The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon
Thursday, March 21, 1940
St. Louis Browns Looking Ahead to Better Play
Six
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Archie San Itomanl didn't win
the Baxter mile but he provid
ed the tip which kept the other
contestants pounding the boards
at & strenuous rate.
Skits and
Scratches
By Fred Zimmerman
Capital Journal 6port Writer
Why all the worrying about what
the Yankees will do In the American
league during the coming season? It
Is obvious what will occur they will
go ahead and win the American
league pennant In their usual man
ner and then pick off the National
circuit champs In the world "ser
ious." It would seem good strategy
for the other seven clubs of the
American circuit to forget the Yanks
and their superior ways; Just sort of
Ignore them. Oh, of course, they
would have to meet them during
the season. But why not concede
the New Yorkers the championship
at the outset? Then they could con
centrate on second place. There
might be some fun In that. At least
the outcome might be In doubt for
a couple of months.
Just by way of comparison of
the strength of the illumination
being Installed at George E. Wa
ters ball park, the contractor
claims It will be 30 per cent
stronger than McGinnis field at
SHvcrton, They really have a
well lighted field at SHvcrton,
; ao the Illumination out on South
' 25lli street will really knock your
eye out. And what about Vaughn
street, Portland 7 Well, really,
the base umpires will have to be
provided with a lantern to flee
what is happening on the var
ious sacks.
What about Salem high's basket
ball prospects for next year? We
know of several communities
throughout the state which are ex
tremely Interested in the material
Coach Harold Hauk will find when
he Issues the call next December.
In the first place he loses Russ Sat
ter, all-state center; Scotty Scbern.
all-state forward of a year ago; Don
Barnick, a cracking good guard; Bob
McKee, a forward who found him
self In the championship game; Red
Kernes, Deryl Mason and Don
Harms, all capable replacements. All
good men and all going the way of
all youngsters who are good stud
ents with diplomas under their
arms. That's a lot of good news for
the envious spots scattered about
the state. But the rest of the story Is
not quite as cheerful for those who
would see the Vikings deposed and
placed in exile on an Island so far
from a basketball court thev would
be greybeards before they could get
DacK in circulation.
In the first plaoe, there Is Ed
die Salstrnm, who, during the
regular season, specialized In a
shot from the side which was al
most 100 percent perfect. Ed ills
didn't ace much action In the
state tournament, but with a bit
mom seasoning under pressure
he should look good on any
man's ball club. He has another
year. Then there Is Bud Coons,
a brother of Don, who has two
years to go. He broke Into a
guard position In his sophomore
year, after having learned his
baskr 'I under Coach Frank
brow -f l'urrbh. We do not
hesllale In making the assertion
that Bud will make an all-state
berth for himself hrfore he gra
duates, tlf this year's "11" string,
Don Ilonrr, Joe llowprsox, Hob
Irish, Warren Ling, rtnb Srdrr
trom. Rollle llaug, Don Culler
and Urn Gilford, will all compel
attention from Coach Hank.
Coming up from Leslie Junior
hljh school Is a young fellow
whom Coarh llauk says "cannot
miss" Wally (irmmrll ... if
those communities which break
Inlo a fever every time the Vik
ings win a championship
would establish a program of
basketball similar to the one In
effect here they would get much
farther with less strain on their
vocal chords and their blood
pressure.
Ctitthront trout are coming Into
Tahkenltch lake and some good
catches are being made, resort own
ers report. Weather conditions have
been ideal and the water In the
lake has been receding. Bass welgh-
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Balance and
Experience fo
Be Big Help
San Antonio, Tex., March Jl (U.PJ
Time) still Is a great healer, so
once again the St. Louis Browns
are looking ahead to bigger things
after years of failure. And for a
club vrtilch was licked 111 times
last year for a new St. Louis low,
the Browns are mighty chipper.
More outfield strength, a better
balanced and more experienced set
of pitchers and a new shortstop
have Manager Fred Haney talking
in positive terms about finishing no
worse than In front of the Washing
ton Senators and Philadelphia Ath
letics. "We've got more flexibility and
better balance all around," says
Haney, who knows he must show
real Improvement this trip or reach
for his hat. "It's still an 'If club
with a capital I, but the way the
fellows are hustling this spring, I
figure we ought to wind up sixth
or better.
"Last spring we started off with
only two pitchers who had actually
won four or five ball games In the
major leagues Buck Newsom and
Howard Milts. Although Newsom's
gone, we have several men who've
shown they can win In the majors
Elden Auker, Vernon Kennedy, Milts,
Roxle Lawson, Bob Harris, John
ny Whitehead, Jack Wade and
Jackie Kramer."
Alan Strange, Seattle's star short
stop, who was caught In the draft
by the Browns last fall, Is being
counted upon to tighten up the right
infield zone and ease the pitcher's
load. A classy fielder and a good
hustler, Strange has only to show
he can hit American league pitch
ing better than he could for Man
ager Rogers Homsby In his first
time up several seasons ago. Last
year he hit .333 on the coast.
Webfoots Favored
Through Graduation
By Fred Hampson
(Auoclftted Prl Writer)
Dick Strlte, who keeps his eye on University of Oregon
teams for the Eugene Register Guard, figures that the Web
foots will get off easier at the hands of graduation this year
wian any ouier woranem cuvisionw
basketball team,
The champion Oregon Staters lose
Al Hunter, Frank Mandlc and Tony
Romano, or three-fifths of the
starting line-up.
Washington State must let go of
Its co-captatns, Jack Jennings and
Bill Chase, starters and backlogs of
Cougar strength,
Washington surrenders Bob Dorr,
Dick Izzard, Bill McDonald and Hal
Hollywood Plans
Held Up by Court
Hollywood, March 21 (P) A
threat of City Attorney R. V. Chese-
bro to seek abatement of Gllmore
Field as a public nuisance clouded
today plans of the Hollywood club
of the Pacific coast baseball league
to open Its 1040 season with Seattle
March 30.
Chesebro said persons living near
tile field, which Is on a "county is
land" surrounded by city property,
had complained about excessive
noise and Intense lighting- at base
ball games, midget auto races, soft
ball and other contests. He added:
I am willing to meet owners of
the island half way. If they don't
show that they Intend to comply
with our suggestions we will have
to go Into court."
It was understood owners of Oil-
more island would be asked to con
sent to annexation by the city.
O'Doul Pitchers
Hit Hard, Often
(Br th United Prps
Yountsvlile, Collf.. March 21 CUB
Having last another game to Oak
land, 12-6, Manager Lefty O'Doul
dobnted today whether to leave his
pitchers at the Old Soldiers' home
here. "Old Pard" Ballou gave up
five nins and five hits; Charley
Schanz two runs and six hits, to the
Acorns, but their Infield was as
leaky as a sieve. The Seals rest to
day for their Friday game with the
Philadelphia Athletics.
Ontario, Calif., March 31 fU.R)
Manager Arnold Stats announced
that Gene Lillard would start on the
mound for Los Angeles today in an
exhibition game with the Philadel
phia Athletics at Wrlgtey field.
Fullerton, Caltf., March 21 (URl
The Portland Beavers play Sacra
mento again today in the second of
two game exhibition series. Tlid
Salons won yesterday s game, 4-3,
after 12 Innings.
Hubbard Team
In Relay Meet
Hubbard A distance medley relay
team from Hubbard high school
will ,take part In the Hill Military
relays at Portland March 29. Mem
bers of the Hubbard team are James
Budreau, Robert Moon. Richards
Carskurdon and Jlmmle Loop.
Ing from four to five pounds have
been caught, while the small mouth
bass seems unusually plentiful. Fiv
fishing is just beginning.
Quarterfinals, National AAU Basket
Diamond Prospects
Good at Hubbard
, Hubbard Twenty-six boys are out for baseball at Hub
bard high school and according to Coach Pat Beal the pros
pects for the season look good, with the exception of a lack of
experienced pitchers. All other po-
sltlons can be filled with boys with
at least one year experience.
The only player on the team with
pitching experience Is Leonard Da
vis who had some experience last
year. Others who may try out on
the mound are Don Lemen. John
Blzon, Lloyd Miller, Walter Lowrle,
Art Paris and LaVerne Vredenburg.
The tentative lineup for infield
Is: Don Lemen, catcher, a one year
man; John 'Blzon, first base, one
year; Walter Blzon, second base,
three years; Verle Hershberger,
third base, two years; and Kenneth
Lemen, shortstop, three years.
The outfield will be picked from
the following; Carl Popplnga, one
year; Junior Mortensen, one year;
Arthur Moon, Mark Langellers,
Dale Bower, Junior Fobert, Stanley
Loney, Ralph Miller, LaVerne Vred
enburg, LeRoy Vredenburg, Harold
Mortenson. Marion Howe, Henry
Paulson, Art Paris and Virgil Low.
rie.
Hubbard will play two pre-season
games with- Canby, the first
Canby, March 26, and the second at
Hubbard, April 2.
The regular schedule for the sea
son will open April 5 with Hubbard
playing Sacred Heart at Salem
Other games on the corrected
schedule: April 8, St. Paul at St.
Paul; April 12, Woodburn at Hub
bard; April 16, Gervals at Hubbard;
April 19, Scotts Mills at Scotts
Mills; April 23, Sacred Heart at
Hubbard; April 26, St. Paul at Hub
bard; April 30, Woodburn at Wood
burn; May 3, Gervals at Gervais
May 7, Scotts Mills at Hubbard.
Schlictlng, a terrific drain on
team that wasn't any too good at
best.
Idaho, a squad that never figured
in titular reckonings after the first
four games, loses Roy Ramcy and
Bill English.
Oregon's losses include John Dick,
Matt Pavalunas and Ted Sarpola
Of the three, Dick was the only first
stringer from start to finish. Pava
lunas and Sarpola, understudies of
the tall-fir five of national cham
pionship fame, were regulars during
the road trip east- but during most
of the heavy campaigning In the
Northern division they were again
understudies.
Thus from starting line-ups, Strlte
points out, Oregon loses only one to
tnree lor O.S.C. and Washington,
two for Idaho and W.S.O.
Among the Oregon frosh,
Strlte sees five prospective var
sity recruits. He thinks Taylor,
a steady scorer among the
Ducklings, at first glance looks
nearest to varsity calibre. Bor
revlk, forward, may turn out to
be the best of this year's year
ling crop. Sldeslnger, Kirsch,
Tuttle and Reynolds are the
other newcomers worth watch
ing. It Is said the AUierton fumiga
tion In the Pacific coast confer
ence is causing the colleges to study
tne scholastic records of prospec
tive athletes much closer.
A letter from a coach to a "field
man" among the alumni illustrates
the emphasis on I. Q.:
. . . with this new set-up it's
going to be impossible to waste
money. You can advise any boy
who in your Judgment is good
enough for the coast conference to
get in contact with us here, because
we cannot come to him . . . and let's
make sure they are going to make
eligibility. We can't afford poor
students.'1
Independence Dr. R. F. Santee,
professor in the Oregon State col
lege of higher education, will speak
in the Methodist church Good Frl
day evening at 7:30 o'clock.
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Motor Club
Loses, 17-15
Two of Salem's entrants In the
Golden Ball basketball tournament
betng conducted at Peninsula Park
were eased out of the picture as
the result of last night's play. Val
ley Motor lost to Vancouver R &
W. 17 to 15 in a sudden death over
time session, while Caspar and
Cutler defaulted to Young Gen
erals. The Junior Vikings won over
Grcsham 32 to 20 and will meet
Oregon City tonight.
Kelly of the Valley Motor squad
had a chance to win the game near
the end with a free shot.
Valley Motor (15) (17) Vancouver
Straw 3 P Hamilton
Lowery 4 P 8 Sandstrom
Visnaw C 6 Pinny
Gemmell 4 G 2 Kraus
Kelly 3 G Pich
Page 2 S 1 Hoff
Jr. Vikings (32) (20) Grcsham
Simmons 15 P 4 Shiiki
Bowersox 5 F Martin
Cutler 6 O 6 Kondo
Bower 6 G 2 Chisum
Ling O 3 Stach
Subs: Gresham
Dlx, Pali-ham 2.
-Frace 3, Lewis,
Kordick fo Help
Sfrader, St. Mary's
Omaha, Neb., March 21 (VP)-
Marty Kordick, who was to have
reported here in a couple of days
as assistant to football coach Mau
rice "Skip" Palrang of Creighton,
has been released from his contract
obligations to become assistant
coach at St. Mary's under Norman
"Red" Strader.
Palrang said Strader had request
ed Kordick's release, and "under
the circumstances it was the only
fair thing to do. After all, Kordick
Is a graduate of St. Mary's and his
family and other ties are on the
west coast."
Kordick now Is coach at Central
high school, Los Angeles.
Palrang explained that St. Mary's
ottered Kordick a longer contract
than he could have received at
Creighton.
Gonzaga fo Play
W U at Longview
Spokane, March 21 W) The ram
bling Gonznga university Bulldogs
will play only three of their nine
1840 football games at home, but
director of athletics Claude Mc
Grath said today the climax tilt a
homecoming battle November 16
against Detroit university "will
make up lor Uie scant home sched
ule."
Gonzaga will open at home
against College of Idaho (Caldwell)
September 20; then will have no
home tilts until the Detroit fracas
The team will meet St.. Mary's in
San Francisco, the University of
Idaho at Moscow, University of
Portland at Portland, Ore., Mon
tana State university at Butte,
Willamette university at Longview,
Wash., and Arizona Stata at Phoe
nix.
The Washington State college
game will be at Spokane November
23.
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Up Against
Nugget Club
By Loudon Kelly
Denver, March 21 Quarter
final bracketings in the national
A.A.U. tournament tonight bridge a
broad basketball belt stretching from
wind-lashed Lake Michigan to the
palm-shaded Hollywood Hills.
A sell-out crowd of close to 7000
is assured in the flag-draped mu
nicipal auditorium for the big ''bar
gain night" in this mile-high city s
biggest sports show. Choice scats
went weeks back.
The eight teams from seven states
California has two number the
sentimental favorites, Denver's na
tional champion Nuggets and the
Bartlesvllle. Okla., Phillips 60 Pow
erhouse, runner-up last year and in
1937.
Also on deck Is a little college
team that has been beaten quite
few times this season and must be
a little surprised to be this far along
Idaho university, southern branch,
from Pocatello.
The luck of the draw, plus a couple
of unforeseen developments, sends
the Nuggets against the collegians
at 9 p.m., M.S.T.
The Seattle quintet defeated the
Salt Lake City Eckers, made up for
mer University of Utah players, 48
35, last night. The combination of
Roy Williamson-Ed Loverich-George
Ziegenfuss was too much for the
Utahans.
These three players scored 35
points between them.
Yesterday's third round results:
Idaho U., southern branch, 30; Col
orado fiprinss Jewelers 28.
Chicago Acme Steel 41, Son Fran
cisco Olympic club 31.
St. Louis Rangers 44, Milwaukee
Allen Bradleys 35.
Denver Nuggeta 60, Montana uni
versity 36.
Oakland Golden States 49, Den
Moines Coalers 40.
Bartlesvllle, Okla., Phillips 68, St.
Louis United Service 10.
Hollywood 36, Shreeveport 34.
Snnttle Savldges 48, Salt Lake Eck
ers 35,
Athletic Awards
Issued at Leslie
Athletic awards for competition
In wrestling and basketball were
issued at Leslie yesterday during an
all-school assembly. The intramural
basketball league trophy, won by
Leslie, was turned over to Wally
Gemmell, captain, by Coach Gurnee
Plesher.
Wrestlers receiving awards were
Don Eastrldge, Paul Weston, John
Malmin, Lyle Dierks, Don Bartell,
Jim. Melhoff, Howard Schoen, Glen
Brown, Joe Nelson, Ed Phillips, Ed
Frye, Don Cloyd, Robert Bramr,
Bob Dean Hinkle, Gordon Wyatt,
Boh Byrkit, Richard Thatcher.
Basketball awards: Clarence Ap
plegate, Jim Butte, Wendell Dow
ney, Wally Gemmell, Courtney
Jones, Arnold Kelly, Eldon Lappin,
Warren Sharp, Lloyd Straw, Bill
Upjohn, Charles Whlttemore, Jerry
Williams and Bob Brown, manager.
Yell leader emblems went to Pat
Maurer and Shirley Hill. Letters
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Husky Ski Teem
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Seattle, March 21 The Uni
versity of Washington ski team was
on the defense today as they put
their Pacific coast conference
championship on the block in the
annual four-way tournament today.
Five Husky skiers will be trying
for a third championship In a row
against opposition from California.
Idaho, Oregon, Oregon State and
Washington State.
The Huskies' chances of repeating
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Harold (Tass) GJoIme broke his leg
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Mason, Willamette,
Gets Hole in One
Carl Mnson, Willamette univer
sity senior and a member of last
year's Bearcat golf squad, checked
in a hole in one over the Salem
course this week. Mason was play
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dropped the ball in the cup on No.
12 green. Mason has been trying to
capture a "dodo" ever since John
Ulrich, with whom he lives, turned
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Perrydale The first baseball
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The lettermen include:
Sprinte Bob Bailey, Leonard
Williams and Don Waller.
440 John Macy, Leland Williams.
880 Bill Shlnn, Bob Selberg.
Mile Gordon Hofstetter.
Hurdles Deryl Mason. Roy Mur
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Shot putBill Thompson.
High Jump Don Burton, Bob
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Cross country Ed Yarnell, Vir
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Tho track schedule:
March 3B Hill relay. Portland.
April 3 Woodburn at Balem.
Air)l 5 6llvt?rton at Salem
April 9 Molnlla at Salem.
April 13 Hnyward relays. Euaen.
April 16 Albany ut Albany.
April 20 Cheinawa ut Salem.
April 23 Mllwauhle.
April 21 No Name lonnue meet, Salem,
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May Greater W Mum: tie Valley at Al
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