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By WEB QUDEMAN Every now unil then wo miss a dny In thin column. When that happona, llio boss In almost auro to' nutidlo us u trlflo about un- olher onu. Thu other duy he didn't; ho Junl c n m o throuKh thu offlco a n (I Ik Id onu on our elenk about thu loaa Olymplca unci Ralph lllll. Wo didn't auo t li o Olympics thiil ycur It be Gudorlan ing Jual ft trldtt before our tlmu, but we huvo mot Hnlph Hill who operiitoa a lunch betweon Klwmiith Fulla and Merrill and wo huva hoard tho atory of how ho waa fouled out of tho 0000-motor ruco by Lnurl Lehl Inen, a Finn. Art Colin, whose column tho boaa laid cn our dealt, la a much bolter writer tliun wo ao wo ahull wnkc up alecplng duga fur your pleasure by quoting Ida tory of tho men mid remarks thereof; Thar la nothing that atlmu laloi International panct and good will aa much aa stirring compolltlon. Track, tho back bona ot tho Olymplca, haa prorad that. How wall I re call tha 1932 Olympic CJnmos at Lot Angalsa . . . Ralph Hill, a tall achool maatar from Oregon, cam blaalng down the homeatretch ol the '3000-motor run-a cer tain winner. Ha had hung on the hooli oi Laurl Lohtinon, a Finn, all th wayi how he wa ready to paaa him and win. But . . . Three time Hill tried to more out and around Lehtin en. Three tlmea th Finn de liberately croaaed hla path, re tualng to let him paaa. Poor Hill waa blocked. Ha loat tho race, hla Olympic champion ahlp, by throe Inche to Lehtinen. More than 60,000 people, enraged by tha llagrant foul, booed th Finn. They were Americana. And became they wer Americana they were In furiated. Lehtinen had don mora than foul Hill, he had in aulted th American Ideal oi fair play. That la why they booed. It waa a breathleaa moment. International ' peace hung In tho balance, then came the calm Toloe of BUI Henry, newapaperman and diplomat, over tha loud apeakor. "Remember," aald BUI, tho only man In th Collaeum who had not loat hla head. "Remember, thea people are our gueata." . That wa all. That waa enough. Tho booa Immediate ly t u r n d to a reapectful huih, thea changed to cheera for all. Hill want horn without th gold medal ha deaerved. There waa no aftermath, only a almplo announcement by a apokoaman for th US Olym pic teamt "Although th race waa un fairly run, there will be no protett by th US team or Mr. Hill." Thara never la, that'a why thoao louay rata are alwaya hitting Unci Sam below tho belt or atabblng him In tho back. Ralph Hill, who la a qulot person, leading a qulot life. Just about put Klamath Falls' on tho map with that race. As loto ns 1098 and '39 people in distant places were recalling that incl- dent In tha Olympic Games. It probably mado o greater Impres sion than If tho Finn had moved over and let Hill win. Bankers, Future Craftsmen Win Victory Tilts In Victory league hoop piny at tho high ichool Tuesday night, the Future Craftsmen Q dropped the Great Northern 23 17 and tho First National Bnnk squad ran up an overwhelming victory over tho Buzzards, 40- n. Boy Taylor was high point man for the Future Craftsmen with 10 tallies, and Tiburclo Alvarez .scored 12 for the Great Northern squad. High point men for the First National Bank squad wero May field who scored IS rind Bishop with 12. Talbot Schorn made 11 points for the Buzzards. Summaries: Craftsmen (23) (17) GN Dlrschl 2 5, Case Shlpman. 4 12, Alvarez Taylor, 10 '. Picket Peterman, 4 Buckholz King, 8 ; Controras First Natl. (40) (22) Bussarda Hunter, 4 3, Craig Must, 7 8, Hodge Mayfleld, 15 11, Sehprn OCHno, 2 Short Bishop, 12 Christy BATON ROUGE Alvln Dark promises to become Louisiana State's first three-letter man alftoe Buddy Blair. . Gil Dodds On All Star Track Team Though Twlco Defeated by MacMitcholl, Boston Man Named AAU All American NEW YORK, Jan. 20 (IP) Leslie MncMltcholl defeated Gil Doildn twice In their throe meet ings lut winter and was clocked In the year's fastest mile at 4:07.11 but the Boston theologian was named to tho oil-America truck loam today by Dan Ferris of thu AAU. Although Doggs lost more often limn ho won from Mac Mitchell, then a New York uni versity athlete but now an cn sIkd, tho Boston AA runner did triumph In the national AAU In door mile and In the outdoor 1300 meter event. It Is Dodds' first appearance on the all-America team but the roinaludur of tho list Is spotted with veterans. i Lieut. Joe McCluskey of the nnvy and the Now York AC, Is asslKiiod tho 10,000 and 15,000 meter berths, his twelfth ap pearance on Ferris' annual so locllfina, Cornelius Wnrmordam of San Francisco, the world's only 15 foot voultcr, and Ensign Fred Wo'lcotl, hurdler, aro back for their fifth appearances whllo Lou Greiiory of tho Mlllrose AA, Is honored for tho tenth time at 20 kilometers. Greg Rice, distance act, and the Into John Dorlcun of Asbury Park, N. J., appear for the fourth times. Borlcnn, holder of a trio of world marks and given tho 800 and 1000 yard berths on the present selections, . died last month. Ned Irish Named New Garden Prez By HAROLD CLAASEN NEW YORK, Jan. 20 CP) Because his wifo fainted as they tried to Jam-their way through a crowd blocking the doorway of a bandbox basketbull gymnasium In 1034, Ned, Irish today Is the "duration" president of Madison Square garden. "Why doesn't somebody tako these games to tho gurdon," de manded the perturbed young hus band back there in the days of plentiful steaks and gasoline, "then everyone would have room." When nobody took up the Idea, Irish, then tho basketball re porter for the Now York World, followed his own suggestion. From the very Btart his cage doublchcadcrs In tho huge Eighth avanuo arena proved suc cessful and so there wasn't much question concerning who would succeed Brig. Gen. John Reed Kllpatrlck when the five-man board of directors proved too cumbersome. Tho board, of which Irish was a member, was set up when Kll patrlck was called to the colors early in 1942. New Cal Man Has No J rubs With Allison SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20 OP) Clinton W. Evans, newly ap pointed manager of the Univer sity of California Associated Stu dents, said yesterday that he has "no serious differences" with Head Football Coach Leonard (Stub) Allison. Evans mado his statement at a meeting of the Northern Califor nia Football Writers' association In roply to rumors that Allison might be dismissed. The new general manager, who Is varsity baseball coach and has been freshman football coach sincoil930, said he Intended to carry on with his diamond coach ing career for this season, at least. Evans, a 1016 graduate of the university of California, coached at Twin Falls, Ida., high school early In his career. Turkey Thompson Polishes Off Jack Marshall in First ' LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20 (IP) A minute and two seconds of the first round was all Turkey Thompson, Los Angeles nogro hoavywelght, needed to polish off Jack Marshall, San Francis co, last night. Marshall, 205 pounds, had been floored for a short count In the first seconds of the sched uled 10-round bout, and Thomp son, 103, then landed the hay maker that sent the fans home early. TOP MEXICAN ATHLETE MEXICO CITY, Jan. 20 (IP) Maj. Antonio Neva Castillo, who starred in polo games against the United States nnd Latin Ameri can teams, last night was chosen Mexico's No. 1 athlete of 1942. January 20, 1943 Oregon State Hoopmen Drop Huskies, 42-39 Tight Second Half Defense; Good Backboard Work Gives Beavers Win CORVALLJS, Jan. 20 VP) A tight man-for-man second half defenso and the deft under-the-basket work of a 6-foot 4-inch sophomore center gave the Oregon State basketball team a clean cut 42 to 30 victory over the vaunted Huskies of the University of Washington last night. Center Erlund Anderson put hla club out In front midway in tho first half and for the rest of the way the defending Pacific Coast confcroncc champions put up a sound defense that forced tho Huskies to shoot from for A out. Anderson got 15 points, 12 of them In the first half. Early in the game the score was tied five times. After the count reached 13-13 however, Anderson scored four successive baskets to give-the Beavers a lead of 27-20, which they main tained at half time. Tho Huskies closed fast on a foul conversion by Center Gil mur and two quick field goals by Boody Gllbortson, bringing tho count to 42-30. But the Washington shooters were un able to close the gap, although they had possession of the ball thrco times in the final minute. Bobby Morris, guard, was high Marines Box To Learn Knife Drill Correct Boxing Side-Step Is Also Used to Avoid Death in Bayonet Fighting By BID FEDER NEW YORK. Jan. 20 uP) The difference between a boxing glove and a bayonet is apparent even to the most casual ob server, but take It from Col, Har vey Miller, tho marines who know their beak-busting have found It an especially healthy habit In places like Guadalcanal. Tho boys are "learning like never before," says Colonel Mil ler, that a practical knowledge of boxing is important stuff, and the reason is as simple as sitting down. This Is It: "In tho ring, the correct side step means only tho difference between scoring a knock-down or beipg knocked down. In the jungle, the same side-step In stinctively performed without boxing gloves but plus bayonets may mean the difference be tween life and death. That's a big difference." 'There's no loser's, end In the junglo league," Colonel Miller adds for the special benefit of the Jacobs beach-combers who might liko their theory knocked down to the-simple terms of the trade, "The motto Is 'kill or be killed'." Colonel Miller Is more widely known as Heinle Miller, th'l. permanent sccrotary end former president of the National Box ing association. In hla latest literary produc tion from marine headquarters in Washington, Miller suggests boxing give up such intra-mural merry-go-rounds as the current lightweight muddle. Calling for boxing to recog nize Its duty and concentrate on encouraging and teaching young sters the sport as a means of self-defense In the "Jungle hand to-hand league," Miller contends that a state commission has no more license to give away a world championship "than the Arizona legislature has to give away the Statue of Liberty." Connie Mack Comments on Manpc ower Trubs PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 20 (IP) Connie Mack, whoso American league Athletics have had plen ty of war-time manpower .prob lems, had this cautious comment to make about the Boston Braves' release of Paul Waner and John Cooney, two of the National league's oldest outfielders: "Some of us may need men like them before the approach ing war season Is over. Right now I can t see where they can lit in with tho Athletics. I ex pect to have plenty of outfield ers around, but one . can't be sure." , . PIRATE SHIPBUILDER ATLANTA Alf Anderson, Pittsburgh shortstop, classified 3-B, Is frozen in a shipbuilding Job until tho war Is won. TRUCKS FOR RENT You Drive Move Yourself Save' M Long and Short Trips STILES' BEACON SERVICE Phone 8304 1201 East Main PAGE FIVE scorer for Washington, with 13 points. The Summary: Oregon Stat FO FT VT TP Warren, i ...2 0 1 4 Cecil, f 3 2 3 8 Howard, f 0 0 2 0 Anderson, c 6 3 3 15 Beck, g .i 113 Durdan, g 3 3 2 9 Jeffries, g 1 13 3 Totals ...18 10 15 42 Washington Ford, f FO FT PP TP ..0 0 2 0 Gllbortson, f 3 Taylor, f 2 brown, f ...0 13 7 2 16 0 10 GUmur, c 3 3 2 9 Leask. g 1 2-1 4 Morris, g 5 3. 2 13 Ulrd, g 0 0 10 Ulssocrg, g 0 0 10 Totals 14 11 14 39 Halltime score: Oregon State 27, Washington 20. Free throws missed: wasn Ingion, Gilbertson, Taylor, Gll mur 4, Morris; Oregon State, Warren 2. Anderson, - Durdan, Jeffries 2. Referee, Piluso. Umpire, Leute. IfTTvNl Sports Briefs NEW YORK, Jan. 20 (IP) The other day Morris Siegel, who was sports writer before he became a sailor, wrote a- col umn for the Norfolk' "Seabag" naval training station paper . . . It was headed, "We Want Base ball," and since Siegel ought to know what his shipmates think, we'll give you a few samples of what he has to say . . . "We feel that professional baseball Is as legitimate as any other business and Is more necessary than a lot which are operating today under the guise of being 'essential to the war effort,' . . . Baseball is part of America, part of what we're fighting for to day . . . How' would we regard a big, strapping outfielder at a ball park when some of us thought he should be in a defense plant? Well, If he struck out, we wouldn't think so much of him, but if he hit a home run he'd be 'good people' in our book . , , We don't recommend the deferment of men to play base ball. Simply give the fellows who are trying to- provide for a little wholesome recreation a bit of encouragement." ' e ONE-MINUTE SPORTS PAGE Producers of the show, 'This Is the Army" are after Sgt. Joe Louis tq appear In the movie ver sion . . . And Dick Richardson, the Georgia sub who had that date with Actress Betty Grablei may be offered a-plcture contract as a result of that gag , . . Base ballers Peewee Reese, Dixie Walker and Max Macon are working together In a Louisville defense plant . . . The entire first team of the Wissinomlng Boys club, volunteered to Induction in the army and their coach, Robert Wiley, went right along . . . When Benny Leonard invites the big-time fighters out to Hoff man's Island, where he is a physical instructor In the mari time service, he won't let them get away with merely a bow. They have to box a couple of rounds against one of Benny's kids and they're tickled to get the chance, TODAY'S QUEST STAR Walter Haight, Washington Post: "Is It true that the Phila delphia pro football fans still Hugh p. ... i)"? Fullerton. J 7'aiV I K S2.83 OUAAT A. gnu M pint tjjweea Budge Prepares 2 5 ' II 11 i h''i ii " " vii i Tennis 8tar Don Budge (left), preparing to enter th army, turned over his racquata to hla brother, Lloyd, who aucceeded him aa phyalcal education director of the Embry-Riddl achool of aviation at Miami, Fla. Coast Baseball Leajue Announces 1943 Season Coast Teams Start Three Weeks Later Than 1942, Will Play 26 Fewer Games LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20 (IP) , xne i-acuic t,oasi league s ivti campaign will begin Sunday, Ap ril 18, and close September 12 after a 152-game schedule. Secretary Harry Williams an nounced the dates after conduct ing a mail poll of the club own ers. The league is starting three weeks later than usual, and is playing 28 fewer games because of the war. Portland and Seattle will make their first home stands the third week of the season, much earlier than usual, and also, for the first time in years, will wind up their, campaigns in the north west. ' Williams announced the sched ule for the first three weeks and the last week and said the rest remained to be worked out. The schedule: April 18-25: Seattle at San Emmett Barrett Confesses He Is Only 168 Pounds PORTLAND, Jan. 20 (IP) Em mett Barrett, former University of Portland gridder, made a con fession yesterday just before en tering the army. He was only 168 pounds heavy last autumn when he played for the New York pro football Gi ants. The league considers a 200 pounder too light. Barrett, who saw action in every game and was understudy to the famous Mel Hein, center, was listed on Giant programs at 193 pounds. sing TJeep In .the Heart of Texas' but they don't clap any more since Sammy Baugh failed to show up?" SERVICE DEPARTMENT Fort Sheridan, 111., claims the first WAAC basketball team is the one being organized there by Corp. Marlon E. Swan, recre ation leader of the fort's fem inine contingent . . . Lieut. Jesse Hill, former Yankee outfielder, Is going from St. Mary's, Calif., navy pre-fllght school to the new Del Monte school In the general shuffling of officers . . . Joe Knight, former, southern light heavyweight champion who is boxing instructor at, the Bain bridge, Ga army air field, has found so many pupils among the cadets that he's planning a post tournament. Dance ANNUAL Fireman's Ball Malin Sat., Jan. 23 Broadway Hall Muale By . Pappy Gordon's "Hillbillies" Tlcketa, $1.10 Coupli Dancing 9i00-3;00 to Enter Army m te Watt ft 5r If II Diego, Portland at Sacramento, Oakland at Los Angeles, Holly wood at San Francisco. April 27-May 2: Seattle at Sacramento, Portland at San Di ego, San Francisco at Oakland, Los Angeles at Hollywood. May 4-9: San Francisco at Seattle, Los Angeles at Portland, Sacramento at Oakland, San Di ego at Hollywood. Sept. 7-12: San Francisco at Portland, Los Angeles at Seattle, Sacramento at Oakland, San Di ego at Hollywood. . Hollywood, announcing it would do its spring training at its home field, said it hoped to arrange exhibition games with strong semi-pro outfits and col lege nines in the absence of ma jor league clubs which ordinarily pitch their spring camp in this area. HoQanPins Steer at Denver Show DENVER, Jan. 20 W Tom Hogan dropped onto the broad neck of a fast-charging' roan steer and pinned it to the ground in exactly 5.6 seconds yesterday, equalling the National Western Stock Show rodeo record. Last night the Tulsa, Okla., wrangler wrestled another steer In 7.9 seconds after Frank Finlen of Phoenix, Ariz., won first money in 7.6 seconds. In bronc riding, Wag Blessing of Bell, Calif., was best on Kit- tyhawk, at the matinee. WSC Boxers Take Four Out of Seven Bouts From Gonzaqa SPOKANE, Jan. 20 (" Washington State College boxers took four out of seven matches from Gonzaga University slug gers here . Monday. Gonzaga, however, counted the only knockout, a first round victory Carl Naxey, 175-pounder, scored over Fred Turner of WSC. Doug Allen, only Cougar veteran, took a close decision over Floyd Sage in the 155 pound class. PI0HT8 By Th Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. Willie Pep, ISO, Hert ford, outpointed Billy Speary, 130, Kantl coke. Fa., (109). (non-title). BUFFALO, X. y.-Bobby McQuillan. 135, Lackawanna, Pa., outpointed Joe Oenoveae, 139Vi. New York, (S). 1 Beer from J Pelican Hoopmen Lose Medford Battle, 43-37 Hot Tiger Squad Leads Pelican Team All the Way at Medford Last Night At Medford last night, Klam ath's Pelican basketeers dropped their first season game to the Black Tornado squad by a score of 43-37 before a wildly cheer ing crowd, after the Medfordites stalled through the final minutes of play to maintain their lead. Halftime score was 17-24 for Medford. According to Wayne Scott, Pelican coach, on his return be fore the storm last night, the Klamath men had their first up hill hoop battle this season. They were behind all the way. "Medford," he said, "was hot. They had lots of speed, and were getting the ball off the back board. You could tell they were hot because they were making their long shots. They made seven of nine tries from the mid dle of the floor." The Pelicans were especially ragged on their foul shots. Out of 18 tries they made only five. Bocchi usually good on free throws missed four of five foul tries. The Klamath team lagged 16-5 at the end of the first quarter, pulled up to 24-17 at the half, and ended tne third quarter 37-32. Several times but three or four points behind, the Peli cans could not gain enough tal lies to take the lead. With one minute left to play In the last quarter, the Peli- Yankees Get Three Weeks Spring Work NEW YORK, Jan. 20 (IP) The New York Yankees will open their training camp at Asbury Park, N. J., March 21, just a month before the start of the American league season, Presi dent Ed Barrow announced to day. They will remain there only three weeks, breaking camp April 8 and moving into New York for nine exhibition games against the Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves and New York Gi ants. They also will play three games against their Newark In ternational League Farm club be fore coming to New York. .. The Yankees-. will st.rt train ing about a -week later than their two New York City rivals, the Giants and Dodgers, who plan to open their camps at Lake- wood, N. J., and Bear Mountain, N, Y., on April 15. Warmerdam Hopl Hop ing to 16 Feet SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20 (IP) Cornelius Warmerdam, the world's champion pole-vaulter, hopes to clear 16 feet next month. The 27-year-old high school teacher who holds the world record of 15 feet 7 34 Inches is hard at work these days using a little higher grip and a new, stronger pole. He figures he may get over the unbe lieveable altitude of 16 feet at the Mlllrose games In New York on February 6. Warmerdam said he had never gone higher than 14 feet 9 inches in practice in his life, and yet he's cleared that four times recently "so maybe I'm in pretty fair shape, except for speed. I'm not as fast yet, but I'll get faster." One thing might keep Warm erdam from trying for that 16- foot mark. He hopes to join the navy shortly, and can t say if an immediate call to the colors might be expected. ... "seconding" our de licious daily specials. Drop In regularly and try these menu featureal cans were behind 40-37. MecV ford, attempting to stall, made the Klamath men try desperately for the ball. In their efforts they gave Medford a field goal chance, and a foul try, Bocchi high pointed for Klam ath with 14 counters to his credit. He was followed by Welch with ten. High man for. Medford was Neldermeyer who made ten. Montieth was next ' with nine for the Tigers. Summaries: Medford (43) (37) PoUcanl Fawcett 8 F. 3 Conroy Montieth 9 F 10 Welch Neidermcyer 10C 4 Young Edwards 6 G 4 Foster Weir 8 G 14 Bocchi Bayless 2 S. 2 Cox S Bellottl S Bigger ughCa Dropped for No Evidence National Grid Loop Orapi Baugh Case of Failure to Play Against All Stan CHICAGO, Jan. 20 (VP) Elmer Layden, commissioner of the Na tional Football league, said to day the case of Sammy Baugh, ' "charged with wilful failure to attend and participate" In a ben efit game at Philadelphia Decern- ber 27, between his Washington -. Redskin teammates and a league Ail-Star squad, had been "drop- , ped for want of evidence In sub stantiation." "Investigation has proved con clusively," Layden declared In a ' statement, "that Baugh did in- -tend to play," that "he was sick at the time he was originally scheduled to leave his Rotan, Tex., ranch," and that transpor- : tation difficulties thwarted his -efforts to reach Philadelphia the , day before the game. So there was "no alternative," ' Layden said, "except to find Baugh not guilty of any viola- ' tion of good faith or of any dis- regard for his obligation to the 1 public, the league and to his fel- : low -players. , -, . The publicity and subsequent investigation at tendant upon Baugh's failure to appear is deemed sufficient pun- . ishment under the circum stances." The absence of Baugh, star : passer and punter of the cham pion Redskins, created a furore on the eve of the game and waa further complicated because a hotel register mixup had led of ficials to believe Baugh was in town until he failed to report for practice. Frantic calls fol lowed in an effort to get Baugh to appear even if illness would prevent his playing, but Baugh was unable to obtain transporta tion. BASKETBALL SCORES OUTH loulslana State tl, Mississippi State 40. Kentucky 88, Georgia Tech 37. lynchburg College 45, Bridgewater Col lege 43. MIDWEST Michigan 8tate 66, Dearborn Naval 34. Washington C. (St. Louis) 84, St. Louis TJ. 17. SOUTHWEST Texas 47, Texas Christian 30. Oregon State 42, Washington 39. Kavy Pre-Fllght 68, St. Mary's 47. Snn Jose State 62, Mather Field (Sacra mento) 80. Northwest Nazarene College 43. College of Idaho 84. Pasco (Wash.) Nary Fliers 40, Pendleton Air Base 26. HIGH SCHOOL MhVaukle 84, Central Catholic (Portland) 30 (overtime). Estaeada 87, St, John's (Mllwaukle) 18. Beaverton 43. Tigard 39. Buy it trirougn tne want-ads. 50 CENTS BUyS 12 VARDS O BARBED WIRI Twelve yards of barbed wire might slow down a Jsp just long enough for one of our boys to draw a bead on his noggin. , , , War Stamps buy barbed wire. . ' j Your spare . room RENT ED will buy War Stamps. I'm a Herald arid News Want-Ad, and I'm enlisted for the duration. Phone me at 3124 . and Til turn YOUR spare room Into barbed wire! - Herald & Newt Want-Ads Get Results
