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- -i ' -. , . . . utiiMimrini 11 , -- - '" " " " """"" ' T""' T f THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEMOREGON ' - - 1 : ' :u 'rvY ; . v ::; ? i ::vf V ; SATURDAY 'CORNING; MARCI 20-026 ' r;r: ' t: n ' . 'Medfc- ongrcdldates Salem denounces Tourney Vriticisni 'wory CHALLENGE YH ED President of Student Body Sends Letter to Salem High Officials ; As an aftermatch of the state high school basketball tournament comes -the (allowing letter from the president of the student body of the Medford high school, re ferring to an article appearing In a state paper construed as repre senting the southern school as dissatisfied with the outcome of the event. "March 18, 1926. "President of Student Body, Salem High School, Salem, Oregon. Dear Sir: "A few days ago there appeared in tbe Morning; Oregonian on the Sport Page an article from a Med ford correspondent to the effect that Medford high school Intend ed to challenge Salem high school to a post-season game. The tone of this article was to the effect that Medford high school was dis satisfied with the result of the tournament recently held at Sa lem and was inclined to question Salem b claim to the state cham pionship. "The Medford high : school wishes to disclaim any responsibil ity for this article or the senti ment expressed In it. This high school believes in good sports manship, and , has no -Inclination to question the results of the re cent tournament. 'At the request of the Student Council of this high school. I therefore wish to extend the con gratulations of Medford ; high school to the Salem high school and .to the team which represent ed It so effectively. - . ' "Very truly yours, , "CHESTER HUBBARD, "President of Medford High School Student Body Ass'n." AMERICAN ATHLETES Rhodes Students Make Rec ords in Contests; Oregon , V Man Triumphs ; LONDON. March 19. (By As sociated Press.) American Rhodes scholars now students at Oxford university, scored heavily foci heir English alma mater in the fifty-eighth annual track meet -witlt Cambridge today, but: Cam bridge won first place In eight of the; eleven events. Two of Ox fords firsts were accounted for by R.?J&j Hyatt, a former Harward athlete the broad jump and pole vault.. The American contingent in cluding also S. Hairtson Thoml sott, formerly of Princeton ; R. H. jack, formerly of Pennsylvania, and M. A. Rosenbraugh formerly of 'Oregon, also took one second place! jLndT four thirds. Hyatt, in the shot put, accounted for one of tthet'third places. Only first places counted In this meet, ' LoroN David Burghly, England's foremost hurdler, and R. S.;; Starr, Cambridge distance runner, also won", two first places. Hyatt set a new varsity record in .the pole vanity clearing 12 feet in an exhi bition leap after having-won' the event', at 1 1 feet 3 inches. The former record 11 feet 6 Inches was hla.frwiCi ! I llibee!; Country : Club- An nounces Non--Winners "-Tournament Open; The tournament committed of the lilihefr Country club announce that., the' qualifying round of a non-winners handicap tournament will be held over the club course on Sunday.. March 21. .Members of the club who have never woit a cup or prise :in;any tournament over the Illihee course or any 'other course, are eligible to enter, ' - .. -..-;! Al Krause has offered a. tery : handsome trophy tobe presented to the winner of this tournament. ; The tournament committee iiave decided to require members thia year to strictly adhere to tourna ment rules in order to have their cores considered. Such rules! will be posted -oft the elub bulletin board.; 4.4:- ; Pilot ttock---FIve miles of coun tr market road "will be. bnilt on West Birch creek.-: CALLED IFOUI VICTORS IN ENGLAND PLAY FOR KBJDSE TRH ON SUNDAY Paul Berlenbach i PIS VICTIM OF SLUGGER 22 Year Old Johnny Risko Nearly Knocks Paul Ber lenbach Out in Battle NEW YORK. March 19. (By Associated Press). Paul Berlen bach. world's light heavyweight champion, was battered into de cisive defeat, nearly knocked oat. tonight by Johnny Risko, 22 years old, heavyweight, in a ten round match at Madison Square Garden. The tenth round saw both gladiators slugging away at close range, neither yielding ground. Risko seemed wobbly after a suc cession of lefts to the jaw, but grinned and came back with a smashing right that sent Berlen bach staggering tack. They were whaling away with both fists at tbe bell. Berlenbach took the aggressive in the seventh and began finding the range with his left to the jaw and body. Risko landed with his left but seldom landed cleanly. Three stiff rights to the jaw jarred Berlenbach in the eighth and the champion's knees were sagging as 4he bell ended a maul ing set to. Risko punished Paul about the head and body in the ninth and took the latter's count ers with a grin. A crowd of 16,000 fans whip-j ped to a frenzied pitch of excite ment, saw Risko pound his way to a sensational victory which stamped him as an outstanding heavyweight contender while it virtually blasted the hopes Ber lenbach entertained of entering the heavyweight division. The young Clevelander displayed a granite jaw which absorbed Ber lenbach's heaviest blows without damaging effect, as well as a ter rific punch in either hand. Risko brought the crowd to its feet in a frenzy in the first round by flooring Berlenbach with a savage left to the jaw. The cham pion took a short count and bare ly weathered a storm of blows that buffeted him until the end of the round. The bell saved Berlenbach in tbe second round as. lie was knocked down by a terrific left again. He absorbed addition al punishment in the third, al though he managed to retaliate occasionally. Berlenbach rallied in the fourth and traded wallops with Risko in a furious exchange but again the Clevelander had the better of it. Risko's big advan tage in weight told. The fifth found both slowing up under the terrific pace. Risko smiled in the sixth as he took several blows on the chin. The Clevelander was wild and Berlenbach landed frequently though his punches lacked their usual steam. SHOCKING MURDER ORGY STIRS CALIFORNIA CITY (Continued from pgo 1.) wife, Mrs. Matilda Marengo, and their daughter, Mrs. Mary Dutra, and the most prominent victim, Mrs. George McNoble, wife of the former district attorney of San Joaquin county. Mathews, in detailing the book incident, said that he was told by Coins that his name was on the death register , because he had written a story about a court case that went against Goins. 1 "But I only did my duty as a reporter," Mathews said. "All right, we'll scratch you off," Goins replied then he drew a pencil through Mathews' name. The names of Captain Smith and Officer McIIugh of the Stockton police force were also In the book, Mathews said. He notified Cap tain Smith. Yesterday after Mrs. McNoble had been slain. Captain Smith telephoned to Mrs. McHugh warning her not to answer her door if the bell rang. Mrs. Mc Noble was shot down by the mad man as she came to the door of her home in response to the bell. Delia Podesta, Goins' sister-in-law, was said to hare been, mark ed ; for death also, as Goins was particularly' bitter against her. She handled, tbe finances of the Podesta' family. .She was away from the Podesta home to pay the annual taxes when Goins entered the place and killed her sisters. The inquest Into Goins' death was beld today at Placerville, to which point he was taken after having ended a far flung chase by a dozen heavily armed posses by putting a ballet through his brain as ; his machine tore -along -the highway. The bullet was extract ed .from his head by a Placerville physician and the body Is now In the Placerville morgue awaiting interment. The coroner's jury held that Goins bad committed suicide. Heavy snowfall In the mountains insures ample irrigation water for A ' v Federal engineers will consider recommendation; for '35-foot . Coi umbla cbaaneLr: " " WORLD CHAM Hall of Fame jot (THeejnuAT VcEUE Vgfe VLaCoste I CT5 I Nominating REXK IA COSTE. Because he beat the man who beat Bilf Tilden; Because he has shown with, a bow to Mile. Lenglen, that the female of the species isn't more deadly than the male ia French tennis; Because his victory in the U. S. national indoor tourney gives France the title for the second time in succession; Because he has won the hearts of New York tennis fans as com pletely as Bill Tilden himself, and without going on the stage; Berause he is going to be a formidable contender, this summer for Tilden's outdoor crown. (Copyright, 1920, (Vntral 1'resv) OPEN HEARING ON RUM LAWS IS RECOMMENDED - (Continned (no Pr '.V) 4 postpone indefinitely considera tion of the bill by Senator Ed wards, democrat, New Jersey, for repeal of the Volstead act. This will leave five measures no which the hearings would be held with attention given first to the con stitutional amendment proposed by Senator Bruce to change the 18th amendment so that the gov ernment would control the man ufacture and distribution of in toxicants, with the status qoo of local option restored as it" existed when the ISth amendment was ratified. Hearings then would follow for bills for modification of the Vol stead act, one of these, by Sen ator Edward3, proposes to legal ize four per cent beer; another by Senator Edge would legalize 2.75 per cent beer and still another by the same senator would legalize beer "not intoxicating in fact." The fourth would remove the present restriction of prescription whiskey. The sub-committee decided that the hearings should be confined to the bills themselves without going into the general proposition of whether prohibition has been a success or failure. Direct information would be sought as to how the pending bills would or would not aid in cor recting conditions as they exist with respect to law violations and difficulties in enforcing the Vol stead act. Senator Bruce expects to have one or two Canadian government officials come here to explain the operations of the Canadian law under which the government itself controls liquor distribution. Senators Edge and Edwards will call law enforcement officers as well as ministers and educators in support of their proposals. "We will be ready to meet any argument the wets can present at public hearings against prohibi tion or for beer or light wines," said Mr. Wheeler. William K. Stayton, chairman of the Joint legislative committee comprising representatives of the American Federation of Labor the Association Against the Prohibi tion Amendment, the Constitution-, al Liberty league of Massachu setts and the Moderation league. Inc., announced tonight that his group would meet here to con sider -a plan for presenting Its case against prohibition to the Judiciary committee. FRANC HITS DEPTH PARIS, March 19. The French franc tumbled today to depths hitherto unknown, so far aa Par isians are concerned. In the his tory of the third French republic breaking even the low record cf March 1924. ; After ; the (bourse had .closed -the franc was quoted at 38.22e.to Jhe, dollar and 137. 20c tootle jound sterling.. Is Battered to Decisive FOUL GIVES DEED il Young Edwards Disqualified by Wrestling Commission for Roughing ALBANY, Ore.. March 19. (Special) rYoung Edwards fouled Robin Reed in the second round of their scheduled two hour go at Albany last night and thereby forfeited the match Reed had gained the first fall in 49 minutes with a Japanese double arm scissors after one of the most gruelling and dirtiest wrestling matches that has ever been shown at Albany, according to local critics After starting the second round with a series of headlocks, Reed began to gain the advantage but lost it when Edwards began to Jump up and down on him while Reed was on his hands and knees Excitement intense prevailed when Edwards reduced Reed to a helpless state by this method Reed had not used such tactics through the match. Hairpulling, gouging, wrenching and reefing of limbs and muscles were in evi dence when Edwards took the initiative. Several times the referee. Matt Matheney, warned the wrestlers that such rough house tactics must be tabooed and that the man first using the methods would forfeit the match. The wrestling commission of Albany took a decided stand against such methods and decreed that Portland wrestlers would be set aside because of last night's affair. The match opened with a spar ring for headlocks by Young Ed wards who started with too rough methods, with Uncle Iiillie Edr wards coaching upon the side lines. The fans took objection to this procedure and booed the Portland mat champion of his class. Johnnie Fisher, former world's welterweight title holder, hurled! a challenge to the winner last night. Fisher had the honor,-of wrestling Jack Reynolds in .Chi- cago Tduring the season of S7?0"M at the Haymarket theatre Fisher declares that he will stay in Albany until he has se cured a match with Reed because he feels that if Reed is as good as has been claimed for him he will give the Albany fans one of the best and most exciting wrestling battles that they have ever wit nessed. ' COUNCIL PROTESTS DUMPING OF WASTE (Continued from page 1.) the property on the north side. The large sewer is also in danger. The fill is on smooth clay and won't hold. r "No permission has ever been extended by me to Derby for his fill. The channel of the creek has been moved north at least 30 feet since he first started on the fill," "If any more dirt is allowed to be dumped into the fill, the in tense pressure and seepage will sluff off the dirt and make a dam for the stream," declared Rogers, "The only way I can see to remedy the situation is to install a pipe there to intercept the seepage.' Mr. Derby claims to have the consent of the majority of the councilmen for his fill, according to (Mayor Giesy. Among those he named on his side were L. J". Simeral and W. W. Rosebraugh. Simeral declared he had only said the fill would meet with his approval If proper arrangements were made. Rosebraugh denied, offering consent. V' As for the Liberty street fill, the only issue is that of location. The dirt from the excavation on Frank Bligh's corner at High and State streets Is being dumped about 20 feet from the stream and near M11 street. Members of tbe planning com mission expressed' belief that the dirt should, be dumped about 30 or; 40 feet farther north. Mem bers of the special bridge commit tee of the planning commission will meet this morning with the special committee of Liberty street property owners to go over the site and to come to an agree ment if possible over the best lo cation for filling. C. B. McCullough, head of the special commission committee, has in mind two plans for the Liberty street bridge. One would be for a viaduct from Trade to Bellevue streets. The other would call for a till from Trade almost to Mill street, afrd a span from-there to Bellevue street. ! Dr. B. L. Steeves, head of jthe Liberty street property owners committee declared that the dirt is being filled in exactly the logi cal place. Both Street Commis sioner Low .and.1 City "'Engineer Rogers, asserted that hi their opin ions the location- of the present j dumping u tae rigm one. W MAT win POLISHING BASEBALL "IVORY" Anybody Can Catch a Ball, It's What Catcher Does Later That Points Him as Coming Star, Bancroft Tells Brown Frank Gibson, Brave catcher with several years experience lx'hinri him, is shown in the center, explaining to Oonan, of Providence club (training with Ilraves), left, and Tryon, right, rookie liack stoprs, how lacing the bij mil f to get the right "bole" in it will help in holding the ball. By Norma ii 10. Brown (Sports Editor of the Central Press.) ST. PETERSBURG. Kla.. Maroh 18. Up to the time they receive the ball in the big mitt most catch ers of experience look alike. As one veteran coach put in the other day: "All he has to do is to catch it." But their actions from thnt point on indicate clearly to a liK league manager the difference be tween a finished catcher and a rookie. The average catcher learns early Jn his career at the expense of a busted finder or two to hold his bare hand doubled up much li!-:e a fist until time to clasp it onto the ball as it hit.4 the his mitl. Host catchers develop the knack of reading batters, watching the base runners, etc. And to draw consideration from fcig league scouts they must hae Sl good "whip. But frequently they come up to ihe big show not knowing how to inake the most of this "whin." I have seen many young catch- it v, i nr k If: 4 : HUNDREDS of FORD OWNERS Are havinpr their cars rebuilt this year at ' Less Than One-quarter the Cost of buying new ones Can you afford to pay Four Times as Much for transportation as they do? If your car needs repairs of ANY kind, bring it in. You'll Appreciate Our Service PAQKER & COMPANY 444 South Commercial Street 5 rv ers. trying out with big league clubs, performing the unnecessary and time-killing act of taking a step forward in the catcher's box in getting a throw away to one of the bases. This second or two of wasted time is the difference between a stolen base and a put out. It is the difference between the recovery of a base, by r. base runner and the satisfaction on the catcher's part of seeing him caught flat-footed., So it is just another of the countless tasks of a big league manager and his aides to correct this and other faults of young re ceivers before passing final judg ment on them. "Hut no catcher, no matter how Rood an arm he may have, can succeed in the major leagues un less ho has the mental require ments," say3 Dave Bancroft, Brave manager. "It is quite obvious that the catcher must be master of thfe whole game at all times. He must try to outguess the batter. With men on bases he must know FREE In Sir 1 - 'it mm-: Defeat By in advance where he 13 going to throw the ball under any given circumstances that may arise. Countless games have been won or lost as the catcher thought and acted. And there isn't anything that will demoralize a team's play quicker than poor thinking at home plate. "For the simple reason (re marks Bancroft- laughingly) that the runs are scored there. "The part a catcher plays in a pitcher's success depends much upon the mehcanical and mental assistance the receiver gives the pitcher." Bancroft's discussion of catch ers brought to my mind the fact that the passing of Steve O'Neill from regular duty in the big show marks the end of the principle chapter in the career of the man who was probably the greatest in the game at blocking a base run ner, one of the tasks confronting a catcher occasionally. O'Neill seemed to bo in the height of his glory when called upon to stop a man coming from third. ' v He had a very simple method, did Steve. He simply took his po sition in front of the plate, stand ing firmly on both feet until he saw where the ball would reach him. Then he calmly proceeded to drop to both knees In front of the onplunging runner and utterly obvious to the flashing spikes of the runner proceeded to get the ball in his big mitt and then' touch the runner with it. Such a job took two things consummate nerve and perfect concentration on the task of get ting the ball. O'Neill rarely lost the ball in play. And, oh how often have I seen catchers muff throws while standing on both feet ready to field it in any posi tion. Toledo West Coast Power Co. plans new lighting system for city. Ray L. Farmer Farmer Corner 1 T f37-so See ) or oO ? Phone to ALL ADULTS THE ARMORY Tuesday Night, March 23, 8 p. m. The World's Greatest Mystery Show The Arabian Seer r a Gigantic Exhibition of the Oliver Lodges' Great Cabinet Seance 5 A. Conon Doyle's Spirit Pictures" ' Ask him any question he can tell you No children under 18 years admitted without parents Risko LATE FIGHT HEWS SANTA, ROSA, Cal., March 19i (By Associated Press ) George Shade,. San Francisco, middle weight, knocked out Joe HuUHs, San Francisco, in the ai round of the scheduled 10-r ind main event here tonight. J Shade, who is a member of the Shade family of fighters, a broth er of Billy and Dave, was fighting his first ring battle after retiring two years ago. SAN FRANCISCO. March 19. (By Associated .Press). 'Ted Moore,; English middleweight, won a technical knockout over Kid Norfolk, negro light heavyweight, in the fourth round of a scheduled 10-round bout here tonight when Referee Toby "Irwin stopped the fight because of the latter's hold ing tactics. EVERETT, . March 19. (Dy Associated Press). Jack Dill. Everett middleweight, won a 6 round decision over Ted Frayne of Seattle in the main event of a smoker here tonight.. 4 MEETING 'IS URGED PENDLETON,. Ore., March 19. (By Associated Press). Hugli I. Sproat. secretary of the Oregon Wool Growers' association, sent a telegram to Frank Hagenbarth. president of the National Wool Growers association, urging a na tional meeting of.wool growers at Salt Lake City to discuss the wool price situation. ' "WEEKS IS IMPROVING SAN PEDRO. Cal., March 19. (AP.) Former Secretary of War John Weeks, arriving here from a six weeks' vacation, in Hawaii today declared that his health has improved to such an extent that he will return to Boston within the next three weeks and take up his business affairs. St. Helens Paper mill struction employs 200 men. con- ITS HERE Something you have always wanted at a ridiculously low : price Just think of it for only Complete With Attachments Let us Demonstrate Hardware Co. Telephone 191 Occult 1 .3