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HERMAN, 2B
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LAVEGETTO, SB
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Sport
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ByRONGEMMELL
How one might have become
la wealthy man: Parlayed a $180
bet on Joe Louis from his first
title defense to his 19th.
Even at the meagre odds avail
able on most of, Joe's fights, an
average of about 1-2, the ong-
mal slOO would be built up
over the $300,000 mark today.
And who is there to say the
Brown Bomber isn't as near to a
cinch Investment as the world has
ever known?
Tm bad: Up to about lp.iL
(PST) Saturday, a coople of Sa
lem player of football pools
were , doing all right on 18-
team ticket that would have
netted them $100 for each $1 in
vested. , . . They had nine of
the 10 picks in the bag, but floo-
ey went the whole caboodle
when Holy Cross upset Louis
iana State in a night rune at
Baton Rouge. '
"Are they Americans? asked a
little old lady who, with many
others was listening to the Louis-
Nova fight in the lobby of a Sa
lem hotel Monday night . . "Are
they big fellows?" "Don't
they hurt each other?" ... "I don't
think I'd like to see anything like
that . .'. She confessed she didn't
even know there was a Joe Louis,
little alone that he was the cham
pion of the world.
Hoop Hopes High
Hoop hopes are high at Willam
ette U since the enrollment of
Glen Walden, a 6-foot-1 forward
from San Diego, who was all-city
high school, all-state high school
and all-junior college ' at Fuller-
ton JC, together with Sid South-
wick. all-Portland from Franklin
high. . . Happy Howard Maple,
the "bring-'em-back-alive-Buck
ofjhe Bearcattery, talked Walden
info the Willamette fold while he
was in 'San Diego after Waltzin
Al Walden, the grid galloper, who
is a cousin of Hoopster Glen.
Have learned two things about
Duane Mellem, the transplanted
Minnesotan who. obtained bis
physical education master's de
gree at the University of Ore-
con this summer and who is
now teaching at Parrlsh and
-Salem high. The guy's name
spells the same thing, 'Mellem,
forward and backward, and for
a wee gent he hammers a heck
: of a lonr golf ball . . He's coach
ins the Vik Juniors.
Probably it could not have been
helped, but to this department it
was a mistake when the old Wil
lamette Valley Interscholastic
league disbanded. . . There has
been no where near the interest
in athletics at any of the schools
since Silverton, Woodburn, Che
mawa. Independence, Dallas,
West Linn, Lebanon and Molalla
split up their highly entertaining
circuit.
Yanks in Six
Since several have asked for
this author's opinion on the out
come of the world series, and
since it wouldn't be cricket to let
la few on the Inside without giv
ing all an opportunity, here's the
lowdown: The Yankees to win the
series in six games, but the Dod
gers to take today's opener. .
Day-by-day: Dodgers today;
Yanks Thursday; Yanks again
Friday at Ebbets field; Dodgers
Saturday; Yanks Sunday; and
Yanks to wind it up Monday back
in the home orchard. ... You're
welcome.
When Hoses John Warren,
Oregon frosh coach, was in our
town daring state fair week, he
was weeping copiously over the
lack of freshman football n
terial at the U. ... So what does
Dick Strite of the Eugene Register-Guard
do but list about 50
pretty talented rookie rridders.,
including a flock of California
high school aces and some eth-
. era from as far away as Fenn
sylvaaia. r:"
There is no sillier sports season
than football, what with it's hun
dreds of all-Americas, all-confer
ences, all-states, etc, so what
does Coach Stub Allison of Cali
fornia do but open the "all-all"
season with' an all-time ail-American.
. . . It is: Benny Ooster
baen of Michigan and Brick Mid
ler of California at ends; Bob
Reinhard of the present Calif cr-
I nia team and Ernie Smith of USC
PEEWE3. REESE. 53
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for Dodgers in
By JUDSON BAILEY
NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-
-Curt Davis,, slim slider-ball
specialist of the Brooklyn Dod
gers, sprang up Tuesday, as the
probable surprise starter
against Charley (Red) Ruffing
of the New York Yankees in to-1
morrow's opening game of the
world series.
A forecast of showers threat
ened the initial contest of base
ball's annual classic but fans be
gan gathering from all over the
country today and refused to be
discouraged at the outlook. A
crowd of 70,000 was expected to
pack big Yankee stadium to ca-
FIRST FIVE FANS
NEW YORK, Sept 30-(V
Al though it is a subway world
series which opens at Yankee
stadium at 1:30 Wednesday aft
ernoon, there wasnt a New
Yorker not even the Brooklyn
variety among the first five
fans who took up patrol Tues
day night outside the stadium,
waiting for the gates to open
and 28,000 unreserved seats to
go on sale at 10 Wednesday
moraine.
The first three arrivals were
California college boys, and
Dodger fans;, the next was Joe
Budwitz, a semi-pro ball play
er from Meriden, Conn, also
a Brooklyn rooter, and the
fifth, finally, a Yankee man,
A. IL Johnson of Pueblo," Colo. .
The Calif ornians II a r k e y
Smith, of Escondido, and Dick
Sathrun and John McDonald-
took 12 days to get here, and
sun were iirst on the scene.
They were not allowed to line
up at a ticket window, how
ever. Police ruled there would
be no such T-formatlon until
midnight.
pacity before game time at 1:30
p. m. (10:30; broadcast to start at
10:15 a. m. at Salem).
Chief topic of conversation In
the crowded hotel lobbies where
the baseball notables and fans
Hoffert Shows
WellinVik
Scrum Session
Elusive running of Johnny Hof
fert, working from the left wing-
back spot vacated by Dutch Sim
mons, whose sprained ankle may
keep him out of Friday night's
battle with the Oregon City Pio
neers here, highlighted Tuesday's
scrimmage session of the Salem
high Viks.
It is probable Hoffert, who is
up from last season Jayvee squad,
will work at the left wingback
post against Bobby Parke's Pio
neers.
Coach Harold Hank said It is
probable Bob Warren's Injured
knee will be sufficiently healed
to allow him to play, bat said
the competition between War
ren, Bud Coons and Bill Fettlt
is so keen for the fullback po
sition that he isn't certain who
will get the call.
A new line recruit snowed up
in the scrum Ray Zielinski, a
tackle who in a measure makes
up for his lack of weight with
scrappy play.
The uregon City dash pro
vides the Viks with their second
successive No Name league
counter. They were victorious
13-0, over Milwaukie in their op
ener last week.
Trapshoot Set
Here Sunday
A three-event trapshoot is slated
here Sunday by the Salem Trap-
shooters dub.
It includes a 50 18-yard targets
event, a preliminary handicap and
the Hiltibrand handicap of 50 tar
gets. In addition, the Aiken-Troeh
purse will be up on the first 25
tareets in the Hiltibrand handi
cap. " : T
Shells and lunch will -be avail
able on the grounds.
at tackles; "Fat" Spears of Min
nesota. ex-Oregon coach, and
Harry Smith of USC, guards; Ger
many Schultt . of Minnesota at
center; Jim Thorpe of Carlisle at
quarter; Tommy Harmon of. Mi
chigan and Red Grange of Illinois
at halfbacks; and Bronc Nagurski
of Minnesota at fullback. .
SumpinV ain't it?
MICKEY OWEN. C
congregated was the prospect
of the Dodgers withholding
their ace, John Whitlow Wyatt,
from the opening tussle, and
leading off with Davis.
Manager Leo Durocher allowed
the mystery to continue and there
was good reason to believe that
same super strategy . had been
mapped out for Brooklyn's pitch
ing staff during the series.
Davis has a low-breaking curve
that almost everybody expects to
torment the Yankees, whom he
shut out once last spring in an
exhibition game. Next to Wyatt
he is conceded to have the best
chance of any Brooklyn pitcher
to beat the powerful champions
of the American league.
The reasons for starting with
him are two-fold.
Because ho has a chance to
Yankee stadium, scene of the series' first two games Wednesday and
Thursday (unless rain sets games back). From here the Yanks and
Dodgers move to Ebbets field for games Friday Saturday and Sun
day, and return here Monday if necessary. -
Joe Decides (or
To uKeep' ;f ighbutjfle's .
Undecided About That Blow
By SID
NEW YORK, Sept. 30. - P)
up his mind Tuesday just where
off Lou Nova's whiskers fitted
es, but he and his fistic family were sure of one thing the bomb
er will not retire yet.
The entire Louis entourage
Mike Jacobs' office to pick up a
round job he did in stiffening -
grounds last night, thus boosting
his ring earnings over the $2,000,-
000-mark.
To be absolutely accurate, the
amount is probably the highest
price ever paid for one puneh,
for until Joe reared back and
fired the great big one in there
In the sixth round, neither he
nor Neva did a thing to earn
their pay.
After settling up with Uncle
Mike, Joe said he was ready to
trade in nia green suit and. rain
bow tie for Uncle Sam's khaki
arid a private's 21 bucks a month.
But all hands insisted flatly
there's nothing to his talk that
he's quitting for- keeps. Instead,
hell probably come out for a
tune-up bout early next spring,
and then will tangle with Billy
Conn in late May or June.
"Why should Joe hang them
p? asked Oo-Manager Jallaa
Black. "He looked good la there
Monday night, didn't he? He
knocked Nova eat with one of
the hardest punches anybody
ever saw. So now, hell go Into
the army and wont fight for
seven or eight months. But
dent let anyone ever tell you
he's an through.''
The 56,549 cash customers who
chipped into a gross gate of $583,
821 and the hundreds of ringside
experts only half agreed with
Black about last night's clam
bake. To this observer, Joe was
a long way from the dark destroy
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CURT DAVIS, P
Yank Stedliiii:
handcuff the Yanks, Durocher
would like to use him twice
during the series If the struggle
goes six or seven games. He la
35 years old and thin as the
fence post of bis' native Mis
souri. He has to have plenty
of rest between games and the
best way, to give him a lot of
rest Is to start him In the open
ing game.
The other factor influencing a
decision in favor of Davis, who
won 13 games and lost seven in
the national league season, re
lates to Wyatt. The tall, bald
Georgian, winner of 22 games
against JO losses, can work on two
days rest if necessary. He also is
a good righthanded hitter as well
as pitcher. The Dodgers have a
hunch . that Manager Joe Mc
Carthy's mound selection for the
V -
Is Decided)
FEDER
- Joe Louis couldn't quite make
the righthand shot he whistled
into the list of his hardest punch
said as much as it paraded into
$193,274 pay check for the six
Louie - the - Yogi at the Polo
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Sodom, Oregon,; Wednesday Morning, October 1. 1941 7
Columbus Evens -
Series at 2-2
COLUMBUS, O,"" Sept StMflV
The Columbus Red Birds, Ameri
can Association champions, de
feated the Montreal Royals 5 to
4 Tuesday night before 9354 fans
to draw even at two victories each
with the International league
playoff winners, in the little
world series. . '
Montreal, , , 4 -) 7 1J
Columbus 9 ,10 1
Pearce, Head and Howell; Dick
son and Poland.
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second game will be Lefty Marius
Russo because southpaws were
used , to some advantage against
the Dodgers during their long
pennant fight.
With Rosso en the mound.
Wyatt would mean added of
fensive strength for Brooklyn.
Durocher did not attend the
Dodgers', workout because of a
meeting called by Commission
er Kenesaw M. Landis to dis
cuss playing rules with the
managers and umpires.
Coach Charles Dressen who was
in charge of the practice, asserted
he could not say who would go
for the Dodgers, but gave a cryp
tic hint r .
"I am pretty sure Leo has made
up his mind and It may be a sur
prise to some people. Sometimes
it is a good idea not to play your
Scene of Start
World Series
Dissa, Data
NEW YORK, Sept 30-P)-
W orld series facts and figures:
Teams New York Yankees,
American League champions, and
Brooklyn dodgers, National league
titleholders. '
Schedule W ednesday and
Thursday at Yankee stadium; Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday at Eb
bets field; Monday and Wednes
day at Yankee stadium In event
of rain, all games moved back one
day.
Time All games, except Sun
day, 10:30 am., Pacific Standard
time; Sunday, 11 pja '
W e a t h er forecast Occasional
rain, warmer temperature.
Crowds 70,000 (capacity) ex
pec ted for opening game; 32,000
(capacity) at Ebbets field.
Odds First game, Yankees fa
vored, 5-8; series, Yankees choice,
1-2.
Probable pitchers (First game
Red Ruffing, Yankees, and Curt
Davis, Dodgers.
Champion W Inner of four
games.
Broadcast Mutual network.
Pastor Signs
With Beckwith
NEW YORK, Sept S0-(P)-
Manager yJimmy Johnston said
Tuesday his boy Bob Pastor had
been signed for a 10-round bout
at Chicago November 7 with
Booker Beckwith, up-and-coming
Negro heavyweight ; Another of
Johnston's charges, 'Ample Abe
Simon, left by plane for Los An
gelea, where he will meet Turkey
Thompson October 8.
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PHIL RIZZUTO. S3
Series
l Today
strength against' the other
fel-
low's strength. "
This strategy would bring up
Kirby Hlgbe, another 22-game
winner with a biasing fast ball,
for the third game of the scries.
The subsequent hurlers then
would be determined In respect
to whether the Dodgers were
ahead or behind at that stage.
Ruffing' selection was an
nounced definitely by McCarthy
during the Y a n k e e s workout
Tuesday morning. The big, 36
year-old righthander won 15
games and lost six for the bomb
ers in the regular season and held
onto his rating as the dean of the
Yankee pitching staff.
After Ruffing, the Yanks are
expected to use ; Russo, Spud
Chandler and Ernie Bonham, but
no one could guess In what order.
The Yankees were established
as 5 to 8 odds-on favorites for
. BATTING ORDERS
NEW YORK. Sept 2-(P-Probable
batting orders for
Wednesday's .first game of the
world, series. (Final batting
averages and pitching records
fn narenthesesl;
DODGfiU YANKEES "
Walker, rt (.311) Sturm, 1k (JSSJ
Herman, Zk (.2S5) Rolfe, 3a (.264)
Reiser, cf J) Henricb, rf JT75)
Camilli, 1 J5 DiMafio, cf J57
IVtett. 3h iJmy Keller, If (.2t)
Med wick. U J1 Dicker, e i84
Keese, n (.221) .Gordon, Zk fTI)
Owes, c (.231) Rixrata, u (JOZ)
Davis, p ' (13-7) Raffing, (15-S)
Umpires) William A. Me
Gowan (AL); Ralph Pinelli
(Nli) ; William T. Grieve (AL),
and Larry Goets (NL).
the first game and 1 to 2 favor
ites for the series. i
The experts were in virtually
unanimous agreement that the
series would go from five to
seven games, ending the string
of straight-game sweeps the
Yankees piled up in over
whelming the Chicago Cubs in
1938 and the Cincinnati Reds in
1939.
Moore Injured.
Owen Returns;
WU Looks Good
Willamette's 'Cat gridders both
lost and gained strength as they
indulged in a spirited scrimmage
against Portland U plays Tues
day afternoon In " preparation 'far
their battle with the Pilots Thurs
day night in Portland.
While Guard Gordon Moore
pulled an elbow muscle that may
keep him out of the conflict. Full
back Neil Owen, who was earlier
announced as called into the
army, returned to the squad.
Owen's date of call has not yet
been set, and he intends to re
main in school until it is.
PILOTS CRIPPLED?
PORTLAND, Sept 3M)-a
crippled University of Portland
football., sauad ' went through
signal drills Tuesday as Coach
R. L. "Matty Mathews tried to
nurse his charges through Jo
Thursday with no more injuries.
Scheduled to face the power
ful Bearcats of Willamette rani
versity In Multnomah stadium
here Thursday night the Pilots'
lost three -players Monday In a
tough scrimmage session.
Charley Bleknell, ISS-poand
halfback, went to a hospital
with an ankle Injury. There he
Joined Eddie DeFreitas, full
back, who suffered aa eye In
jury last week.
Craig Stewart had eight
stitches taken in a Up and the
regular tackle may be out of the
Willamette game. George II us-
erick, also a tackle, suffered a
serious shoulder injury.
Stewart is the only one of the
few who ha a chance to get
, into the Thursday game, Math
ews said.1
Coach Spec -Keene reiterated
his worry over what he terms as
insufficient time to get the team
in shape for such a hard game
as he expects the Pilots to offer.
He spent considerable time on
pass defense, evidently expecting
plenty of aerial maneuvers from
Matty Mathews' men.
The 'Cats clicked well against
the Portland stuff ran at them by
reserves, but were not ' so im
pressive on pass defense.
. It Is probable three complete
teams will be in suit Thursday
night ' .
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TOM HENRICH, RF
JOE DiMAGGlO, CF
CHARLEY KELLER, LF
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