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C Thm Statesman, SqWm. Oregon. Saturday. March 15. 1947 Marshffeld, K-FaUBs Finals; Salems , 1 VIKING DICK MASE soars for a imI tr; la I quarter -finals tilt Thursday which saw- Nwbr npset the Vika 42-41 In the Laat minute. Xewberg's sparkliavg Elmer Speidel tries to block Um shot. Looking on arc Salem's Dick Hendrie (3) and Claadc Nerd hill, Newberg. 5? MS Wrp W -If V. 1 HOT ACTION Is snapped in the crucial Klamath-Falls-Eugene quarter-final to Thursday eve which the Pelicans took 61-51. Gene Rider. Eugene, barges through three K-Falls men for the ball. The other performers (left to right) Include: Don Ruth. Eugene; Lelloy Coleman. Gene Hover and Jerry Thome, K-Falls. The official U Al Lightner. SALEM SPIRIT wasn't dampened even though th Viks bowed Thursday. Vik yell leaders are shown going through gymnastics (above) while a section of the student fans watch. (W. Kirk Braun photos for The Statesman) Navy Meet Set WASHINGTON. March 14 -UP) The first postwar all-navy box ing tournament for navy, marine corps and coast guard athlete with the final matches to be held at San Diego, Calif., the week of June 1-7 was announced to day by the navy department. Just another reason why you can't rightly count on form in these pay-off tourneys Is the Salem high Vik's startling up set at the hands of New berg the other eve. There the Salems were the team to beat after their smashing triumph over Roosevelt, only to bow to a New berg quint which on paper fig ured many points below Harold Hank's crew. The Salems were very hot against the Teddies ft the peak of their game. A let down the next day was only natural and when It came against a keyed-up, under-dog New berg five it was fatal. It could be that the Viks were lust a bit over-confident, too. .... Harold Hank Is not the alibi ing kind so well mention that Vik Forwards Houck and Dick Mase have been in far from top shape all week, an aftermath of the flu. And Reserves Jack Miller and Dave Chamberlain have been sick abed! .... Tour ney Surprise: The dashing play f Vik Guard Roger Daseh who has come into his own en the McArthur Court floor after spending most of the regular season in a reserve role Dasch and his side-kick. Dick Hendrie. are rated one of the finest back-court pairs in the 'L M SOME DEBUT! DENTS VILLE. S. C. March 14 i.P-Seventeen-year-old Roy Mc Lemore started the baseball sea son with a bang today. He pitched a seven - inning no - hit game, fanned 18 batters and collected a double and single as his Dents ville high school club defeated Jenksvllle. S to 0. HZ t 1 T j Kollitt'lottff By Jerrt Stone Big Show .... Dilemma: Slats GUI has been working his Coast Champion hoopsters hard all week for the coming NCAA meet Kansas City March 21 but still doesnt know what foe hell be facing In the first round. ItTl be either Oklahoma or St. Louis univer sity for certain. but GUI wilt have to wait until Monday to know which one It'U be. The two mid - west clubs meet In a play - off tilt that night. From this an gle Texas ap pears to be the quint to give the Beavers the most tr We In snooks lacet P ' ----- ' -jr- m Gain Tourney (Drop Axemen, 45L-36 Viks, Colonials Vie for 4tli Today; Peterson Eyes New Mark By Al Llghtner Sports Editor, The Statesman McARTHUR COURT, Eugene, March 14-(Special) -The 28th an nual State Prep Basketball tournament headed into the stretch fol lowing six more battles in this huge arena today, the six capped by Marsh field and Klamath Falls victories over Hood River and New berg respectively in the championship flight. Marshfield's 45-43 win joined the other startling toumey upsets, for the Hood Rivers were the highly favored club tonight. So tomorrow night at 8:45 it will be the lads from the Coos Bay country trading baskets with Klamath Falls which just did edge Newberg 60-57 for the big prize. At 7:30 Saturday the courageous Newbergs will collide with Hood River for the third place trophy. Friday's fourth day struggles saw Rainiers Columbians bounce Redmond and Roosevelt of Port- i land hang it on La Grande. The two winners qualifying to settle the fifth place title at 9 a.m. Sat urday. Whether or not Roosevelt's Don Peterson will notch a new ' Axernens bacKf although Hugh all-time tournament scoring rec- Bellinger, 30 seconds later, holed ord will be settled in this one out a soaring 30-footer to push also. After banging in 37 points Salem out in front, 35-33. That in the Roosevelt-Hillsboro game ; was the bali game, then, when Thursday, Peterson bounced back tney really counted, the Vikings today to swish 19 more and is 1 began converting their numerous now but 17 away from the record free throws to lengthen the mar of 80 set by Leonard Gard of gin. They stalled out the last two University high years ago. minutes effectively. At 10:15 o'clock Saturday Sa- The Vikings out-field goaled the lem's Vikings tangle with the Axemen, 12 to 10, and hit 17 free Washington Colonial. Portland tosses to Eugene's 16. Eugene won city champs, for fourth p'.ace. The the ' foul"' victory, 29 to 25. And Viks today achieved the next best should it not be mentioned else thing to a tournament champion- : where, this was the "rubber" ship by ousting the defending j game of the annual Salem-Eugene champion Eugene Axemen 41-36 hoop series and gave the Harold in a vicious 54-foul Donnybrook Hauks a 2 to 1 bulge. Yes, the that turned the afternoon gather- Eagene jinx is broken, ing on its ear Washington earlier ' MarhnU S) U) Hood miver -i ... , ; Bruce 14 F . OLeary over Sandy's scrappy Pioneers of the Willamette Valley league, grabbing the decision only in the last phases of the game . after Sandy hung on desperately throughout the first 32 quarters. The Colonials, not unlike any other team today in that it ap peared worn under the strain of tournament play, looked like any thing but the DOtent pack they Ti v,- were ucmiucu a nutu 1 -.7 ..... into the classic as one of the teams to beat. Marhfield nosed out Hood Ris er by freezing the ball in the late minutes. Hood River led at the end of the first quarter. 7-6. but by the half Marshfield was ahead. 24- 21. It was tied at the end of the third period. 32-al!. It was nlp-nd-tack from then until with a minute and three seconds -to go Don Bruce of Marshfield tank a free throw that put the Coos Bay team ahead. 45-41. They tried to stall the re-t of the way. The rangy Klamath Falls Peli oans, alternating two teams, one as proficient as the other, found themselves behind Newberg 14 12, at the end of the first period. But the Pelicans began to roll in the second period, pulling ahead, 25- 23. They lengthened the mar gin to 48-37 in the third quarter, and early in the fourth period held a 12-point adar.tage. All the fury of the Saierr.-Eu-gene athletic rivalry exploded m their effort today. Fifty-four in fractions were whistled at the up-and-at-'em athletes 32 of these in the first half for what must surely be a tourney record and there were at least another 54 which escaped the officials. Those who saw the game and had beer, wondering what the Salem-Eugene rivalry was really like nu'v know for sure. The Vikings, although blowing 11 free throws in the first quar ter, managed a 10-4 lead at the stop. Eugene, too busy fouling to do much else, hit one field goal in the period, that by Ernie Wilde, the Axeman hot shot who should and probably will make the all-state team. Salem looped three field pitches in the period, by Waldo Unruh. Dick Hendrie and Dick Mase. The Axemen, with Wilde lead ing the way, roared back early in the second period that is, when the kids weren't parading be tween the foul lines and with 3:20 left had the count at 16-17 for Salem. Then Gene Miner looped one from corner and shoved the Axemen out in front. ' with Floyd Baxter and Bill Sha Salem never regained the lead, fer for the Slicker crown. Russell despite three points by Bill Hill, j and Stelger are one-half point up and trailed 21-20 at halftone, en the latter duo, 6-5',. In a Thirty seconds before the period , consolation tussle, for third place ended Roger Dasch fouled out, j Bob Burns and 'jimmy Sheldon which probably ruined his chances take on the team of Floyd Ken for the all-state team. He has yon and Bob King, been playing great ball this week. Also slated for the weekend by Eugene built its lead to 27-21 Club Pro Jim Russell is a two with 3:55 gone in the third quar- ball partner sweepstakes tourney, ter and had it at 32-28 at the rest ' In a Men's club match vs. par stop. A long pitch by Dick Hen- . tourney Thursday night Joe Stei drie early in the last canto cut j ger and Harold Olinger copped it to 33-31 for Eugene and then i top honors. Stelger carded 35-1-3. Dick Allison, with a two-handed Olinger, J7-Z-3. J rfi idMi the district meet. The Long horns, who meet Wyoming in their opener, have a season's record of 24 victories and one loss. But Its not Ukely that the Texan faced competition of the quaUty which the Staters ran over for a 2C-4 record. TUf Aired Ineidentlay. KOAC will carry alt of the Orange NCAA fra cases. Tidewater Oil company will carry most of the financial load attached to the broadcasts and the remainder will be made up by donations to the "Beaver Broadcast Bucks." a fund agen cy set up by the OSC Alumni group. Se If you're loyal Orange backer and wanrto fel low those games via the air lanes send In your contribution to the above, care of the Oregon State Alumni office, Memorial over-the-head cast from 20 feet a wow of a shot tied it at 33-33 with 5:00 left. This was ac tually the shot that broke the Montgomery 1 F Endsley Moblrv 7 C 21 Buettgenbach Hunt 8 C 13 Winters Runs G 8 F. Woody RwrvM MarshickJ O'Neal 12; Hood River Banister 1. Klamath Falls (M) J Zarosmski 12 . F Bu.iman t . F Thorn ( C Hover 8 G Coleman 20 G (57) Xcwkert 22 Hoy 19 Speidel 4 Grav S New-ton Xordhill Reserve Klamath Falls Cewnun 2. Redkey 4. DZaroinki 2; Newberg- arorini rell 3. sirotnen 1. rer Axemen Axed! SALEM fg ft rr TP Mat, t I 1 J (I I'araa. f i t 4 4 j KcUlnccr, f .1 J 4 j Hill, t .. 2 t J Heart, e .. . t 1 t '. Hendrie, g S ( 4 12 , AUlson, g 1 4 1 ( Dasch, g ... 1 I I TOTALS 12 17 21 41 i EUGENE fC FT PF TP 1 Rulh. t 2 2 4 4 Rletr. r 2 1 2 Oarrect. f . t 1 Welch. 1 . 1 1 1 ! Bank, f . t 2 Smith, f . a 1 4 1 Murray, . t J 2 Wilde, g ... S S J u Miner, g .. 3 4 4 10 Wolf, g . 1 4 1 TOTALS .... II It 14 Half Time: Eugene 21. Salem 20. Free throws missed: Eugene Garrett 1. Murray 1. Rider 2. Min er 5. Wolf 1. Salem Mase 2, Hill 1. Houck 1, Hendrie 7, Allison 1. Dasch 4. Friday Scores (CONSOLATION SEMI-FINALS) Rainier 51, Redmond 41 Roosevelt S7, IiOrande S3 (ITH PLACE BRACKET) Salem 41. Eagene 34 Washington 44, Sandy 33 (CHAMPIONSHIP) Marshfield 43. Hood River 43 Klamath Fail, Newberg 37 Slicker Title Match Slated With appropriate weather at hand, the Salem Golf club clan is priming for another big week end at the South River road course. No. 1 feature will be final engagements in the Slicker play- offs with the Current leaders. Jack Russell and Joe Stelger. tangling Union building. Corvallis. . . . Cauliflower Row: A guy has cause to wonder why Snooks Lacey, the shifty, sharp-Jabbing feather man has never seen fit to change his strategy and be come an aggressive, stalking fighter. Certainly Snooks is an effective counter - puncher, though he was not up to form against Bobby Richards Wednes day night, explanations there be ing that Richards knows his way around the ring which is more than can be said for some of Laeey's previous foes. But with his natural speed afoot and rapier Jab coupled with a right that can do its share of damage. Snooks would gain many more points and more prestige if he'd take the Initiative Instead of al ways waiUng for his opponent to make the first move CCNY In NCA A TROY, N. Y.. March 14 -(VP) Spenser Jameson's basket with a minute of play remaining gave City College of New York a 61-59 victory over Syracuse university here tonight and the right to rep resent section 2 in the NCAA eastern regional playoffs at New York next week. Ball Banter: Trippi Shines; 4Bev' Nicked; Bevos Lose GAINESVILLE, Fla March 1 4WP Charlie Trippi. Universi ty of Georgia a 11 -America foot ball player, has just about cinch ed the leadorf position In the At lanta Crackers' batting order. SARASOTA. Fla. March 14 (JP) The American League champion Beaton Reel Sox hand ed the New York Yankees their fourth straight exhibition game setback today. 4-1. The Sox scored all of their runs in the BON VOYAGE! House Passes Briber's Bill Five years Imprisonment or a $5000 fine, or both, await any player or official who offers or accepts bribes In any sports con test in Oregon. The houi-e Friday pased a bill. already approved by the senate, I so providing. The bill originally specified similar pun:shment for failing to report being offered a bribe, but later was amended to delete thot provision. Also enacted into law by the house Friday was the senate-approved measure allowing eny county to have three 20-day horse meets a year, instead of two, pro vided or,e is a .harneys-horse meit. Erirkson Eyes 42 Baseballers Willamette "baseball aspirants held their initial outdoor woik out of the season yesterday und-r the eye of Coach Walt Erit ks. n. Erickson has some 42 candidates on hand from which to pick a starting nine for the coming cam paign which opens Saturday April 22 against the Penitentiary Grays. From what he's seen of the la1s in indoor practice the past couple of weeks, the Bearcat mentor has an Idea pitching is going to be one of his principal headaches. With Ace Clayton Patterson out of the picture because of a recent arm fracture. Erickson hadn't a letter man hurler on his squad. How ever, Marv Goodman, who earned a numeral In the outfield. m:iy turn to the mound this year. Oth er hill prospects include: John Slanchik. Bob Richardson, end Daryl Alder. The catfhing slot looks to be fairly well taken care of with Letterman Ben Schaad and Art Dickerson the foremost candi dates. Other monogramers in clude: Earl Hampton and Bob Perry, infielders; and Bob Doug las and Joe Dispenziere, outfield ers. Semi-pro Nine Drills Sunday Initial practice session for Sa lem's new entry in the Oregon State baseball league will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday at Leslie field, announces Curt Ferguson of the sponsoring Willamette Amuse ment company. Ferguson invites anyone interested in trying out for the club to be on hand wheth er they are signed to a contract or not. Dire need of the team at pres ent is some more strength In the catching department. A league meeting will be held at Lebanon April 22 to arrange the season's schedule. Eagles Reach Hockey Finals VANCOUVER, B. C , March L4 (P)-Ramming home a goal in overtime, Portland Eagles ad vanced into the finals of the Pa cific Coast hockey league's north ern division playoffs as they downed Vancouver Canucks 4-J here tonight Portland won the best-of-five semi-final rounds 3-1. OPEN SET PORTLAND, March 14 -P)-The Pacific Northwest profession al golfers' association announced today that their 1948 open would be held at Alderwood country club here Oct. 7-8. This year's open will take place on the same course in June. f JSBg" II v j i i 1 rl' fv-i i-i,,, v - 4 3 - If s -,J Fj I 1-1 - " third Inning off Floyd Bevens. Yankee starting hurler. ST. PETERSBURG. Fla.. Mar. 14 -JPy- Outfielder Bill How ertoa doubled la the tenth Inn ing and scored Dick Staler as the St. Louis Cardinals, tying in the ninth, defeated the Detroit Tig ers 4 to X today In an exhibition game. LOS ANGELES. Calif, March 14-P)-The Chicago Cubs today came from behind to win from Portland of the Pacific Coast league - In an exhibition base ball game. The National league cubs were held hitless for three innings by John Moore, former Newark pitcher who was taken out at the end of the fifth Inning while his W m SALEM'S PAGE WOOLENS, state A A I' cage champs, are hown just before their departure by auto Thursday morning for the na tional tourney at Denver which starts Sunday. (Top, left lo right kneeling) Fublk-its Chris Kowttx. Sponsor Chet Page. Frank Page, Manager Harry Mason, and Eddie Sajstrotn. (Standing) Jim (line. Scotty Sebern. Al Wolf. Al McRae. Wally Gemmell and Gordon Gemmell. (Bottom) La t minute strategy occupies Manager Harry Mason and Player Frankie Page as Sponsor Chet Page looks on. (McEwan photos for The Statesman) Ski EDIDe R.uss Olympic? ' By the Associated Prs The ?ather bureau luurd the fol lowing kl report Friday: Gov ei nrrwnt Camp Road cl-ar. no cham needed, ample parkin?; 55 inclief snow. nck wet. gianular. 2 am ternpeiatuie 28 rte(!re?. light -Mer!y wind, clfar , Forecast" fair with continued high day time temperatures. 50-55 degiee hitfh tange. low temperature range 40-45 dt g ree Timbeihne Lodge Road clear, chains will be rinded, pie paikir.g. 1H8 Inches mow. parked with wind cr.it ! and granular; 8 am. temperature 43 deeree. cle-r; all tows will operate Foreca5t : Continued f;r and mud through Sundav but high cloudine Sunday: high temperature range 43-50 . degrees, low 38-42 ' Other report not available but Ssn tiam pass forecast ame a Goveinment Camp. Cooper ppur forecast- Contin ued fair and mild, h.gh temperature 48-52, low 32-35 degrees. Illini Flash Cracks Record CHICAGO. March 14WV) -Herb McKenley of Illinois, who les j than a week ago set an American 440 yard record, tonight ran the i fastest 330 yards ever timed in i an indoor race a blazing 30 3 1 seconds performance in the Cen- i tral A A U. meet in the University of Chicago fieldhouse. Two of the three official watches clocked the lithe Jamaican's run at 30.3 and the third showed 30.4. The listed 330 yard record in doors is 31 and 115 seconds. , FLORIDA GIFT WASHINGTON. March 14 A -Secretary of the Interior Krug ac cepted from Florida's Gov. Miil ard Caldwell today a deed to mo. e 1 than one half a million acres cf' Everglades swamplands for use as a federal wild Hfe refuge. r CAN 4 - -a? J- YUU QUICKLY? SAFELY? IXAXE ADJUSTMENT IXAXE XEUNE $L3.S5 .35 Will Pick Up & DelWer Firestone Stores Cerner ef Center A High Ph. 9144 team was still ahead 1-4. Moore's replacement, left-handed Willie Hoop, recently of Beaumont, was overwhelmed with five runs la the next three games. PHOENIX. Aria, March 14-0P)-The New York Giants de feated the Cleveland Indiana, 4-2 today with rookie outfielder Lloyd Gear hart's two-run first Inning homer deciding tbe Issue. SAN FRANCISCO. March 14 Off Matson Navigation comp any announced today a squad of 42 players and officials of the New York Giants and six New York sports writers will take off from San Diet Monday for ITonoIulu for a series of exhibi- lie-up ucnieu LONDON. March 14 A Loi .1 Burghley, chairman of the British Olympic committee, said tod;j.v that Russia has not applied for in imitation to the 1948 Olympic games which will be held heie However, he said, "the Russians have applied for membership in th international amateur athletic federation." the body v. hich con trols tiack and field ' athletic s throughout the world. Lord Burghley, one-time Olym pic hurdling great, labeled the London star's statement that Ru sia would participate in the gam.-s as a "complete misunderstand -Ing" Finals Gained, NIBT Meeting KANSAS CITY. March 14-Pi Mankato, Minnstate Teachers col lege eliminated Arizona State of Flagstaff 52 to 46 alter Marsha, I college of Huntington, W. Va , captured an overtime thriller from Emporia. Kansas State college, 56-55, in the semi-finals of the National Intercollegiate basketball tournament tonight. The two ic tors meet tomorrow night at 9:30 for the 1947 championship vihile Emporia and Arizona clash in the 8 o'clock opener for third place. Expert Body and Fender Repairs Painted (or YOU, In your favorite HUE. James H. Haden Co. 295S SilverUn KL. Salem. Ore. rbene 24123 Local Industry an4 Local Enterprise brought aVlem Electric Salem's Own Bonnerille Power Agency Phone) 8101 tlon games In Hawaii with th San Francisco Seals of the Pa clfic Coast league. BALBOA, C. Z.. March 14-0) Even Manager Leo Duroche-r played today as the touring Brooklyn Dodgers crushed an all-star service team. J7 to In the first of a two gam series. ' CLEARWATER. Fla.. March 14-P)-IIome runs by Red Dor rett and Rookie Shortstop Ker mit Wahl In the lth inning broke a deadlock that had exist ed sinee the sixth inning and gave the Cincinnati Reds a 7 to 4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies In an exhibition base ball game today. 'Valley' Races Attract Skiers Bowes Among Entrant In International Event SUN VAIXEY. Idaho. March 14-(?')-Going places in a hurry on a pair of wuxod hickory strips topflight skiers of five nations on the eve of the two-day Harrimati cup races. Some of the racers are sure to hit speeds of a mile a minute or better in the dow n - mountain competition on the Baldy moun tain course tomorrow. Howevtr. control as well as swiftness will be of paramount importance in the slalom races, which will wind up the event Sunday. This weekend's races, like tha U. S. Oljmpic trials of a week ago here, are important to Amer ican Eki riders v. ho soon wilt know which of them will get un invitation to the Olympic team for the winter games at St. Mor- itz, Switrerland, next February. Salem's Bill Bowes, eyeing an Olympic berth, will be a par ticipant in the Ilarrimans. Gotham Slates Hemp Circus NEW YOrJK, March 14 -(A. This sports foc- village sgn a becomes the bar-tball capital of the wfii Id tomorrow night when the national invitation tournament gets under way at Madison Square Garden with the defending champion Kentucky Wildc-rf's clearly earmaiked as the outfit '.O subdue. Tomorrow night's opening games actually the quai ter-f!'i- als send West Virginia again-1 Bradley univeisity followed hy St, Joseph's ngamst North C t North C:.roh t d Kentucky ope i on Monday ni I state. Top-seeded its title defense against Long Island nniversty and DuQuesne meets Utah in ti. other first round games. Shkor Upsels Enraged Tami BOSTON, March 14 -OP) Curo ageous Johnny Shkor. the tow p ing Boston Hea y weight, weath ered a furious Morm to gain a 3 upj-et eight-round technical knocl' out victory over New Yoik. Tami Maunello, lted just beloV champion Joe Lrui, in thtia) scheduled 10-round feature box ing bout tonight at the nreia, Shkor opened a wide cut o Maunello left eye in the second round and concentrated on th.t injury thereafter. ) After Dr. Kaac Klein of the Massachusetts boxing commissiorj ordered referee Johnny Martin t end the bout, the bleeding . imu em aged Maunello protestvd strenuously. . WSC SLATES PRACTICE" PULLMAN. Wash, March 14 A'- Washington State college) will start spring football practn March 24, Coach Phil Soiboe sair today. IIOTOR TROUBLE? Commercial Body Shop Immediate and Kxftert Service For Try Commercial Body Shop for Complete Overhaul. Brakes. Clutches. & Motor Tune-up 1042 Se. 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