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Newspaper Page TextPAGE EIGHT Th OREGON STATESMAN. Salem, Oregon. Saturday Morning. April 13. 1948 City Links Open Title Seekers bvrst Hound ' The hefty field of 116 mashie .misters spliced into 14 flight pat' the' finishing touches on - Tint round play ' in the Salem - Elks' club sponsored City Open :olf championship at the Salem - coarse this weekend, and no less' than all eight of ' the open " en ia the championship bracket are ! expected to be snappy snatches. The first round tussles in all flights are deadlined Sunday Bight. Second round play is ' booked for next week, with a deadline Sunday night. April 21. : and the tourney Itself is sched uled to cross the finish line May 5. r A few of the flic hters have - already played off ' their open ers ithls week. TlUe-eup sessions due today or Sunday are as follows: Jack . Brande, meet medalist with a C9 :and from Lebanon, goes dnnnonDnnooonDDnnannnoannnanqnnnnDnnn I - Saturday sorties: Coquille (Chief) Thompson, resigned athletics boss at Chemawa, leaves the school today and is heading for the log- ting business. He hopes to return to coaching somewhere by next autumn, but wiU settle for laying low the limber until then. (Mebbe Big Tommy can hack us up some pulp for newspVint. Gosh knows somebody should!) . . . Lair Gregory ip his Oregonian says: "Joe uenKj) an, ursi no-run, no-rai pitcher of 1945, Is one. of those . "butterfly, throwers, as baseball . Ists refer to the knuckle ball. He eeldom throws hard any more. v .'. 'Scuse, Greg, but baseballers ' have I another term for pitchers ,4kho throw the soft stuff and it ' Isn't fsoftballera. We can't print , It here, nor .can you therei . . . Note to Frisco Edwards & Co.: . Glenn;. Wright. Spokane manager, ' is worrying over his infield, while S pence Harris. Yakima skipper. Is .furrowing hU brow over the. Stars slab staff . Eugene scribes are still harping, loudly re attracting the ..state, .prep j hoop tourney to ?.lacArthur Court Which is ok eh. Those, gay are so : pro-Oregon the v wear nothing but green and yellow socks. But we understand one' Percy P. Locey, who dotes n the Orange iand, Black hues, will cjo some tall kicking before the state board of higher education if the classic is handed over to the U of O interest . . Al (Superman) Zuber, whip-armed third baser for Woodburn high and Junior Legion nines in the past, is now- play ing for the San Diego Naval Training Station nine. The gob gridders shouldn't overlook the lad come touchdown time, either . . . William "(Bill) Reinhart-onee the IT of Oregon grid boss and last year the gent .who grinned . through' the season as skipper of the fabulous Fleet TJity (Shoemaker) Bluejackets eleven, is now football coach at the Kings ' Point, N.Y., merchant marine academy. And according to the press release telling of the shift, Reinhart claims the greatest athlete be ever-coached was not a footballer, but Joe Gordon, the Yankee base ba Hist, when Joe was a rah-rah .boy a Oregon .... i , Senator Thumbnail: Henry (Bart) Bartolomei . Meet the Senators dept.: No. 3. HtNRY TELMO (BART) BAR . TOLOMEI. Bart is 22. hails from Talmadge, Calif., (near San Fran cisco, Is 5-9, weighs 170, bats right handed and throws the same. He s currently bouncing around either the second sack or short stop dots for the Solons. and is J l.:. J ... i li ii: , first. 945. found him at shortstop with Salt Lake of the Pioneer Joop after having been sept up there I by San Francisco's Seals. He wafted .301 that semester . . . Then came the army and -three seasons with Joe Gordon's air forces! all-star outfit in the Pa cific.. I Bart and Ed Kowalski, prizedl pitcher with the Senators, were buddies on the same club and, ' hot unlike Kowalski, Bar tolomei was recommended to the Portland Beavers by Gordon. Bart whapped a neat .310 for the all star team in his last season, 1945 . BartolomeL who'll nrobablv wind tip in the WIL box scores as inuchieasier-to-handle "Bart," is married but has no kids, lie brings tidings that Gordon, as skipper of the army team, was a "swell coach, ' manager and just bout! everything else. He sure taught us a lot on that club" . . . Bart has provedTin the early Sen ator .workouts he can rap a long bail and is. as an infielder, on the stead and often spectacular side. He was quite impressive in - the Beaver drills at San Jose . . . Host Seet the Light : Anthony Q. (Tony) Ross, our favorite mat character, who is. with every one of his ; rasslin matches looking less and less like Tony Ross (how the guy stands all those physical beatings beats us), from now on is strictly a nasty when bicepping here at home, he says. Bruised and bat tered Anthony (take a close look at him sometime) turned loose the real Ross against Affable Al Srarz here - this week and was loudly booed by the boys and gals who used to go for their Tony when he was a cleanie. V But that's okay by me," shrugs Tony. "From now on I'm looking out for Tony Ross. None of; those other monkeys are. All I get is wrecked 'every time 1 try to rassle clean. Nuts to that stuff from now on." Which should be quite okeh -with the crunch customers who like their slam-bangers of a Tues day night. Angels 5, Padres 0 Los Angel fit 003 003 5 S 1 aa Diego. 000 00 0 4 3 " Lynn and Williams; Olsen and BaJlinger. ... Matches I his against highly-regarded Bobby Burns. Veterans Millard Pekar and John Graham of the local course are booked in another WALT CLIXE opener. Glenn (Kunner-up) Lengren takes on Archie Schultx and both can give the par 72 an argument regularly. Frank ram HENRY BARTOLOMEI Lvnam Certain Eor Next Card Ex-GI Joe Lynam, Mr. Popu laire himself when grappling in the village but having a time of it lately whipping malaria at tacks and ring injuries, will de finitely appear on next Tuesday nighUs mat party at the armory, eIarionsJMatchmaker Elton Owen. Lynam, ban geo up this week to the extent that he couldn't appear, wiU tangle with Injun Frankie Clemens, the elongated tough guy, in the semiwindup special event preceding the storm-laden Paavo Katonen Bruno Angello main event. "He?ll be here for sure this time, and in top shape," report Owen. "And he should show that tough InVhan a bad evening."' The balanceof the weekly card will be announced later by Owen. Walt Achiu has already been signed as referee and the Paavo Bruno brawl, stopped this week when Katonen was cut above the eye, will be on a winner-take-all basis with only choke holds and below-the-belt blows barred, y Viking-Oregon City Ball Game Postponed The scheduled baseball game between Salem and Oregon City highs yesterday at Oregon City was called off because of wet grounds. The contest will like ly be made up next week, J weather permitting. - - s. - j- f n -.1 ; i, i-- V ' -4 - - ... - Zivic Takes Decision PORTLAND. Ore.. April 12-f.-Pr-Fritzie Zivic, 149. Pitts burgh, Pa., former world's welt erweight champion, eked out a decision over Lincoln Stanley, 153! 2. Oakland, Calif., In a slow 10-round boxing bout here to night. There were no knock downs, and the going was ragged throughout, with more clinching than battling. The ninth round had the most action. Stanley staggered Zivic with a right hook to the jaw, Zivic then opened up for the to Seattle Weekend at bGL Shafer, once the pro at Illahee. meets up-and-down Don Ilen drie, who cn be good when up. Jack Russell, who has a few sub-par rounds in his golf bag regularly, contests Bill Schaef er. who is tough at time. Ilarvy Walgren. out of the navy and back in the game, meets Frankie Albrich. always a championship flighter. Walt (Junior) Cline. the defending champ and again one of the misters to beat, gets Harry Carson in his opener. And Bob Sederstroni, club champion three years ago, swings with Bob King, another SGC veteran, in the ' eighth squabble. If The defeated eigh in that lineup next week form the first flight. Those kayoed in first rounders in other flights, how ever, are eliminated from the meet, as there are only eight players to a flight in that group. 'Cats Thumped By OSC, 17-7 Oubs Plav 2 !Iore Today at Corvallis i OREGON STATE COLLEGE, Corvallis, April 12-(Special ) -Oregon State's Beavers unloosed 16 hit power and took advantage "of eight Willamette university; errors here today to thump the Bearcats, 17-7, in the opening game jif their baseball series. The two J clubs, forced to play here today because of wet grounds in Salem, will meet again tomorrow in a double header here starting at 1:0 p.m. OSC garnered all its runs in four big innings off Howard Oi sen, Willamette pitcher, and his relief, "Popeye' Wilkensenjl Olsen yielded four in; the first, tHree in the third and; seven in the fifth. Wilkensen, despite wildness able to hold the Stafers to two hits in four innings, gave up three tallies in the eighth. .? Charley Sauvain, Woodburn freshman, checked the Willsjm ettes with seven his and hit three bingles himself. Chuck tJrness, Dick Kohler and Harry Rfehards also banged three apiece 10?; OSC. Chuck Whittemore of the. 'Cats collected three hits for Willam ette. 5 Clayton Patterson and,; Carl Butte are to do the twirling for Willamette Saturday, according to Coach- Bill Hanauska. Willamette o.s.c. B RH B RH 4 2 3 Acklev.l hi Urnesji.l Bower. 2 Winthers.3 Whlttem. Hampton .2 1 3 Richards. s I' Burton. r 1 Schimel.3 0 Kohler ,m 0 Schulze.l 0 Wegner.c 0 Sauvain. p - 0 l.owery.1 0 Picho.l 0 Atchefon.c 9 Sprick.r 3 3 j Dispenfcier.l 3 1 0 Goodman, m Blandihg.c Olson, p Douglas.l Wi)kensen, p Yeapene Charleton.x Barker, xx 1 1 e e o 1 Totals 34 7 7 Total .40 It 16 x Batted for Goodman in 9th; xx Batted for Wilkinson in Slh. Willamette . .. tm 0O0 010- 7 Ore. State . 403 070 0317 Errors: Withers 3. Whittemore. Hampton, Goodman. BlandinK. aer; Sauvain. Richards. Lowery. Runs bat ted in: Douglas. Whittemore 2. lispen ziere 2. Winters 2; Richards 6. Srlumel 2. Kohler 3, Saiivain 2. Bower 2. Bur ton. Wegner. Two-base hits: Richards. Three-base hits: Richards. Stolen. bases: Winthers 2. Schimel, -.Kohler 2. Warier, Hampton. Innings pitched bye Olson 4?3. i. Bulldogs Nose Out Silvertoii WOODBURN, April 12 -(Special)- Woodburh's Bulldogs fiosed out Silverton 62-60 in a Willam ette Valley league track and field meet here today. Results: High hurdles: Harper (W). SlSimons S. MilU-r (S). 19 flat. i 100: Mason IWI, Shaw (W).,;,Craft and Hanna (S) tie :10.6. s Mile: Baglien (W). Vatlund (S). Boe (SI. 5:15 4. 440: Johnson (S). Vistica (W), Trifn bel (S). :57.5. Low hurdles: Mason (W), Harper Wl. Miller (S. :24 3. - 220: Shaw W),-Craft (S), Bonacker W. :25 flat. 880:'Patton (S), Thompson (W), Vag lund (S). 2:20.2. Vault: Harvey (S). Simmons (S) Dickson and Kosen (S) tie. 8' 5,s"'. Discus: Lang (W). Howell (S), Bey (S). 107 5". High Jump: Howell (S). Shaw (W), "Miller (S. 5' even. Javelin: Hall tW). Howell (S), Su dens S). 164' 11". Broad: jump: Mason (W), Hannah S. Corey IWI. 18' 10". Relay : Woodburn i Bonacker. Vis tica. Sergent and Mason). 1:44. Twmks 5, Seattle 1 Seattle 000 010 0001 4 3 Hollywood 201 100 01 5 8 1 Fischer, Hutchinson (8) and Stagg; Smith and L'nser. only time in the bout with three hard rights to the head thai had Stanley weaving at the belj. In a six-round semi-wihdup, Johnnie Wells. 145' i. Seattle, outboxed Dick Wagner. 146, Ore gon City. Chuck Brown, 131, of Portland, knocked out Leon Moore, 131, Salem, in the sec ond round of a scheduled lour round opener. Moore was down twice in the first round and once in the second. Bob Ford. 177, Portland, kayoed Lloyd Peters. 180, Portland, In the third round of a bout scheduled for four; Salmon Joins Senator' Nine; Ducats Ready Club Hit by Robbery On Tbursriay Nigbt . Woody Salmon, from Missouri by way of the Portland Beavers, joined the Salem Senators yester day and hiked the list of Solon signees to 25. The big catcher and accent that big worked out with the club during a two-hour batting drill yesterday and whack's 'em from the left side of the dish. Salmon, who has ap peared as pinch hitter in the Bea ver lineup the past couple of weeks, replaces departed Roy Younker. An mtra-squad game is called for today following more batting practice. Pitchers are to hit at 12 noon, and a regular workout is set for 12:30 p.m. Hank Neuman, Lee Fallin, Lefty Jack Shafer and John Nolan will do the hurling chores in the squad game. All have had little or no spring camp competition to date. Biz Boss George Emigh an nounced yesterday that reserved seat tickets for the opening game with Spokane here April 30 are now obtainable at the park. Those who have already ordered the du cats can pick theirs up also. Steve (Thin Man) Gerkin be came the camp's first injury cas ualty yesterday when a doctor's order kept him out of uniform. Steve was hit on the knee during Thursday's session and was told to take a rest for a day or two by the doc. . . . Hoodlums broke into the ball patk Thursday night, tore down the clubhouse door and stole a numbers of valued articles. Outfielder Luke Lucchesi, Infield er Sam Tosti, Catcher Virgil Gross and Pitcher Hank Neumann lost gloves, and Outfielder Hob Caviness was minus a pair of shoes . . . An intra-Mjuad game will be played every day from now on, other than on those days the club- has scheduled outside competition; .... Armory Fistic Bee Postponed A training Injury to Bobby Richards. San Francisco feath erweight who was to meet Snooks I-aey In the 19-round main event, has forced post ponement of next Wednesday night's armory boxing show, announced Matchmaker Harry Plant yesterday. "The Injury is not serious, however," added Plant., "and I'm sure we can stage the show the following Wednesday. April 24." Richards Is said to have twisted his an kle. "Rather than shove in a substitute, I postponed the card a week." says Plant Reiling Signs On At Gervais Paul ReilWig, recently resigned coach at Mt. Angel high school. Mt. Angel, announced here last night he had accepted the head coaching job at Gervais high school, member of the Marion county league. The -new coach, regarded as one of the bet in the Willamette Valley league he recently left, starts to work at Gervais with the fall semester. He replaces Mike Glenn, who will likely stay on at Gervais as a teacher. Reiling, who lives in Silverton, was enthusiastic about his new move, claiming that Gervais' Principal Carl Kahle "has some very fine building plans for the schtol and its athletic program." Ducks, jPilots Divide Games EUGENE, Aptil 12-")-The Uni versity of Oregon baseball team closed its home pre-season sched ule here this aftfcrnoon by splitting with Portland university, winning the opener 16 0 and dropping the seven-inning nijghtcap 4 2. Both winning pitchers hurled one-hit games. Portland . 000 000 000- 0 1 6 Oregon 040 035 31x-16 13 2 Devaney. B. Orth (6). D. , Orth (7) and La Porte. Bar rett (6); Saltzman and Rodi ger. Portland 110 200 0-4 5 4 Oregon 000 020 0-2 1 6 Carlascio and La Porte: Pet tyjohn. Bropst (6), and Greene. Salem Volleyfoallers Set for N'West Meet The northwest YMCA volley ball title will be at stake at Port land tomorrow with teams com peting from Salem, Seattle, Van- couver, B.C., amd Portland. Salem team players are Dr. L. E. Barrick, coach. Jay Schneulle, John Bone. George Roth, fican ; Ellis. Wilbur Curry, Keith Brown, ' Lloyd Gregg, John Kitzsimons. Moe Fitzsimons, Captain Lome J Kitchen, Chester Page, E. Teaguc 1 and George Wright. Scribe Sees Yanks, Red Sox, Tiges 1-2-3 in By Whitney Martin NEW YORK. April 12w,r)-In contrast to the National lea sue. in which J he St. Louis Cardinals appear standout, the American league race this year offers the picture of four possibly five teams pushing and tripping and elbowinr each other in a mad scramble to be first under the wire. A theory in golf is that If you are coins to miss shots, you might as well miss 'em quick, so following the same Idea, here is cow we'd pick the A.L. finish: Owen Changes Mind, Rejoins Mexican League; Bevos Lose, 6-3; Cody Kids Hot in AAU Meet Lien Pitches Seals Victory 3-1 Series Margin To San Franciscans COAST I.EACilE STANDINGS W I. Pet. W I. Pot San Fran 11 3 .75 Sacramto .439 Holly vi d S SiS San Dieco 44JO Oakland .000 Portland 4 ..lUfl Lot Anal 8 e .371 Seattle 4 10 28 1-ast tit's results: At San Francisco . Foitland 3. At San Diego 0. Lew An eele S. At Hollywood 5. Seattle 1. At Sacramento 2, Oakland 0. SAN FRANCISCO. April 12 (A) The league-leading San Francisco Seals won their third game'in four starts against the Portland Beav ers tonight, 6 to 3. behind the southpaw pitching of Al Lien. A crowd of 6.621 saw the game. Jack Salve$on was losing pitcher. Portland Saa FrasH-lea BHOA H M O A S 1 2 3 Uhalt.m 4 1 S 0 Wheeler 2 Amaral.r Smith. in Helen. I t;ullu-.l Owen. 3 Ada in . c Brow n.ii Salven.p Chetko .p 0 l.uby.2 4 2 1 4 0 Jennmc.3 4 10 1 0 Tanrin ,r 3 0 3 0 I Fain. I I White. I 1 N ice ly . 2 lvy,c L Llen.p 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 I i 2 4 1 3 1 a i 2 0 1 3 0 0 K.'kobar x 0 Strng.xKx 0 Holm.xx 1 Flaer.s 0 Orrell.p 0 Totala 37 S 24 t Totals 32 10 27 t x Ran for Owen In ith xx Malted for Chetkovirk in Ith. xxx Batted for Brown in Rth. Portland . 0OO Oil OIO -3 San Francisco . lOO 0O4 10 Ei rorj - Jinm 2. Nicely I. Runs batted in Jninm 2. Fain 2. Whtte 2. Owen. Strance. To bae h 1 1 Uhslt. White. Luhy. Three bane hit -Owen. Earned runs off Salveaon . Lien I. Chetkovlcli I. Stolen -base l.uby. Double ''plays- Fain to Nicely; Brown to Wlireler. Bases on balls off Lien 3. Chetkovich 3. On" ell 1. Sal veson I. Strikeouts by Lien i. Sal veson 1. Chetkovich I. Orrell I. Hits off Salveaon S in S' lnnini: Chetko vich 2 in Orrell 0 in 1. Wild pitches Chetkovich. Losing pitcher Salveaon. Umpires Mazzio. England. Borski. Time 1 39. Attendance SS21. Jackets Bump Vandals Team MOSCOW, Idaho, April 12-A)-The Bremerton Bluejackets of the Western International Baseball league today defeated the Uni versity of Idaho 9 to 3 with Pit cher Hub Kittle limiting the Vai) dals to four hits and striking out 12 men. Stassi, Bremerton center fielder, led his club's batting with three hits. Bremer. . 021 510 0009 10 1 Idaho . 020 000 1003 4 S Kittle and Volpi; Kllnk and Viro. Konopka. Spring CsnnDttpncs: j KANSAS CITY. Apri) 12 1 -)- Eleventh inning doubles" by ; relief j Pitcher Fred Schmidt and ; 6ut j fielder Rex Dusak and a single by Outfielder Stan Musial gaie the St. Louis Cardinals a 5-3 victory L txiay over the Kansas City Blues of the American association! St. L. N 200 000 010 02-3 II 0 K.C. AA 100 100 001 00-3 S 1 Dickon, Surkont (3). Schmidt (7) and Rise. Burmeister (7); Bianco. Murray (9). 'and Sil vera. Valenauela (10). At Ebbett's Field. Brooklyn: N. Y.. (A) 000 030 030-S 7 4 Brklyn (N) 000 050 000-5 4 1 Chandler. Stanceu (5) Roser (5) and Dickey. Silvestrl (7): Gregg, Casey (6) Roy (9) and Anderson, Franks (9). Dayton O., April 12 (JP)- The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cin cinnati Reds 4-3 today. Ctney. N) 000 002 010-3 1 Detroit A) 201 910 00x-4 7 1 Shoun, Gumbert (5) and La manno; Newhouser, Bridges (4). Benton (7). and Richards, Tebbetts (6). DAVENPORT, la., April 12-JT) The Chicago Cubs, National league champions, plastered the Chicago White Sox, 11 to 2 before 8.500 fans today. Chi. (A) 000 001 100- 2 S 4 Chi. (N) 011 020 61x-ll 12 0 Grove, Papish (7) and Dic key: Passes. u. Chipman (9) and Livingston, Scheffing 9). BOSTON, April 12-iyJVSparked by two home runs by Ted Will iams, the Red Sox trounced the Braves 11-5 today before 8,293 fans at Fenway park. Boston N) 002 011 100- 5 f 1 Boston(A) 202 502 00x-ll 13 1 , Wright, Singleton (4), R. Williams (5) Hutching C llendrii-kson (S) Reid 8) and Poland. Hofferth (6): Ferris. Harris (5) Deutsch (7) and MrGah. L New York Yankees; 2. Roalon Red Sex; 3, Detroit Tigers; 4. Washington Senators: S. Cleve land Indians; . Philadelphia Athletics; 7. St. Lonis Browns; t. Chicago White Sox. The choice of the Yankees Is made with a knowledge of un certain pitching strength. How ever, we think, the outfield Is tops, the infield a thing ofbeau ty to watch, and the catching. If Bill Dickey can play yegnlarly. also tops. We know the team had a head start In training over the other clubs and consequently looked better down south, bat i m .. ' i i in mt'ii mi - ... ,i -" ' ' ' y r: i :-JVi X"' i sMiiiin iiurl 1 -ii-fli V ii RETURNED VETS w he are due to help respective American league team In this year's pen nant race are (above photo) Pat Mullen. Dick Wakefield and Barney McCoskey. all Detroit outfielders, and Bruce Camp bell (below), outergariener for the Washington Senators. Seals Send 5 To Salt Lake SAN FRANCISCO. April 12-C2p)-The San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast league an nounced today options on five of their baseball players had been turned over to the Salt Lake City Bees, their farm team in the Pioneer league. They are: Outfielder Bill Aze vedo and Pitchers Les Kasparo vich. Bill Kelly. Elias Castro and Mel llarner. The Seals, signed Kasparovich and Azevedo after they played against them In spring training games with All-Stars in' Hawaii. 1 the Silvgrloii Sets Smoker Apr. 18 SILVERTON. April 12-(Spe-cial)-An amateur boxing ahow, the, first to be held in Silverton for many years, is scheduled for the armory Thursday night, April 18. Boys from Chemawa, the statev training school at Woodburn, Mt. Angel and Silver ton will take part in 20 or more matches. , Coach Ray Boe has been put ting the Silverton boys thiough their paces for the show. Referee for the show is expected to be Tony Kahut. The show is under the auspices of the American Legion and proceeds will go to ward the Junior Legion Baseball club for summer activities. Ski Dope By the Associated Prets The outlook for week-end skiing Is not especially favorable. Governnvent ("amp m Mount Hood reported only fan- conditions, which will get worse unless the temperature drops, and Tlmberlme reported a hazardous snow surface. Temperature at Government Camp Frkday was 42 degrees and at Timber line 43 decrees. Willamette summit reported some new snow early In the week and a temperature of 33 degrees Friday. Twenty-four contestants are entered in the second annual all-Oregon wom en's class B and C downhill and sla lom championships on Mount Hood Sunday. The firM run will be made toy Windj I.ou Payne. University of Ore gon Ski club, liu name was chosen by lot. even so, we think the hitting power will contlnno and the cUaay fielding will offset mound weakness. The Red Sox seem to have nearly at much a the Yankees in most departments, and on pa per at toast, better pitching. Joe Cronln's team has looked 1 great In pre-season calculations be fore, however, and something al ways happened, so we hesitate to pick It ahead of that poised, tested Yankee outfit. The Titers appear to have excellent pitch ing, outfield ; clam and good 1 V f i'r - 3 4 Pro Grid Loop To Use Planes LOS ANGELES, April. 12-(P)-Pointing a future sports trend, the. high-flying J AH-A me r ijc a n football conference today aigneil a $250,000 contract with United Air Lines for the transportation of member teams next summer and fall. All air trips of the clubs will be made: in four-engine, 44pas aenger charter planea under, terms of the one-y ear contract i which United said wn the larg - est charter agreement In history. The deal made the All-America group tho first major sports lea- gue to commit itself on air' tra- vel. Members (are New York, Brooklyn. Chicago, Miami, C3ee - land. Buffalo, San Francisco and Loss Angeles. , ssssssssssmmmmmVJssss Brenda Helser i ! In 100-Yard Erecslylc Win - SEATTLE. April 2(A Bienda Portland. Ore, awam to a new meet record or :eo.4 lonlg'it to defaf Ann Curtis of San Franclavn and yard free-style championship. The Boston Sextet Tops Canucks VANCOUVER. B.C, April 12 -(CP)-Led by: PentU Lund, a native of Llnland. w ho acored three goals, the Boston Olym pics tonight overwhelmed Van couver Canucks 9-0 to win tho first game of the beatt-of-aeven aeries for the Unites! Male senior amateur hockey rhaplon ship. Second j game will be played here Monday. Smith Latest Ariel' To 'Cat Net Team Dick Smith Joined the Willam ette tennis squad Friday to bring to three the number of lettermen now working out under Coach Bud Gilmore. Other lettermen are Wayne Sturtlivant' and Doug Olds, both of whom are expected to aee action Wednesday when the Bearcat racquet aggregation opens the season against Otvrgon State at Corvallis. ' Sacs 2, : Oaks O Oakland ...000 004) Mt g Sacra menU 000 000 002 X 4 1 Ilafey and Ralraendl; Smith and Marcucci. FISHERMEN! April 20th marks the opening of reels, are still scarce, we do hate And don't forget your license! rget your Landing nets , i -Pioneer tackle boxes Boat seats Ice ereepera" , ., D L Illldebrandt'a camouflaged "Ka-Barl and "Par hunting with leather sheath Caddie carta J....- 4 See the "Wagner"! an SAElBfS SPORTING GOODS STORE 290 North Front pi American catching, but wo dsn't I hi. their Infield stark, up with thst of the Yankees. Washington could very well ho the surprise team with lt flutter-hall pitchers and sharp hitting. There Isn't much power there, although Jeff Heath might help, hut the Nats will Jab a4 sidestep their way to many a decision If the mound trf hold up. The Indians could very well come up with tho best plUhinf In the league, beaded by tt Feller, hut their all . aroun4 strength In other departments le problematical. Catcher Signs 5-Year Papers Dodger Star Going , ; 10 Stay in Country ; r MEXICO CITY. April fj -0T) Mickey Owen, star Brooklyn Dodger catcher, hat change! hlg mind again and hat decided to play in the . Mexican buitUll league after all. Accompanied by Ws wife and son, ho arthed at the airport here Ia1 thlt after noon and fold repot ters he had signed a five year con tt art to play In lh Mexican circuit. I'm glad to be here." 0rn declaieti, "and I'm f jirif ti ity in Mexico. . Jorge IaqMeI, prellert tf tho Me Iran league, aimouru-eit two wrrka ago lht Owen had agied la teims as rila)lng-in4nager fr tine Ton eon club. I.a.t Tued-y, however, Owen sai.l in S.n"An Umi' ;Tc , that he ha I changed his mind and tutnel 3ovi quel's offer, dectehng to the Dodgers. ejoiri Owen went at onco to Pattjuel a office for a confer en -e. O the plane with the 0en wi !. Sanders. filcher who tuirlet kio inning for the St. Browna of the American 1 last ear. AUi (In New York, Branrh Rlihey, president cf the D1!,m' prrsel suiprfise, but decided i that's" Ue way he wants it, it's all light with me. I have atltted ; my ritit previously. Owen w thiough with the Dodgers, 1 in any eent, and even ha I ho I returned 1 would have tibded j him to some other club.") .t w on the greatest taitl j of my Mexican leagjt raicer, 1 grinned Paaquel as he give O en I a 'Jut.ilirvt welcome i Sets Record i ' - i ' - k'oo-l., Calif i and onlj'it to defal S tll'.l'Mlal (0y the 6)9 reared Heer .f lfollywoo-i..Catifi and regain the women' mik taten was in the tx4.ks by Mit Ilel-rr t Oakland. Calif , In' 1911. She l.t Ilehrr t I. She l.t t'uit.s. ttle. i'M the title lit year t M Helene .Madiaon,'' Sejl the national all-time record tf :60.0. ' ; - j Z9 . Ann Oliten. I-yeiir- l.I rhampion from OaklsnJ, Cl:f, retained her tne-meter spiirg board rhampionshlp by arnj..g 170 6 Minta. Ieota Shatti of Los Angtle was world. Mis Heifer was swimminf in der prr test as a rrifmVr of i'ml. land's Multnomah Athletic club. She had entered the meet a im attar bed from llol.y wmJ, (then agreel lo swim unier the Coicra of the Portland club, her f'jimer affiliation. ' The 'centllry r(t was the f ficial trt of the .swimming x-r-tioit c f the women's pjU'n-l e- nior inlMir awimmit.g and diving championttilpc. Nancy Merkl of Portland, Oi followed the Ifelner Iei by win ning the 300-yard Individual (med ley to regain the crawn tht )t last year to Clara Lamore of Provident e, R.I. She splashed the route in 4 GO I and!el Mi, La mote ty 13 feet at the finish, hv.m Zimmomnn of Portland v. as third. Without cnnsl let ing " the proter-t, Portland's Multnomuh) club gurrered 12 poir.ti and held the lead at the cloe of the f.rtt evening7 meet com;ieliUon, R n trout leanon. While r!i ard V2 a nice lire of finhir tackle. r-J n fli and f VtS f 9$ fl.50. f J.25 and $1.9$ , per pair ft n a a a n n a a a a leaders . a 14c at knives, complete tt.ti ...I13.4S te Itl.tl exceptional tart! Rt In Kalcm nnianG