The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, October 24, 1945, Page 8, Image 8

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Tli OtLGOU STATESMAN, Satan. Onrgoa. Wednesday Monln Octobtr 21 1945
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Champion House
; -: Hunters Should .
,Be In Eugene
j .Wed neidiT wash: Hottest
i , house-hunters of the day? U of
' breron's coaching- staff and
j ; alum, If they don't find place
j - 4a which Jake; Lelcht can shelter
; himself and family by next week
- they lose Jakle . . ;. Crlpes, they
ought rent Eugene's city hall
; to hold that ray. And the city
dads would probably move out,.
Mtoo ; We understand TJ of
Southern Cal i prominent would
hare done as much If they could
. have landed The Lelcht They'd'
f" hare given the whiskers off their
? beloved wooden horse '.'J have
I him enrolled at Troy Y . . But
then . that's the way with the
! USCs they want everything,
t And usually have it .' . . Speak
1 ,Ing of ha vine everything, how
would this be for a coaching staff
h at Oregon State? Lon j Stlner,
head man; Jim Dixon, , Quentin
Greenough and Duke Trotter,
line, and BUI Howard. Nick Io
kats . and 'Rocky" Becklnford.
backs. Stiuer.l Dixon, Greenough
and Howard are there, all right
and 'so is Rockinford. an All.
American at Mlchlran State back
fat the mid '30s, now In the navy;
at nearby Camp Adair. lie Is a
dally . assistant to SUner Jt Co.
Lukats and Trotter, the former
an easily remembered All-American
at Notre Dame, are stationed
at OSC in the navy ROTC but
are restricted from doing any
"outside coaching . . Would be
quite ' an assortment of football
brains at thai wot? . . Med.
ford 51. Klamath Falls . Med-
ford 23 first downs and 480
yards rained, Klamath Falls two
first downs and 5 yards rained.
Portland Gets
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Racing Plant
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Plans Laid for First
Meeting Next Spring
SAN ! MATEO, Calif., . Oct 23-
tih-Following a conference here
today; with four members of the
Oregon State racing commission;
tilliam P. Kyne, general manager
of Bay ' Meadows track, disclosed
he would start construction in the
near future on a new track near
Portland with, plans to run a
meeting next spring. Racing will
be held at night
The 'track, north of ; Portland
and paralleled by two main high
ways ' to Vancouver Wash., will
be known as Portland Meadows.
': Kyne will serve as general man
ager and will be one of the main
stockholders. He will be associated
Ii the venture with Harvey Wells
ajid Ralph Cake, Portland capital
Ists. The plant will be on a smaller
scale but .modeled after Bay
Meadows.!
QQDoc Tags
Up for Asking
Hunters who want their ap-
'. , plications included in the draw
ing for 800 special tags to hunt
doe deer In the Fort Rock-Silver
Xake area of northern lake
' - county! must have the applica
tion filed at the Ororonl State
Game Commission office In 616
, Oreroh .building, Portland, by
the end of the day's business
; Ion Monday, October 29. The
tars will be rood for huntlnr
only durlnr the period Decem
ber 1 to 5, Inclusive.
Giants, Indians
To Resume Games
NEW YORK, Oct 23.-MFVThe
New Yorb Giants and the Cleve
land Indians completed arrange
ments today for the resumption of
their pre-war spring exhibition
series after a three-year Interval
of northern training.
" Secretary Eddie Brannick of the
New York club said the two for
mer rivals would hook up in Jack
sonville April 6-7 and play nine
games, winding up a two-day stand
In Cleveland, April 13-14.
Mayer, Crosby Join
Ameclie in Grid Deal v
, LOS ANGELES, Oct 22.-0Ph
Louis B. Mayer, Bing Crosby and
five other sportsmen today joined
screen actor Don Ameche in the
ownership of the Los Angeels fran
chise In the all-America profes
sional football league which pro
poses to open next falL ,
Duration Us Prep for Fourth Rounders
7
- WOODBURN, Oct. t J With
Woodburn's lea'gne-Ieadinr Bloe
Bnlldors assured of no other
status than that because ef an
oat-of-learne rame, the Dura
tion league football teams this
jweek- prepare for the fourth
"round of rames Friday, Stayton,
Canby and Dallas dra w the home
assignments. Stayton aralnst BXo
Ulla, Canby aralnst Chemawa
and Dallas aralnst SUverton. The '
Utter rame Is the only nlrht; tilt
of the round. Woodburn plays at
Sweet Home Friday night. .
Both Canby and MolaUa, tied,
for second place with tw wins-
liens
i r. i .1 i i i i
v
f
JAKK LEI CUT
Add that the Pelicans were point
ing toj that game as their one
and only of the season (some of
their pre-game boasts and threats
were downright nasty) and yon
have an Idea of Just how really
'great si ball club AI Simpson' has
tn the Black Tornado . . . The
other prep elevens In the -state
could save themselves consider
able embarrassment by Just tell
Inr Simpson. & Co. to keep the
darned; or state title and calllnr
It a season rirht now before they
make the mistake of getting on
the same field with the southern,
terrifies . . . Laf f of the week
laffed during the Oregon-Wash
tnrton I State rame: Blr No. 44
of WSC, built like a super-Atlas
and. from a distance, looking po
tent enough to pulverize the
Oregons single-handedly, charred
4Spartans Tough9--F!eslier
mm tk m . a S A -
If Salem hlrh's footballers are
to pull the unexpected climb
atop the No-Name lea cue stand
lntrs" alone and undefeated by
beatinr the CorvaUis Spartans
here Friday nlrht theyll have
it to do the hard way in the
opinion of SHS Athletic Direc
tor Gurnee Flesher. ;
Flesher watched every move
made by Coach Al Cox clan
aralnst Eurene last week and
came back .slnrinr the: praises of"
Georre Sprick, Mike Locey, Joe
Weatherbee A Co the lads who
make the Cox system tick.
No doubt hut what that's the
team to beat In the learae,"
opined Flesher. "It was Corval
11s ball rame all the way. Sev- ,
enteen first downs to two, ' 291
. yards rushinr and 109 passing
to 46 made and 44 lost for Eu
rene on the rround.Eurene was
lucky to score and i Corvallis
DURATION LEAGUE STANDINGS
,W L Pet. PFPA
Woodburn s B
Canby 2 I
MolaUa 1 1
V000 81 S
.067 44 S3
67 41 13
00 31 13
.900 26 32
.000 13 28
.000 0 104
Chemawa
Stayton
SUverton .
DaUas
MAYFLOWER MILK (2)
DeGulre .212 192 169573
Mocabee ',- " 1S9 185522
Coomler 111 158 148417
Carr
11 144 130433
Paslay
.114 148 133395
Total!
.753 801 769 2362
TRADE COUNCIL AFL 1)
Huff .112 170 182 444
FuttreU 151 162 142455
Farrar S9 182 132413
Breneman
.149 178 149476
142 189 128-459
Brandt
Total
-678 SOS 713 2297
PACIFIC FRUIT & P. CO. (1)
Z share 147 159 183489
Aleshlre 145 172 165-482
Merrill 145 119 141405
BiRler 138 188 164488
McNeil 142 148 115405
Totals
.764 831 815 2410
ERTTE SPOT (2)
Patterson ' , m 174
177472
165465
155469
183495
207594
Ross , , i 150
Zeller 168 148
Edwards .
Ertsgaard
Totals
.176 1S8
21 166
. 826 -792
867 2495
113468
170444
176-481
182530
155434
BOSLER ELECTRIC (1)
Riches j 194 161
Schiller i 14S
Bishop ., j '. n 159
Riffey 158 190
Silk 151 128
Totals
M & T
.773 7S6 796 F357
r
STORES 12)
Mirich
148 1B3" 183478
162 162 179503
.129 101- 129359
147 153 165465
.181 153 151484
B. Griffith
Manning
D. Criflithl
Morgan
Totals
.801 767 823 2391
KARR'S (2)
Olney T
Satehler
Wolfe
Clark
.148 180
.177 158
-126 101
-143 153
193521
151484
123 350
145441
and a loss, face stronr opponents
in the Indians and Packers. If
either are to maintain hopes for
ft league Utle they must come
throoch with wins. Canby suf
fered its first setback last week
by flnlshlnr second best to
Woodburn, 20-0. and earlier tn
the season the Woodburns nosed
out Don Wilson's Bucks, 7-V
MolaUa exhibited strenrth ' last
week In upsettinr Chief Thomp
son's Indians .13-0 mhe, mod, at
Blolalla, -r- ';'::) ) : .. !
Coach M. Van Drlesche's Pack
ers, " small but scrappy, came
throurh with their first yletory
immm
Into the came to place kick for
Courar extra' point after fjrst
iWSC score . , . lie failed . . i
TJndaunted and handed courage
?to re on byj ,hii mates! tn an ;.
ensuing, huddle, the biggie, now
churning through more warm-up
exercises all-same i a rampant bull
lined up .to boot the WSC kick- -off
... An set. No. 44 locomotiy
i ed forth toward ; the defenseless
ball resting on the new-fangled
. . . .But Jiloiand behold, no ;
booming UcVi thzr out of the
stadium-as ws surely expected!
Blr Nol 44 stubbed his toe just '
: as he kicked!' fell flat 1 on his
face In' arony as the ban trickled
some 12 yards and had to be car
ried off the field, through for
the day! . . . Funny to everyone
, but himself, probably the oddest
football casualty, of this upset-
; whacky 'season . . . . :. j -
f The grid season may have Its
'upsets, which In a way can be
blamed on the newness ! of roe
ters each week. Hardly ja week
roes by but what FCC members
'come up with' a pre-war halfback
or lineman to 'make a blr differ,
fence. Many of the. Saturday stars
parent even listed In the pro
grams for Instance, Washing :
ton's Johnny Norton, the best:
back on the field at Portland!
Saturday, just back from the!
wars the week revftfus. And
Test Welch has so many rood :
backs his Huskies remind fan-1
mediately of prewar species . . .
But one thing! the war hasn't al
tered despite the three-year lay
should have had two or three
more touchdowns.
f. Althouch the Spartans have
Albany to hurdle and the Ylks
have Eugene and Sprlnrfleld to
ret by after Friday's super-natural,
the winner of the Sweet
and mix win have the inside
track to the No-Nme title. Plus
a little Item which roes! some
thing like this: With a scarcity
0f unbeaten class "AA" elevens
In the southern section of dis
trict three, the Ultimate winner
Of the No-Name, derby, j if un
defeated Inj learue play, could be
tailed on to do tub-championship
battllnr for district honors
and ride Into the state's ulti
mate championship playoffs, i
f One thlnr certain. The Tom
my Dry nans are pointing to the
Friday mix as THE rame which
makes or breaks 'em. J -
Bamholt :
ITotals
.137 , 153 j 153-7J
769 783 i SOS 2243
NICHOLSON'S INSURANCE 11) "
Causey 140 159 k 181 480
Frieze 17 142
McXlnney .165 144
Rehd 197 163
165454
200-819
150518
249498
Pederson .
.104 145
;Totals
-753 753
945 2461
PAPERMAKERS 3
Cady , , , 182 168
Wiltsey ,,,.436 179
Jottntson .122 156
138188
178493
123403
207573
153-314
kibx -iaa zio
Bolton
.180 179
Totals
8 S92 j 803 2473
8CIO 0)
Densmor
Cftwell
DeMoy
Krecjl ZI
Schrunk
.171 188
.128 158
152489
103387
140376
200 634
15K-472
422
J37
114
199
.164 153
T4als
J2 799
759 237
Farman Named
WSC Assistant
PULLMAN, Washl, Oct !23Hff
Dick Farman, former Washington
State college football great, has
been appointed to the college grid
Iron coaching staff, the athletic
council announced today. o
Farman, who has been scouting
fort the Cougars! this year while
maintaining a real estate office in
Seattle, will report tomorrow for
his new assignment' which will In
dude passing on directly j to the
squad Information gained in the
scouting. He was hired on a sea
sonal basis for the remainder of
theffyear. '.j.-, '.- - j. .f ,..
Farman was an outstanding line
man at WSC fronj 1938 to 1938,
playing at guard; and tackle, and
was co-captain in his senior year.
In learue play by downing score
less and wlnlesa Dallas.
: The SUverton DaUas
rame
wiU be ft batUe for first victories
by both sides and a chance U
f ret out of the learue cellar. :
: Indlvldaal scorihr leaders Dick
Mason and Al "Superman" Zu
. ber of the Bolldors added more
; margin to their totals by scoring
j all, 20 Woodburn points last
' Week. Mason's previous 25 and
; 12 additional : acamst ' Canby
: leaves him In front with 3? Ini
1 three rames. Zuber put eight
with his 2J for ft XI total and
' an easy second place, ; j-" j
Rak-Rali Spirit,
College Style, v ,
A&ain Evidenced
f la -the northern , division Is
e ol' rah-rah spirit In the root-
w seettons.' Enoorh red-blooded
beanie-wearers are back to
Make it interesting V . ; For ex
pie, nine brave - Husky sup-
tipsy with the nectar of
ictory, - assaulted Multnomah
al , posts at game's end. The
etal shortage musfve been In
ffect when the Malta omah .dads
put tap the posts, for down came
the' one In large wooden splin
ters as the departing thronr
howled . . ,r Oregon State's falth
fal, noticeably absent, were stUI
rlned to. the east stand all durlnr
the assault. They were sworn to
attention whUe the alma mater
s nymnea ... tins wnen aims
,ter was laid away for inatiier
week the Beaver boys roUed
roaiwara in a wave ana ror m
few minutes the north end' of
the stadium looked much related
to our vUhvre armory of a Tues
day nlrht . . . The splintered poet
War rescued, the crowd 11111
howled, rendarmes dispersed the
fisticuffing riotsmen and nine
Huskies Ucked their wounds
Then, and not ever to be outdone
at ft footbaU rune, theinevttable
nd Inebriated sailor, all by his
onesome, undertook tbe.removal
what was left of the Beaver
al post. One huge Portland eop
leuldn't stop him (he didn't look
ke he wanted to very badly
rhat with the howling crowd
qw booing), but shore patrolers,
ots of 'em, finaUy sent the glee-
mi fob on his merry war . ...
rep, the ol' prewar spirit Is back
In northern division gridironlng,
thank goodness
Jones Flattens
ck Lipscomb
Negro Matman Cops
Mm as 1200 Watch
i
Rowdr Rufus Jones out-rout
housed lantern-jawed Jack; 'Lip
sepmb in their mat mainer at the
armory last night and took the
bar-room brawl two falls to one.
pumper crowd of approximate-
lyypoo bulged the bleep bin for
the rougn and tumble match.
With very little wrestling from
thej outset, Jones copped No. 1
by head-butting Lipscomb and
squeezing, "uncle" from him with
a ::half crab. Lipscomb, taking
over as headman of the roughie
toghie stuff, swiped No. 2 with
a self -choke hold and body press.
TltCn the mustachioed Indianan
mide the mistake of punching the
darXie on the head in No. 3, frac-
rfng his- right hand. He was
Ck soup for -: the unpopular
owbalr from there in and
er session of butts, followed
a half-crab, won it for Jones.
e battle royal prelim, hilari-
as ever, swiped the show. In
onefaced "Gray Mask" lasted
y about four minutes as aU
of the 43thers AngeUo Mar-
-1T i - "Rb1! WUliH.
Porter and Herb Parks teamed
up ;with a little of most every
thing to send the hooded hoodlum
out- first Parks was the second
victim as he went down under
the trio left. J
Then Poggi and Porter, baldies
with ideas, formed a clicque to
empdnate Martinelli. But the po
pular Angello outfoxed both for
futiy five minutes as the custom
ers yowled, and finally helped
Porter flatten "pal" Pogrie when
the flatter got over-rambunctious
oni his partner. Porter and Mar
tinelli grappled off a gruelling
faU-apiece draw ' In . the serni
windup. . ;;
Sp-YearOia ,
Scoring Ace
GREELEY. Colo- Oct. 23-UPW
A jliiver star hero, now 32, who
survived 19 months in German
prison camps, picked up the col
legtej career he left eight years
ago and now has snatched the in
dividual scoring leadership ,in
molihtain region football with 44
points. ;
shock-haired Elmo Cromer. Col-
or'axio State fullback: has nostd
six I touchdowns and booted eleht
conversion to wrest the No. 1 no
sitioh from Utah State's halfback,
Ernie Groll, who last week raised
his total only one point, to 37.
jlMcGrcw Resigns v
Philadelphia. Oct.
Ted McGrew has resigned as head
of the Philadelphia Phils scout
ing system to accept an executive
American association, the? Phil-
management announced to-f
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Entrains for. '
Fri. Nite Tilt
: EUGENE, Ore, Oct 23-0P)-The
University of. Oregon Webfoots
entrained tonight for Lbs Angeles
where ;theyTl play the U.CJL-A.
Bruins at Memorial coliseum un
der the lights Friday night
. ; Coach Tex. Oliver held offen
sive drin yesterday, and .mapped
defensive, tactics , against , UCLA
plays reported , similar to those of
the Ducks. The squad expected to
scrimmage Thursday, on the .Los
Angeies neia. -. v -
Halfbacks Jake . Lelcht and
Waltj-Donovan, , recovering ' from
minor Injuries, did not scrimmage
yesterday but expect to be in top
form; for the contest - '
' : The traveling squad ; includes;
Endr-:Mark Hathaway, Bob An
derson, Dale warberg, Bfll Pickr
ens, Joe Marion and Johnny Oh
mer; i tackles Curtis Deskins,
Genef QUlis, BiU Morin, Harry
Edwards, Dan Neuman; guards
John Kauffman, ' Louis Halpcich,
Stevef Mezzera; centers BUI An
derson, Niel Diess, . Don Martin
and. Don Taylor. Quarterbacks
Bob Reynolds, BiU Abbey Bob
Fauteck; left halfbacks Jake
Lelcht, DeWayne Johnson; right
halfbacks Walt Donovan, Ron
Crites, Bob Weber; fullbacks
Deane Bond, Andy Bodner, Dale
Hargijtt j
Beavers Rest,
CountWounded
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CORVALLIS, Ore, Oct 1-W)-The
Oregon State college grid
team today contemplated its on
ly free weekend of the season
and two weeks' chance for play
ers to mend injuries.
Buster HoUingby, transfer from
Washington State who had been
on the sidelines since the Camp
Beale opener with a sprained foot,
returned to practice this week.
Bob Stevens, recovering from the
flu, and Bob Reiman, first string
right half, still are on the casual
ty list ! .
Two men. shifted to new posi
tions i-Vic Hartmann at right half
and John Karamanos, both with
the squad, only two weeks will
benefit from the extra Workouts.
Huskies Lose
Veteran Wing
, SEATTLE, Oct 23--South-ern
Galifornia's Trojans,: would
have found the ' University of
Washington football camp a very
gloomy place had they arrived to
day for their Saturday brush with
Coach Ralph Welch's Huskiesf.
The Welchmen lost Gail Bruce,
veteran right end, when an old
knee injury was aggravated the
varsity wingman, merely walking
through formation, stepped in a
slight depression and twisted his
leg. Trainer Earl F. Clark offered
little hope that Bruce would be
ready by Saturday.
i Freshman Florren Kennedy of
Baldwin-Park, Calif,, took over
the vacated spot
Monarch Team
Yells 'Steal'
KANSAS CITY, Oct 13-iff)-
Co-Owper T. Y. Baird of tfee
Kansas; City Monarch, negro
professional basebaU team, said
tonight; he would appeal to Base
ball Commissioner A. B. (Happy)
Chandler for ruling on the right
of the! Montreal Royals to sign
Jaclde Robinson, Monarch short
stop, to a contract ,
"We won't take it lying down,"
Baird ; told 'the Associated Press.
Robinson signed a contract with
us last; year and I feel that he is
our property. , If Chandler lets
Montreal and Brooklyn get by
with this he's really starting a
mess.' ;' - . .
Blancini Winner
NEW . YORK, Oct 23-6PV-Len-
ny (Boom Boom) Mancinl,
Youngstown, O, i won e. unani
mous decision over Patsy Spa
taro, New-York, v In the eight
round main event at the Broad
way, arena tonight ;
V-Fn3ay,fOcl.2S!; .;.';
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TZ2S VALLEY ! 110 a OB CO.
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ORTpfTAIi TOIJCHDOWNEK: Georre tFonr. San Franciscj)! Chinese
grldder gives the U of California backfleld an Asiatic touch this
season. An army dischargee, Fong
Knelt" siuw's eleven. Here he
at ale puy against Washington's
Race
Topples Marks
LEWOOD; Calif, Oct 23.-
(ff)rBetting and; running records
fell pke ten-pins at the recently
completed Hollywood Park horse
racing meeting.' ;
The daily rverage mutuel han-
die of $251,89? was a new west
ern mark, with the final gold cup
day. handle of $3,843,301 also set
ting a new high. The 55,621 crowd
on gold cup day set a track at
tendance record.!
The "horse of the meeting" was
Louis B. Mayer's glamor gal, Bush-
er, which won the Hollywood Der
by and the Vanity handicap .and
boosted her winnings to $334,035
seyenth high ot aU-time before
straining a leg in a workout for
the Gold Cup.
i Jockey honors; were copped by
Johnny; Longden, who had most
winners, 36. !
Touch Football
Playoffs Battled
; Parrish salvaged, the 7th grade
game In the touch; football play'
offs with their Leslie rivals yes
terday, but the Southerners cop
ped both the 8th end 9th grade
tilts. The Parrish 7ths beat the
Leslie Bruins 12 ; to 0 with Den
ver making both Pioneer touch
downs. The Leslie Colonels spilled
the Parrish 9th graders 33 to 6,
with Allen Klein mi th scoring 20
off the1 victor's, points, Don Bra
nan 12, and Gene Garver one,
while Brown was counting six
for ! Parrish. The Leslie Indians
topped the Parrish 9th graders 6
to 0 on a pass from Dean Lyman
to BiU Sproule. Leslie was stopped
six times within the 10 yard line
in that one, once Just, two inches
short of pay dirt while Parrish
threatened only, once in the fi
nal j minute 'i play.
!' ; 1 ' ! I ;
Eagles Add Coleman,
PORTLAND, Oct 23-jP)-A new
addition to the Portland Eagles
was announced today El Cole
man, former Vancouver Van
guards hockey man expected here
for Sunday night's game against
New Westminster, Coleman, dis
charged from the Royal Canadian
air force, has been trying out with
the Detroit Redwings. .
Meeting
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FrecedleM
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If ' J
plays regular right halfback for
is shown gaUoping oh an off
Huskies.
Family Feud on Ice
Coast League Feature
SEATTLE, Oci 23 -p)- New
Westminster, B.C., wUllmake its
debut in the Pacific Coat Hockey
league against the Seattle Iron
men here tomorrow night in a
game due to start a fefcd in the
BenUey family. . " v
Reg Bentley wiU be oft defense
for the invading Royals; Scoop
Bentley on defense for jthe Iron
men. The boys are out of the
Delisle,. SaskH family tjhat gave
the famous Bently brothers to the
Chicago Blackhawks.
lubrication and
Oil Change
Sp ecial i
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1 Complot PIrosten
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3. Refill citinkcaM
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Center at Liberty
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JackRobinson
To Play i for
Montreal Farm
1 By Sid Feder
" MONTREAL, Oct 23-()-The
first negro player !ever to be ad
mitted to organised baseball was
signed tonight by the Brooklyn
Dodgers for . their international
league farm club,!: the Montreal
Royals: - ', ' i.!. -
Jack! e Robinson, one-time
UCLA halfback J ace ' and . recent
shortstop of the Kansas City Negro
Monarch, put his signature on a
contract calling hot only for a reg
ular player's salary, but also for
bonus for signing.
Product of ft three-year search
and $25,000 hunt for Negro dia
mond talent by Dodger president
Branch Rickey, Robinson signed
up in a ' history-making huddle
with Hector Racine and Lieut. Col.
Romeo Gauvreau, Royals' presi
dent and vice president respec
tively, and Branch Rickey, jr., who
heads the Brooklyn farm system.
: "Mr. Racine and my father,"
said young Rickey in making the
surprise announcement "will un
doubtedly be severely criticized in
some sections .of the United States
Where racial prejudice is rampant
They are not inviting trouble, but
they won't 'avoid ! It if it comes.
Jack Robinson is j a fine type of
young . an, intelligent and college
bred, and I think he can take it
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Boys' School to
Use Rockne Name
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SAN DIEGO, Calif, Oct. 23-(
The famous name of Knute
Rockne, immortal coach of Notre
Dame, will- be given to a boys'
school to be built near here, it
was announced today by the Most
Rev. Charles Francis? Buddy, D.D,
bishop of San Diegoi
To be built on a 50-acre site in
V Valley 20 miles from here, the
school will be known as tho
Knute Rockne Academy, San
Diego Foundation for Boys."
i Seek .Ski Meet
SEATTLE, Oct j 23-()-T h o
Washington Athletic club said to
day it would apply if or member
ship in the Pacific S Northwest Sid
association at its Nov. 3 meeting
and that it intended to bid for tho
northwest downhill! and slalom
championships, hoping to stage
them at Mt Baker. M
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