page en 1 HA. GEA1TDE EVENING OBSERVER, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1910. ' c iUHaiHiHi-H iUHmn-m limn in ii nun i. ' Directory of the Fraternal Orders of La Grande, Oregon LATEST, SPORTING NEWS h4,4444MK "fr 4" LOCALS WIN FIRST GAME. Clean But Fast CorWt Sbona Weak, nesses and Features of Locals. , Registering a farlly decisive mar gin, La Grande opened Its basketball career with a victory against the snappy' Union high school team last Bight at the rink. Over confident of any easy time of It, the La Grande squad came face to face with a ma terial fact shortly after the whistle blew, and though Union never gained a lead, and scored but eight points ' to La Grande's thirteen, It was a con test in which the Intense Interest was manifest until the end. Union has a nifty little team especially clever on short, rapid passing, and caught the right cue at the first whistle. Where . the La Grande players reBort to the , slower but longer passes In team work, the visitors pulled off a snappy short pass that for a time augered real ; 111 for the. locals. By stiffening them selves and turning their attentions to defensa-more than the aggressive, the locals were able to come away win- ' ners. ; ; ' J . . The game was the fourth time the ;, team has been together this year, and J.TiCS tuueluereu, tne. Bhowtng ; indicates that the locals have the right sort of stuff In them. Their signals are - woefully weak as yet, the goal shoot lng knack has not been perfected and In various other ways, the boys dem onstrated that they yet have a lot to learn. Occasionally the home young sters showed streaks of team work and perfection that ended Jn scores but they have not gained the point .where they are sure of any particular element that goes to make a team, The machinery that spells scores would be set in motion at one end of the hall but cogs would slip befor.e the goals were reached. For Union Ed. Lewln threw all the baskets and his floor work was the feature of the j evening. He is versatile in dodging. and squirming. Mullln and Farley al ternated at center for Union, while Hesse and Hall and G. Lewln took care of the forward positions.' Tur ner and E. Lewln were the guards for Union. For La Grande Captain Bohn enkamp played center. Frits Lottes with Russell Ralston and Lee Rey nold's alternating playing guard3, and Cecil Bolton with the assistance of Lee Reynolds and Ralston played the forward positious. Bolton was thei chief shooter though Reynolds, Boh nenkamp and Ralston came to his as sistance. The officials were Henderson and Currey referee and umpire and Frank Earla time keeper. The game practically void of fouls and the clanllness of the contest Indicate.:1 that the two teams are to meet in friendly though rival terms again. For interest, speed excitement and good natured rivalry, the contest was par excellent. . 1 FIItST TEAM IS TICKED Oa Showing; Made Lnst !ght Couch Corruth Selects His "Varsity." Olive JIassee, forward. (Unto Love, forward. Anna Top, Outer. Ruth'Cotner, guard. Kuna Bacon, guard. . ' , lira Green, sub forward; Ida BIN Hugs, snb center and guard. The above team was picked today iiti..i. ii' General andTcbiinmerciaJ JobPrirvtirvcj La GrcAndb, Oreqon LEWIS Bl'ILDIXG i j BOTH MIOSES I I r USE THEM Christmas BUYING On! II My store is full of real bargains in Cut Glass, Silverware, Chafing Dishes, Hand Painted China, Chafing Dishes, Cassa rolls, Coffee and Tea Perculaf ors, Electric Lamp and Irons, Carving Sets, Silver baking Dishes, Knives and Razors. Our 10-25-50 and 75c counters exceed 'anything we have had heretofore. Mlly by Coach Carruth as the result of the girls' tryout Friday evening. He Is very much pleased with the showing that the girls made. While the two teams were very evenly matched, the players who won out last evening will have to play the game all the time to prevent others from taking their positions on the regular squad, later on, so keen Is the competition. The way the team llned'up last night was as follows: L. F. Olive Masses; R. G. Ruth Cot ner; R. F. Zoe Bragg; L. G. Hilda An theny; C. Ida Billlnes, Florence Stan field; C. Anna Top; L. F. Callsta Love; R. G, Runa Bacon; R. F. Elva Greene; L. G. Serena Rohan.' ' The game was ten to nine in favor of Captain Bacon's side INTERPRETATION 'OF RULES. Chicago Critic Points out What Allow. ances Can be JIude This Year. A Chicago crltis speaking of the new rules In basketball has this to say: . . . . ., , . ' , The center man may Jump out of the circle as soon as the ball Is put in nlay w S5 c; the vum- must touch the ball before it can be played by anyone else. .As the heel is a part of the foot, he may turn on the heel as well as the toe. A man who' Is stand jng still when he receives the ball may step with one foot In any direction, but the remaining foot must 1 bo kept in position, , There are two situations; (A) The player is stand ing still when he receives the ball. (B) ; The player is in motion when he reclves the ball. ; In the first case there are two pos sibilities: (1) He may pass the ball to another player In which case he may step one foot In any direction, but the rear or pivot foot must not leave the floor until the ball has left his hands. (2) He may 'throw lor a goal--ln which case he may step, not Jump, one foot in any direction, and he, may then raise one or both feet from the floor as he throws, pro vided tbeL ball leaves his hand before either foot touches the floor again. in the second instance, if the player i3 In motion when he receives the ball he may do one, of two th'ngsiv (i) Flay the ball In any one of the two ways mentioned, when he must dis pose of the ball before the foot that was on the floor when he receffed the ball has touched the floor again; or (2) , He may 'stop as soon as possi ble" and then play the ball as if he had been standing still when he re ceived it. ! . . HERE AXD THERE. Many of the .local sports have been on a wild goose chase this week with varying degrees of success. In "Red" Henderson Union has a fair and competent basketball official. He has that peculiar gift of adminis tering justice without violating or. in fringing the "spirit" of the game, which requires tact of the first water. Many can apply the rules of the came literally but few can decide it judi ciously and as the makers intended it should be. If basketball games were all like the boys' contest last night, it would soon become a greater winter sport than it is. Swift, snappy and exciting yet not Intentionally rough therein lies the features which appeal to the average fan. Next week will see the greatest three-department shoot ever held in this city, according to the promoters when the Conrad blue rock, rifle and pistol ranges open on the plains near the hospital. La Grande has just about twelve co eds who vie with each other for bas ket ball honors the result is that out of the dozen five will be developed who are actually good, for without Btlff competition few quintets become successful in winning games. The L. D. S. squad through its man ager Waldo Geddes Is making arrange, ments for a game at Union next week and Cove is to be brought here soon after. The M. I. A. has its wires out meet school teams only. Dave Brischoux the hound fancier took a pack of five canines to Teloca set today and will turn them loose on some coyotes that are bothering the ranchers in that section. The Blue Mountain Association met Thursday evening. After the business had been attended to the members en joyed the first gym work that they have had in their new quarters. R. B. Hamilton of Burns, Oregon, a former 0. A. C, man has just arrived to go to work In Sllverthorn's drug store. Hamilton is an old college bas ketball player and well known to the many 0. A. C. boys of La Grande. ' JOHXSON IN GOOD FORM. His Work Out in Chicago Shows His Real Class Despite Bear Stories. Chicago, Dec. 17. (Special) Walter Eckersall writing in the Tribune this week, says on the J. Johnson work out there Tuesday: .Not since his championship battle V."iiIi.'.'Jiiu J. Jeiiries at Reno has Jack ; Johnson, world's heavy weight champion, taken such a strenuous workout aa he did yesterday at O'Con nell's gymnasium while preparing his sparring ipartner, Walter Monahan, for his six round bout with George ("Kid") Cotton at PHWburg on Dec. 20. . The big negro champion . went three fast rounds with Monahan, and apparently Jack has not lost the clev erness and speed which have made him one of the greatest lighters known to the prize ring. Between rounds, Johnson took out time enough' to emphatically deny that he a matched to meet the winner the Langford-Jeanette fight, which will be held In Paris some time In February. If the match has been made, according to reports circulated yesterday, then It is all news to John- Son, who said he had not heard a word from the other side In regard to such a match, and he also said he will not fight with either of these men in Europe. "Believe me. I am too wise to let them hand me a lemon over there," Jack said in talking about this fight. "When I go to Europe in April it is (Continue'" oa page Eight) k. F. & A..M. La Grande Lodge No. j REBEKAHS Crystal Lodge No. St ' . . , ... mufi .van .vnnlnn 1 . . V . v n tl, A. T . oc A. Al. uuiua U6ii j Ings first and third Saturdays at 7:30 p. m. Cordial welcome to all Masons. JOHN 8. HODGIN, W. M. A. C. WILLIAMS, Secreta'rr. B. P. 0. E. La Grande Lodge No. 433 meets each Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in Elk's club, corner of De pot street and Washington avenue. Visiting brothers are cordially In vited to attend. ' DR. G. L. BIGGERS, Ex Rul. HUCH McCALL, Rec. Sec. WOODMEN OF THE WORLD La Grands Lodge No. 169 W. 0. W. meets every second and fourth Tues day in the month. All visiting mem bers welcome. ' NERI ACKLES, C. C. J. H. KEENEY. Clerk. M. W. A. La Grande Camp No. 7703 meets every Monday in the month at the I. 0. 0. F. hall. All visiting neighbors are cordially invited to attend. I. R. SNOOK, C. D. E. COX, Clerk. meets every evening la the I. rv n F. ball, AM visiting members are Invited to attend, MISS ANNA. ALEXANDER, N. a MRS. JENNIE M. SMITH, Sec KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Red Cross Lodge No. 27 meets every Monday night in Castle hall, (old Elk's halL) A Pythian welcome to all vlslUnf Knights. JESS FAUL, C C R. L. LINCOLN, M. of R, ft S. O. E. S. Hope Chapter No. 13, 0. E. C. holds stated communications the second and fourth .Wednesdays of each month. Visiting members cor , d tally invited. , MARY A. WARNICK, Sec. PAULINE EDERLEE, W. M. WOMEN OF WOODCRAFT C rands s'Ronde Circle No. 47 meets every,, first and third Thursday evenings in the month at the I. 0. 0. F. halL ah rh'tlrs Tzzz.lit, ie welcome. CHLOE ROBINS"ON, G. M. LIZZIE ELLSWORTH,; Clerk. Try the Observer for Job Printing We Clean, Press, Repair and Make Clothes to Please You HATS BLOCKED. GIVE US A TRIAL. THE WARDROBE 1 118 Adams Ave,Tel. 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