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Sports ySl Briefs f:' , -i Br Vv,s Hugh " V' Fullarton, Jr. Sf NEW YORK, Sept. 13 .... Comparing this year's Okla--homa football squad with the 1942 outfit, Harold Keith comes up with the following sets of figures: 1942 Age, 20.8 years; height, 8 feet inch; weight, 187 pounds; 194319.3 years; 8 feet 11 Vk inches; and 174.6 pounds. . . . And his average 1943 player is a navy trainee, too. . , Clemson's Joe Sher man puts the situation at an "army" school somewhat more imply "We're planning to do the best we can with what we have, which is not quite some." FUTURE BOOK West coast golfers, including Lieut.. Marvin (Bud) Ward, the national amateur champion, are high on the prospects of 14-year-old Buddy Moe of Spo kane, who shot 72-69 141 in the Spokane city championship this summer. . . . And the fight folks out that way say to watch for Light Heavyweight Joe Ka hut, who is "frozen" on his Oregon farm. . . . Alrick Man, Jr., who handles the Junior Davis cup team, rates the young tennis players ' in this order: Bobby Falkenbiirg, 'Jimmy Brink and Jack Tuero. - Bobby gets the top spot because of his tennis brains, but man isn't so sure that Brink won't be the best player in the long run. GIL HAD HIS FILL - Gil Bouley, a 230-pound tack le at Boston college last year, pared his weight down to 218 while he was training to be come an army physical training instructor at Atlantic City, N. J. . ..'..Then Gil decided he'd like to be a flier in spite of the 200-pound limit, and the cadet selection board gave him two weeks to. get rid of the extra poundage. ... So midsummer afternoons, Bouley swathed himself in wool and galloped along the boardwalk. ... Most of the bathers on the beach paid little attention, but one stopped Gil and asked: "Who are you fighting?" . . . "The cadet board," replied Bouley. : QUOTE. UNQUOTE Don Kolloway, on a visit from Camp Grant, 111., to his old White Sox buddies: "Know what we did the other day? Well, after a four-hour hike with full pack we went through an hour of calisthenics. And then did "we get to go to our barracks to rest? We did not. We went to the mess hall to scrub for two hours. . . . Won der why I ever thought playing a doubleheader at second base was hard work?" SERVICE DEPT. : Joey Archibald, former feath 1 a h t chamn . who was turned down as too short when he tried to enlist in the navy last year, was Inducted last week and assigned to the navy. APPROPRIATE ABBREVIATION Appropriate Abbreviation Dick Wakefield's Tiger team mates disclose that Dick's se cret ambition is to be another Frank Sinatra.-. . . But those Who have heard him sing say the only likeness is in the first lyllable of Frank's name! Yankees, Cords Talk Procedure- In World Series CHICAGO, Sept. 12 IP) The procedure to be followed in staging the 1943 world's series was the principal business sched uled for discussion- Saturday representatives of the New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardi nals with Kenesaw Mountain Landis, commissioner of base ball. . " ; . . The chief topic for considera tion was the division of the seven-game series between the American and National league pennant winners. The league leading clubs, representatives and Landis also were expected to decide on the official opening date , and the site of the first game. James Brink Hands Segura His First Defeat In U. S. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13 OP) A young Seattle tennis star, James Brink, has handed Fran cisco (Pancho) Segura of Ecua dor his first defeat since the pop ular South American s arrival on the west coast. Brink won from Segura, 7-5, In a single set exhibition match held yesterday at the 17th an nual Pacific Southwest Tennis tournament. , ' PORTLAND, Sept. 12 OP) (Tern Johnson, secretary of the greater .Portland Baseball league for 14 years, will put on an army uniform September 16, L. T. Gregory, sports editor of The Oregonian, reported in his col umn today. Angels Rule As Pacific Shoughnesty Playoffs to Follow Windup of Coast League Play Last Sunday By The Associated Press Although it's no particular news to anybody, Los Angeles rules today as champion of the Pacific coast league,' with San Francisco, Seattle and Portland following in that order. The league wound up its' reg ular business yesterday and will turn almost immediately to the Shaughnessy playoffs for the president's cup and $10,000 in bonus money, of which $3000 goes to the winner. "The playoffs will open. in Se attle and Portland Tuesday, with the champions staying on to meet the Ralniers on their home lot and '. San Francisco meeting the Beavers on their home field. The survivors of these series will tangle for cup and cash. . .... Los Angeles split two week end doubleheaders with Seattle. The Rainiers, a cellar club for the first half of the year, best ed the Angels 2-1 Saturday, but dropped the nightcap, 4-3. Los Angeles, after losing the first contest yesterday, 3-1, finished off the season with a 4-2 tri umph. Portland split with San Fran cisco Saturday, 6 to 5 and 2 to 4, but walked off with both ends of the final doubleheader, 5-3 and '4-3. Hollywood took a double licking from San Diego yester day, 11-4 and 3-2. The Oakland Acorns . swept their imn straight doubleheader from Sac ramento, winning 12-7 and 5-2. By The Associated Press COAST LEAGUE W. L. Pet. .710 .574 .548 .510 .471 .471 .452 .265 Los Angeles ... 110 San Francisco 89 Seattle 85 45 66 70 76 82 82 85 Portland -...79 Hollywood .....73 Oakland ..: 73 San Diego :70 Sacramento 41 114 Yesterday's Results Portland 5-4, San Francisco 3- 3. . : Seattle 3-2, Los Angeles 1-4. Oakland 12-5, Sacramento 7-2. San Diego 11-3, Hollywood 4- 2. Results Saturday Oakland 3-4, Sacramento 2-3. Portland 6-2, San Francisco 5- 4. Hollywood 3, San Diego 2. Seattle 2-3, Los Angeles 1-4. AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet. .634 .549 .547 .515 New York .. ,..85 Cleveland .73 Washington -........75 Detroit 69 Chicago 66 St.. Louis ...62 Boston .62 Philadelphia ; ..44 49 60 62 65 67 71 74 88 .496 .466 .456 .333 Results Yesterday New York 1-9, Boston 0-6. Washington 4-9, Philadelphia 3-5. St. Louis 2-6, Chicago 0-2. Cleveland 2, Detroit 1. - NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet. St. Louis 90 44 .672 Brooklyn 74 59 .556 Cincinnati .74 61 .548 Pittsburgh ......73 68 .518 Chicago .. 61 71 .462 Philadelphia .....58 75 .436 Boston 66 - 73 .434 New York ......49 84 .368 Results Yesterday Brooklyn 8, Philadelphia 4. Cincinnati 1-0, Pittsburgh 0-7. -. New York 3-7, Boston 0-2. St. Louis at Chicago, postpon ed. ' " ' . , .... .. .. ...... SAN DIEGO FIGHTS ' SAN DIEGO, Calif., Sept. 12 OP) Odell Polee, Los Angeles, was outweighed 17 pounds but he stopped . Harold Blackshear, 204, Oakland and Monterey heavyweight, on a technical knockedout Friday night in the eighth round of a 'scheduled 10 frame fight. '..'; Ball Champs Gal Football Coach Game -- But She's Not By Arden Skidmore SALINA, Pa., Sept. 13 OP) ' Comely Pauline Hugh, the girl football coach, lost her first game 47-0 but she's not ask ing anyone for a spare shoulder to weep on. "Don't worry too much about it," she told her Bell Township lads,' patting them on the back as they trooped to" their dress ing room Saturday. "It was my first game and yours, too. We were too inexperienced." The Derry players they weren't going to let any girl coached team beat them won about as expected. Bell, it should be explained is a "B" class school , in this' western' Pennsylvania hamlet, Derry an Move Oyer, Pop ,. H.I.. --nT'"iiiniWiiiniiliviwiiiiii niniiiArii Chester Joseoh Laabs Jr., 5 and let someone really hit one in Browns. . - . Klamath-Grant Grid Game Gets State-Wide Publicity The ' 'Klamath-Grant football game September 24 came in for prominent publicity in the Sun day Oregonian. In an article at the top of the first sports page, it was pointed out that the game is a highlight of the Third War Loan drive in Klamath county. : "This game should be the sea son's biggest prep affair in the state so far as box office appeal is concerned," said the Oregon ian. J. : " All of which reminds Klamath sports fans that only by the pur chase of a $25 war bond can they obtain reserved seats -for the Grant battle on Modoc field. The Seahawks, Michigan Open Grid Campaigns This Week ." By HAROLD CLAASSEN NEW YORK, Sept. 13 IP) The Iowa pre-flight eleven. Camp Adair MP's Win State Football Championship Sunday CORVALLIS, Sept. 13 OP) The Camp Adair military police team won the state Softball cham pionship Sunday by edging out the .Colored Merchants of Port-' land, 5 to 4. The soldiers trimmed Albany by the same score in a semi-final game earlier. The Merchants gained the finals by defeating the Astoria Coast Guardsmen, 9 to 2. , Brooklyn Pitcher . Tries Out at Salem Dodgers' Camp SALEM, Sept. .12 IP) Just leave it to the Dodgers they'll do it every time! Among some 58 candidates at the Brooklyn baseball t r y o u t camp which opened here yester day under George, Sisler was Cpf. McNinriy, a pitcher from of all places Brooklyn, N. Y;, said to be a rabid Dodger fan. McNinny is stationed, withe an army unit here. . . WARNER BEATS CAMP CORVALLIS,. Sept. 12 OP) Warner Hardware of Albany de feated Camp Adair Medics,-4 to .0, Friday in the Oregon State invitational Softball tournament. "A" class school. It was like pitting Sewanee against Notre Dame.' - "In her own class she's going to give opponents a handful, and I mean that," declared Brunto Conti, Derry coach. "Her boys were very aggressive and really cooperated with her. They really snapped to her call for the pre game huddle." Conti , said he , didn't . believe Bell used a dozen plays but he reported, "I saw a very nice pass play into the flat on the strong side from an unbalanced line, and her off -tackle looked good. - p The 22-year-old blonde also used an end run, Ujie buck"1, and on one occasion a reverse. ; 1 it. tells daddy to get out of there batting practice with St. Louis bond must be purchased at the chamber of commerce at the time the reservation is made. r , Grant is listed by the Oreeon ian as a possible champion of the Portland preo league this year, along with, Franklin and Jeffer son. 1 . Here is the Oregonian's brief report' on the Grant situation: ' Grant Coached by Jerry Lll- lie, won five, lost one. tied one last year. Squad of 40 working headed by Art . Milne,' end, league's leading scorer last year. Five other lettermen back are Sheldon Jones and Fulton Olson, ends; Evan Davis and R 'chard McGregor, halfbacks, and Glen Carnine. glamor team of early 1942, and Michigan, expected to replace the Seahawks in thai role this fall, open their campaigns this weekend as the gridiron sport takes another step nearer the center of the stage. Michigan, its own great col lection of manpower increased by navy contributions from Wisconsin and Minnesota, tang les with Camp Grant, 23 to 0 victors over Illinois last Satur day. Iowa's Seahawks, coached this year by Lt. Don Faurot, oppose the Illini. " On the same day Duke, which got plenty of navy help from Lake Forest, Auburn, Georgia, Tennessee and Missis sippi State, tangles with the Camp Lejeune marines. This trio of college elevens may pile up some of the high scores which officials predicted for the coming campaign but which were lacking in last veekend's frays. . . Yale had to go all out to de feat Muhlenberg, 13 to 6, after Wayne Johnson, one of Har vard's better backs in 1942 but now an eli by grace . of the naval training program, suf fered a severe injury on his first play. Rochester - nipped Bald win-Wallace, 14 to 6; Swarthmore blanked Ursinus, 12 to 0, and Presbyterian trounced Fort Jackson, 41 to 0. In Friday night encounters, central Michigan - worked out at the expense of Alma, 13 to 6,' and Peru, ' Neb., Teachers downed Rosecrans field , of St. Joseph,. Moi, 7 to 0. First Crying Conti, with a wide grin, said Miss Rugh didn't come over to shake his hand after the' game, as is customery. She looked "pretty badly broken up," he added. : 1 "I thought he should have come over to my side of the field," Miss Rugh retorted. What color the Bell team lacked Miss Rugh supplied. In fact, more than 3000 fans came principally to. see her.- ' Attired in a two-piece brown suit with a sweater under her jacket, she squirmed and pitch ed nervously on the' bench like any; other' coach.: She showed concern over' her boys, darting out on the field several times when players were hurt,, and once helped tape a boy's ribs. Pro-Gridiron ChampsLose Three Tilts Washington Rtdtkins Maki Three Appearances This . Fall, Get Setback In All ) CHICAGO. Sept. ' 13 P) What could be more embarrass ing than to be the defending champions - and lose your first three games? , ., The National Football league pro champs of 1942, the Wash ington Redskins, have 'made three . formal appearances this season, lost all three and. are happy the games don't count in the standings. The first was to the college All-Stars, 27 to 7; the second to Green Bay in an exhibition a week ago, 23 to 21. The third defeat camo yester day . at the hands of , the Red skins' old nemesis, the Chicago Bears, whom the Washington's upset for the pro title last De cember. The Bears stepped out before 56,000 fans at Baltimore and spilled the champs, 21 to 14. This, too, was just an exhibi tion tilt. The New York Giants, a 42-28 victim of the Bears last week, took it out on the Detroit Lions yesterday at Akron, O., also by a 21 to 14 score but before only 11,000 spectators. An in tercepted Lion pass sot up the Giants' winning touchdown in the last period. The Brooklyn Dodgers started their new coach, Pete Cawthon, off on a winning note by plas tering the Camp Lee (Va.) Sold iers, 28 to 6. Saturday night the Green Bay boys won their, second exhibi tion test of the season by beat ing the Phil-Pitt Eagles, 28 to 10. Clites Wins California Golf Championship PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., Sept. 13 IP) Husky Elmer Clites, who operates a crane In a Stockton paper mill in working hours and plays golf whenever he can, is the 1943 California amateur golf champion. The 29-year-old working man won his most Important links crown here yesterday when he swamped Bobby Rosburg, 18- year-old University of San Fran cisco student, 8 and 6, in the scheduled 36-hole finals. The new champion succeeds Johnny Dawson of Los Angeles who was eliminated in the first round. He contributed one of the big upsets by eliminating Na tional Amateur Champion Lieut. Marvin "Bud" Ward. U. S. A., 1-up on the 20th in the quarter finals. Eugene High Coach Has Five Lettermen For Grid Nucleus EUGENE, Sept. 13 OP) Coach Hank Kuchera'of Eugene' high school has five lettermen as a nucleus for his 1943 football team. . Quarterback Ranny Smith, Tackle Dean Bond and Guard Mert Jones are the only first string men back. Cece Berg, end, arid Wayne Callaway, half back, are the other letter win ners. More than 40 boys turned out. ' ' f Robleto Takes Slim Ten-Rounder From Aguilar HOLLYWOOD, Sept.' 12 OP) Joe Robleto of Pasadena, Calif., won a decision by a slim mar gin in his 10-round fight Friday with Ernesto Aguilar, Mexico City bantamweight. The Mexican fighter was down for a one-count in the first round but put up a good battle the rest of the way. -Robleto ' came in at ' 122 pounds, Aguilar at 118. " The digestion time of human beings is lengthened by high altitudes. ' ; - END CONSTIPATION THIS NATURAL WAY! " ' ' - ! Millions now take Simple ' Fresh Fruit Drink instead ; of Harsh Laxatives I . , It's lemon and water. Yes t Just . the juice of 1 Sunkist Lemon in a glass of water first thing on arising. . Taken first thing in the morning, this wholesome drink stimulates bowel action in a natural way ' assures most people of prompt, normal elimination. Why not change to this healthful habit? Lemon and water is food for you. Lemons are among the richest sources of vitamin C, which combats fatigue, helps you resist colds and infections. They also supply Brand P. They alkallnite, aid appetite and digestion. Lemon and water has a fresh tang, too clears the mouth, wakes you up I Try this grand wake-up drink 10 mornings. See if it doesn't help Lou I Use California Sunkist' emons, . Make Reservations For Quarterback Dinner Tuesday " The chamber of commcroo will take reservations for the Quarterback club dinner scheduled for Tuesday night at the Wlllnrd hotel any time up until .Tuesday noon, ac cording to Lee Smith, presi dent of the Quarterback club Monday.. Those planning to attend this meeting are nuked to be turo to get those reservations made speedily. Huskies Field Seven Regulars From Last Year SEATTLE, Sept., 12 MY Scvon regulars from last year's University of Washington lineup bulwarked tho No. 1 Husky foot ball 'team fielded Thursday. Conch Rulph (Pest) Welch last no time In putting his big and tal ented' squad to work. Two former Washington State college varsity pcrformors and two freshmen completed tho first eleven. The probable starting lineup for Washington s opening game September 25 against Whit man. Welch had Bob Erlckson, U. of W. triple threat ace, ond Jay Stoves of WSC, alternating at left halfback, but sideline ob servers were of tho opinion Stoves might end up at quarter back as both backs are too valu able for port-tlmo duty. Pete Suslck, holdover quarter back who wilt be leaving for of ficers' training school in October, filled in at full, with Gerry Aus tin, lctterman from Kelso, call ing signals. Noll Brooks, veter an Washington fullback whose eligibility under navy training standards is In doubt, was In uni form yesterdoy. In the line were Gall Bruce, freshman, and Jack Tracy, hold over, ends; Don Decks and Leon ard Larson, holdovers, tackles; Bill Ward from WSC and Frank Saksa, holdover1, guards: Gordon Berlin, freshman, center. Bill Skiff Has New Contract With Rainiers SEATTLE. Sept. 13 OP) Man ager Bill Skiff of the Seattle Rainiers will take his team into the Coast league president's cup series with a new one-year con tract in his pocket. He and Emll Sick, club presi dent, came to terms Saturday. Details of the contract were not revealed, but Sick told newsmen Skiff's salary probably was as high as any now paid In the league. Skiff brought. his club. home third this year after a disappoint ing start. In his three years with the Rainiers he has won one league pennant and two Shaugh nessy playoffs. . Z 7 YOUR ARMY rolls on ynth.Uo rubber tires for trucks, guns. Jeeps, scout oars, naif-tracks. Other ynthtlorubb products I "crash pads" ' inside tanks, boots, lubbers, soles and heals, gaskets, pontons; assault wire. YOUR AIR FORCE lands on synthauotlraa. Other synthetlo rubber products: bullat-sealing fual tanks and hose, refueling hose, hydraulic hose, window saala, grommets, "crash pada," barrage balloons, emergesoy Ted SHOOPandSCHULZE "The Tlra Men" 'v. BLACK ond WHITE SUPER SERVICE Main and Spring - Phone 7741 1 PAGE SIX Cinci Pitcher Heaves One-Hitter at Pirates Elmer Riddle Makes Best Record On Mound Sunday; Pitts Gain Split By TED MEIER Associated Press Sports Writer . It Isn't very often that a onn-hltter Is pitched In the mnjnr leagues . after Labor Dny, but. Elmer Riddle, of tho Cincinnati Reds, accomplished tho foat against the Pittsburgh Pirates yes torduy. . In a day marked by superlutlve mound performances, Rid dlo's effort was coBlly tho best. Pitted against the 20-gnme win ner,' Rip Sowell, In the first game of a duublelivuilur, Hlddlo re tired tho first 22 mon lo fni-c him. Than, with nno out In tho nlnhtli. Rnh Klllnlt rimililrrl far the Pirates' Inno blnule. Rlddlo went on lo gain his 19th victory of the year with 1 to 0 shutout. Only one other Pittsburgh butter got on base. Pinch Hitter Tommy O'Brien walked with one out In the ninth, but was erased In a double piny. Cincinnati's one run enme In tho fourth when Bert Haas walked and crossed homo plutc on singles by Steve Mcsncr and Eddie Miller. . Pittsburgh gained a split by taking tho nightcap, 7 to 0, be hind Xavier Rcsclgno's four-hit twirling, coupled with Jim Rus sell's three-run homer in the sixth. Aco Adams,, the New York Giants work horse, camo near est to Riddle's performance. Ho beat the Boston Braves, 7 to 2, with a neat thrco-hltter. In tho opener Southpaw Cliff Melton blimkcd the Braves, 3 to 0, by scattering seven hits. The New York- Yankees swept a five gnmo, series from the Boston Red Sox, 1 to 0 and 9 to 6. Ernlo Bonhnm outpltch ed Joe Dobson in the opener, yielding four hits to Dobson's six. In addition Bonhnm won his own game, singling Joe Gordon home in the eighth Inn- ing. Gordon had doubled and stolen third. Atley Donald's one-hit flvo inning relief per formancc won the nightcap aft cr Charley Wensloff had been knocked out. The St. Louis Browns like wise got good pitching from Bob Muncriuf and Denny Gnlc- houso and swept a doublchcad or from the Chicago Whito Sox, 2 to 0 and 6 to 2. Washington moved within two percentage points of the second placo Cleveland Indians by beating the Philadelphia Athlotics twice, 4 to 3, and 9 to 9, Tommy Bridges hurled a four-hitter for Detroit against Cleveland, but lost, 2 to 1, when Mike Rocco tripled and scored on Lou Boudreau's fly. Brooklyn won its 18th game in 21 starts by beating the HERE'S WHAT SYNTHETIC RUBBER MEANS TO YOU YOUR NAVY loads Us fuel oil through syn thetlo rubber auction hose. Other aynthatia rubber produetai bedding bag material, gun mount als, life veita, propeller shaft cover ings, pontons, discharge hoi. ' gas tanks. Jack Soptombcr 13, 1048 1 Phillies, 8 lo' 4, through a six rim uprising In tho seventh. A si'heuuled doiiblchender between the St. Louis Cardi nals and lite Chicago Cubs was postponed. Beavers May Have to Suit Up Waterboys PORTLAND. Ore., Sept. 13 IP) Couches John Wurrvn o( Oregon und Lon Stlner of Oregon Suites ....... Un..u .... Itt.tl LIUIUK ,,it, nut, ,v p,, .iiv.i boys when football prospects turn out Thurxduy. Warren sulci nt Eugene ha would huve to stin t from scratch with a green team of 17-ycor-olds and 4-r's. He expects a low old er Webfoots buck, but doesn't count on their services as they are awaiting call to military re serves. Stiner Is looking for the return of only one veteran Beaver Bob Stevens, junior quarterback. Twlcc-a-day drill will be the or der for the first two woeks. Tho Webfoots and Bcuvcrs will get started a week Inter than oth er Pacific Const conference teams, giving them Just three weeks to prepare for opening giimcs October 0. HORSESHOE PITCHER PORTLAND, Sept. 12 (IP) Licius (.unpen, i-oriionct, won tho annual stato horscshno pitch Ing tournnmcnt held at Laurel. hurst park this week. When In Medlord Star at HOTEL HOLLAND Thoroughly Modem Joe and Ann Earlejr Proprietors YOUR CAR someday 1 -r"W - 1 next yaai will soil on F - 1 U.S. Royal D Luxe aya- I lVi I thatlo Uras (or essential I 4 1
