. Tfc OIISGON STATESMAN, Caka;" Oregon, Tuesday Morning April 20, 1937 v , , r Pair of Champions Clash. Mere Tonight? No Title at Stake Sailor Moran, Gunther Meet or League Wait's, Quelle First Winners ers Tight ' 5T irf fe ; Maj Open Return of Oingrman to Be Drawing Card ; Opposes Tarzan, Newcomer No championship will be at stake when Sailor Moran. New Orleans wrestler, and Joe Gnnt It er, grappler from NashTille, Tenn;. clash in the main event of to-. night's American Legion wres tling shindig at the armory, but the match might well be called a battle of champions. Moran. a former welterweight ring champ In the navy," claims the middleweight grappling cham pionship of the Pacific coast, the gulf states and New England. Gunther Is a former holder of the world middleweight wrestling championship. Gunther Is a master of scien tific mat repartee and In a match with Herb Parks, Canadian wres tler last week, showed Salem fans some of the most expert wrestling they have seen in some time. Moran, while having a full knowl edge of all the legitimate holds. Is inclined to favor the shady stuff. T o m m y Tassia. dark-haired Spanish grappler, will meet . the German,. Fritz Ludwig, in the 45 minute semi-final. Tassia last week downed Noel Franklin, much to the delight of the as semblage. " Otis Clingman, Oklahoma grap pler and former navy champion, will return to the local castle de wrastle to meet Young Tarzan, a newcomer. In the 30-minute opener. Clingman . has always been popular here and Is one of the most skilled wrestlers in the business. Harry Elliott will referee the exhibitions which start at 8:30 o'clock. Outlook Good for .Portland Opener PORTLAND. April 19. Baseball fans looking forward to the opening of the Coast league games here tomorrow welcomed predictions of fair weather. They recalled, however, that opening games in Portland tra ditionally pay no attention to an ordinary April shower. ' The Beavers meet the Lcs An geles Angels In their first show before the. home folk. Ad LIska. is expected ,to start on the mound. for Portland.. Sherwood Chosen La Grande Coach LaGRANDE; April 1 -The LaGrande board of education to day selected a borne town boy, Cecil Sherwood, at present coach at Halfway, .to coach football and track at the LaGrande high school next year. Ira C. Woodie, who has coach edfour major sports here, asked to he relieved of these two and physical education. He will con tinue to direct baseball, basket ball and vocational education. Salem Misses in Wire Trap Shoot PORTLAND, April 1 9-(iP-Smashtng 75 straight targets, the Eugene. LaGrande and Cowlitx gun clubs topped the sixth round of the annual Oregonian trap shoot here. , Results Included: Salem (72) C. R. Hildebrand. 24; C. G. Robertson, 24; C. Bowne, 24. KOTICE OF INTENTION TO IMPROVE FERRY STREET FROM THE EAST LINE OF T WKNTY-FIRST STREET TO , THE WEST LINE OF TWENTY-THIRD STREET IN THE CITY OF SALEM, OREGON. , NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Common -Council of the City of Salem. Oregon, deems It necessary and expedient, and hereby declares . Its purpose and Intention to Improve FERRi" STREET FROM THE EAST LINE OF TWENTY - FIRST STREET TO THE WEST LINE OF TWENTY-THIRD STREET IN THE CITY OF SALEM. ORE GON, at the expense of the abut ting and adjacent property, ex cept the street and alley inter sections, the expense which will be assumed by the city of Salem. Oregon, by bringing said por tion of said street to the tab lished grade, constructing Port land cement concrete curbs, and paving said portion of said street with a six inch Portland cem! concrete pavement, thirty 30i feet tn width, in accordance with the plans and .specification therefor which were adopted by the Common Council on March 15 1937, now on file in the of fice of the City Recorder- and which are hereby referred to Mid made a part hereof. J-v. The Common Council nereoy declare its purpose and ' fetes . .v. ,. above-described improvement by and through the Street Improvement x - - Salem. Oregon. . By Order of the Common Coun cil of the city or saiem. the 5th day of April. 13 7. A. WARREN JONES. Date of first publlcaUon April ' r5i" of last publication April Apni:. 10.11. 13. 1. .. i Today Is the Day! r- ' -By BURNLEY - OPENING J WMM M 7 DAy J lCSIk 7 II : APRIL ''?PX ' : m ' C- - - Pm PENING Day I These magi cal words are echoing throughout baseball fandom as the major league teams officially get under way. " Yesterday's scheduled "pre-view opening at j Washington doesn't really, count as opening diy, since the majority of "big league clubs didn't swing into action until today. The pre-season predictions have ail been made, and quite a few of the JVIt. Angel Grade Boys Drop Game With! Woodburn MT. ANGEL, April 19. St. Mary's grade school dropped its first county grade school baseball league game to St. Benedict s grade school 1 of Woodburn here Friday afternoon. ; Woodburn Jumped Into the lead at the start and was never head ed. After the fifth inning ML Angel played fine ball and brought the margin down to one point. This was the second game scheduled, the game with Hub bard having been called oft on account of bad weather. Woodburn .......... .10 6 0 Mt. Angel ..I.... 5 6 4 Batteries: Krupicka and Par- lick; Kehoe and Walker. Aurora Marksmen Score 73 in Telegraphic Mix With Three Other Club AURORA. April 1 The Au rora gun club had a score of 73 in the telegraphic shoot Sunday with The Dalles, Roseourg, and Heppner clubs. The team making the high score was Percy Will, 25; Ben Stoner, 24; and Arthur Schnleder. 24J The shooters and their scores: Charles Feller, 23; Mel' Evans, 23; Fred Dolson, 23; Del Crltser, 23; Jim Evans. 23; Dr. Eldredge, 23; Oliver Schultz, 22; Roy Love. 22; Willis Yoder. 22: Harry Schultx, 21; Frank Galey, 20; Loyd Girod, 19; Paul Schnleder, 18. ' 1 Woodburn Bulldog Win .9 to 1 Over Canby Nine In Season9 $ First Game WOODBURN, April 19. -JP-Woodburn's first baseball game of the season was played with Canby there Friday and ended in a 9 to 1 victory for the Wood burn Bulldogs. The Woodburn lineup Included Reed, c; Vorles, p; Shaw, lb; Lee, 2b; Stetter, ss; Whitman,,' 3b; Racette. if; Brunell. cf; M. Reed, rf. The scheduled game with Sil- verten for April 9 was postponed until April 27. ' The next game in the. regular schedule for the Bulldogs wlll( be played with Kewberg here April zz. Waconda Team Win ROBERTS. April 19. Roberts school ball team was defeated by Waconda 18 to S Friday. Earner this season the locals defeated Cloverdale. Roberta will meet Waconda school Friday oa the Waconda grounds. Parkins Fine Levied SILVERTON, t April It. Joe Kokel was fined xs.9 tooay u Municipal Judge George Cusiteri Mnr tnr narking on the wrong side of the street. Night Officer Wheeler made the arrest. : managers have already claimed the pennant. Now all they have to do is win it. Only two of the pilots can make good on these pennant-winning boasts, however for I the simple and sufficient reason that only two teams one in each loop can cop the gonfalon. Now that we have explained that point, Eollo, we will proceed to the next problem. Which teams will come out on top? The diamond pun dits have held solemn conclave, and League Baseball COAST LEAGUE W. L. Pet. San Diego 11 6 .647 Seattle .11 .847 Sacramento .10 7 .588 Los Angeles -10 7 .588 San Francisco 9 7 .583 Oakland 6 11 .358 Portland 5 11 .312 Mission .U 5 12 .294 Sunday's Results Los Angeles 11-7. Portland 4-4. San Diego 2-8, Oakland 1-5. Seattle 15-4, Missions 3-3. Sacramento 7-4, San Francisco 4-5. Series This Week Los Angeles at Portland. San Francisco at Seattle. ; Sacramento at San Diego. Oakland at Mission. LEAGUE LEADERS (By the Associated Press) Leading Hitters O AB H Pet P. Coscarart. Port 17 C3 21 .418 McWilliams. LA 17 9 28 .408 Braddock Works Out in Gym V f ' - i- 7 : . re- tzJ1 :V! IT: . : ' ' -' . il t I - t - -: I-,. , - t - i. f Jimmy Braddock' Taking hie training for hi forthcoming bout with Joe LouU-seriously. Jimmy Braddock. bearyweight king, punches the bag In the gym at his training site near Stone Lake, Wis. At -the right is Trainer "Doc- Robb. - have pronounced the Tank and Cards 1937 flag winners. As the baseball experts are usu ally wrong, this prediction should hearten the Tigers, Indians, Cards, Cabs, etc Not being a baseball expert, I re fuse to make a prediction, except that the Yankees should be mighty tough to head off in their loop. You don't have to be a wise guy to figure that one out. Throw that first ball I CwvtUU. HIT. k KJm rMUnt tTWtlcmta. Ib Thompson, San D. 17 66 26 .394 Extra Base Hitters Veselich, Sacto, 2-"b. hits 7 Judnlch, Oak., 2-b. hits 7 P. Coscarart, Port., 2-b. hits 7 Gyselman, Seattle, 2-b. hits 7 Almada, Missions, 3-b. hits 2 Gill. SF. 3-b. hits 2 Bongiovannl, Port., 3-b. hits 2 Frederick, Port., 3-b. hits 2 Lawrence, Seattle, 3-b. hits 2 Hunt, Seattle, home runs Rhyne, SF, sacrifice hits Veselich, Sacto, sacrifice hits S Veselich, Sacto, stolen bases S Leading Pitchers W L X Pe. Chaplin. SD 4 4 1000 Thomas. LA 3 9 1000 Pickrel. Seattle .3 010 1000 Gibson. SF 3 0 14 1000 Earned runs. America Aaeociatioa Toledo 2; Indianapolis S. ! Minneapolis 7; Milwaukee t. : Columbus 7; Louisville 5. St. Paul 9; Kansas City T (10 innings). a i.i 1 Doe Bebb? - s - l ; - J x f ' U 1 f Two of Three Go to Extra : Innings; All Are Won By Philadelphia WASHINGTON, April 19.-(fls-Connie Mack, of Philadelphia un covered a freshman battery today which combined - to defeat . the Washington t Senators in a 10 inning game' which started the American league baseball -season. The score was 4 to 3. - Even the presence of President Roosevelt, who had never seen Washington lose since he entered the white house, failed to offset the pitching wisardry of Rookie Almon Williams and a timely hit by Catcher Earl Brueker, a 30-year-old newcomer to . the Ath letics. A capacity crowd of approxi mately 32.000 fans saw Joe Cas es re 11a of the Senators engage Williams, a 23-year-old right hander from Atlanta, in a tight pitchers battle. Brueker broke up the game in the tenth when he stepped into a fast ball and smacked a double deep- into center field to score Bob- Johnson with the winning run. Johnson had walked. After Vice-President- Garner had raised a flag in center field. President Roosevelt greeted the rival managers. Mask and Harris, and performed his annnal chore of pitching the first ball, a high loop that Buddy Lewis grapped after a mad scramble. Philadelphia ..I 4 9 1 Washington ..S 7 1 Williams and Brueker; Cas carella and Hogan. Phillfes Have Day BOSTON. April 19.-(p-A!-though generally consirned to last place in the National league, the Phillies cleaned up both games of a holiday opening bill today or aeieaung tne Bees z-l In the forenoon contest and coming back to administer a 1-0 shutout In the afternoon. A crowd of 10,000 turned out for the morning game and 25,000 saw-the second con test. An eleventh inning home run by Morris Arnovich broke up the morning hurlinx duel between th veterans Guy Bush of the Bees ana Sylvester Johnson, Phillie right hander. Johnson held , the Bees to four hits. The iaitnnt mt eight. Johnson was replaced by wayne iMaster in the ninth with two on and one out, then Arno vich hit the game-winning circuit smash. Bucky Walters celebrated his 27th birthday in the afternoon by turning in a four-hit game against Danny MacFayden to shut out the Bees 1-0. Philadelphia 2 . t 0 Boston 1 4 1 Johnson, La Master and Wil son; Bush and Lopes. Philadelphia 1 4 0 Boston .-. 0 4 2 Walters, Williams and Ar wood; MacFayden and Lopes. Automotive Loop Series Are Split Valley Motor won two games from White's and Shrock'a von a pair, from Wilson's in the first match of two the automotive bowling league will roll this week at the Bowl-Mor alleys. Cline rolled high game of 122 pins and high series of 624. track's 14S 19S 155 1SS .... 114 l&S 14 1SS 232 Hartwel! Wooiry . Saiwck . pu 1ST 503 181519 1ST 409 ITS 4M 220 24 TS1 871 S67 2519 Otta J. WUaaa Haa4ic AUm 12 It U IS 144 45 170 MS ISO SIS lit 405 11541 .155 ISO Barr ise 180 Maaaiac 79T 818 720 SS8S Wait 'a 1S 155 14 ltS 138 1ST 181 185 171 189 WUI Barker Autia Pag 191528 188484 142 41T 192 538 1ST 52T SST TT8 880 S495 Tallay Vatac , .... 28 21 144 164 159 111 ; 149 210 ies 190 1ST Haaileap Phillips E. Poulla Misaoa Calwall Starker . 8 193501 156 436 125418 1ST 515 154 518 68 781 789 143 Vandals Trounced By Whitman Nine MOSCOW, Idaho. April lMfl5) Whitman college romped over the University of Idaho varsity baseball team. 21 to 2, In the first fame of a non-conference two game series here today. Whitman 21 21 1 Idaho 2 S 11 Jonas and Cummins; Jenkins, Hansen, Gregory and Knap, Bald win. . - : Pro Contract Is Signed By S track CORVALLIS. April 19-V-Ed Strack, former guard on the Ore gon State football team, has sign ed a contract to play professional football with the Cleveland Rams. The husky linesman was placed on several coast all-star elevens last aeason while playing his third year oa the varsity squad. Royal Neighbors Sleet MEDFORD, April 19-iip-Dele-gates registered today for the quadrennial state convention ol the Royal Neighbors of Amer ica, which opens here tomorrow. Vtaaka 19 Raca 15 12T 14S BY FAU This battle bet were Wee Hayes, the coolly murderous Portland negro, aad Tiny Coop er, the Hubbard heavyweight, should be wow. Cooper, who looks terrible against a fighter of bis own style, can really look good against the aggressive boys. 1J looked bad against awkward, slow and cautious iene OHirady bmt be has si. ways given charging Frank Riggi plenty of trouble. Cooper added to his reputation last Friday night when he socked the daylights out of Jock McOm ber, the 20-year-old Tacoma light heavy, at Bend. MeOmber was un defeated until Tiny showed him how the birdies sound at 10 o'clock at night in the fourth round of their battle. We aren't attempting any build-up of Cooper but he does nave a score" to even with Wes Hayes. The negro knocked Cooper oat in a boat here over a year ago and Cooper hasn't forgotten it. He'll not want a repetition of that when be meets ' Hayes in the armory arena Friday night. Curly Feldtman has lined up a good supporting card for the bout, an affair which will really be the test of whether weekly fight cards can be made to go in Salem. While not filling any body's pockets with lucre, attend ance at the last few cards has been promising. We don't mean the I. O. 17. kind of promising. While on the subject we Sayles Holds Bearcats to One Blow. Oregon Wins First Game; Gastineau And Beard Shine as W. U. Wins 4-0 EUGENE, Ore., April 19 (AP) University of Oregon and Willamette university baseball teams split a double bill here this afternoon, Oregon winning: the opener 3 to 1 and Willamette taking the seven-inning nightcap 4 to 0. Both games were well played and featured brilliant pitching on both teams. Bill Sayles, Oregon's big right hander who hurled for the United! States Olympic nine in Berlin last summer, limited Willamette to one scratch hit in the opener. The bingle could have been called an error as Jack Gordon, shortstop, tossed the ball wUd to first. Wil lamette scored in the eighth after Sayles had hit Weaver and then Gordon and Gale Smith erred to allow the run to come in. Oregon scored once in the third and twite more in the sixth. Gastineau held Oregon to four hits in the nightcap, and got fault less support from his mates. B1U Beard, who caught for the Bear cats in the second game, hit a triple and a homer to lead the batters. - Oregon 3 T 4 Willamette 1 1 0 Sayles and McClain; Weaver and Welsgerber. Oregon 4 0 Willamette 4 C 0 Hardy and McClain; .Gastineau and Beard. Kendall Pitching For College Nine NEWBERO. April l-iP)-The Quakers of Pacific college make their baseball debut this season Tuesday against the Monmouth normal school, here, following np with a game with Reed college at Portland Friday. Coach Hal Chapman looks to Frank Kendall of Woodburn. his star hurler, to put the Quakers near the top in State college competition. Congress Quit Labor Without Giving Reason WASHINTON. April 19.-ff-Congress, with one eye on the clock, knocked oft work before 2:30 p.m. today. There was no official mention of the reason. Neither was there any official doubt. The first baU game of the American league season was played here this afternoon. Silver Foxe Play Frosh On Silverton Field Today SILVERTOX, April 19 The Silverton high school baseball team's postponed game with the Oregon Frosh is now scheduled to be played Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock on the Geld here. Dr. Chan Lao CHINESE MEDICINE CO. Matnml remedies for disorders of liv er, stomach, glands, skisC and arinary system of men and women.. Remedies for constipation, asthma, arthritis, smear dlabetls and rheamatlsm. - T. SO years in tnat aess. Naturopathic physicians. . 803 tt Conn St. Corner Liberty. Of fice open Saturdays and Tuesdays only, le A. M. to IP.IU P. M. to 7. Con sults lea Blood press re and Brine tests are free .of charge. T. LAM B. D. r i QaMte Caas U. D. L. HAU might mention that we dont like these freak boxing shows such as triple and doublo main events and have n sneaking bunch that most of the fans aide with us in that. The spice of the average fight cards is in the prelims and what's wrong with the good old fash ioned plan of a ten-round main, a six-roond semi and three or four four-rounders. Then yon dont fed cheated if the main event gay knocks oat the oth er main event guy in one min ute and IS seconds. After the first game with Ore gon State Friday "Spec" Keene said he thought he would have a better hitting- team than last year and a team that would be at least as strong defensively. That seems to mean that the team will be stronger offensively and aa atrong defensively, a pretty broad statement for cautious Mr. Keene. for it means that this year's team is better than last year's club which won 17 out of 19 games. Portland opens to. the home fans tomorrow who will doubt- less come oat to Vaughn street to see just why last year's pen nant and playoff winners are naif a game out of the cellar. Part of the reason helped Con nie Mack's Athletics win a ball game yesterday in the tenth In ning. Earl Brueker, Portland's slugging catcher of last year, dou bled in the tenth in his first ma jor start to give the A's a win from Washington. Wolves Defeated By Oregon State First . Orange Victory' This Year, Second Came of ; Series Set Today CORVALLIS. April l-Jty-Oregon State defeated the Mon mouth Normal nine ( to 4 here today, chalking up its first vic tory of the season. Big Earl Conkling, Beaver right fielder, found his batting eye af ter going hitless in the last three games, and pounded out a homer, a triple and a single ia four times up. Bill Bothwell poled . out a cir cuit clout for the visitors but. as was the case in Conkling's trip around the bases, the bags were empty. Bob Urband. the Orange hurl er, went the whole route, keep ing six hits well scattered, the Staters sewed up the game with three hits in the seventh. Another game win be played here tomorrow. Oregon Normal 4 t 1 Oregon State C 9 3 Miller and Lewis; Urban and Morey. Canadian Runner Takes Marathon BOSTON. April lO.-fAVAfter dogging Johnny Kelley of Arling ton, the favorite, for 2i miles, Walter Young. 24-year-old Ca nadian maratheaer. made his su preme effort during the former's "Haunted Mile" and gained a de cisive triumph today -in the 40th running of the famous Boston A. A. distance classic.1" Toung raced over the 26 miles, 335 yards of hills and dales that stretch from Hopkinton to the Back Bay district in 2 bouts. 33 minutes, 20 seconds. Every time Kelley has attempt ed this famous marathon, he has suffered mishaps during the 24th mile, which he described as bis "Haunted Mile.- V d E O OTIS CLINGMAN SO Salem Armoiy, TOHIGHT 8:30 Lower Floor 60c. Balcoey 40c, Beserved Seats T5e No Tas) - Stadents 23c, Ladirs 25e Tickets, Cliff Parker's and Lytle's , A aspires American Lrgtoe Herb Owen. Matchmaker Slightly One-Sided Games Open Softball Season; Juniors to Start 'Walt's benched hits in three innings to defeat the Paper Mill 8 to 3 and the Quelle massacred the Y.M.C.A. 10 to 1 In opening games of the spring softball league on Sweetland field last night. After the Papermakers grabbed a run in the first inning Walt's collected two In- the second and added three more on three hits and an error in the fourth. Two hits -and a brace of boots gave the Papermakers two in the fifth. Elmore . Hill, Wait's center fielder, socked a two bagger to left in the sixth and scored with two ahead of him when Wirt err ed on the play. . Singer Is Xlcked Marv Ritchie. Wait's, hnrler, kept, the eight hits oft his delivery well - scattered. The Butchers nicked Henry Singer, pitching now In Papermaker colors, for nine blows. Ritchie, Hill and T. Girod of Wait's and French of the Papermakers each hit two for three. Six rans In the first inning gave the Quelle an insurmount able lead over the Y.M.C.A. as Miller limited the association lads to five hits. The Quelle got nine blows oft Brandon. Teams of the new Junior league will make their debut tonight with Valley Motor meeting Parker's and Alpha Psi Delta meeting Pade's in ' the . opening game at S .o'clock. - Papermakers 3 S 4 Walt's 9 3 Singer and Kelly; M. Ritchie and Kelfey. QueUe 10 9 - Y.M.C.A. 1 a - Miller and Clark; Brandon and Van Otten. Vikings of Track Win at Corvallis Sprints, Middle Distance Events Won; Sweep in Pole Vault Helps Coach Vernon GUmore's Salem high track: team-posted its second victory of the season when' it de feated Corvallis C7 to 65 at Cor vallis Saturday. Firsts in the sprints and middle distances and three places in the pole vault event, which- Corvallis did not enter, gave Salem a good margin. The Viking team will meet Milwankie at Milwaukie Thurs day. Summary: 100 yard dash Won by Smith, Salem: Nlnomlya, Salem; Tates. Corvallis. Time 10.3. 220 yard dash Won by Smith, Salem; Truax. Corvallis; Has brook. Salem. Time, 24.1. 440 yard dash Won by Kem per. Salem; Medley, Salem; Long. Corvallis. Time, 5C.4. S80 yard run Won by Shields, Salem; Borden, Corvallis; Majer, Salem. Time, 2:09.4. Mile run Won by Borden, Cor vallis; Lockwood. Corvallis; Sw ing, Salem. Time. 6:28. 100 yard high hurdles Won by -Maers. Salem; Blackledge, Corvallis: Chambers, Salem. Time 13.0. 100 yard low hurdles Won by Bentson. Salem; Case, Corvallis; Truax. Corvallis. Time, 12.S. Broad jump Won by Lemon, Corvallis; Case. Corvallis: Has brook, Salem. Distance, 19 feet, 1 Inch. ' High Jump Won by Graben horst, Salem; Lengle. Corvallis. and Ramey, Corvallis. tied for second .Distance, S . feet, I in ches. . Pole vault Won by Carl Chap man, Salem; Shields, Salem, Lloyd Chapman. Salem. - Shot put Won by Blackledge, Corvallis; Miller, Salem; Grosh ong, Corvallis. Distance, SO feet, 3 inches. Dlscas Won by Blackledge, Corvallis. Miller. Salem; Grosh ong. Corvallis. Distance, 124 feet, 2 inches. - Javelin Crawford, Corvallis; Groshong. Corvallis; Hill, Salem. Distance, 122 feet. SH inches. Relay Won by Salem Nino tniya. Kemper, Hasbrook and Smith). Time. 1:39.7. f IL H SAILOR MORAN JOE GinSTIIER- ' 1 Bow TOMMY TASSIA " vs. ; FRITZ LUDWIG , 43 Mia. vs. YOUNG TARZAN Mia. 9 J 17. 1. u. -