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Page Six Strikes By Paul Deutschniann The 10 best league bowlers at the U-Bowl and Recreation alleys during the first half of this wint er's kegling are topped by Hoy Northam with 193, figures com piled over the weekend show. Two men made the grade on both alleys, Oscar Quinn, who rolled 183 upstairs for first place and same through with the same average downstairs; and Ed Riloy who averaged 182 upstairs and 190 at the U-Bowl, to take second place behind Northam. The U-Bowl list follows: Roy Northam, 193; Ed Riley, 190; ' Ossie MPherson, 188; Chet Goodman, 187; Norm Newman, 183; Oscar Quinn, 183; Ed John son, 183. with the exception of Dotson, who rolled in the Moose league, all the others made their high averages in Super league Play. The Recreation '.ten" includes: Oscar Quinn, 183; Ed Riley, 182; Charles Harvey, 182; Bob Wetzell, 179; Jack Jeffries, 178; Les Henz ler,. 177; Hal Young, 176; Rolla Browning, 178; Berry, 175; Don Siegel, 174. The first three are from the Southern Pacific team of the Major league, with four more of the ten also competing in the same league. The "Sucker's League" met again Sunday evening at the U- Bowl, with Virg Jones and Bob Wiltshire winning two series out of four. The handicapping system has undergone a few changes, we understand, and Roy and Ossie McPherson may try again next Sunday night. . . U-BOWL With two weeks to to the Fin Twisters mixed doubles team leads the Social league by one game, 26 won, 10 lost, Just ahead of the Slips & Slides, 25-11. Following are Ritzy Rollers, 19-17, Spares, 17-19, Hot Shots, 16-20; and-Midgets, 5-31. . . The Jones boys have the Super league first-place money all wrap ped up and ready for Christmas. They are six games In front, and could lose all three Tuesday night without a worry. The race will be between Southern Pacific and Junior Chamber for second place, each with 22 won, 17 lost, not to forget' the Oregon State Guard boys who are Just one game be hind, 21-18. Trailing are Johnsons, 15-24; Richfield, 14-25; and Dot sons, 13-28. . . Likewise already polishing oft their prize funds are the Penny- Wise ladles of the U-Bpwl circuit, with 81 won and only 9 lost, the best team record of the year. With two more nights of pay scheduled the standings are; KORE, 24-15; Dotsons, 21-15; Wintergarden, 15 21; C & S, 16-23; Montgomery Ward,. 7-32. Dotsons and Winter garden have one series to make up. . . The Moose league Is all over and the U-Bowl team came up from third place the last night of play to win the first-half title, ending up. with 29 games won, 13 lost. Pooles took second, 28-14, while the erst-whlle leaders, Health Spots, slipped to third, 26-16. RECREATION A donble head er Monday night will finish the first half for the Willamette league. This Is the way they stand with six games to go: Texaco, 23 won, 13 lost; Consolidated, 22-14; Cllngman's 21-15; General Petrol eums, 17-19; Danners, 16-20; Un Ino Oil, 9-27. . Games won had to be readjusted last week be cause of ABC rules about teams dropping out. A new outfit, to re place Union Oil, is expected to be formed for the second half. . . Springfield Plywoods have ris en to a tie for first In the Tues day night West Coast, with Booth Kelly. Both teams have won 26, lost 13. B-K will play Oregon lum ber this week In the final match, while Springfield will try to stave off Eugene Plywood, tied for sec ond with 20 won, 19 lost. Other standings include Veatch, 20-19; Oregon Lumber, 14-25; Mogan lumber, 11-28. Southern Pacific needs to win only one game Wednesday night to cinch the Major league first half title. The railroaders have won 26, lost 13, while second-place Chiar amontes have 23-16. They will be rolling against each other. Other standings are Cokes, 21-18; Good year, and Penny-Wise, 18-21; Medoland, 11-28. , . DeNeffe's have cinched the Mc Kenzie circuit championship with 25 won, 14 lost. They will roll against second-place Bceson-Hall, 20 won, 19 lost, this week. In third was Pik n Pak, 17-22, followed by Rubenslclns, 16-23. . . Jack Jeffires posted the high single of the week at Recreation with a 227. Charlie Harvey had high series with 610. Lloyd Mattison blasted out a 257 for high at the U-Bowl. Bruins, Black Hawks Tie; Boston in Lead (United Press) The Boston Bruins battled to a 4-4 tic with the Chicago Black Hawks Sunday night but main tnined their National Icnguo hockey lead by two points over the Toronto Maple Leafs who trounced the. New York Rangers, 8-2. The Detroit Rod Wings climb ed Into third place over the Hawks by virtue of a 4-3 triumph over, the Montreal Canadiens. Willie Pep is Favored JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 21. 04 Willie Pep of Hartford, Conn., who recently earned the New York version of the world's featherweight championship, will tangle with Mexican Joey Silva of Log Angeles In a 10-iound bout I Bombers Blast Fliers 26-13 Billy Sewell Leads Spokane Team Triumph LOS ANGELES, Dee. 21 ttJ.B The powerful Second Air Force football team emerged as the strongest army grid squad on the West Coast by defeating the Marcn Field Flyers, 26 to 13, before 6000 fans at Gilmore Stadium Sunday. The Second Air Force Bombers, undefeated this year and slated for a New Year's day game in the Sun Bowl at El Paso, scored in every period but the third, mak ing all their touchdowns on a smooth-clocking passing attack. The March Field team, winner of seven consecutive games, was no match for the northwest team from Spokane, Wash., although punching over two touchdowns. Outstanding player on the field was Billy Sewell, formerly of Washington State college, who passed to three of his team's touchdowns, twice to End Johnny Holmes, also of Washington State, and once to Albert Bodney. The other touchdown was on a pass from Hal Van Every to Bill Horn ick. The March Field Flyers punched over their touchdowns In the sec ond and third periods, Bob De Fruiter, formerly of Nebraska, ploughing over In second quart er and Sal Rosato going over in the third quarter. Chief ground .gainer for the Bombers was Van Every, Univer sity of Minnesota and Green Bay Packer star, who slashed through the March Field line frequently for long gains. From the looks of things folks In El Paso are going to see one of the best teams In the entire west New Year's day. They'll be watching the Bombers- against Hardin-Simmons' Texas Cowboys. It doesn't look like a very happy day for Hardin-Simmons. The Bombers are one of the best teams to play here . all season. They have a stout line and their end play, with Bill Hornick and Al Bodney of Tulane, is a revela tion. The Second Air Force team en trained here today for Tucson, Ariz., to get in some conditioning licks and plans to reach El Paso about Dec. 29. Barney Ross No. 1 Miffman of Year By AUTIN BEALMEAR " NEW YORK, Dec. 21 W) Barney Ross, who won three world championships in the ring but now does his fighting in far off Guadalcanal as a corporal in the United States marines, is the winner of theEdward I J. Neil memorial trophy as boxing's "man of the year." , Although he hasn't pulled on the padded gloves In many months the little Chicagoan was the un animous choice of members of the New York Boxing Writers asso ciation to receive the award given each year in memory of the for mer Associated Press sports writer who was killed In 1938 while serving as a war correspondent in Spain. The writers considered no other-candidate than Corporal Bar ney, who only last month stood off a detachment of Japs and pro tected three wounded comrades all nlgHt until help arrived the next day. Ross, wounded and suffering from shock and fever, refused to be evacuated when his marine unit was ordered to the rear af ter being isolated in dangerously located underbrush. Instead, he stood guard over his wounded pals in a fox hole exposed to a hidden machine gun nest. He fired more than 450 rounds of ammunition, pitched hand grenades and prayed. He killed at least seven Japs and his rescuers said he probably got ten more. His commanding officer recom mended him for either the Navy Cross or the army's Distinguished Service Cross. The Neil plaque, awarded to the man who did the most for boxing during the year, will be presented at the association's an nual dinner early in 1943. Mem bers hope Barney will be on hand to accept the award in person, Prep Hoop Coach Grves Players Workout With Pens CLEVELAND. Dec. 2. (&) Once a week, during the regular pvactice period, the Collinwood high school basketball squad lines up at a table to work out with pen, paper and ink. Letter-writing seems lo have no place In cage practice, but Coach Harry Newman Isn't for getting the boys in the armed forces who made up his teams in other years. Sixty-four Icttermen are on Colllnwood's honor roll. That's why Newmnn calls time out every week, huddles his pres ent satellites around the table and tells them to start pitching words to the school's alumni in service. Quinn Paces Vandals WALLA WALLA, Dec. 21 The Idaho-Whitman basketball game here Saturday night started out like a Whitman vs. Fred Quinn, Idaho center, contest. Quinn tossed In each of his team's first 16 points. Then he let tin somewhat, but he counter! 22 1 ivinti altogether at Idaho FLIERS LIMBER UP FEET To develop that sensitive touch nee ded for using foot controls on planes, these army student fliers are given foot exercises in pool at Carlstrom Field, Arcadia, Fla., as part of Riddle Aeronautical Institute course. Junction City Trips Junior Rubes 27-25 JUNCTION CITY, Dec. 21 The Junction City Tigers and Don Davenport, veteran guard, stopped the Junior Rubes of Eugene here Saturday night by a 27-25 count with Davenport accounting for 14 points. The game here followed the Eu gene independent team's 33-16 victory over Lebanon high at Lebanon Friday night the third straight triumph for the Rubes. The game here Saturday was close all of the way, the scores be ing 5-5 at the end of the first quarter, 10-9 for Junction at half time, and 23-21 for the Tigers at the close of the third frame. Two scores by Wally Mold, who collected 12 points in the game, made the count 25-25, but with two minutes remaining in the game Davenport scored the win ning basket from the key and the Tigers successfully stalled the re maining time. Mold's eagle eye and Al Wein stein's and Harold Hagg's ace ball handling led the Junior Rubes against Lebanon. The Rubes took the lead In the first minute of play, and led 7-3 at the end of the quarter and 13-8 at the half. Bob Hamilton was Lebanon's principle threat, but the Rubes were never headed. Summaries: RUBES 181) (57) JUNCTION CITT Slump. 3 , F ft, Mortcnson RtdK 3 P 2. Nelson William. 3 C 2. Patton HaKg. 2 , r 14. Davenport Welnsteln, 4 O 5, Lednlckey Mold, 12 S 2. Smith 1S) LEBANON F... 4, Manuela v Cooper C 2, Kind a 1, Cook ,G 2. Beach .S 7, Hamilton Game Commission Meeting.Jan.9 The Oregon state game com mission will hold its annual hear ing relative to angling regulations at its offices in 616 Oregon build ing, Portland, on Saturday, Janu ary 9, 1943, at 10 a. m. The meeting will be open to the public and those interested are in vited to attend. Seasons, bag limits, and other regulations governing the taking of game fish during 1943 will be considered by the commission, Sullivan Award; Where's Durdan? NEW YORK, Dec. 21. C41 The 600 sports leaders who com prise the tribunal for the James E. Sullivan memorial trophy were being polled today by Secretary Dan Ferris of the A.A.U. for votes on the five candidates for the 1942 avard to the nation's out standing amateur athlete. The successor to Leslie Mac Mitchell will come from among Ed Hennig of Cleveland, veteran gymnast; Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page of Chapel Hill. N. C, former golf champion; Bill Smith, Ha waii's swimming ace; Joe Smith, former national mnrathon champ, and Cornelius Wnrmcrdam, the world's only 15-foot pole vaultcr. Hunting Accident Is Fatal to Ball Prexy ALBANY, Ga., Dec. 21 (U.P A hunting accident was beieved to day to have caused the death of Trammell Scott, former president of the Southern Association of baseball clubs. Scott, a major In the World War T. was fnnnri riPnrl vnclarHn- n( RUBES (S3) Stump. 5 Balln, 4 Mold. 11 HaRg. S Welnsteln, 3 Williams. 2 , THE REGISTER-GUARD, MsssMaBC2ass- nMas "mmmmmmmmaimtmmm -n ug( Jkl i - u ' Avk ' Sports Scribe Takes Fans on Merry-Go-Round of Athletics By JACK CUDDY NEW YORK, Dec. 21 U.R Taking a whirl on the sports-go-round: An emergency meeting of ma jor league club owners will be held in New York Feb. 8 the day before the annual schedule meeting' to crystalize plans for the 1943 training and playing sea son and to coordinate the com plete program with latest govern ment transportation suggestions. When the war is over we can expect a tremendous demand from turf men in other countries for American thoroughbreds. Because of the war, we have virtually cor nered the thoroughbred breeding market. Even the British have shipped a large portion of their choice stock to this country. There now are approximately 1000 farms in 40 states with a to tal of almost 1000 stallions and 12,000 mares, many of them gath ered from all parts of Europe, Prep Quints Book Holiday Contests Eugene high's leading hoop Axemen will rest this week from everything but a series of tough workouts while nearly every other prep : hoop team ' in the county plays at least one game. Coach Ford Mullen's westsiders will be preparing for a series against Marshfield, 37-34 victim of Roseburg, and North Bend in the coast section next week. ' St. Mary's was scheduled to travel to Pleasant Hill Monday night for the first prep basketball tilt of the week. Springfield will entertain the Junior Rubes Tues day night. Two games will feature the Wednesday slate Pleasant Hill against University high at the Igloo, and the Junior Rubes at Oakridge. The. local independent quint is also tentatively sched uled to play at Mohawk Friday night. Sun Valley Closes . Gates Sunday Without Fanfare SUN VALLEY, Ida., Dec'. 21 ttJ.W Sun Valley, the multi-million dollar winter sporting ground for royalty, movie stars and high so ciety, closed quietly Sunday as the last of its 625 employes and 1500 patrons sadly left the , scene of former gaiety. The resort, converted by Union Pacific In 1936 from a sheep ranch into the nation's foremost skiing, tobogganning and ice-skating center, closed without fanfare in the midst of what is Usually its rush season. It will remain closed for the duration. Clint Castleberry Is Out of Tech Lineup ATLANTA, Dec. 21. W With a full week of intensive practice already chalked off in preparing for their Cotton Bowl clash with the Texas Longhorns, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will tinder go light workouts today and to morrow and then enjoy a layoff until they reach Dallas. Three of the Jackets. Clint Castleberry, Pat McHtigh, and Halph Plaster, are on the ailing list but all should recover in time to enter the fray New Year's day. 3Z Piece Dinner Set Your Choice 24 New Patterns $6.85 and up C. M. UREY CO. Corner 8th and Olive EUGENE. OREGON. Australia and South America. Youth is having its fling on the Boston Bruins, pace-setters of the National hockey league. Behind the club's astonishing success this season, is the kid line composed of Billy Shill, Don Gallinger and Bep Guidolin. It is the youngest and most effective rookie combi nation seen in the league in many years a combination that has inspired the squad's older players to surprising efforts. J "Two-ton" Tony Galento, for mer heavyweight challenger, who is grooming for a comeback, trained all last week at Bey's Camp, Summit, N. J. This week he expects to shift bis condition ing quarters to Stillman's gym in New York. He plans to return to the ring In about six weeks. The Rose Bowl committee is slated to convene soon and vote a portion of the UCLA-Georgia game profits to war relief. How ever, we understand that the Su gar Bowlers of New Orleans can't follow suit because of clauses pre venting any money from being given to charity until the Sugar Bowl bond issue is redeemed. Sgt. Jackie Wilson, welter weight contender, writes us: "I see in the papers that Ray Rob inson refused a match with Henry Armstrong, claiming that he didn't want to hurt Henry. - .Well, I've been trying to get a match with Robinson for months, but he won't fight me. He's not afraid of hurt ing me; he's afraid I'll knock his brains out.", . Cards' World Series Win Big Surprise NEW VORJC. "Dor. V.tIJP) Thr. sports world furnished its share ui me surprises uus year, rjui me biggest one of all came in the World Series, when the St. Louis Cardinals bounced back from de feat in the opener and- whipped the highly-favored New York Yankees in four straight games. That achievement, coming after the Cardinals had nosed, out the Brooklyn Dodgers for the Nation al league pennant, was listed as the years No. 1 surprise today by 39 of the 87 sports editors who voted in the annual poll of the As sociated Press. Twenty-two other voters placed the Cardinals second and 13 named them as third choice, giving the Red Birds a total of 174 points On the hnsis nf flirPA fnr fi-e two for second and one for third. Close behind the Cardinals in the voting came the Holy Cross football team's 85-12 upset over a Boston College team that had romped through the rest of its schedule with a perfect record. Auburn's fnntrtnll nnrnl r . " wwh UCVI- gia drew only four first-place vuies oui lanaea in intra position in the final tabulation, ahead of the Wnshinirtrm Pnrlelri'ne . .,uA - - ...-M.J.WHO, dethroned the Chicago Bears as Miigo iu proiessionai lootBall in the National league playoff. Gehrig Liberty. Ship WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 U A Liberty freighter will be named for Lou Gehrig, famed first-basc-man and "iron man" of the New York Yankees, the U. S. maritime commission announced today. New York school children chose the name, along with 21 others, as their reward for record collections in the recent scrap metal campaign. ARROW SHIRTS The Man's Shop Byrom & Kneeland 82 East 10th OSC Quintet Heads For Eastern Tilts OREGON STATE COLLEGE, Corvallis, Dec. 21 Coach Slats Gill and 10 Oregon State basket ball players entrained Saturday night on the second annual eastern road trip. Men making the trip were Glen Warren, Mickey Bro phy, Don Cecil and Bob Howard, forwards; Erland Anderson and Bob Harvey, centers; and Don Durdan, Lewis Beck, Fred Winter and Howard Jeffries, guards. Stu dent manager Vince Jessup will also make the trip. The Beavers will play five of the strongest teams in the east and midwest before returning to Cor vallis early in January. First game pn the road is with City College of New York in Madison Square Garden, December 26. From New York the Beavers will travel to Detroit where they will play Wayne university, December 28. The next night, December 29, Oregon State will be in East Lans ing, Mich., for a game with Michi gan State. Powerful Bradley Tech will be host to 'the Beavers in Peoria, January 1. Winding up the road trip schedule will be a game with Washington university at St. Louis in St. Louis, January 2. . Showing possibilities of having another strong team, Oregon State opened its pre-season schedule at Corvallis last Tuesday night with a decisive 35-18 victory over Wil lamette university, perennial champions of the Northwest con ference. Superior height under the backboards and better ball handl ing were the deciding factors in the win. Ace guards Beck and Durdan led the Orange scoring with 11 and 9 points respectively. Especirjly encouraging to Beaver hoop fans was the showing of sophomore forward Brophy who scored six points and played a fine floor game. Warren used his 6 feet, 5 inches to great advantage in tak ing balls off the backboard, Hoop Results LATE SATURDAY SCORES Idaho 31, Whitman 19. Utah 47. Idaho Southern 30. Texan Naval Air Station 55, Univer sity of Texas. 50. Washington 39, Vancouver 38. Visitors Welcome! OLYMPIA BREWING COMPANY, OlympiSSS Ducks Play Bruno Quint The University of Oregon bas ketball team, with an unimpres. sive record of four victories In even games against independ ent rivals, closes Its "barn storming" season Tuesday night at Vancouver against the pow erful Ramblers, following a game against Bruno Studios in Portland Monday night. The Webfoots, who beat Wally Falmberg's All Stars 37-30 at Astoria Saturday night, defeat ed Brunos and lost to the Ram-. biers in previous meetings here. .Coach Howard Hobson's quintet Is expected to be strengthened considerably after the holidays when freshmen will be eligible. Roger Wiley, talent ed southpaw center, and Ed Dick, rugged forward, are two yearlings expected to see con siderable action after the first of the year when Wally Borre vik, letterman pivot man, will also become eligible. The first game in which this trio will play will be here Jan uary 6 against Willamette Uni versity. Washington Looms As Court Champion SPOKANE, Dec. 21 (?) Coach Hec Edmundson's latest model Washington basketball team loomed as the team to beat in the northern division confer ence race today, after two wins over the Vancouver, Wash., Ram blers, strong independent outfit. Washington was to meet Gonzaga here Monday night. The Huskies hung their second straight defeat on the Ramblers, a team which includes the trio .who sparked Oregon State to the northern division title last year, by a 39-to-38 score at Portland Saturday night The Ramblers trounced Oregon 45-39 on the Eu gene floor earlier this season. Washington -dominated play nearly all of the game, leading 22-15 at halftime. In the fin.al eight minutes, Vancouver greeted Washington reserves with a flurry which cut the Washington lead to three points, but the Washington first string was rushed in. John Mandic, Oregon State center last year, was high with 16 points and Chuck Gilmur, his rival at center, held to four points by the Ramblers the night before, led Washington with 14. Washington won Friday night at Vancouver, 45 to 39. Washington State and Oregon Slate have eastern tours before the start of northern division con ference play but the present five game trip is Washington's main pre-season preparation. Tuesday night they meet the Pasco Fliers, who won from the Pendleton Air Base Saturday, 55 to 47, at Pasco and the next night play Central Washington College at EUensburg. Michigan Pro Wins Wilshire Golf Meet LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21. W) Honors In the Wilshire Country club's victory golf tournamentr wartime substitute, for the Los Angeles open went to Marvin Stahl, long-hitting young profes sional from Grand Rapids, Mich. His seven-under-par 64 was four strokes better than the ef fort of Ellsworth Vines, the ex tennis ace, who posted a 68 for the 18 holes. Babe Didrickson Zaharias led the women's contin gent with a 71. ' ' Future Florida Racing Looms at Tropical Park - MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 21 VP) Tropical Park offered a gilt edged program today to open its gamble on the success of. horse racing in a resort area turned into a military training center. Horsemen looked to the open ing day attendance and betting as the first real clue to the future of the sport in Florida this winter. Mondav. , East, West Grid Squads Report Passing Attack Worr, For Western Mentor? UJ9Th. eZr??0' H. East and West gridS'1 N for the sa,.i.5 ?.husltle,iiBj all-star (fl Preparation for opening i .During the lastfl'!?H c eaied gentry have be7! i BHng into town-Tj.N missourrs champion-build, 1 who nn-ioj ..... ."""er cowl Coach P anA .!. team. . r,."' elnh' ".Mil'tofeShri, JnrJ tr Palace HL'7?. 4 whisked off to rugged b2"1 conditioning n-,H r..,buslniM 1L- 1 atKeZarNcwUYte The West 5n ..., . Polo Alto tomorrow. The hi erners have booked Santa Cfc for- similar purposes. ' Faurot, who court,,) :. to the Big Six conferencTwl this season, showed up shortll Tiger title drive, were Hfcb steu her, 195-pound back; Don C 225-nnnnH hiu.. u. . Mike Fitzgerald, 205-pound J "uoo oarnett, Hi pound guard from Baylor, . Most of the East team aire. " hand to start on the (rahl ener course in East-West ftM technique but five more jtatiJ w i4 ""un8- uave Schrantr.Al ernali were due toia. Faurot had one worry who tJ going to do the passing for M West team, He and HollInM may have to build pass pW around Joltin' Jim Jurkovlch cj California, or Bob Kennedy 1 tumngion oiate. However, with such llnenu. Bruno Banduccl, Chuck Tajlcl and Ed Stamm of Stanford; Koi3 Verry of U.S.C.; Johnny FerjisJ oi uamornia, Dub Lamb oiOki homa, Alyn Beals of Santa din and Walt Harrison-, of ' Washing ton in front for protection Hit may cut loose with some nilfo A. i.. ,.. . Washington Stale Quint Heads East PULLMAN. Dec. 21-HMd Washington State college playwl accompanied by Coach Jack Friel and Student Manager Ihraj Shemwell, left yesterday lor il 18-day eastern trip and I Ml dozen games with strong mid' west and east-coast... basketball teams. The first game Is WednesJur night against Creighton, at 0ms ha. The others are: Templi, Philadelphia. Dec. 26; New Yor4 University, Madison Square Gar den, Dep. 30; Canisius, Bull, To,, 1 Wavnp. Detroit, Jan.."i and Bradley Tech, Peoria, 111 Jan. 4. . Marine Lt. Ted Lyons Wants Air Assignment NEW ORLEANS, Dec . Jll Ted Lyons, ace Lnicas" "' - i. w last mthl l(- SOX piu.ni.-i, - - M. J.ilifi ry. linn Va tn take U0 Wi m" as a first lieutenant in the H. s. Tyons asked that hb.- to aviation because tha 's ' fit that gets things don want to help finish "p ftawj . k..b in nlaving ban. '""'I "tr, Chicago last whs aw vi " " -;. . - - His home is in Vinton, I Wp i here tonight, 13. vFieia.