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PAGE EIGIIT The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem. Oregon, Friday Morning, August 28, 1931 Jf o ' o n n bdieh nnounces iij.ennue voir iim& A 77T Ml II t READY TO FACE BIG BOYS SDON September Fight With "Alp Or Sharkey Expected To Gross Million - By EDWARD 3. NETL NEW YORK. An. 27 fAPI ' New York shouted across trans continental telephone wires today a pair of ' invitations - to Jack T)mn(T to return to the metroDO- 11a and pick up again the leather- padded cudgels that once maae high finance ot the fight game, j To Tom McArdle, matchmaker at Madison Sanare Garden, the former heavyweight king said from Seattle, Wash.: . I "I'm not reaay yet but I -will be. .. I'm serious a beat coming back. Pick the best man you can find for me sometime after De cember 1. Immediately James J. John ston, the promotional thorn la the ' aide of the Garden at the moment. got a line through to Leonard Sachs, Dempsey's secretary and champion,' and he heard some thing llke'thls: ' . "Jack hasn't tied up with the Garden or any one else. ' But he's coming back. We'll be hitting the v big trail when he's ready. Theo we'll be open to any and all offers from anyone." , . Exhibitions Hare More Significance ' .:-' Thus today the "exhibitions the old man mauler of Manassa has been glTing the Pad fie coast leaped suddenly Into a matter of national moment to the rank and file of the fight game. Apparently Dempsey, not orer burdened with ready cash and In rorwed in matrimonial complica " Uona by the ; filing of a divorce application from Eatelle Taylor In Reno, Is about to launch seriously into his second - eomeback cam paign aince Gene Tunney whipped htm In the rain atPhlladephia in 192. . i Dempsey appeared In his first "exhibition" match, in Reno Aug ust ' 19' and knocked over Jack i Beasley.Ftve nights later 17,861 of the faithful turned out In Port land, Ore.; to pay S27.29S to see him bounce a motley collection ' around. Last night he sparred ' six rounds in Seattle with a trio. Another Million! Dollar. Gate Eyed 'Fight circles predicted today ' . Dempsey can 'share 21009,000. gate fighting Primo Camera or Jack Sharkey with "whom he drew more than that sum when he came --' out of retirement the first time In 1927. -; ! - For a bout with Max Schmeling , ,ext summer, after proper tune ; upa it would seem that only he depression and lack of a promoter of - Tex . Rickard's genina : would prevent a gate among the. largest In fight history. - EUGENE, Ore., Aug. 27 (AP) . Jimmy Byrnes.-six feet tall, 205 pounds in weight and' Coos Bay resident, bas been signed to meet Jack-Dempsey in the four-round r exhibition fight here . September - 4," Herb Owen, promoter announc ed today.-; . . ; " . v -Owen affirmed -that . Byrnes - - would give the ex-champ the first real opposition he has encounier ' ed since returning to the ring In -"Reno' last week.- The Coos Bay fighter has stopped both big BUI - Ilartwell and Denny Lenhard, who met Dempsey. In Portland Monday night, Owen said. ''.,. . . , RENO. Nev.. Aug! 27 (AP) Jack Dempsey will meet Leo Lom ski, Aberdeen, Wash., heavy weight. in a four round bout here Labor day. . Lomskl. weighing around 175 pounds, campaigned in the light heavy class for sev eral years and at one time was ' ranked with the leaders of the division. Dempsey accepted the Aberdeen mauler as an opponent in a telegram received from, Seat-, tie. 1 f Fifteen Firms Submit Bids Oh 25 Police Cars I - . ' Fifteen automobile firms have submitted bids on the 25 new cars to be purchased for the state police department. Seven types of cars were Included in the propo sals. Thirteen cars are to be traded in by the state. Awards will be made within the next 10 days, it was announced. The bids were opened by Wil liam EInzig, secretary ot the state board of control, and state pur chasing agent. FIRE ZK PATROL SEEKING FIREBUGS (Continued from para 1) miles In advance of the flames to construct a line of defense where an attempt will be ms to halt them when they reach It. A mixed unit of artillerymen and engineer was stationed at Anderson's camp two miles below the Grimes pass power plant on the south fork which has been the focus of the fight for the past three days. . , t . The line of guardsmen .was strung from Banks, a town at the Junction of the aoutb for n north fork of the Payette. All the way inrougn Garden Tajley to Low man. Three nurses are on the fire line wiiu an ties ranging from washing ashes out of burns to tending new born babies. AT BEACH O. P. Johnson and children are spending a few days this week at the beach. Hectic Coast Race Tied up Again as Ducks -Toss Away Sliigf est Through Bobbles COAST 1XAOTXB W V Vet. W I, Pet. Portld. SO 34 .SS SO 14 .556 24 2S .S9T m A. Sfl 9 .519 Sa r. OakM. Hollyd. 3 27 .491 2S St .419 31 S3 . 38 2 ,5J8Mim. PORTLAND. . Ore.. Aug. .27 (AP) With the active assistance of - eight Portland errors. San Francisco won . tonight's game here. It to 7. Doth teams hit hard, the Seals winning a credit of IB and the Beavers onij one less. San -Francisco made its prlncl pal killings In the elxth, seventh and eighth Innings, scoring 11 of their runs on ten hits and six Portland errors. , i Jim Keesey, ex-Beaver first baseman, and CrossettI were the big stick men for the Seals in the eighth. Their two doubles brought In four runs. R HE San Francisco .. -11 If (1 . 7 15 ,S Portland Gibson and Mealey; McQuillan. KUleen, Walters. Osborne and Fitxpatrick. i Angela Win In 12th SEATTLE. Aug. 27 (AP) A single -by Summa, Los Angeles left fielder,! knocked In one run and another came in on a sacrifice fly In the 12th inning tonight to give the Angels a 6 to 2 victory over the Indians. The home team scored once in each of the first three Innings, to lead 3 to l; but the visitors tied it up in the sixth. Hermann, on the mound . for the Angels, held the Indians in hand the last nine Innings. I - - R H E Los Angele : ' , , '.a 12 0 Seattle ..3 10 1 Hermann j and. Campbell: Tur- pln, Hartwig and Cox. - Oaks Rally In U SAN FRANCISCO. ' Aur. 27 (AP)- Oakland took a 4 to 2 vic tory - from the Missions here' tonight-by landing on Zahnlxer In the eighth, for four hits and two runs. ('.:; The game was a pitching duel up to the eighth, when Zahnlser s benched in favor of Ted Pll lette. The Missions started . comeback; In the ninth but were unable , to keep it up after, two runs. Each team, got six hits. ' R H E Oakland . ..... 4 C 1 Missions ,i.. ; 4 .Thomas, and McMullea: Zahnls er, Pillette and Hofmann. Stare FinaUy Win " LOS ANGELES. Aug. 27. (AP) Hollywood won Its first game, of the series from-Sacramento tonight, making- the score 4 to 3 by a two run batting spurt In the ninth. McEvoy was given Indifferent ' support in the early stages, but It improved later on. Hollywood i slugging drove Bryan to the showers in the ninth and Gllllck replaced him. . - . ! R II E Saeramentoj... . j n 1 Hollywood :J.. 4 12 3 Bryan, Gilliek and WirU; Mc Evoy and Severe id. - E ED ' L (Continued from page l) probably .wjll not i be placed so much before the public eye as be fore, but will be confined to per sonal contacts made by the board's workers. One feature of the report" not generallyknown was that during the past year six girls from Mar ion county hare been cared for In the Salvation Army's White Shield home in Portland. The cost which has ' not been born .locally, was S82S. the report showed. .Of the 12 board members, eight we attending their first of the malthly meeting?. The new ad visors are: Chester M. Cox. W. L. Phillips, J. T. Delaney, William B. Ellis, Frank Doolittle, Willis Clark and Leo B. Page. FLOOD COT ROCKED BY GASOLINE BLAST C Continued from pas 1) but conditions are extremely ser ious. Every other person appeared to bo gravely 111. From every di rection came moans of the aged, cries of children, vhich added to the nightmarish bedlam. Although food, drink and med ical attention is 1 available to these refugees, conditions in this buildings, like In other refugee centers, are so deadly that a ma jority of ' the unfortunates are doomed unless they can quickly be moved to dry land and better sanitary conditions. SEVEN MILLION TO ; BE IDLE, FORECAST (Continued from per 1) out: of work' in August as com pared with 18.8 in July; 18.2 In June and 17.1 in May. He estimated that about 120 -000 found work In August as in dustrial employment improved: but abm 40.000 farm workers were laid eft at the end of the July harvesting season, making, a total gain of approximately 80. 000 Jobs. 1 ; . , ' ' "By November we will have some 500,000 farm laborers out ot work and -this number will double before the winter is over" urn ana. EF WORK HER OF ARMY OM We see in the C J or rath er somebody showed .It to w for we never read the society news that the Business and Professional Women's dab has m "fiance" committee. We pre sume that's' for toe members who hare ambitions to quit be-, ' ins; businesslike and prof es- slonal. , It seems the wrestling game Is not dead but sleepeth. And on September 8. the night jtfter La bor day, 'twill be aroused by a couple of fairy, princes of heavy weight dimensions, so Matchmak er Harry Plant announced last night. - : ' They are Joe Reynolds, who started wrestling: as a profes- ' slonal in Albany about seven years ago and has since grap pled In . many : parts of Uo world; and Abe Kaplan - of New York, who figured in the : American . Legion convent Ion mat card at CorvaIIl a few weeks ago and defeated Bonnie Mhu tbe Australia neavyV ' weight champion. : Now there's a bout that looks as though It would wake up the sleeper all right, It ought to start the , fall season with a real re sounding bang. And Harry and the commission say things will be sizxling from then on, with a host of big shota scheduled . to show here. They have some def inite plans for building up the game, which will be disclosed later. There'll be a show, every Tuesday . night throughout the autumn and winter, they promise. LITTLE AUBREY It was n warm night and Little Aubrey wanted to sleep outdoors. So his mother said: Llttle Anbrey, the dog kennel Is a nice cool place to sleep. Next morning he scratched and scratched and his mother Jt laaghed and laaghed because she knew all the time the dog. was Inhabited. (Contributed by J. L.) HIGHLAND PARK,' 111., Aug. 27 (AP) Mrs. Georra Tyson of Kansas City lost her prized west ern women's golf championship to day in an exciting quarter final duel to her famous home town Jinx. Mrs. O. S. Hill. All souare at the end of 17 holes, rfrs. Hill ended the tussel on the final green by sinking an eight foot putt for a birdie four. Mrs. Tyson, 10 feet away, from the home plate with three shots, miss ed her try for a birdie by three feet. ; - ? ' . -, ' 1 - . Mrs. Hill, who took up golf for her health eight years ago, was Joined in the semi final bracket by two experienced campaigners' of note. Virginia Van Wle of Chica go and Mrs. Leona Pressler,of San Gabriel, Cal., and 18-year-old June Beebe of Chicago. '' Roy B. Davenport, Sllverton mail clerk, has a profitable avo cation. Instead of chasing golf balls around, a. remade pasture or waiting for the .fish to bite, Dav enport picks up his, trusty .22 calibre gun and shoots greydig gers. When he isn't shooting them he gets moles and gophers to add to his collection.' r :.. Yesterday Davenport cashed in on his pastime. Greydigger. scalps., 212 in number, were presented to Harlan Judd, deputy county clerk, and the scalps ot 12 moles and six gophers were added ; to his treasure trove. ' '. ' . When Davenport, left the of fice he had a warrant for $12.40. county bounty on the collected SCalpS. ',;;; District Votes Refunding Bond Issue, $63 fiOO The Gold Hill Irrigation district has roted refunding bonds - of $13,000. with which to refinance the project under the 1127 legis lative act, according to Informa tion received by C. E. Strlcklln, state engineer. - ' Most of the money will be used In rebuilding flumes- and making other necessary improvements. : The district includes 1200 acres and is located In Jackson county. 1 Baseball fans, in the Piedmont league had' the year's best bar gain. A "triple-header! or three games in one day was played be tween the Greensboro and High Polqt teams. , ; DEFENDER BEATEN IN QUARTER FINAL DAVENPORT CASHES : IN OH HIS 'HOBBY' ' ' 1 ? The ' New Orleans 1 Pelicans of the Southern -association have a chance to break a 23-year record they may finish the season in the first division,' " -. i 'j r- . - ;: "; ..' ' . . . . 1 FfflOHTES FOR GROWNBEATEN Barnes and Sutter Outplay Vines and Gledhil! In Quarter Finals BROOKLINE. Mass.. Aug. -27. (AP) Stroking a deadly mix ture or lobs and drives, Bruce Barnes, Austin, Tex., and Clifford Sutter, New Orleans, today pro vided the national doubles tennis tourney with its first major upset by gaining- the semi-final round at the expense of Ellsworth Vines and Keith Gledhlll. sensational Callfornians. These west coasters, who had suffered only one previous defeat all season, were the outstanding favorites to capture the title held by Johnny Doeg and George Lott for the past two years. They appeared over - tennsed, especially Gledhlll, as tney bow ed by scores of 4-6, 10-8. 10-12 8-0, -3. A heavy afternoon shower fell on. Doeg and Lott and halted their even battle with Sidney Wood and Frank X Shields, Davis eup sin gles stars. Aa a result, the final will be put over until Monday. Cbampf ona Mold One-Game) Lead This match stood at one set all and the champions had a four-three lead on service In the third when the downpour washed them from the eourt. They will resume at that point tomorrow and the victors wll be iven a 24 hour rest before playing ' their semi-final against Gregory Man gin, Newark, and Berkeley Bell, New York. "1 GENIUI i'NE 06 us to ib.a.t.Ok.1 It was .also a tragic occasion for Fderedlck J. Perry and' George Patrick Hughes, the Bri tish cup. pair, who were over thrown by . Wllmer Allison and Johnny Van Ryn, last year's run-ners-up. The scores were 4-, $-3, 4-1, -3. -3. .... Man gin and Bell defeated Ed ward Jacobs ot ' Baltimore and Wilbur F. Coen, Jr., Kansas City, for a 1-4, C-2, C-4 decision. . CUBS SCORE EIGHT IN WI1ING RALLY VATZONAZ, UAGTJS W L Pet W I - Pet. fit. L. SI 44 .648 Bottom 58 65 .473 K. T. 70 SS .560 Pittabh. 58 ST .484 PhilaS. 154 SI .849 Ciaeia. ' 44 82 .349 CMearo 70 SS .548 Brooks. 87 SO Ji8 PITTSBURGH. Aug. 27 (AP) The Chicago Cubs scored eight runs in the eighth Inning to de feat the Pirates. 11 to 4, In the second game of today's double header and get an even break for the day. The Pirates won the first, S to 2. R H E Chicago .2 4 1 Pittsburgh ...... tV. . .3 10 ,1 Sweetland- and Hartnett; Spent cr and Phillips. ' s ' :" ' . R H E Chicago .............11 IS 0 Pittsburgh 4 7 0 fMay, Welch and Hemsley: Brame, Osborn, Swetonio and Phillips. Phils Defeat Reds - R H 2 Cincinnati ..5 10 2 Philadelphia 13 1 Kolp and Sukeforth; Bolen, Watt, Mllllgan. J. Elliott and Mc-Curdy. if ns - x . t ii ' " . -m.s.l-.Jt r, WmJJ ' wheat , ill sraJ-Ww V-V 0m iis-i , J W vVMV a 'sTaTsrt'WM! oj 'U) v) nn ?i 1J TOBACCO UJ ' U U . jZ? Genuine "BULL" DUlttlAM Tobacco at 5p marked the entrance of my lather. Percival S. Hill, into the Tobacco business. For 14 years he was President of The American Tobacco Company. The fine quality and popularity of ''BULL" DURHAM were always subjects of great pride to him. - Therefbre, it is particularly gratifying to 'offer this important saving and service to the American public at this time Local Tennis Devotees in Valley Meet Three Salem tennis- players will participate In the men's division of the Willamette valley tourna ment which 'opens today at Eu gene, one In the Intermediate di vision and there will probably be two Salem girls In the ladles' sin gles. : Al Coates, who won the men's singles championship here, a year ago when the tournament was held In . Salem, ' will participate again along with Norris Kemp and Don Saunders in the men's divi sion. Fred Hagemahn is entering the Intermediate competition and Is expected to advance a consider able way toward the finals. Edith Starrett and Irene Green baum have entered the ladles' singles. Shinesters and Wildcats Clash Again After Tie '-. SILVERTON, Aug. 27 For the second time this week, George's Shinesters and McDon ald's wildcats will meet for the right to face the Silver Falls Lum berjacks for the city championship tonight at o'clock the Shine sters and wildcats will cross bats on the Eureka arenue diamond. After a hard fought four-Inning game, the ' two teams tied last night. S to 3. Both nines are ex pected to have their full strenrth for tonight's battle. The winner will meet the Lumberjacks Sun- oay anernoon in the first of a three-game series. aXXSXCAjr XXaGTTB W Ii. Pet. W li Pet. Phil4. 87 84 .719'St. I. . 51 72 .415 Wh. 78 49 .49MDotTOit 50 74 .403 N . T. T SO .590Boto 47 7S .893 CIotoU. SO 60-.500iClUca.ro 47 78 .383 CLEVELAND, Aug. 27 (AP) While Wesley Ferrell held the enemy -to four nits, me - Cleve land Indians today combed three pitchers for IS hits to take a 11 to 1 rlctory over the St. Louis Browne in the series opener. Av erill's 28th home run of the sea son featured the attack. It was Ferrell'a 17th rlctory. 1 R H E St. Louis . ...1 4 1 Cleveland .......... .11 13 1 Coffman, Stiles. Braiton and Bengough; W. Farrell and Myatt. White Sox Routed DETROIT, Aug. 27 (AP) The Detroit Tigers pounded five White "Sox pitchers todsy and de feated the. Chicago outfit 9 to 4 in the first of their four game series here. , j R H E Chicago 4 11 . 4 Detroit I 13 -2 Carrayay, Thomas, Weiland, Bowler and Tate; Sorrell and Haywbrt. ' '- v " ;. OWL IX TRAP - - SCIO, Aug. 27 Donald Fulk ot Albany spent a. vacation of two weeks at . the Hetxendorf farm near Seio. He and - Andy Hetxendorf, while trapping gray diggers, caught an owl. In one of the traps, the bird measuring three feet and 10 inches frem tip to tip. . ' (O)0 vormeriy (Q) GEORGE W. imx n W - , M RESIDENT, THE AMEUCAN TOBACCO CO. OEM HEENAfi TO ,ST. Dennis A. Heenan, familiarly known as "Denny", is leaving to day for St. Cloud. Minn., where be will coach football and basket ball In Cathedral, high school. Heenan graduated from Salem, high school In 1925 and from Now tre Dame university in 193 0, While at the latter Institution he took work under the late Knute Rockne. St Cloud is a city about' the size of Salem but the high school has not the athletic record of Sa lem the past year.. The Cathedral football team made but one touchdown . durinsr the season against other teams and the baa- KetDaii quintet won only one game. "I "Denny is accomnanvinr On. car Anderson, who has been visit ing nis mother here. They are driving east. OlingerTossers Win Both Games - The Intermediates of the 14 th street playground won both games of a double header-from Lincoln playground ball players Thursday afternoon, 9 to -1 and 11 to 0. Batteries for both games were: 14th street, Stelnke and McCar thy: Lincoln. Lunsford and Ms. CalUster. - NEW YORK, Aug. 27. (AP)' -Threatening weather, this even ing caused the second successive postponement of the Charley Retz-laff-Joe Sekyra heavyweight bout at the Queensboro stadium Weather permitting, they . will meet in ten rounds next Tuesday, Abookletof 24 leaves mported X. straw cigarette attached to each, sack Nil is --1. i