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THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 15. 1945
NO. 85
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Western Teams
To Dominate
Denver Tourney
Denver, Colo., March 15 ill
Ever since the National A. A. U.
. .moved its annual basketball tour
nament from Kansas City to Den
ver In 1935, top honors have gone
to a western team, and it looked
like a- lead pipe cinch today for
that tradition to be continued.
"We're going to have almost
as many teams entered this year
as we did last, when 47 started'
out," said Willard N. Greim, na
tional president of the A. A. U.,
"but most of them will be playing
close to home.
"Not a single team is entered
ifrom the Atlantic seaboard. The
farthest east that any of them is
coming Is Cleveland and in gen
eral this is going to be a western
tournament." -
Travel Held Down
Under normal conditions Bill
Greim might not like that situa
tion. Since 1920, when New York
university took the title, the tour
nament generally has attracted a
fair representation from the east,
and to be truly national It has to
do so. But 'this year, with travel
conditions what they are, even
Bill Greim is glad to see travel
held to a minimum.
Entries for the 1945 tournament
closed at midnight last night.
Thirty-nine teams had entered
then, but Greim predicted that a
few stragglers would be coming in
today or tomorrow, since any en
try will be accepted lf,it was mail
ed before the deadline. The tour
nament will start on Sunday and
run eight days.
Back for another shot at the
title will be the Phillips 66 Oilers
from Oklahoma, who have a
chance to become the second team
in the histor" of the tournament
to win the title three years in a
row. ' "
Teams Listed
Besides Phillips 66, the other
teams already entered are: Ces
sna Bobcats, Wichita; Bennet
Drugs, Billings, Mont.; Los An-,
geles Cliftons; San Diego Dons;
. Twentieth Century-Fox, Holly
wood; Fort Francis E. Warren,
Wyoming; Wyoming university,-Pratt-Whitney,
Kansas City; Am
brose Jellymakers, Denver; Wal
senburg (Colorado) Shoskys; Bur
ley, Idaho,. Simplot; Caterpillar
Tractor, Peoria, 111.; Toners-Am-pelli,
Denver; Colorado university
Medics; Fee Music, Portland, Ore.;
Butte, Mont., Boosters; Fort
Lewis, Wash.; San Francisco Ath
letic club; Fort Robinson. Ark.,
Officers; Mitchell-Pontiacs, Ster
ling, Colo.; Camp Claiborne, La.,
hospital; Des Moines, la., state
guard'; Allmon Transfer, Cleve
land; Fort Collins (Colorado)
Poudre Valley creamery; Glen
wood Springs Naval hospital;
Greeley Lions; Colorado College
Navy-Marine; Allen Bradley, Mil
waukee; Modesto Junior college;
Trinidad Junior college; Lindahl
Foundry, Chicago; St. Louis Can
dles; Hoxie, Kansas, Wonders;
and Colorado Interstate Gas, Colo
rado Springs. - '
The others making up the total
of 39 will be winners of qualifica
tion tournaments, not yet decided.
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, Salem,, Ore., March 15 (IB The
consecutive win streak of Eugene
high school's basketeers, now
standing at 30, will receive its
stiffest test today when the Ax
men tangle with the Washington
Colonials of Portland this after
noon in a contest that will get the
1945 state basketball tournament
under way.
The Eugene-Washington tilt fig
ures as one of the "key" contests
of the 26th annual tourney pitting
Oregon's eight top prep teams
against each other in a battle for
the state title. Both teams are list
ed among three favored clubs, and
the winner figures to get to the
finals Saturday night.
Coupling with the opening con
test this afternoon will be a battle
hfltiuwwi iho Npurhorcr Titrpro nnrl
' the Baker buldo'gs with the win
ner scheduled to play the victor
in the Washington-Eugene affair
Friday night.
Tigers Face Vernonia
The bottom bracket of the tour
nament schedule will open to
night with Medford's undefeated
Tigers facing little-known Ver
nonia and the Hillsboro Spartans
of the Tualatin valley loop sched
ules to match buckets with Ore
gon City. The winner of these two
contests pjay in the second semi
final game tomorrow night.
Oregon's four best "B" schools
will be qn the sidelines today and
will open their battle Friday after
noon with Clatskanie, the favor
ite, meeting Grant union of John
Day in the first game and Reeds
port playing Arlington in the sec
ond. The two winners are sched
uled to play for the state B chain-
pionsnip in a preliminary game to
the A title battle Saturday night.
Suarez Is Billed
To Fight Hudson
Portland, Ore., March 15 UP)
Johnny Suarez, Portland's wel
terweight sensation, will get his
chance to fight his way right into
big time tomorrow night when he
tangles with Cecil Hudson, Cali
fornia negro, who in his last bat
tle held lightweight champion
Bob Montgomery to a close deci
sion. The Portland welterweight is
riding on the crest of a record of
four victories in four starts since
coming to the Rose city.
Bear Coach Leaves
For Salem Parley
Claude Cook, Bend high school
coach, left today for Salem to
attend the mid-winter conference
of the Oregon State High School
Coaches association, of which he
is secretary. Don Jones of Ore
gon city is president of the as
sociation. A general meeting of the as
sociation will be held Friday, and
there will also be committee meet
ing. Recommendations for the
guidance of the Oregon State
High School Athletic association
will be considered.
In Salem, the coaches, with an
attendance of about 90 expected.
will attend the state basketball
tournament.
Oregon Quintet
Ready for Play
Eueene. Ore.. March 15 IP
More than 7,000 basketball fans
will be on hand Friday night
when the University of Oregon
Webfoots seek their second
traight triumph over Washing
ton State and a ticket' to the N.C.
A. A. regional tournament at
Kansas City, March 23-24. .
The Webfoots, who hold a one
game edge in the northern divi
sion title playoff by virtue of a
51-41 triumph at Pullman last
week-end, were following a light
training program today following
a sizzling scrimmage session un
der the watchful eye of Coach
John Warren yesterday.
Its a question of even heavier
pressure Friday night, with the
visiting Cougars holding the edge
in possibilities of standing up un
der the strain the best because of
throe veterans in the- starting
lineup against a lone letterman
in Oregon's virtually all-freshman
aggregation.
- Hansen In Spotlight .
Individual spotlight will be
thrown on Washington '.State's
record-breaking .sophomore cen
ter, Vince Hansen, and Capt. Bob
Hamilton of Oregon. Hamilton
held the upper hand in the first
game as he poured in 20 points
to 15 for the 6-foot 8-Inch Cougar
pivot man. .
Oregon fans are hoping how
ever that Dick Wilkins, freshman
forward who led the Webfoots In
scoring through the season but
failed to count a field goal in the
first playoff game, will "come to
lite" and enter a big total in the
scoring column Friday night.
Washington State s team is ex
pected to arrive in time for a
light workout here today. Reports
from Pullman indicate the Cou
gars are in top shape for the contest.
Coasfing Along in the Sport World
. By Jack Cuddy
(United Preu Staff Correspondent)
New York, March 15 (ID Base
ball has produced many excellent
left-handed pitchers and batters;
but in boxing good southpaws
have been nearly as scarce as in
tennis or golf. Rarest of all have
been portside heavyweight chal
lengers. The record books show
none.
However, Cpl. Melio Beltina
a 'swarthy, compact Italian from
Beacon, N. Y. claims he will
remedy this. Bettina, best south
paw heavyweight in modern ring
history at least, Is campaigning
actively for a shot at Sgt. Joe
Louis' title.
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Jimmy Bivins, dangerous, hard
hitting negro from Cleveland.
Each won a decision in two pre
vious engagements. Bivins is fa
vored In the "rubber match."
Although Bivins is favored,
many smart boxing men pick Bet
tina because he is in good shape
for the first time since entering
the army in the fall of 1942. They
point out that the Beacon Italian
licked Bivins at Cleveland In their
first bout, Nov. 17, 1941, before
Melio became a soldier. And that
he was in service when he lost
to Bivins at Cleveland, Sept. 15,
1943.
Melio had little chance to train
for that bout because he had an
"MP" assignment then. For the
last few months he has been in
special service at a metropolitan
station, working as athletic in
structor. He should be in much
better condition for this brawl
If Bettina can beat Bivins to-
! morrow night, he has an excellent
chance ol an ultimate title shot at
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; stiff opposition because of his un
I orthodox style. In the past Louis
jwas a bit befuddled in his first
encounters with ODnonents who
i did the unusual chaps like Bob
i rasior ana Arturo Uodov. And
Louis never met a southpaw since
i ne became a protesslonal. More-
i over, Bettina at 28 is two and a
(half years younger than the
champion, who incidentally hasn't
naa a tight since March, 1942,
; when he belted out big Abe
i Simon.
, Bettina Is a seasoned, dancer-
ous, awkward opponent who has
'been campaigning for 11 vears
He Is a rough, tough, busy mauler
;who packs a fair punch in either
i hand. He has "ruined" so many
fighters that Manager Jimmy
ijnppo nas ciitticuity getting op-
ponets lor him. He is probably
the best "big" southpaw that ever
I uvea, no won tne light heavy-
weigm crown ( Now York version )
by knocking out Tiger Jack Fox
In February, 1939. He lost It to
tsmy conn five months later in a
nard, close fight. Two months
alter that, Melio tried to recap
ture the tide from Conn at Pitts
Durgn and tailed.
Bettina was the only southpaw
ever to win a title above the mid
dleweight division which produced
such left-handed rulers as Al Mc
Coy, Johnny Wilson, Tiger Flow
ers, and Lou Brouillard. Two
southpaws were welter champs
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Diuuiiiura ana xoung fjorbett
Jrd. Tommy Paul and Freddie
Miller were portside feather title
claimants. Melio is the onlv inn.
: flight lefty in action now In any
battle the Camp Parks Seabees
in a spring training exhibition
game.
Floyd Ehrman from Sacramen
to will hurl. Gussie Suhr will
make his 1945 debut standing in
at first base for Eddie Ghllardl
who is down with the flue. ,
Boyes Springs, Cal., March 15
ail The Oakland Oaks won a
T-2 victory over Joe Gordon's
Hamilton Field Fliers yesterday
in a game called at the end of
seven innings on account of rain.
San Jose, Cal., March 15 U"
The Portland Beavers yesterday
sneaked to a two-hour workout
between showers in preparation
for their game tomorrow night
with the San Francisco Seals.
The Beavers played a five-in
ning intra squad game, the
Whites battling the Grays 5-0.
Rookie hui-ler Bob Hardy set the
Grays down without a hit in four
innings.
Sacramento, Murch 15 Ul'i
Left-handed Roy Wetmore, for
mer first baseman for the Pacific
coast league Missions, today was
another, candidate for tne first
sack spot with the Sacramento
Solons.
Anaheim, Cal., March 15 (Hi
Manager Bill Sweeney of the Los
Angeles Angels planned to put
Boyd Tepler and Ken Hicks on
the mound in today's practice
game with the Hollywood Stars.
Ontario, Cat.. March iS.HPi
Hollywood Stars were, to meet
the Los Angeles Angeis at Ana
helm today in the first pf two
practice games for the crosstown
rivals, with . Ronnie Smith and
Johnny Intlekofer booked to
pitch for the iwinks. ; . ,
El Centro, Cal., March 18 IIP)
The San Diego Padres faced an
exhibition game with an El Cen
tro navy nine today, wjm return
tilts against the Mexican all-stars
booked for tomorrow and Satur
day at Mexican.
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Four Teams Set
Pace in Tourney
Seattlei March 15 UP-The 21st
Washington State high school
basketball tournament went into
Its second round of play today
with four teams Lincoln of Seat
tle, South Kitsup, Belllngham and
Stadium of Tacoma stamping
themselves as detinue contend
ers. . .
South Kitsap pulled a real up
set yesterday, knocking off the
favored Walla Walla team, 54-39.
Strapping Jud Heathcoate and Ed
Brown paced the winners with 14
and 16 points respectively. South
Kitsap takes on a tough customer
in Bellingham's Red Raiders to
day at 2:10. i
The Raiders lived up to pre-
tourhey notice by walloping Cen
tral . vauey, 48-37. ueiiingnam s
decided height, advantage proved
the margin of victory, altnougn
Central Valley made a game of it.
.. . v .Spokane Wins . ..
; John. Rogers of Spokane was
the first school east- of- the moun
tains to get- by the first round,
taking Kalama Into camp, 15-13.
Tom Bradley led the winners with
12, .while Duane Hardman topped
Kalama with 11 points.
' Snohomish and Longview
played the day's first thriller,
Snohomish finally breaking
through ot win, 32-30. Bob Gam
bold was high man for the Lum
berjacks, scoring 12, while Keith
Gllbertson gabbed ten' for the
panthers.
Seattle's - Lincoln hi g h, first
team to represent the big city in
the tournament, roared into con
tention with a resounding 47-2?
win over Wenatchee. The Lynx
had too much on the ball for the
apple-city team, scoring almost at
will - '
INDIA STUDENTS INCREASE
Lahore (IB More than 80,000
students will take spring exam
inations at Lahore's Punjab uni
versity this year, according to the
registrar. A tremendous increase
in candidates for matriculation
has resulted in rural areas, and
also from the large number of
openings in government service
due to the war, the registrar said.
Baseball Briefs
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San Francisco, March 15 (in
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