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Quick Rematches for Boxer
from Chemawa Explained
An explanation of the box
Ing activities of Mel Eagle
man, popular Chemawa pre
lim battler, was offered Thurs
day by Matt) Morrell, handler
for the 132-pounder.
Eagleman won a kayo over
Larry Reagan of Portland
Wednesday night in Eugene.
Earlier in the week, the Che
mawan himself was a victim
of a kayo in Seattle.
"I knew I'c be open for
criticism for lei,-ng Mel go on
last night," Mo, ,a" explained,
"but he wasn't nun in Seat
tle. The kayo was awarded
when he went down on a bel
ly blow.
"If he had been hurt, he
wouldn't have been in the
ring last night. But there
wasn't a mark on him and he
was in top shape.
"I wish you could see these
things from my side," Mor
rell continued. "Most of these
kids are eager to fight any
body. "There's a good many fights
I wouldn't let 'em have, no
matter how much they want
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coach, Ches
ter Stackhouse, who will ap
pear In the role of guest
speaker during the annual
football banquet of Sacred
Heart Academy Thursday
evening. The program will be
held in the cafeteria of St. Jo
seph's parochial school building.
money. I turned down a fight
that Mel wanted because he'd
have had to spot too much
weight.
"When it comes to taking
a chance on one of my boys,
I won't do it. I have too much
MEL EAGLEMAN
Bouts Explained
Diamond Group
Extends to Korea
St. Louis, Dec. 8 U.R) Glob
al Commissionar J. G. Taylor
Spink today announced ex
pansion of the National Base
ball Congress program to in
clude Korea.
The N. B. C. already has af
filiations in the far east, in
cluding Japan, China and the
Philippines.
at stake in the kids, and I
don't want to see them hurt,
believe me," Morrell concluded.
Eugene, Dec. 8 VP) Dick
Wolfe, 151, Klamath Falls, and
Davey Ball, 157, Bakersfield,
Cal., fought to a 10-round draw
here last night in the main event
of a boxing card.
Mel Eagleman, 132, Chemawa,
won over Larry Reagan, 130,
Hermiston, by a technical knock
out. Reagan failed to answer the
bell for their final sixth round.
UCLA Wins Fight
To Keep Sanders
On Coaching Job
Los Angeles, Dec. 8 (P)
UCLA has won a cross-country
tug-of-war with the University
of Florida for the football coach
ing talents of Henry (Red) San
ders. University of California at Los
Angeles officials announced last
night that the humorous, like
able coach has decided to re
main at the Bruin institution
and implied that he has receiv
ed a new contract.
The announcement, following
a meeting of the school's board
of control, ended a week of spe
culation stemming from reports
that Sanders had received a jui
cy offer to move to Florida.
The UCLA statement quot
ed no figures, but persons
close to the situation said the
pact would run for 10 years
and the stipend would be $15,
000 per year, plus a substan
tial expense account.
Sanders himself was not avail
able for comment.
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Louis Becomes Coy in
Talk About Ring Future
Bearcats Get Hawaiian
Offer on 'Harbor Day
Eight years to the date after i
"Pearl Harbor," Willamette uni
versity received a "feeler" from
the University of Hawaii in con
nection with the possibility of a
meeting next October in Hono
lulu between the Bearcats and
Hawaii.
Coach Chester Stackhouse of
Willamette reported the inquiry
By FRED ZIMMERMAN, Capital Journal Sports Editor
Reclassification Killed
Not too much publicity has been given the subject, but it is ap
parent those folk who govern the athletic programs of the
. schools affiliated with the Oregon School Activities association
are not sold on the idea of dividing the pupils into three groups
for purposes of competition in basketball and football. The
delegate assembly recently voted down by an 11 to 8 majority
an amendment which would have created three distinct group-
' tags. The amendment would have established a group of
schools with enrollments of 700 or over, which would have been
independent of the class A and class B establishments. Schools
with enrollments of between 600 or 700 could have elected to
join these institutions of larger registration. Since a three
fourths majority was necessary to adopt the proposed legislation,
the defeat was quite substantial. It is probable the effort will
be renewed with a year or two, although the delegates were
merely voting the sentiments of those districts which they rep
resent. Spread Too Great
The difference of enrollment and comparative athletic
I strength between the "A" and "B" schools as now exist is
considerable, especially in football. The handicap is not so
apparent in basketball, although here, too, we believe a
much stronger state tournament would result if the num
ber of teams entered were halved from 16 to 8. Since
the OSAA is a strong believer in providing competition
for the maximum number of boys, there is little likelihood
that a double elimination tournament will be authorized as
numerous fans would prefer. Altruistic as the association
seems, curtailment of spectator interest because of lop
sided competition on the floor, might bring about a rever
sal of policy. Money talks on OSAA circles Just as loudly
as elsewhere, believe It. or not.
came from Tommy Kaulukuki,
athletic director for the Univer
sity of Hawaii. Kaulukuki stat
ed that a return engagement
with Willlamette would not nec
essarily be in the immediate fu
ture. However, it is expected
the contract wolud call for a
clash with the Bearcats in Ore
gon.
Coach Stackhouse said -the
feeler from the Islands carried
a substantial guarantee.
The last and only time a Wil
lamette team appeared in the
islands was in 1941. The game
was played Dec. 6, just before
the sneak attack by the Japa
nese. Willamette lost the en
gagement 20 to 6 and late the
next day Coach Spec Keene and
his men volunteered their serv
ices as guards.
The squad reached the main
land just before Christmas.
This year's Willamette squad
includes a half dozen gridders
who reside in Hawaii.
New Coaching Aid
Motion pictures have become standard equipment of every
college and university, as coaches and athletic directors en
deavor to get the most out of their men. This is particularly
true in football, where films are developed as rapidly as pos
sible for review prior to the next engagement. Now a gadget
has been developed by the Eastman company which makes the
showing of films much simpler for the coach, since it eliminates
the necessity of using a large screen in a completely darkened
room. The equipment includes a projector which the coach
places beside him. He projects the film into a mirror built into
the gadget: the mirror reflects the image onto a special screen.
The coach is enabled to see the details of the game in close-up
Pilots Look Potent
With every member of last year's strong independent
squad back for more competition and with a number of
freshmen and transfers of promise enrolled, it appears
Coach Mush Torson will have a potent basketball club this
season. The returning eourtsters Include nine lettermen,
four of whom are seniors: Bob Devich, Leo Grosjacques,
Hal Holden and Fred Lee. An unusually informative
: booklet concerning the Pilots states that the average ex
perience of the squad is less than a year, average height
. 6 feet, one-third inch; average weight 176 pounds; average
: age 20 years; tallest player (Mayfleld) 6 feet 6 inches;
: shortest (Lee) 5 feet SVi inches; heaviest (Mayfield) 212
pounds; lightest (Lee) 150.
Reason for 'Mush'
Having known James M. Torson for many years but never
having had the temerity to ask him concerning the background
for the nickname "Mush," we are pleased to learn through the
medium of the Portland booklet how the Portland Pilot men-
tor drew the unusual designation. It is not due to any mumb
ling in his speech or that he is a mush eater. During his prep
school days at Berkeley, Calif., Torson's mates began calling
him "Marsh" after Marshall Hgolte. who at that time, was
a ton notch performer for Oregon State. Through constant use
"Marsh" finally degenerated into "Mush" and there it has stuck
ever since. It has become so much a part of Torson's life that
OREGON TIDES
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3:40 a.m. 6.8
3:25 P.m. 8.6
4:33 a.m. 6.7
3:09 p.m. 8.4
5:07 a.m. 8.9
4:03 p.m. 8.1
5:53 a.m. 7.3
5:04 p.m. 7.6
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8:42 a.m. 4.0
9:46 p.m. -0.7
9:29 a.m. 3.9
10:28 p.m. -0.5
10:27 a.m. 3.8
11:15 p.m. -0.2
11:37 a.m.
Chicago, Dec. 8 (U.PJ Jolting
Joe Louis, still carrying a
killer punch in either hand,
turned coy today about any
effort to regain the heavy
weight championship he aban
doned a year ago because of
advancing age.
Despite a nifty eight-round
knockout victory over Pat
Valentino last night in a
scheduled 10-round exhibition
bout with 10-ounce gloves,
Louis said "I haven't changed
my mind yet" about coming
back to the prize ring for an
other tremendous title payoff.
"I really don't know what
I'm gonna do," he said in the
dressing room after he belted
Valentino cold with one slash
ing burst. He had nearly cut
his challenger to ribbons in
seven previous fiery rounds.
"I've still got two exhibi
tions in this country, and my
manager has booked me for 10
four-round exhlbltlonsin
South America. I'm going
down there in February."
Valentino, in his dressing
room, told newsmen:
"Louis is a much better
fighter than Charles."
Ezzard Charles, the NBA
heavyweight champion,
knocked out Valentino in the
eighth round of their match
in San Francisco last October
14.
VllfinfK I P3VP Coach Harold Uauk and his 1949-50 edi
f IAIIIIJJ Uon of tne Salem nign vikings as shown
as they caught the Shasta Daylight to Klamath Falls Thurs
day morning. Second from left in front, with suitcase, portable
typewriter and notebook is David Blackmer, Salem high
junior who will report the games in the Klamath Falls tourna
ment for Capital Journal readers.
Viks Head for Tourney
On Pelicanland Court
A 10-man squad of Vikings
boarded a train for Klamath
Falls early Thursday morning
still wondering which squad
they would meet in an invita
tional tournament to be held
in the southern Oregon city.
The first game will be caged
Thursday night with others to
follow on Friday and Satur
day, but first round play will
be determined by a drawing
when all of the four teams are
on hand.
Entries in addition to Sa
lem are LaGrande, Tigard and
the Pelicans of the host city.
The traveling team as an-
Monmouth Takes
Gervais Gomes
Monmouth The Monmouth
Wolverines made a clean sweep
of a doubleheader basketball
game with Gervais Wednesday
night. The Bees took the pre
liminary 32 to 29, while the main
event was won 31 to 21. Frank
Rosenstock scored 16 for the
Wolverines to take high point
Honors.
Monmouth (331 (31) Gerva.il
Lytic 7 P 1 Shumaker
Buss 2 P 3 Tooley
TJiKPnstnrk 18 O 2 P. Malony
Thompson 6 0 2 Bcllenue
Loch 2 a 8 Dunn
Subs: Monmouth, Brostrom. Edwards;
Gen-ate, McCnll 2, HnJI 2, T. Malony 1.
City Loop Scores
NATIONAL DIVISION
Cap. Bus. (11) . 53 Nav. Reserve
Skeete F 4 L. Perry
Turner 5 T 1 ,Pe,rry
Brunei! 3 c n rwciw
Lawrence 3 G 3 Hartley
Tooker O 8 Bnrnholdt
Subs: C.B.C.. Lenhcart l: Nav. Hea.,
Hartman 6. Fortncr 7, VanClcave 3. Bas
aett 2, Petty 2. Hall time. C.B.C. 6, NaV.
Res. 21.
Mar. Reserve 1 (24) Poai Office
Wilson 2 F Lucas
West 7 F Touchie
Carrow 2 C 10 Humphreys
Jones 1 O Albrich
Westlinu O Lathrop
Subs: P. O., Gardner 3, Hayen 1, Par
rent 2. Half time: P. O. 7, Mar. Rea. 10.
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Mull F 1 Hftfltlnits
Kleinsmlth 4 P " Roberts
Cooksey 6 C 4 McRae
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Clark 2 G Holman
Subs: C. t. Ij., Asncrait i, riiMiiiiuiw ,
Sickles 1; Bur. Inn, Fox 6. Half time.
Dayton Graders
To Meet Dundee
Dayton Tlie Dayton Grade
school basketball team will
meet with the Dundee ball team
Friday night.
Sheridan boys won in the jam-
boree held at Amity last Satur
day, and Dayton was at the bot
tom of the list.
However, in the foul shooting
contest, Lloyd Barnes brought
Dayton back in the fighting by
winning the free throw.
nounced by Hauk Wednesday
includes Doug Rogers, Jim
Rock, Don McKenzie, Deb Da
vis and Captain Daryl Girod as
the first stringers and Larry
Chamberlain, Wayne Walling,
Larry Faulus, Gene Garver
and Dick Deen.
LOCAL UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS AND FEATURES
Salem, Oregon, Thursday, December 8, 1949 Page 17
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Carlos Houck
Speaker
Wm. (Bill) McAr-
thur, head foot
ball coach of Oregon College
of Education, guest speaker
for Friday morning's session
of the Salem Breakfast club
at Nohlgren's. McArthur's
Wolves went through the re
cent grid season undefeated
and untied.
SPORTS ROUNDUP-
Slats Says Fans Lack Hoop Savvy
New York, Dec. 8 VP) Slats
Gill, who brought his Oregon
State basketball team here to
tackle New York U. last night,
figures that basketball fans have
one weakness they don't under
stand the defensive strategy of
the game . . . "In baseball ev
eryone knows the strategy of
pulling the infield in for a sacri
fice, or the Williams shift," Slats
explains. "In basketball the
basic defense is one man against
one man, but it doesn't work
out that way. Someone always
Is dropping off to double team
a player, or you drop your de
fense back, and the fans don't
know what it's all about
But they're learning. Basketball
still is a very young game as
compared to the others."
Come to think of it, the same
thing might be said of the fans
in almost any game . . . Who
reallly sees a 6-2-2-1 or a 7
diamond defense in football or
would recognize a looping line
if he saw one? . . . Mostly It's
get some points and the heck
with the rest.
One-minute Sport Page
While nobody in the South
was greatly surprised when
Florida's Bear Wolf got the
ax, word is that other south
eastern conference football
coaches will keep their jobs
unless they get better offers
. . . The V. of Miami Is mak
ing a strong bid to join the
SEC at this week's meeting,
but the others are worried
about the distances minor
teams would have to travel
. . . Cleveland's new owners
would like to get Bob Dilling
er, but not at the Browns' ask
ing price of $200,000 plus
players . . .The Hockey Rang
ers figure they'll beat the
baseball Yankees' 1949 injury
record in a breeze. With a
third of the season gone,
they've listed 36.
Jim Coleman, the Toronto
sports scribe, recently typed this
comment: "When a coach is
losing, the only people who have
any love for him are his family.
. . . Dick Irvin, the Montreal
Canadien's coach, was reading
that line when the postman
brought him a note from his son
in Regina. It said: "I just read
Jimmy Coleman's column and
don't be too sure of that part
about only the coach's family
loving him. Mother is quite
peeved at you since the club has
Ike Williams called In news-lcoaching job
By HUGH FULLERTON, JR.
papcrmen to tell them about that
fix' phone call, but he ana
Manager Blinky Palermo didn't
think enough of it to report it
to the Pcnnyslvania boxing com
mission . . . wonder if they
remember what happened to
Rocky Graziano?
End of the Line
Steve Oraco, Notre Dame's
extra - point specialist, booted
only five during his high school
career at Lansford Pa. . . . Bill
Mack of Michigan State is the
only cross country runner who
ever was a member of four
NCAA championship teams. He
helped win for Drake in 1945
46 and Michigan State in 1948
49 . . . Middleweight Champ
Jake LaMotta, an earnest all-
around athlete, recently has
taken up golf and tennis . .
Ben Chapman, ex-Phillies man
ager, is shopping around for a
Beavers Plan to
Find Greater Use
For 'Cub' Houck
Oregon State College, Corval-
lis, Dec. 8 Carlos (Cub) Houck,
former star athlete for Salem
high school.
was one of the
many sopho
mores to play
football unaer
Kip Taylor at' fg
uregon aiatei
this fall. Cub,
weigh i n g 185
pounds, played
quarterback on
offense, and was
moved into the
lineb a c k i n g
snot on defense.
With Gene Morrow nancuing
the quarterback position Houck
saw little action there, but Bump
Elliott, backfield coach for the
Beavers, said that liouck's sig
nal calling abilities had increas
ed and he should see action In
that role next fall. With the
graduation of Rudy Ruppe and
Don Mast. Cub will probably
move into a full-time role as
linebacker.
He lists as his greatest thrill
of the campaign just completed
his first varsity touchdown
which he scored after intercept
ing a Washington State pass on
the 15-vard line and racing
down the sidelines ot paydirt.
Hubbard Group
Organize Club
Hubbard Albert Barendse,
Forest Hartzler and Harold Ab
bott have been instrumental in
organizing an athletic club here.
Permission has been obtained
from the school board for use of
the gymnasium on Tuesday and
Thursday evenings.
Barendse was made manager
and Johnny Thomas secretary.
Three groups are represented,
high school boys, young men and
men. Basket ball teams have
been organized and are practic
ing. The teams are interested in
games with other teams.
Golf Play Starrs
In Miami Tourney
Miami. Fla., Dec. 8 (PI Play
began today in the 26th annual
Miami open golf tournament,
which marks the start of the
winter circuit. A bulky field of
231 competed for $10,000 cash
for the leading pros and trophies
for the amateurs.
Southworth Calm About
Reports of Discontent
Baltimore, Dec. 8 VP) If Billy
Southworth is troubled by re
ports of discontentment among
his players, the balding Boston
Braves' manager is giving no
sign of It.
Making his first appearance at
the minor league convention yes
terday, Southworth cleared some
of the tension by declaring in a
press conference:
"I didn't come here to tear
the club apart. If any of you
fellows think I feel that I'm
forced to dispose of some
members of the team you're
positively wrong. I'll never
lower the dollar value on any
of my players.
"There are no differences be
tween me and my players as far
as I'm concerned. Sure I'd like
to make some deals, but only if
I think they will strengthen the
Braves. '
Reports that Southworth had1
to make changes in his personnel
stemmed from the sad situation
in Boston all last season. Ru
mors of a player revolt during
spring training followed by Bil
ly s departure from the club in
mid-season and the notorious
half-share voting incident, all
led to the belief that the man
ager was sure to clean house for
1950.
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Nunes to Meet
Wolfe in Return
Bout Wednesday
Lou Nunes, the unpredictable
boxer from southern California,
and Dick Wolfe, Indian leather
tosser, will meet in the 10-round
main event of next Wednesday
night's VFW ring card at the
armory.
Nunes and Wolfe traded
punches on a recent card with
Wolfe being declared the win
ner by Referee Packey McFar
land. Neither one was able to
floor the other and it was Wolfe's
superior condition that enabled
him to gain the nod.
Nunes promises to be In bet
ter shape for the next engage
ment.
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