La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, September 06, 1930, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Textp2e Two LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. LA GRANDE, ORE. Saturday, September 6, 1930 r7v xi Athletics Have Strong: Position In League Race By the Associated Press iho principal worry of the fol- lovers oi t:ie Philadelphia Athletics1 Is whether they can find places Shi be park when the A's meet the champion of the senior circuit in the world's series. The Athletics have eliminated all out two nveis irom even a mathe - matlcal chance of taking the Ameri- c-.tn league ling. Washington and new Torn ere leu witn only hopes of overtaking the world's champions. icveiana leu uy me wayside yes terday although winning its seventh game in succession, defeating the Chicago White Sox. fl to 1. Phila delphia also won a gome and the Indians were left 18 games behind and with only 17 to play for each team. Although they lost, their eighth straight game, the Boston Bed Sox again gave some trouble to the league leading ithletlcs. In a mound - duel between Jack Russell and Oeorge - EarnBhaw, they were only one run behind up to the eighth Inning when the A's scored three runs. Washington gained nothing by slamming the Yankees around for IS hits to defeat them for the 17th 14 to 5 count " " -- Detroit and St. Louis hod a day of Idleness as did four of the Na- t.onal league clubs. rno 8t. Louis Cardinals profited SL' , day ' Bln3 into sec- ond place In the National league Handing, as the Cubs and the New ifnf;' both n.t o iroppwl to third as the defeit n ."h" nB " th,rd ' ""Ilt- 6 4- the flna! mmen,,e,Hlr"tC olmon to o to , under a final Buccaneer I AIjIjS Ira II. V f . - ' i iy x J KEEP nnnniAin, n n OFF POLO FOUR llv Ainu rw.tM.ii NEW YORK lPA f in, nfT, . . !own fu yout h..i .i . . 1" .to k0"l the batueTL. the ' nT, 1 f 'rom Amei-lnn-. ".r' . u,..o,e ueeil ruw oi nn n finer me etrf.'on,l nt I.... ; ' In 11" "M ol wi"ch 110 suffered . i I slight concussion. Hie 22-jva--o'u poio star appeared to hove Jcopor- y'slxst" ' ,hc He was slow to recover his confi dence and hitting form. Yet he came nS f'urnu tW 'r. Smith and Williams, had been tried out at .. Ji.8 position, nd anin mnde the team, completed by Pedley, Hitchcock n:m CiUmi, wn.cii lo-jks like tne moat lovmldhble American combination. Hojiita itantt ul p..io piajing " stock. Hu father. E.irlc V. lio'jp iu, wai a sucsvmre oil ths intL-riiaUoii-at tsams oi 1021 ami 1021. Although the son is prematurely baid and I lg- A Bcr, they aru known as "Uttle Earle" and "Big Earle." They are Inseparable nnd "Dig Earle" has concentrated with rare de votion upon the task of making his son an internationalist on the cup team, where he failed himself to gain a regular post. Between chukkcrs of a test match I had dlflk-ulty taking "Big EarleV mind oif the play long enough to i gather some of the boy s bac k ground. ' Yis, I always wanted to make a polo star out of him. . . . Oh. Earlj. hit itl . . , He gut hiH Unit lesftjUB rl , tho game on a bicycle. . . i'lnvcrf on tho Meadow Urks with Tommy Hitchcock's brother, Frankle. . . .IUtlo him off Earle. go on! . . . We lived nine years in EriRinnd. . , . Eurle ! his schooling tnere and captained the rugger team at Uutton-Courtney. . . . Prepared for Cambridge, but decide ti he wanted lo work and went Into the auto busineHA at Detroit lor n while. . . . That's the stulf. . . . Well liii. Earle boy I ' Ills Unit tournament? In England, about five yoars ago. Developed Ihsl when we came back . . . Hated only five goals three years ago and he'b eight now. . , . Made his mark in the lost game of that series with Argen tine in 11128. . . . Played a wonderful gome. . . . You missed that one. Eurlc; take your time with tne stick! . . .' ' "Little Earle" is over six feet In height and weighs alumt 205. He in an erratic hitter but a daring, count - gcous rider. Yuungt'st of the princi L pal candidates, he has had ns tnuch expert schawl and experience as any except Hitchcock himself. Semi-Finals On In Cat. Tourney FEBBI-E BEACH. Cnl.. &'pt. (I i.' Vlth tho California amateur golf champtcnshlp juat around the cor -ncr. four survivors of hard foucht coflicr rounds paired off at Pebble Beach today in the 3(3 hole semi llnHs of the annual clartc. Two yotingsters fiom l.o Angeles, matched htrnkrs tn the lower brack et for the right to carry on. They were Fay Coleman, present Southern California chump ton, nnd Harry Eichelberger, who waded through the field to his present position by cnc-slded victories. f.Mt TICIl MPHS SALltiDUH. N. Y-, Hept. 6 (p. Oeno Saraen hits added the J. J. Lnnnin memorial ojwn championship to his list of golf triumphs and J2(KK) to his purse. He did 70 on his last round yesterday to win the tourna ment a eingle stroke ahead of Wal-tc;- Kovak. Sarai-cn'R 72-hole total st 287 while Kozak had a totnl Of The Lithuanian dairy Industry had a f.u-rtr:ihle year in rj'9 A fi.KHl r-l.-i.f In Tnnlr i I .'. fifjf ' -; J iwo voneys in Mgfa Tennis Tourney; feif:'Wp . Hy Ted Voshurgh (Araccieted Press Sports Writer) FOREST HILLS. N. Y. OPf In the in battle for the national singles title here beginning tomorrow, the old' -guard of tennis will attempt to hold jihe fort against the youthful Davis! Cup element and the kid stars who jhave blossomed forth so brilliantly this season. Heading the veteran contingent is Big Bin Tllden. trying for his eignth national crown. Two other familiar figures are Til den's pal. Prank Hun ter, and Jean Borotta, who tunic over irem Prance on a business trip. j Bcrctra hoped to be aoie to spare encugh time from his fevered acti vities as a gasoline pump salesman to swing his rapler-rsquct for America's . choicest tennis title. istuner nunter nor eorotra ever , achieved a victory . In this classic event although both have come close to winning. Arrayed against these seasoned campaigners are aeorge Lott, Wllmer Allison. John Vun Kyn, John Doeg, Berkeley Bell and Gregory Mangin. all ot whom made the trip to Europe with the Davis Cup team. I Then. n n nnrt. nt imknnivn , i;: . ' ; . ,S . 1 u..5aK.o IIAC OIUIICJT TVUOU UI New York, Bryan Grant of Atlanta, Ellsworth Vines of Pasadena, Frank Shields of New York, and Cliff Sut- ' ter ol New Orleans. I A victory fcr any of these compar- ' atlvely newcomers would bo a real' , stnsatlon and might well Indicate ;that the American tennis at last had fcund the player capable of leading ay bit to International bu- , prcmacy. ' Bucn " "evelopment Is not Impos- ! member of ono of the other groups, 11 nior "kcy winner. i I Tlldon will be hard to beot and I ;i'roouoiy rates as even choice against theleld. He can trim Bo- i u ,.u iui.t:i unu iasi year he . '" uH wiui me; - u1 ln cniHurlnG nls Of the second group, Allison Is gen iiaiiy regoracu as having, a iiood " . ' "Ul ''""" has proved on two ' -i..iu, mis summer that he can "ing Texan. ,. U".' 6h";U"' ""d "'8 " times able to make th ani,u ihara for Big Bill. Four Steady Wins Give Stars Lead (By The Avoclnn-rt Press) lour wins in a row this week for the Hollywood Stars gave that club a cunn.auding lead In the Pacific coasi, Ui-gue today. 1 ho ttars are six games uheuU of Los Angeles, their only rivals :cr the moment for iirBt place. At San frunclsco yco'.erduy, tnc Kade; liuii up their iourtii win over tne Missions, a to 7. alter tne San f ru.i cIwjo club came from behind twice ta '-statjli.sh a lend. While Hollywood continues to win. San rrancisco and Los Angeles aro lighting it out fcr second place. The berles this week is two up. with the Eeals winning last night's game ai Los Angeles 4 to 1. The Portland Ducks held fourth place for a while, but have been nosed out, of that position by the Oaks, who .ins weea have given the Ducks noth ing but a goo3e-etjg. Oakland won iti iourtii last night at Portland. H to fi. and by the win Jumped a same ahead of the ducks. icattle, which managed to null out of the bottom, was tied with Sacra- : iiu-nto ,'or seventh placo tolav. The Solons, after losing throe this week, j came hacK to win one last night nt deal tie, 3 to 2, thus breaking tne In u inns winning streak. At Portland: R.H. E. Cuklund 8 12 1 Portland 5 7 3 Batteries: Edwards and Lombardi: McDonald. Fullcrton, Btck and Palm. At I Angeles: R. H. E. San KranriRco 4 8 1 Lcs Angeles 1 9 0 Batteries: E. Jacobs and Gaston; Baeeht nnd Hannah. At Seattle: R. H. E. Sacramento 3 5 1 t'futtle 2 8 1 Batteries: Vlncin and Koehlor; Knl llo and Burreanl. At Hun Francisco o R. II . E. Hollywood 8 10 0 Missions 7 9 1 Batteiie.i: Turner and Bassler; Lie ber and Hofomnn. Bridges Gets Big Start on Pitching KVANSVHLE. Ind. Tommy Uridine liopen lie left the nlbmrcws of tuuKh luclt when he took Ills Ftrike . i" uiii n::ti tiin pitching nrm into the niujnr lennrs. Bridges, n Iim 33-ypnr-olrt right haiifler. went to Detroit. In h one Inn ini; debut he siritek out Unbe Kuth. He retired lor a pinch hitter the next lnninr. llle flrt etime lie Mtirted Rrldi:e bent the Drownn. though he walked id nun. Watte Hoyt, ve ter nn rlRht-himcli-r, helped hi in over the ninth inniin: In 140 InnlnB m the Three-I lea gue. UrldKt-K htruc-k out 1H9 men. yielded lew hits, walked H5. hit lour. nmUe seven wild pltchcn and won seven parne while loMn elyht. Last year with Wheelintt in the Mld-At-lantle lentoie he won 10 nnd lost 3. jiinnuiK iuo in ui innilii- Tcmmy went tu Wheeling from Tt-.inesec university. Kddle (iooselree. Detroit scout, dls.overed him there. "I had an awful time reniembertiiK thni fellow's name." naicl BridiiM "When I slRiied the rum nut I called him Mr. Oooscnevk." Exports cr Douglas fir I'eru iron, tlie t'nltrd M-ttF4 In lriiii amiunteo t; 'a.ij,:'j (Hi.") bnrd fret. NAMED IN ALIENATION SUIT Constance Collier (above), actress widely known in England ana United States, was named by Mrs. Bruce Balrnsfather In a $100001': alienation suit filed in New York. Dalrnsfather (Inset), British cartoon 1st, is known as the creator o' "Ole Bill" and "The eetter X3't." To Eliminate 31 At Forest Hills FOREST HILLS, N. Y., Sept. 6 HP) Thirty-one first round matches start the ball rolling In the national mer.'o singles tnnls championships at the West Side Tennis club today. Although many of the 85 entries have drawn first round byes and do nos compete u;.-..i Mondnv. hnth Big Bill Tllden. "favored T to win the 1 tmc ror tnc c'8"tn "mo. -nnd Jean Borotra, formidable French.' contend tr, swing Into action the first day. Tllden is matched against C. Lin ccln Halberstadt of New York ot i 'iwm hi ter Borotrr.'e match with Berkeley Bell, Austin, Texas. ' flllltVT rnv n.i,iv. CTti v'A'Si - .X-BAI,IV w-.J'n,ftl,, KO-Wllllum ,""ont rx takes the tracn at Belmont park today, seek- ing the Lowrcnce realization three- i nil ," S ? lts "ccmpiny- the Fox's total earnings soaring above Zev'a rprnrri nf Mi innn ti... Wor.rfA,.-ri i ... .' : more than $207,000 ' " . " Frank Hogan, burly catcher of the New York Giants, conti nues to hit well above .300 as th c battles (or National league pennai.. Back In Big Time A 3SVCintt(i I'TCi i Jioto Long George Kelly, first baseman released by Cincinnati Reds to Mm nenpoiis, has bounded back into the National league and has a chance to break Into world's series with Chicago Cubs. Giants' Backstop ; I m 2r m Children's Knit Tarns 50c to 98c Better Merchandise Always at Lower Prices NORTON'S KIDDY SHOP ttKSTKHNKIiS IX UK; HACK CHICAGO, Sept. 6 W Another cf Chluago's rich stakes, the S25.000 added Arlington handicap, was up for decision today among fourteen stars all but one of them from the west. Victorian, the only entrant that might be considered an easterner. t?as down for top weight of 120 pouuus, ana nod not mustered much mull'"?,,!'' ?ht f""'? tOT the OI.O MATCHES OPEN NEW YORK. Sent. 0 lPi For nolo's rf.. all roads led trtrttiv tn Woe bury. Long Island, scene of the open ing match of the tenth series be tween the United States and Omt Britain for the International cup. Arrangements were made for 40.. 000 persons at the Meadow Brook club's International field to see Torn- my Hitchcock's American four de- lend the trophy held hv thla emin- try without a break since 1021 lllt'KEY . A FT Kit KLEIN ST. LOUIS lTI Branch Rickey, Car dinal owner1, Is after Chuck Klein. He has a Bottomley trade In mind.; rights Amuse Illners NEW YORK (IP, Prl!o flohte ln dinner were held at the svvnnky uiuw on ixmg island. 'Advice Not Needed1' timid iiiIvU-h," siiUl-l liclp-Khcn, Is easy to find. If yon hn.s sense fnuuulr tn tako. ll, ymi hn sense I'noiiKh t ninkc iii fur jolisolf." nshlngton Stnr. Sailors' Knot Old I in' s.iilcir innkt'S a knot In n Vii.v if Ills own. Vol nil of Ills kiidls nn; shown In . car.vinxs on iiiinhs nn iln li.'ink.s iif the .Vile thin ilmo hmk tlmiisiimls of yours. Avoid Effusiveness l;c hrlef: fiir ll Is with wurds as wilh siinhennis Hip more thev nrp rmnlt'llseil. Hie deeper lliev . Iiurn. Smithpy. Ciiant i'ythons i up ri'lli'iilulod pyihnns found In Iho I'lillippliio l?l:iiuls nrp dm InrR o.t siukes kmiwn. Tlioy .' im'ns tirc fool In lenili nnd l"i Inflios In dhinu'lor. Kooky Muiintiiln News. ; Safety, in Suburbs ; j U you live In lie nvoniL-o city or Fnhnrlmn hnino with hiuisos of nt , lonsl oill:il Iii-IkIiI uroliml you, llitlll nlni; Is opl lo miiko you m vii-tim only oni o In every llionsailil yeill'3 r so. Country Home. Sport Slants Hy A In 11 .1. iimtlil (Awocintcd Press Sports Editor) Sidelights or the Baseball Writers' festival at the Winged Foot club. ; where the 1929 Open golf champion ship was played: t D;i7Y.y V n nee smacKlng out some terrific ire shot. but also experi menting with the sand traps and taking a 01. . . . Wllbcrt Robinson, the Brooklyn pilot, taking six strokes to hole out nfter driving the green; nsr.ibtng the disaster to the noise of rrrws ln the trees sounding like Klat- , bush fans. . . . Babe Ruth, smoking a big cigar." bellowing all over the course and taking an 88. . . . Sam Byrd. champion golfer of the Yankees. ( Cox Auto Electric Electrical Ignition and Hattery Repairs on all Makes of Cars ; Ph. M-7.-.3 M2r. Adams sustaining hi reputation by shooting a line 76 while his manager. Bob Shaw key, wandered in with a 92. ! Ruth denied that his eratlc tee shots gave a clue to his failure to keep up the home run pace he set .earlier In the season, reaching a point where he now must battle Hack Wil Ecn for the circuit clouting honors. 'Ml be soc Icing m," said the Babe. i "September is always a good month fcr me. Wish this Wilson had Amer ican league pitching to hit. It's tougher." Fcotball press agents nave rushed in with advance ballyhoo In both upper and lower case type, where ethers might fear to tread. The heaviest sports program the U. S. A. has had In many moons docs not discourage the gridiron barkers. ' Among the gleanings: ' Army, under Its new coaching re gime, will give the Warner system, including wlngbacks, "A" and "B" formations, a thorough trial. - California will intoroduce the modi fled shift a la Bockne, ami operate on the coast with two teams, both, rated as varsities. arnegle. Tech. with two new sets cf uniforms in bright colors, will claim the "best dressed title." Illinois has only five 1929 letter men back, but this sad state of af - fairs has attracted no messages of sympathy from Army. Chicago, Ohio State, Purdue and Michigan, i Georgetown will make a radical schedule switch by playing four of its heme games at Washington on Irtday nights. , t Frank Croscttl, the 18 - year - old shortstop of the San Francisco 8eals who has been tagged for delivery to the Yankees In 1932 In a (lOO.OOO deal. Is a product of the American Leglcn boys' ranks. He played with liie Oakland (CltIomla team that won the Legion's Junior national tournament two years ago. The major leagues gave the Legion their backing In this nation-wide baseball development, as one means cf reviving sandlot baseball. It will prove a good Investment if many more young stars like Crosettl emerge from the Junior ranks. League Standings Mr the Associated Press COAST I.KAtil'K . W. Hollywood 38 Pet. .691 .593 .556 .455 .453 .426 .428 .400 Los Angeles 32 8an Francisco 30 Oakland 25 Portland 24 Seattle ...23 Sacramento 23 Missions 22 A.MKItlCAN LK.AOl'K W. L. Pet. .672 ' .627 .564 .540 .481 .393 .383 .333 Philadelphia 92 Washington 84 New York 75 Cleveland .74 Detroit 65 8t. Louis 63 Chicago 51 Boston 44 - NATIONAL LEAOl'K W. L. Chicago 79 55 Pet. .590 . .561 .556 .549 i t- L?r"'"1 74 58 New York . 74 59 Brooklyn - 73 60 Pittsburgh 70 64 Boston 63 72 Cincinnati .'. 55 75 PVlacielphia 43 88 .522 i .467 . .423 ' -.328 - aBBfiOMUUBSMBaBBIiasMlM res ........... .... r. . i 3 Cook El fa c ss i:iffi&!p '! " ' ! 81 r IXLjEj One 26-Piece Set of Roger Silverware With Every Range Purchased in September f ! R Put FRESH STOCK w 1 Eastern Oregon Light & Power Co. "COOK BY HEAVY DUTY them on your car NOW! Pay for the m easily by our convenient Easy Payment Plan YOU DON'T need to wait until you have the total, amount sawd up. 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