g The Statesman, Salem, Oroqon, Thursday. October 8. 1847
Kollm' Along
By Jerry Stone
No matter how good a teat la
fa the pigskin-packing depart
ment he can be m better than
his fwward wmIL That' an old
gridiron saying and It's pret
ty well tree. As the present
(rid campaign commenced the
scribes all along the roast were
beating the drum fr St. Mary'a
Herman Wedemejer, aad right
ly, for the Hawaiian kid la an
ot-ef -this-world leinpertr
saw! aerial magician. Ob, yea,'
llermaa rates with the beat, all
fight. But what chance has one
superlative g ay against eleven
pretty gd gents. Not much aa
ran be seen la lhat Ilcklng
Calif eraia handed the Gaels.
And we're afraid such goings-on
are going to rain "Wedy's"
he-pea far any All-America bon
ers this year. Far the All-Amerk
pickers, yea knew, don't con
sider everything. . . . And yon
ran pat Oregon's Jake Lelcbt
la the same boat. . . .
Flock to the banners.
Join forces and naako the
re-
'Boosters'
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The structure of the Salem Breakfast club, reborn local boost
er group, likely will bo materially strengthened with announce
ment that the Salem Dad's organisation, which carried on booster
activities last winter, probably will merge with the new croup. Al
Loucks, acting president of the Dad's club, has called a meeting of
that organisation for tonight at the chamber of commerce, 7 JO, 'at
which time members will consider dissolution and a tie-up with
the Breakfast club.
- Meanwhile Interest Is mounting in the second meeting of the
Breakfast group. 730 Friday morning at the Marlon hotel. Al
Lightner, Statesman Sports Editor will bo present to give an ac
count of the World Series which he sat In on and there's a bare
possibility Bill, Be vans, the hardluck guy who narrowly missed a
Series No-Hitter, will be on hand if he's back from the east by that
time. There will also be other entertainment.
In addition plans will be furthered Friday on the proposed re
ception and banquet to be accorded Bevens. ,
Hill Lost to Team as 'Cats
Prime for Conference Opener
Main news from the grid camp of the Willamette Bearcats yes
terday news definitely not of a rosy hue - was announcement by
big Bob Hill, biggest man on the squad, that he is retiring from foot
ball. Bob, regular center last season, gave as reasons for his decision,
demands of outside work combined
with heavy law school studies.
Hill at the beginning of the cam
paign was considered , by Coach
Jerry lillie as the anchor for the
"Cat forward wall what with his
six feet six inches and, 250 pounds.
- Other developments as the Wil
lamette girded for the Saturday
eve go. with College of Idaho at
Caldwell saw Bob Fletchell, work
ing out in a backfield slot. Fletch
ell was a ball-lugger in '48 but has
been performing in the line this
year.
Earl Hampton probably will get
the call at quarter against the Coy
otes in place of the injured Bob
Douglas. Otherwise the backfield
line-up will likely be the same
which faced Whittier Keith Sper
ry and Al Minn, at halves and Al
Wickert at full. No forward wall
changes are contemplated by Lillie
at the present.
The 'Cats leave for Caldwell bjr
bus Friday morning and will stay
overnight at some point along the
way. ,
Juniors Slate
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Junior high grid clubs move
Into their second round of action
Friday with Bob Metzger's Par
ri&h Cardinals and Clay Eggles
ton's Poneer Grays clashing for
the, league leadership in the fu
ture game at dinger at 3:45. The
tilt is rated a toss-up, both elev
ens having come ' through with
smashing wins in the openers last
week. The Cards walloped the
Leslie Golds, 34-7 while. the Grays
thumped West Salem. 34-0.
A 7:45 night tilt at Leslie pits
Bill Hanauska's West Salems
gainst the Leslie Blues of Jim
Dimit, which drew a bye last
week. Harry Mohr's Leslie Golds
are idle tomorrow.
JV.Imlians Tilt Off
A game scheduled between Salem
high's Jsyvees snd Chemawa
for Friday afternoon at Leslie
has been cancelled. It was an
nounced yesterday. Hank Juran
and Elroy Jensen will take their
Vlk juniors to Bend Monday for
a mix with the Lava Bear
Bees.: j
Durocher Beams After Conference with Rickey
NEW YORK. Oct tWJrVLeo
Durocher departed for the west
coast tenia ht. Jovial and smiling
and admittedly "very happy with
the result" of a three and a half
hour ; conference with Branch
BUcker, president of the Brook
lyn Dodgers. I .
"Obviously; I can't tell yon
what went on. and any statement
will have to come from Mr.
Rickey,' Durocher told reporters
just before boarding a plane at
La Guardia field for Los An
geles.! The former Dodger manager,
whose suspension ended with the
last out of the World Series, waa
BILL BETKN8
vitalised Salem Breakfast clob
a whopping sneeess and aa In
stroment to farther boost ath
letics la this h'yar . burg. Don't
' permit the Initial enthusiasm to
dwindle to a. whisper. Threngh
all the sports seasons of the
year this organisation has op
portunity to rally support' and
live wire Interest to the cai
Set Merger
. The 0IM series ceiling took
another beating In Major loop
play - last night with seven,
bowlers hitting or surpassing
the mark. Park Thede's 117 for
Salem Hardware was high.
Boyee of Fink Elephant nit
1; Geldt and MeCluskey,
Cupboard Cafe, trundled f 14s;
Price, Valley Motor, racked a
12; YVreten, CUnes, 0t and
Evans, Cupboard Cafe, t0.
MAJOR LXAGl'E
Salem Hardware (X)
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Wheatler
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11 159 193 S2S
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Pblpps
Hengen
West
178 181 234503
..228 1S3 172593
Capbear Cafe (I)
Dean Henderson
.170 17S 167 SIS
...164 155 100479
.173 234 193800
...225 202 1878)4
Bob White
Frank Evsns
John Clodt .
Ed MeCluskey .....
Kelt Brew (t)
190 190 234 S14
189 176 183 52S
182 148 171501
174 1S9 168531
;..202 227 158587
159 203 212574
Kitchen
Rosten r
Walters ...
King j
Murdoch
Chaek's Tavera (1)
Olinser ; 199 175 191565
Perry i 150 199 170919
Drager 136 170 147 453
Adolph 135 146 169450
Foreman 163 123 201487
Valley Motor Co. (2)
Bob Price 213 205 194612
Hank Barr 204 166 163-533
Ed Krell .; ...168 160 149 497
Ralph Nagley
Harvey Page
...182 157
199 197
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184580
Capital Beedtag (I)
Poulin 193 225
Friesen 191 179
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Larsin 16ft 131
Coe . 201
160 146512
Kiel ,
Ptak Elephant (2)
Boyce
McFarlane
Garborino
Burich
Bone i
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146 184650
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.183 170 182535
.202 170 204576
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Cllne'a Cerfee Shea (1)
Floyd Kenyon 141
Cline. Sr. 221
176 154-473
173 188582
Stan Braden
186 213 179578
181 217 211809
Don Wroten
Don Young
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MIDDIES HOPEFUL
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Oct S-VPh
Still trying to shake the losing
spell that has tormented Navy
football since the 1946 opener,
Coach Tom . Hamilton kept his
charges hard at it today and hoped
his first-string eleven would be at
full strength for the test with
Duke in Baltimore this Saturday.
asked whether the Job situation
waa discussed during his meet
ing with Rickey at the Brooklyn
club's Montague street offices.
Durocher answered the ques
tion "with an affirmative nod,
smiling.
Rickey could not be reached
for comment Only newt forth
coming from the Dodger official,
family was n brief announce
ment from a club ' spokesman
that Durocher had paid an un
expected call of five minutes on
Rickey.
Rickey has insisted be does not
know who will manage the
Dodgorn next year, parrying
of athletics, whatever field It be.
. And eoald any better way bo
found to start things popping
than gradiose reception and
banquet for Bill Bevens? Con
certed effort that's what's
needed to make the blood flow
red In the veins of the town's
eltlsenry aa regards that Fri
day night grid clash, that hoop
crucial or that chips-down dia-.
xnond series or honorinr a
gay who's gone oat and made
a name for himself la the very
biggest" of big-times.
Incidentally, speaking of Bill
Sevens (and who isn't) Tank
Manager Bocky Harris made a
remark concerning the bid guy
Just before "Bev" toed the
monnd in that fateful . fourth
game. Said Harris: "Sevens is
the man who may be the sur
prise of this series, for he's
literally pitching for his base
ball life." Bill was probably
fully aware of that fact when
be twirled his heartbreaker.
Even though he lost be surely
gained a new lease on his
"baseball life" for his per
formance , was plainly and
the majority of scribes termed
It saeh the best mound ef
fort of the classic. It took real
heart to come throogh like that
with the chips so sgoarely
on the line. . . .
It was a tough blow for Jerry
Llllle, what with getting- his T
attack Inclined W 1 1 1 a m ettea
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LINE SMACKER: Al Wickert (above), former Salem high star, will
bo one of Willamette's main offensive threats as ho operates from
the fullback position against the College of Idaho Coyotes at Cald
well Saturday nlghL It will be the first Northwest conference start
for Coach Jerry Lillie's crew.:
Viks Hope for Upset
Against Lava Bears
All the dope to date favors the Bend Lava Bears as they tangle
with Harold Hauk's Salem high Vikings on Sweetland field Friday
night at 8 o'clock in a Big Six league fracas. But in spite of all the
predictions and mental calculations
Roodles Meet
BUled Tonight
Slated for the weekly Salem
Men's club session tonight will be
a nine-hole Roodles tourney, an
nounces Bill Goodwin, tourney di
rector. Players will have the
choice of performing on either the
back or front nine.
Definitely scheduled for Sunday
is the first half of a home and
home series with Portland's River
side club on the South River road
course. Opposing teams will num
ber 25 players. Teeoff time is set
for 9:30.
Culdahl, Payton Hurt
CHICAGO, Oct 8. -Ralph
Guldahl, 47, golf professional at
the suburban Midinah Country
club, and George Payotn, 24, an
other pro golfer from Newport
News, Va., and three companions
were injured today when their au
tomobile crashed Into a railroad
viaduct abutment
Payton suffered a fracture of the
left thigh and a possible skull frac
ture. Guldahl received cuts on the
left knee and wrist
Questions with Til have a man
ager by the first of March."
Burt Shotton, the man who pi
loted the Dodgers to the Nation
al league pennant left for his
Bartow, Fla home yesterday
after spending moot of the day
talking with Rickey. Coaches,
scouts and field men were in and
out of Rickey's office all day. '
Chandler was reported en
rente to Cincinnati and it could
not be ascertained whether be
had given the green light to re
instate Durocher - aa Brooklyn
manager even if that was Rick
ey's intention. .
functioning' somewhere near
smoothly last week against
Whlttler only to have field gen
eral Bobby Douglas floored by
aa Injury and oat of action for
the tough clash with College of
Idaho Saturday night at Cald
well. Time and again It's been
said that a smart and adept
quarter Is the big cog in the T
style of fireworks and Doug
las had Just reached the point
where he was meeting the de
mands of the signal-calling
posltion s a 1 1 s f actorily. The
'Cats may not be hart too much,
however, for Earl Hampton Is
coming- along well at the slot.
And Just how many college
grldders ran boast of having
had coaching experience. Earl's
one of the few. The big guy
guided the Cbemawa Indians
last year. ...
This seems to be the yesr of
the big scores at Capitol Alleys.
Frequent have been COO series,
. notably in Wednesday major
league action. However John
Frlescn. Dallas, bit the daddy
of 'em all (at least for this
year and probably for the past
several seasons) Monday night
In Commercial league No. 2
combat when he trundled a CSf
set. That's getting mighty near
that ultra-magic 700 circle. And
you 11 note that several guys
boast "ZOO" averages at this
point. Been quite some time
since any ' roller hereabouts
finished the campaign In the
X0s. This might bo the year....
the Vikings have gone through
their daily drills this week de
termined if possible to upset the
apple cart.
Hauk figures his club r y see
quite a few passes tossed b a guy
named Sheffold come Friday eve
and accordingly has been espe
cially working his lads on pass
defense. A lot of attention also has
been paid to offensive drills, for
the Salems have not been too
sharp in this department, notably
in their last pair of starts. The
Salem mentor prays nightly that a
first-rate passer will come along
to aid his crew, for an effective
aerial attack has not been amidst
the Vik equipment thus far.
Hauk plans to start his regular
backfield of Jerry Taylor quarter;
Bruce Barker and Deen Paulus,
halves; and Carlos Houck, full
back; against the Lava Bears. On
ly change in the line sees Rod
Beats at center for the injured
Bob Seamster, and possibly Ralph
Morgali at right tackle in place
of Chuck Baker who has been
absent from school.
Ward, Stranalian
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FORT SMITH, Ark., Oct. S-VP)-
ItH be Bud Ward and Frank
Stranahan against the field when
the Hardscrabble invitational
tournament the first of two big
golf attractions here in the next
ten days begins a four-day run
tomorrow.
Ward, former National amateur
champion from Spokane, Wash.,
and Stranahan, Toledo, Ohio, are
the strongest favorites in the 18-
year-old event
Injuries Hit Bruins
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 8-(V
Coach Bert La Bruehene found
himself juggling UCLA left half
backs all over the place today.
Left Halt Johnny Roesch came
down with the flu, along with
Left End Tom Fears, making them
doubtful starters against Oregon
in the Coliseum Saturday. Left
Half Gene Rowland was in uni
form but still nursing a shoulder
injury and refraining from con
tact work.
Drish, Michigan, Longhoras
Voted Top Teams by Experts
Ward Oregon
Open Titlist
Spokane Ace Noses
Leonard ; Russell 8th
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 8 -OP)'
Spokane s Marvin ward, the Wal
ker clup amateur ace, successful
ly defended his Pacific Northwest
open golf championship today as
he finished the 72-hole medal play
with an eight under par 280 over
the rain drenched Alderwood club
course.
Stan Leonard. Vancouver, B. C,,
pro who moved up on the cham
pion at the 63rd hole to tie, came
Jim Russell, one time Salem
club pro now of Coos Bay, fin
ished eighth In the Oregon Open
with 147-150-297. Joe Stelger.
present Salem professional, end
ed up with 156-114320.
In second one stroke behind the
winner with 281.
Ward and Leonard were sep
arated by' two strokes at the end
of the second round Tuesday and
again at the halfway mark of to
day's rugged 38-hole play.
Chuck Congdon, the Tacoma
holder of the Portland and Ore
gon open crowns, fired a five un
der par final 18 holes today for
the best of the tournament, but it
Wasn't enough to overcome his
earlier rounds and he finished
third with a 76-67283.
Amerks'll Win Ryder Go Locke
LONDON. Oct. f - (JF)
Bobby Locke. South American
golf champion, predicted today :
that British Ryder cop player
could not accomplish as a team
what he , recently did as an In
dividualdefeat American pro
fessionals. .
Locke, who walked off with
$24427 In prise money from
tournaments In the United States
this year, said he thought the
larger American ball would be
the Britons' downfall la the Ry
der cup - matches at Portland,
Ore., November 1-2.
"It took me over a month to
become accustomed to the flight
of the big ball used in the
Zowie!
' ALBANY, Calif., Oct. 8 -(P)
This waa long-shot day at
Golden Gate fields. Wise Eagle,
who went to the post at 53-1
with an ppprentlce jockey who
had yet to win. came on In
the stretch to Uke the six
furlong feature, the San Fran
cisco fashion show purse, by a
head.
Wise Eagle, ridden by Louis
Maacon of New Orleans and
owned by Fair Acres farm of
San Mateo, made the six fur
longs In 1:11 15 and paid
8109.80, $27.90 and $10.30.
Money Record
Armed's Goal
NEW YORK. Oct. 8-yP- Only
two horses could be mustered to
meet the mighty Armed in to
morrow's Sysonby handicap which
the golden gelding is expected to
win and thus top Stymie as world
money-winning champion. The
pair entered against Warren
Wright s Calumet comet are Os
car E. Breault's With Pleasure and
Nelson Seabra's South American,
Ensueno, the latter a surprise en
try. With three starters, the victor
would net $18,600, enough to
boost Armed's total to $761,500.
Now in the runner-up spot, the
golden gelding could take a $6,-
90 lead over Stymie, who has
earned $754,710 for Mrs. E. D. Ja
cobs.
Zabarias Forced
To Extra Hole
FORT WORTH, Tex., Oct.-8.-
(P)The unusual spectacle of Babe
Zaharias playing in an extra hole
match was recorded in the Texas
women's open here today as scrap
py Kay Pearson, Houston, forced
the Babe to the 20th green for a
1-up decision.
The usually accurate Babe
sprayed shots over the course in a
round that found her three over
women's par. ' Miss Pearson, Texas
amateur champion, made the most
of her frequent opportunities and
held a 2-up advantage after nine
holes.
GAELS ON WAY
SEATTLE, Oct 8-;p)-The ir
minded Gaels of St Mary's arrive
by air tomorrow afternoon for the
football clash Saturday with the
University of Washington as the
Huskies' coach, Ralph Welsh, still
seeks an offensive punch.
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Leahy's Club Ranked No. 1; Bears
Only Coast Eleven in First Ten
By Austin Bealmer
NEW YORK, Oct 8-(rVNotre Darne, Michigan and Texas are
the big three in college football at this early stage of the 1947 cam
paign in the opinion of more than a hundred sports writers who vot
ed today in the first Associated Press poll of the season to select the
top ten teams. j
Although both Michigan and Texas sport more impressive records
'vCH
BUD WARD
Nabbed Oregon Title
CONNOR READY
SOUTH BEND, Ind., Oct t-(JP)
George Connor, left tackle and
captain of the Notre Dame foot
ball team, resumed contact work
today for the first time since he
injured his ankle two weeks ago
and was expected to be ready to
start against Purdue Saturday.
States," Locke commented today
on his arrival by plane from
New York. "I don't think the
British players will have suf
ficient time to get used to It"
In addition. Locke said, the
British team will be facing some
of the finest golfers In the game
"Like Ben Hogan, Jimmy De
Marett Sam Snead, Porkie Oli
ver and Byron Nelson."
But they clash somewhat with
other opinion. Golfing circles
here however believe the British
team which leaves for the United
States October 18, will give a
good account of Itself at Port
land. Stop Williams
Beaver Slogan
OREGON STATE COLLEGE.
Corvallis. Oct. 8 -(Special )-Tak-
tng the Saturday game with Ida
ho's Vandals far from lightly, Lon
Stiner herded his Oregon State
Beavers through another stiff
workout today as he devised ways
and means of stopping Billv Wil
liams, the Vandal's ace passer and
call packer.
Encouraged after the Beavers'
14-7 win over Washington, Stiner
plans to open with the same lfne-
up which started against the Hus
kies. with the possible exception
of Bill Austin at tackle. Austin
sustained a hip bruise in the
Washington mix which may side
line him for the Idaho game.
Bright note in the Orange pic
ture is the work of Jim Swar
brick, center, whose sterling de
fensive work at Seattle reminded
of Bill Gray.
Late Congrats
From Rickey
NEW YORK, Oct. aWV More
than 150 telegrams arrived at the
baseball offices of the world
champion New York Yankees to
day. All except one of them were
addressed to George Weiss. They
came from baseball people all ov
er the country, congratulating him
on becoming general manager of
the club.
The other was sddressed to team
manager Bucky Harris. It said:
"It has Uken me a bit of time
to right myself after losing the
World Series but I think you did
a great Job all year long and an
exceptionally fine managerial Job
in the World Series. I extend my
sincerest congratulations to you.'
It was signed "Branch Rickey.'
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than Notre Dame, the experts
place Coach Frank Leahy's fight
ing Irish at the top of the list on
the strength of their 40-8 triumph
over Pittsburgh in their one per
formance to date.
Notre Dame also held the No,
1 position in the final poll of 1946,
breaking Army's two-year grip
on that distinction, and the
writers demonstrated their faith
in Leahy's ability to build another
national champion by reserving
the top spot for his South Bend
UUV. (
Fifty-two of the 103 writers
participating in the first of the
season's weekly - polls gave Notre
Dame their first-place votes and
24 others ranked it second.
The Irish, who meet Purdue
this week, compiled a total of 933
points on the basis of ten points
for a first-place vote, nine for
second, and so on.
Michigan, which crushed Stan
ford 49-13, after swamping Mich
igan State in its opener, was
awarded the No. 2 spot The Wol
verines, who finished sixth in the
final poll last year, were picked
first on 29 ballots and second on
46 others to amass a total of 837
points.
Texas, the No. 1 team in the
first poll a year ago but 13th at
the end of the season, landed the
third position by humbling North
Carolina, 34-0, for its third
straight one-sided triumph. The
Longhorns drew IS first place
votes and 790 points.
Standing of the first ten (first-place
votes in parenthesis; points baaed on
10-S-8-7-6-8-4-J-2-1 system):
learn Pointa
1 Notre Dame (52) - ; 933
2 Michigan t29)
3 Texas (13) . 70
4 Georgia Tech J
5 Army (1)
ft Illinois
7 Pennsylvania
8-Caltfornia (1)
8 Georgia .
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Angels Edge
Acorns Again
LOS ANGELES, Oct 8 rVP)
The Los Angeles Angels made it
two straight over Oakland tonight
in the Pacific coast league final
Governor's cup playoff, taking a
pitchers' duel, 1-0, in which each
team got five hits.
It was Pitcher Red Adams, who
won out for the Angels over Oak
land's Damon Hayes. 'The only
run of the game came , in the
eighth inning when Cece Gar
riott romped home from third on
a long fly to left field by Clarence
Maddern.
Oakland 000 0O0 000-0 S 1
Los Angeles 000 000 Olx 1 S 2
Hayes and Ralmondl; Adams and
Gtllcspte.
Kuhel Linked
With Senators
WASHINGTON, Oct . 8 -JP)
The Washington Times-Herald
says "everything pointed" tonight
to the selection of Joe Kuhel,
41-year-old veteran of nine years
with the Washington Senators, to
succeed Ossie Bluege as manager
of the club. Kuhel now is with the
Chicago White Sox.
Clark Griffith, club president
refused to confirm or deny the
report but did say that the deci
sion rested between two men.
According to the Times-Herald;
the other candidate being con
sidered is Harold (Muddy) Ruel,
manager of the St Louis Browns.
Thompson Seeks
More Victims
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 8 -(A)
Fight Manager Cai Working lost
little time today trying to book
another "name" fighter for
heavyweight Albert (Turkey)
Thompson, who swatted out by
a comfortable margin a 10-round
decision over veteran Arturo
Godoy of Chile at Olympic audi
torium last night
It was the Turk's fifth straight
win since his discharge from the
marine corps. Working hoped it
would further elevate Thompson,
27-year-old, 2 16-pound Los An
geles negro, ihto the upper
bracket of heavyweights.
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