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Saturday, July 30, 1J27.
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4.-. After alt victories in row the
Viiftkfcit -have he n halted. The
big Ilcrlhaa of Ihe Bronx. Habe
It nt h- anil l-ou Gehrig?, failed to
knocK any baseballs out of the
ntadiutn yesterday uml the Cleve
laml Indiana hung the sign of l b
linemen In the serica opener, 0-4.
The Washington Senators' an.)
ctrolt staged an i 1 Inning tl i rill -r
to opt fr their writ, the NniH fin
ally winning; after two were out.
;.-4.-
After A bad at art the M'hite. Pox
drubbed Philadelphia 6-4.
VI'h Ht. Loula Ilrowna. nfter four
eonaecutlva rcveraea In New York
dropped the opener lo the Host on
Bed 8ox, H-Jf,
: Plttahurft held on to find ptriee,
rallying in the ninth to acore three
rnnM and- denfot Hrooklyn. 4-.1.
) The Chicago Onbs won a nerve
eoattedrig battle of 1 'I inning with
the Olnnlfl. f-4. The Olantrt tied
ih count In ihe eighth and put
nfTOAn a rim In ih tenth, tml the
Cuba, dellvrM "two In their half
of the final frump.
ittftfrt Kt. J.oula i'ardlnals iniide It
four afrnlffht over Philadelphia
Tvhvn thy took Ihe KCiies fhinl
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San I'Vaiif i.hto tioppeu' on Hill
KiiKheH lor ten riili.s before ttiret
imiinKH wer ovtr and addd two
inure off Yerkr In the aame Inn
iiiB. After ih;t the PortlaTnl south
paw pilrhed run less ball. MuIIn
alHO gut away to a wabbly start but
blanked tbe Reaver after I be
third, tho flnat count being ll'-fi.
liutterleic Htighea, Yerken and
Yelie, Shandltng: MallH and Hego.
.lark Kenton, the Oak fir.it aarlt
r drilled a double to renter in the
hint of the ninth rtrorlng two run
net , to give be Aeorns a 2-1 win
over the Mellti. Batteries: Kekert
and Whitney; Hoehler and Boot.
The helpleKH Angi'lH dropped
Ihili fourth straight . game to
Meat I le, t bin time by a score of
b-'.i. HatterleM: Knight and Kor-i-eiini;
I Merry, Gardiner and Han
nah. Hollywood and Sacramento spill
a double header, the first game go
ing to the Stars &-2 and the sec
ond to the Solons, 5-4. RatterlCN:
Hulvey and Murphy: Kallio, lti(- j
elmr, Vinci und Koehler. Second .
game: Tenrhout, W. Murphy and I
Agnew, f ook; K.efe and Kevcrehl
Walter Backus
Commits Suicide
At Seaside, Ore.
l'OKTI.ANn. Ore.. July 30 (AP)
-Walter l- Backus, one of Ore
gon's bat known sportsmen and
nli.-iin.-n, aa ounil wl(h hiH
lliionl cut nearly from fur to r
lih a nor by liln side Airly lo-
V H.osldf. Hp rllf l licforo
(....i.u.i ... Hit. ii.
Th
n.port of .his suicide aald he
had been worried by financial and
domestic (roubles, and had been
ruit terlng from sleeplessness. )
went (o Keasido a week ago lo
. Tinkci, K::ir. to D, on-hesira.
.frifrv OK FII.ISO Off KoIN. l-orilan.l. ( :il Hm-!Makr
l-TVA A"Xyr.N'T I1 I" !'. Chri.stian Seiem-e services
Fn the County Court of the State." 1 cuncert orchestra,
of Oregon for I'nlon County. I KKItc, smi k'ranrlsco. ttr.l.lm
I In the Matter of the Kstate rf .
i Chris r.und, Deceased. j
! Notice Is hereby given thaf the
;nndrslgned ha) filel her final ac
count as administratrix of the es
tate of Chris l.urtd, deceased, and
i in County Court of I'nlon Coun
ty, Oregon, has fixed Monday, the
1-Mh day of August. 1927, at ten
o'clock in t he forenoon, at Its
'onrt Boom ut the Com t House
In Ijx Orande. Oregon as the lime
and pl:tce for hearing any and all
objections to the jtald final account
and settlement of said estate.
Date of first publication July
I!-.' 7.
KMMA 1 1. 1.1ND.
Administratrix.
(ireen A Hess,
Attorneys for Administratrix.
July ti-IC 2,1.10 Aug. ti.
our
Cur Stages!
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1:00 p.m.
12:25 p.m.
7:!S0 D.m.
11 :00n.ni.
3::!0 p.m.
Wullit Wnll uml ran-U)
j NAVY' AIRMAN WINS DEATH GAMBLE
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The end if another thrilling aviation exploit is pictured tiere.
The tiny Wricht Apache biplane nhown above, rest in if in a cab
bage patch near W.iwhinglon. was landed safely ihere by l.ieni. (.
Champinn. I. S. navy flyer, after flume- ;.ml an exploding
motor had imperiled his life at an altitude of seven mile. At the
left Is t'huitipiun. fiirasfd in ihe Hiuffy gurb he wore as a pr.t-
leeibtn against eMictne (..hi. The sketch depicis just what hap
pened, i h.niipion Ji.i.l a par.i. bute. but refrained from jurtipin-,'
her.tu.--e be wanted (o s.ue the insd uments which recorded the
height he bad reached. Kite swept about ihe wrecked motor at
time- during Champion's descent, hut he blew h out by slde
"Hpldni?. (KA Service, Washington Bureau)
si vnws I'HO(;r is
The" National nrOndrasfihg eorti
puny pruKr'nin for Sur.il.iy nlKhl.l
".lnnn nf (inlllco" will l.c from ( I
i to. liro;iilr:tvt ovrr Kilo, KCfi,
KFOA, KO.MO. KIIQ. K'lW. Kl-'l. I
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7ni;r ),
prKhv,Vri!, s,vvU.rfl. '
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I .us Angeles.
7, organ recital;
H, classic
hour; Ht, orchestra.
K I ' i. Sa n l-'rancisco. i -1 1' 2.3 in
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chainplon B.lgiin draft horn triown tt th Chicigo livntock
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(Hiiiko, ft:;iu , Ki::i'l, ..rche;dr:i
muste.
i KOA, Denver, I .1lTi.il m-)t II'Mte ) , "
I ba nd concert .
i KIIQ. Spokane, ( .:,in - 7H0kc ,
I 7: So to !i. Church of The Truth,
j KO.MO, Seattle, i .Itiilin-ltstiUc ). H
fl. Christian Science services.
MO.NHWS l lfot:it .is
The Naiional Hrondcasttng com
pa ny progra nt f(r M onday night
from M (o !i vill he "Unci;,. He linn-
mermoor'" by Donizenl.
K;o fi, hiUU chais.
KOIN H to !i, si udlo progra in ;
10 (o 1 ::ill, dance music.
KKI 11, piano recital; 10 to 11.
violinist and tenor.
K I 'I ! lo 10. trogr.i ni ; 10 to
1'2. variety hour,
! KKKi' K to 10, jamboree
10
I da nce orchestra.
KOW. Portland MIM m-i". I Okc ), !i
lo in, cuncert.
KliMO-!i to 10:30, muairal pro
grams; 10:, la. news: 10:4.". to 11.
musical programs; 11 to 12, orches
tra: 12 to 12:;iii, program.
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BIG ALEX STILL'
TURNS 'EM BACK
i Hero of World Series
i Last Year Always Wins
j More Than He Loses
ni. i.m i.i'i -iiruvrr ' leve-
Innd Alexander, deart of National
l.eagiif hurlem and the fellow who
Nlld more ihan a little to bring the
Cardinal tli' lt first rhuniphmffhip
nil d w orbl tit I1 Ian! ytur, l the
proud owner of ai eat one record
Medium ntialtied by a major i-ir-1
1 gunner.
Htg Alt v, now In Mm seventeenth
l.itf lime railtpaimi, Han never fin
.( n season without winning
more gmues ihan be hart butt. The
:at Ik nil ihe more noiewortby.
I ejjtiMhleritig Hie laCI that the vet
eran pilrher has been on but two
Pnnani winner and for the ihomi
pari perfurint d with clnl far re- I
moveit from ihe top.
j Alexander made blK major league
,1.1ml wifb the Phillies in Mill. INh
tart was a ilMplelous, winning 2H
gameg mid losing I :t. He stayed
wlih the I'li'lii.s until litis when
hi was tr.'idei) to the I'nbs alon
with hl.i ttattery-maie. Hill Kilte
fer, for :i5.tHut and players, ltl-
hoi'fere and I'remiergast.
In the middle of the !2fi cam
paign, ihe Cubs, figuring they ronhl
gei along wil hunt A lev, asked
waivers on him. The l ardrt itn- i
m-dhtieiy KratiM-d him. Abxanib-r, j
given a new lease on lite, turned (
inn to r.-- iie are ni uii1 tiornrmy
derk.
Ab-x has won L'' or more gainea
on elglil occasions. Three times
he jtusm d or reached the :tO-vlrtory
rlass. fddly enough, he turned
them in in consecutive season;
getilng :U in IHI'.. :13 In IMii and - boyish bob and sailor jacket had
;;n in i:17. made the gatekeeper think nther-
The m aresi lie came to spoiling ', wise.
his record of chalking up more I
wins than looses during a season! s.
was In IMS when he look pari In " The human brain is r.y no means
t.ut thr.-e trames. winning two and t finished Instrument, nays !r.
losing one. in he hung up a Frederick Tllney. We don't quite
mark of 1.22 earned runs per know whether Dr. Tllney is kidding
game, one of the b st ever compiled us or If we should thank Hod i'or
in the old circuit. Three oi her, .thai.
times be allowed less than two ; -
earned tallies lo the fracas1.
Keniarkable control has long
been one of Alexander's biggest
assets'. Hi-.i been uncantiy In his
ability to shoot the ball over the
plate just where he wants it.
In 1 !i23 O rover Issued hut !10
pa ssi s in Hit panics, pitching IttiTi
innings. Twice in the last three
j"asons he has dished out less than
:iu walks lo the campaign, though j
not being In as many frays as in
l!'2:t xvhen he established his
Pfemier performance.
Alexander has been In two world
series winnimr and losing one
game while hurling for the Phillies
against the Boston Bed Sox in 1 !i 1 a
and gaining two victories In the
' 'animal's unexpected 1 linmph
over the Yankees last fall. He also
saved Ihe final game in the lfl'0
classic, sirlkinsr out Lazerie with
the base full after taking the
mound n 7 relief rob.
Alexander Is 40 and- hart been
plaving professionally since Iflfift.
He made Ids pro debut wilh finle.s- j
hurff lit the Tlllnols-Missoini lea
gue. WOMAN CHAMI'roX
l.ONDi N Vera Menchiclt. 2t,
Is woman's1 chess champion of the
world. In a tournament she wort
1 0 Kit games out of a possible 11.
Born in .Moscow, of an Knglish
mother and a fVecho-Slovakian
father she learned Me game at Ihe
age of nine, l-'or six years she has
lived In Kngland.
KV I1kt ItorMV
Ctikigo. K riding "Soolty."
thow Uin ytir.
mm:, a
Tickled Pink
' i : '-sl i 4"' vr
k 7 I ! 1st?
K S iS
Kcre'a Rurky Harris, manager of
me wufiQingion Senators, aim one '
of Ihune many stntlea he Is passing
out these days now tlfut his young
pitchers ure bcglnnjng to show ,
ome form and his chib seems to !
be advancing up the ladder. Har ,
rl has hla Senators fighting to 1
head off. the Yankeea.
Mm KNOWS
r'HICAOO- Hob Lewis, traveling
secretary for the Culs. goes about
ihe country a lot and that prob
ably accounts for it. It was ladles'
day at the park. One "male" appli
cant was ib-n led admission by a
gate keeper. Hob discovered thai
she was entitled to enter. Her
.
The world. a:i1f
Dr. Nicholas
Aiurru
Butler, is without a meat
""
Come, Dr. Butler, eonie,
shrinking flower!
. Annual
FISH FEED
Wing, Fin and Fleet
Foot Club
Monday, Aug. 1st
I. 0. 0. F. Basement
WE PAY
4" compound interest.
Seems small but it is
much Itotter than some
of Ihe investments we
know of as hnvins been
sold here in town witnin
the past few years.
The privileges which
(to with our Savings are
hard to equal.
United States
National Bank
i 1 I I CX C She was die prettiest girl in 1
31 I i!!L ir . ' the chorus and lost her I
"jf ' 'SJr t, f ' heart to a mere clerk I
Sure!
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TUES,)AY lpifi
Dean Richmond's WfSf? &
Arcadians j . AM
The Best in Dance ' ' ff l yW
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The Pride of the Force
A Melodrama of Thrills and Suspense
wilh an All-Slnr Cast
IS
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jTomedy "Thrilling Youth and Hair-Raiser"
(Krazy Kat)
Sunday and Monday
TIFFANY-
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Wi'fft a Cast Including
MAE BUSCH. CHARLES DEI1.ANF.Y. JEAN
ARTHUR. WALTER HIERS. MILDRED HAR
RIS. DUANE THOMPSON. ROBERT CAIN.
AND NIGEL BARRIE.
Comedy--"Wel Paint and Scottish Tidbils"
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