Eugene register-guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1930-1983, March 21, 1949, Image 13

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Newspaper Page TextfTj3Mto T"""e t Success Annual Prep Tournament Highlights Are Recalled Spokane School Wins r"'rd,'"me 0r",MB'Mal't!l1'lw' rta 11 Washington Title Terrible Tony Ross Winner in Armory Battle Royal Saturday but th H"1. .... hat few it . . r w none or Kh departing li .hunplonsnlp entirely oat be 'SJ, without official to the H md Salem had the (f Switch Even j largest percentage of follower present session after session, with the possible exception of Junction City. . . This, despite the fact that Salem was ont of the title mnnlnr after the first night, and played In the moraine rounds the rest of the way BUI Mills of Medford doesn't wsste time when he fouls 'em. . . In the last game, Coach Bob Hamilton gave his reserves chance to start. . . But Mills didn't stick around long. . . He fouled out after 6:30 of the first quarter. . . Tournament fans don't know how elose they came to seeing part of a championship game played with only four men. . . All five of the Marshfield start ers fouled out Saturday night, and one of the subs had four fouls on him when the game ended. . . Close squeeze. . . - Terry McCullough Is consid ered the play-maker and brains of the Coos Bay team, though his 14-year-old sophomore run ning mate at guard, Ron Bob Ins, was the more popular with the fans, and also made the all star team. . . Bob Altenhofen, a six-foot, two-inch freshman, should be a great hoopster before he k through at Central Catholic . . He impressed us greatly, and with three year to go, wow. , , Certainly, Roy Seeborg did a fine lob In developing the Cath olics Into a state-title contend er. . . Sportsmanship of the players and students alike was very good throughout the tourna ment . . A couple of time .' Piluso did eject two lads from ' the game, not because they got unruly, but because he was go ing to' be darn sure that they didn't get out of hand. ; . Most other officials would have let them off with a warning but there Is no playing around with Piluso. . . Rufus Fox's pulpit, which he uses to give his Hillsboro boys the word during time outs, is quite unique. . . And, for that matter, so Is Ruf. ... He had a fine team. . . Bob Frants, the star of the first two nights, was not up to par the last two nights because of Illness, says Ruf... . He played only three minutes In the Bend game Sat urday. Central Catholic deserves a spray of roses for a very fin dopebook sent ns, . . To our knowledge, the school Is the only one In the state that con sistently provides the press with Information (college style) for all sports. . . Keep it up Cen tral. . . Lane County can well b proud of Junction City's tourna ment performance. . . Earl Vos sen's boys played fine ball in grabbing fourth -place honors. Big Leon Keefe played the best ball we have seen him play. . The same for his brother Ken ny. . . Jim McKay look like his old self the last two rounds, and we feel will make a fine college hoop prospect. . . Char ley Garner, a district all-star, wasn't up to par In the tourna ment. , . Lebanon was the biggest dis appointment in our books, with Jeff a close second. . .' Mc Arthur Court must be a jinx for Bud Page's Lebanon kids. . , We know from regular season reports that the Warriors are capable of playing better ball than they showed tournament fans. . After all. they beat the state champion Roosevelt Roughrider twice, , , While the students, player and adult fan showed no racial partiality at the tournament, we can't ay the same for a few Eugene businessmen, unfortun ately. . . We heard three or four four Incidents Involving mem bers of the Roosevelt team where local establishments wouldn't give the negroes serv ice. . . It's too bsd that a tew selfish people (thinking of money In the pocket) have to tear down even a little what the efforts of hundreds of Eu genlans have tried to build up respect for Eugene as a host basketball city. . . If there waa a better basketball player, or gentleman, on the floor In this tournament than Jim Winters, we didn't aee him. . . One closing Hem. . . In the final game, when Messrs. Bus Blgham and Ray Beachel were UUtatlng many fans with their whistles, two members of the local association ook their now obsolete official cards and tore them Into bits. . . "We don't want to belong to the same out fit with those guys." they said. . . !tc m cwitr.hintr Jin HI" llinnB art Reserve than before because .tastes better. aiSESVE Blended WhiskeJ 1-65 Grain Neutral Spirits, tfflers Corp, New York Clti Large Payoff in Mexican Racing AGUA CALIENTE, Mex, March 21 (U.R) One of the largest quln iela payoffs in recent years at the Hipodromo De Tijuana was reg istered Sunday In the 12th . race when two 20 to 1 shots, Connachta and Little Slam, combined for $538.40 return on a (2 ticket. H. H. Hall's Connachta won the race in a photo finish over J. S. Knight's Little Slam for the near record payoff. Connachta paid $40.20 to win, $11.60 to place and $4.20 to show as a field horse. Lit tle Slam called for $18.80 and $10.80. HERMEN! 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The Yankees, always associated with power, . watched the Reds generate all of it Sunday as Cin cinnati rode to an easy 9 to 2 victory, chiefly on the strength of a grand slam home run by Catcher Ray Mueller, and a three run homer by Shortstop Virgil Stallcup. Southpaw Johnny yan der Meer was the winner and Frank Hiller the loser. . . ' . Heath Takes it Easy Bradenton, Fla., March 21 (U.R) Outfielder Jeff Heath, who broke his ankle last September, has been told to "go easy" by Billy Southworth, manager of the Boston Braves. Heath Is taking batting and fielding practice with other Boston players here while the main squad engages hi ex. hibitlon games elsewhere. Red Omlid Aces in Final Winter Golf WINTER GOLF LEAGUE Final Standlncs Rubenatein's Riddle Plumbers Charles Distributor! R. H. Chapman Co. Sterling Furniture Wright Lumber Moorhouse-Richiield" . Walder- Associated umiid't Driving Kanjre . NATIONAL DIVISION Final Standings Brighter Homes Saunders Cleaners Commercial Supply Christie's Market - Outdoor Store , Belfour-Guthrle Ooss-llundle . Paul D. Green . Buuer-feru.cn Diversey Corp. SUMP PUMPS riau 24.6 21 17 16.8 1! 10 .5 8. . t.s rolntl 23.5 1 17.S IS 14.5 -1Z. 11 10 9.5 J. 140 E. Mh Phono 1SS8 Local Questions Reveal Common Money Problem "With Interest rates going down, and living expenses go ing up, how can I ever afford to rettrer . , . . "At my age, I ought to be all set financially, but I'm all bogged down! What shall I do," . . . "How can I retire on in come when all my best invest ments have been called, and my poor ones are getting? poorer?" All these questions have NORM LYMAN been put to me by Eugene residents not once, but many times. And they re veal that all these people have the same money problems the same money worries "headaches" that are "stop ping them cold" in their search for financial security. 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George Lynch and Roy Hixson of Rubenstein's had already chinched the American League title; Tom Edwards and Fred Reb- er of Brighter Homes the National League championship. All 20 teams will meet in inter-league play next Sunday with the top two teams meeting for the title and the others "for the dinner." . Lynch was low for the day with a par-72, followed by Lloyd Mat tison of Sterling's with a 73, Arch Lambert of Commercial Supply with 76, and Erling Omlid of Christie's Market with 77. Results follow:. AMERICAN Riddle Vt, Chwnun H; erllnc 2, Charlu 1. Wrixht 2. Omlid I: Moorhouse Walder fV4i Rubenflteln Eugene Enters State League A Eugene team will play in the state semi-pro baseball league, pending the outcome of negotia tion to use either the Springfield High diamond or the fairgrounds for league games. Dick Bishop, veteran semi-pro player and manager of the Snell strom Braves in the Cascade Lea. gue last year, place a Eugene en try in the six-team league. Bishop said the Eugene entry was accept ed but would be allowed to drop out of the league providing a dia mond cannot be secured. Other teams in the league are Salem, Albany, Bend, Sweet Home and Silverton . The league has drawn up a 20 game, 10-week schedule with op eners billed for June 4. In the first games, Sweet Home plays at Bend, Eugene at Silverton, and Salem and Albany at either town depending on the Western Inter national League slate. SEATTLE, March 21 (U.PJ Th Washington high school class A basketball championship remains In Spokane another year, this time in possession of Lewis and Clark: Th Tiger trounced Seattle's Garfield High School, 59-47, Sat villon to take over th state's "high urday tnigh at the Edmundson Pa school" title from neighboring North eCntral, the 1948 winner. Led by Capt. BUI Mathar and Center Hartley Kruger who scor ed a combined total of 35 point, the Spokane team took an early lead and never trailed. Garfield was second: Olympia, which defeated Pasco, 56-36, in the preliminary, was third, follow ed by Aberdeen. Walla Walla, Pasco, Renton and Central Valley in that order. A new award inaugurated this year the sportsmanship trophy went to the tournament' smallest school, Nooksack Valley with Lew- Is and Clark running second and Everett third in the voting. ihe Spokane champions set a new tourney scoring record by marking 247 points in four games, 24 more than the standard set by Pasco two years ago. Boston Loses Another LAKELAND. Fla.. March 21 (U.R) The Boston Braves, defend ing champions of the National League, invaded the Detroit Tigers' stronghold Monday. Boston, winners only twice in eight starts, dropped their sixth game Sunday by bowing to the St Louis Cardinals, 6 to 1. Rookie Bob Hall and Lefty War ren Spahn bore the brunt of the Redbird attack. Detroit, hawever, defeated th Philadelphia Phillies here Sunday, 6 to 4, as Freddie Hutchinson twirled five innings of scoreless ball. SEEK AGREEMENT SAN DIEGO, Cal., March II A working agreement with the Stockton club of the California State League is being sought by the Chicago White Sox, it was di. closed by General Manager Frank Lane. Tony Ross, the Toledo Terror,! absorbed a terrific beating from Rene' Labell at the Eugene Arm ory arena Saturday night, but managed to hang on long enough to win the "battle royal" title in a swisational finish that had th large crowd vibrating th rafters with excited screaming. It was a fitting climax to a hec tic seven-man free-forrall in which Ross and Labelle managed to wade through all opposition and then face each other in the 30-mlnute finale for a fat purse. Ross managed to clamp a back breaker on Labelle and win the first and only fall in 20 minutes. In the final minutes of the match. Labelle gav the most spectacular exhibition of drop-kicking ever seen here and had the Ohio grap- pler reeling from punishment but Ross just wouldn't go down, and the unpopular villain won the verdict. Here's how th other took a powder: Billy Weidner was th victim of Ross smashed when h was twirling Red Lyons with an air plane spin. When Ross hit him he went down and Ross pinned his shoulder as Lyons Moots! away. Jack Lipscomb suffered an el bow injury when tossed to 1M mat and another rival was throws on top. Sugy Hayamaki oam to Mi end after giving virtually every opponent a bad time with Jiu jitsu. Eventually Ross and Lyon ganged him and ousted th Je matman. Bill Sledge was a victim W Ross' backbreadsr. Red Lyons was a victim of La belle's drop kicks with the aid c4 Sledge, who managed to ngag Ross in fisticuffs outside the ring while Labelle took car of Lyon. Ross returned to aid his villain ous mate, but too late. That left Ross and Labtll la th final. 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