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FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 1, 1923 THE OREGON STATESMAN,' SALLM, UKJ!iUU ere, There aed Everywh ere: FUTUR IMAMM:TRA . INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.' May 31, Officials of the Indian apolis motor speedway will be called to meet here within the next few days to discuss the future use of the race course, Carl G. Fisher, founder and part owner, announced today. Mr. Fisher's announcement was prompted by reports that the track would be dismantled and a new speedway built in some other city. . 4 - 'Reports that continued opposition by patriotic organiza tions' in Indiana to holding the annual 500-mile race on Me morial day, were responsible for talk of abandoning: the course, iwere denied by Mr. Fisher. 1 ; "We have . accomplished what '.w wt out to do when we build ' the . speedway here.' Fisher said v in explanation of tb doubtful fu ture of the coarse. '.'At the time it was built American cars were far Inferior to European race cars. "Our object was to establish a rac ing ; institution in Indianapolis where we could make tfesta of Am erican racing car and build, np to the standard of European" cars. ,,The last few 50v: mile races have proved that we hare accomplished :tnr purpose. American cars are . far superior to . European cars a thU'tlme as it was concretely ex- To know hnw nnnn a einarettft- w "w "4 , really can be made you must try a - .. ? 1 1 I t---5t- xTC. I 1 t- amid , f - " " ; r , - i , , , Ocber points of interest to you incooncctioa with vs" - jnish wiQ be found in our ' free booklet "Paint Fads? ; - t "The CTsy to Beaoriiul: llomei.-Vikefbrk. BASS.1IUETER PAINT COMPANY , Zn Francisco Callfocnia 7 '(llteraiBj . NaXcigapette F7 AF7 K7AMniIK! ERTAI bibited in the great race yester day." I - ' -'j: : - -., - Mr. Fisher added that the speed way is getting old and before an other race, it would probably be necessary to spend $200,000 in improvements.-i The brick oval track is getting rough andneeds repairs, be said. Tom Alley, driver of a car that crashed through the tence during yesterday' race, killing Hubert Shoup of Lafayette. Ind., and in juring three of ; his boy compen ions, waj stil in a critical condi tion today but physicians expected his recovery. - - ? , Edwin Robinson, 15. tompanlon of Shoup, was missing -today, the police were notified by his par ents at Lafayette. The boys who were with him said they bed not seen him ' since the acciden t. . A re-check? by the official tim ers of .; yesterday's race today showed that Tommy IMlton, the winner, completed the 500-21 lies in 5:29:50:17, an average of 90:95 miles an boor. 'Immediate ly after the race the time given showed an average of 91..44 miles. A3IERICAX ASSOCIATION v At Toledo .7; Columbus 2. At Indianapolfs 1 ; Louisville 8. At Milwaukee 3; Kansas City 8. Minneapolis-St. Paul, not sche duled. Read the f Classified Ads'. AM 7 7m llii'V. Ttas use ft Vanished Forests Supply 7. .' TODAY, in New Zealand, prospectors are digging nuggets rbm the earth. Not nuggets of gold, but of Kauri gumthe fossilized resin of " the Kaurtrees. Excavations have uncovered tlir'ee strata of earth rich in Kauri gum," indicating three ancient for csts,the oldest of which preceded the Christian era. This . Kauri gum hardened by tune under layers of lava and soil, is shipped to San Francisco, where it is used as the r- fouhdafion for the finest of t Hiieters Since 1857 the Bass-Hueter Paint Coutant has imported from New Zealand, the Congo, and other distant countries, the best foe 4 sflised gum, as the base for its dependable varnishes. Their great , . durability is the result of this care in the selection of materials. .. Daiy.unkMwn toyou,HuCT - comfort and enjoyment. Most of , the steamships, the electric and ! steam railway coaches in which you travel,' are finished with these " yarnishes. Your automobile comes back from the shop shining be' cause of Hucters Varnish. Your piano and nxt Coast-made furn---' iture owe their lustre to its use. Hospitals, municipal and state insti tutions, as well as many of the homes you enter, are kept bright and ' sanitary by the use of these Coast-made varnishes. " t 1 l . . . . , ; . " ' . .. . , 1 - :. . . " : Among the hundreds of varnishes made by the Bass-Huites. Pawt v - . CoMPANT.you will find the one best suited to your purpose, whether ', it is for home or industrial use. Let us aid you with your finishing. problems. - -i 1111 5. DOUG 2S6 N. Commercial St. SALEM, ORE. j LEAGUE STANDINGS I PACIFIC COAST &EAOUK W. .. Pel. fian Franrlaro !-38 21 .44 8acramnto ... 32 2S .561 Portland .......... . 81 27 .63 Vernon .:.29 29 Salt Laka ..29 29 Los Ansalea .. 27 29 .600 .491 482 .411 .368 Seattle ..23 S3 .21 36 Oakland KATIONAIa Sew Tork - ..-I Pittsburg- i. league ' w. u :so li ; 24 1 P-t. .733 .6O0 .600 .487 .476 .462 .436 .300 Cincinnati Brooklyn i...: ........ ...19 19 ...1st 20 St. touia i Chicago . .i Boston ..... .....:..... Philadelphia ' L .. V AMEBXCAX Xaw York .. Cleveland . . .... Philadelphia .... Detroit - . .... ; St. Ionia ... .20 22 18 21 ..17 22 -.12 28 LEAGUE W. U .... ..29 ie 22 17 . 20 1C .19 21 .17 20 pet .741 .664 .556 .475 .459 .400 .889 .382 Washington Chicago , Boaton , 14 21 14 22 13 21 Washington University Wins Again From Whitman WALLA WALLA, Wash!. May 31." In a beautiful ball game tthe champion Washington University aggreation defeated the Whitman college 'teem today by a score of 2 to 1 after a pi tellers' battle be tween Gardner and Rich. . Two Whitman errors-paved the way tor the visitors' two 'scores early in the game. t .Failure to connect for safe hits Off Gardner's puzzling delivery spelled defeat ror the Mission arie3. Rich, local hurler held the hard hitting Washington team to four hits. ; '! r? Score : 7 R.' II. E. Washington ' .1 . . . . . . 2 4 ? t Whitman: 3 f 4 Harper, Gardner i and Rich and Walther. ! Wably; ALBERT PRIZE AWARDED TO STUDENTS HERE (Continued from page 1) ; ed as exceptionaal work ; In for- Benics. She is a member of Zeta Kappa Psi the women's national forsenic society and as president of the organization attended the national convention last year She wa chosen national treas urer of 1 the organization.'' 1 ' The prize is given at OAC to the sen lor who ha made the greatest progress during their four years of college, i A joint committee of faculty and seniors pick the win Section cf Kauri Held 3 for&sta - -i . i ?MUt . ! 4 WarmM uncus S()UIRE EDGEGA I E Kaavr Hiroscif aW r OS? OIS I'll FROM FRISCO TEAM Mails Allows Seals Only Five Hits Portland Is Again Loser SAN FRANCISCO. May 3. Mails allowed the slugging Seals only five hits today and Oakland won Its first '. game of the series, 5 to 2.; Gary was wild allowing five bases on balls and in the third was touched ' for five hits. He forced in one'of the three runs made by the Oaks in that frame. Ellison was out with injured hand and . KUduff played ' first , with Walsh In the latter's place at sec ond. Oakland made fourteen bits and led all he way after the third. , Score R. IL E Oakland . ..... . .6 14 0 San; Francisco .2 5 . Malls' and Baker; Geary and Ag- new. Angels 6; Vernon S LOS ANGELES, May 31 Los Angeles made it four straight to day defeating the Vernon Tigers 6 to 5. The Angels came up from behind and tied the score In the seventh Inning,-and won the game in'th ninth. when Jolly, pitching for Vernon walked Byler with the bases full, and two outs forcing Deal across, the . plate with the winning run. , Score : , R. II. E. Vernon .... . . ........ .5 101 Los Angels .6 9 0 Seattle 8, Salt Lnke 4 SEATTLE, Wash., May '31. Bill Plummer, pitching recruit of the Seattle club defeated Salt Lake today "in tn Pciflc coast league here, 8 to 4, giving the Indians four straight over the Bees. Myers - was retired at the end of the third in faVor of Gould. - Score i . . R; H. E. Salt Lake 4 '11" 2 Seattle 8 12 1 Meyers, Gould end Peters, An- finson; Plummer and Ritchie. Sacramento 2; Portland O PORTLAND. Ore. May 31. Sacramento beat Portland 2 to 0 and made It three straight today. Prough and Yarrison both pitched welli 4ut Prough was unhlttable In' the pinches, j ; : Score i R. H. E. Sacramento . . . 7. ...... 2 7.0 Portland . ...... 0 70 Prough knd Schang; Yarrison and Taly.' First Taken From Philadel phia Chicago Drops to Sixth Place PHILADELPHIA. May 3 1.-1 (National) Three home runs by Mensel, Groh and Kell enabled New York to win the first game of the series 1 from Philadelphia today 4 to 1. These three blows accounted for all the Giants' tal lies, one man? being oq- base when Meusel hit for the circuit. Ttemey, the new second baseman of the locals, made his first ap pearance on - the home field. Scere R. II. E. New York; iv. 4 8 ,3 Philadelphia!. .... . .fl 6 p " Bentley and Snyder; Mitchell, Hubbell and Wilson. . i ' St. Loafs 4; Ptttsbnnr 1 i ST. ' LOUIS. May 31. (Nation al) St. Louis took the first game of the series with Pittsburgh- toXT O l. The locals pounded Meadows' firg appear ance here against his . former team mates In a Pittsburgh uni form. ' ' ' Score v R. II. E. Pittrburgh. . . .. ..-1 1 5 0 St, Louis .. . . . ... . 4 J 9 0 .Meadows and Schmidt; Toney and McCurdy. ' . .. v . Clnrtnnatf 3; Chicago 2 : CINCINNATI. MT 31. (Nl llonaj) The ' Reds " contlifuetf THREE HOME BUNS 0 GIANTS i f you Bt or vot Gun.- fr7 US Tr their winning streak today by beating the Cubs, a to 2, in the first game qf the ; series. Luque pitched well, : scoring his fifth victory in six starts ' this season. The Reds : scored - 'vrun in the first inning on ai error by Gran tham and hits by Duncan and Bonne. Cheeves then blanked tbem until the seventh when a pass, a triple by Burv and a sin gle by Duncan earned two runs. It was the third straight error less game for the . locals.. Score-' . . . R. JL. E. Chicago ..... j . . . . . 2 61 Cincinnati . . i Wt . . .. . . 3, 9 ;-0 Cheeves. Osborne and. - O'Far rell; Luque and Hargrave. .. Brooklyn 5; Boston 2 ; : , BOSTON. May 31. (Nation al )--Grimes held Boston to five hits today 'and his batting helped materially -In Brooklyn's 5 to 2 victory over the local club. In the ninth, with the score tied at two all. Grimes singled.' ! He scored when Marquard threw wild on Nets sacrifice bunt. Johnston's 1 J .. V L n An w n J XT A I M A ' Vl ff mer scored on " successive sacri fices by Bailey and Wheat. ' ! Score- ; ; R. If. E. Brooklyn . .' j .". . . : ... 5 10 0 Boston . . . . . - 2 5 2 Grimes and Taylort Marquard and O'Neil. V . IE Junior! Competition Is An nounced to Begin in Sa lem on June 9 A call, is being issued .'by the Salem 'Tennis ub ; for ,a', junior tournament that- is to open on June 9 at the club grounds on the state hospital! grounds. r There will Ibe a close classifica tion of the players, so that the competition can be -made fair to all grades and ages of players. It is proposed to establish two age snd size ' classifications, so thai the clever boys and girls will 'not be obliged to go up against old er, more experienced players who are manifestly in higher classes. The i details df 1 the classification hare not yet been announced, but they will be jcared for by Frank Will man, the! well known tennis student, authority and sportsman. The general plan will call ,for ; boys' singles tnd doubles, girls' singles; and aoubles. ? This will almost necessarily hare to be fol lowed In two j age or 1 size classes, so that" a real" series is in sight.' All entries . will hare to be In in time for classification and pairing. Entries1 can be made at Ander son & Brown's and at Ilauser 1 Brothers. 'A . ! Last year, ; there , were 50 en tries In: the' boys tournament, ' an unprecedented number ; for a jun ior tournament. 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' Boston ...... ....... New York, . . . . . . . . . Murray, O'Doul and Shawkey. and Bengough R. H. 1 5 8 14 Picinkht Cleveland 5; Chicago 4 , CHICAGO, May 31; (Ameri can.) Tris Speaker's home run with a man on in the sixth gave Clereland the winning margin of a 5 to 4 score against Chicago in the final game of the series. The locals had several bpportunities to forge ahead but lacked the punch Score ; R. II. E. Cleveland ...... . .... 5 10 1 Chicago ..V 4 10 0 Metevier, ; Uble and Myatt; Thurston, Cvengros,' T. Blanken ship and Schalk.; St. Louis 8; Detroit 3' DETROIT, May 31. (Ameri can.) The tumbling Tigers took an 8. to 3 beating' from St. Louis today when the Browns batted three Detroit pitchers hard, while Wright was holding the locals at a safe distance. : Severeid hit a fly five times out of five, each for bases. Every Brown hit safe ly. Johnson, who finished for De troit, was the only one of the Ti ger pitchers who was able to puz zle the visitors. In the ninth he struck out the side. Score R. II. E. St. Louis : . I. 817 1 Detroit ...... ....... 3 10 3 ! Wright and Severeid; Collins, Francis, Johnson and Bassler. Philadelphia - Washington, scbjwluled. . not , Willamette Valley Transfer Co. Fast Through FreiRht to Ail Valley Points Daily. Speed-Efficiency-Service Sal em-Port land-Woodburn Corral I is Eugene - Jefferson - Dallas Albany-Monmonth Independence - Blonroe S p ri g f i e 1 d SHIP BY TRUCK FORDS left for us to sell." ; Phone 1995 r- ; . tr- iiH t viH Custom Ti Tt)C MfiH SALEM HIGH IIS MAL Championship of State .Be fongs to LocalsfGeneral ; Challenge Issued . ; Salem high school has certainly clinched the' state baseball cham pionship by closing up the season on Thursday with its 13th straight victory. The last ; game1 was at Albany, with the Albany,, high school team, Salem winning 7 to o. . . : r Poliag, pitcher ror Albany, the Salem team' rates as the best man in his position they have' met this year, but the heavy hitting Salem lads were able to score on him. and faultless fielding by the locali FRO -' Real "Values , . Boys' Two-Knicker Suits $6.95, $8.50 up(0 $10.50 r ; J ECONOMY r I TWOPAN.TSUIT & uwiihiiiiiihmimiiicihi Jiiiunniiii(iicMiuiuu ' 0f- '7 MIS F iri:r-vt 'a Wwm mWi 'i wUr ii ,i aJiLW ii iKin wiiir.v'. l HQ Two pair- kaicken Q Beth fan fined "Rip proof taped seams E3W00LWEAR patent buckle 0 Cloth ficed pockets 13 "Orderly" pants haaer fcrj Guarantee Ubel jr. m 1 v w. FREE TO BOYS ' ' Strictly all wool fabrics in manish styles for the boy who wants to be. stylishly dressed. Look at the wear and dress features of these-suits. 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ThU would eliminate both these teams' from any chance to claim any, but, ,the cheese championship, . and a series between the two I03- ers could be no more 'than a con solation match at best. j Coach Huntington? has put cut one of the fastest, hardest hitting teams i this' year that the state high school league has seen in ' years. v yiiAoioiateiy -MvlVaHvirtbwool C .sAi'rV Iftksil iViL-V ' Mohair liaiai' Q Pencil pocket Koa-ii?icr - stitched bottom (7)Br-Uck pockets . adestrncto interL'ninx" (T Extra cash pocket 1 "Loyalty" lapei button (JT) Ivory buttons 4Th Double cloth ' belt on coat (J) Double-stitched vr 4