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

Butky Wallers, Hurler, Pleases the Red Fans OF FIGHTS i By JOHN FRYE AP Feature Service CINCINNATI, Oct, 3.—As time goes on and (he tall, likable guy tinued winning ball neinnati Reds more and more people n to be the first to cover th a two-bit lhu(l ba wan he one Litchor games for the t as was Most anthorities Wilson, was point to Jimmy Red catcher - coach who Bucky's manager on the| traggling Phillies in those days, Lut every day some one pops up| “1 seen 'm first.” that as it may Bucky couldn’t say for Be and maybe ure him- celf, the half million heirs of the founders cf Losantiville on the banks of the Ohio are willing to! ateful to an; For Ci has watched cr kall in for mcre than two yeats now and it still looks good. It goes in there” just above the knees, ducks its be ati, Lesantiville, head as the bat comes rip in the States. Deeply- comfortable temperature tion windows present a scenic wonders, named William Bucky Walters con- | nim heave that sink-| recline to the desired angle of fresh, warm air keeps your Super Coach at the most “ringside” around, | and roller to the infield. | Teaches Hls Gon is a family man whose | are spent teaching his | young son what to do with | throwing arm. Winters he hunts | ducks with Jimmy Wilson in those east coast marshes. Last year, Bucky's first full sea-| son with the Reds, he gave them their major push to the World 'Se- ries by winning 27 games and, los- ing only 12, He and Paul ‘Der- ringer were personally responsi- ble for 52—or more than half—of| | the Reds’ decisions. The going has been tougher ' this season. He didn’t turn in his 20th victory until mid-September. = He had 9 defeats up to that ume Well, the experts said last "tan that Bucky and Paul wouldnit re- peat their brother act and they didn’t. Paul was still trying for No. 20 in mid-September. He had lcst an even dozen up to then. But Ccnsider This— But there are some factors to be considered. In the first place, the Reds of 1940 are the second “hit- Warm, relaxed and comfortable aboard a streamlined Super Cocach, you will enjoy every scenic mile of your -cushioned individual chairs a constant supply wide, clear observa- view of passing . NG EASY un the Budget, foo! reaaNe FOR EXAMPLE ONE Schedules FROM SEATTLI WAY & New Orleans $40.10* $65.90% San Francisco 11.50 2020 £ Chicago 33.50¢ 5 Liberal Salt Lake City 1550 2140 Stepover New York .. 41.10¢ 69.90 vl Los Angeles 1650 29.20 P""‘l:q"' Minneapolis _ 28,007 700 *Also applies from Vllwonver, B.C. For detailed information consult: JUNEAU J. B. BURFORD Burford & Co. CENTRAL TERMINAL 8th & Stewart there's anotlior futile|® ',men_ Last year Bucky and Paul THE'DAILY‘ ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, OCT: 3, 1940. Helped in ’34- 35, Too 1 38 ROUNDS FOR SITKA ‘McCann-Kid Battle for 15| Rounds Will Cap Big | Card Next Week 8ika” really goes in for its box- | pg. Cn Ontober 9, next Wednes- | lay, the Histoi'e City boxinz fra- | ternity is hefidlining Juneau's Billy {1700 1 agiivst the Sitka Kid in 5 rounds of fisticuffs for the mid- | dleweight. championship of Alaska Bu. that it all. Altogether,| 'mmtmg «3ven ctier bouts on the| | Sitka nard, fhat city will enjoy 38| ‘roun'is of “leathat tossing—a big {vard. | | Wortl compes over that the Sitka | &ia (oing miles of road work levery -day and eight reunds of gym | work. The Historic City boosters say the ‘Sitka Kid is raising hob | with - sparring partners and will | knock put McOann bafore the f hes goht the roule, But in.Jiunean. McCann is work- |inz to a fihe edze on a killer style ~f fight'hg that he took into the ring ‘agaitict Sammy Nelson, and if he Sitka Kid can gb the route with hard mufoled 1itile. Billy, hell earn | the ‘right. to his ¢rown — but the art mopey says McCann will out- st the Kid it he dossn't ‘run into freak; puneh. ‘The/card gt Sitka is as follows 1st,/Bout—Two rounds at 75 1bs. Ray/ Williams. vs. Charfey Joseph. 2hd Bout—Three rounds at 125 1bs. | —Henry Benson vs. George Allard 3rd- Boilt~Four reunds at 130 lbs. | —Dave : Kitka vs. Joe TPruitt. |- th ‘Bout--Four founds at 140 lbs | ack Liicky vs. Chfick Jacobs 5(h Boul—Four rounds at 135 ght BaT | Tommy Bridges (above), a big run in Detroit’s championship team of 1934-1935, has been a great aid in the Tigers' drive to the pennant this year. In his tenth full seasen with the Tigers, Tommy, a frail Tenncssean, has won more than one dozen games. "Chufe Men | the 501st Parachute Battalion, bei formed as the nucleus of an experi- mental group which is undergoing 1bs. -::ngm:di;“"fiaf:‘“{#f.‘hm training for several weeks of lcs- Mi==Rix 10l 08, sons suggested by Germany’s success Hyerett’ Withrow vs. Norma Adam- H with this new weapon -"m‘n‘]“"'“l “t“"ll’;mm i Headquarters for the battalion are h * Bout—] —~ e- v at Fort Benning, Georg test I)aLLuliun is already in s .- DAUGHTER FCR C0L. LINDBERGH | welght champlonship .of Alaska — |15 reundgs—Billy McClnn vs. Sitka Kld & Army Force Five Hundred Volunteers Start New Branch | less wonders.” They've been bat- ting ‘around 26 and have never had ‘more than two regulars check- ing:in above -300 at any one time Last ‘year, either Bucky or Paul could,‘on, occasion allow four or Of Serw(e “"‘ W ‘;?m\ Oct. 3 ‘;\ H:\H:!!‘ five /runs and still win. This year At hos DRER ot /Lt OOl A Mt they've had to keep the opposition iiin Charles Lindbergh at the Doctor: to,a minimum of one or iwo runs WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.—Forma- | Hospital here. °land. mahy # time a shutout has ticn of the Army’s first parachute | . Théchildis their fourth, inelucing been ‘the odly’ salvation. battalion with a strength of ap-|the h_m born, kidnaped and Another point: the Reds' piteh- PrOX mately 500 volunteer soldiers| killed' in 1932, and is the first |ing strength is invested in more 02$ been announced by Secretary of | daughter, War Stimson. ————-— iy The new unit will be designated as Confessell Kidnaper l ’osps | were the wheel horses. Gene Subscribe for The Eirpire. Thempson wds good but a rookie, | Johhny Vander Meer was a bust, | Whitey Mooré was yes and no, and Lee Qrissom was Lee Grigsom. Today Thompscn takes his regu- lar twrn, Jim Turner 45 dependable. Moore ‘is beginning to declare divi- | dends, and Vandy, the double-no- | hit hero of 1038, may be some help. Cemes Threugh Then, of course, there's Joe | Beggs, the farm-hend who was just surplus gold to the New York Yankees. Let anybody show the | faintest symptom of needing help in comes Fireman Joe¢, with hook, | 1adder, and the dousingest fire- hose you ever saw. | If this sounds lke palaver to | cover up thé fact that Bucky and | Paul can't wih 52 games again this | year, look at the standing ana | tean for yourself that the Reds ,or 1240 are about a week ahead of their 1939 winning schedule. Two pitchdrs don't have to win 52 games if there’s enough other tal- ent atouhd:: MILD BILL KEEDS 1929 PLAYERS' GIFT 'dct. %3, — The | | { CINCINNATI, watch_that' Bill McKechiiie . wears was glvah to him by the players of the mmr Red Wings in the Interriatioriat. Teague +1n’ 1929, “as timejs’ but refuss to re- given: hmk by thé| | | bs;rhe s, The fi- Alaska | | ES;M-—W ‘Saber with the fl’ the largest pald circulsf ! Bbic s S0 3 féssed kidnaper of thuse-year-ld Marc de Tristan, Jr., agree. to pdie .piotures in bis cell fn the 8an Mateo County jail at Retdwood Cify, ‘He sat on.the edge of his cell bunk and casually smoked:a dhnne. Federal ‘agents turneéd Muhlenbroich over to state officials. He has been arraigned and entered a guilty plea. He will be sen- tenced to life imprisonment tomorrow. BRINGING UP FA GEE-THAT AIRPLANE IS GETTIN' CLOSE TO THE YACHT- AND LOOK - HE'S HOLDIN' A BOX OVEI THE SIDE = THER THAT'S CORNED EEF _AND DINTY MOORE'S ISENT A RADIO TO HIM TO DROP ITON T IF 1T ISN'T COOKED-IT 0ld Type of | ringer. | Greenberg going to third after the | ple. NaziPlanes In Air Force Examination of German! Craft Shot Down in Eng- land Reveals Facts QOct. that nan planes shot down gland disclosed that the Ger- s were making hasty altera- to old type pianes instead of and DON. of over na tong bringing cut improved fighter bomber types. As an example of attempts to improve ciaft, the experts said that they found Junker 88s with additional machine guns mounted at the sides to Increase the bomber's defensive armament The same method had been used the German existing air- in strenglhening the defenses - of later model Heinkels which also have poved highly vulnerable to tighter attacks Alr Minisiay experts said that the dreaded Stuka bombers which were used with such effectiveness in Holland and Fran have been withdrawn from service over Brit- ain altogether Lbe experts said that most of the material and workmanship on e German pianes was good. Syn- thetic rubber and leather weve used and in some cases alloy metal was used in place of aluminum 1t also was noted that the Ger- man Air Force was using some ol !1ts Jubricating oil longer than good practice would dictate. The hasty remodeling of exist- ing types of planes by the Ger- mans is scen as evidence that the Germans had counted on a quick |victery being achieved by their air force, PLAY BY PLAY (Conunuea rrom rage One) double, scoring Walter, John Gor- cica, rookie rizhthander, replaced Rowe. M. McCormick is safe after grounding to Higgins who tagged ‘Werber on the base path. Goodman out, Gehringer to York. Cne run, two hits, no errors; ie’ on base. FIFTH INNING TIGERS—Higgins doubled to the left field corner. Tebbetts lined out to Ripple, Higgins holding second base. Gorsica out, Walters to F. McCormick, Higgins going to third. Bartell out, Werber to F. McCor- mick. No runs, one hit, left on base. REDE—F. McCormick ouf, Hig- gins to York. Ripple flied out to | Greenberg. Wilson out, Higgins to York. * No runs, no hits, no errors; left on base. SIXTH INNING TIGERS--McCosky walked. Geh- ringer forced McCosky, Werber to Joost. Greenberg doubled to left center field scoreboard, scoring Geh- York flied out to Goodman, one no errors; none catch. Campbell out, Joost to F. McCormick. One run, one hit, no errors; one !left on base. REDE v Joost flied out to Me- Mvers whiffed. Walters out, | Gorsica to York. No runs, no hits, no errors; none left on bas ENTH INNING TIGERS—Higgins out, Myers to F. McCormick. Tebbetts out, Wer- ber to F. McCormick. Gorsica fan- ned. No runs, no hits, no errors; none left on base. REDS—Werber out, Higgins to York. M. McCormick out, Higgins to York. Goodman out, Bartell to York. No runs, no hits, no errors; left on base. EIGHTH INNING none TIGERS—Bartell flied out to Rip- | McCosky out, Myers to F. Mc- ' Cormick. Gehringer fouled out Lo Werber. No runs, no hits, no errors; none ! left on base. REDS—F. McCormick flied out to McCosky. Ripple out, Gehringer w0 York. Wilson singled off Higgins's glove. Joost flied out to Campbell. No runs, one hit, no errors; one left on base. NINTH INNING TIGER&—Greenbe m d out to -Brit'sh air ex-| one | We suspect more men: wear this lightweight = * KNOX . “VAGABOND" *Trade Mork It's @ “natural™. . . style, in finish; in pre-set telescope crg in wide flare of KNOX TURRET TOP” It’s that famous “Hat the Avenue”. The “f short”brimisfull at shortened in front, exclusive Crest Ed Knox “Fifth Avenue” | | Other Knox Hats $5.00 and $7.50 B. M. BEHRENDS CO. Men’s Shop crcrerirr e e s e e e ere e e e e e b eeeeerre BARONESS NOW AFTER DIVORCE BAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3.—Bar- oness Von Schoeller is seeking an anullment of her marriage on the ground that her husband is broke and doesn't love her. Ghe charges that her husband; the Baron Von Schoeller, marriegd her under false colors, purporting to be a man of means. She said she Tlearned later that he was broke. The Baroness is the former Mora Wallace, painter and sculptoress, They were married in 1939 shortly alfter the Baroness won a divorce from Peter Harnden. Ripple near the score board. York fanned. Campbell popped out to Myers. No runs, no hits, no errors; left on base. STRIKEOUT KING TUCSON, Oriz, Oct. 3.—George Burpo, Cowboy southpaw, struck out 45 men in three su sive games in the Arizona Texas League, none e S AR ONE-IEGGED ATHL INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—Although he has only one leg, Louis Lathrop, 26-year-old linctype operator, plays baseball, baskethall, football and tennis; swims, bowls and rides horseback. Using crutches, he skat®s on ice and roller rinks. GLACIER HIGHWAY DELIVERY DAILY TRIPS iTE | COAL——WO0O0D LUMBER—GROCERIES ® PHONE 374 “SHORTY" WHITFIELD