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EIGHT HERALD AND NEWS Friday. March 30. 1943 PCL Baseball Season to Get Underway Saturday; Portland To Tangle With Oakland Oaks PCL Starts Tomorrow ! I ! Our learding House With Mor HoopU Oklahoma Aggies Bounce DePaul, 52-44, for Title Kurland Leads Oklahoma to Victory In National Basketball Championship Br Tha Atsoclattd Prtss Mutcrially strengthened by players honorably discharged Irom military service, the eight member Pacific Coast Baseball league inaugurates Its fourth wartime season tomorrow in California cities. Sunny weather Is forecast and attendance recoros tor ursi aay games may be broken. Indicative of fan Interest, a crowd of 8000 of Sacramento's "little people alone Is expected to turn out to watch their lowly Senators play the Hollywood Stars, the runnerup team in 1944. Los Aiuteles. the 1944 winner, has been tabbed as "the team to beat again tins year, The coast league games, as in the past 45 years, will signal ize the season's start of organ nrnfessinn&l hall tn the na tion. The last practice games were played Thursday. The leagues otticiai senaoit will be at Emeryville where California Governor Earl War ren tosses in the ball for the game between the . Oakland , Acorns and Portland Beavers. ! Other games will be in Los Angeles and San Diego. .! Managers have picked the following batteries for Satur day, i Portland Ad Liska and Eddie Adams; Oakland Fred Stromme and Bill Raimondi. Hollywood Rodney Smith and Jinv Hill; Sacramento Tuy Fletcher and Ed Schluctcr. San Francisco . Ken Bran do!! and Joe Sprinz: Los An geles Don Osborn and Roy Easterwood. Seattle Carl Fisher and Hal Sueme; San Diego Jim Brillheart and Del Ballinger. f WELL. 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ARBOR, Mich., March 30 Because the National Collegiate Athletic association won't repeat a "boner" it com muted last year, utuo stale may be an also-ran instead of a poten tial t h r e a t in the 22nd annual NCAA swimming meet opening here today. .: The B u c ke y e s had been ranked only behind Michigan's Big Ten champions among con tenders for the title now held by aie, wnicn is not competing tnls year. Cornell is rated third in a field of 15 eastern and midwest ern schools which have entered 70 aquatic stars. At a meeting last night; how ever, coaches of the association upheld a ruling by H. C. Willett of Southern California. chairman of the NCAA eligibility commit tee, that Keo Nakama,- Ohio State's 440-yard and 1500-meter free style champion, would, be unable to compete because be is a post-graduate student. ., Last year, according to Buck eye Coach Mike Peppe, the, NCAA allowed Diver Charles Batterman of Columbia to com pete, although he had graduated from Ohio State. Batterman won both the low and high board div ing titles. A's Ace Outfielder May Be Inducted PHILADELPHIA, March 30 P) Outfielder Hal Peck, for whom the Philadelphia Athletics paid Milwaukee 520,000 and four players underwent a preinduc tion physical examinall- yester day. His case maylBMfarded to Washington ftwoia-vA. A's Outfielder Chfcv,. Metro, also was instructed to report at the examination center again to day. .' Red Cross game at Madison Square Garden last night, it marked the greatest triumph for the coach who is rated one of the shrewdest men in the business.- I So last night's triumph was in-! deed gratifying as It was achieved before a sell-out crowd of 18,158 fans, who contributed more than $50,000 to the Red Cross. The gate receipts were $36,358 and the remainder came from an $8000 auction of the ball, program sales and radio. .. Tbe game was expected .to be a battle of basketball's top big men the Aggies' seven-foot Bob Kurland and De Paul's six-foot nine-inch George Mikan. But Mikan fouled out after 14 min utes of play and Iba, moving his men in and out of the game like a chess master, assigned Kurland to almost a ball-retrieving and play-making job in the last half. The Oklahoma red-head took only two shots in the last half. making one of them. He added two free throws to boost his total to 14. Mikan counted nine times during his short appearance.- . ' If it's a "frozen" article vou need, advertise for a used one in the classified. 'Nail-Up' Girl t. .-n-.-yi.'. -'.-. ' '-'f :.. - J-: -' fi-i v.- ;'; I i.y.i.a.p B T," With pins-up; a dime a dozen nowadays, screen press agents have to scratch their heads for new angles. ;Which is why War ner Brothers' starlet Martha Vickers appears above as "nallrup" girl. Saturday Night K.C. HALL Spomored by Townitnd Club Modern and Old Tim Dancing 8:30 'til 12:00 Man 50c Ladies 50c Ironmeri Whip Eagles to Even Hockey Series SEATTLE. March 30 (P) Portland's Eagles and Seattle's Ironmen are even up in their playoff series for the northern division, Pacific Coast Hockey league championship today, the latter navmg come from behind in the first period of their con test last night to win an easy 6-2 victory. Each team has won one game. Manager Frank Dotten and Ursaki led the Seattle scoring with two goals and an assist each. . Morin paced Portland with one goal and an assist. Alline Pate Leads Convacs Into AAU Finals ST. JOSEPH, Mo., March 30 (JP) Mrs. Alline Banks Pate, red-haired scourge of women's basketball, who still looks like the belle of the high school sen ior prom after five years of high pressure national AAU play, will attempt to lead her Nashville Convacs mates into their second consecutive tournament title over the Little Rock, Ark., Dr. Peppers tonight. . Mrs. Pate who has been on the mythical team from her fresh man year in the event back in 1940, personally conducted the Convacs into the finals last night with a 20-pound blast as the Boe ings of Wichita, Kas., bowed 28 11. The Dr. Peppers advanced at the expense of the Nashville Business college team 25-15. Artie Dorrell Gets TKO Over De Leon HOLLYWOOD, March 30 (IF) Artie Dorrell scored a six-round TKO over the game but out classes Rene De Leon in a sched uled 10-rounder last night in Hol lywood Legion stadium. De Leon weighed 145i, Dorrell 1461. Dor rell is from Dallas and De Leon from Mexico City. Referee Frankie Van stepped in and stopped the bout with De Leon cut, bleeding and wobbling. FORMER UO COACH DIES SEATTLE, March 29 (IP) Bruce C. Shorts, 67, attorney, banker and a former football coach at the Universities of Ore gon and Nevada, died yesterday after a long illness. Lined WORK JACKETS Blu or Grey OREGON WOOLEN 800 Main By HUGH FULLERTON, JR. NtiW YORK, March 30 in') Lou Nova, who used to turn over and stand on his head in his dressing room, has turned over a new leaf instead and as a sym bol he's wearing an "iron" hat li'-.e Manager James J. John toon's. . . . Even the experts who made Miner Joe Baksi a favor ite to lick Nova tonight began back-peddling when they heard that triple J actually planned to work in Lou's corner. . . . They figured that Jimmy might revive some of the stuff that Nova had when he licked such guys as Mux Baer and Tommy Farr. . . . When DePaul's baskctballcrs faced tin all-star team in a benefit game for Vaughan ' General hospital last fall, George Mikan hud to face seven-foot Bob Kurland of the Oklahoma Aggies, Don Ottcn (6-1 H) of Bowling Green and Bill Henry (6-U) of Rice in one game. The experience didn't help him much against Kurland last night when he fouled out in less than 15 minutes. . NO SHORT SNORTER The Giants are claiming some sort of a record for Ernie Lorn bardl since their visit to the Cur tis Bay, Md., coast guard station. Schnozz kept an e n t i r c bar racks awake all night with his snoring and teammates claim the bugler quit in disgust when he found everyone awake in the morning. ... He said Lomburdi had a bigger and louder bugle than Uncle Sam gave him. THE REAL LOWDOWN When Billy Banks, Washing ton lightweight, stepped into the ring to fight Billy Morris the other night, his bright green trunks were adorned with the words: "Information and -statistics." . . . Billy explained, "I'm a messenger for the Division of Information and Statistics of the Civil Aeronautics administra tion." Brenda Helser Will Team Again With 'Cody Kids' PORTLAND, March 30 (A) Brenda Helser will team again with the famed "Cody kids" of the Multnomah Athletic club to seek national swim honors, Jack Cody, club coach, said yes terday he had been assured. Miss Helser, now in Holly wood, takes the attitude, Cody said, that she, Suzanne Zim merman, Nancy Merki, and Mary Ann Hansen are defend ing champions In the 400-yard relay. "I want to be with them to defend the title" in the na tional women's outdoor swim ming championships in Los Angeles in August, she said. The winged M four holds the American record of 4:09.1 for the event. If tt'a a "frozen" article you need, advertise for a used one In the classified. When in Medford Stay at HOTEL HOLLAND Thoroughly Modern Jo and Anna Earley Proprietors Lippy Leo May Face Choice of Positions By JOE REICHLER BEAR HOUNTAIN.N.Y, March 30 (I) Lippy Leo Dur ocher, who has been airing his loquacious talents, may face the choice today of continuing us manager of the Brooklyn Dodg ers or pursuing a budding career as a radio entertainer. Durocher incurred the wroth of Branch Rickey, president of the Brooklyn club, when he left the Dodgers' spring training camp last night to go to New York for rehearsal of a radio pro gram on which he Is to appear in a guest role Sunday night. "There must be an election of professions," dcclnred Rickey, and ho intimated there would be a showdown today. Durocher could not bo located in New York lust night for com ment. Rickey discovered Durocher's absence wnen he attempted to contact the munagcr to discuss an "important development." Rick ey would not say what the de velopment was, but it was be lieved to huvo grown out of a telephone ronvursatlun with Dixie Walker, the club's leading holdout and the league's batting kii t. Walker, holding out for $22, 500, an increase of approximate ly $8500 over lost year's salary, was reported to have agreed to reduce his original demand to $21,000 if he were paid his en tire salary In war bonds. Rickey s reply wos, "If Dixie will ucccpt his asking price In war bonds at their mnturlng value, he's in right now." Thai would bo $16,873 at the purchase price. Durocher has appeared on sev. criil radio shows during the win ter, Including one last Saturday for which he is said to huvo re ceived $1000. Ho has ulso been offered a spot on a weekly rudlo program. The Dodgers are slated to play an exhibition gome with Mon treal at 2 p. m. Sunday, four hours before the scheduled broadcast. It takes about two hours to get to New York from Bear mountain. , . Swift Swede Set For Farewell Appearance Here NEW YORK, March 30 f11 Guilder Huegg. the Swedish rec ord breaker, will make his faro well indoor trnck appearance in this country Saturday.. when he renews his rivalry In the mile race with Jim Rafferty of the New York AC at Buffalo in a meet sponsored by the Niagara AC. Rofferty has defeated Hnegg three times. JORGENSEN TO REPORT SEATTLE. March 30 P-'Bob Jurgcnscn, University of Wash ington basketball guard and n caudldato for the baseball team, has been ordered to report for induction Into the armed forces, tho school announced yesterday. We Three -.r: v!"i."a.' r WOOL SHIRTS Flannel Shirts OREGON WOOLEN Main at 8th TRUCKS AND PICKUPS FOR RENT You Driv Long. Short Trips Mot Yourself 8av H STILES' BEACON SERVICE Phone 8304 1201 East Main 3 Full Hours DANCING 8:30 to 11:45 ' SATURDAY NITE Auspices V.F.W. DANCELAND 51S Klamath Ave. Music by Pappy Gordon's Oragon Hillbillies Eagles Dance Every Sat. Night for members and their ladies ADMISSION IS FREE Curfew regulations necessitate closing music at 11:45 p. m., so come early and bring the ladies with you. Music by Shepherd's Orchestra Rex Cecil Looks Good In Practice , Formtr San DUgo Hurling ' Sematlon May Mods Grada ' NEW YORK, March 30 (!). Ilex Cecil, who proved some, whut of disappointment after costlnif Ilia Boston Hod Box $20,000 Inst year, Is Klvliiu evi dence that hi) inlMht yat pay dividends. , , Tho former Snn DIoko pilch. Init sensation, who was expected to take the place of Tex llunh son but could win only four out of nine starts, Iturlud .bril liantly yostwduy ,uh tho Red Sox downed tho Now York Yankees UO. Cecil held the Yankees to two hits lit flvo scoralvM frumot and struck out five butters. Mnnaiiar Joo Cronln nomin ated Joo Wood Jr., and Oils Clark to hurl nKulnst tho Yan kees today, Shortstop Skcoler Newsomo Joined the Sox sguud. Other eunip briefs: Marlon Arrives CATIDS Shortstop Marty Marlon nrrlvod. talked salary terms with owner Sam Dreadon, no uurecmcul reached. Gcome Dock Ins, formerly with Ameri can association, arrived to be come loth Card pitcher on hand. Three still absent Ted Willis, Hurry Urecheen, and Al Kurlsleh. BltOWNS Pitcher Jack Kramer reported. Catcher Joe ScliulU and Pitcher Sam Zoldsk Joined workouts. Al La Macchla pitched four rimless limlnus for Browns, who tied with Toledo, 3-9. URAVKS Plenty of skull praetico for team promised by Maunder Hob Coleman, after check Inn defensive lapses, while awaltiiiK next exhibition name scheduled for Monday. Likes Pitching Staff WIUTK SOX Manager Jimmy Dykes likes pltelilnx staff but worried over holdouts Johnny Humphries and Orval Grove. Third Hiueman Grey Clurk, First Busvmun Joe Or eimo unheard from. Outfielder Howard Huberts reported, Haiti chased iuiuad under grandstand for brief workout, Intcrsquad game Sunday, CUUS Despite showers, team drilled on depot grounds, preserving record of not missing a practice. Pitcher Ed llanyiew ski's arm, re-injured Wednes day, still stiff., Clncy Coach Jimmy Wilson visited Cubs' Mumper Grimm to arrango eight exlilglllon games between clubs. 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