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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1949)
: ii Back Together Again r i lift f ' Ifilii Lewis Names Cat Starters Willamette U baseball mentor Jehnny Lewis Tuesday named the lads-, wh hope to tee off against Oregen's Ducks atEu gene Thursday i' in uw evening elash for 'both teams. And al though the Cat kipper Isn't at all deep In ex perience on be club, he ex pects Tbnrs days opener will send his youthfnl -outfit ,Johnay Lewis ff on a llrely season. Only six lettermen are listed on the 22-man squad and one of these. Hnrler Johnny Slanchik will be oat Indefinitely due to an ailing back. The others are First baseman Brace Barker. Outfield ers Bobby Douglas and Chuck Bowe and Pitchers Lou Serlyens and nowie Olson. The latter two likely will divvy up Thursday's mound assignment. Catcher Roy Harrington Is also a veteran, bat the leg bo broke playing football Is still bothering him and he may see little or no action during the campaign. Other spots' On the elub s filled by Roy pointer, a anpert transfer at second: George Mat- lie, talented West Linn freshman at short: Gordy Lens. Grant fresh j.t third: Bob White and Ray Osuna. reserve infielders; John Markoskie. Grgnt frosh and Dick Brouwer. Roosevelt frosh. out fielders, and Larry Stocks, a Jua- for. Bert Lund, a soph. Larry OdelL a freshntan. Bud Nelson, Junior and Frank Gatcbell soph, pitchers. Gatchell Is the 32-year-old who pitched at Wil lamette 11 years; ago and Is back In school. Lewis reports he still has "good stuff!: land works very hard getting into shape." The catchers are Irfln Roth, promis ing Silverton i freshman, John JanetskLan Oceanstde. Cal- Jun for college transfer, and Douglas in a pinch. j Pittsburgh Pegged Top Old9 To Be Grade-A PennanTlireat SAN BERNARDINO, March 2MD-Take about jhree years off Ihe average of the Pittsburgh Pirates and it would ifce necessary to pick ,-them tc win the National league pennant. Maybe they'll do It anyway but most of the smart baseball men out this; way think that manager Bill Meyers outiit especially the pitching staff is a little too to win out in a stretch drive against either Brooklyn or Boston. They point out, for instance, that Truet "Rip" Sewell, who won 13 last year while the Pirates were pushing up into lourtn place, is crowding 41, and they wonder how much longer even the old "blooper ball" specialist can keep it up. Next they note that Hugh Casey, on whom Meyer is counting for some flossy relief chucking in the late innings, has observed his 36th birthday, as has also Ernie Bon bam, another member of the staff. Kirby Higbe, who pretty much carried the Pirates curving corps last year, is 33. Bob Muncrief, ob tained from Cleveland during the winter, also is 33. Murry Dickson, the hard-working little right bander bought from the St. Louis Cardinals for a reported $125,000, Is 32. along with Elmer Riddle of the starting pitchers. Also there Is the matter of the utfield. Dixie Walker, long one f the great ones, has reached 38 and can be counted upon only for picework from here on. Walt Jud aich. obtained from Cleveland to share the chores with Dixie, la 32. So Is Johntry Hopp. (Continued on page 11) Goheen picked For Ski Team Harold Goheen, a Junior at Sa lem high school find son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Goheen, 654 N. 16th street, Salem, has been selected on the American Legion ski team which tiwill represent Oregon at Sun Valley in the Wes tern States championships the coming weekend. Others on the Oregon team are! Phil Gillis and Don Simerville ltd Bend, Bob Skock. Caroline Tarin and Darline Anderson of Portland. The Sun Valley! races are book ed for Saturday! and Sunday. Goheen and the s team left with Coach Russ McJury of Portland last night j! Hi Goheen last Saturday won the junior men's slalom event In an all-Oregon tournament at hooooo bowl. Robert OdeL Willamette U was second in the Class C men's championship. Both Goheen and Odel ski for the local Santlam Ski club. In downhill races Sunday at Hoodoo Goheen finished second In the downhill, slalom and com bines, behind winner Phil G 1111s in all three. V 1 IYW 7 10 Tha Stat man. Salem. Oroejon, Wodnosday, March 30, 1949 (Coast League Clubs SHiairt Seasom Today Portland, Sacramento Rated Below Others as Long Campaign Commences By Russ Nets land SAN FRANCISCO, March 29-;p)-Pacific Coast league, with its most prominent new laces in managers' berths, opens the organized baseball season tomorrow. It is the first circuit to open, last to close. The pennant chase looms as an open affair among six contenders, Seattle, San Diego, Oakland, Los The keystone combination end a good one of Shortstop Bud Peter son and Seeond-sarker Al Spaeter operated for the Salem Senators in 1947. It's Intact again since Peterson was assigned to the Solons by Portland. And It's a good bet Mil bo one of the best duets In the Western International league the coming season. Both Pete and Al will help open the Solons spring camp Thursday at Corvallis. Solons Start Thursday The only thing in doubt Tuesday was the weather as the van guard of the 1949 Salens Senators prepared to open their three week spring training camp oa the OSC campus at Corvallis Thurs day morning. Weather permitting. Manager Bill Beard will herd his squad into the first tuneups Just as fast as it checks In at the Corvallis hotel. He and Business Manager George Emigh expect "around 35 or 40" to be In the camp before the week Is out. Twenty three will be signed to contracts. The others will be unsigned rook ies who have been Invited to try out A few of the six players Portland assigned the Solons last week likely will not report at Corvallis until next week, inasmuch as they are already in top playing shape and are ready to go. These would Include Bud re tenon. Mel Wesley. Bob Cherry. Jim Wert, Bob Courage and Frank Jarrla, Beard will have until April 7 to line up a "first team.'' as he is scheduled to open his "grapefruit" schedule of 19 games with Oregon State's Beavers that day. Yakima Outlasted By Seals' 14-9 SAN FRANCISCO, March 29 UP)- San Francisco of the Pacific Coast league weathered a scare in the early innings and went on Monday night to defeat Yakima of the Western International league, 14 to 9. The crowd num bered only 174. Yakima scored three runs In the top half of the sixth 'o take a 9-8 lead. But in the Seals' half of the inning Yakima's southpaw Lloyd Dickey, the losing pitcher, gave up four successive walks, a single by Jimmy Westlake and a two-run single by winning pitcher Ken Gables. Outfielder Gene Thomp son led the winners' attack with five runs batted in. Yakima 210 033 000 916 1 rSan Fran 105 024 02 14 10 2 Fischer, Dickey, D. Drilling and Brocker; Gables and Jarvls. Angeles, San Francisco, and Hoi lywood. Sacramento, and Portland fail to shape up with the others. Five new managers will lend fresh strategy to the campaign. Bucky Harris, down from the Yankees, will pilot the San Diego Padres. Charley Dressen, an old hand' in the majors, steps into Casey Stengel's shoes at Oakland. Stengel gave the Oaks their first pennant in 20 years last season. Del Baker, the old Detroit lead er, will boss the Sacramento Sol ons. Bill Sweeney has. the top spot at Portland. Slick Fred Haney is the new Hollywood skipper. Holdovers are Frank "Lefty" O'- Doul, the league s managerial dean whose San Francisco Seals look less formidable this year; Bill Kel ly of Los Angeles and Jo-Jo White of Seattle. Of the eight clubs, only Seattle and Oakland appear . ready for a flying start. Seattle could stand a catcher but otherwise is well (Continued on page 11) Kip Taylor, Spart End Coach, Picked to Guide Bevo Gridmen 1 1 CORVALLIS, Ore., March 29-VP)- Le Verne -Rip" Taylor, end coach at Michigan State college the past two .years, tonight was named head football coach of Oregon State college.. ' j j . Taylor succeeds Lon Stiner, dean of the Pacific Coast conference gridiron mentors, who has resigned. ! I The new coach played end for Michigan through his sophomore year, when neck injury halted Cerdan Kayos British Rival LONDON. March 29 -P)-World Middleweight Champion Marcel Cerdan knocked out Britain's Dick Turpin in the seventh round of a scheduled 10 - round, non - title fight at Empress hall tonight. Cer dan weighed 1634 while the Bri tish and Empire, 160 - pound champion was -announced as "in side 162 pounds." Turpin was doing all right un til Cerdan caught him with a ter rific right to the body early in the seventh. Marcel then applied the finisher, a short left hook to the jaw. Turpin was out cold and had to be carried to his corner He quickly recovered, however. Wolfe, Kennedy Are Signed For 10-Heat Fistic Rematch The battle that hag had the flstis filberts buzzing ever since they saw it here a month ago Dick Wolfe vs. Paul Kennedy is coming back. Matchmaker Tex Salkald, after getting the nod from the Salem Boxing commission on the "no draw" angle, Tuesday signed the Port land Indian and the Longview ne- (Kirapeffininntt jLeatgnne .Harry -Wright, the snr Fort- V rrid mentor. evMenuy lots oa the old balL He raised Auuinas Institute of Koebester, N. Y., from Just a so-so pigskin level Into a real peak of re spectability. And. In the mean time, Wright Jnust also nave gained the high regard of his football students. The word- Is that when Harry decided to east in with the Perttana school a umber of his players, who (mind you) bad been primed to enter Notre Dame, changed their minds and Tewed to follow him. It all points to a potent Pilot grid picture hi the very near future. ... Another Chance Jerxer Ja Walcott can thank the fates that he at least had ooportunity. How many men mi fchtory have had as many chances to snatch the gold-lined heavy welrht crown. Jersey Joe almost hit the objective m his first bout with Lenls, got anoth er try at the Brown Bomber and now. Ironleallv enough. Louis gives him still a third chance. In June the Bomber will be promoting. Walcott and Es aard Charles will do the mitt slinging for the title which now has a great big question mark wrapped round It. If Walcott, by efcsriee. gains the ourple robes (NBA verlen) In Chicago come Jne. he should wear them with the grace of a man wh knows thebresVs at but came his way. -'J Vmnrt Wat Record Ovit a record has Roy Hutch fnon who grapnle under the colors of the loeI YMCA. Huteh t"on. who dishes out his mat t-?wt In the 128-pound class, bso 1ot onlv six matehes In 62 smarts ever a stretch of 11 years. Fiv canned his '4 campaign by e"tuH the Northwesj T and "t AAIT titles. If he's still wor of his winning wavs iYt Tfr Hutchinson hopes to the resllv big laurels In the tinal AAIT meet back east Tno had a way couldn't have been found to send Roy back tHs ye . ., i"t a Pin Btry Crash? The pins spray off the alley. The ball-fllnger wheels arwftt in Ke and for the gent behind the rack It's picking vn thoe 10 pieces of wood Just another step in the long routine. A good many bowlers take the pin bora pretty much for grant ed. The lads en the receiving end of the alleys are apt to go unnoticed If they're performing then- duties efficiently but let them meditate about tomorrow's date In the middle of the line or otherwise slip up tn their chores i iii they're going J to bo the tar get of stern words The pin boy are the mechanical kids and where would America's 2t lion bowlers be 1 without (Automatic pin-setters are stUl few and far between.) Let's take a peek at one of the gents In the trade: Pound for pound, one of the most capable pin-setters elreu latlng to Chet Elklna wbo to JOE WALCOTT rounding out his i third year of service at Capitol Alleys. Cbet, whoso over-all pin-handling ca reer covers a good 15 years, tips the scales at exactly 11 pounds and. brotherj wrestling those three-aad-a-halff pound pins around Is no cinch for even ztO-peunder. Diminutive Chet not only sets the wood effi ciently but also auiekly and sometimes spectacularly. The peak performance of his career la 2SS lines In a single day (some feat, eh!) and that closely approaches the aBtlme record. . . Now, pin boys,! as a rule, take precautions since banged-up toes and broken fingers are no uncommon thing -among 'em , for flying wood la bound to hurtle In all sorts of tangents. Mistuh Elklna can also be cautious but In some of his more bold n mente we've seen him take that big ball smack fail) hat arms and stomach much like: a catcher be hind the plate. . . . In the opinion of Elklna the real; value of the pin-setting business lies In pro viding OHv great iplnsmen of the future. Look at j the field. Joe Wllman. Ned Dayii Buddy Bomar, etc., those luminaries all serv ed out their apprenticeship by racking 'em up. And as for Mr. Joe Bowler, hell say that a cracker-Jack of j ii man In the pita can make a lot of dlfferenee In your game. . . ,.: 1 1 Table of Coast) Tides Tides for Tart, Oregon. March. It4t. (Compiled by U.S. Coast at Geodetic Survey. Portland. Oregon.) Mar. HIGH WATER LOW WATER SS 11:49 m.m. . s.S 7:07 a.m. S.7 1:15 p.m. 5.4 71 p.m. U It 17 mm. S.I 7:43 a.m. 9 4 , 1:5 pjn. 5.2 7 pjn. MM "COMBINATION OFFER" 1 Men's Suit and 1 Automobile Kobe- $33X3 IfJ50.C0 Kay Woolen Retail Store 19 SO, UtB ft Truman Grabs Win Thriller Harry Truman . might be the Champion of the people in gener al after last November, but Andy Truman, of the Texas Trumana, Is today champion of our local grap pling Cock bands down. Andy last night came out of 15 torrid minutes the winner over Canadian Herb Parks in the last of seven sizzling matcher on the tournament card at the armory, And during those 15 minutes the El Paso gent, quick as a eat, out grappled, outmaneuvered and out- sped the rugged canuca, some thing that Just doesn't happen to Parks often. Actually. Truman taught Parks a few tricks on both scientific and rough - n' - tumble wrestling. If you can Imagine It. The crowd loved It. as Parks is anything but the popular one here Parks had the lighter Truman in a stopover toe hold at the ell max. but Truman lasted It out till the bell rang. Parks Insist ed Andy had "uncled" Just be fore the belL but both Referee Harry Elliott and the two Judges nixed and gave Truman the tro phy and win. Parks then blew a fuse and tried to take on Tru man, Elliott and Matchmaker El ton Owen all at once, The pre sence of police kept down a pos sible riot as there were many who were ready to Jump aboard the berserk Parks. In the previous brawls, every single one a dandy, Tex Hager decisloned W h i t e y Wahlberg, Truman plnwheeled Jack Lips comb, Parks pinned Billy Hunt er, Gust Johnson decisioned Sugl HyamakL Truman decisioned Hag er and Parks pinned Johnson. QUALIFYING SITES SET NEW YORK, March M-tr) Thirty sites were named today by the United States Golf association for qualifying play for the Open tourney at Medinah. 111., June 9-11. The qualifying tests will be held on May 31. The west coast sites are Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seat tle. I Deck Fins Men's City league results last night at B and B Bowling courts; Olson Florists 4, Eisner Motors Malm's Chevreu Station ft, Sam set Donate 1; Lea Newman S. Commercial Seat Cover 1; Davis Ofl 4. Mick's Sign Shop t. Olson's had top team series and gaaae with XZSl and Vernea Still's ! me high Individual I game and Tom Wood alt a 511 for beat solo series. j U en tie ScUn 17 S. Hish lirt Wdtch lor the) Now Oatbotiftla gro for a 10-rounder Wednesday night, April 6. The rematch will cap a 28-round card. The other bouts will be assigned later. Wolfe and Kennedy waged one of the top fistic wars In recent years at the armory in their first meeting here. They hammered each other for eight "corking rounds to a draw. Despite the fact that neither was knocked down in the scrap. It was nonetheless slambanger loaded with punches I terrific enough to net knockdowns wen uie participants not in sucn tip-top shape. They'll be In Just as good condition for the retake, for both know that they are in for another bruising evening. Both will weigh slightly over 150 pounds for the mix. 1 ne uoxing commisn will ap point two judges the night of the fight to s.sist with the officiat ing, according to Chairman How ard Maple. The ticket sale will open next Monday morning at Maple's, and if this one doesn't pack the punch palace nothing else should. It's that good a battle. AN BERNARDINO. Calif . March T i AF I I ne Pittsburgh Pirates won their 10th exhibition game in a row today, outbatting the Chicago White Sox 12-7. The Batting Buck got seven run in a big first inning, including three on a round-tripper toy Catcher Clyde McCullough. TUCSON. Arix.. March SS (AP) A Cleveland Indian team made up mostly from reserves went down be fore a 10-hlt Chicago Cub attack 4 to 3 today. PHOENIX. Arts, March SS (API Johnny Mlses booming bat wasn't enough to make up for the slack in the New York Giants' pitching today and the at. Louis Browns buried the Polo Grounders. 22 to t. Mis clouted two homers, but his rtlckwork was overshadowed by the Brownies', Paul Iehner who also poled a couple of elreuu blows good for seven runs, one a grand slammer off JUy Poet. " tAKHMOT), Fla.. March 2 ( AP) The Washington Senators clubbed left hander Ted Gray for nine hits and six runs In the tint three innings today t( wallop the Detroit Tigers f to 1 in an exhibition baseball game in S0 degreee heat before SIS fans. ARATOSA. Fla.. March 2S (AP) Tne Rea Box irregulars cleaned up their three game Florida series against their Louisville cousins by winning to a tooay oenino wiuard Nixon's three-hit. no run ball for the first six innings. BRA DENTON. Fla.. March 2S (AP) Big John Sain, 20-same winner for tne past three seasons, went the fun nine-inning distance for the first time this spring today as his Boston Braves subdued the Cincinnati Reds. S-S. FT. LAUDERDALE. Fla, March tS (AP) Alex Kcllncr. Rookie Southpaw, hurled a three-hit shutout today as the Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Interna tional league 4-0. ST. PETERSBURG. Tla.. March (AP) The St. Louis Cardinals defeat ed the New York Yankees. 3-1. today behind the four-hit pitching of Cloyd Boyer. Bay Yochim i and Clarence Beers. i Current Bonus Lads Stymied CINCINNATI, March 29 - (JP) The current crop of major league baseball s high-priced boys, com monly known as bonus players, won't get a year of minor league seasoning after ,811. In an interpretation of the bo nus rule change, voted by major league owners, Walter W. Ulbry secretary - treasurer of baseball said today that the optioning of bonus players during their first year will apply only to those signed after March 31. When the office of Baseball Commissioner A. B. Chandler an nounced the rule change yesterday It was believed that bonus .play ers designated ss such if they were paid $6,000 or more to sign a contract could be farmed out for year if they had not already played a season of professional ball. They could not be sent down for experience under the old rule. .Ice Playoff Set SEATTLE. March 29-UP)-Presl dent Al Leader said today the Pa cific Coast hockey league's cham pionsh'ip playoff will start Satur day night at New Westminster, B. C. The Royals will entertain either the San Diego Skyhawks or Los Angeles Monarcns, wno are contesting this week for the southern division crown. HORSES ESCAPE PXAMES NEW ORLEANS. March 28-0P)- rweive thoroughbreds were blind folded and led to safety today when a fire destroyed two stables and a one-story apartment house at the fairgrounds. SEALS GET SINGLETON SAN FRANCISCO. March 28- 0P)-The San Francisco Seals ac quired a right handed pitched El mer Singleton from the Pitts burgh Pirates today. Pittsburgh had been using him mostly for relief. Bowling INDUSTRIAL LCAGUB NO. 1 BLUE LAKE PACKERS (0) Lanf hoff Ml, J. Johnson 460. Ayres 402. Eckley 34S. Carlson MS. TRAILWAYS 3 Pederson 70. McNall eSO. rr 474. McCluskey S14. Ertsgaard MS. axu buys o Haageriaon 438. R. Aleshlre 479. McNeil S37. Seller 461. Blgler US. KEITH BROWN (St MurJ dock S7S, Sours 4M. Powell I2S. Jer nlgan 4S4. Hodges SOS. BALiaS HEAVY HAULING (2) Bulanrian 442. J. Cracroft 411. Wilder 4O0, R. Farley io4. B. Cracroft 460. REMINGTON RAND tl Colbiim ana F. WUlard 414. B. Johnson 412. Reeves 4f, Crtswell 47. KARR'S (2)-Hart 433. Ross MS. Page 326. Karr SOS. Olney Sr. S3S. 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He said the collcce athletic board had api proved the appointment at a spe cial meeting earlier today. j Keene quoted Taylor as saying "1 am highly honored to be elect' cd coach at your institution from now on my institution." jL Taylor, aged 4C, coached AniJ Ar Mich., high school to ai) oi mg record- of gridiror v . in that state. He left Ai Bi. .x years, took bis master aeg.ee in administration at CoN umbia university and then . wsJ Munn s assistant and end coact Continued on page 10) fP"f i ii penajaeaajM m i MsasSMBBsssssSBf vV o u f sar-teise. T f J VAMCewta, O OJITaA '-LICC2? v " - - r ' ' ' A O CXITRA f.ULD ACC MCttaVJCD ee- I'-' iir ' I i stiHii " Distributed by ChappcU-IIarshall S47 N. fteat 8L rts- X-31 - Salens. Ore.