La Grande evening observer., April 11, 1914, Image 3

COMING OF WARD KING THIS
MONTH MARKS ROADSjER A
Auto Club Extends Itself to Meet Expenses Other Sport News of
Interest.
IN THE WORLD OF
SPORT
Frank Moran, Who Is to Fight
. Jack Johnson.
Photo by American Press Association.
Is Jack Johnson about to lose bis
crown as the heavyweight champion
pugilist of the world? Sporting men
who have closely watched the fighting
game say thut be Is and that the man
who will turn the trick Is Frank Mo
ran. Moran is agreed to be the most
promising of the ever increasing crop
of "white hopes." He is confident that
be can take the measure of the big
black. - The men are to meet In Paris
on the night of June 27, .which Is the
eve of the running of the Grand Prix
de ParlB, the richest turf event In the
world. !' ; '
Anticipating big success from the
visit of Ward King log drag expert
the Auto'club is sending out letters
to all auto owners appealing for pay
ment of dues, and for new members.
If no letter has reached any auto
owner, that owner is urged to see
Chas. Reynolds at the Security Land
& Savings company at once. Rela
tive to the coming; of King this month.
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regarding which more will be an
nounced later, the letter says: ,
"Dear Sir: It is'nt smoothness of
life that we notice, but the bumps
the same way with the roads here in
the valley. To remove these bumps
in -our many miles of roads is a prob
lem that Mr. King, inventor of the
"King Road Drag" will solve at a
demonstration to be held on April 30th
May 1st and 2nd. -. .
"To defray the expenses of this dem
onstration, the Union County Motor
club will co-operate with the County
and the La Grande Commercial club.
Our share of the expense will be one
hundred and fifty dollars and to raise
this money we must have every own
er of an automobile or a motor cycle
as a member of the club.
"Besides helping the cause of good
roads at the present time the Union
County Motor club proposes to help
the members derive the full benefits
of their motors namely:
"Will devote all the energy pos.
sible in obtaining good roads with the
idea of hard surface in the near lu
ture.
"Will be affiliated with the State
and a membership card will protect
you.
"Will co-operate witn tne county
Judge and Commissioners in an effort
the cause of better roads.
"The annual meet will be held at
Hot Lake in June, and we are making
an effort to enroll every owner of a
motor in the county a member by that
time. It is not fair for one to not
belong and enjoy the benefits of good
roads when someone else has done the
work.
"Upon remittance of the member
ship fee of one dollar and fifty cents
($1.50) the secretary will forward a
membership card which will entitle
von to one year's membership to the
club." .
To determine once and for all just
what disposition is to be made of the
much-mooted dam at Minam, R. E.
Clanton. state superintendent of fish
hatcheries and C. H. Bvans, state
game warden, arrived In the citv this
morning to visit Minam and be in
Dosition to eive an immediate and
I f-'nal answer. President Halfrarth'and
Secretary Halgarth of the Elgin club
joined rjie delegation at Elgin and
assisted in the inspection.
Among the men who went with
Clanton from here were Wing, Fin
Fleefcfoot officials: President Kohl,
Secretary Wenzel S. D. Crowe, and
Deputy Game Warden Leffel. Another
matter that is to be decided at the
conference on the scene, is the one
about fish distribution, and the local
club men will likewise point out to the
superintendent today, the excellent
facilities existing on the lower river
for the planting of bass, a project
originated and prompted by the local
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Wallpwa county wus asked to be rep.
resented at the conference at Minam.
Wallowa, Ore., April 11. (Special)
On May 2nd the Eastern Oregon
track meet will be started in this city.
This event ha promises of being the
greatest yet, and with the help of the
good spring weather the participants
will be (in better trim and will have
had more experience than in previous
meets.
1 The baseball park has been chosen
as the place where the contest will
be held. This place airoras nmpie
room for a good-sized track and
places for the other events. The en
closure of the park will also make
it easier to collect tne small charges
which will go to pay the expenses. '
The territory which this meet em
braces is: Malheur, Baker Umatilla,
Union and Wallowa counties, namely,
the greater part of Eastern Oregon.
This is the same territory that has
supported the past meets, the last
meet being held at Pendleton. The
high schools that will probably enter
are: Pendleton, Baker City, La
Grande, Ontario, Athena, Union,
Cove, Joseph, Lostine, Enterprise and
Wallowa.
About seventy-five students are
expected to enter from the different
schools. Practically the same events
as previously, will be entered for
competition with the exception of the
hammerthrow.
W. E. Leffel of La Grande was in
town Wednesday and organized a rod
and gun club, says a Union paper.
Lefel is deputy state game warden
A. Crowley was elected president and
L. A. Wright secretary. A pretty
good membership was secured and
it is proposed to look to replenishing
stream and' field with fowl and fish.
An effort will be made to prevent the
wanton destruction of game and to
make this a special resort for sports
men. . -
The long-talked-of Wallowa county
baseball league has at last come to
a head, and Joseph has organized
with T. H. Morelock as manager.
New suits and a complete outfit have
been, ordered. The old ball park just
below Joseph will be put in better
shape than ever before, and will be
the scene of some of the world's
greatest conflicts this season. The
first league game will be with Enter
prise at Joseph, April 19.
The exact date for the field day tn
be conducted by the Wing, Fin and
Fleetfoot club is in the hands of ex
ecptive committee, but it will probobly
be soon. The plan is to choose
captains, but to keep the member
ship of the teams secret until after the
day is ended and then compile scores.
Mudpies, squirrels, coyotes and sim
ilarly worthless animals will be the
game sought, not only for the sport,
but for the benefits derived from
ridding the community of these par
ticular pests.
Harvard Baseball.
Harvard's baseball prospects for the
approaching season are made bright
by the presence 011 the squad which
has been ut practice tn the Uemeuwny
gymnasium sluee the opening of the
spring term of many accomplished
veterans and several fine players from
last year's freshman team. Of the
nine which defeated Yale in the 1013
series only three have been lost
through graduation. This, however.
Includes the Crimson's main reliance
In the box. Sam Kelton. the filling of
whose place seems to confront Dr.
Sexton, the coach, with one grave prob
lem. Other twirlers who were relied
upon by the coacli. Hex Hitchcock, es
pecially, are In difficulties with the
college odioe and may not be counted
upon at present, although success in
the April examinations 111 Harvard
will permit not only Hitchcock, but H.
J. Coolidge. last year's freshman pitch
er; S. M. Richardson and F, B. Well
ington to give their services to the
team.
Copoland Goes Abroad.
The ranks of former famous Ameri
can athletes now serving as Olympic
trainers - In ICurope were augmented
will) the sailing of Alfred Forbes Cope
land to assume his position as head
coacli of the Austrian Olympic team
for the Berlin games of t'.MU.
Copeland Is the fourth trainer of a
brilliant American athletic record to be
signed to coach foreign track and field
teams for the Olympic games two years
hence. He follow in the footsteps of
Ernie HJertuerg. Sweden's" coach; Al
vlu C. Krueuzlelu. (jermany's coach,
and W. H. Knox. England's bead
trainer.
In addition to these men other fa
mous American athletes of past de
cades, including James Llghtbody and
Joseph Horner, have either signed or
are considering secondary or specialty
coaching positions abroad.
Lawyer Now an Umpire.
President James H. O'ltourke of the
Eastern Baseball association has an
nounced bis staff of umpires for the
coming season. The men selected are
George Baruett, Louisville, Ky.j Marty
J. Phalen. Troy, N. Y.; P. Chrlsham,
Syracuse. N. Y., nnd M. J. McLaugh
lin. WaycroBs, Ga.
Barnett and McLaughlin are each
more than six feet tall. Barnett is a
lawyer. Phalen played first base on
the Bridgeport team In 1907 and 1008.
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Straighten Athletlo Records.
The documents necessary to obtain
credit for two world's records made
last year by California athletes were
mailed from San Francisco by the rec
ords committee of the Pacific Athletic
association to the similar committee of
the Amateur athletic union. The rea
son the two athletes have been so long
in getting olllcial credit for their
achievements is that the original affi
davits were lost and new ones had to
be drawn.
Fred Kelly of the University of
Southern California ran the 120 yard
hurdles in fifteen seconds flat at the
Pacific conference meet at Berkeley,
May 10, 1913, setting a new American
record and tying the world's record
made by Forrest Smlthson of Portland,
Ore., at the Olympic games lu Loudon
In l'JOR This was one of the misplac
ed records.
Tho other was the Indoor record for
throwing the fifty-six pound weight for
height, made by Pat Donovan of the
San Francisco Pastime Athletic club
Inst year. His distance was 10 feet
1114 inches.
There are empty "cars" about La
Grande or else there have been mis
takes in the print, comments the Un
ion Scout. Mr. Maxwell goes on to
say. For instance, Joe Carr is trying
to hold off eating for thirty days and
another, a Bert Carr has been ab
staining from eating for about 22 days
more or less. No doubt the stunt will
prevent food from laying heavy on
their stomachs. Of course there is
no use in joking about this for a man
has a right to stop eating if he wants
to. Besides there are other queer
things going on in find about Union
county. For instance we have a citi
zen here at Union that drives his cat
tle to and from the pasture in an au
tomobile. We mean the man rides
in an automobile. The cattle walk
of course. Then last summer a span
of Shetland ponies delivered goods all
over town. The first unique delivery
wagon was owned by R. H. Brown
-"H was a little red auto with side
wheelers. It was either a hot air
cooler or a cold air burner and we
almost or quite disremembcr which.
Anyway it took fire one evening just
about the time the sun went down
ami burned the whole inside out of it
self. That might not have been so
funny but the blamed thing run bet
ter without the insicles than it ever
did in its life. It looks as though
some machines don't need any in
side. They used to tell a story on
Barnum. Barnum used to run a it
tie show. He run it so long and gave
it such a start that its running yet.
Barmim isn't here so he enn't sue the
Scout for libel. Barnum used to do
his spring plowing with an eleiphant.
The game worked so well that he
nlowed all summer and most of the
fall. And, he didn't do it for adver
tising purposes either. Its funnvhow
these thins happen. One man will
do something nnd everybody else will
cuss him for it and do something dif
fercnt. Human people are great imi
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4-11-15-18.
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Parties who have been hauling dead
dogs, tin cans ana rubbish of various
kinds above the electric light plant
nnd in other sections of Road District
No. 3 will hereby take notice that
severe prosecution will follow unless
this practice is stopped at once.
I. C. KENNEDY.
Road Supervisor.
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