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Skits and Scratches B7 Fred Zimmerman I Capital Journal Spurn Editor How does a coach keep his -v.... intsrodprl In football when uuyo --- there is a lapse of three weeks between contests? Thai me Keene is con fronted with at Willamette as he peers down througn a lu-aay corridor of time to the College -e TCiitrof Sonnr! came booked for Saturday afternoon, October 31. Insofar as actual outsiae competition is concerned the Bearcats have not turned a wheel since October 9 when they defeated Linfield. A kid has to like foot ball better than anything else in order to keep up his enmusiasm when he knows there Is noth ing in sight for three weeks ex cept rocking or getting rocked by one of his own teammates. With transportation cur tailed and becoming more and more difficult for the average civilian, right now would be a good lime to in augurate a scoutless cam paign. Day football without the benefit of having watch ed the opposition. The re sult might be surprising or disastrous but we believe all concerned would get a kick out of such an arrange ment. Coach Buff Donelll of Duqucsne favors doing away with the scout for the duration at least. Jack Cuddy o the U.P. tells of an experience Donclli had last week when Duqucsne and North Carolina, finding them selves without games, agreed to a hurry-up contest at Chapel Hill. "Because the game had been arranged at the last min ute, neither team had been able to scout the other," Cuddy polnt a ,ir "Donelll sDent the first half of the game analyzing Tar Heel, formations and devising methods of combatting them. And his players wore doing the same." , "Then It was up to me and the boys to pool our In formation in the dressing room and map a campaign for the second half," Do nelll said. "I did the best I could, but I guess I didn't do as good a job between halves as .Tim Tatum of Carolina. Wc got beat, but I'll tell you this, I never cn- ' Joyed a football game as much In my life. , And the boys said the same thing af ter the first half. Because It was catch-as-catch-can a battle of brains, far differ- ent from playing with plans already made. The kids were out there on their own, the boys on both teams had to be doubly alert on every play. For a while, ev ery lad was his own field general. Football played that way is tops. It really gives the game to the play ers tosses It right Into their laps." Whether or not the coaches are in favor of doing away with mullne nr not. the matter may v.n inknn nut of their hands if the armed services continue to ' levy on the ranks of the assist ants In physical education. Scouts don't grow on bushes. As a mallnr of fact a man who can turn out a good digest of what has happened during a football game is a rare specimen. A good scout has to forget the game as n ennetnfnr. And when he gets home he has lo have in his brief case a complete set of plays as run off by (he club which is due on the local campus the follow ing Saturday. Belated Vacations Taken by Farmers Hazel Green With the last of the harvesting done with the completion of silo filling the farmers are enjoying brief va cations, mostly hunting trips. A group of successful hunters re turned from the 1Z station in the Eastern Oregon section, among them Perry Sanders, Clarence and Lawrence Zielin ski of this community, Charles Andrcsen and John Zumstein of Hayesville, Andy Feilen of Sa lem, John P. Zlelinski of Quln aby, Wally Park of West Sa lem, Tony Halter of Woodburn and Earl Hammer, of Middle Grove. The group found that the deer wore less numerous than in previous years and more elusive than on other hunting trips. Another group left this week for the same hunting grounds and will stay a week or more. Included were Edward and I ctcr Haslcbackcr, Albert Er Ickson, of Portland, Henry Zrin encr of Kcizcr, and Marvin Van Cleave. Hubert Aspinwall of this com munity, Hallio Doe and R. An derson of Salem have returned from a trip to Wolf mountain in Eastern Oregon. Modest Otto 'Just Throws' That Football Evanston. 111.. Oct. 21 (It 1 Northwestcrn's Otto Graham currently holds the honors for the year's best single-game pass ing performance but the dark browed junior halfback only laughs when terms like "sling shot wing" and "rubber arm" are used to describe his ability. "I just throw," he said today. "Some days I feel hot and other days I can't hit a thing. Against Michigan I just felt good." In the Michigan game last Sat urday (which the Wolverines won, 34-16) Graham completed 20 of 29 passes and gained 295 yards. He won wide fame last year for a season's mark of 36 completions in 75 tries but in four 1942 games he has hit the target 37 out of 73. "Michigan left their flats wide open," Graham offered as an ex planation. "I could have com pleted passes out there all day. They were just going good and the boys were doing a nice job of catching them." Graham's "hot day" against the Wolverines ran his passing total for the season to 482 yards. Only four of his throws have been intercepted. Pastor Sore Over Decision Cleveland, Oct. 21 (fl) With decisions over highly regarded Bob Pastor and Tami Mauriello in his last two scraps, Jimmy Bivens deserve a spot well up in the heavyweight ranks to day. The punching Cleveland negro, who normally fights as a light heavy, tacked on a couple of extra pounds last night and grab bed a split decision from a sur prised and indignant Pastor who landed far more blows, although they weren't quite so sharp, the 10,576 faithful who entrusted $35,908 to Matchmaker Larry At kins' care at the Cleveland arena seemed evenly divided on the verdict. Bicycling Bob was provoked at the ruling, declaring, "I won my last 14 fights and I didn't lose this one." Although Pastor twice slipped to one knee for no count, there were no knock downs as In their first encounter six months ago when Robert won after hitting the floor In the first two rounds. Daredevils and Rangers in Tie The Intramural football game between the Rangers, captained by Don Chapman, and the Dare devils, piloted by Roy Littke, went into the books as a score less tie Tuesday after the two high school outfits had, struggl ed through four quarters without reaching the goal line. Each side got within 20 yards of the prom ised land but could penetrate no further. Team personnel: Daredevils Roy Littke, cap tain; Wayne Weston, Richard Vincent, Dave Smith, Robert Lee, Calvin Masce, Glen Lewis, Ben Rciman, Carl Ward, Gene Hartung, Daryl Jones, Wesley Strode, Roy Tomklns, Bill Math is, Wilford Beard, Keith Morris, Gordon Wyatt, Norman Stone, Bob Menlzer. Rangers Don Chapman, cap tain; Bob Zeller, Lloyd Findcn, Robert Robbins, David Simpson, Mel Case, Harold Adams, Pres ton Mills, Bill Robbins, Roy Houck, Reno Young, Dick Hill, Allen Aplet, Vernon Houghen, Bill Meithoff, Bud Thompson, Sidney Wells, Jim Watenpaugh and Steve Zuslinden. Todd Family Gathers Stayton Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Todd and their son, Roy Todd, of Deer Park, Wash., spent the past week at the Boyd Eidson home. Mrs. Eidson is their daughter. The visit was cli maxed by a family gathering of over 30 Saturday night. Games and refreshments were enjoyed. Roy Todd was on leave from the navy and was to return to duty Monday. Customs Change In War Times Logan, Utah, Oct. 21 W) Usually the winner of the football game between Utah university and Utah State agricultural college keeps the ball used in the contest. But when Utah won, Ulali State refused to sur render the ball. "Gotta keep it," a stu dent manager explained. "Can't buy footballs anymore." i.n i " m " " i The Capital Journal, Salem. Ore. Loss of Arm Fails Handicap Tulsa Guard By Ben Funk Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 21 (H Rugged, red-haired Ellis Jones, University of Tulsa right guard, has only one arm but he couldn't be much harder to handle, oppo sition linemen say, If he had as many flippers as an octopus. - A lot of people were surprised, most of all Jones himself, when the quiet, modest Texan won a starting berth on the most powerful Tulsa football team of recent, years. But Coach Henry Frnka insists that he was entirely in his right when he gave Jones the nod over a field of half a dozen pretty good guard candidates. "Jones is very fast and has tremendous leg power," Frnka said. And he can block, kick, and is a good tackier. Jones injured his right arm In a fall from a tree when he was 11 years old. Blood poisoning forced doctors to amputate the arm near the shoulder. One of his boyhood ambitions was to . play football and he de termined not to let the handi cap slop him. He went out for football as a freshman in the Abilene, Tex., high school. "Better not do it, kid," ad vised Coach Dewey Mayhew. "This is a rough game and you might get hurt. But Jones couldn't be talked out of it. So, to keep him out of danger and out of the way Mayhew assigned him to a scrub team where he had little chance for action; However, the sober, determin ed youngster had no intention of remaining with the scrubs. Hours at a, time, day after day he practiced kicking, blocking and tackling and even learned to snag a pass with the best of them. When he was a junior, May hew promoted him to the first string and two years later he made the San Angclo, Tex., junior college team, A report on Jones came to Frnka last fall from a scout who saw San Angelo play the Cam eYon Aggies at Lawlon, Okla. "That one-armed guy," said the scout, "was In their backfield all day." Frnka was skeptical but saw to It, nevertheless, that Jones was duly sold on the merits of Tulsa university. And Jones soon sold himself to Tulsa when he arrived and donned a football suit. Offense Stressed By Washington Seattle, Oct. 21 UPy The em nhasis Is on the scoring in the University of Washington foot ball camp this week. figuring inai muie iiidn uiic touchdown will De noectect 10 beat the strengthened California Bears here Saturday, Coach Ralph (Pest) Welch observed after yesterday's slam-bang of fensive display: "Right now we're ' figuring ways and means of making points. We'll get our defense set later." The Huskies were on the beam as they marched to five touch downs last night against the Frosh. The display led Dr. Al fred Strauss of Chicago, a noted alumnus who keeps a close tab on Washington football and has steered many a grid star west ward, to comment: "That's the most business-like squad I've seen here in a number of years." Spokane Bombers Seek Sixth Win Boise, Oct. 21 VP) The Second Air Force Bombers, victorious in five consecutive football games, worked out today for Saturday's contest with College of Idaho. The Bombers from Spokane, Wash., defeated Portland univer sity at Salt Lake City last Sat urday, 20 to 13. Among the 31 players are such stars at Billy Sewell, '41 pass ing star of Washington State col lege: Hal Van Every, formerly of Minnesota and the profession al Grccri Bay Packers: Al Bod ney, end from Tulane; Tony Ros sclli, first string guard from Youngstown university; Conrow Barham, ox-Southwcstcrn uni versity hafback, and Vic Spa diccini, Minnesota quarterback. Fred Zimmerman, Sparta Ed! tar Charles (Bud) Wilkinson, Minnesota's chief football scout. Here (seated) he confers with (left to right) Red Daw son, backfield coach; John Roning, end coach; Dr. George Hauser, head coach. Defeat Takes Edge off Beaver-Cougar Clash By Fred Hampson ' (Associated Press Staff Writer) The Oregon State-Washington State football game, which looked like it might decide the Pacific Coast conference cham pionship two weeks ago, now scales down to a sort of salvage operation with each team trying to hang onto a pennant chance at the expense of the other. Nevertheless, Portland sports writers still think it will be one of the top games of the season in the circuit, holding that both teams are stronger than last Saturday's scores indicate and each is fiercely determined not yet to yield its flag hope. Washington. State seems to be a slight choice ' in Portland, Rickey Reports For Showdown New York, Oct. 21 U.R) The post of general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers remained op en today but the presence of Branch Rickey for a reported "show-down" conference indicat ed today that the St. Louis Car dinals' executive had the inside track for the job. Rickey arrived here last night by plane from St. Louis and, while refusing lo comment on the Dodgers' position, admitted he planned to sever relations with the Cardinals. "I've heard the report about the Brooklyn offer, of course," Rickey said, "but I can not dis cuss it." Asked whether he planned to leave St. Louis, Rickey said: 1 "Very definitely. I'm leaving I've said that before. I hate to go, though, they're a great bunch of boys and it's a great town for baseball. They are a" great sup porting people." . Silverfon Plant Full of Venison Silverton The lockers at the cold storage plant are fast fill ing up with deer and antelope meat bagged by hunters. Lester Rue, student at Oregon State college, and employed in construction supervisory work at the Salem airport, returned Monday with a fine buck, his first kill with the victim spoil ing a beautiful pair of horns in a "summersault" down a rocky cliff when he was hit. Just pre vious to Rue's luck, he got a shot at a large cougar that had been menacing the flocks in that section but the cat was too quick for him and hid in a tree until he could get away. With Rue was his father, Bert Rue, who served as "bush-beat-1 er" for the hunters as he had ! brought home his buck a few' days previous Others in the party were Alf O. Nelson and his son, Jim, who are becoming home famous on their reputation of wounding an animal and having him come to within a few yards of camp when a bullet In his heart from the gun of Nelson, senior, ended his troubles. i H. B. Jorgenson and his son, Vincent, were members of the party, also, but have not been heard from as to luck. Bert Rue remained in the vicinity of Mitchell for a week as guide for other hunters. REMEMBER?! MICKY'S CORNED BEEF and CABBAGE Tuesday and Thursdays 47 Caurl SI where the contest will be played, in spite of the manhandling the Cougars took from Southern California last week. The handi cappers around the Oregon me tropolis figure the Oregon Stat ers looked even worse against Santa Clara. Accepting the fact that Santa Clara is prob ably a better ball club than USC, the boys figure Oregon State had the advantage of a home field, friendly crowd, cool Wea ther and at thr was lucky not to have been beaten worse. Santa Clara's Freitas-to-Beals passing combination is supposed to be the most deadly thing on coast grid lots, yet the Broncs used it only once against the Beavers. It worked for 30 yards and laid the groundwork for the only touchdown. Otherwise the Broncos let their runners, Frei tas, Higgins ancf Vinolla, prin cipally, handle the assignment and they did everything except score more 'touchdowns. On the other hand OSC show ed the 7,500 customers that she still has some of the Rose Bowl strength, in the line and at full back. But the nimble, hard-to-fathom running-passing of Dur dan and Dethman is absent, or was Saturday. Turner Beaten In Late Rounds Portland, Oct. 21 (ID A two fisted attack in the late rounds won .Costcllo Cruz, 158, Santa Barbara, Calif., a ten-round de cision last night over Leo Turn er, 157, Portland negro. Turner had the edge in the early rounds, but Cruz' superior in-fighting soon began to tell and he had the negro almost helpless by the fin al round, In a wild semi-wind-up Al Spina, 141, Portland, gained a six-round decision over Bill Do brill, 143, Los Angeles. There wore eight knock-downs, seven of them scored by Spina. Other results: Zeb Smith, 173, Portland, six round decision over Bobby Ross, 178, Amarillo, Tex.; Young Na tionalista, 129, Portland, four round draw with Lefty Smith, 128, Fort Lewis; Boxcar Kline, 160, Lewiston, Idaho, knocked out Kid Thornley, 161, Portland, in the third round of a scheduled four-round bout. Jurkovich Back In Bear Lineup Berkeley, Calif., Oct. 21 UP) Jim Jurkovich, University of California left halfback who has been out of the lineup because of leg injury, is working out again with the hope of entering the game with the University of Washington Saturday. Coach L. B. (Stub) Allison said the team showed a better defense in yesterday's workouts. DEFENSE WORKERS! BHr Health - latter Work llaefai, Coon and Hernia (Kuptuta) cuiordait lapatt . yout it - camion Btoiav -aaiaiaa nawti. ucnaaalnll trait thai cob- dittos, laeludiit) Ptla. 1 without aeapilal apaikttoB. Ltbarat etadit tarn. Call lot itatlnatlaa or aaad fot4 FREE daietiptlva BooklaL Op an twingt. Alan.. Wad., hi, 7 it Dr. C. J. DEAN CLINIC H. X. Cat. I. Butaiida aad Gtaad A-a. Talaaaeaa EAat 3916, Partltad, Oraa Wednesday, October 21, 1942 Basketball to Flourish in Spite of War By Jack Cuddy New York, Oct. 21 (U.R) Re gardless of what happens to oth er sports during the war, bas ketball seems destined to flour ish. The hoop game is easily adap table to wartime conditions. Moreover, it has thousands of active participants male and female throughout the country, and its millions of fans gener ally are more prosperous now than in recent years. Despite the constant shift of manpower to the colors, talent will be available for "big time" basketball because it is the most widely played team-game in the nation's high schools, colleges, military establishments and de fense plants. It's a sport that thrives on local loyalty and close-to-home rivalries. Hence, it's "big . time" wherever played, Some semi-pro and college teams do make long trips during the season, with squads that are ! small compared to those in foot ball or baseball. But these trips could be eliminated and inter sectional play dropped entirely during war time without hurt ing the game. Distance does not lend enchantment in basketball as it does on the gridiron or diamond. Rarely does a distant quint, build up a following amonj the home folks like i distant football or baseball out fit. Games would .be just a: well attended, perhaps better, if basketball teams concentrated on competition in their own areas. The game is particularly ad aptable to war conditions be cause of available talent, a min imum of transportation difficul ties, and because it lends itself to odd-hours of practice. We mean that players can practice in their spare time, day or night. This is. important these days when men in uniform are so busy for long hours, when de The best is always the' better buy I (:T& spot I G A am aw m m a UU 1 1 V 1 - I . - r SOTtltO UN0EI AUTHORITY Of THI COCA.COIA COMPANY it ' SALEM COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY SAI.EM, OREGON Downtown Strategist Given Coaching Job Orting, Wash., Oct. 21 ) Lei's have a cheer for that ven erableand voluble fraternity, the Monday morning barbershop quarterbacks. One of the boys (and it's the barber himself) has landed a job as coach. Roy Ben- iamin. who has honed a razor over many a tootuail game in this town of 1,200 populace, took the Orting high school job after the regular coach left for a war job. The team surprised the townfolk by going right out and scoring a touchdown for the first time in two years. When Benjamin volunteered his services, a leader of the townfolk told him: "You've been quarterbacking the team from the shop every Monday I morning, Roy; now go ahead and coach it." Benjamin is a pretty busy geot between the shop and the field, but he granted the following long distance interview to a sports editor in Seattle: "What do I do with the shop when I'm coaching? I close it up tight. My experience? I played football since I was four years old. Was captain of the Tomah, Wis., high school team in 1915. Don't write me up like I was a Rockne, because my boys are pretty green. But Orting scored a touchdown last week for the first time in two years, even if the other team did win, 51 to 7." Joe Cronin Takes Oversea Position Boston, Oct. 21 IU.B) Manager Joe Cronin ot the Boston Red Sox said today that acceptance of an offer to manage one of the Red Cross overseas recreation clubs satisfies an "urge to do something to help ever since the war started." First big league manager to volunteer for war duty, Cronin revealed that he will return to mis country to puoi ms ciuu our- ing as nis war service oniy milium my. mentor has two years remaining under the second of two five- year contracts with owner Tom Yawkey. fense plants workers can't take time out lo groom for a game, and when many colleges are taking a "four-year course" in three. In addition, the sport usu ally played indoors requires only modest equipment. .You can it IT TAKES something extra... a plus... to make a repu. tation that everybody respects. Coca-Cola got in reputation for quality, because it has always been made ity way out Cola is an like VA Coca Wartime member: Coke, being firit choice, felli out firit. Aslt for it each time. No matter how thort the upply, the quality of Coca-Cola carries on. ft mull Leo Costa, University of Georgia, minute by minute, probably has the greatest scoring record in college football. In throe years of varsity competition he 'has scored 59 points for Georgia, all of them place kicks for points after touchdowns. Yet Costa has played exactly four minutes of varsity football four' minutes in the opening game of his sophomore year. He is listed as a center but is destined not to get his suit dirty unless he falls down . en route from the bench. Roblin May Get Blocking Berth Eugcne, Ore., Oct. 21 W- ilTmmy Roblini ace Oregon back- fieia man, probably will be blocking back against the Idaho football team-here Saturday. Roblin started the season as principal ball carrier, but in the game against Washington two weeks ago was in the quarter back position most of the time.. Coach John Warren said he liked the experiment well, and might use Bob Reynolds, negro speedster, at left half, Scotty Deeds at right half and Bill Davis at fullback, every time of quality ingredients. original creation with a very special something to offer, found in no other drink... a finished art in its making. ..a end of wholesome flavors that creates for Coca-Cola a' taste all its own. That's why Coca-Cola has the taste that charms ... and never cloys. There are many things for thirst but only one stands out for refreshment ...ice-cold Coca-Cola. The only thing Coca - Cola is Coca -Cola, itself. llmitl the iuppIt of Coca-Cola. Those timet when you cannot aet It. re. lav. - -. What drink do you find at the Poet Exchanges? Ice-cold Coca-Cola, of coune...to offer pure, wholeiome, taite-aood refreshment.
