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. . i- I '. ' . -v. ! . - . .. 39LinksmenNoiv Qualified : For Elks' City Title Derby With but three days gone and 10 more left before the chips, hit the middle. 39 assorted golfers have posted qualifying scores for "the First Annual Elks club spon sored City, open links champion ship tournament." The divot der by, expected to attract up to 100 aspirants be they 70 or 170 shooters, will take off the week end of April 14-15 at the Salem . course. . , Eleven more joined on Sunday the 28 who qualified Saturday, but no one succeeded in sup planting MiHard Pekar's three over par 75 as the .medal score. Those who joined the group Sun day, and their respective scores: Bab Powell 78. Dr. George Hoff man 81. Harry Gustafson 83, Old home week dept: Did you notice how many ex-Western In ternational leaguers had elevated themselves to the top floor of the Cost ciicuit during Saturday's inaugurals? When a pitcher is good enough to get the starting role in the first game of the season, he's do ing okeh Ronnie Smith, a Howard Maple find for our town Senators fourjrears ago, opened for Hollywood; Don Osborn. the Vancouver same for Los Angeles' pre-season favorites, and had it not been for time-tested Ad Liska, ex-Solon Roy Helser would have had open ing chores; for Portland. Consider, '. too, that Eddie Adams was behind the dish for the Bevos and Hal Su.eme jn the same slot for Seattle. The boys are doing well, wot? . .-. . To track, Gunder Haegg report- edly wound up his rather incon picuous invasion of American :, ovals the other night by getting himself kicked off an airplane and stranded hundreds of miles 'from where he was supposed to gallop. All of which writes a fitting fini to the Smorsgabord Special's visr this time and sends him home bat ting .1000. He could win only on t race, and that in poor time, dur- ' ing his long-awaited tour; he couldn't get married because transporta tion back to Sweden was out for his hopeful California bride and, to wind it up, the poor guy was out-prioritied on his plane seat. Who sed the USA was a land of opportunity that is, in wartime? . . . An- . other thackster, this one the neighboring Duration league's Bill Aus tin of Woodburn, has already indicated this spring he'll probably hit ' the scrolls after graduation as one of the finest all-around athletes ever , to matriculate at Woodburn. A pee-dinger of a tackle for the Bulldog grid champs last fall, an individual scoring record buste for Jiggs Bur- : nett's basketballers during the winter, Austin is now heaving the iron ball around for the cinder crewj He's hit the 44-feet 5-inch mark al- ready in piactcice, which is one inch less than his best previous effort. And if you'll recall, Rustin finished fifth in the state meet shot put event last spring. How about his baseball playing?. The 200-pound i 18-year-old admits he's 4-F in that game . . . (He's not as bashful as he looks in the pix topside justeu-k any of his Duration foes). . . . Barnes Will No Doubt Get His $20,000 Back t Don Barnes, president, and Luke Sewell, manager of the place ; . nine in the 1944 world series sayHhat -one-armed Pete Gray will have to earn hs major league spurs with bat and glove and won't be playing as a sideshow attraction for the Brownies. And from the looks of 6 foot 1-inch Gray's 1944 record with Memphis of the class A-l Southern . association, a fast circuit, he'll not only earn those spurs the hard way but will have Barnes' $20,000 investment repaid with interest in the first two weeks of the season. Look at these facts on Gray's 1944 season: Batting average .338, twenty -two two base hits, nine triples, five home runs (over fences, too),( 38 bases stolen, over 400 putouts made in the outfield and all culminated by his selection as the most valuable player in the Associa tion. Plus the fact that he's struck out exactly 15 times in two seasons with Memphis despite having only the one arm to swing with! Pretty food marks for any ballgamer with two arms and hands, wot? It will take at least two weeks of facing American league pitching before it's known whether Gray will or will not have what it takes to stick. But in those two weeks Prexy Barnes should get his 20 grand back: Such an unorthodox phenom as Gray will attract that many paid admissions all by himself. Wouldn't you pay to watch him play? You said it-so would we. Ducks Eye Still Heftier Season Next Time They've hung out the welcome home sign for Oregon's "Western NCAA championship" claiming Webfoot hoop-suiters l(they didn't playi UCLA, southern division titlist for the Coast crown, but there's noth ' infc miMh which says the Ducks couldn't have whipped the Bruins that is, nothing this side of the California Jine) and already the drum beaters are eyeing the 1945-6 season. At least tying the 1939 Alley cats" national championship record is the next goal. And what with only Ashland's Jim Bartlelt at present slated to be absent come 1945-6 roll call, prospects for a repeater are better than good. Bartelt has a date with the army air corps in June. Freshmen Dick Wilkins, Del Smith, Chuck Stamper," Frank Hoffine, Bill Elder, Les Wright, Floyd Frederickson and Dwight Zulauf, Sophomore Ken Hays and Juniors Bob Hamilton, Ed Allen and Lou Kotnik, all either 1-Cs or 4-Fs, will be back. Not very enchanting to hot-shot high school hoopsters who plan attending Oregon next term they'll have a rough lime even trying to crash that squad as a substitute. Astoria Wants Warren at $7500 Per In tallying up the glorious season enjoyed by John Warren it Co., Eugener Dick Strife furthers that vacationing Howard Hobson is al ' most certain to return next fall to resume his duties as varsity basket- ball and baseball coach. What happens to Warren, the burly gent whose high school, freshman and varsity quints have now won 338 and lost 59 games during his tenure as a coach? S trite says he goes back to chores as "duration" grid and freshman basketball coach at .v Oregon. . ;. I v i Since there is none; of either at U of O during the war, "Honest Jawnw might, sniff around for greener grass. He's now certainly quali fied. One offer, we're told, has already been made Warren. That by ; his old prep stomping grounds, Astoria. For signing on as head coach i end director of physical education and the city's recreational program . we bear Astoria will shell put $7500 per annum for the Warren sig ; nature. ""V"--. " , , i, . And that a in'iiay for prep coaching. Crowds - Not $$$ - - Lure Ruth , To Rasslin9 Referee Chores BOSTON, April , 2-iJP)-H' the lure of Jhe crowds and not posi tively not financial- worries that is bringing back! Babe Ruth to! prornineh ce this time as a wrestling referee.-' L - . ' V "Broke! the 51 - year .old. baseball, immor-r tal retorted when asked to give-' his reasons for gf. hi wrHtiinf ca i reer here today. "1 should say not, BABE RUTH And I never -will be as long as trust funds pay eff and my other investments continue on- a ' dividend-paying basis. ' " .'".'" '." "No, it's not finances that Clay McDowell 97, II. 'Gillespie 81, Barney Tiller 85, Lloyd Dav enport 89, Floyd Kenyon 78. Scotty Marr 89, Rex KlrameJI 89 and Al Lightner 89. Also holding up over Sunday was Floyd Baxter's net 66 in the 36-hcle Sweepstakes tournament which is being held in conjunc tion with the F.Iks meet. Baxter shot a 75 and has a 10 handicap. Pekar holds second with a 75 7 G8. Thirty-three have so far entered the Sweeps derby. It's stifl Tom Wise and Glen Lengren in the Eclectic tourney with 10 days to go. Both have wound up their 10 rounds of play with Wise holding a half-stroke lead at net 56 over Lengren. ' - f t BILL AUSTIN prompted me to accept offers to referee in Portland and Boston," be continued. "I've been out of baseball for 11 years now. and, since my old game does .not ap pear to want me anywhere, 1 haven't had much chance to keep in touch with the crowds. - , , . "I like being with people and enjoying them and IH have ah opportunity to see them 2 as a wrestling referee. You know .I'm no rookie in that league.. I. must have refereed at least 10 wrestling shows while , I was in ; baseball." ; Ruth went on to explain that his old friend, Jake Schafer, the New York hotel executive, had urged him to accept Promoter Paul Bowser's offer to officiate in Portland, ' Me, tonight and in Boston on Wednesday. ' - f "... V a ''"!' 1 ; t ' i ' 1 i . - i f 7 : Aroiory'Ca)l TEX IIAGEK, small but capable swiftyljTrom Creswell, tfckles GeorctV Wagner in the crtain raiser brawd on tonight's arm ory mat card. Tony Ros goes asainsil "Grey Mask" la the ma in cr. Siclis Trounce Padres, 12-1 SAN DIEGO, April 2--yhile; Rookie Jlex Palica j handcuffed the Pud res with three hits,Seat tle's Raiirijers blasted five hirlers to taxe a 12-1 victory over the San Diego cjiib in a Pacific. boast league baseball game here tonight. It was Seattle's third Win i9 four starts against "Pepper" Martin's club. . - ' " Seattl'sewed up the ball Igame in the third inning when fof tal lies werefmade after one run was scored in the first. San Digo fi nally scored in the ninth. Seattle . Il . 104 013 201 S 15 1 San Diego ; . ..r. . .. 000 000 O01-- 3 2 Palica and Sueme; Valenzuel$, Mc Clure (3. Trahd (4). Campbell (6). JJailey OY and Abbott, Ballinger, Sacos Slam Twiiiks, 9-1 SACRAMENTO, April 2 f (JP) Sacramento evened its f Coast league baseball series with prtolly wood at .two games each hre to night by taking a 9-1 victory over the Stars. Les Powers allowed eight hits but coasted in behind a four run leadl built up ii the fourth inning. Sacramento clinched the 'game with a ive-run outburst ii the seventh Jframe, driving "Red? Em bree from the mound. Sacrkmen to connected for nine hits. Hollywood! ; 000 000 10(i-l S 4 Sacramento 021 000 50S-B 9 1 Embreev-Grajovek (7) and HilE! Pow erj and Sfchlueter. Savaee Star In Yank Win' ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, April 2. -fi-Doil Savage helped th'New York Yankees even their spring exhibition series with the New York Giants today by belong a three-rur homer in the eighth in ning and driving in four of the AmericarS leaguers' runs in their 5-2 victory. Walt Dubiel held Mel Ott' men scoreless Sin a six-inning sretch but Rookie Bill Dekoning's priple and Buddy Kerr's single of Bill Zuber in the ninth broke thepshut - out. On 1 fZ I- ... jj i:;.V. -r - i iJrr igTNfc tmirrtfh IPii ttleir-M an tleirimi gj I I On the Salem Golfers I The rules committee is new mulling: over the "flvesone ta boo" plan discussed daring the Mens' blub banquet last week and wilt probably have a feport for Majordomo Ere Kay soon. It : is the Wish of many masb.it; mis ters at SGC that play be llinHed to foursomes at most on Satur days, S u n d a y s and holidays. Which ' does make for a better break for the casual golfer1:. . An invitation is given those gents who insist a victory garden would ;Ilook good In the front yard, and follow through by clouting divots therefrom 'while warming up, that they utilise the" practice range beyond the; ninth fairway. The front yard i NOT, for practicing. Not even for the hotshot regulars ... One guy who goes for his golf: Lee stey, after visiting in Kansas, arrived In Portland Friday morning. Did he go home to rest off - the trip? . Naw. lie was playing golf with Bud Waterman, Bill Buslck and Cliff Parker shortly after Friday noon! I . . Another gen who likes h'is golf even more now Is Floyd Baxter. Be carded;:: a 1 Saturday, one of the best Baxter r mm mm mm L 4 llo PIHEOHOrjE STORES CORNER N. LIBERTY & CENTER STS. j 9K1 I ; Ross vs. Stoiieface Is Tough Anthony Ross and head splitting "Grey Mask" j take up tonight from where ther left off two months ago by meeting in Matchmaker Elton Owen's Ferry Street Garden weekly bat: card main .event. And the jnleting be tween North Capitol street's mus deman and the hoodedj hombre isn't expected to be a bit less lively than were the anaorjj; out jings produced those feW yieeks pack. ! - j Village crunch clients will re--member that it was Anjlwny Q., his own pompodour protected Salem Junite In Semifinals ! ! 3Ietzger Quint ops Lincoln in G'Bll j PORTLAND, April 2.-(Special) -Salem's junior high schdol stock ed entry vaulted into thp semifi nals of the annual Golderjball bas ketball tournament her tonight by caging out a 31-17 victory over Lincoln junior high of fForest; Grove. The Salems meet Monte- villa in the 8:00 o'clock: game Tuesday night at Peninsula I Park gym, and if they get byjthat one they enter the finals. j Coach Bob Metzger's kids spot ted the Lincolns a 2-point lead at the outset of tonight s game and then tookrover. It was -4 at the quarter against t h ej scrappy Grovesters and 16-10 atfhalitime. Then in the third frame jMetzger's mixture of Leslie and Parrish jun ior high hoopsters; tonight aided by the return of high-scaring Ken Gibson, who broke his arm in mid season,' galloped for jlO points while holding the foe to'jthree for a 26-13 advantage. That outburst clinched the ball game, j j . Again 6-foot 3-inch Ralph Mor gan paced the Salems, ithis time with 11 points. Gibson jwas next with six and Carlos Hiouck got five. Every player on tie Salem roster saw action. Forwatd McVay led the losers with six markers. METZGERS (11) (17) LINCOLN Houck 5 T j. McViy Miller 2 TX 0 Shaffer Morgall It C 1 Marshall Gibson 6 G i 0 JDwyer Kleinsmith 2 G - )l Huschka Slem ub BUI Johnston "1, Bob Johnston, T. Paulus 4. Cqvalt, Nei twander. Lincoln Crist ?. Noah 5, Parmley t. Derbyists See Little Hope! LOUISVILLE, Ky., ApHl 2.-(JF) When the horse racing bn is lift ed on V-E day, how soon, will the horses be able to run -again at Churchill Downs? Mosi of the horsemen in Derbytown j where approximately 500 houses are quartered feel they can jnot have their horses ready for even sprint races before May 1. And a long grind sucp as the mile-and-a-quarter Kentucky der by is out of the question for them until the last part of May, or preferably, early June, theyay. The majority of trainers think that if there is to be aify racing here before May 1, it wiL have to be done by the horses that win tered in Florida or New! Orleans, which had been in training. Their 1 hroses definitely won't $e ready, they say. efforts ever ; . . Another expla nation to ALL golfers In or around Salem re the upcoming Elks club city championship tournament. The tourney Is de signed for ALL golfers! (whether they shoot 70 or 170. prises as valuable as those which; go to the 70-80 champs will also o to the par-chasers who get consider ably, more swinging exercises In 'IS holes, and they're KL Invit ed to enter. The tourney is NOT for club members only. And how can you miss for only sj four-bit entry fee? . . . Explanation from "Doe" Hoffman needed: You, sir are on the toijirnament committee and are one of the . gents who decides whai kind of outing shall be played each week. How come . yea k 1 w a y s ask, "What're we play inf today r when you come out? . . . Anoth er plan: Members. wiUf soon be asked to turn In the names and addresses of all former mem- ' bers now in the armed forces. They will be charted oil a bulle tin board In the club house. "a II some Kindly gent cares U do It, he may drop thie depart e4 member a letter or two , . . otono rACTOnY-METnOD RECAPPING CartlSccrr Notdsd Sdsa cran under af wad of taie and band ages finally, who chased Mr. Stoneface from the ring in their last mefeting, the cLasin result ing in s. local suspension by the Salem Boxing and Wrestling commission for same Sir. Stone face. A week previously the hooded heel had bonked open a bloody gash on the Ross brow and flattened him for a win. Ross wi s declared winner of the i second edition after putting the Mask to flight, and were it not for the suspension which fol lowed the pair would have met again. Both of those earlier Beavers Bounce Oaks 9-2, Ifor Third Win of i Guv' Portsides i -II- ..- -i it zr- . v A ' y yf J-( Governor Earl Warren of California, with Joe E. Brown (left) an interested spectator, southpaws the opening pitch of the 1945 Coast lea rue baseball season at Oakland. Portland copped the open er, 4-i over the Oaks before 10,000. Note how the "gov" Is stripped down for action. (AP wirephoto) 20,000 Watch Oval Openers LONDON, April t -(-England's fiat racing season opened today at (fashionable Royal Ascot Park, some 20 miles from London, with an J estimated 20,000 specta tors doing their best to rub out the peact time betting' standards. There was only a sprinkling of Americais--not more than 300 at the opening which before the war was lone of England's greatest fashion parades. Only three fa vorites came through in the 10 race card. Lacey-Suarez In Portland Go PORTiLaND, April 2-(JP)-k ten round miain event fight Friday night wil pit Harold (Snooks) La cey, New! York negro lightweight, against Portland's Johnny Suarez, Preliminaries will feature wel terweights Norman Finch and Kel ly Jacksdn in a six round bout and several marine fighters from the Klamath Falls marine bar racks. Bird Firm Planned SEATTLE, April 2-0P)-The i state garfte commission in a brief session today authorized the pur chase of a tract of land on Whid by island near Coupeville for a new game bird farm, with con struction to start as soon as pos sible. The purchase price was re ported as 113,000 for 180 acres. (a fill; Tops Armory Muscle Menu Tonight brawls were donnybrooks and there isn't much which says to night's rubber match . wont be the same. Particularly so since tonight's winner is to get a full fledged crack at Georges Dusette for the Coast junior heavy title next week. I i Ross, his face battered and cut In recent matches hopes to put the finishing touches on Mr. Stoneface early tonight. 4 The Ross face Is hvno condition for the blood-bringing head butts employed by the Mask. The two prelims are of the Opening Pitch PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE W L Pet. Portland ... 3 1 .750 Hollywd .1 1 .500 Seattle 3 1 .750 San Fran . 2 2 .500 Sacramento 2 2 .500 Oakland .1 3 .250 Los Ana ...2 2 .500 San Diego 1 3 .250 Monday results: At Oakland 2, Port land B. At Los Aneelei 16. San Fran Cisco 3. At San Diego 1. SeatUe 12. At Sacramento 8. Hollywood 1. Sunday result: At Oakland 14-8. Portland 10-11. At Sacramento 8-2. Hollywood 10-4. At Los Angeles 2-1, San Francisco 1-4. At San Diego 5-0, Seattle 4-2. Byron Nelson Durham Champ DURHAM, N. C, April 2.--Byron -Nelson won the Durham open golf tournament Sunday with a 65 in the home stretch, sweeping the three Carolina tour naments and establishing a record of seven victories in one winter tour. His 72-hole total was 276. His five-under par 65 set a new course record for the Hope Valley course, where only six sub-par round! were recorded in the en tire tournament. Tony Penna was second with 281, Jim Gauntt third at 282 and Sam Byrd fourth at 285. Sam Snead and Jug McSpaden were tied in ninth place at 288. How They SAFETEST Automatic WATER HEATER For Necesssry RtpUcem? nts ZINC CLAD . , 20-CAaCN STORAGE TANK Sears Safetest Automatic Gas Water Heater gives you safe, economical, dependable service day a ad night. Note the special features! illustrated. Steel outer jacket has a beautiful, white, baked on enamel finish. Patented tank construction produces a uniform zinc coatinjr inside and out that increases life of the tank. Approved by the A loner Hue with American Gas Association, : I baffles saves ! - ' ' heat. . . 484 Stale Street I opposite' sex. In the 8:30 opener a demoted and Irked Georgie coding Tex Ilager, the mustache "kVajgner grapples with jnp-and-ioetl Creswell cleanie, 4he tussle ear-marked as a meanie vs. clean ie opnotcher. A loss for Georgie thi time iust about drops him ou of the picture hereabouts. Tbn in the semhvinduli special It's! Ernie f iluso against Gust Jofinscn in an all-clean imist. the kind which usually brighten up a qard despite the lack of blood n thunder stuff. Dependable Iva'n Jones will handle I the ref erring chores, f Gttmpcdgn Hurler Tising Portlanders Baiig 0ut Dozen Bingles OAKLAND, Calif., April 2.-Je) Oakfand played PorUand; on even terrrfs for4wo innings tonight, but the Visitors went ahead after that to win a Pacific coast league night baseball game, 9 to 2. ' The Oaks used fourteen men in an attempt to stem the rout .but weni scoreless after the; first in ning! There were 20 hits Includ ing four doubles and three triples. Twelve of the hits were hy Port- . - j landers. . i It was Portland's third victory in tjie four games played and it came at the expense of ; old timer Sad Sam" Gibson who was belted from the mound. Two other Acorn pitchers failed to stem the Bevo attack. Portland scored 'twice in the jfirst and third frames, three times in the fifth and once each in the sixth and seventh. Jack Tising, a newcomer to the league, heldf the Oaks in check after their 2-run first inning. ' The teams finish up their brief series tomorrow night, after which Portland journeys to Sacramento and lOakland meets Hollywood at Oakland. Portend 202 031 1008 12 2 Oakland 200 000 0002 8 3 Tiling and Adams: Gibson, Marshall, Martjn and W. Raimondi. - , Leslie-Faculty Battle Friday Although it comes somewhat late this year due to the participa tion bf the junior high school clubs in tHe Portland Golden ball meet, the Faculty vs. Leslie junior high basketball tilt will be staged on the Missionary court Friday night of thjis week. And the Leslie kids are 4uite confident that they will do okeh against the oldsters. Patrons of the southern half of the ity have been quick; in nom inating this year's edition of tie Missionaries as the f ightingest outfijt the school has ever seen. Thei): three efforts against the powr-ladeti P air r i s h Pioneers, while failing to net a win, earned at lelast a moral triumph for the Leslies. The kids aim to keep right on scrapping against the Oldsters Coach Bob Keuscher intends to start! his regular five of Bob Funk, Harrjy Culbertson Jack Miller, L a rjr y Kleinsmith and Winston Cobq for the first time that bunch has peen together since the Par rish clash. Byrnes Denies Commish Talk WASHINGTON, April; 2- sports people dallied with the idea that! maybe Jimmy Byrnes might become baseball s new high com missioner, but Jimmy nixed it, Neaijly everybody said he had the qualifications for the job, but Byrnes, who resigned today as war pmobilizer, made it plain that he is not interested. I An aide said Byrnes "had not been offered the post, and even if it was offered, he -would not ac cept it under any conditions.', 1 2 3 Victory Snap-action safety pilot. Thermostat. Efficient slot ted port type burner. . Fibcrglas in suUu'on keeps, water hot. New Rules Set For Football, College Style NCFRC Meets, Adopts Numerous Changes NEW YORK, April iZ-For- ward passirig will be-permitted any where behind the line of scrimmage and a second succes sive out-or-Dounas kiskoii win pe put in play by the receiving team on the KicKing eleven s 4u-yara line, the national "collegiate f oot day. ' : In addition, the college gridiron rule makers decided that in-future a substitute may report to any oiuciai on trie lieid; made the elbow-block definitely illegal and revised the center's stance so that none of his body extends be yond the forward point of the ball. It was the first meeting of the group since shortly after Pearl Harbor and the first under the chairmanship of Col. William Bingham, Harvard athletic direc tor on military leave." All members of the rule-mak ing group except A. A. Stagg, who could not get a reservation from his Stockton, Calif., home, end H. O.' (Fritz) Crisled of Michigan, now on an army special service tour, attended. ' j Ray Morirson of Temple, presi dent of the football coaches as sociation; Lou Little of Columbia and Bernie Bierman of Minnesota, committee and E. A. Geiges of also were present as an 'advisory Philadelphia, represented the of ficials! To issue proper control of the kickoff, the new rules permit the ball to be elevated an inch from the ground but does not specify the construction, size or composi tion of the tee. - In adopting the unrestricted for ward pass, the collegians will fol low the style of the pros. Until now, a college , passer had to be five yards behind the line of scrimmage. The revamped substitution rule costs the field captain his' right to reject the substitute. The coach assumes all responsibility for the legality of the change. The elbow-block, which came into prominence with the T-for-mation, was eliminated by chang ing the rule so that a player must have his hands and arms pressed against his own body when block ing. Aiigels Pound 'Frisco, 16-3 LOS ANGELES, April 2.-(P)-The Los Angeles Angels, tallying II runs in the sixth inning, today walloped the. San Francisco Seals, 16-3, to tie the current series at two games apiece. Joe Slotter, An gel rookie southpaw, held the Seals to three hits, but walked 10. San Francisco 120 000 000 S S S Los Angeles 100 001 04 18 19 5 Seward. Oliver (6) and Ogrodowaki. Wilson 8) Slotter and Easterwood. Shepard Hurls For Senators FORT STORY, Va.. April 2- The Washington Senators rang up a 19-3 victory over an outclassed Fort Story baseball team today. But the big news for 2000 conva lescent soldier fans was Bert Shep ard. Shepard,. an air forces" lieuten ant who lost part of his right leg when shot down over Germany, pitched the last two -innings for the Senators. He allowed a run in the eighth, then settled down Ail-Wool SPORT COATS for Spring t S & N Golhiers 4 SI State V. Salei UAIS imviht . v. : . i J