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Page Six THE REGISTER-GUARD, EUGENE, OREGON April j. John A. Warren New University of Oregon Varsity Football C oac Frosh Mentor Has Fine Record Thornhill and Thorpe Were Among Candidates John A. "Honest John" Warren, gigantic and genial University of Oregon freshman coach since 1935, hung out a new shingle at the Mc Arthur court athletic offices Tues day morning HEAD FOOTBALL COACH. The university athletic board, meeting Monday night, selected Warren over a list of candidates that included Jim Thorpe, famous Indian athlete and coach, and Claude "Tiny-' Thornhill, former Stanford grid mentor. Warren was the second head coach the board named within a short span of one week. A week ago Monday the board promoted Vaughn Corley from No. 1 assistant to the top berth fol lowing the granting of a leave of absence to Tex Oliver who was commissioned in the United States navy as a lieutenant-commander in charge of the St. Mary's naval aviation training school football program. Corley resigned 59 hours later after being commissioned as a lieutenant. Junior grade, In the navy's physical-fitness program. Warren's appointment will be for the duration of Ofiver's leave of absence, but the Oregon gradu ate who was a star lineman here some 15 years ago, is expected to remain at the helm for at least a full football season. Along with Tex and Vaughn, Warren also ap plied for a commission in the naval reserves, but was rejected because of his averdupois. Oregon-Graduate Coach "Honest John." who has also eoV lected such colorful monikers as "The Horse," "Peg-Leg" and "Hip Happy," during his successful coaching career, is the first Oregon graduate coach since Prink uaiu son resigned In 1937. Warren has a big following throughout the state and is ex pected to do a creditable job as head mentor. Right now he Is too busy to think of Oregon's grid' iron future next fall. He took over his duties Tuesday afternoon, but not until filling out a dally teach ing program that opened at 8 o'clock In the morning with a ten nis class. He has assumed Cor lcy's teaching load. The new commander-in-chief of the Oregon football forces came here In 1935 after an extremely successful seven years at Astoria high where he developed winning football teams, but became better known as a basketball mentor, The Astoria eleven won 56 and lost 14 and was unbeaten in 1928, 1929 and 1930. During his reign as Duckling boss here Warren's teams have won 18, lost 10 and tied three. The most vital figures In Warren's rec ord show a complete dominance over Oregon State 25 wins and 13 losses. Last season the Duck lings were unbeaten. Including the first victory in five seasons over the University of Washington Babes, coached by "Pest" Welch, new Husky head coach. Develops Many Stars Warren, Incidentally, has an even more Impressive record at basketball. His Astoria basketball teams won 304 of S40 games and his Oregon Frosh teams 93 of 111 games. Among the outstanding stars produced by Warren were: Football Del Bjork, tackle; Mil ton Thompson, end; Eric Forsta, center; Hank Nilsen, quarterback, all of the University of Oregon; Nig Tihtlia, fullback for George Washington U., and Elliott Beckon, little All-American guard at Wil lamette university. Basketball W ally Palmberg, Bob Bergstrnm and Bob Bergstrom and Boh Rissman of O. S. C; Toiivo Piippo, Oregon, and Earl Sandness, Ted Sarpola, Wally Jo hnnsen and Bobby Anet, of the University of Oregon national championship basketball team of 1939. Unpredictable Alsab Arrives At Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky April 21. W.R) Unpredictable Alsab who hasn't won a race since last No vember was scheduled to arrive on the scene of the Kentucky Derby today, heavily favored by f portswriters and the nation's fu ture book operators to win the 68th running of the blue grass coun try's biggest race. The 1941 juvenile champion took his sixth defeat of the 1942 season rn Saturday at Havre de Grace but a semi-final callover In the betting established his as a solid favorite at 4-1 for the $75,000 classic to be run May 2. Chicago Or New York May Get A. A. U. Meet NEW YORK, April 2l.(p Bids for the 1942 national AAU outdoor track meet were re-opened today with arrival of formal no tice that Dallas had withdrawn its sponsorship. Secretary-treasurer Daniel J. Ferris said New York and Chicago were In the running for the meet, which probably will be held the last week-end in June. HEADS FOR BIG ROl'NDl'P TULSA, Okla., April 21. Ml JImmie Nesbit, nationally-known bronco buster from Nowata. Okla., Is heading for his biggest roundup. Nesbit, 30, winner of about 30 ma jor championships, enlisted in the pavy. I i l.i , s i - ; ft yA-ALn-s;v:, I , " . I fin ''!' i!" hJ. Baseball Opener Wednesday Many Shutout Victories Scored In Pacific Coast Loop Baseball Buck Bailey Brings WSC Cougars To Eugene Buck Bailey and his crew of Washington State college wreckers will usher in the northern division baseball season on Howe field here Wednesday afternoon when the rniiosn mtet Howard Hobson's1 University of Oregon Webfoots. , defending pennant winners. Game! time will be 3 ociock. (Associated Press) Whether or not, as baseball tradition prescribes, Coast league pitchers are saving their Sunday curves for the second swing around the loop, they have served their employers well so far this new season. In the past two weeks, 49 games have been played, and of these 13, or more than a quarter, have ended in shutouts for the losing team. In ten others, the losers were limited tc. a single run. There seems to be a rough rela- t.,.i f heliev. the aDcear-; tionship Between me pucning us ance of Bailev. one of the most : cellence of the league's various colorful athletic figures on the members and their relative for coast, will be more appropriate for j tunes to date, an "opening day" celebration than! While this scarcely ranks as a last Friday's 6regon-OSC meet-: startling observation, it can be ing which was rained out. The noted that Oakland goose-egged "firsts" and all the trimmings, ex- Portland four times in six tries last cept possibly the appearance of ; diffnilaries. will be featured in Wednesday's game the first two Oregon-WSC tilts here. Tlv second ciasn win oe iiiur5a.y. . , ,r . A huge campus rally and parade. K IPSQUG impressive flag-raising ceremonies 1 v 1,1 " U bv the university's ROTC color riiarri. music hv the university I CRESWEU... April 21 (Spe- band all will be included in the( day's program. The game itself is sure 'o be a colorful spectacle. The Cougars boast one of the most impressive Creswell Beats Crow week and achieved the league lead. The previous week the Oaks reg istered one shutout and one near shutout. Supreme elbowing, as well, has been that of the Seattle Rainlers. In their three chances since the loop settled down to business, they have turned in three whitewash ings and three other victories in which the opposition soured but once. Hal Turpin's no-hitter of a week ago, of course, was the high light, but every front-line member oi the veteran Seattle mound de. partment has taken a hand in the showing. At present, the Rainlers stand second. Portland and Sacramento, the last next-to-last place teams, re. spectively, have no shutouts to their credit, and San Diego, stand ing in sixth place, has only one. If present trends continue, some thing magnificent should come from the mound at Seattle this week. Oakland moves In there Wednesday night to help the Rain icrs open their home season. Portland fans likewise get the first glimpse of their outfit this week. The Beavers, with less dis tance to travel than Seattle, were slatpd to appear against Hollywood nightly until Sunday. In the south Los Angeles enter- Fran rial ) Coach Bill Harcomb s Cres well high school baseball team kept within striking distance of the undefeated leaders of the Western division, ane county "B" early-season records of any con- league, Elmira. here recently by i (ains Sacramento and San ference team. In four games 1 defeating Crow high 17-0. j cisco is host to San Diego. aeainst Whitman. W. S. C. col-' Taylor and Lewis combined for: lected 63 hits, an average of 16 a two-hit mound job for the win per game. The Cougars also boast , ning Bulldogs. Taylor fanning nine a victory over Spokane of Hie and walking one in five innings. Western International league. Lewis hit a triple for the winners JOHN A WARREN HANGS OUT A NEW SHIN GLE The veteran University of Oregon freshman coach took over hK new duties as head varsity foo tball coach Tuesday after his selection Monday night by the athletic board. Here Is Anse Cornell, graduate masnger. handing "Honest John" his new shingle. The Gerald A. "Tex" Oliver nameplate now on the desk will be stored away for the duration. (Register-Guard photo, Wiltshire engraving) Abe Simon Retires From Ring- By JACK GUENTHER NEW YORK, April, 21. (U.B There is an unemployment prob lem of considerable magnitude con fronting the nation today. Abe Simon, the unfrocked gargantua, has hung up his gloves, rolled up his robe and kissed the boys along Lammers' Lane a sad good bye. From now on he will expose his chin to nothing more lethal than soap, water and a safety razor. His decision to quit boxing was reached suddenly and it was based upon reasons both physical and mental. Simon supposedly has been annoyed for some time now by a mysterious back ailment and it is reported also that his red-haired bride feared for his state of mind if he continued to be punched about at the current rate of exchange. Just what line of endeavor Simon will turn to is a moot point. He isn't qualified for many jobs as his life has been devoted to the ring, ice wagons and 350-pound pickle barrels They concluded their season Sat urday with a double win over Col lege of Idaho. Best of their cap- I able mound corps are Lefty Cham bers and Bill Sewell, the pass slinging footballer who is also a great hitter for the baseball team. In addition, the antics of the col orful Buck Bailey he of the pall kicking and umpire-baiting ten dencies are sure to attract a large crowd. The Cougar coach is rated one of the top showmen among coaches In the nation. Oregon will have either Bob Rieder or Nick Begleries on the with Ted PiUp catching. violin, he is too old for profes- attempted to teach Abraham Jiu sional football and he is a bit on : Jitsu, who attempted to crash his the large size for most offices. The ; corner in the Louis bout and who i mound. coast guard could settle the prob- was told off in no uncertain terms The rest of the lineup will find lem nicely by handing him a lan-1 by the head of the Johnston cor- Carney, Dick Whitman and tern, stationing him somewhere ; poration, Ltd. Since Abe is in a Dic'! Burns in the outfield, and along the Atlantic seaboard and us- j position to earn $50,000 in the four Bi" Hatnel, Bob Farrow, Don ing him for a lighthouse. The job ; scheduled bouts, it mav be that ' K,rsch and John Bubalo in the ln- and the Kerr brothers, Odsll and Easterling each collected two hits. Marsh and Tripp garnered the only Crow hits. Score: a h r Crav nro nno 0 0 J IS Crowell S3) 073 x 17 11 B. Tripp. Tripp S and Robertson! Tay lor, P. Lewti 8 and Easterlim. Softball Meeting Scheduled Friday By Tom Fisher Chips Down Thursday In Mat Semi-Finals DodgersHold Nationally RoA C i . - r austin beat,,. (Associ " VI i3t)V urn ,: ' f the major h f-arades Tuesd v?1 th! hav ii thev!. Ik. r, fcrj wouldn't pay much, but Abe would get a cnance to stand up. Simon himself isn't particular what he does so long as he finds something that is remunerative and is accompanied by a little action. Actually, the closest I can come to thinking of a job that is both re munerative and is accompanied by action is boxing. In Abes case six months more of boxing would be particularly remunerative and ac tive. But Simon claims he has retired and the news has caused more con sternation along Lammers' Lane I llldll MIC UllCAffCLICU HCdl VI a bill collector. The citizens of He is too big for j this odd street, great hands at put- the army and navy, Boris Karloff has a monopoly on the fright mar ket and the entucky Derby nom inations were closed more than two months ago, Abe Is out of practice on his U. C. L. A. Cindermen Beat Stanford 7 1-60 PALO ALTO. Cal.. April 21. U.R U. C. L. A. administered a 71-60 drubbing to the Stanford track and field squad Tuesday, giving the Bruins their first Pa cific coast conference victory of the season and dropping the once powerful Cardinals to last place In southern division. U. C. L. A. racked up eight first places and tied for first in the 100 yard dash, where John Silva, Stan ford, and Hubert Duke, U. C. L. A., ended in a dead heat at 10 flat. The outstanding individual per formance of the day was turned in by Mode Perry of U. C. L. A., who won the mile run in 4:29.8. came back to take the 880-yard run In 2:00.2, and led off the Bruins' winning mile relay team. Times and distances generally were mediocre. F.d Stamm, Stan ford's husky weight man, hurled the shot put 49 feet 7 inches. Vern Hart, Cardinal high-jumper, clear ed the bar at 6 feet 4 3-8 inches, his best mark this year. Monte Pearson Quits Game To Give Arm Rest FRESNO, Cal., April 21 (U.P Monte Pearson, onetime pitcher for the New York Yankees who has been Willi the Cincinnati Reds for the last two years, said today he will not play this year. "I am go. ting two and two together and ar riving at 4,444.444, are even now raking over the ashes of the past months' events to find the real reason for the retirement. It seems that as recently as Sun day Abraham appeared on a radio show, informed his constituents he never felt better and elaborated quite somewhat, as to how he would chill Harry Bobo, Lou Nova and two other worthies he is scheduled to meet. It also seems relations between Abe's new papa-in-law and manager, J. J. Johnston are considerably strained. Papa-in-law was the gent who Sports Slate WEDNESDAY Ba ball OrKon-W. S3. C. at Howe field, 3 p. m. TBI RSDAT Baseball Orecon-W. S. C. at Howe Held, 3 p. m Oreeon rrosh at Albany. Wrenlllnr. Coat tournament, armory, FRIDAT Bmrhall Cottaee Grove-Eugena at Ctvte t.tfldtum. Junction City at University HL CohurR at Mohawk. Creswell at Elmira. Crnw at Lorane Tennl Oregon-Idaho. Campui Courts. I p. m. - SATURDAY Trark Oregon-Oregon State varnltv and frosh relays at Corvallls. Tennk Oregon-W. S. C. cajnput c our la, a p. In. Baseball Oregon Frosh-Stata Penitentiary at Salem Huskies Score 3-To-2 Victory Over Tacoma SEATTLE, April 21. OP) Hefty Doug Ford had the Tacoma Tigers of the Western International league at his mercy yesterday, fanning 10 ingtoEivemvarmathoroiiBhrest!" tl,e University of Washington and if it comes around. I'll trv to cnamea up a J- victory in an ex. make a comeback," he said. Pear son mis Dcen Dotnered with a sore arm, Bob Montgomery Wins Decision Over Peralta PHILADELPHIA, April 21. U.R) Bob Montgomery, local negro lightweight title contender, won a 10-round decision over Joe Peralta, flashy Mexican, last night, Mont gomery had no difficulty with Peralta but failed to display any oi his usual slashing attack against en opponent who edged liiin slight ly hi boxing skill. hibition baseball game. He al lowed the Tigers only six hits. NCC SOFTBALLERS WIN The Northwest Christian college Softball team won over the N. Y. A. team by forfeit Monday night in the first scheduled YMCA-spon-sored Church league game of the season. New HOLLYWOOD and OTHER SUITS All models for ill men. See (hem $25 to $30 1022 nil.imrtte DeNeffe's ,,, papa-in-law wants to keep the money in trie family, He could do that if Abe's mana ger didn't happen to be Mr. John ston, but a phoney retirement if it is phoney would cut no figure with the boy bandit. Jimmy is a mean man with a contract. I would say Simon has no more chance of obtaining his release than a repub lican who has been convicted of stuffing a ballot box in Montgom ery, Ala. These matters are the product of sheer rumors and are offered only for what they are worth as riddles. Certainly it is possible Abe's back has been legitimately knocked askew and certainly he won't improve his lightning cal culation exercises if he absorbs another such beating as Louis handed him the second time around a month ago. It is to be hoped Abe's retire ment involves more larceny than injury. It would be indeed sad if the big, amiable and thoroughly personable young man were the victim of a serious ailment. But since the doctor explained that he suffered even before the Louis fight, Abe can't be ailing to any great degree. He was much too strong against the champ for that. He was so strong I hope he Istn't leaving us for good. Against men of his own calibre he was a pass able fighter; it was just his bad luck to le tossed in against the champion when he had nothing but hert and determination. Just who will fill .'.is place against Bobo and Nova isn't known. Mike Jacobs soys if he can't find anyone to meet Xova he may fight him himself. Well, I don't often pay to see fights, but I'd spend $100 to see that. field. Regatta Will Move From Poughkeepsie POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., April 21 C4) The Intercollegiate Row ing association's regatta will not be held here on the Hudson river this year, according to word re ceived today by Stewart Kimlin, chairman of the local entertain ment committee, from Asa Bush nell, secretary of the association. In a letter to Kimlin, Bushnell said the board of stewards hoped to name a new site for the regat ta within a few days. It has been held here every year except 1898 and 1920 since the regatta was inaugurated in 1895. Although the stewards have sev eral sites under consideration it is believed the classic will be held on Onondaga lake, Syracuse, with the distance of the varsity race reduced from four to three miles. The letter was in response to a telegram sent the stewards last week in which the town's com mittee said it was ready to ful fill all of its commitments. Baseball AMERICAN RfkStMl New York S'. Louts t netrott Washington - Chicago Philadelphia NATIONAL Brooklyn Pittsburgh Boston St. Loui, Chicago ... New York Cincinnati W t. Tel. S 1 .714 i .an S 3 .62S 4 4 .SOI S S .37S J 4 .333 2 9 .284 W L Pet. 1 .714 a .S7t 4 t .71 3 3 .900 ..3 3 .500 3 4 .429 ..3 3 .400 ..3 s .mi ic FOR VICTORY "SltI1157 UY DIPINII ION OS Xy'Sg Sfftf SELECT BESR SEATTLE BREW ING & MALTING CO. Since 187S Emil Sick. Fres. The first Softball league meet ing of the season will be held Friday night at the city recrea tion offices, according to Tom Fisher, director of the city-wide recreation program. In making the announcement Fisher pointed out that Softball will not be "big league" this aeason; teams will not be re quired to wear complete uni forms; anyone interested in the game will be given an oppor tunity to play. The meeting will be held at 7:30 o'clock. Fisher Is taking over the program usually set up by the Eugene Softball associa tion. Eugene Athletics Drill Wednesdays, Sundays The Eugene Athletics of the State baseball league will hold two practice sessions weekly until the start of the season in June, accord ing to the club management. The A's drill at Civic Stadium field at 6:30 p. m. Wednesday and at 2 p. m. Sunday. Players wishing to try out for the local club are urged to report for the practice sessions. The chips will be down Thurs day night at the armory where four top-rankiffg professional wrestlers will vie for the right to enter the finals of the Pacific Coast light heavyweight championship tourna ment. The four matmen, three villains and a new scientific, will meet in two 45-minute battles Thursday night, according to Matchmaker Don Owen who also plans a special 30-minute opener. One of the semi-final tournament tilts will bring together Bulldog Jackson and Milt Olsen. The other will match Jack Lipscomb against Buck Davidson. The two winners will meet in a one-hour champion ship match next week, the top award being the coveted coast crown recently relinquished by Herb Parks of Canada. The four semi-finalists have battled their way through two pre liminary rounds against a strong field that included an even dozen of the leading matmen in the busi ness. Salem Senators Lose To Stafe Pen, 19-5 SALEM, April 21. W Smash ing 21 safe blows, the Salem pen itentiary baseball team defeated the Salem Senators 19-5 here yes terday. The Senators obtained Bill Johnson, former Yakima outfielder, yesterday. Johnson batted .327 last season. Barney Ross Is Marine CHICAGO, April 21 (U.R) Bar ney Ross, former world's light weight boxing champion, today was sworn into the U. S. ma rines. He will serve as a boxing instructor. Chicago Cubs, dians. and some o! wenlhar K. mentioned "'! The Dodgers bounced ,; Braves out of , shared first para rt Tuesday, i," IT 1 T ,t, A " ",r nmencan u, fied Sox H,n,,nJ . .. '' to Washington Senator," t to the lead by half . the New York Yank Hlgbe Hurl, ScVHi-nnfo The Yanks missed th.i, to pun even with th, h when their scheduled w, the Athletics at Philade'-i , nntlnnnarl 1... j--"- "i conainon must remain a mill,. Similar conditions pas me nea oox irom further Si .1 V K " with the Nats had to h.- On top of that, the rJ utaians ruined the St orowns cnances oframi,i spot by tripping the Brim,! At Brooklyn, the IMm seven-hit pitching performJ m rmuy nigoe, Wnoeh!W first triumph of the w slammed three BoitonPiid 11 Plows. Dolph Camllll opened li with a two-run homer li Inning. At Pittsburgh, Mai Be the Pirates and Jake MoCj luos nookea up in a tight duel for seven lnnino. Chicagoans exploded lot dozen runs In the eighth. both Butcher and the pa Uiossop Hits t-Kun Hoim The Philadelphia PhiiideJ entirely on home runs to all their scoring for the urs In three days and lanta New York Giants on the field, 6-3. Al Glossop's homer bases loaded In the fourth a two-run four-master bjl Litwhller in the third pro be the game winntaj blow Giants tallied three times half of the fourth. The Cincinnati Reds Louis Cardinals had aura At Boston, Jack Wilson id to haunt his former Red So: as castoffs have a habit and pitched the Senator! 6 with a five-hit Job. Ken Keltner and Oris led Cleveland's ten-hit Dennv Galehouse, but It Heath who drove la tin run with a single, givinffci Al Smith for a six-hitter the Browns, Johnnv Rlgney ihaW Ti-nnt as the Chicago W dumped the Detroit IiH Chicago. 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