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3Mb3EGON STATESMAN. Salem, Ortw, Sunday MoVnlag; August 11. 123 AMEMCA MSS. VMLS TME8 WIGMfMAN - Salem Senators Are to Cavort Here Toddy and Tomorrow YEP. PORTLAND Yankee Net Star Has Hard Time Winning From Betty The Clouting Circus As Pictured by HARDIN BURNLEY purt vlvomments Br CURTIS MONTAVILLA IS FIST HURDLE DROPS ANOTHER i nnfPTI TTTT T CI XT V 1 A T TT1 TTfCll W lVnU31 XIILOjO, I1. J... AUJ XV. 1 XIX I X1.C1CU TT wio " J? ! clinched the Wightman cup for America today but it took ' one of the hardest-won triumphs of her career to turn back the challenge of her youthful English rival, Betty Nuthall, " arid regain the emblem of women's tennis supremacy for this country. . s-t For nearly an hour, while a gallery of more than 8,000 -; spectators sat thrilled in the big west side club's stadium, the queen of the,world's courts was played to aSrtapdstill by the bounding, impetuous ruslu.or . the 18 yearold English girl. Expecting a one sided victory, the crowd was startled instead by one of the most dramatic " ' battles of Miss Wills career . as well as one of the biggest ap- sets pf the. tennis season.. Queen Helen won, finally, by cores of 8-6, 8-8. applying the inning touch in identical fashion Jfe each set, bat for 56 minutes ' ' ct slashing action the American was siren the sternest battle she has had la three years. i Athletics And Yanks Both Win - DTTROIT, Aug. 10 AP) Two home runs by Al Simmons, his 25 th and J 6 th of the season, enabled the Athletics to nose oat the Tigers by I to S here today In the first game of the Mackmen's final western Inhesion. Bog GroTe, for the third time in a week, failed to clutch his elusive 18th Tictory. He surrendered the mound to Bill Shores Just-before Simmons' sec ond homer won the game for the Athletics In the seventh. R H E Philadelphia ..........6 11 0 Detroit 12 Grove. Shores and Cochrane: tfhitehill, Prudhomme, and Har- grave. - Boston Whip White Sox . CHICAGO, Aug. 1 (AP) Boston won the first game of the aeries from the White Sox today, 10 7, although outhit by 13 blows to 11. R H E Boston ...............10 11 I V-"tnilcigV 7 13 1 ' Russell, Morris and A; Gaston, Hevlng; "Walsh, Welland; Adkins and Berg, Crouse. KTANDINU OF THE CLUBS- Raa r. Ln A. Holly. Mittioa COAST UUGUB ' W I. Pet. W L ?8 1 .SSSIOakland. 1111 .500 25 IS .810 Portia 19SS .4S 13 1 JBOSae'to 1515 .875 24 IT 585tSaatUa 8 S3 495 HATXOHAX. XBAGTTE W L Pet. W I. Pet. Chirac M .e8SBrtklya 45 60 .428 Pitub. 6 40 .SISKiaeia. 44 60 .428 N. T. 5S 48 .SistBortom 43 63 .410 St. Louis 54 SS ,50SPiU 41 SS .884 AMSKICAN &EAOVS W L Pet. W L Pet Phila. N. T. T8 80 .722 65 38 .831 Detroit Waih. 61 SS .481 42 60 .464 St. ImH 56 61 .SlSKIkiea- 42 6S .893 Cletel. SS 51 .MQiBaato 8 Tl .849 RESULTS COAST LBAOUS Lm' Angcle 7-8; Hollywood 0-7. SaerMcat 8: Partlaad 1. OstUaa 8; Srattla 2. Miaatoa 1-7; San Franciaca T-T. i VATIOKAI, XXAOVX Philadalpata T l; St. eLuia 1-11. CiaciaMti T: Nw Yark 3. Chicago 4; Boatoa 1. PitUaurtTh 6-3; Brooklya. 4 8. Philadelphia 6; Detrait 2. Baaton 10; Chicago 7. Naw York 4; ClaTelaad 2. Washiagtoa. 4; St. Loaia 2. Giants Lose To Reds by 7-2 Score liL Babe Gets Another CLEVELAND, Aug. 10(AP) Babe Ruth's 29th home run In the eighth inning put the finish ing touch upoa a 4 to 2 Tictory the Yankees scored over the Indians here today In opening their final western invasion. Tom Zachary had to surrender the mound be fore hte finish, but got credit for his eighth straight victory of the season. New. York 4 11 0 Cleveland j. 2 il 0 Zachary. Jodre, and Ben gough; Miller, Shaffner and L. Sewell, Myatt. NEW YORK, Aug. 10. (AP) Bunching nine of their fifteen hits Into two scoring innings, the Cin cinnati Reds defeated the Giants by 7 to 2 here today. Red Lucas held the Blan .McGraw to five safeties. R H E Cincinnati 7 IS 0 New York 2 9 Lucas and Gooch; Genewich, Mays, Judd and O'Farrell. ii r- s iv iii I r . s I it I II l X tS m l IK I Ruth's I Sacramento Senators Take Game, 3-1 to Lead In Series SACRAMENTO, Aug. 10 (AP) A. wall pitched ball game by Roy Mthattey filtered through the fingers of Bob Johnson in left field here toflay when the Port land outfielder dropped a fly off Osborn's bat with two down and two on. Both runners scored and a double followed that make the score three. . The Ducks scored oft Bryan once in the ninth and took 3 to 1, beating, although Ma- haffey hurled shutout ball. The wia gave the SacramentOs a aeries lead, : to 2. Retarns from the outlying pre cincts aren't in yet, but it looks very much Uko the Oregon- Washington league, which start. ed out with so much promise ear ly in the year. Is about to breathe Us last. V la that cave, today's gam with. Mofttaville and Monday's contest against the University of Michigan may be, the last for the Senators this year, althoagb It would be possible, of coarse, to play Independent ball. One thine about the leagues that the Senators have beetuget- tlng into the last few years,, their such fashion that they tun too late University of Michigan to Furnsh Opposition On Monday The Salem-Montarilla baseball game, scheduled for this afternoon at 2:50 o'clock at dinger mia. will be played despite rumors of a threatened disruption of the Oregon-Washington league, it was an nounced Saturday night by Man- tger Frisco Edwards of the local team following a telephone con versation with Fred Oass, presi dent ot the league. Thts assures local fans of two good ball games la as many days. the University or Mtcnigaa Portland 11 1 J Jjj f Z, - The Michigtn team, champion Sacramento J day. "?o Jutf ?owl the -Big Ten." ha. been mak- Mahaffey and Woodall; Bryan and Koehler. Tribe Malntoinn Pace OAKLAND. Calif.. Aug. 10. (AP The Oaks trimmed the Seattle Indians today, S to 2 In a close foasht game. The Indians out-hit their rivals, getting ten wallops to the Oaks seven. Verges helped his team to a win by bat ting a homer for the Oaks. R Seattle 2 Oakland 3 Blevens and Borreani; head and Lombard!. The big troable with this leagwe. though, was the attitude of the Kelso and Longview fans. They wanted their own little favorite southwest ashuigton squabble. They sort of looked down on this budding circuit. H E 10 1 7 1 Crag- ing an exceptional showing oa Its " western trip. Friday it defeated the Vancouver, B. C, Athletic iu& 6 to 8. Other victories hate been reported against strong Washing ton teams. Senators Conceded To Have Tough Job Little information about tne iMin from the middle west has But there's no Use railing at the vMM .niTif hr. hut it record bleacherites' tastes. Thay toot the , indicates that It hills. I in v. taaf niatfh fnr the Chicago Trims Boston BOSTON, Aug. 10. (AP) After going hlttless before Harry Selbold for fire innings, the Cuba rallied in the later rounds to win 4 to 1. Fred Blake gave way to a pinch batsman in the big eighth inning which saw three Cub runs come home, but retained official credit tor the victory. R H 4 7 1 6 Seibold, Gonzales. Browns Lose To Solons ST. LOUIS, Aug. 10 (AP) Washington outhit the St. Louis Browns today and won 4 to 2. . RUE Washington 4 9 2 Bt. Loui3 .2 7 0 Berry, Braxton and Spencer; Stcv.'art, Ogden and Ferrell. Chicago Boston . Blake Carlson and Taylor; and Spohrcr stLElM. THE PrflUy KLOnSR. fUOOKS UKE THS AJQO HOMS ' RUM K1SS" 19 . " fUn SyWicaU. KM Sriteta iW -pjpiOR A HALF dozen seasons- The Bab himself It not wUm-'tGehrlfs and ethers 11 Babe Ruth, practically by no in m ion net With every man, winner or los er, who participated -in the le gion's . bowling tournament, re ceiving a theatre ticket as an award, the rivalry came to a close Saturday morning with 1185 turned in by Virgil M. Stoliker the highest mark for the tourna ment. Stoliker got that many points by his participation ia the singles, doubles and five-men events. . In the singles events prises -went to Morn, Newton and Stoli- . ker. The teams of Welder and Stoliker and Alio and DeMerritt won honors ln the doubles events. In the flverinea team match, the squad from the Salem legion post time in first. About 40 men , were entered in the tournament. Doubleheader Divided BROOKLYN. Aug. 10. (AP) Brooklyn divided a double head er with the Pirates here today, winning the second game C to 3 after the visitors had won the first decision by 6 to 4. The even break cost Pirates a game in the losing column and enabled the Cubs, who won, to stretth their margin to seven contests. RUE Pittsburgh 6 11 0 Brooklyn 4 9 1 Pettr, Hill and Hemsley; Clarke, A. Moore and Henliue. R II E Pittsburgh 3 10 1 Brooklyn 6 11 1 Meine. French and Hargreaves; Vance and Deberry. himself, was baseball's clout ing circus. Finally, his team-mate and friend, Lou Gehrig, banged his way into the home run ring and this year, the national clouting circus has become at least a three ring affair, crowded with perform ers of Ruthian proportional Ruth has been making gallant efforts to keep, his place at the head of this great home run show, but Father Time, with his ills that beset athletic age, has been keep ing Babe out of the game so much of late that it looks now as though 1929 will mark the start of the Ruthian eclipse. Meanwhile, Chuck Klein of the Phillies, Mel Ott of the Giants, Hack "Wilson of the Cubs, Lou Gehrig of the Yankees, Al Sim mons of the Athletics and a half dosea others are preempting those home run rings in the diamond's clouting circus which Ruth be strode like a Colossus for so many seasons. penng. lie doesn't ngure any where near through, though peeved , over the leg troubles which tend to bench him more and more, while younger men slug their ways to the fore. Fandom, almost as a unit, hates now to even think of Ruth's passing for, ao matter what the competi tion, the Bam has been baseball's big feature so long that ho has be come its most interesting institu tion. He is the Jack Dempsey of the national game with all his eccentricities and troubles of the past, the most popular player who ever made great crowds roar I Why even in batting practice his trips to the plate are watened as though such incidents were to become part ox tne otuciai records I But on they come Ruth's sue cessors! With salvos of homers tkfet must burst on Babe's huge ears like ocean waves lashing bis dug-out St. Helena I Will the Kleins, the Otts, the surpass extraordinary records? That is Mission Reds Win SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10. (AP) The San Francisco Mis sions' today won their first game with the San Francisco-Seals 7 to 2. The second game was called in the 7th inning, by agreement, and will not count in the league standing. The score was 7 to 7 when the game ended. R H B San Francisco ..2 9 1 Missions 7 IS 0 Knight. Glyna and Reed, Nelson and Hoffman. R H E San Francisco 7 9 4 Missions 7 7 4 (Called end 7th.) J. Jacobs, Mayhall and Lieber; Penebsky. Weaner and B. Rensel. This may be oar last chance to bo wrong on the outcome of local ball games this year, so we'll pick the Senators to beat MoatavUla. and predict that Michigan win beat the Senators. Now we msy have to put double mourning on the column Tuesday. Four weeks from tomorrow football squads of the northwest conference colleges will report for preliminary torture. II ii IE! SOUTHAMPTON. N. Y.. Aug. 10 - ( AP) Under the withering rac- . ouet fire of a brilliant pair of col lego stars. Bill TiUen and Frank Hunter went down to defeat today in their first tournament since they returned from the Davis cup campaign abroad. Dealing sudden death from all comers of tho court, Berkeley JJell of the University of Texas and Gregory Man gin of. Georgetown, , smashed the hopes of the former -dcubles final by scores of 11-9, national champions in a thrilling - 10-8; i-e. Tournament honors in singles wont to Frits ;Mercar of Bethle - hem, P., who outplayed Johnny Does ? of Santa Monica, Cal., by - score of , -4. 6-3, -4, in, a com paratively colorless encounter. Cards Split Tair PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 10. (AP) The St. Louis Cardinals atter dropping the first game of a double header today, 7 to 1, to Philadelphia, won the second con test in the eleventh inning, 11 to 9. The Cards with a lead of 8 to 0 against them, hammered the Phillies' pitchers until they tied the score in the ninth. R H E St. Louis 11 19 2 Philadelphia ........ 1 Haines, Haid, SherdeL Alexan der and A. Wilson; Sweetland, McGraw and Lerian. and bones. Complaints from golfers that their balls were being '"lost" much too rapidly, led a detective to play several holes on the course. Suddenly, he said, he saw "Mashie" grab a ball and run for the bushes. She did It several times, he said, so he followed her. And there, he told the judge, he found Conroy with seven golf balls, all bearing the imprints of "Mashie's" teeth, in hia pockets. And not only that, but "Mash ie" on an order from her master, leaped at him and bit him, the de tective said. Conroy, who said he came from San Francisco, declared today that the detective was all wrong. "Mashie" he said, "never stole any balls, she Pound them." doubted, but some of them nay eome close to 60-for-a-seasoa be fore home run epidemics abate. Ko should Ruth be counted out now as many experts erroneously attempted for a few years past. Because, as long as the Babe can stand at the plate, he win be liable ; to slant out homers. And he should : be able to do that, between lay off, for a couple of more seasons at least While Ruth is able to take even occasion! part in the clouting 1 circus he will remain its most j dramatic actor and factor. His name has been, is and will bo tho inspiration of all homers, whether I they be hit this year, next or a ! century from now. j Wherever hard hitting draws the ' fans tho Babe will always be re- membered as the Barnum & Bailey j of the home run circus. His name ' already marks an era in baseball. Everyone knows we're ia "Tho Age of Ruth." CamlsM. Hit. SJat FMtam BmUcaU. Ia Attempts Made to Reduce Number of Delegates at Large to Legion Confab Angela Sheiks Split LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10. (AP) Los Angeles and Holly wood split even ln today's double header, the Angels taking the opener 7 to 0, via the shutout pitching of Clyde Barfoot and the Stars annexing the seven innings second game 7 to 6 The victory in thefirst game Hero's tbo wail broadcast by Anse Cornell, gridiron mentor at College of Idaho which took second place last fall: Six first string players lost by graduation Including DUley, all conference -quarterback; Whit. tier, all-conference tackle; Gil lam all-conference center; Baldridge, all-conference end; Kim, all -conference halfback. Two others have dropped out, and that leaves only three regu lars; Captain Rodman, a guard; O'Connor, quarterback: and Keister, end. Anybody will admit that Cornell has reason to grieve if all he says Is true. We didn't recall that he , . . ... ' ... V. t..au, had quite so many all-conference fi C a VI . iSJ J! ont Plven: those must have been his the Angels having won four out '.. w. ACCOMPLISHED DOG STEALS GOLF GALLS NEW YORK, Aug. 10 (AP) Police today were hunting for "Mashie", a bulldog said to be the most accomplished golf ball thief that, ever trotted across the Van Cortland t park links. "Mashie' was missing because after biting a detective on an order, police said, from her mas ter she apparently got a hunch something was wrong, and scamp ered away. Tho master, Frank Oonroy, of no address, was arraigned In Mor risanla court today and held' in 2500 bail on a charge of having taught "Mashie7' to grab the balls ands bring them to him so that he could sell them, back to the play ers and thereby collect enough to buy their daily rations ot beans LEG! RACES 1 TO BE CONTINUED : PORTLAND, Oro., Aug. 10. AP) A bare announcement that the American Legion horse races would be continued next week and possibly for tho full 20-day ses sion as plaaned originally was made today by officials ot Port land Post, American Legion. After a conference with the Multnomah county sheriff and the district attorney a week ago, it was announced that the races would close, today. No turthe'r ex planation was offered by the com mlttee. Two or three conferences were held by the district attorney and members of the race committee on the use of the "contribution' system of taking a financial in terest in tho outcome of a horse The contribution system has been in progress since the races opened LODELLHS L 110: - Indlviduaf honors in golf at the legion tournament Saturday were won by Carl Lodell, graduate man- Conflicting theories as to what "delegates at larpe" should be given a vote In future American Legion conventions, gave rise to a sharp contest which was practic ally the only one noted In the con sideration of charter amendments Saturday forenoon. Past state commanders have been accredited delegates at large, but an ammendment was intro duced proposing to deprive all but the most recent past commander of the voting privilege. It was given a majority but not the two. htlrds majority necessary to amend the constitution. A proposed amendment to add the district commanders to tho list of voting delegates, was defeated by the adoption ot an adverse committee report. A similar fate met the proposal to prohibit any public officer from serving oa the legislative committee. The amendment changing the name of executive committeeman to district commander, carried unanimously. The proposal to cre ate an eighth district in Multno mah county was sidetracked oa an adverse report. An amendment to the bylaws relating to tho man ner of electing delegates to tho national convention was adopted. of the five games played. The second contest was a "king's x affair, the win not counting ln Hollywood's triumph column as the game was one held over from the first half ot the split season R II ,E Los Angeles 7 6 I Hollywood 0 S 2 Barfoot and Sandberg, Marty, Kinney, Lorentzon and Severeid R H E Los Angeles 6 7 0 Hollvwood 7 9 2 Child. Holling- and Warren; Johes, Marty and Bassler Senators. Local fans recall that the University ot Illinois tern de feated the 1928 Salem team hand ily on its western tour a year go. Against Montavilla today, some changes In the Senator lineup may be necessary, as at latest reports Hoot Gibson, regular shortstop, was righting iorest tires, co wards announced that Meyers or Russell would pitch this game." Montavilla has been at the bot tom in tho Oregon-Washington league this half, but its defeats have been by narrow margins, and Traynor, who has been doing most of the pitching, has been setting strikeout records. Rumors of Break-up Just Bit Previous Reports that the league Is "on the rocks" are not yet official, the only information coming ln dis patches from Kelso to the effect that the W oiler's All Stars, who have not played tor three weeks. and Montavilla had announced that they were surrendering their charters. Following this announcement, it was stated the scheduled game between Kelso and Mt. Scott was cancelled and arrangements were made tor a Kelso-Longview game which was expected to be the last of the season for both teams. The prospect seen at Kelso was that Longview, having won the first half championship and being now tied with Salem in the second own selections. Mike Moran. whoss selections havo been recne nised as official, did pick five half, would be awarded the cbam- College of Idaho men. but Kim pionship. wasn't mentioned even on the sec ond team. But Anse should worry. HLs football teams have captured two conference championships in the three years the circuit has been operating, and finished runner-up last year, losing to Whitman 19 to 12. ager of the O. S. C. student body at Corvallis, Lodell turning ln a neat score of 6, his gross score being 78 and his handicap 10. Dr. E. G. Qaisenberry, another Corvallis resident, and Earl C Goheen of Tillamook, were match ed for second honors, each having a net score of 67. Goheen had a handicap of 12 to subtract from his gross of Tt while Quisenberry had a handicap of 10 to substract front his gross pt 77 The CorvalluTeam won first honors, MeMtnnvllle coming In second. The total for the Corballis teams was 328. On tho squad were Lodell Quisenberry, William Mor gan and G. G. Blakley. The Mc- Minnvffle boys turned in a score ot ! 151. The following resolutions were adopted: Endorsing fire prevention week. Thanking the boys scouts of Sa-! lem and especially William' Campbell and Stanley King, pages In the convention hall, for their assistaaae. Thanking the Salem post for its "wonderful" entertainment. Thanking tho legislature, other state officers and statehouse em. ployea for the use of the capitol building, and other courtesies. Thanking the people ot Salem for their hospitality. Proposing a campaign to pro vide funds for increasing the util isation of tho Doe rn becker hospi tal. Requesting tho state's quote of the legion's national child welfare fund, to bo used 4a providing high school scholarships for needy chil dren or orphans of veterans. Endorsing a bill la congress proposing to commission army bandmasters. Commending the Americanisa tloa committee' program ot edu cational radio programs and its proposal to inaugurate oratorical contests la the high schools. OOposing any increase ia dues for tho national magazine. Objecting to a serial story which Is running in the national magasino as containing profane ana obscene language. Protesting the delay ia congress ln passing the bill for construc tion of new veterans' hospitals. Urging construction of a hospi tal for- women veterans at Port, land. Making the service officers' school an annual event. Supporting Los Angeles for the 1930 national convention city and instructing the Oregon delegates to vote accordingly. The College of Idaho team comes here to play Willamette this year, and it looks like the Bear cats' turn to get even for one overwhelming defeat and one close one that wasn't dererved. V Gosh, if the Oregon-Washington league is blown up, writ ing this column is going to be a tough Job from now until Sept ember 7, when football will be come a legitimate topic. BANKER SUICID3 KANKAKEE, 111.. Aug. 10 (AP) Frank H. Hennes?y, 77. vice president of the State Bank of Chebanese near here, which failed recently, shot and killed bis wife, Ella, 74, and committed suicido today. 0AKL1D AVIATOR KILLED IN ACCIDENT SAN JOSE. Cat, Aug. 10. (AP) G. Valoey Chadwick. ZS. Oakland aviator, met instant death over Morgan bill. 18 miles south of here, this afternoon when the right wing ot his plane ripped off while he was flying at a height of about 1500 feet. The plane crashed on tho Cor barl vineyard oa Railroad avenue and Chadwick was instantly killed. Louis and Archie Carbari and a workman, Eugene Albertini, wit nessed tho accident. They said they saw the plane flying against a stiff breese and suddenly the right wing crumpled and dropped dowa. The piano was swung com pletely around, and dived to the ground, they said. Chadwick was lifeless whea they reached the wreckage. The right wing they tound some distance from the rest of tho nlane. 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