Viking Cagers Face Last
Home Contest Tonight
The last home hurdle on the
1949-50 schedule for Salem
high's Vikings comes Tuesday
night when the locals take on
the potent Lebanon Warriors.
Coach Harold Hauk's team,
with Doug Rogers, Jim Rock,
Layton Gilson, Larry Chamber
lain and Captain Daryl Girod
listed as the most likely starters,
Benson Swimmers Sink
Vikings on 45-79 Score
Benson Tech's defending state
champion swimming team lived
up to its reputation Monday aft
ernoon by again downing the
Salem high Viking tankers to
the tune of 45-19.
Earlier in the season, Ben-
ion toppled the Viks 41-25 in
the local YMCA pool.
Bob Hamblin paced the local
cause with 10 points. He copped
first place in the 100-yard back
stroke and in the 120-yard in
dividual medley with a speedy
1:22.5 time.
Another Salem first was rack
ed up by Jerry Ullman in the
100-yard breast-stroke. Ullman
warn the event in 1:20 time.
Dick Klinefelter and Merlin
Nelson, finished third in their
respective events.
Owl Institute
Coach Resigns
Klamath Falls, Ore., Feb. 21
U.R)The football team at the
Oregon Technical institute here
was without the services of
Coach Dale Daugherty today.
Daugherty, who took over as
head coach when football was
introduced at OTI two years ago,
announced his resignation to Di
rector Winston Purvine without
making public his reason.
At the. same time, Purvine
said the resignation had been ac
cepted and that applications
would be accepted at his office
for the vacant position. Mean
while, Daugherty will remain at
the institute to finish out the
school year by coaching OTI's
first baseball team.
Ducks, Huskies
Are Bevo Hurdles
In Division Race
Corvallis, Ore., Feb. 21 (U.R)
Oregon State college's basket
ball squad, which cannot take
another Northern division loss
if the title is to be won, was
to go through the week's sec
ond heavy workout today on
new offensive and defensive
plays for the coming week
end series against the Univer
sity of Oregon.
The following week, OSC
meets Washington. Both teams
each have broken even with
the Beavers In the two games
they have played.
Washington State can win
the division pennant if it wins
the rest of Its games.
Friday night OSC meets the
Webfoots here and Saturday
night the game moves down to
Eugene.
Cardinals Defeat
Stayt
ton, 46-32,
In M-P Leaguer
. Rolling up a 13-4 first period
margin and stretching it to a
26-7 bulge at the half way
point, Sacred Heart's Cardinals
defeated the Stayton Eagles, 46-
32 in a Marion-Polk league en
counter on St. Joseph floor
Monday night.
The game was the last in loop
competition for the. Cards who
lost but a single tilt during
M-P competition.
The Sacred Heart Bees nosed
the Stayton second string, 34-
33 in the prelim. '
Seered Bear M (ft) Staytea
Btaudlnger 7 :.P S Norton
Eeker 4 ....?....... 2 samples
coueran 17. ......... c. Titus
T. Cooney 4 .G.. .... 4 Korean
Weber .7 a :.. 3 Johnson
Subs: Sacred Heart Daniels 1. Hock 9,
V. Cooney 1, Hoy S; Stayton Cox 7, Fe
len 3, Tork .
The Pioneer baseball league of
Idaho, Utah and Montana led
Class C circuits in attendance in
194S with 861,324. .
: 8
will be out to even the ledger
with the Warriors.
Lebanon is one of two high
school teams which was able
to stop the Viking surge dur
ing season play. They toppled
the Salems, 59-51, in a meet
ing at Lebanon on January 10.
The only other high school
team to defeat the Vikings was
John Goode of Benson dupli
cated Hamblin's 10 points for
the Techmen with a first in the
40-yard and 100-yard free style.
Coach Vern Persinger's crew
host the Vancouver Trapper's
swimming team Wednesday aft
ernoon at the Salem YMCA pool
at 4 o clock.
Remit:
40-freestyle: 1st Goods CB, Ind
Meshke IB), Srd Klinefelter (S). Time:
J1.8.
100-breaststroke: 1st Ullman (8). 2nd
Hembree (B), Ird Nelson (8). Time:
1.20.
300-freestyle: 1st Kimball (B), 2nd
OllberUon B), 3rd Hmlln 8. Time:
2:31.
100-backstroke: let (8). 2nd Horrand
(B), Jrd Hembiee (B). Time: 1:11.9.
100-freestyle: let Goode (B), 2nd
Meshke (B), Ird Sheridan (8). Time:
1:01.
120-lndlvtdual medley: let Hamblin
(8), 2nd Kimball B), 3rd OUbertson
(B). Time 1:22.9.
190-medley relay: Benson 1st OCimbaU,
Hembree, Meshke). Time: 2:05.
160-relay: Benson 1st (Yohn. Likens,
OuberUon). Time: 1:29.2.
Toreador Jailed
For Killing Bull'
San Jose, Costa Rica, Feb.
21 (JP) Mexican Bullfighter
Gregorio Fuebla was In jail
today for killing a bull.
Fuebla delivered a clean,
mortal thrust on the kill. It
was an artistic finish that
brought the crowd of aficion
ados in the La Solera arena
to its feet in a standing ova
tion yesterday.
Then the police collared
Fuebla and hauled him off to
jaU.
Bullfighting Is legal in
Costa Rica but the bull must
not be kUled.
Yearlings Frolic
Baby
rollinr
trainer Danny Shea near Glenarm, Md., In the spring-like
early February weather.
Yankees' Contract Worry
Fades with Page Contract
By JACK' HAND
New York, Feb. 21 VP) With
Fireman Joe Page In the fold,
the New York Yankees' con
tract problems are fading fast.
Only eleven men on the world
champs' roster are unsigned. If
signed, they haven't been an
nounced. Half of them can't be
serious.
Page's signing for an esti
mated $30,000 plus Indicated
George Weiss, Yank general
manager Is In generous
mood. George had little trou
ble once he sat down to talk
with the 32-year-old lefthand
er who pitched 60 games last
season.
"It only took about 10 min
utes," said Page yesterday. "It
was my best ever. It even sur
prised me."
Page had turned back one con
tract from his Springdale, Pa.
home.
Two " starting pitchers, Vic
Raschi and Lefty Tommy Byrne,
still are unsigned. So are Clar
ence Marshall, Bellingham,
Wash., Spec Shea and Hugh Rad-
cliffe, the bonus pitcher, drafted
from the Phillies' organization.
Yogi Berra, No. 1 catcher,
may be a problem. Weiss also
may have his troubles with
Bobby Brown and Bill John
son who split the work at
third base last year. Brown
had a great world series. Al
Martin, rookie second base
man, from Oakland shouldn't
take too long to sign.
Johnny Lindell, mentioned
prominently in all trade talks
involving the Yanks during the
winter, also hasn't come to
terms, and neither has
dick
Wakefield, acquired from De-
Jefferson of Portland, a team
which fell before Haukmen in a
return engagement.
The Vikings will wind up
their schedule Friday in Bend
when they meet the Lava
Bears. Although that con
test is a Big Six engagement,
the Vikings have already col
lected the title with their 8-0
league record. '
Salem takes a night off in the
opener of the district tourna
ment which starts next Monday
in Salem, but the Vikings will
go into action on Wednesday,
March 1, in a double elimina
tion mee't.
Randle Girls Set
Record in Match
With Valley Men
The Randle Oil girls' duckpin
team defeated the Valley Elec
tric men's team Monday night
by 433 pins in a match which
established a record high series
for girls' teams.
Gladys Wood had the high'
game of 206 and the high ser
ies of 545 for individual play,
The team series for the girls
was 2365.
The Valley Electric mer
scored 1932.
Pros Start Tours
In Houston Open
Houston, Feb. 21 VP) Quail
fying play began today for the
$10,000 Houston open golf tour
nament but fans were occupied
with a problem over a home
town favorite.
It is a toss-up whether color
ful Jimmy Demaret or his for
mer pupil, young Jackie Burke,
Jr., will be top choice by. the
time the 72-holes of medal play
begin Thursday.
Demaret, long a Houston
idol, was born here 40 years
ago. This year's open is being
dedicated to him as the first
Houston golfer to gain inter
national fame.
The 27-year-old Burke came
to Houston as a youngster when
his father, the late Jack Burke,
became pro at the exclusive Riv
er Oaks Country club.
thoroughbreds race over the
hills of the Merrvland farm of
troit in the deal for first base
man Dick Kryhoski.
But nobody on the Yankee
club is considered a "holdout'
until March I when spring train
ing starts at St. Petersburg, Fla.
Elsewhere around the major
league circuit, others have been
finding their way into the fold.
The Cincinnati Reds signed
veteran catcher Walker Cooper,
the one-time Cardinal and Giant
star who was frequently men
tioned as trading bait during the
off-season.
Detroit's No. 1 catcher, Aaron
Robinson, signed a contract
that made him a "very happy
ball player."
Both Boston clubs announced
satisfied employes. Catcher Mat
Batts agreed to Red Sox terms.
Infielder Gene Mauch signed his
pact with the Braves.
Hubbell Predicts
Giants to Press
Dodgers in 1950
Sanford, Fla., Feb. 21 VP)
Carl Hubbell, New York Giants
farm system director, today pre
dicted the Giants will finish sec
ond in the National league.
Said Hubbell: "I feel that the
Brooklyn Dodgers will be the
ones to beat. They are young and
have a lot of hustle. They are
in the driver s seat mainly be
cause they were the flag winners
last year.
"But you can rest assured that
the aggregation now assembled
under the direction of Leo Du
rocher. Giants manager, will
give the HrooKiyn crew all a
run for it money."
Sevens Leaves.
For Sacramento
Training Camp
Bill Bevens, former New
York Yankee pitcher, who se
cured his initial training in
Willamette valley high school
and American Legion junior
baseball circles, left Monday
for the spring training camp
of the Sacramento Solons in
southern California.
Handicapped by an ailing
throwing arm ever since the
season of 1947 when he pitch
ed eight innings of no-hit ball
in the world series, Bevens
states he Is in good condition.
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Card Completed forVFW
Bouts on Wednesday Night
Mickey O'Dowd of Portland,
with a record of 20 wins In 25
professional scraps, will meet
Harry Hughes of Eugene in
the semi-final bout of Wed
nesday night's V. F. W. card
at the armory.
Hughes was originally book
ed to go against Al Cliff, but
the latter was advanced to the
role of main eventer when
Davey Ball was forced off the
card because of a badly cut
Sports Calendar
Febraary21
Professional wrestling at armory, 8:30
p.m. Team tag event, Tony Ross, Frank
Stojack, Leo walltck, George Dusette.
Basketball
Lebanon vs. Salem high, Balem, 8:15
p.m. -
west Baiem vs. rarrisn ureys, as i-ar-rlsh,
8 p.m.; Leslie Blues vs. Leslie Golds,
4 p.m. Leslie: Parrlsh Pioneers vs.
Parrlsh Cards, 4 p.m., parrish.
February 82
Professional boxing, r.rmory,
i. Dick Wolfe. 8:30 D.m.
Cliff
Swimming Vancouver high vs. Balem
nign, imcs pool, p.m.
. Basketball
Marion County B league tourney, Wil
lamette university, 7:30 p.m. Oervals vs.
Mill city, Jefrerson vs. Aumsvllie.
City League: CTL vs. National Guard,
7 p.m. Naval Reserve vs. Burroughs, !!
p.m.: Post Office vs CBO, 8 p.m., Leslie.
Febroary 28
Basketball
Marlon County B league tournament at
Willamette, 7:30 p.m.
cnurcn league: Jason Lee vs. Knignt
Memorial, 7 p.m.; 1st Presbyterian vs.
1st Baptist, 8 p.m.: Calvary Baptist vs.
Mark, o p.m.. girls gym: cnurcn of
God vs. 1st Christian, 7 p.m.; LDS vs.
1st Baptist. 8 n.m.: 1st Presbyterian vs.
Leslie Methodist, 9 p.m.. boys' gym. .
Febroary 14
Basketball
Whitman vs. Willamette, 8 p.m.
Balem vs. Bend at Bend.
Orenon vs. OSC at Corvallis.
Parrlsh Oreys vs. Leslie Blues, Parrish,
p.m.; Parrlsh .Pioneers vs. West Salem
p.m.. West Balem: Parrlsh Cards vs.
Leslie Golds, 8 p.m. Leslie.
Febroary tS
Basketball
Whitman vs. Willamette, 8 p.m.
OBC vs. Oregon at Eugene. 8 o.m.
Swimming. Longview vs. Salem, YMCA
pool, 4 p.m.
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Bearcat Cagers Travel
To Pilot Game Tuesday
The Bearcats of Willamette
university will go to Portland
Tuesday night for a bout with
the University of Portland
Pilots a basketball squad
that has won eight straight
over the local cagers.
Not since 1946 has a Willa
mette cage club been able to
take the measure of the Pilots.
During that season the Bear
cats broke even, winning one
of the encounters 57 to 59.
Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, February 21, 1950 Page 11
eye. The Eugene scrapper put
on a good exhibition against
Dick Collie recently and
Matchmaker Tex Rickard be
lieves he may have some
thing." Cliff, growing better as he
gains experience, is expected
to go the limit with Dick
Wolfe, whom he battles in the
10 round main event.
Wolfe, possessor of a large
amount of stamina, usually
grows stronger as the bout ex
tends into the later rounds and
Cliff may be determined to
go for a quick decision.
Balance of the card will in
clude three four round bouts:
Dick Collie of Salem vs.
Bobby Schaffer of Eugene;
Jimmy Huckaby, San Jose vs.
Bill Carson, Portland; Wes
Hanson, Portland vs. Gordon
Nordstrom, Vancouver, Wash.
The Rocky Mountain athletic
conference expanded to six mem
bers with the addition of Idaho
State College at Pocatello.
Bearcat Interest Swings
To Spring Sport Program
For the first time since the
war, the Inauguration of spring
sports . has evoked something
more than passive interest at
Willamette university. : As the
workouts entered the second
week, Coach Chester Stackhouse
announced that he expects the
practice sessions to swing into
high gear within a few days.
Twelve veterans returning
from last year's third place
Northwest conference squad
are: Bob Hall, Woodburn, jave
lin; Ted Mertz, Upland, Cal.,
high jump and hurdles; Rod
Beals, Salem, mile; .Lowell
Weese, Salem, 880 and mile; Al
Hoppe Continues
To Rule Billiards
Chicago, Feb. 21 VP) Willie
Hoppe, the perennial world
champion, and Willie Mosconi
still rule the cue ranks.
They were forced into play
offs Sunday night before nail
ing down their world billiards
titles.
The 62-year-old Hoppe retain
ed his three-cushion crown with
a 50-28 win in 58 innings over
Joe Chamaco of Mexico City.
Hoppe had to defeat the gift
ed Mexican, survivor of a 1945
bus crash that almost cost him
his right arm, twice in succes
sion.
lai 8 M tu Jf A IHJHfTq H
Willamette will return to
Northwest conference competi
tion Friday night when Coach
Johnny Lewis' quint takes on
Whitman in the first of a two
game series. The second Is
booked for Saturday night.
College of Idaho will come
here for a single game the
night of February 27 while the
regular schedule will be com
pleted March 3 when Lewis &
Clark will be guests of the
Bearcats.
By Walt Ditzen
Triple Federal
Salmon Research
Set for Alaska
Washington, Feb. 21 (U.R)
The U. S. fish and wildlife ser
vice announced today it will
triple its research program in
the pink salmon fishing industry
of Alaska.
FWS Director Albert M. Day
said the $44,000,000 industry
merits more complete study and
the use of a major portion of
the service's funds available for
research work in Alaska.
"This does not mean," Day
said, "that the FWS will aban
don other research work in the
territory."
He said, however, that in the
past the service, had been able
to spend only about S39,uu0 an
nually for pink salmon research.
This sum will be tripled during
the coming year, he said.
At present the FWS has one
full-time trained biologist and
a few part-time assistants in the
pink salmon research project.
Under the new program there
will be some 10 biologists and
an enlarged research staff, he
said.
Fedje, Salem, high jump and
hurtlw .Millard Bates, Salem,
dashes; Dale Reynolds, Merlin,
880 and mile; Wes Stauffer,
West Linn, mile and two mile;
Newt Kekahio, Honolulu,
weights; Jim Noa, Honolulu,
pole vault; Bob Shangle, Med
ford, dashes; Lowell Maudlin,
Bend, broad jump.
Three of the 12 returnees
hold school records: Hall,
javelin, 197 feet 2 inches;
Weese, the 880 in 2:00.9 and
Mertz, high jump, six feet;
high hurdles 15.8 and low
hurdles 24.5.
Willamette's track in Bush
pasture is now a little over a
year old and is reported one of
the best in the northwest.
The first dual meet is slated
for April 14 with Pacific.
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86.8 PROOF 60 GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS
CONTINENTAL DISTILLING
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By FRED ZIMMERMAN, Capital Journal Sports Editor
Athletes Do Have Intelligence
Included in a list of top ranking scholars as issued by Registrar
Harold B. Jory at Willamette is the name of Ted Loder. Perhaps
there is nothing particularly startling in this, although some peo
ple are prone to believe that every fellow that plays football,
basketball or takes part in other athletic endeavors does nothing
more than wind a clock or draw a G. I. subsidy from Uncle Sam.
Loder, a 19 year old sophomore from Milwaukie, earned an A
plus in philosophy and scored a sharp 3.687 average during the
first semester at Willamette. On top of that he is one of the lead
ing basketball scorers in the Northwest conference. All of which
means that the opposition may hang the designation of "professor"
on him during some of the romping over the maple boards.
Few Soft Snaps
Although we recognize the fact that some of the athletes
at Willamette have been favored with scholarships, some by
the university and some from other sources, most of the boys
must work in order that they may have a place to eat or par
ticipate in a few square meals. We have in mind one sopoho
more member of the basketball squad who does a lot of jani
tor work after hours and is always In demand because of his
conscientious work. He has worked ever since he was old
enough to get by under the child labor laws and doesn't feel
that he is a martyr either. Between his jobs, his books and
his basketball he still has time to have considerable fun. If it
wasn't for embarrassing the kid we would name him.
Faculty vs. Students
There won't be any championship at stake and the only issue
will be a bit of prestige when Willamette faculty members tangle
with a group of students on the basketball court the night of
March 9. The program has become an annual affair with the "W"
club benefitting in a financial way from the two bit admission
charge.The club underwrites its annual spring ball through the
proceeds. Gag writers on both sides to the affair are busily en
gaged in working up stunts for the humiliation of the participants
and a big time is anticipated by all. There seems to be a bit of
controversy as to whether the factulty will be able to use Jim
Johnson, coach of the freshman
ably more spring in legs than other faculty members, having
graduated just last June. Roy Harrington, who is charged with
the responsibility of getting together a student team, and John
Lewis. Bearcat mentor, head of
seek the services of a court of
Report has it that President G.
the faculty rooting section.
The Poor Referee
An anonymous basketball referee in a. recent issue ot
"Sport" charges that "basketball is no longer a sport. It's big '
business now and the gambling done on each contest threatens
to destroy the entire game.' "A referee can't remain ignorant "
of what goes on in every game any more and at least two of
them one in the east and one in the midwest are reputed to .
be in league with 'fixers'," cotinues the magazine's unldentl- .
fled official. "Spectators used to be harsh on a referee says
this official, when their concern was seeing a good or bad
game. That Is no longer the primary consideration. Within
recent years, the fans work on a referee all through the game
and then they redouble the riding in the final minutes when
the point spread has narrowed down to a slim margin. Few .
will admit it, but a referee cannot help being swayed one way
or another by the crowd if it is a loud and aggressive one. ,
Many decisions are forced by cheers or Jeers."
New Payers, Holdouts
Dot PCL Training Camps
San Fernando, Calif., Feb. 21
VP) Twenty-six contract players
turned out yesterday for the
opening spring training session
of the Hollywood Stars, winners
of the Pacific Coast league pen
nant last year.
Still holding out are pitchers
Ed Oliver, Jim Hughes and Jack
Salveson, plus outfielder Bill
Ripkin. 1
Fullerton, Calif., Feb. 21
(A) Charles (Red) Barrett,
down from the Boston Braves,
headed a list of five additional
players to check into the Los
Angeles' spring training camp.
Another hurler among the
newcomers is Fred Baczewskl,
a $30,000 specimen from
Shreveport. Pitchers started
"blowing out" yesterday, pre
paratory to throwing for bat
ting practice later in the week.
Anaheim. Calif., Feb. 21 VP)
Thirty-seven Sacramento Solons
are opening their camp today.
Latest to join the squad is Don
Johnson, 38, former Chicago Cub
infielder ;Art Thrasher, roome
flyhawk from Long Beach, and
pitcher Matt Surkont, purchased
from the Chicago White sox.
El Centro, Calif., Feb. 21 W
Twenty-six San Francisco
Seals went back to work for a
living as they opened their
spring camp yesterday.
On hand are a couple of
football players, shooting for
CORPORATION FHILA, PAi
club. It seems Jim has consider
the faculty cagers, may have to
arbitration to decide Jim's status.
Herbert Smith will direct the
jobs as outfielders. They ars
Herman Wedemeyer, St.
Mary's former All-America
backfield ace, and Wally Yon
amine, ex-San Francisco 49er.
Ontario, Calif., Feb. 21 VP)
Lynwood "Schoolboy" Rowe,
veteran major league hurler, is
training the young pitchers of
the San Diego Padres.
The Padres set up camp yester
day under their new manager,
Del Baker. Light rain dampened
opening workouts.
Polk B League
Tourney Opens
Thursday Night
Monmouth The Polk County
B league basketball tournament
will open next Thursday night
at 7:30 on the Oregon College
of Education gym. Monmouth,
Falls City, Valsetz and Perry,
dale high schools will compete.
The tournament will be a dou
ble elimination affair with ses
sions scheduled for Thursday,
Friday and Saturday nights at
7:30 and Saturday forenoon at
10 o'clock. t
Simultaneously with the bas
ketball tourney, girls of the four
schools will take part in a dou
ble elimination volleyball series
with games slated for 2:15 each
afternoon.