Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, February 09, 1950, Page 17, Image 17

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    Amateur
Thrill Salem Armory Fans
Another "bargain basement"
in athletic entertainment drew
1000 customers at four-bits a
head to the Salem armory Wed
nesday night for a March of
Dimes amateur boxing card. In
cluded on the program, In addi
tion to 11 lively bouts, was top
flight tumbling entertainment
from the Portland PAL club
The 3-round ring bouts went
like this:
Jimmy Warehan, a slugging
79-pounder from Silverton, and
Willie Curtis, 89, Portland, got
of left jabs to soften his op
ponent, Ray Hoskins, 121, Al
bany, in the next match, won
by Kottre. Colton Lincoln, 95,
PAL club, had a lot more
fight than finesse, but came
through with a decision over
Ray Moore, 95, Salem.
Warren Simpson, 102, Silver
ion, biffed out a decision over
Viking Tankers
Take Second Meet
From West Linn
Salem high's tankmen defeat
ed West Linn's swimmers Wed
nesday afternoon at the Salem
YMCA by a 50-24 score. It was
the Vik'g second triumph over
the West Linn mermen.
Bob Hamblin and Dale Sheri
dan paced the Viking victory,
but Sheridan lost a heart-breaker
in the 100-yard free style,
narrowed out by six inches to
Linn's stroking ace Don Atche
son, state champion swimmer.
Other Salem wins were - by
Jerry Ullman in the 100-yard
breast stroke and the Vik relay
team.
Bob Hamblin won the 120
yard individual medley with the
nearest man following him by
30 yards.
Coach Vern Persinger's squad
is idle over the week-end and
resumes action next week.
Santiam Skiers
To Meet Thursday
: Members of the Santiam Ski
club were scheduled to meet
Thursday night at the Anderson
Sporting Goods store on North
Commercial street.
The meeting was called to plan
a ski trip and races. Club ac
tivities have been hampered in
recent weeks by the unique
problem of too much snow. The
snows kept club members from
making scheduled trips to reg
ular resort areas.
Sports Calendar
FEBRUARY t
Church league: Calvary Baptist va Ja
ion Lee, 1 p.m.; First Methodist n Deal
School, 8 p.m. Calvary Baptist vs Knight
Memorial 9 p.m., girls sym. 1st Presbyter
Ian vs Liberty Church ol God, 7 p.m.;
Leslla Methodist vs St. Mark, 8 p.m.;
First Baptist Ti First Christian. p.m.,
fcoya tym.
FEBRUARY 1ft
Willamette va Linfield at McMlnnvllle.
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By FRED ZIMMERMAN, Capital Journal Sports Editor
Baseball Deal Off
Some of the members of the group of Salem business and
professional' men who have been trying to make a deal for the
Salem Senator baseball franchise are a bit miffed over the
termination of negotiations. They point out that they took the
trouble to go into considerable detail as to their proposal to the
Portland Beaver management and the fact that the Beaver front
office didn't take time to acknowledge the proffer irks the local
group to some extent. "They might have presented a counter
proposal at least," one member of the Salem committee pointed
out. As we understand the situation, the deal involved the leas
ing of the franchise in the Western International league, not its
outright purchase. Apparently Messrs Norgan, Mulligan & Emigh
did not believe such a transaction would prove satisfactory and
then decided to operate the club for another season at least. We
have a feeling that if some individual or group of men would
deposit a cashier's check for $60,000, they could become owners
of the entire property ball park, franchise and players. The
Beavers wanted to get out from under completely and apparently
didn't want to take the risk of having the club tossed back in
their laps should the agreement prove unworkable.
Cagers Develop atY
Quite a number of kids who either do not turn out for
public school competition in basketball show up at the YMCA
where their desires for combat are met And quite frequently
soma of the youngsters become quite a'dept at handling the
big leather sphere. Frankie Page, who later became a mem
ber of the Salem Viking club that won the state championship,
was a good example of YMCA development Currently, sev
eral boys are playing in the Hi-Y league who are destined
to become well known when they reach Salem high school.
At any rate this is the opinion of Roth Holts, boys work
secretary who has been watching the youngsters perform.
League All Set
The recent WIL conference
all of the loose ends tucked in
to get under way without a hitch.
of the Vancouver Capilanos hopes to have his new ball park
in operation by the middle of the season. The new layout will
be much larger than the one that has seen service for many
years and should attract a larger following in the British Colum
bia metropolis. Admission prices will be the same this year
s last and will be virtually uniform over the entire circuit.
Corncob Shuttlecocks
Those schools which have a minimum amount of money
to devote to athletic activities should be interested in the
manufacture of shuttlecocks from corncobs and turkey quills
for use on the badminton court The Idea was broached in a
recent bulletin of the Oregon School Activities association.
A one inch section is cut from the cob and sandpapered to
the desired shape. The pulp is removed and the hole enlarged
and the natural grooves within form firm pockets for the
feathers. The quills are glued In position while a double
strand of dental floss can be used to keep them spaced
accurately. The contrivance is coated with glue and when
dry is said to prove ideal for indoor play.
Leather
the evening off to a fist-flying
start by going three solid rounds
without slowing down. Warehan
finally won a close decision.
Sylvester Kottre, 12 4, Mt.
Angel, utilized a steady flow
Q-Back Shows His
Shiftiness With
Quick USC Switch
Los Angeles, Feb. 9 W) Foot
ball player Ed Dimirjian has al
ready established himself as a
very shifty young man.
The 170-pound quarterback,
who announced two days ago
that he would register at UCLA,
today was enrolled at the Uni
versity of Southern California.
Before that, the star gridder had
been tabbed for the University
of California.
Dimirjian, a transfer from
John Muir Junior college in Pas
adena and central figure in a
court case still pending which
involved his eligibility last fall,
at first said he liked the law
course at UCLA.
A few hours later, however,
he reversed the field and signed
at USC. He said he liked its
law course better.
That's what the boy said, any
how.
Salem High Mat
Team Nabs 26-17
Win over Millers
Coach Hank Juran's grunt
and groan boys copped their fifth
straight win Wednesday night,
26-17, with an easy victory over
Springfield on the Miller s mats.
Springfield won three of the
matches while three ended in
draws.
The Viking wrestlers are slat
ed to tangle with the Klamath
Falls Pelican mat crew at the
Vik Villa Saturday at 2 o'clock
p.m.
Results:
96 Cooler (81 end Dennp (Spl drew.
104 McOrady (Sp) pinned Neuteldt (S).
113 Ames (S) dec. Simmons ISp). 121
Hutchinson (S) dec. Mathews Sp). 128
Knupp (S) and Williams (Sp) drew. 134
Oundren (s and Brousher (5p) drew. 13fl
Logan (a) dec. Cook (Sp). 146 Schweltz
(S) dec. Lauritzen (Sp). 155 Stepper (Si
pinned Columbia (p). 165 Holllster (Sp)
dec. Yelland (S). 175 Peterson (S) dec.
Zllkowskl (Sp). H?wt. Patrick (Sp) dec.
Enter (S).
'Ducks Unlimited'
Nears Quota Total
Over $4400 of Oregon quota
of $5000 in the "Ducks Unlimit
ed" program has been sub
scribed, reports Alfred H.
Schmidt, state chairman.
It is the hope of Schmidt that
the balance will be raised dur
ing the three weeks that remain
of the campaign.
During the fund raising drive
202 new "Ducks Unlimited"
members have been added to
the Oregon roster.
held in Tacoma found virtually
and play in April is expected
Bob Brown, veteran operator
Slingers
his twin brother, Walter, who
also weighed 102. The wild
swinging which featured most
of the matches gave way to box
ing style in the ensuing bout, in
which David Minner. 147, PAL,
outpointed Little Do Not, 147,
Woodburn Boys School.
Amos Lincoln, 98, PAL,
scored the only TKO of the
night in downing Floyd Hen
derson, 98, Salem, in the sec
ond stanza. Little Snow, 130,
defeated Little Jack, 128, both
of Woodburn Boys School, in
a crowd pleaser. Harold Kot
tre, 151, Mt. Angel, disposed
of Paul Klint, 151, PAL club.
Both were in good shape and
showed no signs of wilting in
the final seconds.
Jim Grossman, 135, Stayton,
gained a narrow nod over Bill
Hayes, 126, PAL. Bob Sanders,
150, Salem banged out a deci
sion over Jack Evans, 150, Sa
lem, in a slow bout. Chuck Ross,
213, Portland, agile despite his
bulk, wound up the show with
a win over R. V. Posten, 230,
PAL club.
LOCAL UNITED PRESS
FAN FARE
Vandals, Ducks Offered
Role of Cage Spoilers
(By the Associated Press)
Oregon and Idaho, now rele
gated to Battling against a per
manent cellar berth, r.ould raise
havoc in this week-end's sparse
Northern division basketball pic
ture.
Only two conference clashes
are on the books Idaho against
front-running WSC at Pullman
and Oregon against the challeng
ing third-place Oregon State
Beavers at Eugene. Both are set
for Friday night.
A victory for the Vandals
would give both second place
Washington and OSC new life
in their bid to overtake the
Cougars, should, the Beavers
get over Oregon. But should
the Ducks come up with a
game such as they played in
dumping Washington twice,
OSC could well drop out of the
parade.
Washington, idle in the con
ference picture, gets plenty of
action from the University of
Wyoming cowboys in a Friday-
Saturday set. The Invaders, an
all-senior outfit currently lead
ing the skyline conference, has
Citation Jockey
Provides Track
Fans With Problem
Arcadia, Calif., Feb. 9 P)
The burning question around the
race track today was whether
Steve Brooks or Eddie Arcaro
will ride Citation in the $50,000
San Antonio handicap at Santa
Anita Saturday.
Last report from Trainer
Jimmy Jones was that he hadn't
decided which jockey will get
the call for Big C in the mile
and one-eighth stake, first major
step in Citation's come-back.
Arcaro stepped in when Calu
met's former great little rider,
Al Snider, was drowned in Flor
ida in 1948, Eddie piloted Cita
tion to the triple crown and
horse of the year honors.
Brooks, however, is currently
the regular rider for Warren
Wright's Calumets out here and
presumably will get the chance
to make his own choice.
He has the reverse record of
having been astride Citation in
two of the horse's three defeats
in his 31 races.
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Shadow Boxing
Warren
guarantee
102-pound twins from Silverton, slug it out during the March
of Dimes amateur boxing card in the Salem armory Wednes
day night. Warren won a 3-round decision over his twin.
ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS AND FEATURES
Salem, Oregon, Thursday, February 9, 1950 Page 17
won 19 and lost but five this
5 ear.
Coach Art McLarney will
shoot with a new husky com
bination of four sophomores and
a junior. Jack Ward at forward
will be the junior. The others
are Frank Guisness, Dale Thom-
ason, Duane Enochs and George
Chalich.
Oregon will tackle the touring
St. Mary's Gaels Saturday night
in the Ducks' sixth game in nine
nights.
Vik Cagers to
Meet- Rooks in
Preliminaries
The Salem hieh-O.S.C. Rook
basketball game will be played
as a preliminary to the Oregon
State-Idaho contest next Wed
nesday night. The game was
originally slated for Wednesday
afternoon but R .S. Keene ath
letic director agreed to play the
prep tut as a preliminary on an
experimental basis, Vern Gil-
more, boys physical director,
stated.
Tickets for the February 15
program at Oregon State will
be made available at Maple's
on State street.
WHISKEY HILL SOFTBALL
GROUP ELECTS OFFICERS
Hubbard The Whiskey Hill
Softball association met and
elected the following officers,
Norman Stauffer, president; Al
Barendse, vice president; Bill
Fobert, secretary; Joe Fisher,
Jr., manager; George Schwabau
er, treasurer and Joe Fisher, Sr.,
publicity.
The next meting will be held
at the Hawthorne school Tues
day evening.
Don't letthttf surly
Lamp cord lie.
Or you'll b lorry
By and by.
and Walter Simpson (we won't
which is which), identical
By Walt Ditzen
Referee, Newsmen
Cause Headaches
For Hockey Coach
Detroit, Feb. 9 W Charlie
Conacher, fiery coach of the
Chicago Blackhawks hockey
team was in trouble on two
fronts today after a pair of in
cidents involving a referee and
a newspaperman last night
Conacher's troubles matched
those of his hockey team which
absorbed a 9-2 pasting from the
Detroit Red Wings in a national
hockey league game here.
The more serious of Cona
cher's difficulties appeared to be
a charge by hockey writer Lew
Walter of the Detroit Times that
the Chicago coach slugged him
in the Blackhawks' dressing
room.
Walter said he would seek an
assault warrant against Cona
cher. The other was a declaration
by Referee Bill Chadwick that
he would file a full report with
the NHL of a disputed play and
mixup involving Conacher dur
ing last night s game.
Leaders Favored
To Hold Position
In WVL Contests
No change in the standings of
the front running clubs of the
Willamette Valley league are
anticipated as a result of Friday
night's clashes on four fronts.
The Mt. Angel Preps, holding
a game and a half lead over the
Molalla Indians, will entertain
the lowly Sandy club, while
Molalla is playing host to the
celler dweller Canby Cougars.
The Dallas Dragons, a full
game behind Molalla, travel to
Woodburn, while Silverton will
be at home to the Estacada Ran
gers. League play will end Febru
ary 17.
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Gorgeous Gussie
Puts Off Marriage
Calcutta, India, Feb. 9 (U.R)
Gertrude "Gorgeous Gussie"
Moran, California tennis star,
denied today reports that she
had broken off her engagement
to Anthony Davenport, a British
business man.
The marriage, she said, has
just been put off "for some
time."
Rookie of Year to Ink
$10,000 Dodger Contract
New York, Feb. 9 U.R Don
Newcombe was expected to sign
his Brooklyn Dodger contract
today for something like $10,000
and that meant trouble for many
a man in baseball.
Trouble not only for such Na
tional league batters who must
stand in embarrassed befuddle-
Foreclosure Is
Ordered for Race
Track by Court
Portland, Ore., Feb. 9 (U.R
The $2,000,000 Portland Mea
dows race track was under
foreclosure today following the
signing of a default decree on
a $441,000 mortgage by Cir
cuit Judge Ralph Holman of
Oregon City.
The Multnomah county
sheriff will put the Meadows
up for sale four weeks after
notice is published. In addi
tion to the large sum still owed
on the mortgage, the First Na
tional Bank is asking for $16,
652.84 in back interest
charges, and $5000 for attor
ney fees.
No track representatives ap
peared in behalf of the own
ers. Action Slated
For Marion-Polk
Leaguers Friday
Sacred Heart Academy, with a
record of four wins and one loss
in Marion-Polk league competi
tion, will tangle with the Mon
mouth Wolverines at Monmouth
Friday night. The Wolverines
have won three and lost as many.
Independence and Stayton
will get together at Stayton for
their scheduled encounter, Fri
day night, but Thursday evening
Stayton will take on the Salem
Academy Crusaders. This is a
make up game.
Sacred Heart is slated to play
the Columbia Ramps in Portland
Thursday night.
Oregon Stater
Inked by Pirates
Woodburn, Ore., Feb. 9 OJ.R)
Chuck Sauvain, Oregon State
college southpaw pitcher, said
today he has signed a contract
with the Pittsburgh Pirates
and will report to their school
ing camp at San Bernardino,
Calif. He has been assigned to
Modesto in the California
State league.
Hopsters Defeat
Dayton by 42-34
Dayton Dayton union high
dropped a 42-34 decision to the
Independence Hopsters Wednes
day night after the visitors had
been held to a 16-19 half time
deficit.
Dayton (84) (42) Independenee
Don Allen, 11 F 11, Robinson
Mathews, 2 F 7, Frkberff
Sherman, 8 0 8, Harwood
Manning, 10 0 2, Foster
J. Allen. 2 0 12. Davis
Subs: Dayton. Bell 1: Independence. Po
ser 2, Snyder 2.
Corners Team Active
Four Corners Four Corners
boys taking an active part in the
St. Marks Lutheran church bas
ketball teams are Sonny Wal
ker, Jerry Brown, Lee Gente-
man, and Jim Stewart. On Tues
day evening, Feb. 7, William
Brown took a carload of boys to
Jefferson to play the Future
Farmers. On Saturday, Feb. 11,
they will go to Vancouver,
Wash., with the Luther Leaguers
teams of St. Marks to participate
in a basket ball tournament in
the Columbia district.
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Walcott Repeats Ring
History with Fluke ICO
Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 9 U.R)
In 1936 Jersey Joe Walcott
knocked out Phil Johnson in the
third round. Last night, 14 years
later, Walcott knocked out John
son's son Harold in the third
round.
ment as Newcombe's fast ball
whizzes by, but also trouble for
Brooklyn Manager Burt Shot
ton. It seems that every time
Barnacle Barney opens his
mouth, Newcombe puts his arm
in it.
Big Don was the rookie of the
year in the National league for
i49 a telling star in the Dodger
drive for the pennant and the
Brooklyn pitcher with the most
games won 17.
But did Shotton heap this
face-saving ace with praise? He
did not.
Back at the start of the sea
son Newcombe was with Mon
treal, the Dodger International
league farm club. Brooklyn was
in great need of pitching aid, for
the regular mound corps stum
bled about in inept frenzy.
Shotton was asked what about
this Montreal sensation, couldn't
he help?
"Nope," said the wise old owl.
"He's a little hard to handle and
he isn't ready for the maiors."
A week later Don Newcombe
was in the majors, pitching for
Brooklyn. He looked good, so
bhotton was asked for a reap
praisal. "Might be OK, but he has
too much to learn."
Don won seven of his next
nine decisions when the Cards
were their hottest in the drive,
while Rex Barney, who Shotton
termed the real Brooklyn pitch
ing ace, won only two games in
two months.
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But the coincidence was not
the only amazing thing about
this bout. Johnson tumbled to
the canvass for the full count
without being struck
He was downed in the sec
ond round by a series of vici
ous lefts and rights, but in
the third he sprung out after
the bell, apparently fit. Be
fore Walcott could strike a
blow, however, Johnson sud
denly stiffened, put his right
glove to his back and pitched
forward on his face.
As Walcott stepped away,
startled, Johnson rolled over on
his back, wincing with pain. He
dragged himself over the ring
apron as Referee Dave Beloff
completed the 10-count.
Ringside doctors indicated
Johnson suffered a sacroiliac
injury and took him to Pres
byterian hospital. He told them
he was hurt in this manner in
a previous bout.
Walcott, who claims to be
36 years old now, broke the el
der Johnson's jaw when they
fought here in June, 1936.
BASKETBALL
COLLEGE SCORES
(By the Associated Press)
Northern Idaho 64, Eastern Oregon 63.
Boise J.C. 56, Southern Idaho 46.
San Francisco State 46, College of Pa
cific 43.
Denver 79, Louisville 70.
Princeton 82, Dartmouth 54.
Yale 69, Columbia 46.
Pennsylvania 66, Penn State 40.
Muhlenberg 72, Temple 67.
Villanova 77, Seton Hall 68.
Syracuse 60, Niagara 65.
CCNY 68, St. Francis (BKN) 46.
Fordham 61, Hofstra 52.
Alabama 58. Miss. State 38.
Navy 71, Bucknell 54.
Virginia Tech 80, Wash .-Lee 71.
South Carolina 68, Davidson 66.
Oklahoma A&M 43, Pitt 34.
DePauw 64. Butler 62.
BIGH SCHOOL SCORES
Brownsville 50, Scio 36.
Corbett 31, St. Mary' a (The DallM) 15.
Gaston 59, Jewell 31.
Independence 42, Dayton 14.
Baker 40, Ontario 39.
Sea slugs are sold in Chinese
markets smoked and sun-dried.
State
Street