The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, August 30, 1942, Image 13

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Newspaper Page TextFort Lewis ': versus Base Ball' Game," ffiBtar - 4 . Talent Show at: "George E. Waters Park Todar AL LIGHTNER frl Crack Fort Lewis Warrior s. Who Play Here Today Army it Statesman Sports Editor Salem, Oregon. Sunday Morning, August 30, 1942 Show Gets Under 7 ay at 2 & clock 00 Big nenej Speaking of prospects' for higher plassed baseball, take Eddie Erautt for instance. After seeing Eddie serve-what few games he worked in this season, most fans would say, "Yeah, you take him and keep him." But Eddie, despite his pictorial apparent need for sleep (after getting lots of slaep) is certainly a wide-awake prospect for - C- r-"! I " 1 I J ? jv .yi EDDIE ERAUTT sleeping it stage. Nothing rattles Sure, he makes an exceptional i during the course of a game, but those aren t made for nothing. Eddie knows he was sent up here from Hollywood to gain ex perience, and he know3 that in order to get that experience he's got to work on his weaknesses His move to first base is one of his present weaknesses. How the war will determine Eddie's future in baseball re mains to be seen. If the obstacles aren't too areat you won't have long to wait before discussing the young major leaguer who used to pitch for Salem. " o : Sgt. Smith Quite An Athlete Staff Sgt Ford Smith, the colored fast-ball hurler who ' Is to appear at Geo. E. Waters the Fort Lewis Warriors, not chucker, but was a good enough basketball player to at tract the attentions of the Harlem Globetrotters (you remem ber them) and was all set to attend the University of Ari zona as a gridiron prospect about the time Tex" Oliver left that country for Oregon. Smith was attending. Phoenix junior college and playing a lot of bqckfield, and it is rumored he gave up the 'college Idea when "Oliver left " -v " -o Homecoming For The Boys And today's Warrior-Portland Air Base game will also be a sort of homecoming for five former Western International leaguers, and a true homecoming for one of those; Salem's own Billy Beard will probably do the catching for the Warriors, and Herm Reich, former Tacoma Tiger and Portland Beaver outfielder-first baseman, Cy Greenlaw, the ex-Vancouver lefthand ed swifry, Joe Albaneee, Yakima, ancl,Darrel Fields, Spokane, comprise the rest of the ex-WI'ers. O Battle Eor Batting Bouquets If Jack Richard doesn't sobr up from the terrific base hit binge, he's been on lately, hell wind up the Tete Reiser" of the WL or. the rookie who woo the batting, title In his freshman year. Only 15 points separate -Jack from uarence idaaaern, according to me latest nowe news Bureau compilations, and as those- were moxie up a week ago, during which fime Bichards has been going, hit-crazy. It's sale to say the Los Angeles optionee Is too dose to 'Maddem for his comfort Only 10 more games remain to be played, and six of those will be 'chords against. Maddern for the- batting, crown." Regardless, of who wins it, "Pants" Rowland, me Angel boss, Just sits-back and smiles, as both Richards and Maddern belong to the Angelinos. - Stopped Him With This It's a toss-up between Lippy Leo Din-echor and Frankie Frisch as to just which one gets but Frisch went one up on Leo jBeans' Reardon speechless. Reardon had been calling favor the Pittsburgh Pirates ''and was afraid to say anything for he took his spite on Reardon by Reardon charged over to the dugout with a roar, "Did you stick your tongue out at me?" "Say, aren't you the guy who makes the decisions out there?" sneered, the manager of tiie Bucs. Tes. I caal" beOcred Reardoii. . " "WeH. make Cacrf one thenl snapped Frank. - ..... . O - y - - ':Zr Poor old Bobo Newsamr Unablo to hit anything like the Stride which carried him to his great season a few years back and all that world series alory, now claims Birdie Tebbetts was the reason he was such a great pitcher. Bobo says foe former Tiger catcher, now to the army, taught him to pace himself and mix up his pitches. ' So along with all his other woes, it appears Babo is equipped with a short memory ox Just didn't pay dose attention to teacher. Pro Grid Loop Assured 511s; Busters9 Set SEATTLE, Aug. 2P)-Mayor Ilarry Cain ef Tscems prombcd the northwest war industries, foot ball league Saturday his -; city would have a sponsor for a team in the new circuit virtually as suring tb loop would have five squads Tacoma, Portland, Spo kane, Seattle and Vancouver; V League ' directors will hold a final pre-season meeting Sunday In Tacoma when that city will de cide definitely, whether it will en ter competition. . ; Drafting of a playing schedule, Which was to have been com ''Shifts all he's only 17 and should be a kid his age and no one can or should deny that True he didn't help the Sena tor cause much, that sore el bow sidelining him for nearly a month. But when, a kid 17 years old can throw a ball as hard and snap off a curve as well as young Eddie can, it doesn't make one think fee Hollywood Stars were a "leetle tetched" for laying so many sheckels on the line for his contract rights. w On top of that, growing Eddie po under) and what so many youngsters lack poise and a well-read baseball back ground. He likes baseball to the extent of the eating and him when he's on the mound. number of throws to first base So he calmly works on it park today as a member of only is a better than fair v o One into more beefs with umpires. the other day when he left even quite a few which didn't xacuy which had Frisch so mad he fear of being chased. "Instead stiaUrvrhis tongue out at him. pleted Saturday, was - postponed until Tuesday pending" Tacoma's decision. : V Larry Wolfe, e veteran of 19 years of grid coaching, premised to have a tough team In Portland sponsored : by the boilermakers and to be known as the "Busters." The fanner ' Colorado college, eeach anaonnred the aigatng of sack well-known stars as Cheek Mocha, former all-American guard at the University af Washington; LMMWd Yoanee. whe played a let ef guard for Oregon State college; Elmer Colberg, - ' another ex-Beaver, and twe ez-Univeraity of Ore gon stars Tony Amatov bang- ' up guard, and DC1 Morgan, who later went en te earn all-American honers la the professioaal league. - :;: I bit 11411 Jf4r 1 &f rVi, Wv 'Si ,r,-'- LijiJ u Vx UjX eYV ' I i v" I . ,sJ: t '-,-- i k . . - " - - j. i. ' - . W &4tottMaeaNe ' - - ' "', T ; J- . ''!''. - " - ' , . - --- ' : s -' ' 1 ' ' y X i ' A f NW Golf Aces To Battle In Portland Meet PORTLAND, Ore. Aug. Forty or so of the Pacific north west's top golfers will shoot around the tough . Alderwood Country Club course Monday in me 25th annual northwest pro amateur and follow up the next day in the Oregon open. Al Zimmerman. Oregon PGA tftltst and host prefeesloaaL. aa nessMed 8atorday night that he eaveeted reheat tf .teams to tee off -for ; the- pre-amatear title, held by pre Bob Connolly and mi few Ilarrjr Givaa ef Se attle, who wCl not team to gether this year. 7 Connolly will .play with. Bud Haskell, Olympia- amateur, and Given will be paired with Gordon Richards, Seattle .pro. Given and Connolly won the trUe last year with 14-under par 321 over -the Seattle Golf and Country Club to keep Charlie Hunter and Chuck Congdon, the Tacoma aces, from taking the championship ' three times in a row Hunter and Cong don -will compete together againf Other formidable teams en tered this year are: Zimmerman with Vlnce Dolp, former Uni versity ef Oreroa star, and Ned Christian. &pkne professional, with Skee Klegel, a flashy am ateur from Florida. Gallery fees win be turned over to the Red Cross. Kuehn To Coach At Great Lakes PORTLAND, OREL, Aug. 20 - Louis E. Kuehn, former Ore gon State College swimming coach and 1920 Olympic diving champ ion, said: Saturday r he will leave soon for the navy's Great Lakes training station where he will be swinuning coach. Kuehn has been deputy county clerk here since 1934. : Alsab Snares $79,400 American-.. Derby BY CHARLES DUNKXEY CHICAGO, Aug. 29-fVAlsab, $700 bargain colt owned by Mrs. Albert Sabath of Chicago, clim axed a brilliant comeback by win ning the 479,400 American Derby before 35,000 spectators at Wash ington Park. . v: --v ; Alsab defeated the front running With Regards by three and a half Rainiers Drop 4th Straight i SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. The San Francisco Seals, rallying Coast League baseball club, was one .game nearer the upper divi sion standings Saturday after club bing three Seattle hurler s for- a 9-5 decision, their fourth straight game won over the Rainiers. Lean Larry Jansen was v the winning pitcher, Al Libke- the loser. Seattle 003 000 002 5 11 2 San Fran. 000 212 Six 8 11 1 Carnett, Libke (6), Guay (7) -and Collins; Jansen and Ogrodew- hski. Angels Defeat Beayersr5-4 LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29 -iJP) Los Angeles beat Portland, again Saturday, 5 to 4, as Wayne Os borne uncorked a wild pitch in 4he eighth to allow the wiiming run. The Angels assumed a four games to two lead in the . series. Peaches Davis, who '. succeeded Red Lynn in the eighth, received credit for the victory, his sixth against two losses. Portland scor ed all its rung against Lynn. Rupert Thompson of the Beav ers and Barney Olson of Los An geles connected for home runs. Portland .000 210 010-4 7 Jt Los Angeles -.001300 01-5 10 ' 0 Osborne! and Leovich; Lynn, Davis (8) and Campbell. - Kobbehljost To Senators Cmrly Robbe, Salem Senatar shertstop whe was forced front the lineep last week beeaase ef am. infected boQ his. right knee, left for his heme la Lee Angeles. Saturday night. The crab doctor advised Rebbe te re strain from playing muf aaere this season, lengths with Anticlimax, owned by Hal Price Headley, Lexington, Ky, turfman third, a length and a half further back the Irish-bred Rounders, which ; defeated the mighty Whiriaway in the ; $25,000 Arlington handicap,' a month ago, was fourth in a field of seven. -Alsab went to the past at I to The Fort Lewis Warriors baseball team, which meets the Portland "Air Base All-Stars in an army bat-aod-ball fond benefit gam at George E. Waters park this afternoon. Along with the bail game there will be an hour-long all-service men's talent shew and music by the Camp Adair band. Proceeds of- today's show will be turned over te both Fort Lewis and Camp Adair. (Front row, sitting left to right). Pvt. Al EulL Sgt. Reuben Lltsenberger, Priv ate first class Billy SewelL ex-WSC athletic great, Pvt. Morrie Arnovtch, manager and ex-major learner, Corp. Hank Shaback and Mascot Billy Kirk. (Back row, left to right) Lt V. M. Kirk, Fort Lewis athletic officer, Sgt John Steplch. secretary-coach, Pvt. Harvey Clutter, Pvt. Cy Greenlaw, former WIL monndsman. Pvt. Al Sennits, Sgt. Wynn PintarelL. CpL BUI DiehL CpL Herm Reich, ex-Portland Beaver, Staff Set. Ford Smith. Nerre nltchinr ace. Pvt. BUI Scheske, CpL Ray Nordell and Pvt. Louis Moses, trainer. (Lower picture), former Tacoma Tigers and Portland Beaver Blucser Herman Reich, who plays first base for the Warriors. How 7 hey STTARJD)... WESTERN INTERNATIONAL W L Pet. W L Pet. VancouT 78 4S .613 Salem SS 68 .452 Tacoma 67 61 J23 Spokane 93 73 .414 Saturday's reinJU: At Vancouver-Spokane, not reported. (Only same played.) COAST LEAGUE W L Pet. W L Pet. Los Aug 81 61 99 Sacramte S7 63 .580 San fran 76 76 J00 Oakland 6S S2 .457 Seattle 79 71 .527 San Dies 77 74 lo HoUywod 68 64 .447 Portland S7 93 290 satwday'i rctnito: At Loa Angeles 5, Portland 4. At San Francisco 0. Seattle S. At San Diego S. Oakland S. At Sacramento 4-14. Hollywood S-Z. NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pet. W L Pet. Brookly 86 39 .688! Pittsburg S7 63 .467 St. Lout S3 44 -6541 Chioago 60-71 .498 New Yor 60 5 .543! Boston 51 77 JOS Cincinna 61 64 .488! PtUladclp 36 SS J83 Satarday'i , reiolu: Chicago 4, Brooklyn J. St Louis S. Philadelphia S.' Cincinnati 1. Beaton 0. Mew York 1-7, ptttsbursh 0-4. AMEKICAN LEAGUE W-L Pet New Yor S3 44 .6541 Detroit Boeton- 77 5t " J97I Chicago W L Pet 4 S3 .496 84 67 .446 40 74- JOS 89 J61 C3eeelan 6S Jll acaraay'i reaoias:. Cleveland 6. New -York S. Boston 4. Chleaf a f. Washington . tetBort 1. St Louis-Pi -Philadelphia poctpooed. Grid Starting Times Changed SEATTLE, Aug.. T9-KP)-The University of Washington an notmeed Saturday its home foot ball games in the Pacific Coast Conference this year will start at 1 p. m. instead of the traditional 2. p. m. idekoff time so crowds Would not interfere with ordinary rush-hour traffic. With- the opening of practice scheduled for Sept 10, the Uni versity, prepared to start the sea son with only a three-man coach ing staff head coach Ralph Test Welch and: assistants Herb Dug gins and Dorsett V. "Tubby" Graves.-. Elmer Huhta, who came from Hoquiam high school to coach the husky freshmen, has applied for an army commission and is expec ted to receive it by October, it was learned. No move has been made as yet to replace him, however. Hammerin' Henry To i Fight In Portland PORTLAND, yOBH, Aug. 29 -Ay-Promoter Bobby Evans said Saturday night ithat Henry Arm strong, who once-held three world boxing titles simultaneously, would make a comeback appearance 'in Portland or vicinity, probably on Labor Day. :: -Evans said Armstrong's oppon ent had not been selected. S odds and returned $Xio, $3.40 and $2.89 across the board. With Regards, owned by Idr, and llrs. T. D. Grimes, a ranchman living near Denver, paid $11.90 to place and $5.40 to show, while the show price on Anticlimax was $3.80. - Alsab ran the mile and at4raar ter ever a slew track la 2:08 15. Whacky Whirly Triumphant In Trenton'Cap Earnings Nears Half Million Mark After Running 'New Style' By TED MEIER - CAMDEN, NJ, Aug. 29 -UP) Whirlaway won the $10,000 added Trenton handicap at Garden State park Saturday, as everybody ex pected, but he surprised the crowd by becoming a front runner in stead of demonstrating his fam ous stretch drive. The long-tailed Cain met Croesus, who Jumped his total earnings te $467,038 with the whining parse of $8500, was given a reesing battle by George D. Wldeners Rose town, bat crossed the finish line a length ahead of the Wtdener snare. Miss Helen Hickman's Aonbar was third, a nose behind Kose tewn, with Mrs. C 8. Brom ley's In Question f earth xand last. Despite inclement weather, a crowd of 18,492, including many celebrities, turned 'out to watch turf dom's outstanding horse in his first race on the new track. Whirly covered the distance in 1:50 45 seconds, one-fifth off the track reooroV Pros To Pass ainst SAN DIEGO. Calif, Aug.,29-A) -The Washington Redskins gave indication Saturday they would rely on an aerial attack, to rout MaJ. Wallace Wade's western ar my forces in their, football clash in the coliseum at Los Angeles Sunday. The Redskins, led by their ace passer, Sammy Baugh, .gave army scouts only a sample of their ov erhead game in the intra-squad engagement last week. Since then, coach Ray Flaherty has given his squad more passing plays. Little Penalo Wins Longacres Feature SEATTLE, Aug. 2-yP-Little Penalo won the featured six -furlong event at Longacres Saturday with Lynn Josephson, the track's leading rider, in the saddle. It was Josephson's third win of the day. ' . A length and three-quarters In front at the wire, little Penalo paid $1U0, 15.4H and 12 JO in the $2 mutuels. Brig TOr was second, paying $8.20 and $30. Over Drive showed at I3L20. As a result Mrs. Sabath. wife ef an attorney, coCeeted t'iXZi. This breaght Alsab's season's earninxs' to $15X485 and his to tal winnings In twe years te 4269.465, which is quite a handle for a eelt that was picked bp for only $799 as a yearling, at the Saratoga sales in 1919. Aa Army Warriors Present Ldneup, .iLmerraiiimem.daia 10 l Be Best; Full House Expected By AL LIGHTNER Statesman Sports Editor If P. T. Barnum were alive he'd probably call it "the creates i military show on earth, with a baseball game, played by eat- leaguer now in the service, thrown in to make it an extravagant za never before equalled In Salem!" But P. T. Barnum and bisi j Yankees' Lead Gut Jo Seven By Qeveland Weatherly'g Hitting Features 6-5 Stint t Red Sox 4-2 Victors NEW YORK, Aug. SS-iffV-Roy Stormy" Weatherly, benched for weak hitting, returned to the Cleveland lineup and staged a one- man batting show that carried the Indians to a 6-5 victory over the New York Yankees in the final appearance of the tribe, here this season. . Appearing at the plate five times the, stockyTexan hit three sin ties, a triple and a home ran, the last coming in the fourth inning with a man on base and providing the Indians with their margin of victory. The defeat sliced the Yankee's lead in the American League pen nant race to seven games over the Boston Red Sox. Cleveland 103 200 0006 12 New York 300 000 1105 6 Smith, Bagby (8) and Hegan; Bonn am, Llndell (5) and Rosar, Dickey (9). Lamanske Ties Pioneer Mark BOISE, IDAHO, Aug. 29-fls)- Frank Lamanske spaced seven Salt Lake City hits to give Boise a 4 to 2 pioneer baseball league vie tory over the Bees Saturday and unofficial compilations listed it as Lamanske's 22nd win of the sea son, equalling the league record set last year by Boise's Gerald Staley. The Pilots got only five hits off the twirling of Frank Cvitanich but they bunched four of them in the third frame for all their runs. Ogden third baseman Bill Fouts batted in the winning. run with a ninth-inning two-bagger in the Reds' 5 to 4 victory over Pocatel lo, dropping the Cards to 6 games behind the pace-setting Boise Pi lots. The Idaho Falls-Twin Falls game was postponed. Montana Coach Made Captain MISSOULA, Mont, Aug. 29-CAP) -Douglas Fessenden wthletic di rector and head football coach at Montana . State university, wss sworn into, service Friday as a captain in the army air force by CoL Lewis Norman, ROTC com mandant ; Fessenden was ordered to re port to the officers training school at Miami Beach, Fla., Sept 1. His assignment calls for duty at Knoll wood Field, Southern Pines, NC taasc aM ReafffToEecap? -WITH THE KRAFT SYSTEM IV 1 " f il ! ' ; : 1 - I I I m 1 . r: if- STATii THIS SSI3VZCS Jack Frost B. Van Onseneerd Slate Cottage Sts. - Salem - Phone 21511 Official Gevernment Tire Inspectors SlarStudded If ;i) V not ballyhoo or not, this afternoon, starting at 2:00 pjo, an all-sere vice four-star benefit show takes, place inside the spacious Geo. ELi Waters baseball park at 25th and. Turner road, the likes of which has; never been seen in these parts.! A crack military band, stage. , and radio performers from aU,, ever these United States, a ball, , gam between the Font Lewis Warriors, .recognized as one of', the strongest military teams in ; the country, and tke Portland . Air Base All-Stars, and the fact : that all the proceeds turned tn , by yea fans will be turned ever to the Camp Adair, Fort Lewis! , and Fort Stevens "bat-and-baU, athletic fond is the order of the afternoon. , t The 144th field artillery band, will "fall in" at-the foot of the; Willamette bridge about 1:00 pjn ana wui parade through town and, out to the ball park to start the" top-notch proceedings off sharply' at two. Gates to the ball park will! ' open at 1 o'clock. ; The talent troupe will perform for a full hour tap dancers, mim-' mickersV soloists, duets, triosT quartets all of 'em service men, immediately after which will fol-' low the game between Manager.' Morrie Arnovich's classy crew and the "Bombers." Arnovich himself leads the, colorful Warrior lineup, which t Is stocked with sack former pro a fessional league stars as Her- '1 man Reich, ex-Taeoms and ' Portland slagging first base: man; Salem's own Billy Beard, .' catcher for Seattle's Rainier i before he entered the servicer Cy Greenlaw, the big lefty whe pitched s effectively for Tan eoaver last season; Ford smith, the big Negro pitcher who turned back the Tacoma Tigers 5-1 1 in 15 Innings recently, and whe held the Portland Beavers score- less for eight Innings not long age; and., Billy Sewell, the for; mer pass-catching pisskinoer and ace meandsman ef Washing ten 8tate College. ' Arnovitch was the battingvaen sation of the National League, two years ago with the Philadelphia Phillies, and since lias patrolled the New York Giant and Cincin nati! Red outfields. - Just who will play for the Bomb ers has not been announced, al though it is known they have "bor rowed' players from other branch es of the service in an effort to be at top strength for the Warriors. Ne advance in prices has been saade fee this afternoon's Mr ' dom's, and Capt Frank Wlmer, f special service effieer'at Casap Adair, who fa responsible for .ar ranging the program, felly ex pects a full bouse te tan eat for the benefit shew. t: The Warriors played before' 35,000 recently at Fort Lewis, ao cording to Capt Wimer, arid nip wards -of 4,000 turned out each time they have played In Portland. Some 3,000 - attended the talent show and Tacoma-Warrior game In. Tacoma last month. j Facilities of the ball park have been turned over to the show and game through the courtesy of the Salem ball club. i a. Mt. or V