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SIX HERALD AND HEWS Coast Loop Clubs Open ; Medical Discharges, 4-F's, Men Under Draft Age Round Our Club Rosters SAN FRANCISCO, March 6 ()The eight clubs of the Pa cific coast league have swung in to their spring training grind with reports lrom the camps in dicating most of the playing will be by medically discharged ex servicemen, 4-1 's, youths under draft age and a few older men. Herewith a camp by camp re port on the prospects: The San Francisco Seals had 44 players out to show their wares to Manager Lefty O'Doul yesterday the largest spring turnout in years. But that may have been because the Seals are training in- their home stadium, giving war workers a chance to try out between shifts. The Oakland Oaks, training at Fetters' Springs, had 23 players, including the veteran pitchers Sab Gibson, 46, and Elmer Phillips, 42. Manager Dolph Camilli, for mer Dodger first sacker, said he expects arrivals this week to put his squad over the 30 mark. He said he will play the outfield this season, turning the first base spot over to Vic Picetti, 17-year-old prep star from San Fran cisco. . Sacramento, which will not have its 1944 star pitcher Clem Dreisewerd this season, started training at Richardson Springs with only 14 players, though 'Manager Earl Sheely said he ex pected additional rivals this week. He said a number of his players had not yet signed their contracts. Portland, training at San Jose, started with 17 players, includ ing their "submarine pitcher" Al Liska, but without Pitcher Marion Pieretti, who went to the Senators. Manager Marv Owen reported he was expecting to have 27 on the roster by the end of this week. Hollywood had 35 players at the initial drills. Catcher John Lanfranco was staying out this season for war work, Babe Her man announced he will retire, and Brooks Holder is a holdout. Twenty-four of 26 contracts sent out have been returned signed. Los Angeles' Angels had only .Um.f OA ntaiun. nrflrina nut though President Don Stewart said that 24 of 30 contracts sent out had been signed. He said that several players are on their way from the east. The Angels brightest prospects are Johnny Moore, 41, Richie Columbo, 16, and Bill Sarni, 17. Seattle, Rainiers had 28 play ers in uniform last Saturday, Business Manager Bill Mulligan reported. His three stars, Chuck Aleno, third sacker bought from Cincinnati, Outfielder Ted Nor bert and Pitcher Byron Speece, were not there, but were expect ed soon. Keith Frazier, former Seal pitcher discharged from the navy, was on the roster. The San Diego Padres started with only 18 players, but 26 con tracts have been signed. Only batterymen and a few aspiring youngsters were out for the first fortnight's training. . Huge Crowd Expected For Play off By The Associated Press . . Washington State college is putting in special bleachers and the University of Oregon is ex Dectine turnawav crowds for the northern division, Pacific coast canference basketball playoff. Shooting for the division crown and a crack at the west ern NCAA championship in Kan sas City, the teams which fin ished the regular schedule in a tie will meet Saturday night at Pullman and the following Fri day at Eugene. If a third game is needed, Eugene will be the site. All reserved seat tickets at Eu gene were sold out before they were off the presses. Marine Corps League Five Tops Chiloquin ' The Marine Corps league five turned on the heat last night at the post gym to bounce the Chiloquin Independents, 48-38. The Leathernecks had a terrific height advantage over their op ponents, but the Chiloquin cag ers put up a game battle and were leading at the end of the first half, 18-16. The marines overtook the In dependents in the second half with Semsky, Ballow, and Heg ler, each potting 12 points to take high scoring honors for the marine five. Flury and Floyd canned 12 apiece for Chiloquin. Roosevelt Drubs Riverside, 28-7; Fremc:it Wins Roosevelt eliminated River lide by a 28-7 count and Fremont drubbed Mills 38-14 in continua tion of the city grade school tournament yesterday. Roosevelt had little trouble Jowning Riverside as Derrah marked up 7 tallies. Carr made I for Riverside. Fremont, after a slow first balf, ran wild in the last two luarters to win going away, prockman with 18 markers took nigh for the game while Laiblc, Mien and Chavez chalked up 4 ach for mills. Training AP Picks Cage Champions NEW YORK, March 6 (JP) Champions and runnerups In the various sectional college basketball races for the 1945 season as CHAMPIOH Eastern (mythical) Army Eastern Intercollegiate Penn - Western Conference Iowa Pacific Coast (Southern) UCLA Pacific Coast (Northern) Wash. State Big Six Iowa State Big Seven Utah Southwest ' Hice Southern N. Caroline Southeast Kentucky Ohio Conference Akron Mason-Dixon American U. Southwest Border (unofficial) New Mexico Missouri Valley (unofficial) Okie Aggies 'Will plavoff for title this week. Swede Runner Winds Up Last In Mile Run Bv HAROLD CLAASSEN NEW YORK, March 5 (IP) Track and field will have a re vival equal to or exceeding the Golden Era of 1920 to 1936 when peace comes, says H. Jamison Swarts, Penn director of athlet ics, manager of the Penn relays and referee of the 1945 IC-4A in door games. As a step toward promoting the revival, Swarts urges that athletic authorities begin now to plan for a United Nations Olym pics to be held soon after the war and fill in the present track void with such events as the present Haegg-Lidman visit to the U. C. Gunder H a e g g, at one-time holder of eight world records, finished last in the Louis Zam perini invitation mile at Madi son Square Garden Saturday night but his effort brought noth ing but cheers from the 13,472 paying spectators. On shore only 50 hours after a 23-day journey from London, Haegg made his debut on boards by setting the pace for the first three quarters of a mile. Then lack of conditioning began to Jerry's, Trotters Capture Victory League Jerry's Delivery downed De Molay 25-22, and Herald and News dropped Murphy's Barber shop 42-28 in victory league tilts played last night on KUHS maple. In a thriller in which the American division championship hung in the balance, Jerry's ' came from behind to gain its victory and keep undefeated record intact. Grabbing an early lead, Jerry's led 11-6 at the end of the first quarter, and main tained a slim 12-11 halftime lead. De Molay came back strong in- the . third., canto lead 17-14 going into the final heat. Sparked by Bob Perkins, Jerry's slowly forged ahead to finally win. Perkins took high honors for the game with 10 tallies fol lowed by Abbey of De Molay with 7. . After starting slowly Herald It Could 'AMP KHSU I WHISTLE TWICE THAT MEANS POR YOU ToffUSH To TH' BULL PEH AN' WAKM When in Medford Stay at HOTEL HOLLAND Thoroughly Modern Joe and Anne Earley Proprietors PILES . SUCCESSFULLY TREATED NO PAIN NO HOSPITALIZATION No Lost of Time Permanent Betullil DR. E. M. 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Gil Dodds in the then world record time of 4:07.3, and Lidman competing in the invitational hurdles. Army retained its IC-4A in door title in the supporting events to the Haegg-Lidman un veiling. The Cadets piled up 731 points, wiping out the previous high of 48 set by New York uni versity in 1943. Navy also sur passed the NYC total with 551. The service schools annexed all individual titles except the hiah iump and two mile run with Army scoring in every' event to pile up its high aggregate. Contests and News took the opening tilt with ease. Murphy's took a first quarter lead, but were un able to maintain it as Epley of the press five racked up 17 markers. &niney ana- xerito vich each netted 8 for the losers. Army-Navy will play the Academy, and Hardy s Man s store will battle Red Shields to nighty on Pelican court in the miai ruuiiu ot piay WATERVILLE, -. Me. Del Bis sonette, Boston Braves coach, said he liked St. Louis Cards and Detroit Tigers to win pen nants this year. . i ANNAPOLIS Joseph Ver deur, Bainbridge Naval, set new record of . 2:21 in 200-yard breaststroke in Navy-Bainbridge dual swim meet. Get Worse Aria ueee weiy . To FEEL THE MAHPMEP' . PIUCH IN OTHER , . SPORTS, TOO- nuc: -r?- a i Ark- nfi WILL OPPOSE THE HEAW BAS tu toniohj'SV nAH Allen Adding Machines Friden Calculators . 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The decisive game was required after Wood- burn and Salem finished even in a double elimination tourney at Mount Angel. with district titles awarded prepsters moved into the contest for state tourney berths, fair ing for the 8 class A and 4 class B berths goes this way: Class A Baker (district -n 1 titlist) vs. Hood River (2): Prine ville (3) vs. Medford (4); Myrtlo Point (5) vs. Eugene (6); Lebanon (7) vs. Newberg (8); Woodburn (11) vs. Oregon City (12); Gresham (13) vs. Vernonla (14), Hillsboro already holds the tourney ticket from districts 9 10, and Washington of Portland represents districts 15-18. -Class B Clatskanio (1) vs Dayton (2); Pleasant Hill (3) vs. Reedscort (4): Rogue River (5) vs. Arlington (6); Grant Union of John Day (7) vs. Enterprise (8). Arlington started off the week's tourney battle last night by deteattng Kogue tuver, aa 20, in the first of three games to decide the district 5-6B tourney entrant. The Eugene Axemen go gun ning tonight at Myrtle Point for a second victory over the Myrtle Point Bobcats. Vernonia and Gresham, each with one victory play the deciding tilt for a tourney ticket at Scappoose. Newberg travels to Lebanon for the first .of another three game series. A fourth inter district playoff tonight pits Baker and Hood River. Canadian Girl Wins Figure Skating Title NEW YORK, March 6 (fl) Barbara Ann Scott of Ottawa had. little trouble winning the North American ladies' amateur figure skating championship at Madison Square Garden last night. But 1 twas a long, hard ciimD oetore tne -pretty Canad ian triumphed in the most im portant meet sinco Sonja Hcnie won the world title at the same place 15 years ago. Barbara, 16, has been skating 10 years. She won the Canadian junior title in 1940 and was run ner-up. ih the seniors' in' '41 and A. .mere was no 1B43 competi tion, but Miss Scott won in 1944 She. is the lone holder of both U. S. and Canadian gold medals for highest proficiency in figure skating. ; Miss Scott, who led the four ranking invaders agaiast the U. S. quartet, gained four first votes and two seconds from the six Judges. She blighted the hopes ot Bostons liretcnen Merrill who on Saturday won her third straight U. S. seniors title, and gave a -smooth performance; last nignt except tor one fail on a difficult, leap. and. .finished sec ond with two first votes and-four seconds. In addition- to ,Miss Scott's North American and Miss Mer- rills national championships, nine other U. S. titles were de cided during the four-day tour ney, most of which took place at adjoining iceiana rink. Four Top-Flight Cage Teams Will Clash In Tourney SEATTLE, March 5 (JP) Four top-flight basketball teams will meet Friday and Saturday in tho wasnington pavilion in tne an nual AAU Northwest tourna ment. The everlasting Alpines of Seattle are defending champions. Other entries, are the Coast Guard ' Repair Yard quintet", Tacoma Cammeranos and either Fee s, Music Makers or Shan nons of Portland. , . The f Cammeranos- won their berth' Saturday night, whipping the Yakima - Packers, 65-61, after the Coast Guard crew had downed Seattle Boeing, 65-28. EDDIE'S STEAK HOUSE 127So.7th SPECIAL STEAK DINNERS Southern Fried Chicken 60c MERCHANT'S LUNCH Includes Soup Salad Dessert - Coffee Worries All Hours Meal Tickets $5.50 Value for $5.00 Giants Take - 1 ill 731 1 ''''V V-l- Outfielder Nolll ' Sheridan (right). 34, of Sacramento, C'nlil,, will uo Hie first Sail Frnnclsco Seal plnycr to go to Uie New Vork Olnms in uewiy eunounccd working agreement between the clubs. Ho is congratulated oy Owner Charles Urahnin ot the deals as Ills sale on opiluii lor 10-IU de livery became effective. The deal involves llvo ball players, valued M 140.000, who will bo delivered to tho Seals during 10-IU and '47 seasons. Baseball Committee Keeps Mum on New Commissioner CHICAGO, March 0 M") A special major league nominating committee named to sort candi dates for the job of baseball com missioner left v a c 11 n t by the death last November of Kcne saw Mountain Lnndis may have ideas as to probable candidates, but the members don't intend to make them known very soon. Tho committee, comprised of Owner P. K. Wrlgley of the Chi cago Cubs and Sam Brcndon of Hogan Tunes Up for Golf Tournament MIAMI, Fla., March 6 (I') Ben Hogan's golf game, colder than an Arctic pup tent, runs into some mid-summer competi tion in the International four ball . tournament starting here Thursday. Hogan, now a lieutenant In the army air forces, hadn't had a club in his hands for six months until Sunday when he played in an exhibition match for con valescent soldiers at tho AAF Biltmore hospital. He arrived in Miami Friday to give golf lessons to returning veterans to "get their mind oft the war," ,and tho invitation to play in the tournev came when Sgt. E. J. (Dutch) Harrison was recalled to Wright Field, O., to await reassignment. "I've got to pack six months practice into a couple of days," he said, as he started out early today for a practice tee. "I doubt if I can walk 36 holes, much less play 'em. ' I got a couple of big blisters on my hands left over from Sunday, and they hurt every time I grab a club." Two Cage Tilts Slated On KUHS Maple Wednesday Wednesday night at 7 o'clock at the KUHS gym nasium, the Klamath junior high school "B" team will clash with the Keno "B" out fit and at- B p. m. the junior high varsity five will meet the Keno first string. These games are open to the public and no admission will be charged. Semi-Annuai TAILORING DISPLAY Wed. and Thurs., March 7 and 8 A representative from the house of Ed. V. Price & Co. will as slst us i in bringing you their complete line of new woolens for both men and women. custom tailored clothes aro bet ter because they're tailored for you to your individual measure ments. Your assurance of per fect satisfaction is tho exnert cutting ... the fine tailoring (Z ... the high quality workman-)! snip inai nas maac mem lamous for fifty years. HARDY'S 830 Main Phono Option on Sea! 1 4'h A - v v t the St. Louis Cardinals, National league representatives, mid Alva Urndlcy of the Clcvulund Indians and Donald L. Humes of the St, Louis Drowns ot thu American UMgue, after its first meeting yesterday said Ihey had nothing to say regarding Individual can didates. Tncy merely offered this statement: -. . . "The four representatives, two from each major league, met to check with each oilier on pro gress maclu to clato on gathering (lata on individuals who appeal to be desirable men for the post of commissioner ot baseball and synchronizing their efforts and their methods-of working."' The group would not enlarge on that rather nebulous state inent, nor would the members give an Inkling as to possible candidates discussed. A m o 11 g those named us candidates 1111. officially hiivo been James A. Farley, Eric Johnston, president of the U. S. chamber of com merce, J. Edgar Hoover, chief of 1110 federal, bureau of investiga tion, and a host of others. The committee has no power to select a commissioner, but merely will study the candidates and eliminate those who. In their opinion, aro unfitted for the post. Their recommendations will be submitted to the next meeting of the 18 presidents of teams In the two minor leagues, who w ill then 4cicct Laiuus successor, Eagles, Stars Will Collide In Puck Playoff PORTLAND, March fl (T) The schedule of tho northern di vision, . Pacific coast hockey league playoff between the Port land Eagles and Seattle Stars has been revised and tho winner of four in seven games will meet thO Knnttln Ipnnmnn tn. . chompionshlp. j no scries opens Thursday in Seattle and games follow at Portland Friday and Sunday, Se attle March 15, Portland March 16 and Seattle March 18. If a seventh game is needed tho silo will bo named later. Fee's Music Makers Wallop Wa rrior Five PORTLAND,. March fl ' (lp) Fees Music Makers, Portland's standout independent basketball team, proved their right to wider recognition last night by trounc ing the Fort Lewis Warriors, (S3 n 4;i . T? , Pomanders held Pvt. Galo Bishop, national scor ing leader, to 11 points. ' 6778 J! If Hanson Ousted Frh First Place by Wagy Sports yx; Briefs rullerton. It.j By HUGH FULLERTON Jr. NEW YORK, March 8 (!) American track fans, who hovo bnen asking for weeks, "Where' llncKii?" as the swift Swcdn fulled to appear, still were ask ing the same uestlon after Gun dor's indoor debut last Satur day. , . , Tho various explan ations that worn offered by yes terday's gathering of tho truck writers only served to empha size tho dif formed belwem out door and Indoor running, . , , Uaegg. who said lie "foil slee.iv in the legs and thighs" before tho race, readily admitted that ho hud a lot to learn about board-track racing but said ha liked wluit ho had seen of It. And Emit von Elllng, New York U. couch who spec ii l7.os In tun Inn up mllei-s.' pointed out that Gunder hud only one workout lifter his arrival while Puuvo Ntirml, who was an immcdluto success Indoors, used to go through three different kinds of dully drills for a long stretch before ho actually raced, , , Haegg plans to tuko u few les sons from NYU's Cullender twins on how to hit the curve which leaves him open to the cnaruu of ruiming by tho culctv dur instead of tho stop watch. HIS SEVEREST CRITIC , Hill Stern, who Is fairly well known In sports broadcasting business, toils abuut thu time he- was invited to lend u word In Dizzy Dean s baseball broadcast from Sportsman's park. , , , For eight Innings Ole Dlz talked anil Hill Just listened. , . . Finally as the ninth came up Dean said: "And now my usslstunl, Ulll Stem, will do tho coinmorclnl." . . . "And .do you know," says Dill, "he even criticized my com mercial!" - SERVICE DEPT. Sgt. Dugan Aycock, former Lexington, N, C, gulf pro, is or ganizing u service tournament to bo held at Homo this week. Charlie Yates, tho Atlanta Star, and Al Zimmerman, Portland, Ore., pro, arc among the en tries. . , . MSgt. Zeko Uontira can't figure out how a New York puper had him attending the minor league convention at Buffalo Inst December - when Zcke huppened la bo Ih Ger many at tho time. . . . Gerald Tucker, former Okluhotmi U. basketball uco now at Fort Sill, says his post-war ambition Is to become a crooner, . , . He made plenty of Big Six cage coaches sing. Locally-Arranged Spring Sports Bee To Supplanr Sked CORVALLIS, March 0 (IV-Locally-arranged spring sports will supplant a conference sched ule In the northern division of tho Pacific coast conference thin season. Percey l.ocey, chairman of the, Athletic Directors' association of tho northern group, announced the decision last night. Ho said track and bascbull squads arc planned by Idnho, Washington and Washington State. 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