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i I March 21, 1943 II IGH CLIMBER Bj PICK ST.RITE THE REGISTER-GUARD, EUGENE, OREGON Pag Fifteen Warmerdam Clears 15'BV2"for New Worlds Vault Record r -i-times. Za i toward mora nig- V f competition under the FMeTpUn for all civil J'lransform the usual -Shall league into a base- T-it during the coming I- -AnlhS? f" , a game supposed to ihm men in returning to SbTbStt lacks the punch in their late 30's away flireplace, an easy chair "Sdbook- We know of any sip". . -tivelv young i 01 .ttracted by a K, n ia T baseball of, the litffW P1,.... IW- Hit. BUI Greene. John lBU '. im Arne Strom- t? Bertsch, 'Howard Sten- ! . Rrauner, (rani. u-ii-i", S. SBen Weber, Tub. . Green"' -,,- vr it. SH-bby Hobson, and many Siuromar months present a P? '..nrt,mltv for the city commission to carry on Program started last win ,f$Z V basketball circuit M some of the -nas-oeens "".?,..m.nt Florence Alden, reau-n director, is recep P??.,.l idea and is tto attempt to "take a.flier." Lebld reason the older young I1 -'u h.iltata to null on B mikes and I loves again r v. h.ir fear of going Eih season with a batting K":s67to-.oT5:we r . ttin nur .538 batting C (in our senior year, in IT .j.,n for 20 vears and Ed hate like the very Dickens Ihet Cocky Brewer, coo ui- Bun Kelsay and their likes. I the other "oia-urner. wuuiu the me way about it. - Therefore, we would suggest le of the Basic principles oi ..-- ritv ha-ehall league tSbsto prohibit fellow with trad experience to worn on me Edt-iet 'em play first or the tad! . . . Another difficulty kid be the organization oi a oai-Eedleague. k. l-mln-ltnn of one or two Lm ha, ilwavit ruined tha eom- ESvt value of Softball here in rhri -rtain snonsors nnide a habit of campaigning rtht beat talent. We have long ratted the "draft" system of Ball players, and hope that a tolas could be adopted for City Liall. Itml-ht rpnufra a hit of rjromot- Linil m-lra nwpsKflrv the desifi'- on of several centrally-located Mm whnra h nlavpra rould fan up," but we'll wager there It enough "young" men In this ki to fill a six-team roster. Say rrewers iuu men wining to pi-y. i plan would call for a league ting and the selection of four, lormore "managers" who would v through the list and select a teams on a rotating draft rt tnilial nnHnn wnnH - hp ping for selecion 1, 2, 3, 4, 9. tic ana ine managers wuuia players from the master list that order. , . . After each aiger makes his Initial selec i the pilot picking last would l But choice on the next "set." -r all players on the list had n Jwt.J ,1 .1 Fu.oi.cu, men uie man-gci-ilart negotiating on trades. i. . une squaa may nave two lid tttrW anA iraA annthi. t-ler for a much.nepHecl Iri- fler, etc. Qminatlon of th .r-.rin,- Mm would also be in line with Mrsical fitness trend . . . r-l the batters more exercise a just swinging at thin air; 1 the lnfielders and outfleld ' Ptaty of work in chasing d and fly balls. . . . Riant It be fun? Wo nn al. CJ'eel that sore right arm now. re may be a financial nrnh. 3 eonlronting the recreation camion In promoUng such a - baseball Is much more ave to conduct that soft ; ; ,But if every player was red to Dav on- a, turn IaII- the privilege of playing IH the season (that will be iwnge thing for the prima- who have been accustom ' Plymg for pay) "the com--wb could probably rake up ."91 cash for the payment of Huii-i.ae oi scoreDootcs Other necessarv niilnmnt The use of the city-owned c Stadium r bats, every player likes hlS HU'n MnL.. "wough he uses it only for ;..,,the top of home plate f Of hnrehirlo- A UoortintT BrtB LtMU ,V wnlcient supply on hand ""Jsh baseballs for a six- tf ? circuit- IJiat "old rocking chair" to rBi 's recreatlon room :r', fellows; it hasn't got mm Z n Pni'eal fitness. It's LJ2,h kMe the Une coun- u i , ' 1 '"wreaiea in k- -"aB invitational boxing K nign icnooi mltt- 5, "I," ',Ve. ""tt sport Is one U 'ne nsi or atn- h "apetition for the armed ; "Iton, who staged "Si '"""laments at Pleas- .-onl, dr,w enough cash Fi in, ,, p,y "vel'ng ex I .C compeUng schools. a to la. J. " ""u" the schools rLi.rZ. 0n 0 line, the shot hjj!? Provided by the event Ft llseir in aumuiaung lw the Port. ... t 'rSr,g ,e,"r ,rom u- l.. 'meil. former n.r. .mrh h-TerTi' n the ,ir orc head l, ep,rtment in England, ljd rauictin etu- Indoor, Outdoor Marks Shattered Dodds Cops Mile Race; Dixon Finishes Third By TOMMY DEVINE CHICAGO, March 20. (U.B Ensign Cornelius Warmerdam of the Navy pre-flight school at Cha pel Hill, N.C., Saturday night set a new world's indoor Pole Vault when he cleared 15 feet eight and one-half Inches in the Chicago re lays. Warmerdam made his record breaking mark on his first try with the bar at that level. The bar quivered only slightly as the thin, 27-year-old former Piedmont, Cal., school teacher went up and over to pull 14,000 fans to their feet. The vault was the greatest of Warmerdam's spectacular career. It not only broke his own indoor mark of 15 feet 76 inches set in February, 1942 at the Boston, A.A. games, but also smashed his out door mark of 15 feet 7 Inches es tablished at Modesto, Cal., on May 23, 1942. Warmerdam started leaping with the bar at 14 feet and then elim inated the remainder of the field when the bar was pushed to 14 feet 8 inches. Warmerdam missed one try at 15 feet 1 inches and then easily cleared that height on his next try. Misses at 16 Feet After five minutes rest "Corny" came back to go over at 15 feet 3H inches for a new meet record. The cross bar then was raised to the record level of 15 feet tVt inches. Warmerdam went back to the very tip of the 140 foot pine run way. He came down the straight away with the speed of a sprinter, hit the take off pit perfectly, arch ed his lithe body at the peak of his swing and then barely nicked the bar as he went up and over. As he settled Into the deep sawdust pit, he looked up quickly and grinned as the bar stayed on. The record breaking Jump mark ed the 25th consecutive meet Warmerdam has won and in every one he's cleared 15 feet, a mark unreached by any other vaulter in track history. He has cleared IS feet 33 times. After setting his new world's record, Warmerdam failed three times In an efofrt to clear 18 feet. Gil Dodds, the bespectacled Bos ton divinity student, won his sec ond major mile race of the indoor season, when he won the classic Bankers mile In 4:08.5. Wright Takes Sprlnte Earl Mitchell of Indiana univer sity finished second and Frank Dixon, New York University fresh man, was third. One of the major upsets of the Indoor season occurred in the 1,000 yard run when Les Elsenhart, for mer Ohio State niversity star now running unattached from Port Clinton, Ohio, defeated Gene Ven- zke of the New York Athletic club' In a driving finish In 2:13.8. Bob Wright of Ohio State, swept the hurdle series by taking the 40, 50 and 60 yard events. Herbert Thompson of Jersey dashes but was beaten by Charles City, N. J., won the 40 and 55 yard Beaudry of Marquette in the 55 yard dash. It was the first sprint event Thompson lost in four years of competition in the Chicago re lays. Greg Rice, former Notre Dame star now running for the New York Athletic club, won his 63rd straight race when he copped the two mile event in 8:55.9. Oliver Hunter of Notre Dame was second and Tony Maloney of Notre Dame third. Delayed Country Club Golf Tourney Opens Saturday Afternoon Qualifying for the Eugene Coun try club's spring handicap golf tournament, delayed last week end because of unfavorable weath er conditions, opened Saturday afternoon with the first contin gent of divoters posting the re quired 18-hole scores. Qualifying will continue until the evening of March 28, according to Profes sional Wendell Wood. . Harvey Rue is the defending champion of the "President's" trophy. , A field of some 80 golfers is expected to compete with the low 32 qualifiers entering the champ ionship flight and the others placed In flight of eight. BOCCHI RATES AT BAKER - BAKER, March 20. OW Bak er's Bulldogs Saturday named Captain Jim Bocchi of Klamath Falls' state- basketball champions on their all-opponent team. Bocchi didn't rate the official all-state first team, although his team de feated Baker for the title. 1;; sis VI KM ' r-Svf W--:2 rrf.l aaaacaaaaaiaaaal ,:;.4te:.v&.: mm KM. mm mm MUM t. it ' n.gr- m ,1 S Ml! mH mm Phillips Oilers AAU Champions Denver Beaten, 57-40; Wyoming Takes Third DENVER, March 20 (U.PJ The ancient tradition that champions don't repeat in the national A.A.U. basketball toumamet held good agai Saturday night and the Phil lips 66 Oilers from Bartlesville, Okla., are America's new amateur cage champions. The mighty oiler won the crown 57 to 40, over the defending cham pion Denver Legions, a team which couldn't beat both the Phillips team and tha jinx that has kept all but four A.A.U. cage champions in history fro mwinning the title twice in a row. It was the fourth time In five years that the Oilers had met a Denver team in the finals and this Is the second national title for-the tall boys from Oklahoma who rul ed the cage world back in 1940, Lack of Practice Shown Some 8,000 fans saw little Jim my McNatt, former Oklahoma Uni versity star, spark- the Phillips team to the championship and avenge their defeat in the finals last year by the Legions, The losers had never played a game together until this week, REDS' CHIEFS WATCH BATTING PRACTICE Each expresslne a different reaction, these Ctnein nati Reds mentors watched batting practice behind an indoor cage at the club's sprlnr training camp at Estel Crabtree. Vice President General Manager Warren C. Giles and Manager William McKechnle I were hstlly assembled two looked on Intently. . wks ago arounu Aii-American title, and they showed their lack of practice by allowing their de fense to break up on numerous occasions and by falling to capital ire on several opportunities for setups. In the consolation round, the nationally-ranked University of Wy oming team won third place in the Red Manager Likes Northern Sites; All White Sox Signed I McKechnle said the team had I accomplished fully 25 per cent , more toward getting ' into top physical condition "than any team I ever trained In the south." (By tht United Prrai) LAKEWOOD, N. J., March 20. (U.P.1 A leading candidate to replace Johnny Mlze if the big first baseman is drafted, Joe Or engo made his debut on first for the New York Giants Saturday j CHICAGO, March 20. VI.R when the club held its fourth The Chicago Cubs today sold one outdoor workout In six days, i baseball player- to Los Angeles A lively battle for third base and waived another to the armed developed between the veteran service. Dick Bartell and Sid Gordon, i Manager Jim Gallagher said the up from Jersey City. Gordon uos naa soia uien -nip-, nus- Spring Sports Open at Eugene Hardy Among Signed Beavers PORTLAND, Ore., March 20 0J.R) Sixteen members of the 1943 Portland Beaver baseball squad of the Pacific coast league signed their new contracts and were en route to the club's San Jose, Cel., training camp, William H. Klep per, vice president and business manager of the club, disclosed Sat urday night. Unsigned were Ad Llska, Byron Speece, and Joe Orell, pitchers: and Ted Norbert, outfielder, and Lee Stine outfielder and pitcher. O'Dell Hale, second baseman bought from the Milwaukee club of the American Association, had not been heard from, Klepper said. Bob Hardy, former Oregon base ball and basketball star, is Includ ed in the 18 signed members, Cascade Baseball ' Meeting Friday Fate of the 1943 Cascade base ball league will be decided next Friday night when league man cult. Present prospects appear good for a league Involving teams with in 15-mile radius of Eugene. Present travel restrictions will prevent long trips, league officials believe. Managers of teams entered In the circuit last year are expected Spring sports got their formal Initiation at Eugene high during the past week, with baseball and track getting under-way and golf i national meet with a 58 to 45 vie. has been one of the International League's few .300 hitters the past two years. Bartell,. al though participating in the work outs, has not yet come to terms for 1943. COLLEGE PARK, Md., March 20. U.R Alex Carrasquel, big Venezuelan right . hander, was pronounced the most advanced of 16 pitchers on the Washing ton Senator squad by Manager Ossie Bluege following two brisk workouts. The club shifted out doors after previous drills In the University of Maryland field house. FRENCH LICK. Ind.. March 20. (U.R) Wally Moses, last of ton Del Ml- llll-KU VV11MC I1U1UUU19, agreed to terms late Saturday and is expected to report for training Monday. Moses had previously said he would not play In Chicago but wanted to be traded to his home town, Philadelphia. sell, first baseman, to the Angels, from which the Cubs obtained him in 1939. BEAR MOUNTAIN, N. Y., March 20. (u.R) Field conditions forced the Brooklyn Dodgers to work out In the West Point field house Saturday and Manager Leo Durocher said his squad might not get outdoors again un til Monday. PHILADELPHIA, March 20. (U.PJ Connie Mack, 80 -year -old dean of baseball managers, will start his 56th training campaign as player or manager Sunday when his Philadelphia Athletics leave for their spring camp at Wilmlng- LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 20.' (U.R) The Cleveland Indians were held inside the Purdue field I house for their fifth consecu-1 tive day of practice. Manager Lou Boudreau. declared however that the squad was working It self into such good condition that he dispenses with the cus tomary infield drill on the dirt diamond. Roy Cullenbine, out fielder acquired from the New York Yankees, reported late Sat urday, leaving Jeff Heath the lone absentee. EVANSVILLE, Ind., March 20. (U.R) Manager Steve O'Neil lengthened the Detroit Tiger workout to three hours today as weather conditions improved. O'Neil listed among the season's starting pitchers John Gorsica, former relief hurler, and . said that outfielder Rudy York would continue to play first base. BLOOMINGTON, Ind., March 20. (U.R) Powell Crosley, Jr., President and controlling owner of the Cincinnati Reds, paid his first visit to his club's 1943 train ing camp Saturday and watched the squad workout in Indiana University's field house. This workout, the tenth ths week for the Reds, ended their training until Monday morning, manager Bill McKechnle declaring a full holiday for Sunday. Mack pointed out that training in the north is not a new exper ience for either the Athletics or himself. In 1890 the Buffalo team of which he was a member trained at home and In 1919 the Athletics trained at Shlbe park, missing only one day of practice due to weather conditions. and tennis players unloosening their muscles for the spring fling against nearby opponents. Coach Ford Mullen was greeted by some 35 baseball enthusiasts at the opening practice Thursday night,, and prospects are bright for a winning diamond squad. The turnout was led by Captain Jack Fassett, second-baseman, while other lettermen included were Ranny Smith, shortstop, Herb Gil bert, third-baseman, Charley Mlckleson and Don McCune, out tlelders, and several lettermen transfers Including Pitcher Ernie Danner, former University high star. , Fritz Kramer's trackmen have been working out for the ' past couple of weeks, but the tempo was increased the last few days. The Axemen suffered a big blow when Dick McClintlc, co-captain and star weightman enlisted in the navy, Eugene should possess one of the best golf teams In the state, and has virtually the same team that carried the Purple and White banner last season. Captain Van Purdy, Bruce Fis cher, Dave Sutton, Jim Donahue are back from last season's squad. - The tennis outlook should also be bright, with several members from the '42 squad back In the fold. Headed by Captain Gordon Sprecher, they include Jim Bal four, Jerry Morgan and Bob Ford. tory over Its ancient mountain area rival, the University of Denver. Never Behind Wyoming, a favorite to win the title and an entrant In next week's NCAA playoffs at Kansas City. was defeated In the semi-finals by me defending champion Legions. Kenny Sailors, 1943 All-Amerl-can sensation, led Wyoming with 21 points. The new champions of the na tion, the Phillips team took an early lead, scoring seven points before the Denver Legions finally dumped In a free throw. Phillips was never behind holding a 23 to 12 lead at the half and going on 10 win weir second title. Bay Meadows To End Season Next Thursday SAN MATEO, Cal., March 20, (U.PJ The Bay Meadows horse racing season will end next Thursday and there will be no extension, Jerry Giesler. chair man of the California horse rac ing commission, announced Sat urday In a statement received here. The board's decision was an nounced following application of Bay Meadows for an additional 25-day meeting which was to have followed the current 25-day program. door athletic crowds to 75.000 ... and to think they placed a 5000 limit on crowds here on the coast last summer. ... Orchids to the University of Oregon's stand on the split of the Pscific coast conference for foot ball next fall. . . . The Webfoot. "Jolly John" Hollis and Anse "Little General" Cornell, were the only ones that had the courage to buck the USC proposal, even though It was the obvious stand to take. . . . Other northwest schools took the proposal as a forc goa cecxlt-uou for a-- Yanks Get New Second Sacker Just In Case! ASBURY PARK, N.J.. March 20 (U.R) Rookie infielder George Sllrnweiss reported to the New York Yankees training camp Sat urday and immediately increased manager Joe McCarthy's worries. McCarthy Is planning to use Stirnweiss. who swiped 73 bases while playing with Newark of the International league last year, at either shortstop or third base dur ing the coming campaign. But Joe. Gordon, regular Yank second baseman, is a holdout and so Mc Carthy Indicated the would use the rookie at the keystone in early drills. Red Sox Star Dies NEW ROCHELLE. N. Y, March 20. -nj Pi Charles "Heinle" Wag ner, 62, shortstop of the world champion Boston Red Sox of 1912 and Manager of the club In 1930. died at his horns Saturday ii beat ailment! Absence of Eugene's Dominance in State Sport Circles Shown in Lack of Local Grade, Junior High Athletics By BILL LOVE Once again, a Eugene high bas. ketball team with state champion ship possibilities fell through at Salem. Before we ' analyze the above statement, here are a few facts to remember about any single elimination playoff. The team that wins a tourna ment Is not necessarily the one that would come out on top If the same schools played a regular league schedule. One team may have a bad night and be thrown out of the running, while another squad just can't miss. The same is true of all-stars. Some boys fall to display their real ability with fortune oftentimes playing a ma jor part, while others overlooked in regular schedules, shine at the capital tournament. Eugene had played much bet ter basketball than It showed to tournament fans, but a true cham pionship team Is one that can come out on top when pressure is on, snd a real all-star is a boy who plays consistently throughout the season and doesn't happen to have three lucky days In a row In a playoff at the end of the season. And a second point in all-star Judging: 1. That play during the final round of the tournament does not count, which led to some hot dis cussions this year after Jim Boc chi, state high jump champion from Klamath Falls, was left off the first string, but turned in the best Individual performance of the three-days in the 'big' game. 2. That coaches, scribes and plsyers are wstctiing th teams that win or th boys that score th points, and nearly always the all stars are picked from the winning teams. This year, only tht schools that won their first games land ed first string all-stars. Wolf Would Get Choice - All of which might clesr up a couple of questions for our read ers who were dltsppointed that the Axemen didn't bring' back the, Wolf didn't make the first team all-stars. Wolf did make the second squad. Just missing the first five. And Al made the stars on one night's per formance. He was forced to play under wraps much of the first game before fouling out, and we understand that everyone on the Eugene team couldn't hit against St. Helens. But we still feel that if Coach Ford Mullen (and most others for that matter) could take his pick of any one player seen this season, Wolf would get first call. Now back to the original state ment. Why, you ask, can't a city the size of Eugene produce bas ketball players over a period of years that compare with those of Klamath Falls, Salem, Astoria, etc? This is no takeoff against any Eugene or University high team or players, especially this year's Axemen quintet which we feel can hold its own In any company. Before this season, however, there was little glory in a Eugene high team going to the tournament, as the . westside school is far bigger than the other league members. The answer to the above ques tion goes back to the facts that have been stressed time and again by this paper and other athletic notables of Lane county that competitive sports In the grade and junior high schools are far b low par, snd that when Eugene gets Its new high school and Uni versity and Eugene highs are con solidated, local stock will sky rocket on the athletic front. Learn Fundamentals While spending a few Idle mom ents at the state tournament re cently we had an Interesting chat with an Astoria citizen who ac companied the team, and a letter man from theTiigh school. Much f th conversation was taken up dis cussing Astoria's athletic prowess on the maple court. In Astoria, for instance, th boys are taught basketball from the time they enter grade school. They don't just choose up sides and Xrt-fiac Irophy, and thai Al j 'hors around' ail th tuns, but are coached In fundamentals. The Junior high carries on an exten sive competitive athletic program (or did prior to the war) against smaller high schools and Indepen dent teams of that area. As the gentleman put It, basketball is sec ond only to fishing In Astoria. While he didn't mention the YMCA, it is known to play a ma jor part in producing top ball players and teams In that and oth er communities. And it is also known that Eugene high rated much higher in state sports circles when the -'Y" was functioning ath letically here. Astoria's results the Fisher men have won the sLato title six times In tha last 13 years, and nearly always place high In the running. Twenty boys have made the tournament all-stars In that time. The only school which comes close to matching Astoria in eith er department is Salem, and the Vikings have the advantage of automatically entering the tourna ploytng in their home town, and ment as a host team each season and also have a "Y" and Junior high competition. Individuals Make Grade Individually, look how many ball players from that fishing commun ity have made good in local col legiate circles In recent years. Re member Wally Johnson, Bobby of that championship quintet at Anet, Ted Sarpola, Earl Sandness Oregon In 1939, and Stan Wil liamson and Roy Seeborg of 'Hob by' Hobson's 1943 Webfoots. At the ssme time, Oregon State and other schools have also received their shar of Astoria talent It's a shame that something can't be done In Eugene to promote competitive athletics In grade and junior high schools snd that a city th size of Eugene cannot proper ly support a YMCA building and organization. One of th big objections op ponents of eompetltiva athletics use Is that boys of grade and jun ior high age cannot stand the fast pact Without injuring their health. Oregon Football Starts Monday Day Lost To Baseball; Track Team Loses Still Varsity baseball and track opens the second week of training and spring football starts a 30-session practice schedule here Monday as University of Oregon spring sports move into full swing. The full list of "casualties" un der the enlisted reserve corps pro gram has not been fully tabulated, but two promising candidates from both the baseball and track and, field forces have already been lost. John Day, the giant south paw pitcher from Silverton, and, Wally Still, the Macl-Hl sprinter and Jumper, will both kit "vic tims" of the ERC. Coach Howard Hobsor Vas been working between 35 and 40 base ball candidates since Tuesday and apparently has the "makings" of a creditable defending tnrthern division championship fgr ga llon. Six members of last year's title team are on hand, namely. agers hold a meeting at the Reg- innn, B"bal- Pitcher aod first;. lster-Guard offices, starting at 7:30 Don Kirsch, secord; B07 Tarrow,' o'clock. The meeting has been short: 8111 Hamel, third; Dick, scheduled by Glenn Younger, I Burns, outfielder and firs': Nick Dresident of the bush-lea.ua cir- I Beglerles, pitcher. "Whizzer" wnne, a memoer or tne I34t team, has returned as a muiv.-needed outfielder. Hobson hns several frt"hmen of varsity calibre, including Roy Carlson, catcher; Bob Cuviness, pitcher; Harold Saltzman, pitcher; Barney Koch, infielder. Sopho mores from. last year's freshman to attend, namely, Vencta, Vaughn, I stiuai w"o show promise Include ,iiui.y LuMii, pnener; jviur phy, infielder. Other likely play ers are Bob Aklns, Tom Oxman, am rticKovitt and BUI Skade. The Oregons are scheduled to open against LInfield here March 30 and will play Willamette at, Salem April 2, Portland U. in Portland April 3, and Willamette here April 6 before opening the conference season against Oregon State in Corvallls April 9. Colonel Bill Hayward has only five lettermen from which to build a track and field aggrega tion, namely, Don Wilson, distance runner; Fred Foster, weights; Homor Thomas, pole vault; Stan Ray, quarter mile, and Bob New land, high Jump. Other returning members of last year's squad in clude Roy Dickson, hurdler and broad-jumper, and Stan Skilli corn, half-mller. Up from last year's Frosh squad is Tom Boy Ian, half-miler. Outstanding fresh man Is Browning Allen, a sprint er from Portland. Other fresh men who are given a chance for the varsity are Skyles Hoffman, sprinter from California, and Don Martin, a distance man from Grants Pass. The number of lettermen ex pected to report for football Mon day will be incidental In view of Coach John Warren's program that calls for emphasis on condi tioning and "fun." The spring grid schedule calls for two-hour ses sions every Monday, Wednesday and Friday during sprjng term. Top Bowlers Vie In Tourney Sunday One of the top-flight bowling events of the local kegling season will be held at the U-Bowl alleys Sunday night when Eugene's lead ing ebony tossers vie In a 12-game scratch event for a top cash prize of nt least $50. The tournament, sponsored an nually by Roy Northam, who will not be a competitor, will be staged as a one-night affair Instead of the usual split 16-game test. Th rolling Is scheduled to start at 7 o'clock. Virgil Jones won the 16-game affair last year with an average of better than 190. He will defend his title against a field of some 15 or 20 keglers. Others who have already registered are Oscar Mc Pherson, Bob Wiltshire, Charley Harvey, Oscar Qulnn, Norman Neuman, Chet Goodman, and Ed Johnson. The field Is expected to be added lo before the opening strike. Post entries will be accepted, Northam said. . Rams Meet Champions In Semi-Final Monday The River Road Rams, coached Sutherlin, Springfield CIO, Lewis Lumber, Springfield Cardinals, and ctusuna Reds ot Eugene. For feit fees, retained from last year, will be returned to managers who do not plan to enter competition this season, Younger said. . Huskies Draw Texas In NCAA Opener Friday KANSAS CITY, March 20. W) The first round of the N.C.A.A. western basketball play-offs pits the University of Oklahoma against Wyoming and Washington against Texas Friday night to de termine who shall battle it out In the finals the next night. Washington Is expected to arrive here Wednesday for workouts and the other three combinations on Thursday, Reeves Peters, mana ger of the tournament, said, . Merki Triumphs In Portland Swim Feature rORTtAND, Ore., March 20. (U.R)Nancy Merki of the Multno mah athletic club won an easy three-length victory In the fea tured junior national women's 100 yard breaststroke of the annual Oregon State Indoor champion ships here tills afternoon. f Her time of 1:21 flat was only 2.6 seconds off the Junior national record held by Doris Brennan of Rhode Island. However, any coach or health au thority would rather have his boys playing on an organized team with supervision, than playing by them selves in a neighborhood alley, Astoria Is not the only city that places emphasis on competitive atnietics from grade school up, Klamath Falls, Medford, and sev eral other cities follow a similar program, not only with basketball, but football, baseball and other sports as well. And the results of such planning can be clearly seen in me record 01 these schools ov er a period of years. Worth Gels Results It is too bad that mora grade school principals in or near Eu gene don't follow Geary Worth of Kiver Road. Worth has put sports, particularly basketball, on the up swing since he took over the reins as principal several years ago, and has produced topflight teams snd individuals almost every year. His boys learn the fundamentals cor rectly snd get the taste of tourna ment play and Inter-scholastic competition at an early age. For the past three years th Rams have gained the finals In their division !'tntn(?oden!,a!1,0hUrn,,menl!by e Worth- Princll of the In Portland, losing twice by a scant I River Road grade school, will be finA-flnlnt I h Jfe u m si as raa. V.n.- lm .1 . one-point. The Rams are back up again this year determined to com in first. Benefits of such a program can be clearly pointed out at Eugene high this season. Four sophomores managed to earn their letters on th maple court, and all four were former Worth proteges. Consolidation of University and Eugene highs would greatly In crease th calibr of athletics. Eugene Is decidedly In th back wood stag athletically, and can never hope to win many cham- seeking their fourth straight finalist berth In the Goldcnball' basketball tournament in Port land Monday night. The Rams have disposed of two opponents with comparative ease, defeating th Aloha Juniors 57-7 and the Mllwaukie Maroons 43-16. Leading scorers to date have been Ernest Wilde with 27 points In the two games, followed by Rsy Tone with 25 and Ken Gib son with 22. In on of two semi-final games Monday, the Rams will meet pionships over schools that start- Shumway of Vancouver, the quin- ed building years before tha boys . tet that defeated the local quintet reach high school. Despite the coaching ability ot Fritz Kramer, Hank Kuchera, or Ford Mullen, and th possibilities displayed by sports enthusiasts, the cards ar stacked against th local schools. It Is hsrdly loglcsl to expect these coaches to do In two years what LUtif opponent ar doing la tsu, for tha championship last year. Saint Seconds to Play . The St. Mary's Catholic high school's second team will travel to Monroe Monday night for a gam against th Monro higtl school quintet. 1
