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Newspaper Page TextSkits and Scratches - By Fred Zimmerman Capital Journal Sport Editor There seems to be consider able wonderment in many quar ters over the continued attend ance at the ball games in view of the failure of the Senators to take more than one game of the recent series with Yakima uo to Sunday afternoon. Prob ably Indicates that if Salem manages to keep up at the top or In the first division George Emieh will get his much desired attendance of 100,000 for the season. The first two series against Spokane and Yakima drew between 25.000 and 26.000 and if that ratio Is continued the final mark would be in the neighborhood of 125.000 since there are eight more home ses sions. In order, thev are with Vancouver. May 28-June 2; Victoria. June 11-16: Tacoma June 25-30; Wenatchee Julv 4-7: Bremerton. Julv 16-21: wen atchee. July 30-Aug. 4; Van couver Aug. 6-11: Tacoma. Aug. 20-25. The Memorial day and July 4 doubleheaders should add materially to attendance at the local park. I The volume of criticism is scarcely large enough to be heard without an amplifying ap paratus, but if something Isn't done in the near future to plug a few of the weak snots in the Senator defense, the Solon man agement won't need a hearing aid to ascertain the extent nf the discontent among the ranks of the faithful. Seven errors in one game and six In another doesn't sound like Class R base hall ... A note from' Tommv Luke, chairman of the Portland baseball boosters, urges our at tendance at the pennant hoisting ceremonies in Vaughn Street park next Thursday evening. Tommy should have seen to it that last year's fla was nulled up to the ton of the pole im mediately after the pennant was cinched. Next year's state basketball tourney will be under the di rection of Anson B. Cornell. University of Oregon athletic manager, the Eugene Register Guard reported last week. The article also said that the uni versity did not seek the tourney, merely offered McArthur court as a site should the State High School Activities association see fit to make a change. McArthur court will make an excellent site for the 16 team tournament, but as we understand the situa tion in Eugene, housing there is "f lust as tight as it exists in Salem. . Harlond Clift. Yakima's third sacker. Is an excellent example of what major league experience does for a baseball player. Clift is one of the best third sackers to show around here in a num ber of years, largely because he knows what to do under almost any condition. And his ability to predict just what the onoosition is likely to do helps Clift from the moment he goes uo to the plate until the time he has com pleted the circuit. Scoring from third after Bartolomei had caught a poo fly the other night. Is a good idea of the manner Clift sides up opportunities in a split second ... A play off be tween the University of Oregon and the champion team of the southern division. Pacific Coast conference is better than a prob ability should the Webfoots take the northern crown. At this writing it appears Southern Cal would provide the opposition . . . A shortage of lead means that output of civilian ammunition will be cut 50 percent. CPA's original plan to reserve the lim ited output for farmers, ranch ers and police was killed off . . . Assault, the horse that won the 1946 Kentucky derby was fre quently referred to as a colt as a "three legged colt." A nail, picked up in a fore-foot as a yearling left the frog malformed .. and the hood requires a special shoe that give Assault an eccen tricity of gait. Vernon Leading Both Loops New York, May 21 UP) Mickey Vernon, Washington's slugging first baseman, led both major leagues at bat with a .411 average on figures including Sunday's games. Vernon held a 22-point edge over the National league's Dixie Walker of Brooklyn who ad vanced from ninth to first place in one week. Walker had .389. Jeff Heath, Washington, rounded out the first 10 in the American league with .317. I Announcement .... I ;J; We Have Installed a New and Up-to-Date $ Auto Laundry !ji for steam cleaning automobiles, trucks and heavy ; ij equipment, also car washing. Call for appointment ; jj! and estimate. ;; I BIRD & ZYSSET I AUTO COMPANY, WEST SALEM : 871 Wallace Road WoodburnBall Club Growina Woodburn The roster of the local American Legion junior baseball club was increased by an additional ten players as the team held their second workout of the season Sunday afternoon. Eddie Kahut, brother of Joltin' Joe, Pacific coast heavyweight boxing champion, was among those reporting for the first time Sunday and turned in a great performance on the mound in a five inning practice game. He allowed one unearned run, struck out 13 batters and walked two. Kahut's opponent on the hill, southpaw Gene Andrews, work ed the first three frames and pitched scoreless ball, striking out 5, giving up only one hit and did not issue a walk. Har ley Piper took over for the final two frames and gave up one un earned run. Practice will increase this week as Coach Pete DeGuire has divided his team into two sec tions, the regulars working out Tuesday night at 6 p.m. with the Lanigans taking over Wednes- Anxr of R n m I The first game of the year I will be next Sunday afternoon at Legion park at 1:30 with tne Newberg Legion club. Mike Twenee. who performed for Woodburn last year, will pitcn for the visitors. The game will 1 A the first half of a double bill which will feature the Wood- burn Townies in their first home appearance of the year in the nightcap. Baseball Tourney Opens Thursday Portland Mav 21 (Pi The class "A" lists for the Oregon State Prep oasnetDau tourna ment wpm filled todav. except for tlie roruana emry. SaiontpH for th Thursday Saturday event at the Univers Hv nf Portland are Eugene. Al bany, Grants Pass, Central Cath olic of Portland, Sandy, On tario, and Molaila. Th Portland rtuhlin school en trant will be selected after the season's official close today, whifh mav pasilv end in a tie. Four schools are bunched at the top of standings. The schedule for Thursday: 9 a. m. Eugene vs. Amany, 11:30 a. m. Grants Pass vs, Central Catholic. 2 p. m. Sandy vs. Ontario. 4:30 p. m. Molaila vs. Port land entry. Beavers Defeat Webfoots, 10 to 6 (B. the Associated Pre!) Northern Division Conference W L Pet. W L Pet Oreton 10 4 .714 IW. S O. S .357 O. 8. C. 9 5 .613 lldaho 3 10 .331 Wftihlnelon 8 7 .633 The Washington Huskies and the Oregon State Beavers won their northern division baseball games yesterday, 11-6 and 10-6 respectivaly, at Moscow and Corvallis. The losers Idaho and Oregon. Oregon's loss hasn't spoiled their chances to cop the cham pionship. The Webfoots need only one more win to take the pennant, and games with O.S.C. are scheduled for Friday at Eu gene and Saturday at Corvalli?. Washington 001 017 00311 10 7 Idaho 100 103 003 6 13 4 Goldberg & Constantino; Klink. Dallfj & Konopka. Orcaon 000 020 010 6 9 3 Oregon State 036 020 OOg 10 S 3 Bropst. Leahl (3) is Rodfger; Cecil & Wegner. Ihestandings Western International Lcacu W L PC. t W L Pet. Satem 15 S .640 Tacoma 12 12 .503 Spokane 18 10 .615 iBrem'rtotl 11 13 .458 Yakima 15 10 .600 Vancouver 9 17 .346 Wenatchee 14 11 .560 Victor la 7 IS .280 Monday1! Scores Vancouver 8. Spokane 1. National Ltarue W I, Pet. W L Pet. St. Louis 17 9 .654 Cincinnati 13 12 .btti Brooklyn 17 10 .630 New York 12 16 ,423 Chicaao 15 11 .577 Pittsburith 10 15 ,400 Boston 15 13 .536 jphUadel'la 6 19 .24J MonJay'i Scores Brooklyn 4. Cincinnati 3. Chicago 6, Boston 4. American Leaaue W L Pet. w L Pet. Boston 25 7 .781 St. Louis 13 18 .419 New York 20 12 .625 Cleveland 12 18 .400 Detroit 18 13 .581 Chic go 9 19 .321 Washlnt'n 16 13 ,S.H2 IPhlladel'la 9 22 .290 Monday's Score Washington 10, Chicago 3. Cleveland 4, New York 3. Men. Women! Old at 40, 50, 60! Get Pep JeelYearsYounger,FullofVim no you Mama aihansted; worn -in t fcding en imt TnoujBnd!. ctjviMtJ tt what a HtUe pepptaff up with OfUex baa dona. Contains tonlo many seed at 40, M. 60. for body old solely because low In iron. 3&q troduetory alia now only 29e. Try Ottrex Tonie Tabltti for pep. younger feeJlnx. this very diy. Also ronuin numlo Btl calcium and pboaahorua. For sal at all drug storca trerywnen. Phone 6666 V Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, May 21, 1946 5 is Ku Rubber Man Hal Ncwhouser, a long stride toward the mound a game with the Washington Champ Bud Ward Makes First Appearance in By Gail Spokane, Wash., May 21 OT Marvin "Bud" Ward makes his first appearance before the home folks here in one of the major Pacific Northwest golf meets todav Jefferson Tied For 2nd Place Jefferson Jeff defeated Hub bard in a Marion County "B" league game last Friday, 7 to 2 Jeff has won four games and lost two in league play to tie for second place with Chemawa. For Ihe season Jefferson has won 8 and lost two with two more games to be played, Tues day at Shedd and Friday at In dependence. Jefferson 7 7 5 Wlckerslism St Hampton. Hubbard 1 2 3 Piper & Dahl. Capil ilanos Beat Spok ane, 8 to 1 The up-and-coming Spokane Indians took a surprise defeat last night at the hands of the second-to-last-place Vancouver Capilanos as the series opened at Vancouver with the only West ern International league game played. The score 8 to 1. The Indians' lone run. came in the eighth when Bob Patter son crossed the plate as the Caps failed to complete a double play on a ground ball by Bob James. Spokane 000 000 0101 8 3 Vancouver 200 012 02x 7 13 3 Powers & Paulson. Clifford 8; Ander son & Spurgeon. Infielder Added To Salem Squad Portland, Ore., May 21 (fD The Portland Beaver baseball club yesterday signed Vern Reynolds, a former Lincoln high school athlete, and sent him to the Salem Senators of the West ern International league. Reynolds played with the San Diego and Hollywood Pacific coast league clubs last season and was with the Texas league at San Antonio earlier this year. He entered organized baseball in 1940 with the Twin Falls club of the Pioneer league He is an infielder. Copyright 1946 ShtU Oil Company, 5 V".Wv wsm Detroit Tiger southnaw, takes as he delivers a pitch during Senators. Tourney Play Fowler National Amateur Golf Champion when he pairs with Bernie Hren, Tacoma professional, in the S500 Pacific Northwest pro-am ateur 18-hoIe feature. The one-day tourney, with prize money put up by the famed, funloving Spokane ath letic round table, of which Ward is secretary, will be a prelude to the three-day, 72-hole North west P.G.A. open which starts Wednesday in quest of $1,500 top prize money. The sturdy, curly-headed champ, back in the golfing lists after three years as an air forces officer, says he's still overweight by about five pounds, but that he's lost 12 poujids in the last month "getting rid of some of that army starch I larded out with." "I've been practicing pretty hard the last month and I've got my game pretty well in hand now I think," Bud offered yes terday. "I managed to get in some play and practice with Al Zimmerman and it helped a lot. Al was the one who helped me perfect my swing before the war, and I think he's got me back in the groove again." Oregonians: Majors (Br the Associated Presx) What they did Monday: Ab H E Rbi Gordon, Yankees 4 10 0 Whitman, Dodgers 4 2 0 V Peskcy, Doerr, Red Sox, not scheduled. Mount Vesuvius near Naples, Italy, has been active off and on ever since December 16, 1931, when it erupted and killed an estimated 18,000 people. RIFLE AMMUNITION (Most Sizes) PISTOL AMMUNITION (Most Sizes) ALUMINUM BOATS PLYWOOD BOATS RUBBER GOLF BALLS (Not Synthetic) MAPLE-KEENE SPORTING GOODS 372 State Street .8 IncorporaUtt Chicago Edges In On Leaders (By the Associated Pre) Chicago's neglected National League champs, ignored in the early rush to hop on the St. Louis bandwagon, have tiptoed into the race while the Cards and Dodgers were looking the other way and now are within two games of first place. Since the Cubs left home for their first eastern swing, they have won four of five starts They have capped seven of their last 10 outings although only four starting pitchers have gont the route. Claude Passeau was the most important factor in last night's 6-4 triumph in Boston. The 37-year-oldster, who tossed a one hitter in the last world series. belted a two-run homer that kayoed Mort Cooper in the sec ond inning. He also added a dou ble to the Bruins' 11-hit attack: but Bob Chipman had to come in to help in the ninth after three straight hits had loaded the bases. Brooklyn closed in on the Cardinals, slicing their lead to a half-game, by downing Cin cinnati 4-3 before 27,376 custom ers at Ebbets field. Washington continued to siz zle through the west, trimming Chicago 10-2, for its eighth tri umph in its last 10 games. Dutch Leonard, who beat the White Sox six limes last year, contin ued his perfect record and ran this year's string to four in a row although nicked for 11 hits Salmon Jumps to Top Solon Hitting Catcher Woody Salmon, whose particular forte is hitting in the clutch, took over the leadership of the Salem ball club during the series with Yakima. He re placed George Vico, first base man, whose average slumped 33 points during the week. Dick Wenner, able to get but two hit during the entire series with the Stars, dropped from fourth to ninth in the percentage column The averages: Ab H Pet. I Ab H Pet. Salmon 5 33 .til F.llm 1 3 .222 Vlco 80 33 .360 iKerr 27 8 .331 Lucchesl 70 28 .33 'Summers 38 7 .200 Crawford 41 13 .303 IBartolme 88 17 .198 Ounnarson 18 4 .267 Cavlness 79 IS .190 Kublak 72 18 .250 IKowolskl 19 S .153 Maleradt 12 3 .230 lAdams 10 1 .100 Janeway 4 1 .250 lOerkin 12 1 Wenner 80 19 .238 ISoderbert 8 0 Daniels 3 .222 IWyatt 1 0 Paper Mill, Rock Wool Still Tied Paper Mill and Rock Wool, currently tied for the leadershin of the City Softball league, won their games Monday evening. The Papermakers blanked Gold en Pheasant 4 to 0 with Henry Singer pitching three-hit ball for the winners. The insulators had a tight engagement with VFW but won 2-0. The third game saw Knights of Columbus swamp the Eagles 16 to 1. Paper Mill 200 300 04 8 I Pheasants 000 000 00 3 0 H. Sinter At L. Sinter; Carver A; Swini-. Roclc Wool 010 001 02 ft 1 v. r. W 000 100 01 3 3 Crofoot & McCaffery: o. Appleiate 6: McCarthy. EaBles 000 100 1 2 2 K. of C 218 10418 11 7 Mlckenham, Montgomery, Rollins anf nolllns; Meyer 8e Sulnc. Phone 6043 Salem Attendance Totals 24,627 Attendance during the first two home series of the Salem Baseball club totaled 24,627, greater than the attendance dur ing the entire 1942 season, club officials said today. The 1042 attendance was about 21,000. Officials were confident they would reach their goal of 100. 000 this year. After winning its first 13 games, Salem lost nine out of 12. Keene Named Dad's Prexy The Dad's club, an organiza tion dedicated to the task of supporting high school athletics, elected R. S. "Spec" Keene as president for the 1946-47 term Monday night during a confer ence held at the Chamber of Commerce. Clare Brown was named vice president. John Fasnacht, re-elected secretary and Cliff Parker, treasurer. Ray Johnson, retiring treasurer, re ported he would be ineligible to hold office. A number of reports were given. John Dasch reported for the football season, Clare Brown for basketball. Bud Ready for baseball while a number con tributed to a general gripe con cerning the condition of the school district's ball diamonds. Pop bottle tossing at Sweetland field was brought up and the suggestion was made that the concession there be done away with after being characterized as a "nuisance." The baseball committee will NO OTHER CIGARETTE S3 AS PHILIP MORRIS! THE FOUR OTHER LEADING CIGARETTES average more tiias three times as irri tating as Philip Morris . . . proved by authoritative laboratory tests, reported in a leading medical journal. You fully enjoy the tasty flavor of Philip Morris' choice, aged tobaccos. Because in Philip Morris there is no such irritation to spoil enjoyment as in the other top-demand brands. In addition Philip Morris arc proved i.kss irritating to nose and throat . . . Therefore Better to Smoke! AcornsAugment Mound Staff (Br the Associated Pre) The winning Oakland bascba'l combination evolved out of Man ager Casey Stengel's trials for more power at the plate attacks the lowly Portland Beavers to day with an eye toward trampl ing the San Francisco Seals in the percentages. With 20 victories in the lasi 27 starts, the Oaklandcrs were in a first-place deadlock with the Seals, and Stengel still had another trial to make. The latest addition is Pitchei Francis Shea, on option from the New York Yankees. The Oak land manager said he planned to put him on the mound at Port land to augment the staff of hurlcrs which last week tamed the Hollywood Stars. Ambrose Palica pitched the Oakland club to two wins las1 week, Ralph (Buck) Buxton was successful in two relieving jobs and Charley Gassaway, Rugger Ardizoia, and Colton Pippen each took a victory with help. The Seals, who dropped their all-season lead but battered Los Angeles to climb back into a first place lie last week, enter tain fourth-place San Diego. Manager Frank (Lefty) O'Doui selected Cliff Melton to pitch against Pepper Martin's choice of ex-marine Cletus (Boots) Pof fenbergcr for San Diego. investigate the delay in prepar ing the baseball fields since it was the expectation they were to be in shape some time ago. W. L. Phillips, retiring pres ident, was praised for his work with the organization. L CAU FOB, America's FINEST Cigarette Billy Fox Adds 29th Ring Win Philadelphia, May 21 iP) Billy Fox, cuts and welts across his face, his eyes and lips still puffed from fistic battle, held a string of 39 consecutive kayo victories aloft today the latest against Ossic (Bulldog) Harris last night as his ticket for a light heavyweight title clash with Champion Gus Lesnevich. The 20-year-old Philadelphia negro was lucky in his last ring venture busting the Pittsburgh light-heavy into dreamland for the second straight time. The KO victory was a virtual copy nf the first meeting between the two several months ago, Mural I'l.iv i:nds Leslie junior high s intramu ral baseball season came to a close Monday afternoon with Ray Cuminings' team taking the pennant, after beating Richard Zcller's club, 7-3. George Stout- cnoerg pitched a no hitter. To the Voters W'c wish to thank the voters of Salem for their support in the protection of Civil Service in the Kire Department. Respectfully yours, Factory -fresh, finer-tasting . . . cellophane-and'fait path jj Firemen 7y 1 Yrti f TUMI IN "IT FAY S TO BE IGNORANT" FRIO AY NIGHT, Cll.