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Engage ; in ' Union Labor Blight Benefit Game f or JJSO Tonight at Bail Park Twilight Tilt, Entertainment Seifor "6:15 StartirmTMeT- AL UGHTNER Statesman Sports Editor To Perform and Entertain Ton ightfpr Service Men's Benefit 8SWI Soleni, Ortoxu Friday Morning. August 21, 1942 Solons, Spokes r ' Arthur Mann, correspondent In the Saturday Evening Post, revealed recently an odd but interesting coincidence connecting two of baseball's Hall of Fame members, Honus Wagner and Ty Cobbr long since retired from you without quotes the coincidence, the likes of which has prob ablv never been eaualled. ' - ' The 1909 World Series presented for the first time the bat ting champions of both big leagues, and heavy were hopes and speculation o f t h e Pittsburgh fans as the game's two greatest batters walked upon the lield for the first time ; Honus Wagner, of course, had long been a Pittsburgh hero, recognized by his batting and also by his bowed legs, hook nose and phlegmatic disposition. Born in a near-by town, of immigrant Ger ian parents, he had fitted his un aieldly physique Into the intrl tacies of baseball with no model of teaching. He had overcome the problems, of batting and fielding py sheer power, and led the Na tional league batters seven times, to become its greatest hitter. Cobb Was 'Newcomer A complete stranger to Pitts burghers was the new hitting marvel of the American league Ty Cobb, born In far-off Geor gia, but also filled with that strange American urge to play baseball. Here again was a self- taught player, though fiery, headstrong, belligerent and. thoroughly the opposite of easy going Wagner. He had won the third of twelve American league batting crowns that were to be his. 1 . !' - A photographer with an accordion-pleated camera and a ndv- el idea called to them, "Get bats, Kill you, and stand at the plate, very still, but just as though you're going to wallop one." - Unique Styles Alike The two batting champions bbliged. Left-handed Cobb and right-handed Wagner stood at either side of the home plate, i m, .1 m: l a: t- vieeuug wr uw inn uuic, ouiu lna raised4 .hundreds of -miles . ' A. A.1 t : . ' 1" 1- apari, mey xiaa never seen eacu ether. Yet, in their self-teaching, each had somehow adopted the same strange and unusual grip apart a grip which, like the greatness of both immortals, is now extinct in baseball. Gosh only knows what's hap pened to 'em, but our town Solons never acted that way on the road before. Maybe, the disgrace that Just naturally goes with being last Infii Viirinif rA41 4?n Grounders and Pickups - Spec Keene, recently return ed from the St. Mary's pre-flirht naval school, reports that Jim- ' my Robertson has now turned ii iuii nil. ana worn iiiil rmwjim '. larlv it a hlAKlrin haotr BTvnt An ne of the many, sanads. "Doesn't look bad, either," says Spec . . . Incidentally, Spec himself looks as If he could -go out and hold down a tackle berth. Must be a great thing, that athletic program ... BENGAL BLASTER : .A'JjI' ?syte?zu I txstAAc& ---v. VACS MPi vJiLU; , mm' I the diamond wars. We quote to Boston Beats Bombers, 7-4, 1 ' j Nabs Series Tabor's Homer Spree Continues, Leads Assault on Champs BOSTON, Aug. 2HJP)-Jhn Ta bor's third home run In two days carried the Boston Red Sox to 7-4 victory over the New York Yankees Thursday, and enabled them to take the series, three games toone. The slugging third baseman's timely blow came with two mates on base In the fifth frame, climaxing a six-hit, six run outburst which brought the Red Sox from behind and chased Starter Marvin Breuer to the showers. Bill Butland started on the mound for Boston and registered his third triumph against one de feat, but he had to have help from Oscar Judd when the Yankees threatened in the seventh. . Butland held the Yanks hit less over the first four frames and his mates gave him a one run lead In the third when Johnny Pesky singled and scored as Charlie Keller drop ped Bobby Doerr's liner for an error. Bill Dickey tied the score in the fifth with his second homer of the season. . " New York ....000 020 200-4 7 Boston 001 060 00 7 10 Breuer, Russo (5), Branch (7) and Dickey, : Hemsley (8); But land, Judd (7) and Peacock. A's Slug Out 35 Hits For Double Victory WASHINGTON, Aug 20.-P)- A five-run uprising in the 12th inning gave Philadelphia a 6- wln over Washington tothe nightcap for sweep of a double' header Thursday. The Athletics won the opener 9 to 2. The Athletics teed off for 3& base hits in the five hour two- game program of the American league cellar series. (1st game) Philadelphia 100 150 2009 17 ! Washington -100 000 1002 7 Christopher and Swift; New som, Zuber (5), Grotter (8) and Evans. ' (2nd game) (12 innings) Phila.....000 100 000 005-6 18 Wash 000 100 000 0001 9 Harris, MarcMldon (11) and Swift;4 Masterson, S c a r b orough (12) and Evans. . BySords 7 y MGR. CHARLIE PETERSEN Bryant Beats Tiges, Joins US Air Corps VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 20 (CP)-Ronnie Bryant 4ade fare well to his Vancouver Capilano teammates here Thursday night by pitching them to a 11-4 West ern International league baseball victory over the Tacoma Tigers. Bryant now leaves the Caps to join the United " States army air corps. For a while it looked as if Bryant's farewell stint was go ing to be a rough one, as Ta coma jumped to a 3-1 lead for Big Del Holmes In the second inning. But the Caps, counted three In their half of the frame, picked up another in the fifth and went to town with a six run blast In the seventh to put the contest on Ice. J The Caps collected 15 hits In all off Holmes' serves, and despite the three-sun second inning, Bry ant limited the Tigers to just as many hits as he did runsfour. 'The win stretched the Cap lead another full game and left them very near a flag clinch. It was also their fourth straight over the Tigers this week. Tacoma ....031 000 000- 4 4 4 VancVr 130 010 60x 11 15 1 Bryant and Sueme; Holmes and Stagg. Seals Subdue Angels, 9-4 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20.-(ff) San Francisco's first dim-out baseball game ended in confusion Thursday night, with the home town Seals credited with an eight inning 9-4 Coast league victory over the league-leading Los An geles Angels. . . -..r.'.s . The twilight contest which started at 6 p. m needed lights after six innings, and midway In the eighth came the minute of sundown when all lights along the Pacific coast must be dimmed or shaded. .- ' Out went , the lights with the second half of the eighth just one pitch old, -and the ball game was over. ' ; ". ; A disappointing crowd of 1007 saw the encounter. ;i J - 1 -: Five. Los Angeles pitchers saw service in the free-hitting affair. Al Epperly was the winning pitcher. Los Angeles 201 000 01-4 12 1 San Franc'o 000 204 Zx 15 1 Raf f ensberger, Mallory ' (6), Dobernic (7), Lynn (7), Davis (7) and Todd; Seats, Epperly (5) and Ogrodowski. Army Relief Fiintl 875,000 Richer : SEATTLE. Au St. 20Wi!P-It was army relief day in the twilhrht at Longacres track Thursday, and the Jostling thousands poured an estimated $75,000 into the mili tary fund. .: -v . The estimate was made bv teamsters union officials, who were to charge of promotion for the event. The. sum was believed to set a Pacific coast record for a sports event contribution. With the teamsters underwriting purses ior ine day and all employes vol unterring their services, the day's full take was slated for army relief, including 10 per cent of ine $136,715 that went through the pari-mutuels.. Browns Bow to Cliisox ; CHICAGO, Aug. 2Q.H)-Pun-ching across six" runs in the fifth inning, the Chicago White Sox sewed up an 8 to 5 victory over the St. Louis Browns Thursday night - - . ; St Louis 200 200 1C0 5 7 0 Chicago "wJJll 060 00 8 13 2 Sundra, Caster (5) Ostermuel ler (8) Appleton (8) and Hayes, Ferrell (8); Humphries and Tur ner, ' " Had 8 Lives Left PORTLAND, Aug. 20 The cat which a motorist told police he had killed and left cm air East Burnside street porch was ticking! its wounds whm officers Tived to. dispose of the .carcass. I guess she had eight lives left' so we turned ! her loose, reported" the cop,.'.,. ,, ViOk. 4 Taking part in tonight's "Union Labor Night" program for USO benefit, starting at 6:15 at George E. Waters park, are Baseball . piown A. Murray OTIynn (center), who will strut his clownish stuff; Miss Dorothy Riedel (upper right), vocalist; and Manager Charlie Petersen, who will lead his Salem Senators against the Spokane Indians in the benefit Suds Outbang Beavers Again Small Crowd Takes In Twilight Tilt SEATTLE, Aug. 2O.-0VSeattle took its third straight Pacific Coast league baseball victory over Portland Thursday night, 8 to 5, before a small crowd at the first twilight contest under the new dim-out regulations. The attendance was reported at only 1601, compared with 7118 and 3233 at the two pre vious night games under the floodlights. However, a record attendance at a special army relief day at Longacres race track, also running Into the twi light, undoubtedly cut into the -baseball crowd. Portland sent, four pitchers to the mound in a futile attempt to stop Seattle's 13rhit assault, while hard-luck Carl Fischer. wenf the route for the Rainiers, yielding 10 hits.; ; . ' . . Seattle : scored . four1 runs In the second on. five singles and two more In the third on four hits for enough of a lead to clinch the game, but Portland kept peeking away until it drew up to 7-5 In the eighth. Fischer walked in one of the eighth in ning runs after Ted Norbert, the Beavers' leading hitter for the: night and Bob Bergstrom had ' . singled. Portland -..001 110 020-5 10 2 Seattle 042 000 llx-8 13 3 - Osborne, Schubel (2),' Fltzke 3), Stine (9) and Leovich; Fisch er ,and Kearse. . Service Calls D WIGHT ADAMS Navy Beckons Dwiglit Adams ALBANY, Ore; Aug. 20-(ff) Dwight Adams, state Softball association director and . Albany , high school athletics" director was ordered . Thursday to re port to . the 'navy's pre-flight Mhool at Chapel- iiiil; NC, for Instructional duties. 1 J T ball game. How They STAKf-BD'. . WESTERN INTERNATIONAL W L Pet. W L'Pct. Vancouv 71 47 .6021 Salem St 65 .440 Tacoma 64 57 .5291 Spokane 52 69 .430 Thursday's results: At Spokane 6, Salem 1. At Vancouver 11, Tacoma 4. I COAST LEAGUE W L Pet. W I, Pet. Los Ang 85 55 .607! San Fran 66 73 .482 Sacramt 81 60 .574! Oakland 65 77 ..458 Seattle 78 63 .553Hollywod 64 79 .448 San Dieg 73 69 JH Portland 51 89 .364 Thursday's results: At Seattle 8, Portland S. - At San Francisco 9, Los. Angeles 4. . At Hollywood 1. Oakland 7. Sacramento-San Diego game not re ported. americaV LEAGUE i W L Pet New Yor 7S 41 .655 W L Pet. Detroit 60 62 .492 Chicago 51 62 .451 Washingt 47 68 .409 Boston 67 51 .568 Clevelan 62 66 .525 St. Louis 62 SB .517 PhUadelp 48 77 .384 Thursday's results: Boston 7. New York 4. Philadelphia -, Washington (2nd game 13 innings.) - . - Chicago 8. St. Louis 5. (Only games scheduled.) 2-1 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L Pet. W L Pet. Brookly 81 35 .698 Pittsburg 54 60 .474 St. Louis 74 42 .638 umcago 9 es New Yor 65 54 .546 Boston 48 72 .400 Cincinnt 59 97 J09 PhUadelp 32 78 .288 Thursday's results: Brooklyn 2. New York 1. . Cincinnati 5. Pittsburgh 3. (Only games scheduled.) Elk Season Curtailed , In Ftco Counties PORTLAND, A n g . 20 The elk season from August 23 to 31 in Coos and Douglas coun ties was suspended Thursday by the state game . commission at the request of the Western defense command, , " - The' suspension was to lessen fire danger during fire weather. The order does not affect the elk seasons in eastern Oregon or Clatsop county. Stcingin9 Witli the SOFTBALLERS By DAN MORLEY : Hayoffs for the second half championship of the Salem Soft ball league, are scheduled to start tonight at 60, with the first game between Keith Brown and Golden Pheasant. The winner of this tilt will play Papermill Office Mon day; night f or the title. The win ner of the second half will then play a two out of three series with, the Papennakers, first half champions, for a state tournament berth. '- 7 . In two previous meetings the Brownies have eked out one run victories oyer the Pheas ants, and tonight's game should be closely fought, with the Brass Ducks out for revenge and both X teams fighting for .survival. Featured will be Bob 'Freeman of the Brownies and . Harold mither of the Pbeas : ants. Freeman , has lost bat two games this season -. to : lead the leagae In ;- th a t 1 department, while Smither has lost but three. MISS DOROTHY RIEDEL Wyatt Pitches One-Hitter to Whip Giants Circuit Swat to Mize Only Blow; Bums Add to Margin BROOKLYN, Aug. 20-(;P)-The Brooklyn Dodgers stretched their National league lead to seven games Thursday night by nosing out the New York Giants, 2 to 1, as Whit Wyatt gave up just one hit-7-a homer by Johnny Mize- in chalking up his 15th win of the season before a crowd of 22,729, including 934 service men. Except for the fast ball that Mize poked Into the centerfield scoreboard in the second for his 20th homer of the year, Wyatt found a large assortment of "cousins" In the Giant lineup. He didn't walk a man, and only two reached base, besides Mize. These were Mickey Witek, who got "life" on Third Baseman Lew Riggs' fumble in the fourth, and Mel Ott, who was hit by a pitched ball immediately afterward. Wyatt fanned six. Including the entire side Mlie, Young and Babe Barn a in , the seventh. Except, for Mize, no one passed second base, and only Witek got that far. New York 010 000 000-1 1 Brooklyn -....020 000 00-2 6 Gncy Snaps Losing Skein With 5-3 Win CINCINNATI, Aug. 20-('iIVFour unearned runs in the first inning gave Cincinnati's Reds their first win in seven starts Thursday, i 5-3 victory over Pittsburgh. Johnny Vander Meer hurled six-hit ball, and had the Bucs blanked until the eighth when, after a single by Jimmy Wasdell and a walk to Maurice Van Re bays, Vlnce DIMaggio lined bis 15th home run of the year over the' left field wall to account for all his mates scoring. Pittsburgh 000 000 030-3 6 : Cincinnati -L400 000 10-5 10 . Sewell and Lopez; Vander Meer and Lamannd. Pacific Livestock Show Again Set EOBTLAND, Aug. 20-(J-Now that the wartime civil control ad ministration has announced plans of moving 3500 Japanese evacuees to Idaho and Wyoming from the North Portland reception center, the Pacific International, Live stock show is on again. ' t . It will be only a fat cattle show,' however, on October 7-8-9. ; I- .The - main exposition building now houses the evacuees. . Senator (Averages re up to date.) , AB H Pet. AB H Pet. Kichar 280 SO J21iSoderbur 89 20 .223 Taorml 171 52 304 Moore 63 13 .208 O'Connl 90 2 JZtQ Cailtea 419 117 .279 Peterse 380 104 .274 Smith - Babich Erautt M IS .118 42 C .143 21 3 .143 64 8 .123 11 0 .000 Leinng 437 118 .270' Clow Salsrm.120 31 .258 Elliott Robbe 131 37 .2361 'eschutes . PORTLAND, Aug. 20.-i?3-The Deschutes river holds the best prospect for weekend " fishing, the Oregon game commission's bulle tin said Thursday, t , r ' T limit catches of trout have been reported from the Deschutes. But elsewhere in the state the outlook grades down to very poor. The report by counties includes: - Marion Fair catches in North Santiam; lower Santiam yielding some good catches on spinners; most streams poor , Polk 43enerally poor, in coast range streams. S Lane All streams in the Flor ence area are good; SUtcoos, Mer cer and Woahink : lakes fair for bass'f angling in.Eugene area poor; some - fair bass ' catches., in Willamette near Junction City. It's fyiiion lbar.Night? starting; at 6:15 a bail 'game betwe7M? .-"".Setors and" Spokane's IndiansivfoUowed -by entertainment by, Baseball Clown A. Murray O'Flynn, Vocalist Dorothy Riedel and a group from Camp Adair, plus a band and short addresses by labor of ficials-all scheduled by Tthe 1 Salem Central Trades' and Labor council, sponsors of the "night" And a goodly share of the net proceeds tonight will be turned over to the United Service or- O'Flynn Stops Legislators in Finale, 6 to 1 3Ioore Victim When , Mates Can't Make Runs Out of Hits SPOKANE, A u g. 20.P)-A. Murray O'Flynn pitched the Spo kane Indians to a 6 to 1 Western International league baseball vic tory over Salem's Senators Thurs day night and hit a two-bagger at crucial moment to aid his own cause. The decision closed the current series at two wins each. The clubs now shift the scene of battle to Salem's park. " The Senators touched O'Flynn for three 'singles and a run in the first frame, but he checked them effectively thereafter, scattering their 10 hits. Salem loaded the sacks in the last half of the fifth, but a strikeout and a fast double play choked the threat cold. The Tribe picked up a run each in the first, second and fourth in nings and made the game safe with thrfee more in the fifth, when OTIynn poled his double with a man on base. A pair of singles pushed home the other two tal lies. , Corly Robbe, who scored the only Salem run, led his team in hitting with three singles in five times at bat. Clint Camer on, with two for three, and O'Flynn, with two for four, top ped Spokane's attack. The loss was Moore's 11th against nine wins for the year. Salem (1) Ab R Robbe, ss 5 1 Taormini, lf . 5 0' Richards, lb . 5 0 H Po A 3 12 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 9 2 2 1 0 7 1 Leiningerv cf 5 0 Cailteaux, 2b - 4 0 O'Connell, rf 4 0 Salstrom, 3b 4 0 Elliott, c : 4 0 Moore, p 3 0 Totals";: .39 1 10 24 Spokane (6) Aden, cf 5 12 2 0 Stamper, 2b 4 0 1 0 3 Cameron, 3b 3 0 2 1 1 Buccola, lb 4 O 0 12 0 Cockroft, rf 4 0 0 2 0 Russo, If 4 10 4 0 Myers, c 4 0 14 0 Pullins, ss 4 3 12 6 O'Flynn, p . 4 12 0 4 Totals ..36 6 9 27 14 Salem .100 000 000-1 10 Spokane .110 130 00- 9 Runs batted in Leininger, Buc cola, Stamper, Aden, 2, O'Flynn. Two base hits O'Flynn, Myers. Three base hit Cameron. Stolen bases Cameron. Cockroft, Pul lins 3, Cailteaux, Buccola 3, Myers Double plays Stamper to Pullins to Buccola. Left on bases Sa lem 13; Spokane 11. Bases on balls off Moore 5: off ' O'Flynn 2. Struck out by Moore 5; O'Flynn 4. Passed balls Elliott Time of game: 2:03. Umpires Regele and Moran. - Lieber's Last Mound .r Effort a Good One j KLAMATH " FALLS, Aug. 20 (P)-Dutch Lieber, former Coast league pitcher and present mana ger of the Medford Craters, hurled his team to a 7-3 victory ovef the Klamath Falls Pelicans Wednes day night v -V ' The game opened the Oregon California league's President cup's playoff and " was Lieber's league swan song, since he must report to his San Francisco draft board for induction Saturday. Best for ,. Lincoln Som e fair cutthroat trout catches f in ; Salmon river; salt, water trolling fair. ;. c Curry A few salmon are being taken on spinners at the turn of tide in Chetco river; searun cut throat are being taken with fresh salmon eggs in Pistol river; many steelhead reported taken on sal mon trolL with salmon fishing fair in Rogue. ' - ' Coos No catchest reported in northern part; angling in south ern part Is fair; catGshing contin ues fair in the Coquille river. ; 'Jackson A few salmon still being caught in Rogue river: trout and - steelhead angling in Rogue good.' j ' - Josephine Angling poor,'' al though a few good steelhead were taken above Grants Pass on the , ganizations. " ' - : " Service men will be admitted free ; ;.;-' y .. . Tonight's game will also mark the debut of twilight ball in Salem under the dimout proclamation. ' . The labor council "Union La bor - Night" committee, which has been working strenuously for some weeks on the USO benefit game, announced Thurs day that advance' ticket sales were not moving as it had hop ed, but said that a large turn out could be expected regard less of the early starting tune for the game. The game had been originally slated for t o'clock but the dimoat forced the change In time. The committee also announced that various union locals had pur chased large blocks of tickets and that much effort was given to a sales push in the various outlying cities and towns. As the use f floodlights has been forbidden, it will be neces sary to start - the ball game at 6:15, and use non-powerful lights during the entertainment imme diately following. L. . The benefit game will be the third this season in which the Senators have participated, navy relief games at Eugene and Silverton having already been played. . Tonight's USO benefit game will be the first f Its kind, for Salem. There has been no advance in prices. And baseball fans, especially tho followers cf the town Solons, will see in action a Legislator team which has just come off the most successful road trip enjoyed til season. Never having been recog nized as a good road team sinco professional baseball, came to Sa lem -in 1940, the Senators havo just finished a ten-day jauht which they broke absolutely even, winning six and losing six, and in doing so slapped Spokane far ther' into the league cellar and away from the Solons' third place. Tonight's game will also touch off , the final home appearance of the Senator for the season, and probably the duration. O'Flynn needs no introduc tion to Salem's baU fans. He gave a sample of his fanny stuff during a ; doubleheader last month to the enjoyment of nearly 1309 fans. A. Murray has often been regarded as "funnier than Al Schacht." baseball's No. 1 clown performer. Miss Riedel has also appeared before Salem audiences in behalf of various benefits. She will prob ably be accompanied by the Mu nicipal band,1 whose services have been acquired by the Council. Just what kind of entertainment will come from Camp Adair was not known definitely Thursday night, but at least a colored quar tet from the cantonment will ap pear. - - Congressman James W. Molt . and Fanl Guhrske, president of the state federation of labor, will give short addresses dur ing the program.. Twilight Tilt Big Flop for Hollies HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 20 Hollywood tried twilight baseball for the first time Thursday and found it a disappointing innova tion. Oakland handed ;the Stars a 7-1 defeat and the crowd, which numbered around 5000 Wednesday night, dropped to 594 for Thurs day's experiment , , Oakland -100 010 104-7 13 0 Hollywood 100 000 000-1 5 I Salveson" and Raimondi; Thom as, Bevens (8) and Brenzel At wood (8), 4 Rogue with flies. Large schools of steelhead observed at mouths cf Galice and Taylor creeks, -.but they have not been responding to lures. . V . " - " Wasco Angling" continues good on the Deschutes; some steelhead caught in lower part of the river as well as at Celilo on the Colum bia. : r - -&:y - . ' Crook Angling- very poor ex cept b lower Crooked river. Union Big Minam river the best in the district with catches not large but fish of good size. Wallowa Fishing good in the high lakes and frSatisfactory in Wallowa, Minam Lostine, Imna- na ana wenana nvers. ., ; i Ber Angling only fair; some good catches in I the ; very high lakes. j ' V ' Fishiilg
