,&'-.'-n, to mi. ' v er ? DV 3 nQCfi Noor No' ' 09 aateide) crosses the finish line I U HUJw jj,e winner by a nose over Citation in a thrill ing finish In the $50,000 San Juan Capistrano handicap before ' 60,000 turf fans at Santa Anita park, Calif. (AP Wirephoto) Washington Staters Eye PCC Playoff, Ducks Lose - Bj United Press) The Washington State college basketball team was singing "California Here I Come" today, even though they lost the final conference game of the 1950 sea- FH a tin Vanitala In a liinlJkvi. time contest. Even in defeat, All-Coast For ward Ed Gayda tied the four year northern division scoring record Saturday night. His 15 points gave him a four-year to tal of 643 to .tie Dick Wilkins who set the mark for Oregon from 1945 to 1948. Defending champion Ore gon State wound up in a second-place tie with the Univer sity of Washington as the Hus kies banged out a 57-51 vic tory. .Thirty-one of Washington's points came from baskets by Washington's pair : of stellar guards,, Frank Guisness and Lou Soriano. : Guisness and Idaho Guard Dick Geisler tied for Sat urday night conference high LOCAL UNITED PRESS FAN FARE JUST 'CAUSE wsybe Bearcats Face Initial NIAB Action Coach Johnny Lewis ' and his' Willamette university Bearcats, Northwest confer ence champions, will meet Northern Idaho college of Lewiston at 8 o'clock Monday night in the first round of the district 2 tournament of the National Assocation of Inter collegiate Basketball. Scene of action will be the Portland ice arena. ' The Portland Pilots, fa vored to take the tournament, will engage Southern Oregon i '. t t V Mink for Max i - shows his wife one of his animals. He started with two pairs In 1949. - scoring, honors with 16 points each. For the Cougars, it was "On to California" to meet the southern division champion UCLA gang, who downed Southern Cal 74-57. The first game Is slated for Friday night. The Vandals needed three overtime periods to crack the Cougars. The boys from the Palouse knotted the count 39. all at the end of regulation play after Idaho held a 27-19 bulge at halftime. Both teams tallied four points in the first overtime and neither team was able to hit the basket during the second extra time - -." In the third, and last, overtime period, Cougar Coach Jack Friel benched his regulars and sent in the second platoon. Geisler promptly sank two free throws and a field goal to lead the Van dals to victory. Washington simply outgun ned the orange-shirted boys from Oregon State. Three ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS AND FEATURES Salem, Oregon, Monday, March .6, 1950 I on Monday College of Education In the second game of . Monday night's program. Northern Idaho comes into the tourney with a record of 21 wins and eight losses. Wil lamette's over-all mark is 15 wins and 10 defeats. Winners of Monday night's games will meet Tuesday eve ning for the championship, with the losers playing for third and fourth places. The distrct champion will be headed toward the Kansas City tournament. Max Sehmeling, retired German boxer, now breeding mink at Hollenstedt, times in the second period the Beavers surged from behind nine, eight and seven-point margins to even the game. With the score 56-47 and two minutes left, State staged a sen sational rally to pull within two points of the Huskies. But time ran out on the defending cham pions and .Washington potted an extra free throw to ice the con test. High team scorers, besides Guisness and Geisler, were Jack Orr's 11 for Oregon State and Gayda's 15 for WSC. Onn Slate M (87) Washington fr ft pf tp is It pi tp Holman,f 13 3 8 Henson,f 3 0 5 6 Storey,! 10 13 stewert.t 3 3 7 nerauif,e 0 0 3 0 Enoch e 16 4 Orr.r . . ft 1 3 11 Oulsness.g 5 6 5 Htrper.f 3 4 ft 8 Sorlano.g 5 5 5 15 Snyder.1 3 1 7 Werd.f. 0 3 13 Pa4gett,f .3147 Arnason.f 0 3 4 3 Miu.o. 1 0 3 3 Farthemr.I- 0 13 1 mnsaran.e o s a a Batlntne.g .3 3 3 9 Total! 19 16 3B 51 Total.! 16 35 30 57 Halttlme score: Washington 39, Ore gon State 38. Shots attempted: Washington 67, Ore Kon State 46. . . Free . throws missed: Rlnearaon 4, Orr 4, Padgett 3, Ballantyne 2, Harper, Storey, Nau, Holman, oulsness 5, Enochs 3, Stew art, Arnason, ooriano. Waitkus to Have Fight for Return To First Sacking Clearwater, Fla., March 6 (U.R) Although Eddie Waitkus seemed in fine condition in his attempt to regain baseball stardom with the Philadelphia Phils', it was ap parent today that he will have a tough Job to win back his old first base job. Waitkus, out of action since he was shot by a demented girl fan ih mid-season last year, belt ed two singles and a double in a practice game yesterday. But Dick Sisler, who finished out the year at first, also hit two singles. Page 11 By Walt Dilzen Brave Mentor Expects Sain to Hit Top in '50 By WHITNEY MARTIN Brandator, Fla., March 6 (IP) Manager Billy Southworth says he has all the confidence in the world that Johnny Sain will have a fine year on the mound for the Boston Braves, and to make it unanimous Sain shares the confidence. Tough breaks had a lot to do with Sain's indifferent 10-17 record last year after his fine 24-15 performance in 1948, Southworth insists. "He just had a lot of bad luck," says the sturdy little pilot who is making something of a comeback himself. "Balls were .falling for. cheap hits, and sometimes the support wasn't too good. He never complained of a sore arm. I guess his arm got tired some times." Southworth, in going over board for Sain, risks another ducking when he stoutly main tains his current outfield is the best he has had since coming to the Boston club in 1946. "Even If Sam Jethroe, (the negro speedboy obtained from the Dodgers via Montreal) does n't make it, I still say it is the best," Billy insists. "We have Sid Gordon and Willard Marshall and Louis Olmo and Tommy Holmes and others." He won't be pinned down in to saying this is his best all- around team in Boston. But he will admit he "likes my squad." It would seem he would be rath er hard to please if he didn't. He has an experienced man at every spot if he cares to Bsc him, although he has only half-a-year's experience be hind the plate. Del Crandall, 20-year-old first-string catch er, joined the club last June 15. The other two receivers are fresh from the bushes, but Southworth is going all out for the husky Crandall. . It's quite probable rookie Roy Hartalield, from Milwaukee, Pirate President Defends Rookie Bonus Arrangement San Bernardino, Calif., March g (U.R) President Frank McKin ney of the Pittsburgh Pirates said today his team acquired pitcher Paul Pettit, the $100,000 bonus player, "in open bidding" and did not approach him be fore he graduated from high scho.ol. McKinney made the statement at the Pirates' training camp here in reply to a copyrighted story in the New York Herald Tribune, which charged that the Pirates "conspired to sign him (Pettit) before his graduation." The Tribune story said the paper had "irrefutable proof," and quoted an unidentified wit ness who said he saw McKinney 'talking baseball with Holly. wood producer Fred Stephani at a ball park in Indianapolis last summer. Stephani held a con tract for Pettit's services "as an actor and an athlete," the latter part of which the Pirates pur chased. In Los Angeles, Stephani call ed the story "most ridiculous' and said "the first dealings I had with the Pirates were when Mr. Harney approached me after the boy had graduated in January. BASKETBALL HIGH SCHOOL SCORES (By ttie Associated Press) For District Ctasi A Titles 5-A Marshfleld (Coos Bar) 80, Siua- law 55. 9-A HUIsboro 45, Banks 29. 2- A Milton Freewater 68. Hood River 40, 3- A Bend 44, Redmond 32. 7-A Corvallls 37, Sweet Home 29. 1-A La Grande 54, Vale 52. District K-A Playoff Semi-finals Dallas 53, Newberg 48, Dayton IT, Sa lem Academy 29. District 8-B Tournament Union 53. Wallowa 50 (Title). Powder Valley 42, Elgin 38. (Third place) District "-B Tournament Monmouth 47, Sublimity 38. (Title) Amity 52, Gervals 37. (Third place) District 1-B Tournament Tillamook Catholic SB, Garibaldi 43. Non-tille Games Toledo 31, Taft 28. Grants Pass 67. Illinois Valley , Seaside 51, St. Helens 49. COLLEGE SCORES (By the Associated Press) Washington 57. Oregon State 54. Idaho 50, Washington State 45. (Three overtimes) Washington Frosh 72, Olympic J.C. 39. San Francisco 61, Loyola (La.) 40. California 64, Stanford 55. Denver 53, Utah State 50. Brlgham Young 70, Wyoming 52. UCLA 74, Southern California 57. Army 50, Navy 46. Columbia 61, Holy Cross 54. Penn State 65, Georgetown (D.C.) 58. Villanova 55, St. Bon a venture 35. Princeton 55, Dartmouth 43, Harvard 57, Yale 55. Niagara 51, Canisuls 42. Colgate 65, Syracuse 63. West Virginia 59, Pittsburgh 53. Cornell 60, Pcnn 53. Fordham 74, New York Univ. 52. Michigan 70, Purdue 60. Oklahoma 64, Nebraska 48. Baldwin Wallace 62, Duquesne 53. Illinois 69, Northwestern 52. Iowa 70, Crelghton 46. Wisconsin 60, Minnesota 64. Oklahoma A&M 37, St. Louis 35. Bradley 92, Drake 63. Notre Dame 65, Marquette 58. Southeastern Conference Tourney lunnmpionsmpj Kentucky 95. Tennessee Bit. Southern Conference Tourney fcnampionsnlp) i North Carolina State 67, Duke 47. Monmouth to Represent B-2 In State B Tourney Monmouth The Monmouth Wolverines, winners over the Sublimity Saints, 47-38, Satur day night, will represent District will win the second base spot, and there is the chance Jethroe will sprint himself into the cen ter field position. ' Otherwise, though, old heads probably will get the call. Earl Torgeson, fully recovered from the shoulder miury which shel ved hint' most of last season, will be on tirst; Buddy Kerr, the ex-Giant, at short; the sturdy Bob Elliot on third; and possi bly Gordon and Marshall, also ex-giants, in left and right field respectively. As a nucleus for a starting pitching staff Southworth has Sain, his southpaw ace Warren Spahn, and Vernon Bickford There is a strong possibility that rookie Norman Roy from Milwaukee might earn a start er's job, but time alone will tell. All in ail, the Braves at the moment look quite solid, and if Southworth gets any kind of hitting he has a contend er on his hands. Ducks Unlimited Gets Recognition The Oregon State chapter of Ducks Unlimited has received recognition and congratulations from Harvey L, Sorenson, na tional president of the group, San Francisco, for its success In raising $5000 during 1949 as part of a national fund drive to im prove duck breeding grounds. This is the first time since the Oregon chapter was formed in 1937 that the state has made Its quota. Al Schmidt, state chairman, said Sorenson also commended the Oregon chapter for its mem bership drive in which 300 new members were added. The major portion of the Ore gon quota of funds will be de voted to improving Lake Oregon, located in western Canada. Woodburn and Mt. Angel Fight for District 11 basketball action resumes Monday nigni ai a o'clock when Woodburn and Mt. Angel meet to fight for a berth in the finals with the Salem high Vikings. The winner of the game Mon day night will take the floor against the Viks Wednesday in what may be the final game of the tournament. An UDset of the favored Salem high team Wed nesday would require a Friday night meeting of the Wednesday contenders. The Viking stopped Wood burn Saturday night, 58 to 40, while the Mt. Angel Freps ousted Stayton from further action by defeating the Eagles, 37-18. Woodburn battled the Viking cage machine to a virtual stand off in the Saturday meeting for the first quarter, but a two pointer by Layton Gilson put the Feb. 27 Silverton 33 March 1 1. Sacred Heart 35 Sacred Heart Winner 1 3. Salem 67 Woodburn 30 Stayton 36 4. Stayton 26 Mt. Angel 34 Dallas and Dayton In District 8 Title Bout McMinnville The Dallas Dra- ons and Dayton Union high will get together here Tuesday night on the armory floor for the right to represent District 8 in the state basketball tournament at Eugene opening March 14. COach Gordon Kunke's Drag ons eliminated Newberg Satur- B-2 in the state "B" basketball tournament, opening at Astoria Thursday afternoon. The Wol verines will meet the represen tative from District B-4, which includes Coos, Curry and Doug las counties. Amity took third place honors in District B-2 by beating Ger vais 52 to 37. Sublimity held a 12-8 margin over Monmouth at the first stop but the Wolverines came back to forge to a 24-20 lead at the half. Monmouth (47) (38) Snbllmitr Lytle 10 P 8 Klnts Thompson 10 ......P.... 4 Christiansen Rosenstock 8 ....C 4 Bradley Buss 8 0.... 3 T. Hlghberger Loch B O.... 2 E. Hlghberger Subs: Monmouth Brostom 3; Sublim it! Meier 3, Lular 8, A. Christiansen 10. Araltr (S3) (31) Oervali Case 11 P 8 Tooley Edgren 3 P S Shumalcer Newmann 11 .....C 4 Belleoue Nelson 13 0 3 Mahoney Taylor 4 0 13 Hall Subs: Amity Williams 8. Keith 3, Schu chardt 3; Oervals Dunn 8. 6 r . ' I lirlfV iPVPil Heavyweight Jersey Joe Walcott steps light .blinj wlWIWII j, ,fter scoring his seventh and final knock. down in the seventh round of bout with Cuba's young Omelio Agramonte at New York's Madison Square Garden. Referee stopped the bout at this point and awarded Walcott the vic tory by a TKO. Despite the seven knockdowns, the 36-year-old winner was not nearly so impressive as in his last previ ous Garden appearance in December, 1947, when he floored Joe Louis twice and almost took his crown. (Acme Telephoto) Final Berth in Tourney Vikings ahead at the buzzer, 11 9. After that, the Bulldog at tack fell behind the Vik on slaught. Mt. Angel squared accounts with Stayton in the Saturday nighter. The Eagles had top pled the favored Preps in the initial round on Monday when they squeezed out a 36-34 vic tory. A bad night tor the Stayton at the foul line and from the field broke their tourney hopes. The Eagles caged only seven field goals and three gift shots out of some 20 chances. In addition to district 11, two other berths out of 16 in the Oregon state prep basketball class A tournament remained empty, after six more favorites swept to district titles in week end play, the Associated Press re ported. The tournament will be at March 3 March 4 District 11 28 Salem Winner I 8. Woodburn 40 Silverton 33 Winner 4 Loser 1 Mt. Mt. Angel 36 Loser 8 Sacred Heart 34 Stayton 18 6. Stayton 35 Winner i day night 53 to 48 while Dayton was ousting Salem Academy 37 to 29. Dallas held slight lead all of the way over Newberg, being out in front, 25-22 at the half and 41-36 at the three quarter stop. Wes Ediger, Dallas for ward, canned 20 points to take individual scoring honors for all four quints. The preliminary Tuesday night will feature Newberg and Sa lem Academy, Dallaa 5S) Ediger 30 . Fischer 3 . Olson 10 ... (48) Newberg .... 10 Rosen 13 Hoy ,. 4 Tnreshei ... 10 Krueger ,...P ...P ...O Cook 13 ... Clark 3 . . Locks Subs: Dallas Best 3, Jansen 3. Read 3. Dayton (37) Bell 11 Matthews 8 (39) Salem Academy ...P 7 Zeller ...F 8 Doerssen ...C 13 Mikkleson ...G 3 Johnson Manning 8 .. D. Allen 4 .. Allen 3 1 Frlesen Subs: Dayton Sherman 4; Salem Acad emy Rlemer 1. Wolfe Forces Ball To Post Bond on Weight Dick Wolfe, Indian scrap per, has grown tired of meet ing overweight opponents so he has insisted that Davey Ball, his foe for next Wednes day night's 10-round main event at the armory make 160 pounds or less. Ball has post ed $100 that he will not be over that mark. Wolfe and Ball have met three tmes In recent months with the redskin winning each ' Illlll-W Eugene next week. Marshfleld overcame Siuslaw, 80-55, for the district 5-A crown and a tourney berth Saturday night. HUIsboro, revenging its earlier upset by the upstart school of Banks, dumped Banks, 45-29, to win the 9-A crown. Milton-Freewater made it two straight over Hood River, 68-50, for the 2-A crown. Bend de feated Redmond, 44-32, in a 3-A winaup. (jorvaius overcame Sweet Home, 37-29, in the 7-A playoff. La Grande edged past Vale, 54-52, in the 1-A race. One upset figured in the weekend games in other dis trict playoffs. Dallas dumped favored Newberg, 53-48- to gain the final in 8-A. Dayton defeated Salem Academy, 37 29, for the other role in the final Tuesday night at Mc Minnville. , The other undecided district March 6 Basketball Tourney Pairings 58 Woodburn Loser Angel 37 9. Mt. Angel Semi-Final A single game Monday night between basket ball teams from Woodburn and Mt. Angel will decide the lower bracket finalist in the district 11 tournament. The game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. Winner of the Mon day contest will meet the Salem high Vikings Wednesday. Sports Calendar March C District buketbtU tournament ftt Sa lem hlEh, 8 p.m. City League: Went Salem Merchants vs. EppinB Lumber, 7 p.m.; Pai Woolen &. K. of 0., 8 p.m., Capitol Poit v. 13th fltrnt. O n m. cnuron ieaEUe: saivaiion Ann? va. m PM.tbytBr.an. 7 n.m.: Calvary Baptlat vs. First Baptist, B p.m.; nrsc Mctnoaisi. vs. Church of Qod, 9 p.m.. boys' iym hiiih school; Liberty Church of Christ vs First Christian. 1 p.m.: Knlsht Memor ial vs. L.D.S., 8 p.m.; First Methodist vs. Church of Ood, 0 p.m. girls' sym, high aoliool. March T Professional wrestling, armory, 8:30 P.m., "Great Atlas" .vss BjUy Pox; Ous. the bear vs. Leo waiuck and JaoK lips comb. Church league playoffs at Parrlsh Jun ior hish; "O" division at 7 p.m.; "B" division, 8 p.m.; "A" division, 9 p.m. Marco b Professional boxlm at armory, 8:30 P.m. Dick Wolfo vs. Davey Ball, main event. City league: Burroughs inn vs. u.b.u. 7 n.m National Guard vs. Marine Re serve, p.m.; c.T.L. vs. Post oince, 9 p.m., Leslie uym. District 11 tournament, senior high, 8 p.m. aiarcn w Church league: Court Street Christian vs. L.D.S. 7 D.m.: Salvation Army vs. Church of Ood, 8 p.m.; Knight Memorial vs. First Methodist. 8 p.m. giris' gym. senior high. time, twice due to injuries to Ball. . . Al Cliff and Bill Wicker sham, light heavyweights, will collide in the six-round semi final. Wickersham, a hard hit ter, will meet a much more experienced scrapper in Cliff. The top four rounder will feature Eddie Kahut in his first professional ring appear ance. He took part in a polio benefit amateur card last win ter. Kahut will tangle with Dick Collie of Salem. The second four-rounder Will pit Bill "Kit" Carson of Portland against Jimmy Huckaby of San Jose. They are welters. The reduced scale of ad mission prices will be in ef fect for the card. WRESTLING Tuesday Night 8:30 j main evei:t The Great Atlal vs. I Billy Fox i OPENER Jack Lipflcomb vs. Glen Detton ! SPECIAL ,IM Wallick and Jack Lipscomb? i vs. ueorjjeous uus" 400-lb. Canadian Bear ! SALEM ARMORY Sponsored by Am. Left-ion No. 9! ATTENTION LOGGERS! Top Prices Paid for Your Logi at Burkland Lumber Co. Turner, Ore. Ph. 1125 Cagers champion will be determined to night when Milwaukie and West Linn meet in the 12-A final. Salem (38) SO) Wooebure It It PI tp fg (t pi ip Rock.f Rosers.f Gllson.o Chmbrln,g Olrou.a Paulus.f Baggett.f Wail'ng.e HOTMU.t i l 4 J Vandehey.f Ills , in ueueque.l 3 1 2 8 3 11 undseth,e 5 8 Pavllcek.g 1 12 Seatsn.g 1 3 H9.idersa,f 0 3 Hjrias.o 0 S Odgers,f 0 1 117 0 3 1 HI 1 4 7 0 3 Bloan.c 0 3 2 3 McKnile.r 10 0 3 Totals 13 an 20 58 Totals 18 8 33 IB Frea throws missed: Salem 11. Wood burn 17. Halttlme score: Salem 28, Wood burn 14. Officials: Qcorge Emlgh and John Kolb. Mt, Ansel (87) (181 starlra bftnl'L. It It PI tp ncrcr.i v s J 4 Norton,! 1 Q 3 Traeger.f 0 10 1 8aiAPleg,f 12 3 4 Wellman.o 18 5 7 nis.e 0 18 1 Payseno.g 1 3 3 4 Morgan,! 3 0 8 8 Donley.g 3 13 7 Halncs,g 2 1 X.3 3bner.t 7 2 1 18 Cooc.f 0 0 0-0. 2utsub,0 0 0 0 0 Johnson.! 0 0 0..O F'hlen.e 0 0 2.. ft Hlndea.c 0 0 C-0 7ork,g 0 0 0Q Totals 12 13 15 37 Totals 7 4 31.18. Free throws missed: Mt. Angel 13, 8taj ton 18. Halltlme score: Mt. Angel 15, Star ton 10. Olllclals; John Kolb and George Emlgh. March 8 Salem Winner 8 10. MARCH 18 fltat tilth school wrestllrur mat at Or Kon State. wuiamina Funeral servloes for Jet- m mm mm A wtirxsl rieed be out of Una sly V," to cut tire life by S0ll Mm safe, take advantage of oax wheel alignment awrvtc tody,"," FIRESTONE STORES Center at N. Liberty St. Ph. 2-2491 $l98 I Here's What We Do: j I 1 Check toe-in and mak 1 I neceaaary adlostznanta, a Inspect, clean and H at repack front wheel f I II Check front vheala II 11 w for halanra, I I firf0lt f BUDGET PLAH1 L. 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