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OREGON STATESMAN. Salem, Oregon, Thnreday Morning, March 9, 193V
toe High School Mat Towmey
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Several Salem Boys Ranked
As Contenders; Speedy
Bouts Promised
Approximately 112 tralned-to-the-mlnute
high, school wrestlers
will compete In the second annual
state grappling tournament which
will open In the Salem tigb gym
nasium Friday night and con
clude Saturday night with the
crowning ot state champions la
the various weight classifica
tions. Eight high schools will
send complete teams, and indi
vidua! entries have been made
from several others.
A number of last year's chain
pious will compete again. Those
crowned in the first state tourney
here were:
105 pounds: Albert Gibson of
Benson.
115: Aaron Anderson of Salem.
121: Darrell Looney of Corval
Ils. 12: Alfred Hurst of Franklin.
135: Bud Hanson of Benson.
150: Bill Pratt of Benson.
Training Camp Chatter I
WEST PALM BEACH, rla
March 8. (AP) Their numbers
Increased by the arrival of Ben
gough and Herbert, and the sign
ing of Dick Coffman, the St. Louis
Browns took a long workout to
day. It was also announced Art
Scharein and Lin Stortl had ac
cepted terms.
BILOXI, Miss., March S.
(AP) , Goose Goslin,' back to
field again for the Senators, In
batting practice today smacked
out several which would have
been good for runs In any league.
While none of Washington's
American league team is socking
them out of the big Biloxi park,
the Goose hit several that struck
the fence, 500 feet away, on the
first bounce.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 8.
(AP) Ervin "Pete" Fox,
Beaumont outfielder, made an
auspicious debut today with the
Detroit Tigers and lived up to ad
vance notices. He did some satis
fying work at bat.
NEW ORLEANS, March 8.
(AP) Manager Roger Peckin-
paugh watched the Cleveland In
dians pitching staff snap through
a long workout today and inti
mated he may send a pair of
New Orleans Pelicans in Satur
day's and Sunday's exhibition
games.
175: Delbert Colegrove of Che- "freshmen" burlers against the
mawa.
Heavyweight: Clifford School
ing of Benson.
Several of the champions who
are returning are now competing tampa. v March a 1 api
In heavier classes, among them Chick Hafey took his first
ujuson 01 Benson, wno is tne son workout this season with the Cin
of that school's coach and is re- clnnatl Reda today and celebrated
garaea as one or the classiest his recovery from last year's ill
nign scnool grapplers In the state, ness, by hitting long drives off
noisie xaaa, saiem heavy- Eppa Rixey, Larry Benton and
weigm, iosi last year 10 no one Bennie Fry
out me cnampion, ana is believed
10 nave a good chance for first AVALON, Santa Catalina Isl
piace this year. and, Cal., March 8. (AP) Lon
George Terusaki and Bob Os- Warneke, Guy Bush and Roy Hen
land are other local boys who are shaw were named today as the
countea on for a good showini nitchers for the Chicaeo Cubs'
n the basis of performances ear- third exhibition game with the
iier in the season. New York Giants at Los Angeles
bcnoois sending complete teaais, Friday
some of them with two men at
each weight, are Benson, dpfonrt. BRADENTON. Fla.. March 8.
Ing champion: Franklin, mil Mil. (AP) James I. Moonev. the Ten
Itary, Corvallis, Tillamook, Sandy nessee schoolmaster, whose bril-
na unemawa. I liant 1931 pitching record was
Kererees will be Don Hendrio dulled by a tailsnin while with
Max Bigbee and Clarence Greig, the Giants last year, may come
an ui wnom are outstanding grap- oaes ana siar wun me uarainais.
piers in northwest amateur clr-1 Manager Gabby Street announced
eles.
today at the second workout here.
DALLAS FIVE ENDS
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March
8. (AP) Paced by "Shanty"
Hogan, monstrous catcher, the
Boston Braves today gave Mana
ger Bill McKechnle a display of
long-range hitting. Hogan whaled
two balls out of the park. Boh
i Worthington reported for duty to
day and denied he was holding
ont for more salary. Rabbitt Mar-
anvllle and Bin Urbanski were
still missing.
TORT WTTTJSt March 1.
(AP) The Philadelphia Ath
letics "regulars" today again ap
plied the big stick to the club
"yannlgans' in a training camp
game, and batted out a 17-to-i
victory.
PASO ROBLES. Cal., March 8.
(AP) The Pittsburgh Pirate
regulars won their third straight
game from the yannlgans, 2 to 1,
here today. The Pirates will leave
tomorrow for San Francisco to
start an exhibition tour Friday
with the San Francisco Seals of
the Coast league.
SARASOTA. Fla., March 8.
(AP) Bernie Friberg. the Lynn,
Mass., veteran who has spent IS
seasons in the National league,
today Introduced himself to the
new owners of the Boston Red
Sox by banging one of Henry
Johnson's offerings over the left
field fence, 400 feet as the crow
flies.
OMBAH
OLD-TIERS MEET
6CIO, March 8 Scio and Leb
anon "old-timers" played an 18-
18 tie game here Tuesday night.
The game, In which both basket
ball and football tactics were
used, was a hilarious one and
one which both the players and
spectators enjoyed immensely.
The rules were disregarded and
sometimes as many as seven play
ers were on the floor for one
team.
The proceeds will be used to
rix up the baseball grounds for
the high school across the road
from the school building.
The lineups:
Sd Lebanon
Withers 2 .. F 10 Robins
Sweeney p 2 h. Miller
Schrunk 2 C..4 V. Reeves
Caldwell 6 G 2 Scott
Taylor G Groves
B. Miller 4 S D. Reeves
Holland 4 S
Referee, Beal, Scio.
BETTING CIVEN
NOD IN SENATE
Pari Mutuel Bill now Goes
To Governor; Opponents
Wage Bitter Fight
RISING STAR
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RUTH WORKING OUT
ST. PETERSBDRGH, Pla., Mar.
8 (AP) Babe Ruth, home run
slugger, was the only member of
the Yankees' "big three" In the
holdout group to report for prac
tice with the regular squad today, source of raising money.
The senate late Wednesday ap
proved H. B. 541, legalizing pari
muteul betting at race tracks in
Oregon, 18 senators voting aye,
11 nay and one absent. The bill,
already approved by the house,
goes to the governor for final ac
tion. The bill contains the emergency
clause, inserted to prevent a ref
erendum on the measure and to
expedite Its functioning. If and
when It Is signed by the state's
executive. A similar measure pass
ed the Washington legislature this
year; race track betting has been
legalized for years-ln California.
The bill provides for a-five-man
state commission to serve without
pay and to prescribe rules for and
to regulate race track operations
In the state. A series of license
fees are provided for, including
a 2 per cent gross tax of the
betting revenue and a heavy lic
ense fee ranging up to 8600 daily
in Multnomah county.
Net revenues . received by the
commission are to be divided
equally between the state fair and
the Pacific International Live
stock show. 'Licensees are not al
lowed to keep more than 12 per
cent of the gross Income from
pari-mutuel betting.
Objectionable Side of
Gambling Prevented
Senator McFadden took the
lead iu urging the bill's passage,
saying the bill waa carefully pre
pared, would obviate most of the
obeetional features of betting at
racetacks and would restore a
waning business horse raising
in Oregon. Senator Goss upheld
the measure as one which placed
proper restraints around a form
of indulence in which People will
always engage, according to the
senator.
Senator Duncan Bald he thought
the bill would provide consider
able Impetus for the renewal of
racehorse breeding in eastern Ore
gon where it used to flourish and
n r.w In TrrtIallV dormant
Opposition to the bill was force- a chance.
fully expressed by Senator Staples
and Senator Woodward. The form
er said legalised betting in any
form was bad, contrary to public
policy and the arguments of expe
diency heard for the present bill
were all made in the years when
betting, gambling and prostitu
tion flourished. He declared that
race betting, was a non-productive
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Great things are predicted for this
young man this coming season, if
baseball experts know their stuff.
He is Ray Starr, new pitcher of the
New Tork Giants, now. in training
at Los Angeles. Starr was the most
sensational pitcher in the Interna
tional League last season. He is a
former member of the St. Louis
Cardinals.
Silverton Meets Gates and
Albany Opposes Tangent
In Friday Contests
The opening: round in the dis
trict 12 high school basketball
tournament here Friday night in
the Willamette university gymna
sium will be a "home county" af
fair, the A and B champions of
Linn county meeting at 7:30
o'clock and the A and B cham
pions of Marlon county at 8:80.
The first game will be between
Albany and Tangent, the second
between Silverton and Gates.
The losers will meet the follow
ing night at 7:80 in a consolation
game, and the winners at 8:80
for the district championship and
the right to enter the state
tournament the following week.
Announcements from the
tournament managers is to the
effect that admission prices will
be 10 cents for high school stu
dents showing student body
tickets, the same for children be
low high school age, and 25 cents
for adults. Cash only will be ac
cepted.
Monroe, Keesey
And Koupal Now
At Beaver Camp
8AN JOSE, Calif., March 8
(AP) With the arrival of John
ny Monroe, Jim Keesey and Lou
Koupal here today, the absentee
After working out for a week Uat of the Portland Beavers was
with the Hollywood Stars at greatly lessened but still inciuaes
Long Beach, as per schedule, Manager Spencer Abbott ana
Andy Peterson is riding the cush- Fresiaent Tom Turner wno are
ions eastward to the training expecxea nouny.
camp of the Newark Internation-1 Foremost among the Beaver
als. Andy revealed in a letter to noiaouts are tnree ieaamg pucn
friends her that he AlA nm J rs, Koupal, Art Jacobs and Ken
throwing for batting practice at Holloway while Keesey also re-
Long Beach, and When some of mms unsigneu. ah ro exyecieu
th rAiAhrtta nm tn th nit I to come to immediate terms upon
hA r,t a nttiA atpam ni. a ron- the arrival of Turner. Acting
pie of throws and they went sail- manager iame wumgan announ
ing past. So he eased up again tne Beavers would
and dAcirtArt that hn mivht tiav hold their first game of the train
ing eea.Buu lumurruw wuu luu
regulars opposing the Yannlgans.
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PINT) MEN BUT NO GAG
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Parrish Tosses Scare Into Faculty Ranks
TEACHERS WE 25 TO 22
Clad after the fashion of end
men in a minstrel show, the Fac
ulty hoopstera discovered after
two or three minutes of their
game with the Parrish junior high
quintet Wednesday night that
there were no gags to it whatever,
and were forced to discard their
trick raiment which included
baseball caps and canvas gloves,
and get down tOs&usiness. '
Even their brief period of leTity
proved ' costly, for the fast mor
ing Parrish boys gained a substan
tial lead which was still 12 to 8 at
half time, and 18 to 14 when the
third period ended. But the teach
ers finally got down to business
and nosed out a victory, 25 to 22.
Last year's record crowd was
duplicated, even the gallery be
ing practically filled with specta
tors. The same teams will meet
again next Tuesday night.
Parriab. Faculty
Salstrom 10. . .F. . .4 Drynan
Quesseth 4. . . .F. ... 2 Cranor
Brown 4......C.....8 Gilmore
Curry ..G .9 Hauk
Johnson 4 G 2 Brown
Referee, Ralph Mason.
The Parrish Trojans ran up the
phenomenal score of 20 to 4
against Albany junior high In the
first period of the preliminary
game, then coasted, with a lineup
composed mostly of reserves, to
a 24-to-l victory.
Trojans Albany
Skopet 14 F Fox
Litwiller 3....F 1 Douglas
Childs 12 C.......9 Misner
Mason G.. ... . ..2 Kelty
Hoffert 11....G....1 Sternberg
MeTimpeny 1..S
Brown 2 S
Steel 1 S
Referee, Vera DeJardln.
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COMMENTS
DALLAS, March 8 Dallas
aign closed a successful basket
ball season at Independence Mon
day night when she lost the dis
trict championship to Corvallis
by a 14 to 14 score in an over
time game. This brought Dallas'
season standings to 18 wins out
ef 27 games played for a per
centage of .593. Dallas seqred
858 points during the season and
the two tournaments to her op
ponents 847.
In the two final games of
the district meet Dallas held
Corvallis to a total of ten field
goals but was held to four In
the last game. This gave Dallas
the edge on field goals for final
games IS to 10. In the district
meet Dallas scored 125 points to
opponents' 79 and also had the
honor ot checking closer than any
ether team by holding Corvallis
to 10 points in the semi-final.
Webb, lanky Dallas center,
walked off with high score hon
ers tn the district meet as he did
Sn the county tourney. High
score honors were divided as fol
lows:
Games FG FT TP
Webb. Dallas 5 10 7 27
Dunn, Taft 3 9 1 19
Hunter, Dallas ... 4 8 3 19
Lewis, Dallas ....6 8 2 18
Iferryman, Corval. 4 7 3 171
Pleasant, Dallas ..5 8 6 17
LeFors, Dallas ... 6 7 2 18
Torgeraon, Corval. 4 7 2 18
Noble, Corvallis ..4 7 1 15
Eaton. Taft 3 7 1 15
Xnralls. Corvallis .4 5 5 15
Henry Jones is
Victor Again in
Bout With Reed
PORTLAND, Ore., March 8
(AP) Henry Jones of Provo,
Utah, defeated Robin Reed of
Reedsport, Ore., two falls out of
three in the main event of to
night's wrestling card here. Both
weighed 145.
Reed took the first fall in 22
minutes with a full Nelson and
body press. Jones won the second
fall la minutes and the third
In 10 minutes, both with whip
wristlocks.
Bob Myers, 163, Tillamook.
Ore., took one fall and the
match from Mutt Eddy, 165,
Portland, In the seml-wlndup.
Bulldog Jackson, 155, Klamath
Falls, Ore., defeated Spike Ash-
by, 148, Flint, Mich., taking one
tall tn the preliminary.
After Their Old Laurels
Bj BURNLEY.
Tuesday and Friday nights
have been fairly busy times in
the local sport world all win
ter; Friday of this week is
the climax, with a fight card.
a state wrestling tournament
and a district basketball tour
nament on the program. We
don't mind if the respective
managements figure they can
get by.
For the first time in history
four members of a legislative
committee in Arkansas used an
airplane to make an Inspection
trip.
OF CAPITOL DEBATES
impression when programs are
really designed to that end.
Prediction that every capital
in the nation will eventually have
a remote control radio broadcast
which will bring a consequent
change In the actions of legisla
tors was made by Louise Palmer
Webber of Portland in a talk be
fore the Salem Retail Credit as
sociation Wednesday noon.
"If we had remote control in
the Salem capital today, senators'
and representatives', behavior at
the session would be entirely dif
ferent," the Portland KOIN radio
hostess, declared.
Remote station broadcasts of
legislative debates and other capi
tol matters would be not only
easily possible, but entirely con
structive, she said. She believes
radio comes nearest to filling a
long-felt need in the life ot the
nation, as well as doing its bit
In making the world a smaller,
more united whole.
The ease with which public
opinion is molded, especially by
means of the radio, was told
through recitation of a number
of her experiences In the years
she has been on the air. While
the printed page conveys a mes
sage more lasting, Mrs. Webber
holds the radio makes a definite judges.
First oi Lengthy
Written Exams at
University Taken
First of the regular written
comprehensive examinations In
augurated this year as a gradua
tion requirement was taken at
Willamette. university Wednesday
afternoon by seven upper classmen
who are this semester completing
majors in physical education.
The examination, three hours
In length, covered required sub
jects in the major field. Seniors
are still required to take the In
dividual two-hour oral examina
tion which has been used here for
six years.
New Mortgage Bill
Rejected by House
The house yesterday afternoon
voted down a mortgage morator
ium bill, slightly dissimilar from
H. J. R. 18, already passed. The
bill considered yesterday gave cir
cuit judges one year, if desired,
to act upon mortgage foreclos
ures. Opponents of the bill said
H, J. M. 18 was even more lenient
in its discretionary power to
The Old Master
Volleyball Men
Work Hard tor
Annual Tourney
The first and second T. M. C. A.
volleyball teams are practicing
diligently In preparation for the
northwest volleyball tournament
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Suffer competition than usual
is anticipated this year and if the
local team is to reoeat last year's
performance and. bring horn the
ham:?lonshin. It must be prepared
te play a "Superlative brand ef
voUeybelL, was the onlnlon ef
B -R. Boar dmea, T ; physical . dl-
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MAY BRING
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back into
the spotlight:.
sJfe f j LeMGLEN may come
"smmmmM ' back as an amateur.
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Butter, eggs, canned goods and
baled hay are a bit cumbersome
to carry in the purse, but other
wise they are perfectly good as
substitutes for cash in buying
one's way into the armory for
the fight card Friday night. Quite
a pile of edibles remained after
Tuesday night's wrestling show.
and these things were turned over
to the recognised relief organiza
tions. It's an 111 moratorium that
blows nobody good.
It's an attractive fight card.
at that. Jackie Kfleen gets his
big test against Ernie Peters,
the Chicago Indian who has
met the last three world fly
weight champions, in the head-
liner of three six -rounders.
The others pit Bobby Ambrose
against Mickey Barker ot Port-
land, and Cy Landers of Inde
pendence against Young Sharkey.
This boy Barker ought to give
Ambrose a busy 18 minutes or
less, for he has made a whirl
wind debut in professional ranks,
engaging in only eight fights up
to now of which he won three
by knockouts and has lost only
one, a decision to Whitey Neal,
whom he defeated on arfother oc
casion. He has also beaten Roy
Ockley.
In contrast to the last show
which featured Salem boys
against foes from nearby towns.
mostly Independence, this is m
card in which the opposition
for the most part comes from
Portland. Al Smith, well known
local democrat, will meet Fred
die Adams from the "metropolis -and
Tom Ross of Monmouth
will contend with Charlie
Mitchell, also of the hlg town.
By BURNLEY.
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BRAINS
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THERE are few phases la the
sports whirl more eolorful
and heart-warming than the
somcback. It'i a great sight to see
an old favorite, often forgotten for
e few seasons, come to life and fight
a way through younger competitors
to win back to the top.
The comeback man nas the crowd
with him and he needs that, and
a lot more.
Take this fellow Walter Hagen,
who la bow trainimr in Florida for
a crack at the ob&ime champion
shin form he once disnlaved oa the
Jinks, and hones to exhibit once
again. He'a forty years old and
that's not ?ounr. for the srind ef
golf tournaments. He's alter the
old co-ordination, the old confidence
that makes rood coif. And he nlans
a comeback im the f ace eC the criti.
i , clam that followed his wast csmIms.
in turninar from the fairways
to the gay ways.
uagen nas put u una way: a
man battles to the pinnacle ef suc
cess la a rame. He's the adored
champion. The crowd begs has to
share their celebrations and accept
their hospitalities. What s he to do
- eschew rood xeuowsnm ana sac
to hie rigorous training, er step
down and have a rood tune for a
while! Whafs the fun ef being
chamnion. if you cant enjoy it 7
There's wisdom were, tiowmucn
do the fans like a champion who
never lifts his note from the grind
stone T
' Bat now Harem Is back In train
ing; and so are Tommy Armour
and some of the ether top-notchers
ef a while are.
The sanction hr the annua Lawn
Tenia Association of an open tear-
nament will bring; back a lot of old
racket wielders to the fold. They say
the great Bill TUden himself may be
there to try for a comeback. What
a sight that will Del And ueorge
Martin Lett, who dropped m the na
tional tennis rankinrs from second
place to eleventh, ts well started on
the comeback road. La Lenrlen. too.
may reappear as an amateur this
Summer.
In baseball. Rorers Hornaby Is
the big comeback mam this year.
certainly one ex the most glamor
ous firurea im the rame durmr the
last twenty years, he's training
hard to build up the eld pep. and
the fans are back ef him. Hell be
in the Cardinal infield when the flag
roes up, if hard work and deterau-
aauom mean anyiamg tm we
sack game or any outer
Met, as
GLASS HOOP TILTS
The seniors hold the lead In I
the Salem high school interclass
basketball series, having defeated
the Juniors 88 to XI, the Jun
iors in turn winning from the
sophomores 11 to S.
Summaries:
Juniors Sophs
Roth 8 F. . . . 8 Duncan
Bealll F..... 1 White
KnightS t.C WlrUl
Nicholson O ..... . Gaynes
Hansen Q. . . . . 1 Horley
Seniors ' 7 anion
Welsser8 F.... 1 Knight
Hall 11.. F v Hauserl
Fronk 2. C. . ... : I Roth
Martini O.. 1 Nicholson
Beall 8 O..... t Daren
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SAYS BABE RJUTH
THE time has come for our
spotlight to swing high up on
the hill of heroes to pick out
a mam whose altitude has been
gained by twenty years of sterling
hssehalling, who swings into an
other season now with all the confi
dence and skill and earnestness that
have made him a great pitcher. We
rive you: Herb Pcnnock, left-handed
hurler for the Yankees, New
Tork.
Babe Both has called Pennock
DUNDEE IS WUNKH
DAYTON. March 8. The Day-
torn anion high school boys has-1
ketball team lost to the . Dundee
boys there Friday might, ST to
18, la the closing league gam. .
the smartest pitcher he's ever seen.
. Amen. It has been spoken.
The sara of Pennock begina Sray
back la 1912. when Herb broke In
with the Athletics. To hear him
tell it himself, Pennock had plenty
of faults inth i se days. Starting; net
long; afterward, and for soma time
since them, the left-hander has been
the model after which young pitch
. ers have sought to shape them
selves. Im the early darn Pennock
had many faults, but he coriettcd
them an. His system waa simple to
prescribe, and the Doe has been
dishing; it out to youngsters who
come to him for advice who want
to know bow he achieved the per
fect control that is the amasement
of his colleagues.
-just pitch, and keep pitching an
the time, and don't stop pitehimr.
ThstTsafi." Simple, isn't it?
nuoea- nas served continuously
with the maior Innm itmit
the season of 1918, when he Joined
the Navy, and for a brief period tn
IJlt when the Red Sox farmed him
out to Buffalo. .
His big moments hare coma con
sistenUy in world series - games.
Consider last season. wha Ma.
CarUty put him into pitch against
e Cuba in the last two games at
j use u momenta wnon' tne cube
were pantinr la desperation and
consequently swinging hard and
fast. The Herb cabals twist4 tha
ban tm and eat and around those
swlmrs with eomsnieaoas
Never has he been licked in s
world series game, and be has won
live ef that variety Ave games
that could be pinned directly on that
pncnins; arm ox als.
. One thing; that makes Pennock e
favorite with the fans is the easy
manner be has when fanning them
right and left. To the man in the
stands it does look as If Pennock
just nicked up the ball and laaily
tossed It. There appears to be little
speed or anything else ea the balL
But the mam at the plate knows bet
ter. Add Pennock up and the an
swer la control. He ass more ef
that than any ether pitcher, season
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Pennock goes into his twenty-first
baseball season at the age ef thirty
Bine. He probably wont pitch as
often as im dsys gone by. But bell
pitch when McCarthy meeds bint,
end that means in tough spots.
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