The San Bernardino County Sun from San Bernardino, California • Page 18

I Along Class Gloom Painted by Ripley Drops Cool $10,000 Eyes San Jose BOB WALTON Bob Riplev, who admits he has dropped a cool $10,000 promoting class baseball in Anaheim, paints a rather gloomy view of conditions throughout the California league. We understand Ripley has the kind of a bankroll which, when you knock $10,000 out of it, hardly shows the dent. So he's not kicking about the loss. Futhermore he'd like to stay in baseball. Yet he concedes that organized baseball, anywhere in Southern California outside of Los Angeles and San Diego, probably Is hopeless.

Ripley has looked over the situation at San Jose, with an Idea toward transferring his Anaheim franchise to that city, and he likes it. But he adds that there is nothing to report, "Perhaps San Jose is too close to San Francisco just as Anaheim is too near Los Angeles," he observes. "But San Jose is just finishing a handsome new park, cement and Ripley wonders if inter-city jealousy is responsible for the failure of Santa Ana, Fullerton and Orange fans to patronize California league baseball in Anaheim. "Gosh." he says, "I thought we would make a few fans in these places. I figured on that.

But I doubt if we get a regular customer from anywhere but Anaheim. For a time I believed cold weather was keeping 'em away. But attendance didn't pick up when the nights got warm. We strengthened up and have a first class team now in a mighty fast class league. We won 7 out of 10 on our last home stand, including four in a row.

But nothing happened. The fans just won't turn out, that's all." Ripley says attendance has been picking up in Stockton and Bakersfield but Anaheim and Merced are way down. Fresno and Santa Barbara have drawn well, averaging 1,000 a game in their own parks. "Even Santa Barbara and Fresno claim they are losing money," comments Ripley, "and maybe they are. However, we could make money at Anaheim if our average attendance were 600 a game.

Of course it hasn't been anywhere near that good." Pirates Get Chance By selling Mace Brown to the Dodgers, Pittsburgh Manager Frank Frisch found more opportunity to use other pitchers for bullpen duty. His best are Bob Klinger, who could not win as a starting hurler, and Lloyd Dietz, a right-hander who was freed by Judge Landis in the purge of Detroit-owned players two winters ago and was subsequently 6igned and released by the Cincinnati Reds. Pittsburgh papers call the Pirates a starless outfit which reflects even greater credit on Frisch's hard, fighting philosophy. Cosmic Punch Next on list of "condemned men" to meet Joe Louis is Lou Nova. Nova says he will knock Mr.

Louis out with a blow he describes as the "cosmic punch." It could happen. Fitzsimmons knocked out Corbett with a new blow known as the "solar plexus punch." Kid McCoy originated the "cork-screw punch" that enabled him to floor men weighing many pounds heavier. Jack Dempsey, during his ring career, was constantly in search of a new kind of punch. He visited hospitals and discussed the matter with physicians and surgeons. The medicos all told Jack the most effective knockout punch was one on the point of the chin.

Slips in the Dark Mrs. Barney Dreyfuss, who's a' baseball fan besides being one of the few women club owners, went along to watch her Pirates play the Dodgers. And she probably wishes she'd stayed at home. The Dodgers are going to put on a fashion show before their game with the Cubs Friday, which is ladies day, and some of those prejudiced Brooklyn fans are sug-gesting it might be a better game if the Brooks played the models instead of the Cubs. Ball players say the reason Jim To-bin is winning for the Braves is that he's developed the best knuckleball in the National league.

Paul Lukas, the actor, arranged to fly to Boston every morning to play in the National doubles championship and back to Broadway at night to play in "Watch on the Rhine." HIDDEN POWER NEW YORK Brooklyn has discovered hidden power among its pitchers. Kirby Higbe contributed three singles and a double, batted In four runs in swamping the Giants. Luke Hamlin made three hits against the Braves. Whit Wyatt hits a long ball. Curt Davis has hit well.

i i I I enera. SCHEDULE ENDS WITH CONTEST AT PERRIS HILL San Bernardino Needs Victory To Clinch First Place in National Night Loop San Bernardino's Generals come to the end of their Na tional league schedule to night as they meet the Or ange Cubs in a nightball game at Perris Hill park. And while it marks the end of the schedule, it also marks the begin ning of the league's Shaughnessy championship playoff the goal to which all six of the loop's clubs have been pointing all season. The four teams in the playoff already have been decided, San Bernardino, Long Beach, Ontario and Santa Ana having clinched places in that order. There is still a chance, however, that the Generals and Long Beach might finish in a tie for first place, in which event a special game probably would be arranged to settle the question.

LOSS NECESSARY For the latter to happen, though, San Bernardino would have to lose to Orange tonight. If the Generals live up to expectations and defeat the Cubs, they will have first place outright and the opening round of the playoff will lineup as follows: San Bernardino vs. Ontario and Long Beach vs. Santa Ana. Orange, while out of the league's title playoffs, has shown flashes of brilliance this season, and could prove a disturbing factor in San Bernardino's plan to clinch first place.

Bud Mayer is slated to get the pitching assignment for the Generals. "Bucket-head," as they call the elongated Bud, has returned to his best mound form and should be able to handle any difficulties the Cubs might present. GRUBBS READY At the same time, Eddie Grubbs, who pitched brilliantly in turning back Compton last Monday will have had three days' rest and can be called upon for duty if necessary. If Mayer can get by Orange, though, Grubbs will be held to send against the Etiwanda Reginas in the second game of a series between these two clubs at Perris Hill Friday night. A meeting of National league officials will be held in Anaheim Sunday, at which time plans for the coming title playoff will be formulated.

San Bernardino is the defending champion. MARLIN OFFER SPORT THRILLS SANTA CATALINA, Aug. 20. Marlin swordfish in Catalina waters are supplying sport anglers with the thrill of their lives. And the combination of thrill with sheer angling skill of fighting the rangy sea tigers on light tackle and the even lighter 3 6 tackle with maximum dry breaking strength of only 16 pounds is making fishing history.

Bill Cig of Los Angeles takes honors in the 3 6 tackle division with the landing of a 137 pound marlin in 1 hour and 45 minutes from the launch "Matey" with Robert Garcia gaffing the prize. Fiercely contesting the Tuna club light tackle awards, Robert Man- kowski "fished" himself into first place contention for the coveted Adams medal and the Bullard tro- phy by the narrow margin of 22 pounds. Mankowski's fish, caught after a 1 hour and 20 minute bat-! tie, tipped the scales at 224 pounds just beating out the previous "high" fish of 202 pounds taken by Ellis Arkush. Lehman in Scout III Gets Second Victory 'Bv United Pres?) LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20.

Myron Lehman of Newport Harbor, California, sailing his speedy Scout III, won his second consecutive victory today in the International Star Boat championship races on the Olympic sailing course off Los Angeles harbor. ltied a tear for MARCO POLO round gems and riches- No ICELAND'S BEER-0! ti Oj roose i'Ww your y-v COPS STEP INTO GAME in the seventh frame of a recent game between the White Sox and the Browns. Umpire Quinn (right, foreground) tries to stop Manager Jimmy Dykes wrestling with Strange of Browns. No. 3 is McQuinn of Browns.

Other players are still milling about. GRIDIRON FEVER RUNS HIGH AT OHIO STATE By DON SMITH (United Press Correspondent) COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 20. The debut of youthful Paul Brown, the "miracle man" of Ohio high school football, into big time college competition has the gridiron fever running higher than usual in this pigskin-conscious city. The 32-year-old coach who is tak ing the long jump from Massillon High school to Ohio State university in one leap finds himself landing squarely in the fire.

The Buckeyes have only three reg ulars and 10 other lettermen returning from the squad which last fall split even in eight contests in seventh and last year of the reign of Francis A. Schmidt here. Somewhat sensitive to outside criticism for being "tough" on coaches, Ohio State fans will lean over backwards to give the new coach a chance but their patience and tolerance may be sorely tested before the season ends. SCHEDULE TOUGH As usual the Buckeye school has an eight-game "suicide" schedule with only one open date and no breathers between Missouri on Sept. 27, and Michigan on Nov.

22. But already there is talk "he can lose 'em all and we won't kick" as regards the personable Brown who has made a hit with his candidness and his business-like methods of coaching. Brown's biggest problem is in the backfield. The Buckeyes lost Don Scott, Capt. Jimmy Langhurst and Jimmy Strausbaugh.

The new Buckeye mentor can put a quartet of experienced backs in the starting lineup in quarterback Jack Graf, Left Halfback Dick Fisher, Full back Johnny Hallabrin and Right Halfback Tom Kinkade. A powerful thunderbolt from the freshman squad is expected to have something to say about the starting backfield, however. He is Paul Sar-ringhaus, a 200-pile driver whom Schmidt tagged as surefire All-America before he resigned at the University of Idaho. Ohio State will be well fortified at the tackles. Capt.

Jack Stephen An altercation which started after son, Thorton Dixon, Toledo, and Jim Daniell return for their third year. CENTER LACKING Brown will have a letter winner at every position except center. Bill Bell, a letter winner at the pivot position has been drafted. Bill Vick- eroy, senior, and an Martin, sopn- omore, are expected to fill the gap. Three veteran ends return in Sam Fox, Charles Anderson and Pete Hershberger.

Bob Shaw, 6 feet 4, 215 pounds, and Leon Schoenbaum, 6 feet, 200, are two promising first-year candidates for flanker positions. A couple of husky sophomores, Hal Dean and Lynn Houston, are expected to give veterans Fritz Howard and Ed Bruckner a stiff battle for the No. 1 guard assignments. Bruckner's draft status is doubtful. He is enrolled in the college of agriculture and may be deferred.

BROWN 12TH OF LINE Brown, who is Ohio State's twelfth regular coach, has won his way into the hearts of the fans, faculty and students with his frankness and zest over the game. As far as Brown is concerned, the individual boy in high school or college is far more Important than all the systems, diagrams and game movie3 put together. In his nine years at Massillon, Brown's teams won 80 games, lost eight, and tied two. His elevens went through five undefeated seasons. The last time an Ohio high school beat Massillon was in 1934.

Ohio State's schedule: Sept. 27 Missouri at Columbus. Oct. 4 Southern California at Los Angeles. Oct.

14 Purdue at Columbus. Oct. 25 Northwestern at Co- Shaw Co. Ph. 2131 Ph.

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First, Secretary-Manager Kenneth R. Hammaker proposed in a telegram to Jerry Geisler, state racing commission chairman, that horse owners at Del Mar nominate and actually run eight recognized quality horses in the Governor's handicap here. The horses on Hammaker's list included Strength, Mt. Vernon II, Brown China, No Competition, Wedding Call, Teddy Kerry, Vain Bo and Kantar Run. Secondly, he asked that additional entries be supplied for the two year old President's stake on the fair's eight day racing program which gets under way Aug.

29. The fair last week protested the extension of the Del Mar season because it would then overlap its own season and prevent the entry of many horses. lumbus. Nov. 1 Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh.

Nov. 8 Wisconsin at Columbus. Nov. 15 Illinois at Columbus, Nov. 22 Michigan at Ann Arbor.

In a new method of locating petroleum, plants are burned and the ash tested for chemical I oiught THURSDAY, AUGUST 81, Plan Sports Carnival For Playgrounds As the culmination of the city summer Dlavcround ac tivities, an inter-park sports carnival will be conducted at Sturges Junior High school Wednesday, Sept. 3, with eight W.P.A. recreation centers competing for numerous awards. J. P.

Collcy, Sturges physical education teacher and playground I supervisor, will be in charge of the meet, with W.P.A. recreation leaders assisting him. The program for the morning includes several running events, feature races and field events. These events will be run in the midget, junior and senior divisions. There also will be separate events for girls.

Each park will set up a booth to display samples of art and craft work. PICNIC LUNCH A picnic lunch and a band concert will conclude the forenoon activities. A competitive program with all parks entered will be the feature of the afternoon. A grand prize will be given to the playground amassing the highest total of points in competition. The comedians will have, their opportunity to perform in the pie-eating contest which will be one of the closing events.

Awarding of prizes will be the final feature. Veteran Battlers Barred From Ring (Bv Associated Press) DETROIT, Aug. 20. Battling Nelson and Johnny Coulon, two old-time boxing champions, were counted out today by John H. Hettche, Michigan boxing commissioner.

Hettche refused to sanction their four-round exhibition bout here tomorrow night when Dr. N. H. Schla-fer, commission physician, reported Nelson, 59, had defective vision and Coulon, 52, a hernia. It marked the first time that Nelson, lightweight champion from 1908 to 1910, and Coulon, bantamweight titleholder from 1907 to 1913, had been refused sanction for a bout in their nation-wide tour.

Instead, Nelson and Coulon will appear in the ring in street attire and demonstrate various punches, Peak Captures Third Yacht Race Victory GRAND LAKE, Aug. 20.. George Peak of Des Moines, Iowa, steered his craft through squalls today to a third straight victory in the five-race competition for the Sir Thomas Lipton yacht racing trophy at the Grand Lake regatta. Two boats were capsized and several dipped their sails in the high waves. No boat was damaged, how- I ever, and no one was injured.

1941 PAGE 18 Lamp llaan On Moff ett Grid Schedule CBv United Press) MOFFETT FIELD, Aug. 20. The U. S. army today announced that the Moffett field football team has scheduled seven games for the 1941 season and is angling for three more tilts.

The schedule to date: Sept. 26, Chico State at Chico; Oct. 11, California Ramblers at Moffett field; Oct. 18, San Francisco State at Kezar, San Francisco: Oct. 26, Camp Haan at Moffett field; Nov.

15, U.S.F. at Kezar; Nov. 22, Fort Ord at Kezar; Nov. 29, San Joss State at San Jose. GALANTRADED TO LA.

BY CUBS (By United Press) LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20. The Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast league announced today that Emil Kush, right-handed pitcher, has been traded to the Chicago Cubs for Augie Galan, outfielder, who ends a seven-year stay in the ma jors. Kush has been under option to Tulsa and will remain at Tulsa for the season, reporting to the Cubs at the start of the new training sea son. Galan will report here immediately.

Galan Is a former San Francisco Seals player. Kush's home is in Chicago. SHUTOUT SPECIALIST NEW YORK Though he has won only five games, Spud Chand ler has registered three shutout victories for the Yankees. Each time you taste ice-cold Coca-Cola, you are reminded that here is the quality of genuine goodness. many a refreshing has taught people everywhere to trust the quality of Coca-Cola.

BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THI COCA.COIA COMPANY J' COCA-COLA jilOTTLING COMPANY SAN BERNARDINO INJURED lllilillslllipls Art Powell, shortstop for The Sun Co. nightball club and ex-junior college athlete, who was seriously injured in an automobile accident near Yermo. Art Powell Injured In Auto Accident Near Yermo The Sun Co. nine will be without the services of their star shortstop, Art Powell, for the remainder of this season. He was critically injured in an automobile accident near Yermo when returning from Las Vegas with his newly-claimed bride.

Powell is suffering from a broken jaw, a fractured skull, and other injuries. He is at the Ramona hospital in San Bernardino, and is expected to be there for several weeks. His condition was stated to be improved today. PROMINENT PLAYER The popular Colton youth is a well-known baseball player in the valley, having started his career as (Continued on Page 19, Column 1) SEE RAY FOR Motor Tune-Up AND Brake Service AT HOLLEY'S SUPER SERVICE 5th tnd Street! Phon 541-03 FORMAL announcements and invitations to be socially correct should be copperplate printed or engraved. Let ui help you with proper form and modern type styles.

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