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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1944)
Skits and Scratches Bj Fred Zlmmermu Capital Juurnai Spora Editor Ben Claggett, Yeater'i coach In the class "B" division of the junior baseball league, will be able to form a ciruit of his own if he gets hold of two or three more players. He claimed dur ing Wednesday evening's ses sion that he had almost 30 youngsters, not very many of whom would weigh much more than a sack of flour. Ben had a lot to say in the matter of a run-around other managers were trying to give him in con nection with next Sunday's games. "They say their boys will be in scout camp Sunday," Ben exploded, "Well a lot of mine have been there for quite a spell. Let the managers come up and take their medicine." Ben became pacified when Pres ident Oliver Huston ruled that the games were to be played as originally scheduled. Incidentally it , was Coach Claggett who was largely re sponsible for the construction of a diamond on the lower level out at Leslie. Ben swore he would take his kids into West Salem if something wasn't done. The new diamond is an improve ment but the outfield is pretty rough. But Salem Isn't alone in its possession of unpopular baseball lots. The AP carried a yarn out of Newport, Vt., con cerning a ball game between two games played at East Hard wick. "A hit ball which would look like an easy out would hit a bump and bounce over the player's head, far out of quick retrieving," the story read. "Even catchers had to run over a knoll after foul balls. The fence which surrounded the pasture was another bad fea ture. Ball hit through the fence would go for a home run, when even on any good pasture would have have gone for a double. Some of our Vermont ball play ers know how to hurdle the barbed wire enclosures, and in most cases of this nature a hit over the fence doesn't go for a homer unless you can make it. There were five pitchers, who had their troubles, too. They couldn't see the plate. The cows hadn't got around to do any grazing in that particular spot." Henry Singer, champion soft ball pitcher during the years that sport was Salem's No, 1 athletic entertainment is wear ing the bars of a captain. His advancement from the rank of a first lieutenant was made in recent weeks and information to this effect was received by his battery mate, Lu, who still operates at the old stand on North Commercial street. Cap tain Hank was stationed in Corsica when last reported. He was stationed at Fort Stevens for a period and then was given a chance to enter officers train ing on the east coast where he studied signal corps work. Hank was with the first party that landed In northern Africa and has been in the Mediterranean theater of war ever since. To remove sticky buns or cinnamon rolls from the baking pan when they have cooled, set the pan for about a minute over low heat to soften the sticky part. THE OLD JUDGE SAYS...: n "I don't blame the fellows overseas for gettin' ail het up over it, Judge. For the likes of me I can't see what's all the hurry about holdin' these local prohibition elec tions while they're away." "I agree with you, Steve. Time after time... in their letters, in articles, in polls taken to get the views of our fighting men . . . they have indicated in unmistakable terms that they don't want any action taken on f ' - -!' r m& i I aV- T. ran ! vm - -- rg3; ,cn iiuiuiiiin, new YorK prep school hurler, signed by the Boston Red Sox for $15,000. Callahan is pitching for the Louisville Colonials in the American Association. Nova Takes Up Tap Dancing By Jack Cuddy New York, July 21 U. Lou Nova has changed. The for mer heavyweight challenger no longer goes in for eccentrici ties like cosmic punches and dy namic stances. He has become realist. He is taking a cor respondence course in tap dancing to prevent his feet from overlapping at crucial moments. Nova was at the alleged Wil-liams-Kogon fight last night, visiting our merry metropolis in between bouts of a lucrative tour. Nova, the big, tawny-haired guy who possesses the body beautiful, said he believed that Dan Parker of the New York Daily Mirror had solved the se cret of his failure against Joe Louis in 1941 when Nova was belted out in the sixth round. California Lou explained, "Dan Parker discovered that I was stepping upon my own feet during the maneuvers that I executed with the cosmic punch. I have had motion pictures tak en of my footwork in later training sessions, and I found that Parker was right. My right foot always knew what my left was doing because it was super imposed a', just the wrong time. So now I'm taking a corre spondence course in tap-dancing." Record Field of Golfers Entered Salt Lake City, July 21 (IP) A record field of 117 golfers headed by Harold (Jug) Mc Spaden and Byron Nelson, the barnstorming duet, turned out today for the $2,800 Utah open on the 6.575-yard par-72 Tort Douglas course. Others here for the tourney Include Toney Penna, Leonard Dodson of Kansas City, George Von Elm of Los Angeles, Sid Harman of Walla Walla, Wash., Leonard Ott of Denver and Phil Newmeyer. McSpaden was made the fa vorite on the basis of two prac tice rounds of 66, one over the course record. He teamed yesterday with Brick Wood of Salt Lake City for a best-ball score of 63 in a pro-amateur meet. Sweepstakes Play At Salem Corse An 18-hole sweepstakes tour nament will be the piece da re sistence of the Salem Golf club course Saturday and Sunday, according to announcement of prohibition, either total or national, until they get back." "Too bad there Isn't a law or somethm' to be sure their wishes are carried out, Judge." "There is in one state I know of, Steve. Just recently it passed a law prohibiting the calling of any prohibition election until a year after the peace is declared." "That really makes sense to me, Judge." fail WMrHMmtnf tptnmU a McGinnis Field May be Used Silverton Since the acquir ing of McGinnis Field by the city of Silverton an athletic commission has been named for official management. Officers named at a meeting during the week include George Manolis, chairman; Charles Hoyt, vice chairman; Harry McCrea, Silv erton city manager, secretary treasurer, and Guy W. DeLay, clerk, Among the questions discuss ed were the possibilities of hav ing Sunday or twilight games by contacting Salem Junior teams. The commission decid ed to put the field in shape and organize a local team with Man olis and Hoyt the committee on field improvement and L, G. McDonald and DeLay the com mittee on team. The Silverton Lions club we5 given the privilege of sponsorsing a team, locally at the Wednesday night meeting when the commission committee visited them and requested their cooperation. The club talked favorably of the project. Boys of high school age are urged to sign up with Manolis at his place of business or with any member of the commission if they wish to become mem bers of a team for Sunday or twilight games. To make active use of the field considerable work will be needed on the grounds which the committee plans to under take immediately. Bundy May Wear National Crown Los Angeles, July 21 (U.R) Dorothy May Bundy, current giant-killer of the eastern sum mer tennis circuit, may be wearing the national women's net crown when she returns home to receive the Helms ath-lete-ot-the-month award next fall. During the month of June, the chunky, Santa Monica, star set the tennis world agog with a smashing 7-5, 6-4 win over Pauline Betz in the finals of Cincinnati's annual tri-state tourney. Miss Bundy came up the hard way. In 1936, the 27-year-old Californian was near the bottom of the national list In the No, 8 spot, but by 1938 she'd risen to No. 3, behind Queen Alice Marble. Today she's still in No. 3 but willing to prove to anyone that she'll be the one to beat when the national finals roll around at Forest Lawns this Septem ber. Bill Goodwin who is charged with the duty of arranging spe cial events for the club swing ers. Three quarter handicaps will be permitted and re-entry is permitted. Rex Kimmell led a field of 31 through nine holes against par Thursday evening. Carrying a 12 handicap Kimmell finished three up on par. Lloyd Dav enport, John Emlen and Bud Thrush were tied for second place, each on stroke behind the winner. UNPAINTED FURNITURE Chests, Bonk Cases Desks A Shelves R. D. WOODROW 325-345 Center St. Cmftttmt a AinMit Awih faaWmf. Im. JCjA lib A Musical Note in the boxing game. Clusters of bells are strapped on the fighters' wrists, ankles, head and back. Each cluster is tuned for one note and there are 10 notes in all, making it possible for the gladiators to play any song confined to about one octave. Henry and Carl Rigoletto, veteran showmen, intro duced the novelty at a program sponsored by the Society of American Musicians. 6 Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Friday, July 21, 1944 Army Football Teams to Show Improvement; Navy Doubtful By Hugh Fullerton, Jr. New York, July 21 W) The big feature of the 1944 football season may be the rise of army teams and the decline of those navy powerhouses that have ruled the roost for the past couple of years. . . . The colleges won't be getting so much good navy marine material and the pre flight schools won't be much better off than the colleges. . . . But reports trickling in here say you can expect some high powered stuff from the four army air force teams at Char lotte, N. C, Colorado Springs, Randolph Field, Tex., and Williams, Kogon Scrap Poor One New York, July 21 U.B Probably the worst main event in Madison Square Garden's history was inflicted upon a very small portion of the pub lic last night when Young. Ike Williams shadow-boxed to a 10-round decision over Julie (The Clutch) Kogon before 6,543 fans. Williams, 20-year-old negro lightweight of Trenton, N. 'J., came into effective contact only once with his fleeing, clutching opponent from New Haven, Conn., that was in the 10th round when he floored Kohon for the first time in more than nine professional bouts. Williams, winning his 43rd bout in his last 44, scaled 134 pounds, three pounds more than Kogon. YOU RE SURE WHEN YOU SAY "STRADIVARXUS" ". . . SURE that no finer ever been fashioned by of man. Stttfram'i S Crmrn Blrnitnl Smfrnm'i 7 Crown Bl.noW March Field, Calif. . , . The March Field team has special permission to recruit players from all regions for its game with the Redskins. . . . Other teams that may have consider able strength are the Lincoln, Neb., and Spokane, Wash., air bases, Keesler Field, Miss., and Fort Warren, Wyo. Today's Guest Star Marine Sgt. Charles Kopp, Camp Lejeune (N.C.) Globe: "Frank Sinkwich, discharged from the marine corps and mar itime service for physical rea sons, now has been turned down by the army. The famous Uni versity of George football grad uate has pigeon-toes, flat feet (with mercurial heels) high blood pressure and a heart mur mur. The real explanation seems to be that this Yankee played his heart out for Georgia." Shorts and Shells Claude (Rosebud) Crocker, University of North Carolina pitcher recently signed by the Dodgers, took up baseball two years ago to keep in shape for playing on a class B high school football team. . . . Basketball is the No. 1 sport with Chinese soldiers, who even put up bas kets and backboards in jungle clearings. They average only five-feet-five but have remark able endurance. YOU RE SURE WHEN YOU SAY "24 CARAT" violin has the hand I i : SURE that you're specifying the very finest to be had. Seagrams w VTiiikry. t6.S Proof. 60 Grain A'cvtrnt ITTinkry. tf.t Proof. 65 Groin mitral Spider Causes Baseball Row 'Br th. AitarlalHl Pr.s.) Shades of 1920 descended on the current American league pennant race today as the old "spit ball" argument was drag ged into the first place struggle between the St. Louis Browns and the New York Yankees. Claiming that Pitcher Nelson Potter had been tossing "spit ters," Umpire Carl Hubbard gave the Brownie starter the heave-ho In the fifth inning of a 0-0 ball game last night after a prolonged argument with Manager Luke Sewell that brought a shower of pop bottles and hats. Since 1920 all such freak de liveries have been banned ex cept for a list of registered spit ballers. Burleigh Grimes, who retired from the big show In 1934, was the last man on the list. Two ex-Yankee farmhands made the St. Louis fans forget the "spitter" Incident by smash ing home runs In a 5-run sev enth inning rally that gave the Browns a 7-3 victory and upped their lead to three full games. Mike Charlak, who played most of the towns in the Yank circuit, clouted his as a pinch-hitter with two on and Lefty Mc Quinn, who was New York property in the minors for seven years, hit the other with one on. dooming Hank Borowy. Relief man Denny (part-time) Gale house was credited with his first win of the season. While the Browns were stretching their lead, the Car dinals moved two more steps toward an early September clincher by downing the New York Giants twice, 10-2 and 6-2 in 11 innings. Mort Cooper had no trouble in grabbing the opener over Rookie Jack Brewer but Teddy Wilks had to have a four-run eleventh in ning to decision Rube Fischer by the double victory, St. Louis moved 13 games ahead of Cin cinnati, their largest margin of the year. 24 HR. RECAP SERVICE STATE TIRE SERVICE STATE & COTTAGE STS. PHONE 9268 JACK FROST BARNEY VAN ONSENOORD Spiriu. Spirits. Standings Pac. Co.u W L Pel W L Pel Oakland U 41 .534 Porll.nd 51 61 .600 L. Anide. U .328 Sin Ditto SI S6 .481 San Pr.n. 61 51 .510 Hollywood 50 54 .481 Sc. til. 51 51 .SlOSacram'to 41 56 .456 Tharadar'a Kelt. S.cr.mnio 6. Oakland S (10 Innings). S.n Di.io 14. Lo Ang.le. I. S.itle 6. S.n Franciaco 5. Hollywood 6, Porll.nd 0.. Amerlr.n W L Pet St. Lout. 50' 36 .566 Detroit New York 44 36 .617 Wash ton Boiton 46 41 .523 Chicago Clevel.nd 43 44 .404 Phlladel. Thursday'. RmuII. Clevel.nd 1. Philadelphia 1, Detroit 7. Washington 6. Bo.lon 11, Chicago 7 St. Louis 7, New York I. W L Pet 46 44 .494 41 44 .462 37 41 .403 67 46 .436 National W L Pet St. Lout. 67 23 .715 Phlladel. Cincinnati 46 37 .540 Brooklyn Pittsburih 42 36 .a38 Boston New York 40 43 482 Chlcaio W L Pet 36 44 t.iO 35 47 .427 35 47 .437 1 46 .416 Thursday's Result. St. Louis 10-6. New York 3-3. Boston 5-5. Chicago 4-4. Pittsburgh 4-2. Philadelphia 1-1, Cincinnati 6. Brooklyn 0. Stars Pound Helser Hard tKt the Ajsneiaipa Press) Seattle climbed back into a tie for third place in the Pacific coast baseball league scramble last night the only upper divi sion nine to post a win in the evening's festivities. The Rainiers blew a 5-1 lead and then rallied to eke out a 6-5 triumph in the last of the ninth over San Francisco. Hollywood, behind the five hit pitching of Joe Mishasek, pounded out 14 baseknocks off the offerings of Portland's Roy Helser to win, 8-0. Cellar-dwelling Sacramento tightened the already taut loop with a 6-5 10-inning win over league-leading Oakland and San Diego trounced secondplace Los Angeles, 14-3. s.n Francisco 100 030 0105 10 3 Seattle 310 100 0016 10 2 Harrell and Ogrodowskl; Babtch and Splndel. Hollywood 000 100 2338 14 3 Portland 000 000 0000 6 2 Mishasek and Hill; Helser and Campbell. Sacramento 200 003 001 16 11 3 Oakland 001 000 301 06 9 1 Legault. Ptllette (71 and Stelner: Ga bles, Phillips isi, A. Raimondl (01, Klelnke t lot and Fenech. San Diego 101 O20 28014 17 1 Los Angelea 100 000 002 3 7 4 D.sso and S.lkeld: Osborn. Phlpps (7), Stein (8). Rager 8i and Fernandes. $V&MW TIRE SPSUKRAFT No one else can offer yoa the General Tire Kraft System recap method. It's your assur ance of quality recaps up to General's famous standards dependable extra mileage and safety YOU RE SURE WHEN YOU SAY "SEAGRAM" ssra II r f J i iuM inn JL3 rill ! : .SURE of the finest whiskey-that money can buy. For the Seagram name emblazoned on the label is your countersign your pass-word to whiskey satisfaction. Since 1857 nearly a century, lacking 13 years men have put their trust ir Seagram's." Today in buying whiskey, how else can you feel safe except through faith in a name? FINE WHISKIES SINCE 1857 ? SURE Woodburn and Milwaukie Mee! Woodburn The first games of a series to determine whether Woodburn's or M i 1 w a u kie's American Legion junior base ball club will take part in the state tournament, are to b played here Sunday afternoon. Two seven inning games will be played, starting at 2:30. If one or the other wins both there will be no further need for competition. An umpire from the Portland association will work the contests. Original plans called for a series involving Woodburn, Mil waukie and McMinnville, but when Coach Pete DeGuire sought to arrange a game with the latter community, he was informed that their team had disbanded. Milwaukie is the only team played by Woodburn this seet-. son to give the locals a elySKi contest. Coach Pete DeGuire boys won over Milwaukie by a two run margin with the latter using their second string pitcher much of the time. The state tournament is to be held at the Vaughn street park in Portland August 4, 5 and 6 on a double elimination basis. Front Row Seat To Cost $75,000 New York, July 21 (P) It will cost $75,000 for a front row seat at the fourth fight be tween Beau Jack and Bob Mont gomery in a little over a year. The war loan sports committee, sponsoring the bout In Madfjcn Square Garden, next motnti, has established a price scale ranging from a $25 war bond, selling for $18.75, for the gal lery and other low-priced seats up to a $10,000 bond, which actually cost $75,000, for the 80 seals in the first row at the ringside. It is hoped to realize $50,000,000 in bond sale from the bout. SYSTEM Seagram-, IIKSIB WHtlttl Cn. ObtrsOer tUm.. M- T. 0. in
