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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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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