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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.
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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. Sullivan, former Jus
tice of the state supreme court;
Daniel J. O'Brien, state director of
penology, and Lewis F. Bytngton,
former San Erancisco supervisor,
took the case under advisement.
During hia argument Mayor Walker
read a letter addressed to him by
Flckert In which the latter express
ed the opinion it would be to the
best Interest of the state to grant
Mooney clemency. Flckert inferred,
however, he still believed Mooney
guilty.
In January, 1023, the United
States senate called for and re
ceived a report which had been sub
mitted by investigators to the Wick
ersham commission saying the Moon
ey prosecution had possessed ln-
u-! ...k. immlsslo& declined to aO
.formation casting aouos wjwb ,,,,
prosecution ana puuee. .
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