The New OssgON Statesman; Salem. Oregon, Wednesday Stornini, October SI, 1928
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Old Timers to -Enter Contest
iivQuest of Gene's Dis
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By EDWARD J. XEIL
j Associated Ires Sport Writer
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' ' Ears that listea at cauliflower
V keyholes are tingling these days
iCJ to whisperings that indicate the
Yr return of Luis Angel Flrpo. pros
t perous business man of Buenos
Aires, and William Harrison
?ta$fy. actor and Calllornla
real eftate magnate, to the more
ruarsa lines of endeaTor they
rf knew belre affluence set in.
Dempseyvled to belieye that he
possessed the qualities of a great
thesplan and conrinced that he
nerer could whip Gene Tunney in
a dozen comebacks, announced
last soring that he was "through"
with tfc Arize rinr forerer. To
day his stage bubble has burst,
the contract he signed for $5,000
a week tor 20 weeks in a Broad
way play has been cancelled. Tun
ney has passed from the ring pic
ture and Dempsey, twice whfpped
by the big marine, is listening to
dally adrlee and pleas that he don
the padded mittens Just once more
to sare the heayywelght ranks
from utter stagnation.
Jack May Do It
The old Manasa Mauler, despite
his 33 years, is warerlng. Tex
Rlckard won't talk but Jack is be
ttered to have set a $600,000 price
tat! on ntyJaerrlces for one "W
bitiie-' The mogul of Madison
Square Garden is gun-shy now
when requests for guarantees of
that kind are shored In hip face.
Tex still Is a bit punch drunk
from the financial beating he took
when be guaranteed Tunney
,!i50.000 for blasting Tom Heeney
before s a crowd that paid little
more than that to rtew the tidbit
of the summer season.
"What the public wants." Jack
muttered In disgust when bis show
closed a few days ago without
completing its "run" on the road,
"la real flrhts. not acted fights.
I'm no actor.
He JJtras, Anywar
Dempsey, today. Is restless. He
belierea and maintains that he
nerer will fight again. Rut be is
listening, arguing with those who
trr to conrince htm tnat the fistic
lull is due to the absence of his
own colorful, dynamic box office
apnea!.
The case against Flrpo. the
shaggy-haired boll who lost the
greatest of modern ring battles to
DempSey in 1923. is more obrlous.
Flrpo actually Is in training la
South America, whittling away
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physical leisure In IMS. He nas
contracted for two matches and is
negotiating for a third. Rlckard
baa made him an offer to tight
here. Flrpo Insists on finding out
what fighting ability he has left
before accepting.
Flrpo All Biased Up
Joee Lectoure. Argentine pro
moter, returned to Buenos Aires
Saturday after announcing that be
had clinched matches for Flrpo
with Jack Renault and Roberto
Robert!, the Italian giant. Flrpo
has taken off 30 pounds in ser
eral months of training, he said
and now scale 240, about 20
pounds above his 'best fighting
weight. The Renault match is
Scheduled for January, while Rob
ert! would meet Flrpo after two
other matches in the stadium seat
i In 39,009 at Buenos Aires.
Like Dempsey, the burly Ar-
uf gentine Is wealthy now, and is
t listening to the call of glory rath
I er than necessity. Flryo probably
" nerer will forget how close he was
j I to the championship that night in
' the Polo Grounds when he pound-
,J ed Dempsey from the ring with
m, one mighty right hand smash af-
- ter climbing off the floor seren
rfr- times. The Latin temperament of
f r trie man Is heeding the call of
South American for another fistic
idoi.
Bucky Harris Once More With Old Club
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By JACK SORDS
THOUGH it was not generally
known when Stanley Harris
accepted the post of manager
of the Detroit Tigers, he was but
returning to his first big league
baseball lore.
He got his first, taste of the
sport la the majors when the Ben.
gals gare him a trial back in
1916.
Harris made his first profes-
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Local Boy to Meet Murphy
in Semi-Windup on
Saturday's Card
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By NORAIAX K. BROWN
JUST how much of the football
game does the average spec
tator anu ereu me criuc miss;
How jnany of the little details
flesh from a body grown huge and fP unnoticed?
We had, as a guest, at the re
cant Ohie State-Michigan game,
which brdught Ohio its long delay
ed triumph orer Fielding Yost's
team, an old football star a man
who we always believe would
hare woo All-American honors in
his day, bad he been playing with
an outstanding college.
In his day he was one of the
fleetest backfleld men you'd want
to see, a good line plunger and an
all-around star.
His .impressions as the game
proceeded were interesting.
The contest was played under
ideal weather conditions.
"That turf looks perfect to me,"
he mused between halves.
We thought it was just in the
line of general comment, until
he added. "I can't figure out why
Eby (Byron Eby. . outstanding
backfleld star of Ohio) is harlng
so much trouble Keeping bis
footing."
It came to us that Eby had
fallen flat on one occasion, skid.
ding as he tried to swing Inside
the opposing tackleTnra line play,
Three or four 'times he bad slip
ped, almost to the point of going
down.
On two or three occasions play
ers were downed on sweeping end
runs when, to the thousands
watching, there seemed to be a
gaping bole for them "inside" the
opposing wing men.
Cut in, cuV in!" enthusiastic
State rooters yelled.
It does seem to the specta-
tprf he remarked, as tnough the
runner is overlooking such an op
ening. But unless the runner has
started to turn In toward the line
of scrimmage he can't check him
self enough to cut in suddenly.
Harlng started to pivot, the run
ner Is able to check himself sud-
denlr by drirlng one shoe ahead
of him into the turf and pivoting
as he slows down. But a man run-
nine in a wide, sweeping run, can
not pivot. His weight is abore.
rather than behind his legs."
Like most scribes we hare
been watching the mafa with the
ball, when our football friend re
marked :
"That's the third time that cen
ter (Michigan's) nad broken up
the interference on tbat play."
After the gamer
"What imoresfies me most to
day is the difference in the game
that the modern stadia bare made.
"They hare been directly ana
solely responsible to tnrowmg
about the game a dramatic air
that was lacking In the old days.
Then the came was the thing. The
crowd was Incidental, so to speak.
Today football Is played for the
public. ;
CARNERA . KAYOES RUOfli
Italian Wins Fourth Fight Toward
World's Championship
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PARIS, Oct. 30. (AP) Abat
tle of giants la the cirque Paris
fT cesslra. knockout rictory to Primo
Camera, mammoth Italian heavy
weight. Camera knocked out Sal.
ratore Ruggl-Rello. Italy's candi
date for. Gene Tunney's r scant
throne. is six feet 11 Inches tall
and weighs 266 pounds, his oppon
ent, who looked like a mere pigmy
beside him is only six feet four in
ones In height and weighs only 215
""pounds. '
Camera Is matched to meet
Phil Scott, British champion, .In
his next battle and if successful It
teems eertajn that he will go to
America for further conquests.
Interest in Saturday night's
fight card at the armory, although
general from the moment it was
announced thatgailor Willie Gor
don and "KewpTe" " Hilejrwe
matched in the main erent, be
came eren stronger than Match
maker Harry Plant released the
information Tuesday night that
Pat Dundee, Salem fighter and
paper mill worker, and "Spud"
Murphy of Hubbard would appear
in the six round semi-final.
The fans hare been anxious to
get a look at Dundee in action orer
since he came to Salem sereral
months ago. but this privilege has
been denied because there haven't
been any fights.
In Murphy, Martfhmaker Plant
belierea he lias a worthy oppon
ent for Dundee. Murphy is a new.
comer to Oregon, harlng done all
his fighting in Montana. North
Dakota and Minnesota. He- is only
20 years old. but has a record .of
22 knockout victories In the 23
fights in which he has engaged.
He has loat only once, to Joe
Blackwell at Eugene. His record
includes:
Knocked out Honey Boy Con-
roy at Milwaukee, ninth round
Decision orer "Bat" McKnight
Milwaukee, ten rounds.
Knocked out Sam Trapp in
Montana, third round.
Knocked out Battling Krause in
North DakoU. fifth round.
Knocked out! Eddie Miller in
Montana, second round.
Decision orer Christ Robins in
Montana, ten rounds
Knocked out Youna Firpo at
Snokane. third round.
Murphy weighs 155 pounds. He
is fast and bard hitter, and likes
! i .4 .... i.v. 'doi.i. i tv.lthA virna best when the going is
Ra.torn Pennsylvania 1aatiia In I roughest. He is training at UD-
1915. A Tiger scout spotted him hard under the management of J
and he las sent to the Detroit ena.
outfit only to be dropped to Scran-
ton in the York State league on
option after a brief trial:
Before the 1916 season was
orer Harris had also played with
Muskegon, which was then in the
old Central league.
He began the 1917 season with
Norfolk in the Virginia league.
but when that circuit collapsed
in May he hooked up with Read
ing. He joined the Buffalo club
in the International in .1918 and
the following year went to Wash,
lngton.
Harris succeeded Donie Bush as
manager of the Senators in 1924
and promptly won two pennants
and a world's championship.
Bucky married one of the capital's
society buds. Miss Elizabeth Suth
erland, daughter of former United
States Senator Howard Suther
land, of West Virginia. The wed.
ding was a gala affair and was
attended by President and Mrs.
Coolidge.
But baseball and society don't
mix or something else went
wrong. forHarris soon fell Into
disfavor with the Washington
club ownership and the fans
and out he went.
Ho were r, be wasn't idle long
the Tigers grabbed him as soon
Sportistory
Wednesday, Oct. SI
1902, Buddy Ryan and Kid
Broad fight six rounds to a draw
at Chicago, 111.
1903 Dillon, of Carlisle, hides
the ball under his jersey after
catching kick off and runs 105
yards through entire Harvard
team for a touchdown.
1903 Sheritn, of Yale, catches
Columbia's kick off and runs 95
yards to a touchdown.
1903 DeWltt. of Princeton,
kicks two tteld goals of 35 yards
each against Cornell.
1913 Moore, of Oklahoma,
catches kick of Rollo Mines' team
and runs 8 5 yards to a touchdown
1914 Maulbetsch, Michigan's
great football star, twice carries
ball from mid-field to fire-yard
line and fails to score. Harrard
wins, 7-0.
1914 Bingham. of Denrer,
kicks a 49-yard field goal against
Wyoming.
1921 Joe Fox wins British
bantamweight championship by de
feating Mike Honeyman Cth 20
rounds at London, England.
. 1925 O'Connor, of New Hamp
shire, catches kick off and runs
100 yards, to a touchdown which
won the game against Tufts. . .
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BRING
Commission Has
Hearings Dated
Members of the public service
commission will hold two hear
ings at Klamath Falls Norember
16. One will hare to do with
the application of the Southern
Pacific company for permission
to establish 20 grade crossings.
The other hearing Is in relation
to the application of the Pelican
Bay Lumber company for permis
sion to establish two grade cros
sings. On Norember 14 the com
mission will hold a hearing at
Bend in connection with the ap
plication for a grade crossing on
Crooked Rlrer.
Second Half Tax
To Close Deficit
The state deficit which now ag
gregates approximately f 1,0 00..
000 will be wiped out with the
receipt of second-half taxes in No
rember. according to a statement
giren out by T. B. Kay, state
treasurer. Whether there will be
a deficit on April 1 of next year
will denend on the action of the
as George Moriarty, Bengal boss, legislature in January with rela
resigned. I tlon to tax legislation.
New Buildinz Is
To Be Asked For
1 Oregon's Prison
Anno"remnt was made here
TuesdayTbat the next leglsla
m ture will be asked to proride
r funds for the erection of a new
administration building at the
ftata ' penitentiary. Tha admin
. istratlon offices ar now in tha
1 Btala Institution.
'r Tha building, ft erected, would
be located outside of tha prison
Walla. It waa argued by offi
cials that In locating tha offices
2utside of tba walls much of the
aaard now existing would be
V -ilmlnated. Tba building would
fp erected by prison labor, which
. would , reduce . tba cost of eon
( Uructlo&.to tba minimum. Plana
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Onion Shipment
Reported Heavy
Mora than 250 carloads of on
ions bare been shipped out of tha
Lake Lab lab district this season,
according to figure made arall-
abla bare . Tuesday. Approxi
mately 250 mora carloads of
onions will be shipped before this
season closes. ' Most of tba onions
hare found a ready market In the
middle west. There . also was
shipped out of Lake Labish this
year mora . than f 00 -earloada of
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FUST ELEVEN, WORD
Salem high school's football
team ft j going up agal4& some
filing Of an unknowa-quajnUty Sat
urday afternoon when it plays
Newberg high. Practically nothing
is known about the Newberg team
except that it has been beating
an comers.
Howerer, the Salem high ath
letic authorities report that New
berg was unusually anxious to
schedule the game, and suspect
that the Quakers hare an excep
tionally strong team this year and
are out after big game.
Coach Louis Anderson's men
suffered only minor injuries In
last Saturday's game with Albany
high, and will be ready for the
Newberg game in full strength un
less the strenuous scrimmage ses
sions scheduled for this week pro
duce some injuries.
Only a light workout was held
Monday, but a brief scrimmage
period was indulged in Tuesday
afternoon, and there will be a
longer session today.
Escaped Convict
To Be Returned
After 16 Years
James Kelly, who escaoed from
the Oregon state penitentiary
here 16 years ago. is 'to be re
turnetd as soon as he completes a
sentence he is now serving In San
Quentln prison in California.
Kelly was serving a short term
for larceny at the time of his
escape from the Oregon prison.
He will be compelled to serve out
his unexpired term ' in Oregon
without credits for good time. Of
ficials said that Kelly was em
ployed as a trusty when he
FIELDS KAYOES
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Serjeant Goes Down for
Count in Second Round of
Ten Round Bout
LOS ANGELEfC Oct. 30. (AP)
Jackie Fields, flashy Los An
geles welter weight, knocked out
Sergeant Sammy Baker in the sec
ond round of their, ten round
match here tonight.
The knockout came after eno
minute and 20 seconds of fighting
In the second round. Fields had
held the lead In the battling. A
terrific 'left hook landed Baker
flat on his back and he was
counted out by the referee.
A crowd of 15,000 persons saw
the fight, an open air affair.
After an exchange of blows at
the opening of the first round.
Baker fell orer backwards in com
ing out of a clinch and Fields went
down on top of him. Fields worked
his left efficiently through the
round and Baker bad some diffi
culty landing effectlrely.
Baker landed the first blow in
the second and they mixed on the
ropes after coming out of a clinch.
The Los Angeles boxer started
his drire with a left to the head
followed with a right to the same
place 'and then two more rights.
Then came the knockout left and
the end. of the fight.
Baker weighed 146 tt -pounds
and Fields one pound less.
Ritticisms
By BILL RTTT
If the coach has a good line on
the gridiron he doesn't need anr
off the field.
Walter Johnson was ready to
board a boat for Japan when he
signed to boss the Senators. By
next fall he may wish he'd caught
it.
After looking orer some of these
big school grid squads this year
all kind hearted fans can say 13:
"Don't cheer boys, the poor devils
are crying."
Brainless Betsy has just become
conscious of tie fact that you
don't, hare to work for the tele
phone company to be a lineman.
One of the great mysteries of
the sports world is what does the
six-day bicycle racer do on Sunday?
After all these big hockey stars
are just a lot of high priced ice
men.
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American Middle Distance
Star Outruns Foreign
Invaders Easily
Mr. Young Vlalts T. O. Young.
a resident of Eugene, was in Sa.
lem Tuesday to attend to business
matters. He is a retired farmer.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 30.--,.,,
(AP) Joey Ray, American star.'
tonight showed his heels to CI ' ,
Ouafi. French Algerian Olympic. ,,, (
Marathon champion, and two other t., ?
middle distance stars in a 16-mile ?
indoor race at the arena. ' ' -' 3
Ray's time was one hour, 27 . '.-V
minutes, IS 1-5 seconds. He ftiurt' .
lshed four and one-half laps ahead "
of El Ouafi with Ken Mullen. Phil-.?' .
adelphia third, and Willie Kohle- . :
raalnen, brother of Hanns Kohio-" i t
malnen former Olympic Mara-' '
thon champion, fourth. . - t
Ray established what was''"'-:
claimed to be a new world's indoor'
Lrecord for 15 miles harlng been " ' t
clocked in one hour, 22 minutes'"" ;
and fire seconds. The race origin ' H .
ally had been scheduled for 15" " !'! -miles,
but just prior to tha start " 1
another mile was added.
Ill
escaped.
IETTE CO-ED,
ABB IVES TUESDAY
Arrival of an heir Tuesday
night at the home of Mr. and Mrs
Roy S. Keetie, caused great re
joicing among relatives and
friends, but a degree of disap
pointment in athletic circles at
Willamette university, where Mr
Keene, more commonly known as
"Spec," is athletic mentor.
In view of the great difficulty
experienced periodically at Wil.
lamette in developing a quarter
back, It had been hoped that the
Heene heir would settle this prob
lem for at least four years at a
suitable period beginning about
18 years hence. It has even been
hinted that "Spec" hoped so him.
self.
But the prospective quarterback
is a girl, and unless the rules are
changed in the meantime so that
:o-eds may participate in gridiron
:on tests, all these plans will hare
to be abandoned. At any rate,
friends of the Keene family Indi
cate, the infant will probably call
signals on - Coach Keene for ser.
eral months to come.
The little girl weighed nine and
three-quarters pounds, and has
been named Madeleine Glee.
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Pheasant Season
Closing Tonight
Many pheasant hunters are ex
pected to take the field today, for
the last day of hunting permitted.
The season closes at sundown to-
tnTght.
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