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Newspaper Page TextPrnge 20 Eugene Bcglstfr-Guarit. ThtirsdBy, March 21. 194. Legion Launches junior Baseball . " Future Bobby Fellers, Joe Gordons, Joe DiMwgios and Dill Dickeys will fo on the block t $50 a throw! ' The sale of these teen-ared paaebeUlen will be handled by the Eugene American Legion post which Is seeking a fund of 910M t finance a baseball pro gram that la expected to send .'one of the strongest local agare fsfons is several rears into National championship compe tition. . . Lane County businessmen, tores, factories, service clubs and Individuals are belnc Invit ed to sponsor one of the 18 boys . who will be members of Coach Bamey Koch's squad. The spon sorship fee will include the pur- ! chase of spanking new uniforms with the sponsor's name on the IGH CLIMBER By DICK STRITE v What a break! ' This Is virtually a comeback year for Joe Gordon, and what happens but up jumps a rookie Cardinal and breaks the great New York second-baseman's catching hand and severs the ten don on the middle finger of the hathe hand. Joe will be on the bench for weeks, and will prob ably be out of the lineup when the season opens. . His great playing to dale virt ually clinched his old job for him, but now Snuffy Stirnweiss will probably move back from third base to his regular second-base position and Joe might find it dif ficult to regain the berth, espes tally if a good third-baseman Shows up at the Yankees' Florida camp very soon. " There is only one bright side to Joe's misfortune. He will prob ably fly home some time during his layoff to look over his local business venture. When he left Florida and Panama, Joe told us the deal for the purchase of the Babb Hardware household and sportings good s departments would be completed by March first But there is still nothing cer tain and everything is very in definite. So, don't be surprised to sea Joe popping into town one of these days he might even time it "Sirfth the opening of trout season, something he has missed since he Ion) the University of Oregon campus. - Joe has been going very well, and according to the latest Sport ing News, his aggregate box-scoro mark to to date, including only two grapefruit league contests, is: ABB II Pet. FO A E Pet. 47 9 IS .319 29 35 3 .955 ' But In the same edition, a story from Florida credits Joo with a .333 batting averaged for the 11 game Panama series. We assume that past Sporting News failed to carry all of the box scores. Against the CardinalB in the first two grapefruit league tilts. Joe collect ed a homer and double and batted In' three runs for seven trips to tile plate. He handled 12 field ing chances with ono error, but fras credited with four double plays. Our records show him with two homers, three doubles and eight nBt's to date, along with ten double plays ono unassisted, r 'The I-ane County kids In the tioldenball basketball tournament this week at MrArthur Court are getting more thrills than they did when Santa Clnus filled their stocking the year Uicy were five. . The program Is terrific and prom ises to stinmliitc interest in bas ketball and is certain to produce better players and better teams In both high school and college in the near future. .. . Only the other night Hank Kitrhera. coach of I ai gene High's state champions, in quired about one of the players who poured 21 points through the hemp and was amazed to dis cover (hat he was a sophuiuorc at Hie westsitle school. The program needs the support of local fnn.v Kven If you have seen your fill of the hoop sport for the season, it would be well worth Art evening to go out to the Igloo fllri watch couple of the games , and the Active Club sponsors COUld t robably use the four-bit admission. They have taken a big tumble in sponsoring the event, put all money collected will be Used to promote other athletic e Juts for kids in thus community. ! &hr NCAA and Ned Irish will never hear the last of Miiihhlni urh collrgiate quintet as Drl'aul and Wyoming. . . Although Wy oming won the Ulg-Scvcn cluitn plpuship tind boasted a season's record of 22 victories In 2S starts, Colorado collected the bid to the V extern rrgiotul NCAA playoff In Kansas City Otis weekcend. . . DePaul. almoet an automatic se lection for the Madison Square Garden invitational was also pass ed by with a record of 19 vic tories in 24 starts. . . Although this action gives us a buck, we don t believe the selections will stand up without some explana tion. . Laddie Gnlc had made us a wager that Wyoming would win the national collegiate champion- ?Mp this season picking the Cowboys against the field. . . . Since Colorado gained the NCAA bid, three of the Wyoming players have Joined different teams now playing in the National AAU tournament in Denver. . . Bill Elder, the ex-Grant and Eugene High and University of Pregon athlete, scored only two Point for Arizona as tne South west quintet. Border Conference tiHnelons, )ast U-ti to Kentucky. Program to Land Nine in National back of the shirt. The first 18 persons or businesses that apply for "membership" with Skect Mancrud at Mancrud-lluiiting-ton Fuel Co., will be given their choice of players. The remain der of the fee will be used to purchase much-nccdcd equip ment and establish a travel fund. Gate receipts for local games have been Insufficient to carry the expense of conducting the program. Koch, former second-baseman with the Brooklyn Dodgers and now a physical education major at the University of Ore gon, has a very promising squad which displayed talent last year but was kept out of Legion competition by a technicality In eligibility regulations. On sale will be such players Field Cut in Both Divisions As Goldenball Teams Advance Tni'SHDAT GAMES p.m. Llllle Beaters Ts. ITIlsanl Shamrock! ss. Atoms, 1 p.m. Lesion Juniors a. Cornell-. Uaelctles vs. Condon. S p.m C fi. Lions Ts. falcons! Blf fiuns vs. fishier.. B p.m. rirrbalu vs. ftockctst Bill? Oasts vs. J. C Tigers. The teen-age Goldenball basket ball tournament was down to eight teams In both the junior and sen ior divisions Thursday after seven games played at McArthur Court Wednesday night. Semi-final games will be played Friday, again using both playing courts in the mammoth Igloo, but the two championship games Saturday will be played the full length of Mc Arthur Court. Several thrill-packed games were played in the second night Kentucky Wins Title In Garden Tourney By TED MEIER NEW YORK, March 21 (P)-"-A sports story that always thrills how tho underdog won the championship against terrific odds almost came true at Madison Square Garden Wednesday night. The occasion was the final of the National Invitation Basketball Tournament. Unseeded little Rhode Island State, upset con querors of Bowling Green and Muhlenberg, led highly favored Kentucky, 45-44, with less than 90 seconds to play. A sellout crowd of 18.475 rooted hysterically for the Rhodics to complete what would have been one of the sea son's best Cinderella yarns. Then, skinny Ernie Calvcrlcy, Rhode Island star, fouled Malcolm Campbell of Kentucky. Campbell made good his vharity toss and the score was tied with one min ute left. Twenty seconds later Calvcrlcy fouled Ralph Beard and the substitute Wildcat player tossed In the free throw that won the title for the Southeastern Con ference champs, 46-45. Interest now shifts to the East ern NCAA eliminations that open tonight at the Garden. In the first game Harvard. 20-1, tannics with Ohio Slate, 14-4 and Big Ten champion. In the feature Now York University, 18-2, and North Carolina, 28-4, buttle in a return contest. Early in the season North Carolina scored a surprise 43-41 win over NYU, but the Violets arc favored to reverse the tables. Ohio State, because of its tougher com petition, is favored over Harvard, beaten only by Holy Cross. Training Facilities For Amateur Fighters Although Ihc Junior Chamber of Commerce has set up a well appointed training gymnasium fur amateur fighters in the basement of the Armory, few local niittnicn arc Inking advantage of the fa cilities, according to Kenny Hulsc, Junior Chamber boxing chairman. Ihc new club, affiliated with the Oregon AAU, has its quarters open every Tuesday ami Thursday at 8 p. in., and on Saturdays at 10 a. m. All equipment necessary for extensive training and coach ing and supervision is provided. ill the first round of the Garden iiP itHtmu.il. . t,nst week's Wash ington high school basketball tour nament, held at the University of Washington Pavilion m Seattle, shattered all previous attendance records with 47.00 spectators. . It brat the previous mark of 44.000, lu.ido last year at the same site. . . In Washington Uic bas ketball tournament is a perm anent fixture at the Universitv. . Washington State College gets the state championship track meet. Creswell had quite a grade school basketball Irani this sea son, and I oach tlroy Jensen up at the) high sihool can expect sonic dividends from Coach Cy William son's newly-crowned Uinc County trade fchool champions. . . . The Iirst county crown for Creswell ' was earned at Springfield High I last week when Ihc youngsters I battled their way through a tour- i lament und defeated Junction ! City 21-17 in the finals. . , The ' team boasted a record of 18 w ins i in .u siar-s ana scored u total of 514 points, an average of 25." pcints per game. . Hubert Dcr sham Wus the leading scorer with 244 points, followed bv l.croy Coitcr with 146, II. Dyke with 49. Paul Ilartmau with 42, and J Suge with 33. . . The school will lose all but Dyke, all going to Creswell High next season. The school even loses Williamson. . , . 'Ihc Creswell lean- was out of Its class in the Gold'tibull tourna ment, playing a nam from Uni versity (Eugene) High. Lane County Competition as 1'itcher Jim Ekstrom, In fielder Keith Welch, Outfielder Don Mintz, and Catcher Dick Strife. There are at least a doz en other members of the 1945 squad who arc still eligible for Legion competition. Koch has arranged an im pressive schedule of games in Portland, Salem. Albany. Cor vallis and Roseburg, besides a series of contests at Chic Sta dium. The Koch believes he has the makings of a potential state championship team and has In stigated the financing program in hopes of giving the kids every chance in appearance, equipment, and competition. Prospective sponsors of the teen-aged kids can contact Mancrud, Legion baseball chairman, by telephoning 651, . of play in the Active Club's all county hoop playoff. The closest saw the Billy Goats from Pleasant Hill nose out the Wilson Junior High quintet 25-23 for their sec ond straight triumph. The Cot tage Grove Lions posted their sec ond straight victory, defeating the Giant Killers 30-25. The Rockets, in posting their second straight win. had a tougher test than the 40-28 score indicates against the Tornadoes from Roosevelt Junior High. Ed Zinikcr and Clyde Elli son paced the scoring with 10 points each. A major upset was registered when the Eugene High Falcons dropped the Uni High Blues from the running, 33-28, as Don Coakcs tallied 15 points for the winners. The UiU High Whites also fell by the wayside, losing 41-17 to the Wilson Fireballs who were led by Nick Borborich's 17-point per formance. The Big Guns from Eugene High, one of the leading contenders for the senior crown, disposed of the Creswell Pups with case, winning 64-28 as Keith Welch scored 1 8 and Mert Loucks 10 for the winners. , In the only junior division game played, the Comets defeated the Flyers 21-16. Summaries: COJUETS CI) (161 FLTERS Carlson, 3 V 4, Overstreet Bodlker. 4 F 4. Rexlus F.inpey. 5 C Mock Stockton, 3 G Latham Rose. ,2 C. 4. Hebert Subs: ComeW-Cllmer, Nlcktln 2. Jack, son 2. Flyers Brown 2, Hammerqulst 2. Referee: Lyle Small. CIA NT KILLERS (23) (3tl C. G. I.tONS F. Gent T 3. Mickey S. Gent. 3 F 3, M. Chapman Furrer. S C 2, Glthens Kreminel. 11 G 9. Kelly Dcnduuw .G: 11. Kanel Subs: Giant Kilters Shaw, Adatr 3, Krasucskt t. Smith. Lions Porter, R. Chapman. Hulse 2. Leonard. Referee: Doc Taylor. CRESWELL TUPS 12(1 IM BIG GI NS SI. Clair. 2 T 2. Frolen Klrkpatrlck, 13 . F . Laraen Sctuks, 4 C 4. Campbell Bowers. S G IS. Welch 0 Dell. 1 G . Wolf Sub: Pups Snoop, Olbekson. Powers I. McCluskey. Big Guns Crakes 7, Loucks IS Referee: Wendell Kaufman. FALCONS 133) () Ung BLUES Turnbull. 4 P 2. Wherry Sargent F 4. Klnc Under. 4 C 2. Wilcox H. Coakes. 15 G , 8. Dwver R. Coakes. 7 G 2. T)etiets Subs: Falcons Johnson . Malpai, Srhmeldlng. Ilaloht 2. Blues Hefner a, McDowell. Mlrnat-h 4. Chapman 2, Msior. Referee: Lyle Small. 1 IIS WHITES 111) (III FIREBALLS H.iHcren, 4 F 17. Borborlch Chapman F 3. Mllchell Brown. 1 c 12. Ankerberc Reese. I o 5. Wltlouehbv Ctnirson G Oltnghouse Sub: White- Doone. Hohson 7. Bavlv, Rulh !. Pnwell 2. Fireballs Seaberg 4. Re'erce: Pete Taylor. WILSON 23l llaynes. 2 Smarter, 2 ISSI B1LLT GOATS -) F 7. Buller P Wheeler nail, Carlson. 4 1 O " n.... In Psrr Slritf G 5. Mathews Suns- Wilson Poplin 4. Hall, Jefferls 4. Cash A. Billy Goats Weiss 3, Cole Koirlnn. Mollis. Kloslei. Referee: Pele Taylor. TORNAnol.S 1311 .101 ROCKETS l.snch. 3 P 10. Zlnlker ' .V. 1 ,K Ph'r B. n.kcr. 3 c . Reese New burn G la KlllMm Warn-,,, 3 r, 2. Peterson Suns: Tornadoes Fletcher 8. Erlckson. P Baker 2. Johnson 3. Lewis a Rockets Hayiics. Carpenter 3, Paseman a, UC more 4. neleiee- Wendell Kaufman. City, State Softball Plans Get Under Way Managers and sponsors of 194.1 Eugene city League Softball teams and those interested in fielding clubs this season arc urged to at tend a meeting of the local league at the recreation offices in the City Hall Thursday at 8 p. m ac cording to Tommy Hodges. Representatives will be selected to attend the first meeting of the State Softball Association since before the war. Dwight Adams, director of the state group, has called the association meeting nt the Salem YMCA Sunday at 2:30 p. m. Eugene Recreation Johnson of the Jim the Shoe Doctor team turned in the best individual performance Wednes day night in Major Bowling Lea gue action at the Eugene Recrea tion alleys. He scored a high sin gle game of 232 and a high scries of 612 to pace his team to a 2-1 victory over Richfield Oil. In other action, Jones Super Service dropped a 3-0 decision to Goodyear Tires, Coast Cable de feated Johnson Furniture 2-1. and Deluxe Taxi defeated Chittoek Refrigeration 3-0. WORSTED-TEX and HOLLYWCpD CLOTHES rjnoRRisa'n-riFnninr; 4. rm u d-nmers survive in ttu Play Reaches Uuarler-hnals Bv BEN FUNK DENVER, March 21 W Af ter four days oLmorning-to-rrud night firing by teams from 26 states and Hawaii, the national AAU basketball tournament reached the quarterfinals today with the old favorites the big names of amateur cagedom still standing. Several young, unheralded teams, particularly those from the armed forces, made a strong chal lenge but the experience and tournament savvy of the men that have dominated AAU circles for a decade won out over youthful speed and enthusiasm. The magnificent Phillips' 66 Oil ers of Bartlesville, Okla., national champs for three straight seasons. were in the quarter finals after a 75-42 rout of the Western Oil Toolers of Casper, Wyo., tallest team in the tournament. League Teams In Still around, too, were the Den ver Ambrose Jellymakers, the team that Phillips 66 had to beat in the finals each of those three years. The Jellymakers, who took a 68-44 decision over the Los An geles Cliftons last night, haven't had a bad moment since the start of the 1946 meeting. The American Basketball League, composed of the classiest amateur teams in the west, will occupy six of the eight quarter final positions. Besides Phillips and Ambrose, there will be Holly wood 20th Century-Fox, the Salt Lake City Simplo(-Deserets, the San Diego Dons and the San Francisco Dardis. In yesterday's third round, Salt Lake City- looked powerful in swamping the highly-rated Borlo Athletic Club of San Francisco, 62-44; Hollywood swept past Mil waukee Allen-Bradley, 60-48; San Francisco ousted Fort Sheridan, III., 53-46, and San Diego defeated the Kansas City M. and O. Smokies, 41-37. Tho two other quarterfinal spots will be tilled by the Mira mar Pendleton Marines of Ocean side, Calif., only surviving service team, and the Phillips Lee Tires of Bartlesville. Basketball-loving Denver was a bit dribble-daffy but still coming back for more as the world series of the hardwoods entered the fifth day. The usual capacity crowd of 7000 was in the city auditorium last night and hundreds were turned away. Tonight's quarterfinal schedule pits Phillips 66 against Miramar Pendleton, San Francisco opposite the San Diego Dons, Denver Am brose against Lee Tires, and Hol lywood against Salt Lake City. San Diego, strengthened before the tournament by the addition of Ken Sailors, the great little play maker from the University of Wy oming, will have to play in the semifinals without him if the Dons get through tonight's round. Sailors is leaving Friday for the east to compete in a college all- star game. Stien-Hirons Tandem Wins at Country Club Mrs. A. W. Sticn and Mrs. Ken Hirons combined to take top priie in the two-ball foursomes com petition at the Eugene Country Club Wednesday afternoon with a score of 52, four strokes under two other tandems tied for sec ond place Mrs. L. B. Sigwart Mrs. J. P. Jacobsen; Mrs. S. C. Endicott-Mrs. S. A. Peters. A con solation award went to Mrs David Evans and Mrs. C. Von Hickman. More than 30 golfers competed in the weekly "ladies' day" tour nament. Next week will feature a nine-hole circle tourney. U-Bowl Irene Alattison scored a high single game of 206 and a high series of 539 Wednesday night at the U-Bowl alleys to lead her Auto Top Shop learn to a 3-0 Women's Bowling League victory over the Del Rey Cafe. Annette Harvey turned in a single game of 187 and a series of 529 as her Tiny Tavern team defeated CUngman's 2-1. Other action taw the U-Bowl defeat Chase Plumbing 2-1 and Pennywise Drug beat Miller Lum ber 2-1. BRAVES RELEASE Jl'RGES FORT LAUDERDALE. Fla.. March 21 IU. Billy Jurges, who became one of the game's great inticldcrs during 15 years in the majors, today was handed his un conditional release as the Boston Braves cut players from their squad. Neighbor Lcrrjcrinfj Tlr Hadcnjcatm Your tires get more than Just a "ircaD" at 97 Oak. Ftnt a thorough inspection then. If found good, they are dried, buffed and then capped with the beat rubber available. No expense has been, or will be, spared to live your tires the best factory - method recap available! FREE INSPECTION AND ESTIMATES Jim Brenner. Your Neighbor to th Tlra BualnttM 972 Oak St. PhoM 4545 m Gordon May Gordon May Miss Opener By GAYLE TALBOT ' ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 21 (P) The New York Yankees have made such an awesome im pression on everyone who has seen them this spring that even the prospective absence of such a key player as Second-Baseman Joe Gordon from their line-up is not likely to affect their standing as favorites in Lhe American League. Gordon, injured in Tuesday's game against the Cardinals here, might be ready to play on open ing day, but it seems doubtful, considering the nature or tne m jury to the middle finger of his glove hand. The tendon was seV' ered when Bob Rhawn of. the Cards went kiting into second with his spikes flying, and, al though X-rays have shown the pone was not tracturea, me iin ger must remain in splints for an indefinite period. For the time being, at least. Manager Joe McCarthy plans to hold the second base job open for Gordon's return and to leave George Stirnweiss on third, mean while, using available substitutes at the keystone. Yesterday, for instance, the post was occupied by Tony Sabol, who played outfield for Kansas City last season. Coach John Schulte, who was in charge of the team while Mc Carthy looked over his "B" squad at Bradenton, pointed out that either Frankie Crosetti or Oscar Grimes probably could play sec ond acceptably, though neitiher had any experience at the position. Mexicans Jam Parks To See U. S. Stars MEXICO CITY. March 21 m With President Manuel Avila Camacho scheduled to throw out the first ball at the Vera Cruz Mexico City game here, the Mexi can "major league" baseball sea son opens today with sellouts re ported at all parks as fans flocked to see former United States stars. Among former big leaguers from the States, Alex Carrasaquel, Chico Hernandez, Danny Gardella, Roberto Estalella, Chile Gomez, Luis Olmo and Roberto Ortiz are slated to appear in the game here before a sellout 23,000 crowd at prices upped from last year's scale of 40 cents to, $1 to 50 cents and $1.20. In games at Puebla, Torreon and Monterrey, other major lea guers scheduled to play include Adolfo Luque, Adrian Zabala, Nap Reyes and Rene Monteagudo. Jeorge Pasquel, president of the league, declared "every club made money last year and now, with better players, we'll do better yet." Other clubs in the league are Nucvo Laredo, San Luis Potosi and Tampico. WINNIE LIKES H1ALEAH MIAMI. Fla.- W) Winston Churchill used the word "extra ordinary" to describe Hialeah Park. Baron Robert de Rothschild of the French banking family said "magnificent" on his recent visit. U-"- Today, oA fc. King ot lavorli. poiloo, o, "l""?'! 111 fHV " """OWN-rOlMAN DISTIUIRS CORPOIUTIONS 7 , ' itwKW.lgs mjr. " I A All ross Lyman Sign lor Five-Round ROSS ASSURED FAIR DECISION IN BATTLE Assured there would be a ref eree in the armory ring Saturday night who will give him a faird decision, Tony Ross, the "Toledo Terror," has signed with match maker Don Owen to fight Joe Lynam in a five-round boxing bout headlining the weekly wrestling show. Lynam, who floored Ross five times and won the judges' deci sion in a ptevicus meeting, agreed to all of the terms set down by Ross. Confident of winning, Lyn am agreed that the winner would ta.'te the ent.re purse, that he will defend his Pacific " coast junior heavyweight championship against Ross if Tony should get the nod. Boss claimed that the judges "robbed" him of the last match and petitioned Dick Strite, local sports writer, to act as referee. Strite had declined, but had as sured the former welterweight mitt champion of the southeast that a third man would be in the ring to render a decision unless one of the two win by a KO, which appears likely in view of the last slugging match in which Lynam also hit the canvas for two nine-counts. Ross would not agree to any other referee, however, and Lyn am didn't seem to care one way or the other. So. to make certain that fans would not be. disap-r pointed, Strite decided to officiate the fistic feature Saturday. In the meantime Owen (contin ued to book a brilliant supporting program of three mat features. Georges Ditsctte', extremely pop ular French-Canadian, will be making his first appearance in many months in a three-fall battle against Al Szasz, the tal ented little Hungarian. The clash Whitworth College Seeks Winco Berth SPOKANE, Wash., March 21 04s) Coach Jerry Stannard said yesterday Whitworth College will seek admission to the Washington Intercollegiate Conference -for the 1947 football season. For the present, he said, the school would prefer to remain in the Northwest Conference for basketball. - Baseball Washlneton A) 1, Brooklj-n (N) 1. (13-lnnine tie.) Philadelphia (Nl s. BalUmore (I) 4. St. Louis iNl S. Boston IA) 6. Detroit (Al 8, Bnf'alo II) 3. Boston IN) 7, Philadelphia (AV . Cleveland (Al 1. New York (A) 8. New York (A) Bradenton Sniinrl L Cincinnati INI 3. ON SALE FRIDAY 10:00 AM. 35 DOZEN WHITE SHIRTS Joe Richards Men's Store 873 Willamette Phone 422 TI R A KT n - R A R 1"! A N'C OF PRE-WAR WHISK i t -ournev ai uen. looms as one of the best scientilic exhibitions of the season. Sgt. Bob Kenaston, the current scourge of tho northwest mat circles who established himself as mat enemy No. 1 last week, has been booked against Paavo Katonen, the rugged Finnish vet eran who holds the coast light heavyweight title. The champion ship will not be at stake, but there will be nothing lacking in the way of dynamic and r o u g h-and- IF TIIK I.ABEb, STORE FOR MEN McDonald Theater Building "LET US HELP YOU BUILD A BALANCED tumble Eranni;. Another 3n.mi.... match .iii t """"a J but the Principal named until wL 4 Advance sale f as soon as word r.. i8! railbirds tha?Ro4 would tangle arain attracted .L ,.!!UL H, season twVVM cigar store agency M ever, that mt ringside sM THt R,T J 181 More men are finding out, every day, what the satisfaction it is to wear one of our new Km "Tweed Felts." They look the way a man fli wheu he knows he's right with the world. A "Twad Felt" is an experience you can't afford to miss. uu "Woodw a v-ss.ee Tbms Feb Odar Caw Bali - fnm MM MORRISOX-IIEXINIM. 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