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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER; SATURDAY, OU'XOlih.ii 21, AUTOMOBILE AMD SPORTING NEWS w. 4 FOOTBALL IS EOTIIHG PROBABILITY OF NEW FLAYERS . HEPOBTIXG EMHipSlMV Sligrbt ' Change In Line Roqnlre d - . Primhig for Batr OameHere. Football stock went up several " points this week , when It became known that Bolton is back In the game and there is a likelihood of Kail and Roberts joining the local squad In time to get fn trim for the Baktr game here November 11th. , " Kail's big bulk, speed and 'noodle" would be a wonderful tonic to the younger,; inexperienced uid , lighter players and Roberts connections with footbal would be an asset. The story comes from Baker, that th flaws In that team- are being luckd out for . 7,a Grande's game and the miners will come trimmed and prime I to shoot something clever over on the locals if possible. ; - v, ;. . ' . . . I ':. . Watson has been benched by paren tal disapproval of the revised game and his place at guard will have to be flHed. Woods falls' Into the vacuum like a duck to water, though, and fortunately Coach Caylor will not reed to school Woods much In Hue playing for he has been there before. Ct-ylor reports the team rounding' out well and with the spirit of co-opera- uon oetween coach ana players so manifest, only successful outcome is on the slate. Both are striving their best to produce the best result. -- , ': ' , Bolton was back In the game today, his first this year. He has been Bick nuch of the fall and Is still feeling rtcm effects from an injury last year, but his physician believes he can re sume his playing at this time. v Baker is playing Ontario at Baker today. . . :" 1 Lehigh put up a gireat gamj against Tjf.th Princeton and Pennsylvania. " "; Coach Beacbam, of the West Point team, has' shifted Arnold, the center, to guard. '; '. ' Natman at Dartmouth is said to be sure of hif position on ihc- varsity football team. . .. V';.,' .' , Keene FItzpatrlck. the Princeton trainer, says that Captain" Hart will be In shape for the Harvard game. What has become of the , famoi)3 Mlnnesot shift that ex-Captain Ten. CHA Thirty Horse Power, 11 5-incK Vlieel Base; Demountable Rims, 34x3 inch Tires, Prest-0 Tank, Top,! Glass Front, anid Speed (J 1 fit C A ometer, F. O. B, La Grande, FOR ONI. . : i .: 1 1 O O V Prompt . Deliveries. ; Gall and i Investigate Our Line Before Buying " ' " - - . ': t - ? '"''). - '.''.'. " ; 'y ' , ' ' t ': ' ( ' !' I' '. We have the most up-to-date Repair Shop and; ern v Oregon. l"T Experienced Mechanics. ; AH ' Work Guaranteed Auto Hire Day and Priceis Reasonable Shevlin was showing the Yale squaa? , Dave Fultz, the former Brown foot ball and baseball player, has been se lected to referee the army same with Yale. Tbey play today. .''. ; Additional, seats now being placed in the Harvard stadium will bring the total seating capacity up to 44.000 for the Yale-Harvard game. ; ' s Callender, who has been tfiken up to the varsity squad from the Harvard second team, is stocklly built and looks to have class as a quarterback. A young brother of Jack and Percy Wendell, the Harvard players, lis a member of a 'Boston school eleven and promises to uphold the reputation of the family on the gridiron. . , LEVEL RDADS 01 HQC nillNCPC I LLMUL UBII1UIU STODDARD-DAYTOX MAXGER I HERE PLACING AGENCY. IS Likes Country and Hopes to Sell Set , era I Machines During Winter. "One of the nicest, most level and uniform valleys for automoblllng that I have yet -come across," is the way . Mr. Barrell of the Stoddard-Dayton Autn enmnnnv oinrpSHPrt himself tn nn observer representative last night. He further went on t0 Btate that tne out. look for business was exceedingly good and expects to see a number of , new machines In this section between i now and next spring. "The roads are j fine and look as though one could : drive all during the winter with no great Inconvenlece," he . said. "The automobile is, a wonder In , bringing the farm mllss nearer the city, Those who own machines state that their farm used to be so far from the city that It was a dread trip but now they think nothing of running In at any time." -. , ' Mr. Barrell expects to place an agency for the Stoddard-Dayton line for this vicinity and feels tbat any- one should do well with this line as bis company makes cars of all styles and power,- and should bo able " to please the most exacting Prime movers in the effort to have lawa 'change in such a way that all road supervision of the county shall come under one responsible head, re port having met With a great , deal of satisfactory support throughout the valley. - The practice of leaving the work to about two dozen different Watch for Me MEkS of PHONE MAIN 758 j . men means that no set practice of road making, Ib carried out, repairs, being made as individual supervisors deem best. There is little chance to hold the entire highway system along the more scientific road-bullding lines declare many, and were one man in charge, one certain policy would be carried out over the eitflre county. The movement. is well rooted and it' would not be surprising to see the plan culminate in a well-balanced pe tition before the county court. Felice Nazzaro'a long standing au tomobile road record of 74.3 miles per hour,- made by him three years ago In the Florlo cup race in Italy was broken twice last Saturday over the Santa Monica, California, course, first by Herrick's National in the 202 mile free for all and again by Mrarz in the National with which he won the 151 mile Shettler ,trophy contest. Her rick averaged 74.93 miles per' hour while Men's averag.9 was 74.4-miles per hour. Like Nazarro's Fiat, which previously held the record, both the attona9ari,.InjBaturdayjrIctprlpufoorfgaeand it 's not a big surprise contest were equipped with Mtctielm tires." ' f ' WITH THE ROXERS. ' By defeating Harry Lewis, Knock- out Brown, of Chicago, has boosted his gress of the first game they either stock in the welterweight division. ; iidat have the necessary kopecks . L:.V .,,3 in or couldn't If they had, but , uu,m' T 7,7 ""u ' ' I win ue tne neaaiiners at me opening show of the Syracuse, N. Y club, Oct. 30th. " "V ' , Jiin Flynn bought a home for his mother In Bueblo, Colo., and 'a tour ing car for himself after his bout with Carl Morris. - -''' V-, Battlingi Nelson Is working as hard as he did when he first started In the !game.: At least one bout a week is the schedule the Battler has framed ; for himself. : Notice to Contractors. Notice is hereby given that seated bids will be received by the council of the city of La Grande until 5 o'clock p. m. Wednesday, October 25th, 1911 tor the construction of approximately 3,900 square yards of macadam road way; on North Fir street in the city of La Grande, Oregon. All bids must be accompanied by . a certified check ' for 5 per cent of the amount bid. By order of the city council, October lt8h, .1911.- , , . ' ' -; ' C. M. HUMPHREYS,. Recorder of the City of La Grande, Oregon. .:'': ; ;;'.-'',' - .K 10-20-tf V ' j the 1912 ETEOIT SE IB II OVER TIE INTENSE INTEREST IX GAME. TOLD BY PICTURE. IS Probable That Full Seven Games Mast ; Be Played lu Series. Not in many years has it required so many days to determine the prem iership in baasballdom. With only three games played and seven days used up at 2 o'clock this afternoon, It looks like a goodlyiportlon of next week will be required in settling the big dispute. From the way things are going it is likely that seven games will be needed, too, which will help stretch things out. Tne games are prolonged until on team has won even j t tu -Beveiiui un iu w uoi- essary to tell the tale. f ' Eastern Papers Arrive. i in such an event what a bang) up game It would be. ' New York papers received in La Grande this week tell by word and picture how the series opened. Twenty thousand people In New York were congregated around tne Time8 building durlnjr the nro- the fact remains fact remains that 20,000 people more than the 60,000 who were within the Polo grounds, shut "off traffic on several streets while tne game was under way. The papers carry stories of the games by Christie Mathewson, "Ty" Cobb, and other heroes of the diamond, and furnish intensely Inter esting reading, in that the ink and paper comes from the seat of war, bringing the games manifestly nearer to us remotely located fans. Local Interest Infrnxe. : Interest displayed locally is intense and the Observer answers on an aver age 100 phone calls each day lnqulr- ; togr about the eastern struggles The continued postponements are working on nerves even here In Oregon. What mu it be In Philadelphia : and the metropolis? ' ' ' r- , Well, it's all over. Portland won the bunting, and worked bard for it. Pitcher Nick 'Maddox, formerly of the Pirates, won 23 and lost 15 games for; Kansas City the past season. Before departing ' for their homes members of the Boston Red Sox pre- (Contlnned on Paare 8fx) Go 7 GET ADVICE ABOCT HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOl'B TEETH and mouth first, hand from competent men vho have made It, a life study. The 'lime has passed when a man can "pick up" the knowledge out of schools and after a abort time "start an office." A thor ough course in the best colleges In the land is none too good a prepara tion when it comes to taking care of uuti te-etn. Advanced methods have made the taking care of teeth a thing not to be dreaded, for instance we will remove a nerve from a tooth with out pain or without you knowing It. This and other things make an up-to-the-minute man proficient. If we can be of service to you please let us know. Drop a card for an appoint ment. - . Stevenson's Dental Office BOY WANTED Fam-Us-Klng Cigar FactoVy. MMIMM1H MtM 1 1 OlD STYLE . . KRYPTOK The most modern methods only If you have trouble glasses will er course to pursue. I make a specialty of fitting glasses, W. M. Peare, graduate Northern IlllnoU College of Opthamology, Chicago, with J. H. PEARE, & SON. La Grande's leading Jewelers and" optometrists. Opposite. U-S.. Land office. Broken lensea replaced In a few minutes. W grind our own lenses. ;'v':": .' ...'. " The Crisp, Cool Weather just how tells of the need of a New Heater or Range. We sell the famous Hartford Heater, for coal or wood. The great Majestic Range, its equal does not exist. Anything and everything you want in Hardware, Cutlery, Builders Goods, etc. Complete Equipment tor Resetting aim Repairing Rubber Buggy Tires LA GRANDE IROftl WORKS D. FITZGERALD, Proprietor COMPLETE MACHINE SHOPS ANDZFOUNDRY ; Povder iiS That will cut out the dirt whilo you sleep. t '5 Minute Washing Compound, J i 15c package, Wyandotte 34 lb. ? package 30c. Borax Soap Chips l 30c a package, Citrous Washing Powder 25c a package, Borax . 2 ' T one pound package 25c, Paro- S wax, one pound package 15c. -; , For Sale by : : Pattison Bros. Phone Black 81. ,BQY WANTEDFam-Us-JvlDg Cigar Factory:'1":'"''''' ''" T,y''r O'CONNELUS Cigar Store PooL Billiards, Cigars, Tobac co and Soft Drinks best and most complete line of cigars In the city." ;' ; ' ' Observer's Coast League base, ball scores every day there's a game. -. Corner Depot and Jefferson St l4 HI 1 1H) 4.f- If your eyea give yon trou ble have them examined and properly fitted with glasses by a reliable optometrist and the only attendance graduate optometrist in Union county. used not correct you will be told tho prop-'