, .. : ... i ! . j- - - . . .. " iji . - : ete nocks Tltoiinik off Moinnie odd Cfon-Dstaa's Eve Tuesday Mat Lineub Complete rS f Twt nut bout promising plenty of fireworks have been added to Tuesday's armory card which win feat-1 lire a non-title main event re between: Coast IJarht heavy Champ Tex Barer and Irish Jack O'KcUIy. The SO minute special puts tthltey Wahl berg, the fast and clean rent. Vp aralnst the Stocky bettsen bewhlskered Tennessee tenrb gvj Stockey Kneilsen. In this one, which will be decided via decision or twe-ef-three falls, itll be Kneilsen threwinr his r l 7 i Proctor Given Chance To Topple Little Jimmy Proctor, younger brother of the well-known Powder Proctor, has a rood chance of upsetting the more experienced Chief Monty Montgomery when the pair clash in the 10-round main jevent of the Vets of Foreign Wars ring card at the armory Wednesday night. That's the opinion of suehl a ring connolseur as Matchmaker Tex Salkeld and SalXeld nxeiy is recalling the two times Proctor beat Monty when both were ama teurs. The younger Proctor, subbing in the coming bout for injured Paulie Cook, is said to be imbued with great quantities of boxing ability and the one question in lur case is whether he'll freeze up against the sharp-hitting chief from Klam ath Falls. If he doesn't, Montgom ery may be in for a bad time. One thing certain. The bout has a good chance of not going the full route. Says Proctor: "If I can outbox Monty I know I can beat him. He can punch ,but he will have to hit me to win and I think I am just too fas for him." The six-round semi-final Wed nesday night will pit Irish Johnny O'Day against Paul Kennedy, an up-and-coming youngster from Longview. The prelims will see Salem's Ab ney brothers resuming action. In the top four-rounder Dean Abncy clashes with Kelly Jackson, Port land welterweight, and another four heat go puts brother Bud up against Al Cliff. The clouters in the third prelim mix will be an nounced later. Interest in the coming bout in dicates the gate may be one of the biggest of the year. Tickets go on sale at Maples Monday. Souths Smack Norths, 24-14 MIAMI, Fl, Dec MAVebel yells rang out tn the Orange Bowl 4oalght as a team of south ern eellesre all-stars whipped s gallant band from the Berth, 14-14 In a benefit football game before M.S5. Jttace the free substitution rul fng made its way lute college football there have been many who raved about it and almost as many who verbally slashed at It. Generally speaking, the coa ches ge for the platoon system, as the situation brought about by the rulnsg as now popularly call ed. Bat a rood akaro of the scribes and radio men are arm' the thins . . . Life mag recently broached the euostion to a panel ef five meators and five' well snorts writers. Four out of five coaches were all for the free sub measure. Three ef the news '2o f" "litems i r r sM STAN MUSIAL hawks were definitely opposed and another wasn't overly en thusiastic ... Columbia's Lou Little backs up the ruling with: "To provide the best game of football the 11 best men must be en the field. We can't have them there without liberal substitu tions. We can't ret all men to do all thinrs; this rule permits us to use the men for what they can de best- It doesn't hurt small teams, either; no legislation can make a strong team stronger and a weak scam weaker.1 . . . On the other side here's Harold Classen of the AT? "I don't like the unadulterat ed specialisation permitted by the rule. Yen might as well put a new player into a tennis match when one man's backhand gets tired, m be for unlimited substitutions tn football when a baseball man ager can send nine sluggers up to hat and then substitute nine field ers on the defense" . . . Anybody else wanna chip in with his two bits worth?. .. Ten can't top those thar Tex ns for sheer loyalty to all tns with a Texas tinge. Take Dick meanle tactics In an attempt to offset Walhbergs scientific an tic. ( The 8:30 epenef will; feature The Phantom and the Veteran Buck Davidson In Another fracas which should put the fans on the edre of their seats. This one will also be SO minutes of two falls,' j .if j The mainer is scheduled for the one hour distance or two of 'three falls, with an tred O'ReUly ready to really ro after lager. Barer has refused to off ef the Irishman a eracK at tne Doit anui u-Keiuy beats Bene LaBeU- Irish Jack thinks Barers puttinr him! off and figures his best chance at the Coast crown Is to whip Barer. Tuesday nlrht wUI telL Montgomery Viking Quintet Seeks Revenge . . L With six wins and two losses on their record thus far this sea son, Harold Hauk's Salem high Vikings resume action Thursday night on the 14th street court in a return mix with iHUlsbprci. The Yamhill county quintet notched, a close 30-27 victory over the Viks in their first encounter Thursday night. I j Hauk hopes to have Forward Benny- Pitzer back in action as the Salems seek revenge against the Hills boro outfit; Pitzer missed the first tilt between the teams because of a leg injury. 1 The ; Hauks move into second round Big Six league action Tues day, Jan. 4 at corvaius. j "I '1 Pistol League Being Formed Tn the nrocess of formation is a Willamette vauer nstoi nwv m-m . . T9 A. ers league, with teams to! date being fined up from Hubbard, McMinnville. Newberg, Sublim ity, Albany and Salem Silyerton and several other towns are j plan ning to enter. ? The league will be operated under National Rifle association rules. I A meeting will be held in Ba rn after the first of the year for completion of organisation. Any Interested In entering the loasue may contact Vick iwlth- row, lex state st; Kebn, one of our Statesman staff workers whose earlier years; were spent en the soil of the Lone Star state. To Dick's way of thinking there isn't a shed of doubt who'll capture the Texas-flavored: bowl gasses New Tear's day. In the Cot ten Bowl? Why Southern Metho dist, suah enough- la the Orange Bowl? No doubt Sbout it. ol Tex as IT Is reing to take Gawgia. In the Dixie classic? Baylor, suh, Is a cinch. Dick's confidence is awe- it must be the real he backs up hid faith with ms pocketbook. And, of course, he's Just the rent s ;let ef us Webfoet supporters have been looking for... jj . j Speaking ef bowls and who font these days-ra glance at the lineups of the major ones shows the south leads (as usual) in rep resentatives in the annual' bowl madness. Dixieland has five teams which will see action New Year's day. Four clubs ares from the midwest, three from the west coast and southwest and only one from the east sector. j Hoss racing Is a fascinating sport out to most of us the fas- cinauon lies in shoving green backs through the pari - mutual windows and getting a profitable return. Recently an unballyhooed film showed here a "sleeper" Is the popular name; "The Winner's Circle'' it was called and. by all I means, all race track followers should see it. The acting was from mediocre to lousy in the pin ex cept on the part of the horse. He was the main character, really. and the story was told from his viewpoint The tale ran from the time this horse was sired, then through his complicated period of tnlnU, K t, 1.1- ! T 7 i . T I T"" "" mi w oot I sprints SS a tWO-year-oId 4-and finally climaxed with his success as a tnree-year-old in the: dist ance events- Because ef seeing uus nim we're going to appre ciate the horse's side of the rae- Inr ram mmm tMmtmm ) i i Joe DiMaggio bad a goo4 year fer the New York Yankees and now me noys aiong the grapevine are whispering that DiMag fcs ask iar 100 grand fori his service in '4f. But let us turn to a lsd; nam ed MuslaX Kumor Bow isn't given to any hope that Stan will ask an exorbitant salary from the St Louis Cards. And yet Musis! had one ef the greatest batting records tn diamond annals: the past sea son. Why? Because fate destined Stan fer a skimping club like the urn. Toe rd.. i 1 " " lft The) Statesman, Salem, Oregon. Sunday. December 23, 1948 He Faces Test Wednesday Night iff KLAMATH -tUJ: Bearcats Head South Willamette's hoop squad under the leaves this morning for Chico, Chico State quintet Monday and The tilts may be the only ones southward trek unless Lewis can several schools he at present in contacting. Likely starters against the Chicos Loder at forwards; Jim Johnson at and Lou Scrivens at the guards. Allison, Bob Baum, Bruce Barker, Regular Guard Ted Johnson is injury. Willamette s next home game is Eyes Chicos Jim : Johnson (above), Willam ette's sharp-shooting pivoter, will be one of the leaders in the locals' attack against Chico State on the southerners' court Monday and Tuesday nights. Timberline Lodge. Government cmp. Cooper Spur. Santiam Pas: No current report. Forecast: Mostly cloudy Sunday, with fog above 5.000 and 8,000 feet, which will vary through out day: occasional snow flurries both days; but total accumulation expected to be less than 4 inches; southwester ly winds in exposed areas SO miles per hour: daytime temperature ranxe at Tlmberline 15-30 decrees; at Govern ment Camp 23-28; at Cooper Spur 20- zs; at santuun fas za-za. Table of Coastal Tides Tides for Tart. Orefoa Decem ber. 194. Dec HIGH WATER '4 i , . ... " ' . ' ' 'V ' - " ' V , . . .. LOW WATER Time Ht. 2:17 ajn. S.4 4:07 pjn. S:1S ajn. SS 47 pjn. -0.3 ajn. 3 3 1:42 pjn. -OS 47 a m. 3.4 S4 pjn. -1.0 B:44 ajn. 3 7:09 p.m. -IS Time HI : S:47 ajn. 7.4 10:35 Djn. 4.S 27 :32 a-m. 7.S llS pa S.1 1U7 tun. 7.7 1330 ajn. 11:00 ajn. 7.7 14 US Id7 11 :U guidance of Coach Johnny Lewis. Calif - where they will battle the Tuesday nights. the Bearcats will play on their negotiate a contest with one of will be Bob Johnson and Ted the pivot post; and Tom Warren Others making the trip are Dick Reg Waters and Dick B rower. staying home because of an ankle Jan. 13 against Vanport Anita Slates Winter Meet ARCADIA, Calif., Dec. 25-(i?V santa Amu race track launches its 12th winter meeting Tuesday and once again promises to dish out more prize money to horsemen, and draw more people who will bet more money, than any race track in the nation. Fifty days of racing are ahead, starting with the opening days ieaxure, uie 130,000 California breeders stakes for homebred two-year-olds, and continuing on until an estimated $2,500,000 has been paid out to competing stables. Three purses worth $100,000 apiece are on up the annual "hundred grand" handicap on Feb. 26, the derby Feb. 19, and the ma turity for four-year-olds on Jan. Marchons Takes Christmas 'Cap MIAMI. Fla- Dec. 25 - IB - Marchons 2nd won the 17.500 ded Christmas handicap at Tropi cal park today before 15,168 holi day fans, the largest crowd of the current meeting. The Argentine Invader, owned by Freddy Hammer of Long Island, scored his fifth straight victory in uus country in the fat tim 1:43-35, Just orte and one-fifth seconds slower than the track rec ord for the mile and a sixteenth course. JEFF GRADERS WIN JEFFERSON Sparked bv Cam eron's 23 points, the Jefferson grade school Cubs rolled over the scio grade quintet, 30-5, Wednes day night. ROYALS TRIUMPH NEW WESTMINISTER, B. C, Dec. 25 - (X) - Normie Kirk's long shot gave the New Westminister Royals a 4-3 Pacific Coast hockey league overtime victory over Van couver Canucks tonight. Busy Week Ahead for 'Cats. Cal By Bob Myers PASADENA, Calif., Dec 25-A) Northwestern and California head into the long practice haul next week that brings them face to face in the Rose Bowl New Year's day, and a fine display ef eld fashioned reck - and - sock Is in prospect. Coach Lynn (Pappy) WatdafT brings his Berkeley Bears into9 Southern California Monday, tak ing up quarters in Riverside, some St miles east ef here. Coach Bob Yeigts ef NU, who starred for three years as a tack le under Waldorf when Pappy coached there la the late 3s, gave the Wildest the weekend off, but promised them a life of misery from Monday en until drills taper off later la the week. By LARRY LAU (WITH THE OREGON FOOT BAIX.; TEAM, Dallas, Texas) Dec. 25 -(Special)- The Web foots are not only great feet ball players, they're good actors too. But maybe I'd better start at the beginning. Christmas eve the team and a few invited guests . had a party. It wasn't much of a party, as parties us ually go. Christmas eve or not, the beys still had to be In bed by ten. There was nothing serv ed stronger than milk or mere rich than JeUo. There were no mothers or wires or sisters or girl friends. Just that rurred bunch of far-from-home Ore gonlans, alone. They had a Christmas tree, and each player had drawn a name and rotten . a present for one of his teammates. Dick Wil- Blue Gridders Defeat Grays Yankee Stars Grab Close 19-13 Victory MONTGOMERY, Ala., Dec. 25- VPl-A pair of fast, tricky backs and . . . ii a line tnat wouian i oacK up gave the Yankee All-Stars a 19-13 vie tory in the annual Blue-Gray grid iron battle here today. It was the Blues' first win In three years and even the weather man seemed to have the spirit of the North. A sudden cold spell sent the temperature near the freezing point after days of spring like warmth. Big Veto Kissell, pile driving fullback from Holy Cross, was the ground-gaining performer who at tracted most attention. He hit the Rebel line 14 times for a net gain of 62 yards. George Guerre, 157 pounds of speed from Michigan State, did all right for himself, too. He carried the ball 13 times and netted 30 yards. Brown University's Ed Finn ac counted for another 60 yards by completing three out of 10 passes, outshining the Gray's aerial ace, Bobby Thomason of VMI. Both the Rebel touchdowns came on opponents' fumbles. Two of the Yankee scores came on passes, the otner on a une plunge. Inactive Week For Gty Loop amzkican nrvisioK W L Pet. Wl Pet Warners S 1 .7 Arw. Mill 1 S .333 Karpets S 1 ffJIKCl 1 S .333 V-Motor i 1 -87iI2Ul St. 1 S 033 NATIONAL, DIVISION W L, Pet. W L Pet Nav. Res. 3 1.0001 Natl. Crd. 1 S J33 Wards 3 0 l.OOOi Marines 0 S .000 Sophs 1 S .333; Hd. Dtch. S S .000 City league basketballers have rest this coming week because of the holidays but swing back into action with American divi sion clashes Monday. Jan. 1. The Nationals resume Wednesday, Jan. 5. Three clubs Warner Motors, Karakul Karpets and the Valley Motors are tied at the top of the American circuit with two wins and one loss each. The Naval Reserves and Mont gomery Ward lead the National aivision wiui uircw suaigui vic tories. Prep Circuit Openers Loom Two valley prep leagues will open their campaigns aner me end of the holiday period. The Marion-Polk A league launches play Friday, Jan. 7 and the Mar ion county B wheel swings into the srind Tuesday. Jan. 4. The Willamette valley league rolls into its second round of action Tuesday, the 4th, The local Junior high race will start Friday, the ,7th and Church league play resumes Monday, the 3rd. Dobie Rites Set TRENTON, N. J.. Dec. 25-P- Gil Dobie. who died Thursday after more than 30 years as a col lege football coach, will be buried in Ithaca. N. Y., Tuesday. His daughter, Janet, said the list of pall-bearers was incom plete but that George Pfann, who played under Dobie at Cornell; Ray Hunt, a former Cornell coach, and Capt. Duke Gray of the Naval Academy already had been ap pointed pall-bearers. As matters stand now, most ob servers look for a close ball game, a tight score and a display hardly as spectacular as last New Year's one-sided Michigan show ever Southern California, or the Illi nois attack against UCLA. Brushing, rather than passing, seems to be the forte ef both teams. In It games, unbeaten California ran the ball 2780 yards and held opponents to t5t; North western in nine games rushed 1861 and opponents get 1187 and the firures Include a t-26 loss to mighty Michigan and a 7 12 setback by undefeated Notre Dame. NU gained 722 yards through the air, California 938; neither mark could be regarded as sensational. kins, Oreren's all -conference end. acted as Santa Clans. The first rift was a portabl radio, a present from the tea to their head coach, JlmrAfken. : The card read "We'd rafher rire you a victory ever SMU tonight, but we can't do that until next Saturday." Jim realized, what with the long, trip and beinr so far from home, these kids were down to their last nickel. More than that, he realized what a great tribute this was not from the alumni, not from the fans, but from the men he's had to drive day after day after day from his cham pionship team. . Gruff-voiced Jim Aiken's face grew soft and inadequate and embarrassed. He mumbled a thanks and sat down. The chimes of a nearby church were ringinr "Come All Ye Falth- E3ecoirdi (Sate GJEselly Bevos, Indians Favored Clubs By Russ Newland SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 25-rV Stanford's Indians and the veter an-manned Oregon State team will go into action as about equal choices to win the first annual Pa cifi : Coast Conference Invitational Basketball tournament, starting here Monday. The three-day competition at the massive Cow Palace will con tinue Dec. 28 and conclude Dec. 30. Oregon State and University of Southern California will pair off in the first round opener, Mon day at 2 p. m, (PST). Washington State and the University of Cali fornia at Los Angeles will follow at 3:45 p. m. Oregon and Stanford meet at 8 p. m. and Washington takes on California at 9:30 o'clock. Eight victories and no defeats earned Stanford the role of co favorite. The Indians' opposition included Michigan, Yale, St Mary's and Santa Clara, besides a strong club team. Coach Everett Dean has three scoring threats in George Yardley, Bill Stephenson and Dave Davidson. Also plenty of height under the baskets with all five starters over 6 feet s inches. Oregon State, although going in to the tournament with only a six and four won-lost record this season, has most of the personnel back from last year's northern di vision co-championship team. Ed lemming and Ray Snyder are two. promising junior college transfers. Cliff CrandaU, two-time All Coast selection, is the Beavers' floor: leader. Although Washington State has been undefeated in ten games thus far, the Cougars have not faced as much top-flight opposition. Con sequently they are virtually un tested. The W. S. C. offense re volves around Ed Gayda and Bob Gam bold. The Southern California Trojans started their 1948-49 schedule picked by many as a strong threat for the conference title, the regu lar schedule for which play begins in January. Washington and California, the twoteams which battled for the! conference championship last sea - ,. . . . ,Tv. . snn, were hurt by the loss oi 1 S. wSf. -J ftShiS J Sammy White, an amazing con- tortionist on the floor and a crack shot, and Capt. BUI Vanden burgh, deadl. on rebounds. The University of Oregon Web- foots may not dominate the tour nament but they probably wiU earn the distinction of being the tallest team to play in the Cow Palace thus-far this season. Roger Wiley and Bob Amacher, starting center and forward respectively. both stand 6 feet 8 inches. The unknown quanUty of the tournament will h U. C. I. A under the ruidane of rtw roarh John Wooden, former Purdue All I American. Hoop Tourney Galls Beavers CORVALLIS, Dec. 25-OPV-The Oregon State Beaver basketball squad entrained tonight for San Francisco to pit their pre-season strength against other conference schools in an invatational tourna ment. Coach Slats GUI is hoping the Beavers, with six wins in ten p re- season starts to their credit, can find their shooting mark in the three-day tournament. Traveling south are Captain Cliff CrandaU, Al Petersen, Jim CatteraU, Tom Homan, Dick Bal- lantyne, Len Rwearson, Dan Tor- rey, Glenn Kinney, Harvey Watti They will be Joined in San Fran- isco by Californians Ed Fleming, BUI Harper and Ray Snyder who were home for Christmas. . j 175 S. High Sfwf fuV It was a tlsht moment. The team gruff a wed and lauched and kidded their coach, and passed over the first lump in their throats. Most of the rifts were silly. Inexpensive thinrs, and each was accompanied by a poem that, more often than not. failed to rhyme. Blr DeWayne "Swede" Johnson,- of Silverton, ret a toy me torboat. Bud Boqua, of Sprlnr field rt a large display size beer bottle, solid glass. Oregon's mas sive t0 . pound trainer Tom Hughes, ret a bow tie that work ed on batteries and flashed red . . . and the team laughed and cut up, and tried net to hear the church chimes. When tea o'clock rolled around they went quietly to their Girds for SMU T a Dan Garza (above), falcated end fer the Oregon Webfeet, win be lust one of many reasons why Southern Methodist will nave tough sledding against the Ducks la the Cotton Bewl at Dallas New Year's dsy. Shrine Stars Continue Work SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 25-IV Long morning workouts in cold, rainy weather marked the Christ mas day preparations of the East- West squads for the annual charity football .gam he re New Year's day. "L1" " ""f "V.. V"l' J ilJ.JZ Z..JLi day party, the easterners housed 'l.7I',. . c and"e wesurn-. at Stanford. Glft included wrist watches and iifm rnrr,Krhin r.rH. ntuun them to attend all future games for the Shriners' Crippled Chil dren's hospital cause. Nine Lettermen Bolster Dueks EUGENE, Ore.. Dec. 25 -(vTV Coach John Warren wUI have nine Oregon basketball lettermen to draw on for action in the Coast COnierence COllCge inVlUUOnai tournament at San Francisco. The squad of 15 men leaves tomorrow night. The lettermen include Bob Am acher, Jim Bartelt, Paul Cooper, Bob Don, Lynn Hamilton. Ken Seeborg, Bob Lavey, Dick Unis. and Roger Wiley. Tourney Ends Today LOS ANGELES, Dec. 25-TVIn- ternational football bows the 1948 gridiron schedule out in these parts tomorrow, with the U. S. playing Hawaii and Canadad meeting Mex ico. It's the climax of the Interna tional amateur football federation's Pt tournament. The U. S.-Hawaii contest is for the title, the Canada Mexico tilt for the consolation. tO : - : . 6 . : ''".' Complete Plnmbino Service SUPPLIES DEPAmniG COUTDACTIIIG Pallcn-IIinio Pliinbing Cr Hcalirj Aathorized Alarrair beater 1122 S. 12U St. The big Christmas tree slit. tered and looked warm, as Christmas trees are supposed to do. The party was a lot of fun, but doggone It . . . there's Just something-; special about Christ mas eve. These Oregon footbslf players. 2400 miles from thel wives and families, well they kinds miss you folks. , .Sure, the whole city of Dallas la at their disposal. They've been having a great time. Ice! hockey games, stage reviews, guide tours . . . all ef that. But Christmas eve most ef the boys had a far away look la their eyes. j Sure . k . they're big rough, tough football players.; but a lump in the throat can happen to anyooay. ynese Texaaf are won derful but there was ode thing they Just couldn't do fill that empty spot in Wcbfoot hearts. 4 i a aft 59100 My Watch Battles By Will Grinulsyl NEW YORK, Dec. 25f -Attendance may be sagging in most sports events but the footbftll Dowl games still pack a wallop at the gate. j . J I An all-time record turnout of 591,400 is expected to piyj $2,545, 800 (million) to watch; t8 post season spectacles Jan It pnd two minor games earlier in thi week. - This would be arounjl 60,000 more people than slid through the clicking gates for 18 slnilar at tractions last year. It's figured they'll shell out a good f $500,000 more for their day's fuit. A survey of the sprawling enter prises shows that the Suar Bowl in New Orleans anticipates one of the largest gains. j j The Crescent City sponsors, who came up with an outstanding match in North Carolina and Okla homa, are counting on t,000 cus tomers and. a gate totaling $420, 000. Last year's crowd ws 72,000. This expansion, amounting to about $60,000 in added receipts, makes the! Sugar Bow) a real threat to the long-standing domi nance of the traditlon-rich Rose Bowl at Pasadena. M The Rose Bowl is stilt 'however, the biggest and richest of! them alL It expects 82.500 to pay! $450,000 to watch California's unblemished Pacific Coast co-champions tangle with twice-beaten Northwestern of the tough Western conference. 1 The Orange Bowl at Miami. Cot- -ton at Dallas and East-West Shrine game at San Francisco: are other very lucrative fixtures.! each cal culated to attract crowds! of 60,000 and above the gates of more than $300,000. j j The other games, with! their in triguing variety of names which grow with; every yearj ;taper off irom were, The Vulcahf Bowl at Birmingham, for exempts. Is pre paring to accommodate only 6,000. Most of the Bowl athletes were given a rest during the; Christmas week-end. But they hsd I orders to be back la togs and j ready for rough skirmishing tomorrow. OAKS SLAT KOCKETS TACOMA. 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