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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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CINDER ARTISTS'
! SEASON IS NEAR
JTrack Stara Are Making
Ready for Period of
, , " Triumphs, Defeats
ClIIfAOO, Jnn. 0 (AP) With
foolball oi I lie nhoir, nml link.t
Imll In thn pintir of IIir colli'it'
' utlilrtlr llniMlnlii, thn I rock mnm
"n'rn. making' i..n.iy to tnkn 1111 hi
cronlnijiy laritn purl In the nports
world, both In numhiTH of ron
Kulunm ami Hportalorn.
Hculdin tlui dunl nioil and ron.
furi'iicn rhiutiploiiMhlp, In tho "MIk
Ti'ii" nnd MJiwuurl Valli y, thn rol.
hn umrn Imvn a rhanrr to tint
thnlr Hpci-.l nnd Xrnnicth In hulr n
dnxmi dlrri r. nt ri-iuy kuiihh In thn
tnlildln and Month t.
IIIikIs ItilavK I'lrst
i 'rhn two ronffrnnnn itmnt, nrn
rlowd 10 outnliln nntrlnn. hut In thn
Hiiikn ri'hiyn nt l Molnn,, thn
prnmlir trunk uml flild inml of
tho Wnt, morn ihun 2,&no pinilnl
puntu lire xi li .1 to coiiipnin n p
rnonnnlliiK nnurly omi hmiilmil mi. I
Ivmnllliii nnd rolltK uml mom 1
than a humlri'il pnp nmt hlnh
KCltOOlH.
Thn futnro Olympln ,tnri open
tlml nnujion Indoom ut tin) lllliioln
r.illiyn ut I'rhnlia. Knli. 20. A nionlh
Ijitcr thny huvii tlmlr flrnt Olililnor
opportunity nt lh 'IN im rnuy
at ' AUHIIn, April 2,
Ohio Htntn I'nlvnraliy and l n
IviTMlly of Kuiihuh hold thilr rn.
lay Kiinnn on thn aumn dntnn, A pi II
Jn thn Tour yi-am Ihn Kan.
Hail tnnnls hnvn hnnn linld. thi-y
)nvo nnvnr hud hud wriiihnr, nnd
la year thny hud morn than 4oa
;ntHna from forty nolli Kna nnd nil-ivoi-Bltlf.
I)nlih the Inli rnnlinliis.
tin' nvnntML;
Many Ktatra At llrnko
Knxt on thn aprlnr proirrtim
rnnins thn DrukH rnlaytt. Thn iiimI
1IiI(i ynar Is t for April !5-3(i
nnd marly nvcry at ate In the urn
will bo rnprnanntnd.
Thn Notionnl f'ollnKlntn mnnl, nt
Chlt-uKO, Jnnn II for nvnnt wlmn rn
imly. crowna thn track fton,nit. Willi
1hi hackinir of moat of thn Inndlnfr
hi-IiooIn tn Ihn country, thn N. ('.
A. A. wtnnnra may lay claim to lin
ing, Amnrlnan rhamplona. I
j At thn mnnllng of Mlaaoiirt Vat.
ly couchna at Dna Molnna, thn
track aiinad mnntora nuld limy
Mtv( no tonlKn alar In alirht who
inltfhl enter thnlr aprlng progrumH.
( Hirtllnl Ih fon, author of Kohln
f'tjrfr Criiann, ptmHrnnd Ilia modnrn
jilurnilllatln annan. Whno thn no.
tertoua Jack Hhnppard wan con.
li'iilimd hu vlalled hlin at Nnwiruln,
roto hla life, and had thn hlKh
wayman, atandlng beneath thn Kal.
Iowa aond for a oopy and deliver It.
nhl 'lat jipvnch and dying con. .
faion." J
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SPECIAL
For Friday -
Pillow
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One big
'.' 'HELL'S
Vale Five Hopes
To Win District
Basketball Title
VALi:, Jan. 6 - Viih-'H !i27
iiiiMkettiall team will 0n-n the hil
will Willi til" Welser ItiMitlltr Oil
Jan, 7, reports Coarli lies Walenta.
lie aayn the hoyt nr ent IiuhIuhI lr
over pluyitiff tint ti-utu with th'
hardest reputation litHt. If Vut
Winn, the hoys expert to end the
sen ho n at t'hlriiKo, plnyiiiK f'"''
niitional tille. i'lv of InM ynv'n
Ii Mermen nre out for ftrnt. team.
Kverett Mutton, Hyron ItoHion, Uny
Aloe, Dun Kelniiy und T(d KnowlfK.
Other MtroiiK plyttH are l-'lvvood
Glenn, Harold ItoiiHton, L'-IiuhI
( 'hoHter and Peter I'iuvIk. ( 'ouch
Witleniii iiiiK not pirki'd hlH li nn,
yet, hut it U known that he w.kiIh
every one nf thvm- hoopHti-rtt to
take jiart.
';ile won the rhrtmpioiiHMp In
tin- Hoitthoiixtern On-jrnn dlHlrlct
InM year and third In the etiniern
Oregon tournament, Vale won ttm
rhitinploiifihip in roolhall HiIh yvnr
and expert to play Tor hlKli main
hnnorrt In thin, th'-lr zi'iiPh y-Mf.
Tough for
Horn are thn Z. '" ""
foolbnll at Yale ,id.i "V 'f
ralifornia, ThMnZnLl
tax 5 IS i - iX -tvJ,-
ina jonea boys. A victorv Vwh i V H"u ono mr uotn oc
'TadV ncMoa. liow.r t , I k !'"ftrd ona bright apot in
' Nohe atLW? bMth f hl blff Kft,p- to Stanford anU
VALUES!
- - For Saturday
Our January Clearance is in full swing the most re
markable bargains of the year in every department
Keady-to-Wear, Shoes, Dry Goods.
ind now for the month's record values in white goods
Muslins-Sheetings
Muslins, "Our Brand" and "Hope," a wonderful
value, per yard "
Sheetings, unbleached, "Standard" and "Columbia"
brands. Special values, per yard.
Slips, Mx42
each
Made
These Prices for Friday Only
Special For , Saturday
lot Ginghams, Percales, Prints values to 35c-
' i Saturday only'at
19c yd.
Dependable
Quality
Crew Call Out,:,
'In Aggie Camp;
Interest Keen
O.A, "IV. f'OltVAI.UK. -Inn. fi.
Klr;d rail Tor men lntereied tn
rowing h:iH jimt ljcen iiHU-d dy W.
- . KottniM, dlreetor of jit hieth'-i.
Meii tfi rfpreai'tit iaeh of the fuiir
elaH.se .i will dtneiiKH pluiiH and K"(
tin W I) til llUsiltf.HH III lllllldillK 1
t niiniii si'itw n-xt w-el;.
'We cxifect to have rouinKWe'l
uiifli-r way at itn lulruinuial Kpori
l.y the ntld.ll' or thiH term," re
mark 'd K earns. "We havp J nut
liltoill derided now where, to locate
I Ii bout hoimc. We have already
ii fi-ive,! - donntioiiM tou aid I he
hiitltllnK of the flout an. I platform
from ''nrvalllN liiiNineHH inn. J. i
OlllUM, of the iiii'i'liatllrH ieiiil
ment la n-iidy to kv liis -ivlr-H
iim rOiirh."
ICou inu; 4 'oiMlltiiuis (, K,
( ulvernlly of I 'iitiloriila preHi'Ht
ed two hIw-IIh to the AKKifH hommi
time utro and CoarlieH MIo'IkIU and
NiiKh-r of I he lt ar rrewH made
un InNfierliou trip of the WIMam
t tie river, rt-poi tin if rondltions
f.Jil Isriietory and t lie loratlon lie'ir
t he AHKie rolleue Ideal for I oW -
itiK.
t'rew will have ndvaneed ennii(h
lo allow lor a cIukh nice here dur
Iiim: fiinipUft week end. In the opin
ion or Ki-arn. It Is poslhl.- that
Jones Boys
Mumirmrmwr
Mrs- JOiiV "Tad." who coachei !
l 'r J Bouthern ,
r 'it
- up Sheets, 81x90
$1.25 . . .
the winner of thlH rare will tneel
a rrw ;from Hnij roll(Kk or tk"
Cortland Knwliitf clol.
Interest Incri-asfnx '.
Interent in rrew here han in
rreaaed ronnlderuhly nlnr tho
f0ieiln were rerelved from f'atlfor
nia. Several aspirant n turned In
t heir nam r to the roarh before
tile lil'fit rail WUH NOUIIileil. I iuli -rut
loriN are Dint rompMlt Ion for
plarPH od rliiMH leaiim will he ex
tremely keen.
f'rew will he HuhmmI Mtrlrtly a ft
an intramural sport for the pres
ent, arconlinK to Iv'enrnH. lro--pertji
for runs with t 'nllfornta
and Wii.shiiifrton dp'-nd on how
the Akk'uh ifet throiiKh the espcri
mental stnKe.
Trapper Found
Dead; Foul Play
Not Suspected
KPfJKNR. Oro. Jan. fi (AP)
Mystery still ..surrounds I he death
of Hert Law tun. Sharps1 Crerk
trapper, whose body was found in
the snow in the Hohemlu, mine dis
trict yesterday. W. W. Hranstrtter, .
i coroner, and Van Svarverud, d p.
j uty sheriff, who Investigated iho
lease, declare 1 heir 'belief that the
man did not meet with foul play.)
Thn body was unclad when 1
found. The inun'a clothing was
found scattered ahout, und his high j
top shoes were neur the road, Borne (
.to h-et from where the body was
lout id. No signs of vlott'iiro were j
found on the body.
A quantity of mash was found In 1
hlsrabln, according to officers, and j
iherr were Indications that the man
Inn) linen ilrltililnc I
A breaklast tuhln set lior three,
wit h 4 KKS already cooked and
rol fiM poured, is lending onot her
mysterious angle to the cuse. The
noil was untouchril.
McEwan May Name
Coach's Successor
Kl'OKNE. Ore.. Jan. 6 (API
John J. .McKwun, head courh of
foothall at the l'nlvrslty of Ore
gon, was Instructed by the athletic
council of the university last night !
to rerommend a line coneh for tho !
coming year lo rvplaew Hurry 121
llnger, whose, ono year contract will
be allowed to expire this month.
A petition signed by the imm.
tei of (be football squad asking
that Kllingi-r be retained, was dis
regarded by the athletic council,
Tho problem of u sucetwtor to
KlUngrr Is proving a stickler. Kd
UurlM.r. former West Point center
and captain under MVKwan, has
betn mentioned, but II la not be
IP'ved that he will come for thn
s:ilaiy orfered.
The athletic council also derided
tli at a state high school relay meet
will tie htdd under the auspices of
the I'nlversity of Ituywor-l 1VM
late In April or early tn May. An
Invitational Incirie. coast high
school basketball tournament will
be held In the new basketball pavi
lion here In March, it was also decided.
COACH SELECTS
FRIDAY LINEUP
seven Players Named to
Start Basketball Game
Against Union Five
Although hand Imp by & lnte
Kiitrl, the result of weeding out of
C4 men a workable squad from
which to pirk the first team, the
Tigers tiro hopeful of starting off
the basketball season tomorrow
night with a victory over I'nton
high here.
"WV arc going .Into the gam
slightly handicapped, by the late
start but will try to make up for
it by fight an deire to do our
In-st." several of the I .a Grande
pliitni ijfrar'-l last niKht.
f'oueh Ian MaeKenzio 'has an
nounred the following as a tenta
tive I In- up for the Friday n Ik lit
game, u hlch will begin at 7:30
o'clock:
r Lyman, center; Zimdcl ami New
tin or Hf oddurd. forwards; Rerry
r.d Hanks or Htulcup. guards.
IlcvHopctl l'a-tir j
These men have rome along fas
ter in development work than tin
remaining members of the wiuad I
hud from a nucleus of a good team,
the roach believes. "Mowi-vfr, there 1
tire mil) many nun on thn tuad
who will without a doubt give
tin s seven men a plow rim for
first-team rating," hf said. Hurh
men art- Strand. Smut a:, llradcn.
.Wolff, Mcforkle, Watlsinger anil
many others who only lack experi
ence. "You ran depend on tho tram to
do Hb best ami If I'tilon defeats
us it wit! not he for lark of ef
fort on our part.' ho concluded.
Th- I'nion tpum will come hero
with inurh more actual playing1 ex
perience, as it has taken part In
several game u I ready thin year, it
In said.
' Indications are t hut a large,
rrowfl will attend tho opening gamu
of the, season.
Tom Alley Beats
Louie Pergandas
fl HANTS PAKH. Ore.. Jan. d
MP) Torn Alley -waft Inst nltcht
arrorded a vlrtory over I.oult? Per
xandu. or Portland, by the referee
In the litrht heavyweiKht wreRtlin-c
bout here. The several hundred
fans at the event were imnnimouH
In their opinion that the matrh
wan a draw at the bent.
' Alley took (lie first full in 41
niinuti-H of the best wrestling ever
yen on the loral uuAr In 'the Her
ond fall, thn biff (rreck secured o
vlrlotiH Ifff Mpllt and Alley wan
forred to (five up. pprfranduff re-fusf-d
to break ht hold us he ron
tendt'd the referep did not pat him
on the bark. The referee then at
tempted to break the Oreek's hold
"and hurt Alley so that he was un
-able lo rise. The fall was then
-.Klven to Alley, the referee elnlm-fiti-r
a fould; The fans rlalm that
the referee did not 'pat Pernnndas.
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Jlere la listen Myers of the West
Yurk ( Pa ) high school basket
hall ream, who in a recent game
no red 30 goals from field and one
point from foul, being responsible
for-m of the points mrUe by
her team, filie made a poa from
the field for prartlcally each mln
. u'e of play. Home shooting. ,
Gene Tunney To
Defend His Title
Next September
ST. I.OI'IS. Jan. 6 (AP One
Tunney, worlds heavyweight cham
pion, today Ojrreed to defend his
title next SpterrYter against any
contender selected by Tex I tick
ard, promoter, for what was de
clared to be the largest guarantee
ever madfV for a fight.
Ai)nr.w sroiT Mrvrms
Andrew Stout Meyers pussed
away this morning at 0 o'clock at
i he home of his son. Harry IS.
Meyers, 1303 O avenue,. at thn ago
of 87 years, three months and four
days. Funeral services will be
held at the Snodgrass and Zimmer
man rhapel tomorrow' at two
o'clock In the afternoon,, with
burial to bo in the Masonic enrne-
i"r- '
The. decedent leaves, besides
his son. a hrother, John W. Meyers,
of Otirham. "al.. a nephew, I,.
Meyers, of ('handler, Ariz., ami am- I
I other nnptjew who lives In Port-
lano, i -re.
They're . investigating . Speaker
and Cobb for a came ployed In
j i:H!i. Why not go a little farther
and ilook Into the affairs of those
1 'ellows . Napoleon, t'usler nnd
Pompeii built sidewalks of as
phalt and was the flrwt to raise tho j
center of her asphalt streetrt to
drain off tho water. ' .
Today
Risberg Never
Played Here, Is
General; Belief
With Swede Hisberg-fc charg of
baseball scandal rocking the sport
ing world, local fans memories are
reverting back to 1 S"i5, when I-a
Orande'a asball tetim. a semi
pro outfit known as the Pirates,
won the Blue Mountain champion
iihip with Thick Gondii.- then
known as Tom (SoaseU, ut the man-nK-rial
helm.
It was generally , known that
(losst-ti was none other than Oen
dil, former While Sox pluyer. who
wjIh impllratrd In' tho 1 1 1 0 scan
dnl. Many fans, however, were) of the
opinion thai two men who accom
panied Gondii here known as
Dutch Holts and W. Williams
were In reality Ilisnerg and Happy
Kelsrh. V
From reliable-Information.' H is
Mild that neither Holta nor Wil
liams wero members of the "black
HO-t", although their original club
has never become generully known,
nnd that the belief either one was
Kisherg Is erroneous,
Oandlt ulone. of the three men
who ployed here in 1$2S. had any
connection with the big leagues. Il
is believed. ' -
Heinie Engle Wins '
Over George Polk
PORTIA.XD. Ore., Jan. C (AP)
Heinle Kngte, of Puhu'iuc, Iowa,
won two straight fall over George
Polk, Pes Moines light heavy,
weight w rentier here last night.
Kngle took the first fall In one
minute nlnn seconds, und the sec-
nd tn one hour, six minutes. J
THE YEAR 192G is gone forever; people
will remember it only by the things
they have accomplished. The merchants,
however, cannot forget the past year until
all old and bad accounts are off their
books. We are able to do this for you.
We have a collector working outside at all
times, personal call and garnishments
bring results.
Complete personal service given each ac
count. . '
East Oregon Adjustment Company
Office with La Grande Investment Co.
P. 0. Box 851 Phone Main 752
on-
Old Price
$645
$695
ENTERPRISE HI
TEAMS READY
FOR SEASON
KNTKHPniHK. ' Oro.'. Jan.
(Hpnciiil) ''l0 haaki'tbuU toama
of Kntnrprlw hlKh have boon prac
ticing hard this annaon. The itirla
team pructiivs only onn hour, from
4 to S o'clockond Ihn boya prar
tirn from a to")!, and alao from S
to o'clock In tho mornliiK. '
fouchia WriKlit and Hummnra.
ly think thny nm now rnady in
bf'Kln Inlnrcliiaa biiaKnlball. c
'I hn arhnilulf Is thn aumn aa that
for volley ball and Is as follows:
fl-OBh hoya .anil oih hoya Tuna,
day; junior hoya and senior hoys-,
Thursday. Thn two winner in
l 1,1k (troop will pluy orf their tlo
on Monday Jan. 1. I'rosh Blrla
ami soph Kirla Wndni-adny; Junior
Kirlaand w nior Klrla Krlilny. Thn
wlnnnra in this kioP Play off tlmlr
He Tinmlny Jan. 11. Tlio wlnnnra
In Ihn two Kaluga on Monday and
Turaduy, will pluy off thn final Un
on Wiilinailiiy Jan. it.
Thnan Kumna urn played from
ll:.in lo I . o'clock, anil consial of
iwo in-miniiln hali'i'S. Thrt framna
nr.- wulclind willl much lutnrnst.
HIS IIAItl) M'CK .
KLAMATH KAI.LH. Ore.. Jan. 6
(AP) Hard luek took a hand lij,
the life of K. T. Jones here lalo ,
yesterday afternoon when he drovt1
up a iul t' alley, loaded a gallon
of moonshine Into u suitcase and
pr- pared to make a delivery. Just
above him making repairs on the
roof of his woodsht-d. was Statu.
Prohibition Agent Jl Short who
promptly jumped down" and ar
rested Jones. Jours paid a fine or
$r0 and costs. '
Charles Robert Darwin. W. K.
Gladstone. Alfred Tennyson, and
Abraham Lincoln were born In the
same year. ISUii.
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