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;yhe?OREGON STATIIANVSaleia,: Oregon, Thnrsday llonting, Uzxth 24, 1332 'Work on. PAGE EIGHT : IT . t- SMOG GREW WILL GET BUSY Corbs to be Installed and -: Course Leveled; More Funds are Needed Preliminary work and survey- Injrof the track-to be. Installed at Willamette university i has Teen ' completed and today a larger : erew o men will 'be on band to - begin work on grading and InsUlling tbe curbs. , Monev wblch was derlved-from '"tbe faculty play giTen by the nni- : rritv nrofessors ana tneir wires, "ry'i e-r. Is 'being nsed lor, tbe labor. f- V forts are being-waae io raise aa v " -V ditlonal f nads te nelp witb ; tb kfwork and io make possible Install- lnr a first-clas trac. . . The work Is- being rushed and .will' continue as 'far. -as tne, n- - aanees sennit Cinders have al ' ready, been ordered and work on . rradlni? will be onsftea. The snrrer indicated that -the east end of Sweetland .field, the end next to the gymnasium, is -about two feet higher than the west-end. The grading-win bare -'. tn b done so that the whole track -win be level. Also the traek has been banked on the curves in the past and that must also be reme- I A double curb will be Installed. carh m the Inside and one An the outside of the track. . , Willamette has been In the dol drums as far as track Is concerned ' for several years. However. tb presence : of unusually strong - frAahmitB material and also - the Interest in building a cltoder track -i. r revived Interest Inr tne ancieni sport. With two track coaches this soring. Willamette ha$ good . kinees of developing a strong team. . .... . . Salem Teams Enter Indoor i I Coach Yemen GUmore will Uke two relay teams-from hie squad "-of-Salem high track men to the Hill military . Academy relay 1 . track meet In. Portland tonight. t Since most of the squad lack .-conditioning ibis early In Jthe sea- son be nas ptcs-ea ine mosi-vcwp-(lar looklnc candidates-so far to v1- enter in two events, Emory Reitt, Sam Hurhes. Oswald MQMey ana Ed car Korers will run the two- t nil relay, while Bill - Dyer will tAkktrt in the 22.:Floyd Walts. t . In the 440 Frank Cross in ? the ttO and Dave Shepard in the mile - la the medley relay event." .Cross - and Walts , annear T to be : the v 1 strongest contenders at present and -Bill Dyer has Improved con .' KidnrahlT in stamina since last - vear. .- ? ... -. The meet tonight will be held . on an . Indoor track, taking 12 ground of the loop to make one mile. Several other events will be run off besides the ones In which , Gilmore is entering his squad. i Meanwhile' work is going on at dinger field to get' the field In .readiness for practice as soon as 'r- o possible. Leveling is being done iaad the pita dug for tne jumps Some rood weight men are in evi ; dence this year rwith prospects for . those' events much better than nanal fllllr T)ll) Slid ' w., WUM WVMJ , ' .Bird are the most likely looking C welght-tossers. ; !, NEW YORK. Martfh 23 (AP) -J-i-The grim "Job of flagging down j.the old: Fargo Express falls to i morrow ' night to the fists of an 5 .Vo t b e r youngster, Christopher fJBatf Battalino. former feather : ? J weight champion. The .fight is I scheduled for 12 rounds. .. . Ever since "Uncle. . Will: Pe . 1 trolls, battered of feature ' and seemingly headed . for oblivion . came out of a" two year retire-i Anient, these, youngsters have been ' ' taking, tarns trying to stop him. But Wilt: sidles quietly in his , ' Uttered bath robe, makes - as . calm and workmanlike a Jobof it las he. can, and. sidles -out again, ; , leaving the promoting folks to . f dig up some new and ambitious battler. " : - Aside -from ... Jimmy. McLarnln. who took one fearful beatinx r from Will before -coming .back to eke! out,. two' decisions, Petrolle hasn't faced so rugged a foe as j, BatlLalinQ j since resurrecting his i ring career eighteen months ago. iCo'mpany B and: ' Wranglers Willi in Benefit Company B of Salem will play ; the Wranglers in- a basketball -game at the armory tonight The ' - preliminary game :wlli start at - i .v. a nominal, price will be , coargea xor aamisslon. . : : '.r : The purpose, of the game Is to . raise runos to. help -defray ex i ?. penses when the com nan v team ; goes, to Portland, the. first of April io panicipate In a state-w'de tour - i t amopg service teams.v- 'if TOURXEY ttfcvJ3.-Rt, j: . The volleyball -tournament' for Mo a: A -B' learns : 6t . the .' , . northwest which w&k t -hA.Kon - held here Saturday- has., been -can- tceuea because of the conflict with i the wrest ling . journament tbe Relay Meet IBATTALINO FAW i ; PEIBOUf TOfflOHT Red Sox Hive "Good Hurling Staff, Lack' of Keep Them By ALAN GOULD SAVANNAH, Ga., Mar. 13 AP)ln so top-heavy a circuit as the American league it is hard-' ly conceivable the Boston Red Sox can hope this year for better than sixth place, to which they vaulted last season over the prostrate forms of - tbe t Tigers .and ' White Sox. v The dub that once used to strike terror around the circuit is not a pennant contender for 1932, but it has strong enough pitching to worry any rival. ; , .y" The search for something ap- proacbiar a real battins nunch presents .the chief problem v-for Manager, John , (Shauno) . Collins,' who pulled the. Red Sox out of the rut..-. , r:-" .' He has only-one real slugger. the "-veteran- Bart . Webb.' -right fielder, who -plastered rival hurl ing lor .333 last . season and spe clalises In two base blows. George Yumpf. ouuielder , from . Qulney, 111., hit .3$S last year but has been laid up with a charley horse. He has little chance, anyway, of oust ing one of the other regulars In the outer patrol, Jack Rothrock. and Tom Oliver. The only other player la camp "who hit .300 anywhere is " John Dashiell. who. batted for .325 with cm CURTIS, Astoria was all athrill - Sat- nrday .night , over winning ab- otner state DasKetbali rtuun ptonship!, and the thrills lasted well Into this week. Probably that ton woaft be mil through , thrilling over 'that trtampb for some time to come all of . which Is - right iM proper. : A big reception and daace ia .oa or of MHoaeat Joha" Warrea and the boys 'was held Monday 'night..,; . However. . Astoria, - ia consider ably put out because Walter Palmberg wasnU given a place on the all-state team, If a story in the Astorian-Bttdget Is any reflect tion of general . opinion in that vicinity j Tho. story suggests that psjmoerg.was a better man .than Mcuean or Benson ana tnat ' tne fiery Indian was picked to appease rortiana rans. . - , ; We., wonlda-'t for a luinote i claim' to .be so good a. judge of r basketball players' as td enun elate flatly - that McLean ! a ; : better man than Palmberg,: but:; we are la position to say there ! was bo thought of "appeasing" anybody when McLean was put ' oa there. He acquired the near' eat thing to a unanimous vote, though It -wasn't quite unanimous,- contrary to reports In Portland papers. - O The Astoria writer points out also that in addition, to Bergstrom who made the all-state, and Palm berg who he thinks should have made it, that Mackey, Makela and Canessa, all of Astoria, should have had some consideration at least. No doubt, and yet when As toria won three games by a total margin of five j points,-- there's pretty good proof some of the oth er teams had something. Palm berg and Makela did 'make the second team; Mackey was not con sidered because he didn't really Radio Programs . Thnradty, Btueh 21 KOAO 650 Kc. CorraUis 7 0 Cood morninj meditations, led by lr. John &. Bum. . . 7:15 flbttins'P exereiaea. directed by . Miss Elsie Jaeobsen. :30 Orjcan roneert by Byron Arnold. 10 rOO Hume Economic ObaerTer. 10:03 Tomorrow's MeaK " 10:18 Food Pacta and Faacie. 10t33 How" i and Wby'a of Hoosekeep- inf. - i, 10:47 The Magasine Rack. 11:00 The Home Carden "Fertilicera ' for the Garden." Trof. C. V. Rn tek. : .-, 12:00 Farm Hoar. 12:10 In the day' newt, . ' 'jr. " - 12:?0 "Rural Fire TroteetiooV ' V. B. Davis. . 12:3i Market Reports, crops and weath er forces". J 2:00 vAroond the campuc. : S :00 HtnaomatteT hour." ,- r-- "3. OS t'in Or-r.n products: ,,ilHk. i - - 'and ifilk Dishes. -Mrs.' JeRsaaine t . Wilfism -!-- - - . . 330 Phases bt wie -.. iK Engtisk : ' "GrolV aad Karbariaus Among Knalish, Words." U B. Baldwin. 5:35 Market 'Reports. i :S0 Frs hour. fi:l 1 the day'a ew. r s,' 1 6:45 Snot market reports, crop and i . .weather' forecast. '.;' . j S : 50 Market ; miows -hops, livestock. range sad pastnre ' . notes, -nd4 dried prunes. - . . - - T-.10 With the poultry flock, Prefee- sor Loan. - J. V:30 8cience news of the -week.. ; 7:4S Phjtrcs ia everyday life. . - - T j- -s. 'f - ' . . i - . j-' .KaW4Sft ) nrt1nd 7:15 Orf concert. KBC . 8tOO Mnsical iwterlttdw. -f . 8:15 Sincins Slrinri. KBC. 1 , S:3ft Homance Exchanfe, NBC. . :au fookmc scbool. . v 10;00 Wsman's Mstasia. NBC. - ' 11:00 Standard school broadcast," JVttC. ia:a farm and Home hen r, NBC. f : 1 iJO-Town Crier. ' - 1 '1:00 Bridro-talk. ' " I S;15 Headliners.. KBC. . " ' .JJO-The World Teday." 8MS8tani4rd: Symphony hiC SBC. l;00--PortlaadeT. irl RADIO SERVICE est equipped shop in Salem . DAY ORlCHTicAfcLS " Oay-014, SlghJ JMM8 or j O. C. IJaason witbt V r VIBBERT & TODD H m46& gtate -,.-W..-at Punch Will Close to Cellar Chattanooga Ja ,1931, and xoay bo the answer to Collins' prayer for a better second, baseman. - .The rest of the . regular. Infield positions. appear won by Al Van Camp, converted outfielder, at first. Rabbit Warstler t short, and Marty, McManus, the ex-tiger. on third. The pitching corps, is the. Red Sox's - strong point, despite the killing of Ed 'Morris, who was stabbed at a farewell party given in his honor. The ace right bander is Danny MacFayden. and the starboard sup port mciuaes Horace useabee. Bob Kline and Jack Russell. The portslde chores wil be attended to by - Bob WeHand. Ed Durham and: Johnny Michaels. Bridxeiort. ConnA boy. who', pitched for Buf falo,- N. Y' Jas t year.; The rescue work will be-handled bjr tho eld reria ble; WHcy Moore, big factor In last y".- drive, and, Pete Don ahue. r';; - veteran back to the major . -rara after a season wUh Ity. , ; .Cbx -y is not so famous as Mi'- , ; 'urane,-but he is not far 4rV ' the Athletica' great mask - all " around ability I behii' t.t. Berry will have two I - klng young helpers In E nolly and Howard Storie. - V . . scintillate .until the final, game; Canessa' got . no mention "because be didn't play enough, though, he did big things while' fh there. ' , No doubt Portland .fails to see -'why about four' Benson players, 4" chose im.? the - all- Portland quintet,: didn't - make ' 'the all-state. And ' Baker abd 'Burns may be' similarly mys- tifled. Home pride la aa admir able thing, though sometimes It's a bit unreasonable. '. I A source of 'pleasure, to Astor ia, "after 'all the protesting, done earlier in: tve season, was the fact that Westport, author of most of the protests, 'sent Its entire bas ketball team, to the tournament here -and tno boys rootea msuiy and- unremittingly - for- Astoria. Seaside and Rainier, Astoria's other home - rivals, also, aent groups of rooters Tor . the Pisher- men. j MICKEY MOUSE f 1 1 ii it tq : fSCAPE IdtKMFO,- OPC. eur- a was ATTACHE 0 To. :'1 ''.HI ' - vi- - i r - THIMBLE THEATRE Starring Popeye IT TOOK fr HOUR TO GET OOWH-ArVO HOW I CtKT GET UP 1 OH , i CntSfT L frtV GOSn: I CntsfT GET 7 r-lfc J I 7 'xu. . AiW " in . Vnw SS i LITTLE ANNIE ROONEY WAMTS "TD GtVE U9 A F, WEIL S G Kl A na,pee TOOTS AMD CASPER ICOL HOOFER AjCCOMRwiED IN FROJT , H0U5EV ; WHERE. MRS. HOOFER HAS BEEN 46cotucK. ALt CIRCUIT Playground Game Is to be - Introduced; six Teams Will Enter League Launching " of playgroundw baseball on an organised basis In Salem was agreed upon at a meet ing Wednesday night at the T. M. C A., when managers of six teams signified their Intention of enter ing a league. ; The teams will be Western Pa per converting, Salem Linen Mills, KayWoolen: MUls.Elke, State houao and: Wranglers " v : , -r . A' "week of ' unofficial games which will' not eouat In the sea son, standings will start April 4, Western Paoer BlaYinr' Salem T.in- en- Mill, that night ; at :: IS the WillameU tleld, .All -of the games .will start, at .that -hour. April- 6 Kay Mills and the. Elks will play. April . 8 Statehouse and Wranglers. . " Playground ball played with a bail somewhat - smaller and harder, than - the ordinary Indoor baseball, 'but one which can be handled without .gloves, mask's, protectors Vnd similar-equipment. The bases are 45 feet apart Pitch' ers are limited to underhand de livery. Otherwise regular baseball rules prevail. fit. has been the experience In Portland. Seattle and 'elsewhere, and notably among neighboring cities In Oregon; City, .that the playground ball' leagues have en Joyed better attendance than re gular twilight baseball. ; The. twilight league will be or ganised as-' usual, a meeting -for the purpose being : planned . for next week. -, AWARD LETTERS WOODBURN, March . 23 Awarding of 4he official "r to members of -this year's basketball team at Woodburn-. high ..school was done at a sneelal' assembly of the .student body, . Tuesday morn- Inc. James D. Miller awarded, let ters" to Tom Evans and i George Jackson. Certiacates, given to those who already, Boaiess'basket ball letters, were presented to Poi nter RamsdeU..' Manly RamsdeU Fred'Thomas, Ralph Kelson, Her man Pardy. and Carl Schwab. . D06601E - oo - ; GST THEiQ MAM 'PCcjUcj PETE aJU' . SMVSTEft AOS TV 4 , HCAL OPPMANMS NOSOOVUL. 0 HUNDRED DOLLARS I r, 11L HELP Y j KEP VER HOOHS 6 1 VLL UVjV) W PONT Bg SO t l I CAN HMStYl 1 . ' EEL ALMOST. AS FLUTTERED j -7 I A MAID ftPFUW NJ I IM" I- vt... -- L . '' n rr. . - i t l i iv-yvi tiwrvtni .- , j tvil . . V- - I . - - - I r w Yank Tennis TniYictbr France NEW YORK. March 23. f API The United SUtes clinched vic tory In 4ts team tennis duel with Trance tonight . when ... Frank Shields, lanky New Yorker,, de feated. Christian Boussus, French lefthander, -!, 6-4. 10-8. Shields' triumph, atoning for his opening-night defeat by Jean Borotra, assured the' home forces possession of the big trophy which France won a year ago.. The final bout ton!ghtwas between Greg ory Mangin and Borotra.' .: '. Mangin and Shields both have beaten Boussus, while the domes tic . doubles .'combination, John Van Ry : and George' Lott, . Jk defeated -Borotra and vAntolne Gentlen last night. - .T : : SUIKLEB PHDSPECTS BRIGHT Prospects are-bright for one of the .most extensive baseball pro-. grams . ever -launched among the towns of Marlon and Polk conn ties, it was Indicated when man agers of ten teams attended - a meeting of Anderson's sport goods, store to discuss plans for tbe proposed Suburban league. Teams represented were Smoke Shop of Salem. Falls City, Airlle, Bethel-Perrydale, Hopewell, Tew Park.' Salem- Heights," Aumsville, Sublimity and Hubbard. In addition. .It is -expected. that Quinaby. Central Howell, Inde pendence, ' Monmouth, r- St. v Paul Miller's. Yamoto and North' San- tum-west- Stayton .,wm., enter teams. making 1 'clubs In alL It la the 'proposal of Frank Basbor who called the group to gether, to organise three leagues of six teams each. . to play through the regular season with a three-way, playoff at the. close. Leagues would e so organised as to reduce the travel required ' .-Another . meeting to -'adopt - constitution.; elect officers and draft'a schedule, will be held at tne --same . place next Monday night-at . t o'clock. ' Other team not yet mentioned aro Invited to be represented. 'History Repeats Itself? i$rSgg&g5L L-voo beWr NEED FIT f HAfW V VT& l HziiJ I Now Showing i ii . . . "vx ssa. w mm A Soliciloiis; Stranger!' M":ii'T..t- is? AUiikinorn vra i ad l i i n " m w i i j , SEllM CLUB Free-Hitting Contest won 11 tdlOtwo -Rallies V: , Put P6rtiand Ahead SAN JOSE. CaU March 23 (AP) The Portland Beavers out lasted the Seattle Indians In a free hitting game hero today to win qu llto It. The Indians led twice by tnree-run margins. . poruana staging a four-run. rally la the fifth to tie the score the first time, and - squeeilng in two . runs In the eighth to win out Ray Jacobs, jrirsr baseman, led the winners with three hits, ln- cladiagv double The ,. Indian aj were led by High and Burns, who eoUectedslx blows between them". One , Of Hlgh'a. Hits ywent for. a home, run 'with - two Jnea on. -The Beavers, opeaa-. four-game schedule with ' the 'San Francisco Beats here tomorrow. R II E Seattle,. 19 13 3 Portland 11 ' II 1 Kalllo, Nelson and Bottarlno; Peterson, Dietrich and Falmlsano, Fitxpatrick., MIS PLAYERS TO 1 FOR TWO CUPS INDEPENDENCE. March Polk county high school tennis will bo run on a' new basis this year. - Instead of ? one cup award ed as in previous years there will be two cups one to' the' girls and one to the boys. There will be one match of three -singles and -one fdouble -with -each school either on tho homo court or away by both girls and -boys, All matches are to start prompt ly- at 2:30 and by agreement be tween' school' matches may be postponed or date changed to Suit each party represented. At the end of the season, a .final tournament wUl 'be held in which the two schools rating the highest will play for the cups'. t - 'v - The county- tennis schedule for boys follows: April 2 S. Bethel n. Monmouth at Monmouth and In "A Little; Stiff a - ; . . dependence ts. Dallas at Indepen dence; . May. f . Dallas vs. Mob mouth at Dallas and Independence vs. Bethel at Bethel; May 12, DaU laa vs. Bethel aA Bethel and Mon saouth vs. ' Independeace at Mon mouth. -,j: vi C V. - - v GlrU schedale-April 27. Beth el ts. Monmouth girls at Bethel and Independence ts. Dallas at Danas; May 4. Monmouth vs. Dal las' at Monmouth aid Bethel vs. Independence at . Independence; and May 11, Dallas vs. Bethel at Dallas and Independence vs. Mon mouth at Independence : A - PINEHURST, N. Cl March 11 -AP) Dixlo'a last golf stake of the "wtntersrtho $S,(50 north' and south open tournament - today beckoned tho homeward ' bound professional brigade for the sUrti The 12 hole medal Itest starts to morrow: - f . i.- , i. -; - - As a preliminary. Bobby 'Jones, who retired from competition golf after making a grand slam of tho world's rour major .titles, teamed today with the open champion. BUlle Burke, in a losing four-ball match with Wild Bill Meblhorn. unattached, and J. Miyamoto. Jap anese champion. 'The victors' margin was two up. - Jones, admittedly not partial to sand greens, was out hi 33 strokes - with four birdies in the card, and came back -in 34 for a total of (9. Meblhorn likewise had a ft. made up of a 34 and a 25. The open champion shot 34-33 74. while Miyamoto -required one more stroke. 13-37 75. - mn south OPE 1LF LOOMS FLANNELS WILL WALK THE STREETS AND - LINKS ;THK:SUM1V1ER. Better be first to appear, with the new grej .flannels . . . they're going to be worn more this. spring ind summer than atfyfhpg else. - We have them ia knickers (kst extra trousers aV'le.f";- ' ; .... . T.- .' .: There's a dash U everything . . . shirts, neckties, caps and sweaters. -We can show you tho latest at prices consistently low, ' . . - Sesator. Hotel HGi STrV UP'. I CfM'T ) f:'f By y KwiimiinTfl1,' ElGilil O0UTS LOS ANGELES, March, 23. (AP) , Jess Willard. "former world's . heajryweirlU' . champion. today announced through his manaxers. JTrank Zcrvli and Car. los Curtis,1 thai he contemplated a returnrto the ring to engage la exhibition bouts. - Only, recently Willard admitted that his various real estate and meat market ventures had tailed' and that' ho was earning a mere living.. . His managers said - he would go into traiaing Immediate- -ly and that- they hoped to match him with Jada Dempsey, to -whom he lost tho1 title, and. Jack John son. ; front, whom. , he - won " tha erown, ia four-roaad exhibitions..' They admitted, no preliminary ne gotiations had ibeea- .started 'for either, of these two. shows. ..The former champion. has been . away from tha:.riar tot j 1 0-odd.; jears. Hs4s 49 years. old and - weighs i 39 1 pounds about " &t . Bounds heavier thaa whea he was . actively engaged la the ring. Jefferson Bbysf Schedule Ready JEFFERSON. March 23. The boys' baseball league games are scheduled as follows: April 1, Stayton there;. April t. Turner here; April IS, Aumsville there; April 22, Stayton here; April 29. Tamer there: May . Aumsville here. mm JONBG .9114 N. High fty WALT7 DISNEY By SEGAR NOW- iMV MUSCUS WOKT DARRgLL fJcCLURE i i same day in Portland. . , .