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PAGE SEVEN . orfaed Dtacks Whip Los Aimgeles to Reganim Top of League gSGON STATESMAN, galea. Oz Bating Karsiag. Aercst 3L 1929 P i J f ar. -. i -, i- (Hurt vlomments By CURTIS Most any up-state scribe who puts la part ef his time writing sports, propably envies at times the high powered sport editors of the metropolitan papers, whose Job consists principally of writing a column or two of chatter about current sports, covered the ball games every day when the team is at home, and directing a staff of youngsters who handle the lesser sport newp. We had an opportnnity to watch one of them doing It this we.ek, and believe us, If Lair Gre gory's Job is a sample. It's no bed of roses. We watched him dash off seven long sheets of "Gregory's sport gossip," all of which had to be bright, entertain ing, pertinent and correct the litter because there's no sort of writing in which somebody will check an error quicker than in sport writing. When that was rlnished it was pretty nearly time for the ball game, so Cregory, with us trot ting along, hotfooted it about 14 blocks to where he'd been able to park his car, risked our lives In heavy traffic out to Vaughn street, found a parking place four blocks from the gate," and did some more sprinting back to the atl grounds. He just had time to get the linenps and do some necessary chatting with Tom Tur ner, Bill Rodgers and others, be fore the game started. Taking a box score the way or ganized ball demands, takes all of a fellow's attention; and when the last man was out, Gregory had to have the thing all com plete except for totals; then dash off 300 words or so for a wire a lory. Then "we actually raced the four blocks back to that car. fought traffic jams all the way back downtown and sprinted an other six blocks to the Oregonlan building. The last we saw of Gregory he was heading for the ii.?ws room to dash off his story of the game, which had to catch an early night edition and be complete, analytical, historical, and all the other things we've al ready listed as required of his gossip column. We acquired a lot' of respect for the job a metropolitan sports, editor has to do. That sport gossip itself requires an amazing lot of research and knowledge right at one's finger tips. We've some hope left, though. We were encouraged to find -that the box score we kept tallied with Gregory's in every particular, ex cept that we thought one fellow bunted and was entitled to a sa crifice, even though the ball roll ed to the second baseman. Gre gory ruled otherwise. Oregon's champion American Legion Junion ball team has al ready gone a long way toward na tional honors, even though it did n't get tb the finals. The Sil verton boys, who made so good a showing against the Gyro Cards, hare nothing to be downcast about over losing In the state fin als. The Cards had to use both pitchers against Springfield, which undoubtedly weakened their chances against the New Orleans team. But if they hadn't tried to get by with .their second best heaver, the Cards would un doubtedly have beaten Spring field more decisively. But Just imagine New Orleans being in the "western" division, WELL IN T0U1ET BROOKLINE, Mass., Aug. 30 , (XP) The British invasion made a great showing in the national doubles tennis championship tour nament here today and when the volleying was over, America had but a quarter interest in the mixed team's final match. That tourney reached the last gracket when Miss Betty Nuthall of England and George M. Lott, Jr.. of Chicago, the top seeded for eian team and Mrs. B. C. Covell, and Henry W. "Bunny" Austin, both of England, succeeded in their semi-finals matohes. The International pair defeated an English team comprising Mrs. Phoebe Watson and J. S. Olliff, 6-3. 5-7. 6-1, and Mrs. Covell and Austin became finalists by vanish inn Mrs. D. C. ShepherdBarron. of England, and Norman Farquhar on South African Davis cup play er, 6-2, 6-2. The finalists will clash tomor row for the title left undefended by Miss Helen Wills, world's champion, and Jack Hawkes, of Austrialia, following the struggle between Lott and Johnny Doeg of Santa Monica, Cal., and the Tex an s, Berkeley Bell and Lewis H. White for the men's national doubles championship. Playground Will Be Kept in Use Fourteenth, street playground will be kept open next week that children may use the swimming pooL Lincoln and Yew Park groands will close tn-ee-mnch as no director will be at either. Echo Balderree will be In charge at the Fourteenth street pool. ... . BRITISH SHOW UP narine Uiallref Aujfr, gtve tbe young 'wetet ANGELS lie FOR 17 SWATS Southern Invaders Get But Jen Blows From Two Pitchers PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 30 (AP) Portland climbed back in to the league leadership today by defeating Los Angeles 12 to 7 In an exciting sluggers' duel. Five Los Angeles pitchers allowed the Ducks 17 hits while the Angel nicked two Portland hurlers 10 times. The game saw two hom ers, 11 doubles and a triple. Portland opened the game by scoring six runs in the first R H E Los Angeles 7 10 1 Portland 12 17 3 Barfoot, Plitt, Peters. Childs. Crandall and Sandberg; Ortman, Cascarella and Tomlin. Seals Trim Seattle SEATTLE. Aug. 30 (AP) San Francisco pounded four Se attle hurlers for 15 hits here to day to score a 7 to 4 baseball vic tory over the Indians. Mails, Seal hurler, held the locals score less until the eighth, when four hits counted for four runs, and Davis was sent la to stop the ral ly. The score: R H E San Francisco 7 IS 3 Seattle 4 9 2 Mails, Davis, and Hayworth; Pipgras, Blevins, Fisch. and Bor- reanl. Senators Shade Stars LOS ANGELES, Aug. 30- -(AP) R H E Sacramento 10 11 2 Hollywood 9 10 1 Cano, Flynn, Gillick and Koeh ler, Harris; Hulvey, Marty, Kin ney and Severeid. Oaks Blank Reds SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 30 (AP) Oakland nosed out the Missions. 2-0, today In ta tigh game. The Oaks reached Ruether for tallies in tne sixth and seventh frames although the veteran left bander was stingy with his hits. He allowed only six hits, one a home run by Fenton. The Mis sions nicked "Craghead for eight safeties, all well scattered, while he was given perfect team work. RUE Oakland 2 0 Missions 0 8 1 Craghead and Lombard!; Ruether and Brenzel. E DEL MONTE. Calif., Aug. 30. (AP) Bobby Jones burned up the Pebble Beach links today, smashing his own course record with a sensational 7 in practice for the national amateur golf championship. The champion was 5 under par and 3 ander the mark set two days ago. Jones played perfect golf after the three first holes. He lost a stroke to par on the second and third. From the fifth through the 13th he reeled oft nine holes in exactly 28 strokes, bagging 7 bir dies. His card: Jones out 465 434 243 35. In 333 344 435 32 67. 16 Boys Enter Net Tournament For Wednesday Sixteen boys have signed up for the city wide tennis tournament which will be started next Wed If They Meet Bobby Jones, left, makes bis E ETC rudlonh to become Bolder or the open ana nnvitenx golf UUee at tne same time. His memorable long putt to tie Tmmesn at the Winged Foot eonreO and ads craahing defeat of thje "pro" opponent ha the play-off Is history. The amateur 1 different. Perhaps bis chief competitor will be George Ton Eun, right, and men again mayoe not. ocanung' Jones UWIIIWi WU JUW ,w y - w ww ir New Orleans Lads Eliminate Portland bu One Point inn m mw fm ,t I mcartny s Atiree Aces V-r ' w m j. v anaa-aaai m . n a. an su wm w- J i ne m Wf: HUM- AXViV INDY CITY fans, alreadyfback with a nerfect daj'g work- looking forward t the time when the Cuba wSl bring them baseball's 1929 L World's Championship, think ef cyclones whenever they consider the three pitching aces ef the Chicago Nationals Gay Bosh, Charley Root, and Pat Malone, fast ball spinners all with the puzzling plus of assorted curves ! The wiry Bush 165 pounds of slender frame enclosing: tons of dynamic energy ane? a wealth of "stuff" that go with great pitch ins; talent is making a great bid to lead all big league hurlers in victories this season. Charier Boot whe won a Ne Bit" soubria.net a few seasons needay, according to an announce ment made Friday by members of the committee in charge for the boys' department at the Y. M. C. A., which is sponsoring the event. A number of additional entries are in prospect. All of the boys planning to take part are practicing faithfully, and the play in this tournament is ex pected to be even speedier than that developed in the Y. M. C. A. boys' tournament held previously. BRUSSELS (AP) The Bel gian state debt has been reduced by nearly 3375,000,000 since July 1926 when M. Francqul started the of restoring Belgian finances and o f stabilizing the Belgian franc. in Amateur ! ! bid this year at Pebble Beach, CaL '", v ......j is-- "' a v ' -w m 1 i f aSHdtQ, plenty to wotTyjyrer4ieet if theSn Juan had actedjBp- Three VYSs. . 4 6 IH. Kme rniara trtirtf. has been going great guns with nis lamed "smoke ball" sad is pointing now for World Series masterpieces. The husky Pat Malone who six feet and 190 ponads loom like a Varsity fullback's is even better than he was last year and Cob fans rely much en Tire Ball" to blaze the way to that world's championship. Manager Jo McCarthy is grooming that mound trio with a master hand. In the current uhty. they are his three aces and they should stm be such when the World's Series arrives, when the Cab chieftain may draw for a fourth "bullet" from such reserve I citchrnr talent as Blake, Cren pros. Nehf. Carlson, and Home. Pirate Nine Beats Cubs By 15 to 0 PITTSBURGH. Aug. 10. (AP) The Pirates pounded Guy Bush and Art Nehf for 21 hits here to day to win their fourth straight from the Cubs, 15 to 0. The re verse shaved the lead of the Cube to 10 games. It was Bush's fourth defeat of the season against 18 victories. R. H. . Chicago S S Pittsburgh 15 21 1 Bush and Taylor; Meine and Hemsley. Giants Beaten Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. SO. Dairy Vance outpitched Carl Hub Bel to give the Robins a 2 to 1 victory over the Giants in a 19- inning battle today. Vance allow ed four hits, Leach's homer be ing the only Giant ran. R. H. E. New York 1 4 1 Brooklyn 2 I 0 Hubbell and O'Farrell; Vance and Deberry. Phillies Win Another BOSTON. Aug. 30. (AP) Philadelphia - took i t s second straight game from the Braves here today, by a 9 to 5 score. In the first Inning Chuck Klein got his 34 th home run of the year with two on. R. H. E. Philadelphia t 12 1 Boston 5 15 1 Willioughby, Elliott. Collins and Davis, Lerian; Brandt. Cantwell and Spohrer. DODD'S COillDER SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 10. (AP)- Captain H. O. Bleumchen, of the S. C. T. Dodd, declared to day ft a hearing before United States steamboat Inspectors that his ship's collision with the steam er San Juan would not have oc curred, If the latter ship had kept on Its coarse. The Dodd. which had signalled she was backing, struek the other ship- at one quarter length from her stern. Captain Bleumchen told the inspectors, bat be held it would have cleared It about tS BLAMES Sffl I MAKE MUCH crva THE. CUBS i MURDERERS ROVf BUT. MASTER-MIND tfcCAiW KNOWS CIHATHIS FLAG '.HOPES DEPEND, I THSSEIUKEE Aces tar. CM bM rku in tt ) While the heavy hitters nsuallf capture the headline and the Cobs hare such thumping Thora as Hack Wilson, Hornsby, Cayles and Stephenon McCarthy's ace pitchers nave done just as much te keep their team on top. Bash, Root, Malone, et aL are priming for those climax games with the Philadelphia Athletics; and it Is reasonable te assume that Cennia Mack and his men are worrying more over those Cub pitchers than they are ever Chicago's hitmaking artillery Joe McCarthy may need only three aces to win, but, as hinted before, he is likely to draw a fourth when he and Connia Mack engage in the next World Series play. on the three-blast signals given by the Dodd during the three min ute interval between the Dodd's sighting the San Juan and the collision. The captain said he sighted the San Juan when she was a quarter mile distant. He threw up his hands be said .realizing the crash Was certain after he gave the warning signal. Both ships came to a dead stop at the time of the crash, he told the Inspectors. He said there was hardly a jar. and that it was his Intention to go ahead and bold the San Juan in the breach. This intention was thwarted by the speedy sinking of the San Juan, he said. Life-boats were immediately or dered overboard, and all the sur vivors possible picked up. A fog blanket swept over the ships as they crashed, he asserted, making rescue work difficult. A further hearing will be held tomorrow morning; at which log and bell books will be introduced. FEDERAL APPEALS T PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. 30. The United States circuit court of appeals for the ninth district will sit in Portland sometime during the week of September 16, it was learned here today. There are but five cases to be argued on appeal here. They are: The appeal of the City of Gold Hill and the Beaver Portland Ce ment company against the Calif-ornia-Oregon Power company to determine the extent of power site rights on the Rogue river adjacent to Gold Hill. The appeal of A. E. Downing and others, convicted on charges of using the mails to farther a scheme to defraud in connection with the promltion of stock sales in an alleged worthless silver mine. The appeal of Edwin E. White side, veteran of the world war, from an adverse decision in his suit to recover the benefits of 'a war risk insurance policy. The appeal of Charles A. Burk hardt, ot Seattle and Fred A. Bal ita of Los Angeles against the Northwestern National bank, 4ts officers and directors to recover losses alleged to have been suffer ed ta the value of their bank stock through alleged actions of the directors. Follow the sports, in The States man; fell sport news reports f reah-cacn, morning. WILL MEET AGGIES LACK GRID VETERANS Football Prospects Are Just So-so, Paul Schissler . Announces OREGON STATH COLLEGE, Corvalls. Aug. SO Football pros pects at Oregon State for the com ing season are rather uncertain, according to Paul J. Schissler, head football coach. The main reason for the uncertainty is the fact that seven veteran lettermen are lost to the squad while the new men to take their places are inexperienced in their positions for Pacific conference competl tltion. Lettermen lost to the squad are Howard Maple. quarter; Mel Whitlock, end; Boscoe Luce, tackle; Bill Kirk, center; Ralph Twitchell. half; Jule Carlson and Vern Eilers, guards. To offset these losses Coach Schissler expects 19 lettermen, a host of reserves and 6ome good prospects from the rook squad of last year to report for duty on September 14, the opening day of Pacific coast conference fotball. The toughest job ahead of Coach Schissler is to develop a man to take the place of Howard Maple at quarterback. Ralph Buerke, a letterman, looked like the best prospect at the close of spring practice. However, he will receive plenty competition from Rog Montgomery and Carl Metten, both lettermen. Metten was switched from halfback to quarter during spring practice. Brico Nosier from the 1927 fresh mast squad also looked promising at quarter. Bill McKallp, a letterman, seems to be the outstanding candidate for Whitlock's job at left end. Sayles Young, Harry Kent, Ber gerson, Ed. Englestead. Dean Mil len and Harold Drummond will fight it out for Luce's position at tackle. Chuck Stout and Reese Cochran lead all others in bidding for Carlson's job. Fire candidates Chief Thomp son, Tige Larson. Del Scott, Jack Cox, and Barney Carlson are out for Eiler's position at right guard. Thompson was moved up from fullback to the line during spring practice. Both he and Scott are lettermen. Bob Geddes. firit string center the past two years, is expected to be back in uniform again. this fall Fred Schell. Bill Bylngtoa and Pete Miller will take care of the right tackle berth. Russell Strlff, a two-year letterman, will be at his old post at right end. He will be assisted by Sandy McGll vray, Floyd Root and Paul Otis. The loss of Ralph Twitchell at right half will not be severely felt as he was on the injured list prac tically all of last season. Honolu lu Hughes, Carlton Wood, and Floyd Owen will all be back at right half. Cecil Sherwood. Row dy Kerr, Babe Peterson and Ber nard Temple will take care of the left half position. Carl Gilmore, Johnny Essman, Bill Head, Miller Nicholson and Buck Hammer are the leading can Gilmore and Essman are lettermen didates for the fullback positions, while Nicholson and Hammer were members of last year's reserve squad. Head is a product of the 1528 freshman squad. ATHLETICS BEATEN BV BOSTON TEAM PHILADELPHIA, Aug. SO (AP) The Red Sox defeated the Athletics 4to 2 today when Jack Russell held the home forces to seve nhits. Earnshaw and Rom mell pitched for the A 'a. R H E Boston 4 10 0 Philadelphia 2 7 1 Russell and Berry; Earnshaw, Roxnmell and Cochrane. ' Service Clubs to Stage Golf Meet The inter-service dab golf tournament will be played San day at the Illahee Country coarse, with the first threesomes teeing off at t ajn., it was announced Friday. Each threesome will in clude one player for each club. The committee in eharge In cludes Ted Endicott of the Rotary club, T. M. Hicks ef the Kiwaals clab and Charles Hudkins of the Lions club. can positively read tout virtues and fantts ha the drawings what note that yoa ambbhr utnongstr. L Bend yonr 3rewhA.SM toi8NakA4ki LcvfseSce, world fanionsfxepbelotisb STANDING .OF THE CLUBS COAST IXAOVB W. L. Pet. I W. L. Pet. t4 .COO Sa V. SS IS .541 8S SS .583,0klABd St SO .508 5 8 .S74!Se't SS ST .883 84 36 .5678ttl IS 46 .340 PmU' lo a. Hollyw. WATIOIMI, LEAGUE W. L. Pct. W. I,. Pet. Cliiet 83 41 .667BrokIj 55 66 .46S N. Y. 6t 56 .54VCinefa. S3 71 .439 60 60 .500 Boitom 48 74 .898 St. U AJfESICAH IXAQtTE W. Pft.l W. L. Pet. 86 40 .683jDtroit S7 66 .436 71 51 .SiSiWulL 56 66 .459 6ff 57 .537 Clucc 60 78 .407 68 5 .516 BcAom 48 61 .847 Phil. N. T. St. It. C1t,1. Results COAST LBAOtTB Oakland 3; Misiien 0. Sarrmmante 10 ; Hollywood 9. Pvrtlsmd 13; Lot Anrde T. Ska Frmacise T; Scatd 4. VXTIOITAX. XXAGTTB Philadelphia D; Boatoa S. Brttoklja 3; Naw York 1. FittiborsB 15; Chicago 0. AMXBJCAH LEAOtn Bottom 4; Philadelphia 2. 5 LONG SWIM EVENT TORONTO, Oat., Aug. SO. (AP) Edward F. Keating, of New York, outs warn 227 rivals and outgamed the chilly waters of Lake Ontario to capture the fourth annual Wrigley 15-mile marathon swim and add $25,000 to his bankroll today. While cold water, cramps and physical exhaustion were taking a heavy toll of the big field. Heat ings powerful stroke carried him to a 500 yard vlstory over the giant German. Ernest Vlerkoetter, now a resident of Toronto. From eleventh place at the end of the first of the eight and one half laps, Keating forged ahead steadily until he gained the lead from Norman Ross, of Chicago on the seventh lap. From then on the New Yorker was never seriously threatened. Although Vierkotter set a desperate paee on the last lap In a vain effort to overhaul the leader. Second place gained for Vlerkoetter a eash award of 15.000. Ross, pace setter for a good part of the grind, weakened badly in the last two laps but had enough stamina left to finish third and win $2,000 la prise money. Fourth place and $1,500 went to a "dark horse" Izador Sponder of Port Colborne, Ont, a 1 8-year old boy and fifth to Mendell Bard itt, of Toronto who won $1,000 for his efforts. Gamely battling his "way through the chilly waters of the lake, Myron Cox of Venice, Cal.. finished sixth after being in the water 10 hours. By finishing the 15-mile course Cox captured, the last prize award of $500. Marvin Nelson, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, who had ranked well with the leaders for most of the dist ance, collapsed when he was with in 100 yards from the finish line and was pulled from the water. Encouragement was shouted to him but he had to be taken into a boat with the lights on the fish ing dock twinkling brightly ahead of him. Ford Memorial Church Session Slated Monday The Sunday board of the Ford Memorial church. West Salem, will meet Monday night, beginning at 8 o'clock. A number of import ant questions as well as plans for the fall work will come before the board. Other meetings planned for the week by members of the church body include the Women's Fori eign MLsIonary society meeting at the parsonage Tuesday afternoon; the Ladles' Aid meeting Wednes day afternoon at the home of Mrs. Lester DeLapp in Salem; and the Epworth League cabinet meetings at the church parlors Wednesday evening. 1 "SUPREME AinBORtTY i WEBSTER'S NEW IMTERfiATIOriAL DICTIONARY f THE MERRIAM WEBSTER Because Hundreds of Supreme Court Judges concur in highest praise of the work as their AMtaeriry. The Presictents of all leading Unl etsttiev Colleges, and Normal Schools give their hearty mdorx- want All StateTthat have adootai a 1 large dictionary as standard have It selected Websters Mew Interna ; tional. , The Schcttlbocta of the Ccwtncrv adhert to the MerrianWWcbster II system of diacritical marks, . II The Oortrnnkent Printing Office 11 at Washington use it as anahuaga. H waTTI a aaarfa w f Naw 1 tTaanw ap.rl of t.ht and tod H 8.I& NEW n WIN Usrrlam ataaav 1 ' i - HI LOSES WESTERN FINAL1 Louisiana Youngsters Win Play Against Buffalo at Louisville COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo Aug. 30. (AP) :New Orleans. La., won the final game of the all western American Legion tourna ment here today by defeating Portland. Ore., by a scor of 6 to 5. They will leave tonight for Louisville. Ky., where they will play Buffalo September 4, 5 and t. Score by Innings: Portland 002 030 000 5 f 5; o. New Orleans 103 101 000 If; 7; 2. Charles. Farmer and Bishop. Kleia; Rizzo, Carbon! and Hass are. Much Interest In the showing made by the Gyro Cards of Port land in the interstate competition for American Legion Junior base ball honors, has been exhibited by fans of Salem and vicinity for. the reason that the Cards won the state championship by defeating the Silvertoa team, and that many folk of this district saw the Cards m acuon in mai iinai siaie series game, which was played at Olin ger field here August 9 in connec tion with the American Legion convention. It was predicted at the time that the Portland team would go far In the national competition, and this was borne out when it defeated the Montana and Wash ington champions la the north west tournament, then won from Springfield, Hi., in the western tournament at Colorado Springs. Ttie game lost Friday to New Orleans, was a semi-final contest in the national series. The Port land teftm, local fans believe, might havedefeated the New Or leans boys, except tor the fact that Manager Garbarino of. the Cards was forced to use both ot itis pitchers to stop the Illinois team. In the game against Spring field, Koch, Portland shortstop, distinguished himself by bitting a home run. Charles, the Cards best pitcher, struck out nine bats men, which was more than he wae able to do against the Sllverton boys. IMJ.A. WILL PLAY PEDEE SILVERTON. September 1. The Sllverton M. W. A. ball club will meet that of Pedee on the local diamond Sunday in what promises to be a hotly contested baseball game. Up to the present time the local clab has played IS games and oat' of those 18, nine hare been won. The fans will have an opportn nity of watching Orville Schwab, formerly with the Junior league Paul Kebef, brother of Vincent Keber, one of the league players, has also joined with the local clab since last they played. Kan ta Lata Tttoa, Ti High Swia B YELLOWAY TEUCUL . 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