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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 31, 1939)
TTTO 77" - 1 to 0 rpC3? npanna U E? EON LJ GSMUELL "Those St. LouIs'Cardinals have much too much strength to b re siding la tb . second division, aid A. Warren Jones, Salem's city recorder, away back last Septem ber. Jones, who bad Just returned from trip east, was emphatic In his belief the Cards were a better ball club than their season's rec- mA at that tlmA Bhowtnr. AlthoagV the C a r d a hare bees taking a kJcklns; from Cin cinnati's rampaging Reds tbe Inst week. they're still there as a contender In tbe National ltagae race, and Jones serra tions concerning; their potential strength seems to bare ben correct . Ton don't see Ray Blades'-name mentioned often, but the new St. Louis skipper seems to be doing right weU on the job. The fact that the management is tbe only part of the club that has under cone major-change would at 4eat tend to indicate that therein was last season's trouble. The say young Bladesmen hare giren con siderable indication that the old gasbonse gang may hare been on the receiving end of gas to return them to their former esteemed station in the baseball picture. Pitching seems to be tbe chief reason why the Cards hare been storing pennant-ward. Up nntll they Jilt the crucial Cincinnati sa rles the Redbird pitchers bad yielded a total of only seven runs in seven games. That kind of pitching, backed by tbe devastat ing power attack that is beaded by Joe Med wick and Johnny Mlxe, is bound to bring winning results. And It hasn't been any one or two certain chnckers who hare been responsible for the Cards new strength. Curt Davis, Lob Warneke and Bob Wetland. Ma: three in pre-season mound plans, hare been ably as sisted by Bob Bowman, Mort Cooper and Fiddler McGee. And there's Panl Dean, who hasn't yet come through with bis comeback. Reds Team to Watch. Too, the fact that the Cards this year hare something resem bling astuteness in their inner de fense, Instead of the diamon.1 game's equivalent to a sieve, pro bably has had a lot to do with the tight pitching and return of tbe Reds to a spot In the Nations! league son.-; . The Infield improvement Is concentrated around the key . stone, which Is sided by Jlmmy . Brown and Stn Martin, a couple of No'th Callna boys. Martin Is making a comeback after an illness that appeared would cut abort his career, and Brown, woo started at second and shift ed over to short. Is plugging tbe hole left when Leo Dnrorher was sold to Brooklyn because be didnt hit It off with the de posed pilot, Frankle Frlscb. Then there's Pepper Martin, the "Wild Horse of the Osage." who first flashed into headlines with heroic deeds in the -1131 world se ries. Banging again in the out field, after subjecting bis chest to countless line drives while sta tioned at the bot corner, Pepper is pounding the pill and running bases as of old. . "... . , ; ' Despite Cincinnati's aonon dunking yesterday, however, the Reds still appear to be the, team to watch in the National. The Reds bad won 14 straight up until the Cubs conked 'era yesterday with nine-inning pitching Jobs generously sprinkled e n r o u t e. They have the best balanced club in the circuit and are backing np robust hurling with ' a home-run attack which has exceeded even that of the Yankees in ferocity. ' Most dismal snowing the old er league to date has been that of Bill Terry's Giants, written down by tbe experts as to have gone places. Tbe Terrymen have continued erratic because, with tbe hardest hitting aggregation yet assembled, the Giant boss man hasn't been able to get de " pendable pltrhmg and two vital defensive spots, third and first, have crumbled. PeUmellPlihks: . . Should the New York Yankees bay Dominic DIMaggio, now clout lng right at the . 400 mark with tbe Seals, it would be possible for McCarthy to put an all-DiMaggio outfield to work, v i The Yanks also own, besides Joe-the-Jolter. Vlnce DIMaggio, who. is perform ing on their Kansas City farm club. V. DO-NT forget The States man-Legion baseball school open lng this morning, yon young big leaguers. . . Happy Howard Maple ; former big leaguer, and who has Just returned from active dnty with tho Spokane. Indians, will be a-tellln' yon How. . . While Ore gon's basketball champions gav. the hoop sport a profit for the sea son at the Webfoot institution, the football, team landed 1n the red by some 317,000 . .. the Chicago Cubs, year la and year out. run second only to tho Yankees la the matter of cash customers. . . The world fairs ought to boom at least one type of business chiropody . . i Joe Hlmmel, engineer out at the high school, tells a golf .yarn ..about a gentleman (?) who; while playing a Seattle course hit sev eral pellets into the bay, became so Infuriated bo threw his clubs in. couldn't take the horselaugh given him by bis caddy, threw the caddy in too. found tbe . caddy couldn't swim and had to go in after him. 5 Hershey, Pan has a new sta dium that features acorf board 85 feet long and 27 feet high. on "which is an electric time clock with a dial 12 feet In di ameter. Where's Salem's elvle stadium? . . Probably the youngest world champion In the ' history of sports la the one who will eventually make the most from sports. , Sonja Heinle, who was the woman figure and we do mean 4flgure,,cham pkm abater of the world at 14. Mbday Bunches Hita for Victory ALBANY. Ore., May 20.-&-Effectlve bitting gave Albany an 11-7 victory over Edwards Furni ture (Portland) la a game today. Eo wards 7 - S " 2 Albany . .11 4 Kalllo, Helm and Messenger; CarberScblaifla and Lantlch. 4th' 1500 Witness j Tight Contest Reiser's Hurling Featured by4 Flits; one 7alk, Ebbes Finally Lose McGINNIS PARK," SUverton May 30. (Special) Better than 1500 Memorial day baseball fans saw the kind of a pitcher's battle that every baseball fan aomedav hopes to see as Sllverton's Roy Heiser took a 15-lnnlng, 1 to 0 decision from the Portland Babes' Gene Fenter-here today. - Heiser, stubby southpaw whp was once "up there" only to be sent back down because of wild ness, not only limited tbe Babes to four bits in 15 full frames, but walked but one. bit two. and was faced by but 62 batsmen. ' There was none away in the last of the fifth when Joe Erautt. tbe smart little receiver of the Red Hose, beat out an infield sin gle and took second when Third Baseman - Oberst threw wild to first. Heiser beat out a beautiful bnnt that advanced Erautt to third, and Second Baseman Kirsch lofted a sacrifice fly to center that tallied Erautt with the one tally the three hours and 10 minute ball game produced. Only Once In Trouble Only once was Heiser in trou ble. In the 11th. with one away. Leftfielder Wolcbtt poled a three bagger. He failed to Bcore on era ser's lnneld hit. ana wnen at tempting to tally on Hama! s field er's choice was nipped in a bot box. . - Heiser struck out 15, averaging one an Inning, with Fenter whiff ing 13 in tbe 14 13 frames he worked. Fenter walked three and gave up eight hits. Wolcott, Graser, Bishop and Oberst were tbe only Babes to find Heiser for hits, while Pesky ard Andy Hurney, with two tin gles each, were the only Red Sox to collect more than one blow off Fenter. , SUverton 1 , 8 1 Babes 0 4 4 - Heiser and Erautt; Fenter and Bishop. Cubs Whitewash Cincinnati Twice French, Page Set Batters Down, 60, 2-0; Other Teams Split Bills5 CINCINNATI. May S0-(P)-Su-perb pitching of Larry French and rookie Vance Page enabled the Chicago Cnbs to whitewash the league-leading Cincinnati Reds to day in a morning game 6 to 0 and an afternoon contest 2 to 0 before 40.C19 holiday fans. Chicago 9 0 Cincinnati 0 8 1 French and Mancuso. L. Moore, Thompson (7), Davis (8) Liven good l 8 ) , and Hershberger. Chicago 1 4 0 Cincinnati 0 5 0 Page and Hartnett Walters and Lombardl. NEW YORK, May 30-UP)-Hugh Casey, making his first National league start, bested Carl Hubbell. the one-time Giant "meal ticket in a S-l mound duel to give the Brooklyn Dodgers an even break with the Giants today before 58,' 296 fans. The Giants won the opener 5-4. Brooklyn . 4 12 1 New York 5 6 1 Tamulis. Hutchinson (4), Ev ans (7) and Phelps. Gumbert, Melton (9) and Dannlng. Brooklyn - 3 7 ;. 0 New. York i 1 8 1 ; Casey and Todd. Hubbell, Lohr- man(8) and Odea. - ' PHILADELPHIA, May 30-P) -The Phillies and the Boston Bees ended up a doubleheader even- to day, the first game going to Bos ton 9 to 7 in 10 innings, the second to the Phillies B to 3. : . BOSTON 4.-.. - 9 14 5 1 Philadelphia 7 15 4 Turner, Sullivan (8) and Lo pes. Mulcahy, Beck (9), Butcher (10) and Davis, MU1 (sei9.) N (10), and Davis, Millies (9). Boston , - ' 8:1 Philadelphia J. 5 , 8 0 Posedel and Mast. Johnson and Davis..., 8T. LOUIS. May 30-P)-The St. Louie Cardinals and Pittsburgh split a doubleheader . bere today, the Cards taking the opener 7 to 2, and the Pirates tbe nightcap 14 to 8. J - PitUburgb j; : 2 S St LouU : 7 13 Robin, Beintzelman ( 8 ) and Berrea. Warneke and Owen. Pittsburgh . 14 14 St. Lonls . 8 7 1 1 Bauers, Swift (3) and Mueller, n Your Own FALSE TEETH Male rftem-fJlVigft like New At Wb& fa week. ria-; fe : MOMrr-sAea: !! Nr all EASY TO APPLY GRD t it It A Breakfast !; With The State sports page; lively - plcte, entertaining coverac and features dally. PAGE TEN SEEKS NEV GLORY ; By Sords w v i in f iiiiirMii x-p v imiitt tak - I HI 1 1 peMeV I I 'ill t Red Sox Beat Yankees Once 8 to 4 Victory Followed by Letdown so Yanks Take Finale 17-9 B O STON. May 20-ttV-After performing in an Inspired fashion behind Monte Weaver, a surprise starter, for an 8-4 victory in the first game, the Red Sox bogged down and surrendered the night cap to the Yankees, 17-9 today before 35,000 at Fenway park. In the opener of the holiday bill with the champions, the Red Sox blasted Charlie (Fed) Ruffing for eight bits and seven runs before he quit 1 the fourth, defeated for the first time this season. New York 4 f o Boston 8 10 0 Ruffing, Sundra and Dickey. Weaver and Desautels. New York .......... 17 17 1 Boston ............. 9 15 S Pearson, Hildebrand, Murpby and - Dickey; Wilson, Ostermuel ler, Heving, Dickman and Berg. Senators Stop Losing WASHINGTON. May 30-(ff)-The Washington Senators ended a six-game losing streak today by taking the second game of a double-header with the Philadel phia Athletics, S to 4, , after losing the first tilt, S to 1. Philadelphia ;. 4 2 Washington 1 8 8 Potter anil Him. Pnrrn annul and Ferrell Phlladelohia 4 13 2 Washington 8 13. 2 Pippen, Parmelee and Bruck er. Chase and Early. Chicago has 85,000 CHICAGO, May 30-(.)-De-trolt's Tigers, held in chec by the veteran Ted Lyons in : the opening game "me back to pound three Chicago White Sox Berres ( 7 ) . Shonn, Cooper ( 5 ) , C Davis (7), R. Bowman (8) and Franks, Owen'. (9). ; ttnvW Stafesmto RON GEMMELL Editor Salen, Ortffon, Wednesday EUsworth i 1 i 1 I pitchers for 16 bits and an 8 to 3 triumph In the :.lgttcap to an even .split in the holiday doable-header before Chicago's largest baseball crown of the season, 35,000. Detroit . 2 S 1 Chicago 6 10 0 Rowe and York, Lyons and Tresh. Detroit 8 18 0 Chicago 2 7 1 Trout, Benton and Tebbetts. Knott, Rlgney, Frasier and Tresh. Indians in Third Place CLEVELAND, May SIH- The Cleveland Indians moved in to third place In the American league standings today by taking both games of a holiday double- header from the St. Louis Browns. 7 to 2 and 3 to . The second game went 12 innings. St. Louis ..; 2 7 2 Cleveland 7 12 2 Marcum, Trotter -and Sullivan, Feller, and Hemsley. St. Louis 2 S 0 Cleveland 8 10 1 Kennedy and Glenn. Hudlin and Pytlak. Wayne Sabin Triumphant In Orange Singles Play SOUTH ORANGE. N. J.. May 30. Wayne Sabin of Portland, Ore., won the annual Orange Lawn Tennis club singles tourna ment today on a 6-1, 8-6, 4-6, 6-1 triumph over Frank Bowden of New York. O. E. Lutz of Portland Senior Golf Champion GEARHART, Ore., May 30.(An -A 14-foot putt on the ninth hole gave O. E. Lutz, Portland, the Oregon , senior , golf championship today. He defeated P. J. Abern Portland, in the final, 1 up. Aurora It Defeated 54 By Portland Merchants AURORA Aurora baseball team lost to the East Broadway Merchants at - Portland Sunday, to Pitchers, .arans, Aurora, and Munson for tbe Merchants. EST flMEWE: W tiic School Today Morning, May 31, 1939 Shaw7iniier OfGriinRace Floyd Roberts, Last Year's Speedway King, Killed : , in Car Collision . ' By CHARLES DUNKLET : INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 10 -flLeavIng death, wreckage and blasted -hopes behind In his per ilous ride, Wilbur Shaw, veteran Indianapolis driver, won the, 6 00- mile automobile race over the In dianapolis motor speedway today in a dramatic finish. Floyd Roberts, 89-year-old driv er from Van Nuys, Calif., lost bis life as Shaw, winner of the 1937 1 , V race, ruus iu ujuiuyii. A few minutes before the finish. Roberts, critically injured in a smash-up of three ears, died of brain concussion in a hospital. Two other drivers, Chet Miller of Detroit and Bob Swanson of Los Angeles, were injured. Two wom en spectators .also were hurt. Shaw, thrilling a crowd of 145.- 000, won through the misfortune of flying Louts Meyer of Hunting ton Park, Calif., only three-time winner of the classic. Within the last 50 miles of-victory, Meyer went into two dangerous spins. He lost the lead because of the first one when he blew a front tire. He pushed the car off the track and quit with only seven miles to go. Wrecks Slow Time The victorious Shaw covered the 500 miles, 200 times around the 2 -mile brick and asphalt track, in 4:20:47.41 to average 115.035 miles an hour. This was below tbe record-breaking average of 117.2 miles an hour made by Ro berts in triumphing a year ago, be cause the race was slowed down while the wreckage of three cars was cleared from the track. Shaw finished a minute and 58 precious seconds ahead of Jimmy Snyder, one-time Chicago milk man, who covered tbe distance in 4:22:35.60 to average 114.24 miles an hour. Cliff Bergere of Hollywood, Calif., was third. Twelve of the original starting field of 33 were running at the finish. The death of the popular Ro berts marred the day. Tearing around the southeast turn, be plowed into a wobbling car, driven by Swanson, who had relieved Ralph Hepburn of Los Angeles as Hepburn stopped for gasoline and oil. Roberta' car careened off League Baseball NATIONAL LEAGUE W Jj Pet. Cincinnati St Louis... Chicago Pittsburgh Brooklyn . .25 13 .6S8 .611 .526 .614 .471 .459 .417 .333 .22 14 .20 18 .19 18 .16 18 New York.- ...17 20 Boston .15 21 .12 24 Philadelphia AMERICAN LEAGUE W ...29 L 7 Pet. New York- .806 .636 .559 .543 .421 .389 .371 .324 Boston ... .21 12 Cleveland Chicago -Detroit .19 15 .19 16 .16 22 .14 22 .13 22 .12 25 Washington Philadelphia St. Louis COAST LEAGUE W Los Angeles38 Seattle : 36 San Francisco 33 Oakland 27 San Diego.. 26 Hollywood ' 27 Portland . , 25 L Pet. 23 .623 25 .590 28 .541 31 .466 30 .464 33 .450 32 ,439 32 .411 Sacramento .28 WESTERN INTERNATIONAL Bellingham 8, Spokane 5. 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The impact with the boards ripped and tore the flesh off Roberts' body. He was picked np unconscious and rushed to a hospital, dying within an hour. Swanson, who suffered burns about the head and shoulders after his car caught fire, was reported in a serious condition tonight, but with physicians hopeful of his re covery. By his victory Shaw won $20,- 000 as first prize plus 11400 in lap prises. Cougars Close Season By Win, Over Huskies PULLMAN, Wash., May 0-JP) -The Washington State college Cougars closed their northern di vision Pacific Coast conference season today with a 7 to 5 victory over the University of Washington Huskies. I mm m m m m m m av V M. V rsLsT W Triton ctves you the finest type of lubrication money ccn buy... plus freedom from carbon knocks I No one likes to drive s car cbat "pings." It's not only annoying to yon and your passengers it doesn't do the motor any good. 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Bearer C bats roared In the first game in which 13 hits gave southpaw &en uougias easy sail ing at the i in is a. In the afterpiece Ad Liska pitched . four-hit ball to blank San Diego easily In every inning Arnt th second. San Diego 19 0 Portland ............ 8 13 1 - Craghead and Detore. Douglas and Adams. San Diego 0 4 4 Portland 5 7 0 Linke and Starr. ' Liska and Adams. Rainiera Split Bill SEATTLE, May 3Hp)-Seattle remained two games behind the league leading Los Angels to day by splitting a holiday double header with the Sacramento So Ions before 11,000 fans. The So Ions won the first game, 5 to 4, and Seattle captured- the seven inning nightcap, 7 to Sacramento 5 14 1 Seattle 4 7 1 Seats, Smith and Ogrodowski. Barrett and Hancken. Sacramento 4 9 1 Seattle 7 13 1 Sherrll, Sherer and Grilk. Gregory and Campbell. SAN FRANCISCO, May 30-) -The Hollywood Stars and the San Francisco Seals divided " a double-header here today, the Stars winning the first game 10 3, and the locals taking the 7 inning second contest 3-1. Hollywood 10 13 0 San Francisco ...... 3 7 2 Osborne and Crandall. Powell, Jorgena and Wodall. Hollywood 1 8 1 San Francisco ...... 3 6 0 Muncrief; and Dapper. Guay and Sprina. LOS ANGELES, May 30-JP)-Oakland and Los Angeles divided the holiday double-header, the Angels winning the opener. 10- 2 behind Julio Bonettl's six-hit pitching, and the Acorns taking UNION OIL COMPANY m , f f ii M mmw M First Session Opens 10 a.m. Boys Between 12 and 16 Years Eligible; School to Be Held Daily Initial class of the fourth-annual Statesman-Legion baseball school, with Happy Howard Maple in the professor's seat. Is to be held at 10 o'clock this morning at Sweetland. . All boys between the ages of 12 to 16 are eligible to enter, the only entrance requirement being a de sire to learn how to play baseball. Boys who have gloves and shoes are asked to' bring them, but bats and balls are being furnished by Capital Post No. 9, the American Legion. The school will be open daily from 10 a. m. until 12 noon, un less otherwise ordered by Maple, veteran coach and former big league ball player. . Team To Be Bnilt From The Statesman - Legion preliminary school will be built a Salem American Legion Junior baseball team, which will enter the district playof fl. Practice games will be scheduled until that time. The Salem team will not have to enter the ronntr chum. pionships, falling in the over 10,- uuu population class tnat consti tutes a separate sub-district, Coach Maple says every boy out, regardless of past experience, will have equal opportunity to make the Junior Legion team if eligible. Oliver Huston, in charge of Le gion baseball for the local post, will not be on hand to oversee the school until June 6, at which time he returns from a vacation trip. St. Louis Girls Bote To Woodhurn CYO Unit And Boys Defeated Too ST. LOUiSThe St. Louis CYO girls were defeated 15 to 14 by Wood burn girls there In the third game of the season. This was the first game they have lost this season. The CYO boys also played Woodburn boys there and wers defeated 12 to 7. This was their third game and third loss. the seven-inning nightcap, 9-6. Oakland 2 6 Los Angeles 10 14 1 " Salveson, Gray and Conroy. Bonetti and Collins. Oakland 9 13 1 Los Angeles 6 11 1 Fallon, Sheehan and RaimondL Manginl, Berry, Flores and Sueme. f fesT: SfrSSf . fit .tk I Trtil, .w.rsut.il