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JiUiMUiuiMUI;io::;j;:;r7o n if, -17? I llu iJmniNnl (jC(jHnffjo) iKko)(fls- uejcjv5Uc; :uuu - u uuuuLi ,:,uLUUb 4t Ho .it ! . , - . : " Quints Cross 1953 Finish Romey, Chase, Ruef In Scoring Battle ; .' tt 18A and final round of filar In the Marion County B Leafue basketball deroy taxes piacs w nitrht via four games. 1 But none win have any bearing on tha 1-2- S-4 spots in the zinai stanainga, as those berths have already been .clinched, in order; by Mill City, . . m. m. a Subunury, J eiieraon ana vcrvaia. . Tonight's finals hav Chemawa 5-10) playing at Detroit cs-izi, rvr9nn school for the Deaf (Ml at Mm City (15-0). Jefferson (11- 4) , at ST. raw K-t ana uaiea (5-10) at Gerrals (8-7). Sublimity fia tha Ivm with ita 12-4 record for the season, and a Jefferson win over , 5L Paul would elevate tne lions Into a final tie for second place with the Saints. The league's individual - point chase crosses the wire tonight also. At present Herb Romey of Gates Is in the lead .with 277 points in 15 games. Exactly 10 behind the Gates star Is Roy Chase of Mill Citv Rnn Ruef of SuhUmitr is onfv two points behind Chase at 265 but has completed his season ana can not catch up with either Romey or Mill City, Sublimity, Jefferson and Gervais, as the top four teams in the league, have qualified for the district playoffs at Willamette University March 5-6-7. They will De 1 our ox eigns quims enierea in that squabble. Bee teams play prelim games to night starting at 6:30 o'clock. Should Mill City beat the Deaf Schoolers tonight the Timberwol- ves will be the first team In league history to go througth the league season sans a loss. Szasz Tangles WithStojack Affable Al Szasx. the crew-cut Mr. Wrestling" who beat Eric (The Arrogant) Pederson in the final match of the elimination tournament here this week, goes against 'Frank Stojack, next Tues day night at the Armory for the Coast Junior heavy title bejt own ed by the former Washington State football All-American. . The mat match will cap Matchmaker Elton Owen a weekly program. Champion Stojack, who has held the title belt for the better part of two years, hasnt made a Salem appearance in many months. Since his last outing here he entered Etlitics In Tacoma and is the lead g candidate for mayor of that - The dynamic Sasr, exponent of Just about every mat maneuver in the game and an expert with the whip wrist lock, should provide Stojack and bis drop-kicks, fly ing tackles, airplane spins, etc, with a rousing scrap. Prelims for the title card will be readied later by Owen. "T Marcune Tests Salas Tonight NEW YORK HI Aggressive Lauro Salas. the former light weight champion with the perpetu al motion style, makes his Madi son Square Garden debut Friday night against improving Pat Mar cune of Brooklyn. ' . The crowd-pleasing Mexican and the hard-hitting Brooklynite were rated even in the betting Thursday for the 10 p. m. (EST) ten-rounder. The bout will be broadcast (ABC) and telecast (NBC). . Pasadena Skaters Xead in Tonrney SEATTLE (2) ' Two Pasadena, CalifL, skaters led their divisions after school figures were skated Thursday at the start of the Pa cific Coast Figure Skating Cham pionships. - Lareo Coyle, Pasadena, was leading in the novice ladies, divi sion rand Deedee Whalen, Pasa- ena. was ahead in the junior idies? section. The program winds up Saturday. Pro 'Gridder Doubles as Matman CAT VZAXZZZCO Lea Kst!ZzVr?a - I'"-TCT frr da C?i rrsacisea IZtrt tz.1 m irm:r 1- j tt til r rrzJ dsns Ciszllzr UzJl ta tLa rU t-z'-zx tf Lc i ILzzz. cj warld chsxr-rlsa ty dm KatlantJ :rzL-2 A'..'a,nea. 11 waa Cze - UocSc mt a aeriea af two, te Jack VTazner when he ealed wil 1 TheyTl Do It Every Time Byv Jimmy Hario RATTLES frV, LJSs 1 ILr-gm ' Houbregs Far Ahead in Scoring M - iivisioiii LOS ANGELES (Special) and playing their final Northern a stranglehold on statistics released ference CommwHoneri ofxice. Washinfton's Bob (Hook) Hou bregs, who cracked the old North ern division scoring record in his 10th game of the 16-game sched ule, leads the way with an average of 28.4 points, a gam (138 field goals and 98 free throws for 370 points in 14 games.) The 6-foot 7 inch Houbregs also has sewed up honors as the top marksman with a record 64.6 per cent on field goals. Chet Noe, also six-root-seven, or Oregon, ranks second with an 18.6 average and la the Division's no. 1 rebounder with 187 In 14 games for a 13.3 average. Hartly Kruger, Idaho, 8 feet 7 inches, is third in scoring with a 17.7 average. Both Noe and Kruger are near-cinches this weekend to Join Houbregs to crmcKiug ine oia record of 263 points. Keens Deadeyo Charlie Koon, Washington guard. leads the free throwers with a phenomenal mark of 03.6 per cent on only on miss in Z7 attempts. He's followed .by teammate Joe Cipriano with 81 per cent. Wash ington's Huskies, as a team, hav practically re-written the record book in every department except one rebounds, where Oregon has a slight edge. This weekend Washington is at Idaho for a final series while Ore gon and Oregon State conclude their seasons against each other, Friday night at Corvallis and Sat urday night at Eugene. Washington, which cinched its third straight Northern division championship : last Friday night. will host the Pacific Coast Confer ence playoffs, meeting tha South ern division renresentauve in best two out of three gameeries in Edmundson Pavilion March 8, 7 and, if necessary, 9. The winner of this series will proceed to the NCAA regional playoffs at Corval lis, Ore, on March 13. Tatal Paints Bob Houbrags, Chat Noa. O O Tg It Tp At 14 1M M 370 28.4 14 82 60 18 Hartly Kruaar, T 71 230 17.1 SB 7 194 134 1 SS 17S 13.4 Ken Weraer. Tony VlastUca. OS - 13 Jom CtprUno. W . 14 Pate MulUaa, Wl IS TS 34 180 12.8 S 52 188 12.S Ed Halberc o .. it 3 37 183 11.6 Dwlht MocrtMO. I IS Alaa SCeCutcbeoa. W 14 0 31 151 11.6 48 4S 144 10.3 Barnay HoUaad. Q 14 Brace Mcintosh. X 13 4 44 143 10.1 42 39 119 JX 55 24 134 8.9 as as -97 as BUI Behdar, WS IS Tom nyaa, X 11 Ron Benatnk. WS ' IS 44 41 129 S.6 45 S3 119 S.9 34 26 98 7.6 33 29 93 6.S M 34 86 6.6 Doug McOarr, W 14 Charlia Koon, W -r 14 John Jarboa. OS 14 Kattn rarnam. a is Tax Whltaman. OS 14 34 24 92 6.6 36 22 96 6.S 36 16 80 6.2 Boo K3ock, WS IS Bill Mathar, X 13 Bab JCdwarda. OS 14 Daaa Parana. W 14 Ron Robina. OS 14 BUI Tool. OS 14 36 33 85 6.1 17 50 64 6.0 30 19 79 S.S 26 24 78 SJ tint cz wl- i uacej as.t Cezzrea T-eex. TTamer Has preatnta at Three rangy centers, all seniors Division series this week end, had looay oy tne .fauna uoasi con 8-A Playoffs DALLAS (Special) The Dis trict 8-A basketball playoffs get t under . way Friday night at the McMinnville Armory in McMinn ville. Sheridan and McMinnville , play at seven o'clock, and at 8:30 Salem Academy goes against Day ton. On Saturday nlghf Dallas plays Central Union at seven and WU- lamina plays -Newberg at 8:39. hnon - one toss and yoSro out. i Second round semifinals and final game will be played at McMinn villa March ft-7. Winner of the title qualifies for the state tourna ment at Eugene. - Tne McMinnvuie tourney ap pears to be a wide-open affair with McMinnville, Newberg, Dal las, willamlna. Sheridan and Day ton all given chances for ultimate victory Furman Cager Point Leader (Cont'd, from Pree. Para) There is time for Selvy and O'Brien to battle it out. however. Furman plays its final regular season game with Clemson Fri day night, then enters the South ern Conference tournament - next week in Raleigh. Seattle has four more regular season games, then enters the NCAA tourney. Dukes can wrest the rebound ing laurels from Fordham'a Ed Conlin -who leads with 23.8 per game Dukes' ZZ.8. O'Brien's twin brother Eddie Is pursuing Vera Stokes of St, Francis. Brook lyn. In field goal accuracy with 5613 per cent of his shots made to Stokes 57.7. In free throw conversions. Boh Collins of Chicago Loyola tops the list with 83J per cent made, fol lowed by Indiana's Don Schlundt with OX ' J.. Bob Boubrecs of the University of Washington, rated sixth with 622 points for an average of 24-9. Falls dty9 Pertydale - In Polk B Cage Clash MONMOUTH -SDeclal)-F alls City and Pcrrydale High Schools tangle in the OCX Gym Friday night at eight o'clock in another Polk County B League basketball tournament game. . Loser of the mix .will be eliminated from the tourney. '. ' . : Both teams have lost to valsetz in earlier games,' Falls City by a lopsided score and Perrydale by single point.- Winner of the Friday game plays Valsetz Saturday night and must beat the Loggers twice In order to win the title and berth in the district meet at Salem next week. , , , Look acid Lenni - By A. C. Gortea 1. What proportion of divorced persons in the united states re marry within five years? ' 2. What European country's land is in many places la xeet ba- ow realeveli - . 3. X,"tzX crest sUtesnan was also famed as the greatest figure cf IStli century American' literature?-.- . :. - - . 4. TTlt dly ranis- eeccni ta Lcr.;a vx pcpuuuon la iiTtzi llrllz'n? C .Lxt were dm Cia mi Vf r ta Ilzrii? 1. TLrts cut cf every f jut. 3. llEriixila rrar.VTIn (17:5- Start Friday 4. Clarrow. Scotland. - Coyote Center Top Marksman In NW Circuit With the final games of the cam paign coming up this weekend. J. C Owens of College of Idaho re mains comfortably ahead in the Northwest Conference individual scoring race with 283 points in 14 games, good for a 20-point av erage, riext comes Ken Servas, Lewis Clark, with 243 in 13 games and third in the race is Lewis and Clark's Johnny Fuex with 223. Highest Willamette man in the list is Forward Dick Mase with 189 points in 13 games. Owens. College of Idaho's sens: tional freshman center, also is tops in field goals with 92 and leads the gift shot department with 101. at Sehaal o wg rt Tetn . 14 as ioi sss . 13 SO 74 S4S . 13 S9 47 223 . 14 SO S3 SIS . 14 aa ss soi . i as u aoi . 1 S7 78 IBS .13 63 99 189 . 14 74 41 18S . 14 58 IS 171 . 13 M 37 1SS 14 87 40 13 . 14 SS 33 153 . 14 M 40 13S . 14 89 83 ISO . S SS 38 148 . 13 47 S3 147 . 14 39 48 134 . 14 48 37 133 . 14 39 49 US . 13 SS 43 118 . 14 49 19 117 . 14 37 M 110 . IS ST SI 109 .1SS9 44 194 . 11 49 IS 9S .14 37 17 91 . 13 39 13 90 10 34 SS 13 tt X2 M Owana. C of I Serraa, L a C . reus. L r Hubert. Pacific McKm. LtnfieM Fain. Whitman Saaiord. Uaitekt Mat. wniamatta Gwlnn. Whitman Itanch. Pacific , Hoy, Wdamctta Splaaa. C of I D. Stewart. Pacific Carrow.C o I ICnUloa. C of I Robinson. Whitman Schroader. LAC Parker, Whitman . Asea. pacirie Rutaehman. IJafleld . JackMa. LftC Roblnatt. Whitman . BucklcwSez, Pacific . Shield. Willamette . Screens. WUlametta Reed. WUlametta Scbiawa, Uofleld Corrard. WUlamatto . Sanchez, C of X -CaWa, Unfleld 3 Sid Meets Set for Hood PORTLAND (A Three ski tournaments will be held on Mt. Hood this week end. the biz event being the two-day Northwestern Ski Association's Alpine combined. downhill and slalom, opening Sat urday. ... Class C. and Junior races will compete in the PNSA giant SaBom Saturday. Class C and Juniors will compete Jn a ski lumping event on Multorpor Mountain under Cas cade Ski Club auspices. TfTiihvorlh Post To Vandal Aide SPOKANE. . Wash. LB Art Smith.. University of Idaho fresh man basketball and football coach was named Thursday as the new Whitworth College hoop coach. President Frank Warren an nounced. He win succeed Jim McGreror who resigned after a disagreement with school officials over emphasis of sports in the school's program. ileuregor resigned last' month as Whitworth'a . basketball coach and athletic director and was due to finish . out the year. However. Wednesday. the school announced it would be effective immediately. - The school said it had violated Evergreen s Conference rules in scheduling too many games .this season,' and put the blame on Mc Gregor. The rule violation made Whitworth Ineligible for the small college playoffs.' -.o z " -. : . ' ' SCIIAEFEi'S : i:mvE to::ic :- foe ' ftmctlaAal dlilurbancaa, cirrous baadzchss, .mmU 2m9 aV ill' , ""V '! ' r-v t i C-rariTy. 73 A, J2.-8r.Ii L.ssara. 9 A. U. - 4 T. 12. criArisraTjrr caccxr . Ey Tke Asaeclated Press . ST. PETETiS3UElO. Fla. ID Ed ' Lopat,' veteran southpaw ' of the New York Yankees, signed his 1953 contract Thursday and im mediately - participated in a. light workout. The lefthander, who was bothered by a sore shoulder much of last season, signed provisional contract. - ; , According to' the terms, - Lopat win receive . a base pay of $21,000, which is a cut of 37,000. - The pact also provides' that in the event he is able to work with normal proficiency, he will - re ceive the 37.000 and ' can make even more. ; Lopat'a action leaves the club with six unsigned players: Vic Raschi." Ed Ford. Phil Bizzuto. John Mke, Billy Martin and Eal Segrist. , .-,-.; , ROME ifl For the first time, an Italian baseball star is flying to the- U. S. for a big;: league try out. - ' t ' -"'V Giulio Cesare Glorioso, six-foot, 180 - pound right - handed pitcher, win leave by air Saturday for a tryout with the Cleveland Indians. : MESA, Ariz UP) - Paul Minner. star left-handed pitcher, Thursday came to terms with the Chicago Cubs and will report at the Bruin training camp Friday. Minner was the 38th and last Cub to sign for the coming season. EL GENTRO. Calif. UP) Mana ger. Paul Richards of the Chicago White Sox Is working hard on pitcher Tommy Byrne, the control wobbly southpaw, acquired last fall from the St. Louis Browns. Richards coveted .Byrne, on -time New York Yankee, for two years before General Manager Frank Lane-got him in one of his countless deals. PHOENIX. Ariz. Uft Whltey Lockman. regular first baseman for the National League New York Giants, is Manager Leo Durocher's current choice for lead-off man on tha team's lineup. Other possibilities are Daryl Spencer and Dave Williams, Duro cher revealed. WEST PALM BEACH. Fla. UP) Joe Coleman, fireballing hurler who was discarded by the Phila delphia Athletics because of arm troubles last year, is back in an A's uniform for a tryout. Think I can stick too." he said. "My shoulder seldom bothers me and I've learned how to pitch. CLEARWATER. Fla. U" Rook ie Ted Kazanski is getting a lot of attention around the Philadelphia Phillies- training site these days because of his play at shortstop. ; Some of the sideline experts have Lemon Accepts 45,000 Contract TUCSON. Ariz; W) Cleveland Pitcher Bob Lemon ended a hold out Campaign Thursday and agreed to a salary that makes him possibly the highest paid player in the American League. The first member of the Indians big three pitching staff to reach a money understanding. Iemon la re ported to have settled for about $43,000. Table of Coastal Tides ndea for Tafl. Oregoo. Fabroary. 1953 (compiled by O. S3. Coast At Oaa dctte Surrey. Portland. Ora.): Pacific Standard Time - HIGH WATERS lab.' Time Ht. ST 13:14 ajn. 14 11:28 man. 4.4 SS 1839 ajn. S.S 184)7 pjn. SJt LOW WATXBS i Time' HL 13 an. SJ 620 pjn. OJ 6 ia. 8.1 6:48 pjn. ij$ ' ' ' : - : . " : , April 4th! m ' - ' . ; ) .. j . e 5 get : EiE5 naiETS nra . 3 TV And t.'jxzrfi Many ZzzU f.lcr. f.lar. C::!:, C:15 P. end Vcur CT:nr3 f 3 Co a even suggested Karanski might make the grade and stick with the Phils after the start of the season. Manager Steven OTleil turned thumbs down on that, however. - SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. UV Outfielder Vie Wertz and pitcher Virgil Trucks, both prominent fi gures In owner Bill Veeck's plans, appeared the most spirited work ers as the St. Louis Browns went into their third week of training Thursday, Both came to the Browns from Detroit. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. UP) An : old, c familiar melody - was sounded Si. Louis Cardinal Manager Eddie Stanky likes the way Steve Bilko looks. This is the fourth sprinz Bilko has tried to make the grade at first base with the Redbirds. BRADENTON. Fla. UR RighV nander Max surxont deserted the Boston Braves unsigned group Thursday and went through the 90 minute workout directed by Mana ger Charlie Grimm. Vera Bickford and Lew Burdette, other veteran huriers, continue unsigned after conferring with General Manager John Quinn. VERO BEACH. Fla. USPreach er Roe. Brooklyn's southpaw pitch ing ace, worked batting practice for the first time Thursday and announced his arm is in "fine shape." Arm trouble handicapped the Preacher last year. PITTSBURGH Ul The Pitts burgh Pirates received a signed contract Thursday from pitcher Paul Pettit. This left only three Pirates unsigned home run king Ralph Kiner and pitchers Johnny Hetki and Charles Sipple. LAKELAND, Fla. UF Keith Little. 23-year-old rookie outfielder, walloped five over the fence in the Detroit Tigers' batting practice Thursday. Three of bis blows came off con secutive pitches by Ray Herbert, who la making a bid for the Tiger squad after two years in the Army. SARASOTA. Fla. (Jl The Bos ton Red Sox suffered their first serious 1953 casualty Thursday when rookie outfielder Archie Wil son pulled a tendon in hut left leg while sliding during a pitcher's pick-off drill. He will be sidelined for 10 days. , TAMPA, Fla. UP) Ted Kluszew skl, the Cincinnati Reds strong boy on first base became tha Redleg training camp's first medical case Thursday when spiked during a "scrub" game. Tracer Wayne Anderson treated Ted for a cut which did not require stitches.- Civilians Laid Off At Air Force Base PORTLAND m The Portland Air Force Base reported Thursday that more than a third of the civil ian staff there is being, laid off. effective March 1, under an econ omy measure. Lt. Col. Fergus Fay, executive officer, said SO of the 198 civilian Jobs were being eliminated. He described it as part of an economy move In tha 23th Air Di vision. AFL WINS ELECTION TOLEDO. Ore. UP) The AFL Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union has won 'bargaining rights for some 500 workers at the C D. Johnson Lumber Co. mill here in a National Labor Relations Board election Wednesday. i ,'- me axxi receivea sss votes, tne CIO International Woodworkers 123 and neither union 2 One vote was challenged "Every Customer a King or Queen" . .... 1 V i V v n l V I M H . - i u i y H V Vf XLUI Vf , J. J- il. JJ. JJ. v i.1 X U. Jl W n H - Now Throucrh ' Dcu SjgdG Msgs D SUTS IA. ValusL'a Prbes 2nd, lCl 23rd, Zzt. April tli, 5 P. tX iah'3 cr Cuccn . . . ran vi La. PORTLAND Un Two - teams from the Northwest Conference and Portland University are ex pected to be entrants in the Ore- Ducks, Huskies Decide Splash SEATTLE W v The Pacific Coast Conference Northern Divi sion swimming title will be de cided here Friday when the Uni versity of Washington Huskies and the University of Oregon Ducks tangle in a dual meet at the UW pool, i .. ' Oregon's Yosh Tereda Is the main threat to the favored Husk ies. Terada is unbeaten in' the backstroke event this season and has compiled the second fastest individual medley time In northern division history. Another unbeaten Oregon swim mer to go against the Huskies will be Gordon Edwards, the division's 440-yard freestyle champ last year. House Mover Moves Court, Lands in Jail PORTLAND m Robert Lee Pettit. 27, a house mover, moved all dignity out of the municipal court Thursday upon conviction for beating his ex-wife. He tried to jump out of the pris oners box toward his former wife after she testified against him. One bailiff was knocked down and an other could not handle him. Deputy City Attorney James Hafey and Court Clerk John Linder rushed into the fray. Judge John J. Murchison pounded his gavel for order. Eventually Pettit was escorted off to jaU to begin serving two 90-day terms for drunkenness and assault and battery. Clerk Linder suffered bruises on a leg. and Bailiff James Crawford waa treated at emergency hospital for a head bruise and a wrenched back. - .. . LAVA FLOW DOUBLES KODIAK. Alaska UB The Navy reported Wednesday that the amount of lava flow from Mt Tri dent In the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes has doubled in the past few days. Lava has been flowing from the mountain since It first erupted February 15. Come in and cjet Four Com pllmamfaxry Copy J Budy Lachenmefsr's Hunting and Fishing . Hews." Nothing to buy, no strlrKjs. fust come In and pick It up. Cascade Elcrc. U0S H. Qinrch Open every Kite tll t P.M. Crown Today H3BB THE CAPITOL SHOPPING CENTER'S rm -AND IT AM TTK fl Kl IH II II II W II ;'; ' u . WaJaw Ji4a.J Ki.mk SJT4. u gon small-college basketball play oft here March 3-4. but the bit question now Is over the fouru team. - , -It will be a playoff for the Ore gon position In the National Asso ciation of Intercollegiate Athletics tournament at Kansas City. . The two top teams from the Northwest Conference will be en tered These .will be Lewis and Clark. Willamette or Pacific. Portland also is expected to be selected. Oregon College of Education and Southern Oregon are being consid ered" for the fourth spot. The chair man of the selection committee, James Tors on, who also is coach at Portland.-' said their records were nearly Identical. Rocket Range Site Reported LONDON U The worldt first privately owned rocket range wfll be set up - in South Australia, British aircraft group announced Thursday. The Hawker Slddeley Group, air plane manufacturers. said the range will beat Salisbury, a vill age near Adelaide. South Austral ian capital. The site is near the top-secret British-Australian mis sile range at Woomera. Woodhams said launching ramps and other equipment are already being installed, and a team of British and Australian experts will leave Friday for the site. TO WELCOME VETS SEATTLE m Seattle's biggest Korean War veterans welcoming ceremonies in months will great the 200,000th overseas veteran ar riving here -from the Far East Fri day. He will be chosen from among 2,801 soldiers on the transport Marine Adder. SET BLOOD RECORD ASHLAND m Ashland rest, dents set a record for blood dona tions here Wednesday, contributing 343 pints of blood to the Red Cross. ' yea can count cn fcr Ycnr-a quick b CASWS loan! has a loan plan lor eveiyono d can tr uzzi ixzzzn 0 $25 to $1500 Keens 200 317 Court St. Phone 4-3396 A Bu WAUuX ataa S3 m This Beautiful 1953 Mercury ; 4-Dcsr tzdzn (from Warner lAoter Co.) Tliousaiida of T7cndcrful Valvica durln Coronation Dayo nt Hid Capitol Stopping Ccntcr.ee C I.'xnrs cf da tlrta c'-J la p. ... W i i k.., . s . . . .....