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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1942)
o By MvGILLlCUDDY BIHPZ 7 rl ulbbllUUUI OlnPS Klamath Union high school's bonkntbnll dustlnlo pirns Into new hnncls this ycnr. Dutch French, (or 17 years the Pcllcnn CHsab mentor, In giving up nnacIiliiK to meet the promt of other duties it the school, and Wnynu Scott, lost year's Wlldcut tutor, hit taken over. Both ere OreMon men, urndiiiitliiK from Ihn Kugc-nn Institution about 14 years iipurt, KUIIH tiin to have gone pretty consist entty to Corvallls for lis football coaches, hut Eugene supplies the hoop mentors. Scott learned Ills college bns-f ketbnll under the skillful How ard Hobson, now Oregon conch, whose tnums huvu won nntloiml fnme, Ho played first under Hobson t Southern Oregon Nor mal, being a member of the tenin that wont to the national AAU tourney at Denver. When Hobson wont up to Eu gene to take over the hoop couch- Olng, Player Scott and scvcrul other southern Orugoulims wont with him. Scott was a mombvr of the Oregon varsity sqund hi 103H and ia:i7. Lust year Scott couched Wildcat baskatball and football, and this yenr he couch ed Wildcat football. Dutch French thinks Wayne has a swell bunch of boys this year and ts hoping as hard as ever that Klamath will be at the top of the basketball lad der when the season is over. Dutch Is a fixture at KUHS. He eame here when the basket ball team had no place to play. His first year, they moved the besketeers Into the Legion hall beck of the courthouse, which had Just been complet ed. That was used until the present high school plant was built. It was called "Klam ath county high school" when Dutch came down here from Eugene to coach not only bas- Wa.KbII kit. 1l Aft anuria Ha coached football until Al Sinclair came along from Eu- tleven of French's ba-ketbnll teams went to tho stute tourna ment at Salum' us chumps of dis trict No. 2. One team got into the finals. Twice, French-couched Klamath got Into second plncc. French believes tho best bus ketbnll team he coached In the 17 years was tho sqund of 10-10-41. Members of that team wero Bob Krlandson, Marlon Heglnato, Kuuune Love, Put Moses, Jim Bucchl, the regulars, and Ingvnr Swnnson, Ralph Foster and Pat Patterson, reserves. This team rnn Into hard luck at the state tournnmunt. Erlund son, lis clean a pluyer as you could .hid, inyslerlously was lumcu um ui mn urucini tinmen, and that hurt, But Dutch re members this as his best sqund, In the lest war, French wo In the marlnts. He played on the Mare Island marine team under none other than Hugo Besdek, the former Oregon football coach. ' At Oregon, French played varsity baskatball In his Jun ior year under Billy Relnhart, Hobson's predecessor who went to Rica institute, Dutch busted a '..it and couldn't play In his senior year. Then he began coaching and has kept at it steadily for 17 years. He's a swell guy, and here's our email word of apprecia tion for his long and loyal service to the local prep school. SIGHTS POPTUXn, Or.-llmr Armilronr. 1, if Anftt.i, knorkail out L-w J.nVln.. I'lmr, T., hj4, (si. HOllYWOOD-Jnliniu narrlion. Ill't. t! Anttl.i, ouipolnud llomtn Alrrl, iu, Dinm. (10). The Ring There is an occasional boxing days, but main events ara being y.amn mnA haan. hhlnd "board ship. Those two doughboys are entertaining American troops aboard a transport bound - tha "fans" wear Ufa Jackets. Hoop Coach Wayne Scott, former SONS and Oregon basketball player under Howard Hobson, enters his first year as coach of the Pelican basketball squad. He replaces Dwlght (Dutch) French who quit basketball coaching this season after 17 yoars at the helm of the Klamath hoop, stars. Pelicans Select Players honored At Grid Banquet The stale champion Pelicans havo elected from their team' mates tho players to be honored P"W mmmm I"" annuel KVm l.lons ehih foot- 4' srujE ball banquet icld at the Wll lard hotel to night at 7:30 p. m. The squad has elected the best defensive player, the best offensive player, the player who showed tho most Improvement In the ycnr, the underclass man tho seniors expect the most from next yenr. the most valuable player and the honorary cap- lain. These piayors win oe non orcd at tho banquet, not with gifts, but as the team's selec tions. Cooch R. L. (Matty) Matthews of Portlnnd university will be the principal speaker at the ban quet, which all football enthusi asts ore expected to attend. HIGH SCORING CENTER MOSCOW, Idn.. Dec. 8 (P) The University of Idnho may havo come up with another high scoring center to succeed Inst year's Ray Turner. John Quinn tossed In 16 points, 14 In the first 18 minutes of play, as the Vandnls trounced Whltmnn last night In the season opener, 44 to 31. Today show outside tha services these staged by tha boys themselves the ltnfll. or. HB hart deoletftd. tor Nortn Atrioa, note tnat ait rv::- ,v.-. Every Grid Surprise Has Its Failure w 24 Teoms Make 'Improved' Record While 2 Lis' Al 'Disappointing' in Poll NEW YORK. Dec. 8 (AP) For noarly every football team which provided a pleasant sur prise for its followers this fall there was ono which was a dis appointment, it was Indicated in results of an Associated Press poll. No less than 24 teams were listed In the "most Improved" clnss, tha Improvement being bused either on their perform ance In comparison with their expected showings or their steady Improvement during tho season. Twenty one elevens were on the "most disappoint ing" list. Various reasons were assigned for the disappointments, the most common causes being the loss of players to the armed services, changes In coaches, and Injuries, Improvement was based largely on the spectacular play of one or more individuals, or the steady development of a team through added exper ience. Among widely-known teams In the most Improved class were Wisconsin, Illinois, Georgia Tech, UCLA, Washington State, Tennessee, Boylor, Tulsa, Navy, William end Mary, Auburn, Iowa and Boston college. Teoms which, according to the voters, could be termed dis appointments for one reason or another wero Northwestern, Vanderbllt, Nebraska, Pitt, Cal ifornla, Oregon State, Fenn, Princeton and Duke. A few, such as Minnesota, Cornell, Texas and Missouri, disappointed some of their fans but It was pointed out that they did as well as might be expect ed under their circumstances. Oregon State's collapse was listed as general and Inexplic able. Coaches were not overlooked In noting a team's Improvement. This was particularly true in the cases of Illinois and Wiscon sin, where Roy Eliot and Harry Stuhldrcher received ample credit. In the case of Georgia Tech it was pointed out that Coach Bill Alexander had a "sleeper," In additional to a sensational freshman named ' Clint Castle berry. NEW YORK, Dec. 8 VT) There Isn't much point in criti cizing the New York Stnto Ath letic commission, as that august body has been worked over pret ty thoroughly by expert critics, but Its handling of the light weight title situation was noth ing less than noteworthy. . . . Looks as If the commissioners might have decided they-won't be In office after the new admin istration takes over and wanted to leave at least ona good head ache for their successors. ... Or maybe they wero reminded that keeping the "titles" under their control Is one way of keeping the big gates here and thus pro viding more tax money for the state. ... At any rate, you can expect Beau Jack or Tppy Lar- kln to trip over his long, gray beard some day when he's told that the 13-man elimination fi nally has ended and he's due to defend his championship against the survivor. 6EASON'S OVER Sam K. Seymour, III., a Texas A. and M. student, got up early Thanksgiving- morning to jour ney from his Columbus. Tex., home to Austin, where the Ag gies were to play Texas. ... As he left the house, sam saw a big buck deer feasting in the family flower bed. . . . Soymour grab bed a shotgun and bagged the deer. The morning after the game he went hunting again and returned with a slx-polnt buck. . . . "The Longhorns finished us off In one day and I finished my deer season off In two days, Sam explained. ONE-MINUTE SPORTS PAGE Boston college almost failed to get that invitation to tho Or ange Bowl grid game, but not because of the Holy Cross deba cle. , . . While John P. Curley, B. C, athletic director, was pa tiently listening for the tele phone bell, the cnll from Florida was routed to the office of Elea nor Mosely, publicity director at Boston university. . . , iB-yenr old Howie Morenz, son of the former Montreal Canadians cen' tor, is a small-sized image of his famous dad but, he says, not as fast. LOU FINNEY'S COUSIN AUBURN, Ala. Charley Fin ney, who played right halfback for Auburn in the upset of Geor gia, is a cousin of Lou Finney, Boston Red Sox outfielder. v ; jXJjSJ Sports kr- Vf Briefs Fullerton, Jr. December 6, 1942 Pelican Coach Picks All-Opponent Squad First Team Position Lathrop, Grants Pans End Flock, Vancouver End Mekulich, Grant Tackle Gillifl. Bend Tackle Blevlns, Grant Pass Guard Gomulkwciz, Van. Guard Ripley, Vancouver Center Deeks, Grant Back Massaro, Eureka Back Economu, Redding Back Allinger, Vancouver Back By FRANK RAMSEY KUHS Football Coach "This team has weight, ex perience, speed, power, and a group of football players that really like, to play. "In the line, at ends you would have two outstanding pass receivers and a particularly fine defensive end In Flock. At tackles you have two fellows who weigh over ZOO pounds and are terrific on defense. The guards are not particularly big, but they havo what it takes. At center, Ripley, an ideal football player, cocky, rough, and accur ate passer and a great defensive player. "The backfield has the first requisite of any good backfield, speed. Every man there is excep tionally fast. "On lop of the speed; we have lots of power and weight. In the four players we have three good passers, including two right handers and one left hander. They are all good kickers. All are good blockers, and each of them was the outstanding back on his own team. "Then, of course, in Allinger, all you have to do is to give him the ball and get out of the way. He'll run his own interference. I nominate him for captain. "Of the men gn the club 1 have named, I would say that at least nine would bo outstanding football players." Editors Note: Frank Ramsey, Pelican coach named the above players as his selections for first and second teams in an all-op ponent squad. He also wrote the following story qualifying each man for the position named. Bert Allinger, Vancou ver's nemesis to the Pelicans, was named as captain. WSCGets Four Men on Spartan Opponent Squad EAST LANSING, Mich., Dec. 5 (AP) Washington State, which defeated Michigan State, 23-13, placed four players on the Spartans' all-opponent foot ball team. Marquette university, a 28-7 winner over State, landed three players and Michigan, which blanked the Spartans, 20-0, placed two. The team: Ends Susoeff (Washington State) and Harring ton (Marquette); tackles Kula kowskl (West Virginia) and Klug (Marquette); guards Franks (Michigan) and Ward (Washington State); center Remington (Washington State); quarterback Celthaml (Mich Igon); halfbacks Strzykalskl (Marquette) and Smith (Great Lakes); fullback Kennedy (Washington State). WSC DROPS GONZAGA SPOKANE. Dec. 4 0P) The Washington State college bas ketball team took the Gonzaga university Bulldogs Into camp last night 48 to 34, but the WSC Cougars had to depend almost entirely on their starting lineup to do it. Substitutes connected for only three points. Minors Polish Off Work To Close Baseball Party Bv DAVE HOFF CHICAGO. Dec. 8 (AP) The minor leagues quick job of pol ishing off their business in one sitting brought the major-minor baseball party to a quick close yesterday and permitted virtual ly all of tha .various league of ficials and managers to be on their way home today. Tho minors almost accomp lished more In their own mis sion and raised more fuss than the mojors had managed to do In the preceding three days, but the boys from the big show threw in one parting salvo before they beat a hasty retreat. Warren Giles, general man ager of the Cincinnati Reds, telephoned a railroad station in time to catch President Robert Quinn of the Boston Braves. By telephone they agreed that Quinn should give up Eddie Miller, the most prized short stop in tho National league for the last few seasons, in return for Eddie Joost, Nate Andrew PAGE NINE Second Team Danner, Eugene Edwards, G. Pass Neely, Vancouver Elverud, Redding: Anderson, Medford Chamberlain, Eugene Casebeer, Medford Jacobsen, Vancouver Winthers, Grant Grant, Vaucouver Cramer, Eugene Capt am TV "fa -1 Bert Allinger. Vancouver back, was named by Frank Ramsey as captain of the all opponent team. Revoto in Golf Tourney Final Rounds MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 5 (P) Jut Jawed Johnny Revolta of Evan- eton, 111., one of golfs best front- runners, headed Into the final two rounds of the $5000 Miami open tournament today with a two-stroke lead and no worries about the field breathing on his neck. "Somebody is going to wln,-so it doesn't make any difference to me whether I'm behind or ahead," he declared after wrest ing the top spot from Ben Lov ing of Springfield, Mass., with a f ive-under-par 65 in the second round. "But I've set my heart on win ning this .one," he added. "I've wanted to win it more than any tournament I know about." Revolta, who has picked up about $17,000 in Florida tourna ments since he first gained rec ognition by winning the Miami open in 1933, moved into the lead yesterday by sinking 40 foot approach shot on the 18th for the 65 which gave him a 36 hole score of 133. Revolta pointed out that he was four strokes ahead at this stag when he won the open in 1933. In second place was Harold McSpaden of Philadelphia, who had to work hard for the par 70 which gave him a half-way 137. STARTS HOOP SEASON FOREST GROVE, Dec. ! (fP) Pacific university will open Its basketball schedule tonight against the Fort Lewis Bombers, a collection of former college players. Against them. Pacific will have only two sophomores and a number of freshmen. MINNEAPOLIS Dick Wil- dung played either right or left tackle -for Minnesota. He was the only man in the Big Ten for whom no reserve was listed. and a fair bundle of Cincinnati cash. Then Giles slammed down the receiver and the deal was ac complished the only bona fide major league transaction at the four day meeting. ' Neither Joost nor Miller had anything exciting in the way of a batting average last season, Joost hitting .224, and Miller .244, But both are married and , have children, which in these days is as good as being a dead-eye Dick at the plate Andrews, former St. Louis Cardinal and Cleveland Indian, pitched in the International lea gue last year, winning 17 games and losing 12. The minors, without too great a show of emotion, voted for a plan freezing territories of lea gues forced to suspend during the war. This makes it pos sible for unwieldy surviving cir cuits to realign themselves dur ing the emergency to make the best of involved transportation facilities. Giants Play Phone Booth Grid Tussle New York Giants, Brooklyn Dodger Tilt Interesting At Farewell of Mel Hein By SID FEDER NEW YORK, Dec. 5 UP) As a football game, with a bearing on the National league champion ship, tomorrow's tussle between the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers might very well be put on In a phone booth in Grand Central Station, for all Its importance In the picture. However, as matters stand, it ranks as the most Interesting of the loop's three-game final card, because It marks the hail-and-farewell of the greatest center of his generation If not of all time Mel Heln of the Giants. - Mel six foot-three and 230 pounds of offensive power and defensive skill, has been giving the rest of the league headaches for 12 years, ever since he last played as a student at Washing ton State college. But it's definite. Mel. the nice guy and the great center, named as the pivot-man on the all league team for eight straight seasons from 1933 through '40 and most valuable man in the loop in 1938, hangs up his grid iron working clothes with this last game of the campaign. From here, he moves to up-state New York to become athletic director at little Union college through with the playing end of the game for keeps. That's why this Dodger-Giant fuss, which doesn't mean much in itself, takes some of the scot- light away from the other two games on the season's last card. Oh, sure, the Chicago Bears, tangling with their neighbor hood rivals, the Cardinals, will be showing their stuff for the last time-before they take on the Washington Redskins for the league championship. But the Cardinals are bent over with in juries, and a collision with the big bad Bears at this moment is not regarded as healthy, even for a team sound of .wind and limb. The other clash on the getaway-day card finds MilwauKee entertaining Pittsburgh's re vived Steelers and the Green Bay Packers. For Hein, the end of his play ing career and the beginning of his coaching run leaves him in a spot where he doesn't know ex actly whether to cheer or sob. "I sure hate to go," he said to day, "and I'll sure feel funny next year when I watch young er kids rolling around in mole skins. But I'm not fooling my self there isn't as much kick for me in playing now as there used to be; it's tougher to get in shape, and to stay in shape. I guess I've had enough." Outfielder Jo A White Sold to h Major League " & SEATTLE, Dec 8 (JP) First it was Dick Barrett and now It's Jo Jo White, colorful Seattle Rainiers' outfielder, who goes up to the majors next season. The popular White has been sold to Connie Mack's Philadel phia Athletics for cash and Out fielder Wilson D. Miles, . Man ager Bill Skiff announced yes terday from Chicago. Miles was bought by the A's from Chatta nooga for $25,000 several years ago. White came here from Detroit of the American league in 1939 as part, payment for Freddie Hutchinson, the Coast league's pitcher of the year. White wai a sparkplug of the team, which won three straight league pen nants. With Detroit, he played in two world s series. Pitcher Dick Barrett, another of the team's veterans, went up to the Chicago Cubs via the draft route last month. FRANK NAMED DIRECTOR CAMP WHITE. Ore., Dec. 5 OP) Lieut. Leo J. Frank, former College of Puget Sound athle tic director who was in the field artillery in the first World war, was appointed camp's athletic and recreation officer yesterday Ho reported for duty as a reserv: ist a month ago. . BASKETBALL SCORES University of Southern Califor nia 34, Whlttier 25. University of California at Los Angeles 38, Loyola 17. Occidental 27, Pepperdine 19, Pomona 37, Laverne 36. Washington State college 43, Eastern Washington college 40. Idaho 44, Whitman 31. Gonzaga 42, Whitworth 25. ' Alpine Dairy (Seattle) 41, West . em Washington college 30. TRUCKS FOR RENT You Drive Move Yourself Save M Long and Short Trips STILES' BEACON SERVICE Phone 8304 1201 East Main Boston Places Two Men on All-Eastern Holy Cross, Boston's Lon Defeat, Also Gets Two Players on AP Team Br HERB BARKER NEW YORK, Dee. 8 JP Bos ton College's Eagles, the East's leading team on the basis of won and lost records, and the Crusaders of Holy Cross who dealt the Eagles their lone de feat, each place two men on the 1942 All-Eastern team, selected today by the Associated Press, The seven remaining places on the team are spread among as many colleges. Boston college's two represent 1842 All - End Don Currivan, Boston College Tackle George Connor, Holy Cross Guard Ernest Alther, Syracuse Center Spencer Moseley, Yale Guard Bob Orlando, Colgate Tackle Robin Olds, Army End Bob Davis, Penn State Back Paul Governall, Columbia Back William Dutton, Pitt Back John Bezemes, Holy Cross Back Mike Holovak, Boston College SR Armstrong Gains TKO Over Lew Armstrong Drops Jenkins To Gain on Comeback Trail Br FRED HAMPSON PORTLAND, Dec. S OP) Henry Armstrong, the tireless little colored boxer from Los Angeles who once held three titles and Is now trying to win back one of them, knocked ex- Lightweight Champion Lewis Jenkins out of his way last night and gained more yardage on the comeback trail. Henry punched the Sweetwat er, Tex., boy to the canvas eight times before Referee Tom Lout- tit stopped the one-sided fray and awarded Armstrong a tech nical knockout. The two former rung rulers drew the largest Indoor gate in Portland ring history, $16,892 gross. The 4750 crowd, however, was not quite a record. Tiger Flowers, the old middleweight, once drew more than 7000 here but the tickets retailed at a-lower figure. Armstrong, forcing the fight with mechanical persistence, blooded Jenkins' face with a suc cession of left hooks in the first four rounds, and knocked him down twice once- through the ropes in the fifth. The same snapping left was good for two more knockdowns in the sixth but the seventh was the spectacular round. - Arm strong put Lew down for nine three times. The third time it looked as though the Texan Intended to stay down but changed his mind at the last moment, leaped up and Into Henry with fury and energy. He gave Armstrong a pretty good going over for the last 30 seconds but the negro came out in the eighth with the same old deadly attack and knocked Lew down for another toll of nine. Lew got up but the referee led him to his corner. Jenkins, severely - cut about the face and bleeding profusely, was as unable to cope with Ann strong's crowding style as, In a previous battle with the negro, which Armstrong won by a knockout in six rounds.' ' Jenkins entered the ring at 1431 pounds. Armstrong at 144. Irving "Powder" Proctor won the semi-final bout from Lefty Abbott of Bellingham by tech nical knockout Proctor, Port land negro, put Abbott down for a nine count in the fourth and Abbott was unable to answer the bell for the fifth. Abbott weigh ed 161 and Proctor 163. Joe Keyes of Houston, Tex., 132, a sparring partner of Jen kins, stopped. John" Kbbell, 161, Salem, in two. rounds. . - Joe Kohut, 167,' : Woodburn, Ore.- won from Dick Byrd, 163, Fort Canby, by .technical knock out in the third. Sgt. Leo McCormick, Port land; 147, and Pvt. Orvllle Tee ter, 149, Portland, drew in the four-round opener. REDS GET MILLER CHICAGO, Dec. " 4 OP) The Cincinnati Reds obtained Short stop Eddie Miller from the Bos ton Braves today for Shortstop Eddie Joost, Pitcher Nate An drews and cash. It was the first and perhaps the only major league trade of the baseball meetings which end ed today, BRING IN YOUR MUSKRAT SKINS W will make your fur eoat to your measure. CUM MINGS FUR SHOP US So. 7th St. atives are Mike Holovnk, back field ace, and Don Currivan, crack end. Chosen from the Holy Cross array which smeared Boston college 55 to 12 last Safe urday in the season's greatest up set, are Johnny Bezemes, tal ented back, and George Conner, freshman tackle.- Connor's se lection marks the first time a yearling ever has been chosen for the first team and, at 17, he Is perhaps the youngest play er who ever gained a berth, Eastern Clasa Age Ht. Wt, SR 20 B-ll 190 FR 17 6-3 228 SR 21 6-1 190 SR 22 6-0 177 JR 20 8-9 189 SR 20 6-2 108 JR 20 8-10 170 SR 21 5-11 186 SR 23 6-0 187 SR 21 8-10 174 e SR 21 6-1 . 208 Barbara Jane Good Luck to Bobby Gaer SEATTLE. Dec. B P1 Mnvlu some of Bobby Galer's friend Know wno or what the good luck name "Barbara Jane" means. The former Washington bas ketball star, now Maj. Robert Galer of the U. S. marine corps, was back home today from Guadalcanal, visiting his moth er and was to be the guest of honor at the big Queen Anne vs. Ballard City championship lootoall game this afternoon. He was a Queen Anne boy. .' Sports fans who remembered his setting a new northern divl. sloa scoring record . six years ago were proud of his new rec ord. Against the Japanese, ts a marine corps flier, bis score haa been: Major Galer 13, Jap flier 3. The 13 points stand for the number of Jap bombers and Zero fighters he has shot down. He ha had three of his own planes wrecked or lost, two of them, in forced landings in the water. Each time' he painted "Bar bara Jane" on another ship and flew again. ... . ';. "It wa nothing that anybody couldn't do," the modest 29-year-old flier said. "I just had Barbara Jane, a St. Chris In my helmet and . a little whit man with the long beard on mr shoulder." - - Washington State Edges 43-40 Win In Third Hoop Tilt CHENEY, Dec. S OP) Trail ing by seven points with seven minutes to go, the Washington State college five spurted to overtake Eastern Washington college last night and win it third basketball game of the sea son, 43 to 40. Forward Gail Bishop tallied, 15 points for high point honors. The cougars got oti 10 a xu-x lead but Eastern Washington rallied to tie the count at 12-alU WSC led at the half 18-14. Wayne Olson scored 11 point to lead hi team. WASHINGTON ALL-STAR SEATTLE. Dec. 5 OP) Walt Harrison, mentioned prominent ly for the center berth on some of those "all" teams, rates a Washington's honorary captain for the 1942 season. His team mates named him and also an other senior, Tackle Thron Riggs, as winner of the Flaherty Inspirational award yesterday. , TROJAN BACK SWIFT LOS ANGELES Southern California backs are perhaps th swiftest in the land. Jack Troui and Howard Callanan have done the 100 in 9:8. Hubert Kern il the NCAA 440 champion. . Then h tremendous need for clew, wholeiorpe sjrtd educational, yet entertaining boy's publications V Scout of America has pub- I lUhed BOYS' LIFE. II It's Uw magazine you , . I I will be slad to I I give your s I I or friend's son. . OnltUMtur...ttJ0lSjtm Smdywirofdef toi , SOYS' Ufl, Ne. t Park Av Hm ttk Or you newiptpcr office locsl ittnt BOB ff 1 1 1 1 k
