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Friday, February 13, 1925. - PAGE TWO WTE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Hill's Department Store "A Good l'lacu lo 'll-a.li- SPORT NEWS) Tinrnn nrunw '. FIR COMTEST WITH BUCKS Prnrtteally the entire basketball i playing- fraternity of I'mdleton will Invado La Cirunrte this cvonlng for two Kamt'8 with lord I turuim. ?J Tho first, 1 to ntfirt ut 7:HO and V: will 1m brl-wion thf XIkM. Hawks of Pendleton id th Five How- men. Hie .n Grande amateur quin- tct whluh hfl been making " rnueh j; racket In local uthlrtlc circles tlio ;. last few weeks. , : The second pamo scheduled for , this evening will bo pluyed by' .the l'otulloton abd l.a Oruiida hU;h ' ) Hchool basketball litsmin. The '' BiifV-fU'nos have one win to their I; cn!;t ovr ho Tigers. This was ! . :orc.t , tv ral weelis atfo at PcnOleton when thoy walked off '"With a 28 to 16 game. Not exact- ly walked -either for it vw the ,'. rmtest gitmn tn which the, Tigern have competed this yonr. Itetfiilnr Mump- Mafttivish wilt Btsrt his regular ' lineup with Fnnmuno, center. ll J him molt and ZunoVi, guards, and Ulass and Lyman, forwards. lluni- ;j melt, captain and king pin of the 1m Orande team has a had cold i which may bother him Somewhat In playing. jl Tn Pendleton men will bo in uniform. Thete Include Iandiui. l Hager, Imle. Johnson, Harthrong, vHuillvan, . 11111, Hay and Jones. JX , While the Tigers are holding I j.slofl the blue and whilo here tho Ia Orande freshmnn team will be engaged in a return game with and at Union. Coach Young of Hie fresh squad is making no predic tions about the game hut his out fit should register another victory ns ihev nlrcadv hrwn nne came, to their credit ugalimt the V'nlon ibuskcteera. . r Freshmen who will make tho ; trip are. berry, Ilradon. Wallslng : er. Stoddard, Smith, Wntklnu, Glen, ' l"atten. Price and McCorkle. Ciilon (;nmo Sntuiilsy. ' The La Orande. first team and : er. Kt.iddard. Mmlth Wntkli.s. Olen. t the girls team will Journey to en- t Ion tomorrow night for n double header. Union's basketball stock ' took a big Jump recently when fhe wrong Joseph team which has 1 y twice defeated La Grande was held f, to a five point mnm)n. the girls team will Journey to I'n 4 1 WfnntAf PnDKniAn Webfootcr Freshmen To ry Medford Five UNIVERSITY OP OREGON'. Eugene, Ore. (Special) The Unl , verslty of Oregon freshman team will play Medford high school at basketball hr Saturday. Two we'ks ago the Webfooters defeat imI -Medford in n two-game, series a"l Medford and last Mat unlay the Oregon Liubes won from the Ore If Jn Aggltui Hooks nt Coi vallis. i Coach Kvons of thft- fre-hme, hns several 8tar players on tho aquttd, but he has been having eon- . mucinnm uuuiuiiy in uevt'ioping them Into a team, as ach plays a different style. r,e ,,,lltn is composed o( Beenry. Medford; Joy, Portland; Walker, juinsa and Crcwd3on, Portland, forward; Eberhart, Eugene. Kaw alllsh, Oklahoma; and Prinulx. Bosetiurg, centers; and Hclchstdh, Medford; Hutchinson, Portland; Powers. Eugene; Morton, North Bend; Westfall, California; onl Punntl, Astoria, guards. The remaining schedule of the freshmen follows; February 14 Medford high at Eugene. February 20 Oregon Aggie Rooks at Eugen. February 27 GreBham high -jKthool at Eugene. : February 2K Washington high school at UiiRenc. rnigimr Gnvrmmcut io i:inbark ...In Moat IsukIihm nn Iirgc Scale etnolxii. .n njuppp - MONTEVIDEO (API-Urugnav, ' although googranhlcallv the small ''est pouth American republic, bos (ilw hen nmcthtng of a plo- neer In the matter of up-to-date legislation. Having already estab. " lUhed several state-owned enter- prises, she Is nof about to build a finest packing plant which will supply meat at cod price to, co- operative asportations of butchers, 'and also export It. ,f The scheme, as recently np. ..proved. lnolvcs an outlay of $". 1000.000. to be raised bv an Issue of per cent bonds. The enterprise wlll be "an autonomous depend , encv of the state" to be ndtnlnls ..tered by a board of 12 directors, seven to bo named bv the govern- ment and th rest by the cattle raising interests. Bicycles are the bane of pcd. trtuns In The Hague where the streets sre narrow and tortuous. A st of antt-jaywalking tvKUlatlons , .lias been Issued by the police ex horting pedestrians to watch out for approaching bicycles, to cross rtt right sngUs, not to encumber th highway and to keep to the right. Sport Gossip 1y Hie AsNorluli'd I'rrtw) The I'hlrugo White Hox will play away from home on three holidays thin ywir, HI. Louis. Washington and New York will be on foreign tioit for two and Detroit. r'leveUmd. Philadelphia and Boston have one. each away. Mdhk l' lnisi (in rle b rales Hunker Hill dny .Imie 17, when the Chicago team will be per forming In Iloston. Pete Mornkoits of s, Holland, world's prof nsionai bicycle racing chuinpon, htin osked a record gmu-unlee of f in,om to compete in i he Hix-dny grind ut Madison S(une flurden starting February 2$. Tblo Is more thnn any amount ever paid Fred Goullcttn, king of ttlx-diiy riders and the highest paid ::ompvtlf lor heretofore. Italy's champion, Carvlns, will be among the lightweight contenders 'n the tournament sponsored by the New York state nthletic commis sion to name a successor to the title relinquished recently by Hen tiy Leonard, The I.filte Rhore Athletic club of Chicago has floated a $1,000,000 bon,, rauo fop (h6 bu,,in(p of a luue front site of a clubhouse. Joseph X, Murphy has he-en re- : J " ' V rui " . ",c wmnvMrnon facing association,, operating Haw. tborne truelt. Arrangements are bliig completed for the, 58-day t u son at Hawthorne beginning ChristeiiBon Ju'y 2 with total purse distri bution of IMiO.UOO. , ELGIN QUINT DEFEATS CI COVE (Special) Covo high school played the Klgin, basket ball tenrn at Klgln recently, which retmlted In a victory for tho Covo ITlrlH fttl.t LMivi.. U..u fTM- t.. " -" i " ime ended In nn 8 to 20 score and 1,10 K'"!" Kcore was 6 to 14. Imhlor w,u P,ay a Cove next Tuesday. Tlt0 f;ovn Alumni will play North Koturday evening at North Powder. The alumni game played Rt ovo with Union Wednesday (resulted m a victory for Cove. IMBLER HOOPERS VICTORIOUS IN COVE CONTEST COVK (fSpecial) The lnibler basketball nuin'et played at Cove Tuesday evening, defeating the locu team. - - V O'mNNKU, IV I1181i;ss SAN FRANCISCO (API-Jimmy trronnell. former New York Giant baseball player, has opened up a (cleaning and dyeing e.iiahllimnient there. "I'm through with baseball." Raid OVonnWi The aim power -m aew winterised Crown"is ctra comfort for the man at the wheel Quicker starnnp one touch of the starter but ton is enough hist a little nudge on the accelerator zips you a head in traffic with power to span.Try a tankful of the new winter"Red Crovn-"in eve ry way the best buy in town? STANDARD OIL COMPANY ( CaiifarnU ) Buy It anywhere you see the red, white and blue pump at Standard lOil Service Stations and at dealers. lite best buy i?flbwn new NIGHT IKS FULL BEFORE In a snappy game played In the Unlftn gymnasium lat night the Union Athletic uaioeiatlon def at ed the tout d Nlglil HawkH, of Pen dleton, Sir td "1. 1'endlrltm W:lH without the service of Gillette, atar center, who will be in the game to night In Im. Grande against the Five Horsemen, Farrell, the diminutive Indian guard for the. Night Huwkn, star red bot h on the uf fene and de fense, breaking up several Union plays besld'-M dropping in several difficult shots from difficult posi tions. Cox showed up well in the first half but Hlowed down In tin second half. , Union Plays Steadily For Union there was no particu lar star and Pitts, expected to set the league aflre4 fulled to show much brilliance, reports here in dicate. Horsemen Iaim Pracibf Game Wednesday night at Union, the Five Horsrmn od a practice gamn to Hie Union A. A. 2ft to IS. The regular Union -Horsemen game will be played 1(( I'nlon next Fri day. Hcore: Pendleton 21 Parr 2 .....P.. Halt on 3 Cox 7 i'... Farrell 0 ).. Van Pelt a , . - Union 36 . Oeertsen 1 2 ..... ..Martens 6 ..... Co dwell 9 ..... Marker 4 ... Haggerty 0 Pitts 2 Oilmore Goodbroad 2 Score by Quarters 12 3 4 Total Night Hawks 3 7 C 21 Union A. A 9 12 : 7 7 3& Heff-ree: i loss, of Union. L JL C. SQUAD INS EASILY The l.a Ornmlo Atlilelln rluli against a mixfd smia.l hust t-veninc 1 noniiiosfu or tjip ooinhinc.l ,'a. tionftl Giuiril unil Orongt; and lilnck 'foama looms a.s onu of Aho 3irnn(fist udint imnkotball outritH In loral tronii'olUion. Th(. Alhlt'llca rornplotelv snow ed imilcr Ihfir wcukir oppnncnls with a surrosslon of liuski t.s hot from all pan of Hir floor. I'Ciamrs or inn i. a. i aKBicuuilon with th e Five Horsemen aitd nosslblv t with Hiu;ip(4idmArr?ig1ft VAiWltrff and Jhe Helix Purple tiianls will probably be scheduled later In the seoson. The J,. A. roiiad lncludeH Onr- ity. MacTavlsh, Thelsen, MacDon nld, Clark. Newlin, Ash and Heyn olds. BUFFALO. N. Y. (By the As sociated Press) Finland's (win whirlwinds of the truck handed time another jolt when Paavo Xurinl shattered thre,. of hla own world's Indoor marks, bringing his amazing total "of rceord pert'orm ances up to 22. while Willie Klt ola slashed his countryman's two mile standard to piece in the greatest race ever run at this dis tance, indoor or outdoor. Vice President-elect haw en vis ited Florida. He and the Gulf Stream should keep tin weather there warm. UNION p FINLAND STARS LOWER MARKS Here's Basketball Giant 8 Presenting Oeorpe Konnedy. claimed to he the tallest basketball center in the game. George stands 7 feet 10 inches, and is a member of the Chillicotht (Mo. I Business College quiutet. Appeurlng with KenneSy Is Captain Howard, a six-footer, who Rtach. up us a mitlget beside the ; Biant pivot maii. - 'S TE 1- TBlSTRil I'NIVKnSITY OF QRRGON? Ru Rono, Oro. (Spcrlal) 1 ;1iChaimcoy im..... r i,j,... 'tr.r. . new football coach at Oregon, when q itn inn i it Smith attended and played for Co-1 loot half team, said Smith. ; iumbia university, was on the cam- While Hishop wws assisting, the pus a couple of days this week as-kickers. Smith was conehing 'the .sistlng ilm new mentor In coaching , centers. Since Monday, when prac thn punters. Hishop kicked for Go-nice started, and until Smith is sat - Iumbia In IMi4, and his 3 4 -yard boot in a game against YK is said to be the longest ever made.',. ; Itlshnp was visiting in Salem, and was asked by Smith to come to Kn-. Rene to assist with the coaching of,mtil bit the kickers. The visitor, who ln.hu day was considered the greatest kicker of nil time, showed Lynn Jones, nll-cocist. full, Mimnaugh and Jennings, and the other candi dates how It was done In the oid dnvfl. TTis old Square GacW kttswfi t ohjts. Tfcc yew peTriSik&pU tie lite ' ASK your TRU-BLU Biscuit Co., Ilii-YI -nW-fcinTr-fTTin Valentine Parties Have your Valentine French Pastries. Cakes and Cookies made by Gwillinnis Electric Bakery, "East em Oregon's Leading Bread .nnd Pastry Bakers." "Home of The Golden Crust" G Williams' Electric Bakery ! Because of the size and strength of Jones, Mlmnuugh and Hein jnlngs. Bishop has great confidence ft hat they will develop into real j hooters. He has laid down certain !l tile's which they must follow. H I will return within a couple of ! months, whence he will: st-iy for severa I .weeks t o complete h is coaching. Smith is particularly set on de veloping a good kicker. Since the days of "Big Bill" Steers, Oregon has boon weak in that department. are the most essential parts of Isfled that he has a couple of de euduble centers, he will not call out the rest of the team. The. new coach thought it may be necessary to prolong toe early spring training in the spring to get rl results. More than a dozen punt-; . and half-dozen centers are try- j j & m break In as regulars. Actors protest radio hurts .the! stage. So dtt homes. Let's abol-1 inh both. Grocer FOR '- "The Unhvria Cracker" Spokane, Portland KANSAS LEAD f THOUGHT FAKE I Man, -Who Claims He" Is Floyd Collins, Fails to Answer Minute De scription of Entombed Man. CONCOKDIA. Kan. (AP).- Al though persons directly conneeu-d wit I) the rescue efforts at Sand cave are convinced that Floyd Collins is u prisoner there, a man appeared at Haddam, . Kan., late Wednesday and asserted l.e wys Floyd Collins.. A rambling story was related by the man. Many of his state ments did not Jibe with what is actually known of the cyve pris oner. A telegram was dispatched by the man from Haddam to Wil liam H. Miller, reporter of the Koulsvilie Coin ler-.lotn nal at the cave. ' "Tell mother I am all . right and on my way home," the mes sage said. It was signed "Floyd Collins." : The man said he caught a ride into town Wednesday afternoon with two farmers who told him of the imprisonment, or Floyd Col lins in Sand cave. He said it was the first e had heard of the story. The mniU nsserted he believed It was a publicity .stunt. H de clared he sold an Interest in a cave in Ifil'l-io Johnnie GeraldK tor $ 1 'I, H)o and r.i i uu ndi red the money. He 'said lie had not been i n t "ave ( 'it y sl nee I ;. 'jl , w h en he left there and went to Canada, where, he stated, he joined the 'anadian air forces. 1 le said lie recently was discharged and was "bumming" his way home. lie said his home was in West: moreland county, Kentucky, and Rand cave Is In a nearby county. There Is no Westmoreland co in ly In Kentucky. . He Is about 30 years old, of light complexion, five feet five inches tall and weighs about 145 pounds. The initials K. O. It. are tattooed on his right arm which he explained was a symbol re lating to tho Canadian expedi tionary forces. The man is being held under orders of Mayor E. W". Shearburn pending word from Lieutenant Governor Uenhardt of Kentucky, in charge of the situation at Cave City. . Tho mayor grilled him for sev eral hours but he stuck to his story that he was Floyd Collins. " Meanwhile the man has food and a place to sleep. COLLINS NOT TATTOOKI) r'CA VB ' 'WW. liy. " Ur')V Ilee Collins, aged father of Floyd, We Have made a study of wring conveniences and correct lighting. Why not take advant age, of our experience. It costs you nothing to call on us. We will glad ly show you why it is worth while to have these conveniences and how little they will cost you. If you can't come in just phone and we will call at your home. La Grande Electric Co. M-124 1304 Adams tss. And That Is Why So Many La Grande People Are Turning To Pillsbury's Pancake Flour It is made by the millers of the famous Pillsbury's Best Flour. It has a new and distinctive flavor. It makes pancakes light and digestible and requires only the addition of milk or w:tterv It comes in tightlvsealed 4-lb. Package of extra quality. cakeA n"mrinff ' 'S n mo" thn for rAiy ?in' m m CALL MAIN 80 Pattison Bros. Grocery 1 when Informed of the telegrem from Haddam. Kari., that a nion held thee with a flag tnttooed on his arm claimed to be his ton, declared Wednesday Nnight his son had no tattoo marks on his body nor any war two or threo liehes long. Johnnie Geralds, F'oyd's friend, declared Floyd never had been away from the cave i;oiintry to any jjlaee he could huve been tattooed and "I know he hasn't o scar on his body." , Willarjiette Drubbed By W.S.C.i'6i-22 SAI.KM ("' tfic AssorlHtPd Washington Slain cnl- Irgp (Icfinlc.i WillnnirttR uiilvpr sily nn Its on fir "''' V"1""'"' iluy, liy a wore r l t As tin. hlilf Mnlitl I'm Mttrv stiMiil :tl to 12 with WnshliiRion uhoail. Ten million- uoinir pocket knives, requiring Ions;, of sleol are mad' Slates each year. In the I'niled ! . - i niii v WINS 2 .MATCH FS IN JtltOOKIiY.N TOI -HXF.Y . NEW YOltK (A7) Playing un der wraps, and, in his own words. nuMintr l,llllje)f ItltO fOrniit 1111 I'ol' a year on the . tennis courts. Will-i Una Tilden II, . national singles champion. Thursday won his first and second round matches In the Hrooklyu Heights Casino annual louritameiil with ease. Tilden defeated J. S. McClo.y of HrooUlyn In the second round, H-2, ?-U, after his 'opponent bad sur prised the spectators by conrjucr- ' ii;g eno Shlmizu, member of the Japanese in vis cup team. li-S. Watson M. Washburn also was vic torious in both rounds, defeating ' K. T. Herndon of lirooklyn, 7-5. li-fi, And lxuis n. 1'iily jr., of. lirooklyn, 4-H. 6-1, fi-2. j Horace S. 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