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1. ' ' 1 Ths Skri man. Salem, Oregoti. Thvndaj, January H Leslie Golds Lead Juniors South-em! Club Beats Grays to Grab Lead W L Pet. W L Pet. In Colds I IIOM Lea Whites I 1 Soo I.es Blue 1 1 500 Par Reda 1 1 300 Par Cards I 1 SM Par Crwn 1 1 VM Par Cray I 1 M9 Le Blacks 0 1 .000 Leslie' Golds tumped to the top of the junior high school in tramural hoop standings yester day as they trounced the Parrish Gray. 41-31, at Leslie for their second straight win in league play. In addition the Leslie Blues nosed the Parrish Cards. 35-34, In the firvt gjm of the bill to make It a perfect Missionary day. The Golds, paced by Gene Gar ber's 18 points, held an advantage . all the way over the Grays. The Blue-Card encounter was nip-and-tuck all the way. Heist rom led the winners with nine tallies. Frederickson pumped in 16 for tft- Cards. Farrhh Cart (14) U) MW Bine (oili 2i r ill Blakely Blair Di . F Ml Huff t'llman iOi C (7) Moor Mrver ill I G ifl En singer Frrdvrickaoti iISi G iti Helstnwn Subs Blues Benson il) Parrish Grays (11) Meany 2 1 F Olson ii r Hock .61 c Vaumcirt i 13 I G Clrud i4l U (41) Leslie Golds i Si Arnold llli Garter i 7 i Deen i 2 i J Nrlion ill Anunscn Suhi Golds McKcniw (1). Official Cross and Geddcv Vikings Face Oregon Frosh A chtse with Oregon's potent Freshman b;iketball team on Eugene's MiArthur court, site of the 1947 state tournament, is next on the Salem high cuge slate. The Vikings go smi'h to play in the big "igloo"' Friday afternoon, a 4 p m . g.ime. and will stay over ! 1. lew the Oregon-Oregon State gaiw that night The undefeated Frosh will un questionably give the Vikings their toughest task of the season to drftf The locals return to Vil'a K'tion next Tuesday night, against Albany's Bulldogs in a Big-6 league mix. 1 'in try Blasts Stop (Golfers The weather continued to "freeze out'" activity at the Sa lem Golf ilub ve?.terday. Slicker play i expected to begin hot and h e a v y over the weekend and ! through next week weather per mitting. Jim Russell, club pro. announ ce, a partnership sweepstakes 1 W urnev also for the weekend. At present miow on the greens makes play all but impossible. ; K ii til Recovering NEW YORK. Jan 15 -.'. Babe Ruth, greatest home run hitter in basrball history, appeart-d to be making incrtaed strides tiward recovery tonight as he entered his eighth week at French hospital. A hospital bulletin said the for mer New York Yankee slugger "had a very restful night and is vears ago and became sports ed greatly improved." iter in 1944. KoIHh' Along By Jerry Stone frni. ! The sun comes up every morning, water flows down hill and Man is gonn make errors at one time or another. We oughta know. We made a whopper Saturday morning concerning a certain Wil lamette- ran rk- go which vvasnt. chagrined Is putting it mildly. In the press business "boner" of any magnitude leaves one with a feeling akin to trying to pick up marbles with boxing gloves. The error goes relentlessly through the presses and comes out a flaring blot on the new spate. It's by that time Irretraceable. Anyway, deep-hearted apologies to Les Sparks, Elmer Schaake and the others up at WU. . . . Feebly we nutter. "It won t happen again." Lft Down "Hey. Susie, you know I been thlnkln since you lol your diamond ring, l ou gonna get you a pip a real sparkler this time. It's j. edgak HOOVH good thing you lost that two-bit stone." "But. Honey, you can't afford It!" "Yeah! Listen. Baby. I hocked my golf clubs and I'm forgettln' that new car radio I w as plannin' on buy in'. It's gonna be the works W you this time. We're gonna start travolin' In good eouspany." "Oh. Honey, you're making me happy." LATEX: "Oh. John, home already?" . . . "Yeah. Baby, only" "Oh. John, you've GOT the ring already! Let me see It!" (Tho miaaiia furiously unwraps the little package.) "Oh. John, it's lov why John Muschnik! It's nothing but cut (An agonised expression is ou M got right down to doing It I Uo It before. I I Just couldn't.' Tho above Incident (If you're wondering) and Susie's let-down sjalrrors rouoonabiy well, we think, tho mental reactions of lots of wrtotors following Oregon's selection of Its latest grid mentor. Following tho shake-up of the Webfoot athletic board a good many CI -line sitters had hopes of the powers dowa Eugene way grab-- a diamond from tho rough like maybe Al Simpson. Not that we're Implying James Aiken la "a piece of glass." It's Jul tho roeord that he's bad all the experience In the world Is a lop fundamentalist. But. nevertheless, a generous number of the peeond-gueo rs are wondering If It's Oliver all over again. They hake their heads and mumble, "Oh. my, there was Simpson . . . . aa' Warren .... an' maybe Ha nie y. ..." And then the realist t trolls la. aims a mouthful of plug-eat at the corner cuspidor, says. Heck, boys, the choice Is made. Hurrah for Aiken!" It Is an oddity that reluctance of the Oregon to turn to young blood whea a vacancy occurs la the grid post. They wouldn't have io east their eyes far over the field to find examples of "young'uns" who eaaoo ap and mado whopping successes even la their Initial year. LaBrucherlo at I'CLA. Browa at Ohio State. Lota of 'em. fpd Boy Oregon State's Lew Beck and Dave Silver and Oregon's Staa rTUllamoon srs lightning fast at the dowa-coart dribble bat Wil lamette's Scott y Sebern a ad Franklc Page are no turtles la their own right And what a hair-raising tussle was that Cat-Lewis A Clark fray of Tuesday algnt. Tho pell-mell pace the lads adhered io throughout tho Ult mast have surely melted the Icicles off the gym roof. . . . Bob foliar d, the LACs' pivoter with the physical pro ortiosM of aa All-America tackle, used his 2M-odd panada effec tively as he literally burst by main strength throagh Cat defense aoea for aader-the-basket shots. . . . J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the FBI. rates raves for his blast at sports promoters to clean ap their wa bock yards of the gambling eleaaeat. Lola of the bays "talk" rsforuM bat wait far Una aiasr fallow ta aa) tha 'COME TO TATA': Big Al McRae beund In the Willamette-Lewis Clark mix at WU Tuesday night as Scatty Sebern (right) and Bob Pollard of the L-Cs (hipping into things at left) look on. McRae got the rebound, but the Pio neers got the eventual win 39-35. Willamette ploys Pacific at Forest Grove Friday night. Ducks, Beavers Await 2nd 'Civil War' Battle UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Oregon State convene here Friday tneir most recent civil war basketball series, a four-came arcu- i ment which now finds the Corvallis - ! r Wilson Visits, Opines Hustle Jack Wilson, the burly "Black Jack" of Bot-ton Red Sox and png; he may change the starting Portland Beaver fame who will ; lineup cn his squad after losing ride herd on the Salem Senatorjtwo straight conference games, as manager next season, was anasnot announced the five start viMtor to Salem yesterday for the ers Only Stan Williamson at first time since replacing Ted guard and Ken Hays at forward Gullic in the post. He came up are sure of opening berths after from his home in Portland to be- their fine showings in the first gin shaping the 1947 Senator ship game. with Business Manager George Reports from Corvallis indi Em.gh. J cate Coach Slats Gill will open Not yet fully acquainted with with Cliff Crandall and Erland his new job. Wilson, always a devout hustler in the game him- self, opined his townies would "hustle, or else' for him next sea son. The husky pitcher wltl re port to spring training with Port land at Riverside, Calif., in Feb ruary and w ill then open the Sen ators' Medford camp late in M..rch LONG HOP QUITS HONOLULU, Jan. 15.-P-Lou-le Long Hop resigned today as sports editor of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin in order to devote full time to his travel agency. He joined the newspaper nearly 25 - - , fi, ultima rtm To say we were know what! I m Jona-y iace) "snucaa. tuny, wnea couldn't I couldn't splurge. I never r taut v, I i , . - ,., ; 4j (white shirt) clutches for a. re- Jan. 1 5-(Special) -Oregon and night for the second chapter of Beavers clutching the first word , r their thrill-filled and roueh "3 to 69 verdict over the Ducks last week. Friday's game will be played at 8 o'clock on MacAr- . , . , j thur court, and a capacity crowd of nearly 7000 fans is assured for I the tilt. Coach Howard Hobson, indicat- Anderson at forwards. Red Rocha 1 at center and Lew Beck and Mor- rie Silver at guards. In the mat ter of UO-OSC wins and losses. Orppnn now hnlHe a 47-1rt mar. gin over the Beavers since the northern division was formed and Hobson has a 26-19 advantage on Gill. Boxing Show Is Postponed So that Duane Hoag may have sufficient time to recover from the effects of an a a to wreck, there will be no boxing show at the armory Wednesday night. Matchmaker Tex Salkeld an nounced yesterday. The show, to present Hoag and Tony Rob erts in the main event, will be held the week following, accord ing to Salkeld. Hoag started training yesterday for his mix with Roberts, who beat him in an eight-rounder here last week. j 'Whip Whitman' Partv Tonight The "Whip Whitman" ban quet, engrossing both the Wil lamette university football vic tory over the Missionaries last fall and the hopeful wins by WU over the Washingtonians on the basketball floor next Monday and Tuesday nights here, will be held tonight. at o'clock at tho senior high school cafeteria, according to Bill Hanauska, in charge of the affair. About 100 will dine. Salem Jayvees Nose Motors A basket and free throw by Harry Culbertson in' the final minute gave the Salem high Jay- vee quintet a 41-40 win over Val ley Motor of the City league on the Salem floor last night. The JVs had to come from behind a halftime deficit rt hn99 41 i achieve the victory. Covalt Daeed I the winners with eight counters ght counters. Morris hit 14 for the Motors. Valley Motor () (41) Salem JV Sheldon IS) F (Si Johnson H. Mason 4 . F 1S1 Spagle Morris 14 C fj Paufus G. Mason (4) G it) Covalt Clark (3) G - 1 7) Culbertson Subs: Motors: Fitzslmmons (7). Phil lips. Volk. JVs: Shafer (3). Sogge (3). Caley, Fasnacht ill. Girod 13), Nies wander (I), Michaels. Officials: Metzger and Warren. L New UO Coach Yardage - By Al Llghtner g ports Editor, Tho Statesman Now that the U of Oregon has named Its football coach for 1947 James W. Aiken, late of the U or Nevada Wolves Fred die Football Fan Is wondering just what the WebfooU got In their nnsnng successor to Tex Oliver. Maybe this will help: Most of the Oregon athletic department chiefs. Including athletic news Publicist Art Litchman. are convinced they have taken on a compatriot who will hold his own In the tough Coast conference grid race next urrtTtnUitT their ar Steels Defeat WU Freshmen Frosh Suffer 1st Loss; Warners Top Mintmen The potent Salem Steels con tinued undefeated in the City Hoop race last night at Leslie as they administered a 33-21 licking to the Willamette Frosh the Frosh's initial defeat of the cam paign. In the first game of the twin bill Warner Motors handed Talbot's Mintmen a 52-42 trim ming. The Steel-Frosh tilt was close in the first half but the winners finished more strongly. Bob Douglas and Tom Hill paced the Steels with seven points each. Adams collected eight for the losers. A 16-point evening by Center Tom Boardman aided the War ners materially in their triumph over the Talbots. However, Bruce of the Mints bettered him with 17. Next league action is Monday night with Page Woolens meeting Valley Motor and Knights of Co lumbus tangling with Elfstroms. Warner Motors (52) (42) Talbot Minima I. Lowe (91 F (2) J. Paschall Hoffert (6) F (0) Barnes Boardman (16) ..C (17) Bruce Garland 2) G (21 Barna E. Lowe 17) G (0) H. Paschall Subs: Motors Russell. Province (4), Bhyre ). Talbots Archer 5. G. Turnidee (6). E. Turnidge (7), A. Pas- canll. farrish (3). Salem Steels (33) (21) Willamette Fr- Quesseth 14) F (0) Houston Williams (7) F 3) Walker Douglas (6) C (21 Patterson Specht (2) G 10) Yeager White (3) G (8) Adams Subs: Steels Shinn (4). Hill (7), Wickert. Frosh Luffel (6). Hughes 12). Officials: Uendrie. Cross and Geddes. Light Weekend For NW Quints n w conference standings w L pf pa British Columbia 6 College Idaho 4 0 324 273 0 238 195 Willamette 1 1 B9 80 2 4 315 341 Puget-Sound Lewis -Clark whitman , Pacific j Unfield 1 2 125 121 1 3 185 217 1 3 167 213 1 4 282 281 Only three games are on the books for Northwest conference basketball teams the coming weekend, and neither defending Conference Champion U of Brit ish Columbia, now leading the league with six straight wins, or College of Idaho, also unbeaten in four games, are scheduled for any of the action. The three games involve Wil lamette university. Pacific, Lin field and Whitman. Willamette goes to Forest Grove Friday night for a single game with the Badgers. Linfield plays host to Whitman Friday and Saturday n'8nts I ROOKS SLATE NEWBERG CORVALLIS, Jan. 15-(Special -Hal Moe's Oregon State Rooks meet Newbetg high school's quin- tet here Saturday night. It will be the Rooks' second start of the season, the Beaver freshmen hav ing previously defeated Battle Ground, Wash., high school. MAJOR LEAGUE Capital Bedding Co. (1) Poulin 176 167 Friesen 160 172 Larson 147 174 Cline, Sr 177 192 McClukey .206 211 Cupboard Cafe 2) Henderson 182 179 Mathis 166 189 McCurdy J62 173 Coe 186 217 Glodt 168 224 Valley Motor Co. (1) Price 191 20Q Buckley . .172 170 Nuber 157 177 Miller 159 151 Page 200 184 Colonial House (2) Boyce 162 177 Garberino 179 203 Riches 206 181 Mirich 161 191 Bone 169 166 Clines Coffee Shop (2) Hartwell 213 181 Lutz 155 194 E- ans 178 158 Cline, Jr 203 168 Keel 210 189 145 488 214546 131452 150519 211 628 203 564 166521 159494 in, c.f d.vi. jji 156 492 189 560 211 610 Salem Hardware Co. (1) Thedo 224 172 16 560 West .216 .195 ...174 172 204 141 131 199 189609 Rayburn McFarlane Haman 180516 139 444 221592 184516 177493 187530 156 569 182 525 160555 180610 157 496 151501 170503 Chucks Tavern (1) Olinger : 173 159 Foreman 148 168 Perry 168 178 Kenyon - 190 223 Adolph 179 164 Keith Brown Co. (2) Parker 208 187 Rosten 204 226 Walters 170 169 Scales 149 201 King 153 180 gument with snch quotations as the following on Mr. Aiken, cer tainly a surprise choice by the "l ": "He's a rough and tough man who Is terrific In his In sistency of fundamentals .... At Nevada last fall he used a little bit of everything, but most ly T-formation and single wing .... He has had fine teams at Nevada the past three years and developed sach players as End Ed Dodge, Tackle Dave Mc Clare and Back Marian Motley Inta Ail-American contention. He Is a workhorse himself and demands plenty of work front his sdayers. especiaJljr on fanda- soon Moos Washington Wins 69-49; Idaho Wages Stirring 1st Half Fight MOSCOW, Idaho, Jan. 15-(jP)-The University of Washington's undefeated basketball team tonight completed a four-game conquest of Idaho, trimming the hapless Vandals 69 to 49 to move into first place in the northern division, Pacific coast conference. The Huskies' 12th straight victory gave them a half-game margin over idle Ore gon State. The Vandals led most of the NOKTBEB.V DIVISION STANDINGS W L Pet. W L Pet. Wasbngtn 4 0 1.000 WSC 1 3 -250 Ore. State 2 0 1 000 Idaho 0 4 .000 Oregon 1 2 .333! Last night's results! At Idaho 49. Washington 69. first half, putting up their most effective battle to date in defense of their northern division title, but the speed, shooting ability and ball hawking of the Huskies proved too much in the second half. The final leg was all Washing ton as Bob Jorgensen put on a spectacular long shot demonstra tion to tally six field goals for the period and take scoring honors with 18 points. Gilbertson and Nichols added 13 each to the Hus kies total and Evans had 13 for Idaho. Washington ) (49) Idah Fg Ft Pf Tp Fg Ft Pf Tp While. f 2 1 4 SEvans.F 5 3 3 13 Gilbtsn.f 5 Nichols.c 4 Jrgnsn.g 8 Tavlor.g 2 Eathrr.f 1 B.Eckn.f 0 Vndnbg.f 1 Mallry.f 2 Robrts.c 0 J.Eckm.g 0 King.g 0 2 3 13 Mrtnsn.f 2 2 4 8 5 2 13 Quinn.c 4 12 9 2 0 18Carbgh.g 2 0 14 1 2 5 Taylor .g 2 0 14 1 0 3'Dillard.f 0 0 10 1 0 1 Geisler.f 10 0 2 2 3 4Gano.f 0 12 1 A A 4 Mrrrrv f 0 0 3 0 3 1 3 Ryan.c 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 Rainey.c 0 0 0 0! 0 0 OWalsh.g 0 0 2 01 OCnnr.g 10 0 2 Fredkg.g 2 2 16! Chrstsn.g 0 0 0 0 ' Totals 25 19 14 69 Totals 19 11 21 49 1 Valley Quints Await Action I I WI1J.AMETTE VALLET STANDINGS ! W L PF PA I Molalla 5 1-232 189 125 ! sandAnge i siiverton .' 3 ! Dallas . 3 148 213 224 161 176 114 211 t" 120 oucaca z Stavton 2 Canbv 1 1 OIL if? Woodburn Fnriav Bsrroc- Vlnlnll Vf A 126 - ' ' - ' " ' ..... . . . . v i , !K.CS.Sandy 'l Es,acda- siiverton at Dallas. WOODBURN. Jan. 15 -(Special)- Their race tightened up considerably again as a result of ! Canby's upset win over Mt. An- gel Tuesday, Willamette Valley league quints engage in round seven battles Friday night. Fri day games: Molalla, back in the lead, at Mt. Angel in a show down for supremacy; Stayton at Canby, Sandy at Estacada. Sii verton at Dallas and Woodburn bye. By virtue of a win over Esta cada, the up-and-coming Sandy team can take a step nearer the lead, isilverton and Dallas will ; his contract in consideration of a be tilting for undisputed third bonus if the aggregate amount or place and Stayton will be out to I value exceeds: $6,000 for a ma crack a three-game losing streak. I jor league club: $4,000 for a class In the league's "Bee" derby the I AAA club: $3,000 for class AA; Molallans are ahead with five $2,500, class A-l; $2,000 class A: wins and one loss. Sandy and $1,500, class B; $1,200, class C; Dallas are tied for second with four wins and one loss. Molalla Beats Oregon Citvs MOLALLA, Jan. 15-(Special)- Don Wilson's Molalla high hoop sters took their fifth straight dis- trict game here tonight as they toDDed Oreeon Citv. 36-32. The Molallas held a halftime lead of 20-16. Bill Charles was high man for the winners with 12 counters. A nrpliminarv tau' th lvfnlnlln IV i Bees dump the O. C. JVs. 35-34. 162 554 '. Molalla 3) (32) Oregon Cltv Charles (12) F . (4) Johnson too r-o Goodbrod (9) .... F ("I Rchnaidle Z1" Brock iSl C (6) Thompson 174 310 Owens (5) G (3 Sanetel 160 494 Kraxberger ( 4 1 G (4) Kennevich ion inn i Subs: Molalla Larsen. Sandgren. , J" ; Ore. City Snook 2i. Hoffman. My 1'8 562 ers "6 Officials: Bennett and Kolb. 170 552 J Giants Want UBCer 159546 ! VANCOUVER, Jan. 15-P)-167 519 ; Harold "Herb" Capozzi, who cap 199 534 ; tained the University of British ! Columbia football team last fall, 1 AO tni i . . . ! ?. . . pen ."ereda con-; j iraci Dy me xxew iorx uiants oi j the National professional circuit. A tackle, Capozzi was named on jthe Northwest conference all-star eleven. He said he had not de ; cided whether he would accept the pro offer. Church Besnlls St. Mark's defeated Pringle, 50-12, in the only "C" league en counter last night. INDIANS WIN SPOKANE, Jan. 15. - (JP) - The Portland Indians Pacific Coast league professional basketball team tonight defeated the Spo kane Orphans 67 to 57 to give Spokans its first glimpse of its "home town" team. Minded Man mentals .... Last fall his Wolves led the nation's college teams in passing and the Nevada eleven was third, nationally. In ' total offense for college teams. He'll make lotsa yardage with the 1947 Ducks." .... So it would seem that Ore gon's new man, after eight years at Nevada, comes well epuipped with background even though he Isn't a Leahy, Bierman. Crts ler. Stagg or Blaik. The CO staff is content with the choice of Aiken. The UO alumni and other loyal rooters will voice their opinions along aboat Nov ember 1 next falL They have that ambit, yea know. mm 0 "'irlffl Posts tares S Walt Erickson (left) yesterday announced his resignation as WU- lamette university football coach. Assistant Grid Coach and Head Basketball Boss Elmer Schaake dered his resignation also. Baseball Bonus Rule Closer to Enactment By Terry CINCINNATI, Jan. 15-0P)-BasebaH's bonus rule moved nearer enactment today as Commissioner A. B. Chandler's advisory council reached agreement on the leagues for approval. The council, meeting in quar terly session, also cleaned up oth er unfinished business in prepar ation for the joint meeting of the American and National league in New York Feb. 1. It announced aDoointment of a committee to meet with Clint Lvans, president L of the National Collegiate Coach-1 es association, and also made: recommendations on post-season barnstorming ; Chandler told newsmen that iinnn annrnia 01 me national ' Association 01 rroiessionai Dase 1 11 1 . . W i ho would notify major and minor ; leagues that the bonus regulation Wcnr olnnliul TVio rule h- tr- . i 1 DUUIJ . u . a..u..w ; ' comes effective, he said. 30 days! . , . . , . fVl- . leagues. The advisory council Ci 1 It; I II1C UdlC Ul 1113 1'Wllv.t. W s.a : 1- 1,. i;rV,t r-onooc: in thp bonus provision which earlier had I oc lnd,ced,the "Ration i received the affirmative nod from , arose over football players com- each of the major leagues at Points about seating in compli separate meetings. ' mtary Ucis orhe Stanford-; The bonus plan provides that Sf, ,n. wh'c.h ,grSI,YP. c, T any free agent (a player not un- the 4 Buck o Month Club at der contract), who signs a play- Corvallis, which annually con er's contract with a major or mi- rls Ye.r.al thousand dollars nor league club in consideration , ? OSC athletic funds were given of a bonus or promise of a bo- choicer seats for that game Lo nus, shall be classified as a bonus d he later admitted his , player throughout the remainder mistake and steps were taken at of his baseball career. It also stip- j uiates that any such free agent j shall be deemed to have signed $800, class D, and $500, class E. Beaver Jayvees Slate Astorians CORVALLIS. Jan. 15-(Special) -The Oregon State junior varsity j hoop squad journeys to Astoria this weekend to take on the strong j chance to land in the monev ivin Astoria Elks five in a two-game j njng cjrcie included Ted Neit of ' set. One of the main cogs in the Elks club is Ted Henningsen, for mer Oregon State star of last win ter. Making the trip for the Beaver JVs will be Ward Paldanius, tr- nie Neal. Rube Wirkkunen and Allen Anderson, forwards; Ken Storey and Rod Mathews, cen ters: and Dick Ballantyne. Whitey Konstad, Bud Fortier and Jack Detour, guards. Nix on Pros SEATTLE, Jan. 15. - fP) - The A. A. U. has turned thumbs down on all competition between mem- j ber teams and such touring pro- feSsionals as the Harlem Globe Trotters, even including charity contests, Torchy Torrance said today. Amateur teams playing the ; Trotters or similar quintets will lose their A. A. U. standing, the northwest A. A. U. official said, adding "There are plenty of pro fessional clubs to provide com petition" for the tourists. RODEO OPENS DENVER, Jan. 15-iP)-Barney Willis, White Salmon, Wash., placed second (22.2) In calf rop ing" at the matinee rodeo of the Western Stock show today. George Miller, Pueblo, was first (20.8). Todd Whatley of Bethel, Okla., took first place in the Brahma steer riding and steer whestling contests, wrestling his -ateer in 10.6 seconds. HIGH SCHOOL, Motallm 34, Oreron City 32. COLLEGE Army SS, Williams M. Navy 71, Gettysburg 39. Chicago 5, Illinois Tech 32. Rhode Island Slate M, Browa 71. Carnegie Tech SI, Case 43. Columbia SS. Yale 39. Texas V. 'SC. Southern Methodist M. Feu Stat 52, Boc knell 44. Pordbam 41. Villaoova 19.. N.C. State C9, Clemsoa 21. Gear (la Tech ii. Auburn 42. Cornell 39. Cantatas 34. Bates SI, Bowdoln 42. Cincinnati S3. Miami (O.) 44. South Carolina 42. The Citadel IS. Washington 49, Idaho 4S- Ill n I weep fannxdlaO Senses 6No Interest9 in Sport Reason; Schaake Non-Commital on Status By Al Lightner As revealed in The Statesman yesterday morning, Walter F (Walt) Erickson has resigned his posts as Willamette university football coach and director of athletics. The grid mentor who quit - (right) is believed to have ten- Flmn a step measure and sent it to the minor Locey Denies Stiner Clash . T T T CORVALLIS, Ore Jan. 14.-. -Oregon State college Athletic director renj r. ioiey miu 10- P'''1 have no fin with Co?ch 1 " - " of the Oregon State coaching . , . 21111 111 lUllUUCI 1 lill K Oil 1CLAJI L by the school newspaper that dis- ! agreement existed between the tWO men , . . . , . , . . Locey laid the reports "to false rumors and malicious gossip which j magnified the situation beyond its " U7 SU11US. Z 1C. I ment. He said he then forgot the Aia kbci anu v Ji iciucitu it, iucj . Golfing Stars At Richmond i RICHMOND. Calif.. Jan. 15- '. Headed by such ranking stars hs ' U. S. Open Champion Lloyd Man i grum und the country's leading 1 money winner, Ben Hogan. a fast i field of 153 professionals and amateurs tee eff here tomorrow in the first round of the $10,000 Richmond 72-hole open golf j tournament Darkhorses conceded a good Walla W'alla. Wash.: Jackie Burke. Jr., Houston, Tex., and Dale Andreason cf Long Beach. Calif., all young pros. Neist and Burke chalked up rousing prac tice rounas oi oo. six under par and one stroke over the course record held by Harold McSpaden of Sanford, Me., also an entry. Ski Meet Tonight The Santiam Ski club will meet at 8 p. m. tonight at An derson's Sporting Goods store to discuss this weekend's slat activities at the Hoodoo Ski bow 1. The club plans a Ski sbaw and an Anderson Day race In the near future. " JIM AIKEN New Oregon Mentor Aiken to Size Up Prospects PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 15-F)-Bull-voiced Jim Aiken, newly ap pointed head football coach at the University of Oregon, said here today that he was going to the campus tomorrow to have a look at the Athletic material. "I've got to see what's what and f who's who down there before I can make any plans. But you can say we'll be out on the field next fall and no one is going to shove us around." The University of Nevada ath letic director will take over on the Oregon campus at Eugene February 1. his administration office swivel only last year to take over the football reins, made it known yesterday that he had submitted his resignation at the close of last season, a very successful cam paign for the mentor in his first year of college coaching in that the Bearcats won the Northwest conference championship. In a one-sentence statement is sued yesterday Erickson said: "At the close of the- football season. I submitted my resignation to Pres ident Smith for the very simple reason that I discovered that coaching no longer held the same interest for me that it had previ ously." Before taking over as dean of freshmen and director of admis sions at Willamette for six years, Erickson had coached successfully at Camas. Wash., high school. His j Bearcats last tall won six and lost : two games, snatching the confer- ence title easily From Boston, where he is at tending fraternity and education meetings. WU President G. Her bert Smith yesterday stated: "Aft er a highly successful football season as head coach and direc tor of athletics, Mr. Walter E. Er ickson resigned from his position as director of athletics and foot ball coach. His resignation was submitted to me at the close cf the football season and has been : diuced only with the head of th e athletic committee of tho board of trustees and with the president of the board of trustees. Mr. Erickson has given vaiuabl service to the university as an ad ministrative officer and it is th purpose cf the administration to " recommend Mr. Erickscn's ap pointment as director of admis sions and placement at the first meeting of the executive commit y tee which also will consider his resignation as director of athlet ics."' It was also reported in Th4 Statesman yesterday that Elmer T",." IT ""h . o.oiiivr. o?2istain awiwo ' , , , , 1. 1 1 U W and head basketball coach, had also resigned. Schaake was ap proached for a statement yester- LICIT UUL I 1 1 1 11 1 ui firnned such a move A . dav but neither denied or con- Appointment of a successor to Erickson rest xv;lh Dr.'smith, who is not due back from Boston until late this month. Charley Trippi Weighs Offers NEW YORK. Jan. 15 -fyPV-Charley Trippi. Georgia's AII American halfback and baseball star said tonight that he had received "very fine offers" from the. combined New York Yankees and from the Chicago Cardinals of the National Foot ball league and declared ho would decide tomorrow morn ing which offer to accept. The 24-year-old Pittston. Pa athlete, who met with officials of the football and baseball em pire for more than three hours this afternoon and later con ferred with Charles BidwelL owner of the pro football Cardi nals, said it would be "a touch decision to make as both offers are very tempting." OSC Swimmers To Open Sked CORVALLIS. Jan. 15-(Spccial) -Oregon State's swimming team, boasting little experience thij year, opens its schedule Saturday , afternoon as it meets the potent University cf Oregon squad heres. Coach Reg Flood has only three lettermen back. They include: George Lipp, breasts troker: End Jerry Oliver and Bob U 11 man, free stylers. Dnck Pins Commercial league results last night at BAB Bowling courts included: BAB Hotshots 4. Kelley-Farquahar ; Call fornia Pack 4. Moose Lodge t. 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