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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1946)
Guys Named Charlie Will Furnish Sparks NEW YORK. Dec. 30 M A couple of guys named Charlie Trippi and Justice should furn ish most of the individuul fire works in the major New Year's Day bowl games off the season long statistics from the Nation al Collegiate Athletic bureau. Trippi, the All-America from Georgia, gained 1366 yards run ning and passing for the un beaten Bulldogs who bump up against North Carolina in the Sugar Bowl at New Orleans. He had the best total offense rec ord of any major bowl partic ipant and also intercepted six passes for 107 yards. Herman Wedemeyer of St. Mary's who faces Georgia Tech in the Oil Bowl at Houston. Texas, wasn't too far behind Trippi in the individual yard gaining chores with Justice tak ing third place. Justice led in kickoff returns among the bowl ers and Wedemeyer had the best record on punt returns, 397 yards in 26 runs. Justice depended on rustling for most of his gains, picking up 943 of his 1213 yards by churn ing through the line an average of 7.20 yards per rush. Trippi divided his work more evenly, picking up 744 yards along the ground and 622 through the air. Oddly enough, the Bowl games that, usually are loaded with the Snapp Trains For 10 Heats Ursal Snnpp, who will fight his first 10-round bout here Jan uary 7, has been training hot and heavy at the Salvation Army gym for the past several days, getting ready to travel a distance. In the past the Merrill light heavy has been limited to five rounds. His opponent for the big fight is Joe Woods of Spo kane, who currently is holding his workouts in the PAL gym nasium in Portland. Orville Johnson, local boy who has fought Snapp on three occasions, has been acting as a sparring partner for Ursal. The January 7 card will sport five other bouts in addition to the mainliner, according to Pro moter Mack Lillard. Youngster Clips Backstroke Time VICTORIA, B. C, Dec. 30 (CP) Eric Jubb, 15-year-old Canadian j u n i o r backstroke champion, knocked four-tenths seconds off the recognized Canadian record time for the junior 50-yard back stroke in an inter-club gala at the Crystal garden here Saturday night between the Victoria and Seattle YMCA's. Victoria won the meet 82 points to 11. Jubb stroked the distance in 30 seconds flat to break the rec ord for the second time, his pre vious mark having been recog nized. Going Formal LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30 VP) Coach Warren Gaer of Pepper dine college says he'll wear a tuxedo when his team and Ne braska Wesleyan meet in the New Year's Day Will Rogers Bowl game at Oklahoma City. Gaer got himself into the going formal fix by offhandedly say ing "Okay" in mid-season when his players asked: "Will you wear a tuxedo if we get a bow) bid?" Solid Growth, Not Br HALE SCARBROUGH Klamath Falls and the Klam ath country had a varied and fairly respectable sports year in 1946, but nothing compared to what is expected to blossom in '47 and years to come. The growth was solid, not a boom. We'll just touch on the high spots of the sports year, in more or less chronological order: Back in January the principal doings were in basketball the Pelicans had a good team, there were seven squads operating in the Basin league, the Marines had an excellent squad, so did the various county schools and the high school Victory league was operating. The Pelicans beat everyone but Medford. Merrill won the county B title, but lost out to Bogue River in a district play off. Ashley Chevrolet took the Basin league trophy. About the end of basketball season the chances of base beat forward passers in the na tion, will snow only two of the top 20 in sciison'rankings. John Raucli of Georgia had the bent mark with 48 completions and Y. A. Tile of the Louisiana stale team that faces Arkansas in the Dallas Cotton Bowl was next, making connections with 45 tosses. Although he wasn't in the top 20, Ernie Case of UCLA, Illinois foe in the Pasadena Rose Bowl, hit his receivers with 42 passes good for a total of 868 yards. Case has the fifth best offensive record among the top bowl stars, gaining 907 yards in all. The Jacksonville 'Cater Bowl should get an cyefull in the rushing of Oklahoma's Joe Gold. Hint Of Rain Puts Scare Into Light West Backfield SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30 (A) A fast breaking offense prepared by the West for the annual Shrine football game made weather guesscrs of the team's backers today, with high hopes for a hard turf on New Year's Day. The East, its attack built on single and double wing plays run by heavy, powerful backs, was less concerned about the weather Sprinkles in Sunday drills pointed up West fears. The weatherman was noncommittal on prospects for Wednesday, although his forecast of clear skies today and tomorrow low ered Head Coach Homer Nor ton's blood pressure. Four passers Norton rates as "above average" are primed to loose a pigskin barrage on the East if the weather is favorable Mickey McCardle of USC, Fred Provo of Washington, Clyde Le Force of Tulsa and Bill Mackrides of Nevada. But none of the four, who also are adept at "scat" running, can compare in poundage with backs like the East's 205-pound Paul Weaver of Penn State, 201-pound Sugar Ducats On Barter Mart NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 30 P) You can get some Sugar Bowl football tickets if you can spare some good whiskey, and you can get three new automobile tires for as many tickets. The city police and U. S. col lector of Internal revenue liavc warned against cash scalping of tickets for the New Year's Day football contest between Georgia and North Carolina, but the tickets have a high value on a new barter market which doesn't fit under the ban. The classified advertisements of the New Orleans newspapers are carrying some attractive swap offers, working both ways. One man offers a new radio "or anything" those are his words for ten ticket. Field Entered LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30 (IP) Ben Hogan, top money-winning golfer of 1946, and nearly 400 other spoon-swingers have en tered the $10,000 21st annual Los Angeles Open at Riviera Country club January 3-6. Hog an's Texas pal, the over-golfed Byron Nelson, was about the only topnotcher not entered. Qualifying 36-hoIe rounds at nine Los Angeles courses De cember 30 will cut the field to 150. ball and Softball here became an issue of news and politics. Finally, after several weeks of back-tracking and loop hole seeking, during which the offer of a park from the Amer ican Legion was turned down, the city council happened to locate enough money to hang a few repairs on Recreation field. The Sons of Italy lodge spon sored the local team in the Northern California loop, and the Sons drew big gates and fin ished second behind Weed. Seven soflball teams played in the city league, and the outfit sponsored by Moose lodge won the soft championship. Up at KUHS Ed Ryan had a good team, but had to forfeit all his games because of the use of an ineligible pitcher. The Klamath Packer team organized too late to get Into a league, but played several Independent games. About the time of the baseball lug and the passing of North Carolina Stale a Howard (Touch, down) Turner to End George Blomquist. The Rice team that meets rug ged Tennessee In the Miami Orange Bowl leans heavily oil Carl Rush who gained all of his 0110 yards along the ground In 130 rushes. Rudy (Little Doe) Mobtcy of the unbeaten Hardin-Sinuiioni powerhouse boasts perhaps the most remarkable record of any player to appuur in any January 1 bowl game, lie led the coun try in rushing and placed sixth on total offense without throw ing a single pass. He'll be seen in the Alamo Bowl at San An tonio against Denver, Larry Bruno of Geneva college or big Pete Pihos of Indiana. The West has developed two backfield casualties to match Weaver and Ed Allen if Penn sylvania, both of whom are hand icapped by gimpy legs but are expected to play. Santa Anita Season Open ARCADIA. Calif.. Dec. 30 (II Santa Anita park, off to a rec ord opening day start, prepared today for its next turf proitrum the $50,000 added San Carlos handicap New Year s Dav. No racing la scheduled tomor row. Opening dav drew 57.000 largest inaugural in the track's history. The betting handle. $2.- auj.iai. was also the largest, surpassing the 1045 opening Play of $2,413,218 from a crowd of 48.200. Rolline Hill Farm's Shim Ma. lone won the $50,000 added California Breeders' champion ship in a stretch battle with Prim Beau, with Stepfather, a betting favorite, third. The win was worth $41,085 to Owner Walter G. McCarty. Time was iiu lor ine mile. Cadets, Irish End Competition SOUTH BEND. Ind.. Dec. 30 (I1) The Army and Notre Dame have agreed to suspend tempor arily their football series after the 1947 game, the Rev. John J. Cavamiugh, CSC, president of Notre Dame announced today. Father Cavuiuiuglt and Ma). Gen. Maxwell V. Taylor, super intendent of West Point, in a joint statement announced the temporary suspension of the series. The statement gave two rea sons. The first was the convic tion of authorities of both schools thut the game had grown to such proportions that it had come to be played under conditions escaping authorities of the two schools, some not con ductive to wholesome Intercol legiate sports. The second was Army's desire to schedule more intersectional games. Utah Favored SUN VALLEY, Ida., Dec. 30 (IP) The cross-country event of the fifth annual intercollegiate ski meet started today with the University of Utah favored to re tain the lead it established in the two week-end events. Fluffy Boom, In "46 Sports Year controversy, track was the major sport at the various schools. The Pelicans won their own 16-team invitational cinder and field meet, made their mark in state prep competition, Henley, Muwn and Merrill had outstanding tlili clad units. During the spring and sum mer fishing was fairly good in Klamath lakes and streams, and angling attracted many tourists to the area. Local sportsmen's organizations went to bat to have the salmon and stoelhoad runs protected and contributed large ly to the passage of a stcclhcad law at the last election, Another conservation and angling project which, made strides during the year was the effort to have Klamath river reopened to fish runs. More deer hunters than ever before took to the woods during the shortened soason last fall, but success In the endeavor gen erally took more hunting than M. a KIWI. KtoawMl r!U, Or. Northern Division . . . Webfoots, Huskies Loom As Strongest Br The Associated Press Four northwest college quintets bid farewell to pre-aeanon practice contests today unci began leveling toward the opening of northern division, Coast conference, play this Frlduy, Initial contests being the defending circuit tltlists, Idaho, into the University of Washington pavilion, and send Washington State's Cougars Into Eugene against the strong Oregon Ducks. Both meetings are two-game Friday Saturday scries, and lit each the preseason records stamp the hometown five as dr. elded favorites, Oregon State opens Monday and Tuesday as host to the Cougars. Washington set Itself up as a definite title contender with Its undefeated record In seven warinup contests. Including sweeps of two-game meellngs- wltn-Mlnnesnta a tut Ohio hiatal of the Western conference. Ore gon's successful road trip, with its eastern cyc-oenrr win over New York university, left no doubt as to the Duck strength. Idaho's defending tltlists, al though retaining four of the starting five pluyers that flush ed through last year's successes, didn't show too brilliantly in losing eight out of nine con tests on its eastern Invasion, Washington State, although meeting with fair success on Its Rocky mountain tour, dropped a 40-38 decision to Gouzaga uni versity in Spokane. Both Washington and Oregon carded wins Saturday night the Huskies coming from a 10 point deficit to score a 72-08 win over Minnesota, and Ore gon holding Portland's Brunos to four field goals for a 91-17 triumph. Bowes Skims For Ski Win PORTLAND. Dec. 30 (II Bill Bowes of Portland's Cas cade club won the men's class A tltlo In the Portland Day trial races at Mount Hood yes terday before a record crowd of 6000. Bowes sped down the four and a half mile course In 8:10.2 to unseal defending Champion Bill Dcvccka, Portland (unat tached), who pluced fifth. Trail ing Bowes by nine seconds was Bill llcoly, University of Port land entry, timed at 8:23.0. Ned Sioberts of Multnomah Athletic club was third, with a tuno of 8:34.2. The women's class A tltlo went for the third time to Grace Graham Rowan (unattached), Portland, who took tho four mile run in 9:40.0. Jeanne Schramm of Cascade was sec ond, time 10:41.4. Margery Rob ertson was third, time 11:34.4. Men's class B winners: First Dick Lewis, Portland, 8:34.8 on the approximate four-mllo trail; Jack Pennington, Cascade, 8:50.8; Larry Black, Mac, 8:58.6. Lewis' victory was his third. Women's class B winners: Pat Mcrcereah, Reed college, 8:23.4; B. Mary Paget, Maznmas, Port land, second; Dcde Honeyman, Cascade, third. Pasco Wins Tourney THE DALLES. Ore., Dec. 30 (IP) Pasco scored a 36-30 win over Voncouver to win the three, day Dalles invitational high school basketball tournament here Saturday night. Golden dale, Wash., was third and the host five captured fourth ever before. An 18-point buck was killed in the Modoc forest. Football season generated tre mendous Interest, and the Klam ath Pelicans emerged with a rec ord of five wins and four losses, including a 7-6 loss to Medford. The Henley Hornets swept through the county B league, without difficulty, and went on to cop the state B gridiron title. Duck and goose season, - con siderably shortened, was gen erally satisfactory to most hunt ers and also did its bit toward bringing tourists Into tho basin. Wrestling, u perennial sports feature, continued to draw good crowds weekly, and the armory was packed on numerous Thurs day nights. Regular boxing caxds were instituted on Tues day nights, developing some good fighters and always filling the arena with spectators. With the return of winter, Crater lake's ski accommoda tions were again made available MONIIAT, In, M, m. Vmw M Vikings Handcuff Pelicans The KUHS Pelican baskelrers are back at home today from a holiday barnstorming trip Into the Willamette valley, a trip which was highly successful un til the final day. ' Saturday nlglil the Pels ran afoul of a tight Salem Viking defense and lust, 34 to 20. It was the first defeat for the Klamath ites in 10 starts this season. - On their annual trip the Pell cans had defeated Albany, 52 22, and edged Salem In the first game with the Viks, 34-30. The loss to Salem winds up the Klamath varsity carly-m-uson schedule, and play In southern Oregon conference comelitton is slated to begin January 10, In Saturday night's tilt the Pels and Viks swapped basket for basket in tho curly minutes, but Salem was ahead 14 9 at the end of the first quarter and went on to 22-10 at the half. By the end of the third quarter the Vikings led 27-22. Jerry Thorn made all the Pel points in the final ihtUhI on free throws, but the Vikings success fully stalled out tho final Hires minutes. Vic Allison sank 12 points for Salem, and Thorn's six was high for the Pels. U. S. Net Squad Sweeps Match MELBOURNE, Dec. 30 (II Jack Kramer and Uurdnar Mill loy completed tho rout of Aus tralia's Davis Cup defenders to day with smashing victories In tl.o two final singles matches, thereby giving tho United Stales a clcnn sweep of the series and establishing America's suprem acy in the post-war tennis world, Kramer, top-ranking member of the American team, battered the veteran John Bromwich In to submission in straight sets, 8-6, 6-4, 6-4, while Mullny bowled over Dlnny Pail 6-3, 6 3, 6-4. Ex-Pels Unite Tonight at 7:30 on the Alia mont junior high gym floor lh Ashley Chevrolet team of the Bnsiti basketball leaguo will play an exhibition game with a squad composed of former members of Klamath Union high school teams. to the public, and every week end now finds a good portion of tho snow-loving public out on tho slopes. Another winter sport bowl ing Is having a postwar awak ening now, and soma three dozen teams are battling It out in weekly tournament play on Recreation alleys. One of the latest sports de velopments here is the an nouncement by the American Legion that It intends to build a mammoth all-sports arena Just out of town somothlng that Klamath needs badly. The end of the year finds the athletic whirl right back whero It started with basketball In the air. The Klnmoth Pelicans have Just been defeated after winning nine straight, 16 teams are propping for Basin leiigue play, and Chlloquln looks like the hoop aggregation to stop in the county circuit,
