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Newspaper Page TextTHE REGISTER. GUARD, EUGENE, OREGON rage i wo. Buck Quacks By BUCK BUCHWACH (EDITOR'S NOTE: Wt rerret te an HDiBti the loss of Ibe bait dltorUI feature or the sports department Book Quaeks. Because of tha rush af school work, added responsibilities af handling tht L'niversity of Oregon atbletie news bureau and bis con tinued part-tlmV work with the Ref-Ister-Guard. Buck Buchwarh has found the load too heavy and today sines his "swan sons;." Buchwarh Is con sidered one of the most talented eol umnists and promoters ever to attend the Journalism school and after gradu ation In June Is expected to move to a metropolitan newspaper staff.) Everybody's resigning this week. Tex Oliver has left his job as Ore ton football coach. Bruce Hamby has left his job as Oregon athletic publicity director to help the Ore gonian. Buck Buchwach is leav ing his job as Monday Register Guard sports columnist to help the Register-Guard. - Yep, this is the au revoir handi cap for this sports gossiper, and we suppose we should feel a trifle sad . . . but don't, though there are memories that burn and bless. BASKETBALL Yes, the Web foot national champs, of course. Dnhiiv A not and Wallv .lohansen. dribbling down the floor with Ughtnirvg speed, Bobby with that left-hand action emphasizing his ambidexterity. . . . Laddie Gale and those super-wonderful hook shots, the masterful feint that coaxed his stupified opponents right off the floor, the 230 or so points he made in one year. Slim Wintermute, the modest giant who was one of the nicest athletes on and off the floor a person could meet. John Dick, fifth starter, and . . . John Dick, fifth starter, and how he could get the ball off the backboard; captain the next year, student body president, a gentle man and a pal . . . and don't forget Ted Sarpola, the whirling dervish who did more with a bas ketball than Willie Hoppe can do with a cue. . . . spectacular, col orful, eccentric Ted, who had the famed New York sportswriter groping for new adjectives and who could not get the starting nod against Multnomah club In Port land. BASEBALL Sure, we saw Busher Smith, Ford Mullen, Bob Hardy, Elmer Mallory, Wimpy Quinn, and the rest of that cham pionship bunch . . . nothing Ilka them . . . good old Bush stretching for balls on first that no acrobat could hope to get his hands on and catching them . . . quiet little Captain Ford, with that om nipresent smile and Ingratiating manner . . devilish Elmer, cov. ring about nine-tenths of the dia mond, and running out lazy bunts with the speed of an English Spit' fire. . . . Wimpy, and what an arm, and my he did make those pitchers run for cover with that big black bat ... or was It white , . . anyway It was big. Then along came Dick Whitman, BUI Carney and John Bubalc the finest collegiate outfield ever ver assembled . . . until they needed Johnny to fill in at third, second, first, or pitch and catch. . . . "Little Poison" Don Kirsch, the basketball captain who plays baseball like Joe Gordon . whom we affectionately labeled "Shorty" because he was the only athlete in the world near our size . . . and he's still tall enough at 5 feet 6 inches to be center on our basketball team. . . . And their coach, the handsome Howard Hobson, the same guy who coached the championship basket' ball teams . . . one of the three best combination baseball-basket ball coaches in the country . we need two or three columns to briefly sketch his accomplishments . . . but haven t got them. TRACK George Varoff, the musical pole-vaulter, soaring to a new world's record . . . Boyd Brown, the thumbless redhead who astounded even the Norwegians by throwing the javelin over 230 feet with only four fingers on his right hand . , . Mack Robinson, the colored whirlwind who ran with his wife and baby in the stands . . .all of them living on Mack's scholarship . , . without any censure or a note from Mr. Ather ton . . . and Lestrr Steers, the world's greatest high-Jumper, for pictures of whom LIFE magazine sent, out here two of their crack photographers, who snapped about a million different poses, used about a billion flash bulbs, and then used about 10 pictures, two of them of Les' girl and six taken previously by J. Warren Teter, University of Oregon photography expert. . . . Colonel Bill Hayward ... the grandest athlete in the world . . , kind, generous, patient . . . maker of champions but confidante of the lowliest scrub . . . the warmest memory I will ever have is the first time the wonderful Colonel turned his tanned, wrinkled face toward me in the Oregon publicity department ... his eyes twinkling . . . and said: "Hiya shorty, howayeah" Bill Hay ward, whom 1 had revered since the time I was old enough to walk, then called me by my first name , . . and I still thrill when he greets me thus. . . , FOOTBALL Of course, I re. member Jay Graybeal and Bob Smith, the football twins who had the greatest quality of the athlete they came through in the pinches , , , red-faced Denny Donovan . . . "Beaverton Bus ter" Frank Emmons , . . shy Jim Cadenasso . . . studious Vic Reglnato . . . husky Hymle Har ris . . . carrot-topped Jim Stuart. We remember when Tex Oliver's kids tied U. S. C 7-7, when they whipped Stanford 10-0 In Portland, when Curt Mecham and Tom Rob lin sparked the Ducks to a 20-7 win over Troy. And glory of glories, we remember that fateful coast day in November of 1940, when the Seattle m.rirrratprl Orppnn fnnthnllpr hpnt : Oakland the holy daylights out of a dissen- HoTiyw'cS sion-filled Oregon State team ... Portland ! '.. the biggest upset of our four-year aSrSSSI stay in Eugene ... a glorious; san Dto 1 wonderful afternoon that was, the great battle afterward on Bell field as disgruntled Beavers tried in vain to keep those cherished goalposts. Hal Turpin Hurls No-Hit, No-Run Game Rainiers Hold Coast Loop Lead For Seat! '.. L Pet. 1 .SIS 4 .SOO 3 .971 5 .545 S MS 4 .429 5 .S75 I .7131 Tex Oliver . . .I'll remember the victories his club chalked up, (Associated Press) Hal Turpin pitched a full nine inning baseball game Sunday without allowing a hit and it be gan to look as though the Seattle Rainiers had settled into a pen nant groove. In two weeks of play his intelligence in analyzing situa-, they've lost only one Pacific coast tions, his Phi Beta Kappa brain 1 league decision and won six. doing psychological dissecting, and; Turpin, in putting together his now. . . his offer of his services . no-hitter, allowed only one San to the navy . . . after being Diego player to reach first a ncning 10 ao someming ever since i ninth-inning walk and forced December 7 ... I know, because ' pinch Hitter Salkeld. next Dlaver I've watched, him scan the war headlines, watched him grit his teeth, watched him clench his fists. The Navy team he'll put out at up, to fly the final out. Seattle won, 2 to 0. I The Rainiers continued to prove they have the best pitching in the St. Mary's will be one of the fin-! league by winning the seven-inn- est in the country . . .but far ing night cap 5-0 behind Rookie more important than that, those ; Carl Fisher's two-hitter and push-! naval fliers who play for Tex will ing the Padres further into the ! be ready to meet the Japs, the cellar. Germs, and the Muscleinians . . . Portland split a doubleheader , ready and how. Good luck, Lieu-j with Los Angeles, dumping the tenant-Commander, and you can Angelanos from second to third Dei your aress wnnes tnai tnis time place in league standings. Los An geles took the opener, 5-4, with a ninth inning run. In the nightcap, Los Angeles took a first-inning lead with two every spectator in the U. S. will be rooting for that team of yours to win . . . when it really counts. MISCELLANY Jovial John Warren, the best freshman coach in three sports any school ever had . . . how I've loved to kid him about his all-hamlet, all vil lage, all-county, all-city, all-state, and all-wet high school stars . . . especially the ones that played their best games in their scrap books . . . until John got done duck-walking them. Ray Hendricksen, Fritz Kramer, Hank Kuchera, Eldon Fix . . . Edgar Dowdy, the Pleasant Hill athlete who has the composure of a 10-year veteran and the sports manship of youth, a rare combina tion indeed. . . . Russ Cutler, and his son who learned to dive at the age of four . . . Ned Johns, who helped develop Les Steers, but chose to bask in modesty . . . Bob Officer, who is paid as a train er by the University of Oregon, but is in reality a mobile chamber of commerce unit for the John Day country. . . . Mike Mikulak and ' fun.i Vaughn Corley. both of whom have only one fault, that of being too good-natured. . . . Skipper Cor ley, Vaughn's youngster who is my nomination for All-American halfback in 1953. ... My trap shooting coach, Ray Glass, who re signed the first lesson after my accurate shooting had residents evacuating hurriedly from an area of five miles around the Eu gene Gun club. . . . And oh, so many more. . i . Corley Slated For Grid Post The University of Oreron athletic board is almost eer tais to name Vaughn Corley, line coach under Tex Oliver for the past three seasons, aa head coach of the Webfoot grid forces for the duration at a meeting of the board Monday night. Tex Oliver, appointed lieutenant-commander of the United States naval reserves last Sat urday and slated to coach the St. Mary's naval aviation train ing school football team. Is ex pected to be given a leave of absence to serve in the armed forces. He will report for a month's training at Annapolis, April 20. Spring football practice is now under way with Corley di recting the work while Tex Is recovering from a minor sur gery at the Sacred Heart hos pital. The athletic board will also be faced with the task of mak ing up a definite Intercollegiate athletic program in face of the present trend toward curtail ment on the Pacific coast. Three New Leaders In ABC Tournament COLUMBUS. O.. April 13 ttl.B -The world series of tenpins Nelson, Hogan. Tie in Masters' By GAYLE TALBOT AUGUSTA, Ga.. April IS (TV Slender Ben Hogan and towering Byron Nelson, two of golf's crack professionals, were scheduled to match their skill today in an 18 hole play-off for the Master's championship. The! two Texans were deadlock ed with 280 strokes apiece at the end of the regulation 72 holes yes terday. They are shooting at golf ing gold of $1500 for the winner and $800 for the runner-up. Nelson was leading Hogan by three strokes when they started yesterday's final round, but he wilted under the pace and wound up with an undistinguished 73. A i trapped second shot on the 71st i hole cost him clear claim to tne title. Hogan, the dark little man who never quits, shot a birdie three on the last hole of the tour nament to gain his 70 two strokes under par and a tie. Their respective records for the four rounds were: Nelson 68-67-72-73, Hogan 73-70-67-70. Paul Runyan, a pint-size like Hogan, scored a fine 71 on his final round for a 283 total and third prize of $600. Fourth was Tenacious Sam my Byrd, 285 and $500; and fifth the veteran Horton Smith, 287 and runs but Portland scored six times ! the American Bowling Congress in the fourth frame while holding tournament had new leaders ir the Angels scoreless after their I the doubles, singles and all events today. The new doubles leaders were Prep Football Playoff Set PORTLAND. April 13 fP) An Oregon high school football championship playoff will be held the first week-end of De cember this year, Troy Walker, secretary of the Oregon High School Activities association, announced today. He said delegates to the an nual convention amended the constitution to permit the play off, which was tried In 1940 but was dropped last year. Walker added that the board of control at its next meeting would draw up a plan by which finalists for the playoff would be selected. Portland schools will not compete. - Leonard Mayfield, Medford high school principal, was elect ed a board of control member, replacing Lynn Parr, Marsh field. Army Skiers Star In Ml. Rainier Meet RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash., April 13 M5) Uncle Sam's mountain troops grabbed four of the first six places in the eighth running of the Silver Skis open here Sunday, but it remained for a Seattle fireman to take first Ed Siegmund Tops 64 Golle Country Club Handicap Tourm Ed "Greyhound" Siegmund, , . . " Del Brown ., . former University or Oregon ; "-"-71,,, Tournament Chi Arkley announced tk.i . round matchfs mustb,l by next Sunday nlthiJ feited. Matches Zu2' a one-mateh-one-wJ-First-round .7." scores and hanrii.. .voW CHAMPIONSHIP rucT Ed SitLrmiiH.i 80 sis,. " " "I Vil $400. From there down the prize place. son won by a stroke. j Deeply tanned Matt Broze of the Nelson and Hogan have been , Seattle ski clubj wn0 had to battling each other in play-offs for i switcn snifts witn a fellow fireman a long time. BacK m iszo, wnen . in order to get to tne mountain, rolled a 1377 total yesterday. Nelson Burton, who anchored opening flurry. The final count stayed at 6-2. Oakland was the only other coast league team to sweep a Sun day doubleheader, duming San Francisco," 7-1 and 3-0. Hollywood and Sacramento di vided a twin bill, the Stars win ning the opener 8-1 and dropping the nightcap 7-2. Scores: Hollywood 00O 203 103 8 IS 0 Sacramento 100 000 000 17 2 Root and Brenzel: Donnelly. Plntar ! events lead with a 1973 aggregate. (. Polly IS) and Mueller. 1 e a, st v Hollywood 110 000 0 2 7 0 Sacramento 012 310 x 7 8 0 Gay, Erautt 141, Osborne IS) and At- wood; Beers and Marshall. ! they were a pair of ragged-pants j sct a fire of his own on the peri caddies and Hogan was making aous 316 mile doWnhilt course in the line time of four minutes, 57 two nine-nole piay-oifs lor tne caddie championship of the Glen garden Country club. Nelson ine new aouoies leaaers were . , . u: r. wwv. Edward Nowicki. 29. and George '"le fifl'u"8 1, Baier, 20, of Milwaukee, who Tex'. ntcJ-,ds' ,TS A d l. He was only a few seconds over the course record of 4:51.4 set by hurdler, captured medalist honors in the annual Eugene Country club spring handicap golf tournament that closed qualifying rounds Sun day with 64 dlvotmen entered. Siegmund posted a gross 80 which he combined with a 9 handicap for a net 71. Six other golfers who were among the 32 to qualify for the championship flight tied for runner-up honors with net 72's. Don Leal and Jim O'Connell posted the best gross scores with 76's, followed by Don Olsen with a 7. The low among the low handicaDDerS were higher than usual, but the average for the field was low. Plav will follow the USGA reg ulations, using seven-eighth of the difference In handicap. The beaten-16 of the championship flight will make up the first flight and other first-round losers will move into consolation flights of eight. The handicaps used will be strokes as they fall on the card. Top award will be the "Presi dent's Trophy." President Verl Smith has announced that he will present the winner with a "Vic tory Bond" instead of the usual trophy. There will be prizes for other flight winners and runners up. Sid Milligan, now in the armed forces, won the 1941 champion ship. The six golfers who trailed Siegmund by a single stroke were L. B. Sigwart 83-1172, Grover Kelsay 84-1272, J. I. Fischer 85- 1372, Bill Pettigrove 86-1472 the Budweiser team of St. Louis ;,.,.:m. t, , L, rtiamitn ! Peter Rndacher of Austria in 1939, as it went into second place with j . (1 ' tn- tanffi-H over ancl had " not been for the only 3111 Saturday night, came back Sunday to take over the singles leadership, with 746. Stanley "Tod" Moskal of Sagi naw, Mich., went into the all- 4WI League Clubs -;To Open April 25 To the fellow-members of the greatest, the most enjoyable, the most fascinating, the most un trammelled, the most colorful pro fession in the world SPORTS WRITING I bid a columnist's adieu until, well, who can say . . . to Boss and Pal Dick Strite, t generous, understanding Bruce Hamby, to good-hearted Lair H. Gregory, to smiling George Bertz, to helpful Harry Leeding ... to Gail Fowler, Jack Gale, Eddie Dooley, Frank Gianelli, Paul Zim merman, Lee Flatberg, Freddie Treadgold, Erling Erlandson, Art Litchman, Johnny Kahananui, Chet Hicks, Harry Glickman, George Varnell, Bud Forrester, and Bill Leiser 30. Pittsburgh Pirates Win Grapefruit Title NEW YORK, April IS. Wl The Grapefruit league finally has been squeezed dry and today the golden yellow rind Is awarded to the Pittsburgh Pirates, who nudged the St. Louis Browns out of the spring training title by a percent age margin of .341 to .339. The bold Buccaneers won 20 and lost seven exhibition games in their PorUand 200 000 002 Los Angeles 002 001 011 5 3 1 lo.yTnd tSUV LKn"cl,: Mal" j TACOMA, April 13-OP) Wes- R h e tern international Daseoau league 000 soo 0 ft ft o Ai;rn:ni. --a i- . Los Angeles - 200 000 0 2 6 liL a Llska and Caslro; Heusser, Davis (). tne 1942 season April 25 with Dobernic ii and Campbell. teams from Vancouver, B. C, H E : Spokane, Salem and Tacoma Seattle oio ooi ooo 2 5 o making up the league's roster, San Diego ooo ooo ooo o o 4 1 Robert T. Abel, WIL prexy, an- Turpin and Beard; Dasso ""deoe i nounced today. Seattle aw 030 o 5 10 i ! Abel said representatives of the san piego ........ ooo ooo o - o 2 3 1 four terjis had met in Tacoma r isiror aJia .(71iinsj uisen, LlllDeCK (Bi and Salkeld. it hotly. Then they tangled over . "u ' , .u s. .V. I 18 holes for the Texas open title " c v.I nave ctjua'icu ui ucuviu 141 present mark. Army skiers stationed with a mountain battalion took second, fourth, fifth and sixth places. Walter Prager, former Dart mouth Ski coach, was the only other racer besides Broze to boil at San Antonio in 1940, and Nel son win by a stroke. California Crews Entrain For Seattle BERKELEY, .Calif., April 13 (U.R) Coach Ky Ebright's TJniver- varsity and freshmen crews leave lin 1'.w Jh'rd at 5:01.2. District 6 Clubs To Play Tuesday The District 6 high school base ball league leadership will be at stake Tuesday afternoon at Civic Stadium field where University high's 1941 pennant winners meet down the course under five min- j Eugene high's perennial winners, utes. His time was 4:59.2. , The game is scheduled to start at Martin Fodd. the National ' 3:30 p. m. In the only other lea- downhill champion from Timber- ue clash. Cottage Grove plays at opnngiieia. junction iuy iraveis to Corvallis to meet the Oregon Ray Zoberski, who was a rank- ron.gm tor beanie wnere mey ; 7"" "Vu. ! State college Rooks. meei university 01 wasmngion . -.r'.. i The Campus club and the Axe- oarsmen in tne Facinc coast. V. """"I. men am unbmtmi in thrx lmtni K H E San Francisco 000 OOI 000 1 8 3 Oakland 020 302 OOx 1 II 1 Jansen. Joyce f4t. Chesnea (7) and Sprini; PI open and Glenn. SHE San Francisco 000 000 0 0 2 1 Oakland oil 001 x 3 8 0 Stutz. Epperly et and OgTodowski; Chelini and Ralmondl. Charley Harvey Wins Register-Guard Bowling Championship Charley Harvey captured the Register-Guard bowling tourna ment championship Sunday at the U-Bowl alleys by defeating Kobby Robinson, 605 to 582. Carl Robertson won the con solation crown by beating Red Ranes, 494 to 486. In special JlO-per-man pot match, started through a chal Iege betwee Don Seigel and Virgil Jones, Seigel won the 10 Came series against a field of eight with a 1908 aggregate, slightly better than scratch bowling. Seigel recently set an all-time league record with a 299 single game. Kelly Petillo Injured LOS ANGELES, April 13 (If) Kelly Petillo, winner of the 1935 Indianapolis speedway races, remained in serious condition to- dav in Mission Rpll hrwnital. Hp trans-contmental warmup for the crashed his antn intn . Pacific ' Babp Ruth's tpmnprnturi, It horlr regular National league season , electric train early yesterday, re- i to normal and he is fast gaining while the Brownies captured 17,ceiving concussion and severe ground against the inroads pneu and lost six. head and face injuries. I monia made on him last week. and made tentative arrangements for the season's schedule, which will be announced at an early date. Service teams of the northwest will be given consideration with exhibition games planned for the benefit of service relief funds, Abel said. Oregon, Pacific Book Game Here Tuesday The University of Oregon and Pacific University baseball teams meet on Howe field Tuesday after noon at 3 o'clock in the final meet ing between the two teams this season. The Webfoots, victors in seven of eight games this season, scored a victory over Pacific at Forest Grove in 14 innings last week. Salem Senators Start Spring Season Sunday SALEM, April 13. fP) Still woefully short of pitchers, the Salem Senators of the Western In ternational baseball league opened their spring training here yester day. Business Manager Howard Maple said he had hopes of pick ing up some hurlers from Coast league clubs. The Senators make their first home appearance May 5. BABE'S TEMPERATURE .O.K.. HOLLYWOOD, April 13. (IP) Major Leagues Open Tuesday By AUSTIN BEALMEAR I NEW YORK April 13. OP) If topics of conversation in com- American league but warned that all the hopes, desires and predic-, ments collected by the Associated I the Chicago White Sox have hid tions are fulfilled this year for Press from the pilots of the various I den strength that might put them managers of major league base-1 teams. . 0n top. ball teams, the first divisions of j From 24-year-old Lou Boudreau, Joe McCarthy, manager of the both the circuits are going to be 1 who begins his assignment as World Champion New York a little crowded. j manager of the Cleveland Indians, Yankees, thinks the season will be On the eve of the start of the ', to 79-year-old Connie Mack, ready i a good one and promises "some pennant campaigns, not a single t for his 49th season as a skipper and thing interesting" from his club, manager could be found today who his 42nd with the Philadelphia I which will be after its sixth Amer was willing to admit that his club 1 Athletics, the club leaders agree lean league pennant in seven years, wasn't tagged for an upper berth that baseball is in for a big year "We have a good ball club," said at the end of the five-and-a-half in spite of the war. McCarthy, "as good as last year championship regatta next Satur-, Sa'e in.a wild flurry of snow and M y . U- t r .u. -T. 11.. The Bears entourage will com-! ne. wds "'5 '"y u""y " starts and Tuesday's game here is expected to go a long way in -""'Jthp meet. vpt. hi. tim. nf V1 n 5 ' determining me eventual outcome prise Ji crewmen, inciuaing eignt , " h,' ; ," j" ..J V'." ! of the circuit. Ken Brauner oarsmen and a coxswain for each " "H"e " sIated for mound duty witn Frit2 shell and two spare men each for TlV2l ,.im ...1. r ... Kramer's Eugene nine. Ernie will, r. HI ifli " L. B. Slirwai t .... writ 80 nil " Harry Gorrtrwi u .... 87 .14.. "H Brown B u. , man B i)4i. 1 n Ans Crtrn.ii m .... tT. 82 I7l. - '"" It! 77B''13.Pet"Sr',V M J Mpn Clark M ng, , Gill. Jr.. M 1111 1 Don Leal 76 ,31 v. Carl Field 87 1 1J, N Jim n'r-nnn-it 97 . 221. " '" t Bob Arkley so ?) 1 n jj 87 1131 Hap Wolfard 88 "'I Vllus! Bill William. 11,1 - kin. an 111. " months' iaunt. Half of them, if the weather doesn't interfere, are due for a set back tomorrow when all 16 teams are scheduled to break from the barrier together in the first war time season in 24 years. The lineup sends New York to ; Washington, Philadelphia to Bos ton, St. Louis to Chicago and Cleveland to Detroit in the Amerl can league, while the National loop will find Brooklyn at New York, Boston at Philadelphia, Pittsburgh j at Cincinnati and Chicago at St. Louis. The war shared honors with the Most of them believe that the: in my opinion. It will helD a lot If conflict will have some effect on we get started right. I am sure the play of the teams, varying as j we will be able to give the fans the varsity and frosh crews. i Ebright predicted the Washing ton varsity, considered one of the best in the history of Husky row ing, will win the main race. He noted that the 1942 Husky crew has five members of last year's outfit which set a new course record on the Oakland estuary in beating the Bears. California's varsity and junior varsity will row in new shells at Lake Washington. The varsity will compete in the "George Blair," a gift from a former California crewman. The jayvees will race in the "Vanner Blue," a new shell bought by the student body. Toronto Beats Detroit In First Cup Victory DETROIT, April 13 (U.R) The Toronto Maple Leafs still held out faint hope of winning the Stanley hockey cup today after beating Detroit 4 to 3, in a wild game that ended with most of the 1 13,694 fans in Olympia stadium clamoring for Referee Mel Har wood's hide. The victory Toronto's first in four starts in the final playoff series ended in a furor as Mawger Jack Adams and several Detroit players mobbed Harwood for a decision called with slight ly more than a minute to play in the game. ... Portlander Captures BC Badminton Crown VICTORIA, B. C, April 13 W The British Columbia table tennis singles title has been cap tured by Hal Philian of Port land, already Oregon State, Port land and Pacific coast champion'. Philian won the new title Satur-1 day night when he defeated Wil mot Brown-Cave of Victoria, 21 1S, 14-21, 21-18, 21-18. Ohio Stables Burned COLUMBUS, O., April 13 fPi A wind-whipped blaze burned a 36-stall stable to the ground at nearby Beulah Park race track early today, destroying possibly eleven horses as three grooms led half-a-doren others to safety. Track Superintendent Jack Yerian i estimated loss at mere than $23,- vuo. Another soldier, Charles B. Mc- nrTfthDinl,Tih '"I- -Pected to share hurling dutIS tain, was fifth in 5:15.1, and Olaf i - r, Hn vrt: ni. VI fc, 89 IB,. Ifc SECOND FLIGHT son 90 1141. ' A. V. Lewla M 80 (141. Jim MilU 61 I5i vi B7 (21). 1 18 m w r.in. ot . 96 .19,. n ! Van-it Uniltt.1 - a. ... bo 97 , " " H mrry 82 (171 v. e fers 93 il6f. Sam Tyler 7 (in n THIRD FLIGHT V. C. Enswall 99 (22 tA Verl Smlti 91 (IS) n 1 94 1171. Reeves Taylor 101 m H. L. Deal 100 (Jl n Fred Findlner 93 110 n man 98 114). Earl Immel 91 (U vt t,J Rube Hosa 95 (171 vt id J. F. Roadman 98 IX) n V. 110). FOURTH FLIGHT C. W. Godlove 102 (34) w 100 120). Dick Hosklni 103 ( n C: ion io ui) George Dinwoodle 98 ID Leabo 109 30i. H. A. Aldneh 1M iXI Campbell 105 28i. Ray Tonev 95 1181 n I Dume 102 1 22 1 J. F. Jacobsen 96 120) n Johnson 104 '22 C. M. Miller 94 110 n, . ard 101 (191 R. B. Bacon 97 (17) tl 1 hardt 107 (27). Rodegard, former Timberline in structor before joining the army, was sixth in 5:25.3. Two Portland youths captured the junior Silver Skis downhill race on a shorter course. Rees Stevenson of the Multnomah A. C. took honors in 5:59. His clubmate, Bill Siebert, also of Portland, was second. Baseball St. Loufs (A) 8. St. Louis (N 4. Pittsburgh iN 9. Philadelphia (At 5. ChicaKO 'A) 4. Chicago Nl 3. Washington 'A) 4, Philadelphia fN 1 Cincinnati (Nt 8. Detroit A 5. New York A 8, Brooklyn (N) T. den Tide. Leading league batters after the first two weeks of play follow: Player Warburlon Stormontt Mallory, Jones. Gilbert. Carter, Hill Kramer, Luk, McCune. K. Brauner. Lednlcky, Switzer. McCruire, Harbert, Morria. Siegman. R. Brauner. Team G Ab H Pel Eugene 111 1.000 Eugene 1 1 1 l.OOrt University 1 1 1 1.000 Eugene 9 6 4 .6M Eugene 2 3 3 .668 Eugene 3 10 9 .600 Junction 3 7 4 .511 Eugene 3 4 3 .500 University 3 4 2 .500 Eugene 2 3 1 .500 Eugene 3 ft 4 .444 Junction 3 3 2 .400 University 3 13 5 .384 Springfield 2 8 3 .375 Univeriity 3 12 4 .M3 Cot. Grove 3 3 1 .333 Junction 2 8 3 .333 Eugene 3 8 3 .333 ARM SHIRT A complete selection t and patterns, til sleevt The Man'i Stop BYR0M & KNEE 32 East 10th the season progresses and the draft makes further inroads on the per sonnel, but none expects business nt the gates to decline. Few dared to pick a winner in the National league, but Ameri can league managers, with the ex something interesting and the way they turned out to see us this spring, I know they still like base ball." There was a note of confidence ir the statement of Manager Leo Durocher of the National League ception of Joe McCarthy, think the j Champion Brooklyn Dodgers, who New York Yankees are the boys to j declared: beat. "1 feel that I have a better club Connie Mack, who declined to' than last year and we won the pen confirm or deny what they're say- i nant with that one. It's hard to mg about his Athletics, picked the' ay who will give us our toughest New York Yankees and Boston opposltaion. After the season opens LOANS WANTED Construction Loans Bemodellng Loam Purchase Loans Eugene' FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS A LOAN ASSN. 2 Miner Bide. Pbuoe 1211 pennant prospect! as tht principal Red Sox to run one-two in the I they're all tough. S-T-R-I-K-E ! AMERICA'S fr'tnt growing ipon b bowling. 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