PAGE THIRTEEN
Teams to Compete in One
September 26
. The OHEGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning:, August 21, 1936
Eight
Grid
Gmm Mere
Valley League
Opener Unique
East Sitlers Oppose West;
Each Squad to Play in .
- "15Minute Quarter
Football in wholesale lots will
be dished oat on Sweetland field
Saturday night, September 26.
when eight teams of- the Wil
lamette valley interseholastlc lea
gue meet In a grid tournament
that 13 probably the first event
of its kind in the northwest. .
The event, to be sponsored by
the Sa.lera 20-0 club, will be the
-season- opener tor the Willam
ette valley league which ineludes
high schools at Dallas. Indepen
dence. Newberg. West Linn. Mo
lalla. Canby, Woodburn and Sil-
,rerton.
The eight teams will be divid
ed into two sides, east and west,
and each team will be In action
for a 15 minute quarter with
no rest periods. Two different
teams will meet in each of the
15 minute periods.
Are Well Divided
Dallas, .Independence, Newberg
and West Linn will represent the
western half of the league and
Molalla. Canby. Woodburn and
Silverton the eastern side. Points
scored by each team, will count
toward the final for its side.
Although three-way games in
which one team will take on two
opponents in a double-header sort
of affair have been frequently
staged it is believed this will
1 . 1 & At t 11 AV-
oe me ursi time in me norm
west that eight football teams
will be seen in action on the
same field within the time usual
ly devoted to a single game be
tween two teamr.
Coach Kramer of Silverton Is
in general charge of the event
and Pat Beal of Canby Is as
sisting with arrangements.
Herman's Case to
Go Before Landis
Holdout Star Shows Up in
Chicago; Contract to
Be Adjudicated
CHICAGO, Au 20.-0P-Floyd
"Babe" Herman, disgruntled out
fielder of the Cincinnati Reds,
missing since he deserted the club
last Tuesday, because of his fail
ure to receive a $ 5 00 monthly bo
nus, was located in Chicago today,
relieving apprehension over his
whereabouts. .
Herman came here to layt his
contract troubles before Kenesaw
Mountain Landis, commissioner of
baseball, to fee what could be
done about collecting his bonus.
The lanky outfielder - said he
had consulted Landis but the com
missloner' said he had v not seen
Herman. - -
"Just say that 1 am an unreg
istered guest in Chicago and let
it go at that." Herman said. "I
don't want any publicity about
this but I haven't been hiding
out."
Says He Hustled
"They promised me f 250 every
two weeks as a bonus from the
Reds if I hustled." Herman ex
plained. "I certainly played hustl
ing ball, as everybody knows, but
for the last three weeks I missed
getting my boLus. So what? I up
and quits. I don't have to play
baseball for a living but I want
what's coming to me. I think Lan
dis will straighten it out all
right."
The assumption is that Herman ;
probably will appear before Lan-J
dis tomorrow when the Reds open i
their - series with the Qubs at
Wrigley field.
Bitsy Grant Wins
Despite Injuries
NEWPORT, R. 1., Aug. 20.- I
(JPy-After being carried off the
court with a wrenched ankle.
Bryan "Bitsy" Grant, Atlanta's-!
mighty tennis mite, overruled
two physicians today and return
ed to complete a 6-1, 6-3, 6-2
triumph over Johnny Van Ryn,
the Philadelphia veteran and
qualify for the Newport casino's
semi-finals. .
F r a n k i e Parker of Spring
Lake, N. J., rated Just below
Grant in the draw.- shared the
latter's bracket by defeating Bob
Harman of Berkeley, Calif., 9-7,
6-3, 6-2. All four players in the
upper half quarter-finals matches
were Californians and Joe Hunt,
National Clay Court Champion
Bobby Hlggs, both of Los Angeles
were the survivors.
7 The most exciting action in
today's eaiM earned Hunt a 4-6,
6-1, 6-2, 8-6 victory over Eugene
Smith of Berkeley.
Tigers Win, Move
Closer to Indians
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 20.-)-The
Detroit Tigers, defeating the St.
Louis Browns, 8 to 4, for an even
split of a four-game series, today
pulled np within five percentage
points of the idle Cleveland In
dians In second place.
Tommy Bridges tightened, how
ever, and yielded only three hits
In the remaining six innings,
while the Tigers were belting Earl
Caldwell. Eton Hogsett and Russ
Van Atta for a total of 17. includ
ing at least one hit for every mem'
ber of the team.
Detroit - - .8 17
St. Louis 4 8 1
Bridges and Hayworth; Cald
well. Hogsett and Hemslex.
i Peace
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rPu&Lfe emmmB SIGHED FOR. 1937. C. - - , a.u u
- ALL is peaceful, at least tem
: f porarily, in the strife-torn
XX wigwam of the heap big In
juns from the Forest City, and
Large Chief Steve O'Neill is able to
assert his authority with an iron
mitt now that Owner Bradley has
renewed his managerial contract for
next season. ' ; ,
Internal dissension has been the
big bujtaboo of the Cleveland Red
skins for lo! these many summers,
and the job of bossing these tem
pestuous lad is not for anyone who
iesircs peace and quiet. A long list
ay FAUL HAUS&K
Merle Nehl, the former Wood
burn boy who made a name for
himself as a backfield ace at Col
umbia university (now University
of Portland),: is the leading hitter
on the Bend baseball club which
will meet the Salem Senators here
Sunday. For Salem the game can
either be the last of the season
or a new lease on life. If Salem
loses it's all! over for the Sen
ators and Bend will play Toledo
for the statei loop championship.
If Salem wins there will have to
be another game with Bend to see
which team meets Toledo.
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Rend .which hasn't turned to
softball at all, is probably the
best baseball town in the State
league bow.! The homefolk up
there go out to the ball park
on Kunday and root for tlfe
home team with a vengeance.
They put np money on the home
club and the visiting club is en
tertained royally. That is the
reason Btnd, which has the
largest travel bill of any team
In the league, can afford to
stay in. It is also the reason
it attracts some of the best of
tl young baseball talent in the
state. - j j
The Elks are out for a champ
ionship this year and they may
have just the team to do it. Since
Hon Gold lost the sure fire lieu
Miller to the Seattle Suds, Bend
has the most, adequate pitching
staff of any State league team.
The list is headed off by Bill
Hatch, the University of Portland
southpaw. Then there's the de
pendable Fred Roberts and Paul
Gehrman. This year's Bend outfit
is the youngest ever to represent
the town across the mountains
and It's one with plenty of fire
as the Senators already know.
- - The State league has had a
stony path to tread this season.
Attendance has been low and
there have been fewer games
than usual. Salem, for one, was
idle so many Sundays that the
few faithful fans got oat of the
habit of turning np at the ball
park on Sandays. When Albany
folded things which were bad
enough became worse.
Sunday baseball Is on the de
cline or, except in the smallest of
small towns, is already about at
the bottom of the toboggan. Wo
hate to be pessimistic but it's the
truth. Night ball seems to be the
only remedy but for all of the
clubs la the State league the ex
pn8e of installing lights la pro
hibitive., Salem, for instance, can't
even, build Itself a ball park let
alone light It.
We would like to see a phil
athront.t or a fairv vodmother
mm along and build all the
State league elnb parka ror
night ball. The dajr of fairy
Among the Redskins
of managers has acquired flock
of silver threads among the gold
while trying to fill the post of Indian
.chief, and all -they ever got for their
aches and pains was the old heave-o.
Annually, the Cleveland rooters
wax optimistic about the Indians'
pennant chances in the spring, but
by fall the Redskins are usually tak
ing a lovely kicking around from
most of the other palefaces in the
loop; and the disillusioned Cleve
land supporters are loudly demand
ing the harassed pilot's scalp. "
This year the Redskins received a
godmothers is past, though, and
we haven't ever seen a philan
thropist building ball parks. If
Salem ever gets a baseball park ;
where night games will be play
ed it will have to be done in the
orthodox way. Now is the time ;
to start mailing over the pos-;
sibilities Instead of the begin
ning of next baseball season. '
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The thriving condition of the
Northwest league In Washington
which has night ball in nearly
every town attests to the success
nf nieht hasphall in small towns.
nn a. recent trin throueh Wash
ington we passed the Olympia, ball
pars: at mgnt ana oy me tuwia
judged that the whole town was
Inside. '
In that league they play two
or three times a week and draw
good crowds all the time. The
fans "take the game seriously
and recently a Yakima got so
rabid that an umpire had to
have bodyguards in order to get
out of the park in one section.
There is no doubt but that night
baseball would do a lot to re
vive the national sport in Sa
lem. ... .' I "
Silver Falls Team
To Meet Convicts
The Silver Falls Timber com
pany baseball team will meet the
travelinr all star team from the
middle west known as the Con-
vlcta on Eureka avenue field at
Silverton Saturday afternoon at
5:30 o'clock.
Don Burch. who has been turn
ing in wins consistently for the
Silverton club, will pitch and Hal
Moe, reserve catcher on the Wil
lamette university team this ea
son, will catch.
The Convicts club is made np
entirely of youthful players with
an average age of about 21 years.
The oldest member of the team is
only 24.
The barnstorming team - has
been winning regularly from some
of the beat semi-Dro outfits on
the coast. Its record includes wins
over Hoauiam. Longview. Astoria,
Newberr. Enrene all stars. Rose-
bnrg and Coqullle. The Convicts
split a double series with the Bend
Elks, top team in the state league
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Festival Date Set
' PORTLAND, Ore, -VP)- Port
land's 1937 Rose Festival win
be held June 9 to 12, according
to E. A. Burkitt, festival asso
ciation resident. The floral par
ade will be a morning event
again.
slick buffeting earlier than usual,
and as they skidded down the
greased chute of the league stand
ings, Boss O'Neill found himself on
the griddle for fair.
As soon as Headman Bradley
showed his confidence in Steve by
signing him for 1937, the Indians
ceased warring between themselves,
and after smoking the pipe of peace,
went on the warpath after the other
clubs; much to the annoyance of the
palefaces who had been kicking
them around. '
CocTrtxht. ltJ. Klac FWtM tBfcat. Im.
Schmeling Won't
Meet Louis Again
Insists on Braddock, Will
Agree to Winter Fight
if Delay Ordered
By EDDIE BRIETZ
NEW YORK. Aug. 20.-6TVNe-
eotiations went on apace today to
have Max Schmeling change his
mind and agree to meet Joe Louis
in a return match next month.
The German went into a hud
dle with Promoter Mike Jacobs,
representatives of Mrs. w. K.
Hearst's milk fund and parties in
terested in buying the picture
rights, but no progress was made.
Schmellne would not yield even
to the lure of extravagant guar
antees and promises of big per
centage cuts. Champion James J.
Braddock is the man Schmeling
wants.
The German is so keen to get
into the ring with the champion
he mav Insist on a winter fight It
Braddock is unable to don the
gloves in September.
Postponement Expected
The latter la regarded as a fore
gone conclusion and the state ath
letic commission is expected- to
grant a postponement at tomor
row's meeting.
Dr. Fred Albee, a bone spe
cialist, who examined Braddock
at the commission's request,
found the champ suffering from
sub-acute arthritis In both elbows
and said it would be inadvisable
for him to undertake to prepare
for an outdoor fight this year.
schmeiina- la wimne 10 return
here in February if Braddock is
ready to fight in Miami.
The Garden insists on an out
door show in New York and if a
postponement is authorised to
morrow, will ask the commission
to order the fight held next sum
mer.
Schmeling plana to go to Can
ada for a hunting excursion, then
return to Germany if the fight is
postponed.
For
Joe Louis, Gaims
PORTLAND. Ore.. An. 20.
Upv-Max Baer, one-time scourge
ox uvermore, oiew into roruM
today and announced that any
time Joe Louis wants a good
flrht. ha can tell him where to
et It. :
This storv about Joa not be
ing able to land a fight makes
me sick," said Maria, "say, l a
like nothing better than a return
bnnt with him.
"Yes. I know he beat me be
fore, and did a neat Job of it.
but I learned a lot from that
fight and Schmeling proved that
Louis can be hit and isn't an
invincible superman,
Baer Gunning
Tourney Nines
aashTonight
Atwater-Kent and Hogg's
Strengthen; Dallas
i v Defeated llandily
The relative merits of Salem's
two entries in the state- softball
tournament next week may be
compared on the field of play to
night when Atwater-Kent and
Hogg Bros, clash on Sweetland
field at 9 o'clock tonight.
The two1 teams, Atwater-Kent,
the city champs, and Hogg Bros.,
winners of the playoff for second
plaee, will appear as they will be
in the tournament.
Both teams have strengthened
for the state playoff. Atwater
Kent, which had first choice of
players, added only George Roth,
Paper Mill pitcher, to Its roster.
Hogg Bros., not. so satisfied
with its original setup, added two
pitchers, a relief catcher, an in
fielder and two outfielders. Marv
Ritchie and Vern Gilmore, both ot
whom worked on the mound last
night as Hogg's beat Dallas 14 to
1, will bolster the chucking de
partment. Ray Elliott will serve
as relief catcher and can also fill
in in most any other place.
Harriman to Play
Vinnie Harriman will take over
the third base post for Hogg Bros,
and Scotty Marr may be shifted to
the outfield. Two heavy hitting
outfielders, ( George Scales and
Bud Meline; have also agreed to
wear the orange and black Hogg
uniforms during the tournament.
Atwater-Kent may use tonight's
game as an opportunity to work
with Its newly acquired hurler.
Roth. Mack Serdots win probably
pitch for Hogg Bros.
Preceding the clash between
the two tournament teams will be
an industrial league playoff be
tween St. Vincent's and the Paper
Mill Office teams. This game will
be the first chance fans have had
to Bee' ten man softball teams in
action. s
With Marr Ritchie and Vern
Gilmore limiting Dwight Adams
Dallas club to five scattered hits
Hogg Bros, had no trouble chalk
ing np a 1 4 to 1 win.
Dallas looked a lot different
than When it defeated the Eagles
Mondayand made 11 errors in the
ball game which went the full
nine innings although Dallas was
more than seven runs behind at
the seventh.
Stingy With Blows
Marr Ritchie held the Dallas
club hitless for the first four in
nings and gave up only one blow
in the five frames he pitched. Gil
more was touched for four hits.
Hogg'a victory evened the score
for Salem for the Dallas old tim
ers had defeated the Salem old
timers 11 to 8 in the first game.
Four runs in the sixth inning
gave the Dallas veterans the ball
game.
"Frisco" Edwards performed at
first base for Salem and at one
time appeared at the plate to take
his cuts mounted on a bicycle.
Dallas O. T 11 11 2
Salem O. T. 8 9 S
McCann and Killen; Barrlck,
Sparks and Pade.
Dallas 1 5 11
Hogg Bros. 14 16 3
1 Adams, Craven and Ashby; Rit
chie, Gilmore and P. McCaffery,
Elliott.
Favorites Fall in
Gearhart Tourney
Two More Medalists Out ;
Semi-Finals Slated to
Be Played Today
GEARHART, Ore., Aug. 20.-P)
-Gallery favorites continued to
fall by the wayside today as the
Oregon coast midsummer golf
championship reached its semi
final rounds.
With most ot the medalists and
defending champions in the" three
divisions already eliminated to
day's play saw Muriel Veatch, wo
men's defendign champion. Art
Ulmer, ' Gearhart, men-under-32
medalist, and Florence Sellars.
Portland feminine star, aU bite
the dust.
Ulmer bowed to George Will,
Portland, 8 and 7; MUs Veatch
was defeated by Mrs. B. E. Eva,
Portland, three times Gearhart
champion, C and S, and Miss Sel
lars was npset by Janet Meckiem,
rising young Portland star, 1 UP
on the 19th hole. .
SemJ-Finala Set
- in tomorrow's . semi - final
matches. Miss Meckiem will play
Mrs. Era, and Miss Dorothy Sel
lars, Portland, will play her Ald
erwood dab : mate, . Miss , Nancy
Hurst. Dick Hedges. Portland, will be
WIl's opponent tomorrow while
Lloyd Mead of Portland and Doe
Near of Tillamook will meet in
the other bracket.
Winners in the mon-over-32 di
vision quarter-finals were Scotty
Wilson, Carlyle Cunningham' and
V. S. Stanberry, all of Portland,
and. Dr. Guy Loudon. Yakima.
Wilson will play Cunningham and
Stanberry will oppose Dr. Loudan.
Sons Slate Game
For Grants Pass
GRANTS PASS, Ore- Aug. 20.
-(Principal J. P. Swlgart said
today that the Southern Oregon
Normal football team would- play
a' night football game here this
fall. ;
The Sons opponents will prob
ably he either the University of
Oregon frosh of Linfield college
quaL - .
Herewith Bend
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Senators in an all-Important State
field.
Eleanor Still Thinks
And That Her Opinion of AAU Chief
Shouldn't Be Printed; WiU Not Sue
NEW YORK, Aug. 20. (AP)-Eleanor Holm Jarrett still
likes champagne, still thinks she's an amateur, and still
thinks her opinion of Averyj Brundage, president of the
Amateur Athletic union, should not be printed, she said to
day, arriving home aboard the gj. S. Bremen:
Dismissed from the American Olympic team for drink
ing. Airs. Jarrett insisted she was
"heart-broken," but looked as if
she would survive. She thinks
she was "tlve goat of the whole
thing," but has no intention of
Spin
a Victorious
At Independence
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INDEPENDENCE. Aug. 20
Al Spina, Pacific coast's leading
featherweight, won a decision
over Jack Ciirly, rugged light
weight from Salem who has
shown his ability in several fights
at Salem, in six rounds, when they
made their debut in the Hop Bowl
Wednesday night. Recently Curly
won from Eddie Spina, brother of
Al, so Al took revenge for his
brother, although the bout was
very close.
Another major attraction was
the heavyweight event. Tiny
Cooper, Oregon's heavyweight
champion, met Clancy Murphy,
clowning negro, for six rounds
ending In a draw.
There were three other four
round events. Walter Steele. local
heavyweight met Cyclone Terry,
from Mt. Hood's CCC camp, the
fight ending in a draw; Bud Pe
terson was matched with Scotty
Cameron with Scotty winning the
decision; and in the final bout
Art KImely of Oregon City knock
ed out Johnny Shaw of Portland
in the third round.
The fight was staged by Jack
Kileen, matchmaker, beiore a
crowd of nearlr200 fans.
Stayton Firemen
Plan Donkey Ball
STAYTON, Aug. "20 The
Stayton fire department has ar
ranged for a donkey baseball
game to be played on the Stayton
diamond on Sunday, September
. Jack Bartlett and his trained
donkeys has been signed up for
the game. The Stayton fire de
partment plans to play a team
from a neighboring town on that
date, but no definite arrange
ments as to the players so far
have - been completed. As this is
the first time that donkey, base
ball has been played In Stayton, it
is anticipated that a large crowd
will attend from Stayton and the
neighboring communities to wit.
ness the event which promises to
create more laughs than any other
attraction that the Stayton fire
department has put on in years.
The Bartlett Donkey Ball com
pany of Texas originated its ball
game at the Chicago World Fair
in 1933 and Mr. Bartlett with his
string ot donkeys has been put
ting on these games throughout
the United States since hat time.
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Elks on Sunday
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Bend Elks who will play the Salem
league game Sunday on O linger
She's Amateur
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b ineinr leeral action aralnnt
LBl-undage.
j "I was not on an all-night
party with Charlie MacArthur. I
was with a party of newspaper
men and I admit I was drinking.
I had five or six glasses of cham
pagne. !
("Charlie MacArthur (husband
of the actress, Helen .Hayes)
merely came over to the table,
add I : met - him. That was the
last I saw of him."
1 Ousted aa Example .
Mrs. Jarrett said she was not
warned by the Olympic commit
tee after this party.
4 She asserted 6he was dismiss
merely' as an example to the
re$t of the team.
if she is not reinstated as an
amateur, she -does not know what
she will do, she said. "The tougn
thng about that is that I've
thrown away-so much money in
oider to keep my amateur standing."
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Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Boston
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Philadelphia
CINCINNATI, Aug. 20. -(P)-The
gas bouse gang of Cardinals,
sparked hy Dizzy Dean and Pep
per Martin, pulled a game and a
half in front of the National lea
gue pack today by coming from
behind to down the Reds 4 to 2.
Dean chalked up his 21st vic
tory by holding the Reds to seveu
hits, and drove in one ot the
three runs the Cards shoved
across in a ninth-inning spree to
put the game on ice. Martin led
the attack with three hits.
St. Louis .... 4 10 0
Cincinnati ...2 1 1
J. Dean and Ogrodowski; Hol-
lingsworth, . Frey, Brennan and
Lombard!.
BOSTON, Aug. 20. -'W-Bill
McKechnle gambled on two pitch
ing" youngsters today, because ot
the crippled condition of the rent
of his Bees' pitching staff, and
they produced by"" holding the
Phillies to six hits for a 3 to 1
Boston victory.
Philadelphia . : 1 1
Boston a .3 11 2
Bowmon, Brown' and At wood;
Weir, Reis and Lopez.
PITTSBURGH, Aug, 20.-;P)-
The Pirates spotted the Chicago
Cuba seven runs in the first two
innings today, and then went on
to defeat the pennant-holders 8
to 7 in 11 innings.
Chicago 7 6 0
Pittsburgh 8 15 0
Carleton, French, Warneke
and Hartnett; Bauers,- Blrkofer
and Padden.
San Diego Climbs
As Beavers Lose
- OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 20-(;P)
Oakland made it three straight
wins over San Francisco's Mis
sions by coming from behind in
the eighth Inning to win 2 to 1
here tonight.
Missions .....1 4 1
Oakland , i 6 0
Osborne and Sprinz; Tobln and
Hartje. - '
San Diego 6 1Z 0
Sacramento .........1 4 0
Plllette and DeSautels; Pippen
and Narron. -
Portland 4 7 4
Los Angeles 10 11 0
Posedel, Carson and Brucker,
Cronin; Berry and Bottarinl.
Seattle 2 8 1
San Francisco .4 10 2
Wells and Bassler; Ballou and
Woodall. ! .