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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1912.
SPORTING NEWS Mil KINDRED SUBIECTS
flTTELL, WHITE
TO TRIM FIVE
LEA6U ES TAKE iMMffiPr
TO LONE TDMHVh
UN 09 FIRST
SHOW SCIENCE
STOP 1B1II
ELEVENTH JIIMTE Sl'LItT DOES
. KOT AVAIL.
Off Sight Works Havoc With (lie High
Heliool Boys LiiHt Night
Union "high school triumped over La
Grande last evening at the high school
gyin when the boys and girls of the
sister town won from La Grande in
two spirited games. Lack of abiHy to
hit the wicket spelled disaster for La
"Grande for at no time in the game did
Union commence to display the ag
gressiveness and Inside basketball that
La Grande did, but In the first half es
pecially Union converted the sllmest
Imaginable opportunities into baskets,
while on the other hand La Grande
'couldn't' register under any circum
stance. The entire team was off color
USE HKT'JEIi) TEAM WORK
WIS G.UIE.
AND
Local Girls Strive Hard hut Ineffect
ively lo Uroant Visitor.
Feather-weight: artists
ready for mill.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION ELECTS
CHIVIXGTOX. .
Tweuty-ltiouiid Go ut New Orleans To
morrow Boxing Notes.
New Orleans, La., Jan. 13. Abe At
tell and Jack White liave finished their
work of preparation for their 20-round
Union's girl quintet took sweet re
venge on La Grande girls for past
defeats last evening when the home
contingent was drubbed 11 to 9 in a ' flgilt-10 take .place in this city tomor-
very evenly matciieu contest, union ; r0Wt The contest will be for the
bad the more aggressive players, re- j feather-weight championship.
sorting to better team work and there
by winning. Individuality cut too Last year
much mustard with La Grande girls for the boxing game, but none of the
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was a prosperous
but as Individuals they strove vali
antly to breast the visitors, who had
taken an early lead. Some clever bas
kets were thrown by both sides but In
practically every department and
phase the Union girls had the edge on
the dual victory fulling to their lot
last night. Lose application of rules
that govern the manner of playing
took the home gills off their feet and
thoy could not adapt themselves to the
conditions ns they should have.
A filled gallery cheered the two
Hunks Elect Officers.
players.
played good sportsmanship, climaxing
the games with hearty yells and hur-
rnhs'that to less lady-like and gentle- rhe stockholders of the Union banks
mnnlv plavers might have stuck hard their meetings Tuesday last, and
thnir rrw. for with the boys ea- elo(;teJ tho following officers:
union iuiiouaii irresiueni, a. i.
IKastor; Cashier. J. W. Ehtlngton; dl
, rectors, E. T. Kaster, S. A. Pursel, J,
' II. Hutchinson, C. J. Forsstrom, Wra,
. Kielblock.
. IFl.tn.. n n.. 1 1 .1 ll II
Amia Topp v-iU.. .u..a, National Directors were eleet-
peclnlly tho defeat was entirely unex
pected.
The Girls' Lineup.
much of the game but especially so j tll0 nonlers. Last year conditions were
in the matter of shooting baskets. inei exacly rcvei.Be(1 ;llu, tno visiting
sphere would whiz around me nans 8(U.u wont home In high glee over,
nnd roll off La Grande s most accui
ate basket throwers were jlnxed and
seldom displayed actual form. Lewin
gave Union a strong lead which kept
increasing as the gamo progressed uu-
til the last throe minutes, when Bolton
took a forward position and dropped
two Into the sack with a spurt o form
which the entire team usually displays
Interest was at white heat throughout
but especially so at the last few, mo
ments of play whoii La Grnndo was
creeping up with rapid strides, yet tho
timers stopped the scoring machinery
as the game was over, 25 to 23. The
two teams meet again at Union tills
year when the championship of East
ern Oregon will either be taken away
from La Grande or she will pave the
way to play a rubber gnme by winning
tho second contest.
Prof, Bradshaw referreed the first
' half and without any Intent no doubt
to bo partial, permitted Infringement
of certain rules that handicapped tho
home squad materially, but when he
corrected this breach the La Grande
team didn't have tho finishing power
lo catch up. llubler referreed the
second half to the entire satisfaction
of both the homo and visiting contin
gent. The La Granders concede Union's ag
. grogatlou Is fast and hard to defeat
yet oil the other hand are as freo to
assert thut they were not up to usual
form for Bohnenkainp, Roberts and
Kail wore unable to get together and
screw their eyes on the basket at tho
snme time. Parley was tho only visi
tor who could be said as classed ns
superior to his opponent,
Lewln's clever haskot shooting un
der difficult angles and close guard
ing was tho most, promising part of
the contest.
The Hoys' Lineup.
LA GRAN 013 UNION
Dohnonknmp Farley
Center.
RalstonLottos Tumor, Horn
Guards.
Kail, Roberts,
Reynolds, Bolton Goodbrod, Lowln
Forwards.
Summary of Game Klein goius
Roberts 1. Kail 1, Hohnenlvami) 2, Bol
ton 2. Farley 1. Goodbrod 3, Lewln I
Free-throws, Ralston 11. For Union
8 and I point awarded.
titles changed hands.
It looks as lfAl Jiublak is In for
a beating when he meets Carl .Morris
in Philadelphia this month,
fr
A championship belt, once owned
by Bendlgo, the champion of Eng
London recently.
land, was auctioned off for ? 13.33 )
. Grant A. Lincoln ,
LA GRANDE, OREGON. jf
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All Hlg Little Associations Plan to Do
Likewise Hereafter,
Five years' tenure of office is the
rule now being applied to presidents
of leagues throughout the baseball
world. Following the precedent of the
Pacific coast league tho American as
sociation has followed suit and elected
Chivington to a five year term. Bet-,
ter management with no fear of los
ing the plum a year or two hence Is
the cause of the new practice and au
thorities everywhere agree that the
system Is a good one and eastern pre
dictors say It will only be a short
time until all tho big little associa
tions and leagues will elect their
presidents for five year terms,
Fencing; Teacher,
Tom Dawson Is planning on opening
a fencing school shortly and lias an
announcement in today's Observer to
that effect, The classic art Is not un
learns lustily and. .the inter-city con- known here ns several are already w,lder
Barry McCormick, the old Chicago
Milwaukee star, has invested in a
chicken farm and retired from base-M
ball. 4
The Jacksonville club, of the South if
(Atlantic league, has . signed ; Percy
!S5
as manager, wilder was
test wlirlong.be. remembered as one well versed In It, the premier proba-,- Ja' k8onvUe.g star pitcher ,a8t gea80j
of the most spirited and from whistle "'V ""'S ""'s wno
to whistle was marked by keen good- schooled under the late French teach
nnturod and clean rivalry between the pr' . '
Win or lose the players (lis-.
Victoria Callahan
Center.
Olive .Massee, Mabel Jones,
Louise Roesch Elsie Casper
Forwards,
ltmia Bacon, Crystal Knstner
Hilda Anthony Myra Wigglesworth
Guards.
Summary of gaum Field goals, Mas
see two. Free throws, Roesch 3, i.Miib
see 2. For Union, 5 field baskets, 1
free (brow.
(Enterprise News-Record.)
Students and teachers of the Wal
lowa high school entertained tho bas
ketball tennis, coaches, teachers and
students of the county high In a splen
did way Saturday night following tho
games. Tho reception was given In
ed as follows: W T. Wright, Minnie
G. Stevens, B. LM. Wright, Jos. Wright.
C. Wright. Officers other than the
foregoing have not yet been elected
the White Sox for 1912. Doc says
ho will show the same goods next sea-
last fall.
tho school hall. A grand marcli and
unique way of choosing partners pre
ceded a delicious luncheon.
Tho county high won both games of
baketball, the boys whining by 27 to
1(1 and the girls by 10 to 8. At the
end of the last half the girls' teams
were tied and' In the play off LMary
Shirley made tho .first basket.
The boys' game was fast and well
played, Lorenz of Wallowa being the
bright star of both teams. County season
high executed some clever new plays
taught by Coach Hamilton. Boston Is the only city in the conn
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Wlllhim Loury Presley, known to
every ran in the Virginia league cir
cuit as "Buck,'.' has signed us mana
ger of the Roanoke team for the com
ing season. i
Owner Joe Cantlllon, of the Mlnnea- i
j palls club, has made arrangements to
have his Millers do their spring train
lug at- Hickman, Ky.
With tho execution of his one-third 'T that has star ball players as chief
Interest In the Worcester club of the executives of its two clubs. Both John
New England lengue, Jimmy Collins is M- Ward and James McAleor were
out of baseball for the present. j sreat performers on the diamond,
j. .. .;.
A i.ntent nhone buttery announcer The New York Giants were so much
and a garage for the use of uutomo-: 'pleased with their trip to Cuba, un
blle patrons will be Installed In Brook-! der t'ie management of Frank Ban
lyn's new ?7.".0.000 baseball plant. I crolt tllat a Pla ' Invade Japan next
' season is already being talked of by
Pitcher Doc White has signed with j them.
To The
Steward, Monday, Jan. 15
FREDERIC THOMPSON
Presents
A ST. LEON
In The Original New York Production
POLLY Of The CIRCUS
A Real Circus On The Stage
PRICES: $1.50, $1 .00, 75c, 50c. Seats on sale Sat.
MISS ID
"Scoops'
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Carey is the first Pittsburg
(Manager Fred Clarke, of the Pitts
burg team, has signed Bill Irving, who
played great ball in the outfield for
the Akron 0. and P. league team last
son that he displayed before the Cubsj Pirate to afflx his signature to a 1912
contract. "Scoops" says he is well
satisfied with the document as It calls
for a substantial increase of salary.
.
In five years as manager of minor
league clubs, Harry Wolverton, new
manager of the Highlanders, never
had a team that finished less than j
third. He won two pennants, finis- "
second twice and third oncf.
5 $ 4
Hugh McBreen, former secretary of
the Boston Red Sox, is considering the
purchase of a half interest In the
Jersey City club of the International
league. In case Hugh buys he will
be placed at the head of the Skeeter ,
outfit. -;
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The Central Kansas and Kansas
State leagues have consolidated, the
new organization to be known as the
Central Kansas league. Salina, Lyons,
Newton, Great Bend, Manhattan, Junc
tion City, Clay Center and Concordia
will comprise the circuit.
WAX TED.
Good strong1 girl for body Jroncr.
One with experience preferred. Apply
('berry's Jicw Laundry.
SINGSONG GIRLS.
They Are to China What tlio Geishas
Are to Japan.
"felugnong ' girls of China are first
cousins to the geishas of Japan.
These young ladles vary In age from
vtxteon lo thirty and are choseu for
their physical and their artistic attrac
tiveness. The singsong girls are hab
tied In coat and trousers of the finest
silk, satlu or brocade. The former Is
cut very much la the style of a French
ouvrlor's blouse, and (he latter aro
cylindrical, falling to the ankles and
disclosing the finest silk hosiery and
tno daintiest embroidered shoes.
At an understood Interval one of the
singsong girls comes forward to play
an Instrumental solo. It Is more or
less n fantasia on two notes, the pitch
lying at about 13 In the treble clef.
with squeaky high excursions. No
sheet of music is unfolded, the Chi
nese professional singer being expect
ed to know the words as well us tho
music of at least GOO ballads. There
are sure to bo solos, duets nnd trios.
and here the male orchestra conies In
with flue enthusiasm In accoinpanvlnir
the singers.
Sometimes there Is a tremendous
racket In the midst of a most Pathetic
episode, which prevents you entirely
from gathering the meaning of tho
Bong, nut custom has sanctioned
tbeso outbreaks, whlch are understood
Of the Celestials, though It Is certain
no western star singer would put up
with tbeui ut any price. Chicago News.
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It is not often that wo aro tempt
ed to find fault with a producer of a
plays for being tno generous, but that
Is tho kind of play producer Frederic.
Thompson happens to ho. He wants
to givo too much for the money. As a
result of his extravagance lie has
made "Polly of the Circus,", with pret
ty Ida St. Leon, a case of "Polly" and
tho circus. There nro not many peo
ple who will object to this, however.enjoy the sight of a real lady bareback
rider turning somesaults off the back
of a real horso ambling patiently
around tho inside of a real ring and
keeping time to the oom-onh horn or
a real drous tune, n s not oftPn
playgoers object to being offered too
much entertainment, even though the
extra measures prove a clear rase or
There may bo some who will agree
with us that Polly Is much more in
teresting and so much more Import
ant to tho little drama of which she
Is a part than a hundred circuses
could ever be, that the show scene
should be eliminated. But probably
thero will bo as many more who will
assault and battery, with a poor old
drama as victim. "Polly 0f the Cir
cus" is a pretty, appealing story of
hearts of the tried and true type, un
til the circus happens into It, then
wo have a three ring circus in full
operation on the stage.
Among the many features of this
play, "Polly of the Circus," which will
be seen at the Steward on Saturday
night, Jan 6 are "Bingo," the cele:
brated thoroughbred Arabian horse,
also clowns, acrobats, bareback riders,
ringmasters, aerial and horizontal bar
acts-a real circus on the gfc
This is the same production
appeared at the Liberty theatre, New
York City, for one solid year.