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( 1 I ii .e Skits Scratches By Fred Zimmerman Capital Journal Snorts Editor Neither Willamette university nor the city of Salem has tossed in the sponge in connection with the 1B44 basketball tourna ment. But unless some pretty fast action is taken in the imme diate future, this sports classic may well be taken away from the capital. And once removed from our local campus, brother, it won't be returned unless covetous communities get to fighting among themselves. Presence of a naval unit at Willamette university compli cates the situation somewhat in sofar as conducting the tourna ment on the schedule which has been In effect for a number of years. The gymnasium would be free for outside use early in month but the March 16. 17, 18 dates as announced by the Ore gon High School Activities asso ciation would necessitate some shifting around. Willamette's gym would be occupied by the sailors during the forenoons of those three days, but there is nothing to prevent tournament occupation in the afternoon and evening. The consolation brack et could be shifted to Salem high school, where facilities are more than ample. It is under atobd the Viking gym would be available. While Willamette Is interest ed in the tournament since the Methodists pioneered the affair, It lun't reasonable to expect Prof. Leslie Sparks, with a short office crew will get down on his knees and supplicate tne hoard nf control to head the courtaters this way next March. Hnwever. we know that Wllia mette will do everything in it's power to make the tournament success should the higher ups decide to continue the affair here. Jefferson high of Portland ap pears to have submitted a bid for the 1D44 tourney even though that school's physical plant isn t a bit more commod ious than Willamette's. Probab ly the main pinch in Salem would be housing accommoda tions, but wc believe that could be worked out thruogh a bit of planning and cooperation all around. Just where Portland would house the kjds is a mys tery since the ordinary citizen must make a reservation a month in advance to get a bunk In one of the downtown hotels. There is a report that the army Intends taking over a couple of the hotels, lock, barrel and stock. If that should occur, what chance would a couple hundred high school boys have? Arrange ments might be made to house them at Portland university. As matter of fact the entire tournament in all probability could be run off there if it is decided to move it from Salem. If Salem had gotten behind the proposal to construct a port able floor for use in the horse pavilion of the state fair grounds, there would be no question now as to where the tournament is to be held. That building would house several thousand spectators. Dormitory accommodations might have been available out there, too. We wouldn't be surprised if Astoria would put in a bid for the tournament. The Fishermen have the gym facilities, but their housing accommodations are no more ample than in the valley. Then, too, Astoria is quite some distance from the center of pop ulation. A card from Tats Yaria, Salem high school honor student and popular athlete at Willamette university, states that he is em ployed by the Cornhuskcr hotel of Lincoln, Neb., as a buyer. One of his brothers is attending Ne braska university and the other is a student at Wcsleyan univer sity. "I wouldn't trade an acre of Oregon for the entire state of Nebraska," Tats admits. Drumheller Hires Prominent Jockey San Francisco, Dec. 21 WPi Allan Drumheller of Walla Wal la, Wash., owner of Sirde, an nounced today he had engaged George Woolf, considered one of the nation's outstanding money jockeys, to ride the Pacific northwest 2-ycar-old colt In the Kentucky Derby. Drumheller said the contract Is contingent on the manner in which the Mio D'Arczza colt trains for the Churchill Downs classic. Sirde was one of the leading thoroughbreds at the Bay Meadows track's fall season which ended Saturday, Program Is Arranged Woodburn St. Benedict's pa rochial school will close Wed nesday and will not reopen un til January 3. At 1:30 Wednes day afternoon a Christmas pro gram will be given which will Include songj, instrumental mu sic, a Christmas pageant and a clown drill, The public it invited. Survey Favors Football Play Chicago, Dec. 21 lP) Major John L. Griffith believes the western conference has proven the value of continuing war time football and that colleges which suspended the sport will flock back into the fold in 1944. "Many schools have realized they made a big mistake by has tily dropping football," the big ten commissioner said today. "Western conference teams, playing before 1.055,000 specta tors in home games this fall, profited enough financially to assure a complete sports pro gram next year." A survey of football by Grif fith in 12 midwestern states showed: Ninety-eight percent of the fans were in agreement with the navy policy which permits V-12 students to compete on varsity teams. Ninety-eight percent thought 17 and 18-year-old boys on col lege teams showed up well with older teammates and against older opponents. Ninety-eight percent believed football should be continued in 1844 and that college adminis trations should be urged to keep intercollegiate programs operat ing for the duration. The poll disclosed that 48 per cent of the fans traveled to games by automobile, 14 per cent by train, 13 percent walk ed, and 25 percent used public conveyances such as street cars and elevated trains. The great est average distance traveled by fans to games was 56 miles. Eastern Shrine Gridders Arrive San Francisco, Dec. 21 Wl Twenty-tour strong, the travel weary East all-star football team was due here today for the Now Year's day game with the West all-stars. Coach Andy Kerr's charges include Bob Hoernschmeyer, spectacular Indiana freshman rated second among the nation's passers, whb may be matched against another yearling prod igy, Herman Wedemeyer of St. Mary's College, Calif., Hawaiian triple-threat. Coach Orin (Babe) Holling bery ran his 22-man squad through drills today In Kezar stadium, site of the Shrine hos pital benefit, and tomorrow moves his players to Menlo Junior college at Menlo Park on the peninsula for 11 inten sive workouts before the offi cial kickoff. Duration League Winners Awarded Woodburn At a special as sembly at Woodburn high school awards were presented by Coach Burnett to the foot ball squad, winners of the Dur ation league championship. Sen iors receiving awards were' Bob Austin and Bruce Nelson, the star for co-captains; Byron Grim, Jim Jensen and Everett Seaton, the hig letter; Juniors, Bill Austin, Max Omans, Earl Mnttison, Chester English, Babe Heed, Marvin Mattson and Ed Pavlicek. Sophomores. Alvoid (Super man) Zuber, Jake Murphy and Carl Long. Freshmen, Cecil Parks. The coach was presented with a trophy from the team the pre sentation being made by Bob Austin. Mrs. Shields Honor Guest on Birthday Amity Mrs. Hcttie Shields of this city was honored Sun day with a dinner party at her home celebrating her 86th birth day anniversary. Her children were all present. They were Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Romig. Dr. and Mrs. Harley Shields of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. George Shields of Bethel, and Mr. and Mrs. Otho Shields of Amity. Her niece, Mrs. Clara Armstrong of Portland and Mrs. Luella Ship ley of Amity were also present. Mrs. Shields has been a rcs dent of this community for many years nnd has lately re covered from an Illness of sev eral months. Boxer Succumbs To Kayo Blow Chicogu, Dec. 21 P Al Rea soncr, 23-year-old lightweight boxer, died in Columbus hospi tal today, about five hours after he suffered a technical knock out in a 10-rmmd boxing bout last night with Freddie Daw son of Chicago. Reasoner, who had been box ing professionally since October, 1942, was unconscious when he was carried from the ring In the loth round and died without regaining consciousness, said Dr. E. J. Buehan of the Illinois Athletic commission. Rirkreall Beaten Rickreall The boys' basket ball team and the girls volley ball team played Perrydale Friday night but neither brought home a victory. 6 Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 1943 Higher, Larger Baskets Would Loosen Game, Critic Believes By Hugh Fullerton, Jr. New York, Dec. 21 When such a basketball expert as the Oklahoma Aggies' Hank Iba grudgingly admits that a suggested change in basketball "might work," this Dept. feels safe in pop- nina nff ahnn if Our iripa -ft was to hoist the basket up out of reach of the extra-tall boys and to make it larger so that shooters would have a reason able chance of hitting their mark without getting into those traf fic jams under the bucket. . . . Iba, who contends that basket ball will see a lot o'. post-war changes, agreed that anything that tends to produce more out sdie shots will give the speclat- Vikings Face Toughest Jinx Salem high's maple floor ath letes who have been able to win but one basketball game from the Tillamook Cheesemakers out of nine played during the past five years, will meet their coast jinx on the Viking floor at 8 o'clock Tuesdav night. Coach Frank Brown will start the five boys who went up against Mc Minnville and Springfield with satisfactory results insofar as the final score was concerned, Zeller and Cross, forwards; Bur lingham, center; Chapman and Gibson, guards. The latter, nurs ing sore feet, sat out a portion of the Springfield tilt. His ab sence weakened the Viking de fense materially and the Mil lers broke through for a number of close-in shots. Tillamook, another devotee of the fast break, has not played as many games this season as the Viks and it is entirely probable Salem will succeed in burying the jinx, at least temporarily. A preliminary at 6:45 will start the evening's entertain ment. Rip Sewell Wins Dapper Dan Award Pittsburgh, Dec. 21 Wi Tru ett (Rip) Sewell, ace pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates last year, won the fifth annual athletic award of the Dapper Dan club, a charity organization of sports men. The blonde hurler of the super-slow "blooper" ball polled 20 votes, six more than boxer Fritzie Zivic. He will be given a pocket watch at a dinner here next February. The award Is made to the sports figure who is considered to have done most in publiciz ing the city. Other winners have been boxer Billie Conn, Zivic, Buff Donclli, Duqucsne university grid coach, and Billy Dudley, star of the Pittsburgh pro stcelers. Two Jail Inmates Reported by Dallas Dallas Larry Dean Ar rance, 17, was fined S5 and sen tenced to serve ten days in the Polk county jail when arraign ed before Justice of the Peace Charles Gregory Monday on a motor vehicle violation charge. Arrance was arrested by state police Saturday, charged with operating a vehicle without a driver's license. Willie Gorsline, 18, was ar rested in Independence Satur day by city police on a charge of threatening to commit a fel ony, and brought to the county jail to await disposition of his case. IE DISCRIMINATING Drink America's UNEXCELLED WHISKEY BLENDED STRAIGHT WHISKIES MELROSE W Proof tiqnjiu. SAlTIMOL MARYLAND ESTABLISHED 1885 TNI SmiQHt WHISKIIS IN THIS HO0UCI All Til 01 MOII 010. d on inside. . . . Then he added still another point if the back boards are higher, the rebounds will go farther out into the court. . . . Maybe we still could n't see what some of the clever ball handlers were doing, but we'd like to see the. experiment made once. Quote, Unquote Coach Dutch Bergman (ex plaining the Redskins' victory over the Giants Sunday): "The three-day rest at the Westchest er Country club made all the difference. You know most of these boys work an eight-hour shift daily. I was able to get them off for two days this week. They had drive. We'll try to get to Chicago a few days early like we did here." Service Dept. The National football league's service list numbers 387 men, all taken from active duty with the clubs, and just half of them arc commissioned officers. Ex Yankee Scooter Rizzuto, playing basketball for the welfare and recreation team at the Norfolk naval training station, topped his team in scoring twice last week, but W.R. lost once to the anti-submarine warfare outfit paced by two other baseballers, Benny McCoy and Eddie Roo inson. Sport Shorts New York, Dec. 21 (Tj Base ball plans to carry on in 1944 as long as each .club can field nine men according to Ford C. Frick, president of the National league. The head of the senior loop pointed out that the game was not trying to minimize the num ber of stars who have been call ed to service nor the serious ness of the problem it faces but was prepared to accept what is left with no' thought of closing down. San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 21 W When the liberty freighter Charles Paddock is launched this week-end, it will carry an extra accessory a pair ,of spiked shoes once worn in com petition by the former world sprint star, a captain of mar ines when he was killed last July in an Alaskan plane crash. After the war the shoes are to be returned to his widow, Mrs. Neva Prisk Paddock of Pasa dena, who plans to have them copper-plated for posterity. San Francisco, Dec. 21 Henry Armstrong, one-time triple title holder, hopes to start another ring comeback when he fights Aldo Spoldi, northwest welterweight, in Portland, Ore., in early January. No date has been set. Armstrong's manager, George Moore, said the Los Angeles fighter would resume training for a circuit tour. Armstrong once held feather weight, welterweight and light weight title simultaneously. STAN'S UNION Attention Beware motorists of old worn-out oils and greases. Good clean materials are so vital in proper lubrication. Insure all moving parts for longer life lubricate NOW for . 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Welch tutored ends personally in rushing the passer and other linesmen were in structed to be wary of USC's quick-opening plays which have netted a lot of yardage this sea son. Admitting that his offense still lacked all the punch he de sired, Welch said he was giving defensive tactics top considera tion during the remaining work outs here. The 28-man Husky traveling squad will head for Los Angeles Chrsitmas eve and arrive on Sunday, leaving six days for the team to become ac climated. All but two. of the players have been selected for the team which will represent Washington in the Pacific coast champion ship play-off game. New Rubber Ball Available in 1944 New York, Dec. 21 (U.R) Na tional League President Ford Frick confirmed today that a new baseball with a synthetic rubber core had been approved by the major leagues and that it would be available in quan tity production for the 1944 sea son. The ball replaces the balata core ball used last season and blamed generally for the drop in batting averages in both leagues. Frick also discussed the base ball manpower situation briefly, stressing that the National league was determined to carry on as long as every club was able to put a team on the field. "This matter was discussed at some length during the winter meetings early this month and we have come now to the de cision that financial losses, no matter how heavy they may be, will not close up our parks," he said. Golfing Red Head Voted Top Athlete New York, Dec. 21 W The United States marine corps re serve harbors the woman ath lete of the year in Lt. Patty Berg, the golfing red head from Minneapolis, who yesterday was so acclaimed by the Associated Press In its annual poll of the nation's sports editors. A year ago it appeared prob able that Miss Berg might never make another sports headline as she had suffered a fractured knee cap and lacerated jaw in a Texas automobile collision. But she hit the comeback trail and recaptured her women's western open crown in a thrill ing last round duel with Dor othy Kirby. It's the second win for Miss Berg in the annual poll by which she was crowned In 1938. She and Alice Marble, champ in 1939 and 1940, are the only re peaters. OILSERVICE OILSERVICE Dayton Teams Defeat Dundee Dayton Dayton Union high school's boys' basketball team and the girls' volleyball team won in their first league games of the season played Friday eve ning at Dundee. The boys won 45-21 and the girls 21-20. 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