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PACI TIN HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON TUESDAY, FEB. 24, 1948 NCAATipsBrigham Gems' Ball Schedule Ruling Might Hurt Nichols Of Washington SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 24 Pr- Brigham Young university's Cougar- are definitely out of the NCAA basketball tournament in New York city. But, says Coach Floyd Millet, they knew last summer they would be if they won the Mountain States conference championship. And their sights are set instead on the Metro politan Invitational tournament. Coach Vadal Peterson of Utah university, chairman of the district NCAA selection committee, said he received official notice last night from the national rules committee chairman barring the Cougars from consideration despite the fact they have Just about cinched the Moun tain States pennant. Use of Guard Brady Walker, a fifth year man, barred Brigham Young from consideration, under a ruling of Dr. Hugh Willett of Los Angeles, chairman of the NCAA ml . committee, Peterson said. WARTIME RULE Walker was played under wartime conference rules still in effect NCAA eligibility rules limit players to four years of competition. Millet said at Provo last night The Walker situation is nothing new to us. We knew about it way last summer and cast our lot then. : "But we are definitely Interested In a bid to the Metropolitan invita tional tournament. And the fact that wa have twice beaten last year's Invitational champs (Utah) seems to put us In the running for an Invita tion there, especially since Utah had very much the same personnel this year as last" At Seattle, University of Washing ton athletic officials said today they were not aware of an NCAA ruling barring basketball players from competing In district tournaments In their fifth year of play. NICHOLS IN DANGER University of Washington Athle tic Director Harve Cassill said he did not know how the rule would be interpreted regarding Jack Nichols, ace Husky center, should Washing ton win the coast conference play offs and seek entrance In the Kan sas City sectional tourney. "It may be that the Brigham Young player was allowed to play under its conference ruling for the year, although he wasn't in the serv ice set up," Cassill said. "Nichols has two years at USC under the navy V-6 program and he's eligible under the NCAA as far as we know." Negro Loops Still Trying NEW YORK, Feb. 24 UP) The negro National and American Base ball leagues still held out hope to day that they would gain admission to organized baseball. But as recently as last Decem ber they were "turned down cold." the Rev. John J. Johnson, president of the Negro National league, de clares. The Rev. Johnson said In a statement that formal applications of both circuits were turned down by the National Association of Minor Leagues at the Miami meet ing to December. He also reported both loops were In a "precarious situation" be cause of the drawing power of Jack ie Robinson and other negroes now playing in the majors. Hart-Weaver Pairing Made Fr ankle Hart and Buck Weaver, who are getting to be regular and appreciated performers on the Northwest gnarled ear circuit, will be on the Klamath Falls card again F"riday night, fighting each other in the semi-windup. The match Is scheduled as a four rounder and should be a good, clean one to offset some of the rough stuff which will undoubtedly come In the main event Frankle Hart, the lithe Canadian, lost to Bob Cummings his last ap pearance here, while Weaver was gaining a draw with Joe Dorsetti. The main event Friday has Tony Ross of Salem trying to stay away from Champ Frankle Stojack's tow ering airplane spin for five rounds. Swimming Date The Klamath Union high swim ming team, coached by Bob Hender shott will vie with the Oregon State Rook swimming team Saturday morning at Corvallls. Juniors Compete Fremont and Altamont Junior high basketball teams wind up their season long tandem competition Friday night with a game at Alta mont gym, starting at 7 p. m. PUMICE TILE For Every Building Need "There (s no Finer Pumice Tile Made." Klamath Pumice Tile Co. 1640 Owens Phone 4619 Whitt Signs With Local Nine . . ., , .... ., , jr-iq Irvin Whitt, high school baseball star of the 1947 tram, has signed a contract to play with the Klamath Gems of the Far West league this coming season. He played in the Cardinal chain at Carthage, Mo., and Lenoir, N. C last season and has obtained a release from tbe Cardinals to play at home. Willie Pep Favored 11-5 To Take Sierra MIAMI. Fla., Feb. 24 VP) The rather common belief that Willie Pep will be defending his feather weight title tonight against a whit-tled-down lightweight appears to be slightly incorrect Pep takes on Humberto Sierra of Cuba in a 15-round title bout at the Orange Bowl and Humberto won't huve any weight trouble. In a checkup yesterday. Sierra scaled only. 125 S pounds and the Michigan In Long Awaited Bid For Title CHICAGO, Feb. 24 (IP) Two more games, both at home, and league leading Michigan winds up its bid for a first undisputed western con ference basketball crown in 21 years. The Wolverines passed easily over one of their toughest barriers down the final victory stretch by beating Purdue 46-35 last night It was Michigan's final road game, and against an opponent which has been especially tough at home. Ohio State plays at Michigan Sat urday and Iowa visits Ann Arbor In the windup Monday with the title possibly resting on the outcome. Ohio State's sophomore quintet. one of the most rapidly improving teams in the conference, moved into a tie with Purdue for fifth place last night by blasting Indiana 60-45. In the only other league game last night Wisconsin downed North western 59-54 to keep alive slim hopes of retaining the Big Nine crown. Other Saturday games send Min nesota to Iowa, and Purdue to In diana. Northwestern meets Illinois In Chicago stadium. Sox Swap Lopat For Receiver CHICAGO, Feb. 24 UPyYA Lopat. who topped the Chicago White Sox pitching staff in 1947 with 16 vic tories, has been traded to the New York Yankees for Catcher Aaron Robinson and two rookie pitchers. In making the announcement to day, Les O'Connor. Sox general manager, said no cash was Involved. "Robinson may be the long-ball hitter we've been needing for a long time." said OConnor. Robinson notched .270 in 83 games for the Yankees last season. V will be 32 In June. Beer For Scholars In the time of the Egyptian Pharaohs, beer was so Important a food Item that It was customary for mothers to bring beer to their sons In school, according to the Encyclo pedia Brltannica. NOW IS THE TIME To Reserve a Martin Outboard Motor Far Delivery Before Fishing Season SEE IT AND COMPARE The Advanced Engineering Features Available Only on MARTIN OUTBOARDS On hand for Immediate delivery MARTIN (60) 7.i Horsepower MARTIN (401 4.5 Horsepower OUTBOARD MOTORS Authorized SAKS and SiRVICI 1945 S. 6th Phone 4366 MOTSIE'S local boxing commission physician reported the rangy Cuban appeared to be in the finest condition he ever has attained. Most of the support for Sierra and odds favor Pep at 11 to 5 Is cased on his local performances and the fact that Willie never has been quite as good since he was seriously injured In a plane crash 14 months ago. Pep spent some time in a cast re covering from a broken back and lee and the injuries still cause him some pain. Nevertheless, he has won 14 fights since he returned to action in June. At one stage he was knocking off an opponent a week for five weeks Included among these 14 fights, which brought Wil lies total to 124 as a professional, was one title defense. He knocked out Jock Leslie of Flint, Mich., in It rounds. August 22. Pep has scored 42 knockouts In his 124 bouts. Promoter Clarence Kantrowitz estimates a crowd of 16 000 and re ceipts of around $100,000. Large "Pigmies" "Pigmy" whales are larger than any mammal, except normal-sized whales. They reach a length of about 20 feet and are found in the seas off New Zealand, Australia and South America. FUNNY "These are the judge' hat I ask him where he was on A REMINDER Before leaving your gun with anyone for repairs Check his reputation os a gunsmith! GUNSMITHING is my profession . . not a hobby. RALPH'S GUN SHOP "ON THE HI-WAY TO THE FLYWAY" 4820 Ho. 6lh Thone 4273 Young Drawn Klamath Will Divide Series With Medford A 136-gamc schedule fur the eight teams of the Far West class D professional bosrbnll league was announced today, piny to start Fri day, April 30, and finish on Labor Day, Monday, September 6. For the most part the schedule is arranged so that ench tenm will have home stands of a week's dura tion, playing two different visiting tennis during ench stniid. Each out fit will pluy ench other tenm 18 comes during the senson, nine nt home and nine on the ronci. In deference to the natural Klamath Kalls-Medford rivalry, series between the Gems and the Dodgers In several Instances have been split Into home-and-home affairs. For Instance. Klamath would play the Dodgers here one night, move to .Mrdford for the next night and come bark here the third. Doubleheadere nre scheduled for May 31 (Decoration Day), July 5 (Fourth of July falls on Sunday). and September 6 i Labor Dny.l Gcmes postponed by wenlher will be filled in to mnke Sunday double headers whenever practical. The Gems Mart their season on the road, coming out of spring train ing camp at Lodl. Calif., to open at Oioville April ?0. May 1-3. Next stop It at Redding. May 3-4-5. and the first home series will be with Med ford. May 6-8-10. The show will be taken to Medford. May 7-9-11. Klamath Falls home schedule: MEDFORD May 6-8-tO; June 5-6-9: July 27; August 6-7. REDDING June 11-13-13; July 21-22-23: September 5-6-8. OROVILLE June 14-15-16: July 24-25-26: September 2-3-4. WILLOWS June 2-3-4; July 7-8-9; August 8-9-10. MARYS VILLE May 31-31. June 1; July 10-11-12; August 11-12-13. PITTSBl'RG M ay 22 - 23 - 24: June 24-2526: August 20-21-22. SANTA ROSA May 19-20-21; June 27-28-29; August 23-24-25. Late Cage Scores COLLEGIATE Washington 51. Idaho 33. Central Washington 57, Hawaii 41. Whltworth 77. St. Martin's 54. Gonzaga 48. Whitman 38. Eastern Oregon 84,' Northern Idaho 74. Eastern Washington 60, Pacific Lutheran 43. Idaho State 51, Montana Normal 43. Colorado U. 56. Missouri 48. Oklahoma A&M 77. Ecuador 30. Wisconsin 69. Northwestern 54. Ohio State 60, Indiana 45. Michigan 46. Purdue 35. Yale 65. Princeton 53. Long Island U. 65. Springfield 60. New York U. 59. St. Louis 54. SALT LAKE CITY Remo Poll dori, 160. Tooele. Utah, knocked out Bobby Herger, 160, Los Angeles (1). BUSINESS and glasses do you mind if the night of December first?" WHOOPS! It UNO, New, Feu. U Ml Hub Hector didn't win the ski Jumping event becnune his skis rame off but luil a broud Jump! Hector, Oregon Mule eollrge sklrr eomprliiig In llie I'nlvrmlly of Nevada winter cArnlval ski turel at ML Itiuie. hut both skis In inlil-alr after making a perfect takeoff. He lauded on both bouts, slid anil then ran severul tepi licdire doing a forward sonirnuiiilt to win upstanding and unhurt. Anil the ski-less Homier had sailed through the air (i.1 feci be fore making his uiiorlhiitlox limit ing only five fret ahort of the winning 6S-foot I run! Judges gave lienor the maxi mum point score fur Ills takeoff, but were at a loss In rating the remainder of his performance. Wagner In 37th Year As Pirate PITTSBURGH, Fob. 34 (Vi Ilnuus Wngner, (lie nuui who couldn't quit baseball, celebrated hi.- 74th birthday todny by curv ing nil 18-pouiut turkey anil pre paring for his 37th year In the Nn tlonnl league. Close friends of one of (lie game's gtcatcst shortstops Joined Ii 1 ill 'n feasting on the big fowl presented by a Wagner admirer of 50 years standing oil mllllonnlre Mike bVncdum. Then the 'Flying Dutchman." who butted an nvernge of J29 over 21 big league venrs. finished pack ing his luggage for a trip to the Hollywood, "nllf., trnlnlng grounds of the Pittsburgh Plrntes. At the movie capital, the barrel-chested Buc conch will continue the Job of tutoring youngsters he begnn 111 1933. Restless at 58, after a 15-year lny- off from the dlnmond, he returned to the Pirates thnt year to ask tor any Job that would keep him In his beloved gnme. He was prompt ly assigned as coach. "If It's left to me. I will be in basebnll till the dny I die." he de clared todny. ' Bnseball Is all I ever knew." Thnt was all he needed to know. Some Nntionnl league records he set more thnn three decades ago still .wind. They won him an early niche In bnsobnll's Hnll of Fnme at Cooperstown. N. Y. Huskies Pat 51-33 Score Over Idaho MOSCOW, Ida.. Feb. 24 iPi Washington's Huskies seek sole pos session of second place in the north ern division Coast conference bas ketball race tonight as they close out their four-gume Palouse country rond trip against the Idaho Vnndnls. Fighting to maintain their better than mathematical chances at the circuit title, Washington subdued the Vandals 51-33 Inst night. A lute gamo spurt In which Washington ran up 17 points while holding Idaho to a lone field goal, provided the victory margin. Washington led 23-16 at halftlme. The victory left the Huskies tied for second place with Oregon State. Each is a half game behind the leading Washington State Cougars. B!g Jack Nichols paced the victors' scoring with 15 points but spent more time flipping passes to team mate Sammy White who hit 13. Diet- Fclsler garnered 14 for Idaho. TRAPPED UNDER SNOW, THINKS OF INSURANCE WENATCHEE. Feb. 24 P -Death never vomcd closer to W. R. (Dill I Hoard. Wcnatchce radio sta tion news editor, than it did Sundny when he lay buried beneath a tre mendous mass of snow following s barrier mountain avalanche nenr Stevens pass. Hoard said he was going up a ski lilt to get a toboggan for an In jured skier when he wns struck by the surprise avalanche. He wns buried more than an hour. The weight of the snow prevented him fiom moving his arms or body. "I couldn't seem to budge a muscle." Hoard said in describing his plight. "I - ate some snow to make brca'.hing room, and then when I tried to move my hand, I FIXES RATTLETRAP m;.Al.i zxLiU Everybody wondered how Jim got bil old jalopy back into such Ane shape. Hit secret: be brought the car to ui (or our fsmoui Tightening-up trestment. We'll do the same for your car get rid of squeaks and rattles, and nip costly body troubles in the DIMBAT Basin Circuit Puts Off Play For Loop Flag Tail-End Of Season Produces Scramble For Arena Surface The tail-end of basketball srnsim nlwuys produces n fine inuilille of various tennis niul leagues trying to get (lie thing over with, nnd this season Is no exception. The projected plnyolf for the cliuiiipliiiislilp of tlio Klaniiith lluslu basketball league, scheduled for to night ami Thur.Mlny nlghl, linn lilt n snag nud the (list rnuiiil has been postponed until Wednesday night. The second unit final round doesn't hnvo a date yet. Altnmout court, scene of one-third of the city bnslu league division's gnnirs this season, will be the site. Wednesday night's games start nt 7:30 Willi the Oregon Woolen quin tet facing the Tiilelake Associated Flyers I u the first game. Klckys Jewelers piny Glenger's of Olilloquin In the nightcap. That puis the first place city team against din second -place county tram, and vice versa. Klckys nnd Tuli'lake finished the regular schedule In the lead. DKl'lllH I. ATKK The nintmgern of the four triims will get together nttrr the Wednes. dny tilts to decide the dale of the finals. Thnt game nnd (he consola tion tilt will como sometime next week, due to severul oilier liu-krtbull gnnirs having to be played this week-end. Au all-star tram picked from the busln Irague will go to The Dalles Sunday to enter the state AAU bas ketball tournament : the dlstrlrt 5-B playoff between either Chlloquln or Paisley and Jacksonville Is due to come off this week-end. and the KU Pelicans have two games with Ashland nt the high school. In view of all those factors, the bnsln circuit has shifted its dales so as not to contribute too mucti to the confusion. MOVF.I1 ON PHOTKST The previously scheduled Tuesday, night playoff stnrt was moved to Wednesday on protest nf (he Rlrkys sound because two members Wavue Scott nnd Paul MrCnll nre going to Portland thnt dny to scout the Washington nnd Roosevelt high school teams. The Pelicans will piny one or the other in the first gnme of the stnte high school tourney. Chlloquln s Pnnthers will try their next hurdle In the rond to the stnte "B" school tourney tonight, playing Paisley a single gnme nt flly. The Pnnthers won the county pennant Snttirdny night but Paisley, the only "B" team In Luke county, has to be counted In. The arrangement Is thnt the winner will piny Jncksonvllle a two-out-of-three series for the dis trict 5 title and Invitation to the Arlington stnte playoff. The Pnnthers probably will win from Pnlsley with plenty of points to spare. HounddoqsTake Ashton Derby ASHTON. Idn.. Feb. 24 ii More thnn 5500 persons lammed (his tiny mountain hnmlet yesler- day as Lloyd Vnn Sickle of Ashton drove his tenm of seven cross-bred hounds to victory in the 30th an- I r.unl All-Amcrtcan Dog Derby. New snow and deep drifts held ! Van Sickle's time to 46 mlnutsa 35 I seconds over the 10-mlle course. The pre-mect fnvorlte, Austin Ncely of Teton bnsln, took second In 57:35 minutes. He drove a five dog string of Tnrghre hounds. found I was' able to feed myself n ore snow for more air. I knew I was a goner. 1 forced every breath. "I thouRht ol calling for help but realized It would waste precious air. I felt someone would hnvc seen me disappear. I trusted they'd search foi me. "Tho events of my pnsl life did not appear before me ns I had often hf'nrd wns the ense In death by suffocation. I thought of my wife nnd two children, ndded up my life Insurance and the next thing I knew, someone snld 'Hen still al've.' " Hoard said the slide took him by complete surprise, and struck him ss he turned to shout bnrk to his skiing companion. It wns his first accident In 15 venrs of skiing. budl Drive In for fast, cour teous servict. While you'rs waiting for your new Chrysler or Plymouth, we'll keep your old car in tip-top lhapel MOTORS Hosfak Oil's Snapp Fighf Middleweight Bout Slated For Portland Auditorium March 16; Guarantee Heavy Al lloslak, former world's middleweight boxing rliuniplnn, lias come In trims for a in-round fight Willi Jink (Olugeil Himpp of Mor rill, the fight to mnlii-event a caul at Porllanil, March III. Kilille Marino, manager of (he popular lliulak, limilo the niiiiuuiiremeiit Inst light from Hi'ulllr. Marino said that nrriuiKcmciila fur the fight, which Ims linen In the milking sluro (lie night Hnupp knyoed Hobby Vnlk several weeks ago, wcro completed with Tex Hulkcld, matchmaker ami promoter fur the National lloxing club In Porlluud. HiMlnk Is repotted to huvo been gimiunlced tho Urgent purne ever dangled In front of a flghler In Ilia I Itoso City, but the amount wns not Pelicans Will Pull No Punch Conch Wnyue Scott won't pull nny puurlir when the Klamath I'i lit nils inert the Ashland (Iris Kites on 1'rllrun court next Prldnv night, even though the Kluinulh Imys have nlrenily cinched (heir district 5 bnskelbntl championship and nre now coasdug on hi. Hcn(t has gone to Portland today to scout the Washington Colonials, but ho said oefore lenvlug (lint (he (wo Ashland contests which end (he league season for both (rams would be Just us hnrd-pluyed as though the district rhniiiplonshtp was riding on every pnss. The Pels huvo played hard bull all season and would be doing themselves a disservice to tuke It easy now. Washington's Colonials In all probability will be the first team the Pels meet In the s(a(e (ourney al Eugene, and (lint's (lie reason Rinlt nnd Paul MrOull have made the trip to Portland. MeCnll went along because he Is as good as thev come at devising an offense to tnrow against any pnrticutnr de fense. Preliminary games to the Ah lnnd series nave Ed Rvnn'n KU Fiosh plnvtne the Ashland Junior t-.lch outfit Prldny night, and the Klnmnth Jnyvees against the Ash land Jnvvees Buturdny night. The Wildcat cage team In also sin ted for action (his week, coup ling wllh the Krosh to piny Do nenrn's 'A' and 'TV strings tonight a" 7 o'clock in KU gvm. Saturday night nt Altnmont court the Sn cred Ilenrt Trojans meet the 'Cats and Prosh. Indians Win Rambler Mix PORTLAND. Feb. 34 Ml Three Chetnuwa Indian school boxers won bouts hero Inst night In a Humbler club show, one a first round tech nical knockout. Kii Loiez scored the first round TKO ngalnst Hob Holshby. Salmon Creek, n: their 100-pound division match. Oscar Clenshnw, Chrmnua, de clsloued Hugh Munkcr, Portland, and Dave Htirllnl. Chemnwa. won from Zharlaa Zaharikus, Portland Two Chrmawa boys lost. Joe Pny lon. Haiublern club, scored a TKO over Larry Athur. Chemawa, In their third round, Jerry Donovan, Pal, dcclsloned Iliiymond Pete, Chemawa. Fish Protection Plans Talked PORTLAND, Feb. 24 iA' Plans of the U. S engineers to protect fish life on the Willamette valley strenms under the proposed dnm construc tion progrnm will be described here Friday. The Columbia Unslu Fisheries as sociation snld the meeting would be open to the public. It will be held In the fish commission auditorium. - EVINRUDE - S Outboard Motors ; Link Riverloat Works : ( 050 FRONT NTItKKT '. OPEN A CHARGE ACCOUNT YES you can open a personal OREGON WOOLEN charge account Moko a small down payment and pay tho balance in equal weekly . . . tomi-wcckly , . or monthly payments. NO INTEREST NO RED TAPE NO CO-SIGNERS NO CARRYING CHARGE Member of Merchant's Credit Hervlrs OREGON WOOLEN STORE 8th & Main disclosed. Hhnpplilso Is nlnled lo mnke a pretty penny on the 1110 pound duel, but not as much as lliwtnk. The Heiilllo velernn's guar antee Is flat. He'll gel It whether the fight makes any money or not. Snapps pny Is reported to be on a coutliigenry basis. Snnpp Is rated by ring followers as one of the bent If not the brat -iiilildlewrightn now cuiiipnlgnlug III (lie Northwest. He holds wins uver incut of the belter Illu-pounilris cunriil nutl probably will lie (lit best mini llontuk has met sltieo lis quit the rjug for the army In IU43. llosUik long lias born considered one of the top lighters ever to comt out of the Northwest. The middle weight championship incline long has been In a inuilille, nud still Is, nud tho version of the title lloslak held was (hat sanctioned by tho Na tional lloxing nssiH-lnllun. Ho knocked out Frcdille Steele In one round at Heuttle, July 30, IUJH. (or (ho N11A championship. Slightly more than three months luter lloslak lost Ills grip on tht belt, being ileclnlourd In 16 al Seat tle by Holly Krirger November I, ID.ia. On Juno 27, LUJU, Krlrgrr was knyord by lliutnk III tour, All sec ond lime with the N11A crown. LOST TO Z.U.K Half a year Inter. January 30. 1040. lliistak and Tony Znlo fought a lo-round non-tllle bout In Chicago with Zale winning a decision and getting Into ptuituui lo coiiiinsiid a championship flglK. The NUA title wns on tho block In Chicago when Idutnk was knocked out by Zale In 13 heats, July , 1040. In (he next couple of yours lloslnk hud hnlf-a-dorn lights, Including a return with Znlo and a loss to Kenny Ovrrlln, then went Into Uit army. Since, coming out he hot con lined his activities to an oc casional fight In the Northwest. FfOIITS LAHT MCillT IIKOOKLYN Joae luuora. 161, Pueno Hlro. (opied Billy Cooper, 105, Palrrxm, N. J. Hi. JUST RECEIVED'. AT THE GUN STORE LEVIS and LEVI JACKETS '"GUN STORE; 714 MAIN STItKKT i Phone tm 3rd and Main riioae 7011
