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Top Tennis
1951 Ranking
NEW YORK VP) The U. S.
Lawn Tennis Association voted in
a long and stormy session Satur
day to rank Vic Seixas of Phila
delphia as the nation's No. 1 play
er for the past year.
Dick Savitt of Orange, N. J., was
placed No. and Tony Talbert, Cin
cinnati, No- S.
It tooks an unprecedented proxy
vote after a hot floor fight and a
flood of oratory. The vote was:
Seixas 30,900, Savitt 24,373. This
upheld the revised recommenda
tion of the Ranking Committee.
Shields Blasts Savitt
Frank Shields, captain of the'
Davis Cup Team which lost to
Australia in the recent challenge
round at Sydney, possibly swung
the balance against Savitt, the
reigning Wimbledon and Austral
Ian singles champion, with a bit
ing address.
"Never once in the past three
months has Savitt looked like a
champion," Shields declored. "Not
only that, but he was not the
most co-operative player in the
world while we were in Australia
and his sounding-off brought dis
credit to the game. He was not a
credit either as a player or as a
representative of America."
Revises Old Listing
He referred to bitter comments
made by Savitt in Sydney after he
learned that Shields had chosen
Seixas and Ted Schroeder to op
pose Australia in the singles. Sav
itt said at that time that he be
lieved a "deal" had been made to
play Schroeder before the team
ever left America.
In its original ranking announc
ed last month, the Committee had
listed Trabert in the No. 1 spot,
followed by Seixas and Savitt- It
moved Seixas to the head of the
class on the basis of his having
won -the New South Wales cham
pionship at Sydney, in which he
defeated Frank Sedgman of Aus
Old Orioles
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The Germans emphasized con
trol and ball-handling. There was
little of this banging away at he
basket with someone finally tap
ping in a rebound. When the Ger
mans set up a shot, it didn't miss.
"Our game was tiased on long
and short passes," says Heerdt,
"And we played mostly in the days
when no dribbling was allowed
under . amateur rules. When we ,
played pro .rules,, we never used
the dribble even though it was per-
mitted." . , .
Frederick W. Burkhardt, who
played in Dr. James Naismith's
first game in 1&91, brought basket
ball back to Buffalo when he re
turned from Springfield Training
School. The game was installed at
the YMCA branch in Buf alo's East
Side "German colony.
Heerdt, with Burkhardfs help,
formed the Germans in 1895 as a
Junior team. Hank Faust, a -star
who once threw in 38 field goals
for 76 points in a single game,
Joined the club three years later.
In June of 1901, Heerdt, Faust,
Eddie Miller, Bill Rohde, Johnny
Maier and Ed Reimann dug up 50
cents apiece for the entry fee and
wheeled- into the National Ama
teur Athletic Union tournament at
the Pan - American Exposition.
They sought only experience. They
came out with the title.
The tourney games were abbre
viated affairs, played in 10-min-ute
halves, and the scores were
low. In winning all seven of their
games, the Germans scored a total
of 81 points against 29 for the op
position. Heerdt had 40 himself.
The Germans lent a little color
to the event when they played the
first half of one game with only
three men. The other boys were
taking high school examinations.
But there were plenty to pass the
opponents silly and hold the score
to 1 -all at halftime. The others,
headed by Heerdt, pedalled furi
ously to the exposition grounds on
their bicycles in time to change
Into their knee-breeches suits and
play the second half.
Three years later, it was race
horse basketball at its best as the
Germans swept through five games
with an average, of 71 25 points
to win the Olympic championship
at St. Louis. Their opposition av
eraged 21 points a game.
Big scores are no recent phe
nomenon in basketball. The Ger
mans held the original patent. In
that 1901-02 season! the Germans
topped the century mark on three
occasions.- -
In addition to swamping Hobart,
the Germans routed Niagara, 102
.to 7, and All-Buffalo, 131 to 24.
In their 30 years of competition,
they scored 100 points or more In
20 games.
Look and Learn
By A C Gordon
1. Which is the highest moun
tain ever climbed by man?
2. What element is found in all
acids?
3. What former Vice President
of the U.S. attempted to set up
an empire In the Middle West
with himself as its first emperor?
4. What is the largest denomina
tion of paper currency lsued by
the United States Treasury?
5. What American animal can
hang by Its tail?
ANSWERS
1. Nanda Devi, in the Himal
ayas, whose summit was reached
in 1939; it is 25,645 feet high.
2. Hydrogen.
S. Aaron Burr (1758-1836).
4. The $10,000 note.
5. The opossum,
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Dayton Leads
Yawama Loop
W L Ave.: PF PA
S 0 1.000 319 178
4 1 8O0 202 1S7
4 1 .800 220 197
2 2 .500 145 15
2 3 .400: 198 226
Dayton
Banks
Sheridan
North Marion .
Willamina
Amity 2
Yamhill 0
Sherwood 0
3 .400 208 209
4 .000 140 235
3 JOOO 120 209
WILLAMINA -(Special)- With
a game average of 64 points per
game, the Dayton Pirates continue
to ride roughshod over the Yawa
ma League, posting two more vic
tories this past week with a 58
18 win over Sherwood and a 77
43 decision at Wilamina. Banks
proved to be the "thrill team" of
the week with narrow margin wins
over Willamina, 42-41, and a 41-39
nod over North Marion. Sheridan
kept pace with Banks by dropping
Yamhill 56-36 and Sherwood 38
32. Amity came to life to defeat
North Marion 51-28 and Yamhill
51-40.
Bob Edgren of Amity set a new
league individual scoring record
by posting 33 points against North
Marion. The old record of 29
points was set by Bill Sherman of
Dayton last year. Edgren leads
the league scorers with 109 points
followed by Elver Hoard 87,
Bill Sherman 75, Jerry Allen
72. . (all of Dayton), and Vernon
Brandt of Sheridan 58 points.
In "B squad competition. North
Marion holds the lead with four
.straight wins and Wilamina pulled
into a second place tie wttn Day
ton by banding them their first
loss, 38-31.
Tuesday night action will see
Willamina at Sheridan, Dayton at
North Marion, Sherwood at Yam
hill, and Banks at Amity.
La Grande Semi's
Seek Buck'Bailey
IA GRANDE (JP - The La
Grande Raiders of the Tri-SUU
Semi-Pro Baseball League are
after Bock Bailey as, coach.
Bailey, coach of the Wash
ington State College baseball
team, baa shown same Interest,
Norm S broth, business manager,
said. Shroth went to Pullman
Friday to talk with Bailey, and
said he expected to have aa
answer by Sunday.
The League, which operated
last year with La Grande, Pen
dleton, Walla Walla and Lewis
ton, Is expected to expand to in
clude Baker and perhaps ethers.
The decision will be made at a
meeting here Feb. 3.
Table of Coastal Tides
Tides for Taft, Oregon. . January.
1952 i compiled by UJS Coast and Geo
detic Survey. Portland. Ore J.
1
HIGH WATERS
Jan. Tim Ht.
21 :S3 a.m, 7.0
8:35 p.m. 4 3
22 ,7:30 a.m. 73
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23 8:30 aja. 7.8
- 10:58 p.m. 4
24 9:28 ajn. 7.8
tl :48 pjtu 5.1
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11:19 a jb. 8J
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Tim Ht.
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Low Bloiv
SAN FRANCISCO What appears to be" a too-low left by Paddy Da
Mare fright) of Brooklyn. K. Y, shook vp Eddie Chaves of San
Jose Thnraday sight at Saa Francisea. Tba tight-was atoppeo after
' the fourth when a bad est opened over Chaves's right eye. The
boot was. called a technical draw. (AP Wlrephete te The Statesman.)
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Lebanon Next
Foe for Salem
Salem's hustling Vikings, roll
ing along on a seven-game win
streak, move out of league play
Tuesday night when they meet
the Lebanon Warriors at Via
Villa.
Coach Harold Hank's lads are
fresh from a thrilling, last min
ute 45-43 victory over Eugene
Saturday night which put the
Vikings squarely en top of the
Bix Six standings with a victory
over all the members.
The Warriors move into Sa
lem with a so-so season. Al
though a threat In their district,
Lebanon dropped a game to
Newport Saturday niiht 53-40.
Willamette University takes a
rest for the next 11 days. They
resume play after final exaxas
when they tangle with Pacific
at Forest Grave. The Bearcats
are tied far the Northwest loop
lead following the record
breaking 103-62 victory over
conference leader Lewis and
Clark Saturday.
Willamette trouneed the
Badgers In their last outing here
Friday night 74-42.
Guilty Plea by
Gene Melchiorre
PVADTl Til IB n-n Mel.
ehiorre, 'former All-America bas
ketball star at Bradley Univermiiy.
pleaded guilty Friday and asked
for probation for failing to report
a bribe xor netping rig tne score
In a game with Oregon State.
Melehiorre's petition for proba
tion was referred to the probation
officer for investigation.
Bradley beat Oregon State 11 to
74 in the Dec. 7, 1950, game la
Peoria.
Melchiorre and three other
Bradley players had admitted
sharing la a $4,000 payoff for hold
ing down Bradley's victory mar
gin in that game. However, the
Peoria county grand jury indicted
only Melchiorre.
Fast Break Here
Nets Real Break
WAITSBURG, Wash. -UP) The
fast break of the Prison Orphans
basketball team got out of con
trol again Thursday night. It
broke a man into the clear too
clear.
Merenus George Norgard, a
substitute for the Washington
State Prison team, which was
playing Waitsburg In a Walla
Walla City League game, disap
peared before the team started
home from a 71-65 loss.
Sheriffs officers have spread a
"zone" over Walla Walla County
featuring running guards.
The team lost a player the same
way last season, but he later re
turned voluntarily.
A MINOR REASON
BALTIMORE (f)Davae
Minor of the Baltimore Bullets in
the NBA is mighty proud of having
the name Davage. It was his
grandfather's first name, too. The
names of Minor's children are
Davage Jr., Dave and Davona.
Maybe?
IMIMPMI
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Woodburn Play
Senior Division Junior Division
W L Pet. W L. Pet.
MSrF Gro 3 0 1.0001 FY Meth 1 0 1.000
May Furn 2 0 1.000 1 M'L Jun
Val Mfg 2 0 1.000! FJ-A.
1 0 1.000
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Shell Ser 2
MX Fac 1
Jaycees 1
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WOODBURN -(Special)- M&F
Grocers, Valley Manufacturing and
May Furniture were firmly dug in
at the top of the Woodburn City
League after the Manufacturers
downed the strong Jaycees 36-22
Thursday night.
Other games last wek found
Foursquare Church chalking up
their initial victory at the ex
pense of the RX..D.S. quint 31-14,
M&F Grocers trounced F F.A. 64
10 and May Furniture drubbed
R.L.D.S. 55-11.
Monday night will find the
Foursquare Juniors tangling with
the McLaren Juniors and the
week's feature attraction, May
furniture mixing with the Jay
cees. Sportsmen Hit
Tule Lake Plan
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (JP) The
Associated Spotsmen of California
Sunday unanimously opposed re
duction of the Tule Lake water
fowl refuse acreage In the North
era California to provide home
steading lands for the Bnreaa of
Reclamation.
A resolution adopted by the or
ganisation said the plan of the
Reclamation Bureau to reduce the
refuge approximately 40 per cent
would wreck one of the keystones
of waterfowl conservation on the
Pacific Coast.
It added that the proposal would
Increase waterfowl crop depreda
tion In the Central YaUey of Cali
fornia. The resolution declared that the
Reclamation Bureau Is attempt
ing to take away lands while the
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Is
trying to acquire additional lands
to complete the Job of waterfowl
rehabilitation.
The sportsmen also asked for
national legislation to give the
Wildlife Service-instead of the
Reclamation Bureau-control and
administration of all land in estab
lished wildlife and waterfowl ref
uges. Church League
Play Continues
SILVERTON The third week
of Silverton Recreation Associa
tion Church basketball league will
bt made January 24, starting at 7
o'clock at the high school gym.
The game will be between the
Methodist Church and the Chris
tian Missionary Alliance, with the
play between First Christian and
Assembly of God to follow.
Immanuel defeated Trinity 28
to 18 Thursday night with George
Johnson high point Immanuel man
with.9 points to his credit and Bill
Williams starring for Trinity with
7 points: and Christian Missionary
Alliance defeated Assembly of
God 48 to 22 with Milt Baum and
Rick Johnson each piling up 20
points for Christian Alliance, and
Brice Hecht and Dwaune John
son each 5 points, for Assembly of
God.
Cambold Gets WSC Post
PULLMAN, Wash. (Jf- Bob
Gambold, star quarterback for the
Washington State College 1950
football team, Saturday was ap
pointed freshman coach for the
Cougars.
Dr. William A. Pearl, acting
WSC president, announced the ap
pointment of Gambold, now frosh
basketball coach, to the position
formerly held by Dan Stavely.
Stavely has been advanced to
the job of assistant under new
Head Coach. Alton Kircher.
One more WSC coaching posi
tion remains open," that of line
coach, held by Bob Flora until his
resignation two weeks ago. Flora
left- to go to Iowa with Forest
Evashevski.
Beyo Manager Better
PORTLAND (tfVBiH Mulligan;
general' manager of the JPortland
Pacific : Coast , League baseball
team. ' was reported resting conv
fortably in a Portland , hospita)
Sunday.
He was taken there Saturday
auffering from a. respiratory Infect
tion. He had Just returned from a
trip to California.
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