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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1948)
HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, ORECON THURSDAY, JAN. 22, 1941 PACE EICHT By ' i I ) Jlale ScawiaufJt Billings, Mont, Fans Ringing In Celebrities For Diamond Stock Sale Billings, Mont, new addition to the expanding Pioneer Baseball leacue In attempting to flrld . community baseball team and finance a building project much the same as Klamath Baseball, Inc., In doing here, but the Billlniss people are putting In llourlshe the local or eantration didn't think of. They're selling stock to baseball fans, too, and tha list of shareholders In the Billings club now Includes Bing Crosby, Mickey Coch rane and Bob (Brown Derby) Cobb. The Oroaner Is honorary chairman of the board of directors. Mickey Cochrane has a brother In Billings and Cobb worked In Billings before he established his famous restaurant in Holly wood Bnd became an owner of the Hollywood Stars baseball team. The Billincs club Is Incorporated for one hundred grand, same as here, but their stock sells for $100 a share, while stock In Klamath Baseball. Inc., Is going at $25 a share. No celebrities are In on the local deal. The stock is being bought by Joe and Tom and Susy Fan. Ruth Drew Down 100-Cent Dollars Speaking of baseball, the salary situation In the majors Is getting astronomical. Joe DiMaggio reportedly will get $60,000 from the Yankees; Ted Williams got $75,000 last season from Boston: Hank Greenberg was something of a flop at Pittsburgh but his contract called for a bonus system which brought Greenberg an estimated $85,000. Bob Feller had a turnstlle-click clause In his paper which probably put him In the comfortable $85,000 bracket But they're all peons compared to Babe Ruth. In 1930 the Babe got a cool 80 grand, and in them there days Income taxes were some thing that the owners and not the players worried about. Ruth took v(. nav tinm in hnrketsf til He nrabablv netted twice as much in the long run as the highest paid star of today gets to keep after Uncle I alumnus asserted himself in the Sam finishes picking his pocket ' world series was when he was tak- ' ing a shower. Branca is playing ft- Iff fL ' professional basketball this winter naiaer oiur is unanimous wioice Chuck DeAutremont the Red Raider football flash who will be with the San Francisco "49ers of the All-American pro conference next sea son, was a unanimous choice for all-Far Western conference for 194". The only unanimous choice, by the way. Coaches of the Far Western circuit voted on the following first team: Position Player School Right End Thaine Gatlin Southern Oregon Right Tackle LeRoy Clark Chico Right Guard Don Martin Chico Center Tom Varicola Humboldt State Left Guard Jim Christiansen Cal Aggies Left Tackle Bob Hunt Cal Ageies Left End Evert Schlinger Cal Aggies Back Jim Thompson -.. Humboldt State Back John Nedderman Cal Aggies Back Jack McBee San Francisco State Back Chuck DeAutremont .. Southern Oregon Rickey Sees 1948 Dodgers As Tough One Assertive Brooks Moy Pattern Play After '34 Rcdbirds Bv IIAKKY ;it.YSON NFA Sports editor NEW YORK, Jnn. ii tNKAt i Branch Rickey sees the 1948 Dodg ers as a new Gas-House Gang. "This club." said the Deacon, "has the makings of the most interest ing, rugged and best one In my Brooklyn tenure." Asked if he believed the return of Leo Durocher would have some thing to do with the rase, jhe Dea con replied: "No. It Isn't that, though Leo might be said to be mixed up in .the situation some what. "Eddie Stanky typifies the as sertive player type we have, as do ! Jackie Robinson and Ralph Branca, i I have an idea Dick Whitman w ill be one of our new Gas-Housers." This is the same Stanky who Is concerned about his Job at second j base, where Mnhatnia Rickey has i made It quite clear he would like : to employ Robinson, who doesn't i smack the long ball often enough to be used at first base, where he still was anything but a polished hand at the wind-up last fall. SKISIKS FA1LIRE Branca came close to being uu- beatable w hen right during the ; season, but the only time the young j and large New York university , With Gloves On, Yet L X ! I I : h f ,IV rr.'-f t A it against the advice of all baseball men. Outfielder Whitman was re called from the minors. Although fabled in song and story, the Cardinal Gas-House ; Gang was greatly over-rated. : With the Deans, ill-fated Bill j DeLancey, Ripper Collins. Frisch, , Durocher. Martin. Medwick. Or , satti, Terry Moore. Jack Rothrock ' and some more, the so-called Gas ! House Gang accounted for only one j of the numerous pennants won by the St. Louis Nationals. That was in 1934. One of the silliest games Imaginable Is basketball with bovine gloves, particularly the way It it played by a gang of exuberant high school boys. Pelican athletes put on a riotous exhibition of the farce recently at KU gym. much to the delight of a big crowd of spectator It is not a foul to punch an adversary in the nose. Rest Of NoCalLoop Eyeing Klamath Falls Jack Nichols Out To Grab Scoring Race Husky Cagcr Runs Slightly Ahead Of Hanson's '45 Pace HKAVl'LE. Jnn. ti (11 Jack Nichols, who racked up an all-time high for Washington InM yenr with 'JIM points in northern division lum kclunll piny, iippnienlly Is uiit I Inn year to grab off the division scoring mm ll and evru take n whack nl the all-time murk of Wi. Big Nick has rolled in tin count ers In four games and Is 1.1 points per game ahead of the puce set by Washington Slate's Vluco IIiiiimiii when he compiled the record in 11145. For all Kit nifA played mi fur this season Cliff Cruiuliill of Oregon Stale held a comfortable lend, with Nichols slow ly narrowing the milium. Crumlul! hus pouted In 'Jlill points in i tunics and Nichols 'JIB In 10. The latter hus pu ked up 'J8 counters on Crundnll since the start of con ference piny. All teams except WuMiluMott State hnve representatives uiiiong the scoring leaders. Forward Kd Uuydu topi the Cougars with 10U points In 17 games. The puce set ters: I Al l. 41AMKS I Crundull. OHO Nichols. Wash. Wiley. Ore. Phoenix, Idaho Uartelt, Ore. Carey. OSC CONr'KUKNCE Nichols. Wash. Carey. OSC Crandull. OSC Torrey. OSC Wllkliui. Ore. Vaudenburgh, Wash. Baseball Vs Murphy 'X t; m i-1' 4-r 'JJ HI) VI -'tin m h:i 62 318 lti Ti 54 1UH I 10 "8 j7 iu:i IK 73 15 llll 22 61 36 Hit) ; t o ft it ' 4 25 18 Ii8 j 5 23 7 61 5 10 20 411 5 17 4 o 3 18 6 31 ' 4 14 9 SI Diamond Stars Fight For Reserve Clauses HOMTON, Jan. 3'J il'i - A long IM nl iurl liotulilrn, heuiled bT baseball's U xle Walker and Johnny i Flreinaiil Murphy will appear objectors al the slale house today during a legislative hearing on a bill thai would unlaw the reserve clause in conlriicln of professional ath letes employe,! by Massachusetts oiguul.ulloiis. The measure. Hied at the request of Hubert Murphy. Ilostou labor relations counsel, would "prohibit employment ronliacln In which th employers reserve the right In sell or exchange the peiMinul service of mi employe, or lo renew contracts of einployiiiiut without the employe i consent" I'ltsMiae ol such leijMatlon would make u prolcsslonul alhiete a free ugeiil. Ill a position lo sell his ser vices lo the highest bidder, on ex plrulloii of Ills contract. The reserve clause Is the back bone of huscimll." sn Id Walker, th star outfielder lecenlly Iraitrd lo thr IMIIsIiiiikIi I'lialrs by the Na tional league peuiiunl winning llriHiklyii DiMlgeis. "Major league, baseball phi) its, b moot aut lulled group llirsc days, nio convinced thry nerd that iluil.se as much the chili owni'is du." "It would mill Imim-IiiiII," said Murphy, who has retlied from the. bullpen lo be a Huston lied Sox scoul. "HiH'uklng ns the representa tive nt I he AiiUTlfiiii league's play eis, I iiiii'il nay that legislating the reserve contiai l out ot baseball cpn tructs would kill the sport. 11 U4 I pluyers were made Iree ugents when thrlr coiilrncls expire, the richest ball clubs would be able to hire all , of the stars. That would sllllo coin I IMiltlun uiid ruin the game." Hob Red Birds the Gas-House Gang when they roared down in front In 1930-31, and, following the conquest of '34. when the great Dizzy Dean clinched it on the final day. the Cards did not prevail again until '42. And that one and subsequent of whether knowledge of wildlife and its protection shall be added to i winners certainly were no part ot the list of studies of Oregon public schools to the jury the school i pas-House Gangs under the quiet youngsters themselves. i ? efficient, yet thoroughly ageres- sic amy ouuiuworui ana caaie Dyer. MARTIN TERRIFIC Pepper Martin was terrific with his natural color, but when he or ganized the Mudcat band the Gas House Gang became more of an act than a baseball club. Things got so far out of hand at one time that the irrepressible Mar tin actually asked Sam Breadon to change the name of the club from the Cardinals to the Mudcats. Burt Shotton. a fine old gentle man, last year straightened out the Brooklyn pitching, gave the club balance and poise it lacked under Lippy Leo Durocher. Handled by a man under whom they didn't have to be unruly, the Bums were able to concentrate on the Job at hand, went on to the pennant not a few think they should have copped the previous season, when The Lip was having such a high, old time for himself. The Cardinal Gas-House Gang and the Brooklyn clubs of the past two campaigns are something In the way of evidence that It doesn't pay a baseball club to be too rambunctious. Klamath Falls probably will have , 1 attendance location, with Weed a semi-pro baseball team in the I following closely. Vnrllurn Ca llfMi-Mto lnncrix, nvl A It iltinH, nnu M.-rMn,,,! No one thought of calling the i ...c i . -.rt.ir.- ui nh.ct. vi.' r... ;,.- ...a club in the Far West circuit, but the i Hilt are In the NoCal for sure, with other towns in the NoCal loop want ! Klamath and Redding still on the CINCINNATI, Jan. 22 UP) Baseball Commissioner A. B. Chan dler and organized baseball are ready to make peace with the Mexi can league and welcome back the many stars who jumped their teams for higher pay across the border In 1946, it was learned Wednesday. The commissioner himself would make no statement, but from a Ikes Sponsor Wildlife Essayists ine state division oi tne izaai: wauon league is tatting tne question The league is offering JtlOO in prizes for the best essays written by eighth gTade pupils on the subject: "Why Conservation of Wildlife Re sources Should Be Taught in the Public Schools." Essays must be between 300-500 words and in the hands of Paul M, Dunn, forestry school dean at Oregon State, on or before March 1. PEACE OVERTURE MADE TO MEX BALL CIRCUIT source close to him it was said the purpose of a scheduled conference between Walter Mulbry, secretary of baseball, and Alejandro Aguilar Reyes, Mex league commissioner, ! "is obvious." Mulbry is in Mexico City now for j a combined vacation-business visit. I He said there earlier Wednesday t that some time in the future It might not be Impossible to have a j "fine spirit of cooperation between baseball In the United States and ' the Mexican baseball league." Chandler believes that if peace : could be restored it would be a good j thing for the sport. Chandler also believes that the i stars who jumped the major and I minor leagues and subsequently were suspended for five years will have paid their debt to baseball so-: ciety by the time the current truce , becomes a real peace, and should be j given back their Jobs. j Among the great players who j were lured into the Mexican league were Pitchers Max Lanier and Fred ' Martin and Second Baseman Lou Klein of the St. Louis Cardinals; Catcher Mickey Owen of the Brook lyn Dodgers; Nap Reyes, lnfielder, George Hausmann. lnfielder. Out fielder Danny Oardella and Pitcher Ace Adams of the New York Giants. The Mexican league quit trying to capture American stars last fall after it was reorganized and Reyes became head man. tn know definitely In a hurry Since Medford dropped out and Redding is on the verge of being kicked out of the league for con tinued poor showing, the Northern California circuit is having to be made over, and If Klamath Falls drops out the league will definitely be weakened. Klamath last season was the No. Lure Dealers Vote Against Spinner Ban PORTLAND, Jan. 22 The state game commission will be asked, probably in strong terms, to junk one of its proposed rules that ban nlng multiple blade spinners from Its 1948 fishing regulations when the commission meets here Friday. John Arff, sports fishing lure job ber, said petitions protesting the proposed rule have been signed by hundreds of fishermen at sports shops throughout the state. The petitions will be filed with the game commission prior to the adoption of the 1948 rules. Arff said that the fishermen can not see the need or feasibility of a rule banning certain gear so long as the state sets a limit on the catch of sports fishermen anyway. The multiple blade spinner ban would make trash of much gear which fishermen habitually have In their tackle boxes and sporting goods store owners from all over Oregon, meeting In Portland yes terday, reported they had about 180,000 worth of multiple spinner lures on hand which would be put off the market by the game com mission's proposed rule. Adler Chosen Sports Prexy Dr. George H. Adler, county cor oner and ardent sportsman, was elected 1948 president of the Kla math Sportsmen's association dur ing a meeting at the Wlllard last night. L. H. Smith of Keno was chosen vice president; Tom O'Dwyer, secre tary, and W. J. Kessler, treasurer. Directors will be John Raffetto, Ray Sherer, Hal Shidler, Dr. G. L Wright, Paul Winter and Rex Hiatt, The Sportsmen's association prob ably will not be formally repre sented at Eugene this week-end when the state game commission holds Its hearings on the proposed 1948 angling regulations. J. L. DEAN Public Accountant and Auditor New Office Location 308 North 7lh St. Phone 9346 Dressed V. r 1 A, ' 4 Joe Lynam, who wrestles AI Wil liams here tomorrow night, is a good looking young fellow In the squared circle, and a good looker outside the ring. This Is one of his lnfrrqurnt pictures In "civics." Auburn Hires Earl Brown As Grid Boss AUBURN. Ala.. Jan. 22 Pi Auburn's weeks-long search for a head football coach ended today with the naming of Earl M. Brown. Canisius college mentor and former Notre Dame star, to the post. Appointment of the 32-year-old coach was announced last night by Acting President Ralph Draughon of Alabama Polytechnic Institute fAuburn). Salary terms were not disclosed. Brown Is scheduled to start spring football practice here February 2. An Auburn spokesman Indicated an announcement would be made shortly on appointment of his as sistants. Brown succeeds Carl M. Voyles, whose contract was bought up by the school after the 1947 season, when the Auburn football team ton two games and last seven. Voyles was named head coach of the Brooklyn Dodgers of the All American pro football conference by Branch Rickey yesterday. Nip Olympics TOKYO, Jan. 22 P Japan, barred from the International Olympiad next summer, plans to hold Its own "Olympic games" at the same time. This was announced today by the Japan Olympic society as a gesture "to express respect and felicitation to the International Olympics, and also to demonstrate the healthy existence of Japanese athletics." 1 IRRIGATION SYSTEMS Ui locally bf J. W. KERNS ,i:oit,irs (iil)ii BUILT-INS SCREENS STORE FIXTURES 164 E. Main Phone 7261 Name Contest Comes To End Next Monday The "name the baseball club " contest now being sponsored by The Herald and News and radio station KFLW for Klamath Base ball Inc. comes to an end Monday at 6 p. m. All entries to be Judged must be In by that time. Judges J. A. Mahoiiey. Joe Peak and Clyde Carlstrom prob ably will pick the winning name Tuesday and it will be announced Wednesday night during the scheduled baseball banquet at the Wlllard hotel. Don Neal of KFLW is handling the entries and reports he has some fine ones, so the Judges are going to be hard-pressed to select the one by which Klamath's entry in the Far West baseball circuit will be known. To enter, write down the name you would like the baseball team to carry, plus a statement in 50 words or less giving your reasons for believing Klamath Falls is ready for professional ball, and mail to The Herald and News sports department or to Don Neal and KFLW, In time to be de livered before 6 p. m. Monday. No box tops are necessary. In judging the entrants, the names submitted will be of pri mary concern, then In case of tics the statements will be taken Into consideration. Suitable and valuable prizes will be awarded the first, second and third place winners. ience and me time rapidly ap proaching when something definite I has to be done in the leugue. ' The Sons ot Italy lodge, holders of the Northern California fran chise here, have done some dicker in? with Kiumath Baseball Inc.. backers of the professional baseball club, for use of the park the latter Intends to build and has been as sured It can use the park for a nominal rental when the pro club is out ot town. The stipulation is that the pro- i fessional club's schedule be drawn , up first and the Sunday clubs j schedule tnllored accordingly. Probably the Sons will keep the franchise Itself or turn It bark to the league to be picked up by bii- I i other organization locally so that i ! Klamath will be represented tn the ! Northern California circuit. But the other points In the league are sitting on the anxious seat to know what is going to happen. ' Redding in particular Is waiting j for some action from the Sons of ' Italv here because Redding also is In the Far West pro circuit and the Northern California league. If Klamath pulls out of the latter, so probably will Redding, leaving the NoCal circuit Just six teams Instead of eight. Junior Hoopers Await Action Fremont Junior high hoopiiirn w ill j see action the coming week-end against Keno and Altamont. j The Pathfinders will tackle the ; Keno eighth graders at Fairvlew I gym at 4 p. m. The Fremont midgets will meet the Keno second team In the preliminary. Fust basketball game ol the year between the Fremont gang and Altamont Junior high will be played at Altamont Saturday night. This affair is set for 8 o'clock, with a 7 o'clock preliminary featuring the Fremont babes and (he Altamont seconds. Feller's Stipend Highest Cl.KVUl.AND, Jan. ii il' IVIIcr started hoiiic-luuitliig today alter signing a I1MH coiilract which Cleveland Indians I'itmiIciiI lull Veeck inn 1 1 1 1 ii I nnl would continue him as biiM'tiull's highest pold per former. As usual. I ciiiis ol the agreement were not aniiounced, but Veeck said the strikeout king could make as much as last years SH7.00U. uiid milled that "Willi a phenomena! year he can make a couple of dol lars more." The Tribe president described a "piicuoineiiul year" as u season that would draw about l,7,'iu,000 cash customers. HASH OF MO 000 Feller's base pay Is lo remain "about the same." a figure estimated at 40.WH), but his bonuses are to begin at a higher atlenduiice murk and cover a w ider scale of tutal paid admissions. Veeck stoutly maintained tiiat Feller's total earnings would exceed that of Ted Williams, the Boston Ked Sox slugger who was rcitorird lo have signed for SNO.OOO recently. Joe DIMaggio Inked a New York Yankee contract that was said to cull for I'iO.OOO. Feller termed the contract "as good as any" he has signed In his It) yeurs with the Indluiis. Clussllird Ads Bring Itetulta Trojans Win Pair DOItRIS, Jan. 22-The Butte Vol leg high Bulldogs last two buskct bnll games to visiting quintets Horn Sacred Heart academy of Kiumath Falls Tuesday night. The class A game went to the Sacred Heart Trojans 47-27. and the Sacred Heart B team won Die opener, 28 to 24. Nomad Hoopers Visit Merrill MKRHIIX. Jan. 22-The Harlem Topn, a nomad basketball leum from New York, will play an exhibition Ituitie with the Merrill Veterans m Foreign Wars here Saturday ntght In the Merrill high school gym. The feature game starts at 8.30 p m A preliminary lilt will put Merrill high against Illy III a county B school contest. The Harlem Tops are ruireiiily pluyiug nightly In the Sucrumcnto vallev. and the Merrill game will be their first Oregon apiwarauce. The team dotes on comedy and trick basketball playing but when pressed can piny a great straight game. I K.IITS LAST NK.HT OAKLAND-Bert I.ytell. 12. Oakland, outpointed Billy Smith, I'M. Oakland. 10. Prepare Now! 2 FLY RODS Two lip loitliln Can lrt trlrrtlon M HIOM $10:95 "GUN STORE 714 MAIN STRF.r.T it 4 Huskies Clout Antlers, 36-16 BONANZA. Jan. 22 The Merrill Huskies clouted the Bonanza Ant lers 36-16 in a county league prac tice game here Tuesday night. Low ell Snapp counted 12 points for Merrill, followed by George Price with seven. For the Antlers the usually high scoring Dennis Dnvls was held to six points, but still topped the Bo nanza firing. Bonanza won the class B game 30-11. Cummings' Taxidermy Studio Game Heads Tanning Birds Rugs Ph. 30.r8 219 E. Alain WRESTLING Triple Main Event 5 Rounds Each Joe Lynam vs. Al Williams Buck Weaver vs. Tex Hoger Bob Cummings vs. Fronkia Harf Ladies Night 8:30 P. M. 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