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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11
Bill Keeper
Is Optimistic

PORTLAND - The grave con-
Germ expressed by Charley Ora
ham. president of the San Fran
cleo baseball club, for the 1915
Pacific coast league season was
not completely accepted today by
w. H. Keeper. general manager
of the Portland Beavers.
While he hid not directly con-
tradict Graham's statement that
the 1943 season probably would
not survive, Keeper did indicate
he was not anticipating scrapping
of the 1913 schedule.
In reply TO Graham's state
ment. inspired obviously by
an Interpretation of War Man
power Commissioner Paul
McNutt's ruling that baseball
Is not essential, Keeper
said:
"All of us are in the same boat
as far as players in war industries
are concerned. However, il was
agreed among baseball heads al
the winter Major league meeting
in the east that until such time
as an official order to desist comes
along we should 60 ahead with
any plans we might want to
make.
That same attitude, I'm GER
tain. prevails on the Pacific
coast"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11
Golf Not in
Poor Taste.
Says G. W. B.

NEW YORk-President George
W. Blossom. jr.. told the 4eth an
nual meeting of the United States
Golf association today that golf is
q patriotic and proper form of -
ercise for men and women and not
In poor taste in these serious
timeas
Blosso0 said he believed the
sport played a dual role in the
conditioning program of the coun-
try, providing physical exertion
out of doors and relaxation at the
same time.
- h my considered opin-
ion," Blossom stated. 'that all
who can afford 1t snDnld con-
tinue, financially and other
wise, to sponsor their clubs
and thereby make them avail
able for men In armed services
n well as 0Dmselves.
I'VE would be derelict in our
duty to our country If in the COM
ing months. as the strain of war
increases, we did not provide some
sort of relaxatiaG 1t is surprising
how morale is benefited and trou-
bles dissipate on the golf course. :
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11
New Orleans
Turf Capital
Oh America
NEW ORLEANS


sporting city today became the
temporary wartime horse rae
ing capital Of the nation.
Already doing double the
business of last season. officials
at the Fairgrounds race track
we're wondering how they could
handle the new trade sent their
way by the closing of Florida
tracks.
Within a few days the ma
tons No. ! piece OF horseflesh.
and all-time top money winner.
long-tailed Whirlsway. will ar
rive. He was here earlier this
season for a race and then was
shipped to Florida.
Even n the ban on pleasure
driving that blacked out the
Florida circuit reaches down
here-and everybody thinks II
will-the track will not be ma
terially affected.
The Playground is within
walking distance of downtown
New Orleans and can be reached
easily by street car.
julius Reeder. racing secre-
tary, said the Fairgrounds
bosses are considering stretch
ing the season from its sched-
uled closing date March . to
about April II, taking up all the
rs days allowed by LOUISIANA
law in a single year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11
Hoop Results

Western Washington so, Pacific
Lutheran 81.
Eastern Washington 6S, Second
Air Force 20.
University of Washington 46,
Whitman IS.
Akron IS, Miami as.
Camp Grant 81. Loyola of Chi
cago SIS.
Cornell SIS. Yale %.
Lafayette SO. Bucknell s5.
Denver A., Colorado Mines IS.
Greeley Teachers IS. Colorado
State IS.
Southern California 80. Califor-
mia 50.
ST. Mays 40. Nevada 80.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11
Welders Win
Hard Contest

Battling basket for basket. The
undefeated Welders edged out
hard won victory from the Sheet
metal. IS To So. in the opening
canto of the two-game swing
shift session Friday morning in
the Tacoma Boys club gym. The
second game resulted in an easy
win for the Finishers over the
PipefitterE Al 10 %.
Welders 1881 1861 sheetmetal
Ferrinss IA. F. .12) Koblensh
Gottgetneu (e) F..lO d. Kendall
B. Seyler t10) Co.. A. Strand
II. Mings (s) c.. g5) Hardtke
r. Robbins (2) C. 81 D. Breault
Subs: Welders r. Ferrinas.
Sheetmetal-N. Potthoff. Referee
M. Longmire.
Finishers t4D tea) Pipefitters
c. Smith 14 F.. r. Goslee
P. Piper ~ Flo r. Klatush
V. Lyons (13) c.. (2) G. Escene
L. Smith ..G..f6) c. Sinclair
A. Cook (Ds. &c. 80 Letourneau
Subs: Finishers- Mazzs 2, r.
Huffman and X. Olson. Pipefit-
ters-E. Fiscus and A. Newt.
Referee-Longmire.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11
Baseball Controversy "Ridiculous"
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON - War Man
power Commission officials today
described as ridiculous a con-
troversy which has arisen IN
Cleveland over whether baseball
PLAYERS who took winter Jobs in
defense plants can return to base
ball in the spring.
The controversy arose when a
Job sterilization program was
adopted in Cleveland by VINO, in
dustry and labor to prevent pirat-
ing or labor and to cut down labor
turnovers due to other circum-
stances.
A number of members of
the Cleveland Indians, Ameri-
can league team had taken
jobs In defense factories for
the winter but planned TO re-
turn TO baseball when the
training season starts.
When informed that their status
was being questioned in Cleve-
land. officials here said:
of course II doesn't mean they
can't return to baseball"
II was pointed out that the only
prospect they face-and not be-
cause of the Sterilization plan
is the loss of any occupational de-
terment they might have enjoyed
while working az a defense plant.
Baseball is not an essential oc-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11
Huskies Stem
Scoring Spree
Whitman Comes to
Life in Lost Holt

SEATTLE - The University of
Washington quintet stemmed a
last half Whitman scoring spree
to win their seventh victory in
eight pre-conference games last
night. 1878.
Tonight the HuslSies have a
return engagement with Cen
trail Washington colleges
Wildcats who came from be-
hind In the last two minutes
to win 53-49 last month.
Tagging 2s-s at halftime last
night, Whitman suddenly began a
scoring splurge and bombarded the
hoop for 30 points during the last
half to Is for Washington.
Washington's second string CEN
ter. Charles Shesfer, led the scor-
ing with IL points. Ralph Soper,
Whitman guard. connected for 10.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11
Local Bowling News

night to lead Tacoma Major league
bowlers In their weekly session at
the North End alleys.
Fat Persons 2s2 was the
high single and his 63I series
was the second best three
game total.
Bill Herdman's Tugboat
Annies and Scotty Murdock's
Packers provided most Of the
fireworks In the team COM
petition.
The Tugboats, nosed out by Paul
Gomsrud's Transfers by the slim
margin of one game in the first
half race, opened their quest for
second half honors by winning
four points from Bill Othick's
Shipyards quintet on the strength
Of a 270s to 2611 edge in total
pins.
The Packers broke their own
team single game record of
1881 by posting a 1899 score
In their initial efforts and then
went on to register a 27s5
total to gain a split Of the
four points with thu Team
sters, 2715.
Jerry Warden's North Enders.
2731. won three points from Bill
Hurlbut's Vagabond Kings, 2675,
and Bob STEMS Asbestos team.
2693. grabbed three from Ken Nc
Donald's Sportsmen, 2575, in the
other matches.
SpOraS ouap EAn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11
Bob Montgomery
Kayoes Rival

NEW YORK Careful pacing
and an excellent attack to his
opponents face enabled Bob Mont
gomery. Philadelphia negro, TO
register a sevsnth-round technical
knockout last night over Chester
Rico of New York, thereby adj
vancing him to the quarter-finals
of Mike Jacobs lightweight chal-
lengers' tournament.
Brown-skinned Montgomery
coasted through the early
rounds with an easy bob and
weave, spotting his elongated
and somewhat frantic oppon-
ent those Introductory ses-
sions. But suddenly In the
fifth, Bobbin' Bob unleashed
n smashing right cross that
gashed Rico's left eye brow.
Montgomery made a target of
that cut until Rico, the dark
haired Bronx Italian. was a bloody
mess in the seventh, when the
commission physician. DIR. William
II. Walker, ordered the bout stop
ped to prevent a possible perman-
ent eye injury.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11

SALEM. Ore - The University
of Oregon basketball team. spanked
BY Dick Wiley. Coach Howard
Hobson's lanky freshman center.
defeated the Willamette university
Bearcats 81 to "a here last night.
The Ducks led 1875 at the half.
but Willamette challenged in the
second period. drawing within five
points of Oregon before Hobson s
quintet pulled away again.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11
Oregon Quint
VS.. Boys Club

Saturday evening the Tacoma
Boys club basketball team plays
host to the Portland, Ore, Red
Shield Boys club in the gym
nasium at. So. 25th and Yakima.
The Portland Boys club boasts
record of i6 wins and only three
losses for their current season,
while last year they captured the
title in the Portland City league.
Led by Ernie" Murray, for
merry a star Of a Montana
high school. who Is the high
scorer and backbone of the
Portland club is now riding
a nine-game winning streak.
The record of the Tacoma Boys
club is far from impressive &C.
cording to wins and losses. but /,
shows the experience of compe-
tition against this county's lead
ing teams. while suffering Grip
pling losses TO the armed forces at
critical times.
When the team has been at full
strength 1t has scored overwelm-
ing defeats over their opponents.
Two other factors forecast a close
contest.
First. Bob Gibson, Stadium
highs football star. has been
working out with the Tacoma
Boys club aggregation, and his
size should prove valuable to the
locals.
Second, last year when
these two teams met they
split the two-game series,
each winning on Its home
court. From the single fact
&. that the current edition of the
Tacoma team Is stronger than
last years, while Portland's Is
about the same the local club
should win.
The public is welcome as usual.
Entertainment by the members
will precede the game. John Ken
needy will officiate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11

fish WE'RE visible from the
road. which runs BY the rear
Of Meadow Park golf course.
The fish were killed Thursday
afternoon. Otterson had been
keeping a watch on the creek. but
depreciation was committed while
he was absent a few hours.
The fish were round. that
IN, not cleaned for their eggs.
Protector Otterson warns par
ents that they will be taken 70
court, mother and father alike, II
their children under q years are
apprehended for such violations.
Protector otterson thinks this de-
struction might have been by
young people.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11
Salmon Slaughiered!!

More than ESQ salmon were
ruthlessly killed by eulprits whose
only urge was to destroy.
The big fish. on their spawning
run up Bowers creek. originally
known as Leach creek. were
found dead on the banks Of the
stream where the destructionists
had slaughtered them and thrown
them TO rot.
Jack Otterson. state fish
cries department enforcement
officer. not connected with
the state game department.
visited the place after Erling
Bergerson. local sportsman,
came across the sight. The
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11
Dodqer Series

NEW YORK - The New York
Yankees baseball team announced
today it would play five spring
exhibition games with the Brook
Ign Dodgers.
The first two contests of the
spring series will be played in the
Yankee stadium. April 10 and II,
and the other three at Ebbetts
field, April 1915.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11
Wreck" Greco
Scores Kayo

NEW YORk-Johny 'Wrecko'
Greco, 1874 pound Montreal. Can,
contender for the worlds light
weight championship. knocked out
Bill Speary in the first round of
their fight here last night. Speary
weighed 135.
The bout was a preliminary to
the Bob Montgomery-Chester Rico
lightweight tussle. won by Mont
gomery with TKO in the seventh.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11
Bengals Sock
Red Raiders

Stadium socked the Red Raiders
of Bellingham Friday night in has.
ket competition at the Benga
floor, score 3s to "a.
Bob Fincham spanked the
Tigers with III points. He had
been out of play for a spell.
Stadium led at the quarter.
1914, and at the half, 23-15,
and at the three-quarter 1920.
Stadium took the lead soon after
the start and kept it all the way.
Three times Fincham in the early
part of the opening play stole the
ball and galloped down the floor
for lay-ins.
Stadium reserves beat the SEN
iors, 80 to Is, in the preliminary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11
Ted Garhart
Man of Year
Seottle Mokes It's
Annuul Selection

SEATTLE-As Seattle's man of
the year in sports. tribunal of
experts has elected Ted Garhart,
who never dipped an oar in los
ing race as stroke for three Uni.
versity of Washington champion
ship crews.
Garhart was selected from n
roster Of outstanding sports
figures for 1912 and barely
nosed out Hal Turpin, veteran
pitcher for the Seattle Rain
iers whose no-hit. no-run game
against San Diego earned him
solid backing.
The man of the year award is
give nannually by the Post-Intelli-
gencer. Gerhart graduated from
the university last June and has
recently been commissioned an Of
ficer n the marine corps.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11

SIR"

CORPUS CHRISTI. Texas
The referee. an enlisted man At
the Naval Air Station. blew his
whistle and brought the has
ketball play 20 = stop. To an
officer player. he shouted:
One more trick like that. and
TN throw you out of the game
sir
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11
SPECIAL MATCH
North End Alleys

Morticians defeated Sawmen.
2670 to 1894, in a recent special
match between the two Eagles
league teams, West. Tokstad and
Eggleston of the winners all rolled
205 games 10 tie for high single.
while Vests $50 was the top
series.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11

yoa1ixes that a match with the
ence great Armstrong would dc
neither himself nor the business
any good.
A pronIooRe pairing the shop
worn Armstrong with a boy like
Robinson IL like the saloonkeeper
who helped bring on prohibition
by peddling drinks to drunks.
Armstrong has won ID of IA
fights since he launched a come
back. June /, but Fritzie zivic is
the only warrior of consequence
he has tackled, and II has been
clearly demonstrated that the
Pittsburgh Croat can't come close
to licking one side Of Robinson.
Since Robinson dumped him in
to the ranks of the second-raters,
zivic has made a habit of drop
ming decisions that paved the way
for profitable encores.
Armstrong retired, Jan. IL,
1e4l, following the second
savage beating dealt him by
Zivic.
The end In the 18th round
that night was like the last
oct Of . tragedy, the one-time
bree-way champion swaytng
On spraddled legs and tne
mob shouting for the referee
10 stop It.
The late Eddie Mead forced
Armstrong to qiit. He feared
that tho graH1 little Negro
would lose his siGht.
Armstrong, now 30, was the 70
year old Robinson's idol. Robin
son gave that as a reason when
he declined the match. Then tn
current handler of Armstrong,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11
Abes Bow to
Cruiser Five

Lincoln high basketeers Friday
night, at Bremerton. bowed to the
Cruisers of that city, So to "a, in
Cross-State league competition.
IL was see-saw battle
right down to the last second.
IL was Sail when Bremerton
sank a long one, with Pease
doing the damage to Lin
coin.
Lincoln's defense was good and
speed and height were factors in
their favor. but the Abes couldn't
hit the basket any too well, par
ticularly on foul shots.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11
Eaionville, npy
Win Hoop Games

Eatonville defeated ortine in a
Pierce County league basketball
game Friday night at Eatonville.
10 to 20, with Williams leading
the attack with Is points The
Eatonville sophs beat the second
club. 2s-21.
In play at Yelm, the home town
prepmen defeated Roy. IS to 20,
In Pierce County league battle.
Roy subs won. 81 to 8.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11

Promoter Jacobs and his match
maker. Nat Rogers. are trying to
work on It and Robinson.
Anything for a $4,000 gate.
II Armstrong was unfit two
years ago. he certainly Is not now
capable OF meeting Robinson who
easily could be the most formid-
able welterweight since Mickey
Walker. The battered Armstrong
is at stage where he might be
permanently injured by a swift
and hard hitter.
Sugar Robinson doesn't want
the match. Neither do those with
the best interests of boxing at
heart.
Fighters never know when they
have had enough.
Someone has to tell them and
Henry Armstrong should be told
right now.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11
TELEPHONE GIRLS LEAGUE
North End Alleys

Third Floor Plant 1854 a. VS..
Commercial 1886 (0). High game.
Pearl Hauptmann 1ss; high series,
Hauptmann 1856.
Second Floor Plant 1898 C0) VS..
Traffic 1893 a.. High game, d.
johnson 1872; high series, johnson
427.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11
Luthers Lose
To Bellinghan,

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - West
ern Washington College of Educa-
ton defeated Pacific Lutheran col
lege of Tacoma 5O-37 in the OPEN
ing game of the Washington In
tercollegiate conference basketball
season last night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11
Major in Marines

SAN FRANCISCO-william A
Navy Bid Ingram, ~. former
University of California football
coach and champion Olympic crew
captain. reports TO Washington.
D. C.. next week as q marine corps
major.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11
Silent John Titus
Dies al His Home

SAINT CLAIR, Pa.-Silent John
Titus, the last major league base
ball player to wear a handle-bar
mustache. died at his home here
yesterday. He was &C..
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11
Beat Gonzaqa

PASCO, Wash. - A powerful
Pasco Naval air station quintet
beat Gonzaga university 1928 last
night IN a tight basketball game
marked by erratic shooting from
both teams.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11
Standings

Games for Monday and Tuesday
at 10 and IL a. m.-Monday. Ship
filters VS.. Electricians, Burners VS..
Sheetmetal. Tuesday. Painters VS..
Finishers and Pipefitters VS..
Welders.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11

George Moore. told a San Fran
cisco sports editor that the ac-
Guardianship of Armstrong and
Robinson was only casual. in
dicated that the Harlem lad was
afraid Of the old champion.
The old steam-up, of course, and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11

| Louise Wahlers, one of Taco
mas best women bowiers, turned
in an unusual score in the Class
A Women's league matches Fri
day night on the Broadway alleys
when she rolled three identical
games. all 17e. to lead the scoring
in the circuit with a 537 total.
The Class A league started its
second half last night. Winner of
the first half championship was
the Millers. composed of Louise
Wahlers. Helen Bernard, Laura
Pate, Marjorie Shaughnessy and
Helen Blair.
The first half champions
didn't do so well In last nights
session, for they lost four
points. one of the few times
this season that they have
dropped q series.
1t was the auto ladies that
trimmed the champs. largely by
the fine shooting of C. Robinson,
who rolled sos, which is more than
fair bowling for a trundler with a
season average of 1872.
Mary kancianich turned in a
POI game for the high single in
last nights Glass A league play,
leading Desmond's in a 81 win
over Whists with a 492 series.
Katherine Barber rolled AIS and
Mary Leicester 474 for the OPP
ticals, another strong team, that
won three points from Insurance.
Orphans won four from Alpha
Iota, Ann Brezicha leading. and
Mutuals took three from Punchy's.
Helen Mundheim's 173 and Winni- /
fred Rowe's 472 were high marks /
in the latter match.
LEFT GIVES LESSON
Left Jensen, shooting as a sub
stitute, showed the way to the
oowlers of the Knights of Pythias
league on the Coliseum alleys with
a 40 game and SIS total.
Results: King 3, Pluto l; Sena-
tors 2, Knight 2; Pages 3, Dokkes
l: Monitor 2, Damon 2; Pytha-
goras 3. Esquires l.
LAURENE, RUTH STAR
Laurene Putbres and Ruth Sci
delman rolled big scores in the
Women's City league matches Fri
day night on the Coliseum alleys,
both entering the Coliseum's 1928
club" for women pin stars.
Miss Putbres had the top
score, a big 53S series. which
came as a result OF 1872. liz
and I69 singles. Mrs. Seidel-
man registered 1872, 100 and
1888, to wind up with a $50
eries.
Bottlers won two from Griffs, I
Mack's won two from Dinners, /
Scales took three from Market and .
Apparel won two from Trees.
Other good scores were; Fern
Coles 46s. Ermy Musselman AIT,
Stella Receconi 4e6 and Helen
Blattler 4s1.
SUNDAY PLAY
Two important events are on the
bowling calendar for Sunday. The
Women's Travelling league con-
venes at the Sixth Avenue alleys /
for its regular monthly session,
play being scheduled for I o'clock.
On the Broadway alleys, the
postponed Industrial league match
between the Postoffice and the
Painters will be rolled Sunday at
Z o'clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11
Fife Trounces
Kapowsin, $3.50

Fife defeated kapowsin Friday
night in Pierce County league
play, 80 to 20. for its fifth straight
league victory.
Paul made his first appear
ance after an accident In
which he broke a collar bone.
He looked great but played
only half the game. Bug
Mello, as usual. worked like
a champion. The Fife subs
won. 80 TO Is, with jacques
scoring Ia points.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-11

NEW YORK Ray Robinson
shown more sense than Mike
jacobs IN not wanting to box
Henry Armstrong at Madison
Square Carden.
opponents are mighty scarce
these days. Out Sugar Robinson