PAGE FOURTEEN Thm OREGON STATESMAN. Salem. Oregon. Friday Morning. April 28. 1S4I Portland and PORTLAND, April tS-VP-Streams la aaaay parts of Ore--"-goa tm arc to b4zh and roily far good fishing;, the state game eoanmlssioa laid today, reeoin- mended the Portland and ceast--' al areas for the second 7 week. .' . nshaa coalitions reported y the commission: i - ' Columbia county All streams favorable for trout fishing; ' Keck creek near Keasey report -, e4 best. Salmon are being eavght Sportie sorties: Box and reserved seats for the Waters opener Tuesday l-night are all gone and have been for a week. But Biz Boss George Emigh would like it known that over 5000 seats are still available in both grandstand and bleachers. So "don't worry about getting a perch Tuesday night. There are lots of 'em left which won't go on sale irntH Tuesday night. . .!. That Wilson of McMlnnville's 1940 track' team who holds' the No Kame-Bif-S league record of 438 In the mile run is the same Don Wilson who now inasterminds ath letics at Molalla high. . . . . Speak ing of tracks ten, Bend Coach Claude Cook, the ex-Willametteer, believes he has the makings of a pole vaulting great for the future in George Basmussen, the sinewy kid who'll be vaulting for the Lava Bears . in the Big-6 outing on dinger today. Basmussen warms ' up at well over 12 feet, says Claude, and the state , record j is but 12-1. The kid is apt to hit 13 ' feet by the time the state meet rolls around next month at Cor- -.Tallis.1 Travis Cross, our prewar . departmental lieutenant who . is . still very much in the navy at Ft. , Lauderdale,' Fla., now plays regu lar shortstop for the navy nine .and has been doing a good job CLAUDE JANEWAY ''f ft,'.. . . The apparentfffability of Steve Gerkin, lean and long Sen ator pitcher, to impress as one who actually started 12 games for the Connie Mack Philly A's last season, shouldn't bo taken with alarm. True, Steve hasn't hurled like a hot-shot In his spring camp appear ances and because of that. Mgr. Frisco Edwards opens the season with Ed Kowalski on the Solon hillock in Yakima tonight. But Steve must have what it takes to win. We've checked the 1943 American league records to find the following on the Thin Man who toiled for the las(7 place A's: Won 0, lost 12 (but three of those losses were 3-2 to the Browns after blanking them for seven innings, 4-3 to the same Browns in 11 innings and 2-1 to Washington when Marino Pieretti beat him after Steve allowed only six hits), pitched in 21 games and 393 innings and had an earned run average of 3.62, which is very respectable. In fact, that ERA is even better than the 3.67-turned in by -Salem's Bill Bevens with the Yankees, and Bill led the Yanks with 13 victories for the year! There's the difference in playing on . a poor club. Gerk's ' ERA was also better than those posted by such veterans as Stubby Overmiro of the Tigers, Jim Bag by. Mel Harder and Yank Terry. So we'd say Slim Steve does hav'e what it takes. Wouldn't you? . . . . Senator of Today CLAUDE KOBEKT JANEWAY, "' pitcher. Rooki Claude is 21 years old. is six feet up and hefts a well-proportioned 175 pounds. That last name is pronounced just like it looks Jane-way This Is his first year in pro ball, but Claude has had a number of years of both semi pro and army pitch ing. He hurled two years for the Willamette Valley Lumber comf- pany at Dallas (1941-42) and then went into the army. Before Dallas ; it . was two years on Oral Robbing' Amity high team. The righthand er almost signed with the Sena tors in 1941 when Howard Maple - . . . , -...n: was ousmess manager v ail ing Forest Grove his home towh now, Janeway won 15 and lost 2 with his GI chamDionshiD team ih tTieHafon Rnmmv last season. ' In his first game overseas he beat lefthander, to 1. ... . Claude is not married, was signed to a Sal tern contract by Bill Klepper and if Mgr. Frisco Edwards' predic tion comes true, he will one day blossom into quite a pitcher. His lem's spring camp trip OSP' Eye Big Year Include in the postwar baseball boom, the Oregon State Penitenti ary Greys. Not that the Grey? - ever quit playing ball during the i war years, but they are currently ' off on what might be one of the biggest seasons they've ever had at Warden George Alexander's "; dormitory. Same goes for soft ball, The OSP Softies, not to be out-f done by the hardballers, are an4 iticipating a king-sized season of their own. And if any hardball or f softball teams around the state a a ' a a. i : a 1 u . ,. would use 10 tangie wun :ti.l .w I M Saturday or unday, tney are urged to write to the institution 'immediately so as to be sure of t getting a place on the rapidly fill-- 1 ft . AOg KOCDIUO. But They're Still Eggs It isn't a question in South Af4 rica, of whether to put the mus tard on top and the pickle in th middle or vice versa. The problem concerns whether to hatch the eggs or to eat them. And eggs referred to are not chicken or turkey. They are ostrich eggs. Ostrich . feather! have gone somewhat out of voguei Food is still very much the fash Ion. " feathers reached its peak, the ex porx vaiue irura yvixican osincn farms was $12,000,000. By 1939, - It had dwindled to $100,000. Today it is even less. The world talks f food instead of feathers. Coastal Areas Still Best for Fishing This Week near St. Helens In the Willam ette slouch and Columbia river. Trout catches In south part of county fair. Linn county Streams high and very oold but will Improve with warm wea ther. Angling now poor. Benton county Waters In fair condi tion, with food catches reported on Lucklamute river above , Hoskins on spinner and bait. Streams low, water clear. Yamhill county North Yam- Szasz to Meet Bruno Angello Affable Al Szasz, the Hungar ian swifty who has been gaining in popularity with each appear ance at the armory, gets himself a top shot on next week's mat program at the local brawl hall. Matchmaker Elton Owen an nounced yesterday he had signed Szasz to grapple with Bruising Bruno Angello in the main event. Next week's card, because of the Senator baseball opener Tuesday, will be produced Wednesday night. "Szasz has been going so great all over the state," opined Owen, "that it s time he got a break. If he can give Angello a good match I've got myself another main event boy." Likeable Al, who wouldn't mind at all getting a tussle for Bruno's Coast Junior heavy title belt, asked for the match with the stipulation that if he beats the Angello character he auto matically qualifies for a crack at the belt at a later date. The balance of the Wednesday card will be .igned and announc ed later this week, says Owen. Viks, Millers Vie Here, 1:30 Coach Harold Hauk's Salem high Vikings seek their first Big-6 league baseball victory of the season today in a 1:30 p.m. tussle with the Springfield Millers on the Leslie Junior high field. The Vikings were nosed out 4-3 by Albany in their only league encounter to date. Tall Rod Province or regular third-sacker Bud Craig will like ly be Hauk's hill choice for the Viks. Allison, catch; Kleen, first; Hendrie, second; Dasch, short Craig or Mase, third; Valdez, Mc Kinney and Funk, outfield, are the other starting Salems. Big Gate Assured LOS ANGELES, April 25-(P)-A $100,000 gate for the Ike Williams-Enrique Bolanos NBA light weight title fight Tuesday night seemed virtually assured today as Promoter Cal Eaton announced that advance sales had passed the $50,000 mark VISIT CALIFORNIA SWEGLE Mrs. Wilson Biles and son, Harold Biles, left Mon day for Los Angeles. Mrs. Biles will visit her daughter in school there and he will return to his position with Lockheed Aircraft which he held before enlisting. Rhubarb has been used as a drug in medicine from early times. -r. kill river catches fair, few lim its. Lane oounty East section reports angling poor due to ra pid snow melt in Cascades; 'angling- fair. In west part, Slualaw west of Auxsta and lower part of Lake creek. Wasco and Sher man counties Rivers and streams In poor condition; wa ters rally and high. Rock creek dam west of : Wamle .In food condition. Fair baas and catfish Big-6 League Trackmen Vie on linger Today ; Strong Springfield, Eugene Spike Crew j Favored iifer 1-2 Finishes in Annual Spree The annual Big-6 (erstwhile No-Name) league track and field meet tosses local OHnger field into a point arena today as thinly-clad squads from Salem, Springfield, Eugene, Corvalla, Albany and Bend father to decide the. 1946 cinder championship. Defending champions. and for the past three years, sre $alem's Vikings. Today's revival Is expected to produce different picture, how ever. Coach Tommy Drynan's Vik ing squad, in need of outstanding performers to capture the five points available for wins in the yarious events, isn't expected to finish any better than third, if that fdgh. According to results already posted by the prep rompers in the yalley this spring. Coach Kernel Buhler's strong Springfield Millers Will be the outfit to keep from running away With the 1946 title. And Hank Kuchera's Eugene Axe fnen are pegged to finish in the No. 2 slot Corvallis, Albany and Bond, neither one possessed with enough overall scoring power, are tabbed to scrap It out with Salem for the No. S spot. The day's 'program commences &t 10 am. with qualifying pre fims in the high and low hurdles, the 100 and the 220. The; main event starts at :30 p. m. B One of the stage's top tracksters in his pet event, Pole Vaster "George Rasmussen of Bend, will bo favored to cop his five points n a breeze and to set a new league record wnile doing it. He holds the record of 12 feet in the Stick event but ( this spring has been topping that level jrtrtth even his practice jumps. The state rec ord is 12-1. Othr league records the day's gathering will be shoot ing for are as follows: liO-yd high burdi: Ma' jlibbv. Um. 1942. in :1S S, 400-yd dash : Smith. Calem. 1S3S. In :10.t 440-yd ah: Cum frart. Milwaukic. JM1. In : J S. Mil Win: WUaon. McMienvilU. IS40, In 4 M. SBO-yd low hurdles; Bibby. Slem. 1S43. in Z20-yd dash: Wilt, CorvalUa. M40. tn :S.I. SM-yd run: Peak. Mll waukie. 1941. in 1:05 6. Shot put: El liott. Eugene. 1S3. at 82 ftet. Javelin: Wilson. Salem, 145. at 147 ft. B In. Iol vault: . RumviMn, Bend. 1S45. at IS fret. Hlfh jump: Hardy. Salem. 1S41. it -. Broad jump: Wcbcr. Salim, IMS, at SI ft. 1 In. Diacua: Schelccl. Albany, 1S41. at 19 ft 1 In. SSO-yd re lay: Salem team of 1S40 (Bibby. Macy. Williams. Bailey) in l:32.. apBJBSSPJBaSBBaaaaaaaaHaaaaVaaaal If r. Loop Meet galled Today i A meeting of sponsors, cur Tent and hopeful, of the Salem ' junior Baseball league has been "; failed for noon toda'y at the Golden Pheasant restaurant. Secretary Ralph Caley announc 4 ed yesterday. : All team spon v. sors, as well as those who in ; lend sponsoring teams, are ' tirred to be present. Caley also ' Admitted there ; is a heed for learn coaches In the league and ' that anyone interested should -contact him through the Maple V Keene sporting goods store. ssfsssssssssasasssssassssaaasssassssaaaaBaaaaaw Calliouii to Turn ' Pro ; Meet Ruhi " PORTLAND, April 25-(JP)-Ttmmy Calhoun", Oregon AAU welterweight champion, today signed for a 10-round-bout here May 3 against Miguel Rubi, Mexi co City. The 23-y.ear-old Portland er's pro debut will be on a card headlined by Tommy Moyer vs. Eddie Wharton, Portland welter weights, and Duane Hoag, - Port land, vs. Bert White, Los Angeles, featherweights. J'TVew Traps Planned .AURORA f At the annual meeting of the fAurora Rod and Gun club Monday plans were made to install a new trapshoot fig grounds. Moving pictures we re shown by f tate game repre sijBhtatives who .also gave short talks during the; meeting. American League 5 W L Frt; W I. Pet. Detroit C t .75 St. Uaais 3 S .373 Vim Yark 7 3 .7M Chicago J -37 Ratten 7 S .70S Wahiotn 3 J33 jpeveland 3 S .SM PhUadelph 2 222 Thursday Rcsuila f At Washinston, Philadelphia, post poned, rain. Vew York JO0 020 010 5 9 0 Boston . - 432 012 & 12 13 1 i Roser. Zubt -( 1 ) . Stanceau . Wight (81 and Roblson, SUvestri 6), Dobson fnd Pytlak. Detroit ,- 000 400 020 6 10 0 St. Louis 000 500 0005 11 1 ' Newhouer and - Tebbetts: Miller. Zoldalc (4), Ferenst-5). Kramer 9) and Idancuso. Chicago O05 010 11311 17 2 Cleveland -000 000 011 2 3 TlLopat and Tresli: Reynolds. Center IXi. Johnson ). Pdgajnjr t) and Lol ar. Hegan (). t. catches In Columbia sloufhs west of The Dalles. Clatsop county fishing rood with some limit catches. Best streams are South Fork of upper Nehalem river, lower Neeanl eum river, Klaskanlne and Lew is and Clark rivers. Tillamook county Angling only fair, but a few limit catches on flics In lower ..rivers. ..Spinner ..fishing fair. Outlook for weekend good If weather stays clear. VIK POINTSMAN: Big Wayae Ilooser, Salem high diactu spin aor and shot potter, will bo doobt grab off pouto In both events daring today's Blg-C league track and field meet on Ollacer field. Houaer has been getting arpood 45 feet with the iron bail. Sauvaiii Whiffs 15, Wins 2 to 1 CORVALLIS, Ore., April 23 (A)- Freshman Chuck Sauvain limited University of Idaho bats men to four ' scattered blows, whiffed 15, and had flawless sup port from his mates to give Ore gon State college a 2 to 1 north ern division baseball vistory to day. . Both Oregon States runs were unearned and came in the sec ond. Wegner was safe on an error and Jack Schimel laid a bunt down. He had it beat out, but Vandal Catcher Frank Viro rushed a throw and the ball sail ed into the outfield. Both Wegner and Schimel scored on the error. Idaho 000 100 000 1 4 5 OSC 020 000 00 2 6 0 Auer and Viro; Sauvaia and Wegner. Silvcrton Set For Inaugural SILVERTON, April 25.-(Spe-cial) -Silvcrton 's entry in the Wil lamette Valley baseball league is set to open the season here Sun day, 2:30 p. m., at McGinnis field with the visiting St. Paul team. The Silverton lineup, according to "Pop" DeLay will Include the fol lowing players: John Seeley, Monte Weddle, Don Hatteberg, Lyle Specht, Wen dell Reeder, Harold Johnson, fai fielders; William Walker, Albert Bates, Ray Elliott, Johnny Hoffert, Harry Burr, outfielders; Paul Reiling and O. II. Moe, catchers; Harry Hagedorn and Jack Skel ton, pitchers; and Burt Burr util ity. Silverton's half schedule: April 28 - - St. Paul here. May 5 - - at Sublimity. May 12 - - Mt. Angel here: May 19 - - at Canby; May 26 - - Willamette here. National League Wl.P't W I. rrt. Brooklya 7 1 JF!i Pittsburgh 4 S .444 St. l.oui5 7 2 .T7 New Vark 3 J33 Boston S 4 .3M Clnrlnnatl 3 7 .30 Chlcaco 4 4 JOS Phlladrlpb 2 Thorsday's Results At Philadelphia, Brooklyn, postponed, rain. St Louis 002 000 1003 7 0 Pittsburgh 102 002 00 5 2 Brerheen. Dickson (S). Krist lit and Rice. Wilber i6t: Heintzenau. Roe (71 and Smith. Camelli (7). Cincinnati" 200 010 .101 7 10 1 Chicago 010 300' 010 5 11 3 Walters. Hetki 5. Lambert 18) and Mueller: Borowy. Erickaon (7). Kush () and Livingston. Schetfing (9). Boston 100 003 00O 3 U New York 102 000 0104 I Lee and Mast Kennedy. Feldman (t). Trinkl" f" " W. Cooper, ' Lom bard! (4). KlutU (9). P' ' j" ' r m w a a... j m jr i Bevos Get Two Hits, Blanked Padres' Kennedy Oiithurls Ilelser COAST LEAGUE STANDINGS W L Pet W L Pet. San Trait 20 7 .741 Hollvwod 12 14 .442 Los Angla 17 10 .00 Portland 11 IS .423 Oakland 17 11 .007 Sacra mn to 9 IS .333 San Diego 13 13 .464 Seattle 19 .333 Last night's results: At Portland 0. San Diego 2. At Seattle 3. Hollywood . At San Francisco 4. Sacramento 1. At Loa Angeles 4. Oakland 7. PORTLAND, Ore., April 25-fJT) Vernon Kennedy pitched the San Diego Padres to a 2-0 shutout over the Portland Beavers in their Pacific Coast league base ball game here tonight. The vic tory gave San Diego a 2-1 edge in the series. Kennedy, formerly with the Chicago White Sox, held the Beavers to two hits both by Eddie Wheeler. Both San Diego runs came in the fourth, and errors figured In them. Debs Garms opened with a single, but Eddie Wheeler fum bled George McDonald's sharp double play bounder, and both were safe. John Jensen moved them up with a sacrifice and on a 3 and 2 count, Glenn Rice punched a fast ball for a single to center to bring in both run ners. Roy Helser, losing hurler, allowed seven hits. Saa Dleto B H O A Crlscou.m 9 14 0 Anglo 4 1 1 Cyselmn.3 4 0 1 3 Garma.r 4 1 1 ktDonid.l I 111 I JenoenJ . S 1 4 9 RJco.c 1 S Lanlfero.3 3 13 3 Konndy.p 4 113 rertlaad B Wheeler.2 4 Barton.l 4 GoulishT 4 Retch.l 3 H O A 010 9 1 9 9 S 9 Eacobar.m 3 BuchcrJ 3 Brown Ada ma .c HeUor.p xStorey Kxriagcr Strange Holm.e Totals S3 7 27 13 Totals 39 3 27 11 x Batted for Brown In SUi. xx Batter for Adams tn 9th. San Diego 000 309 no 3 Portland 000 000 000 9 Errors Angle, Lanlfero. Wheeler. Runs Battde in Rico 3. Two base hits Angle. Stolen bases Jensen. Sacri f ices Jensen. Double plavs Angle to Lanifero to McDonald. Left on baaoa San Diego 9. Portland 3. Bases on balls Helser 4. Kennedy 1. Strikeouta Helser 3, Kennedy 3. Earned runs Helser 1. Umpires Engeln. Borskt and Mazzto. Time 1:43. Attendance 240 (estimated . Spokane Cuts Loose Wright SPOKANE. April 25 -(JT- The Spokane Indians tonight announc ed the release of Manager Glen Wright on the eve of their open ing game of the Western Inter national baseball league season. Sam W. Collins, club owner, said Mel Cole, 23-year-old catcher, had been named temporary man ager for the team. In a statement released from a hospital where he underwent a major operation 10 days ago, Collins said the change was made because of Wright's illness "and was for the best interests of base ball in Spokane." Boswell Looms As Derby Bet LEXINGTON, Ky , April 25,P) Lord Boswell came back to his home grounds for the first time as a race-horse today and within shooting distance of his birth place settled the question as to just who is the horse to beat in the Kentucky derby. The stretch-stepping son of the Blue Grass horse country came from far back in the' stretch to win the Blue Grass stakes by a neck and thereby moved up into the favorite's spot for the $100. 000 rim for the roses on May 4. Junior Hi Nines In Second Clash Leslie and Parrish junior high baseball teams get together today for the second game of their seven for the season in a 4 p.m. outing on the Leslie field. The contest will follow the Salem high-Springfield high varsity game. Parrish won the first game of the junior series Wednesday, 7-4. LADIES LEAGUE ACKLIN'S BOOTERY (1) Zimmerman .144 15 182 431 Evans X 123 121 123387 Farthing 113 99 120332 McElhaney 108 97 151358 Pozdahl 161 171 15f 491 SEARS-ROEBUCK McNeil Paterson Roth Allen Gibbs . 139 173 137 449 148 104 123 375 .83 135 100-418 144 153 162459 14 150 154 468 QUISENBERRY'S () Judson Brooks 127 107 140 367 146 112 132 390 Taylor . 107 84 78 269 Dougherty 145 145 131 421 Merritt 136 118 127 391 SCIIATZ FURNITURE CO. (S) Poulin 187 153 153 93 Hubbard 169 146 149 464 Boyd -121 14 163 42 Frigley 164 156 168 4R8 Meyer 129 144 120 393 Western International Loop .Opens T-i .1' " ? I r - " MICKEY DOES OKEII: fickey Owes, former Brooklyn catcher who , Jumped to the Mcxlcaa leagoe. seems to have bo dlfficalty la get-tlava- along with tho Mex fans. la the above photo ho aeema to bo a hero already, leaa, for his Vera Cms, aine. 4Lip 'Acquitted, Assault Charge NEW YORK, April 25-,-Leo "Lippy" Durocher, 3-year-old manager of the Brooklyn Dodg ers and hero to thousands of Flatbush sport fans, faced an all male jury today and heard him self acquitted of a charge of sec ond . degree assault against, a youthful heckler. The verdict, ending a four-day trial in Kings county court, also resulted in acquittal for Duroch er's co-defendant, Joseph , Moore, 50, a special guard at Ebbets field. They were accused of beat ing John Christian, 23-year-old war veteran, who said in court that he was known throughout Brooklyn aa tho Dodgers' loudest critic. Medalist Wins Way to Finals PINEHURST, N.C., April 25-(A)-Frank Stranahan of Toledo. 0. , tourney medalist, had what it took today to come from behind in a heavy rain and take five successive holes to defeat C. B. Dudley of Greenville, S C., 3 and 1, in the semi-finals of the 46th annual north and south amateur golf championship. In the second match, Hub Covington of Or angeburg, S.C., edged out a 1 up win over the former national amateur champion, George T. Dunlap, jr. Babe to Take Mexican Trip NEW YORK. April t-X)-Babe Ruth, whose SO home runs during; the 1927 season still stand as a major league record, said tonight he "might go to Mexico for a visit and to "look over" the baseball situa tion there. Coast League: Thursday results: Hollywood . 100 004 001 -4 13 Seattle 011 010 0003 9 3 Smith and Atwood; Totoin and S He me. Sacramento 001 000 00O 1 9 3 San Francisco 2u0 100 01 4 11 r re It as and Conroy; Weile and Schlueter. Oakland 102 030 100 7 12 9 Los Angeles 210 0O0 1 OO a Pippen. Haffev and Raimondi; Osborn. Terry (3), Ericsson (4, Baker (9) and Williams. GOOD HOUSEKEEPING CO. (1) Peart 188 131 128 47 Tomes 160 143 123428 Lou Albrich .119 137 117373 Lil Albrkh 140 155 164 459 Randel ... 000 146 141287 VINCE'S ELECTRIC it) I Harr jOlney ( Rodakowski 1 Bradley . ' Thatcher .... .97 141 142380 120 132 108360 000 130 148278 108 181 171460 143 131 122398 KEGLETTES (2) 'Clark .. .130 149 170 449 ; McCarroll .167 158 158 483 Anderson 124 135 116 375 Lloyd 135 168 170 473 Garbarino 196 168 158 522 McKILLOP S INSURANCE 1 Peavy 151 150 125 428 Peeler 153 117 lit 3 Conser 137 116 117370 Cushing 127 111 132370 ; Muelhaupt 152 157 151460 Post-war Campaign Tonight .' i IIS. mJJ Dotces Enter a Hefty Shi Session at Hood PO RTLA ND, Ore., April tS (A)- One of tho largest entrr fields ever to eooaaeto oav Mosnl Hood 133 racers will lake part la tho annaal giant KUIoan Ski meet at Ttntberllae Sunday, officials aald "today. The entry list Includes Bill tlotseo, Kalrm. holder of the weatens Canadian toga. Browns Option Bevos Catcher PORTLAND, Ore., April 25 V) Tom Turner, catcher for the St. Louis Browns of the Amet wan league) will report at once to the Portland Beavers f the Pacific Coast Baseball league. General Manager JJilTKlepper said today. The Browns would not consent to sell the major league catcher outright, but will tend him on option for this season, Klepper if ported. Cooper Suffers Broken Finger NEW YORK. April 25-OV Catcher Walker Cooper, who ciml the New York Oaants $175,000. soffercd a fracture of the little finger on his right hand today. The mishap occur red in the fourth inning of the game between the Giants and the Boston Iiracs when i Carvel illama) Howell fouled off one of Monty Kenne dy's 'fast pitches. After x-ray ex aminations, it was announced Cooper would be out of the line up for at least four weeks. Double Barrels Single Shots Over and Undcrs All 12 Gauge One thousand and ten fun Wincheater, Lc Fever, Savage, Ithaca, Western, lUnjjer, etf. Many of which have never een fired. AH aell at LESS than pre-war price) and remain un affected by the 17't to IV rie In price of newly manufactured fun reKultinir from the suspension of price control March 9th. A Make your selection now a amall deposit Mill hold your cqn. We alM have a few Rubber I loa 1m left one and five men at "j i $29.50 ... $59.95 Sporting Goods Store 290 N. Front St. Harry (New Hamilton Building) Steve Eight Entries Set! for Start Senator to Face Yukinia Stars Nine . I Ity Al Ughtner Statesman Sports Cditor YAKIMA, April 25-(SpcIal) Poised 'for what Is expected to bo its greatest campaign in history, the Western International baseball league explodes Into action (weather permitting) ou four arc lighted fronts tonight the first season opener for the circuit sinra 1942. Eight entries Salem. Yaki ma, Spokane, Wenatcheo. Tamma, Bremerton. Vancouver and Victo ria are ready, to hustle Into tho 143-game season. . Bremerton and Victoria are making brand new debuts as mem bers of the circuit which, in Its prewsr history, never boitted more. than six franchise holder. Tonight's openers, eipected to bo played before packed audiences in all j parks, -find Salem's Sena tors here ih Yskims, Bremerton's Bluejackets playing host to the Tacoma Tigers, Victoria's Athlet ics at Wenatcheo and Vancouver's Capilanos at Spokane. Although informal; Kt-seeking dopes t era are reluctant to name tho 1.2-3-4 first division favor ites for the season, many, are con vinced Manager Bully Ryan's Wena tehee Chiefs, operating hand in hand with, tho Sacramento Sen ators of the Coast league, will to the team to beat over the route. Ryan ,bss good balance In all .de partments. Manager Glenn Wrifht'a Spokane Indians form another first diviin favorite liked py many. And Salem's Sena tors, tith Frisco Edwards about to make his debut in professional baseball aa a manager at the helm, are getting their share of first di vision consideration. All clubs in the circuit will like ly pick tip help from aenoring class triple-A teams within the nest few weeks. What with Interest In the league at an all time high, attendance records for all parks could t broken for the season.. For Salem Friday p'ht It will be FsMbeller Ed Kowalaki on tho mound ar! hard-hit Ing Woody Kalnvtn behind the d:jh. GeMge Vlco, Sm Toatl, Bait Ilartolmel and Dick Wenner ate In the in field and Frank Lucchei. 1UI Carney and eiuW Oust Craw ford. kb Cisviness or Ralph A r nott In the ouifield. Yakima's starting mmjnd a tgnrrvent falls to Jot KraloUh. the Senator Veteran the 1S40 H-awn). Ills batteryms'e fa Hugh MtCopnell. The others: Tony Ferrara 'and Ltt Mukahy for Victoria; Chuck Cmntn.and M Fitgerald for Wenatchee. , Warren Martin and D rk Kempsr for Ticoma; Clarence Federmejef and Fr.'mk Volpl for Bremertt n. Alex Palira or Doug Ford and Bob Spurgcon for Vancouver; Bud Kinnamon or Milt Caimha and Mel Cole for Spokane. ANNt'AL CIlt'RCII Mr.ETINO AMITY, April 2J-(SpcUI)-The Snntial business rvetlng ef the Baptist church vtU be held next Sunday, April fi. fllowlng a lunt heon at noon, flection f officers, reports and roll catl uill take plat-e In the af'-ernvm. '