Conference Title Issue Face to Face With Bearcats
T be er net to b Northwest
liferent basketball champions
for 1950 rests squarely apo th
steam af
Willamette
Bearcat ' doings
booked this
weekend In the
Willamette
gym. Coaeh
' Johnny Lewis'
Cats, an through
with their rod
excursions far
the campaign.
tackle hit
Johnny Lewis
man. Collere of
Idaho and Lewis Y Clark. In that
' ardor, to wind op loop hostilities,
This "n that, -etc.:
U of Nevada lets go with a
the athletic budget over $40,000
when you remember that Port
land U s touchdowning, or what
there was of It for the same per
iod nicked the Rose City school
aver $70,000 . .-. Jim Wert's jaunt
with the Vlcksburg club didnt
last long, as he has been sold to
Victoria, back In the WIL. Which,
should be okeh with Marty Krug,
Jr., for when Jim comes to town
with the A's hell lure much of the
fint-base bleacher yakkety-yak
from his old "buddies" . . . Speak
ing of Krug, ha wants to forget
ail about first-sacking and take
to outfieldlng regularly . . . If
you think spring hasn't sprung,
you should see both Eddie Barr
and Bud Peterson ankling down
State street. Spring and the urg
to hit .300 sticks out all over 'em.
Publicity note from National Box
ing club in Portland: "Match
' maker Salkeld has encouraged
fans, particularly out-of-town pa-
trons, to make advance reservations early through his headquarters.
The sellout on the last card Indicates that boxing interest has revived
to an all-time high in Portland, and reservations should be secured
as early as possible." Any chance of passing soma of that stuff up this
way, Tex? . .'. . A peek at Michigan State's 1850 football schedule
Is enough to make our friend "Biggie Munn worry off soma of bis
excess poundage. It goes like this, in order: -Oregon State, Michigan,
Maryland, William & Mary, Marquette, Notre Dame, Indiana, Minne
sota and Pittsburgh. Sounds lika the Washington Huskies of the Mid
west . . ... Joe DiMaggio may be playing the outfield in the WIL
next summer despite all that $100,000 contract stuff you've read
about A fellow sporting that handle is currently bouncing around In
the SF Seals tryout camp, even if he Is only a nephew of the "Yan
kee Clipper". Yakima Mgr. Joe Orengo may come up with him. The
nephew, that is . . . .
It's On; It's Off; It's On Oh, Nuts!
Which brings up (again) the question still asked by the multitude:
D'y think that deal for the Senators will go through?" -
Maybe, but quite probably not this year. Aa wo understand It,
Maple V Co. Is ready to hand Bill Mulligan the necessary fee for
the change, but Mulligan can't move ana way ar the ether until
bis boss George Norgan seta fed up with bis vacation la Hawaii,
la the meantime tho 1950 club wheels are already rolling, with
the parent Portlands and George Emlgh In command. It's toe late
now- for any major chances.
' - Every time we sea Maple he says the deal Is still on. Ivory time
wa sea Emlgh he says It's off. We don't sea Mulligan, so don't know
what he's got to say. But at any rata It looks like there'll be a bail
alub operating in the Waters pasture coma summer. There also will bo
rather skeptical first-night audience In April. The rest Is then up
to the Br'er Bevos and Sahib Emlgh ....
Uehhe Bulldog ShoultTve Hassled 'Em for It
Bed faces dir.: Bulldog Jackson strolled Into a loeal newspaper
office (not The Statesman) this week, ardered a wrestling eard
ad for Staytea and asked that It be charred to the Stayton Bean
Festival's Entertainment committee which had authorised his
action. The sheet wouldn't Insert the ad until It had payment far
same in hand, a fee amounting to less than It bucks. Jackson
Informed his superiors, and It was Everett Ward himself, chair
man of the Festival's committee wha had to make the trip la tram
Stayton In behalf af his well-heeled corporation. Not ana to
absorb such a slap sitting down. Ward flipped a I16S bill at tho .
ad clerk and chuckled with much satisfaction aa said clerk scur
ried aU aver the Joint, and thenee to the bank to get change far
the century note . . . -
They Weren't Whittling 'Dixie' Either
: Dr. Raymond B. Allen, U of Washington president said during a
recent' talk before a large Seattle group, including the city's sports
writers. The university does not subsidize athletes In any sport" A
sharp-looking , femme might have, been wniwf by at tho time, but
at any rate distinct whistling wag. heard to emerge from said writers
.... Art McLamey on WSCs E$ Gayda: "Gayda Is one of the five
E-eat college players In the game today." Furthermore, the "Hoqulam
urricane as he's called, isn't at all interested In a pro career. He's
apt to wind up with the famed Phillips Oilers though, the great AAU
team now led by former Oregon Stater Lew Beck .....
'. Ted Jennings, most valuable af the Yakima regulars last
season has asked to be placed an the voluntary retired list But
Mgr. Joe Orengft is strumming daily serenades to tho graying
thlrd-sacker, trying to get him to play another seaeaa with the
Yaks. Jennings has a winter Job driving a truck far a San Fran
eisea meat packing concern ... .
Trail cits Add
Wavy, Mailmen Victor
. The City Transit Line quint racked up Its fourth straight win and
upped its lead In the second half of the City Basketball league's Na
tional division race last night at Leslie via a 82-38 win over the Na
tional Guards. The loss was the first In three second half starts for
me uuaras.
Other National tilts saw the Na
vy Reserves , move into second
ilace as they topped Burrough's
nn, S3-23 and Post -Office beat
aut Capitol Business college, 28-
Ralph Blakely sparked the Tran-
aits with 12 points and Kleinsmith
was close behind with 11. Fischer
and Perry hit seven each to pace
the Navy's and Frank Albrlch led
the Post Office win with 12. ,
City Tratt (12) 3S) Natteal Curt
I lakWy. R. liLT 1) McReal
kleinamlUl Mi?T (71 L Blan
Waters 10) C () ... Brawn
Clark G 5),. '; Daach
fitzslmons 5J.O (6) .. Michael
Reserves coring-; C.TJU Ashcraft-a,
acon-1. Nat. Guard Hart-S. Cum-
mlngs-S. HalfUmo score: C.TX.-29,
Kat Cuard-ls.
kUscrra (J3 (13) Bamati'i tea
farry (7) r 0 ; Hastlnga
Hartley F J) Roberts
Cray (S) C (4) , McRa
riachar H)O ()0) Hoffert
rortner J) O lit..: Holman
XnttTN acorlnf: Nary Nebon-l.
. Van Clcava-8. . Hartman-S. BJnn
froviacl, Knener-S. UaifUmo scort:
Kavy-lt, BJnn-4.
Port OfHca (M) (tz) Caaltel Bas.
touchi il)T () , Codacy
Cardner 4 F (5) Lawrvnca
LiK-aa ; (4) C 4 . Moon
-1.thrrH . inn i Sketo
i Albrlch (12) O tJ) Coates
HmrvM acorlnf: P.O Morrlaon-1.
pairumc acora: P.O.-4. C4.C-I Of-
ftciaia: Heoery and Sabcra.
Aggie Bifl Withdrawn
. STILLWATER, ', Okla, ' Feb. 22
-'-Oklahoma A & M College has
- Withdrawn its application for ad-
Al present half a ram ahead
of the Coyotes in the suddenly
torrid raoe for the title, the
Bearcats take Whitman's Mis
slonariea la a Friday-Saturday
night pair Then en Monday th
Coyotes come In, after their Frl-.
day-Saturday dnet with Ltnfleld
at McMinnville. The C-rs will
play here only Monday night.
Tho makeup fmm da between
the teams Is to be played at Cald
well March C IX It has any bear
ing on first place at that time.
At any rate, tho Whit-Willamette
and Llnf leld-Idaho rassles
of Friday and Saturday, not to
mention the scheduled Monday.
1VU-CI mix, are en the super-
moan that the football Wolves cost
last falL Which Is next to nothing
LEW BECK
to Lead;
Roach Seriously
Injured in Hiug
NEW TOBX, Feb. 22 -OP)- La
vern atoach. - Flalnvlew, Tex,
middleweight, was taken te a
hospital with "a severe hemor
rhage and a possible skull frac
ture" tonight after being knocked
aut la the tenth round af a fight
at St Nicholas arena. The Texan
was felled twice In the final round
by George Small af Brooklyn.
( The hospital reported the fight
er's condition was "serious" and
said ho still was unconscious at
midnight, :
PENGUINS WIN
PORTLAND, Feb. 22 -)- A
three-goal upsurge in the last per
iod gave tho Portland Penguins
a 5 to 2 victory over New West
minster. B. C, tonight and sole
possession of third place In the
northern division of Pacific Coast
hockey league play. . .
mission to the Big Seven Athletic
conference, Henry P. lbs, A & M
athletic director, said today. .The
conference refused Oklahoma A &
M's bid for membership last May,
but the .application was left on
file for possible, future reference.
Since then. Iba said, it has been
recalled.
Oklahoma A a U ii i member
of the Missouri Valley conference.
eraclal aide. The Lewis St Clark
Pioneers figure weU into the
squabble also, as they are but
one full fame behind the leading
Beareata. The Pioneers hire
only to play Pacific U Friday and
Saturday, and Willamette In Sa
lem March I to dean up their
schedule. Only Willamette, . C
Idahe and Lewis at Clark bow
retain solid chances for tho bunt
ing. .
The won-lost records for the
teams new read: Willamette 7-3.
C-Idah 7-4, Lewis-Clark 7-5,
Pacific f-7. Whitman 5-7 and,
Ltnfleld 1-f.
Lewis right now Is looking no
farther than the excursions with
Geirvais IHli Coumty
CBnaiiuDp for Season
Mill Gty Nipped 47-46; Rangers
Win, Play Subs for 3rd Tonight
. Gervais high's Cougars rolled Into the Marion County B league
championship for 1950 last night by nosing out Mill City's Timber
wolves, 47-48, In their tournament scrap at Willamette. Ordie Hoye's
champs had downed the 'Wolves earlier this week in their M2-of-3"
series for the title.
In the strufzle for third nlace
In the final standings, John Selm's
Aumsviue Hangers last night
eliminated Jefferson, 47-38, and
will tonight tangle with Sublimity
at 7:30 o'clock In the payoff game.
This will be played at Willamette
also.
Gervais was a -defeated team
until lata in their game with Burt
Burrough's Timberwolves. Mill
City led 21-18 at haiftima and re
tained a 8-point margin until the
Cougars suddenly went berserk
for points. Jim Tooley, Earl Bel
leque and Doug Hall led the as
sault Hall wound up with 13
points. Leo Poole's 15 led Mill
City and Ollie Muisa had 12.
Aumiville had a 23-19 halftime
lead over Jeff and kept the bulge
until the and. Eldon Russell's 18
Blnts paced the Seim crew and
ale Wattenbarger had a dozen
for Don Reed's Purple Lions.
JeffarMU (S) (47) Aamtrffla
Porter (OrH) UarDalka
Camaroa () F (lfl) BusseU
MarUtt () C (8) W or ley
Wattanbaxser (ISO Speor
Ricks (5) 5 (I) DelDalka
Raaarre scoring: Jefferson Ram-
ayw S. Brown 1. Aumaviila Cox 1.
line S. Officials: Johnsrud and HowelL
Gerrais (IT) (44) Mm City
Tooley () F (11) Thomley
Shumaker F (13) LcJPoolo
BaUaauo (11) C (12) Muisa
HaU , iU) 6 ji La.Poola
Dunn (8) Q ir., , Baltimore
Reserves scorlnc Gerrais McCall S.
OmdaJs: WUliama and HowelL
Dallas Downs
Hopsters 42-36
DALLAS. Feb. 22 -f SDeclal).
Dallas Dragons, sparked by Wes
Editor's 19 points, snared a dose
42-38 victory over the Indenend-
enea Hopsters tonight Bob Rob
inson was; high for the Hopsters
with 11 markers.
The prelim west to the Dallas
JVs, 42-33. U
MntaitBM flSt - fall nanaa
Davis (SF (!,.. Kdlser
8nydr (0) F (I) r lacker
Harwood ( J) C Olson
ostsr , , , (0)0 10) Cook
rykborg (10) O (3) Clark
Reserves scorlns: Dallas Read (2).
ladependenes Posey (2). K. Blason
Basinskl Holdout
Basinskl, Portland Beaver second
baseman, disclosed today he was
a hold-out The Pacific Coast
league club player announced he
woud not si en his 1950 contract
unless his salary was upped. He
did not mention figures, but Gen
eral Manager William Mulligan
said Basinskl was offered a little
more than last year.
JEFF GRADERS WIN
JEFFERSON, Feb. 22-(Special)
-Jefferson tonced Gervais 32-13
today In a Marlon County Grade
scnooi BasaetDaii league contest
Beal led the victors with 16 points.
eervais (U) (32) Jefferson
Lanhart ti V 11 Ui...i
Huntington (6 r (11) , Hiegins
Mccau , (2) C Wright
Keppinrer (0) Q (18) Beal
WaUher (0) O (0) Morris
Reserves scoring: Gerrais W. Kep
pinger (8). Halftime acora: Jeff IS.
GsrVais S. Officials: Raad.
(CAPITOL AIXETI)
MAJOR LKAGVK -
WOODRVS FURNITURE (2) Ken
yon $32, Olinger SIS, Perry 552, Fore
man SiS. Adolph SIX CUPBOARD
CAFK 1) Henderaon 493. Whit S10.
McCluskey S34, Evans S7S. . Glodt 477.
ACMI MOTOR (2) Mlrich Ml, rrlo
sen 44, Irons 126. Farley M7, Hartwea
M2. CAPITAX, BEDDING (1) Young
42S. WUkcrsoa 003. Rayburn 453. Blg
ler 48S. Larson 69.
CLINX S COFFEE SHOP (2) Phlpps
SIS. Olney, sr. 801. Farmer 543, Bone
IIS, Oslund 570. LA VON'S of Mo
MINNVILUE (1) Myers 4S7, Ryals 474.
Kraft 482. Minder 547, G. Glodt C30.
MAPLZS SPORTINO GOODS (2)
R. Pags 539. Wlckhind 455, lindsey
111, p7 Pago 111. Valdes 534. MAR'S
LUNCH 1 Or gory 521. Colburn 4S9.
HartwaU 4t, Olney, jr, 572, CrisweU
489. '
SALEM HARDWARE (2) Thodo 600,
Haugea 532. Logan 574, Boyeo SOS,
West 8SS. CORVALLXS MERCHANTS
(1) Kennedy 545. Ross 554, Starr 554.
Merrill 105. Seitsinger 521.
High Ind. game. George Glodt of
LaVon's of McMinnrllle. 247.
High Ind. aeries. Frank Evans of
Cupboard Cafe, 575.
Other SCO's. Harvey Par t33. George
Glodt 530. Dick Phlpps Il5. High WU
kereon SOS, Park Thede 500.
High team game, Cenralhs Mcrch
snts. 1075. -
High team aeries, Salem Hardware,
2914. ..... . . ... .....,. ,
, (UNTVTltirTT BOWL)
CIVIC LEAGUB J
'Moos Lodge (1) Thompson 44S, Pru
dent 457. Kurd 485. Prunk 497. Smy
res 290. HOLLYWOOD- No. S (1) Tin
dall 220. Porter S6S. EZUott 435. Don
aldson 443. Brown 525. .
SALEM LIONS No. S (9) Selaney
SIS, Todd 407, Shotoeth "V Tounf ssf.
Haivenen 485, STAYTON LION a S
BaUs 414. Morgan 443. Chtistaasen 435.
Cnk.ktj.L Hi Vmmm. A1A
SkOLLYWOOri UOtii Wow 1 (1)
the unpredictable Whitmans. In
their only came with the Whits
at Walla Walla last month, the
Cats were handed a rude thump
ing. A pair of the top scorers
In the conference. Chuck Ander
son and Byron Iglehart helped
heap It en the WlTs that nigbe,
and both will be reared to re
again here this week.
Two wins ver tho Whits de
spite how the Coyotes make out
at Iinfleld will fire the Cats a
tremendous boost. It Is with this
In mind that Lewis herds Ted
, Lodcr, Dear Larue, Dick
Brouwer, llugh Bellinger, Lou
Sertvena, ete throurh their
dally drill sessions.
Big Six Mat
Meet to Open
Hank Juran's Salem high wrest
lers will be out to successfully de
fend their Big Six league title in
the annual loop tourney set to
start on the local mats today at
2:43. Only three Biar Six schools
Salem, Albany and Springfield
will have teams on hand for the
tourney.
The Jurans. winners of seven
straight engagements this season,
win do strong favorites to repeat
Following preliminary matches
this afternoon and tonight (start
ing at 8 o'clock), the finals battles
will be wrestled off Friday eve.
Weigh-ins will be between 1
o'clock and 2 o'clock today and
drawings will be held immediately
after that
Greys Regain
Top-Spot Tie
Hank Landis' Parrish Grevs
climbed back into a first place tie
with the Leslie Blues yesterday
after bouncing the West Salem
Giants In their Salem Junior high
DasKetDau game at Parrish, 39-19.
Thus the stage is now set for
Friday's Blues-Greys "natural" at
nunsh, 8 p.m.
Surprisingly enough, BUI Ha
nauska's Polk county crew held a
haiftima advantage of 19-14 yes
terday. But then they faded badly
as Dava Johnson and Darwin Hie
bert began hitting points for Par
rish. Johnson wound up high
with 10. The Giants Clemons
was high for the game with 11.
W Saleaa (IS) (is) F.GRXTS
McCormack (0) F (10) Johnson
riesher (0) F (81 Boyeas
Borer (0C (91 Hlehert
Curtis (S) G (S) Jantzo
demons (ll)G (S) Burke
Reserves scoring: West Salem
Bronson 2. Greys Undberr t. Parker
L Officials: Pointer and Black.
Jack Russell Leads
Bailers Links Meet
MIAMI. Flaw Feb. 22-(JP)-Jaek
Russell, formerly af the St Louis
Cardinals, had to play "extra In
nings" today to take medalist
honors la the 11th national base
ball players golf championship.
Russell, Wes Ferrell, former
Washington Senators' pitcher, and
Lou Klein, Cincinnati Reds In
fielder, finished the 18-hole qua
lifying test deadlocked with 75s.
They played an extra nine holes
and Russell came in with a ane
aver par 38.
Dock Pins
Automotive league results last
nlrht at B and B Rwtin- Mvta
Bukk t, Kaiser-Fraaier 1; Dodge
a, vauey Eieetrle 1; Ford t, Lincoln-Mercury
l; Cadillac 4. Co. G
NatL Guard a. Dorim hail
team series and game with 2218
ana 778 and Bin Campbell's tit
and B2S for ill iWn. vit.
individual game and series.
na 427, Mootry 283, Lants 88S, GlDeplo
484. Collins 395. JR. CHAMBER COMM.
(2 Schmlct 463, Porter 422. Schaefer
SIS. Wedel 435. Bonlfaro 490. i
SALEM LIONS No, l (l) Porter 431.
Hoy 457, Kimnell 403. Roatell 32s.
Sauers 504. MOOSE LODGE No. S )
Smith 452, Schubel 33, Hedlne 353,
Cooter 520, Smyres 405. f
KTWANI3 (1) Unegerrv 333. Calvert
358. Stutzman 477. Hutchison 33), Mc
Klllen 435. SALEM LIONS No. 2 (2)
Holmes 491. Fischer 473, Ceddes 438.
Smith 473. Starrett 491.
High gam Al Saurs 320.
. High saa. Schachtsick 534.
High team. Moo Lodge No. 1 3333.
J STATE HOUSE LEAGUE
FORESTRT (0) Phlpps 323. Carts 412.
Ladd 490, Beyers 388. Maul 412. HI
WAY DEPT. (0) Roak 420, Gardner
342, Hill 411. . Rickett , 420. Merchant
IND. ACCIDENT No. 1 fl) Buchanan
433, Gordon 380. Savare 438, Baker 422.
Upston 529. HTWAY DEPT. No. 1 (22)
Griffiths 383. Tow) 390. Kagser 459,
Williams 420. La Teneaux 503. v
TAX COMM. No. 1 (2) Blair 445.
Kiss 400. Mehatte 398, Wallac 300,
Sterett 437. IND. ACCIDENT No. 2 12)
Gallagher 533. Ash 390. Wast 423.
Harris 891. Gustafson 544.
PRINTERS (2 Krejai 534. McCaray
458. Stone 513, Kasael 412, Mills 475.
TAX COMM. No. S (1 Welch 458.
Weird 374. RSthsam 411. Robb 422.
Johnson 448.
HIWAY DEPT. No. 3 (3) Brown 463.
Van Pelt 379. Collins 375. Ebsen 330,
Whit 428. EEC OF STATE 0 Miller
448.. King 455. Grant -447, Porter 565.
Schultz 442. ' - .
VET. Arr AIRS (2) Waits 470. Ryan
388. Reed 479. Elgin 455. HiDerich 497.
HIWAY DEPT. No. 4 (1) Ketchum 410.
Query 401 Hess 450. Schupp 4S7. Har
di 333.
High gam. Custafsoa tit," -
High sea Gustafson 544.
HigJa team. Hiway No. S 3413;'
PolkTouraey
Opens Today
MOXMOUTII, Feb. 22-(Special)-
The annual Folk county
B basketball tournament opens
Thursday night In the OCE
gym with two games. Draw
ings are to be held to deter
mine epponents la the games
involving Monmouth. Ferry
dale, Valsets and Falls City.
The tournament will be double
elimination. First game starts
at 7:28 pjol, and second round
play will be held at the same
time Friday. The tournament
will end Saturday night.
The girls, volleyball teams
from the four schools will en
gage la a tournament, also,
starting Thursday at' 2:38
o'clock In the local high school
gym. They'll play It off double
elimination also.
Monmouth high won the
Folk county B league this sea-'
son and Is favored in the tour
nament The Wolverines al-'
ready have clinched a berth in
tho district tourney ; despite
how they make aut in the
loeal meet . . . ;
Gophers Still
Fighting Pact
PITTSBURGH. Feb. 22-(ff-The
University of Minnesota will con
tinue its fight against extending:
the Rose Bowl pact between the
Pacific Coast conference and the
Big: Ten, says Dr. J. Louis Morrill,
president of Minnesota.
"Well firmly oppose the pact
and well mobilize all the help we
can get to end it," Morrill told
newsmen. s .
Under the agreement the Pacific
Coast's football champion plays
the Big Ten champion in the Rose
Bowl' but any one Big Ten team
is permitted to accept the Invita
tion only once in three years.
A meeting to extend the pact Is
scheduled next month.
Game Officials
Finish Session
WALLA WALLA, WaslL, Feb.
22 -UP)- Game commissioners and
department heads from three
states ended : their sessions here
today with the three-day meeting
failing to produce any definite
agreement on non-resident license
fees In Washington, Oregon and
Idaho, but their verbal shots ap
peared to have hit the target on
waterfowL
The three states agreed to co
ordinate. Insofar as possible, their
duck hunting seasons next falL
Commissioners also saw eye-to-eye
on a 60-day duck season in
the western states.
Beavers Open
Training Camp
RIVERSIDE, Calif, Feb. 22-()
An energetic turnout of 18 pitch
ers and catchers greeted Manager
Bill Sweeney today as the Port
land Beavers opened their 1950
spring training grind.
Also on hand was First Base
man Vince Shupe, who faces stiff
competition for his Job from
Mickey Rocco, obtained from the
San Francisco Seals. , Sweeney's
big tomato face beamed as he
greeted veteran Pitcher Jack
Creel, who won 16 and lost 10 for
Houston in the tough Texas
league last year. Today's activity
was confined, to light throwing
and pepper drills. The remainder
of the squad is scheduled to re
port March 1.
Wolves Slate
Seattle Tilts
MONMOUTH, Feb. 22 -(Special)-
Bob Knox's- OCE Wolves
leave tomorrow for Seattle where
they will meet the Seattle Paci
fic college hoop team Friday and
Saturday nights. The Wolves thus
far have won 10 games and lost
an equal number this season.
In a previous tilt here the
Wolves topped the Seattle team,
71-69.
Probable starters for OCE In
the series will be Marv Hiebert
and Herrall Smith at forwards,
Hal Pitcher at center and Bob
and Jack Bushnell at the guard
posts.
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COIUMIIA IllWItllf, IHf, O f ACOMaVf WAfHIHflpH
12 Tha Stateamcm. Salem, Ortxyon. Thursday. February 23. 1950
They Hopefully Open Drills
r
Bin Sweeney (left) manager af tha Portland Beavers, and Del Baker
(right), pilot af Saa Dtege's Padres, have this week started herding
their respective elaba through drills which they hope will prepare
them for winning campaigns in the Pacific Coast league. Sweeney
skippered the Beroe last year whua Baker switched aver tram 6a-
' crameate. , I . .. j . :
Prelim Boy Hui Hospitalized
Wolfe
Over Cliff in 5th
! By Al Llghtner
! Statesman Sports Iditor
Indian Dick Wolfe had too many weapons for Al Cliff in their
main event scrap at the armory last night, turned on the heat in the
third, fourth and fifth rounds ana came up with a 5th round kayo
win. Tha durable Portlander therein kept his claim to the state's wel
terweight title and the willing ne
gro boy was demoted back to the
prelim ranks. ' - i -
A darting left Jab to Cliffs mid
section and he didn't like it at
all made the kill easy for Wolfe.
After two slow first; rounds Wolfe,
in at 151 pounds, began tattooing
his foefs tummy. Cliff fought back
with a chopping right, but it was
n't doing much damage.
A wild flurry, first of the fight,
sent Cliff to the deck for a short
count in the fourth! as Wolfe took
command. The flurry came out of
more of-these left hands tossed by
tha perseverant Redskin. Then in
the fifth Wolfe really took over.
He flattened the lanky negro twice
for nine counts, each time with
the punishing lefts to tha stomach.
Cliff came up swinging both times,
but with 2:15 spent in the heat
Wolfe uncorked a right to the chin
and Cliff was through. Referee
McFarland halted it there. Cliff
weighed 159.
Tha prelims were pocked by
knockouts, one of serious nature.
It came .in tha opening round of
the first appetizer when Bill Wick
ersham, 165, Vancouver, lashed out
with a wicked 1-2 punch to the
head of Wes Hanson, 162, Port
land. The "two" part of the bar
rage, a jolting right, caught Han
son flush on the chin and down
he went as If hit by a rock. After
a brief examination by Boxing
Commission Dr. M. E. Gadwa, the
first aid car was called and Han
son was taken to a hospital. Late
last night his condition was de
scribed as "good" at tha hospital.
His kayo was on of the most
smashing ever seen In the local
ring.
Other prelim action: Jim Huck
aby, 150, San Jose, fourth round
TKO over Irish Johnny OTJay,
153, Portland, when OT)ay stood
helpless with a broken right hand.
Bobby Shaffer, 154, Eugene, four
round decision over Dick. Collie,
156, Salem. The dead gam Collie
suffered a badly cut eye en route.
Harry Hughes, 158, Eugene, fourth
kayo over Mickey O'Dowd, .157,
Portland. O'Dowd was down al the
bell in the fourth and did not
come out for the fifth.
The attendance? Upstairs paid,
104. Downstairs, 95. The fights
were worth five times that many
patrons at least
Table of Coastal Tides
Tides for Taft, Oregon. February.
1990 (compiled by UA Coast 5r Geo
detic survey, Portland, tor tb Oregon
Statesman.)
reb. HIGH WATER
Time ; Bt.
SS IMiA II
$ M pjn 4.5
14 4:51 a.m. 5.1
S:55 p.m. 40
SS 5:41 am. 8.8
S M p m. 4.1
SS 5:41 am. 81
5:45 p.m. 4.5
ST 7:45 a.m. 4 J
10 Jl pm. 4.S
LOW WATER
Tim
Ht
1.4
1J
1J
1.3
M
SS
87
1.7
SJ
11.25 a m.
10:25 pm.
s 15:31 am.
11.11 pm.
1:40 pm.
130 am.
1:45 p.m.
1:41 am.
SJS pjn.
5T3
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One Bauer Wing -But
Other Loges
ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 22 -MV
One of the Bauer sisters and a
pair of co-medalists were swept
right out of international mixed
two-ball golf tourney today. Un
heralded Kathryn Hemphill and
Burl Boles ta, both of Tampa, fin
ished strongly - to tjupset Alice
Bauer of MidlandyTex., and Al
Besselink of Detroit, one up in, 19
holes. .
Marlene Bauer, younger half of
tha Midland, Tex., sisters advan
ced with her partner, home Pro
Denny Campagne. They ousted
Bea Mcwane of Birmingham and
Clay Gaddie of Cincinnati, t and
2. : - .-
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tha extra mileage bulk to
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Higher Calibre
Expected
Chandler Optimistic
About Coming Races
" MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 21 -VPf- Ma-!
3 or leagues this year will offer
better baseball than has been c
played since -the war, Commis
sioner A. B. (Happy) Chandler
said today.
"I think we will have a gteat -year,"
Chandler said.
Chhndler, who Is here for tha
baseball players' golf tournament,
said he based his opinion on keen
competition among players to re- '
main in the major leagues. He said
the influx of younger players was -making
the veterans hustle to
keep their jobs. '
Admitting that the American'
league could hardly : produce a ,
more thrilling finish than that of
1949 when the Yankees beat 'tha
Red Sox in the final game to tak
the flag, Chandler, predicted that
overall competition will be keener.
- The - National league should
have a fine race, too," he said. "It ...
will have stronger clubs all down
the line." - '
i He jthinks the extra night games ;
scheduled by several clubs assure'
continued good attendance.
' ' "Those extra night games will
take care of a slump, if any," ha r
said.- "It's even possible that wa
might beat last year's attendance.
Baseball today Is still the best en-
tertainment buy for family groups. 1
As long as you've got that tha
people will keep corning.
Chandler said he will remain la
Florida until March 14. After
visiting the 10 major league camps
in this state he will go to Arizona
and California to visit teams ;
training there.
Houston Firing
Starts Today .
HOUSTON, Tex, Feb. 22 WiiPJ
Score predictions on the $10,000
Houston open golf tournament
began ' to climb today as a cold
wave moved in on. the heels of
a rain" storm. A field of 165 is to
tee off tomorrow in the first
round on the 6725-yard,- par 12
Brae Burn ; Country club course. '
The rain, high winds and drop- -ping
temperatures caused . : no ,
change in the tournament favor-
ite. Hometowner Jimmy Demaret,
who once spent nearly five years
as Brae Burn club pro, was tha
top choice among fans and book
makers. -
roAHOAN DERBY VICTORY
ASHTON, Idaho, Feb. 22-(Ph
Austin v Neeley of Driggs, Idaho,
had tha biggest voice, the stout
est legs and the fleetest hounds in
th 29th annual running of tb
Ashton dog derby today. Neeley
brought his Targhe hounds horn
in 91 minutes 42 seconds over tha
10 mile course to capture the cel
ebrated dog sled race.
Exchange Price
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Other Size Als a Sale
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