Skits and
Scratches
By Fred Zimmerman
Capital Journal Sports Editor
As far as we have been able
to gather, the general public
isn't greatly concerned as to
whether Snooks Lacey lost his
featherweight crown to Bobby
Richards as a result of their 15
round engagement at the armory
last Wednesday night. What the
majority of them are interested
in is the possibility that they
won't be called up to stage a re
peat of their performance. Al
though Lacey is a good boxer,
his ring tactics, which have been
almost purely defensive in every
ring encounter here, have irked
the spectators. They prefer
more positive action and will be
content if Matchmaker Tex Sal
keld keeps Lacey in Portland
for some weeks to come. While
Richards failed to dish up any
thing like a punishing offensive
against Lacey, we do believe he
is a willing scrapper. Given an
. opponent who would meet him
at least half way he would put
on a good performance. How
ever, two scrappers who are ex-
) Derts in defensive fighting sel-
f- dom put on an exhibition that
' pulls the fans up out of their
chairs.
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Until Irwin Harris, athletic
news bureau of OSC sent us a
prospectus .concerning spring
sports at the Beaver institution
we had not realized that Ralph
Coleman had been in charge of
the baseball program for so
many years. ."Coley" succeed
ed Guy Rathburne and took over
the reins in 1924 and directed
the activities for the next eight
years when Slats Gill took over
for a half dozen seasons, coie
man came back in 1938 and has
been on the joh ever since with
the exception of 1944 and 4o
when the sport was abandoned
due to the war. .The records as
compiled by Harris, show that
Joe Fay was the first OSC base
ball coach. .He directed affairs
during 1907 and '08. Then in
succession came Otto N. Moore,
"captain and coach;" Field
Jones. "Walker," E. J. Stewart,
Jesse Garrett, Ray E. Goble and
a chao named "Leef." , .The
first World War eliminated com
petition in 1917 and in 1918 and
'19 Coach Flack was in charge
Rathburne took over in 1930. . .
Coleman has had a good rec
ord of having won 195 games
and lost 09 during the 15 seasons
he has been at the helm, i Only
twice during his 15 years have
Coleman's teams lost more
games than they have won. The
first time that happened was in
1926 when the Beavers lost
and won 5. In 1931 the record
was 10 defeats against nine
wins. Former Oregon Staters
who have played professional
baseball include Wes Schulmer
ich, Don Johnson, Ed Coleman,
Laurance Baker, Howard Maple
Glenn Elliott, John Leovich, Art
Escallier, Al Brown, Red Bou-
ton, Dick Young, Bob Garbould
and Arland Schwab.
.
Up Walla Walla way Coach
Ben Dobbs of the Whitman col
lege Missionaries doesn't agree
with the recent all-Northwest
conference baseball selections
and comes out with the state
ment that "the system of pick
ing all star lists by the coaches
alone needs overhauling." He
suggests that additional votes by
sports writers of communities
1 where Northwest teams are lo
cated would improve the situa
tion. Dobbs' gripe resulted
from what he believes was
shabby treatment on the part of
two Missionaries. Bob Estrada
received nothing more than a
third team rating, while Bill
Portch, who was sixth in con
ference scoring, wasn't even
mentioned. Personally we have
never seen any "system" that
didn't overlook a player or two
who were just as capable as
those selected. Personal feel
ings enter into the picture far
too often. Then, too, there is
considerable back scratching
Jamong the coaches.
All the medals and trophies
ever won by Gene Sarazen are
on display at a Bridgeport.
Conn., country club.
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Swings Into
Second Week
By the Auocltted Presal
The old story of youth vs. age
headed into another chapter to
day as the Pacific Coast began
its second week.
The San Diego Padres (6-1)
and San Francisco Seals (5-2)
both a balanced mixture of ex
major leaguers and promising
rookies led the parade. The
difference, a glance at the rec
ords reveals, is that the Padres'
opening splurge was largely the
work of veterans, while the
Seals were putting the accent on
youth.
The Padres, who will try to
keep rolling at Portland's (3-4)
expense, relied mainly on the
booming bats of former Cincin
nati outfielders Max West and
Dain Clay. West led all PCL
regulars with a .576 mark, his
eight hits including three hom
ers. He drove in seven runs,
Clay six on a .321 average em
bracing two boundary belts.
The Seals entertain Jimmy
Dykes' Hollywood Stars, start
ing tonight. The stars showed a
fair power, blasting out five
homers although dropping a
3-4 series to Sacramento.
Los Angeles (4-3), perhaps
the league powerhouse with
nine home runs in the first
seven games, will try to get
more mileage on their blows
against Casey Stengel's Oakland
Acorns who got off to a stum
bling start (1-6) against San
Diego.
Seattle's Rainiers (2-5) will
try to improve their standing at
the expense of Dick Bartell's
Sacramento Solons (4-3) at Sac
ramento.
Double Main
Event Ready
Tony Ross and Buck Wea
ver, both seeking shots at the
Pacific Coast junior heavy'
weight championship, come to
gcther Tuesday night in the Sa
lem armory ring in one of the
features of a double-main event
card lined up by Matchmaker
Elton Owen. Herb Parks and the
Grey Mask will square off in
the other mainer.
Ross says he'll make a chal
lenge for the junior heavy
weight belt if he defeats Wea
ver, and Weaver is also eyeing
a crack at the coveted title.
Whether or not the victor of
the Ross-Weaver feud will be
offered such a cancc is not
known, however some an
nouncement may be made im
mediately following the match.
Parks has been gunning for a
main event with the Grey Mask
ever since the Mask put a nasty
cut on Parks' eye over a year
ago. Parks hopes to "get even"
Tuesday.
In an 8:30 curtain riser, Bill
Weidner, the coast junior heavy
titlist, meets Benny Trudell in
a non-championship battle.
Papermaker Softball
Squad to Practice
The Papermakers' soltball
team will hold its first spring
workout at Leslie field Wed
nesday evening at 6 o'clock.
All players under contract
from last season are urged by
Coach Bob Schwartz to be
there rain or shine. Any other
players who wish to become
affiliated with the Papermak
ers will be welcomed.
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NEW GATE FOR HARNESS RACIN C Two
Plans Being Made to Hold State
Junior Legion Tourney in Salem
Committee to
Air Details
Salem may host the American
Legion junior baseball tourna
ment in 1947.
A Capital post No. 9 commit
tee of five, headed by Ira Pil
cher and including last year's
Salem Senator Catcher Woody
Salmon, will meet at Legion hall
Wednesday night to consider de
tails involved in bringing the
annual playoff to Salem for the
first time in history, and to take
further action if the committee
decides that Salem should have
the tourney.
The committee is expected to
also choose a coach for the Sa
lem junior legion nine at Wed
nesday's meeting. No hint as to
who will be named has been
given.
Rex Kimmell, commander of
Capital post No. 9, Monday night
appointed the special baseball
committee. In addition to Chair
man Pilcher and Salmon, the
group is comprised of Hans Hof
stetter, Harold Spalding and
Chesley Barton.
O'Connors Lead
Bulldog Team
Stayton A couple of O'Con
nors Bob and Dick tallied a
total of 539 points during the
1946-47 basketball campaign of
the independent Stayton Bull
dogs to gain the one-two spots
in the club's individual scoring
race. Bob's 279 counters topped
all other team members, while
Dick was close behind with 250
points. The Stayton team won
14 and lost four contests.
Season point totals of other
team members: Tut Weitman
164, Ed Burton 85, Durrell Jor
don 35, Bill Fair 23, Karl Kreit
zer 13, Roland Darby 7, Harry
Jones 6, Delbcrt Darby 2, John
Stoll 0, Robert Woods 0, Ken
neth Hanson 0.
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Larl Torgeson, former first
sacker for Wenatchee of the
Western International league
and Seattle of the Pacific coast
circuit, has landed a starting
berth at first base with the Bos
ton Braves this year.
Coaches' Clinic
Roland "Kickapoo" Logan
will direct an athletic train
ers' clinic at 8 o'clock Thurs
day night in Willamette uni
versity's gymnasium. The
clinic is for the benefit of
coaches and physical educa
tional workers, and any inter
ested person isjnvitcd to at
tend. Logan, a former train
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Two eight round middle
weight bouts will feature the
next Veterans of Foreign Wars
fight card at the armory, Match
maker Tex Salkeld announced
Tuesday. Dick Abney will be
one of the principals, but his
opponent has not been named.
According to Salkeld, Sam Dun
can, Abney's manager, docs not
want his protege to try the 10
round route at this time but is
favorable to the shorter dis
tance.
Jack Snap, the promising
Klamath Falls middleweight
who was introduced from the
ring last Wednesday night, will
appear on the next card. Sal
keld wanted to match him
against Abncy but felt the local
fisticuffcr was not ready for
the experience Snap has had.
So. it is probable Ray Garcia
will oppose the Klamath clout
er. The card will include three
4-round scraps and it is proba
ble Ralph Ayers, Salem welter
weight, will head the list. Two
young Kelso, Wash, boys will
be on the program.
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diamond. It will also he the
first fracas of tiie year for Coach
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had two scheduled contests call
ed off on account of Jupiter
Pluvius' mist.
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Easter vacation opened late last
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ened spring football practice.
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Solons Turn on Heat
In Spring Training
Medford, Ore.. April 8 Blessed with better weather, at least
on a temporary basis, the Salem Senators were able Monday to
really get down to the business of preparing for the opening of
the Western International league season the night of April 18.
Manager Jack Wilson sent his squad through a nine-inning regu
lation game Monday with Dick
Sinovic and Ken Wyatt chuck m .1' r .
ing for one side and Paul Soder
burg and Dick O'Boyle for the
opposition. The catching chores
were taken care of by Ted Kerr
and Paul Cook. The latter was
with the club for a brief time
late last season.
The contest was a close one
through a half dozen innings
with each side chalking up but
a single tally. The team that
was being directed by Moose
Clabaugh, former Pacific Coast
slugging outfielder, tucked the
game away in the seventh
when they scored four runs
fashioned by the bats of Rudy
Gentzkow, Ron Bowen and Cla
baugh Gcntzkow's blast was
good for three bases. O'Boyle
was the victim of the attack.
Sinovic and Wyatt who re
lieved him in the fifth held the
opposition to two blows during
the entire nine frames.
Frank Smith, ex-Piedmont
league infieldcr, and "Buss"
Sporer, Roseburg pilcher in the
Southern Oregon loop, joined
the Solons over the week-end.
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the American Legion junior
baseball program which this year
expects to enroll more than a
million boys. The former home
run king, who leaves today for
two weeks of "resting and fish
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his first public appearance since
undergoing a serious neck oper
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