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4V v-1 k"r- I vi ,.-'v. .,;(, -;, t ' " ! ! ' ' ' , j ' 'i ' Sport Sparks Br KON CEMMELL : on. Mi 'Round 'n 'round went the horsies ajt the fairgrounds thir week, and wasn't there someone in the audience who said there were to be days like those, please? y ; .' Well, it's another year be- ' urn a - . si a i --? T ' LJ!JN CKOMWELL ... - r ' ' VS- : - .. . .( . . ... . ' .-: . ".' . V ':' :' y : . - - . , J- i - V - V ' ' - . .'Svt : " : - ; i - - WN Bowerman. . . . Tm tickled to get the boy, you may be sure," said the mild-marmered, immensely likeable' Cromwell. .... f I saw him run the 400 meters against the top 440 men of the world in the Comnton relavs. and what I mean he Is good." j Crqmwell, who was having a mild go at the ponies out Lone Oak way when yours sincerely bumped into him, says there is no .telling what Johnson will eventually do in the 440, but as sures me it will be plenty. . . "He has beautiful, strong legs, a, bar rel chest that gives him the necessary room for lung action and he's a naturally powerful runner. No, he isn't built on the lines rf r.mwr THommpr he's not as tall or rangy but he has even w -w- - . cleaner legs." Prep Speedster 'Given' to "By the way,'said Cromwell, "Bill Hayward and Bill Bow erman combined to send Johnson to me. The boy told Bowerman 1 he absolutely wouldn't go to school in Oregon, and Hayward came to me with the same story, saying I could have the boy if I want ed him. . . . Say, they can send boys of Ray's type down my way anytime! He's the kind of boy we want down there, even if he had no high school record at alL" Cromwell's teams at the University of Southern California have dominated US track and field championships for years,- and he has coached more .Olympic champions than any other man, but there are few who Know that he once upon a time was a Wil lamette coach. A . "That was away back in 1908," laughed Crom well, who was born near Salem and first left here at the age of 6. ,"I didn't get paid for it. In fact, I should have paid them." . The Trojan track mentor was acting in a purely advisory ca pacity at Willamette, shortly after he was graduated from col lege, and was at the Methodist school for but a short period dur ing the winter. . . Mrs. Cromwell owns some property in Ore gon's capital city, and the Cromwells come north every year to look after it. , "What in heck are coaches going to do to footballjwith the new free substitution rule?" asks Bill Leiser of the San Francis co Chronicle after taking in the AU-Star game in Chicago, where the free substitution rule was first employed. . . "Certain possi bilities are hideous to contemplate," says Leiser, and points out that the extra time taken with unlimited substitutions isnlt the worst. Rule Placet Coaclies on Spot, too ... i. .. ' "Take Sid Luckman for instance, the really great passer. . . . Luckman was pretty badly banged up, and Halas didn' want him to take any beating on defense whatever. So he merely sent : Luckman in on certain offensive situations, dragged him back out as soon as the Bears losfcthe ball, and sent him back in the minute he wanted more sureire passing. So Luckman was in and out all night long." Such use of Luckman, bench-to-f ield-and-Celd-to-bench, for attacking purposes only, raises this question in Leiser's mind: Who wilt be the first coach to organize a purely offensive team and' send 11 new men to the field every time the football chan ges hands? . . . In other words, there isn't anything to prevent a coach from drilling one team on defense only and another on of fense only, and substituting them as often as the ball changes hands. '- ' "Yes," said "Honest John" Warren, Oregon freshman coach, who also was buzzing around the state fairgrounds a bit, "and Isn't the coach going to be on a sweet spot under this unlimited substitution rule! Now the fans will blame the coach for all the quarterbacking. for, they'll fay, why didn't that so-and-so coach send in a substitution withjjhe play to use' if a signal caller's strategy fails to work." , Warren says Oregon & almost certain to lose Jakie "Flash" Leicht, the transfer speed demon halfback, to the army draft, and that the Ducks may lose several others they would like very much to keep. . . Leicht, who ran the hundred well under 10 sec onds flat before he injured a leg during the track season last spring, was counted upon to provide the extra, -concentrated speed in the Oregon backfield. See you, -September 23 three days before our Willamette Bearcats open against College of Idaho here, four days before Washington and Minnesota tangle at Seattle and the same num ber before Oregon and Stanford go at it in Palo Alto. . . . 'Bye. Detroit Policeman Sets NwPistUFiring CAMP PERRY, O., Sept noliceman. won the national all the second straight year Saturday at the national matches with the greatest exhibition of sharpshooting in the history of the handgun -game. -' ' The motor city officer fired through wind and rain to win San Diego Is Again Winner SAN DIEGO, Calif, Sept. 6-i&) -San Diego, shutout Berwyn, RL, t to Q. Saturday for the second consecutive, time in the ' junior American Legion national cham pionships, as stocky Wes Kenner - ly allowed only seven scattered bits and then staved off , a deter mined ninth Inning Tally. Friday night San Dieg blanked Berwyn. t to 0, In the series opener. .... : A victory for post six tomorrow would clinch the scries; Louis Works out For Nova Clash . . - . ... GREENWOOD LAKE,' NY. Sept. 6-,T)-Heavyweiht cham pion Joe Louis put on the gloves Saturday for the first time since he stopped Billy Conn in July and worked four rounds in prepara tion for his next title defense, Eainst Lou Nova at the Polo lore well nave to race inai kind ol music again, . men so that's some satisfaction. . . And, as soon as I get this tucked away, I won't Tbe bothering you again for two weeks, either. . . . Vacations aren't they won derful? Dean Cromwell, rated the world's number one- track and field coach, plucked the juiciest Oregon cinder plumb to come along in quite a spell. . . Crom well, a Salem visitor this week, told your chronicler; that Ray Johnson, Medford. high's state record holder in the quarter mile, is all set to enter USC this fall. Don't get excited, Mr. Ather ton, for Cromwell didn't get this information from Ramblin' Ray, but from Ray's coach, Bui - Cromwell 6.Pr - Harry W.. Reeves, Detroit - around pistol championship for l the 12 -ma ten aggregate wiui ine 45, 33 and 22 caliber pistols with a score of 2564 of a possible 2700, beating out a field of , about ' 500 of the nation's top notch crack shots.. ' la addition tm the all Around championship, he woo the 45 caliber and the 38 caliber acrre fates, both fior-match events, and was among the 22 caliber leaders with tbe returns Incom- ,In battling his way to the cham pionship; oyer the greatest array of talent ever assembled In the national matches. Reeves won seven of 165 possible champion ships, two seconds, a fourth, two sixths, a seventh, a tenth and 32nd Place.v: i:''---t-- ' L;S''Z- -.''lV, His, great performance stands as a national match record, since the course of fire is a new one. Grounds September 29. Louis , went two . rounds each with George Fitch and George Nicholson. '.Trainer. 'Jack Black burn said he wsa pleased with his showing. - - - Bangtails Have Bounced on but While mnninr races concluded at Plant Saturday afternoon, exnlbluon harness races such as this con-1 Patterson Tops Qualifiers in Golf Club Meet "Pat" Patterson's 76 was the low medal recorded Saturday as the qualifying round for the Sa lem Golf club's annual champion ship tournament got under way. However, only a handful of scores were turned in Saturday and a considerable number of aspirants will be firing at Patterson's mark today, through the coming week and next Sunday when qu?iify ing play ends. In view of the ex cellent condition of the course, a medal somewhat closer to par or even below it is likely to be set. Last year on the initial day for malifylaz. "Wiff" Needham turned In a three-nnder-par 69 which withstood all challenges. .'What effect strict adherence to '.the "play 'em as they lie" role factually has anon scoring may 'Vbe indeed from the range of i onalifyfair scores in the present tournament, the first in which it has been invoked. However, this ts not expected to make mnch difference in the number of scores in the 70s, as most of the low scorers have voluntarily observed the rnle in recent sea sons. "A year ago there were 23 quali fying scores under 80, more than half of the total. Following the qualifying dead line September 14, flights of 16 will be drawn for match play which will proceed at the rate of one round each week which means mat finals In all flights will be played, barring unfore seen postponement, October 11 or 12. After the first round, beaten eights will form new flights so that no qualifiers will be elimi nated until the second round. Walter Cline, jr., is the defend ing champion. Cougars Field Speedy Backs, Capable Ends PULLMAN, Sept. 6-P)-Speedy backs and capable wingmen give Washington State college the nu cleus of a strong football club this season, but when practice opens next week Coach Babe HoUingbery expects to find large gaps in the mid-line positions. He could be pleasantly sur prised by big sophomore candi dates for guard and center berths, but tbe coach is not optimistic. Stan Doepke, sophomore stand out last year, the one veteran at guard, Milford Collins have tripped over the scholarship snag. At center, the coach pins his hones cm th rmm r Bin Remington, made-over back, from an operations HoUingberys son, urin. jr, is the next in line. - At backs State wfU have the brilliant Billy SeweQ, nation's ace pmer last year, Felix Bletcher, Les McLennan. Dick Renfro. lex Santa. Jay Stoves: Dale Holmes, and Bob Kennedy and Dave Carrie at quarter. No -worries there. - : ; - Dale Gentry and Nick Susoeff, veterans both, head the list o ends, with Joe HemeL John Ruth erford and Herb Godfrey pushing that pair lor the storting berths. The tackle spots will be ahlr .han dled f by Jim Wooddy and Joe Beckman, with three sophomores to back each of these veterans. Golf Meet Set PORTLAND, Sept 6-Pr-The Oregon Senior - Golfers' associa tion tournament opens ' on ;the Portland club course here Mon ay. ; - . r . ( I - -I . , t . . $ 4 . X t i . N. 1- - , ! I r i Salem's state fairs-rounds racinc I Lone Oak Macing Meet Sets New fflandfe-Mark Week's Bets Total $138,528; Saturday Is Single Day High By RON GEMMELL Statesman SporU Editor Foldin' money Saturday was flung through the wickets of Lone Oak race track's teller windows in larger wads than ever before in a single day of racing, and the $35,998 wagered on the 11 races boosted the total for the week to a second new track record. Total for the six-day, scamper of the bangtails and trotters was $138,528 $1,864 more .than Gie previous high, 1940 while Saturday's take was $9684 above any previous single day. Good weather, good prices and a dry track for the first time during the week all com bined to boost the handle to the new high for the Oregon state fair meet. Stingy Lady, chestnut filly owned by B. H. Banks, closed fast at the wire to nose out Timber Target and cop the featured six furlong Oregon Editor's handi cap. She paid $10.90 to win and, coupled "with Timber Target, $57. 50 in the quiniela. Top money was paid in the fi nal race of the meet, Little Savage paying off $36.40 on the nose, $20.50 to place, $7.20 to show and, hooked with Ochoco Maid in the quiniela. $148. Howard Conley was the lead ing Jockey in the 50-race meet, finishing In the money 21 times. He won eight, finished second five times and third eight. Record for other jockeys, giv ing the number of firsts, seconds and thirds: Lynn Josephson 8, 9, 3; Al Hol liday 7, 5, 5; Gus Dye 5, 6, 9; Roy Smith 5, 7, 4; Hack Lasswell 3, 4, 2; Bob Coon 4, 2, 1; Earl Baze 4, 2, 5; Merv Perry 1, 3, 3; Ted Corn 1.2.1; Tommy Gibson 1, 0, 1; Dick Headrick 0, 3, 4; Frank Dahl 1, 3, 3. KESULTS: rntST SACK, classified trot and pace, one mile Maxie Hal (Davis) $24-10, $10.80. SS.70: Barry Shannon (D. Dennis) $2C.60, $21; Aunt Minnie (Keener) $3 JO. Time 222.6. Also ran, Stockton Express. Galley Woollen. Ma jor Van. Direct Woollen. No one had winning -quiniela combination. SECOND BACE, classified trot, one mileSammy Direct (Fisher) $9.40. e.0. $3 JO; King Hal (Dickenson $ .70; Ajar Woollen (TUden) $2.90. Quiniela $7730. Time 221.2. Also ran. Easter Woollen. I Peter Dole. Brother Watts. Staglo Winnie. . THXKD BACE, claiming, five fur longs Ike's Fancy (Dye) $20.20, $8.60, $4.30; Dark Xassie (Baze) $6.90, $4.40: Quick Wind (Smith) 6JO. Quiniela $52J0 Time 1:02.8. aSo ranT Alma Nugget. Pine Bur, Shasta Battle. Ma rine Star. " FOCRTH BACK, claiming.- five fur longs CapUvator (HolUday) - HiO. S.60. $4.40; Wigtown (DaW) $4S0 .70; Mienon (Headrick) $3.40. Qui niela $17.70.S Time 1:05.. Also ran. Chin, Bromsweep, Carbine' Man. Ida dans (fell on back stretch). FIFTH RACE, claiming, five and a half furlongs A tlivir K (Baze) l9- Aht"with (Laaaweu $5.10. S4J0; Bobby tttort (Dye) $40. Quiniela $24J. Time 1:10. a AlUan! Besuremont. Seagayle, Miss BeoeaL SttXH BACS. claiming, five and a half furlongs Sir Timothy - (Dye) 11.7a. $140. $3.10; Bettys Pride (Dahl) $14.40. $5.10; Paraeelso ( Lasswell" $i Quiniela SUtSO. Tim tOlX Also ran. Bube Wilson, Hallucinator, Lanny CtrL Fiddledeedee. Brilliant Baby SVENia BACK, claiming, sut fur longs Peace Leg (Josephson) $14.20. g.70. $3.60; Fayette Prince (Dye) S2.at $2.70; PlaincloUtea (Dahl) SS. Quiniela $9.7v Time 1 :1S . Abo Jan. Oystid Lover. Ten FUe, Sky Star, Don 0War. Miss Walsh, is EIGHTS BACK, claiming, six fur. Jones Walloper Did (Baze) ta $. $4.50 Sky Nurse (Josephson) uSSi $3 JO; Holster (Dye) $3U0. Quiniela $19. Time 1J7.4. Also ran, Prince RoL Noyo. i April Delight, Cheater Rose. - NINTH BACE. Oregon editors han dicap, six furlongs Stingy La d v (Smith) $10SO. $5. $3.70; Timber Tar get (Coon) W-20. $4.40 Hypo (Cora) $3.60. Quiniela S57J0. Time , ld4A. Also ran. Chief Ptckem. Volador, Ago way. Boata. Mightycar. tenth BACE. claiming, one mile and 70 yards May Roam (Dahl) $12.70, $6.70, $3.10; i Royal Sortie .( Headrick $4.70, $3 0; Aless Wagon (Bazel Si Trotters Continue it SiK' iWly-.-,:-.-5.,.:. tlnne at L30 pjn. today. Tbe photo win Saturday's second race In the Qulntela $47.70. J Time Also ran. Dad Butler. Crete. ELEVENTH RACE, claiming, one mile Little Savage (Dahl) $36.40. $20.50. $720; Ochoco Maid (Joseph son) $9.1. $4.60; Dave T (Perry 13.0. Qutniela SIR Tim 1 '17 1 A l.n MTi TMnn.. Tako, Notar. Crema. Mike Reynolds. Vikings Open Grid Drills At 10 Monday A twice-daily practice sched ule begins Monday for prospect ive Salem high gridders, Coach Harold Hauk announced Satur day. First meeting is set for 10 a. m. Monday, at which time equipment will be i&med, and 2 p. m. Monday. Vera Gllmore, director of athletics, announced An eight game schedule that win be In creased to ntae rames when the saw open Thanksgiving day date is filled. The date has been left epen by several high schools throughout the state, so that teams may compete In a titular playoff If one b staged.' The schedule includes four games in Salem and four away. Coach Hauk said a twice-a-day schedule of practices would be In force an this week, Season: schedule: Sept 28 Mflwaukie there. Oct ;S Oregon City there. I Oct 10 -Albany here. 1 Oct lfr-Corvauis here. , I Oct 24 Astoria there. .i Oct 31 Bend here. Nov. IEugene there. Nov. 14 Medford there. i Nov. 20-Open, li Trapshoot Set By Salem Club The Salem Transhnntera rinVa fifth annual merchandise shoot Is slated over the Salem traps to day, beginning this doming at 100. Four events, which Inrlurin th Hiltibrand handicap,' Aikln-Troeh iropny ana Tad Shelton purse, are scheduled. ; f ; s ' 1 , ; Events are: i50-targets, . 10 yards; 50 handicap targets; special 50i-targets; and 12 pair of doubles. Leaguo Baseball AME1ICAM ASSOCIATION r, Milwaukee I, Minneapolis 4. Kansas City 7-4, St Paul 1-3. Columbus S, Louisville 4. : Toledo 4. Indianapolis 3. SENATOR ' . B Brfstm 4SS Belscr : SI Adaota 390 Warren 214 Grifths 44 George 18S Camera 357 BATTING AVXXAGE1 H Avirt B H Avg 15S Shoemkr 71 IS Jll S496i Windsor 47 Ml 113 269!0'Conael 1 S J87 fil jaSiDiertekX ' 54 .147 127 .284, Tallin 99 .101 SI JP?5I Simpson 20 S .100 s J7 smitu . a jno us jniiKeiir . 4 a jor 4ft MONIES LEAGCK Salt Lake , Twin Fallf t. PocteUo a. Bofaw - 7 I J ' s-J' JUS I I Ti A Hr r A- 1 Li : :n at Lone Oak r r N1 ULtr,AH.Vi .1 shows Sammy Direct coming- In to classified trot. Statesman photo. Bargain Nags Bounce Across At Aqueduct NEW YORK. ScdL fiWk-A pair of racing's biggest bargains won a total of $13,625 at Aque duct track Saturday as Louis Tu- fano's Market Wise won the Edge mere : handicap in track-record time and B. F. Whi taker's Re quested captured the Babylon handicap. Market Wise. sold, for S2300 two years ago and later picked up by Tufano after he had run in $1500 1 claiming events, added $7975 to his earnings "to bring the total for the year to $47,090. Re quester's $5650 purse brought the figure for this $1300 yearling to $47,300. A crowd of 21492, disappoint ed by the showing of William Woodward's favored entry ef Foxbrottgh and Fenelon. saw Market Wise gain with every stride as he came down Aque duct's long stretch to win by a length and a half. He completed the mile and an eighth 1b 1:50 flat to eat two fifth ef a second from the track record Hash set last year. He paid $12 for $3 in the aratuels as he scored his seventh victory la 2t starts this year. . Royal Man. an even longer shnt from the Tower stable, came in second after wearing down Fene lon in a long duel for the lead. Requested, winning his sixth stake event of the New York sea son and his eighth victory in 13 starts, ran the kind of race that has made him the leading juvenile of the eastern season. He got away well. disDOsed of Home Wolfs early challange, then kept driving 10 win by a length in the smart time of 1:1145 for six furlongs. Mrs. Ethel V. Mars' Dogpatch beat out William Woodward's Apache in a photo finish for sec- , ; aEenrer Lea Neva (left looks ... . " 111 "' 1 1 1 ' : " v . . ! - , I r ' t t v i i - : ft W" i ' f Mi li i MiTHM-mim-ii r ma in -n n tfri--ii- i ir i iii n - i tiissii -rfiWi'ifri ss-'-rm n - ,r, - Best: Giants, 4 to 1; Yandy Halts Cards Wo-No' Johimy i At Redbirds; Gap now 2 Full Games Between Pennant Chasers I BROOKLYN,) Sept. 6-(AP) The Brooklyn Dodgers, who underrated the .New York Giants last Saturday and dropped a doubieaeader to their, cross-town rivals, made no mistake this Saturday- blasting out a 4 to 1 victory that kept them, on top of -the National league. : ; Curt Davis produced another fine pitching performance to add to his recent string, holding the Giants to nine scat tered hits, and received potent support from Dolph Camilli and Pete Reiser. i Brooklyn made only seven pitchers, but Camilli collected his j 30th home run of the season to start the Dodgers in the right di rection and Reiser - supplied a double and a triple. - j ; Manager Led Durocher a, in stalled himself at shortstop for the game, jfo rest t he light-hitting Pee wee Reese, and used Lew NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS W L Pctl ' W L Pet BrooM'B 86 47 jS47NewYork S3 67 .470 St. Louis 83 4S -634: Chicago 60 75 .444 Cincin'ti 72 59 .550 Boston 52 77 -403 Ptttsb'gh 73 SO .StfjPhuadel 38 93 .292 Riggs and Jim Wasdell in place of Cookie Lavagetto and Joe Med wick to obtain additional left handed hitting strength to oppose the Giants starting nurler, Bill McGee. ' I The strategy proved effective to the delight of the 17,000 Flatbush fans. ; tfew York 1 8 1 Brooklyn ... . 4 7 1 1 McGee, Bowman (7), and Hart nett; Davis and Owen. Vandy Stacks Cards ST. LOUIS, Sept. S--The Cardinals didn't have a chance against Johnny Vander Meer's two-hit pitching Saturday as they dropped a 2 to 0 decision to Cin cinnati and fell two full games behind Brooklyn. ' i The shut out burned a bi hole in the Cardinal pennant hopes as the Dodgers sailed further into the lead with a 4-1 victory over the Giants. . Only a single by Johnny Hepp In the first Inning and a doable by Martin Marion In the fifth robbed Vander Irteer, the only major league pitcher ever "to hurl two successive hitless games, of his third no-hit per formance. j He struck out 14 Cardinal bat ters with his blazing fast ball and crackling curves, only three short of the National league record. I An error by Walker Cooper, the Cards rookie catcher, set up the first Cincinnati score in the fourth inning and Harry Craft broke up the southpaw pitchers' duel be tween Vandy and Ernie White with his 10th f home run of the season in the ninth. " Cincinnati , 2 7 0 St Louis . 0 r 1 I Vander Mew and Lombardi; White and W. Cooper. Bucs Best Cubs ! PITTSBURGH, Sept 6-(JP-Vince DiMaggio's 19th homer of the season with two out and Elbie Fletcher on second base in the second inning gave the Pittsburgh Pirates an early lead Saturday as they deefated the Cubs 6 to 4. Chicago ... . : 4 8 1 Pittsburgh J, 6 8 0 j Mooty, Lee (6), Schmitz (7) and McCullough; Hemtzehnan and Baker. Phils Edge Braves I BOSTON, Sept : (H")-Tommy Livingston's pinch-hit single in ond place while the other four starters were badly beaten. Re quested was a strong favorite, paying only $320 for $2. , - Heavyweight Foes Get mi f ea as Chamslon Joe Lents Is examiaea fcy tr: V. wiaa TTalker (rirhn. safeties off three New York. He Creeps up BEN HOG AN . Tam' Tee Mix Now Looms as 4-Way Battle By EARL HTT.T.TGAN CHICAGO, Sept. 6P)-Three sharpshooters of big-money golf Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson and Sam Snead closed in Saturday on that surprising fairways snip er from the Ozarks, Leonard Dod son, laying the groundwork for a wide open final round engage ment Sunday in the $11,000 Tam CShanter championship. Dedson, whose marksman ship, picked off scoring honors for the first two days, still was at in frant with a 54-hole pace ef 133 to enable a number of sners U pall into position for what loomed as a rousing finish to the season's biggest g 1 f money skirmish. For right behind the 29-year-old leader from Kansas City were Nelson, at 208, Hogan at 209 and Snead at f 10, three great money players who've demonstrated their ability to drive from behind when hundreds of dollars ride on every final round shot. Dodson, known for his story spinning talents and wagering ex ploits, didn't crack, but his game was off the beam of a iperform ance which saw him fire a slzz (Turn to Page 7, Col. 8) the ninth inning gave the Phila delphia Phillies a 4-3 victory over the Bos to Braves Saturday. . Livingston's clean hit to center field, bringing home Bob Bragan who had singled and stolen sec od, came after Boston rallied to tie the count in the eighth on Max West's 11th home run. Philadelphia 4 11 1 Boston . .... 3 8 1 Johnson, Melton (5), Pearson (8)and Warren; Tobin and Ber res, Montgomery (5). Test J, Mxi i I s r " - f " . ' -