Ball Park Deal Stalemated
By $60,000 Bid from Fans
While not authorized to speak
(or the Norgan interests, George
Emigh, business manager (or the
Salem Senators, Tuesday morn
ing said he did not believe a
tender of $60,000 (or Waters
park and the Western Interna
tional league (ranchise would be
acceptable.
"The committee was told that
during the recent conference," I was dropped like a hot potato
said Emigh. when Judge Kimmell detailed
The offer of $60,000, the same wnat 8uch action involved. A
as the original one of several! ' minutes later a proposal to
weeks ago, came out of Monday ;8t sufficient funds together
night's session at the Chamber I with which to issue a $10,000
of Commerce.
The group of fans (approxi
mately 100), interested in se
curing the Salem Senator
baseball franchise and Waters
park wound up Monday night
Just where they started a few
weeks ago with an offer of
$60,000.
The fact finding committee of
Harry V. Collins, Bruce Wil
liams, Rex Kimmell, Jack Shim
berg and Jim, Mosolf after re
porting the results of its meet
ing with Bill Mulligan of the
Portland Beavers, was authoriz
ed to inform him that his coun
ter proposal of $75,000 had been
rejected. Then a take it or leave
it offer of $60,000 was proposed
with no definite means of rais
ing this sum, should it be ac
ceptable, announced.
Eugene Rejects
WIL Park Use
Eugene, Oct. 25 (P) Civic sta
dium, a combination high school
football and "town" baseball
park controlled by the city
school board, last night rejected
a proposal for the use of the
plant for organized baseball. At
a lengthy session last night, the
school board rejected the pro
posal by unanimous action.
Frank Burrell, Jr., San Jose,
Calif., asked for use of the sta
dium on a temporary basis
(about two or three years) at a
rental of $5000 annually, for the
purpose of establishing a class
"B" Western International lea
gue club here. Burrell had been
given a chance to negotiate with
the board a month ago, and A.
A. Hadler, a former Far-West
league owner, also asked for use
of the field at a later date. The
unanimous action appears definite.
kits Scratched
By FRED ZIMMERMAN, Capitol Journal Sports Editor
Black Saturday
Judging by the results, quite a number of Oregon's football
teams should have remained in bed last Saturday not one of
them had any luck as they staged grid battles on foreign fields.
Oregon lost to Southern Cal, 40 to 13; Oregon State bowed to
Stanford, 27 to 7, and Willamette got a nice coat of 27 to 0 white
wash at Tacoma, applied by the College of Puget Sound Loggers.
Lower bracket squads fared no better as the University of Oregon
yearlings were walloped 59 to 13 by the Washington freshmen.
One bright spot emerged from the gloom in thafr Pacific univer
sity whacked Chico State 33 to 0. However, this contest took
place at Forest Grove and should not be counted with the others.
Oregon Place Kicks
Even though their efforts proved futile, the Webfoots, in
kicking two field goals ajainst the Trojans gave evidence
that this part of the game is not a lost art entirely. The
knack of kicking three pointers may come in handy a bit
later in the season. Coach Jed Cravath of the Trojans, in
giving credit to the Webfoots' attack, expressed the opinion
that Oregon should have stored at least three touchdowns in
the first half fumbles having been responsible for the loss
of the ball at critical times. It was a tough blow for the
Oregoniani to take but as Coach Jim Aiken said, "the only
thing that got hart was our feelings." They may be ex
pected to bonnee back against the University of Iowa at
Iowa City next Satarday.
Wagon Wheel to Roll
On a comparative score basis it would seem that the wagon
wheel, a trophy which will be used to stimulate rivalry between
Willamette and Lewis ft Clark of Portland, will roll to Oregon's
metropolis next Saturday evening. The Pioneers' lop-sided win
over Whitman last week is pretty conclusive proof that the
Bearcats will have to have something in their war bag next Sat
urday besides good intentions. Coach Stackhouse's squad put
un a food lame against the CPS Loggers for three periods but
when a blocked kick (second in
mean, the 'Cats apparently gave
and were comparatively easy victims for the third and fourth
touchdowns. It grows apparent that Willamette must adopt
a policy of seeking out the better high school athletic talent if
the Bearcat institution is to compete on an even oasis wim most
of the Northwest conference members.
That Iron Pocket
The protection that Coach Jim Aiken threw around his
ttmn gained that gentleman no end of favorable pub
licity, both from the public and the coaching department.
It was Inevitable that some rival director would come up
with the key that woald unlock the barrier that proved
ao valuable to Norm VanBrocklln last season. Those things
just don't go on forever. For every successful offensive
maneuver a squad tosses at the opposition a defense usually
develops. It's usually just a matter of time. No forward
passer, no matter how cool he may be under fire, can per
form with any great degree of accuracy with three or four
husky Individuals bearing down on him. In tome Instances
the coaches stress the matter of keeping potential receivers
well covered. Others train their men to go after the passer
and that is apparently the strategy that Jeff Cravath deemed
best In the ease of Oregon.
Not All Defeated
While emphasizing the losing side of the fall madness, one
should not overlook a club that has won five straight without a
single setback for the entire season. Oregon College of Edu
cation at Monmouth, with Coach Bill McArthur at the helm,
has produced such an aggregation. The Wolves have beaten
Whidby Island Sailors. Linfield, George Fox, Vanport and Ore
gon Tech and will try and keep the record clear by beating
Eastern Oregon college late this week. True, the opposition hat
been none too tough, but they won every start, which is a real
achievement.
It was revealed that Mulli
gan wanted $10,000 cash on
the barrel head within 10 days
after his offer had been ac
cepted. Then an additional
$27,500 within 45 days. Terms
(or the balance could be ar
ranged. A motion to form a corpora-
tion, which received a second.
check as option money on a
counter offer to Mulligan died
aborning. It was suggested that
Mulligan might go for a smaller
price tag than $75,000, and ac
cept the $10,000. Failure to raise
the balance would mean that the
option money would be lost to
those subscribing to the fund.
It developed during Monday
night's conference that in a few
instances at least, persons who
LaMotta Agrees to Give
Cerdan Return Title Go
New York, Oct. 25 OP) Mid
dleweight Champion Jake La
motta has given his answer to
critics who said he would nev
er fight Marcel Cerdan again.
The Bronx Bull agreed late
yesterday to meet the French
man in a 15-round title bout in
Madison Square Garden Decem
ber 2.
Iron-chinned Jake, who lift-
Aiken Turns to
Aerial Work in
Plans for Iowa
Eugene, Ore., Oct. 25 (ft
Coach Jim Aiken turned his at
tention to Oregon's aerial game
offensive and defensive phases
as he prepped his Duck foot
ballers for this Saturday's in
vasion of Iowa City against
powerful Iowa.
Pass defense got the most at
tention with Aiken attributing
four of Southern California's six
tallies to poor coverage by the
Oregon defenders. Five inter
ceptions by the Trojans of Ore
gon passes also indicated work
would be forthcoming in the
pitching department.
succession) resulted in another
up hope of salvaging anything
had indicated a willingness to
subscribe to a baseball purchase
fund would have nothing to do
with the deal if the price was a
dollar over $60,000.
Collins reported the commit
tee's dealings with the Port
land interests had been entire
ly pleasant. Nevertheless the
parent organization absolute
ly declined to open the Sena
tors' books for Inspection,
Mulligan took the attitude that
such action would be beside
the point. Moreover, he did
not want the Beavers' finan
cial practices bandied about
"in every pool hall in the
state."
Schimberg said he felt certain
that Mulligan would be willing
to continue negotiations, but
such dickering would have to be
backed up with something more
substantial than recommenda
tions from a group of fans. A
certified check for $10,000 would
be necessary, in his opinion.
ed Cerdan's crown in Detroit
last July 16, had been slated to
give Marcel a return shot in
Yankee stadium September 28.
But six days before the con-'
test Jake said he had Injured
his right shoulder. The fight
was postponed indefinitely.
That gave rise to rumors that
Lamotta was backing out and
had no intention of giving the
33-year-old ex-champ his de
served return crack.
The conversation reached La-
motta's ears and he replied:
"I'll fight Cerdan when my
shoulder is okay. I ain't afraid
to fight him or anybody else."
Sal em-Astoria
Game Winner to
Get Mayor's Cup
Astoria. Oct. 25 (Pi When
Astoria high school and Salem
high meet on the gridiron here
Nov. 4, the two teams will be
battling for the "Mayors'
Cup," a new trophy to be
awarded for the first time this
year.
The cup is being donated by
Mayor Orval Eaton of Astoria
and Mayor R. L, Elfstrom, Sa
lem. It is a perpetual trophy
to go annually to the winner
of the Astoria-Salem football
game.
Puerto Rico Prizes
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Iflra)as7sa as i m in iimWI ')
several mutton fish she caught off Parguera, on the south
west coast of Putrto Rico.
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Tulane to Drop Notre
Dame from Grid Slate
Chicago, Oct. 25 W) Tulane,
unmercifully drubbed 46-7 by
Notre Dame, is the latest school
to sever football relations with
the South Bend giant, top-ranking
team In the nation and un
defeated through 32 games.
With several opponents pull
ing out of the Notre Dame orbit,
the old song and dance by Coach
Frank Leahy not even being able
to get a game with the Chicago
But the Irish insist they have!
no scheduling woes,
Ed "Moose" Krause, Notre
Dame athletic director, says:
"There are plenty of good
teams eager to play us. Our
schedules are drawn up
through 1952. In December
when the Big Ten conference
makes its 1953 slate, we'll go
to work on ours. We don't
work on schedules during the
season."
Tulane's decision to call it
quits with the 1950 game, when
its six-year contract expires,
comes three weeks after a Uni
j.
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Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, October 25. 1949
p III J
This new bicycle track of 10 H
laps to the mile was built In
the first of a series of six-day
versity of Washington regent
said his school also is through
with Notre Dame.
Another series that was al
lowed to die was the Notre
Dame - Army rivalry which
reached a crescendo in 1947 in
New York. Officially, the games
were "getting too big." There
also were hints of personality
clashes between the Cadets
Coach Earl Blaik and Leahy,
plus dark rumors of gamblers
trying to muscle in.
Other corking good rivalries
also seemed to pass over the
boards. Northwestern would
n't schedule the Irish in 1949,
1950 and 1951, grabbing in
stead intersectional battles
with Army, Navy and UCLA.
Pittsburgh also was unsched
uled this season, but now has
returned on a two-year basis.
Perhaps the break off with
Georgia Tech several years ago
was because its stadium was too
small.
Pancho Faces
Kramer in Pro
Debut Tonight
New York, Oct. 25 (U.R)Pan-
cho Gonzales, the best of the
amateurs, faces Jack Kramer,
the best of the pros, tonight in
tennis duel that is expected to
draw a capacity crowd of 15,000
fans to Madison Square Garden.
The match is the first in a
long, on-tour series between the
stars and marks the professional
debut of Gonzales, 21-year-old
Mexican-American from Los An
geles who holds the U.S. nation
al amateur title.
Bomber Denies
Comeback Idea
Providence, It. I., Oct. 25
lP! Joe Louis denied reports
that he would try to regain
his world heavyweight title in
a fight with Ezzard Charles
next June. He then toyed with
Bill Weinberg of Chelsea In a
four-round exhibition bout
last night.
Champion
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Elk Prospects
Listed as Good
As Season Opens
Portland, Oct. 25 lP) A
state game supervisor said
prospects for elk hunters were
good as the season opened to
day. Opening day weather also
seemed to favor the sportsmen,
according to Phil Schneider,
assistant game supervisor.
The eastern Oregon bag li
mit is an elk of either sex ex
cept in two areas. Only antler
ed bulls may be shot in the
Starkey and Chesnismus dis
tricts of northeast Oregon. In
the western portion of the
state the limit is one bull elk
with three or more points.
The eastern Oregon season
continues until Nov. 20 ex
cept on the east slope of the
Elkhorn range near Baker.
There the shooting continues
until Dec. 31. In western Ore
gon, the season closes Nov. 3.
Robert Spears, plunging full
back for Yale, is the son of
Clarence (Doc) Spears, former
football coach at
Minnesota, Oregon
Virginia.
Wisconsin,
and West
Kahut Tackles Maxim in
Prelude to Title Clash
Cincinnati, Oct. 25 P)
Joey Maxim and Joe Kahut,
two young men who aspire for
a crack at Ezzard Charles'
NBA world's heavyweight
boxing championship, will set
tle their part of the challeng
ing here tonight barring a
draw, of course.
From there on it will be up
to their managers and the pro
moters to see what can be
done about a heavyweight
championship bout.
The light hitting Maxim,
who hails from Cleveland, and
Kahut, who calls Woodburn,
Ore., home, will battle It out
over the 10-round route In the
Way s
The ting of fall in the air . . in early
scart with your dog and gun . . . the
dawn and the birds. Then home
to a refreshing glass of light
Olvmpia These are among the
good things of life.
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Amateur Fight Receipts
To Go for Polio Drive
That the kids will fight for
their companions will be demon
strated Wednesday night at the
armory when 30 or 40 young
sters from Marlon county will
take part In an amateur boxing
program. The entire gate receipts
will be turned over to the cam
paign to eliminate polio.
Sponsored by the Veterans of
Foreisn Wars anri with nn v.
pense involved other than the iSrUfJv Baseball
expenditure for gasoline with" 7 xjuuii
which to transport the scrappers
to the armory, the card is ex
pected to be a good one.
Parkry McFarland, an ex
perienced boxer and well
known as a referee, has been
responsible for securing the
talent. Several from Donald,
Silverton, Mt. Angel, Salem
and the state school for boys
have willingly agreed to parti
cipate. McFarland will see
that they are properly match
ed for the three two minute
Tiger Jack Fox
Hope of Canadian
Bout Is Kayoed
Vancouver, B.C., Oct. 25 (CP)
It looks like Tiger Jack Fox,
Spokane, Wash., light-heavy
weight, has suffered the final
repeat final knockout blow of
his long boxing career.
His last ace in the hole a
proposed bout here against NBA
Heavyweight Champion Ezzard
Charles of Cincinnati went by
the board today.
Vancouver Fight Promoter Al
Principe denied a Spokane re
port last night that the Tiger,
crowding 45, would meet Char
les here in an exhibition clash.
The report was attributed to Ti
ger's manager. Jack Powers.
'I have not asked Fox to ap
pear here," said Al.
Fox has already been refused
a license to fight even exhibition
matches in the Washington state.
Press Poll Rates Irish
On Top of Grid Ratings
New York, Oct. 25 (P) Notre
Dame, army and Oklahoma rate
1, 2, 3, respectively, among the
nation's college football teams
in the fourth weekly Associated
Press poll, and their positions
seem secure for at least another
Saturday.
The Irish, idle the past week-
end and sitting pretty with a rec-
ord of four triumphs in as many
games, should prove most un-
Cincinnati Garden. Maxim
is recognized as the NBA
American light heavyweight
champion but his title will not
be at stake. Both fighters fig
ured to enter the ring at be
tween 182 and 184 pounds.
Promoter Sam Becker said
today he would make every
effort to match the winner
against Charles but in that
he'll have to deal with Joe
Louis' International Boxing
club which has first claim to
Charles' services.
The fight tonight will be
the third between Maxim and
Kahut. Each has won one de
cision. to
thm Water"
iikim to..i. OlTl. wi.iio.
rounds that constitute ama
teur leather tossing.
Eddie Kahut, a brother of
Joe, and an excellent boxer in
hit own right, will be seen in
action against Jim Nosack of
Mt. Angel. Both boyt are ex
cellent performers.
Army's Davis to
Contract Chance
West Point, N.Y., Oct. 25 1U.R)
Lt. Glenn Davis, famed "Mr.
Outside" of army football dur
ing the war years, expressed a
desire today to play major lea
gue baseball, but indicated he
had no definite plans regarding
the future until he becomes eli
gible for discharge next June 3.
Davis admitted he has spok
en with General Manager George
Weiss of the New York Yankees
and Branch Rickey of the Brook
lyn Dodgers. But, Davis said,
"we didn't get very specific be
cause my discharge is still too
far away and I'm not sure I'll
be permitted to resign my com
mission even then."
Beaver Star to
Be Set Saturday
Corvallis, Ore., Oct. 25 W
Ken Carpenter, ace ground gaini
er of the Oregon State college
grid eleven, will be ready for
action against Washington State
this week-end, trainers said yes
terday. Carpenter bruised his hip on
the very first play against Stan
ford Saturday and sat out the
rest of the contest.
Fred Egan, won the Hamble
tonian this year with Miss Tilly,
says his two-year-old trotter,
Scotch Dean, will be even bet
ter than Miss Tilly.
welcome guests for navy, which
has won only two of five starts.
Army, with a five-for-five re
cord, will entertain Virginia
Military Institute, beaten in
three out of five garnet.
Oklahoma, victorious in all
five ttartt, will be visited by
Iowa State, a team with four
wins, one lost and one tie.
Back of the three current
leaders come California, Rice,
Michigan, Minnesota, Cornell,
Pennsylvania and Baylor.
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