TWO HERALD AND KTZWS
Monday. fb. 16, lti
Medford Wins Tournament;
Pelicans Bounce Caveman
Five In Consolation Tiff
By PAUL HAINES
HAINES
END OF THE TRAIL
To all intents and purposes, the Klamath Pelicans have
reached the end of the basketball trail for the 1944-45 season
The Klamath kids didn't do badly this year considering the fact
that they were a green, incxpuicntcu .,uu
the start of the season and wound up in second
place in the Southern Oregon conference.
Now the time has come for us to stick the
old neck out and choose an all-conference five
for this year. Selecting the first five was not
too hard, but the second team offered a little
more difficulty. There were many players that
were almost of the same ability, and in a case
of this kind, we tried to be impartial as to
school and judged by seniority. Here are the
first and second all-conference clubs for this
caacnn nc wp spe it.
FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM
Player School Pc. School Player
Palmer, Klamath Falls F Ashland, Jandrcau
Ross, Medford F Grants Pass, Lutz
Riebel, Grants Pass - C Medford, Riggs
Noreen, Klamath Falls .. G Klamath Falls, Biehn
Watson, Medford G - Ashland, Samuelson
As to the first five: Ross and Palmer were undoubtedly the
two top forwards in the conference. Both boys were exceptional
shots and led the conference in scoring at the end of the season.
Riebel of Grants Pass was the only man that made the Cavemen
a threat, although Lutz was a brilliant ball player. Noreen and
Watson at the backcourt positions were both outstanding ball
players. Noreen was the most aggressive hoopman in the confer
ence, by far, and Watson was a top defensive man.
Considering the second team, Jandreau of Ashland rates a
spot on any prep selection and Lutz of Grants Pass was a fine
eager and a good shot. The altitudinous Riggs of the Black Tor
nado worker well under the bucket and was a fine hand at can
ning tip-in shots. At the guard slots, Biehn played an effective
defensive game and was a better than average shot, while Sam
uelson is just another one of those guys you can't leave out.
This, then, is our choice for the 1944-45 all-conference bas
1 ketball squad. Let the chips fall where they may!
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By PAUL HAINES
The Rcd-and-White of Klam
ath Union hinh school flies gal
lantly aloft today and the kids
that wear these colors, wear
them proudly. The Klamath
Pelicans officially ended the
1944-45 basketball season at
Ashland Saturday night with a
32 to 22 triumph over the Cave
men from Grants Pass to bow out
in a blaze of glory.
Had Dame Fortune smiled
more benignly on the Klamath
team, it is not only proDaDlc, out
certain, that the Pelicans would
be representing this district in
the state tournament. But sucn
was not the case, as the old lady
chose to endow the Medford
Black Tornado with her favor.
By dint of this, Medford reigns
supreme today with a victory
string of 24 straight and was pro
claimed district champion Sat
urday night after humbling the
Ashland Grizzlies 46 to 33 in the
district finals.
It was not this game, but the
first tussle between Klamath
and Medford Friday night that
told the story, however. In this
epic tilt, Klamath held a one
point lead with only 15 seconds
remaining in the same, but Ladv
Luck chose to look the other way
and Medford courageously knot
ted the count and nosed out the
Klamath five in the overtime by
three tallies.
In their consolation tiff with
the Cavemen, the Klamath
hoopmen set the pace all the
way. i Holding a slim 10 to 8
lead at the end of the first quar
ter, the Pelicans built up their
advantage to an eight point mar
gin at the end of the half when
they were out in front, 20 to
12.
The end of the third canto
found the K-men leading 30 to
15 and they coasted through the
final frame to a 32 to 22 vic
tory. Flashy Jim Noreen led
the Pelican offense with 10
points and Lutz canned 14
markers for the Cavemen to cop
high scoring honors.
Noreen and Lutz did more
than pot buckets in this tourna
ment, however. These two lads
were chosen for outstanding
sportsmanship during the joust
by coaches and players alike.
Noreen has come in for some
unjustified criticism this season
because he has run up a large
numuer of personal fouls. The
reason for this is not because
the Klamath backcourt man is
a rough ball player, but merely
because he is aggressive and al
ways after the ball. He and
Lutz both deserved the honor
bestowed upon them.
In a selection of a district all
star squad. Palmer. Thome, and
Noreen were chosen from the
Klamath ranks. Other mem
bers of this mythical team were
Kiggs. Ross and Matson of Med
ford; Riebel and Lutz of Grants
Pass; and Samuelson and Jan
dreau of Ashland. Noreen, Ross
and Samuelson were unanimous
choices.
Summary:
Klamath (32) Grants Pats (22)
Palmer, 4 F.... 2. McClellan
White, 6 F 14, Lutz
Thome, 6 C 2, Riebel
Noreen, 10 ....G 3, Ausland
Biehn, 2 G 1, Pippin
Substitutes: Klamath; Mason
2, Redkey 2, Zarosinski, Buss
man. Grants Pass; Dubbs, Boyce,
Bertram, Everton, Robertson
Officials: Chappy King, Port
land; Don McPike, Portland.
Halftime score: Klamath 20,
Lrranis rass iz.
Pete Belcastro
To Meet Johnson
In Main Event
Pete Belcastro, the rugged
weea assassin, will climb into
the ring Friday night at the
Klamath arena to butt biceps
ana oop Deans wim uust John
son in the main event.
Belcastro is a mauler of the
rough-and-ready school and will
probably be favored to flop his
tenacious opponent wnen tney
meet Friday.
Gust is a grappler more on
tne scientific side, but he can
get tough too when the occasion
warrants. Last week Johnson
came within a hair's breadth
of downing the savage "Grey
Mask" and anyone who . can
even come close to tossing the
hooded hoodlum is certainly no
liiy-of-the-iicld.
Army Grid Star
No Slouch at
Heaving Shot
By HAROLD CLAASSEN
NEW YORK. Fob. 26 id1)
Felix Blanchard, fullback of
Army's unbeaten football team
last fall, may be the strong man
to help bring the Cadets their
second straight IC-4A indoor
track and field title nt Madison
Square Garden Saturday night.
The hard guy with the soft
Louisiana accent never as much
as picked up a 16-pound shot tin.
til this winter, but Saturday
night he grabbed second in the
national AW meet with a heave
of 48 feet 7 inches. Wilfrid
Hansen of Missouri was first
with 50 feet. 51 inches.
Blnnchard's effort was two
feet and three inches better than
the putt that won the 1C-4A a
year ago.
Sam Snead
Takes Money
AtPensacola
By SKIPPER PATRICK
PENSACOLA. Fla.. Feb. 26
(.P) Tempermcntal Sammy
Snead of Hot Springs, Va., was
one championship. up on Byron
Nelson of Toledo, O., today as
the barnstorming pros pulled out
for Jacksonville where thev be-
gin their fourteenth tournament
of the winter golf circuit Thurs
day. Slammin' Sammy gave the
money boys another lesson in
driving yesterday to win the
S6500 Pensacola Open with a
72-hole total of 267, twenty-one
strokes under par and seven
strokes better than runner-uD
Nelson.
Nelson still tops the field In
war bond earnings however, hav
ing raked in a grand total of
$14,468.66 maturity value dur
ing tne winter compared to
Snead's $12,516.66. Snead has
played in two less tournaments
than Nelson, skipping the Texas
and Corpus Christi Opens to rest
a lame oack. His share here was
$1,333.33, Nelson's $933.
Hitting straight down the fair
way, Snead drove onto the 320-
yard tenth green and reached the
508-yard 12th in two strokes.
He scored 24 pars, 10 birdies, one
bogey and a double-bogey in
chalking up a pair of 4-undcr par
68 rounds yesterday.
Snead had his troubles on the
final rounds, however. He drove
into the trees from the 14th tee
on the third round and penalized
himself two strokes before hol
ing out with a double-bogey 6.
After topping his second shot on
the long 12th fairway in the
afternoon, he complained to the
gallery that clicking of camera
shutters was spoiling his game,
but he managed to birdie-4 on
the hole.
Three Teams Running Close
Race for Northwest Title;
Cougars, Orangemen Win
By The Associated Pross
NORTHERN DIVISION BAS
KETBALL STANDINGS
UO ..
OSC
WSC
UW
Idaho
W.
....10 5
10 5
5
5 11
.... 5 11
Pet.
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For A est
71111 fill"
677 605
H.MI (UO
714 7D7
540 653
The northern division Pacific
Coast conference basketball rnro
conies roaring Into the stretch
this week with one of the tight
est finishes in years in Ihe offing.
Wnshinutnn Stale's inrtominat-
able Cougars, by turning back ;
Washington twice nt Scuttle, now
can finish in a tie with cither
Oregon Slate or Oregon, current
ly knotted at the top, by down
ing the University of Idaho In i
both games of a Friday-Saturday I
series. ; I
Oregon State moved up to tic;
Orcson by defeating Idaho, 44-i
33, Saturday night, and the two
Oregon clubs ore scheduled to
battle it out in their fiiuil game
at Kugene Saturday.
Washington State clung stub
bornly to its title chances by van
quishing Washington 53-45 In a
tight battle Saturday. The lend
in the game changed hands 13
times and the score was tied four
times before the Cougars surged
ahead in the closing minutes.
WSC's Vinco Hanson got him
self 16 points for a season's total
of 224, tieing the northern di
vision record set by Gale Bishop,
also of WSC 1!)43. Hanson has,
two guinea to go to build up a
new record. Bishop now Is the
country's leading .service team
scorer.
Idaho was strong In the open
ing phases of Its game with the
Heavers, but, after holding the
lead at several points during
the first seven minutes, faded in
the face of Oregon State's suitor
lor power and size,
Ironmen Lead
Hockey League
By Two Games
By The Associated Press
Two full games separated the
leading Seattle lroiunru from
the Portland Kagles today In the
northern division. I'liclNe Coast
Hockey league, HtiiiKtlngs as a 1
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Tourney
By JOHN LARSON
KUHS Kreter
By defeating Gilchrist, 40-33.
Merrill became the county chimi;
pious in the finals of the "H"
tourney played Saturday night
at Altainuut gym.
Playing before a capacity
crowd, the Huskies outplayed a
game Gilchrist five all the way.
Jumping off to an early lead, the
Merrill qulntut led, 12-11. at the
end of the first quarter, and real
ly turned on the heat In tin) sec
ond canto to outscoro their op
ponents, 13-6. Tho second-half
saw both teams swap baskets on
fairly even terms. Kimdni
sparked the Merrill drive with
21 markers as Van Tassel made
U for Gilchrist.
This victory entitles Merrill to '
play the winner of the Central '
rolnt'Hoguc itivcr game ior inu
Southern Oregon "U" district
championship.
The consolation tilt saw Keno
trounce Mulin, 211-20. After i
starting slowly, the Keno squad i
led 15-12 at the first half, and;
held Malln to 8 points during the !
final tin 1 f. Johnston paced the !
Keno five with 12 tallies, closely i
followed by Zarosinski with 11.
Vlctorinc led Malln with 0 :
counters.
In games played Saturday
morning, Gilchrist edged Chllo-,
quin. 35-33. and Keno topped the i
Aurlnmi. VH.1.1
direction today when a 10-man T10 closest ciash of tho tour-1
committee meets here to make ; npy stlw Glchr(st drop n fighting;
recommendations ior revision or . chiloquin five in n thriller. Tho i
the major-minor agreement. loa(i changed hands many times. :
Among the proposals expected , both tt,nms connected often,
to be offered in revision of the Wanipler made 13 and For- '
agreement which expires next (juson swished 22 for high-scor-1
January arc: jnK honors of Chiloquin and Gil-
1. Greater self-government. rhrist. rosnnrtivelv.
a. uuarnmecs againsi posi-war
Minor League
Clubs Demand
Recognition
CHICAGO. Feb. 26 UV)
Minor league baseball, "kicked
around" more or less by the
majors for years, is ready to
stand on its own feet and assert
itself.
The smaller leagues, from
class AA down to non-operative
but still "alive" class D circuits,
will take the first step in thul
jj IT5 ENbi'foE
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3. A voice in selection of a
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4. Increase in the draft price,
which now is $7500 for a class
AA player.
Marine Cagers Split
Series With Pilots
In a two-game cage scries
played over the weekend, the
Leathernecks from the Marine
Barracks and the San Francisco
Coast Guard Pilots divided the
double-decker.
In the initial tussle Saturday
night on the KUHS hardwood,
the Pilots swamped the marine
five, 56 to 33, but the scrappy
Leathernecks bounced back
from their defeat Sunday eve
ning on the post maple to drop
the coast guard club, 37 to 31.
The loss of John Cox, who
was injured in the first game,
was sorely felt by the marine
outfit and apparently demor
alized the entire team Saturday.
The Leathernecks rallied their
forces Sunday, however, and
pulled out a closely contested
victory to even the series.
Bill Mills and Eddie Mcath
turned in a good game for the
marine hoopmen, but Mangiara
cina, manager-coach of the Pilots
was about the cleverest man on
the floor. He did not play Sun
day, however, as the Pilots used
their second string throughout
most of the contest.
Emlen Tunnell, dusky back
court man, displayed some
superlative ball handling and
Ernest Bcrtollotti, star coast
guard pivotman, showed plenty
of stuff, although he, too, played
but little of the ball game Sun
day. In the first clash Saturday,
the marines led by one point at
the end of the half, but the
Pilots turned on the heat in the
final canto to capture the tilt.
The position was reversed in
the second tussle at the Bar
racks with the coast guard five
holding the advantage at the
mid-way mark, but the Leather
necks marked up seven points
in the first two minutes of the
second half to take the lead
and were never headed from
then on in.
CHICAGO Selection com
mittee to consider applications
for baseball commission at St.
Louis meeting Tuesday.
The Academy showed none of
the accuracy of the preceding
day, as Keno trampled them for
a consolation game berth. John
ston led Keno with 12 counters
while Garner chalked up 5 for
the Academy. Both games were
extremely rough, ns a total of
75 personal fouls were called.
In a poll among the coaches,
the following 10 boys were
chosen as the best performers;
during the tournament:
Kandra, Sowall, Haskins, Mer
rill; Ferguson, Jcssup, Van Tas
sel, Gilchrist; Zarosinski, Keno;
Hnnnlgan, Chiloquin; Spolek,
Malin and Cole, Henley.
The following are the five
high-scorers for the tourney:
Kandra, Merrill. 40; Fcrgtmon,
Gilchrist, 38: MeChcsncy. Acad
emy. 31; Hunnignn, Chiloquin,
25; Johnston, Keno, 25.
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