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...:
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"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
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Baseball Row
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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.
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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.
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Seattle 310 100 0016 10 2
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Portland 000 000 0000 6 2
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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.
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