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Newspaper Page TextLA..GRANDE.EYEWIWU ,Utf BJSitVJSK .. JUA iili.IU.ltU,,j1,,.,. - - . , , I : i.rIW LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. ; 1 ' Tucadayuary I a a,u iytu u, i mmmw 1 I r , ,'"T"7."'"-"" il going , wfesT , , ... : ... .... : , ByiVi : i S IF I fe; m Z 19,6 19,7 J -;rV ' i: Ifyf 1 -HE WAS NAMES? ' v' r V-il' .y .Vx lUpll. ALL - AMERICA fill 4AlMr. ? SMART NEW DRESSES FOR SPRING This nnnouncemont culls attention to tun' now Bhipmimt of Now Spring DivssW that liiivo Just reached us. Pi'ctty printed, silks in small floral patterns are prominent. $10.75 to $19.75 HILL'S Ln Grande's Own Store Orfxrnn StntPrs Trim Washington, State 21 to 20 CORVALLIS, , Ore.. Jau. . 20 MV- Rv the narrowest of margins. Ore gon Suite's hoopstera last night de feated Washington State 2 1 -'20 in a desperately fought conference game which piacea tne eaver m wuuu place In the northern division. Oregon Suite's six point lead at the tart was soon wiped out. the half endtne in a 10-10 tie. In the second period the teams .were never more than two do du anon. Lewis of Oregon wns high point man with 10 points wnue uoraon, nis giant opponent, was secona wicn e. The teams play here again to night. :-t NightFights llv the Associated Press . Chicago Harry Dillon. Winnipeg, stopped Al Wllklns. Nlles. Mich., (61. Toronto. Out. Billy Townsend, Vancouver, knocked out Jack Homer. St.- Louis (1). Minneapolis Brltt Gorman. Min neapolis, outpointed Ernie Peters, Chicago, (10). , Oakland. Cal. Speedy Dado, Ma nila, knocked out Knckle Evans. Kansas City (2). Lombard i Sold To , , Brooklyn Monday OAKLAND. Cal.; Jan. 30 VP) Ern est Lombard!, giant catcher of the Oakland baseball club, was sold Mon day to the Brooklyn Nationals for a sum reported not less, than 50,000. plus two players. h. !soas I recall It, .won wic famous Lennox Cup In 1896 or 1897. He was for years manager of the Palm Beach Golf club and live years ago, at his death, his daughter was made manager In his. place. ... Miss Fenn says the sweater-suit, is iriaoi mititme for women in golf, because It fits snugly without bind ing in any way. "" be one drawback, however, if the wearer Is playing In an Important tournament and it begins to rain. 1 saw Miss Ada Mackenzie, famous Canadian folger. lose a match with Olenna Collett which the Canadian seemd to have well In hand, in the American championship of 1925 at Bt Louis.- through a mishap which Involved both a sweater-suit and a ; oalr 01 ruooer-suieu wjum. Going Into the last nine. Miss Mac- kenzle had Glenna two down and ; was playing with great confidence and steadiness. Then came the rain. ', Tho Canadian's knitted skirt began ' to catch water aand stretch, and , her rubber-soled shoes began to slip She sent to the club house for-hobnailed shoes, but before then arrived Olenna had Jlcked up the lost holes and was getting out in front. --. Poor Miss Mackenzie finished that match a most bedraggled golfer, -her blue knitted skirt dangling soggu, about her ankles, nearly to the 8rshedtold me years afterward she never had worn rubber soles again in an-'innwiw" , , DEMPSEY WORKING OUT IN GOTHAM lifts no . Fight Plans He Says tlesh, In the box-llko booths that ad- ! join the Kymnaslum. Jack had his I own boxing elwes and his gym clothes tucked under his aim. He -looked ready lor a light or a frolic. ! "Ily. km,'' He yelled. -Let's get . going." XerilH t:enikP. lie Sajs ! He wouldn't admit lilt presence ; fl,i-M iMiit nnvthliiir aa far as the ; Admits He "IiOVCS ) light Bme concerned. He needed j tO Sock 1 hOSe lJlg liUVS ho wra'l alone in that rpec. ACROSS TJ4AT QOAU- J-INE. m. Wi7r4 .HALF A CiMAMCET- - , HE"lt- fWOPUCE- AW'tJSLEvN -LAV5 riAW OF CQACHiHO TO TAlCE UPTME yOB Of 60ILPNS A vJiHHEO-, rOlZ Te CAUFO.ZtitfK 6EARS Sport Slants t llv IMwant J. Nell (AMorlatet Press Sport Writer) NEW YOKK, Jan. 30 Possibly It mean aomethlng very probably It doesn't but old Johimo Uemp- tey is helping nlnweii to uauy wora outa at the gynuiasium ol Avtlt Mc Meciovern stwtchMl the former king of them all on a mat and put , r . rnirwr T nCPC him thraugh a tough grind of leg ; 1 1jJ&1'jJ ami botiy exerv-ises. iMntpaey xook ( It in great stylo, lie puncnea ine bag. shatlew-boxed. wrestli'd. He ; jumped on the scales and the needlo : iTssitU at 309 pounds, eight pounds j TO,SCOYILLE AT lilLLARDS Golf Star At 15 Clovern. muscle moulder to tne Bbore vttt would be his best fight prince 01 n mum. i lllK weight today. I He stalked Into the foundry of the ; j.nv,ic.ny Demiuey appeared to be McOo-ern yesterday lor the first : , g,',,,, 8i,,,e. e has some excess time in months, accompanied by the i Wf 1Kh, the waist line, a soft ever-rellabl CHu Wilson, the rrench ! ,llcllth p( nh cro the back muc tralner and companion he acquired i clM out , moym vuu the rip by knocking Oeorges Carpentler loose ; nm rtllsn of Ulf oW mauier. when he from Ills entourage that overcast ,wsril straight lights at the de July altemoon m Boyles l hlriy ; miM)nl lumchiin: bac, the Hat- Acres, back in HUl. lutm shook and the thunder echoed He had adced that the deepest secrecy surround his visits and the surprise was mutual when he col lided with a reporter, a fellow war rior against the threat of encroaching Itr ,, -J I CHICAGO. Jan. 30 i Prank Sco- i vllle. ol Buffalo. wTitled 30 years to ! make his debut In a world s cham- j ptoiishlp billiard tournament Bnd then he upset one of the strongest i champions the three-cushion field ; ever knew. Srovllle defeated Johnny Layton. j champion of all three-cushion siar ; for three years straight. In the first match of "the 1931 tournament by a score of 0 to 3S In M Innings. I The Buffalo challenger, who won i the right to compete by capturing ; the Kastem section rhampionshlp. I entered the match labelled as an i ea.v mark Uw the Sedaho. Mo., ace. But Instead of showing signs of nervousness, he stioked even with t,.A ii.,l.x tir tl tint 1 & !n- i-ra In the world can draw more t- llllurSi dropped behind momentarily C L -"'"" "'" and then oreeeed aneaa ana smyca I J?'Jtm' Vi" ,Tlmm - 'there. His high run for the match W.W.O0OI . . . Pont be silly .. . M x wWic Laytolfs best cluster t that kind of money died with Tex , , , "Tw-S"1!! .- , .. . 1 I Scoville has been playing billiards "Of course J still think I fan ... k. . until now he Isunched a serious campaign for Lsvtoit's crown. The tournament will require 11 days. throughout the gym. He loves . to punch. . I stm ran mi ) I "Not bad lor an old fellow." he said as he stepped down. "I gucs I still can hit." strtbllng and Schmellng XH11 draw 7WiXX in Chicago." he volun teered. "No more . ... no two tigr.t- fitht." Jack continued. "Let's wail and see how Camera turns out.- 1 always loved to sock Utose big guys. I He'd be a soft touch lor me. I got ! to decide quick. 1 suppose, but . wen. BUCKS FIRST IN NORTHERN i HOCKEY RACE llv Alan J. Gould (Associated Press Sports Slants) Ever since William (The Duke of) Muldoon. as a young mon in Ails early seventies, began an iron-handed rule of pugilism, in New York;. It has been customary to make heavyweight fistic affairs as complicated as pos soble. The Schmeltng-Sharkey-Strlbllng fuss Is mere kindergarten stuff com pared to" the robust days when Jack Dempsev did the fighting. Perfum ery Jack Kearns did the gabbing and Tex Klckard did the matchmaking. Rlckard pulled the strings than and the big bouts had a habit of coming off, properlv ballvhooed, but even the Texan "had his troubles with Muldoon and the other Dukea of the state athletic commission. - For years the cudgels were wielded i K.lf nf Harrv Wills. Who had VANCOUVER, C. Jan 30 & -Portland Buekaroos today lead the i "mf',yUD9c,. . m fact the old 1 Pacltlc cct nocxey league race, iiw - - ld h . pr.(erred to , Bucks last night displaced the Van- , """!trne. nef!ro initead of the i cour Uons as holders of first place j ttle M feg trouhle. , : by defeating the locals 3 to 1 in a ; w cau wu m the , tight contest. ; miol. ot man unprejudiced critics. Goals in the first and third periods ; P0101 ?hJ, he was the i by Downle and Conn, respectively ac- X? ..ther TMnnev or Dempsev. j counted for Portland s total wiu e commission tried to bar Big i Oar.undson scored Vancouver s only ! "t comebiCk. afwrwards cotmter in the middle frame All ,eTrnit dule of 40 to three goals were of the unassisted "T' glant Irom further re had It. hectic momenta ring ae.itnty in New Yoric The two ! Jn the second period a goal by Bren- i" ofk. to the greater I inan was disallowed and the Van- out l "w orx . I com-cr fans show-erect tne ice .wiui -- -. m,.-,, : in tiw. r,nai irame ...wuf... - .r .. . to ! xreaica ara - - Butterfly Lamp Shades NOW REDtJCED IN PRICE 1-3 to 1-2 Those wishing to.leam the art of shade making will be given full instructions free when purchasing the materials. Phone 868-J for Appointment Mrs. L. L. Pittenger 1504 Fifth Street WHO AND WHAT? Who. should answer a call of distress? '., Why phould La Grande, Ore., answer the Disaster Re lief Call made by the American Red Cross? ; oaoer and coins. Maher. Portland winger, enlivened W"S"L"'? "" f ' proceed tnes. Maher also received five minute nenaltv in this period. , while Aitkenhead. the Portland goalie, entered the penalty summary with a five dollar fine, slapped on when he talked back uo the referee. New York. see you tomorrow, pally, brine (2vmt Intnvni'inn. your ixvtng shoes." I w ' " " " " " f ' " " " ' f ! uoctor naieics , AU. CHH.PKKN'S Ri'nuKR bXHvrwK.vu To Close Out At Alwut U Tviiv FKIT MATS KNIV OLOVB KNll' M1TVKNS WOOL 11KKSSK3 W1XVKS COAT'S All at Siiie Vh- NORTON'S KIODY SHOP ii ask is m:TKS CHICAGO, Jan. SO k Haakon Hansen, the Norwegian nuddleweight. is ,)king for the one who wrote the dim; "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." Hansen worked loo much In the ring so about six months ago be de cide! to play tor awhile. He came back last night and took a beating from Joe Sharkey, a lair middle weight dwrn Albion. Mich., after eight rounds. Sharkey, tnitwtghed almost ten pounds wvn easily. 1 jsscciiKtl I1s C.e . Win Day, 15-year old Chicago i Man school coy. who won the Miami ACCUSED SLAYER SHOT HY WOMAN (Continued ttvtu Tar One) I midwinter amaleur (jolt tourney. i PHUsAUKi rtUA. Jan. 30 U i contlnued his sensational pfayMn old 'IXv" Kblin. the ton and Mj t Blltmore invitation meet. muMle mender l.v the Philadelphia ; : Athletics, knows htt athleves. Kobrrt . MiVnNi Owe ilt ccuiunue to be a ; tejrof to opposing bat&men for -rs come. H thinks the Ur.kr lelt- , ! hditer is lmpromg all the time. Ihe only fir.t aid sriven Grov last ; ye,r a bit of adhe&iw tape now . and then to cover the crack at the i end of hi kvcf.nser. Ke should (to i mtht along pitchux and wiimnxs it ; at leai tifteen jf, maybe lottgrr. 1 wouldn't be s.urprtd tf he teta vp a record tor length of seme on ! the mound," he said. j "A pitcher like Shores throws aith his arm exclusively, why he had a sore witxg frequently. Fam- shaw hsit the free delivery that For no particular reason, since hts ' fistic career has paralleled the de I cllne and fall of the heavyweight i I class. Jack Sharkev has been coddled i , bv the Dukes of Muldoon. rartey ana ! p'helan. Three years ago Sharkey bungled his chances of being the j man to fight Tunney in the last Rift Rearer Close rr tn tnry away uu 1 i nd opportunity io gain title rec- - osnltion," at. least. CAMBR1 DOS. 'Mass.. Jaan. 20 Uf Meanwhile the courteous recognl FIRST Because The American Red Cross never Issues a Nation wide call for funds except in. extreme need and only when it la a major disaster that requires the strength of the Nation to support the stricken district. SECOND Because the American Red Cross is the only Nation al organization that is equipped with officials and experience to carry on a relief measure of such scope. This drought disaster effects approximately 450.000 people in seventeen of the South. East- and Middle Eastern states. These people are suffering In their need fox POOD and FUEL. Farmers are without feed for their stock, and no resources. THIRD Because the drought situation presents the greatest emergency In peace time that the nation has ever been called upon to "meet, surpassing In extent the Mississippi River flood requirements c 1927. , ; FOURTH Because U Is our right and duty to relieve the unfortunate by giving a share of our funds, even though the contribution may be small, so that by the combined effort of the rest of our country a pnrt may be preserved. Leave your contributions, big or small with .the 1 following institutions:- v . ' Either bank, or the La Grande Investment com pany this week, or your church next Sunday. (Signed) Joint Campaign Committee. Harvard-Princeton The rilt in Harvard-Princeton ath-! tion of Schmelmg as a champion has letic relations which started in 1926 1 worn out its welcome, even so far as seemed nearer a close todav than it : the three Dukes are concerned, but has at anav time in the intervening i since the German was set up on the tour veAr. j pedestal, it now seems necessary for Printwton undereraduate "officials" , same one to try to knock him off. mATk-s r.rarf's Diu-hiac. But even sa fir HArrfiwT snort caotainslBv a raoid process of elimination. B:s George is loose enough to escape have a r reed upon a poiicy ot resum-I Young Will Stnbling gets the nom- serious arm trouble. Barrlns acci- ; athletic relations between the iaation. Sharkey being too unreliable i dents Grove ou:at to oe oeuer tcus two coiieces, Princeton favors lm-; arid tarnera too innaiea. sAisai than lAst. and he may not. j ,,, rvsumntion ol relations with However, no amount of proclama reach his peak lor four or five years," Harvard in all sports except football. : tion will establish a real heavyweight ! - - - Harvard favors immediate resump- : champion ar.d successor to Tunney. . a..:-- .-i. ... i ticin oi reiiations inciua:u: iv tn vi.UB.u. v .. Xliv.co with thi northern part of ! that were possible." A3 fc! Ktin ?k S&Sc a. Lor CUJiioriua by highway. i Baltimore Mu-Xey Walker, world middleweight champion, knocked j out Herman Wcir.er. Baltimore j ncu-utle. The Experience hoflr iuoviiahly Itiucs rh inside the ropes by a fighter at least able to leave the premises unaer nis own power. hour Inter, the $rL New Victor Combination K. K. 17 $1S9.50 Come in and Hear it! A Marvelous Buy at Ijjw Trice! Adlcrs Music Co. panic dewKwt with wonien and chiMreu screamlns and fiihtiiic t. Ket out. Mr. Eaton surreudered and m takvu to the taie penitentiary j at uttie Koct, WorV was accused of wouidirji Sjvnce and throwu him from a boat t into the White tier h::e fcuii alive other men and Mr, pense we.re 1 aiv m trie tvxu. The iamc occxxrnM In a remote iwvtion the White river country and it took oftveni aewral da."a to .IOvuwt to the iK-ene and retuiti with rH at?d Mrs. ssyewce, wio officer j su1 ha ecn beaten She cle tm j wvKs a,o in a Meinphts hospital . "I'm no ct.Ty rvr it and Id do it aj;vn.' wa M;a, Fa ton's cwnmrnt at Vittle Rock. ' I wa afraxt that Hy was coin K free htm. Worls I claimed he k-.lled my father in U dvV?ne. but 1 shot him down like he j tint my rather- in the back, or least fivn behind " Srie has been s'.vtn (vtsirtjt Waiien A L. TvlhunTer home n- ul srte can be tran;tTet lo niore p- propria te quarters than the tTe 3 peitentta:y which h dep:t- OUR OUR WAY 6oT X WCSN SCO j SEE Over? ' I'. S. L. Batteries NvM M Imwml 1 lfi We or irtMte wr M Katteo Bl KC.KciS BAVTEKY & ELECTRIC STATION "LIBERTY1 A Clean Utah Coal STEADY DEPENDABLE HEAT K VSY ON THE 1XX KET 1WK Try it at One Ym'H Like i! CAITHKB v'i WALLF.R Phtvne Main 52$ Jeffn-m lit Kim rn - VAAS. i i i 4, Hi I! Ct-flE6 -teAAT c E.T "M' eon. co at , tV4e VlTTi-E: FlS-H, stiva' a eij Fi-5-v-t UTTl-E.- Courtcev C"ark of Ashland. Ky nun. And. Im Ihiwiiwncff of ; claims a rioi iv rra I who hare finished their fifth stranghi 1 undefeated season as Kentucky state ! i chamoions. Whether it's the beat! : in the country or not. the Tomcat j record shows 54 victories, four ties ( ; and only one defeat in six straight j j ionsihe last setback being ad- ministered on jov. n. iso. oy -! Kuntintoa. W. Ya Tne boys rolled j un 178 points to their opponents" ! 91 in this six year period. THE FIRST AMERICAN RUG COMPARABLE TO COSTLy ORIENTALS Bv J. R. Williams HERE' for the first time -Vt APP -s A V "!VP, Av.u ! Cj rtT vco Mc.Tice -- AiU"T euSvi H1-PJ nouo -Ti-vaT Papes?- TH"fc Omv. "Ti-tiisii j VOt-OS r A ifira t - Hi h km t This Game Of Golf By Ol B- Keeer When 1 was a youngster, and that ' was back in the fairly gay ninettea. ; I tised to read who was a cor. tern i porary of Cnariea Blair Macdoaaid. i wbo was our first American amateur ' champon. and, scoiewhat older than Fiadiay Doajrias- Then there was a man named : Betu V. R. Betta X think it aws. ; And another man named Tynf. wheat I initials 2 do not recall, i That was quit a Ion tune agra I And m tire paper the other day 1 '. saw the Ttv of A. H. Perm once mere; the lat Arthur H- Fenn, it was: and a note to tae etlect that his ; daufhtar. Miss Beaate Fenn. was man . aeTer n elrect, fotlmjt professional j of the Pa-3 Beaca Goil club, with ; , its beauufai coiirse extending be i twren the Breakers and the Royal J Pcia.-:ana fcctels, ( ' Miss Pemi is not the coly feminine : ' ccCT proiesaional in this country, of ; ; course, aad ah is quoted as saying i ; stoe expect naore and more women j ; gofers to taie up th profession, j It's a pood idea. Women are ad ; nurable teachers of other thinra. and i ib .eDS reasonable that one worn- j 'i an shoiiid uaoerstand another worn- i an s pcirirj: perplexities socnem-hat better than a man, ottec factors be-, ' in? anrwbec near equal, i Jtfjm Fetn has been piann poll suce she was 7 years ofcd. indeed, at 't tai render ape ahe played a wry, : fair came. Ker faxner. Utnh new i , -.-ti a &aK3r rCiaiTiJj.vAh in. was -jt-X" ! good, ecouh. to be used as an ea j amr m th book by K Wlu- i . j i hast. pubUhlMd aboua 19dT. in whch r--t aErziaird for i ' picunj a goifuig stroke. Amencan seamless rug that actually LOOKS and FEELS like an expensive Oriental. The beautiful all over patterns are copied from authentic Persian designs . . . the rich color ing and charming variations of tone are distinctively Oriental . , the soft lustrous sheen is a faithful reproduction of a fine Persian weave. The Gulistan De Luxe is really superior in beauty and service to many low-priced Orientals . . . yet the 9 x 12 sixc is only 't I aVJ 12S .00 Compare it with ordinary domestic rugs of equal or higher price ... see the Sreat difference! W. H. Kohnenkamp Co.