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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1943)
TT7) -CT! TCP- -.JLWULJUL v. ionr Who Is this Harvey Wahlgren who's going to do 36-hole bat tle with Glen Lengren for the City Open golf championship next Sunday? Reports from the tournament committee for the SGC layout inform he's been around the local course only since Octo ber, is 36 summers along, plays a good and steady game and hails from Corvallis. Is looked upon as a "fine fellow, is well " liked and has his share of sup port for the big doin'i Sunday.! On the other hand, opponent Lengren has been touring the local links since 1928 and this will be his' third finals try for the City Open cup. He wound up but lost in the finals both In 1936 and '37. Sidelight on Lengren in all of his matches in the present tournament he has been down on the first nine but in every instance has made comebacks on the back nme to take his match. He too, has j plenty of support for the. blue chip engagement Sunday in fact, bets on the outcome are said to be about even. Incidentally, the cup will be presented to the winner at a later date during a dinner sponsored by the tournament committee , I. Perhaps you've noticed a Jim Tyack as rightfielder and cleanup hitter for Connie Mack's revitalized Athletics, and then again perhaps you haven't Anyway there's a little tale behind how Tyack made the big top, finally. Tn li3t Track tried otit with the then and sull lowly Sacra mento Senators and couldn't hack It. Back to Bakersfield, his , home, and then the next year he hooked on with the St. Louis Card chain and was farmed to Asheville of the Piedmont league. A bad year in 37 brought Jim a .241 baiting average. Even worse. Judge Laadis harled the wrath of his office at the Cards ia the early spring of 3t, cutting loose some lie-odd chain gang mem bers, one of which was Tyack But that was really Jim's big break although ho didn't know it That and a certain sports writer in Fresno, Calif. Having nothing better to do and back again in Bakersfield in the spring of 3S, Tyack trekked north to try out for the Bellingham club m uie western .inieriinuuiiai, a i uk i uiuc syiuis uaiuuig ui cicwm '420-Foot Drive Convinced Penner A sports writer was talking to Manager Ken Penner, now boss of Sacramento, Just as 6-foot 4-inch Tyack went up to take. his batting practice licks. In the distance, some 420 feet from home plate, stood the right field fence at Fresno's Frank Chance field. Ton gonna keep that big galoot? queried the scribbler of Penner. The boas wheeled about to see Just who the writer meant and Just at that Instant Tyack drove a terrific liner smack over the top of that 426-foot distant waH! "Brother, yea said it!" came back Penner. "Any gay who eaa bit a ball that hard eaa sure as hell play foe my team." So Tyack was hired and with a complete remodeling of his bat ting stance and swing by Penner, played the 36 season in the WTL, hitting .310 and leading the league in home runs and triples. To Hol lywood he went in 39 and '40 for fairly good years, then to Little Rock of the Southern Association, where he really blossomed for fair, and now with Philadelphia. . - Can PicltjEm Up and tayFni Down ? On other asset Track bad en hi aide was the fact. that bo could sad probably atfil can run like the prorerMal ape with the stripes on Its south aide while It was heading aorta. Be learned hew to haal thai 6-4, 266 pound frame around while playing foot ball at Bakersfield Ugh with fFreaehy" Uhalt and we mean he eeald really, haal It toe. Knees like pistons coming up aader his ' ohm with each stride and churning turf an ever the place ae he : went Marty Martinez was regarded , as just about the fastest player ever to play in the WLL, so during a "field night" in Spokane in 38, a race around the bases against time was cooked up between Mar tinez and Tyack. Both toured the sacks and tied in :14 flat! And if we're not mistaken, the record for: romping the hassocks is :13.6. At least we know Stan Hack of the Chicago Cubs was accredited with the record a few years ago after he maneuvered 'em in :13. Anyway, those are a few of the highlights of Tyack's trip to the majors. If you've never heard of the guy just skip" it but if you do hear of him and his doings with the As one day, well, this is just an account of a few incidents along the way. M The Sports Front --Fifteen Years Ago: may rz, ruij dots acquired toe aoiiiiy o swim uus week la Salem during, the annual "learn to swim" week conduct ed in the XMCA poet These who completed the test are D. Wil liams, Lyaa Simons, Wayne Sturgis, Earl " Aspinwalt Kenneth Wood, Abe' Deerkoon, Robert Hilt Allen Sharpe. Henry Giese, - Wade Weauack, Iiorea Swenwold, Donald Airport Edwin Johnson, James Cowen, Fred Pooler, John limptner, Robert French, Law rence Shaw, Glen Etter, Tom Kiemaun, Cecil Quesseth. Alria McCartley, Victor Dahlcn, Irwia Wedet Jack Caassey, Robert Ailene, Eugene Strieklin. Albert Dra per, Lee Stevens. Sam Summer, Tom Grelr William Lapehies, Vir- 1 gil Sebalts, Leon MIckenham, Gordon King;, Paul Irabam, Jimmie Giese, Harold Comstock, Edward Slick, Tom Tallon, Charles Elt ; sel, Mark GiHis, Bob Lane. Lloyd Ford Bill Holmsn, Swfter Horn, i Norman Wagner and ChrrUle Parnell . . ." White Sox Put 2-1 Overtime Kibosh on Yanks' Win Habit CHICAGO, May 12-(P-The New York Yankees, after romp- . a m m f . ji . 1 '. . .. t . . mg over most ox ineir eastern ioes in uie American league, were ambushed Wednesday in their first fracas in the west and beaten 2-1 in ten innings by the Chicago White Sox. The mainsprings la Chicago's victory were Pitcher Johnny ' Humphries, who hurled six-hit bait aad First Baseman Joe Kahet who drove - home both White Sex nun. Ernie Bonhani, winner of three games without a setback previous ly, pitched far the Yanks and his teammates gave him a 1-0 lead in the second when Nick Etten open ed with a single, moved to second on a bunt by BQl Johnson and came in on a single by Johnny LindelL New York Sit S 1 6 6 Chicago .est ate ait a i Beahaaa aad Dlekey: H paries aad Tanier. 199 All.l7ool s & u Clothiers " Jl" J1.-TI C A U.. Ga-nlU W7iw fD "II gcaiiLtt teVi '!LJi(CA, HARVEY WAHLGEEN Earle, Raymond Judson Leonard OSC to Engage Ducks What Ain't CORVALLIS, May 12.-)-Ore-gon State college tennis players will meet an unofficial "team from the University . of Oregon Satur day as a tune-up for the northern division i championships here May 21 and 22. The Webfoot team coming here is an informal one, tennis having been suspended for the duration at the university McNult Gives Baseball Pin By PAT O'BRIEN t . WASHINGTON, May 12-4P) Baseball in general, and off hour contents hi particular, re ceived a s-trong plug Wednes day from Paul V. McNatt, the nation's manpower boss. Approving efforts to accom modate the swing-shift of Amorica's "Industrial army." MeNatt sail he had read of the recent National leagae morning game between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. T hope that these games at 7? W JLJUL kSd-JL liska Victim Of the Jinx This Time ; PORTLAND, Ore., May The San Francisco Seals defeated the Portland Beavers 2 to 1 Wed nesday to even their current Pa cific Coast league baseball series. Tom Seats, San Francisco south paw, limited the Beavers to six hits, two of which came, n the fifth ' inning to give -Portland its only run. ' . The Seals scored la the first Inning ea a doable to right field by Trower aad a weak hit by TJhalt which bounded ever sub mariner Ad Liska's gl&ve aad weal for a single, aad a doable play which gave Trower aa op portunity to cross the plate. Portland's tying run came on a scratch single by Kreuger and Liska's pop fly back of first base on which Kreuger scored from first Trower walked in the seventh and Uhalt banged a solid two bagger, into right field, putting Trower on third. Steinbacher lift ed a weak fly about 30 feet back of second and Trower streaked for home, scoring as Easterwood made a stab at him and missed. San Fran, .lie COS 100-2 9 6 Pertlaad ; Ltt Sit 0O-1 C Seats, Epperly (9) aad Sprim; Lkka; PieretU (6) aad Easter. Viks Snatch Cinder Meet Outrorap Milwaukie, Oregon City Teams MILWAUKIE - (Special) - The Salem high Viking track ang field team romped to victory here yes terday in a triangular meet in volving j themselves, Milwaukie and Oregon City. The Viks count ed 61Vi points. Milwaukie was second with 53 H points and Ore gon City third with 38. The Viks made only four firsts during the meet but power in the place and show spots told the tale. High man for the meet was Oregon City's Glen Saddler who had firsts in the pole vault high jump and broad jump. High man for Salem was Art Parkes who turned in a nizzTing :54.8 quarter mile to win and was second in the 220 dash. High ' hurdle Plsu (S): Ccttman tMK Plaacicix M); Anderson M). 100 dash CreM M); Hicks (M): Warren (S); Garland (S). :1X flat. Mile Peterson (M); Getzendanor (S: Langan (S): Miller OC. 8S64. 440 Parkes (S); Strceben (OC); Cartaaena (M); Wetzel (M). MM. Low hurdles Brown (M): Iarson (S: Eldrldg (M); Schuroskcr (OC). 25.5. . 220 dash Ricks (M); Parkes (S): Cress (M): Wehrtt (S). 34 Oat. 8SO Lambert S); Shawver (S); Getzendaner (S); Landeen OC). m Pole vault Saddler (OC): Priem (S); UsiteUo (M); Dresser (OC). 10 . High jump Saddler (OC); Gettmaa (M); Gatke (S); and UsiteUo (M), Larson S) and Dresser (OC) tied for fourth. S' 19". JBroad Jump Saddler (OC): Zreser (OC); Brown (M); C-arUnd S). 19 S". Shot put Srmpaon (OC); Miller (S; Warren (S); Selby (OC). X X', Discus Gottfried (S); Boardman (S); Cartesina (M); Rarsliff (M). 115' r. ' Javelin Upterraif M); Dahlke (S); Dungr (OC): Warren (S). 141' 3". Relay Oerogn city; Salem sec ond. 138. . Shifless Suds Socked Again SEATTLE, May 12-(jp)-Break-ing out in a rash of extra base blows, he Los Angeles Angels routed Seattle 14 to 1 here Wed nesday, to run their streak of con secutive baseball victories to 13 games. .:-. , i Jodie Phelps turned in an ex cellent four-hit pitching job for Los Angeles, but he was playing second fiddle to the sluggers. In all, the Angels rapped out 21 hits off hapless Joe Demoran, the Se attle newcomer who stood up un der the full nine-inning barrage. " L. A. ..4.1I tff 400 .14 Zl 1 Seattle 001 000 000 1 S 1 Phipps and Land; Demoran and Sneme, - Twinks 6, Sacs 5 wuljlywood, May 12 -fly- xiouywooa s stars made it two in a row over Sacramento Wednes day winning 6 to 5. The Stars went to the front with six 'runs in the first three innings and then outlasted the Solons. ? Sac. 002 120 5 12 t Holly 231 000 OOx 4 IX X PtaUr. Polly (3), Driesewerd (S) aad Peterson; Thomas. Mo Lasrhlia (t) and Younkers. odd hours work out and draw the crowd that baseball de- he added, saying that a program was in line with a policy which the war man power commission has long stressed. - -' - - f - - Tt is Important that eom m unity - services, both public and private, reconsider their or- : dinary peacetime arrange ments, McNatt said ia a sUte ment te the Associated Press. They may find thai they can make a largo contribution to Knott- .Face Jack Knott, who only last wonnd It yean in the major leagvea by. p'tehtng : for the. Philadelphia Athletics, aad Aldan YlHkIe, who also, only last sumnser oortslded for' the PitUbuirh Pirates of the National leagse, wCl hook p in duel right here in ear own ball yard next Sanday, May 15. Knott will fling for his Camp Adair Timber Wolves dab and WUIkle for Manager Jim Kee sey's Commercial - Iron Works shipyard clab of Portland. ' - The game, set for 2:31 p. m. at Geo. E. Waters park, was hatched only yesterday wheat the Timber Wolves sought opposi tion to replace the Willamette Bearcat nine. The 'Cata were supposed to open up the Tim ber ' Wolves . season here Sat-: rday, but Instead win be in Walla i Walla that day playing Whitman. So LL Bob Daffy, athletic officer for the 104th di vision: club and Manager Knott contacted Keesey and arranged Sunday's get-together. ,- And along with the announce ment that this game has been set, Knott said ho weald def Kittle Beats Padres, 11-9 OAKLAND. Calif, May 12-tfP) Oakland defeated San Diego 11 to 9 Wednesday to make It two straight over the Padres and tie the two clubs, for second place in the Pacific Coast baseball league. Each has won 13 and lost 11.' Wednesday's contest was a wild game in which 19 runs wera scored in ; the first two innings. San Diego counted T runs in the first. - Hub Kittle relieved pitcher Jack Lots after that. He finished the game and was credited with the victory."? -"s:"r- San Diego 711 000 000- S 9 1 Oakland 350 011 01x-ll IS X Johnson. BrOlheart (2), DU beck (2), Laaaansko (t) and Sal k eld; Lots, Kittle (2) and KaimondL Miseries for Lee CHICAGO, May 12-(P-Thorn-ton Lee, Bib White Sox southpaw pitcher, was told Wednesday he had some big bone chips in his pitching arm and adhesions in his shoulder muscles. Softball Season Shapes for Salem Yep, there'll be softball -the City league typeagain in the -village this summer. A group of interested sponsors and enthu siasts met with League President Tommy Thompson at the YMCA last night and laid preliminary plans for operations over the sum Detroit Dumps A's, 15 Heats DETROIT, May 12 .- (P - Nod Harris looped a single to center field with two out in the 15th in ning Wednesday, scoring, Pinch Hitter Charley Metro from third base, to give the Detroit Tigers a 3-2 decision over the Philadelphia Athletics. Virgil "Fire" Trucks, who hur led a three-hitter for seven in nings after replacing the veteran Tommy Bridges, gained his! fourth victory in five starts. Bridges spaced seven hits before he ran out of gas, and Roger Wolff yield ed 13. Phil. 999 100 010 A00 tOO-2 lt 0 Del 000 001100 000 001-1 IS S Wolff and Swift; Bridges, Trucks (0) and Richards. How They COAST LEA GOT W L Pet. W 1. Pet. Los Ang IS .SMfHellywd 1 IS 7B San Die 13 11 343 Portland S 14 -1 Oakland 13 11 .542 Seattle- S 14 .364 San Fra IX 11 J23isacramt T 1 .304 Wednesday results: At Portland 1, San Francisco S. At Seattle . 1. Ix Angeles 14. At Oakland 11. San Diego S. At Hollywood S. Sacramento S. NATIONAL LEAGUE (All Wednesday games postponed.) . AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pet. W-1. Pet. New Yk 13 a .SM (Wasting IS 1 Clevelan 11 9 447PniIadel 3 13 400 Detroit .t 1 J3! Chicago -S 10 JT5 St. Louis S .533tBoston 13 Jl Wednesday results: Detroit 3. Philadelphia t flSIniungs.) St. Louis 9. Boston 4. Chicago f. New York 1 (IS Innings.) Cleveland . Washington t. . Additional t Sports On Page 9 ' . ward adding to the efficiency and morale of America's Indus trial army." - McNatt! said the hoars of stores, shops aj uundries, te mention Just a few, were orig inally fixed te accommodate the needs ef persons working a nor mal day. These establishments, like baseball elabs, now mast , reconsider then arrangements, -he added, te care for industrial workers whose only, time - off initely face WCOkle as opposing monndsmen, which In Itself Is . a "brand bow" for Salem, It wiU be the first thne for two major learme pitchers to hmi against each ether fat Salem. -And it won't be all pitching -Sanday either. Eoth elabs are stocked with professional .Jour neymen fresh off ball diamonds an ever the eoamtry. The sol dier "Senators" whoU play na- otber eamps here this have Big Bean BeU, Toes Mound -Here Next Sunday SGT. JACK KNOTT, manager and ace pitcher of the Camp Adair Timber Wolves, will make his debet hero next Sanday la Gee. K. Waters park at 2:30 against the Commercial Iron Works club of Portland. Knott, with the Philadelphia Athletics last year, win bo opposed by Aldon Wtllklew Plttsbnrgh Pirates pitcher laat tmmmer. The game will be the soldier "Senators' official opening game for Salem for the season. mer. ,. It is hoped a schedule can be drawn up next week and actual playing - can start in about two weeks, r - ' The Fanermlll signified tt would : enter 'two teams - aad Keith Brown's one for certain. Three other teams one from West Salem and twe from the high school here were repre sented, but sponsors for all must be obtained. The Salem Bias club was mentioned as a pos sible backer for on team. Also, a team representing, the Salem airport, consisting -of sol diers, Is also a possibility. Al though he could . not be reached. it was understood Recreational Officer Lt Ralph Currie is all for entering the soldiers in the league. Games will probably be played on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings of each week oa Sweetland field, and Dost Hendrie has already applied for the umpiring Job. UO Cindermen Lose Dickson EUGENE, May H.--The Un iversity of Oregon track team will go up against Oregon State - col lege Saturday without Ray Dick son, the Webfoots only two-event winner against Washington J5fe ast week. The hurdler and broad jumper has left for the east coast to report to the marines. Soato said aS hoshaoes wea euueed by daisy. 'That woe. boiore Master Breed proved laomea at ycu3 cnocrr.-s I t ".5 ' 1T'"" i mr i American league slasxer for-six - years, on first base; Dean Frye, for two-and-a-half years hi the - St. Lomis Cardinal chain en see- - end " base; Gas Gregory, two year man in the Three-I and eastern leagues at shortstop; Pad Armstrong, fear years a pre and whose homer aad tri ple helped - knock off : Oregoai State t-4 Taesday. In center field; Woody Ulch, 211 pound powerhouse stagger from Oak land fat right field; John Sabrin-- : : ' ; . k y i it i .' wassl M i , r, , ,- I, sky, fear years in the inter state, Tony and western' leagues as well as professional footbal ler in the Dixie league, ta left field; Joe Cain. 1 Washington Senators, Eastern and Piedmont leagues pitcher, and Lowell Cal houn, a catcher who has seen service la the Texas league with Houston. The "enemy" shapes op with a pretty fair country team along with Winkle, tost Keesey him self holds down first base, and he only last summer was play ing manager for Boise fat the Pioneer league after holding down the initial burlap for Port land's Beavers . for years; Elr Ed Coleman, another ex-major leaguer who used to tattoo the . beards aplenty fat Portland's Vangfaa street park aad who did a short stint for Salem's Senators twe years back. Is one of Keeseys ester . gardeners; Vent Keynelda, four years with t Sokane of the Western Inter national and Twin Falls of the 1 u Crbordinator Coming Up? NEW YORK, May 12-(iiP)-Her-bert Bayard Swope, chairman of the New York state racing com mission, Wednesday night pre dicted the appointment of a na tional sports coordinator who would decide how sports can be handled without affecting the war effort. Speaking at the" dinner of the National Association of State Rac ing Commissioners, Swope, who also is a consultant of .the war department, said he would not be surprised If the appointment of such; a coordinator is announced in Washington within a short time. , '- .' With the Season The suit joa bay this Mason may have to last longer than you think ... so look for the long-lasting features so ably represented in our lint collection. WeO-grooined men come back to ns season after season they have reaped the advantages of our expert tailoring . . . carefully selected fabrics ... accurate fitting. We have a wide assortment of 100 all wool materials in single and double breasted suits; for year around com fort. . ADLER-ROCHESTER HARDIWEAVE SUITS Adler-Rochesters tailors complete a masterpiece in a suit that's easy to wear but CtCTT) hard to wear out. See them . To I , i - .I Y .Sunday Pioneer leagues, is their slort ' stop; Frank Shone, s!&rr!2j. rro-' perty of the CLaclaaatl He -J, Is an eatfielder, and Larry Cssss. regular 15-23 game winner fsr Boise the last twe seasons Is an other of the Iron Workers maia ' stays. a - Regular Western Internation al league prices are to prevail ' Sanday there'll be no hike la admissions to see these former stars go at It. A special price will be fat effect for servicemen, and any lady accompanying a serviceman will be admitted free. - , Arrangements are being made to bring the 104th division band for added entertainment and celor-bearers i will conduct a flag-raising ceremony Just be- ' . fore game time. To round eat the all-star pro gram, the . soldiers will even supply the ' umpires. Joe Lux emburg, , protege of famed ar- biter George' Ban's umpiring school wd be behind the dish. 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