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Rated heavy favorite
Hager Offer
For Title Go
Still Stands
BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 2(W;P
Boise Fr6moter Tex Hager said to
night his bid to top any "legiti
mate offer" for a Joey Maxim
Harry (Kid) Matthews lightheavy
weight title match in Boise still
tanas.
The International Boxing club
In New York City today announc
ed that Matthews, former Ola,
Iaho. blacksmith, had been of
fered a February 22 title bout with
fancy boxing Maxim.
Hager has offered Maxim a $60,
009 guarantee for an outdoor title
bout in Boise next summer and
commented "I don't see how he
can make that kind of money"
with an indoor fight in either New
York City or San Francisco.
Cascade to Play
North Marion '5'
CASCADE UNION HIGH
SCHOOL. Dec. 20 -(Special)-The
Cascade Cougars Friday night play
the North Marion Huskies in a
basketball game here. Bee teams
open play at 7 p.m. with a pre
liminary tilt.
. Starters for North Marion could
be Bill McLaren, Ron Barendse,
John Van Lieu, Bob Diller and
Jerry Yergen. For John Seim's
Cougars the starters will be Phil
Bates Jerry Wipper, Lee Met
calfe, Ron Chaddick and Gene
Miller.
UTES IN EASY WIN
SALT LAKE CITY! Dec. 20-(jP)
Utah's Glen Smith banged in S3
points tonight to lead Utah to a
fairly easy 69-57 victory over
Loyola of Los Angeles.
Basketball Scores
COLLEOC
Bradley St. Colorado 58
Utah at. Loyola (Los Angles) 57
St. Mary's 11. Arizona 64
New York U. 17. Holly Cross 78
Caniciua 62. Dartmouth 48
Connecticut 63. VMI 47
Hardia-Slmmona 70. SUL Rom 38
Art; an 43. Missouri 43
Georgetown (D.C.t 84. Printon 6
West Virginia 87. William & Mary 6
Manhattan 9. North Carolina St. 50
Penncrivania 68. Michifan 68
Calgata 67. Buffalo 60
Tex. Christian 58. Nebr. 57 (overtime)
Iowa 56, Oklahoma 46
Boston College 76. Harvard 63
-B&MMa 66. North Carolina 68
Kentucky SB. OePaul 60
Gonzaea 74. East. Washington 64
.HK3H SCHOOL
Saoiimttr 48. Gervais 43
COafMEaCIAL LKAGUK NO. 1
(University Bowl)
VJ.W. (1 Valleau 432. Buricout 441.
Swans 425. W. MUler 488. Wodzewoda
as. PUMIUTE I J Moorman 449, K.
Caae 467 P. Case 463. Chandler 488. C.
S Sx M CLOTHIERS (1) Brown 442,
Scott 416. Bullock 459. Kaneakl 486.
SALEM 1KCKN WORKS J
i &07. Kotskv 383. Hirtman
eat. price sas. Conner s.
HOGG BROTHERS (3) Parkinson
886. Carter 379. Whit lcc 381. Slan
cate 566, Westphal 431. 1ST NATION
AL BANK (It Bacon 413. Kottke 349.
Ewtclagf 663, Tomic 419. B.Smith 407.
RAMAGBTS (J) Miller 384. Moore
486. C. Morri 486. Elgin 405. O. Mor
ra 46. MARK RADIO J. Maer 473.
BOt Marr 412. Bob Marr 400, Walhg
3X3. Kd Marr 466.
WESTERN PAPER (3) Gadach 463.
Aadraaen 43S. J. Keubler 438, Herman
436, L. KeuMer 444. CURLY S DAIRY
11 -Owen 371. Lucaa 401. Bartelt 357,
Bthafcaaer 361. Foot 434.
KAT WOOLEN MILLS 1 Pe4eraon
667. Ret 467. Row 448. Pero 27. Mc
Marrta 472. CASCADE FOODS 3t
BL Rooerta 488. Hastings 416. Knedter
4M-. Ha with 462. H. Roberta 483.
BT.ea Individual Game: P. Case 211,
Hi Individual Series: B. Pike 5S8.
Hue ica-m came: laacaae
-Tea-n Series: Pumilite 2751.
tod
Former Champ
Top Favorite
In 12-Rounder
PORTLAND. Dec. 20-(Special)-Ezzard
Charles, former World
heavyweight boxing champion,
and Joe. Kahut. for years a prime
favorite with local fistic followers,
will meet here Friday night in the
Pacific International Livestock
Pavilion for their 12 -round bout.
Weighin g-in ceremonies are
scheduled for Friday afternoon.
The dusky Charles, who dropped
the title to Jersey Joe Walcott last
summer after beating Joe Louis
for it in 1950, is expected to
weieh around 190 pounds. The
Woodburn Walloper probably will
scale in near the l4-pound mark.
Both battlers are in tip-top shape
.following training grinds, Charles
here in Portland and Kahut on
his Woodburn acreage.
Winner over Joey Maxim in a
San Francisco bout only last
week, Charles is heavily favored
to flatten Kahut in the local mix.
But Kahut followers insist their
boy will come out with all guns
blazing in hopes of an upset kayo
of the Cincinnati puncher.
Charles is getting a $13,000
guarantee for the fight, the high
est sum ever paid a fighter in
Portland. Should Kahut beat
Charles, the International Boxing
Commission has the Woodburner
signed to a contract wherein he
must give Charles a rematch
either in Chicago or New York.
The P-I building seats 10,500
fans for boxing and indications are
that a near-full house will watch
the match.
Preliminaries will get under way
at 8:30 p.m. Indian Dick Wolfe
of Portland and Earl Turner, Cal
ifornia, will meet in the eight
round semi windup. Heavyweigh,
Bill Peterson of Chicago goes
against Junior Payne of Portland
in a four-rounder. Eddie Kahut,
younger brother of Joe, will ap
pear in one of two other four
rounders, and Chuck Ross and Sgt.
Smith open the show in the other.
Charles has been drawing ca
pacity crowds for his tuneup per
formances at the W.O.W. hall here
during the week, and has looked
as sharp as a new razor. Kahut
has been training in seclusion both
at Woodburn and Silverton.
Knowing the fight with Charles
provides him with one last oppor
tunity to hit the big time, Kahut
fully intends to make the best of
it. He 11 be put to kayo the form
er champ right from the opening
bell.
Dallas After
4th Straight
DALLAS. Dec. 20 - Special )
The Dallas Dragons basketball
team will go after its fourth
straight win here Friday night in
an eight o'clock clash with the
Beaverton Beavers. The Beavers
defeated Dallas in the first game
of the season at Beaverton, Dallas'
only loss.
Dallas starters will include
Chuck Jepson at center, Ed Brand
li and Lyn Luthe at forwards and
Larry Cook and Bruce Sjolund at
guards.
Bee teams will open play with
a 6:45 p.m. preliminary Friday.
Crusaders Vie
With Day tons
Coach Dale Parnell and his Sa
lem Academy Crusaders go to
Dayton tonight for a basketball
chase with the strong Dayton Pi
rates at eight o'clock. Dayton is
considered as one of if not the
strongest team in the Yawama
league this season.
The Crusaders will take along
a two-won, two-lost record for
games played to date. Probable
starters for SA will be Don Frie
sen, Bob Johnson, Bob Brother
ton, John Thiessen and Dean
Maurer. LaMont Matthews, Hal
Hedgecock. Bill Sherman, Elver
Hoard and Jerry Allen start for
the Pirates.
MOLALLA PLAYS BENSON
MOLALLA, Dec. 20-(Special )
The MolalLa Indians will play Ben
son Tech of Portland in an eight
o'clock basketball game here Fri
day night.
LADTCar CITY LEACTJX
(Capitol Alleys
MARR RADIO St TELEVISION (4)
Marr 333. Aide rin 383. NiehoUs 238.
Keener 422. Hlle 470. CHUCK'S STEAK
HOUSE 0 Kxejci 483. Laird 414.
Schmidt 348. Garbarina 443.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 4t Otney
486. Albrich : 450. Gardner 424. Jones
526. Poaaehi 476, THE STATESMAN
Bower 432. JCltxmiUer 286, Curtta
427. Gill 358. Lane 467.
CAPITOL DRUG (2) Thrush 442.
Vanderhoof 381. Wherley 416. Wain
wrteht 450, MueThaupt 462. CUPBOARD
CAFE (2) Zwicker 444. Vittone 24L
Boyee 902. Peae 401. Glodt 436.
SENATOR BEAUTY SHOP (3)
Scott. 432. Brundtee 307. Fleshcr 242.
Hawley 446, CUaa 34)7. HANDLE OIL
COMPANY fl Ancove 363. Huff 332.
Statder 372. Vandell 386.
SAVING CENTER MARKETS (2)
Doerfler 431, Bradley 363. Srhteman
273. Thompaon 614. Lowry 416. SALEM
NAVIGATION COMPANY (D Miller
403. Mac key 423. Colrin 236. Penny 446.
CaUatln U4.
BURRIGHT CLEANERS (11 McEl
haney 409. Evans 447. Pueh 393. Lance
356. Black 361. UPTOWN DRIVE-IN
3 Gifeto 364. Lawless 466. Henfinser
423. Bain 430. Oamyer SBC
Hich Team Series: Good Houaekeep
tnc 2336.
Hiqh Team Game: Good Housekeep
ing 833.
Hleh-Individual Series: Maria Joaea
(Good Heueetaee-rtn l 526.
High Individual Game: Beryl Muel-
( Capital urns) m.
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JOE KAHUT
Plans upset victory
Sublimity '5'
Tops Gervais,
Captures Lead
GERVAIS, Dec. 20-(Special)-The
Sublimity Saints turned tor
rid in the final quarter tonight,
toppled Gervais high's Cougars
49-43 and took over the undisput
ed lead of the Marion County B
basketball circuit. Sublimity has
now won four straight without a
loss. Tonight's loss was Gervais
first in league play, as against two
wins.
Coach Tom Pendergast's veteran
Subs led 12-8 at the end of the
first period tonight, and then 25
19 at halftime. Ordie Hoye's
Cougars tied it at 32-32 at the end
of the third period. Then Center
Jim Gries and Forward Roy
Christiansen began hitting the
hoop consistently and Sublimity
pulled away.
Terry Mahony, sharpshooting
Gervais guard led the scoring
with 15 points. Christianson had 11
and Jim Gries 10. The Gervais
Bees won the prelim 51-33.
scBUMrrr (4t
Ja. Gries (5) T
Christlanaon (11) V
JlmGrtea (10) Z
Julay (4) a
Ruef (9 G
(43) GEKVAIS
( 1 Bannick
(I) McCaU
(6) Tolmaoff
(13) Mahony
(7) Green
Reserves acorina : Sublimity Bau-
aeher 2. Heubereer 8; Gervais Schmidt
4. Reia 1. Officials' Wickert and Nel
son. Stayton to Play
Canby Cougars
STAYTON, Dec. 20-( Special )
Coach Joe Boyle's Stayton Eagles
take on the Canby Cougars of the
Willamette Valley league in a bas
ketball game here Friday night af
ter the Bee teams play a seven
o'clock prelim.
Starters for Canby will be Har
old Kleve, Curt Hovland, Bob
Herman, Bob Kraft and Ed Per
kett. For Stayton, Gene and Ed
Small, Roger Nielson, Dick Cox
and Hal Titus will dot the starting
varsity lineup.
Kentucky Whacks
DePauL, 98 to 60
LEXINGTON, Ky., Dec. 20-UP)-Kentucky,
the nation's No. 2 bas
ketball power, recovered from a
ragged start to overpower DePaul
98 to 60 here tonight and set a
new scoring record in Memorial
coliseum.
DePaul wilted under an attack
fired by Cliff Hagan and Frank
Ramsey but it took a quarter and
half for Kentucky to make any
headway against the Blue Demon
resistance.
Bowl Tilt Ducats
(3500) On Sale
PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 20-P)
Public sale of 300 tickets to the
Rose Bowl game will start to
morrow at &:30 ajn. Purchasers
will be allowed two tickets apiece
ontfl the allotment is gone, Stan
ford's graduate manager Al Mas
ters announced today. Stanford
meets Illinois New Year's day.
Five thousand ducats were set
aside for the public, but Masters
said 1,500 have gone to hospital
ized veterans.
Dcch Pins
Commercial league results last
night at B & B Bowling courts:
B Ac B Wholesale 4, Micks Sign
Shop 0; Salem Merchant Patrol 4,
B & B Alleys K (forfeit); W. C
Dyer 3, Rainage's 1. High team
series and game, Salem Merchant
Patrol with 2132 and 746. High in
dividual series and game. Ken
MOton of Salem Merchant Patrol
with 54ft and 218,
1 1
Cards Oppose
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Goraaaav Fnuacis Fiats, Barry
Erwert, Bast Schmidt and Jiaa
Zaoarr axe laarTbla starters.
Joe Kuharich
Quits as Boss
Of SFU Eleven
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30-UP)
Joe Kuharich, head football coach
of the University of San Francisco
for the last four years, resigned
today, effective Jan. 15.
The onetime Notre Dame guard,
who developed all America back
Ollie Matson and coached USF to
a perfect record of nine victories
this season, is a candidate for the
head coaching job of the Chicago
Cardinals. He played professional
ball with that National league
team.
Kuharich said he had no plans
for the future. It is believed, how
ever, he is being strongly consid
ered for the Chicago berth and
handed in his resignation here to
pave the way for a possible offer
from the Cardinals.
Middle Title
Bout Is Dated
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20-0P)
Sugar Ray Robinson will defend
his middleweight title against Carl
"Bobo" Olson of Honolulu in a 15
round fight here January 24.
The California State Athletic
commission today approved the
date of the bout, which will bene
fit the Damon Runyan cancer
fund.
Robinson and Olson originally
were scheduled to meet in a 10
rund non -title go tonight. It was
called off a few weeks ago when
Robinson injured his back In
training.
Illinois Holds
'Routine9 Drill
PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 20-P)
"Routine" was the word for the
workout today by the Illinois
Rose bowl football team as Coach
Ray" Eliot sent the players through
drills on fundamentals.
Eliot indicated more strenuous
exercises would be forthcoming
shortly when the squad is more
acclimated to the southern Califor
nia climate.
Oregon State
Off on Jaunt
OREGON STATE COLLEGE,
Dec. 20 -(Special)- Tha Oregon
State Beavers left by train tonight
for California where they will play
the University of California Bears
in a Friday-Saturday night bas
ketball series. The Friday night
game is to be played in the San
Francisco Cow Palace. On Satur
day night the Beavers play the
Bears on the campus at Berkeley.
Probable starters for Coach
Slats Gill's Beavers win be Jim
Sugrue and Tex Whiteman at for
wards, Ted Romanoff at center
and Danny Johnston and Ron Rob
bins at guards.
Rams, Browns Up
Practice Tempo
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20-(JF
Bright skies and prospects of good
weather for the rest of the week
gave impetus today to workouts of
the Cleveland Browns and the Los
Angeles Rams and also seat sales
for their National league cham
pionship football games Sunday.
SHIELDS DELAYS CHOICE
SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 20
CT) -Captain Frank Shields won't
make any decision on his singles
players until just before the Davis
Cup tennis matches with Aus
tralia. But every sign points to
veteran Ted Schroeder and net
storming Vic Seixas as the nomi
nees for the United States.
NORTH MARION UNION
HIGH SCHOOL. Dec. 2f-(Spec-cJaD-The
mnseran Dayton Pir
ates, with five selections, domin
ate the ltSl Yawama leagne
football all -star team, according
to a i nianflitlon released here
today by Principal Pat Heal of
North Marion Union high. Day
ton finished second to North
Marion in the football
meat Matthews and Bill Sher
man. Tackle Jack Overraru.
Guard Dean SehnUxx and 1
Kent Crawley on the 12-
OB
HalLrookDue
In Cage Tilt
At Salem High
Coach Harold Hauk and his
Salem high Vikings have one of
their foremost tasks of the cage
season before them tonight at the
Vik Villa, that of trying to stop
Wade (Swede) Halhrook, the
seven feet, three-fourth's of an
inch all-stater of Lincoln high's
Cardinals.
The Viks ana Cards are to
square off at 8:15 p.m., and no
doubt before one of the heftiest
gatherings in Vik Villa history.
The presence of the young 17-year-old
giant win by itself jam
the joint. And Just how H. Hauk
& Co. go about their chore of
keeping him from scoring 30 or
40 points should provide sufficient
interest in the game itself.
Halbrook holds the state high
school record for points scored in
one game (51) and also the state
turnament mark of 125 points in
four games, established last
March. He led Lincoln to a third
place finish in the tournament
last season. But he'll be a big man
among small boys so far as the
rest of Coach Jim Partlow's start
ing lineup is concerned tonight.
Other Cards to open with "Splen
did Spire" or 'Tower of Lincoln",
as he's called in Portland circles,
will be Charley Baines at 5-5,
Phil Carlin at 5-8, Jim Cunning
ham at 6-0 and Tom Idinopolis at
5-10.
Foremost Lincoln offensive
threat Is of course getting the
sphere to the huee 17-vear-old for
his post plays, hook shots and tip-
ins.
Inasmuch as Hauk has two fine
high jumpers in Larry Paulus and
Don McKenzie on his roster.
chances are both may be assigned
the job of batting down the high
passes to Halbrook on the pivot
spot. Six-foot, five-inch Jarlr
Bishop, the Viking center, will no
doubt have his defensive shots at
the bie bov also.
Whoever does work on the big
kid. it should be quite a show.
Hauk's probable starters will be
Paulus and Johnny Bradtl at for
wards, Bishop at center and Chuck
uaies and Don Peper at guards,
Forward Bob Hazel is still recov
ering from the "flu" and may see
no action in the clash.
Jayvee teams will play at S:45
p.m. preliminary.
Hickman Likes
'North' Eleven
MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 20-(;P)-Yale
Coach Herman Hickman got his
first look at the North all-stars
today as the Yankees worked out
for their Christmas night meeting
with the South all-stars in the
Orange bowl.
Hickman sent his squad through
its roughest workout to date, high
lighted by a one - hour rotation
scrimmage session.
"Boy, it sure looks like this Is
the year for the Yankees," Hick
man exclaimed after the workout
The joviaj Yale mentor said he
was surprised to find the team in
such good condition.
Ankle Sprain
Hits Matliias
PALO ALTO, Calif... Dec. 20-(JP)
Fullback Bob Mathias sprained his
ankle today in a day of bad luck
for the Rose-bowl bound Stanford
Indians. Mathias, the 204-pound,
6-foot 3-inch Olympic decathlon
champion, will be out of heavy
running practice until after Christ
mas, Coach Chuck Taylor said.
First string offensive Tackle
Jack Broderick was out with virus
pneumonia and will be out of uni
form at least -until after Christ
mas, Taylor said. To top off the
Stanford troubles. Halfback Erci
Southworth turned in his uni
form. Southworth's knee, injured
earlier this season, failed to re
spond to treatment.
LaStarza Risks
Rating Tonight
NEW YORK, Dec 20-(iP-Rol-and
La Starza, a young heavy
weight with designs on Jersey Joe
Walcott's title, risks his ranking
tomorrow night in a Madison
Square Garden 10 -round bout with
Dan Bucceroni, dangerous Phila
delphia 180-pounder.
La Starza is a 3 to 1 favorite
over the aggressive Bucceroni in
a match scheduled for 10:00 pjn.
with the usual Friday radio
(ABC) and television (NBC) cov
erage. first team. Five haekfieMers
were selected by the voting
Others on the first team in
clude Tackle Jerry Yergen.
Guard Bob Fyock and Back BUI
n? Norrh.Marton . Cen
ter Cox and Back Roy Ztmbrick
of Wniaamina and Backs Dean
Warrick of Amity and CleQ Win
ters of
were
Kanffman of North Marion and
Kerns of WlHiaaina. ends; Wray
Chain of Banks and Polvt of
Amity, tackles; Lash of 8heridaa
eairceaSs ppse WeeEeoiidl s
This One All Have
NEW YORK, Dec. 20-iS-Joey Maxim, world light heavyweight
champion, offered today to meet Harry Matthews of Seattle for the
title on Washington's birthday, Feb. 22. Matchmaker Al Weill of the
International Boxing club wired the offer to Jack Hurley, Matthews'
'Spire9
trssrw $7sr& $3$
1'
This is Wade (Swede) Halbrook,
the seven-fee, tnree-iourwis
inch "Splendid Spire" of Lincoln
hish of PertlaiHl whe faces the
Salem Vikmgs fat s Vfk Villa
mix tonight. Halbrook was sn
all-stater last season sad holds
numerous scoring records. The
Black Use at tovf picture indi
cates the level of the basket ring.
It feet above the floor. Halbrook
is ff years old, and still growing.
West New Links
Pro, Pendleton
PENDLETON, Dec. 20 - CP) -Harold
West, Pacific northwest
open golf champion, will become
professional at the Pendleton
country club Jeb. 1. West, who
also is Oregon PGA champion and
defending titlist in the Esmerelda
open at Spokane, has been pro at
the Tualatin country club near
Portland.
CENTRAL AT SWEET HOME
CENTRAL UNION HIGH
SCHOOL, Dec. 20 -(Special)-Coach
John Mathis and his Central
Union Panthers basketball team
travels to Sweet Home Friday
night for the next game on the
schedule. The Bee team will play
In a 7 p.m. preliminary.
and Rhode of Amity. mrds;
Bantaari of Amity, center; Hoard
f Dayton. Yoder of Sheridan,
8ringer of Sherwood and Me
Lead of North Marion, backs.
Third team: Herb of Banks and
Hulett of Sheridan, ends; rileg
ci of Sherwood and Reynoldson
f Yamhill, tackles; Hillmer of
North Marion and Goodrich of
Banks, guards; Wade of Yam
kill, center; B. Chain of Banks,
nedgecock of Dayton. Hickeraon
of Amity and MitcbeH of WBla
mlna, backs.
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manager who hasnt seen eye to
eye with the IBC's policies (espe
cially television) in recent months.
Weill said that Jack Kearns,
Maxim's manager, had agreed to
the bout, which possibly will be
staged in Madison Square Garden.
The San Francisco Cow Palace
was another site mentioned. How
ever, Feb. 22 is a Friday, and the
garden usually takes over that
evening for its coast-to-coast tele
vision under agreement with the
IBC.
Local boxing circles agreed it
might require plenty of negotiat
ing with Hurley to sign for the
title scrap. Weill's telegram went
to Hurley at his Chicago address,
but the manager was reported en
route from that city to Seattle and
could not be im mediately contact
ed. The telegram offered Matthews
the usual 15 per cent for the chal
lenger, with 45 per cent to the
champion.
Kansas Biggie
Leads Scorers
NEW YORK. Dec. 20-(P-Clyde
Lovellette, Kansas university's
towering center, is off in front in
the scramble for the 1951-52 bas
ketball season's major college in
dividual scoring title.
The unbeaten Jay hawk's 6-9,
235-pound senior has compiled a
2 8. S-point average through his
forst five games,, according to fig
ures released today by the NCAA
service bureau. Lovellette ranked
fifth last year with a 22 JS average.
A 42-point spree against South
ern Methodist last Friday the
game high to date helped Lovel
lette take a slim lead over Ed Mil
ler of Syracuse. Miller, an Inch
shorter than Lovellette, owns an
even 27-point average. He has
rung up 81 points in three games
to Kansas Clyde's 143 in five.
Bill Mlkvy of Temple, leading
scorer of the nation last year with
a record 29.2 average, is not among
the top 50 point makers. The 8-4
Owl center, hampered by an el
bow injury, has not been playing
full time and has rung up a 15.7
average for six games.
A 19-year-old freshman, Dick
Howard of Western Reserve, cur
rently is the hottest floor shooter.
The Red Cats' 6-6 center has made
good on 23 of 35 shots from the
court for a spectacular 85.7 per
centage. Bob Houbregs of Wash
ington has hit 57.4 of the heaves,
sinking 27 of 47 to rank second.
Bob Peterson of Oregon leads
in rebounding with an average of
21.8 recoveries per game.
Cage Hearings
Are Postponed
NEW YORK, Dec. 20-iVHear-ings
for two men arrested in con
nection with the basketball scan
dals were adjourned until next
month by Magistrate Thomas H.
McCullen, jr., in felony court to
day. The case of Referee Sol Levy,
charged with accepting bribes to
rig the scores of pro basketball
games, was adjourned until Jan.
4. Assistant District Attorney Wil
liam Sirignano told the court that
a grand jury investigation ot Sut
charges probably will not be com
plete until next month.
The case of Daniel Lamont of
Altoona, Pa., was adjourned until
Jan. 15. Sigignano said it is still
under investigation by the D. A.'s
office. Lamont, a 44-year-old shoe
manufacturer and horseman, is
charged with having bribed a New
York university player to shave
the points on a game last New
Year's Day with Cornell.
NYU KEEPS ROLLING
NEW YORK, Dec. 20-(P-New
York university's basketball team
kept Its perfect record clean to
night, rolling to its 10th straight
victory with an 87-78 triumph
over Holy Cross to knock the
Crusaders out of the unbeaten
class. Manhattan upset favored
North Carolina State, 69-50, in
the opening gams of the college
basketball double-header before
7,069 Madison Square Garden
fans.
WORK ON BIRTHDAY
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 20-AV
General Manager Branch Rickey
of the Pittsburgh Pirates celebrat
ed his 70th birthday today by put
ting an entire day in the office.
FOURTH STRAIGHT
CHAMPAIGN, HL, Dee. ItHJPh
Undefeated Illinois, flashing a
smoothly rounded offense, won its
fourth straight basketball game
it, defeating North Carolina
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Willamette university's basket
balling Bearcats, winners of ghelr
last four games and now rolUn
in high gear after 98f-5S and 87-87
victories over Chlco State earlier
in the week, tangle with two more
out-of-state opponents in the WU
arena this weekend. :j j
Tonight the Cats" oppose Jun
McGregor's Wbitworth Pirates of
Spokane, reputedly the biggest us
well as one of the best small col
lege quints In the Northwest. To
morrow night Coach Johnny Lew
is sharpshooting aggregation goes
against Central Washington's
Wildcats, another; Evergreen con
ference power. J ' i I
Both games start at eight o'clock,
following prelim tilts involving
Sam Yokes undefeated Beartdt
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Ralph Poison at 6-7 and Bob
Lethbridge at 6-6 are the tallest
Whitworths. But Bob Freeman.
Jim Doherty, Ralph Bohanan and
the Beach twins, Roy and Rar,
aren't much smaller than that ut
height Tha Pirates average al
most 6-9 In height, a, level only
one Bearcat ( can reach,' Center
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But Coach Lewis Is In high hopes
that the speed uncorked by his
men in the Chlco games' -will ba
enough to offset ' the .tremendous
height advantage the : Whitworths
will have. !
A "first five" of Larry Smith,
Dick Mase, Logue, Hugh, Bellin
ger and Dick Hoy, Who looked
chim In tha ftitsw uf4 Itlrlw
will again open for the Bearcats
tonight. Reserve -strength; will be)
strong also, what with. Lou Scriv
ens, Ted Loder, Claude Nordhlll
and Dick Brouwer standing by.
Also, Guard Daryl Glrod, out of
the Chico games with an illness,
may be able to return to action
tonight. j
Shrine Teams
Step Work
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20-W)
-Taking advantage of ! perfect
training weather, the East and
West football squads held J double
workouts today j for ' the Shrine
charity classic Dec. 29. With both
squads at almost lull strength, tha
coaches began pouring the plays
to their all-star aggregations. The
weather was crisp and sunny and
the teams made the most of it.
The long, high punts of USCs
Frank Gifford and California's
TVin RiHIann nth1iarhtwf tha
West's morning drill St Stanford,
where the turf was fast and dry.
Head West Coach, Jess Neely of
Rice was tremendously; pleased
with the kicking of the coast stars.
Another standout was Rice End
BUI Howton, a superb- pass catch
er. John Thomas, an end from
Oregon State, also looked good as
a receiver. k S
At nearby Santa Clara the East
squad, complete except i for Vie
Janowicz of Ohio State,' spent a
lot of time on its nuuiing plays.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 20-flP-Oscar
(Battling) Nelson, world famous
lightweight champion 'of four de
cades ago, went broke being a nice
guy. I
Now Nelsoni 69, is battling pov
erty, but not for long if a Bat
tling Nelson fund campaign
launched today by friends gains
momentum. ;! S
Nelson, who earned an estimat
ed $300,000 in 22 years of boxing,
lives with his wife In a cheap,
near-North Side hotel.7 Nelson was
found five weeks behind in, rent
and needing food badly, i
Nelson sank most of j his ring
earnings into property at nearby
Hegewisch, 111., :in 1926," he re
called, "a railroad offered me
$250,000 for the property as right-of-way.
I didn't sell because that
would put a lot of folks out of
their homes. I 1
"I'm still proud of my record as
a landlord. Whether the rent could
be paid or not, I never put anyone
in the street." j
The depression caught up with
Nelson and the county finally sold
all of his property f or taxes.
DON IIARGER IMPROVrvn
Don Harger, outdoor editor and
fishing expert for The Statesman,
was reported by attendants ss
resting more comfortably Thurs
day night and in an improved con
dition at Salem General hospital.
Harger was seriously injured in
an automobile accident Monday.
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