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SPORTS Page 8, Eugene, Ore., Mon., Feb. 21, 1949 Complete Local and National Coverage HIGHLIGHTS Consolidation of Eugene and University High would give the city a "united" front athletically ... No longer would the town's loyalty be divided between This matter of combining the "tor some time, though no official school board on the matter . . . Mucn aepenos on wnai oeinei De cides to do, but it seems very likely that Bethel will have a setup of its own by fall . . . A combination could mean that no new coaches would be added to the staff at Eugene until the new school is built . . . Ray Hend rickson will undoubtedly handle football for the "two schools" next year, with Hank Kuchera running the hoop program . . . Anyway, such a division seems logical . , . According to figures released last week, some 80 students now In the tenth and eleventh grades at UHS will be in the new Bethel district ... On top of this, 54 Bethel students are attending the Junior highs in Eugene, and a large portion of these would normally matriculate to University . . . Hcndrickson was kind enough to make us out a list of the Bethel boys who have shown some interest in athletics at the campus school . . . Thirteen names were listed, and it includes three letter men Glen Athey, Wyman Sorg, and Duane Wilson . . Sorg, in cidentally, Is captain elect of the football team for the Tiders next 'Cari.' ihnf rnnnlirlntlne the two schools whether it takes place by next year or in a couple constructed will ocgin a new cm m ".. longer will the interests be divided, and think of the teams that Eugene will bo able to turn out i i i STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT MARCH 15-19 The Eugene Active Club is "going all out" this year to make the state tournament a big success . . . This Is really the "do or die" year for keeping the tournament In Eugene, where we all should want it . . . Next year, (Jorvailis will De ready to mane a bid . . . The OSAA delegates (meaning the school supervisors and coaches) will moke the final decision, so Eugene has a "selling job" In rin .... Eugene battled alone to get and now we have to battle to Keep it nere . . . The Active Club and the University can't do it alone ... It will take support irom all the people, and especially the merchants of Eugene, who have been very generous In the past . . . Financially, Hie stale tournament is a very luscious plum for the city . . . Over the past two years, it that an average of 5000 people attend each or tne live oaiiy sessions, and each person spends on the average of ten dollars per day . . . Thai's a quarter-of-a-million bucks seing spent in Eugene, which means money in the pocket of "every" businessman in the town . . . Some (such as amusement places, restaurants, service stations, etc.) benefit directly, hut every business is aided Indirectly . . . At the same time, it will be up to all basketball fans to back the tournament bv mirchnsine season tickets ... If you plan to see any sizable number of the Rames, you're money ahead with a ducat . good for nil games, you'll have the choice seats, and you II De enow Ing the OSAA that E'ugcne wants to keep the tournament . . . STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT MARCH 15-19 ' ir ODDS 'N ENDS . . . Don Easlburn, who sank a frccthrow In an overtime over a week to beat Eugene 28-27, attended the Eugene school In his sophomore year ... He was overlooked in the large shuffle of EHS athletes, o went back down to Grove for his final two years ... He had played his freshman athletics at Grove ... Mike Lynch of University High does all right for himself from the freethrow line ... He has missed only three of 19 tries in dis trict games to date ... If Dean Parsons, the very promising Eugene sophomore, can throw a baseball half as hard as he pitches the basketball or half as far as he wings a pigskin, he could become Suite a diamond prospect . . . With those hands of his, he ought to o almost anything with the horschidc if he can learn to put the Ball where he wants It . . . Until its game with Eugene last week, Elmira led the district In the number of points scored in district play, as well as in the points-scorod-agalnst column . . , Jim Mulvahill has done a good job in bringing the Elmira boys along . , . And of the boys who have seen regular action this year, only Tom Brown will be absent when hoop time calls again next season . . . Lebanon Is the second team to gain a stale tourney berth, Joining Scappoose . . . Bud Page's crew won ten straight district fames without a setback . . . They have a good bunch of boys, but have already tasted defeat from two of the three District 6 leaders Cottage GYove and Junction City . . . Oregon, Washington Ski Clubs Split in PNSA Cross-Country By Ruby Fraslrr Btglilar-Gaard Bfcl wrlttr i WILLAMETTE PASS SKI " VAREA, Feb. 21 Ski clubs widely scattered over Oregon and Wash ington shared honors In the sec ond annual PNSA Cross-Country meet run Sunday at Willamette Pass Ski Area, where 72 racers Mmnnlnil fn lYinrinW nn,l I Milile I offered by the sponsoring Obsidian I w C l"""8 Jf" one mile) , " . , . i wcre W011 bv David Rasmussen, Club of Eugene and the PNSA. Skylincrs, and Claudctle Gardner, Described by Buster Campbell, Obsidians. University of Washington ski coach I Kpccrs wn0 have CMt(,rca cross. as "a difficult race, but excellently ; '"'r;v ,,"ec.,s ln. oiJ Pr' f organized." this meet preceded ,,v ; ' -'"'lr.v described the Willnm one week the national cross-eoiin-. .""". lp"nin ' to try event scheduled for Tailgate I ski, near Baker, area next Sun- day. Campbell said this Is Ihe ' , ' . , T ' . .1 first time skiers from the north-! ' " csontc?, 'r0,!les l ,' west have hart a chance to enter ; n, c'. " cCrcdi? Si,rlMKS a cross-country competition be- pvc V" ""V ",!,VP fore Jumping right Into the na- 'n"ls 'irst Place tionals. and provided good ex-T''."' ""'"Plimented George nerlenre I Ko,n' rnce chairman, for organlza- ' " ,. , , Hon of the event, and said he wa; Gunvnlrf Ilmigcn, racing for, looking for the day when the nn Fjeld Ski Club at Ml. Baker, j tional competitions will be held In Wash, placed first In a field of j this area. six Class A men. His lime for ri. A Men -Won v.v riunvaid it,,,, the 12-mlle course was 112:47.0. f"- i:; Bui c.Ym'hlu. Class A and 11 men ran Ihe three ferSSSf fSi.ynSS&uX'KSi to four mile course three li"'es.lti'r!rV,nl;S5!V?inni,h,"XV' A series of longer courses had ' ''" i jj jfk Mtiuntr, Ob been planned, but because of lhe!,"'.,r;.V iV xi:nLl? nif Rodrrt. exceedingly deep snow officials! ,,"! lj,,kr,V "- : Brmiy. had racers ue the shorter course 'hmw k. Im... 1'imrrMiv ,. w.'hi;!',. two or three times IV"' ;1 J"k 'r, Sun mu it wmc nines. - Mminuin. (outlh. I.M W J: Nil llri. nam followed by a freee, made racing dangerous for the fir 'list Part' of the meet because of an ley crust A, the weather warmed during Ihe day the surface soft- ened. but the snow was slower. I mm notirKarn. SKimc for the . c ., Other laced Anthony Lnkcs C'ltib (and bro of fnnious Olnf Rodrpnrd) pliu nisi in n iirm oi six i. inss ii nien with a lime of 112:4,1 4 over 12 miles. Clifford Smith, also of Anthony Lakes, took Class nonnrs i-n muesj with time Of 92:24.8. Charles Moores. Peallle, placed r.Mi:""'.: '"J? 'ii.h'i" I , . ' i.nM, krv-oMd. ip:s:0; st,,ioi Gardner, first in junior bOVS, making Ihe OhMln, third. Tl SI O; Shirler O-uen. single run of Ihe course in 4B;06 2. "-, Everelt Alford. Obsidian, wasi,?,".''.':,";w,V,v': wSn..b, r'v'l, " second with time of 48:19.8. liS?r"rM,?,?Vt r!S.,CThXd: r, , , l"on. Skyllnrri. third, 50; Tern Tot. I lass C Women was won by simer. hiUih. jo:ij t. r..n Mim- el-H. Ohldt!-ii. filth. 30 W0; BUC MLVr-Ven. Orwidfuu. $lxlh. M UI. HOME TAI FVT Jinenlle nirl,: Won by t'laiidelle Oarfl- .. . . ' "hsmiain. JJ IS . Clara Sleraa. Kight of the twelve plavers on lln'. 'ii. m s: o: jm Kem.. ob the Vlllanova I'ollene bs'.ketball r,nTyl"V,'; S5" quad s. e from Philadelphia, all , V,.?u,',r.'- L.x ,w four rf the rthcii from nearby , p' i" ch wni, and nwiaii t ij-h New Jerify, lutr ,r lhr contt. By BILL LOVE two public schools . . . two schools has been In the air action has been taken by the of years when the new school is the tournament out of Salem, has been conservatively estimated ago which allowed Cottage Grove Birglt Tjader, unattached, wttn I time of 59:49.0. Martha Skjcrsaa, Bend Sky liners, took home first place trophy for Junior girls. Both she and Moores will keep the Jack Mcissner perpetual trophies for one year. These trophies go each year to the winning Junior boy and girl in the cross-country OVOnt l anything in the nation for cross country racing." Baker Ferguson, PNSA prcsi- .Ull. ImMlAfhrd. cr.i!i-h?d. I M'"-W,mi hy Cllltord Smth. w.hmit.:n - "rVWil,w, IKSnW'ffR 'kS'V.rii:''.;: IHSSJ; ",Vi RkImii. fidh. iji js.ii usn "'fi'i I-''-Jv!,?"; iiniuinw, MMS.0: Vlulnu Mriuerr. ,'VV"1"'' OtaMuni. M:S; Until (iiljoii. ;tAUt'. thrni. S;:M0; Mary llarr. o"v'jr!"-vii"li "'"" i. .. . . , . -w "imu Mnurrr, n.tva V'n I.. -.1 -Hralllr. 46 : erf It AUnrd. Ohsld- miv. kptixul. ntti r:.tt rt...i..... third, 46..U0: IJllfcrrl trll. OLvitdtaoa! (Kih, 4 xyi; ion immeriiit, Fhyimrru Jlltltor tiirU' Win h lar-(ai Eugene Hosis Springfield in Vifel Hoop Go Axemen Need Win at Igloo to Stay Abreast Eugene High goes up against Springfield tonight in McArthur Court in a very important District 6 contest. Game time will be 8 p.m., preceded by a 'B' squad con test getting underway at 6:30. A victory is very vital to Eu gene, bringing it into a tie with Junction City in the district race and setting the stage for next Thursday's 'meeting between the two schools at Junction. Parsons Questionable Coach Stan Williamson has his boys geared to stop the Axemen. While Springfield is out of the title contention, it has played the "giant killing" role this season. Already the Millers have knocked over Cottage Grove and Junction and would like to add Eugene to their string of victims. Eugene will probably play without the services of high-scor ing Jack Parsons. Parsons has bad back and has not been re sponding to treatment as rapidly as predicted. If Parsons is out of the lineup, the opening Eugene unit will consist of Wayne John son and Ron Murray at the for wards. Dean Parsons at center, and Clark Hollis and Gene Lewis at the guard slots. Tuesday Game at Armory For Springfield, Williamson will undoubtedly stick with Bob King and Leon Bender at forwards, Bob Paddock at center, and Darwin Allison and Ted Johnson at the guards. In Tuesday night tussles, Uni versity High and St. Mary's clash at the Armory in a district en counter. Junction City is host to Sweet Home, and Cottage Grove coes to Lebanon in non- district games. SOCE Beaten SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19. (U.R) San Francisco State Satur day night defeated the Southern Oregon College of Education by a score of 77 to 70 before 2000 spec tators in Kezar Pavilion. This was their second victory in two nights over the visiting Ore gon club. San Francisco won Fri day nights game by 75 to 72. DOWN HIS ALLEY It may look like Wayne Glasgow is picking a bowling hall from a rack, but baseball Is more down the Oklahoma guard's alley, and he's rbooslnr; a ball of that type from the cart. jnnilK DYRFS. former skipper of Ihe ( lilraeo White Sox and later the Hollywood Stars, will do his comic antics for the Philadelphia Athletics this yrar, as a roach. FIRST ONE-POINTER When Alabama bowed to Tu lane 21-20 last season it marked the first time the Crimson Tide ever lost a football game by one point- Sl'lHP l'l MP 141 K, Mh Th. 1S58 mm Coast Clubs Begin Training Grind Mo SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21 (U.R) The crack of the bat and the thud of baseballs Into gloves and mitts resounded through the West Monday as the advance guard of the eight teams In the Pacific Coast League opened their annual spring training camps. Pitchers and catchers, plus a few assorted veterans and rook ies, made up the major share of the fellows who reported to the eight managers five of them directing PCL teams for the first time. Few Titles Cinched on Nation's Hoop Fro Yale, Columbia 1-2 For Ivy Lead Oklahoma A. M. Vies With St. Louis Again NEW YORK, Feb. 21 VP) Oklahoma A. and M. and St, Louis play a return engagement Saturday night, with second place in the national basketball rank ings hanging in the balance. The Aggies, currently rated No. 3 behind Kentucky and St. Louis, also could wrap up the Missouri Valley title with a victory. Aggies Won Last The last time the two clubs met the Aggies pulled out a 29-27 vic tory in overtime at Stillwater. The loss knocked St. Louis from first place in the Associated Press poll. This time the fray will be in St. Louis' Kiel Auditorium, where the Aggies won last year, 33-30. The St. Louis test isn't the only tough one on the Aggies schedule this week. On Wednesday night they entertain the University of Oklahoma, at Stillwater. The Sooners soundly whipped the A. and M. outfit two weeks ago. Elsewhere the conference races go into their final two weeks without a sure-fire champion in sight. Even Kentucky (22-1) has to go through the formality of winning the Southeastern Conference tour nament starting March 3. The Wildcats have beaten league oppo nents 11 times in a row and wind up against Georgia Tech Monday night and Vanderbilt Saturday. North Carolina State (19-8) also has to win a tournament to retain its Southern Conference Crown, although it has won 12 of 13 games with league foes. Big Nine Narrows The Big Nine has narrowed to Illinois and Minnesota. Four teams Nebraska, Oklahoma, Mis souri and Kansas State still have a chance in the Big Seven. Wyom ing is in front in the Big Six, but Utah and Denver still are fighting. Yale appears on its way to the Ivy League crown, but Defending champion Columbia isn't out of it entirely. Arkansas leads the Southwest, Arizona the Border and Oregon State the Northern Division of the Pacific Coast, but none have the titles clinched. The Southern Coast loop lead in held jointly by U.C.L.A. and Southern California: BUSHEL, Citation', English bulldog buddy, sees that the champion has strict privacy ln his stall at Florida's Hialeah Tark. The popped osselet In the tvonder horse's left foreankle Is healing. 111 ' ' MASON SAND Glenwood Sand & Gravel 3506 Highway 99 South Phone 5859-J The batterymen will get a full week's practice before the In fielded and outfielders report on Feb. 28. Five new managers who will look over their new charges are: Bucky Harris with the San Diego Padres at Ontario; Char ley Dressen with the Oakland Acorns at Glendale; Fred Hancy with the Hollywood Stars at San Fernando; ' Bill Sweeney with the Portland Beavers at River side; and Del Baker with the Sacramento Solons at Anaheim. The veteran managers return ALTHOUGH apromlslng jockey, apprentice Eldon Nelson doesn't mind pitching in with chores around the stable area at Florida's Hialeah Park. The Ponce City, Okla. lad rode 75 winners last year. Action Dated For City 5's Monday and Tuesday nights will be busy ones for Eugene in dependent hoopers as playoffs for the Minor City League are slated and AAU district playoffs begin. Tonight at UHS the Eugene Junior Chamber of Commerce will meet Simmon's Independents for the Minor League title. The Jay cees won the first half and Sim. mons the second half. Game time will be 8 p.m. Tuesday at Colin Kelly the Eu gene Planing Mill tangles with Oregon Lumber Sales in a first round game of the district AAU tourney. Thursday the winner takes on the River Road Mer cnants, tne winner of that one winning a ticket to the state AAU tourney at Oregon City. CAN SUE Danny Gardrlla, former major leatue baseball player, now working as an or derly In a Sit. Vernon. N. Y hospital, carries a tray on his Job after hearing of the derision of the V. S. Court of Appeals which permits him to go ahead with his suit against ortanned baseball, which, he claims, de Privrd him of a means of livelihood. I fr' 1 1 -vVr .-s I f- ' V J, ' .f;'J ing are Lefty O'Doul, In his 14th year as manager of the San Francisco . Seals at Boyes Spring; Jo-Jo White with the Seattle Rainiers at Wilmington; and Bill Kelly, with the Los Angeles Angels at Fullerton. Most of the big name bitters from last year will be missing from the training-camp lineups this spring because they all have graduated to the majors. Gone will be the league's top hitter of 1948, Gene Woodling, who was sold to the New York Yankees. Gus Zernial, who led the loop Johnny Palmer Houston Winner Steady Golf Beats Cary Middlecoff HOUSTON, Tex., Feb. 21 u.R) Happy John Palmer, Badin, N.C., tourist on golfdom's winter trail, Monday was hailed as the best bet in the Rio Grande Valley open, a $10,000 tournament that begins in Harlingen, Tex., next Thursday. Palmer jumped into the favor ite's role Sunday immediately after he sloshed through- the muddy Pine Forest Country Club course to post a 72-hole total of 272 that was good enough to win the $10,000 Houston Open. Playing a steady game that was never sensational, Palmer fired a 33-34 67, five under par, to finish a stroke ahead of Dr. Cary Middlecoff, the Memphis, Tenn., dentist. Palmer pocketed the $2000 first prize money. Jim Turnesa, Briar Cliff, N.Y., finished third Sunday with a 274, coming in with a 69 on the last round. Other top winners were Jim Ferrier, the Aussie from San Francisco, and Marty Furgol of Albuquerque, with 276's, and E. H, "Dutch" Harrison also of Albu querque, with a 279. Slammin' Sammy Snead sank seven birdies for a 66 and a tour nament total of 281. He finished ahead of Lloyd Mangrum of Niles, 111., a pro-tour-ney favorite, Mangrum could salvage some satisfaction from his comparative ly slow performance. The $415 that he 'earned brought his season total to $6170, and estab lished him as the circuit's leading money winner. ACTING TRAINER Charlie Stevenson holds up new arrival at Hialeah Tark while prond mother, Sicke Sun, looks on. First horse foaled at the Miami track since it was built in 1925. the youngster will be named Hialeah Parke. ' By H. F. "MAC" McDANIEL Don't worry If you're not as sharp as a tack or as bright as a Hottentot's bangles ... be cause scientists claim that the brainy folks with high I.Q.s arent the happiest. In fact, you're better off with a slight touch of moron In your make up. You sleep better because you have fewer wheels going around In your noggin to keep you awake. You're a better driver because your mind Isn't wandering off on Fuclld and Plato. Furthermore, the brainy type has a harder time adjust ing to the stresses and strains of life. So If you're accused of being a little Mortimer Snerd Ish , . . remember, it pays to be Ignorant. In a Tulsa divorce the judge split the custody of the family ear. Hubby has II for business, and the wife has It for shop ping. That rould lead to more Problems. Solve all of your building problems at once. Hrtng them to the MrDAMEL LUMBER COMPANY. 240 River Road. Time payments If Ton desire. Phone: 6900 and 8901. Drop In and talk things over with our experts. wood, Is with the Chicago White Sox; Jack Graham. San Dies", home run king, went to the St Louis Browns; and JackW Tobin. the base stealing Cam! Pion, was picked off by th. Pittsburgh Pirates. " On the other hand, the pitch ers who went to ramp Monday l".c. Uded most of ,he top stars of 1948. Headlining the list w Con Dempsey, who came up as a freshman last year and won 16 and lost 11 for the Seals with an earned run average of 2.10 runs Per game. The only mark to top ThumninM Tj - rmmmy Lfil ToGo.flimsHigW EVERRLAT1KS Pta p.t, , EVERGLADES, Fla., Feb. 21- (U.R) Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox, lolling in a sun-baked hamlet .85 miles from Miami, took time out from his fishing Monday to report that he is "shooting for a .400 batting average this sea son." The 30-year-old outfielder, the American League's batting lead er last season, admitted the .400 mark will be "a tough nut to crack." "Batting .400 Isn't as easy as 0n!rCf nut thara cnrl V,nn1:. ftah S h. -m .r. '7J"f..'u.m tor court with the Gulf of Mexico. I ?"ear-ld 3 "Sure. I hit .400 seven r :;.. .H?m ago, but before that the last Oliv er was Harry Heilmann about 20 years ago. Look at Stan Musial. He can do anything with a bat and he's never hit .400." Gangling Ted has some other aspirations for the 1949 campaign, too. "Frankly." bp crrinnai TM t;u to lead the league in everything i ter with lK P1.' I hit 25 homers last year but I'm panned- "ltl'as no p sure I'll hit more this year." "I've never felt so good in mv life. I feel like I could go out there and hit a few right now," he asserted, swinging at an Imagin ary Baseball. "These everglades are right down my alley. I get in all the fishing I want and there's nobody here to bother me. There isn't more than 250 people in this town and that suits me fine. No cars, no buses, no noise. It's a pleasure to be away from the rat-race in cities." Williams, who received a re ported $80,000 last year, said he iad been given a "nice raise" but had not signed his contract yet. "There are a few things I have to straighten out and I guess I'll sign in Sarasota within the next few weeks" The slugging left-hander laugh ed when the question of his re tirement came up but claimed, "I would retire after three more years if I could. I mean I would retire if I were financially able to do so. Right now I can't though. I have to make more money. "Baseball has been very goodiY to me and I'd hale to get out. But A when the time came, I'd go. I don't want a manager's job or a coaching job. You're generally in debted to somebody for a job like S that and I've always been inde-j? pendent. That's the way I'll al-!'( ways be." At 195 pounds, Ted is only fiveji pounds over his normal playing ft 1 i6 gmm iiiniii iinuiu nt. win 1 1' Uut e 4- v1 I ni-A . hrL' M Ml . - "Mar. """Iik.! weight he attributH . Poundage to 3, Eager for the start son, hepreditw.w' "Cleveland I. .. 'hewayIlook,rS..Ti -ems like ev, had agoodreai;! bletobeowto Tom Yawkey (aed . a winner. Hi',, Owner in . . miuams is living. If seven years roaH mhiri, .-. f. . fiA. i . ta muc uy a marsh? "I wouldn't nriiah J voir ,wi.J n , .. -tuuiiu, ne saw. u man Ik- :.L . these parts. 'WenevergetloMsoJ mis use mat. t0 likes it here. lneresordroMthitifaf and you'll get ahead 'cause we're not about our SNAPPY SERVIa J" w i I ...for radios
