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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
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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. ; ;
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KINGS OF SPEEDWAY .
ARE READY FOR RACE
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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
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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
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Captain Howard, wto is
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Here Is Dempseys British Foe
But the Bout's for Sweet Charity
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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 '
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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 '
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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
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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. .. ,..,
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SPQI83GS DONE MICVK
, "Cuba . .Lack Spirit
rays a headline. But
of 1924."
this may
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only be a bear story concerning
Killefer'a Kids.
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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 -
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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