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I '- ! Sport Sparks By RON GEMMELL Though your C (for courage ous) C. (for champion) of the cause has wailed through tele grams, cables, wire photos, let ters,' special messages by spe cial carriers (including one homing pigeon) and radio grams from folks far and wide, lim and wide and" pleasing and wide ome of whom hastened to advise me it was Roscoe J. Rum plefeather some of whom offered proof of a sort that it was Ivan D. Dingwoodie and others of whom swore it was neither I'm still at a loss today to know for certain if It was Rnsme or Ivan who struck that first note away back in those other dark ages. . . tl . At A I or me oenein oi mose wry r three people who mar not nave read the highly intellec tual discussion which filled this apace last Friday, the' author now hastens to explain that, In asking Maizie to strike a note for him, he had to describe to her the kind of note he wanted struck. He told her to thump a note such as was first struck by either Roscoe J. Rumplefeather or Ivan D, Dingwoodie back when one or the other of these boys stumbled onto the note while picking his teeth with a falcon's claw. Malzie's been thumping ev ery since, bat no faster than the messages have been pouring in regarding Rumplefeather and Dingwoodie. There's one of her best notes now, and here I go: If the cripples click i Against the Pioneers, ( It'll be easy for Vik i Gridders it appears. P. S. 32-0, I flick. It's a foregone conclusion neith er Rumplefeather nor Dingwood ie ever used a note for such as this. O Everybody Welcome The Gemmell Poetry & Limer ick Society will holdupen house each Friday the 13th throughout the year. Admission: one black cat. Tour thumpin's somepin'i Maizie: Hsst, 'tis no scandal That Oregon's Ducks Will mesmerize the Vandal So bet your bucks. , P. S. 33-0, the handle. , Really don't know why these teams should play at all since I've already figured things out for 'em. Sorry, Beaver boosters, But methinks the Husky Has too, many gunners For your cavalry. P. S.- 13-7, winners. Ever hear a story about a traveling sales lady? Why? Here's canny dope, pal, Of which there's no truer: Those big bad Bears of Cal To pelt the WSC Cougar. P. S. 21-6, they shall. (Sometimes I hope the boss never reads the sport pages) .-! O Time to Saunter ; Whoever it was who struck that note, Rumplefeather or D i n g woodie, he's probably doing a flipflop in his grave now. Just one more thump, Maizie: Those Uclans have ambition, . ' ' ' But Stanford has the T, So it takes no petition To vote in the Injunees. . P. S. 19-7, submission. i There's, no telling where this tort of thing might get a fel : low. No?" Away back east phew! What effort to lam! I foresee that SMU Will lose to Fordham. : P. S. 19-13, I view. And to think there was a day " when my teacher said: "You can't even spell c-a-t! To finish, here's a cinch: Put your all on the Irish The Hoosiers to punch i 1 Around with much relish. P. S.r-27-7, my hunch. Now hand me my walking cane,, please, Maizie. Three'Legged Deer Roams Woods but Better Be Spared , CANYON CmT. Oct. t.-(iP-If Bates . three-legged deer Is killed by hunters jamming the woods, they will have to answer to that small forest community. Sighted, for the first time sev eral months ago, the animal has been seep, many times since; Apparently one of its front legs was shot away, but the animal still Is agile, i Several Bates hunters have aeen the deer but withheld their fire. Try wso f Chine reaMele. Antulnc SUCCESS for 6M yean In CHINA. No aattr wlta. what ailment yea are AFFLICT ED disorders, sinusitis, heart, hug, liver, kidneys, stomach, gas, eoastipactoa, nleers, 6ia etis, lever, skin,-female com-. plaints . ; :''JJ, Chinese Herb. Co. ?nca Boot Only Tnes. and sat,' w aju. to p m. and 1 San. and Wed, 1 a-m. to 1:2S 9J. t 122 K. Court SU Salem, Or. n Today's Scene .. "-to me 3 v World aeries action today shifts to th nnttrm' home orchard, with Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Viks Open Against Pioneers Here Tonight Seek 2nd No Game Slated TENTATIVE STARTING LINEUPS Oregon City Salem Obersoo LER Wenger Hatton LTR Griffith Osburn LGR Lind Mockford C . Sederstrom Freeman RGL Palmateer Fero RTL Loter Jordon REL... 1 Haag Hartley Q - uarland Good LHR Hardy Oberson RHL Simmons Nichols F Coons Game time: 8 p.m. A second straight No Name league victory is the Salem high Viking eleven's hope as it parades its talent to the home guard for the first time this season when it meets the Oregon City Pio neers at 8 tonight under Sweetland's kleigs. Coach Harold Hauk's green erans from last year's si times victorious, twice tied and but once beaten team, relies on a light but scrappy line and a set of fleet halfbacks. This combination was good for a 13-0 win in the Dallas Hopes Rise for Good Football Club DALLAS With a squad of 30 men out for practice every after noon, and with eight or nine let- termen as the nucelus, Coach Mer rill Hagen is looking forward to a fairly successful football season in the Yamhill - Polk counties league. Kroeker and Klassen are back with two years experience under their belts to initiate his power plays and with Dunn at center, Gruber at tackle, Gerard and Jim Smith, at guard, Richardson at quarter and Boydston at half, prospects for the squad appear good. Cream of the crop among his non-lettermen is George Le Fever, a -foot2 tackle who tips the beam at 212 pounds. Others out are Olfert, center; Hiebert, McKlbben and Houtz, guards; Hank Peters, Baker and Olsen, guards; Fast, . Benny Smith, Bevens and Lerig, ends; and Risr. Bob Hiebert, Sick Osuna, Kay Osuna, Bob Mc Kern, Nell Richardson and Neu feld in the backfield. ' x Hagan reports the team in fine shape physically and pointing for their opening game against Wil lamina on Kreason field on the night of October 10. v Sactos Look For Revenge SEATTLE, Oct 2-65VThe fin al chapter of the waning Pacific Coast league baseball season will open here Friday night when Sac ramento and Seattle tangle in the last round of the President's cup playoff. ' It will be a revenge series for both teams. The SACS will be aiming to wipe out the sting of Seattle taking the championship after Sacramento led by a wide margin almost all the season. For Seattle, the series will offer a change to even up for the 15 vie tories the Sacs took from the champs in 24 games. '? Two veteran ": moundsmen are expected to open the best four out of seven series Hal Turpin for Seattle and Tony Freitas for Sac ramento. : It may be the last league - ap? pearance for Bill Lawrence The Seattle outfielder's legs aren't as spry - as s they used to be, and Thursday he, received an appoint-' ment to serve through 1942 as a King county pSayground superyi sor. , . - V .: v -rift T-l& Ehbets field. Brooklyn, as here a seatlnr canacltv of about' 39.000. Games are scheduled here1 Home Grid Season Name Win; for 8 p. m. crew, which holds but three vet team's first time out, against Mil- waukie last week. Despite its inexperience, the Vik team will take the field a heavy favorite over Coach Bob by Parke's Pioneers, who have yet to break into the win col umn. The" Viks stick to the Warner double wing system of attack, in which Halfbacks Dutch Simmons and Rex Hardy work on single and double reverses and in which the fullback is the key offensive man. Bud Coons, brother dl Don Coons, who gained fame as "an Oregon State end, has been named by Hauk to start at fullback in this game. Coons is a triple threater. ' ' End Rollie Haag is the only vet up front, while Simmons and Hardy remain from last year's backfield. Three boys just up from Parrish are ex pected to see considerable serv ice Jim Wenger at end, Owen Garland at quarter and Bob Warren at fullback. Complete Salem lineup: Haag and Wenger, ends; Ray Loter and Lloyd Griffith, tackles, Bill Lind and Bob Palmateer, guards; Bob Sederstrom, center; Garland, quarterback; Simmons and Hardy, halfbacks; Coons, fullback. 'Rudles' Is Game At Golf Club - Here Saturday "Rudles" will be the game at the Salem Golf club Saturday afternoon. Those players who have established handicaps by turning In five 18-hole scores xrill be eligible to compete. What is, or are, "rudles?. - The player takes, to start with, as many rudles as tnere are strokes in his handicap. He adds a ru cue lor every ' nogey, two rudles for every par, three rudles for every birdie and four if he gets an eagle. .Figuring out why may. not be simple, but a player shooting . right to his handicap will wind up with 36 rudles, bar ring some very peculiar scoring, Players who have established handicaps are: Tony Painter 2, Bill Stacey 2, Frank Patterson and Harold Olin ger 4, : Leo Estey 6, Ken Potts, Keith HalL Millard -Pekar, Bud Waterman ' and " Jim Hague 8, Dave Eyre 9, Al Petre and Ralph Curtis 11, Rex Adolph, O. E. Mc Crary, Bob Joseph and Hi Haman 12.L Jerry Owen, - Harry CJollins, Harry Gustafson and Al Now els 15, Ross Coppock -16. Monmouth Plays .Today ; WUNMUUTH-rJpening game of Monmouth high school's foot ball season is scheduled this af temeon at the ' stadium grounds when Monmouth meets - Willa mina. . - JVW tt w m m mm AW wa J Oldster' Defeats x X . -I pictured, for the third game. It's Lutes Set to Win Over Heavy EWC TACOMA, Oct. 2-(i?J)-Pacific Lutheran will rely on speed and a flashy aerial attack to beat the heavier eastern Washington col lege Savages in their first tilt of the Winko season here Friday night. ! At least, that's PLCs version of it. On the other hand "We figure our big forward wall can mak6 the holes that'll send the boys flying towards those touch- downs, in spite of the Lute line," Savage's I Coach W. B. "Red the Roar" Reese said Thursday. The eastern Washington men tor was j thinking particularly, at this point, of a Spokane player, he explained. "Spearhead of our at tack" was the phrase Red the Roar used, to describe 210-pound Dick Sartain, a graduate of Gonzaga preo and a star player on the Santa Clara frosh last year. The cpach also mentioned an 18-14 defeat the Savages suffered at the hands of Pacific Lutheran last year! as an additional incen tive to win Friday night. But the Lutes let this revenge threat roll off their padded shoul ders. With that Tommervik- Harshman combination working even half as well as it did against Gonzaga ! a week ago, the boys felt they can "meet the situation adequately." Silverton Golf Meet Enters Quarter Finals SILVERTON The Silverton country club members have en tered qUarter final play in the club's annual championship tour ney and handicap match play. Survivors of the first round m the chanipionship flight and their opponents for this weekend are Peter Vrirseth vs. George Hubbs; Charles Bonney vs. Henry Aim. LeRoy Aman of Mt. Angel de feated Norman Eastman in their match in this flight Aman draws a bye for this week's Play. Battling for consolation honors are Bob Duncan and Walter Smith; T. T. Keonard and L. F. Tucker. Wesley Williams drew a bye. Awards will be made the win ner of the championship based on 72 holes medal' play. The winner iwill gain possession of the Brown-Allen trophy which was won last year by John Chalfanl The winner of the handicap tournament will receive golf ball awards and have his name en graved on the plaque in the club house, i Chemawa Seeks t- - ' .'- - : Will Number 3 rTTPMAWA An attomnt ri be made! by the Chemawa Chiefs to bag' their third straight football victory of the season at Molalla Friday afternoon j , when they tangle with the Buckaroo 11. Coach I Doug Olds team holds; wins ; over .Estacada.26-0, "and Central Catholic of Portland, 30-0. The Molalla game will be the sec ond Big Nine loop clash. The Chiefs . starting . lineup probably will be Ed Nicholson and Tony VanPelt r at ends; Preston Davis and Ed Salnskin at tackles; Pete George and El- nathan Davis at guards; Henry Hilaire at center; Clarence La. Rocque I and Louis Beaudry at halfbacks; George Rice at quar- - ter, and Harold Joseph, at full back. Camilli Redeems Effort by Belting Winning Run Home; Scene Shifts Today By JUDSON YANKEE STADIUM, New tling, always courageous Dodgers', hind Thursday to a 3 to 2 triumph and levelled the' world series before another tremendous turn out of 66,248 fans. John Whitlow Wyatt, tall among all the National league's the Dodgers. The 32-year old Georgia rirhthander was pelted for nine hits by the Yankees, seven of them in the first four innings, but he seemed to get better as he went along and he never let the Yanks get wound up. He was marvelous with men on bases and even though the Yanks managed to get at least two run ners on the bags in six different innings, Wyatt never lost his poise. 5 A double by Tom Henrich was the only extra base blow he per mitted and after the fourth inning he kept the Bombers virtually smothered. Altogether he caused the American league champs to leave 10 runners stranded. The Yanks cot to him for single runs In the second and third innings and made the spectators start thinking- the duel was to be a second show ing of j Wednesday's opener which New York won by the same score, 3 to 2. But it was another Georgia boy, Spurgeon "Spud" Chandler, who cracked first. The Dodgers, who were held to six hits during the game, broke their bonds for two runs on a pair of walks and two hits in the fifth inning to tie the score and then punched over the winning run and chased Chandler from the box in the sixth. For four innings Chandler was masterful, fanning two men in the first inning and facing only the minimum 12 batters. When Joe Medwick singled in the sec- end he was immediately erased by the first of three Yankee double plays. Then Chandler rave his first pass to the first Dodger up in the fifth inning, Dolph Camilli, who had fanned three straight times Wednesday and hadn't been en base previously during the series. Medwick followed immediately with a hard double that bounced against the low wall in left field, sending Camilli to third and Cookie Lavagetto wain ted out an other walk to load the bases. Peewee Reese smashed a hot grounder to Shortstop Phil Rizzu to, who threw to Joe Gordon in time to force Lavagetto, but Cam illi scored and Reese was safe at first as Gordon's hurried relay bounced from the .ground into John Sturm's glove and out again, men MicKey uwen punched a ground single into left field for another run. - A fast double play on Wyatt pulled Chandler out of this jam, but in the sixth inning Gordon made a bad throw on Dixie Walker's grounder., Billy Her man singled him to third to rout Chandler, and after Johnny Murphy had fanned Pete Reis er, Camilli looped a single Into right field for the winning run. Thus ended Ihe domination of the Yankees in world series play, They had not been beaten in the autumn classic since October 9, 1937, when the New York Giants captured their only game of that series. Since then the great com binations managed by Marse Joe McCarthy had won 10 straight series games and . had swept to two world championships in straight sets in 1938 and 1939. At the start Thursday there was no reason to believe they weren't still on the same track. In the first Honing Red Rolfe laid down a perfect drag bunt and Henrich walked for a threat that was ended by a double play. But Charley Keller opened the second with a single to cen ter and after Bill Dickey had fanned, Gordon walked. Rizzu -to grounded out, advancing both runners, and Chandler bounced high to Lavagetto. He beat the throw to first for' a single, Keller scoring, but Gordon was thrown out at the plate trying to come home also. ' Again with two out in the third Henrich doubled and Joe DiMag gio, who hasn't made a hit in two games, was walked. Then Keller . .. .j i . . 1 came inrougn wua anoiner single R?10 f10? W scoring Henrich for the Yanks' second and -final run. - They kept on gesturing danger- ously, giving the fans fits,1 and bringing the Dodger bull pen Into action intermittently. Gordon, who had a perfect day at bat for the second successive game, opened the fourth with single. He was forced by Chand ler and the pitcher, in turn, was thrown out trying .to go to third on a single by Sturm. That was the last break , Wyatt got er needed, for he suddenly recovered the fast ball , and repertoire of curves with which he won 11 games during the, regular season. . With- two (Turn to page IT, coL 4) 3 - First BAILEY York Oct. 2.-iffVBrooklyn's bat fought their way from be overfhe New York Yankees and bald, this year's standout pitchers, turned the trick for Crowd Less At 2nd Game; Pay $26004 World series facts and figures: By The Associated Press W L Pet Brooklyn (National) 1 1 New York (American) 1 1 .500 .500 First game: Brooklyn 2 New York 3 6 6 Davis, Casey (6), Allen (7) and Owen, Franks (7); Ruffing and Dickey. Second game: Brooklyn 3 6 2 New York ...... .. 2 9 1 Wyatt and Owen; Chandler, Murphy (6) and Dickey, Rosar (9). Remaining games Oct. 3, 4 .and 5 at Ebbets field, Brooklyn; ,6 and (if necessary) at Yankee sta dium. y ATTENDANCE RECEIPTS Second game: Paid attendance 66,248.00 Total receipts : 260,204.00 Advisory council's snare 39,030.60 Players' share ... 132,704.04 Each club's share 22,117.34 Each league's share 22,177.34 Two games: Paid attendance $134,788 Total receipts ....... 525,600 Advisory council's share- 78,840 Players' share 268,056 Each club's share 44,676 Each league's share 44,676 Pitchers not Known Today BROOKLYN, Oct. 2HP)-As the world series rivals moved into this district Thursday night to resume their battle at Ebbets field Friday neither manager was sure of his starting pitcher for the next game. Lefty Marius Russo developed troubled stomach Thursday morning when he was in line for duty and Manager Joe McCarthy said he would take his turn for the Yanks Friday if he felt well. Otherwise, McCarthy will rely on righthander Atley Donald. Manager Leo Durocher leaned toward his bulging vet eran, Fred Fitssimmons, a knuckle ball specialist who faced, the Yankees twice when he was with the Giants and lost both times. ' However, speedballer K i r b y Higbe, who won 22 games this season for the Dodgers, was also a possibility. Chicago Feud Rained out CHICAGO, Oct. 2 -()- The Cubs and White Sox both fell vic tims to the elements Thursday when a persistently cold drizzle interrupted the second game of the Chicago city feud after three innings without any score. After starting, the game a half hour late due to a shower which came down shortly after 2 pjxl, the cross-town rivals lined up on a damp field before a crowd of about 5000 with Thornton Lee op posing Paul Erickson. Having gone only three innings, Thursday's effort at a contest was not a legal game. Tomorrow night the White Sox and Cubs will move over to Comiskey park. The Sox won Wednesday's open er, 4 to 1. - Scio Schedules Harrisburg 11 SCIO Scio high school grid ders participated in the jamboree opening the Linn county B league season at Albany Monday night, when they defeated Tangent 13-6. Other games played, each 'of 12 minutes' duration, 'were Harris- i burg 13, Brownsville; Shedd 6, Halsey 0. Harrisburg will play at Scio Friday afternoon, opening the regular schedule. 1 i Junior Series Is : Stopped by Rain COLUMBUS, O,1 Oct 2.-(JP- Rain forced postponement Thurs day night of the sixth game of the junior: world, series between the Columbus Red Birds of the Am erican association - and the Mon treal Royals , of the , International league. ' The Red Birds are leading the Canadians three games to two by virtue- of .Wednesday night's rous Ent Day ing 13 to 3 victory. 2. " WHITLOW WYATT Sidelights On Series By SID FEDER YANKEE STADIUM, New York, Oct 2-iJPi-Wtll, the Bums done it. Imagine 'em not only beating the Bombers but actually knocking a Yankee pitcher out. That's like throwing rocks at Morgan. The irony of it Flash Gordon's the standout of the series so far. But he makes the error to set up Brooklyn's winning run. That's a switch from champagne to water. Spud Chandler used to be a star on Georgia football teams and the way he pushed"" that third strike past Walker and Reiser in the first Inning, he looked like the T formation on one of it's better afternoons. Wyatt started to r'ar back and cut loose his speed in the third, and boys and girls his speed is nothing to get your chin in the way of unless you're feeling like Lou Nova. The Yanks got at least two men on base each of, the -first four frames. Wyatt wasn't doing it the hard way much. ; . Dixie Walker had his first experience with that tricky right field corner in the third when Henrich lined one against the walL Dixie had to chase tt all over the field, like a dog after a rabbit. Only the pup , doesn't have 60,000 folks look .: Ins at him. . After using a 35-inch bat injwt of the last two months, Medwick lias switched back to the 36 incher for this series. He got in a fresh supply only Tuesday and inscribed each one: "Get hot." Two-f or-f our Thursday, one ; of 'em. an extra baser, may not be sizzling, but it's hot enough to boil coffee. Camilli, who fanned three times Wednesday, looked like he was still studying to be the bum of the set when he died out his first time up Thursday.- He must have changed his curriculum right there. The next time he walked and scored. Then he singled the winning run home, Babe Ruth and the Missus turned up in the press break fast room before the game time. The Babe may have lost his batting eye -but he's still bet ter than a green hand moving into those groceries. , Durocher gave Chandler enouch needling from the coaching lines to start a string of tailor shops. ii spuas face didn't set rnl nvor wnat The Lip was shouting at nun, men ne s a callous vouth in deed. Incidentally who coached on first base nnlv ""cc mixings weqnesday on a nuncn, worked the full nln. Thursday showing how much you snouia get on t hunch. Loggers Prepare tor WWC Passes t- i .- . TACOMA, Oct 2kav-Pa "";iisu item on the agenda Thursday as the Col lege of Puget Sound Loeeers pared for their 1941 home debut oaiuroay nignt against Western Washington College of Education. Aue loggers dropped a 14-0 de cision to Eastern Washington last weex ai Cheney largely because oi tneir inability to halt the ene my passing attack, and Coach Leo Frank expressed concern over his Puget Sound team's ability to stop Stan Targus, the halfback whose accurate tosses led . West ern Washington's 13-0 vietnrw over Limieia last Saturday. Series Brooks Vent ; - ) res Emotions By . CHARLES DUNKLEY YANKEE STADIUM; "New York, Oct..' 2. - (JP) r Emotions jupressed and smouldering . in . the hearts of the Brooklyn Dad- j gers for 24 hours gave way wit)i terrific force 'alter they' tramped over the -Yankees, 3 to; . 2, Thursday to even the world series. ' , I : ., r : . .- Leo "The Lip" Durocher, fore man of the Dodgers, took person , al charge of the joyous celebra tion in the clubhouse. He was quickly joined by that fashion plate, Larry MacPhail, the Brook lyn president and general man ager. , , The Dodgers had just handed the Yanks their first defeat in their last 11 world series games and Durocher was elated over the achievement. Waving a fist ful of telegrams ad snoMnr on a bottle of soda-pop, Lee was ai gabby as a parrot without com plexes. "We could just as well have had two right now as to have had this thing even," he began. "Good old Wyatt pitched a whale of a game. But those Yankees ain't seen nothin' until they see what Kirby Higbe throws at 'em. The Yanks have faced him only two or three innings during spring training, and he threw nothing but fast balls. He's got a curve now that'll kill em." MacPhail cut in with the as surance that he ielt pretty good. He threw his arms around Du rocher and gave him a bear-hug. "Hell," MacPhail blurted out, "we've been doing nothing but bouncing back all year, and well keep right on bouncing. I feel' pretty good about this ser ies now. Durocher was far more affable and agreeable after Thursday's victory than he was Wednesday, when he barred the dressing room doors to visitors for half an hour. He bellowed out that the report ers could come in at once, and he was at the door to greet them. As the visitors stormed in, the triumphant Dodgers cut loose with a whistling, shrieking and yipping all over, the place. They rushed over to congratulate the baldish looking, 32-year-old Wyatt, who accepted their, pats on the back graciously. 4 Durocher suddenly spied Wyatt standing in front of his locker and making no attempt to get Into the showers. Then he yelled: "Hey, you. Whitlow! Get ro Ini in that shower, baby. You get an easy, stinking game to pitch, and you want to Test all afternoon. Get to hell under that water. , 1r-",;.r,:. Durocher hid particular craiso for; the aggressiveness and hitting aDiuiy 'Oi joe Gordon; the Yank ees sparkling second baseman. He declared emphatically:- that Gor don was the man to stop in the Yankee attack., j . s T still think he's the toughest " in the outfit," Leo said. "Ji you make one mistake, you can go out in the seats to get it He's really a tough hitter and I mean tough. Gordon's home run and single were decisive in yesterday game, while today he walked three times and got one hit - H c Over In the Yankee dressing room. Manager Joe ' McCarthy showed how, "downhearted'' he " was by kidding with baseball i writers about the "long time it's been' since you've had to come and see toe about a loser in si series game.1 1 fHell, you can't winem all, can' you? he asked. "You haven't chased me ove a loser since the fourth game of the 1937 series, and you haven't been In my of fice here since October 5, 1836. That s the last one we lost in the stadium. Check up and aee If I'm not right Gordon admitted he might have made a mistake in trying to score from second on Chandler's second-: "ining angle. t came up on my own because I thought X had a chance to sneak in," he explained. Joe DiMaggio, who has got on -base only once-on a walkin SL8 Plate Plined ne nadn t been hittin ha.,,.. tjen "getting lament of the ball." tho prizowinning suit for ityh ; . cad : J - -4