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Derby Day, Tuer
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OF INTEREST
A FEW SEW EriES HATE BEE.V
ADOPTED TIIIS YEAR
Definitions of Professionalism end
Other Legal Point ,
So much indecision .. Is prevalent
regards what amateus athletes must
and must not do, that the following
summary has been compiled from the
A A. U. rule book. J,
A foreign athleta . most apply to
the National Registration Committee
for permission to compete in the
United States. , y . ...'..'"
An amateur athlete, resident of the
Exited States, must secure a permit
ftom' the National Registration Com
mittee before he will be allowed to
compete in a foreign country.
Professionals Or unregistered con
tests under club emblem or name
of any member of any association of
the A. A. U. are prohibited.
Any, person competing In open
unsanctioned games .suspends him
self. The local registration commit
tee hs power to reinstate In sucn
I'.mnres.
A person who knowingly competes
against a disqualified athlete dis
qualifies nimseu. - i
No nerson who knnwlnelv her-omM
a professional can be reinstated.
An athlete "who become a profes
sional cannot have his applicat'on
for telnstatement entered unless be
has Abstained from professional ion
duct for two years.
; .An athlete expelled from a club
In any , association of the A. Jl V.
for'nDpaldJndebtedness shall not lie
allowed Jo compete1 In any sanction
ed games until such indebtedness is
' liquidated. ;.: 1 .
f A record must be timed by at least
three official timekeepers, or men-
ured :tf at least three- Held Judgei,
and should P supported by affidavit
of at least, six witnesses, lnclud'ng
officials, . certifying as - to the ; placa,
tbrt of day, state of weather, condi
tion of path, force and dlrectlou cf
. the wind, level or grade of grounds,
weight, measurement and material of
Implement, and correctness of an
nounced time or distance.
A record mast be made in open
competition. - t
An athlete la held to be a novice
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Wins Glass Event
San Francisco Motor Hub's Annual II 111 Climb, March SO, oue mile
standing start, 37 cars, ranging in price from $850 to, $4000 and
over; best time, 1.07;, time of Mitchell Model R. 1.15 1-5, winning
class event, also defeating all but six highest priced ears in free-for-all.
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$1100 k CyL, 30-35 h. p.
5350 A Cyl 50-35 h. p.
2000 0 Cyl. 50 h. p., Touring5 or 7 Passengers
PRICES F. O. B. FACTORY -
; D1TTEBRANT AUTOMOBILE CO.
r SUMMERVljLLE
Flnrrt n t fee A m tminn.
ZfotfaMoUM. .
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l.l.k. lit iti'
UvC L-.HIUO H I CHIT.
Big League Clubs Get Away
With That Many Each Sea con.
Twenty thousand tails are
used annually by the major
league clubs during the training'
trips and championship cam
paigns. John Arnold! Ileydler,
secretary-treasurer of the Na
tional league, reports that last
year the teams in bis organiza
tion called on the manufacturers
to furnish them with 800 dozen
spheres. Tbe Cincinnati Reds
used the most balls, and then
tcame the Pittsburg Pirates, the
Giants, tbe Phillies, the Boston
Doves, the Brooklyn Superbas
and tbe St Louis Cardinals.
The watchdog of the National
league treasury will not tell
2 what price the clubs pay for the
official balls, but one closely as
sociated with one of the manu
facturers Insinuates that persons
who guess that a major league
club spends about f 1,000 a year ;
7..r -r.- r-.-i -r "f
the way. Each ball, therefore,
costs probably 80 cents. Tbe
price of tbe spheres varies from
year to year.
in (1) Basket; (2) Boxing; (3) Gym
nastics; (4) Handball; (5) Running,
Including hurdling, ' obstacle racing,
(7) Pole Vaulting; (8) Shot Putting;
and throwing the hammer; (9) in
Swimming; (10) Tugs of War; (11)
Walking; (12) Wrestling; until he
shall have won a prize in thai event
Pe memoers oi two or more
. , . , . .
clubs.
' An athlete must compete after mak
ing his entry or give a satisfactory
excuse. . ' ; ' ' : . :
Professional contests or exhibi
tions are forbidden at sanctioned
amateur meets. Regularly equipped
instructors may, however, give exhi
bitions with their pupils but not com
pete. ' y '.
Scorers and measurers at games
must deliver to the handlcapper and
to the Chairman of tha Registration
Committee in the territory in which
the games are held the official scores
The clerfcvof course must In like man
ner furnish list of all starters n each
event. ! ;:7 : r .:!.'; ''
Athletes must be properly, attired.
A, league, or. association of clubs
will not be recognised, by any asso
ciation of the A. A. pJ .'; ' h
i Games closed to one club or orga
nisation of individuals require no
sanction.' . - .
Xew Bales y
Trainers' and handlers will not be
koadshr, 2 1o Pas-
Touring, 5 Passengers
1 tJ n ;
--iWS,MlUII
-1 . m nm mam
r s
or
cn the track IrrEedSatelv prior to or
during tompt'f.tlcn except In dis
tance races of core than five milea
In measuring distances of weight
throwing the figures must be taken
at the circle and tot out In the field,
tvi U the tile- cf ia broad Jumps.
In hurdle racing a record cannot
allowed, unless the competitor
jumps every hurdle In Its proper po
sition. A competitor who knocks
down three or more, hurdles or any
portion of them shall be disqualified.
SQUAD AWAITS
BIG MEET
LOCAL SQUAD I3T FIXE FETTLE
FOR C0STEST
Squad Will Leave Here Wednesday
For Whtman Contest
Eight agile athletes ".of the local
high school squad are awaiting for
next Thursday when; they will com
pete against the cream ot tne racim.
Northwest in track and field meets.
" Thursday afternoon . the team will
participate in the preliminaries t
the -annual Whitman, tri-state. meet
aid the following day the- school
hopes to have eight conlestants en
tered in the finals in many, more thaJ
eight events. - , ' ' '
La Grande has an opportunity thi"?
year to outdo its record of a year
ago when-it won more points than
in any four years put together be
fore. Hard luck camps on the trail
of Jay. Mlllering the pole vaulter,
who has weak ankles this , spring.
Otherwise there Is not a semblance
of grief In the training camp of the
athletes, Training has been carried
on at easy stages and the finishing
touches will be put on the squad
next Monday, evening. fter that they
will rest until the. pistol cracks on
the opening" event
The list of enteries sent include
the following:
Sprints Carpy, Cecil and Virgil
Bolton and Arlo Meyerjs, J
Hurdles Carpy and Captain Willie
Peare, the latter to the high hurdles.
Middle distance Peare, Cecil Bol
ton and Lee Reynolds.
Weights Heldenrich and Meyers.
Jumps Mlllering and Carpy.
Each of these eight men Is profi
cient in some particular line but all
will enter In more than one event..
La Grande will make a material
showing in the middle distances, the
hurdles, vault, weights and no doubt
in others as well. :. v , . . J . .
Considerable enthusiasm . prevails
in the ranks of the men and though
the squad Is small there has never
been a particle of shirking In train
ing among members this spring.
Each athlete Is primed and in fine
fettle for the crack of the gun that
will start a meet in which La Grande
has hopes of doing great things. '.-
,.. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
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IWinarHnent A lin Inlprtltr. tl. & Land
Office at La Grande; Ore, Mar. 14,
Notice is , hereby given that Wil
liam D. Ross, ot Meacham." Oregon,
who, on July 11th, 1907, made Uma
tilla Cash Entry No. 914. Serai No
C2C34,' for SE 1-4 untimbered Section
17 . ; Township l- South, Bang $1
East WUlaraette Meridian.; also - NE
1-4 NE 1-4, timbered See, 8.' T 1
R. 35 East Wlllamtette Meridian. hn
filed notice of his intention to mak"
Final Proof, to establish claim' to
the land n" described, hefore. h
Register and Receiver. U. S. Land
Office, at La Grande. Oregon, on "the
Cthday of May. 1910. ' 5 V
Clalmant names as .witnesses:
Jay E. Marshall. John It. Shock
ley, Earl Gillandtrs.. Charles Hud,
son, all of Meacham, Oregon. - :
P. C. BRAMWTLL. He:iitet
AdffiJnrsfrar Vojtcr
Notice- in hereby ;Jt that the
derslgned ha been appolated admin J
Istrator of the stat of Nick Ar
moss, deceaead, by the County Court !
of Union County. Crecon, and all h v
Ing claims against the said estate
are hereby requlr.'d to present- thf
bame to. me as adminltsrator at ny
store on iAdams Avenue. La Grange
Oregon, together with proper vouch
rs, wlthinxslx rsoctl-s from the dst-
of the Crst pnt'lcsttnn hereof.
Date Jrt dn" yf K"irnry, inn
Administrate r: the estate ot Nio
Armoas, deceased.
Cochran A rnrhrn attnrnnvu
allowed . within the center field
fo
Outlook For the
In the Minor
OPENING AND CLOSING DATES
OF MINOR LEAGUES.
Opening Closing
date. date.
Eastern league.. ...... April 71 Sept. 2S
.American association April 13 Sept 3
Southern league .April H 8ept.lt
Pacific coast le.gue..March30Xov. f
Wentern league..... ..April 22 Oct. $
New England league. April 22 Sept 10
Northwestern league. April 23 Sept. 3 '
Tri-state league.... ...Hay 4 Sept. 7
New Torlc Stete
league May 4 Sept. 17
Thrce-I league May 4 Sept. IS
'Western association .April 13 Aug. 16.
Pennsylvania league. April 28 Sept I
California State
league .....April 7 Nov. 6 -
Vnlted States league. Jriayl Sept. 6
Mo.-la.-Ncb.-Kan. V ..
league .....May 19 Sept. 7
By TOMMY CLARK. .
While the prospects of the teams Jn
the major leagues will be a subject of
interest to baseball enthusiasts even
If as far removed from the games as
Is New York from San Francisco, the
possibilities of the season of 1910 cnu
not be reviewed without the minor
league situations being sized up.
i In ' the smaller organizations m;in
agers of the teams have a harder task
than those In the big circuits. The
manager of a club in the major leagues
can stand pat on his team if he chooses
to, but such is not the case within tbe
minors. Every year big Inroads are
made in nearly every club, and the
stars are gobbled up by - the big
leaguers. When the .time conies for
the manager of the minor league club
to make up his team for the season be
has to do some great seoiitlng before
be can get together a 'winning combi
nation. Every year intense interest is
displayed in the fights for the much
coveted gonfalon ,in the smaller 'clr '
cults. In the some thirty odd minor
leagues in organized baseball there is
represented an ' invested capital of
$20,000,000, and last season over 24,-
000,000 people attended the games.
In spite of the scattered discussion
during the winter to the effect that the
American association might put up a
firebrand and toss it. into organized
baseball, there Is nothing which would
Indicate that the minors will not enjoy
more prosperity than ever before.
Amerioan Association. '.
In tbe -American association another
grand straggle is anticipated. From
present Indications the second division
teams of last season will be heard
from this year. St Paul Toledo, Co
lumbus and Kansas City have all been
strengthened up so much that the first
division Is beginning, to, get nervous
at to .Id .welfare. ' . ::
Manager Carr of ' Indianapolis . has
succeeded ia . gathering- together an
Imposing Array of, baseball talent and
by many is looked upon as the one
best .bet for the flag this season- Ills
material judging from the records, Is
classy, but it Is on the field and not
on paper that strength counts. . , .
The Minneapolis club appears to be
just as strong a hitting clnb as that
of last season and a far better field-
ing aggregation. , -. v
Columbus hss , landed many : good
ones, and Manager Frlel figures his
On KXLLXT, KANAOSa OT THS TOSOHTO
TZAM. .. .
team will be In the hunt this season.
Manager McCloskey of Milwaukee,
whose team finished second last year,
has a formidable aggregation to han
dle this year and says be will make
them all hustle to beat it out To
ledo fans are placing their hopes
on "Ducky" Ilolmes, the new man
ager of the team. Many changes have
been made In the St PauLleajn since
Baseball Season
Leagues....
-a year, u uc u i-itisr
pears stronger than last season.
Many critics figure that Danny Shay
will give the Kansas City fans a pen
nant winning team- this season. Lou
lsTllle, last year's pennant winner,
looks good on paper. Judging by pres
ent indications the hottest race this
season In the history of the associa
tion is expected, s V'
' ':; Eastern League, , .'
As is the case" every year, many
Eastern League clubs have parted
with their stars to the major leagues,
but as there Is always a plentifulncss
of good material on hand to whip to
gether a winning combination the loss
of these men will not weaken the ma
jority of teams. ; ,
Manager John Canzel and his Roch
Chester band of bustlers are surely in
line for another flag. "Silent John
has corralled many good ones and will
make bis rival go Borne to beat him
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Although big inroads hare been
made in Joe McClcnity's Newark team
since, last season' he bag good material
on hand to whip together a winning
combination. . ; ' ' v
Joe Keller, manager of thct Torprto
rlnb. has been hard at work with the
wruMJt ooooBxnv , nsor cs wxuiajo-
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team since the men started training.
Joe tried his best to get Willie Heeler
to sign a contract at a fat salary, but
"Willie the wee" figures be has many
more major: league seasons in him.
Kelley has many veterans pn the team
; and -will surelv make a anod fUht for
j the banner. ; Buffalo and Providence
i are sure, to be much stronger than they
were last year.
Manager Jack Ryan. of Jersey City
eavs he Is confident that he will 'have
a first division ball club this season...
Ryan has had twenty-four years' ex-
perlence in baseball and should be able
to look out for himself in any deals
pulled oft '. ! ' '-.jy,
' Although,-: Baltimore made a. very
poor showing in 1909, Manager Dunn
Is sure that the Orioles will make a
much better showing to this season's
race.
Another hot fight is expected in the
Southern association,; Last year's fight
ALFALFA HAY
( We have just received a quantity
I
:! of the BEST
s-Stanchfield )l?i6i9Qi;-
FLOUR, FEED, WOOD
14lO Adams Ave.
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Gomplete equipment for
rubber buggy tires. '
LA GRANDE IRON WORKS
. O. P GFPALO. Proorieto;' . .'. ' y ..
Complete Machine Shops and Foundry
was a good oue. and another is- In or
der. The fout leading teams of last
season have not been weakened to
any great extent by the major leagues.
Atlanta, winner of last year's banner;
Nashville, tbe runner up; Montgomery
and New Orleans, that finished third
and. fourth respectively,' are ready to
put up a strong fight
The outlook, for the season ' in the
Tri-state league is most promising.
Owners and managers declare , that
this year's race will be every bit as
Interesting as the one in 1901), Martv
JJogau and bis Lancaster team are out
to make two straight but will find
strong opposition from Reading and
Willlamsport
Intense interest Is being displayed In
the Western league this season. Lat
year's struggle was such a good one
that it has left a lasting impression,
Des Moines, the club that slipped into
first position, beating out Sioux City
by the narrow margin of two points,
has as strong a team as last season
and Is expected to repeat V
International Chess.
Oxford and Cambridge have at last
been heard from In regard to the an
nual cable chess match with the Amer
ican colleges. They announce that an
official challenge will be forthcoming
shortly. The chess players at. Oxford
and Cambridge have had some dlfflcul-
ty in financing the match and there-
tore Overstepped the time limit tor j
challenging laid down in the dead of j j
gift for the Rice trophy. This has I
DPon wniven. nowpvpr. ni a niepuiip t
April 22 Is suggested as the date for" f
playing the games., which win be sis
in number. -
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Utah. Horse Racing Meat
'The Utah Jockey cjub hfis arraotreu
for a forty-four day meeting beginning
May 14 In Salt Lake City. Seven
stakes worth .$1,000 or more are puar- i
anteed.; The Utah Derby Is 'gunran-
teed . to be worth $1,200 to the first
horse. . The ring will be oien to alt
reputable bookmakers. ; . ' .': ;
Sporting Briefs '
ere is the Moses that is going to
recruit the lccai s
and give the fans some baseball of
he town sort, now that "the profes
sional sort has about exploded.
The La Grande high school team is
in; Union today trying to win back
lost honors from that team on the X
local lot some time ago. ?
Imbler Is to play at Elgin tomor-1
row, Kellum,"Al Hug aid others well
known in Imbler baseballdom, ' will
play with Imbler. i
. Union and Cove will play ball at
Cove tomorrow. This game Is in
lnter-town affair only.
The Smith garage .installed a mod
ern vulcanlzer yesterday. 'It is of
the latest make. ': $
Two carloads of Fords are enroutt
to La Grande for distribution.
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7;:.-.
Drop in at The Peoples Store and;
see the Hart Shaffner & Marx cloth-1
?n-tae3p are showing.
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Bammage Sale. '
Th ladies of St Peter's Guild will
hold their spring rummage sale oof
Thursday and Friday of this weet.
In the sample room at the rear of
, the dlnine room of toe Sommer Hotel
A very good assortmoiit f article!
has been received., fie ui ember 0
v place and date.
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QUALITY
Bear in mind that yon will
get 'the best results with
'Northern Grown Seeds, ad
apted - to this climate. V We
handle Lllliy's seeds which
are best for the West
resetting "and repairing1
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