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Basketball High Scorers Named . . . Clift McNeely Tops Nation's Hoopsters By TED MEIER NEW YORK, March 29 W) Flipping 255 field goals and 215 free throws through thenet in 33 games. Clift McNeely, of Texas Wesleyan won the 1947 national intercollegiate individual high coring basketball race with 725 points. This is 82 points more than the 643 with which Bob Kurland, of the Oklahoma Aggies, won the title a year ago, and 133 more than the 592 Vince Han man of Washington State, scored in taking the 1945 crown. McNeely, the nation's top scorer virtually from the start of the season, lost a chance to break the one-season scoring record of 777 points when Texas Wesleyan was eliminated early in the NA1B tourney at Kansas City. Unfortunately, too.' he missed several games in mid-season because of an injured ankle. The top scorers for the complete 1946-47 season, as reported to the Associated tress inciuueu. Name School CUM McNealy. Texas Wesleyan Jim Lacy, Baltimore Loyola Darl Wilmoth. Alderson-Broaddus .... E. F. Parham. Texas Wesleyan . BUI Hall, Marshall . : Darrall Brown, Humboldt (Calif.) Harry McLaughlin. Pacific Lutheran . Red Rocha. Oregon State Was Peters, Southern Oregon Gene Petersen, Linfield Don Barksdale, UCLA Lou Beck. Oregon State NCAA Fight Finals Set for Tonight MADISON, Wis., March 29 P) Sixteen of the nation's top-ranking collegiate boxers, including six from host University of Wis consin, fight it out tonight for championships in eight divisions in the finals of the NCAA boxing ' tournament at the Badger field house. The finalists, survivors of a field of 57 who started the three day slugfest Thursday, represent nine schools. Wisconsin, winner of the mythical team title when the tournament was last held in 1943, placed men in the finals in all except the heavyweight and -175 pound divisions. Other final ists were two from Idaho and San Jose (Calif.) college and one each from Syracuse, Penn State, Michigan State, South Carolina, Miami and Washington State. Semi-final bouts last night were featured by some of the most rugged mittswinging ever witnessed in a Wisconsin ring. There were five technical knock outs. A pair of heavyweights, Art Saey of Miami, and Darrell Bur meister of Wisconsin, were in the most sensational of the slug ging matches, with Saey scoring a technical knockout in the sec ond round. St. Paul Rodeo Set For July 4 ST. PAUL, Oregon (Special) Cowboy performers from all sec tions of the west are already making plans to spend the July 4th week-end at this Willamette valley community where they will compete for more than $8000 in prizes and trophies at St. Paul's 12th annual wild-west show. Ray Manegre, president of .he St. Paul association, an nounces that this gala affair will be held July 3, 4 and 5, and that competing professional ro deo riders may gain points toward national cowboy awards by participating at the St Paul rodeo. St. Paul is affiliated with '30th the Rodeo Cowboys of America and the Rodeo Associa tion of America. Lively broncs that really buck will be brought to St. Paul again this year by Harley Tucker, Jo seph, Ore., rodeo stock con tractor, who recently returned rom Texas, Arizona and New Mexico with some rugged addi tions for jiis wild west string. City DeliTery Service. Ph. 8417. PUMICE SAND Ideal for Brick Mortar and Platter. Light and Tough. PROMPT DELIVERY Phone 9266 Western Pumice Sand Co. 2321 Eberlein St. I I illpfr, lulxmune, etc ytyrfo IfP if ' - V . , Will not how lipt or plLLlr 1 fjf I nui marks. Dria quick- fj'f'a if I If to a vdrey (he finuh. HAT 0 I f' I niw Msm eotoej $3.90 gal. tJw, W General Paint Store 51S Main G FG FL TP 33 255 215 725 32 242 183 667 34 215 161 591 36 245 63 553 37 238 76 552 31 552 29 191 112 494 33 154 89 397 26 158 74 390 23 119 138 376 25 147 74 368 32 141 76 358 CORRAL By "TOP-WRANGLER" Howdv. folks: When a feller gits to swallerin' and nothin to swaller, . t am i always cm he's thirsty . . . rite now yore ol" wrangler jist has a saddle with nothin' to pit under it It takes a spell to make a hoss fit vore needs, but he kin head fer the happy huntin' ground mighty quicK ana leave yun a foot Folks have been awful thouehty to offer me their prize mounts to ride, but reckon it's gonna be a spell for I git my ol' pard outta my system and want to ride agin. I wuz outta Ruth and Lou Taylor's spare-rib shanty, Lakeshore Inn. Enjoyed a chat with Dick Robustetli, my favorite liabation, who wuz a braggin' he cudn't save enuff money to buy his nite-mares,a bale of hay. I tuk a gander at the Taylors beautiful hoss. Johnie, while I wuz thar. Yuh don't need a horscope to see Barbara Danials is a real cow girl. That sorrel of hers sprung like a trap and bucked thru' a fence . . . trad in' Barbara's blue eyes fer two black ones that are buttes, she's game as a hornet tho and climbed aboard and rode that cayuse 'till he's as gentle as Ivory soap. Jack Stewart wuz a-joshin' in the T-bone lean-too las' Wednesday with some cattlemen outta Klam ath Livestock sale. Yuh know. that's a dandy place to eat. Lois Gueck pits out a home cooked meal that kin jurk the wrinkles outta enny bodies stummick. Saw Sheriff Low, didn't hardly know him with shoes on but in them store bought clothes he jist "bout takes tne Hart outta bnaiter Marks. Fer my money he's 16 karot cowboy stuff in a saddle. Have yuh seen Bob Sproat? He shore is a-lookin' off color to health ... if he wuz mine I'd turn him in pasture fer a month. Heered Mable and Dan Liskey come home to sharpen up the seasons performances on the Poe Valley ranch.. They've been takin' a rest cure in Laguna Beach and aim to spend a year loafin' and seein' the states. The young Drews are down on their California ranch, probably got the little offspring workin' some colts. Well, gotta be a-gittin' and you folks can call me Joe fer I'm not myself this week. Bye, now. Three Top Racquet Men Unbeaten SAN FRANCISCO. March 29 UP) Pacific northwest hopes in the California state badminton championships were centered to day in the men's singles division, where three of the region's top racquet wielders were still un beaten. Bob Todd. Seattle, defeated M. D. Bautista, Stockton, Calif., 15-1. 15-0. and Cliff Cleveland. Portland, won from Irving Wen ger, San Francisco, 15-7, 15-9, in opening round matches yester day. Russ Hill, Portland, defeat ed Perry Collogne, Palo Alto, Calif.. 14-17. 15-5. 18-15. in the second round. i FIGHTS By The Associated Press BOSTON Lee Savold. 208. Paterson, N. J., TKO Duilio : bpagnolo, 185, Rome, 8. Phone 3829 Starts Training 1 4 A Jo Carroll, local righthand er, will leave Monday morning for Fullerton. Calif., where he will begin spring baseball train ing with the Fresno Cardinals. Local Pitcher Heads South For Training Joe Carroll, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Henry, 1018 Eldorado avenue, will leave Monday for Fullerton, Calif., to begin spring baseball training with the Fres no Cardinals. Fresno is a mem ber of the California State league. Young Carroll, a husky 6' 1 V right hander. is beginning his second year of professional play. While in high school in 1946, he pitched for Ed Ryan's Pelicans, and prior to moving here played with the American Junior Le gion club of Salem. He has a nice fast ball and a definite change of pace. - He joined the Fresno club last June and managed to remain with the club despite his youth. He is only eighteen years old now. During the past winter he was employed as a salesman with the Western Auto stores, 11th & Walnut Rex Hiatt, store manager, played "pro" ball for several seasons during the early twenties in the middle west and he seems to think young Carroll has a baseball future ahead. Dual Track Go To Be Revived This Season CHICAGO. March 29 UP) The dual track meet between the Big Nine and Pacific Coast confer ence, suspended since 1942 be cause of the war, will be renewed June 28 at the University of Ualiiorma, Berkeley. Restoration of the track rivalry which started in 1937 and paved the way for the new Rose Bowl football series be tween the two conferences was announced jointly by Commis sioners K. L. Wilson of the Big Nine and Victor O. Schmidt of the Pacific lorip. Team Wrestlers Move Into Semi Tilts In NCAA CHAMPAIGN. 111.. March 29 UP) The four pre-meet favorites tor tne team title kept pace with each other by advancing four j men apiece into today's semi-' finals of the NCAA' wrestling meet. In a showdown for the coveted team championship were Cornell ', college of Iowa. Iowa State ; Teachers college. University of . Illinois, and Oklahoma Aggies, j who are seeking their eighth straight NCAA title and their I 15th in the 17-year history of the , meet. j Classified Ads Bring Results. IBmWMLlIIPIE Auxiliary Transmissions AND Tiinken Axle Assemblies Wo have a good stock of these units complete, and maintain a good stock of repair parts for these two popular units. Bring or send in the unit and let us fully recondition it for you Night work gladly in an emergency. INTERNATIONAL TRUCK DIVISION llth and Klamath Ohio State Swimmers Lead Field Michigan Man Hangs New 1500-Motor Mark By JACK HEWINS SEATTLE, March 29 VP) Ohio Suite's grout nrrny of divers plus World Champion Freestyler Bill Smith moved the Buckeyes out in front last night at the close of the first day's competition in the national col legiate AA swim meet. One new record was salted down during yesterday's activi ty. George A. lloogerhyde of Michigan State hung up a mark of 19:44.2 in the 1500-meter mar athon. Other competition was wide of record caliber but new cham pions were crowned when Smith took the 220-yard freestyle to replace another Ohio Stater, Jack Hill: Richard Weinberg of Michigan ousted Robert Ander son of Stanford as 50-yard king; and Harry Holiday of Michigan regained the 150 - yard back stroke crown he won in 1943 and which was taken last year by R. Cowell of Navy. Michigan, which was three points behind Ohio State as the day ended, took the 300-yord medley relay crown away from its neighbor, Michigan State. The team scores as the second dav of action began today were: Ohio State 28. Michigan 25, Stanford 16. Michigan State 10, Purdue 8, Yale 6, California 5, .Washington and Northwestern 4, Rutgers 2. and Nebraska 2. Today's program called for high board and 440-yard free style preliminaries this morning and trials in the 100-yard free style, 200-yard breast-stroke and 400-vard relay in the afternoon. Fina'ls in all these events will wind up the meet tonight. Man O War Reaches 30 Year Mark LEXINGTON, Ky., March 29 (P) Man-o'-War munched his birthday carrots with the gusto of a yearling today, showing firm teeth that couldn't possibly be tray his 30 years. For the sake of sentiment, a simple horseshoe of flowers was draped on Big Red's stall in the only observance of his birthday. The rest of the day at Samuel D. Riddle's Faraway farm was rou tine for him. Riddle has owned "Big Red since he was a yearling, having bought him for $5000 trom tne late August Belmont, at whose nursery he was foaled by Mahu- bah out of a mating with the sire Fair Play. College Hoop Stars Make Last Stand NEW YORK. March 29 UP) Twenty of the nation's great col lege .basketball players make their : farewell appearances to night in a contest that signalizes the end ol the collegiate season ; the annual Herald-Tribune all star game. The makeup of the two squads represents a score of conferences, leagues or playing sectors, lnc ; west s .ten men are nigger man the east's on an average of two ' inches. The westerners, with Red j Rocha of Oregon State topping; the roster at 6-8, average 6-3. : The east. -with 6-9 Harry Boy-! koff of St John's as its big boy, averages 6-1. HAND MADE SADDLES , . - Saddle & Harness REPAIRING AL HARRIS SADDLE Slid SPORT SHOP mum SSaKNmta 1 Chandler Keeps Yankee, Dodger Hearing Open ST. PETERSBURG, Pl., March 29 W Commissioner A. B. (Happy) Chandler wis on his way bark to Cincinnati today in the wake of his announcement that his hearing into the New York Yankees-Brooklyn Dodgers feud would be kept open indef initely. The diamond czar. Instead of closing out the quurrcl as the Caughoo Wins Grand National AINTREE. Eng.. March 28 lA'i Caughoo won the 103rd running ol the Grand National steeplechase today. Lough Conn was second. Kami was third as the ! vored Prince Regent finished out of the money. Prince Regent linishtd fourth. AINTREE. Eng.. March 29 (it1) Ticket holders on Caug hoo. winner oi the Grand Na tional steeplechase today, and Jockey Treble, winner of the Lincolnshire, both of which were 100 to 1 shots, won 88991 pounds ($35,598) or each two shilling (40-cent) ticket in the annual "spring betting double." Sons Play Practice Ball On Sunday The Klamath Sons are start ing the baseball season with a bang here, holding practice Sat urday, Sunday and three other nights, during the week accord ing to Mel Carpenter, manager. Big practice day for the Sons is Sunday afternoon on Recrea tion field, and Manager Carpen ter would be glad to see more baseball aspirants on the field then. At present only a skeleton crew is operating and the Sons can use more hands on deck. The team will play in the Northern, California league which opens on May 11. Work on the schedule is underway now and should be announced short ly. Seals Four Games Behind Giants SAN FRANCISCO. March 29 UP) Behind four games to three in their scries with the New York Giants, the San Francisco Seals banked on Fast -Bailer Emmett O'Neil today to square accounts. Last night the New Yorkers took a 1-0 victory from the Seals, Ditr-hnr nnv Knln senrine from third on Clint Hartung's blooper to snort imicia in uie cigmu in ning. Seed Potatoes UTAH Netted Gems o Crawford And Wolfe TULELAKE Wesley McKaig Klamath Falls Phone 7755 baseball people hoped he would do, said he wanted to explore the matter at Ills leisure. His decision created a wealth of uneusy conjecture in the buse ball colony, already thoroughly sorry that Larry Macl'lmtl of the Yankees ever brought his row with Branch Rickey of the Dodgers into the game's high court. There was anuitl ' doubt that Chuiuiler's rofusul to cull it quits came us a disappointment to MucPhuil', tho complaining wit ness. Mucl'huil made Tt as plain as he could that he no longer wus provoked at Rickey. The louder of the Dodgers wus understood to have denied that he ever told anybody that gambling men occupied Mac Phall's box at a game In Havana this spring. It was this supposed statement by Rickey that touched off MacPhall's original blast to the commissioner. Dams Doom Oregon Fish, Says Director CHICAGO, March 28 P) Paul R. Needhum, Oregon state director of fisheries, today de clared that "if present plans of dam builders go through, the rich salmon and steelheud trout resources of the Columbia river basin are doomed." Addressing the silver anniver sary convention of the Imnk Walton League, Dr. Needham, of Portland, asserted that army plans for the Columbia and its principal tributaries "will de stroy a commercial and spurt fishery worth some $625,000,000. "What we need," So continued, "Is an unbiased anulysls, by ex perts, of all cost-benefit ratios in the various fields concerned, including engineering, fisheries, power, wildlife, Irrigation, flood control and agriculture." Salem Juniors Down Irvington In Goldenball PORTLAND, March 29 UP) The Sulem Juniors defeated the Irvington Eagles, 50 22, lust night in the semi-finals of the annual Goldenball basketball tournament Junior division. Scaopoose Frosh downed the Mac Hi Juniors. 47-29. in the intermediate division semi fi nals, while the Vancouver All Stars eliminated the Shumway Intermediates, 39-29. 1 The-flnals will be Monday pVilBlit. Salem plnvtng Randolph rooas ox romiann. sOMCo Has Available For Immediate Delivery Windows Screens Moulding Trim Store Fixtures Cabinets Doors Frames Hardware Garage Doors Southern Oregon Manufacturing Co. Ill Payne Ph. 7581 YES ... MONDAY NIGHT IS at 1 1 v - uumm fc A Grand Week-End Planned fa Dining Room Opens 4 p. m. Sun. fa Five Shows Sunday Night fa Finest Food in tho West To Forget mm a news, m.m.ui r.m, oi Cerdan Still Pretty Fair Pugilist NEW YORK, March 21) ll'l No one man who saw Marcel Cerdan muko his second Amer ican our-scrambllng start l denying today that tho Algerian lumipcr Is a prntly fair country fighter, but there remains some question as In tho amount of "China" In the chin of Harold Green, who won Marcel's vic tim. The European middleweight champion, of course, could be the heaviest hitter since Ty Cobb butted .400 In which case (luxe short shots 'he bounced off Brooklyn Harold's "whiskers" in Mudlson Square Garden lust night, to put Harold to sleep In two rounds, would knock out a concreto statue. But to a large number of the rlngslilo experts, it seemed hard to believe Unit tluwu six-inch swals, from a man weighing only 13l)i, would muko tho birdies lug. Green, himself, insisted after ward that not one of the half -dcirn rights Marcel addressed to him personally In the finish ing barrage, before a sellout crowd of 18,116, hurt him. Lillord To Ploy Opener For Diego BOYES SPRINGS. Calif.. March 2fl (A1) Trainer Red Adams of the Oakland Oaks an nounced today that Gene I.llhird will be sufficiently recovered from an elbow Injury to play third hnsn Tuesday at Sun Diego in a Pacific Coast leugue season opener. 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