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Off Annual Vik Fight Titles
Perhaps short , on class but in 1
most cases long 'enough on will
ingness and intestinal fortitude,
Salem high's , intramural fistic
flock last night filled the Vik gym
with flying leather in whopping
off the- .school's annual - boxing
championships. The fights, punch
off before around 400 enthusiasts,
brought to a close the expansive
program fostered by the Villa ath
lectio department during which
nearly 500 engagements were bat
tled off, Last nfght's winners be
came school titleholders for their
respective weights and form the
SHS boxing ' team.- .". "' .
Only one knockout "dotted the
11-pronged cardand it came in the
' 112-pound brawl between Carl
Weidner and Duane Amen. Sharp
punching Amen' caught his foe
with a right to the chin 1:15 into
the first heat and -ended it right
there. Tha heavweight offering
between Roy Littke and Don
' Graves nearly ' amounted to a
L n i " ' I " ' mmmm6iiimmmmkmmmmmm.
-" . . Twelve high school hoop teams, each champion in its district, will
compete in theannual basketball tournament which will be held in
; the armory Thursday, Friday and Saturday under the auspices of Wil
lamette university. The event is an annual one at the university
Having presented satisfactory team
ciation, the. teams; that have been
definitely selected by Coach R. L.
Mathews are as follows: Eugene,
from southern Willamette . valley;
Ashland,' from southern Oregon ;
Marshf ield, from southern ' coast
region; McMinnville, from north
ern " coast ' region; Salem, Wood
burri and Molalla, from northern
Willamette valley; Bend, from cen
tral Oregon; and "Franklin high
school, the champion of Portland.
. ' . . : The representative of the
southern Columbia river region
will be decided in a contest staged
last night between Seaside and
Astoria. Following this game
Coach Mathews will make the fi
nal selection. Heppner will be
the representative from the upper
Columbia region '. . . Salem, los
ing but one "contest, has a deft
group of hoop artists that is going
to fight to hold the state champion-
ship in the Cherry city . . . Ralph
Coleman of O.A.C. will be the chief
announced by Coach Mathews. Mr
bers of the Bearcat team . . . The
the guests of the students of Willamette university during their stay
in Salem. Entertainment will be provided by the local fraternities.,
After the final hoop contest on Saturday night a mix will be staged in
honor of the visiting high school men. (Ed.'s note: So that's where
those post-tourney brawls got started!) . f
No, we haven't been uncorking
pierely a file's snatch of the pre-tourney story of 25 years ago 19211
We'd have gladly used the 1920
augural year for the classics but,
Other Memories, Too
Unlike 1945, 'twas a great year
for Salem, that ! 1921. No, she
didn't win the title, but was' next
best to Franklin of Portland after
a 26-19 finale. One Viking, Guard
Ashby. made the tourney all-star
team picked personally by Coach
Mathews. Two others selected on
that same team were kids named
Howard Hobson and Carl King,
both of Franklin, the same How
ard Hobson now of Oregon coach
ing fame and Carl "Chappie" King
of the 1945 tourney's' whistle-tooting
troupe .
The 1921 show no doubt holds
many other memories for greyed
tourney followers. For instance,
that was the year Baker high' was
found playing a "ringer" in a red
headed kid named Stoddard-Blake-ly
. .. Along with Ashby, other
Salem players were "Evie" Jones,
.Gosser, Randall and Staley . . .
"Red" Ridings,' later to become an
All-Coast basketballer for Oregon
State, was a tourney all-star mem
ber frpm Molalla. ...
. From the accounts,- the 1921
classic was a whale of a show; not
at all unusual for Oregon's prep
hoop Utopia chase. And from the
looks of what's to do the hooping
in 1945, the 26th edition of same
chase should be no disappointment
in any respect,
'Frisco's Debut hi '21
- Also gleaned from the '21 file,
and smack on the front page, too,
is this little item: "Leo Edwards,
the new catcher who has been
signed by the Salem Senators for
, the 1921 baseball season, is expect
ed to arrive in Salem this week,
- according to! Manager, Jack Hayes,
and immediately will begin thaw
t ing out for jthe season. Edwards
i is known as a backstop of more
than usual cleverness i and i big
work is expected of him-in Salem.
He comes from the Northwest
Icgaue." . . L Arguments as to Ar
, biter 'Frisco's village beginning
, therein stand decided . . Incident
; ally, he was well thawed out last
. time we looked and leaves this
week - for his eighth -umpiring
- binge In the Coast league. . . ,
To golf, '45 style, the mashie
misters who posted those '100-odd
old - golf balls in last . weekend's
tourney at the Salem course might
ike to know that the OPA was
called into action the other day at
Jacksonville, Fla. linksmen were
caving as high as four bucks a bal
in said city. The par-pieces which
-iv ill be realized from " the , local
meet will cost less than one-fourth
that much. ; .
-vjpntnti prop tourney st Seattle
n' K.vsap 54. Walla Wa"a 3.
inPham
48, central vnucj'
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TKO for Littka in the third frame,
but the bell saved Craves after
he had hit the deck 11 times. I.
Good bouts, causing Judges Har
ry Levy; Harry Collins and "Fris
co Edwards to deliberate, - were
the,, closies between Dick Allison
and Tad Shinkle in the 135-pound
class the nod going to Shinkle;
the . Max Maude-Don Beltz -165-pounder,
the - decision ; going ihe.
Maude, ands. the George . Zurlin
denrLyle Williams 155-pounder,
Williams getting the nod. This
last one, a touch-and-go : affair
all . the was, . was easily the best
scrap on : the . card. Mell Boggs
bested Bob Macy in the 145. class
in another good one. ' Other re
sults were: : '.'.-. ' : .
I 103 lbs. Jim ! Pyeatt decision over
Glen Graber; fl8 lbs EmU Yidka de
cision over Richard Hoppes; 125 lbs.
Manuel Davenport decision over Har
old Koontz; 175 lbs. Bill Hill decision
over Nile Castor; 145 lbs. (exhibition)
Orvl Hera decision over -Clifford
Sexton. Coach Tommy Drynan was the
referee. .
records to the tournament .asso
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- R-I (MATTY) MATHEWS
official of the tournament, it Is
Coleman will be assisted by mem
visiting basketball cohorts will be
too many bottles the above is
story inasmuch as. 1920 was the. in
briefly, couldn't :find 1920 file!
Haefffif Seeki
Ions:
Saturday
CHICAGO, March H-(JP)-Gxn
der (The Wonder) Haegg, beaten
in the first two indoor starts of his
career, will make a new attempt
to regain a part of his lost prestige
Saturday night in the seventh an
nual Chicago relays.
The Swedish star, who beat
America's best milers eight times
in as many starts in 1943, and set
10 world records in 100 days the
year before, again will run against
four-of the best the nation has tb
offer in the bankers' mile, feature
event of the indoor carnival Sat
urday night. .
He arrived in Chicago today and
immediately, went to work on his
specialty. He planned another out
door workout tomorrow, and Fri
day night will get his first chance
to run on the boards of Chicago
stadium. Last year Gil Dodds of
the Boston AC, now retired from
competition, set a world indoor
record of 4:06.4 on the same track.
Haegg has offered no alibis for
his two defeats in this country.
but critics of his training methods
blame the losses onto his outdoor
workouts. They , hold he should
be training on the indoor boards
for indoor events. But others con
cede it is a ; lack of condition,
brought on by'; a 22-day ocean
crossing that ended just 50 hours
before his last-place finish a week
ago Saturday. ;-i ,' , .-.
JHaakan Lidman, Swedish hurd
ler Who accompanied Haege here, 5
expressed confidence the "smor
gas board special"- would cut down
the time of his last defeat in New
York considerably, and even hint
ed there may be some surprises.
Asked if he thought Haegg could
. (Continue don page 11)
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Boxing Meet!
STAYTON: An invitational
boxing tournament featuring bat-
tiers from Stay ton, Jefferson, Tur
ner, Chemawa and Aumsville high
schools will be staged here Friday
night, March 23. Twenty-odd
bouts,"" each consisting of three one-
mmute rounds are planned. ; Last
year a similar tourney here wasrj
a roaring success. i
After winning 14 and losing $
games for the season, (he Stayton
Packers basketball team has been
presented with: letter , awards by
Coach M. Driesche, Awards, went
to Captain Bill Frejle Ron John
son, Don "Nielson, Bud Giel. Ed
Samples, Richard Duncan, Wayne
Lierman, DarreU; Hindes, Al Sol
berg:Dott Mouser, Darrell Etzet,
Jack: Hindes, Ralph GeiL Ed Jor-
dan and lianager Malcolm LonLS;
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! SAN JOSE, Califs March 14-(i-Tbe
Portland baaebaJl clnb, ,
la training here for the j 1945
coast leagae season, shapes up
a a fairly i solid outfit, adequate
pitching and eatehlag. a geod in
field and adde pnnch la the out
field! The !tfield.! Incidentally.
Will be atf slew f foot, tf not
slower, than last year when Its
fly-ehasing troupe j reminded of
a ballet of; the elephants.
f Nevertheless, the? lucky Bear-
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iCBaanraies:
'(Upper bracket) j ! '
:J p4 m Washington (8) vs. En-
gene tz)
"4:15 p. av Newberg (4) vs.
Baker (1) i , "
H CLower bracket) ; ,
p. m, Medford (t) vs. Ver-
frmi (7)
1:4$ p. m. Ilillsboro (5) vs.
Oregon City. ) 1 , I
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Cbaches Sliif t
At Notre Dame
jA'tlam Walsh Quits;
j Ronzani 'Back! Boss.
j H -4 !
j i SOUTH i BEND, InL, March. 14
(ifV-The footbaU coaching ataff at
ItpUk Damo university underwent
swift changes today! Adam Walsh,
line I: coach, " resigneO td become
hea coacb of the Cleveland Rams
of the . National: football league,
while Gerie Ronzani, for the last
i earsiwiththe Ghicagoj Bears,
wasi appomtea oacKiieia coacn.
The two changes came less than
three weeks after Sid McKeever,
head football coach! last year, had
resigned to take . a " similar posi
tion at Cornell uhiVersity,1"Jthaca,
NY.;r a;. ,-..-..v;.-si
I Reports: were .current that Clem
Crowe, line coach; of the Ram
blers, might resign to become
fiead football coach at tbe Uni-
Vf r'siitv of Iowa, as' a successor to i
tdf ard if "Slip" Madiganj Hawk-
eye; coach the last ,two seaons.
h Walsh -succeeds ) Al d o "Buff!
Donelli, vho coached the Rams
las f allind who recently, entered
the jU. Sarmy.
Benef it Links
Tourney On
i Mashie J misters jat - Salem, golf
coujrse wll engage .in another of
Jheir every-Thursday . outings to-;
da a 9-hole Sweepstakes meet,
announces" Dr.! George Hctffrhan,
fourney mmltteeman.4 Play will
e permissable over either the out-
iuUB wi jiuvuiuiinj: uiuca um iuu l
SStit
j yvvvwo.; VI - UIC HUX IQIJ TViU a
turned oyer to - the Red Cross
Hoffman: furthersj f
Another Mens cjub tourney will
be ield tbe coming; weekend, name
of which, will be announced later
byl Tourney Chairman Don Hen
drie. Meanwhile players are tun
ing up for the Elks club sponsored
tCiijy Championship meet due early
,next month. " ;
rum an Would
(Bat' for FDR
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! WASHINGTON March H.-yfj
Jf official business prevents. Pres
ident Roosevelt f torn tossing out
thif firstbaU of the 1945. baseball
season nre April! 16, Vice Presi
dent Harry S. Truman will pinch-
throw. ;i
Truman today Ipromised. dark
Gfiffithgowner nf the Washington
Senator that hell be on hand
tot the I opening j game with the i
Nw York Yanketp, April 16.-
Walt "Pappy' Cline and ; Don
Poulin, the 1-2 boys of the Per
fection Major league, took turns
scorching the alleys last night dur
ing the weekly session, Cline wind
ing up With a 665; series and Poul
in 643.-' Poulin
i kegged top stogie
; a soar mg 275. ;-
game, however.
CXIKE'S COFFEE SHOP
CMne. r 4 213 229 I 223 63
Fnesen L.178 200 : 139517
Klrchner ., .,,17207 218 i 150581
McClusky I 1TI IS 161496
Mathls 192 135 163 510
otal L 1102 1017 903 2944
KAMAOES 7-F U -
Scales
, U-190 157
183530
108--522
DtGulrt
Walter
W. Vald
20S
H8
14
164
192
198
13 470
1 60
187547
Coe
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.181
203582
ToUU L
.954 918 ,958 2828
ACME WKECKEKS ZV
HartweU' - .109
163'
173
178548
143452
Mossor , , ,i 13
Woodry j X177
Garbarlno ' ; i '
168. 175530
193 188547
Voung -j' - ; i ' 181
185524
'Totals 1.909 943 S28 2880
CAPITAi.BEDDlNQ CO. II)
Uirson i-. .161 ISO 171492
Zahare .. 4-158 156 179493
Welch .,-;i,-151 205 160-518
Pouhn vt 178 275648
Page ,177 135 : 199511
Totals 905 3 1045 2843
CLEM
Thede
Krejcl
Hoar j...
West ..
HARDWARE CO. (Q
180 181543
IJ 180. 171560
-..149
160 122431
...174 , 145 171-490
.162 161 213538
Total-
..9S1 881 913 2727 I
AKK S (1)
Tlirusli v
Karr
JthEBins
184
168
157
-2"2
l&J
204
161
109
212
212
20O 5S8
160487
167-493
178592
204 5S8
Bone
cune, jr.
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853 Z2H S71 29441
mkufeafl- sasl 6 IFsnSii'Dy .DM
"r rinlchl aMAnil In th itii huj fnvm n.H.it v. tiimaatr m r hM av
era finished second In the 1944
pennant chase, thanks la good
feasnri to the 2 S-tame winning
effort; ef jofartno PlerettC half.
plat right handed hurler who has :
been drafted by tho Washington
Senators. Replacement of : Pier
eti b thrblg rabl Portland's gen-
. era! manarer, bald Bill Klepper,
has dug op a couple of expert-
. encedf right banders Jake
Mooty and Jack Tislnr-iThe lat-r
er comes from' Buffalo of the
International league. Mooty, par- -
26th
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txlaistal b lsli
Bill to Pass
A joint game and fishing indus
tries committee Wednesday virtu
ally assured legislative approval of
the Sportsmen's coastal fishing bill
by reporting !it out: With "a "do
pass recommendation
Aicomminee amenament wouia
require that state fish and game
commissions act in concert on a
survey of the values of commercial
and Isports fishing in the streams
affected. : .- j 1 y j - .
The) bill cuts the seasons for
drift" nets and eliminates set nets
from nearly all bays and rivers
south of the Columbia! The house,
which" already has I passed the
measure permitted use of set nets
in Tllamook bay. A senate amend
ment would permit set nets on Sal
mon, liver, v I -I
During' house hearings, sports
men contended the bill would re
duce the commercial catch about
three per cent and net fishermen
said it would Imake a 50 per cent
slash. ; In revised estimates before
the -senate committees, sportsmen
raised' their guess to 10 per cent
and commercial fishermen lower
ed theirs to 4? per cent. Commit
tee inembers thought that about 25
per I cent would be nearer correct
Sooners Borrow
Urzona MeiltOr
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NORMAN, Oklan March HHP)
On; a lend-lease agreement from
the 1 University of Arizona, the
University of Oklahoma today ac
quired Harry B. Phillips as foot
ball line coach.
Phillips, assistant coach at Ari
zona and physical instructor since
it gave .up. football in, 1942, was
given a contract dated to Jan.
1,41946, but Willi remain until
Arizona resumes football.
The Oklahoma board of regents
approved the appointment after
recommendations by head foot
ball boach Dewey Luster and ath
letic director. Dale Abuckle. Phil
lips i takes . the place of ; Orvule
Tuttle, now a captain in the ma
rines. ,
'Hrirata illunsl
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f CHICAGO, March 14 -(JP)
Guilder T Hacrr. : the Swedish
runner, and his J f tancee, Bliss
Dorothy Nortler, 21, Swedish
speakinc blende; 6f - Oakland,
Callf let it be known, decid
edly,: today that their romance
and weddiag plaits tf any, are
strictly a private affair.
ill -l I '
chased ' from Detroit, has been
around plenty. Including I j o b s
with' the Chicago Cubs and tho'
Tigers, He. was. with Los An-
a j "... i ...
, gelet two years ago. Both he and
Tlsing have, enough stuff to win ,
la this league. .
, Rounding out the pitching staff
Willi ba -Syd - Cohen. Clareneo
Federmeyer, Ad Liska, Don Pnl- -ford
. Duke Whidsor . and Roy
a Helserv Wandell : Mossor.l young
southpaw holdover and ex-Detroit
busbar, ; la expected to find
Ahnudl
in
Fipe: More Players t
Join Washirigtom 9'' VI.
WASHINGTON March 14
(-Five more players! ' out-'
fielder George' Case ; and In-'
fielders .Charles-Beihl, IUllis
Laye, George Myatt and Fred
Ysnthn reported to the Wash
ington Senators today making
11 In camp. i" ' . ..
State Seeking
Iiargesr eDiyvy?
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The state's take of nari-mutuel
receipts at , dog and horse races
would be' increased from 3 to Vz
pe cent under provisions of a bill
ihtitofluced in the senate Wednes
day by the joint ways and means
committee. - j i
The county fairs' fake would re
main" at 2V2 per cent. I :
f it was estimated that! under this
bi the state general fund 'would
receive' more' than $350,000, during
th next biennium, provided the
bah on races is removed. The state
racing commission would lose only
$3000. : i
iar Memdrial
Heads Picked
feAN, FRANCISCO, j March 14
(;P)-Royal . Brougham, Seattle
Post - Intelligencer sports editor,
arid James' Richardson, manager
o Portland's Multnomah stadium,
have been named , Washington and
Oregon state directors jfor the na
tional commission, for I living war
memorials, Sam Hayes, the com
mission's Pacific coast - advisor,
announced today. ' 1
Loss of Leg Fails to Stymie
Ball Efforts
WASHINGTON, March
Less than a year ago, Lt Bert
pL Shepard, Clinton, j lad- was a
arisoner- in Germany. T d a y,
;with part of one leg off. he prac
ticed with the Washington Sena-
ters. "Thia la the thing that I
jdreamed about aver there for
months, he 1 9 1 d a reporter.
rSure, I'm serious about play
;ing ball, and t believe that I
lean." -.--- i r
1 After a three-hoar workout
i
Jhis right leg, amputed below the
knee, felt -only a iUttle sore,"
land Shepard had convinced him- -self
that he can get around nlm-
! bly enough. Before the
war.
himself one of these days. As
- is, the mound squad appears cap
able of solid performances.
. Holdover catchers Eddie Ad-"
' ams and Earl Norager fill the
. bilL Adams led the team la hit- -i
Ungs last season.
The Infield of : Larry Barton,
' first base, plus his replacement, '
Swede Anderson:1 Charley Eng-?
lish, second base; John O'Neill.'
I shortstop, . and manager Marr
4 Owen, third sacker, figures good
' defexudvelr and combines power
'at; tho plate. Portland baa some
Classic Poised
Willamette
Upsets Shine
In Hoop Meet
SEATTLE, Marchl4.(iP-Upsets
held sway today as Washington's
tDD high school basketball teams
started play at j the University f
Washington pavilion for the state
championship. 1 r ; j !
The .first game of the touma
ment provided the first upset with
the Walla Walla Blue Devils bow
ing to South Kitsap by a score
of 39 to 54 after being favored
as one of the stronger teams of
the tournament. The touted Bell-
ingham Red Raiders lived up to
their reputation in the second
game to down Central Valley, 48
37, and John Rogers, Spokane city
champion, likewise did - the ex
"pec ted in defeating Kalama, 36-31
Snohomish, however, provided
another upset in the fourth game
when they built up a third quarter
lead and then! hung on to edge
out Longview. southwest district
champions, 32-30. '
Anderssbn 'Nets
US Track Invite
STOCKHOLM, March l4-(ff)-The
" newspaper3 Afton Bladet said
today that Arrie Andersson, Gun
der Haegg's Swedish rival, has re
ceived a telegraphic offer to go
to the United States for the sum
mer track season if Haegg returns
to Sweden after the indoor meets.
AAU Secretary Dan Ferris said
in New York that no official in
vitation has been extended to An
dersson although he added that it
is planned to invite the Swedish
star for the outdoor season. -
of Nat Hopeful
Shepard, a 5-feot-lL 185-pound
southpaw pitcher and first base
man, played In such miner
leagues as the Wisconsin State,
Evangellna and California State.
If pete, Gray, one-armed ut-
fielder, can make the big leagues
with the St Louis Browns, Shep
ard sees no reason why he
shouldn't help jat; during the
manpower shortage whether he
, plays In the majors or minors.
. Sbeparo, . puoting a , r-3S. was
shot down northeast of Berlin,
May 21, 1944. The exchange ship
Gripsholm : brought him home
February Z. ; ; j
CDatiMM9. fim
.. mvVIiI nvnku tnftelder an hand -' with Los . Angeles he led tha
corking rookie Infielders on hand
I notably Frank Lucchesi . and
Curt Schmidt, both San Fran
ciscans; Bemo' Menegetti, Oak-
land; f Jim Daniels, 17-year old
Los Angeles boy and Mel Nunes,
the latter experienced. -
Frank Demaree, formerly with
tho Cabs,- GUnU and St. LouU
Browns, iplua previous -coast
: league experience, should atreBX
. then the outfield. He Joined Port-
land last mid-seasoa weighing
. 235 pounds, now. tips the scales
45 pounds less: .When' he was
U Pavilion
Wasliington-Eugene 'NaturaF
Opens Show at
Friday; Record
Tornaiio, Colonials,
As Favoritesi Pioneers, Baker Rate Highly
The 26th edition of what every
to net i into the state hooD tourney
ette university's history-drooling arena today with all eight qualified -
class ?A" quints lined Ujr for their swings in the four payoir scraps -starting
at 3 pj4T Today's victorious four advance to semifinals Fri-C:.
day nieht' at 70 while the defeated quartet opfen consolation play
Friday morning. iThe "A" championship game ia set for 8:45 Satur-.
day raght after the "B" finalists -decide the tiueim tnat envision, ai -7:30
oclock. The "A" -boys will be battling for the crown how held '
by Asliland's Grizzlies after last year's meet. Ashland failed :fo sur
vive qistHct'playthis'-year.:":. r" ".. f ' ':'fv "''.'.''...'-'.J - -."
v Embarking on its fourth war year, the basketball show of shows ;
in thef state has been properly dedicated to those hundreds of kids who ;
have fcome and gone in classics of the past and who are now fighting .
and dying for' a bigger. championship.. ' ; - 'S ,f" . . L j
- Inaugurating the 26th classic at three. today iaja game which many
of the basketball Berties and Bessies who are exjpectibd to set an all-
time attendance record for the tourneys peg as a natural. Washing- '
ton high's rafter-rubbing District 8 Colonials of Portland and Eugene's .
small jbut; swift District 3 Axemen, tabbed by more than a few as the ;
two lip teams in the blue ribbon battle, do those Opening chores. Up- "
per blackiet game No. 2, billed for 4:15 o'clock,' sejpds Newberg's capa-
ble District 4 Tigers against Baker's highly-adverfised District 1 Bull-
dogs.; Lower bracket teams swing into action 87:30,, Medford's un
defeated District 2 Black Tornado opposing Verohla's unsung district -
7ers, followed Ty the day's, windup game between Hillsboro's tallish -distrirt
5'ers and Oregon City's fast-pedesting Pioneers of district 6.:
The state's top four" !'B? quinta--Clatskanie's 4 Coasters of B-l,
Reedinort's Braves of B-2. Arlington's Honkers of b-3 and Grant Union "
of John Day's Prospectors ot B-4
, L m . . , x it ' . r
aay a,i & pjru jrrani union ana unisiuuue oasaev on tiic upeucr iiu .
Arlington and.Reedsport then finish up opening day "B firing. , - -
Most of the aspiringjjoop-suiters
yesteraay aunng imai
watched jcame away stiH convinced that Al Simpson's Black Tornado, V
Ted Schopfs-Colonials and Hank Kuchera's Axemen are the boys to'
beat pis time. ' Gerald Markee's Baker Bulldogs and 'Dan Jones' Pio
necri' both fire-engine basketballing exponents with sparkling rec-"
ords,fare also figured well up on-the
Which makes for a -tourney not unlike many which .have come and'
gone in the lastxarterntury--a
'or JLhe. inost part,. the class . A"
won-ostirccoras ana . pomt-gatnering prowess. Mediord s. biggisn'
southerners stand out in both departments after failing to finish no '
worse than first in all their 26 games. Most of the 26 wins were lop-"
sided affairs! The Axemen aren't far behind, fter losing theu first
game of the-season, Eugene's hustlers then copped 30 in a row, many
by one-sided margins. Washington, a 21-wonl-lpst team for. the sea
son, jdidn't always win by big margins, but her Colonials: were totally
impressive in Portland play. Oregon City's 22-3 contains many 2-1 vie-.
tory margins as does Baker's 27-3. Newberg's winning margin in 22-4
wasn't always impressively lopsided.'
the route and. Hillsboro won 9 while
ft the "A" pack, only Washington and Oregoh City are back again
:hasing after 1944 laurels. Washington finished third a year ago
Oregon City, the host quint this year add' making -her ninth
straight; tourney appearance, was defeated in her first two outings.
Tithf of tourney oldtimer this time goes to Eugene, however. ; Axe
marl teams have visited Salem in March, fares paid,; 16 times before.
Baker and Medford arent far behind at 14 and 12, respectively. This
will be J Washington's fourth visit, Hillsboro's third and the very first
for both Newberg and Veronia.' Only Eugene Baker and ".Medford
havcopped-titles in the past " s; , ;
The annual pilgrimage for ringside ducatijhas been far more
brisk than ever befqre this year, prompting Tourney i Director Les
Spairks to predict that all attendance records will be smashed during
the .26th running. And despite the fact that Saenv for years a tour
neyf biggie right alongside Astoria, will be watching from the pay seats
witi the Fishermen. Woodburn kayoed the Vijeings in district play
andi Astoria Ut out the same way in her sector! ,
; lotficials assigned whistle-tooting chores for the' classic are Emil
Pildso and Carl "Chappie" King of Portland, Carl K(igel of Pendleton.
and Hal Eustis of Astoria. Eustis is the alternate striped-shirter. -
SportsNot to
Feel OPA Move
WASHINGTON, March 14r(fl?f-
The OPA's proposal to set ceiling
prices on amusement charges, if
adopted, will have little effect on
athletic events. Aiming principal
ly t movie houses, Chester Bow
lesjop director, said it was not
unlikely? that the wartime trend
of jncreaseof prices was the same
in Other amusements although he
lacked complete data. Profession
al football and major league base
ball sources reported their basic
admission prices are approximate
ly the same as in pre-war days. ;
A ; baseball ; man asserted that
we have a ruling against chang
ing? the general admission - charge
of 15 cents and grandstand $1, and
this has stood aa far back as man
remembers.-. ". : : -:v
The cost of a ticket to the base
ball fan. has been increased only
Dy , an additional government tax
from 10 to 20 per cent during the
War. , . .
All-Wool
SPOUT
COATS
for Spring
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Clothiers
n-tta Los .Angeles he iea wo
lnaguo la most' of the hitting do-
partments. ne 'rounds out a slow
, outer garden ;?group. which- la-
eludes Johnnys Gilt Ted Gulllck,
Speneer narris, all TCterans, and
Frank Shone, anado-over pitcher.
Young pitching recruits - in-
elude BUI Carr, Vallejo; Bob -.
Hardy, Seattle: Charley Souia,
- Oakland, and Sam Latino- Sac- -.
ramento. Afl are right banders.
: lianager Owen thinks Carr can't .
3; B's Start
Croyvds Seen
Axemen Holding Forth .
Oregon prep basketballer battles
unfurls its 1945 sails in Willam- .
- wade into their payoff clashes Fri-'
i t i 1 1 t- J
acclimated themselves to the WU -
tune - ups, ouifinose raiiDiras wno -
prognosticating: chart, however. '
rip - snorter from" whistle to whistle.-
troupes present brilliant seasonal :
Veronia won . 13 and lost 8 over
dropping 14. i t ' ;
Quints Reach
KANSAS SCITY; March 14
Loyola univjErsity of New Orleans
defeated .Phfllips university, Enid,
Okla., 53-31. tonight to fill out
the eight f team quarter-final
bracket of he' Rational Intercol
legiate Basketball tournament
Their victory fcave the Loyolans
the right to! meet Central Normal
of Danville, IoL, . In the 9:30
o'clock gam of Thursday night's
triple header. Other pairings for
tomorrow night include Duane
college, Crete, Neb vsV Southern
Illinois of Carbondale at 7 o'clock,4
and West Texas State of Canyon
against Pepperdine of Los Angeles
at 3:13 pjn.
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