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r, FOOTMl I T . . " SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 23 (AP) 'Football , gets under way In th tar west tomorrow for a season which earfy reports' Indi cate will be packed with thrills by its closeness of play, fierce competition, and the keenest in terest already manifest. Led by Stanford, 192$ cham pion, six of the nlnecoast confer ence elerens swing into action. All are : non-onference affairs but the tactics and driving power dis played are expected to offer a line on what may be looked for later in the season. Coach, Warner's Stanford sauad will face a severe test in its dou ble header against Fresno State and the San Francisco Olympic club. Under the Olympic banner is gathered a collection of stars of national renown, including Mor ton Kaer, "Cowboy" Kutch, El mer Yoder, and many others. Kaer won fame with Southern California while Kutch, also a backfield luminary, starred at Iowa. Yoder was a great tackle at Carnegie Tech. ' ' Despite the formidable opposi tion; Stanford backers are looking forward to another great year, likely to be plugged, by a . new tion of outstanding players seem likely t obe plugged , by a new crop of potential Btars. Washington whose teams have dominated coast football more times'. than an? other in the past 35 years, opens against, a navy service eleven at Seattle. Two years ago the Huskies trampled over all opposition to capture the conference title and their support ers confidently hope this will be another purple and gold year. With early season prospects of another powerful eleven, Univer sity of Southern California starts its activities in a contest with Oc cidental at Los Angeles., Moreley Drury, regarded by many as, cap able a backfield man as his form er team mate, Kaer, will lead -the Trojans this year. He was benched most of last season with Injuries. After two disastrous seasons, California starts on the comeback train with new hopes, an aggres sive, hefty squad of youngsters and veterans, and the knowledge that much can be gained but little lost, the Bears meet Santa Clara, tn the traditional opener at Berke ley. " - ' fcM Washington State college, enig- ma. of the conference in that it has pulled . off the surprise vie lories oi tne past two seasons, , tackles a lesser foe in Mount St. Charles at Pullman. . 1 'Oregon, sixth of the conference teams to . start tomorrow, is ex pected p have no difficulty with Llntield. The game will be played at Eugene. ... Five other games, including the Gonzaga-Spokane university tilt at Spokane, and the St. Ignatius Nevada fracas' at Reno, round out the opening play in the west. National League Standings t v - W. L. Pet. Pittsburgh .89 57 .610 New York ....... 87 60 .592 ht. Loots 6 60 .589 Chicago 84 63 .571 Cincinnati 71 73 .493 Brooklyn 62 ,. 86 ..419 Boston ,57 89 .390 i'UUadelphia .... 48 95 .336 It. II. E. Boston 3 7 0 St. Louis ............ 2 7 0 .-"Cenewich and Gibson; Alexan der and Schulte. First. Game: ' R. II. E. Brooklyn 3 11 l Cincinnati 6 11 0 Elliott and Henline; May and picnich. ii Second Game: R. H. E. Brooklyn 4 9 1 Cincinnati - 3 11 0 . Moss. Clark and Deberry; Lu cas and Hargrave. R. H. E. New York 6 12 0 Pittsburgh 5 11 1 Grimes. Plitt, Benton and Tay lor, Devormer; Hill and Smith . . R. H. E Philadelphia 0 7 3 Chicago . . k is. . . . . . .10 17 1 ' Ferguson.- Willoughby -and J Wilson; Carlson and Hartnett. SUGGESTS STARS GANG UP ON PAR NEW-, YORK. (AP). What Would happen to Old Man Par if 4he star ' exponents of various types of golf shots got together for a round? . This novel idea,' discussed by a group of players and written re cently, developed' the belief that the- rreatest damage to standard figures" would ' be inflicted by havine Bobby Jones V play i the wooden clubs. Tommy Armour the long irons. Jess Sweat ser the pitches to the green.and .Walter llagen do the putting, . it air fn is also a master of the pitch and his uncanny patting has often been attributed.' to his ability to nut the ball so close to ncc-T ODAY v y niuivo urn the pin that a simple putt is left. drews, Johnny Farrell could be adped to' the' team; to do the long distance putting. ' There; ; would be "bo disposition to - have any one bat orBobby Jones on the tee or with the brassie or spoon. Tommy Armoufsv irons won him two championships this year and Jesa Sweetser.can get inside the best of short iron players. George Von Elm would also be a good man to have around with a mashia niblick in his hand. FROM I K10II CHICAGO, Sept. St. (AP) Leo P , .Flyntt.manager of Jack Dempsey made formal protest to the Illinois state athletic commis sion -today over the "long count" accorded Gene Tunney in thir world's heavyweight championship match last night, but the appeal, insofar as the commissioners were concerned, was in vain. John C. Righeimer. chairman of the commission "told Flynn and Dempsey. as manager and fighter. on file with the commission, that nothing could be done about the protest at this time. He told Flynn that he was not recogntied by the commission as Dempsey's manager, but that if Flynn returned with the protest in affidavit form, signed by Demp sey the commission would be glad to give the appeal its atten tion. "If anybody squawks I want the squawk to come from Dempsey himself," Righeimer said. Whether Dempsey will support Flynn in the issue remained an unsettled problem tonight. Arth ur P. Drlscoll, a New York at torney repsesenting Dempsey, told unairman Righeimer that he former world's champion was bn- tent to abide by the decision ren dered in soldier field last night, and was considering no orotest. Friends of the former titlehold er said, however, that Demnsev. if Flynn insisted upon his sign ing an affidavit, might do so. Chairman Righeimer, RRld that he and other members of the com mission were of the opinion that th battle had been conducted Strictly in accordance with all rules; that Dempsey himself was ramlliar With them; and that the particular rule in regard to knock downs and the action of the boxer scoring one. was gone oyer with Dempsey and Tunney Just a few seconds before the battle started ""feuc mauuuigi W. L. Oakland 114 72 San . Francisco ....101 85 Seattle 9 6 S5 Sacramento 9 2 93 Portland 89 91 Hollywood 86 100 Mission 82 104 Los Angeles 78 108 Pet .616 .546 .530 .497 .494 .462 .441 .419 First Game: R. h. E Portland 3 7 1 Los Angeles 4 11 1 (10 innings) Ponder and Fischer: Peters and Hannah. Second Game: R. H. E. Portland 2 9 5 Los Angeles 3 5 2 (11 innings) Ortman and Fischer; Cunning ham and Sandberg. . v R. H. E. Oakland 11 21 0 Seattle ,. . A 8 15 5 (13 innings) Hasty and Bool: Smith. Nance and R. H. E. Hollywood 2 8 1 San. Francisco 1 6 1 (10 innings) Shellenback and Murphy; Mit chell and Jolley. R. H. E. Missions 6 12 -1 Sacramento 5 6 0 Ludolpn, Eckert and Baldwin; Rachac, Kallio, Vinci and Koeh ler. HE'S CHAMPION HARD LUCK GUY JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP). T hp m as Law ; McMillan, base ball star, city councilman, norti culturist, fisherman trap shot and champion "hard luck guy!" So runs the description of Tommy McMillan, once consider ed one of the best shortstops In the major leagues, who once again is being trailed by the Jinx. It was a broken leg which halted Tommy's ..career in the 4 big leagues. Then injuries to his un derpinnings forced him from the game Just when he had Jackson ville leading the pennant chase in' the Southeastern league. . After, Tommy was graduated rom Georgia Tech In 1906, he spent two years in the Cotton states and South "Atlantic leagues and then was ? bought by Brook lyn. He was lead off man on the team! during 1908-10 and was particularly effective against Christy Mathewson. In 1911. he was traded to Cin cinnati, where j he : suffered a broken leg and went ,to Rochest er' for a; season.; .The. .New York Yankees believed : Tommy; could play in his old style and took him on in 1913, but. at the end of the season ne went back to the 1 minors, i He retired In 1921. - : TtS CEGO STATESiTASALEM; OSECO:?. 7th Round Blow CHief Topic of Discussion By Allan J. Gould (Associated Press Sports Fditor) CHICAGO. Sept. 23. (AP) The battle is ever, the exodus, of the hidst spectacular fight crowd is nearly complete bnt the debate is still on. It raged with increas ing rather than diminishing fury tonight about the now famous sev enth round and whether or not the "long' count, of nln actual ly occupy Inn -a space of 18 or 14 secOnd'sEaved" Gene Tunney from losing the heavyweight crown to Jack Dempsey. The official decision in Tun ney's favor, on the score of the delay in counting in the seventh round until Dempsey Was waved to a corner as well as on the ver dict at the close in the cham pion's favor, stands as It was ren dered last inght. The state athlet ic commission settled this at ft session that heard and refused to allow a formal protest from Leo P. Flynn, Dempsey's manager, who claimed that Tunney was ac tually knocked ottt and that DetnP sey was "robbed" of the cham pionship. At the seme time a loophole was left for further ap peaj by Flynn. Jack Makes No Kick Dempsey himself refused to support Fiynn's action, today at least, and through his agent. Ar thur F. Driscoll of New York, made it known that he was con sidering no "squawk" or protest at present. So It will stay on the records as a ten round decision for Tun ney, but there were thousands to day, those who had seen the figfht and those who studied its seventh round details closely in the slow motion pictures, convinced that Uhtoward circumstances cost Jack Dempsey the greatest triumph of his career. The pictures not only showed that the time el&paihg during the count of "nine" was actually near er 14 seconds but they Indicated that Tunney, had he been compell ed to get up earlier than he did. probably would have been a wob bly, easy target for the finishinc wallop.- In other words, the four or five additional seconds the champion gained on the floor, while Dempsey was being chased to the furthest comer by Referee Dave Barry, seemed in the pictur es to be a vital. If not deciding factor in Tunney's recovery. Gene Badlj Hurt Gene was dazed and blinking when he went down from a series of left and right hand smashes to the jaw. He was still seemingly onlyi semi-conscious when the count actually reached "fivel" Nine or ten seconds actually had Passed by that time so that, but fpr.Dempsey's delay in;retreating, Tunney. conceivably 'might have TAIN C1UCAGO, Sept. 23. (AP). Happy that he has proven himself at least a fighter able to meet Jack Dempsey at his own game and still win even though the is sue was clouded by a "long count." Gene Tunney today pre pared to head homeward. Before deserting his hotel apartment here this afternoonn to visit friends for dinner. Tunney expressed little sympathy with the claim of- Leo P. Flynn. filed with the Illinois State Athletic commission, that the champion was given- the benefit of too long a count when Dempsey floored him in the seventh round. "Flynn has been appealing de cisions all his life." Tunney re marked. "It isn't surprising that he intends to appeal the decision of last, night. "I watched Dempsey when I was down i; in the seventh and watched the : " referee , count. I could have risen any time but pre ferred to get the. benefit of the full rest. My seconds waved me to stay down when I was about to rise at the connt of five." Gene said he. was perfectly will ing to 'meet 'Dempsey again if the issue st in was in doubt. J "Why shouldn't I?T, he asked. "I can beat Dempsey every day in the week and for another million dollars I'd fight anyone.. This is a business blg,business, and per sonal feeling doesnC enter.T First TMatlon Made Of Statistics at Fight i CHICAGO, Sept. 23 (AP) Fight statistics were not completei y tabulated today bat these were the closest figures available on the Dempsey show: - ' , ; Number of specUtors--1 45.000. ' 1 Actual paid - attendance 135, 000. f ' Total receipts- -$2,653,660. ' Tunney's share -3900.000. , Dempsey's share-$450,900!. . . i Federal tax $265,866. . " State tax $241,659.43 ; Rental of Soldier field $100, 000. " ?' -"i , Additional expenses $150,000. i Ricksrd's profit $551.13 4.57. "A" bodice "effect achieved by MMDFIGH IB ETUIEK M 4f ,t 4 1 tSirJ unes been counted out. Even bad he ieen able to rise it is doubtful whether his legs could have car ried him as rapidly around the ring as they did, several seconds later, td fescajJe- DerHpaey's rnsw ed attack. On the other hand, there is the ,view that .Dempsey cost himself his big chance of. victory by not abiding promptly by the state box ing rules that compel a boxer to retire quickly to the "farthest" corner after .fldoring ati antagon ist. These rules provide no count shall be made until the box er on his feet 'has so retreated. Officials Agree This was the view of the com mission, tn backing up the action of its officials. It was the opin ion of Dave Jjarry. the referee, and of the two judges, George Ly- tton and Sheldon Clark, promin ent Chicago business men. AM to whether Tunney was cap able or not getting to hts feet and out of range whenever the count of nine was reached, opinions dif fer. The champion himself said he fra? able to get up at five and was about to d6 so, only to be re strained by orders shouted from his corner. Most ringside experts seemed to share a similar view. Lytton, one of the judges, de clared: "I uras sitting right under Mr. Tunney when he dropped. I know he could have gotten up. There is no question about It." The pictures show that during the last four or five seconds Tun ney was-intent on watching the referee's count, sitting but with his left hand on the ropes ready to pull himself op. Why didn't Dempsey rush in. when Tunney did get tip, and make a quicker effort to com plete the job? That was another moot ques tion. It may hare been Tunney's foot racing skill, his 6lttr back Pedalling pace, that frustrated a fresh Dempsey charge Dempsey glow But is seemed, as the pictures were studied, that the ex-cham pion let many precious seconds go by before tauntlfig his fee and then leaping back to the attack. There was no doubt that every second was a precious mind and body restorer to Tunney toward the close of that seventh round. Dempsey's aggressiveness thru ont the fight Is emphasized by the pictures but so also is Tunney's remarkable generalship, the su perior accuracy of his attack . outside of the fateful seventh and his far greater stamina. Tunney cleverly handled by his chief second, Jimmy Bronson, out smarted his opponent, per haps, when the crisis came but he did not outgame him. Dempsey was always going in, stung and cut as he was by the rousing fin ish that clinched the decision for the champion. ort cisms bill pitt: when the next war comes Tex Rickard will probably corner the full rights. Rickard could sell spectators seats for $40 each and probably tack on another tenner for rental of a suit of armor in case of stray and careless bullets. All 'persons sitting near the hot dog and garlic stands would be furnished gas masks. ' The first round would be taken up with digging trenches and the giving of instructions to the coo ties. All complaints about the bully beef would have to be made In the one-minute rest periods. Indians would not be allowed in the ticket offices because they might start scalping. Gas would be barred, automat ically eliminating" carbon monox ide and United States senators. , This may have no sense, but neither has the paying of 3.000,-' 000 eagles for a 20-mlnute slap' symposium. Philadelphia ball teams may try to have the law stop fans from razzing them." , The fans rouitt come back by Having the law make the Philadelphia teams play razz less ball. . Just as a fellow can quit buying his girl peanuts at a ball game the chrysanthemum season opens. The French have just sent our Davis cnp : away by 'steamer, . be lying the old proverb that there is many af slip" 'twixt the cup and th'ship. ..... ' i's:; e - . . ji4 r ceco rs5 mm This Coup on '. If Presented . -Septi24thr . m ---Entitles the Holder to a denaine, - Gillette Safety- Razor Name .'PERRY'S DRUG STORE - SATUREAY MQENIXG. SEPTEMBER rl927j Ff! FAIR TRACK FASTER Friday moisture came in just sufficient amounts to wet down the mile track of the Oregon state fair to where the management can practically assure a dustless course for next Monday, when auto races hold the interest of opening day of the Oregon exposi tion. It is then that a dozen of the leading dirt track drivers of Unit ed States, Canada and Europe will be in action on the Salem mile track in a speed program of eight events, which will be featured by the Pacific States sweepstakes race of 15 miles in three heats; the "battle of champs," a dash event from the leading champions here and the Northwest Motor Drby, the ten mile finale race of the pro gram. Ray Lampkin. world's dirt track champion, now in the city, will be pitted against Ray Dashbach, the French-Canadian, who recently won the Missouri Valley title; Roy Ketcham, the central states cham pion and Sonny Day, the Dixie title holder, This is the "battla of champs ' race and will be for four miles- No one seems to know what the local track record 1s. for the mile but it is certain that Lampkin will set up- an official marker for the course. Lampkin's fastest time for the mile is 43 1-5 seconds made at the Minnesota state fair. He hung up a new Washington record at Yakima last week when he wheeled a none-too-good mile track in 46 1-5 seconds. To make this mark Lampkin will drive the most famous of all race cats, the Wisconsin Special, which beat Milton's, Oldfield's, D Palma's and Disbrow's record time on the Florida beaches, hitting the sand course at a rate of 181 mile an hour. Lampkin clips the mile track stretches close to 100 miles an hour in making a mark around 4 6 seconds. It is not without the realms of possibility that Lampkin may crack thVworld's mark of 42 1-5 if some more rain comes down and the track is properly Ironed out If the champion clocks good time in his trial here Monday Starter Bill Breitenstein will likely set him out to break the two mile world's record now held at Minnesota state fair's famous mile course. Lampkin would like a chance td set & mile or half-mile mark on the new half-mile track here, but It is doubtful If this will be per mitted as that course Is for horse racing alone. Lampkin turned down several offers to go out on the speed bowl near Portland for a mark Sunday but he is "saving" his car for the Monday races here. In competition Lampkin drives an almost unbeatable heavy motored Italian First racer. PENNS YL V ANI AN WINS AIR RACES SPOKANE. Sept. 23. fAP Flashing across the finish . line first in two of the five national iar races today, James Ray of Willow Grove, Pa., was the star performer of the opening day pro gram of the seventh annual natio nal contests. Sharing honors with Ray wort E. E. Ballough; Chicago and C. W. Holman, St. Paul, who captured second and third places respective ly in the races won by Ray. Priz es of $1,000 for first in .the Seat tle chamber of commerce trophy event of 80 miles, and $500 for first in speed in the aviation town and country club speed and effi ciency race, also 80unjiles, went to rtay-. , s. .. Baliougae two seconds won him to. Sana.. Firarmcucc Special reduced fare good in peedy, ail-coach trains every Sunday, Tuesday and Friday. Low-cost menus in dinar and lunch car. 'Trains leave Salem 11:43 a. on., arriving in San Francisco 10:30 a.' m. Similar service returning from San - Francisco every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. - ' rounJtrP goingon these trains and re . - turning on any train carrying crrarHra limit 15dy. Gouthcra Pacific City Ticket Office ' 184 N. Liberty . Phone SO . T" DAY IN MAKES 1 $850 and Holman's third places brought him $500, Holman was winner in the New York to Spo kane class A derby this week and Ballough took second in the class A derby. Ray made an average speed of 138.394 miles an hoar in his Pit cairn plane In the Aviation Town and Country club event and an average of 136.145 In the Seattle race. In one of the two mile races, the navy outclassed the marine corps, three Boeing planes from the San Diego base taking the first three places, with two mar ine planes, from Quantlco, Va,., finishing fourth, and fifth. Lieu: tenant Thomas P. Jeter won the 120 mile event around a 10 mile course with an average speed of 177.040 miles an hour. First honors in the other mili tary event were captured by Lieu tenant I. V. Woodring ..of Self ridge field, who made an average of 158.412 miles an hour for six ty miles around a six mile course. Three army planes were entered. Trophy cups were awarded in the military events. American League Standings f O O w. New York 105 Philadelphia 83 L. 43 59 , 66 ' 80 80 81 89 97 R. 2 .1 Pet .705 .599 Washington 78 .582 .448 Detroit . . 65 Chicago 5. 66 Cleveland 63 St. Louis 57 Boston 48 .452 .438 .390 .331 H. E. 5 0 7 2 Chicago ...... Boston (11 innings.) . Thomas and Schalk; Bradley and Moore. One game scheduled in Ameri can. y "How I My Shaving new-like, AutoStrop TTub RAZOR That Sharpens Itself . 'V. WORLD'S SERIES - BEGINS OCT. 5 CHICAGO. Sept.1 23. (AP) Ticket sales for seats to - the world's series. were authorized to day by.Kenesaw Mountain Landis, baseball commissioner, ' and t the presidents of the clubs likely to participate in baseball's ," annual classic.- which will open in the home park of the National league pennant winner on October 5. ? The Giants were not, represent ed at the conference, and neither were the .. fourth r place Cubs, al though both had been: Invited. Sam Dreyfuss, vice president of the Pirates, and Sam;Breadon, president of the Cardinals, met with Colonel Jacob Ruppert, pres ident of the pennant winning Yan kees of the American league and Commissioner Landis. The first two games will be played in the National league park, it was decided, and the third, fourth and fifth in the Yankee stadium, with the sixth and seventh, if necessary, returning to the National league city. If the Pirates, now leading the pennant chase in the National league, should capture the flag, Fresh Prunes Wanted For We can use a few more fresh prunes for canning. PAULUS BROS. PACKING CO. Phone 2180 ' f1 T had always used a safety razor. Td insert X a new blade a good enough first shave, then each shave worse. The blade got duller and. duller until in a , fret'Fd throw it away and insert a new one. 4 A constant annoyance, an expense. , ; I thought Fd go through life shaving this way.- Ever dissatisfied. I was in a habit rut. . "Then fortune favored me. I fell heir to a 1 new shaving delight. "I 'get a 'first-shave' every, day now -with a A super-ke6n blade. 'I "For, I own a Valet AutoStrop sharpen the blade, I shave, I clean all without removing the bladel" Safety Razor Co 66 Tint Ayenu, the games will be . played on suc cessive days,J but if the Cardinals should win, one day will be left open for, traveling between the two halves of 'he series. The same ticket prices will pre vail, $.60. $5.50, J3.30, and $U0i Umpires we re not, chosen; as the league presidents were not represented at tne conierence. . Just when everybody thinks the world is getting better, someone puts on a wrestling match. A man wearing gloves these days is either a millionaire or a fighter, or both. Man nabbed sneaking a couple of ties in a store. He was doing his Christmas shoplifting early. It used to make a man mad U you didn't enthuse over his dog and now.it 'makes him sore If you knock the kind of car he drives. 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