The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, May 30, 1925, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text! 2 THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON SATURDAY MORNING, MAY1 SO, 1025 PORT OF PORTLAND TO PLAY SENATORS TODAY VISITORS RKlORTKI TO I1AVE j iOC)l AfiGltKGATlOX Italn Oniy Barrier to Contest; . Vancouver N ine Come to Salem Sunday j A thrilling baseball game ' be tween the Port of Portland team 6lut the Salem Senators is promis ed this afternoon on the Oxford Park diamond, if weather permlts The local team is prepared.. to give a. good battle for King" Cole, the Plellar pitcher of the visiting team beat there two games out of three last year, and they think he is on good, form for the fray VMa After noon. " v . " ' The Port of Portland! team 13 cpnsiderei'-one -ofthe- best bush leagues Jn Portjand and they were secured-, because ef; their - record. They have lost one game this year, which puts them near the class of the Salem team, which has an un . defeated record in the Inter-citj league. From all indications they are to put the Senators . through their ,' paces and stand a good chance of taking the Tictory back to Portland. i: -. On Sunday "afternoon the Sena tors will battle with the Vancou ver team, which is the ill-luck I team of the league. They have ; lost every game of the season. many of them by narrow margins. Aever the less, they will make the Senators hump a little bit. - EWIS-MUNN MATCH IS. TO BE PUT ON! TODAY DIO WRESTLING MATCW CRE- ATIXfc SICCH ATTEXTIOX Return'. iJont Promises' Exoitinir Time; Doth Carrying Deep Grudges ! MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., May 29. -'(By Associated Press.) 'Train ng completed and both in perfect Condition, Ed "Strangler" Lewis jpnd Mayne (Big) Munnare ready for their match In Floyd Fitzslm anons sky-blue arena here . tomor row afternoon. . f , - : Rival claims on the eb.ampIon ffihip and a grudge that: grew out of their last meeting when.the'gi Ran tic college boy tossed -Lewis j.f rom the ring at Kansas City, .Mo.,; and muddled the champion situa tion, will be'settled tomorrow.-as will ownership of Lewis. .tlo.,0M) diamond studded belt -Indicative of the championship &ndr5p4itlBgT a 120 000 nurse. vv . , T . Wr r- t ? - t - - ' ' . i ' i fr i 4 ' 4 ZRYSZKO SIGNS CONTRACT SPOKANE. May 29.--Stanislaus Zbyszko. claimant of the world's heavyweight 'wrestling, champion ship, hasj signed a contract to wrestle here , ab,out June 13, Tom Freeman? nfomoler. 'announced here tonight. '"Zbyszka's opponent will tje ..selected ..within the next few days, Freeman said. GOXZAGA DEFEATS WHITMAN IpoKAKE 'May 29. Gonzaga ha fters nounded the ball for 19 hfcsiiw the Bulldog nine defeated Whitman college 13 to 2 at the Gomsa stadium this afternoon. POKANE. ilay 29l Plans Tor annlied-to a new gymnasium for SfVane university,, a Christian cKurch pchool, were announced to dsi .Tbffld. library building Is to be converted Into a gymnasium at?" cost ox ssguv. ; ; 5f-Foojt Captain of Missouri Basketball Team' - f ;t Looks Small Besides His' 7 Foot 10 mcK Center I f " - - y iss. V'ST ''TV r..v m i , --- Jc- ' : - k i I ' 1 - - , - r, - - ' f - . i i ft , i v ti si''' ' I ' I ; ;l . - . - !1 : - v - j . V A t I ; ;:...:.:.:., f ,::&. -. i i ... ...... ..;y .-. 44 : .. $ r . .- - ' - J I i - - ! ::..":: -- ',.-: --M:-: ' t ' s I 1 . 1 v. i ' - i ' - ' - . i ; ; 'v ? : r.snrri ?:nneilr. center Of ' th Chi;:iccU,'-s Business College firm of ' ';-;tli Mo., is sail 'to be the ""Ia taclea-Il' j layer-la -.ti KINGS OF SPEEDWAY . ARE READY FOR RACE r. i EVERYTHING COMPLETE FOR RECORD-MAKING EVE.NT Successful Drivers Will Divide Fortune; druelling Rare 4 Is Anticipated ; INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. .May 29. (By "Associated Press. ) -r-The last nut tightened, the final ad justments made, the world's: fore most race drivers tonight pro nounced their speedsters j in con dition for the gruelling test of the J3th annual 500-mile automobile classic at the Indianapolis motor speedway tomorrow. The race will begin at ,3Q a. in. Clear and hot weather," tt-is forecast, will I greet a crowd -which is expected to total 125.000. T ':" r; t v. A pot of gold will b(' the prize for the successful drivers, among whom approximately ; $100,000 will be divided. An additional 110,000 will be shared by those who do not finish among the first ten. - - -; - J .t Twenty-four men had qualified their cars up to tijis afternoon, in cluding all the prominent drivers, including Tommy Milton, the only man ever to - win the .local event twice.': ' ; t- m;'. ' . The veterans,-Ralph !De Palma, Benny HilU Earl Cooper and Frank Elliott are ready for the starting flag. Pietro B6rdlna, an Italian, is the only foreign entry. JUNIOR PLAYERS TRAIN - FOR COMING CONTESTS FIELD MICE -AND OREGON JOURNALS' TO PLAY SOON Managers Worried and Are Tat lug No Chance With ' Members - .of Either Team ' The local drug stores are hav ing a long run on glow worm oil and: rattle snake linament these warm days. It all happened be cause of theJunior Twilight base ball tournament that twill be fin ished next week. ; The contenders are the Field Mice and Oregon Journals. .. . ;.. . Bob Bishop the manager is bav- ing his worries and making prep aration's' so that 'no, emergencies will arise;' The field has been re lined and purveyed i ianl ;a new mound made. . . ' ' The Field Mice after being put out of the. running, came back on a protest game - an4 soundly Ironmed. Lnm1tietat- were conceded cbampionsr Train er 'Mil ler has ordered- every Field Mouse in bed by 9 o'clock and has called up parents to see that, his ruling is obeyed. "Bill East, train er tor the Journals ordered a strict diet of .milk and plenty of vege tables, t . ' . ! Two outside umpires will be on hand as both sides are sure of vic tory, i": The following Is the lineup: Ore gon Journals Lynn,; Ashby.f HiH. Duffy, Norris, East. Seganze, Dun cant Bowne, Alley, Burgess," Wat ers, (Cap;)-3;,': i:-- : yy ,"t Field Mice Benner, Lutz, Heath,: Reaveyr Glllispie, Roberts, Miller," Marr Beall, Katoury, Hage- mann and Harris. t ' LOGGER IS KILLED EUGENE, Ore., May 29. E W. McBee of Eugene. 29. logger for the Penn Lumber company at Mc Glynn,' west of here, died in a local hospital this afternoon from in juries r received this morning at camp, when a tree fell on him. He had been at work but twenty min utes after a vacation here, when hurt.-.';. s;.. i ,:,:-rt- world. Ha la Shown here wltn Captain Howard, wto is . y " i , :;i sUndiajr slx-focter.! Here Is Dempseys British Foe But the Bout's for Sweet Charity A J i- :-To f , ' " ' V y Gooo"6ti& $ " "v rMO. " f f 1- scon i '4 l- t i ; ) Til S Jack Uempsej is going to apfK-ur in the ring while abroad but only,, in exhibition affairs. . He has already agreed to box Phil Scott, British heavy, in a charity affair at Brighton, England, late in June. Photos show Scott in action and latest photo of Dempatey tWen on board the liner on which lie went to Europe. HIGH SCHOOL COACH SITUATION UNCHANGED BOTH SIDES. ENJOYING PER- IOD OF INACTIVITIES Koclety Is Said to Be Hacking Al umni Member for Hunt ing- . ' ton's Position " The situation of securing a coach, of "athletes' at the Salem high school remains "unsettled. with no definite action being tak en by any side. , FronTall indlca-tSftnstsH-appearsXthatUhe Salem high' school- will wake ttp ter the fact that' they .'will .not have a coach for the next earl - . A report made' to the school board - at their last : meeting by George Hug, city superintendent of schools, stated that he had met with the student council,- where they had refused to -take action on voting money from the student body funds to pay the 650 neces sary J to complete' the suni for the salary. ' : ' ' " ?. ' It appears that a move is on foot to secure anolaer coach because Hollis Huntington; refuses to re turn" under any.' other arrange ments. Politics enters In for a bit. A high school society with a' mem bership' casting a controiipg vote in the student council .seeks to se cure a coaching berth for one of its alumni members,-it Is stated from other sources. 1 " H . 1 The Salem high' school student council is objecting-, to voting funds for paying the coach on the grounds " that : they depleted their IN OUR OFFICE ' i Looe- i ql-S VwgU?Sf 3 Wn Cohb uke ( IBEX MOU CMJ'T ( OUT - AMD GET i DER f.0 -V CI iliAm if- liU -;, - J; Jft ' DOROTHY DABNIT : ' : ' :' i v.'-.. ' .. ; - j ,. . , - By Charles McManus C A LETTER L., S SSUo?" Wll IOOR OROTER I (WELL OWE.1T I I f , -r.-rT WHT ? ( IP J BECAUSE- IT SAID ON ixl j came for . L-r- -f(?om? , N t Trr-r oack Srir ) I'rlturm to ' -BStJ K ! - - AV.- V : ) Jlf ' ' NUMBER j - "' ( : treasury when they voted a sum of money to pay for clearing the old high school grounds for use. following a misunderstanding with the officials of Sweetland field. Rain Halts Battle to Aid Milk. Fund in East .i f : v NEW YORK, May 29. (By the Associated Press.) For the first time In 19 years Promoter Tex Rickard stepped aside for the ele ments today -when the milk fund bouts, scheduled for tonight, were postponed until tomorrow night because of rain. i Mike McTigue will defend his world's light heavyweight title against Paul Berlenbach.n . When they weighed in at the offices of the boxing commission today each weighed 170. GRKB IS VICTORIOUS INDIANAPOLIS,Ind., May Harry ; Greb, Pittsburgh . middle weight champion, easily outpoint ed Tommy Burns of Detroit in a 10-round boxing contest here to night. . i MAYOR IS ACQUITTED KELSO, Wash., May 29 A ru ric Todd, mayor of Kel?o tonight was found not guilty of the charg es of criminal libel upon which he was tried by a Jury of nine men and three women. Todd's case was given into the hands of the jury early today. The charges of criminal libel grew out of a recall right -that had centered around the Mavor and members of the city council. ;. BASEBALL . - American League Phillies 6; New York 4. Washington 7 ; Boston 3. Detroit 13; Chicago 9. St. Louis 7; Cleveland 4. :. w - Xational League Pirates 6; St. Louis S. Chicago 10; Cincinnati C. Brooklyn 11; Boston 5. Phillies-New York game post- , poned, rain. Pacific Coast League San Francisco 3; Seattle I. Oakland 3; Sacramento l.! Salt Lake 3; Vernon 1. I08 Angeles 7; Portland 2. BRITISH WAR HERO IS SPEAKER HERE FRIDAY MAJOR SnOFT IS rA.NAwi.iX 5IOI ATED POLICEMAN Engaipments in Africa Relatetl ; Trophiei of Hunt Are Shown to Stndents The Willamette university stu dents enjoyed a very i Instructive lecture given in the Waller Hall chapel by Major Shoft, of the Ca nadian mounted i police, at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon. The fea ture of the lecture was an account Riven by the Major of one of the British engagements in Africa with the natives. -i ; i Trophies in the shape of the skins of animals killed by the ma jor were displayed Including ,tro ph ies ' taken ft;om the Canadian i.orthwest; from' Africa, from Aus trtiia and from India. The .collec tion also included a number of the native African weapons such as the native shields and spears.' . The major then displayed a number of swords which he had collected from various parts of the world and amused the students by showing then a number of tb,e more intricate tricks of sword play.-. v. A number of uniforms from the vj tious armies in which the mar ;er had'seen service were then shown as was an : Iron vest worn ty one of Napoleon's troopers at the famous sunken road. Another interesting antique was an ' ancient elephant gun, one of the earliest made, which had to be loaded from the muzzle and had a; bore much larger than any that are now in use. Shells i used in ' the late world war and others used in a Mexican revolt were also exhibited. ' : Near the end of his lecture Ma jor Shoft told of one of the en gagements in which' he took, part Where 300 British troopers met and. defeated oyer 2,400 black sav 'ages, of his own narrow escape from death and of the heroism of a pal. '., - . i In conclusion Major Shoft tofd of the hunting conditions in the O. nadian northwest where he is now serving the English govern ment and Invited any of the stu douts interested to make a trip VK.th is a summer. ; Track Meet Postponed i on Account of Torrent ; Due. to the heavy downpour of rain yesterday afternoon the track and field meet between Salem high school and the Cbemawa Indian training school was called off. The deluge of rain made the Willam ette field a Veritable sea of mud, it is declared. : Salem residential property Is in one of -the greatest booms ever known in the district. Prosperity Is rapidly becoming evidenced. Boost for Salem. .. ,.., i SPQI83GS DONE MICVK , "Cuba . .Lack Spirit rays a headline. But of 1924." this may r only be a bear story concerning Killefer'a Kids. . ;'..' ' With the Athletics looming ; as (he only real rivals of the Wash ington Senators in the American League and the Phillies giving the Dodgers & fight for second place in ' the National circuit, all jokes anent the sleepiness of the Quaker City fall rather flat these days, it Those who say Connie's outfit in action in Florida expected the Long Leader to get his team "up there." They, as well as Connie, however, "counted on the help of Leftie Groves. 1100.600 Baltimore beauty. ; When Groves failed to get going in his first two starts the fans began to offer Connie a bit of pity. ' " :':; I Then Sam Gray stepped into the breach w ith trolled curve his perfectly con - , 11 . PaaIi- lxi 11, ii aiici vvwu rane, young Pacilic Coast catcher, started slamming the ball about; Eddie Rommel hit his stride; Slim Harrjs found himself and the team proceeded to climb without Mr. Groves. They're still going strong. ! f - The Phils, In Florida,-seemed little stronger than they appeared at the close of last season:.;.. Man ager Art Fletcher, however had instilled in them a. fighting spirit which the team had lacked. He ac quired George Barns, veteran out fielder, from the Reds.. Later on he picked up Louis Fonseca from the Reds. And before the general public was aware of it he had his outfit ambling along in fine style. The Reds went blooie. Uncle Robbie and his Brooklyn outfit were handicapped by poor pitch ing. The Pirates got off on the LATIN CLUB WINNER WITH V0DVIL STUNT DRAMATIC IS SECOND AND PHOEXIX GROUP THIRD Nearly All of High School Organ . izations Participate in An ' nual Event The Latin club took first-place by their, offering f "Very Tragi cal Mirth." the Dramatic society second, and the Phoentx club third at theannual high school vaudeville held last, night at the high , school, auditorium. Last year the KC club won the prize, but to become the permanent own er, the club , must win it three times. '- : ' " Names of the organizations and the acts presented last night are as follows: Julius Caesar club, "1620-1 920 Friars, "Hayfield Follies ; " T. N. T. club; "Moonlight Frolic;" Cor ona club,-"Rocking Horse Tales;" Phoenix club, "As the Story goes;" Latin club. "Very Tragical Mirth;" KC club. "Memories;" GAA, "Good Old School Days;" Snlkpoh Dramatic society. "Uncle Tom's Crabbin;" TA, "Patches The managing staff of the vau deville will be as follows: Manag er, Leroy Grote,-i assistants, Ken neth Allen, and Ezra Webb; stage manager, Stewart Kibbey; head usher, Cecil ' Edwards. Garnet Harra is faculty advisor. Two other members of the faculty have been appointed as a board of offi cial censors, to make sure that wrong foot. The Cubs were handi capped by an avalanche of injuries and bard luck. Fletcher said noth ing but kept his team plugging. Now the Phila loom as a , real contender, team. They probably haven't the .punch' necessary to nose out the Dodgers, should that team finally get its usual brand of pitching. The Giants seem to have the lead . to themselves, of course. But right now the long down trodden Phils, built of little and on one of the cheapest payroll in the big leagues, are the talk of the circuit.; ...J i !: . So vaudeville artists and wise crackers in general can pick on some other city for a while. Now there's ; Boston But why bring that up. While George Sisler failed In his effort to excel hi3 own record for bitting safely in consecutive games he need not feel down hearted. As things stand now he is the possessor of three records of which he can be mighty proud. - One of these, of course, is that of collecting one or more hits in 41 consecutive! games. I The wonnil la hta mart- nf A9ft 4 - tho xnorm I " - League record The third is his feat of ringing up 257 base hits in 1920, a major league record.! ! t Sisler's 41-game batting streak was begun July 27, 1922 and end ed 'Sept. 17. That rampage helped him compile ,the remarkable sea son average of 420. i i '': The Brown; leader's spurt this year was indeed remarkable al thought it ended with the thirty fourth contes. Sisler started the run the first game in which he ap peared. Which means that, until he was stopped in that thirty fourth contest he had not gone hitless a day Jn the 1925 cam paign. ' ':; .-':!: f j & Which isn't bad work for a man who ; feared, two years ago, that he was through as a batter, if hot with i baseball 'altogether. plenty of clothes will be worn In every act and to eliminate ..any jokes that might not be perfectly approved. The board consists of MissEyre and Miss Fisher, p Salem Fruit Market "-''V':.-. r ... "- I" :;" - f ' - .;!':; ; :- . 4 BOXES Fine Large Fruit Located In SALEM PUBLIC f.lARKE 47 BODIES RECOVERED VICTIMS OF BLAST TAKEN ; FROM MINE RV WORKER.' COAL GLEN, N. May 25. By the Associated Press.) Worn by three days and two nights of almost constant duty, rescue work ers at the scene of the Caroline Coal I company's mine disaster, were carrying on their work to night! almost asleep on their feet. With 47 bodies recovered, it was predicted all bodies probably will be located tomorrow. De spite the fact that mine officials had provided for regular shifts to rest the men, some of them Insist ed on working. 1 Mine officials said today several additional men were reported' missing. They stated the total fatalities prpbably would be be tween 53 and 60. A city of beautiful streets . and well-kept lawns. Salem, Oregon Standard Chocolate Creams ... ; : . 23c Lb. 2 Lbs. for :;ir: :::::;-;43c ! ; Limit 2 Lbs. to a Customer. O CH AEFERN DRUG STORE "Tb Yellow Front- 135 North Commercial Phone 197 i The Penslar Store ' : - -1" I ; -