The Register from Santa Ana, California • Page 12

ISSANTA ANA DAILY REGISTER, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 17, 1939 SAM DUNGAN, OLD-TIME BALL STAR, DEAD Morris May Be Forced Health Good, Gehrig; Eyes Records OREGON TAKES OPENER FRO I REARS, 54-49 Records Socked By a HELP FOR TRACK TIMERS 18 points, who paced the Ducks, it was a team triumph, and even more, a coaching triumph for slender Howard Hobson, whose own Oregon five bowed to the Californians in 1926. Oregon won the game in one two-minute period, shortly after the second half opened. Until then, the lead had see sawed through a hard fought first half, which ended 20-19 for Oregon. After the rest period, the Cali- Lou Gehrig looks as though he intends to make life miserable tempted to run with again for American league pitchers that was a beauty he just high-geared Ducks, lined out at St. Petersburg.

Chalmers netted a field goal to send the Bears ahead, 21-20, and BY HARRY GRAYSON another to tie it at 23(NEA Service Sports E.Iitor) a11 Johansen and Gale had counted a fielder and a free toss. ST. PETERSBURG, confirmed skeptics of 1938 Thcn accepted the chal- my pleasant duty to report that wish they were as far from be- and for one blistering- iron tag through as the big Dutch- Se the WcbLL steam FUGENE, Laddy Gale, the University of All-America forward, led his team-. mates to a 54-49 victory over the' regarded as California's of California in the most Progressive prep track meet, first game of the Pacific he Counties "Invita- conference basketball playoffs. Honal of Huntington Beach will The teams meet again tonight new on the boys in huge McArthur court.

tomorrow- The idea sounded so which last night bulged with a senfulile it makes you wonder near capacity crowed of 6200 fans. somebody thought of If the Webfoots score another before. victory, the series is over, but a Most track fans know that win for California will necessitate timers snap their stop-wafches a third game tomorrow. by sight rather than sound, the Although it was Gale, with his eye being quicker than the ear. That is, the wisp of smoke from the gun is seen (100 or 220 yards down the track) an instant before a report of the pistol is heard.

One of the complaints of veteran timers is that they have difficulty catching the smoke against certain backgrounds. So Meet Manager Harry Sheue of Huntington Beach has arranged for an experiment that may revolutionize track meet clocking. Bigger and better than ever, just like the circus, the 18th an nual Southern Counties high school track meet will be run off tomorrow' at Huntington Beach Preliminaries begin at 12:30. For the first time, the big prep- fest is to be conducted in two divisions. Schools having an enroll ment of 500 or more will be grouped in the Major class, those less than 500 in a Minor class Championships are to be awarded in both.

Compton, Covina, San Diego and Santa Ana look strongest in the division, with Huntington Beach, Chaffey and Riverside allied as "dark Less is Henry Louis Gehrig, the Horse, finally has recovered his i man. health. his remarked didn't knowr been Jack Doyle, revealing that Gehrig sick? worried about them throughout Well, neither did I until John the entire 1938 campaign. Doyle, the Broadway betting Thus, this amazing ball player commissioner, ankled onto conquered another ailment in gins Field here on his 64th course of establishing an day. paralleled record 2156 Jack Doyle has made the New straight games including world York Yankees the shortest- series without relief.

In priced favorites in major league making that run, Gehrig has sur- baseball history at l-to-5. jvived broken fingers, toes, bones the books take of all descriptions, a cracked much at that he explain- canium, lumbago, and many ed. may have to put the other things that would lay the Yankees in back of the barn, as average modern ball player on they used to say at trotting! the shelf for repairs for weeks, tracks. it would make much What Doyle means is that Joe difference if Gehrig had lost two DiMaggio Co. may have to be I or three said Doyle.

declared out of the betting. "With that young Joe Gordon! Everybody wants them. second base, Gehrig! is not enough money to have to do much first go around. basing. The right fielder might! But to get back to Henry L.jjust as well take a Gehrig.

i ered up and down the court. At the end of 75 seconds the score was 29 to 23 for Oregon, and the Webfoot lead never wras seriously threatened thereafter. California wilted under the blast, and while Oregon added 12 more points the Bears snared a lonely field goal. With a 16 point Webfoots relaxed, and the Bears rallied. When the margin had been cut to 42-35, on baskets by Morgan and Chalmers, Gale again took command and aided by Winter mute, Anet and Pavalunas, built the Oregon score up to the final 54.

REVEALS LOU SUFFERED CONSIDERS PRESENT YANKS WITH KIDNEY TROUBLE AMONG BEST They said it was the begining Doyle, who likes to describe of the end last season Kelly playing outfield for Lou batting average the Boston Nationals of 1889, dropped to .295, the lowest it has considers the Yankees one of the been since the Columbia Univer- great combinations of all time, sity product started his amazing; was the Ty Cobb of his streak of 2122 consecutive games he went on. "He could do Ruppert livery in 1925. was smart, full thri reported tricks, and kept the rule-jhard way, by dumping one or chto makers busy trying to head him: more favored squads by the way- spot Cogg took his stuff and side critics could find in the armor polished it up. of Joseph Vincent club. has lost that like to give an under-rated thej contended.

ball player a boost here, though. But just a brief look at the He is Frank Crosetti, as fine a KANSAS CITY, Mo. Basketball teams from the West Virginia mountains, the California citrus belt, the Nebraska corn fields and the Kansas blue stem pastures were on equal footing today in their quest for the National Intercollegiate basketball championships. Each of the four teams had reached the semi-final round the was the greatest of them 35-year-old Gehrig cavorting around first base here makes the (Continued on page 13) EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR BASEBALL Spalding and BASEBALL GLOVES $1.98 to $7.50 Baseball Pauls $1.65 Sweat Sox 25c Supporters eaeh 35c A shipment 3939 Baseball and Softball equipment just unpacked. Come pick while they are here.

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SPOtfTINsI A I 70 1 I AL 0 North Sycamore Street Phone 227 Handle the Best IN BEVERAGES SUPPLIES ST. DAY SPECIAL Sheue has nad constructed a six-foot canvas backdrop that will frame Starter gun. Painted black, the backdrop will provide a better background for white smoke than trees, grandstand or whatever just happens to be there in the various stadiums. This arrangement, it is believed will be a real step toward more accurate track timing. It would be not at all surprising to see these canvas backdrops, or some thing akin to them, at track meets all over the country in a few years.

DOTS SO: Charley Comstock, who shortstopped for the Stars here two years ago, has been appointed field manager of the Anaheim Valencias. Big Ben Gelker, new made the assignment. Comstock is an Anaheim homebred and should make popular head man Joe Mene shoved off for Montgomery, w'ith the frau yesterday. He plays in the Southeastern league this term. a Class circuit.

Riggs Stephenson, the old Cub, will be manager The 100 yard dash is still the most popular track event. An even 50 is entered in the short sprint race at the Southern Counties meet. The shot drew the smallest number, 31 Vic Baden, the Orange manager, operates a health resort at Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs The second annual Orange County Bowling congress tournament starts in Santa Ana March 27 and runs a week. Team events as well as singles and doubles are scheduled, luring here the most expert of the keglers. Handicaps will bring THE RECORDS 100 Alvin Koenig, Huntington Beach.

1929; Bill Helman, El Monte, 1935; Ed Morris, Huntington Beach, 1938, 9.8 sec. Morris, Huntington Beach, 1938, 21.3 sec. Gillett, El Centro, 1933, 49.5 sec. DeLapp, Montebello, 2 min, 1.1 1936. Breeding, Santa Ana, 4 min.

29.8 1927. 120 yd. high Kirkpatrick, El Centro, 1934, 14.5 sec. 220 yd. low Kirkpatrick, El Centro, 1934, 23.4 sec.

880-yd. Diego (Rawak, Arnett, Murray, Montpelier) 1 min. 31.3 1932. Pole Miller, San Diego, 13 feet, 3 Inches, 1929. Shot Raitt, Fullerton, 52 ft.

3 1935. Broad Chambers, Fullerton, 23 ft. 9 1937. High Tedrow, Santa Ana, and Ed Logan, San Diego, 6 ft. 114 1938.

Discus throw Sam Henderson, Brea-Olinda, 139 1938. Shapely Vivian Coe, "Miss Lob and winner of various be44tjr asked Los Angeles authorities for an investigation into an alleged she received at the hands of a promoter, Cliff Henderson. a victim of a publicity cried known about the smaller schools but the grapevine gives Garden Grove and Newport Harbor an edge. The 36 schools entered are Aua- heim, Brown Military academy, Capistrano, Chaffey, Citrus, Claremont, Colton, Compton, Corona, Coronado, Covina, Downey, El Monte, Escondido, Excelsior Garden Grove, Grossmont, Hemet, Holtville, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Leuzinger, Newport Harbor, Oceanside, Orange, Puente, Redlands, Riverside, San Di ego, Santa Ana, San Bernardino, San Jacinto, Sherman Institute, Tustin, Vista and Whittier. Few of the records seem in danger yet the sprint field is probably the best in history and Ed Morris, Huntington All-America prep flash, may have to shave his own marks in the 100 and 220.

Glen Skafte of Compton has been running sensationally. He was third in the Southern Cal. meet last season. Nichols of Covina and Bob Skiver, C.B.L. champion, also threaten Hubert Sprinkle of Claremont, is a high-jumper with a of 6:1, only half-an-inch under the record.

Another outstanding athlete is Melvin Barron of Compton, a fast high hurdler. Best marks reported to date METROS SCIE FACES i (Compton) 9.9; Morris dll the boys (and girls for there! (Hunt. Beach) 10 sec; Nichols (Cois to be a division) to- Ana) 10 1 eel her Freeman gemer. i (Pomona) 10.3. (Hunt.

Beach) 22 sec; Skafte (Compton) 22.1; Skiver (Riverside) 22.6; Piper (Santa Ana) 22.6; Nichols (Covina) 22.9. (Covina) 52.2; Elliott Ana (53); Paul (Laguna) 53; Wheatley (Whittier) 33.9. (Redlands) Nelson (Riverside) Morgan (Covina) Boyd (Riverside) Frias DENVER Hollywood Metros pumped new life into the National A.A.U. basketball tournament today and fans speculated on their chances of de feating the second Missouri Valley league team in two days. The Metros surprised everyone but themselves last night when they eliminated the second Oklahoma City Parks quintet, 44-38.

I semi-finals they play the tournament-wise Bartlesville, Oilers, often called the "smartest team in The other game paired another Far Western entry with a Missouri Valley league team, the San Francisco Olympics and the home town Denver Nuggets. Denver played a cautious game to defeat the Seattle Alpines, 38-21. Bartlesville had a scare before it eliminated Colorado Springs Antlers, the onl yunseeded team which had reached the quarterfinals. The Oilers won, 28-24. The Oilers were held scoreless for the first 11 minutes.

The Hannons of Chicago, worn out from a series of hard games, were easy prey for the Olympics who won, 46-18. ILLNESS FATAL TO (Picture on Page 1) Samuel M. (Sam) Dungan, first batting champion of the American league and the Babe Ruth of his time, died at his home in Santa Ana, 221 South Broadway, last night about 8 He was 72, had lived in this city 61 of those years. He is survived by his widow, Mary Dungan; a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Baker of San Francisco; a son, Myron Dungan of Anaheim: two stepsons, Albert Lewis of Santa Ana and Clarence Lewis of Lemoore, a stepdaughter, Mrs.

Thelma Guderian of Spokane, and a grandson, Robert Samuel Dungan of Anaheim. Funeral services will be conducted from the Brown and Wagner chapel, at a time to be announced later. In Failing Health Mr. Dungan had been in failing health for several months. A heart attack that followed uremic poisoning was said to have been the immediate cause of his death.

career in baseball spanned 15 years. He slarted as a catcher in 1890 and1 retired voluntarily in 1905 as one of the greatest outfielders. To this day, Santa Ana has never produced his equal on the diamond. A big, husky lad with blacksmith shoulders, Dungan soon earned a reputation as a slugger while playing with Santa Ana "town and in 1890 he was signed for a tryout by the Oakland club of the Pacific Coast league. A catcher at the outset, Big Sam soon was converted into an outfielder because of his hitting.

Purchased By Chicago Oakland sold Dungan to Mil- ST OTTT8 ciipi Thneo waukee and there he did so well Stockings. Dungan was with Chi- man would last three rounds against Henry Armstrong paid off today. Armstrong, St. Louis born Negro who had to go to California to make a living as a fighter, put the light and welterweight titles on the line last night, and a capacity crowd of 10,000 saw Feldman counted out after two minutes and 12 seconds of the first round. RATES HEADLINES John Drebinger, son of a New York sports writer, is captain of track team.

cago three years before being sold to Detroit, where he played six seasons. By then Anson was ready to retire so he brought Dungan back to play first base for the White Stockings. Chicago traded Sam to Kansas City the next year, Kansas City being a charter member of what is now the American league. There Dungan had the best season of his career. He led the league with an average of (Continued on page IS) IT TO SAN BRUNO sprinters have been named for the $15,000 Inaugural Handicap, feature race of the Tanforan spring meeting, opening here tomorrow.

Those asking for weights in the THREE BEARS Johnson Outboard Motors on Easy Payments! WE REPAIR MOTORS Nuniwak Kayak Reg. $45, Now $25 SALE FORCED OUT LOS of Southern basketball squad today honored three University of California players in (Santa Ana) Duddridge (Clare mont) 2:8.2. (Covina) Webb, (Redlands) Horton (San Ber- selecting their all-opponents team Harbori 5 (Newport and also their all-conference nigh hurdles (Compton) Southern division opponents five! 15.8; Gist (Anaheim) 16.6. for 1939 Low Duffy (Santa Ana) ry -i 25.8; Barron (Compton); 26; Brown I California Bill Ogllvie, Cen -1 (San Bernardino) 26.2. ter; Ivor Thomas, forward, and; inangural are Brown Jade, winner; 1 32 4 34 guard- all werej of the Santa Catalina Stake Grov.) Anita; Jubal Junior, Harms (Chaffey) Graham diantown, Cross, Oriental- ist, Boss Martin, Ray Break, Townsman and Cross Sign.

Brown Jade will probably be minus the guiding hand of Johnny Adams who rode her to her stakes win in the south, as the Waters stable has first call on services, and has named talist for the inaugural. Pole (Chaffey) 12 Paddleford (Excelsior) Stanae- Inad (Hunt. Beach) 12 Zoeter (Hunt. Beach) 12 ft. Broad (Covina) 21 ft.

Ellison (Riverside) Morris (Hunt. Beach) 21 Smith (Colton) 21 ft. High (Claremont) Savill (San Bernardino) Gist (Anaheim) Page and Freeman (Garden Grove) Tavlor (Laguna) 5:10. jans on their conference five. The other two places went to Bob Calkins, U.C.L.A.

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