Saturday, October 7, 2023

Ray Brooks

1921-1-26 basketball: manager of Arleta Athletic club
1921-3-14 coach of Franklin HS team that won state inter-scholastic championship 
1922-8-20 manager of Arieta Athletic club
1928-1-31 basketball: manager of Portland Checkerboards
1932-5-15 manager of Multnomah
1932-5-19 elected secretary of new league - Babes are composed of former Junior American Legion             players
1933-5-18 Wolfer was interested in the Babes last year - got them completely new equipment
1933 5-25 gunning for title team backed by PCL Ike Wolfer who might play a little outfield
1933-7-26 confirmation that it's him as boxing promoter - secretary of OSL - making debut as promoter
1934-5-10 contract stuff - confusing - some pitcher
1937-5-30 2 new teams for Silverton tourney
1938-2-25 commissioner of Oregon semi-pro baseball
1938-6-02 team is made mostly of high school performers
1939-6-29 Portland Babes - roster & comments given - Vince Pesky, brother of Johnny Pesky, is a pitcher         on the team - milb Dick Bishop is catcher
1941-1-18 Multnomah basketball manager - city champs of a year ago
1941-6-23 selected teams for state tourney to be held at Albany
1941-7-03 eligibility lists for tourney
1941-7-14 there was very poor ATT in past when state tourney held in Portland
1942-6-30 "it is getting so these titles are practically bought and not really won"
1943-1-04 Oregon AAU basketball chairman
1943-6-11 Portland Firemen has much the same line-up as it had in 1942 in the State League - mostly top college & prep school stars -line-up given
1944-12-27 article praising Brooks, Portland sports director
1946-2-03 helped in the founding of the Willamette Valley League
1947-2-02 says OSL might return after wartime hiatus
1950-9-11 reappointed as state commissioner - has been affiliated w/ NBC since its inception in 1935
1951-6-25 still state commissioner
1958-1-02 dies of heart attack - had been state commissioner for 17 yrs- 60 years old

1926 St. Johns Bears of City League
1927 Mt. Scott Tigers team of youngsters in City League - shortstop is 15 years old & Beavers' bat-boy
1928 no team
1930 Peninsula Portland City League champions - to play for state championship
1931 Portland West Siders w/ Rube Maxmeyer
1932 West Side Babes - champions 1938 source
1933 Federals - same club as 1932
1934 Portland Babes - Central Oregon League Bend Babes ?
1935 Hop Gold
1936 Hop Gold
1937 no team
1938 Portland Babes
1939 Portland Babes
1940 Portland Babes league secretary
1941 no team
1942 Portland Firemen
1943 Portland Firemen

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