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statements.
\ = never saw Mooney until taken
20 the Hall of Justice in San Fran.
cisco and was told by an officer
This is Mooney pointing him out
10 me.
My testimony in the various
cases was untrue and false. | desire
to undo the wrong that | did in send
ing Mooney to prison regardless of
personal consequences.
"The authorities got me to testi-
ty that identified Mooney, but this
is an absolute falsehood.
(Signed) JOHN MacDDONALD. -
Macdonald, according to his attOr-
ney, Charles Ruzicka, has been liv-
ing in Baltimore for five years,
working as "A telephone operator.
Macdonald, employed as a waiter
in Trenton, in 1927, signed an affi-
davit that he had lied five years
(COntinued on mage siy)
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-12

WITNESS
LOCATED
Macdonald Held in East
Expresses Willingness
to Return Here
MAY CLEAR UP CASE
Young Believes Mooney
Billings Affair May Be
Untangled.
By THOMAS L. STOKES
United Press Staff Correspondent

BALTIMORE, Nd, July IL. W.D
The man held here as John Mae
Donald, who claims to be the miss
ing witness who assertedly perjured
himself during the trials of Thomas
b. Mooney and Warren X. Billings
in California. today announced he
would return to California vOluntar-
lily.
Charles Ruzicka, an attorney who
interested himself in the telephone
operator who claims to be Mae
Donald, said that Macdonald did
did not fear perjury charges which
might be invoked against him in
California. His arrest last night
was brought about by Mr.. and Mrs.
John &. Taueber at whose home he
formerly lived
They identified him through news
paper photograph and notified au-
thorities.
Macdonald, itinerant waiter and
telephone operator, said he desired
to return to California to "undo the
wrong that did, regardless of per-
sonal consequences" He had test
flied at the trial of the two men
he had seen them place suitcase
near the street corner at which the
Explosion occurred. Ten persons
were, killed in the bombing.
\ Mac Donald was held in jail here
vien1ing word from San Francisco
~ orities. He was arrested fol-
ing Identification through
Wf1re published in newspaper
w Yesterday.
~ e missing witness for several
ID O1lad been the object of a wide
N WI instituted by the Tom
~ "a, Defense League in the hope
X, grafton that he perjured
lat the Mooney-Billings trial
pardons for the two
APKqae Donald readily admitted
street. sFtlty and later issued
INT concerning the case.
Jsays Testimony False
tot
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-Four hatcheries in Tehama Coun.
ty have combined to send out ac'
credited chicks only, officially in
spccted.
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of the greatest young catchers to come
up In years in 24-year-old Dick Terrell,
brother to Wesley Terrell, sensational
Cleveland pitcher. They have a great
first baseman in the veteran LII Blue,
fine keystone pair in Melillo and Kress,
two hard-hitting outfielders in Manusfl
and Fred Schultz. There is an excel
lent blending of age and youth, expert
ence and aggresSiveneSS in the club
manifest to any one who observes the
spirited workouts under the kindly but
energetic Killefer.
As 1t shapes up today, however, the
team lacks the offensive strength to be
more than menace to the Athletics,
although the Browns last season came
as close as any club in the league to
breaking even with the world cham
pions. Unless they are carried through
by spectacular pitching, the Browns
have little chance to beat out the
Yankees and they will be pressed by
Detroit and Cleveland for q first division
berth. st. Louis was third in 1928 and
fourth last year under Dan Howley.
IF money could buy it, we would
have hitting strength now" remarked
Killefer. THE club has been willing
to pay high for what it needs, but good
young players or even good veterans
who can hit, are not to be plucked at
random. We made Washington q
flattering offer for Goose Goslin, but it
was rejected. Our right field fence
would have been a great target for the
Goose. AS it is we must build up with
younger players"
The siege gun of the Browns is
Manush, who was barely beaten out for
the American League batting crown by
Goslin in 1928, batted 1855 last season
and looks to be in condition now for a
great year. BronZed by Winter on
the sands at Palm Beach, Manush has
the build of Stanford shot-putter or
Greek discus tosser.
Scramble for Right Field.
With Manush in left, and Schultz,
a 800 sticker, in center, the right
field post has developed a scramble
among Morris Badgro, Earl McNeely
and Fred Bennett. who hit, 1858 last
season for Wichita Falls in the Texas
League. If he could field like Nc
Nicely Bennett might get the call
Third base is the only inf1eld prob
lem. Sammy Hale, obtained from the
Athletics, may find the change of
scenery a benefit and beat out the
O'Rourke. In that case ORourke
would hold the general inf1eld utility
job Ralph KreSS, the strapping young
Shortstop over whose performance
brewed the internal club strife that
ended with the retirement of Howley,
as manager last year, will have no
opposition for the job this Spring.
He was one of the three 800 hit
tiers on the team in 1929 and one
of the best shareholders In the league.
Gray and Crowder, the right-hand
pitching aces, won't be worked quite
so hard this year, Killefer says. He
expects to have more and better
held. He would like more reserve
strength and he has hopes of finding
the much needed knockout punch.
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BUSTING INTO BASE BALL
How l Broke Into the Major Leagues"
BY RIGGS STEPHENSON,
As told to John F. McCann

- ATE sometimes plays strange
r. game in shaping our careers, and
/ my entry in the major leagues
resulted when accidents to sew
eral players laid them low and paved the
opportunity to bust into the big leagues.
Who knows, 1t might have been may
never have entered the majors If these
players had not met with misfortune.
might have gone along the ways OF
another profession.
1t was while attending the University
OF Alabama, the school which has con-
tributed quite few players to the
majors, that I received an invitation to
spnd a few days with the Cleveland
team in its training camp in New Or
leans in 1920, and I accepted, remaining
in camp more than a week. Before re-
turning to school, however, Manager
Iris Speaker obtained my promise 10
sign with him when / finished school.
If decided to play professionally.
The following Spring, Just before the
opening Of the season, Bill Wambsganns,
the splendid Cleveland second baseman
at that time, broke his wrist, and the
next day Harry Lunte, who was to take
Bills place, broke an ankle, and Cleve-
land was facing the opening of the sea-
SON without second baseman. In his
dire need Manager Speaker hurriedly
wired me:
Can you leave school at once?"
"Of course, I will" wired back, an
swering the s o s, and reported to him
In st. Louis April IL, 1921, the very day
the American League began its long
grind: and suddenly found myself in
the role Of q big Lacquer. determined to
do my utmost to help cleEland in Its
misfortune.
hut Whsn the game opened. felt .
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tnterestfng. something of a contender
all the way.
During the early stages of the race
we kept in the running because of a
batting attack that overwhelmed the
opposition. For a time the combined
batting average of the club was around
the .325 mark or better. 1t wasn't rea-
sonable to suppose we could continue
that gait throughout the season thereby
taking care of the pitching weakness.
SO, naturally, when we slunped at the
bat the club slowly but surely sank into
the second division, where we finished.
Figures Arc Significant.
note the American League records
have us leading at the bat with a team
average of .296, while in fielding we
are a bad last, with team average of
.961. In sense, these figures explain
why ! am more or less satisfied with
our power at the bat, but feel that we
must have better pitching and strong
er defense.
II Pitchers Hogsett, Herring, Wyatt,
SamuelS and Nelson can nearly equal
their records as made in their respective
minor leagues last season, they should
help no little. On what saw of HogSett
last Fan I feel certain that he will turn
in some victories for Detroit the coming
season. He certainly created the i'm
preston that he knew what it was all
about.
We have added to our catching staff
Rensa Of Toronto. This player was
taken on the judgment of Steve O'Neill
who certainly should know a catcher
when he sees one. A great catcher him
self, now managing Toronto, have
every respect for Steve's Judgment and
hope the addition Of Rensa will help
solve the catching problem, which has
confronted the Detroit club for a num-
Der of years.
Rogell, who had a chance in the
majors with the Boston Red Sox, is
back, after great year In the Ameri-
can Association. He has many boosters
IN that league, who say he will I'LL the
gap at short, which was so costly last
Summer. I sincerely hope they are
right.
If Outflelder Funk, secured from tn,
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FASTER OUTF|ELD
SEEN FOR TIGERS
Johnson Adds Some Needed
Speed-Red Sox Rookie
HurIer Impresses.

BY the Associated Press.
TAMPA, Fla, March 5.-Two days
of full team practice gave Man
ager Bucky Harris feeling to-
day that he is going to see his
hopes for a speedier outfield realized in
this years edition Of the Detroit Tigers.
Harris bought Roy johnson from the
Pacific Coast League year ago in Ills
search for speed, and johnson is filling
the bill perfectly. Johnny stone, Elias
Funk and Harry Rice are available for
the other two positions.
Rice,s status still is indefinite and
there is no indication that Harris has
decided to take him on the auction
block. ~
PENSACOLA. Fla, March (P1.--
Frank Milliken, former Bates College
pitcher, has been nominated as the
outstanding rookie pitcher to date in
the Red Sox camp.
That's an honor, for including several
regulars, there are % fingers down
there tossing them up under the watch
full eye OF Manager Heinie Wagner.
Mtlliken was an outstanding pitcher
in the Twilight League around Boston
last year.
NEW ORLEANS, March S lP.-With
his holdout troubles at an end, Gen.
eral Manager Billy Evans of the Cleve-
land Indians headed toward California
today to find out about the health of
Lew Fonseca, first baseman, who led the
league in batting last season.
Fonseca, who previously had reported
himself fully recovered from an attack
Of scarlet fever, has been ordered TO a
health resort
Yves Ferrel, brilliant young pitcher,
announced yesterday he would &C It
the clubs contract.
FORT MYERS, Fla, March 5 Dr.
With only two regulars missing from
the ensemble, Connie Mack viii split
the Athletics squad into equal parts
tomorrow and begin internal warfare.
AL Simmons and Max Bishop. who
have been slow rounding into shape,
have been granted permission to take
few more nose dives in the baths at
Hot Springs and will not report for
several days.
Most Of Macks pitchers, including
the big three, Grove, Earnshaw and
Walberg, are ready to go to work.
-----
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 5 (P).
Mystery surrounding the non.appear-
ance of Willie Kamm, Alex Metzler,
Smead Jolley and. Art Shires in the
training grounds Of the Chicago white
Sox has offlcially been explained.
Kamm is a hoidout because he didn't
get a raise in wages and has been cut
of from his extra money for acting as
field captain Manager DOME Bush
having decided no field captain being
necessary. Metzler wants more money.
Jolley has signed, but apparently is
stalled on the coast trying to get a
part Of his $4,000 purchase price from
the San Francisco club of the Coast
League. Shires wants more money.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, March 5
R1.-First practice with a full iniield
was scheduled for today at the st.
Louis Browns training camp with the
addition of Oscar Melillo, the Chicago
red head, yesterday. Ralph Kress, reg
ular shortstop, IS listed as holdout.
but Roetz win I'LL in-fhere with Melillo
at second, Lu Blue at first and the new
Brownie, Sammy Hale, at the far corr
ner.
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RUTH TO AID ORPHANAGE
WITH 1000 BASE BALLS

"a OMAHA, Nebr., March R.-Babe
Ruth has offered 1000 autographed
base balls to sell or auction to aid In
the rebuilding of Father Flanagan's
Boys Home, a Catholic orphanage,
which was partially destroyed by IRE
Sunday with an attendant loss Of APP
proximately $4,000.
Ruth, who rose from the playground
OF a similar home In Baltimore to the
head Of base balls swatters, wired the
offer of assistance. from st. Petersburg,
Fla, where he ISL holdout from the
Yankee fold,
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BY ALAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor.

w JEST PALM BEACH, Fla,
w March 5.-Base ball and
" boxing do not have a
great deal in common,
but there is one essential factor
necessary to success in either
sport.
"a boxer must start with the
punch" says Gene Tunney. THAT
Is his main asset"
"a ball team must have good pitch
ing and we have It," says Bill Killefer,
keen-eyed, sandy-haired manager Of
the st. Louis Browns, but we can use
more punch at bat"
Given another smuggling outfielder of
the type of Heinie Manush, improved
stick work on the part of some of the
other regulars and the Brownies would
be as formidable as any outfit chal-
longing the hold of the Athletics on the
American League championship. Kille-
fer is searching for the remedies while
also hoping his holdout worries soon
will be over.
The Browns have one of the finest
pitching stats in either league, with
Gray, Crowder, Stewart, Ogden and
Blaeholder as the big five," besides a
number of likely prospects in training
here, including Dick Coffman.
They have, in Killefer's opinion, one
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PLANS TO RETURN
TO BILOXI IN 1881
Johnson to Insist on Pitchers
Attaining Proficiency in
Bunting This Year.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

~ noxI, Miss, March 5.-Here we
x are, resting after a glorious day
of celebration. There has been
"beaucoup" revelry around this
town. And the Duke of washington
has said the Nationals will come back
to Biloxi for their training next year.
The Duke of Washington is none
other than Clark Calvin Grif1th, he of
the glorifed for-and-aft-hat, who sat
back In a gorgeous equipage that
poured through the streets of this town
yesterday Boy, how Griff appeared in
this parade. He was adorned with
coronet that made him figure only a
little less impressive in appearance than
the leader Of the procession.
I'VE are coming back to Biloxi next
year." says Griff. I'VE like the ball
field we like the climate, and, above all,
we like the air. This to us is the best
training camp we ever have struck
in the South. And how we like it, gen.
tlemen," said Griff, addressing the popu-
lace of Biloxi. I'VE feel we have found
an ideal place to condition the Wash
AlBCOu UdH Cluo anu We are Sleu 70
stick with it."
Bat Drills for Pitchers.
But uppermost in the mind of the
chief of the washington ball club was
the idea of assisting his understudy,
Walter johnson. manager of the Ma
tionals, in training his pitchers at help
ing the. club in attack.
There have been times" said john
Gs~.-ts =. -. =
much progress had the lower end of
the batting order been able to put down
1T least sacrifice last year. For that
reason ] deem it advisable to give my
pitchers something in the way of prac-
tice that never has been attempted
hitherto in big league base ball.
But / saw what happened to my
club last year when it came to pinch
In many a game when a gentle tap of
the ball down either the third base or
the first base line might have assisted
us in putting over a winner we we're
helpless So am insisting on these
boys in camp today getting their regu-
lar turn at laying that ball down."
Funny things are going on around
this camp. Mike Martin and Irving
Hadley. who were supposed to be- the
humming hot stuff in the keno parties
around this way have proved rank fall
ures. At the last festival Mons. Hadley
we can him monsieur because the Ca
guns would have it so-and Senior
Miguel were figured to have the real
dope ON the drawings At last accounts
neither has had winning in his last
IS cards.
It is understood that Sam Jones has
aspirations to get around the golf
course in at least 90. There have been
runners that Pat Charity has negoti-
ated in SO. At last reports Sad Sam
youen is losing lots of teeth from I'M
ccuth gnashfng.
Two outsiders blew into town yes
terday, so the Nationals can carry on
as they would in the season. Early in
the morning Sam West arrived with his
comely bride and late in the evening
Emile Barnes crashed the camp, hav-
ing driven from his nome, in Suggsville
Ala. The boys worked out today and
far more enjoying seeking the ball in
batting practice than they did in shay
ging EN- in the outfield.
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That was given me BY Morris Schlaifer
in 1925 at Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Schlaifer raped me on the chin and
knocked me cold for a solid hour.
didn't feel it when I was hit and didn't
know what happened to me when
awoke. But the dull ache m my jaw
was simply awful-worse even than be-
ing socked continually by sluggers like
Kaplan and Braddock on q Jaw that
already was splintered.
have my rugged constitution to
thank fo- still being in action. Six
months after Schlaifer Knocked me out
took the welterweight championship
from Mickey Walker. Fifteen months
after Braddock tagged me I'm cunning
for the light-heavyweight title. I be-
lieve have good chance to win it, too
(Copyright, 1880. by North American News
paper Ailiance.)
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Oscar, the Egg, Explains
HouU They Get That Way

NEW YORK, March 5.-'what's
the matter with that guys Lego"
One-Poke Peterson, the boxer, asked
his manager, Oscar. the Egg, as he
saw boxer in a local gymnasium
with the veins on the calf of his leg
standing out like a bunch of grapes.
Hes got Syracuse veins" replied
the all-wise Oscar.
How did he get emp"
II guess he got 'em In Syracuse"
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Coast League, can do as well in his first
year as did Averill and johnson, then I
don't think we will miss Heilmann at
all. AS a matter Of fact, would rather
have Funk's speed and youth than He'll
MAINS hitting.
And last, but not least, If Alexander
improves, as he should, particularly in
the field, it will be bad news for the
American League pitchers, who must
face him and Gehringer, as they follow
each other In the Tiger batting order.
Gehringer definitely arrived last year
and should be better in every depart
ment of play the coming season.
Detroit is shooting at first-division
berth, and If we get the improved pitching
and fielding that we hope for should
land there.
Copyright. 1900 !.
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Fights Last Night

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK.-Tony Canzoneri, New
York, stopped Solly Ritz. Brooklyn ID.
INDIAN APOLIS.-Tony Herrera,
Chicago, outpointed Jimmy Reed, Erie,
Pa. (10) !; Joe Lynn, Detroit, outpointed
Jimmie Dale, Decatur, Ill. ca.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark.-Roger Ber-
nard, Detroit, knocked out Al de Rose,
Pittsburgh (3).
JACKS ONvILLE, Fla.-Youns
Manuel Quintero, Tampa, Fla, OUT
pointed Harry Wallace, Brooklyn (lO).
HUDSON, wis.--Mike Mandell St
Paul, knocked out Pug Firpo, Mason
City. Iowa (2).
LOS ANGELES Fidel La Barba. Los
Angeles outpointed Santiago SoriIla.
2Anama l1ol.
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SINGER, MANDELL LIKELY
TO MEET IN TITLE BOUT

NEW YORK, March opal
Sammy Mandell will meet AL Singer in
New York ball park late in July for
the lightweight Championship, unless
one Of them comes a cropper in the
meantime.
There still are a few details to be
arranged, but the match is virtually
set.
Jack kid Berg, the English con-
tender, win be kept on the sidelines to
Tight the winner.
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WELTERWEIGHT BOXERS
ARE DUE TO BE ACTIVE

CHICAGO. March S (CP.A)-
There should be plenty Of action in the
welterweight class this Summer, If
Jackie Fields, nee Finkelstein, is willing
ing block.
The three leading contenders for
Jackie's title are Jimmy McIsarnin,
Jack Thompson and Young Corbett.
Any one of the three can give the
champion a rough session, but Nc
Larnin is rated the most dangerous.
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the second round
of a 12-round fight,
in which I stayed
the limit.
The next fellow
to do 1t was James
j. Braddock, who
put me cut for Is
months when he
landed a right
handler IN the Sec
ond round of our
fight in Newark,
N. j., october II,
1928. / stayed the
limit with him,
too.
I class neither Of
these as the hard
est wallcp I ever
took. how yer.
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W ~ q AAAOAC AlAA~
gerous club. Weak.
ness at q most i'm
portant spot in the
iI1held, S h r tstop,
lost many a ball
game for Detroit
last Summer. I feel
that I am conserv-
atiYe when I say
at least IL games
were lost because
of faulty play at
shortstop. Take IL
games from our lost
C o u m n of la st
Summer and add
that many to the
won column, and
the Tigers would
have been far more
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H. SMITH WILL BE PRO
AT WEST POINT COURSE

NEW YORK, March 5 CR.-Horton
Smith, brilliant 21-year-old golfer from
Joplin, Mo-, has been engaged as pro-
fessional for the new Cragston Yacht
and Country Club.
The club now Is under construction on
the old j. Pierpont Morgan estate at
Cragston- Hudson, a few miles be-
low West Point.
Smith is expected to begin his duties
this Spring.
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SPENGLER POST QUINTET
Boil STERED FOR TOURNEY

Basketers sponsored by Spengler Post,
No. lis, American Legion, will be
strengthened for the A. A. u. tourna-
ment by several leading players of the
Boys Club League.
Games are being sought by the
Spenglers with strong lis and 1870
pound quints having gyms. Call Milton
Waring at Decatur SAB.
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New Spring Training Camp: Detroit Aims Berth
K. o. by Braddock Seen
As Help to Scr0ppers

NEW YORK, March 5 Opal
One certain wav to reach the top of
the ladder, it would seem. is to be
Knocked out by James j. Braddock.
Tuffy" Grifiths, flattened by
Braddo~k, now ranks as one of the
worlds leading heavyweigl1ts. Jimmy
Slattery, also knocked out by James
j., Is recognized as light heavy
weight king In this State.
Pete Latzo. whose jaw was frac-
toured by Braddock, put himself
back in the limelight recently by
getting the decision over Larry
Johnson.
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LA BARBA EASY WINNER
IN BOUT WITH GORILLA

LOS ANGELES, March (P).-Fidel
La Barba. fighting at 127 pounds, easily
won a decision over Santiago Gorilla Of
Panama in 10 rounds here last night.
The former fiyweight champion had
the advantage in eight rounds.
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.SHORTSTOP BERTH
STILL IS PROBLEM
Harris Looks to Funk, Out.
field Recruit, to Fill Shoes
4. of HeiImann.

This Is one of series of articles
on the prospects of the rs entries in
the American and National Lenoue
races, .Drftten by the leaders of the
TtDnI clubs,
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BROWNS Need Add Only Punch
To Fine Slabbing to Become
Real Contender for Pennant

Note: This is another of series
of Associated Press stories on major
league club prospects for 1880.
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BY BUCKY HARRIS,
Manager, Detroit Tigers.

TT the Detroit club is to make
real strides toward the PEN
i nant the coming season, feel
the much : needed pitching
strength must come from the
many young prospects the club
will look over in Spring training.
An improved defense is close second
to the pitching angle, If the Tigers are