The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 13, 1939, Page 5

POLLY AND HER PALS THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1939. JABBER, JABBER, JABBER:-- HURTS HERE - ~--CHATTER,CHATTER:-y -SWEETS ARE PAIN- 3 FUL~-BLAH-+- THEN SOMETIMES, CHATTER, CHATTER..] JABBER, JABBER.-- WHY DON'T TH' ‘PORE CRITTER GO DOWN T' TH' EXAMINED, FER PETE'S SAKE HE WONT BE ABLE T' GIVE HER JAW ANY SORT O' DECENT DIAGNOSIS. ... By CLIFF STERRETT UNTI e L HE IMPORTS A X-RAY MACHINE WOT TAKES MOVING PICTURES! CHATTER CHATTER CHATTER Ed Cried | Anderson vs | Woods vs. Dale vs. liams | vs. Ensign Morgan; Bob Davlin ‘6 -3); Phillip Lydick vs. Archie Gub- N. G (Ricketts won 6-2, 6-1); vs. ser; (Paul won, 6-2, 6-0); John Macmanin; Bub Tom Stewart; George Frank Jackson; Dean Wil- E. B. Benedict; Joe Bird George Schmidt (Davlin won 6-3, Ricketts vs. W. Wyckoff, Gabe Paul vs. Jake Swanson. Helen Hawkes vs. Dorothy Women's Singles Mrs. T vs. Olga Allen; Whittaker Paul; {Marian Dobson vs. Esther John- stone; Parslow; Margaret Thompson Jane Williams; vs. Sigrid Walther In Even Break | In Two Games Seattle Takes Win Over , Hollywood-Seals Stop ' | Solons” Win Streak (By Associated Press) Oakland and Portland divided a doubleheader last night. The Beavers overcame a 3 to 0 lead in one game behind the steady pitching of Bill Thom: “Coffee Joe” Coscarart smashed out a line drive with the bases loaded and with two out, in the tenth inning last night to give Se- attle a victory over Hollywood. San Diego took an eight-run lead in the first three innings last night but still Los Angeles won the con- test. Paul Carpenter made a homer in the eighth inning into the left centerfield wall to put across the run to win. San Francisco defeated Sacra- mento last night to break a 10-game winning streak. Sam Gibson kept the seven hits of Sacramento well scattered while Al Sherer let San | Francisco bunch three of their hits | in the seventh inning to clinch the contest. v GAMES WEDNESDAY Pacific Coast League Sacramento 1; San Francisco 3. San Diego 8; Los Angeles 9. Hollywood 3; Seattle 4. Oakland 3, 3; Portland 1, 5. National League Pittsburgh 3; Brooklyn 0. American League No games yesterday. Thunderln: cheers of some 60,000 fans at Yankee Stadium, New York, STANDING OF CLUBS | (Official to date) Pacific Coast League Won Lost 63 42 44 former Yanks' Pet. 600 517 515 495 480 AT5 447 412 retire. Los Angeles . Gehrig broke down. Seattle San Francisco Oakland Sacramento San Diego ............ Hollywood Portland MACE BROWN 51 National League Won Lost - 44 26 40 33 36 34 . 39 37 35 34 35 34 e 32 38 .21 46 Pct. 629 548 514 513 507 507 457 313 Cincinnati New York St. Louis Chicago Brooklyn Pittsburgh Boston Philadelphia ‘Piraies' Ace Relief Pifcher re. | Defeats Whitey Wyatt ol in Mound Duel 548 | 541 | St 514| BROOKLYN, suty 13. — Mace 410 Brown the Pittsburgh Pirates’ ace 378 relief pitcher, went the route yes- .284 terday afternoon and hurled a six- hu victory over the Brooklyn Dodg- !ers and won 3 to 0. This win pinned the first defeat of the season on Whitey Wyatt, who had previously won eight straight games for Brooklyn. American League Won Lost 53 22 . 43 25 e 40 33 .. 40 34 . 38 32 . 28 21 New York Boston Chicago .. Cleveland . Detroit ‘Washington Philadelphia St. Louis 53 Gastineau Channel League (Second Half) | Won Lost Pet. 667 .500 333 Douglas Elks Moose 1 2 2 L capitol PLACES JINX ON BROOKLYN | proved too much for Lou “Iron Horse” Gehrig when admirers of the first baseman paid homage to the player who had set a record for continuous games played before forced by illness to Top picture shows Babe Ruth trying to cheer up his pal after Lower picture shows Gehrig wiping away a tear as his emotions ‘0', the better of him. TWO DISPUTED CHAMPIONS NOT T0 FIGHT—YET {Manager of Apostoli Turns Down Offer fo Meet Hostak in Seattle NEW YORK, July 13. — Larry | White, manager of Fred Apostoli, | recognized as the middleweight champion in New York State, has | turned down an offer to meet Al Hostak, National Boxing Association | champion, for a match this summer |in seattle. White said his champion meets Ceferino Garcia in a title fight here on September 17. e An epidemic of vellow fever in Philadelphia in1793 killed one- tenth of the population. | from | stands Thomas DE(ISION up INN. Y. BOUT Beftinga Meets Conn for Title of Champ Light Heavyweight NEW YORK, July 13. sor to John Henry Lewis as ruler of the light heavyweight division may be crowned in Madison Square Gar- den tonight when Melio Bettinga of Beacon, New York, and Billy Conn, sensational young Pittsburgh- er, clash over a scheduled 15-round route. Bettinga is already champion in New York State and will be recog- nized by the National Boxing As- sociation if he trims Conn. Lewis was recently ruled out be- cause of failing eyesight Both the New York State Boxing Association and the National Box- ing Association will give Conn the title if he wins the fight wnighL - HOOVER HELPS OLYMPIC BODY CHICAGO, July 13.—Ex-President Herbert Hoover has written his au- tegraph on 20 of the special unper- forated sheets of the new steel-en- graved Olympic Victory Stamps, is- sued by the American Olympic com- mittee to help raise the funds re- quired to send this country’s cham- pion athletes to the games at Hel- sinki, Finland, next year. The last’' Republican President is not the only G.O.P. leader to as- sist the American Olympic com- mittee by autographing these spe- cial sheets. Alf M. Landon, who car- ried his party’'s standards in 1936 and podled sixteen million votes for the presidency, also has signed 20 sheets of these stamps. With these leaders of the party E. Dewey, New York attorney. Dewey also has auto- graphed 20 of these beautiful sheets of stamps. BEAR CREW LOSES THREE SWEEP MEN BERKELEY, Cal, July 13. California loses only three oarsmen its Intercollegiate champion eight-oared crew by graduation. Kirk Smith, the lanky stroke, Ben- son Roe, bow, and Emil Bergh, No. 5, are the graduates. The Washing- ton Huskies, runner-up, lose only one man, Don Canfleld bow PURDUE TO PLAY WESTERN CAGERS LAFAYETTE, July 13. — Purdue basketball team has booked three Far Western rivals during the Christmas holldays December 20 it meets Southern California, Decem- ber 21, Washington State, and De- cember 23, Oregon at Lafayette, Ind. AT I ON S—For the moment Vice President Omumumuunn of Olat (right) wm-mwnwnnmaonh(uomnyrm-m lations committe. | -A succes- Betty Vs, VanderLeest Jean. Anderson Vs Mary -oe Empire Want Ads Bring Results. 648. 'WAGNER AT 65 STILL IN ACTION SBURGH, July 13. — Often the greatest player of all time, John “Honus" Wagner, now past 65, is coach of the Pittsburgh Pirates and apart from Hughie Duf- fy of the Boston Red Sox is oldest uniformed participant 'in baseball. Every day he's on the field, super- vising batting practice and occa- sionally hitting for the infield drill. - e DR. STEVES. UH ROI’ODIRT gives quick rellef to paining feet | Office, 10 Valentine Building. Phione adv, PIT called Bump Into An Old Friend? (hlldren al {RACKET TOURNEY Bowl Having | IS IN FULL SWING, OWiaving | owt CONTESTS | | G Id nd TImE Loug List of Tennis Enthus- [ clu | isasts Noted for Sum- Mclaughlin Says All Faul-; mer Ehmmahon ifies of Play Are | i sournament piay at ve Used | green chl is in full swing, accord- |ing to Play Supervisor Gerald Mc- —_— | Laughlin, with a number of tour- Gerald McLaughlin, supervisor of 'nament matchings already played play at Evergreen Bowl, reports off. H that “facilities are being taxed” to' With good weather apparently | handle the crowds of children and breaking, McLaughlin urges all con- adults that have learned to use the testants to get their matches played | Bowl for recreation. |off t ospeed eliminations. Every Friday contests have been| A list of matchings and results of | held with prize awards for children, matches played follows: with first place winners getting ten | Boys’ High School Tennis cents and second and third wlnnlng Alec Miller vs. Clancy Foster; Jack all-day sucker prizes, awards being | Newmarker vs. Malcolm Faulkne denated by the Juneau Chamber of Griffith Nordling vs. John Bavard; Comumerce. |Vern Hussey vs. Lee Lucas; Bob| Contests are varied, wtih racing,' snell vs, Harry Sperling (Snell won | Jjumping, ball throwing and other -1, 6-0); Earl Zinck vs. Bob Thi- sports making up the program. podeau (Thibodeau won, 6-2, 6-1); | Horseshoe and ping pong tourna- Gabe Paul vs. Ernie Tyler; Bob Scott | ments are to come later. | vs. Axel Nielsen; Bill Kennedy vs. Basketball is played on Tuesday Don Murphy; Dan Cook vs. Elroy | and Thursday at eleven in the morning between three teams cap-! tained by Bob Murphy, John Ken- | nedy respectively, while on the same ' days, at 2 in the afternoon, there are soft ball games in a legaue made up of the younger children. McLaughlin said “everything” is being used, swimming pool, horse- shoe courts, tennis courts, basketball courts, baseball field and other fa-| cilities. | e - WILDLIFE FILM SHOWN CHAMBER Game Commission Movie * of Bear, Caribou, Oxen | Has First Showing Two reels of Alaska wlidlife motion pictures showing brown bear, griz- zlies, caribou and musk oxen were shown at today’s Chamber of Com- merce luncheon meeting by Trevor Davis. The pictures were taken last sum- mer and the year before by Joseph Yolo as a cooperative project for the Alaska Game Commission and the U. 8. Forest Service. Those shown today are the Game Commission’s. Reels which the Forest Service will have for display are expected to ar- rive here soon. Dr. W. W. Council asked that l.he Chamber protest herring fishing re- ported at Shoal Point. The local industries committee will discuss the matter with the Bureau of Fish- eries. —————— HOSPITAL NOTES Wallace Rogers was taken to St.' Ann’s Hospital yesterday afternoon suffering from a knee injury receiv- ed while .working at the mine. 5 Henry Meyer was admitted to St. Ann'’s Hospital today and is receiv- ing medical attention. After receiving medical care at St. Ann’s Hospital, Dick Richards 'wu dismissed today. 'MONAGLE PRESIDES | AT ELKS MEETING M. E. Monagle, Past Exalted Ruler, presided at last night's meeting of the Elks’ Lodge in the absence of Exalted Ruler Herb Redman and Leading Knight Howard Simmons. Redman is at 8t. Louis attending the national convention. Members balloted last night on _several candidates for membership. e CALL FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received at the | Office of City Clerk in the City iflnll at Juneau, Alaska, until 8 P.M. July 21 for painting the Municipal | Wharf buildings. Specifications may | be obtained from the office of City | Clerk. ; HARLEY J. TURNER, | —ady, City Clerk. First publication, July 12, 1939. | Last publication, July 14, 1939. | —.ee The most disastrous forest fire Im U. 8. history occurred in Wis- !consin in 1871, burning 1,280,000 jacres and claiming 1,500 lives, J Scl Hoffman; Fred Sorri, bye. Girls’ High School Tennis Beverly Leivers vs. Pauline Pet- rich; Dorothy Wilms vs. Geraldine Bostrum; Shirley Davis vs. Lila Sin- clair; Marilyn Merritt vs. Ruth Tor- | gelson; Marion Hussey vs. Ann Lois| Davis; Ida Bell Dobson vs. Bylvln‘ THE-WHISKEY WITH [ TEN HIG] NIRAM WALKER & SONS, INC. PRORIA, KUNOIS STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY “NO ROUGH EDGES’ Davis. Grade School Boys' Tennis John Duker vs. Rodney Nordling (Nordling won, 6-1 and 6-0); George jers vs. Chester Zenger; Dick Clith- vs. John Houk (Clithero won, 60 6-0; John Kennedy vs. Rob- ert Croakum; Sam Thomas vs. Bob urphy Walter Kleweno vs. Reggie | emeno. Grade School Girls' Tennis | Olga Dapcevich vs. Jacqueline hmidt; Shirley Olds vs. Colleen Hellan; Mona Everetts vs. Florence Dobson; Anka Dapcevich vs. Eileen Hellan; Pat McAlister, bye. Men'’s Singles Vern Hussey vs. George Alexan- der (Hussey won, 6-4, 6-2); Clifton Tabor vs. Fred Ball (Ball won 6-2, 6-2); Bob Rowe vs. Alex Miller; ;8Bherwood Wirt vs. Dr. Vollert (Vol- |lert won, 7-5, 6-2); Bill Paul vs. lt Costs SQ Little ta ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING WILL BE HELD AT MINERS' UNION HALL SATURDAY AT 8 P. M. SEE OUR BIG AD TOMORROW-Ii'll Interest You! THRIFT CO-0P Dress Smartly at DEVLIN’S ALL SUMMER DRESS SHOES Reduced 1o $3.95 YOUR OPPORTUNITY fo get that EXTRA PAIR OF SHOES fo tide you over fill the Fall Season. Black and Wheat Mesh, Patents, Blue Kid and Japonica. We Are Closing Out Lines of Broken MEN’S SHOES, SLIPPERS and RUBBERS at Drastic Reductions