,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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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