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Newspaper Page TextPAGE SIX January 8, 1943 ill v Sports Briefs Fullerton. Jr. NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (VP) Um pire Bill Stewart, who was the first pro baseball player to enlist in the other war, has come ' around to the conclusion that sports still are useful so the home folks can "let off steam and get things off their chest.!' . . . Although plans still are nebulous, Ned Irish has reserved March 27, three days after the end of the invitation basketball tournament, as the date for a war charities court game . . . Brigham Young U. has come up with a new reason why a star athlete can't play. Dwane Espin, all-conference basketball forward in 1941, dropped out of school to look after his 3000 sheep. ... . QUOTE, UNQUOTE ; Joe Cronin (en-route to his new Red Cross job at Pearl Har bor): "There is a lot of differ ence in the physical condition of the average ball player of to day when tie reports for spring workouts as compared to the shape in which the average play er reported, say, 10 to 15 years ago.' Very few players let them selves get far out of condition now." - - ONE-MINUTE SPORTS PAGE Manager Charley Jones is non committal, but Buck (Louisville Times) Weaver insists that Sam my Angott, the retired light weight champion, is planning to return to the ring as a welter weight and in the not-too-distant future. - TODAY'S GUEST STAR Deak Morse, St. Johnsbury (Vt.) Caledonian Recordr "Frank ie. Sinkwich and Whirlaway were named athlete of the year and horse of the year, respective ly, thus marking the first time in history that six flat feet have won such signal honors.". -, '. SERVICE DEPT. ! Corp. Raymond (Whizzer) White,' the 235-pound' marine corps clouter who looked like a heavyweight prospect, has been transferred at his request from Norfolk to an outward bound west coast outfit. Navy Lieut. Carl Stockholm, former six-day bike racer, has been appointed executive officer of the shore patrol battalion in the Chicago area . . . Pvt. Werner Keaney, 260-pound son of the Rhode Is land basketball coach and a fan court performer for his dad, 'is in charge of recreation at White Horse, Alaska. FIGHTS By The Afeocated Press CLEVELAND Jimmy Bivlni, 174, Cleve land, outpointed Euard Charles, 165, Cin cinnati (10). Joey Firrone, 133, Cleve land, outpointed Joey Archibald, 126, 'Prov idence, B. I. (B. PHILADELPHIA Jackie Wilson. U. S. Army, knocked out Frankle Sala, MG& Philadelphia (:). GLOBETROTTER TILT OK SEATTLE, : Jan. 8 (JP) Wed nesday night's basketball exhibi tion game between the Univer sity of Washington Huskies and the Harlem Globetrotters yester day was approved by university athletic authorities. Proceeds above nominal expenses will go to the servicemen's recreational equipment fund. R V if r t 'J gotta play him. His old man's on the rationing board?.' Pelicans Meet Redmond Hoop Squad Tonight A basketball struggle be tween the Wildcat third team and the high school Freshmen has been lined up by Wildcat Coach Frank Ramsey as a preliminary tilt to the Peli can hoop battle with the Red mond high school quintet to night on the local floor. Coach Wayne Scott of the Pelicans announced the start ing lineup will probably be the same as that used in the Grants Pass tilt before the Christmas vacation. Bocchi, Foster, Cox, Welch and Con roy started that hoop game. Tonight's game is the first of a doubleheader series. The second game will be played Saturday night. The preliminary tilt starts at 7 p. m. The main go will probably be called at 8 p. m. Horses Run In Florida No Profits Auto Pleasure Driving Ban Cuts Short Florida Track Year; Horses Stay South MIAMI, Fla:, Jan. 8 (IP) Whirlaway and lesser known horses still made the rounds of Miami's two race tracks today, but the thoroughbreds were strictly in the non-profit ledger as the ban on automobile plea sure driving cut short the Flor ida racing season. . Officials of Hialeah and Tropi cal parks reported that stables would be kept open and racing stripes in condition so that some 1500 horses may be kept in top shape, pending decisions by own ers as to the future. Hirsch Jacobs, a leading train er, sounded - the . keynote for trainers and owners by saying: "I think 90 per cent of the horses will stay right here for the winter. It would be danger ous to ship them from a warm climate to a cold climate now. My string of 25 is staying here, as far as I can tell right now, . Ben Jones, Whlrlaway's train er, with 43 other Warren Wright horses stabled at Hialeah, de scribed the situation as "ter rible" but said he hoped Wright would give him permission to ship the long-tailed champion money winner to New Orleans. Jones was in California with a string of . racers when tracks closed last season. Seasonal employes at both tracks were paid off, as were a number of state racing commis sion men. Jockeys packed up their silks. Free Throw Games Save Travel, But Increase Book Work . BILLINGS, Mont., Jan. 8 (JP) Basketball free throw contests by mail saves travel, but the sponsor didn t realize the book keeping job involved. The Billings Gazette, sponsor of a season-long high school tournament,, reported 38 teams from three states are competing. Two 16-team leagues will be formed, and as many' more as can be arranged Nothing Slow About This Dribble i i Southern California's Gene garden floor pursued by Long Island's Sol Cohon. Cohen and his mates could not catch flying Trojans, lost their first game In seven. 48-40. Frank Driscoll Takes Top Prize in Bowling Tourney . Frank Driscoll was announced today as the winner of the all events prize in the successful city bowling tournament held during the Christmas holidays with a total of 1829 and an average of 203 per game. Team first place went to the Knights of Columbus with a score of 2849. Second was Bill Davis' Associated with a total of 2811. Hardy's Manstore and Tom Watters' insurance teams placed third and fourth with scores of 2807 and 2765 respec tively. Winners In the doubles event were Roy Eastburn and Bud Eastburn with a score of 1213. Second was Cliff Baxter and Mullis with 1205.. Hutchinson and Telford placed fourth, Bill Davis and Jim Young,- fifth, Mel vin Robinson and Harry Bray, sixth, Joe Cox and Frank Dris coll, seventh, Victory and Torn' Watters, eighth. Brown and Joe Clark, ninth, Powell and Huitt tenth. Singles honors went to Eli Ross with a total of 677. This score was rolled without any handicap. . It averages - 225 per game. ', Second for high singles honors was Frank Driscoll with a score of 626. Third was Ed Hickman with 624. Other scorings in or der of their ratings are Earl Gardner, 615; Bill DeLury,. 613; Bill Kienas, 608; Melvin Robin son, Harry Bray, Hutchinson, Mike Lavenik, Charley- Booth, Virgil Tuter, Cliff Baxter, Jim Young, Koy Eastburn, and Wil bur Telford. . High single game was rolled by Cliff Baxter with 259. Blind score awards were given to Mandeville with 413, Wilbur Pelican Grid Squad Guests At Willard Feed Members of the Klamath Un ion high school football squad were guests of the Willard hotel management at a tremendous re past Thursday evenine. - This is an annunl rvmt tn which an abundance of food is neaped in front of the gridsters and they usually consume it all. Frank Ramsey, coach, presid ed at the dinner. There were rio speeches. Ramsey and the foot ballers expressed their snnrii. tion to the Willard management ana tjnei jack Lewis, and the squad cheered Manager R. C. Brooks when he was haled into the dining room after the dinner. Buddy Petersen, Dallas Bennett on Portland Fight Card' PORTLAND Jan. 8 (IP) Matchmaker .Tn Wnipman Portland's National Boxing club, nisciosea last nignt He would in clude Dalian Rpnnpft and Peterson, . Oregon boxers, on ms January xo card Beaded by a 10-round bout " between Cos tello Cruze. California inn. pounder,, and . Powder . Proctor, t-ortiana negro. . He did nnf. nnnnnnM ents for Bennett, Bonneville dam guard, or Peterson, prominent Salem boxer, both of whom won by knockouts on the Ortiz-Lindsay card January 1. ' - - USC Trojans Open . Confe rence Hoop Season Tonight LOS ANGELES. Jan. 8 UP) When the University of South ern California Trojans open their Pacific Coast' conference basketball program tonight, they will take with them against California's Golden Bears an im posing record of 10 victories and only one defeat. Only two games, instead of the usual four, are scheduled this season between the Trojans, and the Bears. i.,m Mmwni'-'i'nmiHn4'',M 3 ... Rock races down Madison Square Telford with 446 and Bill Klcnas with 498. A special award also went to Flo Eaton for being the only wo man to bowl in the tournament. Flo rolled with Knights of Co lumbus team. Merchants' prizes were great ly appreciated by all who en tered. Awards were given by Hibbs Clothing, Hardy's Man- store, Dick Recders, Quality Food store, Matt Finnigan's Louie Polins, Oregon Airways, Meat Center, Klamath Recrea tion, Pepsi-Cola Bottling com pany, Coca-Cola Bottling com pany, Safeway stores, Murphcy's Seed store, Eddie's Place, Van's camera bhop, Roberts Hard ware, Everbody's Drugs, Sears Roebuck, Carter's Fine Foods, Don's Barber- shop and Lost River Dairy. Ezzard Charles Regrets Training Camp Selection CLEVELAND, Jan. 8 (JP) Ez zard Charles probably will be more careful about choosing gymnasiums when he trains for ms next light. . . .. The Cincinnati liaht hoavv weight, who absorbed a right smart licking at the hands of Cleveland's Jimmv Bivins in n 10-rounder at the arena , last night, prepared for the scrap at the Bivins conditioning empor ium and no doubt regrets it to day. ' Bivins was peeved because his fellow Ohioan moved in on his old stamping grounds and that was unfortunate for Charles. The Cleveland clouter has gained a local reputation as a clowner in the ring, but he was all business an hi earner! a Fok. mary 23 rate with Anton Chris toforidis in the finals of Match maker Larry Atkins' tournament designed to crown a "duration champ." Southern Gridiron Officiating Gets -Better in 1942 ATLANTA, Jan. 8 (IP) South ern football officiating had an upward surge in 1942, accord ing to a report from A. R. Hutch ens, secretary of the Officials' association that serves the south eastern and southern confer ences. He said officiating in 21 per cent of the games was reported by coaches as ."excellent"; 40 per cent "very 'good"; 27 per cent "good"; 111 per cent satis factory"; one-half of 1 per cent "fair" and none "poor." This made 991 per cent of the offi ciating in games "satisfactory or better." ....'." Jack Perrault Leads Eastern Washinaton College Scoring ., CHENEY, Jan. . 8 (JP) Giant killing basketball team of East ern Washington college, boast ing : victories - over Washinaton State., and .the University of Idaho, is led in the scoring col umn by Jack Perrault of Top penish, a compilation of the rec ords show; Perrault has- scored 86 points and is - trailed by John Loths peich with 72. Both have scored the same number of field goals. The Cheney team has lost one game to Washington State, the only blot on its record, and that they wiped out with a later vic tory. " , KING COLE CAMP Green Springs Highway OPEN DAILY except Wednesday "-' Your Patronage It Appreciated Baseball Prexies Worry 0 As Job Freeze Threatens Players on Defense Work Baseball to Scrap Sked With Freeze Pacific Coast Loaguo Will Scrap Schedule If Players Are Froxcn to War Jobs SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8 m Scrapping of the 1943 Pacific Coast League bascbnll schedule if players engaged In war work are frozen to their jobs was pre dicted today by Charley' Graham, president of tho San Francisco Seals. In ruling that baseball Is not an essential industry, War Man power Commissioner Paul Mc- Nutt "must bo preparing us for the coming statement that base ball men in war work will be frozen to their Jobs," the Seals' owner said in an interview. "We all know baseball is not an essential industry. It was not necessary to point that out. Wo all know that no man has been deferred by his draft board to play baseball." " It would bo only right to freeze all baseball players to their war jobs, Graham con ceded. "I don't see how an able-bodied man engaged in war Boxing Heads Kill Two in One Fighi NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (IP) The National Boxing association ond the New York state athletic com mission are going to kill two birds with one bout tonight when Philadelphia Bob Mont gomery collides with Chester Rico of New York in a 15-round lightweight scrap at Madison Square Garden, The New York fcody, which recognizes Beau Jack, as the lightweight champion of the world, has tagged .tonight's, tus sle as ono of its eliminations in a series to pick a challenger for its titleholdcr. . . . At tho same time, the bout will serve as part of the nation wide tournament planned by the NBA, to select a successor to Sammy Angott, who retired as lightweight champion two months ago. The NBA recog nizes Beau Jack as the "leading challenger" in the 135-pound di vision, but not as champion. . WEEKEND FISHING . PORTLAND, Jan. 8 (JP) Tilla mook county, with limit catches reported for several streams, looked like a good weekend fishing bet to the state game commission today, but there was little to offer elsewhere in west ern Oregon. The county reports In .the weekly bulletin: CLACKAMAS Fishing poor.' CLATSOP Lewis and Clark and Necanieum rivers yielding few steelhead. Big crek good.' COLUMBIA Fair catches re ported on Nehalem 'and Clats kanie rivers and Beaver and Rock creeks. COOS Conditions poor. DOUGLAS Good steelhead fishing predicted next week. JACKSON Fishing poor. JOSEPHINE No catches re ported but good fishing expect ed this weekend.- TILLAMOOK Limits report ed from Wilson, Nehalem, Big and Little Nestucca rivers. Mi ami, Trask and Tillamook rivers yielding fair catches. Field Trials to Be Held Without Benefit of Gas . WAYNESBORO, Ga.,. Jan. 8 (JP) Georgia's Field Trial asso ciation has decided to hold its annual meeting here next week without benefit of gasoline but to "Big Charles" Skinner, 325 pound president of the associ ation, the plan holds no terrors. Unable to find a horse sturdy enough to. carry his frame-over rough going for a full day,, and scorning the. automobile for hunting purposes, Skinner has a custom-built sulky drawn by a huge mare that wheels him over the S000-acre trial -grounds oblivious to all natural obstacles. , When In Modford Stay at HOTEL HOLLAND Thoroughly Modern Joe and Anne Eariey Proprietors ' work could quit that work for baseball." - LOS ANGELES, Jon. 8 (IP) Clarence (Pants) Rowland, presi dent of the Los Angeles Angels, said today that If tho administration-decides' baseball should bo suspended for the duration, "baseball will bow out grace fully." ' Ho added, however, ha did not place that interpretation on War Manpower Commissioner . Poul MoNutt's ruling that baseball is not an essential Industry. Row lnnd was commenting on the pre diction of Charley Graham, pres ident of tho San Francisco Seals, that the 1943 Pacific Coast league schedule will be scrapped if players engaged in war work are frozen to their jobs. Rowland said ho could not say without scanning his roster how many of his players ro working In war plants. Victor Ford Collins, president of tho Hollywood Stars, said he was sure basoball would cooper ate, as always, just as soon as tho government made, its exact wishes clear. . CLEVELAND, Jon. 8 . (IP) President Alva Bradley of tho Cleveland Indians, who urged tribesmen to get into-war work at tho close of tho past baseball season, hoped today his advlco would not backfire. At least six players Mel Football Rules I Committee Eyes School Changes CHICAGO Jan.-8 (JP) The national Interscholastic football rules commlttco today studied questionnaires filled out .by-high school coaches in regard to pro posals for rule changes, i , ' H. V. Porter, secretary of the National : Federation of Stato High School Athletic associ ations, said most coaches appear ed well satisfied with the present football code and , that one of the main, problems confronting the conference concerned pre serving equipment. . . Several . changes In i rules of six-man and touch football were made yesterday in special' ses sions In an attempt to -standord-izo the sports., ' Fired by Quinn, Idaho Hoopsters Defeat Goniaga SPOKANE, Jan. 8 (IP) After a nip-and-tuck first half -during which tho. lead, changed eight times, the University of Idaho basketball ' team, fired ' by- the snapshooting . of Center- Fred Quinn, last night' took easy com mand In tho second session and overpowered Gonzaga 'university 55 to 3T. -' .., Quinn, playing little more than half the contest, poured- in ;18 points. : . . i . " The victory snapped Idaho's two-gome losing 'Streak and' end ed a three-week barnstorming tour with 10 triumphs against two losses. ' ' i Forward Vic Ebaugh paced the Bulldogs' with 10 points, while Guard Roger Brlce got nine, on one field goal and seven straight free throws. , , 140 Points in 36 Minutes of Playv New Hoop Record ' EUGENE, Jan.: 8, (P). The hoop experts were still busy poring through basketball rec ord books here today to find a better record of point-making than that of the Baptist church quintet. ' The churchmen, in' a city basketball league game here this week, defeated tHfp NYA camp team 140-8 In a game th'at required 38' minutes of 'playing time. ,; ' ; , - . ' . YANKEES LOSE KArpEL, NEW YORK, Jan. Bl(P) The New York Yankees scratched the name of Pitcher Herb Karpel off their roster today,- the- tenth Yankee player to be lost to the armed forces. . Officials said Karpel, a southpaw who won '1 games and -lost one with Kansas City last season and was placed on the Yankee roster only re cently for a spring ' trial, had been inducted into the army. ' . Always read tho classified ads. TRUCKS FOR RENT You Drive Move Yourself Save- H -Long and ; . . Short Trips STILES' BEACON SERVICE Phone 6304 1201 East Main Harder, Jim Bagby, Harry Elscn stat, Al Mllnar, Hank Edwards and Oris Hockctt--followod his advlco, . Now, under a no labor stabili zation plan -"pegging" Cleveland war workers In tholr present jobs, there's somo question whether the players will bo re leased from industry to return to baseball next season, The program, sot up by the local labor-management com mlttco of tho war manpower commission to relievo, a labor scarcity li tho Cleveland area, prohibits tho transfer of workers from essential jobs except by "statements of availability." . Tho WMC says success of tho program depends upon Its volun tary acceptance by employers and employes, but expects them to comply. Some WMC officials, admitting the player problem had not been foreseen, expressed tho opinion tribesmen In war Jobs would be affected by tho program.. Bradley sold he was confident tho WMC would not challenge tho right of a player to return to his reul job baseball. "To peg thum In those Jobs now would bo to pcnalizo them for doing what they and I thought was right,", tho Indians' president added. "Tho fellow who would get tho break would bo tho ono who Ignored my ad East -Stars Down West Team 13-12 f . ft -'-V . for'?"? ?tzpyai :-. -r 1 44 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. Washington 8tU Halfback Bob Kennedy (arrow) of the Watt all ttar Uam is spilled by Colum bia's Paul Gorornnll, of the East all-stars, ltei five-yard gain In San Francisco Shrln charity football game. Also coming in on the play Is Nick Sutosff (right), Washington Stat end. Gorer nail's passing sparked to the East to a sensational 13-12 rlctorr over the wast. BASKETBALL SCORES AT 1urUMnttiSS,' WnytiMlmrs IS. Vllllnov l, (lrnev SS. -SUiincliunlti Ktt" M, Sprlnifkld II. MIDWEIT WlfthlU M. Wmhliilrn'Sl. ' ' . flrr.nt I.kl M, St. Sorlurt II. North l)iknl Unlmnlty M.-lnw SIit TMthfrl M. ... Olnths Nnvnl Air n HI. MUlourl 41. Indlnna Hints 7, Valparalw iO. Nnrnmn Nnvnt Aviation Die II, Camp Crowtler, Mo. Sfl. lOUTHWIlT Tnll Tteh St. A1Miniern.ua Air Baia St. WEST Idaho M,- floneaga S7. Utah, State 2, L'nlverilty of Haho South ern Branch 40. ' . SOUTH : . Duke SO, Davldaon fift. Virginia Military Inttltule 41, William and Mary M, . Waihlntton and 1m 9", Itoanoka U. HIOH SCHOOL Onlvarilty .(Eugene) 47, Springfield t. t. . STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Pcnn State's undefeated basketball team Is In line to lose Its entire starting lineup to the armed forces In January. .Another Big DANCE at the- Armory Saturday Jan. 9th Dancing 9 till I ' , Musle by Baldy's Band vlco ond spent tho winter hunt ing and Nulling." SEATTLE, Jan. 8 (IP) Tho K,.niiin ltnlnlcrs baseball man agement expects the Coast loogua will oporuto as usual tins sum mer, Business Manager Bill Mul ligan said today, but tho club will "go along wllh" tho othor teams If tho season's schedule Is scrapped. Commenting on a prediction last night by President CliarlcQ Graham of tho San Francisco Seals that tlio league would not operate this summer becauso btmcball Is not esnentliil to tho war effort, Mulligan said: "Wo are working on the pre sumption tho league will operate) as usual. As for as wo know there's nothing at alt official about the prediction. Hut of courso If tho season Is scrapped, wa'll go along wllh tho other clubs." Ho said Seattle fans would be In n particularly good spot If that should happen. "Wo hava a lot of good ball players around hero, In the ship yards and at tho Boeing plant. Wo could get also good com petition for games from such teams as tho Sand Point air sla tion. The Pn.ico filers may bo a little too far away for regular giimcs." Ho suggested a four-team league could bo set up, which would play doubleheaders Sn,,'riv day ond Sundays. y w v j i iM " T i't : fM' Phono The Herald and News, 3124, to placo a classified ad. 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