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The Fresno Bee from Fresno, California • 10

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Oaks Shut Out Angels Twice To Press Padres Fast Moving Acorns Now Half A Gama From Top Spot Monaghan Scores 70 To Beat Nelson In Second Round Match Eddie Monaghan the defending and San Joaquin Valley amateur champion and medaliat from the Sunnyaide Country Club yesterday continued as the class of the field in the annual Fresno City championship tournament by shooting a two under par 70 to eliminate Walter Nelson Fort Washington Golf Club champion 5 and 4 in the second round of the tourney on the Fort Washington course 'M- iV THE NEW CCAA Lopez Matched With Lever In DAY Feature Vincent Lopez the Mexican heavyweight wrestling star wh gave Jim Londos the battle of hif life two weeks ago only to lose by-a questionable decision will return to Ryan's Auditorium Friday night to meet Dick Lever rough and ready Tennessee threat in the main event of Promoter Don Price's week ly mat show lor the Disabled Amerta can Veterans Lever who always provides plena ty ot action and excitement for the fans lost to Lopez here about month ago but staged a game and aggressive battle and is entitled 10 a rematch with the Mexican Idol Last week the rough Tennessee grappler took the measure of Hardy Kruskamp In an action filled bout Lopez is anxious for another shot at Londos and is willing to wager his end of the purse he will defeat the Greek champion the next time they meet Price however to date has been unable to get signature for a return match and has about given up plana for a second' Londos-Lopez meeting The Cardiff Giant who has been winning his matches here of late with astounding ease faces another story this week as Pantaleon Man lapig powerful unbeaten Flliplne star has been chosen as opponent tor the 340 pound bewhlskered Kan ms farmer-grappler They will col llde in Friday's semifinal position Both top features will be two out of three fail affairs the man event! The California Collegiate Athletic Association elected officers for the ensuing year at a meeting held in conjunction with the Spring sports carnival in Fresno over the weekend The new chiefs include Morris Gross athletic director of the San Diego State College eeated while in the rear left to right are Spud Harder coach of Santa Barbara State and Don FqI-lett graduate manager of Santa Barbara State are vice president and secretary-treasurer respectively Bee Photo 1939 Champion Enters Finals Of Bee-Rialto 20 1940 Kovacs Tumbles Welby Van Horn In Hard Match Oakland Tennis Star Takes State Title For Third Successive Year BERKELEY May Lanky Frank Kovacs of Oakland was California state tennis champion today for the third consecutive year He blasted Welby Van Horn of Los Angeles into submission in the men's single final here yesterday but only-after a gruelling match in which the young Los Angeles player hung on stubbornly The score was 6-2 10-8 8-6 Pauline Betz of Los Angeles captured the singles title defeating Margaret Osborne San Francisco 6-3 7-5 Kovacs and Edwin Amark San Francisco won the men's doubles from Ed Alloa and Gene Smith Berkeley 4-0 6-4 6-4 7-5 and the mixed doubles championship went to Miss Osborne and Phil Hanna San Francisco radio singer who defeated Jane Stanton Los Angeles and Ronald Edwards San Jose 6-0 5-7' 6-4 Heavyweights To Mingle On Smith Fasano Program The complete supporting card for the A1 Smith-Johnny Fasano ten round main event In the Italian Entertainment Park Thursday night has been lined up by Promoter Onyx Roach of the Federal Athletic Club In addition to the Sammy Brown-Billy Azevedo ten round semi windup the supporting bill will offer two heavyweight jousts and one between middleweight! Johnny Green the Tulare 185 pounder will go up against John Casey of Los Angeles in the four round special Joe McGuire the one time Fresno heavyweight who has returned home after a there year stretch in the army will make his debut in a four rounder against Jack King of Oakhurst Earl Stephenson of Fresno will tackle Tony Pappitonl of Los Angeles stable-mate of Smith in the four round opener They are middleweight Smith challenger of Sheik Rangel the Fresno welter who has declined to go through with hit match with the former Fresno Tech athlete was due today from Los Angeles Fasano tha ex Clovis battler who lives In San Francisco also was scheduled to arrive today in company with Long John Burdick his manager Burdick has served as trainer for Young Corbett for years Promoter Roach reports a lively sale of tickets for the first outdoor show of the reason Prices of 40 cents 51 and 5150 will prevail Tickets are on sale at Young Corcoran Nine Downs Woodville Team 1-2 CORCORAN (Kings Co) May 2a Corcoran baseball team srored an 11 to 2 victory over Woodville behind the four hit pitching of Jack Crocket In a South Central Valley League game played on the Woodville diamond yesterday The score: 1 Corcoran 11 15 3 Woodville 2 4 3 Crocket and Windell Ingram Hornsby and Nelson BONNIE 8EA IS WINNER AGUA CALIENTE (Max) May 20 VV Bonnie Sea cam from far behind In the last half mile and pulled ahead for a half length win and the 52000 purse and $500 gold trophy yesterday in tha two mile Agua Calient Cup Handicap The time was 3:266 and the winner paid $980 5320 and 53 WOMAN to a at to Major Leaguers Adjust Eyes For Play Under Arcs By Jt'DSOX BAILEY NEW YORK May Night baseball will get Its 1940 major league start next week with three games The Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Wednesday and on Friday the Boston Bees at New York and Cleveland Indians at St Louis Word is out that Park in the latter city already is sold out out which must be a refreshing experience for the Browns The Cincinnati Reds are leading all big league teams in fielding which is one of the marks of a champion They've made only fifteen errors in twenty three games and had one stretch of eight consecutive contests without a miscue Lee Grissom the pitcher whom the Yankees released outright to Montreal In the International League ftiil is in town and work ing out with the Brooklyn Dodgers who own the Montreal club The Bees have a maneuver the Boston writers have dubhed the shift" In which John Cooney replaces Second Baseman Carvell Rowell in the hatting order but goes to renterfield Max West moves from renter to right and Rabbit Warstler comes in to second Johnny Gee the Pittsburgh Pirates' $75000 pitching Investment who never worked an inning of a National League game this year allowed over forty runs in the nine scattered Innings he attempted in Spring training Everybody here thinks Mickey Wltek has the stuff be a great second baseman and will be playing regularly for the Giants again soon Name la Too Long Have you heard 'em calling Clyde Shoun of the Cards The Daily Worker ever thought the Bees would have to bench Buddy Hassett in May for weak hitting? The real name of Herman Schulte of the Phils Is Schulteheinrlch but' he got tired seeing It come out In box scores The Brooklyn Dodgers who were second-in club batting In the National League early in the season have skidded to seventh end Pete Coscarart who was hitting a lusty 311 two weeks ago has collapsed to 213 while they were In New York Pirate officials had a stock parry for questions of "what's wrong with the Pirates?" They retorted "What's wrong with the Yankees?" Manager BUI Terry of the Giants nnce looked at Mickey Harris whose home Is in the Queens Village section of this city and turned him down Now the southpaw sensation of the Boston Red Sox We haven't seen anybody report that Tex Carleton who pitched that recent no hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers in Cincinnati also hurled no hit game for Rochester of the International League in 1929 Lois of managers talk about re-wilding with youngsters but the Phillies really are Rookie Art Mahan has given the club security first base for the first time since Dolph Camilli was traded in 1938 and looks like a real major leaguer which is a compliment that used to be bestowed rarely on a Philly up until today the Chicago White Sox won a game at home this season Atwater Drubs Merced 16-9 (MeClatehy Newspapers Service) MERCED (Merced Co) May 20-Four Merced pitchers were unable quell an uprising of the league trailing Atwater Packers who after losing six games In a row -broke loose with a barrage of extra base hits to defeat the Merchants 16 to 9 here yesterday -Bart Varello of Fresno Merced catcher had a perfect day at bat garnering a homer triple double and single In four official times at bat Ha walked on his other trip The score: Atwater 16 18 Merced 9 10 Honeycutt Mamilton Heizenrader and Gash Conlan Baptiste Zentner Mungo and Varello IN ACTION Bud Frisch the 1939 champion will have a chance to become the first double winner of the annual Fresno Bee-Rialto Recreation diamond medal bowling tournament in the finals of the fifth tourney on the Rialto alleys tomorrow night The champion of last year toppled SAN FRANCISCO May The Oakland Aeorna who have been running near the front of the Pacific Coast League race aU season blanked Lot Angeles 4 to 0 and to a yesterday on top of an 8 to 1 victory Saturday Stanley Corbett Oakland mounda-man allowed five hits in the opener and George Darrow veteran porta slder cut it to two in the nightcap to put the Acorns within a half game ot the leading San Diego Padres On the scoring side Oakland's Rightfilder Mike Christoff No coast batter led the way with four Including a home whicls brought In six of the runt There were other shutouts yesterday Sacramento won the second game of a twin bill with San Diego 3 to a after an 11 to 3 low to the Padres in tha opener Hollywood stepped back into fourth place with a double win over San Francisco 11 to 9 and 3 to 2 In the northwest Portland and Seattle split a doubleheader Portland took the first 5 to 3 and Se attle the second 3 to Eirt lofl Anicici Oakland 4 BonetU Barry and Hemandeg and Kalmondl SECOND GAME Lai Aacelea I Oakland AB A AB A 1 0 8 4 10 3 8 ljLuby3fc 3 0 4 ill OlChapmanXb 2 12 8 3 0 0 OChnttnrfrt a 0 0 0-Gudatlf 3 0 4 liDunalb 3 14 10 0 liConroyp 10 0 OiDarrowp 0 0 0 sutler 8tringr2fc Myo3b Nnvlknflf Reynoldirt Collinlb Holme Thomaap Carpenter Stinep 0 0 0 11 Total! 30 3)8 Total 24 8 21 11 Carpenter batted lor Thoma tn atxth Lm Angalea UOO ono 0 0 Oakland 140 OtlO Ox- Lyman Luby 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Morris 2 Runs responsible for Crsghead 8 Struck nut-Ry Freitas 2 Ilrhert 1 Rasa Off Freitas 1 Crsghead 1 Two ham hit Barton Meaner Sacrifices Crashes 1200 pins in the semifinal round of the 155-164 class at the Rialto Saturday night and outscored the nearest of five other contenders by more than 100 pint in entering the finals of the pin classic He rolled gamer of 202 201 186 17L 236 and 204 for the even 1200 count Following Frisch In order in the' competition Saturday night were Shafer 1087 Jack Martin 1037 Bert Hance 949 Pete Sar-gotz 938 and George Ricketts 923 Three more classes of the tournament will engage in semifinal rounda at the Rialto tonight Players in the first of these the 165-174 class will roil six gamer across six Monaghan who Saturday posted a par 72 in defeating Jack Karg of Fort Washington toured the Fort Washington layout in 34-36 Hit second round victory will send the defending champ Into the third round against Mel Bomprezzl of Fort Washington next weekend Both third and fourth round matches are scheduled Saturday and Sunday and the finals will be played on June 2nd Bomprezzl gained the third round by edging out Dick Shepard also of Fort Washington 1 up on the twentieth hole Moreland Score Only one other player Moreland of the Fresno Municipal Golf Course proved a master of par in play Moreland clipped one stroke off the regulation figures with 35-36 and won out over Ray White of Sunnyaide also by a 5 and 4 count One match is yet to be played in the second round of the upper bracket of the championship flight with Fred Yoshikawa a former champion from the municipal course matched with Martin Leach of Sunnyaide Wednesday In the lower bracketitwo matches will be played Wednesday These are between Jimmy Wainscoat of Fort Washington and Von Moffett of Sunnyaide and Burgess Collier of Fort Washington and Reno Rosellinl Freino Municipal Howe Baker of Fort Washington trimmed Howard Fort Washington 2 and 1 and Wally Gross Fort Washington won from A McMillan Sunnyaide 3 and Go To Extra Hole Three out of eight second flight matches were carried into extra holes yesterday one of the rontests going to twenty seven holes and another to twenty four Jones of Fort Washington eked out a 1 up victory over Elmer Goff Fresno Municipal on the twenty seventh hole and Vince Cavalla Fort Washington won from Joe Carlaon Fort Washington 1 up on the twenty fourth hole Joe Withrow Fort Washington defeat ed Ray llarris Fort Washington up on the twenty first hole in the other overtime match The second round results: Championship flighta-Monsghan defeated Nelson 5 and 4 Bom-preszi defeated Shepard 1 up on the twentieth hole Moreland defeated White 5 and 4 Yoshikawa-Leach unplayed Baker defeated Howard 2 and 1 Wainacoat-Von Moffett un played Grosa defeated McMillan 3 and 2 Collier-Rose) linl unplayed Second Wade Ruffner FM defeated Al White FW 2 and Withrow FW defeated Harris FW 1 up on twenty first hole Al Haydea FW won from Glee Temple FW by default: C-Rees FW defeated Dick Rue FW 2 and 1 Jones defeated Goff 1 up on twenty seventh hole Cavalla defeated Carlaon 1 up on twenty fourth hole Earl Chalfan FM defeated Loren Nickels FM 1 up Art Crueger FW defeated Augie Fries FW 1 up Third Jack Hill FW defeated Turner 1 up Martin FW defeated Chet Campbell FW by default Nick Drak-lich FW defeated A Rodder and 1 MacLeod FM defeated Ralph Krayenbuhl FW 1 up Dickson FW defeated Walton FM 5 and 4 Bud Hoffman FM defeated Louie Feramisro FM by default Duncan FW defeated Bill Eickholt FM 1 up A Clar-no FW defeated Garner FW 2 and i-Fourth Harold Gustafson FW won from Bob Sopwith FM by default Ruth FW defeated Harry Dougherty FM 4 and 3 Lee Leatham FW won from 1L Chambers FM by default Young Corbett FM won from John Williams FM by default Maupfn bye Tilson FW defeated Val Pinion FW 4 and 3: James Sakata FM defeated Dr Inada FM 1 up Miller Hotchkiss FW won from Norman McLaughlin by default If News Tom Edwards yesterday scored I to 3 victory over Tommy Reid In the only first flight match played in a handicap match play tournament being conducted at the Fresno Municipal Golf Course Unplayed matches in the first flight are Fred Yoshikawa vs Charley High Earl Chalfan vs Paul Carl Reno Rosellinl vs Manson Reid and Ed Kralt Dr Inada Eilef Rue defeated Earl Stewart and 2 I Aten won from Sam Yamasaki by default and William Eickholt won from A Grenier by default in ihe second flight The Roy Cox-J Sakata match ia the only contest unplayed In this flight In the third flight A Wrlfcht-man won from Merrill by default and the Shedler-C Hopkins match la unplayed Laton Wins Another LATON (Kings Co) May La-ton won Ha third straight game in the South Central Valley League yesterday defeating- Farmersvllie 10 to 7 iMandy Alleruzo won 1 hla own game yesterday for Laton the southpaw chucker getting four hits in that many trips to bat Pennington Farmeraville left fielder hit home run Farmeraville 7 10 4 Laton 10 12 2 Janellt Doughty and Dean Alleruzo and Hedrick FRESNO BEE MONDAY MAY OFFICERS 1 nf 'A alleys beginning at 8 o'clock followed by the 175-184 class as 9 the open class at 10 Those entered in tonight's semU finals are: 165-174 Van Buren George Gouge Jack Martin JohnKrirk and Tut Nelson: 175-184 class Earl Miller Cliff Barnes Les Roupe Joe Lisle Floyd Watson and Dr Kennedy open class Fred Lisle Mitch Baylis Harry Phief Walter Harms Roy Johnson and Jimmy York The finals tomorrow night will see the six players rolling eight games across eltht alleys on a handicap baslr beginning at 8 o'clock base Bolo center field and pitcher Jon second base Hoodoo first base and pitcher Penu short stop Lu Lu right field and pitcher Jokko utility Knucredl pitcher Tom Tom pitcher end Kolu left field and pitcher Tom Tom who is a left hander is one of the hardest hitting outfielders on the aquad with a record of forty home rung in one season One of the most colorful members of the touring tribe Is Bolo pitrher and outfielder who atands six feet four inches He pitched two no hit no run games and two one hit no run games last season and clouted out fifty seven home runs Boyd Will Pitch Tha opposition for the Zulus formed by Fries will consist of Findley Upton catcher Louie Boyd Walter Kosmosky and Bus Bach-telle pitchers Charles Rudolph first base Chet Steinhauer second base Toby Lawless short stop Doc Jacobsen third base Foy Frazier Jack Heizenrader and Walt Byrd outfielders all recruited from the Fresno State College and local twilight league teams Frazier will be the playing manager Admission prices for the game have been established at 40 cents per person with children under 12 years of age free Kern Riflemen Win In Dinuba DINUBA (Tularf Co) May Bakersfield riflemen won both team and individual honors In Valley League match fired on the Dlnuba Riflt range here yesterday The Bakersfield Rifle Club team topped the scoring-in team competition with total of 1155 two points better than Dlnuba at 1133 Fresno was third 1129 and' Coallnga-Avenal fourth with 1114 Pete Peter of Bakersfield chalked up the high- Individual score with 237 out of a possible 250 Lester Jeffrey and Dr Paul Murphy of the Fresno team tied lor second honors with 236 each The team scores of individuals: T1 Barnes 230 Libby 233 Cooper 232 Arnold 223 and Peters 237 A Craven 233 John Harness 233 Pattee 235 George Mueller 223 Owfcn Leap-er 229 Powell 214: Tom Scott 206 and Nate Stringer 22L Fresno Jeffrey 236: Henry Wright 214 Lisle 192 Dan Cropsey 207 Dr Murphy 236 John Andrles 223 and Humphrey Coalinga-Avenal Lohaugh 209 Blackwood 225 House 226 Hughes 230 Mr-Glaskan 224 Hardison 199 and Shumarri 200 TEXAS IKAKUK Shmwrt is-l Fort Worth 4-S Hnuatnn 1-2 Tula 0-0 Oklahoma City 11-2 B'aumnnt 1-f Dallas 4) Saa AatMi Pig Guthrie Again Collects Midget Racing Feature Fresno Pilot Wins Lap Main Event For Third Week In Succession Andy Guthrie of Fresno hit the winner's circle for the third strslRh week since the opening of the 1940 season in Fresno when he won the forty lap main event of the weekly midget auto races in the track record time of 10 minutes 39-53 second at the Airport Speedway in the Italian Entertainment Park last night Chasing Guthrie across the finish line in the feature race were Bill Vucovlch and Bryce Morris both ot Fresno in second and third place and Jerry Piper and Danny Foster In fourth and fifth respectively Guthrie and Vucovlch again shared the record breaking honors both of the drivers hettering the old one lap record Vucovlch a qual lfylng time was the faster however 14 75 seconds to 1487 seconds for Suthrie This record has been we red each week since the opening of the season Vocovtch Nosed Out Guthrie came through in the three lap trophy dash to nose out Vucovlch In 4743 seconds In a thrilling match that saw the lead change hands on every lap The main event winner also chalked up a Victory in the Reedley handicap a special contest in 2:0920 He was presented a trophy by Miss Mabel Simon of Reedley Poster was second and Jimmy Atten third in thii- race Guthrie's other victories came in the fifth six lap heat which he won in the time of 1:3376 and' in the second six lap semifinal handicap In the time of 1:3750 Thrills For Fane Several spina provided added thrills for the fans but no serious crash resulted Jack London spun into the Infield in the third heat: Bill Gomez lost a wheel and spun around on the track without crashing In the second heat and Johnny Norslgian flew into a spin when he clipped the wheel of Bill Wal-bridge's No 14 speedster in the first semifinal handicap i- The results: Tint Won by Walbridge: 3 chattenayi third Eddie Weldt Tunc 1:4353 Second Won by Norman Girl eeeond Simon Stmonlan Time 1:4314 Third Won by Noraigian cecmd Key Smith: third MBurk Tim 1:38 Fourth Won by 1 Hein: cecnnd Bob Berkeimeri third Jury Piper Time Fifth Won by Guthrie: eeeond Bonny Rouen third Foaler Tune 1:387 Sixth Won by Fetter: eeeond Atten: third Mnmi Time 1 -340 Tint Won by Walbndee: and Girtc third Cattenay Time 1:4040 Second Won by Guthrie: tec-nd Alien? third- Feeler Time 1:8710 Reedley Won by Guthrie: errand Fneter: third Atten Time 3:0830 Wnn by Stan Dow: eeeond Du'ch Heimars third Fred KeUieid Time ten' Won by Nonitien: aerond Burke: third rirtr Time 2:44 so Mem Won by Guthrie eeeond Turov eb: third Morrle: fourth Piper: oi ter Time (New recent) Twelve Racing Pilots Qualify INDIANAPOLIS May -Twenty one of the thirty three Jilacrs In the starting lineup of the ndlanapolis Motor Speedway race remained vacant today after the first two days of qualifying trials for the 300 mile grind May 30th Eleven drivers passed the requirement four laps around the track or ten miles at an average speed of 115 miles an and the coveted pole position was captured by Rex Mays of Glendale Calif by averaging 127845 miles an hour The qualifying record is 130138 by the late Jimmy Snyder of Chicago The cars line up three abreast in the big race and in the front row with Mays will be Wilbur Shaw of Indianapolis and Mauri Rose of Columbus Ohio Shaw will be trying to win hla third 500 An expected battle between Maya and Bob Swanson of Los Angeles for the pole position failed to materialize when Swanson couldn't get enough speed out of hia sixteen cylinder mount In practice runs The twelfth qualifier was William (Shorty) Cantlon of Detroit the only driver to make the grade yesterday A high wind kept most of the drivers from even trying but George Connor of San Bernardino CallL had to give up after one lap when his speedster developed motor trouble Each driver is allowed three chances to qualify The next trials will be held Wednesday from 1 to CST) Central Loses To Chowchilla 3-1 CENTRAL (Fresno Co) May 2d Roy' (Lefty) Moore veteran southpaw twirl er tossed a three hit for Chowchilla here yesterday when that team downed Central'! Indians 3 to 1 In the San Joaquin Valley League The score: Chowchilla 3 7 2 Central Indiana I 3 2 Moore and Upton Gregory and Graham Kansas City Sets MU Meet Trials KANSAS CITY May 20-(fl-Bill Hargis Kansas University track coach and trark rhairman of the Missouri Valley AAU announced the association's track and field rhamplons will be held here June 8th The meet will qualify entrants (nr the National AAU Tournament In VTesno In Ju Entries toe the hftJ MM 9t Fresno Tigers Will Take On Zulu Giants May 28 having a one the semifinal limit hour time limit and a foty five minute Busy Softball Slate Carded Fifteen games will be played In five leagues scheduled for action in the city softball circuit tonight Heading the list will be three contests in- the City Business League with contests set on the Holmes California Field and Cos mos diamonds at 8:30 o'clock The Dale Brothers and Peerless Pumps earh with one victory to their credit will clash at Holmes while the Mohawk Indians will take on the Shell Oil Company at Cali fornla Field and Wagner's Place will tuule with the -Laundry Drivers at Cosmos The other game are scheduled In the Major and Minor Church Leagues the Club League -and Pa cific League First games In the Playground Unlimited League Saturday saw the Washington squad down Dickey 13 to 7 at Dickey Ball defeat Cdsmos 11 to 7 at Cosmos and John Burroughs trim the Webster outfit 11 to 8 at California Field -The other game scheduled to night are? MAJOR CHIUCH LEAGl'R Reedy At 7 o'clock Pilgrim An-iMnlan Congregational Church Wt mlnater Preabylerian Church: at 8 Pint Baptlat Church Freano at 9 o'clock Memorial Baptid Church va Voung Legion MINOR CHURCH LEAGUE Elnatnn Al 8 LPflf Church va St John' CVO: at 7 o'clock I Firat Method it Church Croaa Churrh: at 9 AZA Frienda Comnuuilty Church rrrr league Dickey Playground At 7 Native Anna va Tnnafer: at 8 Garage va WOW at 9 Divialmi nt Highway va Xnlghla of Twentieth Century PACIFIC LFAGt'H At Laraena' Grocery vg GnMea Stale Creamery: at 8 o'clock Club Clean ere va ARF Junior: at 9 Ber Shoe Shop ve Valley Funeral Home Kerman Drubs Los Banos 18-8 LOS BANOS (Merced Co) May The Kerman Merchants con tlnued their winning atreak when they slaughtered the Los Banos Cardinal! in a valley league base ball game played here yesterday 18 to 8 Clarence Murphy Kerman pitch er held Los Banos to one hit a double in the first inning by Roy Pierinl Los Banos pitcher and one run until the seventh inning Jacobsen relieved Murphy in the seventh Inning and then was re tired in the eighth inning for Emil Rusconl The base were loaded when Rusconi went into the box Loa Banoa gathered seven hits and seven runs in the seventh and eighth innings Emil Rusconi second baseman and Reno La Franco catcher for Kerman gathered three hits apiece Rusconi got three hits In four trips and Lanfranco pasted three for three The Kerman sluggers collected six three baggers 1 1 Kerman 18 13 4 Loa Banos 8 8 10 Murphy I Jacobsen Rusconi and Lanfranco Ball Pierinl Peres Bandoacchl and Pinelll AMEBIC AN ASSOCIATION Milwaukee 4-8 St Paul 1-4 Indlenapnlta 4-2 Toledo 1-13 Cnlumhua 4-0 Loulavllle- 4-2 Kanga City 10-9 Minneapolis 1-2 The African Zulu Giants reputed ot be one of the most outstanding touring Negro teams in the nation will coma to Fresno May 28th td play a game with the Freino Tigers -managed by Augie Fries at the Frank Chance Field on Ventura Avenue at 8 This has been announced by Fries who said he has concluded arrangements with Jerry Goodwin president of the organization sponsoring the Zulus In Detroit for the team's appearance here while on a western tour -The Zulus played twice in Bakersfield last year and drew large crowds the second game being booked by popular demand The team has played games In every state west of Michigan during the past two years engaging semi pro and professional teams and rolling up a record of only eighteen losses In 132 games played Play For Three Years Players on the colorful team which appears in short grass skirts such as worn in the African jungles red sweat shirts wigs and with much tribal paint have remained essentially tha same for the past three years The players coming her will be as follows: Andu left field Rosto catcher and right field: Bihee third Twilighl Nines Vie For Cellar A battle between 'the Pepsl-Cola and Producer! Cotton Oil nlnetf for the occupancy of the cellar position will headline action in the American League of the city twilight circuit at- the Holmes Playground at 5:15 this evening The PepsiCola outfit has won one gams and lost five the Producers team has dropped all four of itf starts In tha loop thus far Action in the twilight circuit tomorrow will he speeded up with a game between the Sierra Vista Creamery undefeated leaders and the fourth place Ventura Merchants at Holmes and two gamea in the National League The Club Gaona will take on the California Field Tigers at California Field end the Western Compress will meet the Valley Compress et Fink-White in the Junior loop Thursday' games in this league announced today are: Club Gaona va Western Compress at Ball and California Field Tigers vs Valley Compress at Fink-White HKABfl SIGN ANDERSON CHICAGO May Heartley (Hunk) Anderson has signed a one year contract as line coach of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League Anderson learned bis football under the Isle Knule Rockne at Notre Dame where be was eq outstanding lineman i Wild Scoring Marks Junior League Games Wild scoring marked three out of four Junior American League games Saturday with the Cosmos Sox walloping Cosmos 26 to 9 at Cosmos California Field blasting Fink-While 34 to 13 it Cslifornia Field and the Shell All Stars downing the Morris Dsiley nine 24 to 3 st Roosevelt Holmes won from Washington 9 to 6 in tha fourth game played at Holme The (corn: R- Cwnwn Sox pig 3K 24 1 Coamo Wagner Steinhauer Triple Nagel Marqun Zimmerman and Hops Flnk-Whlt i IS -8 9 California Field 84 34 8 John le and Edward Hamid Hamid and Dyer Shell Alt Atari 34 18 9 Mnrrla Dailey 1 8 8 Anderann Sain and Martin 8ton Farrla Knoa Morgan and (Sander Holme 4 Washington 8 wagner Menongtap and Clement Morrow: Reed Panrian Berry i ZoMtsUa sad Berry wckiaitnn FIELD REPRESENTATIVE OF A WILL INTERVIEW YOUNG MEN WHO ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING TO FLY St Mr Dudley Tuesday asd Wednesday at Fresno Hotel UNITED FLYING SCHOOLS of AMERICA Belle Martel of Los Angeles believed to be the only woman boxing referee in the world was baptised In when members of the state athletic commission watched her referee a fight betuven Georgia Field left and Freddie Contreras In Glendale recently They agreed the performed aU right.

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