HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
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Byron Nelson Selected
1944's Athlete-of-Year
Golfer Succeeds Swedish Miler Gunder
Haegg; Slats Marion Finishes Second
By HAROLD CLAASSEN
NEW YORK, Doc. 18 UY)
Byron Nelson, who averaged less
than 10 strokes for 78 rounds of
big time tournament golf, is
1944's athlete-of-the-year.
Scvcnty-nino sports writers
throughout the country, who
scattered their affections on -10
different athletes, thought
enough of Nelson's efforts, how
ever, to name him as the suc
cessor to Gunder Haegg, Swed
en's miler, who was last years
winner.
Nelson's smooth-as-silk perform
ance on the fairways brought
him more than $45,000 in war
bond prizes as well as lb first
place votes in the present tabu
lations. Each such ballot was
worth three points, two points
for each second-place vote and
one for a third place mention.
The Toledo shot-maker, who
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By PAUL HAINES
HOOKS AND JABS
The service boys that partici
pated in that swell boxing bee
at the armory last Thursday
night, promoted by PhM 2c
F. T. Cassidy in conjunction
with the Sixth War Loan drive,
were definitely not in tip-top
shape.
This is not an indictment of
that condition, but y merely a
fact. We think that probably
dam few persons realize just
how exhausting two or three
minutes of dancing around a
ring exchanging lefts and rights
can be.
Al Burhardt. the colored
boy who fought professionally
under the monicker, "Kid
Silk," and was well-known by
ring fans throughout southern
California, looked exception
ally good against Marine Mike
Alt ano Thursday night in
gaining a TKO. It looked to
us that all Al needs is mora
experience to be a definite
boxing threat to some of the
big boys in the game.
Sailor Cassidy deserves a star
in his crown for his unstinted
efforts in instigating, arranging
and putting on a fine show. A
word of appreciation should al
so go to Mack Lillard, who made
the use of the armory possible.
QUOTE-UNQUOTE
This taken out of Gregg's Gos
sip in the Portland Oregonian
from a letter written by John
Halvorsen, adjutant of Willapa
Harbor post No. 39, American
Legion, of South Bend, Wash.,
explains itself:
"Dear Gregg: Inclosed you
will find our check for S35,
which we would like you to '
turn over to the man in
charge of buying recreational
equipment for the marines at
Klamath Falls."
The check has been forwarded
to the recreation officer at the
Marine Barracks and we only
wish more people and more or
ganizations would make the same
swell gesture.
We send many thanks to
South Bend and its wide-awake
Legion post along with the Ore
gonian, and agree that they
couldn't have chosen a better or
more timely use for the money.
Whatayasay we all follow
the splendid example set by
the South Bend Legion post
and climb on the bandwagon
for providing winter athletic
gear for the boys at the Bar
racks? Send your donation to
the sports editor. Herald and
News, or to the recreation of
ficer at the Barracks. Do it
now, folks, before it's too latel
National
By RUSS NEWLAND
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18 (ff)
The golfing grapevina carries
rumors the U. S. Golf associa
tion may revive the National
Open championship in 1945 it
has been a war casualty since
Pearl Harbor. . , , ,
Professionals plying their
trade on the current winter tour,
now in its west coast phase, have
heard the report the USGA
executive committee will discuss
revival of the country's No. 1
tournament at the meeting in
New York, next January 13. . . ,
While he has no official voice
In the matter. Defending Cham
pion Craig Wood of Mamar
oneck, N. Y., is opposed to re
viving the U. S. Open event dur
ing war time. , . Wood, strapped
in his specially designed corset
to aid an ailing back, won the
Open crown at Fort Worth, Tex.,
in 1941, the last time the event
was held. ...
Wood explained his stand In
this manner;
"I think the U. S. Open should
remain suspended until the war
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recently resigned his post to Join
nn umbrella firm, finished with
75 points, only five ahead of
Martin (Slats! Marion, Mr, Short
stop for the St. Louis Cardinals,
recently named the most valu
able player in the National Base
ball league.
Los Horvath, Ohio State's All
America quarterback and the
Hcisman trophy winner, was
third with 58 points and is the
leading amateur. The play-for-fun
athletes have topped the
poll seven times in the past de
cade with only Joe Louis in 1935
and Joe DiMaggio in 1941 crash
ing through from the salaried
ranks. ,
Nelson is the second golfer to
have reached the pinnacle in the
14 year history of the poll, hav
ing' been preceded by Gene Sar
azon in 1932.
The 32-year-old shot-maker,
4-F because of a blood condition
which causes profuse bleeding
whenever his skin is cut, opened
the vear by taking the San Fran
cisco open last January with a
72-hole card of 275. He then
sailed through a spring and sum
mer of almost monotonous win
nings, one of his defeats com
ing in the national NGA cham
pionships. Bob Hamilton of
Evjsnsville, Ind won that crown
with 1 up victory in 36 holes
over the Toledo toreador.
He still was in form early
this month when he returned to
San Francisco to retain his title
in the open there with a one
stroke verdict over Sgt. Jim Fer
rier of Camp Roberts,' Calif.
Gorgeous George
To Meet Piluso
In Main Mat Go'
Time limits on the rassling
bouts will be changed for Friday
night's tussles, according to Pro
moter Mack Lillard. Mat maul
ers on the circuit complain of
the altitude here and all matches
will now be rassled by rounds
instead of a time limit.
The opener will be four 10
minute rounds or two out of
three falls, the semi-windup is
set for five 10 minute cantos or
two out of three tumbles and the
headline event will be six 10
minute frames or two out of
three flops. . . ,
The headline event Friday
night pits Gorgeous George Wag
ner against popular Ernie Piluso.
Wagner of the body beautiful
didn't appear too formidable
against Bulldog Jackson last
week, but perhaps he was biding
his time and will be the Wagner
of old when he crunches cran
iums with Ernie.
Another red-hot card is on
deck and the semi-windup tussle
will be announced Tuesday.
Vanguards Win First
Hockey Tilt of Year
By The Associated Press
Vancouver, Wash., Vanguards
moved into the Pacific Coast
Hockey league's win column for
the first time this season last
night with a 4-2 triumph over
the Oakland, Calif., Oaks, while
the Seattle Ironmen and Port
land Eagles played to a 2-2 over
time deadlock.
Eddie Trites rammed home
two goals for the Vanguards,
both in the game-clinching third
period.
Parker Top Net Man
NEW YORK Frankie Parker
and Pauline Betz ranked No. 1
male ond female tennis players
of country by USLTA.
George (Barney) Poole, army's
sterling Plebe end who made
The Associated Press All-America
third team, is regarded as
one of the coming West Point
football greats.
Open May
is over. The many good players
now in the armed forces should
have an equal chance at the
championship. It would be un
fair to revive the tournament
when only those not In service,
plus a handful in uniform who
might be available, could com
pete. "The U. S. Open is the great
est tournament In the world,
open to all who can qualify for
it by their skill. To try to re
vive it now would be making a
mockery of it. Look at the mar
velous golfers who would be
denied a chance to olay for the
title, such as Vic Ghezzi, with
the army somewhere in Europe,
and Marvin "Bud" Ward, nation-
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Slammin1 Sam Snead Cops
Richmond Open for Second
Win of Winter Golf Circuit
By RUSS NEWLAND
RICHMOND, Calif.. Dec. 18
(P) The man with the Jack
Dempsey golfing punch, Slam
min' Sam Snead, was back in
the winners circle again today,
$1600 more in war bonds in his
pocket, and the Richmond Open
championship to his credit.
He won the z-noie event yes
terday with a four round total of
278, six strokes under par.
In the process he set the pace
again for another classy field.
Slammin' Sam is just what the
doctor ordered for tournament
competition. He's won two of
the four tournaments now
played in the current Winter
Open campaign along the west
coast. ,
Discharged from the navy six
weeks ago after more than two
years' service, the Hot Springs,
Va., ball bilter immediately set
out to prove that champions do
come back. Winner of the 1942
National PGA title and a sailor
the next week, Snead exchanged
navy blue for civies last month
and grabbed the Portland Open
in his first out.
His victory broke the year's
tournament golfing monopoly
known as the "Gold Dust
Twins," Byron Nelson and Har
old Mcspaden. Between them
they had been cleaning up on
most of the events they're the
one-two money winners of the
year.
But with siege gun Snead
back in action, the old order has
changed. He's the man to beat,
as well as the gallery attraction.
Snead put together rounds of
70-69-69-70 to win the Richmond
top prize. After capturing the
Portland Open, good for $2675
in war bonds, he tied for third
in the San Francisco Open and
tied for eighth in the Oakland
Open last week.
In four tournaments, he has
won $5775 in war bonds.
Finishing a stroke behind
Snead yesterday was slender
Charles Congdon of Tacoma,
Wash., with 70-72-67-70279.
The high money winner of the
year, Nelson, tied for third with
his running mate, McSpaden, at
Be Revived in 1945
al amateur champion who is a
captain in the air corps, now in
the Philippines.
"Ed Oliver, on of our finest
playors. Is in the army and it is
doubtful he would be available.
Willi Turneia, the fin little
amateur, is in uniform. So ar
Lawson Little, Johnny Good
man, Ben Hogan and "Dutch"
Harrison. Does anybody think
the war could wait while these
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Just over the Oregon-California line on the
Tulclake Highway
the Swing
280. Nelson had rounds of 72-69-70-68
and McSpaden, 74-72-64-70.
McSpaden's third round
33-31 64 set a new competitive
record for the par 36-35 71
Richmond course.
Nelson added $666.66 In war
bonds to his previous winnings
of $43,600 to bring his 1944 total
to $44,266.66.
The touring pros headed for
greener . pastures today, for
southern California to prepare
for the Los Angeles Open, Janu
ary 5 to 8.
Les Horvath Chosen
Most Valuable Player
In Big 10 Conference
CHICAGO, Dec. 18 (Les
lie Horvath, Ohio State's great
All-America football back who
recently was awarded the Hcis
man Memorial trophy at New
York, today had a full-size silver
football emblematic of the West
ern conference's "most valu
able" player for 1944. Horvath
was awarded the trophy by a
board of 20 electors who selected
him from among the most valu
able players of the circuit's nine
teams. The individual players
were elected by their own team
mates. Signs Grid Contract
CLEVELAND Aldo "Buff"
Donelli, former Duquesne grid
coach, signed new three-year
contract as conch of Cleveland
Rams, National Pro Football
league team.
"TAKE HOME" PAY
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.,
Dec. 18 (P) The "take home"
pay of six railroad workers was
well over $100 each when they
discovered $663 in currency un
der a railroad bridge near here.
The bridge is the same under
which more than $2500 has
been found in recent months.
One $18.75 war bond will sup
ply a navy flyer with a fur
lined flying jacket.
mn took time to gat into golf
ing trim for the National Optn?"
Oth.r first flight golfers in
the armed forces, all contenders
for the National Open, ar Paul
Runyan, Jimmy Demaret, Hor
ton Smith, Llovd Mangrum,
Chick Harbert, Jimmy Thom
son! former Amateur Champion
Dick Chapman and ex-national
public links winner, Frank Stra
ta ci.
Packers Win
Grid Crown
From Giants
Grcon Bay Blasts Now York
By 14-7 Score to Capture
Pro Championship Sunday
By TED MEIER
NEW VOHK, Dec, 111 (l"l
After n Inpsu ot flvu years, the
Green Buy Packers regained the
championship of the Rational
Professional Football league by
trampling this Now York UlmiU,
14 to 7, before 40,0 It) lit tho
I'olo Grounds Sunday,
A different team from Ihe one
that took ti -'I II pasting from
the Giants on tho sumo field n
munth ugo t Ito Packers, heavily
favored iimunii tho ltrumlwuy
ueltlnK fraternity, struck for
two second period touchdowns,
yielded a score In the lust mmr
ler and then thwarted Ihe Gi
ants' desperate attempts to tie In
the closing minutes
Minus the services of Hill
Paschal, their slur ground gain
or who participated u only four
plays because of an tmklo injury,
tho Giants gullied only 70 yards
from rushing, most In the second
half, to 10a for the fuckers.
Fullback Ted Frltsch, who
scored both Green Buy touch
downs, pounded out must of the
102 yards. In the second period
after a 15-yard run by Joe Laws
put the ball on Ihe Glaul 21,
Frilsch wont off tackle and
bulled his way 20 yards to the
Giant one. it took him (our
plays to net over from the
touchdown, but ho finally did It
on fourth down.
Tho Packers scored their sec
ond touchdown a few minutes
after using Don Unison as a de
coy. A 2-1-yard aerial. Irv Comp
to Hutson, had made it first
down on the Giant 27. On the
next play nil tho Giant backs
covered Hutson, but Comp
crossed them back and passed to
Fritsch standing all nlone on the
11. Frltsch caught tho pigskin
and could have walked over.
A 41-yard pass from Amlo
Horbrr to Frank Llebel Into In
t!;o third period sot up the New
York touchdown as Ward Cuff
plunged over from the one to
start the last quarter. Nothing
clicked for the Giants after that.
Gross receipts were Sl-ltl,-205.15
with the players pool ag
gregating $81,400.01.
1944 Horse of Year
NEW YORK Twilight Tcnr
named 1044 horse of year In poll
of 154 turf writers by turf and
sport digest.
REST
SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 18 UP)
Sentenced to a Jail on a con
tempt of court charge, a prison
er addressed Judge Ralph
Foley:
"Thank you, your honor. I
need a rest.
End of Rainbow
Rodney bhirlcy of bait Luke
happily measures M-pound,
32-Inch rainbow trout caught
with light fly line following half
hour baulo
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Christmas Eve
MAL1N
Sunday Evening
Dec. 24th
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Pelicans Top
Salem, 33-29
In a rough, exciting hoop
fracas the ivlaumth I'ellcuns
downed the Salem Vikings, 3.1-
::n In the lust game of their barn
storming tour Saturday night at
anleni,
The ball gam 'was close all
the way with the Vlks playing
a completely reversed style of
ball from their previous utfort
Friday. Jim Palmer again paced
the Pelicans in tho scoring
bracket by accounting for 10
points.
This victory brought the K
men up to three wins against
two Ins-sea on their road jaunt.
Coach Marble Cook stated Mon
day morning that Mllwnuklo
was the toughest quintet tho
Klamalli five faced on the trip.
The next hoop lilt for tho Pel
icans is scheduled January S
when Ihey travel to Bend to lake
on the l.nvn Bears in a two
game scries.
Beaver Manager
May Pilot Club
From Sidelines
PORTLAND. Dec. 18 Ml
The possibility that Manager
Marv Owen may direct the dia
mond dcslinlcs of tho Portland
Beavers from the dugout during
the 104.1 Pacific Const Baseball
league season loomed today.
General Manager Bill Kleppcr
announced Saturday the Beavers
had obtained tho services of
Third Baseman Charley English
for Outticlder Norinnn Dcweese
in nn even swap with the Oak
land Acorns.
Dewcese butted .25:1 for Port
land lust year. English, In 124
games with Los Angeles and
Oakland, hit .203.
'"ERSATZ ENEMY
CHICAGO, Dec. 18 ll'j Kuh
tor, an office cat, was happy
about the Christmas treo em
ployes set up for him until some
one put n toy mouse under it.
Ho quickly found out the In
truder had no fight in him and
was no morsel.
Puzzled, Kuhter stayed under
tho tree, stared at the Inani
mate rodent. At closing time em
ployes pulled him away but
Kuhler sprang right buck and
fixed wntchful eyes on tho
mouse. At lust reports, Kuhlor
was still at his forward observa
tion post under tho tree.
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Five, 70-57, at Eugei,e
Tho University of Oleunn
Wobfoots nudged lliu Leather,
neck eugers Saturday night nt
Kugeno lor thu fourth slialghi
time this neiison by tho count
of 70 to 87.
Bouncing hack from the near
defeat of Friday night, In which
thi! Webfouls barely noseii out
the miirliio five, llllli.l, u,,.
Ducks tlrovo lu an curl v lend
souring six points in ih riisi
niliiutu of piny, while holding
tho Loulheriuteks scoreless.
Thu murines rallied, huw-
Beavers Drop
First Cage
Tilt of Year
By The Amoclatod Preu
Northern division Pm-m,.
const conference hiiskclbull
uiuiiB ireu wen II) Hiiturdnv
piu-senson contests, nnlv n,'..
Oregon Slate Beuvers losing.
inn most specuicuiiir Individ
tml exhibition was put on by Gall
Bishop, ex-Washington Slat'o slur
now plnying for tho Fort Lewis
Warriors. Bishop, holder of th
northern division scoring record,
plunked In 21) points agulnst thu
University of Wnshlmiiou llii.u.
les al Seattle, only to see hi
icnin lose, ou-o-i.
Coach lice Kdiiiumlson's crow
presented its smoothest odense
of tho season and offset Bishop's
performnnca with a well-round.
ed attack.
Al Walla Walla Washington
State earned nu oven break In
Us two guine series and nuido It
three out of four over Whitman
for tho season, winning 54-35 In
a rough and ragged contest.
Whitman won 47-37 Friday
night,
Vincc Hansen, 8 foot 8 Inch
center who counted 10 points,
put the gaino on Ice for the
Cougars with four quick field
goals at the start of tho second
half.
At "Moscow the University of
Idaho turned back Gonzugu uni
versity of Spokunu 4U-43. Sub
stitute Jeff Oversolser of Ihe
Vandals scored five field goals In
tho Inst five minutes to cement
a one-point Idaho lead,
Oregon State dropped its first
gnmo of Iho year, 43-28 to Fee's
Music Makers, strong Portland
independent, on the Beavers'
homo floor. The Portland team
held a 22-10 hulftlmo ndvnntagu
and was paced by Charlie Pat
terson, former University of
Oregon negro star, who collected
11 points.
BABY WANTED
KANSAS CITY, Doc. 18 IIP) '
More than 30 culls were receiv
ed in response to a newspaper
wunt ad offering for rent "new
ly decorated single apartment:
all utilities; must have baby."
Mrs. Robert K. Hunter, whose
husband Is in tho nrmy over
seas, nnd her 22-month-old son
got Ihe apartment.
Orvlllo D. Morse, owner of
the apartment house, explained
his policy was to rent only to
families with children.
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