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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (March 19, 1948)
PACE EICHT HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, ORECON FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 19 Four West Oregon Squads Remain In Marshfield Meets Corvallis In Semi - Final EUOENE, March IB (fly-Four Western Oregon teams will collide tonight In the seml-flnnls of the KnntiHl rlasa A state high school basketball tournament. The pairings send St. Helens against Salem and Marshfield, the defending champions, against Corvallis. In contrast with previous years Eastern and Southern Oregon tennis were out of the running. In fact only one team from east of the Cascades Klamath Falls of Southern Oregon was around, even for play In the consolation bracket. Klamath Falls meets Springfield and New berg plays Jefferson of Portland in the consolation series leading up to fifth place. Three of the four winners In the title division yesterday had to stage late rallies to survive. St, Helens broke a 30-30 deadlock at the end of the third quarter to down Tigard. 47-38. Marshfield came from behind In the second half to defeat Gresham. 42-30. Corvallis came from be hind In the second half to nose out Washington of Portland, 32- 30. Only Salem's rugged Vikings, now the tourney favorite, had it easv. They downed Astoria, M-37. It wasn't too easy at that, lor As toria scrambled hard, but the Vik ings had too much power In the closing periods. St. Helen's winning rush in the fourth ouarter produced 17 points with Center Maynard Serbousek the big gun. He was aided consid erably by Don Neveau who dropped In eight field goals through the game to lead scorers with 16 points. Tigard's Toby Lewis also racked up 16 to remain the tourney's top scorer a total of 42 in the two games he has played. He will get chance to add more In an after noon game against Astoria. The winner tomorrow will' play lor fourth place against the victor of a Gresham-Washlngton game. TRAILED AT HALF Marshfield trailed Gresham at the half, 15-13, but the champions' troubles with the Gresham tone defense eased as Guard Ken Hunt began hitting long shots In the second half. Hunt totaled seven lield goals for 14 points. Washington held a 20-13 lead over Corvallis at the half. The Portlanders" trouble was with Cen ter Bob Edwards, 6-foot 6-tnch Corvallis star, who tallied 12 of his team's first-half points. Before It was over Edwards had 19 points, and four Washington players had fouled out trying to keep him In check. Corvallis pulled up to a 25-24 lead at the end of the third quar ter and with l's minutes to go held a 32-30 margin. Each team had scoring chances In the frantic finish, but the shots went astray. Salem and Astoria, who had split four previous games, played on even terms for a while, then Salem, using a shifting lone defense, be gan to pull In front. At the half it was 25-19 for the Vikings, and they never were In danger there after. PELICAN BOX: K. Falls (43) FG FT PF TP Kennett. i 3 3 8 9 Barnes, f -. 3 3 4 9 Lust, c 13 5 5 Zarosinski, g 5 0 J 10 Dawes, g 2 2 4 6 Edwards, t 0 0 S 0 Elliott, f 0 0 0 0 Whitney, e '. 2 0 14 Dorman, g 0 0 S 0 Schubert, g . 0 0 3 0 Totals 16 11 31 43 West Linn (40) FG FT PF TP Goold, f - 1 3 5 5 Beck, f 3 1 3 7 Adrian, c 3 3 3 9 Rennewitz, g 0 4 14 Matile, g 4 6 3 14 Urfer, f 0 1 1 1 Warner, g 0 0 0 0 Pacific Coast League Bill Kelly On Spot In Defending Crown (This is the first of a series of prospects of clubs in the Pacific Coast league). Br BOB MYERS FULLER TON. Calif.. March 19 OP Once again "a man named Kelly" is on the spot. Bill Kelly is the long. tall, grey ing manager of the Los Angeles Angels, who stepped in a virtual stranger a year ago and proceeded to remove himself, and the parent Chicago Cub front office, from the spot by winning the Pacific Coast league pennant and the governor's cup playoff. And what has Kelly got to de fend It? He's got one of the best outfields in the league, a veteran infield, fair catching, questionable pitching -and hope that the parent Chi cago Cubs will again donate a few good players to the cause. Missing from the 1948 team and now with the Cubs, however the three very Important cogs of the championship 1947 outfit. Among them was Cliff Chambers, the star hurler who won 24 vic tories as against nine defeats of Bellingham, Wash. Outfield talent shapes up with squat Dom Dallessandro, ex-Coast league batting star, back from the 11 18 16 40 West Linn 22. Klam- Totals . Halflime ath Falls 19. Free throws missed: Barnes 2, Lust. Whitney. Dawes 2. Goold 4, Adrian 6, Rennewiu, Warner Ma tile 4. Indians Defeat Browns 'B' Team RIVERSIDE. Calif.. March 19 m Rookies Ed Kovalskl and Jack Wyatt teamed in a five-hit pitching chore yesterday to pace the Portland Indians to a 4-3 exhibition win over the St. Louis Browns B team. Kowalski gave up a two-run homer to Joe Coleman in the first inning, then pitched one-hit ball for the next five frames. Wyatt gave up a pair of singles in the final three innings. A double and two singles by Short stop Billy Caps paced the Portland batters. Armory Card Headed By Tag Match The wrestling card tonight at the armory will be headed by a tag team match which might well be for the tag championship of the Northwest grapple circuit. One of the two com peting combinations already claims that title, althouzh It's one the boys ngurea out lor themselves. Joe Dorsetti and Bob Cummings. having defeated Frankie Hart and Joe Lynam last week in a team match, now figure they can lick about any combination matchmakers can put together. But tonight they have to fight Lynam and Hart again. Cubs. Holdovers Cece Oarriott and Eddie Sauer. Eddie Lukon from Cincinnati and a few rookies. The infield figures to list Larrv Barton. Al GIossop and Mickey Burnett and help from the Cubs. Eddie Malone probably will start as the No. 1 catcher, while Ralph Novotney, comparative newcomer from Tulsa, rates now as No. 3. The pitchers? Red Adams. Red i Lynn. Russ Bauers. Oren Baker. 1 finish out of the money. Citrus Loop Simmons Learning In Hurry CLEARWATER. Kla., March 19 (Al Curt Simmons, the Philadelphia Phillies' promlMni southpaw pitcher from Egypt. Pa., hnd a taste today of some major league plugging. Simmons was touched for eight runs and 10 hits in three and two thirds innings yesterday against the Washington Senators. Simmons beat the New York Giants, 3-1. In the final game of the 1947 season, and few days ago held the Detroit Tigers to one hit and no runs In three innings. The Phils rallied, however, yester day and won 12-10. Rookie Second Baseman Al Konr'a two long home runs In the Senators' losing Mugfest against the Phillies kept Washington happy today as they squared awny fur a two-game series with the Boston Braves. Kozar's brace of four-btiKgcrs and another by outfielder Sherry Rob ertson pleased Manager Joe Kuhel. Sox Visit Seals SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.. March 19 i4 After scoring thrir lint victory over lilt Chicago Cubs In four spring meetings yesterday by a 7-4 score, the Chicago White Sox awaited an enrountrr with the San Francisco Seals tonight. Manager Ted Lyons hasn't an nounced his pitching plans for the three-game serie with the Seals. Hopp Consistent HOLLYWOOD, Calif.. March 19 . The Pittsburgh Pirates figure they're n sure thing to wind up In the first division this year. Why? Because of Johnny Hopp. Johnny is starting his ninth sea son In the major; and has yet to Phils' Twin-Killing Combo 1 IS: F . .- .... w , jlVS1 aif... . This la the double play combination the Philadelphia Phillies believe j will become the best in the National leuiue. Shortstop Kdtlle Miller, I traded from Cincinnati, gets high In the air for a throw to tint bane after receiving an underhand tons from Second Hukemmi Emil Vertmn al the Phillies camp, Clearwater, I'la. I MILLER'S MEN'S SHOP j i Shirts with Aeroplane Cloth Collar Guaranteed to Outlast the Shirt... AIKEN SLATES PIGSKIN CLINIC FOR LATE MAY is rienung. au irom last year, and Ralph Lanfranconl. from the Boston Braves. Rookie Bill Motsan from Macon. Ga.. Dewey Adklns from Atlanta, Larry Powell from Vlsalia. Calif.. Fred Schmidt from St. Louis. Chicago and the Phillies. Regardless of the major losses in personnel, the Angels figure to be close contenders, if not pennant repeaters. School Boy Killed In Boxing Ring NEW YORK. March 19 P) Au thorities today sought to determine the cause of the death of an 11-year-old Brooklyn schoolboy who last night fell dead In a boxing ring at the end of a two-round bout. Witnesses said the boy. Chris topher Iticona. had taken about 20 to 35 blows to the body during the two two-minute rounds of the bout held in the gymnasium of Brooklyn public school No. 29. At the end of the last round he walked to his corner, then paled abruptly and collapsed Into the arms of a 13-year-old student referee, Sol Pennino. I didn't come to the Pirates with the Idea of finishing in the second division," he said. "I was never more pleased with a berth In my diamond career than now." Feller Fans Six LOS ANGELES. Marrh 19 if The Cleveland Indians were to meet the Pittsburgh Pirates here again tonight. Bobby Feller held the Pirates scoreless during five inning!, whiffing six. as the In dians won last night, 4 to 1. Cardinals In Rut ST. PETERSBURG. Flu., March lg cPi St. Louis Cardinals fielded the team with which they expect to start the season, but even so they were shaded by Cincinnati yester day. 3-2, for tl.eir sixth loss In nine exhibitions. Marty Marion made his first appearance of the year at shortstop and went hltless in two tries. Walla Walla Quint Drops BROOKLYN. N. Y.. March 19 iP) Walla Walla. Wash.. Pacific North west YMCA champion, dropped down into the consolation bracket He was pronounced dead on ar- tndav after giving ud a hard-fought rival at a hospital. An autopsy was 56-55 first round decision to Cham to be performed by a police medical I palgn. 111., in the national YMCA examiner later today. School authorities said the bov had been matched with a 12-year-old classmate. Gilbert Azebedo. Both boys were In the seventh grade and in the 70-Dound class The hnn. . .. nr, . i Dick Coleman of the Illinois squad !tr,m.. .. ., L . i bucketed the tvning points and was The repeat struggle will be a no- bv tmrfrt Nation mdnih, i,oulcd wnlle shll"!S- HlJ ,r throw me-limlt match, goine until one ' . . ucaun under the , . uireciion 01 me school s physical , ' education supervisor. basketball championships. The game was the closest of the first day's schedule. The Washington team led 55-53 with 35 seconds left to play after overcoming a 32-23 halftlme deficit. UNIVERSITY OP OREGON. Eugene. March 19 The second an nual spring football clinic will be held at the University of Oregon May 21 and 23. It was announced here today by Jim Aiken, head coach. The clinic will be the highlight of the spring football season and will conclude the 30 days of practice for the 194 Oregon football team. The squad Is slated to open Its drills on April 5. Last season marked the first clinic conducted by Coach Aiken and his staff and it met with immediate suc cess. A large percentage of the Ore gun high school conches attended and It is expected that the at tendance will Increase this spring. All coaches interested In attending may secure further Information by writing the athletic department, Aiken said. Aiken will be assisted by Prank Zazula. backfleld coach: Dick Miller, line coach: Carl llcldt. freshman coach, and Tom Hughes, trainer. The various departments of of fensive and defensive football, along with scouting and methods of train ing will be discussed during the two-day session. The Oregon sqiwd ! will be on hand for demonstration . purposes. The clinic will condwlr with a full scrimmage game pitting I the first and fourth teams against ' ; the second and third. In the 1948 Miring practlre Aiken will concentrate on a search for ' backfleld replacements. Only Norm ; Van limekiln will lie returning frnm the 1IM7 starting quartet. Jake Lcirht. Jim N'ewquist and Mob Kmii have all graduated In addition to ; three buck, the Ducks lost Wayne Bartlloleiny. Larry Stocvcn and Pete Torrhla at end and John Kaiiffnuui and Larry Thomisou at guard. A f i 7 ,1 X EC. (f t'. M ' i7.IV --v. Belated Spurt VANCOUVER. B. C. March 19 iiPi A second-half spurt built a 38-37 halftlme margin Into an 80-73 win last night as the Seattle Athletics defeated Vancouver's Hornets tn the opening game of the Pacific Coast Professional Basketball league's round-robin playoff. Norm Baker's 20 points for Van couver were the night's high with with Wally Leask hitting 19 for Seattle. Hans Norland Fire Insuranre. 123 N. 6th St. time-limit match, going until one aggregation wins two falls out of three. The entire purse will go to the winners, and the losers don't even get carfare. Opening the mat docket at 8:30 will be a scrap between Georges Dusette and Jack (Buck) Lipscomb, the latter back after an absence of about a year. Their match Is slated for five stanzas. Heavy Hitting SAN BERNARDINO. Calif. March 19 tpy The St. Louis Browns made only eight hits against New York Giants jesterday, but these Included a three-run homer by Tom Jordan, two doubles and a triple that ac counted for an 11-3 victory. 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