odd
Salem Lads
Big, Tough
On Gridiron
Pelican Coach Fails to
Scout Enomy; But Gather
Plenty Second-hand Dope
Report of plenty of beef
among Bnlem's Vikings are not
exaiiiioriited, It was apparent
' when (ho Urge lads from tlio
capital arrived here luat night for
O their game tonight with Frank
Ramsey's Pelli-nns.
The Snlemltrs loomed big on
the timet and will probably look
von bigger when they take the
field agnlimt the Peltcana, who
are nevertheless fuvored to win
their third slart of the 1043 grid
season. -
The visitors have been doing
a lot of practicing thin week for
their battle with the lonti'd Pel
ican. Coach Tommy Drynan
worked hit rhnrgei four long
hours each afternoon for what
he told them will be their tough
est game of the aeason.
Coach Ramiey of the Pelicans
has gathered considerable In
formation about the Vlka and
haa imparted it to hi Indt, but
he hnan't aeen them in action.
Frank waa given a bum tip lost
weekend that Salem would play
Mllwaukle on Saturday Instead
of Friday night, and here la the
4 story as related by At Llghtner
9 In the Salem Statesman:
Frank Just Day Late
. Waa my face red dept.t How
Dot to acout a football team
' a one-act play starring Jumbo
Frank Ramsay, Klamath Falli
Pelican grid boss made a one
day stand In the village Satur
day last ... No audience gosh
not Frenk's face was too crim
son for that.
He rose bright and early Sat
urday morn and lit out for Sa
lem. Object: Scout the Viks In
their opener against Mllwaukle
since said Viks play Ramsey's
Pelicans at Klamath next Friday
night . . . Weary-eyed and mum
bling. Frank stumbled in around
noon with, "What time's the
game start? Who s gonna win?
How s Salem look? Are they big
etc.. etc T"
"Well, they're big. alt rlqht,
4v but they're not gonna beat Mil
P waukle, pal that game was
played yesterday," ses we.
(Plasterer Is still working on
hole In celling made by 280
pound Frank after explosive as
cension.)
Mr. R. collected himself after
we told him he wouldn't have a
worry In the world If the Viks
acted up Friday night like they
did at Mllwaukle, and that even
If he hadn't got his wires crossed,
about all his scouting notes
would have contained "no
hustle, no drive, no speed.
Bout Between Sam
Angott, Luther
White Proposed
LOS ANGELES. Oct. 1 W
Promoter Joe Lynch has asked
the state athletic commission to
sanction a bout between Sammy
Angott and Luther (Slugger)
White or Baltimore at Holly
wood baseball park Oct. 18 as
a lightweight championship con
test.
Lynch posted f 18,000 with
the commission to insure the
fight. Henry Armstrong was
signed to fight wmto on that
data, but the match was can
celled when the Los Angeles
negro retired from the ring.
Pacific Favored .
To Beat UCLA
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1 (P)
Imagine College of the Pacific
coming to Los Angeles and be
ing Installed a seven-point fa
vorite to beat a UCLA football
team Saturdayl
Alonzo A. Slang, dean of
them all, likes to have the odds
heavily against him, but his
Tigers seem to pack too much
experience and too much pass
ing artistry in the person of
ohnny Podesto. UCLA s Rose
owl team of 1842. by contrast,
was riddled by graduations and
transfera Into the armed serv
ices. Angels Acquire
New Ball Players
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1 Wl
Determined to be a factor in the
1944 Pacific Const bnsebnll race,
the Los Angeles club has ac
quired 18 new players from ma
jor and minor leagues.
' Stu Martin, second baseman;
Pitchers Bob Bowman, Jake
Mooty and Outfielder Bob Mc
Coll have been obtained from
the Chicago Cubs in part pay
ment for Andy Pafko, John Os
trowskl, Bill Schuster, Billy
Holm, Red Lynn, Roy Hughes
ind Jodie Phipos. all Angel stars
who have been turned over to
he Cubs.
I The Angela also got Pitchers
Dick Conger and Antone Karl
rom the Phillies In payment for
Ken Raffensberger, pitcher, and
Outfielder Rip Russell.
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Spud Chandler in Top Form for
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October 1, 19-13
am
Jim
Bill Wilson, itcond etrlng
Pelican guard, la pushing First
Stringer Doug Clement for the
starting line-up. Bill Is big and
has lots oi fire.
Ca! Football
Hocus-Pocus
To Be Bared
Southern California's
T-formation Pitted Against
Bears' Umeon Grid Tactics
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 1 P)
Southern California's newly in
stalled and apparently effective
T-formatlon will be pitted
against California's widely her
alded but unseen to dote football
hocus pocus Saturday at Berke
ley in tne cniet attraction or the
abbreviated coast gridiron
schedule.
The Trojans showed no short
age of talent while racing off to
a 20-P win over the University
of California at Los Angeles
Bruins last week, and hove been
established 10-8 favorites to
knock over the California Bears.
The Bears overpowered the St.
Mary's collego Gaels in their
opener 27-iz and were not forc
ed to use deceptive plays they
are known to possess, much to
Uie disappointment of Trojan
scouts. ...
If the contest goes to a deci
sion it will establish a leader
among the three members com
posing the Southern division of
the conference. USC already is
In front, from the win over
UCLA. And It will be the first
conference contest for the Bears.
The three rivals play home and
home engagements this season.
A crowd of more than 50,000 la
exnertcd for the Berkeley game.
UCLA entertains College of
tne Pncinc In Los Angeles and
In spite of the loss to Southern
California, is expected to take
the field slightly favored to beat
Amos Alonzo Staeg's twice vic
torious Tigers. Pacific already
has won from the Alameda
coast guard and the St. Mary's
navy pre-fllght school but will
suit up tomorrow minus the
services of some regulars, three
Injured and one ineligible.
The fourth air force team of
March field meets Redlands at
Riverside and St. .Mary's pre
fllght takes on the Pleasanton
naval personnel distribution cen
ter team In other games.
- AMERICAN LEAGUE -
New York 95 58 .629
Washington - 84 - 67 .556
Cleveland 79 71 .527
Chicago 80 72 .526
Detroit ...... ...... 78 76 .500
St. Louis 72 77 .483
Boston 68 82 .453
Philadelphia 49 102 .325
Results Yesterday
Chicago 8, New York 3.
Detroit 6. Philadelphia 0.
Cleveland at Washington, can
celed..
St. Louts at Boston, canceled.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis 102 49 .875
Cincinnati 8H B6 .6S
Brooklyn 80 70 .533
Pittsburgh 80 72 .526
Chicago 72 77 .483
Boston 66 83 .443
Philadelphia 62 90 .408
New York 55 . 95 .387
Results Yesterday .
Brooklyn 3, Cincinnati 2.
Chicago E. Boston 4 (12 Inn
ings).
St. Louis I. New York 0.
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Sports jrN
Briefs fe'!
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Full.rton, ,T'fc'''pTX
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (P) Pre
parations are under way to hold
the 19th East-West football game
at San Francisco New Year's
Day, but the trick will be to
find 44 players who don't have
to be back in the campus navy
In 48 hours . . . The coaches say
It can be done . . . Caught right
in the middle, the local baseball
scribes who handled world ser
ies press reservations won't say
whether the demand this year is
larger or smaller than they
could handle . . . "If we say
more," one explained, "some
body In Washington might get
excited; If we say less, the news
papermen we turned down would
get excited."
TODAY'S GUEST STAR
Carter (Scoop) Latimer, Green
ville. S. C, News: "Georgia
Tech's football team, manned
from stem to stern by the navy,
won't be upset this season unless
Notre Dame rocks the boat. But
leave I Ho Coach Bill Alexander
to have some pills on hand for
seasickness."
.
POETIC JUSTICE '
(Michigan vs. Northwestern).
If Michigan loses, the boys at
Ann Arbor
Will be mooching quarters to pay
the barber.
(California USC).
They say that the players from
Calif.
Are - not- good enough by -Hal
(Arkansas-Texas Christian).
We're In the dark on the boys
from Ark.
So TCU will have to do.
(Navy vs. Cornell).
With en 18 coupon and a betjm
the Middies.
You can buy new shoes for all
of your kiddies.
.
ONE-MINUTE SPORTS PAGE
In case you're wondering how
the scalpers manage to get world
series tickets, Jackie Farrell re
ports that the only pasteboards
mailed before yesterday went to
out-of-town applicants, so some
must have bounced back . .
Harry Mahnkcn, who was "pro
moted" from the 150-pound squad
to coach the Princeton varsity,
Teports that two backs who
couldn't make his second team
last year now are second
stringers on the big team ... .
The Detroit ' Lions claim to be
the best-scouted team In the Na
tional Football league. They
opened the season a week ahead
of the rest and every team in the
circuit had a man watching them.
YOU PICK "EM
(Concluding the world series
dope with few notes on. the
managers).
Joe McCarthy, Yankees
Square-hewn, hard-to-know sort
of guy; runs his team like a bus
iness and it usually means bus
iness . ; . There's no questioning
his ability as a manager, since
he's won eight American league
championships, one. National
league and two American as
sociation . . . This year apparent
ly was final proof because he had
less than ever to start on but
still won.
Billy Southworth, Cardinals
Small, affable and boyish look
ing. When you meet him you
dont wonder, that his players
run their legs off trying to win
for him . . . PlByed for the Cards
when they beat the Yanks In
1926: managed the club for a few
months in 1929, then went back
for a fresh start at Rochester.
Returned In mid-season, 1940,
and so far has piloted his team
to two pennants and one world
championship.
(Now, if you've digested all
To The
GENERAL PUBLIC
Owing to the f aet that
there have been no raina and
there la a very great fire
haiard in the wooda. notice
la ' hereby ' given that there
will be no hunting permitted
on our lands in the Meadow
Lake and Swan Lake die
trlcta. We have a patrolman
in the area and . If any per
eons are found hunting .on
the premlaes we will be com
pelled to prosecute them.
We have already been
fighting a fire In the Meadow
Lake area for approximately
three weeks, and we are aUll
maintaining a crew there.
Liikey Bros.
By TED MEIER
Associated Press Sports Writer
Spud Chandler, 20-game win
ner for the New York Yankees,
is In top form for his expected
three starting assignments
against the St. Louis Cardinals
in the world scries the first,
fourth and seventh game, if
necessary.
The ace right bander twirled
three hitlcss innings against the
Chicago White Sox yesterday
in his final tuneup for the fall
classic that opens Tuesday. His
brief appearance lowered his
earned run .average for tlte sea
son to 1.67. .the best in the
American league since 1919.
-'ho fact that the White Sox
landed on Bill Zuber for an 8
to 3 victory after Chandler's de
parture was important only to
the Sox who are putting on a
great drive to oust Cleveland
from third place. The triumph
No. 11 of the season lor
Southpaw Edgar Smith was
the Sox's 13th success in 16
starts si.d put them within one
percentage point of the Indians.
In fact the Indians, whose
scheduled night game with
Waflhinfftnn un. fBnrHrf Ka
ceuse of the weather, will drop
u lourin ii tney lose to the
Athletics at Philadelphia today.
Howie Krist of the Cardinals
also served notice he is ready
as a possible world scries starter
by shutting out the New York
Giants. 1 to 0, on six hits in a
night game at St. Louis. Rookie
Bill Voisello of the Giants yield
ed only five hits, but lost in the
eighth when Lou Klein singled
Hurry Walker home Irora sec
ond base.
The Brooklyn Dodgers tight
ened their hold on third place
in the National league by cap
italizing on a shaky- start by
Elmer Riddle to beat i Cincin
nati, 3 to 2, and end the Reds'
10-guine winning streak.1
A third inning threc-bagcor
by Billy Herman provided the
one-run margin that Kirby
Hbe Held to the end for his
13th victory. Riddle, trving for
his 22nd victory, yielded only
one hi tone hit in the last six
innings, but the damage had
been done.
Rookie Andy Pafko, selected
as the most valuable player in
the Pacific Coast league where
he nlavcd with I
sparked the Chicago Cubs to
on uphill 5 to 4 victory over
the Boston Braves -in 12 inn
ings, me v-uus lied the score
with three run. in th ninth
again in the eleventh, and won
iii me mn on fauco tourth
hit of the same. NaIa A nrimm.
who went the route for the
craves, suirered Mis 20th defeat.
LllclclpM r.limnn Uft.ri. t U.
Philadelphia Athletics Iqst his
'"i game oi me season as De
troit blanked the A's, 6 to 0.
Joe Hoover blasted a three-run
homer to back up four hit pitch
ing bv Flunk- flUflPmlM anrl U.l
White. Ovprmfr rtirAH in tUa.
sixin aner being hit in the leg
A scheduled doubleheader be
tween the Boston Red Sox and
St. Louis Browns was cancelled
because of the weather. The
rniiues und Pittsburgh Pirates
had an open date.
OFFENSIVE GOOD
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (P Lou
Little Isn't so sure of the de
fense of his untried Columbia
football team, but he has an
Idea that nn nffnw ihm i
will be able to roll up a few
points, tie minks that Satur
day's game with Princeton will
produce . plenty of scoring on
both sides, and he forsakes the
coaches' time-honored pessimism
by hinting his team might bring
4ii ua Diggesi ioiai.
this Information, you pick 'em;
nugn won t.)
an nn m t i
Deer, Antelope and
Elk Skins are needed
for the war effort. "
All skins have some
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Bud Peterateiner, ibori,
blocking back on the Pelican
grid team, waa accepted for
army aviation cadet training
this week. But Bud will go
right en playing with the Pel
icans. He is not expected to
leave until the end of the
school year.
Hunters Invade
Oregon Woods as
Deer Hunt Opens
PORTLAND, Oct. 1 IIP)
Hundreds of hunters entered
Oregon forests today for the
opening of the deer season.
State game officials estimat
ed more than 145,000 would
participate before the season
ends November 3. Final fig
ures on hunting licenses have
not been reported yet.
Hunters were warned by for
est officials of the fire danger.
and several sections remained
ciosed. These included a 50,000
acre area in the Fremont Na
tional forest in Wheeler county
and sections of state forests
in Klamath, Lake, Jackson,
Coos. Douglas and Josephine
counties.
Husky Gridiron .
Roster Gets New
End; Backs on Side
' SEATTLE, , Oct. 1 m A
new end was added to the
Washington football roster yes
terday, but the fullbacks were
still on the sidelines during a
stiff scrimmage session. Hec
Brown, a varsity basketball
player who had been off the
field for two weeks because of
marine corps disciplinary re
strictions, rejoined the squad as
a strong end candidate. .
There was a possibilty that
other players might regain their
eligibility with the posting of
scholastic reports today. ....
RED GRANGE AGAIN
CHICAGO, Sept. 30 W
Harold (Red) Grange, the famed
galloping ghost of the gridiron,
is back on the football field again
showing Chicago youngsters
how he used to carry the ball for
Illinois and the Chicago Bears.
Grange Is oneo f a group of
football stars, past and present,
who are aiding the Chicago
Sports association's first venture,
football schools for boys from
12 to 15 years old.
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Saturday
Lost Week's Record Gives
Robertson Confidence; He
Still Pets Rabbit's Foot
By ORLO ROBERTSON .
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (JP) Hav
ing posted a record of 32 wins.
eight defeats and one tie last
week (tne less said the better
about that 47-9 plastering Penn
gave Princeton) we approach
this week's football selections
with a little more confidence but
still with a firm hold on that
rabbit's foot.
(Home teams listed first)
. .-nc-Lieorgia Tech
The Irish worked out against
Pitt last week while Tech had a
much tougher job whipping
North Carolina. But with the
thought one never should vote
against Notre Dame until shown
otherwise we'll ride with the In-
dianans in a closely-drawn battle.
Northwestern-Michigan The
Wildcats failed to imDress in de
feating Indiana while the Wol
verines showed plenty of power
in two victories so it s naicmgan.
Navy-Cornell CaDt. Whel-
chel says the true strength of the
Middies won't be determined un
til they meet Duke next week.
Can't see Cornell stopping this
all-veteran outfit.
Ai.ny-ColKate There was
nothing in the Cadets' 27-0 de-
teat of VUlanova to cause us to
weaken on the army. It's army
but nrobably in a close fit.
Iowa-Wisconsin A couple of
aii-civiuan teams but off Wiscon
sin's close battle with Camp
Grant we'll string' along with
the Badgers.
Minnesota-Nebraska "Thisll
be no battle of Titans, as in other
years, but the below par Goph
ers shape up as stronger thin a
weaK weerasKa team.
: Ohio State-Missouri " Each
team scored 13 points in losing
last week, but the Buckeyes. did
their countine against the strong
Iowa Pre-Flight eleven. 7A vote
for Paul Browns 17-year old
Ohio boys.
Great Lakes-Pittsburgh Can't
see Fitt bouncing back enough
i rom ine noire Dame snellack.
ing to take the Gobs.
' Louisiana State-Rice The
Bengals have Steven Van Bu
ren. who scored 22 Doints aeainot
Georgia last week. Our southern
ii ii - rv.
mum raw
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1434 Mot
scout says Rice and the south
west spotter, LfSU nipping a coin
we'll take LSU.
Tulane-Memphls Naval Air
Technical Training Command
Denny Myers has r ranK riiciieck
and plenty to go with him at
Memphis, little Monk Simons
also is loaded at Tuiane. , The
navy boys from Memphis.
Duke-North Carolina Pre-
Flight Duke has what it takes.
North Carolina-Penn State
North Carolina to bound back
after losing to Georgia Tech. It
may be close. .
Texas-Southwestern (Tex.)
Too many ex-Texas stars playing
for southwestern, it should be a
rip-snorter. Southwestern. ,
Arkansas-Texas Christian
Texas Christian.
California-Southern California
Southern California is the class
right now of the Southern divi
sion of the Pacific coast confer
ence. Southern California. ,
Weekend
Fishing
Prospects
PORTLAND, Oct. 1 W) The
state game commission today pre
dicted the weekend's best fishing
would be in the coastal streams,
especially those of Lane,-Josephine
and - Lincoln Counties,
where good catches of salmon,
cutthroat trout and bass were re
ported. -
By counties:
Lane Angling poor in most
of the streams in eastern part of
the county, but some small
catches reported . in Willamette
and McKcnzie rivers. Salmon
fishing good in Siuslaw. Both
Chinook and Silvers being
caught in vicinity of Florence
and Cushman. Trout fishing fair
in Siltcoos lake on troll. Bass
fishing fair in Sutton, Mercer
and Cleowox lakes.
Curry Angling fair with few
catches being reported. Chinook
and Silverside catches slowly
improving in Rogue and Cbetco
rivers.
Josephine Angling good the
past week. Trout angling in
Rogue exceptionally good with
flies, small Royal Coachman and
Gray Hackle patterns. Some nice
catches of steelhead taken on
small spinners and flatfish and
a few on flies. Applegate and Illi
nois rivers have provided good
cutthroat trout fishing. Favorite
lures have been small spinners
and flies, although fish also have
been caught "on bait, r
There Are Lots
isi
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Latin Doys
Slug It Out
For Title
HOLLYWOOD. Oct. 1 W)
For the first time in the history
of boxing, two Latin boys are
slugging it out tonight for
world championship. '
The bantamweignt diadem of
Manuel Ortiz, 26-year-old Mexi
can farmer of EI Centro, Calif,,
is staked against the claim of
Mexico City a Leonardo Lopei,
four years . younger. Service
Sports, Inc., which supplies
equipment for amusement to the
boys in the armed forces, hope
to realize about 10,000 from the
crowd in Hollywood Legion sta
dium. '
This may well be the last of
the seven defenses of the title
this year by Maulin' Manuel, the
only active ring champion. Ha
has developed physically to the
point where he Is a natural feath
erweight, and he had to take off
eight pounds for tonight's 15
rounder. '
On the theory that this isn't
going to weaken him too much,
those who make the odds have
installed Ortiz as a 7 to 10 favorite.
GIRL CHEERLEADERS
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 1 W)
For the first time in its history.
Temple university will use girl
cheerleaders at tonight' gam
with Swarthmore.
Five girls will join the only
four men who could be found
to whoop it up for the Owls.
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