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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1943)
'Slicker' Meet Firing Started . Convey McAllister Score Largest Win The Mens club christened its first annual Slicker tournament at Salem golf club over the week end with, alll2 teams tussling off the first heat of the round-robin schedule. Most lopsided victory in the round tune when team No. 9 Vic Convey and J. Ww McAl ' lister, sponsored by Sears-Roe-1 back, turned in a 12-np job over team No. 10. B. Thompson and Duke Campbell. Another ne ' sider was the 9-up decision won by team No. 7, R. L McLiugh-' lin and Harvey Wahlgren over No. 8, Carl Armpriest and Dave Eyre. "The four remaining matches wound up as follows: :...o. 1 Bud Waterman and Millard Pear, 3-up oer. No. 2, John Emlen and Jack Nash; No. 3, Glen Lengren and Don Hendrie, 3-up over No. 4, George Scales and Bud Thrush with Tony Painter substituting for Scales; No. 5, Leo Estey and Lawerence Alley, 7-up over No. 6, Bill Good win and O. E. McCrary; No. 11, Ross Coppock and A. R. Hunter, 1 up over No. 12, John Heltzel and M. G. Emmann. Round two of the 11-week - J The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis fund-raising sppeal balhhas started to roll locally with the promise from Ere Kay and Cliff Parker that half the proceeds of one of their Saturday Sweepstakes links events would be turned in . . . Who's next? . . . Remember, every dime counts, and all donations will be acknowledged before be ing sent in to Foundation Sports Council Chairman Grantland Rice . . . Thank you, Janice Wickman for your kind words of sympathy re our being hurt and hospitalized in the Fort Lewis Reception Center-Portland Packards basketball game Sunday, but you, like a few oth ers, now and then, have the wrong Al Lightner.' The athlete of the family is our brother, , Cpl. Alan Lightner, pictured alongside, and it was he who finished second best in the ar gument with the brick wall Sunday. As yet we're not eligi ble for the Fort Lewis team, but one day (and probably soon) we may be in a position to try out for same . . . Since edition-less Monday denied us accounts of that game, might note that Gail Bishop, the former WSC'er who holds Northern division PCC scoring record of 224 points, got off to a brilliant start on an other great season. He pitched in 38 points Sunday to help the soldiers annihilate the Packards 94-52! Roger Wiley, the ex-Oregon biggie tossed in an even 20 . . . Anyone Wanta Practice Bash in9 Beaks? Speaking of edition-less Mondays, such may or may not have been the reason we missed the official No-Name league football all-star team over the weekend. Have an idea Mr. AP in Eugene, scene of the pick Saturday merely overlooked hitting the wire with same . . . Anyway, only Salem high man to make the squad was Jerry Langan, the sticky-fingered 190-pound end. Honorable mentions went to Tackles Tex Worley and Jack Slater, Guards Howard Elwood and Don Wilson, Center Glenn Widdows, Quarterback Travis Cross and Halfbacks Bruce Hamilton, Les Purcell and Dave Getzendaner. Cross missed the first team by the too scant margin of a single second team vote ... Of the entire Vik lot only Slater and. Wilson will be back hiking for Coach T. Drynan next fall . . . Wanted: One sparring part ner. Apply Tony Ross, Elma avenue. Four Corners. Tough Tony wants somebody to practice bashing beaks with him at the YMCA this week so's he'll be ready for Gorgeous Georgie Wagner in their fin ish punching party at the armory a week from tomorrow night . . . Who's willing (we passed) . . . Another "wanted" comes from Med ford high where the departure of Russ Atchison has left the Tornado sans a basketball coach. Leonard Mayfield, who finished up for Atchison on the football team says he'll not handle basketball and is looking for somebody who will. One of the few instances where a team had to cancel its schedule until a coach could be hired . . . Over Klamath Falls way, where at present resides the state basketball championship, the situation is similar but not quite the same. Wayne Scott, former Silverton high All-Stater who mentored the Pelicans to the title last March, has gone setviceward but it's almost a cinch the Pells will try and make it two in a row this year under Jumbo Frank Ramsey. Considering Jiow Ramsey brought his Corvallis quint to the tourney two years ago and what it did after it got here, K Falls should be okeh in the coaching department. Particularly so since Scott told us after the last tourney most of his champions, plus very capable reserves would be available this season. A sample of what he meancan be had when the Pelicans play the Viks here December 28 and 29 . . . Langan Voted To All-Stars Jerry Langan, 190-pound Sa lem high end was the only Vik ing picked on the official No Name league all-star football team over the weekend in Eu gene. The team was selected by the votes of league coaches. Jack Slater and Tex "Worley, tackles; Howard Elwood and Don Wilson, guards; Glenn .Widdows, center; Travis Cross, Les Purcell, Bruce' Hamilton and Dave Getz endaner, backs, were Vik players receiving honorable mention. Langan, a. "junior, recently transferred from Salem to Jeffer son high of Portland. Zags Trounce EWCE, 53-42 . SPOKANE, Dec. oV(ff)-GM-gas Bulldogs kept their basket ball victory string unfrayed , to night by plastering a 53-42 defeat n Eastern Washington-- college, leading for all but a few minutes of the opening' half. Halftime count favored the Zags, 24-16. Ba ker, Bulldog guard, was top scorer" with 14 tallies" : ' 'Hi'ya,Czar ROBERT CARPENTER, Jr., (left), new president of the Philadelphia Phillies, shakes hands with K. 1 M. Landis, baseball commissioner, at New York during the annual baseball winter meetings recently closed. Next to Carpenter is his father. Carpenter became boss when Landis blackballed former Phils President Bill Cox from baseball for gambling. (AP wirephoto.) ' schedule takes place next week end with 1 playing S, 2 vs. 4, CPL. AL LIGHTNER Giicagoan Out Front, All-Star Bowling Bee CHICAGO, Dec. 6-()-Joe Sinke of Chicago took the lead in the annual all-star match game Rainier Baseball Boss Sick K 'X'- . ""OWlta Si Nothing Definite Era 11 G. Sick, owner of large ' northwest brewery interests and the SeatUe Ralnlers baseball club of the Pacific Coast league, 'would! net make any definite statement here yesterday, as- to whether he will negotiate for purchase of the Salem -Senators franchise ' and baseball park as a "farm for cultivating future KalnJera : players. Slck'a pur chase of the Saleaa layout has been rumored, , It weald be dlfflcalt to take such' action at this tune, Sick . declared." ' ' , Sick , indicated i that he had conferred with Mrs. George E. Wate'rs, owner of the Salem - Senators ' franchise, en several ecaslons, but would net say : whether purchase of the club r park was mentlened. Friends f Mrs. Waters Indicated she wesld sell bethifranchise- and t - : 5 vs. 7, 6 vs. 8, 9 vs 11, and 10 vs. 12 Vik Schedule Definitely Set Schwartzkopf Calls Sophs to Practice Theathletic directors pain in the neck, drawing up a schedule, left Salem high Boss Gurnee Flesher yesterday with the announcement that the Viking hoop slate is fin ally definitely lined up. A few contests, such as the home-and-home series with Medfordand pro posed tussels with The Dalles and Hood River, were cancelled for various reasons, but Flesher suc ceeded in adding home-and-hom-ers with Springfield and Tilla mook to offset the slack. The new completed schedule appears below. Meanwhile Flesher annouced Coach H e r m Schwartzkopf would call opening practice for all Vik sophomore cagers today. Possible entry into the Dura tion league as a sixth team plus other games with class B high schools are being sought by Flesher for the Sophs. Also announced was another scrimmage for Coach Frank Brown's varsity against the Wil lamette Frosh Wednesday after noon. It will be the final "game" workout for the Red and Blackers before their opener against Mc Minnville's Grizzlies here Friday night. Brown worked theteam long and hard in an Intra-sqnad scrimmage yesterday stressing .accuracy in passing as well as the, offensive points of his pet system. He had Travis Cross and Bobby Zeller at forwards, Don Burlington at center and ' Doug Gibson and Don Chap man at the guard spots on the first team yesterday. Such will probably makeup his starting lineup Friday night, although other experienced performers Allan Bellinger, center; Bob Mentzer, "Jeep" Lowe and Bruce Hamilton, guards, .and "Pidge" Deacon, forward, may battle into contention before Friday. The schedule: Dec. 10 McMinnville here: Dec 18 Springfield here; Dec. 21 Tillamook here; Dec. 28-23 Klamath Falls here; Dec. 30 Springfield there; Jan. 4 Corvallis here; Jan. 7-8 Astoria there; Jan. 14 Oregon City here; Jan. 18 Albany there: Jan. 21 Eugene here; Jan. 23 Milwaukie there; Jan. 28 Eugene there- Feb. 1 Corvallis there; Feb. 4-5 Klamath Falls there: Feb. 8 Oregon City there; Feb. 11-12 Astoria here: Feb. 13 Milwaukie here; Feb. 18 Albany here; Feb. 22 Tillamook there: Feb 23 Open; Feb. 29 Mc Minnville there. bowling championship prelimina ries tonight by posting an 18-game total of 3700 pins by adding a 1257 today to his previous quota of 2, 443. Right back of Sinke was Joe Norrls of Detroit with 3676 fash ioned of a third round 1166 today and a previous mark of 2510. Comments on Possible Senator Buy u ianL a. sick Warner-Riser Top Mat Melee Tonight; Ross-Georgie Battle Gathers Steam ' Biding bis time until the win- -ner-take-all finish fight with Tourh Tony Boss next Week, Gorgeous Georgie Wagner, the moanlnr muscler battles J so k. "Pin-up Boy Klser in the headline - event on tonight's Ferry street , . garden card. It's . the first .luscious main event role for popular and clean Kl ser, and therein lies reason why Georgle will no doubt be much busier with : more than merely biding time. - Klser was the referee la tho Wagner-Ross melee last week which saw Georgle finish up the evening by being carried feet first to the dressing room. Beta r Georre Wagner, and not handled "Crybaby" for lack of another monicker, Georgle bel lered loud and long to Match maker Don Owen that as a ref Thirty Huskies Start Drills For Rose Bowl Welch Orders Heavy Scrums for Weekend SEATTLE, Dec. H-Thirty University of Washington football players answered the first call to day for pre-Rose Bowl practice, and Coach Ralph "Pest" Welch slated the first heavy contact work for late in the week. Most of the workout was de voted to a review of the season's plays which will be brushed up for use against Southern Cali fornia on New Year's day. Gail Bruce, a made-over end from last year's freshman eleven, turned in a promising perform ance in his first try at the vital fullback role. Welch is banking heavily on the 200-pounder to re place Pete Susick, All-Coast full back who graduated to marine of ficers' school in mid-term. Al Akins, Pacific northwest spruit champion from Washing ton State, was running signals In the halfback spot beside Sam Robinson, the remaining backfield ace. Akins is expected to take the place of Jay Stoves, who also went to officers' school. Akins understudied Stoves during the Huskies four game undefeated season and made the team's longest touch down run on a 73-yard punt return. No Star Game For McCaffray STOCKTON, Calif., Dec. 6 -IP) Art McCaffray, all-coast tackle of the College of the Pacific, said today he has declined an invita tion to play for the west team in the Shrine's east-west game New Year's day. McCaffray explained that a Christmas leave will be his last opportunity to visit his parents before going to marine officers school at Parris Island, SC, next March. Death Takes Charlie Hall VENTURA, Calif., Dec. 6-P-Charlie Hall, 58, former major league baseball pitcher, died at his home today following a linger ing illness. Hall was a member of the Bos ton Red Sox team that won the 1912 world series from the New York Giants. During his baseball career. Hall pitched for Seattle, Los Angeles and Sacramento of the Pacific Coast league. Ballgamers Plan Winter Golfing SARASOTA, Fla Dec. 6 -JP) Baseball's winter colony has mov ed into Sarasota and now they're talking about another wartime (but good) golf season. The baseball stars who winter down here annually minus onlyJ four of the regulars are round ing up some inter-city golf matches with Tampa after Tam pa's linksmen complete a series with Si Petersburg. park provided a satisfactory deal could be made. The Salem franchise Is a part f the Western International baseball league. Ne team was maintained here this year dae te war conditions. : ' Sick recently purchased the Salem Brewery properties and this gave rise to speculation that he might be Interested in taking ever the Senator franchise and convert the dab and park Into a Seattle farm." Be is la Salem at present en business and yes terday spoke before the cham ber ef commerce daring its reg ular session. . Mrs. Waters could set . be reached for cenunent as she is still in the east after attending the major-miner league baseball meetings last week In New York city. . ' . ' eree. Klser was el smello. Rath er .. than have Georgle ", take It . out on him, Owen did the next best - thing matched the Gor geous One . with willing Klser. Ernie PUuso, another popular grunt-groaner hereabouts takes ' on Glen .Stone, Seattle toughie . in the semlwindup match and Billy "Bust "Em" McEuin, Wag- raiser chores with Jack Poppen- heimer, Oregon City matman.' . Both prelims will be two -of- three fall affairs, each - time- limited to half-an-honr with. the mam event the usual two- of -three in one-hour. More beefs have reached Owen concerning next ' week's Ross-Wagner battle. Usually- only one muscleman gripes about the referee in titanic such as the upcoming swatfest. Husky All-Coaster f 1 , rwnni-r-iiv ri ry n in niff i n i i i ni m , , "'A . : I i f i t, , - 9 ' dt -4' " . - j BIG BILL. WARD, Washington State guard on lend-lease to Wash ington's Huskies, has been selected on the AH-Paelfic Coast and a few All-America team. Ward will Huskies play Southern Cal in the Basketball Scores Gonzaga 53, Eastern Washing ton College 42. Minnesota 59, South Dakota 31. University of Michigan 42, Ro mulus Army Air Base 30. Long Island Univ. 63, Brooklyn Army Base 47. After Great Season Pro Gridders Close Sunday CHICAGO, Dec. 6 -(B)- The national football league will close 'one of its most successful seasons Sunday with attendance for the 40-game schedule reaching the 1, 072,469 rriark an Increase of 36.7 per cent over last year for each game. The turn-stile figure, announced today by league officials, is based in advance of the Redskins-New York Giants game at Washington Sunday, which already is a sell out with a crowd of some 35,500 expected. Last year's 55-game chart at tracted 1,079,148 fans, an average of 19,620 per game. This season's average is 26,811. 'Cody Kids' Gain Honor PORTLAND, Dec S-O-Three Portland misses, members ef the famous Multnomah Athletic club "Cody Kids" swimming team, were thrilled today to learn of their selection on the All-American aquatic team picked y Sunday by the American Athletic .union at Columbus, Ohio. . Suzanna Zimmerman, Portland, was selected All-American in the 100-yard freestyle event. Brenda Helser gained a like honor for the 220-yard ., freestyle and Nancy Merki was picked -,aa a member of the 400-yard -i relay l team of herself, Misses Zimmerman. Hel ser and Ann Curtis of San Fran cisco. I; Honors in , the MOO-yafd backstroke also went to -Miss Zimmerman as well as in the 300 yard medley relay team with Miss Helser." --" -v ' ' 'l i . ,t f . .1 - il'- 'C' Liwt,.. JACK KISER probably be at guard when the Rose "Btml January 1. Marriage Given Top Weight NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 6 -(P) Marriage, winner of the $25,000 New Orleans Handicap last win ter, was assigned top weight of 124 pounds today for the $15,000 added Louisiana Handicap to be run at the fairgrounds here Sat urday, December 18. Alsab, Mrs. Albert Sabath's "Cinderella" horse who was rest ed up in 1943, was weighted next to Marriage at 122 pounds. The little money maker won $345,165 in stakes in 1941 and 1942 and is expected to add much color to the fairgrounds. It is his first trip here and Georgie Woolf is slated to ride him. f Regular Joe9 Ted Williams Graduates From Bunker Hill BUNKER HILL, In d., Dee. C f-Officers, fellow cadets and bluejackets crowded around aviation cadet Theodore .Samuel Williams, USNR. called him a "Regular. Joe,": and sorrowfully bade him farewell today as he left the Bunker Hill naval air station with a diploma in his hand. He has been just "Ted" Will lams to officers and crew alike since be landed here last Sep tember with a batch of gradu ates from the navy's pre-flight school at Chapel Hill, N.C. The ex-Boston Red Sox left fielder, : whe entered the navy with a brand new brace ef American League records leav ing behind a five figure salary, has established seme local PP- DRS.CH AN.;. LABI Dr.T.TJLam.Njy. Dt. Q.ChnJt.B. : CHINESE Herbalists Ml Kerta Liberty - Upstair Portland General gSectrtc Co Office open Saturday only 10 am. to 1 pjnji jS to T p.m. Con- P tultation. Blood pressure and urine I tests- are tree of cnarg. Practiced R since 1917 - , ; 1 but - this time both Ross and ' Wagner have , requested Owen; r to hire i non-partisan. Even Elton Owen,' tonight's referee,! I Incidentally, brother of the! : matchmaker and a wrestler and! boxer of means himself, who is' ; the No. 1 mat ref In this circuit, ; has been tabooed, by both Ross and Wagner. The want a non - partisan especially , R o s s-so -I guess m have to get one some , place, reported . th matchmaker. He added j that the finish ... i scrap : would be Just that. -TheyTl .fight Just as if it were ft boxing match, rounds and all. Only there will be no limit , one. or the other gets knocked out , to finish it. : The winner takes both shares of the main , event purse. By the way, Wag ner told me he Intends having; Gold Beach Hunter Sees Albino Elk PEDEE - Glen Kerber of Gold. Beach killed a ball elk while hunting on Hunters creek below Gold Beach recently, and reported he saw one of the rare -or white cow elk on the trip. There were five elk in the herd, he said. Kerber's home was at RItner before moving to Gold Beach. Next Oaks Skipper ? Mack Releases ier PHILADELPHIA, Dec..: 6-(. Connie Mack, owner and mana ger of the Philadelphia Athletics said today "he has. given' Earl Brucker, veteran catcher an coach, his . free agency to deal 'foi himself as manager. Oakland in the Pacific Cbas league was reported seekSfz Brucker in the event that" Dolph Camnli turns down the pilot post The New York Giants, wh6 own Camilli, gave the former Phils first baseman permission to deal with Oakland. 3 Vets At Woodburn WOODBURN Only three let4 termen off last year's . Duration league championship basketball team return for this year's quin tet at Woodburn high when Coach Jiggs Burnett calls the roll. The lettermen are Walter Miller, var sity center a year ago, Clarence Sauvain and Walt Baglein, re- serves last season. v; , Others reporting to Burnett are Nelson, Grim and Hunt, all sen4 iors who saw some action last year; f Austin, Mattisort, Marshall and Mills of the Bee team, and Omans, a transfer from Ohio. , I OSC Elevens ' e Closers CORVALLIS, Dec. 6 -OPY- Ore gon State college's gridiron squads; worked out today for the week end contests , which will wind up the season's rivalry between four campus teams. ' -' Varsity , Coach Lon Stiner took honors this weekend as his civil ian team down Jin Carr's Bears 12-0, and his army Beavers stop-; ped Al Cox's Wolves, 13-7. If was the civilian squad's first victory.; larity records while receiving a flight trainee's pay of $75 a month. Williams left here for the na val Mir station at Pensaeola, Fkw where he will receive In termediate training.' The ex-major leaguer has en gaged in a lot of extra-curricular activities here, including holding down left fielder's spot en the Banker .Bill . baseball team during - the final - four games on the schedule. A AMERICAN LEGION UBESTLIIIG ToniGirr t s December 1 t:J P. M. Salen"21mcry - - Main Erent - 1 Gcsrga Uarjner ' SEMI-TONDUP ; If ''mini mt S falls. . Ernie, Pflmse. vs. ,-. Clea Stone Admhaloa: $L1I Rlnrslde, Only Ey 1. ; his wife second him. For those i customers who may? not alreadyl knov it, Warner 'a wife ; is the little lady who ! m.utu, wwvt mm u v h v n week1- by attacking Ross wi typical feminine iferoclty whe: Ross bashedi Georjie and claim 4 1 1 .W .VVPtlf H.UNIJ 3 bitj:r-t''i -; I'm Tickets for tonight's card are on sale today at the Pioneer! 5 club and at iMapIes sports store S j. I. Workers to Be Feted McMINNVlIXE. ! Ore- Dee. m (JPy- Yamhill County women jwhet; hlnrl harvist aprSniltiirnl oPnnkK will be feted at 0nfield coftegfcf Wednesday, wiih entertainment. a luncheon and! t - .4 a 1 n 4 Little Adopt Footba Rules By HAROtD jCLAASEN NEW YORKi Dec. 6 -JP)- T ittle fnntMll mentnr n fnlnrrW . ' - i J T; : ' J bia and chairman of the coa-fhesi rules committee, recommended to- day that foijwrd j?assing be; al- lowed anywhere behind the lirke off scrimmage by fcollegians and I that the tee be. returned as a rest foif uie oaii at uie? kickoff. Using a pad and pencil during! the interview wmie nis anmgt vocal; chorda; got another day of rest, Little! said hej made thejtwpS suggestions, in jthe Relief that they would .increaethe jffense. J Unrestricted forward passlngj behind the line of Scrimmage al-. ready its a Ijiplrt of the proies-J g slonal football code and is ono. of the , reasons the T-f ormationj clicks so successfully for th& Chicago Bears and the Philadel-I phla-Pittsburgh Steagles. Col- lege passers' must jbe five yards" Dtnina mc line oi scrimmage. Little penciled that this'suggesW; ed rule change not only woulfji benefit ali. the college -T-fofma tlons j "and therp are likely tjj3 be more of jthem next year than.? there were thisj" but that it'alsb; would ( increase th j effectivnesiii of the double and single wins attacks. j ,:!; j - - ' : II 'It would mean the develop-, ment of the quick forward pass to either end or the wingbacks which would Cause the first line" of secondary defense quite ajbit of trouble." he wrote. ' J ' Little's nlea that the use of theJ tee te permitted at the kickof l follows a season in which the out of -bounds jboot atj the starp o;t eastern games Was Hs prevalent as pennant-waving aljumni in f the stands.' The ball thn'was! put ia play on the receiving teams' 35--. yard ?ine. .1 : .- "; f The? voiceless meijitor holds thatf the non-arifclal tee would bimg a higher, longer kick and would give the kicking team a chance to stop the ball icarrier somewhere near the 20-yard line. The presents non-tee bootihe results in fast,ilof , ball which i is pabli to long ruijil backs because the defense doef 1 not have time to form. ii r r r - ir- t Trotter Talks To Grid Kin as WOODBURN ' -. Twenty-f but u e football cham pions, me w,DoaDurn high BulU ; dogs and will be guests of ijhe Woodburn) ; student body tonight at the ;an l nual football nquet. The duiner is set for 6:30 p.m. j . .: S Chief Specialist larry DUke'f Trotted coac$ of the Willamette! Navycat football aftd basketball 1 teams ' and a letic great, speaker. i fbrmejf UCLA th4 wm , ioe nrmclDa Costa mvtarded Riiii! iVictorv PROVinETVfCE. Tit TW It iJPl ? 1 r 1 i ? 7? I e a scneauieQ i iy-rovjna doui pe4 tween ; Tony (pojsta, 30,.of WoonJ socket; I RI, hxid Jackie Wilson! 129, of Pittlbbrg, former . NBA 1 feathei-weightji champion, was halt- ed in the- :sijtth rojjind here I to- night and the j fight awarded to Costa by Bef ejree Tinji Ferrick. er rick stated that helj had stopped the fight because if his opinion "Wilson was pulling! his punches.i i ' f i. 1 ; If - Hr, 2 of 3 Falls vs.;, Jzztz Iliscr fCTMAIN-ttAISER It mtl.t'mlt toUM. , BUly McEaln vs. Jack Wppehhelmer : J 1 j 75c Qea. Admi - Tag Inc m : f i ges- S LoJI " c ;i I . i i: f: