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Hie Capita! Journal, Salem) Oregon
Thursday; July 21, 1938
Iron Man? Silly, Says
Persistence of
Gehrig Hurting
Yankees, View
By Henry McLemore
(United Ptm Staff Correspondent)
New York, July 21 U.PJ I know
this will brand ma u a heretic of
the first, second nd even third wa
ten. but I feel obliged to aay today
that ot all the things that bore me
in baseball, nothing bores me so
much as Lou Oehrlg s leat or play'
lng 3043 consecutive games for the
Yankees.
The fact that Oehrlg has not mim
ed a league game since that after
noon of June 1, Wis, wnen lie re-
placed Wally Plpp at first ' base,
leaves me cold and I find the count
ing of the games he has played a
much better means of wooing sleep
than the counting of sheep.
Abnormal Heroics
To come right out and say so I
consider Gehrig's Insistence on play
ing even when he has fractured
bones (such as he now has), con'
eusttons. fever and all-round mls
erics, as abnormal and none too
flattering. Usually It is the dumb
or the desperate who continue to
carry on while in pain. The human
thing to do when you're hurt Is to
take It easy, not pull out all the stops
marked "heroic."
This Is especially true when all
your heroics will get you is a gold
watch and the sobriquet, "Iron
Horse."
Granting that Gehrig's refusal to
give-In and miss a game when he is
injured is good for his scrap book
and ego, I wonder U It Is good for
bis team? There have been times,
when Lou was younger and better.
when he was a better first baseman
Injured than anyone who could have
been put In to replace him. But j
doubt If that Is true today. He
knocked but on ball out ot the In
field against the Indians In the cru
cial game Monday, and It was plain
he was favoring his badly swollen
thumb.
Team of Cripples?
Suppose a manager found himself
with team composed entirely of
men protecting a consecutive game
streak? Picture a team where the
catcher had a cracked wrist but
Insisted on going behind the plate,
and the pitcher demanded his right
to work, fractured skull or no frac
tured skull; a team where the short
atop hobbled about with a sprained
ankle, the second baseman with
pneumonia, the third baseman with
beil-bert, and the outfield with ad'
vanced cases of chestnut blight.
It wouldn't take the supporters
of such a team long to cease admir
ing such foolish gameness and de
mand that Its players be replaced
by able-bodied workmen. Yet such
team Is entirely possible. In this
country all men are free and equal
and if one man can stay at a posi
tion until he drops, so can all the
others.
Make War for Wheel Chair
Unless Gehrig relents before too
many more years have passed and
goes to the bench the rules of base,
ball should be changed. The pres
ent set-up makes no allowance for
a wheel chair at first base, or a
crutch. And It won't take long be
fore Gehrig will have to employ one
or the other. The Yankees should
have a ground rule whereby a fly
ball dropping In Gehrlg'a wheel
chair, or a liner rlchocheting oft his
crutch or shawl, would be good for
no more than two bases. And there
should be a rule stating whether
Gehrig's foot or the wheel of his
chair must touch first base to con
stitute an out.
There would be no end of compli
cations, In fact. I think Gehrig
would do the game a great favor if
he would Just up and go fishing
one afternoon next week. If he
hasn't any tackle I would be glad
to lend mm some, and I might even
throw In a can or worms to boot.
(CwrUM IMlfcTlJiilttd Press)
Milwaukie Mentor
Named by Astoria
Astoria. July 31 ( The Astoria
school board named Norvllle May,
coach at Milwaukie high school, as
Astoria high school football men
tor yesterday. May will succeed
George BSnigh, who resigned to
coach basketball at Franklin high.
Portland. He was selected from
among 14 applicants.
May coached all sports at Spring
field and Milwaukie. He was gra
duated from the University of Ore
gon In 1930.
Mill City Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Robinson left recently for a week's
vacation trip to northern Washing
ton where they will visit his broth
er and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rob.
Imrm of ws.h.
Silverton
Hills Creek Nine
Silverton, July 21 The Silverton Red Sox bounced back
into the state semi-pro tournament last night behind the
three-hit pitching of Bob White, Willamette university
ohucker, and walloped eastern Ore-
gon a Klnsua, 4 to 0.
Tonight at 7:30 Silverton meets
Hills Creek in the semi-finals for
the right to meet the undefeated
Edwards crew Friday evening. In a
game that win decide the top semi
pro team of Oregon for 193ft.
Silverton scored In the third and
sixth, bringing In three tallies In
the latter inning on Pesky's double.
a single by wait Bonney, an out
field error and a single by Baker.
Hills Creek rallied In the dying
moments of the game to edge out
the Portland Babes 3 to 3. A blow
by Bishop brought Bun Kelsay
across with the tying run, and an
other single by Dick Wright sent
Cox In. Bud Brewer, Hills Creek
chucker, allowed but four hits and
whiffed 17. He was In constant
danger, however, from the erratic
support from teammates, who Tom
mitted six errors. Summaries:
Klntua 0 S 1
Silverton 4 S - 0
Sodcn, Iricksoa sua rlskei wnlte and
Ha user.
Portland Bates 4 I
Bills Creek S
carstens. Penur, J. Richards and
Butcnanacaotn; Brewer and Clonlnstr.
Plans for Legion
Tourney Ready
Woodburn August 6 and 7. dates
set for the state American Legion
Junior baseball series to be held at
Legion park here, are drawing near
and plana are rapidly being com
pleted.
Seven teams are leading the race
In three districts with very little
information coming In from Eas-
tern Oregon, the district which On
tario represented last year.
Woodburn and Estacada will open
their series here next Sunday with
a place In the finals at stake. Esta
cada dethroned the Woodburn team
aa district champion last year af
ter the locals had represented the
district the year before.
Eugene and Medford remain In
the race In their locality, Medford
cleaned up In the southern part of
the state while Eugene won a two
out ol three game playoff with To
ledo. Postofflce Pharmacy, last year's
state champions, H Rey Roofers and
New Rlvoll Theatre remain In the
Portland race. El Rey and the
Theatremen are advancing fast at
ter Postofflce had won the first
half race.
Northwest
Series Slated
The annual semi-pro aeries be
tween the top teams of Oregon- and
Washington will open next Tuesday
to determine the semi-pro cham
pion of the northwest. It was an
nounced today.
It will be a five-game aeries, un
less one team manages to win three
straight games on McGinn is field.
Lack of Gasoline
Held Crash Cause
Red Bluff, Calif., July 31 MVAn
airplane crash that killed Ben Tor
rev. . veteran fUex . and aerial
huntsman, and Jack Baskins, 19, a
flying student, was blamed by In
vestigators today on lack of gaso
line. Torrey and Baskins were crushed
to death early last night when their
plane dived into a field a mile from
the Red Bluff airport, which Tor-
ley managed. They were riding in
a plane Torrey had purchased the
same day.
Industrial League
A triple by Ritchie and a two-
base-blow by Taylor In the ninth
gave Building Supply a 4-3 margin
over Paper Mill office. In the
other game. Foresters submerged
Hansen-Llllequlst 11 to 3. as Keus-
cher brought In three tallies on a
home run. Summaries:
Kulldlns Supply 4 If I
P. M. otnee s a i
Ritc-hle and Tarlori Bavasa and Madtr.
Foresters 10 3
nanseo.uieanlst S S S
ValrnUjia and Oula: steoaehar ana
Crate.
Thursday nlght'a games: P. M.
Machine vs. U. S. Bank at Ollnger;
Knv Mill r St Jnt.er.ri at Leslie
i.
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to Meet
Yank Trackmen
Take Big Lead
Stockholm, Sweden, July Jt (JPt
A strong team of touring track ath
letes from the United States started
the second day of the International
meet here wth e handsome lead ov
er competitors from all over Eur
ope. Led by Ben Johnson, Chuck Pen
ske and Fred Wolcott, the Invaders
took five of yesterday's seven op
ening events. Johnson, captain of
Columbia's track team, won the 100
meters In 10.4 to start his team
mates off.
Fenske, the Wisconsin star, de
feated a fast field Including Jon
Johnsson, Sweden's widely heralded
star, in the 1500 meters In 3:49.4.
only one and six-tenths of a second
off Jack Lovelock's Olympic and
world record. Johnsson was clocked
in 3:53.3 white Hartlkka of Finland,
who finished third, was caught In
8:62.5.
Wolcott, Rice's hurdling star, cap
tured the 110-meter highs In 14.3
with Lldman of Sweden second In
14.6.
Ray Mslott, of Stanford and the
Olympic club, created a new Swe
dish record when he won the 400
meters In 47.8, second better than
the old mark. George Varoff. of
Oregon, waa another American win
ner. He took the pole vault with
a leap of 13 feet 11 35-33 Inches,
the only American victory In three
field events.
Softball Pacers
Win Close Tilts
Both Paper Mill and Waits, cur
rently leading the Salem Softball
loop, maintained their tie at the
top of the league standings Wed
nesday evening by turning back bids
from the rank and file.
-Walt's rallied to come home ahead
of 30-30, (tot, and the Paper
makers finally managed to defeat
Square Deal, 3 to L
The Walt's-30-30 game was de
elded In the final two Innings when
Walt's pushed four runs across.
Vem Gilmore pitched five-hit baU
for the losers but could not offset
errors In the tight spots.
It was a pitcher's game In the.
second game, with Crowfoot of the
Papermakera and Henry Singer of
Square Deal fighting It out. Crow
foot had a slight edge, allowing
three hits to five that Singer el
lotted, and passing but five men
while Singer Issued passes to six.
The "break came In the seventh
when Jimmy Nicholson powered a
double to right field, scoring Par
rtsh. Walla (1) AS S
Olrod. rf .. SSI
Kitchen. 1 ISO
Beard, aa Ill
Scales, S 4 0 1
Roth, p 4 s 0
Linda. I SOS
Causer. If .. 4 S 3
McCaffrey, e 9 0 0
Foreman, m 4 0 0
Totals n t I
so-so .is) aii ft n
Drrnan. m I 9 a
Bleimund. U 8 0 1
Otlinore, p 4 0 0
Comatock. rf 4 0 1
Killotf, s 4 0 9
Hauk. 1 4 0 I
Bkopll, ss 4 t 0
Marr. S 4 9 3
Bennett. 9 4 10
Totals St S t
Faoor Mill (II SB ft H
Dunn, aa S 0 0
Parrlsh. rf 9 1 1
Staelhammer. 1 9 0 0
Nicholson, m 9 0 1
Otck. 3 9 0 0
Kellr. 9 4 10
Frtnrh. If 9 0 0
Schnuelle, e 4 0 1
Crowfoot, a 4 0 9
Totals 1 a
auare Deal (11 SB
oarer, if 3 0 0
L. Blnier. 9 10
W. Ornlrkow. 3 4 0 0
R. Oentrkow, aa 4 0 0
B. Oenlskow, 9 4 0 t
Walsner. tn 4 0 1
Caves. 1 9 0 1
KledaU. rf 4 0 0
H. Sinter, a 9 0 0
Total 93 1 I
Tonight's game will pit Golden
Pheasant versus Eagles at 8:15. fol
lowed by a girls' contest between
Pade-Barrlck, leaders In the Wil
lamette valley league, and Eastslde
Dairy of Portland, newly-crowned
metropolitan champions, at 9:15.
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To Lead Cubs
By Sid Feder
(Associated Prsas Sports Wetter)
The Chicago Cubs' set of three
brain trusters, which couldn't do s
thing about hitting slumps and
pitching failures, and which dldnt
particularly Impress the rest ot the
National league, gave way today to
a two man board of atrategy head
ed by the county fair guy. Gabby
Hartnett.
The unveiling of the large figure
or garrulous Gabby as head man of
the Cubs, succeeding Cholly Grimm,
overshadowed the rest of a colorful
baseball picture.
The Cuba, famous for years for
changing bosses In mid-stream, did
it again In loading Orinun's woes
on the 330 pound frame of the big
fighting Irishman.
Where'a Tony?
But In the background, somehow,
you see the quiet figure of the oth
er half of the board of strategy,
Tony Laraerl, and you wonder how
he fits Into the picture. There's
the angle that Gabby Is getting
the chance because he deserved It,
but think back to last October when
Tony signed with the Cubs, and re
call that tongues were wagging all
over the place about old poosh 'em
opp'a ambition to boss a big league
club.
Meantime, Pittsburgh and St.
Louis continued to be the chief bet-
tlegrounda In the National league
race. The Pirates, by splitting a
twin bill with the Phillies yester
day. Increased their lead by a full
game over the Giants, who took two
beatings at the hands of the Car,
dinals' southpaw pitching.
Run Splurge Wins
The Phils featured a 10 run fifth
Inning to wallop the Bucs 11-0 In
their first game, but Russ Bauers
turned In s five-bitter for 4-1
Pirate win In the nightcap. Clyde
Shoun stopped the Giants with
four hits to give the Cards a 7-3
victory In their opener. Lefty Bob
Welland fanned 10 and Johnny
Mize hit three homers snd the
Cards clicked 7-1 In the afterpiece.
The Reds dropped back to fourth
place, behind the Cuba, by losing a
4-3 decision to the Boston Bees tn
a Cincinnati night game. Max
West's nlnth-tnnlng homer turned
the trick for the Bees.
Only one other game got by old
man weather on the program. In
that one, the Sena tore socked the
Detroit Tigers, 7-3, behind Wes
Fen-ell's effective elbowing.
Boxing Matches
Af Boys' Camp
By Jimmy Cole
Silver Creek Recreational Area
Last night saw one of the most ex
citing times we have bad at "Y"
camp. It was the famous "Y" smok
er, with boxing matches and other
entertainment put on by the boys.
The most whirlwind match was be
tween two twin brothers, Harold
and Hlrl Holland. No one could tell
which boy waa which, so we Just
cheered both of them at once. All'
of the matches saw blows exchanged
with a rapidity that was difficult to
follow with the eye. Each match
consisted of two one minute rounds.
Other matches of the evening were
as follows:
Fred Oruver, 140, vs. Zane Rus
sell, 144. Pete Houser, 135, vs. Bob
Woodburn, 115. Bob Sederstrom, 140,
vs. Rted Nelson, 125. Gordon Wilier,
110, vs. Evan Boise, 105. BUI Morse,
120, vs. Vera Flynn, 115.
The evening was wound up by five
gallons of Ice cream donated by the
James Tryons.
The softball game of the year was
between the all-stars and the
leaders, with the leaders nosing out
a 9 to S victory over the hard play
ing youngsters.
Today the powers to be voted that
the swimming pool was to he drain
ed and cleaned, so the entire camp
left on a short hike around Silver
Creek falls.
Pratum Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Huchlngson and Carolyn, who spent
their vacation at the George Kleen
home, parents of Mrs. Huchlngson,
left Wednesday morning for Cali
fornia, going the coast route high
way, Mr. Huchlngson Is employed
aa clerk with the bureau of reclam
ation water project In Antloch,
California.
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Coach Is Pessimistic, But
By Paul Simmons
Tuscaloosa, Ala., July 21 (VP) The nerve-wracking going
for Alabama on the Southeastern conference football front
last season was bad enough. The way Coach Frank Thomas
sees it now, it may be worse next fall. Thomas' Crimson Tide
won the conference title all right and went on to the Kose
Bowl but it had to pun so many
games out of the fire by last-minute
rallies that the coach was constant
ly on the verge of jitters.
"It waa one tough league," Tho
mas recalled and the look on his
face showed he wasnt Joking.
"But It will be worse next fall.
Practically all of the teams should
be stronger."
Feara First Game
Alabama has taken a high rank
In the national football realm for a
good many years, but Thomas fears
bis very first 193S game may give
the Tide a terrible Jolt.
"We start with Southern Califor
nia. he explained, "and It looks as
though we have picked a tartar. The
Trojans figure to have one of the
strongest teams In the nation."
The thing that seems to be caus
ing the "Bama coach the most grief
is trying to find someone to step
Into the shoes of Joe Kilgrow, spear
head of Alabama's 1937 running and
passing attack.
"Charley Boswell Is a good ball
carrier, but not too good at punting
and passing. Herky Mosey excels In
the latter two chores but Is not so
good at carrying the mall.
Other Bide Of Story
"And," Coach Thomas added,
"that's not all of my woe. There are
a couple of linesmen I can't see
how we can possibly replace LeRoy
Monsky, all-America guard, and
Jim Ryba, tackle."
Some believe, though, that Coach
Thomas should not be pessimistic.
He lost several good men but he'll
have some able regulars back for
Instance, Carey Cox, center; Capt.
Lew Bostlck, guard; Perron Shoe
maker and Tut Warren, ends;
George Zlvlch, right halfback, and
Charlie Holm, fullback, to say noth
ing of Boswell and Mosley.
Beavers Cut
Angels' Lead
San Francisco, July 31 yp) The
uncertain Portland Beavers trip,
ped the Paclflo Coast league lead
ing Los Angeles Angels last night,
( to 3, In a see -sawing thriller.
Portland's win reduced the An
gela leadership to two games as a
timely ninth Inning double play
nipped a San Francisco rally and
enabled the second place Sacra
mento Colons to take a 8 to 5 de
cision. The Angels took an early lead,
putting a run across in the first
Inning. The Beavers came back tn
their half of the inning to tie the
score after Manager Bill Sweeney
hit a triple and scored on a single.
The Portland club then scored
again In the third and fourth.
With one out In the last of the
ninth and the score 8 to 5 in favor
of Sacramento, the Seals' Dominic
DIMagglo, youngest of the baseball
DIMaggios, smashed out a two bag
ger. Harvey Storey drew a walk
and Brooks Holder hit Into a dou
ble play to end the Seals' threat
In a free-hitting ball game Se
attle made It two In a row over the
Oakland Acorns, 11 to 7. Seattle
converted six hits Into as many runs
In the third Inning and after that
was- never headed although the
Oaks threatened In the seventh and
eighth Innings when they scored a
total of five runs.
Overcoming a Hollywood lead
with a six run outburst In the sixth
inning, the San Diego Padres, al
though outhit, went on to win, 11
to 5. The Stars got 14 hits to the
winners' 11. The Stars' Inability to
hit In the clinches left 11 to die on
the barr.
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Sports Parade
By Henry McLemore
Shawnee-on-Delaware, July 31 (U.R)
I have a good mind to advise my
barrister to sue the Japanese de
partment of public welfare for can
celling the Olympic Games schedul
ed for Tokyo In 1940.
Ever since that day In Berlin when
It was announced Tokyo would be
host to the athletes, I have been
preparing myself for a trip to Japan.
For two years I have spent my time,
energy and money studying the Jap
anese language, developing a taste
for exotic foods, and moulding my
Georgia cracker form so It would not
look too ridiculous when draped In a
kimona and hakama.
I believe I could collect a
goodly sum from the department
of public welfare Just for the
time I have spent on trying to
learn to write fny name In Jap
anese. If you think writing
"Henry McLemore" In Jspanese
Is a trivial feat Just try It some
time. You start off first with a
thing that resembles a sea-gull
In full flight. No, on second
thought It doesn't look like a
sea-gull at all. but the lower end
of a broken hockey stick. The
next character really demands
an artist. The best description I
can give la that It looks like
Adolph MenJou'a eyebrows when
they are registering surprise.
There la some more to the Henry,
but It Is the "McLemore" part
that confounded me. When writ
ten In Japanese "McLemore"
could easily be mistaken for tbe
footprints of an emu with sore
feet, walking across red hot
sand.
Writing Japanese, however. Is a
pushover compared to talking It.
Knowing that I would get lost in
Tokyo I started by learning to say
"Where Is my hotel?" Bounds sim
ple, doesn't it? But play this on
your larynx at twilight "bokuno ya
dowa dotlrada." That's what you
must say If you get lost and cant
remember where your lodging place
Is. That took me months to master.
and so did "kondowa kimono ogoru
ban dayo," which, when broken down
to Its essential fats, means "It's your
time to buy a round."
After enjoying a elose friend
ship with my palate for 30 years
I, In a desire to feel at borne In
Tokyo, started eating such dish
es as aaalmi tempura and kaJrl-no-doteyakL
Now, at any mo
ment, I expect my palate'a bar
rister to serve me with papers.
To s palate accustomed to hom
iny, turnip greens, black-eyed peas
and hog-Jowl, saslmi Is a signal for
rebellion. Because sasiml Is sliced
raw fish and the first few dishes of
it makes your stomach feel as If it
were a goldfish bowl.
Any Jury. I believe, would award
me a handsome settlement for the
suffering I endured In wearing a ki
mona and hakama, the latter Item
being a skirt which, while not cut
on the bias. Is certainly cut by a
tailor biased against the male from
appearing anything but ridiculous.
That kimono and hakama
nearly broke up my home. My
wife never could get quite ac
customed to sharing an apart
ment with a man who Insisted on
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On Cubs Rewarded
Chicago, July 21 (U.R) A big, red-faced Irishman, de
lighted with his own good fortune but sad for the man he re
placed, took over the job of managing the Chicago Cubs to
day after 17 years' service as the
club's catcher.
Charles Leo Hartnett, 37, s man
everybody likes, was made manager
by Owner Phil K. Wrlgley. who. dis
satisfied with the team'a fourth
place position in the National league
standings, fired Charlie Grimm.
The Cubs were five and a half
games out of first, had lost their
last game, which ended a seven
game winning streak.
Although Grimm's contract runs
until the end of 1938, his release
was effective today. He will be paid
for the full term of his contract.
Wrlgley and Hartnett claimed to
have made no arrangement as to
slipping on a kimono and haka
ma when friends dropped In. And
tbe time I suggested I wear It to
the theatre I figured I might
aa well get accustomed to being
seen in public In the outfit well,
I would rather not pain you with
the details. -
So you see, I really have a good
case against the Japanese depart
ment of public welfare. Anyone with
a brief case he doesn't know what to
do with can have the job of repre
senting me.
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Hartnett's salary aa manager.
"Leo will not be fired If the team
falls to win the pennant," Wrlgley
said. "That's too short notice. I
think I'm safe In saying he'll be
given a contract for 1939."
Gabby's major league career 17
years with the Cubs is one of the
most brilliant in bsseball. He went
to them in 1933 from the Worcester
(Mass.) club of the Eastern lesgue
and was a hit almost at once.
As a handler of pitchers, he ha
no peer. His throwing arm Is dead
ly. His knowledge of opposing Na
tional league batsmen probably Is
unequaled. His popularity is unlim
ited in Chicago and he stands al
most as well with fans of every
other city.
Hartnett has caught 100 or more
games for 13 years, last year tying
the "iron man" record of Ray
Schalk, former Chicago White Sox
star. His lifetime batting average is
.300. In 1935, he was voted the Na
tional league's most valuable player.
Los Angeles, July 31 WV-The top
bracket of Pacific coast league
pitching standings remained virtu
ally unchanged today, with Win
Ballou of San Francisco still un
beaten 1n seven games.
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