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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.
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gladlaUng on the touch-and-go
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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. '
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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'
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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.
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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.
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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-
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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,