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PAGE THIRTEEN Faces Hardest . Test m (Eyctone, Thomas- Scrap . Tonig The OREGON STATESMAN, Sales, Oregon, Friday Morning Blareh 27, 1936 Riggi ht r Invader Holds 3-Pound Edge Seattle Man's Record Is Impressive; Both in Good Condition When Frank Riggi and Cyclone Thomas clash in a ten round main event at the armory ; tonight it may mean another atep upward In the quest of the 186 pound Italian youth from Brooks for the northwest heavyweight title and it may mean a temporary setback. Thomas, who Holds a three pound advantage oyer Riggi, held the northwest title several years ago and is still rated high among northwest heavyweights. Frequent fights in the Seattle arena hare kept him in top condition and he -la expected to be at bis best against Riggi tonight. . While Riggi' record since the beginning of the year shows not a single defeat and four wins by Ibe knockout route. Thomas has also shown well this year. His vic tories Include ,a knockout win oyer Bing Taylor at Seattle and a decision over Tony Cocleutut. Canadian northwest champ. He fought to a draw with Frankie . Van Hee. ' Held Toughest Yet Curley Feldtman. Riggi's man- ager, admits that the Brooks boy will .be hard put to win over Thomas who is far and above the toughest competition he has yet met. Riggi, who has Improved vastly since New Tears when he fought on the. first card here, has been working out strenuously for tonight's fight Most of his traln- - lag for this fight has been done in Portland, much of it with Red Bruce, the Philadelphia negro, and Ymng FIrpo, knocked out by Bruce in Portland this week. It was the first time that Riggi has been able to train with, fight ters his own weight and the re sults of not having to pull-his punches In practice should show tonight. Riggi looked favorable enough in his Portland training to win a semi-windup engagement on the next Portland card. Norris Working Hard Eddie Norris, 134 pound Salem boy who meets Jack Curly, 134, Portland, in the six round semi windup, has also been training heavily. Although Norris has a great distaste for roadwork he has faithfully ground oat his four miles a day and has also been working hard at the light and heavy bags. Curly, whom Norris was supposed to fight on an earl ier card, is one of the best of the Portland lightweight crop. , Four" four round bouts will open the program. They are: Zackie Shell, 140, Gervais. vs. Harry Kensley, 142, Portland; Al va Anderson, 144, Sclo, vs. Ed die La Valley. 146. St. Johns; Bat tling Stoutenberg, 145. Salem, vs. Dick Query, 147, Sclo, and one other bout. The opener is scheduled to start at 8:20 o'clock. . Bulldogs' Sked In League Ready " WOODBURN, March 2C A schedule of 14 baseball games for the Bulldogs of Wood burn in the Willamette inter-scholastlc league, has been arranged. Included in the list are four double-header two seven-inning games to be played by the two teams. A practice game has been an nounced for Friday afternoon if weather conditions permit ' The schedule: April 10, West Linn at Woodburn. double head er; Aprir 17, Sllverton at Wood burn, single; April 24. Newberg at 'Kewberg. double header; April 28. Canby at Canby. single; May 1, Molalla at Molalla, single; May 8, I a d p endence at Independence, double header; May 12. Silverton at' Silverton. single: May 15, Dal las at Woodburn. double header; May 19, Molalla at Woodburn, sin- W, May 22, Canby at Woodburn. single. Norman Eastman Head , Of, Softball Leaguers SILVERTON. March 26 Offi cers for Silverton's aoftball league hare been selected as follows' President, Norman Eastman; vice president. Captain E. J. Hoelscher of CCC camp; secretary, Harry Cameron. . Dn E. A. Wrightman, Jr:,; win be the director. j Training Camps ! (By the Associated Press) Newark (IL) 0 3 1 . Philadelphia (A) ...19 21 1 Duke, Makosky, Selway, Rego and Baker; H. Johnson, Lieber, : Rhodes and Hayes. Brooklyn (N) .2 7 1 Rochester (ID ...... I 10 1 Butcher, Osborne, Houtekamer and . Gautreaux: Harrell, Munns and O'Farrell, Poland. Philadelphia (N) 2 5 0 Boston (N) .........3 6 0 (lo innings) Walters. Jergens, Pexxullo and Wilson. Grace; Brown, Cantweil and Mueller. Washington (A) ..... 8 12 8 Boston (A) .10 10 1 Linke. Russell and Holbrook; Salvo. Cascarella. Henry and Fer--rell. Berg. Detroit (A) ........ ,i 13 8,1 St touia (N) 8 11 2 Bridges, French and Hayworth; - Parmalee. Ryba and V. Davis. New Orleans (SA) ... 12 1 Cleveland (A) ....... 2 ? 2 Zuber. Hvisdos and ? Audrey; Wlnegarner L. Brown and Gar- - bark.- . . - - - . - - - -Pittsburgh (N) . .... U 12 J Tulsa (TL) ....... 14 XI 1 Brown. Ban era. Wasko : and Todd. Padden; Newklrk, Mflstead and Jackson, - j Old Fox Rebuilds Senators -By BURNLEY J TU OLD FQX h)U I . I 5 " 1 wiSCW RBUILX HIS TEAM J - VVJx J .mis i :l: : m. r 1 '51 '1 R' , EPUTED to be the canniest builder of baseball machines in the junior loop, Clark Griffith, astute Silver Fox of the diamond, is rebuilding his rather battered Washington team at pres ent, and expects to develop another pennant contender in a couple of years. - Griffith can hardly hope for much during the coming campaign, but that he is definitely looking to the future can be seen by the emphasis aV FAN- L HAUSE-R "Spec" Keene, talking to Gas Moore and wa last week, pre dicted that softball will some day supplant baseball as a col lege snort. It was a strange prediction to come from "Spec" who will be one of the last coaches to quit teaching base ball. He based bis prediction on the way the Willamette stu dents go for the game as ex emplified la the do-nnt league. a circuit composed of fratern ity and other group teams. The Willamette field front now till the end of the school year will be the scene every noon of at least two softball games. O "Spec" was highly incensed when he learned that the prison ers at the state penitentiary had termed him a softballer at heart., "Spec's" one encounter with soft ball last year was rather disas trous, incidentally. However, he apparently recognizes that the day of college baseball, while not over, Is certainly well along in the af ternoon. Baseball is one of those non-aelKsupporting sports that worries the graduate managers of th.e colleges. The gate receipts of most college nines wouldn't even buy a uniform for the bat boy. The reason softball may re place it i that, first of all. It is much lees expensive. Other excellent reasons are that it takes less skill, can be played with some degree of expertness by persons not naturally ath letes and is a lot of fun. It is already more the game of the aandlots than baseball. .However, as long as there is some other college within travel ing distance that has a baseball team you can bet your shirt that any school where "Spec" Keene is coaching will have a baseball team and a good one. "Spec" turns out winning, football teams and his basketball record, dis counting the last two seasons, is pretty good bnt his one true love is baseball. Softball will have an awful time making a full convert out of Mr. Keene. We were glad to leant that somebody agreed with ns in our belief (hat Captain Roy Ffla grad of the Corvallis basket .ball team should, have received some credit for being aboat the best player la the- taarnament Here is a copy of a letter sent to Pflugrad by Fred Williams, local attorney and. outstanding: candidate for Salem's moat fre quent sports attender: Captain Roy Pflugrad Corvallis, Oregon Dear Captain: I have attended the last, 12 state basketball tournaments and while I never played or coached a team la 'basketball, I can still keep score." . - r: : .1 watched jour play dnrlnj the last season and at the tournament with much Interest, and your ef forts, conduct and general demea- w w mm anv afcsr- u u speedy Yom& otsrneiD&z, uhojs TOMAKE Of tlDR. -At Loss- or CRACK. 0AcKsrtP UAs oass of THeeesT" HirTfAlG catchers LASry&fi. that is being placed on youth in the current personnel of the Nats. The veteran Heinie Mairash was sold to the Red Sox, while to replace him, young Jesse Hill, outfield speed merchant, was acquired from the Yanks. Roy Johnson, another veteran, was sent to New York in the Hill trade. Hill's sidekicks in the Senator outfield are the youthful Jake Powell, another speedster, and Jack Stone, who is also hardly a veteran. Griff's infielders include young nor are worthy of special recogni tion. After your hard work and masterful directing I, with many others, am disappointed that you should be denied a place on the "mythical team." It is no wonder it la called a "mythical team." I am not writing this in a spir it of dissension or to arouse a feeling of resentment, but when an athlete gives his best efforts and works as hard as you did. he feels much better if the fana in general hare not missed his spir it of sportsmanship. May you always put forth your best endeavors and may success crown your diligence. Hoping our paths may cross sometime, I am Yours very sincerely, FRED A. WILLIAMS. Minor Sports Get League Attention Schedule For Season Will Be Started Tomorrow at Woodburn DALLAS, March 28. The Wil lamette Valley Interscholastic lea gue plans a busy session of minor sports this spring with competi tion to be held in eight different activities. At a winter meeting of the coaches a schedule was drawn calling for tournaments on the next eight Saturdays. One day meets will be held with each school taking sponsor ship of one sport Both boys' and girls' teams will be included. Dif ferent conflicting dates for foot ball were Juggled and tentative schedules for next fall were re leased. Start Volley Ball This Saturday at Woodburn the spring schedule will start when the volleyball tournament will be held. The minor sports schedule follows: March 28 Volleyball at Wood bum. April 4 Badminton at New berg. April 11-Table tennis at In dependence. April 18 Archery at Molalla. April 25 Tennis at Canby. May 2 Track at Salem (spon sored by Willamette university). May 9 Swimming at Salem (sponsored by Dallas high). May 18 Golf at Silverton. Stoefen Big Hero As Stanford Wins SEATTLE, March 2 IHSVS tan ford, scoring a field' goal in the last minute of play, nosed out the University of Southern Cali fornia basketball team, 43 to 42, here tonight before 9500 excited fans In an exhibition game. Art Stoefen, center, tamed de feat to'veitory for the Stanford Indians when he aank the .goal, after Southern California took 1 ' 3Jf Que Youthful Mf Be . Cecil Travis, crackerjack hitter and a star in the field: Joe Kuhel, Alan Strange and Ralph Kress all com para ti rely youthful players of es tablished reputation and Buddy' Myer, batting champion, who is seasoned player but far from an oldtimer. In the box, the boastful Buck Newsome, eccentric righthander, is counted on as the Senators' best bet Buck is rightly called one of the best young pitchers in the circuit, and this may be his big year. ownUM. lttt. xtmt rttar indictu. be the lead, 42 to 41, with two min utes of play left. The game was a preliminary to the Oregon State-University of Washington battle for the right to represent the Pacific coast in the national Olympic Games trials at New York next week. Mrs. Harrington Dies DALLAS. March 26. Mrs. An nie Harrington of North Dallas passed away at her home shortly after 12 o'clock Thursday. Mrs. Harrington was stricken with paralysis some time ago. Ski Craze Sweeps Country ww 4 Z1 k .; f "fciiiilBt JV m' ... Hi'-t - - : It: ) Winter skf resort Outdoor enthusiasts this winter awakened to the charm of skiing and the sport promise to number its entlrasiasU by the tens of thousands within another season. The crazt first took hold In New York and Boston and later swept through to Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Chicago ind other cities. BaOroadj have ran special excursion train which give skiing enthusiasts a weekend at tha winter resort nearest their city. For the little villages In the Adirondacks, thi White mountalia, the Catskilla and elsewhere tha aid craze baa been veritable bonanza, Another group which baa profited heavily are the clothes designers and proprietors of sports wear ahopa since the sport Is one which requires special togs. And for those who have huddled in cities In past winters, the novelty of winter excursions, sleigh Tides and skiing' has xnade the long cold -.:f '' .'. r : . znostha seent mors bearable. ; ''. Huskies Earn Olympi Trip Vanquish Beavers 35-29, Will Leave Tonight For New York . SEATTLE, March 28 -P)-The University of Washington scored a smashing, 35 to 29. victory over Oregon State college basketball team .here -tonight and won the right to represent the. Pacific coast in the National Olympic games trials next week In New York. As a result of their surprising triumph In the Pacific coast trials, the Washington Huskies started packing their luggage at once. In tending to leare for the east to morrow night. Nine men and Coach Clarence (Hoc) Edmundson will make the trip. The Oregon State Beavers, con-querors-of the mighty Stanford In dians, Pacific coast champions, found the Husalea a Jinx for the fifth time this season. The Bea vers trailed all the way, except for a momentary one-point lead of 5-4 early in the battle. ' At half-time, Washington led, 17 to 10. Hoase Is Packed - A packed house of 9,500 spec tators in the Washington athletic pavilion cheered the Huskies to their thrilling victory tonight, making a total of 18,700 who wit nessed the two-day Pacific coaat Olympic games trials. Among the spectators were the sharpshooters of Stanford and Southern . California teams which were knocked from the running last night.. Washington eliminat ed Southern California, 41 to 27. and Oregon State dropped Stan ford, pre-tournament favorite, 33 to 23. Washington Jumped Into the lead on the first tip-off play, Wag ner breaking Into the basket for a field goal. Although both teams were driving hard, it waa fouri minutes before another basket was scored. Merryman tied the score, 2-2. Washington went Into the lead on a basket by Loverich. Conkling got a free throw and Merryman put the Beavers Into the lead, 5-4. with a field goal. At the eight-minute mark. Egge sent the. Huskies ahead with a one handed shot, and McKInstry add ed a free throw to make it 7-5 at the end of the first 10 minutes. Both teams played man - to - man defenses. Huskies Go Ahead After McKinstry and Folen ex changed goals. Bishop harvested three points to give Washington a fire-point lead at 12-7. Palmberg. Oregon State's southpaw shooting ace, got his first point or the game on a free throw and then Egge fired two from long range, follow ing with a gift' shot which put the Huskies in front, 17-8. Tattle gave the Beavers a basket Just be fore the half-time gun. leaving the Huskies w 1 1 h a seven-point ad vantage at the rest period. Palmberg opened the second half with his first basket of the game, but Loverich retaliated for Washington. Conkling gave the Beavers a free throw, bringing them up, 17-13. behind the Hus kies. Wagner hit the net for Washington and Palmberg follow ed with a howitzer. The Huskies broke loose for a sensational spurt In which Wagner shot one from tinder the basket and Bishop rammed in two more in' quick succession to send Wash ington 12 points in front at 27 IS. Conkling swished the twine jet Marian Marsh") v ,i5 ' i ; f m I Meets Tough Portland Fighter m I .ill."' .W y-l 1 1 ' . " ; ' . ; .. . ..... - s V'. - .. - ' ':. " : . i v-'. , " 17, . ' i ... - ': ' v-. ' EDDIE for a free throw. A moment la ter he went out of the game on four personal fouls. Kidder re placed him. Wagner got a free throw for the Huskies on the foul, making it 28-16 for Washington at the end of 10 minutes of play. Lineups and summary: Orego State (29) FG FT 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 1 11 FT 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 TP 6 0 4 c . 6 3 0 3 0 1 29 TP 4 0 8 0 7 2 9 -9 3 2 35 Palmberg LF 2 - 0 2 .. 2 3 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0 9 FG 2 0 Wlntermute LF Merryman RF Tattle RF Folen C" Bergstrom LG Lyman LG Conkling RG . Kidder RG Hollingsworth RG TotaU J. Washington (35) Loverich LF Kastner LF Wagner RF Gannon RF 3 . 0 . 3 . 0 . 4 . 4 . 1 . 1 .13 Bishop C Werner C; Egge, LG J Paterson LO -McKinstry RG Rosenberg RG Totals Halftime icore Washington 17: Oregon State 10. Personal fouls Conkling 4; Folen 2; Palmberg, Wlntermute, Merryman,1 Kidder, HoUings worth: Paterson 3; Wagner 2; Bi shop 2; Gannon. Free throws missed P a 1 m berg, Bergstrom, Wagner, Gan non, Egge, Paterson. ' Officials Perry Mitchell. Seat tle; Jimmy Mitchell, Seattle. Fighting Spreads, Mongolian Border (Continued from page 1) kuoan territory after Mongolian planes maneuvered over their po sition, the; dispatches said. In the -battle which preceded seizure of the post, it was stated, the Japanese used two cannons, and the Mongolians, outnumber ed, were forced to retreat seven kilometers (nearly 4 miles) to a ravine north of Norin lake. On Wednesday, aoviet accounts said, Japanese and Manchoukuoan soldiers crossed the frontier near Shaghaa and opened fire on a Mongolian detatchment which drove them back across the bor der after a lively engagement. Contractor Here : To Talk Project Representatives of the Slate Construction company were here from Albany yeaterday to confer with City Attorney "Paul R. Hen dricka regarding terms of the con tract awarded to them by the council Monday night to excavate for the new. reservoir on Fair mount hilL Signing of the con tract Is expected to take place within a few days, when the con tractora have submitted a. satis factory bond to the city. ' Under terms of the council's award, the excavation Job will be started as soon aa the contract is signed and will be completed by May 31. The contract price ia $14,500, Mt. Angel College WQl : .Have First Regular Ball team Since Fire of '26 MT. ANGEL, March 28 ML Anrel college has definitely oecia ed to enter into baseball actively this year. This will be the first year since' the fire of 2 that a regular college baseball team will be pat Into the field, prospects are fair for a successful season. The boys are turning out regularly for practice and the team promises a fair ahowing. There wiH also be a high school team, both teams to be coached by Fred Galer, who brought the boys through some brilliant basketball games. ; The complete schedule has pot been arranged. NORRIS Mahoney Files in Spite of Promise Forgets Pledge to Follow Decision of Townsend Leaders on Choice Willis Mahoney, Klamath Falls mayor who had previously an nounced that he would abide by the decision of Townsend leaders on their choice for candidates this soring, renounced his position yesterday and filed as a candidate on the democratic ticket lor tne post of United States senator. Ma honey will oppose Judge Jeffrey of Portland, officially endorsed Townsend club candidate. Verne Williams, editor of The Oregon Democrat, brought Mahoney's fil inr Dapers to Salem. "I shall fight for Roosevelt and his politicB and against entrench ed rreed and the American Liber tr leame. Hearst. Hoover and Mellon." read Mahoney's platform. Mahoney in 1934 opposed Gov ernor Charles H. -Martin In the democratic primaries. Kkwall in Race William A. Ekwall of Portland, former circuit iudge and Incum bent conrressman from the third district, filed yesterday to aucceed himself. He seeks the republican nomination. Ekwall's ballot slo gan will read: "Present United States congressman." Film Numerous Other filings yesterday Includ ed: Albert Abaher, Portland, dem ocrat, for presidential elector. W. T. Miller. Grants Pass, dem ocrat, for state aenator from Jos- enhine county. Georre T. Eayres. Portland, democrat, for state senator from Multnomah county. George A. Cushing. Nelscott, re publican, -for state senator from Lincoln and Tillamook counties. J. W. Hughes. Forest Grove, re publican, for state representative from Washington county. Francis L. Mlchelbook. McMinn ville, democrat, for a t a t e repre sentative from Yamhill county. ,J. J. Tobin, Newport, republi can, for state representative from Lincoln county. Nicklas J. Zylstra. Perrydale. democrat, for state representative from Polk county. R. J. Wright. Grants Pass, dem ocrat, for state representative from Josephine county. Glenn O. Taylor, Medford, dem ocrat, for state representative from Jackson county. D. L. Pierson, Hood River, re publican, for state representative from Hood River county. M. L. Hkllmark. Roseburg. dem ocrat, for district attorney of Douglas county. I L. Ray, Eugene, democrat, for district attorney of Lane coun ty. George G. Updegraff. Moro, re publican, for district attorney of Sherman county. . Rodney L. Kitchen, LaGrande, republican, for district attorney of Union county. - - Merrell F. Conley. Cove, repub lican, for state, representative from Union county. Harry R. Wiley. Albany, repub lican, for state representative from Linn county. Fred Dawson. Albany, demo crat, tor state representative from Linn county. - aiffiiMiafflininDiHjw 35 Nags Face i unips 6 American-Owned Horses Are Grand , National . Entries Today ., AINTREE. Eng.. March 2HSV Thirty-five horses, six of ' them : American-owned, will tackle Ain tree! grading jumps tomorrow In the S8th running of the Grand National, but the British publie, 4 content td let bygones be bygones, : could lee only Golden Miller as the winner tonight. Despite the shocking failure of Dorothy Paget's big nlneyear-old gelding In the National last year, -the British had made him the top- heavy favorite for the world's most exacting equine test four and a half miles of the toughest kind of going. They saw no rea.-- v son why the top weight of 175' pounds should stop the. Miller, who saved bookmakers thousands " of dollars last year irben he fell early In the race. 1 tiller Is 11 to 4 The final C a ll-o v e r tonight found the Miller quoted at the rapidly shortening odds of 11 to 4 with Mrs. Violet Mnndy's avenger moving up to replace Major Noel Furlong's Reynoldstown. the If 3 5 .' winner, as the second choice at 6 to 1. The odds on Reynoldstown lengthened to 10 to 1. largely due, it, was believed, to the fact that' Frank Furlong, who . guided him home last year, will not be in the. saddle. . Riding with the horses will be the hopes of scores of persons the world over, who were lucky enough to drtw an Irish sweep stakes ticket on one of the start ers. Upon the outcome depends : the distribution of some $7,900, 000 with the fortunate holders of tickets on the winner receiving around $150,000 each. - Boetwick U. S. Hope America's hope of a fourth vic tory depended largely on George -H. "Pete' Bostwick, youthful miU lionaire sportsman, and his Irish bred gelding. Castle Irwell. The other American Horses, three of them owned by John Hay Whitney, were given only outside chances. Whitney w 1 1 1 be repre sented by Double Crossed, Roy-' al Ransom and Rod and Gun; J. B. Snow by Delanelge, which was third in 1934; and Jesse Metcairs Kiltol. . The prospect for fair weather for the great race was none too good. Dancy, Reaspner Ask Same Office (Continued from pase 1) the third ward, which the pres-. ent councilman, John D. Minto, is relinquishing. Dancy, who lives at 369 North Liberty street. Is a retired busi ness executive. He waa an out standing member of the council; for 12 years ending in 1933 and took the lead in obtaining mod ern fire fighting equipment for the city. His campaign slogan ia "Do my utmost toward a sound business administration of the city affaire." "That Salem May Lead" is Rev. Reasoner's campaign motto. Strictly Business" Program Promised Alderia, who is connected with the Willamette Insurance agency,, promised a "strict business ad ministration" it he is elected wa ter commissioner. Three commie-,; sioners are to be elected. Alderman Fuhrer, attorney and state representative, -waa Salem's youngest councilman when be was elected from the second ward four years ago. During his four, years as alderman he has served.; continuously on the important committee on public utilities and since January, 1935, has been f chairman of that group -and the j police, traffic and licenses com- ; mittee. He haa also been a mem-: ber of the two special water com- v Y Aintree j mittees appointed during the last. year. Completed nomination petitions -were submitted yesterday by Al derman Ross Goodman and Paul A. Ficke. candidates for the fifth ward council seat to be voted on in -May, and by Paul H. Hauser. one of four nominees for city . treasurer.-' ' Canby to Play First Ball Game, Miltcaukie CANBY. March' it C a n b y high school will journey to Mil--waukie Friday for the opening ball game of the season. Frank Kendell will probably be on the mound for Canby with Miles doing the catching. Turner Team Wins - TURNER, March 2S Turner town team played, basketball on.' the home floor Wednesday night, with Dutch MIS team of Salem. Score was 33 to 33 for Turner. ' ! r'u .y'.-'.t : -