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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-20
PLAN Permanent NO. IT

OLYMPIA, Wash. -Sportsmen
and commercial fishing interests
which sponsored Initiative II, bar
ring fish traps. have launched a
campaign to amend the constitu-
ton and write its ban into that
document.
Taking tip from the sponsors
of the 4o-mill initiative who lost
by a narrow margin a move TO
write that limitation into the con-
stitution at the last legislature. the
anti-fish trap groups will sponsor
an amendment on the 1912 ballot.
The amendment, according
10 reports here, would be
supplemented one. merely
specifying that all fixed fish
ing gear would be barred from
Washington waters.
Initiative II was passed by the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-20
Abes Almost
Win in Sixth
PRLP STANDINGS

Stadium defeated Lincoln. 10
:. under the lights at Athletic
park last night in a wild and
woolly baseball game marked BY
the nervousness of both teams.
each playing its first night game
of the season. The win gave
Stadium undisputed leadership Of
the prep standings.
The hurting. particularly Sta
dium's. alternated frequently from
the rank TO the sublime. Twenty
nine players II Lincoln and IL
Stadium-we struck out during
the tilt. but IS were walked by
the two Abe and three Tiger
pitchers. one batter was hit by
thrown ball.
The Bengals, taking advan-
tage of Lincoln errors. and hit
ting solidl, In the clinches.
led the Abes. 8 TO o. at the end
of their half of the sixth in
ming.
The Lincoln cause seemed hope
less when SIEVE Grassi, first Abe
batter in the sixth. advanced to
the plate. But he singled sharply
to left center. went all the way 10
third when the Tiger center field
er let the ball get away from him.
RUNS POUR IN
That was the beginning. Be-
fore the frame was over, Lincoln
had tailed seven runs on only
one more hit. seven walks and one
hit batsman. In attempting TO
stem the rally. Coach John Helm
rick used three hurlers.
Joe Belford. Stadium pitcher,
who had relieved Montbroussous in
the sixth, managed brilliantly.
however to keep Abe bats quiet
the rest of the game.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-20
ParklQnd Golfers
Seek Hole-in-One

Falkland golfers took 141 shots
in the hole-in-one contest at Allen
more Monday, but none of them
scored the much-desired ace.
Joe Greco was three feet from
the pin. Ted Burke was six feet
two inches from the cup, and
Charles Morlock and Cliff Olson
each approached to within Is feet
of the cup
Gordon B emmett, Highland
player, put three balls on the green
to win a ball donated by Dill
Howell.
George Eckman and Jim Peter
son were winners in the South Ia
coma Business Mems and Kiwanis
clubs hole-in-one party Tuesday
night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-20
Logger Skiers
Enter Tourney

Coach Warren E. Tomlinson and
the College of Puget Sound ski
team will leave Thursday for
Mount Hood to take part in the
inyltational college ski meet. which
VIII be held there Friday and Sat
urday
Members of the team. as an
nounced by Tomlinson. are Charles
Fischel. captain; Bob Kemp. War
rem Webster. Bob Taylor and
Charles Swanson. Shirley McDon.
aid, CPS coed. also will take part
IN the tourney. but not as a rep.
resentatlve Of the school.
The meet will be the first for
fischel this year. He fractured a
leg several months ago while ski
ing at Paradise valleq.
The slalom race will be held Fri
day, with the downhill event carded
for Sunday.
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eaIth Code
For Dog Show

The higest standards In health
and sanitation will be in effec,
for Tacoma's all-breed dog show
April 1890. according to the spon-
sors Of the event, the Tacoma
Kennel club and the Young Mems
Business club.
Being licensed show governed
by American Kennel club rules. IT
must adhere to the health and
sanitation regulations set forth by
the A. X. c.
In the first place, A. X. G.
rules prescribe that exhibit
ors should be SURF that dogs
are free from diseases Of any
kind. and this includes one Of
the most prevalent diseases
among dogs-rabies.
In the second place, the Kennel
club insist that every show
must have a qualified veterinarian
who shall be In attendance before
and during the progress of the
show, and no dog shall be allowed
to enter the show building or
show grounds. or to be benched
without having been examined and
passed by him."
The veterinarian. the A. X. c.
points out. Is required to person.
ally inspect the dogs on the
benches and the quarters where
the dogs are exercised or Grated
before $3.50 a. m. on the opening
day of the show. and at least once
during the morning of each day
he must examine all dogs and sub
init written report to the bench
show committee.
Dogs suffering from con-
tagiOus diseases will be re-
moved from the building.
There Is still time for dog own
ers to obtain entry blanks before
the headline at 5 p. m. Friday.
Blanks are available at Jennings
Poole's Seed Co.
Hardware, Y. NJ. B. c. office. Ia
Rhodes Brothers. Washington
coma Seed Co. Olswang Hard
ware and Lincoln Hadware. They
may be obtained from the veteri-
too.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-20

Everett dedicates its new high
school athletic field Saturday with
a Cross-State league relay pa
geant. involving Lincoln, Stadium.
Bremerton. Everett. walla walla.
Yakima and Bellingham.
There will be IL events-the
100-yard dash. mile run, pole
vault. shuttle hurdle relay. shot
put. mile relay. l20-ysrd high hur-
dies. discus throw. broad Jump.
440-yard relay. two-mile relay and
Se0-yard relay.
In arranging the extensive
program. which brings better
than 80 young athletes into
competition. the Everett high
school. chamber Of commerce
and community In general put
their weight and effort behind
tie plan
And II has gone over like
million, a group of students head
ing q tag selling campaign that
insured ample financial needs for
the meet.
A parade viii open the eere-
monies at lis o'clock.
Stadium's team, led by Coach
Ralph Christie. is: Rus sopcr
tcaptain). Jim Allen. julius Beck.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-20
Puck Series
Ends Tonight

There will be a big IF in the
hockey game at the Lakewood ice
arena Wednesday night when the
Alt Heidelbergs tansle with Grif-
fin Fuel for the city champion
ship trophy. The tilt will start at
S o'clock.
The if as far as the Heidel-
bergs are concerned, is the goal
tending of Frank Anderson. An
derson turned in just an average
game when the Heidelbergs drop
ped a double overtime decision 10
Griffin Fuel two weeks ago, but
last week he was in top form. and
the Heidelbergs won without too
much trouble.
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handba|| Title
Play Tomorrow

The all-city singles and doubles
handball tournaments swing into
action tomorrow at the Elks club.
In the singles Bill Boudwin, de-
Tending champion. draws a bye.
Archie Mclean will play Harold
Keller. Al Howe-Lyle Lemley.
Charles Weber-Al Ziegler, Bob
Holder-Ward Pierce, Virgil Croft
Leonard Moline Charlie Dunbar
Willie Hirst and Monty Pember-
ton meets o. Z. Stewart.
The doubles finds Stewart and
Ziegler meeting Johnson and Mo-
line, Fitzgerald and Smith Shinolt
and Dempsey; Johnson and Was
san-Somers and Morris; Hirst and
Weber and Solly; Pierce
and Smith-Boudwin and Howe and
Mclean and Gloyde draw a bye.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-20
Collins Heads
Oregon Racing

PORTLAND Ore. - Henry w.
Collins was elected chairman of
the Oregon state racing commits
sion today He was formerly vice
Achairman.
Other officers named at a meet
iAg were T. B. Wilcox. jr., vice
chfirpAn. and w. r. Turner, Sec
retery
GA. Huntington. Eugene. and
"a LeGrow. Athena, are the
otter members.
The commission voted the Multi
nomah Kennel club a permit to
hold go days Of dog racing. start
ing May rs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-20
Billiard Champ
Beats BozemQn

CHICAGO-Joe Chamaco. Mex
leo City. world three cushion bill
lard champion. last night Won the
third and fourth blocks OF his 600
point billiard match with Jay
Bozeman Of Chicago. $3.50 and
$3.50.
The victories brought his total
within two points Of Bozemsn's
200 score. Chsmaco's title is not
at stake
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-20
Tacoma Pro
Risks Grown

SEATTLE-Charles Congdon of
Tacoma defends his Washington
State Professional Golfers assoc
citation championship today on the
Broadmoor course against Jim
Christie of Glendale.
Congdon won his way into the
finals by beating Roy Owen, Wing
Point, l up. in an extra hole semi
final match yesterday. Jim Chris
tie beat his brother, Bill of Raj
nier in another extra hole contest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-20
Strong Amateur
CardCompleted

A half-dozen Fort Lewis fisti-
cutters. cream of the army post
rising crop. will attempt to cap
ture Pierce county amateur cham
pionships Thursday night at
Greenwich coliseum.
Sgt. Benny Cordova, promi-
nent professional middleweight not
so long ago and now the post box
ing coach. will send his best mitt-
men against county champions.
Warner Coffman. heavy
handed simon-pure from the
VI. p. company. will try to
lift the county heavyweight
crown now reposing on the
brow of Cliff Edwards. North
west A. {. battler. In the four
round main event on Thurs
days program.
Paired in the semi-final, also a
four-rounder. are Earl Tiny
Cooper, county ELECTROMAGNETIC
champion. and Jay Phillips. cap
able l75-pounder from Battery B,
10th Field Artillery. Fort Lewis.
Another outstanding scrap will
find Willie Minsky, crowd-pleasing
l40-pounder from the 10th Field
Artillery, taking pot shots at Al
Miller's county junior-welter-
weight tiara.
Other soldier scrappers on
the card are Private Donegan,
Third Tank company, vs..
Johnny Miller junior-light-
weight champions: Private
Brewer. 10th Field Artillery,
Vs.. Tiger Willie" Muse, mid
dleweight title holder; and
Hank Roberts, also of the
10th Field Artillery. who
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-20
COMMERCIALS To MEET

The Commercial Softbal league
managers meet tonight al S o'clock
in the park office. PIP CITY Hall
annex. to draw up a schedule. Sc
lect umpires and elect = president
to the association council. Tomor-
row night the Labor Union man
ayers meet.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-20
Lewiston Defeats
WSC Tossers, Ga

PULLMAN. Wash.-In an exhi.
bition game featured by three
home runs. the Lewiston team of
the new Pioneer Baseball league
defeated Washington State col
lege yesterday. Ga.
Hays. Lewiston first baseman.
scored two men ahead of him when
he homed in the third inning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-20
Tacoma Seed Co.
Has Entry Slips

The Tacoma Seed company. sos
Pacific ave. has entry blanks for
the Tacoma Kennel club dog show
scheduled for Tacoma, April 30
and so. in the old Sears-Roebuck
building, oath and Pacific. The
Tacoma Seed company's name was
inadvertently omitted from the Of
fetal list printed yesterday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-20

meets Paul Bellus of Lincoln
high In an elimination to meet
Johnny Morris. lightweight
champ.
Morris will defend the l35-pound
tiara against Les Dickey. Eaton
vile; Nern Wilson. county feather
weight king. will put his title on
the block against Willie Williams
of Lincoln high; and Jack Agnew
of Sapanaway and Ray Martin Of
Puysllup will tsngle in another
elimination mix.
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arranging to
would take place barring something unforeseen And that
thing unforeseen hobs up
THE consistency of our city pappes making our ordinances:
Driving while drunk average
Sober happy youngsters riding bicycle sidewalks
Val Alb Ira Holmes low you
Dear Metz Portland. Seattle. San Francisco and Los
Angeesal have electrically lighted tennis Yet Ia
court being satisfactory equipment
equipment approximately up
promote the growth sports the west ?"
the work the advancement
s''' BILL iUs SIMPSON
DEAR BILL: in
during lighted
Wright park Perhaps illuminated tennis could obtained
EvERywHERr your as he finds fans talking Tiger
the S h ssHn Aas he folks n G
they are
CTUB NELSON informs me he has been lcorkng day and
night at Belgham and that things shaping up ceH
Stub former Tacoma Los Angeles and Portland sports
criter looks for better things IN the hsting Tulip city
fourth largest in the state Stub is business manager He
knoWs has baseball
chin that ss end " the
The fight certainly Ropered thing Monday
Phan done to this?
WELL out here in the Northwest we'll take smaller fights
early evenly cunning
o% New the M say
How many of our city dads haze little kids of their o,cn
ocho ride bikes? The echo answers sh-h-h-h-h! =.
JACK kELIIsoN Tacoma reports this after a trip east:
fixed ioushng cafe and weighing
pounds and solid no, fat happy look on his face grand
every in
thrills hereabou be Heine
Everyone Fighting
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-20
BOWLING

A whirl Of important bowling
events is on the pin calendar for
the next few days.
Topping the list is the series
which the Pacific Match women's
tournament five will roll in Okla
homa City, Okla, tonight. The
Northwest women will shoot their
five-woman match. and Thursday
night they will roll their doubles
and singles in the women's ma
tional congress tournament.
Women bowlers of the city will
convene tonight for their final
meeting of the 1899 season. a
banquet at which officers for the
next year will be elected and other
important business transacted.
City leaguers close their
campaign tonight. with the
deciding series OF the second
half to be rolled. johnson
Paint and Caswell Opticais,
only teams remaining In the
battle for the second half title,
will oppose each other In the
most important series of the
entire season. Play Is billed
for $50 o'clock.
ganization will take another step
in their plans for the organization
Of a bowling league by holding
another session at the Broadway
alleys tonight. The league will be
organized at the start of next sea-
son II interest among the men,
bers is sufficient to warrant II.
SILVER MEDAL
Thursday night, between the
first and second squads of the
Class B league. Mike Miller, Alt
Heidelberg star. will receive his
silver A. B. c. medal for the near
perfect game which he recently
rolled. He registered 299. missing
perfect score by only one pin.
Bill Herdman. president of the
City association. and member of
the national executive council of
the American Bowling congress.
will present the medal
Bus Anderson, leading bowl
er Of the Commercial league.
led the circuit In its weekly
session at the Broadway al
leys Tuesday night. He rolled
2e,, l8l and EOS. to finish
with n 613 total.
Marie Snartemo, member of
Archer's Confectionery. led the
women bowlers of the league with
a nice 54s score.
The Commercial league race is
now narrowed TO four teams.
Broadway Alleys lost three points
last night. but still leads its near
est rival. the Stationers. by two
points. Arctic Bottlers rank third
in the hot second half race. with
3sth Street still clinging TO
chance 10 finish in a tie for the
title.
OTHER HIGH SCORES
Besides Anderson's big total.
other high scores in last nights
play were: Stan Malewsky 573,
Tom Miller Sos. Harvey Berlin
57l. Novak 576. Matt Herried $40.
Cody Stewart 551. Bob Muehlen-
bruch 564. Pop Jelusich 572. Ernie
Mars $40, Hank Spolaric $50. Ed
die Vsllish sol. and Hal Craven
5e3.
The Shaughnessy Cafe pin
men. first half Commercial
league champions. turned In
the best team performance,
registering games of 9Ie. 99s
and 9a2. to tally a 2s52 total,
without handicap.
Gus Bloom. outstanding in re-
cent play in the Eagles league.
again topped that circuit with
games Of 1877. 1s6 and 2l6. for
nice $50 total.
City Employees league bowIers
held their annual banquet last
night. winding up their activities
for a second successful season.
George Thompson. under whose
guidance the league operated dur
ing the past season. was again
chosen to head the circuit for the
next year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-20
Pacific Nine Wins

FOREST GROVE, Ore. The
Pacific university baseball team
trounced the Portland Pilots here
yesterday. winning both games Of
double header. 1915 and As.
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voters in 1884. Since it was not
re-enscted in the following cleo
tons it has been the target of
strong moves to repeal or amend
it at the 1887 and 1889 legislatures.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-20
Anglers Increase
On Oregon Coast

COQUILLE. Ore. - Dealers in
fishing tackle and other sporting
gear said today that more fisher
men than at any other time in the
last decade are angling in coast
streams.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-20
ARLINGTON SCORES

Arlington beat Edison, s-3, in
Tscoms grade school league soft
ball game at Arlington last night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-20

Stolen bases Grsssi. Vincent Ro-
ley, sacrifice hits. Molitor. Marcus
son; two-base hits. Lilly. Walters;
three base hit. Marcusson: left on
bases. Lincoln Il. Stadium 8: seven
hits. five runs off Lewis in 5-plus
innings; five hits. two runs off Died.
rich in s. innings; no hits. four
runs off Montbrussus in 0-plus in
ming, three hits three runs off
Kahout in four innings; no hits one
run off Belford IN 2i3 innings;
struck out. by Lewis s. by Diedrich
10. by Belford 7. by Kahout Z bases
on balls, off Lewis 4 off Diedrich
6, off Montbroussus 8. off Belford 4;
wild pitch, Kahout. Lewis. Bedford:
hit by pitched ball. Hegele by Mont
broussus: umpire. Staye
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-20
Idaho Team Favored

CORVALLIS. Ore.-The Univer-
atty Of Idaho track team was rated
. slight favorite today to win a
dual meet from Oregon State here
Saturday Grant Swan. Orange
coach. said the vandals rate Sec
ond only to Washington State in
the Northern division.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-20
SoftbaN Leagues
Name Officials

The City A and B softball cir
cults last night elected H. 6. Nc
Lain president of the AS and Neal
Roberts the B circuit.
Three regulars and one alternate
umpire were selected, Rube Mad
sen, Tom Walsh and Roy Cruver.
as regulars, and Louis Naef. al
ternate.
Both leagues will open on May
l, the AS playing on Mckinley
Playfield No > diamond and the
BIS on Mckinley No. /. Portland
ave. and Harmon playfields.
The 4 loop has four teams,
Alt Heidelberg, CammaranOs,
johnson Paint and Transfers
and will play five-round
schedule.
The B circuit with seven teams.
Active Club. Iverson & Walker
Brake Service, Tacoma French
Bakery. Wartenbe Service. Jensen
Fuel Co.. White Eagle Tavern and
Old Tacoma Purse Seiners. will
operate a three-round series.
The managers of the Rs voted
to leave the league open for an
eighth team providing such is filed
in the park office by next Friday.
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On the Lam
With ..
Elliott Metcalf

VANITY probably sent many Of the suckers to that Louis
Roper thing IN L. A the other night So many ike
to be able to Yeah sac Louis. Boy he really hit!
And So-oy is he fad-ddst i'm knock ont Jack Roper
Then too. many also rent 1000 to gamble. that
Roper MIGHT stage historic upset. Bat regardless Of
Chy they lCeat they all 1cere suckers
What interested than anything else the deadly
sincerity honesty the fight
whole determnedy right
community when sdvers
word kept good
that
PILL MEEK is major time fight promoter
- But in proportion he ranks with them
Bill holds forth in Centraa where for two years he has
promoted amateur and professional shows giving the fans
down the hustng southwest city the best he obtain
three-dsy title tourney
district And he put il
providing and medals
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winners and runners-up
Meek planned to have Davie
Ward or Freddie Steele referee at
least one night of his tourna-
ment, but Steele took over the
matchmaking job at Spokane and
Ward had to jump into the same
city to fight Bob Gibbons Friday
night, leaving Meek without an
added attraction
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-11
BY LAWRENCE CROLIUS.

If you have pleasant little
house in the country, or even a
spacious house in a nearby sub
urb, why not convert it into a
regular mans castle" by putting
up good, old-fashioned picket
fence? Few things can give home
quite such compact. self sufficient
air like trim fence built all around
the homestead, and Of course 1t
provides fine gate for you to swing
on when you are waiting for your
husband to come home from the
office or vice versa.
Like most everything else these
days picket fences are being put up
in a packaged kit form, and it is
simple matter for you or your favor
tie carpenter to erect it in little or no
time The pickets come in compact
bundles of "a pointed redwood Stats,
which are q. inches wide and Al
inches long. The wood is extremely
durable. Remember after all the size
of those giant trees out in Califor-
MIA which are supposed to have
been pretty we'll grown when Co.
lumpus was busily discovering Amer
lea. Well. these fences are made Of
that type of material, which will
more than likely outlast the rest of
the house.
You have a wide range of selec-
ton for these fences, including a
number of different styles OF PICK
cts and gates which can be chosen
to match the design and decoration
of your house. You also might keep
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-11
s &% s5?$:;! !!

in MIND the fact that a fence of
this sort put up around your place
might very easily pay for itself in a
short time by protecting the garden
of flowers you have so carefully
planted from marauding children
and dogs A tight row of cleaning
pickets will also provide an ideal
place for you to park little junior
when you want him to breathe in
lot Of fresh air and stay out from
under your feet.
49,
There are number Of little elec-
trical gadgets we would like to tell
you about which aren't found in
many homes. even these days, but
are able to perform most capably.
For instance, take the troublesome
matter of trying to keep a dinner
hot when some one is late coming