detroit at Cleveland.
NATIONAL LEAGUE:
New York at Brooklyn.
Philadelphia at Boston.
St. Louis at Cincinnati.
Pittsburgh at Chicago.
Navy Preflighter Involved
In Grid s Freakiest Plays
NOTRE DAME, Ind.-jTVLarry Danbom, Notre Dame star
fullback in 1934, 1935 and 1936, who recently began his indoc
trination at the navy preflight school at Chapel Hill, North Caro
lina, figured in two of football's freakiest plays in the 1935 and
1936 seasons. In the 18 to 13 Irish
victory over Ohio State the former
year, Mike Layden threw a pass
to Andy Pilney. As Pilney made
the 'catch,-Mike Kabealq of Ohio
State stole the ball. But as Ka
bealo ' turned ' to star.t down field,
Danbom stole it right back for a
net gain of 10 yards. The whole
exchange took only about two sec
onds. In the 13-13 tie -with Southern
California in 1936, Hal Langley. of
the; Trojans intercepted an Irish
pass and returned it the- length
of the'field for a touchdown. Dan
bom would have had a perfect
shot at him near midfield, except
that Referee Tom Louttit was run
ning between Danbom and Lang
ley. Danbom finally shoved Lout-
tit to the ground and hurdled him,
but this broke his-stride and Lang-
ley got away.' The Irish made 19
first downs to one (by penalty)
that day but got no better than
a standoff with the Trojans for
one of he wierdest days in foot
ball annals.
Gotham Teams All One Big Happy Family
Again After Trivial but Timely Feud"
. By . WHITNEY MARTIN
NEW YORK, Jan. 20-f-We
understand that Mr. Ed Barrow
again' is speaking to Mr. Eddie
Brannick and Mr. Eddie Brannick
im is . speaking to
Mr. Branch
Rickey and Mr.
Branch Rickey is
speaking to Mr.
Ed Barrow, etc.,
etc For a time
diplomatic rela
tions were a lit
tle strained.
And over what?
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f" O v e r w h o
should meet whom, and when and
where, in some exhibition games
before ; the major league season
opens. We can just imagine the
fans i over the country waiting
breathlessly for the news of
whether the Giants and-Red Sox
would . meet at the Polo grounds
At- - . j ... x r . . .
S l"c oay uic x auxees ana
rC-Blnndgcrs met at the Yankee sta-
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Frosh, Cutlers
Storemen Cop
City Contests
The Willamette Freshmen, Cas-per-C
utler and Army-Navy
shared the victory spotlight .in
YMCA-sponsored City league
hooping Wednesday night in the
Willamette university hoop haven.
The Army-Navy gang roared to
a fire-engine win over the Paper
makers 56-11 in the wildest scor
ing tilt while Casper-Cutler edged
the Willamette Reserves, 30-28
in a tightly fought hardwood bat
tie. The Willamette Freshmen
nipped Dairy Coop, 46-21 in the
third fray.
WU Freshmea (4) (21) Dairy Coop
Copenhaver (8) F (8) Everett
Cate 16 F (0) Lebold
Stanley (10) C (9) Peters
Bates (4) .G (0) Reed
Moore (1) G (2) Hobeon
Subs for DC: H. Everett 2; for
Freshmen: Lewis 5, Hardy S.
Caspar-Cat. (3) (28) WU Reserve
Salstrom 13) F (1) Louis
Cutler (2) F - (5) Russell
McKee (7) C (8) Ercolini
Coons (6) G (6) Connor
Henery (2) G (2) Hardy
Subs for WU R: Douglas 6. -
Army-Navy (SS) (11) Papermkrs.
Cameron (16) F t5) Geddis
Gallagher, (8) F (1) Adams
Toolson (11) C . (3) Jones
Ogdahl 8 G (0) Willis
Weaver (5) G (0) Nesbitt
Subs for A-N: Downs 4. Hamilton 4.
For Papermakers: Fairham 2.
Officials: Don Hendrie and Irving
Hale.
Cougar Captain
Reported Ready
PULLMAN, Jan. 2a-(P-Coach
Jack Friel said Wednesday that
Owen Hunt,- Washington State
basketball captain whose illness
with the flu handicapped the
Cougars in their recent tilts with
Oregon, would be ready to play
against the University of Idaho
at-Moscow Friday.
Hoat's return will bring back
U near full strength the 'five
; Coagar starters who have ac
counted for the great preponder
ance of the team's scores this
season. Reserves have turned
ta only a small percentage of
the total tallies.
Friel added, however, that Hunt
would be able to play only a part
of the game . opening the "little
civil war series" with Idaho, point
ing out the captain is still in a
weakened condition after losing
12 pounds.
dium.
In other words, when more triv
ial front office arguments crop up
we'd like to be around, as we'd
be in on a new world record for
quibbling. We thought at a time
like this that baseball should pull
together, yet here are three clubs
pulling together only when they
get a good grip on each other's
hair... . ' .:' !: Mb .
. However, a gent shouldn't be
toe particular these days as to
his sports news, and ; maybe a
vote of thanks Is due the Dodg
ers and Yankees and Giants for
-putting & little life into a pretty
: doll season. ,
"i The . controversy ended amica
bly with a couple of concessions on
the parts of the involved parties,
and thus was a chance passed up
to develop a good, wholesome feud.
4r. From such ' trivial - Incidents
are feuds often born, 'and com
municated to the teams, al
though It's difficult to Imagine
why Johnny - Mize, for instance,
should develop a profound hate
id HiS CCWteBACK FIGHTS
"TUAT P. STiLU MotOS MlS
Costello Cruz,
Billed Again
At Portland
PORTLAND, Jan. 20.-ff)-Mat
ching of Costello Cruz, Los Ange
les, and Jack Chase, Colorado ne
gro holder of the California mid
dleweight title, for a 10-round
battle here February 2 was an
nounced Wednesday by Joe Wa
terman. matchmaker for Port
land's National Boxing club.
Waterman said he had to of
fer a $5000 purse to outbid ether
coast fight clubs seeking the
boot.
Chase won the California crown
from Eddie Booker less than two
weeks ago. He has won 20 out of
21 fights, including two decisions
over Chase. They boxed one draw.
Cruz, most popular fighter to
invade Portland in years, has won
three straight here. His technical
knockout of Powder Proctor in the
fifth round Friday, was one of the
most sensational in local fight his
tory. The 21-year-old Mexican has
shown steady improvement since
his first appearance here in Octo
ber. Idaho Promises
Rigid Program
MOSCOW, Idaho, Jan. 20-JF)
Ail able-bodied men students at
the University of Idaho will be
required to take five hours per
week of "intensive physical educa
tion" next semester, university of
ficials said Wednesday. " ' ,
The announcement said the
new requirement was Intended
to give the students a "aood
physical foundation for rigorous
military service.'"
"Our idea is 'to set up a 100 per
cent physical training program,"
said George W. Greene, director
of athletics, "one which will bene
fit primarily the men themselves,
and not the university; the ath
letic department or any particular
sport."
Husky Crew Turnout
Set for February 1 -
SEATTLE, Jan. 20-(P)-Coach
Al Ulbrickson .Tuesday set 'Febr
uary 1, a month later than nor
mal, for the first University of
Washington crew turnout. The
start of the campaign was set
back because the annual Califor
nia-Washington regatta, to be
held in mid-May on the Oakland
estuary, is a month later than
usual.
for Dolph Camilli just, because
the front office had a disagree-'
ment over dates for practice
games. The- Dodgers and Yankees and
Giants could have ironed out their
difficulties in secrecy, with no
one aware that any trouble even
existed, if they so desired, but
that wouldn't have been good
business from the publicity stand
point. Anyway, we can thank the
three metropolitan clubs for fill
ing a few sticks of type when it
looked like the : makeup man
would have to leave his thumb
in there.
Now if Joe Dl Magglo would
just keep jumping Into and out
of the army or the navy for a
few more weeks weH have :
some thine to tide us over until
the major league clubs go north
for spring training.
: 'What are we v going to call the
grapefruit league this year, any
way? The frostbite f ederatioh? ,
Garden Slates
Star-Spangled
Hoop Tourney
j By ORLO ROBERTSON
.NEW.YORK, Jan. 20-P)-Madi-sbn
Square Garden, where all at
tendance records for basketball
have been smashed, will become
the capital of the . court game In
March when the pick of .the na
tion's college fives appear, in the
NCAA, and national ' invitation
tournaments. ;
Harold' Olsen of jOhio : State,
chairman of the NCAA basketball
committee, Wednesday announced
that the organization's eastern re
gional; tournament- and national
finals will be held in the huge
Eighth avenue, sports area, where
a! record crowd of 18,394 saw a
college doubleheader January 2.
j The j Invitation tournament,
sponsored by the local colleges,
will match eight selected teams
on March 16, It, 22 and 24. In
addition a Red Cross benefit
- program also is being arranged
to fit . In with the Invitation
meet :r!-
! Definite dates for. the NCAA's
two tournaments and. its western
sectional meet at Kansas City will
riot be decided until sometime next
month, but Olsen indicated they
probably would, be held the third
and fourth weekends of March.
That .planwould fit in with the
invitation . tournament since it
would : call for the four NCAA
fives to ; play probably March 19
and 20,1 with the winner going
against the western sectional sur
vivor on March 27.-
Last year Dartmouth won the
eastern tournament and Stan
ford the western, -with the west
coast team going on to take the
championship.
West Virginia university won
the invitation tourney, defeating
Western' Kentucky in the finals.
Forfeited Tilt
d Out - -
Score: 106-33
Presbyterian's entry in the B
Church league dropped its game
by forfeit, but the Calvanists had
the later satisfaction of defeating
the Jason Lee Aces, 106-32, in a
non-counting loop fracas Wednes
day night at the YMCA.
The victors were penalized for
their use of an ineligible man and
therefore were forced to forfeit to
the Aces, 2-0.
I 'In other engagements, Ameri
can Lutheran trounced the Y
Yokels.! 47-35 and Evangelical
Gripped the Jason -Lee Pioneers,
66-31. U
! n. Aees. 32) !) Presfcyteriam
Brown 13) .T- 1 (10) Fattc
Pickett 5) r (41) Carver
Heibert (IS)' : C (47) Compton
Zoyla (4) ........ G M2) Mason
Chamberlain (4) G
(6) Anunsen
EvanacUeal HI) Piaeer
"E. HUficker (35) T (8) Chamberlain
Brown (2) r (7) Allison
M. HUfieker (S) C
(0) Kuescher
Sims (K h
(7) Bacon
XHerks 12)
G (14) Hendrie
Subs for Pioneers: Boggs 3.
1 Amer. Lath. (47)
Johnson (5) F.
Anderson (0) ; F
Meyers (22) J C
Getzendaner ( G.
Thompsen (4) G -
(35) Yokel
() Ullman
- (O)- Yeater
(8) Shattue
. (0) Gcmmell
() Yocom
Subs 'for Lutherans: Ramus S, last-
ridge 3; for Yokels: Shawver 7, Smith
4, Berwick 4.
Referee: C. Williams. '
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Ex-Champ's Illness
Halts Friday Fight V
NEW. YORK, Jan. 2H(JP)
Chalky Wright, former feather
weight champion, Wednesday no
tified Boston promoters he . would
be unable to go through with, his
engagement with Sal Bartola Fri
day night. Wright said he had a
heavy; cold and had been unable
to train.
Washington Cancels
State: Hoop Tourney
SPOKANE, Jan. MJPr-Seey.
J. , D.L Meyer said Wednesday
nlghi Ithat . the board of control
f the Washlnrton HI(h School
Athletic association bad decided
"after ctrefol consideration af
all the problems, involved to
cancel the state fetch school bas
ketball tournament for this year.
Basketball Scores
COLLEGE j. '
Washington 44 Oregon State
39. J ! '
George Washington 57, Army 48.
Loyola 52, Glenview Naval Air
Station S3.;
Tulane 58, Mississippi State 43.
LaGrande 38, Union 31.
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Upstairs Portland General Electric
Col Office open Saturday only
Consultation. Blood pressure and
urine- tests are rreo
Practiced since 1917.
of charge.
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Minor Leas
fieniy nay
DURHAM, NC, Jan. j 2(HStriking back at gloom spread
ers," William G. Bramham, president of the National Association
of Professional Baseball leagues, asserted Wednesday that all
evidence indicates there: will be sufficient players available for
Baugh Cleared
For Absence
CHICAGO Jan. 20.-ArVSam-
my Baugh, the Washington Red
skins famed passing star, Wed
nesday was officially cleared of
everything but carelessness by El
mer Layden, commissioner of the
National Football league, for fail
ure to appear with other Redskins
in the service benefit game with
the All-Stars at Philadelphia De
cember 27. 'v
Layden, in a formal 200 word ;
statement, declared that Inves- i
tigtion had proved conclusive
ly that Baugh Intended to play; i:
that he was really ill when- he f
Intended leaving his Rotan, L
Texas home for Philadelphia, ;
and that at the most "he :
(Baugh) may have been , care- ;
less In delegating the duty - of ii
notifying the club officials." .
Layden added that "the publi
city and subsequent investigation
attendant upon Baugh's failure to
appear in Philadelphia is deemed
sufficient punishment under the
circumstances."
Race Results
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. ZO.-Of")
-The Coldstream stable's Trag
ic Ending snapped a long los
Ing streak Wednesday, taking j
the featured Monroe purse at;
the Fair Grounds race track by
a nose. v
Mrs. B. F. Whltaker's Sickle:
T, the 4 to I favorite, was sec
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Portland, Oregon
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ALUGHTNER
Statesman Sports Editor -
M 21. ..1943
lie
ers
the minor leagues this season.'
- The president of. the National '
. Association made public a let
ter he has written to the heads
of all leagues and clubs In re
buttal of "the prediction that
o clubs below 'AAV classifica
tion can expect to operate."
There seems to be an almost
organized effort, to spread before
the public gloomy predictions as
to the future of professional base
ball during the. present 'emerg
ency BrahanY wrote. j "The
amaring part of this adverse pub
licity campaign is that it comes
from within professional base
ball." ,. ' - . ; -
Braham pointed out that the
2431 total of players that are list
ed as having been placed on the
national defense and voluntarily
retired lists since October 1, 1940,
include many who already were
Inactive, suspended .or- Ineligible
and therefore ', that the ner loss
because of the war actually has
not been this great ! '
He said he ! could not predict
what aovernment reculatlons
would be In effect In the matter
of transportation or otherwise
and that the . various presidents
were just as competent to judge
eventualities as anyone else. - .
But, he concluded, "there is ho
reason why. the obstacles cannot
be overcome in the minors -so as
to permit operations than there is
in the majors. National association
clubs and .leagues should not' be
scared out - of the game by our
wise men screaming dire disas
ter at them and their patrons.
ond, three leng-tha In front of
the Millsdal stable's Briton. .
Tragic Ending covered the
mile -and one-sixteenth In
1:45 1-5.
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, Too, the railway has an obligation to civilians par-
ficularly those who stepped 'aside for homebourid lads
in uniform at the year'a end. Many: then patriotically
postponed essential journeys, hoping to travel later.
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MEN'S GY M, CORVALL13,
Jan. 20. Washington's hard-running
Huskies bounced back Wed
nesday night from a 42-39 setback
handed them by Oregon Stato
Tuesday night to snap a Beaver
win-skein at 12 - but of -13 and
break even-stepheri in their nor-
uiciu vix uiivi. :
ference basketball series here with
a 44 to 39 victory. '
The game was a wild affair
which saw the slushies hold a
lead almost all the way despite
numerous Beaver challenges. It
was marred by 38 personal fouls
called 2ft on Washington and
saw, four players in all sent to
the sidelines with the limit of
four. On two occasions the Hus
kies voiced loud disapprovals
when forced from the wild and
oft-times ragged fray.
The Huskies outshot the Beav
ers by looping 18 field goals in 2
attemnts to 12 hits in 48 tries.
The Washington team earned a
shooting percentage of -.305 t
Oregon State's .282.
A Hec Edmundson's speedbumers
jumped off to a 4-0 lead on bag
kets by Boody Gilbertson and
Wally Leaske before Don Durdan
started the OSC scoring with a
one-hander from a side. Ths
clubs fought on . even terms
throughout most of the first half
and Oregon State managed to take
a 5-4 lead once for the only time it
managed to lead in the game.
Glenn Warren's hit after Lew
Beck canned a free throw gave
the Beavers their lead.
S wishers by Doug Ford, Leaske,
Chuck Gflmur and Bill Morris
kept the Huskies just ahead of the
Staters most of the period and on
the long end of a 2322 half time
score. ,.!..-
Some plain and fancy shoot;
ing by Durdan, whose 29 pehita
led the scoring for the night.
was really the only thing which
altually , kept the Beavers in
contention t this first half.
Oregon State crept up slowly in
the top of the second half as both
quints came back much slowed
down and played raggedly. Dur
dan personally Sneaked it to 26
28 behind the Huskies before Gil
mur made good two free throws to
again send the Huskies a little
farther out front.
More hits by Durdan and foul
tosses by Andy Anderson and
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