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Newspaper Page TextBy ROIv G EMM ELL Through '.the courtesy of Brother Bob, who wu no slouch as m splash artist in his collegiate ys t Oregon, we learn that 1 Salem's Wlnfield "Wiff Keftdham Is chanting his way prominence or the Stanford tank team.; Wif f . in the Stanford-reC meet for the Southern conference title, took two first places and was high point splasher of the meet. He took the 220 In 2:20.3 and the 440 in ff :U3.4. In winning the 230 he nosed out Boh Boals of I'SC by three inches and beat the same guy in the 440 by. a cant foot. In a dual meet with UCLA, Xeedham copped the 440 but was nosed oat in the 220. Coin up. When the Cubs-Dean deal was first, eonsumated, the cash price was revealed as "probably $100, 000." Two days later the "proba ble" piece of filthy lucre rose to $ 1 5 0,0 0 0. Now Philip K. Wrig ley, owner of the "Cubs, reveals that the price was $185,000. At that, rate, .by next September the price will hare zoomed to $2, 50.000, and it is our hunch that Mr. Wrlgley will be wondering if the Dizzy One was worth It. s -SmalVs Large Idea. One of j Willamette's local prominent alumni, Brazier Small, offers a commendable suggestion , in regard to alle Tinting the "scoreboardlesis ners that still prevails at base , bail games on Sweetland field. Noticing a bunch of youngster whopping it np in the new grandstand's press box daring the Oregon Bearcat, game. Small suggests that the boanltd front of the box be used for a core board. For Small's idea, which is a large one, the ma terials necessary would cost a little less than a lollypop. A few nails hammered into the boards, some cardboards to designate the . innings, and a small boy to take care of re cording the scoring and thar she blows, by gum. . 'Gerber Goes "Plop." Incidentally, Coach Keene was a trifle piqued at our recent De ration of Willamette "powers that be' for not starting ball games on time. "Spec now informs us that the first Oregon-Willamette game here, which caused us to howl, was postponed an hour to let the field dry a little more. Anyhoo, it is pleasing to note that subsequent games hare started dern near right on the stroke of - the scheduled time. Too, there has been little dillydallying while the games are in progress. Of course, interruptions such as that staged by Gatekeeper Dick Wels- gerber are bound to happen. Big Dick, having grown a trifle more than a little "baywlndowish' since laying away moleskins was sitting astride a box, relieving all. comers of a f ew cen'tavos at : Tuesday's tilt. The game was bare ly nicely started when a resound ing crash went np from Wels gerber's neighborhood, and all eyes shifted there to see the "lit tle" ail-American flat on his back with both feet pointing skyward and the few shekels that the Wil lamette athletic fund needs so badly scattered thither and yon. "Third down and six bucks to go," was Dick's probable comment. Vice Versa? For standing at shoulder arms while nine straight strikes breezed by him in the Oregon game at Eugene last Friday, Bearcat Johnny Kolb has been getting plenty of sports page pace around the valley. . Won der If he'll merit as much for banging but four bingles la as many official trips to the dish in the final Oregon game here? Dodo just reprimanded us for asking folks such foolish ques tions. - : 0, Edwards Irked. Pell-mell : Frisco Edwards, didnt like ; our recent reference 1 to the Western International cir? cult as a "Class C league one bit . . when It, in reality, has a Class B rating ... however, a wiseacre came to our rescue, when Frisco took us to task, by saying we undoubtedly were judging; it on the calibre of its umpires . . Stanford's immortal Hank. Lui- setti has announced his personal all-opponent team covering the three years he played for the var sity . . . on it he has Gale of Ore- i gon and Shields of Temple at for wards . . ; Ball of CCLA at center I ... and Wagner of Washington and Mersener of Long Island U "at! ruards . . . Word comes that 'neither Bill Moye or Gordy Wil liamson were able to stick with Yakima . ", . but neither were Oregon's Earl Bucknum or Ralph Amato . . . still with the Pippins are Bun Kelsay. Johnny Lewis. Bob Garretson and Gene Spiker j ... as is Catcher Peterson, broth er of Willamette's Andy, and Ken dall, a chucker from Molalla who i did mound duty with Woodburn In the State league two years ago. ... Western International league i clubs can carry 20 men until May 20, and then must cut their squads to 15 .. . . Bellingham still had 23 when here. Turner Cleans up Scio Team, 21-11 .TURNER Converting 21 hits into as many, runs, the Turner Ti gers trounced Scio here Tuesday 21 to 11. Scio railed the game ax the end of the Jtn inning. Metealf hit for the circuit for Frio. -while Bones and Bowders each got a three-base hit and nnwdsrs. - Bones. Parrent and rnnVlin noked out doubles. Tnrner ...........21 21 . 11; fit I n 11 10 9 Batteries McCulley, Bowders and Peterson; Valine, MaUHf. Bi Ma Hitters Steal Dizzy's Debut "Great One" Yanked in Sixth for Rest as Cubs Trim ' Reds CINCINNATI. April 20-U7H Jereme Herman. "Dizzy Dean's debut aa a Chicago Cub was just a six-inning arm-loosening chore for the former St.. Louis Cardinal loud-speaker today, the ' great one" coasting to a 10 to 4 vic tory over the Cincinnati Reds on the impetus of a nine-run splurge in the second frame. It was the second straight win for Chicago over the Rtdlegs, who finished last in the 1937 campaign. A crowd of 6,552 turnel out. most of them to watch Dean's performance, but the second-in ning barrage of the Bruin bats men stole the show. In that fatal and game-clinching stanza two errors, a walk and 10 base- hits, including doubles by De maree, Jurges and HartneU. put the game on ice for the Windy City crew. Chicago 10 16 1 Cincinnati 4 13 3 Dean. Russell (7) -ad Hart- nett; Crlssora, Barrett (2), Kleinhans (9) and V. Davis. Cards Fall Again ST. LOUIS. April 2 0-;P)-Paeed oy Aray aughan and Al Todd, each with three hits in five times at bat. the Pittsburgh Pirates smothered the St. Louis Cardinals tdday. 9 to 4. Pittsburgh . 9 20 2 St. Louis ..414 0 Tobin and Todd; ."ohnsoa, La nier (3), MCGee (5) - nd Owen, Harrell (7). Shoun (9). Phillies Gain Game PHILADELPHIA. Aprii 2u-iiP -Fat Freddy Fitzsimmon: fell apart in the ninth inning today after pitching near-perfect ball for four frames, and the Phillies put on a four-run spree to beat out the Brooklyn Dodgers 6 to 5. Brooklyn 5 8 0 Philadelphia 69 2 FitzUmmons, Butcher (9) and Cherrinko; Walters and Atwood. Bees Swarm On Giants NEW YORK, April 20-;P-The Boston Bees came up with a slugging "stinger" today and trounced the National league i champions 6 to 4 on Gene 1 fWYi"aa tini u-Uh ttia kaBA r.Twlirt ..-i,., loaded in the eighth inning. Boston 6 New York 4 6 2 T v .nH H T a 1 I a 1.. Qfrfti, macher, Brown (3) and Danning.1 u.u ... " - i Philomath Wins LEBANON In the first base ball meet of the season on New port field Friday night Philomath high defeated Lebanon in a score ot 6 to 4. -St 7T (CJW16BV MAY HELP X aacic uoeaiv f I 0Y Jft 40UA)P STAFF IF : . &W I rgP "IKE AAJeiGUT- BOSff OF THE ATHLETICS IS STILL EXPERLMEWTLWG v HoPWdTb ByLb AJOYHER UWA3E& ,T seventy-five, Connie Mack, that grana ma man, is sun looking forward to nuuaing another winning team. Connie, who has fashioned a num ber of powerful baseball machines, only to break them np or see them disintegrate with time, hasnt much to look forward to this season. Jn 1937 his club finished seventh, though for a time they sprang a surmise with an early season spurt. The Athletics' ancient doesnt ex pect hit present combioittioa U " " Ducks Avenge Sacs' Victory Ranch Hits to Win, 8-5; to Seals Run Wild Win Over Stars COAST LEAGUE (Before Night Game) W L Pet. .632 .611 .556 .526 .526 .474 .444 .278 Los Angeles ... Portland Sacramento ... Hollywood San Francisco San Diego Seattle Oakland ..12 11 ..10 10 10 " 9 10 ..... 8 10 6 13 PORTLAND. April 2 0.-P)-Be- hind bunched hits in three innings, the Portland Beavers avenged an opening day defeat by beating Sacramento. 8 to 5, tonight in a Coast league baseball game. Sac ramento defeated Portland here yesterday. 4 to 3. Sacramento , 5 8 3 Portland 8 14 4 Schmidt and Grube: Darrow and Dickey. Angels Even Series LOS ANGELES. April -Joe Berry's relief pitching en abled Los Angeles to even the series with San Diego today. 6 to 3. After Sig Jakuckl had been driven from the mound in the first inning with a three-run bombard ment. Berry took over and held the Padres scoreless the rest of the way. The Angels, meanwhile, got to Howard Craghead in the fourth and fifth for five runs. San Diego 3 . 6 1 Los Angeles 6 8 0 Craghead. PilleUe and Detore; Jakuckl, Barry and Collins. Score 10 in Second SAN FRANCISCOi April 20.-()-Scoring 10 .runs in a wild second inning rally, San Fran cisco's Seals defeated Hollywood's Stars 11 to 9 today, their second straight of the series. locals batted around the iineun as they hooped onto the m m nr.u i- i 1 i?""? " ?Z Ti 'lief pitcher LeRoy Herrmann In , the second frame to come from behind and pile up what amount- " , . i . . . ea id a wiuuiuk luiai. Hollywood 9 14 2 San Francisco ...11 11 3 Beck, Herrmann, Gleming and Brenzel; .Koupal, Frazier - and Sprinz. Oaks Upset Indians SEATTLE. April 20.-;P)-Oak-land's tail-end baseball club spoiled Seattle's opening, home Looking To the Future By BURNLEY' cause any wild-furore in the current scramble, but he hopes to lift the team's standing a notch or two. It's the future that this diamond sage is looking to, and that's why he is basking on a team of young play ers, with very few veterans. Connie always loves to experi ment with his men, shifting them to different posts every now and then. Remember when he tried Jimmy Foxx at third and behind the bat? - One of the A's present crew. Lea fumcy, hag played so many differ Gives To Boss Albany HOWARD MAPLE game by winning. 5 to 3, before 10,500 fans today. The largest crowd to swarm over the civic stadium field in six years saw Hill, Oakland center fielder, start the victory march with a home run Into the right field bleachers. Oakland scored two more in the second, one in the third and one in the sixth. Bonnettl, Seattle rightfielder, hit the first ball pitched in the first inning for a home run with the bases empty. Mailer, Seattle second baseman, hit another homer in the sixth, also with the bases empty. .Seattle got its third run in the same inning on two singles and an error. Oakland 5 8 1 Seattle 3 9 -1 Van Fleet and Conroy; Barrett, Turpin and Fernandes. Cascade Managers To Meet Tonight A meeting ot the managers of teams entering the Cascade base ball league will be held at Cliff Parker's sporting goods store to night at 7:30. Drawings will be made and the schedule announc ed. It is also probable that a vote will be taken to change the name of the league from "Cascade" to "Santiam" as there is a league In Lane county which had previous-; ly adopted the "Cascade" name. To Meet Canby.Friday SILVERTON Sllverton high will play its first home game Fri day on McGinnls field when the locals meet the Canby boys. The game has been called for the af ternoon. chubby ent positions ia the last couple of years that everyone is confused, in cluding Finney himself. 3 Chubby Dean no relation to the great Diz who played the initial sack for the Athletics last season, has been transformed into a left handed pitcher by M ack. Connie is sorely in need of twirling talent, and so this experiment was dictated by necessity. Chubby, a pretty , good bitter, will also he used as an occa sional pinch swatter. - COT int. W OT Sjaatsu. W , V. )( 1 ) Lsw '"sgjfifey R (3j)rcjaDttBtatesmau Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, April Maple to Manage Albany BaU Club Taking Beard, Move, and Oravec With Him; Aid in Legion Junior Loop Howard Maple, assistant Bear cat coach and ex-American league catcher, yesterday announced that he had signed tp manage the Albany baseball club in the State league this summer. Talking with a Statesman re porter. Maple said he Just receiv ed word yesterday laorniug of his election to the managership of the Albany club, but that the deal had been pending for some time. Maple indicated that he intends to take Billy Beard, ex-Willamette catcher who was recently released ' by Washington. Bill Moye, jnst released by the Yaki ma Pippins, Johnny Oravec. now playing with Willamette, and pos sibly two or three other Willa mette players to Albany with him. Signs Oregon Players In addition. Maple is attempt ing to sign Quinn, Gordoa, Mul len and Hardy of the Oregon squad, and Bob Bonney and Earl Mc Kinney of the Oregon State team. Already in Al any, ready to suit up are Carl Shoots. Bob Arthur, Tubby Manning and Bradley. Maple, according to his agree ment with the Albany association. will conduct three practice ses sions weekly with the league team, and will conduct a baseball school and assist in the promo tion ot an American Leglor Jun ior team if such is wanted by the Albany legion post. Should he be fortunate in sign ing the players he has indicated he Is after. Maple feels he will have a strong aggregation, capa ble of taking care of itself In the state circuit. Bob Feller Shuts Out Browns, 9-0 Strikeout Champ Stars at Bat as Well; Tigers Defeated Again CLEVELAND. April 20.-iP)- Robert W. ''Bob" Feller, back In the form that made mm ine American league's strikeout cham pion, shut out the St. Louis Browns with a single nit toaay while Cleveland's artillery swung into action to win 9-0. The six-foot, 19-year-old pride of Van Meter. Ia., struck out six Browns, walked an equal number, made two ot the Indians' 11 hits and drove in iwo runs. The only hit off Feller came in the sixth, when Catcher Billy Sullivan beat out a tap to the box on a close decision. The In dians meanwhile clubbed big Jim Weaver and his successor, Russ Van Atta, and received 10 walks, nine of them from Weaver. St. Louis -.0 1 0 Cleveland 9 11 0 Weaver. Van Atta and Sulli van; Feller and Hemsley. Athletics Blanked WASHINGTON. April 20.-JP)- The Senators blanked Philadel phia, 3 to 0, today, as Dutch Leonard fluttered his knuckle ball past the Athletic batters. Philadelphia 0 7 1 Washington .. 3 7 1 Ross, Smith and Hayes; Leonard and R. Ferrell. Hitless' Scores Win CHICAGO. April 20.-(JP)Scor- ing the tying and winning runs In the seventh and eighth innings without the aid of a hit, the Chi cago White Sox defeated Detroit. 5-4, today before 2,500 to make it two in a row in their opening series. Detroit ......4 8 2 Chicago 5 6 1 Kennedy, Coffman and York; Cain, Rigney and Rensa. (Only games scheduled.) Title Conflict Ends ROME. April 20.-P)-World boxing champions henceforth will receive formal, world-wide recog nition of their titles as a result of action taken by the world box ing conference, which closed to day. ; L- S ff inrl Distributors g rl 21, 1938 Gives up, Accepts $25,000 Salary ..-.v:'.v,( v. . JOE DIMAGGIO Vikings Edged out by IVIilwaukie in Field Meet Here; Absence of Star Hurdler and Jumper Is Keenly Felt Not even their crack relay team could save the Viking trackmen yesterday, as Milwaukie high, making clean sweeps of the high hurdles and high Jump events, edged them out 63 to S 9. No outstanding times were marked up, but the. halt mile run developed into a blanket finish with Shinn of the Vikings edging out both teammate Hoevet and opponent Burkhart. Burkhart led until the stretch, Shinn jockeying his way in last place until the last half lap. Opening up on the back stretch, Shinn drove around the last turn and sprinted hard down the home stretch to break the tape. Hoe-ret lnehed ont Burkhart for second place. Miller Heaves Increase Big Art Miller, who has placed second in the shotput in the state meet for two conseuctive years, gave warning that he was out to annex a first this year when he got off a heave of 48 feet 10 inches yesterday to win that event. With Toole and Rlckard, the Vikings' number one hurdler and high jumper, respectively, both out of yesterday's meet, the Sa lem cinder team never placed a man in those two events. Had one or both been in the meet, the Vikings probably would have eked out a win. Bowling Player Peterson helped the Bluebell Potato Chips register a three-game sweep over Salem Cleaners by rolling both high game, 245, and top series, (12, In the Commercial league bowling' at the Bowl-Mor last night. In the other match Bud's Place took three straight from Nash Furniture Co. SAXEH CLEAiTEBS C. Foremia 158 147474 Hendri 177 139 140456 Bltehtort 157 178 131 1 Adoloh .17 183 117 479 Bones 17 16 18 484 Total .850 835 774 2359 BLUEBELL POTATO CHIPS Peterson . :..-24S 178 189 612 McGuire 168 169 148485 Vallereux 128 145 164 487 ETSDI . 180 191 138 509 Lindstrand 190 166 169 525 Handicap 22 22 8 62 Totals . 93S 871 816 2620 SASH rUBSTTtJEE CO L154 111 118383 R. Kitcben King .. Marr Brown -148 141 172 167 158 148 199 ICS 161 467 151440 159 430 165500 Totals .782 784 754 2320 BUD' 3 'PLACE Handicap - . 2 . '2 Hart 158 167 Brch 213 147 Srales 122 158 Edwards .. , , 183 184 U Kitchen 185 166 2 140 465 167527 27 I 19! 139 1S8 505 192 543 Total 863 824 771 S463 80QG3O& PAGE ELEVEN 4 -3r& I Captain Bill Smith, although running it in but 10.4, easily out distanced Boe, Mllwaukle's her alded sprinter, in the century. Rex Putnam also beat out Boe, taking second by several feet. Complete results: 120-yard high hurdles Lattan- zer, Milwaukie, first; Cole, Mil waukie, second; Ackerson, Mil waukie. third. Time :17.3. 100-yard dash Smith, Salem. first; Putnam, Salem, second Boe, Milwaukie. third. Time :10.4. Mile Becker, Milwaukie, first; Ewing. Salem, second; Magher, Milwaukie. third. Time 4:49. 440-yard run Howe. Milwau kle, first; Brown, Salem, second; Chapman, Salem, third. Time :56.4. 200-yard low hurdles C o 1 e Milwaukie, first; Lattanser, Mil waukie, second; Mason, Salem third. Time :25.4. 220-yard dash Smith, Salem first; Boe, Milwaukie, second Bailey, Salem, third. Time :23.8 180-yard run Shinn, Salem, first; Hoeret, Salem, second Burkhart, Milwaukie, third. Time 2:12. Pole vault Nosier, Milwaukie first; Putnam, Salem, and Fossat tl, Milwaukie, tied for second, Height 10 feet 6 Inches. Broad Jump Putnam, Salem first; Boe. Milwaukie. second Howlett, Milwaukie. third. Dis tance 19 feet 2 inches. High jump Ackerson, Milwau kle. first; Otto. Milwaukie, sec ond; Howe, Milwaukie, third Height 5 feet 2 inches. Shot Miller. Salem, first Fleming, Milwaukie. second Tucker. Salem, third. Distance 48 xeet to inches. Discus Miller, Salem, first Burkhart, Milwaukie. second Hillman. Salem, third. Distance 123 feet 9 inches. Javelin-i-Nelson. Salem, first Birkmeir, Milwaukie, second; Hudson. Milwaukie, third. Dis tance 121 feet 3 inches. Relay- Won by Salem's team of Brown, Mason. Putnam and Smith. Time 1:39.8. Missionary Luck Fails TWO RIVERS, Wash . April 20. -iJpy-Tha Whitman college Mis sionaries collected five homers and eight runs in a single inning from the Spokane Hawks of the Western International league in an exhibition game here today and then lost the game, 11 to 10. you'll like the . - 456 STATE STV Mm Takes $25,000 Ruppert Offer Dons Unie Saturday to Be Ready to Battle Solons if Wanted NEW YORK, April 29(JPh- Back to the New York Yankees when they need him most cornea jolting Joe Di Maggio. the San ' Francisco outfielder who accept ed today the club's salary offer of 125,000 after a holdout siege that would hare lasted three months tomorrow. Di Maggio ended his holdout with a terse telegram to business manager Edward G. Barrow and tonight was speeding to join the club he sparked to American league pennants and world cham pionships in 1936 and 1937. The staggering Yankees need him. They, have won only one of three games and their hitting has been puny. No Bonus Promised DI , Maggio capitulated at the terms offered by the Yankees with no promises of a bonus for a good season. Both Barrow and Col. Jacob Ruppert, owner of the club, were insistent on this point. "His salary is 825,000, no more, no less," said Ruppert, who added he was "very glad that the young man has signed." Di Maggio, traveling by train. will arrive in New York Saturday morning and will be in nniform for the Yankees' game with the Washington Senators.; No . one knows whether he is In shape to play and Mgr. Joe McCarthy will be "the sole judge of that" ac cording to Ruppert. The clnb will dock him about 3162 a day until he is in shape to play. According to reports from the coast. Di Maggio has worked out sporadically with the San Fran cisco Seals. He told reporters be fore leaving his home he was rarin to go" and excited about "getting back there and rapping that ball again. No Second Offer The club's offer was (26.000. Di Maggio asked $25,000 and la ter upped his price to $40,000. Colonel Ruppert was firm and both sides settled down for a "freexeout" campaign. The club made no second offer. The1 move which ended the holdout was entirely Di Maggio's. Leslie, Beavers, Yanks Win Tills Intramural League Opens; Parrish, Auto Shop ;: to Play Today, Plank's hit In the th . Inning, scoring Salstrom who had singled ahead, yesterday gave Leslie a 1 to 0 victory against the Viking Sophs In its Initial City Intra mural league Softball game. - Teem connected for a two- -base hit in the 5th. hut died on base when his teammates failed to hit In the clutch. Leslie 1 7 2. Sophs fl i o - Batteries: Baker and Murham mer; Williams, Morley and Ran dall. The high school Ysnkees. al though outhit by their fellow schoolmates., the Craftsmen yes terday made good use of their seven blows to chase In as 'many runs and beat the Craftsmen 7 to 6. Yankees -7 7 3 Craftsmen 8 9 2 Batteries: Kernes and Harmes; D. McRae and A. McRae. Hitting was equally .distributed in the Future Fanners-Beavers tee off tilt in the City mtra-nural softbal league yesterday, but the Bearers bunched theirs better to blast out a. 10 to 8 Tfet ;y. Beavers' . . . v. ..... . . .10 88 F. Farmers ... ....... i 8 8 Batteries: Long and Hanncn; Boley and Wetzel. The fourth tilt scheduled in the league, between Parish and The Auto Shop, was postponed untn this afternoon. . v Creaseless Fabrics ; . In These Imported LUGANO lies 55c, 2 for 1.00 -Fine Selection of '-, ' Sporl Coals 112.50 GABERDINE - Pan t s In the much wanted colors..; 5.95 Yeager and Yeafier.