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Page 2 Eugene Register-Guard, Monday, Jan. 8, IMS Nation's College Quintets Settle Down For Conference Play iVUUWWW WWai-tWW VJ dtl. without to. TeicasChriitUn also are unbeat. within the conference when By CAEL LUNDQUIST NEW YORK, Ju. t.-M.n College basketball teams, their preaeaaon Interactional travel! behind them, settled down to. day to the mid-winter grind for conference championships, which will precede the National tournament title play In March. Although Intenectlonal play waa not extensive enout h to set a definite trend, at least five teams Kentucky, DePaul, Muh lenberg, Iowa, and Arkansas became early front-runners for national honor, but there were from three to five other aggre gations ready to move In and do business m every major sec tor, when and if any of the so called leaders falter. The Muhlenberg quintet, with 11 straight victories, Is the only undefeated collegiate team in the east and although the caliber of its competition hasn't been top drawer at all times, it is going to give the "Big Three" of the New York metropolitan area a real fight for sectional honors. The metropolitan trio, St. John's. City College and New York University have the back ing of the Madison Square Gar den clientele, but each appears to lack real claaa in some partic ular department of the game. In the eastern Intercollegiate circuit, Columbia's young Lions and Yale's Ella are threatening to end Dartmouth's seven-year title monopoly, while Army's Cadets, bulwarked by players from its national championship football team, may be a real threat when they settle down to extensive formal competition. Temple, among the eastern in dependents, lost no caste In its defeat to Kentucky, considered by many the top quintet in the country, and has an otherwise impressive record. The Big-Ten race, which spearheads mid-western com petition, may develop Into one of the most stirring races in years, although Iowa's seasoned Hawkeyes, winners of seven straight early games, are fav ored to oust Ohio State's Buck eyes from the title spot they had a year ago. Purdue became a darkhorse nominee by upsetting Ohio State 37-36 over the week end, although Northwestern and Illinois rate consideration In this category. Kentucky is conceded the southeastern title without too much of an argument, with the Wildcats being toasted through out Dixie for their "clutch" play in the recent eastern trip in which they won from such standouts as Ohio State, Wyom ing, Temple, and Long Island University. South Carolina, Duke, and North Carolina are the early front-runners In the Southern conference. Arkansas, with a typically powerful team. Is setting the early pace In the Southwest conference and Is a distinct fav orite to take the title although Rice, Southern Methodist and en in league play. Those perennial rivals for honors in the Big Six, Ksnsss and Iowa Slate, are setting the early pace in that circuit which usually produces one of the nation's top-flight 'earns. Okla homa, with a strmg young team, also is in the title picture, des pite an early loss to Kansas State. Oklahoma and Iowa State shared the title last year. Utah's defending national champions and the colorful Wyoming Cowboys both were disappointing in Intersectlonal play and may have trouble competition opens in the Rocky Mountain Big Seven circuit this week-end. On the Facifto coast, Oregon and Washington are leading the northern division race with two victories apiece, although an other annual standout, Wash ington State, hasn't opened league play yet. In the southern division, Southern California's Trojans, considered one of the nation's standouts, have won their only test against UCLA. California's BeaVs, an unknown quantity, haven't started league Play. Ducks, Huskies Lead Circuit NORTHERN DIVISION Sundtnft W L Orcson ,, -S 0 Washlnfton S 0 W. B.C. 0 0 Idaho 0 O. S. O. 0 3 ei. Pli 0. I .(WO 83 7B 1. 000 90 S7 .000 GO CO .(DO 7B S3 .000 07 80 By JOE SOAP PULLMAN, Wash., Jan. 8 Coach John Warren's University of Oregon Webfoots, not too fresh from a twin win over the Idaho Vandals Friday snd Saturday nights In Moscow, awaited today a two-game series against Jack Frlel's Washington State College Cougars, scheduled to open here Monday night Oregon took the measure of the Cougars In two 20-minute en gagements during the Astoria Jamboree Just before Christmas, but the Cougars, yet to start their northern division campaign, con tinue to be rated as top con tender for the championship won last year by Washington Huskies. Coach Hec Edmundson's Seattle quintet is well on Its way to make it a dogfight with WSC after a double victory against Oregon State's rangy Beavers last week end. The Oregon-WSC series will be broadcast over stations KWJJ (1080 kc), Portland, and KRLC (1400 kc), Lewiston, starting at 7:80 o'clock both nights. As Washington beat Oregon State for the second time, 43 to 22, and Oregon took a 41-38 deci sion from Idaho, W.S.C. trounced Eastern Washington College Sat urday night, 86 to 49, the first defeat of the season for eastern's giant-killing savages. The Huskies are idle unlll Fri day and Saturday, when Idaho Invades the Washington pavilion, and Oregon State rests until a Saturday collision with Oregon at Corvallis. Illness and penalties cut the props from under Oregon State's battling Beavers Saturday night, and what was expected to be a tight argument developed into a breeze for the Huskies. Big Ted Hennlngsen, 111 with a bad cold, failed to answer the starting whis tle. O.S.C. oftor a 4S-45 loss Friday fought through the first half on fairly even terms with the host five, but began to fade when Hal Puddy went out on fouls as the second period started. At Moscow, the Vandals made it a battle up to the last 6 min utes, when a toss by Dick Wll kins cracked a 35-35 deadlock and put Oregon In front to stay. The lead had been swapped seven times in the first period and there were five ties, but Idaho never could get better than the one tie in the second half after dropping a 42-40 decision Friday. With WSC still to see action, Don McMillan, Washington's vet eran center who set a conference scoring mark of 34 points In a frame against WSC last year, Is the present Individual scoring leader with 26 points In two games. He Is followed by John Taylor, Idaho center, with 24; Dick Wtlklns, Oregon, 22; Bob Jorgenson, Washington, 20; Mai Puddy, OSC, 111, and Ken Hays and Hob Hamilton, both Oregon, with 18 each. 3000 Mat Fans See Olsen Defeat Kiser at Armory Vje '"A -4 -1 it, Hr, n. fc M I L I R Ami Andrnuum t(sbave) of Sweden set a new world record o( 4KI1.S for uie tnlle at Stockholm July Is. Gil Doudt of Boston turned In a new Indoor record, msklnt a one nan race of the (tinkers mile at .ths tulcu o Kls In i.HX Literally clinging from the rafters, the largest crowd in local mat history pack-Jammed the Armory Saturday night for the re opening of the local arena to pro fessional wrestling, ine crowd, numbering approximately 3000. saw popular Milt Olsen add his name to the winners of the coveted "traveling trophy" as he decision- ed Jack Klser in the final match of a seven-man single-elimination tournament. In an appeal for contributions to Lane county's sports Polio fund, made by Father Francis P. Leipzig, member of the local Infantile Paralysis committee, the wrestling fans gave a dis appointing total of around $300. The money, collected by a staff of nine Eugene girls, was handled by BUI Porter, member of the E.unene wrestling com mission, who said Monday that the cash had not been counted, but estimated at around 1300. The show was free to Lane county's grappling multitude and Nelson, Harrison Tie In L. A. Open LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8 M) The final round of the 72-hole Los Angeles Open golf tourna ment started today In a mild state of confusion. The two-section af fair, as It were, was due to a fog bound finish late yesterday that ended the play for the day but definitely. Some of the stars couldn't fin ish their third round in the swirl ing haze that rolled in from the ocean to blanket the Riviera course. Among those caught In the ex traordinary atmospheric condi tions and resuming play today were Sam Byrd, Ray Mangrum, Leland Gibson, Harold McSpaden, Johnny Revolta and George ! Schneiter. I Byrd, Mangrum and Gibson had driven off the 18th and the other three were fog-trapped on the 15th fairway. The entire course was obscured by the soup-thick fog. The fairways couldn't be seen from the club house. Byrd, one under par, only need ed a par 4 to snatch undisputed leadership from Byron Nelson, and Sgt. E. J. "Dutch" Harrison, who had finished earlier with 54 hole totals of 213. Consequently those two teed off today as the pace setters. Byrd, particularly, still had a good chance to grab third-round leadership with 212. Mangrum needed a birdie 3 on the 18th for 212, Revolts and McSpaden each had to complete the last four holes In one under par figures to get Into the 212 bracket. Schneiter and Gibson, the other top-finishers, were too far back to take the lead in the $13,333 war bonds event. The balance of the reduced field of 61, meanwhile, went about fourth round business, second choice favorite Nelson and Sgt. Harrison tied, teeing oft. Bremerton Bowler Wins Over Portland Kegler SEATTLE, Jan. 8 P Red Critzer, Bremerton, one of the last to finish In the Ideal New j Year classic bowling tournament, j dumped 1474 pins yesterday and edged out Jack Solberg of Port land by six points after Solberg had held the lead since early Sat- , urriay. The victory gave Critzer ' first prize money of $500. Solberg drew $400. Pvt. Joe Wilman of Fort Lewis finished third with 1462 to collect $375. Modesto Juniors Win MODESTO. Oil.. Jan. 8 ru.fi' A challenged champion from Mo desto junior colleBc successfully repulsed the Santn Ana Dons Saturdny niRht 52-32, sweeping the California state Junior col lege ba.-kctbnll tourney title. California Defeated BERKELEY, Cal., Jan. 8 0J.P The University of California bas ketball team dropped its fourth in nine pre-cunferenre games to the St. Mary's pie-fliK)u Air Devils here Saturday night, 44-34. every available standing room was taken as Matchmaker Don Owen ! played host to fans who have pa tronized the sport during the try ing times of the past two years when shows were held in the in adequate Pearl street arena. Although Owen held expenses to a minimum (rental, attendants and incidentals), and the seven grapplers were competing for the lone traveling-trophy cup and $250 purse there was no lack in color and action during any of the six skirmishes. Following a drawing in the ring at the start of the performance with Tony Ross, the Toledo Ter ror, smilingly drawing the bye three opening-round battles were fought Buck Davidson, the only other villain besides Ross, battered Ol sen all over the ring in the open ing clash, but the former coast light-heavyweight champion was "on top" often enough, and dis played the best actual wrestling form to take the decision. There were no fouls scored in any of the six matches and the second bout between Elton Owen and Gust Johnson, coast junior heavyweight champion, also went the limit. Owen took an early lead with headlocks and shoulder butts, but was forced to hang on in a groggy finish before taking ' a questionable decision over the Seattle Swede. Riser's first opponent, In the third preliminary match, was Ernie Piluso, and the two mat men staged a colorful and dynamic battle in which Kiser took a close decision over the Portland Italian. Owen and Olsen returned for the first semi-final match, and de spite some spectacular wrestling on the part of Eugene's wrestling referee, Olsen managed to eke out a verdict greeted by an ovation from the fans. The tempo showed a marked increase in the second semi-final bout, Klser taking a thrill-packed verdict over Ross. Terrible Tonv. using heart blows and a series of uppercuts to the chin gave Kiser a terrific test, but the coast light heavyweight titlist showed champ ionship form in absorbing all kinds of punishment and hahdlng up some fisticuffs on his own. Ross didn't have a chance, with three ringside fans picking Olsen on wrestling form alone, and the former middleweight boxer stomp following the decision against ed and stormed around the ring him. He challenged the judges and anyone else into the ring, but eventually gave up and found his way to the dressingroom accom panied by the Insults and catcalls of the spectators. Following a lenghty rest period, Olsen and Klser returned for the title tilt. Two of three previous trophy winners had been elimin ated. Walt Achiu was unable to appear, and Ross was beaten, so it remained only for Kiser to take a second leg on the trophy. The two finalists utauert n n the most exciting battles of the ! iaii-vmter season, both men us ing all of the talent available to score. Time and again it appeared as though one of the two would score a fall, and at one time, nftor a scries of give-and-take drop kicks, neither man had the strength to attempt a winning body-slam. The grapplers were virtually out on their feet when the decision favoring Olsen was made. Ivan Jones rcferced the entire card. White Sox Purchase St. Louis Shortstop CHICAGO. Jan. 8 T1 The Chicago White Sox have purchas ed Floyd Wilson Baker, a short stop, from the St. Louis Browns. Vice-president Harry Grablner unnminccci tociay. Terms of the transaction were not made pub lic. Baker. 25 and classified 4-F by selective service, hit only .175 as a part-time player with the league champions Inst vear but batted .326 with San Antonio of the Texas league in 1942 KLAMATH MARINES tI SALEM. Jan. 8.-(4i Willam ette s Bearcats, in their game Sat urday night with the Klamath Falls Marines, dropped a 41-36 de cision. BASEBALL VET DIES CLINTON, la. Jan. 8. tm George Stone. 67. who pliived 10 years with the St. Louis Browns and the Boston Red Sox when he was a young man. died Saturday' Lane B's Await Friday Clashes LANS COUNTT 'B' LEAOUIS Western DlrUlon W L Tct. Crow 4 0 l."O0 Mapleton Omlra Lorane Siuslaw ,i , ., Valler DlTlaloa W Pleaunl H1U 1 Oakrldge 1 Lowell 0 Creswell . 0 McKenile DlTlilon W St Mary's -t Ccburg 1 Mohawk -0 McKenzia . 0 1 .750 1 .750 3 .250 3 .000 S .000 z, Pet. 0 l.ooo 0 t.100 1 .000 1 .000 I. 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In other Western games, Bill Boak scored 23 points for Maple ton as the Sailors 'walloped Tri angle 53-19. The Lorane-Siuslaw (Florence) game was postponed until a later date. Pleasant Hill's defending cham pions, finalists in the state play off last year, opened with a 36 21 victory over Creswell in the Valley division. The Hillbillies used 15 players in disposing of the Bulldogs. Oakridge, with Ty Lovelace collecting 25 points, de feated Lowell 50-26 in another Valley game. St. Mary's of Eugene, a defi nite title contender with a vetr eran lineup that placed second in the state Catholic tournament last year, downed McKenzie 28 12 in the opener for the Gaels. In the other McKenzie division game, Coach Warne Empey's Coburg Broncos hung up victory No. 7 for the season in edging Mo hawk's rangy Indians 32-28. , Oakridge plays at St. Mary's and Brownsville at Coburg Tues day night, but there will be no league games until Friday when Pleasant Hill entertains Oakridge in the top contest of the week. Other contests will see St, Mary's playing at Mohawk. Creswell at Lowell, Coburg at McKenzie, Tri angle at Lorane, Mapleton at El mira, and Crow seeking its fifth straight league victory in a game at Florence against victory-starved Siuslaw. Portland, Seattle Tie In Coast Puck Loop SEATTLE. Jan. 8 fP The Seattle Stars and Portland Eagles were perched atop the Pacific coast hockey league's northern sector standings today, all even nftcr the Stars defeated the San Francisco Shamrocks 7-4 here Sunday night while Portland was losing to the Vancouver, Wash., Vanguards, 8-5. Red Wings, Canadiens In Hockey Deadlock (United Press) The Detroit Red Wings, strengthened by the addition of new players, drew up even with the Montreal Canadiens in first place in National hockey league after an 8-4 victory over the Bos ton Bruins Sunday night. The New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks battled to a 0-0 tie. NOW ! We Loan You Tlrea While We RECAP Your Tires I Grade A Rubber 1 Pre-War Mileage nrestone Gear Grip Tread Design 24-Hour Service SIZE 600-16 ONLY $700 Tex Oliver's Navy Wins HONOLULU, Jan. 8 A fast-charging Navy team of form er college and professional stars coached by t. Comdr. Tex Oli ver. Oregon's on-leave mentor j held the football championship of the vast pacific ocean areas loaay, victors over a Seventh Army Air Force outfit, 14-0 In Hawaii's first Poi Bowl game. An estimated 20,000 servicemen jamming the 22,000-seat Furlong Stadium at Pearl Harbor yester day saw Edgar "Special Delivery" Jones hurl touchdown passes in the first and last quarters. In the opening stanza Navy Fullback Charlie Timmons, ex Clemson player, missed a 40-yard field goal, and then the Navy was pinned back with a 53-yard punt by Glenn Dobbs, the Tulsa All America whose bullet passes were a prime Army threat. In the closing minutes, Jones completed a 47-yard pass to Steve Lach of Duke and the Chicago Cards, then a nine-yard aerial to End John Rokiskl of Duquesne. After picking up three yards through the line,1 Jones passed from the six to Fullback Bob Morrow, former Chicago Card, over the goal. Timmons place kicked the extra point. Midway in the fourth period the Navy took over on its own 24 and Jones again set up a touchdown, with passes to Rokiskl and End Greg Browning of Denver. Browning took the last aerial, covering 42 yards, for a touch down. Again Timmons added the point with a place kick. The Navy gained 137 yards on the ground, while the Army wound up with a net loss of 17 yards. The Navy rolled up eight first downs against the Army's seven. Vic Johnson Scores In Challenge Bowling Eugene keglers were "off the beam" Sunday in an eight-game challenge bowling match held jointly at the U-Bowl and Eugene Recreation alleys. Vic Johnson walked off with the $250 purse by scoring an aggregate 1506, an average of three pins under scratch. The winner's total was 64 pins better than Roy Northam's 1442 second-place total, however. Other contenders and their scores: Ralph Bricker, 1427; Roy Rasmussen, 1403; Lee Bonney, J401; Ollie Mercer, 1389: Oscar Quinn, 1374; Don Siegel, the chal lenger. 1370; Virgil Jones and Charley Harvey, both 1350, Andrews' Quint Victor VICTORIA, B. C, Jan. 8 P A freethrow converted by Norm Baker in the final minute of play earned Porky Andrews' Pat Bay Gremlins a 34-33 victory over the Seattle Alpines in an exhibition basketball game here Saturday night. n FIHESTOXE sTom:s Phone 448 10th 4 Pearl m ni.i A home a avto sift-ly rmt.Mu.Nt DEALER i0 M'" Springfield By H. F. "MAC" McDANIEL Well, we've just fought our way through one of the most startling and exciting years that ever visited this topsy. turvy earth. 1944 saw the In vasion of Europe that blasted Hitler's dream Of a new world order higher than a careless smoker in a munitions factory. MacArthur returned to the Philippines and Japan's Navy was reduced to a second class power. Germany Introduced the Robot bomb and the B29s made their world debut. F.D R. and Dewey put up the most stirrlns political battle In years. The transportation problem be came a national headache and flndinc adequate housinr for the nation's war workers was a knock-down, drag-out affair. There were taxes, strikes, prl orlties. taxes, rationing, con fusion, while cigarettes were is hard to find as ear muffs on a sopher. And aspirin became a ltal part of the national diet, Plcted It, pUns for new quar er. downtown. 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Eugene and University gained their top ranking with 47-23 and 38-32 victories over Cottage Grove, respectively. Springfield's 1944 state tourney scoring leader moved into the front with a 34 26 decision over Roseburg, a new entry in the circuit this season. Junction City's Tigers will not see action until this week, play ing two games against Univer sity of Eugene Tuesday and Cot tage Grove Friday, both at Junc tion City. Either Eugene or Springfield will be shunted from the first-place deadlock Tuesday night at Springfield where the Axemen and Millers tangle and Coach Hank Kuchera's Axemen, with 13 wins in 14 starts this sea son, will be favored. The only' other league game will match two quintets seeking their initial league triumph Cottage Grove and Roseburg at Cootage Grove Tuesday night. Wilbur Heath, 6-foot, 4-inch Cottage Grove hoopster, holds the league individual scoring lead at the present time with 15 points, a single point ahead of Harlan Chapman and Dwayne Carpenter of Cottage Grove, Randall Young of Rosebung and Dale Waiberg of Eugene. The Grove players, how ever, have played two games as against one each for Young and Warberg. Chuck Gillanders of University is next With 10 points, USC Back Aids Navy In 39-6 Lilly Bowl Victory Over Army HAMILTON, Bermuda. Jan. 8 (U.PJ Danny Varco of Akron, O., who knows how to hit a. moving target with a football, and John McQuary, former Southern California backfield star with the line bucking tal ents of a young bull, drew most of the plaudits today for Navy's 39-6 victory over Army In the third annual all-service Lily Bowl game. Vargo threw two long touch down passes and McQuary hit the line for two more to five Navy the "rubber" game be fore 11,000 fans yesterday In the annual match between person nel stationed here. 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