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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1946)
,Benson Clashes With Viking 5 on Salem High School Casaba Court j aquirmin Herman Wedemeyer, around whom the entire St i Mary's football team is built, isn't going to turn professional for j at least another year, if a statement made by himself is true. Less i than a month ago, rumors stating that the nimble halfback would j join the ranks of professional gridmen were flying as thick as the whiskers on Santa's chin. j The Los Angeles Rams of the National pro league later drafted I Hoiman, and it looked as if he'd be crossing the chalk marks for ; that outfit in 1947, until just a few days ago when Wedemeyer I announced himself that he's planning to complete his one remain- i ing season of college football. i Bowl Appearance Coming Up l But whether or not the Gael ace plays for pay next season, he i has one more college encounter on his grid slate a battle opposite j Georgia Tech in the Oil bowl at Houston Tex.. New Year's day. I Wedemeyer is far from a "specialist" as far as athletics are i concerned. On the football field, he can run, pass or kick with near-equal precision, and he's one of the "thrcatineest" i hitters on the St. Mary's baseball team, too. This Mark Hard to Beat i Warren (Buddy) Rosar of the Philadelphia Athletics is one i name that never appeared under the "errors" column of an Ameri Lcan league box score during the 1946 season. The A's catcher saw M action in 117 games, made 532 putuots and was credited with 73 1 assists ... all ths with nary a miscue. i No Argument Within T his Committee , Who will replace ousted Frank Wickhorst as coach at Cali- , fornia? We haven't heard any speculation on this matter yet, ' but the Berkeley institution has a committee of one Track J Coach Brutus Hamilton out scouting for a, new Bear grid i mentor. A student executive committee, which does the hiring i and firing about the campus, dispatched Hamilton on the ! coach-finding venture, telling him to use any method he de sired in locating a professor of gridology. After a "reason- ' able length of time" he'll report his findings to the committee. I Fast-Moving Romance ' Romance and athletics can be blended, proved Bruce Wood cock, 26-year-old British boxing champion who hopes to someday exchange blows with Joe Louis. Woodcock, a faithful trainee, never believed in staying out late nights, so didn't have the oppor tunity to court a lady friend in an orthodox manner. So, mixing business with pelasure, the English ring king courted his lassie, Nora Speight, on long training walks over the Yorkshire moors. The two were married in Doncaster, England, early this week. Glorifying the Billiard Sport It won't be long until you can be behind the eight ball while in the midst of plushy surroundings. -Charles Peterson (not the for mer Salem Senator), president of the Billiarc' Association of Amer ica, predicts that the sport of billiards is due for a comeback in circles far more noble than the corner pool room. Once a sport for royalties, billiards has in late years been predominant only in smoke-filled, cuspidor-dotted surround ings. Thousands of would-be billiard enthusiasts are prob ably shying from the game because of undesirable playing places. But with a trend to higher class billiard emporiums now starting in this country, Peterson predicts that the sport will someday become as popular as bowling. "That's what made bowling popular pleasant surroundings," reminds Peterson. Uaskctball Run .lose S3. Wlllamplte 38 New Mexico A & M 40. New Mexico Teachers 39 Utah State 54, Montana State BO Montana State Normal 78, Albion Nor mal (Idaho) 5B Colorado College 92, Fort Warren (Wyo) 33 Orctton State 80, Portland All-Stars 30 Brlgliam Young 45, San Francisco 36 Denver 51, Colorado State 60 University ol British Columbia 81, Western Washington College of Educa tion 36 Illinois S3, University of California 36 Nevada 42, Colorado A A; M 32 20th Century Fox 66, Hardin-Simmons R3 UCLA 83, Los Angeles Police Dept. Whittler 62, Santa Barbara 49 Ore inn High School Roseburg 33. North Bend 38 Lebanon 38, Medford 34 Bend 41, Corvallis 39 Seaside 40, Parkrose 31 Albany 37, Springfield 26 Camas, Wash. 39, Milwaukee 25 Hood River 40, The Dalles 32 La Grande 34, Oresham 27 Molalla 46, Estacada 38 St. Helens 41, Astoria 24 Washington 34, Jefferson 32 Commerce 36, Grant 34 Benson 51, Lincoln 41 University (Eugene) 55. Oakrldge IS Oregon Frosh 43, Grants Pass 33 Franklin 23, Sabin 16 Pendleton 44, Goldendale, Wash. 36 Pro-Amateur 'Rulings Laid Portland, Dec. 21 W The' Portland Basketball association : yesterday warned players they would be barred from Portland amateur leagues if they perfor med with professional tpams. Formerly the association allow ed professional players to per K Worm if they played for "re creation" purposes. Spokesmen said the action was taken to protect teams "worried over whether they have players on hand from game to game or whether they will see them in professional lineups." 1 At least four players formerly with amateur leagues here have joined quintets in the new Pa cific Coast professional basket ball league. Yanks, Browns Vie for Crown Cleveland, Dec. 21 OP) The Cleveland Browns, winners of the western division title, and the New York Yankees, eastern title winners, meet tomorrow in the first championship game of the young all-America circuit. Lewis and Clark hive Defeats OCE, 63-35 ! Portland, Dec. 21 UP) Lewis and Clark college thumped the Oregon College of Education basketball team last night, 63 35, despite a 21-point effort by Center Abrahamson of the lasers. RISS OSS By Chris Kowitz Ray Robinson Crowned Champ New York, Dec. 21 W) At long last they've crowned the uncrowned champion of the wel terweights Sugar Ray Robin son and it happened just about in time, too, because the Sugar man isn't nearly so sweet in the swat department now as he was once. It took five years for the Har lem stringbean to get his shot at the 147-pound bauble. When he finally got the ticket to the title taffy-pull last night, he arrived on schedule in Madison Square Garden with a 15-round decision over Tommy Bell to take the championship Marty Servo abdicated when he re tired with an aching nose September. Miami Loses Pro Franchise Cleveland, Dec. 21 Club owners of the ail-American foot ball conference today declared the franchise of the Miami Sea- hawks void and expelled the club from the conference. There was no declaration as to which city would be awarded a new franchise. However, every indi cation pointed to Baltimore as the new member. Church Leagues P r e s b y terian's Pioneers,, members of the Salem "B" church league, tangle with the Piedmont Presbyterian five of Portland in an exhibition ca saba tilt slated for 7 o'clock Saturday night on the local YMCA court. The Piedmont ers are bringing their .own rooting section 20 youthful oral supporters and Rev. Her man Allen to the fracas. KCs Defeat V-8'ers, 47-42 Substitute Burris, with 22 points, led the Knights of Co lumbus city league basketball outfit to a 47-42 victory over an always-close Valley Motor club on the armory floor Friday night. The game was a prelim inary to the Salem-Seattle pro fessional mix. Valley Motor 42 47 K-C Mason 12 r 3 Part on Morris 7 r 4 Epplni Phillips 10 C 3 Innocent 1 Sheldon 4 O a Alley Clark 3 O Calloran Valley Motor ubs Willltiru 2. Deacon 4. KnUhts of Columbus subs Weir . I Burris 22, Weisner 4, Poly Outfit Risks Bright Record Here Coach Jim McGregor brings his band of Benson basketeers to the Salem high school court Saturday night to trade hooping with Salem's Vikings in an 8 o'clock clash. The tilt will be preceded by a contest between the Jayvee teams of the two schools at 6:45. Chief threats on the Poly technic five, which wound up fifth in the Portland league last year, and which won its first six games this season, are Captain Brad Fullerton and Tony Ruscitti, both regu lars on last season's squad. Rounding out the starting five for the Portlanders will prob ably be Don Nibblett, Don Amacher and Jim Goddard. Word from the Viking cage plant indicates that Dick Alli son will open at one of the guard positions Saturday, along side Roger Dasch. Dasch and Dick Hendrie had been starting guards in previous tilts. Hugh Bellinger and Cub Houck are likely forward starters, with Bill Hill getting the nod at center. . Four Straight For Hawkmen Sublimity The Sublimity Hawks swept to their fourth con secutive basketball win Wednes day night by downing the Aums ville "Muggs," 45 to 30. The game was close during the first period, the score being dead locked at 12-all at that point TTawkn Muggs Riusell 18 Gilbert B. Lulay n 8 Gillespie Bentz 4 Bates O. Lulay 12 Hcuberser 4 1 Mickey KHllinger Bubs: Hawks, Muses, Reba, Packers Down Woodburn Five Woodburn A 12 to 4 lead which the Stayton Packers en joyed at half time proved suf ficient in spite of a late Wood- burn rally and the Bulldogs dropped their first Willamette Valley league basketball game Friday night, 20-18. The pre liminary went to the Woodburn club, 36-21. Woodburn Yuranek 4 Basllen 4 Dry den 3 Jewell S Andrews 4 Olson 1 2fl Slayton F 7 Lierman F Marshall C 8 Johnson G 1 Brown 1947 Hunting Licenses Out Oregon stale game commis sion hunting licenses for 1947 are now available at the county clerk's office, Harlan Judd announced Friday, The county clerk reports he has had numerous inquiries con cerning the new game licen ses, many persons wanting to purchase them for Christmas presents. BOWL BRIEFS Los Angeles, Dec. 21 (U.R) More hard practice was on the schedule for the UCLA football team today as Coach Bert La- Brucherie sought to get the play ers back in mid-season form. Champaign, 111., Dec. 21 (P)- Upwards of 1500 townspeople and students cheered the Illi nois football squad last night as it boarded three special coaches of .the Panama limited for the trip to Pasadena and the Rose Bowl game with UCLA on New Year s day. Baton Rouge, La., Dec. 21 (U.R) A "good" workout was plan ned for the Louisiana State foot ball team today as it prepared for its Cotton Bowl game with Arkansas. Fayetteville, Ark., Dec. 21 (U.R) Arkansas' football team is behind in its conditioning for the Cotton Bowl game, Coach John Barnhill said today, be cause bad weather has hampered all practice. Moraga. Calif., Dec. 21 (U.R) Coach Jimmy Phelan admitted today he will enjoy a merry Christmas after his St. Mary's college football team showed fine form in its final workout at home before the Oil Bowl game New Year s day against Ueorgia Tech. PRO BASKETBALL Salem vs. Spokane SALEM ARMORY Sunday, Dec. 22 and Monday, Dec. 23 Preliminary Game 7:15 Warner Motors vs. Matter Bread Prices Main Floor $1.25, tax incl. General Adm. $1.00, tax Incl. Students 50c, tax incl. Santa Claus Isn't Forgetting Widows of Spokane Baseballers Spokane, Wash., Dec. 21 U.R Christmas checks totaling more than $114,000 will be mailed to the dependents of nine Spokane baseball players who were killed and six others injured in the bus crash last June which virtually wiped out the Western Interna tional league team. The money, which poured in from major and minor leagues and individuals, was divided according to the individual needs of families. Pitcher Dick Powers, Oakland, Calif., who is still in the hospital with critical neck and back injuries, drew the largest share of $11,910. Mrs. Bessie Lyden, widow of Pitcher George Lydcn, Tensed, Idaho, and mother of three children, received $11,167. Other payments for players killed were as follows: Mrs. Angela Picceti, mother of First Baseman Vic Picetti, San Francisco, $9909; Mrs. Marian Cole, widow of Manager Mel Cole, Sacramento, Calif., $9909; Mrs. Neva Martinez, widow of Infieldcr Fred Martinez, San Diego, Calif., S9909; Mrs. Grace Hartje. widow of Infieldcr Chris Hartje, San Francisco, $9908. Mrs. Marjie Risk, widow of Shortstop George Risk, Hillsboro, Ore., $7907; Mary Kinnaman, sister of Pitcher Bob Kinnaman, Brooklyn, Wash., $7907; Mrs. Dorothy Paterson, widow of Out fielder Bob Paterson, San Francisco, $7906; and the parents of Outfielder Bob James, Tempe, Ariz., $6572. Injured players received the following amounts: Irv Konopka, Moscow, Idaho, $5337; Ben Geraghty, Livingston, N. J., $5336; Levi McCormack, Lapwai, Idaho, $4375; Gus Hallbourg, San Fran cisco, $3375; and Pete Barisoff, Spokane, $3374. Organized baseball, including $25,000 from the major league ail-star game, donated more than $63,000 ol the total. A benefit game between Oakland and Seattle added another $21,000. HAULS IN ASSAULT, whom veteran horsemen see as probable greatest money-winning colt of all time. Athletic Boom Now at Peak, Say Nation's Sports Scribes New York, Dec. 21 VP) The postwar sports boom has reached its peak and overflow crowds are to be expected for the next three years, barring an economic upheaval, in the opinion of a cross section of 70 sports writers participating in the annual Associated Press year-end poll. A few writers thought the boom had passed its peak and even more pre- dieted the top would not be reached until 1949 or 1950 but they were in the minority. By and large it was agreed that fan interest and attendance hit the high spot during the 1946 baseball and football seasons and the 1946-47 basketball cam paign. Although none of the editors posed as economists they ported a trend away from the easy money days wnen any promoter would be sure of crowd by turning on the lights and opening the doors. The fan was becoming more choosy, es pecially when a high admission price was asked. Baseball was considered by many as the nest Bet to noiu its tremendous gains because of its comparatively ' low ticket price. The 70 participants found al most as many effects of the boom, ranging from an im provement in the caliber of competition to longer trips for high school teams. Perhaps the effect most often mentioned was an increase in gambling on sports events, a fact brought home to the public by the attempted "fix" of the Chicago Bears-New York Giants pro football game last Sunday. Continued increase in sports participation, particularly by returning servicemen, was pre dicted by most of the writers, a trend they said would not approach its peak until sport ing goods companies were able to meet the demands for equip ment. Silver Foxes Subdue Canby Silverton A high scoring WVL basketball contest went to the Silverton Foxes over the Canby quint Friday night, 74 to 50 with Carl Wickham dunk ing 23 points for the winners. The Foxes were leading 38-20 at half time. The Silverton Bees won the preliminary, 32-28. Silverton If ' Ml Canbr r 1 Olstad F 5 Tatone 3 2 Schooner 3 8 Sttlic 10 Von Wickham 23 Toby Nado 18 Hartman 3uba: Silverton, Schaap 3. Boe 2: Can- by. Hall 2. Clirlatlan 5, Gllbrich 4. THE CASH Aussies Argue Tennis Mix-up Melbourne, Australia, Dec. 21 (U.R) Members of the Australian Lawn Tennis association today were expected to meet soon with Walter Pate, chairman of the U S. Davis cup team, to iron out a dispute arising from an exhi bition tour planned by American tennis players Gardnar Mulloy Billy Talbert, and Tom Brown The three American stars have proposed to make a lour of coun try centers between Dec. 28 and Jan. 4 under the sponsorship of a Melbourne athletic goods firm before competing in the South Australia championships at Ade laidc, Jan. 4, and the Australian national championships in Syd ncy, Jan. 17. The American Davis cuppers have been warned unofficially, however, that they face possible loss of their amateur standing in Australia if they make the tour. Mulloy, Talbert, and Brown countered by saying that they would return to the United States without appearing at either Adelaide or Sydney if they were refused permission for the lour. Despite the apparent impasse officials of the Australian L. T A. A. expressed hope that their forthcoming meeting with Pate would produce an amicable so lution to the problem. Beavers Hold Perfect Slate Corvallis, Ore., Dec. 21 IIP) Oregon State's potent Beavers were still undefeated in pre-sea- son basketball play today after winning their eighth straight game last night an 80-30 vic tory over the Portland All Stars. Doug Martin, Oregon State cen ter, was high point man with 19. University of Washington trackmen are drilling indoors. Boiling, Leaking RADIATORS Need the Attention of Our Radiator Expert We have complete facili ties with which to repair, clean and flush radiators and cooling systems. Let us prepare your car for winter driving. Loder Bros. Oldsmobile Dealer 465 Center St., Salem, Ore. Phone 6133 5467 Sparts Spill Bearcats in 53-38 Affair San Jose, Calif., Dec. 21 W) After a 53-38 setback at the hands of the San Jose State Spartans last night the Willam ette university Bearcats will en deavor to even matters in the second game of their basketball series tonight. Coach Elmer Schaake's club was in the ball game during the first halt, trail ing 20-17 at the intermission. But they fell behind during the final 20 minutes. The Bearcats were led in the scoring depart ment by Allan McRae who canned 11 points, mostly from long range firing. San Jone A3 lit Willamette Haaen 8 T 1 Bunyan Sontaa 7 F 4 Saxton Haynes 10 c 1 Barbour Inman SO 7 Sebern Holmes 3 o 8 Paee Subs: San Jose. Rolimati 7. McGette 4, Stevenson 4. Taylor 2. Morgan 3; Wil lamette: McRae 11. Raasdale 2. Gra ham 2, Barntck. Medley 2, Perry. Deer Poachers Draw Fines Harrisburg, Pa., Dec. 21 iP) Seventeen hunters 13 of them from West Virginia have been arrested and fined a total of $7,385 in the worst ieer massa cre in the annals of the state game commission. Seth Gordon, executive sec retary of the commission, said the deer slayings occurred near Wellsboro, in Tioga county, where the party of West Vir ginia and Pennsylvania hunters had established a camp. "The men were arrested on charges of illegal killing of deer; spotlight killing of deer; illegal storage of venison: stor age of illegal venison; and mak ing false statemens in obtaining non-resident licenses," Gordon said. "They were guilty of indis criminately shooting at any deer that made its appearance and commission agents are still checking on the number of docs that were killed illegally," Gor don added. "It was one of the worst deer massacres in the history of the commission, he declared, "and the fines were the highest ever levied on one hunting party in this stale." Nix on Pros, Says Hagen Seattle, Dec. 20 W) Dick Ha gen, University of Washington end named to the 1946 Second Associated Press All America team and recently tabbed by the Detroit Lions in the Nation al Football league draft, will pass up the professional bid. Now in San Francisco for the annual East-West Shrine game New Year's day, Hagen plans to return to Washington to round out his remaining year of football eligibility. Grid Greats In Pro Draft Cleveland, Dec. 21 U,R The New York Yankees to day named All-American Charlie Trippl, Georgia half back, as their first choice in the player draft of the All America conference, while Felix (Doc) Blanchard and Glenn Davis, Army's touch down twins, were chosen by Brooklyn and San Francisco, respectively. BOWLING RESULTS Only one game in the "200" circle and that just over the margin at 201 was rolled in Mercantile loop kcgling action on Capitol alleys last night. Ross of the Busicks Market team rolled the game, third in a series of 543 High three-game set of the evening was a 557 by Olney of the Senators. Olney's best gam" was a 190. Team results: Statesman 2, Senators 1; Busicks Market 2, National Battery Co. 1; Pacific Fruit 3, Walton Brown 0; Sa lem Modelers 2, Knights of Co lumbus 1. An attempt to bribe a profes sional athlete is a felony. 0-7 DANCE TONIGHT SILVERTON ARMORY WOODRY'S 14 Piece Orchestra (ON ALL MAKES) Header' ALL tYOKK GUARANTEED 428 Court St Call 7522 I! Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Saturday, Dec. 21, 194fi 5 Trailblazers Stage Rally to Dip Devils Pulling out of a six-point deficit at the outset of the final quarter, the Salem Trailblazers staged a fourth-period rally to edge out the visiting Seattle Blue Devils 61-60 In a Pacific Coast professional basketball league game played on the armory floor Friday night. It was the second straight win for Salem over 'CONSIDERING' V nice DilUaKgio Vince DiMaggio Receives Offer San Francisco, Dec. 21 UP) Vince DiMaggio. eldest of the four baseball playing brothers, said today he was considering "two baseball deals" but has not sighed a contract. Men tioned in connection with the outfielder were managers' posts with the Salt Lake City Bees of the Pioneer league and San Bernardino, Calif., of the new Sunset league. SOCE Socks Pacific Ashland, Dec. 21 iP) South ern Oregon College ot Education coasted to a 40-3B basketball win over Pacific university here last night. EKi (33111 The Best f there is in jfeO M'puroSM MM MAKERS OF FAMOUS OLD FORESTER KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHiSKY-100 PROOF Seattle. Heading into canlo number four, the Devils were on top of a 50-44 count. Salem's Dave Teyema, who scored 19 points during the contest, then sparked the Trailblazers on a brief basket brigade which brought them up to a 52-52 deadlock. But Seattle forged ahead again on the strength of Norm Dalthrop's two-pointer, only to have Johnny Kolb of Salem sink a one-hander from the corner to knot the score at 52-all. A few seconds later it was again tied, w Vancouver. B.C 7 Belhnaham .6 Portland S L Pet. J ,87 Salem 4 Seattle 2 Yakima 1 Spokane 0 .000 Games last nig lu Salem 62 Seattle 60. this time at 54-54. Then after Katika had forged the visitors into a one-point lead with his free throw, Salem Guard Don Stitt scored on a well-executed jump ball play to shove the locals into a 56-55 advantage. They held the lead from then on out. Forward "Sig" Sigurdson led the losers in the scoring: department with 19 to share honors with Teyema of Salem. A total of 19 players saw action in the contest, and only one, Stitt, was not charged with a personal foul. The Salemites rest Saturday, then face the Spokane Orphans in a two game series opening Sunday night at 8:30. Salrm (fl! M) KrattU Mnskovieh ibi F 5 Par.ion V mi Klin iS) P 19 StKiirdaon Osterhnui iA O (3) Leaak Stitt M n 2 Chnce Teyema (191 a (9) Maul Snlem subs O'Brink ft, Antone 2, Kolh 7. Snattte auba Dalthrop 15, Watson 1, Katike 5. Halftime score Salem 32. Seattle 32. Officials Emll PUiiao and Ted Qulllc. Mill City Tips Lions Jefferson Jefferson high lost both ends of a doubleheader Marion county B league basket ball program Tuesday night with Mill City. The first string lost 26 to 17 while the preliminary went to the visitors, 19-3. Q01UGBB
