LA GRANDE EVENING 0BSERVE1Z, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1911.
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SEEKS
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, QOMET ASXIOUS TO COME HERE
DUBIJiG HOLIDAYS.
High School Ulrls Will Play Outside
(James During Winter.
The University of Idaho basketball
team at Moscow Is planning a tour of
Eastern Oregon during the holidays
and its manager, L. R. McCann, has
written to La Grande asking for a
game during the holidays. He makeB
no preference between high school or
club teams and it is likely that his
ffer will be given serious considera
tion by one of the several teams un
der contemplation In La Grande this
winter. As McCann is looking for a
guarantee it is not at all certain that
be will get a favorable answer but If
his quintet Is coming through La
Grande anyway It is more possible
that his proposition will be given con
sideration. '
It has now been definitely deter
mined that the girls' teams of the
Ugh school will be allowed to meet
out-of-town teams the coming season
nl lr?ftdr correspondence looking
toward games are bolng sent out by
. the management. As the team can
get Into playing shape at once, g amri
will probably start earlier this year
than last,
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toys In high school Is still holding off,
pending the (final winfdup of foot
. fall. , i. (; "
MAY QUIT ROWING GAME, j
Shepherd Disappointad at Failure to
Win Scullinfl Championship.
Satisfied witb the record be hat
made, but disappointed because be
failed In many attempts to capture the
title of single sculling champion of
the United States and Canada. Fred
crick Shepherd, the crack oarsman of
the Qarlem (New York Rowing club,
may be seen In a racing shell no more.
Shepherd when he crowed the line a
winner with Frederick FueHsei., his
partner. In the senior double eveut at
the middle states regatta to Baltimore
- labor day probably rowed bis last
"nee. : !
Shepherd said he remained Id the
game this year solely out of a desire
to win the single sculling champlon
ahip and to retain the double mulling
championship. He did not win the
former and lost the latter. He now
believes It time to retire.
NEED FOOTBALL SCIENCE.
Reed 8ays Cornell's Weakness In This
Sport Not Coaoh'a Fault.
Coach Dan Heed of Cornell says what
Ithaca college, whose weakness seems
to be In football. Judged by their poor
. showing against Pennsylvania lu tbelr
annual Thanksgiving day game, ueeds
la football reduced to a science. This
is the secret ,of Yale's success, he says.
Reed pointed out thnt although Cor
nell had the services of such good men
as Houghton, tne present uarvarrc
coach, and, Sanford of Yale, to look
after her teams In the past there was
not a line of records left behind to
throw any light as to what they bad
done, what they bad found to be need
ed and what should be discarded.
MORE BALLPLAYER ACTORS.
Coembe, Collins, Bandar and Morgan to
Appear In Vaudeville This Winter.
Jack Coombs, Chief Bender, Eddie
Collins and Cy Morgan of the world's
champion Athletics are to follow Mike
Donlin. Christy Matbewson, Joe Tin
ker. Doc White and tarry McLean on
the stage. It la said that Morgan,
who is known as the "minstrel man"
of baseball, is writing a vaudeville
sketch. In which be and bla three
teammates will appear. Tbe contract
la said to be a liberal one. Aside from
a large salary for each man. it pro
Tides that tbe wives of the four play
ers are to accompany tbe actor men
players over tbe circuit
Colonial Teams at London.
A scheme for the Olympic games at
Stockholm next summer bas been
elaborated namely, that tbe colonies
of Great Britain Australia. New Zea
land. Canada and South Africa will
select their teams and the whole con
tingent be brought together In Lon
don a fortnight before they are due to
leae for Stockholm. Here they will
meet tbe British team, and all will
train together under the care of
coaches and trainers. Australia will
have probably twenty to twenty-five
men. Including a rowing eight Can
ada will send thirty, while London
may have fifty, nrobnbly more.
Bodie a Natural Hitter.
Ping Bodie of the White Ho
bits
because he's a bitter and not because
be outguesses pitchers. Bodie made a
single against r.ddle Plank In tho re
cent White Kos-Athletlc series, but
when he reached HrRt KtutTy Mclnnls 1
said. "What did yon hit. I'lng?" ".V j
ipltbnll." snld the reiwe busier. "Ed
Plauk oevr threw t.r In bla
life," said Mdutils. "v,.ii, then. It
was a straight one." mild I'lng.
CHEVKET PASHA.
Turkish Minister of War I a Wei'
Trained Soldier.
Chevket Pasha. Turkey's minister of
war. received his military education
in Germany, and the Turkish troops,
in addition to being well trained, have
bad instilled Into them much of the
discipline be learned in Germany.
No man. not even the sultan, is of
greater Importance in Turkey than
Chevket Pasha, lie Is about forty.
1 CHEVKJT PASHA.
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las a dark face, bright eyes and an
inscrutable smile, which la nearly al
ways on his lips.
It was Cberket Pasha, the generalis-
ed twice by the late sultan from the
capita entered it at the b&ad of a
mighty army, to punish those who
darvd plot for the renewal of the old.
Veglttie. It was he who sent the ulti
matum to Abdul Haniid, who. when
Constantinople was panic stricken by
the mutinous soldiers, surrounded
Ylldiz kiosk so silently and swiftly
fhat the sultan, who was always
afraid of being left alone, found him
self without a single servant It was
Chevket Pasha who took him prisoner
and sent him to Snloulka. It was by
his orders that those " who plotted
against the sultan were banged on tbe
Galata bridge, a warning to all who
henceforth should dare to work against
tbe constitution.
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' GOSSIP ABOUT BASEBALL.
V V V V V V V V W f V W w v
Pitcher "Cy" Morgan, of the Ath
letics, hit 21 batsmen last season.
Jack Barry, shortstop of the world's
champs, has opened a garage lh Wor
cester, Mass.
It Is rumored in eastern league cir
cles that the Providence, Jersey City
and Montreal franchises are for sale
Umpire Brennan, of the National
league, is giving a lecture with mov
ing pictures of the world's series, in
vaudeville.
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The Portland, Ore., club will erect
a new grand stand and bleachers to
have a seating capacity of 14,00 per
sons. ,
Andy Cookley, the former Philadelphia-Cincinnati
pitcher, has signed a
contract to coach the Williams Col
lege baseball team.
The Fond du Lac team in the Wis
consin Illinois league will probably
be shifted to Elgin, 111.. If the Elgin
fans dig and produce the necessary
pleasure getters.
A St. Iouls scribe walleth thus.
The Cardinals have two reasons for.
being famous (In St. Louis). They are
the only ball club owned by a woman,
and they are the only team that lost n
series to the Browns.
Manager Ned Egan, of the Ottumwa
team In the Central association, has
all the minor league managers out
side the fence when It comes to class.
Ned was married recently to ' Miss
Kate Drummond, of St. Paul, and the
happy couple are taking a trip around
the world for their honeymoon.
PADDED GLOVE ITEMS.
1 "Knockout" Brown of New Yorlt and
1 Bert Keyes have signed to box lu
, New Haven. Nov, 27th.
Bob Moha is out of the game nurs
ing a broken hand he received in his
bout with Billy Papke.
Tommy Kilbane has called off all
Ms matches, rs he is suffering from
bloodhiood poisoning.' He will not fco
able to box again till after Jan. 1.
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THAMvSGlYIXJ DAY
Y1DED.
Contest Will Be Held on Turkey Pay
I and W ill (lose Season.
j The football season In La Grande 13
; not over. Cove will come here for a t
; Turkey Day game at which time the
eleven will play its last ame this
year and then lay away the mole
skins for another long period of rest.
Cove has a formidable team this year.
She ou-tplayed Elgin and trimmed Un
ion to the tune of a lively clip and
will give La Grande a good run for
her money. Coach Caylor will get his
men out to practice again shortly and
aims to run up a good score on the
Covites if such a tiling is possible.
The fans believe that the local team
has just bit Its gait and will be able
to show up some good football on the
day the turkeys suffer, ,
"Shrimp" Reynolds has been given
very favorable mention in all games
played this year. At Seattle he came
in for some luminary praise, and last
Saturday against Pullman he was the
bright and shining lirbt. Handicapped
us he is wtlh lack 0 weight he has to
show up good qualities elsewhere and
so far this year he has never been in
any dange of losing liis berth with
th 0. A. C. team, although Fobin-
uu uuu utaeia UVCU iuuteu MB
ablv to displace him. He has certain
ly made good this year.
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Baker lost to Pendleton yesterdar
at Pendleton 8 to 0 and thereby hangs
the ghampionshlp of Eastern Oregon in
a pretty clearly-defined tone. To mako
It Just exactly clear Pendleton would
have to defeat La Grande too, for shs
has not been defeated this year, and a
game between Pendleton and La
Grande would certainly be a drawlnp
card on Turkey Day. Baker was
outplayed on the somewhat dry field
yesterday Indicating what La Grande
would have done on a dry field for
Pendleton and La Grande play much
the same style of football.
Pendleton scored a goal on the In
itial klckoff in a somewhat fluky man
ner and later registered a goal from
placement. .The two teams were prac
tically evenly matched after the first
burst of speed that resulted In thf
touchdown.
Pendleton claims the championship
today in a telephone communication
with Manager Reynolds and can't see
why it (has to play La Grande. The
team has played but one Oregon team
thus far and to claim the honors with
meeting La Grande Is deemed
stretch of Imagination.
Many local fans are planning to go
to Walla Walla to see the O. A. C.
Whitman game Thanksgiving.
"OSS1DE."
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Jimmy Johnson, Carlisle's former
star quarterback, Is practicing dent
istry in the tropics.
Apparently the-shift of Captain Fish
er to tackle has strengthened the
Harvard eleven.
Five hundred undergraduates ac
companied the Michigan team to Cor
nell for the game with the Ithacans.
Both Captain Potter of the Harvard
baseball team and Captain Merrlt of
the Yale nine, are varsity quarter
hacks.
Owing to the over applications for
tickest each year to the Yale-Harvard
?nme Yale will build a stadium to
seat 70,0000 people.
V.'in-:si Vi Cerbv,
'ovn rt ;ri 1! il- ' ! limn y to vi
T!
the P'-rlMi iH'i-tiv. Ari r.t ..ritv u-.if
n tti-i' a h'irse with l Ifni-t UtHii'"
to win will urst liiiywin'u' tf.iisi jo'i.
(1.0 ttp. wlili ll will prevent Hie :lVf
ki clerk or newspaper m.-iii finin own
lug inure than hiilf a lo. 11 r s a'
the outside. Then there is I tie t ai
lug. which Is a thing nut to tie done
on Sunday afternoons in the tiai-k
yrr.V An er-erici.i-e;! trn'i:er must iw
eiiuilo.vcd. uiul b.n lIi...i;.-s for th
necessary Mrlod will amount to.iilioin
$1,000 for each horse. The Jockey has
to be paid, 'and a good jockey would
scorn the pay of an archbishop or the
profits of even a senator.' And If he
wins he will expect a present Klug
Edward used to give his Jockeys $2,!0
for a wlu, which makes one wish to be
a jockey. But of course it takes brain.
Exchange.
(JAME I'KO-j
JOHNNY EVERS IS AMBITIOUS.
Saya He Wanta to Be Called Greatest
of All Third Basemen.
Johnny Even has a new ambition.
Be wants to develop himself into tbe
greatest and fastest fielding third base
man the Chicago Cub team ever bas
had. now that he has been tried
there by Manager Chance, ttvers was
regarded as a wonderful shortstop
while 1 member of tbe minor league
and semlprofessional teams in New
York state. Tbe Cubs secured him be
cause of that reputation. After be en
tered the major league ranks he was
turned into a second Backer.
His ambition then was to beat Bob
Lowe out of bis job and become the
greatest fielding and quickest thinking
intielder the National league ever pos
sessed. Ills desires were granted, and
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Photo by American Press Association.
JOHNNY EVE US, CHICAGO CUBS' OBKAT fcf-
FUXUSB.
for nearly ten yeara bis ability was
never questioned and still remains so
Now be is determined to establish the
same record for himself at the far cor
ner where Harry Stelnfeldt was recog
nized as the best tbe league ever bad.
Until this season Evers never oecu
pled third base regularly In fact, he
bad played only one game there in his
entire baseball career, even while an
amateur. That single Instance wa
with th? Cubs in 11MJ4 against tbe New
York Giants. Then be did not finis n
tbe game. He played only seven In
nlngs and was taken out by Frank
Selee, who was then leader of the
team and who was afraid Even would
be killed by the vicious drives Sandow
Mertes, Dablen. McGann and Roger
Bresnahan were smashing through his
territory.
Just Like Himself.
The cheerful p:itleut needed nil his
good spirits, for the severe operation
had been a failure and the doctors
were hesitating to tell bim. The phy
sician stood by bis bedside in tbe hos
pital, and from his grave expression
the patient suspected tbe trutb.
"WVII. due." hp siiid. u-lth n uuri
smile. "It must hare been like this."
He fumbled under bis pillow and
produced an envelope which had been
erroneously delivered in another ward.
On the envelope was scribbled In pen
cil, "Opened by mistake." New York
Sun. .
MARKET REPORTS. 4
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$444t444w044j
Local market quotations todar,
Butterfat 36 cents.
Cheese Hazelwood and Tillamook
ery, 45c and 85c, retail at grocers.
Butter and Eggs.
Bggs Rancheggs, 40c; Btorage, 35c.
25c.
Vegetables and Miscellaneous.
Potatoes Per cwt, $1.50
Cabbage Per cwt $1.50
Onions $2.25 per cwt
Cabbage Per pound, 2 and 3c,
Celery Per bunch 15c.
Sweet potatoes Five lba for 25c.
Sweet potatoes Four lbs. for 25c,
Sugar cane, cash price $6.90; 30
days' time $7.30 per cwt. Beet sugar
cash price $6.70, 30 days' time $7.10
Beans White, 8 l-3c: lima. 10 cents
Fruits.
Home frown appiee $1.25 to $1.10
per box. Grade establishes price.
Cranberries 20 cents per quart.
Bananas 10c per doi.
Feed and Grain.
Alfalfa Hay $13.00 (retail).
Timothy $15.00.
Grain Hay $13.00.
Snowdrift Flour, sack $1.40
Bran and Shorts $130 and $1.40.
Oats $1.50 per cwt
Rolled Barley $1.70 per cwt.
Cattle, Hogs and FowL
Cows 3 c to 4c
Steers 4c to 5c.
Hogs ?6.50.
cnicKens Hens, 10c; old roosters.
8c and spring fries 10c to 12c.
Turkeys, live weight, 17 to 18c
Ducks, live weight, 12'ic.
Geese, live weight 12c
I OTCOLE'S FAREWELL
Manager of St. Paul Awirde the
Twirler a Bright Red Sweater,
When Marty O'Toole. the Jl
600 pitcher or tbe Pittsburg Na
tionals, handed In bis uniform
to Manager
K el ley a t
St Paul it
was with a
sigh of re
gret for In
bis own
words be
gained ev
ery bit of
reputation
he has
wearing
t b o s e col
ors. "H ere.
Many, you
can keep
OTOOt.E.
this red sweater vest," said Kei
as O'Toole tossed it Into his
locker. "Take it aloug. and
when foil wear it think of St.
Paul and tbe Saints."
"Yon bet I will," was Marty's
comeback. "1 learned more
wearing that red coat between
Innings than 1 ever expect to
cram la my bead during tbe
rest of my days." .
"A wonderful cnup," said Kel
ley wben O'Toole was out of
bearing distance. "The best fel
low 1 ever knew," Marty whis
' pered to bis neighbor at the
same time.
SPALDING BOOK ON BASEBALL'
Famous Ex-Player and Magnate Gives
Real Treat ta Fani,
A. O. Spalding, wnoSe name is a
household word wherever baseball Is
played, has written a book entitled
"America's National dame." It Is not
a history of baseball, although it neces
sarily has some portion of Its contents
devoted to the early duys of the game,
but is largely a chronicle of personal
reminiscences of events that occurred
when tbe game was Brst established
on a stable basis,
Mr. Spalding was first a player and
subsequently a magnate and helped
draft the first constitution and organ
ize the National league in 1870. His
recital of events that occurred in the
first decades of the league's existence
makes interesting reading, interspersed
as it is witb anecdotes and accounts of
personal Incidents in which the stars
and magnates of those days figured.
One chapter, devoted to sundry top
ics, gives an account of the sale of the
immortal "King" Kelly, the original
"$10,000 beauty," by Chicago to the
Boston club la the late eighties, Mr.
Spalding writes: - '
"The first time I bad to do with the
selling of players was in 1887. I had
withdrawn from active participation
In the game as a player, but was pres
ident of the Chicago White Stockings,
at that time tbe finest team of ball
players in the world. The players
were so capable that they were ex
pected to win every game. It did seem
almost impossible for them to lose.
Twice In succession they bad captured
the championship pennant and tbe
praises of the individual performances
of Anson, Kelly. Flint, Williamson,
Dalrymple. Gore. Clarkson, Pfeffer,
McCormlck and Sunday were on every
body's lips.
"Now. experience had shown . that
the keeping of the same players to
gether for too long a time Is prejudicial
to the Interests of the game, so 1 de
cided to let some players go. But what
ones? That was not so easy to decide.
"One bright morning I broached the
subject of the proposed change to Cap
tain Anson, asking him if he could
spare Kelly.
"'Spare him? Sure. Spare anybody,
was the reply.
"So I sent for Kelly and asked him:
'Kelly, how would you like to go
to Boston to play?'
"'1 don't want any Boston In mine
Chicago's good enough for me.'
" 'Well, you're good enough for Chi
cago, too.' 1 said, 'but wouldn't you
like more salary?'
" 'Well, I guess yes, said Kelly.
" 'What salary would you go to Bos
ton for? I continued.
"He thought a moment then said,
almost as if ashamed to ask it 'Four
thousand dollars.'.
"He was receiving $3,000 at Chicago,
which was tbe limit in those days.
'I think 1 can get you $5,000.' said
L
"He beamed all over at the prospect
" 'Now, Mike,' I said, you don't care
bow much we get for your release.'
" 'If you get me $5,000 I don't care
If you sell me for a hundred thousand.'
" 'All right Now keep mum and let
me conduct negotiations, and remem
ber, if you get a letter from Boston
asking yonr terms it's $5,000. not $4.
000.' I took the matter up with the man
ager of the Boston club, telling him
that King Kelly might possibly be se
cured. He bit In a few days 1 got a
letter asking the price. I replied that
$10,000 would purchase the king. lie
couldn't wait to write. He wired me.
'Terms for Kelly accepted,' and the
snle was made.
"Meanwhile Kelly had also been re
ceiving telegrams and got his contract
for three years at $5,000.
"Subsequently. Clarkson, the White
Stockings' superb pitcher, was also
sold to Boston, and later Gore went to
j New York, bur we overdid the matter
a trifle, and lost the pennant that
year."
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SrCH IS PEItfLEXING QUESTION '
IX SCRAPDOtf. I'
TIilf Holder K Toiler llemt,.. ... . '
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lias longer Reach of the Two.
Can Sam Lnngford by any possible
manner wrest tbe world's heavy
weight title from Jack Johnson? This
Is tbe perplexing question that Is wor
rying the flghiing fraternities on both
continents. The plain fact that these
black nieu so far overshadow their ri
vals at present that they are the only
gladiators fit to battle for the title
forces the Issue.
Sifting it down finer, can a good)
little man beat a good big man? His
tory uuswers emphatically no. Nev
ertheless In this particular case many
close and smart students of the sport
feel thnt precedent will be reversed
All acknowledge that Jack Johnson
is a great tighter, though skeptics
claim that in beating Jeffries he lick
ed only a shell of a great man. Evert
one who bas, seen Sam Langford at
full speed admits willingly that be is
a wonderful fighter. Whether he cao
upset tradition aud cold calculation Is
the burning sport question.
Scauulng tbe measurements of both
men, figures favor Johnson greatly.
Ilis height gives bim an advantage of
five and three-quarter Inches. When
facing a smaller man Johnson has
only to throw his body back and the
smaller man suffers great disudvan
tnce. Attacking a smaller rival, be
towers over the latter and makes use
ful advantage of his length. In agili
ty he -Is no man's understudy, and fot
cleverness be stands supreme.
If ,he und Langford meet in the mid'
die of a ring there will be a startling
surprise for the spectators. Their first
Impression will be. "How long can the
tittle man stay?" Cold facts make It
appear suicidal for Langford to battle
Johnson.
Should tbe pair clash Johnson's meth
od of fighting would be tbe same as of
old feinting and then countering In
side. Langford, fighting his regular
bnttle, would keep beurlng In. trying to
land on the body. Can Johnson's clev
erness, jabbing and chopping keep the
miniature fighting machine away from
that center of attack? That Is a ques
tion. Langford, built as he is. with I
all bis massive strength stored within I
a; small space, could assimilate terri
ble punishment before he would stop
tearing after that vital part of John
son's frame. "
' Langford was outpointed by Joe
Jeannette In New York recently. .Iean- T
nette's left band jab slowed np Sammy
constderab'y. This battle proved that
any man with a good left Jolt can wor
ry Langford. Now, if Jeannerte with a
light stab could slow up Langford
what would a man like Johnson, who
has a terrible Jab, do to the Tar Baby?
Then another thing langford is an
easy man to reach witb an uppercut
How could he keep away from John
son's left and ritrbt hand head rockersi
It was Johnson's left-mid right upper
cuts that really beat Jeffries. The
Johnson who met and defeated! Jeffrie?
would stow away Siinimy Langford
with his tprrlble left Jab rni heavy
uppercutB.
Johnson I keenly disappointed be
cause Carl Morris, the erstwhile wbi.r
hope, was drubbed so soundly by the
Pueblo fireman. Jim Flynn, in New
York recently. It lenves the situation
with regard to tbe heavyweight title
practically unchanged ' and witb no
white man In sight who coald hope to
successfully cope witb the champion.
Flynn. undoubtedly a good fighter,
Is no match for Johnson, as was prov
ed by their fight in San Francisco on
Nov. 2. 1907, when Johnson knocked
out Flynn In eleven rounds. Compe
tent Judges who saw that battle are
on record as saying that Johnson could
have turned the trick in three round?
or even less" bad he so desired. Flynn
la a good little man. but Johnson Is
a goody big man, and that tells the
torv.
There is no man in the ring today
' who could hope to defeat Johnson if
the negro is anything like as good as
when he fonght Tommy Barns and
Jim Jeffries. There is today no real
white hope.
'ew York Horse Show Opens.
New York, Nov. 18. Well known
horse lovers from many cities through
out the United States and Canada w.?ri
here today to attend the opening
the National Horse Show. It Is the
27tth annual event of its kind In the
rrlAtrm-nllo anil t V A 1 1 of Vinnan uVntt' tf
be held in Madison Square Garden,
which Is to be razed next spring to
make way for a mammoth office build
ing. In all essential respects the
show this year closely resembles it .
predecssors. Both the entries and the
prize offers are slightly in excess ot
the previous high figures and the pro
gram pays more attention to the sol
dier horsemen than heretofore. Oth
erwise It Is the same old show, aa gor
geous and brilliant as high- stepping
horses, beautiful women In magnifi
cent gowns, mulsc, lights and other
accessories can make it.