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Newspaper Page TextPage Twelve. THE REGISTER-GUARD, EUGENE unmun . 'March 21 Seattle, Idaho Quints Advance in National AAU Hoop Mee H IGH CLIMBER By DICK STRITE It's all over but (he moanln'! Maxlo Kubensleln's Oregonians provided the local basketball sea son with a sort of anti-climax Tuesday night at Denver by losing their first test of the National A. A. U. tournament to the Colorado Springs Jewelers. Last week Uni versity high failed to live up to expectations by taking two con secutive drubbings in the state hieh school tournament. But out of these two unimpressive per formances we can salvage a few honors. First we point to John Dick's northern division individual scor ing championship and his all-time tie for number ot liem goals. Second, the University of Ore gon's freshman quintet's record of 10 victories in 17 starts. Third, the Wcbfoot varsity's sec ond place in the northern division. Fourth, the Rubes' state AAU "A" championship. Fifth, the McKee Bakers of Springfield winning the state AAU "B title. Sixth, University high's third straight district 7 title. Seventh, Lowell's third consecu tive Lane county "B" high school chamnionshin. Eighth, the YMCA winning the Church league crown and the bap tint Married Men capturing the nlavoff. Ninth, Lowell Townics winning Lane county Independent league title. Tenth, River Road and Willa gillespic quintets winning county grade school championships. And that just about winds up the local hoop season, although the River Road Graders are still competing in a Goldenball tourn ament in Portland for 110-pound quintets with another state cham pionship a possibility. And now we can turn seriously to baseball. With only about six weeks be fore the opening of the local sea son, Eugene baseball enthusiasts will meet Friday night at the Eu gene hotel to set the course of the 1940 Athletics. We understand that Frankio Fassctt has with drawn his athletic club idea In iavor of H more highly financed setup. The dynamic little baseball fiend has also resigned as business manager, opening the way for a complete new organization. Frankie, with a whole scries of setbacks and not a very formidable club to shout about, managed to pull through the 1039 season still using black ink on the ledgers. If a board of directors is named at the Friday night meeting, and that , is what the proposal amounts to, the board would do well to ser iously consider re-appointing Fas sett. With night baseball assured for at least once each week, plus Sun day afternoon games every other week in Eugene and the other Sunday at Swimmers' Delight, baseball should make a grand re covery here. The Athletics and Hills Creek Hillbillies will share the night schedule on the Civic Stadium field, with games slated for every Saturday night. At least four of these contests, however, may be played during mid-week, against Silvei ton and Albany. . There is still a bare possibility lhat G. E. Jacnby will outfit his Swimmers' Delight park with lights, but Manager Grover Kel say of Hills Creek is planning to share the local field with the Athletics. Nuggets, Oilers Final Favorites Sellout 7,000 Crowds Expected For Tourney By LOUDON KELLY DENVER, March 21 (!) Quar ter-final bracketings. in the Na tional A. A. U. tournament tonight bridge a broad basketball belt stretching from wind-lashed Lake Michigan to the palm-shaded Hol lywood hill. ' A sellout crowd of close o 7,000 is assured in the flag-draped mun icipal auditorium for the big "bar gain night" in this mile-high city's biggest sports show. Choice seals went weeks back. The eight teams from seven states California has-two num ber the sentimental favorites, Den ver's National Champion Nuggets and the Bartlesvillc, Okla., Phil lips 66 powerhouse, runner-up last year and in 1937. Focatcllo Quint Surprised Also on deck is a little college team that has been beaten quite a few times this season and must be a little surprised to bo this far along Idaho University, southern branch, from Pocatello. The luck of the draw, plus a couple of unforseen developments, sends the Nuggets against the Col legians. The Phillips, who never have won a national title, open the show against the Hollywood Twen tieth Century both of them long on veteran talent. Then the St. Louis Rangers will lake the court against the Oak land Golden States. These four teams and the Nuggets are seeded entrants. Seattle Savidgcs Impress The Seattlo Savidges, leaning heavily on University of Washing ton players of recent seasons, will close the performance against the Chicago Acme Steel. Among the high-rated quintets, Hollywood had the tightest squeeze in yesterday's third round, out pointing a long-shooting Shrevc porl, La., team, 36 to 34. Only one California team ever has won the A. A. U. crown Los Angeles Athletic club in 1919. No Chicago team has triumphed since Illinois Athletic club in 1917 and 191(1. The Seattle quintet defeated the Salt Lake City Eckers, made up of former University ot Utah play ers, 48-35 last night. The com bination of Roy Williamson-Ed Loverich-George Ziegenfuss was too much for the Utahans. These three piaycrs scored 35 points among them. The score was tied there times during an exciting first half. Yesterday's other third-round results: Idaho University, Southern Branch 30, Colorado Springs Jew elers 28; Chicago Acme Steel 41, San Francisco Olympic Club 31; St. Louis Rangers 44, Milwaukee Allen Bradlcys 35; Denver Nug gets 60, Montana University 36; Oakland Golden States 49, Dcs Moines Coalers 40; Bartlesvllle, Okla. Phillips 58, St. Louis United Service 19. Rupe Ferebee Cracks McKenzie Pin Mark Two thine are needed here to make ha so hull a Mirers. One Is Inn securing of Jobs for class AA players which would naturally add to the financial backing of the club. The second would be se curing a "name'' manager, a vet eral player from nothing less than class AA baseball. 'That's where "Moose" Clahaugh comes in. After being outlawed from organized baseball for a spell, the former (and present for a while) Portland Beaver slugging outfielder and former state police man no doubt would be interested in a year-round job. At least one local num is interested in secur ing the services of the all-around athlete in his sports establishment in r.ugene. Not only would the former bas ketball and football star be able to weld n winning club, but he would give local fans the confi dence needed to return Eugene baseball lo Ihe top ot the State league circuit, where the largest community in Oregon, outside of Portland, belongs. Reputation was the downfall of Ihe Kubcnstein OrcRonlans In Denver. After the Rubes won the stale AAU title Manager Maxie asked us, as district commissioner, to campaign to put his team in a seeded (placing a player or team in the bracketing of a tournament to prevent the strong teams from meeting until late in the playoff) position. At the lime we advised that it might be better to keep quiet regarding the prowess of the Rubes. A rather high-powered publicity story to Denver did the trick, however, and made the Orc gnnians one of Ihe eight favorites in a field of 50 teams. Not only did the Eugene quin tet draw the top bracket along with Ihe Defending Champion Denver Nuggels, but were placed in the worst section of that brack et. The Colorado Springs Jew elers certainly weren't as tough as Ihey seemed. Had the Rubes been rated just another team the likes of the University of Idaho, soutlv cm branch, they might be play raced by Rupe Fcrebcc's record-breaking performance, Sig warl Electric look the lead in the McKenzie bowling league at Eu gene Recreation Wednesday night. Ferebee rolled a 248 single game to better .by three pins the record shared by Mickey Lee and Jerry Schcrer. Sigwart's defea'ed Eu gene Farmers' Creamery 2-1 to move one game ahead of the idle Oregon Mutuals for tho league leadership. The No. 2 U. S. Army Engineers defeated Manerud-llunlington 3-0. and Eugene Neon Sign defeated the No. 3 U. S. Army Engineers 2-1 in other league matches. Mel Stadig ot Sigwart's shared individual honors with Ferebee by rolling tlie highest series of the evening, 590. SlBwarl'f ...1020 Ofi3 IM! 20J? Farmers Creamery . . HIS 1141 M&-t-8 UtRh SlnelcKtrr'nw. SiVJrt's. 148. High Srrleft-. Starlit: SiRivatt's, MW. FnKlnrer No. 'J E pfit 07.1 ?A'.', MaMerurt-HimtliiBion Rao ft.Ml P(l,"t 27!l:i IhEh Slncle-M'lrvliy. r,iailirrr. irrfl. MikIi Sent Miiinhy. r.niuifrr, M7. Neon Sign Crt, . 7flfi TKW !:'- '!(lin Kimltierr Ni. a . .. Aid 8V.1 !WV-aft.10 Midi SliiKlf Lee, KnKlnrer-. 202. Hlah Sriles F.nRinerrn, 37a. Portland Beavers Lose To Sacramento, 4 To 3 RIVERSIDE, Cal., March 21. Tying the count in the eighth Inning, Sacramento defeated Port land, 4 to 3 in a 12-inning baseball game yesterday. Portland jumped Into a three run lead in the first inning. Sacra mento scored in the first, and dou bles by rookies Kerr and Hough and an error by Mullcr at second base brought In the tying runs. Art Garibaldi singled in the deciding run. ..... .1 in eeeir l o o K iS FOLLOWING COMPLAINT that 10-fool baskets made. It loo easy for skyscraper players, 12-fool goals arc being tested by National Basketball Rules Committee. Difference between two is demonstrated by University of Washington piaycrs at Seattle Bill McDonald, right, 6 feet 5 inches, and Hal Schlicting, 6 feet 4. Coach Hoc Ed mundson, center. Indicated higher goal would reduce chances for rebound shots for giants. ' Leading Track Coaches Predict Four-Minute Mile for Fenske PHILADELPHIA, March 21. P A "four-flat" mile? It's possible, three college track coaches agreed today, and they think Chuck Fenske probably is the man to do it. Said Ben Ogden, of Temple: "It can be done, and, in my opinion it Sellin's, Soults 1,2 In City Loop With the final scries only weeks away, a two-way deadlock in the City bowling league cracked up at the New Deal alleys Wednesday night with the two teams moving to various positions. Sellin's Mar ket advanced into first place by winning three straight from Dave s Pie Shop. Horshey's Frozen Foods lost n 3-0 verdict to Eugene Neon Sign Co. to drop into fourth place, the Signers advancing from a fourth-place tic to third. In Ihe only other match of Hie evening. Snults Market cracked Ihe loam series record for the sea son with an aggregate 3039 pins, 57 more than the old mark mado by Dave's Piemen, to trail Sellin's by a single game. The Butchers defeated the Chase Co. numbers 3-0. Ed Soults of Soults Market had the best series with a 595 and his teammate, C. Robertson, posted the best single score with a 242. Results: Soults Market loin lor.O 0:17 nMH Chase f. ORO RS2 0.11 27R-, lltsh Simple r. nohertstm. Soults. 242. Huh Srnn Soulta. Soul!. MS. Fucrne Neon 927 040 0:12 2700 Herjhey'j Foods 824 807 B52 2373 HIRh Single l.awson. Neon. .201. High Series Lawson. Neon. 582. Sellin's Market Oil 1010 ml I'OOl Dave's Pie Shop . . . Rr,. R7.1 R.V1 2;.B3 IIIEh Slnfile rnrspr, Sellin s, 201. HiRh Series rursrr. Srllln's. 572, Mrs. Page Shoots 74 To Win Mid-South Event Ing the Nuggets tonight. The Idaho team has won three games defeating Sail Francisco State 45 42 and Penn A. C, Philadelphia Pa., 35-27, and the Jewelers 30-2R The Oregonians would no doubt have won all three tests had they played the Jewelers in the third round Instead of the second. Hut such it the luck of the draw. SOUTHERN TINES. N. C. Mar. 21 U.R Mrs. Kstelle Lawson Page, of Chapel Hill. N. C, flash ed around Ihe 0,700-yard cham pionship course here Wednesday ill 74 to win the 12th annual mid south women's tournament, 26 strokes ahead of her nearest competitor. Mrs. Page s 74, with her 76 of Monday and 76 Tuesday gave her a 225 total for the 54-iiole medal play tournament. Behind her by 26 strokes, and tied for second place, were Helen Waring, Pinehuist, 1934 cham pion, anil Deborah Verry, Worches- ler, Mass., 1936 mid-south champion. Marty Kordick Becomes Assistant At St. Mary's OMAHA, Neb., March 21 iTl Marty Kordick, who was to have reported here in n couple of days as assistant lo football coach Mau rice "Skip" Pahang of Creighlon. has been released from his con tract obligations lo become assis tant coach at St. Mary's under Norman "Red" SI ruder. Palrang said Strader had re quested Kordick's release, and "under the circumstances It was the only fair thing to do. After all, Kordick is a graduate of St. Mary's and his family and other ties are on the west coast." Kordick Is now coach at Central high school. Las Angeles, will be done in the not too distant future very probably by Chuck Fenske." Lawson Robertson, veteran Penn and American Alympic track coach won't "place any limit on what Fenske will do in the future" be cause "he is young and is improv ing faster than any other runner." Observed Jim Elliott of Villa nova: "I see no reason for believ ing that the limit has been reach ed in the, standard distance of a mile. Fenske, at 24, has not yet reached the peak of his running career." Thus the bespectacled Wisconsin runner who hung up a record of 2:50.7 for the three-quarters at Chicago Saturday night may be the final word in the long-discussed four-minute mile. The Phila delphia mentors pointed out that a 60.3 for the final quarter at Chicago would have turned the trick. .; , "A 60.3 final quarter is not at all phenomenal for the mile but whether a fellow would have enough left to go that fast alter a 2:50.7 three-quarters, is a ques tion,'' said Robertson, who long has believed Ihe four-minute mile is within scope of human speed afoot. He and Ogden agreed that a likely spot Tor Chuck to attain the "four-flat" would be on the lightning-fast Dartmouth indoor track, provided all conditions were fav orable. Another good site, Robert son said, would bo tho quarter mile Olympic track at Los An geles. Gonzaga Bulldogs To Play Only Three Games At Home in 1940 SPOKANE, March 21. ITl The rambling Gonzaga University Bulldogs will play only three ot their nine 1940 football games at home, but Director of Athletics Claude McGrath said today the climax till a homecoming baltle Nov. 16 against Detroit university "will make up for the scant home schedule." Gonzaga will open at home against College of Idaho (Cald well) Sept. 20; then will have no home tilts until tho Detroit fra cas. The team will meet St. Mary's in San Francisco, University of Idaho at Moscow, University of Portland at Portland, Montana State University at Butte, Willam ette University at l.ongview. Wash., and Arizona State at Phoenix. The Washington State college game will be at Spokane Nov. 23. MAKES NO Dll'HIRKNC r; ST. LOUIS The St. Louis Drowns haven't a single holiday date at home this year. Additional Sports Raltan, llaki In Mat Baltle Women To See All-Star Matches Free Tonight COMPLETE rnOGRAM ' Main event "Silent" Rat tan vs. Prince llaki. Semi final Tony Merelli 's. Herb Parks. Opener "Dutch" Schullz vs. Don Sebastian.. Referee Elton Owen. Just a slip of the pencil per haps, but Matchmaker Don Owen now has "Silent" Rattan listed from Texas a deaf mute who was a basketball, baseball and football star in a deaf school and later rated among the topranking AAU wrestlers in the country. Regard less of Rattan's former accom-' plishments in the sport world, or where he was orn, the "South Da kota" grappler is just about tops among the scientific matmen who have appeared hex'e during the past five years. There was no slip of the pen, however, when the local commis sion announced that all women fans would be admitted free with one paid admission, ring-side seats excepted. Thursday night at the armory Rattan will meet Prince llaki, coast light-heivyweight champion, in a return match. The title will again be locked up in the Arab ian's safely deposit vault, but Rat tan hopes to force the champion into defending his crown by hand ing him a second straight defeat. Molds Technical Decision Last week's victory was scored on a technical decision, awarded to the popular matman on a foul by Referee Bob Cummings. The headline attraction won t necessarily be the best match on Promoter Herb Owen's card. A feaature attraction, definitely rat ed as a potential show-stealer, will send Herb Parks against Tony Merelli. Don Sugai, popular Salem Japa nese, had been slated to meet Parks in the 45-niinute, three-fall engagement, but notified Owen he wouldn't be on deck until next week. The former Canadian mid dleweight champion made one of his best showings in several sea sons last week when he upset "Dutch" Schultz in the German new-comer's local debut. Schullz Promises Fireworks Schultz, who even in defeat brought back memories of Sailor Moran and the other master vil lains, will also appear on the card, assuring mat followers of a three- star performance. Schullz, who claims he was weary from travel in his match against Parks, noti fied one and all early this week lhat ho would be unstoppable from here on in. He is campaigning for a crack at llaki and the coast gon falon. Don Sebastian, the lanky Span ish batatler, will be Schultz' op ponent. The olive-skinned Span iard has been unimpressive in two showings here, but may prove a formidable foe for the German. Reserved seat tickets are on sale at the Club Cigar store. The op ening match is scheduled to get under way promptly at 8:30 p. m. iirTmni mm iff HirniiTiat ' iniffir iBfjirt iTiiiiiiii Denny Quinn Salem Senators Have Two Training Camps SALEM, Ore., March 21 (U.R) Salem's Senators may be the new est team in the Western Interna tional baseball league, but today it was Ihe only one with two train ing camps. General Manager Biddy Bishop said 25 recruits from California and other southwest points would train until April 25 at Santa Bar bara. Meanwhile, a number of veterans and about 20 rookies will work out. in Salem. Three Women Golfers Win At Country Club Mrs. Bob Bronson, Mrs. Howard Chandler and Mrs. Foster Burnett won toa pwards in an odd-hole golf tournament Wednesday aft ernoon at the Eugene Country club, feature event of the weekly "ladies' day" play. Mrs. Bronson won in class "A" with a 43. Mrs. Chandler was low in class "B" with 44, and Mrs. Burnett took class "C" honors with 42. Mrs. M. B. Vater won a special nine-hole event wit ha net 39. ARROW SHIRTS The Man' Shop BYROM & KNEELAND 32 E. 10 WRESTLING EUGENE ARMORY TONIGHT 8:30 P. M. Main Event PRINCE ILAKI vs. SILENT RATTAN Senil-Winriup TONY MORELLI vs. HERB PARKS 30-Mlnutp Curtain Raiser DUTCH SCHULTZ vs. DON SEBASTIAN Indies Free With One 1'ald Admission HERB OWEN, Promoter El'GF.NE WRESTLING COMMISSION Denny Quinn, Eugene Elks Club, State 112-Pound Contender By JACK WELLS, JR. Denny Quinn, youthful scrap per from the Eugene Elks club, drew a bye along with Wayne Dillingham to enter the finals of Jenkins Gels Title Match Wilh Ambers NEW YORK, March 21 CU.B Lightweight Champion Lou Am bers, a master boxer, and Lew Jenkins, Texan knockout sensa tion, were signed at yesterday's commission meeting for a 15-round title fight at Madison Square Gar den, May 10. Promoter Mike Jacobs said Ambers will receive 40 per cent of the net gate and Jenkins 20. He expects tho bout to draw about $70,000. Amber's manager, Al Weill, also pilots Arluro Godoy of Chile, Ihe No. 1 heavyweight contender. Weill revealed that he consented to the Ambers-Jenkins match only after Jacobs guaranteed him verbally that Godoy would get a return title shot with Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis in June or September. the annual Oregon amateur box ing tournament and will box Har old Eastman, Oreson Athletic club, in Portland next Monday. Quinn has been boxing with the local plub for the past three years and is rated one of tho best fight ers in Hie Pacific Northwest at his weight, along with many other top. notchers from states along the Pa cific coast. Along with Quinn and Dilling ham, Lorie Cross and Jimmy Pifer will vie in the finals of the tournament to be held at the Mult nomah Athletic club Monday. To the winners will go a trip to Bos ton, Mass., to participate in the annual National AAU tournament. These four boys, with the ex ception of Quinn and Dillingham, fought in tho first rounds of the big tournament last Monday and won the right to enter tho finals. Cross won a technical knockout over Ted Rose of Hillsboro, while Pifer won a decision over Angello Petrelli, Portland, and the two other boys drew byes into the fin als. Quinn holds the 112-pound lo cal Elks club title and is about the toughest nut to crack at his weight ever to put on the leather. Very aggressive and quick on his feet as well as with his punches he has fought his battles strongly and won most of them by clear- cut decisions, and a few knockouts lo his credit. He has had 25 fights since box mg under Coach Benny Hall, win ning most of them, and has fought seven AAU lights, losing only two by close decisions. River Road Graders Meet Selwood Colts In Goldenball Meet PORTLAND, March 21. C43) The EeTwood Colts defeated Gresh am 10-13 in the 110-pound divi sion of the Goldenball basketball tournament here Wednesday to advance into the third round meeting the Eivrr Road Graders from Lane county in their next tilt. A looping shot by Center Fill' nry in an overtime period left the Vancouver Red and Whites vic torious over the strong Salem Valley Motors, 20 to 18, last night Other scores included Salem Junior Vikings 32, Grcsham Junior Gophers 29; Junior Democrats 30 Vancouver Trojans 16; Camas 31, Mauley InOtermediates 24; Cas per and Cutler of Salem defaulted to Young Generals; St. Helens "B 41, Ardentvald 11. ee Ben Hogan Sets PGA Golf Mark Texas pVaS"67 To Initial Round Of 66 PINEHURST, N C M . -siaUghton'pa;;-,s Golfers' association .c,1 "nng a five-under-par 6; 3 nesdav in ij ...:.r 01 "H total of 133 stroke s at thefe mark of the North anVsh0eJ ; Hogan was not content rtC ing the course record in the r, .oimdw,th!lsmokine66 tcrday came back with C J ship play.' U "1CS ' Cha His nearest rivals, Sammy Sr and Johnny Revolta, were i "nne'"rrand seven strokes k in the 36-hole standings. Fred Corcoran, tournament nr ager for Ihe PGA, said the 36-b total of 133 not only was a c record for the North-South bettered the 135 set by fe Hagcn in qualifying rounds ol' PGA championship. Byron Nelson Nmtkc..,i. : fending champion and natid open cnamp, fired a 130 for first 36 holes in the Phoenix o last year, but this is not one the five recognized champions), Henry CoHon. tho Rrifkhn. . a 132 back in 1933 in the Brit open. Three men were tied at 11! Craig Wood, Bobby Dunkelbct; and Stanley Home. Ky Laffoon found the going: rough and withdrew although i 36-hole total of 145 would hi kept him well within striking c tance. Nelson shot a nar 72 tnrlar tie wilh four others in the r.t position at 142 Clayton Heatr td Oliver, Harry Cooper and J Patroni. The 27-year-old Hogan Fart six-fnol putt on the first hole a birdie three, a five-footer on: fiftli for a birdie four and an ei;' fooler on the seventh for a bir three. On the par four 18th hes a putt 20 feet, straight as an row, for his fourth birdie ol day. . He excelled himself on the 1 yard 16th hole. His first shot a "mile" down the fairway. H second was on the green, 15 id t,-r th ,m sr.rl hlc third iH trickled slowly but accurately M the hole for hi sonly eagle ol day. RUPPERT APPOINTS NEW LOCAL DISTRIBUTOR Mcdonald candy COMPANY to distribute famous beer and ale in this territory. Here's good news for cvervone who appreciates really fine beer! Ruppert the modem beer with the old-time flavor is now available here. This light-bodied, smooth, me!, low beer is the product of HuppciTs 73 years' brewing experience. Ifs been the favorite of discriminating beer drinkers for many generations! We arc proud to represent the fa mous Ruppert Brewery in this vicin ity. And we aim to carry out our responsibility in such a wav that Ruppert Beer and Ruppert Ale will always be available wherever good beer Is sold. Remember to ask for Ruppert. the brer that's winning more and more friends with its old-time flavor. oXoBrnPB: irv sn, 3; W JEflLJ Mcdonald candy co. EUGENE, ORE.