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Newspaper Page TextfWO HERALD AND NEWS Monday. March 12. 1845 Baker Tops Hood River For Berth Bulldogs Bounce Rivals 44-24 in Deciding Game; One B Berth Still Vacant By The Associated Press Only one place, a "B" division spot, remains to be filled in Ore ion's 26th annual high school basketball tournament at Willa mette university, Salem, Thurs day, Friday and Saturday. The vacancy will be filled to night when Reedsport and Pleas ant Hill play the final in their inter-district series. Two teams qualified Saturday night, one in the "A" classifica tion and tho other in the ,'B" group. Baker became the last "A" squad added when it defeated Hood River, 44 to 24, in the third game of their series. Arlington eliminated Rogue River, 28 to 22, in their third contest to step into a "B" spot. The "A" schedule for the state tournament Thursday: 3 p. m. Washington of Port land vs. Eugene. 4:15 p. m. Newberg- vs. Baker. ' 7:30 p. m. Medford vs. Ver nonia. 8:45 p. m. Hillsboro vs. Ore gon City. The "B" schedule, which opens Friday: 3 p. rn. Grant Union of John Day vs. Clatskanie. 4:15 p. m. Arlington vs. winner ot Reedsport-Pleasant Hill. WARRIORS WIN, 80-46 LONGVIEW, March 12 (JPl Gale Bishop, nation's top service team scorer, ran his season's total to 1086 in 46 games as the Fort Lewis basketball team de feated Shannon's of Portland 80-46 here Saturday night. Cciger in Gambling Mess Not Student NEW YORK, March 12 Pi Lawrence E. "Larry" Pearlstein, one of the five basketball players involved in the Brooklyn college - gambling case in January; never was a registered student at the school, it was disclosed yester day. Edgar Bromberger, commis sioner of investigation, made the disclosure in a supplemental re . port to Mayor Fiorello LaGuar dia who had ordered a probe after the gambling scandal.broke on January 29. "Pearlstein at no time ever registered or matriculated as a student, day or night session, at Brooklyn college," Bromberger said in his report. "He stated that he bought some books, whose titles he does not recall, and carried them to and from home and around the campus as well as when he appeared for basketball practice, to create the impression that he was attending the college as a student "No one at the college not even any of his teammates Gambling Curb Asked By Mayor Loguardia Proposes All Cities in Big Leagues Exchange Hot Information By TED MEIER NEW YORK, March 12 (P) The major league baseball spring training season opened its fourth wartime campaign today on the heels of a proposal from Mayor Fiorello LaGuurdia thut police in the big league cities exchange information in an ef fort to curb gambling on the sport. Assuring followers of the Gi ants, Yankees and Dodgers in his weekly Sunday radio talk over WYNC that "we are going to keep baseball clean," La Guurdia declared: "I want to try to arrange for exchange of identification and information with other; cities where the big leagues play so that Philadelphia will know the New York thugs and thieves and we will know the Philadelphia thugs and thieves and likewise all of the cities on the circuit." "We are going to be very, very tough with these racketeers," the mayor asserted. "Known gam blers will not be permitted with in the Yankee stadium, Polo Grounds and Ebbets field. Cer tain boxes around third base in one club and another box that 1 know of will be thoroughly dis infected even if I have to put Po lice Commissioner Valentine in the box." "I hope," he continued, "that the-managers of the teams will ndt announce their pitchers the day before the game. In fact, it would be good to switch them and kind ot confuse the gamblers." The mayor said he already naa talked with Branch Rickey, president of the Dodgers, and Horace Stoneham, president of the Giants, and that he expected to see President Ford Fnck of tho National league todav. Meantime, the championship at. L.OU1S Drowns oi me Ameri can league; the Cleveland In dians; Philadelphia Athletics; Chicatro White Sox, Yankees, Giants and Cardinals were set for their first workouts at their various camps. The Washington Senators started last week and the other clubs are scheduled to get going within the next two days. Grade School "B" Tournament Gets Underway Play started Saturday at KUHS in the annual grade school "B" basketball tourna' ment. In games played Satur day. Mills walloped Conger, 20-7. Riverside bounced the Pelicans, 12-9. Fairview drub bed Roosevelt, 18-4, Pelicans nosed out Conger, 12-10, and Riverside blasted Mills, 26-10. The tourney is played on double-elimination basis, ac cording to Joe Peak, athletic director, and tilts today see and the other four players wereJ Roosevelt meet Mills at 4:15 p Music Makers To Represent Coasi in AAU SEATTLE. March 1! HP) -Fee's Music Makers of Portland will represent the Pacific North west in the national AAU tour ney in Denver March 18-24. The Portland team deposed Seattle Alpines, three-time win ners of the Northwest crown 35-30 Saturday night and team officials announced the club will leave for Denver Thursday. Seattle Coast Guard defeated Tacoma Cammaranos, 57-55, for third place in the tourney. Cochran, Hoppe Commence Play In Billiard Bee NEW YORK. March 12 (IP) Champion Wclker Cochran of San Francisco and Willie Hoppe of New York start play today in their challenge match for the three-cushion billiard title. Af ter a week's play here the com petition will shift to Boston and from there to Philadelphia, De troit, Cleveland, Chicago, Oma ha, Denver, Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco, Bevos Tap Oaks, 7-2 In Practice Game SAN JOSE, Calif., March 12 UP) Fresh from a resounding 7-2 victory over Oakland, the Portland Beavers today pointed up their camp drills for an other practice game this time against the San Francisco Seals Thursday. The Beavers found their train ing camp eye by pounding two Oakland pitchers for 12 hits in their Sunday win. Best blow of the day was Mel Nunes' two run triple in the eighth. knew or suspected that he was not regularly registered. Even his own parents were under the impression that he was a student until advised to the contrary. . . . after the transaction with the gamblers had been disclosed." .. Dr. Harry Gideonse, president of the college, asserted that the "difficulty arose in the adminis tration of. our present policies rather than in their character" and that Pearlstein "deliberately misled college officers, including his coach, by false stories about difficulties he was experiencing in his academic studies and by securing his coach s signature to routine documents which he never filed." Bromberger declared "Brook lyn college must immediately in sist upon a reversal of the result of basketball games that it won while Pearlstein was a member of the squad" and apologize to the opposing schools. Pearlstein expelled after the gambling dis closure. m. and Riverside tangles with Fairview at 5:15 p. m. Stars Hold One Game Advantage In Puck Playoff By The Associated Press ' The Seattle Stars hold a one game advantage in their best of seven scries with the Portland Eagles for the right to chal lenge tho Seattle Iroumcn tor the northern division, Pacific Coast Hockey league champion ship. Tho Stars won their sec ond game in three starts last night 5-4 when Glen Vickers, Daley and Tabor swept down the ice for the clincher with Portland a man short. Vickers tallied. Indoor Track Meets Tops, Says Lid man By HAROLD CLAASSEN NEW YORK, March 12 (T) Huukan Lidmau, Stockholm's hurdling sports editor, thinks Swedish track fans would go for indoor track competition but doubts that Swedish athletes could stand the strain of year- rouna competition. Lidman, fourth in tho 1936 Olympics and winner of a 60 yard exhibition a week ago, said today that his country has noth ing to compare with the indoor track festivals common to this country. "Such enthusiasm!" said the writer-athlete who has become a Madison Square Garden favorite because of his ballet-like warm up. "I am sure Stockholm crowds would cheer as much, however, u iney comet see sucn races. But he points out that indoor competition might injure Swe den's domination of the outdoor, middle distance events. "Gunder Hacgg hasn't been able to win here because he is not in condition," he explained. Hacgg was last on March 3 and fifth in a six-man field Saturday night in a pair of mile races, both of which were won by James Rafferty. Saturday's win ning time was 4:10.3. Vebfoots VaxVSC Five, 51-41 Bob Hamilton faces Ore. Five to Victory With 20 Points; Hanson Scores IS By The Associated Press The northern division, Pacific Coast conference, busketbull spotlight today shifted to Eu gene, Ore., where Washington State college and the University of Oregon will resume their division playoff Friday with the Webfoots holding a one-gamo ad vantage. If the Cougars win Friday, the final game will be played hatur day. Bob Hamilton, who developed a habit ot rising to important occasions in Oregon's regular season play, did it again Satur day night as he led his mates to a 51-41 triumph over tho Cou gars at Pullman. The Cougars started out to make a run-away of the contest, and it was not until 16 minutes ot the first halt had passod that Hamilton hit his stride to pull his team into a 18-19 half-time Washington State ran up a 7-1 lead in the first four minutes and was ahead, 17-12 at 10 min utes when Hamilton went to work. . . . The Cougars took the lead again briefly as the second half opened, but with two minutes gone. Guard Jim Bartelt looped a field goal to put Oregon ahead, 24-23. Then, with Hamilton and Bar telt sharing the load, tho Web foots barged on to amass a 46-31 margin with but four minutes to play. Vince Hanson, Washington State's top offensive threat, sparked a rally at that point but the Cougars already were away out of the running. Hamilton's efforts were worth 20 points. Hanson bagged 13 for the Cougars. Two Places Vacant For Hoop Tourneys NEW YORK, Match 12 Mi Two pi; Jos still remained unset tled today to complete the lino up of 32 of the country's lending college quintets for four post season basketball tourneys tho National Invitation at Madison Squaro Garden, tho Eastern and Western NCAA and the Nutiouul Intft'collcglHtn at Kansas City, Unucalun Konssohior Poly be came tho 8th and last team to fill tho Garden Invitation Uuuup, but New Kmiland officials still were trying to find team to it-present district ono in tho Eastern NCAA competition. "We don t know where we stand," said Chairman Don White of the district selection committee, "Wo have been try ing to find a team for four weeks, but most closed their sea son a month ago while others lost navy personnel and are un willing (o play." One place In the Western NCAA hinges on outcome of a playoff between Washington State and Oregon, This Is tho tournament lineup: National Invitation- St.John's 19-2: Muhlenberg 2:1-3; Tennes see 18-4; Rhode Island State 10- 3: Do Paul 18-2; Bowling Green 22-2; West Virginia 12-3; and Rensselaer 13-0. , Eastern NCAA Kenturky 21 3; Ohio Klnto 14-4; NYU 13 7; and one team still to bo picked. Western NCAA Oklahoma Aggies 21-4; Utah 16-2; Arkan sas 16-8, and tho winner of the Washington Stato 20-9 vs. Ore gou 28-11 pluyoff, National Intorcolleglutu . Opens tonight at Kansas City t'oppi-rdlnu of Los Angeles; Kau Claire (Wis.) Teachers; Central (Fayette, Mo.); Eastern Ken tucky; Simpson (la.): Wast Tex as State; Wichita; Peru (Neb.) Teachers; Central Normal, Dan ville, IikI.; Catawbu; New Or leans Loyola; Phillips (Okie.) university: Washburn; Southern Illinois Normal (Carbondale); Douuo; Eastern Washington. NEW YORK Jim Rafferty won his seventh straight mile ot Indoor track season by winning K, of C. milo In 4:16.3 as Guilder Iluegg finished fifth in 4:10.1. CHICAGO Michigan w o n Big Ten indoor track title for If ifs a "fi-oien" need, advertise for In the classified. article you a used one Intercollegiate Tourney To Be Broadcast to Gl's KANSAS CITY, March 12 lP) Over 1400 soldiers now overseas who have played in the Nation al Intercollegiate basketball tournament since 1938 will have an opportunity to hear a broad cast of the final game of the tourney which begins in Mu nicipal auditorium at 7 o'clock tonight, Emil Llston, director, has announced. Arrangements have been com pleted with the office of war in formation to broadcast a re cording of the game over both the Atlantic and Pacific coast stations, Liston said. Central college of Lafayette, Mo., and Eau Claire (Wis.) Teachers lead off tonight in the week-long tourney and before the night is over four other teams will take the floor. Central, a navy studded club, has not a game this season and MATINEE DAILY Box Office Opens 1:30 6:45 PHONE 4572 A PICTURE WITH '8 A with 'Vi'E?WfJr M- St RODDY McDOWALL IfUllWMil L PAESTON FOSTER - RITA JOHNSON MlllMlM WM- " TODAY m AS lit IS THAT'S SOIIII HSI! (fCvUMti IM TECHHICOLOR IAMFS RFII.. n I A N A 14 A I ft M fPlDI CTHM VnilMr"DAi nu Pllirnnn l-t (Directed by LOUIS KING ( 'DrftrliiKarl ho DflDCDT DIOPI CD Is led by Charles Cooley, third high scorer a year ago in the Big Six conference when he played with Kansas State. 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