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Evening star., 1939-08-12
From the
Press Box
Bark Of Willy Old Fox
Worse Than Yunks' Bite
BY JOHN LARDNER,
Special Correspondent of The Star.

NEW YORK, Aug. u (N.AN.A0.-
1t gives you a fine feeling of security
to know that Clark Griffith. down In
Washington, where reds and agi-
tators are said to flourish, still in
sists that the New York Yankees will
be lucky to finish in the first division
this year or any year.
They have cracked wide open!"
howled Mr.. Griffth the other day,
when his own ball club beat the New
Workers.
They don't know they're licked!"
bawled Mr.. Griffith the next day,
when the Yankees beat his ball club.
They're punch drunk"
When the Yankees finally limped
out of town, still with superficial
grip on first place in the American
League. Mr.. Griffith pointed out how
misleading the cold figures were.
Technically" explained the Old
Gray Fox, "the blank blank Yanks
lead the league. From a civilized
point of view, however, they are
fighting to stay above water. I said
it in '36, I said it in '37, and you
know full we'll I said it in '38. The
Yankees are cracking apart"
Evening star., 1939-08-12
Let's His Right Lung Know
Whot Left Hand Is Doino


BY the end of last year, however,
Griff had grown tired of signing
Bonuras pay checks. William Terry,
a cold-blooded hustler from the
"other league" let 1t be known in
Washington circles that he might be
tempted to pay $25,000 for Bonuras
body and soul, especially the for
mer, cash on the line Mr.. Griffith
pricked up his ears as far as they
would go. twenty-five grand sound
ed good to him. He knew the words,
and he could whistle the tune.
In order to sell Bonura to the
Giants, Griff had to get waivers on
the big fellow from his own league.
The waiver price is $500. Phila-
delphia and Cleveland refused to
waive. A few days later, by power
full coincidence, similar to those in
Shakespeare, night baseball was
okayed by the margin of one vote
in the American League, the whole
league waived on Bonura and Zeke
was sold to the New York Giants
for $25,OO0 in cash.
"Bonura is all washed up," barked
Griff, "and the Yankees are busting
apart"
Briefly, Mr. Griffith always lets
his right lung know what his left
hand is doing. And you can't help
liking the chorus of his song:
by Goshen, the Yanks have
cracked!"
1t may not be true right now but
on the day it happens, the Gray Fox
Of Washington will go down in the
books as major prophet. A major
prophet is guy who can wait.
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Loggers Bill Monday Game

Kansas, one In Texas, one in Louis
lana and one in Tennessee.
But the final light was
thrown on the subject BY
Coach Grant. "Thc Southwest
ern we are TO play h located
In Ios Angeles, and was re-
Gently established by rich oil
man..
Rumors have 1t that an excep-
tionally tall team win be sent onto
the floor by the Los Angeles school
with the forwards both being six
feet six. the center six feet four,
and the guards a mere six foot one.
Friday night the Puget Sound
varsity win meet the st. Martins
Rangers at the Logger gym. A
home and home schedule has been
arranged with the Rangers. the
return game being tentatively
scheduled for next week.
Checking and shooting were
stressed Monday afternoon as
Grant ran his charges through 3
brisk practice session.
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ToNIGHT's PLAY

Park-Basketball games tonight
at Bellarmine gym.
Church-Fraternal league Gas
p. M, Central Lutheran VS.. Puy-
allup Christian.
Industrial preseason league -
s p. m, Northern Pacific Railway
VS.. First Methodist; o D. m. Peter
man Mfg. Co. VS.. Northwest Door
Co.
Games for Wednesday night at
Bellarmine: Park Hi-Boys Pre-
Season league-5:45 p. m, 18th st.
Bells VS.. "Unknowns;" $50 p. M.
Fifteenth st. Tigers VS.. Bethany
Presbyterian; 7:15 p. m, jefferson
Playfield VS.. First Methodist: s
p. m. Blue Zephers VS.. Sons of
Pericles; s:45 p. m. Sun Gold
Dairy VS.. First Congregational.
There Is still room for three
more teams in this league, can
Al Hodges at the park office, MA
41s7 for particulars.
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jeopardy Of being bloodied, for
everything to have Gained down
SO completely.
The very secrecy Of that
Chicago meeting makes me feel
that perhaps 1t was FUN behind
drawn blinds and ny the
chinks caulking on Purpose.
The election of Walsh 20 the
presidency could not have been
entirely satisfactory to the play
ing pros, because he was the
man whose fight against Shute
caused them to threaten a sit
down strike at the P. C. A.
championship. Ed Dudley, a
famous professional star, I'M
doubtedly was their first choice.
But he didn't get it.
The playing pros are just be-
ginning their winter tour now,
and 1t will be interesting to see
what happens between now and
the end of that march around
the courses of the country.
II I had to beta practice I
frown on-Td bet that eventual
ly the playing pros break away
from the parent organization
and found a party Of their own.
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Durocher Agrees
ToGuiide Dodgers

CINCINNATI, DIARY Mac
Phail announced today he had
agreed to terms with Leo Durocher
to manage the Brooklyn Dodgers
again in 1910. Durocher, how
ever, will not sign a contract until
February as they are still at odds
over whether it will be for one or
two years.
Durocher's salary was not
announced but II was reliably
estimated ii would be $4,000.
Last year Durocher received
Sl7,500 and bonus of $1,000
at the close of the season.
Whatever salary Leo and I
agreed on probably won't be the
sum he'll receive" said MacPhail.
indicating that he intends TO give
Durocher another bonus If he has
a successful season.
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The vote for Washington for
halfback. Lansdell for quarter
back, Schiechl for center, and
Smith for one guard post was al
most unanimous. Anahu was con-
sidered the leading end; Stuart
the best tackle.
One Of the features Of the poll
was the support given for Leroy
zimmerman. top scorer Of San
Jose States undefeated team,
heaviest scoring college team in
the nation. Other San Jose play
ers, and stars of Fresno State,
College of Pacific, Portland and
other so-called smaller schools"
also caught the attention of the
solicitors.
BEARS, CARDS BLANK
For the first time in years, pos
sibly for all time, no players from
California or Stanford, each Of
which had its worst season on
record made the first team.
Other players nominated for the
all-star team were:
Ends: STROBE, U. C. L. A; Wins
low and Fisk, U. S. c.; Semmens,
California; MARI, Washington;
MACPHERSON, U. c. L. A; Ryan,
Idaho; Allen, San Jose; Telemanic,
U. S. F.; Pena, Oregon State;
Smith, Idaho; Leovich, Oregon
State; Garcia, U. S. F.: Betten-
court, st. Marys; Mulkey, Fresno
State.
Tackles: Andersen, Stanford;
Sears, Oregon State; Reinhard,
California; Zarubica, u. c. L. A.;
Bronzan, Fresno; ward, st.
Marys; Stubler. Santa Clara;
Hackenbruck, Oregon State; Katz-
meyer, st. Marys; Jelsma, Oregon
State; Renfro, San Jose State;
Lyman, U. c. L. A; b. Bantz,
Washington State; Tornell, San
Jose State.
Guards: Pool, Stanford; Plasch,
California; Cook, San Jose; Ros-
SO, California; Frawley, U. C.
L. A; Baker, Gonzaga; Robert
son, Oregon; Donovan, Idaho;
Sohn, u. S. c.; O'Connor, Santa
Clara; Martinelli, st. Marys.
Centers: Cadenassa, Oregon;
Titchenal, San Jose; Devine,
Washington State; Tsoutsouvas,
Oregon State; Dempsey, u. S. C.
Backs: Standlee, Stanford;
Hoffman, U. S. c.; Smith, Ore
gon; Peoples, U. S. c.; Heffernan,
st. Marys; Canadeo and Hare,
Gonzaga; Enzler, Portland; Nor
RE Kohler, Oregon State; Albert,
Stanford; Swarthout, Montana;
Peterson and Poore, Fresno State;
Adamina, College of Pacific; Dom
ovan, Oregon; Roche and Nc
earthly, Santa Clara; Robinson,
U. c. L. A; Minter, San Jose
State; Renfro and Emerson,
Washington State.
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One of the strongest teams ever
chosen in the annual poll, it offers
IL players whose work this year
gained not only sectional but also
national recognition.
Six teams are represented on
the first squad, with University of
Southern California considered the
strongest team on the coast, Win
ming three places; Santa Clara,
king of the independents, and
Oregon State, beaten only by
U. S. c. this year, getting two
each; Oregon, a team that started
fast and then slumped, placing
two; and u. c. L. A, which plays
U. S. c. for the conference title
next Saturday. and University Of
Washington getting one each.
The first team:
Ends: William Anahu. Santa
Clara, and Jay MacDowell, Wash
ington.
Tackles: Jim Stuart, University
of Oregon, and Phil Gaspar,
U. s. c.
Guards: Harry Smith, Z. s. c.,
and Eberle Schultz, Oregon State.
Center: Johnny Schiechl, Santa
Clara.
Quarterback: Grenville Lansdell,
U. 5. c.
Halfbacks: Kenny Washington,
Z. G. l.. A., and Jay GRAPHICAL,
Oregon.
Fullback: Jim Kisselburgh, Ore
gon State.
The Second Team:
Ends: Kruger. U. S. C., and
Reginato, Oregon.
Tackles: Stoecker, q. s. c., and
ArtOe, California.
Guards: Sommers, q. c. L. A,
and Younce, Oregon State.
Center: Mucha, Washington.
Quarterback: SCHNEIDER, U. s. C.
III a 4 b C ks Johnson, Santa
Clara, and McAdams, Wash
ingtOn.
Fullback: Zimmerman, San Jose
State.
Washington was considered the
outstanding back and Smith the
best lineman.
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Seven Local CcC
Boxers in Finals

FORT LEWIS - Seven Tacoma
boxers will be in there battling for
seven of the eight weight crowns
at stake in the annual Fort Lewis
District CCC boxing tournament,
tabled for December SO at Camp
Elma, Elma, Wash.
Harold Elsaser, 126-pound CCC
champion of the 1888 finals. and a
Tacoma enrollee. will be the only
champion returning to defend his
title.
Another promising Tacom a
fighter and contender in the well
terweight division is Dale Blanoh-
ard, who has scored two victories
to date.
Other Tacoma fighters who
will carry CCC camp colors
into action are Glen Brazil,
liz pounds, Camp Electron;
and George Lisac, 1l8 pounds,
also OF Electron; w. Williams,
1875 pounds, Camp Sunshine
Point; Stan Hardness, 155
pounds, Camp Rainier; and Joe
Fagerstedt, heavy eight,
Camp Sunshine Point.
Washington state Jared well
throughout the gruelling elimina-
ton bouts conducted in eight zones
by the 26 camps comprising the
Fort Lewis CCC District. placing
81 of the 80 contenders slated for
action in the semi-finals. Eastern
talent is represented by nine men.
Washington boys who will make
the trip to Elma to participate are:
Arnold Burtis, Arthur Tiessen,
Gerald Morris, William Westvang.
Robert johnson, Wayne Lohr. Rus
sell Hoflin. Fred Dills, Oscar Wick
ham, Glen Meyers, McAllister,
Arthur Knowlton, Strahsburg,
Glenn Brazil, George Lisac. Harold
Elsaser. William Williams. Dale
Blanchard, Stan Hartness, and Joe
Fagerstedt.
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VOLS OR TEX ACCIES
HAVE ROSE BOWL DATE
Depends Upon
Coast Victor

EtHEH 5A8II Correspondents
Los ANGELES-They can toss
coin TO decide whether Tennessee
or Texas Aggies will play in the
Rose bowl and fans here are con-
WINGED that either would give the
western team its toughest battle.
Those are the two teams most
mentioned TO represent the east in
the Pasadena classic New Years
day and 10 the man on the street
1t doesn't make much difference
which one gets the the bid.
Both teams have better rec
ords than the VESTS favorite,
Southern California, and the
invitation Of either would as
sure n scllout.
Tennessee. indicated. united
and unsecured on, opened the season
as the logical choice To represent
the east and through the season
has gained support by smashing
Alabama, Louisiana and Kentucky,
amongst others.
ONLY WEEK AWAY
Now, with the selections no
more than two weeks away, the
Vols still are highly considered as
the western champions opponent,
but two obstacles could block
their second quest for the richest
post-season game. One Is the Vols
weak schedule and the other is
Texas Aggies' powerful indicated
team.
The fact that Tennessee meets
a pushover every other week while
other conference teams are en-
gaging in tough contests stymied
the Vols hopes last season and
sent rival southerner to the west.
Then Tennessee was unde-
feated also and commanded
most of the early western
sentiment for the bowl invita-
tion. But Duke got the bid
and met the Trojans mainly
because the path the Blue
Devils covered had proved
they were good.
Texas A. & NJ. has swept the
Southwest conference clean OF OPP
position and ranks with the Vols,
Cornell and use as the nations
strongest teams.
The boys from College station
have beaten good teams in the
Southwest conference. armong
them Arkansas. Baylor and SMU.
Their fans say they have also
whipped a good team from the
east. villanova, and downed one
of the VESTS strongest teams.
Santa Clara.
But mention the Rose bowl to
either Coach Howard Jones of
use or Babe Horrell of UCLA and
the silence Is eloquent. Both are
pointing for their battle Saturday
as the crucial game of the year
and post-season possibilities are
out Of mind until after that rivalry
and the Pacific Coast champion
ship are settled.
However, Tournament of
Roses officials. who sponsor
the game, are taking no
chances Of having prize
team snatched from circula-
tlon before the west. can have
Its pick.
They've proposed - secretly, of
course-that Southern California
and UCLA agree this week on
their choice for the western teams
opponent Jan. l. Then that team
can be given the word-secretly,
again--to hold out for the formal
invitation which can come only
after the Pacific Coast champion
Ia chosen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-06
JACOBS SIGNS
TWO BATTLES

NEW YORK - Promoter Mike
Jacobs announced today that he
had signed Henry Armstrong to
defend his welterweight title
against Pedro Montanez of Puerto
Rico at Madison Square Garden
Jan. "a in 15-round match.
Jacobs also signed Pete Scalzo
of New York for a return 10-round
bout with Simon Chavez of Vene-
zuela at the garden Dec. %, to
determine the outstanding feather
weight challenger.
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Hockey League
Lead At Stake

OLYMPIA--First place In the
Southwest Washington Hockey
league win be at stake Tuesday
evening on the Olympia ice when
the newly sponsored II. L. Wolfe
Internationals. formerly the Or
phans, tangle with the high scoring
Olympia Oil and Wood Products
in the feature game at S o'clock.
The second tilt on the program
finds Meadow Lark Dairy facing
the Ice Arena pucksters in a battle
for the cellar position. This game
follows Immediately after the first
tilt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-06
Hunt Goes Down
To Chattanooga

SEArTLE-The Seattle Rainiers
Of the Pacific Coast baseball
league reported from Cincinnati
today the sale OF Outfielder Ar
thur (Mike) Hunt, former home
run king, to Chattanooga.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-06

southwestern untverdty's tail
transforming hoopsters win invade
the College Of Puget Sound gym
Monday night Dec. Is. to meet
Coach Lou Grants Logger quintet.
Il was announced by the Logger
coach Monday.
Immediately there arose the
question. where u Southwest
erng" 90 to the almanac went the
inquisitive, only to find four South
western universities listed. One In
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-06
MARBLE OFFERED $50. 900

IUS ANUELES = Alice Marble
can get a guarantee Of $4,000 il
the world women's tennis cham
pion Will turn professional this
winter. Promoters would like to
land Helen Hull Jacobs, too.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-06

Hostak Of Seattle, the N. A. B-recognized
addIswegh champion continued training today for his
Aground ttie Cleveland Hostak
yesterday He boxed three rounds and wound up
q heavy light bags and calisthencs
goodlookng fine shape and his
hitting sharp worked easily with three sparing partners
speed than heavy punehhrowing
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-06

a club-and the homo profess
sionals, or the ones who keep q
job and teach and run n shop.
Or, to state it more simply, a
battle between the famous golf
ers, men whose scores break par
and make the headlines, and the
golfers who stay at home and
are not known.
There long has been hard feel
ing between the groups. The
stay-at-homes feel the p. G. A.
has always devoted entirely too
much attention to the celebri-
ties, and the celebrities think
they deserve the attention on
the grounds that they are the
ones the public wants to see and
is willing to pay for the privi-
lepe
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ALL NOT SWEETNESS

Now / don't want TO brand
myself as a suspicious old char
acter, who goes about poking
his finger into a quiet situation
trying to make trouble, but I
am not yet convinced that all
is sweetness and light within the
ranks of the p. G. A.
There were so many fat and
juicy epithets hurled about at
Pomonok, too many noses In
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United Press staff Correspondent

o".sa
SAVANNAH, Ca Seventeen
deaf-mute mice, all wearing soft
mittens to make even their sign
language more noiseless, could
not have held a quieter, more
peaceful meeting than the Pro-
fessional Golfers association did
a while back in Chicago.
Scheduled to be a stormy
thing, with irate officials whack-
ing one another over the head
with brassies, No. i irons and
spade mashies. 1t resulted in
nothing of the sort.
The boys went about their
business like n roomful Of Al
phonses and Gastones rs George
Jacobus yielded the presidency
10 Thomas Walsh, Freddie Cor
coran's contract as tournament
chairman was renewed, and the
various reports on how 10 keep
robins, worms and women with
high heels off greens were read.
This politeness came as a
rousing surprise to all those who
follow the doings of the =. G. A.
especially in the light of what
happened at the last p. G. A.
championship at the Pomonok
club in the New York during the
summer.
YOU'LL REMEMBER
You remember that awful mix
up when a faction of officials
headed by now President Walsh
fought to keep Denny Shute
from competing because he was
a few days late in paying his
dues.
So much of the p. G. AS
dirty linen was washed during
the three-day battle. and hung
up to dry right on the Pomonok
Country clubs porch, that 1t
could be sighted by ships at sea.
The fight developed into one
between the travelling profess
sionals-that IL, the players who
move from tournament to tour
nament instead of staying Mt
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-06
MCDOWELL ON United PRESS
1899 ALL-STAR COAST CLUB
Dean and Rudy
OnSeCOndTeanl
BY JAMES A. SULLIVAN
United Press staff Correspondent

SAN FRANCISCO sports editors and writers Of United
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-26
Dial Doings
BY ALEC TEMPLEToN

TEMPLETON
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 think grand place to be-this America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-26

Daniel Sinclair and his brother James, living 80 miles apart in Scot land, recently met in Dundee for the first time in 30 years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-26
DROUGHT BECINSI TO TAKE EFFECT.
Cream Prices Advance August l-Drenching
 Rain Needed

Hartford, Conn, July 26.--(UP).- Connecticut crops needed a drench- ing rain today to save them from almost complete loss.
 As the drought went into its 2eth day with persisting high tempera- lures, scattered showers were pos- sibility. The little rain that fell yes- terday offered only a brief respite from the worst dry spell in many years.
 The first direct result of the drought was felt by consumers as cream prices were boosted by Satte Milk Administrator s. Mclean Buckingham. Effective Aug. an in- crease in both producer and re- tail prices of one cent a half-pint and two cents pint will become effective. Fluid milk prices were not included in the rise.
 The dollars loss to crops thus far could not be estimated. In the southeastern section where maturity Is reached in advance of other areas, 8 total loss was feared.
 Throughout the rest of the state, 1t wasN said, vegetables have just stopped growing" and continued dry ness will bring ruin and 1t will be hopeless to set out the fall plantin
 Prof. A. E. Wilkinson, vegetable specialist at University of Connecti- cut, said a full week of rain was needed to do any good.
 The tobacco cop, worth several millions of dollars, was at critical stage, although first cuttings already have been made.
 Fruit trees were bearing up well.
 The state departemnt of agricul- ture said 1t would be impossible to compare this years crop yield with a year ago when there was a sur- plus of all commodities. With the coming of rain, 1t was said, enough produce may be harvested to meet normal requirements.
 In one way the dry spell has saved farmers money, 1t was said. Jap anese beetles, cron borers and other bugs that usually cause extensive damage each year, have made but slight inroads this summer. No restrictions have been placed on reservoir waters, although wells and ponds were lowering rapidly.