December 29, 1944
HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
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New Records Chalked Up
To Feature Sports Year
Sports World Willing to Comply With
Government Demands On All Athletic.
By PAUL HAINES
The yenr 1044 wu o superla
tive one In the world of Bpnrt,
even IhouKh ninny of the out
iHnillnK athletes of ,no decudo
ir. Involved in the grim bust.
In of defeating the Germun nnd
TgnJinCAU 111" "n iu" tiiiiin
throughout the world. It Is well
or Hi"" heroes to know Unit
hoy will return to n country
Iras from Inlornul dissension,
where competitive sports will
nlny n mnjor part In the build
nt mid shupliig of Amrrleun
youth.
A till' ' bcln written, snorts
In general Is In a state of Bill
mitcd suspension through tho
recent government bun on horc
icing, which seoms sure to be
followed by more prohibitive
overnnionlinjisjoiioll)er
By
PAUL HAINES
SUGAR BOWL ODDS
The Duke Blue Devils arc
flvcn the cdiio by the boys
with the old nioolu on tho line
to topple tliu Alubunin Crimson
Tide 111 I n ti i r
S u 11 r BOWl l?MJ
...:
Orlcuus on
Yesr's Dy- Scv
,nl weeks ngo
we waxed po
t(C and 8vc
the nod to tho
'Bm boys to
cop this one
snd not only
because we
couldn't moke
rhyme any pth-
HAINES
We hove quite a bit of faith
In foxy Frank Thomas who
luldes tho gridiron destiny of
the 'Bnma bombers and we lion
eslly feel that this one muy be
in upset. The Duke lads puck
plenty of power In the r ght
Slices this yoox but It quite
pSy wllfbe offset by the
heady tactics employed by the
Crimson Tide.
We wouldn t go so iur us to
bet grandma's false teeth on
tho outcome, but we still say,
Mibama! ...
COTTON BOWL ODDS
Ths rlp-tnorlln' Oklahoma
Aoglot, paced by Bob Fant
mors, are established favor-
Itoi to danorn m no"""
Froei of Texas Christian in
tholr Cotton Bowl fracas at
Dallas January 1. Wo think
tho bookias called the shot
right on this tussl and noth
ing short of the Frogs grow
Inj tooth will turn the tldo
ones the Aggloi go on tho
much.
ORANGE BOWL ODDS
Come New Year's Day In
mnnv Miami, the ranibltn
( lured to lower the old boom
on Ihnli Tillan i-lvmla in the
urnncn unwi snimc. Ami i
well ride along with tho smart
money and climb on the Georgia
r..u i i mm .ti.1 (t
ttill utinuwHlion. mvy u,u
lt year, they can do It agalnl
ROSE BOWL ODDS
Thors doesn't seem to be
much doubt about this ono,
but wo still leal that U
points and Tonnonoa is good
hot ovan If you lost. Tho
Voluntoort have smashing
Buitor Stephens to furthor
tholr touchdown causa and,
lthough wa like the Trojans
to cop the bunting, wa some
how think thai tha Callforny
art In for a big surprise
I Psiadana.
Imtoad of Inhaling tha
Hjrsnca of roias, tha Tro
ini my bo aniffing at Bust
' htols at least ones. So,
while wa pick Southarn Cal,
wo
oouava the Vols will
una msyoe mora man
wrest
Seattle Sin
Hollywood Wolves
SEATTT V T-t nn tirri TM...
.''He Stars returned to tho top
''we Pacific Coast Hockey lea
TO ladder today by virtue of
'Powerful 11-5 repulsing of the
wllywood Wolves last night.
nine goals poured Into the net
I T "nnl Period, six of them
,"! winners who roturned to
'"Wit hockey after displaying
iZ?nc.y Da offensive in the
lldql,
o frame
Flv. n. .., . .
Dim "Hinni not cnougn
''f-ADELPHIA Pcnnsyl
all J1"." ,two ex-college bnsket-iifi55pl."ln-
Howard Dellmar,
irt ",x center, led Stanford.
, '' Bugler captained American
hrc ?lly f Washington.
'Sn .2th.er members of the
2?v sfl"BdBob Cnrleon, Don
Cl "1f' J,B,cl Lane-led high
S. eninbinatlons. Yet the
"point favorites,
fit ? Dartmouth, which was
1
mm
pi
"ports, both profeslonul and ami.
IP01"1" w"rl'' '"s ex.
piessed Itself ns more than will.
of ItK ability wllh the demands
of our government. So, with the
Immediate future of the Ameri
un sport world hanging in the
Dii Inner .here arc some of the
outstanding athletic- events of
1044:
, ,n n !x-nnie struggle the St.
Louis Cardinals toppled t h c
scrappy, nevcr-niy-dle St. Louis
iiiuwnics 10 win the world
series. Each game was a titanic
battle and was the first all-Sl.
Louis series played In the his
tory of baseball.
A skyscraper Utah quintet won
iiic nuuonui oasKctbnll title at
Madison Square Garden by
nosing out a game St. Johis
five in the f Inula.
Leslie Ilorviilh, the Buckeye
block-buster from Ohio Stale,
won the Ilelsmun trophy by be
ing voted the outstanding college
football player of the nation in
u poll of 700 spurts writers.
Warren Wright's I'cnsive came
in under tho wire In front to win
the 7Uth running of the classic
Kentucky derby at historic
Churchill Downs.
Jim Toliin, H os ton Hrave
Hurler, carved himself a niche
In baseball's hull of fumo by
pitching a nn-hll, no-run gain';
against the Brooklvn Dodgers
on April 27. Marty Marlon, Card
shortstop, was voted tho most
valuable player In the National
league, while Harold Ncw
housor, great pitcher for the De
troit Tigers, won that honor In
the American circuit.
Amc Anderson of Sweden set
a new world record for the mile
with the time of 4:01.6 at Stock
holm July IB, whilo Gil Dodds
of Boston came up with a new
Indoor record for the same dis
tance In Chicago in 4:06.4.
A 3-ycar-old filly owned by
Warren Wright, Twilight Tear,
was named the "horse of the
year" duo to her impressive
record of 11 straight track vic
tories and her triumphs In the
Plmllco Special and Arlington
Classic.
Sgt. Frankle Parker saw a life
time ambition como true when
he captured the national men's
singles tennis title at forest Hills
by outstroklng Bill Talbcrt.
One of the most beloved char
acters of the sports world. Judge
Kcnrsaw Mountain Landis, high
commissioner of baseball for a
generation, passed away In Chi
cago. For the present, Ford
Krick, Will Hiirrldgc and Leslie
O'Connor will guide the destiny
of baseball.
In a grid classic played at New
York's Yankee stadium, prob
ably the greatest Army eleven
that ever wore cleats blasted
Notre Dame, 5D-0, and then
clinched the national title by
outpowcring a game Navy team,
23-7, at Baltimore.
Slammln' Sammy Snead, the
golfer with the Jack Dcmpsey
punch, proved that they do come
back by winning the first major
tournament he participated In
after more than two years in
the navy hv grabbing first hon
ors In the $13,500 Portland
Open.
These, then, nrc the great
sporting events of 1944. GI Joes
all over the world followed these
athletic activities with the
greatest Interest through an un
surpassed radio program that
made It possible to bring these,
contests to them first hand,
whether in a slit trench some
where in Europe or in a foxhole
on some far outlying island In
the South Pacific. They still
wnnt their sports when they
come home, too. They've proven
that.
Sun Bowl TJU
Will Feature
Razzle-Dazzle
EL PASO. Tex., Dec. 20 (T)
The old razlc-da?.le. the wide
open brand of football which
has marked many a grid game
In the southwest, promises to
glva an expected near-record
crowd an Interesting afternoon
when the University of Mexico
meets Southwestern of Texas
In tho Sun Bowl New Years
DBBoth tho Southwestern Pi
rates and the Pumas from south
of the border play thrill a
minute" football, fee tiring
tricky passes and speedy backs.
The Mexicans may need their
Classiest tricks for Ihls nth
cactus classic, the wagering
gentry opines. Mexico Mentor
Bernard A. llobnn. former port
mouth player, says his team
will average only 165 pounds
"We'll be outweighed 18
pounds per man," he said, but
we are used to that. We'll give
cm a rcHl batllc. and I wouldn t
SB" it is impossible for Mexico
to win."
BASKETBALL SCORES
OREGON PREP
By The Associated Prei
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PAYOFF PLAY AS CARDS VON S E R I E S The Cardinals won the world baseball series In an all-St. Louis slx-tamo
sli attic Willi the browns, Here Kay banders, Lard lust baseman, comes home in fourth limine raily 'hat won final iame,'3-L
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ARMY TOUCHDOWN ROMP Standout football team of the year was Army, victor
over all opposilion, includine Navy. Here John Minor runs to a score against Notre Dame, beaten 59-0.
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tin of i; (all. with romnrlltion from Bill hosiuris ts) ot hi. joiui s,
leap for a rebound in the itlndlson Square Garden basketball linal
wliirli cave I'lah the national title.
CRIDIRON
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Int eoHes e football player in
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Ironhy. was voted the oulstand.
a poll of 700 sports writers
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Stephens
Captures
RSI Crown
By JERRY LISKA
CHICAGO, Dec. 29 (Pi-
Shortstop Vernon Stephens bat
ted a modest .293 last season
but his "clutch" hitting which
sparked the St. Louis Browns
to the American league pennant
gave him the prized runs-in-bat-ted-in
championship with 109.
Official figures released today
showed Stephens, who was run.
ncrup in home runs with 20, two
less than champion Nick Etten
of the New York Yankees, edged
Boston's Bob Johnson by three
in capturing the K. 13. 1. crown,
Tho Brownie slugger topped
his 1943 total of 91 by 18 and
was nine shy of the previous
seasons winning 11B By KUdy
York of Detroit.
Despite Stephens' individual
championship, the Browns were
third in team runs-battcd-m be.
hind tho Red Sox. who aggie.
gated 691, and the Yankees, who
had 631. but the pennant win
ners emerged with, a new league
record for muniR into the few
est double plays, 93. The former
record of 94 was shared by three
clubs.
Two other players attained the
100 mark in R.B.I. Johnny Lin
dell of the Yankees with 103
and Stan Spcnce of Washington
with 100. In 1943, only York
and Etten drove in 100 or more
runs.
Home-run king Etten also
drew the most walks, 97, top
ping Johnson by two and falling
nine below the 1943 winning
total of 106 by Charley Keller
of the Yankees. Jim Scorch of
Cleveland won the undesirable
distinction of striking out most. !
99 times, followed by Wcw
York's George Stirnwciss with
87.
George Kelt ot Philadelphia
set the pace in grounding into
double plays with 28, while
George McQuinn of the Browns
thumped into only one twin
killing in 146 games. Bob Ortiz
of the Senators was the best
pitcher's target. He was hit eight
times by pitched balls.
WOOD
Ik Not Rxllnnrd
1 Dorrls, rnlltornla
Vor Snlft .
FIR and PINE SLABS
16" Sll' SI .1" ITr Cord
Dry or Orern
No PMIvcrleo
Burt Peterson
Oorrlt. dill.
41
Marine-Navy
Hoop Battle
Postponed
Tha basketball game be
tween the marine cagers and
the naval air station quintet,
scheduled for January 3, has
been postponed indefinitely,
Capt. W. R. Ourand, marina
athletic officer, disclosed this
morning.
A future match between
Klamath's two military teams
is still under discussion, snd
Captain Ourand expects to
have arrangements made for
a game later in the cage sea
son, probably to be played
on a neutral court.
Aggie Coach
Expects Hard
Bowl Battle
DALLAS, Dec. 29 (P) Both
times that big Jim Lookabaugh
saw Texas Christian's Horned
Frogs play they were defeated
but the coach of the Oklahoma
Aggies said today he had no il
lusions of any easy job when
his Cowboys meet the Frogs in
the Cotton Bowl.
"We don't pay much attention
to the score, you know," Looka
baugh drawled. "I saw a well-
balanced T. C. u. team one
that can run, pass and kick.
That's what I'm concerned about.
"Sure, we outscored them this
season but they had a better de.
tensive record. I can't see where
the folks get this 21-point stuff.
Wc have a hard day's work ahead
Wlttl 1. U. U."
The arrival of the Aggies yes
tcrday brought an immediate
boost at the box office where
Jimmie Stewart, secretary of the
Cotton Bowl Athletic associ.
ation, reported ticket sales well
ahead of last year for the same
period.
More Generous Opening
Of Closed Hunting Areas
Promised for Next Season
OLYMPIA, Dec. 29 (fp)
Friendlier f c c 1 i n c s between
sportsmen and timber land own
ers promise to result in a more
generous opening of closed hunt
ing areas in 1945, State Forester
T. S. Goodyear said today.
"Especially good progress was
made this year in acquainting
sportsmen and land owners with
each other's problems," Good
year said. "Many logging opera
tors and land owners entirely
eliminated corridors along fish
ing streams from their closures.
Many areas previously closed in
the early spring were left open
until June, or even later, to give
fishermen a break. Previously,
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Tennessee Set for Rose
Bowl Fray Vith Trojans
Annual Grid Classic May Narrow Down
To Battle Between Individual Backs
PASADENA. Calif., Dec. 29
(IP) If the Rose Bowl game be
tween Southern California and
Tennessee New Year's Day nar
rows down to a battle of individ
uals, it will probably be a duel
between the skillful right arm
of Trojan Capt. Jim Hardy and
the sturdy legs of Freshman Bus
ter Stephens, the Vols' jolting
tailback.
In throttling seven and tying
two opponents in nine games,
Hardy's spectacular passing has
Ducks Nose
Out Medic
Five, 49-39
By The Associated Press
The basketball spotlight shifts
to Spokane tonight where the
University of Washington Husk
ies, and the Gonzaga Bulldogs,
neither as strong as last season,
tangle for the first time this
season with the Huskies out for
revenge.
Washington, which won 15
out of 16 starts in northern di
vision play last season, dropped
three of four games to the Zags,
including a 72-48 defeat which
was the first in Husky history.
The Seattle five will be
strengthened tonight, and in a
second clash tomorrow night,
by Don McMillan, navy trainee,
who set a northern division
single game scoring record
against Idaho last year of 34
points.
In the cage wars last night,
the giant-killing eastern Wash
ington College of Education five
stretched its win streak to nine
games by downing previously
unbeaten Fort George Wright
51-45. Cheney held a 25-11
halftime lead.. Perrault, col
legian guard, paced the scoring
with 19 points.
The University of Oregon
overcame the 20-point scoring of
Center Jim Zimmerman to down
the University of Oregon med
ical school quintet 49-39. Ham
ilton paced the victors with 14
points.
"Blood and Guts"
Replaces Wagner
In Battle Royal
Word was received this morn
ing from Promoter Mack Lillard
that Gorgeous George will not
be able to participate in the
"battle royal" on the crunch
card tonight at the armory
Georgie injured his shoulder in
a recent bout at Salem and may
be on the shelf for three weeks.
In his absence, burly "Blood
and Guts" Davidson will fill out
the round-robin and after Dave's
showing against Johnson last
week nothing will be lost from
the clambake.
The other five grapplers, in
cluding Milt Ulsen, jack tiiser,
Bulldoe Jackson. Tony Ross and
Gust Johnson are set to go in
the wild melee which will get
started promptly at 8:30 p. m.
One of the hottest free-for-alls
in Klamath rassling history is
expected tonight before a ca
pacity house.
2.339,840 acres of forest land
were closed to the public prior
to June 1, but this year only
725.760 acres were so closed.
And at the beginning of the fail
hunting season in October, all
closures were lifted by request
of tho land owners.
"Apparently the sportsmen
appreciated the privileges ex
tended to them and reciprocated
by exercising extreme caro with
fire while in the woods."
Goodyear said he hopes sports
men and the Keep Washington
Green committee will meet dur
ing the winter to work out mu
tually satisfactory programs for
the coming year.
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been the spark of the T-model
machine Coach Jeff Cravath has
built. Hardy, in his third and
final year, set a new USC record
by completing 53 of 102 passes
for 684 yards and eight touch
downs. That's an average of 52
per cent.
Stephens, in eight games (of
which the Vols won seven and
tied one), rolled up 632 yards in
carrying tho ball 101 times. De
spite his inexperience, the 21-year-old
freshman is already be-
.,.1, xavuiauiy cumparca with
SUCh VOluntf!PC immnHal,
febby Dodd, Gene McEver and
"soihk earners.
niardyJd0Sfn d0 muh run
ning, and Stephens doesn't do
much passing although he may
Th.ev,cut l00,se in this eami.
The Vols completed only 15 of
55 tosses tried, and Buster looped
eight of those.
On the statistical chart, Hardy
has the better chance to shine,
opponents have completed 40
per cent of attempted passes
asainst Tennessee, and Coach
hM ""rnnni aware of that, has
h?'d'ong drills on pass defense
almost- daily since the Vols ar
rived here.
In the Trojan forward wall, an
chored by Tackles John Ferraro,
Z 5 E2unds- and "Peewee" Pe
nar, 285, Stephens probably will
run Into his toughest lin. nf tho
year.
KyW workouts are slat-
th.euyo'? may take in an!
other sightseeing tour. They paid
their first visit to the movie stu
dios yesterday.
Orange Bowl
Coaches Toss
Bouquets
-TBy WILBUR JENNINGS
MIAMI. Fla.. Dp 90 iiat
Rival Orange B Owl enn'rhAs
tossed verbal bouquets at each
other today and tried to drape
the other's team with the robes
of the favorite.
Coach W. A. (Bill) Alexander,
of Georgia Teeh, declared,
Henry Frnka is one of Ameri
ca's smartest young coaches. We
always look for the unexpected
when we play him."
Countered Tulsa's Frnka: "Bill
Alexander to my mind is among
the greatest football coaches of
all time. I always learn some
thing new when I watch his
teams play."
The veteran Alexander paus
ingtas he mapped out a play to
use against Tulsa in the Orange
Bowl New Year's Day, came up
with the thought that the odds
shouldn't be in his favor. "They
should be the other way around.
Frnka thought the odds were
"just right" and hoped his team
would remain the "underdog" at
7 to 5 or 2 to 1.
Alexander, to support his be
lief about the odds, recalled he
had only three men on his squad
which met and defeated Tulsa
20-18 in the Sugar Bowl last
January 2, while Tulsa "has 10,".
Jim Walthall Giving
Horvath Close Race
For Left Half Slot
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29 (fP)
West Virginia's Jim Walthall
was giving Ail-American Les
Horvath of Ohio State a close
race for left half starting honors
today as the east squad practice
scrimmaged for the 20th annual
intersectional Shrine all-star
classic here New Years.
Observers said Walthall
threatened to take an edge on,
passing. Both are triple threats.
Meanwhile the west team in
stituted a two-in-backfield sys
tem using Bob Kennedy, quar
terback from March field to do
the signal calling on one, and
Bob Watcrfield, UCLA quarter
as "brains" of the other.
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