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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 22, 1950)
7- All Set to Clobber Ring Foe Tonight X Salem's Deu Abney, bark la top trim again after a long layoff smilingly posed for this shot daring eae of bis taneaps in the local gym. That's Trainer Phil Winters (left), and Manager Matty Morrell (right) with him. Deaa will be strictly serious tonight at the armory, however, whea bo gees against the rugged Harry Hughes fat the six-round special oa the VFW card. Portland's Dea Sogers meets Mickey Gim asell at Keseburg la the night's lf-reead maiaer. Eddie Kahat also Is oa the 2t-roaad card. Kegeirso One of the things that fiTea yea added admlratioa for this state champion Salem high hoop (anc Is fact that they backed a record crowd which was aroaad M per cent for Grants Pass la the finals fray. The crowd roar Is a pretty tangible thing for a bunch of teen age kids. That, along with a lot of siepped-ap teasioa and the rigors of playing fear games la fear days can make heavy inroads on playing effec tiveness. The Vikings of Harold Hauk had the physical qualities to wia and they also had some thing deep dowa Inside called heart ... Abney Much improved" Definitely aa Improved ringster Is Deaa Abaey who comes back to the armory ring tonight after on absence of several months. Deaa is much heavier at 152 pounds bow and the way be went after Rath Ford la Portland last Tuesday night indicates that the added poundage has also added to the power of his attack ... General comment aroaad ring side Tuesday eve held that the yeanger of the Abney boys has the fans U go a loaf way la the seek business. Deaa is moot cer tainly a knockout threat; any time, anyplace. Wouldn't be at all surprising to see hint vat the sleeper to Harry H aches tonight unless Hashes throws ap a punch-proof barricade . . . Here' 315! Talk aboat year lie pla games, bat one gent In town has a J 15 to ate credit. Maybe some other present residents of Salem hare da It also, bat we da know that Ereel Kay, the Salem Golf elab maa. taraed the trick. 'Coarse that was la the days whea a strike counted 15. Era got his 115 ap la a dilapidated little Canadlaa alley where, as ha says "all yoo had to do was hit the head-pin and they'll ail fall dowa . ; . Where's Sinovie? Kay and - another local man. Chuck Barclay, sat In oa soma of the sprint: camp exhibitions dowa at Palm Springs sad report ana of the big mysteries was what hap pened to Dick Sine vie The pair' saw the Seattles play several times bat never was Dashia' Dick la evidence. Daring the winter reports from the Rainier' front office definitely had Sinovie la front for a regular, outfield Job ... fiurt Wat Forgotten Palm Springs went all ant to lure the base bailers there. A peach of a concrete stadium was built, a tip-top diamond was laid at. Only one thing the "Spring-, era" forgot. That was the sun. OP Sol, beams dowa furiously oa all three outfield positions. Barclay reports that a Pittsburgh gardner dropped two In a row one day because of the sua . .". Palm Springs has the climate for spring-training- bat occasionally a terri fic wind blows forth. Kay tells f the day Nanny Fernandes, the ex-WTIers bow with Pittsburgh, f Deck Fins Al Kenfield of Header's . Radio chalked up a rare 600 series (for duckpins) last night at B and B Bowling courts as he rolled a 60S In Men's City league action. High Individual game went to Neal Richards of Sunset Donuts with a 215. Team results: Sunset Donuts S, Mick's Sign Shop -1; Olson's Florists 4, Les Newman's 0; Davis Oil 3, Hi-Lite Drive-in 1; Heider's Radio 4, Capp's Used Cars 0. Hei der's took . team scoring honors with a 2556 series and 878 game. A iinniinnielllD -ehascl a tall pop foal all the way from third over and beyond first-base and still was unable to ' get 'er. The gale actually cancel led one exhibition mix . . Goodwin Ace Leader Who has plopped la more sees oa the Salem coarse than any other one gent? Well, sua, he's BUI Goodwin. Bill has slammed DICK WAKEFIELD Witt His Fortunes Chaagc? three aa the local layout bat has fear la his career having- hiv one some years at Kooeburg. None of Goodwin's SGC hole la oaes went In en the fly bat beck yea eaat expect everything- ... Wakefield9 'In' Despite his mediocre perform snees with Detroit during- the past two seasons, the Yankees seem to be counting- aa Dick Wakefield as one of their regular outfielders this year ... This . weald seem to indicate that Cas ey Steng-el has aot gene exactly overboard aa Gene Weedllng, the Trioee flash of two seasons are. When WoodUnc went ap to the Yankees la '49. ho was likened ta DlMartia. He was figured a eineh to blossom at least ta his sophomore year If aot his first . . As far Wakefield, maybe that maea-oaeted term, "Yankee spir it" has transformed him Into the performer he's potentially rated to be . . . Dick brooded with the Titers, bat brooding- la aa ex peasive horary whea you're with the Tanks. Start breeding and yoa also start oat of the railway station bound for new surround ings ... The Decision Comet Loais says hell announce Sat urday whether hell make a ring comeback against Es Charles or aot The very fact that Joe has sa long- delayed saying- anything deflnite aa the subject Indicates that come Juno he win be step-plag- inside the ropes with the NBA heavy king, iff the old routine. Keep the folks la sus pense loag- enough, then pop the answer, thea allow a good two - months for the publicity mills to grind out their propaganda . . ; The Brown Bomber has probably satisfied himself that he caa maa It rough for Charles after having strewn his exhibition trial with knockout victims. Only trouble Is that most of the victims aren't blue-ribbon leather-throwers . . . Bradley Feted, Eyes Bruin Mix PEORIA, I1L, March 21 Bradley's basketball Braves today returned from clinching an NCAA tourney berth at Kansas City to a tumultous welcome by home town fans. Bradley last night edged Kan sas, 89-57, to win the fifth district berth In the Western NCAA play offs at Kansas City this weekend. The Braves' return to Kansas City Thursday to face UCLA Fri- 23-RoundBee Due Tonight ; Labeled as one of his superior efforts of ' the entire season. Matchmaker Tex Salkeld's VFW boxing show, with a budding star in every bout, rolls forth at the armory tonight First of the three 4-rounders starts at 8:30 o'clock. They'll be followed by the six round special and 10-round main event, the . latter sending Don (Blond Bobcat) Rogers of Port land against the veteran Mickey Gimmell of Roseburg. The new low admission prices, in effect for the first time two weeks ago, will again bo served tonight The mainer will be the first local appearance for both Rogers and Gimmell, each lad having punched in " feature bouts else where the past year. It will be Rogers' ninth pro excursion. He has won. seven of his first eight the last one a kayo over the vet eran Jock Leslie in Portland, and he has been tabbed as a future ring great He already has fought such lightweights as Felix Ramirez, Leslie, Joey Ortega and Tony Chavez. Rogers has been second to only, Joe Kahut himself as a fav orite in Portland. Gimmell has cut and slashed in his share of bouts also. Not unlike Rogers a bit the transplanted Roseburg boxer is a heavy hitter and starts out with all guns blaz ing. Hell be up against some real heavy battering power in Rogers. Both will weigh around 145 pounds. Salem's Dean- Abney, with a Portland win under his belt since returning to ring action, does the six-round special chores with the rugged Harry Hughes of Drain. Now heavier at 162 pounds, the hustling Dean is tabbed by his manager Matty Morrell as a much more : improved fighter than he was a year ago. . Woodburn Eddie Kahut's second pro fight highlights the ! four rounders. Eddie's debut two weeks ago: saw him slam out an impres sive second round TKO over Dick Collie, He's up against Harry Weathers, Roseburg middleweight tonight and will have both Tony and Joe, his big brothers, in his corner.' Eddie's two-fisted debut swiped that entire show. Brave Junior, the classy and quick-hitting Indian feather weight comer from Portland meets veteran Babe Fen ton in another of the appetizers, and Jimmy Huck aby, 147, San Jose takes on Billy (Kit) Carson, 146, Portland In their rematch as the curtainraiser. Huckaby got an unpopular deci sion over Carson two weeks ago. Huckaby, along with Rogers. Ab ney, Kahut and Junior, is consid ered as a bright young fistic pros pect day night in the four-team West ern NCAA playoffs! Baylor meets Brigham Young In the other first round game. Values of Wildlife Cited by Game Director By C. A. Lockwood Oregon State Game Director With the observance of Wild life week la Oregon, March 11 25. as proclaimed by Governor Doaglas McKay. It is fitting that ear people, yoaog aad aid. re aaember that wildlife in all Its forms is the property of each aad every citizen. The state func tions only as the guardian of ear wildlife, holding the wildlife re aearce la trust for all the people. Ia recent years a vastly ex panded army af banters aad fish ermen has been harvesting the game crop, and ia torn, acw re strictive measares have beea ins-, pooed. These rcgmlattons ara do stgaed to spread the available Wly af game all sports- Aiken, Docks Here Tonight Harris, Kirsch Also On Marion Program Three members of the Univer sity of Oregon athletic staff Jim Aiken, Leo Harris and Don Kirsch invade Salem tonight for the UO banquet at Marion hotel. Alum ni and friends of the university ' la answer to a number of aaeries, the ladies are cordially Invited to tonight's University f Oregon program at the Marion hotel. from the entire Salem region have been invited to attend the dinner. Head Football Coach Aiken will speak on the problems of building a winning football team, and dis cuss briefly the prospects for the 1950 football season at Oregon. Athletic Director Harris will speak on the school's athletic pro gram, policies, etc., and Baseball Coach Kirsch will deliver on his special sport at the university. An added feature will be the showing of the "Football Highlights of 1949,' movies with action from all 10 Webfoot games of the season. Jim Walton heads the arrange ment committee for; the meeting, assisted by Reynolds Allen. Parti cipating committees are headed by Carl Gerlinger of Dallas, Bob Mil ler of Silverton, Orv Thompson of Albany, Wendell Granzo of Leb anon, Paul McCracken of Sweet Home and Walter Durgan of Cor vallis. The Webfoot athletic family is now in the midst of a statewide tour. Tonight's dinner will start at 6:30 o'clock. On Thursday night of this week the Oregon State coaching group of Kip Taylor, Len Yognce, Pete and Bump Elliott and Hal Moe will speak at the senior high school in an eight o'clock program. Foot ball movies are to be Shown there also. Truman Downs Jack O'Riley For most of their main event brawl Handy Andy Truman didn't look like too much against toughie Irish Jack O'Riley on the armory mat last night But Andrew had It when it counted and came out of the scuffle with the win. It was a lively scrap all the way. O'Riley's punishing itomper hammerlock won the first fall but Truman came back with a sudden shoulder butt followed by his pet "cannonball" to the midsection, to even the count Truman's specta cular rolling grapevine hold won the finale. O'Riley made the mis take of turning to argue with Re feree Harry Elliott and Truman hopped into apply the clincher. The Leo Wallick-Lee Grable feud ended in a tie In their match. Roughie Wallick used to reverse chin locks and a press for his fall and Grable got over an abdominal stretch for the equalizer. Karl Grey used a half crab hold to flatten Danno McDonald in one prelim. Dale Kiser won over Glen Detton In the other when Detton, outside the ring buzzing with some customer, paid no heed to Ref El liott's count and was tolled "out" IffidDwflnimg (Bapires (VmlwrtMr Bowl) LADIES CLASSIC LXAGCU ANITA SHOP 43) McDaniels 434. Lemon 459, Causey 909. Anov 407, Davey 480. ALEXANDER'S JEWELRY (0) MerrcQ 419, Fleck iU9. Mohlman 401. Tanner 41S. JohnsoA 372. RTNGLAND'S KEKKFXS (1) Krejd 462. Blacie 362, Hair 422. Snyder 3S3. Stoner 470. RANDALL'S FINE MEATS (2 Stone 383, Lowry 377. Whltmoro IS. Seheiman SOS, Swanson 453. PLANK CONSTRUCTION 1 Sieber 417. Eelsel 389, Plank 389, Aicher 429. Scbroeder 404. LUTZ FLORIST (2) Lindsey 454. Lutz 33S. Smith 370. Ups ton 482. Adolph 497. GOOD HOUSZKZZPTNO (2) dark 903. Gibb 37S. Jones 4 SO. Qlney 408. Garbarino S32. UNITED WHEEL, ALIGNMENT (1) Rowland 411. ,Kan eaU 405. Van Derboof 424, Schmidt 429. Robertson 36s. High uuL game Virginia Garbarino 195. Hifh lad. series Virginia Garbarino 932. High team series Anita Shops 2299. (CAPITOL ALLEYS) INDUSTRIAL, NO. 1 Valdez Meat Co. (0) Gannon 901. Pekar 450. Lake 430. McKinney 480, Blgler 497. Snoboys 3) Haagerson 477, R. Aleahiro 470. Merrel 423, Schuster 453. D. Aleshir 430. Hollywood Finance (J) Geddes 498, Kirchner 988, Albrlch 512. Jones 483. Olney, sr. 603. Cal Pak 0 Lance 414. Sloan 464. Helnko 406, Wcrbowckl 432, Scheldegger 619. Barb's 1) Inglis 489. Gregory 626. Olney 496, Morey 468, Glodt 637. Val ley Motor (2) Boesch 504. Bullock 480. Meyers 4S4, ColwcU 975. Doerfler 501. Stubblefield's (1) Myer 4S0, Heller 396. Werner 287, Vittone 512. Walker witboat depleting the re- sonrce. This program will suc ceed only with the cooperation and andcTstandlag af all concern ed. New, mere than ever, haauag aad fishing mast be accepted for the apart aad recreational values ta be derived and net as a means af filling the family larder. The poacher aad the game hog are to be regarded as common thieves, for they are truly robbing the public of what is rightfully theirs. Oar efforts at perpetuating the wlldlifo resource should net be aimed at today or tomorrow; the pursuit and enjoyment of wild life h a heritage which wa mast guard for the generations yet aa- - pan. Final Basket Playoffs Set Basketball championships for the "P Church and National Division, City leagaea will be decided tonight at Leslie in a pair of games starting at 7:3 o'clock. The tilts wind ap aU cage play la the city for the season. , The City league Naval Re serve and City Transit Lines teams take ever first at 736 o'clock, according to a change In plans by Tern Gilmore, di rector. They'll battle it out for the division title. Navals won the first half. City Transit lin ers the second. The C Church loop finale pits Jason Lee against Calvary Baptist at nine o'clock. They were originally booked for 730, but a church meeting has forced the later starting time. Jason Lee won a Monday night play ff game to advance ta the final frith Calvary Baptist 'Suar' Pair Clash Tonight PHILADELPHIA, March 21 -(A) Boxing's two famous Sugars welterweight champion Ray Rob inson and contender George Cost ner meet for the second time tomorrow night and the ten-round bout is expected to draw a ca pacity crowd of 15,000 to Con vention hall. It's a non-title affair in which both fighters will weigh in at 150 pounds or more. But it will have an important bearing on Robin son s plans for defending his crown in June. Costner, a deadly puncher, has come along fast since moving his headquarters from Cincinnati to Camden, N. J, just a year ago. His 12-month record shows 11 victories, including eight knock outs, in 13 starts. He lougnt a draw with Freddie Dawson and dropped a decision to Gene Bur ton, whom he previously had lick ed. 'Happf Sees Beavers Lose PALM SPRINGS. Calif., March 21 -OP)- The Seattle Rainiers de feated the Portland Beavers, 6-2, here today with Baseball Com missloner A. B. Happy) Chandler looking on. The Rainiers scored three runs la the first Inning off Bill Flein- inr. added another In the fifth and two unearned tallies off Cal Mclrvin In the eighth. Both Portland runs were scor ed off Jim Wilson. The Seattle barter walked Fleming to force in a run in the second. Joe Bra- via's sixth Inning homer account ed for the other. ' STARS GET SAUTE HOLLYWOOD. March 21 -UPh- The Hollywood Stars, pennant winners on the field in the Paci fic Coast league last year, scored an easy front office victory to day over their crosstown rivals. the jlos Angeles Angels. Hollywood acquired Outfielder Eddie Sauer, a man Los Angeles had hoped to bring back to Its fold. 419. Blue Lake Packers (I) Langhoff 508. Zckley 401. Van Osdol 401. Arres 421, Carlson 503. Keith Brown (1) Guerin 951, Crock att 449, HUler-icn 934, Sours 463. Curly's Dairy (2) Wright 494. Edlund 489. Volk 429. M. Miller SOS. J. Miller 534. Becko oi Wadaworth (2) Wadsworth 515. Anderson 523, Harp 518. Sherman 463. Ireland 601. Salem Police II) Frieso 430, Mathers 903, Seipp 493. Ecplin 394. Main 493. Hi gh Ind. game Glodt; 239. High Ind. series. Glodt. 637. High team game. Valley Motor. 959. High team aeries. Valley Motor. 2763. fCAPTTOL ALLEYS) , INDUSTRIAL NO. 3 Scio (2) Xreid 505. Schrunk 924. Rockwell 444. Main 475. Densmor 47. MobtloU (1 Foreman 379. Walker 363. Jsskoski 438, Buckley 430. Pruett 433. Loders 1 Downey 519, Chaksrun 429. Surratt 498, Shuck 401. Busch 483. Chris' Market 2) Cruzen 428. Evans 387. Vtttone 491, Craycroft 427. Watte 479. Salem. Heavy Hauling (21 Buismsn 484. J. Craycroft 403,. Wilder 471. Far ley 533. B. Craycroft 461. Salem Auto (1) Dunnigan 448. Williams 361. Lr&oux 403. Dougherty 385. Randall 4 J.s Valley rarm (3) Boire 478. Sn'-3t 456. Kechter 934, Morris 498. . 489. McKay Chevrolet (0) Giw? Thompson 387, Mlttendorf 438, leff 475. Anderson 411. 6wr Whittakera Welders 2) Elwood St 2. Lawless 484. Whittaker 400, Myers 451. Chermgtoa 415. Hammond Body Shop (1) Larson 525, Turner 402. Gardner 467, McGulro 436. Hammond 606. . High Ind. game, Farley, 199. High Ind. series. Kechter. 534. : High team game. Scio. 913. High team , series. Valley Farm Store. 2455. , : ' Tbe sporting values af wildlife ara not the only ones ta eeasid , er. Governor McKay has aptly , described both the recreational aad monetary values ta be gain ed from wildlife. Each year, hunt : ers, fishermen aad wildlife en , thasiasts spend millions of dol lars in parsait af their favorite sport Ta many people the mere existence of a wild bird, fish, or animal is a constant source af , pleasure. If the wild eres tores were ta vanish from the forests, fields, aad streams, there weald be a great voids which nothing , could replace. The virtues af oat- : door recreation aad the eajoy saent af ear wildlife re source eaav : sot be too highly extolled ta this day af tease aad harried living. 1 AteZffidfcgg 10 The Statesman; Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, March 11 1850 o"onBmssiBooSBaosoo Champs Land Wellnian, Donley Angels Place Pair On WVL Stair Club WOODBURN, March 21-(Special)-Mt Angel's champion Preps landed two men to lead the selection tor the 1950 .Willamette vn.v league all-star team which was learn slots were landed by Dallas, Estacada and Silverton. The Prep pair honored were Center Norb Wellman and -Guard Francis Donley. Wes Ediger, Dallas forward and scoring king of the loop, also was named as were Forward Ron Ball of Estacada and Center Jim Cooper of Silverton. All-round ability, regardless of po sition, was considered in the selections which were made by the circuit's coaches. The second team: Dean Seton, Woodburn; Ray Olson, Dallas; Jack Kolln, Silverton, Jim Horton, Mo 1 alia; Xen Payseno, ML, Angel. Honorable mention went to Don Frederickson and Bill Rennow of Sandy; Ron Palmer, Canby; Keith Jensen and Gene Kleinsmith, Molalla; and LeRoy Kiggins of Estacada. Nick Adams, principal at Molalla, was elected new president of the WVL at tonight's meeting. Charles McKenzie, Canby principal, was named vice-president and Charles Sheron, Woodburn coach, was retained in the secretary-treasurer's post. The league voted to stage the annual WVL track meet at Canby on May 4th. ANGELS WIN OVERTIME ONTARIO, Calif, March 2-(JP) The Los Angeles Angels took 10 innings to" defeat San Diego, 5-3, in a coast league exhibition game here today. The Padres had a 2-0 lead behind John Marshall, up from the Western International league, but the Angels tied the score at the expense of Tom Kipp. Southpaw hurler, then added three more runs in the extra Inning. I i it 49.-i 9 m U ttoS fntHAMO. 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At the top It list ed the addresses and phono aaan- Nrt Heate Palat Marfetrf oi Mack $4.50 Sfcaat Sajx" Co $2.01 ypai M Seattle Moves Up ; -Scoring Tempo Torrid - DENVER March 21 -OPV-Toy-ing with their opponents, the de fending chamDion Oakland, Calif. (Blue V Gold) team romped to a 75-48 victory over 'Aurora, Colo, r Strait lumber company) in their first appearance in the national A ALT basketball tournament to night. The Coloradoans, Denver dist-, rict AAU champions, were no match for the crisp passing, sharp shooting title-holders from Calif ornia. . r . Don Barksdale, Oakland's great center, was in his usual form, swishing in 25 points and clearing both backboards hi neerleca fah- ion. The triumph sends Oakland Into the third round tomorrow against Salt Lake Citr f Murray RnlrkV a collection of Utah roller stars. at 10:30 pjn. (MST). ine reroria, IIL (Caterpillar Diesels) and the Los Angeles (po lice) also boomed Into the third round. The Los Angeles crew srraned by Lincoln, Neb. 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