Vikings Face Crucial Rubber Match with Democrats
Marshfield-Corvallis; Milton-Grants Pass; Roosevelt-Centrals in Quarters
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'Cat Cagers Turn
Out for Spring
Track, Baseball
Eight members of Coach
Johnny Lewis' Bearcat basket
ball squad, Northwest confer
ence champions, have swapped
their shorts and shirts lor base
ball and track togs.
Lone track and field man from
the group is Al Fedje, senior,
who held down a center post.
He is out to do a repeat perfor
mance of his letter winning ef
forts of last season, Fedje is a
hurdler and high jumper.
The seven baseballers are
Dick B r o u w e r, Cliff Girod,
George Ma tile, Dean Nice, Ray
Osuna, Lous Scrivens and Bur
nell Ambrose.
Brouwer, Matile and Scriv
ens were mainstays of last
year's nine, and are being
counted upon to carry the big
load again. Brouwer is a slug
ging outfielder who may get
a shot at first base. Matile,
shortstop, was the team's lead
ing hitter last year while
Scrivens is a pitcher.
Osuna saw lots of action last
spring as a utility infielder and
is seeking a starting berth. Gi
rod, an infielder, was top man
on last year's frosh squad.
Nice is after an outfield post
and Ambrose has an eye on first
base.
My Ball!
ayne Walling (18), Salem, and Alva Brown
Scappoose, struggle for possession of the
ball. Doug Rogers (10), Salem, and Ron Johnson (3), Scap
: poose, look anxiously on. Unidentified Scappoose player
extends his arm over the scene. Salem won, 48 to 42, to
advance to second round of competition in the state tourna
ment. .
Eugene, March 16 (Special)
The crucial rubber match in the
Viking-Jefferson of Portland se
ries is scheduled for 4:15 p.m.
Thursday to determine which
squad will continue in champion-
contention in the 1950 class A
basketball tournament.
The Democrats handed the Vi
kings their first defeat of the
regular season on December 20
when the Salem crew invaded
Portland, but the Viks came
back to blast Jefferson in a re
turn match in Salem on Decem
ber 30.
The Vikings go into t h e
second round quarter finals
with Jim Rock, six foot, two
inch senior, on the ailing
list. The big, hard inlaying fur
ward, has been a Viking stal
wart under the enemy hoop
and an artist on offensive ac
tion. But a cold which
threatened to keep him bench
ed for the meet, kept him out
of action Wednesday except
for a brief, two minute period
late in the game.
Ron Fundingsland, ace of the
Jefferson team, led the Demo
crats with 25 points to their easy
win over Dallas in the opening
game Wednesday morning. He
is expected to be at his peak for
the 'Vik clash Thursday.
Some hint of a likely champion-to-be
comes from the play,
the Associated Press reported.
Roosevelt, the defending
champion, was hard pressed
to move up over the under
rated La Grande five in last
night's first game. Roose
velt's guard Paul Poctsch toss
ed in three free throws in the
final minutes to erase, La
Grande's near-upset edge.
Roosevelt had an 11-7 lead at
the quarter and went out in front
15-8 early in the second quarter
Then La Grande started clicking,
erased the lead and took a one
point 23-22 halftime margin.
From then on it was a see-saw
affair, Roosevelt leading 35-32
at the third quarter but trailing
41-39 near the close. But Roose
velt got control of the ball in the
final minutes and, making free
throws good, kept alive its
chance to repeat for the title.
The night's finale was a rout
for Central Catholic in the sec
ond half after Eugene had tak
en an early lead. At the half
Central Catholic was ahead 26
23. Eugene's biggest margin
was 11-8 at the first quarter.
With two minutes left in the
game. Central had moved out
to a 17-point lead 60-43, and
each team stayed even to the
close with three added points.
Central's Bob Altenhofen led
the scoring with 20 points.
Grants Pass, making its first
appearance in the state tourna
ment, came from behind to beat
Bend. At the half Bend was in
front 24-18, but shortly after the
intermission the Cavemen tied it
up at 24-all and forward Don
Hedgepeth dropped in a two
pointer to put them in front. A
half minute later he sank another.
That was the turning point. At
the third quarter the Cavemen
led 41-30 and Bend never again
got closer than seven points.
In yesterday afternoon's clos
ing game Mac Hi of Milton-Free
water was pressed in the closing
minutes but managed to cut short
late Seaside rally to gain its
46-41 win.
Mac Hi was in front most of
the game. With little more than
a minute left, however, Seaside
reached to within two points,
The threat was wiped out when
Phil McAllister dropped in a free
throw and at the gun Jerry Cri-
mins who counted 22 points for
the scoring lead sank an un
needed field goal to widen the!
lead. . . j
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Halnline: Bend 34. Grants Pass in.
Missed free throws: O.'&nls Pass 13.
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3.
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32. Eugene 5.
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HaKtlme: Roosevelt 22. t.aGrande 23
Missed free throws: Roosevelt 2, La
Grande 13.
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Halftime score: McLoushlin 22, Seaside
17. Missed free throws: McLouahlln 8-
Houser, p. McCalllster 3, Crlmlna 4. Sea
side 8 Everett 3, Lund 5. Officials: George
Ex-Viking-'Car
Star Inks Deal
With Boston Sox
Dick Allison, three sports lel-
terman at Salem high who play
ed baseball and basketball at
Willamette university under
Coach Johnny Lewis, has signed
a. Boston Red Sox baseball con
tract. He will report for spring
raining March 30 at Salinas.
Calif, and from there will either
join the San Jose club of the
California State league or the
Eugene club of the Far Western
circuit.
Allison, 22 years of age and
weighing 170 pounds has been
working in a sawmill at Empire,
near Coos Buy, playing baseball
and basketball in season. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. S B. Al
lison, 2229 Fairgrounds road.
Big Smelt School
Hovers Off Mouth
Of Columbia River
' Woodland, Wash., March 16
, (UP.) Washington state fish
eries inspector Frank Swick
said here today that a big
school of smelt was hovering
in the Columbia river five
miles north of here, just off
Martin's bluff.
Swick said dipnetters were
getting only a few smelt from
the Columbia river. None of
the fish have entered any
tributaries yet, but they were
within a few hours time from
the mouth of the Lewis river.
River fishermen said the
lingering smelt probably will
not get into the Sandy river
in Oregon for another week
because of their slow move
ment upriver.
Lewis A wards Dozen W
Letters to Champ Cagers
LOCAL UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS AND FEATURES
Salem, Oregon, Thursday, March 16, 1950 Page 13
Coach John Lewis announced
an even dozen block W awards
to this year's Northwest confer
ence champion Bearcat basket
ball squad, two seniors, one jun
ior, and nine sophomores on his
monogram list.
Center Al Fedje (Salem) and
guard Pete Bryant (Astoria) are
the seniors. Ray Osuna, guard
from Dallas, is the lone junior.
This was Osuna's first year on
the varsity, while Al and Pete
each won letters in '48 and '49.
The second-year men, who
had been the backbone of the
squad all year, included three
repeaters from last year's
varsity, forward Ted Lodcr
(Milwaukie), center Doug
Logue (Astoria), and forward
Bradley and CCN Y Teams
Favored in NIT Clashes
New York, March 16 (U.R)
Bradley's top-seeded Braves and
the unseeded upstarts from City
College of New York were fav
ored to knock off St. John's and
Duquesne, respectively, tonight
in the semi-finals of the nation
al invitation basketball tourna
ment. The Braves from Peoria, 111.,
were a four-point choice over
St. John's, while the Beavers
were favored by five points over
Duquesne.
The survivors will clash for
the championship Saturday night
at Madison Square Garden, with
the losers meeting in a consola
tion game.
If unheralded CCNY can
maintain the remarkable pace
it displayed in bowling over
defending champion San Fran
cisco and Kentucky in the first
two rounds, Coach Nat Hol
man's men will furnish the
NIT with an unseeded cham
pion for the second year in a
row.
the relentless running game
of the eager Beavers paced by
Ed Warner the tournament's
high scorer with 26 points
each game, was expected to
sweep them right past the deli
berate Iron Dukes, who used on
ly six men in their 49 to 47 con
quest of La Salle, Tuesday.
The game between Bradley
and fourth-seeded St. John's,
two resourceful teams that can
play either a racehorse or a
possession-styled game, was ex
pected to be much closer And
the survivor undoubtedly will be
favored to drive on to the tour
nament title, Saturday night.
BASKETBALL
COMJEGE results
(By the Associated Press)
KAIB Tournev (Sernnd Round)
Missouri Central 76, Hamune 86.
East Central Okla. 7f., River Falls
(Wis) 64.
Indiana State 87, Arkansas Trh 70.
Central Washington 61, Portland (Ore.)
43.
Brooklyn Colic Re 64, Purer, Sound 47.
Davis and Elkins 85, Westminster (Pa.)
75.
Baldwin-Wallace 112. East Texas 62,
Tampa 6(1, Prpperdlne 61.
Wolfe and Gimell
Will Battle for
Welter Title
The welterweight title of
the state will be the prize
for which Indian Dick Wolfe
and Mickey Gimell of Rose
burg will battle when they
meet in a 10-round encounter
in the armory arena the night
of March 22.
Matchmaker Tex Salkeld,
in making the announcement
of the match, said that Gimell
is a worthy opponent for the
methodical redskin knuckle
tosser.
Eddie Kahut, W oo d b u r n
boxer, who made his profes
sional debut last week, will be
featured on the top four round
preliminary against an oppon
ent as yet unnamed.
OREGON HIGH SCHOOL CLASS 'A' TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS
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t lum Cent. Calh.
Dick Brouwer (Portland).
This trio also ranked 1-2-3 in
scoring for the season. ,
The six new lettermen are:
George Matile (West Linn) and
Dan Montag (Portland), for
wards; Chuck Robinson (Gresh
am), center; Hugh Bellinger
(Salem), Lou Scrivens (Port
land), Claude Nordhill (New-
berg), guards.
Busmen, Reserves
Matched for Title
Game in National
City Transit Lines and Naval
Reserve will battle it out for the
championship of the National di
vision, City basketball league
This was decided Wednesday
night when the curtain was roll
ed down on the regular season
of competition. The CTL quint
was idle, but they already had
annexed the second half crown.
Naval Reservists, winners of the
first half, finished up second in
the bottom half by beating Na
tional Guard, 51 to 22.
Since Page Woolens won both
halves of the American division
the Woolies will play either CTL
or the Reservists for the city
throne.
Burrough's Inn topped Post
Office 63-28 Wednesday night,
and Marine Reserves beat Capi
tol Business college, 25-16
National Guard l'l (ftl) Naval Ren.
Davlp.1 F 15 Baaalt
Rrown 3 F Hnrfly
Dobola O 10 Gray
Da.sch 8 0 3 Fuller
Michaels 8 G 8 Fortner
N:.t. Guard Blank t: Navy nipp 1,
Hartman 6, Blensly 3, Albus 3. Nelson 3.
Half time score: Nat. Guard 13, Navy 10.
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Capitol Business Col.
Coals .1 F
Rkeels 3 F,
Rriinrle 4 C .
r.ofUfy 2 G .
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C. B.
(16) ('5) Marines
5 West
I Wilson
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C. Moon 1, Lawrence 2- Half tlm
.core: C.B.C. 4, Marine 12.
Rurrniith'f Inn (i
Roberts 27
Hofrcrt 17
McRrc 3
Ha.sti rifts A
Knedler
B, Inn Lpb 10:
Half time score: I
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F 2 Gardner
F 3 Humphrey
C 4 Tmichif!
O 7 Latlirop
I1)Cll.
'. O,, Bat.il! 11, Haya 2.
Inn .IS. P. O. 17.
Frl. 7:30 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Fourth Plaea Sat.
10.15 a.m.
ff m m mm mm
I Third Plate
Sat. 7:30 p.m.
rri. t it P-rn.
Up She Goes
Wcs Ediger, principal shotmaker for the
Dallas Dragons, casts off as Ron Fundings
land (S), Jefferson, comes in from the side. Referee Bus
Bigham gallops up to see that everything is according to
regulations.
Surprise Eliminations
Open NAIB Tournament
STATE CHAMP
FUNNER-UP
Sat. IAS P.m.
Federal Service
Says Storms Took
Heavy Seal Toll
Washington, March 16 U.R
The U. S. fish and wildlife ser
vice reported today that winter
storms have taken a heavy toll
of the fur-bearing seals of the
Pacific.
Hundreds of fur seal pups
aged one year or less have been
found dead on the Oregon and
Washington coasts. The service
believes hundreds more were
never found.
The seals evidently were kill
ed, during January's heavy
storms, and low temperatures
along the Pacific northwest
coasts, agency biologists said.
In normal years, seldom are
more than a dozen or two killed
by storms.
Kansas City, Mo., March 16
(U.R) The surprise elimination of
a powerful trio Hamlinc, West
minster, and River Falls threw
the NAIB basketball tournament
wide open today as the eight
survivors clashed in the quarter
final round.
Hamline, defending champion
and, heavy choice to repeat, w,as
rudely bounced by a hustling
Central College team from Fay
ette, Mo., 76 to 66.
Westminster, top-sccded in
the lower bracket, was ousted
by Davis and Elkins college,
85 to 75. And River Falls, with
its brilliant point-maker, Nate
Delnng, was sent to the side
lines by East Central Okla
homa, 75 to 64.
So, with these landmarks gone,
where does the tourney go from
here?
For one thing, only three
seeded teams remain Brooklyn
college, Central Washington, and
Indiana State. And none of the
eight teams remaining ever has
won the tourney before. Brook
lyn college loomed the likely
favorite from here out, with
Baldwin-Wallace, and Davis and
Elkins, also highly rated.
All four quarter-final games
will be at night, instead of the
split day-night programs that
marked the first two rounds.
Davis and Elkins will start
tonight's proceedings at 6 P. m.
against the University of Tampa
and then in order it's Baldwin
Wallace vs. Indiana State, Cen
tral Washington vs. Central
Missouri, and Brooklyn vs. East
Central Oklahoma.
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