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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1927)
Page Two LA GKANDK KVKNlNC OBSEKVUK Tuesday, January 2T), l!)7. The New GOSSARD CORSETS Exclusive in Style and Beauty Dependable Values Hill's Dependable Quality SPORT NEWS FOOTWORK LAGS I BEHIND 'PUNCH' Fight Fans Crave Socker Rags to Riches Result' of backing Wallop Ity Hilly KvaiiM In tho fistic, ffui n i', ono punch In QftTi the medium of Iranxrormlhfr a fighter from a diet of pork ami b.i.. v to s.riotn steak with all tho trl"inlnfs.. One punch In often the .11 Ter ence irom being Just a "hum" to the rati n if of a thin contender. If In doubt, page Hilly Wallace or Within tho pant two months thee two boyn have up rung1 from whnt Horatio Alger would label, "rnrra to rich.'' Tho caflo of KUillo ItoberU Itf rroro unusual than thut of Hilly Wallace, henoo wo will consider him first. ; - 1'lrk a Soft Spot J oo Dundee, loading contender for tho welterweight title, accom panied by his manager, decided to oo America first before doing any fighting In New York. A. trip to California, wus to be a mere vaca tion jaunt. I Getting to the coast, promoters besieged Dundeo to how his ware. A half doren names were presented to his manager, with the requeiit that he pick one of the "hams" to vivo Dundee a little workout, Dundee and his manager, after giving the list the up and down, thought Hddlft Huberts looked to be. 'the- softest proposition and so-1 Jectnd him. . ' Tho result Is now a mailer of s ring history! Dundee, a slow f starter, was slopped In Iho first ; mohsIoii, the referee finally Inter ; veiling, Dundee, of course. Insists ' )io could huvo weathered tho round. j Vnlilo of a I'uncU The first punch of tho fight that floored Dundee put Eddie Kohcrts in the heavy dough clasa I am Informed that Roberts re. reived a guarantee of $4uO for the bout. Kor his return match with Dundee he received a guarantee of $1 0,0(1(1 with A prtvllegrt of the re. celpta, making him practically sure of $16,000. One punch, properly hung on tho Jaw of Joe Dundee, a Broad wuy fistic favorite, made Kobcrta u "natural" for hi Hew York pre mier, lie draws down 60 times as much for hut return bout as he received from the'eontwt In which he kayoed Dundee. ir Hoberts had merely outpoint ed Dundee, , no matter how de. clxlvo the margin, 'New York wouldn't . have been Interested, The wis hoys would have InsUled that It was Just a fox-trot for Dun dee In his travels from the At Inntlo to the Pacific. - One punch on the button, how ever, made Hoberts a headllner. i I Tiro Dig Opportunity (Jetting back to Hilly Wallucn. now of Cleveland, but formerly of the Pacific eoaat. Wallace Is no youthful phenom, he is 20 yours old und has been fighting' seven yeurs. In his coast engagement, most of them- being limited to four rounds, ho wasn't getting any where, despite, a list of about 26 knockouts Id his credit. His vic tims lucked reputations. Then came the big chance, along lines somewhat slmllur to the cuse of Kddle Hoberts. Kid Knplan, who gave up his feather weight crown, because of Inabil ity to make the weight, wanted u workout prior to making his New York debut as a lightweight, with Champion Hammy Mandull as his prospective opponent, KnrprlM) Party Kor (he first four .rounds of (he bout Kaplan fairly smothered Wal lace. Then In' the fifth, when It seemed Kaplan would win as ho pleased, Wullaoo hung a terrific right , on his Jaw and down ho went. On three more occasions he soiled a very nifty pair of tights by contact with the. floor. Thut Ejc-Grid Player Is Orchestra Leader NKW YOflK -Carrol Cooney, alUAmerlcun center of Ted 'Joy's team at Yale, Is leading the strenu ous life. He makes money In tho lumber buMluess by day und runs a profetuilonul dunce orchcrtra at night fur a hobby, Incidentally finding time (o play so.uunh ut the Yale club and help boss It us one of the board of governors. "We piny rhytbmH, noL jazz," he Ex plained. "That Im, wit save the melody." He pluys the suxophono,' mandolin, violin und H few other Instruments himself. And there's an ulM'ooney orchestra that's heard only ut home, eonnlntlng of Mr., and .Mrs. ( 'oouey und threo toys who will be trying for tin Vulo musical club und foot bull teams In u few years. The pro fesHlonul orchestra played for I'rlnce Nicholas und l'i Ineejw Jllenna. Meets Maloney.' I YOUfo INCOME I TAX I I Xa A I Under tho revenue act of 1026 the maximum amount -whirh may be clulmed as earned Income, to which u credit of 26 per cent ap plies, is Jncreused from $10,000 to t2U, win. To claim' this credit on the lax due on net Income In ox-' cess of $f,00fl, the Income must actually be eurned ua "wages, sal- arles, profeKstonal fees, and other .amounts received as compensation J for perHonul services." : in computing inn eurncu income Government to Permit Chaplin To Check Money permit Charlie Chaplin to ohm In inmnn-he ha- I.. ?w mill UK""'"' lien him been ihict-il. The ailor will be pi-rmltte.l to t ii lii.nd mi th Mnl " . York Imnk wtiloh ; mined at .,....-e thn f.mi.oVU. IJomI .... . .i in ' York wlihln u fP- Ui.vm under the ai'iunKemeiil i ... l.utYi-i'pn hlH lliw- woi Keii ..... n'n".' yen, d ffi.er "C the internal 1 revenue l.urenu. v I The iriivernnient lienH aeninf liuore than 1. 000.000 nf Chail'k irunds and properly In Cnlllornijl, ......ever. Will Hllind, out ot Vhlcl- hlH wife. .Mm. Lltn Clrey t'hoplinl H KeeklllB t collect Bllmnnv. S'(, ! .. in .leflH thA Pnlifnwnt. laiieini'k - I funds Iiiik been made by Hie I'lup, ' ln nttiirney. . ' Game Warden Pays Visit to Hatchery Here Is Paollno. the Basque Wood- chopper, the only foreign heavy weight amonp the many who re cently Invaded this country, to re main undefeated. He is shortly to meet Jim Maloney. Bo3on heavy, weight, wbjp has been poison UM.he credit, the surtux. which applies to Incomes In excess of f lO.tiOft, is taken n!o ponslderailon for tho flrnt time under lite revenue act of tfil'il. The tux on uu eurned net Income of $2UHiu Is computed In Ihe cune of a married inun without dependents us follow: Net Income $20,000.00 Less persona,) exemption. H.fiUO.OU Hnhuiiic-, luxuble l(t,ftUii,a( CNION'. Ore.. Jan. 25, (Special) Htule Uuiue Wunleti K. K Aver ill puld uu official visit to the Un ion fish hutchf'ry lust week. He recommended u concrete floor for Ihe butchery und thut the water from th Klckle warm springs be piped Into tlie hatcliery plptt line for next winter. Jin ulso recom mended iitorc ponds bt bultl to hold the tyH until they (ire n year old. Union Sportsmen To Have Clam Bake "furrlDw" im,as hi:ij loitMi :i I'OH WINTKIt lOU'IS I DNION, Ore., Jan. 2.1 (Hpeclnl) The first meeting of the new year of the ("Jtlon Kporimen's club was held Wi-dnesduy evening at city hull. Keverul resolutions were paHsed und sent to the stute game commlSHlon in regurd to Ihe chang ing of the game laws. , Plans wm inude for a clam huke to be held next Wcdncieluy evening ut seven o'clock ut tho Knlghta or I'Vthlus hull. Klectlon of officers for the ensuing year will take place at. that lime. Already plans nre actively form ing fur the Olympic winter ppm-in ut V,i2H which wll be held at St. MuritK. The entries fur. the Inter national hockey tournament on Ice Include Canada, which wom the victor ut the Olympic winter games! at rh.'imoitlx In IUJ4, the 1'nited' Kin leu, Lelgium. liiiKland. Caecho Hlovnkin, Sweden, Switzerland, Cer many, l-'i-ance. Auatrfa, Italy, Spain and Poland. It 1h probable that Japan, Holland, Rumania. Klnlhnd. JJlhuauia, DenmuVk and .Ntuway will aleo participate. The 'winter flyintie kiidipm will be held In the month of l-'ebruary under the iiuk plces of the Swlxs federal council. Tim Hpecial commiKKloner of the International Olympic comtulilee will be Karon J. leHhnay (irand-son. I per cvnt lax on first 4, nan .. a jmt cent on the secjpd $4,000 ; 6 per cent tux on re- muining $S.&0u , Surtax on net Income of fa.'iau , . Total normal and u -tux Lots 2ii per cent of $S2Ti, earneil Incourc credit . SO G. S ft 'f, 18.76 Italunce of (nx pay ahlo The Miirtux rates upply to net In comes In excess of $10,000. The maximum surtax rate Is now re. duced to 20 per Cent, which applies to net Incomes in excess of $100, utio. insteud of il maximum rutct of 4 a per cent on net Incomes In ex cess of $rt00tf)ou as was provided by the revenue, act of 111 24. 11 WUlWii N V-0 I 1 fiovi;itNfit to HKVIVI-: - MICIIIfLAN Ml IT BODY kvi:i:pii; ch.m,k;i; i 1 1 m asiatic p v i s I IIAHD HI'ITINtf CAPTAIX Li:.i)H coi,li:(;i; ti:.m The l'ung family nf Honolulu, father, mother und ten children, cballenKCM any family of like nlzo to ti HWlmming race any distance, free style. In a recent Kanaaina told timer) swim ml ng meet, the Ptinges competed In a special event and ono of the children, n girl of evm.y and his wife Hawaiian. He is also a baseball player. Capt. Tom Angley, loader of the Southern conference In home runs.. ln.l.f t.. In-li.i' unnlho.. i.li,l..,..I.n. ship to the Oeorgia Tech basebnll I leum. The Yellow Jackets lout only I four ship ono punch made Wallace a T? road way card. In bis next engagement he strengthened his prestige by stopping the very clever Cuddy Demarca. Yes, sir! The fight fans crave tho punch, not footwork. players from the cha inpion- nine, which defeated almost conference team, (ieoruln was the only member to jiet an even break. Angley, the home run slug ger, has played us a catcher and outfielder and will Join the Atlanta eluh of the Southern association when he finishes colleae. Obregon says the best job for an ex-president of Mexico Is farm-, Ing. You'd think the land dnwni l her Would, be pretty well tilled., Possibility that Michigan wijl iiKaln be the battleground for championship boxing contents Is Heen In the announcement of lov. Krcd W. tlrecn, .Michigan's new executive, that he will reestablish the state athletic board of control. The board and its functions lapsed when former f inventor Alex J. (ii'oesbeck banned championship bouts. 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