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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1994)
PAGE FOURTEEN Thm OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Ortejon, Sunday Morning. January 13, 1948 Tuesday Mat Card Lineup A pair of local popnlalres, hav ing done such a rood job of pleasing the patrons on laat Mk'i show, will be back again thla week to bulje bleeps In pre llmlnary heats on Matchmaker Elton Owen's mat party at the Ferry Street Garden. Owen an flounced his card as completely signed ap yesterday and that Pierre (Frenchy) LaBelle and Walt (TV Sneese) Achin would bo the two smoothies to eome back for prelim sessions. LaBelle; the twice ' decorated sailor man on the Cruiser Ban Francisco daring tht war, and still the grappling sharpie he was before bo left for the service, cones back to thwnp with Lltb Oast Johnson la Tuesday's opener. Since Johnson la also a wrestler, the eartalnralser sbonld bo St minates, or less of clean Baseball bugs who feel a ball s - i w si a t &tr rx they can clutter up their pews with peanut shells, hot dog wrappers and coke bottles are du for a pleasant surprise when th town Senators step forth May TTjf they think th concession setup was tobgrade before the wsr.fwait til they see what, the Oregon Sports Service people are doing with the Waters park postwar plan. ' Ed and Joe Sturckler, a father and son act In the northwest for JOE (left) and OSS pappa Ed has, been with the firm 15 years and son Joe, after three years in the army, rejoins the dispensers for bis third year i. re installing brand new-up-to-snuff counters at th yard, designed to le most accessabJe to th hungry or thirsty ball fan, Th spacious lounteri greeting grsndstand patrons as they enter th main portals will still be there, done up in the finest spangles obtainable by OSS. Jiffy sen-ice will be the byword. Right field bleacher clients haven't been forgotten either. About the first thing same customers will see vhen they enter the gate is another large stand, this one cut Into ihe wet end of the bleacher. Nothing has been said about what the left field bleacherites are to do when they get hungry, but you can bet they won't be forced to bite their fingernails. In step with the Portland Besver plan that's to make the local tieup impregnable to ridicule, the OSS people, through Northwest Manager Ed and Salem Manager Joe Struckler, intend fattening up th baseball Berts and Bcisi cs in A l style come summer. Incidentally, In maneuvering around the town for his connections, Joe has been dumbfounded to hear so much baseball talk. "I've been in a lot of good baseball towns," he says, "but never in one like this. All they talk about Is baseball, and here It is only January!" (Your breakfast should taste pretty good this mornin', eh, George Emigh?) Coming Kegler Valdez Wowed 'Em in Seattle That May 7 mentioned above is correct. Originally it was planned to have the Senators open at home April 30. But then the league direc tors reconsidered, drew up th first two weeks of the summer's sche dule and put Salem on the road starting April 28. The Patchies will open at Yakima the 26th, move to Spokane the 30th and 1 ome home May 7 against Yakima. : Although our up-an4-tr'em re-. iv em re- . late con- old War- norters are about a wecx festing it, seems 17-yeap-oId en (Brownie) Valdez pride of Perfection alleyist Joef Coe, Just bout tole the show in a Seattle 'ournamf nt lant Sunday! A herd of he "local .pinmen, including Val- ler, entered the meef's singles r-vent. In his firnt thiijee games, mder pressure (there jwas quite t. wad of cash awaiting the win- ir as prize), Valdez whipped off 221, 231 and 239. feverybody n the joint was cheering for last WARREN VALDEZ ummcr's local Junior League ballgamer and even the hot-shot owlers, suffering ridicule by the 'teen ager, were on his side. But then it happened. Someone cornered the already quaking kid and endered an only-one more-game-come-on-son-you-can do it pep talk. Varren staggered out, rolled a 138 and finished iii the also-ran group. Undimayed Coe says he still thinks Warren has the. makings f a champion. And from the looks of those first three games, carded vhile rubbing elbows wth some of the northwest's top keglers, little vonder. . Potrder Bob A'oir Hot-Shot Batketballer To baJtfclia)l: "Youmay or may not remember Bob White, who layed qme pretty fair baykctball and baseball for ye olde 'Bearcats' in '37-38 39-40," write Bob Bunhnell, 2848 Bth Ave., Sacramento, r'al., "out this may be of interest to some of the local sports en lupiiiKt around Salem." (Ed's note:' Few hereabouts have forgotten Powder Bob" and his fastball hurling for Spec Keene nines). "After layinK for Northrop Aircraft in 1041 and after completing 30 months in Uncle's Sam's air forces, he Is now holding down a guard portion or the Los Anjgeles Shamrocks of a semi pro hoop circuit made up of rjOt Anxlex, Siilt Lake, San Francisco, Sacramento, San Diego and i few olher citiei, "A pretty fa.-t and c)ns!y league and Bob is doing a pretty nice .ob. Hat the opportunity of seeing him recently here in Sacramento. Me's up to 6 feet 3 iches and tips the scales at 200 pounds. 'Incidentally, can't anyone keep down the Page Woolen's? Maples, maybe?' (Dear Bob: Maple's? No!) I Re this hoop circuit Bushnell writes about, another former Morthwesterner doing pkeh in it is Wally Borrevik, the 6-foot 9-incher rom U of Oregoji. Borrevik plays on the Sacramento quint. And ex Tall Fir Webfootier Laddie Gale is on the Salt Lake team. .Mover Slated Against Suarez PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 2-iP) rjpmmy Moyer will bid for the v)regon state welterweight title in a acheduled 15-round go with i&hnny Suarez here Friday in a tarch of Dimes" bojfing card at hie auditorium. Moyer, who sports (two inch height advantage, will !ive only three pounds on jolting ifhnny as he meets the hard slug ,iig Mexican. rr p. ":: . w 4 f , f WALT ACHIU gladlaUng on the touch-and-go Sid. (am just isn't a ball gam unless ED STURCKLER T"'"7 f I Tractor Quint Hits Tall 2767 Salem's Interstate Tractor'bowl ing team, entered in the Boosters' division of the Oregon state tour ney at Portland, rolled a, 2707 series, expected to be one of if not the highest scores at the end of the meet. The Tractors tossed as follows: Jim Farthing 613, War ren Valdez 591, Marvin Strode 521, Fred Stettler 520 and "Red" Hasty 462. ' tP v . l IS - I A Completed JaJttsulng Aehlu, the veteran 'Chinese campaigner, draws an other: tough guy as he did last week. Then it was bulbous Babe ! Small and Walt went to a fall, j apiece draw with j him la a ; whistling session. This time It's I anouirr neriy enaraeter ana : mean? one. Earl Malone. Xo flies j should rest on this one especial- ! ly sine Aehla Is la! with nasty Ilk on popular Earl.! Thf malner, featuring th re- I turn of rough and rugged Faavo Katonen, lists to the Jim-dandy : side. Big raaTO, still possessing th Coas( light heavyweight title belt,! meets AngeUo I Martlnelll, th Italian swlfty who has been nor than holding bin own with such (rents as Jo Lynam, Rufus : Jones and Gray Mask. Hell meet m ef the very best In Katonen. Dads Clubbers Hoop Discussion, Grid Movies 3 on Menu - S - 4. i ' The Salem Dad's club, formed few weeks ago and: still striv ing to put Salem high athletics first and foremost, convenes Mon day night at. eight o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce. ; c Following reports of various committees and a discussion on the sit of the 1046 state high school I basketball j! tournament, moving: pictures of two of th sea son's top football games on the coast wiill b shown, according to President Bill Phillips. Th Asso ciated Oil company Is donating the picture. . . . ; f 4 I Th session Is open to both members and prospective mem bers of the club. Any male liv ing within th S&lem school dis trict who has or does not have children is eligible to join th boosters organization. Membership fee Is $1.00 per year and a "wel come" committee will bo available Monday. f City Leaguers Vie on CITY LXAGUE STANDINGS j (American D!vUion . J if W li Vet. VT PA Pase Woolens 4 1 000 J41 SS WU Gotds J J JOO 2 134 Mlnters 1 f J33 1J8 15 Hollywood 1 i .Sa3 los . 1S7 Val. Motor 1 S 3M 113 151 : The American division of the City basketball league swings into second round action Monday night at Willamette with a pair of games. The league-leading and pennant favored Pago Woolens draw the rpund'slbye. J . 4Th 1 :30 opener Monday sends tho second place Willamette Golds against the third place Talbot Minters : in what I stacks up as a tossup game. At 8.-30 the Holly woods, tied with the Minters, tangle with the Valley Motors in another tos8upper. . 1 j The top five scorers to date in each division: NATIONAL DIVISION i G Herberger. Curio 5 O. Wllllaii. WU 2 Ti Albrieh. KC .. 4 Morley, Scverln ...:,..A Skopll. Maple . 3 AMERICAN DIVISION Page. Woolens 4 Kotnik, Minter 4 McfUe, Woolens 4 McKee. Woolens 4 Meet Monday Monday TO FT TP 35 1 SI 14 1 ' 49 20 T i 47 15 42 IS 4 36 29 J -61 21 S 60 20 7 47 IS 1 39 10 4 84 Rebenadojrf. Hoi 3 nue May KO Conn WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-(P)- Billy Conn literally is trying .to punch his way out of a puzzling income tax situation in connec tion with his forthcoming fight with Joe Louis. He has asked the internal! revenue department to serve ai a sort of second. MI t . il Lonn wiii receive n ntunaica $300,000" for meeting Louis in a world heavyweight championship bout net June. But Conn, it was learned, I is worried over the fact that his ; take-home pay for facing Louis may be less than $100,000. Jawees Edge Braves, 32-31 i f i i Gurnee Flesher's JSalem Jay vees gained revenge for an ear lier defeat at the hands of the classy Chemawa Indians, by nos ing the iRedskihs 32jto 21 in a fast preliminary to jthe Salerti Astoria Contest at the Villa last night. Chet Ashman, with 13, and Dick Allison, with 11, paced the losers and victors, respectively. Chcmaws (31) Jackson S) T Blodgett MO) T Ashman (13) C Picard S) G: Orcutt (71. G Sub for Salem Coe S (32) Jayveei i (9) Bellinger 1 5) Hill L (3) MorgaU i (in AiiiKin (2) Boggs MIAMjr, Fla., Jan. 12-)-R. B. Carroll's! Do-Reigh-Me, a $21.70 for two thance, romped to a two length Victory in the $15,000 Gulfstrem handicap j here today. A record crowd of 17,300 saw the race. Dep Vhs Cop On 23-17 Defensive Play Again Stands Out ! As Clubs Carbon Copy Friday Go ,: Salem high's Vikings weren't their usual go-get-'em selves last night at the Villa, but they did have defense again with a capital P" and swept the local series with Astoria's arch-rival Fishermen j on a 23-17 win. The game, practically a carbon copy of Friday night's opener, failed to jam the Villa, hall as did that opener Wally Palmberg's lads were again sharp with their no-you-don't tactics and, coupled with a visible touch of listlessness in the SHS offensive, Harold Hauk's kids couldn't hang up their win ning total of Friday. It wai 28-18 then. t In fact, the Palmbergs, them selves halted at the net but ef fectively, stayed practically neck and neck withithe Viks until the final quarter. It was 6-3 for Sa lem at the end of round one and 9-9 at halftime. Then, after giv ing up the lead at 13-11 early in the third canto, the Viks pulled out with an 18-16 margin at the end of the heat The final perioQ, not a lot unlike the first three in close checking, wild shooting and dreariness, was all Salem as Al Bellinger, Al Chamberlain and Carlos Houck teamed for five points while! the visitors had to settle with a single digit on Har vey Pekkala's gift toss. Were It not for Captain How ard Lowold of the Finns, a smooth ballplayer who again led the scoring with seven markers, the Viks would have had the fray in a walk. The rest of the Coast ers; just couldn't seem to find a decent hole in the Vik defense, a floating but tight zone with a man-to-man border. Salem again wanted to run their fast break through the Fins, but same Finns would have none of It Palmberg's kids are sound defensively. The Viks, us ually good for eight to a dozen points per game via clever ball steals and lonf sprints, were stop ped cold here also. Palmberg had from two to three boys playing back all night, rendering the SHS grab-lt-and-run weapon useless. The two clubs gather again early next month for a pair In Astoria. Salem (t S ff ft Ttm ft Tp ntzmaurtce, f S 1 1 S,S Bellinger, f 10 S 0 1 Mason, 7 I I I S Daieh, g S 1 1 S 3 Chamberlain, g 3 1 I S 1 3 Houk, g 111111 Maae, g S 1 S Province, e I S S S S 6 Gibson, g S S 0 Hendri. g 1 S 0 TOTALS Astoria (17) Huntainger, Korpela, t Louvold, e Crimberg, g r. Ihander, g BumaLa, f . A. Ihander, f Nelson, c , PekkMla, g . Sagan. g 43 S S S S 13 s j "is -10 TOTALS S 41 S 8 13 17 Shooting percentages Salem J14. Ai torla .144. OfficialsBruce William and Al Lightner. ; Fort jStevens Tops! Bearcats FORT STEVENS, Ore., Jan. 12 -JF)-The Fort Stevens Coast Ar tillery defeated Willamette uni versity 39 -to 33 here tonight in their cage jtilt. Ft. Stevens led off to a 14 to 9 lead in thej first quarter, but the Bearcats drew even at the half for a 21-21 count. As the third opened, the . Artillerymen edged ahead to stay, but Willamette hung close I on their heels. Beryle Gorby netted a total of 19 for the servicemen while Wil liams paced the Bearcats with a total of 11 points. Closed Season On Bass pOut' i . PORTLAND, Jan. 12-vP)-The state game commission tossed out th closed season on black bass today after hearing fishermen complain the fish were breeding so rapidly that salmon are threat ened. . The ruling tentative until a January 28 commission meeting will be state-wide except for a May-June closed season in Klamath county. The commission also removed the' bag limit on perch and can celled winter trout fishing along the coast. The general trout sea son was set at April 20-October 31 with bag limit of 13 fish or 13 pounds and one fish. fBitsy' Grant Upsets Mulloy TAMPA., fla., Jan. 12-;p)-Bry-an M. "Bitsy" Grant, Atlanta's little veteran who is making a comeback after four years in the army, pulled another- upset today to land in the finals of the Dixie tennis tournament, Grant whipped heavily-favored Gard nar Mulloy of Miami, 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. That second straight up set victory sent the 35-year-old Georgian into tomorrow's finals against Bill Talbert of Cincinnati. Topnseeded i Talbert won as he pleased from Frank Gurnsey of Orlando, Flf, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3. Series Victory Pro Football By Rid Feder NEW YORK, Jan. 12-()-The National Football league's cham pionshjp Cleveland Rams, mov ed their franchise to Los Ange les today In a surprise switch that laid the battle lines for a finish fight between the Na tional and the new All-America eonference In, what are regard ed as the three top professional gridiron cities In America. Grocery Store Magnate Dan ny Reeves, the Rama' owner, asked for permission to take his Nelson Crabs 6 Stroke Lead Defending Giampion Near 'Frisco Title ' By Russ Newland SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12-(JP) Like a thoroughbred racing against plow-horses, Byron Nel son increased his lead over the field today at the end of the third round of the lh annual open golf tournament. The defending champion piled up on the next to the last lap with a 54-hole total of 215, six shots ahead of his closest rival. Chasing the game's greatest money . winner, into the stretch were Chandler Harper, Ports mouth, Vs., and Herman Barron, White Plains, N.Y., tied at 221. Barrot posted tho day's best score, 34-36 70 to improve his position. Some of the big guns, usually booming In Nelson's ears, faded as the real racing began. They included- Beltin Ben Hogan, Her shey, Pa., whose 73 brought him a 54-hole total of 223; E. J. Har rison, Little Rock, Ark., with the same. aggregate; ex-PGA Cham pions Bob Hamilton, Chicago, and Vic Ghezzi, Deal, NJ., tied at 226 along with Harold McSpaden, Sanford, Me., and Jim Ferrier, Chicago. 'Barbed-Wire9 Boul Tiff For Heinie PW' STOCKTON, Calif., Jan. 12 JP)- The "Barbed Wire Bowl" football game will be played here tomorrow. The partici pants: Two teams of German prisoners of war. The place: Within the stockade grounds, Stockton army ordnance depot. iT k " w , O Here's food news for drivers riding on worn tires. We hare DURECAP! It means new, thick treads with Duramin-to gnrt your tires thousands of extra miles. Duramin u the exclusive B. F. Goodrich chemical compound that has been fighting beat deterioration nd fortifying tread rubber in top line B. F. Goodrich tires for more than four years. Get th extra mileage that Duramin will girt to your smooth dro .don't say recap-say DURECAP. It cottt no mort to DURECAP CCT7(q)(q) 6.00-16 ONLY U nii 4.00 E3oIFo (Gj 198 S. Commercial 3rrgcn &tattman Al Lighlncr Editor Rams Moved to title holders to Los Angeles, ex plaining he has wanted a pre football elub there since 1S37 four years before be entered the National. The rest of the loop's club owners gave the move their Immediate blessing, be cause by It the National now will have clubs in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, where the hottest war for gate receipt and drawing power is expected. Following up their selection last night of aggressive Bert Bell to succeed mild Elmer Lay den as National league commis n ON SALEM CARD: Jack Von, Sa lem grown and a recent dis chargee from the marine corns, will be one of the gladiators on Matchmaker Harry Plant's opening boxing card at the armory Wednesday night. Janu ary 23. Von fought on the Joe Kahut-Gus Lesnevlch card Fri day and weighs 179 pounds. I Hum .. , .... -11 i e -X J M" .'.'Hv m :-y ' New Tubes It's smart to replace t h o e weak, patched, st retched, chafed, pre-war tubes with new tubes. A tube in time can save a tire. Get new B.F. Good rich tubes. PLUS TAX EARL STRAUSBAUGH, MANAGER Salem Staters Nip Buck C3oop Team, 50-47 Second Half Wchfoot Hallv Falls Sliort as OSC Takes Series Lead EUGENE, Ore., Jan. 2.-lA') Oregon Slt college snapped into an early lead over the University of of the Webfoots for a 50 to 46 final ! Coast league cage meet, Los Angeles sioner In What ts now definitely an all-out battle, the magnates alno brought In representatives of three of the leading minor leagues in the country and start ed the ball rolling toward for mation of a National Associa tion of Pro Circuits which would exclude the All-America. These were the Pacific Coast league, the Dixie league In thei south and the American asso ciation. The setup would close ly resemble baseball's organiza tion. Idaho Upsets WSC, 44 to 38 Vandals Win Despite 17 Points By Hanson PULLMAN, "Wash., Jan. 12-(Jf) A last-half scoring spurt tonight gave the University of Idaho a 44 to 38 victory over Washington State college in a, hectic northern division Pacific coast conference basketball game. It was 18-18 at halftime. Idaho's Grant Mortemon, pour ing in five field goals in the sec ond half, led th Vandals to vic tory despite the scoring revival of Washington State's huge cen ter, Vince Hanson, who scored 13 of his team's 20 laft-half poinis for a high scoring total of 17. laatao (44) FiMT WSC !) fi r( Tn Mor'nwii, f a 13 wv iKTn. I z Qutnn, tit S Arndt. f 3 Phoenix, e 4 f Hanson, c i 3 Johnson, g 1 t Elliott, g 2 Moose. 1 A 0 Bor. I S Waller 0 Cbause, g 1 Pyne. g 4 O'Conner. f 0 Ryan, f 0 I.ip'rolt. f 0 Baylcsa, ( I o Carlson, g 0 TOTALS IS 13 44 TOTALS 1J IS 38 Frre throws mUnl: Idaho Qutnn 6. Hortenaen 2. Carlbauch. WSC Hanson. Carlson; Elliott. Arndt. Official: Bill Fraxer and Elra Hunt- r. ' , Lou Brc First At Santa Anita . ARCADIA, Jan. 12. -UP)- Lou Bre, expertly ridden by Bobby Permane, came strongly hroiiKh the stretch today to capture the $50,000 San Pasqual handicap by a nose from the tiring Sirrie which had set the pace throughout the mile and one sixteenth race. Bull Reigh, the eight-year-old cam paigner, was third. ESS Oregoii tonight ahd stayed ahead in their northern division, Pacific The Slaters led 33 to 17 at the half-time and then settled limn to a Hearty pace as Coach Hobby Hobson's Ducks fought to recover themselves uith Williamson, w. ho netted 18 points for the game, leading the way. But the Ducks didn't hse enough time for tho rally. , osc (M) ft Pf Tp Ore. (17) riMTa narrrn, j i I Wllkini, 12 1 S And'foh,. t 3 Rocha. c 3 Cr'daU. g 3 M'Grath. t 3 Hen'iTn. f-g 3 Esping. g 0 West, g 0 Nral. t 1 Strait, g 0 7 Bray. I S Hayi.e J W'mson. g t S Berg.g I S Seb . f 2 Smith, t S Raa'aon. g 0 Mayer, f S TOTALS 17 22 SO TOTALS 14 IS 44 Officials Emil Piluso, Hal ?-.. Missed tyi throws: OSC Wrrn. An derson. McGrath. Orefon: Wultln. e borg 2; RaTmisn, Wllliarr.ion. Bei f 1. Iiagket balling Gali To Convene Monday Women interested in forming : a "pis y-for-f on" local basket ball league or team are remind ed to report to the TMCA Mon day night, eight o'clock, to dis cus it flelpfal hints and point. ers will be offered by Y sonnel. Waltoiis' Stag Set Wednesday Salem chapter, Izaak Walton League .;of America bend iro its "Mriclly stag" party in conjunction-With the regular mom1'., ly meeting Wednesday nijht, eigr.t o'clock, st ihe Veteran of For eign Wars hall. Free refrhmer.?s and fun galore are terrrj cloe!y related to the Wednemlajr meet-j ing, according to Chri Kowiii.': chapter prident. XT AirKi ra tifA 1 1 cas4 fa Writ m ' friends ss well as prospective membet f . Viks on Road For 3 Tussles Pitching with the Palmberg at a nucces ft uh- end"foT th time be ing, Salem high's Vikings this week hit the road for the next three Karnes on their bketba:i schedule. Tuesday night the Hauk men travel to Springfield to cio No-Name league caging with the Millers. Then on Friday an4 Sat urday nights it's the Klamath Falls Pelicans at Klamath Fal. Tha TV. i t-a nra ts i lit a lis fi 1 1 ki A)" v 4 ms give the SMS'eis their toishet time, since the Southe'rtver-a- improved greatly since Salem walloped thtm, 27-18, here earlier in the Kon. Phone 91.r,