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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1941.
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' Billy Hulen Says:
War May Force
Hoop Tournament
To Daytime Basis
If the state basketball tourna
ment Is held In Salem this sea
son, and It looks like a 100 to 1
shot It will be, all games mav be
played in the daytime because of
possible interruptions of night
action by blackouts.
Les Sparks, graduate mankger
of Willamette university, told
Ron Gemmell of the Swlem
Statesman the other day that
all basketball games In the San
Francisco bay area woul be
.staged in the afternoon this sea
.son. and that he. personally
Jwould favor conducting the prep
tournament on a strictly daytime
.basis it there is chance the
night tilts might be halted by
blackouts.
Sparks told Oemmell that
he didn't have the authority
to definitely state whether
Willamette university would
again conduct the big cage
show, but said there was little
question In his mind that such
would be the ease. Sparks
added that Spec Keane and his
Bearcat footballers, stranded
in Hawaii, would probably re
turn to Salem within two
months, and that the school's
decision on the tournament
question would then be made
public.
Despite much agitation
throughout the state to have the
tourney moved elsewhere, the
Oregon High School Activities
association recently asked Wil
lamette university to again make
Us facilities available for the
casaba meet.
Until U. C. L. A. whipped
Florida, 30 to 27, In a 'pitcher's
battle" last Saturday, the 1941
intersectioual-game record of
Pkclflc Coast conference footoall
teams was a neat .000 So, al
though finishing in a tie for the
cellar In their own loop, the
Uclans can at least point with
pride to the fact they alone of
coast conference elevens were
able to tip over a toe from other
aectors, during the regular sea
son. Oregon State can become an
other tntarsectlonal-game victor
January 1 at Durham, N. C,
vhere the Rose Bowl contest
will be staged with Duke's Blue
Devils the party of the second
part.
. Looking at the record of coast
conference teams In 1941 com
petition with intersectional op
ponents, it would seem the
Beavers haven't much chance to
upset Duke. At first blush, it
would appear coast football was
way below par during the season
completed.
In six games against aggrega
tions from the middle west,
southwest and deep south, U C.
L. A. registered the only victory
for the coast circuit. U. S. C.
lost twice, to Notre Dame and
to Ohio State; Washington State
bowed to Texas A. and M.,
Washington was beaten by Min
nesota and Oregon was mas
sacred by Texas.
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Webfoots, Beavers Capture Barnstorming
That's certainly not a reccrd
of which to be proud, but holy
gosh look at the calibre of op
position faced by the coast
clubs. Minnesota was merely
the nation's number one ma
chine and Western conference
champions. Texas Aggies
were the Southwest confer
ence kingpins. Notre Dame
was undefeated and tied but
once, and Ohio State finished
second In the Western confer
ence. Texas, while winning
no championship, was consid
ered by many experts one of
the three greatest teams ia
the country.
The Coast conference couldn't
possibly have picked a tougher
array of opponents than those
five outfits. Taking this into
consideration, It doesn't appear
to us that the coast's record is
so disgraceful, although only
one victory was chalked up in
six starts.
We still think Oregon State
will beat Duke, despite the gam
blers' odds of 3 to 1 against any
such thing occurring. We can't
help but feel that Oregon State's
great defense and its ability to
score when the chips are down
will prove sufficient to over
come a high-seeing Duke team
that hasn't yet played a really
tough opponent.
If Santa Claim hadn't already
thoroughly liquidated the bank
roll, we would even wager a
bean or two In line with the
above.
OWEN B00I VOTED
TOP SPORT FREAK
New York, Dec. 23. (IP) As
evident as a Christmas necktie
is the opinion of the nation's
sports editors that Mickey
Owen s muff of a third strike In
the 1941 world series was the
sports freak of the year.
Almost without exception the
critics designated the Brooklyn
catcher's failure to hold the ball
as the year's ran lest and, per
haps, most costly sports bob
ble.
Had Owen captured Hugh
Casey's low pitch the New
Yorkers would have been re
tired and the Dodgers would
have won, 4 to 3, as the inci
dent happened In the ninth
frame with two out. That would
have levelled the series at two
games each.
At It was, however, Tommy
Henrich scampered safely to
first base after swinging at the
third strike, and opened the
door through which tin Yan
kees poured four unearned
runs and a 7 to 4 triumph. That
sent them ahead, three games to
one, in the world series which
they won the next day.
Golden Bears Beaten
By Hoosiers, 37-34
Berkeley. Cal., Dec. 23. (IP)
A barnstorming University of
Missouri basketball team, beat
en three times by Pacific north
west teams, defeated a veteran
University of California quintet
37 to 34 last night.
The Bears ' lacked organiza
tion in their first showing .
the season. Missouri led 21 to 19
at the half.
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Wren Leads Ducks In 49-42
Conquest Mandic Spar
kles in 46-30 OSC Win.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 23. UP)
The University of Oregon out
roughed and outscored the Ne
braska Cornhuskers' basketball
team last night, 49 to 42.
The game was wide open with
24 fouls called on Oregon and
14 on the Huskers. Oregon lost
Center Lloyd Jackson and his
two replacements, Archie Mar-
shik and Warren Taylor, on
fouls.
A stout Oregon defense in the
last half contributed to the vic
tory. The Huskers pulled into a
tie after five minutes of the
second period, but were checked
thereafter.
Oregon's Bob Wren, forward
and Nebraska's Sid Held, center,
tied for scoring honors with 11
points each.
The summary:
Oregon (49)
F
0
3
0
3
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
11
F
4
3
1
0
0
9
0
1
0
2
0
PF TP
Fuhrman, f ,
Wren, f
L, Jackson, e
Andrews, g .
P. Jackson, g 3
Maynard, g
Chris tensen,
Klrsch, g ...
Marshik, c .
Newland, g
Taylor, c ,
. 1
1
3
1
1
2
Totals.. 19
Nebraska (42) G
Thompson, f 2
Artman, f ........ 0
Goetze, e 1
Heinzelman, g - 1
24 49
PF TP
3 8
Bottorff,
0
Held, c
Fitzgibbon,
Livingston,
Elson, f
Young, g .
King, c
3
1
2
.. 0
.. 2
1
13
Totals 13 18 14 42
Halftlme score: Oregon 29,
Nebraska 21.
Free throws missed: Oregon
Fuhrman 2, L. Jackson, Taylor
3; Nebraska Thompson, Art
man 2, Goetze, 2, Heinzelman,
Held 2, Livingston, Young 2,
King.
Officials: O'Sullivan (M 1 s-
s o u r 1), Oberhelman (Kansas
State).
Baker, Dec. 23. HP) Center
John Mandic returned to the
Oregon State college lineup last
night and guided the Beavers
to a 48 to 30 basketball victory
over Utah State.
A leg injury healed, Mandic
led floor play and sparked the
Beavers In a drive that squelch
ed the only Utah State threat.
Behind from the start, Utah
State crept within two points of
a tie midway In the first period.
The Beavers rallied and held a
24-17 lead at halftlme. Guard
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Decked out in new Jackets. Oregon State's football team boarded a train at Portland, Ore.,
for the Durham, N. C, Rose Bowl football game with Duke university. Left to right: Gene Gray.
Lloyd Wickett, Boyd Clement, Coach Lon Stiner, George Bain. Leland Gustafson. Standing on train
steps in rear: (left to right). Warren Perryman, Bill Halverson.
Paul Valentl of Oregon State
was high scorer with 19 points.
More than 2,000 fans attended.
Ore. State (46) (30) Utah State
Mulder 4 ,.F 3 Baugh
Dement 9 F 7 Culllmore
Mandic 7 C . 1 Curtis
Beck 8 G 1 Trane
Valentl 18 G Briggs
Substitutes: Oregon State
Hall 2. McNutt 9, Martin 2;
Utah State, Hoffman 3, Ralph
Maughn 3, Glenn Maughn 7,
Hays 1, Taylor 2.
KALE FOOTBALL
New Haven, Conn., Dec. 23.
(IP) Yale, which tossed aside
its graduate coaching system a
year ago by hiring Emerson W.
(Spike) Nelson, former "Univer
sity of Iowa star lineman, as
head footboll coach, was in the
market for a new gridiron boss
today.
The 36-year-old Nelson, whose
Eli eleven won only one out of
eight games last fall, resigned
yesterday "to be free to Join
the staff of the procurement de
partment of the United States
engineer corps in Philadelphia."
Fights Last Night
(By the Associated Press)
New York Norman Rubio,
146, Albany, N. Y., outpointed
today Marteliano, 1474, New
York (8).
New York Carlos Malacara,
13434, Mexico City, won by a
technical knockout over Jimmy
Tygh, 139V4, Pittsburgh (3).
Holyoke, Mass. Aldo Spoldl,
139',i, New York, outpointed
Lew Fortuna, 137V4, Philadel
phia (10).
Newark Tippy Larkin, 137,
Garfield, N. J., outpointed Car
mine Fatta, 134, New York (8).
Baltimore Holman Williams.
159, Detroit, and Louis (Kid)
Cocoa, 147, New Haven, Conn.,
drew (10).
High School Scores
By the Associated Press
Sacred Heart (Tillamook) 21,
Wheeler 20.
Marshfleld 39, University (Eu
gene) 14.
Bud Ward Is Inducted
Into Army Air Corps
Spokane, Wash., Dec. 23 lip)
National Amateur Golf Cham
pion Marvin (Bud) Ward was
Inducted into the U. S. army air
corps today and assigned to Fort
George Wright, second air force
headqquarters, for his initial
training.
Ward started to enlist last
week but his final physical re
port did not come through until
today.
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Curt Mecham a Top Choice
Of Brooklyn in Pro Draft
Chicago, Dec. 23. (AP -Frankle Albert, Pete Kmetovlc, Bob
Robertson and Curt Mecham were among top choices of profes
sional football clubs in the annual National Football League draft
today,
The champion Chicago Bears
obtained first rights to negotiate
with Albert, Associated Press
All-American quarterback from
Stanford for the last two years.
Should Albert choose to play
with Chicago, the Bears will have
three of Stanford's four 1940
backfleld aces, as Hugh Gallar
neau and Norm Standlee are al
ready Bear performers.
The fourth member of the 1940
Stanford backfield, fleet Pete
Kmetovlc, was the number one
selection of the Philadelphia
Eagles.
The Brooklyn Dodgers made
Robertson of U. S.C., their No. 1
selection, and Curt Mecham,
Oregon's star left-handed, left
footed halfback, was their sec
ond choice:
The pro league draft system
gives a club the exclusive right
to negotiate with college play
ers who have, or will shortly, fin
ish their terms of intercollegiate
competition.
Other team selections in
cluded:
Pittsburgh Ken Casanega.
Santa Clara, back; Ernie Steele,
Washington, back.
Cleveland Bob De Lauer,
U. S. C, tackle; Bill Regner. Ore
gon, end; Glen Conley, Washing
ton, tackle.
Philadelphia Vic Lindskog,
Stanford, center; Earl Young
love, Washington, end; Bill Sew
ell, Washington State, back; Bill
Halverson, Oregon State, guard;
Jack Stackpool, Washington,
back; Fred Meyer, Stanford, end;
Arnold Meiners, Stanford, end;
Bill Braun, Santa Clara, tackle;
Marvin Tommervik, Pacific Lu
theran, back.
Detroit Bob Dethman, Ore
gon State, back; Emil Banjavic,
Arizona, back; Wolf Heinberg,
Santa Barbara, tackle.
Washington George Peters,
Oregon State, back; Gene Stew
art, Willamette, back.
Brooklyn Henry Stanton,
Arizona, end.
New York None from the
west.
Green Bay Ray Frankowskl,
Washington, guard.
Chicago Bears Bill Tessen
dorf. Gonzaga, tackle.
Chicago Cardinals Bob Rein
hard, California, tackle; Rupert
Thornton, Santa Clara, guard;
Marv Harshman, Pacific Luther
an, back: George Arabian, St.
Mary's (Calif.) back.
SPT 4 COUGAR ..
Cougar Cagers
Trounce Oilers
Longview, Dec. 23. '-71 A
fast, snapshooting Wsshington
State college basketball squad
last night defeated the Signal
Oil quintet of Portland, 61-49,
to gain revenge for a Signal
pre-season win last year.
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Golfers Start Last
Lap of Winter Trail;
Picard Wins Grande
Harllngen, Tex., Dec. 23. (JP)
Golfdom's nomads started the
last lap of the 1941 trail of gold
today after Henry Picard won
the Rio Grande valley open In
a stretch fight packed with
drama.
Another $9,000 open starting
at Beaumont Friday, closes out
the money program for the
year.
There's nothing left but cash
to battle for. Wee Ben Hogan
already has clinched the Var-
don trophy and is the top money
winner with 517,708 by virtue
of his fifth place in the valley
open yesterday.
Picard led all the way In win
ning the 72-hole tournament
with an 18-under-par 266 but he
had to fight off the fast finish
of E. J. (Dutch) Harrison, the
Little Rock pro who fired a
bristling 132 on the final round.
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SERIES TALKED
Durham, N. C, Dec 23. (tP)
There's talk already of a foot
ball series between Oregon
State and Duke university,
which meet here January 1 in
the transplanted Rose bowl
game.
Percey Locey, Oregon State's
athletic director, said he would
'ike to arrange for a regularly
scheduled series. There's little
likelihood that the idea can
blossom before 1943, since Duke
is booked for next season.
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Elmer Riddle's 19 And 4
Record Best In National
League ERA Also Tops.
By Judsoa Ballsy
New York, Dec. 23.-
Elmer (the great) Riddle, still a
comparative unknown to many
fans despite his sensational hurl
ing for the Cincinnati .Reds last
season, received today his acco
lade as the "pitcher of the year."
Theh National league released
Its official pitching records show
ing the stocky 24-year-old Geor
gia boy had surpassed all other
twlrlers In the major leagues In
both eamed-run average and
winning percentage, bringing the
pitching championship to Cincin
nati for the third straight year.
Riddle won 19 games and lost
four while achieving the low
eamed-run average of 2.24 per
nine-inning game for the best
mark of effectiveness since Carl
Hubbell set the league record for
left-handed pitchers at 1.66 In
1933. Grover Cleveland Alexan
der, while pitching for Philadel
phia in 1919, set the mark tor
righthanders at 1.22.
Cops 11 Straight
The young righthander had to
win 11 straight to pry the pub
lic's attention away from the
Whitelow Wyatta and Bobby
Fellers, and even then his real
value scarcely was realised.
Altogether Riddle started 22
games, relieved In 11 others, and
pitched 217 Innings. Ha had only
four shutouts, but allowed Just
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68 runs, both earned and un
earned, for the lowest total of
an lyptcher who worked in mora
than 200 Innings.
Riddle's fine National league
performance compared with a
2.37 earned-run average for
Thornton Lee and the 13 won, 3
lost record of Lefty Gomez, the
leading pitchers of the American
league.
79TH BIRTHDAY
Philadelphia, Dec. 23. (V
Connie Mack, baseball's "grand
old gentleman," turned 79 today
and announced he now Is old
enough to use a brjefcase In
which to carry contracts. In
stead of the paper bags which
have proved satisfactory in the
past.
The brief case came from the
Philadelphia Baseball Writers
association after Mack, at a pro
birthday celebration yesterday,
told this story:
"On our way to Chicago re
cently, Mrs. Mack left her hat
In a paper bag in our train
drawing room. When she went
back for it, it was gone. So we
decided to give up paper bags."
Boise Juniors Trim
Willamette, 29-21
Boise, Dec. 23. VP) An air
tight Boise Junior college de
fense baffled the barnstorming
Willamette university basket
ball team last night , and the
Cowboys won, 29 to 21.
Willamette managed but one
field goal In the first half, and
that one only two minutes be
fore the period's end.
A desperate rally in the clos
ing period brought the Bearcat
no closer than six points.
Your obvious move Is Cen
tury Club the champion of
them all'TTRST In Enjoyment,
FIRST in Taste and Flavor."
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