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Sport .Sparfeo By RON GEMMELL WW Wits 1 1 a;; r Dusting- the high places, and wondering what has be come of up-do coiffures . . . Or, in other words, what has made the wenches quit wadding their wigs skyward? ... It was a grand sport, while it lasted. -. ' The nir is so full of softball talk in this village the mayor and city council are considering purchase of a gigantic air conditioner . . . Ana us yei a wwi kio active hostilities begin . . . They're apt to be gen uine hostilities, too, for there has been so much player-swapping, so much player-thieving, and so many refusals to release players that each ot the six Summer league clubs will be totally madded at each ot the other fire by the time Jane 12 rolls np. ' Difference between the Philadelphia Phillies now and the Philadelphia Phillies of the season's first three weeks: They were the "Inspired" PhU lies then but are the "expired" Phillies now .'. . The latter statement also, goes for the one-time inspired Maxie Baer. the eyes ot whom, according to an AP sports scribe, looked like overdone mush rooms following his bashing by Loo "The Novice , Nova. ' . From the nightly northward exodus from Salem Tnn'd think the does were running again, wouldn't you? . . . Vera GUmore can't decide et that no-no state tourney tilt or to try for a comeback . . . And Biscuits yet to Be Baked. Statesman Society Sleuth Jeryine Vpston, who before this reaches you will be Mrs. Wheeler R. English, has all the efficiency expert we've ever heard .about backed off the horizon . . . Three days be fore her wedding of yesterday the gal has had the English-pantry-to-be girded with groceries, the coffee in the pot and the milk ordered for the first English family breakfast, scheduled for Wednes day morning . . . The biscuits, though, W. R. E., they aren't baked yet. Few. golfers, even such top-flight tee-hounds as Harold Hauk, Vera Gilmore and Happy Howard Maple, ever return to the club house entirely satisfied with their performances . . . There's Just one gent who ever announced himself as satisfied with his work, according to the story. He was, my fairway friends. Jug MeSpaden, who sighed a prideful sigh after shooting a 59 oyer San Antonio's .Breckenridge park course, which is par 71. -MeSpaden, so the history says, captured 10 birdies, one eagle and 10 pars. Alter which he went to a practice tee and put in a half hour at work on his drive . . . Some fellows I know would set out to par the course at the nearest bar after a round like McSpaden's. Although gambling is supposed to be illegal in this country of ours, the National Association of State Racing Commissioners reveals that the states' share from mutuel tracks in 1938 was $9,576,334.75. ... Perhaps-we're dumb, but we'll never, never be able to under stand why it is any more legal for a state to gamble than it is for any one of its subjects. o Suzie Softball Champs May Show. While all of the Yankees have hit homers this year, it is the Cincy Reds who have hit an average of one homer per game . . . The onlything I'd care to pitch to those guys is peanuts, Gurnee Flesher, majordomo of the Salem Softball association, may give us an opportunity to gander at the world's champion wom en's softball team before the summer's o'er . . . The national gonfalon grabbing gals played for Alemeda, Calif., last year, but really hail from Stockton . . . They boast a 200-pound pitcher who is said to be as good as Percy "Plnwheel" Crofoot, and a slugger who hit two 800-foot homers in a championship game . . . Oh, no, they won't play any ot our girl teams, If they come, but will go against the very best men's team Salem can whip together. New York scribes acclaim Babe Dahlgren, who replaced "Iron Man" Lou. Gehrig, as the equal ot Hal Chase ot George Slsler, or even Scoops Casey, at fielding that first base slot . . . One thing about this National Debt week is that everybody is probably qualified to participate. It will be another of those pitiful sights when Lou Nova meets Joe Louis in September . . . For Nova, probably one of the best of - the bad lot of heavyweight contenders, in this writer's humble opin ion. Is outclassed by the Sepia Slayer a distance far greater than was Baer by him. " Leo-Buddy Go Even Dough. We would never have believed it, but it now appears that Buddy Peterson, the Oregon middleweight champ, and Leo "The Lion" Turner, his dusky challenger, will go to the pugilistic pole next Wednesday' night even-up in the betting . . . When the match was first talked about it was our sincere belief Turner would be carry ing somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 to 5 odds at ring time. Portland bookies, however, were yesterday posting 10 to 8 on Turner, and there was every Indication that Independence money would hammer it down to an even go by Wednesday. Although we have been a strong Turner backer, we can see some Justification for the swing In the odds. After all, Peterson Is the champion until beaten and always the smart money ride the titllst unless the odds are prohibitively high on him ... In this fight the odds opened heavily on Turner, and it's natural that the cagey dough would go on Peterson. Too, there's the as yet unknown quantity of Turner's ability to take it, while the gamehess of Peterson Is well known. Numerous times Buddy has bounced off the floor to come back and get his man, while Turner has yet to be dumped in the resin . . . Should 'Buddy land one of his devastating left hooks, and the Independence farm lad really packs gloom in that . toire, Turner may fail to quality for the succeeding round. Those one-round knockouts scored by Turner in his last two fights here, however, loom particularly brisk in our memory. On the night ot April 12 Turner slammed Jackie Wilson of Seattle to sleep tax one minutes and 14 seconds. Two weeks later, on the night of April 28, he grounded "Puncher" Portlow five times and then rocked him. to sleep In two minutes and 10 seconds ... It was a left hook that started Wilson into dreamland, while a right cross polished oft Portlow. All of which points to two Indelible truths: 1. Turner can hit. 2. Turner can hit with either hand ... And, tight filberts, if you never get hit you never will have to prove whether yon can take it or not. , Risk your money accordingly. Fireworks Fizzle At Bout Meeting Louis Doesn't Show and V Galento Has Single NEW YORK. June' 2-ff-The champion . didn't even show up; Tony Galento, the challenger, had only one wisecrack to offer, and so the expected fireworks at the formal signing for the Joe Louis Galento heavyweight champion ship tight today fizzled completely. . . So. with popping flashlights as the only fan-fare, Galento, Brig.- Gen. John J. Phelan, chairman of the New York state athletic com mission, and Julian . Black, co- manager ot the champion, all signed the triplicates that binds the fight to New York's Yankee stadium on June 28. V - '" Tony's only contribution to the , assembled newspapermen, was "Louis is afraid. He didn't show UP. " - The word along "Jacobs beach!' had been that plenty was going to happen before the fight would be formally" ratified. In the first place, there was talk that It would be transferred to Philadel phia, r. v.-r'.--5f - Secondly; the matter of Issuing a second's , license to Joe Jacobs. GaTento's manager was to be aired and the two items were bo en twin ed that a refusal to grunt the 11- eifie was. to he the signal for an exodus 'of the battle to phUadel- nhia or Chicago. depending on where you ' got the. , Information, . - But the commission, in a closed session, granted Jacobs his license. That 'left nothing -for anyone to co but sign: xor tne x antes sia dl um site and that was attended to without incident other than Galento's remark, which he prob ably will live to regret. . ' ' Jacobs was elated over obtain ing his second's license. BOS GEJf MEL whether to rest on the laurels he last fall pitched against we ain't advising him. Bend particular part of his ring reper- Canadian Trade Accord Goes Into Effect Soon WASHINGTON. June 8-flP)-The state department announced today that the new trade agreement with Canada would become fully effec tlve June 17. Signed at Washington last No vember 17, the agreement has been in provisional effect in most particulars since January 1. Who Got Hurt the Worst? r-ii t.,.i... . hi ---wn ii t : - - Max Baer (left) andXou Nova (right) .were a couple of jjretty bat tered np young men when they met la New York the day after their heavyweight fight fa the Yankee Stadltun which Nova won by a " technical knockout in the 11th round. Baer sported a pair of shiners and a badly cut mouth, while Nova wore a bandage around his head to protect his left ear. Lending a sympathetic ear is former Cham pion Jimmy Braddock. Yankees Take Indians Again Browns Continue Losing Ways as They Drop 11th Straight CLEVELAND. June 8 CffV-Tha New, York Yankees were hauled down from their rarif led hitting heights today but squeezed out a S to 2 victory over the Cleveland Indians " nevertheless to sweep their three-game series. Mel Harder, the Tribe's well seasoned righthander, scattered 10 hits but these proved enough for the world champions. Babe Dahlgren, who took over Lou Geh rig's first base Job last month, got the third of three singles the Yanks bunched for a run in the second inning and his fourth hom er of the season for a run in the fifth. The deciding tally was punched across in the eighth on a single by Bill Dickey and a double by George Selkirk. Bump Hadley, pitching five-hit ball. Joined two Yankee team mates who haVe won five games without losing, but he had to be helped in the ninth by Johnny Murphy. Jeff Heath corralled three ot the Indians' hits and scored one of the runs. New York ; 3 10 2 Cleveland 2 8 2 Hadley, Murphy (9) and Dic key. Harder and Pytlak. Browns Baffled ST. LOUIS, June 3-)-The baffled St. Louis Browns are find ing the lane longer and longer, with still no turn to victory. They dropped their 10th and 11th games in a row today, falling before the Philadelphia Athletics, 6 to 3 and 8 to 8, in a double header. The twin victories put the A's in sixth place. In the first game, George Mc Quinn drove in all the Browns' runs with two homers, one of them with a man on. First game: Philadelphia 6 7 0 St. Louis 3 9 0 . Beckman and Bruckner, Hayes (8). Gill and Glenn. Second game: Philadelphia 8 17 1 St. Louis 6 10 1 Ross, Joyce. (8) and Hayes. Lawson, Trotter and Glenn. Sox Take Bobber CHICAGO, June 3-a5-Catcher Angelo Giuliani's error on a throw from Pitcher Joe Krakaus kas allowed Gee Walker to score the winning run today as Chicago defeated Washington, 8 to 7, in the rubber game of their series. (Washington 12 2 Chicago .8 18 1 Carrasquel, Kelly (6), Krak auskas (8) and Early, Guilianl (8). RIgney, Smith (5) and Tresh. Boston rain. at Detroit postponed. 2nd Half Starts In Valley League Second Division Tossers May Upset Leaders in Encounters Today Willamette Valley League W L Pet Silver ton . 8 1 .887 Woodburn M ...... 5 2 .714 Sherwood .5 2 .714 Canby . . . ... ... 4 3 .571 Lone Elder 4 2 .871 Willamette ....... 3 4 .429 St. Paul 1 C .143 Beavercreek 0 7 .000 Sunday's Games Lone Elder at Canby. Beavercreek at Sherwood. Silverton at St. Paul. Willamette at Woodburn. By shutting out the Canby Fire men last Sunday the Silverton Bees walked off with first half honors in the Willamette Valley league. Pacing the league from the Initial round, the hustling "Bees" found but one hurdle too tough for them, their neighboring Breakfast With The Statesaaaa sveits ce; lively, com plete, emtcrtatatag coverage ad f eatarea dally. PAGE TWELVE City Playgrounds Open Here's The - !:W!v)(:rt' .v,.,wv.'"fc. v ' - ..... "-".- :t "i "".jvX'.w .-v- '.PCHtX fir- t&tK'-''. & y I. ,- Above, Coach Howard Maple, with Johnny Oravec and Harry Collins, calls time out from a bit of base running practice as The Statesman photographer takes a look in on the fourth-annual Statesman-Le gion baseball school at Sweetland. Below, the youthful big leaguers pose for a squad close-up. From left to right they are: front row Coach Howard Maple, Leland McLeod, Travis Cross, Gilbert Noffslnger, Anstin Wilson, Bob McKay, Ian Thomson, Bnd Hultenberg, Bad Smith, Don Page, Melvin Gartner, Don McLaughlin, Wilbur Holmes. Second row Assistant Coach Johnny Oravec, Jerry McKay, Bob Causey, Cy Williams, Ed Yada, John Hoffert, Leonard Fraata, Deb McLaughlin, Don Barnick, Bob ' Bailey, Joe Yada, Bob Sederstrom, Dick Page, and Harry Collins, one of Salem's top sports boosters. Third row Jerry Lynn, Don Toomb, Don Bower, Ed Fltasimmons, Don Eland, Joe Bowersox, Bob Ad ams, Harry Wiedmaier, Earl Clark, Windsor Acton. Fourth row Merrill McLeod, Richard Thatcher, Jerry Williams, Eddie Salstrom, Fraakle Evans, Doa Woodward, Bob Sullivan, Wilbur Hoffstetter, BUI Castle, Roy Priem, Clair Priem. rivals from Woodburn. Sherwood nipped .Woodburn's. championship aspirations however by upsetting them in the final round. Sunday's opening of the second halt will find all teams again on an even basis. Several second di vision teams have shown such im provement in recent games that quite a change in ranking teams is promised this half. The Silverton "Bees" must bear this in mind when they travel to St. Paul for the "Saints" have had a lean sea son and are in the proper mood to trip the Bees. Probable batteries Will be Wahl and Johnson for Sil verton and Mills and Wohlgemuth for St Paul. Lone Elder and Canby will stage another little civil war at Canby. Lone Elder dealt a blow to the Firemen's hopes in the initial game of the first half and is con templating another when they send Ciannl to the mound. Bill Anton will draw the pitching as signment for Canby. Sherwood plays host to Beaver creek and should find the "High landers" not quite the soft touch they were in the first round. Pod bielan and Laurens will work for the home club opposing Evans and Hagedorn of the visitors. The pitcher's duel of the league this week will probably be staged at Woodburn when the Kendall brothers battery of Willamette moves In on Bourbonnals and his mates. Johnstown Winner Of Belmont Stake Big. Black Horse Gallops Home Five Lengths Ahead of Pack NEW YORK, June t.-iffy-TtM, dark and handsome Johnstown Just about cleared up any linger ing doubt to his right as cham pion of the three-year-olds t today br galloping home a five-lengths winner in the 71st running of the classic Belmont stakes. - Adding this mlle-and-half test of endurance in speed to his pre vious conquests in the Withers mile, the Kentucky derby, the Wood memorial and the Paumon ok, William Woodward's - whirl wind ran away f rom a fiel4.of f ive others.' '. - : - .' Starting from the rail, he broke on -top, and made every, pole a winning one as he covered : the long run in 2 minutes, 29 86 sec onds, just one off the track rec ord, set by War Admiral in win ning this stake two years ago. Without the hindrance ot heavy going, such as that which Proved him no madder in the Preakness -his only defeat in seven three- year-om starts--"Big John was the whole show. Jockey Jimmy Stout had to do wjttle more than bold on. v Coming into the stretch Stout even had time to. turn his head to see what was doing behind him. It wa plenty, for A. C. Bostwlck Belay and Mrs. H. C. PhiPDs Gild ed Knight, the latter Johnstonwn's entray-mate, wera battline it our head to head for. the place-posi tion. ; . . Belay, a consistent brown son of Display, finally won out by half a length; with the Knight third and the Earle Sande-trained Heather Broom a length farther hack in fourth place. g IP CD RON GEMMELL ffdtf or Salem, Oregon, Sunday Statesman - Legion Diamond Clan League Baseball Coast League (Before Might Games) W L Pet .816 .694 .688 .460 .463 .458 .483 .424 Los Angeles ... 40 28 Seattle 28 tl San Francisco ... 88 20 Oakland 29 34 Hollywood ...... 25 SB San Diego ........ 27 32 Portland 26 34 Sacramento ..... 26 84 American League W L Pet !S85 .276 New York ........ . 82 T Boston ... 22 12 Chicago 21 17 Cleveland 19 18 Detroit 17 22 Philadelphia 16 22 Washington ..... 16 24 St. Louis 11 29 National League W L Pet .669 .616 .638 .625 .486 .439 .410 .316 Cincinnati 27 14 St. Louis 21 16 Pittsburgh 21 18 Chicago . 21 19 Brooklyn .18 19 New York 18 23 Boston 16 23 Philadelphia 12 26 Mrs. Bernardi Is Golf Play Titlist Mrs. Fred Bernardi, defeating Mrs. Bob Taylor 4 and 2 in the finals, Friday became champion of the women's spring handicap golf tourney. Number two flight of the A class was won by Dorothy Ollnger, who defeated Petrie for the title, while Mrs. R. S. Hamilton defeat ed Mrs. Bone for the B class cham pionship and Mrs. Stockwell de feated Mrs. Joe Adolph for the class B second flight title. A two-ball foursome tourney Is set tor June 11 on the Salem course, eligible to both men and women club members. Partners for the meet will be drawn. W HQ IE S Eddie Roberts PLUS FREE ATTRACTION PLUS Monte LaDue ys. Danny Savich r -One-FaR Grndge Match " s ALEn; AnnoRY Lower Floor 60c, Balcony 40c, Reserved Seats 75e (No Tax) ' ' . ; Students 25c, Ladles 25e Tickets: Cliff Parker's and Lytle's - Auspices American Legion Herb Owens, Matchmaker ' DB TT g Morning, June 4, 1939 Beef to Be Aired In Armory Arena LaDue and Savich Billed to Settle Fend in one Fall Go A private grudge match, which will be made publicly tree. Is to be an added but separate feature to next Tuesday night's rasslln' ruckus at Salem's armory, it waa announced yesterday by Promoter Herb Owen. Following the regular bill ar mory doors will be thrown open and Monte "Frenchy" LaDue and Danny Savich will battle to settle grievances that developed over a recent affair in Eugene. Savich and LaDue were teammates in tandem issue at Eugene, and each accused the other of laying down. One Fall Only The grudge gouge is for one falL with only low punches and eye-gouging barred. Referee Hen ry Elliott is scheduled to be on hand to attempt to keep some sem blance of rules, but has intimated he will be more of a bystander than an arbiter. The match is strictly a private affair but tans who have seen the billed perform ances that precede it may stay it they like, or outsiders may wit ness it without charge. Eddie Roberts, said to be the most spectacular grappler ever to come west, has the -main event notch in the regular bill, against the Australian smoothy, Bobby Wagner. They'll tussle over the conventional one hour, two-out-of-three falls route. Thursday to Be Ladies Day, Silverton Golf Club SILVERTON Feminine mem bers of the Silverton country lub have voted to have a Ladles' day each week and. have selected Thursday. Golfing in the morning luncheon at the club house at noon and indoor activities in the after noon is the schedule. . IT lb D M (B vs. Bob Wagner Hoar CHARLIE CARR vs. JACKIE NICHOLS . SO Minutes Zibby Zbyszco Frankenstein Wool : SO Mlantes TUESDAY JUNE 6 8:30 A Homer Is the Statesman sports page; bosee sports aews first ia ail ways. Monday Are Scheduled Swimming Pools Will not Be Used Until Paint Is Applied Nine o'clock Monday morning marks the 1939 opening of the city playground program, a city-schooI-WPA sponsored summer activity that has grown into an organization of major proportions during the last three years. Director Vera Gilmore an nounced yesterday that his play ground and swimming pool per sonnel is complete for the season, but that opening of the pools will of necessity have to be held back until the new coat of paint has been applied. Full Program Mapped A full program of activity has been mapped by Gilmore, includ ing an Intensive swimming cam paign and a full quota of ''special" activity days. The playgrounds will again sponsor, in conjunction with the YMCA, the summer industrial and Commercial softball leagues, and a meeting of all sponsors Interested In entering teams is set for Wed nesday night of this week in the administration building at 434 North High street. Parrish Coach Tommy Dry nan and Leslie Coach Gurnee Flesher will be in charge of Ollnger and Leslie pools, respectively, while Life Guards Bunny Bennett and Bob Brownell wiH be stationed at Ollnger and Forbes Mack and Bud Reynolds at Leslie. City Water Used For the first time city water will be used in both pools, accord ing to Gilmore, who said. Ollnger pool is now being connected with city water mains. Fred Perrlne is the pool engineer at Leslie, and Dave Patterson at Ollnger. Children's activities at dinger will be handled by Bessie Shinn, with Theresa Mathls in charge ot kindergarten handicrafts and with Mrs. Louise Thompson assisting. Ruth Yocom will be in charge of children's activities at Leslie, as sisted by Katharine MeGlnnls. Cotter Gould will again head the WPA staff in charge of phys ical activities, assisted by Webb Tragllo and Clayton Whitney. Fieldhouse Given To Rock's Memory Dream of Famed Football Coach Is Realized at South Bend SOUTH BEND, Ind., June 3.- GPy-The dream of his lifetime came true in death today for the late Knute K. Reckne as Notre Dame's new memorial fieldhouse was dedicated to his memory. The former Notre Dame athlet ic director and football coach was killed in an airplane crash in 1931. For years he had hoped to see the culmination of his uni versity's athletics program which today's ceremonies marked. Highlighting Notre Dame's 26th annual commencement, the dedi catory addresses in memory ot "Rock" were made from a plat form in front of the fieldhouse. His football and track team mates of yesteryear sat together, recalling the "Rock" of cinder path and gridiron. His widow and their two sons sat together on the platform, looking on with poig nant memories of "Reck," the husband and father. Old grads who were his mates in the silver Jubi lee class of 1914 were in the au dience. A flag-draped color photograph of the former coach topped the platform, which was flanked by the university band and the uni versity choir. Full Programs Still Time for SUM ME FUZING YOUR CAR DESERVES "TAILOR-MADE" LUBRICATION And that is what we are equipped to of f er your car. "Jlobilubrication' gives you a 12-point service that thoroughly checks those vital parts and prepares your car for a TROUBLE FREE SUMMER. E. D. MMRR Service Station . Capitol and, Market Boston Turns Table on Reds Beaten Seren Times, Bees Win 4 to 3 but Victory Loses Hurler BOSTON, June 3-(jP)-The seventh-place Boston Bees, beaten seven straight times by the Cin cinnati Reds, turned the tables on the National league leaders today and whipped them, 4 to 3. but temporarily lost the ser vices ot Pitcher Jim Turner. The Bees' hurler took a hard line drive from Ival Goodman full in the face in the sixth inn ing, suffering a broken nose and a badly-gashed right cheek. Be fore he was taken to a hospital, . a doctor called from the stands sewed five stitches in Turner's cheek. Before being literally knocked out of the game. Turner did yeoman service on the mound and at bat, driving in Boston's first two runs in the fourth, with a double. Cincinnati ........ 3. 9 1 Boston ' 10 1 GrUson, Davis and Lombard!, Hershberger. Turner, Sullivan, Llvengood and Lopez. Giant Rally Wins NEW YORK, June Z-(&)-Tony Lazzerl hit a home run with one on to cap a four-run rally in the seventh today and give the New York Giants a 6 to 6 victory in the deciding ame of their three-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals. St. Louis 6 7 0 New York 6 11 2 Warneke, Davis, Shoun and Owen, Franks. Gumbert, Brown and Dannlng. Pirates Sweep Series PHILADELPHIA, June J-tfP) -The Pittsburgh Pirates scored five runs in the eighth inning today to come from behind and sweep their two game series with the Phillies by a 10 to 7 score before 2,000 fans at Shibe park. The Phillies started with 6 runs in the second, knocking joe Bowman from the box. Pittsburgh 10 14 2 Philadelphia 7 16 2 Bowman, Brown. Swift and erres. Poindexter, Hollinge worth. Schott. Millies and Da- TiS. Rookie Leads Cuba . BROOKLYN. June 2-SJm-Roc- kie Glen Russell led the Chicago cubs to a 10 to 6 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers today with a home run, a double and a single, which were good tor four runs. Chicago .....10 14 2 Brooklyn 5 3 t WhitehiU, J. Russell and Hartnett. Pressnell, Hutchinson and Todd. Woodburn Beats Needy, now Leads MT. ANGEL Woodburn, pre viously tied with the Mt. Angel Knights of Columbus tor first place in the local league, went to the head of the list by defeating Needy 4 to 0, here Friday night. Next Tuesday's games will be between Monitor and Woodburn and Sodality and Foresters. Woodburn 4 4 Needy 9 1 2 Woodburn: Kaser and Little; Needy: Hostetler and Yoder. Do Yon Suffer From HAY FEVER? Why be miserable another season? 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