I V
HUB KITTLE
A colorful character.
' This, that, etc: i v
' The team that failed to win a basketball game all of last season
nay be the one' to beat for the Capitol League title this trip. War
ren Schue's Central Hi Panthers have half a dozen lettenfien and a
promising transfer in tow, and all
insist this will be their year . . .
Speaking of the prep basketball-
ers, Gordy Kunke at Dallas is hav-
ii v m uuie in l ft. wiiu iji aifiui!!
during their practice sessions. The
kids are about to move into their
new gym. a glittering and spaci
ous edifice which will seat around
2,200. And, so enthused are they
over it that they don't want to
even run through their practice
chores in the old arena; the in
famous "Black Hole,"j Kunke be-"
ton on December 15 will be pitch
ed in the new gym, which should
make for a big day of rejoicing
in the Polk County seat. They've
been after a new gym for years at Dallas, and their dreams of same
are about to come true. So enthused over the forthcoming WIL cam
paign are the natives of fat-off Edmonton, that the city coundil there
has appropriated no less than $165,000 out "of its general fud for
the construction of roofing over the ball park stands. The Eskies had
a big season in '53. their first in the league. They intend making '54
even bigger, and the covered stands will help tremendously. You'll
recall that Edmonton Jed the WIL in 1953 attendance, despite the
roofless stands, an overdose of rainfall and some mighty frigid eve
nings . . . Both Frank Evans and Brownie Valdez, two of the bet
ter .bowlers in the village, are branching out this winter. They've
joined the" Salem Basketball Officials Association and will be doing
some of the whistlertooting in the various prep games hereabouts.
Noted softball pitcher Jim Rawlins is another who has taken to the
striped-shirt activity .!..-
This Could Be Big Month for the Beaver
Mi
Whether the Oregon State Beavers and their "Taller Firs'
lineup are to be recognized solidly in the forthcoming Associat
ed Press basketball ; polls for the nation's collegiate quints
should be determined this month. The OSCs play NCAA de
fending champion Indiana in a couple of games later in the
month, and the Hoosiers, who didn't lose a single regular from
their great squad of last season, are picked to again win the
Big Ten and NCAA titles. If Slats Gill's gang can handle them
sufficiently in their upcoming series, the Beavers will gain much
national recognition.! ;
Also, the Staters have quite an impressive jaunt to the east fol
lowing the Indiana series. They play Ohio; State at Columbus before
going on to Raleigh, N. C, for the Dixie Tournament, a conclave
that will see a goodly share of top eastern andsouthern cage squads
competing.
So it could amount to a mighty big month for the O-Staters;
one that will either earn them the stamp of national prominence,
or one that will find them not quite up to such a par. Gill himself
doesn't believe this will be the big year for the Beavers. He's point
ing to one year hence, feeling that will be the. real biggie . . .
- Yakima's revitalized Bears are hoping to land Hub Kittle, the
colorful, terbaccy-chawin' pitcher of the WI League's yesteryear
as their new manager, replacing Walt Novick. Bnt the Bears
are apt to find Kittle a rather exclusive item. Since he joined
the Phillies organization Kittle has won four pennants in five
seasons, in the Far Wst, Pioneer and Three-I leagues.
Who Can Ever Forget Colorful Mr. Kittle?
The old righthander may never return to this circuit, but he'll
always have a private niche for himself in it as one of its most
colorful characters as well as caoable Ditchers. Who can ever forget
the accusations, rows and susDensions Kittle was involved in while
flinging for the old Bremerton club? Everyone in the circuit other j
than the Bremertons themselves were convinced that Hub's pet fork
ball pitch was in reality! a combination of spitter, a "shine" ball
and a serve that was well juiced with slippery elm. It did too many
tricks between the time jit left Hub's fingers until it plopped into
the catcher's mitt to be legal. All were certain of that.
It got so bad that umpires were instructed by Boss Bob"
Abel to give the hitrleij the heave-ho even if he stopped between
pitches to wipe the perspiration from his brow with his right
hand. It was just one big argument after another whenever he
pitched. j "
And all. the while he laughed heartily to himself. Kittle
vowed that he never really cheated in his life as a pitcher. But
he was content to have everyone believe that he did. It gave
him a real pitching weapon.-
"After all," he used to grin, "if the hitters think you've got a
lollapaloozer of a pitcty they're looking for it. That makes you just
Preps Wait Heavy Cage Slate This W eekend
High school basketball teams
f the valley area soar into the
first heavy weekend of play for
the infant season Friday and
Saturday nights, with three lo
cal games and two Jamborees
sharing the spotlight
Salem's Vikings commence
their schedule at the Vik Villa,
with Roosevelt or Portland pro
Tiding the opposition. Both Sac
red Heart Academy and Salem
- Academy . have home assign
ments also, SHA playing the St.
Francis of Eugene quint at the
Armory Friday night, and -Sa-.
lem Academy playing host to the
Gerrais Cougars in the Crusad
ers' West Salem Gym the same
nighC
. The jamborees Kill take place
at Willamette University Sat
urday night, and at Sweet Home
Friday night In the former, the
10 Marion Ceunty B. League
teams will convene for their an
anal frolic, starting at 7:30 p.m.
At Sweet Home, the Huskies
will be the host team for a eon
clave featuring the Corvallis,
Albany and Lebanon squads.
Tails City is to play in a jam
boree at Alsea Friday night also.
Other Friday night prep
games have. the - Chemawa la
dians - engaged . at . Col ton,
Canby at Jefferson, Scio at Phil
omath, Central Hi at Sheridan,
North Marion at Woodbnra,
Basks at Nestncca, Dallas at
Stayton, and; Cascade Union at
Silverton. None are league
games., . S-t.
On Saturday night. Amity op
e1fs its schedule . at Perrydale.
All games other than those
booked for the various jambor
ees will carry Bee team prelims
starting around C:30 p.m.
The collegiate will be busy.
during the weekend also. Wil
lamette plays the U of Hawaii
here tonight, and the St. Mar
tin's Bangers Friday night Or
egon State takes on the Hawaii
Rainbows Friday and Saturday
nights at Corvallis, and Oregon
is host to San Jose State the
same two nights. OCE has a
Saturday night date with Lin
field at Monmouth, and on Fri
day night the Linfields play
Clark College at McMinnville.
Lewis ic Clark plays St Martin's
at Portland Saturday night and
Pacific University goes against
Portland State, at Portland, Sat
urday night also.
Halbrook Definite Starter
Beavers to Open Cage
Action This Weekend
OREGON STATE COLLEGE ( Special) Oregon State's promis
ing basketball squad, full of new hope and a 7-foot 3-inch center,
will open the 1953-54 campaign here Friday and Saturday nights
against the touring University of Hawaii Rainbows.
The Beavers have been drilling
long and hard for the opener,
with battles for starting positions
still in full bloom. Wade "Swede"
Halbrook, the 7-3 sophomore, is
sure to open at center, with jun
ior lettermen Ron Robins and Bill
Toole likely regulars at guards.
Robins is 5-8 and Toole 5-10.
Coach Slats Gill) now in his
26th season as OSC headman, can
just about take his pick in select
ing the forwards. Right now, three
lettermen and a pair of sopho
mores have the inside track. The
veterans are Tex Whiteman (6-6),
Ted Romanoff )6-8) and Tony
Vlastelica (6-5). Larry Paulus (6
3) and Jay Dean (6-5) are the so
phomores. Whiteman and Romanoff have
best in recent practice sessions,
but Vlastelica is always a great
offensive threat and a proven
came performer. Whiteman is a
tireless worker and excels in back
board play. Paulus and Dean need
onlv experience to improve.
From all indications, the Haw
aii quint is considerably stronger
than the club which laced the
Beavers over in Honolulu last
March. Spearheading the Rainbow
attack is Bill Lee, a 6-5 three-year
letterman forward. Other vets- in
elude Fred Furukaka, Harvey
Lee. Larry Leolonui, Albert Mon-
liquis, Truman Bruce and Walter
Tagmuma.
Saake.
Their coach is Alvin
Eyes Opener,
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Statesman, Salem. Ore.. Thursw Dec. 3, 1SS3 (Sec. 2) 1
New Bearcat
Coyote Tackle Included,1. . .
AP's Little But Mighty
'53 All-America Listed
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CORVALLIS Ron Robins, above,
regular guard for the OSC
Beavers will be in Coach Slats
Gill's starting lineup Friday
night when the team opens its
season here with the U of
Hawaii Rainbows. Robins is a
junior and hail sfrpm Marsh-field.
By HAROLD CLAASSEN
NEW YORK Mfi The greatest
scorer of modern football and one
of the slickest running halfbacks
of the post-war era were named
to The Associated Press' Little
All-America Wednesday.
Leo Lewis of Lincoln University
Hawaii Quint
To Be Feted
Barton Named'
Bronc Skipper
LEWISTOX. Idaho tjL Larry
Barton, coach and first baseman
for the 1953 Lewiston team of the
Western International League, was
named Wednesday as playing man-
that much more effective with your other stuff. It's a great psycho- jager for the Broncs' 1954 team.
logical advantage for a pitcher, and I hope they keep right on think- j This was announced by Business
ing I'm the biggejt cheater in baseball' . . (Manager Tom Tabor.
Barton, 39, Degan nis proies
siohal baseball career in 1932. He
has spent ten seasons with four
different clubs of the Coast League
and has managed three . Class C
league teams, including the Poca
tello 1950 club that took the Pioneer
League pennant. -
He played for-the Spokane In
dians in 1949.
Matt Leads Sacred Heart . . .
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Cardinals Beat Saints
41-29 in Cage Starter
SUBLIMITY (Special) Lea Grosjaques Sacred Heart Cardi
nals opened the 1953 cage campaign Wednesday night with a 41-29
non-league victory over Sublimity's Saints of the Marion B League.
15 points and 10 by Forward Jim
Woriarity. iCfC 4 Ct 1-
Ron Bents paced Sublimity with -jljrLi ACC OirilCK
By Eileen Fisk
Mayton rive
Wins Opener
STAYTON (Special) - Joe
Boyle's Stayton Eagles got off to
a fast start Wednesday night to
whip Mill City's Timberwolves 59
42 and get the 1953 hoop season
off to an auspicious start Stay
ton led at the stops, 19-9, 33-13
and 46-28.
Bev Willadson topped the
Eagles' attack with 12 points,
Roger Neilsen hit nine and Dave
Nettling eight. Jack Melting of
Mill City was high for the game,
however, with 17 points. Elton
Gregory hit 10 for the losers.
The prelim was won by the
Stayton JVs 37-22.'
12 markers. j
Sacred Heart held an 11-4 mar
gin at the first-quarter stop and
was in front 27-12 at the half. It
was 31-19 for the Cards when the
third period finished, j
Matt hustled in-seven field
goals in taking scoring honors for
the night Next high man for Sub
limity was Dave Parrish with sev
en.: The Jayvee contesl was also
One of Salem's top woman golf
ers, Mrs. Eileen Fisk, got the
first hole in one of her career
Wednesday at Salem Golf Club as
she sank her tee shot on the 160
yard No. 8 hole. Mrs. Fisk, who
was playing with Mrs. Morris
Crothers at the time, used a three
iron for the feat
The! ace earned Mrs. risk a
won bv Sacred Heart! (score not table radio, given by a local firm
..ii,Ki i i fr all "ones" made at the local
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S. HEART (41)
h is n pi ip r
Mortr M 0 210 Beriti f S
Lulav f O 1 O 1 Frank f 1
SUiab c 1 O 2 I Parr&h c 2
Matt g M Hi Vjlteii O
Fwood til) Kintz g 1
Endres 14 0 Welter f 2
Sarr f 2 0 0 4 Sullvn t
Bsberv f 5 J L Heis f ti
Jo-sepo g O O 0 0 Lewis c
O Con c 0 0 0 O Bell g
Totals 19 3 41 Totals 11 ? 4 29
Sacred Hearta 11 27 31 41 41
Sublimity 4 II 19 29 29
Officials Zito and Ireland.
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The B: F. Whitakers racing
stable will return to Hialeah this
winter for the first time since
World War II. Heading their line
, up is Grecian Queen, champion
filly of the year, i
course.
Fish Regulations
To Be Set Jan. 8
Oreeon sport fishing regula
tions for 1954 will be tentatively
set following a public 'hearing Fri
day. January 8, 1954, in the game
commission's Portland office at
S. W. 17th and Alder.
The hearing will begin at
10 a.m. and winter and summer
regulations for all game fish will
ae covered. Persons or groups
having suggestions regarding the
tentative regulations should sub
mit them to the commission in
written form.
Following a two-week interval,
a second public hearing will be
held by the commission January
22 to set the final regulations for
1954.
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DUCK PINS
Commercial League results
last night at B and B Bowling
courts: Ramages 3, Rosebraugh
Furnaces 1: Lana Tavern 3, Blue
Lake 1; GMC Trucks 4, Portland
Road , Richfield 0; Ericksbn's
Market 3, Ohrnvt and Calabal;
B 4 B Wholesale 3. Mick's Sign
Shop J, B Sc R Wholesale led the
team scoring with a 2114 series
and 765 game. Harold Johnson
of B & R and Herb Neinast of
Mick's shared high series with
503 each, while Neinast had top
game with 217.'
BRENN'AJf TREE SERVICE 3
Tom Brennan 833; Ev Clark 711; Vir
gil Gregory bt5; Bena Valdes. 67S;
Chet Boycc 64t.
GARDNER GROCERY 2V Tonr
i Prudente MM; John Willett S42; Walt
Gardner 2; Keith Hayes 749; Dick
Fhipps B37
SALEM ELKS LODGE (4 Bud
Straw 73T; flovd Kenyon 702: John
Fnesen 663: Vera McMullen 656; Bob
Lansnaff 764.
MARRION HOTEL & CAR PARKS
Mi Dick Morns 718: Harvey Pate
711; John Irons 652: Tony Bigler 719;
Duane Cushman 620.
GERLINGER CARRIER CO. (5)
Rov Farley 674: Gene KitzmUler 678:
Bob White 724; Gen Braucht 712;
John Glodt 757. '
MARSHAL'S FOUR CORNERS (0)
J-hn Doerfler 714; Bob Reeves 707;
Jim Ross SS9; Ken Nelson 701; Ray
Gunn 665.
KARR'S S OLD MISERS (3) Walt
Cline esi; Larry Oslund 62; Fred
Karr 630: Don Poulin 704; Pinky
Hartm-eU 736. ' '
THE MEADOWS RESTURANT (2)
Brownie Valdez 719: John Nuber
7.VJ: Ed Locan 655: Lyle Anderson
07: Tonv Vittone 734.
Hieh Team Game Salem Elks
Lodge 1080.
HrSh Team Series Brennan- Tree
Service 3906
Hia-h Individual Game Tom Bren
nan of Brennan Tree Service 259
High Individual Series Dick
PhiPOT of Gardner Grocery 837
Other 800 Series Tom Brcnnaa S33
UNIVERSITY STATE BOCSE
LEAGUE 1
PUC UTILITIES 2) Putman SOS.
Kirby 376. Wood burn 410. MenI 430,
Jefferson 520. DIVISION OF AUDITS
2 Strirklin 463. Fisher 361. Mont-
romery 391. Coniean 444, Gould 47,
FAIBVIEW HOME (4)-Gannon 46J
Luke 460. Bartruff 358. Cooter 474.
Nelson 497. STATE POLICE (0)
weems 4?5, Jincks 41". Karau 400.
Alford 440. Ruecker 430.
HIGHWAY MATERIALS fl Eb
sen 445, Brown 908. Davey 430. Zitze
witz 483. White 524. HIGHWAY AC
COUNTING (3 Herr 599. Crane 443,
Ketcham 440, McAdama 467, MaUon
573
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION 2V
Kayser 459, Nollman 476. Roake 494.
Wolfe 436. Tandy 466. KEEP ORE
GON GREEN ( 2 ) Straw 479. Woods
412. Brofan, 418, Ewinf 482. Stacer
500. -
STATE PRINTERS (1) Milne r 428.
Rowen 439. Stone 461. Waller 421,
Kretci 470. TAX COMMISSION 13
Johnson 504. Crouch 464, Drapela 458,
Robb 461. Welch 439.
SECRETARY OT STATE (3) Mil
ler 456. McQueen S5Z. Franko 488.
Prance 413. Biefler 550. FORESTRY
PROTECTION til Storm 471. Mor
rison 339. Phipps 496, Walker 497.
Be vers 494.
Hifh team game. Highway Account'
ing. 987. Hifh team series. Highway
Accouatmg. 281S.
vich Individual game. Herr. 220.
High Individual game series, Herr,
989. ,
The University of Hawaii Rain
bows and Coach Al Saake will be
the honored guests this morning
during the Salem Breakfast Club
meeting at the Senator Hotel.
Meeting time is 7:30 a.m., and the
event is open to the public.
The weekly meeting of the
at Jefferson City, Mo., is the
great scorer. In three seasons of
collegiate football he has crossed
the goal line 53 times. He is the
nation's leading point-maker this
season with 132 points.
The smooth striding halfback is
Hugh Laurin Pepper of Mississippi
Southern, whose team opened its
schedule by defeating Alabama
and then closed it by blanking
Georgia and downing Chattanooga,
r airea witn tnese stalwarts is
Pence Dacus of Southwest Texas
State, by statistics the nation's
best passer; arid Richard Woit of
Arkansas State, whose team plays
in the Tangerine Bowl on New
Year s way.
Nine Seniors
.Nine seniors and two rumors
make up the 1953 Little All
America. It probably is the great
est collection of stars ever to win
the award. The honored players
represent teams that won 89 of
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Hawaii Outfit;
WU Gym Foe
St. Martin Team Here
For Friday Night Go
The Willamette University
Bearcats open their 25-game bas
ketball schedule tonight at eight
o'clock with a WU Gym engage
ment that will also feature the
University of Hawaii Rainbows.
The colorful and capable Rain
bows are in this area for a series
of games, and are to play the Or
egon State, Beavers at Corvallis
Friday and Saturday nights.
Coach Johnny Lewis Bearcats
have a Friday nighter slated
also, with the St Martin's Rang
ers of Olympia, at eight o clock in
the Willamette Gynl '
Coach Al Saake of the Rain
bows has a yeteran crew to toss
at the Bearcats m tonight's com
mencer. They aren't especially
big, in a collegiate basketball
sense, but they are sharp and
clever with ther ball-handling
and shooting. .
The Rainbows re led by Cen
ter Bill Lee, a rangy 6-5 all
around star wh will be remem
bered for his fine pby against
the Cats here last year in a game
won by the Rainbows.
Others in the Rainbows' start
ing lineup are Bob Ltysher (6-0)
and Al Manliguis (Ml) at guards,
and Fred Furukawa (6-4) and
narvey iee to-ij ai lorwaras.
J yill are veterans except Leisher;
a freshman.
Lewis likely will start a unit
which will consist of four letter
men and a transfer. Tojn Gooding;
six-foot four-inch post performer
from Boise JC is the transfer,
and will be flanked by 6-2 Bill
Colvard and 6-4 Pete Reed at for
wards, and six-footer Dick Hoy
and either 5-10 Jerry McCallistcr
or 5-9 Duane (Lefty) Shield at
guards.
Reed is a made over center who
played the post spot for Willam
ette last season. A lefthander
with a fine hook shot. Reed could
conceivably team with Gooding
to provide a productive 1-2
punch, for Gooding can score of
ten with a dandy right-hand hook.
Letterman Dave Gray at guard
and Freshman Neil Causbie (6-7)
and Jack Bishop (6-5) -are sure
to see action also. The height Of
the latter pair could be of con
siderable use inasmuch as they
are taller than any of the Rain
bows performers.
MILL CITY (42).
Gregory (10) F
Ward 2) T
Carey (41 , C
Melting (17) G
Crook (4) G
Reserves Scoring:
Gregory (4), Crosier (1)
(Si) Stayton
(5) NeitUng
(9) Neilson
(6) D. Gohl
(7) Minton
(12) Willardson
Mill City E.
Stayton
Wallen (6). E. Gohl 13). Keys (3).
Holm (2). Udey (2). Hatch (1).
Hatim Score. Stayton 33. Mill
City 13. Officials: Chamberlain and
Delortrto.
coinside with the visit of the
Rainbows. The Hawaiians open a
long stateside basketball tour at
Willamette University tonight,
playing the Bearcats at eight
o'clock.
They play the ; Oregon State
Beavers at Corvallis Friday and
Saturday nights.
Breakfast Club cfficials are
hoping for an except onally large
turnout this morning, so that the
be properly
Saake will
Island visitors can
welcomed to Salem
introduce his 14-mah squad and
will talk on sports in his native
Hawaii. -
Numerous Willamette officials
will be present also,
Center of the first team's line
that averages 210 pounds is Stan
Sheriff, who paced California Poly
to an unbeaten season. His club
scored 400 points and gave up
only C5. Sheriff already is the
property of the Detroit Lions, who
drafted him a year ago.
Robert Lade of Peru, Neb.,
Teachers, is one of the tackles
and the only repeater from the
1952 team. At the other tackle is
Norman Hayes of the College of
Idaho. Both of their teams were
unbeaten during the campaign:
The College of Idaho, however,
tackles Sam Houston State in the
Refrigerator Bowl.
(Cont'd Next Page)
Six-foot, four-inch Tom Gooding,
above, transfer from Boise JC,
has shown much promise with
his all-around play for the Wil
lamette Bearcats during their
practice sessions, and will be
in the starting lineup tonight
at WU Gym when the Cats
open their season with the U
of v Hawaii Rainbows at eight
o'clock.
Sid Goldfader, Brandeis Univer
sity fullback, has averaged seven
yards per carry in each of his
three years as a varsity footballer.
Portland Buys
Waltjudnich
' ATLANTA WI Portland bought
outfielder Walt Judnich, a left
handed hitting outfielder, from Se
attle Wednesday in a Pacific Coast
League deal. Judnich, formerly a
major, leaguer, batted .298 in 195?.
Portland also rjased Dutfielr'
er Jim Russell to enable him t
take a seoutin? ioh for Rronkh
in Pennsylvania.
!
Spokane Club,
Phils Tie-up
JL
SPOKANE m The Spokane In
dians of the Western International
League have made a working
agreement with the PhiladelDhia
club of the National League for'
the 1954 baseball season, owner
Roy Hotchkiss reported Wednesday
night.
Hotchkiss, in Atlanta, Ga.. to at
tend the minor league Conference,
also said in a phone call to Spokane
that the Indians will go to Bennets
ville, S.C., for spring training.
There they will work out with
Philadelphia, and Schenectady and
Terre Haute, two other members
of the Phillie organization.
The Indians had a limited work
ing agreement with the Phillies
last year, through Baltimore then
of the International League.
Old Sheepshead Bay, N. Y., race
track, is now a -housing project
called "American Park.
HIGH SCHOOL
Sacred Heart 41, Sublimity 29.
Stayton 59, Mill City 42
Astoria 56. Scappoofce 36.
Verboort 48. Yamhill 32.
Stavton 58, Mill City 42.
St. Mary's The Dalles 51, Klickitat,
Wash, 36.
COLLEGE
Texas Western 71. Sul Ross 44
Eastern Oregon 82. Whitman 66
Santa Clara 71. Frelsno State 55.
Florida Southern 81. Stetson 77
Manhattan 75. American University 52
Duke 110, Furman 7(
West Virginia 96, Carnegie Tech 92
(overtime) .
Oklahoma AIM 54. Texas 37 I
Purdue 83, Valparaiso 64
Dayton 90, Gustavus Adolphus 62
New York Universitjk 9, New York
Maritime 59 i
Western Reserve 70."pberlin 55
Virginia 98, Hampdeil-Sidney 73
Temple 58. Albright 50
La Salle 79. Mill-rsville 57
Villanova 74. Mt. StJ Mary 'I 59
St. Bonaventure 67, Lemoyne, N.Y.
57.
. New Hampshire 92. Bowdoin 90.
Amherst 67, American Internation
al 52.
Loyola Chicago 0, North Dakota
85.
Rice 61. Sam Houston State 48.
Georretown 110. Baltimore 59.
Boston University 63. Clark 50.
Tulsa 61. llardln-Simmons 40,
RUSSIFICATION
VIENNA (INS)
Sim
1
to
According
Communist Hungarian news
papers received in Vienna, Rus
sian language courses are held
already in the elementary schools
of that Soviet satellite. Western
observers in Vienna point to this
fact as another indication of the
growing "Russification" in the
Soviet orbit
PempseychFloridanLinked
Brown Elected
Walton Head
Robert E. ,Brown was named
president of the Salem chapter of
the Izaak Walton League at the
annual election held in the orga
nization's clubhouse Wednesday
night. The main speaker of the
evening was Statesman Outdoor
Editor Don Harger, who spoke on
steelhead fishing.
Other officers named for the
coming year: Vice-president
Leighton Whitsett; secretary
Paul Nicholson; teasurer Mon
roe Cheek; directors Jack Walt
zer and George Sorenson.
Players Refuse to See Frick
After Legal Adviser Snubbed
Yak Officials
To Be Named
YAKIMA Ufi Directors for the
Western International League
Yakima Bears baseball club will
be nominated Thursday night. A
nominating committee was chosen
at a meeting of stockholders earl
ier this week.
The club is to take the Bears off
the hands of Frederick Mercy Jr.
Authorization was announced by
Orin E. (Babe) Hollingbery who
said that $21,330 In stoiak had been
sold during the "Save the Bears"
campaign. That was $1,380 more
than needed to nake the purchase
from Mercy.
The campaign to sell stock will
continue, as at least $10,000 more
will be needed for club operation.
MIAMI, FLa. tH The Daily
News in a copyrighted story
Tuesday said wealthy Mrs. Har
mon Spencer Auguste was in
New York for the announceed
purpose of marrying Jack Demp
sey. ' v
The former world heavy
weight L boxing champion was
preparing to go to New York
fronr Chicago, said the news
paper. Mrs. Auguste said to have in
herited $35,000,000 from her late
banker husband, left Palm Beach
for New York Monday, said the
News.
Earl Wilson, Broadway col
umnist, was asked by the news-'
paper to reach Dempsey and ask
him if he planned to marry Mrs.
Auguste.
"Me?" Dempsey was quoted
as replying to Wilson. " No, not
as far as I know. "
Wilson, who reached Dempsey
in Chicago, told the Daily News
"t don't know about that 'as far
as I know routine.
Mrs. Auguste once made front
pages by threaterfinjr to throw
tomatoes at Jose Iturbi because of
a supposed social slight.
ATOMIC TRAINS
DALLAS, Tex. (INS) The As
sociation of American ( Railroads
is working on an atomic-powered
locomotive but says the atomic
powered train is still a long way
off. CoL R. S. Henry, a vice presi
dent of the association, said the
association has one of its scien
tists working with the - atomic
energy commission on plans for
the locomotive. .
By JACK HAND
ATLANTA to Major league
player representatives refused
Wednesday to talk business with
Ford Frick after the baseball com
missioner had barred their newly
elected legal adviser from the long
planned meeting on pension pro
grams. The 16 players, one from each
big. league club, formally elected
J. Norman Lewis, New York at
torney as their legal counsel
Wednesday and then sent Ralph
iKiner of the Chicago National
League club, and Allie Reynolds of
the New York American
League team to see Frick.
Although all 16 had been invited
to attend, at baseball's expense,
only the two league representa
tives were sent to ask permission
for Lewis to sit in. When Frick re
fused to let the lawyer come to the
meeting, the players returned to
their associates with the news.
The 16 players then held a three
hour session and decided not to
meet with Frick under his condi
tions.
Frick called a press conference
late in the afternoon and explained
his reason for not permitting the
players' attorney to attend. He said
he had called an informal session
and that no legalities were in
volved, therefore no attorneys
were needed. j
Frick added he had told his t)wn
attorneys they would not be per
mitted to attend. Frick said it is
a prerogative" of the .commissioner
to call baseball players and of
ficials into formal sessions at any
time to discuss problems which
may arise.
Frick, who has been ill during
his stay in Atlanta, will leave
Thursday afternoon for New York
with Charley Segar, secretary of
baseball. There will be no further
sessions with the players in At
lanta. Most of the players left
Wednesday for their homes an '
only . Reynolds is expected to a' -tend
the major meeting in New
York, Dec. 7-8. '
Kiner and Reynolds met with
Frick. Segar and president Will
Harridge of the American League
and president Warren Giles of the
National League for ' about two
hours. The matter of having Lewis
present was discussed freely. Also
the player pension fund situation.
j Kiner and Reynolds . told Frick
that Lewis would not act as any
bargaining agent for the players
nor would he be permitted to give
out news releases, acting only as
an adviser on legal matters when
asked. . .
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