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ht Game Seen in AAU sketball Tournament pungsters Almost Overpower Veteran enver Ambrose Jellymakers Quintet LMAL AAU BASKET V, TOURNAMENT RE l.i.o AT DENVER r-..a AT Dcnyim "Associated Press tjiy'i results: (Seoond ,", sixly-SIx, Burlles oitV, aroeloy, Colo., 37. ... -...... . Hnnn.. irivi mi hwij- E Colorado U. Modlcs, IX Ambrose 48, St. Lou- r .1..- nft. " A Mn.i.nrmllr-v Rl . i'ui.c...'...M,,nniii an. Ei 'collliw, Colo., PoikIio rjoBincry 63, Wyoming fnllv. Lurnmle, 4. ,u Idaho, Slmplots Utt, ANcbr.,U5. rn&NK CRAWFORD '.ten Mnrrh 20 (Pi A .mtnrt from St. Louis V.m tried to show AAU P"1'.: . iu.i ti.l..i ... rief I Jp$f fotlOH FULLEHTON. JR. lui YORK. MHrch 20 (!')- " - t i I.. (innnnru. inn uhciuukuu kill.nlaylng ilyor whoso buti with tho Yankees and cd a brief "foud" L-n Clark Griffith and Lar- alirPial. may do mucn . . .: .LU..I l... VI UB010 OA Mil UUJCM VB- woundca soiuicrs inun as El player. . . . There s no i, nowovor, that Shcpard's Kilre Is to become a major Lt. Rosa Lehman, Iwu a close companion oi uti- during Mis imprison fin Germany and who re Id with him (Lehman also i leg) tent or ori a aoicr ion to resume nil baseball It WOULDN'T GIVE: UP k only bnsobtll equipment libit at a prison hospital Btrlln was a soitosu ana Lehman says, Noverwc- Shopard worked hours tt aay testing ann controii- liftivot In batting practice, i . ... ..i : sing irom on imaginary hd and toughening hla leg ire It was amputated just it uie riEiu annic . nv Hiked, baseball morning, ind night, constantly ask- Ithman and other Internoc.i Iher they thought ho could hull scam "His fierce sanation was something to io,: says Lchmsn. boso ms his whole lite nnd he determined to play the wain, if tt could possibly tne,- ... - - ODXV'B aUEBT STAR la Garrison. Burlington. Ia P-cye uaietle "Nearly all fi. Ten basketball teams lover average scores this in ind the coaches ore puz- is mo reason. . . . I nut s . OI case U. served m It last season to let the nine quintet run up big inii yoar mcy were .;- 1 1 ' ette Defeats . a$k" In Portland IHTLAND, March 20 (!) H uu.isctto defeated the k ni8K nore last night aft- F'ux u B lirL fall nn snr fhcad butts by tho hooded P-tf. Uussetto took the next F w"h his standing full r- S FIELD TRIALS fOKANE, March 20 CP) A l,,ft JV1IM ljU!i owned Ji'oyd Suiter of Tacoma fndled by Ed Harrison of UHi u,e "-U-go champion I" the Pacific Coast field 'iwraay. IMbTTUr. . I -WW'S. tiL. ... IVftlTt. "AHDLY NEW i0VEn. M . II ram n. lk,n" making book on 1,.,". mon in a nuu-win It a V.T. " i""c.n?0Mm fcv ,. T,r """ics i iianovor EW . one In Madison l. asserts uari II Pa I al HUllOHCS. Jtkino " amls 'hat there bun. .nT ""!,,mD!8,'s - (,-uucge pioy- h 20 years ago, whon " niDIl MhAAl U U riftik n "vi.uui uuuuii iii cteclRi'ea rnwlns E Postered mo for In- rw vl" ul my piy ,? fpproached. But 1 - I1QVOT hniiA in it,Ar4iu In , ll,""'"',.uul1 I! wv,.. """'crs rcgorci- wo piay," L ... Id!u7.lv T- steve Dudns, I'Sowator, n. J outpointed riOHTS thuslusin and n full- im rn rf Inl fill OIllWOlKll eXOIrlnnnna..rl for a while it lnoknH ir iv,... nilKhl prove their oolnl. But agelesa Jack MeCrackcn, i'.jiim tiiutii oi inc uc nver Ambrose Jellymakers, squelched the Mlssourlana bo foio they got complololy out of ihl O0VS from llin hnnUi r.1 the Mlwiljuippl were lust an un heralded bunch of high school lads representing the St. Louis Candle compuuy, but they led uiu UUWITIU1 JC IVmMltf.rK 111.11 at the end of the first quarter of their second round strugglo last iikiiv in me nauonai tourna monl, AltlUZcd )llim.tnun rio,,.. Jtes were n bit unin.iv thui ii,a ki .. n , , . . - .......... iiu. t euucci Ainiroc quintet might stumble In their very first luuim-y star i until Jack Mc Crnckon took over with ,-nm. pleto nonclialunco. Jumping , who piuyuo in ins nrst na tional tuurncv 15 vtiii vi drove under tho basket for two quick guula and the Ocuvcrltes were out In iront to stay. The St. Louis lads kept pace for a while but big ace Clruenlif. another Ambrose star with moro than a dozen campaigns behind him, alternated with MeCrackcn in oiiisi-ormg (lie youngsters The Missouri boys finally yield or. 40-39. The McCraeken-Grucnlg duo ll not the only pair of oldtlmers still playing topflight AAU bail. The Wichita Cessnas, with Uirlc Smith and flay Piper playing iino icon-agors, oiusiea uie Colo rado univorslty Medics, 83-30, Piper Is playing his 15th nation. ul tournament and Smith his 14th. Today's schedule brings three moro seeded toams on the floor for their first start In the tourney. Twentieth. Century Fox of Hollywood, at the foot of the upper bracket, meets the Ster ling, 'Colo., Mltchcll-Pontlac at B p. m. Fort Warren, Wyo., tun gles with Bushnell Goncral hos pltal of Brlghum City, Utah., at 7 o clocR, and Fort Lewis, wash., draws the Hoxle, Kans, C. of C. at 0:30. Five other games are on the day't calendar. All are second round trials. Other games on the schedule: ' 12 Noon Sun Francisco A.C, vs. Bennett Drug, Billings, mom. 1 V: M.Fnrt Wayne. Ind Order of Moose vs. Camp Clai oorne, L,a., i-tospitui. 2:30 P. M. Modesto.- Calif. Junior college vs. Allman Trans fer, Cleveland, O. 3:30 P. M. Peoria. 111., Cater pillars vs. Pratt-Whitney, Kan sas City. - . - , 8:30 P. M. San Diego Dons vf Camp-Robinsonr Ark., Offi cers. : . ""a in Medford HOLLAND r 'J Ann. Eutay Kozatske? Cards in Damp Spirits Ball Field Flooded CAIRO, III., March 20 The World Champion St. Louis Cardinals, alining for a fourth straght pennant, a feat accom- fillshed only twice in major cague history, were in rather damp spirits today as spring training opened. They were without a baseball diamond. The outfield of Cotter field, the Cardinals' usual ' northern training site, is under four feet of water and Indications are that the training field will hot be available for practice during the slightly more than two weeks the champs will be here. Water, seepage from the flood ed Ohio river, also covers the high school football field, the most likely substitute for a baseball diamond. Weatherman J. F. McGruder wasn't optimis tic, warning that seepage condi tions will get worse bofore thoy get bottor. Adding to the wet picture, he forecast rain. i or f wm mm Dodgers Eye Trade With Cubs PAUL HAINEB "- Pigtails flying, Eleanor Lcvor scn, 12, of Los Angeles, young est entrant in national and North American amateur figure skating chumpionnhips, cuts caper at New York's .Icclond. Utah May Use Brand New Team SALT LAKE CITY, March 20 (PI There Is a chance UtBh may open defense of its Nation al Collegiate basketball title this weekend with a team wholly new to NCAA competition. : Coach Vadul Peterson and his Utcs will leave tonight for Kan sas City to join Oklahoma A. & M Arkansas and Oregon in the western playoffs. Utah lost probably the great est cage player in Its history when Arnold Fcrrln was draft ed last week into the infantry. He led Big Seven conference scorers with 315 points and was picked on the all-tournament team at Madison Square Garden last year. Only Fcrrln and Fred Shef field were left this season from the 1044 champions. Now Shef field, former NCAA high jump king, is in the navy V-J 2 pro gram and 11 won't bo certain un til later this week whether he can play in the tournament. Utah's starting lineup will hove Sheffield or Don Dorton and Leo Hamblln at forwards, Murray Satterficld at center and George Keil and Dave How ard at guard. . Dorton', Satte'rfield and Keil arc freshmen. Howard is an ox marine who formerly played for a small college in Washington. Brooklyn Cagers Appeal. Decision NEW YORK, March 20 (Pi Four of the five Brooklyn col lege basketball players, involved in the January gambling scandal, appealed to the board of higher education last night for reinstate ment. The board, however, unanimously voted to uphold their expulsion. REDS ONCE LED BY A BEARDED BOSS : CINCINNATI Cincinnati had the only big league manager In history adorned with a full heard. Gustavus H e I n r i c h Schmclz managed the Reds in Uie 1880's. A gap of nine years from '81 to '89 exists in the records, the Redlegs being out of the National league through out that period. The Hhineland ers a Invert one vear in the Union association and eight in the old American association. It is like ly that Sehmelz guided them during their American associa tion membership President Branch Rickey Searching For Catchers By TED MEIER NEW iOHK. March 20 (Pi A trade is brewing between the lirooklyn Dodgers and tnc Chi cago Cubs, baseball circles heard touny. Word cunie from the Bear mountain tump of the Dodgers that President Branch HicKey was searching for a catcher to help man Andrews, the only bucKstopper the Dodgers cur rently possess. Hickcy, it was rumored, was eyeing the four catchers the Cubs have. As trading bait, Rickey is said to have put Frcncn Borduguray on the block. Pitcher Whit Wyult, who was hampered with a lame arm last season, appeared at Bear moun tain, but Mickey said that he, alone with Pitcher Art Herring. urc ciussuiea 3-c in the draft and will not be available for an in definite period. Inficldcr Barney Koch and Pitcher Lcs Webber were listed as holdouts. Other training caniD briefs: Boston Red Sox Five players still unsigned, among them Star Pitcher Emmet O'Neill who wants more money. Detroit Tigers Third Sacker Pinky Higyins, 38 in May, due to lake brc-induction physical exam on unursaay. nis loss would seriously cripple team. Cleveland Indians Catcher Jim McDonnell, who probably will be No. 1 catcher, arrived at LaFayctte, Ind.. camp. St. Louis Browns First Base man George McQuinn signed contract. Pitcher Slg Jakucki reported his arm felt sore. Pittsburgh Pirates Third Baseman Bob Elliott, a 4-F whose third draft exam has been referred to Washington for final decision was expected to report toaay. , Boston Braves Pitcher Tom Earlcy, recently discharged from army, reported eager to resume wncre ne ion on in i43. St. Louis Cardinals Blix Don nelly, world series pitching star. was rejected by army for 10th time, raort cooper, zu-game win ner, signed contract and Infield cr Johnny Antonelli was classi fied 4-F. New York Giants Outfielder Danny Gardella suffered sprained ankle when he stepped into gopher hole while chasing incs. New York Yankees Outfield er Johnny Llndcll signed con tract. Allen Gettel. ud from Norfolk, was termed likely pros nect as starting nltcher. Cincinnati Reds Rain forces first workout to be held indoors. Chicago White Sox Bill Na- gel, third baseman purchased from Milwaukee. reDorted. Shortstop Floyd Baker called up for draft re.exam at Younffstown March" 26. Philadelphia Phils Southpaw Al Gerheauser showed up at camp, but said he still is dissatis fied with contract. Pitcher Wil bur Reeser said he is returning to Heading, fa., lor war worn. Chicago Cubs Pitcher Ed Hanyzewskl was : scheduled to test arm in practice game today, Shortstop Len Merullo reported Philadelnhla A's Russ Chris topher, star twlrler, reported 10 pounds unaerweignt. HAINEB St. John's Five Noses Out Fighting Muhlenberg, 34-33 NEW YORK, March. 20 (PI In one of the most exciting games of the season, St. John's, defending champions, squeaked by Muhlenberg, 34 to 33, in the National Invitational basketball tourney at Madison Squaro Gar den last night. - . . A crowd of 18.001 saw the Rodmen and the Allentown, Pa., quintet put on their spine-tingling thriller after the top-seeded DoPaul Demons from Chicago had overwhelmed West Virgin la, 78 to B2. , . T . , The triumphs put St. Johns and DcPaul In the semi-final round on Wednesday against Rhone Island State and Bowling Green, respectively. Sparked by Oscar "Red Baldwin, the Pennsylvanians took an early 10-0 lead, but St. John's pulled to within 14-13 at halftlmo and went ahead at IB 14 soon after the 'second half started. The crowd was In a con tinuous uproar thereafter as the lead enanged nanas. a times. : Rio (1:01) Georeo Mikan flip ped -.iri . 33 points, the season's hieh at the Garden, as DcPaul Whipped. West, Virginia in the opener. Altogether Mikan scored 13 field goads and seven free throws before he was ban ished on five personal fouls. He made 23 points in the first half. Adding Machines - Calculators . New Royal Typewriters Tor WPB Approvod l!ir DESKS CHAIRS FILES For those hard-to-get items PIONEER PRINTING AND STATIONERY CO. 124 Bo. 9th Klamath Falls Oregon Crowned Conference Cnampion - In as thrilling a ball game as we have ever heard, the Uni versity of Oregon basketball team won the Pacific coast, northern division crown Saturday night on McArthur court by downing me cougars oi wasmngion btate, av to a. It was a great victory for the Webfoots as they trailed, 21 to 15, at half time and were forced to make an uphill fight all the way. By winning Saturday night's game, the Webfoots proved one thing, if no other, and that is that the Ducks are strictly a second half ball club. They trailed Oregon State at the half in the first of the deciding games for the conference toga and were behind the Cougars at the midway point in all three of the playoff tilts.. This fact is all the more credit to the dauntless Ducks and they are all the more deserving of the title. In the second half of tne linai titanic struggle the Webfoots had to overcome a six noint lead rolled un bv the Cougars in the first hnif and tho score was tied numcroui times during tne last nan. Elongated Vince Hanson, record-breaking Cougar center, couldn't quite do it all alone, although he kept the Washington State five in the running right up until tne linai gun. Dick Wilkins and Jim Bartelt were the big guns of the Oregon attack, as Bob Hamilton, Webfoot guard and captain, was once again effectively covered py ueorge Hamilton oi tne Cougars. In Dicking Washington stale to win tne crown, we sun feel that we made a good choice. In a playoff series as close as this one turned out to be, and especially in the final tussle where there was only two-points difference, one lucky shot or one minor misplay can spell the difference between defeat, or victory. The Oregon triumoh Saturday night was no fluke, however, as the Webfoots certainly won the honor the hard way. Honest John Warren and his boys will now represent the Pacific north west In the NCAA tourney and we wish them iuck against such teams as Ohio State and Kentucky. Not since the famous "Tall Firs has an Oregon club won national recognition and we sincerely and fervently hope that the "Small Pines" are successful in their eastern campaign. Six Rasslers Die in Plane Crash Professional rassling may be escaping the headlines in this country but the mat sport definitely is big time among the servicemen. According to an AP news report this was revealed by USO camp shows after the war department announced that an army transport plane had crashed in Europe on March 3, killing 16 persons. Six of those killed were professional rasslers. mat type oi entertainment nas gone over very Dig witn servicemen," a USO official said after the crash, "and this- defin itely is not the first group of rasslers sent overseas.1 He explained that the matmen put on exhibition matches, participate in feats of strength, and demonstrate the application and breaking of noids. usually tne snow ends with the entertain ers challenging any and all comers in the audience, he said. ueorge Matkovich, known in the mat game as George Mack; Jack Ross, Lester "Kid" Chapman, H. A. "Al" Sabath, Gaius w. Young, and uen tieuDen were tne six athletes Killed in the crash. We have lone known that professional rasslers were donat ing their services to USO shows, both at home and abroad, but it apparently took a tragedy to bring this fact to the front.' It is easily understandable why rassling exhibitions would- prove popular with war-weary servicemen and the matmen deserve just as much recognition for their deeds as a bevy of Hollywood movie stars witn a top-notcn press agent in fact, to our mind, tney aeserve mucn more. Mickey Cochrane's Son Reported Dead LAKE FOREST, 111., March 20 (P) PFC Gordon Cochrane Jr., 20-year-old son of Lt. Comdr. uoraon (MicKey) coenrane, former American league star catcher and manager, was killed in action February 25 -in Hol land, his mother was notified by the war department. Young Cochrane, a' student at Iowa State college before enter ing service In January, 1944, went overseas last Octobor. Comdr. Cochrane,, one-time Detroit Tigers manager, now is on duty in the Pacific. He had been baseball manager at Great Lakes training center for three seasons. Odds and Ends in the World of Sports Fee s Music Makers, top independent basketball club of Portland, will meet the Ute, Iowa, Indians In the first round of the national AAU cage tournament at Denver. Colo. . . . Mort cooper, star hurler for the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals, is stiu -r atter a tnree-aay pnysicaL examination Lt. Bert Sheppard, whose right leg was amputated below the knee be cause of a wound received as a pilot with -the 55th squadron, now -has"-fOie as-tostting-'practice "pitclier "witfi- the Washington Senators of the American league . . ,. The pitching staff of the Detroit Tigers looms as-the best in the American circuit with Hal- Newhouser, Dizzy Trout, Stubby Overmire forming its back bone v . We heartily disagree, with L. H. Gregory, sports editor of the '.Oregonian, who is crying loudly and to no avail that Brooklyn college should withdraw from competition due to the "Brooklyn basketball scandal" a few. months ago.- Greg laments. tnat tne conege nas no sense of shame" What s he want the students and the faculty to do go around wearing sackcloth and asnes? Oma, Mauriello Set For Fracas Friday NEW YORK, March 20 (Pi Heavyweights Lee Oma and Tami Mauriello, who meet in a 10-rounder at- Madison Square Garden Friday night, were pro nounced fit yesterday after the customary examination at the office of the state athletic com mission. Oma said he weighed 186, Mauriello about 196. .v,. 1 Classified Ads Bring Results.. TRUCKS AND PICKUPS FOR RENT You DrivtLong. Short Trips Move Yourself Save H STILES' BEACON SERVICE Phone 8304 1201 Eaii Main lueSdayrMarch 20, 1945 HERALD AND NEWS MIH1 1 Doghouse Blues (Z? This ' New York bass fiddle player probably was moaning the blues as he packed up his "doghouse" and headed for home when-the midnight curfew - law closed bis nightclub. Pete Belcastro Will Tussle With !'Mask" - tHe top. tussle on the crunch card - Friday nlEht at the Klam ath armory will pit meany Pete Belcastro against the "Grey Mask."- Belcastro has given Mr. Stoneface a bad time upon two previous occasions here and a wild evening is on tap for Klam ath rassling fans. Promoter;-Mack Lillard. is seeking-the" services of popular Ernie Piluso in the semi-wind- up against a top-notch opponent, Piluso has not rassled here in several months, ever since he was beaten by Gorgeous George Wagner. And he will be going aH.oafto redeem himself '. in the- eyes -of , Klamath: mat addicts. Sam Meets Lord Byron In Playoff Sncad Fritters Away Good Chance On Last Two Halts . By FRITZ LITTLE JOHN CHARLOTTE, N. C. March 20 (P) The two best shotmakert now in business bam Snead -and Byron Nelson meet here today in an 18-holc playoff ioi tne $iu,uuu charlotte upen gou tournament title. They deadlocked at the end ol the regulation 72-holes wlti scores of 272 when Snead, aftei leading lor to noies, grew over cautious on the 71st and 72nd and frittered away his chance; to clinch first prize two S100( war bonds.. Nelson, always a great finish er, posted a closing 68. Slammin Sam needed to finish par-par oi the last two holes to sew u two modern records .four tour naments in a row and seven is one winter season. Second place in the rich wai -bond tournament is worth $1500 Gene Kunes of Hollywood Fla., slipped into third plact seven shots off the pace and Sam Byrd was fourth at 280. lug Mcbpaden, in second place through the first thret rounds, needed a big 77 ane wound up fifth. McSpaden fin ished a stroke back ot sgt. Dutcti Harrison - in the -1944 tourna ment.-- - ... .-. From here the touring professionals-will go to Greensboro foi a $7500 war bond tournamenl beginning Friday. - . If it's a: "frozen article jot need,, advertise for a used on in the classified. , JUST LIKE SLIPPING In THE BATHTUB NORMAN. Okla George stronmeyer, tne iowa seanawKs all-service. .'All-America center, went' through-the intense pre- flight course as though it were a breeze., played a rigorous foot ball season with hardly more tnan a scratcn. cadet stron mever progressed through nrl- mary flight training at Norman, was-aDout .to snove ou tor inter mediate when the USO - asked him to nut on a divine exhibi tion.-He slipped on the board, threw his rieht arm under him to break the fall and fractured his hand. . . 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