The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, March 21, 1928, Page 4, Image 4

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CONFIDEnCE SHOWN -
BY BOTH BATTLERS
TONIGHTS CARD
Slain Events Ten Rounds
Walter Cleghorn, Portland,
160 pounds vs. Wesley Hobbs.
Seattle, 160 pounds.
Four Rounds
Pete Wlllert. Salem, 140
pounds, vs. Buzz Rumbley, Eu
gent. 149 pounds.
Four Rounds
Pee Wee Greene, Portland.
112 pounds, ts. Cy Flook. Mill
City, 113 pounds.
Four Roods
Young FIrpo. Albany, 160
pounds, ts. Young Ensley,
Turner, 158 pounda.
Curtain Raiser
Three Two Minute Rounds
Harry" Savage. Albany. Ill
pounds, vs. Young Ambrose,
Salem, 115 pounds.
Tonight's the night of the big
slugging match between Wesley
r r kr. Pnrtlsnil midlist. and
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- Walter Cleghorn. the only Eskimo
Indian In the fight ring. Hodds
arrived In Salem last night at 5
o'clock and had a little three
round workout in the armory soon
after his arrival to get the kinks
jut of his muscles. He is in the
oei t of condition and id very con
fident he will defeat the Seattle
uattier.
Biddy Bishop, manager, arrived
in Portland with Cleghorn last
night and will journey to Salem
today, arriving at about noon.
Both fighter will weigh In at
close to 160 pounds at 2 o clock
this afternoon. Cleghorn declared
that he never was In better shape,
and believes that he will defeat
the Portland fighter via a kayo.
Salem boxing fans have had a
chance to see Wes Hobba in action.
ffhey saw him take on Bill El-
j.ings worth, stop him In less tnan
tone minute of the first round,
hen knock him out again when
khe boat waa continued by agree
ment, the second knockout came
in the fourth round.
They are going to see Hobbs,
mho is a great fighter, go against
jt far tougher opponent tonight at
-the armory.
Walter Cleghorn of Seattle is
'far more experienced than Ellings
jworth, and is a tougher fellow.
!w h&a fouxht In Portland a num-
jer of times, and always given a
'good account of himself.
Cleghorn is an Eskimo, but
Moesn't look It In the ring. He
i-ias been in Seattle the greater
jart of his life, and learnea io
. jox there. Walter waa so well
.thought of that when the celebrat
ed Wolcott Langford, nephew of
Sam Langford, the Boston "Tar
Baby" came west, he was given
.the match with the dusky fighter.
Cleghorn boxed a fast six-round
m ! V, UA n aorn
Hobbs has been in Portland for
'some little time. He has had dif
ficulty fin securing matches, as
dlMira TSr" ieW available oppon
; ents who would take him on.
: Hi first appearance was against
: Bob Spady, a tough boy from Al
Wm took his measure eas-
Illy yia .the decision route.- Later
k ni tn shuttle and had a soft
imw 1LU LUD UVft v
Lrv- o it winning from Eddie
Brock.
Hobbs haa a peculiar style, even
I for. a southpaw. He hits hard
with either hand,, and( is so clevet
(that he Is practically unmarked
f from any of his battles.
When Herman Auerbach fought
! Georgia Dixon twice in Portland.
Hobbs was anxious to get a match
f with tie Salt Lake slugger, but
" f turned down. He had already
defeated Auerbach three times in
salt Lake, and knew he; could
I turn tne tries: siu
. I Considering the bout from er
I ery angle, it looks as if the Hobbs-
Cleghorn bout is the best main
event, from a fighting standpoint,
that Salem fans have ever had a
chancejto witness.
I Hobba feels that if he makes a
I good showing in this bout, that
I Portland ring authorities will
hare to end out and get some
I capable opponent for him.
IbneBrown
Sports
Br Norman K. Brown
AVON PARK. Fla.. Whatever
4 else may be said of the St. Louis
i Cardinals It can be stated on defin
ite authority that they hare one
baseball player who Is absolutely
: positive that ha la an right la the
i.THenan Is Chick Harey, demon
otfielder, whose illness over the
winter threatened for a time to
hurt the Cardinals' chances In
1928.
Hatey was stricken last last sea
son with what seemed to be a sln-
us affliction. The exact nature ui
the excruciating pains in his head,
which affected his vision and even
health for a time, proved a puisle,
bat waa finally relieved. Hafey re
ported, to camp with seemingly no
traerthe trouble.
; . Hafey's return to form and the
I apparent elimination of Ray
J Blades' trick lenea, without elimln-ttlag-hls
legare the two brightest
spots in me uaruinaw
the coming year under Bill Me
Kechnie. one of the four new pi
lots in the majors. Their form ra-
' neves MeKechnie of his outfield
worries entirely. In addition to Ha
c . nd Blades ha haa Roacoe
PROMISING
Pete Willert, ne of Salem's coming scrappers, who will
show his stuff against Buzz Rumbley of Eugene tonight.
Pete gives away about nine pounds in this fight, but his fol
lowers here are confident that he will more than hold his
own even at that.
Statesman's Sport Page
Names Boxer; It Sticks
This is letting the public in on
a trade secret, which Is probably!
unwise, to say the least; but it's
too good to keep.
A few weeks ago there was go
ing to be a fight program at the
armory, and Matchmaker Harry
Plant gave out the names of his
participants, but there was one
boy from Albany whose name
Harry didn't have. He promised
to get it later in the evening.
A Statesman sports writer left
the space blank and turned in the
story. That wouldn't do. so Just
to fill In the space, the city editor
thought of a name a' random and
wrote it In. The name was
"Harry Savage."
Harry Plant forgot to call up
the office and supply the name,
and the story went through. Most
Holm and Taylor Douthlt to alter
nate with any one or two of them
and Danny Clark, who has had
enough experience to play accept
able ball. And among the Roches
ter and Houston club candidates
McKechnle has Homer Peel and
Johnny Martin.
Incldentally'McKechnle has an
unusual list of gardeners In that
the only left-handed hitter in the
group at camp Is Howard William
son, from the Rochester club.
The apparent return of Lester
Bell to his old stride gives Mc
Kechnie his regular Infield again
Jim Bottomley, Frank Frisch,
Tommy Thevenow and Lester Bell
with the wise old Rabbit Maran
vllle. Specs Toporcer and Heinle
Schuble. the youngster who was
grabbed from the Danville club
last season, as utility men. Mc
Kechnie will carry all three of the
latter through the season.
Bob O'Farrell, relieved of the
managerial worries, will devote all
his time to catching this season
and so far has felt no return of
the lame shoulder and the bum
thumb that handicapped him last
season while he was trying to car
ry on where Rogers Hornsby left
off.
Frank Gibson, veteran backstop
who relieved O'Farrell last season,
has departed to manage the San
Antonio club, one of the Cardinal
farms.-Which means that Manager
Bill probably will carry both Vir
gil Davis, obtained from Buffalo,
and another youngster named
Mancuso. Mr. Mancuso may lack
experience as a catcher, but he
has a good whip and so far hasn't
been baffled by big league pitch
ing. Ororer Cleveland Alexander
says he's ready. And McKechnle
says "it's a hundred to one right
now that Alex will pitch the open
ing game."
Bill Sherd! and Jess Haines
helped Alex carry the burden last
season. The three of them turned
in a total of 62 victories, while los
ing but 22, which is close to a
.667 average.
The failure of Flint Rhem to
step along wJth this trio was
what hurt the Cards last season,
and now that Flint has been signed
to a new contract and carries no
ills, he ought to produce. He won
but 1 0 games last season. Had he
won seven or eight more he might
have more than equalised the han
dicaps suffered throngh the Injury
to Blades and Hafey's troubles.
- Art Reinhart had a fair record
last season but not enough of it.
Won five and lost three.'
In addition to : these five Mc
Kechnle has. Carlisle Littlejohn.
who turned In three victories In
One - style last season. Ed Dyer Is
back again from what was the
Syracuse; N. Y club, but Is now
THE OREGOKWATESMAK. SALEM. OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING.
for Hobbs -
BATTLER
city editors would have cussed
blue hlaxes, but that of course
would never do in The Statesman
news room.
The next day an afternoon
paper carried the fight program,
and the Statesman staff chortled
with glee to see that the afternoon
paper had copied the mistake.
But that night "Harry SaTage"
appeared at the armory and
fought Gjiy Hickmn. winning a
four-round decision.
Last week "Harry Savage" ap
peared in his own home town and
won another fight.
And tonight he will fight at the
armory again-
The question resolves itself into
this; is the city editor a clair
voyant, or is he a godfather? At
any rate, he "named a winner."
the Rochester team. John Berly.
from the Spartanburg, S. C, club;
Harold Smith from Houston, and
Harold Haid, from Rochester,
Fred Frankhouse, from Houston,
and Al Grabowski. Rochester boy
and no relation to the catching
Grabowski, complete the list.
Sylvester Johnson, a flash and
then a fizzle with Detroit Tigers
also comes up via Rochester, In a
hopeful mood, but with his future
much In doubt.
Now from this group McKechnle
will select enough men to give
him at least eight pitchers when
the final parting time comes.
Rhem and Reinhart are fixtures,
of course. Littlejohn and Frnnk
house are the next beat bets, and
then, taking a flyer, one would
pick Johnson.
ANDERSON WINS
LOS ANGELES, Mar .20. (AP)
Joe Anderson. Kentucky mid
dleweight, won decision over Phil
Krug. veteran boxer of Newark, N.
J., in the feature event of a card of
three 10 round bouts here tonight.
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Cleg horn Ring Battle at
TIVIL16HTLEAGUES
WILL MEET FRIDAY
A meeting of representatives of
the Industrial and Commercial
twilight baseball leagues wiU be
held in the lobby of the TMCA
Friday night at 7:SO o'clock, for
the purpose of getting things or
ganized. Election of officers for
the coming year will also be held
at this time.
Fourteen teams have already
indicated that they would enter
the league this season and It is
probable that about 16 teams will
be entered, eight teams In each
league. The teams which have in
dicated to enter are: Oregon Pulp
and Paper company. Valley Motor
company. American Legion, De
Molay. Knights of Columbus.
Elks. Grotto. Hansen-Ltljequlst,
Portland Electric Power company,
Postoffice, Eagles, Carpenters and
the World.
The games will start about the
last of April and continue through
until July 15, each team playing
two games. Games will start at
6:15 each evening and will be
played at the Oxford ball park.
The Commercial league will play
on Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day' evenings and the Industrial
league nines will compete on
Tuesdays and Thursdays.
In order to atlr up Interest in
the games, the local sporting
goods stores have offered a prize
of a gold baseball charm to be
awarded to the members of the
winning team. Each team will
be required to pay a $10 admis
sion fee, for the purpose of de
fraying the expense of the circuit.
The Valley Motor company won
the championship last year and
will be a strong competitor again
this season. The Oregon Pulp &
Paper company was runner up.
TEDDY FOX GETS
PORTLAND, Mar. 20. (AP)
Charley Bellanger, Vancouver. B.
C. heavyweight, won a decision
over Joe Lohman of Toledo, Ohio,
in the ten round main event of a
fight card here tonight. It was a
slashing battle, with Bellanger do
ing the slashing. Lohman was
credited with only the first, third
and tenth rounds but bis rocky
fortitude and ability to withstand
terrific punching won him a hand
from the crowd.
In the six round semi wind up.
Don Mack, Portland 140 pounder
won an easy decision over George
Hval, also of Portland.
Jack James, Oakland, Cal., was
awarded the decision in the other
six round event over young Peter
Jackson of Portland. They fought
at 185 pounds.
Teddy Fox, Salem, 126 pound
er scored the only knockout of the
evening when he dropped Jimmy
Warfield, Seattle, for the count In
the first round of their scheduled
four round go.
Bobby La Mar of Portland won
a decision over Jimmy Wilde. Win
nipeg, in the four round curtain
raiser. They fought at 140
pounds.
LUKE CASSIDY DIES
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NEW YORK, Mar. 20. (AP
Luke A. Cassldy, a well known
racing official and for the past 10
years general manager or prom
inent track associations, died "In
harness" today. He was stricken
with a heart attack while watching
thoroughbreds workout at Bel
mont park, and succumbed at the
home of Max Hirsch, a prominent
trainer.
Cassldy was born In New York
51 years ago. Although never an
owner of horses, he grew up with
Topiilaflvay
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ATTACK
racing and became successively
general manager of the Empire
City Racing association ' of New
York, the Maryland State Fair as
sociation of Laurel, and the Mi
ami Jockey club.
Cassldy was called to England
last year to supervise construc
tion of a new racing plant outside
of London.
DAVE SHADE SENT
E
CHICAGO. Mar. 20- (AP)
Dave Shade, the San Francisco
middleweight defended his reputa
tion as a boxer before the Illinois
state athletic commission today.
Shade was ordered to explain
what appeared to be unsatisfactory
showing In his match with Del
Fontaine of Winnipeg, claimant of
the Canadian middleweight title,
last night. Members of the com
mission believed Shade might have
finished his opponent with the re
sult that payment of his purse was
held up.
The coast boxer, however, con
vinced the commissioners that in
his last 88 bouts ' he had only
scored two knockouts, that he did
not grant Fontaine favors and
that he gave his best efforts.
After questioning Fontaine, Ed
die Purdy, the referee, and oth
ers. Shade's purse was released.
COLONIALS EYE
NATIONAL MEET
The Washington nigh school
basketball team returned to Port
land about Sunday noon, in the
height of its glory and in posses
sion of the state basketball trophy
which it won at the tourney here
last week end.
Now the players' eyes are fo
cused on the possible trip to Chi
cago to compete in the national
basketball tournament, which is
held there annually. A recent rul
ing by the athletic association
stating that no team of Oregon
would be sent bade to Chicago,
does not apply to the Colonials, as
they are not members of the state
association. It Is believed by
many basketball authorities that
the Washington team would make
a strong bid for the national hon
ors. It is one of the best basket
ball teams ever turned out in the
state. Its entry into the national
meet is yet undecided.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
LEAGUE PLANNED
A meeting of the Salem Sunday
school baseball league for the
purpose of organizing a complete
circuit will be held in the lobby of
the YMCA tonight. Toe meeting
will be In charge of Bob Board
man, physical director of the local
YMCA.
Six teams have already indica
ted that they will aid In forming
such a league. Each team will
Play once a week, the season last
ing about six weeks. At the end
of this period, the winner of the
league will be awarded an ath-
letlo shield
This league Is sponsored by the
YMCA and coordinates with
the local churches in promoting
Sunday school attendance. Each
member of the various teams Is
required to attend Sunday school
regularly.
BEAVERS ANNEX
NEW OUTFIELDER
SANTA ANA. Cal., Mar. 20.
(AP) Tom Turner, president of
the Portland Beavers today an
nounced the purchase from the
Philadelphia AtbJetics of "Bevo"
fLebourveau, hard hitting outfield
er. The fly chaser was with Toledo
of the American association last
year. He throws right handed and
bats left banded. He batted .880
with Toledo.
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INUI
Now that the state high school
basketball tournament has ended,
and the basketball apparel tuck
ed away In the lockers until next
fan. the crack of the starter s
gun. the crunch of spiked shoes
as they hit the cinders, and the
thud of the discus and shot as
they hit the soil, will now be
heard in Salem as the high schdol
and university athletes prepare
for the coming track meets.
The'WiHamette track team will
see the return of four lettermen
around whom Coach Lestle Sparks
may build his winning team this
season. Two of the returning
stripers are distance men, one can
be ceunted on to handle the discus
and shot, and the fifth to throw
the javelin.
The two distance men who
showed up exceptionally well last
season, are WTillis Hathaway, who
won second place honors in the
two mile run in the northwest
conference meet last year, and
Kenneth McCormick, who earned
his letter in the mile race last
year, never having participated in
athletics before that time.
In the field events. Willard
Ruch, champion javelin thrower
of the conference last season, and
Henry Oberson, discus heaver and
shot putter, will return.
unT new candidates are out
for positions on the team and are J
showlne up well so far. Colgan.
star Salem high trackster of Sa
lem high last year; Stone, winner
of the Portland high school cross
country race, from Washington
high; Marsters, also from Salem
high's champion track team, win
ner In the hurdles; and Hauk,
Javelin tosser. should add much to
the strength of the Willamette
track aggregation this season.
Dual track meets have been
scheduled with Chemawa, Pacific
university and Linfield college,
and Willamette will also take part
In the northwest track tourna
ment. Due to shortage of funds,
the local university relay team
will not participate in the Wash
ington meet.
Prospects for another winning
track team at Salem high school
look rather favorable this season.
The red and black tracksters won
the state title last season, and
things which have been accom
plished can again be did.
Five lettermen. Temple, Smith,
Barnard, Blaco and Lloyd will re
turn this season to fill a large gap
In the high school team. With
the return of these stripers, Salem
high should place high in this
year's meets. Blaco specializes in
the 440, 8 80, the javelin and the
relays, placing high in each of
these last year. Lloyd Is holder
of the state high school track
meet record in the broad jump,
lifting himself in the air 20 feet
11 Inches. He may also per
form in the relays and sprints this
season.
Barnard is a flash in the 440
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Scientists claim the latter cause to be largely responsible
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Sold by All
Armory
improvement
"He shows
run.
dally.
the
mtlnta in me
gather
, throws, as inej
discus, ana - -
field
are ids -
events. -" ' .
There la a shortage of hurdlers.
.7her winters this season.
; mners u . . mi
and Coach Louie a"
Save to develop some new mater
l to bandle these V -n
? wnth sprinters, beig
tne iem. - .aan
mund and Coigan.
h h Salem high
team. eig-
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He is now w
tending the University of Oregon
where he specializes In the
sprints. .
The tentative schedule is as fol
lows: 1 1 91 Willamette valley
meet in Salem with Eugene
Apr.i .. . anA
CorvalHs. t
April 28 State relay meet ai
Eugene sponsored by the univer
sity Date not decided Meet in Cor
valHs with Oregon State Rooks
and Corvallis high.
Date not decided Forest Grove
meet at Pacific university.
Date not deeided Meet with a
Portland high school.
BIG LE
BEATEN III PRACTICE
cav rnANCISCO. Mar. 20.
(APt The San Francisco Seals
pounded two Pittsburgh pitchers
around the lot today to win w
5 and make it three ouj of four
exhibition games won from thf
Vitinnai lpxeue chamDlons. A
four run rally put the Coast leagu
ers in the lead In the first inning
and they were never headed The
Pirates threatened th the seventh
by pushing a quartet of tallies over
the plate but the Seals came back
in their half of the same frame
with seven runs.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Mar.
20. (AP) The New York Yank
ees may be champions of the base
ball world but the Boston Braves
can lay claim to the title so far
as it concerns St. Petersburg.
For the third time in as many
games the Yankees succumbed to
their national rivals today, four to
two.
It was good pitching that turned
the tide for the Boston team.
YMCA TO STAGE
INDOOR EVENTS
Tomorrow night, for the first
time, an Indoor track meet will
AGUE CHAMPS
At Salem Armory Arena
TrwniHnr
10 3-MINUTE ROUNDS
NO RAISE IN PRICES
HOBBS vs. CLEGHORN
The Only Alaskan Indian in the Ring
4 OTHER BOUTS
Tickets on Sale at Adolph's Cigar Store
Feeling
Druggists :
Tonight
be held in the YMCA gymnaoi
directed by Bob Boardman.
entire program will consist of
events, a 20 yard dash, thre
tato race, spring board high ju:ii;,t
18 foot rope climb, 25 yard ,a h
and hand grip contest, i ,, ir
young men's clubs in the yipi:,
mens division will compete in th
meet, these being the D
thers. Dormitory clubs and Ath.-c.
ians.
An outdoor track team, i!:;!..r
the direction of the YM('a
again be organized this mm
meets having already been s ha
duled. with Chemawa Ju-liaas.
Normal school, and Salem !. ci,
school. Other meets wii;
scheduled In the near future.
PENN QUINT NOW
COLLEGE CHAMPS
PHILADELPHIA, Mar.
(AP) The University-of Pennyl
vania tonight won tbie chaniiiin:i
ship of the intercollegiate lk.
nail league, defeating Princeton ia
the playoff, 4 to 22.
DOC 81$ ELL GETS Ol
SEATTLE. Mar. 20. (AIM - -Doc
Snell, lightweight of TacuniH,
won on a decision over Billy Ilur'K
San Francisco, in a six round fi'-it
here tonight. Both-weighed 131 1 2 .
SCHMANDT NOW MANAGFK
(Cantral Prett Diiptteh)
SAVANNAH. Oa. Hay
Schmandt, former second baseman
of the Memphis. Tenn.. Southern
league entry, has decided he'd lik
to manage Savannah.
Ray may play first base aa well
as manage the local Southeastern
league club.
HE LIKES GULFPORT
(Cntrl Prest Dispatch)
GULFPORT, Miss. C o t t o n
Knaupp, Infielder and manager of
the local Cotton States team two
years ago, has returned to assum
the reins of authority here.
Knaupp Is well known in th
Cotton states for his playing abil
ity.
Dan O'Leary. the veteran Ion?
distance walker, has walked w-ii
over 100.000 miles In competition
Blnce 1871. That four time
around the earth.
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