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Skits and Scratches By Fred Zlmmertnaa Capital Journal Sport Editor ; S Coach Pest Welch Is yelling '. "bloody murder up on the Um ; ISersity of Washington campus ind Judging by his forebodings, ; SEhere is little for the Huskies' ""mentor in sight but the short T'end of the score at the conclu 's!on of next Saturday's battle LSvith Duke Trotter's navy grid- Pders. It's an old Spanish cus " torn for a coach to put up the ' poorest story he knows before . game time and then show how ' good a psychologist he is by - watching his club hand the op position a beautiful pasting, f Personally, we would be tickled " pink if the 'Cats could slip over as much as a one touchdown win, or for that matter a victory by a single point. We would ' even accept a tie, but the mourn ful Mr. Welch can't convince "Js the situation is as desperate as he pictures. : The Willamette squad and coaching staff were fortunate on their trip to Walla Walla in ". that they were able to secure ' Pullman accommodations at the last minute. They are not go " lng to stretch their luck on the ', Seattle trip, hut will leave here ' Friday afternoon In a chair car t and will reach the end of their journey in time to get a good - night's sleep in hotel rooms. '. Twenty five players will make the trip a squad that won't begin to compare In numbers with the one Coach Pest Welch , will have on the bench at the ' opening toot of the whistle. It Is in this department Washing ton is expected to have a ma terinl edge. Offsetting that, however, Is the experience Wil lamette has gained from com : peting In two games. It's a ' well known fact that nothing takes the place of actual com ; bat to show the coaching de . partment the weaknesses and ' strength of his men and com . binations. Attendance at last Saturday's Willamette-Whitman tilt was not up to that of a year ago. . Two or three factors entered into the decline the earlier date on which it was played, inability of would-be fans to get . away from their jobs, and a slight increase in the price of admission. Sports followers in i these parts are quite cost con scious and many resent even a - Sight tilting of the ducat price ; no matter how much justifica tion there is. Salem and Klamath Palls gridiron squads will work on an exchange basis the week-end of Sept. 29-30. Willamette will make the trip to Klamath for a session with the U. S. Marine Base 11 of that community, while the high school Pelicans will move up here for a round with the Vikings the night of Sept. 29. Coach Mnrble Cook, who replaced big Frank Ram sey as head man of the Peli cans, told members of the Klam ath Quarterback club this week that his players were having ; a bit of difficulty mastering the i intricacies of the T formation. They have appeared strong on defonse but so far have failed tiH get their offensive plays func tioning with any degree of suc . cess. Coach Chuck Muchn will have 10 lcttermen, all forwards to toss at the Salem Vikings next Friday night when the Lincoln Cards of Portland entertain Coach Tom Drynan's grlddcrs. I( will be the first experience for the Portland club and the second outing for the Viks. Lin- ' coin lost Its entire regular back ficld through graduation, includ ing Doug Mclvcr who is now as sociated with the Willamette Seacats. The Cards finished last I season In the Portland cellar. 1 hut have hopes of moving out i of that unenviable position dur- ; Jug tne next 'ew weeks. From U Indications the Vikings will ' ' hold a weight advantage in the line and a bit more experience I in the backfield. ! L-P Squad Blanks i Fourth Ball Club i Cleveland, Sept. 21 VP) Port- land, Oregon's. Lind and Pom r eroy Girls Softball team scored its fourth straight victory in the world amateur Softball team ! championships here yesterday, downing the Stamford, Conn., .' Nutmegs, 1-0. v Betty Evans tossed a no-hit-! ter for Portland, striking out -17. Tuesday she had combined with Alyce Johnson for a no . hitter against Omaha, Neb. Port- land hasn't allowed opponents ; a tingle run. ', Hopewell The Hopewell school scheduled to have start ed Monday, September 18, be .' cause of need for hop pickers has been postponed until Mon , day, September 25, Gorge Pfllvl, chairman of the board, " announced. .A I J mv i irk 'f. Detroit Tiger Goes High in the Air for Ball M"j Ed Mayo (upper right) of the Detroit Tigers reached high in a leap for the ball in an attempt to put out Frank Crosetti of the New York Yankees (lower right) who was safe at second base in the first inning of the game at Detroit. Umpire Joe Rue is at left. Beavers, Oaks Win in Playoff my the Associated Press) Close scores marked opening games in the Pacific Coast base ball league President's cup play offs last night as the Oakland Acorns defeated San Francisco 6 to S in 13 innings and Portland won from Los Angeles, 4 to 2. Oakland won from the Seals when Manager Dolph Camilli beat the throw home after Jake Caulficld's fly. The score was tied at 3-all in the seventh inn ing when Neil Sheridan homer ed for San Francisco. In the 13th the Seals scored twice, only to have the Acorns bounce back with three counters in their half of the frame. Stickwork by Catcher Eddie Adams was the decisive factor in Portland's victory, account ing for three Beaver runs. Ad ams hit a four-bagger in the second with one on then drove in another tally in the seventh with a single. Portland 020 000 1104 T 1 Los AnBelea 000 000 1102 ft 0 LlAkn And Adnms: Prim, Comellna SI and Frrnandes. San Francisco 000 200 100 000 2 n 20 1 Oakland 111 000 000 000 36 13 1 Joyce and Sprlnil; Hayes and Ralmonril. Ranch or Army For Sammy Baugh Washington, Sept. 21 ( The Washington Post said today that Sammy Baugh must quit the Washington Redskins and re turn to his Texas ranch by Octo ber 1 or be classified 1A by selective service. Baugh must choose between continuing in professional foot ball or returning to his occupa tion as a rancher, the Post said it was told by C. R. Simmons, chairman of the Nolan county (Texas) draft board No. 1. "As a rancher, Baugh has been holdhig a 2C classifica tion," said Simmons, "and he applied in July for permission to play three charity games in pro football. With the approval of the state board, we granted Baugh that permission and no tified him that he must be back on his ranch by October 1 or he would be put In 1A. Pro foot ball is not an essential occupation." 300 HOP PICKERS NEEDED NOW! Good Picking Daily Transportation Busses will make stops for pickers at 6:00 a.m. daily at each of the following locations: ROUTE 1. Highland Avenue at Maple Uroadway and Hood Street Commercial and South Street Commercial and Columbia Street West Salem: Westside Market, Citv Hall. ROUTE 2. 17th and State Street 12th and State Street Stale and Winlcr Street State and Commercial Street Commercial and Center Street ROUTE 3. 17th and Market Street 17th and Center Street Center and Capitol Street Center and Cottage Street ROUTE 4. Fnirgrnund Koad and Highland Avenue Capitol and Market Street 12th and Mission Street 12th and Cross Street Leslie School Mission and Commercial Street Lakebrook 8 Miles North J All v&s' J P "f ,' ' Grid Broadcast 1:15 p. m. Saturday Saturday's football game between Willamette uni versity and the University of Washington, at Seattle, will be aired locally over radio station KSLM. As sociated Oil, sponsors of the broadcast, will release a play by play description of the contest over a chain of It stations throughout Washington and Oregon. Sportcaster Ted Cell will go on the air at 1:15 p. m. Tigers Chase NY Yanks Out of Town Detroit, Sept. 21 (IP) The New York Yankees, staggering from five straight defeats that have punched them deep into third place from the top of American league standings, to day bid farewell for 1944 to De troit and the Tigers, and you can bet your last summer's straw lid they won't be in a hurry to come back. The mere mention of Detroit ought to be enough to give the Yanks shudders that would shame the San Francisco earth quake. In 10 games at Briggs stadium this year New York has won one; in 21 clashes with the Tigers the Yanks have taken only seven decisions, and In 13 appearances against the pitching of Hal Newhouser or Paul Trout the world cham pions have squeezed out but a single victory. Going into the third and last game of their final series with the Tigers, the Yanks were all but out of the 1944 pennant picture, four games behind the pace-setting Bengals. A week ago they were leading the league. 60 to 1 Shot Spokane Winner Spokane, Sept. 21 T) Play fair race track recorded its big gest payoff of the current meet yesterday when Just Islam won the feature race under 60 to 1 odds. The horse paid $121.60 to win. Hop Farm on River lfond ' 'A, 0 n , Drynan fo Use Last Week's 1 1 Unless something occurs in the meantime to make him change his mind. Coach Tom Drynan plans to open against the Lincoln Cards in Portland Friday night, with the 11 boys who faced the Milwaukie Ma roons in the first game of the season a week ago. That com bination, plus a few replace ments, rolled to an 18-6 win over the Milwaukie club with Eugene Lowe doing most of the passing and Everett Staats the ball lugging. Lincoln, which finished last season in the Portland inter scholastic cellar, is reported as being light in weight but fast. They have been specializing in aerial attack to overcome their weight handicap and the Vik ings in all probability will see a lot of passing Friday night. The Cards have an experienced line which will be lighter in weight than the Viking for wards. After Friday night's engage ment in Portland, the Viks will be at home for two successive games Klamath Falls, Sept. 29 and Albany, October 6. Waldorf Fields Youngest Squad Evanston, III., Sept. 21 U.R) Head Coach Lynn Waldorf, starting his 10th season at Northwestern, will field one of his youngest, lightest and green est teams tomorrow night when Northwestern opens the 1944 football season here against De Pauw university, Greencastle, Ind. NEW FALL STYLES !.. IIP VIRGIN WOOi. COATING AND SUITING By the yard Laree variety of shades and patterns 2.00to 2.95 Dress goods for skirts or dresses 2.25 (0 2.95 MEN'S OVERCOATS Tweeds and coverts 16.S0 36.00 MEN'S TRl'ISER COATS Mackinaw 5.50 12.9S MEN'S COAT SWEATERS AND Pl'LLVOERS 3.9S 7.S0 Thos. Kay Woolen Mill Co. S. 12th St. Trout Hurls 25th Victory By Jack Hand (By the Associated Press) "Hold that tiger! Hold that tiger! Don's let that tiger go!" That was the American league's theme song today but it was beginning to look as though something more desper ate than holding was in order if Detroit's Bengals were to be kept out of the 1944 World series. Steve O'Neill's ferocious Cats had cracked the opposition at a 13 out of 17 pace since Sept. 1 to scramble past both St. Louis and New York, With only 12 games to go and a game and a half lead on the Brownies, the Tigers dominated the picture today. Two straight over the Yankees had practic ally eliminated the defending champs, dropping them four games back and Boston had taken care of itself by losing two in a row to Cleveland to fall six full games behind. Over the harvest month stretch, O'Neill's batting order, paced by Dick Wakefield, Rudy York and Roger Cramer, had slugged out a .302 average while the pitching corps had tamed the enemy with an anaemic .242 figure. Wakefield boasted a 14-game hit streak for .490, with 25 hits for 51 at bats, Cramer had hit .447 since Sept. 1, York .325 and Eddie Mayo .300. With Wakefield back to take the pressure off York, the home run slugger had driven in 17 runs this month to match the former Michigan U. athlete. Mayo and Pinky Higgins were other heavy contributors to the September R.B.I, total. Twelve Detroit hits off Rook ies Mel Queen and Floyd Bev ens helped Dizzy Trout to his 25th victory yesterday with an 8-2 edge over New York. Wake field belted an inside the park homer and two singles to make it easier for Dizz who was in serious trouble only once, when Frank Crosetti hit a two-run homer in the seventh. Jack Kramer kept the Browns up there, bouncing back from Tuesday's discouraging setback to trim Washington, 5-2. Chet Laabs, who replaced Al Zarilla in left field, led the 11-hit at tack on Mickey Haefner and Al Carrasquel. Willamette Squad 'Tricky, Effective' Seattle, Sept. 21 U.R Coach Pest Welch today described the Willamette university offense as "tricky and effective" after watching his reserves use Bear cat plays against the Husky var sity in its final workout before Saturday's game. Moraga. Cal., Sept. 21 U.R) The St. Mary's navy pre-flight gridders went through gruelling scrimmages yesterday as Coach Jules Sikes sought to effect a defense against College of Pa cific flanker plays they will en counter Saturday night at Stock ton in their first game. HAVE ARRIVED! YOUNG MEN'S SUITS Tweeds, Twills mA ftg Herringbones F9 100 VIRGIN WOOL SUITS A variety of shades 29.50 36.S0 EXTRA TROUSERS, SLACKS Woolens and worsteds 7.S0 10.50 MILITARY TYPE SHIRTS Tan grey, forest green dress shirts 2.95 3.S0 MEN'S DRESS AND WORK SOCKS 18c ,0 65c 100 VIRGIN WOOL BLANKETS 72x84; satin binding; ceder, dusty rose, blue, 4 f aa green and yellow Xi.UU CRIB BLANKETS 36 x 50, A gA silk bound RAIN JACKETS 2.95 to 8.50 WOOL BLANKETS AND ROBES 3.25 ,o 7.25 LAMBS WOOL BATTS 72 x 90, 4 Xt per lb J..JU WOOL O. D. BATTS 72 x 90, per lb 151. Phone 4638 10 Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Thursday, Sept. 21, 1944 'Vigor of Wakefield' Potent Force in Detroit's Upswing By Jack Cuddy New York, Sept. 21 U.W The "Vigor of Wakefield" has come to be recognized as the most potent force in the American league pennant pusch, and potentially a determining factor in the ap proaching world series. Re - gardless of the garlands of or chids that have been flung about the necks of (1) pitchers Hal Newhouser and Dizzy Trout, and (2) catcher Paul Richards who has done such an unexpectedly brilliant job be hind the plate it's the bat of leftfielder Dick Wakefield that now is generally appreciated (By the Associated Freui) American I-eafue Uniting Johnson. Boston, .328. Runs butted in Stephens, St. Louis, 101. Homem Etten, New York, 30. Pitching Newhouser, Detroit, 26-8 .788, National League Bntttnd Walker, Brooklyn, .357. Runs batted in Nicholson, Chicago, 103. Homem Nicholson, 32. Pitching Wilka. St. Louis, 18-3 .843. How they stand hea American W L Pet W L Pet Detroit 80 62 .563 Cleveland 86 75 .476 St. Louis 79 64 .552 Philfldel la 87 77 .465 New York 76 66 .5Jj ChicaRO 66 77 .462 Boston 74 68 .521 Wash'lon. 61 82 .427 Ycslerriay'i Reftulli Drtroit 8, New York 3- Cleveland 11. Boston 10. St. Louis 5, Wash.nmon 2. Chic an o S. Philadelphia 1. National W L Pet W L Pit St. Lout 96 45 .631 New York 83 77 .450 Pittsburgh 83 58 .589 Boston 58 82 .414 Cincinnati 80 61 .567 Phlladel'ia 58 82 .414 Chicago 66 73 .475 Brooklyn 58 84 .408 Yesterday's ItenullR Pittsburgh 2, Brooklyn 1, St. Louis-Boston: Chlcaao-N.Y., rain. Philadelphia 3-4. Cincinnati 2-9, Woodburn Opens Against Newberg Woodburn The Newberg Tigers, an extremely potent gridiron outfit in 1943, which handed the Woodburn Bulldogs a 40 to 0 hiding last season, will give Coach "Jiggs" Burnett's outfit their first battle experi ence Friday afternoon. The game is booked for Woodburn at 2:30 with Newberg in the role of favorite. The Bulldogs will still have to contend with Dick Twenge, whose fullbacking made him the terror of the grid last season. Woodburn's starting lineup Is expected to consist of Matson and English, ends; Bill Austin and Uryanek, tackles: Tremain and Coons, guards; Mills, cen ter; WcKee, Reed, Mattison and Zuber, backs. Standings GUESS If WILL BE A LONG TIME BEFORE WE DO ANY MORE DRIVING... 55- Your present auto will have to last"a long tlmf and you will need it during busy times like these. Your automobile repair man will gladly tell you how much it will cost to put it in good shape and well gladly .discuss- a loan with you to cover the cost LADD nilll - BRANCH of the UMILD SI AILS NA1IONAL BANK of Portland Y i.i.i.i.H.44.u.i.itm.ujj.njiiiiiiii.H.iJj.i.i.i.i.i m.i 1? ; as uie j-rcuuii iigeis gicat piu pelling force. It was dangerous Dick Wake field, the $52,000 beauty, who paired yesterday with fire-bal-ler Trout to drive another nail in the New York Yankees' cof lin, 8-2, in five trips to the plate. This 23-year-old slug ger garnered three hits, includ ing his ninth home run of the season; meanwhile scoring twice and driving in two runs. He has hit safely in his last 14 games for a .521 average in those 14 contests. He did most of his damage yesterday while the game was close Wakefield's contributions to the Detroit pennant drive were as unexpected as they were po tent. His very presence on the Detroit lineup for a portion of the '44 season may be attrib uted to O'Neill's luck of the Irish, which finally is catching up with one of the grandest managers in the game. Dangerous Dick, who batted .316 for the Tigers in '43, en listed for training as an avia tion cadet in the U. S. navy last October. In June, how ever, the navy decided to pare down its number of aviation ca dets. Wakefield was discharged honorably, and he returned to the Tigers on July 13. At that time the Tigers were in seventh place, eight and a half games out of the lead. Overlin Defeats Paul Hartnek Oakland, Calif., Sept. 21 (U.R) Ken Overlin, former world's middleweight champion, won his third straight comeback bout by pounding out a one-sided 10 round decision over Paul Hart nek of Omaha last night. Reserve Blended Whiskey 86 Proof SVi Grain Neutral Spir its. The Lansdowne Distillery, Havre De Grace Md. Diamond Stars To Go Overseas New York, Sept. 21 U Five star-studded groups, of major league baseball players and managers will go overseas soon afler the world series to enter tain American soldiers in front line areas, the army special ser vices division announced today. The 28 volunteers, including 12 active stars, six managers, four former diamond greats, two umpires and five baseball writ ers, include: Manager Mel Ott, Carl Hub bell, Joe Medwick and Bill Jur ges, New York Giants; Nick Et ten, George Stainback and John ny Llndell, New York Yankees; Manager Leo Durocher and Dix ie Walker Brooklyn Dodgers; Manager Luke Sewell and Don Gutteridge, St. Louis Browns; Manager Frank Frisch and Rip ' Sewell, Pittsburgh Pirates; Man ager Fred Fitzsimmons, Fhisji delphia Phillies; Joe Kuhel and Dutch Leonard; Washington Senators; Manager Steve O'Neill, Detroit Tigers; Buck Walters, Cincinnati Reds; Bing Miller, Chicago White Sox; Lefty Go mez, former Yankee pitcher, and ' Harry Heilman, former Detroit Tigers outfielder; Umpires John (Beans) Reardon of the Nation al league and Bill Summers of the American league, Clark Predicts Win for Bombers Seattle, Sept. 21 IIP Coach Dutch Clark predicted yester day his Seattle Bombers would defeat the Oakland Acornsto morrow night in the American Professional Football league en counter here between the two clubs. The bombers have lost two previous games on their home field. Milt Popovich, fullback, who came out of the Bombers' last encounter with a bad. leg, will be back in the lineup, Clark said. Defense drills were pointed at the stopping of two Acorns backs, Gene Provost, negro speedster from Sacramento junior college, and Jerry Dowd, former St. Mary's and Cleve land Rams back.
