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Sports ':"
Briefs
NEW LORK. May 28 (P) Re
member when fighters used to
Just fight? . . . Well, Lightweight
Bobby Ruffin Is scheduled to
make his debut as an actor in
"Is Zat So" In Trenton, N. J.,
Juno 15 and Chalky Wright re
cently received an offer to go
on the stage with Canada Lee,
the most successful example of
boxer turned actor . . . Ruffin,
noted for looking sweet in the
sticks and sour in Madison
Square Garden, hopes the same
jinx doesn't hit him when his
show hits broadway ... At least
two husband-wife training com
binations have been noted
around the race tracks. Johnny
Forbes trains the nags and his
wife, the former Nancy Shakes
peare, exercises them. Ditto ex
steeplcchase rider Scotty Riles
and Mrs. Riles, who won the an
nual ladies race in Maryland . . .
Bill Cissell, the one-time $100,
000 "beauty" of the White Sox,
is playing for a shipyards team
in California.
SERVICE DEPT.
Marine Corp. R. A. Holbrook,
a? veteran of the famed U. S. S.
Boise, was one of the standout
performers in a recent regiment
al football game at the Georgia
pre-flight school. He plays tail
back . . . Army reverse: Jim
Milne, Michigan State high
jumper, plans to become a para
trooper when he enters the army
after his graduation. He figures
he won't land much harder than
fter a six-foot-six high jump . . .
Showing what becomes of college
athletes these days, eleven In
diana U. varsity men, headed by
Billy Hillenbrand, recently re
ported for basic training at Camp
Croft, S. C, and the same num
ber of Auburn footballers, in
cluding Monk Gafford and
Captain-elect Jim Pharr, were in
ducted at Fort McPherson, Ga.
HOLDOUT HELD BACK
Seems that Louie Novikoff
Is very slow at getting off.
So far he hasn't hit a lick,
Except with words, laid on quite
thick.'
HIGH SCHOOL JINKS
Mason City, Iowa, finally was
stopped by the practically un
known Corwith baseball team re
cently after running up 58 con
secutive victories in football,
basketball and baseball. The ten
nis team also was unbeaten but
only tied for the state champion
ship . . . For a little guy, 145
pound Harry Cooper of Lacrosse,
Wis., Central high did all fight
in a recent sectional meet. He
set a state interscholastic pole
vault record of 13 feet 6S inches;
missed the state broad jump rec
ord by an inch at 22 feet 51
inches, and in his spare time
tied for first in the high jump
at 5-9.
CLEANING THE CUFF
Rip Valenti, the Boston pro
moter, is bidding $10,000 to get
Middleweight Jake Lamotta to
fight Sonny Home, the Nile, O.,
youngster . . . William Wood
ward has presented his famous
stallion Omaha, 1935 triple
crown winner, to the Jockey
club breeding bureau ... A fac
tory in South Africa has decided
to combat the golf ball shortage
by turning out wooden ones.
GRANT TAKES TITLE
PORTLAND, May 28 (P)
The Portland High School Base
ball league championship was
awarded lirant officially today.
The league decided against mak
ing up three postponed games
wnicn might have affected the
title.
Br T- ,',
Hugh V"
fullerton, Jr. - ...
Look Out Below! Flying Fortresses Overhead
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Approaching the intensity of raids on Germany are the bombings of Axis Mediterranean bases by the big
(bombers of tho U. S. Army Air Forces. Shown here aro dozens ol bombs hurtling downward from a Flying
V, Fortress toward Mousormto Airfield, near Cogliorl, in Sordino, pillcial U. S. Army Air Forces photo.
Cellarites
Brew Worry
For Leaders
Seattle Knocks Over Seals;
Beavers Give Angels Good
Battle Before Final Bow
By The Associated Prett
The tail-enders in the Pacific
Coast league showed signs of
making trouble for the rest of the
opposition again yesterday when
Seattle bowled over second-place
San Francisco 7 to 4 and Port
land stuck with the league lead
ing Angels 12 Innings before
bowing out on the short end of
a 4 to 3 score.
Left handcr Ed Carnett turned
in a neat job on the mound for
the Rainiers, allowing but seven
hits. Four of these were bunched
in the seventh inning, when the
Seals scored three runs.
The last-place Rainiers mean
while started out in the first in
ning to bring grief to sad Sam
Gibson, who went 17 innings
last week without a falter. By
the end of the second inning they
had run up five runs on six hits,
driving the 47-ycar-old Gibson
from the mound.
Forrest Orell hardly deserved
to lose to Los Angeles. He
pitched a tight game, holding the
Angels to five hits, but the rest
of the Beavers fell apart behind
him and kicked the game away
with three costly errors. The
Beavers took both ends of a
doubleheader Wednesday.
San Diego consolidated its new
third place standing by knocking
out four runs in the fifth inning
to down Hollywood 5 to 2. Oak
land grabbed its first game out
of three with Sacramento with a
4 to 2 performance which cele
brated Ralph Buxton's return to
full-time hurling duties with the
Oaks.
Weekend
Fishing
Prospects
PORTLAND, May 28 (jP)
Good weekend angling pros
pects throughout the state ex
cept for some central and east
ern waters are indicated by the
Oregon fish commission's week
ly bulletin.
The summary of fishing con
ditions by counties:
Lane Limit catches the last
few days in Blue river; good
catches from South Fork of the
McKenzie and Middle Fork of
the Willamette.
Coos Good catches reported
from Coquille river. The May
fly season is on at Lakeside.
Curry Angling poor; Rogue
river yielding few salmon.
Douglas Fishing in Umpqua
river has improved greatly.
Lincoln Very good catches
of bass taken from Devils lake.
Tillamook Nehalem river
fair.
Josephine Limit trout
catches being taken on flies in
all streams.
Deschutes Nice catches be
ing taken from Paulina and
East lakes and from the Des
chutes river near Pringle falls.
Jefferson Metolius river im
proving; Deschutes river fair.
Wasco Many limits of sal
mon are being taken in the Des
chutes river at Sherar's bridge.
Harney Silver, Rattlesnake
and Spring creeks yielding good
catches.
. Lake Mountain streams too
high; others fair.
Klamath Klamath and Link
rivers are good for bait and
spinners; Cherry creek, Wood
river and Seven Mile creek are
fair for bait fishing.
Heat on Major Leaguers
For Weekend; Senators
Jump Into Third Place
Br JUDSON BAILEY
Associated Pratt Sportt Writer
The major league pennant
porridge s coming to a furious
boil for the Memorial Day week
end with the heat turned up as
high as it will go.
In the American league the
Washington Senators moved in
to first place last night to give
the junior circuit its third pace
setter in five days and in the
National league the St.' Louis
Cardinals moved within a game
and a halt of the Brooklyn
Dodgers, who were trounced for
the second straight time at Pitts
burgh and were so incensed they
almost started a riot.
The Pirates, who had battered
Brooklyn 17-4 on Wednesday,
won again 9-5 on the margin of
four runs in the eighth inning
and in the midst of their rally
Umpire George Barr called a
balk on hot-headed Johnny Al
len. The Dodger pitcher charged
into the umpire and precipitat
ed a melee which resulted in
four Brooklyn players Allen,
Fred Fitzsimmons, Rube Mel
ton and Les Webber all being
banished from the field.
However, this tumult, occur
ring in the presence of 14,724
fans at a night game in Forbes
field, hardly was the most im
portant development of a busy
day in the big show even
though it was the noisiest
The program started with a
morning game at Boston where
the last place Red Sox uncere
moniously ambushed the Cleve
land Indians, who had ousted
the New York Yankees from the
Life of
ILLNESS IN THE U. S.
Approximately 2 per cent of
the population of the United
States is ill at any given time,
according to estimates. This av
erages more than seven days of
sickness per person per year.
thJCA T-1 I j - I
American league lead on Sun
day. Tex Hugson pitched five
hit ball to shut out the tribe 2-0.
In the afternoon the Red Sox
repeated the trick, winning 4-3
as Oscar Judd outpitched Jim
Bagby.
Then last night the Washing
ton Senators whipped tlio St.
Louis Browns 4-2 in their sec
ond straight floodlighted fracas.
This lifted the Senators into first
place and dropped the Browns
Into the cellar, where the Red
Sox had been hiding for weeks
apparently just waiting to
pounce on the Indians.
Lefty Hal Ncwhouser, who
couldn t beat the Yankees a sin
gle time last year, held them to
four hits in an afternoon game,
fanned 14, most strikeouts this
season and four short of the ma
jor league record, and led the
Detroit Tigers to a 3-2 victory
that placed them in a tie with
New York for third place. Rudy
York homered with two on for
Detroit and Joe Gordon hit a
round-tripper with one aboard
for New York's runs.
Then, in another night game,
the Philadelphia Athletics beat
the Chicago White Sox 7-5 and
the result was to bunch five
American league clubs within
two games of the top. With
doubleheaders coming up both
Sunday and Monday and the
leaders matched against each
other, the scramble is likely to
become even more confusing.
The National league race also
tightened up as the Cardinals
nosed out the Boston Braves 3-2
with Lefty Howard Pollett pitch
ing five-hit ball. This brought
Partee
By Tha Attociated Prwt
COAST LEAGUE
W. L. Pet.
Los Angeles 30 7 .811
San Francisco 22 15 .895
San Diego 21 18 .538
Oakland 20 19 .513
Hollywood 17 21 .447
Portland 14 23 .378
Sacramento 14 24 .368
Seattle 13 24 .351
RESULTS YESTERDAY
Los Angeles 4, Portland 3, (12
innings).
Oakland 4, Sacramento 2.
San Diego 5, Hollywood 2.
Seattle 7, San Francisco 4.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W. L. Pet.
Brooklyn 12 11 .656
St. Louis 18 11 .621
Boston 15 11 .577
Philadelphia 15 14 .517
Cincinnati 14 16 .467
Pittsburgh 12. 15 .444
TRAFFIC DEATHS
In cities of more than 10,000
population, 67 per cent of the
persons killed in automobile ac
cidents arc pedestrians, statis
tics show. In rural regions, only
33 per cent are pedestrians.
If we are to retain our liberty,
wo must cultivate In tho largest
possible number of our future
citizens an appreciation of both
the responsibilities and the bene
fits which come to them because
they are Americans and are
free. President James B. Con
ant of Harvard U.
Always read the classified ads
-jli lSPlHW3Nr
the Rcdblrds within easy strik
ing distance of tho Dodgers, with
whom they open a series Mon
day. The Cincinnati Reds punc
tured tho Philadelphia Phillies'
balloon with a second straight
shutout 7-0 on four-hit hurling
by Elmer Riddlo and advanced
within a game and a half of
fourth place.
New York's Giants also trim
med the Chicago Cubs again 3-2
as Lou Novikoff failed to hit for
the second day in succession.
Gun Clubs
Told About
Ammunition
WASHINGTON, May 28 (P)
Gun clubs may shoot oft any am
munition on hand, but the
chances of their obtaining more
are very slim, a war production
board spokesman said today.
Under a recent limitation or
der ammunition is restricted to
certain civilian users such as de
fense guards, policemen, farm
ers and ranchers.
No test case for the clubs has
ever been ruled on, ho added,
and final decision will havo to
bo made after consideration of
each case.
Lacking a precedent, the
spokesman offered this rule-of-thumb:
If the ammunition has been
ordered but not paid for, they
won't get it; it it has been or
dered, paid for and set aside by
the distributor for the club, it
may get it, but not necessarily.
Cincis Knock
Phillies in
Morning Tilt
CINCINNATI, May 27 (P)
Cincinnati swept its series with
Philadelphia today, winning
11-8 in a free-hitting morning
contest which saw the Phils
knocking Starter Johnny Van
der Mecr from the box after
two-thirds of an inning.
Philadelphia 8 12 2
Cincinnati .....11 14 1
Kimball, Kraus, Podganjy
and Livingston; Vandcr Mecr,
Beggs, Shoun and Mueller,
Veteran Pitchers
Compete in War
Industries League
PORTLAND, May 28 (P)
Two veteran pitchers of orgon
ized baseball will oppose one
another Sunday in the opening
game of the Portland war Indus
tries baseball league. Aldon Wil
kie, Pittsburgh regular last year,
will work for Commercial Iron
Works against Marine Electric.
On ,the hill for the latter team
will be Larry Jansen, a former
San Francisco Seals pitcher.
In a second game between
George H. Buckler company and
Albina Engine St Machine
Works, Bill Hanauska, former
Brooklyn Dodger chuckcr (for
Buckler's) will oppose Dave Bee
son, veteran Portland semi-pro.
New York 13 18 .419
Chicago 9 21 .300
RESULTS YESTERDAY
St. Louis 3, Boston 2.
Cincinnati 7, Philadelphia 0.
New York 3, Chicago 2.
Pittsburgh 3, Brooklyn 8.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W. L.
Pet.
.567
.552
.538
.538
.500
.435
.433
Washington 11
Cleveland 16
Detroit 14
New York 14
Philadelphia 15
Chicago 10
Boston 13
St. Louis ...10
13
13
12
12
15
13
17
14
417
RESULTS YESTERDAY
Washington 4, St. Louis 2,
Detroit 3, New York 2.
Boston 2-4, Cleveland 0-3.
Philadelphia 7, Chicago 5.
Wartime has made some of
tho summer styles so sensible
they probably won't last long.
A cord of wood contains 128
cubic feet.
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Syracuse Man Criticizes
Army Program of Athletics
SYRACUSE, N. Y., May 28 (,D
Low Andreas, Syracuse univers
ity athletic director and presi
dent of the Eastern Intercolleg
iate Football association, today
criticized the lack of a uniform
athletic program for the armed
services.
"No one high in authority in
government hos seen tho prob
lem clearly and ottcmptcd a so
lution," Andreas said in an in
terview after making public a
telegram to President Roosevelt
urging the inclusion of A.m
Bushnell on any national war
time sports committee.
Andreas said Bushnell, acting
athletic director ot Prlncoton uni
versity unci executive director of
the central office for eastern In
tercollegiate athletics, was In a
"strategic position" to help iron
out problems such as "the tangle
of regulations concerning college
football."
Citing the divergent positions
of the army and navy toward
Western Sports Streamline
By RUSS NEWLAND
SAN FRANCISCO, May 28 (VP)
Critically ill here Is one of tha
most famed old guard of base
ballMike Fisher, 81 last May
14 . . . He owned tho Sacra
mento club in 1002 when it was
part of the California State
league (outlaw) . . . Helped
found the Coast league the fol
lowing year . . . In 1904 he
shifted his franchise from Sacra
mento to Tacoma and won tho
pennant with his Tigers . , .
They tied for tho championship
the next season but lost the play
off to Los Angeles and In lflOfl
Mike moved his crew bag and
baggage to Fresno to give the
raisin city Its first and only en
try in the loop . . .
Fisher pioneered in the off sea
son practice of taking an all star
squad to the Orient . .. . That
was in 1907 when he led his
hand picked talent to Honolulu,
Manila and through Japan and
China ... It was his last active
connection with baseball but ho
followed the San Francisco Seals
dally ever since his protege and
early day manager, Charles Gra
ham, became one of the owners
of tho Seals in 1918 . . , That
tall steel flagpole in Seals stad
ium is a gift from Mike, who
once ran a skating rink In Se
attle, as well as here, was born
In New York and was brought
to San Francisco at tho ago of
six months , , . After which ho
sold newspapers here carrying
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and pretentlout name, Fighter,
ideal pet. Fighter It three yeert
of tine fluffy hair. He It being
Carter of Hollywood.
participation by student service
men in college football, Andreas
declared.
"Tho greatest mystery of all
lime is why the army and navy,
presumably the greatest special
ists in conditioning men, should
bo so widely separated In basic
Ideals of physical training."
Whllo the navy "encourages"
its men in colleges to play foot
ball, Andreas observed, "tho
army encourages sports In camps
and the men In special services
in college arc not allowed ta play
football. Calesthcnlcs Is the
basis of their physical training."
With a year's experience, ho
said, "the navy is now stronger
than ever for such contact sports
because of their iiwiuc.itioncd
value in discipline, morale and
physical fitness."
Tho army's special service stu
dents "want athletics," Andreas
continued. "They want football
and their officers want football."
word of tho Franco-Prussian war
in 1870 and a few years later was
playing professional ball In Sac
ramento . . . Still later he Joined
tho police forco In tho capital
city and then became a baseball
mogul . . . His career would fill
volumes , . . Most sad is the fact
his younger brother. Moe, 78,
retired contractor died a few
days ago and Mike wus too ill
to be told of It . . .
Add this to tho strange news
of tho day . . , One of the golf
clubs in Oakland has requested
golf writers not to publicize its
activities or tournaments , ,
Tho directors feel they may be
thought unpatriotic . , . because
of tho gas and rubber rationing
. . . which seems to be drawing
it too fine in view of the attl
tudo of some Washington big
wigs who are on record as ap
proving golf as a relaxation . .
All friends of R. L. "Matty"
Mathews are delighted to hear
tho clover veteran football coach
of tho University of Portland has
been named commissioner of
Portland's War Industries Ath
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Collogo Sportt May Give
Washington Football Push
SEATTLE. Muy 28 (!) The
ultimata attlludo of the U. S.
navy toward Its young stalwarts'
participation In collcga football
today holdn the answer to 1043
gridiron prospect at tho Uni
versity of Washington.
A naval training program for
1300 physically fit youths It
scheduled fur tha university and
the thought of the probulilo foot
ball material in the contingent,
not to mention tha Washington
players of known potentialities
included In tha group, hat given
Coach Ralph (Pest) Welch his
first elirerlnK outlook since
Uncle Sum first began taking
a fancy to his gridders.
Athletic officials at tho uni
versity said the navy had an
nounced that the trainees would r
bo ulluwwl to compute in varslly"
sports "If their scholastic pro
gram permitted" a ruling ad
mitting a wido icopo of inter
pretation. There hat been no clarifica
tion o to whether their sched
ules would bo too full to allow
football tlino or whether fool
ball trips uwuy from the campus
would bo allowed,
Tho trainee program will in
clude navy and marine reservists
Wendell Hroyles, the university's
athletic publicity director, suld,
Washington players listed by
Broyles for tho navy school In
clude: Halfbacks Bob Erlckson,
Sam Itobiiuon and Gerry Austin;
Linemen Leonard Larson, Frank
Saksa, Tony Uiilcliunus; End
Jack Tracy and End Gail Bruce
of Puyullup who wot rated a
of varsity caliber at a freshman
lust fall. Q
Without tho trainee contin
gent, Coach Welch could expect
for certain only ono member of
his 1042 varsity squad to be on
band. Don Deeks, a lineman
from Portland, will be around,
bocauso of a 4 F classification.
Oregon Staters
Enter Col Track Go
LOS ANGELES, May 28 Oil
Two members of Oregon State s
track team, Fred Winter and
Bob Slovens, have enterod Sat
urday's southern California In
vitational championships at the
Memorial coliseum,
Winter has done 13 feet, 9
inches In the pole vault, and
Stoveni Is a 48-foot shot putter.'")
Their entries were rocelved yes-0'
tcrday.
DIFFERENCES IN WHITE
Geneticists have found that
there are different kinds of
whito. The white of white leg
horn chickens aots In a differ
ent way In crossing than doei
tha white of silkies and white
of rose-comb bantams.
Ictlc association ... An Import
ant Job coordinating tremend
ous sports program , . . Matty, an
old Notre Dame player, was ex
perimenting with the forward
pass beforo Knute Rockne . . .
And because his poorly manned
Portland college teams were such
models of superior football
coaching wo'ra predicting he'll
put over tho new Job In slam
bong stylo, 1
Tha war has entered a new
phase. First It was a battle of
production. Now that has pass
ed and It is n battlo of distribu
tion. Lieut. -Gen. Brehon B.
Somervell, chief of services of
supply.
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