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-n-rr Sport Sparl wo 1 omi&wti TCI aw Dy RON G EMM ELL S T ' - .... . . . - : ";' X' X-. ? "A guard at home is worth a regiment at Camp Clatsop," remarked one little local lass "who took a husband and left the national guard short a recruit last week ... There is little rea son to believe she is wrong . . . Or is there? One will get you two that when the Bearcats begin clawing around on Sweefland v. ' a . o K j . ' ..!.r i :- t f ' ' . - - i v '-vJr -V- - ?'v -,. i n Tin i ! i mi i.inm.,,.. d Freddie Knoll lem's softball suzies, who last versary wife their 100th win and who turned around the next night to drop their 15th in the same period), are asking the State Softball association to designate them as the Oregon repre sStilative right away. It is estimated it will cost $1500 to send the P-Bs to the ve hicle village and get 'em back home again . . . Keuscher, who organized the team three years ago last Thursday and who has been riding herd on it ever be whacked down a few centuries if the gals gasbuggied back instead of traveling by train . . . The drive for the necessary dough will probably begin with a couple of benefit games. o George E, Waters' Appreciation Day 'Suggested. , A dandy suggestion, this one by Harry Collins, Bell's head boy hereabouts: "Why not," says Harry, "a George E. Waters' night out at the ball park?" . . . "And," he continues, "why not make it a real display of appreciation by filling up the stands until they quiver for the one time during the season?" To put the appreciation day over, thinks Collins, it should start with the chamber of commerce and branch right into the service clubs of the city ... In addition to heartily seconding Collins' suggestion, this department would suggest August 17, 18 or 19. the last trip in for the Spokane Indians, as possible dates. Two-fold is the reason for suggesting one night of the final Spokane series: (1) Because doubleheaders are certain to be the schedule all three nights in order to make up games rained out early in the season, and (2) because it now appears that will be a very warm series . . . Too, the Spokane series is al most a month away, the Centennial celebration will be out of the way and there is ample time to work the appreciation day into something worthy of Waters' contribution to the community. Could Salem and surrounding territory put 7000 people into the George E. Waters park stands as an appreciative gesture to Mr. Waters for those stands and the beautiful ball park? . . . We think so and, along with Harry Collins, would at least like to see it attempted. o Silverton Sox Still in Semi-Pro Chase. Although once defeated in preliminary heats of the state semi-pro baseball tournament that has been in progress at Portland. Silverton's Red Sox are still very much in the running for the Oregon championship they are defending ... Much needed pitching. assistance has keen acquired in the person of. Bob Wiltshire, ace of the Eugene Athletics, and with one exception the Sox now appear as strong as any of the 14 teams Siat will continue the tournament at Silverton beginning Tuesday Right The one exception is the Albany club, which definitely appears to be the team to beat . . . Glenn Elliott and Oscar "Red" Miller give the Oaks a two-man southpaw pitching staff with out a peer in semi-pro ranks; Veteran loe Leptich and brilliant Jimmy Robertson, the Bearcat make them a wonderfully bal anced catching staff; and they are. generally considered to have the best infield among team3 In the tournament . ' In that Infield are a pair of cx-Willamettes Lee Shinn at third and Bill Moye at second . . . Chuck Clifford, an all-stater, is stationed at first and Riley Riehrnds, also an all-stater, plays the shortpatch for the Oaks . . . Its a tight fielding infield -that also presents plenty cf power at bat Included among one-time Oreaon semi-pro stars who have since graduated Into professional ball are Verr Olson, the Chicago Cubs prize rookie, who was with the -General Motors team of Portland In 1936; George Windsor and Dwight Aden of the Spokane Indians; Vinnie Harriman of Tacoma; and, of course, our own Roy Helser, Bud Brewer and Gene Fenter. o BrotherSteve Still Top Wl SHagger. j , Still the best fielding outfielder in the Western International, all things considered, is Brother Steve Coscarart who, along" with Brother Joe and Brother Pete, gets a nice spread in the latest edition of The Sporting News ... Brother Steve has a nice habit of being able to field ground balls into his area something too few fly hawks in this circuit do well. sX Many a smack along third base line that would go for a double on most left-field cjuardians is gobbled up and held to a mere bingle by' Brother Steve . . And, most certainly, there are no outpafchers in the WI who can field or ball and lay It to a base" any faster or with as true alm as the bounding Basque. t Brother Pete, the Dodger secord baseman.1 gets this recog nition from Dick Farringtan in Th Sparring News: "There Is no questioning the effictency oi the Brooklyn first line of de fense . . It hen speed double-play skill and poish . . And not the least of the units that go to make up the daily four some Is one Peter John Coscarart, the Frenchpanish lad who looks after the traffic at second baae . J . His 'arrival, last year pus the finishing touches on the Dodger Infield and the slender, locse-iointed speedster with the anlfKnrcraft gun; arm Is tread ing the road ta'stcobra this season - ' : XX 1 s X " "'':'X j f Brother Pete got his chance cs a second baseman when Brother Steve went out of Portland's lineup' with an injury in ! 1934 Although Pete was only a .253 hitter at the time, Ted McGrew, scouting for Brooklyn, Insisted he be signed . . ; Brother j Joe, oldest of the trio. Is currently with Seattle, ; i Bis Flash Wins Hollywood Derby : L03 ANGELES, July 20-C5V-Tbomai 1. Tuggert's long stjot. bis tlMish, scored snrprialng victory la th? ?25.000 Hollywood derby today, -learing th faTored MIoland and S weepida behind : 'Big Ilasb, eonpled wltli Woof Woct ail an entry and. Ignored In p re-race predictions; . came n up with a rash to head 5weepida In a thrilling finisa. . - Weigh Anchor- -edged . out Sweepida for, second place in a photo finish with Miolani fourth la the field of eleven. Ejg Flash paid flT.44. ?J and 4.60. Welsh Anchor paid SAl $3.60, and Sweepila $J.6?. in September, no matter how deep the. mud, there will be a Bishop siring them up. ; Contrary to earlier reports, Freddie Knoll, the Solan sec ond Backer who is doing such a isplendid job I afield but. "not so much aC bat, Isn't any raw rookie . ,:V-This is the fourth year out for Freddie, who spent a year in the Cotton States and . two seasons in the East Texas. . . ;" Not flashy, is this stringy keystaner, . who looks, enough like Eddie Wilson to; bo his brother; but he covers his acre like valley vetch. Oh, but definitely, says Man ager Bob Keuscher, the Pade- Barricks are going to enter the national Softball tourney at De- troit September 6-10 . . . Sa week celebrated their third anni since, figures this sum could Eugene Atlilelics Defeat Silverton IUQENE, ;July . SO-VThe Eugene Athletics ; took a slim lead la ths stat jeasme here to nljrM by scorlagji j ,to -5 ;rlctory oti " SUrertonV ' -1 U . ' ' ." t ,; JThe Af scored ;.: tho wtenla run ; la th eighth whea ! Johnny Dana icored from 'third oa la ia field ontJ Nig Mebeaios": naced JEagene's atUck with, a fanr-run ho:ner ia tho fifth. Dick Whlt man bit a foor-bagger -for -EU-reitan with one aboard Sil rertoa 5 y9- t Eagene T t 2 Wllsoa and Hoe; Wiltshire aad Lllhy , Full Coverage Of local aad ftatkmal tports daily la Tb SUte PAGE SIX ; Met Champs oi Statesman 1 r j ' : it - -M! I'"-J " - ' c..'.! ". - " ' ; - ; i ! , - I- - " Salem's 140 tennis champions, crowaed last week ia finals matcnes of the third annaal Statesinan-Parfcer's-playgrovnds city tonma- ment. From left: Warren Downs, the Junior boys titlist; Norman Wlnslow, senior men's champion. Emm Ixm East, Junior girls illsboro Mclnvin Pitclies, Bats to 5-2 Win Tall Southpaw Is OneMan Show as Woodborn Loses in Finale Junior Legion Baseball (Final Standings) W L Pet. HlUaboro S 1 .750 Woodburn 2 2 .500 Salem .. 1 3 .250 WOODBURN Masterful mOund and plate work by Red Mclrwin enabled tbe Hillsboro Junior Legion entry to capture the district two championship and the right to play the Clack amas county titlist for entry Into' the state playoffs hers Satur day afternoon. Hillsboro defeat ed Woodburn S to 2. Mclrwin, stall, sturdy left hander; struck out 15 Woodburn batters, gare up but three hits and garnered three singles and a double In fonr trips to the plate to make the game practically a one-man show. Woodburn scored two off him in the initial inning, but after that nerer had a looksee. Mean time, the Hillsboros were taking adrantage of fire Woodburn er rors and the eight hits they reg istered off Coleman to score once In each of the second, sixth and ninth innings aad twice in the eighth. - - f ' Mclrwin rot half of his team's hits and.-by striking oat 15. was responsible tor over half of the pntouts. : Crosby registered the .only Woodburn extra base blow, - a two-bagger. Hiiisboro : fT S 1 Woodburn- . .. 2 2 5 Mclrwin and Ehson: Coleman and Pavlicekv Biirk Supremacy At Single Sculls Is Facing Threat RED BAN2, NJ, July 20-V A 29-year-old Canadian . estab lished a - threat to Joe : Burk's American sculling supremacy to day by winning the senior single sculls event OTer Tarored : Joe AngyaL Brooklyn fireman,' In the 8th annual 'regatta of Tlhe Na tional Association . of Amateur Oarsmen. - ? Theofeld A. "Ted" Debols, rep resenting the "Winnipeg Rowing dab. lei -1 Aagyal by " a -. fall length In a" duel .that otershad- o wed all yther performaacea. i Hia.- Tlctory auAlilied him to meet Bark, the . Pena, Athletic club's thrpe-tlme national chaEo- ploa and diamond sculls winner, tar tha charplorsliip singles" aad Philadelphia-gold challenge eap raea tomorrow. A third starter will be Frank SUtIo of the New York AC, who won the associa tion singles last 'year. H nD od m n RON GEmiELL Editor Co1tdu Oregon, Candor Captures Brilliant Play Near Greens Gives Revolta Lead, Qiicago By EAKL HILLIGAN CHICAGO, July 20, (AP) Curly-hailed Johnny Re volta, long ctoe of the finest short-iron artists in the same, demonstrated his wizardy around the greens at Tarn O'Shan ter today with a three-uiider-par 69 performance which gave him a 36-hole total of 136 strokes and the leadership of the $5000 Chicago open golf championship at the half point. . The 2 r-year -old professionaip- from Eraastoa, 111.,' who had fine fire under par 67 yesterday, gare a brilliant exhibition of ehip and explosion shots in four of his IIto birdies as he went out in St, eren par, and came nome la S3, three under regulation figures. His ability around the greens has made him a consistent . money winner for , years and his forte stood him in good stead today. 'Goldahl Is Second tn seccmd place as the tourney headed for tomorrow's 26 hole fi nal was Ralph Guldahl, two time winner of the national open title. Putting- on one of the flalshea for which he is famous, he came tn with a blazing 34-34 68, four under par, for a 36-hole total of 137. Ha mad np for wildness off the tee with some fine approaches D anning .iominue8 toJface r ield; 1 -J; JVIctjGwto Bat Iaaiir Ainenc ,NEW, tOK Jn.iiiThe rert et the National league baiter might- Just as well eslga thenv selres .to. being, content with :se-: ond : place ln .the battlna: cham pionship. It doesB't ; look- as though Harry Danmgl lreVgo ing to be Toasted - from i the top spot,-'':..'-4Kl'g.-:r-rrJi ::e,:-z' For the fourth straight week, the 'brains'v.ot.v.the Giants la leading ths way,- his mark of .347 being some thing, of an ImproTe ment orer the-.3 4 6 he - boasted last week." At least St 'shows he lent faltering. - - : Merrill May of the Fafilles Is in second place this week, climb ing np from tMrd with a .331 to oust pixie Walker of the Dodgers, last . week runaer-upj- Walker has skidded to fourth place, be-" hind Billy Nicholson of the Cuba. Tbe league's tea: leading: hitters follow: r ; ' r - t ' i 1 . Dannlngr New York,-.347; May, Phillies, .331; Nicholson, Cubs, ;3"26; " Walker Dodgers, ,320; LombardV Beds, v3 14;" -Phelps, Dodgers, Ji i 4j . Gustme. Pirates, .312;, Gleeson,! Cnbs, .3 1 1 ; Lie ber, Cubs, .301; aad Dmaree,Glaats, .306. " J i - . : C-Note Noseslotii Victory tn Rentolii ncaiicap Race V SEATTLE, Jaly 20-iJte. flTe-year-old son of Eoyal Min steL won the $600 Ren ton handi cap, six furlong feature of the Longacres racing projram today. C-Not, owned - by 1L Yaa Berg and ridden by C. Grams, came from behind to finish the distance la 1:10 J5, Just two- Morning. July 2U 1343 Sponsored City Tournament v 1 V -, ' ' ' .- i ." -k&. X; . . j .... . 4 : .-. - - " ' - '' , '. - ' - ' '- tiara wearer for the second snccesstr ' year aad LaVelle Kelly, who took the senior women's championship held tba prerloaa two years by Rosemary Felton. Statesman photo . District Legion Title and brilliant work oa the greens. . The amateur contingent, which gave the professional brigade ,4 rousing -battle in the .opening round, were still in there pUca ing." Jim Ferrler, opea and am ateur champion of j Australia who. led the field yesterday with a -If, came in'today with a 73 for a 13 1 total which led the simon-pure en tries. - - Also In the 139 bracket was Dick Mets, Chicago professional who had a 71 today. In the 241 dlrlsion were two amateurs, WU ford Wehrle of the home club', aad Willie Turnesa, former national amateur titleholder. Wehrle had a second round 9 while Tarnesa took a 73. . 7 . - '.Vi vCmCAGOy-i July ; SOIV-WU-llaa Barney MeCbsky, Detroit's 22-year-bld aophbmore tutfielder wa Ignored; on tha all-star selec uoas a- few weeks ago, but here the; hlti effeasirt - noise ia : th Amerlcaa league anyway. ? At -i -j Young Barber collected 1 hits in trips. to the -plate last week to take OTer the battling lead and more into-the front-running spot ia three other individual depart ments of play." ' ; McCosky gained ierea points through Friday's games, . bootiag his mace mark to 553. a alight lead OTer .Rip IRaddifxV of - St. Louis who .Is hitting; .3550. The Tiger star also tops the field in triples with 12 and he has the most hits, 113 and the most runs. Two former leaders la hitting, Taft Wright of Chicago and Lao Finney of 'Boston,, are tied for third at .554, representing a one point loss for Finney during the week -and a two-point ' drop; for Wright, the pace-setter a , week ago... :;:v;rx:.;:k, . ,- - . - LuTcer Apptingv Chicago short atop who trailed rlgkt t week by a" fraction" of. point, fell 19 points to ;3 4 6, good, for -tif th spot. Behind ..hinv are Cecil' Travis of Washington, .345 Frank Hayes, Phlladeljphi&i .345 ; Ted Williams, Boston .335; Hank Greeaberg, Detro!t-.32S, afld'Joe DOIaggio, New York, .324. , . , fifths of a- second -off -the -track record. Bed and white was second and Sun Superlette, third. C-Note paid $23.60, 39.30 and 35.40. Bed and White' paid 34.99 and 1 3. SO, aad Sua Superlette 5.39. Senator Siring 1 Poltow Salem's Seaators with this page. Daily battlag STeraxes . Sirocco in Upset Win at Arlington Bimelech Finishes Third in $50,000 Classic ; Odd. 13 to 1 - By CHARLES DUNKLET CHICAGO, July 20-,)-Tbe 850,000 Arlington classic, grare yard of champions, produced an other stunning apset today when the bay gelding. Sirocco, captur ed the exeat at odds 'of 13 to 1. Bimelech; potential 1940 three-year-old champion, went to the poat at odds of S to 5 and could do ' no better, than third, three lengths behind Gallahadlon, win ner of the Ken tacky derby which finished second, serea . lengths back of the flying Sirocco, owned by Charles T. Fisher, Detroit automobile body manufacturer. Sirocco, which nerer won a stake preTiously as a three year old; won so easily that the crowd of 35,000 was stunned. Comes From Behind He paid $28.20 to wla, 88.20 to place aad $2.80 to show. The prices on Gallahadlon, owned by Mrs. Ethel V. Mars, Chicago, were $4.40 and $3.60. Bimelech, the prite thoroughbred or 1 0-y ear-old Col. E. B - Bradley, returned $2.20 to show. - rThe field' et ? "six wag well strung 'out la the " final dash v to the -wire? Xlght lengtha back cf Bimelech ia ; fourth .place was Arnold Hanger's Dlt, another 10 lengtha -away.raa A. CvErnsfs Alhalonand the Millsdala stable's rratle Andy- K was - last, arm length -behind Alhalon. t ioThere wa little- actual drama i the final 16th for Sirocco. With J ockey .George Woolf ; his backv-he came romplnr home all by r himself.; But nntll Sirocco bounded-; oat ; of fourth position to conquer the leading Bimelech and Gallahadlon there was plen ty of excitement- The race had a gross- rslne of T $56,579, - with $37,935 golAg to Fisher: who watehed his" horse triumph.'- -' Jockey Woolf said he knew he was aboard - the -winner after Si rocco entered the- first turn. - I had- a strong horse under me.- he aald. ' . . ' Dali SoftbaU tbop Hard Fouglit ; DALLAS City Softball .'league tQtS nlared dnrlnr th wav tag July-It saw Crlders tip orer-i me oan vrees: squad - T-5 - while B and - B gained a tie ma .mar gin, of rictory orer the Kp nine 6-D. With Crlders and Salr Creek tied - for ' the league - 'leadership and B and B and KP tied for the cellar, and only, a-xrae game tsar gla betweea the leaders and the cellarites. the leama has dt. oped into a,n!p and . tuck affair. Thursday night the association decided to enter a team repre senting the league la the district tournament - under" the sponsor ship of the KP club. Play ja the third round will begin next week, according to Elwyn CraTen, busl aess maaaser ef the circuit. Spokane Increases Its Lead With Tenth Inning nunipli Westers International Spokaae : " Pet. .593 SALEM 4 JS1T Yakima 46 4 . .511 .506 Tacoma Vancourer ., - 41 4 Weaatchee .. 33 ' 55 .461 .415 Saturday Games -Spokane 4, Tacoma 1. Weaatchee 8-4, VaacouTer 4-2. TACOMA. July 20-OPHA time ly double on a hit-and-mn play la the tenth Inning- gare Spokane a 4 to 3 rictory orer Tacoma la the Western International Base ball league tonight. It was the second straight, rictory for the eastern Washington ' team over Tacoma. "". - " " Snokana .bunched four hits to score three runa In the fifth inn ing aad held Its lead until the last half of the ninth when Bob- by Baer rappea a single wiia u bases loaded. ' triar the score. Then in the tenth Henry Marti nez walked and Leri MeCormacK batted out the double that brought home the wiaalog ran. Dwirht Aden took ' battiax honors for the ereninr with fonr hits, including a double, in fire times at bat. Spokane .. .....,,,. 4 10 2 Tacoma 3 6 3 Budnick and McNamee: Cad- Inha and Brenner. ' VANCOUVER, July Wena tehee Chiefs swept both ends of their Western Interna tional Baseball league double header with Vaneourer Capilanos here today, taking the nightcap 4-2 behind the Are-hit hurling of Back Hawkins after they had sub dued the Caps 8-4 ia the. after noon game. .. A homer by Jim-Jewell and three singles gare Chiefs two runs in the third inning, and an other four-play swat by Frank Volpl with a mate on base added the other pair in the sixth. - . Wimpy Quinn slapped out a tour 'base hit for Caps with the bases empty in the fourth. Weaatchee . 4 10 0 Vancourer .. 2 S . J Hawkins and Volpl: Daller aad Lloyd. . In the afternoon game a pair of homers by Daaay Escobar, each with one on. put the Chiefs ahead in the first and sixth inn ings, the second time perma nently. Jim Jewett also homered for Weaatchee la the fifth.. .Tommy Lloyd hit two four-ply clouts for the Capilanos in the third and ; seventh innings. Wenatchee 8 111 Vancourer 4 $ 2 Candlnl and Cole; Holmes, Kershaw (7), and Lloyd. Champs Crowed, Wasliingtpn Meet SEATTLE, July 19rVTwo championships were decided and men's singles - finalists were de termined today in the 50th " an nual Washington sUte tennis tonrnaiaent at the Seattle Tennis club. The new champions are Budge lot Ijim A n ,a1a, 4nnn, Patty men's singles titlist, and Dorothy Jtteaa ot Alameda, ' Calif., who on the , junior firUV alnglef crown. '. .; , ' . Patty defeated hia. .fellow townsmen, John - Howard, in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1.' Miss Head battled two hoars and three minutes . before - ran qnlshlng top-seeded Helen Gurley of Sacramento, 1-6," 7-5, 7-5. . . Ia aa upset 'Paul Blugard of Seattle; seeded sixth, defeated giant killer Emery Neale of Port land, seeded fifth, to go Into the ven'a singles finals. The score was 10-8, 2-6, 6-3, 7.5. Blugerd will play ia the finals tomorrow ; against Dick Bennett, Tacoma Veteran who last week won. the northwest championship, v. Bennett .'eliminated Jack Gur ley. Sacramento, . seeded '. third, 6-7:tV2r:6-3,;6-2 ; V V . This , assured e:"Paciflc' north west men's single fiaaL ; first time la two years that a Calif or nlaa basnfr figured.'iHaroldi'rw'ag ner beat Ed Amark' for -the title last year la an all-Saa Francisco naai. " City Bmn Xsg&e H. XfmA 1ft S .811 Wait t . 5 'S .4S5 riMHiti: s S U SckMii 1 11 .043 KeSO9 SO 1.00O Vm&M 0 S U)00 iMM'ta .a e 1.000 sto a, 0 t .000 ' Olrls Tauay 2agas ' - ' S 0 1.000 Corratti S S .600 S 1 .i4J Uonaootk 1 I PJrite Mt.Ancel 2 2 "I'CoqtMrtUHL-1 4 .soar CJJ1 Be , a 0 .1.000 Cum . .1 l joo KJ S oly 1 J - .600 ftU ITQ 01 000 ip a a .sua jvr.aii:i 0 t .ooa - - .- -. , tMia!f liitUrat-' Gt. 'VCC! Cm ter, MW .42S; RowbrnS. MW .35: R.lin, 8 .8?: 6htk. C3 . Ca r. FK Zwirkrr. Pit .JJJ. Kitbr. t;C0 ,3i0i iTrf l O .250: Ltrson, Cwi '91. .. . "' ... r .... ; s. , n t,.ii o a.ooo pro 1 1 j,la Bl Lke. J 0.1.000 CTO of WPA,'. 1 1 oo Purer OS .000 .000 utbr, 8YC 00- Wi'kio, .48j' SoftbaU . ; iStahdihcjsv Our umbrella-holding "little Senator" ! decorates .page one of The Statesman this morning for the first time In 78 days, . He waa high and dry all the time, hot our real life . Senators were rained out of1 their doable bill with the Yakima Pippins last night - the first time' J. Pluvius stood em up since May 3, when Spokane was la town. . As number . two of last night's scheduled pair waa to hare been a make-up of the remaining game of two washed out when Yakima was here April 30 to May 2, tbe number of make-ups tbe Senators hare was actually Increased by but one. ' I Now on the make-up slate are two with Spokane and three with Yakima.: . Barring a recurrence of last night's downpour, tonight's dou ble header will go on as schedul ed, at 6:15. Monday the Little Skipper's crew- Tlsits Eugene for a night bill with, the Athletics there. Tuesday night they open a three game stand against Tacoma's Ti gers, and Friday they more to Vancourer - for a weekend series of four games. - : Oingman Returns To Salem Armory Otis Cllagman, of times referred . to as the most scientific grappler In middleweight ranks, Wednes day night returns to Salem's arm ory after a two-year absence to meet Sgt. Kenneson In the one hour main event of a three-match' rasslia card. - .The blonde Canadian and the ex-marine top a bill that also finds Danny McShaln, Joe Lyman, George Wagner aad Jimmy Good ridge la actlre roles. - Women will be admitted free. Promotor Herb Owen announces. Eye Big Meet . PAT CARSON j - - RUTiia'oco:! Thre tepmbra of the rac-Bar rick softball team, Salem's town, that plans to represent Oregon at the national tournament la Detroit early ia September. 1 ' "' f i , j . - y'; ' ', -; .V ' PHILLIS GUKFFROY ; i " ' ":"ih J
