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THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND, OREGON. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 21. 1944
Beers Outseore
Burns Bulldogs
In Local Gpq
Harold Smith, the reserve
guard who seemingly ha the in
side track as a replacement for
injured Doug Wirtz in the Lava
Bear lineup - teamed with Boh
James to lead the local quintet to
an easy win over Burns Saturday
aiternoon.
The Bears scored heavily In the
second and fourth quarters while
Holding Burns well in check ex
cept for an eight point splurge in
the third quarter to come out on
the long end oi a 43-14 score. Wait
time score favored the Bend team
25-4
The Bears' defensive play was
much improved over Friday
night's contest and Voegtjy, Burns
scoring ace was neia to a tnree
point total.
' To Meet Redmond
Tuesday night the Bears will
travel to Redmond to play their
iinai game 01 a tour game series
against the Panthers. The Ked
mond team will be making a des
perate attempt to stay in the sea
son standing race for tourney
honors, and force the Bears into
a playoff with them for a tourney
berth.
Qqt Out Way
tpt inampions
To Defend Titles
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place in the Pacific Coast con-l'"'i'
ference southern division race,
with three wins and three losses.
California took first with four
wins and no losses, while the
Trojans ended in the ccUar with
one win and five losses.
Capt. Dick West of the Bruins
scored 17 points to tie the indi
vidual scoring record set earlier
this season by Wayne Hooper of
California, and get a tic with
Rnh Howard nf ITS? for Hlvtalnn
the mile and l the 1,000-yard runs, seasonal scoring honors at 48
. Gallnnins Gil Dodds Of Boston, nnlni. .
who registered 4:08 in wlnnlne K '
tlie Baxter mile ci; the New York !
Ku"va i viq uaraen aaiur-
New York. Feb, 21 IIP) Indoor
track competition attains its sea
. sonal peak Saturday night in the
National A. A. U. championships
at Midson Square Garden!
Although eight champions arc
slated 1q defend their titles dur
ing the 16vvent program, most
attention will be concentrated on
Coasting Along in Sport World
day night, again will try to crack
the indopr record of 4:07.4. and
vm;, inowicki, speedy marine from
Jjtochestf-r V., again wljl clash
with Johnny Fultpri of the San
lrancisco Olympic '.club, whom he
Upset Saturday night In the Hal
pin half mile. This time they will
match ttrldes over the 1,000-yard,
distance. . :
Misses Record .
.podds, the fleet divinity, stu
dent, missed, the Indoor mile mark
by six-tenth' of a second through
tn m a closing wpn, as he regis
tered his third consecutive IrM
umpn ot the season. Had big Bill
Hulse been on hand to press him.
Dodds might have been forced
Into a new mark. However, Hulse,
ohe-tlme New York U. star, who
finished second to Qil In the pre
vious Wanamaker and Hunter
miles, was unable to compete Sat
urday night because of a throat
Infection. It Is uncertain if Bill
will be available for the national
championships.
Dodds had a new record wllhln
Jus grasp as he swept into the
final leg he died off and requir
ed 64.7 to- finish. He breasted the
yarn, 85 yards ahead of his clos
est rival, Dudy Slmms, Negro
freshman 0f New York U. Jim
Fafferty, of the New York A. C,
was third. Dodds will practice
100-yard dashes this weekhoping
to. develop a closing spurt.
Trojans, Losers
To UCLA Bruins
;Los Angeles, Feb. '21, uinThe
UCLA Bruins today celebrated
their first basketball series vic
tory oyer University of Southern
California since 19.12, after defeat
ing the Trojans 40-32 Saturday
night to take three out of four
games in the cross-town scries.
The win gave UCLA second
Bout Headlined
New York, Feb. 21 IP Joe
aksl, aggressive lheavywcight
irom Kuipmont, Fa., arrives in
the big time Friday night when
he tackles tough Taml Mauricllo
of the Bronx at Madison Square
Garden in a 10 round bout that
features this week's national box
Lair RchrUuln. l . . i
Tww-chafnplons'alsd see ac-
ironvjwnry Armstrong,, former
triple tltleholder, engages Jimmy
Garrison at Kansas City Wednes
day night; and Lou Salica, ex
bantam king, moots Maxle Tan
aka at Scranton, Pa., Friday
night
The rest of the schedule In
cludes: Tonight New York (SL Nick's)
Julie Kogon vs. Cleoshanks.
Tuesday New York (Broad
way) Larry ' Anzalone vs. Joe
Governale. .
Wednesday Oakland, Calif.
Eddie Booker vs. Charley Bur
ley. ' . "
Thursday Fall River, Mass.
Johnny Brown vs. Larney Moore.
Friday Detroit Jake Lamot
ta vs. Ossle. Harrlss.
Saturday New York (Ridge
wood) Billy Grant vs. Nick
Klrsch.
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By, Ed, Emery
(UniM Prns Stiff CorroiiKjndcnO
San Francisco, Feb, 21
Sports shorts:
The state athletic commission's
vyrPris Fund Started for
SamLangfordfOId
And in Poverty
Friends Who Remember
Colored Fighter's Days
Of Glory; Come to Aid
By Jack Cuddy
(UniUd Frew Staff Corrajmuknt)
New York. Feb. 21 'IB A new
world opened warm and inviting
arms today to old Sam Langford
as Boston's legendary "tar baby"
sat blind and. penniless in. his
frigid, dingy room in Harlem.
A group of New York business
men and women launched a nation-wide
drive for contributions
that might lift the once-great
Negro pugilist out of his poverty
and provide the 57-year-old gladi
ator with enough money so he
can. at least keep buying some
oaccy lor nis pipe.
Langford is broke and blind
now. Gone is the roar of the
crowd that accompanied his amaz
ing performances during 642 pro
fessional fights. Gone is the gol
den harvest that meant so little
to. him when the whole world
seemed his friend.
Dpea Not Understand
The brown-skinned gnome-like
man, with the sawed-off pudgy
body and derrick shoulders and
basket-like hands cannot under
stand his poverty because he can
only feel it the cold and the
hunger, and the absence of tobac
co and the absence of visitors
as he sits alone In his cubicle of
a room with only his memories
to remind him that he is not
dead.
Although he is blind and broke,
old Sam Is richer than most mor
tals in memories. And he should
con. iw4 hia aenvicr. inc. '
21
iiiiJuifiutiuuiu lauiujj muuuiuuiuiuuuuiiuui iu uiuui u h miijiiuuui is
the management of Tacoma's Pa
cific Coast league team, provided
Sacramento's franchise wings is
way north. '
Pacific Coast conference disap-
nrnv:i 1 n t Iha nmivuuul fn 1 1 I ..
division to discard the use of I Washington basketball chamoion-
udge, in all California prize ship playoff evidently was based bi, beca hls
fights, and rely solely upon the on the supposition that the Bears . iot JWfK-,?
CHURCH LEAGUK ILK
There will be no church league
play this week, due to Centrnl
Oregon high school basketball
games.' Coach' Cluude Cook of the
Bears has announced, '
referee's Judgent, should -clarify
me state ring situation . . . South'
era California has been using
the New York judge system for
virtually an matches, while the
north. had invoked, it only for
top bouts . . ; ...
Promoter Joe Lynch's request
for approval of a 15-round cham
pionship bout between Manuel
Ortiz of El Centre, bantamweight
title holder, and Phil Terranova
of New Orleans, featherweight
tltleholder, for the featherweight
Championship,' was tabled by the
commission until its next meet
ing in Los, Angeles, Lynch's home
town. ' ."
.Tacoma, . reports that Hollls
(Sloppy),., Thurston, 44-iearKI
former manager, of the Tacoma
Western International league ball
club and one time major league
pitcher, probably will be offered
should not take up valuable train
space traveling to Soattle . . .
Graduate Manager Clint Evans
of California had cleared his play
ers with navy authorities before
the unfavorable- conference, vote.
' Jack Chase, California state
middleweight champion, enters
the- ringh in San Francisco to
night the underdog against Hoi
man Williams, Detroit boxer who
shaded Chase by a narrow mar
gin two weeks ago . '. . The two
Negroes will go 12 rounds in
their rematch, two more than pre
viously.
Coach Stub Allison of Call
fornia will start his spring foot
ball practice sometime in late
April or May, 'two months bcyondi
me usual time , . . xear-rouiiu
classes and sanction of summer'
practice makes thq later dates
possible. . '. '
Huskies Assured
Of Circuit Title
Comeback Tries
Called Difficult'
Little Rock, Ark., Feb. 21 Ul
Al Simmons, speaking from ex
perience, supported Connie Mack,
Running of Bases
In Reverse to Get.
Try in 1944 Play :
By Leonard. Shane ...
(United Frew bu.. CorrOTpondent)
Chicago, IU. lift "Bazzle
dazzle baseball," the plan pro
posed by Ray Dumont, president
of the National Baseball congress,
to add color to the national sport,
will receive its first serious test
in one of the semi-pro tourna
ment games this year, the con
gress decided recently.
Dumont has been advocating
his plan, which allows "base, run
ning in reverse," since he decided
last year that baseball needs mod
ernization to keep Its place as an
outstanding spectator sport.
"There aren't enough possibili
ties for play the way the rules
stand now," he said. "We need
more confusion orderly of
course to make the gatne wide
open offensively."
Must Pick Path
Dumont wants to give the bat
ter the choice of running to third
base for first base. Runners
would have to continue, in the di
rection they started and there
would be no limit to the number
of men on each base. "Some in
teresting cases would arise," he
said, "but the spectators would
love it and their dollars would
roll in."
For example, the first man up
could get to first base in the con
ventional manner lilt the ball
and arrive before the fielders
could throw him out The second
man could get a base on balls,
electing to go to third, fixing the
offensive team men on first and
third.
The next batter could sacrifice
both of his teammates putting
them on second. The cleanup
man's single would. If he ran the
usual way, put two men on first
and one on third.
Three on First?
An Infield grounder by the next
wpltrhr ho tinoioH u,iik oaiier wouia a raw a piay at tne
'ertteftahteOTVtoyiSSIptate' but " aU of "e runners
?.? ?e and the
adult weicht wan onlv ifwi I Da"er ran m rel. " wouia give
aaun weignt was only 162 A. hls team three men on f ,ret and
.mcu saw UUIUIBUU
Before Jack Johnson won the
heavyweight title, Langford lost
' Voice of
Central Onageo
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to 1923 enriched the puglistic
worm wnn usuc teats that never
have been rivaled. From the time
he, ucked Joe Gans as a lieht
TONIGHTS PROGRAM
5:00 Adventures of the. Little
nn soldier
5:15 Johnny Long Orchestra
5:30 News ..
5:45 Central Oregon News
5:50 Blng Crosby
5:55 Sport Yarns
6:0O Treasury Star Parade
6:15 Once Upon a Time
6:30 Library Hour
7:00 Soldiers of the Press
7:15 Starlieht Sonata
7:30 GI Top Tunes by Request
Tuesday, February 23, 1944
7:00 Your Morning Pickup
7:30 News
7:35 Morning Varieties -8:00
Old Family Almanac
8:30 Will Hudson Orchestra
9:00 News'
9:15 Al Perry
9:30 Teddy Powell Orchestra
9:45 Main Street Varieties
10:00 Moonbeam Trio
10:15 Organ Treasures
10:20 Carl Ravazza Orchestra
10:30 News
10:35 Redmond Victory Mrch
11:30 Lady About Town
11:35 Dave Rose Orchestra
11:55 Bulletin Board
12:00 Lun 'n Abner
12:15 Orand Piano Twins
12:30 News
12:45 Farmers' Hour
1:00 Musical Potpourri
1:25 Today's American Hero
1:30 Redmond Ministerial
Association
2:00 Melody Mustangs
2:15 Del Courtney Orchestra
2:30 Organ Meditations
3:00 Broadway Bandwagon
3:25 News '
3:30 Your afternoon Concert
4:00 Matinee Melodies
4:30 Women for Victory
4:45 Melodic Moods
5:00 Adventures of little Tin
Soldier
5:15 Will Bradley Orchestra
5:30 News
. 5:45 Central Oregon News
5:50 Henry King
5:55-Sport Yarns
6:00 Broadway Bandwagon
Music
6:15 Rolla Hudson Orchestra
6:30 Highlights of the Week's
News
6:45 Spotlight on Rhythm
7:00 Hasten the Day
7:15 Betty & By Poetry
7:30 Gl Top Tunes, by Reoj
Firemen Answer
Twpi Re nd, A(rm,$
Firemen early today answered
two calls, extinguishing the fires
with a minimum of- damage, and
quieting the fears of tenants in
the Bond street hotel.
The firefighters wore called to
the hotel shortly after midnight,
when the establishment was
smoke-filled and roomers were
growing nervous. They discover
ed an overheated motor in the
basement.
Some excitement reigned in tho
home of City Commissioner
Loyde S. Blakley, 543 Broadway,
when the chimney in the house
caught fire. It was discovered by
Austin Nelsori, 045 Broadway,
who called the fire department
ALL-OUT FOR VICTORY
Northumberland, Pa. '(IB Geo,
F. Kistner's family is all-out for
the war effort. Kistner is a ma
chinist in a war industry. His
wife is president of the North
umberland war mothers' associa
tion, ana rons Danaages inrec
days a week for the Red Cross.
Seven of their nine sons are in
the army, and the other two are
waiting to be called.
one on third.
The pitcher probably would
start to worry at this point, walk
a close 15-round decision to VLi'l Incr tha novf t-tatt-ne anrl If Via
Arthur" at Chelsea. Mass., in 1906. went to first, would produce three 1
S amm n' Sam nnlr iak I . -. 7 r
, (Dy United Prei)
' Tho northern division confer-
fnrn hnnn men UnnnH Intn n
"ho-hum" tempo this week as!rmtf.Jor leagues-even in this
Washington stood virtually as-, Simmons, one of tho rrnatt
sured of first place, Oregon had i slugging outfielders the game has
manager of the Philadelphia Ath.
letics in his belief that old-timprs
Should not attempt comebacks-Injsald Joe Gans was the greatest
The ages at lnauguratlon-of the
32 American orcsidents ranppd
from 42 to 68; si were under 50
and five were over 60,
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MARCH 1
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Cinched second and a three-way
scrimmage developed between
Idaho, Washington Suite and
Oregon State for the cellar posi
tions. Only complete collapse could
bounce the undofeau-d Washing
ton Huskies out of the number
one spot. Oregon, which has an
unassailable hold on second,
would havo to win both its re
maining games, while the Hus
kies dropped six straight, to rise
to the top of the conference heap.
Conservative bettors will place
no money on the Oregons In
hoprs such an upset will occur.
ever known when he was with the
Philadelphia Athletics, said he
naa tried a comeback last season
witn tne Boston Red Sox and
couian t mane the grade.
"I was in the best condition I've
been in for 10 years, too,"'Al
said. "No man ever worked harder
out i just didn't make it
' hlmmons said the American
people loved their baseball too
mucn tor tne game to be called
off this year despite the calibre
ui piay mat may be presented.
Mercury production In tho Unit
rd States increased nearly three-
umi inim jsms to 1H43; the 1943
proauction, over 4,000.000 pounds,
The Webfoots rode Into second I equalled am.rnximWt,.'hT T
i the strength of a 42-39 victory I Xn P1 rX'ma,ely ,he mn
on me strengtn oi a 43 victory
over urcgon state Saturday night.
: The little civil war was a nip-ami-tuck
battle throughout with
Oregon coming from behind to
win. OSC'hekl a 2119 half time
advantage. '
Washington, Fresh from a 53-;
40 win over Gonzaga university j
Bulldogs Saturday night, will;
meet Idaho tonight and tumor-1
' row night at Seattle, while Wash
ington State, which lost to Fort
Lewis 46-38 Saturday, clashes
, with Oregon at Eugene Tuesday
and Wednesday. WSC will wind
up me wccks scncciuic with a
I two-game serifs with Oregon
' State at Corvallis Friday and Sat
j urday.
Hamilton Seta I'aiiv
I Oregon's Bob Hamilton con
tinued to sot the individual scor-
, lng pace for the conference, with
a total of 118 points in I I camrs.
He was closely followed again by j
his teammate, Center WhIIv Bor- j
iviiv, wiiii in. Miii-n Aiiucrson
of On-con State trailed in third
with 13T, also in I t games. Others
In the top ten: Pyne, Idaho, US;
Brny, On-gon. Ill; Lw. Oregon
State, 108: Gano, Idaho, inn.; Col
lins. Idaho, !"; Ablin, Idaho, H;
: Jo.slin, Washington State, in;.
! BI T DAD S A l it! TENANT
Foi l Smith. Avk. 'ilv. Nurses
! and doctors did a double tako-j
hut lliey were light the first
time. For the inlant daughter of j
l.t and Mrs. D. C. Bather, born !
recently, came into the world'
with one tootli and another one
about ivady to claim recognition.
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Slammin' Sam weighed only 145
pounds then against Johnson's
194. And Langford never had
never taken a boxing lesson.
Langford ' took lessons later,
and put on a few pounds, and he
chased Johnson ' through several
countries, trying to get a shot at
his title after Johnson became
heavyweight champion: but ho
couldn't make contact. Meanwhile,
Langford fought anyone, at any
weight, who came along. He bat-
nea joe janeatte IS times: Harrv
wins i times tne same Harry
Wills who.never could entice Jack
Dcmpsey into the ring.
J-angiora. in his old blue can
and frayed overcoat, was led into
yesterday s fund meeting in the
New. York Herald Tribune of
fices, Replying to questions, he
all-round fighter that ever lived:
and that Joe Louis was the best
heavyweight He thought current
fighters had better bodies than
those of the past; but, unfortun
ately, their modern Instructors
knew little of the "manly art''
Avoids Questions
Why was he living in ablect
poverty existing on a few dollars !
given him every month by a foun-1
dation for the blind? Where were
his former manager, his former I
friends, and his relatives? I
He said, "I'm just an old colored '
man. I'd rather not talk about i
that"
The idea for a fund for Lang-!
ford developed with the Herald!
Tribune after one of Its boxing!
writers wrote a story concerning '
the plight of the "Tar Baby." Con-j
tributions began coming in so an'
executive committee was chosen
io aamimsicr tne tund and ar
rangements made to carrv on tho
drive on a nation-wide basis.
men on first, one on second, and;
one on third. I
A home run at this point would
solve all of the complications,
clearing the bases and ending the
coach's vision of four men on
first, two on second and three on
third with no men left in the line
up to come to bat.
Dumont said it all makes sense.
The congress said the plan would '
get its cnance in the first game;
of the national semi-pro tourna-'
ment at Wichita, Kas., Aug. 11. I
Baseball Commissioner K. M. '
Landis probably won't be there.!
WIDENER FARM SOLD I
Elkins Park, Pa. m Lynnc-!
wood farm, scene of many out-'
standing hunt meets in the Phil-!
adelphia area, has been sold by 1
the P. A. B. Widcner estate for !
postwar development as a rest-!
dential project The 220-acre tract '
adjoins the' Widener mansion, :
Lynnewood Hall.
NOTICE!
RUG and FURNITURE
CLEANING
' Mr. EdPeterman of the -
'Id r" ;
Doremus Cleaners now in Bend
Feb. 21 through 26
The only trip this Spring
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Mastercraft Cleaners
or the Pilot Butte Inn
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Defeat Bombers
Seattle. Feb. 21 IU1 The Hand.
cock Oilers of Portland defeated
the Boeing Bombers 4-1 In a
northwest hockey league game
last night, climbing from last
place to third and eliminating the
Bombers from the league playoff.
The Bombers got their lone
goal In the third period after the
Oilers scored in each of the first.
iu si.iiu.is. ine t'oruanu sextet
added two more tallies in the last
live minutes to complete the rout,
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