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Page 16, Register-Gnard, Eugene, Ore., Tueg., Sept. 81, 1948 Cleveland, Red Sox, Yankees Triumph The Fightin' Irish in High Geo, (Associated Press) The fire wagon chase for the American League pennant has reached the win-or-lose stage and Cleveland has picked this opportune moment to catch fire. While the League-Leading Boston Red Sox and the third place New York Yankees are showing signs of faltering, Manager Lou Boudreau's In- dians are setting the hottest pace In the league. The Indians scored their Ixth straight victory and the 13th in their last 15 starts Monday night In defeating the Philadelphia Athletics, 6-3. The victory enabled the pennant hungry Tribe to stay a half fame behind the Red Sox and a Zale's Crown !i: JERSEY CITY. N. J.. Sept. SI (U.R) Champion Tony Zale and Marcel Cerdan, gold-toothed French mauler, were scheduled to match their dynamite and dur ability Tuesday night in a 15 round bout for the world middle weight crown at Roosevelt Sta dium. And the weather forecast of "fair and cool" indicated that the schedule would be carried out Despite rumors that a "flood" of mldwesterrt money was being planked down on Zale of Gary, Ind., the betting price had length ened only half a point In 24 hours. Zale was favored at 8 to 5. Wagering was heavy, and the French challenger from Casa blanca, Morocco, was well sup ported. Each veteran was known to be a willing, destructive socker. It was a fight between the" world champion and the champion of Europe. Hopes for (300,000 Promoter Andy Niederreiter did not expect the crowd to exceed 25,000. He hoped for a gate of $300,000; but many skeptics doubt ed that it would reach $250,000. It it fell below $230,000, Nieder relter'i outfit the Tournament of Champions, Inc. would lose money on its second promotional venture. Zale will receive a guarantee of $120,000; Cerdan, a guarantee of $40,000. Both Zale and the promoter are protected against the 160-pound title going abroad permanently should Cerdan upset the champ. Their contract provides for a re turn bout within six months under T. of C. promotion. It also provides that, in case of victory, Cerdan's $40,000 will be held in escrow by Abe J. Greene, president of the National Boxing Association, un til the Frenchman grants Zale a return title shot. Zale Rugged Cerdan, $2, was making the first foreign challenge for the world's undisputed middleweight crown since Tommy Milligan of England was knocked out by Mickey Walker of the U. S. at London in 1027. Because of his punch and rug gedness, Zale was favored to make a successful first defense of the crown he recaptured from Rocky Grazlano at Newark, N. J., last June 10. That Newark bout was the T. of C.' first promotion. Zale, 34, is an explosive puncher both to body and head. During his 14-year professional career he won more than half of his bouts by knockouts 46 kayoes in 86 bouts. He was stopped three times in his career. The last time was by Grazlano at Chicago In July, 1947. iiuwibMuDiai A , T : h MICKEY HARRIS Keeps Boston Ahead Tiders, Saints Ready for Game Thursday Night Ray Hendrlckson is tapering off his University High gridders for their opening game Thursday night at Civic Stadium. The Tiders went through their final heavy workout Tuesday prior to taking on the St, Mary's Gaels. For Father J. J. Llnehan's Gaels, Thursday's appearance will be their third. They have played two good games, though losing both. The first was a 19-6 loss to Eugene. Last week, Cottage Grove won 12-0. Junction City and Elmira are readying for opening. Junction travels to Toledo In an inter-di visional Trl-County clash, while Elmira becomes the first opponent for Lowell in history. Lowell, though a "B" school, is playing the eleven-man game for the first time this season. Eugene High and Springfield vie in a Big-Six clash game at the Stadium Friday night Other Fri day games see Cottage Grove at Sweet Home and Lebanon at AI' bany. Santa Rosa Grabs One-Game Margin In Far West Playoffs (United Press) The Far West baseball league President Cup playoffs adjourn to Klamath Falls Wednesday with the Santa Rosa Pirates holding a one game edge after Tuesday night 7 to 6 win over the Klamath Falls Gems. Santa Rosa won its third game of the best-of-seven series behind the splendid relief hurling of Southpaw Larry Jones who went in after the Gems had scored three runs in the first inning. half game ahead of the Yanks. The Red Sox downed Detroit, 7-2, and the Yanks staggered to an 8-7 triumph over St. Louis in day games. Boudreau's warriors will rest Tuesday before taking on the Red Sox In Cleveland Wed nesday night In a game that will go a long way in deciding the flag. Joe Gordon, who helped the Yanks win five pennants, parked the Indians to victory Monday night He drove in three runs on his 29th homer, a double and single and figured In four of the five double-plays pulled off by the Tribe. The defeat virtually elimi nated the Athletics from the pennant fight. The Yanks also were forced to come from behind to nip .the Browns. Trailing 5-8 going into the sixth, the Yanks scored twice to tie the score. They moved ahead In the seventh on three singles and clinched the game In the eighth when Joe DIMaggio tingled home two runs. Earlier in the game, DI Maggio poled his 39th bomer. The Brooklyn Dodgers broke their tie with the Cardinals for second place In the National League, clipping the Chicago Cubjt, 4-2, while the Cards were idle. The victory moved the Dodgers within five and one ' half games of the pace-setting Boston Braves. The Braves' scheduled game with the Cin cinnati Reds was washed off the books because of rain. The Reds Hnn't mitt Boston again, so there Is no' opportunity to play off the game. The Philadelphia Phillies, paced by Del Ennls, took a day night doubleheader from the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-S and 7-4. Ennls cracked his 29th nd 30th homers, one in each game, and drove in five runs as the Phils extended Pittsburgh's los lng streak to six games. Joe: He Talks Baseball WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 OP) Right now, Joe Louis seems more interested in talking base ball than anything else. He was cornered in his dress ing room last night, after he had-gone six snappy rounds of an exhibition bout with Pat Comiskey of Paterson, N. J. . Here's what the heavyweight champion of the world had to say: Doesn't Like Runners "Man isn't that baseball race somethln!' "I've wired Larry Doby (Cleveland outfielder) for tickets to the Cleveland-Red Sox game Wednesday." Then after a moment's thought: "Comiskey don't run away like some fellows I know Joe Walcott and Billy Conn." Using Heavy Gloves Obviously Louis prefers someone who will stand up and slug. And in this Comiskey was his man, Comiskey could afford"to be brave. Both boxers wore 16 ounce gloves. And so he pound ed away furiously, particularly in the fourth and sixth rounds. Yet the best Comiskey could do was to make the champ look like the champ. Using his left effectively, Louis took five out of six rounds by the Associated Press score card. The first round was even. Florists Lose In Title Game PORTLAND Sept. 21 W The defending champion Arizona Ramblers of Phoenix, again com ing through with a big inning, de feated Portland's Lind-Pomeroy 3 to 0 to win their third women's title of the Amateur Softball as sociation. The Ramblers, who previously wnn In 1941 and last year, scored all their runs in the fifth inning when they collected three hits off Portland's Bettv Evans and she contributed an error of her own. Amy Peralta, Ramblers' hurler scattered four hits in setting down Portland and was in trouble only once. It was her linn consecutive victory in as many days. Each team had previously dropped a decision to the other in the double elimination tourna ment. vriw Elmira to be Stronger Than in '47 Services Take HIGHCLIMBER By DICK S TRITE Most Oregon football followers are now convinced that in Johnny McKay, Woodley Lewis, Jim Aiken, Jr., and Bunny Easter, the Web foota have adequate replacement for the left-halfback position left vacant by the graduation of Jake Leicht. We've never lived on the west banks of the Mississippi, but we're ttill "from Missouri." We want to see the Webfoot backs function against a gang of linemen that do more than grab for the belt straps f charging backs and we want to see Tommy Hines work behind a strong line. We'll grant the enthusiasts one point that all of the Oregon left-halfback candidates possess more final punch than Jake. Easter, the tiny Nebraskan, promises to become the "darling" of the fans. He certainly stole their hearts Saturday when makine a spectacular 48-yard gallop through most of the Santa Barbara team. It Rppears doubtful that Aiken cared particularly about rolling up such a high score but you can't have a successful football team pull its punches without deadening spirit. Actually, fpur of the eight touchdowns Saturday were on breaks three on recovered Gaucho fumbles; one on an intercepted pass. But It is an alert ball club that makes those breaks and takes advantage of 'em. Some fans speculated on the size of Saturday's score against previous Oregon steamroller point-manufacturing . . , The highest Oregon score was a 114-0 victory over the College of Puget Sound In 1910. and others follow In order: 97-0 over Willamette in 1916; 95-0 over Portland In 1898; 70-0 over Pacific University in 1902; Sl-0 over Willamette in 1914, and 58-0 over Pacific in 1929 . , . Oregon has bwn on the short end of adding-mnchine totals, too. . . . Remember "Pearl Harbor" and the 71-7 loss to Texas in 1941; the 53-0 loss to Southern California in 1931, and one many would like to forget, the 39-2 loss OSC in 1942. Bob Reynolds, the talented Oregon halfback of two .rears ago. has ' returned to school and Is enrolled In the law school, . . . Asked if he would like to play w ith this year's team. Bob said, "I don't think I could make the club." The new four-sided basketball scoreboard has arrived and will be Installed in McArthur Court soon. . . . It's quite r piece of equipment. witn a gigantic lime clock and large illuminated numbers on each side, and a signal for timeouts and the end of playing time. . . . And that's about the best Oregon will be able to do in improving Two Regulars From Backfield By BILL LOVE ELMIRA, Sept. 14 The "call of the colors" put a definite crimp into Coach Jim MulvahiU's plans as he prepares his 30-man Elmira Falcon squad for the opening game Thursday at Lowell. . Mulvahill, in his second year at Elmira which is also Elmira's second year in the eleven-man football field had counted on having most of last year's players for his nucleus. He does have eight Iettermen returning, but gone are two backfield regulars expected to be key men in this year s grid campaign. Quarterback Ralph Dlnnell, pass flinging co-captain, selected a year in the marines instead. Fullback Larry Hollis, a 150-pound iunior. joined up with Uncle's naval forces. Halfbacks Strong Despite these losses, Elmira has five iettermen as backfield can didates. Wayne Mason has been given the quarterback assignment vacated-by Dinnel. Dick Sisson.and non-letterman Wayne Smalley have the inside track for starting halfback berths, although three other Iettermen are also making definite bids for starting assignments Rusty Briles, Bill Auckerman, and Rich ard Wilson. Harold Clark, an in experienced junior, will probably open at fullback. The first-string ends are well taken care of with Lettermen Tom Brown and Bob Bales playing tneir final year of the high school sport. Del Coursey, a 190-pound regu lar from last year, has one tackle spot sewed up. Aaron Garber. a senior who weighs 195, will prob acy open at the other tackle, though he has not played foot ball previously. Plans to Use 'T' Bob Harrington and Lyle Mel- horn, both non-lettermen reserves from last season, will open at the guard positions, with 240-pound Bob , Luttrell slated for cente r duty. Like most of the other Lane county schools, Mulvahill plans to stick with the 'T' formation which he used last year. The Falcons lack experienced reserve strength, except at the halfback positions, and the letter men have had only one year of eleven-man experience. Neverthe less, the situation looks much brighter than at this time last year. The complete Elmira schedule: Sept. 23 Lowell There. Sept. 30 University High Then. Oct. S Junction City There. Oct. IS Cottage Grove Here. Oct. 22 St. Mary's There. Oct. 39 Monroe There. Nov. 5 Pleasant Hill Here. v?- tsr m Jl i 5 Mf si! If. FRANK LEAHY LOST JOHNNY LUJACK, among several other key ffif.tlS defeated team, but the above quartet is oniy pan or wnat tne Irish mentor mCW n.me. Stennlng high are Coy MaGee. Red Sitko, Mike Swistowici, and Fmv tWi intn I Acorns Assume AN ELMIRA HALFBACK COMBINATION that wiH see plenty of action Thursday in the opener at Lowell is composed of Rusty Briles (left) and Bill Aukerman. (Staff photo, Wiltshire engraving). Elmira Grid Roster ENDS Are Wt. Rt. Tom Brown 16 182 S' BOO Bales 17 142 S'll" Dale Christiansen IS 137 J' 9" Louie Plumley ... 17 155 6" 2" TACKLES Age Wt. Ht. Del Coursey 18 189 6' 1" Aaron Garber 17 1M 5 JJ" Eddie Hanson 15 151 5'H" Eugene Wilson 17 145 S'll" Rodney Gutman -.15 145 5'10" GUARDS Age Wt. Hi. Bob Harrington ..17 15B 5'10" Lyle Melhorn -...-18 150 5'10" Dale Kelley : IS 132 S'U" David Jones 15 157 5' 7" Jean Mason 13 135 5' 7" CENTERS Age Wt. Dl. Dave McKe 18 147 5' 9" Tr. Exp. Bob Luttrell 18 sr. l' Dave Bales sr. Sr. Jr. 240 5' Jr. 16 134 5' 6" Fr. o 1- 0 QUARTERBACKS O Ace n't. Ht. Tr. Exd Wayne Mason 16 142 5'10" Tr. Exp. Skip Mason 14 140 5'10" Sr. Is Bill Porter .15 125 5' 7" sr. g O0. 0 HALFBACKS Are IV f. Rt. Vr. Bra Bill Auckerman -.16 138 5 8" Jr. 1' Jr. Jr. So. Yr. Exp. So. 1 Jr. 1 So. 0 Ft. 0 Ft. 0 Rusty Briles IS 130 5' 7' OICK Slssan 17 136 5" 8" Richard Wilson 17 132 5' 7" Wayne Smalley 16 151 5'10" Keith Harper 116 151 5' 7" Roger Shorack 13 119 3' 7" So. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21 (U.PJ The celebrated, bitterly pro tested "pine-tar" game of Aug. 14 will receive a brief, but just burial Tuesday night when the Pacific Coast League-Leading Acorns meet the San Francisco Seals for half-inning replay. The miniature game will begin with the bottom of the ninth with San Francisco at bat and trailing 3 to 4. If the Seals score, the con test will continue until a decision it reached. The replay was ordered by League - President Clarence "Pants" Rowland, who upheld Skipper Lefty O'Doul's protest that the umpires should have cleared the field of both Acorn Hurler Ralph Buxton and his al leged pine-tar glove. The Acorns pocketed a half game lead Monday night by trouncing the Sacramento Sena tors 6 to 1 behind the eight-hit hurling of Right-Hander . Jack Salveson. Harry Lavagetto, who slammed his third homer of the year, and Mel Duezabou sparked the Acorns hitting attack. The Seals will play Seattle af ter Tuesday night's replay. Port land will batttle Los Angeles, and the Hollywood Stars will meet the San Diego Padres. Oakland and Sacramento will not play Tuesday night. Score: n n Oakland 000 200 031 6 10 0 Sacramento 000 000 001 1 8 0 Salveson & Lombardl; Nagy & Castlno. SKEET CHAMPION LAS VEGAS, Nev Sept. 21 (U.R) Pete Read, San Angelo, Tex., was skeet-shooting's champion of champions, defeating Ben Di Ioric, Utica, N. Y., 225 to 224, for the title. Weather to Play Impotim Role in Canadian Tournop ted to arrive lis. VANCOUVER, B.C., Sept. 21 (U.R) Weather was expected to be the deciding factor in the $10,000 Canadian Open golf tournament Sept. 22-25 at Shaughnessy Heights as a classy field of 139 linksmen from the U.S. and Can ada prepared for the Wednesday opener. The cream of golfdom will battle it out for the money. The Seagram Cup and the Canadian title. Top-name golfers entered in the tourney . include leading money winner Lloyd Mangrum of Chica go, Johnny Palmer of Baden, N.C., Skip Alexander of Lexington, N.C. and Fred Haas, Jr., of New Orleans. Ed Oliver, winner of a sudden death elimination in the hectic $12,500 Tacoma Open, was expec- companyingthlSJ Caw Hituji Chuck ConjdojJ Bud Ward, teur who pastj-l Open alter D'Alene Open 1 for 54 holes. LiniJ ing "you gotta 1,1 Jiiausnnessy. Wri unaerparllh,;, louna. WINS BI TOO SAN FRAKCK 11.1!) Art Arm, won a fast, lit, match here i knockout over IK Francisco, la li, their acheduled Id Soen?g Brau Th Distinctive StlM SUMAtfK HIW1NO CO. CHiesoo. itiiNos 5 1 1 CY SLOCUM 383 Lawrence Ave. DISTRIBUTING FULLBACKS Age Wt. Ht. Harold Clark 15 162 8'10" Tr. Exp. Chuck McKfnney 1(3 157 8' 9" So. 1 () Denotes Letters Won. 1 Tr. Exp. Jr. O Jr. 0 Jones Boys lo Get Together Saturday Baseball 90 89 83 71 M Bl AMERICAN Boston Cleveland the Igloo this year. . . . The bids for construction of the 3000-seat j PhUadelpbli "ZZZ uaiuii.v cic ii ui-vuiHi me Dungpi . . . ann me same inmg noicis ueiroit for construction of the concrete stands at the south end of Hayward w,Shtaaton F'ed. . . Chicago ....I Henry Ewald of the Santa Barbara News-Press, speaking of the!... lack of public Rolf facilities in the California city, has this to say: Bo,ton "As a means of comparison, I offer the following example of an- j Brooklyn other city. Eugene, Ore., is a city of about 25.000, considerably less ' pittu'reh than Santa Barbara. There are three golf courses In Eueene. One. !New vo. " the Eugene Country Club, is exclusive, vet has rates for the public lal'iii k which are less than the Montecilo Country Club. The oilier two are 1 Chicago 5? open to the public . . . Most encouraging was the great number of I youngsters who play golf in Eugene . . . Most of the high schools in omTh iS this area have golf teams." . sn ianci, "m;: 3S? I Los Angeles W inanKS 10 .lonn tincr, we quote tne following from one of Cranl. si lanci Kices columns: "ir you want a touch game, and a most im portant one, don't overlook that Michigan-Oregon meeting on Ort. 2. The dope is that Oreeon has a man-killer this season, a much better team than either California or Southern California. You may recall that Oregon finished 1947 with six straight wins." Oregon Slate Isn't going to sit back and take the second-division position rated the Beavers by the experts ... In fact, Spec Keene Portland San Dlenn . Hollywood Sacramento . 84 . 79 . 7S . 7.1 . 74 S7 79 74 71 SS 99 9S 64 04 81 82 84 I 73 102 108 Farmer Jones, the barefooted hillbilly from Arkansas, made the most auspicious wrestling debut of any grappler in local history at the Eugene Armory arena Satur day night when a capacity crowd cheered him on to a spectacular victory over tough Tony Eoss. Jones, who raises pigs eight months of the year and does his "scuffhn (wrestling to everyone but Jones and his hillbilly neigh bors) from one end of the nation to the other for the remaining four months, has been booked against another "one of the Jones' boys for this Saturday night show Rufus "Puddin' Head" Jones, tne formidable Detroit Negro. The Farmer, who uses his feet like people use their hands, raised "holy ned when he learned he would be facing a Negro. "I do my scufflin for fun," the Farm er first said, "but then again, may be it will be fun to kick that nig ger around a bit." Rufus Jones may prove to be ,625! tougher than the me man real- jjjj izes especially if he can get close 1565 enough to employ his head-butt. ;' Matchmaker Don Owen is an !s49 ticipating a gigantic crowd, pos-3-4i sibly the largest In local history, rn. land will set up as many seats as can be crammed into the pavilion. Mi Three other outstanding matches vjf will also be booked, the personnel SSa ; to be announced later in the ;J!veek. I In the meantime, fans are jJnl warned to make early reserva .594!tions at the Club Cigar agency. Polio Outbreak Forces Cancellation of Game By Eastern College SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Sept. 21 1u.n1 opringiieia uonega was forced to quarantine its whole football team and canel Satur day's season opener aeainst Cort land (N. Y.) Teachers when Sher- rod bhaw, first string guard, was stricKen with infantile paralysis college physicians ordered all of Shaw's teammates confined to the field house while they under. went medical examinations. scnooi authorities said the quar amine would Insr about two weeks and might result in the cancellation of the scheduled Oct. i game nere against New York university. Woodcock, Oma Vie Tonight in London LONDON, Sept. 21 M) Bruce Woodcock, who was knocked out 111 training Dy a Dunch n hao predicted he would kayo Lee Oma in nis ring comeback tonight. Oma, the Detroit Dlavhnv .kn trainee in a f lecad Ilv Gvm n. the bright lights he loves, said ims is my seventh f eht thi. year. Maybe 111 be lucky." Duke Iversen Released NEW YORK. SeDt. Slr.,,!.. Iversen, outstanding blocking back for the University of Oregon a few years ago, was released along with four other players as the New York Giants of the National Pro u:ai(ue cut tneir roster to the 35 player limit Tuesdav. Major Leaders NATIONAL O All I I . Musts!. St. Louis 143 5M 126 212 Is interested in a game between OSC and Hawaii, onlv if OSC is Dark" Boston 'ad asm niei not in the Rose Bowl . . . We are convinced that OSC, with the pos- 'American o ab r b jidib exception 01 micntgan, will be Oregon s toughest opponent of Williams, Boston .128 471 no 178 the season If you're Interested in a good baseball film, available for club meetings, etc., the Portland Beavers will be happy tn provide a 16mm film. "Around the Diamond," a 35-mimite movie featuring Coast League stars, for the asking , . , Write the club at 2409 N W Vaughn 6t., Portland. .03 .433 .448 .4.17 .407 Boudrcau. Cleveland 142 325 108 186 Mitchell. Cleveland 131 588 76 189 Runs batted In ntM.ffirio. V.nV... lift Stephens. Red Sox 128: Muslel, Cards 120. Home runs DIMaggio. Yankees 39: Klner. Pirates 39: Mus:al. Cards 37; Mile, Giants 37. Pitching: Sewell. Pittsburgh 11-1 .186; Kramer, ilea Box 18-5 ,7631 wejrMajqiaagn! SPECIAL SPECIAL EASY-HEAT OIL STOVES While a They Last 00$J ALUMINUM 4-INCH D-G GUTTER WE INSTALL RUSSELL 8 HINAMON 3565 Hiway 99 So. 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