Jake LaMotta Puts Ray Robinson Through Ropes
Sports
jVj Briefs
Oregon Keeps in Title Race
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NEW YORK, Feb. 9 () As
we figure it, that weekend fuss
over cancelling the Kentucky
derby amounted to nothing more
than a warning that the rail
roads couldn't take care of the
comparatively few spectators
who usually travel that way . . .
The best figures we can get
show that no more than 0000
people go to Louisville by rail in
normal years. About 60 per cent
of the crowd say 45,000 out of
75,000 is drawn from within
100 miles of Churchill Downs
and most of them as well as the
"outsiders" ride in automobiles,
which won't be heading for the
Downs this year . . . What it all
probably means is that the thou
sands of Louisvillans who never
see their own race because they
don't want to mingle with the
mob or are too busy collecting
all the spare change the visitors
bring in will fill up the vacant
spaces in the grandstand.
TODAY'S GUEST STAR
Hal Middlesworth. Oklahoma
City Oklahoman: "California of
ficials, debating whether 'lady
wrestlers' should operate in their
state, finally decided they should
be 'real ladies' and not those of
questionable character . . . Now
who's going to define 'lady' and
-questionable character?' "
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SCRAP 'COLLECTION
Now that Ray Robinson has
lost his first pro fight, Sports
Editor John G. Case of the Wat
ertown, N. Y. Times recalls that
the Sugar Boy actually had two
amateur defeats that were con
veniently overlooked. His con
querors were Harvey Lacelle,
who has been reported missing
in action with the RCAF, and
Steve Kukol. . . . Johnny Mize
and Joe Medwick, the old St.
Louis slugging rivals, will start
the baseball season all square in
their private home run race
184 . each although Johnny
came into the National league
three years behind Joe.
SERVICE DEPT.
' Ace of the Fort Leonard
Wood, Mo., boxing team is Corp.
Adam Shank, brother of Reuben
Shank, the Colorado boy who
busted briefly into big-time pro
fights last year. And the sol
diers claim Adam is the better
fighter of the two . . . The entire
Nebraska U. coaching staff, with
the exception of Track Coach
Ed Weir, has applied for commis
sions in the navy physical fitness
program. Glenn Pressnell, who
succeeded Col. Biff Jones as foot
ball tutor, likely will land with
the pre-flight outfit. .
Champion Joe
Daddy of Girl
CHICAGO, Feb. 9(!Pj Heavy
weight Champion Joe Louis be
came a father today.
The fighter's wife gave birth
to a girl, weighing seven pounds,
five ounces, at 6:05 a. m. at
Provident hospital here. The at
tending physician, Dr. William
W. Gibbs, said Mrs. Louis would
decide on a name for the child
"after she talks to her husband."
Louis, or Sgt. Joe Louis Bar
row as he is known in the army,
is stationed at Fort Riley, Kan.
FREE AGENT
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Feb. 9 (VP)
Cedric Durst, 1942 manager of
the San Diego Padres of the Pa
cific coast baseball league, has
been left off the player list, thus
making him a free agent, he dis
closed last night.
These
Even the referee gets a push in the face as two marine wrestlers tangle theinielves In the
topes during a match in the post gymnasium at Quantico, Va.
With 66-41 Win Over Idaho
Webfoots Hold Third Spot, Has
Narrow Chance to Slip In
EUGENE, Feb. 9 (T) Oregon's basketball team Is In the cat
bird's seat in the northern division race today, better able to
capitalize on any slips on the part of the league leaders by virtue
of a 66-41 victory last night over the University of Idaho.
The win put the Webfoots in undisputed possession of third
place, in prime position to take advantage of any killing of each
other's chances Washington and Washington State may perpetrate
in their Friday-Saturday series-
at Pullman.
Oregon plays Idaho again to1
night and meets Oregon State,
in fourth place, Friday and Sat
urday nights.
Last night's game was a bat
tle during the first half, which
ended with Oregon ahead 25 to
23, after being tied at 18-18 with
two minutes to go.
Idaho held its only lead, 2-1,
after 45 seconds of the contest.
The count, however, was knot
ted three times in the first half.
The Vandals weakened in the
second before a tight Oregon de
fense and the Webfoots gradual
ly lengthened their half-time
lead.
Fred Quinn, Idaho center who
scored nine points, maintained
his division scoring lead with
106 points in eight games. This
was ahead of the average of Ray
Turner, Idaho center, who last
year set a division record with
192 points.
Quinn was high for the Van
dals, but three Oregon players
topped him. Forward Taylor
scored 13, Guard Roy Seeborg
12 and Center Roger Wiley 11.
Oregon now is a half game be
hind Washington, in second
place, and one game out of the
lead, still an important contend
er particularly if they can hold
off the Oregon State challenge
this weekend.
Oregon FG FT PF TP
Taylor, F 5 3 0 13
Dick, F 2 12 5
Wiley, C 5
Kirsch, G . Z 1
Williamson, G 3
Seeborg, F 5
Fuhrman, F 1
Borrevic, C -1
Popick, G 1
Crowell, G 2
Totals
Idaho
26 14 11 66
FG FT PF TP
J. Ryan, F 4
Fredikind, F ...1
Quinn, C 4
R. Ryan, G .....3
Benson, G 3
Hopkins, F
Collins, F .
Evans, C
0
. 2
0
Sodorff, G 1
Hoobing, G . 0
Totals .. .......18 5 17 41
Halftime score: Oregon 25,
Idaho 23.
Missed free throws: Oregon,
Seeborg 3, Wiley, Kirsch, Wil
liamson; Idaho, Hopkins, Frede
kind 2, Quinn 2, Evans, Benson,
Hoobing.
Officials: Emil Piluso and Hal
Lee.
WSC Minor Sports
Teams Victors
MOSCOW, Idaho, Feb. 9 (.IP)
Washington State college minor
sports athletes chalked up their
second double victory of the sea
son over minor sports teams of
the University of Idaho here
Saturday.
For the second time the WSC
wrestlers completely shut out
Idaho wrestlers for a score of 38
to 0, and Washington State
swimmers won 52 to 12.
ASTORIA, Ore., Feb. 8 (IP)
Linfield college scored its ninth
victory without a defeat in de
feating the Astoria Naval Sta
tion basketball team 48-29, here
Saturday night.
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Camp Teams
Lose Tilts
To Colleges
WSC Swamps Fort Lawton,
68-32; Willamette Beats
Camp Adair Wolves, 49-43
TACOMA, Feb. 9 OP) Too
much speed and coordinated at
tack told the story in Washing
ton State's 68-32 victory over
Fort Lawton's basketball team
here last night. The Cougars,
leading in the northern division,
used their sharpshooting ability
and team played to overwhelm
the less experienced soldiers.
Coach Jack Friel used all his
traveling squad of 10 players,
keeping them in shape for their
crucial tilts with the University
of Washington at Pullman Fri
day and Saturday nights.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 9 OP)
Willamette university's basket
ball team put on a stirring last
half rally to defeat the Camp
Adair TimberWolve s 4943 here
last night, but the service men
had some commiseration in their
defeat.
The game was played for the
benefit of the state-wide "sports
equipment for servicemens"
fund and netted considerable
athletic equipment and a small
amount of cash.
The Timber Wolves led 23-17
at the half, but the Willamette
rally caught them midway
through the second half and
after an exchange of baskets the
Bearcats pulled away.
LA GRANDE, Ore., Feb. 9 (IP)
Eastern Washington College of
Education overcame a first-half
30-26 advantage here last night
to win out over northwest Naz
arene college, 62 to 50.
The losers were paced by For
ward Chalfant, with 28 points,
22 of them bagged in the first
half.
Peavy, West and Andrews
found the range for Oregon in
the second half and overtook the
visitors in the closing minutes.
ELLENSBURG, Feb. 9 OP)
In a game in which accuracy
from the free throw line was the
deciding factor, Central Wash
ington defeated St. Martin's col
lege, 50-47, in a basketball game
here last night.
Each team bagged 19 field
goals but Ellensburg made good
on 12 of 20 chances from the free
throw line while St. Martin's
found the hoop with but nine
out of 20.
Central led at halftime, 27-22
and at 44-35 with less than seven
minutes to play. A St. Martin's
rally tied the count at 44-44 be
fore Central could pull out of
danger.
.MOSCOW, Ida., 7eb. 9 OP)
The Fort Lewis basketball team
took the rubber game of a five
tilt series with the Harlem
Globe Trotters, winning 48 to
38 here last night.
The winners led Z4-17 at half
time. Bill Diehl of Fort Lewis
led the scoring with 13 points.
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inson of New York between the ropes in the only knockdown of
was Roblnion's first defeat in 130 fighti.
District Title
Play-Offs Set
In Two Sections
By MATT KRAMER
Associated Press Staff Writer
Two additional high school
basketball districts announced
plans today for playoffs for the
right to enter the Mate tourna
ment at Salem.
District one in eastern Oregon
decided against an eight-team
tournament. Season play will
determine the winner in the
northern half of the district and
Baker, winner of 15 of 16 games,
has virtually cinched the sub
district title. In the southern
half Ontario is heavily favored.
The sub-district winners will
meet in a one or three-game play
off the first week in March.
District six has' projected a
similar plan. Albany, defeated
only by the Oregon State rooks,
is favored to win in the northern
half of the district, and Eugene,
winner of 16 of 18 games, is
favored in the southern half.
"It's Got d J
Dress On," Says
Sergeant Louis
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 9 (Pj
Five thousand fight fans cheered
Joe Louis as the world's cham
pion climbed through the ropes,
on the first night of golden
gloves eliminations
To be introduced as a new
father.
"Boy or girl?" yelled a ring
side spectator.
"It's got a dress on," Louis re
plied with grave dignity.
(Mrs. Louis gave birth to a 7
pound, 5-ouncc girl in Chicago
yesterday morning.)
Wearing his sergeant's uni
form, Louis seconded several of
his Fort Riley army fighters, and
refereed two other bouts.
Henley High
Downs Bonanza
25-17 Friday
HENLEY The Henley- high
school basketball team downed
the Bonanza team 25-17 on the
Henley floor Friday night.
Both teams fought hard until
the closing minutes, but the
sharpshooting of Cheyne and
Pollard proved too much for the
Bonanza boys to overcome.
The lineups were as follows:
Henley Bonanza
Haley, 2 F 1, Glvan
Pollard, 9 F 0, Grohs
Chestnut, 0 ....C 6, Flackas
Cheyne, 9 G 9, Lorcnz
Hays, 4 G 2, Popple
Dawson, 0 S House
Fairclo, 0 S Prough
Sullavin, 0 S Arant
Hess, 1 S
Huestis Topples
Breast Stroke
Mark at U. O.
EUGENE, Ore., Feb. 9 (!)
The Pacific coast conference
100-yard breast stroke swim
ming record vaa toppled here
Saturday by Ralph Huestis of
the University of Oregon, ns his
team defeated the Oregon State
swimmers 55 to 10.
Huestis negotiated the breast
stroke distance in 1:04.5, just
eight-tenths of a second faster
than the record set three years
ago by Jack Dallas, also of Ore
gon. When in Modiord
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Sew York l ol. & Swacux 41,
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Oklahoma 17, Iowa .stair 10.
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Ori'Kvn W. Idaho II.
A r lion a 6.1. William FkM 49.
Kantern Orfun M. Nurthwrtt Narn W.
Ontrat Wan h I net on 30. St. Martina 47.
WMhlnstoo btat Colkga W, Kurt Law
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Line-Up Shifts
Made by Seals
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9 i!P)
The actual line-up of the 1043
San Francisco Seals' baseball
club is going to look. a lot dif
ferent from the paper prospects
of a few days ago.
; President Charles Graham
said today that Kermlt Lewis,
his prized outfielder, had joined
the merchant marine and would
bc fcn active duty within a week.
Only yesterday, Graham brushed
aside a proposal of the Boston
Braves for purchasing Lewis,
and instead, offered to sell them
Brooks Holder, another first
class outfielder.
Two other changes In the
tentative line-up also were dis
closed. Woody Johnson, big left
handed hurlcr recently bought
from the Piedmont league, wroto
that he is now in the army air
corps.
Graham gave permission to
Ollio Bcjma, his regular second
baseman of 1942, to try to com
plete a deal back in South Bend,
Ind., that would allow Bcjma
to stay there with his family,
and send a player of similar
classification out here.
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Baseball Not
Dead, Landis
Tells Writers
By SID FEDER
NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (P)
There were n hundred laughs
for a hundred gags In tho base
ball writers show this year, but
tho only rail smile that remained
today was tho one Kcnojaw M.
Landis left the boys when he
told them baseball won't die
during the war, "becauso we've
got into tho hnblt of living."
Old Kenesaw Mountain has
often been labelled "Mr. Base
ball, Himself," during his years
of running the diamond show,
but the tag never came closer
to hitting the bull's eye than
Sunday at tho 20th and biggest
annual eating and oratorical con
test of tho writers' New York
chapter.
"Unless," he sold, and he said
it with all tho authority ho hax
piled up In a quarter century of
making magnates sit up and
shiver, "unless somo set rulo Is
passed that makes it Impossible
to put some sort of nine men
out on a field for each side, base
ball is not dead. Wo haven't
gono to Washington to plead our
case, " becauso wo didn't want
any Inference placed before the
130 million pcoplo In the coun
try that we are seeking any fa
vorable treatment In time of war.
"But no matter how feeble
are the nine men we'll put on
tho field, I think they'll be
strong enough, without tho help
of any lobby In Washington, to
survive."
SLEEPS, BROTHER FIGHTS
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 0 (Pi
Jack Zivic travelled to New
York last week for brother
Fritzle's bout with Beau Jack
and then missed it, he said today.
Weary from the long trip, he
went to sleep in his hotel room
half a block from Madison
Square Garden, and when he
awakened the bout was over.
I'AtilO SIX
Bankers, Junior Pelicans
In American League Tie
First National Wins, 41 to 30;
Craftsmen Take DeMolay, 25 to 15
First National climbed Into a tlo with the Junior Pellram at
the head of tho American league In Victory loop basketball on
(ho high school gym maplo Monday night. Thn bankers won, 41
to 30.
In the National league tho Future Cinftsmtm cracked the
DcMoluys, 25 to 15.
Bunkers and Junior Pullums now aland at tho head each with
foul- game won unci onn lost, in their giiuin Monday night, thlm
hankmen got ahoatl, 21 to 15, at"
the half.
Kinlo Bishop paced the First
National scorers, with 12 points.
Bigger led the Junior Pelicans,
with 10 markers.
Summary:
Jr. Pelicans (30) lit Nat'l (41)
Glovanlul, 3 . F Mast, H
Pope, F Pat.ke, 4
Morris, 2 C Mnyflold, 6
Bigger, 10 G Hunter, 7
Smith. 6 ..........G Bishop, 12
Hunter S Foulan
Motz, 1 S Marshall, 4
First half of the National
league game was tight, with the
Future Craftsmen leading 11 to
10 at tho end of that canto.
Summary:
DeMolay (15) Craftsmen (25)
Robin, 2 F Dlrschal
Selby, 1 F King, 3
Hoyt, 6 C... Tutor, 2
Noel. 3 G Hutchlns, 1
Brown, 2 G.... Shlpmnn, 12
Wilson, 1 S Taylor, 7
Here are the standings of the
two leagues:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Won Lost Pet.
Jr. Pelicans 4 1 .800
First National 4 1 .800
Tlk Tok 3 1 .750
Academy 1 3 .230
Southern Pacific ..1 3 .250
Buzzard's 0 4 .000
NATIONAL LEAGUE
. Won Lost Pet.
Baptist .... 3 1 .750
Guerillas 3 1 .750
Future Craftsm'n.. 3 2 .800
Great Northern .... 1 2 .333
DeMolay's 1 3 .250
LDS 1 3 ,230
Pat Comiskey
Stops Cross
Newark Match
By The Associated Press
NEWARK, N. J. Pat Comis
key, 221 J, Paterson, stopped
Wallace Cross, 205, East Orange,
(7).
HOLYOKE, Mass. Steve Bel
loise, 157, New York, knocked
out Horace Jones, 162, Port
Chester, N. Y., (2).
NEW ORLEANS Bobby Ruf
fin, 133. New York, stopped
Richlo Lcmos, 133, Los Angeles,
(0).
SAN FRANCISCO Juan Zu
rlta, 133, Mexico, outpointed
Vern Bybcc, 134, US coast guard,
(10).
CAMP TILT SLATED
PORTLAND, Feb. 0 (IP) Tho
Camp Adair basketball team will
meet the Portland university
quintet hero tomorrow night.
l'Vbnmry 1), 1943
Phil Fate
In Balance
At Session
Thro Plans Offered to
Solve Headache of
Chronic Tallendert
By HAROLD CLAASEH '
NEW YORK, Feb. 9 UP)
Club owners of the National
Baseball league crowded into
President Ford Frlck'i office to
day to determine the fate of the
Philadelphia Phils.
The chronic tallenden are ap
proaching the start of the 194S
season with a full-grown finan
cial headache of some $200,00'
In debts and a full sat of unt
forms. But they have no signed
manager, no spring training site,
little In the way of playing talent
and nono of It signed.
Directors of the loop spent all
day yesterday tussling with the
problem end, although none
would comment when the meet
ing broke up, It Is believed they
will make three plans available
to the owners today,
In one, tho league would tak
over the club and piece Bill Ter.
ry, formerly with the New York
Giants, In charge. This remedy
has been rumored since the Chi
cago baseball meetings In De
cember but lost favor when Ter
ry failed to come up from Mem
phis for tho baseball writers' din
ner Sunday.
The second plan Involves the
sale of the franchise, uniforms
and debts with John (Jack) Kol-fa
ly, Philadelphia contractor ana"
director of the Hate nerlca
Athletic program of 18 month!
ago, as the purchaser.
Under the third alternative,
Gerry Nugent would remain In
charge of the club. Nugent,
president of the Phils for the
past decade, controls 52 per cent
of the stock.
One member of the league
said, however, that whatever ac
tion was taken today It would
result In Nugent's ouster, a move
the Phil leader said recently he
would opposo in court If neces
sary. SALMON, Idaho, (P) Mall
Carrier Leo Jcrvls discarded hii
rural delivery car.
He's distributing mall, over
snowbound routes, by dog iled
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