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Newspaper Page TextThe Capital Journal. Salem Oregon Five Annual State Series of Softball Starts Tonight at 7:30 Silverton Stays in Semi-Pro Baseball Tourney, Defeating Wichita 6 to 0 Monday August 21, 1939 Skits and Scratches toy ftcd Zimmerman Capital Journal Sport Editor It won't be long now until we learn the answer to one of soft- ball most puzzling questions: Oan square ueai make it six In a row over Walts, or will the Packers slay we Jinx which the Dealers appear to hold over them? Based upon the supposition that Square Deal will defeat Grants Pass and that Walts will eliminate LaQrande, the two home town gangs will get together Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. It Is entirely reasonable to believe the winner of that epochal shindig will go through to the finals and dos slbly succeed the Salem Papermak ers as 1939 champions Of course there Is many a slip between a first' round game and a championship and some little known club may come along and knock pre-toumey speculations higher than the early 192 stock market. Square Deal beat Waits three times this season, yet they lost the championship to the Pack ers. The reason? Bob Schwarts and hb squad of Softball tea sers were so busily engaged In pointing for Waits they over looked Schoens, Golden Phea sants and the like. Regardless of their losses this season, and their differences of opinion on this and that, the Dealers are unanimous in their confidence as to their ability to hit George Roth's pitching. They make no bones about It. They do not belittle George's chucking; they simply believe his style was made to order for them. Regardless of what the Dealers think about their rivals of the summer sea son, the schedule calls for a game against the Grants Pass Cave Shop at 1:30 this evening. If they don't win that one. there . will be no occasion to look for ward to a sixth meeting with Waits and Pitcher George Roth. First they introduced six-man football, a sport which gained nation-wide popularity. Now it's six- man baseball a game calculated to please the players, but not so much the spectators. Steve Epler, the Ne braska school teacher who Introduc ed both abbreviated games, says six man baseball is designed to give each player more action. He be lieves It will make a better play ground game where space is re stricted than either baseball Softball. "It's for youngsters pri marily." he says, "and I believe youngsters will become Interested In regular baseball because of it." (Page Mr. Gregory.) The game calls for a play ing field with three bases first, second and home equal dis tance apart in a triangle, GO feet apart for softball and 90 feet for six-man hardball. The pitcher's box Is the same distance from home plate as in regular games. With only three bases, the area within the two foul lines In the outfield is considerably lessened, since those lines start from home plate at a 60 degree angle. Two outfielders cover that territory. A man at first and second, and a pitcher and catcher complete the team. Batting rules are radical ly changed. Two strikes mean out and four outs retire a side Ep ler figures that with only six batters and four outs each Inn ing every batter gets about twice as many times at the plate as In regular ball. Because the bat ter hits Into a narrower area, fouls count only as a half strike. Clear Lake Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Mason are rapidly building a new home. They expect to have it fin ished this fall. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stolk are building an addition and improving their house. It is also expected to be finished this fall. 4 r.M. Tnii Brake. Refer KIM Ing the brakes on his "Fallton Red ... .. - c """"" Jw ! I i, i, m'' ggii I i r irtaii i m lis tin.. j jrffc. .w..1"1 where he made 352 94 miles per nour. vooo is wi iui. w vcvuu of 157.5 miles per hour. Associated Press Photo. Dealers and Packers Play First Round Games Tonight 1:30 Square Deal, Salem, vs. Grants Pass. :J0 Waits, Salem, vs. La Grande. :30-St. Helens vs. Albany. 10:30 McMlnnviUe vs. Pendleton. Climaxing a season which has found the sport growing in popu larity, the annual Oregon State Softball association tournament will start unfolding on Sweetland field tonight at 7:30. Half of the field of 10 teams will compete to night and the second half will show their wares Tuesday night. Dove-talllng Into the annual pro gram, the women's branch of the association started Its prelimln ary contests this afternoon, also on Sweetland field. Both divisions will operate on a straight elimina tion basis one defeat and you're out. Interest locally, naturally centers in the first games ol tonight's pro gram since they Involve Walts and Square Deal, winners and runners up respectively in the city league. Grants Pass, Square Deal opponent at 1:30, won the southern Oregon championship by defeating Medford 11 to 10 in a game which saw the maximum number of walks. La Grande, eastern Oregon crown wearer, which will try conclusions with Waits at 8:30, Is considered strong. Albany Is favored to beat St Helens In the 9:30 tilt while Mc MlnnviUe with "SpeedbaU" Jones as Its chief moundsman, appears to have the edge over Pendleton, east ern Oregon's No. 2 entrant. Tuesday night should develop some real contests since all three Portland teams will appear for first round competition. The state association expects to tal 'attendance In the neighborhood of 20,000 spectators. Cinclnnatl 0 St. Louts S ChlcMO n New York 55 Brooklyn 64 Pittsburgh M Boston 47 Philadelphia 34 America Leatraa W New York II Boston 10 .SOS .300 .463 .435 Pel .60S .831 ChiciKO OTeland M .558 .518 .313 .431 .348 .303 Pft, .807 .545 .532 .500 Detroit M Wahfntton 50 Philadelphia 39 Louts 13 Paclfl CMt Uhm L M Besulc M Lo? Antele ... San FraneUco , Sacramento ... 73 5 Portland .481 Hollywood Oakland , San Ditto .... .458 .448 Lebanon Softball Ends This Week Lebanon Two more evenings of regularly scheduled play In the men's Softball league, Tuesday and Thursday, remain before the sec ond half ends. Downing Pas tim ers with five victories and no de feats Is a cinch for the second half title providing It beats the Crown Willamette papermakers Thursday In the event of a papermaker win the two outfits would be tied for first and a playoff necessary. The championship playoff between first and second half titllsts Is scheduled for August 29, 30 and 31. This has been the most successful summer softball season from every stand point since the game was Inaugu rated three years ago. 1 iv M.PJI. Test Bon John Cobb. British Lion" preliminary to his test run at i- Players In the demonstration game found six man baseball provided Look at the ground those two outfielders have to cover. Gas Housers Start Real Pennant Drive (By Aiioclated Prest) Man the pumps, mates, the gas house is on fire. Those bells ringing in St. Louis may have sounded like a false alarm to some fans, but the 7-1 and 7-5 victories the Cardinals cap tured from the Cincinnati Reds yes- terday made everybody know this Is a real four-alarmer. The new gas house gang has von 10 and tied one of Its last 23 games, and burned the Reds' National league lead down to 3 H games. The Cubs and Pirates divided their double bill, Chicago winning the opener, 9-5, to extend the Pi rates' losing streak to 12 games and a new league record for the season. Max Butcher pitched Pittsburgh to a two-hit 5-0 shut-out in the second session. The New York Giants and Phila delphia Phillies also split their bar- Armstrong 7 to 5 Favorite, Ambers New York, Aug. 21 P) The usual pre-flght rumors of "business" drift ed along Bash boulevard today on the eve of Henry Armstrong's lightweight title defense against Lou Ambers, but even the betting men weren't the slightest bit Interested. As you know, this betting frater nity takes very good care not to catch cold In its pocketbook. The odds-layers came right out In meet ing and continued to lay 7 to 5 that Armstrong would bo "winnah and still champeen" when the tea party Is over In Yankee stadium tomor row night. The two will cut the capers and get down to serious socking for 15 rounds or less. The fight Itself figures to be the "natural" of the year. Their last tussle was a honey. As a result, Promoter Mike Jacobs still Is hoping for a gate somewhere between $200,000 and $250,000. Independence Band Appears in Concert Independence A band concert was played by the Independence Monmouth band on Friday night In the hop bowl. William Boydston of Dallas conducted the band and a number of Dallas musicians assist ed In the program. They were seat ed on a platform In the arena In front of the grandstand and a line of cars surrounded the field, and the bleachers were fairly well filled. During an Interval In the program four of the contestants for hop queen were presented by John B. Black, manager of the Hop Fiesta program. This band with others will appear in the parade during the Hop Fiesta. Scio Signs Jack Bliss as Coach Scio, Aug. 21 VP) Jackson Bliss. former Ashland high school coach, was signed Saturday as coach at Scio high school. speed driver. Is shown test Beds the Bonneville rutaht Salt huiius uiuiuwik .yew mark jiYiYitift gain program, with Prince Hal Schumacher leading the Terrymen to an 8-4 triumph in the first game. OH Brick's double with the bases loaded gave the Phils the nightcap. 3-2. The Boston Bees and Brooklyn Dodgers were rained out. Home runs by Dick Siebert and Bob Johnson gave the Philadelphia Athletics a 5-4 victory in their first game with the New York Yankees, but Steve Sundra's five-hit pitching won the second for the champions, 5-1. Boston's second-place Red Sox were unable to take advantage of this opening and lost their first game with the 'vashlngton Sena. tors, 2-0. Too late, they got their hitting going to win the nightcap, 10-5. The lowly St. Louis Browns spoil ed "Buck Newsom day" for Newsom at St. Louis by beating the Detroit Tigers, 6-2, behind Vernon Ken nedy': five-hit huillng. The second game was rained out. Chicago's courageous White Sox chalked up their seventh consecu tlve triumph in a 10-lnning 8-5 struggle against the Cleveland In dians. A single by Eric McNair scored two runs in the 10th to over take the tribe. Albany Defeated By Toledo, 10-5 Portland. Aug. 21 (P Bend Elks defeated Hills Creek, 7 to 2, and To ledo beat Albany Alco-Oaks, 10 to 5, In State league baseball games Sun day. Jim Farmer allowed the Hills Creek nine only five scatered hits. Scores: Bend 7 Hills Creek 2 Parmer and Hawkins; Gardner and Libby. Toledo ....10 Albany 6 10 4 t 6 Kelsay, 12 8 J. Richards and Leovlch; Wilson, Elliott and Leptich. Crescent Hurler Beats Medford Medford, Aug. 21 VP) Mike Koll. Crescent City pitcher, slammed out a homer in the tenth Inning, with two men on bases, and the score knotted at 7-all to defeat Medford 10 to 7, In the first of a three-game series between the two teams In the southern Oregon league play-off. Score: Crescent city 10 t 4 Medford 7 12 6 M. Koll. Deo, R. Koll and Ferm; Leggett Jlaynes, and Oltzen. Spencer Ward Leaves Jefferson Spencer Ward, who has been visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. McClain, since July 3, has returned to his home In Red ding. Calif. Before leaving Mrs. Mc Clain planned a picnic and swim ming party in his honor. Quests were Bill Barnes, Junior Wicker- sham, Jim McClain, Margaret Mc Clain and Elizabeth Stewart. WEE SHUN 45 Minutes Wild Bill Kenna vs. Babe Small M Minutes Salem Armory, SSS 8:30 Lower Flow S: Balcony 40et Reserve.' Seals 75e IN. Tail Students 25e Tickets: Cliff rarfcer'e and Lytle'a Asaplee. American Ugta. Herb Owens, Matchmaker much more action per participant. MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS tBj the AuoeltUd Frtu) American League Batting DIMaggio, New York, 390; Foxx, Boston, .388. Runs Foxx, Boston, 111; Rolfe. New York, 99. Hits Rolfe, New York, 153; Mc Qulnn, St. Louis, 149. Home runs Foxx, Boston, 32; Oreenberg, Detroit, 22. Pitching Grove, Boston, 13-2; Donald. New York, 12-2. National League Batting Mise, St. Louis, .359; Bonura, New York, .340. Runs Frey and Werber, Cincin nati, 83. Hits McCormlck, Cincinnati, 150; Hack, Chicago, 148. Home runs Ott, New York, 24; Mlze, St. Louis. 22. Pitching Thompson, Cincinnati, 8-2; Wyatt, Brooklyn, 8-3. Women Take Part In 43rd Tourney Darien. Conn., Aug. 21 (Ft The 43rd national women's golf cham pionship opened here today wi'h an 18-hole qualifying round over the Wee Burn club course. Representing age and experience were such entrants as Mrs. Richard V. Pell of Wee Burn and Mrs. Ed ward H. Baker of Watertown. Mass., who played in the 1909 tournament at Merlon. Representing experience was Mrs. Glenna Collett Vare, ever dangerous Philadelphia who , has won the title six times. Representing youth and experience were Pam Barton, 21-year-old Bri tish champion; Fay Crocker, broad shouldered 24-year-old challenger from Uruguay, and such home-bred talent as Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page, Marlon Miley, Jean Bauer, Eliza beth Hicks, Kathryn Hemphill and Betty Jameson. Representing youth and promising talent was, notably, 15-year-old Jeanne Kline, the little Bloomington, ill., miss who was a sensation at Plnehurst last winter and semi-finalist In the western women's open at St. Louis recently. Triple Play, Game Rarity, Turned In Miami, Fla., Aug. 21 (JPt One of baseball's rarest feats an unassist ed triple play was made in an am ateur game here Sunday. Bruce Compton, 22-year-old sec ond baseman, caught a line drive over second, stepped on the sack to double off the runner and then raced to third before the player, who had started home, could get back. Compton's team won 6-1, Grocery Store Sold suverton The Campbell grocery firm of East Hill has been sold to O. L. Burlan of Eugene and Oakrldge, an experienced gToceryman. The Burlan family will take up then residence here this week. Edward Campbell, owner for the past six years, will continue, his work of produce buying and selling. Clear Lake Men Better Clear Lake Mr. Dutolt. Sr.. is slowly Improving after a brief Ill ness. "Grandpa" Smith Is also im proving after Illness caused by a fall from a cherry tree during the cherry harvest. His shoulders were Injured forcing him to wear a neck brnce. Bob Cummings vs. King Kong Klayton 1 Hour Ernie Piluso vs. Ernie Roberts Heist Pitches 5 Hit 6a!! For Winners Wichita, Kas., Aug. 21 P( Two undefeated nines, Duncan Okla., and Wore tester, Mass., will meet tonight with a common ambition to catch up with the fast-stepping Texans from Mt. Pleasant, four-time win ners who Sunday roped and brand ed the defending semlpro baseball champions from Buford, ua., 1 to 0 Golden, Colo., and the Wichita Civics will play tonight's second game, the defeated team to leave the tournament a two-time loser. Duncan has toppled Silverton, Ore., O-O, the Wichita All-Steels 11-1, and Rome, Ga., 9-1, With Heist pitching five hit ball. the Silverton Red Sox blanked the Wichita AU Steels Sunday after, noon 6 to 0. For five Innings neith er side was able to score. Then in the sixth Silverton broke the ice with a single tally. They scored four more in the eighth and added another in the ninth for good mea sure. The All Steels committed nine errors. In the sixth, Schwab walked, was sacrlfied to second by Hurney and went to third on an Infield error. Whitman, batting for Bubalo, scored htm with a single. The eighth found Honney, Erautt and Heist hitting, with the latter being thrown out at third trying to stretch his double. These three hits were combined with three errors to score four runs. The Red Sox played errorless ball. Score: silverton Red Sol B U O A Klrsch, 3 4 0 4 0 Prsky. S 4 0 S 6 Schwab, 1 4 10 1 Hlirncr, r tost Bonner. 1 S 1 1 0 Srlvester. r 4 1 S 0 Bubalo. in 1 0 S 0 Erault, e 4 1 S 0 Heist, p S S 0 t Whitman -m S 1 1 0 Totala 38 S Wichita All Stoola B H O A Ballard, m S 1 2 0 Gaathrop. a 4 3 13 Oaroner. 2 3 0 3 3 Ctlne. 1 4 1 10 0 Neeler. 3 4 0 4 3 Orove, r 3 0 0 0 Schr'ler. 1 Dibble, e Danncll. p ..,..,...,, 7 3 Kobcl 1 0 0 Totals 30 3 37 Battrd for Bubalo In Oth. Batted lor Orove In oth. Silverton 000 001 041 Wichita 000 000 0000 Errors. Ballard, Oawthrop 3, Oardner 2, Cllne. Neelr 3, Dibble. Runs responsible lor, Dannels 2. struck out. br Dannels T, Heist S. Bases on balls. 'oft Dannels 4. Heist 3. Btolen bases. Ballard. Two base nit. Heist, sacrifices, Klrsch. Gardner, Hurney, Srlvester. Runs batted In, Whit man 3, Erautt, Heist 3. Srlvester. Wild pitch. Dannels. Umn rea. CoUver and Clark. Brooks Renamed Commissioner Wichita, Kans., Aug. 21 UPt Ray Brooks of Oregon was named com missioner of semlpro baseball today in the Pacific northwest by George Sisler, high commissioner. State champions ard runnersup from Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana will play a double elimination tournament next Au gust 1-10 to determine the area's two representatives in the national meet. The site was not selected. Sisler named Carl Sedore of Se attle as the Washington chief; Nick Mariana of Bonner, the Montana leader; and Tate Taylor of Black foot, commissioner for Idaho. Join the t u The Jlagt, in mariner's todt, mean " am ginnf way" a bUD6raOn6ll r Saves 011 StOp-and-GO Baseball Results (Bt th AuocliUd Prm) American Lm New York 4-S, Philadelphia t-L. St. LouU fl, Detroit 2. Boston 0-10. Washington 1-1. Chic mo Cleveland 8. NatUaal Leasaa St. LouU Cincinnati 1$. Chlcaio 0-1, Pittsburgh ft-ft. New York Philadelphia 4.1. Brooklm-Boston. rain. Paelfl Caait Lean Seattle B-1J, Sacramento 4-0 Oakland 7-7, Lot Aiice.es 1-1. San Diego 7-1, Portland 8-11. San Francisco S-l. Hollywood l-l Western InlernallMal Yakima -3, Wenaiche 4-4. Bellinaham 13. Vancouver 10. Spokane 44. Tacoma a-4. Pioneer League rocatcllo 35-9. Salt Lake Lewis ton 8. Olden t. Boiaa 10, Twin Fans B. Omaha Juniors Win in West Stockton, Calif.. Aug. 21 (JPtThe west's representative in the national American Legion junior baseball tournament Is the McDevItt post team of Omaha, Neb., which beat out the Sunrise post of Los Angeles In the 13th Inning yesterday in the western sectional playoff final. Victor over the Los Angeles club by a a to 4 score, the McDevitts will meet the eastern sectional win ner in the "little world series" in Omaha later this month. Although Woodburn collected as many hits as their opponents, they lost to Los Angeles Saturday after noon 6 to 3. The southern Callfor nlans put over the winning runs In the first Inning when they tallied four times on three hits, a hit bats man and three walks. Hanauska was compelled to turn his pitching duties over to Coleman who held the winners to two runs, neither earned. The Oregonians pounded out three runs in the eighth. Los Angeles 6 10 2 Woodburn 3 10 Soderberg and Palmer; Hanauska, Colemand and Orossmiller. ild West Show Due Tuesday Eve With King Kong Klayton and Bob Cummings Involved, tomorrow night's main event of the weekly wrestling show, promises to be one where the arched roof of the armory will be the limit. Both men like rough work and, as a result, ring siders are warned to be ready for every eventuality. Ernie Piluso of Portland and Er nie Roberts of Oklahoma are book ed for the sS-minute event. This contest may be more of a scientific nature In contrast to the feature event. Wild Bill McKenna and Babe Small nave been matched for the preliminary. Breadon Injured, Falls Off Horse St. Louis, Aug. 21 (P Sam Bread on, owner of the St. Louis Cardinals National League baseball club, was Injured seriously yesterday after noon In a fall from . a horse. Dr. Robert P. Ryland said Breadon's In Jury was serious and he may have a fractured skull. -help cut down on to a Get your SHARE-THE-R0AD emblem FREE-at your Shell dealer's snuw iuuk uuluks in ine naiion-wioe crusauo tu rld the road of "Screwdrivers." Traffic authorities say this will cut Stop-and-Go 25. "Share the Road" and Super-Shell huh tav on Stop-and-Go. Seattle Holds 9 Game Lead Over Angels B the Associated frets) Seattle held a comfortable nine- game lead in the home stretch of the Paclflo Coast league pennant chase today after shutting out the upstart Sacramento Senators in five straight games. The rampaging Ralnlers caDrjed the second half of split week with a double triumph over the Senators at Seattle yesterday while the second place Los Angeles An gels were dropping a pair to the lowly Oaks at Los Angeles. A ninth inning rally gave Seattle a 5 to 4 win in the opener, and In the nightcap Les Webber gave up only five widely scattered hits as he blanked the Senators, 13 to 0. Oakland's Manager Johnny Ver ges cracked out a horn, run with two on deck In the fifth Inning to give the Oaks a 5 to 2 victory over Los Angeles In the first game, and In the second affair the Oaks push ed across four hits in the final frame for a 7 to 3 triumph. At San Francisco, the third-place Seals and the Hollywood Stars di vided honors In a twin bill by iden tical scores of t to 3. Heavy bat- work by Dominic DIMaggio and Ted Norbert was a big factor in the opener, Hollywood got four runs In the sixth inning to clinch the nightcap. Fifty-five base hits echoed In the Portland park as the home town Beavers nipped San Diego In both ends of a bargain bill, 8 to 7 and 1 1 to 3. Portland bunched four hits in the eighth to Ice the opener and six In the fifth to clinch the night cap. Oakland I 11 I Los Anirles 3 10 0 Blthorn and Ralmondl; Bonettl, Btrrr (3) and R. OoUltu. Oakland V 11 1 Los Antelea 3 S 1 Camtrell and Conror; Prim. Berry 3), notes l and Bueme. R. Colllna 6). r s cramento 4 14 3 Seattle 3 14 0 Preltaa. Sprlncovlch 19) and Otrodow skl. Orllk i Van Fleet, Turpln J and Campbell, Sacramento 0 B 3 Seattle 13 16 1 Seats. Sherer 4 and Orllk I Webber and Hancken. San Dteao T IS 1 Portland B 14 1 Humphreys. Newaoma 44, Grashead (B) and Delore: Oabler. Btrkhoter (4), Tho mas (8 and Pernandes, San Dleio 3 18 0 Portland 11 13 0 Hebert and Starri Llska and Monro. Hollywood 3 11 S San Francisco B B 1 Blttner. Tost (9), Boncrlef 8 and Brenzel: Dapper! S. Olbson, Koupal t7) and Woodaa Hollywood BBS San Francisco 3 V 3 Ardlsola. Plemlns (S) and Dapper; Quay. Ballot! ( and Leonard. San Dleco 4, poruand 3; Sacramento 4. Saturday's fames: Seattle B; Hollywood 3, Baa Francisco IB. Ho others scheduled. Major Andrew Harris, oldest sol dier in the British army. Is to re tire at 68 after serving 50 years. One SoautiM fianct CobecfMAfiGfVr developed, printed from voar film. Sat- i 1 B Isfaction iruaranteed. Prompt ser vice. Quality work. Send coin. OREGON PICTURE COMPANY o 479S PORTLAND, OREQOM TRAFFIC BONERS "SCREWDRIVER" DOUBLE PARKING Sure, he could find a place at the curb but not right where he wanti when he wants It! Ills abandoned buftfty causes plenty of Stop-and-Cio, and other drivers pay and pay and PAY. Just remember, your engine uses J times as much gaso line In low and second as In high when a "Screwdriver" brings you needless stop, you pay!