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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
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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:
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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
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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.
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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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