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CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER
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33rd Year
Coast Baseball
Said Going Way
Of Diamond Flesh
By Hal Wood
fUniU'tl Prnis RlHirU Wrller)
San Francisco, Feb. 17 MiThe
Pacific Coast league, the final has
?tion of strength against major
league domination In baseball, fin
ally is going the way of all dia
mond flesh.
With seven or the eight clubs
still proudly boasting home own
ership, the majors are creeping
closer and closer to complete dom
ination of this circuit as they do
the other triple-A organizations,
the American association and the
International league.
Contracts Controlled
The domination is through
"working agreements" that will
control player contracts on a ma
jority of Pacific Coast league
teams tor trie lirst time. Only the
ambitious San Francisco Seals
continue as a completely "free'
club and they are fast succumb
ing.
With the start of 1949 training
season only a few days away, the
tie-ups are coming closer and
closer.
The San Diego Padres, for in
stance, have become a virtual
chattel of the Cleveland Indians.
The club still is home owned, but
tiie policy virtually Is dictated by
President Bill Veeck of the In
dians. Veeek got the Padre man
ager, Stanley (Bucky) Harris, and
will furnish most of the first-line
Padre playing strength.
Clubs Owned
The Chicago Cubs, through
President William Wrigley, own
the Los Angeles Angels outright;
and now the Hollywood Stars
have hooked on as a farm- team of
the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Oakland Acorns sent their
1918 pennant-winning manager,
Casey Stengel, up to boss the
New York Yankees and, in return
got one of the Yank coaches,
Charley Dressen, as their man
ager and an informal connection
with the Yanks. The Portland
Beavers were listed In 1918 as in
"agreement" with the Yanks and
probably will get considerable
help from ther. ... . .. ,. M
Help Expected '
The Sacramento Solons, with
their new manager, Del Baker,
down from the Tigers, are expect
ed to get some help from Detroit.
Seattle, listed as officially hav
ing an agreement last year with
the Tigers, probably will get some
help there again this year.
The Seals, who holler that they
"bow to no man" are sitting back
and patiently waiting for help
from the Pittsburgh Pirates and
a few assorted other clubs.
And that's how the so-called in
dependent "third major league"
stands today.
Cleveland Signs
Control Pitcher
New York, Feb. 17 (IP) Boss
Bill Veeck of the Cleveland Indi
ans thinks Steve Gromek will be
the tribe's brightest pitching star
of the 1949 season, and so it was
with considerable joy that he
tucked away the 28-year-old eon
JJol artist's contract today.
Gromek was one of three Indi
ans whose acceptance of terms
Were announced last night.
The other two were catcher
Roy Murray and ancient negro
pitcher Satchel Paige. Paige an
nounced Monday that he had
mailed his signed contract Satur
day, but it didn't show up in the
mail until yesterday.
Gromek showed his stuff in the
world series with a masterful
four-hit. 2 to 1. victory over the
Braves in the game that sent the
Indians into a 3 to 1 lead.
After that game Veeck said,
"This will be our star next season.
I know it."
CELEBRATE DOUBLE
Mr. Vernon, Ind. (Hi Mr. and
Mrs. Wilson Wiltshire have
double holidays when they cele
brate the birthdays of their four
children. Their oldest son, Jerry,
9. was born on Washington's
birthday; Dicka Sue, 6, was born
on Memorial dav, and Michael
was four last July 4th. Their
fourth child, Barbara Gail, was
BASKETBALL
TWO NIGHTS
Last Home Games of the Season
Eugene vs. Bend Lava Bears
Friday, Feb. 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Sprinqfield vs. Bend Lava Bears
Saturday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p. m.
Jr. Varsity Games Following.
Admission: Grade Students 25c.
High School Students 50c. Adults 75c
Reserved Seats on Sale at City Drug.
Bowl,
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HIGH SCHOOL CUIUS LEAGUE
In the Girls' High School league
play last night, Peggy Terwilligar
knocked clown lt8 pins in one
game to lead the Individual hon
ors nosing out Drucilla Bartlett
who had a 160 score in her sec
ond game. Diane Newland had
the high series of 156-117-147-420.
The Strikettes won two games
and total pins from the Alley
Cats, and the Lucky Keglers won
two games and total pins from
the Lettergirls. The Strikettes had
the high team game of 59G.
The national tournament is
coming up next month and the
league nere will enter two teams
if it is possible to raise the neces
sary $5.00 entry fee. The girls
have pooled enough money so far
to enter one team.
CIVIC LEAGl'E BOWLING
The Kiwanis. by winning three
H"im iram ine nignty touted
Rotary club, threw the Civic
league race into a four way affair
and gave notice to the rest of the
league that they will be the club
io Deai. ttotary had previously
dropped only one point in the sec
ond half race.
Oregon Trunk took three points
from V.F.W. and Eddie's Sales
and Service took the measure of
Royal Neighbors for four points.
The Lions by taking three
points from Shevlin Office, and
by virtue of Rotary 's loss to Ki
wanis, jumped into a first place
tie with Rotary.
Forbes, with games of 214-202-170,
had high three game total of
586. His game, of 214 was also
high single game.
Scores follow:
Oregon Trunk: C. Currie. 452;
Silkworth, 348; Allen, 379; J. Cur
rie, 463; Woodall, 343; total, 2342.
V.F.W.: Melrose, 438; Morris,
3.-w; selKen, 427; Rowlev, 434;
Madden, 512; total, 2336.
Kiwanis: J. Wetle. 540: Mav.
394; Thompson, 390; Lay, 507;
Dorsch. 457; total. 2396.
Rotary: Rhoton, 431; R. Wetle,
433; Erickson, 431; Cundell, 459;
Ells, 522; total, 2345.
Eddie's Sales & Service: Grin
die, 446; Voos, 502; Woods, 456;
Forbes, 586; Georgeson, 505; to
tal, 2615.
Royal Neighbors: R. Young
berg, 407; Weaser, 288; Kessler,
447; B. Youngberg, 395; Clark,
419; total, 2319.
In the, Women's league play at
the "'Cascade bowl, Polly's Cafe
and Gregg's Banner Bread took
four points from Bend Dairy and
Heath's Super Cream respective
ly. Freeman's Tackle had high
single garrr of si I and high series
of 2323 in wf.vittc 3-1 over the
league leading Smoke Shop.
Pine Tavern and Slate's Beauty
Shop split 2 and 2 in the other
match.
Julia Coulter with a 207 single
game and Arline Roberts with a
497 series took individual honors.
Scores follow:
Pine Tavern: Dubois, 391; Gil
bert, 359; Jensen, 343; Goodwin,
438; Calder, 395; total, 2154.
Slate's Beautv Shop: Russell,
365; absentee. 411; Eateh, 418;
McKay, 413; Tiernev, 425; total,
2134.
Gregg's Banner Bread: A. Mus
grave, 467; absentee, 381; Knouft,
368; L. Musgrave, 363; Blucher,
430; total, 2162.
Heath's Super Cream: McMil
lan, 358; Damon, 374; Elnamn,
412; absentee. 327; Rasmussen,
347; total, 2019.
Smoke Shop: Acuff, 432; Nor
lin, 420; Ellis, 429; Wallen, 445;
Norcott, 482; total, 2322.
Freeman's Tackle: Loree. 448;
M. Donahue. 459; Judy. 375; K.
Donahue, 375; Coulter, 491; total,
2325.
Bend Dairy: Sholes, 381; Diver,
334; Rice, 380; Crocker, 370; Rob
erts. 497; total, 2084.
Pollv's Cafe: Ball, 411; Mars
den. 407; Thompson. 342; More
land, 478; Stout, 436; total, 2161.
OSC TAPERING OIK
Corvallis. Feb. 17 IF The Ore
gon State college basketball team
tapered off practice today for the
crucial series against Washing
ton State college here Friday and
Saturday nights.
Coach Slats Gill got all of his
preliminary work completed
Wednesday and planned only a
light warm-up today.
Popular gold jewelry is usually
about 14 karat, while pure gold is
24 karats.
BEND,
Dick Button After
World's Figure
Skating Crown
Paris, Feb. 17 U'i Dick Button,
19-year-old "Fancy Dan" from
Englewood, N.J., turned out for a
finul five minutes of work today
in quest of his second straight
world's figure skating champion
ship. button, a freshman at Harvard,
got the jump on 19 international
competitors yesterday by scoring
638.1 points in the first round
compulsory school competition.
Skates to .Music
Facing him today were five min
utes of free skating, often regard
ton, D.C.. took runner-un honors.
handsome Olympic champion was
expected to glide across the ice
of the Palais de Sports to the
strains of his favorite folk song,
"The Rumanian Fantasy."
Button left his rivals far behind
while cutting capers in the six
compulsory school figures. Edi
Rada, European champion from
Austria, pulled into second place
with 625.6 points and was follow
ed by Ede Kiraly of Hungary, who
totaled 623.1 points.
Little Chance Given
Button's compatriots remained
in the qualifying field of the top
10 skaters, but were given little
chance of catching the New Jer
sey youth. Jimmy Grogan of
Berkeley, Cal., was fifth with 538.8
points, Hayes Alan Jenkins of
Akron, O., sixth with 568.6 points.
and Austin Holt, also of Berkeley,
seventh with 563.6 points.
Ede Kiraly and Andrea Kekesy
of Hungary were crowned new
champions in the paired event.
The American teams of Peter
and Carol Kennedy of Washing
help from there.
Anne Davis of Washington and
Carleton C. Hoffner of Arlington,
Va., gained the third spot.
Scheduled to compete in the
women's division today were
Americans Virginia Baxter of De
troit, Helen Uhl of Los Angeles,
Cal., and Yvonne Sherman and
Andra McLaughlin, both of Brook
lyn, N.Y.
Savold's Manager
Turns Down Bout
New York, Feb. 17 iU'i Bill
Daly, manager of heavyweight
contender Lee Savold, indicated
today that he will refuse to accept
a challenger's fight with Ezzard
Charles by Monday, the deadline
set by champion Joe Louis.
Daly said he would make an
"official" statement regarding
Savold's plans tomorrow, but
meanwhile, asked some pointed
questions regarding Louis' dead
line. He wanted to know when "the
champion became a match-maker
for other fighters" and what as
surances Savold had that Louis
would defend his title against the
winner of a Savold Charles fight.
Daly said Charles and Joe Bak
si had fought a challenger's bat
tle not long ago at Madison
Square Garden with the supposed
assurance that the winner would I
clinch a June title fight.
Daly also said that Savold was
not chasing Louis for a title
match. He said, "If Louis doesn't
want to fight that's his business,
we can't force him."
"However," added Daly, "Savold
is so eager for a shot at the title
that he is willing to meet Louis
as early as next month in an in
door bout."
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Sporf Parade
By Oscar Fraley
(l)nittHl I'rewt Spirt Writer)
New York, Feb: 17 Hi' - Prog
ress came to track and field today
and found a very cool welcome.
The national AAU announced
that the starting gate devised by
Temple's Ben Ogden would be
used in its annual Indoor cham
pionships at Madison. Squuro gar
den on Saturday night and imme
diately there was a storm of pro
test.
The AAU track and field com
mittee approved use of the gate.
for sprints and hurdles, by a slim
20 to IS margin. Two coaches on
the committee, Ohio State's Larry
Snider and Pitt's Harold Olson,
were also among those who voted
in favor of the gadget designed to
eliminate false starts and recalls.
But opponents pointed out im
mediately that Snider and Olson
did not have sprinters in the na
tionals. They also charged that It
was unfair to use the gate, with
which many sprinters are unfa
miliar; that some who had used
it claimed it bruised their should
ers; that the gate did not function
perfectly in the Philadelphia In
quirer meet, and there was a ques
tion whether world records made
with its use would be recognized.
"It is unfair to use it in- the
nationals." contended Joe Yancey,
coach of the Pioneer Track and
Field club. "Even horses are
schooled before they are run out
of a starting gate."
He also Insisted that such cham
pions as Harrison Dlllard, Ed Con
wel, Tom Carey and Homer Gillls
had complained about using the
gate.
There even was talk that the
sprinters and hurdlers should
"organize" and withdraw from
the nationals, thus overshadowing
one of the season's most Impor
tant meets In which three foreign
runners are expected to waltz off
with titles and a team will be
selected for a trip abroad.
Eight of the outstanding Amer
icans will receive bids, off their
performances in the nationals, to
compete this summer In England,
Scotland and Ireland.
The virtually conceded foreign
victors are France's Marcel Han
senne in the 1,000-yard run; Hoi
land's slim Willy Slykhuis In the
mile, and Belgium's Gaston Reiff
In the three mile run,
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hates to see Christmas come
around. He complains that he
never gets to enjoy the yulelide
at home. Each Christmas for the
past 16 years Hulbert has been
in the lockup for minor offenses.
The records show he's usually out
by New Year's day.
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