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Newspaper Page TextPAGE FOUH SfEDFORD HAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OEJGOX, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1932. BALL DIFFERENCE Rabbit Ball of American League Brings More Home Runs National League Sees Fast Fielding fly GAYI.B TALBOT (Aaioi'lutrH I'ress Sports Writer) While It doun't show In th rec ords, It appear thU early that the country' two major baseball leagues will provide a "show down" this season on the brand of ball the customers want. The American league, standing by Its "rabbit" ball. Is fashioning more and gaudier home runs than ever before. It's still a hitters' lesgue In the fullest sens of th word. The national clroult, with It less lively sphere, 1 playing them close to the vest, regaling It patron wnn low-hit. fast-fleldlng exhibitions, Totals Hhow Difference. Through yesterday's games there hsd been a total of 38 four-baggers hit In the American league, com pared to 18 in the National, and the pitchers of John Heydler'a league generally have fared much better than those of th Junior circuit. Just what the fans' final decision will be still I a matter of conjec ture, but the American league mag nates received a world of encourage ment yesterday when 60,000 packed Into Yankee stadium to watch Jo McCarthy's sluggers open their home season with an 8 to 8 victory over the Athletics. Ace Hurler lilt Hard. It waa th largest crowd of th euon thus far. and It waa treated to a typical slum-bang performance. Connie Mack' two ace. Lefty a rove and George Earnshaw, were treated Try roughly, Ruth, Lary and DlcXy leading the assault on them with the Tanks' dally quota of homers The slim Castllllan. Lefty Dome, cored hi second win of th year over the league champion. Th Washington Senator kept paca with Detroit at th top of th standing with a ninth Inning rally that beat th Red Sox. 4 to 8. Indians Drop Close Tilt. Cleveland' opening day crowd saw the Indian drop a a to 1 decision to th fast-traveling Detroltera. Bam Oray of the St. Louis Brown hurled hi second shutout of the year In downing th weak-hlttlng Whit Sox, 8 to 0. Red Lucas, who at last seem to have a club back of him worthy of his talents, pitched the ambitious Cincinnati Reds to a 7 to 9 win over the Chicago Cub. The champion St. Loul Cardinal plumbed new depth a they lost their fifth consecutlv gam to th Pittsburg Pirates, 7 to 0. and fell Into a deadlock with th Olanta for last plac In th National league. Th Olanta, led by bruising Bill Terry, tore Into four Phllly pitchers tor IT hit and a la to 8 triumph at Baker bowl. Brooklyn and th Boston Braves had an off day. How They Stand (By th Associated Press.) National. W. L. Pet. Boston a .887 Cincinnati .... 8 8 .835 Chicago 4 3 .871 Philadelphia, 4 .071 Brooklyn 8 8 .800 Pittsburgh 4 4 .800 St. Lout . a 8 .388 Nw York ! I J American. W. ' V. Pet. EAGLES, TALENT TO PLAY SUNDAY Eagle' baseball team will play the Talent nln In a practice gam Sun day, afternoon at th fairgrounds. It was announced today. A benefit dance U achedulso, by the Fraternal Order of Biglea at Dreamland dance hall Friday, April 39. Muslo will be furnished by Dynge' orchestra. Tk'kats for the affair are on aal at Brown'a Bil liards.. Proceeds will be used ti pui chaso equipment for t.is newly form al team. Roseburg Forest service employe completed construction of machin ery ahd at Big Camas ranger atatlon. Washington Detroit . New York Cleveland Chicago Philadelphia St. Louis ............ Boston ................... San Francisco , Sacramento .... Hollywood Portland Los Angeles ... Oakland ... Seattle Missions .730 .750 .887 .800 .444 A20 .333 .143 h. Pet. 3 .876 .618 .V2S Ml AM 10 .378 10 .876 DEFEAT OFFICE AND DE VOE Lamport's defeated DeVoe's, 8 to 0, In the klttenball game at VanSioyoc field last night, with Jennings' Tire outfit winning from Your Office Boy, 9 to 1. Tonight Prultt's Shell will meet Standard Oil, and M. F. k H. th Active club. Lamport's netted four run In the fourth Inning, and to climax the gam, Maloom Stln cam In with a horn run. The Office Boys mad on run In th fourth Inning, while the Jennings men started the game by bringing In two during the first. Team playing wr: Lamport'! Spear, Hughes, Swanson, Stlne, Wil liam. Green, Perl, Isaac. Wataon and Slngler: DeVoe's Harrington, Brown, Smith, Lewis. Zumbrunn, Finch, Bow man, Gunther, Smith, RUlott.; Jen nings F. Dunn, Laws, O. Dunn, D, Slngler, Dudley, Knlps, R. Slngler, rietrlch, Stafford, Runt, Jennings and Randolph; Office Boys Trill, T. White, Pierce, Watson, Keeney, Smith, Payne, W. White, Leonard and Cal-ton. LEAGUE STANDING BY BEATING REDS OAK AND, OKI., April 31. (AP) Gen O'Orftdy, 181 pounds, Mod ford, Ore., took a severe beating here lnnt night and finally surrendered on ft technical knockout to Jack Van Noy, 100 pounds, Oakland, In the seventh round of their scheduled ten-round contest. O'Orady, In bad shape, was unable to continue. KLAMATH FIELD MEET KLAMATH FALLS, April St. flV Thirteen high schools will compete In the first annual southern Ore-gon-norihern California track meet here Saturday, and nearly 900 ath lete will participate. Th school Include Klamath, Eu gene, Bend, Burn. Ashland. Grants Pass, Chlloquln, Malm, Fort Klam ath and Lakevlew, and Alturaa, Butte Valley and Susanvlll from California. Manley Decisions Pocatello Boxer SAN FRANCISCO, April 91. (API In "a fast 10-round battle here last night, Oeorge Manley, 178 pounds, Denver, outboxed Jimmy Hannah, 180 pounds, Pocatello, Idaho, to win a popular decision. FRIDAY and SATURDAY SPECIALS Some Items Priced Below Actual Cost 1x12, surfaced one side; any length $0.00 per M 2x3 S4S A limited quantity for $6.00 per M 6-8 and 12 in. tongue and grooved 2-in. lumber $6.00 per M (A fine item for heavy floors or well curbing) 6-in. rufltic; a good grade; bone dry $1-4 per M Extra Special 2 Days Only CEDAR SHINGLES No. 1 extra heavy thickness; 100'';. clear; 100 vertical grain 1007 heart, PER SQUARE $2.80 Above prices positively for 2 days only. Materials paid for Friday and Saturday may be delivered later. Cash & Carry Lumber Co. 201 So. Fir St. We Guarantee Our Prices the Lowest in Southern Oregon Circus Catch by Jim Moore Sensation of 4 to 1 Vic torySeals Tighten Grip On League Leadership (By the Arttociatetl Presa) Two of the Pacific Coast first di vision clubi strengthened their posi tions in yesterday's clashes. San Francisco tightened Its hold on first place, while Portland pulled up on Sacramento and Hollywood, both the latter dropping back. Yesterday' results: Portland 4. Missions 1. fie at tie B, Hollywood 3. Los Angeles 6, Sacramento 3. San Francisco 8, Oakland 7, Wera's Hlnxle Wins Game The Oaks rallied to tie the Seals In their half of the ninth in a night game, but Wcra's single puahed over the winning run for the home team. Batteries: Wash, Hurst and Read for Oakland; Wllloughby, Douglas and Penctaky for the Seals. In the other night game the An gels' right-handed batteries ate up the pitching of Flynn, southpaw Senator, nicking him for 13 blngles. Ttie Solons pounded Mom for 10, but tight play In moat of the pinches held the scoring down. Batteries: Flynn and Woodall for Sacramento; Mom and W. Cronln for Los Angeles. Moure in, Circus Cuteli Portland's Ducks likewise won, though hits were evenly divided, seven up. Jim Moore brought a gusp from the fans, coming out of a som ersault to hook onto Sherlock's drive to retire the side in the seventh. Batteries: Cole and Hofniann for the Missions; McDonald and Palmlsano. Fltzpatrlck for Portland. Seattle's four runs off Pitcher Wal ters' homer was ample margin for the 8-3 win over the Hollywood Stars, but Walters kept up the stick work, totaling eight bags In four times up, never missing a hit. Batteries: Tur ner, Sheehan and O'Malloy for Holly wood: Walters and , Bottarlnl for Seattle. STANDSBYCOURT (Continued irom Page One) S HEED INHIBITIONS CORVALLIS. April 21. (AP) "The immediate present may not be nearly so Important as the long life ahead." This was the conclusion of Dr. U. C. Dubach, doan of men at Oregon Stat College, who yesterday dis cussed the social Implications ol changing attitudes at a meeting or the western division conference of deans of women of western Institu tions of higher learning. "We all want youth to be modern," Dr. Dubach said. "Modern in ap pearance, actions and outlook. But Inhibitions are necessary for any one who will stop to look boyond the Immediate present, which may not be nearly so Important aa the long life ahead." MCY LEWIS IMS TRAP SHOOT CROWN PINEHURST. N. C.. April 21 (AP) Tracy V. Lewis of New York broke 08 targets of a possible 100 to win the all-around championship of the annual north and south trapshoot tournament here. Andrew J. Smith of Providence. R. I., shooting from the 20-yard mark, scored 03 to win the handi cap event, and Samuel Sharman of Salt Lake City waa second with 04 scored from the 23-yard line. coming to California to t&ke hand in the Mooney case. To these criticisms the mayor paid little at tention. Ten Killed By Bomb Ten persons were killed and 40 Injured by the bomb which explod ed among spectators and marchers In the Preparedness day parade June 22, 1010. Ban Francisco at the time was the scene of industrial unrest and, along with the rest of the country,- was experiencing the ef fects of arguments for and against preparedness for possible partici pation In the World war. Mooney, then 34. and Billings, 22 years old, were known as labor agi tators and "direct actloniats." In 1013 they had been accused of trans porting dynamite. Mooney had been acquitted but Billings convicted and served a two-year prison sentence. These two were almost immediately suspected after expert had con cluded that the bomb had been carried to the scene, near Steuart and Market streets, and left there In a suit case. Raw Mooney Is Claim The bomb exploded about 2:06 p. m. The chief witnesses against Bill ings were Mrs. Estelle Smith, a dentist's assistant, and four others who testified they saw him at 721 Market street, about 4.000 feet from the explosion scene, at 1:50 p. m., and John MacDonald, a waiter. Mac Donald Bald he saw Mooney and Billings near the scene of the ex plosion and bow Billings place the suit case on the corner where the blast occurred. It waa the testimony of the wit nesses reporting BUIlnga at 721 Mar ket street and MacDonald's testi mony which the state supreme court said in reveiwlng the case, shatter ed Billing's alibi aa to his where abouts when the bomb exploded. Given Life Bentence Billings was convicted of first degree murder and was sentenced to Folsom prison for life. Before Mooney's trial started his defense learned that the prosecu tion had possession of photographs taken by parade spectators showing Mr. and Mrs. Mooney on the roof of the Ellcrs building, 025 Market street, more than one mile from the explosion scene. In the photo graphs were street clocks pointing to 1:58. o'clock," 2:02 and 2:04 o'clock. The witness MacDonald changed his testimony, the defense contend ed, to fit this development and tes tified It was about 1:40 p. m. that he had seen Mooney and Billings near the explosion scene. The prose cution also brought In a surprise witness, Frank C, Oxman. a cattle man of Durkee, Ore., who testified he saw Mooney, Billings, Mrs. Moon ey and Israel Weinberg, a Jitney bus driver, near the bombing scene a few minutes prior to the blast, and that Billings had deposited a suitcase on the sidewalk, after which the quartet disappeared. Mooney's Death Decreed Mooney waa convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Soon his defense discovered evidence tending to Indicate Oxman had attempted to persuade an acquaintance. F. B. Rigall of drayville. 111., to commit perjury by coming here and testify he had seen the cattleman near Steuart and Market streets as Ox man had testified. In checking Oxman'a original tes timony the defense also found evi dence seemingly indicating that this prosecution witness had not been at the explosion scene as he had testified. Riga 11 came to San Fran cisco but told his story to the au thorities when he learned that Ox man allegedly had sought to per suade him to testify falsely. Rig all said he had been In Niagara Falls. N. Y on the day of the bombing here. Oxman Changed Status Oxman was charged with attempt ed subornation of perjury but was acquitted. This affair, however, led to ft widespread demand for uec utlve clemency for Mooney. Presi dent Wilson asked Oovernor Will tarn D. Stephens to postpone the execution in the Interest of inter national affairs. Later the president appointed a medlaton commission which Investigated the Mooney case and reported that Oxman's trial had destroyed faith in the verdict against Mooney, J. B. Denamore, United States di rector of employment, also Investi gated the Mooney case and reported the trial had not been fair. Again President Wilson Intervened with a request that Mooney's sentence be commuted, which Stephens finally granted. Pardon Demanded The state supreme court upheld Mooney's conviction, ruling It bad no power to consider the Oxman affair or other developments out side the record of the Mooney case proper. The United States supreme court refused to act. Mooney and h 1 supporters, reiterating that he was innocent and had been the victim of a frameup engineered by District Attorney Charles M. Pick ert and certain business Interests, spurned chances for a parole and demanded an unconditional par don. Stephens refused a pardon, as did Oovernor Friend W. Richardson. Eventually Mac Do; aid made an af fidavit repudiating his identification of Mooney and Billings. At the sug geston of Governor O, O. Young, Billings applied to the state su preme court for a recommendation for a pardon. Because of Billings' previous conviction it was neces sary for him to have a favorable recommendation from the high court before the governor could act In his case. Pardon Refused The supreme court declined to recommend a pardon for Billings, holding MacDonald's affidavit un convincing and auggestlng the wit ness himself should appear. About the aame time Governor Young deeming the Mooney and Billings cases parallel, declined to pardon Mooney. MacDonald was located shortly af terward and the state supreme court reopened the case. The witness waa brought to Ban Francisco where ha told the supreme court Justices un der oath that his original testimony had been "a bunch of lies" and that he had been under Flckert's influ ence. The supreme court Justices went to Folaom prison where they heard Billings testify he had been working as a saboteur at the time of the parade, spraying varnish re mover on automobiles to aid in a union case. He reiterated his Inno cence. Governor Declines Again the supreme court declined to recommend a pardon for Billings. Mayor Walker entered the case several months later at the Insis tence of his friend. State Senator J. A. Hastings of New York and others, Accompanied by Walsh, 8a plro and a party of Individuals in terested In the case, the New York mayor came to San Francisco to plead personally before Oovernor Rolph. He visited Mooney In prison. In his argument Mayor Walker said his meeting with Mooney had removed the last vestige of doubt In his mind about the prisoner's Innocence. He pleaded that the par doning power could not be put to better use than In the Mooney case. Walsh and Saplro argued similarly. Case Considered Oovernor Rolph and his legal ad visers. Matt I. 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