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l This, that, ete: r They're off 'a running in the nrognosticators say it will be an all in the Northern Division, they're pointing to Johnny Wooden's UC " tr '"'r.$ f j 1 Yl w vc; t 1 : w - s?v4: ,;; ' i , w ' fill 'liM?1 ' ',- - ' ABE SAPERSTEIN ; Signed 'em for $30,800. .sons, Idaho's Harlan Melton and Washington State's Bill Render and Bon Bennink; Halbrook, Parsons and Bennink made it last year . . . As for the Northwest Conference, the voters will have to contend with -Willamette's Neil Causbie and Darvl Girod. Linfield's Don Porter. Pacific's Norm Hubert Lewis 4c Clark's Gary Jackson, Whitman's ho's R. C Owens and the new sensation Elgin Baylor . . . sam voaes Colleee of Idahos are generally conceded as having the biggest guns in the NW Conference this trip, and if so, J. Lewis and his Willam ettes will have at least one advantage in the three games to be play ed with the Coyotes. The Bearcats play em here twice (January 14 15): and over at Caldwell only once (February 21). TheWU's also have the same advantage with strong Pacific, playing the Badgers here twice, there but once ... i-. If rV Bevo Francis Comes to Total Tonight V" Getting to see the fabulous basketball scoring machine nam ed Bevo Francis in action hasn't taken local hoop nappies nearly as long as they figured it might when the six-foot, nine 'inch ; whix was earning all those headlines at little Rio Grande College .just a year ago. Bevo visits Salem tonight, playing in the doable-" header at South Salem High. . ' " r. . .. . - Even though he had only two given name is Clarence amounted to perhaps the most controversial figure ever to play the cage sport His scoring feats as a freshman .r. 1 A - ! . . . .... nonunuea 011. Action at Honolulu TobrCbDoti: Pro Stars ------ - - To Vie in HONOLULU UN If you've won dered how the latest crop of col lege stars such as Primo Villa nueva, a key back on UCLA's un defeated 1934 gridiron machine, can stack up against the likes of such pros as Otto Graham of the Cleveland Browns; you Will get the answer Sunday. - Graham, who passed aad plunged the Browns to the 1934 National Football League title against the. Detroit Lions, will quarterback the Hawaii All-Stars in the ninth annual Hula Bowl game against . college performers from the Rose Bowl, Cotton Bowl and the East - West classic. Hell be passing to Elroy (Crazy legs) Hirsdu the Los Angeles Rams end who like Graham has announced retirement from the pro ranks. Another target will be Gordy Soltau. pass-catching dem on from the Sari Francisco 49ers ' For points after, and for field goals steady stuff in the pro game but a bit neglected by col- . leges there will be the Browns Lou (The Toe) Groza. Detroit's Charley Ane will be in the line, playing alongside talent from the military in the territory and stars of Hawaiian town teams. On the collegiate side wQl be , Ohio State halfback Bobby Wat kins who scored the second of the Marion Quint Leads League The Marion Motors quintet leap ed to the top of the City Basket ball League standings- Wednes day night with a 64-46 decision over Ren's Drive-In that gave the Motormen their second, straight ' win of the young campaign. Wolgamott's Service . Station made its debut with a 47-31 ver dict over Berg's Market while Aumsville jumped its mark to 1-1 . with a 56-34 victory over the Ma rine Reserves. ' Marion Motors was led by But ler with 13 and McCallister with 12 points, .while Harvey's 11 led the Wolgamott's win. G. Briles dumped in 14 to pace Aumsville. Marine nierTs.(M) B. Stubblef'ki (4) F (5( AnmiTine (J) L. Dalke Bowers () - F (7) AI Cox Jaqua (15) C (14) G. Briles J. Stubblend (0) G (9) R. Busby Krouser () LG 7 D. Dalke Reserve scoring: Auiruville M. Briles (S). S. Dalke (). Officials- Hartley and Bower. WalsaaaotU (47) Harvev til) T Hall 9 P- Scheelar (4) C- Ntros l) G- OO Bert , (10) Cauehell (0) Kara (0) Church (0) Sim rO) Posuar Reserves srorin: Wol-mtts 3. Hotter 18). Pontius (4). ZeUer 3i. Klu?n (4): Fe-e's Jake CD. Ayers (2). Surrtners R. Norr 9). C. Norris (6). Otficials Hartley and Bowers. Ken's () (64) Marion Motors T. Zweert (7)F 4 Tuiley Hubbard (6) T 4 Brown - Payton (6) C (2) Patterson Beaver 6) , G (10) Malcolm Hatel (91 G (8) ShleM Reserves scoring: Ren's Harris (8). Sutton (2). Eakin (2): Marion Motors Butler (13). McCallister (12). Chan da (4), Miller (S). Pattoa (4). FIGHTERS SIGNED ' y VJNCCUVER. B. C. H Promo-- Fart Kalai said Tuesday h sned South African heavy rVsj, jAnTOW Arthur r--' "V-ma, title hHder .Tirnmy v-7 r;:inet here Jan. 20.- JOHANNESBURG, South Africa W World bantamweight cham pion Robert Cohen of France Tues day agreed to defend his title here March 5 against Willie Towed of South Africa. ; . . ' '4 ' ""' V" PCC basket derby, and while the Oregon State-Washington waltz LA Brains as the Mr. Bigs down south. Even despite the all-veter an crew Forrest Twogqpd's South ern Cal defending champs now boast Another outfit to be reck oned with seriously is Pete New- ell's Cal Bears at Berkeley, . . This will be the last year for the division playoff in March, for next season the iullscale round robin Jaw goes into effect Luck ily enough for the northerners, the final PCC playoff is schedul ed up here, where Southern Di- . vision teams have found it just as hard to wiq as have, the ND's ..when theyplay down south Good bets, fori All-Northern Divi sionJionors in 55: Oregon's Jim Loscutoff, ; O r e g on State's Jay Dean, Swede Halbrook; (if he gets in shape) and possibly Tony Vlastelica (if he gets - to play enoueh). Washington's Dean Par Don Robinson and College of Ida years of it the 195-pounder who's nexi pi f - Eve . Buckeyes' three touchdowns in the 20-7 Rose Bowl win over Southern California and the Trojans' Aramis Dandoy who scampered 86 yards for the Trojan score. (Continued on next page) Wolves Sched Raiders Quint ' ; OUGOH COLLEGIATE W L.Pct PP PA So. Oracon 2 O 1.000 168 134 Orecon College S .000 134 188 Portland State- O O .000 00 00 Orecon Tech 0 0 .000 v oo oo East Oregon . .000 00 00 Friday-Saturday gamea: Southern Oregon at Oregon College. OREGON: COLLEGE OF EDU CATION, Monmouth (Special) Basketball iplay in the Oregon Collegiate Conference wilt re sume here ' Friday and Saturday nights when the Oregon College Wolves play host to the Southern Oregon Red Raiders of Ashland. Only two' conference games have been j played thus far, and in them the Raiders defeated Dr. Bob Livingston's Wolfpack, 83-63 and 85-71. 1 The Woves intend get ting even this weekend.'. Oregon Tech doesn't get under way with OCC play until January 14-15 when Eastern Oregon plays at Klamath Falls. Portland State gets started in a January 11 mix with OCE, at Portland, and then again plays the Wolves here Jan uary 15. . Ben Agajanian, place-kicking specialist for the New York Gi ants, is missing four toes on his kicking foot as a result of an ele vator accident : . CAPITOL ALLEYS , Scotty's Stores continued 'in first place when they swept four from the Elks. Chet Boyce led the Scotties with 601 while John Friesen's 506 led the Elks. Mar ion Hotel and Car Park continued in contention with a 3-1 decision over Karrs Five Old Misers. Jim Ross led the Hoteliers with 574 while Ev Clark's '555 was high for the losers. - Pinky Hartwell chipped in with 245 game to en able the Misers to win their lone point West Salem Machinery remained the only other team to have a chance for the first half championship when they took the Gerlinger Carrier team by a 3-1 count Mike McFarlane's 526 was high ; for the Machinists while John Glodfs 557 was the best the Carriers could muster. ; Barclay's Broiler had on their shooting clothes against the Cad well Oil five when they shot a big 3078 to .take three points. John Ringquist with , a 244-619 and Brownie Valdex with a 246 613 topped the big" series while Tom Brennan shot three straight 200s for a 613 for the Cadwells. Brennan Tree Service dropped out of the running . when they dropped four to Lana T. John Irons led Lana with 552 while Dick Phipps shot a 203-205-246 634 for the Surgeons. ' .B ft B ALLEYS' Commercial League duckpin re sults Wednesday night included: Blue Lake Packers 4, Rosebraugh Furnaces 0; Ramages Bottlers 3, Erickson's Market 1; Hick's Sua- Contest At The All Bearcats, Lin field Vie Friday as NW Conference .Race Opens .The WlUametfe University Bear. Satorday night while the other has taken another snpeivdnper Lewis Isn't going hU the con- Girod is sore to come in for his streagtk. neither etab Is expected cats get their portion of the North- teams finish p the seeond games basketeer li W Elgin Baylor, who' ference race feeliag too 1 badly share of the Bearcat glory this to be of the championship caliber westj Conference basketball show of their opening duets. -On Mn- is said to be a mech. better nn material-wise, aad neither isHel semester also. ; - . , . - i the Coyotes and Badgers appear to underway here Friday night, play-, day. night. Lewis ft Clark is at aromd player than Owens. ser at Linfield. The Bearcat chief LiafieM boasts two-ontstandiag have. - i lag the Linfield Wildcats In an Whitman aad Pacific s trjes . the ; Harv Rolcffs Pacific U Badgers has an impressive ontfit made up scorers hi f-5 Don Porter and Mw Whitman is. led by the AO-Can- eight o'elocker In the WU Gym. A CoOego of Idaho. - - . with soch holdovers as -S Gene of sach improved veterans as Dave . Saaford, and Heber has ference sharpshooter Doa Robia- While Johnny Lewis Bearcats ..As the six teams get set for Deshler. S-Z Dan Fraach aad six- Neil Cansbie. Pete - Reed,' Tom plenty of seasoned playing streagtb son." n t-S forward and M Rex and 7 Roy Heber's . Wildcats are Hhe big -go," an eyes are tookug footer - Norm Bnbert the latter Gooding. Dave Gray, Dick Hoy to fit in with those two. - The Wild- Gwiaa, another three-year letter- firing opening volleys here Friday, to Coach Sam yokes College of one of the finest shooters in the Jack Bishop, Jerry McCaRister eats have been an. Impressive lot man. Lewis ft Clark has soch the Lewis ft Clark Pioneers win Idaho Coyotes as the team to beat West also loom as very tongh. and Jack Bishop, which proved In in theb December clashes also, j veterans as $4 Loren Mkhelsea, be nt College of Idaho and Pa- for the champoinship. Already Coasequeatly, their game. with the December games, that R mnst be Althongh both Eldoa Fix nt Lewis C-S Don Ward and six-footers Hal cific will be at Whitman. loaded with n veteran squad. led Coyotes Monday should be n reckoned with. l' ft Clark and Bob Bnrgess at WhiU Adrian. Joe Bontin, Dnane Brady . Willamette t goes to Liafield by the terrific R. C. Owens, Yokes corker. 'W-: The expert ; playmaker Daryl man l . b a o adequate veteran Gene Helm aad Gary Jackson. . ; They Show in ofcVMiisjans gwi isbt..i. 7"- ? rtH .: baa; L 1 Both the Boston Whirlwinds, featuring the famous Bevo Francis, and ters will appear in a double-barreled basketball program at South Salem High School tonight start ing at 9 o'clock. Pictured above (l r) are Francis, Coach Newt Oliver and AI Schreiber of the Whirl winds. They'll play half n game with the Globetrotters. Bevo, Trotters t Bevo Francis, the fabulous col legiate scoring whiz of the last two 'seasons at Rio Grande, O., and a unit of the Harlem Globe trotters appear t6night at South Salem High Schdbl in n double- barreled : basketball program sponsored by the Salem Junior Chamber of Commerce.' The show, which also lists oth- -er entertaining acts during the intermissions, is slated to start at 8 p.m. . . In ' the first game' the ' Boston Whirlwinds, who feature- Francis and his Rio Grande coach Newt Oliver, and who are traveling partners with the Globetrotters, play half a game against a local all-star team. The Trotters face the van-star:-. unit inthe vsecongi half. . ; Then the Whirlwinds and Trot ters go at it in a regular, game as tne nigntcap feature .01 tne bill , 1 - The 6-foot 9-inch Francis scor ed 1,954 ' points in 39 games with Rio Grande during the 1952 53 season, a 50.1 average per game. Last season he tallied 1,- 255 in 27 games for a 46.5 mark. a new record for collegians. Other marks held by the sharp shooter: Most field goals, 444; most free throws made, 367; most points in one , game, 113; most field goals in one game, 38; most free throws in one game, 37. , , : . , Francis teams with a group of other former collegians to make up the Whirlwinds, and in Oliver has the coach who euided him through his controversial two-year career at Rio Grande. The Globetrotters are led by such cagers as 6-2 Robert Hall, 6-4 Jesse Coffey, 6-2 Ernest Wag ner, 6-4 Charles Harrison and 6-4 Stan Burrell, most of whom came up through the Trotters' own "farm system." Tickets for tonight's card are available at Wicklund Sporting Goods Store. eys dries 3, Lana Tavern 1; Mick's Sign Shop 4. Les Newman's 0. Ramages had top ? team scores with a 2116 series and 738 game. Ken Melton, Erickson's, posted high individual series with his 466 and Troy Crab tree Blue Lake had high sole game with 196. UNIVERSITY BOWL State House League No. 1 Highway Accounting," with only the tail enders to meet managed to salvage only one point from Highway Materials. George Le Tourneux was the only man to break 500 for the Accountants with a 504. which Don Davey tied for the. rock testers. State Police turned back Secretary of State, 3-L, George Miller , hit a 534 to do his best for the Secretaries, but Floyd Morrill kept the cops in with a 527. A play-off will be arranged to determine the first half champions. Tax Commission finished stronj in sweeping all four points to finish, just behind the top teams. Virgil Mahaffey anchored the tax collectors with a 546 series. State Printers, with anchor man Don Duncan firing a 546, was able to gain a 2-point split with Fairview Home. Charlie Grabenhorst had a 511 for the latter team. '-Division of .Audits easily took all four points, as Jay Gould led off with a 245 game, and slacked off only a bit to wind up with a solid 619 series. High way Construction tlobbered Traf fic Engineers No. 1, by a 4 to 0 score; with Ted Roake's 526 lead ing the way. Jay Gould's game and series easily von top honors. Tonigh Local Cage Program Tonight against n local all-star quint d This is Robert Hall, talented cen- ter for the Harlen Globetrotters who appear : in exhibitions to night at South Salem High SchooL The Trotters play half a game against a local all-star team, and then vie with the Boston Whirlwinds in a regular tilt Path Cleared For Title Go . tormer Wei- NEW YORK Iff 1 1 : VIA r.vil.a Wednesday cleared the way for a Johnny Saxton Carmen Basilio title bout in Syracuse April 1 by withdrawing his claims for an im mediate rematch with Saxton.; Saxton, who won the title from Gavilan in Philadelphia last Octo ber, and Basilio, the No. 1 con tender, are expected to sign for the fight in a couple of days. Upon receipt of GavOan's with drawal in writing Jim is or ris. president of the International Boxing Club, promised Gavilan a match with the Saxton Basilio winner wiuun u aays oi uic oyi a- cuse scrap. Gavilan also was assured of a Feb. 23 date at Miami possibly against Sugar i Ray Robinson, ex welterweight and ' middleweight king. Robinson holds two victories over Gavilan. i Junior Moanr Session Set Junior High School basketball coaches will ; hold their annual moaning session at next Monday morning's meeting of the " Salem Breakfast Club. Always one of the most enter taining and informative events on the SBCs slate, the "moaning clinic will be held at the . Sena tor Hotel starting at 7:30 a.m. Junior High coaches scheduled to j sing the blues are Harry Mohr, Leslie Blues; Calvin Bonney, Les lie Golds; Tim. Warren, Leslie Warriors: Fabian Nelson, Parrish Cards; Glen . Collins. Parrish Pi oneers, and John Dalke, Parrish Greys.- ' . . ' I John Lewis, president of the SBC, announces that Joe Ziegler. new general manager of the Port land Beavers, will be the speaker on Jan. 17. DAYTON MATMEN VICTORS DAYTON (Special) TJayton High. School's wrestling : team chalked up 'a 33-20 victory over Sherwood here Wednesday. The winning matanen captured seven matches to run their , string of triumphs to three in a row. - - - I - .-7 A xvi j 1 1 ') I a nnlt of the Harlem Globetrot then. finish np in a regular tussle r. Swede Eligible Again Halbrook Back With Beavers ' CORVALLIS Wt .Big Wade "Swede" Halbrook became eligible Wednesday giving Oregon State two, seven-footers on the basketball team. - . Halbrook is the 7-3 center who averaged 112 points a game as a sophomore last year to lead the Pacific Coast Conference in scor-J ing. Poor grades kept him out of pre-conference games this season, in which, Oregon State lost six of 10 contests, but he .made up ' his work and became eligible with the start of a new term Wednesday. Phil Shadoin, a sophomore who stands an even 7 feet, moved over to a forward position las Halbrook took over at center in the squad workout .Wednesday. !Shadoin be gan the season on the bench, but moved -into the starting lineup in recent games. i . j ; That will give Oregon State a lineup averaging 6-8 or 6-6. depend ing on whether Bob Allord, 6-4, or. Ron Robins,j5-8, starts at ! a guard position. The other starters are both 6-5. They are forward Tony ' Vlastelica and Jay Dean, who is being moved from forward to guard. r Coach Slats Gill saidhowever, he might not start Halbrook in the opening conference . series for Oregon State here , this weekend against Washington State. While ineligible Halbrook was unable to work out with the squad. , and Gill said he did not want to put ; Halbrook in until he is ready, j Halbrook has been working out 1 on his own. however, and observers at the practice Wednesday said he aor.earl to h in eoA mnriitinn r r o . Blackman Gets Eye of Bevos NEW YORK W Oregon State and the pro Los Angeles Rams, boths eeking new head coaches, j are interested in Bob Blackman. successful, young University of Denver coach, it was learned Wed- uc9u,v uiul. - i - Blackman. who led the Pioneers to the Skyline eight championship in the past season, said he had an appointment with an Oregon State representative , Thursday as a followup-to "some informal" talks. ' : j The Southern California gradu ate wouldn't confirm or deny: the Los Angeles report, but a good source said Blackman also would confer with the Rams this week. A . lobby rumor had Blackman as a -dark horse possibility for the vacant Dartmouth post but Black- man said "I haven't heard about the Dartmouth job. But then, the wee": is youn?. I wouM.be inter ested in Dartmouth, it's a fine - school." Church Rtsults : i Church Basketball League re sults Wednesday night: Senior League 1st 'Nazarene 39, 1st Christian 35; Englewood EUB 47, 1st Baptist 34; 1st Presbyterian 61, Knight Memorial 37. Interme diate -A 1st Baptist 53, 1st Nazarene 42; Evangelistic Temple 45. 1st Methodist 30: Intermediate -B" Englewood EUB 36, Liber ty ChtEfch of Christ 22: Trinity Methodist 37, Baptist Presbyte-; risn 31; Junior "A" 1st Chris tian 26. 1st MethodM 25: Junior -B"--FTce Methodic 30, 1st Con gregation?! 17. i w West Virginia University's bas ketball co?ch Fred - Schaus was the only Mountaineer eager to be named captain for two seasons. He was the star player and cap tain in 1941 and m : .- Skxiotmcm, Salnm, Om ThurM Jan. 6, 1955 (Soc 2 li Rindone Kdyoed Sugar Kay PecEis ESiveil In 1 st Comebacli Scrap DETROIT UP) Sugar Ray Rob inson, rusty and cautious for five rounds, flashed his old lightning like form and knocked out crude, plodding Joe Rindone of Boston at 1:37 of the sixth round Wed nesday night to successfully launch his comeback before a roaring crowd in . Olympia Stadium. - . Stung into, action .when Rindone landed a left and right to the head, Robinson tore after the 28-year-old Bostonian and connected with a series of roundhouse blows to the head. I -. A right sent Rindone to the can vas, head down and hurt He slow ly climbed upi as though a 500 pound safe was on his burly shoulders, but it was too late. . Referee Johnny Weber reached the count of 10 and signaled that Sugar Ray was the winner in his first fight since June,. 1932 A period of 30 months. - It was an explosive win for the dapper New Yorker who is seeking to regain the middlewight cham pionship from uuenoiaer can ibo bo) Olson. COLLEGE BASKETBALL ' Navy 77. William and Mary M . Cornell 69. Columbia SS ! Notre Dam 83. Butler 9S Richmond 92. Villanova 83 ' Duke 81. Temple 64 George Washington 74, Georgetown 55 . . , Geneva 91. Pittsburgh 67 Fordham 64. St. Francis 59 Pennsylvania 43. Yale 40 Connecticut 102. New Hampshire 84 ' Detroit 92. Loyola (Chicago I 78 . Penn State 91. Bucknell 45 Dayton 68. Canisius 54 Dartmouth 72. St. Anselm N. H, 47 Tufts 90, Massachusetts 76 ; Auburn 98. Howard 77 Colorado Strte 83. Adams State 58 Rhode Island 75. Brown 65 V MONMOUTTI SHOOTERS WIN MONMOUTH (Special) Mon mouth shooters posted a 1972 to 1947 win over McMinnville Wed nesday night in a Northwest Ore gon Rifle League match. AI Fletcher led Monmouth with 362 points and 400 with handicap. PILOTS TRIUMPH SACRAMENTO. Calif, (m The Portland University Pilots, led by forward Ron Marshall, overcame a halftime deficit Wednesday night and defeated Sacramento State, 57 to 54. ! CdilAlilual: iVHWAz This Address Only FIRESTONE STORES ; Phone 2-2491 Center & Liberty IB in 6th For. those few; , brief seconds, Robinson looked like the Sugar Ray of old sharp, swift, ruth less. Rindone, who hadn't foufcht in uvfn nvmrh. . nfforwri littla in the way of an attack and was un-f11 able to ward off Robinson's wild. finishing flurry. i Sugar Ray, weighing a lithe 159 to Rindone's 163 tt. was unim pressive in the. first five, rounds. Free Choice Steal: or ChicheK Dinner for Two at Chuck's Steak House Two Dinners for Two Awarded Every Thur. Nlab' Thru January. Come in and get your free tickets nor Drawings at 7:30 pjecu jsl Brauiiig Yonighf 3.9S Value Indian SIE3KB11 .8 3.95 2ppr Tlj Tie Vcdu hm fn!. n i! ! )) 1405 North Church Acres from Curly' Dairy V (I ' Open Sunday. II te 6 Dafly. S to 9 Phone 4-5007 1 )) DONT WAIT ON US WAIT ON YOURSELF (I Arizona State Back in Fold More Spring Drills Hoped for by Coaches ' By HUGH FULLERTOX Jit NEW YORK W The National Collegiate Athletic - Assn. Council restored Arizona State College of Tempe to good standing Wednes day. .v- - The television committee, wind ing up its business for 1934, learned that football attendance during the past season was up 2.5 percent in spite of increased " TV "competi tion'' and the college . football coaches made a strong pitch for more spring practice. ' ' These were the principal devel opments of the third day of the winter meetings of college sports leaders. : . ' Arizona State, center of a! re cruiting - "scandal" a couple of years ago, was handed a two-year; probation starting Sept 1; 1953.' The' NCAA Council, reviewed the' situation a year ago, voted that one-year suspension of eligibil ity from NCAA meets and cham nionshios should be ended, but continued the probationary period. Wednesday, in a second review,, the council found that "corrective; (Cont Next Page") Limil Two Quality (oj Pair NsaSkid BulilMt i