Turnavay Throng Sees
Trotters Trim Wool Squad
. A throng which jammed the
Willamette gym to the rafters
watched the Harlem Globetrot
ters go through their paces Mon
day night to score a 61-40 vie
tory over the Salem Page Wool
ens.
But the score was an almost
Inconsequential part of the pro
gram. The antics of the basket
ball experts and their clown, Ed
Hamman, was what the crowd
came to see, and the throng
went away pleased.
The only unhappy ones were
those who were turned away at
the door when the crowd filled
virtually every inch of space.
The first quarter was ser
ious basketball for both teams,
and the Woolens, using Al Bel
linger, Al McCrae, Frankie
Page along with Bob and Jim
Johnson, managed to jump to
a 9-2 lead, but the colored
dead-eyes were in front by a
17-13 margin at the quarter.
After that, it was all on the
Trotters terms with their star
center, Bill Washington, provid
ing the offensive punch. Anoth
er performer who took the eye
of the fans was Boid Buie, the
one-armed guard who collect
ed a total of six points.
Time-outs and the intermis
sion were punctuated with the
antics of Hamman, the clown
and road manager for the team.
Hamman wasn't clowning when
he picked up a check for near
ly nine hundred dollars as the
Trotters' share of the gate.
The Junior Chamber of
Commerce, which sponsored
the event shared the net re
ceipts of the gate, but will
have to pay gym rental costs,
advertising and other expens
es of promoting the event.
The game was staged in an
effort to build funds for the
Jaycecs and the Salem school
boy patrol, a project of that serv
ice club.
Wilt and Gehrmann May
Race Again in Chicago
New York, Jan. 31 W) While
track officials wrangled today
over the winner of Saturday's
split-decision Wanamakcr mile,
G-man Fred wilt hinted he may
race Don Gehrmann again.
Gehrmann, Wisconsin's ace
runner, said he definitely will
not come east again for an at
tempted repeat of his 4:09.3 mile
victory over Wilt.
But Wilt said he will go west
Evashevski Signs with
Cougars, To Name Aides
Pullman, Wash., Jan. 31 U,
Washington State's new foot
ball coach, Forest Evashevski,
may import his coaching assist
ants from the middle west, it was
reported today.
Evashevski, until yesterday
the backfield coach a Michigan
State, accepted a five-year con
tract to coach the Cougars for
a salary described as one of the
highest ever paid a coach here.
He telephoned his accept
ance from the Michigan State
campus at East Lansing, Mich.,
where it was reported that
. Michigan State freshman
coach Bob Flora and Flora's
' assistant, Warren Huey, will
follow Evashevski here.
Detroit advertising man Bob
Frutic, all-American end on the
1940 Michigan team on which
Evashevski starred as a blocking
hack for Tommy Harmon, also
is expected to join the five-man
coaching staff.
However, Evashevski declined
comment on his assistants, say
ing he will not announce his
choices for several weeks.
Washington Slate authorities
said they believed Evashevski
will keep Cougar freshman coach
Dan Stavcly to work with him
in rebuilding the Pacific Coast
conference football team.
Evashevski succeeds Phil
Sarboe, a Washington State
alumnus who resigned last
month after compiling a five
year record of 17 wins, 26
losses and three ties. Last sea
son the Cougars lost six and
won three.
"We can look forward to a
aound football program which
will not only bring to us our
share of victories but which
will maintain our prestige in
Pacific Coast conference com
petition," Athletic Director
Robert C. Brumblay said.
Officials said Evashevski
told them he would like to in
troduce the Michigan style of
play here. The Big Ten team
uses a modified version of the
single wing formation.
...Evashevski expects to arrive
here by the middle of February.
fcyL4 'A
door meet March 18. Gehrmann
also will run there after com
peting in midwestern college
meets in Wisconsin.
The flashy Badger with the
tremendous finish kick is slated
for the Bankers mile that night.
But Wilt, whose best distance
is the two mile, wants to meet
Gehrmann at the longer dis
tance. "I'm a two miler but I ran his
race Saturday," Wilt said. "May
be Gehrmann will run my race
now."
Asked whether he would enter
the mile if asked by the Chicago
promoters, Wilt said: "I d rath
er run my race."
9
Forest Evashevski
Mize Thrust in
Battle for Sack
Job With Yanks
New York, Jan. 31 U,R The
odds were stacked heavily
against 37-year-old Johnny Mize
today as he sought to salvage
the remnants of his big league
career with the champion New
York Yankees.
Mize, upon signing his 1950
contract, today was officially
thrust into the battle for first
base. His chances of winning a
regular berth with the Yankees
are exceedingly slim.
His competition will comprise
Tommy Henrich. Joe Collins and
Fenton Mole. Even if Henrich
returns to the outfield. Manager'
Casey Stengel has indicated he
would be inclined to string along
with Collins, a long-ball, pull
hitter who comes highly recom
mended by scouts in the Yankee
farm system.
Pro Grid Coach
Name Top Secret
Chicago, Jan. 31 (IP) One of
the best kept sports secrets of
the year has been the name of
the new Chicago Carolnals foot
ball coach.
He is to be announced by
President Ray Bcnnigscn at a
Cardinal press conference to
morrow. It could be Clark
Shaughncssy, (he old T-forma
tion master who presently is
coach of the Los Angeles Rams;
Curly Lambeau, pro football pi
oneer who organized the Green
Bay Packers as a sandlot team
In 1919 or any one of a dozen
whose names have been buzzed.
Only thing definite is that
Eddie Anderson, whose resig
nation at Iowa brought on a
windfall of new rumors, will
not be the Cardinals' skipper. He
Is going back to Hol Cross.
Bennigsen has completed in
terviewing five or so applicants
and has indicated the selection
has boiled down to two.
"I haven't yet made up my
mind," he said last night, "but
on Wednesday I'll have the Car
dinals new coach with me at
the press conference."
Northwest Cage
Coaches to Vote
On Stall Ruling
Portland, Ore., Jan. 31 VP)
A majority of Northwest con
ference basketball coaches were
expected to vote today to toss
out basketball's two-minute rule
in favor of the Big Ten confer
ence modification.
Paul Durham, president of the
Conference Coaches association
said he would make the survey
today and, if accepted, could see
no reason why the modified rul
couldn't be put into effect this
week-end.
The Big 10 version gives the
fouled team two shots in the
final two minutes of play. If the
second is missed, the ball re
mains in play. If made, the ball
goes out of bounds to the de
fending team.
NCAA rules provide for the
fouled team to retain possession
of the ball out of bounds whether
the foul shot is made or missed.
No Deep Freeze Needed
Emil H. Sivenson (left) and
Albert E. Snodgrass of Min
neapolis shoulder their huge northern pike speared through
the ice at Lake Minnetonka, Minn.
Sports Calendar
JANUARY 31
Prnfr.-uinnal wrest linn. 8:30. Salem arm
ory. Tony Row v. Black Bear: Frank
Stojack, "Great Atlaa", Leo wauiCK.
Basketball
O.8.O. frtshmen vs. Salem high, Salem,
11:15 D.m.
Marlon County B league: Deaf School
at Jefferson, Gervala at Chemawa, St.
Paul at Salem bopiu.
Marion-Polk league: Stayton at Mon
mouth, Salem Academy at independence
Snort Horn nr. Hacred Heart.
Willamette Valley league: Molalla at
Sandy, Can by at Estacada, Dallas at 811
verton. Woodburn at Mt. Angel.
FEBRUARY 1
Basketball
Dtv Lpbb: Marine Reserve Y. Peat
Office, 7 p.m.; Capital Business College
vs. Naval Reserve, 8 p.m., aurrouana inn
vs. City Transit Lines, 9 p.m. Leslie fym.
FEBRUARY t
Basketball
Church League: 1st Methodist . 1st
Presbyterian. Calvary Baptist vs. Jason
Lee, St. Mark vs. Deaf School at Girls
gym. Leslie Methodist vs. Calvary Baptist,
First Baptist vs. Liberty Church of Christ,
First Christian vs. St. Mark Lutheran,
boys' gym.
FEBRUARY S
Basketball
Salem at Astoria.
Washington at O.S.C.
Oregon at Idaho.
Marion County B league: Chemawa at
je iters on, Deal scnooi at st. paui, Ba
le m Sophs at Gervals.
Marlon-Polk league: Independence at
Monmouth, Sacred Heart at Salem Academy.
Willamette Valley league: Sandy at
Woodburn, Estacada at Molalla, Silverton
at uanoy, mi. Angei at uauas.
FEBRUARY A
Basketball
Willamette at Pacific.
Washington at OJB.C.
LOCAL UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS AND FEATURES
Page 8 Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, January 31, 1950
FAN FARE
By Walt Ditzen
C9hrtr.DMtc. l
BASKETBALL
COLLEGE SCORER
(By the Associated Prrss)
Pacific Lutheran 63, St. Martin's 48.
Oonzaga 77, Whitman 32.
Brlghnm Younx 61, Utah 51.
Wyoming 32, Utah State 38.
Loyola (Lob Angeles) 1i. Santa Bar
bara 51.
Arizona 80, Santa Clara 64.
Villanova 71, Seton Hall 54.
Princeton 80, Rutgers 62.
Kentucky 58, Vanderbllt 54.
Marshall 93, Kentucky Wesleyan 57.
Western Kentucky 79, Tampa 58.
Tulane 68, Tennessee 55.
North Carolina 77. Citadel 39.
Mississippi State 48, Louisiana State 41.
Auburn 77, Mississippi 63.
Chicago Loyola 41. Oklahoma A&M 31.
Nebraska 65, Kansas State 63. (Over
time)
Ohio State 59, Purdue 53.
Kansas 76, Drake 50.
Detroit 64. Marquette 55.
Oklahoma 55, Texas 43.
Oklahoma City 46, Wichita 41.
Mikan Gets Nod as Top
Hooper of Half Century
Mill City Downs
Detroit, 43-35
Mill City The Mill Cily Tim
berwolves downed Detroit high,
43-35 In a Marion County "B"
league Kame Monday night. Mill
City held a bare 20-19 margin at
half time. Mill City won the
prelim, 23-14.
D.troll (U) ) Mill rilr
Mor,n 1 r 2 Thornlry
Bu1lon 11 r ft L.o Foot,
Whit. C 17 Mill,
Thornton 0 13 L.W. Pool,
L1v 3 o t Baltimore
fiube: Detroit Ovtrluuliin 4, Don-
wur , suiu I.
By TED MEIKR
New York, Jan. 31 P)
Eight years ago lie was just a
big awkward guy.
Today George Mikan was
named the greatest basketball
player of the last SO years by
sportswriteis and broadcasters
participating in the Associated
Press mid-century poll.
It is significant that it seems
hardly necessary to Identify
Mikan as the former Dc Paul
University star now with the
Minneapolis I.akers ill the Na
tional Basketball association.
Mikan has developed to the
point , where he is railed by
many "Mr. Basketball."
The electric lights on Madison
Square Garden's marquee blink
"George Mikans vs Knicks'1
when the Lakers meet the New
York Knickerbockers. That is
symbolic of the mastery Mikan
has achieved in the cage sport.
Bespectacled Mikan, whose 53
points in one college game still
stands as a Garden record and
who holds virtually all the in
dividual scoring marks in the
NBA, polled 139 of the 380
votes cast.
Hank Luisettl, Stanford's
whiz of 13 years ago, was very
much In the running. He got
the runnerup spot with 123.
Luisietti averaged 16.8 points
for 95 games during his college
career compared to Mikan's 19.1
for 98 games. Luisettl's high one
game mark was 50 points
against Duquesne compared to
Mikan's 53 against Rhode Island
State.
Mikan and Luisettl far out
distanced the others. Nat llol
man of the original New York
Celtics and now cnarh of City
College of New York, wa
third with 31.
Charley (Chuck) Hyatt, Tilt
flash of 23 years ago, was fourth
with 16 and Alex Groia, star
of Kentucky's NCAA champions
last year and now with Indiana
polis in the NBA, fifth with 13.
Joe Fulks. of the Philadelphia
Warriors whose 63-point single
game mark in the NBA Mikan
lias yet to eclipse, and Forrest
(Red) Debernardi, who placed
with the St. Joseph (Mo.) JHil
lards in the twenties, each re
ceived seven votes and tied for
sixth.
Two other members of the
original New York Celtics
Joe Lapchick, now coach of
New York in the NBA, and
Dutch Drhnert, credited with
inventing the modern pivot
play at Chattanooga in 1926
tied for eighth. Each got
six votes.
Bob Kurland, Oklahoma A &
M's star of four and five years
ago and now with the Phillips
Oilers, completes the top ten. He
received four votes.
In the 1945 Red Cross classic
for the mythical national col
legiate championship, Oklahoma
A & M beat Dc Paul, 52 to 44,
with Kurland getting 14 points
to mikan s nine. However Mikan
was banished on personal fouls
after only 14 minutes of play.
Numerous others received one
vote each, including Lew Beck,
who finished at Oregon State in
1947.
Vikings to Host 0SC
Rooks Tuesday Night
Salem high's cage crew tack
les the potent Oregon State col
leg Rooks Tuesday night at the
Vik Villa in an 8:15 p.m. tussle.
The Rooks have won three
games in four starts thus far in
season play. Former Vik-ace
Ben Pitzer, who started to Ore
gon State at the beginning of
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WVL Leaders to
Ploy Woodburn
In Top Contests
The Mt. Angel Preps will be
striving to protect their game
and a half lead in Willamette
Valley league competition Tues
day night when they entertain
the Woodburn Bulldogs. The
Preps are currently setting the
pace with a record of six wins
and one defeat. Woodburn
breezing along at an even .500
three losses and as many vic
tories. Estacada, tied with Molalla
for second place honors, will host
the Canby Cougars, down in the
depths of second division. Mo
lalla travels to Sandy. The lat
ter, snowed out of many con
tests, have a record of three de
feats as against no wins.
oilverton, winner over Wood-
burn last week, will try to re
peat at the expense of Coach
Gordon Kunke's Dallas Dragons.
The game is slated for the Sil
verton court.
Cardinals Host
Sweet Home Team
The Sacred Heart Cardinals
will play Sweet Home high Tues
day night on the St. Joseph floor.
The Cards drew a bye in Marion
Polk league competition.
Other games in the M-P circuit
will send Monmouth to Stayton
and Salem Bible Academy to In
dependence. Shooters to Elect
The annual election of the Sa
lem Trapshooters club will be
held at the club house on Tur
ner road at 7:30 Tuesday night.
the second semester, has copped
a berth in the starting quint.
Pitzer has won scoring honors
in three of the four games play,
ed.
The Vikings gave the Rook's
their only setback last season.
Salem's fading basketball sched
ule has only seven remaining
games left to play before the dis
trict 11 tourney is played off at
the Villa.
Probable starting lineup for
Tuesday's encounter:
Salem OSC Rook,
Rogers P Lahti
Hock P Storey
Wclllns c Adrian
Glrod o PHzcr
Chamberlain a Shirtclllf
Cecil Released
By Oakland Oaks
Oakland, Calif., Jan. 31 W
Rex Cecil, veteran right handed
pitcher, was given his uncon
ditional release today by the
Oakland baseball club. C. L.
"Brick" Laws, president of the
Coast league team made the an
nouncement. Cecil was purchased from Sac
ramento last mid-season. He pre
viously hurled for Seattle and
San Diego in the Coast loop and
for the Boston Red Sox.
ARMY VISITS NYC TWICE
New York (P) Army's crack
football team will play two
games in New York city next
season. The cadets play Mich
igan in Yankee stadium on Oct.
14 and return on Oct. 28 to take
on Columbia at Baker Field.
Lack of Wintry Weather
Confuses East Ski Meet
Lake Placid, N. Y., Jan. 31 P)
Confusion swept the Interna
tional aki federation today as
it mapped out a complete new
schedule for its world champion
ships, hoping for the best but
fearing the worst.
Still frustrated by the lack of
snow which prevented the open
ing of competition yesterday,
the federation set up this new
schedule:
18-kilomeler cross country
race Friday at Rumford, Me.
10-kilometer relay race Sun
day at Rumford.
All jumping events Sunday
at Lake Placid.
50-kilometer race Monday
it Rumford.
Originally, the full program
was scheduled for Lake Placid
this week, but a snow drought
wrecked plans. Then, after the
formal announcement of the lat
est schedule change, the com
mittee received reports of a
heavy snowfall sweeping from
the west to Lake Placid.
The federation announced
that the 18-kilometer race
definitely will be held at
Rumford, but that the other
two races will be moved back
here if enough snow falls by
the week-end.
The plan to hold all jumps on
Sunday was unprecedented, and
hit. the idle skiiers here like a
bombshell. The original plan
called for the Nordic combined
jump today and the special
jumps Sunday. The Nordic com
bined is a two-part event, one
part the jump and the other the
18-kilometer (about 11 miles)
race with the combined scores
declaring the winner. Special
jumps are decided on distance
and form only.
It was understood that five
jumps will be held Sunday the
first two for the world's jump
ing championship and the three
others as part of the Nordic
combined event.
Contributions Sought
In Duck Feeding Plan
Sub-zero temperatures 'meon that the duck along the
South River Road slough will again have a tough time to
find feed, reminds the Salem chapter of the Izaak Wal
ton league. Six or eight inches of snow covers the nat
ural feeding grounds along the slough and the low tem
peratures will freeze the water.
As a result of a plea two weeks ago for cash donations
a few dollars were left at White's feed store. The need
is even greater now and Rex Sanford, president of the
local Waltons, urged further contributions. The Waltons
will distribute the feed as well as making their own do
nations. Pheasants and birds hat habitually remain In the Wil
lamette valley are also hard pressed.
By FRED ZIMMERMAN, Capital Journal Sports Editor
Schedule Making
George Emigh, Salem Senators business head, was given the
job of making out a schedule for the 1950 Western International
league season that would please everybody. An almost im-j
possible assignment. However, by devoting most of his time
j : . . 1 4n 4hA nmianl tftniph hpllPVPS hf
during ine pasi. iwu wcw w
has it whipped. "Everybody gets the special dates they had
asked for," reports tne aoion ironi, unite man.
there will be no consecutive home and home encounters be
tween two clubs as was the case last season, us u,uue a uium
to pair off eight clubs through a season of competition, always
having in mind that travel is an important part of the entire
. i i l t l. I ..nA?oP.,l lr-rnlrfl-i hnc hpAn will hft
xinanciai ouagei. jusi nuw auLT.caa.ui ....b.. .
determined during the next league meeting, slated for Tacoma
next month.
Out of the Dog House
With the University of Oregon Webfoots coming through
with a pair of rousing basketball wins over the Huskies
from the University of Washington, we presume Coach
John Warren has been able to abandon the doghouse as
a place of residence. A couple of more wins (and they will
be upcoming without a doubt) and "Honest John's" heck
lers will deny they ever had any such thoughts as seeking
a new head coach. Makes a whale of a difference whether
the boys win or lose as to the continuity of the pay checks
for the coach.
'Cats Gone Stale?
It wasn't a very convincing brand of basketball Willamette's
Bearcats put up against Pacific last week and one left the gym
feeling that perhaps the cagers had gone a bit stale. That game
with Stewart Chevrolets at Astoria came in at the wrong time,
what with the squad barely home from a difficult trip into
Idaho and western Washington. The Badgers, unquestionably
"up" for the contest, successfully kept Ted Loder in check while
setting up workable blocks for their sharpshooters. It will be
difficult for the Bearcats to get revenge next Saturday night
at Forest Grove owing to the peculiarities of the Pacific gym.
The Badgers have grown accustomed to shooting from difficult
positions.
A Plug for Wildlife
The National Wildlife Federation annually issues a series
of highly colored stamps for distribution throughout the
United States for the purpose of financing its own activities
as well as providing the general public with highly de
sirable reproductions of birds, fish, mammals, trees and
flowers. The stamps were Introduced in 1938 in conjunc-
tion with President Franklin D. Roosevelt's proclamation
of the nation's first wildlife week observance. New sub
jects are brought out each year and to date 484 different
wildlife stamps have been issued. This year's full sheet
of stamps comprises 36 wildlife subjects, all from the brush
of Walter Weber, noted wildlife artist of Vienna, Va. They
may be secured from the National Wildlife Federation, 3308
14th Street, N. W., Washington D. C, for $1 per sheet.
New Restraining Line
One of the regulations to come out of the recent conference of
the football rules committee in the east is one establishing a
restraining line around the entire gridiron. This line is to be
five feet back from the grid boundary and nobody but actual
participants will be permitted to encroach within the new re
straining line. The rule was apparently set up to prevent re
serves, coaches and others from crowding the field of play.
Ten or 15 feet back would have been more appropriate but the
five feet will help. It's a sad commentary on human nature
that it took legislation to prevent unauthorized persons from
jamming the boundaries of the field.
Maybe Boxing Is Taking
A Cue From the Rasslers
Bangor, Me., Jan. 31 (IP)
Who ever heard of boxing ad
vertisements on the society
page?
That's where Community
Enterprises, Inc., spotted its
ads for a City hall show Thurs
day night.
And the phrasing!
". . . of particular interest
will be the participants. Both
gentlemen are superbly con
ditioned and each has avowed
to establish himself as the oth
er's superior."
The Messrs. Couture and
Brassley have been avowing
that for some little time. Mr.
Couture "Roughhouse Al"
on the sports page has some
what the better of it to date,
having won two of their three
previous engagements. ,
HUGE ORANGE POOL
Syracuse, N.Y. IP) When
Syracuse University's Archbold
gymnasium is reconstructed next
year, it will contain the largest
indoor swimming pool in New
York state and the sixth largest
in the nation.
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