The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 31, 1933, Page 5

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOUL 2, YOU SCARED OUR PAUGHTER'S SCHOOL CHUM OUT OF THE HOUSE WITH YOUR COUGHING - SHE THINKS YOU ARE STARTING BY GOLLY! THAT SCHOOL- MATE OF ME DAUGHTER'S 15 A PRETTY GIRL- I'D LIKE TO TALK TO HER, 1 KNOW WHAT 'LL DO- I'LL COUGH AN’ KEEP COUGHIN'= BUT MAGG! E WONT LET ME GO IN THE PARLOR- SHELL COME IN TO SYMPATHIZE WITH ME AN THEN | KIN CHAT WITH HER- LOUIS MEYER WINS CLASSIC ON SPEEDWAY California Auto Races Re- peats Victory — Makes Fast Time, 500 Miles LOUIS MEYER INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 31.— Louis Meyer, of Huntington Park,| California, won the 500-mile auto the Indianapolis brick yesterday afternoon be- fore 100,000 spectators and broke all refords for time, making the time of four hours and forty-eight minutes. Wilbur Shaw, of Indianapolis, was second; Chet Gardner, of Long Beach, California, was third, and Lou Moore, of Dos Angeles, was fourth. Meyer won the classic in 1928 and it is the second time a previous winner has been the victor. Tommy ilton won the classic in 1921 and |in 1923 | Mark Billiam, of Tndianapolis, | |driver, and G. L. Jordan, of La-| Fayette, Indiana, mechanic, were fatally injured in smashups. FIVE ARE DEAD | INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 31— | Lester Spangler, of Los Angeles, | cal, competing for the first time |in the Memorial Day auto race, ;died last night as the result of | injuries received lin the speed | classic after hitting a.machine on the southwest turn shortly after Billman wrecked his car on the opposite turn. A skidding car forced Spangler’s machine towards the outside re- taining wall. Spangler's assistant was hurtled over the wall but not seriously injured. Spangler's death makes a total of five in the trials and race CONANT REAL FOOTBALL FAN New President of Harvard Is Inveterate Gridster CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 31.— arvard has another athletic- minded president in the person of | Dr. James Bryant Conpant, recent- | ly elected to'succeed the- retiring James Lawrence Lowell, who was| jone of the Crimson’s crack milers during his under-graduate days. | Although Dr. Conant’s extra-cur- ricular activities were devoted to | journalism, with the Harvard Crim- son, during his student days, has been an inveterate football fan and now boasts of his “normal, reasonable attitude toward an in- | tercollegiate sport program.” 700 ROOKIES TRY FOR POSITIONS IN NORTHERN. LEAGUE ST. PAUL, May 31—Class D baseball in Minnesota died 17 years ago, but this spring witnessed a resurrection. Seven teams, after the long lapse, have resumed play in the newly organized Northern league. | Representing cities in Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin and Can- ada, the clubs have several for- both coasts and the | ! Jimmy McLarnin, Irish youth of Vancouver, B. C., who is now welterweight champicn by rea- sorf " of his wi’7éver © Yoang Corbett III at Los Angeles Monday night, by a knockout in the first rcund of a sched- uled ten rounder. mer major and minor league play- he |€rs on their payrolls. Candidates for jobs come from far south. At t 700 recruits tried out for the seven squads. Now, however, all the clubs are down to a l4-player limit. Among ex-major leaguers in the circuit is Johnny Mostil, former Chicago 'White Sox, ing at Eau Claire, Wis. - D WANTS MORE LETTERS BERKELEY, Cal, May 3L—N(7w'“'nuld Have Suited Tilden that Dave Meek has won athletic | letters in football, basketball and suit Tilden in his prime, except track he has decided to go out for |that Big Bill always preferred Eu- Tt will be his ropean tournaments exclusively in baseball next year. junior year, and he's alrcady con- sidering signing up for crew in his senior year. DAILY SPORT “Gasgy HARINETT = HE CHICAGO cuss’ CATCUER 11 7 S CARTOON —By Pa HE HIT A <G00 & HOME™ RUN AGAINST THE BRAVES f RECENTLY - THIS IS HIS |2 seasoN Wi THE cues 1/ LEAGUE IN BATTING NOW MANAL- ples at Wimbledon with his long- | Critical but hopeful eyes will be trained on Henry Ellsworth | Vines, Jr.,, when that gifted young man unlimbers his racquets in the cast and starts firing across the because America’s s of returning ¢he Davis Cup depends in large well Honry Ells- worth plays this year. The question now is whether the rigorous campaign of last summer and winter, which saw Vines play- ing tournament tennis for almost 12 months, has left the lanky Cali- fornian's stamina and game unim- paired. If Vine is hitting covering court as h2 was in the Stade Roland Garros last summer and at Forest Hills in September, American engravers can get out| their instruments and look for a place on the big silver trophy in wh to again imprint the name of this country. the ball and Thrives en Hard Work Friendly cbservers watched the development of Vines in thres years from an awkward| youngst to the No. 1 of the| world bzlieve the lanky Californian is another Tilden, who thrives on hard work and doesn't really “‘get right” until he has played in three or four tournaments. Bernon S. Prentice, chairman of the United States Davis Cup com- mittee, seems to agree with them, as he is putting Vines in for Amer- ican zone play when there is no need of his services to assure vic- tory and also in sending him abroad | to defend his Wimbledon singles| title in a tournament which ends a bare two weeks before the in- terzone final and only three weeks before the challenge round against France. Vines also will play dou- who have | time partner, Keith Gledhill with | whom he holds the United States doubles title. That is a dish which would just TO GET THE FLL— STELLAR FIELD T0 COMPETE IN ST. PAUL OPEN sembled in Events | Starting June | } =Lt | ST. PAUL, y 31.—A strong field of the nation's golfing greats will converge for the fourth annual St. Paul open starting {June 1, 2, 3 and 4—w $5,000 | waiting for the winners. | The country’s top flight golfers, comprising almost the same group | that will fight it out for the Na- tional Open title in Chicago a weck |F later, already have entered. | Stroking their way over the Kel- | ler course, scene o A. tourney where big Olin Dutr old master, Walter Hagen, plus Dutra, Leo Diegel, Tommy Armour, Harry Cooper and a host of others. Expret Sarazen's Entry Gene Sarazen, presant Br! American open titie-hcld SC regarded as certain to appear. sparring partner in his £ tour, Joe Kirkwood, has entered.| Horton Smith, winner of first-place money two years ago, also will be back. The national driving champion- ship, sanctioned by the P. G. A. will be conducted at the same time as the St. Paul open. Leo Diegel, of the quaint putting stance, will play his first round over th2 Keller course this year, but it will be an old story for most of the others, who have appearsd annually since the inaugural of 8t. Paul's open. Armour Seeking Revenge «Pommy Armour figures he may gam a Ifttle revenge over the field after failing to qualify in the P. G. A. last year. Although Hagen neéver has won first place in pre- Vious starts here, he always has taken part of the prize money in the lower brackets. In the record group of competi- tors expected are included Tony Manero, Charles Guest, Clarence Clark, Al Collins, Bobby Cruick- shank, C. W. Hackney, Charlie Hall, Willie Hunter, Tom Kerrigan, John Revolta, Paul Runyan, Frank Walsh, Al Watrous and James Fou- lis. MAKI COUPLE HELD ON ASSAULT CHARGE ‘Charged with assault with a dan- gerous weapon, Mr. and Mrs. Everet Maki were arrested yesterday by City Police officers and turned over to Federal authorities. They are preparing for Davis Cup play. | There is the possibility that Wil- |mer Allison, with the burden of| |doubles play removed, may be able | ito register a victory either against | Cochet or Borotra, but that is a| |gamble. George Lott and John Van| Ryn should have the edge in dou- | bles over any team the French send against them, but Vines must win| both his matches to make victory | secure. ! | Al the above is based, of course. jon the assumption that America | !doesn’t stub its toe on the way to| jthe challenge round. Preliminar play in the European zone indi |cates there is mo team there tha iwould have more than an outside | |chance against the WVines-Allison- |Lott-Van Ryn quartet, and c tainly there is nothing to stop them 'on this side. ‘ PARI-MUTUELS NOW PORTLAND, Ore., May 31.—Or?- |gon’s horse race meet will open {June 5 for 20 days with Jack Je- |rome, Oakland, Calif., in charge. It will be the state's first leg: racing with parimutuel betting mitted and will be held at {Multnomah county fair ground NO BEAR SHORTAGE ST. PAUL, May 31.—Hunter. ed 256 bears in Minnesota last isays the state game departm WARNING! Speed limit for automobiles on Willoughby Avenue now 15 per hour. City ordinance forbidding | speeding on streets and failure of| autoists to observe arterial cros: ing regulations will be strictly en- forced. C. J. DAVIS, Chief of Police. . | — Classifled ads pay. —adv. |to St. accused of having attacked E. Carl- son Monday night with a hammer and a beer bottle. 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