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frBftareat lve in l me Finale on Linfield Court Emil Piluso, .of whom our admiration as a basketball, of ficial has upped but plenty since working with him the other '. night wants to know if there's any such thing as a "breather"' game left to toot his whistle in. C j .' ' "Whenever a tough one or one of these 'crucial' things come up," it's always 'get Piluso to Work "it,r " sighed the little court stylist during "a lull in Monday n i gnfs Willamette - Portland party. "And no kiddin', despite - the nice pay, it can get awfully r monotonous. I just. , wonder - if ever I'll,, have an easy one to "work; again." (Incidentally, a full, grift went with the 'pay' mention.)": -.; - - -' '-. - Such "is certainlv the situa tion in a nutshell, too. Piluso ' is working 1 the Oregon State ' Washington . State series at nraeanf " fnllnwc tfiat nrtff With I . M .. wa'v ...... ... j . . the Oregon-Washington State series all four games plenty cru cial for the Cougars then goes north to toot the Washington Oregon State games in Seattle. And the Seattle series will be just as crucial as any of 'em for the Huskies. Following the coronation of the Northern division champions, ; Piluso comes to town to officiate In the state prep tourney where every came takes on "the aspect of a life or death battle. - Plus to those coming- the ones he's , worked In the recent past j all four Oregon-Oregon State nerve wreckers and two gatherings i between Willamette and Portland, the latter just as tough as ; - they come, and you wonder how he keeps his curly black locks . from turning not gray, but pure white. . , ; . , As this is the year for the Southern division titlist to come north for the Coast conference playoffs, it's a good bet Senor Piluso I will draw down those "breathers," too. Big Smudge Would Keep on Ploying -- "- They never give up 'tis said, and how true: Since the Western International folded and Smead Jolley was automatically declared free -of his bonds to the Vancouver club along with ' all other playing personnel in the circuit. Big Smudge has been dickering with the 'Frisco Seals, and not for the peanut and pop corn concessions either. How Jolley used ito tatoo the righfield screen in the Seals' old Recreation park before they sold him to the majors! But then Smudge weilded his wagon-tongue with much gusto wherever he went, including our own back yard here, and chances are he still -knows how to make the infielders duck. At least he's been keeping in practice by swinging a sledge hammer in an Alameda iron ' works. He's one good example of the old baseball adage "They never forget how to hit." r . ...... - ... ; Fly Even in Hoop Ointment Don Carey" and his Gates high cagers proved to be the fly in the South Marlon County Basketball ointment, no less. Stay ton 'had a strangle hold on the lead until Gates knocked 'em into a tie with Mill City. Mill City then downed Stayton and ap ' parently opened the door to the crown room. But Gates, although " imi real threat for the title, then bowled over Mill City to force a playoff between that club and Stayton. Mill City finally won , the playoff for the southern half title, but certainly had to do it i the hard way. Young Carey provided ever half his team's points in every game played. Vik chances for an upset win. over Astoria the first night of the i hoop tournament haven't been good all season, but they're consider- ably worse now. It's very likely that Gordy McMorris, the "bad boy" sparkplug of the prep courtsters will be in no condition to play. He's been absent from school and practices for some two weeks now, i and an investigation found him at home in bed under doctor's orders with a serious ear infection. Matty Mathews on Basketball We've heard it many times In connection with a football . game, and the. other night after Willamette polished off the Portland Pilots, Matty Mathews blurted it forth again: "You can never tell about this game who's going to win I mean." Matty figured his OToole, Huntslnger St Co, had that ball game in the bag after almost running the pants off the Methodists the first half. But In the second half the 'Cats did the running, and , ... although nobody actually lest his pants, Spec Keene's outfit managed to run considerably harder. Matty Insisted that had not OToole and Huntslnger gone Into a j scoring slump at the - same time the outcome would have been much different. If Irv i Miller and Wes Saxton hadn't gone on a scoring binge about the time the Portland pitching pair slumped, the outcome would ' have been different too, for that matter. : Basketball Scores COLLEGE Oregon State 31, Washington State 35. Gonzaga 8j, Whitman 68. College of Idaho 57, Boise Jun ior College 39. . University of Southern Cali fornia 53, California Tech 29. Notre Dame 64, Butler 32. North Texas State 43, East Tex as State 32. . (North Texas wins Lone Star conference championship) . HIGH SCHOOL Beaverton 35, Tigard 22. Astoria 44, Newberg 25. Franklin 35, Lincoln 27. Grant 57, Sabin 15. Roosevelt 41, Commerce 34. Washington 36, Jefferson 31. Eugene 50, St Mary's (Eugene) 28. ,- , University (Eugene) 44, Cottage Cfrove 41. Springfield 41, Junction City4t. Tillamook 46, Salem 30. Additional Sports On Page 10 Only Nine Minior t ; By JUDSON BAILEY - - , - " - . ' " : NEW YORK, Feb. 23-4s)-Base-; ball's war-wobbling. minor league fin ally has become stabilized with nine loops ready to start the sea son. , -j-; ' . . . . . v. ; A cheek Tuesday showed that the International, American As sociation, Pacific Coast, South . era. Piedmont, Interstate, Ap . palachian and Pony leagues' are ' certain to open their 1943 sched ules on time and that all other circuits are definitely out - with formal obsequies lor the ' Texas league due Wednesday. 4 ... ; V 2U ii v r St SMEAD JOLLEY Tough Tasks Face Pitchers PLANT CITY, Fla., Feb. 23-) Truett "Rip" Sewell of the Pitts- burgh Pirates forecast Tuesday that major league pitchers would have tough sledding the first part of the coming season because of spring training in the north, but would have a good year neverthe less. . ' . Sewell said he did not believe weather conditions. at the Pirates' camp at Muncie, Ind., or the other major league spring training sites would permit pitchers to get into good condition by the start of the season. ' Wendler Trains Bums STATE COLLEGE, Miss. Feb. 23-)-Dr. H. W. Wendler, ath letic trainer at Mississippi State college since 1935, takes a little black bag and 26 years of exper ience in the sports world with him to Brooklyn March 1 when he en ters the Branch Rickey fold as trainer for the Dodgers. - These hardy survivors are all that are left ' from a peacetime peak of; 41 leagues in 1941. The shrinkage which started immedi ately after Pearl Harbor reduced the membership to the national association of professional baseball leagues to 31 leagues at the start of the 1942 season and five" of these folded during the summer. "" Actually (he nnmbi r or leagues seeing their way to con tinue comes exactly within the estimate of "eight or ten" which the best Informed minor league members predicted a couple of Mix Title or Tie- Assured WU Basket Crew Willamette's basketball forces, already assured of a tie for Northwest conference champion ship, sally forth tonight at Mc Minnville against Linfield sto . de termine just whether it's going to be title or tie. The tussle is listed for an eight o'clock start in the Linfield gym, and will drop the curtain on both teams' cage sea son. ' Coach Spee Keene's basket eers smacked down the previ-. usly undefeated Wildcats last Friday night here to take over: undisputed lead In the confer-:; ence chase. It was regarded as a smashing upset since Coach -Henry Lever's quint, 13 straight wins already behind it, was; listed as the best team ever turned out at Linfield. But' the Salem 'Cats weren't awed into anything resembling submis sion and promptly as well as firmly , spanked Linf ield's best, 52-36. Since then the Methodists have split a pair with Portland, and in the last one Monday night gave off with an exhibition which did nothing less than tend to make the Willamette five favorites to knock off Linfield again tonight. The Bearcats picked themselves up from a 6-point halftime defi cit against Portland Monday night and proceeded to fashion out a decisive 55-45 win. Proving that they're again ready to lick Lin field. ' As tonight's title game Is to be played at MeMinnvIUe, and the Bearcats have been only a mediocre club on the road this : season, such fact will tend to swing more votes for a win Linfield way. Both battling fives are in fair ly good shape for the clash, al though Willamette will definite ly be without the services of one and possibly two players. Guard Don Barnick whose scoring spree late in the first Linfield game added sparks to the Bearcat five before he was forced out with a foot injury, will see co action to night. X-rays revealed the foot as broken, necessitating a cast. Forward Jack Vaughn injured his knee in the Portland game when he came down on one of his own players after leaping for a free ball, so it is possible he, too, may view proceedings from the bleachers. Should Vaughn be unable to start, Freshman Du ane Ragsdale will likely be Keene's replacement. According to Intercollegiate rules tonight's tussle will be the last for seniors Irv Miller and Barnick even though the latter will not play. Since every mem ber of the Bearcat team is in one branch or another of the armed services reserve, it will likely be the finale for all for the duration. Probable lineups: Willamette Linfield Saxton F Hansen Ragsdale F Verment Schmidt C Frazier Perry G Partlow Miller G Nelson Spring Grid Out at Idaho MOSCOW, Idaho, Feb. 23 -JP) The University of Idaho an nounced Tuesday the abandon ment of spring football, and Ath letic Director George Green said the step was made .necessary by the drain of players into the armed services, by a dearth of equip ment and the press of Idaho's physical fitness program upon the coaching staff. Head Coach Francis Schmidt will devote most of his time to the physical fitness program, Greene said. The director hinted that other spring sports track, baseball, golf and tennis probably would be "in lor some jorced changes." The baseball schedule wUl go "forward as far as we know," said Greene, but he added he expected action soon by the Pa cific coast conference on the fu ture of baseball. Idaho will ' have more track meets than usual, but they will be "on a small area basis" he said. probably eliminating Washington and the Oregon schools from the schedule. ; Leagues to Operate months ago would survive. Two of the leagues, the Appa lachian and Pony (Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York), are class D circuits whose member clubs most ly are in cities ranging in popu lation from 5000 to 25,000. The .Piedmont and " Interstate re class B leagues, a. bracket from which four ether circuits have withdrawn. Z'i 1 1 Loss: of the class . A-l Texas league, of course, Is the biggest single blow the minor league or ganization has had to absorb. The members postponed a decision on v Salem, Oregon. Wednesday In Finale f t ill BOB WEAVER. Bearcat guard, will no doubt see action at Mc Mlnnville tonight when the Wil lamette five 'goes .after the Northwest conference hoop tiUe against Linfield. SUA Garners County Title The Sacred HeahAcademy quint- hooped out a 32-29 victory over Mill City Timberwolves . on the Willamette floor Tuesday night to claim the Marion coun ty B league basketball' champion ship. Mill City had won the sou thern half by downing Stayton Monday night and Sacred Heart had- waltzed through the -north undefeated. The Timberwolves had a 20 14 halftime lead, but a strong surge by Coach Tony Fraiola's cagers caught the southern champs in the last period. Center Fox of the Academians and Guard Lalack of the Mill City five looped 11 points each 'to tie for high scoring honors. Hoeye of Mill City and Meier of SHA were close behind with 10 apiece. SACRED HEART (32) (29) MILL CITY Moisan4 F . (10) Hoeye Meyer (10) F (0) Brassiieid Fox (II) C (0) Toman VolJc (5) G (II) Lalack Summers (0) G (4) Rogers SHA sub Page 2. Mill City Down ing 4. Officials Earl Toolson and Clint Cameron. (Monday box score) STAYTON (231 (31) MILL CITY Taylor (6) F (8 Hoeye Geil(4) N F (8) Lalack Schuetz (9) C (0) Toman O'Connor (8) G (7) Rogers Fair (3) G (6) Peters Mil City sub Downing S. Cincy Spreads f Farm' Hands CINCINNATI, Feb. 23-(P)VThe guiding geniuses of what's left of the Cincinnati Red farm system met here Tuesday and consolidated their positions, the survivors tak ing over the manpower and trans porta t ion orphans. About 25 players of the Og den, Utah, club of the Pioneer league and the Columbia, SC, team of the Sally, both of which have folded, were bought up by the Birmingham Barons of the Southern association and the Syracuse chiefs of the Interna tional. This does not mean, however, that Birmingham and Syracuse are going to be flush with hall players, since many of the 25 are Kids whom Uncle Sam likely will want for his army most any day. If eight of the total actually ulav ball for pay this year, the Reds, Birmingham, and Syracuse will be jointly surprised. - suspension when they " met ten days ago, but this was simply to provide the various clubs time in which to dispose1 of their players and make other arrangements. Since their meeting the owners have been selling players in whole sale lots to clubs which Intend to operate and formal closing of the league at another meeting called for Wednesday is a foregone con clusion. ? Operation of the other large leagues, class AA, A-l and A never was a matter of serious 'X-.V . I i c 1 C n r i s iQy ALLIGHTNERv Statesman Sports Editor Morning, February 24V 1943 'Mooks Mangle Vikings With 46-30 Score Tillamook's already "Astoria Ized". Cheesemakers didn't act t all like . a basketball quint which knew -what defeat ; meant -last night,; and proceeded to give Sa lem high's ? regular-less Vikings a 46-30 lacing on-the Villa boards. . . The: "Mooks, -: actually .: giving , off with the classiest exhibition -of prep casaba chasing seen jhere this season, pulling the 'throttle ; all the way back and most of the time ran like a bunch of seared ' Indians, passed like a flock of Sammy. Baughs and shot Uke a troupe of Hank ; Luisettis. Only i because the Tillamook coach ; benched his regular five during ; nearly all the last- quarter . the -Cheesemaker scoring , didn't go Into the fifties and-very, probab ly the sixties. The entire Tillamook first five' Alf Marolf, Jim Feldchau, Tom McNeil, Del Erskine and Pete Sut ton gave beyond a doubt the flashiest job of ' board-burning basketball seen here- this winter. and alter, watching the Mooks flit up and down the court it was hard to believe they wouldn't be one of the state tournament fives. Astoria has. already seen to that by eliminating the 'Mooks in sub district play. . ' Even the 'Mook coach praised " his Red and White clad demons as being In the finest fettle of the season last night. Salem meanwhile, minus regu lars Gordy .McMorris, Courtney Jones and Don Chapman, was simply no match for the sizzling Cheesemakers. Along with run ning into the visitors during their biggest night, the Viks had an other bad time finding the hoop. The Viks were taking their shots all right, but mostly from out near the center of the-floor.. Re sult, 79 tries and only 10 hits. So terribly fast did the 'Mooks move-the ball up-court that ; they got in a total ' of 84 j shots and canned 20. - ; . Erskine and McNeil of the visi tors were the big scoring guns with 15 and 13 points respectively. Marty Svarverud of the Viks, still in his scoring slump, managed to pot 12 points although. half were pitched in from the free throw line. , . Salem was in the ball game only once, really. Travis Cross flipped one in at the very out set,, but from there on it was all Tillamook as the Cheese makers cut loose with their dai xling exhibition. It dazzled to such an extent that the Viks were behind 18 to 7 at the first quarter and 28-10 at halftime. It kept right on dazzling through the third period for a 41-18 lead. Then the 'Mook reserves took over and Salem promptly surged from her IS points, to final 30. The 'Mook' regulars came back in near the end to slam in two more baskets for good measure. The Vikings now., await their trip to Milwaukie Friday night for the Northern division No Name league title game with -the Maroons. Coach Frank Brown has only hopes that his regulars will be back and ready for the title clash. SALEM (3t) S FG FT TP Hansom, f - S 0 4 Svarverud, f Cross, c Farlow, g Hough, g r Lowe. t Mentzer. g Bellinger, c - Zeller. f Helmhout, f Dowd, c , . -24 .14 7n 3 x b 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 Totals 79 10 10 30 TILLAMOOK (4"6) S FG FT TP 16 4 O S Marolf. f Feldchau, f McNeil, c . Erskine, t Sutton. - f - . S 2 0 5 3 1 1 2 1 S 0 00 0 , 0 0 o ; t 4 13 IS S 0 0 0 -17 .21 - 9 Fink. I Caufield, t Tanner, c . Berkey. g -Smith, g 3 3 0 0 z 1 Totals .84 20 i 48 Personal fouls. Salem 14 Ransom 2. Svaverud 2. Cross 3. Farlow 2, Hough 2. Lowe 2. Helmhout. Tillamook 13 Marolf 3. Feldchau, McNeil 3, Erskine, Sutton. Berkey. Cauiieid-Tanner 2. Free throws missed: Salem S Cross 3. Svarverud 2. Hough. Lowe, Farlow 2. Tillamook S Feldchau, McNeil 3, Sut ton 3.-Berkey 2.-- ; - - . Shooting percentages: 'Salem J27; Tillamook .231. Officials: Tom Drynan and Al Light ner; - - - Kansas 5 inRace WitH Army Calls LAWRENCE, Kas, Feb. 23HiT) The big six conference basket ball season won't end a day too soon for Kansas university it's about to lose most of its team. . Eight members of the squad, including -three of the five start ers, ; received notice Tuesday to report to Fort Ieaven worth March 6 to 9 . for induction into service as members of the enlist ed reserve. " ' .Kansas leads the big six -with six wins, no losses . and four games to go, the last of which Is on March 6 at Kansas State. Oregon Staters Knock WSL Off Leading Perch, 51 to 35 COOK COACH Jt-Z.Jtj3i.Mim0f FRANK JLEA11V, Notre Dame football coach, shown teaching hts son. . Frank, how to cook. Maybe elder Frank figures he'd better delve In some ether field since the grid game Isn't going to be what she -nsed to be come next. fall. . ." ; Gal Grapplers Bring Grunt, r Groan Racket Back A-Roarin' : By RUSS SAN. FRANCISCO, Feb. 23 petition, which has been cuffed, but survives, is enjoying a new belongs largely . to two ore three : The latest stimulant has been provided by Clara Jtfortenson, . blonde queen of the profession ally - applied squeese,' and the feminine talent- she toys with.' Gate receipts. have soared with their appearances in this region, Stockton,-San Jose, Sacramen to, Oakland; San Francisco. The 280t Oakland house broke aU recent records for there In some Instances attendances tripled. - The - gals proved better attrac tions than the homely - mugg. The Angel, and Jack Dempsey as a referee. Ty Cobb, the old baseball hero now retired to the life of a coun try squire , at nearby Atherton, still hand rolls his own cigarettes with the kind of -tobacco so , of- ten pictured : in cowboy s shirt pockets. The hair trigger tempo of the Detroit Tigef of earlier days is under; complete control now except when golf shots start traveling off line or. the six foot putts fail to drop regularly. " For. those who made much of the possibility that Dolph Ca milli might wind up in the air service ferry command It. should . .. . Yo u ca n spo t it v every time game has to possess an extra something to have such widespread That's true of a soft be good to become the best'liked soft drink on earth. Choicest ingredients and a finished art in its making produce in stands apart. Notice ice-cold Coca-Cola. Its taste never fails to please Andi Coca-Cola 'more than quenches thirst." It adds refreshment. Makes any rest-pause, the pause that refreshes. Enjoy it Whenever you can. . - . ' 4i - ----- . f -.7r--";r,r ; 7 It's natural for popular names to acquire friendly ' abbreviations. That's why you hear Coca-Cola called Coke. Both mean the same thing. A "coming from a single source, and well known to the Community". . t 1 1 1 j . . (h V--- J -' " V;- ::r - K " ;i i- - Youth rates Coca-Cola high in Its schedule of . recreation. -Pure wholesome, tategood refresh--ment, lri the Juat-right companion for games Ad social gatherings, - OmiO C O C A C O L A' B j- -v. t S.,'-i M li OSSiiii if a8a.. NEWLAND - (P - Wrestling, the muscle com and kicked around like an orphan California i boom and the credit young women participants. be explained the reluctant to play baseball Brooklyn Dodger. " stands about as much chance as you would to pole vault 1C feet with a string of cooked spa-. ghettL ' Camilli iias had only about 35 hours in the air and that some time ago over a period of two years. Aside from that the ferry service Is now closed to civilians who would require as much CAA training as the Dodgers' first base man, something like eight months to qualify as a co-pilot. Astoria Nears Tourney Berth NEWBERG, Ore., Feb." 23.-JP-Undefeated ' Astoria, d e f e nding Oregon hi g h school basketball champion, downed Newberg Tuesday night, 44-25, to win. the first game of a district 5 playoff series for the right to enter ' this year's state tournament. It was the 17th consecutive vic tory for Astoria; The next of the series will be played at Astoria March 2. popularity -as 'bowling. - drink. Coca-Cola had to Coca-Cola a drink thatl ) how you never . tire of . : The best is always the UNDII AUTHOIITY OP TM1 COCA-COIA COKPANT IT O T T L I N G COMPAll - Salem, , Orcjon 4Prkiinfoic Flr'ira VUUUl O JUT JL vj ot; KORTHEKV DIVISION STANDINGS3 W L Pet. PF PA Washington : S 4. J661 594 47T WSC ' .,, , ... 'i 7 4 503 51S Oregon , - t ( i71 SSI Mt Oregon State , .i ;' 1 8 .53 580 . 54 Idaho .. 1 11 .083 460 914 Tuesday nirht result:- ' At Orecon. State 31. Washington State' CORVALLIS, Ore.i Feb., Oregon State's defending champ ions . tripped up. the Washington State: Cougars tonight 51-35, to spill them from . the northern di vision coast conference . basketball lead. :" - - ' :- ' ; .The result dropped the' Cou gars a half-game .behind the .' Idle Washington quintet and sus talned Oregon State's mathemat ical chance to repeat as the champion. The Beavers are games back of Washington, how everj and another defeat in the three remaining - games ' would eliminate them. r Oregon State seized control in th nnnin minntM and never trailed. The Beaver sharpshooters seemingly could not miss, and a tight rone defense bottled up all the Washington Staters except Gail Bishop, who ran up 18 points. The Beavers hit 18 of 43 field goal attempts and 15 of 18 free throws, compared to the Cougars 14 of 63 field goal shots and 7 of 12 free throws. " ' By halftime the Beavers led 26-19, and they opened the see---- end period at a whirlwind pace. But Bishop kept flipping one (Continued on Page 10) Draft Catches Ray Robinson NEW YORK, Feb. 23.(iP)-Ray "Sugar" Robinson, the s k i nn y Harlem neg r o. who has been called the uncrowned welter weighti champion of the world, ' r i . J 1 i At.. T. . was inouciea inw uie uuuj ium diately was given a seven-day furlough to clear . up an item of unfinished business. This matter, of course, was a ten-round return bout with Jake La Motta in Detroit Friday night when Robinson will seek to avenge the only defeat he ever has . suffered. t Robinson had won 129 consec utive bouts, 89 as an amateur and 40 as a. pro, before he lost a de cision to La Motta, a New York middleweight, in Detroit Febru ary 5. t v - f7f ,J" better buy! T O t fisA L E M To 2nd Sp Bishop Hot mil s l I 7
