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Newspaper Page TextEIGHT ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 21. 1936. BEAVERS TO BATTLE Building of Infield Will Be Chief Problem Tackled by Max Bishop. Tly RUSSELL J. NEW LAND (Associated Press Sports Writer) SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 21. (AIM The I'orlluiiU huHebull club sdIh out for the I'avMic Count Icuku" pon riant this year bcliiml a n?w manager whose inuin problem be tween now ami opening day la to produce an infield ataft cupubln of carrying on from where the 1935 equad left orf. Jt is no simple tank qshIkikmI to Max Ulnbop, tlie new pilot. Lant year's infield quartet, which in cluded Harry Davta at first, Chal iner C'laseli at aecond, Clmt Wil burn at tthort and Cll KiikIIhIi at third, ranked aa the beat In the league. Bishop, former aeeond aacker , for the Athletics and Red Sox, will ; run the team from the keyatone bag, JHa predecessor, Ciaaell, ! managed the club from the same! position. IllHhop'a fielding will coin-j pare favorably with Clsaell'a hut lie prohnhly will fall short of the, latter'a hitting ability. I Replacing the smooth fielding' Davis at first haxe will he Kill ' Sweeney, sound minor leaguer. I Willi Baltimore lust aeason, he was ; well up among the batting leaders ! of the International league. The shortatop job la atlll open. It will he a tough job to fill the ahoes va-, rated by Wilburn. Fred Bed ore, ' purchased ' from Indianapolis, will hold down third. He's experienced.! A few years ago hlg league clubs 1 were after him. Pitchers Unchanged The pitching staff will be built around Inttt year's malnatnys, Mill I Posedel, "Hobo" ('arson, Itlll Ra doufts and Hank lllrich. Tom Flynn, lanky loft bander purchased from Sacramento and George Coaler, returned from the Athletics, ahould fit nicely Into Dlshop'H mound plans. Thero is a possibility Juke Wude, slim fire ball southpaw owned by Detroit, will he returned lo the Heavers for another season. Ad Llska, signed as a free agent, Dick Schulz and Herman Hi off h, taken on trlul from St. Josephs, may produce. Hill Crouln will handle the bulk of the cutchlng aided by Karl DANCE SAT. NITE Right in Canyonville Music by Rhythmen An 8-Piece Band Genu 41)0 Ladles Free Sponsored by So. Urnpqus Rod & Quit Club "THE GAY NINETIES" Composed of cast of 75 local peopls SENIOR HIGH AUDITORIUM Monday, Feb. 24 8:15 P. M. General Adm.: 35c Children: 10c Precented Under Auspices of Roseburg Lions Club to Benefit Band Fund SOT THE WHOLE i TOWN IS BUTl'WEINHAKD f2W BEER Brucker, from the Western league. Outfield Jobs will he filled by Nino Hongiovaunl, ".Moo.hb" Clay hauKh and Johnny Fredericks, bought from Sucrumeuto. Hurry Mice, Is filmed to be trailed, (ioldie Holt will be curried us extra man. He fills in both In the Infield and outfield. If owner 15. J. Schefter rounds up a capable shortstop for his new manager the latter muy make It hot for rival clubs. It Is Bishop's llrst inanugerlul fling but huse bull men who It now his ability be lieve he will go over with u bung. The lleuvei-H will train at Ventura. TITLE CONTENDER . The Drain high school basket hull team shows promise of being one of the strong contenders in the county It leugue tournament lo be held In Unsehtirg Thursday, Friday and Saturday, February 27, 28 and 29. The team was composed of In experienced material as the season fitaited, lint pfter dropping two games each In Ourdfuer, Heeds port and .Myrtle Creek in non league games, the team settled down to win five straight confer ence guinea to clinch first place in the northern division, , A game with Oakland tonight Is the lust game on the schedule. Analnst heavier and more exper ienced teams, the Drain squad may be handicapped In conference pluy, but observers expect the team to show up well. Funs In the north section of the county have shown much Interest In the race for that division title and It Is anticipated that the com peting teams in both basketball and volleyball will be supported by large groups of fans at the forth coming tournament In Reaching. LESLIE GOES TO NEW YORK, Feb. 21. (AP) Following up the aula of Ham Les lie to the New York (Hants for a reported price of $20,000, the Brooklyn Dodgers today took anoth er step In I heir reconstruction pro .lam by acquiring .loliu (Ifuildy) ilassetl, He n mU I until young first Imuemau, from the Newark I nt or nationals. To obtain Huasett, less than three years nut of Manhattan col lege and a "furm" product of the New York Yankees, Brooklyn turn eil over two pluyet'H and u "nub atuhtliil Hum In i'IihIi" to Newark. , Leslie's purchaae by the (Hants, who trailed It f ill to the Dodgers Mi tee years ago for Watson Clark and Lefty O'Doul, docs not mean Munugor Hill Terry will retire from ucllve duty. Terry Is 37 and wants to ease off but he Is still the hardeat hitting and best field ing first Imsmmin In the National league. Leslie will share the job uud do ptnch-hlttlng duty. A left handed alugger, Ham hit .30K hint year und drove In 03 runs. The I lodge i h already huve com pleted three big transactions In "Ivory" tills winter. Two trades with the llostou Dees brought Kd Ilrundt und Fred FrunkhouHc, pitching stars, to the Dodger fold. 'JO C0Q1LE lT: I Roseburg and fnqullle high school basketball teams will meet i at Ihri senior high school gymnus i Imti tonight in the last conference ' game of the season to be pin veil ' on the home floor. Hoscburg has one conference game left after ti nlnht's contest, being scheduled fur a tum next week at Marsh Held. Marshfleld holds first place In the conference, while UoMfhurg In In second pnstllnn with one de feat. IT Himchurit can hurdle Co lin. Ho tonight and can defeat MatHhrielil next week the Indians . will (te tor first place, i The championship, however, will ! he set l led at I he dlsl rlct tourna ment lo be helil March ' and 14 at Marshlteld, und the winner in that series of Kiimes will go lo Salem to pluy in the state chain pionship tournament, t Tonight's game with Ooqnille promises to he an Interesting bat tle and should furnish plenty of en tertainment for fans. 1 A preliminary game will be piny led by the team from (Inrdluer high j school and I he Itnseburg B team. DRINKING , Mi Ve YJUJ "Mercy Slayer" f, J) An Insanity pica was the basis of defense by Attorney Stanley John ton when Mrs. Dorothy Sherwood, obeve, 27-year-old jobless widow, went on trial In New York charged with the "mercy drowning" of Jicr two-year-old ton whom she feared would starve. E" The cast for the second act, 'The Wedding Scene," of the "Gay Nineties," to be sponsored next Monday nlgnt by the Lions club ut the senior high school at eight o'clock, bus been announced as follows: Hev. Fotts, who offi ciates, J. I Motschenbucher; Den nis Casey, bridegroom, L. J. Grif fith; ' Dotty Perkus, bride, Kate Huchauuu; Mary Perkins, bride's mother, Alice Uelaud; Henry Perk ins, bride's father, Tom Parkin son ; Drucilla Lo nacre, .maid of honor, Murguret Hlues; llemoway Newberry, beat man, E. A. Brlt ton; bridesmaids, Lillian Hart, Lucille Hess, Mildred Fisher, Lucy Pemherton, Itovo Nenl and Evelyn Smith. The Humming Bird orchestra will furnlBh the music for the wed ding scene and Includes: Silas, Jim Mcllenry; Hiram, Herbert Ltnklntcr; Jeremiah, Ed Wolcott; Luke, Pal LiiCluIro, and Zeke, Sam Tucker. The Hopscotch folk In ft square dance Includes AI. M. 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RESERVE OFFICERS' ANNUAL BALL DATED A large number of visiting re serve officers are expected to be guests of- Umpqua chupter of he Iteserve Officer; ussoclutlon at the annual military bull to be held Saturday night at the Roseburg armory. The local officers have been ad vised that there will he a dele gation from the Mcdford CCC dis trict, as well as officers from the various CCC! camps of the Rose burg areu. The festivities will begin nU a: it) p. m. with the presentation of colors, a beautiful military cere niony. The grand march will fol low at 9:30 p. m. Files Candidacy Roy Alspnugh of Myrtle Greek, who recently an nounced his candidacy for the re-.' puhllcun nomination for sheriff was In Roseburg today to file his form of pttltlon with, the county clerk. Prices I! Distance Longer Than That Faced by Walt Johnson for Saturday Try. NEWi YORK. Feb. 21. f AP) Lou Gehrig, who plays first base for the New York Yankees in the American league, can't understand all this argument about throwing dollar across the Itappahannock river. hrowfng dollars across rivers Is right up his alley. He did it yesterday, using the fn. Ihn At tt.o point where the husky young ball iJiutt-i niuini, mi! i jw iii-ni nr ib 4;o feet wide. The Rappahannock where Walter Johnson will attempt 372 feet wide. Gehrig threw four silver dollars in the general direction of the op posite bonk, but they never reach ed the shore. On the - fifth try Gehrig let loose a mighty heave and the dollar landed on the Ice about 30 feet from the oilier edge and then bounced onto th'j dock a 430-foot throw. With more practice Gehrig thinks he could clear the entire distance. He doesn't think Walte" Johnson will have any trouble tomorrow. NEW YORK, Feb. 21. (AP) If George Washington actually did fling a dollar across the Rappa hunnock river, it was a Spanish dollar a "piece of eight." That wus the dollar of tho colon ists at the time, Arraf Zerbe, numis matist of the Chase Natioiif.l bank, said today. The United Statei gov ernment didn't begin to coin sil ver dollars until 17114, after Wash ington's death. Nevertheless, when former base- hall pitcher Walter Johnson tries duplicate Washington's1 feat Saturday, he will use a coin of vir tually the same size and weight as that which Washington used. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. (AP) Walter JiiluiHon'B 11! tempt to throw n dollar across the Rapnn - hannock a feat legend attributes to George Washingtonhas reviv ed a lot of the old gags.- Going the rounds are: CHEESE g Coos Maid, pound tV MACARONI - Rose City, pound -- 3 BROWN SUGAR 4 .b.. 19c PEET'S Granulated Soap 2 Ig. bars Crystal White Free, Lg. Pkg Z"C EDWARD'S Dependable Coffee Pound can 21c AIRWAY COFFEE 3 lbs LIBBY'S Deviled Meat 4 cans PALMOLIVE SOAP 3 bars CALO DOG FOOD 2 cans UPTON'S BLACK TEA 14c 19c ,42c Ib. BAKER'S J COCOA Mb. .. IaC POTATOES U. S. No. l's, 25 lbs AVACADOS Medium size, each LETTUCE Solid head, 2 for ORANGES 2 dozen RHUBARB Pound RAISINS f0 4 pounds AJfV SHORTENING 4 ib. 43C "A dollar went further in George Washington's day." "Washington might not have thrown a dollar across the river, but he hurled a sovereign ucross the sea." "Fredericksburg was settled by the Scotch searching for that dollar." LOS ANGELES. Feb. 21. (AP) Handicap day at Santa Anita Is j just one sleepless night away, with i fourteen bluebloods of the turf ex- ! pected to race for the J112.G00 pot j0ff"!!'" ' . , . , ,, .... iiii.i,. n in. 1 Tu " i 7 Ltili ..ill rT.t nwinv nnRWPP (hft ral. tomorrow: j Discovery, Top Row, Time Sup- j ply, Whopper, Rosemont, Azucar, Tick On, Singing Wrood, Thurs- day, Rlskulus. Ariel Cross, Pom- j pey's Pillar, He lid and Howard. Los Angeles turf officials went ; ahead with plans to handle a rec-. ord crowd, ignoring unfavorable weather forecasts on the grounds i that after, a week or more of rain the Idea was no novelty and fore-1 casts couldn't scare any one away. They expect 50,000 or more. j 1 he handicap classic is slated to he run between 4 and 4:03 p. m. Alfred G. Vanderhflt's Great Dis covery remains a distinct favorite, but there will he several other short-priced contenders getting plenty of play at the mutuel win dows. KIDNAP HOAXER MILNE IS FREED NEW YORK, Fell. 20. (AP) A federal grand jury toduy refused to Indict Caleb Jones Milne 4tli. on a charge of extortion after consid erlng evidence nreneiited by As sistant United States Attorney George Pfann. I Milne wrote extortion notes to his family and then was "found" 1 Kucneil and tied on a road near Doylestown, Pa, He insisted' for hours he had been kidnaped. His grandfather, Caleb J. Milne 2d, wealthy Philadelphia textile 49c 15c WHITE KING GRANU LATED SOAP 35c 25c 9c 12c Lg. Pkg SCOTT TISSUE 3 rolls VAN CAMP'S SPAGHETTI Med. can DEL MONTE SPINACH No. 2 can 49c 5c 9c 25c 5c manufacturer, considered the case a hoax. Federal agents qulzied young Milne, an unemployed actor, and obtained a confession he had per petrated the hoax. Milne told them he thought the oublicity would help him get a tage job. His ransom notes had demanded $20,001). U. S. Attorney Manly said hall of S;.500 posted for Milne's tem porary freedom would be diston tinued and he would go free. 'BIG TRAIN'S" SON OFFERED CHANCE . WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (AP) Walter Johnson. Jr.. 20-year old son of the famous "big train" of Start the day tight on Wings of the Morning Schilling Coffee! Start right in the kitchen. Start with the tight coffee the correct coffee made specially for the method you use. Schilling has it for you. Schilling Coffee Two kinds ' One for drip. One for percolator. FLOUR PEAR BRAND 49 lb. $i19 BLUE SEAL, 49 lb $1.49 Harvest Blossom, 49 lb. $1.65 EGGS Large Extras, dozen UC BUTTER Grade A, Lb 39C SALT In Bulk, 7 lbs 1 JC MAYONNAISE Aristocrat, quart l)UC CORN MEAL 9-Ib. bag ZyC SNOWDRIFT ,. 3-lb. pail 50C MARSHM ALLOWS Pound ljC Specials at Our Modern Meat Market at the Deer Creek Bridge Pork Back Bones, lb. .... .8c Fresh and Meaty Beef Roast, lb 12fc Choice Cuts Pork Sausage, 2 lb 35c From Fresh Lean Pork Breakfast Bacon, lb 28c By the Piece Shortening, 3 lb 35c Fresh Crabs, 2 for 25c Medium Size Fresh Smelt, 4 lb 17c Fresh Dslly baseball fame, said today he was to be given a trlul this spring by the Philadelphia Athletics. Young Johnson suid Connie Mack had written hiin to be ready to start to the Fort Myers; Flu., train ing camp in a few days. ml 1 111 Get This STRAIGHT TWO NATURALS is a straight whiskey worth far more than these moderate prices. At all State liquor stores order by code number: Pints ...178 C 65 Fifths 178 B $1.00 Gallons 178 G $4.90 p LOUISVILLE Btnw