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Newspaper Page TextXlakin Hay While the Sun Shine 'Cats - 1:30 Double -Bill' Against .'Portland U Today Believing in making hay while the sun -shines, Willamette's baseball ing Bearcats take on Portland's Pilots' in" a 1:30 double-header at Geo. E. Waters park this afternoon and make up the rained out test against Oregon's Webfooters Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock In the same ball yard. - " " I Not too much is known of the Pilot potency, although the Portland hill toppers have one ! 1 First Lieutenant Henry Singer, USA Signal Corps, pro bably much better, known hereabouts as Softball Slingin Singer of the local loops or yseteryear,; v-aiaus uoings ui sports front. Mailed to Cliff Parker,! State street's sport ing goods Goliath; and bor rowed by us, we copy r : . "Man, what a business you could do in this part of Afri ca! The native Arab is an im itating fool. Already he can say "get the hell out of here" (he hears it enough times a day from the boys) - like a Brooklynite. They watch .the fellows play catch with the most mystifying I o o k s on - their v faces, and almost any time of day you find a bunch trying to play English foot hall fmirhv or soccer) bare- fiJ (n 4Vt ctrosla licino n "The French also seem interested they are always talking about La Boxe (boxing) and Les Sports. They; nave an Airican wi. weight over here they swear by. 1 mt-v,- t..r. ciAsma trt h takn fnr eranted and TOU can Bwinniire " see what an advantage it would no postponements on account or ram, etc Eearn'New Game 'JoharV 2 "I got out this week on the local, beach for a couple of hours, but it was practically deserted except for a" couple of Frenchmen. Ope of them turned out to be an instructor of what he calls 'culture physique, and what a workout medicine ball! He and his friend ing, though. It's called 'Jokari.' Consists of an ordinary sponge rub ber ball fastened to a block of wood for a base by a very strong ana very elastic rubber. There are two players, each armed with a wooden nraupt very much like those used in squash. The wooden base is placed on a .line and the players the base. They then proceed to swat the ball as tnougn playing squasn and the elastic brings it back every time (except when the' damned thing breaks). The ball . must come back qver the baseline on the first bounce. Of course one player is . backhanding the ball all the time, unless he is left handed, but it's really lots of fun. ; "I probably won't be in shape far anything mere strenaons -than croquette by the time this la all over, still It seems to me I remember an 'Old Man' learne back' there. So save me a spot in that leatno and If I decide to stay over here, maybe wo east " open ap an African branch of TarkersY Hopping Here and There: . One of those "he said that he said that he saids has Babe Hol llhgbery coaching the Second Air Force Bombers Sun Bowl champs next fall since Capt Red Reese, headman last fall, has been made athletic boss of the entire Second Air Force. Should such be so. Hoi lingbery shouldn't feel too far from home as such WSC formers as Bob Kennedy, Nick Susoeff, Bill Remington and Babe's son, Buster, are now stationed at Fort George Wright, the home of the Bombers. Johnny Stamper, 8pokane second-baser reported to have been 'offered $485 per month to keystone for Oakland this summer, has quit the Acorn camp In favor of manasinc the Everett club of the Faret Sound Shipyards leasne. Ye Gods, what could the boys be getting in that loop? ? ? Recent in-again-out-againers: Ensign Bruce Williams, who flew his navy plane up from San Francisco, 'visited here for a spell and flew 'er back and Warrant Officer Frits fLindsey, VIk pifskin pivoter of , '35-6-7, up from the army's air .base at Tucson, Aria. LAndsey still wears the wrist watch and "outstanding- Player' 'medal he earned while eenterinr for the .Moffott Field Flyers two seasons ag-o. : ' - Fine break for ex-Capilano Catcher Hal Sueme results in his being sold to Seattle by Los Angeles. Trying to bust into that Angel lineup even this year is a task for and the Rauners were faced with opening up next week with just ; an umpire behind the dish. Sueme may not hit much in the PCL, but he takes out of this league the reputation as being one of the best catchers ever to play in it . Suds Set fori Southern Jaunt WitK Has-Beens Ma ; LEWISTON, Idaho, April 12-i93)-Might as well come right out in the open with the question Manager Bill Skiff of the Seattle Rainiers has been asking himself all through spring training as he cast a critical eye over a flock of has beens and may becomes: In all that collection of creaky knees and piping larynxes are there, any right nowers? " By this time Boas Bill is get. tinf- tied t holding- Infield practice without inflelders and pitching drill without pitchers or catchers but he's willing- to look on the bright side and anticipate that If he roes into. the baseball season without i baseball team he will have com pany in his managerial sorrow. Bill will bundle his charges out of Lewiston Tuesday night, San Diego bound for Sunday's opening bill. In their preparations for this encounter the Rainiers have dealt roughly with the Geiger field army air force bombers, but have taken a 3-1 trimming from Wash ington State college, i , Around Hal Turpin, who has won more games . for Seattle than some of the rookies have ever seen, and the veteran Syl vester Johnson Mr. Skiff has been baUdlng his mound staff. These are abetted by Glenn El liott, a southpaw, a n d . right "'- Try mtm of Cnlaose roaoale Amulll SUCCESS for ftOM rs l CHIN No matter wHh wtiat ailmciU yoo aro ArrxiCT ED disoroo., laoslUs. heart, Iubs. liver, '- fcUlaeys, tmen. tas. eontUpartoM. ulcers. t- kctte. fvar. kia : feaalo e plaista - Churli Chinese Herb Co orrtc flout oi Taos. a4 Sat- m It I p. a aa Saa. and Wh. a. oa -to I:3 p. i 122 N. CoaL EL. Salem. Ore. Mi inning JnUiiJnt I ' I f v - - iiiiiii in mi .i mm in itf rffr ft mt HAL SUEME Ifnnu Kali! be to the sporting goods business he gave me with just an orauaary had a game that was really intrigu take up ; positions on each side of a tried and true two-story man,-! - bander Joe Demoran, plus Lefty Ed Garnett and right hander Pete Jonas. Good hitters, Gar nett and Jonas can double In the outfield. Skif picked up a veteran cen ter fielder here in the person of Bill Katzilometes, who shortened his name to Katz for convenience while nudging '.300 I in the Pied mont and Southern leagues several seasons back. ' . . ; Skiff has : b O e a suing BiU Lawrence also - la center - and Lynn' King, leadoff man cur rently : at third base, may : be 'switched to the outfield : when , Dick I Gyslemaa, who has been working- fat Seattle, returns to the fold as the team heads sonth. . , : f ;:f Jimmy Jewell, a husky boy and good hitter up from the West ern International league, has been holding down second and the vet eran Len Gabrielson has been working the first sack. Gabriel son's brother-in-law. Bill Mathe son,' has been : at short, but that job may go to Joe Carcarart, for mer Portlander returning to Coast league -ball after a year's layoff. TJal Sueme. a veteran- of many minor league years bat stffl young, has plugged a big; gap . behind the i plate, but relief catchers have Skiff worried. Currently on tap are Don Sny der, who is 1-A on the govern ment's list, and Esnmett Wat I son, who needs seasoning.' thing In common with the Keen clan both outfits : were tripped up last week by Oregon, the 'Cats once and the Pilots twice. , - Keene chalked two wins on the club-house board over the weekend when Woodburn Bill Hanauska turned back th 3S3rd : Infantry nine from Camp Adair Saturday In both ends of a twin bOL But Keene said Monday he was saving Willie for the Web foot game Wednesday, and. as Hanauska isn't a Smead Jolley with the willow it's unlikely bell do more than a little coach ing In today's pair. ? The mound chores today will probably fall on Versa tilites Wes Saxton, the regular first baseman, and Don Hilton, the No. 1 third sacker, with Hal McAbee, who twirled effectively against the 383rd Friday at Adair, slated to get in his turn in one of today's tussles, too. Clint Cameron will bo back of the dish in one scrape, Hsfek Ercolini the other. The 'Cats held a literally heated workout Monday and are in top fettle for the ' two-day festivities. The Oregon game was arranged Monday for Wednesday after it was thought that annual Salem get-together had been washed out for good this year. Cody Kids Cop National Title CHICAGO, AprU 12-)-The Multnomah Athletic club team of Portland, Ore., won the national AAU women's swimming cham pionship here Sunday for the first time in the club's history. The MAC mermaids paddled to 43 points for first, an even dozen over the Riviera club of Indianapolis. In aU the MAC girls annexed five events. They were: y- 100-yard freestyle Susanna Zimmerman. Time 1:02.2. 400-yard freestyle r e 1 a y Multnomah AC (.Mary Ann Hansen, Suzanne Zimmerman, Nancy Merit! and Brenda Hel ser.) Time 4:15.5. ' 100-yard backstroke Su zanne Zimmerman. Time 1:10J8. 220-yard freestyle Brenda Helser. Time 2:36 J. 300-yard medley relay Mult nomah AC. (Susanne Zimmer man, Nancy MerkI and Brenda Jlelser.) Time 3:34.. Rainiers Even ' With Cougars LEWISTON, Ida., AprU 12 fP) The Seattle Rainiers gained re venge for their earlier defeat at the hands of Washington State college Monday night as the Pa cific Coast league club trimmed the Cougars, 8-4. Wally Kramer, WSC pitcher, who won his game from Seattle here last week; found the going rougher Monday night The Cougars found Ed Garnett for nine hits and collected four off Glenn Elliott who relieved him in the seventh, but couldn't bunch them effectively for runs. WSC j 000 111 001 4 13 4 Seattle 223 010 00 5 10 0 Kramer, Scalzo (8) and Cran ston; Garnett, Elliott (7) and Sny der. NOTES FROM THE SAN DIEGO. April 12-JPi-San Diego's Padres will face four serv ice teams this week In final warm- ups for Sunday's Coast league sea son opener with Seattle. The Marine Base meets ; the Padres Tuesday. The Marine ABG-2 North Island unit ! in vades the Padres park Wednes day. The e h a m p I o nshlp Ft. Rosecrans army nine meets them Thursday, and Camp Cal : lan will provide the Friday op position. Rex Dilbeck, big southpaw, makes ; his first start of spring training in Tuesday's tilt.; Mana ger Cedric Durst will select his opening day pitcher off the per formance of the men in these games:' . , ,( ., , .. FORT DIX, NJ. AprU 12-P) The New York Giants Jumped on Bob Chlpman for four runs In the first tnnln- to take a 4-4 lead over the Brooklyn Dodgers before the weather forced aban ' donment of play at the start of the second half of the second inninr. in their exhibition base ball game Monday. Bill Jurges drove in the last of the quartet- of runs with a dou ble but made the third out when he tried to stretch the hit into a triple. ..". FORT 'GEORGE D. MEADE, MD April 12-(5,)-Tn Wash ington Senators tossed In three errors where Philadelphia need ed them most' Monday and gave If g Bach to High School for YanJza Willie and EXCELSXOS SF3TNGS. Mo, April U-F-Xt's back to high school forXSl Esslck, the mas ; who signed Joe DiMaggio, Joe I Gordon. Lefty Gomes and a score of other stars for the New ; ;York Yankees. j ' . The ' dean of Yankee scouts ; lsnt seeking more book learn- i ,lng. He's on the prowl for em- i bryonle diamond stars. . -.The war has virtually closed r : the happy hunting1 grounds of basebaU's scouts, the minor lea- ' rves, but Esslck and his Yan kee colleagues areat going in- FILLS; THE BILL - aUaIagbr ssEAir eeie UoM6AfCr t&-rUC f7r2ACS LAST iBAfZ Alp ttkB- BlO W4om etu. WltL EASE- Mis CAXaMAo I oepAKiueA-r J MgAPAOta. I c-f -M& cavtlG N Oalcs Find One Way to Solve Problem-Get 'Em on Day Off Lost Three Lucky Beavers PORTLAND, April 1Z-(JP) Business Manager BUI Klepperj of the Portland Beavers won dered Monday what became of i Pitchers Davis and Cook and . f 1 Shortstop Floyd who are long overdue at the San Jose, Calif., training camp. North-South Golf Go Starts Today 1 . . PXNHURST, NC, April 12. (AVStart f the 43rd annual i north land south amateur coif j tournament Monday was post- j poned unUl Tuesday on account of weather conditions. their to the exhibition baseball game Athletics, 5 to 2. FRENCH LICK, Ind, April 12 lyPh-The White Sox will begin breaking camp Tuesday to leave for Chicago, where they have thei annual city series with the Cubs starting Friday. The Sox have beaten the Cubs twice in three just-in-fun matches this spring. HOLLYWOOD, April 12-B) Three Hollywood Pacific Coast league hurlers gave up six hits to University of Southern Califor nia batsmen Monday and the Tro jans won, 5 to I. -. The Stars' lone tally came in the sixth, when Marv Gudat doubled, advanced to third on Jimmy Adair's; fly and scored on ex -Trojan Bud Dawson's single. Derby Favorite NEW YORK. April 11 -() Unless his handlers change their minds at the last mlnate. " Count Fleet - will make his first start of ' t h e y e a r Tuesday at Jamaica, against some of the horses he may have to take . on - in the Kentacky derby. COUNT FLEE! Mrs. Job D. DerU's tall colt. to hibernation for the duration. Esslck, . hero to watch the Kansas City Dines, a Yank farm, la spring training-, plans, to concentrate on high schMls, American Legion leagues and military camps. The other scouts In the organisation will do the same la their respective territories. , ' Major and minor 1 o a g- a o players dominate service teams, bat somewhere In khaki or bine there may bo an unsigned prospect. That's why t service camps are on Essiek's Itener - -s By Jack Sords CAY Was a Wor4i?sei fbaiue- SACHAM&fo COAST USA&JB. CU USf OAKLAND, Calif, April 12-flP) Acting pn the principle that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, the Oakland baseball club Monday signed up a Sunday only pitcher in the person of Ralph Buxton, veteran right hander. Buxton, with the Oaks four ; years, declined to quit his ship yard job bat agreed to pitch on his off day each week-end when the club was playing- at i home. In Saa Francisco or at Sacramento. Buxton is a screw-, ball specialist. The Oaks, who have appeared shaky in exhibition games during spring training, (they lost to the University of California 9-0,) will meet the US coast guard Surf Riders here Wednesday. Manager John Verges will lead the squad to Los Angeles this weekend for a 9-game series, starting with Sunday's double header. Save Oregon Soil, Conservator1 Says Oregon must .protect the "bankroll" that it has in its sofl at the same 'time that it meets wartime demands for increased agricultural production, J. H. Christ, regional conservator in charge; of the federal soil con servation program, told a Salem chamber of commerce audience Monday. " ' ?. "We must live on the soil with out destroying it," said Christ "We must have a selective serv ice of land." Christ Said it took the products of 3000 to 400 farms to load one Liberty ship. - Fowl Flips 7-3 Husky Victory' SEATTLE, April 12-P)-The University of Washington base ball nine showed its best form of the season in defeating the Seat tle Boilermakers 7 to 3 here Mon day for its third straight victory. Doug Ford, ace of the . Husky mound staff, yielded a three-run homer to Charlie Mitchell, a for- Count Fleet Debuts Today shortest-priced f atare-book fav orite in derby j history, was un expectedly entered today for the mile mlle-aud-M-yard St. James purse tomorrow as a "prep" for Saturday's Wood memorial. - . ' . .. , ' . . Carry mr top-wela-ht of- 122 pounds, hell have no soft touch In making his "coming of ace" debut In the field of eight,' for six of .the seven other horses . entered also all are eligible for the derby. And one of them, William Woodward's - Eossuet, ' Already has Indicated heU have . ary, lie -never tarns - down a lead without first Investigat ing ; the .rookie. - k '' The high school trend is ev ident in the Blues camp. There are three school kids performing- under the skilled eyes of Esslck:'' and Manager - Johnny Kaen here. All are certain to be drafted, bat they'll prob ably ; report with Yankee eon , tracts in their pockets. When the . war is over theyH return to the Yankee organisation.' If this double-header with Germany and Japan goes extra Get Ready, Boys n Girls i i . i " . f. i It s Offtcial-Fishin9 Season Opens Saturday PORTLAND, April 12 - 0P) in 26 Oregon counties, the state game commission announced Monday. j ! Baker, Grant, Harney, Klamath, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wheeler and Malheur counties in eastern Oregon will not open until May 1. The season in Lake county will begin May 15. With a few exceptions the or 15 pounds and one fish in any one day: Possession at any one time and catch for any seven consecutive days is limted to 30 fish or 30 pounds and two fish. U Sodom, Oracjoxw Tuesday Morning April 13, 1943 Seals Nine Sized Up As One of Best in Coast Loop Charlie Petersen Slated for Center Pasture Along With Frenchie Uhalt ; Hurlers Potent By RUSS NEWLAKD San Francisco, April to have salvaged a pretty fair time wreckage. '"; It may not win the Coast Hocket Takes Weekend Off By BAY BLOSSER FT. BENJAMIN HARR ISON, Ind-, April 12.-ff)-The Cleveland Indians' navroll was caught off base by the spring training sea son's neatest squeeze play because fliD of- a coin sent Outfielder Oris Hockett heading for home. The stocky lardener disclosed Monday this part of the story of his weekend absence which left the Indians only two fly chasers, f orclnr them to meet at least part of Holdoat Jeff Heath's terms to avoid starting the reg alar campaign with a pitcher patrolllnc left field. Then Hockett, who stirred up the hectic weekend by deciding to quit baseball, changed his mind after thinking things over at his Dayton. C heme and returned to the ,club Sunday night. Sir War Wins Jamaica Romp NEW YORK. AnrU lt-VPh-Slv War. wearina the Circle M ranch silks of Edward S. Moore, made his first start since last October In the featured sixth race at Jamaico Monday and surprised most of the 13,595 fans by clicking for a $33.30 return. Jockey Johnny Longden rounded ont a triple for the day astride the . g-eldlnjr. which completed the mile and a six teenth a length In front of J. A. Kelley's Eed Moon while Mrs. J. A. Cobarn's Belle D'Antour, the slanish startlas favorite, was third. Sir War. competing on a slop py track, was timed in 1:47 15. mer Husky player, but otherwise kept the Boilermakers under con trol for his six innings on the mound. He also got two hits in two times up. auite a piece to speak when the big money Is down. He rah a swift-closing, second to Slide Rule in the experimental ban- , dicap last Thursday. " r t - Also in the lineup are Mrs.. Payne Whitney's "dark horse" pair of Famous Victory and Four Freedoms. , Other derby eligibles In to morrow s, field are Mrs. Barclay Douclas v Eurasian, John Co burn's Towser and R. J. Kl berr, Jr.'s Eye for Eye. Mrs. L.' Lasare's Joe Burger Is the only non-derby candidate - All the Rest of innings, say two years or more, ItH mean the end of the base ball careers of some of the stars now In the service, Esslck be ,lievea,f -fx: -Take Bod Buffing for to stanee.: ho pointed out "Red Is 3t If he's oat for two years hell be 4t. HU arm wont be the same. On the other hand, Joe DiMaggio should be able to step right back into action, tie's only gg. . . One ' of Esslck's "finds- who failed to make the grade with the Yanks was Gerald Friddy, - Trout fishing will open Saturday bag limit for trout is 15 fish . j j AL LIGHTNER Statesman Sports Editor 12-VThe San Francisco Seals appear looking baseball club out of war 4 , I t; league pennant but the pre-season sire-up indicates a solid contend- ers role. Manager Frank "Lefty" O'Doul thinks he has a first di vision club on hand and Charles Graham, president, says with the exception pf Los Angeles no other team in the circuit has better paysical equipment at this time, i i' . ; -The first requisite - of a win nine club is an experienced pit- cnlnf and catching- staff. The' SeaU have the' twirling in Sam Gibson, AI Epperly, Bob Joyce, Ray HarreU. Tom Seats and Al Lien, the latter two southpaws. . Larry Jahsen, rood youna tiaht hander, now enraged In farming may yet Join the team. - ! . i" -Three; new chuckers, Rudy Par sons, Fraijcis Malseed and Tony Buzolich, all right handers from the eastern league, are on hand. If even! one of them holds up. Manager p'Doul will have a for midable 1 mound corps, times and conditions being taken into con sideration. - if'--'.' .: - - Veterans Bruce Ogordowski and Joe Sprinz make up a substantial catching department, as reliable as any in' the loop. I ! -"' Shortstop Don Trower Is the only Infield holdover but the re placements make up a highly satisfactory unit. Gusslo Suhr Is back at first base after nearly a ten year stretch In the majors, mostly with Pittsburgh. Del Young, veteran second sack er acquired along with Outfielder Frenchy Uhalt in a trade with Hollywood, teams up with Trower as a. fast double play combination, better than last year's. W 1 1 1 i e Enos, purchased from Salt Lake and Chet Rosenlund, formerly with Spokane, are after the third base job. Enos is the better, hitter and Rosenlund the better fielder. Ray Olsen, second baseman, and Irwin ; Paul, shortstop, both on trial from Muskogee, may fit into the picture if the present infield is disturbed.. ,U-:-" M : .The fly chasing positions will bo filled by Henry. Stelnbaeher in left; Frenchy Uhalt and Char ley Petersen, alternating- in cen ter, and George Metkovich in right, ji Stelnbaeher, who broke in with' Sacramento years ag-o, ' eomes from Buffalo in a trade . for Second Baseman OUle BeJ ma and Metkovich, a sharp hit ter. Is on option from the Bos ton Braves. Petersen was bought from Salem of the Western In ternational where he served In such versatile fashion as man ager and either outfielder, first baseman or catcher. He's the only right handed batter among the outfielders." ' Dayton Trips Amity ; DAYTON Dayton high's pi rates nosed out Amity Friday. 7-8, at Amity. It was Dayton's first baseball game of the season. The league' game slated ' for April 2 here will be played on May 11 it has beemaid. .-. : 9Evi iafielder, now with TTasLlaJ - ten. .---r- 5 -; ; X , "Hei a good ball player, and the shift to Washingtoa may prove his big opportunity.'! th veteran scout said. "Cell get to pUy regularly. Dent forget he had a load on his shoulders when he was moved into Gor-v don's second base position. : This year's crop has no Frid dy, Gordon or DUXaggto. But, ' somewhere, on the sandlots or In high school, there may; bo a fuxxy-faeed lad who has the qualifications. . i , BUI Esstck expects to ;flnd him.,.-' ' -r1' Swim Star t-. 1 1 t .'4 - 3V ? Helens Rains, 21-year-old swina- ming- star who holds three na tional AAU titles. Is now a member of the WAACs, sta tioned at Fort Oglethorpe, Gs, Heleao Is a guidon bearer. Amber Light 'Gap Winner V Louisvillo, Ky, !. April 12P) Dixiana stable's Amber Light put in another qualifying lick for the Kentucky .derby at Churchill Downs Monday when he scored an impressive victory over v Milky Way stable's No Wrinkles in the Matt Winn handicap, a Keeneland I feature carrying a purse of 11,- 500. . ' ' i' , The Von of Pilate made the mud dy Churchill downs track look fast as he ran six furlongs in 1:12 43. Validinat Way was third. Yankees, Braves i . ..." .i;t Meet Only Once NEW YORK, April 12-The New York Yankee-Boston Braves spring series has ; been ; cut to : a single game, scheduled for Tues day. Monday's contest was . can celled, i. -;f.:- Tuesday's visit will . bo ,: the Braves first to the huge concrete saucer since It was built' in 1923 and Manager Casey Stengel of the Bostonians was busy . Monday night getting placards, showing the way. to his -club's dressing rooms. : i . dleailln(n)W Odd Angles .. ' r .On Day' News LOS ANGELES-P)-The ' Japs; will get the point of this story, t The Los -Angeles - chamber of commerce has announced the for mation of a committee to ' raise $22,500 for the , manufacture of 4500 bolo knives, which will be placed in the hands of thousands . of revenge-seeking Filipino sol diers as a gift from the people of Los Angeles. "4J r . The weapons ire for the Sec ond Filipino regiment now train ing at Camp Cooke. ST, PETERSBURG, Fla. Staff Sergeant Carroll Hunter lost his balance while lecturing a class of trainees, fell from a platform, broke his arm. v Subject of his lecture: "Wha to do. In case of fractured arm or leg." - r - . S & N Clothiers ridlcry I i -. i- . -i ':