The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 3, 1940, Page 5

BAER WINS FIGHT WITH GALENTO, EIGHTHROUND, | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1940. L Dodgers Get Him o BY TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT JERSEY CITY, July 3.—Maxie, Baer, 221'.-pounder, technically kayoed Tony Galento, 244'¢-pound- er, at the beginning of the eighth round last night when the referee stopped the fight. By the decision, Baer has won a chance to fight Joe Louis, pre- sumably in September. Baer has also the undisputed title of Champion of Screwballs. Maxie has to credit Tony's brother with an assist in winning th efight. Tony's brother tossed cut Galento's chin and Baer went to work on the cut at the open- ing of the first round last night and tore at it until the referee decided to stop the fight as blood was flowing freely. Maxie, also bleeding, appeared in better condition than expected and was still on his feet after seven rounds of fight and wrestling with his midget opponent. Galento broke his hand on Baer's head in the second round. Galento’s part of the purse was attached by relatives of the late g SEATTLE IS WINNER BY FREE PASSES Rainiers Also Bunch Hits to Defeat Portland in Series” Opener (BY "ASSOCIATED PRESS) Seattle bunched hits last night and capitalized on free trips to first base to defeat Portland in the series opener. Dick Barrett chalked up his eleventh victory of the season. A homer by George Mandish in the eighth inning robbed Lee THE PUBLIC KNOWS VALUE! America is Buying G-E Refrigerators One-A-Minute! a beer glass two nights agd that 30 ROUNDS FOR FISTS | ONTONIGHT | e T Smoker Starts af 8 o'Clock ARMY RIFLES ~Five Events-in There will be 30 rounds of fight-| ing in five events tonight at the AB. Rink. There is a 10-rounder for the main event, two 6-rounders and two 4-rounders. The first bout poes on at 8 o'clock, Coast Guard- ers and soldiers in uniform will be admitted on general admission tickets, The indications are that there will be a bumper crowd at the smoker. Slugger Weaver, matchmaker, an- nounced this ‘morning that Jimmy Thomas will referee the two 4- rounders and Sammy Nelson will be the referee for the two 6-round- ers. An outsider, to be announced at the ringside just before the main | event, will referee the 10-rounder. Chief of Pclice Dan Ralston and E. C. Adams will be the judges, Jack Wilson timekeeper and J.|Subscripe to The Daily Alaska Em- L. (Dolly) Gray announcer. | pire —the paper with the largest The complete card for tonight’s' guaranteed circulation, Joe Jacobs, Tony’s manager, smoker is as follows: | 10 rounds — Bill McCann | pounds) vs. Eddie Murphy | 6 rounds—Frankie Wilson s. Jack Trambittes (163). 6 rounds—Austin Brown vs. Larry Trambittes (150). 4 rounds—John Bettian (155) vs. Morris Scott (152), (142 (141). (165) g (129) Shoot S(hé;med Tomor- row for Mendenhall Range Trophy | Mendenhall Rifle Range against members of the Juneau Rifle and Pistol Club team in an attempt to gain the trophy won last year by the local sharpshooters. It was announced this morning that two trucks will take riflomen out tomorrow, one truck leaving from the Federal Building at 8:15 and another leaving from the Gov- ernment Wharf at 8:30 o'clock. e ITS TIME TO CHANGE YOUR HEAVIER LUBRICANTS! CONNORS MOTOR COMPANY LUBRICATION -3 P CEZHEMPRICE -8 RO T BEVERYIHING' PHONE 767 PHONE 767 THRIFT COOP . STREET RETAILERS OF FAMOUS SHURFINE and TASTEWELL PRODUCTS 3—FREE DELIVERIES——3 Our Store I as Close as Your Phone—SHOP EARLY ""XHE PRICE IS NOT EVERYTHING'' SSSSSS | Oldest Bank in Alaska Commercial Safe Deposit Savings Banking by Mail Departménl The B. M. Behrends Bank ' funeau, Alaska (153) , first time in six weeks, i .| Joe, Medwick For four players and a cash sum reputed to be in excess of $100,- 000, Joe Medwick, Cardinal out- fielder, goes to the Brookiyn Dodgers. Curt Davis, pitcher, also went to the Dodgers in the trade, | long expected Toppled Out ~ First Place match tomorrow morning at the' Detroit Iiger_s—tlimb Up in American League, De- I feating White Sox | (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS) The St. Louis Browns, relishing | their role as giant-killers, knocked the Cleveland Indians out of first place yesterday when pitcher Ver- non Kennedy hit a ninth-inning 'homer. It was the second straight 7~ lvictory over the tribe. The Detroit Tigers moved into first place in the American League by defeating the Chicago White ISox and by coming from behind four times to score the victory. The Yankees walloped the Wash- ington Senators with a 14-hit of- fensive. Lefty Gomez held the | Senators to nine hits. The Athletics and Red Sox di- vided a double bill yesterday. The Brooklyn Dodgers triumphed {over the last place Phillies on Tex | Carlton’s three-hit pitching. Bill Lee went the route for the pitching Chicago to a victory over Pitts- burgh, It was the third time this season he has lasted nine innings. The Boston Bees defeated the Giants for their second victory in ten starts against the Giants this season. R ATEAMS TOPLAY BASEBALL Pluvius may not be agreeable, but it looks like a warm four- way race for the Fourth of July baseball crown. ] Douglas and Juneau have pooled their Fourth cash funds to make a $350 pot that.will be split among all players taking part in the Fourth of July baseball card. ‘ Tonight, at 6:30, weather per- mitting, Moose are to tangle wnh! Elks. Tomorrow morning, Douzlssi and the Chilkoot soldiers mix at Douglas, scheduled to play ball{ at 11:30, while tomorrow afternoon, ' at 3:30, the winners to the first two games will play off for the crown. % | Empire Classifieds Pay! Stine of a shutout but his Los An- geles teammates joined him in de- | feating the Hollywood Stars, Stine allowed only two other hits Paced by homers by Larry Baron | and Jim Asbel, Sacramento pounc- | ed three San Diego pitchers for 14 hits and a victory. Trailing by one run in the last half of the ninth inning in last night's game, Oakland staged a| two-run rally to defeat San Fl‘nl)~! cisco. GAMES TUESDAY Pacific Coast League Los Angeles 5; Hollywood 1 Sacramento 8; San Diego 3. Portland 0; Seattle 7. San Francisco 5; Oakland 6. National League Brooklyn 7; Philadelphia 4. Pittsburgh 0; Chicago 10. Boston 5; New York 3. Cincinnati 0; St. Louis 4, game, m-;m’ .PR‘CE'D Y“Q"fid 519050 A i L Model jllustrd merican League Philadelphia 4, 9; Boston 3, 15, St. Louis 5; Cleveland 3. New York 6; Washington 2 . Chicago 9; Detroit 10. STANDING OF THE CLUBS Pacific Coast League Won Lost Pct. 622 558 Seattle Oakland San Diego Sacramento Hollywood Los Angeles San Francisco Portland = §50,000FOR % ONE HURLER; - HE'S TAGGED 478 .360 National League Won Lost Pect. 656 641 623 N 507 (AP Feature Service) 435 LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 3. — In| .417 | lanky ' six-foot-three Pitcher Cecil .339 | Carlton Hughson the Louisville Col-{ 350 onels of the American Association believe ti ave money in the bank. | Pct.| Recently after Hughson, who hails 615 from Kyle, Texas, pitched the Col- | 609 'onels to a 3 to 0 win over Indian- | 569 apolis Jewell Ens, scout for the Cin- ! 515 cinnati Reds, hurried into the of- 471 fice of Executive Secretary Bruce ‘43| Dudley of the Colonels and said: ‘400| “Call Donie (Donie Bush, mana- | 386 ger and part owner of tne Colonels) and tell him I will give $50,000 for | Hughson.” Dudley thanked the veteran base- Brooklyn Cincinnati New York Chicago St. Louis Pittsburgh Philadelphia Boston American League Won Lost Detroit Cleveland Boston New York St. Louis .. Chicago Philadelphia . s PR LN S e Capt. Bifner To Anchorage WASHINGTON, July 3. — Capt. Robert Bitner, of the Medical Corps, Fort Benjamin Harrison, has been ordered to the new Army base at Washington ... Gastineau Channel League Won Lost Pct. Moose 2 0 1,000 Elks .0 2 000 ball scout and promised to keep !} Douglas . 2 ) .000 | offer in mind but privately Bruce e | says “Hughson’s worth more.” ju"[‘u BOWI.ERS | Hughson, a graduate of Texas Uni- i versity, where he played p“o'o I" "ULY baseball from 1933 to 1937, brrw}((-xi into professional ball immediately ElKS MAG‘IINE after his graduation, when he signed with the Boston Red Sox. He was sent to Moultrie in the Geor A picture of Juneau Elks bowl- | Florida League where he won e ers gathered at the Baranof Hotel'and lost six with an earned run av- for the banquet which ended theerage of 2.37. recent bowling season is printed| The next year with Canton in the in the July issue of The Elks Mag- | Mid-Atlantic League, Hughson won azine, which arrived here this!22 and lost seven for an earned week. The photograph is published |un average of 3.90. In 1939 he was at the top of page 25. with Scranton of the Eastern League A story describing the Juneau and won 12 and lost six. He worked Elks bowling banquet and bowling as a relief pitcher in 41 games. season is printed in the same is- The big right-hander has a fast sue. ball and is developing a trouble- some curve, At present he has a tendency to become irritated when opposing bat- ters start smacking his offerings. Recently against the hard-hitting Kansas City Blues he was hit for a single, double, triple and then two | home runs by successive batters, before being sent to the showers.| After the triple he appeared bewil-| dered with an “these guys can't| do this to me” expression on his| face. | In his first six starts this year| |for the Colonels Hughson won two, Anchorage, Alaska. 'and lost three. —_————— During .the winter, Hughson and' Today's news today In The Empire his wife, Rowena, whom he married BRINGING UP FATHER CALL UP MY BROTHER DANNY AND TELL HIM_AND DADDY TO MEET US AT THE STATION WHEN WE GET NOw=1I HATE TO THINK. ABOUT GOING HOME-=~ - . WELI_- RUN DOWN TO DUGAN'S 1 L] HELLO-YES -WHAT ? — DANNY ISN'T THERE? OH-YOLlI SAY THE POLICE CAUGHT UP TO HM - AND HE IS IN JAIL. ? i PLACE AN/ GIT SOME ONE TO i DRAG MAGGIE'S FATHER, HOME- I MUST TALK TO HIM- WHAT 2 HE'S WITH HIS SON- ARE THEY BOTH INTHE SAME OLD CELL ? 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Fort Hoyle, Md., where they w ! ,000 men, wi h another 400, =~ launched, Army had about 227 —To bring its strength up to authoriz cruits with new vigor. These rookies are learning to use gas masks, A ed 280,000 men, the Army re- a first lesson after arriving at When new defense program was 000 in National Guard units, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GENERAL LAND OFFICE District Land Office in Texas three years ago, runs a cattle ranch he owns near Kyle. Local baseball experts say don't be surprised if Hughson gets a chance in the Major Leagues next | Anchorage, Alaska year and most likely it will be with May 31, 1940, the Red Sox, parent club of the cm-g Notice is hereby given that How- onels. ard Stabler, has made application for a homesite, Anchor: 08585, under the act of Congress approved May 26 1934, for a tract of land embraced in-U. 8. Survey No. 2340, situated on the Eagle River Highway about 13 miles northwest of Juneau, in lati- TAKES BEAIING“U(I[‘ 58° 23° 20” N. and longitude ety 1134° 40’ W. containing 052 acres, and WASHINGTON, July 3. — Temple ft now in the files of the United Jarrell, former University of Mary- States Land Office, Anchorage, Al- land high jumper, is an all-around as athlete most any way yon figure. Jarrell, who is one of the ¢ leading softball pitchers, and an outstanding lacrosse player, de- Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any of the above mentioned land should file their adverse claims in the District Land Office within the period of publication or thirty days thereafter or they will be barred by the provisions of the Statutes. GEORGE A. LINGO, Register. Date First Publication, June 12, 1940. Date Last Publication, Aug. 7, 1940. 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