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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1947)
Williams' .343 Average Tops in American Loop Tuning Up CHICAGO, Dec 20 -(TP)- Ted Williams' third American league batting title in six years today officially was awarded to the lanky Boston Red Sox outfielder, who did some "goat-getting" of his own this year with a championship average of .343 and three other attack titles. Now the league's fourth three time batting champion, Williams also led in home runs with 32, runs scored with 125, and total bases with 335, according to of- ficial league statistics. Immortal Ty Cobb copped the junior circuit crown 12 times, but after him the honor is narrowed to Harry Heilmann with four titles and Napoleon Lajoie and Williams with three each. Second spot with .324 each was shared by Chicago's Taft Wright and' Shortstop Johnny Pesky of Boston, who led in hits for the second straight year at 207 and was the only player to top 200 blows. Only 12 regulars in all bettered .300. Others were George Kell, Detroit, .320; rookie Dale Mitchell; Cleveland, 2 16; Joe Di Maggio, New York, .315; Manager-Shortstop Lou Boudreou, Cleve land, .307; Luke Appling, Chica go. .306; George McQuinn, New Y6rk. .304; and Sabath Mele, Bos ton "freshman,' .302. The team hitting championship was grabbed by pennant-winning New York with .271, a climb of 23 points from the Yankees sev enth place finish in 1946. Seattle Quintet Blimps Portlands 'PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 2 (HP) The Seattle Athletics came from .behind tonight to nose out the Portland Indians, 60-56, in a Pa cific Coast Professional basket ball league game. Playing Coach Al Brightman , showed the Ath letics the wayy scoring 14 points In a great third-quarter exhibi tion that brought Seattle from be hind a 31-26 half time deficit to a 46-45 lead., . Seattle (SO) Price (10 Gilbertson 8i Kottman (2) 4C (16) Jorsetuen Ja (8) .IG , (0 Root snntman US) G (5 Kerber Seattle sub: Dalthrop 4. White 4. Watson S. Poitiand subs: Hashagen 3, Sutherland 7. . (K Portland s (18) Taitt (7) Smith TROJANS WIN 52-46 CHICAGO, Dec 20 -JJPh- Guard Earl Wallis led a scoring spree in the last 10 minutes to herd South ern California to a 52-46 basket ball victory over Northwestern to night before 12,000 fans in Chi cago stadium. JL J A trio of Michigan football play ers tune up in a chorus of "California Hers I Come" as they polled into Los Angeles Saturday to make ready for their Rose Bowl data with Southern California New Year's day. At the piano is Center Dan Dworsky. Standing are Guard Bob Erbea and Tackle Al Wisteri. Idaho Cage Scene Bad, New Coach Finley Snapp's training in the Salem ar mory and left with the decision resting with the armory- board. No admission charges would be made to watch the popular scrap per tune up, if the armory ar rangements can . be made. He would work out with Lightweight Chuck Brown and Middleweights Leo (The Lion) Turner and Joey Albina, all of whom have been lined up as sparring partners for Snapp. Tickets for the Snapp - Volk scrap will go on sale at Maple's in Salem Monday. MOSCOW, Idaho, Dec 20-(flVThey can bring out the crying tow el and dust off a fresh seat on the northern division mourner's bench now that Chuck Finley had arrived at Idaho. The new Vandal basket ball coach seems sure his boys will need all the breaks plus a few assists from the officials just to get suited up for the games. Finley was hailed as one of the country's top. basketball play ers when he starred .at Maryville Teachers' college in" Maryland and in the professional ranks. He developed an enviable reputation as a coach at New Mexico school of mines. But those were the good old days. Now he is Just an un instructed newcomer in a con ference he knows nothing about except that it is too tough for the poor kids he will have to lead to the slaughter every week. "We will be lucky to win three games, he drawls. There is no alarm or bitterness in the drawl Just a resigned sadness. Idaho won just one conference game last year, rising up at the last minute to defeat the cham pion Oregon State Beavers. The Vandal fans were pessimistic about the chances this year or J thought they were until they met a real pessimist "We had to go into the intramural teams to find any players," Finley explains, "and our freshman prospects are not good."' But Idaho at least has Jack Phoenix. After all, when a player is six feet nine inches tall and has been playing in the confer ence two years Finley eventually admits that he has several boys who might learn to play basketball. There is Forward John Evans, a letterman, who has just put away his foot ball suit. Letterman. Jay Gano can relieve -Phoenix at center. For ward Dick Geisler and Guard John Taylor are lettermen. Huskies Turn on Gophers, 55-49 MINNEAPOLIS, Dee. 20 -(P-Seoring in final seconds of the game the University of Washing ton Huskies clinched a basket ball victory ever Minnesota to night 55 to 49. The win gave the " Huskies an even break in a two game series; having bowed to the Gophers last night. Snapp Seeking Local Armory Jack (Ginger) Snapp, the rising young Klamath Falls middle weight who New Year's night tangles with , Portland's Bobby Volk for the state title belt in Portland, was a Salem visitor Sat urday with his manager, Roy Drake, and Matchmaker Hutch Hutchinson of the National Box ing club. 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Made up of honor campers, the society; will also lay plans for pro moting an increased attendance at Camp Pioneer next summer, arrange for a spring dance and outline a 1948 program. The meeting is in charge of Ad visor Vern Merrick of Woodburn, Jerry Bachle of Salem troop 4, incumbent president, and Jerry Scoot, council field executive. Bachle and Jack Hutchins of De troit will be initiated into the group's select second honor. There are no blood vessels In the lens of the human eye. flpfiim IPdDnimrts BY JERRY STONE ItH be bnsy time for the kee ling cheque with the advent of the Infant lltt as the state tour Key and the ABC classic Uoaa large m the' schedule. That the state meet which hits Capitol alleys starting January S will be the biggest ever Is Illustrated by the fact that MS teams are mw registered for the show-against the 125 which burned the lanes la the 1947 event at Seaside . As for the ABC (he pin fra ternity's owm world series It's probable that bat twa teams will represent Salem at the classic which Is set for Detroit this year. Bob Keel, co operator of the Capitol set-ap, says that, where a half dozen or aa fives took la the ABC at Leo Angeles but season, most of 'em are going to stay home this year because of the greater jama to the Hab City ... One of the teams which will make the Detroit trip is the Keith Brown major leagve oat fit an4 the lucky gays win be travelling la grand style. Spon sor Keith Brown b not only go Inr to pay the expenses of his rollers bat Is aba going to open the parse strings wide enoagh to permit the gents to take their wives along ... The other local qnintet to make the Jaant prob ably will be made ap of a col lection of top-notebers picked from the various teams ... ally. Wrotea's St game average la the Chicago rollaroo was a snappy 19s. It's obvious how terrific was the competition . . . And as for Andy Vara pa pais who came oat the winner la the Windy City whladig, he surely eaa claim Bowler af the Tear honors. Andy also has a half share oa the doubles title . . . Bob (Texas-tinged) Keel, who's matched hooks with Varapapab (and even woa some doagh from 1m). informs that the shortish alley maestro b a clutch wheel er all the way. "Andy," says Keel, ''earn look mediocre and evea bad antll he has to get a batch af strikes. Then watch eat! ... Pat Game Specials: The CUnes crew take aa Eocene's top alley men la the second half of aa Inter-city duel today at 1 o'clock at Capitol with $20t aa the Una. The CUnes wttl have to make ap 199 pins to take the money. . . . He Almost Did It: Lawrence MeCloskey, Salem heaver, poured hb ball down the lane la Portland the other eye. hit thin leaving the 4 and S apright and had to settle for a 299 score. Needless to say ho woa the pot Bowler of the Week: Ed (1S7 average) . Maera, who hit a S3? series while rolling far Knights of Pythias hi the Friday 9 o'colck Don Wrote will no longer be displaying his talent In local leagae play. The red-hot flinger who made a very good show lag back at the national match play circus in Chicago, has been transferred to Portland by hb employers, a construction eatflt. However there's a chance Doa any see action for a local five la the state show ... Incident- Tha Statesman. Salem, Oregon, Sunday. December 11, 1947 19 name Impllra, the Bomber of pins yon aba at amount to fire (the No. 1 head pin and Nos. 7, a. 9. 19 in a row to the rear). Mala valoo of tab modified game lies la the dandy training It provides for lb conventional brother sport ... Local dackmea and duck gab are looking for ward to plenty af matches with aat-of-towB. competition come the first of the roar . . Top Net Ranking To Louise Brough NEW YORK, Dec. 2H-Lou Brough of Beverly. Hills maintain ed an old California tradition when she "was ranked No. 1 among the nation's women tennis players for 1947 by the nominating commit tee of the VS. Lawn Tennis as Duck Doings Again switching the spot to Tom Wood's dack-pin drome we Had thai a new version of the dack sport has taken the fancy of the rollers. Name of the new "aa b five Pins and Just as the FURNACES For All Size Homes At Christmas timo wo can paus and look over another year, to see how well wo have followed the teachings which have given Christmas its significance. As manu facturers of a product needed by all people for home comfort, w; can always feel we have contributed to the betterment of life If, during the year, our efforts have been spent doing the best Job we can do. Our success Is meas ured by the Increased popularity of our products. Padfia furnaces are popular because of a combination of factors, most Important of which are excellent workmanship, effi ciency and cleanliness of operation. We have never re sorted to high-pressure sales methods; we merely try to , tell truthfully about our products and let customers decide 'for themselves. Such a sales policy, phis constant Im provement of our designing and engineering methods, have enabled us to make progress during the year. If your furnace s Is a Pacific, whether you bum oil, wood, sawdust or coal, we can feel that we have exjntributed something, to your enjoyment of Christmas by having served your needs. U. U. ROSEBOAUGH GO. "Metal Products That Last" - - Since 1912 SS9 Soath 17th Street. Salem rnene 7S99 fflf 4 bafis fe ; .ebsapesfi t i3DP yfltf !ioy file vmhf PUCES FOI NON-PtEMIUM CASOUNI State Fed. Price Tax Tax New York 17.9 4 1 23.4 Seattle 16.7 5 ltt.23.2 Us Angeles 15.6 4 IVfc 21,6 Chicago 16.8 3 1ft 21.3 Ajlanta 17J 6 VA 25.0 1 Prices vary,of course,throughoutthe country, but if you take Los Angeles as an example, you'll pay lOMt a lb. for flour. Potatoes, your cheapest vegetable, will cost at least 51 a lb; sugar, 91; table salt, 61; bread, 221; and meat from 421 a lb. on up. A $45 man's suit will cost you about $11 a lb; a $6 pair of shoes about $3. 2 But regular grade gasoline, exclusive of tax, will cost you just 2Mi to 2Xi per lb. depending on where you lire. Pound for pound, that makes gasoline just about the cheapest commodity in daily use in America. To give you some idea how cheap, let's suppose it were possible to mail a pound from Los Angeles to Seattle. 3 Hie U. S. Post Office would charge you 174 just for taking it up there. But Union Oil will pump crude from a mile or two below ground pipe that crude several miles to their refinery f process it into 76 Gasoline; ship it 1,349 miles by tanker to Seattle; deliver it by truck to your neighborhood station; and 9eU it to you for 2JC4 per lb., less tax. GASOLINE PRICES IN MAJOR CITIES (On or obout Jan. 10, 1939) Berlin . 594 London 314 Bombay . 304 Paris . . 304 Istanbul 454 Prague .414 Lisbon . 424 Rome . 814 4. Dees that mean that gasoline is just natu rally cheap?No, the average retail price of U. S. gasoline 25 years ago was t wice what it is today And the quality since then has immensely im-r proved. Furthermore, gasoline prices in other countries of the world in 1939 when conditions were normal were two to four times higher than U. S. prices today. Probably 4 times eonsiderinf the low purchasing-power at today 'a dollar. 5. What It does prove is the value of compe tition. Competition has kept the American oil companies striving constantly tor ways to im prove products and cut costs. For in competitive business that's the only way you can get mote customers. Where an oil industry has been con trolled by the government, this hasn't happened. 6 For theres not cinch Incentive to go after more customers when you already have them alL But our American incentive system offers a reward in the form of more business or more wages to anyone who can do a better job. This incentive explains why the rest of the world's oil industries have been so far outstripped by our own. idDW OIL OPACJV OP CALIFORNIA imcoiposatis in cam r of ma. ectesii ir, isse TkUetrUs, sponsored by the people of Union OC Company, is dedicated to a discussion of koto and why American business functions. We hope you'll feel freeto send in any suggestions er criticisms you hose to offer.WriU: The President, Union OH Company, Union OH Building, Lot Angeles li, California, AmsaicA'S stun iiiiiom is rail laiuritii
