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t 'Cats Overrun Packs 42-34, . Play Oregon, Medics ; TonigHt; ,. shower-room babblings: Jeff Demos, a very good football team and one which should have won Thursday,, spouting between soap suds and warm water "Them Salem guys were sure big, but gosh were they softies! . . . Easiest team year . . . Nice breaks we got, huh? Our own mistakes and bad breaks have been costing us all year, darn it . J . Whadaya think of Simmons? You stopped him too soon a couple times heck, he get's going when he's got four or five guys hanging on. Should've seen him in one game this season he actually ran 25 yards to score with two guys hanging on all the way! . . . Fastest man on the team." We heartily agree that what we saw of 18-year-old Simmons Thursday we marvelled at he he me the one and same who had the 1500 Sweetland customers mum bling on their way home, "He can on - m v to am inv time!" Count us in on that, too. In our J FLOYD SIMMONS pinion this unassuming comer could play fullback on anybody s col lege eleven in a couple years. In writing, the accounts of the game we mentioned Simmons as being the best prep fullback we'd seen in a dozen years. It was just that long ago that we were listed on the roster of the Stockton (CaL) high team which presented one Frank Alustiza in the role of pulver ising line cruncher, open field runner deluxe, brilliant punter and fair passer. Alustiza was the same gent who later quarterbacked Stanford's famed Bobby Grayson & Co.' "Vow Boys." Perhaps Gray son, too, was as good as or better than Simmons as a fullback at Jef ferson we didn't get to ask Eric Waldorf, who coached them both and who should know. I Both Present Carbon Copies of Each Bat about all the difference we could determine between Sim mons and the Alustiza of 12 yean ago as offensive threats Is seven pounds. Simmons hefts a muscular 190, and hefts It in a hurry, while Alustiza lugged 197 the same way. We were told Simmons could romp 100 yards in just a shade over 10 seconds and was' always rood for from two to five yards after he was ap parently stopped. That's th identical description of Alustiza. It's easy to see now why Simmons led the Portland prep scoring race with 64 points. And on't think he doesn't love his football! No matter how hard he was hit orhow hard he himself hit Thursday, after every play he came up grinning apologies, for not going farther or hitting harder! The kid gave us one beef and we had it coining. After stop ping him once with a quick-whistle after it looked to us like he had been stymied, he unassumingly protested: "Mebbe it's 'cause Im lucky, but I seem to make a lot or yardage after I'm hit. When I ret the ball next time,' be a little slower on the whistle and 111 try and show you what I mean." , He showed us, all right, and later on we apologized to him that we weren't accustomed to f'get-the-extra-yard-or-two" fullbacks, but instead toj the "fold-up-when-hit" type. Consequently when he was hit and apparently stopped, we tooted. What most college coaches would give for Simmons probably couldn't be printed, thanks to the Ed Atherton.s but they'll have to wait.! The big boy is at present on army deferment, since he graduates in January, and Immediately following- the diploma is "in." Luke Appling Reports Today ATLANTA, Nov. 2&-(JP)-The Atlanta Constitution said tonight that Luke Appling, batting cham pion of j the American league, would'- report in Chicago tomor row for final examination and probable army induction. The 34-y e a r-old Chicago .White Sox shortstop, father of two pre-Pearl Harbor children, previously had taken a prelimi nary examination here. MUk Fund Grid Battle Today PORTLAND, Nov. 26-(P) Franklin and New berg, which lost out in the playoffs for the Port land and Northwestern Oregon " titles, .will tussle here tomorrow in the annual Milk Fund football game. . Newberg, whose defeat by fin alist Milwaukie chopped off a string of 23 consecutive victories, is " counting on two fleet-footed halfbacks, Bill Mardock and Dick Tweedie, ; to outmaneuver Frank lin's power plays. Lipscomb Added To Grapple Card Matchmaker Don Owen yes terday announced he bad signed Jack "Bash 'Em' Lipscomb, the super-meanie, to the George WagnerrTony Ross Coast title match card Tuesday night at the armory.' Lipscomb will probably graprj In the semi-wlndop V.i :Miittir Although only , five teams have signed up. the "Slickers" , tourney, next on the docket at SGC, takes off Sunday, Come tee-off time it Is expected many more teams will be signed in, kowever. t " . , - ' . . Bill Geedwaa-O. E. McCrary, Bud T7alerman Millard Pekar, Leo Estey -Monk Alley, J. W. McAllister - Vie Convey and George Scales - Jack Nash arc the five teams entered thus far. The ' linksmen will battle through: an all-winter round robin schedule. Ifother naza added to the club's hole-ln-one society. Bob Harper, playing with GlenLen gren and J. Toombs last weak zxktl Hi ttt Cutl lai,'! to pusn arouna we g event His opponent has not been announced. The circuit wrestling commis sion Wednesday ordered Wagner to wrestle Ross for the title belt again following an investigation of the "short count" which de feated Ross last Tuesday. Popu lar and clean Jack Riser will referee Tuesday's card. Grant Union Wins B Title JOHN DAY, Ore., Nov. 26-JP) Grant union high school powered a 12-6 victory from Taft to win the Oregon high school class B football championship. McKinnis, sparkplug of Grant's surging ground attack, scored both touchdowns for the eastern Oregon titlist and who made 10 first downs to five for the western finalists. , Taft's lone score was made by Huffman on a pass. Dr. Noble Says US Due for Inflation PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 26-(JP)-Dr. George Bernard Noble, chair man of the regional war labor board, declared today that the United States is "about to embark on an inflationary jag." He told a businessmen's dub that the war labor board controls only two-thirds of the country's wages, and that the population's purchasing power has doubled. . Inflation, Noble warned, is like opium. "Take a little more and pretty soon it is too late." ThG & Says; Club Cat right where he intended It to go in the cup. ! Glen Lengren was one of the 1509 enthusiasts who followed the Byron Nelson-" Jug" Me Spaden lS-hole match around the Portland Waverly layout Thursday, and came back with a hole-by-hole account as well as gobs of praise for Nelson's superb "Iron" game. Aeeordln to the vjJ the match wvnt Rke thin ; Nelson out 443.542 53335 f McSpaden out 534 434 246 35 i Nelson in 4$4.353 44336 McSpaden In 535 434 35537 Nelson fired six birdies to Mc Epaden's four, Nelson's coming m the third, fifth, sixth, thir teenth, sixteenth and seven- teenlh boles, SZcSpaden'i on the tssrtX csTtatX tl&h and 121b. - - - . ; II. I ' ,. i ii f V-12 ers Loose Fire Engine Show for Win . Director Cans 15; Tonight's Go, 7:30 " Loosing hit-and-run hooping all the way and using almost three full teams to hit and run with, Willamette's V-12 Navycats last night romped to t. rather one-" sided 42-54 victory over Portland's experienced Pacific Packards, the same team which beat 'em. last week 40-36. It was the 'Cats' first win of the season and left them a mar gin to start on a real winning streak against the University of Oregon Medics ; tonight at 7:30 n the university floor. : The Medics nipped the Oregon Webfoots last week, thereby serv ing notice they have a first-rate quintet They'll have to be first rate tonight, however, if the Navy cats are in the same scoring mood they were in last night against the outclassed Packards. " Coach Duke Trotter's men start ed right out with a bucket and a free toss by Ben Director, waited until a gifter and then a two pointer by Roy Pflugrad tied it at 3-alI, and then hurriedly pulled away to hold the lead throughout. Terrific shooting by' the Navycats, with Director, the left-handed speedster who' hooped four years at Portland's Lincoln high, leading the way with 15 counters from all ever the pavilion, kept the Trotter men on the best side of a com fortable margin. They led 22-15 at halftime by merely outplay ing, outshooting and outrunning the bigger and more experienc ed semi-pros. No fluke about it, as the Pack ards were even more stronger in manpower than they were last week. Big Bill Osterhaus, once of Washington's Huskies (all 6 feet 7 inches of him), Pflugrad, Buzz Rayley, Tommy Hoi man they were all there, and all were fruit lessly trying to keep up with the 'Cat speedsters. Trotter kept sending in fresh reserves by the gobs, he used 14 men in all, and it was working like a charm. The 'Cat fast-break, on the end of which was generally a swish for two points, wore the visitors to a frazzle. If the V-12'ers employ that type of play throughout the sea son, village cage fans are in for basketballlng at its best. Touch and go, touch and go they just never seem to slow down or stop. An idea of how fast the 'Cats were moving can be had by real' izing they took 71 shots last night, 23 more than the Packards tried. Director's 15 led the scoring for both sides with Pflugrad's 11 second best. Although the classy ex-Oregon 'Stater did dump in his 11, hawk -like guarding by RonpJe vRunyan kept Pflugrad from .making many more. Paul Folquet, who hooped for the Oregon Ducklings last season and worked with - the starting 'Cat five last night, tossed in eight markers. So did George Lund, Lewis & Clark eager a year ago who operated with the second "deck" of Trotter's decker system. The balance of the Navy cat scoring was divvied up con siderably since so many players were used. The game itself was another crowd-pleasing roughie at times. WU was called down for 19 fouls, the Packards 16. The Packards made their on ly serious threat in the final 10 minutes, and it was Pflugrad who was personally conducting same until fouled oat with 7:30 left. He brought a 32-23 'Cat lead down 34-29. Big Oster haus made it 34-31 with Ave minutes left, but just as It looked as if the Packards were on their way Folquet, Director, Kenny King and Bill Stroud came through with points to offset Fflugrad's work and ice the fray. Willamette (42) 4 S 6 10 -16 S 7 1 -12 - 1 - S 4 3 2 0 - 1 rg rt t Browne, f 0 0 0 Lund, t . Dimeter. 4 Adams, z Copenhaver, e King, e Folquet, q Russell, q , Runyan, g , Stroud, q Oberst. q Warner, a Frank, q Maxwell, q Totals Jtl 11 Fackaras (34) Pflugrad. f Ryiy. f " T Ft T 11 a s ii ; a g 12 -i 8 8 ' ' T S O 11 S : 8 - i. S , V - a o o . X 0 0 usternaus, e . DUlher, q Monroe, q Holman. q Colon, X . Totals " : ' ;- w u a u Personal fouls : Willamette, is frwf H1,' Iector 3. Conpehaver 1, King 1. Folquet 3. Runyan. Stroud. A2m' "n. Warner X. Packards IS "urd Rayley 4. Osterhaus a, DUlher 2, Holman, Monroe, Colon. 7 irT. missed: WiUamette King 8, Copenhaver 2. Director 2, Ad ? Paekards H PXluirrad. Rayley 2, Osterhaus S. Holman. Monroe S. Shooting percenUges: WU .240; Pack ards JOS. - Officials Tom Drynaa and Al fclght Statistics Sliow CHICAGO, Not. 2t-(Speclal) -Statistics today Indicated that the Washington Seds kins' vic tory over the Chicago Bears was no psychological happenstance, but, strictly ' according to form, albeit the speculatively inclined seemed to be eager to call it an upset In the face of 5 to 3 and 2 to 1 odds on the burly Chi cagoans. . f Washington, long - recognised as one of the outstanding offens ive units In football, owes much of its lofty place today to the best defense In the major league. Opponents have been able to Win Today Nets Irish Title Busy Weekend DICK MAXWELL (left) and Wally Willamette Navycat hoop corps which battled the Portland Packards last night and tonight romp with the U of Oregon Medical five in WU hoop halL Titz'toHave Full Powers PHILADELPHIA, Nov. Freddy Fitzsimmons, who took ov er the reins of the faltering Phil lies from Bucky Harris in the middle of last season, will be "ab solutely boss on the field" next year, his new boss promised him today. The former Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher "gets what he wants as long as the money holds out," he was assured at a press confer ence following his first meeting with the club's new owner, 28 year-old Robert R. M. Carpenter, Jr. . "What Fred says goes," declar ed Carpenter. Duration Loop Jamboree Set MT. ANGEL Six high school basketball teams Canby, Silver ton, Molalla, Chemawa, Woodburn and ML Angel will meet in the ML Angel gym Tuesday, Decem ber 21, for the jamboree that will launch the Duration league play. Short games in which all six squads will see action will be played, opponents to be chosen by loL A trophy will be awarded to the highest scoring , team. Cheering sections will be as signed to each school. A great deal of rivalry. Is usually dis played here. , -.'.i; ML Angel's league schedule.: Jan. 1 Sllverton there: Jan. 14 Woodburn here: Jan. IS Chemawa there: Jan. 21 Molalla here: Jan. 25 Canby there: Jan. 28 Silverton here; Feb. 1 Woodburn there: Feb. 4 Che mawa here: Feb. 11 Molalla there: Feb. 18 Canby here. Viks Took Battering In Jefferson Clash ; They may not have : been ' whipped on the scoreboard, but physically the Salem high foot ball Viks took an awful shel lacking against Jefferson's pow , erhouse en Sweetland Thurs day.t Most of the bashed and bloodied noses, lips, shoulders, legs, etc, were suffered In try ing . to stop 190-pound Floyd Simmons, the truck-like Jeff fullback Those nursing the more seri ous wounds yesterday, were Capt. Howard Elwood, who Trco Eloses I We're taking them up now for transplanting. Good se lections still available. 200 VARIETIES Quality stock at m reason able price! ",, Singer Dcss Gardens 4 Miles North en - Wallace Road Redshin V average only 3 J yards per play against the champions. Coach Dutch Bergman's ere w. has lim ited the opposition to 90S first downs and 9.4 points per game, nearly a record performance in National league competition. Only one team, the Bears, baa been more successful against the forward pass and only Phil Pitt has a better average against rushes. The Bears have broken p .676 of the enemy's passes, whilo the ' combined Phil-Pitt club has limited gains on the ground by eight opponents to .2.2 yards per rush. Washington for 'Cat Cagers Brownlee, two members of the played a fine game at guard; Brace Hamilton, who pitched the Vik touchdown pass; Travis Cross, quarterback; Don Bur lingbam, end, and Don Wilson, guard. All but Wilson were playing their last prep game. An emery wheel grinder, epermted by mm mi;:-. ' 1 I U W atftom... - - Dont waste electrically heated hot water. Don't burn more lights than needed. Turn off the radio when you leave home. . . Keep light bulbs and reflectors clean. - , paint walls and ceilings Ught colors, Dont overheat the iron, ? Learn to cook more economically with efcetridty. Don't open refrigerator door too often. 7 . i Use electrical room heater only when necessary. How to crvo UttrUlt y in building Eliminate daytime sign lighting displays and . display windows. Reduce lamp wattage of signs. ' P b r 1 1 a n d No Fluke . has been nicked for . 2J yards per rush and batted down or harried Into Incompletion .608 , of the oppositions aerial thrusts. Washington' chief defensive ; fJSrte Is an ability to rise to an occasion, especially In the line. The Bears, the leading offensive unit in the league last year at - playoff time, as well as now, , came a cropper of a charging Redskin line In both Instances. Washington's - display of spirit ; on these two occasions Is mak ; Ing It difficult for the Bears to retain their reputation as the i game's outstanding - opportun ists. Great Lakers Final ND Foe GREAT LAKES, HI, Nov! 26 CffJ-An unquestioned claim to the national championship and Its first undefeated, untied season since 1930 would be Notre Dame's tomorrow with -a victory , over Great Lakes, : and few doubt the Irish . chances except thousands of sailor recruits at this, naval training station. Out here along the north lake front, where Uncle Sam Is train ingr a great bulk of the boys who operate his men o'war. the kids : like Lt, Paul "Tony" Hinkle's football team and think it has a good, ripe opportunity to block Notre Dame's bid for its 10th and final triumph of a great year. - Unfortunately only a. fraction of the trainees will be able to jam Into the Ross Field stadium, with Its temporary bleachers and its corps of WAVES cheerleaders. But the 22,000 lucky ones will be bet ter off than any civilian in these parts, because it's an all-navy show. Like the Iowa Seahawks, who last week held the Irish to a 14 1S win. Great Lakes has a big, mature team which might cause Notre Dame a lot of trouble. But the Irish have dabbled in trouble all season and made a great sport of it. electric motor, grind the hub of a Liberty Elkntnato exterior b'ghting. j Adopt more moderate margins for airconJi - tioning. - Torn off lights and appliances when not needed. iv fiy Man-hours, vital electric power war production, so none of these should bo wasted, despite the fact that there b plenty of power for all necessary purpoaes. Cooservation is the responsibility of everyone of us. "Our government asks aQ of us to use electrical equipment carefully, because copper, steel tung sten, zinc, rubber, and other critical materials . are used in electric. wiring, cords, and bulbs. .... , .., - ... -, ............ :- , S - - ' " G o n o r a I ' 5 - - - Army Shape fort W es t Bo int To da y 4 Bear' Yarns Bared; Blere.18,000 i Permitted to See! By HAROLD : WEST POINT, NY, Nov. 2e-Cff-Although the annual army navy football game is only 24 jhours awayj, the biggest mystejry today was the drug which iniraculously cufed a quartet of ailing midshipmen and removed a carload of minor injuries from the USC Favored Over Uclans Trojan 11 to Field Full Strength Team LOS ANGELES, Nov. I 26-(ffH with Eddie Saenz - and - Duane Whitehaad again in the backfield, Southern California , had ! its full strength available- for tomorrow' season finale against the' UCLA Bruins. . :.- ul '"-::.. The Rose-Bowl bound Troj ans were top-heavy favorites to repeat the 20 to t licking they gave their cross-town - rivals ! last September, even ! thourh UCLA, beaten seven times out of eight, have b e e n showing steady improvement. The Bruin line has shown promise on the defense but Babe norrel's boys haven't been able to capitalize on the passing game. Saenz,. USC's leading- ground gainer all year, was Injured Nov. 13 in the game against San Diego naval training station, and White head also was unavailable for two weeks because of a -leg in!- jury. - ,';Ar -v Southern California is still un defeated in college competition and faces the University of Washi ington in the Pasadena Rose Bowl New Year's day. The Trojans two beatingsexcame at the hands;, of service teams, SDNTS and the March field Fliers. .' Texas Accepts 'Cotton' Bid AUSTIN, Tex.; Nov. 26H?-Te University of Texas today for mally accepted .the invitation tjo participate in- the January 1 Cotj ton Bowl football game at Dallas and all that remains now is the selection of an opponent. j University athletic officials were unwilling to comment 6n oppo nent possibilities. I. ship stern frame. materials, and are all needed for Is I g c ff r i e . 1 : : ! i jj- 1 -:.!. .- i.f ! . ! Ill 111 op nm Classic A: 44th Meetinir CLAASSEN ! cadet roster. 1 - With thir 44th meeting of the ... - service teams scheduled for to morrow iijj (the semi-seclusion -bf mountain-guarded Michie stadi um, there wasnt a first class casu alty on either team except for Robert Peace, second string army sua who win pe una Die lo piipy because ofj an Infected leg. 1 ? Navy's I pneum inla-threatened squad arrived before lunch to day minus s fever thermometer. They encamped at nearby Bear mountain! and Ieft thtlT haiio? long enough fori a brief testing of the Michie stadium field. , Among jjjthe most healthy ap pearing were Ben Chase, Jack Martin, George Brown and Efyn Whitmire.:!All have been describ- ed as suffering from various all-: ments during the week, .j .V Likewise, Edj Murphy. Re's f the guard with the talented toe ; In the Army setup and does the kicking off and extra point A kicking for the jj Cadets. He re . ceived a blow on j the head in ' last Satajrday's Brown encoun . , ter and didn't ' report for pru tlces earlier In the week. " ; Tomorrojw's ! game, the first Army-Naiy game! here in 31 years, will be plsjyed before a re stricted crpwd of 16,000, although the stadium is arranged to hojd 28,000 comfortably. , 1 f Every I tone ol! the spectators will be a bona fide resident of an area lie miles fn circumfer .ence froi the jexact center of the football playing field, a re , striction applied! bjf the war de partmenijln permitting the ram to be played. ' i : . 6 I : Portland Gets '"'i! if I il - Playoff Games ii 1 I - . PORTLAND, Ore; 3 Nov. 26-3P) Grant ; of Falls will Portland land Klamath play the finals of the Oregon Pi-ep football champion-; ships here, Detember 4 at 2 p.m.. Tom Piggtt, secretary of the stato high school activities association, announced Friday. C o i:i p a v O J ; ; ! :--:r :-T. : O'u'- if., - r r . I ... ! iit 1