Fans Thunder
Ovation to
Babe Ruth
By. Oscar Fraley
New York, April 28 (U.R) Babe
Euth- still can bring them roar
ing to their feet.
Fifty-eight thousand tense and
expectant fans proved that when,
after too many years, the head
man of murderer's row once
again stepped to the plate at
Yankee Stadium.
He didn't mince up there in
that cocky, top-heavy prance of
old. He was stooped and tired,
still a very sick man, yet though
he shuffled out there slowly
this was the one and only Bam
bino. And that magic which was his
alone brought them surging
from their seats as one with a
crashing crescendo of acclaim.
It was "Babe Ruth Day" in
die majors and that rousing,
heart-stopping reception meant
more to the Babe than all the
medicine in the world. It told
George Herman Ruth that he
still had a lien on the little piece
of ground which once was his
kingdom and on the hearts of
the fans.
Francis Cardinal Spellman de
livered the invocation as base
ball finally set aside 10 minutes
to honor its greatest home run
hitter. Then Commissioner A.
B. Chandler's words were
drowned in a torrent of catcalls
and polite attention greeted Na
tional League President Ford
Frick and American League
President Will Harridge.
With the Babe installed as a
field director of the American
Legion baseball program, 13-year-old
Larry Cutler, speaking
for the kids in that group, told
the Bambino:
"It's swell to have you back."
Then the Babe shuffled up to
the mike and the crowd went
berserk as the bowed figure in
the 'familiar camel's hair coat
waved a hand in greeting. It
was one of those ovations he
knew so well back in the days
when he was boss of baseball's
greatest wrecking crew.
They are all gone now .
Gehrig . . . Lazzeri . . .
Dickey and the rest, but for a
moment the slumped figure
clutching the microphone must
have been circling the bases once
more after parking the ball in
"Ruthville."
They don't have roars like that
any more in the House that Ruth
Built. It boomed up out of those
concrete walls like the pound
ing of an angry surf and ric
cocheted against the buildings a
block away.
Then came a cathedral-like si
lence and the hoarse voice of the
, Babe whispered into the far cor
ners of the stadium:" ' f
"Thank you very much, ladies
and gentlemen. You know how
bad my voice sounds. Well, it
feels just as bad."
Ruth went on to say tnat
baseball was the only real game
and that youngsters must start
playing it at an early age to
reach the top.
"There's been so many lovely
things said about me, I'm glad
I had the opportunity to thank
everybody," he ended. "Thank
you."
Box Scores
First same:
I,os Angeles
B H O
Garriott.cf 4 2 1
Bchuster.ss 6 11
! Portland
A1 t
ORadulov'h.2
3 Dobbins, ss
1 Escobar.cf
0i Storey.3
21 Laror.ll
It Vlco. 1
3 Reich. rr
Oi Muratore.c
It Bridges. p
Ismith-
I Wenner"
iLiska.p
I Holm, c
!Maldovan,p
ICappsjt
Btainb'k.rf
Marsha 11. If
3 1
2 2
Dstrowski,3 S
3 1
1 10
2 3
Barton, 1
Strtnaer.2
2 10
2 1
Malone.c 3
Adams.p 5
7
10 0 0
Totals 40 15 27 111 Totals 34 6 27 16
Batted for Muratore in 8th.
Batted for Bridges In 8th.
x Batted for Holm in 8th.
Los Angeles 001 100 0046
Portland 000 000 0213
Errors Storey, Dobbins. Runs batted
in Garrlott 3, Malone, M. Smith, Wenner,
Stringer 2, Lazor. Two base hits Barton,
Radulovlch, Reich 2. Wenner, Ostrownkl,
Stringer, Escobar. Home runs Garrott.
Sacrifices Malone. Double plays Robblns
to Radulovlch to Vlco 2. Stringer to Schus
ter to Benton, Bridges to Muratore to
Vlco.
Second game:
Loh Anveles I Porltand
B H O AiRadulov'h.2
garriott.cf 3 2 3 0 Dobbins, ss
Bchuster.ss 4 12 2! Escobar.cf
Statnba'k.rf 3 1 0 0 3torey.3
2 1 2 0
Marshal, If 3 2 5 OILazor.lf
Ostro'ski.3
21 Vlco.l
Barton. 1 3
Stringcr.2 2
Novotnry.c 2
Fleming. p; 2
Glossop" 1
Malone.c 0
OiRelch.rf
li Holm.c
0! Blanco.p
0' Salveson. p
2 3 3 0 I
Tre'dw'y 1
o o o;
Totals 27 9 18 5 Totals 26 21 9
Batted for Novotney In 6th.
' Batted for Leming In 7th.
Los Angeles 200 001 0 3
Portland 002 020 X 4
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Beavers Regain First Place Slot
In Pacific Coast Loop Standings
Lewis Named
Bearcat Coach
John Lewis, a graduate of the
University of Oregon in 1938
in science and physical educa
tion, has been signed by Wil
lamette university as chief as
sistant to Jerry Lillie. As re
placement for Elmer Schaake,
who resigned some time ago,
Lewis will coach basketball and
baseball and will assist Lillie
with football chores.
Lewis, recommended by Lil
lie, played basketball and base
ball at Oregon and following
his graduation spent a year at
the University of Washington,
taking graduate work. He served
as coach at Kent, Wash., high
for two years, later transferring
to Roosevelt high in Portland.
He served with the navy with
the rank of lieutenant junior
grade and upon being discharged
he took over the head basket
ball coaching job at Grant in
Portland. Lewis did a bit of
pitching with the Yakima club
of the Western International
league in 1938.
Bearcats Third
In 3-Way Meet
Eugene, Ore., April 28 U.R)
University of Oregon's track
team coasted to an easy victory
here Saturday over Portland and
Willamette universities in a tri
angular meet. The Ducks rolled
up 91 Mi points and left Port
land behind with 37 k and Wil
lamette with 23.
back. Marshall, Dobbins. Slorey 3. Barton.
Two base hits Stainback. Radulovlch, Es-
rabor, Ostrowskt. Barton. Home run
Storey. Stolen base Ostrowski. Sacrifice
Holm. Double plays Dobbins to Ratniio
vlch to Vico, Radulovlch to Vlco, Radulo
vlch to Dobbins to Vlco. Left on 'bases
Los Angeles 5. Portland)1. Bases on balls
Bianco 2. Fleming-2. strikeouts Blanco
Fleming l. Earned runs Blanco 3,
Fleming 4. Hits Off Blanco. 9 runs in
5'i; Salveson, 0 and 0 In lah Winning
Ditcher Bianco. Umpires Ensein, Orr
and Warneke. Time 1:26. Attendance
10,116.
Second same:
Salem (?)
Victoria M'.M
B H O A
B H O A
Bartolom.s 3 1 1 i Hooper. cf
4 2 0 0
Spaeter,2 6 1 0 3' Harshmn.l
3 13 0
Moore, c 1 1 0 0! Paterson.l
& 1 1
Lucchsl.cl ill u!Mastro.c
1 16 0
Kubiak.l 0 0 2 0 Hafenckr.2 5 3 2 0
Nunes.3 3 0 3 0!Jcnsen.3 5 2 1 1
Peterstn.3 2 10 V Whiter
3 0
urcgury.r s i i u rtiijiipiu.a
3 0 11
3 0 0 1
n.rug.1 l lu u wopp.p
Cook.c 3 1 5 2 GibAon.p
Beard.c 2 0 1 1!
Sporer.p 2 0 0 1
Lasor.j 0 0 0 1
x.Orntzkw 0 0 0 0:
xx.WIrt 110 0
Totals 35 9 24 11 Totals
0 0 0 0
37 12 27 3
x B tied for Sporer in 6th.
xx Batted for Lazor in 8th.
Salem 000 000 007-
Victoria 501 020 13x 12
Winning pitcher Woop; losing, Sporer.
Summary:
Pitcher , Inn. Hits Runs SO BB
Sporer a 8 8 4 3
Lazor .3 -4 4 4 1
Woop 8aa 9 7 15 15
Gibso n 0 0 0 0
Wild pitch: Sporer. Woop. Passed balls:
Cook. Left on bases: Salem 17; Victoria
7. Errors: Bartolomel. Nuncs 2. Petersen.
Three base hits: Jensen. Gregory. Two
base hits: White 2. Hooper. Jensen. M as
tro. H 'er.ecker, Moore. Runs batted In:
Spaeter, Lurches!. Kublak. Petersen 2,
Gregory. Wirt. Mastro 3. Hafenecker 2,
White 3. Righettl. Sacrifice: Righettl,
Moore. Stolen baws: White. Hafenecker,
Mastro. rouble plays: Spaeter to Barto
lomel to Krug. Time 3:03. Umpires: Day
and Slavich.
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Split Couple
With Angels
By the Associated Press)
They split the Sunday double
headers up and down the Pa
cific Coast league yesterday.
The day's firing in the tight
race left the Portland Beavers
on top of the heap by a shade
over the Los Angeles Angels
with San Diego and Sacramento
in hot pursuit.
Los Angeles, winning the
opener, 6 to 3. from the Port
land club had the Beavers' Tom
my Bridges, who hurled a no
hitter last week, in trouble, vir
tually all the way until he was
replaced in the eighth inning.
Portland took the second game,
4 to 3, stopping an Angel up
rising in the sixth. Ccce Garriott
of Los Angeles had four hits
during the day, including a
homer off Bridges in the first
game.
Oakland copped the first game
from San Deigo. 4 to 3 on Ralph
Buxton's four-hit pitching but
the Padres came back to take
the nightcap. 2 to 1 with some
fancy pitching of their own.
Manny Salvo's five-hit job.
In Seattle Lou Novikoff. the
Rainiers' clouting outfielder
had a big day for himself with
five hits, including a home run
and two doubles. Seattle won
the opener, 6 to 4, frqm San
Francisco but the Seals grabbed
the second game, 9 to 2, on Jack
Brewer's four-hit pitching.. Se
attle went on a four-run gallop
in the seventh inning of .the
first game to pull away. The
Seals, in turn, got away for six
runs in the first two innings
of the nightcap, coasting home.
The Hollywood Stars dumped
themselves into the league cel
lar by losing their first game
to Sacramento, 11 to 4, but they
bounced out, into seventh place.
by snatching the nightcap, 5
to 4, in eight innings.
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Lead Majors
New York, April 28 U.R Ma
jor league teams traveled today
toward the first intersectional
games of 1947, with the Ameri
can league going West and the
National league coming East
and the Brooklyn Dodgers were
girding for their first real tests.
The Dodgers edged the Giants
yesterday, 9 to 8, to hold their
one-game lead over the Chicago
Cubs, who trimmed the Car
dinals. 3 to 0.
The largest crowd in Crosley
field history, 36.961, was re
warded by a double victory for
the .Cincinnati Reds over Pitts
burgh, 6 to 1 and 2 to 1, the
latter in 12 innings.
The Phillies beat the Boston
Braves twice by identical scores
of 5 to 4.
Despite a 1 to 0 defeat by
Washington, the N New York
Yankees took first place in the
American league because the
Browns beat the Chicago White
Sox twice. Sid Hudson spoiled
"Babe Ruth day" for 58,339
Yankee fans with an eight-hit
pitching job and a single in the
eighth inniing which started
him around to score the winning
run.
The Browns won the first
game from the White Sox, 4 to
2, going on to victory after Al
Zarilla's homer broke a 1 to 1
tie. Vern Stephens' three-run
homer in the eighth inning set
tled the second game, 4 to 3,
despite a triple play by the Sox.
Boston and the Athletics bat
tled to a 6 to 6 tie stopped by
rain as the teams went into the
10th inning. Rudy York hit a
two-run homer for Boston.
Waterman Wins SGC
Match-Par Competition
Bud Waterman paced a field
of 20 Men's clubbers over the
week-end in connection with a
match versus par. He fired a
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Jack Brande
Ousted From
Golf Tourney
Jack Brande was unseated as
king of mid-Willamette golfers
Sunday when he was beaten by
Jim Sheldon 2 and 1 as the pair
played off their semi-quarter
finals of the Elks club sponsor
ed tournament now under way
at the Salem Golf club. While
this was happening Jack Rus
sell blasted his way to the semi
finals by downing Glenn Len
gren, 5-4. This means that Rus
sell and Sheldon will meet in
one half of the semi-finals, with
the winner taking on either
Bunny Bennett or Walter Cline,
Jr. Bennett defeated Archie
Schultz 5-4 while Cline was
ousting Ned Ingram, 3-2 Satur
day. Bennett and Cline will
play next Saturday forenoon
just prior to Cline's leaving for
Los Angeles where he will take
part in the national bowling
tournament.
Brande had difficulty with
his putter and while he had
Sheldon one down at the end of
the first nine, the latter caught
up on the 12th, went one up on
the 14th, two up on the sixth
and the match ended on the 17th
with each taking par fours.
Sheldon fired a 72 and Brande a
73.
Results: '
Championship flight: Bennet over
Schultz, 5-4; Cline over Ingram, 3-2; Riu-1
srll over Lengran, 3-4; Sheldon over J.
Brande. 2-1,
First: Aldrlch over Kruse. S-4; Man
ning over Wahlfrren. 4-2; Estey over Pain
ter. 2-1; Baxter over Needham, 3-1.
Second: Burrell over Waterman. 4-3; H.
Oltnger defaulted to P. Sharer; Hug over
Miklia. 4-2; King over Shafer, 3-2.
Fourth: Alley, over Thrush, 2 up; Ma
son over Nichols, 1 up on 19th; Graham
over Wise. 1 up, 19th; Rarrl over Shep
herd. 4-3.
Sixth: Pekar over Gadva, 4-3; Qulstad
over Hocken, 2-1: Owen over Nash, 2-1;
Hendrie over Scale. 3-2.
Seventh: McCr.ry over Kimmcll, 2-1;
Emlen over Paulson, 8-4; Josepn over oui-
tafson, 4-2.
Eighth: E. Brande over Jones, 4-3; Bates,
over Fitzslmmoni, 3-1: Allen over Mc
Neil, 1 up, 19th; Renn-Armprlest.
Ninth; Chase over Jobe. -5: Needham
over Chambers, 1-7; Phillips over Bone
Steele: Convty over Haman, 2-1.
Tenth: McCallister over Gwynn, 1 up;
20th; Eggleston over Burrlght, 2 up; Eyre
over Hoffman. 4-3; Fortler-Maloney.
Twelfth: Zander over Clark, S-4; Filler
over Merrlfield, 1 up, 20th; Franswa over
Robb. 1 up: Kenyon-BaidocK.
Fourteenth: Johnston over Upston, 7-B:
Gillespie over Gage, 2-1; Dewey over
Lucas, 3-2; DeGulre over MacLaugnun, 3-2.
Sixteenth: Glaisyer over Bower, 3-2;
Schmitz over Coppock, 2-1; Quesseth over
Foreman, 1 up; Dick Hendrie over jonnion.
Seventeenth: Johnson over Quisenberry;
Hauk over Wood, 1 up; Hobba over Ben
son, 6-5.
Eighteenth: DeArmond over Hunt, 3-2:
Loucks over Fish, 2-1; Nash over Green,
1 up; Page over Pui-kett, 2 up.
Nineteenth: Smith over Booth; Johns
over Thompson; Morrow over Woriman;
Folsom over Hoar.
Twentieth: JaskOEkf over Wicklander,
7-5; Powell over Burchell, 3-2; Kerr-Rob-
1ns; Specht over Klelnke, 1-5.
Twenty-second: Fouchek over Dufus, 1
up; Erickson over Johnston; Callahan over
Lanti, 3-1; Cu shins ever O'Malley.
72-5, plus 4. Two tied lor sec
ond honors, Ned Ingram, 73-4,
plus 2, and Leo Estey 72-2, plus
2.
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Return Home Tuesday
K
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With the opening of Oregon State baseball league play less than
a month off, a shroud of mystery continues to veil the Valsetz
team. Valsetz club officials remain mum whenever asked any
question pertaining to the personnel of the Valsetz State loop
entry. Only one rumor is being circulated that Chuck Sauvain
is one of the Valsetz pitchers. Outside of that, we haven't heard a
word. The Valsetz representative of State league meetings just
says, "Nope, can't tell you a thing until the season starts." .
Maybe they've got Who's on first, What's on second and I Don't
Know on third.
Just three days apart last week, Salem High Pitchers Rod
Province and Bud Craig turned in one-hit shutout perform
ances over Albany and Springfield, respectively. And the
"spoilers" (hits that ruined no-run, no-htt games) were almost
identical. Both hits were by the first man to bat in the bottom
half of the second inning, which in each case was the home
team's catcher, and each hit was a hard bounder over the
second base sack. And in both instances, the man who had
rapped out the "spoiler" advanced to second base on a sacri
fice hit handled by the Salem pitcher.
Lew Jenkins, former world lightweight boxing champion who
enlisted in the army last February, is now serving as boxing
coach of the First Cavalry division, now located in Japan. Jenkins
holds down a sergeant's rate . . . Looking ahead: Basketball
schedules for 1948 through 1951 are now being prepared by
member schools of the Southern
. . . and the PCC football slate
outlined at San Francisco during a present three-day meeting of
cnaches and athletic directors from the various colleges . . . We
are 100 Dcrcent behind the bringing of the state junior Legion
baseball tournament to Salem
of the suggestion to establish the dates of the Salem Cherry festi
val as August 1, 2, 3 in order to conform to the already-set dates
of the baseball playoffs. After all, the cherry festival wouldn't
he a rliprrv fpstival unless cherries were on the trees . . . and we
don't imagine the cherry trees
fruit come the first of August.
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Bremerln I 3 .727lTacoma a 5 .500
Spokane 7 3 .700!SaIem 5 6
Victoria 7 4 .636 Yakima 3 1 .273
Vancouver 7 4 .636IWonatcl.ee 1 10 .091
PACIFIC COART LEAGUE
Portland 15 11 .577, San Fran 14 H .500
Loa Ana 16 12 ,571Oakland 13 15 .464
Diego 14 13 .538!Hollytvd 12 16 .421)
Sacramnt 15 13 .536Senttle 11 17 .303
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn 7 2 .778Phlladel 6 6 .500
Chicago 7 A ,636!Boston 5 5 .500
Pittabrah I 5 .543 New York 2 7 :in
Cincinn 1 6 .53BtSt. Lou Ik 2 7 .232
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 7 4 .6361 Washlnii 4 A .500
Cleveland S 3 .625!Detrolt 4 5 .444
Ohlcaeo i i .5563t. LoilU 4 6 .400
Boston ft I .500 'Phil a del 3 6 .333
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By Chris Kowirz
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for the next four years is being
this year, but we are not in favor
hereabouts will be loaded with
Bowes Finishes 15
Timberline Lodge, Ore., April
28 U.R Don Amick, Seattle, to
day held the Mt. Hood giant sla
lom skiing championship. The
Bill Bowes, of Salem, Cas
cade Ski club performer, finished
15th in 2:52.2.
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Salem Loses
Six of Seven
Road Games
The Salem Senators will re
turn to Waters field at 8 o'clock
Tuesday night to open a three
game series with the Victoria
Athletics and then the follow
ing Friday evening will play the
first contest of a scries of four
with the Tacoma Tigers. The
usual Sunday afternoon double
header will be played.
The Solons return home in
sixth position in WI competition.
half game behind Tacoma and
trailing Victoria by two full
games.
Salem dropped six of seven
games in its Canadian invasion.
Victoria and the Senators split
a wild Saturday doubleheader,
Salem winning the opener 18-3
and losing the nightcap 12-7.
The Bremerton Bluejackets
swept into the fore with a sweep
of their throe week-end clashes
with the defending champions
from Wenatchee, while Spokane
fell a half game off the pace in
splitting yesterday's twin bill
with Tacoma.
The Bluejacket nine held the
Wenatchee Chiefs to a total of
three runs in as many games in
winning Saturday 4-1, and tak
ing Sunday's pair 10-2 and 5-0.
Spokane dropped the Sunday
opener 7-5, then came back in
11 innings to down Tacoma 4-3.
Spokane won Saturday 11-3.
The week-end bill set the stage
for a knockdown-drag out series
in the Inland Empire when the
two leaders clash in a three
game series Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday.
Vancouver, currently boasting
a seven-game win streak which
has carried into a third place
deadlock with Victoria, swings
over to Wenatchee for a go with
the hapless Chiefs. The Can
adians pounded out 10-9 and 8-4
decisions over Yakima to sweep
their Saturday double-bill.
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