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The Capital Journal, Salem; Oregon
Thursday, April 21, 1938
Gluts and
Scratches
By Fred Zimmerman
Capital Journal Sport Editor
A fu-it-claas onlTenlly or bush
. feaga player doesn't necessarily
mean a Job In tlw Western-In-.
tarnations! league aa a nam bar
. af candidate! for ball tossing
Joba bara found ant within re
cent dare. BUI More and Gordy
Williamson, both well known t
ft ml em fans, have recently felt
, 4 bji and nave been given their
walking papers by the Yakima
management. Ho and Wil
liamson both played with Wil
lamette, The former made the
grade In the Arkansas-Missouri
league last summer and through
his ability to take care of infield
and outfield Jobs aa well as a bit
sf baekstopping, looked like a
fine utility man for the Yakima
aggregation.
All told 30 men have been released
by Yakima, according to Bun Kel
aay who remains on the job. In ad
dition to Moye and Williamson those
found lacking In ability Include
Ralph Amato of University of Ore
gon fame: Bart Ooldbar, Eugene
Drake outfielder of last season and
Earl Buckrum, WeMoot chucker of
two yean ago. Still eating meals at
the expense of the Pippins are Kel
aay, John Lewis, University of Ore
gon hurler; Bob Oarretson, former
Oregon first baseman and Gene
Bplker, Orant high and Toledo State
league outfielder.
And while nothing offlrlal has
been released concerning Dwisht
Aden, outfielder with the Bel
I Ingham club of the Western In
ternational, It's a Pretty safe bet
this former Bearcat will soon be
looking for a Job elsewhere.
There has been no kick about
Aden's fielding, but his failure
to get the necessary knocks will
cost him hi Job.
Having demonstrated that there
Is no difficulty in starting a ball
game on time, Willamette should
keep up the good work. They got
under way right on the dot Monday
and against Oregon the first ball
sipped over at 3:27, actually three
minutes ahead of time. Now If a few
cash customers could be Induced to
show up everything would be satis
factory, except for the scoreboard
situation. The Bearcat go over to
Forest Orove for a doubleheader
Friday and then fill an engagement
at the state prison. Three games are
booked for Sweetland field next
week Portland (V Tuesday and
Oregon Normal Friday.
While they accused him of
doing a bit of proselyting, yet
Oregon 8tate still considers
Howard Maple one of the insti
tution's nuts landing athletes. A
recent poll of former coaches
and players nominated Mapea
for the honor and aa a result he
Is to have a prominent place In a
forthcoming Issues of "Orange
and Black," campus publication.
It doesn't seem that long ago
that Maple waa hitting a dime
with a pigskin, yet the records
show he played football with
the Orange In 1928, 21 and 2.
Ha got his start In baseball at
the same Institution ta 1921, 21
and 29.
Spring football will be brought to
a close at the University of Oregon
May 7 with a family fight climaxing
Coach "Tex" Oliver's effort at
whipping a club Into shape. The
varsity will meet a group of former
Webfoot star led by Tony Amato
and Stan Rlordan . . . Oliver may
continue spring football a week af
ter the May 1 game for punters and
specialty Job men . . . Jimmy Nich
son I a busy man at Oregon these
days. He dons his baseball uniform
after the final class, does a bit of
football kicking and passing and
then lope over to the baseball dia
mond for a round with Coach Hob
son . . . Evidently the fish will have
to wait; Howard Maple has agreed
to manage the Albany Alcoa this
eummer. Probably sandwich In a few
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Feller
Fuzzy Faced
lowan Hurls
One Hit Ball
New York, April 31 UJ9-Plaster
up the 24-sheet. haul out the head
lines and turn on the mazdas not
for Dizzy Dean, the Chicago Cubs'
290,000 pitching prima donna, but
for Bob Feller, the 18-year old luizy
faced Iowa schoolboy who missed
baseball's hall of fame by the nar
rowest of margins.
Yesterday was to have been Dean's
big day. He was to prove his arm
was sound, that he was baseball's
greatest pitcher and worth every
cent P. K. WMgley paid lor nun
Dean did well enough, scoring his
first triumph In easy fashion for the
Cubs. But something hsppened he
hadn't counted on Bob Feller, with
out uttering a single word, stole the
spotlight not only from Dean but
from every other major league piay.
er. He pitched a 1-hlt game for
Cleveland against the St. Louis
Browns.
Now 19. wiser, stronger and more
confident. Feller cut down the hard
hitting Browns with a dazzling fast
ball and a baffling change or pace
which stamped him as the foremost
young pitcher In baseball.
Teaming up wltn Molll liemsiey,
the catcher the Indians procured
especially to catch Feller, blazing
Bob gave a masterful exhibition. The
only hit made off him was a bunt
by Billy Sullivan, ex-cieveiana
catcher, in the sixth Inning. Feller
himself fielded the ball, and threw
to first baseman Trosky. It was a
close play. Umpire Ed Rommel), an
old Athletics' pitcher, nimseii max.
lng his American league debut, call
ed Sullivan safe. The Indians pro
tested violently but the umpire has
the last word. Feller fanned six men
and gave up six walks.
As for Dizzy Dean, he scored a
10-4 triumph over Cincinnati with
out extending himself. The Cubs
gave him a 9-run lead In the second
inning, and he coasted until taken
out in the seventh for a pinch-hit'
ter. Dizzy permitted 8 hits and 2
run In 6 Inning but was masterful
In the pinches.
Manager Charlie Orlmm removed
Dean because he wanted to rest him
for Sunday' game against the Cards
and felt that with a 9-2 lead the
Cubs had the game won.
Wednesday's scores:
National New York 4. Boston 4;
Philadelphia 8, Brooklyn 8; Cincin
nati 4, Chicago 10; St. Louis 4, Pitts
burgh 9.
American Washington 3, Phila
delphia 0; Chicago 5, Detroit 4; St.
Louis 0, Cleveland 9.
Whitman 'Faces
West Linn Hi
Woodbum Dick Whitman, ace
hurler for the Wood burn high
school baseball team, will take the
mound against West Linn here Frl.
day afternoon when the two teams
meet In a Willamette Valley league
game which will start at 2:30 p. m.
Whitman has pitched 15 innings
against two high school opponents
and has not allowed an earned run
and opposing batters have collect
ed only 8 hit off hi delivery. The
Bulldogs are knotted with Molalla
for the league leadership with two
wins each,
Cooke Seeded
In Net Tourney
Chattanooga. Tenn., April 21 UP)
Elwood Cooke. Portland, Ore, and
Art Hendrlx, Lakeland, Fla were
seeded No. 2 In the doubles compe
tition of the Tennessee valley ten
nis tournament yesterday.
Bobby Rlggs, Chicago, and Ber-
nle Coghlan, Santa Monica, Calif.,
the nation's No. 2 ranking doubles
team, were seeded at the top among
12 tandems entered.
angling trips while he Is scouring the
sticks for prospective Bearcats.
WHY TEN
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In His Last Start before the scheduled match race against War
Admiral, Charles S. Howard's Seabiscuit galloped home to an easy
victory in the 915,000 added Bay Meadow handicap in San
Mateo, Calif., finishing three lengths ahead of Oosum. The
time was 1:49, a track record. Seabiscuit with owner Howard
and Jockey O. Woolf are shown in the winner's circle after ths
race. Associated Press Photo.
Creighfon Named
To Check Staters
Eugene, April 31-'( Red Creigh
ton, University of Oregon right-
handed pitcher from -California,
was named yesterday by Coach
Howard Hobson to start on the
mound in the northern division con
ference baseball opener with Ore
gon State college here Friday.
Captain Ford Mullen, lnflelder
turned catcher only two weeks ago,
will be behind the bat.
Oregon la defending northern di
vision champion.
Corvallls, April 21 UP) Coach
Ralph Coleman Indicated yesterday
that Ralph Takaml, letterman, and
Earl McKlnney, sophomore, would
handle pitching duties for Oregon
State college in the double north
ern division conference opener with
Oregon this week-end.
Takami, capable Japanese hurl
er, will be on the mound at Eu
gene Friday. McKlnney will be
ready for the game here Saturday.
The Beavers are undefeated.
Albany Noses Out
Sweet Home Hi
Albany Coach Carl Elllngsrn's
Albany high baseballers Inaugurated
their 1938 conference schedule with
a 0-5 win over 8weet Home Tuesday
afternoon on Central field. It was
an extra-inning contest, with the
slated 9-lnnlng tilt going ten stanzas.
Albany opened the scoring in the
first inning when three runs were
pushed over. Sweet Home came back
In the first half of the second to
tally once.
The winning run was scored by
Dragoo, who singled, stole second,
and came home on Shortstop Rob
erts' third single of the day, making
the final count 8 to 5 for the Bull
dogs,
Orangemen Will
Corvallls, Ore., April 21 (TV-Ore
gon state college defeated Llnfield
4-3 yesterday in a non-conference
tennis match. Staters won three of
five singles matches and divided two
doilhree games.
HIGH IS
PINT
rn ? 80
BOWLING
Salem Cleanm
C. Foreman 131
lOndrl. 177
Blstchford 1ST
Adolph 17B
Ben 179
Totals 850
Bluebell
Pelernon 245
McOutre 168
Vnllrrcux 128
Evans iao
Llndntrand . 190
Handicap 23
Total 931
Nmih
Htgaini 154
R. Kitchen
Kim in
Marr 172
Brown 167
Total 782
Btida
Hart 1.18
Bmrh 211
Iff 147 474
119 140 43
172 131
183 117 479
168 139 484
73S 774 2359
178 189 612
169 148 48S
145 184 437
191 138 D09
168 189 625
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52
871 818 3820
111 118 383
158 161 467
148 151 440
199 159 630
168 163 800
784 764 3320
187 140 465
147 167 627
122
158 139 419
184 138 605
Edwards 183
L. Kitchen ....
Han dl cap
166 193 .643
' Totals 863 824 171 3486
Seniors Winners
Interclass Golf
Willamette seniors had little dif
ficulty In winning over their op
ponents in an Interclass golf match
played over the Salem Golf club
course Wednesday. The seniors
polled 29 points against 37 for the
sophomores. The juniors tallied 12
and the freshmen 3. Varsity squad
players were barred from competl
tlon. Putnam was medalist with
85.
The scoring:
Seniors: McLeod 54, Rlchl 8H
Putnam 0, Doughton 64.
Juniors: Preston 4V4, Gallon AM
Kelly 14, Kahle i.
Sophomores: LaVatta 74. Wil
liams 5, Bertelson 6, Mason 8H.
Freshmen: Phillips V, O. Clark
l1. W. Clark l't.
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Umps Dinneen
Honored As
Career Ends
Syracuse, N. Y, April 31 v
Sportdom's great and near-great
sent Into official retirement today
big Bill Dinneen. who "called 'em as
ha seen 'em" In major leaguca for 37
years.
Dinneen, honored at a dinner here
last night, became a member of the
"most derided profession In sports"
a baseball umpire after a career
that took him to the top of another
branch of his chosen field, a major
league pitcher.
His pitching reached a peak In the
1903 world series when he helped the
Boston Red Box win from the Pitts
burg Pirates by taking three of the
four games he pitched, including the
one that clinched the title. .
The dinner, attended by 1200 per
sons, was described by Alan Gould,
sports editor of the Associated Press,
as setting "an all-time, all-American
record, as a tribute to an umpire."
Old plays and players were recall
ed and incidents from the 40 years
of Dinneen's service In baseball
were recounted by Orantland Rice.
Johnny Bvers, Eddie Collins and
other notables.
Webfoofs Defeat
Teachers, 16 to 8
Eugene, Ore, April 31 m In a
warm-up game for the opening of
the northern division baseball race
with Oregon State here Friday, the
University of Oregon walloped Ore
gon Normal 18 to 8 yesterday.
Although the squads used a total
of 30 players, Paul Thunemann. so
phomore left-hander, hurled nine
Innings for Oregon, giving eight hits.
Oregon Normal 8 8 7
Oregon 18 11 4
J. Miller, Mohler and Turpin:
Thunemann and Walden, Beard,
Kelly.
Corvallls, April 31 (JP The Ore
gon State rook baseball team took a
sixth straight victory yesterday by
defeating Lebanon high school 8-3.
Lebanon 3 7 3
Rooks 8 9 3
Sharman and Tuma; Wood, Wle
nert and Carpenter.
Santiam League
Clubs to Meet
Final arrangements for inaugurat
ing the Santiam league baseball
season will be made tonight when
persons Interested in the organiza
tion meet with Cliff Parker. It Is
probable an 8-club league will be
formed although there is the possi
bility that the league may develop
along the lines of two sections.
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Seals Score 10 Runs
In Second, Win 11-9
(By tha Ascoctatad Praia)'
A ten-run scoring spree coupled with a ninth Inning
double play with one out and the bases loaded moved the
San Francisco Seals into a tie today with Hollywood and
Sacramento lor second place In the
Pacific coast baseball league,
The Seals handed the Bollywood
team Its second licking In as many
days yesterday by a 11 to score,
making ten of the runs in the sec
ond inning. Ted Norbert hit a two-
bagger and a home run to bring In
four of the tallies. Dominic Dl
Maggio, apparently celebrating Big
Brother Joe's signing with the Yan,
kees, hit a two bagger the same
Salem Beaten
By Milwaukie
Salem high school athletes took
more first places than did their
Milwaukie opponents in yesterday's
track and field meet, but the latter
had a sufficient number of sec
onds and thirds to take the long
end of the final count of 83 to 63
The Vikings did much better than
Coach Gilmora had anticipated, for
he predicted Milwaukie would win
by a margin of 30 points.
The visitors made clean sweeps
in the 130 high hurdles and the
high jump, since Toole and Rick
ard, Salem No. 1 performers In these
departments, were unable to com
pete. Salem will enter the Hayward
relays at Eugene Saturday.
The results:
130-yard high hurdles Lattan
ser, M; Cole, M; Ackerson, M:
:17.3.
100-yard dash Smith, 8; Put
nam. 8; Boe, M. :10.4.
Mile Becker, M; Ewlng, 8; Mag
her. M. 4:49.
440-yard run Howe, M; Brown,
S; Chapman,' S. :56.4.
320 low hurdles Smith, 8; Boe,
M; Bailey, 8. :23.8.
880-yard run Shlnn, S; Boe, M;
Bailey, S. :23.8.
880-yard run Shlnn, S; Hoevet,
S; Burkhart, M. 3:13.
Pole vault Nosier, M; Putnam,
S; and Fossattl, M, tied for second.
10 ft., 8 in.
Broad jump Putnam, 8; Boe,
M: Howlett. M. 19 ft, 3 In.
High Jump Ackerson, M; Otto.
M; Howe, M. ft, 3 in.
Shot Miller, S; Fleming, M;
Tucker. S. 48 ft, 10 In.
Discus Miller, S; Burkhart, M;
Hlllman, S. 133 ft., 9 in.
Javelin Nelson, S; Blrkmeir, M;
Hudson, M. 121 ft., 3 in.
Relay Salem (Brown,. Mason,
Putnam and Smith.) 1:39.8.
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inning, his first of three bit for
the day.
Portland and Los Angeles re
mained tied for first place. Port
land trimmed Sacramento 8 to 6
and Los Angeles measured Ban
Diego 6 to 3, thanks to Joe Berry's
fine relief pitching. After Big Ja
kuckl had been driven from the
hillock in the opening Inning by
a three-run Padre attack. Berry
took over and held the San Diego
team scoreless the rest of the way.
Sacramento's Buster Adams tried
hard to take the game ' out of the
fire when he accounted for three
of four Solon runs in the ninth with
a homer.
The largest opening day crowd In
six years, 10.500 fans saw last place
Oakland defeat Seattle 5 to 3 In a
game marked by home runs. The
game gave Seattle fans their first
glimpse of their 1938 team.
8aeramnt4 SSI
Portland S 14 4
Bcbtnldt and OruUi Darrow and Dle-
Oakland
Seattle S
Van Fleet and Conroy: Farrett, Tur
pin ibi ana rernanaea.
San Diego S 1
Loa Angeles 9 1 0
Craghead. PIHette I5 and Detors; Ja
kuckl, Barry II) and Collins.
Hollywood fl 14 1
San Franrlaco 11 12 4
Beck, Herrmann (2), Fleming and (I)
and Brenzel; Koiipal, Frailer (3) and
Leslie Winner in
Softball Contest
Leslie, Yankees and Future Far
mers were winners yesterday as the
intramural Softball program of the
city schools got under way. The
Parrlsh-Auto Shop contest was put
over until today.
Leslie beat the Sophs. 1-0. while
the Yankees nosed out Future
Craftsmen, 7-8. Both are high
school clubs. The Beavers, anoth
er senior high aggregation, downed
the Future Farmers in a game fill
ed with errors, 10 to 8.
The scores:
Lesll 17 3
Sophs 0 4 0
Baker and Murhammer; Williams,
Morley and Randall.
Yankees 7 7
Craftsmen 8 9 3
Kernes and Karmes; D. McRae
and A. McRae.
Beavers 10 8 8
Farmers 8 8 8
Long and Hannum; Boley and
Wetzel. I
. STYLES WOK YOUN0 MEN
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Dizzy
Joe Rolling
East, Accepts
$25,000 Offer
New York, April 31 Wv So Jo
took the 838,000 and Messrs. Jos
McCarthy. Jacob Ruppert and Ed
Barrow breathed a collective sigh
of relief the like of which hadn't
been heard since the year of the
big wind. The Yankees have Jo
DlMagglo again.
Perhaps Manager McCarthy was
the most relieved yesterday after
noon when DlMagglo wired Busi
ness Manager Barrow he bad ac
cepted the club's sole offer of I2S,
000 after holding out for 840,000
sine January 31.
It will b up to McCarthy to
Judge Joe's fitness to play. The
outfielder, who was the league's
most sensational player last season
and who led both majors In home
runs, arrives In New York Satur
day morning and will be In uni
form when the Yankees meet the
Washington Senators that after
noon.
Both Joes would like to see num
ber "3" go up on the scoreboard
when the lineups are given to the
umpires: DlMagglo because It la
costing him about 8163 a day to re
main idle, McCarthy because his
bombers have been futile at bat
without the services of the can
noneer from the coast.
"I'm certainly glad DiMaggio to
coming In." said McCarthy last
night, "but I'm particularly happy
he has seen the light for his own
good. He -has just avoided making
the biggest mistake of his life."
Dallas Softball
Talk Revives
Dallas Softball managers are
busily engaged this week In lining
up their players in preparation for
the opening of the spring league
season some 10 days away. List
are to be submitted to the execu
tive committee of the association
this week-end and it Is believed
that five or six teams will take part
in the spring session.
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