The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 1, 1937, Page 5

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1937 BRINGI e Sy PEMEMBER HOVY PR GALViE HIM=? AND R OUD MR. BATKEN- SUEEVEGARTERS YOouUR SisTER | GOLD WATCH- CHAIN W£S SOMETHING TC SeE=E - ONE DAY YOUR BROTHER SAW I~ AND IT HASN'T BEEN Ol NG UP FATHER FoT P {1 AND “TH DAY | TRIED T i I EEN St lf_‘_E-r SCENTED S = f GLUE F~2 14 HOQ;E AMLST HAVE Ca DRUFF 7 e Y- HIS OME THING— 05 DRESSEO LR IN YOUR T e # MO YOU PUT ST R BAKGS - AND WHET A BIG BANCING YOU GOT WHEN SHE ¥ IV ETVER ¢ L FOUND OUT— By GEORGE McMANUS AND H W PR "ROCKHEAD CAUGHT SIX DAY~ AND AL « THE DAY R!'S ] LOR O KIS Ov/H iCe)ofi- % o 28 | RATES HUBBELL | BEST TWIRLER; | IS OVER DIZIY Cardinals’ Moundmate Says Record Will Prove What He Says DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, April 1. — Who is the greatest pitcher in major league waseball todar Southpaw Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants or right-handed Jer- cme Dean of the St. Louis Cardin- Ask Jim Winford, the Meeker, Ckla., lad, who pals around on the Cardinal mound staff with Dizzy' during the baseball season and goes ! home to pass the winter with Carl. Without hesitating, he'll say: | “Hubbell.” | Then he'll explain: “Look at the records. g “Say what you want to ::\Imu'.I wen-and-lost averages. They don't; tell the story. The earnzd-run av-| erages do. Dix is a great pitcher,| but he has a long way to go to! catch up with Carl.” Meeker To Take Holiday That, you learn, is the somewhat prejudiced opinicn of the 561 other inhabitants of the little Oklahoma | town of Meeker. All 561 are look- ing forward to the day when Meek- er's pitchers No. 1 and 2—Hubbell | and Winford, respectively — start| against each other. i That was the biggest day for| Meeker since the time in 1933 when| Winford's _tossing won the little; world senies. for » Golumbus. whilex Hubbell was beating the Washing- ton Senators. ‘Young Winford’s rise to the ma- jors was even more complicated that Hubbell's. He did get off to a good start, though—twirling a one-| hitter for Scottsdale in the Middle Atlantic League in his first pro game. That was in '29. i A Lot of Travel “After that,” Winford continues, “I batted around from one farm, club to another—St. Joseph and' Shawnee in 1930. Springfield, Gueensboro, Scottsdale and Col- | umbus in 1931, Columbus and Ro- chester in 1932, back to the Car- dinal Camp, then Rochester and Columbus in 1933, St. Louis and I_)-ailyVSApo;‘ts C & » I CHOSEN THE OUTSTANDING MINOR- artoon &3 ( Vohn, - HE WON 19 HIS BLINDING, SPEED ENABLED HIM TO LEAD LL LEAGUES LAST YEAR WITH 295 STRIKE-OUTS | |the team’s destinies, might well GAMES FOR DURHAM OF THE PIEODMONT LEAGUE LAST SEASON AND IS QUT TO WIN A BERTH ON THE CINCINNAT/ LEAGUE PLAYER OF 1936 Rochester in 1034, and Colurhbus| in 1935.” “What about Winford's salary? The Cards should have just about doubled it over last year. “They did just about. isfied. “They called me into St. Louis late in 1935 and I stopped the Cub| streak of 21 games, remember? | Won 7-5, in 11 innings. “They had to give me a better| chance to deliver last season or do something with me. It's hard to break in as a pitcher with the Cards, because they have so many, farms to pick from. I got off good, won. 11 and lost 10, and never missed ' a turn.” I'm sat- It Runs in the Family N Fred Apostoli, sensational middleweight boxer from San Francisco who has made such a hit with New York boxing fans, equally clever on the basketball court. Her name is Vera, and she’s shown a teammate, Hortense Melero, rancisce whila Fred goes gupning fogthy (left) with has a sister who is practicing center jumps in e e 24 AUl RIehis Ressrved by The Associated Press [——_—— Speort Four years ago, John Vander Meer played the part of the Typical American Boy in a National League educational film. The boy has grown up. Today he is bent on win- ning a regular berth on the Cincin- nati Reds’ pitching staff. Vander Meer comes to the Reds after being named the outstanding minor league player of 1936. The young lefthanded giant earned the distinction with the Durham team of the Piedmont league. Blinding speed enabled him to lead every league in strikeouts—with 205, Although he did‘not join Dur- ham until June 1, he was able to chalk up 19 victories for the Bulls. He was charged with six losses dur- ing the regular season. He was credited with two victories and one defeat in the playoffs. He led the Piedmont League in effectiveness with an earned-run average of 2.65 per 9-inning game. Vander Meer nearly achieved an- other distinction, which would have been dubious, to say the least, when he nearly led the circuit in bases on balls. A teammate, Hamilton, nosed him out for the honor of be- ing the league’s No. 1 philanthro- pist, however. Hamilton issued 116 Annie Oakleys in 214 innings—ex- actly two more free tickets than Vander Meer passed out. Vander Meer's wildness reacts in his favor, for, accompanied by a spectacular strikeout record, it in- dicates he has plenty of natural stuff. Because he was even wilder at Nashville than he was later at Durham, he was transferred to the Bulls. At Nashville he walked 25 in 22 innings, and tossed five wild ones. Vander Meer has one odd record to his credit. He walked 16 men in one game when hurling for Scran- ton of the N.Y.-Penn League in "34. Yet he won, 2-1. He started his pro baseball career in '39 with Dayton of the Mid-At- lantic. He was with Scranton in 34 and '35. He was purchased by Nashville, optioned to Durham, and bought by the Cincinnati Reds. Be- cause the Reds had to buy his con- tract from Nashville, it cost them plenty of Powel Crosley’s money to buy a man from their own farm, Durham being a Red ranch. e e et MEMBERS—LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE, NO. 700 Friday; April, 2, will be election of officers and you are requested to be present. ‘WM. BERGSTRAND, —adv, menusJ REDS' ROSTER. o (COASTBASEBALL LEAGUE OPENING T0 BE SATURDAY Spring Training—Se- attle at Sacramento ! SAN FRANCISCO, April 1'=Pa~ cific Coast League baseball teams have wound up their preliminary |training and are all set for the season opening contests Saturday. The opening day battles will pit the Seattle Indians against the Solons, at Sacramento; the Port- land Beavers against the Acorns, at Oakland; the two San Francisco [teams, Missions and Seals, in their home city; and the Padres against the Angels, at Los Angeles. WPA WORKERS ARE TO STRIKE Thirty Thousand Expected to Go Out, San Fran- cisco Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, April 1. —WPA workers have been ordered to strike. Leaders said eventually the strikers will include 30,000 work- ers in the San Francisco Bay Dis- trict. The WPA workers are demanding {8 ten percent increase to meet the higher cost of living and also as- surances of no layoffs until June iao. when seasonal industries are opening, | \TILDEN FALLS ONCE AGAIN BEFORE FRED PERRY ON NET TOUR | DETROIT, Mich.,, April 1—For the third time within a week Fred Perry, the Blasting Briton, has idefeated the all-time great Bill Tilden in their touring tennis ser- ies. Only once, last Tuesday night, jhas Big Bill been able to capture a match from the English net ace. Perry took all three sets of their match here last night by 6-4 scores. —————— A German scientist | | | if scientifically utilized, could fill the country’s entire need of gaso- line for 170 years. | bert Moore. Eight Teams Have Finished| TWO HURLERS, 13 UNKNOWNS, CARDS' STAFF Dean, Warneke, Are Main Pitchers, But Can They Rely, Rookie Support? DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, April i —Mathematically speaking, the St. Louis Cardinals' 1937 pitching prob- ‘em consists of two known factors— Dizzy Dean and Lon Warneke—and 13 more or less unknowns. Two brilliant righthanders don't make a pennant-winning staff, and Branch Rickey, the man who guides pause and ponder: Where will the Cardinals get the help they must give Dean and Warneke this com- ing season? Paul Dean, the lesser half of the Me'n' Paul brother act, may sur- prise everyone, fully recover the use of his sore arm and attain again the pace he set in 193¢ and 1035. But, until he proves himself, Paul is one of the unknowns. Winford a Winner The others are young Jim Win- ford, Si Johnson and Jesse Haines' of last year's staff and the follow- ing recruits: Bob Weiland, Bill Mc- Gee, Mike Ryba, Ray Harrell, Mor- ton Cooper, Ira Smith, Nathan An- drews, Johnny Chambers and Her- AMERICA'S CUP DATE SCHEDULED Is to Choose Defender Are Divided Into Three Events NEW YORK, April 1.—Dates for the races which will decide the de- fender of the America’s Cup have ' been announced by George A. Cor- | mack, secretary of the America's Cup committee of the New York Yacht Club. ! The yacht chosen will race nxamxt! the British challenger late this | summer. ' The trials to choose the defender will be divided into a preliminary | series, the observation races, and the trial races. The latter group will Trial fender has been selected by committee, The preliminary series will con- sist of approximately seven races and will be held off Newport. They | will start May 29, when the owners |or representatives of the yachts en- | tered will report to the cup com- mittee. The observation races, which will ,also be held off Newport, will con- sist of about seven races. They will commence June 12. Foremost ~:aong them all — and the closest to a known quantity — is Winford. Last year an in-and- outer, he may arrive in 1937. Johnson, who came to the Cards from Cincinnati via Toronto, has always been a good prospect, but somehow he never gets going. Old Jesse Haines, at 43, may have a few wins left in the old soup-bone. Rickey Expects Help the Cardinal Rickey says: “I feel that we have every rea- son to expect important help from the new pitchers.” Weiland may be a southpaw ‘find.” This leading candidate for a regular berth won 23 and lost 13 with Rochester last season. On the debit side is the fact that he has had other major league chances, with the St. Louis Browns for one, without making good. Here’s the won and lost .record of other new members of the Car- dinals’ spring staff: ‘Won Lost B | 7 5 Andrews, Sacramento Chambers, Sacramento Cooper, Columbus Harrell, - Rochester McGee, Columbus Moore, Houston Ryba, Columbus Smith, Houston i Harrell, McGee and Ryba have been up before. Ryba got into 14 Cardinal games last season, won five and lost one. 4 13 7 ) 14 13 estimated | Sweden's enormous supply of peat,’ New Minimum Wage Laws to Be Bflslructed Supreme Court Decision Makes Reenactment Necessary in 8 States WASHINGTON, April 1.—Labor Department. officials have invited representatives of New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Rhode Is- land, Massachusetts, Illinois, Con- necticut and Ohio to confer on re- enactment of the minimum wage laws for women pattzrned after the Washington state law which has been held legal by the decision of the Supreme Court. Of the others, the best talent in| farm organization, | JUDGMENT GIVEN SAKOW IN 600D HOPE.MINE CASE Plaintiff Given Possession of Mine and $22,500 in Third Trial | FAIRBANKS, Alaska, April 1.— {In the third time at the bar, Wal- ter Sakow won a verdict and judg- ment of $22,500 against the Riley |Investment Company, headed by (Harry Shepard and Harry Donnel- ley, of Flat, and possession of the Good Hope mining claim, near Flat. 3 Sakow had brought action for $45,000 and possession of the mine. Two previous juries hearing the case had disagreed. All three trials were hefore U. 8. District Judge Harry Pratt. Pick Yanks As Winners SAN FRANCISCO, April 1, — Joe Di Magglo has told friends here he expects Cleveland to finsh second lin the American league race this season and Detroit third. For No. 1 position he naturally picks the Yanks, but not because of Di Mag- gio. They’ll have better pitching this year, he believes, and Fellow Towns- men Frank Crosetti and Tony Laz- zeri will be in there batting ’'em o Author Sees. Next War Over London LONDON, April 1.—Sudden death from the skies for London’s citizens will begin the next European con- flict involving England, Frank Mor- rison, former intelligence officer of the air ministry, says in his book, “War on Great Cities,” London will become the “primary battlefield” of the coming war, he said, a few hours after outbreak of fighting. The war may begin without any warning, he added. ATTENTION! All Alaska-Juneau Employees Only MASS MEETING AT THE MOOSE HALL 7P.M. ——————— Today’s News Today—Emp..e. APRIL 1 CALLED BY THE MINERS' UNION—LOCAL 203 Softball Claims 11,000.,000; “New National Pastime” Is Popular; Outlay This Year MEN AND BOYS cutnumber the one—but women are catching up. By ED YINGER ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 1.—Softball around $125,000,000 for equipment in 1937— Take the word of George Sisler, the great old big-time first base- man who turned to softball and dis- covered it intriguing —and profit- able. One hundred and twenty-five million dollars seems like a fabu- lous figure for uniforms and equip- ment, but considering that 11,000,- ',000 boys and girls—and some papas and mamas—will be out there try- ing to hit underhand sinkers and curves with a puny stick next summer, the total outlay divides up to less than $12 per head. Sisler made his predictions for the 1937 campaigns as both presi- dent of the American’ Softball’ as- sociation and as an optimistic busi- ness man who supplies the goods and promotes the game. | A softball world championship series, he says, will be the out- growth of cooperative negotiations ,between his association and the |Amateur Softball association head- !quartering in Chicago. Sisler’s group will stage its annual national tour- nament here next September with approximately 60 teams from all parts of the land on hand. ‘Pros Don’t Fit In’ Sisler, who made first-basing his- tory with the St. Louis Browns and Boston Braves, declares the fast- |growing game now has more fol- lowers and participants than its nearest rival, basketball. He frowns at the mention of pro- fessional softball and predicts a re- treat from the “small headway” al- iready made by teams which bang the oversize horsehide for profit. “Pro softball won't go,” he insists. “Softball is a low-priced game, and pay for the players would take away the zip. There are some traveling teams but the money is just not there.” Anission prices for softball av- erage a dime, with two-bits as tops for championship congests. Sisler says larger admission fees and bigger playing fields would be nec- essary for profitable pro games. “I don’t believe,” he says, “that persons sitting as far away as the outfield bleachers would get any | ' girls playing softball by (hree .0 kick out of the game—and fields | would have to be that big to make be held off Newport, R. I, over the |won't train talent for the hardball |it & paying proposition. Furthers America’s Cup courses commencing majors, but the flourishing young more, salaried players would res July 3 and continuing until a de- pastime will have its own worla move the attractive features pecu: the ceries—for amateurs only—and will |liar to the game.” [field 11,000,000 players who will pay | Produces a Pitcher ! Men and boys playing softball i | canada and the United States out- number the girls three to one, but the women are catching up, Sisler says. “Softball benefits baseball in a | commercial way but does not help the national pastime in the way of training players, The softball player does acquire poise, alertness, sports- nanship, and other qualities found n any athletic contest; but his ability to handle the larger, softer ball is of no use in baseball,” says Sisler, who ought to know. He named one softball player who gra- duated to baseball—Al Fisher, St. Louis Cardinal pitcher who will be with Houston of the Texas league this season. 3 Sisler sald softball stimulates gen- eral interest in sports and thereby enlarges baseball crowds. Only minor rules changes ave likely for the 1937 season. One pro- posal would move the pitcher back two and a half feet—to 37% feet from the batter. The change is de- signed to produce more hitting. , Builds Own Park ! Sisler's organization already has lengthened the distances between bases from 45 to 60 feet and al- lowed players to take a lead off he bases—both to produce “snap,” Sisler became interested in the zame three and a half years agd s a means of booming business for his sporting goods store here, He promoted softball games and leagues all over the nation, from crossroads hamlets in Texas to sitfes in Massachusetts. He recently erected his own park in St. Louis. Nightly games during ‘he summer attract average crowds of 1,000. There are approximately 1,000 active teams here. A e st ATTENTION PIGHNEERS Members of the Pioneers of Al- 1ska are requested to attend the funeral of Brother James E. Estes, Friday at 2 pm, in the chapel of the Charles W. Carter mortuary.. ROBERT M. KEENY, Pres, Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska e — Lode and placer location for sale at The Empire Office. adv. 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