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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.
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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.
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Welch Stresses
Defense Drill
Seattle, Dec. 21 U.R Coach
Pest Welch, who says that all
he wants for Christmas is a
Happy New Year with his Wash
ington Huskies entitled to the
larger numbers on the Rose
Bowl scoreboard, today increas
ed the tempo of defensive drills
to bring his squad to top condi
tion before entraining for Los
Angeles Friday.
Staging "secret" drills on de
fensive maneuvers designed to
bottle up University of Southern
California's speed and aerial
power, Welch emphasized the
need for stopping Trojan plays
"before they reach the line of
scrimmage." 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
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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.
Beavers Defeated
By 49-43 Score
Corvallis, Ore., Dec. 21 uR
Oregon State college and Pa
cific Packers' basketball teams
prepared for the second game
in their two-day series here to
night following a 49-43 overtime
victory by the Portland semi
pro five over the orangemen
last night.
The Packers led 22-19 at half
time, but the lead changed eight
times in the second period and
tied at 42-42 before the visitors
ran up a margin to which Mur
ray Logan, Packer forward, was
high scorer with 16 points.
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Yanks Finish
Out in Front
By Jack Hand
New York, Dec. 21 Wl It's
the New York Yankees doing
the rags to riches routine to
move from the biggest disap
pointment of 1942 to number
one team of 1943 but Joe Mc
Carthy's clan had to go hard to
nose out Notre Dame's Irishmen.
For the twelfth straight year
the annual poll of sports writ
ers conducted by the Associated
Press has produced a baseball
winner but football might have
broken the string this time if
Notre Dame had been able to
get past the Great Lakes sailors
in the last game.
Final tabulations show the
Yanks and Irish received the
same number of first place votes,
32 each, but the world champs
got their winning margin In to
tal points, 168-168, through the
balloting for second and third.
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the voters just as last year's top
award had gone to the Red Birds
from St. Louis after they had
dazzled the baseball world with
their speed.
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ctt
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with the remainder divided
among basketball with live,
baseball with four, hockey with
three and swimming with two.
Illinois' Whiz Kids, who won
the Big 10 basketball title with
out losing a game, surprised
with 11 first place ballots and
enough points, 57, to give them
third place by a comfortable
margin over thi Chicago Bears
who placed fourth with 18 points
and only one vote for first.
Ohio State's swimming team
picked up two first place votes.
Roseburg Beaten
By Klamath High
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Klamath Falls, last year's prep
high school champion, defeated
Roseburg 34-22 in the firQf
a two-game basketball sefres
here last night.
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