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r Page Two LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Tuesday, July 17, 1928 si Enna Jettick . Healiii Shoev, ; For the woman who - wishes to enjoy both style and foot comfort. ' Dependable HILL'S Di'piiulnlile WHITE SOX TORN IN 4TH STRAIGHT Chicago, Under Black burne, Wins 9 Out of 12 Yanks Take Two Aim-Mian Ix-ague KuhuIIiudi Piays With Boji LATZO LOSES TO ' - TOMMY LOUGHRAN New York .... Philadelphia Nt. l.oula Chicago Cleveland ..... Washington . Detroit .lloston W. ....L..6.1 4 4 41 31 16 94 .33 .VlllilllUll 4KUP KlUIHlllUUI SI. Loul ...... New York .... Chicago ...... Cincinnati .... Hrnoklyn .... Pittsburg- .... Huston Philadelphia w. ...64 ...40 ...61 ...47 ..44 ... .24 ...SI L, 32 33 37 38 37 40 (4 66 I'et. .7S .683 .629 .477 .442 .424 .410 .402 Pet. .628 .682 .680 .6(3 .643 .44 .308 .276 , , WKUXKNIMV" I'ltlHiltAMH 7 '1 jiu Xulloiutl tlrnndcustiiig eom- i.rouram fur Wednesday nlht 1 ........ : 8. Jack nnd Klhyl; 8:30 til v. f-augh with iKilan"; 8 tu 10, music; 10 to 1.1, dance music. .. KFI I am Al.gelc (468.6m-640-ltc); 8, Nlit;., .. . , ' KOilll Kent tie' ' (3O.lm-07Okr), 8, NKC;' 10, concert orjhestru. KFWH Hollywood (3UI.2m 33uklt), 8, music; It, program; 111 to j l'nusle. i.KYA Ban Francisco (ir.2.7tn 7&tlkc). 8. progrum; 9, A lit: rhaln; 10 to 12, dance music. I: KWQ Hpukune (37l).2m-8l01:c), ', NRC. KflW Portland (4!tl'rti-r.l Okc), , NBC; 11 to 12, dance program, j 'KOA Denver ( 326.0m -Diiikc). .8,' negro spirituals: 8:30 tn 9, or chestra. , iujk fort III nil ( 2 7 (i . 1 m-1 0 9 0- Hr I ho AHsorialed mw . Whether ll' hecaune of psychol ogy,, the law pf average, lurk or what have ynn, the Chicago . While Kox lire playing winning hall under the management of. Iflnrkh.irne. .-. Hince Hlackburne took, oyer the rein on July 6, the day. after Hay Schulk resigned n ' manager, ' the Sox have turned In nlpe victories In 12 m n r IK. Hulking- heavily In thin reversal of form, ha been the return to effectiveness of the; pitch ing; Htnff, which on paper at leant rate at or near a parity with any In the American league. ' '- ' For the second time In two play ing day, the pale hone took over both end of n double header with the. Boston Red Hox, yesterday, 4 to 0, and 9 to 1. . ' YuukH Tuko Two The New York Yankee demon- ntrated that they've recovered from their recent slump by taking their second coneeculive double-header from the Cleveland Indian. 7 to a and 6 to 2. " Babe Itutli hit bin 36lh homer of the year In the third Inning of the opener nnd now aland 22 games. 20 d.-.y and five home rune ahead of hi 1927 schedule. . The Philadelphia, Athletic drop- 3 sj 1 M Philadelphia Youngster Wins Five Out of 10 Kounds to Hold Title Olympic Track And Field Team Finally Upheld OFFICE CAT H. H. lKU.:vr KlWVK n.T3 k iwsm U wlwn III no KS KOl-TK Tl AM,V.'t;iVM (m w VAiNttlon Ulitll Jul. 17 i.KVk T?. 4 . ' " "" '" t ' olyniittf track n4 t4 ! L r!! u"; uM;. MHwtwl nftrr th- ftM J nVhrNI It lm ltd ivn l,..g,,i . l. ' ... '''itrnhrhik-e -ml jniwnjL li ti time of cun . I u.. efllll- 1, fdllleMVi in lh tnlM.(K:li.vaLk ... n - . . i.. nj wwn ft.i ( AI) -I'mlKV I'vXts l,ulzo, hrntvH HklfiiM'il KIuv who ont'o miiwrj for -HTvcn corn! mmnmmmm Lnw firrr-l & ft 4 uul In tlh'Hn 1'ocono inountuliiM, A-iui Jiiwt ii Koud. khmio flRhtiT to- iiuy whlli' Tiinirny l.uiiKlirun. huml MoniM I'lilludflplila yomiKHtfr, HtHI wum lh IIkIiI iM'UvywciHlit thfiui jilon of t ho vvorlil. l'or the Nir(iml tlniH fn novn wfit-km, Lulzo, prhlK r the nihifrH In once Jiiltui-i'il lfKlilt, Imtlf rti ami hIiikK'mI IunI nlKht ut the sit- laililliionM r u t t rettAt 11. ItllMiK ITI IS ltiHvril Uy Hy llniil I when the Olyntitr rtmwii! "j AmM IV!!' uork was niton! Joctcd an mimviI rmm U ,rlta Mt down, m h hud tukon j York A. t lhAi Klkin. atlUn is4n kU. lnsttud of ultlin uiruiid aihlfle who HrsK (.Mi,l ow, hi ftfnt purrh oounttn' the fame at Ut t'mnuiy Nrhr-t)-UiomeiHt that imm, fim out k.i hi irtclmlt-vl n Aurtoa ' (jr rtnj rnts the wrwjha. t'on- de-caihlon -u.. 'rtdvrin' h ran only uhout u KlkiiM m. r.md ui r ih rir,m lin ni ,iown Mip hUhwoy, It perl, te.-l.nl.,.i.. and boxing aklll of ,..,,. . ,,., . h . ' w l""1."' . .,.,. ; - - - i m irni n luiiiis i - a" ihat the Indian enuM nnt ree-over j plain lhat the glrle are alwaya In time to compel t An.sier.tam. J mak,B- , fuol .of him. Well, all I the Olympk- l-tl.n miiie,jn .y lfc np a; WOrth the. pow left hill, off the iud f fir hn-h I .0.d take lo blow lllm HP c)r 8, 1 program; 8:30, , evening . ped further bock in-th race when -Utory; 9:30, frolic. :.; KGO Oakland (384.4m-780k.-), , stn:. ; : , .. ' KI'O San Franolaco (422.3m 7l0ko), 8, NBC. t-.KOJN Portland )3l9m-940kc), .8 ixttidlo program; 10:10, piaiiiHt; .10:80 to 12, dnnee mulcs KJR Meatlle (34N.8in-86.lkc). 8 .Mringed trio; 9, A HO chain: in, or vcbef.trn: II tn 12, anuileur n.lilhliiti. il 1 .. li .for Mef Mlw Mark. - CI.olo. 7tr-old BlAiifurd. Ind., air) :.3 U playing wUh ibe boys vt YzJ town In the American Legion ra tion, wide junior b&Hbttll tourr:- invnt. ' Hhe'a a hard hltte? cud Ui ' a recent came delivered tho xlv.y.l; bat won the game In tho twelti'.i lunlng." Bhe plays EeconcK tee " , - , .i jilcely. ...... : t. tti maMtiT of the 1 75-ouihIrs iitid for the xerj ml (linn received iiothfnK hut u bloody nuH and th Kt-oil nd tf ih pui'H for bin puini. lAmuUrnn's Head ht in tho heart of'tb Anthracile Action that kiiiiw him fiiHt as a breaker boy In the pollerleH, next h u rull-rifdKed miner, theu'aH a huxer and finally 1 he welterweight rhaiaplon of the world, Jat?,o HlrtiK- j'Bh-d , with every ounce of the (htreiiKlh .In blH riiKKeil boilyj 'now mown to the full Htature of a Msht heavyweiKhl, to win u Herond title, hut. tln manler, hooKhran, hudly mIi a ken though he wan- at ti inert. will represent America m ie-j nor tn pntm, event lest at Aiii.trtam, The tMkmj j.j Hardai the New w - "j I I UIKil II w m. Mr tieoer.,1 iHtuvlaaj prXtMiii wnt.n h tbur. rtvAfrmanur tle lyn. J ritt that rvilleil withmit him wiK ... 1-nir.ni mjf-i " I hei enverfd and thmht he included on the teunt. Alar Art I pin committer, ordered Ktkiiui make n tejr of hi? fiiief tn yr eral events. If a report n hw per ftrniAiitej wn favriMe Mir Ar- . Ihnr kjaiil hid .1 nneai I itaiiM K aib with btood M roaming from ruta In jti(f,rej ii i r.K'ii eye una eneeK, aiwayn was i.KI.- tn nniul..r Iha flMi.l nnnrU f.i early yesterday. nn the 1H meters 'in IS -4-5 MHitnds mid , broad Jumped ! feel 4 Inches. In fnrm. , he. has nin the . rtah in a he has Klrl fare ktfifl GENETHROUGlt WITH MOST OF TRAINING WORK Ha.-t unit Hiundna thai inarka thu true cihaiiiplon. ' , Therein lay the story of Mtzo's dcfu.it and victory for I ho Htutu- esifUe l.oiifchruil after, bno' of V,fi moHt bruising ; hot miners of thin irotkfiHteU enoiiKh vaUni'lees, ver 'have seen,; - . JttHt an I'tite failed In the N'a- ifinnnl )..- wim 'K-.H mirk alt ll ii..-.-.-..... ........... .Ih.-id ilift .' JjOUKhran n rrown ttiroushi sheer irumone&n anil ruifKed punch- .in oouer. so did he last - nicht ! .tile tHej : rnsxe.1 ! fr!'"l,, 1 - .Hon,'touKl, and "r:?,'1,,"ntw' T'" 23 In their own pri- f ' 1-,kl"'r,n"' """ '" pple think l .Ahoulil alway 'ap a boy a he klHea bei- if the "atn'l up lo standard. "r ' Tip llulvan M.I.I he aa so 111- beartl he wu elect- you, could, have knm-Iteil him over with a baaebal bat. i I unileraland the cannibala have alwaya ben pretty strong on thia companion-ate atuff. Willie Knott,- the popt-maater's hoy. I golnr to try for the air mall. He'd better avt out of that poet card readin' habit before he Keta up there in a plane, or he'll find 'himself plastered all over the) al.k. of a i.iountuin. considera tion.' .he ;Ulymlc committee .an nounced that the' (est ,: had con clueively demonstrated that Klkin not recovered and would be of little value, at Am-aerdam. BPROl'ITOH, V. V., July 17' (AH) After a 24-hour ret from! all ring- work, dene Tunney nvbled to renew ext-hana-inK bltin-w with; hl spnrrtnK parlner today to fit himself for Ilia . world's- heavy-! weiKht title bout i.KalnKt Tom Meet, ney on July 80. ' ' ; ' ' A flee .today.' (!ene will box ,... t nhnmplori haH entered the litst ' W". piled slimes ,of hla.lialninn: en mo when itoniiujli of Always the same In workmanship, price, and quality, George W. Childs are made today by the same maker who originated thii they Kilned no better than an even break In two Kumea with .the. De troit TiRerK. Jack Qulnn, veteran or Connid Murk's flrlnv nqimd, res istered bis 12th victory of the tseu Hon In the firitt utruKKlo. 3 to 2. Oeurge Karnshuw had the second In his pocket until the eighth Inning when the Timers hnmmered him otit of the box. the second game end ltK 11-6. . f '. . GrtH llih Win ' Alvln Crounter hung- up hia 11th wn n Kal nut a inglH defeat as the Hu Louis Hrowns romped off wlllv a i to 2 decision over the -Wash-i Irurton Hemitors, -- - Wlnninyr nnd Inslntr Bleenliai hiiuin become the fashion Iniha Natlonul an,P5''r"Bn ,f Hl't'lu meat. Ipilgue. ' r' 1 " 'r ' rv 'v' "' we cut jnto Hteaksmw' lieliind steady pitching by Htty Kramer and with the old of some heavy cannonading hjy -, Oeorge (Irnniham and Poul Wnner, the pi rates turned buck the graves ti to S. The Cubs pounded four f'bll pitchers Into a 111 to 6 defeat at Chicago. Sheriff Blake shut out the cellnr-ocfJupuntH until the eighth when he eased up. 7 f'urtllnnlN Vlrtorlou4 v 4 The St. Ivouls Cordlnuls, emnrt-' lug tinder two straight setencks by Hrnoklyn, nosed out the Dodgers in the third game of the Merles, 7 to 6. The New York Olunta mode It three in u row over the Cincinnati Btmnhte-ugain throtish lack of that j " " " a ta final . measure of rln class and) RUSH ME RUMfr ( generalship u hen the title was well i Tll ri wr iiir n j 17 within his prasp. L WORK IN DA Y Faced by a cutting- hft jah that ' . lingered always In his features, f 'PAIIillAVKN, .V. . J., July 17 nuhhlnK him off balance, brinpinjt f ( A') Tom Heeney slid buck into jhis staunchest drives up short. Lat-Jihe serbnis Krinri nf Ki'lnds today, jao haltered through liighran'safter a day's layoff, returning to four times before he - enters 'the ro"r 1,1 the third and fonrlli'the practice of wnrklitK out -in tiu? Yankee 'SUidlnnr rlnft. .nine - dayp 1 rouni8 to "I"1 Tommy's left eye- lafternoon. Instead . nf the cool of nence. iteshies swnppinK punches ! "ruw ann ,ne enampions larenne evemiiK. wmrnnrojH luyn IiihI uiljy Vbbi- i.tefi. beck, rhe liayonne. X. J., heavy-! ' ivtt otuuist smashed the cham- HelKhl, Uene mapped fuit a, pro-Dmn to !no f'" 1n ' the fotirth Krum, which Included it lontr Ktreudi ; rm,ntl - of road work nnd strenuous ses-1 ' Hut there bis ' attack faltered. sfon with tho punchim; hair and I Cauey. content tn-mive his strensth henvy hotlysack. ieven when the. eoine was hottest. Conclusive evidence that ' the !iu?hrun sietidlly foiiffht his own , l,,e .0presstve hit "ITey, fAaron!" . called Ahner. ''Where you RolttK nil riKfxet) out (ii yotir new suit of clothes?" '"Ikin't tell anybody," replied Aaron, ''hut I'm kIk to nsk old man Itackett for bis dauMhler's h.ind'ln ninrrinpe." 'li'm! lioks like a pity tn ruin a new suit of clothes th;it way." , Mrs. ltellly: "What maltes'these j sardines so high.' Grocer: They're ' Imported, muni." r Aires,. ltellly: "i'H take tho. do mestic .one them us had hratnfi to swim acrost to this country. ' A chorus Klrl Is otje who, when she feels llko kicking .hersolf, can lo It. ' You can't do wrong nnd Ret nwny lioxlnx t nlKht, Heeney -fotind, disrupted his entire program,' piir- t(n.,t..K hi-- ,lA...r. k .11.1 ..... ..e into hed until midnlarht r ,!1I(ir I Trom your conscience wit h il. with a result he did not get his rr quired amount nf sleep. He pre fers working nut. -at ultiht, because f mid-nfter- up points, i margin at and "thud moon takes a lot- out of him hut the cjiose ! l,e : figures he needs to get into arrjved' from a New rant. All through his boxing ca reer Tmirtey; haft wound up the campaign for bis major latuts by ronsumng great iiuautitleH of tbeHe high grade prov4Momt. . Heretofore, milk, fruit .and vegetables , have been the champion's favorite favor ite vlindM, meat hiivlnu only a small part Jn the Tunney meal. The champion Is and always hna been extremely careful of his eating but at certain l timen he believes that the consumption of meat creates an energy whlrh ho turns into speed and power, two of the iiuulincatlotis be will need . to turn back the pow- IT"'" ' 1 1... rel ti In h I V ben vy vei Jht i-rivij the tenth Inning turning th 3 to 2. trick which "I., the ; fcnl h .seanlon to wln-.tnu vhnris, 'fWi'd icfr'.-rtern -ka to' Ueroe rtuiy York reaHtau-j that won tho . ninth . and tenth .rounds. " ho 'champion ' was ithe better In five rounds, Titxo In Cour attrl one was even. , '. ; The crowd that braved a late afternoon rain uii't'the mists of the evening In the hope of seeing I.atzo win I he light beavywirfght chain pioiiMliip just aa Ik? toppled Mickey Walker from the welterweight " throne, in wcranton two years ago. i physical fatigue and with enough ho. ed the decision, but the band excesH weight to withstand the rlg l.oughran'H friends brought - from ' ors of the stretch drive. , lie weighs Philadelphia, blaring full strength, I about 203 pounds at present nnd turned the uproar Into n demon-' plans to bring his weight down titration for the champion. . gradually so he will enter the ring The match drew $(io,00n, Pro-fur his title match w1tn tlene Tun- inoter Morgan Hlrd estimated, i ney a week from Thursday welgh- l.oughran got rri,oti(i. r.at'o 7.r't. nK about 10r r 1: potmds. bed earlier; "'rXlgKU-.tHiininu--.dld not get me into bed until nea rly midnight." 'Heeney explalneit,, "and- f was so exhauste) that It took me an hour or so to full to sleep, I would like to keep on training in the 'evening, with a nlee bree.e blowing . nut there In the open field, hut 1 can't sacrifice my rest." Heeney starts his final week ot training with no sign of mental or fQk five cent cigar thirty year9 ago. r ViS Actual li lm Sise GEORGE W; Oilds a-x CIGAR IJemral iirorcry Co., 1i..l.alo , Ii.strib.lt.ira, rnrllniM), Ore. Hy the Awot-btled Pro, (Inrl.idlnK Rntne of July IS) . National . Hattlntr Hurnnhy, Dravea, .397. ItunH Ilottomley, Card, ,79. ; Hon batted in Bltutonette, Roh In: liottolnley, Card. 77, lilt lloulhlt. Card. 127. I. oulile llornl.y, Uraven, 29. Trlplea Unttnmley, Card. IS. Homer Wllnon, Cuba, 22. Stolen ba Frlwh. Cards. 18. 1'ltohlnir Benton, (llama, won 15, lost 4. Ameriran H itllnir TloKlIn, Senator, -4'2- II. inn Ruth. Yank. 80. Kim halted in Ruth, 0'hrl(r. Yank. 81. Hit ManiiKh, Flrow-n. 125. Double l-'liiKlead. Red Hoi. 82. Triple Itarnea, Hin:ilor, 12. Iloniei Rmh, Ynnk, 85. Stolen bae Mohiii, Whit Son. 14. i-iii liliiK t-rov.ler, nrown. won HI. lout I. Walter fnun.l I.Ih maimna (nlk injc lo a very Mot.l won.a,.. "Walter," vai.l Ills molh.-r, "this Is -M.r (rreat aunt.' " "Y.-s," i.(.d Walter, g-axii.fr nt I..-.' anipl.. proportions "din looks ill", -' War, like oil, iB berominir more refined, hut the raw material re main the name In each instance.- 1 There Is only cne place to have. n hoil, nnd t nut s on mo other rei low. Fidel La Barba To Try Regaining His Ring Crown Ity V. G. S IDLER (Associated Press Sports Writer) I.OH ANORAKS, July 17 (AD Watching from a ringside Beat palled upon I'M del Ia Rarba, the little, curley-halred l-os Angeles talian who ruled the flyweight di vision from 1925 to 197. nnd now he is back from retirement seek ing titlo recognition as a bantam weight. Out of tho ring a little over a year, Ia iiarha went to college ror a time, was married and, 'tis said. spent a goodly shnre of the money be piled up In the two years he was king of the flyweights. Two bouts difficult onea they seem for comeback testa will place i.a Barba, if he is successful in them, on the right road to the bantamweight throne. Huerta Evans, scrappy t.os An geles yoiingBter, will furnish the ristlc hurdle 'for the 22-yenr-old first fistle hurdle for tho 22-year- New and Beautiful Bed Room Suites at July Sale Prices The rai;e beaiiity of this suite will instant- , ly appeal to the feminine taste. -Beautifully finished in green enamerwith har- monizing decoration. , Bed, dresser and ehifferobe at this . (TQQ fi low price ..:.;............;. $0UU 3 piece bedroom suite, full size bed, vanity and dresser, in walnut finish, hand- (QQ C( somely.decorated, for only tJO" ,jJ 3 pieces in ivory, with green and floi al decora tion Full bed, dressing table and (179 CO chiffonier, Rare value only..... irJ.tlU ,.'. , Under our Easy Payment Plan -. you may.; possess any of these suites; with a small payment in 'cash,' the balance in convenient payments.' ..; CARR PURNITURE CO, Eastern Oregon's Ijtrgest Home Furnishers Feeble-Minded And Epileptics Are Decreasing WASII1NOTON, July 17 The u-ttrlment of commerce make the follou-li.fr announcement for the state of t.reKon concerning results ot tne 1H27 census of feeble-minded and epileptic In stale Institution. The slut institution for feeble minded had i. tola! of 7f first ad missions durliiB th year 1927. as con.paieii with i:u in t!6. and 107 in 122. These first admission rpreent patient received durlnc the vear who hull nut previously lie.n under treatment In any Institution fur reelile-ml.iil.-d and enllentlcs. Such newly admitted patients afford the best avnlli.Me measure of the num ber of new cases which are broueht ! under Institutional rare during the I year. The decrease In the number of first Admissions In Oreron between 1922 and 1127 retires.nl. a .till Inner decrease, relative to the population nf the state, a shown by the fact that tb. first admissions In 127 numbered i.6 per 100.000 of population, as compared with U. per 100,000 for 1 26. and 10.1 for 1022. l ; HOLIDAY CROWDS ESCAPE DEATH IN TRAIN CRASH J l .03 '- JF -a- "1S"' . . ar n M i immzzmmtt i. - ..-..u."sK:yft-'!y'y i ! . A Iralnlnad of holiday pleasure seekers escaped death on July 4th when the crack Shoreline Limited of the Southern Pacific Co. crashed Into a fruit train in the Bnyshore yard at San Francisco. The Limited had lust emerited from the VIltl.clon Valley tunnel when the freight train loomed up 200 yard ahead. The upper photo show part of the wreckniic. The arrow show, how the tel batjEnae coach of the Um Ited out throimh one of the apricot cars in the freight train. Fruit I scattered over the freight yards. The flrt pnnitr coach, which had Its front truck sheared off, 1 shown nt the rlitht. llelow la a general view of th wreekan. The Limited a enijtn I ahown on It ld ut th right. Scores of per sons were brulsad and cut by flying glasa when th train collided. Th Hhorellne Limited had Just , left Bun Francisco on Its dally run to l Angvlea. Jefferison "Save and teach all you are inter ested in to save." Start here Today. U. S. National Bank Member Federal Ratery System old ex-chnmplon. -It is scheduled bantamweight limit, the article for for tonight In the Olympic auditor- lhe Kvnn flttht stating ho, must lum, Lo Angeles. . It he la victor.- innke 122 pounds, ami those for the ous I.a Barba will encounter herc.-lTayloi- scrap.i22 pound. the night or August l. Hud Taylor of Terre Haute, Ind., who: until re cnntly held the goodwill of the Na tlonul Hoxing asaociation aa king pin of the 1 IS-pounders. It la the consensu that J.a Barba will find the It- difficult trudged a a 112 pounder. Then It father!.. wn always a battle. to keep. down After yesterday' double, victory to flyweight poundage. Now, ho 1 pver llosion, tiny wen notified ,Ar,l,u lv lounn- ii-cwni .that each wnrt the STOUK AHUIVIIS rillOAOO, July 17 (AP)--Two member of the While Sow T... bantamweight- trail ! manuenalilp and Hill Htinnefleld. than the. road lie ...on- .o i.kiu tor lonay. 'I liey mn kn . the weight with ; ;-hi first two!MIWI Mnnpr,,.,i ,H , tnrTO 0r; ""jOitier llinn .Miss HlaiikenKhlp. parent of a girl. days sooner hy correspondence f7 lHY.it fcrenl day for a reply to a lettei? 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