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. NEW . YORK, Jan. 28 VP)
The business of covering the
New York baseball "beat" starts
bout 2 p. m In Eddie Bran
nick's office and usually winds
up several hours later four
blocks down 42nd street in the
hotel where the writers are re
hearsing the show for their din
ner next month . . . The scribes
drift into the Giants' headquart
ers, make themselves comfort
able, toss out routine queries
whether there's any news and
then discuss anything from base
ball to Bizerte ... In ordinary
years there'd be a daily an
nouncement that Joe Sorearm
had signed his contract and
promised to win 20 games, but
this season the Giants are the
only club that has mailed out
contracts, because of uncertain
ties about salary regulations . . .
They haven't reported any re
plies, but Brannick doesn't think
its funny when someone asks if
the Giants are the only club
with a holdout problem. ,
Occasionally someone has an
idea and springs a question
about the ball club, and if the
discussions aren't too noisy he
can hear the answer . . . The
two phones on Brannick's desk
buzz at intervals and between
calls someone uses one to call
Brooklyn to see if the Dodgers
have any news. They usually
don't, reserving their best tid
bits for Branch Rickey's weekly
press conferences ...
Eventually' someone asks "go
ing across the street?" and the
group departs for the Yankee
offices'. . . The chairs aren't
padded in the square office
where drum-beater Jack Slocum
holds forth and two big leather
' settees are beginning to show
their age ... Slocum gives out
routine announcement, such as
yesterday's news that the bat
terymen. will begin training be
fore the rest of the squad, but if
there's any important information,-
President Ed Barrow does
the thinking for the club . . .
Eventually the crowd winds up
in Barrow's sanctum anyway
while Ed makes pungent replies
to questions . . . "Was it your
idea or Joe McCarthy's to have
the pitchers come in early?" he
is asked . . . "I'm not manager
of this club," sputters Barrow
... "I thought of it and called
McCarthy and he agreed.
Andy -Coakley, the veteran
Columbia coach, is visiting
around and stops to air some
views on training in the north
. . . He's been doing it long
enough thai he ought to know
something on the subject
Andy is opposed to heavy gymn
work but. he favors running "or
anything for the legs" and sug
gests that swinging light Indian
clubs is a help to pitchers . . .
"I don't know just how good
that is," he admits, "but I did
it one winter and the next spring
I had a fast ball I never had be
fore. I have a boy at Columbia
now" who will really work at
that kind of stuff and I'm go
ing to see what happens." ,
Eventually this confab breaks
up, too, as the scribes head for
their offices to write what news
they've collected ... It takes a
lot of time for what you get
But, after all, what's time when
there's no news anyway?, ...
Medford Scores
Over Ashland in
Tuesday Night Win
ASHLAND, Jan. 28 () Med
ford high school scored its sec
ond Southern Oregon conference
basketball victory over Ashland
Tuesday, 24-18.
Wier led the Tigers with nine
points while Samuelson was
high for Ashland with eight. . i
Explorer Rickey Inspects
Bear Mountain for Dodgers
NEW YORK, Jan. 28 (P)
with as much fanfare as a Byrd
expedition sailing for the south
. pole, a group of intrepid ex
plorers led by Branch (Chris
topher Columbus) Rickey head
ed up the Hudson river today to
find a place called Bear Moun-
tain where the Brooklyn Dod
gers will establish a mailing ad
dress in March. ..
Bear Mountain Is a well ktinum
ski resort, but underneath' that
white stuff skiers glide over and
sit down in Rickey has "been
told can be found no fewer than
five baseball diamonds where
the. daffy Dodgers can practice
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Northern Cagers Open Big
Weekend; Huskies to Meet
Oregon, Beavers vs. Idaho
By Tha Associated Press
Northern division basketball
will head into its fullest week
end schedule to date tomorrow
night, with a controversy over
playing tactics to add a dash of
spice to the competition. v
Oregon will travel to Seattle
for a Friday-Saturday night re
venge series against Washing
ton's Huskies, who nosed out the
Webfoots twice last week at Eu
gene, to take over the division
lead. On the same nights, the
strong Oregon State quintet, de
fending champion, . will play
Idaho at Moscow.
Should Washington falter
against Oregon, the OSC Beavers
would have a good chance to
take over the division lead by
sweeping its series with the
thrice-beaten Idahoans. Oregon
State will be weakened, how
ever, by the loss of its veteran
ace, Don Durdan, who is con
fined with chicken pox at Cor-
Americans
Baseballs
League Proxy Gets Letter
Of Thanks for Baseball
Gift to Pacific Forces
CHICAGO, Jan. 28 (iT)
Americans are battling with
baseballs as well as bullets in the
Pacific.
To the offices of Will Har
ridge, president of the Amer
ican league came a letter from
Elmer W. Heindl, a chaplain
with the armed forces "some
where on a Pacific island."
It said, in part:
"We have received the three
dozen baseballs, sent to us by
Harrv rjrahinpr. vice president
of the Chicago White Sox, at
your request, and were very
happy to get them. The primary
issue of baseballs from the gov
ernment was exhausted. ...
"Baseball ... is one of the
strongest bonds that we have
here in foreign service to tie us
with home. As you know, we
never feel more liKe Americans
than when batting the old ball
around
"The men all agree that one
of our anticipated pleasures, in
the near future, will be to root
again and again in the stadiums
back home for our favorite
teams." 1
Harridge called the letter and
similar ones he had received
'.'one of the best reasons I can
give for keeping big league base
ball rolling during this war."
Salem Senators
Sell Petersen
To Frisco Seals
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 28 (VP)
The Salem Senators of the West
ern International Baseball lea
gue announced yesterday the
sale of Manager Charlie Peter
sen to the San Francisco Seals
of the Pacific Coast league.
Petersen, considered one of
the International's finest out
fielders, batted .275 last year
while leading his team, slated
for the league cellar, into third
place. Price was not disclosed.
Petersen, married with one
child, has a selective service
classification of 3-A. He is work
ing, with his brother-in-law,
Pitcher Jack Wilson of the De
troit Tigers, in a Portland war
plant.
. PIOHTS
By Tht Aeaoelated Preea
ELIZABETH, H. J Bill Morrii, 1U4,
Philadelphia, outpointed Buddr Farrell,
462. Newark (e).
OAKLAND, t'alir Manual Orlll, 1 171.4.
El Centra, Calif., world bantamweight
champion, knocked out Georgia Freitaj,
San Joie, (10).
their profession If they don't
get tangled up in their skis.
Besides inspecting Bear Moun
tain, where for entertainment
Rickey has said he would take
his players snipe hunting, the
party will look over the field
house at West Point, five miles
away. It is here that the Dod
gers probably will do most of
their training, if the explorers
find what they expect to find on
the ground at Bear Mountain.
Arrangements have been made
for the Dodgers to use the base
ball cage in the army field house
for three hours on any day when
conditions are not suitable for
practicing outdoors at Bear
Mountain.
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Battle With
vallis. The team physician ruled
yesterday that he wouldn't be
able to play in the Washington
State scries Monday and Tues
day, either.
The controversy over the
legality of playing tactics bob
bed out of the Oregon-Washington
opening scries and will come
back to roost in the university
pavilion as Oregon and Wash
ington wind up their competition
against each other as the season
is just getting well under way.
Coach Hec Edmundson of Wash
ington has asked Rich Fox, the
northern division basketball
commissioner, for a ruling on
the backboard play of Roger
Wiley, Oregon's 6 foot 7 Inch
freshman from Bremerton.
Edmundson expressed the be
lief . that Wiley capitalized on
his altitude to illegally bat the
ball away after it was over the
basket. Coach Howard Hobson
responded with a long distance
Willie Pep Leery About
Allie Who Can Read. Write
By SID FEDER
NEW YORK, Jan. 28 (VP) It
is neither polite nor true to say
Allie Stolz is a mental case, be
cause everyone knows Allie can
read and write and operate his
mental machinery with the best
of 'em.
As a matter of fact, Willie
Pep, with whom Allie collides in
Madison Square Garden tomor
row night, admits that the one
thing he's a little leery about
is that Allie is "one of those
smart fellas, and I'd rather fight
a slugger who doesn't know too
much than one of those smart
guys."
But it is obvious that as Stolz
nears his punch party with the
New York version of the world
featherweight champion, the
wise guys want to know much
Services to
Make Up All
Sport Teams
CHICAGO, Jan. 28 (P) "If
the war lasts another year, this
date in 1944 will see .the major
leagues in all sports composed
of service teams," predicts Lieut,
Jim McMillen.
McMillen, a former college
and pro grid team, professional
wrestler, vice president of the
Chicago Bears and now athletic
officer at Chicago's navy pier,
added:
"By this time next year, col
lege and professional rosters will
have been depleted to such an
extent that I see no likelihood
of those , teams being able to
operate. Then we in the athletic
end of combat training will be
faced with the obligation of help
ing maintain morale among ci
vilians, especially war workers,
by supplying their competitive
sports attractions."
Don Durdan to
Miss Both Idaho,
Washington Games
CORVALLIS, Ore., Jan. 28 VP)
Don Durdan, keystone of the
Oregon State basketball attack,
will miss both the Idaho and
Washington State series, accord
ing to Dr. Waldo Ball, team phy
sician. ' Durdan is in the rnlWo In.
firmary with chickenpox. Earlier
ine pnysician naa forbidden his
play in the Idaho series at Mos
cow Friday and Saturday niphrs
and a fresh edict yesterday bar
red tne Heavers' chief scoring
threat , from contests with the
Cougars Monday and Tuesday.
La Grande Turns
Early Lead Into
Win From Pendleton
LA GRANDE. .Tan SB COT
La Grande high seized an early
ieaa ana defended it against a
late Pendleton high rally last
nleht tn win o Plna Mnnntatn
conference basketball game,
La Grande had a 25-14 mar.
gin at the half.
In a preliminary game the
La Grande Wildcats defeated the
Pendleton B squad, 27-15.
BRONCOS BEAT AIRMEN
PENDLETON. Ore.. Jan. 9B
IP) Held to a 25-24 lead at the
nait, tne Pendleton field Broncos
came out strong in the second
session last night to defeat a rap.
idly tiring Walla Walla Air Base
basketball team 40-33. Zimmer
man, Walla Walla center, led
scorers with 17 points. Fick
paced the Broncos with 12.
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shot from Eugene that there was
no shadow of legal doubt about
Wiley's play.
A ruling from Rich is expected
on the point before the teams
take the floor tomorrow night.
Meanwhile, Coach Edmund
son indicated a freshman and
sophomore might break into
Washington's 10-man squad for
the Oregon series. Ho looked
favorably on the play of Dale
Gronsdale, Spokane sophomore,
and Perry Nelson Seattle fresh
man. If the squad is limited to
10 for the Oregon series, they
may replace Lettormen Bill
Gissberg of Everett and Sopho
more Hec Brown, who made the
Oregon trip.
The standings:
, W. L. Pet. TF PA
Wash. ..:.3 1 .750 166 159
WSC 2 1 .667 138 133
Oregon ... 3 3 .500 244 217
OSC ........1 1 .500 81 83
Idaho 0 3 .000 98 131
more about what he says and
does and thinks than in just
what condition he's in.
For there's no doubt the curly-
haired Newark stylist is one of
thoso. "think" fighters, whose
performances in the ring depend
on just how tncy feel "inside
their heads on any given eve
ning. Jack Sharkey was one, so
was Max Baer. Depending on
their mental attitude, this va
riety of wallopers can take tanks
apart one night. And the next
night, they might just as well
have "stood in bed."
Well, it's a pleasure to report
that for Friday's fuss in Madi
son Square Garden, Allie is
thinking pretty good, thank you.
For no one realizes better than
Stolz that in taking on the pack
age of pep from Connecticut in
this non-title ten-rounder, he is
on a spot no bigger than a dime,
and there's a choice location
waiting for him behind the eight
ball. Either Allie does it this
time, or his hopes of ever land
ing the lightweight champion
ship are worth a dime a dozen
on the hoof.
Keno Gets Close
Win Over Molin in
Rough Hoop Game
In a rough and tumble hoop
battle on the Keno floor Tuesday
night, Keno dropped the Malln
caeers. 14-11. airel A rlnco fiirM
throughout the game. Halftime
score was a-7.
Summary: ...
Keno (14) (11) Malln
Pritchard, 5 . Duncan
McKeen, 2 Crazil
Grimes, 3 4, Irving
R. Zarnftinslr! 2 nitnman
J. Zarosinski, 4 3, Stolek
2, Woodley
Chief Off ers Daughter to
Barney Ross After Kayoe
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 28 VP)
The story of how Barney Ross,
US marines hero and former
boxing champion, kayoed a na
tive "champ" in Samoa and was
astonished when a native chief
offered him his daughter in mar
riage as a reward, was disclosed
here today. (
Bel. Malamude, former Pitts
burgh basketball player serving
as a pharmacist second class, re
lated the incident in a letter. Re
ferring to Ross as "one of my
patients," Malamude wrote:
. "Incidentally, in Samoa, the
marines made Barney get Into
the ring with a colored native
French soldier, who was giving
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the ring, takes right to jaw from Joey Peralta. "ai Mexican-born
lightweight prepares at Stlllman'i gymnasium. New York, for
Madison Square Garden match with Chalky Wright.
Ashland to
Try Pelican
Five Friday
Teams on Evan Terms for
Battle on Local Court;
Both Lose Medford Tilts
With both teams fresh from
lickings at the experienced
hands of Medford, Klamath's
Pelicans and the Ashlnnd cage
men meet on the Klamath floor
Friday night in what promises to
be a tight tough basketball bat
tle. The Ashland team, which has
had the . advantage of fighting
tougher battles throughout their
season, is composed of veteran
players under the tutelage of
Coach Gastineaugh. ' In their
Grants Pass battle, Ashland lost
by but a three point margin
after a nip and tuck game.
After a blank weekend, the
Pelicans are getting into shape
in nightly practices. Bocchi,
high scoring guard, is out with a
cold, but Wayne Scott expects
him to be in shapo to start Fri
day night's tilt.
Starting lineups for the Peli
cans will be composed of the us
ual five Bocchi, Cox, Foster,
Welch, and Conroy. , It was this
combination that dropped Grants
Pass in a close battle on the local
floor last month.
. The Pelicans meet Ashland on
even terms: Both teams took a
six point beating from the Med
ford five.
RECORD ON BLOCK
LA GRANDE, Ore., Jan. 28
(JP) Eastern Oregon will put Its
unmarred record on the line
against Oregon College of Edu
cation in Oregon Intercollegiate
conference basketball games
here tonight and Friday night.
our army and navy heavy
weights a going over.
"This guy weighed 215
pounds, and was the idol of all
the natives.- Everyone wanted
Barney (former welter, junior
welter and lightweight titlist), to
fight him, but Ross didn't care
for the idea. The prestige of the
marines was at stake, however,
and the match was finally made.
' "They used 16-ounce gloves',
but Barney had the Samoan on
the deck 11 times before putting
him away in the sixth round.
Ross became the big hero then,
and one of the native chiefs of
fered him his daughter in mar
riage and wanted him to share
his crown." -
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Colle'ie ol Pacllle Jl, rrtino aula 41
(overtime).
Victory League
Sees Baptists, '
Bankers Win
Victory league play Wednes
day night saw the Baptists gain
a one-point win over the Future
Craftsmen and the First National
bank hoopmen romp gleefully
over the Southern Pacific on tho
Falrvow school floor. The Bapt
ists won from the Craftsmen 42
41, and tho Bankers took the
SP 45-20.
Evening's high point man was
Frank Mlchaelson who garnered
21 points for the Baptists. Sec
ond high man was Mayfleld who
tallied 18 for the bankers.
'Summaries:
Baptists (42) (41) F. Craftsmen
Robinson, 11 8, Dirschl
Proctor, 6 ... 12, Shlpman
Fletcher, 2 7, Taylor
Michnclson, 21 4, Hutchins
J. Fletcher, 3 12, King
F. National (45) (20) S. Pacific
Hunter, 3 2, Stivers
Mast, 9 : 2, Long
Mayficld, 16 4, Wisner
Bishop, 5 u... 4, Woody
Marshall, 0 3, Ramsey
CUne, 3 8, Smith
Boxing Pupils
Lose But Prof.
Louis Is Proud
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 28 P)
Boxing Teacher-Joo Louis in
sists he's proud of his Fort Riley
army pupils,' although they won
only ' one of eight bouts last
night. - ...
' Sergeant Louis was In the cor
ner with each of his fighters,
and the series of defeats didn't
appear to embarrass the world's
heavyweight champion. In the
least. . .
He did seem a bit moro cheer
ful, though, when Fort Riley's
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Holbrook's Hoopers May
Be Southern Cal's Best
1943 Basketball Squad Loses One of
Fifteen Starts; That by One Point
" By FRANK FRAWLEY
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28 (T) Southern California has had
soma great baskotball players and a few outstanding teams,' but
It may be thit tho 1043 five under the direction ot Ernie Hot
brook Is tho greatest of them all. ,
Holbrook was one of the best of the Trojans of yesteryear.
His servlco wos from 1033 to 1035. As a coach ho Is dulntf
splendidly. His boys have won 14 of 15 games. Their only defew: J
wos to De Paul ot Chicago by ono point.
Apparently nobody is going to stop tho Trojans In the south-
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Cubs Rely
On Right
Hand Men
Chicago Baseball Club Gets
Paul Derringer as Step In
Right Direction for Till
By ARNOLD DERLITZKI
CHICAGO, Jan. 28 P) The
Chicago Cubs, who believe they
"have a chance to go places
this season," may have takon a
step In tho right direction last
night in acquiring Paul Der
ringer, veteran Cincinnati
pitcher.
Certainly they had the right
handed pitchers an entire
starting staff as result of the
cash deal and there was every
Indication that it would be
strictly righthanders the Cubs
would rely on In their 1043
title bid.
Any southpaw regular must
be developed from this year's
recruits. Last year's lefties, Vern
Olsen, Johnny Schmitz and Russ
Mecrs, have entered military
service.'
The 36-year-old Derringer,
who has spent 12 years In the
majors the last 10 with Cin
cinnati will team up with such
likely rlghthand starters os
Claude Passeau, Bill Lee, Lon
Warnckc, Les Fleming, Tot
Pressnoll and possibly Dick Bar
rett, 34-year-old veteran of the
minors obtained from Seattle.
In announcing the purchase
yesterday, James Gallagher,
general manager, said, "We be
lieve we have a chance to go
places this season and we need
ed another pitcher." Tho pur
chase price was hot' disclosed,
but some sources put it at f 15,
000. Derringer, although bothered
by an old Injury, appeared in
20 games last season, winning
10, losing 11 and finishing with
an earned run average of 3.08.
Before the transaction was com
pleted Manager Jimmy Wilson,
a former Cincinnati teammate
of Derringer's, said he was con
vinced the veteran would turn
out high class work for at least
another season.
Derringer himself recently
asked to be traded or sold and
the Red management agreed he
had been In one place long
enough. Derringer Indicated a
preference for the Cubs and
that was all right with the
Cubs.
Joe Prodbsky, 180, drew a ter
rific right from tho dopths of
his weariness and floored Ray
Spurlock for the count t
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January 28, 1043
orn division race of tho Pacific
Coast conforeuce. They have
beaten California twlco. They
smotherod Stanford once, and
last week they beat back tha
valiant challenge of UCLA's
Bruins, who have dropped '41
straight gomes to tho Trojans
In tho last 11 ycurs.
The Trojans have maintained
a fast scoring pace against some
excellent guarding. Observors
think the reason tor this Is that
Gene Rock, southpaw forward,
and his starboard running mate,
Alex Omalev, both shoot going
away trom the basket. "It's
pretty hard to handle a couple
ot hot shots like those boys.
They have mustered the seem
ingly hard way to score."
Rock Is five foot, nine inches.
Omalev, from Detroit, is six
ono, as Is Seminoff, and Guard
Ernie McGill, from Frankfort,
lnd is five eleven. Ted Gotl )
sard, the captain and guard,"
rates as ono ot the Trojans' all
timo greats. Defensively he has
no peers In the conference, and
ho Is a great shot and an in
spirational leader. Me Is six
two, tho tallest man on the
team.
If they win their division
championship the Trojans prob
ably will race Washington or
Oregon State from the northern
division. If they win up north
they will go to Kansas City for
the zone playoffs to decide the
national championship, which
will be settled in New York
City late In March.
Joe Louis Says
His Pal Robinson
Expects Tough Time ,q
NEW YORK, Jan. 28 OP)
Heavyweight Champion Jo
Louis phoned Promoter Mike
Jacobs from Fort Riley, Kas.,
yesterday, to tell Mike he'd Just
heard the announcement ot the
February 10 Madison Square
Garden match between his pal
Ray Robinson and California
Jackie Wilson.
"And don't let anybody kid
you about Robinson having an
easy time that night," he inform
ed Mike. "Ray's won 44 fights
In a row up to now, and Wilson
will be the toughest of 'em all,"
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