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77T h Minion Derby Finmh 22 In Ol' Virginia I A Hurt F vlomments By CURTIS TAL I HIKER r BEATEN coistockery filAKESUIE UPSETS O UR ELD IN COMET British Amateur Champion ship Tourney Passes to Second Round New Jersey Cop Makes Vain Attempt to Cut Down' Time Advantage CALEXICO, Calif., June 11 (AP) Pete Gavozzi. bearded Italian from England, retained his lead of 55 minutes and 46 sec onds In the transcontinental ban ton derby today In the face of a bitter attempt by Johnny Salo, Passaic. N. jJ. policeman, to re cover first place during the 53.8 mile grind between Algodoes, Mexico, and Calexico. Salo, virtually recovered from the stomach trouble which had made miserable his last few days of running, gave G am til a hard fight throughout the lap. They finished in a tie with Sam Rich, man, of New York, for second place. The trio ran the lap, seventy-third of the coast-to-coast launt. In 8 hoars. 16 minutes and B seconds. Gnisto TJmee. of Italy, who holds down third place in elapsed time, ran the distance In 7 hours. SO minutes and 10 seconds to resistor his third lap victory In four days. By capturing it the Italian slightly closed up the gap between himself and the leaders. Giants Trim Cincinnati; Score 9 to 0 CINCINNATI. June 11 (AP) Fred Fitzsimmons won his sec ond shutout victory of the series when the Giants defeated the Reds by 9 to 0 today. Th tri umph gave New York an even break in the series of four. R. H. 1 New York 9 14 Cincinnati 0 7 Fitzsimmons, Luque and Ho- gan; Rixeyt "Ash and Gooch. Cards Win Again ST. LOyiS, June 11 (AP) The Cardinals made it four vie toriea In a row over Philadelphia by taking the final today, 10 to 3 : R. H. E Philadelphia .,....3 8 2 St. Louis ....... 10 10 0 Sweetland, Benge. Greene and Davis; Hall and Wilson. Solon Wttf 13-S WASHINGTON,, Juno 11. (AP) Washington batted three Cleveland pitchers hard today to win 13 to 3. R. H. E. Cleveland 3 11 3 Washington 13 15 1 Miller. Harder, Grant and L. Sewell, Myatt; Msrberry and Ru el, Tate. Pittsburgh Shades Brooklyn "PITTSBURGH, June 11 (AP) Dave Bancroft's wild throw In the ninth Inning in an attempt to complete a double play which would have won for Brooklyn enabled Traynor to score the win ning run against the Robins here today. The Pirates scored twice in the ninth to win by 3 to S. R. H. E. Brooklyn 2 9 1 Pittsburgh 3 5 1 Dudley and Plcnlch; Brame and Hemsley. . Athletics And Yanks Are Strong NEW YORK. June 11 (AP) The Yankees again hit hard to day to take their sixth straight game from the Browns. The score was 11 to 5. George Pipgras gave St. Louis 13 hits, but scattered them well enough to avoid serious danger. St." Louis 5 13 4 vNew York 11 17 1 Gray. Ogden, Coffman. Kimsey and Schang; Pipgras and Dickey. Philadelphia Wins 14-3 PHILADELPHIA. June 11. (AP) The Athletics made it two in a row from the Chicago White Sox today, winning 14 to 3. Dykes nicked young Ed Walsh for a home mn in the fourth and Sim mons and Fox also made homers. R. H. E. Chicago 3 C 2 Philadelphia 14 IS 2 Walsh, Dugan and Berg; Earn shaw and Cochrane, Perkins. Detroit Beats Boston BOSTON, June 11. (AP) Detroit defeated the Red Sox 5 ,d 3 here today although , the home team onthlt the visitors. R. H. E. Detroit .5 7 .1 Boston 3-11 0 Carroll and Phillips; MacFay den, RtfSsell and Berry. Methodists To Hold Picnic At Park On Friday The annual basketball . plcnle for the Sunday school and con gregation of the First Methodist church .will be held at the Haset Green park Friday afternoon and evening of this week. The pic nickers will meet at the church at S o'clock and from -4 J to .. o'clock a program of games and sports will be" featured at the park, " The picnie dinner will be served at C o'clock. . Ut4& USED VOZ WORSE 44 TUB CCLOWAL D&OS. Iris -UO T&H-e. (tK w rc j miiLT o-th rr-g. iirrrt- ewettrr ml T In C iV ) ( g,M8S.Y Vic I rv in t , w i xii i f By QUIN HALL w HILE the location of the mm tir IlnT St.t., rn7w kT - United States may not be a highly important item in history (and while it may not matter great deal to the fellow, who tries to outguess the bangtails) it is, however, a question which is brought up when a visiting sports writer stops off at Richmond, Va, Horse racing was, undoubtedly, born in Virginia. The exact site of the first track seems a little in doubt but, just outside of Williamsburg, there Is an iron sign marking The Colonial Quar ter. Now it is little more than a -seldom used lone, but back ia POSTAL CUES ABE WINNERS BV 12-2 The Postofflce teat I went on two separate hitting rampages Tuesday night to defeat the P. E. P. company ball team 12. to 2 in an Industrial league baseball game. Five runs were scored In the third inning and fire In the fifth. The electricians scored one run In the first inning and one in the last A promising rally was spoiled i the fourth when with two out and two men on bases, and the strong end of the batting order coming up, Deckebach ejected to steal home and failed by a conple of yards. Player Price, 2b .. O'Neill, It White, lb Fisher, rf . Collins, cf Wellborn, ss Thompson, c Fitzgerald. 3 b Rider, p ... Totals 28 12 8 P. E. P. Co. Player AB R H E Boytana. ss 3 2 10 Merrlott, lb Hartwell. 3b Sealey. 2b Harvey, p . Deckebach. cf Mathls, If .. Hoops, xt Teed, e Barnholt, 2b Totals 22 2 7 4 The Salem T. W. C. A. is bound to have an excellent general se cretary if the choice falls among the applicants who are already seeking the position, according to Miss . Essie i Magulre, national town secretary of the Y. W.. C. A. with headquarters in Seattle, who met with the local board Tuesday morning to consider the applications. .The new secretary, who will succeed Miss Elisabeth Baker, resigned, will be elected shortly and will assume the du ties here September 1. Routine mattert also came before the board. ' Members expressed ' their willingness to assist as far as pos sible in getting ready and off to camp. . ;- :t;--rf Following the business session, a luncheon was held at 1 o'clock at the T. W. C A. for Mis Ma gulre. covers being placed for 18 persons. Postofflce AB R H E , 2 10 0 4 111 4 2 2 0 4 10 1 4 0 0 0 ; S 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 110 3 12 0 3 0 2 1 3 0 11 - 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 10 .... 2 0 10 : 2001 2 0 0 1 10 10 YJ.CiU DEUED ASSURED , GAS STATIOK.) place of AT Cm THAfe SP0PT ? CJpDASf rr is ujlegal w tyvs UWIMG MlBaWAM& MUST COMTEWT TrEASEUJS MCtrt MOESE SHOWS AND saorr wrs socva as ape T0P feolonial days it was used as 'race coarse. There are other 1 places near Richmond where the i distillCti0n f fire track is claimed, hut innuirv fail, to t,t- cover convincing proof to support such claims. Virginia was sorely the home of the first horse racing in this State. Yet that sport is illegal in Virginia now. So the horse lovers of the section that gave this country the sport must be content with the thnll which goes with horse shows and hunt club meet ings where gentlemen riders vie for honors in steeplechases and flat races. Such is progress. In another vein we discovered that Benjamin Franklin probably OF THE CLUBS COAST LEAGUE W. U Pet. W. L. SO 24 .67 Holly. IS 87 47 31 .0031 Saet. SS 44 Pet. .48S Million San . Lo A. OskUad 443 43 SS .545!Seattla 20 45.361 42 38 .538 Portland 24 4S .338 KATIOHAI. XXAGTTE W. L. Pet. Y. L. Pet. PI ttb. 29 17 .630 Ffcila. St. Looit 32 19 .627 Cinci. Chicago 28 19 .909 BrookL S. T. 25 20 .556 Boato 2125 .457 18 30 .375 17 29 .370 17 29 .370 AMEKICAH 1EAGUB W. U Pet. W. Ii. Pet. 24 24 .500 18 28 .391 18 34 .346 IS 33 .318 Phila. 85 11 .761 CleveL K. T. 28 18 .609 Waah. St. Lonii 28 22 .560 Ckieaga Detroit 2S25 .537!Boton RESULTS COAST IXAOTJB Hollrwood 11; Portland 4. San Franeiaeo 9; Saeranento 1. ' Oakland 4; Loa Anffalet 2. Ifiuien 6; Scattlo 1. VATI0KAX. XJBAOUZ PJttiborfh 3; Brooklyn 2. Kw lotk 9; Cincinnati 0. St. Loni 10; Philadelphia 8. Boatoa-Chicaso atponed; rain. AMXBICAV XXAGTTE Detroit S; Beaton S. Phllad.lphia 14; Chic to 3. Kov Tork 11; St. Louii 5. Waahinftoa 13; CIoTeUad S. UK OFFICE IS Recruiting for the United Stateg marines began here Tues day with the receipt cf a tele gram from Washington, D. C, authorising Sergeant W. H. Mc Claln to open the recruiting of fice in the postofflce building. No recruiting has been carried on here since February. Age limits on men eligible for service are from 17 to 35 years, the boys of 17 being allowed to enter only for drum or trumpet service in the Marine bands and then only with the consent of their parents. 100.000 lbs. Cas cara Bark and Ore gon Grape Root We also buy all kinds of Junk . Metal, boa. Sacks, Bags, , Paper, Etc 4 CAPITOL JUNK CO. H. STEINBOCK, Prop. . : Telephone 8M 14S Oeater St. By the bridge STANDING n n ns Ml horse vyw&rn , AT'mUAWfSBURSAfl; 1M , IT TCOi HttA CAViS TBMELING BY STAGE. OQCH AW tSCkK PVAIIAOELPVWA Tcy " TUP. firHVVTI " -iVtf in r..l.i, SraiHrato..lK- Gnat Britain ricMa HMtTiJ. I f. afwaa fKa fM4 man it f Vtia nnnf ever to be given an honorary de gree. Franklin received this honor at William and Mary's College in Williamsburg. It took him three days to make the trip from Phil adelphia, traveling by stage coach and boat, to receive that sheep skin. There is no record of the return trip but it is likely that it took an equal time, or longer, to get back to his job. However, the main subject at many States lack the sport of kings, it drxta mam nithp nnlriiut that the sport is not legal in the State wuczw i wu Bern irguua. E By VALSETZ NINE VALSETZ. June 11 Valsets remains undefeated, taking their fourth straight game Sunday when they defeated Monmouth by the score of 7 to 1. Valsets will take on the Salem Senator's in a morning game on Sunday, Juno 23 and the Prison ers team at the penitentiary in the afternoon. Valsets AB H R O 11 A Johnson 2b Brown ss. Cody, If Stol'berg, rf Gardner, lb Wymer, c Shackman, cf Cook, 3 b Emerson, p 5 1 40 14 7 27 15 2 MoMooath AB H R O A E Grand, 2b 3 10 3 3 1 E fourth m m LORSHEIM SHOES attract favorable attention they harmo nize willi correct attire you can select no better way to express good taste. By STARS 11-4 Hollywood Team Takes Easy Win Over Portland's Aggregation LOS ANGELES. June 11 (AP) The Hollywood Stars, be hind, the effective sonthpawing of "Red" Johns, defeated the Port land Beavers 11 to 4 In the series opener today. Johns would have scored a shutout bat for a conple of er rors by a team mate. Dudley Lee, after two were out in the eighth Inning. Aided by the two bob bles, the visitors were able to tally four runs. Bill Rumler. Hollywood right fielder, poled the only homer of the game. R H E Portland 4 S 0 Hollywood 11 11 2 Cascarella. Beck, Mehaf fey and Woodall; Johns and Sypher. Reds Whip Tribe San Francisco. June 11 (AP The league leading Mission Reds punched out a 4-1 win over Seattle's Indians today. Herman Pillette pitched fine ball for the winners, holding the visitors scoreless for seven Innings. The Missions reached Flsch.for three counters during the seven Innings he pitched and touched Lamanskl for three more in the eighth. R H E Seattle 1 9 1 Missions S 9 0 Fiach, Lamanskl, and Borrea ni. Cox; Pillette and Hoffman. Seals Trounce Solons SACRAMENTO, Juno 11 (AP) The Seals continued their slaughter of the innocent Sacra mento Senators here today by winning the first game of the se ries 9 to 1. It was the eighth straight victory of the Bay City club over the Ryan men as they swept all seven games from the Sacs several weeks ago. John Ca no, Fresno bush leaguer, worked the whole game for the Sacs against Walter Mails and outside of the first and ninth Innings, had the Seal sluggers at his mer cy. However, they made enough runs in these two to win a lop sided game that was better than the score shows. R H E San Francisco 9 10 1 Sacramento 1 8' 1 Malls and Read: Cano and Koehler. Oaks Trim Angels OAKLAND. Jnne 11 (AP) Augie Walsh, leading pitcher of th l,m Aneeles club, went aown to a 4 to 2 defeat here this after, nmi when that Oahs hunched hits off him in the first and third in- ninFs. After that, he settled down to pitch shut-out ball, but M team mates found Howard Craghead a little too tough for them In the nlnches. R H E Tta Anrelea 2 8 2 Oakland .4 11 2 WalBh and Sandberg; Craghead and Read. M. Nelson rf 4 1 0 0 0 Burnham, ss 4 1 0 2 t 1 Bass. 3b 4 2 1112 Ackley, p 3 0 0 1 3 0 Murphy, cf 2 0 0 1 0 0 Ingham lb-p 2 10 4 10 Eggleston c 8 0 0 5 2 0 F. Nelson 1Mb 3 0 0 3 0 0 Price lb 2 0 0 4 0 0 20 7 1 24 12 4 Struek-out by Emerson 7, by Tnrham 4; bases on balls off En erson 2, oft Ingham 1; two base bits Brown 2, Johnson l. Shack man 1. Stultenburc 1. and Bass 1 Umpires: Stockwell and Swit cher. FREE SWIM PLANNED Free swimming instruction for children will be begun at Pendle ton June 18 under the auspices of the Rotary club. us 10 Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney's Horse Steps Into Front Rank in Classic NEW YORK. June 11. (AP) Tossed into a field of choice runners with only 97 pounds in the saddle, Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney's Comstockery today graduated from the maiden ranks in the Queens county handicap as racing in the metropolitan area shifted to aqueduct. So unimpressive had- been the past showings of the Whitney colt, which raced under the colors of the Greentree stable, that he went into the mile gallop with the light est package of any of the nine starters. But he needed a feather up to beat A. C. Schwartt's great four year old gelding, Sortie. As it was only a head separated the two in the battle for the winner's purse. Accidents Occur To Cars With All Kinds Of Brakes What sort of brakes are most of the automobiles which figure in accidents equipped with two wheel or four wheel? Records on file in the police station here In dicate that it doesn't make any difference. Of the persons reporting acci dents since the first of June, 17 Underhand Tactics . . and unfair practices, set in motion by envious interests, crum ble to pieces before our records which show that 20.679& physicians say Luckies are less irritating than other ciga rettes. They know that toasting eliminates acrids and other impurities. So physicians not only smoke Luckies to relieve the strain of professional duties they recommend them to their patients. 1 & The figures quoted have been checked and certified to by LYBRAND, ROSS BROS. AND MONT GOMERY, Accoan tents and Auditors. "It's toasteC No Throat Irritation- No Cough. Ia taety Strtis ! To maintain a slender figure, 'WT' no one can ' deny the truth W I of the advice: f " REACH FOR ! :K A LUCKY - V, a ' ' "l I8 INSTEAD OF f '" A SWEET." iy; L f , s. Tow comes a college football coach who will arrange to have his substitutes present calling cards to tho referee when they go into the game. Rockne was right, they'll be playing it with a bean bag next. Guess there'll be no fights for a couple of weeks. Harry Plant has gone to Camp Clatsop to oper ate his championship kitchen for the local doughboys. The Senators will be at home again Sunday, with Mt. Scott as the opposition. Chance to see this boy Sax pitch again. The twilight boys had a lot of fun "just as the sun went down," to paraphrase an old song. It hap pens nearly every evening, be cause the batter is at the pitcher's mercy Just before the sun drops behind the trees. The same trou ble was experienced at the old park. The pitchers "make hay" while the sun shines, at the team at bat tries to stall. Tuesday night Thompson, Postofflce catch er, hurt his hand at this crucial time, and the P. E. P. boys spent several minutes sympathizing with him. And a P. E. P. man tried to steal homo with two down and bis team six runs behind. stated that their cars had two wheel brakes, and 18 had four wheel brakes. Several didn't say which. miHaai my 1 -v . s i . SANDWICH. England. Jane 11. (AP) While John Dawson of Chicago continued to wait for an opponent In the British . amateur golf championship, the first round of play was completed today and halt the second round disposed of. Two major upsets featured the eliminations when two members of the last British Walker cup team. Lord Charles Hope and Major C O. Heslet, were defeated. Cyril Tolley and some other favorites had narrow escapes. Six Americans remain in the competition, Robert H. Baugh, Jr.. Douglas Grant. Joshua Crane, and Charles Sweeney as a result of vic tories today, while Stuart Sheetel advanced when his opponent de faulted. Duncan Anderson carried Grant to the 18th hole and Bobby Baught, the Rhodes scholar, had to play 19 holes to win his second round match. Joshua Crane dis posed of the titled Englishman, Lord Charles Hope, four and two, and young Charles Sweeney reven ged defeats of his two kinsmen yesterday by downing C. H. Brick ell, six and four. . Dawson makes his debut early tomorrow with Dr. J. C. MacCor mack as his opponent. Taking of medicine has become such a habit in Brazil that more than 500 establishments there are making proprietory medicines. Gma. i if Th. toulew Tobacco Co Maaaacturata