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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 26, 1948)
! i j 1 I lft The Stat man, Scdem. Oregon, Sandcry. September 26. 1348 Prep Giridl Oimflts Don Dinnipiressivei Wins By The Associated Press ' AH four of last year's semi-finalists marked a victory on the books today after Che first big" weekend of Oregon's 1947high school foot ball season. . - The victory was only tentative for one of the prime contenders: Jefferson, the Portland city cham pion which opened the gridiron race by steam-rollering the state title-holder. Jefferson took a 6-0 edge over Cleveland in the Port land jamboree Friday night. They play the other three quarters of i the game Monday. j The Dalles staged a comeback, . from its opening loss to Jefferson, overwhelming Silverton, 39-6, Fri day night. The Hillsboro squad that-reached the state finals last autumn wound up its second game in the unscored-upon column. Hillsboro white-washed Ahlwau kie, 20-0. last week, and per formed the same feat against New berg, 14-0, this time. Albany, the fourth semi-finalist from 1947, displayed promise with a 21-0 de- j feat of Lebanon. Southern Oregon sprouted a possible powerhouse. Grants Pass only upstate squad to defeat a Portland team in last week's con test registered a 39-7 v ictory over North Bend. The Klamath Peli cans, which dropped out of last year's quarter-finals under The Dalles' onslaught, showed power with a 26-0 shellacking of the Salem Vikings. EO'CE Next ft. t- t w m y. i'-. ... ..v:-ii: Gophers Trounce Huskies, 20-0 I SEATTLE, Sept 15 -X- A IftUe streak mt lichtaioc Ever ett France of Ferras Falls, Minn, j broke up Uht foot ball ariamtnt tday by ramb ling; 8 yards t the last quarter-touchdown that set the stage tr a itt-S Minnesota victory over Washington.. j For three and a half periods Washington's Haskies, their new coach listening by radio from his! hospital bed. stalled the vaunted Minnesota machine. A cfowd Pt 40.SOO fillinr the Wash ington stadium believed a score less tie; was almost certain when Fjaiince! cracked the game wide Detroit Team Softy Finalists pen. Two passes had failed to click. Faunee slipped through right tackle and picked np his! Mockers. He cat for the side line, eluded End Chock Olson's j desperate dive and went over standing up. Twice the Golden Gophers had smashed Inside the Wash ington 10-yard line without hit ting the pay stripe. After the Faunce dash they came right back to hammer 54 yards for a second touchdown. Their thiid one they crossed the goal twice before it counted. Dick Lawr- nee passing 4 yards to Dick Anonsen. Portland Set For Big Bout t Willamette 4 i Bearcat Fullback Bob Cal Decisions Middies, 21-7 BALTIMORE, Sept. 25 -tJPS-Javy, winner of only two football games in the last two years, was defeated by California. 21 to 7, today to open the 1948 season un der its new civilian coach, beorge Seuer of Kansas. j Navy started smartly, scoring in j .13 plays on an 82-yard drive after , the kickoff but California came bock relentlessly, tying the game i at 7-7 in the second period, and !--) r then rolling ahead in the last half. j llOlSo Ml TeSUO St at en Webster. 180-pound j " , Negro, Bob Celeri and Jack Jn-; f . rtZ s men led the westerns' offensive. JjHlliC lO A 1C Reaves Baysiriger's sharp passes kept Navy contending until the ! last quarter, but' in the en.! Cali fornia's superior weight and speed was decisive. ; Warren (above) and his mates await their next : game, with Eastern -Oregon college on SweeUand field next Friday night. Willamette has one win, one loss so far. ORTLAND. Sept. 25-;p-The Brfggs Beautywear team of De trqitj .Mich., tonight gained the finals v of the national softball toirney las Roy Palmeri unloaded a iriitd-islam homer to propel the fORTtAND. Sept. J5-!P-Hurler Bucki Miller chucked the Mem phis,! Tenn.. club into the semi finals tonight as he wound up a sensational day with a no-hitter against Springfield. III., the Mem phis crew winning, Miller had racked up two shutouts earlier in the day. t j . t Micliigaik club to a 9-2 victory ovrj Houston, Tex. Three j clubs, Portland, Brea. Calif , and the Puerto Rico entry were eliminated during Saturday's play. The Portland crew dropped twp decisions, to Houston, Tex., 1-0, and j to Springfield, 111., by the same count. The Brea club lost to ( Detrqit, 5-3, and to Memphis, Tenn., 2-0. In a feature tilt the Memphis outfit stopped the favored Grum man; Aircrafts of Bethpage, N. Y., 5-0. ! The Springfields ousted the Puerto Rican entry, 8-0. , PORTLAND. Sept. 24 -(Spec ial)- Portland's latest fistic- sen- i sation and a newly-adopted son. Bill Petersen, gets into the act for a successor to Joe Louis' va cated heavyweight crown when he takes on Joey Maxim, the highly-touted Cleveland clouter. in a ten-round brawl here at the : 'Civic auditorium Tuesday night. I Petersen lost a close decision to Maxim in Seattle early this i summer, but his manager, Jim i (Carroll, insists that his fighter's; mind was in Madison Square . Garden while his body was in 0UI)IHI l HI II I I IWII ill LOGGERS. CUTES TIE TACOMA, Sept. 25-Xj C'.lese f Puget Sound aad Pacific Lu theran fought on ever: terms to a 6-6 tie tonight in a nou-conf ei ence football game. Additional Sports On Page 11 PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 25-iJP)- f Pori'and university and Fresno State college fought to a 6-6 tie on the Multnomah stadium gridiron here today. Bud Hickman's inter ception of a Fresno pass on the fourth play of the game set up Portland's score. A series of drives brought the Portland Pilots to the four-yard line, and Bud Wil liams plunged over the goal line. A pass from Bill Montgomery to Paul Clabaugh scored for Fresno in the third quarter after a 55-yard march. Mupial. Cardinals Williams. Red Sox . Boudrrauvi Indians . Mitchell. Indians Asnbtirn. Phillies Dark.; Braves - G AB R H Pet. 148 586 130 222 .379 130 485 118 179 .369 145 536 109 190 .355 134 577 78 194 .336 117 463 78 154 .333 130 118 81 168 .324 Seattle. "If he can forget the I Garden and concentrate on tn opponent," says Carroll, "he'll i give Maxim the surprise of his life." Maxim and his renown man ager. Jack Doc Kearns, are ; also in Portland, where the Cleve- lander has looked mighty impres sive in his workouts. In his only j Portland a p p e a ranee, Maxim handed Kahut a sound boxing I lesson. Bobby Volk. hard-hitting Port land middleweight, emerges from a self-imposed ring exile in the semifinal and will meet Bobby Ward of San Francisco. The match is slated for ten rounds, with the winner due for a shot at Jack "Ginger" Snapp's Oregon middleweight title. A six-round special event and two four-round preliminaries will complete the card. Oregonians In the Majors Runs batted in American league: DlMaprio. Yankees. 152: Stephens. Red Sox. J32; Williams. Red Sox 123. Na tional league: Musial. Cardinals. 125; Mize.l Giants. 124: Kiner. Pirates. 118. Home runs American league: Dl Magglo, Yankees. 39; Gordon. Indians. 30: i Kltner. Indians. 29. National league: Kiner. Pirates, 39: Mize, Giants. 39: : Musial. Cardinals, 38. Saturday: AB R H Q A E Rbi Pesky. Red Sox 4 2 1 0 f 0 0 Ooerr. Red Sox 400J01 Gordon. Indians 4 0 0 0 4 0 6 Vico. Detroit .. 4 1 1 t 01 0 Pitchers: Fox. Redo. nii'-d Saturday but loss not charged t him. M l - 1 ! : ! pii rait to k W ! ! 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If you have not had basic training you will be given this training before entering Officer Candi date SchooL Successful candidates will be commissioned 2nd Lieutenants in the Officers Reserve Corps and placed on active duty for two years. Distinguished graduates of OCS who meet requirements will be given direct commis sions in the Regular Army. Other qualified OCS grad uates may compete for regular commissions during their 'active duty tours. Unsuccessful candidates will erve- out the term of their enlistments. You can get full details about applying for a com mission at your nearest U. S. Army and U. S. Air Force Recruiting Station. ; $ Acflv Duty for Acserv, National Guard ; or Former AUS Officers f you are a member of the Officers Reserve Corps, National Guard or a former AUS officer there are excellent opportunities to return to active service. AUS officers will be given reserve commissions upon their (request "which may be submitted along with the application for active duty. 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