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THE SUNDAY MORNING OBSERVER
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JjDOASJ1 LEAGUE
. ' TO BE MAJOR
S 111 GLASS
LOTJ RAYBURN
MAKES GOOD SCORE
Tt'ESDAY XICHT'S.CARI) AMONG
VERY liKST OlTEitEl) HEUE.
Interest Anions Followers of the Mat
Came Is at High Pilch Record
Attendance Indicated.
Lou Rayburn, former chief ofpolice
at La Grande, has been do hip some
work at the tnis recently that is well
inigfl sensational. During severaf of
the recent shoots conducted in P,prt-
land he has consistently been around JlOLD
the top of the list. Wednesday after
noon he tied with Charles Ii. Preston
for hijrh score honors, each man seor 'interest
ing i7 out of 100 targets. Other well
known shotgun experts who were up
with the leaders were James Seavey,
former state champion, who broke Uj
and Jim' Morris with 91 birds.
TANKS CONTINUE
WINNING STREAK
I.KAD I.N II Hill SCHOOL
tiYM. TOl'liX A.MKNT
(ironing In Track Meet
Which Will llu Ilt-lil .Sutiinliiy,
April liOlll.
Ky holding tholr load of fifteen
points over the last Devil Dos
jlu.,!n Thursday night nt the Y. M. C.
A. the "uu and at 'en." Yanksmii,!
BACK WITH CUES," mighty good chance of winning
the high school boys' gymnasium
That the coming wrestling contest
between Ted Thyc. the local favorite, j
and Ad. Castavo, the clever middle-1 ALEXANDER IS
wi'igni, is regnrcieu ny me sporting
fraternity of this vicinity as being
nnp nf the hen! Hffnira in the nnniiis
of athletic events in this section, is in- CHICAGO, April 19.-Alexander otirnan.ent. Tho Yanks ran off with
dicatcd hv the advance sale of scats, the Great of old never got a more joy- "o relay race with ease and then
mri'.lis.-u.i.n nf merits of the men ous welcome when he returned from I ok.A" b,lsket S'"e from tho
tobe heard around places where fol
lowers of the mat game congregate.
That the bout will be a high class,
I ho wan. than rh modern "Alexander ! Dt,v" 1)oPs !lfl'r a hard fight.
the Great,' by which is meant Grover! Tho victorious Yank relay team
Cleveland Alexander, Cub pitclwr, got i "'" ,C0,nIs"! r Stoddard, Klvotle.
Jttr ('lute in Nortliest mil Kotr
! t'ftMroriilit Will flakd JU-ftl
tlWijur fmattiaata
JACK JOHNSON
VERY.JP0PULAR?
llig Smuko Is Training at Homo of
(gicrul;sVlll Heinnin In Mexico
for Ytitr.
fM,r UhJ., April 19. A near- MEXICO CITY. Aorll 19. Jack
major tills Boason and a full-fledged ! Johnson, who arrived here recently
one Hi 1320 is the v Walter Mc-(rom CubSi has leaped into proml-
ircdte lias the faanc Loast league inenco as a national hero. His con
doped otit. " ; fesslon of having faked tha cham-
BhII players n-ho have eon hold-iplonfll(1p flglt wllD Jes? willard has
ing out on mo for major league sal- jnot nllr, nlm (n the pUDHc fancy. He
aries wore a year too soon," said Me-; con9,ant coniDaiiinn of the most
Credle. "Tlie Coast is not able to , ,.0iient mllltarv dienltarlea and
poltlcnl leaders. Ha Is training at
the home of General Alfredo B recce
da. one of the most beautiful villas
in the city.
To He In Mexico Vat Yearn
Johnson was brought here by a
syndicate of Mexicans under contract
Clean exmn.imii ueLween iwo evenly : - - ' --- lurts nin ilpvpliinin Inirt r,m,l .-...i
matched athletes seems no longer a fans turned out by thousand 'TllCli havVa ch.nco
question, the only point of doubt be-,E "in, a royal welcome. I wh .
ing as to who will win and how long! Alexander answered the prmc.pa lt , ,g tr3ck m(lt whlch w,
mm xt tnl-n ' n rmr whn h- fmn lvrh lwujv in.u nsis niv .u ,-. ....
igct
near enough to speak to him when he;
pulled off at the fair grounds April
2G.
men in action and knows of their re
sptctive ability, coupled with the ex- . In the hasket ba'l game which the
cellent condition of both athletes, it I Just Klve me u'n days and III bclyanks took from t,10 um.n DoK8
semis a tofs-up. Someone else will """'y to pitch rtie game of my life. My stoddard, the fa:.t liitle rorward,
have to pick the winner. I arm feels just as good as it ever d:d. nl.1(ll) 20 of the 32 points for Ills
ch man has a large following! i"'ganiing ins war c.ei iciiccs.iiex-.,.,, Wilcox, who has developed
and as yet we have heard no,11'"1'1" sa' "a n-'Vl'r n:ul " coolle 'l,;u:admluibly as a guard, played a heady
reason advanced as to why cithe!ml " 7 7 '.Kame. 1'roctor did the Honors for
contestant should be able to pin the ! "u. Vu"; T ' . , ";v" l'"KH u r'"u'"s l 01 1,1
iii en ii iiituves laiueu 100 ku.l
snoilliU'rs Oi tiiti inner i j ine 'iru.
Unth Thye and Gustavo are more than
lK lU . . . ... . ",. itions, Alexander's only comment was
means that the victor will be in line , ' . .. '
pay big loaguo salaries this year, but
next season they will bo ablo to eo
stronger.
"For 16 years I have been In the
Coast league and 1 r.hould -know what
I am talking about. Conditions will
be better in 1020.
UniKtln li llillt.ljr Illtrim
"Seattle, the new club in the Coast I for a year to give exhibition bouts,
league, has nearly a million persons It is planned to Btase matches hi the
to draw from, counl'i-g tho residents bull ring which has a capacity of 40.-
.1,.. cnrti lo riinrv 1 000. and nn effort if being mode to
"Portland has 600,000, San Fran- bring some of the heavyweight near
clsoo and Oakland each count in for champions from tho United States to
another million and Vernon aud ihox him.
I.os Angeles can draw from more Respite all reports of his indolence
than 750,000. counCng Los Angeles Johnson appears to be In oxceiie in
. .. . iKhvaiP.il piinilltlnn. lie wolghs 215
That leave's Salt' Lake City and 'pounds and soys he feels after a fast bill or turn it back before tomorrow
Sacramento the wrik cities of the j workout ins wing
circuit. "
"Tacanna and Vancouver both luivo
great futures and h) day will come
when there will bo four clubs In the
Northwest and the same number In
California. That will mean a real
major league."
buteho la not entirely acclimated to )
an altitude of uearly 8000 feel. lie
isfiving with Mrs. Johnson iu a home j
of the sort that ono might find in
the 1000 block on Lnkcshore drive.
HTs horn, is something of a soclul
eeuter.
WILLIE RITCHIE
SHOWING CLASS
NEW YORK, Apill 17. Wilue
Ritchie Introduced u now luature in :
his training for llenuy Leonard here
today when he went Into his gymua-;
slum work with eigat spurring part
ners. Ritchie boxed one round with j
each of the men nt the fastest clip,
they could set. The bout betwoen '
Richie and Leonard will be an eight
round affair and the former chum-:
plon is getting himself accustomed
to the distance.
GOTHAM KAN GIVES
, Ol'TIC TO GOVKUNOH
NEW. YORK, April 18. Baseball
fans in a number of New York cities
are eagorly awaiting news from Al
bany today regarding Governor
Smith's action on the Sunday baseball
bill. If the 'governor fails to sign the
seemed short. I morning it will become a law.
THE
Club-
ybS Cigdr Store
West-Jacobson' Bldg.
Wo have a full lino
of choice cigars and
tobacco.
Soft drinks of all
kinds.
EARL N. D0ANE,
Prop.
Kid Glcason still insists that the
White Sox are in need of first-clnss
pitching material, but Uncle tommy
doesn't know where he enn buy it.
locally
that the closest
; shave he had was from a shell that did
'not explode. As for the League of Na-
for a match with the middleweight!
champion of the world. Walter Miller,
.promoter J. K. Anderson is already'
in communication with both Miller and j
Churle Umthrop fov matches with the j
w'nne-r of Tutsday nicht's bout-.
The announcement by Mr. Anderson
that Dr. Zimmerman-has consented to
rfficialn as referee of the match, is
within itseii a guarantee inai- inuifrs afc thc bftt The ol)u,r Uvo timcg
will he conducted alone clean -hb rQiv h .on hixAht
Dr. Zimmerman is probably the best j
qualified man in this section to handle! - Risl all-around collie
n coniest oi mis Kintr.
follower of yportinjf
kinds, and during his-collepe days was
an athlete of considerable prominence
in the middle west.
Thc preliminaries also are regarded
ft; "imvo tlio nrHnnrv. and thr Si'JltillL'
arrangements, etc., promise to betteri'00
accommodate patrons than ever be- AcC(mJin(? to (1ope from the east,
fore. Viewed from all angles the 1 hye-; onje 0.Mara is onp ((f the sensations
Gustavo match promises to be rijrhtj f , pbins in fieldinir. Ollie evi-
in line wiin inc oijru ei.ih.s l-jh uti ui-
fered hv Promoter Anderson since he!
hj'iiin betran handling wrestling bouts
in this city.
BASEBALL NOTES
HAI.TIMORE. JId.. April 18.
j"I!alie' Ivuth of the I'.oston Americans,
who played left field in today's exhibi
tion name with the lialtimorc Inter-
lle is n keenly ' n-.iv t'Q fok () his hmrcy
events bf all
on the St. I.ouis Iirowns if a new
team mate lives up to his scholastic
reputation. The newcomer is Ernest
Fallentine. discovered out in Utah by
Scout Eddie llorr, and has some "pedi-
in college sports.
dentlv is Koine to enjoy one of thc best
i seasons of his career.
The Brooklyn team is well fortified
Ibchind thc plate. They have four
BIG FIGHT MAY (backstops, Miller KrueRcr, Mack
NOT B IN WEST whcat Sn-Vtler' on tlicir rostt'r-
j Riir Ed Konctchv, who has been suc-
Ni:V YOHK. April l'J Tex Itick-L,,.,,,.,, lv Walter Holtke as the
Flraves' first baseman, says be will
retire rather than spend what is left
aid expects to he aide to announce
the silo of the V Hlai'd-Dcmpsi
fiKhl Monday, lie s ,id here today. He of ,)js calct,r in ti,e miners,
ivitorated that tilt- I i ; -1 1 1 would be:
' held in Hie East, det pltn a number
oi- alhiriiif; offers t'lom tho western
slates.
Cl;.Mi:i:lU..N'I), V.d., April 10.
C.orue f. Smith, si-irelary of the
Ciii.ihi-rliind I'hai.iber of Comnicn-e.
t.-ci-lv.-d .i Irl-prain today from - the
de!. -salirm enl to New York to
Tex Hi. -hard to Ii: ini: the Will.inl-l.:p.,-y
li.ili! lie e. U- the . ffect Ilia!
Clllnbi . -land anil.b'i: one otll'T city
are mnv Ikw: oiv "lend, Hie others
eliliiii'UilU.
Unless the. International leapfue. can
establish a club in Newark with a new
'ball park, the circuit may open with
'six cities. The majors will. not sublet
the Harrison plant.
I '
I 1'red Mitchell is undecided whether
20 points made by Ms team.
The lllue Devils were utterly otit
ol:isi!td by the prcKresslve Tommies
for the Frenchmen only had eiRht
points at the end of tho gaine and
the r.rillshers had batged a total of
2-1 points. Cud Theison, the clever
forward of the Tommies, was hicJi
point winner and Williamson, who
Jias been developbit; rapidly into a
flood forward, took second honors.
Holibins and Henderson played a hard
name at t,ru:ird. Cranmr and Mack
did all the shooting rnd most of tho
learn work for tho UHio Dovils, al
though jit times Cramer tbouKht be
was tho o.nly man or. tho team lind
tried for jtoals from the center of
tho floor. Oliver played a good
;:ame for the Illue Dt vils.
The next and last basket hall
stnmclos of tho to'imi will bo Monday
nir;bt wlien tho Tommies tackle the
fast Yank bunch and the Blue Devils
try their luck with the Devil Dors.
Until (rallies- should be hum dinners.
Another eent which will decldo a
few points for tho four teams will bu
the speed tests on tho traveling riliKS.
This will take place prior to tho
basket bull Kaines.
The standing of the teams is as
follows:
Yanks, 10S.
Devil Dogs, 03.
Tommies. 80 1-2.
Hltle Devils. 71
The basket hall
teams is as follows:
Won
Yanks 11
Devils Dogs 10
Tommies 0
Illuc levils 6
Ol-D-TIVE BASEHAI I. FAX
ADVOCATES TYll.l(iHT 11A1.I.
A. J. Martin, veterun railroad em
ploye and a baseball fan of all tinu,
comes out with a suggestion that may
well deserve the attention of some
orgnnii-.s-.tion interested in promoting
sports for the younger generation as
well as workers who have not access
to tennis courts or other outdoor ex
ercise. Mr. Martin would like to see
a twilight league formed among the
various commercial bodies, or other
institutions not necessary interested in
professional sports.
I-'KEI) ITITON BANKRUPT.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 19. Fred
Fulton, henvyweight pugilist, has filed
a petition in bankruptcy in federal
court here, it was announced today.
Fulton lists his assets at $7:100 and
his liabilities at $CM:i. His liabilities
are court judgments against him and
promissory notes.
HUH ANT AND
LOSE
1IKARNK
TO SPEED
COP
LOS ANfIEI.ES, April 19. Cliff
Durantjind Eddie Hcnrne, famed nuto
drivers, have lost their laurels. Thev
went down to ignoble defeat in a nice
with speed cops tit Venice.
Kids More roller skates at W. H.
Ilohnenkamp Co. 4-lH-iit
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The kind that serves well as long as the clothes
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comfortable fit, superior workmanship and all
around service, are embodied in every garment
ordered from our dependable Chicago tailors,
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Chicago
Thoir large, fashionable line of woolens is on exhibition
in our store for your choosing. See them today and have
us measure you for some practical clothes made just aa
you want them. You can afford the cost.
SCRAN TO
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standing of the
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lo play Kilduff
bn.-e for the Cubs.
Kildoff's batt'ng.
makes goil Pick
Deal lit third base.
Pirk at second
It all depends on
If the little fellow
.-III succeed Charley
l.a..: .. b.:
NEW
Ililikle,
l or I lie
i of. M.
i'r.t! De
Pinkie
I Tb" r!"V"bm.ls have three catchers
YOi'K .-il 1 Malt O'Neill-. Thomas and Nunamakcr
who 'was algi nate "reroroe .tmt O'Neill will do the bulk of the
il! Mil-.lo.m: on fii;ht. may work.
the Inl'l'r. Wtwoi-ll Wlllird!
ipvy. Il, wa-i slated today.; The Wnshingtans haven't si-.-ned .I'ie
s in' Nev York lor a confer-' Shaw, their mrht-hnnd pitcher, who
ii T- v Hi- 1; iril. i-ivs he v ill stbd: to thc "tccl irl-i it' v
0 f ' 3
5pniig uotning.
For Men and Boys
Nfvt-r iliil vi' (li;ii'iint ;i. cust'-iiifriii
a liit. This is in it ;i lirii-st"riiiiii:,r "scipI
;i;iv" limisi'. Tli is is a tailul inu-(-stii'i-lishmi'iit.
Voiji- incasiili' is l;'ikli hv a
uian 'who knows his Imsini-ss ai:l 'lit'
iiaiaiiti'-s a fit tii.it is a' tit.
Lamm A lb'vcr'faili d i lnaki' a -nil
as we ordered -it and we never Tailed to
' ( rdt-r it forrci-tly.
This niealis that you ii-t a hii;! ela.-s
tliit ;;t a reasonable J ri;- l'rojii
The Wardrohe
1 0 e TOOD BERSY, Prop. p
Cleaaiis; Dyeics Eat Blockingf; (
THACK MlAVr SAT! ltDAV
On Saturday, April 2C tho high
school boys' gymnasium tournament
of the Y. M. C. A. will end with u
hie tra-k meet nt the fair grounds.'
The boys are beginning- to get Into
shape for the uvonU mound the
Y. M. ('. A. by tlirOKlns the shot.
high Jumping-and oilier events, .i
nil of '.he teams in the 1"
about evenly matched and each ha-:
about the sume scons, the track moid
should be hotly contested right
through.
The following events are on the
schedule for the nun I:
51) yard dash,
lno yaid dash.
220 ynyl dash. '
440 ,ud dash.
tiXO yard run.
1 mile run.
1 mil- relay-
Shot put.
D! c:!4 thr(iv..
1'op- VMllt.
IMnning high jump.
I'.ui.nliig board Ju-up.
Slainllng high Jui-ii.
Slaiiding broad Jump.
C,0 yard high hurdles.
80 yard law hurdles.
ESTL
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One of the Best Contests Ever Staged En La Grande
STAR THEATRE,
DAY,
LA GRANDE
APRIL
MORE ENTRIES
FOR BIG RACE
INDIANAPOLIS, April 1U Three
n-orc entries for the r,no-mile race to
i.c utaired on the Indianapfrlis motor
.peodway May have been received
by Speedway officials. The best known
of the three entries is Dario Uesta.
winner of the l'.Hi; classic, who wiM
pilot the Kmrlish Sunbeam the late Jue
( hi istian ion was to hi've driven.
Ad.led interest is uttflched to th'is en
try because of tbe.etilry of Itlph He
Pulma, anoljier former winner, who
has a t-rudirc iiiruiust Ue-ta. De Palma
Ailr pilot a l.'-eyliiider Aviation cn
cine in the paekarl.
1:.,. w- Salle-. wfnncrif the two
i0 inHe raees r'f the sc
oni nt A.-'(d
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1'i-rk s;ie.lway, Los Aneeh s. Cal.. has
anti-teiL the lo-al iaec and will dr've
I'.arney li!fieid.rcbuiit, "I'lOhb-n .4ilo
marine. ' Loui Lecoq. a Paeifif to- h'
dirt track star, bas entered thc rm-o'
will thc Roanicr .jSarir.-s used on thc
eimst.
i p. G
4onnr Mark ill have three 'oni;-tJVtant-p
sliiArer in C.e.trsre arn?.
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Doors Open at
8:00 P. M.
First Prelimi
nary at 8:30
Hoth men rank with the top
notch wreHth-rtt, and a fwrnta
lionnl I'xhihtlion of wrt'itlling
Ik expected.
A Finish Match between two of the
best Middleweight on the Pacific Coast
TED THYE, Weiiit 16 pound
In well known amonjj local follow
1 trn frf the. mat Rajne, having hrrn
seen in action hw. He la co'nuid
ered one of th b"t middleweiKhta
In the wreatlinx gam todffy.
VOLTE HUES BOTH MEN WRESTLE '
A I). (i L'STA VO, Wi inlit KM)
PoundH In hia ahort time in l.a
(randr hatt made muny friendn,
nnd hfHtidcN beiiiK wrratler of
rxrrptionnl ability hiin proved Itim
aelf to he a thorough Kctitli-iuun
and clean Hporlttnuin.
PICK THE WINNER
Good Preliminaries
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