Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 6, 1931)
tA -ish-t .t-v;';nT -imWA'4's 'V " . ; ' fr- f ;v-i Jruhi v; P&ge Two LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. - Friday, February 0,1931 - . w air ; w !'- m I jLIi . J CO ,-Ot t; jdp. ''! tb. -ft '. IS 1) If b. Ifr '81 8 s i v CURTAINS To Brighten Up for Spring jiM up HILL'S CLASSIC MILE TO BE FEB. 7 EVENT Ray Conger; Leo Lermond and Dr. Paul Martin to Race in New York. v Bv Foster Hat ley (Associated Press Sports Writer) . NEW YORK W) Three of the most colorful runners competing on Amer ican tracks this winter will face Johnny McHugh and his starting pistol. In Madison Square Garden February. 7 in the classic Rodman Wanamaker mile, , , "Ladees and gentlemen, In lane one Ray Conger, America's premier miler," the announcer for the Mill rose A. A. games will bellow, A light-haired, skinny looking chap, tho Illinois A, C, circle on his ohest, will take a- few steps down the track and quickly fado back Into the crowd at the starting lino. "in; lane two, Leo Lermond, Bos ton's great mller." .Smiling Leo, built on lines as trim an a ciesiroyor, win run cockily down the track and back again.' One rath er expects to see Leo clasp his hands above his head as a boxer does to answer the plaudits of the crowd. He's that kind of a fighting runner. "And In lano three," the an nouncer will call, "Dr. Paul Martin, European champe-c-con." A slight, boyish looking little fellow, with yellow hair nonchalant ly will trot down the track and back again. Retiring Conger, confident Leo, nonchalant Martin. As diverse in style and temperament as their names. Conger always laying back in a- roce, ready to checkmnto the other fellow's move, but slow to set the pace himself; Leo. always ready and anxious to battle It out for the lead; Mnrtln, the Swiss sugreon, with the Jerky little stride, running his own race, pacing himself on his best effort. . ' The first "mile of the century" Conger, Lloyd Hahn and Dr. Otto Pel user carried no moro, color than these threq competitor have.. v,'f:r V As a. ioil tfor the Uhme Deadllnfers will be Joe Slvak, of, Butler univer sity; and-Gene- Venzko,- fiirhtlmr Main 759 3 Phones For eighteen years Joel's Grocery has" served the public, each year showing a larger volume in business. Service and dependability are the things that make , ., our store grow. i Savings for Saturday and Monday that mean true economy in your household budget. Lima Beans, lb 10c Celery Hearts, 2 for 25c Large White Cauliflower, lb 9c Rhode Island' Red Hens While they last, lb 25c Lamb Stew, lb. .!y jc Beef Roasts, steerhoulder cuts, lb. 17c Veal, ground for loaf, lb. 20c Carnation or Borden's milk, 3 cans.. 25c Purex, large bottle 19C See Our Window for Free Dishes Balloons Free With 3 Creme Oil 23c New Palmolive Beads, 2 pkgs 19c Orders Phoned Early Help Us to Give You Bet tcr Service im i imBi immiiM , , , Swede from Newark, who havon t a lot of crowd-catchinir color, but who cnn do a lot of running. 1 ho Wane maker mile, which Con- ( ger win be attempting to win ior the -third time to gain permanent possession ' of the historic cup, headlines a meet which has several other events that would be head liners on a less pretentious card. It will carry much of America's hopes for a long; awaited victory In the Olympics at the middle dis tances. Dr. Martin and Conger probably will be the' leading con tenders at Lios Angeies wnen iwsz rolls around. , BEARCATS ARE WINNERS OVER , PUGET SOUND TACOMA, Feb. 6 (P) Willamette university's basketball quintet de feated College of Puget Bound, 33 to 24, here last night without being forced to the limit, In the first game of their Northwest conference series. The Bearcats had easy going In the first half, leading 21 to 14. The Loggers came back with a show of strength In the last half, but were tumble to overcome the lead. Lineup and summary: Willamette (33) Scales, f Adamcs, f K roost ra, c Carpenter, g Gibson, g Peterson, c Totals Puget Sound (24) Kenrick, f Bokers, f Kegley, c McCoy, g Grimes, g Bates, f Piety, c .. Totals MAX BAER AND LOUGH RAN TO MEET TONIGHT NEW YORK, Fob. fl (A1) Max Baer and Tommy Lough ran, who arc matched In a ten round bout In Madison Square Garden ' tonight, have at least ono thing. In common they've both been beaten by Ernie Schaaf of Boston, . Loughran, after -he retired a light heavyweight champion, and Joined tho heavyweights, dropped two de cisions to Schaaf. Baer, after a sen sational career in tho far west, made his eastern debut a few weeks ago against Schaaf' and was outpointed. .Few boxers ever . came east more' highly touted than Baer and ithe Cillfornian has not shown much to Justify the ballyhoo. He looked ag gressive enough against Schaaf but he did not appear to advantage In his knockout victory- over old Tom Hee uey. Heeney was giving the young ster a fine beating when he was shoved out of the ring In the third i rouna ana counted out wnen tne of ficials got their mathematics all tangled up. On the basis of Baer s showing In his first two New York bouts, Lough ran looks like the logical favorite to win despite the fact that overnight lie fas on the short end of 7 to 6 odds. don fka.sk k wins TACOMA, Feb. 6 !) Don Praser. Spokane welterweight, won a six rouiul decision over Leslie "Wildcat" Cartel', Everett negro, hero last night. Tho match was fast With Praser hav ing a decided advantage In the1 last four rounds, t '' Jimmy Beck, Tncoma Welter, 'and Jack Sweeney,. Bellingham, drew In the other six rounder. - CD" Cor. Cedar & Washington ATTm rr ttd 'TX7 A V vUl vUiV VV i. X I -TT-I ,1V,' , : r, . II . , , Ml 1 "rH" VAi,PE AM GONE fO VJORK'' I VMOKiV MAWfe- BcflM . ,' ,' .-. .. . r : . i-.-.- . ' -rwDa.,AiM-r I it) maue Both I emo& meeT'. im that V T? M i f1 ;'""i ' ! -JfJ J SEPARATED, W E.OS CAVZ- OM rtR I Qflf H U 111111116 LOii lllC. OZ MEveR MEET- AM'OM HIS WCOME ' ' . ;.- . ' " rr- IZI SHEe A OPERATOR. 6H&" OU7 lri - : - , tlsjsss?, I Aner-inventory saie 1. WM b ' ' FE'lJIlES'EXCEPTI0NAL bedrom values , Bco.u.i.PAT.orr. TME. VOOMfa G tiM t R ATi OM e,iMi by hea stHVic wc. t-rt J I Triple Threat Man Valuable In Two Sports LAWRENCE, Kan. ifP) Knute Rockno, the Argonaut of American football, remarks In hlB characteristic Jocular vein, "there are two games I don't like basketball is both of them." This Is another way of saying that there Is too little or mimic warfare In the indoor game. That, In short, the Bport hasn't enough of contact and combat; of dumping the inter ference; of throwing a runner with a clean tackle; of gathering in a punt In proper style and of power plays, the football coach's delight. However, there are many coaches who contend that tho sports are tak ing on a resemblance that football has become "basketballtzed" and that hfiKkathnll hnn hurnmA "frtnthnlllonrt " The triple- threat man In football j ono who con run, kick dud pass, has his counterpart on the basket- bait courts In the man who shoots, dribbles and passes. Hyatt of Pitts burgh and Thompson of Montana were two great examples last season of the basketball triple throat man. A basketball coach Is employed by many gridiron mentors as an assist ant to teach his gladiators the funda mcntals of pivoting, passing and ball handling. i The pivoting In both games is iden tical. Passing lu each has the same technlctue. Ball handling In basket ball, however, Is much more difficult, due of course, to the restriction against running with the bayy. The clever passer in basketball proves himself a very useful man to have around a football field if he has a football mako-up; that Is, a well knit body. Tho- better passors in both games, I have found, never focus on any ono man. Indeed, a lack of focus is a great help when a receiver is sought. The 'far away staro" la a passer's eye greatly widens the field of his vision. The passer must employ a technique not unlike that of a Jug gler who handles many objects at ono tlmo. To ccntor on any object renders tho passer less able to con trol the whole situation. Players and officials, I have found, frequently clash in friendly Jest much to tho amusement of the crowd. 1 recall a particularly amusing ex ample that occurred prior to the World war. Howard "Scrubby" Lnslett; later apartment renters and owners BOTH PREFER GENERAL ELECTRIC SE"K out the builder who has equipped a score of apart ment buildings. He will tell you that individual Gen eral Electric Refrigerators in each apartment mean lower cost of main tenance end operation lasting sat isfaction to tenants. Whether you build an aparment or merely rent a suite, insist on GENERAL f ELECTRIC ALL-STKKL RK R IG E R A T O IV COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATORS L LECTR IC WATE R COOLERS ELECTRIC MILK COOLERS m m im lit Clint Ittn-P.trm.lnAtrtm S41.U) itfiu ' mini KiJi .V & C n.'ri W. H. BOHNENKAMP CO. end on the Ninth Division .champion A. E. P. football team and one of tho most brilliant and aggressive guards basketball has seen, was team ing with Arthur "Dutch" Lonberg, present Northwestern university bas ketball ccoacch, E. C. Quigley, one of the present NTntlonal league umpires, was referee lug the game. It wae the custom for a referee to designate the offender and the throvor of a foul, and Quig ley sometimes would place an em phatic and resounding official slap on the offending athlete's baro an atomy. Laslett did not care for this. He committed a- foul and Quigley started for him. Laslett broke Into a run, with Quigley in hot pursuit. Around the court they went, faster and faster with the crowd shrieking approval. After three laps. Laslett gave up, mucch to the merriment of the spec tators. This incident proved a recre ative tonic for both the spectators and tho players. Everybody, includ ing tho referee, seemed to enjoy the humor of the situation. With his new soundless nicturp. Charlie Chaplin will determine whether or not silence lo golden. New Navy Coach Associated l'rcsa Photo Edflar E. "Rip" Miller, navy line coach for the last five years suc ceeds "Navy Bill" Ingram as head football coach at the naval acad emy. .. , . efrifferators General Electric Refrigeration. Apartment models embody the sameexclusivedeign and quhliry as household types. All moving parts are hermetically scaled in the Monitor Top permanently oiled requiring uo attention from tenant or owner. All-Steel or porcelain models for the smallest or I urges t apartment. Our refrigeration specialists are at your service Without obliga tion, liasytermsniay bearranged. BUY ON EASY NOW PAYMENTS A few dolUti will place a Gcnenl Ulecrnc Kclriwcraiorin your ipirrmcnt li. morrow. Then lavinM bejtin help ing you with ihe easy iaiulluicoti. 1 t t ri Tir.-ii- in in fM ' 11 -1 Hollywood Nine Hopes To Make It 3 lii a Row Hy KuskcIL J. Newland (Associated Press Sports Writer) SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. (Hol lywood's Stars- won- the Coast league pennant in 1920 and '39 and take It from Manager Oscar Vitt, his boys "are going to be In there hustling to make it three in a row." Oscar Winters In Oakland. He spends much of his time digging In the garden to "keep In condition and figure out baseball problems for the coming season.".. It must be an agreeable way to -keep In shape be cause at the present time he weighs 182 pounds and could substitute for a barrel. His normal weight is about 1 2 pounds. "For one thing," confided Oscar, "we've got the greatest outfield in the league. I'll DUX Jesse Hill. Cleo Carlyle, Dave Barbee and Marty Cal- laghan against any of them. - ' "Callaghan and Pat Crawford are the boys we got in trade from Cin cinnati for Mickey Heath." I figure on using Crawford at first base. He may not be as good a fielder as Heath,, but as long, as he can hit tho old apple, no apologies required. Fnlr Pitching staff ' "Our pitching staff isn't th$ worst in the wbfcd and we will have three newcomers to experiment with'. Fob-. I ter Edwards, a right bander coming should make the grade. Got a couple of young fellows. John Anderson and Bray, coming from the Piedmont league. They are right handers. If they show up like Jim Turner and Vance Page, who came from the Pied mont circuit last year, we won't miss Hank Hulvey and Hollereon. (Hulvey was sold to Chattanooga and Holler son Is to be farmed out to Omaha.) "The rest of our pitching staff will do. Augle Johns and Emil Yde are the left handers and Frank Shel lenback and Ed Wetzel are the right handed veterans. "Crawford Is the only new ...... er but the only worry we have over him is whether or not ho will, ap pear. He wrote out asking for leave of absence until June as he - is go ing to college In Boston. He Is tak ing up a course In physical educa tion but wo hope to convince him It will pay to . play baseball. Otis Brannan will tako care of second base, Dud Lee will be back at short and Mike Gazella will . hold down third. Harry Green and Louie Catlna will handle tho utility roles. "Hank Sevorcld and Johnny Bass lor are tho best catchers In tho league and laugh It off. If you oan. I.Ikes Angels and Seals "Next to my team, I like Los An geles and tho Seals. Portland should be stronger. "That Is about all I know but try to get down to San Diego during Guaranteed For Two Years Kantleek Hot Water Bot tles are made of ono piece of smooth-textured, . du rable rubber.. There arc Absolutely no seams, patches or other weak spots. They simply can't leak. Since they are guar anteed for two years, isn't it reasonable to believe that thoy will last much longer? If you want to have n hot -water bottle that will be in proper shape when you need it, you'll get a Kantleek now. Sold only at Rexall Drug Stores, Glass Drugs Inc. I Th JmCoJS Stor j y- but if Jfeayb treated (jtff will last a y j lifetime W $2.00 DAINTY BEDROOM SUITE 4-PCS. IN WALNUT Exactly as illustrated above withijolce of, twq vanities, the Hollywood as shown ., to the right, oy the conventional stylo ohown in IcfU of picture. Bed. chiffonier, vanity and bench In walnut finish, with bur. effect; .drawers have mahogany bottoms" with dust proof construction., In addition there are many details of- finish that impart to this suite an 1 appearance of distinction expensive suite. Regular This mime suite with conventional gtvlo vunltv regular Si! 52.00 4 Pieces In beautiful green invito your inspection of and the price is so low as to be within the moans of everyone. Regular selling price $98.25. Now : .You save $36.00 on this in Colonial period design. also, reflect your good, taste In the selection of your furnishings. Regularly selling for $135.00. Now only SAVE 1-3 An exceptional bedroom quality walnut. Here 1b. of cost, particularly when it 1b remembered that the original selling price was $244.60 and now offered at i ;: " TV ore'Savmga'ih iOur fterJnpetaiffuSalSam'dnRugp Linoleum, Dishes, Curtains, Living Room and ; Occassional Pieces, Odds and Ends, etc. " . , ,:" '.'''.-'""" 1 '- ' A Small Down Payment Balance Easy Payments I'm going to lead the cailsthenttcs and make the boys run aroundt the park, ten laps day.- II any or tnem trip me mis year, It means a 5 fine right off the Dat. This season's squad is the smallest ever taken to camp by , Hollywood. Among the promising recruits are blmer Evert, a San Diego boy who may hook. on as a third string catch er, and Ed McMurtry, a light randed pitcher from Fresno. The Stars will go Into training. March 2. SKATTI.E, PORTLAND TIE PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 6 w Van couver continued to lead the Pacific Coast hockey league today. . The Lions advanced one point to a two-point lead over Portland and Scattlo by , playing tho Portland Buckaroos to a 2 to 3 tie In an over time game here last night. . The game was - a fierce battle throughout. All scores were counted In the first and second perlodB. Sport Slants By Alnn J. Gould (Associated Press Editor) It was Just a social call, the visit i I paid to the Polyclinic hospital with . Babe Ruth to see how the celebrated patient, Jack Dempsey, was getting ! along. 1 Cameramen. were barred, but It was j a great picture, anyway. Propped up ' In bed. his infected hand encased In f a heated solution that kept the per spiration pouring down the old maul er's dark brow. Dempsey had a radio In front of him. a telephone at one hand and a secretary taking dicta tlon in answer to the flood of letters and telegrams. "I like to hear from tho folks but those flowers . With a gesture of disdain, the ex-champion pointed to another room. "This Is no time to send a guy flowers. I'm supersti tious." So was Ruth, for he lumned uo hastily to blow out the match 1 1 started to use to light the third ; cigar In the room. As I say, this was Just to be a ' polite call, though a pleasant one, ' for Jack and the Babe have always ! been keen admirers of each other's ! particular ability to sock. As two : of the highest paid professional ath- I lotic performers of all time, they mivw mio iiiuiii-y vmue ui mc won known maul, whether it's a blast into ! the bleachers or a wallop to the ! whiskers. " I But as two old gentlemen will be- come at times, they got a little gar rulous. I felt like calling "beaver" as they grew reminiscent over the "old days" days and times and 1 thrills that go so far back into ancient , history as ten years ago. Just two old timers Ruth t 37 next month. Dempsey 38 in June! j Baseball habits have changed. So has Ruth but the Babe regrets the , passing of the days when the play ers scrapped on the field or under the ' stands. Rather, he regrets the lack , such as you would expect to find in $143.50 with' Hollywood vanity. Now enamel,' bed, vanity, chiffonier this suite.-its dainty appearance handsome 3 -piece suite In mahogany. This suite' will not only add charm1 ON THIS TWIN offor. Twin beds, dresser, chiffonier and night stand in flno a suite, the pride of ownership of which, will dismiss the question of old-fishhloned fighting spirit in the game, for Ruth's good nature scl- ! dom has Been nupset by an outburst or. pugilistic spirit, He fetishes the memory of one, sucji outDur&t, nowever. It concerned a short, snappy argu ment with "Brick" Owens, the um pire. It happened when Ruth was a fast-ball southiw pitcher for the Red Sox, before he wielded the home run sceptre; "I threw what I thought were two as clean strikes as I could put over," said the Babe. "Owens called them balls. I beefed ' plenty, suggesting to Owens that If ho went to bed nights he would' be , able to seo straight once In a while. " 'One more crack from you and i out you. go,' retorted Brick. " 'One more lousy decision like ! that and I'll bust you one,'" hoi-! lered back Ruth'. , - . I BARGAIN DAYS THIS WEEK ALL CLOSE OUT MERCHANDISE SELLING AT SPECIAL REDUCED PRICES Some Values to $6.00 Now Selling for $1.00 NORTON'S KIDDY SHOP WRESTLING MONDAY NIGHT - FEB. 9th Rex Hall 8:00 p.m. BON MUIR '-4 4" "if !S (Wild) BILL DONOVAN Two Preliminaries ADMISSION 30c $1.00 $1.50 8107.50 $114.00 value, Now and bench, We particularly will instantly appeal to you 873.50 Bed dresser- and chiffonier to your bedroom but will $99.00 BEJD SUITE $163.00 The next pitch was a' ball, without argument. The fourth, says Ruth, was smack down the middle again. Ban tour." yelled Owens, where upon Ruth rushed In from the box, took a swing at Owens and promptly was ejected . from tho game after a few wild moments. Ho was fined and suspended ten days. "Nowadays. I'd get tossed out for even thinking of doing a thing like that.v bemoaned the big fellow. U. S. L. Batteries Sold on Insured Life We buy or trade for jour old battery . BURGESS BATTERY & ELECTRIC STATION Opposite La Grande Grocery a far more
