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t Bradley, St. Bonaventure Favored to Reach N IT Finals Bayer Averages 285 Yards But Never Won Golf Event Cougars Admire Their New Trophies Longest Drive of Big Pro Was 420 Yards . ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (fl George Bayer swung his driver and a shiny while golf ball cut through the bright sunlight, a faint speck against the blue sky. It set tled on a palm-shaded green some 350 yards away. The crowd watching the clinic ...no 4nT, Imnpnccnil Vtu ihn man i mnnciirnH Hrivn nnrr'nA i'lfl vnrHc who probably is golf's greatest before it hit a man at Las Vegas, I one-shot attraction. They crowded prompting a tape measure job. i around for autographs and advice from the man who hits a ball farther than anybody in the world. 3 Times Runnerup On the tee, Bayer is the great est. Yet he never has won a pro tournament. Three times he lias finished second, the latest at Mex ico City shortly before the St. Petersburg Open. Until tournament play starts, Bayer is the star. His longest 19 Top Pros to Be At O.S.C. April 20 Celtics, Stars to Make I Oregon Appearance OREGON STATE COLLEGE. Corvallis (Special) Nineteen of professional basketball's top play ers will perform in Gill coliseum Saturday night, April 20, in their only Oregon appearance. Several thousand ticket applica tions went into the mail from the athletic department and mail ord ers will be received until April 1, when tickets will go on sale over the counter. Tickets will be sold on a no-limit basis at the reserved price of $2.50. , The game will match the Boston Celtics, currently the hottest club In professional ranks, against a collection of all-stars from the rest of the league. Many of the play ers are familiar to Northwest fans. Performing for the Boston Cel tics will be Bob Cousy, the fancy- passer from Holy Cross; Jim Loscutoff, the former Oregon star; Bill Russell of San Francisco fame; and Bill Sharman, former sharp-shooter from Southern Cali fornia. Others on the Celtic rosier arc Tom Hcinsohn, Dick Hemric, Jack Nichols, Andy Phillip, Frank Ramsey and Amy Risen. The National Basketball associ' alion all-stars include the former Washington hook shot artist, Bob Houbregs. Other greats on that roster include Carl Braun, Mcl Hutchins. Neil Johnston. Dick Me Guire, Togo Palazii, Dolph Schayes, ' Lou Tsiropoulous and George Yardlcy. Johnston led the league in scoring from 1933 through 1955. and is making strong bid for point honors this season. Brenner Signs 19th Player for Senators Outfielder Joins Roster; Ducat Sales Sag ; Salem Senators general mana fer Bill Brenner picked another player out of the Seattle Rain iers' training camp at San Ber nardino Wednesday. Brenner, at a weekly meeting of the baseball team's top lead ers, said he had signed 22-year-old outfielder Bill Barron of Los National Juco Meet in Semis HUTCHINSON, Kan. Wl-Pueblo. Colo., and San Angclo, Tex., led the way into the semifinals on the championship side of the National Junior college Basnet ball Tournament Thursday. Thatcher, Ariz., Mount Vernon, Ga., Moberly, Mo., and Tyler, Tex., contend Thursday night for the two spots opposite them. Pueblo gained the semifinals in the winners' bracket of the dou ble elimination tournament by wiping out a six-point deficit in the second half and beating Boise, Idaho, 72-54 Wednesday night. San Angclo whipped Tigervillc. S C., 70-66. and ran its season record to 29 wins against 2 losses. Boise and Tigervillc meet in a loser's bracket contest Thursday night. But he can't win Bayer makes a comfortable liv-i iui uc fcca a iL.iaiuc, iiuiii u golf club manufacturer. Still he lives for the day when lie no long er will be a curiosity but a genu ine all-around golfing star. Must Make All Shots "I never practice the driving." he said later in the clubhouse. I work on the short irons, the chip ping and putting. In this game a fellow has to be an egotist. I want to prove to myself and to a lot of people that 1 am capable of winning. "Hitting a long drive is great. It gives me an advantage to be able to average 285 yards to most pros' 245. I get plenty of exhibi tions but you have to be able to make all the shots to prove you really can play. Then you'll get tnree limes as many oners Angeles. He also announced that season ticket sales have not yet reached Jut). Barron, who weighs 180 pounds, bats and throws right-handed, has had one year of professional ex perience. He was in training with the Rainicrs but will report to the Senators at Wasco, Calif., April 5. He is the 10th under contract. Actually, the condition of the ticket sales campaign could be worse. The ticket .committee said it had been unable to find enough solicitors to push the season tick ets to prospective buyers. Goal of the committee is to sell 1200. Brenner said the advertising campaign was going along smoo thly although work on this par ticular project also is far from finished. The Senators arc seek ing to make $25,000 in adver tising. The general manager again will visit the Seattle training camp in the near future to make still more selections for the Senator roster, then will go from there to Wasco to await the arrival of the Solons for training. Coast Boxing Event to Open; ISC Favored SACRAMENTO, Calif. Wl Six champions arc returning to de fend college . crowns in the 25th annual Pacific Coast Intercolle giate boxing championships start ing Thursday night. Forty-eight boxers from nine schools are entered in the three- day ring show. I. F. (Crip) Toomey, the tournament director, said three fighters were with drawn from the meet Wednesday. Idaho State's Dubby Holt, the 1956 U.S. Olympic - coach, confi dently predicted his Bengals would keep their team crown. "We have an exceptionally strong team," Holt said. "But we expect most of our opposition to come from Son Jose State and Cal Poly. Washington State and the College of Idaho have several good boys but arc not a threat to our team crown. Nevada, Chico State and Sacra mento State arc the other schools. Semifinals Tonight; Owls Rated Threat Title Games to Be Saturday In Garden By TED MEIER NEW YORK Wi Bradley and St. Bonavcnturo have been made the early favorites to win tonight's semifinals in the National Invita tion basketball tourney, but there will be plenty of support for Tem ple and Memphis Mate. This observer goes along with the minority and picks Temple over Bradley and Memphis Stale over St. Bonaventure. Second-seeded Bradley Is fav- ored on the basis of its astounding Cascade Union high school's starting lineup looks over the District 8 A-2 championship iropny iefi) and mo Cap ital Conference title award (right) at last night's annual father-son banquet at the school. Left to right arc Paul refers, Jim Uhrhammcr, Roger Harris, Si Whitehead, Gene Specr and Gary Downer, All arc seniors except V TV; Whitehead. Speaker was Jerry Long, Willamette Uni versity assistant coach, on major changes since basket ball was Invented in 1891. Coach Cal Hcrscy praised his Cougars and predicted that the future still looks good, (Capital Journal Photo). Levine, Ellis Win Low Net Prizes For Day's Play Mrs. Sidney Levine and Mrs. Cliff Ellis won prizes for low net in their respective Salem Women's Golf Assn. groups Wednesday at Salem Golf Club. Mrs. Levine was first in the Nine Hole Club to win the Green Thumb Florist prize, while Mrs. Ellis led the 18-hole group for the Johnson prize. Mrs. William Hugh Adams won day's play among the Nine Hole Clubbers. Other winners in the 18-hole unit were: Class A. Mrs. Ellis; Class B. Mrs. Don Toomb; Class C, Mrs. Kelly Peters. Beck to Play With Seattle AAV Quintet PULLMAN, Wash. HI Larry Beck, Mho holds 19 individual scoring records at Washington State College, is taking leave from school to join (he West .Side Fords of Seattle for the National AAU basketball lourna ment. Beck, a senior from Smith Bend, scored 1.265 points In three seasons for the Cougars. After the AAU tourney, Beck will join the college All Stars for a 10 game tour against the Harlem Globetrotters. Beck, working for a physical education degree here, will return to WSC in the fall for practice teaching. Fabius to Run With Needles HALLENDALE, Fla. (UP). Needles and Fabius, the horse that kept Needles from winning the turf's "Triple Crown" last year, are likely to match strides again this Saturday in the $100,000 Gulfstream Handicap. D. and H. Stable officials dis closed that Needles, winner of the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes in 1956. will start in the mile-and-a-quarter 'cap this Saturday. Fabius. winner of the Preakncss to end Needles' bid for the big three stakes in three-year-old competition, is expected to be en tered by Calumet farm as a run ning male for Bardslown, whose cnlry is assured. Other likely slarters include Call Me Lucky, North Cone, and Piccesofcight. Tide Table TIDES FOIl TAFT, OREGON BIGGEST DAILY DOlllI.E HOT SPRINGS, Ark. tl'I'i -Ttegis, a 381 shot, and Admiral Tcddv, a 31-1 bet. returned the biggest daily double of the 1957 horse racing season Wednesday when they .paid off $2,154 at Oak lawn Park. The previous year's high for a double was $1,158.80 by Hack Saw and Car Hop at Bowie on Feb. 14. Eugene LDS Quint Loses . LOGAN, Utah Wl Slocklon, Calif., advanced to the quarter finals in the championship bracket with a 63-48 victory over Dublan, Mexico, in the final game Wed nesday night of the Junior M-Men basketball tournament of the Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) Church. Oregon's entry, Eugene, lost to Pocatello Sixth Ward, 51-40. The other second-round victors who will play in the quarterfinals were East Garland, Utah, which beat "Valley View of Salt Lake City, 55-45; Phoenix, Ariz., First, which beat Center Ward of Salt Lake City, 53-46. in one overtime period; Edgchill Second of Salt Lake City, which beat Cedar City, Utah, First, 60-49; Mt. Ogden, Utah, which beat Van Nuys, Calif., 43-33; Nephi, Utah, First, which heat Mill Creek Third of Salt Lake City, 51-43; and Logan, Utah, Eighteenth, which beat Rcxburg, Idaho, Third, 50-46. Wednesday's losers in the cham pionship bracket continue in con solation competition in the double elimination tourney. Eugene . will play Van Nuys Thursday. Racing Season Opens April 14 For Sportscars Sportscar racing season will get underway April 14, Sunday, at Kit sap County Airport, . Bremerton, Wash. About six cars from the Willam ette Motor Club, Salem, are ex pected to enter, including nation ally ranked Harry Eycrly. The local club is part of the Inter national Conference of Northwest Sportscar Clubs, which will spon sor eight races this summer. Only one race will be held in Oregon Labor Day weekend at the Tillamook Naval air base. Sec. 4, Pg. 1 Thurs., Mar. 21, 1957 Full A.P. and U.P. Wire anil Local Coverage 1 The Sp By A. C. JONES, Capital Journal Sports Editor Grants Pass Driver To Enter 500-Miler INDIANAPOLIS Wl - Bob Chris tie of Grants Pass, Ore., will drive' a Jones-Malcy Special in the Indianapolis motor speedway's 500 mile race on Memorial Day. . The car was driven by Sam Hanks to second place in last year's race. Christie finished 13th in a liaise Special last year. 26 to Enter AAU's Hoop Tournament DENVER Wl The entry list was complete with 26 teams Thursday for the National AAU Basketball Tournament starting here Monday. Tournament director W. N. Greim said district champions from Texas and New York State announced they will not compete in the six-day meet. The final entries Toprescnt 16 states and include defending champion Seattle and runnerup Bartlcsvillc, Okla. Hickory Smoke, owned by L. B. Sheppard and A. C. Mudgc of Hanover, Pa., is regarded as one of the top prospects for 3-year-old trotting honors in 1957. 116-81 Madison Square Garden record breaking comeback against Xavier of Ohio Tuesday after being down 21 points at 3d 17. The Bonnics get the nod be cause of their 85-68 trouncing o! top-seeded Seattle Monda', Temple Not Out "After that performance by Bradley, 1 don't know how we can beat them," said Temple Coach Harry Litwack. "But we'll be on the floor." That should be enough for any one who watched the slick, poised Owls from Philadelphia whip Dayton 77-66 Tuesday.. Litwack has a court wizard in junior south paw Guy Itodgers, who inspires teammates Jay Norman and Mcl Brodsky to great heights. They do not figure to collapse as Xavier did before a Bradley all-court press. In addition, as Litwack pointed out, "our boys like to play in the Garden." Temple has lost only one game in the Garden in five years and that by one point to Ohio Stato in the Holiday Festival last December. . Memphis Strong Memphis Slate. led by little Jack Butcher, a 5-9 "giant killer" upset Utah and Manhattan and figures to show steady improve ment against the Bonnies. As St. Bonaventure did against Cincinnati and Seattle, the Tigers from Memphis came from behind in each game. They have a strong bench and do not figure to be como rattled. Tonight's winners meet Satur day afternoon for the champion ship. Tonight's losers play for third place. Baseball's Moguls to Chart Action Against Trust Suits Czechs Say OK To Cupid 's Bid Yanks' Connojly Can Wed Olga March 27 (Compiled by US Coagt ft Geodetic Survey. Portland, Oregon) MARCH 1957 High Waters Low Waters Time HelRht Time Height 21 3:48 a.m. fi.S 10:5:1 a.m. -0.1 I 5:20 p.m. 4 !) lOM p.m. 2.4 22 4:41 a.m. t 2 II :M a m. 0 2 6:42 p.m. 4.7 11:40 p.m. 2.7 22 5 a in. 5 S 7 :54 pm. 4 7 1:01 p m. 0 3 24 6 52 a.m. 5 6 1:01 a.m. 2 H S:f.3 p.m. 4 9 2:03 p.m. 0 4 25 fl 03 a.m. 5 5 2:14 a.m. 2(1 9:40 p.m. 5 2 2:59 p.m. 0 4 28 9:05 a m. 5 5 3:17 a m. 2.2 10 19 p m. 5 4 3:47 p m. 04 27 9-59 a.m. 56 4 06 a m. I S 10:52 pm. 56 4 18 p.m. 0.5 26 10 16 a.m. 57 4 48 a.m. 1 4 11:22 p.m. 5.8 5 04 p.i. 0 6 29 11 29 a m. 5 T 5 26 a.m. 1 0 11:49 p.m. 59 5:38 p.m. 0.7 30 12:08 p.m. 5.T 6 03 a m. 0 6 6 08 p.m. 0 9 31 12 15 a m. 1 6 37 a.m. 03 12 48 p m. 5 6 6 38 D m. I 2 VIENNA Wl Harold Connolly. U.S. Olympics hammer throw champ, disclosed Thursday that the Communist Czech government has given him permission to wed Olga Fikotova, the Czech Olympic discus slar. Harold met Olga and won her heart at the Melbourne Olympic games. In a telephone call from the home of his fiance's parents in Prague. Harold said he and OlEa would be married in the Czech capital on March 27. Permission to Leave 11c said the Czechs had given Olga permission to leave the country at any lime and he plans to lake her as his bride to Bos ton. Mass., where he is a high school history teacher. The Czech government had kept the 26-year-old Connolly and Olga, 24. dangling since March 6 on their plea for permission to mar ry. Connolly went to Prague late in February to press his suit, and Olga went personally to President Anionin Zapotocky to present her plea to be allowed to marry the American. Losing Star Athlete The state's' permission was ne cessary for a Czechoslovak na tional to marry a foreigner. The government apparently was par ticularly reluctant to lose one of its star athletes. The U.S. Stale Department had no objection to the match. "We believe in romance," U.S. Secre tary of State Dulles told a news conference on March 5. But the Czech government, ap parently, did not know how it stood on romance. Connolly final ly had to leave Czechoslovakia on March 9. without knowing whal the answer would he, because his 10-dnv visitor's visa had expired and the government refused to ox" tend it. Allowed to Itetitrn After -arriving in Poland, how ever, he applied lor a new visa and was allowed to return to Pracue. Connolly previously has said that if permission was received, the wedding would lake plarc in a Prague church and would he followed by the required civil ceremony Quotes for Thursday Jim Sutherland, WSC football coach, in form Idler to fans; "II appears success in college coaching today is 70 percent recruiting, 10 per cent religion, 10 percent luck and 10 percent coaching." Don Fair, Eugene, at state tour nament: All hail the North Salem dancing girls. We must award them our something - or - other trophy for entertainment. Frankly we favor the third girl from the left as they're retreating, of course . . . Fair again: "It appears all the OSAA wants out of the tourney is all of the profits and no ex penses. If it weren't for the Active Club and Art Litchman, plus the Irusty U. of Oregon staff, we shud der to think how fouled up this tournament would get . . . 'The more we see of the OSAA's opera tion, the more we wonder just what function it docs serve." Leo Harris, Oregon athletic di rector: "If I had an award to give, I wound present Steve Belko (Oregon basketball coach) with a trophy for the outstanding coach ing job in the conference for his efforts under most difficula condi tions." Mcl Krausc, Saloin Senator, SWEDE HAUIKOOK Franklin hoop coach and fu- ... to play in Portland (urc Lane High coach at Eu gene: "I'd like to play with the Eugene Emeralds bnsclinll eluh this summer, if a trade with Salem could he arranged." (Krause stayed nt Hugh Luby's home during the tourney and plans.to move to Eugene In June. 1 Gene Tanselli, former Salem Scnalor shortstop, properly of Sac ramento: "I can't report to the Solons until school Is out. And if they suspend me, well, they'll just have to suspend me." Odds and Ends and Thinns Swede Halbrook will be seen in action Friday in Portland with the Wichita Vickcrs against the Portland Outdoor Store team, at Franklin high school. The Vickcrs AAU team has another giant, 7-foot Don Boldebuck, ex- Houston star, in addition to the 7-3 Hal brook, former Lincoln and OSC player ... On the Outdoor team arc such as Max Anderson and Jerry Itoss, ex-Ducks . . .- Bob Swan, Oregonian sports writer who quit the rocket for a pub lieily job with PGE, was covering the stale tournament at Eugene while his wile was at home wondering when the haby would arrive. (Continued to page 3, columns 2 and 3) BELLEA1R, Fin. UB-Tho men who rule baseball get together be hind closed doors tomorrow to de cide a line of policy against pend ing legislation which may define their game as a business and not a sport. Commissioner Ford Frick called tho extraordinary session at his spring headquarters earlier in the week. All 16 major league clubs will bo represented along with American League President Will Hnrridgc, National League Presi dent Warren Giles and Minor League President George Traut man. ..,., No one was ready to comment on what action baseball may take, but Frick said ho has "a plan I want to place before the owners. We'll just sit down with our law yers and thresh it out. Baseball, twice previously ruled a sport by the Supreme Court and not subject to antitrust laws, nt present is confronted by Rep. Ccl ler (D-NY), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Hillings (ft-Calif) generally are defined as "unfavorable" to baseball. The third, introduced by Ren. Keating (R-NY), would set up a codo of tnlr play" lor sports. joining baseball, pro football and basKctball in one category, rather than declaring them subject to monopoly laws. The present controversy was set ore with tho Supreme Court s re cent decision appraising pro foot ball as a business. Vickers Beats Buchan Bakers TACOMA Wl - The Vickeri Oilers of Wichita, Kan., beat Se attle's Buchan Bakers, 109-94, Wednesday night to make it two straight over the defending na tional AAU basketball champions. The Oilers bent tho Bakers, 73- 64, in their first meeting at Se attle Tuesday night. Both games wcro tuncups for the national AAU tournament at Denver next week. The Pacific Lutheran Jayvccs beat Westside Ford of Seattle, the Northwests No. 2 entry in the Denver tourney, 65-53, in a pre liminary here Wednesday night. - Gene Lary, 19-game winner for Mobile in 1956, won nine games for Reading, Fa., in 1955, his first year in organized ball. 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