Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1949)
11 The) Statesman, 8aIom Ofgon, Tn lflT,TmiiarT Foxes. Molalla WVL Basketball Race Now in Big Dogfight WDLLAMrrrs taixet ukaguc Silverton . WoUlla it- Angel Ectacad - Dallas Wood bur Canby Ml lie 1M Ml Ml Ml 333 1M MS SS 77 IIS 190 Sandy lOt 131 TiiMd nicht rames: wood burn at . Estacada. Molalla at Silverton. Mt. Aa- gel-at Canby. oauas ai anay. Silverton and Molalla, sharers of ?ihe Willamette Valley league basketball lead along with ML Angel and Estacada now that the race has developed into a dog fight, play in tha loop's feature clash Tuesday flight at Silverton. At the same time Wood burn's Blue Bulldogs go to Estacada, Mr. An gel's Preps travel to Canby and Dallas Dragons trek to Sandy. All varsity battles will start immedi ately following Bee team tilts at seven o'clock. Helping to make tha standings grow tighter last week were upset losss handed both Mt Angel and Estacada. previously undefeated. Dallas nipped the Preps in tightly-played battle at Dallas, and Budd Gronquist's Molallana handed the Rangers their bitter .pill at Molalla. Both games were very close. Sandy also pltcneo m an upset by downing Woodburn In a three-pointer at Woodburn. Silverton served impressive notice by whacking Canby, 48-35. Marion-Polks V Slate Action MARION-POLK Salem Acad. Independence Monmouth , Clayton - Sacred Heart STANDINGS W L Pet. ft .1 .1000 m .1 .1000 ss 0 1 .000 17 & XI 33 i .ooo ss as .0 0 .000 00 OS .0 0 .000 OS 00 Philomath Tuesday night it fames Salem A sacred Heart at Philomath, dependence. Academy at la- Marion-Polk basketball leaguers 9 into tha second round of play uesday night when Sacred Heart Academy of Salem plays Inde pendence and Salem Academy plays at Philomath. Both the Hopsters and Hornets are now tied for the league lead as a result of Friday night's opening: games. Stayton and Monmouth, beaten In the first round, draw byes Tues day night. Bee teams will play prelim games Tuesday also. TOUKNEY slated JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 10 (F) The fifth annual Jackson ville $10,000 invitational golf tour nament will be staged March 18 21, Links Chairman Harry Smatterings: Jack (Ginger) Snapp took a pasting from Al Hostak in Seattle the other night and it was the same old buggaboo that has given the Klamath punch er such - a badr time in the past a left hand that' did most all the! damage. It hasi h s m t rwtlra hlel v all along the Snapp career that: anytime he; Jumped in with; someone who, could hit with a , V left hand, that someone could, also bit young''j ' Jack often-and f' wlidly. Bobb y i . vou, possessor ui one of the beat Al Hestak southpaw shots in the business, proved it So did Hostak by dock ing Snapp three times with port side punches. . . . Incidentally, . Hostak is dead serious about his current comeback tour. Twice middleweight champion of the world; the Seattle idol celebrated his 33rd birthday by kayoing Snapp. . When asked what be thought of his future after the fight, Hostak beamed, ""Marcel Cerdan (middleweight champ at present) is 34 years old, you know." ... ! Speaking of the fistics, we have had no publicity from Tex Salkeld for what was to have been the regular armory fight night Wed nesday. After the empty houses the gloved gladiators were greeted by on the last two shows. Tex likely has decided to either give up here or wait until he has something good to sell. . . . Meanwhile there's supposed to be a battle on between Salkeld at Portland and Joe Wat erman, Seattle matchmaker to lure the services of Joe Kahut in a mix with the prominent heavy weight, Turkey Thompson. . . . He figured for years the White Sox was one of three ciubs he did n't want tp Join, the Browns and Washington being, the others. But now Bill Bevens al6 figures he might be able to do the Sox and himself some good. Bill has been shaping up in daily sorties at the T, and says his lame arm, the one that kept him from serving' up a single .pitch in a major league game last season, "feels pretty good. Important also is the fact that Bevens has rode tight herd on his weight all fall and winter. At this time a year ago he looked down on the 250 mark. Bight now he's flirting with 220, his regular fighting weight. In a way, tie good to see the guy go to the White Sox. if it had to be- For the Sox lust so happened to be one of the dubs that gave Bill most of bis In Top Clash Set to Pitch Against Pilots ft - , . ..7- .. ': Big Ted Leoer, last year am eatstaading prey eager with Mllwaeale sad mew possessor of a starting berth the potent Willamette V team, win be la the WU-Portland U action at Willamette gysa to night. Loser's sll-aroand ability baa been a big help to the Bearcats tbJa Bearcats. Pilots Meet Dn Cage Battle Tonight One of tint top basketball plums Portland U blossoms on the WU pavilion floor tonight at eight o'clock. And from all appearances of past mixes the two teams have had this campaign against common Slicker Start Again Delayed Poor playing conditions over the weekend forced another postpone ment of the first round in the Sa lem Golf - club's annual Slicker tourney. Ah icy wind? and consid erable snow on the fairways and greens discouraged any action whatsoever and officials moved the first round deadline back to next Sunday night The Slicker openers had earlier been postponed because of the hol idays. Fromme of the sponsoring junior chamber of commerce said .to night i fits in the lour years he was with the Yankees. ... i Collegiate football Winning re cords may come and go, but it will take one of miraculous hue to bet ter that compiled by the late Gil Dobie when he bossed the Wash ington Huskies in pre-World War I years. In Dobie's nine seasons with the Huskies he merely won 58, lost NONE and tied three! Bro ther! . . . Lucky guys:a A look at a winter league baseball box score in a Sacramento paper listed the following WIL'ers in .one game Ed Samcoff, Bud Sheely, George Valine, Gene Petralli, Ray Perry, Frank Nelson and Gene Babbitt. Of course it didn't say whether they were- wearing mittens and ear muffs, and swinging at snow balls. . . . Lew Beck, the ex-Oregon Stater who has been dubbe as "one of the finest all-around basketball Slayers the Phillips Oilers ever ad" by Coach Bud Browning, still sports the No. 11 he I wore as an OSCer. He had that Identifica tion during the Olympics also. . . Another court whiz who has latch ed onto the same number is Sam my White, the do 4 everything 1 Washington Husky. . Had the pleasure of buzzing with Howie Odell, Washington football coachi, the: other night m Seattle and heard some interesting com ments on ' the Rose Bowl game from a gent who analyzed it crit ically1 and professionally. Odell be lieves Northwestern not a single bit "better than California, if as good. In fact had the Bears turned to their passing game more they might had whupped the Wildcats but good. 'Northwestern at times played eight and nine-man lines on defense in midfield, and left itself wide open for : passes," at tested OdelL But no passes came. I would have passed them dizzy. If a amazing to me that California made aa much ground yardage, over 200 yards, as It did against that kind of defense. I thought Cal ifornia outplayed them.1 Odell is completely over the Ill ness that kept him f hospitalized throughout last season and antid- Bktes a fine campaign for the Hos es next falL " - . i 175 S. Hch Urwsi of the local season Willamette vs. opponents, the clash looms as much a thriller as nave been so many WU-PU scraps of years gone by. Coach Mush Torson brings in a veteran outfit, including such hard wood prominent as Jackson Win ters, Leo Grosjacques, Hal Holden, Bob Devich and Fred (Happy) Lee. They helped break even in two' games with Willamette last year and on Saturday night spank ed Linfield, 64-41, a score that outshines the 51-44 by which Coach Johnny Lewis' locals thump ed the Wildcats Friday night On the other hand, however, Willam ette fared better in point-making against Oregon State than did the Pilots this season. The Bearcats will have almost as much experience and Just about as much height to pitch tonight as have the Portlands. Jim, Bob and Ted Johnson, Tommy Warren, Dick Allison and a few others were around for the Cats last year against PU. Another sizzler is expected in the 6:30 o'clock prelim also, when the schools' strong Frosh teams bang away. Jerry Lillie's WU's are unbeaten, and the' Pilot Yearlings can boast a mark almost as xlossv. Probable varsity lineups, with heights: Peruana- Willamette FoJeen 0-l) F 8-l) B. Johnson Devteh (S-l) T S-3) Loder Winter -5) C . -3 J. Johnson Grot. 5-ll) G (S-lOr T. Johnson Lee (-) G (S-8) Warren Ironmen Accused OTTAWA, Jan. 1(M-T. P. (Tommy) Gorman, president of the Ottawa Forum company, char ged today that the Seattle Hockey club of the Pacific Coast league is attempting to hire several players away from- Ottawa Senators of the Quebec senior Hockey league. Woolens Lose OREGON CITY, Jan. 10-(Spe- cial)-The strong Pearson's Tavern quint edged out the Salem Page Woolens, 69-64, here tonight Pas Wool (M) (C9) rear. Tar. Pa (11) F (9) Lantz McRac (17) F (9) Deller McDravy (12) - C (Z) Hoivell Bower (10) O (14) Mlaley Mason (12) G (Is) Metxler Kaaerves acortnc: WooMns Bataa X. Pearson's Hoffman 7, Matlla S. Leonard S. Halfttma score: Pafas 40, Pearsons SI. Church Desnlls In A league action last night the Naxarenes topped the Saints, 33 23; Mennonites beat First Baptist 34-27; and Tint Christian edged the Presbyterians, 30-29.; In tha B loop it was First Baptist 28, Salva tion Army 18; First Church of God 33, First Congregational 34; and Court St. Christian 34, Leslie Me thodist 21. If years ago this month! The I &MM i r pounded oat a svrprlslag 47-14 win over the Pittsburgh Panthers in the atoeo BowL Pittsburgh emaae West highly tote4 as sEpoworhoBoo which had last completed a perfect season of f wins sad no leases sad were conceded the soythleal ChasasUnshlp of the nation. TJ. J. C. a poet the 1 deaeters with a T. D. just started Ml irons then est It aalrtlsao was V. ft. C Is, Pitt. Aiken Speaks ! To C-C Croup Witty Oregon Coach Delivers on Football Oregon Football Coach Jim Aik en, as sharp and interesting with the after-dinner words as he is as a grid mentor, made no bones about two things in his Salem talk Monday: He's seriously considering a foot ball coaching job offer from Uni versity of Nebraska. He'd like to stay at Oregon, "and I hope to fix myself up to be able to stay here," he added with a twinkle. Otherwise, Aiken said bluntly, I don't know what I'm going to do," in referring to the Nebraska offer in his talk before Salem Chamber of Commerce at luncheon yesterday. He said definitely he'd visit Nebraska to look the place over. The gravel-voiced mentor of the U of O Webfoots regaled a packed house of 230 chamber members and guests with football stories and sidelights of the Cotton bowl game in which his team bowed to the Southern Methodist eleven. "Our team never quit in the Cotton bowl but we Just weren't quite as sharp as we might have been," Aiken said flatly, without apology. Aiken's other remarks virtually conceded the loss of Oregon's pass ing great Norm Van Brocklin, to professional footbalL "I think Van's going pro, and I don't think we can do anything about it" the coach remarked. He added, "I be lieve he was spending some of that pro money around Dallas." Aiken admitted to being an op timistic type of coach and proved it by saying he looked forward to another good Oregon team next football season. "Sure we'll lose lots of linemen, but we could put a good line on the field right nowj" Aiken stated. Anticipating Van Brocklin's loss. the coach said Oregon would be looking for another passer and if one turns up, "you can be guaran teed he'll be protected." Aiken said the entire Oregon team which visited Dallas, Tex., for the Cotton bowl encounter was impressed by Texan hospitality. And of all characteristic Texan things, the boys liked best that Texas drawl, said the coach. "Why those boys could stand around talk ing to the Texas girls for hours Just to hear that drawl." Aiken told a yarn on Bob An derson, husky U of O gridder, who had to report a breakage to the hotel desk in Dallas, in accordance with one of the team's rules to the effect that any player breaking something in -his room would re port the incident to the desk im mediately. Aiken said Anderson was wres tling around and managed to break an old-fashioned "thing" under the bed. Reporting this breakage, An derson became embarrassed, but when the woman at the hotel desk asked him if he meant "the pit cher" in the room, Anderson re plied, "No, ma'm, I mean the catcher." Beavers Obtain Eddie Fernandez PORTLAND, Jan. 10 -P- The Portland Beavers of the Coast league today announced the sign ing of a catcher and two pitchers. The hurlers were Tommy Brid ges and Bill Fleming. Both were with the Beavers last year. The catcher is Eddie Fernandez, pick ed up as a free agent. CHARLES BOUT SET PHILADELPHIA, Jan. KWP)- Ezzard Charles, Cincinnati conten der for the world heavyweight championship, and Johnny Haynes today were matched by Johnny At tell for a 10-round bout at the arena, Feb. 7. OOSTERBAAN TALKS PORTLAND, Jan. 10 -&)- Ben Oosterbaan, Michigan football coach, visited here today. Sponsor ed by a Michigan alumni group, he spoke at a -noon luncheon and at Basketball Games: Following la a list of colics and hlah school basketball games Tues day night In this area, or involving teams associated with this area: COLLEGE Portland vs. Willamette in WU gym, p. m. (Prosh teams play at S:30. Linfield vs. OCK at Monmouth. HIGH SCHOOL, Woodburn at Eataeada, Dallas at Sandy. Mt. Angel at Canby. Molalla at Silverton. Sacred Heart Academy at Philomath. Salem Bible Academy at Independence, Corvalhs at Eugene (Wednesday). Springfield at St. Ma ry's. Redmond at Bend, Monmouth at rails City. Turner at Sublimity. Ger vals at Oregon School for the Deaf. St. Paul at Hubbard. Detroit at Mill City. Jefferson at Chemawa. Gates at Aumsvule. " - Underdog TJ. f. C Trojans aminutes after the gaaso frimi a rout. The oooro at . i aa j I aa mm m aa mr m Ross, Clements in Top Beef Tough Tony Ross and the rapid ly ascending Bulldog Jackson pro tege, Bulldog Clements, will do TONY BOSS Would scramble bulldogs, the romping and stomping in the main event on tonieht'g M I' Tiinrv mat card, but Matchmaker Elton Local Trundlers Rank High in State Tourney Four Salem entries held down top spots as the first week of action ended in the State Bowling tournament at Eugene Sunday. The local Cupboard Cafe five boasts high score in the Class A team event with a 2721 score and in Class C it's the Master Breads holding Northern Fives Resume Friday NORTHERN Wash! St. Oregon St. DIVISION STANDINGS W L Pet. pf pa 2 0 .1000 SS 83 1 1 .300 9S 104 1 1 .600 104 99 1 1 .600 108 102 1 S JS0 183 197 Washington Idaho v .... Oregon Northern division, Pacific Coast conference basketball teams go back into action Friday with Ida ho playing at Oregon and Wash ington at Washington State. Fol lowing Saturday night second games, only Idaho holds over un til Monday and Tuesday nights of next week to play Oregon State at Corvallis. Results thus far indicate that those experts who picked the race as close were right. Washington State bumped Oregon twice, but only by three points in both games. Oregon and Idaho broke even, as did Washington and Ore gon State in two-game series last week. Albany Downs Vik Grapplers Hank Juran's Salem high wres tling team suffered a setback in its opening match of the year here Monday night, losing to Albany, 41-34. The Albany crew copped 11 or trie 19 battles. The Viks next meet Newberg here Thursday night. S3 pounds South wick (A) 6 cisioned Neufeldt. 98 Baxter lA) decisioned Moore S. 112 White (A) decisioned Keppenger IS). 123 MCClean (A) decisioned Lewis (S) 123 Lebold (A) decisioned Long (S) 135 Eshleman (Si decisioned Sease (A). 136 Benson (S) pinned Hodges (A). 135 Logan (S) decisioned Pet erson A). 129 Hageman S) pinned oooae iai. i scnweiu (a) pinned Opprock (A). 138 Geister (A) pinned Spriggs (S). 147 F. Yellen S) pinned Reuland (A). 134 Dryden (A) de cisioned L. Yellen (5). 152 Lay A pinned M. Kam S). 131 Mel. Karn S) decisioned Kraft (A). 153 Lamb (S) pinned Durr A). 182 Gilliam (A) pinned Kennedy S). 191 Earl (Al pinned Thompson (S). 200 Huffman (A) decisioned Paulson (S). Bore Is tVo oaswec to year faoaaporioMoa ae-aris Immediate dehrory . . . Owaets tapprt 30-33 Sallee per ealloa . . . Koaier to boadlo . . . losy eraisiag range 6&60 BLp-k, . . . Laroe, comiort abler iaierlors . . Service at ford Deelen veeywkeee. Ccaa plete ripply of parts ot sslsctsJ rordOoolami .SMtheAaahaead Profaet today! Delivers at Salem for with fall it Cesae la for Valley Ilclor Co. S7S Center Ph. 1-1147 Salem THE ANGLIA S1398 Owen, in order to make the party the "stupendous card" he claims it is, has also added a full-fledged tag team as another part of the top feature. Four men will un cork the tag teamer Tex Hager and Rene LaBell on the cleanie side and Tarzan (New Look) Zim ba and Irish Jack O'Reilly on the me a me team. Theirs will be 2-of-3 falls or 45 minutes, same as main eventers Ross and Clements. as an b:ju p.m. commencer, Owen Has brought in Filipino Pan- teleon Manlapig for a debut, and against giant whirl artist Billy Weidner. Buck Davidson will ref eree. Since making his recent come back, Ross has been heading for bigger things on the local mat. He asked for the Clements match and insists that if the pesky Bulldog Jackson gets too gay as Clements' second, he (Ross) will flatten the both of them. the number one rune with a 2589 total. Local women trundlers also are making a strong bid. Lutz Florists' feminine rollers pace the Class C team field to date with 2111. And, individually, Charlotte Possehl of Salem stands out with her 1504 which gives her the lead In the race for gals' Clats B all events honors. Walt Cline, Jr., Salem, stands second in men's Class A singles with a smart 637 which he turned in Sunday. Don Ferguson, Klam ath Falls, is current A singles leader with an imposing 668. The Walt Cline father and son combination ranks third in Class A doubles with 1159. Ed Dilich and Chet Staples, Portland, lead that event with 1169. In women's action Carla Ro bertson, Salem, rates second In Class B singles with 486 and Elea nor Lutz is runnerup in C singles with 388. Ranking second in women's B doubles are Possehl and Dorothea' Olney with 968. Table of Coastal Tides Tides for Taft. Oregon, compiled by U.S. Coast St Geodetic Survey. Port land. Oregon. Jan. 11 13 IS HICH WATER LOW WATER Time HI Time Ht. 9:02 a.m. 11:31 p.m. 9:48 a-m. 12:13 a.m. 10:35 a.m. 7.1 4.7 7.4 8.0 78. 2:40 a.m. 3.4 4:40 p.m. -0 1 3:34 a.m. 3.3 5:24 p.m. -4.8 4:28 a.m. 3.6 8:08 p.m. -1.0 Qoodyoor'a crxnasing bow machine , the Tractionisor" will give youx yrosonl tins a "cert's claw" grip on wet, slippery reads . . . emd 4m It right est yonx card TMatWlalaMi la the BEST method known -I "rWJ I la the BEST to giro tiros extra winter grip I This method imoo no recapping materials mixed with saw dust or abrasives that fall out, leaving a number of tiny holes riddled through the entire thickness of the tread. Goodyear Txastlesdxlng "tattoos" Its thousands upon thousands of rough-edged holes only into the top part of your original lough tread whete It dees the good. X3e esrtret Uses to toy. He weJtlssg leg O TiextUwIrfssg driver m whole fee us ier Traetionixina MOW1 Only BOOLITTLE HASTED SERVICE STATIOII Abel Says Temporary Action Eyed As Action to Team's Difficulties SPOKANE, Jart. lOHTP-The Western International baseball league is ready to take over Spokane's league franchise temporarily if neces sary to get a Spokane team on the field next spring,- President Robert B. Abel said today. Moe Gives Up Grid Position PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 1MP) Hal Moe resigned as football coach at the University of Port land today to devote full time to his position as athletic director and head of the physical educa tion department. The former Ore gon State backfield star has held all three positions since 1946. His teams had. won 5, lost 19 and tied 2. The Rev. Theodore J. Mehling, president of the university, said Moe's letter of resignation ex plained that his duties had in creased with the school s growtn and he had decided to devote his time only to the directorship. Fa ther Mehling said the school now would accept applications for the football lob. He added that no candidates yet have been inter viewed- Coyotes Chew Badger Outfit CALDWELL, Idaho, Jan. 10-(P) -A second half drive gave College of Idaho a 66 to 51 victory over Pacific university of Forest Grove, Ore., In a northwest con ference basketball game tonight. ColL ef Ida. Pacific Larsen (1) r. 8) Rooney Jensen (8 .T 2) Moran Adamson (8) ---C, (9) Whit bee It raylor (3) C. 8) McKenzie Uee (8) J tr...-k 8 McDonald Substitutes : College of Idaho Mc- Collum 12 Sayre 2 Dunn 4 Loner- fan t. Jones 3. Keyes 8. Pacific ickler 4, Melton 8. DaU 8. Morgan 8. Pioneers Top Whitman Five WALLA WALLA, Jan. 10-ifPy- Lewis and Clark clung to a slim lead for the last 10 minutes of the game to edge out the Whitman Missionaries, 61-56, in a north west conference basketball game here tonight. L C D (M Wfeltaaaa Mills (11) F (13) Blickenstaff Sempert ( 14) T ( Garrett Pollard (15) C (13) Heron Wilson (2) O (3) Green Downey (18) 0. (14) Iglehart Lewis and Clark subs Peterson 1, Kelsay; Whitman subs Boyea 1, Morris ), Anderson. method known seat Co For All Four Tires stiffs 1 N'Vv - Ui North Commercial f - I I League directors- will try to work out a solution to the tangled Spokane problem tomorrow. Abel said at a sports writers meeting that the league "is willing to come to the assistance" of Co owners J. Lamar Butler and Bud dy Ryan in rebuilding a home field destroyed by fire last October. The league might take over the franchise in trust, he said, and op erate the team. i "If the owners settled their dif ficulties they could come back in and get their franchise back," he added.' -, j: - This solution would be "one idea," Abel said. He admitted that "it will be no simple thing to sat- isfy the claims of all the interests involved." - ! Butler has insisted he intends to rebuild Ferris field by spring, but Abel commented "We know we can't have any steel and concrete field out there by April? He suggested that Spokane might have to operate with tem porary type seats for a year or two. Abel said Ryan had told him he intended to dissolve his t partner ship with Butler. Butler has been trying to get insurance problems settled, and this has been delaying a decision on reconstruction plans. Abel said he was confident base ball could continue here next sea son if Butler permits the league) to help. il Howell Heads Coast Coaches MOSCOW, Idaho, JanJ lO-CFV- The new president of the Pacific Coast conference Football Coaches association is one of the youngest of the PCC mentors, in both ten ure and age. Idaho's MJ (Dixie) Howell confirmed today that he' had been named president of the group at a recent meeting in San Francisco. I A Special Brakes Adjusted Cars With Bydraolle Brakes Only Ililie Panel: The Brake and Wheel Aligning- Specialist 278 Be. Commercial SC Phono S-SlClt "Avoid Panic See Mike Panek" Vhon 3-4169. January I : 1 i i