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- -j 0 H K 1 ) N "i? I' 4T - page sevc:; Maj 99 Strategy Mil by Ldndm Dechiou or Rules Henrich Is Free Agent Qevcland Loses Qaim on Promising Youngster; Others Will Bid Beavers Swat AppleandWin 18 Safeties Rain Off Four ; Pitchers Offerings as Trout Season Opens Thursday Wfly Trout Is Safe For Now Few Fishermen Will Seek Sport With Streams Muddy Torrents r v- Portland Gets Hot The OREGON STATESMAN, Saloa, Orejca, .Thursday llomlnr. ArxU 15,aC37 (tlhiifae9. (T WTm V ; - l I From Diamond to lAnks CHICAGO, -April U-JP)-Iu vital decision, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, commissioner of baseball, ripped the lid off the alleged prac tice of major league cluba in "cot- erlng up" promising young stars to llock their entry into, the big leagues through the selectlTe draft. Commissioner . Landis settled the ease today involving Tommy Henrich, strapping 22 -year -old outfielder, now with the Milwau ' kee club of the American associa tion, by declaring him a free agent, thus depriving the Cleve land Indians of a claim to. him. Henrich, rated as a potential f 15, 000 b-ll player, is cow eligible to sign with any major league club which may desire his services, v Commissioner Landis investi gation disclosed the Cleveland club was. guilty of covering up Henrich and that his , transfer from New Orleans to Milwaukee was made at the direction of : Cleveland officials. Mva Bradley, president of the Cleveland Indians, and his execu tive assistant, C. C. Slapnicka, were quoted as saying fiey would take no action to regain Hen- rich's services. Manager Bill Ter ry of the New York Giants, how- - ever, was declared to be in the . market for Henrich and might be willing to bid $20,000 for him. CINCINNATI. April 14 -(;P)-The Cincinnati Reds are "interest ed" in obtaining Tommy Henrich, Gen. Mgr. Warren C. Giles said tonight, adding, however,. "We are limited in our interest and are not going haywire on the matter. Oregon Riflemen First Nationally EUGENE, April 14-)-For the second time in three years, the R. O. T. C. rifle team of the Unir versity of Oregon received the Hearst trophy, placing first in se nior competition among more than 100 colleges and universities of the nation. The Oregon riflemen will also receive the plaque symbolizing the championship of the ninth corps area. Each member of the team, coached by Sergeant Harvey Blythe, will receive a gold medal and Captain Delbert Bjork. of As toria a gold - stamped -biH fold 'for winning Individual honors with a score of 195 out of a possible 200. Other team members and scores were: Staley Warren and Wil liam Kieseke. Eugene, both 193: Jack Lew, Baker. 191; Donald Boyd, Eugene, 189. VerePrepared For Graduation! Young men with an alertness for style will find .their grad ! nation suit here in -hand-finished ; fab rics at $19.50 Others at 24.50 and U9.oO Free Pressing and Minor Repairs !3roqhs 456 State St. : I or- BABE RUTHS rV-P X ME SWocfTl secret c5a r v f i .- C f rrA wish was JgSr Vf i V ,A FEU A ))A SOUTH PAUf ) -7 f" v ) yVJr WjV I Avw ft ti'M- e ' "Yl-L'L good Golfer. Ml Z V; yr- Kl lAvfV WMOWD FOR THE. -V XV A v A f fifi -1757. . ; tm-ty. . I f Mil NEWS from the South a few weeks ago stated that one Samuel Dewey Byrd was among the golfers competing in the annual North and South Open at Pinehurst, N. C This piece of information may not seem of much interest to you, as the said Samuel Dewey Byrd didn't win the tourney in fact, he wasn't even up among the leaders. Bat the point is that this Byrd is the. same bird who played the outfield for the Yan kees and the feeds. Sammy gave up a $7,000 baseball Relay Program Is Moved to Eugene EUGENE, April li.-C-Anse Cornell, University of Oregon ath letic manager, announced today the transfer of the annual Oregon Oregon State 'relay carnival April 244 from Corvallls to Hayward field here. ) ; State college officials-reported Bell field will not be available for use this year. Other meets scheduled for Hayward field are the annual dual meet with the Beavers May IS, the state high school meet, the Willamette valley league meet and the Hayward relays. Fia&wraM know that thr' sot his? like round of focmuto. old lhiai BIits-Wi. fcrd br for (jood tU ' fowthip u4 good chr Mm BUTZ WDXBARO CO. Portkoi Orrgos Distributed by u&e CTiR ROTTLINQ WKL I nv,fc-w . contract to become a golf pro, and it remains to be seen whether he made a wise choice. While he was a ball player, the sports writers were always saying that he was a great golfer. Now that he's a links pro fessional, I suppose everybody will keep referring to his baseball abil ity. Several other ball players have had ambitions to take up golf as a career. During his hold-out, Paul Waner recently threatened to quit the diamond for the fairways. Paul is just about the best golf er now in BY PAUL HAUS&K Some of the eastern sport writ ers are wondering whether ; this young Bob Feller, tha young feller the Cleveland Indians pick ed up for & pack of peanuts and whom they could sell for i coupla hunnert grand, is the Messiah for whom baseball has been looking around corners. It's a cinch the 17-year-old kid with the whlffer ball will draw them through the turnstiles-4ike water running through Shelton ditch it his pitching prowess holds up to expectations. i i Baseball Is already started : on its way back and needs only a colorful figure, like the Babe was 15 years ago, to . bring it back oa its feet. The depression gave baseball some hard knocks and It needs a Messiah now just like it needed Babe Ruth after the Black Sox scandal. Even though a busher down In the grapefruit circuit did punch a homer with all on off Feller's fast one the other day, the kid, according to those on the spot, is far from being a flash in the pan. They say this kid, who has yet to graduate from high school, IS an other Walter Johnson. Bill Klein, the national league umpire, cer tainly no man to go around mak ing exaggerated statements, says that Feller has more stuff tnaa any pitcher he ever saw. They say that Steve O'Neill, the Clevland manager, has de cided to make a Sunday player oat of Feller. That Is, to flash him on the fans as a , Sunday only attraction In order to draw huge crowds to the Sunday shows. If Feller lives up to ex pectations, tiowever, they'll - probably be using him where he'll do the most good. Sun days or no Sundays. , . They've got a new one at Park er's. This is the Parker's patented fish flasher, a device to enable the fish to see the bait better and also make things more comfort able for the worm while he's waiting around, on tenderhooks, as it were, for the fish. It con sists of a hook fastened on to a flashlight bulb rigged up to a cop per wire. The bulb flashes at in tervals and the theory is that it thereby attracts schools Of fish to bask in the light of superior fishing tackle invention. It's a timely device, for a fish probably can't see bis fin in front of h'. .face the way the streams are now. Tacoma Folks Visit ZEN A, April 14 Recent vis itors here from Tacoma. at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Walling of Zena and Mr. and a m v w t m . i iura. is. vv ailing oi Lincoln 1 were Mrs. Lorraine Frakes Kell and daughter Margaret and Mrs. James Newberry. IS Alou A 5oir PB.O, GIVIA? UFA TOOO' COATTPACP, f big league baseball, and has com peted successfully in a number of minor tourneys. He's a southpaw linksman, to boot. ; Babe Rath always fancied him self s a golfer, and is reported to have recently lamented the fact that he didn't become a links star in stead of a diamond hero. On the other mitt, Walter Eagen secretly wished to be a professional ball player, and used to work out with the big league teams at training camps. j . v , - Dimaggio to Miss Opener 2nd Time NEW YORK, April ll--Though outwardly a 197-pound picture of health, Joe DiMaggio, young outfield star of the New York Yankees, will be on the operating table Friday morning and a convalescent next Tuesday, when the Yanks open their bid for the 193T American league pen nant. The operation will be for the removal of the hard-hitting San Franciscan's tonsils. They have been infected-for some time. The physician who examined DiMag gio today believes the infection may have aggravated the soreness in the coast lad a right shoulder, I It is at the plate that the world champions are likely to feel his absence the most. DiMaggio was hitting .409 when Manager Joe McCarthy decided to ship him home for treatment. Pheasant Season Qosure Debated A proposed resolution that Marlon county be closed to Chin ese pheasants hunting this season was referred to a committee at ter discussion at a meeting of the Salem Hunters and Anglers club Tuesday night. A similar resolu tion, effecting Linn county, was recently passed . by the Sanllam Game and Fish association. ; Investigation of Marlon and Elk lake as possible sites for club recreational grounds will be made this summer. Walter Minler re ported j the results of preliminary investigation. Three prizes to go to persons catching the largest cutthroat trout by. May 1 were announced. The prizes are donated by local sporting goods stores. Volleyball Squad to Spokane ' Defense of the championship won here last year will be the ob ject or the Salem Y. M. C A. vol leyball team when it leaves here Friday for the , northwest Y. M. C A. tournament at Spokane Sat urday.' - Salem's team defeated Tacoma for the championship here last year. Tacoma. Seattle, Yancouver, B. C. Portland and Spokane will be other teams in the tournament this year. Spokane is the only new entrant. Members of the Salem team, captained by Dr. L. E. Barrick. are Lor en x Schnuelle. Lorne Kit chen. John Bone, Elmore Hill. Keith Brown, Nile Hilborn, Lloyd Gregg, Herb Burch and Bob Elf strom. Gus Moore, physical direct or of the Y. M. C. A., will accom; pany the team. Going V . - COAST LEAGUE (Night game not included) r W. I. Pet. San Diezo .......... S .727 Seattle ........... .8 4 .SC7 San Francisco ......7 '4 Sacromento ........7 5 .585 Los Angeles .500 Portland ...... ...-4" 7 .3(4 Oakland ....3 8 .273 Missions ....3 9 .250 LOS ANGELES, April 14.-fl)-Unleashing a terrific batting at tack, the-Portland Beavers routed the Los Angeles Angels, 12 to 7 before 2.000 fans at Wrigley field today. Portland ..12 18 5 Los Angeles 7 12 0 McDonald, Radonita, H 1 1 c h er and Wilson ; Evans, . Campbell, Berry, Overman and .Collins. , t Acorns Win Again SACRAMENTO, April 14.-iipV- Sacramento made it two straight over the San Francisco Seals here today, 5 to 3, behind the pitching of Lefty Tom Seats. ' " The former Houston pitcher shut the Seals out until two were out In. the ninth and lost a shut out when Frank Hawkins hit a home run with two mates aboard. San Francisco .......3 8 2 Sacramento 5 9 0 Coe, Daglia and Monzo; Seats and Clark. SAN FRANCISCO. April 14.- (JP) San Francisco's Missions, kicked and cuffed around since the opening of the baseball sea son, finally won themselves a game today, defeating Seattle 4 to 1. i Tied 1-1 in the eighth, the lo cals put on a three-run rally. Pitcher Leroy Herrmann won his own game by scoring the run that clinched the contest. Hollis Thurston, on the mound for Seattle, hit a home run over the left field fence in the seventh to score his team's lone run. Seattle 1 8 2 Missions 4 9 1 Thurston,' Osborn and Bassler, Fernandes; Herrmann and Sprinz. Padres Repeat OAKLAND, Calif., April 14-L"PV-San Diego's Padres batted out 15 hits here tonight to score their second straight baseball victory over Oakland, 4 to 1. Every member of the Padre team collected one or more hits. San Diego ; . . . .4 15 0 Oakland 1 10 2 Chaplin and .Detore; . Breuer, Olds and.Ralmondl. , 4 Varof f Will Seek Vault Title Anew Not Surprised at Sefton Mark; Looks Forward to Keen Contests EUGENE. April 14-(ai)-3eorge Yaroff, University of Oregon so phomore pole vaulter, expressed neither surprise nor disappoint, ment at the loss of his world's record Saturday to Bill Sefton of u. s. c. Sefton topped Varoffs year-old record of 14 feet, 64 Inches by seven-eights of an Inch. Yaroff said last winter that the Southern California star was the vaulter most likely to reach new heights. "Sefton has a fine 'push up' at tne end of his upward Jump and the proper Jack-knife going over, the Oregon vaulter said. "He isn't as consistent as his teammate. Earl Meadows, but has everything to reach great heights when he is 'right. Sefton may at any time go even higher than he did last week." Yaroff seemed unbothered by the loss of his title. "It just gives . me something more to shoot at," he said. I rather .expected ft would falL I think 111 be able to get It back this spring, but if not I will still hare another two years of competition at -Oregon." He looks forward to his first varsity appearance May 1 in the Oregon-Washington dual meet at Seattle. i Baer Favored to Defeat Britisher LONDON, April 14-()-Despite a late-hour effort to build up a case for Tommy Farr, the British heavy weight tltleholder. Max Baer, former world champion from California, today remained the 1 to 1 choice to whip the Welshman in their 12-round non title bout tomorrow night.. Upward of 13,000 Englishmen, 300 of them occupying seats that cost 50 each, are expected to pay close to $100,000 to see Baer in his first Important fight since losing the heavyweight crowa to Jimmy Braddock nearly two years ago. Win or lose, Baer will receive 122,500, tax exempt, while a victory will give him an other rich match with Germany's Walter Neusel next month. - Baer, apparently quite serious in his training, has worked him self back into what appears to be good physical , condition. He ex pects to enter the ring at 212 pounds." ."-s Fry Suffers Stroke " ROBERTS. !Aprjr 14. James Fry suffered a strokV of paraly sis Friday night, but la reported sllghtlv imorovinjc. . ' , - Nh 0--frr if jL,r LnoMHrauKHMuaii lW'm. Xv- , : ... j? 4l - If . . il : t"J I s, :mr v?$' " - if- x Anglers throughout North America are toying with their tackle as they await the opening of trout-fishing season. Following the dictates of piscatorial tradition, a small army of men and women win seek secluded streams this month to dangle worms or files across the surface of the turbid waters. Federal and stats game experts predict record catches, because the recent mild winter favored preservation and growth of tha fish, Mushky Gets Contract For Sparring Mates, All He Can Muster to Help Bomber Prepare For Braddock Bout By PAUL MICKELSON NEW YORK, April 14. (AP) A familiar figure hustled and bustled along the byways of cauliflower row waving a crumpled telegram in the seared, hopeless faces of al most every punch drunk fighter he met. Morris Ladisky, better known to the fighting trade in New York and New Orleans as Mushky Jackson, carried big news in the telegram he waved InO great triumph. The telegram read: "Keep In touch with all spar ring partners. Will need all you can get." It was signed by JuUan Black, co-manager of Joe Louis, the cruel brown bomber who soon will cut down his porkchops and fried chicken to prepare for his scheduled heavyweight champion ship battle against James J. Brad dock. "We're all going, all of uul shouted Mushky excitedly. "Free transportation, free grub and 25 bucks a day as long as you last. So get to woik all of youse guys. I want every guy present and wolk ing every day till we get the wold." Mushky's exultant words acted like electricity. Drawn faces lit up like the lights in a big banquet hall. Some of the .punch drunks began to warm up on the spot, shifting and shadowboxing. Fin ally, an old fighter with twisted features he must have spent half of his fighting career catching 'em tugged at Mushky'a sleeve. whispering: "Me too, Mushky? - Needs Tough Ones "Aw, nuts, Mushky said after giving the old hopeful a "see me later" go-bye. "I gotta get young guys what look like Braddock. It's tough to say "no to some of these guys.. But that's one reason they get Mushky to get the punch ing bags. Yes sir, old Mushky gets the best in the bisnls." Muahky described the type of punching bags he'll offer to- the brown bomber. "Nutting bat stand-up guys with good lefts," explained Mush ky. "Guys who act like Brad doer; guys wit good left hands; guys who'll stand up and give Looey some activity: guys who don't care about preserving der good looks for de dolls that come 'round fight camps.' " Decision Delayed In Braddock Case NEW YORK. N. Y..April 14.-(JP)-Federil court reserved decis ion today on Madison Square Garden's suit for an Injunction to restrain - Heavyweight Champion Jim Braddock from fighting Jos Louis until after he has ton through with his contract to meet Max Schmeling. Judge Guy L. Fake directed both attorneys - to submit final briefs within a week. No tempor ary injunction was Issued in the meantime. The main point of contention, and the point over which the court spends most. time in dis cussion, waa the status of t h e three contracts between the gar den and Braddock. The garden contended these contracts- "overlap" and there fore become one agreement. Braddock's attorneys maintained the final contract was the , only one at Issue. Carolyn Weeks Honored . KEIZER, April 14. Mrs. Lloyd Weeks entertained a group of lit tle girls Sunday afternoon from 9.k -'-ivrk. honoring the seventh birthday of her daughter, Carolyn Weeks. Guests were Ruth McCall, Dorothy McCall, Virginia Huston, Harriet Houston and Nan Gott en- berg. I 2 II 12 IH IS 11 IS 'A 20 21 22 25 26 26 32 33 Cross Word Puzzle 1 V7s Ifl 3H 36 37 3? H2 i3 HI 48 do 51 'A Br EUGENE msidZOrlTAI. 1 Arrired . 6 Sleeveless garment 8 Remunerate 11 Wild ox . 12 Ptkelike fish 13 Walk in water 14 What Chief Justice firmly -- tahlishad the priacipla of judi cial rcvivw? 16 Metal 1 17 Sheltered side 15 What French aorcKit wreU nndr the masse ef Stendhal? 20 Son of Adam 22 Secluded from temporal cares 25 Month of the year 26 Beverage 27 Animal of the deer family : 2S Month in the Jewish calendar 29 Border " . 30 Writing implement : 31 Indefinite article. 32 Artificial conduit 34 Human beings 35 Aeriform fluid 36 What aastcra part of a former Huagariaa crowalaad is aew part ef Croatia? 38 Visage 59 Guttural 40 Through - - 41 Declare 43 Things slightly different from each other . 47 Italian coins 48 Grow old - - .. 49 Leak through ; : 60 Dance step . StGuided - 52 Card of three spots . VERTICAL 1 Rotating part on a wheel 2 Of each an equal quantity 3 Whot wrote The Haunted Bookshop? 4 Artist's stand 6 Turkish officer 6 Whe kMTtn4 the Pacific? 7 WU wrote "The Greea Hat"? I 7m PORTLAND. April 14.-V Q a m e Supervisor Frank Wire sought In vain tor a clear stretch of fly water to recommend to Ore gon, anglers on the opening day of the fishing - season Thursday. "I don't like to discourage an glers, Wire .said, "but the boys might Just as well stay home and clean the basement." Unusually heavy rains had turn ed -the state's streams, even the McKenxie which is usually a last hope in stormy weather. Into rag ing torrents. . Mountain lakes remained fro xen, many of them covered with 30 inches or more of slush ice. Only the most stubborn of Sa lem anglers will venture forth to-. day. to, try for an opening day catch and they will be few. Nearly all valley streams are raging close to., their banks or overflowing them and fishing con ditions are the poorest for an opening day for 'many years. Fishing will be little better by. Sunday and fishing conditions. wiU not be good for several weeks as a result of the heavy spring rains. - Apostoli Defeats Brooklyn Veteran NEW YORK. AprU 14 Fred Apostoli, San ' Francisco -middleweight contender, took an other long step toward a title match with Champi. Freddie Steele tonight by scoring a tech nical knockout over Solly Krie ger, Brooklyn veteran, in the fifth round of their 12-roun der in the New York Hippodrome- Dr. William A. Walker, phy sician for the New York state athletic commission, ordered Ref eree! Jack O'Sullivan to stop the fight just as the bell sounded to end the fifth round, to save a badly battered Krieger from fur ther punishment. Orioles9 Manager Dies; Bossed Team in Heyday BALTIMORE. April 14 -JP-Edward G. "Foxy Ned" Han Ion. 79, pioneer of modern baseball and manager of the celebrated Baltimore Orioles of the 90's Including the late John J. Mc Graw and "Uncle" Wilbert Robi Inson died in a "hospital here shortly before midnight tonight. 13 16 Vj 23 2H 27 'A 31 35 38 2a HO H5 He HI 'A 52 'A HHKFFEB -What great Italian eoeiolert wrote- The Miad aad So ciety"? 9 Fuss 10 Japanese coin . : " 13 Which American pr Uant was president ef Princeton? 15 Personal pronoun . 19 Headquarters of a mandarin . 20 Accumulate 21 In what city did the cenfnaion f languages take place? 22 Hebrew letter 23 Who was the father ef Jacob and Esae? 24 Perfumes with burning spices 26 Alpine province 29 Venerate 30 Seed of a well-known vine 33 Vacillates 34- Optkai effect 36 Gather for preservation 37 Nautical 38 Sumptuous repast 40 Greek letter 41 Lofty mountain . 42 Byway-of ' 44 Color 45 Golf mound - V - 46 Inspect secretly Herewith is the solution to terdays puzzle. 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