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THE1 BEND BULLETIN GENERAL NEWS SPORTS CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER 34th Year TWO SECTIONS BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1950 No. 85 Bears Drop Game to Cavemen P I 1 Deschutes Quinfet Provides Real Scare for Highly Rafed Team From Soufhern Oregon A'determined band of Lava Bears from Bend gave the high ly rated Grants Pass Cavemen a real scare in Eugene yester day afternoon before being defeated 52 to 41 in a first-round game at the state high school basketball tournament. After trailing 11 to 9 at the end of the first period, Coach Roger Wiley's Bruins rpared back in the second stanza with a blistering attack paced by Bob Hawes, Reggie Halligan, and . Qnrjstensen By halftime I the team had taken a 24 to 18 lead and appeared to be pulling steadily away from Grants Pass. Bend, it appeared at the time, was on its way to engi neering the biggest upset of the tournament. Grants Pass is con sidered by most prep experts the top team in the state this year and the "team to beat' 'at Eugene. Then it happened. Cavemen "Explode" Returning from what must have been quite a session at half time with their coach Hank An derson, the Cavemen suddenly ex ploded. Before the Lava Bears could get a single point, Grants Pass had dropped in 11 quick scores and was out in front by five points. The Bruins fought hard to get their machine back into high gear, but the southern Oregon cagers were on fire and kept on pouring 'em through for the remainder of the quarter. At the start of the final period Wiley's men were on the short end of a 41 to 30 score. Although Bend was able to match Grants Pass scoring point-for-point through the rest of the game, the damage had been done. Final score Grants Pass -52, Bend 41. Score Not Onesided ' . Throw out that third quarter and the Bruins would have 35 points and Grants Pass only 29. But then, basketball scores aren't tabulated that way. Bend scoring was led by Hawes with 10 points, followed closely by Halligan ;and Christensen each with B. High-point honors for the game were captured by the Cave men's big 6 foot 2 Inch center, Or ville Miller, with a 14-point scor ing total. In the consolation bracket to day, the Lava Bears were sched uled to meet Seaside. Seaside was defeated yesterday by Mac-Hi 46 to 41. If Bend manages to get by the Seagulls, the team will play again Friday morning at 11 o'clock. Following is a box score of yes terday's game: Connie Mack Has High Hopes By Leo II. Peterson (United Press Sports Eilitor) West Palm Beach, Fla., March 16 Ul'i A lot of people are under the Impression that Connie Mack, win or lose in his 50th year as manager of the Philadelphia Ath letics, is going to quit baseball at the end of the 1950 season. But it just isn't so, the lean, stately, 87-year-old owner and leader of the A's said today. "Mark my word, I have no in tention of retiring." He states em phatically, "it's the last thing I'll ever do." ' And from the way he said it, you know that It will take serious illness to force him to give up the reins of his beloved Athletics. Sentiment Noted There was sentiment in his high-pitched voice and a school boy gleam in his eyes as he assay ed the pennant chances of his 1950 club. "I am going to have very good pitching, good-catching, and an exceptionally good infield as good as any in the business and I think enough outfield strength," he said. "And we are going to have more reserve strength than last year. "We have a real chance for the pennant. Our prospects are much brighter at this time this year than they were at this time last, year. Has High Hopes "That's because we got Bob Dil linger and Paul Lehner from the Browns and because.I think pitch er Phil Marchildon and outfielder Barney McCoskey are coming back." He knows his 50th edition of Philadelphia Athletics are going to have a tough row to hoe. . "I figure there are four very strong clubs in the league," he ex plained and then named them in this order: N The Red Sox, Yankees, Indians and Tigers. Upsets Noted in NAIB Play Kansas City, Mo., March 16 ilPi The surprise elimination of a pow erful trio ' Hamline, Westmin ster, and River Falls . threw the N.A.I.B. basketball tourna ment wide open today as the eight survivors clashed in the quarter final round. Hamline, defending champion and heavy choice to repeat, was rudely bounced by a hustling Central college team from Fay ette, Mo., 76 to 66. Westminster, top.seeded in the lower bracket, was ousted by Davis and Elkins college, 35 to 75. And River Falls, with its brilliant point-maker, Nate Delong, was sent to the sidelines by East Cen. tral Oklahoma, 75 to 64. Question Asked So, with these landmarks gone, where does the tourney go from here? For one thing, only three seed ed teams remain Brooklyn col lege,. Central "Washington and Indiana State. And none of the eight teams remaining ever has won the tourney before. Brook lyn college loomed the likely fa vorite from here out, with Bald win.Wallacc, and Davis and El kins, also highly rated. All four quarter-final games will be at night, Instead of the split day-night programs that marked the first two rounds. Davis and Elkins will start to night's proceedings at 6 p.m. against the University of Tampa and then in order it's Baldwin. Wallace vs. Indiana State, Central Washington vs. Central Missouri, and Brooklvn vs. East Central Oklahoma. GRANTS PASS (43) Cra(t, V HHlKeith, F Miller, C Yustetl. G Ford, G renner, r FO . 2 3 1 Amsberry. G 1 Truutman, G 0 Jni'obrton, F 0 Hackenherx, G 1 Totals 21 FT 2 1 2 0 4 0 PF TP 2 2 14 4 6 5 10 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 BEND (41) Hiilliuan. K 4 R.,binn, F 2 2 Carroll, C 1 2 Hawes. G 4 2 Chrihtcniten. G 3 3 Kribs. F 0 3 Samples. F 0 0 l.aursen. G 0 0 Stenkamp, F 0 0 FO FT PF TP Totals 14 13 II) 41 Halftime score: Bend 24 ; Grants Pass 18. Officials; Carl Klitfel and Emil PiluBo. OREGONIAN IN PLAY Pebble Beach, Calif., March 16 Defending champion Grace De Moss of Corvallis. Ore., today was to meet Mrs. William Rainey of San Francisco in the semi-final found of match play in the Pebble Beach golf championship for 'omen. Miss DeMoss rallied strongly yesterday to defeat Mrs. Arthur MacAtthur of Hollywood in the second-round of match play. Baseball Briefs (By United Press) Palm Springs, Cal. Manager Paul Richards polished up the Seattle Rainiers' starting lineup today for their practice tilt with the Sacramento Solons here to morrow. The Rainiers evened their eight game scries with San Francisco here yesterday by blasting the Seals 11 to 6. Riverside, Cal. Manager Bill Sweeney was due to call a stiff hurling drill today after watching two of his Portland moundsmen surrender 15 hits to the Holly wood Stars in a practice tussle yesterday. The Stars downed the Beavers 8 to 6 as first baseman Jack Paepke clouted a pair of homers. Portland got Pight hits in the third for five tallies, forcing Hol lywood to rally in the seventh and eighth for the win. El Centro, Cal. The San Fran cisco Seals returned to batting drills today after taking an 11 to 6 pounding from the Seattle Rain iers in a 29-hit ball game yester day. The Seals connected for 14 clouts off a quartet of Rainier pitchers, but the Seattle batsmen came through with 15 for the win. Motorcycle Used By Old Cowhand In English Hunt Melton Mowbray, England, March 16 (IP) The clatter of a midget motorcycle ridden by an old cowhand from Utah mingles with the pounding of hooves these days in the aristocratic Quoin hunt here. The old cowhand is Herb Allen, 65. Born a Briton, he has just re turned to England. He spent most of his life in the United States, working a number of years as a cowpuncher near Salt Lake City. Allen retired recently and de cided he would like to see his old homeland. The Quorn hunt hounds intrigued him, and he de cided he would join the hunt. But because of his age he decided to shun the horses. Instead he bought a tiny Corgi motorcycle.' While the rest of the hunters ride in the traditional manner, Allen rides in a ten gallon hat, high heeled boots, with wire cut ters in his leather holster. The red coated and silk hatted hunt ers are startled but don't object. 'Wrestle Royal' On Card Tonight A "wrestle royal" among six top-flight wrestling artists will be the bill . of fare on Thursday night's card at the Bend armory, according to Tex Hager, pro moter. . Participating . in the match, which will start at 8:30 p.m. will be Al Szasz, 190 pounds, St. Louis, Mo.; Bob Cummings, 189 pounds, Seaside; Milt Olsen, 185 pounds, Racine, Wis.; Eddie Williams, 185 pounds, Springfield, Mo.; "Gentle man Dale" Haddock, 189 pounds, Wavne, , Mich.; and Pierre La Belle. A $200 purse will be awarded the winner of the special event, Hager announced. All six contestants will enter the ring together at the start of the match. After two men have been eliminated, the other four will return for a 30-minute semi final. The last two contestants will then battle for one hour in a best two out of three falls for the purse. Referee for the wrestle royal will be Eldred Breese of Prineville. 1 The program is sponsored un der the auspices of company I of the 162nd infantry, national guard unit in Bend. Braves Favored In Ball Tourney New York, March 16 IP -Bradley's top-seeded Braves and the unseeded upstarts from City col lege of New York' were favored to knock off St. John's and Du quesne,, respectively, tonight in the semi-finals of the national in vitation basketball tournament. The Braves from Peoria, III., were a four-point choice over St. John's, while the Braves were fa vored by five points over Du quesne. The survivors will clash for the championship Saturday night at Madison Square garden, with the losers meeting in a consolation game. Hollywood, Cal. The Holly wood Stars meet the Pittsburgh Pirates at Gilmore field today with Pinky Woods and Lee An. thony slated to handle the mound duties for the Stars. Additional Sports (Continued on rage 10) Benefit Smoker Set for Friday The first benefit smoker in the new central Oregon amateur gloves program is scheduled for the national guard armory in Bend on Friday night. The first bout will begin at 8:30 p.m. Participating will be youthful fighters from Bend, Redmond, Sisters, and Prineville. . Following Is a list of the match es: ' Frank Kennlson versus Bob Winslow, Ronald Collins versus John Collins, Chuck Allen versus Tom Henderson, Milton Bowman versus Tom Schrock, Donald Moye versus Jud Henderson, Billy James versus Stanley Noe, Jack Gilfillan versus Roger Van Est. Don Nichols versus Bill Gihbs. and Lem Foster versus Bob Won-ser. I Non Proflt Affair The new program is non profit: All proceeds from Friday night's smoker will be used to cover the various expenses of the amateur organization, Including the pur chase of new equipment. H. Bruno, promoter, reports that training sessions this week have been lively and promises plenty of fast action on Friday's card. He announced that doors will open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets will be on sale at the gate. There will be no reserved seats, Bruno said. Bulletin Classifieds Bring Results LaGrande Quint Loses to Speedy Portland Team Eugene, March 16 Ul'i Four; consolation and four quarter-fi- j nais games in the 32nd annual Oregon high school basketball championship tournament were i scheduled today, with champion-1 ship bracket semi-finals set for: tomorrow and the finals for Sat- j urday night. ! In the four games played yes-; terday afternoon and last night. : McLoughlin disposed of Seaside, i 46-41; Grants Pass beat down sec-j ond half Bend rally to win, 52-41; j Roosevelt of Portland fought a ; tougn La Grande team for a 43-41 1 win, ana central catholic ran away from Eugene In the last quarter to notch a 63-46 win. today s consolation games be gin at 8:30 a. m. with Milwaukie playing Hillsboro. At 9:45 a. m. Dallas plays Scappoose, Seaside ! ana Bend collide at 11 a. m., and ' La Grande and Eugene meet at ! 1:45 p. m. Meet This Afternoon In quarter-finals play, Corvallis j and Marshfield meet at 3 p. m.. i Jefferson of Portland and Salem play at 4:15. The evening double header will match Grants Pass with Mac Hi and Roosevelt wjth i Central Catholic. t Roosevelt high school stayed in tne running for Its second straight championship by edging a fighting La Grande team last night 43-41. The lead shifted and was tied several times during the first half, with La Grande lead ing 23-22 at halftime. Roosevelt took over the lead as play entered the fourth period, but two ,minutes later the score was tied up at 37-all bv La Grande. Thirty seconds later, Bill I west put La Grande into the lead again, 39-37. The score was tied again at 39-all, but Wayne Berry came through with two points to mak& the score read in La Grande's favor, 41-39. Free Throws Count Four free throws by Roosevelt sank La Grande's bid to tourney honors. Paul Poetsch was high scorer for Roosevelt with 10 points, but Burl Green of La Grande was high man of the game with 13 points. Grants Pass won a late after noon game against Bend, 52-41 after Bend had nailed down a 24 18 halftime lead. During the. first three minutes of the third quar ter, forward Don Hedgepeth led his Grants Pass Cavemen to a 26- 24 score over Bend. By the end I of the period the score favored Grants Pass, 41-30. ! Seaside Defeated j Mac Hi of Milton-Freewatcr ! stopped Seaside's late third and 1 lourth period caljles to win 46-41. Mac Hi's longest lead came early In the third period, 26-17. At the end of the period, however, Sea side held the upper hand. 32-31. With three minutes left in the , game. Mac Hi took over 43-37. ; Seaside guard Bruce Maltman sparked some more scoring to close the gap to 43-41, but a Mac : Hi field goal and free throw put j the game on ice at 46-41. Guard Jerry Crlmins of Mac ! Hi was game high scorer with 22 i points. Seaside's Maltman hit 18; points for the losers. Win Ih Impressive In beating Eugene 63-46, Cen tral Catholic scored the most de cisive win so far in this year's tourney and also set a record for free throws missed. Central missed 22 out of 37 charity toss?s. During the second quarter the lead changed six times before the half ended with Central leading, ' 26-23. During the third period, Eu gene rallied and closed the score to 29-28. After 90 seconds of play in the fourth quarter, Central pulled away from Eugene. High scorer of the game was Bob Altcnhofen of Central with 20 points. Clark Mollis led Eugene scoring with 15 points. Lakers Assured Tie in Tourney (By United Pressl The Minneapolis Lakers today were assured of at least a tie for first place in the central division of the National Basketball asso ciation. The Lakers closed out their home season last night with an easy 96 to 62 victory over the Baltimore Bullets. George Mikan led the way with 31 points. It was the Lakers' 30th straight home court victory of the season. In fact, the Lakers lost only once in 34 appearances before their home fans all season. Mlneapolis needs a victory In Its final game of the season at Fort Wayne Sunday night to capture the central division pennant from the Rochester Royals. With rural electrification, larm ers are now using electric heaters in the hot beds in which plants are given an early start. jtf oa, jr S&9L vS YOU'LL SMILE AT THIS GOOD NEWS! SUITS by CLIPPER CRAFT cr You Pav P Bal. in 4 Months vie cn SUITS by BOTANY "500" Tailored by Daroff $60 You Pay 5 Bal. in 4 Months SUITS by DONCASTER '68 You Pay $5 Bal. in 4 Months YES! Pay only $5 down, the balance In 4 equal monthly payments for your Easter Suit or Outfit' including, if you wish SHIRT HATS SHOES t
