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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1928)
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1928 BOXING CARD OF LOCAL TALENT ARRANGED PAGE SIX PLANT TO LINE UP LOCAL PUGS FOR NEXT CARD A card maj? up entirely of local and valley pugilists will be lined up by Matchmaker Plant for the next boxing card herw, Wednesday, May 2. it was announced last night. There will be no main event, but Instead a triple main event with three bouts of six rounds each. Be sides that there will be four special events. All the boys who have been popu lar on preliminaries here before will Ket the call. Among tnem win bo Terry Kllecn, Si Flook, Pete Wll lert, Battling Yoakley, Red Hayes, end many others. . As a special Inducement to get the boys Into action, Plant will offer a large cash prize to the fighter who merits the most applause from the customers. All the valley towns In Salem's vicinity are Invited to call Plant's attention to any fighters they want to see on this local talent card. Salem may land the Oeorgie Dix-on-Walter Cleghorn battle, but if so. it must tep lively. Dixon is not available for nearly a month yet. as he has two fights slated In port land, and It may be the Portland rowhmaker will attempt to sign .C!i.-e;1i.-::i 'or the fighting negro. In tliht an, '.nil.-m will be out for, of ,.cist, r, .minor offer the same '. ijTM,n''n! that Portland Ihe lrirr-ii0rri!'jf:d '(jrudiya" fight bevrin ,rt.in,y Mrlmre and Phil Bayes, id hut, Ik apinrently about to be stai!i -!n (innta Pass. Not long ago tnerp w3 considerable agitation for the sirap here In Sa lem. Mclntyre .was loud In his boast that he could beat Baycs, but Bayes wouldn't see it. The fight Is slated for April 20, and the Grants Pass fans are all "net up" about It. ac cording to reports. Both of the boys ' are now In Grants Pass. T Woodbnrn, April 31. The first base bn It game of the season which was played on the Woodbum dia mond was lost to Independence hiRh yesterday afternoon by one point, tho final score being 4 to 3. . The game was exciting and close from the start and neither tilde was able to score until tho first half of the sixth timing when Independence piled up three to their credit on three successive douhle plays. In the second half of the sixth Wood burn was able to come back with one and In the last half of the eighth, piled up two more, maklnn a tied score. In tho ninth Inning Independence succeeded In bringing their total up to four and as the Woodbum aggregation went, to bat It looked like o 10-lnnlng game, but with ell the bases full they were un able H scoro and tho same ended In favor of Independence. Russell Tautfest, Woodbnrn pitch er, blew up In the sixth Inning and wns replaced by H. Owens. Other players on the Woodbum team were Lavprn Norton, catcher; Eldon Cone, first base; Matthew Mochel, second base; Wlnton Hunt, short-stop; Lowell Oribble, third base1.; Adrian Schooler, right field; Harry Sims, center field; Rex Gar rison, left field, . . . . SILVERTON MILL MAN BOWLS HIGH AVERAGE Silverton, April 21. SI Greenlaw of the Silver Falls Mill, who Is a member M the Salem Bowling club and one of the highest rated bowlers competing in the Portland tourna ment has a record of making an ' vera:o score of 186 CORPS HOLDS SALE Hubbard, Apr. 21. The Women's Relief Corps had a cooked food and baked goods lase at the Scholl hard ware store today. This organization always takes charge of the annual Memorial day services In Hubbard and the sale was held to provide the finances with which to hold a suc cessful service. Silverton, Apr. 21. Miss Florence etorny, reading department teacher of the Washing Irving school was 111 Friday and Mrs. Myrtle Walmer substituted. Hopmere, Apr. ai.-Mr. and Mrs. Paul Towi.send are tho parents of a seven pound daughter. She has been named Ruth. Fights & Fighters (Br The Associated prets) Philadelphia M arty Gallagher, Washington, stopped Wid Matthews, Baltimore, 4. Boston Sergeant Sammy Baker, New York, defeated Clyde Hull, South Dakota, 10. Denver Al Webster, Billings, Mont., technically knocked out Char- He Long, Omaha, 10. Tony Caponl, Rock Island, knocked out Joe Bland, Los Angeles, 3. Hollywood Bert Colima, Whlttler, California, won by technical knock out over Lew Chester, Pennsylvania, 7. San Diego Raymond Montoy, San Diego, and Flash Hastings, Neb. drew, 10. Tampa, Fla. Joe Dundee, wel terweight champion knocked out Julian Jim Moran, Tampa, 9. NATATORS TAKE TANK FOR MEET Natators of Salem high school will get Into action for the first time tonight, 7:30 o'clock. In a meet with University high school of Eu gene. It will be at the Y. M. C. A. tank. Next Saturday the swimmers will hold a return meet at Eugene. May 5 and May 12 Multnomah club of Portland Is on the schedule. Meets are prospective with Ben son Polytechnic Institute and Eu gene high school, as well as with some of the other Portland schools. Paul Lafferty is managing the team and has announced the fol lowing entrants for tonight's meet: 220 yard, free style Wallace Hug. Paul Lafferty. 100 yard, free style Edward Al ley. Paul Lafferty. 50 yard, free style Bob Needham, Edward Cross. 50 yard, back stroke Bob Need ham. 50 yard, breast stroke Paul Laf ferty. 200 yard relay Wallace Hug. Ed Cross. Bob Needham, and Taul Lafferty. Charles Gill. Harvey Brock, and George Beechler will act as offic ials for the meet. Swimming Is a new sport In Sa lem high and t iccess In meets this season warrants. It will be put on the official list, and letters awarded to participants. Jack Kearns Suit Against Dempsey Near Settlement New York. April 21. (IP) Jack Reams' suit against .lack Dempsey for $70l,02ti.60 today seemed to bn fairly on Its way to settlement after months of sparring, court delays and one no-declsion trial. After the first day.of the trial In federal court here Friday, Judge John O. Knox adjorned court until 10:30 a. m. Monday with the op posing counsel in a clinch over con tracts. Arthur T. Drlscoll, chief counsel for Dempsey, announced that he had turned down an oner for set tlement out of court,- but refused to say who made the offer. Kearns' counsel denied knowledge of any such affair. Why should we offer to settle out of court when wo've had all the bet ter of the trial so far?" Art Sagcr. chief counsel for Kearns, said. For the benefit of the boxing world. Dempsey reiterated that he would not enter the ring again if he lost the suit. Nothing could make me fight again," Dempsey said. LEAVES FOK HtKSNO Dallas, Apr. 21. Mrs. Wiley Gard ner left Friday morning for a visit with her sis'er, Mrs. Rude, and brother. Rich rd Dulgnan, at Fres no, Calif. LAST TIMES TODAY MAZIMOVA in "SALOME" ED WELLS in "DESERT DUST" SUNDAY and MONDAY Al'RIL 22 and 23 DILL DOVE In "THE TENDER HOUR" COMKOY NEWS HOLLYWOOD THEATRE Oregon Pulp & Paper Co. Manufacturers of Bond, Ledger, Mani fold Parchment, Glassine, Greaseproof, Inner Wraps, Etc. Support Oregon Products Specify "Salem Made" Paper for Your Office Stationery Office 315 So. Commercial St. Phone 848 and 849 (Motorcycle Bargain .. -"T PIT Tja ff aIas. Tav . rt- X'viv oiiiaLj. nartey isuviuson, i. v. am Seventy-four 1928 Model. 'Fully equip ped, speedometer, storm apron, gauntlets and saddle bags. Just nicely broken in, three months old, in pink of condition. Inquire room 1102 First Nat'l Bank Bldg. RAIN CANCELS SPORTS EVENTS BASEBALL AND TENNIS MEETS OFF FOR TODAY And. still it rains. Everything on the sports calendar lor today waa cancelled except the swimming meet between Salem and University high tonight, the golf match In the morning between Sa lem high and the O. A. O. varsity, and the four-team Indoor track meet at the horse stadium. Willamette university dlamond- ers were to nave engaged o. a, u. in a double-header at Cor vail Ls this afternoon, but this was cancelled by a long distance call to Coach Keene at 10 o clock. The games have been shifted to next Monday and Tuesday. If not played on those days, they will be removed from the slate entirely. The Salem-university hign base ball game to have been played at Oxford park this afternoon was called off. So was a tennis meet between Albany and Salem high schools at the state hospital courts. The Salem netters lost Friday afternoon to university high 4-3. ine tract meet this afternoon at the state fair grounds tn the horse stadium will find cinder path art ists irom independence, Dallas, Sil verton. and Salem competing. All tne standard events will be run off except the hurdles. II the weather clears un. the sport calendar for next week will be full for all schools tn Salem. Sev eral baseball games, tennis and golf matches, and track meets are lated. GRAY DIGGERS PLAY AT W00D6URN PARK Turner, Apr. 21. The Gray Dle- ger basebnll team of the Cloverdale district, will play the William Hart team in n return game Sunday at me woodbum city park. This prom ises to be a fast and exciting same aj both teams ar well matched. Last Sunday they played the first game of the season for both teams, defeating the WUllam Hart players 4 to 2. The Orav Diggers have out- nued in new sultr for the seuson. of white and navy blue, with the name or tne cum "Gray Diggers" in script letters on the front of the shirts. This ope -a the third sea son for the present aggregation, and tne two previous seasons have been very successful for them, winning r. ost of the games. They hope to make an even better record this year. TRUCK HITS AUTO HonitlPrP. Anr 91 Tho Itnmnvn motor necident this week when inreo young men from St. Paul, on their way to Salem, collided with a gravel truck driven by P. A. King, Of Salem. TllP trilrfc Ktrilftr Ho nfh er machine broadside, badly dom- aging it, but the occupants, thrown throtlph thn inn wun noA u.lihn.. Injuries other than bruises and a severe snaKlng up. Champions In Each Loop Open Against Chief Rivals IPHIRAVTCS -vs. (CA and, WWIEIE.S" vs. AXTIHIILIEiniC fl The Yanks and Pirates, last year's pennant winners, opened ilie 1928 campaign against their respective runners-un the Athletics and Cardinals, which arc rated as their leading rivals again this season. Above are Pie Traynor and Frankie Frisch, captains of the Pirates and Cards, while below are Babe Itulh, Trls Speaker and Ty Cobb, who figured in the Yankee-Athletics set-to. SILVERTON GOLFERS PLAY McMINNVILLE Silverton, April 21. About 20 Silverton golfers, with L. C. East man as captain, will motor to Mc Minnvllle Sunday morning to vie with the local team there. This is the second of a series of tourna ments the local team will play. BOYS PLAN OUTING Aurora, Apr. 21. A week's camp ing trip at the Newport beach at the close of school ls being planned by the Ezra Meeker pioneer club of nearly 20 boys. To help finance the outing the boys sponsored a card party at the Odd Fellows hall this week. DAYTON TO CONSTRUCT NEW CONCRETE COURT Dayton, April 21. A concrete tennis court is the ..mbitlon of the Dayton high school students. A portion of the funds is on hand and every available means of assistance ls being solicited with which to bring their desire to an actual reality. 50c--SPECIAL--50 Roast Chicken Dinner Sunday HOME RESTAURANT SL W1''1 3 TODAY ONLYi PLAYERS Direct from San Francisco PRESENTING "One Dollar A Week" A 3 Act Rural Comedy Drama AND ON THE SCREEN The Crowd MATINEE 25c EVENING 50c , CHILDREN 10c ELSINORE rS RUNNERS FINISH 1800 MILES OF PYLE MARATHON Miller, fo., Apr. 21. (IP) Only 30 minutes separated the two leaders in the Pyle cross country foot race today after more than 1,800 miles of running. Peter Gavuzzl, Anglo-Italian, of Southampton, England, crept up on Andrew Payne, Claremore, Okla., holder of first p)ace, by finishing second In the 40.7 mile run from Joplin. John Oober, Moberly, Mo., won the run for the second consecutive day in 6:55:43. Oavuzzl's time was 7:08:04. Mike Joyce, Cleveland, was third in 7:46:47. Payne finished In p. tie for fourth place. The control car accompanying the runners was ' ombarded with eggs as it passed through Carthage, Mo., where residents were reported to be Indignant because the managers had chosen co stop at Joplin instead of Carthage. Leaders and their elapsed time in cluded: Andrew Payne, Claremore, Okla., 302:27:44. Peter Oavuzzl, Southampton, Eng land, 303:03:44. John Salo, Passlac, N. J.. 335:46: 41. Phillip Granville, Hamilton, Ont., 340:45:50. Ed. Gardner, Seattle. 346:01:07. Harry Rea, Long Beach, Calif., 3-3:06:16. Allen Currier, Rogue River. Ore., 31)2:17:54. Paul Smith, Gates. Ore., 400:20:15. GUESTS OF UTLEYS Brush College, Apr. 21. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Utley and daughter. Miss Marie Utley, and son and daughter. Dr. and Mrs. Floyd Utley. all of Portland, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Utley recently. SPINNER IS BACK Stayton, April 21. Joe Skelton who has been an spinner in the Santtam Woolen Mill for almost 10 years, has returned to his work here after a few month:; vacation, spent at Stockton, Cal. tfi COMING HEK15 Wiedoeft and his Brunswick Recording Orchestra to the Schindlers Ballroom WED.. MAY 2nd Prices Gents $1 00 Ladies 25c Where To Fish From the Anderson Sporting Goods Store llullettn. Uy George Cud well. LOCAL STREAMS Despite the raining weather sev eral fair catches were made in local streams. Drift creek, Pudding river. and Mill creek are reported high and somewhat muddy, but some iisn caught with bait and spinner. Mckenzie and Willamette Eugene Rain and cold weather continues. Fishing in upper Willam ette and McKenzie poor lor tne week-end. Spinners and bait used, but few fish being caught. AI.SEA RIVER AND FIVE RIVERS Upper Alsea and Mary's river muddy and high. Prospects for week poor. Waldport Several limit catches made trolling in Lower Alsea and Drift creek using large spoon and bait. Prospects good for week-end- Roads down Alsea good, several catches made on Five rivers with spinner and bait. Road up Five riv ers very bad condition. TILLAMOOK STREAM3 Trask and Wilson rivers some what high and milky but prospects good for week-end. Some fish caught on spinner and bait. BIG NESTUCCA Some good catches made between Beaver and Blaine using large spin ner and chub. Roads good. DESCHUTES, CROOKED. METOL- IUS AND LAKE REGION North Junction River clear. About three inches above normal. Weather part cloudy, west breeze. 57 above. Outlook for week end fishing favorable. Ma upin Deschutes about lour inches high. White river. Nena creek and Bake Oven all normal. Weath er cloudy. Bend Twin and Odell lakes ac cessible. Fishing fair both lakes. Deschutes 9 to 12 miles below Bend and Lower Metolius river will fur nish fair week-end fishing. Weath er cloydy. cold south wind. HUBBARD PLAY FOR STUDENTS HUGE SUCCESS Hubbard. Apr. 21 The high school play "Mammy's LIT Wild Rose" was given Thursday night to a large audience at the city hall. The cast Included the following: Nolan Rasnlck, Elwood Lehman, John Hershberger, Ben Miller, Rol lie Btdgood, Elizabeth Rasnfcks, Marie de Lespinasse, Irene Voget, Evelyn Keane, Helen Knight, Gun t! ii dene Bidgood and Tava Morgan. The entire action of Uie three act play took place In the cabin door vard of Uncle Joe. (Rnllie Bidgood) and Mammy Celie (Marie de Les pinasse). In tho mountains ol Vir ginia. The sum realized was well toward the hundred dollar mark. The high school glee club sang "I never had a Mammy", under the direction of Mrs. Finnegan after which the orchestra gave a number ' of new selections between the acts. the trombone novelty number "Sallv Trombone" bringing an ovation from the audience. Those in the orchestra were Anita Bevens, piano; Roily Bidgood, violin; Fran ces Leffler, cornet; uungaaena Bidgood, violin; Marie de Les pinasse, clarinet; Gerald McAr thur, cornet; Franklin de Les Dinasse. trombone: Willis Duncan, clarinet. Dr. A. F. de Lesplnasse, di rector. Bovd Brown accompanied by his sister Betty, at the piano, gave his first public performance as a vio linist. The hall was decorated in ths high school colors of black and orange. The candy booth in the rear of the hall added to the at tractiveness of the color scheme. All the drilling was done by Principal Bidgood assisted by Mrs. Phyllis Finnegan and Miss Lillian Sawtosch. 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