July 18, 1938 THE KLAMATH NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON PARE TWO Braucher's Sport Gossip This Forlorn Year The fact that ten golfers, Brit ish and American, entered the final round ot the British Open tournament separated by only three strokes emphasised the quality ot colorful competition that has marked this year ot aporta. Aa they entered that last round. Dleitel, Klrkwood, Cotton and Mitchell had scores ot II over eun-baked St. Andrews. Ed Dudley aM Craig Wood were one stroke behind. Saraien was next with 118. Then came Hagen, Robertson and Tolley with 119. Then from far back came the amastnf Bhuta. to tie with Wood In the last round with a score of 292. It couldn't hare been better had It been a frameup. Odd Shift Tha same sort of scramble has become apparent in both major leagues ot baseball. Betting odds that so long favored the vnfeM aMftu1 In mldseason to make the Senators odds-on favor- Din YOU KNOW THAT Honus Wagner once per auaded himself that he could n't take It ... he announced, 26 years a so. just aa the base ball season was about to open, that he was through ... he had grown weary of the at titude ot the Pittsburgh fane who got ao used to seeing him hit that they Jeered him when he didn't ... the sea son opened without Honus In uniform, despite the pleadings of hia frlendg . . . finally Harry Pulllam. president ot the league, went to him, told the Dutchman how the de pression had hit baseball and might result In the blowup of the leagne . . . Honus yield ed to Pnlliam's plea to "save the league." ltea at 4 to S. In the National league, the overlooked Giants have established themselvea at the top ot the list, but the chaae has been heated. Boxing haa boomed since Max Baer knocked out Max Schmel lng, and Primo Camera crashed that nppercnt to Jack Sharkey'a chin for the world heavyweight title. Baer and Primo, each with loads of color, stand out aa na tural rivals. Both have punch ing ability such aa the ring haa sot seen alnca Dempsey. British Girl Wins White-hot competition biased to tennis at Wimbledon where Dorothy Round, demure Sunday school teacher, beat Helen Ja cobs, who had been favored to meet Helen Wills Moody In the final round. Overpowered in the first set. Miss Ronnd rallied, ahowed rare fighting qualities and out-lasted the California girl. The Wimbledon gallery also saw the rise ot a bright new star from Australia, Jack Crawford, whose play recalled to mind the old dynasty of Australian kings ot the courts. Horace Catch It Joseph E. Wldener's Hurry-off ran as a 1400 selling plater last month. He managed to beat a cheap band, but had to struggle to do It. Three days later he won the east's turf classic, the Belmont Stakes, winning 149. 490 for his owner. Indian Run ner, entered In claiming events last year, duplicated Hurryoff's feat by beating the best horses at Arlington. What next? I wouldn't know. Perhaps It will be Just as well If Nicaragua doesn't declare war on the United States this year. Who'll Play Game With Merrill Boys? Who'll play the Merrill base ball team Sunday? The Merrill boys aren't sched uled for this Sunday, and would like to meet some strong team that likewise has an open date. Merrill has a good team, and will give most any club a run for If money. Managers of teams wishing to play the Merrill nine may call Manager Whltlatch at Merrill or cell the sports department of the Herald and News. Betting On Horses Not Hot In Seattle SEATTLE. July 18. (U.R) Lack of enthusiasm among racing fans and silent betting today led offi clala ot the Sliver Lake Jockey club to discontinue psrl-mututl horse racing at Silver Lake. The club lost approximately 12,000 a day. according to Al Hardy, secretary. The track op ened July 1. the first part-mutual betting track to operate undor license of the state racing com mission. The Washington Jockey club at Longacres. south of Seattle, will open August 8. A 1400,000 plant Is being constructed. New Restaurant Will Open Here The Coffee Cup. a modern restaurant specialising In excel lent food and counter service, will open Thursday morning at S86 Main street under the man agement ot Mra. Duke Dick, owner. Mra. Dick la well known In Klamath falls, having managed the lunch counter at the star Drug ator number two, for some time, and her many friends and patrons will be Interested In the opening of the Coffee Cup. The new restaurant will be open from 7:00 o'clock In the morn ing until 11 midnight. a To counteract the Monday "blu" feeling, a firm In Birm ingham, England, haa a half hour of community singing be fore beginning work on thnt morning BOXING State League Contest To Be Played Sunday Over There Victorious In their first big came of the season, the Klamath Falls American Legion junior baseball team will go to Medford Sunday to meet the strong Med ford Junior team. Medford has defeated Ashland and Grants Pass, and probably has a strong lineup. The team haa been strengthened since the Ashland game bv the addition of several players from Ashland. Players may be recruited from any place in the county and ao Ashland players are eligible. Jamee To Start James, Klamath Falls hurler. will start the game with his old battery mate, Pastega. This boy Jamea didn't allow a Lakeview man to reach first In the three Innings he pitched latt Sunday and ha rapped ont five hita to boot. The fielding and batting ot the Klamath nine was good In the first game and If they play heads up ball the local players have a good chance to take Medford and later meet Marshfield. The game will start at 1:00 o'clock. Dempsey On Way To See His Girl FORT WORTH, Tex., July 1!. (AP) Jack Dempsey, Max Baer and party left by plane today for Kansas City and Salt Lake City. Baer, his manager and his trainer flew west towards Salt Lake City and Dempsey took an other plane for Kansaa City, where he is to meet Miss Han nah Williams, whom It Is report ed he will marry In Reno next week. Miss Williams Is a New York musical comedy star form erly married to Roger Wolfe Kahn. son ot Otto Kahn. Because he hurt hia right hand in a rough exhibition bout with Babe Hunt here last night and Is tired of boxing, Baer expects to cancel all other engagements and rest until time to start work on a moving picture. STANDINGS (By The Associated Press) COA.1T LEGION TO MIX WITHMEDFORD W. L. Pet. Sacramento 69 41 ,590 Portland 58 41 .688 Los Angelea 67 41 .682 Hollywood S( 42 .671 Oakland 4 63 .485 Mission 45 5 .465 Seattle 37 69 .885 San Francisco 37 2 .374 AMERICAN W. L. Pet. Washington 50 27 .49 New York 49 30 .820 Philadelphia 40 39 .50! Chicago 40 40 .500 Detroit 18 43 .489 Cleveland 38 44 .463 Boston . 33 45 .423 St. Louis 32 62 .381 XATIOXAI, W. L. Pet. New York 44 32 .'579 St. Louis - 43 36 .544 Chicago 44 38 .5.11 Pittsburgh 41 S7 .526 Boston 41 39 .513 Brooklyn .....35 41 .461 Philadelphia 33 45 .423 Cincinnati 34 47 .420 The four heaviest metals are gold, esmlum. platinum and tungsten: density ot a hammered or rolled metal la greater than that of a cast metal. It's All in Professional wrestling nay be Bearing the end of Its rope but John Katan, Canadian grappler, la right In the middle of this one. That villain applying the hemp-hold is Whltny Hewitt, the Bold Bad Beast of Blnghamton. Tbe scene ot thesa delightful amenities was Memnhls, Sporting BASEBALL As Washington Huskies Nosed Out Blue Shell for Great Victory! TJi-Virst mi wu Upsetting the "dope," which had Tale figured aa an easy victor, the University of Washington crew won the National Inter collegiate crew race at the Long Beach Marine Stadium last Saturday. Photo shows the finish ot the race, with the Huskies nosing out Yale by a scant four-foot margin, Cornell finished third and Harvard a bad fourth. MALI WINS FROM The Malln Townlea defeated the East Klamath Improvement club on the Malln diamond, 7 to 2. Jackson. Malln pitcner, al lowed two hlta and struck out 12 East Side players. All of East Side's runs were esrned on errors. Replk ot Malln hit a home run, and Kallna got three hlta out of four times at bat. The summary: R. H. E. East Side 2 2 4 Malln 7 9 3 Batteries: Newt and Brown, Jackson and Thompson. Malln will play Klamath All- Stars at Malln next Sunday. Rules Laid Down For Foreign Bouts ROME. July II OJ.PJ The Ital ian Roxing federation and the New York State Athletic commis sion have reached an agreement whereby no Jtallan boxer .will be permitted to fight or give exhi bitions in New York state antes. previously approved by the Italian federation. The agreement alms to prevent inefficient or disqualified Italian pnglllsts from appearing In New York rings. It Is in keeping with the New York organisation's cam paign to prevent foreign fighterJ ot little ability coming to the United States and taking matches with first-class American fighters, leading to the disappointment of fans. Sonnenberg Wins With Favorite Butt SAN FRANCISCO. July 1! (U.R) Gus Sonnenberg hutted his wa to a two out of three fall victory here tonight over Marin Plestina, giant Jugoslav. Plestina took the first tall in eighteen minutes with a body slam. The crafty Sonnenberg used his flying tackles to win the next two, in nine minutes and two minutes, respectively. Hlchard Stahl. heavyweight, beat Nick Velkoff In one eighteen minute fall. Marvin Westenbetg and Abe Kaplan, heavyweights, wrestled to a thirty-minute draw. Jack Ganson defeated Pat O'Hara in one fall, sixteen minutes. RORIX REED WIX8 SALEM. Julv 12, JAP) Robin Heed, welterweight ot Reedsport, took two out of three falls from Jack Mitchell, middle weight of New York, in a wrest- ling matr-h here last night Knowing the Ropes iky sf . - v - -.1 j TENNIS NEW YORK GIANTS IN SLUMP, LOSE AGAIN TO CARDS BY BOOTING BALL IN SEVENTH By Hugh S. Fullrrton Jr. (Associated Press Sports Writer) The slump of the New Yorr Giants, a long awaited eveut which haa been keeping the hopea of various other clubs In the Na tional league alive, appears to be well under way. A losing streak which began when the Ulants tackled a July 4 double-header a1. Boston, has extended through seven straight games, and now four clubs are closer to the league leaders than the second place t. Louis Cardinals were on July 8. The Cards, by virtue of a 2-1 "gift" victory over tbe Giants yes terday, are only 21 games behind Chicago s Cubs moved Into tmrd place, three games back of the leaders yesterday by defeating the Brooklyn Dodgers, 6-2, while tin Boston Braves were taking a S-? decision from Pittsburgh that left the Pirates and the Tribe at one game intervals. A combination ot weak hitting and weaker fielding again wreck ed the Giants yesterday, although Hud Parmelee gave them more of the fine pitching they have had right along. Errors In the sev enth by Travis. Jackson, Parme lee. Bill Terry and Gus Mancuso gave the Cards both their runs. Dizzy Dean held the margin, al though he wabbled a bit In the ninth. The Cnbs needed only one Inn- LONDON. July 12 (U.R) Still excited over Wimbledon's fort night of thrills. English tennis fans today looked forward to the most exciting European xnne Davis cup final In years, which will be started Thursday be tween the forces of England and Australia. Australia, which hasn't been a j force In International tennis since the days ot Brooks and Patterson, tonight ruled a 6 to 4 favorite to gain the lnterzone final and meet the United States for the right to engage France In the challenge round. The odds were a tribute to Jack Crawford, Australia's No. 1 man and conqueror last week of Ells worth Vines In the all-England finals at Wimbledon. Crawford Rated Experts expect Crawford to win both his singles matches GOLF k 'In issalVsti T-" tng. tha eighth, to beat Brooklyn, lacing Owen Carroll for tour hl'a and having a couple of errors tossed In for their six runs. Boston Hot Now Boston, which has chalked up 16 victories In 21 games, won without much trouble behind Tom Zachary'a tight flinging. The Phillies, meanwhile, moved out ot the league cellar by taking a 2-1 11-lnnlug decision from the Cin cinnati Reds when Don Hurst tripled and scored on Wes Schul merlch'a fly. With the aid of the Chicago White Sox, the New York Yankees tightened up the American league race. The Yanks pounded Wally Hebert early to defeat the St. Louis Browns, 6-4. The Sox did the same thing even more em phatically to Al Crowder and the Washington Senators, winning 9-3 by scoring eight runs in the first three Innings. The defeat reduced Washington's lead to two games. The third place Philadelphia Athletics kept pace by rapplni Clint Brown for three runs In the first and defeating the Cleveland Indians, 6 to 4. The Boston Red Sox handed the Detroit Tigers fourth straight loss when a dou ble by Dusty Cooke led to two runs In the fourth and a 2-1 vic tory In a flinging duel between Bob Wetland and Vic Frasler. against Henry Wilfred (Bunny) Austin and Frederick J. Perry. Don Turn ., the youngster 0 will play No. t slnglea for ' ns tralla.'la given little chance to win either of his contests. Thus, r tne singles play turns out aa expected, the outcome will rest squarely on the one doubles match. Because ot thla the trallan captain, torn time before Thursday, must make a dec of great Importance. He must decide whether to save Craw ford's strength solely for slnsles. meantime hoping that Turnbuil will win one match thua using a fresh team for doubles, or to give irawrord an Iron man as slgnment of playing' In both singles ana doubles AMERICANS WAIT PARIS, July 12 (U.R) United states tennis stars began pre parations today for the inter- tone Davis cup final to he played at Koiana tiarros stadium, start ing a week from Friday. The American team will meet the winner of the European lone final match between England and Australia. Ellsworth Vines, tha American champion and No. 1 man on the team, did not practice, but the other three team members, Wll mer Allison, Oenrge M. Lott, Jr., and John Van Ryn worked out at the stadium. They concentrated on doubles play, with Allison unexpectedly paired with Lott, while Van Ryn had for his partner Keith Olert hlll nf Santa Rnrhnra. Tennis experts interpreted the pairing of Allison and Lott aa Indicating possibility that they might be the American doublet romhlna lion tor the Intersone final In stesd of the previously an nounced team of Lott and V Ryn. Grimes Gets $400 In Highway Suit The sum of $400 was aet by a Jury In circuit court Tuesday, to be paid by the state highway commission to Henry Grimes and othera In' a suit for con demnation of right ot way on The Dalles-California highway about 35 miles north of Klam ath Palls. This sum was originally of. fered by the highway commis sion for 2.87 acrea of land In volved In the suit, but the plain tiffs sued for $2,248.80 and costs of the action. The male paradise fish la the renl homemaker ot the family: first he makes a nest and car ries each newly spawned baby to It and then spends hit time fighting off the mother to pre vent her entlng tha yottngston alive. News RACING BILLY PETROLLE IS 1 TO 5 FAVORITE lly JAtK Cl'l)lY I'nltnl 1'rriw Htaft l'ormKm1rnt NEW YORK, July II. (UP) Billy Petrolle. the battered old Fargo Express, la a 7 to I fa vorite to wreck tha welterweight title aspirations ot the brilliant young Hollander, Bep Van Kla vern. tonight in their scheduled 10-round bout at tha Polo Grounds. One ot tha most popular tight- era in ring history, the 18-year- old Petrolle la favored to win by tha experts because of bla punching ability and nine years of mi exserience. aitnougn the "Dutch Cleanser" has youth his aide, being four yeara younger. ret rone t p In addition. Petrolle will be carrying plenty of ballast to night. It will not be a parea down, dried out Duluth dynamit er that tackles. Van Klavern. He will weight about 144 pounds, his natural lighting weight. He will not be weakened by scaling down to 135 and 138 pounds aa he was when defeated by Tony Cansonerl and Barney koss. Petrolle has cast aside ambi tions to ha tha lightweight cham pion and is campaigning for the welter crown. Tim Mara, presi dent ot the Aram A. C. which Is promoting tonight's bout. Is negotiating to match the winner with champion Jimmy McLarniu for a title fight In September. May Ue Tough Petrolle la expected to find rough going against tha lad from Rotterdam, who waa good enough to win the welterweight championship ot Europe, and who has engaged In 127 boats In Europe and America without a single defeat. Van Klavern la faster than Billy and a mora showy boxer. Like Petrolle. hia best blow Is a left hook to tha body. How ever, it doesn't carry Petrolle's kick. He will scale two pounds more than Billy. He Is busy, buzz-saw type of fighter who pounds away constantly at body and head. Unless Petrolle can slow him up with drives to the solar plexua and chin, Bep may outpoint him. One ot the big questions of the bout la "can Van Klavern take It?" Duke-Bratton Suit In Circuit Court The case of Thomas Duke vs. Oeorge llratton tor. 113,838 dam. ages for Injuries sustained In an automobile-motorcycle accident last winter went to trial In cir cuit court Wednesday. The Jury was selected during the forenoon, after which taking ot testimony waa begun. The plaintiff Is represented by Ar thur R. Schaupp and U. 8. Bal lentlne, and T. R. Olllen waters and L. Orth Rl'emnre are counsel for the defense. First-run theaters pay as much as 110,000 weekly for the first use ot big feature pictures: small houses get them much later for a dally rental ot aa low as (7.(0 and 110. A cannon-ball traveling at 1 speed ot half a mile a second would take 80 billion years to reach the most distant known star cluster. Stop in' ROSEBURG UMPQUA HOTEL The lieadlng Hotel of tha Umnqua Valley J. A. HARDING, Managing Owner RATESt Jingle, without bathi $1.00, 1.S5, 91.00 Single, with hath! 1.78, $2.00, a.28 FISHING HANS JUMP ON SENATORS Coast League Tcnnant Race Tightened As Sacs Lose Ilv The Assoclalrd Tress Strategy that didn't work had today given tbe aevt nth-place dlana a victory over Sacramento and helped to tighten the Coast league pennant rare until only two gamea separated the first tour clubs. Kd Bryan handed Seattle the series opener al Sacramento last night, 4-S. after battling on even terms for eight Innings with Phil Psie. Indian ace. With the count tied In the ninth, the Solon hurler purposely walked Oeorge Burns, slugging Seattle man ager, after Chirk Ellsworth hsd doubled. Bryan then failed to regain his control and walked two more Indians to force In the winning Seattle run. Burns hit the only homer ot the game. I tee vers I-oe Tha second-place Portland Beavers found Hd Walsh. Jr's. pltrhlog arm In shape and his batting eye true at Oakland last nlrht and drnnced their series opener. Young Velsh held the champlona to nine hits and then slmled In the tenth to score Jules Era and give the Oaka a S-l derision. Hal Turpln went the route for Portland. Dick Ward. Los Angeles losser. beat Ban Francisco easily last night, s-l. but could not stop Joe Demagglo. the Seals clout ing rookie. The 18-year-old out fielder hit two slnglea to run his consecutive game batting streak to 47, two short ot the Coast league record ot 49 aet In 191i. Jim Oglesby, Angel first baseman, hit a triple and a dou ble to run hie own batting mark to it gamea. Hollywood gave tha Missions their 13rd defeat In II starts as Vane Page blanked tha Reds 8-0 with six hits. The Stars bunched five ot their ten hits off Johnny Bablrh for all three of their rune In the sixth. Gar rett Abbelblde, former aouthern California football star, made his Const league debut In the Star outfield, hitting a double and single In three trips to the plate. Baseball COAST LEAGI'E R. H. Loa Angelea ............ 1 7 San Francisco - 4 I Herrmann, Ballon and Mullen; Zlnn and Mrlsaac. R. H. Portland 4 11 Oakland .-.10 10 Koupal and Palmlsano, E. 1 0 Mc- 2 1 Mo- Kayi McEvoy and Ralmondl R. II. E. Mission y.. 4 10 0 Hollywood . 1(1 Johnson and Fltipatrlck; Campbell and Summers. NATIONAL. R H Philadelphia 1 7 Cincinnati 4 II 1 I Elliott, Moora and Davis Ben- ton and Manlon, R. H. E. Rrooklyn Ill Chicago 5 7 1 Benge and Lopez; Bush and Hartnett. R. H. E. Boston ..... ... 8 9 1 Pittsburgh - 111 0 Brandt, Mangum, Betta and Hogan, Hargrave: Melne, Chag non, French and Finney, Grace. R. H. E. New York ................ 8 8 0 St. I.ouls 0 I I Schumacher and Mancuso; Hallahan, Vance and Wilson. AMERICAN. . R. II. E. Cleveland 4 10 0 Philadelphia I II 0 Hlldebrand, Hudlln, Rean and Pytlakj Walberg and Cochrane. R. H. E Detroit 0 T 0 Boston 17 1 10 innings. Borrell and Hay worth: Brown ana r errcn. R. II. E. St. Louis New York Wells and Shea, and Jorgens, ... 1 1 I ... 4 10 0 Rue!; Allen R. H. E. Ill 4 11 ; Whitshlll, Chicago ..................... Washington Durham and Berry McAfee and Bewail. SUMMER WOOD PRICES GREEN PINE 16-INCH SLABS (ho ir Doubl. Load J)O.UU The lowest price In years. Lay In- a supply now before the price goes up. BLOCKWOOD am -n Double Loadt iPOiUU Single Loadt ... $3.75 Start filling your shed now, and get the best. Fir bodywood cut from large, green trees In all lengths. Special Summer Prices, Hcilbronner & Rea "Fuel Thnt Batlsfles rius Service" Office and Jfaril Ml Spring St. Phone 2.10-W WRESTLING It Takes 2 K.O.'s To Keep Title In Fights Like This lly Frank 7. Oorrle (Associated Tresa Sports Writer I SEATTLE, July 11. OP) Tht part ot tha world's featherweight championship recognised by the Nations! (losing association re mained today In the possession of Kreddle Miller, but the Cincinnati southpaw hsd In twice knock out Able Israel. Seattle Jewish flsnh, to keep the crown In a scheduled J 15-round battle here last night. ' Israel's title Ventura ended for sure lu a coat of resin on new canvas In the fourth round when he wes battered down for tha third time by a crushing left. Foul Claimed The closest the Seattle young ster came to the N. H. A. cham pionship was his claim to a foul In the third when he was flatten ed with a left nppercut to the body. He writhed and rolled on the ranvss while many ot the an proilmately 7.000 fans yelled "foul," but Referee Tommy Mc Carthy ruled otherwise, and or- dared Israel to continue after 1 slx-mlnute rest. All doubt of a low blow was re moved after an examination by Or, J. 8. Thomas, official boxing physician, when he said he "found no evidence of a foul." After Israel had been counted out once and then given the rent the battle was started again, but It didn't last long. , Ila 'Fin Fly I Miller csma out with a scowl on his fare, tired of protesting a possible foul decision, and tore Into the nate-faced Israel with both fists. Ha found an opening In Abie's guard and laced a left to Ihe chin that sent tha weaken ed youngster sprawling again, this time for a nine-count. Is rael hsd hardly climbed to his feet when another left caught him on the Jaw and he dropped ao hard the referee did not bother ti count. Miller rushed over and carried the groggy challenger to his corner. Miller weighed ll and Israel 125. it was the second time the pair hsd met, Israel having gained a derision over Miller In a slx-round bout less thsn two months ago In Seattle. The champion complained of hurling his hand in that match, however. In the 10-round semt-flnal, I.upe Castro. Los Angeles Mexi can, showed good footwork to t keep out of range of Henry ' Woods' devastating right, but ba lost the decision by a wide msr gin. The Yakima negro piled up points with a monotonous left, but failed to land with bla big right bander. Johnnie Sullivan. Bulla welter weight, jarred K.ldle Ivory, Van couver, R. C, with several wicked rlxhts to gsln a six-round deci sion. Emanuel Ponre, Los An geles lightweight, handed Mickey Marker, Portland, a neat beating In four rounds, and Joe Cslder. Seattle Filipino, and Pat O'Dav. Portland featherweight, battled to a draw In four rounds. Chinese Fighter To Meet L. A. Negro PORTLAND. Jnlv 1. (ll.ftt Next obstacle In the lightweight championship trail ot Ah Wing Lee, sensational Portland Chinese fighter, will be Young Peter Jack son, Los Angelea negro, promoter Joe Waterman announced last jV night. r Lee and Jackson will fight for the California boy's state title st Multnomah stadium, July 25. Greyhound races on that nlghl will he cancelled. The winner ot the tight hopes to land a bout with- Barney Rosa, new light- weignt champion. Chiloquin Indians "Smash Up Windows CHILOQUIN. Osburn Rail. Virgil Wilson and Bennett Weeks, Klamath Indians, plead ed guilty to charges of drunk 4 and disorderly .conduct Wednes day morning before Justice of the Peace Jack Almotar of tha Woo River district. Sentencing ot the Indiana had not been passed late today. LeKoy Hood, who was arrest ed upon the same charges with the other defendants, will be taken to court tor bearing Thursday. The four braves are asserted y to hnva gone through town ' breaking windows, tearing down signs and breaking Ihem, and creating general havoc, Cornell University la In posses sion of an author's copy of tha song "Dixie"; -the original song copy waa stolen from the com poser and the presented copy made later. r