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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 8, 1928)
Tfc Vtrj OZZZZZX EtAmzmi, ZCrx.OrtrurtCrZIerci November g. TS?3 fc oevemi rirep&HKiff iroir oil JioCw'o m 'j is i 4 BITTER SGRAP .! HERE CERTAIN Locals in Good, Shape But Danger of Over Confi dence Seen by Coach m Hard scrimmage practice is be ing indulged in several nights this week by Coach Louis Anderson's Salem high school football squad, in preparation for the game with Eugene high here Monday in con- - section with the Armistice day h-eelebration. All of the first string players are in good shape following the game ' with New berg last Satur day. Bob Kelly's ankle was not Injured as severely as it appeared at the time, and it is not bother ing him at all . now. Fears Confidence The danger of over confidence on the part of his squad is wor rying Coach Anderson. This feel ing is apparently based on com parative scores, Eugene having tied with Albany high which later lost to the local team 20 to 0; and aUo on the fact that five Eugene players were suspended from the squad far disregard of training rules. Anderson is of the belief that these five boys will be ad' znitted back into the fold, before next Monday and will appear against Salem high. Rivalry Recalled comparative : scores are poor sources for basing forecasts. Coach Anderson points out. espe dally for such games as the tra ditionally . bitter contest between Salem and Eugene high schools. In games of this kind it isn't al ways the best team, but more often the one that fights the hard est. which wins, and unless the red and black eleven gets down to serious business before .the week is over, it may run up against more than it can handle. CLOSEST BOWLING MATCH IS SCORED The most closely contested match in local bawling history was engaged in Tuesday night at the Winter Garden alleys between the Wood's Auto Co. quintet and- the Capital City Bedding Cubs. The automotive outfit won the first set by three pins, and the bedding makers took the second ont by the same margin and the third by ten points. In other words, there wasn't but one bowl's difference between them in the entire match. The Barr Plumbers took two out of three sets from General Petroleum, and the Valley Motor won, two out of three from Chev rolet. General OU Brees J40 13 113 Btrr 10 yM3 1T Hndrick 15 133 1S M-.!Cinnr 139 113 181 V., ni ruff ;J35 lis 140 876 365 436 883 897 1937 '. 898 383 . TogiU 7 573 638 Barr Floaters T. ir. Birr 146 14 lOS J. B. N'athmaa 135 184 US J. Brr ;118 15 1ST JkoJti US' 101 159 J. A. Xethsoaa 182 138 308 Totals 605 669 733 Valley Motor Phillips 187 134 ISO Browa 119 153 113 Ponlin .135 155 144 ltey 177 151 164 Colwell ...151 150 161 Totals 760 763 714 Chevrolet Johnwon 149 190 147 DeMrritt 179 151 119 Wrifht 188 130 143 Atien 185 108 180 Jfollrnbora 100 143 136 Totals 751 724 675 .0....6 OA 46- 8499 9A9 Wood's Anto Co. Lynch 178 154 143 Willies; 135 ISO 149 WooC 138 135 119 Iod 97 131 176 Knowtea 159 179 154 Totals 705 732 741 0.0. Beddiaf Cube Ksjiar 174 138 161 Priam , 138 139 160 Muller 137 139 150 Fields 93 137 128 Lane 162 182 152 Totals ,.702 735 751 425 S60 518 2096 471 887 434 493 469 2246 436 449 461 873 879 2150 A A 443 444 892 407 492 2178 478 435 . 426 358 498 2188 -1 Sports iDoneBrown By NORMAN' E. BROWN THE lean days are upon' the . University of Michigan, as far as football is concerned. This becomes more apparent as the present season swines into the Vt month. From the halcyon days of the "point-a-minute" period the for tunes of the Wolverine team have finally slipped to the point where Michigan Is now a three-polnts-a-ouarter sauad. And th sad sart of It is that it Is the other fellow J who gets tne three points. Michigan's opponents scored a total of-49 points In the first four games of the year an average of two touchdowns a game,' or three points a period. True enongh. this Is not a huge .total. Against any other team the mark wouldn't seem' nearly as black. But, from Michh Can's, standpoint, this showing Is the worst the team ban experienc ed in' the quarter of a century and .more that Fielding Tost has been boss of -the gridiron there And. to top this. Is the weak efforts offen sively speaking. Michigan scored but twice In those four games once against Ohio Wesley an and once against Ohio State. And the touchdown charged against the Shlo-Big Ten member was the re sult of a flaky. The fear has been expressed that the ever Increasing number of sectional football games will eventually steal all the thunder- hold the lion's share) of atten. ttbn every fall. The traditional rivalry that has existed for years between, teams of given localities will die out, the fearful ones err. Perhaps. - But not whHe.tbe.old tradition al 'rivals are staging such merry upsets as the recent Harvard - Dart - taoalh 'tiJttw. V SORDS POINTS Having Missed Chance to Win Four Fistic Crowns . Jimmy McLarnin Now Goes After junior Welters jlS N ALREADY ICO.O W By JACK lick the N' OT being able to champion and having diffi culty making the weight, wise, little Jimmy McLarnin has forsaken the lightweight limit and gone in to mix leather and prowess. with the junior welters. McLarnin'8 inability to get any where in a bout with Lightweight Champion Sammy Mandell is no reflection on Jimmy's fistic abil ities. Mandell Just proved to be a little too fast and too seasoned a warrior for McLarnin. who, however, whipped decisively every other good lightle that he met. McLarnin is the hardluck lad where winning ring titles is con cerned. He met and - defeated Pancho Villa, the little brown flash who died some time ago, when Villa was flyweight cham pion. . But Jimmy was a trifle overweight and, of course, could n't win that crown. ' He gave Bud Taylor a few stiff battles, but putgrew King Bud's bantam division just as he was running into form where he would have a chance to wallop the hot- stepping Hoosier. McLarnin licked Kid Kaplan, who once held the featherweight crown, but the Kid had retired as champ before the McLarnin bat tle, so, for the third time, fate denied Jimmy a fistic crown. - -u a watu uj a Hair s breadth chances to win four fight HtTlftr fnlMAir V r crowns, and all through no real fault of his own, Jimmy now Is hunting In the Junior welter- weignt woods for big game And Sale 120 N. Commercial St. Lightning Jack Spear Has Arrived ;; - V-;,. .- v v ,;.. - Will Paint Beautiful Western Landscarjss and Wild Animal Life Pictures for you in our Windows all this week, Berfnningxlay with ACME QUALITY PAINTS While you wait Register each day, and at closing time each evening one of these Lucky : Numbers will draw a beautiful Western Scene ForPainters OnliFinday EveniDg 7 p. m. Hoy. 9 II y. Has Moaeet OOT EVER U6HT YteiGttT Of PROMINENCE. ecer samm.V MANDELL SORDS Jimmy ought to ge far in this dl vision. He holds a two-round knockout over Jackie Fields, one of the best boys in the business. McLarnin's next fight will be Tommy Grogan, of Omaha, Neb., at Detroit, Mich., November 30. Ritticisms By BILL RITT FTER all, a football upset Is just a case . of mistaken identity. Brainless Betsy says barber col leges will never have good foot ball teams because the players would always be getting penalized for clipping. Army's football team is like the Yankees. They are so hard hit by injuries that all they can do is win. Football will become a scienti fic game when halfbacks can ex plain' their fumbling In terms of strategy. e e A pro grldder plays so he can eat. The collegiate variety don't eat so they can play. How time flies! It was 10 years ago that Army won that big intersections! game from the Germans. Hardware Co. Mm - . W rtl : t-Ji '0"-. 5 T" '., ? "z J'-V-- '' t ii GK OUTLOOK I WJ U. Squad Not in Proper Frame of Mind to Meet Idaho. Says Keene Misgivings as to the showing which the Willamette university football team will be able to make against College of Idaho next Monday, were voiced Wednesday night by Coach "Spec" Keene of the local squad. . The boys aren't In the propeT frame of mind for a hard game such as the one against Idaho will be." Coach Keene said. Whether. It Is due ! to the number of times that Willamette team has had to prepare for tough games already this season, or to a slight feeling of self-satisfaction due to having defeated College of Paget Sound, the coach hasn't been able to fig ure out. ! Development Slow ' In addition to lacking the prop er spirit i in anticipation of the game, the squad seems to be standing still in Its development. nothing valuable being accom plished in the dally workouts. Several night blackboard ses sions are being held this week for the ; purpose of perfecting the players' familiarity with their of fensive plays. They were required to write a regular classroom- ex amination at Wednesday night's meeting. The list of cripples received a notable addition at the Wednesday practice session when Bill Mum- ford, : veteran end, suffered a twisted knee which may keep him out of the Idaho game. Leave On Saturday Twenty-two players will be taken on the trip to Boise, Coach Keene announced. The squad will leave Salem at 11:30 o'clock Saturday: morning, stopping In Portland to attend the W. S. C U. C. L. A. game that afternoon as guests of Jimmy Richardson They will leave Portland about t o'clock Saturday night. Idleman To Be Rod-Gun Club's Next President Dr. I. L. Idleman was the only nominee j for president of . the Salem Rod and Gun club at Tues day night's meeting. In fact only one nomination was entered for each of the offices, so that the election at the next meeting will be entirely a matter of form. D. H. Mosher was named for vice Dresl- dent. Carl Bahlburg for treasurer, and Chris Kowitx. Sam Hughes and F. P Redaway for directors. The secretary will be appointed by the president. The members voted a change In the constitution providing for pay ment of $1 ananual dues. Two birds which appeared be fore the microphone of KGO. San Francisco, brought this let ter from a farm llsteneh near Washougal, Wash.: "Since tun ing In those bird calls I have had many larks hanging around the place waiting for more news. They have eaten . my grain and raised 'ned generally. We often think' as we observe the ways of the younger set that the great difficulty, when it comes time for the meek to inherit the earth. Is going to be to find the legaees. Ohio State Journal. . Mm, , Sportistory ISIS Clsvelaad, of Se wanes. recovers a ramble ana runs -a to yards to a touchdown j against Vaanderbllt L iltt DashleU of Lehigh, kicks -ymra iieia go J to. a game with Wealtyan. ! I 1SI( Stanley Harris,! recent ly appointed manager of the De troit Tigers,, born in Port Jervis, N. T. ' . 1902 -Sherman, of California catches a punt and runs 10S yards to a touchdown In a game with Leland Stanford. 1911 Robey Anderson! rolls a perfect game, 300 pins, in a bowl las' tournament at Chicago, III. 1921 Kastner, of Notre Dame, kicks a 48-yard field goal against Rutgers. i j 1924 Senn. of Knox. Intercepts a forward pass and runs 104 yards to a touchdown in a game with Colorado. 1924 Bullman of West Virgin ia Wealeyan, recovers a j fumble and gallops 94 yards to a touch down wheih wins the game with Syracuse. In offering a reward for the head of every bank bandit killed; the Texas Bankers' Association has, of course, taken precaution against attempts by unscrupulous persons to cash heads that are not genuine. Punch, Who cares a hoot about the f. o. b. price or a ear" Why dont they tell us how much a month? Trinidad (Col.) Picketwlre. iMWIsVs ' ILL nrrrt; ' nkei Miffion.Dollar Motor Enel worth X A few years ago A -JA. Gasoline was introduced on the Pacific : ! !! : - -I ' ' Coast its outstanding aneeeat was a foregone conclnalon; Since then the General Petroleum Corporationa through rcapch and experi- ment. has endearored to inxprore erea their - :; . , . --f original product. Hem ItV here GENERAL VIOLET RAY General Violet Raj at k premium. Rut KPO ICGO Hear the "General GO CUBS BUY HORUSBY Stellar Second Baseman and ' Club Manager Sold by . Boston Braves CHICAGO, Nov.. T (AP) Rogers Horasby, Boston Braves manager and second baseman.-was purchased by the Chicago Cuba tonight. The deal was completed over the telephone by William I Veeck, president of the Cubs, and Judge - Emil Fuchs, Boston chief executive. j A targe sunt of money and five players figure! in the deal which brought the former St. Louis Cardinal manager and Giant sec ond baseman, to the Cnicago club. Although not stating the amount of money involved. Presi dent Veeck intimated that close to 2200,000 was paid for the "Rajah" of baseball in addition to the five players. The playsrs go ing to Boston club Include two regular, second basemen. Freddie Magulre, and Percy Jones, south paw pitcher; a rookie hurler and two member' of the Reading, Pennsylvania club. The Reading players are Louis Leggett. catcher, and Harry Selbolt. right hand pitcher. Bruce Cunningham, young hurler purchased from Los Angeles at the close of the season, completes the quintet. Consummation of the deal, one of the largest In, the history of baseball, brings to an end base- 1 i ' " i ; - . 1 ' ' 1 i i ;!'.;-''. -1 ra premium but costs you no more when the original General ANTI - KNOCH GASOLINE. should be soldi in order to in- 4-4 KH Independents99 vCAsnxirjE 'V. aw -- m " M Biggest Intra-County Football Game Friday On Woodburn Gridiroi 4 i WOODBURN- Ore., Not. T.- It present Indications materialise a record crowd will attend the Woodburn-SUverton game Friday afternoon on the local gridiron. Forty-eight of the business men have promises to close their places of business la the afternoon tn of fer to attend the game, -- Coach Ray O. Wolf la drilling his men until dark svery after noon this week in anticipation ot a hard gams. He refuses to give any comment except that the team showing the most fight should come out at the winning -end of! the score at the final whistle. Both Woodburn and Silvertoui have had successful seasons soi fr. Woodburn has not lost a game nor been scored on, while Silver ton has lost one. and had 13 points scored against her. Corn- ball gossip that had Hornsby ai member of the Cubs at the open ing of the world series. It also m'arks another epoch in the tur bulent diamond, career of the for mer St. Louis Cardinal manager., and New York Gianta' second! baseman. The silver Jubilee program of the Catholic Daughters of Amer ica is to be given to the listeners of WEAF and stations. Thursday evening, November 8. Miss "Mary Duffy, supreme regent. will speak in addition to a program of vocal and Instrumental music. j J 5s3 trodace it we are selling jit for the time being at the regular market prices' General VU&et j . Ray U a high compmsion and-knock goto Une, ablutehf fre from guXpkur end add, Carbon eliminating, it mil not 'form ring j compound Quick starting. Perfectly baU ,1 onosd. VITALIZED t Look for the Violet .1 ? - , . x-,--'--- ! j ! t i ... . j, '., --'.), -.- . - color of this new Million Dollar fjrsoHno th e i "' f fuel that puU itnto your motor. Try, it today KW , every k Sb-' ; , - -urn . aMst 9 n parative scores, which should hat -no effect whatever tn this contest . give Woodburn' a slight margin as Sllverton was defeated by Wm . Linn Tito 0. and Woodburn hel the Clackamas county eleven tor scoreless tie. Independence seoreC , six points to Silverton's IS, bu s. failed to score while Woodburn , was piling up a 19 point lead, .-t Woodburn should have he strongest lineup on the field. wiU both Hunt and Grlbble. halve,-. back la football togs. Nehl au. Mochel, quarter and Still respec tively, will complete the backflell making it one of the best ground- . gaining combinations that Wood burn has had in years. ,n t Butterfield and Wlllard Hnst or Glllandera will play the wtat positions with Carothers and Bar tos as tackles. Black and Lemeltr will start at guard, while A Schooler occupies the center of the line. All should be In top shape by the time of the game and can be expected to show some brtl-. liant playing. ' ' Woodburn has plenty of reserve ' strength In L. Schooler, Gustaf-1 son' and WilUferd. halves; Scott.; full; Dirkson and Dickinsons' guards; Christianson and Bald- win. tackles; and H. Gearln end. The student body of Woodburn'. high school has been holding pep1 assemblies, and, rallies all wee!tv the rallying " will 'come to a cU max tonight with a pep parade and rally in town and at the high school. " f 'ii'.:"::-. ..u....; - " punch cad power IKHQ KOMO Friday niht ct O:00 f i f " - ' ' ' ' " ! I f 1 ' i - - - " - t - i . I r i . -