Exchange Junior Golf
Awards are Scheduled
The award of six trophies and
prizes in golf bails to winners in
the first annual Exchange elub
junior golf tournament being
held at Salem Golf elub is sche
duled for Tuesday evening at
the close of the two day meet.
Don Krieger of Redmond led
the junior division's 17 entrants
into the second round play af
ter posting a 69 on his first 18
holes Monday. The division in
cludes youngsters from 15 to 17
years old.
In the boys' division, Don An
awalt of Eugene was in front
with an 81.
The 25 golfers entered in both
divisions were slated to card 18
holes Tuesday in the final round
of the meet with medal scores
qualifying for trophies.
Teams Line Up
For Semi-Final
Softball Meets
Eugene, Aug. 30 VP) Albany
and Pendleton were lined up to
day in the semi-finals of the
state Softball tournament.
Four other teams are set to
play tonight for similar spots.
Pendleton edged Corvallis 1
to 0 last night with an extra
eighth inning run after Pitchers
Henderson and Thomas had
dueled from the mound for two
hitters apiece.
The winning run came in as
Dennis Jobes walked, went to
second on a sacrifice, and after
another walk, scored while Don
Grossmuller reached first on a
double play error. Grossmuller
bowled over, the first sacker as
he skidded into the base and the
throw from second, on a relay
from short, went past, allowing
Jobes to score.
Albany'! Elwyn Shaw hurled
no-hit, ni -un ball in leading his
team to a 2 to 0 shutout over
St. Helens. Albany scored its
runs in the first and second in
nings. Playing tonight in quarter
finals games are McMinnville,
Salem, Eugene and West Linn.
OREGON TIDES
Correct for Newport
; 1 High
, :1T a.m.
8:00 p.m.'
: 1:32 a.m.
7:02 p.m.
'. 8:56 a.m.
8:13 p.m. .
- 10:14 a.m.
9:27 p,m,
Low
11:47 a.m.
1:18 a.m.
12:53 p.m.
2:31 a.m.
2:14 p,m,
3:41 a.m.
3.38 p.m.
kits Scratched
By FRED ZIMMERMAN, Capital Journal Sports Editor
Thoroughbreds
In view of the race program
state fair, observations on the part of Os West, ex-governor and a
horsemen of note, concerning thoroughbreds prove interesting.
West catalogues 10,000 or more so-called Thoroughbreds, three
years old and up, racing at major and minor tracks in this country.
Of this number around 6000, through performance, have showed
speed and consistency records which entitle them to listings and
ratings in the better turf publications. The other 4000 or more
are racing at county fairs and "bush" tracks throughout the coun
try. West states they are owned, mostly, by so-called "gyp"
horsemen and women who depend upon them for a livelihood
and look to adjoining box stalls for living and sleeping quarters.
Five at Top
"Of the 6000 listed, or better class thoroughbreds, five horses
stand out as tops," comments West. "Then come, we'll say,
25 class A 'near greats' and 35 class B 'near greats.' These
'near greats' shoot for the stake and rich handicap purses, en
deavoring to avoid competition with the 'greats.' Next come
around 335 'horses of quality' which pass up the events
where they would be pitted against the 'greats' or 'near
greats.' They shoot for the fat purses offered by many west
ern tracks, in stake and handicap events, as an attraction for
the better nags racing in the east and south. Such horses
have an average purchase price value of $25,000. The
remaining 5600 listed and rated horses fill the claiming races,
or lower grade handicaps and allowances races, which go to
make up, largely, the cards at most major tracks. Without
them racing and pari-mutuel betting would pass out over
night."
Unlisted Nags
The unlisted horses, racing at the minor tracks, reflect the
breeding efforts of local horsemen, supplemented by aged horses
r which iiave seen ueuer auys ana
care and treatment, are still able
minor tracks a run for their money. Around 2000 two year olds
are schooled and go to the races, each year. But one fourth of them
are quickly dropped on account of lack of speed, poor under
pinning or rotten dispositions. Only about half the remainder
will eventually make the grade."
Price Moves Around
One could easily believe that Johnny Price, the fellow who
does more things with a baseball than seems humanly possi
ble, would take a day off after one of his programs. Not so.
He only does that when it is entirely impossible to fill the next
engagement without the intervention of 24 hours in time.
The airplane has made it possible for Price to enlarge a
schedule to such an extent he is able to stage a program
almost every day. For instance, after he concluded his ex
hibition at Waters park, he drove the car he rented in
Portland back to that city and boarded a plane for Dayton,
Ohio, where he showed the next night Contrary to. the idea
we had about Price's compensation, he works on a straight
fee basis no cut on the net receipts. His charges are based
on the class of the league in which he is showing. Naturally
he gets more for a major elub program than one in Class B
where attendance is much less.
Stay With Champs
"Stick with the champion until he's beaten," quotes Norrie
West, director of the University of California news bureau in his
"football digest" for 1949. That being the case then we should
Co along with the University
men played one more game than the Bears last fall in Pacific
Coast conference competition, although the Californians were
elected to represent the west
later accepted a bid to the Cotton Bowl. Since Oregon and Cali
fornia did not meet last fall,
an uproar and a suspicion that
V ministered. This season they get together at Berkeley, Nov. 12
"And if it should happen thafboth go into that contest undefeated
the clash would be something
Trophies will be awarded
to the champion and runner
up In the championship flight
of the junior division with
others to go to the top golferi
in the first and second flights
of the older group.
Similar trophies will go to the
champion and runner-up in the
boys' group with prizes also
scheduled for third place win
ners as well as the boy who
shows the most improvement
over the tournament tours.
Portland junior golfers were
barred from the tournament.
First round result! :
Junior class Don Krieger, Redmond,
36-3369; Bill Wittenberg, Lake Grove,
!6 3672; Alan Mundle, Eugene, 39-36
7&r Dan Btrite, Eugene, 36-4076; eiclp
Nagler, Eugene, 38-4361; Dick Renn,
Albany, 41-4081; Kent Myers, aalem,
-4?s4. Mickey Raschko, Salem, 43
4285; Bob Hamblin, Salem, 44-4266;
doo Albnch, Salem, 40-4767; Leonard
Sebern, Salem, 44-4488; Ron Hoxle,
Salem, 43-4689; Nell Dwyer, Lake Grove,
42-4890; Stan Samuels, Salem, 46-45
91; Dick Wright, Salem, 48-4593; Dick
Daoust, Bend, 45-6095; Jim Humphrey,
Salem, 63-55 108. -
Boys' class Don Anawalt, Eugene, 40
4181; Allen Wood, Salem, 44-4387;
Dick Relmers, Albany, '47-4693; Jerry
Classen, Corvallis, 45-4994; Jerry Plank,
Woodburn, 52-4496; Bob withers, Wood
burn, 53-4596; David Wright, Salem,
56-50106; Bob Nopp, Salem, 53-61114.
'Reasonable'
To Be Sought
Williams Leads
American Batmen
With .359 Count
Chicago, Aug. 30 ff) A fa
miliar figure occupied a famil
iar spot in American league
baseball today Ted Williams,
mighty Boston slugger, topped
the batters for the fourth
straight week.
' With a whopping .359 average
Williams, if he continues his
present pace, should grab, the
loop batting crown for the third
straight year. , If the Boston
strong man wins in 1949 it will
be his fifth hitting title since
1941.
Williams' .359, compiled from
official figures through last Sun
day s games, led runnerup
George Kell of Detroit by 20
points. In a third place tie were
Boston's Dom DiMaggio and Bob
T!1,inger, of St. Louis, each with
.328.
being held in connection with the
Deuer iracKS, DUl, wun Kinaiy
to give the nags racing at the
of Oregon Webfoots. Jim Aiken
in the Rose Bowl. The Webfoots
the selection of the Bears created
the double cross had been ad
to see.
Solons
LOCAL UNITED PRESS
Price Tag
for Solons
Whether the Portland Bea
vers will sell their Salem
franchise in the Western In
ternational league and Waters
park on 25th street for a sum
that is deemed "reasonable"
may be determined during a
conference to be held in Port
land Wednesday.
- A committee headed by
Harry V. Collins, selected dur
ing a recent meeting of ap
proximately 400 persons, will
confer with Bill Mulligan,
business manager of the Bea
vers. It is probable George
Norgan of Vancouver, B. C,
owner of the Portland and Sa
lem clubs, will attend the con
ference. If Wednesday's negotiations
are satisfactory to the Salem
group, a campaign to raise,
through the sale of stock,
money with which to purchase
the franchise and physical
property will be launched.
Race Cars Swirl
Dust at Santiam
Wranglers Oval
Lebanon An estimated 2300
persons saw Lebanon's first auto
race Sunday afternoon at the
Santiam Wranglers race track
when some of the northwest's
fastest cars and drivers sped
around the half mile oval.
A new dirt track record for
the northwest was set in the
qualifying heats as Bob Gregg
drove Scovell's DO Hall around
the track in 27.9 seconds. Sco-
vell, owner of the speedy car
said the Meadows track could
be made intp one of the finest
in the northwest if only some
thing could be done to effectu-
illy lay dust.
An acid solution was used
Sunday, a waste product of the
paper mill, but was not entirely
satisfactory in holding dust,
Max Humm, driving No. 3, a
Seattle car, took the lead away
from Bob Gregg in the 10th lap
of the main event, holding his
position until the end of the
20-lap finish.
The trophy dash was won by
Gregg.
32 Teams Sfart
Semi-Pro Meets
Wichita, Kas., Aug. 30 W-
The starting field of 32 teams in
the National semi-pro baseball
tournament will be cut in half
by the end of tonight's play.
Fourteen teams already have
been ousted since the double
elimination tournament began
August 19. Two more teams
will be eliminated tonight.
The Fort Wayne, Ind., Gen
eral Electrics, the defending
champions, edged past their firs)
tough opponent in last night's
play. They beat the Weimar
Tex., Truckers, 4 to 2. The Wei
mar roster includes 10 players
from the highly regarded 1949
University of Texas team.
In an 11-inning game Hum-
melstown, Pa., eliminated the
Bakersfield, Calif., Spuds, 2 to 1.
Want More Efficient Heat?
Let us show you the Delco-Heat Conversion Oil
Burner with the exclusive "Rotopower" uoit!
Salem Heating &
Sheet Metal Co.
t Dial 3-8555
Stall Yak tPenmaint
ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS AND FEATURES
Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, August 30, 1949
Skllll Work Coach Loren
"1B " is fitinurn is
Viking grid prospects who reported for initial workouts under
the lights at Leslie field. The first turnout counted 72
noses with more expected at future sessions.
Light Work Marks Start
Of Viking Grid Season
Salem Coke Crew
Wins Overtime Go
Two Softball teams, repre
senting Portland and Salem
plants of the Coca Cola Bottling
company, battled through two
extra innings on Leslie field
Sunday before a decision could
be reached. Salem won 8 to 7 In
the ninth when the locals bunch
ed four hits good for as many
tallies. Catcher Jim Campbell's
home run with a man on third
was the winning clout. Portland
had broken a 4-4 tie in their
half of the ninth by banging out
two singles and a home run.
The local bottlers were host
to approximately 40 Portlanders
for a picnic at Leslie where the
Softball battle took place.
Portland ....102 001 0037 9 8
Salem ...001 110 1040 11 i
Studholm, Moore and Ragnonl; Baker,
Dowd and Bonney, Campbell.
Field Work
Assistant Vik
to eamera) is
miM&kAltm" iwiiiw in MmwmmllUli&tmm g mmmmmtmmmm
the spring loaded bucking machine which is used to train
linemen for the high school squad. The padded spring bows
absorb jolts of charging linemen while the sled-iike base
skids over the grass.
Boxing Unknown
Decisions Ortiz
Washington, Aug. 30 P An
unknown youngster, Jimmy
Cooper, is the boxing world's
newest luminary.
He scored a 10-round deci
sion last night over world ban
tamweight Champion Manuel
Ortiz in a non-title bout.
Cooper, a 21-year-old left-jab
artist from Washington, easily
outpointed the 33-year-old titlist
at Griffith stadium.
Johnny Rogers, the champ's
manager, said after the fight
that he is willing to have Ortiz
sign for a title fight against
1085 Broadway
Page 13
Mort (standing at far right)
Iia lpr.rnrc.fi rif cnfrcr hnnrl nf
Light drills, lectures and a
movie showing the use of
football equipment marked
the opening workout for Sa
lem high's grid hopefuls who
reported to Coach Loren Mort
Monday night.
The mentor listed 72 aspir
ants for the team, including
16 lettermen, who began work
in preparation for the season
opener in Vancouver on Sept.
16.
Nightly practice sessions
are scheduled for week days
from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Halfbacks Buzz Covalt, Jim
Bock, Dale Olson, fullback
Deb Davis, quarterback Gor
dy Sloan were included in the
list of lettermen who reported
for duty. Linemen who won
letters and were out for action
again were Tom Angle, Don
Boyd, Doug Rogers, Gordy Ba
con, Don Allison, Frank Par
ker, Phil Thompson, Bob Hart,
Bill Johnson, Dick Peterson
and Jerry Graves.
grid coach Hank Joran back)
shown getting a free ride on
Cooper after a trip abroad. Or
tiz is cheduled to leave for Eu
rope on September 3 for a six
week tour.
Lowest official temperature
ever recorded in the United
States was 86 degrees below ze
ro, recorded at Yellowstone Na
tional Park, Wyoming side, in
February, 1933.
Locals End Waters Season
With 10-0 Shutout Victory
No doubt many of the 1122
devotees of the game of baseball
came out to scoff but they re
mained to cheer Monday night
as the Senators and the Yakima
Bears staged the last exhibition
of the Western International
league season at Waters park.
The Solons fashioned one of
the best games of the year as
they applied a good thick coat
of whitewash to the Bears, still
on the threshold of the loop
championship, 10 to 0. It was Cal
Mclrvin who was chiefly respon
sible for the shutout as he gave
up but seven hits, only two for
extra bases. Bus Sporer, former
Salem moundsman, had the loss
assessed against him as deep
voiced Manager Joe Orengo
permitted the big right hander
to go the route even though
touched for 17 solid punches.
Mclrvin was given perfect
support afield in contrast to
the five boots turned in by the
Bears who, at times, had lit
tle appearance of champions.
The spectators, forced to sit
on their hands through many a
dreary session this season, got
something to yell about Monday
night as they watched the Sena
tors score four runs in the third,
three in the fifth and then an
other trio of tallies in the eighth.
Marty Krug, switched from
first base to right field by
Manager Bill Beard, and who
had been unmercifully blast
ed by a few jockeys in the
paddock, could scarcely be
lieve his ears as cheers in
stead of heckling remarks
greeted him. He well deserved
the plaudits of the crowd by
'Pickups'
Battle for
New York, Aug SO
Pickups" gave Cleveland the
pickup it needed today, shoving
the Indians back into the thick
of the American league pennant
fight.
Those pickups players pick
ed up from other major league
clubs during the past two sea
sons spurred the Tribesmen to
a three-game sweep over the
clamoring Boston Red Sox. That
hoisted them to within a game
and a half out of second place
in the standings, and five and
a half games out of first.
i
Jim Vernon started the
comeback clatter Sunday. He
Is the anemic looking lad se
cured from Washington for
Eddie Robinson. His home
run started the Tribe to its
2-1 win over the Bosox in the
first game of the vital series.
Bob Kennedy, picked up from
the Chicago White Sox, con
tinued the trend yesterday in
the first game of a double-
header when his three hits and
two runs-batted- in topped
5 to 2 conquest of Boston for
Bob Feller.
The second game was more
of the same. With two out in
the 10th inning, Cleveland
Manager Lou Boudreau walk
ed. Kennedy doubled him to
third and then Mike Tresh
who also was picked up from
the White Sox singled his
boss home for a 5 to 4 triumph
and the three-game sweep.
The Indians had scored two
In the ninth to tie it up.
And who was the victorious
Cleveland pitcher this time?
Why, still another chap plucked
from the rosters of rivals big
Al Benton, who toiled nine sea
sons for Detroit before they
cut him loose as ' washed-up.'
The Yankees remained station
ary because they, and the White
Sox, were idle. The seventh
place Browns got in a lick for
their cause with a 2 to 1 victory
over Washington.
Detroit got a victory with a
late-game hit. Pat Mullin s sin
gle scored Eddie Lake from
second in the 10th for a 4 to 3
- aaftaftMBaM JJ
Grab on Win
club got at least one hit with
WIL competition. Moreover
every member of the Salem
reason of his three for four
performance at the plate and
his remarkable defensive
work. His fast pickup of Bob
Williams' single to right and
his rifle-like throw to the
plate to nip Edo Vanni there
was the fielding gem of the
evening.
Mclrvin had a bit of diffi
culty now and then but when
the Bears threatened he came
up with one of the half dozen
strikeouts credited to him or one
of his mates came to his rescue.
Cal distributed eight bases on
balls as compared with seven
for Sporer.
There wasn't a substitution
in the entire nine innings,
something of a record for
Official Box
Yakima (0) (10) Salem
B H O A B H O A
Vanni. If 5 10 0 W.Petrsn.a 4 3 3 2
Jacinto, 2 1 0 0 3 Krug.rf 4 3 11
Will 1 am. 1 & 113 U Bartle.l 4 2 5 0
Thmpan.cf 4 111 Cherry.cf 4 2 2 0
Torney.c 2 0 5 0 Wasley,s 9 3 4 1
Jennines.S 4 12 1 Burgher.c 3 1 8 0
Moore.rf 4 2 3 0 Snyder.ll 4 2 3 1
Brijkey.M 3 114 Hedlngtn.3 3 111
Sporer, p 4 0 0 0 Mclrvin, p 3 2 10
Total 31 1 24 9 Total 34 17 27 7
Yakima 000 000 000 0 75
Salem 0O4 030 03k 10 17 0
Pitcher ip ad H R nr so bd
Sporer 8 34 17 10 3 4 7
Mclrvin B si l o o o
PB: Tornay. Left on bases: Yakima 12;
Ba'em 7. Errors: Jennings, Tornay, Wil
liams, Thompson 2. Two base hits: Mclr
vin, W. Peterson, Cherry, More, Vanni,
Bartlo 3, Cherry, Waaley. Double plays:
W. Peterson to Waaley to Bartle; Brie
key to Jacinto to Williams. Umpires: Re
gele and Nenezlch. Time: 2:10, Attendance:
1122.
Lift Tribe
American Flag
win over Philadelphia the Ti
gers' eighth straight win.
In the National league, both
St. Louis and Brooklyn won
and so the Cards remain two
and a half games in front on
Major Standings
(By the Associated Press)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pet. W L Pet,
New York 77 45 .631 Phlldlphla 80 58 .532
Boston 75 61 .505 Chicago 51 74 .408
Cleveland 73 52 .584 St. Louis 45 82 .354
Detroit 72 50 .563 Washlngtn 41 82 .333
Results Monday
Cleveland 6-5, Boston 2-4. (Second
game 10 Innings)
St. Lou la 2, Washington 1. (Night)
Detroit 4, Philadelphia 3. (Ten Innings
Night)
Only games scheduled.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pet. W L Pot.
fit. Louis 76 47 .624 New York 62 62 .500
Brooklyn 75 40 .605 Pittsburgh 57 66 .463
Boston 64 60 .516 Cincinnati 60 74 .403
Phildlphla 64 62 .608 Chicago 42 79 .363
Results Monday
Bt. Louis 8, Boston 2. (Night)
Brooklyn 5, Pittsburgh 1. (Night)
Philadelphia 6, Chicago 6. (Night)
New York 3, Cincinnati 2. (Night)
Louttit Named Steward for
State Fair Horse Racing
Thomas A. Louttit, widely
known Oregon athletic figure,
will act as racing commission
steward of the state fair horse
racing meet in Salem, Sept. 5
to 11.
Charles A. Evans, fair speed
superintendent, also announc
ed this week that Dr. Clifford
Bjork of Portland would act
as veterinarian of the meet.
Richard M u n s o n , veteran
northwest turfman, will act as
racing secretary for the first
time.
Meanwhile, vans of thor
oughbreds are coming to the
H Quart
rffl
$O60 -t-&2?
GIBSOtTS SELECTED 8 BLENDED WHISKEY B6.8 PROOF . 6S GRAIN
NEUTRAL SPIRITS GIBSON DISTUXIMG COMPANY. NEW YORK, N. Y.i
WIL Standings
By the Associated Press)
W. L. Pet.
Yakima 94 47 .687
Vancouver 85 53 .616
. Spokane 74 68 .521
Wenatchee 74 69 .517 "
Victoria 61 81 .430
Salem 60 82 .423
Bremerton 58 81 .417
Tacoma 58 83 .411
Games Monday
Salem 10, Yakima 0.
Spokane 11, Wenatchee 8 (11 in
nings) Vancouver 14, Tacoma 3.
Bremerton 3, Victoria 2..
Wayne Peterson, Dick Bartle,
Bob Cherry, Mel Wasley, Or
rin Snyder and Mclrvin each
collecting two.
Bud Peterson, regular short
stop, idled for a number of days
with a leg injury in a game with
Bremerton, remained at home as
the Solons left last night ior
Wenatchee. They will battle
with the Chiefs through Sept.
2 before going to Yakima for a
series of five games in three
days, concluding Sept. 5.
Since the Vancouver Capl
lanos downed Tacoma, 14-3,
the Caps retained a mathema
tical chance to win the flag:.
Spokane bounced back Into
third place by an 11-8 win ov
er Wenatchee and Bremerton
took over seventh place from
Tacoma b y edging Victoria,
3-2.
Short scores:
Tacoma 010 000 002 til
Vancouver 601 000 34x H 14 0
Johnson and Sheets; Anderson and
Sheely,
Spokane 00 0 001 411 04 11 21 S
Wenatchee 112 000 201 01 8 12 1
Bishop. Werbowski (8) and Rossi; Mc
Ooilum, Johnson (10), Frlck (10) and
Pesut.
Bremerton 200 100 000 3 4 0
Victoria 000 110 0005 9 0
into
Northey's grand slam home
run in the seventh inning
headed a seven-run rally for
an 8 to 2 win over the Boston
Braves for St. Louis. And
Brooklyn continued the ha
bitual lashing of Pittsburgh,
this one a 5 to 1 triumph fea
turing 24-year-old Jack Ban
ta's first complete game a
major league pitcher.
Larry Jansen licked the Red
for the fifth straight time, this
one by 3 to 2. Home rum by
Stan Lopata and Andy Semi
nick gave the Phils a 6 to 8 de
cision over the Cubs.
Webfoots in the Majors
' (By the Associated Press)
Monday B R H O A ERBX
Peaky, Red Sox (1st) 2 1116 0 0
Pesky, Red 8ox (2nd) 5 1 1 3 8 0 0
Doer, Red Sox (1st) 4 12 3 10 0
Doer, Red Sox (2nd) 6 0 3 1 4 0 2
Oordon, Indians- (1) 3 2 1 1 2 0 0
Gordon, Indians (2) 5 0 1 4 5 0 0
pitcners: Jansen, uinnis, won ua-nj.
fair stable area each day from
Canadian and California
tracks as well as Longacres. A
number of strings which have
recently campaigned on the
tough Montana fair circuit are
also entered in the Salem meet
for the ilrst time.
No definite word has been
received as to the jockeys who
will accept mounts on Lone
Oak track. However, it is
likely such former favorites
as Harold "Pinky" Walker,
Ken Coppcrnoll, and Howard
Conley will again be booting
winners home during the fair.
Siii
Flavor-rich Gibson's Selected 8
wins highest praise wherever
fine whiskey is served or sold.
Yes, mixed or straight, "8 is great!"
.1 1 1 c i i i