PACE SIX
HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
Heusser Leads National
Loop Hurlers for 1944
Cincinnati Pitcher Has Best Earned
Run Rating; Walters Finishes Second
By JOE REICHLER
NEW YORK, Dee. 19 (Pi
Ed Hcusscr, Cincinnati's much
travelled 35-year-old riRhthand
cd hurler, who lias pitched for
15 teams in 10 different leagues
since entering organized base
ball in 1929, led National league
pitchers in earned run rating
with 2.38, official 1944 averages
showed today.
The veteran six foot-one inch,
180-pound redleg curve bailer
of Bountiful, Utah, gave up 51
earned runs in 193 innings, while
winning 13 games and losing 11.
He nosed out teammate Bucky
Walters by two percentage
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By PAUL HAINES
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HAINES
NOT SO BAD
The Klamath Pelicans fared
not so badly on their recent
barnstorming trip, after all.
Th. Klamath kids came out on
top in the won and lost depart
ment by taking three road
tilts and dropping two.
The Klamath cagers got off
to a bad start by losing their
initial out-of-town fray to a
determined Oregon Ciiy five
by a 38-25 count. In their next
tussle, a classy Milwaukie
quintet handed the Pelicans a
40-31 set-back. Coach Marble
Cook conceded that the Mil
waukie hoopsters were the
best team the Klamath boys9
ran up against on the whole
trip.
Bouncing back from this do
feat, the Pelicans really poured
it on Albany toiimi.j .'
the tune of 30 I -s SS
16 in their third g ja?"!. -4
fracas and a,v
downing Sal
twice. The first
tilt with t h e
Vikings was a
run-away, the
K - men wallop
ing their oppon
ents, 32-16, but
the second bat
tle was closely
foueht with the
visiting firemen nosing out the
capital city lads, 33-29.
Coach Marble Cook had a bat
tle all his own on the trip when
he was unfortunate enough to
come down with influenza.
Marble stuck with his charges,
however, and was able to be pre
sent at every game.
Jim Palmer held high-scoring
honors for the five games
played on the road and Jim
Noreen and Bob Perkins also
turned in some good basket
ball. At present, these three
lads seem to form the nucleus
of the Klamath quintet. Larry
White, one of the cleverest
ball handlers on the squad,
was not able to make the
jaunt, due to scholastic diffi
culties, but may become a
valuable addition to the team
in the future. Marble feels,
and rightly so, that if the boys
won't work hard enough to
keep eligible they have no
right to participate in the high
school contests.
Jim Pope was hit in the
snoot accidentally, in the final
tilt with Salem and was re
moved from the game. His
nose was thought to be
broken, but a medical check
up revealed that it was only
badly bent.
Marble and the boys are now
faking a well-earned Christmas
rest and the next basketball en
counter for the Pelicans will be
against Bend, January 5, in the
Lava Bears own lair when a two
game series will be played.
For
Warm Clothes
For These Cold Days
REMEMBER
The
OREGON WOOLEN
ST ft R IT Phone Gim
I U n C Main at Sin
points. Walters, first in 1939
and '40, finished with 2.40. pitch
ing 285 innings and 27 complete
games.
Following Heusser and Walt
ers came Mort Cooper, 2.46; Ted
Wilks 2.64, and Max Lanier,
2.65, all of the championship
St. Louis Cards.
Wilks had the best won and
lost average, 17 victories against
five defeats for a percentage of
.810 to become the first trcsh
nian to lead the league in W-L
percentage. He also had the
longest winning streak, 1 1
straight, starting July 2 against
Brooklyn and ending September
2 against Pittsburgh. The streak
was a league record for a rookie
pitcher.
Four hurlers won more than
20 games, Walters topping the
list with 23. Cooper was one
behind and Bill Voiselle of the
New York Giants and Truett
Sewell of Pittsburgh each won
21. Cooper hurled the most
shutouts, seven, one more than
Walters.
Voiselle, the Giants' rookie,
was the iron man of the league,
hurling the most innings, 313;
facing the most batsmen, 1327;
and starting the most games, 41.
He completed 25 games, three
less than Boston's leading Jim
Tobin. Voiselle also led the
loop in strikeouts, 161.
Hank Wyse of Chicago allowed
most hits, 277, and Philadelphia's
Ken Raffensberger lost the most
games, 20.
Harold uregg ot Brooklyn nu
the most batters, 9; allowed the
most bases on balls, 137: made
the most wild pitches, 10: allowed
the most runs, H2: ana tne most
earned runs, 120. Gregg also
had the longest losing streak, 9.
Ace Adams, relief artist of the
Giants, who last year set a new
major league record by appear
ing in 70 games, led the senior
circuit for the third straight time
by pitching in 65 games and fin
ishing 44. Adams nas Decn in
234 games in four years.
Three no-nilters were nuriea,
tow of them by Tobin. Big
Jim pitched a nine-inning no
hitter against Brooklyn April
27, and a five-inning affair
against the Phils June 22. The
other no-hitter was spun by
Clyde Shoun of the Reds, who
blanked the Braves May 15.
Oddly, Tobin was his opponent
and was the only man to reach
base, via a base on balls.
There were five no-hitters, 15
two-hitters, and 33 three-hit
games, with Walters hurling a
one, a two and a pair of three
hitters. The reformed infielder
also blanked the Cardinalsfour
times, the first time any hurler
has blanked a pennant-winning
outfit that often.
Lesnevich to Fight
Muscato At Buffalo
NEW YORK, Dec. 19 UP)
Gus Lesnevich, light heavy
weight champion will make his
first ring appearance in nearly
three years on December 27
against Phil Muscato in a non
title bout at Buffalo, Lew Dia
mond, Lesnevich's manager said
today. Lesnevich, now on a fur
lough from his coast guard du
ties, has not fought a regular
scrap since his March 11, 1942,
bout with Jimmy Bivins of
Cleveland.
Great 1944 Army Squad Team-of-the-Year
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'TEAM OF THE Y E A R 'Army's football squad (shovel was unbratrn nml uutlril this hrason. I.rft to rlRlil (1st row); ht
Onge, Hall, Rafalko. Krnna. Lombardn (( apt.), lluyrs. It., llalllcan. Ciellnl. Lake. Arnold. ( J nil row) Saurr, Amlrrnoii. Wnyii?, ( alurln.
rlla. Green, Stanonici, Webb, Loekard, Snxby. (3rd row) SmsaiibtuiKlier, ( liabol, ltrt'tii:ilinu, Tiirlicr, (ierninrlla, Went, Davit, Itulia,
(4 Hi row) LaMar, NcmcU, Minor, Tavicl, Dotibs, Enos, Bluiirliaril, 1'llicr. Koutt. (Silt row) lljuda (iiiar,)t llilm, Coulter, Ilacs, T, r
FolUbrrt, Toole, Fuson, Yancey, l'aec Iciiuin. iucr.1.
Marine Cagers
Schedule Game
With Sailors
The marine cagers will def
initely play the Klamath
naval air station basketball
team, January 3, on the Klam
ath Union high school court.
Capt. William Ourand, ath
letic officer at the Marine
Barracks, announced that tho
arrangements were mado
Monday afternoon.
Ourand also stated that
tentative dates have been set
for a home-and-home series
with Redmond army air base,
Redmond, Ore.
The North Bend naval air
station had to cancel its sched
uled tilts with the Leather
necks as it did not have the
necessary facilities to formu
late an athletic program.
Coach of Fighting Frogs
Scoffs at 10-Posnt Talk
On TCU Cotton Bowl Hopes
! FORT WORTH, Tex.. Dec. 19
i ll'l That eternal optimist. Loo
I (Dutch) Meyer, headman of Tex
j as Christian university's fighting
I Frogs, scoffs nt this 10-point talk
tney re putting out regarding his
team's chances in the Cotton
Spring Opening
Of Harness Races
Talked at Meet
SEATTLE, Dec. 19 (P) Plans
for a spring opening of harness
racing at tracks in Puyallup and
Tacoma loomed today following
yesterday's organization meeting
of tho light harness horse mat
inee racing club at Puyallup.
Seventeen charter members
from Sumner, Kent, Tacoma and
Puyallup elected Norman Bald
win president.
Other officers include Vance
Combs, Puyallup, vice president;
Lloyd W. Ward. Puyallup, treas
urer; Donald Mahan, Tacoma,
secretary; directors Frank W.
Fox, Roscoe A. Smith, A. Bur
wood Kennedy ' and Gordon
Berry 6f Tacoma, George Hawkc
of Kent, and Robert W. William
of Puyallup.
NAVY OVER-CONFIDENT
ANNAPOLIS Those close to
Navy football say that not the
least trouble in the defeat by
Army was that the Midshipmen
were over-confident.
Many Colleges Fear Pro
Football, Claims Bingham
BOSTON, Dec. 19 IIP) Critics
of Harvard's Bill Bingham for
his stand against any change in
football rules for the duration
had their answer today they
are "afraid of the pros."
It was the first retort by Bing
ham, now a full colonel on duty
at first service cdmmand head
quarters, to those who have been
criticizing the rules committee
for failure to modify some rules
by which America's great fall
pastime is piayea.
"When college football was
wide open, as it was when I first
was a member of tho rules com
mittee in 1931, there were 33
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deaths due to injuries," declared
the chairman of the intercollegi
ate football rules committee.
From 1940 through 1944,
while tho present rules were in
effect, there was just one death
in college football."
Bingham told a sportswriters'
dinner, "Many colleges arc
afraid of professional football.
I'm not and the colleges
shouldn't be.
"People should be more rea
sonable in comparing college
football with the pro game. Col
lege athletes range in age from
17 to 21. Most of them are inex
perienced. "Tho pros all are over 21 and
know how to play the game."
NFL Issues
Pro Football
Ultimatum
NEW YORK, Dec. 10 OP)
The National Football league
has cleared its decks for any pos
sible leagues that hope to oper
ate next year.
At the end of all-day post
playoff meeting nt the Hotel
Commodore yesterday, Commis
sioner Elmer Lnyden declared
that "any player who, while un
der contract to or on the reserve
list of any National league .club,
plays with any club in any other
league or with an independent
club, will be suspended from
playing ii) the NFL for five
years."
George Strickler, Layden's as
sistant, explained that enforce
ment of this rule was aimed pri
marily at the All-America con
ference. "We understand." Strickler
said, "the All-America has given
the impression to college players
that they have a ticup with us.
This is not the case. There never
will be any ticup between the
NFL and any other league until
the new leagues are ready to ac
cept Layden as commissioner
and until they demonstrate they
can operate on a sound basis."
Angelo Bertelli, star forward
passer for Notre Dame in 1943
and Bill Daley, former Minneso
ta star, recently were signed by
Los Angeles and New York, re
spectively, of the All-America,
for postwar play.
The next meeting of the NFL
will be held in Chicago, Janu
ary 10.
PACKERS GET SHARES
NEW YORK. Dec. 19 lP)
Each player of the Green Bay
Packers, who won the National
Football league championship
Sunday, will receive S147B.6B,
revised figures showed. Each
member of the losing Gianls
will receive a check for $839.78.
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Bowl ng ul list Oklahoma A.
and M.
"Inasmuch as we are tremen
dous underdogs, there inuy be
some surprises," grinned t h e
chunky little guy who look TCU
to the Southwest conference
championship this year when
the Frogs were rated lust In most
everybody's book.
"Sure, Oklahoma A. and M.
should be the fuvnrlto but it's
going to be a bull game and
don't be ton surprised if we
win," said Meyer as he returned
to the practice field with his
squint of 30-odd youngsters,
Dutch also was u little burned
up about all this talk of his
team being lucky to win the con
ference title. "Talking about
luck," he said pointedly, "we
lost five regulars on November
1. The only way you could cull
us llickv is that wp didn't have u
single serious injury all season." :i disappointment to the fans In
lit.i (Iclitit hero last week. in
"Blood and Guts"
Booked to Meet
Johnson Friday
Gloomy Gust Johnson, who
is us hard tu dislodge as n bull
dog tnire lie gets a hold, will
bull biceps with wily "lllood
and Guts" Davidson III the senil
windup fracas on the crunch
curd nt the Klamath bleep bin
Friday night.
Johnson is Junior hrnvy-wflght
champion ot the l'ai'tdc coast
mid put up lis fine a match as
has been seen here In ninny
moons lust week tigiilu.it Jack
Riser, Ciust never emits und
uses none of the dirty luetics,
slicking to good, clean riissllng
to win his matches.
Davidson Is Inclined to get a
hit rough with his opponents,
hut Gust has proven himself
able to cope with tho rough stuff
and It should be n fine match. .
Gorgeous George Wagner, the
self-styled "Toast of the Const,"
will mix it up with popular
ICrnle I'iluso in (ho headline
event. Gorgeous was n bit of
AP Poll Puts Codcts In First PL
St. Louis Cardinol, Finish SoconT''
By TED MEIER
NEW YORK. Dee. II) (V1')
Army's explosive unbeaten and
untied football teiuu that rolled
up AIM points In gaining the
mythical national championship
todny wiis picked tho 1U 14 tetui!.
iiMlie-yenr In tho annual Asso
ciated Press yenr-end pull,
Breaking n 12-veur monopoly
by ninjor lenguii Imscball tennis
GROSS OVER MILLION
NEW YORK, Dee. I!) I,V)
With two shows still to be held
before the New Year, Madison
Square Garden has grossed $1,
330,000 to date.
BET A BILLION GATES
NEW YORK Betting on
horse racing totaled Sl.lllB.IIOtt,
045, equal to SB.50 for every per
son in the U. b.
fact, about tho only thing George
did well wiis fold his gaudy
robe. The dapper dandy tins
rn.tslcd some good bouts here In
the past, however, mid may cutch
(Ire Fihlny night In Ills fracas
with I'iluso,
Wagner was very upset Insl
week because he had to grapplu
the seiiil-wiudup, as he states he
is strictly a main event guy und
I none of this preliminary stuff
1
Ducks Nudge
UBC Quintet
In Close Tilt
By The Associated Press
Triilllng throughout nn,(,Nt
the entire contest, the University
of Oregon fought buck In the
cluslng minutes last night to
score a 03-61 basketball victory
over University of lli lllsl, Collin',
bin til Vancouver, whllo the
Washington Stale collegu Cuu
gnrs look n low-scoring frnens
from the Whldhy island naval
uir station :ui :i2.
Oregon trailed at Imlftimn 27
III and with 1,1 minutes remain
lug were 10 points down at 3.1
2.1. There the Ducks opened up
momentarily to roiinl u 13 point
spurl and dike the lend nt !i.;i,1
only to fuller nml trull .11-47 two
ml mites before the end.
Dirk Wllklim, who paced the
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"bind nt i- ,.i( Ve tli
Duke bv
scoring with 24 points, and lll, ",;n,l h"1' touchdown,
Hamilton sunk idiots to tie the 1 .'.!: 1
' "i' ciiini team, oi iJ
l'l;"' vote. In parnVJ
count, with Jim llnrtlelt mid
Ken I lays providing the winning
margin.
Washington Stnte, which will
meet Western Washington col
lege ill llelllnghuin tonight, held
n 10-12 lead at halftlmc In Ik
gnnie with the airmen. Jim Wll.
son, Nnvalalr center, with 13 mid
liinkv Vlnco Hansen. Cougar
pivot man, with 10 led Ihe scoring.
REPORTS RECORD KILL
ALHANY. N. Y., Dec. 10 1,1',
New York, with n record kill of
20,305 reported for the 1U44
season, Is now one of tho major
deer-producing stales of the na
tion, the stiile conservation de
partment reports.
for Iho grent Wngner. As II
turned out, tho other bout was
worth len lime as much 11.1 far
as good russlliig is concerned,
although George did gain 11 de
cision over llulldog Jackson by
Very questionable inelhods.
Promoter Muck Lilian! will
announce the opening tussle
Wednesday to round out unother
top card.
Ihe
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nu points nwnnlcd on bu3l
three (or encli ri i'3
ill 1. l:"U
third)'
Army, football (37)
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CHICAGO. Dec. It m-l
temporary major Iragut A
in. auopicu Dy ine Uil
baseball leaiiupj laji ,
been given official apprcnil
the Chicago Cubs bojrdiil
rectors. The board, at 1
ineriing yvsicniuy, raiiWI
pact, which colls (or cttlj
t inn of the commissioner ru
baseball with Icojuc fioii
nml Leslie O'Connor In tit
until n commissioner Ii a'
lo succeed the late K.ll.U;
O'Connor served u Unu i
retnry.
Capt. Clyde
Mowers
flies Into
All-America
picture.
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