set to Go
(V. -
b V
.
Door Logne, six f Mt, five inch
freshman from Astoria wht
action In Coach Johnny Lowhr
Willamette Bearcat "second pla
toon." awaits the oraeial North
west conference action with Col
lege of Idaho tonight and Whit
man Saturday night la the WU
gym. Two wins net the Cats at
least a tie for the 1949
Douglas Hits
Torrid Round
HARLINGEN, Tex., Feb. 24-4P)
Dave Douglas, golf's thin man,
rolled in with an eight under par
63 today to grab a two stroke lead
in the first round of - tha S. 10.000
Rio Grande valley open.
Playing even more brilliantly
than two weeks ago when he sur
prised everybody by winning the
Texas open at San Antonio, the
Wilmington, DeL, professional did
n't miss a putt as he tore around
the 6,095 yard Harlingen munici
pal course.
Exactly 50 players In the start
ing field of 134 that was cut to
124 at the finish by withdrawals
bested par on the wind swept lay
out. It required a three under par
68 to get into the top 20.
DALLAS TOPS CANBT
DALLAS. Feb. 24(Special)-A
makeup game ended the Willam
ette Valley league cage sked for
with the home club racking up a
43-30 victory. Dallas led at half
time, 16-13. The Ediger Brothers,
Wea and Mel, paced the winners
with 10 each. The Dallas Bees cop
ped the prelim, 69-28.
Dallas (43) ()) Canty
W. Ediger (10) T (7) Smith
M. Ediger (10) F (8) Palmer
McCulJey (7) C (4) Krueger
I Cook O (6) Perkett
Aebi (6) O r 4) DiUer
Reaervea scoring: Dallas Olson 4.
Elawson 1.
HalfliiM score. Dallas 1. Cantoy 11.
' Conjecture: Wonder Jast
big- mm attendance the local Hor
net Icemen would draw If un
limited seating accommodations
were available. The Salem
yek - chsMrs have played to
capacity houses lntheir last sev
eral outings but, sadly enough,
capacity Is only In the neighbor
hood of let seats. Eugene's
league - leading gang have been
filling their tat - seat arena all,
season ... One thing certain,
this lee sport catches on aulck;
It converts saany a skeptic Into
an ardent follower simply be-.
cause If awfully hard to resist
biasing action ...
Speaking of hockey. Jack Beag,
Salem Senator trainer for
DICK WOLFE
past three years, dropped In re
cently between duties as chief
tape and liniment man for the
Portland Eagles. We didn't aaes
tiou Jack on the matter but wo
Imagine he wraps more Eagle
wounds In a week than he aver
ages In half a season for the
Senators. . The months roll by
- esse by one. but to Boag whe
ther It bo November or Juno
they aUadd up U a batch of
Charley horses, bruises and
aroken bones. (On the other f el-
r, that Is) . .
Oregon's basketeers win to
night get tine first of four cracks
at their ancient rivals, the Bea
vers of Oregon State and the
Webfeet, of course, are the first
to realize that If they can knock
over the Corvsllis foe In three
of those - four encounters they
will very likely have dealt the
OSCs title hopes a- mortal blow.
The season couldn't have come
down to a more exciting climax
yes, even if one of those Hol
lywood script whixxes had done
k - v mm w i
... " f
For YiftDe Tomiiiglhift
Friday-Satiirday Wins Over Idaho
And Whitman Teams Net Flag Share
Willamette Us Bearcats open the most crucial weekend of their
basketball season tonight In the Cat pavilion. In an eight o'clock game
with the College of Idaho Coyotes. On Saturday night it will be the
Whitman Missionaries at the same time and place, and if Coach John
ny Lewis troupe gets by both vis
iting foes it will haul down at
least half of the 1949 Northwest
conference pennant.
Should the now-leading Lewis &
Clark Pioneers drop a game with
Pacific at Portland tonight,, the
Bearcats would snatch the entire
championship with two wins. The
L-Clarks losing to the lowly Bad-
mmm-mvv rntumiNCl
WT.Prt W L Pet.
Lcirk T 8 .81(Whltmn 4 4 .300
Willamette S S .7 5! Pacific S 8 J33
C-Idabo 4 4 SOOiUnfield 1 t iU
Friday games: College of Idaho at
Willamett. Whitman at Llnfield, Pa
cific at J-ewis ot tiara.
pars at this stage of the race is
wishful thlpH"g on the part of the
Cats, however.
Willamette managed a closely
contested 49-46 decision over the
Coyotes on the recent road trip.
but then dropped a 68-51 battle to
Whitman. Consequently, Lewis an
ticipates a pair of nip and tuck
scraps In the return matches. Both
the Coyotes and Whits have rangy
and oaDablo outfits.
The games wind up Willamette's
regular season, but the team la
looking: forward to Monday and
Tuesday nights and the district
NAIB tournament at Portland. The
Cats enter that "sudden death"
tourney with Portland U, Lewis it
Clark and Southern Oregon. The
winner Qualifies for the national
meet at Kansas City later. To
night's lineups:
C-Idaao wiuasseue
Jensen Loder
Larson T B. Johnson
Lao C . Johnson
Sayers n T. Johnaon
Adamson G Warran
Wolves Battle
Seattle Quint
MONMOUTH, Feb. 24 -(Special)
The Oregon College of Education
Wolves put an end to their bas
ketball season here Friday and
Saturday afternoons, in 3:30 o'clock
games with the visiting Seattle-
Pacific collegians. In an earlier
series at Seattle the Wolves broke
even in two games. The weekend
games are being played In the
afternoon to make way for the
district B-2 prep tournament both
nights.
Probable starters for OCE Fri
day are Bob McKee, Claude Buck
ley, Harrell Smith, Gene Hoiweg
or and Les Palmer.
Viking Mat, Swim
Teams to Klamath
Salem high's wrestling and
swinmming teams will travel to
Klamath Falls today for afternoon
meets with the Pelican athletes.
The Pels made a recent Invasion
of Salem. The Viks will return
following the meets.
the Job than these final tilts
which mean so much to crown
hopeful Oregon state and which
mean almost as much for the
Ducks even though John
Warren's crew bo out of the
running ... Many club, knock
ed out of the title chase, has had
a merry time tripping the props
from beneath the coatrudsrs. So,
you folks who have a
at the series should
pyrotechnics. Indeed
For those pinsasen who have
a particularly strong dislike for
handicap tourneys, the worm Is
going to tarn. The City meet,
set for sometime In March, will
bo a class affair. Of course that
wont make some of the low av
erage boys exactly elated
being on the Inactive list be
cause of too strong an acquain
tanceship with a windshield
(ouch!), we didnt have to pass
along a couple of common gripes
aimed at the most recent tour
ney up Capitol Alleys way. Lots
of the lads complained about
the shifting of deadlines and an
other net peeve was the hap
hazard manner in which scores
were posted. Live and learn!...
Man against machine: Some
thing akin to this must bo felt
by opponents of Dick Wolfe, the
ever - swinging Indian lad.
Wolfe deesnt stand back and
cautiously await for an opening,
he's driving in there from bell
to bell, raining blows. Dick ap
parently is a strong believer in
the law of averages, figuring
that If you throw enough punch
eh you're going to have that
much more chance of connecting
with a vulnerable spot. Wolfe
goes at his ring tasks fat a man
ner which elates the fans and
he has a fair amount of high
voltage In his fists as Al Cliff
will readily attest to after Wed
nesday nlghfs fracas ... . If Tex
Salkeld can produce suboeouent
cards equal In caliber to the
Wednesday show the ring sport
should definitely hit the upgrade
locally In matter of attendance.
The armory wasnt packed Wed
nesday -eve - but the gate was
better than It's been for several
months. Shows the fans are
really fight - hungry and tn--eldentaUy.
with duo credit to
game Dean Abneys game come
back, a number of the customers
are still wondering how Dean
rated a draw with Paul Ken
nedy ...
Fire for 4th
!
;
ibora of the Parriah Junior high Cbrds bussing with Coach
Clay Essies ton are planning to
night in a game with the Leslie
ry G region. Ken Cross and Alan Heston. The game Is at Leslie,
eight 'clock. Two ether games
night also.
Woolen Quint Snares
District
Uncorking a sharp second half
sunt from behind to trounce Salem Athletic club, 54-31, at Leslie and
crab the Marion county AAU tourney (district 16) title. The victory
earned the woolens a berth in the
District B-2
Teams Ready
OREGON COLLEGE OF ED
UCATION, Monmouth, Feb. 24
(Special)- Perrydale, St. Boni
face of Sublimity, Amity and
Corbett high schools open their
District B-2 basketball tourna
ment here Friday night with
two games. In the first tilt, at
eight o'clock. Amity plays
Sublimity. Then at nine o'clock
Perrydale goes against Cor
bett The winners play for the
title, and trip to the state tour
nament at Union, on Saturday
night following a prelim game
featuring the two losers.
All four teams are rated as
strong. Perrydale won the re
cent Polk county title here and
Sublimity went through the
Marion county loop undefeat
ed. Both Amity and Corbett
are known to possess Impres
sive records. The winning team
will be given a trophy, as will
the player voted as being the
"outstanding sportsman." The
college Is sponsoring the meet
and Athletic Director Bob Knox
is director.
$100,000 Pact
For Williams
BOSTON. Feb. 24 -VP)- Slug
ger Ted Williams oft-Intimated
ambition to become baseball's
first $100, player appeared ful
filled tonight when ho advised
General Manager Joe Cronin he
would alga hla lt4t Bed Sox con
tract on arrival at the Saratoga
training camp' on March
Tve Just had a phone call from
Ted fat Everglades City. Flaw dar
ing which he told nso ho was Tory
happy about his contract and
would sign up when ho reports
about two weeks henee." Cronin
rmiia isMinl to aubstantl-
iiu ctmlalod Williams
"hundred grand' rumors with the
explantlon It Is "the best contract
Ted ever has had." .j
Dnclr Pins
Commercial league action last
night at B and B Bowlings courts
saw Marion Electric top Hetders
Radio, 4-t; Mortarless Block-down
Dyer Insurance, 3-1, and, Blue
Lake Packers beat Willamette
Amusement. 4-4. Marlon Electrie's
751 and 2114 were high team game
and series. Lewis CapdlviDe got a
4C7 for best solo scries and Bill
Gauthier's 183 waa No. 1 game.
Bowling Scores
SAXEM MKKCBANTS LBAGUK
First National Bank (J) Drigrs 448.
Kottk SOT. Johnaon S. Mrr 3S.
Morris 462. Davidson's Auto KebuUd
ers 1 ) P. Smith 41. B. Smith 40.
Poyspck 306. B. Creasey SOS. Miltord
445. "
Hogg Bros. No. 2 U Carter 473.
Johnaon 482. Co 455. Cartensen 471.
Nuss 452. Oregon Statesman (2)
Pease 400. Farley 456. Kelly 480, Scott
43. Cotnstock 828.
Salem General Jobbing Q BrauyM
484. Hunt 402. Oeaar 488, rouebex m,
So Curler DaJrr (1) M.
Hart-
well 412. M. Miller 488, VoUt 488.
444. J. Millar 571.
Nicholson's Insurance 8 J. Cra
crott 288. Winiama 281. Crews 200. B.
Cracrort 491. McCaUistar 428. Hogg
Bros No. 1 S Westphal 884, Whi-
loek 271. Oaue 80S. George 418. Lake
Mux (8 Haniaou 462.
ord 802, Schoht 283. Mocabee 801.
IUka At WadnMTth 3 WadawOTth
273. Anderson 421. Kaneakl 481. Ireland
SOL, Sherman 847.
Judaon's Plumbers (1) Jeffries 888.
Angora 288. Little 258. Kelly 808. Os
borne no. Mugginer insurance w
SchneU 421. Elgin 481. Wiper 441. Cox
2M. Boise 422.
Hlch came. 212. bv B. Creasy of Dav
idson Auto Re builders.
High series. 871. By J. Miliar of Cur.
hrs Dairy.
High team series. S80B. by Oregon
Statesman.
Welbirootts, OranDge
(DpeoD Cage Series
Oregon Team Plans to Thwart OSC
Drive to Flag; 2nd Tilt Saturday
By the Associated Press
The opening round of the Oregon-Oregon State basketball "civil
war" starts tonight at McArthur court in Eugene at eight o'clock. Only
four more games are to be played by each team, all with each other.
in Rote Tonite
snatch their fourth straight win to
Golds. The players (I-r) are Le
are en the jr. high scneauie to
AAU Laurels
attack. Page Woolens last night
state aau meet starting at uregon
City Sunday.
First round pairings have not
yet been announced for the Ore
gon City show but It is known
thai the Woolens Initial clash will
bo at I p. m. Sunday.
Last night's Marion county fin
als tilt was a thrills roo through
the first half, with the favored
Woolen club getting a big surprise
as the SAC's broke through to a
23-20 lead at the intermission.
With an upset appearing defin
itely possible, the Pages yanked
the money wrenches out of their
scoring machinery in the opening
stages of the second half and soon
rolled to a comfortable lead. The
SACs could collect but eight
points In the final half.
Scotty Sebern led the Woolens'
scoring with 10 points, while Reg
Waters garnered 11 for the losers.
P.W. MUl (M)
Paga (S)
McCrae (1) ..
McEireavy (4)
Sebern (10) -Bower
(4)
(31) Salam. Ath. Clufc
-T (8) Unruh
J" (5) Montac
.C
C.
(11) Waters
. (4) Chamberlain
t3) Pointer
P.W. Mill Bates
Reserves scoring
6. Lind 2. Bellinger 6. Allison 4, Mason
o.
Halftone score: P.W. Mill 20. SAC 23.
Officials: Salstrom and Sheldon.
Vikings Play
Frosh, Rooks
Salem high's again potent bas
keteers take on two of their major
opponents of the season tonight
and Saturday, the U of Oregon
Frosh and the Oregon State Rooks.
Tonight's game with the Frosh
will be played at f :30 o'clock at
McArthur court, just before the
Oregon-Oregon State game. Salem
will be shooting to hand the Frosh
their only loss of the season by
a high school team.
On Saturday night at 6:18 the
Salems play the Rooks at Corvsl
lis. Salem is the only team In the
state to hold a win over the Rooks
this season, and a reneat Is clan-
ned by Coach Harold Hauk & Co.
Salem opens with Silverton In the
first game of the district 11 prep
tourney at the Villa next Monday
night.
JUNCTIONS NEAR CLINCH
EUGENE, Feb. 23-tfVJunction
City high school defeated Eugene
u-9 at Junction City tonight to
virtually clinch the district 6 cham
pionship and a berth In the state
tournament here next month. Junc
tion City holds a full game lead
over Eugene and Cottage Grove.
JOHNSON WINS AGAIN
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 24 -JPi -
Young Harold Johnson extended
his unbeaten pro fistic career to
24 straight victories tonight as he
outpunched the veteran Chilean
heavyweight, Arturo Godoy, to
mac uiiuumuui iv-rouna ver
dict at Convention halL Johnson
weighed 178, Godoy 200 M.
HEKMANSKI IN FOLD
BROOKLYN, Feb. 24-()-Gene
Hermanski, hard-hitting outfield
er, signed his 1949 contract today
and became the 21st member of.
the Brooklyn Dodgers to come to
terms. Hermanski, 27, batted .290
last year.
tber-Savold
PHnJiDIXPniA, Feb. 24 -JP)
Heavyweight Champion Joe Lou
is today was offered a minimum
of S2O0.9S9 to fight Loo Savold for
the title. Frank Falumbe, night
club owner and eo-manager of
Lightweight Champion Ike Wil
liams, made the offer. :
I expect to contact Louis
within 24 hours," Falumbe said.
"Joe already knows we would
like for him to meet Savold hero
and I have made arrangements
to speak to him by telephone. I
am hopeful he will come to Phil
adelphia and talk over the de-
l f v :
The second game of the four wiu
be played Saturday night at Cor-
vauis.
At the same time tonight and Sat
urday, the Washington State Cou
gars, now in second place after
losing twice to Oregon State last
week, play the Idaho Vandals.
Although the Webfoots and their
six won, six lost record are con
sidered as being out of the North
ern Division race, Coach John
Warren's team remembers how the
Oregons of last year beat the Bea
vers three times in four games and
kept them from winning a clean
cut championship. To trip up the
Maters again this season would
please the Webfoots no end
The Beavers are now two games
up on the Cougars, but must beat
Oregon at least twice to assure
themselves of at least part of the
Championship.
Both teams will bo at full
strength for the opening game.
Warren plans to open with Roger
Wiley at center, Bob Amacher and
either Paul Sowers or Jim Bartelt
at forwards and John Neeley and
eitner sowers or Don Peterson at
guards. Will Urban may be insert
ed into the starting lineup at the
last moment.
Coach Slats Gill intends starting
wun tjun uranaau and Len Rine
arson or Alex Peterson at for
wards, Harv Watt or Ed Fleming
at center and Dick Ballantyne and
sin narper at guards,
All reserved seat tickets for the
Eugene game are sold, but 500 sen
eral admission seats will go on sale
Friday night at six o'clock.
Baglien's 29
Cracks Record
SANDY, Feb. 24-(Special)-WhI-tey
Bagllen of the Woodburn Bull
dogs poured in 29 points to smash
the Willamette Valley league indi
vidual scoring record as the Bull
dogs tonight topped Sandy, 53-37
Baglien's sensational effort best
ed by two points the previous
mark of 27 set by another Wood
burn player, Kenny Gibson, Jast
year.
uaguen s high total came via
nine field baskets and 11 hits from
the foul line.
Woedbarn
(S3) f37) Sandy
Baglien (29)
F (4) B. Reynolds
Collins (6)
r (5) Rannow
Undseth (8) C (14) Hopp
Seaton (0) G (8) Freder&kson
Yuranek (7) O 2) Welsdqrfer
Reserves scoring: Woodburn Muir-
aa 3: Sandy R. Reynolds 4.
Halftime score: Woodburn SI, San-
f
Tag Teamer Next
On Armory 'Main'
Frank Stojack has refused to
show for a Coast junior heavy
title belt mix with Maurice La-
Chapelle until the week follow
lng, so Matchmaker Elton Owen's
weekly mat main event next Tues
day night at the armory will be
a xour-man tag team match. The
participants will be named later.
Also as an added feature. Bulldog
Clements and Stockey Knellsen
will collide In a one-fall, no time
limit grudge battle, winner take
all the purse, after the main event
They're miffed at one another af
ter proceedings of this week, when
Clements let Knellsen take all the
boating in the tag teamer with
Stojack and Rene LaBell. Owen
held up Clements' purse after that
sortie.
Stojack has a title defense to
make in Eugene Saturday, and
then Is booked to appear lh Seat
tle Monday. Ho did not want to
make the hop from Seattle for
his match with LaChapelle, so
Owen has set It back one week.
Pistol Meeting Set
A meeting of the Willamette
Valley Pistol league is slated for
the Senator hotel basement room
tonight Officers will be elected,
and other business transacted dur
ing the evening. All interested pis
tol shooters are invited.
LACHENMEDZR HERE TODAY
Rudy Lachenmeier, sports edit
or and 'caster for a Portland radio
station, will be the principal
speaker this morning for the Salem
Breakfast club meeting at Nohl-
gren's restaurant. The meeting.
open to the public, will start at
730 o'clock.
TOURNEY TOOTERS PICKED
PORTLAND, Feb. 24 -JPV- Of
ficials for the state "A" high school
basketball tournament were an
nounced today by the Oregon
School Activities association. Four
are Portlanders: Ray Beachell,
Bus Bigham, Ros Slyter end Emit
Piluso. The fifth is Carl Kleigel,
Pendleton. Named alternate was
J. C Butterworth, Eugene.
Battle Sought
The Brown Bomber Is
an exhibition tour in Kingston,
Everything Is up to
He
L Pick his o
during- the sui
dste anytime
tr of 1949 ta
Philadelphia.
2. Take the $308,909
too or 47 per cent of the gate,
whichever Is larger. Louis also
was offered 47 H per cent of the
radio and television rights.
2. Make a counter offer.
Tin willing to compromise If
It's to. everybody's advantage.
Pal umbo said.
Short Shots
PORTLAND, Feb. t4-)-Sev-enteen
Portland Beavers are
working oat at the Pacific coast
league dab's spring training
camp, and five more will leave
for the camp tomorrow night
Five players Pitcher Roy Hel
ser. third baseman Harvey Stor
ey, and outfielders Johnny Lasor,
Dick Wenner and Dick Sonovie
will leave Portland for River
aide tomorrow night Second base
man Eddie Baslnski will leave
Monday.
BOTES HOT SPRINGS. Calif..
Feb. 24 -ipy- The San Francisco
Seals' spring training field was
waterlogged today from last
night's downpour bat that didn't
stop Manager Lefty O'DouL He
herded his pitchers and catchers
oat on a nearby highway for a
two-hour workout.
14 Dim Statesman. Salem, Oregon. Friday, February 25, 1949
NAIB Pairings Drawn;
Bearcats
ItH be Lewis St Clark vs. Southern Oregon at 8 p. m.. and Wil
lamette vs. Portland U at 9:30 Monday night In the first round of the
NAIB cage playoffs for this district. District Committee Chairman
Jerry Lillie met Thursday with other tourney officials in Portland to
Dade-Joshua
Mix Tuesday
PORTLAND, Feb. 24 -(Special)
Hustlin' Harold Dade, who tan
gles with Aaron Joshua here at
the civic Auditorium Tuesday
night, is listed ss the world's
third-ranking featherweight by
former heavyweight king Jack
Dempsey in his recent ratings in
a national sports publication. Dade
rates behind Willie rep and
Sandy Saddler.
Dade and Joshua will travel
ten rounds in the main event of
a National Boxing club card.
Matchmaker Tex Salkeld has sign
ed an attractive supporting card
with it. In an eight-round spec
ial Jimmy Gooding, the young
Portland featherweight who has
won nine straight bouts, will
clash with Angel Grada, a Mexi
can mauler imported from Juarez.
The six-round special event is
a rematch of the battle fans voted
the best nreliminary of 1948. It
brings together Dick Wolfe, color
ful Indian weiterweigni, ana
Charley Johnson, handsome Ta
coma blonde bomber. There will
also be two four-rounders.
Bruins, Troy
Tied for Lead .
LOS ANGELES, Feb. H-4JPY-
Tho basketball teams of UCLA
and the University of Southern
California tied for the southern
division lead, are primed to blot
out the fading title hopes of Stan
ford and California In soutnern
division cage battles tomorrow
nle-ht and Saturday.
UCLA, riding a record school
victory streak of eight games, fa
ces Stanford at the Westwood
campus Friday night, and across
town USC Is favored to trip Cali
fornia. The hosts switch invaders
for the Saturday night tussles.
Nichols Boomed
Aa Top Rookie
WiRHTNRTflN. Fob. 24 - UP -
The Washington Capitols' sensa
tional center. Jack Nichols, is be
ing boomed as pro basketball's
"rookie of the year.
Despite his late entrance Into
V nrn ranks on Jan. 1. Nichols
has rapidly captured a top spot
with wasnington zans. nepora
fmm all nvr tho Basketball As-
anoiatinn f America's 12 - team
circuit acclaim -Big Nick as one
of the future greats 01 pro dss
ketbalL He has come through this
car with 214 noints In 23 games,
and Is building up.
WILDCATS GET SCARE
r-TMf-TTsrN ATT Feb. 24 VTV-Ken-
tuckys Wildcats, No. 1 basketball
team in the nation, had to fight
from behind in the last nine min
ntaa tonisnt to lick an underdog
Xavier university quintet, 81 to 40.
Table of Coastal Tides
tvim tar Tart. Oregon. February.
1848 (compiled by U. 8. Coast Geo
detic Survey. Portland. Oregon).
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Watch for do Now Mercury
Ouiboards
from Along the Baseball Front
OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. U-UP)
George (the Cat) Metkevlcn. oat
fielder who led the Pacific coaat
league champion Oakland Oaks
last season with a JSC batting
average, signed a 1949 contract
today.
ONTARIO. Calif, Feb. 24-P)
Southpaw Tom Seats, who had
contemplated managing the new
Salinas entry in the Sunset lea
gue, notifed the San Diego Padre
front office today that he had ac
cepted terms and would leave
San Francisco immediately or
the Padre training camp here.
SEATTLE. Feb. 24-jfVRotand
Dick "Kewpie Barrett, who has
won more than 209 games for
Seattle since 1935, signed belated
ly his 1949 contract with the Pa
cific coast league baseball entry
today.
Play Pilots
hold the drawing. The tourna
ment, a two-night "sudden death
conclave that sends its winner to
Kansas City for the national meet,
will be played off in the Portland
U gym.
Those involved in the drawing
with Lillie were Eldon Fix of Lew
is it Clark, Mike Moren, repre
senting southern Oregon, Ha
Moe and Mush Torson, Portland U
and Hollis Goodrich, Portland U,
The two Monday losers will
play a prelim game Tuesday night
at eight o'clock. Then the two
Monday winners will play for the
title and trip to K-City.
Willamette has lost twice to the
Pilots this season, 65-60 and 63-28
Junior Quints
Eye Leaders
JUNIOR HIGH STANDINGS
W L Pet. W L Pet
L-Golds 8 S .714 L-Blues 4 3 .571
P-Greys 8 S .714IP-Cards 8 4 .429
P-Pioneers 4 3 J71W-Salem 8 7 .000
Today s round of play In the
Salem Junior -High basketball cir
cuit finds two of the lesser lights
eyeing the top teams, Leslies
Golds and Parrish's Greys, tied
for the circuit lead. The two
teams doing all the looking, and
planning, are Harry Mohr's Les
lie Blues and Clay Eggleston's
Parrish Cards. For the Blues play
the leading Greys in an eight
o'clocker at Parrish, and at the
same time the Cards take on the
leading Golds at Leslie.
In the third game tonight, at
West Salem, the Parrish Pioneers
tangle with the win! ess West Sa
lems, also at eight o'clock.
A wm for the Cards would be
their fourth straight in the red
hot loop pennant race which has
two more rounds of play remain
ing after today.
PREPS TESTED TONIGHT
MT. ANGEL. Feb. 24 (Special)
As a warmup for their coming bat
tle In the district tourney the Mt
Angel Preps will Friday collide
with the strong Portland univer
sity Frosh on the Prep court. Tho
tut is set for o'clock.
Tho JUrCUA a-Dees Seae
Bore is the answer to roes
trttaepcrtattoa sssds. Inunealate
daiiTory . . . Owners report 30-33
sslles pes eoiloa . . . Easier to
baaxuo . . . Koay cxnfatao; renew
BO-GO mp.. . . . Laroa, eoauocfci
able interiors ... Sorvioo at
Ford Poolers ovorywaoro. Com
pleas sapply of ports at selected
fordDsoieni See the Aaftta asd
Pkeloot today!
THE ANGLIA
Delivers at C f O
for s94t
with fall warrant. Cease tn for
Demonstration.
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The FRX3XCT 4 Dees las on
FULLERTON. Calif.. Feb. 24
WVCtcher Eddie Malone and
third baseman Johnny Ostrowskl
huddled with President Don Ste
wart of the Los Angeles Baseball
dub today and then signed their
1949 contracts.
SAN FERNANDO, Calif, Feb.
24-AVTbe name of Catcher Al
Unser was scratched today from
the holdout list of the Hollywood
Baseball club. Rain cancelled to
day's practice.
NEW YORK. Feb. 24-VThe
advance group of New York Gi
ants leaves at 11 p.m. (EST) to
morrow for the club's Phoenix,
Arts, training base with only
two ball players la the party.
Seven more athletes will Join the
group at Chicago.
Miller Lands
N. Dakota Post
Ducks Line Skipper
Picks Zazula as Aide '
GRAND FORKS, N. D., Feb. 24
HflVRichard K. Miller, line coach
at the University of Oregon, was
today named head football coach
at th ITnlvmifv a MnrlV DnW.
f ota. After accepting the position by
T telegrsm, Miller named Frank Za-
zuia, uregon backfield coach, as
his assistant at North Dakota.
Miller will succeed Glenn Jar
rett as head coach. Jarrett steps
out after five years In the post
tion to five full tlma to dirertinar
his athletic director's job. -
mi new North Dakota tutor be
came assistant to Jim Aiken at
Nevada in 1948 and moved with
Aiken to Oregon in 1947.
zazuia and Miller have been to
gether In high school, college arid
coaching for 13 years. Miller is II
years old, married and has one
cniia. it
s II J
Kittle Named
K-Falls Pilot
YAKIMA, Feb. 24 -(if)-Hubert
(Hub) Kittle, veteran nitcher and,
manager of the Yakima club last
year in me western International ;
Baseball league, has signed as
manager of the Klamath Falls,'
Ore., entry in the far west league.
Kittle said today after talking
to club officials at Klamath Falls
that he would take charge of the
team when it goes Into spring '
training at Lodi, Calif, April 1.
-Grade Tourney Opens .
JEFFERSON, Feb. 24 (Special) '
The Jefferson high school invita
tional grade school hoop tourney .
opened here tonight with the fol
lowing results: St. Boniface of
Sublimity 29, Stayton 17; Hubbard
30, Mill City 17; Jefferson : 20,
Gates 12; St. Mary of Stayton 23,
Turner 15. The winners go into
the championship bracket Friday
night, the losers into the consola
tion division. Finals arc set for
Saturday night. ,
The tourney Is annually spon
sored by the Jefferson Letteren's
club under tho supervision of Pat
Beai. '
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