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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1945)
Skits and Scratches Bj Fred Zimmerman Capital Journal Sports Editor The "Dad's Club," formally organized by a serious minded group of solid citizens Wednes day night, can be a mighty , force for good in connection not ! only with Salem high school athletics but for all amateur sports as well even though it was determined, for the time ; being, at least, that their pro ' gram would be confined to Vik ' lng activities. Some times such '. an organization gets out of hand and eventually does more harm ,' than good and this writer was pleased when N. S. Rogers, state forester, said the found ers had no intention of becom ing a "pressure group," more ' Interested in winning ball games than in developing faci lities for the largest number of : youngsters. Bill Phillips, the 1 president, backed this up in i stating that the club would cooperate in the school's pro 's gram, giving assistance wher ever possible. Incidentally, the ' Dads are fortunate in obtain - ing the services of Bill, for he's a busy man. But when he takes ' a job of this sort he sees it through if given any assistance at all. And while Salem is assured of the 1946 state basketball tournament, largely because the , rank and file of the schools in , volved desire that the tourney be continued in the city where It was inaugurated, it is con vincingly evident that the time has come for the capital to do something in connection with the develoDment of more com- - modious facilities than are avauaoie on w marm-Lit; s cam- pus. Willamette will be the the tourney is held on the cam pus or at me siaie iairgrounas. ; We have a feeling that the board of control of the Oregon State High School Activities associa tion has been spoiled and has . used the threat of removal of the tourney to jew Willamette's share down to where it was less than four per cent last March. Under the original agreement. Willamette and the OHSAA divided 50-50 after expenses had been met. However, the board will agree to a higher percentage should the stadium be made available. Neverthe less, they don't talk in terms of 25 per cent, the amount they pay the Multnomah stadium as- ULiauuu iui singing vnc luuv ball championship game. Since Camp Adair has been declared surplus, might be a good thing to investigate the possibility of hauling away one of the large gymnasiums erect- ai l. - - r..- , i. . . . I ........ ! . n tiicic ivi uiu u.ic in acivivc man UFhith.. 1. . HtA Hlll. IMIIiHIU OUU1I M l UJC 1 would be economical could be determined by a contractor vers- .. .1 ..!. ...nil Tl. , - in nuvii iiiuucia. 111c nuur . jjiiiiiiieu lur we SKiuium wuuiu nave lu u3 uuui ill Bcvuuiia, su it should not be too much of a ' irlflr it Hivirij, nnj, nf thnu a. Aaair and truck them over 10 . aalem. In view of the various commodities government agen . cies have tossed into the ocean, burned or smashed under ma chines, the gift of a gymnasium to the public schools of the state wouldn't work much of a hardship on anybody, Hubbard Rockets Lose to St. Paul Hubbard Hubbard Rockets ! were defeated by a score of 31 21 by the St. Paul Buckaroos, Tuesday night on the local floor. The Hubbard second string lost to the St. Paul "B's" 32-6. HuMmrd 1) SI. Paul (Jl Btrawn 6 F Spjmip Morgan 4 F 7 Merton Miller 6 0 4 Kirk Lnvrle 1 O 1J Phllllrsi Dnhl OH Smith llubhard Bcea (6) m) St. Paul Myrra F 4 Biir.vrla Hosier 4 F 18 Kirk Bracken c 4 Bmllh Brechlel a J Casey ; Sehner o 3 Blanche if Whitney 3 B 4 Labor, e Hanson Bottled, Cougars Beaten Vancouver, B. C, Dec. 21 UP) After four tic-scores during the ursi ten minutes of play, the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds won their second game over Northwest confer ence basketball teams when they took the Washington Slate Cou gars, 65-51, last night. WSC's famed scorer Vince Hanson, didn't have a chance when the Vancouver team bot tled him up from the start. He only managed nine points and Cougar Coach Jack Fricl's num ber two boy, Ray Arndt, scored five. Open Christmas Day See announcement in Saturday's paper. NORMANDY MANOR Babe Supplants Curtis at Top New York, Dec. 21 (IP) Mil dred (Babe) Didrikson Zahar ias, who has been winning as sorted championships for the last 15 years, today was named the outstanding woman athlete of 1945 by an Associated Press poll of 70 sports editors. Mrs. Zaharias dethroned the 1944 champion, Ann Curtis of San Francisco, to reign beside Byron Nelson, the native Texan who was elected male athlete of the year for the second straight time. Mrs. Zaharias had 126 points to 104 for Miss Curtis. Although Mrs. Zaharias first won fame as a track star and later competed in most sports as an amateur and profession al, she now concentrates on golf. It was in that field that she was outstanding during the '45 campaign. In addition to defeating Betty Jameson in a 72-hole challenge match at Los Angeles and San Antonio, Mrs. Zaharias became the first woman to capture three western open golf titles. Al though she was upset by Phil lis Otto in the Western Ama teur, she bounced back to cop the Texas Open. Sarah Palfrey Cooke, who re turned to tennis competition and wrested the national singles ti tle from Pauline Betz at For est Hills, was third with 70 points. In fourth place, completely outdistanced by the top trio, came Brenda Helser with 15 points, followed by Patty Berg and Pauline Betz, tied for fifth place at 14 points. Special Season Elk Called Off Portland, Dec. 21 (IP) The special elk-shooting season plan ned for Baker county is off, state game supervisor Frank B. Wire said today. He reported op position from Baker county res idents who, he said, feared the entire elk herd might be wiped out by eager nimrods. The special December 28-31 season had been planned to thin out a herd of some 600 elk forc ed into agricultural lowlands by heavy mountain snows. Ranch ers had complained to the game commission that elk were munching on their haystacks. Leslie Dominates Boxing Tourney Taking eight out of the 15 bouts and settling for a draw on another, Leslie junior high box ers Thursday afternoon defeat ed Parrish leather tossers. The latter won a half dozen bouts. Leslie seventh and ninth grade teams took a majority of their matches while the eighth grad ers broke even. The results: Seventh grade arm Bo wen L. Keith Mootrr P draw; Norman Tins Inn IL) declsloned Wallace Oebow; Oleic Nelson (L dec. Doniey CasptMl: Gory Hlsel (P TKO Harold Pfiel; M All rice Irish (LI dec. Bum Covalt; Tom Blair P dec. Prank Gross; PeeWer Kimball. Denver Roberts. Deb Davta, all of Porrlsh. and Earl Mtachalke, Lawrence Brown of Lei lie, unopposed. Eiithlh urade: Ray Bog a (P) dec. Fiord Herring ; Bill Powrr L dec. Allen McMnllan; Herbert Williams (Ll dec. Dale Olson: Tom Sodeman (P dec. Duane Bowen; Harry Turner, Lyle Anderson, Lee Rush in. Gordon Bacon, all Parrish, and Bill Neal, Norman Weaver, Bob Herring. Jim Moore nf Le.ille, unmatched. Ninth grade: Bill Fickn 1P1 dec. Robert Pattlson: Steve Benson L dec. Hitch cock; Don Ray (L) dec. Homer Daven port; Dyle Fussell -Li TKO James Jen sen; Lloyd Drake "Pi dec. Allan Jones. Kenneth ONfrin. Floyd Gartner, Ralph Blakley, Norman TokMntl. Edward Meyerji. Bill Davis, Robert Smith nt Leslie, and Don McCracken, Oeu Schofield of Par rish. unmatched. The chimney swift makes its nest of small twigs glued to gether with the bird's saliva. ICE CREAM Qt. 23c Saving Center Salem & West Salem "Salem-Made" Delivered to you in its orig inal container. DINNER and SWEET WINES Any of These Dealers: Pete's Service Station South 12th St. Salem Smoke Shop State St. Pioneer Club State St. Salem Vinlajte Store Senator Hotel Bldg. Pade's Grocery 1244 State St. or at ' Kapphahn Winery 4215 Portland Road You have been waiting! House 6 Capital Journal, Salem, Still Figuring Ways, Means to Hamstring Tall Hoop Players By Cornelius Ryan New York, Dec. 21 (U.R) Basketball coaches, hesitant about "competing with Barnum and Bailey for the seven and eight foot giants," may have found their answer today in legislation Bahe Didrikson named by Associated Press sports writers as the outstanding woman ath lete of 1945. Pioneers Play Viking Squad Those Oregon City Pioneers, who last year took two games from the Salem Vikings, will try to make it three in a row when they appear at 8 o'clock tonight on the North 14th street gym floor. However, Coach Harold Hauk's casaba chasers are just as determined that enough is enough and ex pect to slow the visitors to a point where they will take home with them the short end of the final count. This Is a real chore as those fans who have watched the driving Pioneers will admit. The Viks matched the Eugene Axemen basket for basket early this week but lost the ball game when their work at the foul line was somewhat below par. Failure to drive prevented the Viks from getting many close in shots. Aganist the Pioneers, Hauk plans to start Ken Alberts, Al lan Bellinger, Rod Province, Dick Hendrie and Al Chamber lain, although there is a possibil ity Province may not be avail able because he hurt an arm in scrimmage Thursday evening. The starting lineups and num bers: Salem Oregon City 8 BellmRer p MUU 8 M Alberta F Oswald 7 13 Province C Holman g 3 Hendrie o Pcrkover 12 i Chamberlain a Haucle 3 Salem sobs: ctlbson S. Pltumaurlce fl. Mason 7. Qemmell 9. Houck 10, Hill 13, Ma.se 13. Dnach 24. Oregon Clly: Lambert i. Myers . Oanona 6. Bryant 10, HoH man 11, Johnson 13. Seattle Ironmen Back in Cellar Portland, Ore., Dec. 21 (IP) The Seattle Ironmen, after en joying a brief moment just one floor up from the basement, were pushed downstairs again last night by the Portland Ea gles, who dished out a heavy handed shove and whipped the Ironmen, 4-1, in a coast league northern division hockey game. YOUR CHILD'S HEALTH Br J. R. Bllltll of th Capital Drnt Stora The most valuable heritage you can give your child is a healthy body. During his formative years, let the doctor examine him reg ularly. Be sure he is given im munization against the many diseases of childhood. With your doctor's assistance, instill in him good health habits. You will be preparing him in a vital way to meet the challenges of adult life. Prescriptions Intended for children are especially impor tant. They must be exactly as the doctor orders. You can rely on the druggist who is trusted by your physician. Thl, ta the 3S0th of a flerlea of Editorial Advertisement, appearlna In The Cpltal Journal each Friday. Willett's Capital Drug Store Cor. State & Liberty. Ph. 3118 z Oregon, Friday, Dec. 21, 1945 prepared by Coach Bruce Drake of Oklahoma As chairman of the research committee of the National Bas ketball Coaches' association, a group instructed early this year to investigate possibilities of curbing the domination of the game by big centers, Drake has made an intensive study of the problem. "Right now the game is go ing the wrong way," he said. "Some center who is seven-feet nine or even eight feet will come along and then what will hap pen? My plan will curb their scoring power, although these big fellows still will be able to control most remounds and jump-balls." Drake's plan to be offered to the association calls for a half circle marked off on each end of the court. This half-moon figure will begin in the middle of the free throw lane, three feet from the bottom of the cir cle. It would run to two points at the end of the court, totally embracing that patch of offens ive territory usually worked with high scoring results by the huge centers. No player would be allowed in the territory for more than three seconds. Or, an alternate plan would find two 45 degree lines marked from the edge of the free throw lane just three feet from the cir cle's bottom to the end of the court. Harry Gusfafson First in Meet With an entry list held to the minimum because of weather conditions, Harry Gustafson proved the best of the lot when he turned in an even par per formance Thursday afternoon. The mid-week tournament con sisted of a match against par. Gustafson had a gross of 41 and a handicap of four. Tom Wise finished second with a gross 42 and three stroke handicap. Six teen members of the Men's club participated. Medford's Tornado Cancels 3 Games Medford, Dec. 21 P) Three games on the Medford high basketball schedule have been dropped because of colds and influenza, officials said today. Medford called off games to night and tomorrow with North Bend and Coos Bay and Albany cancelled its December 27 game here. Coach Al Simpson was report ed among those ill. Pilots Win Over Pacific Portland, Dec. 21 IP) Over coming a 6-2 Pacific lead in the first three minutes, the Uni versity of Portland Pilots romp ed over Pacific university 46-35 in a rough game here last night. Forty-four fouls were called during the game the Pilots' second win this season. Silverlon Has 90 Wallonians Silverton Arthur Gotten berg was re-elected president of the Izaak Walton league, Silver ton chapter, at the regular meeting this week at the Cham ber of Commerce rooms when a capacity crowd attended the business session and remained for the program presented by Bill Davidson, Portland, and L. H. Douglas of the forestry de partment of the state, in show ing of films in color and a talk on the condition of elk increase in Oregon. The recently organized Izaak Walton auxiliary and troop No. 52, Boy Scouts of which J. E. Stoy is master, were program and refreshment guests of the league. W. Clark Bachman, active in the state work, served as nomi nation chairman, resulting in Gottenberg's assisting officers being Miles Tobias, vice presi dent; Ed Overlund, secretary, and as trustees, Alfred Jensen, Christ Christenson, Ed Jantz and John Becker. Installation of officers will be at the Mon day evening, January 21 meet ing. With 16 new members re ported at the meeting, the to tal membership for the league has reached an all-time high in more than 90 members. . De Paul's Demons To Play Beavers Chicago, Dec. 21 (IP) De Paul's undefeated basketball team, led by high scoring George Mikan, will be after its eighth straight win tonight in a game against Oregon State. The Demons and Beavers will meet in the feature contest in the season's first cage double header at Chicago stadium. In the first game undefeated Northwestern will meet Michi gan State. St. Mary's Gaels En Route Orleans Los Angeles, Dec. 21 (IP) St. Mary's Gaels, after a brief lim bering up stopover, continued by train to New Orleans today for a New Year's Day Sugar Bowl football game with the Oklahoma Aggies. Coach Jimmy Phelan report ed that all his charges are in good condition, including Tackle Harvey Adair and End Ed Hyan who had been on the casualty list. For iff jti Hiat1aTffill'aMIIll at'lll'llltaMjTMll " 1 rrflReaaoaaaame TIDE WATER ASSOCIATED OIL COMPANY Line Forms for Rose Bowl Ducats Pasadena, Calif., Dec. 21 (IP) Today was the day for 7500 of football's faithful followers. There were that many tickets on public sale for the Alabama-Southern California New Year's game. And more than that many of the faithful. They started lining up at 5 a. m. yesterday 28 hours before the windows opened, and spent all day and night, sometimes In a drizzle, just waiting. But it was an old story to Customer No. 1, R. W. Tomlinson of Baltimore, Md who said he once waited 72 hours in Phila delphia for world series tickets. A couple of servicemen were early-comers, but they didn't mind, either. "We're used to waiting in line," they remarked. Klamath Scores Most in Tourney Grants Pass, Dec. 21 UP) Kla math Falls, Grants Pass, Cottage Grove, and the Weed, Calif., "A" team reached the second round of play in the Rogue river val ley invitational basketball tour ney today. California cagers made a poor showing both Eureka's squads and one of Weed's going down to defeat by Oregon hoopsters. Klamath Falls scored the highest, downing Eureka's "B" team 63-22. Cottage Grove lac ed Eureka's "A" squad 40-23. Grants Pass defeated Weed "B" boys 32-23, and Weed's "A" hoopsters edged Roseburg 35-34. 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The 16 district champions will be pitted this way in first tour ney rounds: District 4 champion vs. district 16 champion; 3 vs. 14, 9 vs. 6, 11 vs. 5, 8 vs. 13, 1 vs. 12, 15 vs. 2, and 10 vs. 7. The state tourney for "B" schools, already slated for Arl ington, Ore., March 5-7, will hold opening rounds on this schedule: District 4 champion vs. district 3 champs; 1 vs. 2, 5 vs. 7 and vs. 8. First round pairings as an nounced in Portland means that the winner of District 11 (Mt. Angel, Woodburn, Salem or Sil verton) plays No. 5 (Coquille, Marshfield, Myrtle Point, North Bend) in the fourth game of competition. The two Portland entrants (15 and 16) are on op posite sides of the bracket while the southern Oregon champion (4) will play one of the Port land quints in the first game of the series. Albany Cancels Court Contests Albany All basketball games scheduled for Albany high school from now until January 4 were canceled Thursday by Coach Rex Hunsaker after he had ascertained that nine of his first string squad of 12 NOW on DISPLAY The New "600" MARION Temporary Location: 540 under all conditions... It's correct volatility for instant starting as well as for top road performance. This means smooth idling, freedom from stalling, smooth, fast acceleration, and complete absence of knock or p'ing under any condition. Despite the superior qualities which make it outstanding in its field, AroTane costs you no more than other premium gasolines. Fill your tank with AroTase today, at your nearby Friendly Associated Dealer's. It's AroTase for Action! players are out of commission with colds. 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