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fWork or-. Fight' .Parallel -Envisioned'. : ;.: In Byrnes Move;-Blow to, Pro Sports 4-Fs' Recall 1 Seen as Fatal To Baseball By Frits Howell NEW YORK, Dec. 23-flsT-War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes' request that racing be erased after Jan. S, 1949, and that professional athletes come under closer scrutiny by draft officials, parallels War , Secretary Newton D. Baker's "work or fight" order of 1918 which disrupted baseball in the waning days of World War I.' . Baker cracked down In " the summer of 1918, giving, men of draft age the alternative of em ployment in essential industry or enlistment in the army or navy." Now Byrnes, In his letter to Selective Service Director Lewis B. Herehey, says he fjnds it diffi cult to understana now men can be physically unfit for military service and yet be able to com pete with the greatest athletes of the nation in games demanding physical fitness. In effect, Byrnes hints that "if you can carry a football, you can carry a rifle," or "if you can throw a baseball you can throw a hand grenade." All professional sports stand to lose much of their manpower If their present 4-F talent and dis charged service men are taken into the army or navy. President Ford Frick of the National Base ball league said 128 athletes in the . w t a . -r group - were piaying in nia league, including George (Whi tey) KurowskI, third baseman of the world ' champion St Louis Cardinals, who was officially de clared today the best fielder at his position. The American loop averages about 14 4-F'i per team. Frick reiterated that "Baseball, the American league as well as th Wotlnnnl nvr riaa kx-( f vors from Washington, and it ne . ver win." : Byrnes' demand for a re-check of the 4-F group and another look at the qualifications of the dis- every baseball player and all oth er professional athletes closer to army or navy service. Recently Washington ordered the 26-38 age group be called up for service, after that group had been given mass deferment in favor of vouna- er men. ; Several baseball players in the 26-38 sector left war plant, farm . or other jobs listed as essential to ' return to their teams when the former announcement came that men of their age no longer were nrantid bv Hm armed services. Anita Cancels Race Prpgr am LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23-()- The Los Angeles Turf club an nounced tonight it had abandoned plans for any racing whatever at Santa Anita, park prior to Jan. 3, the date on which horseracing will end nationally. Previously the club said it would probably open Santa Anita on Dec 30, and close Jan. 3, after three days of racing. v The club directorate, however, disclosed after a lengthy meeting that, under the circumstances, it had decided to apply to the Call fornia horse racing board for can cellation of its season. Stomach Check Due for DiMag NEW YORK, Dec. 23-Ph-Sgt. Joe DiMaggio of the army air forces will report next ' week to the rehabilitation center at Atlan tic City, NJ, for re-examination and treatment of a stomach dis order which he contracted while serving in the Pacific area, Pres ident Ed Barrow of the Yankees revealed Saturday. Barrow denied that DiMaggio was in line for medical discharge, stating that the former Yankee slugger was re porting at the base for treatment and reassignment ' v. (acres Calls Meeting Off, Too . SEATTLE, Dec. , 23r(J)-Long-acres race track will not operate in 194S in view of War Mobiliza tion Director James Byrnes' or der, Joe Gottstein, president of the Washington Jockey, club, which operates the track, said to day. In this emergency all opera tors of spectator sports should be dad if their closing can help win tne war,". Gottstein said. . Canadiens Hold Lead ' - - r- ' -- . - i MONTREAL, Dec 23-fVThe Montreal Canadiens maintained their National Hockey league lead tonight when they edged out the Chicago Black Hawks 2-L : Fistula 5 Fissure ; and ' colon dfsora ers treated wttiioul loss of time. He HespttattsstJoa Me - CMMacneBt Qolck RMiiltf lauDiat BUt Call tar (mmi Bon or write for FREE descriptive oooklet !Cr,n.n:-::.'3CIhi: 1 Naroropaii Proctotortst ! Cort Liberty tu. tbon S4S REMEMBER 'EM? This quint made present Viking team last week, 42-22. Hoop fans will no doubt recognize them and remember some great basketball days for SHS. The players: (left to right) Bud Coons, now an army sergeant at San Luis Obispo, Cat, played for the Villa In 1940-4142; Bill Ransom, a student at OSC, was a Viking in '41-42; Don Bower, an ensign in navalair at Jacksonville, Fhu Jlayed In '40-41; Virgil "Scotty" Se bern, sergeant of marines, played In '38-39-4 and was All-State in '39; Don Cutler, still a village resi dent played In '40-41-42. They proved last week they still know how It's done. (Statesman sports photo). - s i It -1 - ; 'Harbinger of spring? . Says The Leagues baseball pow-wow: "Bob Brown of Vancouver, B.C., an nounced the Western International league was almost certain to vote for resumption of operations at its meeting in January, 'with the sup port of the Pacific Coast league." . . . Says Bill Mulligan, business boss of the Seattle Rainiers since: "I am convinced that the revival next season of the Western International leaguesnot only is possible, but probable and feasible. Direc- . - - tors of the Pacific Coast league are enthusiastic about the pros pects of the reopening of the WX league and consider it likely man power to bring about the .revival will be available." , . . Says we: Two and two make four, so bring on springtime and the revival ... The league's January 8 pow-wow in Tacoma could be a historic 1 gathering at' that . . . To basket- ball, one-man-gang Gail Bishop, the Ail-American hoop-suiter for 1 Fort Lewis Warriors, has averaged over 20 points per game in all con tests to date, and all against top flight competition. You'd think by now the guy's feet would be worn off what with the way pres ent-day basketball is played. At any rate, ex-WSC Bishop is cer tainly the Henry "Perpetual Motion" Armstrong of the patter and pitch pack ... Noted in a Madison Square Garden basketball movie the other night: The officials, four of 'em, standing practically motionless at the four corners of the court. A new angle no doubt and quite dif ferent than the "crow's nest" style installed by Jean Eberhard at Ash land Normal a few years back. Center-court fouling.may be some what overlooked via the method, but it makes for prosperity and bunion-less tootsies for the whisile-tooters . ... More woe for the Villa Vikings? We're told their next opponent December 29-30, Al Simp son coached Medford, will bring to town one of the tallest, cage squads In Medford history. Furthermore, Simpson definitely likes the words, "Three consecutive state championships". . , Hea working on the third now. .' , Per$everance Pay$ Off for Viking Quint Look who's laughing now, or, perseverance pays offT They both fit well the situation: at SHS since Friday night's flukeless "hoop win over Redmond's visitors, a 35-23 job over the quint which previously had whipped Springfield. The Springfields had bumped twice the Viks. True, any basketball team will eventuaHywinone if it keeps playing. But Friday night's initial visit to.the win column by the Villa gang wasn't the law of averages paying off. It was fruit being borne forth after hours and hours of sweating effort by Mentor Frank Brown and his inexperienced lads, every one of whom were convinced through their first six setbacks they would one day reciprocate to those who laughed when they donned the hoop suits. Actually, there has been no Villa quint in the past two seasons which has been more im bued with the desire to win than has Brown's present pack. The kids have hustled and tried, in fact too much at times, and they've felt right low after taking one on the chin. A few village wags have in sisted the plight of the Viks would be erased with the departure of Brown. As many others retaliate with: Thooeyl Look at his match less record during his many years at Parrish." But we've found few, who know what they're talking about, who wont also agree that this ta lacaWfhMeMtlali: (1) Experience; (2) nat ural ability; (3) leadership and (4) height A coach Is not guilty on aH counts. , r. j : .. . . AgaiMtRedmond the Vika put together their bes&ffort of the semester.. They fought for possession of the ban, passed accurately shot cautiously and defended strongly They deliberately set UP scor ing plays and drove for re-bossessinn'of th'hiH 'i.'..R.. .n Andto highlight the long-awaited pitching from one of the best centers weVe seen In action this seL s . v , . ; - i (Continued on rsir i - r' " Gals Mashed y Medics f5? PORTLAND, Dec The University ; of Oregon ; Medical School, warming up. for games against both Oregon and Oregon State this week, Friday night wal loped the viattag Wfflamette uni versity quint 54 to 22. Center Jim Zimmerman potted 23 points for the. Medics, who had the game in the bag practically throughout!. Bob Tate paced the Navycats with 11 markers. It was the tenth setback in ' 12 , starts for" Willa mette. ' MEDICS (M) - (tt) WnXAMETTE Jensen (10) U) Tsto Irviiio () J ;. , ,. (3) Gray Zimmermsn (23) C-..(4). Stofft onnra u; - . (J) Zautt SchseMerJS) Q. c) GaQagbcr wiiaincHi bus: xicKeron 2. WINTE3 TOP COATS S & N Qotliicrs By bp of former Salem high basketball lights merged to wallop the Sporting News after the Minor COACH FRANK BROWN surse. th, .s!in- :iov-i City League Cagen Idle Until January 3 ' uae to the holidays, the aty Basketball league, sponsored by the TMCA, will be Idle, until Wedaesday. jilght, January S, It ha been announced. At that tfaae WO Frosh ts General FI aance, Talbot Mlntmen vs. Fan land, and Maple's vs. Chemawa In that order, starting at 7 pan. '- AMERICAN LEGION V7E1ES aiLIIaS. ;:"T0Es5DA1' SALEM ARJI0RY December 26 . 8:30 C-IIi Ddll3 lloyd ; Annual Holiday Show George Wagner : Tony Ross . Jack Kaiser V. . . Wrestlings Top Crowd Pleaser , , - Tickets Available at Maple's Sportlnt Goods Stort ; tcserve.d Seats Geseral. A&sisslsa S5e- Ctlliren 4Sa Turner, Pease In Portland Go PORTLAND, Dec. 22 (JP) Mickey Pease, the fighting cop, and Leo "The Lion" Turner, vet eran negro scrapper, will battle for the 'state middleweight boxing crown in the headliner on the New Year's night card here, matchmaker Joe .Waterman an nounced today. Turner, victor in two recent bouts oyer Joey Al bina on Waterman "talent show" cards,' wiU rule -as the favorite In the scrap, although Pease boasts one of the best records among the young boxers developed in Port land. ' - ; Supportingi bouts for the card win include an eight-round semi windup between Jphn L. Sulli van and Jerry Brown, 'a heavy weight fracas between Dave Johnson and Steve Stalick, an ex Portland prep athlete, and two four-rounders featuring Joel Boone and Lil Abner and Johnny Suarez and Johnny Panch. Bowling Scores COMMERCIAL LEAGUE (Mondavi) W Li ret. Funland : -.a 29 16 S44 Paul us Bros. ; 27 18 .600 .558 .656 .533 Portland Gen. Elec 5 20 . 25 30 J 11 . 23 22 .21 24 -21. 24 -21 24 -19 28 .18 27 Senator Barbers Good Housekeeping WooQtiurn ill .467 Hartman Bros. Keith Brown- -i Court St. Radio .487 .487 .422 Master Bread Salem Golf Club .400 Goldiea (Silverton) -17 28 J78 Averages leading 10 bowlers: Thrush 177. Garbartno 176. strode 170. w. val des 170, Scales 169. Steele 188. Mc- Cluskey 188. Dabiberg 188, Bayburn 187, vaioez INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE fTuesaart) Armour's Star ' , 30 16- JKt Papermakers 19 . JSlt Capital City Laundry 23 20 MS IntersUt Tractor 25 20 J&59 M Sc T Grocery 23 22 Jill Brtte Spot 22 ill Kettn Brown co. 22 5ll Bosler Electric 20 25 .444 Mayflower Milk -20 25 19 28 18 27 Salem Police .422 Scl 400 Trad Council -IS 27 .400 Averases 10 leading bowlers: Ma this 175, Krejci 209. W. Valdez 173. Riches 171, McCluskey 171. Pederson 171. Ken yon 170. McNaU 170. Kirchner 1S4. oiney 184. MAJOR LEAGUE (Wednesday) 1 Acme Wreckers ; 28 IS 19 Salem Hardware 20 Z24 CUne's Coffee ShOD 22 20 -524 Ramage's 7-Up . ,., ', 70 22 .471 capital Bedding , , 20 22 .476 Karr i 18 28 . J81 Averages 10 leading bowlers: Poulin 187, Cline, sr. 184. Krejci 183. Coe 183. Kay 182. Hartwell 181. West 181. W. vetoes no. me its. Baman -179. xnrusn 17. ,. . WOMEN'S LEAGUE (Thursday) Miller Furniture . at n .738 Sears. Boebuck ., . 79 13 JB90 Riaito 17 Quisenberrys 17 Keglettes ; 23 is J95 Broadway nuty n jj .405 wooiwonns y " 23 Acklln's , " 17 25 405 .405 .405 286 iper Conv. - v 17 . IS Nicholsons Insurance is so ' Averages 10 leading - bovlm V. Garbartno 183, Jones 154. Poulin 152, Uoyd 142. Mills 141.Thrush 141. Meyer "0. AvertUi l40. McRae US. Holt 137. JUiCH af - MERCANTILE LEAGUE v Statesman 17 Rifdon's tf 17 Keith Brown Co. if is LaRocho-Ptak- Elephant J8 18 J2S J2S M0 vinces Electric f is J00 Western Paper Co. . -IS SO' .444 Averages 10 . leading - Bare 174. Welch 165.-Hammer 159. Don H. .van.I53j : Tslbot 45L Coker 149. J AT FIRST 3ICN0PA (J, 0 use Cold PrepcuaUonM as. ArcceoF : r P. M. Ernie Piluso Slilt Olson Buck Davidson mm 000 Hey, Kris Kringlett ; By Al Llghtner Dear Kris Kringle: After poll ing what's left of the villarers a what they - hope te find In their he-mantled size 12s come Monday morn, here's what yea might Include in your sack: -"Happy? Howard Maple: Something saleable to adorn new cell-like catacombs at 372 State street . . Duke Trotter: The scalp of the " gay who handed me that 'Great White Father" monicker . . . VIk Villa clans men: Anything that spells oat another T-l-e-t-o-r-y iy Tom my Dryman: A new left leg from the knee down . i . Don'Hendrlex A gun (with a ballet) with which I cut at long last beat Glen Lengren eat of the f 38 It's cost me trying to beat him with golf clubs ... Glen Lengren: More Don Hendries ... Les . Sparks: An "angel" to wave Its golden ; Millard P e k a n More p e n -wand at Willamette's 4-F ath- mouthed gents next time the American Hit Swatting 'Up' in 1944 Boudreau's WinMark Lowest Since : - -19Q8 . By Jerry Liska " CHICAGO,- Dec. 23.-iJPrAmeT-ican . league hitting perked . gen erally last season, but the Individ ual championship won by manager shortstop Lou Bourdeau of the Cleveland Indians with J321 was the' weakest winning performance In 36 seasons. Official 1944 statis tics released today credited wil lowy Bourdeau with shading second-place Bobby Doerr of Boston by two points: Doerr, who left for military induction after 125 games, batted 225 to pace the Red Sox (Continued on page 17) . i Handicap 'Trot To Best Effort NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2Z.-Wf Best Effort, a black two-year-old owned by C C. Tanner, came from behind today ; under topweight of 122 pounds to win the $2,500 Pont chartrain handicap, feature of the fair grounds inaugural card. -. The son of Ladysman won by a length over Joe W. Brown's King Dorsett The handicap, a six-furlong af fair for two-year-olds, attracted a small field. The Tanner entry of Best Effort and Dollar Mark Were odds-on favorites, paying $2.80 for a $2 ticket in the mut uels. . v Man of Year- Race Narrows DES MOINES, Ia Dec 23-(ffV The search for football's "man of the year" for 1944, sponsored by the Football' Writers Association of America, was narrowed to five men today following the conclu sion of preliminary voting in the writers' polL ' The nominees, who topped the early voting, are Carroll Widdoes, acting head coach at Ohio State; the late John L. Griffith, Big Ten commissioner; General H. H. Ar nold, army air force commandant; Leslie Horvath, Ohio State's All- America back, and CoL Earl Blaik, head football coach at the US Mil' itary Academy. Comdr. Tom Hamilton of the Navy won the award in 1942, with Amos Alonzo Stagg, College of the Pacific, the 1943 winner. Loop OANTA cyciMi iu vuu this year wild jeep full of Christmas cheer. The very . lesl wishes, to eacli and everyone. All good -things to .you and yours. r ' : ' ; - , .- And on this most joyous occasion N" --'-....'. .. . we want to : tell yon that we heartily ' i appreciate your patronage in past year .: and look forward to serving you through - .1945 in the same friendly spirit.'. v Sara Barry - 545 Marion letle estap. . . ; Joe 'Coe: Sol diers lots af 'em and the kind Wha Cke to bowl . : i Frank Bennett: An affidavit to shew, the skeptics the new Salem high athletie plant is a certainty Just as soon as possible Y v . Frank ' Brown: Five laddies - who can (1) ran like H - - -, (2) pass like h - - (3) shoot like h - and (4) win like h - - - . y Fredrkko F. Zlmmermano: A muzxle for A. Llghtner . . JLi Llghtoen A rassler for F. Zinn mermano . . Tony Rossi Georgie Wagner's ears w rapped in ene ef those glorified bathrobes of his'n . . . Ere Kay: A vacation next: time the" Marion Sports "Folio" . Fund comes "round cost me 35 the last time 'cause I hadda go an' open my big. month, when MUIard Fekar - was around . . . t 4 GORGEOt'S' GEORGIE: This Is what Rassler Geortie Wagner iooaea like after Tony Ross fin ished with him In a 14S match. The pair clash again Tuesday night at the armory la the light- beavy mat battle royal. Ready Tuesday Tuesday's Christmas crunch party at the Ferry Street Garden a rasslin battle royal has been completely signed and readied for the 8:30 p.m. gong, announces Matchmaker Elton Owen. Al though the two biceppers who'll no doubt provide all the thunder in the melee were signed on first. the other four matmen to partici pate in the annual holiday torso- twisting tete-a-tete aren't second- raters by any means.' . Coast Champion Jack Kiser Is Included along , with Bowlegged Buck Davidson, Ernie Piluso and Milt Olson. With such talent as this, the Xmas royal could be one of . the most rip-snorting of the rip-snorters offered ' by the lightheavies.' Only Wagner was reluctant to sign on for the party since he was ' eliminated in Portland royal last week in Jig time the crunch cronies just don't seem to like Georgie but came around when Owen agreed to a purse guarantee. " The first two eliminated Tues day draw no pay, unless one Is Wagner. The second pair to fall will return for a 30-minute semi windup match, and the final two in the royal will return for a two of -three falls main event. The ul timate winner is to meet Gust Johnson for the Coast Junior Heavy title. John i Verstee? Phone 0000 Royal polio fund comes -roand ,i . . . BUI Goodwin: O booklet on ways .r wif tournaments ; Rex BJmalell: A cure for the gout, or, the foot for the Insistent 40 et t cronies . . . Walt Cllne, Jr.: Bigger ind better golf trophies at SGC ;! . . Walt Cllne, Sr4 Ditto at Per fection's pin plant . . . HI Hainan ' A toupee . . . Tad Shelton and Andy Bur k, la unison: Me ioo . . . MrsY George E. Waiersij A1 "For Sale". sln for a ball park . . Ira PDcjier: Monday, Wed nesday, Thursday, Friday and , Saturday 'renters for the Ferry -Street Garden and a battle of vitamin pills . Trisco Ed wards: Kind words' n; figures from one Clarence "Pants" Row -land come springtime . . Ir-1 win Harris: A prayer OSC will need if this winter . Leslie Junior high family; "Nether City Hoop Jamboreb Ends in 'Draw Oregon 5s Back at Astoria i . .- ASTORIA. Or- Dec. 23-TiPV-Teams from University of Oregon and, Oregon State college took three! out of four basketball contests front University of Washington and Washington State here tonight in tho closing round of the annual Astoria san francisco; Dec js-w -Eastern ; and Western football stars , raced through heavy work outs today In preparing for their big charity game here New Yeaif's day. The Eastern squad, training at the University of Santa Clara, concentrated on pass plays, stem ming from the T-fonnauon. Coaches Andy Kerr, Bernie Bier- man and . George Hauser agreed on two backfields, temporary in nature in view of the absence of Les Horvath, All-American fro)n Ohio State. Horvath, fletainea i?y studies, will join his team mates shortly. . The East's two backfield com binations lined upv as follows: team A ' quarterback, Frank (Continued on page 17) Rose Bowlers In Hot Scrums PASADENA Dec. 23 - (ff) - fti their last nractices before Christ mas, - Southern California . a n jd Tennessee went through heavy drills today-in preparation fdr their Rose; Bowl battle January . The first two Trojan squads faced each other in a lengthy scrimmage with' offensive tactics getting a thorough going-over. Aware of their, opponents' of fensive menace, the Volunteers drilled on methods to stop the Trojan machine. Both squads take a rest tomorrow. Tennessee's gov4 ernor, Prentice Cooper, arrived for the game with hopes for . a' Volunteer victory, but he's mak ing no forecast He says his 1940 Rosa Bowl - prediction, when Southern California beat his home state 14-0, was 28 points off. : ' Shrine Teams Speed Drills In keeping with the gay 'spirit of the holiday when greetings pW; from, friend to friend, we hope that ybur Oijstmas will fee a merry one and that the New Year will fering ybu true happiness. ; i ' urns lloxley & 5 . .I 416 SUte Street basketball tlUa . . . Parrish Jan. lor high family; Big sign saying, 1Vr 'n Get IT? - . Del Camp- ben: The same aids 1 naa piay ing1 for Fan land last summer . . OUver Hnstont The Legion Jun ior nine salts turned In Bill Sevens: The same thing from Ed Barrow Trlcsa -Edwards hopes for from "Fants" Row land . . t P. WY Shepherd: A coast league pennant win, and not for Portland's Bearers . . . Bob Kenschers A handbook en titled "Hew to Polish Off Par rish" . . "D" George Hoff -masu Two-dollars worth of quar ters, Joe .V U. Harold Haukj The secret of how 3Ss are scored regulariy . . . Tha -whole dam family: A quick departure - of Messrs. iHIUer and JHrohito Well gladly trade all else for this last ane . .' Thanks, Kris VV Merry Xsus '. r! :;"X Bounce jamboree. Oregon won rrom wasningwn State 22 to 16, in their contest, which consisted of only-half of a regulation game, r Then Oregon State took over for another half to beat Washington 32 to 19. Oregon State switched opponents to defeat Washington State, 19 to 18. Washr ington finished off the night with ' a one-point victory over Oregon; 32 to 31. Yv. ' '' The play for the two-night tour nament found the States of Ore gon and Washington ending in a draw. While the Oregon teams j took three out of four matches toJ night . tho Washington - teams did' the same , Friday night. : : - Oregon j won twice from Wash i (Continued on page 1?) . yipcofonc Inoalation wratf TO 19 nt Kxi cosn ' Rol 2C3 nM.fi rnil ISTIMATI STORES Fnone 9144 Cor. Liberty Center St Rhea Hcaliiiglcn 4"t SUte Ralrm . N