Bowl Practice Grinds End as
Year Fades; Stiner, Wade Both
Confident of Durham Victory
Tobacco
Capital
Jammed
. 55,000 Will Watch Duke
Clonic; Score Binge
Eyed in Other Contests
Br FRANK B. GILBRETH
DURHAM, N. C, Dec 31 VP)
The Rose bowl practice grind is
gone with 1941. Now riding
with the New Year's fates are
the hopes of a middle-aged coach
climbing toward the top, and of
battle-scarred veteran fighting
to stay up there.
For Lon Stiner, who is only
88 years old, the Rose bowl
game will be an opportunity of a
lifetime. He is one of the young
est coaches ever to produce a
Rose bowl team, and if his un
derdog Oregon State squad
should beat the undefeated and
untied Dukes, Lon would emerge
as one of the nation's greatest
football tacticians.
The game tomorrow will be
an old story for Wallace Wade
of Duke. The 49-year-old mentor
has coached four other Rose bowl
teams, and he also played in the
bowl when he was a guard at
Brown in 1916. Bookies here
think his 1941 Dukes will win
by two touchdowns.
Limbering up drills will be
held this afternoon by the rival
squads, but the sweat of actual
preparation ended yesterday.
Both clubs are in good condition.
Both . coaches are confident
There will be no alibis.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec 31 VP)
Fordham wound up training to
day for its Sugar bowl engage
ment with Missouri--and the
largest items in Jim Crowley's
duffle bag were sharp words of
warning.
The Fordham coach applied
them generously to his able but
easy-going squad, telling the boys
bluntly:
"Don't think you can be blase
just because you live in New
York. These country boys from
Missouri are playing for keeps.
They'll give you a football lesson
down there in the Sugar bowl if
you don't watch out.
DALLAS, Dec. 31 VP) To
morrow's Cotton bowl game be
tween the Pass-Happy Texas
Aggies and Alabama's rippling
Crimson Tide appears to have
simmered down to the question
of the last team with the ball.
High scoring games are like
that and the coaches and critics
are pretty well agreed that it
will be a battle of touchdowns
and many.
EL PASO, Tex., Dec. 31 VP)
A western welcome was on tap
today for the Golden Hurricane
of Tulsa university, champions
of the Missouri Valley conference
who meet Texas Tech in the Sun
bowl tomorrow.
A posse of Rancheros gun
totin' horsemen who lend a hand
to the sheriff's office in a pinch
planned elaborate "Howdy,
Gents" ceremonies for Coach
Henry Frnka's squad. The Red
Raiders, Border conference host
team in the bowl, arrived yester
day,
MIAMI, Fla., Dec 81 VP) It's
not making touchdowns, but
keeping the other fellow from
scoring too many, that worries
the Orange bowl football teams
on the eve of their big game.
Bo'th Texas Christian and
Georgia pack mighty wallops,
and a touchdown parade seems
in store tomorrow for the sell
out crowd of 35,000 unless the
rival coaches have figured out a
good way to parry.
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PAGE EIGHT
Outstanding Job
Buck Hammer, in his first year as the Klamath high Pelicans'
football pilot, led the Bigbills to eight victories against only one
defeat. The record of Hammer and the Pelicans was No. 1 in the
Big Ten sports developments of the year.
Big Ten Sports
Developments
of 1947
1. Klamath high Pelicans win eight, lose one to
Medford, 32-21 as Buck Hammer takes grid helm.
2. Pelican baseball team organized in State lea
gue, finishes second in each half-season play.
3. Oregon State Men's and Women's Bowling con
gress held in Klamath Falls.
4. Klamath high Pelicans reach State basketball
tourney, lose in quarter-finals to Salem, 37-26.
5. Klamath Jockey club holds successful eight-day
June racing meeting.
6. Merrill high- school wins Klamath county ''B,"
league basketball and football championships.
7. Crater Lake Ski club completes well rounded
slate of competitive activity.
8. Izaak Walton league holds successful second
annual Klamath Basin sports show.
9. Francis Olds of Klamath Falls named to State
Game commission.
10. Abortive attempt made to promote boxing at
armory; McShain wins coast mat title, later loses it to
Chick.
KC Tips Tik Tok. 36-21;
Bankers Nip Dorris, 28-25
' Four top commercial teams
met Tuesday night on the high
school floor and the winning
teams of each event just slipped
by with the skin of their teeth.
In the first hoop go, which
got underway at 7 p. m., the
First National bank quintet fin
ished the evening with a mere
three point lead over their out-of-town
opponents, Dorris. At
the end of the session they led
28 to 25.
In the second and final game
the tall Knights of Columbus
eked out a close win over the
Tik Tok lads, 36 to 31.
The first rugged game was
to start the
new year BRIGHT!
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Facts
NEW YORK, Dee. 31 (IP)
Facts concerning the various
bowl games, with 1941 rec
ords In parenthesis, probable
attendance, starting times
(PST) and broadcast!
Rose Bowl at Durham, N. C.
Duke (9-0) vs. Oregon State
(7-2)t 53.000, 11 a. m.i NBC
(Red network).
Sugar Bowl at New Or
leans: Fordham (7-1) vs. Missouri
(8-l)i 73.000) litis a. m. NBC
(Blue network).
Orange Bowl at Miami, Fla.
Georgia (8-1-1) vs. Texas
Christian (7.2-1); 35.0001 11 a.
m.i CBS.
Cotton Bowl at Dallasi
Alabama (8-2) vs. Texas Ag
gies (9-1)1 40.000; 11 a. m.i
Mutual Broadcasting system.
Sun Bowl at EI Paso;
Texas Tech (9-1) vs. Tulsa
(7-2); 15.000; 1 p. m.; KTSM
and KROD of El Paso. KTUL
of Tulsa and KFYO oi Lub
bock. All-Star game at New Or
leans. January 3:
East vs. West: 50.000; noon;
Mutoal Broadcasting Co.
By GEORGE KIRKSEY
New Orleans, Dec. 31 (UP)
Picking the bowl winners:
Rose Bowl Duke 28, Ore
gon State 7.
Sugar Bowl Missouri 20,
Fordham 13.
Cotton Bowl Texas A end
M 21. Alabama 10.
Orange Bowl Texas Chris
tian 14. Georgia 13.
Sun Bowl Texas Christian
14. Georgia 13.
Sun Bowl Texas Tech 21,
Tulsa 7.
East-West (Saturday) West
28, East 21.
Willamette
Okays State
Cage Meet
SALEM. Dec. 31 (Willam
ette university officials agreed
vesterday to hold the 23rd an
nual Oregon state high school
basketball tournament here
March 11-14, while the high
school officers announced there
would be no changes In districts
unless Portland high schools
should enter.
Roy S. Keene, Willamette di
rector of athletics, had said he
was not Interested, because of
criticism directed by some high
school coaches against Willam
ette and the city of Salem. But
yesterday, Keene announced that
he and the coaches are in com
plete accord.
Salem high school, as has been
the case for many years, will be
the host team, and will enter the
tournament without having to
play in district competition.
KUHS Wildcats
Trip Merrill
Five. 39-21
Coach Wayne Scott's rapidly
developing Wildcat cagers plas
tered Merrill, 1941 Klamath
County B league champions,
39-21, on the Huskies' court Tues
day night after trailing at the
half, 15-12.
Paced by the brilliant shoot
ing of Clyde Hunnicutt, Merrill
forward, the host five stayed in
front through the first period.
In the second half Giovanini and
Young found the basket and led
the Klamath quintet into a lead
which it never lost.
The Klamath frosh whipped
the Merrill secondaries, 36-10, in
a preliminary tilt.
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each sunk three field goals for
a total of six points.
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Hammer's First-Year Success Deemed
Outstanding in Review of Athletic Year
Something new was ndded to the 1041 Klnmnth Falls
sports parade and its worth reflected in the top three
stories of the Big Ten sports developments of the past year.
A new football coach, a new basketball team, and a
new event on the athletic calendar, in that ordor, topped
the annual roundup of 1941 sports events compiled
Wednesday by The News and Herald sports department.
Outstanding newsworthy event of the year was the
resurgence
of the Klamath
high school Pelicans toward
the top in state-wide football
circles under the freshman
tutelage of Duck Hammer. The
white-locked ex-Oregon Staler,
formerly assistant to Arthur
"Snowy" Gustafson, took the
gridiron helm following Gustaf-
son's call to service with the
armed forces and booted the
Klamath kids into eight victories
against only one defeat.
It was one of the most success
ful campaigns in Pelican pig
skin history.
Single Loss
The single loss came again, as
it has to most KUHS teams, in
the annual colossal battlo with
Medford's Tigers. Held this ycur
on Modoc field before nearly
6000 customers, the clash saw
the Pelicans score first, slip
back to a tie, take the lead twice
more before the Tornado roared
off with a 32-21 triumph.
The loss was partially avenged
later by Ashland's surprising
Grizzlies who overturned the
touted Tiger, 21-13, leaving the
Pelicans, Ashland and Medford
in a tie for the Southern Oregon
conference title.
Second In importance to the
1941 Pelicans' record was the
formation and successful season
of the first Klamath baseball
team the Pelicans In the fast
Oregon State semi-pro loop.
.667 Average
Under the managership of Red
Saunders and Ernie Bishop, the
diamond Bigbills slugged to
gether an average of .667 for the
year compiled from 22 victor
ies and 11 defeats against all
comers. In state circuit competi
tion the Pelicans won 9 and lost
four, finished second to Silver
ton in the loop's first-half slate
and second to Medford in the
final portion.
The baseball gentlemen did
their playing on Recreation field,
most of the time under lights,
and looked back on the season
as fairly successful from a first
year financial standpoint.
For the first time in the tour
ney's history, the Oregon State
Men's and Women's Bowling con
gresses were held In Klamath
Falls. For three weeks the best
of Oregon's gal and boy kcglcrs
plastered the maples at the
Klamath Recreation and Kern
alleys.
From the host town, Eddie
Wakeman copped the Booster
All-Events title; Klamath Ma
chine and Locomotive took the
Booster team crown, Burkeland
and Wakeman the Booster doub
les, and Eddie's Place the
Women's Booster team trophy.
Around the seasonal clock,
Klamath bowlers were active as
usual as the gals' Ladybug cir
cuit and a normal cluster of
men's leagues rolled their con
tinuous winter schedules.
Fourth place In the yearly Big
Ten went to the pine-tall 1940-41
KUHS cagers who culminated a
successful season by reaching tho
quarter-finals In the Salem state
tournament. They were dropped
by the host town's Vikings, 37-
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of the New Year with
gaiety and fun and re
solving to eat here regul
arly and frequently from'
now on.
26. The Vlks later lost to Astoria
in tho finals.
For the first time In the his
tory of KUHS basketball a
Klamath player was voted to the
all-state five when bulky Marion
Rcginato was named to a for
ward post. Mainstay of Pelican
football, basketball and track
teams through three years of
competition, Redge later cap
tured the state discus title in the
annual meet this year held at
Corvallis.
Racing Meeting
Slim Jim Bocchl, Bob Erland
son, Pat Moses and Gene Lovo
completed the quintet which cop
ped the unofficial Southern Ore
gon championship.
No. S in the Big Ten was the
second annual horse racing meat
at the Klamath county fair
grounds. This year under Klam
ath Jockey club nomenclature,
the meeting was set forward to
June and enlarged to an eight
day program covering two
weeks.
"Racing under the stars" In
balmy summer breezes, the
meeting attracted capacity
houses every night. Over 200
bangtails from six western states
competed during the eight pro
grams. The meet was highlighted
by a President's cup and Sher
iff's Posse cup handicap.
Sixth place in the 1941 round
up goes to the inspired Merrill
high school campaigns which
netted the Huskies both the
1940-41 County B league basket
ball crown and the 1941 grid
championship.
Pacing the hoopers was Ursa!
Snapp, later destined to become
one of Klamath county's out
standing young boxers. Tommy
Chatburn, Joe Fotherlngham,
Jack Fleck and Leo McKoen.
The Huskies whipped Chiloquin
in the season's finale to tuck
away the title.
During the past autumn, the
gridiron Huskies under the
leadership of Hodges and Moore,
went through the season with
only one defeat to win the News
Herald cup.
In seventh position was the
well-rounded schedule of tourna
ment events completed by the
Crater Lake Ski club during the
1940-41 winter season.
Cunningham King
Headlined by Galloping Gor
don Cunningham's ascension as
the combined downhill and sla
lom champion, the snow slate
included the regular running of
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Top Sports
in 1941 'Big Ten
the weekly Silver Slalom stand
ard races, a Junior slalom, a Class
B slalom and a crosscountry
race. Meanwhile Klamath skiers
wore ranging outildo tho con
fines of Crater lake to plnstur
an Alturas team, place Cecil
Drew first In the all-Oregon
Class C slalom, and cop places
In state Class B competition.
Bend Juniors curried off all
three places In the Crater lake
Junior meet but Hank Evans,
Chiloquin slat star, raptured the
lunglauf and the Silver Slnlum
gold cup. Blaine Brnttuln of
Fort Klamath defeated Klnmuth
skiers to win the Class B slalom
title.
Sports Bhow Lauded
No. 8 in the Klamath sports
parade went to tho Izaak Walton
league's outstanding Klamath
Basin Sports show held early in
the fall in the Fairgrounds ex
hibit building.
It was the second annual wild
life and athletic display attempt
ed by Waltonliins and attracted
capacity throngs during Its hold
over tenure. Fcutured by an un
usual zoo display from Chct Bar
ton's Langcll Valley ranch, the
show encompassed exhibits by
Klamath merchants and service
organizations and was high
lighted by a continuous floor
show.
Olds Named
The show, the only one of Its
kind in tho state, drew exception
ally favorable comment from
sportsmen In the area, was
deemed an outstanding success
by all who attended.
The naming of Francis Olds,
veteran Klamath sportsmun and
advocate of game management,
to the Oregon State Game com
mission, No. 9 on the sports par
ade, accorded recognition to tho
vastness and importance of the
Klamath area in west coast fish
ing and hunting circles.
Olds has, since his appoint
ment, been lauded by Oregon
sports 'writers and wildlife fol
lowers as the friend of Joe
Sportsmen the average hunter
in seeking an answer to the
problem of public versus private
hunting grounds.
In tenth position on Uie big
parade was the attempt to bring
boxing back to Klamath Falls,
where ring activity once flour
ished. Beginning In early sum
mer. Promoter Mack Lillard be
gan to Intersperse his rogular
armory wrestling programs with
a sprinkling of amateur leather
talent Later he forewent grap
pling altogether for complete
mitt Cards.
Sanches Case
The sport, headed by Urgent
Ursal Snapp, outstanding Mer
rill middleweight, seemed head
ed for a long run when a widely
heralded collision between Mur
ray Britton and Romeo Sanchez,
both pro heavies, developed Into
one of tho worst fiascos in the
memory of veteran local boxlnn
fans. As a result Sanchez was
barred by the Boxing and
Wrestling commission and tho
sport slipped Into a decline.
In early fall, boxing and
wrestling both were dropped.
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Prior to the abortive rln
tempt, Dungerom Danny Me
Shulu copped the Pacific Coast
Junior Llghtheiivywelght Wrest
ling championship In a ten-week
tournament, then later dropped
It to Cowboy Dude Chick. Two
iippearunces of Jim Londos, bill
ed us tlm world's champion,
highlighted summer mat activity-
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Other highlights on the 1041
sports eulendnr were the aicon
slims of the First National Hank
quintet and the Latter Day
Saints' fivo to the tops of the
Commercial and Church leagues,
respectively; tho feat of the
Weyerhaeuser Timber company
softbnll nine in winning the
Southern Oregon Klamath Falls
city title and tho Southern Ore
gon district crown only to be
beaten out by Grimshaw Tires
at Portland in the state tourna
ment, and the annual staging of
the Junior chamber of commerce
rcgnttu In mid-July on Upper
Klamath lake.
Still others saw Medford win
the annua! 20-30 club track
meet in the rain and cold of
Modoc field; Henley capture the
County II league track tttleu.
Klamath high show up with ont y
of the most unsuccessful tennis
seasons in years, and KUHS
boxers and wrestlers place high
In both stats mitt and maul
tourneys.
Taken by and large, 1941 was
a normally successful sports year
In the Klumath basin. The com
ing year looms as doubtful. War
demands are levelling thumping
blows on niujor coast sports and
will undoubtedly affect local
athletic activities In the western
operations area,
An expected Increase in draft
volume will slice man power
available for amateur athletics.
Blackouts may force football
gnmes Into daylight.
Put recreation officials will go
ahead with recurrent plans ai
far as possible.
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