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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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;
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