The CaoHal Journal, Salens Oregon
Friday, March 21, 1941
Three Regulars May Be Absent from Senator Training
Six
Skits and
Scratches
By Fred Zimmerman
Capital Journal Sport Editor
The late state high school basket-
bail tournament grossed better than
(5000, Prof. Lestle Sparks, graduate
manager, who was responsible lor
the sale of tickets, the distribution
of expense money to the several
teams and similar additional de
tails, reports. Just what the four-
day series of 26 games netted the
Oregon High School Activities as
sociation will not be determined un
til all bills have been checked.
The (rross this year is several
hundred dollars In excess of
that of a year ago which reach
ed a low for the past decade.
Capacity of the gym. which hj,
somewhat restricted, was not ex
tended except for the semi
finals Friday and the champion
ship game Saturday night.
Ticket sales those two nights
were suspended because of lack
of accommodations.
Since Willamette realizes nothing
out of the tournament from a fi
nancial standpoint except bare ex
penses, there Is little Incentive for
the Institution to enlarge. This Is
especially true In view of the fact
that the present gymnasium is suf
ficiently large for their own use
Naturally, they would like to erect
a building which would seat six or
seven thousand persons, but a quar
ter of a million dollars Is a lot of
money, especially for an Institution
that is not supported by taxation.
The best bet Is the stadium at
the fairgrounds, which could be
converted Into a field house with
removable floor. Parking accom
modations there are ample for sev
eral thousand cars. Enlarged seating
capacity would mean a reduction
in price which would enable more
persons to witness the tournament
We have the population In the cen
tral Willamette valley to fill the
stadium to capacity for every ses
sion. Coach Flte Kramer's suggestion,
reported In the Eugene Register
Ouard, that a closer check be made
upon the eligibility list of all star
selectors. Is a ncly one. Why any
one should take a hand In the se
lections who Isn't authorized to do
so Is beyond this writer.
Still,' the situation Isn't as
bad as some upstate writers
would lead their readers to be
lieve. During the balloting fol
lowing last Saturday's luncheon
26 lists were handed In. Since
It has been the practice for
years to permit the 10 coaches,
newspaper correspondents, game
officials and memfcrs of tho
board of eontrol, OHSAA, to
participate, the 26 Is not out of
line.
Kramer, coach of the Eugene
Axemen, does not believe that Paul
OToole was entitled to all the rec
ognltlon he received, although ad
mitting he Is a good prospect. Un
questionably OToole had quite an
assortment of tricks, but to say that
he was a better man than Eddie
Salstrom of Salem, Roy Seeborg of
Astoria, Sammy Crowell of North
Bend or Marion Reginato of Klanv
ath Falls, Is stretching the truth a
bit.
Kramer lists OToole of Columbia
Prep, Seeborg of Astoria, Sammy
Crowell of North Bend, Ed Dick of
The Dalles and Marlon Reginato of
Klamath Falls as the best five col
lege prospects In ths tournament.
Duck Pin Alleys
Open Saturday
The "B. & B." duck pin bowling
alleys, recently installed In the
Chambers building on North Rlgh
street, will be open for public In
spection Saturday afternoon at 1
o'clock. V. E. Babcock and Frank
Black, proprietors, have spared no
efforts to make the place one of the
- best of Its kind In the northwest,
Duck pin bowling operates exact
ly as the regulation type, although
the equipment Is smaller in size.
The proprietors state that this type
of bowling Is Ideal for summer par
ticipation, since the exertion Is not
as great. However, It Is not a min
iature affair and skill of operation
Is Just as great as that of the larger
alleys.
Holding Ponds at
Turner Marked
Turner Members of the Salem
Hunters and Anglers club have In
stalled signs calling attention to the
club's holding ponds here for the
growing of rainbow trout to be used
later for stocking Mill Creek and
Santlam river.
Poles have been set for stringing
lights along the main holding pond
with flood lights to be Installed at
a later date.
Local members attending the
meeting in Salem were Norman
Whitehead, Ira Harrison, Keith
Bones, E. E. Ball, Kenneth Barber,
Edwin Ball, Lee Barber and Ted
Whitehead.
Pomona Grange Meets
Dayton Pomona Orange, with 45
members representing Cove Orch
ard, Carlton, Fern wood, McMlnn
vllle and the Dayton Webfoot grange
was neid at Webfoot O ranee hall
J. E. Flnnlcum, ex -county grange
mesier, waa the mam speaker. Cecil
Will, local master, spoke on Junior
grange organization. Refreshment
were served during the social hmir.
Harris Listed
As Possible
Camp Deserter
That Bucky Harris, Steve C Oscar-
art and Charley Peterson, all regu
lars of the 1940 Western Interna-
tlonal baseball season, may not be
In the Salem Senator line-up next
May first when the Solons meet the
Wenatchee Chiefs In the first gamo
of the year was contained In Infor
mation received by Business Man
ager Howard Maple, who Is com
pleting preparations to open spring
training at Oeorge E. Waters park
April 1.
The call of private Industry and
defense work seems to be louder
than the national pastime In the
case of the three men, at present
at least. Harris, one of the best hit
ters of the club, held down the first
base Job for the Solons last season
Coscarart and Peterson were In the
outfield.
Joe Kralovlch, who was shunted
around the circuit as a pitcher, fin
ally ending up on the Senator pay
roll, has asked for "voluntary retire
ment."
Despite rumors to the effect that
he won t be In uniform this season,
Maple has Harris on the list of
candidates who will show up for
practice April 1. Others on the re
serve list expected to be here early
next month are Al Llghtner, Lee
Shlnn, Phil Salstrom and Jim Rob
ertson, Infielders; Cliff Barker, cat'
cher; Gene Fenter and Ray Elliott,
pitchers.
Rookies who have been signed
and who will take part In spring
training include John Oranato, ln
flelder. Jack Warren, catcher, and
Orville Williams, pitcher, Portland;
Carl Read, lnfielder, Canby; Peter
Benson, pitcher, Jewell, Ore.; Elvln
Larson, lnfielder, Berkenfleld, Ore.;
Steve Janoso, pitcher, Corvallls;
Rodney Oster, lnfielder, Valsetz
Don Jones, lnfielder, Athena; Doug
Wilkinson pitcher, Stayton; Char
les Young, pitcher, La Grande; Joe
Peecla, outfielder, Portland, and Bob
Williams, pitcher, Portland.
Bunny Griffiths, playing manag
er, who has been touring the Cali
fornia training camps, is expected
In Salem late this week with Infor
mation concerning possible pros
pects. Independence High
Stages Smoker
Independence The annual Inde
pendence high school lettermen's
smoker held at the high school gym
nasium Wednesday evening provid
ed excellent entertainment with the
36 rounds of boxing and was enjoyed
by a large and enthusiastic audience.
There were no knock-outs or
draws and each bout was decided by
the decision of Referee Rollo Hul-
burt and two judges.
The results were as follows: Dar-
rell wheeler won over Ed Brown,
Bob Melton from Ronald Ruch,
Johnny Wheeler from John Dras-
doff, Jean Sohn from Bob Barnhart,
Ed Hulbert from Gib Maret, Dean
Barnhart from Kleth Hanen, Perry
Jones from Wayne Gottfried, Carl
peoples from Jack Moffltt, Don Ka
for from Ivan Flnley, Bob Wells
from BUI Bowen, Hank Maret from
Junior Boyce and Dean Rltchey
from Lester Farrls.
The local boys will meet Sweet
Home boxers there next Tuesday
evening and next Friday evening,
March 28, the Sweet Home high
scnool boys will appear against the
local team at the Independence high
scnool gymnasium.
Inrlatd-Ut team
LaKorhes Wosdttnrn
Handlc'p 133 133 133 Handto'p 118 118 US
Kilmer 187 19? 189 AURtltl 14B 161 134
JURKDCnS 14V 130 B Hlclu ITS 107 17T
B OI Mil 146 133 163 Bhor7 141 130 176
muni 13 ibb 174 perd 1T4 IBS 1B4
Onr'hnel IBS 135 141 Steele 1B7 300 IBS
ToUlB 804 869 874 ToUti 840 838 834
Cora Celt SUrr-ntw-Ne-blrt
Handicap AS 88 S Handicap (17 87 87
Cllne 170 149 314 Grovti 171 190 1M
M-Cnf'y IBS 138 154 Coons 147 318 187
Paller o 1S3 138 140 Orovvi 171 188 ISO
cvana Ml 13B 160 Docklni 141 130 138
Bona 181 188 137 Dfthlbert 137 180 179
Totals 870 787 939 TotaU 814 888 87ft
Hlmdird Oil Rial rrinlrr
Handicap 91 91 PI Handlc'p 111 111 111
McAfet 148 130 13ft Mllner 147 IAS 130
ranter ion 137 ins Blair 133 100 133
Ramp 169 157 189 Utmih 1J3 140 313
ijourxa 132 183 104 Mills. Jr. 181 133 153
Klts'llar 190 33S 171 Mills. Sr. 333 143 101
Totals 88ft 053 890 Totals 908 84ft 938
Bartmaa Bros. Goldlr. Stlrtrton
Handle p lot 101 lot Handlc'p 139 139 139
H Bar 193 311 318 DcOuIrs 167 148 303
Welch 168 168 130 Herr 184 180 168
Tallman 138 130 103 Tow 307 300 110
K. Barr 138 163 119 Jones 301 138 194
Jftik'itl 176 303 13ft Ben Uon 151 147 13ft
Totals 899 963 830 Totals 1033 937 817
R tea's Men's Shots BUI Da via
Handicap 84 84 64 Handlo'p 111 131 131
PDIer 186 148 116 Davis 108 184 147
Ken yon 131 183 199 Needh'ra 140 153 101
Plmuier 195 163 188 Talbot 113 147 103
Rita 168 104 173 Bavate US l.M IPS
Uaaier 333 103 144 To tor is 11a no
Totala 016 941 941 Totals 7 938 834
Bowling
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Given the same tralnlnr "women are as good marks men as men any
army officer in charge of the Louisiana State-university co-ed rifle
co-eds have beaten the men's teajn. Above is Marguarlte Haggard.
is a 97-oMOO marksman.
Deadeye
Dominates Denver Series
.
Olympic Club
Ace Collects
67 Markers
Denver, March 21 (ft Tall, hot
shooting sons of California, Dead
eye Hank Luisetti in the fore, took
over almost complete dominance of
the 34th National A.A.TJ. basketball
tournament today. Only the tower
lng Phillips' 66 Oilers, defending
champions from Oklahoma's Caney
river country, blocked the way of
one or another of three California
teams toward the national title that
no Pacific coast outfit has won in 22
years.
Los Angeles Athletic club was the
last national champion from the far
west, winning in 1919.
Phillips' veteran man, vowing to
be the first two-time champions
since the title-winning Tulsa Oilers
of 1933-34, will clash with Hollywood
30th Century at the closing semi
final game tonight.
Lulsettt's San Francisco Olympic
club team will clash with Its neigh
bor from across the bay, Oakland
Athens club, In the other semi-final,
beginning at 8 p. m., mountain stan
dard tme.
Luisetti, 111 with a chill in his ho
tel room the night before, rang up
33 points in 33 minutes' playing time
against the Seattle Savldges as the
Olympic club scored a (8-to-36 win
In last night's quarter-finals. This
raised, his tournament scoring mark
to 67 in three games.
Phillips overwhelmed the Los An
geles Cllftons In the second half for
a 43-31 triumph. Hollywood's victim,
the last southern team In the tour
ney, was Shreveport, La, Morris
Dickson's, by a 47-38 score. Athens
club tossed the Dallas 'Wilsons Into
defeat, 48 to 36. ,
Wolf Apologizes
or "Riot" Scene
Astoria, March 31 MV-Salem's
high school principal apologized
yesterday for treatment of Astoria's
championship basketball team In
Salem last week, Principal E. D.
Towlcr of Astoria said.
The apology ended talk of a
break in relations, but Coach Wally
Palmbprg said he would take no
more teams to Salem unless guar
anteed such treatment would not
be repeated.
He added, however, that a Salem
football game as Astoria next fall
would remain on schedule.
The Astoria players claimed a
crowd menaced them during and
after a "victory banquet" last Sat
urday. Teachers Prove Popular
Orand Island Mrs. Will Duren
of Hopewell and Mrs. Vernon Ste
phens of Falrview have been re
hired to teach at the Grand Island
school. Mrs. Duren has been prlnd
pal five years and Mrs. Stephens
as been the primary teacher four
years.
Beer
Hank Luisetti
Dorothy Worries Over
Joe's New Position
By Henry McLemore
St. Petersburg, Fla., March 21 (U.R) She's young, she's
pretty. She's happily married, and has a lovely baby, and
there's money In the bank. But there's a fly In the ointment
an infield fly in tne ointment
because Mrs, Joe Gordon is not quite
sure In her heart how her husband
is going to handle anything hit Into
Into the air or along the ground at
his new position of first base with
the New York Yankees.
President Ed Barrow of the Yank
ees Is sure Gordon Is going to be a
brilliant first baseman. So Is Man
ager Joe McCarthy, and so Is Gor
don himself. But Mrs. Gordon well,
let Dorothy speak for herself.
"Just when Joe was getting to be
such a good second baseman that I
could go to the Yankee games and
relax, they go and change him to
first base. He's tickled to death to
Snow Expected in
Oregon Cascades
bt th Aifoe!ttd Pthi)
Moderate snow squalls are
ex-
pected in the Oregon Cascade range
winter sports areas this week-end
with temperatures slightly higher
In both Oregon and Washington.
Tlmberllne Lodge, Ore. Chains
advised from Tlmberllne Junction
to lodge. Four Inches powder
snow over unbreakable common
crust, total depth 73 Inches. Chair
lift and ground tow lift operating.
Government Camp, Ore. High
way clear. Trace of snow.
Santlam Pass, Ore. Highway
open. Six Inches dry, powder snow
over 36 Inches packed. Skiing.
Ground tow lift operating.
Skyllners, Ore. Tumalo road
rutted. Twenty-four Inches of
snow with granular crust. Lodge
closed for remainder of season due
to lack of snow.
Viking Juniors
Lose in Portland
Nosed out by the Roosevelt Jun
iors, 34 to S3, the Junior Vikings
were eliminated from further com
petition In the Golden Ball basket
ball tournament at Peninsular park,
Portland, last night.
The locals went Into the final
quarter with a 11 point bulge, but
were unable to add to It.
Roosevelt (34) (33) Viking Jn.
Miller 17 F 8 Sheldon
DePeefl F - Svarverud
Mansers O 13 Jones
CarleyS G 13Gemmelll
Baccelerl
1 Simmons
Congratulations and
Best Wishes
To the Nw
B6? B Bowling Alleys
time." says Major F. E. Dunaway,
team. For two years straight the
17 - year - old L.S.U. freshman who
have a try at the new position, but
I'm not so sure about It yet. Noth
ing made me nervous when Joe was
on second. I had seen him there so
much that I knew he was capable
of handling any sort of a ball hit to
him. Even in a -world series game I
was perfectly calm when he scooted
to his right or to his left, or when
he had a chance for a double play,
or when he went way back for a fly.
Now, they have moved him to
strange place and I'll have to start
worrying about him Just as I did
when he was learning to be a good
second baseman. I'll be the most
fidgety of all the wives In the
Yankee stadium this summer, I'll
bet you that."
Dorothy said her suffering al
ready had started down here in
spring training.
"I saw Joe In an exhibition game
a few days ago," she told me, "and
It was hard for me to believe that
that was my Joe, bouncing around
doing the wrong thing. I thought I
would keel over when I saw him
come charging In to handle a slow
ball hit to the left of the pitcher,
which by all baseball rights belong
ed to the second baseman.
There was my Joe racing toward
tne Dan, and there was first base
with nobody near it. Of course, he's
learning every day, and I know that
by the time he gets to the Yankee
stadium for the opening of the sea
son, hell soon be as good at first as
he was at second."
Larson Head of
Polk-Yamhill Loop
Independence At a meeting In
Sheridan this week of tho Polk-
YamhiU Athletic League new off!
cers of the association were elected
and the spring baseball schedule
made.
Professor Oscar Larson, principal
of Amity high school, was elected
president of the league; Paul E.
principal of Independence high, vice
president, and Clay Eggleston, coach
of Monmouth high, was elected sec
retary-treasurer.
The baseball schedule for IHS will
be as follows: April 15, Indepen
dence at Wlllamina; April 18, Amity
here; April 33, Monmouth here;
April 35, Sheridan here; April 39,
Independence at Dallas; May 3,
Dallas here; May 6, Wlllamina here;
May 9, Independence at Amity; May
independence at Sheridan, and
May 16, Independence at Monmouth,
Salem High
Vikings Take
Up Baseball
Taking advantage of clearing
skys and drying playing field,
Coach Harold Hauk Issued a call
yesterday for the first baseball
workout of the season at Salem
high. Thirty-four candidates re
sponded including six members of
last year's club. Clay Patterson
and Ben Glfford from last year's
mound staff are expected to carry
the pitching burden although Dick
Highberger who was with the
American Legion Juniors last year
may take his turn on the bUL
Additional lettermen were Austin
Wilson, Eddie Salstrom and Don
Bower, Infielders, and Dutch Sim
mons, outfielder.
New to the high school team are:
Catchers, Don Page, Don Toomb,
Tony Vittone.
Pitchers, Darnel Tennis, Delbert
Kleen and Dick Highberger.
Outfielders, Grover Hofstetter,
Lyle White, Milton Freeman, Carl
Butte, Leon Stull, Keith Land, Roy
scmess, Fred Bradshaw, and Her
man Hudson.
Infields, Les Pearmlne, Bob Sed-
erstrom, Bill Egan, Bob Adams,
Chuck Whlttemore, Dick Fones,
Monte Chrlstofferson, Paul Kelty,
Leonard Martin, Norman Stone,
Herb Booth.
First competition of the season
will be against the Chemawa In
dians, April 1.
Woman to Direct
Semi-Pro Opening
McKinney, Texas, March 31 m
Bessie Largont, baseball's only wo
man major league scout, will direct
the start of the National Semi-Pro
season May 4 when an estimated
80,000 clubs open the campaign si
multaneously. It Is being termed "the greatest
mass play In history" by the Na
tional Semi-Pro Baseball cong.ess.
The time for the grand opening
Is 3 pjn. (CST) and the occasion
has been designated as "national
semi-pro baseball day." Mrs. Larg
ent was announced today as direct
or of the mass play.
McKinney's noted baseball per
sonality, who during her career as
a scout has sent more than 100
youngsters into the major leagues
through recommendations including
Rip Radcliff, Luke Appling, Verne
Kennedy, Monty stratton and Art
Shires, estimated nearly a million
aspirants to be big league stars
would join the celebration.
It
It
3?
Slogan Wanted
For Solon Bus
Have you a four word slo
gan which will look appro
priate on a panel of the new
bus being acquired for the Sa
lem Senators baseball team?
One that contains the word
"Salem" and which will give
at least a hint of some char
acteristic of the capital city?
If you have, man It either to
the Senator baseball club, 329
State street, or to the "Slogan
Editor," Capital Journal.
The Senator management
will give to the person sending
in the slogan judged to be the
most appropriate a crisp $10
bill and a ticket for the first
league game May 1.
Slogans must be submitted
not later than April 6.
Snipe State
AAU Champion
Portland, March 21 (JFj Three
Portland youths and a Chemawa
fighter won their ways to the na
tional championships In Boston,
Mass., last night with victories In
the Oregon AAU boxing finals.
Two of them, Tommy Moyer and
Pete Riley, were from the Multno
mah Athletic club, Walt Sabbe rep
resented the Oregon Amateur Ath
letlc club, and Danny Snipe was
from the Chemawa Indian school.
All were defending state champ
ions. They will leave March 26 for the
national tournament which runs
from March 31 to April 2.
Results were:
113 pounds Melvln Bltser, OAAO. d
cleloned Dick Clevlnter, OAAC.
118 pounds Danny Snipe. Chemawa,
declsloned Harold Eastman, OAAO.
130 pounds Mlks Pinles, Chemawa, de
clsloned Dennis Qulnn, Eugene Elks.
147 pounds Fete Riley, MAC. techni
cal If.O. over Martin Bohedler, MAO.
100 pounds Walter Wabbe, OAAC, de
clsloned Ray Pllaka, Aero club.
176 pounds Lynn Ewlng, MAO. von
by default from Carl Nielsen, MAO.
Heavyweight Olenn Prohaska. OAAO,
declsloned Bill Bettls, Aero club.
Mover's scheduled opponent, Hal Pet
ersen, was unable to appear due to
broken bona In his foot.
Picnic Supper Served
Hayesville A no-host picnic sup
per was held at the Chester Doo
little home recently honoring the
15th birthday anniversary of Carl
Komyate and the eighth birthday
anniversary of Lois Rail. Places were
arranged for Mrs. Fred Stettler. Sr ,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stettler, Jean,
Elsie and Jimmy, Mr. and Mrs. Ron
ald Rail, Shirley and Lois, Mrs.
Bovllla McAfee, Adelle Prey, Dor
othy Rartzell, Robert Hartzell, Carl
Komyate, Jean Doollttle and Mr.
and Mrs. Chester Doollttle.
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Joe Continues
Bum of Month
Fist Campaign
By Charles Dnnkley
Detroit, Mich, March 31 (IPh
"How long will it last?"
That old, familiar chant waa
heard today with Joe Louis, carry
lng on with what Is described aa
his "bum-of-the-month" campaign,
expected to blast the championship
aspirations of ponderous Able Sim
on tonight.
The battle, set for 30 rounds or
less in Olympla arena, la jokingly
or otherwise called the 19th defense
Louis la making of his world's hea
vyweight championship since he ,
won it from James J. Braddock In '
Comlskey Park, Chicago, back In
June, 1937.
The chant Btarted In Boston last
December when the Brown Bomber
beat Al McCoy so unmercifully he
was unable to answer the bell for
the sixth, round. It was next heard
in New York where stout-hearted
Red Burman yielded in five rounds.
Next' In Philadelphia where the
battle-worn Ous Dorazio fell on his
face, completely knocked out, In two
rounds,
As the hour of the bout approach
ed there was no one, with the ex
ception of Simon and his manager,
Jimmy Johnston, who conceded
ponderous Abe a chance. Simon
stuck to his conviction that he nev
er had been hurt by a blow and
did not believe Louis could do It,
either. He figured the champion
would tire from throwing his punch
es and that he, Simon, would then
come on to win.
The fight will be broadcast over
KEX heirinnlnff at 7 o'clock. ,
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Chemawa All-Stars
Take First Game
By defeating Simmons Insurance
45 to 41 last night on the Leslie
Junior high school court, the Che
mawa All Stars took a one game
lead In the series to determine the
championship of the City basket
ball league. The Indians were led
in their scoring by Frank Backbone
who netted 20 points.
The losers were behind 18-11 at
half time and try as they did, were
not able to lessen the margin,
largely because Backbone was bit
ting from all angles.
Chemawa (45) (41) Simmons
Backbone 30 F 13 Page
Van Pelt 13 F lSBurrell
WoundedeyeB C 10 Murray
Lodge 6 o ORobbs i
Hay ward 3
Shoulderblad
If