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THURSDAY, JAN. 15,148 HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, ORECON PACITIN Aiken Hopeful Of Grid Future , Oregon Coach, Football Banquet Speaker, f Makes Hit With Pel, Hornet Athletes AlllioUKh iteerliig clear of snythlnfr which mlsht smack of "pro selyting" Jim Aiken. University of Oregon head football coach, did a pretty good Job of selling the Webfoot campus as a place where good football ninterlal Is appreciated last night at the annual Lions club gridiron banquet. The gritty-voiced Aiken was the principal speaker and proved to be a good one. Aiken said that although the Pacific Coast conference's athletic cod kept him from actively soliciting the enrollment of high school tan In the university, there wasn't any law to keep him from "hoping" and he hoped some of the Klamath Pelican and Henley Hornets would i show up on his squad a couple of years hence. The banquet was given In honor of the Pelicans and Hornets and Aiken's story-studded talk went over big with the young athletes as well as grown-ups of the overflow audience. Aiken left no doubt that he Is aiming for the Hose Bowl nest sea ion, saying that he was even en tertaining Rose Bowl thoughts tills past season when the Webloou fin ished In a tie for second place in the coast conference. "And we couldn't have done any worse than Southern Cal did," the rough-talking coach said. During last night's festivities, trophies were presented to Tommy Edwards and Lester roster, two of the most capable boys on the Pelican squad, for their perform ance on the striped field last tenon. Edwards, a three-year star at halfback, was named the "most in aplratlonal player" on the Pel 1947 team, and Foster, who came into prominence Just last season at guard, was voted the outstanding lineman. Both boys are seniors and both amply deserved the awards. Selections were made by the squad members. The latter award, to Foster, Is a new one this year. The former is In Its third year and previous win ners were Bill Sari in 1945, .Bob Bedkey in 1946. Coach Ed Ryan made the pre sentation, and the members of the coaching staff themselves were pre sented wallets by the Pelican squad. Fain Returns Unsigned Paper BAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15 MV Just so Connie Mack won't think he's "gone soft," Ferris Fain has returned unsigned his 1948 Phila delphia Athletics contract although It embraced a salary hike. Fain, who batted .291 last season as the A's rookie first baseman, ex plained: "It's tradition, you know, to never sign the first one. The boss might figure you've gone soft. "Besides maybe I can get more lettuce." Sixty-one pedestrians were killed In rural areas in Oregon traffic In 1946. The Oregon State Motor asso ciation urges drivers to keep alert In rural areas where pedestrians may be walking along roads. Get-Acquainted Offer! This Ad Worth 50c on a WASH JOB that is COMPLETE! Vacuum Inside Wash running gear ' We also specialize in Simoniz and steam cleaning. PELICAN AUTO LAUNDRY Phone 9044 Ask for Vera Corner 6th and Walnut Here's your best buy today Be sure to say: -it's made $045 90 years at fin whiskey-making make thli whiskey good. 86 proof. Blended Whiskey. The straight whiskies In this product are 4 yean or more old. 30 straight whiskeys F0 grain neutral spirits. Hiram Walker & Sons Inc., Peoria, III. beavers van Use Stadium Three Years PORTLAND, Jan. 15 (PV Port land's Pacific Coast league baseball club can continue to play In Its present park, the city council de cided Wednesday by a 4 to 1 vote. It will continue there under a revocable three-year permit, pro vided that certain Improvements to lessen fire hazard are made. George Norgan, Vancouver, B. C, president of the ball club, earlier had agreed to rebuild part of the bleachers, In crease the number of exits and make certain other changes. The council action, however, requires also that a sprinkler system be in stalled. Lone vote In opposition came from Commissioner Kenneth Coop er, in charge of the fire bureau, who said, "this puts us back to where we were three years ago." The stadium has been condemned as a fire hazard and today's council ac tion was on appeal from the con demnation order. Norgan has announced plans for a new stadium to be completed In 1951. Cincy Hires WIL Slugger CINCINNATI, Jan. 15 MV-Virgil Stallcup, shortstop, and Hank Salter, slugging outfielder, were signed for the 1948 season today by the Cin cinnati Reds. Stallcup, who batted .338 for Jersey City In the International league last year and fielded sen sationally. Is expected to play short for Cincinnati this season, with Ed die Miller moving over to third base. Sauer, voted the outstanding player of the International league the past season, batted .336. Bly Gets Return BLY, Jan. 15 The Bly Loggers were defeated by the Bonanza Antlers 43-20 in a non-conference game here Tuesday night, but get another chance Friday with a i turn game and one that counts at Bonanza. Both squads are in the county high school league and neither have won a league game. Dennis Davis, tall center for the Antlers, popped In 24 points during Tuesday's game. Classified Ads Bring Results For a Good Time Try the South Sixth Street Corral Located at the Fairgrounds Saturday, Jan. 17th Les Gardner and His Western Rhythm Busters Admission $1.00 per person (Inc. Tax) MFERHAL ft U. , Ht, oc by Hiram Walker 45 Qt. Tint Lujack Athlete Of Year NEW YORK. Jan. 15 M'l Johnny Lujack. Notre Dame's All-Amerira quarterback, todny was named male athlete-of-the-year for 1947 in the annual Associated Press year-end poll. The 23-year-old alar, winner of the Hetsman Memorial trophy and named the standout player of the January 1 East -West Shrine game at San Francisco, drew almost twice as many first place votes from the nation's sports editors as his near est competitor. Fifteen thought Lujack was the No. 1 man and eight voted for run nerup Jack Kramer and eight tor Joe DiMnggio, on a point basis, with five for first, three for second and one for third. Lujack piled up 116 credits to 78 for Kramer, the na tional tennis champ, and 49 for Dt maggio. flashy remerflelder of the world champion New York Yan kees. WALKER SUPPORTED Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn's first baseman who was the first negro to play in the big leagues In modem days, drew considerable support. So did Doak Walker, Southern Metho dists All-Anierlca halfback. But Lujack was the winner bv a comfortable margin on the strength of his play for the unbeaten, untied fighting Irish. Honored as a fit successor for such great Notre Dame quarterbacks as Harry Stuhldreher. Frank Carideo and Angelo Bertelll. the modest unassuming senior capped his "collegiate career with a brilliant performance at San Fran cisco on New Year's Day. Lujack, a 180-pound six-footer fiom Connellsvllle. Pa said he would play pro ball next fall after he has graduated from Notre Dame but he has not decided between the Chicago Bears of the National league and the Chicago Rockets of the All-America conference. DAVIS' LAST YEAR The Notre Dame passing star suc ceeds another football player, Glenn Davis, who won the award last year while rounding out his brilliant ca reer with Army. Dimagglo was the only previous winner who drew any votes. Joe Louis, the runnerup In 1946, being completely overlooked after his fight with Jersey Joe Wal cott. Baseball dominated the first 10 although a football ace was the winner. DiMaggio was third. Rob inson finished fourth, Ted Williams cf the Boston Red Sox was fifth. Ewell Blackwell of Cincinnati was eighth and Joe Page of the Yankees was ninth. Doak Walker, who fin ished sixth and Lujack. were the only footballers. Golf was repre sented by Bobby Locke of South Africa in seventh place and Jimmy Demaret, the No. 10 man. Among the Bantus In South Africa, cattle are regarded as a measure of wealth and killing cat tle to eat is so frowned upon, ex cept on ceremonial occasions, that owners of large cattle herds often suffer from malnutrition. Nickel and cobalt have been suc cessfully plated on metal surfaces without the use of an electric cur rent by a newly developed process. Vocal by Kelsey Coplin L o Ruby Goldstein, Ring's Most NfcAV YORK, Jail. 15 INKA1 Of the three officials assigned to the Louls-Walcott flKlit, Ruby Ooldsteln alone was right seven rounds for the challenger, six for Hie champion and two even. And Reuben Goldstein was the only one of the three with the courage and good Judgment to call It as he saw It. and give the de cision to Jersey Joe Walcolt. Judge Frank Forbes' point tolal pointed to the Great Father of Camden, yet his vote went to Joe Louis. Few good lighters mukc com petent referees, but Goldstein Is an exception proving thu rule. CRANDALL FAR AHEAD IN HOOP SCORE RACE Ity The Associated Tress The boys bore down on Cliff Crundall as the northern division hoop season spun Into action, hold ing the high scoring Oregon State guard to 33 points In four games and opening the way for another Oregon starter to skid Into the pace position In the division race. Norm Carey. OSC guard, collected 44 points In the defending cham pions' four-game swing through the Palouse country lo get the Jump on the other bucketeers in the chase Cassill Says . New Mentor Can Be Hired SEATTLE. Jan. 15 Athletic Director Harvey Cassill returned Wednesday from his eastern quest for a University o f Washington football coach with a "no comment" on published reports that Coach Howie Odell of Y'ate Is the man. As he stepped off the train, the non-committal athletic executive commented: "I'm all alone, as you can see. But I can say this negotiations are In this form: We can have a new coach In a hurry. "I will confer with Dr. Raymond Allen, president of the university, and give him all the Information I have. I do not think much time will be wasted in naming our coach once my talks with Dr. Allen are concluded." In response to a direct question about the Seattle Times report that Odell would be the choice. Cassill replied : "I can only answer by saying wunout reservations that to this minute we have no agreement with any coach. At this tage of proceed ings It would not be good business for me to mention a name or names." The Times reported Odell was now heading for Seattle. 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After his two division games Nichols held second place with 38 points. Crandall followed with his 33 and the man In the fourth slot was Oregon's Duk Wllkins. who re turned to the hoop wars with the start of division pluy. He had 31 In two tussles. Crandall still was far ahead of the pack for all games, conference and non-conference, with llitf In 31 tilts. Idaho's Jack Phoeti!x rated second with 193 In 16 games. Wash ington Suite still lacked a man among the leaders. Forward Ed Gaydu topping the Cougars with 04 points In 15 games. Players with 150 or more points for the season: All (iames G KG FT TP Crandall, OSC 21 88 86 263 Phoenix. Ida 16 78 37 13 Nichols. Wash 14 73 42 Wiley, Ore 75 67 45 IBB 179 Bartelt, Ore 15 Carey, OSC 21 73 60 12 158 33 153 0 games; FO field goals; FT free throws; TP total points) Seals Acquire Pirate Catcher PITTSBURGH, Jan. 15 lPH-The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced the outright releose of Catcher Homer (Dixie) Howell to the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast league to complete a deal for Pitcher Bob Chesnes. purchased by the Bucs In an estimated J100.000 transaction involving four players and an undisclosed sum. The other three players sent to the Seals were Pitchers Ken Cables and Manuel Perez and Outfielder Gene Woodllng. 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