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OSC Leads 6
Of Statistics
LOS ANGELES Oregon State
boasts a lead of six departments
of North divisi'n basketball sta
tistics in confer 'nee g a m e i
through Feb. I'J.
Wade Halbrook leads in scor
ing, field goal marksmanship and
rebounds. His teammate, soph
omore Jay Dean, paces free
throw shooters, and the Beavers
as a team lead in field goal per
centages and ccfense.
Halbrook's point average for
12 game? through February 13
was 22.3 on 94 field goals and
7P free throws for a total of 267
points. Next in line were Ron
Bennink, Washington State, 17.9;
Dean Parsons, Washngton, 14.0;
Dwight Morrison, Idaho, 13.8;
and Bill Rehder, Washington
State, 12.9.
82.8 Pet. Free Throws
llalbrook'r field goal percent
age was 48.2 percent on his 94
goals in 193 tries, ranking him
ahead of two Oregon men, Ed
Halberg, 45.7 per cent, and Max
Anderson, 40.7 percent. In the
rebound department, Halbrook
averaged 12.3 per game to 10
for Parsons and 9.8 for Morri
son. Dean's free throw percentage
was 82.8 percent on 24 points in
20 tries. Other leaders were
Barney Holland, Oregon, 81.6 per
cen, and Harlan Melton, Idaho,
78.8 percent.
Oregon State has shot 36.4 per
Tallest Boys Pehanick,
Halbrook Top Region
By JACK HEWINS
Associated Press Sports Writer
The basketball scoring derby in
the Pacific Northwest has settled
down to a head-and-head race be
tween a couple of the tallest guys
in the business Wade Halbrook
of Oregon State and Joe Pehanick
of Seattle U.
Basketball Scores
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
t Wednesday' Results
FAR WEST
San Jose State 70, College of Pa
cifie 64
Carrol (Mont.) 75. Northern Mon
tana 55
Whitticr 69, Pomona-Claremont 68
EAST
Princeton 61, Penn 59
Columbia 70, Brown 60
Army 76, Lehigh 65
Duquesne 93, Geneva 59
Canisius 81, Syracuse 70
LaSalle 61, Fordhum 56
Holy Cross 89, St. Michaels (Vt)
67
Villanova 79. St. Bonavenlure 64
St. Francis (Bkn) 71. CCNY 51
Muhlenberg 68. Lafayette 65
Rurkncll 77, ickinsnn 65
Dartmouth 78, Harvard 60
Tufts 66. Amherst 65
Rhode Island 94, New Hampshire
79
SOUTH
Navy R3, Gettysburg 70
Georgia 69, Georgia Tcoh 61
N.C. Slate 96. Virginia Tech 54
I .miicvillp 91 Kl Wpslpvnn 76
Raltimare Univ. 70, Washington 1
(Mdi 69 (overtime!
SOUTHWKST
Texas Christian 73, Southern
Methodist 65
Houston Univ. 81, Sum Houston
66
MIDWKST
Kansas 85, Kansas State 74
Notre Dame 81, Butler 56
Dayton 91, Cincinnati 66
Washington (St. Iiuisi
cago Loyola 55
9, Chi-!
!
Josephs 1 lnd !
Indiana Stale 80, St
71
PRO BA.SKETRAI.I.
Wednesday's Results
Rallimore 84, New York 80
Lewiston Signs
Cameron, Bergan
LEWISTON, Idaho, (Pi The
Lewiston Itroncs baseball rluh an
nounced .Monday the kigniug of
Clint Cameron as player and as
sistant manager lor the 1954
Western International League
season. Cameron hit .305 as a
catcher for Lewiston last year.
Another player signed .Monday
by the Brnncs was Nirk Bergan,
a reserve inlieldrr. Rcrg.m saw
only limited aclinn with Lewiston
last season.
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Thursday, February 18, 1954
Departments
for Division
cent as a team, having hit 252
of 693 field goal tries, to Ore
gon's 36.2 per cent. The Ducks
excel from the free throw line
with 64.1 percent while Idaho
has the It-ad in scoring with 65.3
points per game.
Oregon State has allowed but
52.4 points per game to appon
ents and has held foes to 31.4
percent on their field goal at
tempts. The ." eavcrs also have
the best rebounding game with
437 to their foes' 379.
Two Northern Division series
are scheduled this weekend with
Oregon State journeying to Wash
ington State and Oregon to Wash
ington.
The scoring leaders, based on
games through Feb. 13:
Total Scoring G Ft ft Pt TP Ave
W. HalUrook, OS l: V4 711 3(1 207 Zl.3
H. heimlnk, WS....I0 M 111 25 179 17.9
D. Parson, W 1U 41) CO 27 140 14 0
O. Morrison, I U 97 t: m 167 13.il
Bill Keluler, WS ...10 M 51 33 WJ 12.11
Ed Halberd, 0 12 4B 47 33 143 1 1.0
M. Anderson, O. 12 att 43 141 11.8
Harlan Melton. 1.12 52 37 31! 141 li b
Tom Flvnn, I 12 SO 33 22 13.1 11.1
B. Holland, O 12 49 31 .17 123 111.8
Bob Garrlfon, I 12 46 33 33 125 10.4
K. Voestlin. W....10 35 34 27 104 10.4
Ken Wecncr. O 12 .19 .12 .19 111) 9.2
Don Tripp. W ...10 .15 25 34 BO
T. Vlaslellca, OS...11 37 IB 14 SO
D. Perkins, W 7 16 15 10
B. Swanso.i, WS.-.IO 25 14 22
Jay Dean, OS 8 1.1 24 22
T. Whiteman. OS..12 26 IS 15
Howard Page, 0.-.12 25 17 IB
Jerry Hons, 0 10 19 IS 16
Hon Robins. OSl 1 26 8 29
Jim Cosbow. W 9 19 11 IB
Rob Klock. WS 10 18 13 18
II. Halllean. OS 11 20 14 25
Bob Falash, I 12 15 27 33
No midget at 6 feet 9, Joe can't
quite match Halbrook's 7 feet 3 in
the altitude department, but he
still tops him this week in tally
totals, 527 points to 504.
Although Don Porter of Port
land State is on their heels with
4(8. bes likely to run out of op
position before either of the big
boys. Pehanick has at least three
games lclt in which to stretch his
scoring string and Halbrook has a
certain four. Tourneys may length
en the season for both.
The regular season gives Chief
.Joseph two tills against Port and
U and the selection of Seattle as
an "at large team in the NCAA
playoffs assured him of at least
one more against Idaho State to
fill a berth in the regionals.
Halbrook should overtake Peha
nick this week in two games
against Washington State. Peha
nick remaining idle until next
week.
Although he rated third in total
scoring, Porter topped the North
west on a per-game basis, averag
ing 24.4 through last Saturday.
Halbrook was second in this cate
gory, too, wilh 229 and Pehanick
was far back with 21.1.
Jackie May of St. Martin's ran
his total to 453 and surged inln
fourth spot ahead of Gonzaga's
Jerry Vermillion. It took .178
points to land a player in the top
ten almost 50 more than last
week. Others in the select group
were Ron Bennink of WSC, Dick
Edwards of Kastern Washington
n- .C. Owens of College of Idaho,
Phil Jordan of Whitwurth and Ted
Schadcwitz of Kastern Oregon.
i;
KG KT TP
Pehanick, SU 25 192 14:i 527
Halbrook. OSC 22 175 154 504
Porter. Port. St. 20 177 124 478
May, St. Mint. 22 17!) 5 45:1
Vermillion. Colli. 20 147 145 4:19
Bennink. WSC 21 i;M 112 388
Kdwards. F.WC 21 1.14 117.185
Owens, Col. Ida. 18 14.1 97.18.1
Jordan, Whtwrth 20 1 .16 lit 303
Schadcwitz, HOC 17 14.1 92.178
Olhers wilh .100 or more poinls:
Stan Glowaski. Sealllr U.. .i4:
ave Sanford, Linfield. .14.1; lirry
Pryse. Kastern Oregon. 3X1; Norm
Hubert, Pacific (unreported this
wcck .127: Dean Parsons. Wash
ington, 018: Ken Sarvas, Lewis &
Clark. .106: Leon Kecfe, Southern
Oregon, 300.
OSC Wrestlers
To Go to WSC
CORVALLIS The toughest
test of the season awaits Jim
Dixon's Oregon Stale varsity
wrestlers Saturday, when I hey
Like on the drfending champion
ol the Pacific roat Washington
Stale college in match at
Pullman.
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Entries All
In Action
Wilh only one and a half games
separating first and last place
teams, all Northwest conference
quintets will pound the hardwood
floors Friday night knowing that
their efforts could open the way
to the championship.
Linfield (4-61 will drive over
from MeMinnville to play Willam-
ette (5-4) Friday night to see if
the Bearcats Streak of losses to
Pacific (three in a row) can be
extended somewhat. Then Satur
day night the rivals will try it at
MeMinnville.
Elsewhere, College of Idaho M-
s) will be at Lewis and Clark 15-5)
both Friday and Saturday and
Whitman (5-4) will be at Pacific
(6-5) for two nights.
May Juggle Lineup
Coach John Lewis hinted Wed
nesaay mat rie win produce a
switch or two in his starting line
ups as- he tries to improve the
team's ball handling. He said he
might start Dale Gustafson, soph
omore from Harrisburg. at guard
and Bill Covard, senior forward.
Dave Gray is back in limited ac
lion after injuring his back in the
Pacific game here last Friday.
Linfield jarred Lewis and Clark,
83-74, last Saturday or else the Pi
oneers would be in first place.
Coach Roy Helser pointed out he
needs a sweep of the five remain
ing games to win the title but the
Wildcats can play the spoiler's role
to the hilt.
Dave Sanford heads the Linfield
scoring list and Milt Krucger and
Ray Olson are next, Olson being
me Dig rennuna man.
OSC Leaves
For Pullman
To Play WSC
CORVALLIS Oregon State's
league leading baskctcers were
to leave Thursday for a weekend
series at Washington Slate that
has an all-important bearing on
the northern division race.
Coach Slats Gill said he plan
ned to start a lineup composed
of Tex Whiteman and Jay Dean,
forwards; bwede Halbrook, cen
ter; and Ron Fundingsland and
Larry Paulus, guards. Alternat
ing with that group in practice
this week were Forward Tony
Vlastelica and Guard Ron Robins.
The. Beavers tripped the Cou
gars twice in Corvallis two weeks
ago, but expect' a much rougher
time on the WSC home floor.
Biggest Orange problem is to
slop high-scoring Ron Bennink,
although Bill Rchdcr and several
Cougars have scored consistently
in recent games.
Other Beavers on the travel
ing roster are Ted Romanoff,
Jerry Crimins. Reggie Halligan,
Johnny Jarboe and Bill Toole.
Oregon State planned to stay
overnight in Spokane's Ridpath
hotel Thursday night and then
hoard a bus down to Pullman
Friday morning.
Marion Motors
Gains Lead Tie
In City League
Marion Motors moved into a
tie for first place with the Sa
lem YMCA last night with a City
Basketball league victory over
the Marine Reserve, 63-20. Each
has a 9-1 record.
Wolgamott's lost its game with
St. Paul. 51-4U, to allow the idle
Aumsville Firemen to take over
third place while Wolgamott's
eased to fourth with a 7 4 record.
The other game found the Sa
lem Sophs winning their second
game ot the campaign, 48-37, at
Hie expense ot the Naval He
serve. The two now are tied lor
sixth.
Slarinn Motor (61)
Mrl'allKtrr (SI . '
llavrrnlrk (7 .. . F
handa c7 .. r
Miller 1 91 fi
Jman 1111 .
(Zfl) Marine Res.
. . 141 Mathers
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til Zntmvalt
. . ... ill (iodvev
101 Rradlev
ne.srrves srorlnc: Mannn Mniora--nerlram
3. ration t. llrnslre 5.
Ilarrlslrv : Marine Reserves .lanua
4. Otllnals: Bowers and Slanrhirk.
Malftlme sr-nre: Marlon Motors 21.
Marine Reserve! 10.
Salem aonht (37) Naval Re.
Weaver I till . F ... .. (31 Orlehei k
Patterson i IS) . F 7 Burk
t'arllon l3i . . C. iSI Chamneilin
Ritkitranil 161 . ; . Ili Cross
Mn-haelis (91 (1 171 Keimann
Itesenes m-oiior: Sophs - ioen :l.
tl.-.iU 2. mfn-iulv Slam-hu-k and
llailltv. Il.ttllnii it-ore. Sophl 2.
Hrvrne 14.
St I'aul (II)
Spieilrl lll -
l smith in
II Kirk l.M .
lin k Sinilli l.ll
(4(1 Wulgamott'i
F - la! Ilaivev
r (51 KanK.is
f IKII Hall
U l.l Nuns
11 Klik
CI . ill Norl
lle.-eive Sronnt; St. Paul Kirk II.
I, lleihor.l ill; Wolsamolls- Mil
ker ill. Hnriel on 4i, Hnffrrt IS).
Han ten i.li. Halrttme Srore- Wolaa.
moils IS; Si Paul 2.1. Otllnals:
Mmtlev and Powers.
By WALT DITZEN
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Hair-Raising Jolt
Toronto, Canada, lias his hair standing on end
as he absorbes a flying kick by Pat O'Connor,
300 Well-Wishers Greet
Manager Storey
By A. C. JONES
ICapltal Journal aporti Editor)
Harvey Store., said there real
ly isn't a haio around his head
after all the praise heaped upon
the new Salem Senator manager
before 300 baseball followers last
night at the Marion Hotel Gold
room.
Thoroughly welcomed as player-pilot,
the 37-ycar-old veteran
ventured to predict: "We will
win more than we will lose. 1
won't say we will win the pen
nant but the winner will have to
beat Salem. The year is im
portant to me and Hugh Luby
(general manager) and to ev
eryone in Salem and we hope it
will be Salems' best year."
To Be Hustling Club
Pointing out he docs not know
who will be on the club roster
yet, Storey said he could guar
antee it will be a "good, hus
tling ball club. I hope we still
have young players despite the
new veteran rule because I don't
want to have any slower than
I am."
Storey was introduced by Ed
die Basinski, Portland Beaver
second baseman and former
teammate of Storeys. Basinski,
who "forgot" his violin In Port
land, lauded Storey as "one of
three 100 percent men 1 have
known in 11 years of baseball,
on the field and off, one who
never did anything which hurt
anyone but who was the main
cog in the 1947 Portland team.
I feel grateful and honored to
have known hit... He will touch
your lives as he did mine, for he
believes in the virtues nf life."
Bob Blackburn, Portland Bea
ver sportscaster who introduced
Basinski. said he admired Stor
ey's ability to produce in the
clutch and tagged him as a "horn
leader."
Bob Abel nf Tacnma. presi
dent of the Western Internation
al league, said "I know you have
a playing manager who knows
the answers" and recalled when
Presbyterians
Continue Wins
First Presbyterian church scored
one of the highest 'totals ot the
season in defeating Knight Me-
morial, R4-29, last night in the
church basketball
main undefeated
leacue In re-
n the Senior
division.
In the Intermediate "A". St.
Paul Episcopal won from St.
Mark Lutheran in a battle of first
place teams, 45-34.
Results:
Srnlor Stayton Baptist 47. Ctlra-?
Baptist 40: Hint Prrsbyttnan M. Knlitit
Mrmcrlal 29.
Intfrnir-dtate "A"-Rt Paul Fr-bf opal
45. SI. Mark Lutheran 34; 1r,t Mrlhu
tl.it 4S. Cahary HautlU 35
In'ftiiietnale llalhpit Xtrmoikal
.'0. Kiulraeoit Kl'H 34: ttf'l flalpui ltli
tht :ic Ja,un lee 3i
Jiuilur "A ' 81 Maik Lutheran 2i.
Deal 8. hool 15: Hrt CntrtMtloual 24.
kllliHill KlIB 30
Junior B"--Firl Mflhoiil.t 3J. St.
Xtatk Lutheran 10.
Demaret, Harper
Lead Texas Open
I SAN ANTONIO. Tex if -Sub-par
rounds were a dime a riozrn
I Thursday as a mighty field moved
nut in the first IS holes of the
$12,500 Texas Open.
A couple of old-t oners along the
ret oi iMcincsoa i.ok.f. .vi., ami
Chandler Harper ot Chattanooga
paced the field.
llcmarot and Harper each show
ed Brackenridge Park's regula
tion figures to be something of a
joke Wednesday as they fired 9-under-par
02's in the final tiineup
rounds.
Five defending champions are
in the field of tra pros and 18 ama
teurs who will play the first .w
holes then be cut lo the wt low
scorers and tics (or Sunday's fi
nal rounds. I
Sky HI Lee, 290
pound grappler from
he saw Storey break into pro
ball in 1937 with Tacoma.
Giving a boost for baseball
fans, he said, "It isn't club di
rectors or managers or sports
writers who make baseball go
around but communities like
Salem which saw fit to keep the
game in their city. If you thinf.
the WIL wiU fall, then take a
look around."
Luby introduced the club di-
LSU's Pettit
Finds Stellar
Play Shaded
NEW YORK Ifl Bob Pettit
ot Louisiana State would have
been the talk of college basketball
this season, if Frank Selvy had
been out ot the picture.
Furman's Selvy, of course, is the
leading scorer in major college
competition with a 42-points per
game average and with almost
every important record in his pos
session. But Pettit, according to the lat
est NCAB figures is second with
a 33.1 average.
Bob's average is higher than
anyone ever has posted except for
Selvy this season.
There arc other statistical de-
partments in which Selvy doesn't
hold the lead. Niagara's Charlie
Iloxic and Larry Costello are the
most accurate shooters in major
competition, Hoxic sinking 57.9 per
cent of his shots from the floor
and Costello 86.2 per cent from the
foul line. And Connecticut's Art
Quimby is still the No. 1 man in
rebounding, hauling in 23.3 a game
to 22.2 lor Charlie Slack nf Mar
shall and 22 for LaSallc's Tom
Cola.
Durando Thinks
He Can Repeat
Over Castellani
NEW
has a
boxing.
YORK I Ernie Durando
simple philosophy about
"II I can catch and hit a guy,
then I've got him."
Having caught mid belted Rocky
Castellani the lust time, the Rayon
lie. N. J., Bruiser feels very cond
I dent that he can do it again t riday
i night in Madison Square Garden.
I'm going to try and knock him
out again." he said as he finished
his training in Stillman's Gym.
' "I'd like In make it real sen
sational."
Told that Castellani was a 2-1
favorite despite Ernie's seventh- ineir opponents were Willi smith
round technical knockout in their of Guadalajara, Mexico, and
last tight, Durando said: ! James Mcllale of Philadelphia,
"That's okay with me. I'm the who defeated Ellen Gery of Read
best underdog fighter you ever : inR- fa., and Malcolm Wister of
saw. I was an underdog against
( astcllam two years ago. I was a
41 underdog lo Charity lliiinei in
I'aiis last October ami I knocked
I lie Frenchman out in the sixth
round. Any guy I can hit solid I
can knock out."
FioJSrfs Last Waht
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Pari of Full Schedule
230-pound New Zealand wrestler, during semi
final match at Madison Square Garden, O'Con
nor was the winner In 14 minutes, 11 seconds.
(AP Wlrephoto)
at Fete
rectors, Russ Bonesteele, Walt
Zosel, Bob Ashby and George
Paulus and Bob Elfslrom, a for
mer director.
List of Introductions
Also among the long list of in
troductions were Bill Garbarino,
Portland general manager; Art
Gleeson, Mutual sportscaster;
Bill Bevens, Johnny Leovich and
Jim Mosolf, former major
leaguers; Gene Tanselli, Senator
sold to Portland on condition;
Rocky Benevento, P o r t la n d
groundskceper for 25 years; Bill
Beard, former Senator manager.
John Lewis, Willamette coach
and former WIL hurler; Spec
Keene, former Willamette coach
and now OSC athletic director;
Ralph, Coleman, ex-PCL pitcher
and now OSC baseball coach;
Paul Durham and Roy Hclscr,
Linfield coaches, Helser being a
former Portland pitcher; Bill
Bean, Hal Bourbonnais and Ed
Stolle of Mt Angel.
Sporthswriters AI Lighlner of
the Statesman, Chris Kowitz of
Corvallis, L. H. Gregory of the
Portland Oregonian and Brownie
Valdez, Statesman bowling edi
tor; sportscasters Chuck Boice of
KOCO, Dave Hoss of KSLM and
Glen Smith nf KGAE; and Stu
Fredericks, Gene Peterson, Geo
rge Scales, Dckc Walker (former
Senator business manager),
Johnny Granato, Ercel Kay, Oli
ver Houston, Harry Collins and
Judge Rex Kimmel.
Billy Bishop, nationally known
magician, put on a show which
included taking a hat out of a
rabbit, card tricks and a rope
escape trick.
There was dancing after the
program.
Lesser, Sweeny
Gain Semi-finals
PALM BEACH. Fla. i - Pat
Lesser of Seattle, and Robert
Sweeny nf Pal Beach, led Ihe way
into semi finals of the 19th annual
Everglades Club Mixed Foursomes
Golf Tournament Thursday.
They defeated Mrs. Harold Stone
of Ware Shoals. S.C., and James
Cleary Jr. of West Palm Beach,
7 and 6. and faced Barbara Ito
mack ot Sacramento, Calif., and
llobart Manley of Savannah. (la.,
who squeaked past Bee Mi Wane
ot Birmingham, Ala., and Les
Handy of Tampa. Fla., 1-up in 19
holts.
Polly Riley nf Fort Worth. Tex.,
and J Walcolt Brown of Manas
quan, X J., won over Barbara Mc
Intire of Toledo. Ohio, and Lynn
Creasnn of Harrisburg. Pa., 1-up.
i niiaucipnia. o ann
Lesser and Swcenv were three
under par tor the 12 holes of their
match over the 5.913-yard par 71
course.
Delayed Overtime Tilt
;K"is "onesy
BELLKl.OWER, 111. liH -Here's
Ihe hard way lo win a basketball
game hut Ihe hnnesl way.
Own Elry Nickel nf Bellfinwer
High School thought his tram had
beaten Wanrlla High 62-fil Tuesday
night. Nickcll was feeling happy
with his second victory in 20
games until he checked his score
bonk when he returned home.
No matter how he added it up.
the score came out 62-62.
He telephoned the Wapella coach.
Hank Rochrich, 25 miles away.
Roehrich and his team, plus cheer
leaders and a group of Wapella
fans, drove back to Bellflower
Wednesday night.
The game was resumed where
it left o(f. In the 3-minute over
time. Bellflower won W-7.
It was an honest victory this
J J time." said Nickel,
i a ; "It was our Hth loss," said Roehrich.
Arcaro to Ride Calumet's
Duke's Lea in '54 Derby
Bv CAVLE TALBOT
NEW YORK Itf The time has
come around again to spread the
alarm that the Jones boys, father
and son, have a Kentucky Derby
horse, and that Eddie Arcaro has
promised to ride it for them May
1 at Louisville.
This combination up to now has
batted exactly 1,000 per cent in
Staff Begins
NCAA Ticket
Sorting Work
CORVALLIS Business Man
ager Jim Barratt and his staff
started the arduous task this
week of filling nut applications
for the Western Regional NCAA
basketball tournament, to be
held in Gill Coliseum on March
12 and 13.
Applications were accepted on
Monday, February 8, and with
in eight hours time a sell-out
crowd was assured for both
nights. Unfortunately, hundreds
of applications had to be return
ed without acceptance.
Although several clubs loom
as favorites to reach the Corval
lis tourney, none have definitely
gained a berth as yet. The Pa
cific Coast conference champion
gets a berth here, as does the
Skyline conference kingpin. Ida
ho State already has been named
by the NCAA committee to meet
a team-at-large from the area,
possibly the strong Seattle uni
versity quint. The winner will
come here, as will another win
ner of the team-at-large versus
the Border conference champion.
Reeves Peters is chairman of
the NCAA selection committee,
other members being Hank Iba,
Oklahoma A & M; Stan Watts,
Brigham Young; and Tippy Dye,
Washington.
Utah Bills Army
In '57 Football
SALT LAKE CITY Iff) -University
of Utah will play Army's foot
ball team in 1957, Utah Athletic
day.
Director Jack Curtic said Thurs
game for a Utah team against any
Nov. 9, 1957, is part of a stepped-
Curtice said it would be the first
school east of the Mississippi. He
said signing for the Army game,
up program of athletics at the Uni
versity aimed at putting Utah in
the national limelight.
"We have signed the University
of Oregon for the home opener in
1955," Curtice said, "and next
year we will play Washington.
Arizona and Oregon in that order
lo open our season."
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Ihe 3-year-old classic. Four times
Arcaro has straddled a Calumet
colt trained by Ben the elder and
son Jimmie, and each time the
world's richest jockey has trotted
him back to the winner's circle.
Tassed Last Year
Last year, for a heartening
change to the other stables, the
Jones boys and Calumet passed
their hand, not believing they had
a horse capable of running with
Native Dancer. But now they are
back, and this is the customary
warning issued by this bureau.
Their colt's name is Duke's Lea.
His pappy was the famous sire
Blenheim II, whose previous pro
geny included the great stretch
running Whirlaway, winner of Ihe
1941 Kentucky Derby. This one also
likes to come from away back.
The reason you might have heard
very little about Duke's Lea until
just lately is that he ran only one
time last year, in April, and didn't
do any good then. The Jones
boys started turning him loose
only recently out in California.
After a few trial spins, the new
est Calumet threat came up to lose
by a nose. Since then he has run
away with three straight races, in
cluding a four-length victory in his
most recent outing on Tuesday, a
six-furlong affair in which he
packed high weight of 120 pounds
and finished eased up under Ar
caro. Favored Saturday
Now Duke's Lea is, of course,
favored to win the $100,000 Santa
Anita Derby this Saturday. This
race stretches out to a mile and
one-eighlh, only a furlong short of
the Kentucky Derby route, and
should indicate how far the colt
likes to run.
Jimmy Jones, who learned from
his revered father to tell nobody
nothin', is quoled from out there
as saying that Duke's Lea appar
ently can "go a distance." Coming
whence it does, that is roughly
equivalent to saying he looks like
a second Citation, whose earnings
enabled Ben Jones to buy another
bank.
YMCA Marion
Motors to Play
Tonight in Finals
The two leading quintets in
the City Basketball league will
battle it out at 7:30 tonight for
the lone berth in the state AAU
tournament to start at Hcrmis
ton Feb. 26.
Meeting in the finals of the
district competition at Leslie
Junior high school will be
Marion Motors and Salem YMCA.
They are the survivors of four
who began the tourney last week.
Marion Motors defeated Mill
City's town team and the YMCA
beat the Aumsville Firemen.
Phone 3-3191