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Newspaper Page TextK"e C Wmgto Register-Own, twem: Of- Miff. Ktf. tl. 1HT Navy; Wisconsin Lose in Garden . By CORNELIUS RYAN NEW YORK, March 21 (U.to city college of New York and Holy CrOM, both speed teanu, nirvived the Eastern Regional NCAA basketball playoffs and meet In the championship game Saturday night. Both won with speed In semi final games at Madison Square Garden Thursday night, with Holy Cross topping Navy, BS-47, oeiore cujvy tnumped Wiscon sin 70-56, with a tremendous last-half drive that made up a 10-point deficit. Winners Trail 15 to S CCNY's victory was a spectacu lar and memorable display and stole attention from the business like methods by which Holy Cross defeated a Navy team that had lost only once in 17 pre vious starts. The Beavers, hamo- ared by loss of their big forward, Mason Benson, bedded with grip pe, were almost chased off the court as they started slowly against the Big Nine champions. Wisconson controlled the back boards, and missed few shots. The Badgers led 12-12, then 15-3 be fore CCNY got Its first field soal at six minutes. But CCNY didn't crack, and Irwin Dambrot, Sonny Jameson and Lionel Malamed slowly closed the gap. At the half it was 37-27 for Wisconsin, and in tne iirst live minutes of the second half CCNY moved Into a tie. The run-and-shoot Beavers played on even terms for the next three minutes as the lead changed hands continuously. Then the pace began to tell on Wisconsin, ana ia-inx ran wild, increasing its lead until the end. Dambrot, a big center, led the Beavers with 16 - points, Exner Menzel, a smooth ballhandler and fine shooter, was best for Wisconsin with IS points and Bob Cook, leading scorer in um t)ig ivine, had 13 points, one mora than Glen Selbo. Title Tilt Tuesday Navy and Holy Cross played a wearing first half In which the lead changed hands six times and tha icore was tiea twice. Holy Cross led 29-27 at the half, and Navy took a; 80-20 lead shortly alter the second half started. But Navy began to tire, and when George Kaftan put Holy Cross back In the lead at 31-30, it was tha last time the lead changed hands. The eastern champion will play tha Western Regional champion, who will be named at Kansas City Saturday night, for the uuaa Jvauonal title in a game at Madison Square Garden next Tuesday night. Red Rocha to Play With West All-Stars NEW YORK, March 21 GW election of Ephralm "Red" Rocha of Oregon State, Ray Ramsey of Bradley Tech, and Francis Cur ran of Notre Dame completed the roster of the West team in the second annual all-star basketball game to be played in Madison Square Garden March 29 for the Tribune Fresh Air Fund, Ine. . Beayer-Sooner Game on Air KANSAS CUT, March 1 W Coaches Everett Shelton of Wyomlnr and Bruce Drake of Oklahoma are counting en the defensive ditches they've dug around their baskets to bring them victories in Friday night's opening- play in' the Western Regional N. C. A. A. basketball play-offs. Wyoming meets favored Texas and Oklahoma plays Oregon State. The two winning teams will clash for the west ern title Saturday and each will be assured of a trip to New York for the N. 0. A. A. finals. Texaa and Wyoming open Play at 6:46 p. m. (FST), and the OSC-Oklahoma game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p. m. and will be broadcast over nu merous Oregon stations, includ ing KOAO (660 ke). Portland Takes 2-1 Hockey Playoff Lead (United Press) The Portland Eagles had a 2-1 series lead in their final Northern Division playoff round with the Seattle Ironmen, but the Seattle goalie was In the hospital with a cut over the eye which endangered the Ironmen's chances of going to the Pacific Coast Hockey League uue maton. Nelson Little 'was inured in the third period Thursday night as Portland scored a 8-3 triumph, and Defenseman Bob Drainville took over the net guarding lob. The series goes to the winner of lour out of seven. The Los Angeles Monarchs hold a z-1 playoff edge over the Holly, wood Wolves in the Southern Division. Quarter-Mile Cycle Track Being Built Lane and Benton County motorcycle lans and other snorts followers are expected to have a chance to see high-class competi tion during the spring and sum mer months with the construc tion of tha "Benton-Lane Speed way" at Benton-Lane Park, 20 miles north of Eugene along Highway 99. The Eugene Motorcycle Club constructed the "T. T." track, considered one of the fastest quarter-mile tracks in the Pacific Northwest. Work on the track hasn't been completed and mem bers of the local club will hold a combination work day, picnic and competition. Riders will meet at to a. m. Sunday at the Harlev. T..l , " vaviuBon snop nere. Detroit Plays Toronto ' MONTREAL, March 21 U.R The Detroit Red Wings, who clinched a Stanley Cup nlavoff berth with a vlctorv over wm orts, ana me second-place Tor onto mapie Mars will open their best-of-seven series at Torontn. March 26, President Clarenra Campbell of tha National TTnb. League announced today. Midgets Enter Tourney Finals The midget division entered the finals and the junior and senior circuits of the Goldenball basket ball tournament the semi-finals in the second annual playoffs staged by the Active Club at McArthur Court Thursday night. Willard and Lincoln Grade School quintets won their way into the midget finals, to be play ed as part of a Saturday night championship trlpleheader. Wil- lard, paced by Jackie Henkle's 7 points, defeated Condon No. 1, 16' 7 after holding a 10-1 halftime lead. Lincoln, ahead 10-9 at the half, nosed out Springfield 18-17 as Arden Christensen led the win ners with 8 points. Four Games Friday In the semi-final games Friday the two Junior division tilts, starting at 7 p. m., will match the St. Mary's Giant Killers against the Wilson Demons and Spring field No. 1 against Danebo. The two senior tilts, starting at 7:45 p. m., will send the Springfield Ktngsmen against the Roosevelt Rubes and the Eugene High Sev en Dewdrops against Hutch's Bike shop quintet. The Springfield Kingsmen were forced to come from behind to de feat the Kelly Bombers 40-32 in one of the four senior games Thursday night. Kelly, led by mark Hollis' 13-point perform ance, was ahead 17-16 at half time, but Springfield took a 32-24 lead In the third quarter and coasted in for the win. The Roosevelt Rubes had little trouble with Creswell, taking a 6-0 lead at the quarter and hold ing a 10-4 halftime advantage in posting a 30-11 victory. Ralph Williams led the Rubes with 10 points. , Hutch's Quint Shows Power The Seven Dewdrops rolled up a commanding 32-8 halftime lead over the Springfield Wonder Boys and came up with a 44-14 tri umph. Dan Strite of the Dew- drops and Cliff Haigler of the Wonder Boys shared scoring hon ors, each with 10. Led by Bill Bevans' 18 points. Hutch's smothered the Spring field Ruffians 52-10, the rangy winners holding a 20-2 halftime advantage and entered the final frame with a 36-3 lead. Summaries: OnSsa No. i m an Willard Barlow r 7. Hankie Edraonoton F 4, smith Hodgln, a 3 1, Hickman Starling, 3 J, B. Wicks v. unapman, 3 i 2, Robinson Seattle Quint Scores Again DENVER, March 21 W) The Bartlesville, Okla., Oilers, shoot ing for their fifth consecutive Na tional AAU basketball cham pionship, and the tall, sharpshoot- ing Oakland, Cal., crew are strong rit.e! ? 'e5,U;e ?mals of H Portland! Paelfle Northwest fea- Substitutes! Condon TV rnionman 1WH. ler. WlllaW Burftii, J. Wicks, Bowam, oinciaui smita and Ruth. FISH TALKS DICK STRITE ... 4? ? McKemle River Guides' Assn. "Boat Parade" d.flniuw away 35 days. The opening la approximately two weeka utl. th. tha EEft to the day. of aS.2!J A fair stick will - - -r fuV ivi gUUU one, to., "si C,,'rwPJr7wvdB,"hMfcd b Ur down v.,yn.wTr.?on aver, because we still remember toat n. ..SSi? fits into a quart hiiffi.l'Hl. StVe "V out a level-winder guide. " a use 01 reel wh. VMaaai asm Arl A . , . the Grand cTnyon! Z?t SSS C?"?do thruh NevUl's expedition at tie Sa&M tSSSL'S'f !."'' of no part of that rough-and-tumble Trivet ?h. d"T ,!nd wnl It's Interesting to watch the ramer SS mJ?i! 1 m.i celI"t nd the waves and then pop up again Uke'lorv "gMCrV? .dlve bene,th was the di. J . v-?m?r cor' Most interestine o.rt trout. . . ' " " """""WDiue stream in which there were rasONYlmr0d, h" U ot hav. a $64 question: I WhatsT 2L ! 'Phclt . .wa . one-ln-a-thousand" rlfl.? Sorlnflleld (1)) Loughend Roland i Burrlaht a Laavitt, ..r e (IS) Lincoln .Hellkson 7, Burke 8, Christensen 1. WntMllnv WlUoughby, 4 3 a, Mortenson Buostuutes: Springfield equn-es, Cofelt, Ensla 4, Creak 3, Nice. Lincoln Morgan, Hamequlit, Hebert, Stewart, Ahre. oniclaU: Smith and Parker. Kellr Bombers (SS) Hollis, IS r. Fields f Schmlt, 3.. Hodges, a .3 smnn, o. 11, SUke .-f, jiarnnston 9. Erickson S. Nlimnm. auustiiuies; Aeuy Armnes 9, Blanton J, ralk, Loucks, Noble. Springfield rort, Roo, Zybock, Briscoe, Robinson. (SO) BeossreU 3, Lewis Baker .1, Vincent Oreswall (11) Sartman s " St. Cuur n Nn Substltutus"' rvV.T.ii" T.V Woodland; Roosevelt Biibsr 1,'zVtnicm, uuiciais: Parker and Smith. EHS Dewdrops (44) Stagebtirg, o r Relden, a f Mtn, v Barnea, T , Strite. 10 3. Substitutes S. Springfield-Blacklev 1. Coon-r' tik? " ul- ena wemficln. Officials: SsrlnifleM (It) Delameter Nicholas, t Edwards, 1- Orahood wooten Substlhite! Gardner. Huh. OfficJil: paYktf And Smith. A .aV Moose Bowling Loop II. MOOM HnwIlneF T... iT ...... rt U-Bowl .Ueyrft.ur.dw mgh" Bonney fired 199 and MS iaSS & lead, tag Eugene Recreation to a "o victory over U-Bowl. John Lee hK Tsm tnita in paclnir D i E sinr.-. . . ..1.. over Whittal', Cementers. George DrtnK water's scores m j ii!'K: Andh,. Brothers Machine" Shop to aiu win over White Fuel, and Tommy Wli. Barker rolled sie'lo, thV wtaS?. """ 1847 AAU dribblefest. Bartlesville (Phillips 86) was a virtually certain choke over Seattle, Wash, (Alpine Dairy), only darkhorse team left in the tournament. Oakland (Bittners) was expected to survive its test against Denver but may have a rough evening with the Nuggets, who proved themselves one of the most dangerous of the amateur clubs by knocking off Bartles ville in the recent American Bas ketball League tournament. Bartlesville and Oakland, champion and runners-up of the powerful American Basketball League, scored their third straight one-sided victories of the tourna ment In Thursday night's quarter-final round. The Oklahomans swamped Golden, Colo. (Coors) 6H-ZB and the Californians over whelmed Dallas, Tex., (Majors & Majors) 74-42. In the third game on the pro gram, matching two ABL mem bers against each other, Denver mauled Hollywood (20th Cen tury- Fox) 65-58. But just when the rank-and-file amateur sponsors were talk ing about a law against the ABL teams, the tall, methodical Seattle team came along to knock off one or tne league members Los An geles (Carroll Shamrocks) 34 31. Los Angeles was the second ABL team to fall victim to Seat tle's clever stalling, tactics. The Washington team earlier in the week had beaten highly-favored Oklahoma City (Continental Air liners). Seattle and Los Aneeles swan- ped the lead several times in the second naif until Roy Williamson, in me last two minutes, hit a brace of baskets that gave the Washington team it Hire -nnint. win. Webfoot Skiers Vie In Coast Conference Meet March 22-24 Six members of the University of Oregon ski team will partici pate in the Pacific Coast Con ference meet at Martin, Wash., March 22-24, according to Jim Pipp, student coach. .... Making the trip will be Popp, Phil Edblom. Jim Donahiie. Jim Harrang, Bob Forbes and Harvey Weirprecht. Teams from Wash ington, Oregon, California, Idaho ana Montana will compete. Six Club Women Tied Six women xolfers wera aa. locked in a two-ball "pickers" nanaicap tournament at the Eu. 4 sprintfieid Bf" -o"niry ciud Wednesday te, nooocK aireraoun as me Mature event nf regular - laaies- day" play. Nearly wmpcica, winners were Mrs narry aigier and Mrs. Lewis Roadman, Mrs. Newton Smith and Mrs. Arch Lewis, Mrs. Ken Hirons and Mrs. Clarence Urey. A circle tournament will be held next WCtXK. Johnny Likes Pesh, SALEM. Mass.. Man 1 nisn. ouoriotop jonnny Pesky of the Boston Red Sox wants to vote under the same name he uses to ouujgrapn DaseDalls. The star In. newer filed a cetltlnn with registry of probate today to change his legal name from John Michael avesKovica ra resky.- Tony Zale Score KO MEMPHIS, Tenn Mwch SJ nana Miaeuewelght Cham, pion Tony Zale knocked my Charles of Indianapolis In the wurui round of a schedulcrl .. round non-title bout here Thu aay mgnt. Pauline Betz Winner CANNES, France, March 21 (U.RK-Pauline Betx of Lna Ari.. uer ursi matcn in the Riviera international tennis tournament Thursday, trouncing Helene Liley w. .aiigiuna, o-u, 0-1 Hoag, Lacey Clash Tonight COMPLETE PROGRAM Main Event (15 rounds) Snooks Lacey, 128, Hartford, Conn., vs. Duane Hoaff, 125, .5. John ami 10. Williams webb, (U Sbrtntfleld .-- Anderson .AO. Halflstr 1, Hamilton 3 , 1, spoke 3 1 TOim- Dewdropt poplin 7, Dally S Batch! u, sabb Burg Hutchinson - Bevani ofMingiieia srown 1, waiarip, wilkina. . What la nhl.ir.l.- s.. ua-ruu patch" bullet? paper shotshell Atvvua - . ",Iml PeWRtf JO pamteus Jtmt w '.-m t swosg -j Four Star Wrestlina Show Sef tor Armory Arena Saturday COMPLETE PROftltAiw iu .j.-. .1. COMPLETE PROGRAM Main event Gray Mask vs Frankle Hart (Pacifie Coast light . heavyweight champion ship). Semi-final Bill Weldner vs. Walter Achlu. Special event Georges Du aette' vs. Tony Ross, Opener Ernie Ptluso vs. Tex Porter. Special attraction was added to Saturday night's wrestling card at the armory Friday when Match maker Don Owen announced that two 20-minute, one fall prelimin ary events will supplement the main event and semi-final which have already been announced. The main event will be the one-hour battle between the Gray Mask and Frankie Hart for the Pacific Coast light-heavyweight championship. The semi-final will feature the airplane spinning Bill WMn.r against Walter Achiu. opening the show at 8:30 p. m. will be a soeclal .irt-t-..i... between Ernie Piluso, popular x-light-heavyweight champioo of the world and now a local restau rateur, against Toothless Tex Pm-. ter, the Seattle waterfront villain. In the 20-minute special event Georges Dusette', strong-armed French-Canadian, will tangle with Tony Ross, the Toledo Terror. A r" m-bang battle is expected in the main event with Hart pit ting his speed and skill against the vicious cunning and treachery of the hooded hoodlum who now noias the coast title. ' Jack Mitchell, nationally-known wrestling referee, is beina? W,t. ed to handle the championship match and will handle tha three preliminary Bouts as well. Popular demand was the reason for Piluso's appearand nn card. The ex-world champion has made many successful ring ap pearances here but this will be the first since he entered the food-dispensing business locally. The four-match show. on nf fh. best balanced programs In recent weeks, will undoubted! art wXhes eapacitp arowd. therwelght championship. Semi Final (4 rounds) Dlek Abney, 158, Salem, vs. Johnny ODea, 160, Klamath Falls. Preliminary (( rounds) Ralph Ayers, 145, Salem, vs, Pat Kelly, 147, Portland. Preliminary (i rounds) Glen King, 157, Eugene, vs. Ray Gar cia, 150, Denver. Opener (4 rounds) Nick Burley, 175, Seattle, vs. Nick Damlco, 170, Portland. Referee Bob MeChesney, Springfield. A professional boxing program that includes more than 30 sched uled rounds of action will be fea tured Friday night at the Armory arena by a Pacific Northwest featherweight championship match between Champion Snooks Lacey, Hartford, Conn., negro, and Duane Hoag, the "Durable Dane" from Portland. It will mark the first 15-round fight here in local history. Matchmaker Don Owen has signed eight other mittmen in four four-round preliminary bouts, opening the card at 8:30 p. m. Lacey, who now fights out of Olympia, Wash,, will be the favor ite in view of previous meetings with Hoag in which he scored one decision and one draw before sell out crowds In Salem. By demand ing a 15-round route, the first ever staged here, Lacey took out an ad' ditional victory guarantee. Hoag, the slugging buzzsaw, has never gone beyond 10 rounds and doesn't intend to toil that long Friday. There is considerable en mity between the two mitt rivals and the 125-pound Portlander will attempt to end the bout In the early rounds. He Is confident that his planned campaign will allow him to nail Lacey, one of the most elusive targets In the division. ' Lacey is a great boxer and scores with lightning jabs. He then retreats until another scoring op portunity arrives. Although there are few knockouts to his credit, Lacey believes he will floor Hoag any time after the tenth canto. The eight mittmen on the pre liminary program are classed as comers. Although of the club fight variety, they have been well matched and should provide an action-packed punch program. Of particular Interest to local fans will be thi middleweight clash between Eugene's Glen King and Ray Garcia, highly -rated Mexican from Denver. Bob MeChesney from Spring field will referee all matches. A limited number of reserved seat tickets are still available at the Club cigar store. "l TRITE TO FORM MIAMI In 324 horse races at Hlaleah this season, favorites won 110 times, a form percentage of 34.4. . Rookies Star in Spring Training Camp Baseball CLEARWATER, Fla. Dick Koecher. a rookie southpaw so ob scure that he was not mentioned in early season rosters, has won a regular job with the Philadelphia Phillies, Manager Ben Chapman said. "I don t see how I can keep him off the squad," said Chap man followinc the youngster's fine performance during the Phils' 9-5 loss to the St, Louis Cards Thurs day. Koecher held the Cards score less for the last three Innings, 20 Yankee Players Out of Baseball MEXICO CITY. March 21 U, Cuban and Mexican players said today they believed that disputes over money caused the Mexican League to drop the names of 10 ex-major leaguers from team ros ters for 1947. Members of the Mexico City and Veracruz teams, training at Delta Park here, said they under stood that some of the former big leaguers were asking raises and others, whose 1946 seasons were poor, were objecting to cuts. The unlisted players are Max Lanier, Lou Klein and Fred Mar tin, former Cardinals; Danny Gar della, Roy Zimmerman, Ace Adams, Harry Feldman and George Hausmann from the New York Giants; Murray Franklin from the Detroit Tigers and Ex-Chicago Cub Chico Hernandez. Ten other former U. S. players three minor leaguers and seven Negroes also were unlisted. Only Feldman admitted that the Americans probably are complete ly out of baseball, since they can't come back to organized baseball because of a five-year ban Im posed by Commissioner A. B. Chandler for "jumping" their U. S. contracts. Joe Wallcott Challenges Champion Joe Louis BATERSON, N. J., March 21 w Jersey Joe Walcott has his bid in for a shot at Joe Louis' heavyweight title, even though Louis' managers previously had written him off as a possible chal lenger. Louis has announced he will make the 24th defense of rlne-- dom's prize bauble on June 26 in Yankee Stadium and his managers have indicated they prefer as an opponent the winner of the April i t oout m .London Between Brit. ish' Champion Bruce Woodcock and American Heavyweight Joe Baksi. However, the National Boxing Association officially recognizes Walcott's challenge. FLYING HORSE HURT SAN BRUNO, Calif, March 21 on El Lobo, racing's No. 1 flying horse, was slightly injured Thurs day when he fell at Mills Field while being led from a transport plane after being flown up from ijos Angeles. PANAMA CITY, C. Z. Jackie Robinson. Negro Inf ielder with the Montreal Royals, strengthened his claim i'or a berth with the parent Brooklyn Dodgers. He gathered three hits Thursday as. his mates dropped a 10-3 decision to Brook lyn. Robinson's wild throw, how ever, helped tha Dodgers score three unearned runs. MIAMI, Fla. Shortstop Billy Hitchcock's third hit of the game In the eighth inning broke a dead lock and gave the St. Louis Browns a 5-4 decision over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jerry Wltte of the Browns and Ralph Kiner of the Pirates each hit homers. TAMPA, Fla. Young Grady Hat- ton, on of the hottest hitters In Florida, smashed a four -run homer as a pinch-batsman in the eighth Inning to give Cincinnati a 10-6 victory over the Detroit Tigers. The game shaped up as a duel between two of the great est southpaws in the ' business, Johnny Vandermeer of the Reds and Hal Newhouser of Detroit. ST. PETERSBURGH. Fla. Johnny LIndell was the hitting star as me New York Yanks scored their third straight exhibi. Hon victory by trimming the Bos ton Red Sox 6-5. Ted Williams crossed up the. Yank's version of tne right-field shift in the fifth inning when he cleared the bases with a double into the leftfield comer. SACRAMENTO The Chicaco vvnm sox ueieateo the Cleveland Indians 6-1, featuring pitching by Eddie Lopat and Earl Caldwell. Jack Wnllaesa and Bob Kennedy were the hitting stars for the win ners. HONOLULU Horn. Whitey Lockman and Willard Marshall helped the New York Giants crush the San Francisco Seals 12-6 in an are light game Thursday night VISALIA, Cel. The Los An- t :. a fsHd.l Why You Should tar Your Auto with forf HOME B. SCHWlEttl Dbtrict Manj 208ArdelOff. lJ Fishermen! 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