THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON
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FIGHT DEVELOPS FOR BERTHS ON NORTHWEST TEAMS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1929
WEBFOOTS AND
HUSKIES NAMED
FOR HONORS
Portland (IB With the opening
games o the coast conference
football season less than two weeks
way, more than 200 men Tuesday
were fighting for a berth on one of
the five teams in the northern sec
tion of the conference.
Washington and Oregon wlH
probably carry the honors of the
five northern members, pre-season
dope Indicates.
More than 68 men reported to
Coach Bagshaw for practice Mon
day, ol which 30 were veterans.
With this group of lettermen on
hand, the Huskies present a strong
aggregation. Baggy Is getting the
boys in shape fast. He has called
for two practice sessions a day.
Among the veterans are Pulver,
back field man, who will probably
get the call at quarter this fall;
Jessup, giant tackle and Captain
Wentworth, Bchwelger and Jim
Davis, tackles.
Although Oregon had a turn out
of 29 men, three of them veterans,
' Coach McEwan has hopes that he
will have all nine lettermen in
camp before the week ends.
McEwan will mould his attack
around Johnny "Plying Dutchman"
Kittmiller half back, who starred
last fall. "Besides Kitzmlller, Mc
Ewan will have Al Brown, promis
ing freshman back coming up for
the varsity, Dave Mason and Rob
inson and Williams, two negro
threats.
Oregon should do great things
.this fall, providing they hurdle
Stanford In the opening encounter,
October 5.
Oregon Agricultural college looms
as a dark -horse this fall. Fifty-one
men reported for the opening turn
out, of which 17 were lettermen.
The Beavers have a hard game In
the initial conference game with U.
8. C. October 5.
Coach Schlssler is having trouble
finding a man to fill Howard Ma
tilda shoes this fall. M&ole was the
man around whom Schlssler built
bis scoring machine lost laii.
Chief CoqulUe Thompson, full
blooded Indian: Honolulu Hughes,
Hawaiian! and Rowdy Kerr are a
few of the men schlssler win nave
available for Maple's position.
Oregon Agricultural college will
play its first game Saturday with
Willamette university at Corvallls.
Babe Holllngberry at Washington
State faces a problem of finding
tackles. Of the 40 men who re
ported to him for practice this
week, 15 are lettermen. He will
have to revamp his back field com
bination considerably due to the
loss of Ted Rohwer.
Montana has a bright outlook for
the season compared with past
years. Major Milburn will probably
place the strongest Montana 11 In
the field this year than represented
previously.
Idaho has lost some of the beef
It has carried In past seasons and
with a lighter team this fall that
should mean success for he Van
dals, providing the Leo Calland type
of football Is picked up without
much trouble.
Pirates Refuse Concede
Pennant To Cubs; Win
Two From Philadelphia
By The Associated Press
Jewel Ens' Pittsburgh Pirates rather late to be sure
seem to have determined to give the Chicago Cubs absolutely
no help in their chase for the National league pennant.
With th Tnha needincr either one victory on their own
behalf or a Pittsburgh defeat to clinch the bunting, Monday,
the Pirate were unfeeling enougns-
to take two from the pnuues ana
thus retain their mathematical
chance ol nosing out the Cubs, who
were held Idle by rain.
Jess Petty and Ervln Brame held
the slugging Phils to five hits In
each game. Petty outpitched Lester
Bweetland to win the first game, 3-
2 In 10 Innings, Brame had a wide
margin over Smyth, Collins, Bauey
and McOraw In the nightcap, which
went to the Pirates, 5-2. Smythe
was touched for seven hits and four
runs in the first Inning of this fray
Other scores National:
St. Louis S; New York 4.
Cincinnati 4; Boston 8.
American:
Washington 10; Detroit (.
New York 2; Cleveland 4. -Philadelphia
2; St. Louis 3.
Boston 4; Chicago 3.
SIX MEN PLACED
ON TOURNEY TEAM
Silverton As the reault of an
elimination series Sunday and aver
aging the seasons play, six men
were nominated early this week to
uphold Silverton'. prowess at golf
in the Cascade tournament which
will be held here Saturday and Sun
day, September 28 and 29. The
men elected to do the honors are
W. L, Cunninghom, L. B. Eastman,
C. A. Reynelds, W. L. McGinnis,
Clifford Rue and Jake Werle.
PORTLAND PUGS
TO BE OGLED
Members of the Salem boxing
commission, together with Match
maker Harry Plant will go to Port
land Tuesday evening to witness the
show which Is topllned by a ten
round engagement between Long
Tom Hawkins and Del Wolfe. The
entire group will be on the look
out for possible material for bouts
in the local arena.
. Since the conclusion of a pact
between Portland and Salem com
missions whereby the two organi
zations will work In cooperation In
the matter of ring material. Plant
believes It will not be difficult to
bring several strong candidates for
fistic honors here. An el fort Is
being made to get Eugene lined up
on the proposition.
The boxing situation here is In
the best shape It has been In for
more than two years, Plant stated
Monday. While the houses have
not been capacity, nevertheless he
feels greatly encouraged at the
turn-outs despite the fact this time
of the year is supposed to be the
off season.
A Jumper tree calculated to be
more than 3,000 years old grows
from a cliff In Logan canyon, Utah.
It has a circumference of 26 feet 8
Inches and Is 44 feet high.
RACING CARD AT
FAIR GREATEST
IN MANY YEARS
. ll Indications point to the full
est racing card since 1914 afr the
Oregon State Fair at this year's
competition, Sept. 23 to 28, when
horses will be here from all over
the Pacific Northwest and West
ern Canada.
Cyclonic, the wonder horse be
longing to Ruth Parton, Wapato,
Wash., and winner of last year's
Governor's Derby, is expected to
give all entrants stiff competition,
as she is the only horse on the
Pacific Cliast to win two different
derbies twice In succession. Coming
in first at both Yakima and Spo
kane this summer established this
phenomenal record. Last year she
was a derby winner four times, and
this year, appearing three times,
has come in ahead twice. She will
have a handicap in the Salem
races -of 130 pounds, unusually
large.
C. B. Irwin, famous Pacific
Coast racer, will be here with IT
head of horses. Outstanding among
these will be Tadawawn, a (35,000
horse; Riprap, Heather Honey, Miss
Lester, Woodfaoe and Nose Dive.
This Is twin's first year at the
State Fair races.
Marcella Boy, fast stepper be
longing to S. Palmer, will make
his appearance. E. C. Davis, of
Montana, will have Minnie Mea
dows, Lucky Lou and others of bis
well-known string here to cause un
easiness In racing circles. Others
will Include Mrs. N. Cheatham,
with Randolph; Mrs. H. Rattlg,
with Stamp; C. Spellmen and O.
W. Swift, and many others.
All the racing men who have
seen the Oregon State Fair track
declare It to be In the best con
dition of any at which they have
raced this summer. Sam Bush,
superintendent of the groundn,
still has work to do on it, which,
when finished, will bring It practl
callv to perfection.
Socker Fights
In Socks; Shoes
Bother Irisher
Chicago yP) Can Tim Der
ry, an Irish giant of St, FauL
f feet 6 Inches tall, exchange
socks with an - pponent In
his socks? Or must he wear
shoes?
This weighty problem eon
fronted the Illinois State
Athletic eontmisftlon Tuesday,
Derry never wore shoes an
til two years ago, when he
reached his ninteenUi birth
day. Since taking ap boxing,
the big Irishman found It
difficult to move aboot In
the ring with shoes en. So be
merely wears a heavy pair of
socks, or sometimes battles
In his bare feet,
Derry engages another
Irishman, Les Kennedy, In an
eight round preliminary to
the Taffy Griffith - George
Cook bout In the Chicago
stadium Friday night. Ken
nedy, learning that shoes are
a handicap te hie opponent.
Insists Derry wear them, it's
np to the commission.
The rule governing ring
attire requires boxers to wear
proper athletic apparel, bat
says nothing- about shoes.
CHEMAWATOFAGE
LINCOLN FRIDAY
Portland (LB Lincoln high win
meet the Chemawa Indian school In
a football game here Friday, It was
announced Monday, Lincoln opened
the season last Saturday with a vic
tory over Kelso 7 to 0, Washington
high of Portland defeated Chemawa
0 to 0 last Saturday.
Pendleton OH Roy Cress, San
Francisco fighter, knocked out Jlm-
mie Black, Seattle, In the fourth
round of a scheduled 10 round fight
hero Monday night. Both weighed
118. . -its
COMISKEY TO TAKE
PERSONAL CHARGE
Chicago IIP) The Tribune in a
copyrighted story Tuesday quoted
Charles A. Comiskey, owner of the
Chicago White Sox, as declaring he
personally would assume responsi
bility for rebuilding the club In
such a way that It 'would be "up
there" among the leaders next sea
son. "I shall continue the policy of
acquiring young ball players," Com
iskey stated: "but I propose to get
at least two experienced hitters.
The youngsters lack the punch the
White Sox need. .
Ten years ago this fall my ball
ehib. the greatest club ever as
sembled so far as playing ability
was concerned, brouRht Chicago Its
last pennant. That team, or the
eight-crooks who were on It, gave
me the worst shock that ever a
man suffered in baseball. The years
- kawnt hMlwl t.h wounds com
pletely, but I've suffered long
enougn. i m coming oacs. w vm
eago to start In on a lot of new
happiness."
' AMITY
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Breeding, Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Dmphlette and Miss
Shirley TJmphlette motored to Oak
ville Sunday. Miss Dmphlette will
teach there In the Bell Plain school
which opened Monday.
Miss Fay Mack of Stay-ton was
a week end guest at the home of
her uncle, C. O. Mack and family of
this city. Miss Mack, who is a grad
uate of Monmouth Normal school,
attended summer school at Ashland
this year. She Is a former Amity girl
and graduated from Amity high.
She will teach near Stay ton this
year.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Newman and
daughter Lois were Corvallls callers
Sunday. Mr. Newman Is owner of a
fox farm three miles south of here.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Breeding and
ton of Corvallls, were Amity guests
Saturday at the home of J. A.
Breeding.
P. B. Ferguson of Salem was an
Amity caller Saturday at the home
of his sister. Mrs. t. A. Ruble. Fer
guson was en route to Portland and
Miss Ruble accompanied him there.
where they spent the week end with
friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. 8. H. Roblson were
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Theo
dora Rlchter of this community.
Saturday. Mrs. Roblson who has
been In 111 health for some time It
Improving. Roblson is a prominent
fanner and stock raiser of Rlckreau.
Flying hit Wright-motored Buhl Air
Sedan, powered with Richfield Catv
olinc and Richlubc Motor Oil.Loren
Mendel), famous "Angeleno" endur
ance flight pilot, finished first In clap
ed time, in the Oakland to Cleveland
race of the National Air Derby. .
Richfield was winner alio In major
ity of the closed course events at
Cleveland, recalling its remarkable
performance In the 1928 air races In
Los Angeles, when It won four of
the six major events ... the greatest
competitive record ever credited
to any gasoline I
, ALTOONA
Lou Meyer... 1st, Fred Frame... 2nd,
Myron Stevens. ..3rd, in the Annual
Altoona Labor Day Speedway Oast-'
Ic All three of these daring drivers
used Richfield... triple triumph for
"the gasoline of powerl
Meyer's victory tat this race clinched
the 1929 Speed Crown... his second I
consecutive National A. A. A. Speed
way Championship and an added
tributt to Richfield Gasoline for
Meyer used this famous motor fuel
In his cat exclusively throughout the
1929 racing
f,V'3
t PIKE SPEAK
Cltn Shulu. driving t tuck SiuJe
biker Prtildcnt Eight, powtred with '
Richield Gasoline, won th Penrou
Trophy in (h Annual Labor Diy
Piled Peak Runthe most spectacu
lar and grueling event of the year fot
scricuy stock cars.
Strain covered the 11.9 milea from
Crystal Creek to the Summit In llj
tnmutea.43atconda.tha fastest time
ever made over tnii court RichftcU f
furnished the power, speed, the trrv
falling dependability neceiiary for
thla grueling run.. .another great re
cord for "the gasoline of power" I. '
TIME after time, Richfield has triumphed in competition with prac
tically every leading brand of gasoline. Exclusive choice of the
country's leading drivers and pilots, it has won more victories and
world's records than all other gasolines combined. Its outstanding
qualities proved in grueling competitive events are the same qualities '
you need in your own car instant acceleration, power,
speed and mileage combined.
SERIES DUCATS
QUICKLY SOLD
TO BALL FANS
Philadelphia () It required only
one short working day for the Phil
adelphia Athletics to dispose of all
their tickets for the world lerior
games here with the Chicago Cubs.
"We are sold out for tile aeries,
it will be Impossible to consider
any further applications for seats."
was the word given out Tuesday by
Club officials.
The club had announced that be
ginning Monday at 13:01 a. m. mall
requests for reservations would be
received. Immediately after that
hour thousands of fans dropped
letters Into the malls. The orders
were In such volume that tho club
-ngaged a clerical force of 35 men
and women and rented a nearby
vacant factory to handle the busi
ness. The reserved seat capacity of
Shlbe park is less than 37,000. Dur
ing the day It was estimated that
requests were received for approxi
mately 75,000 tickets.
Chicago (P Certified checks and
postal money orders for approxi
mately 1,200,000 American dollars,
covering applications for world ser
ies seats In Wrigley field have been
received at the Cub offices.
Of course part of the negotiable
paper must be returned to disap
pointed applicants for there are
not that many dollars worth of seats
available.
William L. Veeck. president of
the Cubs, said no less than 300,000
applications have been received.
Golf Ball Is
Driven Into
Bird's Nest
Wilmington, N. C. OP)
Paul Bergen, Wilmington got
fee, made a new kind of
core recently and want a
definition for it.
Playing on the seventh hole
of the Cape Fear oourae he
drove one into the thick fol
iage of a tree, where a nim
ble caddy found It neatly
tacked away In a bird's meat.
Bergen wants to know whe
ther this can be called a
birdle or an "eagle."
WALKER'S TITLE
VOTED FORFEITED
Chicago Vf) Mickey Walker's
title as world's middleweight
champion was vacated by the na
tional boxing association Tuesday
because of his failure to defend the
crown since June 1928. The N. B.
A. demands champions defend their
titles at least once every six months.
Sammy Mandell, lightweight
champion, was restored to good
standing by the association because
of his championship match against
Tony Canzoneri at the Chicago sta
dium August a. The "Hocuora
Shlek" had been slated for the as
sociation's black list until he suc
cessfully defended his crown
against the New York Italian.
The Belgian government has or
ganized flying clubs and pays halt
the cost of members' planes. -
TEAMS BUNCHED
FOR LAST DRIVE
By the Associated1 Praaa
With only three weeks left of U
Pacific coast league's 1W taunts,
five clubs Tuesday were bunched la
what Is conceded to be ana of the)
closest races In years for the leafusi
leadership.
The Hollywood Start, fa top place
are a full game ahead of to Mis
sion Reds, two games ahead of tho
Seals, four garnet better than Los)
Angeles and four and a half games)
above the fifth plat Portland;
Ducks. It will take tome deep dig
ging In the records to tmeovw at
baseball wlndup to compare wittt
thit situation.
Wade Klllefert Missions Monday
curbed the advance of the Los An
geles club by defeating that team 31
to 3 at Los Angeles to the play-off
of a month-old tie.
With five clubs ahead of them,
the Oakland Oaks teem to ban lit
tle chance now, and Sacramento,
because of Its slow advance, virtual
ly has given up hope.
Hollywood and Lot Angeles bat
tle it out this week on tho lattsr'a
playground. The difference between
the scores of the winner in that
series and the winner of the serletT
between the San Francisco Seals
and the Missioin Reds at Recreation
park at San Francisco, may tore
shadow the champions of the sec
ond half of the 1920 season. Both
series, observers hold, should be hot
ones, and the Issues should bo close.
The Oakland club was scheduled
to meet Seattle In the north thla
week, while Sacramento was slated
to play at Portland.
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