The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 21, 1938, Page 5

POLLY AND HER PALS Tl \FYOU AINT TH DUMB s AR > NN % TREATIN' A NICE PERSPECTIVE YOUNG MILLIONAIRE LIKE THAT ! D'YA KNOW. ¥ (Copr. 198, King Peatures Syndicate, Inc, W WOT THAT MEANS 2 crld right resericd CERTAINLY ID0, HE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, MARCH 21, By 1938. CLIFF STERRETT EIGHT 'PHONE CALLS , THREE BOXES OF CANDY AND A HOUSE FULL OF FLOWERS BY TOMORROW NOON! Cards Lead in Faid on American Assn. Baseball Clubs This Year | Alaskan Wa[g[ DOUGLAS TRA": Enos Bradsher Slaughter He Dazzled Frankie Frisch By PILLON GRAVIAM AP Fcature Service Writer he majors’ biggest taent raid sentered on the American Assccia- tion this year This Class double-A finishing school of the diamond was ran- sacked from pennant-winner to cel- lar team for likely-looking young- sters. More than thirty made the jump to the training camps of the major league clubs. A dozen or more likely to stick. The St. Louis Cardinals, with eyes cocked on the National league flag. may use a trio they grabbed from Columbus, Outfielder Coun- try Slaughter, Pitcher Max Macon and Third-Baseman Ott Stein Frankie Frisch, skipper of the Gas House Gang, confesses he was dazzled by. the . batting average conjured by the stocky Slaughter ~a cool .382. He hopes to re-ar range his outfield pattern to use him alongside that other well- known clubber, Ducky - Wucky Medwick. And with Dizzy Dean at least a trifle uncertain, the Cardinal pilot believes a southpaw flinger who won 21 games, like Macon, is good insurance. Stein may help un- tangle Frisch's infield problem. The Cards also will have a pair of John Leonards this spring, J. L. (Pep- per) Martin, and J. L. Hopp, fancy flychaser from Rochester. The Pirates dipped into the Co- lumbus collection and came up with Outfielder Johnny Rizzo, whose .358 hickory stick may be usable at the Buccaneer's Forbes | field. Manager Oscar Vitt of the Cleve- land Indians says his biggest head- ache is third base and a Milwau- kee rookie, Ken Keltner, may be what the doctor ordered. Just turned 21, Keltner batted .3’¢ last year and demonstrated ability to cover ground. A free agent, Harry Eisenstat, who played with Louisville in 1637, and Pat McLaughlin, from Indianapolis, are a couple of toss- ers who may see service with De- troit. Tigerman Mickey Cochrane also likes Outfielder Roy Cullenbine of Toledo. Lee Stine, pitcher, of Kansas City, who has made several stop-offs in, the majors, will get another chance with the Yankees, along with an-| seem very . Kenneth Frederick Keltner What the Doctor Ordered her K. C. product, Joe Vance, who wirled a bit for Joe McCarthy late ast campaign. Oiher recruits include Boston Bees: Infielder Bob Kahle and Catcher Johnny Riddle from Indianapolis. -Brooklyn Pitchers 10olboy Cohen, Toledo, and For- est Pressnell, Milwaukee; Outfielder Rosezy Rosen, Louisville. Chicago Cubs: Pitchers Newel Kimball, Mil- waukee and Bob Logan, Indianapo- tis. Philadelphia Phillies Catcher Jap Clark, Columbus; Infielder Rabbit Morehouse, Rochester Louis Cardinals: Pitcher Spud r; Infielder Skeeter Webb, Columbt Boston Red Sox: Ouifielder Fabian Gaffke. Pitchers Jim Henry and Tom Wagner, and Catcher John Peacock, of Minneapo- Chicago White Sox: Pitcher Don Cox and Infielder Jesse Landrum of St. Paul. Cleveland: Outfielder Heath, Catcher Henry Helf and! Pitchers Al Nilnar and William Zuber of Milwaukee. Detroit: In- fielder Don Croucher, Toledo. Philadelphia Athletics: Pitcher Tom Potter, Columbus, e JACOBS HAS FOUR CITIES FOR BATILE Louis-Schmeling Mix Will Be Fought on June Twenty-second Krist Geoffre; NEW YORK, March 21. — Fight Promoter Mike Jacobs today an- nounced that four cities are beinz considered for the Joe Louis-Max Schmeling championship bout on June 22. Jacobs said the fight will be held in Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia or New York and that the town for| the fight will not be selected until early in May or shortly before the | match. | ———ae —— SAVE THE DATE | Rebekah Benefit Dance, March 26, Elks Hall. adv.. Justin Marien bein On Infield Probliem-Solver “TIGER" SNARL OVER DOCTOR'S Gringwald Promises to Show Doc Webb Real Ring Dirt The mixed smoker horizon gets blocdier day by day. “Tiger” Gring- wald, who is to meet Doc Webb in the main event of the wrestling end of the bill, is saying nasty things and promising varied sorts of may- hem on the person of Mr. Webb— who was the first to .come out with dire threats. And the inside dope is that “Tiger” is no kitten—so Doc Webb may be running into something. He has built himself a reputation for being ‘dirty” and “Tiger” says he is going to dish it out until the chubby doc- tor cries for aid— and it really sounds like the straight dope. As a prelude to Friday's matches. which are starting at 7:15 p.m. inci- dentally, Walter Gaston of the wrestling clan is going to drive a caz blindfolded through the streets of Juneau next Thursday afternoon starting dt 3:45 o'clock. The blindfold is hanging for in- spection in the Imperial, if anyone doubts its blindfolding qualities, and Gaston is perfectly willing thatany- one should examine it. In the boxing lineup, three mixes are lined up that would win Mike Jacob’s approval: “Big Boy” Erick- son and Pat Webb, in a comeback fight that should bring down the house. It looks like the McCoy for Friday night. Ll 6 MRS. ROSS IS RENOMINATED ‘WASHINGTON, March 21.—Pres- ident Roosevelt has nominated Nel- lie Tayloe Ross for another term as Director of the Mint. Jchn Riddle Trying to Dazzle Boston 'Brownie Goes To Sea, But Puts About C Brown-—"Brownie the Bar- ver” rted out on the waters of Gastineau Channel yesterday afler- noon in his recently acquired cabin cruiser. Eyes alight with pride, “Brownie” stood trembling-footed at the wheel and thought of the long weeks of painting toil while his craft was high and dry in a local garage, but now so buoyant on the bosom of the deep—or was it? Water crept stealthily through hidden seams where caulking had dried and fallen out—and rising to “Brownie’s” quivering feet, sudden- ly dampened barber-captain ardor. “About ship!” he shouted to his crew. In a race against watery folds, the “Frances B” ploughed toward the beach She rests comfortably there today on the mudflats behind the Juneau Dairy—and “Brownie” is painstak- ingly trying to find the vicious gaps that permitted the waters of Gas- ‘ineau Channel to spoil an elaborate launching ceremony. BUNNY AUSTIN WILL NOT PLAY FOR DAVIS CUP Veteran Tennis Star Says He No Longer Has Time LONDON, March 21. Bunny Austin, 31-year-old English net star. announced today he would not accept a place on England's 1938 Dayis Cup team. The man who with Fred Perry held the international trophy for four years, said he did not have the time or the inclination to play. Austin made it' clear, however, that he would enter the Wimbledon championships. Bunny Austin has been included in the world’s “first ten” in tennis since 1929. The slightly built Eng- lish veteran is a master strategist on the courts, but moderate physical powers prevented him from beating such men as Don Budge and Baron von Cramm. | D DOUGLAS NATIVE ARRESTED Fred Harris, Douglas native, was arrested by deputy marshals today, on a charge of being drunk and disorderly. JOHNNY ALLEN, Cleveland, had the highest percentage of victories for an American league pitcher— 938—in 1937, this being an all- lime league record as well. Only Detroit beat Allen last season. John ‘won, 15 games, four of them from the $t. Louis Brow: - Birds Studied On F_igld Trip | Native Alaskan water birds wi |studied by the Ornithological |ciety of Alaska yesterday afternoon |when members made their first field trip, proceeding out Thane | Road with James O'Neill in charga. O'Neill, who has studied birds as |a hobby for many years, pointed !our. distinctive features of the var- jous water birds seen yesterday, emphasizing study of ducks found in this area. Enthusiasically taking part in the trip, members of the club have |made plans for field study once a month. Their nexi meeting will be on April 4. YANKEES ARE FAVORITES T0 WIN PENNANT Cleveland, Detrdoit and Chi- cago Next in Line in Order Named MIAMI, Fla., March 21. — Jack Doyle, New York Betting Commis- sioner, said the Yankees are the favorites to win the American League baseball crown during the coming season of 1938. The odds are 1 to 2. Next in line are Cleveland, De- troit and Chicago, with odds of 5 to 1. Doyle predicts a tight race in the Naiional League for pennant honors. Fishérmm en's | Ball Gathers Large Crow Again proving that the Fisher- men’s Ball deserves its title as one of the most popular events of the year, the Sons of Norway dance gathered a large crowd Saiurday evening in the Elks ballroom where all went early and stayed late for the evening of dancing. Polkas, scottisches and hambones were features of the evening, danced to the accordian orchestra which also played modern ballroom se-~ lections. Peter Hammer was chairman of the dance, final social event to be held before the departure of Gas- tineau Channel fishermen for the season’s fishing. SLAYER OF 5 DIES IN CHAIR BELLEFONTE, Pa, March 21— Aged Martin Sullivan, confessed slayer of five persons in a tour of revenge at Dubuesne, Pa, a suburb, died in the electric chair during the night. e ATTENTION O.E. Juneau Chapter No. 7, Tuesday 8 p-m. Initiation and refreshments. LILLIAN G. WATSON, adv, Secretary B OXIN SNOW COVERED OVER WEEK-END Skiers Find Exéellent Con- ' ditions for Sport Sunday One of the best skiing days of the year drew a large number of skiers along the Douglas trail yesterday where a fresh fall of snow offered excellent opportunity both at the cabin and at the lower meadows, Close to 20 skiers made the trip to the cabin, while the meadow a. (he shelter cabin gathered about 40. Although the crowd of skiers was not as large as usual, the slopes were well covered with snow and slalom courses were the day. At the cabin, veteran sklers laid out a down hill open slope course over which races were held, with Joe Werner, president of the Ju- neau Ski Club, eoming out as first place winner. R e DEFALCATIONS ARE ADMITTED BY H. WHITNEY Head of Defunct Brokerage Firm Testifies to Manipulations NEW YORK, March 21.—Richard Whitney, head of the defunct Harry Whitney and Company, New York brokerage firm, testified at a hear- ing today that his firm was in financial straits in November, 1937, and he borrowed $1,082,000 from his brother George to redeem se- curities originally in the New York “Exchangc, a gratuity fund. He said ‘hc appropriated these securities and he alone is responsible. Whitney also disclosed misuse of customers’ securities and these “pre- surhably” occurred as early as 1932. ‘ gt~ ! — e SIX DROHN WHEN RAFT HITS PIER Men Drawn Reenacting Old “Rafting Day” on Susquehanna WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., March 21. —Police today dargged the Susque- hanna River for the bodies of six men belleved to have drowned when a log raft on which they were riding crashed into a bridge pier. Thomas Proffitt, newsreel cam- eraman, was filming a reenactment of old rafting practices and taking shots of the ill-fated raft of 51 logs on which the six lost men were riding, as the “Last Raft.” Ll BPEPNGF o ole FEDERATION MEET It was announced today that there will be a luncheon held by the National Federation of Federal Employees Wedneday noon in Per- cy's Cafe for the election of of- ficers and routine business. G—-WRESTLING| COMBINED RING ATTRACTION Jointly Presented Under the Auspices of the: JUNEAU ATHLETIC CLUB & JUNEAU WRESTLERS ASSN. 6—HEADLINE BOUTS—§ MAIN EVEN Thieo 8-Round Heavywe! Fast Boxing Matches | ———— Pat Webb vs. “Big Boy” Erickson MAIN EVENT OF WRESTLING Eight Ten-Minute Rounds T OF BOXING Three Reving Mat Mixes ight Return Battle “Doc” Webb vs. “Tiger” Greenewald ELKS'’ FRIDAY H A L L 7:15P. M—Admissions $1.10 and $165 MAR. 25 attractions of | i ) Mrs, Mamie Capone, wife of the notorious Al (Scarface) Capone, is pie- tured leaving the boat plying between San Francisco and Alcatraz Island, where her husband is serving an 11-year sentence. She is preceded by her husband’s brother. The picture made in two days to the island prison, Alaskan Indians Show Resistance To Typpmulusis Living Conditions Prove Aggravation, However, Says Dr. Aronson KETCHIKAN, March 21.—Dr. Jo- seph Aronson, special expert on tu- berculosis, from the Phipps Insti-' tute, Unlversity of Pennsylvania, said before sailing south, that Al- aska Indians show as much or more resistance to tuberculosis as whites, Dr. Aronson said however that the Indians are more exposed to the disease through poor living condi- tions. The doctor made several thousand X-rays and administered vaccine to many Indians while in the Territory He is now enroute on similar work among the Indians in Arizona. Ketchikan Man Admits Sending Shot Into Lung .Earl Pitche? Conlessss. 1o Officers and Then | Passes Away KETCHIKAN, Alaska, March 21 —~Earl Pitcher, 26, found in a seri- i ] 4 was taken on the second visit they | ous condition last Friday night a cabin near here with a bullet i his lung, is dead 3 Two hours before he died how: ever, Piicher told €. P. Willlams !and Claude Aikens that he sheb | himeelf intentionally with a .22 calls ber rifle, i e ee———— PIRATE LOOT TOBE HUNTED BY S HEROES Floor of Shad Bay, Near Halifax, to Be Pierced for Gold Treasure | HALIFAX, N8, March 21. — Tha heroes of the 1936 Moose River ming rescue have signed up to search pirate gol?. The heroes, Billy and his d amond drill crew gal fame when they rescued two mi from the collapsed Moose River in Nova Scotia. After the spring thaw, Bell and his crew will jab their dhmma drill down through the floor €had Bay near Halifax in of &n enormous treasure. Thm is said to have been buried these 250 years ago by Pirate Captal William Swede, who terrorized th West Indies and the Atlantic ‘aéas coast in the 17th century. X The treasure hunt is being organs ized by James Nolan of Los Angt Nolan claims that he has found ceven foot high tunnel which' an- cient charts show leads to the ate loot, of gold especially. WE" PG Do Y Try the Empire classifieds results. o » TANANA RIVER ICE MOVE DATES o 1917—April 30 at 11:30 a.m. 1918—May 1919—May 1920—May 1921—May 1922—May 1923—May 1924—May 1925—May 1937—May 12 11 at 9:33 am. 3at 2:33 pm. 11 at 10:46 a.m. 12 at 9 at 11 at ~ 8 2288888388888 AN ICE POOL CLOSES April 15, 1938—Midnight