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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1946)
?3CP(DCBTO Reedsport Gets Berth In State Prep Tourney i By Tne Associatea press ' Reedsport grabbed its usual berth in the state B basketball tournament last night and four northwest Oregon squads moved tnto finals for spots in the A tournament as the season's biggest loop weekend pulled into high gear. ' i Cagcrs in every corner of the state will be battling for tourney berths tonight, with nine district tournaments, two playoffs, and one crucial season game on the packed schedule, i Gresham and Central Catholic of Portland will meet for the district 13 title tonight at the Gresham tourney. Gresham downed )3andy, 38-29, in semi-finals last night, and Central's Rams over powered their city rival, Columbia Prep, 38-23. I McMinnville cagers will battle the Newberg squad they V already downed in regular sea son play for the district o tour ney ticket tonignt. jHcaiinnvme smashed Dallas, 41-20, and New berg eked out a three-overtime edge of 34-32 over Willamina in the district tournament's opening games last night. Medford, Myrtle Point and Hillsboro rank as heavy favor ites in three more district tour naments opening tonight: the district 4 fracas at Ashland, district 5 at Coquille, and dis trict 9 at Hillsboro. Third round of the district 11 double elimination tourney which started a week ago at Mount Angel will eliminate two quintets tonight: losers of the scheduled Silverton - Woodburn and Stayton-Sacred Heart (Sa lem) contests. . . The openers of two-out-of three playoffs for tourney tickets send a pair of Blue Mountain squads onto the maple courts tonight: Baker at On tario. Pendleton at The Dalles Down in district 7, which picks its titlist by season play, Lebanon will trek to Sweet Home set for a victory which would clinch a state tourna ment spot. i l Top Fillies Entered In Rich Gallop ARCADIA, Calif., March 1 (IP) Leading fillies and mares at feanta Anita vie tomorrow in the world's richest race for females, the $50,000 Santa Margarita handicaD. Out of the event probably will come a contender or two lor tne $.iuu,uuu sania Anita handicap next week. , Aleast 10 of the 13 nominees flguie to go postward in the Sar A Margarita, with Louis B. jConoV holding a strong hand with three aces Whirlabout, Honeymoon and Be Beautiful. i The track's leading money iwmner, Mayer figures to add a eood chunk to his total. Whirl about has come out from behind ithe shadow of the 1945 queen, jBusher, to run some fine races fit the current meeting. She (beat most of tomorrow's field in the seven-furlong Santa aaroara Jon Lincoln s birthday. 'I is ! 1 V 1 1 t i 'I y: t-,: ? ii T1 I Huskies Vie For Tourney iSeat Tonight i The Merrill Huskies, winners of the county B school basket 'ball championship, will meet i Rogue River tonight in the first 'game of a Iwo-best-oui-of-three ;series to decide which quintet (represents this section of the 'state at the state B school tour- (ney in Arlington. i The game tonight and one to- morrow night will be played on 'the Altamont junior high court, , end if a third game is necessary the site will be Medford. J Tonight's lilt is slated to begin 'at 8 o'clock. Rogue River defeat ed Central Point Wednesday, Hcopping the Jackson-Josephine loop title. 'Rickys Topple Merchants, 37-27 BONANZA In a clean, well- played game here Tuesday night, t Rickys Jewelers won a well-earned victory from the Bonanza 'Merchants, 37-27. Halftime found 'the score to be 16 to 13 in favor fcof the Jewelrymen. High point "honors for Rickys were split & between two men, each having It 30 points apiece with Scott and t Brooks doing the scoring. For the Bonanza team, Clyde Horsley had high point honors with 10 points to his credit. J This was the last game of the "season for the Merchants on t their home floor in Basin league play. : Cage Results " By The Associated Press Alsea 40, Shedd 37. f Pleasant Hill 50, Taft 26. J Gresham 39, Sandy 29. Central Catholic 38, Columbia Prep 23. J Newberg 34, Willamina 32. I McMinnville 41, Dallas 20. I Glide 25, Riddle 22. Reedsport 90, Glendale 5. I Bandon 34, Gold Beach 23. St. Pete Open Postponed Day By Rainstorm ST. PETERSBURG. Fla.. March 1 (IP) Golfdom's money players were scheduled to start their quest today for prizes in the $10,000 St. Petersburg Open tournament after a day's delay caused by rain which flooded the Sunset course. Trimmed to a three-day affair, 18 holes were on tap today with 18 more tomorrow and the 36 hole windup Sunday. Because of his brilliant play ing in past contests here. Sam Snead, the belting pro from Hot Springs, Va., is rated a big fa vorife to take the $2000 first prize. The Slammer and others like Lord Byron Nelson of Toledo and Ben Hogan of Hershey, Pa., are expected to hang up record lows for the 6221-yard par 71 Sunset course. Willie Pep After Victory No. 93 NEW YORK, March 1 (IP) Willie Pep of Hartford, Conn., the New York-Pennsylvania fea therweight champion, goes after his 93rd victory in 95 bouts to night in a non-title 10-rounder against Baltimore's Jimmy Mc Allister at Madison Square Garden. McAllister held Pep to a draw last December in Baltimore. q trom By HALE SCARBROUGH Simpson To Salem Al Simpson's decision to hook on with the Salem Vikings for next football season, thereby leaving Klamath Falls somewhat in the lurch, just about knocked the props out from under the 1946 Pelicans. The Pels still don't have a football coach, but while the school board was talking busi ness with Simpson a few weeks ago a deal with another gridiron gentleman was also simmering, so the situation isn't entirely black. The Simpson matter had prog ressed almost to the pen and paper stage. Al was leaving Med ford. had been made a good offer over here and asked that the matter be kept quiet un til after basket ball season, figuring he didn't want anything to pop out while he is trying to pilot his Tornado to a state basket ball title. Well, it didn't pop out. al though this corner did some tall hinting. Then last week Simpson and the Tornado went to Salem for a couple of basketball games which Salem won, incidentally and now Al is going to coach the Vikings. Salem,- we hear, is planning a huge postwar football accentua tion, building a new stadium, a new gym, etc., and there is very little doubt that Simpson's offer mentioned a nice piece of pocket change. Anyhow, he took it. It might also be remarked upon that Al intimated to school officials here that the three best coaching spots in Oregon were Medford, Portland and Klam ath Falls. Now for some more hinting. The other Pelican deal involves a young man who produced a good team from nothing much to start on, just before the war, has spent four years in the navy and recently been discharged, and is now at a loose end. . The Simpson deal was so near a certainty that this other young man was not given much satis faction, although he is well thought of, so now the school board is hoping it's not too late. Fn'el Picks His Conference Team PULLMAN, March 1 (JP) Coach Jack Friel of Washineton State, picking his version of an all-star northern division basket ball team, named one from Ore gon State college and two each from the Universities of Idaho and Oregon. Friel listed Len Pyne. Idaho. and Bob Hamilton, Oregon, for guard posts: Red Rocha of Ore gon State at center, and Dick wimins, Oregon, and Fred Quinn, Idaho, at forward posi tions. Godoy Favored Over Lee Sav'old CHICAGO, March 1 (Pi Ar- turo Godoy, South American heavyweight, and Lee Savold of Paterson, N. J., meet tonight in the 10-round headliner of a fight card in Chicago Stadium. uocioy. making his Chicago fistic debut, is a slight favorite. Two other 10-rounders and two four-round bouts complete the card. Blonde Clara Uses Rulebook In Victory By HALE SCARBROUGH Frenchy LuUello spent a try ing evening ut the armory lust night. In the first pluco ho hud troubles of his own muktng in guining a draw with Tough Tony Ross in the opener, then he wns culled upon to referee the ladies tiff and the tug mutch. Clara Mortcnscn relied upon the rulebook, seldom invoked in this arena, to get her highly un popular win over Kiln Murtincz. The first frame ended with Clara getting a fall on a leaping scis sors and press. Then in the second Frenchy started having his troubles. Both girls were resorting frequently to the old hairlock and LaBclle was somewhat basliful about breaking unfair holds. Finally, under duress from the crowd which wanted to see Rita win, Pierre twisted his hands into Miss Mortcnscn's curly locks and lifted her bodily off the prostrate Mexican Miss. Clara retaliated by cuffing La Belle around and he was too much of a gentleman to resist. Rita then resorted to the hnlr lock and tossed Clnra out of the ring, pulled her back in and jumped on for a fall. When Pierre parted them Miss Morten sen flew into a rage and booted Rita in the belly, not once but half-a-dozen times. The little Mexican was doubled . up on the floor and LaBelle requested that she be given five minutes to recover. "What," screeched Clara, "she gets two minutes and that's all." Clara stuck by her rulebook .314 Average Takes Minor Batting Trophy DURHAM, N. C., March 1 (JP) Arden McCaskey, first-baseman of the Bristol (Va.-Tenn.) twins of the Appalachian league, won the 1945 minor league batting championship with a .375 aver age in a hot four-way finish, the National Association of Profes sional Baseball leagues, an nounced today. McCaskey, a switch hitter, nosed out . Lew Flick, of Mil waukee of the American associa tion, by a mere point. Flick compiled a .374 average. By finishing first, McCaskey will be awarded the annual Louisville slugger trophy, a full sized sterling silver bat. Victory League Blues vs. Sea Scouts The DeMolay Blues shaded the Sea Scouts 27-26 in Victory loop play last night, by turning back an early threat. The Blues led all the way but the margin was never comfortable. Jerry Meek tallied 13 points to pace the Sailors and John West accounted for 10 of the DeMo lay markers. Eagle Pool vs. Hibbs Overcoming a lead maintained for three quarters last night, the Eagle quintet dumped Hibbs 25- l in tne last tew minutes of play. Lester Foster marked up 14 points for Eagles vhile the best Comet effort was Jim Coolcy's six. Two Basin Games Slated At KUHS Two games, both Basin league tilts, are scheduled to be played on the KUHS court tonight. Oregon Woolen will play the Bonanza Merchants in the opening game at 7:30 and Rickys Jewelers meet the Tulelake Flying A at 8:30, ROBINSON JOINING DODGERS SANFORD, Fla.. March 1 fP) Jackie Robinson, the first negro to crash the gates of organized baseball in modern days, is sched uled to report here today for the first training drill of the Mon treal Royals. Brooklyn's farm link in the international league. The talented iniielder, who was a football and basketball star at the University of Cali fornia at Los Angeles in 1939 and 1940, was reported en route from Los Angeles with his bride of a few days. President Branch Rickey, de livering his daily lecture to the Dodgers' Diamond school, had paved the way for Robinson's ar rival yesterday. He asked the other players to treat Robinson and Pitcher John Wright, also a negro, the same as any other athletes on the squad. As was the case last October when Robinson was signed, Rickey insisted that the action was not influenced in any way by any pressure groups. "My sole motive." said Rickey, "was to help the Dodgers by signing a prospect recommend ed by my scouts." "If I thought an elephant could play center field better than the fellow we had out there, I'd sign the elephant," the Mahatma of Montague street explained in his usual unique tasnion. r Boots and Her Buddies By Martin and Rita was In tears when Ln Belle raised tho Blonde's hand in victory. Tho spectacular tag tusslo wus another four-wuy heudncho for Pierre, trying to keep im eye on Pete Belcustro, Red Dawson, Hob Kcneston unci Gust Johnson, and make all mul sundry conform to the rules of that uffulr, Tho Keiiuston-Johnson team won the bout, despite some classy hendwork by Dawson and Him enstro, but not before- Plerro hud taken a beating at the hands of all four. Bob Koneston referced tho In itial fight between Ross ami La Belle, und proved to bo us ublo a middleman as ho is a gruppler. Blackhawks Lose High-Scoring Wing . CHICAGO, Mnrch 1 VP) Mux Bi'iitlov, net) wing of tho ChU-UKO niuckhuwks unit lending scorer of the Nulliinul Hockey Ioiikuo. will be lost to the letim lit loust until the Stanley Cup playoffs lain this mouth, Manager Johnny Gott.sellil snlil that un Injury to n tendon In the knee, which llentloy suffered re. rimtlv, wns more serious tlitin the original dlugnosls disclosed. 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