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PAGE SIX THE NEWS AND THE HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS. ORE. May 29, 1040 Finos TTannraes Ytutom) GOsteamii Iroo lELICAS mill By BiD Cummingt I (Notei ThU U the second la a tnlt of articles dealing with former well known ath letes now living In the Klim tb basin.) ED HAMM. BROAD JUMPER ; Ranking broadjumpcrs of the World will ioon travel consist ently 27 feet through the air and the present world broad' lump record, held by Jesse Owens, will probably stand four years. Thus predicted Ed Hamm former holder of the world ' broadjump mark and broad- lump champion at ' the 1928 Olympics. "Broadjumpers can go 27 feet easily," Hamm drawled In his easy-going deep south lingo. He Is a graduate of Georgia Tech where he ran and jumped under Tech colors from 1924 to 1928. : Hamm, who pronounces his name Hahm, perhaps to con form with his southern accent, is relatively new in the Klam ath basin. He is general manager In Klamath Falls and Bend of the Coca Cola Bottling com pany, having arrived here April 1, 1939. Because he would "rathah not talk about it," few persons know of his world prominence in cinder activities. AT OLYMPIC TRYOUTS Ed established his world broadjump record in 1928 at the Olympic tryouts at Harvard stadium, Boston, leaping 25 feet 11 and one-eighth inches. It stood until broken by Jesse Ow ens, present holder. This Hamm-Owens combina . tion started off together in high school. In 1923 at the national Interscholastic meet at the Uni--versity of Chicago, Hamm leap ed 24 feet 2 inches to a world high school broadjump mark. That record was later broken by Jesse, who was coming along a few years behind Hamm in school. SET OTHER MARKS Other former records hung up by the Georgia Tech jumper in clude a Penn relay mark of 25 feet six inches, an Olympic mark of 25 feet 81 inches and the National Collegiate and National A. A. U. marks of 25 feet 11 and one-eighth which came along with his world record-shattering leap. Hamm starred in other events besides the broadjump during college days and still holds two Southern conference records. They are 9.6 for the 100-yard dash and 21 flat for the 220. This conference has since been split into two parts. To Hamm, a high point in his cinder career was a leap of 26 feet 10 Inches in the Olympic games at Amsterdam in 1928. Under international rules, how ever, the hurculean jump was ruled a foul because a slow- dragging foot "dusted" a sand pyramid placed on the edge of the takeoff board. Under United States rules there is no pyramid to lorce an earlier takeoff. Following the 1928 Olympics iiamm was teamed with several other United States stars on a tour of Europe, beating all comers. Others on the team in cluded Roland Locke, world record holder in the 100 and 220; Henry Cummings, Weems Baskin, Morgan Taylor, Henry nusseu ana Bud Spencer. Hamm, who weighs, inci dentally, 170 pounds and stands five feet 11 and one-half inches, coached track and scouted foot ball at Georgia Tech for three years following graduation. Huskies Finish Deep in Cellar By The Associated Press The University of Washington baseball team finished a disas trous season deep in the north ern division, Pacific Coast con ference cellar when It was hand ed a 10-7 defeat by the Idaho Vandals in Moscow Tuesday. This victory gave the Vandals sweep of the two-game series. The Huskies finished the sea son with a 12-hit barrage, in cluding three homer's, but this was overshadowed by the 17-hit bombardment of the Vandals. The final series of the season brings the Vandals and Washing ton State Cougars together Fri day and Saturday. ' The score: R. H. E. Washington ..... ...... 7 12 1 Idaho 10 17 2 Ford, Baker and Watson; Lloyd, Snyder and Price. JAKE BITES CANVAS III WILD BOUT; SUGAI WINS Bulldog Jackson bowed to Er nie Piluso of Portland for the second straight time last night at the armory in a it-turn main event wrestling match when the fighting Italian cut loose with a furious assault that bowled over the Alaskan ruffian for the third and deciding fall in 36 seconds. It was a tough evening for Referee Bobby Chick, who took several resounding wallops on the chin from the unruly Alas kan and was forced to give Piluso the middle fall on a foul when Yukon Jake carried his unorthodox maneuvers too far. Jake Stomps Arm Jake captured the first fall with arm stomps and a hammer lock which reduced Piluso 's arm to pulp and forced him to give up in eight minutes. Then the scowling fisherman went on a rampage. He swatted Referee Chick out ot the way and gave his opponent a ter rific working over with chok ing and arm stomping before the dazed arbiter succeeded in tearing the two apart Chick gave the battered Piluso the fall on a foul in a little over five minutes. Jake continued to carry on his battle with Referee Chick, sending the latter sprawling to the canvas. But Piluso, reaching the peak of a red-hct rage, in tervened in time to send the spluttering Jake outside the ropes with a barrage of sonnen- bergs. At one point Piluso fol lowed the Alaskan onto the floor, bringing the fans to their feet and forcing a city police man into action to stop a near riot Charges from Rear Before the gong scunded for the third stanza Jackson at tempted to charge Piluso while his back was turned, but the wary Italian beat Jake to the draw and bowled him over with his hard-hitting flying tackles Ignoring the referee, who was caught in the maelstrom that fol lowed, Piluso piled onto the prostrate Jackson in a comer to pin his shoulders and win the bout Yukon Jake, protested the match, grabbed the microphone at the crowd was leaving the armory, but his oratorical ef fort was lost in the uproar. The comical highlight of the evening was the Black Panther's middle event victory over the Indian Wonder Boy. Frankie Clemens. Indian Uses Bowline The Panther, fast-moving and powerful, captured the first fall with his "cake-walk" headlock in which he crushed the Indian boy into submission while pranc ing around the ring. Clemens won the middle fall when he grabbed the negro unexpectedly ana twisted nun into an Indian bowline that tied the black bov into a neat knot. The negro came out winner of the deciding fall in a wild finish when both attempted to flatten the other with dropkicks, none of which connected. Clem ens, however, received a blow under the chin and ended on tne underside. Caught In Midair In the opening event Don Su. gai, fast Jap wrestler, caught x-nnce iMinaiakis in midair with a body slam to nab the decid ing lall. Nihalakis had flattened me stocky Jap several tfmp with the sonnenbergs but the oriental matman caught him off guard on the last a'temnt nri siammea mm to the canva. ougai won the first fall with reverse deadlock. Whm th. Jap attempted the same thins again. Nihalakis whipped him into a lightning fast Boston crab noia to gam the middle fall. AUTO INDUSTRY GOOD With the excentlnn nt 109O January, February and Mamh of this year were the best first quarter in the automobile in dustry's history, according to W. R. McDonald. Portland, di. rector of the Oregon State Mo tor association. Factory sales of automobiles and trucks to taled 1,310,234 during these three months. This was an in crease of 23 per cent over the same period in 1939. CORNS HURT? MILLION Bt COBK Of. Ji,w Formula, A Nw Idra, A titw "10 Minulr" Trral-m-nl NO ACID. H.tU. IscUw Or Montr Dirk CORN-OFF SOLD CASTLCBERRY BROS. 1)0 MAIN Seeks Itlf( Trick Cliff Bergere, Hollywood stunt driver who finished third a year ago and has been la the money seven times, takes another crack at the 500-mlle race over the Indianapolis Motor Speed way, May 30. STARS DEFEAT SEATTLE 3-2 Hi MOUND DUEL By The Associated Press Big Bill Fleming was in com mand of the situation Tuesday night as the Hollywood Stars defeated the Seattle Rainiers in a brilliant mound duel in Se attle 3-2. The defeat reduced Seattle's Pacific Coast league lead over the San Diego Padres, who defeated Los Angeles 6-3, a full game. Fleming had the best of Bill Walker in the pitching contest, his high, hard offering and his slow curve baffling the Ra inters after a shaky start in the first three innings. The former Western Interna tional league ace also scored one of the Stars' winning runs. Although outhit 14-7 by the Beavers the Oakland Acorns scored an 8-4 victory in Portland Ben Cantwell, the Oakland slow- baller, bore down in the pinches. Byron Speece, who relieved Hilcher on the mound for the Beavers in the fourth inning, im- pressea the large Portland crowd when he retired two batters on four pitched balls. From then on, until he stepped aside for a pinch hitter in the eighth, he permitted only a single Acorn to reach first It was on a walk Tony Freitas, tiny soLthraw. held the San Francisco Seals in check as the Sacramento Solons scored a 3-2 victory in their series opener. me i-aares pushed across three runs in the sixtli innina in their Los Angeles game to assure them victory. BASEBALL STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet. Brooklyn 21 8 .724 Cincinnati 22 10 .688 New York 17 12 .586 Chicago 18 16 .529 Philadelphia 11 16 .407 St. Louis .. 12 20 .364 Boston 9 18 .333 Pittsburgh 9 20 .310 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet. Boston 20 9 .690 Cleveland 20 12 .625 Detroit 17 14 .548 New York 15 17 .469 Chicago 15 19 .441 St. Louis 14 18 .438 Washington 15 20 .429 Philadelphia 12 19 .387 PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE W. L. Pet. Seattle 30 23 .566 San Diego 31 26 .544 Oakland ..31 28 .525 Hollywood ...31 28 .525 San Francisco 29 27 .518 Sacramento ...27 32 .458 Los Angeles 25 31 .446 Portland 22 31 .415 The Japanese alphabet con tains two sets of characters: One for the men, known as k&tanaka. and another for the women, known as hiranagc. OUR STEAKS Served Sizzling Hot can not be beaten for excel lence of flavor and quail ty. Quick service, well cooked' Foodi featured. Klamath Billiards Cafe 630 Main YANKEES FIND TRAIL TOWARD 5TH TITLE IN . 2 SOLON WINS By JUDSON BAILEY Associated Press Sports Writer Without fanfare or fireworks the New York Yankees have ar rived back in the first division of tho American league and ap parently have finally found the trail that can lead to their cov eted fifth consecutive world championship. The Yanks humbled the Washington Senators 12-4 and 3 1 in a doubleheader Tuesday to attain six victories in their last seven games in fact, nine victories in 12 games since that demoralizing eight-game losing streak. Today New York is only 6H games out of first place and easily can be riding the crest before the Fourth of July. The Yanks will play three games with the league-leading Boston Red Sox Thursday and Friday. In subduing the Senators, the McCarthymen tallied 12 runs on 14 hits in the first game and Rookie Marvin Brucr limited Washington to seven hits in the second. The Red Sox tightened their hold on first place at least temporarily by beating the Phil adelphia Athletics 4-1 in a night game after the second place Cleveland Indians had lost to Detroit 8-5. Boston got six of its 14 hits in the last two frames to break a l-l deadlock, uood renei pitching by Al Benton enabled the Tigers to trim the Indians. The Yankees leap from sixth to fourth place was made possi ble by the Chicago White Sox dropping both ends of a double header to the St. Louis Browns, 10-9 and 7-5. The Cincinnati Reds dropped a 5-2 decision to Pitutmrgn, their first loss to the Pirates this year, and slumped substan tially into second place in the National league behind Brook lyn. The Chicago Cubs were shut out by the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 on the four-hit hurling of Max Lanier. The Brooklyn Dodgers cut down the Phillies 4-2 for their fifth consecutive victory and Freddy Fitzsimmons' fourth without defeat in a night game. 33 Cars Tune Up At Indianapolis By HAROLD HARRISON INDIANAPOLIS, May 29 An Italian mechanic worked frantically today to get a French soldier's speedster in shape to have a full 33-car field for the 28th annual 500-mile race at the Indianapolis motor speedway Thursday. The 33-car field was complet ed but one of them, an Italian Maserati, driven by Rene Le Begue, a Frenchman, threw a piston arm through the crank shaft in practice. After first saying the car was "out of the race" Bernard Musnik, manager of the French team of LeBegue and Rene Dreyfus, said the car could bo repaired in time- Luigi Chinctti is the Italian mechanic who came to this coun try with LeBegue and Dreyfuss. Thirty-six cars qualified for the race, but since only 33 can start, Dreyfus, Louis Durant of Hernngton, Kas., and Tony Will man of Milwaukee, Wis., were eliminated for having the slow est speeds. Billy Devore of St. John, Kas., and Floyd Davis of Springfield, 111., won starting places yesterday. The qualifying average speed was a fraction under 123 miles an hour. Your Old OUTBOARD ON A Evinrude Will naka a itfitreui ltw Met m rtw tl. utter II est wmmt It tultfc. ifcrtlnf, iwHtniMii(nt IV IN. RUDE Schubert's Repair Service S20 Klamath Ave. Phone Si-J ENTRY BLANK All-County Bicycle Track Meet Saturday, June 1, Modoc Field Time Trials 9:30 a. m. NAME Age Parent's Signature Check events you wish to enter: Girls 8 to 16 Boys 8 to 16 1 50-yard dash. 1 1 80-yard dash. 100-yard dash. (1 100-yard dash. I 220-yard dash. 1 1 220-yard dash. 1 440 yards open to all in ago group 11 to 18. tl 880 yards open to all in ago group 11 to 16. ( I Mile open to boys 14 to 18. 1 1 Two miles open to boys 14 to 18. , tl Precision riding open competitive. I "Bicycle slalom" open competitive. Bring entry blanks with you to Modoc field for time trials at 9:30 a. m. All-County Bike Billed at Modoc All boy and girl bike riders in Klamath county are eligible to enter the all-county bicyclo track meet scheduled Saturday, June 1, at Modoc field. The meet, sponsored by tho Loyal Order of Moose and the city recreation department, is the first of its kind ever held in Klamath Falls. Time trials will get under way at 0 JO a. m. Kids planning to enter should clip the accompanying entry blank and bring it with them to Modoc field, marking the events they wish to enter. Each entry blank should have a par ent's signature. There will be a 50-yard dash, 100-yard dash and 210 for both boys and girls in the age group PIPPINS DRUB CHIEFS 11-4 III WIL LOOP By The Associated Press The Rampaging Yakima Pip pins continued their winning ways in the Western Interna tional league campaign with a 11-4 victory over the Wcnatchcc Chiefs Tuesday night. The league leaders pounded three Wcna tehee twirlers for 18 hits while Chuck Greer held the' Chiefs hitlcss for seven in nings and allowed them only four safe blows during the en tire game. One of thesj was a triple by Jimmy Jewell. Manager Jimmy Crandall hit a double to score three runs in the tenth inning to give the Vancouver Capilanos a 7-5 vic tory over the Tacoma Tigers in Tacoma. The Tigers threatened to again knot the count in the tenth when with one out Del Holmes issued a walk and hit two batsmen to fill the bases. Joe Kralovich who took over In these critical days we should remember the Ideals and atpirations of our great heroes and resolve to protect the freedom and unity of our United States of America. Let us honor them on this Memorial Day and remember their teachings. In observance of Memorial Day, this store will be closed all day Thursday, May 30 The New "I Ain't Mad Track Meet on Saturday of 8 to 16. In the age group 11 to 16 both boys and girls may compcto in the 440 and the 880. For boys- from 14 to 18 thero will bo a mile and a two-mllu event. Tho meet will be highlighted by a "bicycle slalom" and a pro cislon riding event, open to all During the meet there will bo treats on hand for every en trant. Spec Murray, city recrea tion supervisor, announced. Officials will be: starter, War ren Poole; field superintendent, Police Judge Carl Cook; Judges, E. E. (Jm-k) Ucnncr, Dr. M. C, Cassel and Clyde Thompson. Junior police will assist in handling the field during the meet. the mound duties checked the rally after one run was made. The Salem Senators defeated tho Spokane Indians 8-7 in Spo kane in two big innings in which eight runs were scored on eight hits and four errors. Tho scores: R. H. E Salem 8 14 2 Spokane - 7 12 5 Soinila, Brewer and Barker; Andrews, Kinnaman, Scrvcnti and McNamee. R. H. E Voncouver ..- 7 9 0 Tacoma 5 5 1 Holmes, Kralovich (10) and Crandall; Iseklte and Brenner (10 Innings). R. H. r. Yakima - 11 18 2 Wcnatchee 4 4 5 Greer and Younker; Jacob sen, Singleton (5) Bahr and Volpi. Now they're linking Manhat tan's murder ring with some Florida Jewel robberies. Can it be this bunch Is also reaponsiDic for the long puzzled death of Cock Robin? Import-Export bank agrees to finance big Brazil railroad Im provements. That's putting the steam into Pan Americanism. at Nobody" OPENING DATE FOR SOFTBALL POSTPONED TO JUNE 10 Postnoiiement nf thr, Klnmnth Falls Softball season for a week and possibly longer was an nounced Wednesday when it was definitely determined that the new field In Mills addition can not be Ndcmmtclv nrctuirrrt fur j play until at least Monday, Juno 1U. Inability to procure equip ment to work on the field caus ed the postponement, according to a statement by Lynn Royrroft, president of the Klumuth Fulls Softball association. Work is now being rushed, and it will only be a matter of days before Initial contests of the 1040 sea son will be underway, Roycrofl added. Construction of the high board fence around the field slurted Tuesday while tho surface of tho playing nmi was still in process of being leveled. Copco work men wero scheduled to begin erection of poles uud Installa tion of tho $3000 lighting sys tem Just as soon as possible. No delay was expected in securing reflectors and other ui-ceiuuiry equipment from the S & M Lamp company of Los Angeles. The sprinkling system will be put In during the next few days. Tho contest on sale of tickets has been extended through Sat urday, Juno 1, according to di rectors of the local soflball lea gue. Prlie of $10 will go to the club which has sold tho greatest number of $1 tickets ot the com pletion of tho suiting cumpalgn. Receipts of tho contest must bo turned !n to EsUn Kiger. secretary-treasurer of tho leuguo, by Saturdoy night In order to be official. Rosters of the 16 teams enter ed In the 1940 competition were to hove been in the hands of Klgor or Spec Murray, director of tho association, not later than last Saturday. If any team man agers have not yet submitted their lS mnn rosters. Immediate attention to this matter is urged to inellitnto drawing up of tho schedule. BOXING By The Associated Press NEW YORK Everett Right mire, 128i, Sioux City, la., out pointed Maxio Shapiro, 1281, New York (8). LOS ANGELES Tommy Martin, 185, London, knocked out Bob Nestcll.-lOO, Los Angeles (6). Story with moral: Grandpa's pappy liked Wieland's Beer, tool SEE ALL THIS on your Southern Pacific Grand Circle Tour" for only$QQ roundtrip FOUR SCENIC ROUTES I JV1 It's really amazing how much you can see on a Southern Pacific trip East through California. The example at right is a Grand Circle Tour to New York, but on a trip to any eastern destination, you can include San Francisco and Los Angeles in most cases for not lc extra rail fare! TO NEW YORK AND BACK On or both ways via California! $AA ROUND TRIP In thuh SI O C HOUND TRIP h Umiari yjjH PKllmmt (plui ridutid w" Pullman thargt). Southern . Pacific Ticket Office Phone 2000 BASEBALL TUESDAY'S RESULTS By The Associated Press NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh S, Cincinnati 1. St. Louis 0, Chicago 0. llrnnklyn 4. Philadelphia 1. Now York nt Huston, postpon ed, ruin, AMERICAN LEAGUE Now York 12 3, Washington 4-1. Dotrolt 8, Cleveland 8. St. t.uuls 10 7. Chicago 8 8. u,-t,. i m,iii,.i..i..t.(u i PACIFIC COAST I.EAOUI Hollywood 3, Seattle 2. Sacramento 3, San Franclsca Sun Diego 0, Los Angeles 3. Oakland 8, Portland 4. Klamath Given 1941 Pin Meet EUGKNK. May 28 (,T)-The State Howling association, at a Hireling held hero Sunday, se lected Murshfleld as tho site for the third annual Oregon state rlminplnniihlp tournament. Pres ident Kd Johnson of Eugene said dates hud been shifted to Novem ber 22 through December 8 In order to eliminate, conflicts with other tnuriiumritlfl. Th rllrtft. ors also rpcoiuinrndrd Klai-iath Kalis as tho sito for tho 104 1 tournament. WRESTLING By The Associated Press PORTLAND. Mo. 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