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The Bellingham Herald from Bellingham, Washington • 11

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I I iM: The Bellingham Herald Sun Dec 24 1950 OSC Takes Two From Pittsburgh Tickets on Sale Here for Pro Net Matches at Vancouver Two Top-Drawer High School Basketball Teams Lose First better than Michigan in the Ron Bowl at Pasadena University Miami is rated one point over-r' Clemson in the Orange Bowl Miami The holiday' football progran actually gets under way with the 3 north-south all-star game Christ mas night at Miami This clash of picked college seniors is ratec a toss-up -O mv hands of Edmonds 40-39 Edmonds 'came through with one of the two1 victories winning In in the last 20 seconds on a one-handed pushshot by Joe Johnson from the center of the floor Arlington had taken the lead in the final minute after trailing since early in the opening quarter Oklahoma Texas i Have Tough Roles NEW YORK Dec 23 Oklahoma and Texas -occupy unenviable roles among the college football powers who knock bead- gears in the various bowl games Jan 1 i They have been established as solid favorites and as everybody who has been watching the crasy pigskin bounce this year well that flashes the red light of danger been 1 a bad year for the chosen One by one Notre Dame Southern Methodist Ohio State and Army hit the top rung and then tumbled off Navy climaxed the season with a 14-2 stunning upset of Army Of the several gaudy winning streaks intact when the regular campaign began only 31-game skein still is alive and kicking The Sooners will defend this modern record of sustained success against versatile high scoring Wildcats in the Sugar Bowl at New Orleans Oklahoma named national champion in the Associatiated Press poll is favored by 6 points Big fast Texas rules a 7-point choice over Term esse in their bit of business in Cotton Bowl 1 So if the pattern of this dizzy rock-th e-favorite season is to be maintained the final fling the Sooners and Longhorns 1 are teams most on the spot I Thera is not much to choose between the rivals in the other two main post-season extravaganzas California is conceded a point (By The Associated Press) At least two of the top-drawer high school basketball teams were knocked from the un beaten ranks last night but in the case of Valley of Menlo it took a dsps A giant Hoquiam to turn the trick-Hoquiam sated one of the west side powers dumped Valley 54-35 a feat that Aberdeen Monte-sano Chehalis and Centralia had not been able to accomplish earlier in 4he season Although Valley Coach Ed (Bull) Tenoski lost heavily from last year's runner-up team in the state class tournament his record to date has shown he has welded together another dangerous club The other major victim on the 1 holiday-shortened slate last night was Arlington which suffered its first setback in five starts at the MB -J brrPohDehton Reduce auto expenses and enjoy comfortable and confident motoring bV visiting DON regularly We feature fast and slow battery charging tire repairs Come in often and let us help you with your problems Merry Christmas To Our Many Friends Pvt Hie "SPARK OP LIFE" Sock Into TOUR MOTOR inton May the holiday ibason forecast a gay New Year for you and yours! CROWN DISTRIBUTING CO 1107 Railroad Ave Tigers Pull Upset On Arlington in Northwest ifc- NORTHWEST WASHINGTON STANDINGS Team Edmonds Snohomish Burlington Arlington Sedro Woolley Anacortes Marysville Mount Vernon 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 Pet 1000 1000 1000 500 500 000 000 000 MOUNT VERNON Dec 23 Coach Blackie Edmonds Tigers staged the first major upset of the young 1950-51 Northwest Washington high school basketball conference race nosing out the favored Arlington Eagles in a 40-39 thriller at Arlington in the second round of play Friday jiight Snohomish high's Panthers kept abresi of tho Edmonds five with a 50-38 victory over the Marysville Tomahawks while Sedro Woolley's Cubs completely 1 outplayed the Mount Vernon Bulldogs 40-35 in the third contest of the second round Anacortes and Burlington were to meet at Anacortes Saturday night' their contest having been postponed by mutal consent Oregon State Wants to Be Shown by Portland CORVALLIS Ore Dec The University of Portland may be uncrowned basketball champion but the Oregon State Beavers still have to be shown that the pilots have the right to wear the crown The Beavers beaten in their first meeting with Portland have arranged two more games to settle the issue' play the Pilots here Dec 29 and again at Portland Jan 17 Oregon another Portland victim is reported also trying tp schedule a rematch Lewis and Clark Defeat Wildcats Despite Jones PORTLAND Dec 23 Lewis and Clark couldn't put the clamps on Central Washington's Hal Jones but held his teammates in check well enough to defeat the Wildcats from Ellenaburg 73-68 Jones pumped in 31 points to lead the scoring Ed Reid was high for the winners with 16 Lewis and Clark was ahead at the half 33-32 and snapped a 54-all dead-lock midway in the second period to gradually pull away CORVALLIS Ore Dec 23-Lfl Oregon State college swept a two game intersectional basketball series from Pittsburgh by beating the visitors 53-34 here tonight The Beavers won last night's game 61-36 Basketball Scores Utah 70 St (Phils) 07 Ohio Ststo St Louis 06 Ohio University 01 Kent State 40 Quantlco Marines 07 Vlrtlnia Tech 04 NYU 17 Vanderbilt NYU 07 Vanderbile Minnesota 48 Oklahoma 41 Iowa 00 UCLA OX Toledo 03 eastern Kentucky OX Purdue 05 Butler 00 Connecticut OS Boeton Colleoe OX Washinston (St Louis) OX Sprlncfleld (Mass) 46 Bowlins Oreen 64 Miami (Ohio) 07 Lo Balia 01 Nlaaara 00 I 04 Alabama OS Kentucky 4X Bt John (Bkn) 17 Whitworth 04 Montana 30 Oreaon State OX Pittshburah 34 Wyomins 73 Oreaon 65 Oklahoma A 60 California 4X SMU OX Texas 00 Loyola 60 Memphla State 57 Indiana 64 Notre Dame 54 Portland OX Central Washinston OS Southern Oregon 4X Vanport 43 FKEF BASKETBALL I Kalispell (Mont) II John Rosers (Spokane) 48 Gonssta (Spokapo) 11 Missoula (Mont) 43 Lewis and Clark (Spokane) Lewiston (Idaho) 4X Walla Walla 15 North Central (Spokane) 47 Elleneburg 54 Cle Slum 47 Belah 74 Moxee 04 Zillah 40 Grandview 30 Waltsbura 50 Kahiotue 44 Pullman 45 West Valley (Spokane) SI Cheney 10 Ritaville 30 Endicott 43 Pine City 33 Kalama 01 Rainier (Ore) 30 Stevenson CO Ooldendale 37 Rverareen 00 Woodland 40 Chehalis 43 Castle Rock 41 Hoquiam 14 Valley (Menlo) 30 Hlshllne 89 Stadium (Tacoma) 30 Olympia 45 Lincoln (Tacoma) 43 Clover Park Of Auburn 40 White River 10 Lake Washinston (Kirkland) 4X Bremerton OX Control Kitsap 33 South Kitsap 50 North Kitsap 41 Peninsula (Ola Harbor) 67 Yelm 40 Renton 30 Sumner 30 8equim 35 Balnbrldte 33 Edmonds 40 Arlington 39 Sultan 60 Friday Harbor 45 Bothell 47 Seattle Prep 40 (overtime) Snohomish 50 Marysville 3X Wenatchee Yakima 31 Moclipa OX Wlahkah 31 Elms 49 Darrins ton 37 South Bend 45 Nasello 37 FRIDAY'S SCORES Oreaon state Cl Rltteburah 31 Wyomins as Oreaon 07 Southern California 55 Washinston State 47 Lewis and Clark 7X Central Washington 6X Facifle Lutheran 04 Collets of Pacific 43 Southern Oreaon 70 Vanport 71 Montana 7X Whitworth 00 Columbia 74 Rice 03 Oklahoma A 61 Loyola (Los An-aalei) 41 Duke 70 Georae Washinston 07 Xavier (Ohio) 93 North Carolina 00 Notre Dame OX Purdue 70 Stanford 77 Michisan' 44 Indiana 61 Butler 4X Ulinoie 7X Pennsylvania 65 Texas Christian OX Oklahoma City 30 Temple 75 Scranton 70 Iowa State 6X Drake 54 De Paul 7X Nbrth Illinois 07 California 7X St Msrya 57 Texas OX Louisiana 8mm 03 Southern Methodist OX Alabama 46 Texas A ft OX Sam Houston 40 Lawrence Tech 51 Colorado State 41-Arison 9X Mississippi Southern II Buffalo 7X Alfred 44 Bowlins Orem 74 Ohio University 9 William ft Mary IX Morris-Harvey 04 Kansas Wesleyan IX Southwestern (Km) 43 San Francisco State 74 Preano State 03 Miami (Ohio) SX Kent 00 Fepperdlno 07 Chico State 01 California My 74 California Attica (Davie) 01 Schuster to Manage Vancouver Capilanos VANCOUVER Dec (CP) The appointment of Bill Schuster infielder of the Pacific Coast Seattle Rainiers as manager of Vancouver Capilanos of the Western International league was announced today He succeeds Bill Brenner who managed the CAPS for the last 4 years Appointment of the 36-year-old playing manager was announced by general manager Bob Brown Merry Christmas To Everybody A big block of choice tickets for the profesiRmal tennis matches in Vancouver Thursday evening have been placed 6n sale at the Alpine cigar store here' The Alpine arranged for the advance sale here as a service to 'local sport fans Jack Towell announced The matches feature Jack Kramer world professional champion against Pancho Segura former national titlehold-er and Pauline Bets four times women's champion and the glamorous Gussy Moran The tickets scale 6125 $175 and $250 Referee Says Death of Fighter Was 'Accident' NEW YORK Dec 23 tele Referee Harry Ebbets told the district attorney today the ring death of A1 (Sonny Boy) West unfortunate and horrible accident" Ebbets spent a half hour in the office of District Attorney Frank Hogan who is investigating the death of the 21-year-old Washington DC lightweight after a fight at gt Nicholas arena Wednesday night West died at 7:59 Thursday night 22 hours after he was felled in the seventh round by a blow from Percy Bassett hardhitting Philadelphian Bassett testified yesterday The referee told Assistant 'Attorney Anthony Leibler the blow that knocked the Washington boxer down was the struck in the bout Leibler said the concensus was that the death was accidental" He added however that it is necessary the evidence be presented to a grand jury This will be done after the holidays he said one and all go our sin erest and best wishes for this Yuletide season The Model Tavern 1326 Commercial St Head Wishes fora' Memj iris mss and a SII YOUR NEAREST COMPANY 219 The other last gasp decision was scored by Bothell over Seattle prep 47-46 in overtime Carl Bloom tipped in the winning bucket for Bothell with three seconds to go in the extra period The victory avenged an earlier 65-43 defeat at the hands of Prep Elsewhere the early season favorites came through without trouble Kalama the 1949-50 class champions continued unbeaten with a 61-39 triumph over Rainier Ore Lewis and Clark of Spokane won its seventh straighth by taking Lewiston Idaho into camp 59-42 WALLA WALLA WINS Strong Walla Walla disposed of North Central Spokane 55-47 Wenatchee showed plenty of power ii manhandling Yakima 56-31 Bremerton knocked over Central Kitsap the reigning class A champion got by North Kitsap 50-41 Olympia squeezed past Lincoln of Stadium of Tacoma winning 59-36 and Pullman defeated West Valley of Spokane 45-40 Pullman incidentally 'had i new hoop coach today Bobby McGuire 22 four-year baseball and football letterman at Washington Stale college was named head coach to replace Cliff Moffet who reports next week for active duly as an army captain Washington teams had a slight edge in inter-state games In addition to and Clark and Kalama Gonzaga of Spokane showed on the credit side with a 51-42 win ovet Missoula Mont Kalispell Mont and Genesee Idaho were the spoilers Kalispell bounced John Rogers of Spokane 61-491 and Genesee knocked off Central Valley of Spokane 57-51 12TH YEAR AS REFEREE Gil McDonald and Carl Johnson both are putting in their twelfth seasons as basketball officials in the Big Ten McDonald comes from Madison Wis and Johnson from Ba-tovia I1L OUSTER on "99" 1 world champion vs Pancho Segura national champ vs Georgeous Gussy women's indoor champ $125 $175 and $250 CAFE AND LOUNGE Ths sign of ths Holiday point-up our wishes to you A Merry Christmas Day And Happy New Year tool SomishOnn ENLISTS Jack Hoskins Se- a tils Pacific collcgs scoring set has quit school to sntor ths coast guard An Anacories product Hoskins averaged 17 points per game for Seattle Pacific before entering the service What's Under Tarps May Determine Champs Of National League CLEVELAND Dec under the tarpaulins they haul off Municipal stadium here Sunday afternoon may have a lot to do with' the way the National football championship game goes But whether the turf is frozen to concrete consistency or wheth' er it's thawed deep enough for a cleat to catch hold it will be ex' actly the same for both the visit' ing Los Angeles Rams and the Cleveland Browns Chances are weather conditions be known until a few hours before a crowd qf about 3000(1 gathers for the 1:30 (EST) kick-off Temperatures have gone up some since the Rams flew in from California Thursday night But the mercury hasn't come within five degrees1 of thq 40-mark groundskeepers say would be needed to thaw the dirt under the tarps Coach Joe Stydahar insists his boys have been by California weather and their high powered offense would suffer heavily in effectiveness if the subfreezing cold continues FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Pat Abbott public links amateur from Altadena C4lif won the Southern California open golf tournament with 281 Today (Sunday) 3 TEA ft South Hear Ye! Wo proclaim our graeiinge for all our friends to hoar Map you haws Marry Christmas and a 1 proe parous Now Year I MERRY CHRISTMAS lay Tickets Hart for tha Professional Tennis matches at Vancouver Cv forum Thursday Night Dec 28 from THE OWNERS AND EMPLOYES AT' Matches are Jack Kramer Paulina Bets former women's Moran former TICKETS ARE SCALED THE ALPINE THE HORSESHOE 1 223 Cornwall Avc I 5 S' A GBtUAl MOTOKS VALUl fu PHONE 1640 OWi)ih Ujrdru-Uaoc Prim UwWwOm mtdtl Happiest holiday of exciting Halida Coupf! It's another famous "Rocket'" Ilydra-Matic car-top in action style an economy 1 See it drive today! 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