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Boyle lists the sophomore as a battler who is hard after a starting
berth on the varsity. . . . The crowd for the Willamette-Oregon State
clash here last Saturday night was one of if not the largest in history
for a Bearcat game in the WU gym, school officials report. And nary
a soul who saw the scrap will disagree with the testimony that the
Beavers' Freshman Bill Toole of Klamath Falls is one of the fastest
lads they've seen in a hoop suit. Looks like S. Gill has himself quite
a prospect in the husky kid who less than a year ago was an all-state
prepper and the state's sprinting champion. . . . Then on the other
hand there isn't much to be gloomy about when one considers the
Bearcats' immediate cage future. That is, unless the hip injury suf
fered by Ted Loder doesn't respond to treatment. Johnny Lewis looks
as if he again has the goods at WU and could quite conceivably make
It four straight Northwest conference championships. Had the Cats
not been so miserable with their shooting (.250 average from the
field and not much better at the foul stripe) they would have licked
the Beavers ....
Richter Rated Rett Linebacker in PCC
What with such linebackers as Cal's Les Richter, UCLA's
Donn Moo maw, Southern Cal's Pat Cannamela and Washington's
Jim Wiley around, not to mention Oregon State's Cub Houck and
Bob Redkey who aren't dads by any means, the Pacific Coast
conference had more than its share of the nation's better hole
plaggers last season. There are those who Index Richter as best
of alL And there are others who wouldn't swap Cannamela or
Moo maw for two Richters.
Best way to finger out the best one would be to ask some of the
ball-carrying backfielders they've played against. One in particular
would be Hugh McElhenny, Washington's great fullback. He picks
Richter hands down, with this testimony: "Every time I've played
against him, he's been with me, over me, under me and all around
me."
Another tipof t as to which one .is tops at backing up a line can
be gleaned from this week's All-Coast selections by both the con
ference coaches and the Associated Press. Both factions selected Rich
ter first and foremost. ... .
They're All Pulling for Hugh McElhenny
- The AP's All-America comes out Friday (this Is one of the
nationally recognized biggies in the annual selections) and in
speaking of McElhenny, all Waahlngtondom is holding its breath
until the final returns are In. They feel that "Hurrjcan Hugh" Is
much deserving of a berth in the first team backfleld, (so do we),
and In the light of his Individual performances throughout the
season with a team that couldn't win, they have a good point.
Seattle Pi's Royal Brougham voted for McElhenny and feels that
he has a chance. Brougham also feels that such others as Prince
ton's Kazmaier, Tennessee's Laurtcella, Illinois' Karras, Baylor's
Is be 11 and Kentucky's Parilll have good chances too.
Whether McElhenny makes it or not, he at least will have the
satisfaction of having been one of the final seven backs from which
the four lucky ones were selected. . . .
And of all the Coast players rated as possibilities, Stanford's Bill
McColl stands as most likely to succeed in landing on the AP's first
team as an end. . . .
Real hot stove league surprise was Walter (The Great) Mails'
jump from Eugene to PocateUo, Ida. It was figured that Mails
would be back as No. 1 drum beater for the Larks next summer,
and that he might be a possibility as replacement for the resigned
Mike Radan In the town Senators organization. But he's taken
a Job as general manager of the Pioneer league club and the area
therein loses one of its most colorful as well as loquacious base
ball figures. ...
Stayton Pins Hopes on Trio
Of Vets for Basket Success
STAYTON, Dec. 5-(Special)-It will be up to three veteran play
ers mostly if the Stayton Eagles are to make any appreciable dent
In Capital league basketball play during the current basketball sea
son. Coach Joe Boyle of the Eagles has only the three vets around
which to build, the trio being Har
old Titus, Darwin Fehlen and
Richard Cox.
All are big boys, however, and
could make for a fine nucleus for
Stayton. Titus is a six-foot, six
incher, Cox is 6-1 and Fehlen is
5-11. All were regulars last sea
son when Stayton. won 18 games,
lost 4 and broke even with a 2-2
mark in district playoffs.
Stayton lost another regular in
Bob Showers who has dropped
from school. Transfer Len Over
holser from Detroit suffered a
broken leg in football and prob
ably will be out for the season
here. Carl Hamilton, another
Stayton letterman wont be eli
gible until January because of
low grades.
Of the reserve strength listed
by Boyle, Gene and Ed Small ap
pear to be headed for starting
berths. Gene is a six-foot, two
lncher and Ed stands at 5-11. Both
played with the Jayvees last sea
son. Roger Nielson, Dave Neitling,
Dave Van Handle, Lloyd Bye,
Clarence Hlnricks and Rod
Klecker are other top prospects
for the varsity.
Boyle is being assisted by Bob
White, former Willamette athlete,
and Stayton's first home game
falls on Thursday, December 6,
With Sheridan high. .
Archers Welcome
36 New Members
The Jabberw alkie Field Archers
welcomed 38 new. members last
night during the club meeting at
the East Salem Fire station. Total
membership now numbers 68, ac
cording to Secretary Jean Chase.
Charles Morris is president of the
dub.
A discussion' on the "building of
an archery course, - targets, etc,
was held by the group and the
movie, "Archery for Women" was
shown. -
coming chase, he'd not be far if
at all wrong to point to Budd
Granquist's Molalla Indians. The
former OCE man has enviable ex-
nerience and size on bis squad this
i " trip and openly admits general
' ,A prospects for a win-filled season
as being very good. . . . Accord
ing to Doug Olds, Jefferson high's
nrtnMnal and nnM me Willamette
athlete, WU may lose the Marion
County B league cage jamboree
next year. Construction on a long
overdue new gymnasium at J ex
ferson is to start in January, and
Olds has visions of the colorful
"jam" being held in it next De
cember. .. . Have pity on Stay
ton high's cage foes if one of
Coach Joe Boyle's players is as
accurate with a basketball as he
is, when banging at clay pigeons
with a shotgun. Dave Neitling is
the lad, and to trapshooting en
thusiasts throughout the valley
voune Dave is one of the best in
Detroit Lists
Five Veterans
DETROIT, Dec. 5 (Special)
Coach Stan Whipple of the Detroit
high Cougars lists five veterans on
his basketball team for this season.
The five are Bill Palmer at 5-8,
Bob Layman at 6-1, Dick Wood
ward at 5-10, Raymond Wallace at
5- 11 and James White at 6-2. Most
were reserves last season.
Other top prospects for the Cou
gars include Don Ketchum at 5-7,
Gerald Vickers at 5-2, Roy Getz at
6- 2, Jules Hill at 5-9 and Ken Ny
gaard at 5-11.
- Detroit's next game will be with
Jefferson high here December 7.
It will be a Marion County B lea
gue clash.
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MAJOR LEAGUE
(Capitol Alleys)
BUSICK-S GROCERS (3) Clark 617.
Farley 571. Marris 526, Braden 637!
Ross 964. MARION HOTEL-CAR
RARKS (1) Straw 507. Reeves 561.
DeBow 552. Seitsinger 534. Cushman
529.
vrrroNxs market (3) vittone
577 Jackson 488. Kay 550, Miller 531.
Btgler 473. CUPBOARD CAFE (1) -I
Henderson 491. White 480, Haugen 938.
Stout 592. Glodt 587.
MARSHALL'S FOUR CORNERS
(3) Ramsey 516. Young 46. Joseph
414. Larsen 652. WUkaUs 942. BREN
NAN TREE SERVICE (1) Brennan
589. Letofsky 469, Coker 470, Page 960.
Evans 629.
. KARR'S (3) CUne 856. WUkerson
917. Karr 434. Young 921. Hartwell 618.
JOHNNY FOSTER'S (1) Oalund 552.
Anderson 539. Nuber 817. Merrcll 483.
PhiDps 549.
VALLEY OIL CO. (4 Thede 564.
Ertsgaard 546. Pearl 540. Logan 553.
West 542. KETZER HARDWARE -(0)
Sommer 496. Farmer 452. Valdez S49.
Powell 49L Bona 512.
High Individual Gam: Ben Larsen
of Marshall's Four Corners 243.
High Individual Series: Ben Larsen
of Marshall's Four Comers 652.
High, Team Game: Busick's Grocers
1125.
High Team Series: Busick's Groc
ers 4149.
Wjeelieoul
The basketball sport adds an
other heavy; sprinkling of both
high school and college games
to its aanual run this weekend,
with, numerous clashes booked
for both Friday sad Saturday
nights. For some teams the week
end win mark the commence
ment of the season. For others
their dates j will be additional
sorties prior ; to the start of play
in their respective leagues. And
Death Claims
Famous Player
'Shoeless Joe'
GREENVILLE, S. C, Dec. 5-(jip)
"Shoeless Joe" Jackson, a promi
nent figure in the 1919 White Sox
World Series scandals, .died of a
heart attack here tonight.
Jackson, along with seven other
White Sox players, was barred
for life from organized baseball
by the late Judge Kenesaw Moun
tain Landis. Involved with Jack
son in the scandals were Oscar
Felsch, Arnold Gandil, George
Weaver, Charles Risberg, Fred
McMullin, Eddie Cicotte and
Claude Williams.
Jackson hit .375 in the 1919
White-Sox Cincinnati series. Cin
cinnati won the series five games
to three. The exiled players were
acused of acepting bribes to
(-"throw" the series games.
One of Greatest
"Shoeless Joe" was considered
by many as one of the greatest
natural hitters of all time. He was
born in Brandonville, a mill vl
lage adjoining this textile com
munity, on June 19, 1888, and
had ' lived in or near Greenville
for most of his 63 years.
Jackson always maintained his
innocence of any wrong-doing in
connection with the scandals that
rocked the baseball world follow
ing the memorable series. He had
kept in contact with textile and
sandlot baseball for many years
prior to his death and was a pop
ular and respected figure in this
area.
Hundreds of fans in the Pied
mont section of South Carolina
believed that Jackson was inno
cent of all charges against him.
Repeated attempts were made by
Jackson and his friends to prove
his
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Hill Gets New
Pact at Troy
LOS ANGELES, Dec. S-(JP)-Jess
Hill, who wound up his first year
as head coach of the Southern
California football team with a
varsity record of seven wins and
three defeats, was handed a new
contract for three years today.
Terms of the contract were not
divulged by Athletic Director
Willis O. Hunter.
Hill was given a one-year pact
when he signed at his alma mater
last February. He replaced Jeff
Cravath, who quit the job.
USC President Fred C. Fagg
complimented Hill on his record
and said "we like the kind of
football you coach."
Basketball Scores
COLLEGE
C.C.N.Y. 63. Rutgers 61
Wagner 73. Stevens 40
Temple 75. Phila Textile 34
St. Joseph's (Phila) 58. Pa. Military 36
Alabama 86. Jacksonville St. (Ala) 32
Waah'gton U. (St,. Louis) 47, IU. Col, 33
Auburn 88. Howard 91
Southern Methodist 57. Oklahoma 49
Wichita 100. Creighton 63
Seton 59. LeMoyne (NY) 48
Vermon 56. Clarkson 54
Springfield (Mass) 68. Brown 65
Connecticut 78, Tufts 52.
Clemson 77, Georgia 54
Florida 76. Wofford 52
Ohio U. 71, Marshall (W.Va.) 61
Louisville 7S, Dayton 76 (overtime)
Cornell 7. Scranton 43
Columbia 64 Alumni 36
Maryland 71. Washington & Lee 81
Penn State 31. Ithaca (NY) 21
Buffalo 63. Alfred 99
Maine 71. Bates 60
Niagara 72. Toronto 47
Colby 81. Bowdotn 53
Providence 60. Brandeis 53
Amherst 69. American Intl. 94
Colgate 81. Rensselaer 63
Trinity 64. MIT 45
NYU 59. ST. FRANCIS (Bknl 58
Nevada 76. Arizona State (Flagstaff) 64
IT. of San Francisco 51. California 42
Stewart Chevrolet (San Francisco) 55,
Panelshake (Portland 28.
HIGH SCHOOL
Silyerton 41, West Linn 40 (overtime)
Salem Acad. 34, Waldport (overtime)
Falls City 43. Chemawa 32
Alsea 4 Perrydale 29
St. Helens 48. Beaverton 38
TACOMA WINS
TACOMA, Dec. 5-CP)-Paced by
Rookie Chuck MacDonald, who
scored his first hat trick in pro
fessional hockey, the T a c o m a
Rockets outscored the Calgary
Stampeders, 8-5, here tonight in
Pacific coast hockey league play.
BaDns
STATE-HOUSE LEAGUE NO. 1
(University Bowl)
HIGHWAY (TINUT 111 V...... ,u
Anderson 359. Ballard 502, Wolfe 43o!
xanay . secy, or STATE NO.,1
(1) Miller 491. Blensly 452. Dickey 31.
Porter 435. Kies 429.
HIGHWAY MATERIALS (3) Brown
509. Van Pelt 365. Ebsen 416. Miller
378. White 456. STATE PRINTERS (D
Krejd 479. Milner 412. Stone 457. Mc
Crary 341. Duncan 531.
TAX COMMISSION NO. 1 (3) Hook
er 379. Newman 415. Welch 461. Ster
rett 413. Drapela 507. BRIDGE ENGIN
EERS (1) Roake 496. Garrett 332.
Fredrlcksoa 340, Munson 348, Merchant
458. SECY. OF STATE NO. 2 (J
King 519. Gill 471. McQueen 408.
Prange 424. Blegler 493. CHAPTER 56
(1) Coulter 401. Henry 368. Quarry 410,
Crabenhorst 500.' Lutbi 482.
FORESTRY OFFICE (3) Rainwater
438. Aaserude 400, Morrison 467. Storm
498. Stacer 510. VETERANS AFFAIRS
(1) MorUky 447, BeU 518. Garren
stroom 403. Elgin 460. Hillerich 522.
High Team. Series: Highway Con
strue ion 267 .
High Team Game: Highway Con
struction 977.
High Individual Series: D. Duncan
With State Printers 83L
High Individual Game: F. Brown
with Highway Materials TOi
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for still others, they'll be wading
into league openers.
On the collegiate side Willam
ette's Bearcats have Friday and
Saturday Bight operations sched
uled with the College of Puget
Sound Loggers, the games tabbed
for the WU gym at eight o'clock
both nights. The OCE Wolves,
winners ever Ltnfleld In their
debut last weekend, again take
on the Wildcats, this time at
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Is Dick Hoy, above, the red-headed freshman from Newberg. Dick
is having; a tough time breaking into the veteran WU lineup at pre
sent bat has looked rood during-
doubt see action Friday and Saturday nights in the WU gym when
Willamette plays College of Puget
Ciahut Given December
Date With Ez Charles
PORTLAND, Dee. MAVMatchmaker Tex Salkeld said today
that Ezxard Charles, former heavyweight champion, would fight a
10-rounder here Dec XI against Joe Kahut, Portland-area fighter
who has been drawing well here for several years.
Kahut waa the first post-war opponent for Gus Lesnevich in
1946 and Kahut was knocked out in the first round. Since then he
has been meeting; regionally known fighters with only moderate
success.
Salkeld said the papers would be signed In San Francisco tomorrow.
LA Rams Near Yardage Record
In National Pro Grid League
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 5-7F-The potent Los Angeles Rams are
within 724 yards equalling their own season mark of 5,420 yards total
offensive which they wrote into the National Football league record
book last year.
The rams have averaged better
than 469 yards a game in punch
ing out 1,903 yards over the land
route and 2,973 by passing. That
average is 17 yards a game better
than their record in 1950. The
Rams still have two games to
play against Detroit and Green
Bay.
The Chicago Bears jumped back
into second place among the
league's yard-getters by gaining
389 yards last week while Detroit
slipped to third in registering 202.
The Bears have rolled up 3,764
yards 1,928 rushing and 1,836
passing. Detroit has rushed for
1,556 yards and passed for 2,178.
In' the race for scoring honors,
the Rams increased their lead to
328 points against runner-up De
troit's 295. Cleveland has 279; the
Bears 227, and Green Bay, 221.
Cleveland holds the punting edge
with an average 45 yards on 56
punts. San Francisco is second
with a 44.7 average on 48 kicks.
Norman Van Brocklin of the
Rams leads the passing parade, in
chalking up 1,525 air yards on 84
completions for a 9.3 average. He
has thrown 13 touchdown passes.
Otto Graham, Cleveland quarter
back, is second with an 8.7 av
erage. He has hurled 14 scoring
passes, completing 124 tosses in
all for 1,917 yards.
Perrydale Bows
To Alsea Quint
PERRYDALE, Dec. 5-(Special)
-The Alsea high school basketball
team tonight jumped to a 10-0
first period lead and then went
on to defeat Perrydale 43-29. Alan
Hendrix led the winners with 16
points and Harry Hinman .had 14
to pace Perrydale. The Alsea
Bees also won the prelim 32-22.
ALSEA (43) (29) PEKKYDALK
Hockema (5) F 14) H in man
Spencer (0) F (S) Brooks
Hendrix 1 C (6) McKee
Lassiter (5) G (0) Stewart
Knotts (12) C (1) Massey
Reserves scoring: Alsea Sapp 5.
Halftime score: Alsea 21. Perrydale IS.
Officials: Bigler and Lewis.
Gerald Staley, 31-year-old right
hander, pitched the St. Louis
Cardinals to 19 victories last season.
Usfls Efavv PpP College Ctas
Monmouth Friday night, eight
o'clock. Oregon State will be at
Portland Friday night for a clash
with the strong Portland U Pilots
and the University of Oregon
will open their MeArthur court
season with a Friday-Saturday
night doable bill with the U of
Utah.
Salem's Vikings lead the prep
parade for the weekend with a
Friday nlghter in the VIk Villa
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Chemawa Loses
To Falls City
FALLS CITY, Dec. 5 (Special)
Falls City opened its basketball
season tonight with a 43-32 victory
over Chemawa after the Chemawa
Bees had won the prelim game
27-23.
Center Steve Poe was the big
gun of the Falls City attack, hemp
ing 13 points. Forward Cooper and
Guard Bowman each had 11 for
the winners and Bill Shillal was
high for Chemawa with eight.
Falls City plays Philomath high
here Saturday night.
CHEMAWA (32)
James (6)
(43) FAXXS CITY
F (11) Cooper
F (0) Duniway
C (13) Poe
O (4) Brown
G (11) Bowman
Patchpe (4)
Benaiiie (7)
Williamson (3)
Shillal (8)
Reserves scoring :
Chemawa Sam-
son 2. Godawa 2. Falls City Luhde 4
Officials: Wehmier and Samuel.
100 Hi-Y Boys
Visit Waltons
A group of 100 Hi-Y boys last
night visited the regular meeting
of the Salem chapter, Izaak Wal
ton League of America, at the I-W
clubhouse. President Rex San
ford of the chapter spoke to the
boys on values and importance of
conservation, and moving pic
tures on outdoor life were also
shown.
The Izaak Walton League and
what it stands for also was ex
plained by Sanford.
The Hi-Y group was in charge
of Roth Holtz.
Refreshments were served fol
lowing the gathering.
SAVTTT WINNER
MELBOURNE. Australia, Dec. 6
(Thursday)-4P)-Dick Savitt, Wim
bledon and- Australian champion
from Orange, N. J., turned in a
.surprisingly easy 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 vic
"tory over Australia's Ken McGre
gor in the semi-final round of the
Victorian tennis championships today.
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with Roosevelt's Teddies of Pert
land, Sacred Heart Academy also
plays here Friday night, with the
Sweet . nemo Huskies. Sale
Academy wIII.be finishing up a
three-game road trip at WUIa
mlna Friday night. "
Big Six league play geta start--ed
at both Eugene 'and Sprlag-i
Held Friday night, with Bo net
playing Eugene (Saturday night
also) and Albany booked at
IfU
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cKid? Still Going Strong . . .
iutahers Clouts Verdict
Over Nardico in King So
CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 5-P-Harry Matthews, sensational light
heavyweight from Seattle, won a unanimous decision over Danny
Nardico of Tampa, Fla in a bruising 10-round fight in Cleveland
arena tonight. Matthews weighed 175 to 176 for Naridco, who put up
a surprisingly strong fight and
Jarred Matthews with his terrific
r punching.
Judges Herb Williams and
Charlie Bill both gave Matthews
seven rounds, Nardico two and
one even. Referee Jackie Davis
called it eight for Matthews and
two for Nardico.
Matthews, ranked No. 2 in the
light heavyweight class, entered
the fight with a record of 65
straight without a loss. Since win
ning a decision over Irish Bob
Murphy early this year, he had
scored 12 straight knockouts.
The bout, the feature attrac
tion on the Cleveland News an
nual Toyshop Fund Show, drew
13,808 fans who paid a gross of
$73,870.
Matthews, a superior ring gen
eral and better all-around boxer,
had Nardico's face turned into a
crimson mask and almost closed
his left eye.
Matthews came closest to scor
ing a knockout in the eighth
round when he crossed a hard
right to Nardico's head. The
Tampa fighter fought back game
ly, however, and slowed Matthews
with a series of vicious hooks.
The west coast battler again
shook up Nardico with a hard
right to the head in the following
round, but Nardico came back to
stagger Matthews. Matthews
stumbled backwards from a right
and appeared hurt.
Matthews pummeled Nardico
at long range in the final round
and it appeared that the blood
dripping Nardico might not be
able to last the round out. He
kept swinging, however, and he
crowd gave him a mighty ovation
as the fight ended.
Linksmen Set
For Miami Go
MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 5-fP)-A field
of 168 golfers from the United
States, England, Canada, Cuba,
Ireland and Argentina will start
teeing off at 7 a. m. tomorrow in
the $10,000 Miami open golf tour
nament Record galleries are anticipated
because the city of Miami has ab
olished admission charges. This is
reported to be the first tournament
in the $10,000 class with a free
gate.
Thirty-two amateurs and 136
pros make up the field for the 72
hole medal event on the municipally-owned
Miami Springs
course. Par for the 6,510-yard lay
out will be 35-3570.
Sammy Snead, who has a winter
home in Miami, will defend his ti
tle he won last year with a 267.
SPRAGUE HUSKY CAPTAIN
SEATTLE, Dec. 5-(iPr-Halfback
Dick Sprague of Spokane was
elected tonight to captain the 1952
University of Washington football
team. The ballot was taken at the
Huskies' annual football banquet.
Jim Wiley, star defensive back
from Bremerton, was voted the
Flaherty Inspirational award for
1951 by his teammates.
Capital Leaguers Pick
All-Star Football Team
Coaches of Capital league foot
ball teams met last night at Sac
red Heart Academy to select the
1951 All-League football team.
Schools represented were Stay
ton, Sacred Heart, Salem Acade
my, Cascade and Monroe.
The mentors selected both an
offensive and defensive star team.
On the former as ends are Don
Friesen of Salem Academy and
Jim Wilt of Cascade; tackles
Gene Miller of Cascade and Bob
Cowan of Sacred Heart, guards
Paul Riley of Sacred Heart and
Darwin Fehlen of Stayton; cen
ter Carl Hatch of Stayton; backs
Phil Bates and Dave Murray of
Cascade, Chet Schmidt of Salem
Academy, Johnny Hoy of Sacred
Heart and Jim Stewart of Mon
8pringfield. A Marion County B
league opener finds Jefferson's
Lions at Detroit Friday night.
Gates wm be at Caemaw. but
in a nen-eeunter far league
standings. St. Paul's Burks roos
their debut at Gaston the
night.
All other games are Bon-leagu-ers.
Silverton win be at heme
to play best to the Newberg
quint, Weodburn's Bulldogs play
at Dayton, Cascade moves up to
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Yes or No
JOE DIMAGGIO
To discuss future.
DiMag to Make
Big Decision
On Ball Future
PHOENIX, Aril., Dec. S-GFV-Joe
DiMaggio, the greying star of
the world champion New York
Yankees, headed toward New
York today and a final decision
on whether he'll play in 1952.
At the end of the 1951 season
the Yankee Clipper said he plan
ned to retire, but then agreed to
reconsider.
Today he Joined Yankee Co
owner Del E. Webb here for the
filght to New York. Webb's spe
cial plane had picked up Joe in
Los Angeles. After a brier luncn
eon stoo here the two were on
their way to Kansas City where
they'll stop for the night. weDD
will stop off in Washington.
Webb said DiMaggio probably
will arrive in New York about 3
p. m. tomorrow. He'll confer with
Dan Topping, the other Yankee
co-owner, who asked the star to
"think over" his decision to quit.
" During a talk with newsmen
DiMaggio made one remark which
some took as an indication he'd be
playing.
While discussing his trip to Ja-
pan, he mentioned that when he
laid off for as much as a week,
the muscles in his legs tended to
tie up. Later it was mentioned
that Yankee Manager Casey Sten
gel had suggested using him less
frequently on the premise that
added rest would boost his hitting
average.
"Well, I hope the games aren't
a week apart," Joe remarked.
Should DiMaggio decide not to
play, it's been reported the Yan
kees may be in the market for
Ted Williams, the great Boston
Red Sox slugger. That could trig
ger a series of major trades.
roe. Five backs were selected.
The defensive unit: Ends Bob
Stevens of Sacred Heart and Dick
Cox of Stayton- Tackles Gene
Miller of Cascade and Hudgins of
Stayton; Guards Paul Riley of
SUA and Carl Hatch of Stayton.
Linebackers Jim Wiemals of
SHA and Fehlen of Stayton.
Halfbacks Bob Brotherton of
Salem Academy and Harv Ges
dahl of Cascade. Safety Virgil
Weber of SHA. AU but Hatch.
Schmidt and Stevens are seniors.
It was also decided during the
pow-wow that the league basket
ball jamboree will be held in the
Willamette U gym Wednesday
night, December 19.
Stayton and Sacred Heart tied
for the football championship.
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North ataxies. Lebanon mm he
at heme both Friday and Satur
day nights far a deubls ta with
Washington eX Portland, Amity
plays host to N estates, Yaxn&m
gees against the Weedburu Beys
schssltrs at Woodourn and Con
cordia tangles with Estacada on
the letter's floor.
Dallas high's Drama
of the Willamette Valley
ule Friday night at Bearerton.
Other Outfits!
Are Expected
To Follow Suit
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Minor League Sleeting
Starts at Columbus j
i
By Jack Hand I
COLUMBUS. 0 Dec
The world champion 'New York
Yankees today reduced their radio
operations in reply 5 to George
Trautman's grim warning that the
minor learue ran rtnt Inn irr
vive the "radio umbrella" of: big
lead broadcasts. I
Trautman, president of 1hm
National Association of Minor
Leagues, called for 'reasonable
restraints" on big league broad
casts in his annual report to; the
minors' Golden Jubilee conven
tion. Earlier, Commissioner Ford
Frick pledged cooperation of i his
office, using as a yardstick Is it
good for baseball?- It was Flick's
first appearance before the minors
since he was elected to succeed
A. B. (Happy) Chandler. i
Tanks G to Werk i
Yankee action followed swiftly.
The Yanks will not license any
national network broadcasts such
as "Game of the Day" from
Yankee stadium. They win curtail
their "Home of Champions" net
work that covered 18 cities in
1951, and will limit these broad
casts to day games. There win b
no out-of-town televisions of Yank
home games. They will continue
to broadcast all games, home and
away and televise all home games
over a New York station. i
Trautman put the burden
squarely on the big leaguers when
he said 'It is the legal fight and
moral oDUgauon for each individ
ual club to exercise a reasonabla
restraint over its broadcasting and
xeiecasung policies. i
Minor Leagues Fade f
In two years the minors shrunk
from 59 leagues to 49 and dropped
over 16,000,000 in attendance.
Trautman said daily, highly col
ored descriptions of big league play
made the fans major league con
scious, killing local Interest, f .
Tm not against radio," he said,
"but rm all for harnessing of this
giant. Minor league basebalL as a
whole, cannot much longer with
stand this wholesale invasion from
the outside." t
AU restrictions on big leaguo
broadcasts and telecasts wer
wiped out last October presuma
bly on pressure from1 the justice
department. Apparently it Is legal
for a club to sell its own games)
as it wants,
(Continued on next page.)
Salem Academy
Tops Waldport
WALDPORT, Dec 8 (Special)
Dale Parn ell's Salem Academy
Crusaders opened their basketball
season tonight with a 34-32 over
time victory over Waldport.? Bob
Johnson tossed in the winning
points in tne overtime arter Don
Friesen had tied up the regular
game at 32-32 with but one second
of time remaining. f
The game was close all the wayv
with the Academy leading 18-14 at
halftime and Waldport going to th
front at 25-24 after three periods.
Bob Brotherton led Academy
scoring with 15 points. Gray of
Waldport had 17. The Academy
Bees won the prelim 33-22.
The Crusaders play at Toledo
tomorrow night and at Willamina
Friday night.
ACADEMY (34)
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Brotherton (IS) C
(32) WAXJrOKT
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Johnson (3) C
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Reserves:
Academy Schmidt. Fa
denrecht.
Foxes Capture
Overtime Win
SILVERTON. Dec 5-Special)
-Silverton's Silver Foxes played
their second straight overtime
basketball game tonight." winning
this one over West Linn by a 41
40 score after regular playing
time had ended with a 39-39
deadlock. The Foxes dropped an
overtimer to Sacred Heart of Sa
lem last weekend.
Tonight's struggle was a doe
thriller throughout. Silverton led
15-14 at halftime and was paced
by Gary Carter's 17 points. Jon
Webster led West Linn with 12
markers. !
The Silverton Bees won tha
prelim 37-32. !
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Kilmer 2 T (lit Carter
Ft tz pa trick. (3) C (T) PecJcham
Webster 12) G fl) Stoltenberg
Stewart (3) O (4) Uboer
Reserve scoria; : West XJn R-
mussen a. azsete s. aoum a. j
SUvertop RobPtPS 2. TrnXmy 1- Half
time score: SUTvrto 1' '-. OTOcmi'
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