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Listed for VFW Boxing
Wednesday night's Veter
ans of Foreign Wan boxing
show at the armory will eon
1st of flrt bouts and four of
them will be featured by the
appearance of Salem scrap
pers. The cry has been for
more local boys and Match
maker Tex Salkeld has re
sponded. Appearing on the 10 round
main event will be Indian Joe
Pete, former Chemawa Indian
school boxer, who is drawing
AXGman LOOSfi Eugene Axemen's Dick
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breaking loose for his 52-yard romp which
put the Axemen out in front 6- In the early
minutes of play Monday afternoon when
they tangled with Ken Brophy's Salem high
junior Vikings. Coming in too late for the
tackle are Salem Players Bud Gregson 60),
Bob Thiesson (SO), Mae Webb (17), Johnny
Gundran (20), and Marvin Langeland (25).
LOCAL UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS AND FEATURES
Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, November 15, 1949 Page 13
Notre Dame Landslides to
First Place Again in Poll
By JACK HAND .
(Auoclatetf Preu Sporu Writer)
New York, Nov. 15 WjIt's
Notre Dame by a landslide with
86 percent of she experts in the
seventh weekly Associated Press
poll.
The Fighting Irish's first half
scare against North Carolina ap
parently didn't weaken their po
sition. On the strength of their
final 42-6 victory over the Tar
heels, Coach Frank Leahy's men
were first on 140 of the 162 bal
lots submitted by sports writers
and sportscasters across the na
tion. !
Other members of the "Big
Four" Oklahoma, California
and Army which have been
dominating the poll all season
underwent a shakeup.
Because of its 14-13 squeaker
FULL RACE SLATE
Rome W) Italian amateur
and professional auto pilots and
their fans have a rich diet of
races in prospect for 1950.
The Italian Automobile Fed
eration lists a schedule of 21
events to be held between Feb
ruary and November.
against Pennsylvania, unbeaten
army fell from second to fourth
and received only one first place
vote.
Oklahoma's perfect - record
Sooners, 27-7 conquerors of
Missouri, replaced army as the
No. 2 team, drawing 15 firsts.
California also slid past Army
into the No. 3 spot with five
firsts after a 41-14 victory
over Oregon. The other first
place vote went to ninth-place
Virginia.
Michigan, Rice, Ohio State.
Minnesota, Virginia and South
ern Methodist follow the "Big
Four In that order. Ohio, mov
ing up to seventh from 11th, and
Southern Methodist, advancing
to 10th from 12th, are the new
comers, replacing Cornell and
Michigan State.
Cornell's all-winning march
was ended by Dartmouth, 16
7. As a result the Big Red
tumbled from seventh to 17
In the standings. Michigan
State apparently played itself
out against Notre Dame a week .
ago and lost to Oregon State,
25-20, on the west coast.
Students Study
Constabulary to
Guard Trophies
Willamette university stu
dents are considering the estab
lishment of a constabulary on
the State street campus one
that can stay awake and guard
the Bearcat trophies.
A few weeks ago a huge pile
of combustibles, collected at the
expense of a lot of labor, was
touchecPoff prematurely prior to
the game with Lewis and Clark.
Then the Pioneers rolled home
the wagon wheel trophy spon
sored by the local Blue Key.
The latest invasion of the
campus resulted In the disap
pearance of the "Paul Bunyan
axe" symbol of football rivalry
between Willamette and Whit
man What irks the 'Cat stu
dents no end is the fact that
the axe was provided by Wil
lamette alumnus. Then, too, the
Bearcats beat the Missionaries
in their annual grid tussle and
were entitled to keep the trophy.
Opponent Subbed
For Kahut Bout
In Portland Ring
Portland, Nov. 15 () Ray
Stevens of San Francisco has
been substituted to fight Ore
gon's Joe Kahut in next Tues
day night's featured heavy
weight boxing program.
National Boxing Club Match
maker Tex Salkeld said today
that Tony Bosnich, Oakland
fighter originally slated to meet
Kahut, had suffered a broken
vertebra in a training mishap,
his lirst top billing. His oppon
ent, Joey Ortega of Portland,
is an experienced ringster and
may carry too many guns for
the redskin.
Mel Eagleman, a lightweight
who is improving rapidly, an
other Salem boxer, will ap
pear with Larry Reagan of
Hermiston in the six round
semi-final.
Dick Collie, Salem, mid
dleweight, meets Johnny ()'
Day of Portland in one of the
four round prelims while Joe
Pack, Salem feather, tangles
with Tony Daca of Los An
geles in the curtain raiser.
The only bout which does
include a local boy is the four
rounder featuring Brave Jun
ior and Jimmie Ogden, light
weights of Portland.
The first bout is scheduled
to go on at 1:30.
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lem featherweight, slated to
go six rounds against Larry
Reagan of Hermiston on the
VFW fight show at the ar
mory Wednesday night.
Viking Jayvees Close
Slate with 20-20 Tie
Finale of the Salem high
school's Junior Varsity football
schedule Monday afternoon on
Olinger field saw the Junior
Viks fight to a 20-20 tie with
the Eugene Jayvees.
The visitors didn't waste any
time after getting on the field
as they quickly took the scoring
lead 20-0 before Salem started
to move.
A 62-yard run by Rod Gillilan
put the Axemen's initial score
over in the early part of the first
period. Dick Crawford then
broke loose for a 52-yard romp
to pay dirt for the Axemen. The
final Axemen score was set up
by a pass to Gordy Porter. Por
ter then romped over for the
TD. Rod Gillilan and Dick
Hinkson bucked over for the
conversion points.
Trailing 20-0 at the end of
the first quarter Coach Ken
Rutgers Coach Calls for
Ending Platoon Football
By OSCAR FRALET
(United Prw Sporu Writer)
New York. Nov. 15 (U.R) The
high-powered two-platoon sys
tem which Michigan and Army
developed into the scourge of the
gridiron apparently was doomed
today as the battered and beaten
have nots" gathered their
forces for an all-out attempt to
outlaw football's free substitution.
The opening shot was fired by
Harvey Harmon, Rutgers coach
who is a member of the coaches
rules committee, as he revived
the year-old controversy with an
assertion that the two - platoon
system would- have to be ruled
out "before it destroys the
game."
Harmon drew immediate sup
port from Jim Tatum of Mary
land, George Sauer of Navy, Rip
Engle of Brown, Ed Danowski of
Fordham, Hooks Mylin of NYU
and Mon Mondschien of CCNY,
as he outlined these points of op
position against the two team
system whereby separate teams
are used on offense and defense:
1. The "haves" and the
"have nots" are separated so
definitely that there now are
few close college games.
2. Ninety per cent of the na
tion's coaches are against the
system.
3. A two or three player
substitution limit is favored.
Babe Ruth Sport Stadium 'Dream'
Becomes Nightmare to Baltimore
By GEORGE BOWEN -(AP
Newfeiture)
Baltimore The Municipal
stadium which Baltimore
dreamed once would be out of
this world still looks like the
nightmare it has been for so
long.
It's part new concrete and
mostly old wood. The contrast-
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By FRED ZIMMERMAN, Capital Journal Sports Editor
A FULL HOUSE
About the only thing one can be reasonably sure of in connec
tion with next Saturday's imbroglio at Eugene is that Hayward
field's seating and standing room capacity will be stretched to
the limit. In other ways the battle looms as a natural between
two rivals of about equal ability. What shaped up in early season
as something of a walkaway for the Oregon Webfoots has de
veloped into a tilt that breaks may throw in either direction.
Still if one had to make a decision at this time the nod would be
slightly in favor of Coach-Jim Aiken's club. This In face of the
remarkable showing the Beavers made against Michigan State.
Right from the initial kickoff against St. Mary's last Sept. 16,
the Webfoots have demonstrated their ability to score regardless
of the opposition. And in no contest have they tallied less than
two touchdowns, scoring 240 points in nine games while holding
the opposition to 199.
t SPIRIT AT OREGON STATE
The complaint, whispered here and there that the Webfoots
have displayed a certain Ilstlessness now and then cannot
be lodged against the Beavers. As an example of their mush
rooming determination to pay dividends on Kip Taylor's
brand of instruction was an Incident following the clash with
Michigan State. As a rule the Beavers report to Taylor the
Sunday following each game to engage In a program of loos
ening sore muscles. When the athletic department suggested
that the boys could remain In Portland over the week-end
and let down a trifle In training rules, they would have none
of It "Let's go back home and get ready for the Ducks", was
the unanimous response.
BEARCATS VS. BADGERS
Off hand one could expect the Pacific University Badgers to
leal a terrific lacing to Willamette's Bearcats next Friday night
on Sweetland field. We do not believe this will be the case, al
though Coach Paul Stagg's squad, well grounded in his system of
offense, should win. Since Willamette lost to College of Idaho
41 to 14 and since the Coyotes were beaten by Pacific 48 to 0,
the conclusion might be reached that the Forest Grove aggrega
tion is many touchdowns better than Willamette. The Badgers
have been confident all along that they can nail the Bearcats'
respective hides to the Sweetland field grandstand. In fact Coach
Paul Stagg, in conversation some time back with Salem man
said "we're not worried about Willamette; it's Lewis and Clark
that may give us trouble." Stagg was right in feeling apprehen
sive over the Pioneers. Whether he may be wrong concerning
the ability of Coach Stackhouse's squad to give him a worthwhile
battle is yet to be determined. Since 1932, the Badgers have scor
ed against Pacific in Just three games. They scored single touch
downs in 1938 and 1940 and then last season pushed over three
as they wallopped the Bearcats IB to 0.
BIG CHANCE FOR PETE
Indian Joe Pete, the unsmiling redskin with the flailing
fists gets his chance Wednesday night at the armory. But
there is a feeling that Pete may have been ever-matched for
a ten rounder with Joey Ortega of Portland. Ortega has
clashed with a number of top notchers In his division and
eonseauentlv will have decided edge In the matter of ex
perience over his Indian opponent However, Joey will learn
that he will not excel In the department of courage for Pete
haa that very necessary qualification la the boxing tame.
ing sections stand as a symbol of
the pro and con bickering which
has centered around the sports
arena for years.
It started in 1944 when
Theodore M c K e 1 d 1 n , then
mayor, proposed something be
done to Improve Baltimore's
facility for outdoor sports.
Immediately there started ar
guments over whether the 27-year-old
wooden horseshoe on
33rd street should be rebuilt or
an entirely new stadium be
erected. There was more discus
sion over sites if a new one were
to be decided upon.
A general committee of 78
came up with a grandiose rec
ommendation for new stadium
on a new site. It was to be of
ingenious design" for both in
door and outdoor sports.
The principal feature was an
enclosed arena "to be accom
plished by placing a thin metal
skin roof over the entire stadium
this roof to be supported by
air pressure eliminating all sup
porting structural members . . ."
It all came to naught dur
ing McKeldin's administra
tion. Thomas D'Alesandro
picked up the ball when he
was elected in 1947.
He offered new plans, double-
decked stands seating 100,000
all under a roof. Then the trou
bles started anew.
A loan of $2,500,000 approved
by the voters was found to be
only half enough. A law suit by
neighbors of the stadium sought
to bar its use by the Baltimore
Orioles and went to the state
court of appeals before being re
jected. The Baltimore voters refused
to approve a second loan of $2,
500,000. It finally was decided
to go ahead and build as much
as possible with the money
available and even this move
was attacked in the courts.
There has even been argument
over name of the stadium Orig
lnally it was to be a memorial
to Maryland's war dead. But aft'
er Babe Kuth s death it was
named for the former slugger
from Baltimore.
Work on the stadium final
ly was started last summer.
Completed now are about
12,000 seats in a new concrete
horseshoe. Another 12,000 are
to go up and after that nobody
knows when more of the old
wooden stands are to be replaced.
Mayor D'Alesandro has vowed
he will ask the voters again for
more money. But that can't hap
pen before next November.
In the meantime, the stadium
will stand part concrete and part
wood.
The Baltimore stadium was of
unsual national interest in 1944
when it was the scene of the
annual Army-Navy football
game. Spectators were limited to
residents of Baltimore and near
by, of whom nearly 70,000
jammed their way in.
Choo Choo Named
Steelers Choice
Pittsburgh. Nov. 15 U.R
The Pittsburgh Steelers an
nounced today that Charlie
(Choo Choo) Justice, triple-
threat halfback for the Univer
sity of North Carolina, is their
first choice in the 1950 National
football league draft.
But maybe Choo Choo isn t
having any. He said at Chapel
Hill, N.C., yesterday, that he
will not play professional football.
Pacific Badgers
Accept Pear Bowl
Date at Ashland
Forest Grove, Ore., Nov. 15
(U.Ri Dr. Paul Stagg, Pacific
university football coach, to
day said he had accepted an
Invitation to play the Califor
nia Aggies In the Ashland,
Ore., Pear Bowl, Thanksgiv
ing day.
Pacific has won six games,
lost and tied one, and is co
champion of the Northwest
conference with Lewis and
Clark college.
The Aggies won the far
west football conference title
with three victories and no
defeats.
Pass Snatching
Webfoot End Is
Nabbed by Pilots
Portland, Ore., Nov. 15 (IP)
There s still another game left
on Oregon's 1949 football sched
ule, but the Ducks already are
worried about 1950.
The furrowed brows of the
Duck coaching staff today result
ed from a report that Jake Wil
liams, pass-snatching end of the
Oregon frosh, has shown up on
the Portland university campus
with a desire to register.
Coach Bill Bowerman, Oregon
frosh mentor, admitted at Eu
gene that Williams' loss, if true,
would be a blow to the 1950
plans. He said Head Coach Jim
Aiken considered the Boys
Town, Neb. player's first year
performance as "sensational.
Russ Hayes, Portland univer
sity's athletic director, would
say only that he had heard Wil
liams was on the Portland cam
pus.
Williams caught seven touch
down passes for the Ducklings
this fall.
4, Schools with huge ath
letic appropriations have an
edge on smaller schools be
cause they can afford offen
sive and defensive coaching
staffs with what amounts to
two squads.
5. Under the two-platoon
system, the coaches are losing
touch with the boys and no
more are there ruggedly-conditioned
60 minute men.
The ever-growing dissatisfac
tion with the system has mush
roomed this season after sub
dued rumblings last year. The
coaches point out that a great
number of games are close in
the first half while boys playing
both offensive and defensive ball
are facing fresh opponents every
time the ball changes hands.
Then, when those players who
are in the game constantly tire,
in the second half the game be
comes a rout.
'There is a lot of talk about
doing away with the two platoon
system and I, for one, hope
something is done about it," Har
mon sternly told the New York
Football Writers association. "It
will destroy football if you keep
it in."
Brophy's Juniors then uncork
ed their touchdown machine.
Scoring In every quarter
thereafter.
The passes of Bruce Burns
proved to be the main tally fac
tor. In the second quarter
Burns pitched to Alan Heston
for the Viks' initial 6 pointer.
Bob Thiesson's kick was good
for the conversion tally.
laie in me tnira period a
Burns pass set up another TD.
Speedy Johnny Gundran then
bucked over to pay dirt for the
second score.
Thiesson's kick which would
later have won the ball game
was wide.
In the final period after Gun
dran had intercepted a Eugene
pass a Burns to Bo Roberts pass
sent Roberts over for the final
Salem touchdown. The all im
portant kick to tie the score by
Thiesson was good.
Louis Feels Tops
After 10-Round
Exhibition Show
Boston, Nov. 15 W) Joe Louis
left Boston "feelln' good" and
with a sincere verbal pat on the
back for Johnny Shkor, the Bos
ton and Baltimore heavyweight
with whom he went ten exhibi
tion rounds.
Louis, who had a majority of
the 8,471 Boston Garden fans
rooting for him last night, drew
the plaudits of reporters for his
decency.
As he reclined on a rubbing
table wrapped in towels the re
tired heavyweight king respond
ed to a question.
"Sure I'd have knocked him
out if I could've in one punch.
But I didn't want to get him
staggerin' around 'n then do it
This was an exhibition."
Turkey Shoot
The Salem Trapshooters club
will conduct an open Thanksgiv
ing turkey shoot next Sunday
on their Turner road ground,
The record winning share for
World Series players was the
$6,772.05 pocketed by each
Cleveland Indian in 1948.
Slickers Tourney
Draws 54 Golfers
Fifty-four men have signed for
the winter slicker golf tourna
ment and Bill Goodwin, member
of the Men's club committee in
charge, hopes to add a half doz
en more to the list before compe
tition starts. This would permit
the organization of five
"leagues."
The Men's club will hold Us
November dinner meeting at
6:30 Thursday evening instead of
a week later as scheduled be
cause of a conflict with Thanks
giving.
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more's Babe Ruth Stadium. City officials only have enough
money to replace a portion ef the eld wooden seats.
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