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SPORT SECTION I , I WAY BETTER THAN LAST YEAR r 1 ! ' 1 RADIO NEWS ft SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEA K SALEM. OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY 15, 1928 PRICE FIVE CENTS WILLAMETTE TRIUMPHS OVER - GONZAGA BY 39-26 SCORE Hellman's mm LUCKY IF I IYS TEN HOB Ry Ed Donnelly Chuck Hellman, one of the greatest little bantams In the ring today, will display his wares . to Salem light fans next Wednesday night at the local i?fcory arena in a ten round bout with Phil Bayes. Bayes, who. needs no introduc tion to local fans, is stepping way out of his class In taking j&n Hell roan who Is recognized 'all over the country as one of the leading contenders for the bantam crown now held by Newsboy Brown. Chuck, a Portland boy, began his first career about four years ago. The rugged little Finn stayed close around the ring at every fight and generally was railed in to substitute when fight- ers failed to show up. Chuck al ways managed to win and quite often by the knockout route. About two and one-half years aso. Jack Capri took Chuck in fcftw and the two wat on- a Darn iljfrtorrning trip, occupying a period ' Vof six months, covering the entire ftVfcoa.Et. Chuck took on all comers. fcnaurg tne tour wun iwo aecime victories over Doc Snell, the Ta coma pill roller. Hellman then came back to Portland and was matched with California Joe Lynch, who was be ing groomed for a titular combat with Abe Goldstein. Hellman gave Lynch a terrific body beating and little has been heard of California Joe since. Bud Ridley was Hellman's next foe. The veteran had never been knocked out in over 300 fights but his seconds tossed in the towel to save Ridley from further pun ishment in the ninth round when Hellman had him helpless, prac tically out. lyng on the ropes Ridley has not fought since. J)ixs La Hood, the Butte sen Faon, was next imported to trim Ctouck. He entered the ring a red-hot 8-S favorite to win. All that the cu-al Finn' did in this instance tor nine tlmea ai. to flatten La Hood s three separate ?rwise gave him an mating. La Hood has .uch good since that two men meet again at some near future jrnerci, sot bee; ,f;ght. Mb Mont; .a date. Chuck's prospective opponents began to thin out. But there was iue Young Nationalista, of the Philippines, who had achieved no- lice. He was matched wtb Chuck for the coast title. Hellman took that fight and likewise a. return match by decisive margins. Ansell Bell, colored bantam and champion of Australia, took on Hellman for a warm up fight, in preparation for a title shot In New York. The fight was stopped in the seventh to save Bell from fur ther punishment. The negro never fully recovered from the terrific bodv rjunlshment he took that night. The little Finn's next fight, per hans his greatest, was with Bud Taylor. "'The Terre Haute Killer. Portland's biggest fight ended in a furious tw.round draw. The hou.--e was in an uproar and cheered both men to an echo when the bout was over. Taylor was heard to remark as he climbed out of the ring: "Hellman is sure one'w"h tne losers aennueiy eiimina tough boy." Bud has not evi- led fom further consideration as Menctd any particular desire io potential title challengers. . mtet Chuck since that time. L Chuck's next two fights were Mrwlth coast boys. He won rrom and took a decision from Georgia Marks. At thfs time. a. change was made in management and Bobby Evans took over the little game cock. The two .men immediately en trained for New York where Chuck met Izzv Swartz. now re cognized as flyweght champon of the world. The fight, was held In Madson Square garden and Hell man game "Busy Izzy" an artistic trimming. Al Petrone was next at the same plac. Chuck lost this one by a hairline decision. Coming home, he met Johnny McCoy, winner' of the flyweight tournament in California to de termine a successor to Fidel La s'Vba. Hellman won by a mile. -.'.King every round, making, the champ look like a well knotfn va riety of aromatic cheese. Summing It all up. it looks as If Hayes has taken on a nice flog Ring Wednesday night. If he lasts ten rounds, he can consider himself a lucky boy, and if he can rise to heights and earn a decision or a draw In the oolnlon-of Tom 1-outit. he will Ke plenty of fights IN-lp keep him busy this prln.., J "'H Hellman is primarily " an hi n? fighter. From the opening bIl. aie beats a staceatto of blow to ' the mid-section ot his opponent which begins to tell long before .the final gong rings out. Bayes Is not an open fighter, elther.-fcut f wining to take punl?I-it to iOnllntl m sag I) Career One of Many Knockouts; Fight s c::uck iJS? HELLMAN Who Shows Here jfc A3S; , JggJfcS W Wednesday Against -;-T-l:?iJ' Offered Salem Fight Phil Bayes. O j , . 2 ; t Fans ,n Years- Salem's Most J WMkS Hman is of , , . s ?rX -f Course, a Sting Popular Fighter fjJZZLfr w. 'rPp'-1' Favorite To Win 1 . -J vAfcJ 1 "" " J ''-- V V- v v. - v. ? X i ' w rY V1 V.::- .. . 1". :.y.L..ivi-:-'. : vivv; - . . . v. . x . j v . ' J" , " - - V i 11 -x - f - :sv I V'v 4 t . , 1 " ' - - - - - afx. I t ""fv ... " m I I VI- " ,f V ti ." ,nf I yi . ?5t?rZ )U rru TZUA 1CA XVlCtvaiU Elimination NEW YORK. Jan. 14 (AP) "Terribly disappointed" at the showing of Tom Heeney and Jack Sharkey in their draw bout at Madison Square Garden. Tex Rickard today decided to stage a final "ellminaton" tournament among five men, preliminary to two championship matches this year. Acting immediately on the plan. Rickard signed Sharkey today to meet a suitable opponent on March 1 2 and engaged Heeney for a bout March 1. He came to terms with Johnny Rlsko. the Cleveland baker boy. to fight Jack Delaney, retired light heavyweight cham pion. February 10. The fifth en trant In the tourney s PaoHno Uz cudun of Spain. All matches. Tex declared, will be 16 round affair? From these five battlers Rick ard hopes to draw the first oppon- ent for Tunney with Jack Demp sey standing out as the champion's second challenger. The elimina tion tournament victor probably will fight Tunney in June. Demp sey's third fight with the big ma rine Is tentatively set for next September at the Yankee Stadlnm. FALLS CITY HIGH BEATS OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL, Monmouth, Jan. 14 Special) Falls City high school boys de feated the Monmouth high squad last night wf'- "ial score of 23 to 16 in a tjo nitested game. The chances for an even break looked good at the end of the first half with the score standing 9 to 6 infavor of the visitors. The lo cal boys got going strong in the first part ot the third quarter amd tied the score twice, but in the last quarter with a new man on the floor the local team began to weaken and the Falls City boys eamo back with some . brilliant basket shots and . strong team work. , High point men on the Falls City team - were Grant (10) and Brown and Hatch five each. Rog ers with six and Bond with five scored high for Monmouth. "Chap pie' King, frsf strn- man on the Normal lineup waa refewa. i ,- ' la a preliminary game netweea MOHUTH rl T?;ol nana rmoi Fight Events! Rickard also is considering a match in London between Heeney and Dempsey next summer. "After all the trouble I have taken to build Sharkey up, hi bout with Heeney last night mere ly reduced his standing to that of Heeney, Uzcudun, Delaney and Rlsko." said Rickard. "You can toss them all Into one group of about the same rating. I must do something drastic with them If a title contender is to rise from that bunch. Fifteen round "do or die" matches are the only solution." While the promoter thought.the draw decision a good one despite the almost unanimous opinion of 17.000 spectators that the .New Zealander had won, be thought that Jack Dempsey could have whipped both Heeney and Shar key In the same ring as they fought last night. " Afight likelhat one proves that Dempsey and Tunney are the two best heavyweights in the land despite Gene's two victories," Tex said. "Furthermore you can throw out from now on all con troversy over Sharkew having been fouled by Dempsey in their fight here last July. Sharkey's show ing last jilght proved how good Dempsey was." the Monmouth high school girls team outplayed the Falls City girls almost three to one and won a score, of 28 to 10 in a onesided game. The Riley sisters starred for the local squad with outstand ing team and individual work. Boys lineup: Falls, City (23) Brown (5) Speerstra (2) . Hatch (S) Atte (1) Grant 10) ... Monmouth . Monmouth (16) . F. E. Riddle (2) . F. . . Rogers (6) . C. ..... . Gough .G. . P. Riddle (2) . G . . . : . Bond (5 subs: Wilson 1). Taylor, Davis. The girls' lineup: Monmouth 28. Falls City (10) O. Riley (10) . .P. . . L. Miles (&) M. Riley (15) . . F . . J. Hawke (5) G. Mitchell ... JC .... . . . N. Page B. WInegar . . . RC B. Lavore J.Marks ..G. . . . . v Hawke N. Masin G - Monmouth sub: P. Hal . Referee: Mary Haller. Trunks now are urged a the Ideal costume for all co-ed sports. Somebody Is trying to ruin Mr. Ziegf eld's business. Oculists hail the new sports suits with Joy. The eye-strain is going to be something terrible. IFROSH HOOPERS BEAT COMMERCE EUGENE. Jan. 14. (AP).- The Oregon freshman basketball team opened its 1928 season here today by defeating Commerce high school of Portland, 35 to 14. in a game featured by raggedness on both sides. The yearling defense was responsible for the victory the visitors being unable to break through with any degree of con sistency. Harold Ollnger, fresh man guard, was high point man with ten tallies. MU.NX GIVEN K. O. BOSTON. Jan. 14 (AP) - Robert O. Robert!, heavyweight champion ot Italy, scored a tech nical knockout over Monte Munn of Nebraska. Friday night when he knocked Munn out of the ring with a series of left hooks to the head at the end of the sixth round of their scheduled ten round bout Tired business men will now move to college towns and take a fonrVvpar onrK In ramnns watch - ing. THEY IGNORE METHOD OF "CALLING ON DAD" i ... v jfcl i - Four students who are captains of najor sports at the University of Arkansas are working; their way through school. They are Glen Rose, basketball captain; Alva Winters, captain-elect of the football mwd, aiwu Miiw, nwHii puet, asa jsusei voieman, reunnj zooumu captaia.- ALFRED J. REACH FJSSES PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 14. (AP) Alfred' J. Reach, pioneer professional baseball player and millionaire sporting goods manu facturer, who was the Babe Ruth of his day as a batsman, died in Atlantic; City I today. He was 87 years old. j "Al" I Reach! was the first man in Philadelphia to play baseball for moqey. He was offered $25 a week as "expenses" back in 1865 when he waa asked to join the fa mous old Athletics. In those days baseball was played by amateurs and the of fering of what amounted to a sal ary to reach j"to play baseball" was not looked on with favor. Reach played second base and was noted for his hard hitting. He nlaved with the Athletics from 1865 to 1876; meeting the bestjl teams In the country, including the Cincinnati Reds and the Bos ton team. He saved his money and in sub sequent: years started the snort ing goods manufacturing concern which bears his name. His partner in the business was Benjamin F. Shibe, who died" exactly six years igo to the day. at the age of 84. Both men prospered from the jtart and became millionaires. Reach waa One of the founders of the Philadelphia National lea gue club in the late 70's and Shibe became the chief financial supporter and president of the Philadelphia 'American ' league club when the present Athletics became established here in 1901. SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE STARTS LEAGUE STANDINGS Won. Lost Pet. Court at Christian.. 1 0 Jason Lee . . . i 1 0 First Christian 1 0 Evangelical . ; 0 1 Presbyterian 0 1 First Methodist 0 1 L.eslle Methodist ... 0 0 1000 1000 1000 000 000 000 000 The first round of the Sunday School Basketball league Friday evening resulted In victories for Tason Lee, oyer Evangelical, 16 lo 8; Court Street Christian over Pvesbyterian, 16 to 8; and First Christian church, over the First Methodist church, 15 to 10. The second roundwill be placed next Friday evening. The Leslie Methodist church team has not yet played. MISSIONS HIRE RED KILLEFER SAN: FRANCISCO. Jan. 14.- (AP)H-Wade "Red." Killefer. for mer manager i and part owner of the Seattle Indiana and regarded as one of the greatest pilots in the history of minor league baseball, today signed a three year contract to manage the San Francieco Mis sions. In making- the announcement. William H. McCarthy, president of the Coast league club, said that Killefer's contract cals for the highest salary ever paid a minor league; manager. He declined to give out the figure but said he was positive in his aseertion. I replaces tiarry nooper. ' forme big league star, whose re- lease was announced yesterday. Here on Wednesday INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE MASTER Ml r x Dr. James Nalamith, member of the University of Kansas fae nlty, is reputed to be the inventor of the game of basketball. He Is shown here with James Hill, of the Kansas quintet, discussing: the eiexits of the court same.' Sports Done Brow Round 1 October The four socks on the Jaw that the Pittsburgh Pirates took from the Yanks on f our consecutive socking days, were the high spots of October, sportively speaking, al though the Piratee got little sport out of the chin attacks. The first two games of the world's series were staged in Pitts burgh. The Yanks won the first game 5 to 4. Johnny Miljus. Serbian, and World war veteran who was to prove the goat of the series later waa the outstanding figure for the Pirates. He entered the game in the sixth inning to relieve Woz Kremer, whose curves were count ed on to baffle the American lea guers. Lazzeri had doubled when John ny went in. He not only kept Tony from scoring, but not one of the 12 men who faced him durng the remainder of the game was able to reach second. The Pirates scored a run in the eighth, coming wthn one tally of tying up the score. In the second game. George Pipgras, an in and outer and a young hurler who had been dis covered -by the Yankee two or three times, stood the Pirates on their black hats. The Yanks won 6 to 2. Aldridge, Cvengros and Dawson worked for the Pirates. Then the teams moved to New York to continue the massacre. Old Herb Pennock, who pitched for the Athletics before that de bacle of 13 years ago, let the Pittsburgh team down with one run. Babe Ruth's first home run helped to run up the Yankee total to 8. Then came the fourth and final game. The teams went to the eventh with the score tied and Johnny Miljus was called upon if 4 V TtririrW again. He worked nobly through the seventh and eighth. Then came the Yankees' half of the ninth. Drama for a moment and then the sorry ending. Combs worked Miljus for a pass. Koenlg bunted safely. Both moved up on 'a wild pitch. Ruth was purpceely passed. Bases full. No body out. Lou Gehrig. Ruth's rl val as a home rn artist, up. He fanned lgnominlously, missing the third strike a mile. Cheers for Johnny, the Serb. Bob Meusel, curlyheaded, dan ?erous hitter in his own right, wai up. He too fell before Miljus' baf fling slante. Two down. Bases still full and those who pull for the nnder dog were crying courage to Mil Jus. Tony Lazzeri up. Then the break. One of Miljus' curves got away from him. Went wild Johnny Gooch made a desperate effort to halt it but failed. Earl Combs dashed home from third with the winning run. Football had crashed into the sport pages, however, before the series ended. Purdue, invading the east, had won front page at tention by defeating Harvard, 1 ,4o 0. This without the services of Cotton Wilcox, Purdue's great backfield star. Penn gave the country Its firet big upset, however, by its defeat of Brown's lnvnclble "Iron Men," 14 to 6. Georgia, .too, demanded its share of the limelight by defeating Yale a victory which started the southerners on a futile quest for national honors. These all on one early Saturday Baseball broke in again for t few days, then, when the American league baeeball scribes chose Lou Gehrig as the most valuable play er to his team In the league Gehrig. In addition to playing a brilliant game at first and contri buting generally to the powerful attack of the Yanks, had given Ruth a run for home run honor for many weeks, finishing the sea son with 47. Dave Bancroft, brilliant short stop and once a Giant star, was re leased as manager of the Boston Braves. He went to the Brooklyn Dodgers as a private. Then came the grid games of November 15. Notre Dame de feated the Army by overcoming an early laad. Sinai score, 19 to 6. Indiana rose to the heights by tying the powerful Minnesota eleven a feat which ultimately kept Minnesota from profering a clear claim to the Big Ten title. ... The Pacifc coast witnessed ' a hectic battle between Stanford and the University of Southern Cali fornia which saw Stanford eave !t elf from defeat In the last minute of play. Herb Flelshhacker, giant full back, was tossed Into the game as a last desperate measure aa'd af ter bucking the ball down the field to wlthn a yard of the U. of S. C. goal, passed It to C. Vincent!, who slipped over the line for a touch down. Failure to add -the point aner loucnaown cost Stanford, a victory. j ; That week-end also saw the passing; of Walter Johnson front the major leagues. The beloved pitching veteran asked for bis re- lease from Washington and a short au,jifrmt play with 144. : iCmtoZTw s " " Strokes In a tie wltn tour others. FIRST HALF FIGHT SEI Willamette university's 1928 edition basketball team functioned raggedly last night but was able to defeat the Gonzaga university Bulldogs. 39 to 26, nevertheless. The Bearcats, having viewed pre viously the big scores run up on Clipper Smith's outfit by Oregon state college and University of Ore gon, apparently were overconfi dent, and looked especially bad in the first half. Gonzaga had but a shadow of the great teams it has prodaced -in the past. The Bulldogs had no style of play, were erratic at pass ing, and could convert only eleven field goals out of the enormous I total of 8 2 tries. They connected for baskets only four times in the second half. Three of these were made by Le Yeaux, Clipper's long I shot artist, sent in to cut down i the margin as best he could. Be it said for Willamette right now that most of its field goals were earned from shots well with in the foul line. The Bearcats tried for goals beyond the foul line only twice in the first half. Cardinal. Bearcat scoring ace. elevated his reputation as a hoop artist still more. Here is a great center, one who is almost certain to merit all-confidence honors when they are doled out in the spring. The lithe, husky fellow col lected 16 points, mostly from his favorite push-shot position, and played equally well on defense. More than once, he reached In the air to intercept a Gonzaga pass. and dribble It away. Reginald Depoe, Chemawa's contribution to Willamette's ath letics this year, was another man who displayed remarkable ability last night. Depoe tried for goal three times and converted twice. He was awarded three free throws and capitalised on all three. He mixed in almost every play during the time he was in the game. The team as a whole lacks pol ish but at times the men display ed excellent teamwork. They look ed especially good on defense. The Gonzaga men found themselves smothered underneath the goal, and were forced to limit most of their scoring attempts to shots from beyond Willamette's front line of defense. After about five minutes of play in the first half, the score stood tied at eight-all. Gonzaga took the lead only once and held it for but a moment, when Litchfield broke away for a clean dribble and a push sTiot. With the score stand ing 16 to 15 for Willamette, Flesher and Depoe boi-ted it to 20-15 at the half. As soon as the second half open ed, Willamette began to pile up a big lead. Cardinal connected with three baskets in rapid suc cession, after two contributions by Depoe, one by Hauk, and one by Ledbetter. When the score stood 3 4 to 18, Coach "Speo" Keene began to send In his substitutes. Gonzaga gained a little on them, but not to cause any worry. "Spec" used a total of 11 men during the tilt. Berrilla and Le Veaux were out standing players for Gonzaga. Le Veaux's ability to count on long (Continued on PC S) WILKINSBURG LEADS FIELD OF GOLFERS LONG BEACH, Cal.. Jan. 14. (AP) "Wild Bill" Meblhorn of the Wllklnsburg Country club, Wilkinsburg, Pa., today bad a two stroke lead over the national field contesting In the $2,500 Long Beach tournament when he com pleted his 36 holes of qualifying play with a total card of 138 strokes. His card for today's 18 hole, round was 68, three strokes below par for the Virginia Coun try elnb course. George Von Elm of Los Angeles, finished the qualifying play still in the runner-up position. His card of 71 today. gave him an ag gregate of 140 to carry into the 36 hole championship flight to morrow. One stroke behind the former national amateur champion came youthful and flashy "Llghthorse" Harry Cooper of Los Angeles, with a one stroke under par card of 70 for the day's play, which added to yesterday's round gave him a total of 141 strokes. Leo Dlegel of New York shat tered : par by two strokes In his round today, turning In a card of 69 for an aggregate ot 142 for the first two days play. . Charles Seaver. 1C year old Los Angeles sensation, surprised everyone by continuing " his consistent play, taking; i, 71 today, one stroke less than yesterday, for a total of 143. MacDonald Smith, distinguished Loir Island. N. T., stylist, winner of the recent Verder and Los An- mimm toarnftmCDtl. finished 10 WALKAWAY