anaheim-gazette 1950-12-11

Bees Chill Oilers in Tourney Finals; Orange Upsets Lancers in Consolation Instead of being just another participant, Anaheim's Bees will be a "team to watch" this week when they shoot for their second straight tournament title at Bonita. The Colonists earned that distinction by outlasting Huntington Beach 35-34 on Friday night in the finals of the Orange county tourney. After a week of strict script observance, both the Colonists and Orange kicked the dope bucket out of the gym door, turning in respective upset wins for the championship and consolation trophies. Orange opened the evening with a very surprising 30-25 win over Bell Gardens. Finals Thrill But it was the Oilier-Colonist affair that the scattered assemblage had come to see—and it really saw something. With a five-point lead in the final session, the Colonists tried to stall it out, but they made just enough errors to allow the visitors to crawl within one point and to keep the spectators shrieking in the final five minutes. It would be dishonest to single out any one of the six players that Coach Bill Hunstock used as the saviour of the contest. Statistically, Ronnie Bevins was the leader with 12 points, the third time in the tourney's four games that he earned that honor. But the others were great, too. Backboard Rulers Gayle Herbel and Kenny Coen were powers on the defensive backboard and center Kenny Kolbond period. The Colonists had had a 10-6 margin at the end of the first quarter, but the Oilers sent in Guy Way who hit three quick long ones to send them ahead 14-11. Here, however, Huesca dropped two long ones and Ames followed with another pair to send the score to 19-15. Another Huntington Beach flurry brought the score to 19-18 at halftime. Again trailing 24-21 in the third period, the Colonists once more rallied. This time Huesca and Bevins put baskets between free throws by Bevins and Ames to make it 29-26 at the third quarter. Down to One Point Anaheim started stalling almost immediately in the final period, and when the Oilers tried doubling up on the dribbler, Bevins sneaked in under the basket for a lay in. And when he added two more free throws to bring it to 33-26 with six minutes to go, it looked pretty safe for the Colonists. Huntington Beach went to work, however, and field goals by Ken that hit the front rim, Kolb retrieving it for Anaheim. Another foul again took it out of bounds, but Huesca stepped on the outside line with two seconds left: Kolb, however, swiped the throw in, the buzzer sounded and the bleachers emptied themselves on the team's shoulders. The win by Orange, while not as exciting, probably ranked as a greater upset than Anaheim victory. The Panthers, though inferior in talent, won by virtue of a strong zone defense and accuracy from the free throw line. Bell Gardens was clearly troubled by the defense and did not show any of the scoring power. It would be dishonest to single out any one of the six players that Coach Bill Hunstock used as the saviour of the contest. Statistically, Ronnie Bevins was the leader with 12 points, the third time in the tourney's four games that he earned that honor. But the others were great, too. Backboard Rulers Gayle Herbel and Kenny Coen were powers on the defensive backboard and center Kenny Kolb played a similar role up front: Bill Ames saw less action than anyone else, but his two swishers before halftime were backbreakers. Augie Huesca was the floor leader, his dribbling and ball handling chewing away the precious seconds near the end of the game. Although they led going into the final period, it hadn't always been that way for the Colonists. Twice during the game they had to rub out three-point deficits. Typical of the frantic action was the middle portion of the sec- Down to One Point Anaheim started stalling almost immediately in the final period, and when the Oilers tried doubling up on the dribbler, Bevins sneaked in under the basket for a lay in. And when he added two more free throws to bring it to 33-26 with six minutes to go, it looked pretty safe for the Colonists. Huntington Beach went to work, however, and field goals by Ken Stricklin and Mac McElrath lowered it to 33-30. Herbel retained the five-point bulge with a basket, however, only to see McElrath throw in a long one and center George Hasley make his only basket of the night to bring it to 35-34. Hasley, however, soon committed his fifth foul of the night, giving the Colonists the ball with 45 seconds left. They elected to take it out of bounds, but an official spied Herbel traveling and the Oilers again had it. Way then cast off with a tremendous heave Bell Gardens was clearly troubled by the defense and did not show any of the scoring power that it had generated in its earlier outings. Though leading a halftime, they fell completely apart in the third stanza when they were able to score only a single field goal while the Panthers were making 10 points. At that, the Lancers prove more potent that the poor-shooting Panthers from the floor, but Orange's free-throw success proved faithful. They hit on eight of 12 tries, meanwhile fouling only four times in the game in their loose zone. Bell Gardens scored but one free throw. SANTA SAYS... DON'T DISAPPOINT THE KIDS... Ehlers have been fortunate in securing MORE WHEEL GOODS in time for your Christmas Buying Ehlers will be open every evening from now until Christmas for your convenience EHLERS Bikes Wheel Goods Lawn Mowers WORLD FAMOUS SCHWINN BICYCLES Fully guaranteed, knee action spring fork. Schwinn Cantilever frame, both boy and girl models. 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Huntington Beach, losers by 35-34 in the finals, earned the runner-up trophy, eye Capt. George Hasley and Coach Scott Flanagan. (Gazette photo by Greg) Red Sox Strengthen Pitching With Five Man Deal with Chicago BASKETBALL STANDINGS Red Sox Strengthen Pitching With Five-Man Deal with Chicago ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Once again, as in the past three seasons, the fence busting Boston Red Sox rule a stong favorite to win the American league pennant—and with good reason. Already strengthened by the acquisition of Lou Boudreau, the once peerless shortstop, the Red Sox yesterday struck fear into the hearts of their rivals by the completion of a $500,000 five-man trade with Chicago that helped where it was needed most—pitching. First Trade The important deal, first to be consummated at the winter baseball meetings here, brings to Boston a pair of front-line hurlers — left-hander Bill Wight and right-hander Ray Scarborough — in exchange for right-fielder Allen Zarilla and pitchers Joe Dobson and Dick Littlefield. All except the rookie Littlefield are veterans of many campaigns. Littlefield, a 24-year-old south-paw, came to the Red Sox from Birmingham last August and finished with a 2-2 record. Both sides insist no money figured in the deal. Wight, 28, won 10 and lost 16 for the second division White Sox last season. Scarborough, who came to the Sox in a six-man trade with Washington last May, wound up with a 13-18 record. The latter, known as a Red Sox killer over the years, is 32. He he beat them in decisive last-ditch games in 1948 and '49. Boston was beaten for the flag by one game each season. Rolfe Gloomy Zarilla, 30, had a fine year with Boston, hitting .325 in 130 games and knocking in 74 runs. Dobson, 34, had a 15-10 record last year. His lifetime mark against Chicago is 17-6. The deal, on the eve of the start of the major league meetings today, left the leaders of Detroit, Cleveland and the New York Yankees utterly dismayed. "That makes it rugged," said a gloomy Red Rolfe, the Tiger manager. "If the Red Sox can't win now they had better give up." General Manager Hank Greenberg of the Indians could hardly believe his ears when informed of the trade. "I was afraid of this," he muttered. "I thought Boston might get Wight but I never dreamed they would get Scarborough, too. "Well," he added philosophically, "maybe they'll blow it again by one game." Sox Not Hurt Casey Stengel, pilot of the world champion Yankees, attempted to hide his chagrin when he said: "On the surface, it looks like a good deal for Boston. But I'm not worrying about it. Wight was Chicago's best pitcher. But Lans (General Manager Frank Lane) said all along that he would not trade Wight. We tried to get him but failed. Boston didn't lose anything in the outfield. All Steve O'Neill has as a replacement for Zarilla is Billy Goodman. He is only the league's leading hitter, that's all." Despite the fact that he gave up two first string hurlers, Lane insisted the deal would benefit. BASKETBALL STANDINGS CITY LEAGUE Cotler's ... 1 Hatfield ... 1 Ritz ... 1 No. 7 ... 1 Hornets ... 0 Bob Williams ... 0 No. 6 ... 0 Games Tonight 7:30—Ritz Cleaners vs. Cotler 8:45—Bob Williams vs. Horne CHURCH LEAGUE Calvary Baptist ... 1 Grace Lutheran ... 1 White Temple ... 1 Church of Christ ... 0 Cypress Nazareene ... 0 Zion Lutheran ... 0 DeMolay ... 0 Games Tonight 7:30—Zion Lutheran vs. St. B... 8:45—White Temple vs. Cypri... Nazareene. Fullerton In CIF Fin Precisely where no one has them at the beginning of the Fullerton Indians will be the Compton Tarbabes Sat in the Los Angeles Coliseum the 1950 CIF football championship. Both of these teams advance with wins over the weekend; lerton smashing past Loyola on Friday night and Compton defending champs winning squeaker, 14-13 over prev undefeated Redlands on Saturday. Fullerton, which has been underdog in all of its CIF play games thus far, will undoubtedly become the favorite to Compton off its smashing swing against Loyola. The who had previously turned Santa Barbara and Santa Monica were only briefly in the game; the conquest became of rout portions late in the tussle. Cubs Score First, Loyola made the first decision from convenience kits wheel goodsawn Mowers YCLES ing fork. Schwinn models. Both Divisions Stymied in NFL NEW YORK (AP)—Snowstorms, mud, fist-swinging and referee-chasing climaxed one of the National Football League's most hectic campaigns as the regular season ended yesterday with unprecedented ties in both conferences. The New York Giants whipped the Philadelphia Eagles 9-7 to finish the American conference race in a tie with the Cleveland Browns, who drubbed Washington, 45-21. The Chicago Bears edged Detroit 6-3 to deadlock with the idle Los Angeles Rams in the National conference. Sunday the Giants and Browns battle at Cleveland and the Bears and the Rams at Los Angeles in playoff games to determine the conference titles. If either game ends in a tie there will be a sudden death overtime—the first team scoring wins. The conference winners then will meet for the league title the following Sunday. Chicago's best pitcher, But Lane (General Manager Frank Lane) said all along that he would not trade Wight. We tried to get him but failed. Boston didn't lose anything in the outfield. All Steve O'Neill has as a replacement for Zarilla is Billy Goodman. He is only the league's leading hitter, that's all." Despite the fact that he gave up two first string hurlers, Lane insisted the deal would benefit both clubs. "Boston made a great stride toward the 1951 pennant by landing those two fine pitchers," Lane admitted. "However, we benefited, too. What we lost in pitching, we hope Zarilla will make up with his hitting. After all, where can you get a .325 hitting outfielder today?" Hornets Tumble At Compton 74-72 In their final warmup before the Chaffey tournament on Wednesday, Fullerton's Hornets again fell below the .500 mark for the season when they were dropped 74-72 by Compton on Friday. For the third straight time, the Hornets found a new high point man, Chuck Holloway leading the scoring with 17. Dick Hammer followed him with 16, but Compton forward Fred Lawler was high for the game with 22. Fullerton faces Mt. San Antonio in its first Chaffey test. Fullerton Compton 8 Thomas F Burleson 9 12 Hook F Lawler 22 8 Thompson C Dishong 3 16 Hammer G Wahl 13 17 Holloway G Govorchin 13 Haltime score: Fullerton 36, Compton 41. Scoring subs: Fullerton—Philips 9, Spurlock 2; Compton—Wilson 10, Bright 5, Scott 1, Cenotto 1. Indians Hold Bob Bonsey rolled for a yard score to open the period. In a frantic surge, Loe carried to the Fullerton two Indians held and then aningly scored in only three points. Dick Mansfield ran for 80 yards on the first play, Bonsey collected two, and Dean Welles romped for the clincher. Not nearly so impressive as the Compton win Saturday at San Bernardino. The Tarbies were butgained and outdid but Mac Moore's two conversions told in the final score. Blows Conversion Redlands, the Citrus league champ, whipped up 13-0 lead in the first quarter. Wayne Braga missed the Little Team Wins Big Victory, Repeats Over Bell Gardens 58-41 Colonist Coach Sam Keith gave the game back to the boys on Friday afternoon, and so delighted were the juveniles with their toy that they turned what promised to be the first Anaheim loss of the year into the fifth straight victory instead. The win came at the expense of Bell Gardens—for the second time last week—by a 58-41 count. That seems a pretty safe margin, but it wasn't any margin at all until Keith yanked enough of his starters to make room for little men in the lineup. These elves whooped up a 21-point lead—enough to enable Keith to finish out the game with reserves. Starters Trail The starting aggregation had weathered the first quarter on the short end of a 12-9 count, showing all the effervescence of a wounded worm. It was shortly after this that Keith tossed out the concoction of shorties Bel Schmitt, Jim Ball, Ira Webber and John Steinborn, linked only to the upper portions of the gym by the presence of Grape Welch. Though farther away from it, this group was able to find the basket much more often that had its predecessor, with the result that closing sorties by Webber, Webber, Welch, Ball and Welch allowed it to retire with a 25-19 halftime lead. Double Lead This same fivesome doubled to start tonight with upper bracket pairings, pits the Colonists in their first test tmorrow night at 7 in the Huntington Beach gym. Outside the tournament, the Colonists have their next regularly scheduled game set for Tuesday night when they make their nocturnal home debut against Santa Barbara. Anaheim — fg ftm pf tp Webber, f 5 5 3 3 13 Ball, f 4 1 1 2 9 Paulkner, c 2 0 0 0 4 Welch, g 7 0 0 2 14 Denny, g 0 1 0 2 0 Schmitt, g 5 2 0 1 10 Webb, g 0 1 0 0 0 Gibson, c 1 2 0 1 2 Cyprlen, f 0 0 0 0 0 Steinborn, g 3 5 0 0 6 Holve, g 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 27 18 4 11 58 Bell Gardens — Pratt, f 5 2 2 5 12 Bell, f 4 2 1 2 9 Bales, c 6 2 1 4 13 Brown, g 0 1 1 2 1 Ellis, g 2 0 0 0 4 Cusey, f 1 0 0 0 2 Eiser, f 0 0 0 1 0 Allen, g 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 18 7 5 15 41 BASKETBALL STANDINGS CITY LEAGUE Games Tonight 30—Ritz Cleaners vs. Cotler's. 15—Bob Williams vs. Hornets. CHURCH LEAGUE Vary Baptist 1 0 1.000 Face Lutheran 1 0 1.000 White Temple 1 0 1.000 March of Christ 0 1 .000 Press Nazarene 0 1 .000 Lutheran 0 1 .000 Holay 0 0 .000 Boniface 0 9 .000 Games Tonight 20—Zion Lutheran vs. St. Boniface. 15—White Temple vs. Cypress Nazarene. Fullerton to Face Compton in CIF Finals in Coliseum precisely where no one had seen it at the beginning of the year, Fullerton Indians will meet Compton Tarbabes Saturday in the Los Angeles Coliseum for the 1950 CIF football championboth of these teams advanced on wins over the weekend. Fullerton smashing past Loyola 41-13 Friday night and Compton’s ending champs winning aaker, 14-13 over previously defeated Redlands on Saturday: Fullerton, which has been an arddog in all of its CIF playoffs thus far, will undoubtedly come the favorite to whip Compton off its smashing show against Loyola. The Cubs, had previously turned baca Barbara and Santa Monica, only briefly in the game, and conquest became of rout proons late in the tussle. Cubs Score First Loyola made the first dent in conversion, which didn’t seem too important at the time. Compton’s one-two punch ot Ralph Kubota and Tom Ramsey powered the Tarbahe scores. 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