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Pape Two LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, OKE. Wednesday, February 18, 1931 9: i 3- 1 I ! !i 'i it i! ) ! II)) -nil IM Vntl Jlol irl I 'H MJ 1 ! 1 1 .1 I ! 1 'JONES BEATS RATZLAFFIN JO-ROUND GO Northwest Title At Stake Friday WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Feb. 18 11 in woruiweat basketball confer, enc championship win be determined Friday and Saturday nights at Salem. Ore., when Whiunn meets Willam ette university. The Missionaries last night defeat, ed the College or Puget Sound 46 to H and Monday night 43 to 38. Last night's contact was Whitman's all the way. the reserves being thrown in soon after the ooenine of ni.v weigh eight .pounds. Jooe .out- ttJIZEEXtX? Ci PORTLAND. Ore. Feb. IB if) Gorilla Jones. Akron, Ohio, middle weight won an easy ten-round de cision over Herman Ratalaff, fcllnot, N. IX. here last night. Jones, one of the really great middleweight in the country- blasted away at the Mtnot. "Iron Man" until hLs hands hurt and his arms were numb. Although out- SPRING DRESSES $6.90 New arrivals in Spring dresses . straight lines and flare models. HILL'S boxed and outsliigged Rats-l! all the ! way. in two or uiree rounas oe naa the German U paring, but the lat ter never stopped. Lightning Edd:e Thnas of Bel Unsh&m shoved Eddie Volt. Portland, too' mauy gioves in ihe;r six -round remi-windup and received the unani mous decision of the Judges. Thomas wetened 1SS. Vol it 155. Sammy O'Dell, aalterwelght, stable mate of OorlUa Jotter alter taking five rounds of his sis round bout with Jack. Sweeney. cot careless, and Sweeney nailed him wltfi a right for a count of nine, winning a draw. last two minutes to take their victory. RAMSEY TO SPEAK CHICAGO, Feb. 18 Herbert H. Ramsay, of New York, d resident or tn United States Golf association. has accepted an invitation to address the national sports dinner in honor of Bobby Jones February 26 at the Medinah Athletic club. Chicago, A "gallery" of 2000 is expected to attend the dinner, which will be the occasion for the presentation of the James K. Sullivan memorial raedjtl 1 to xne golf king. The National A ma- Nifffit Fights , mis importation was suggested ay y critics who Insist that the customara i i - wuum mtner uugo uulu cry ai euaur t nr the AvMirUted Press - cl the shows that hare been staged ., . . . . ' npCrWJv in t- Hi a icrl-i niniu- leCO ( 1 . ww-fiu " MMSi St. Petersburg. Fla. Battling Burt . same division that boasts the i Finch. St. Petersburg, and Harold : "iuiu. Aiaxey wosen- Lake Is that both Mrs. Marearet Smith and her sister. Mrs. Minnie ' Balrd, who have been seriously ui fori several weeks, are Improved, i j Koy and Ernest Titus came over are returning Wednesday with a couplt of teams of horses, which will be used on the former's ranch near' Homedale, Miss Alice Saling was taken to Hot , u-'rx.,.. ml funny as be la unorthodtw and nnz- Lake Tuesday for medical examlna- J Brown, indnanapolts, outpointed I ?Jm- In sticus a clown is gen- tlon and probably an operation. KIM. I:tll. MUX TO HAVE A1KPOKT HUNOKl.SCi KK;ilTS ' : Phil O'ConneU, Florida O0). : erally just a hard man to right. i" A fljlcg f Km Sport Slants KITTY HAWK. N. C. field la to be built Just north of'; Devil hill, from which the WriEht '"f trf,r, auceeasful ; p, j,nuliry Bruen Is willing the ingot in a neavler.tnan.air mi ' ... :. , . . . cmne. ni.... nt tw. h.-. tn . ConstrucUon will be started soon. 1 1,., ; . . ;r "... and the Mntnut nmviriM tv... . ... field shall be completed by June 1. HS1. Northern interests hin tiin site for the field through negotia tions with the Wright Memorial Bride company. ine neia will ee constructed on a plain north of Kill Devil hill. 200-1 for u,e cimni - The Boro should snatch a leaf from the book of one of the most hidrlcous figures who ever stepped Into the Garden ring to gladden the hearts cf the faithful. The other genuine ly funny man was Battling Murphy, a house painter, and a bald, roly poly gent who scrambled down from hlf scaffold ona afternoon to weigh In and debut as a heawweieht in a tween rnmo tarnenu ajutudlnous . luu rouna emergency Italian, and Jimmy Ualoney, of the ; Murphy's actions were so ludrlcous. Boston Irish. . his psxitomime so comical, that the Prlmo must win this one In MacU- fans bellowed for more of him. He son Square Garden's big bowl in became known as "We Want'' Mur Mliml March 5 or the legs will be ! phy, the crv of the crowd He never kicked out from under one of the aspired to more than the 60 emer- iwm neavyweignt leatures scheduled gency spot. - But the Garden eave summer. If Max : him another m.u-h aeainKt mitr. Til den To Play Kn-oli,U Tnninhft . oi ae ainner and award. l . i, , , , , .. - , lum m w wine vneir uus tuss .r,.. . . . I " In June. U-.e Winner has arreed to ' .ppewreo unaer fellow the route of Marco Polo across Svrla. Irak. Persia! ArghanlsUUl. Tibet and China Mrs. Tunney planned, to accompany his as far as Beirut, Syria. Governor Wilbur Lucius "Uncle Toby" Cross, of Connecticut, who recently majored Tunney for his staff, ex pressed regrets." Jack Dempsey and Jack Sharkey, who have been tossing verbal brick bats at each other because a rnaga im printed a story of the old Man Mauler never read belittling Sharkey, might have staged their reconcilia tion face to face but for the pru dence of a hotel clerk.. - Sharkey came to town to second Ernie Scbaaf In a bout with Jim Braddock at Madison Square Garden and learned that Dempsey was recov ering at a hospital from an Infected finger. Full of sympathy the sailor headed for the hospital to register his regrets but Dempsey had moved out to his hotel.. StlU anxious to see the former champion and condole with him. Sharkey marched to the hotel, sidled up to the room clerk, and grufiiv asked for Mr. Dempsey., . '. The elerk had 'been reading of theM Denipscy-Bharkey- feud and he recoe. ' nlztd the Boston tar. He thought fast. No one was going to bust down the hotel right over his head. Thered be no -second mattle of the Yankee stadium staged with his master's furniture. "rhsm Ik nn yXr nmntr i. - .. ho insisted. " I never heard of the gentleman." That's why they had to make up by telephone. - --- . . , U. S. L. Batteries Sold on Insured Life We buy Tr trade for your old battery - BURGESS BATTERY & ELECTRIC STATION Opposite La Grande Grocery OREGON VICTOR OVER VANDALS Makes Clean Sweep of Series Two Conference Games on Saturday. Washington . Orrifoa State Washington State . Oregon Idano . Northern IHtltlon Y U Pet .917 .615 .615 KKW YORK. Feb. 18 Tatem Ttlden, 2nd. for more man decade a dominant ftfure in interna tional amateur tennis, makes h pro fesAiana! debut acainst the erack Crech. Karel Koreluh. In Madteon Square Garden tontchu Under tne promotion of Jack Cur ley, vTUtng Impresario extraord inary. Tilden and Koeeluh will clash In a five-set singles match as the headline attraction of a program m which TYrien "fklua senates," Fran cis T. Hunter, and the Tom$ Cru caftmn. Emmet t Fare, also will par ucipate, -Ttlden and Koeeluh have clashed only once hefiire. A few yar ago In Pans, Tftden, then a member of tiie Dan Cup team, look the Ceech1 measure tn an Informal exhibition i match. j Filers Conquer London Fog HIS OPINION I LONDON. Fbl 18 uFv In all hi ' years as a rawing coach in the United I States. CHiy Kickalls. amous Oxford I Landon Despite the fog handl- Ciarsman. ieland in i-tt r.... ! CP which docs winter fliers here. UUam ( today, . dnnkmg athlete ahoved i P11 Airways announced thai in tneir supenonty every ume over tee- I i wot 01 an lotalers. The letter was his contribution to tne controversy wnich began when Lady Astor toid the house of com mons that England lost on the enck et field because her players drank. a flood of right hand smashes to the chin. He went out fast and for a long Ume. And he never came back again, flights ached uled The line earned 27,600 during the year. tackle Camera in September. Naturally the Italian Moby Dick mutt beas Malocey, who cuffed him around in Boston, or dreams of a mammoth fail gate will fade abrupt- , The on thing that seems certain 1 V 1 6 receipts . about Gene TunneVs future Is that n MUff tKay Bruen i fce vin not fight again. There never j intends to give him all the encour-et has been a world's heavyweight completed. passengers agemeai possible. Iron Ore Misleads Airmen Union, Imbler, , Elgin Schools In Debate Tiltj SACLT STE. MARIE VPl Air corps photcigranhera, working on a survey in the northern peninsula of Michigan, found their compasses straTin beeausa of Urra tmn n-. 1 pout in the region. Commauds Air Station Arthur Thurnblad j ,. V ' r- naum jt wno quauiled as a . t TMinor naval aviator after a Quarter eenrurr ttoservr ocirrewaondeat I i f rMrtiUr - k i grounds lac a suspension. UKIOX iSoeclalt -TuHdti mniM w.. . . .- . K ' mustn't be dealt with hv Krar Vm . - i vuauim mniiwyTiin cm use nam nr - - - Pebruary 14, Onion High school will i station hera where firm tralniri a i Poter. He is still very much un parucipate In a triangular debate ' oamed on. " . oer suspension by the solemn sotorja. title fight stared on the s.nri of rh. Asiatic deserts.- ' , ! The former general manager of the : When Gene sailed with Mrs. Tun- ! Garden, disclaiming all present eon- ner aboard an Italian liner ' a few : necuon with his former associates. days ago he talked freely but nega- i sull has Prank Albertantl. of the lively concerning his plans. There Oarden staff, as his publicity man. j were some things he said he wasn't Garden ticket men will be at the I going to do: i sins wa nis "ry comes direct He was not taking Mrs. Tunney to from the New York punch palace, j Italy for a secoiohoncon j Bruen has hired the Garden bowl j H, hl, TZ; iZT. ,y. . ' for a one night rental of 15..U2nteit, !. h 1 But of course it mustn't be runted ! - rSl 'S ' .w :1 ' 1 ! that the Gardes Itself 1. mnnl.. ,,. ' . "" S"s M I show r.,: kw v.,..: .' Ba? 1101 P1' xzsk uTTTSissjss: i rzzsi st.s?sl .... T-n.fc i usu una cr IMlKI)IUtl uunea among tne advertisements: I As soon as the liner was well out ! mtth Imbler and IBgui. i noia a secuon of ach school i the debate.1 Chile is the largest producer of The new down pnnce of fisticuffa. ...... - " - - " . ' . . . - .vuu .uhx fuuauvuon. i is nenoeo aorLn. affmnaune team 0eb;e at home, tin- j the bureau of mines report. - - fcw tAMA uNiun ana Mlia i ' 1 light He wants to fight heavyweights in the Garden. CHICAGO. Feb. IS i - Arthur Cheney to Imbler s rWcWier Thurnblad will attempt to prove tha. :mith another affirmative d.-oator no! pet definitely decided upon will be Major James J. Tunney has ob-; tained a three years' leave of absence from, the Connecticut Naval Militia and has sailed for Syria to join a sci entific tractor caravan expedition or- ' ganixed by Vioe-President Georges j Haardt of the Citroen corporation to 1 COATS , At Special Reduced Prices Size 2 to 6 $1.98 to $3.98 Size 10 to i4 $2.98 to $4.98 Size 14 to 20 $3.98 to $9.98 - Every One Guaranteed High Grade Quality Nortoris Kiddy Shop his triumph in the recent world ; a field of champions to win the 1S1 j I,... J t5",Td- tsl , UUtv Is booliai an exhibition lour t.fca "9 ,a rW; .WS U prove his mettle. ..Juapes lor the sooal serttou o the: .077 "My chUlence is open U Willie:'15 ecud from La ' Hoppe. WeUer Oorhraae and aav ) ";r'. Ia ,IS union Ovecoa fattened Its percentage other who didn't rompeta in Uw.' iD charce of Miss Helen sranewhat tn a two-gam ser.ea with j recent tournanient, as wU as to P-"- Enclish tracher. Idaho Mnnday and Tuesday of this i those who did." he said. According ' "Jimmy- Mills over from Cove No more confermc games to the rules of national billiard as- ' Mwnn, ngai ior toe baskethsll . "W h si f socjauon. my title cannot be risked Mr. and Mrs. Collins were for one year, but I'll play for viadira- Cr" vmiors rrom Core m - tion and wagers to show am Im.it"n vuag.' Mrs. CoUins bad ai the flump." : child on each of the two Cot teams ? 'thst played here that erenlng. ' The Union srhorj is precotring to I'nnl-0 Pitrhere jtakj part In the t'nsoa County De- , HttAffc I llClierS e:aaiitory league wh-vh was orsaxused j Cnntf in Tfrini l,JU v"-n:'' rmom. co. North ' I.' Unit? IU 1 t J IJia poweer and the nearby rural diiWica ' , form distract a which wiU hold their : KKW YORK. Feb. IS v-The Kew i meeting at Cove March 27. Local -York Yaitkees' bold-out UM had J wk is now under way and a ceo-' dwindled to tM L n Lary. short- j tel will be bfrid at the high school ' stop, and Sam Byrd. outfielder. j previous to the Cow meeting to se-, Latest to come to terms are Herto ' leel the Chicn cont-wtianti for the Pennork and Johnny Allen, pitchers. J utter. Each grade will atttmpt to , the whole Ore.ii team nla,d welL . 11 :""..1?Z-" 1 w oKMaaoov I with CUIna Bbfriiail .iii f;( " "w i" una oe.nf two avUMV one tx liii. uV. ioi?, Pl bU' 'S Pf"S aa humorous and one for oon-taorojs ' oriiijr. consltwntly. He wiU be SJ jws ! aeiections ' salu""ty n'iau Allen Is a rookie right-hander ob. electric liht office, is ueporarUr ' ! ' !?mwS.by Vankw, from Jersey) away rran hu work owing tollnest Ted Thye Defeats ..- . KJS.'0 baieihajJ game with Cmnk High. : The game was an exciting one wish 11 I nlS IwHTTIP ritrsx the visjiors and tiien the home are scheduled unul Saturday night. a when Oregon State plays Oregon at Eugene and Idaho and Washnigton t State meet at Pullman. - EUOENK, Ore., Feb. IS t-B Oregon completely outclassed Idaho in the : second of their basketball series. S ' to 21, here last night after Idaho made the first score of the game, , the WeOfoota rolled up IS points : before the Vandals scon.-d again. The I wore atood 91 to A for Oregon at i the half. Wlvrn the score reached' j 41 to 17. Coach Relnhart yanked his I : regulars and sent in an enure new ' j team. ( j 'Drummond starred for Idaho, while wifflh) IPOTf AsJcs DR. MARK L. EMERSON , Health Officer, Oakland, California Portugal Grappler SPOKANE, Feb. 18 WW Ted Thy.; Portland. Ore- heavyweight, defeat-; ed Jacques Manuel. Portugal, and Tommy Ray, gray headed Aberdeen light heavyweight, defeated Alec Luudeen. Krw Zealand. In a double main event wrestling show hare last night. Thy took his first fall in the third This Game Of Golf team taking the led. The firs: per- Kid ended 2-3 m Cove's Javor. it talt saw Union i-ie the lead by one ' point and the third period exuded 16-) By O. B, keeler ) sad checked up five points without One thine about those rlftnc k-uowinc the Cove ciris to increase l j movies which Bobby Jones is going; their tally. Adnan G-cxo bread rei creed-i round o the scheduled e.cht round , JT," r " i Zt .1.1. 1t "i7 j ruary 54. match with a 6outl wnsUcek. and the second m the fxirth round aith a tlyuc wrtMiock. Ia the first fall w wie mat, r Mnin. , ILS'liJ: Jt0 00 th crea-r enthusiasm than J Ua4 jhe ever showed ahead of a major . - 11 j championship. WTCtSTLCR I PBAW i H plT golf regularly, which at ; . . i law ume ol year he is not accus- ASWRIA. Ore, Feb. IS Al tomed to do. And here's something tS-sjrktof and Walno Ketonen tnt. f 1 never did bef ore every day ai iiea a draw here last nicht, Kara- j nocn he govs to the Pied most hotel iiifsk bad his opponent groggs when i where for 30 minutes with s physical day evenavg between the Cove and t wiw tne start oi proaucuon mnrer.nion craoe baiv eiift.i in -. n it-, - than a month away. Bobby has oe- -tcr's f&for 33 to "ft ' VtfliAni Campbell, high fc.hoo3 teacher. ho wen: to Bt.Mf last week ; for a ton ul operation, u home agam , mum m:provc- Mass Kthel Conklin. daughter of . Supt, and Mrs. Koy CimkUn. ho has ; been out of school for several days ; owing to throat tivaahle, is suil too ! ill to return to school. Mrs. E-lica Vanoevantsir and her aorv. i Ray. whce home is in Baker. Jt ivfKSf to t&jte a iv-iX t Rjfr I director ao snecialisea in weiehx re-. vw rUr.-.Rcton. Alter kuhnp ,dw nd rwumptwn ol tM t, irh? nawsi to heip him Kenna srjea,ked up behind him. 'n.-fca-Tjg ha to the mat to win a irraw Vallace tank two straight tLln rra Tocng Sampson. Saiem. floor. Karasick i he quadruple champion goes u iwtTLL i to hi leecj through a eruelung tet oi abdominal i tSlTvt- were j me, i I'lC.HTlltS MATCHID and vaistline exerct.. Bobby was at this two week be fore he told me about it. Then he proudly exhibited his absence of a bay-a.rx.ow 'I-ve cut my weljtht from IRS to 1V" he said, and my waist has seen reduced an inch and a halt. x-i.iMtTia r.nc tvi. in .... VT-IHuK Rrtvlfcr Var,.Ms. 3ksrt.iAnd rOinC -x-tuctu asrtf Rseo lemnn. 16 near cm, ksner from San D;egA have atia eaa;ched lor a ten rourid bout at Mers-ili FrxSav nuht. Bobbv about vanity wugpeied he wanted to dis play a slphhsfl figure before the camera. Bc-bby was aerious at once Bohrats will rOav two i games on the faoane floac ths week, j meeuni! the EnLeipuse Htch quJDU'i j Fviaay ettning and u;e str-sng Baker team the iolloM-ing evening Bdh i tames aill be preceoed by pre;rinary I cames whjch wUl stArt at The woman S club ts plsnnmc s ; progrsna fir the montahiy mceung ; -Thui-saay afteraaoa. Ftbrttsry 29 ; i Adnan OiXxibrod. oi wt at the ; .Ocodbrod resort and tourist camp ' at Ocodti.-vd Uxe. ts biuiidig a iarge : fisxie hsU at the ground and ea- pects to hae it reafiy tcv the open- i ...one of 56 health officials from 56 different points approving Cremo's crusade against spit or spit-tipping. Every smoker, every wife whose husband smokes cigars, &hould read Dr. Emerson's letter "Oio are the friends of 'Spit ? YOU MAY TELL ASK THIS QUESTION" THEN 56 I3IPORTANT HE.4LTH OFFICLiLS HAVE TRITTEN SO STRONGLY AGAINST THE EVILS OF SPIT OR SPIT-TIPPING. Dr 'Anv. campaign . sputum . - Emerson write: . aeaint the use of human protects public health." rACWlC 11 Ft ATS ALBANY ALBAVT. Ore . Feb 3 r P. ca:ic unuerMty defeated the Albanr colleee basketball team SO to SO here last ntcht. Albanv neets Whitman here tonight, ana Pacific college at Newberg Saturday nipht, fef Wound Is Suffered by Girl PORTLAND. Fee. 18 ;. Wounded hy a bullet tired by an umdenutiea assailart, Mrs Arlrne Boale. 1. a in a hofpital today. Her uuui" was not Kiious. Polic had no theorr o. clue upon which to ak The possi bility the c-.ii was struck bv a strav bullet was conskiered. Mra. Bowie waa auwk in the lft nip as h was apartment late tvsterdsv. SriMil tMe- ona saw her as she it'.1, to the sioe walk. aiid a number of othr-rs re ported having heard a shot The till neither saw the person whs shot, n.v heard the repor t. Mrs. Bowles four months aro was severely injured and her ns ocer. panion killed when they were atru.-k by a fnend s automobiie after a rcu,;; bousa party near San I"ranciK. -So" h. ci h -.f. ,lnf ol the tsirar lrai-nl aeaios court I dor. t n-.md kv:nr " "! Te Csle for it irnjon rseetinc of iulj mile leilow h-jlv Kxt tsui my laea is to pet myarlf in the oesl yonsible phyi.:caj condiuca o I can play those shouv, wait a are to be perpelua-ued in the films, as -ell as i hat ever pla4 any snots in ray l:ie. I'd like to play them bel ter 3 aar.t to do niy mill betui ti-a 1 eter did lu for the films." , And thai is a rather chsracierisur ' "mw. attiiuoe cJ the man who in the last JsA" eicht yea: has i IS nia.w folf- gvJ niC cn-.pionsh:ps: oaoeJud:nr, with tV the trsod tvtf : of all four in ihe : gl world m IfcS.l. ' t the County asjorisUon of Coa T -lows and KebcJLsh Juices hij- Vf2 rhsnred fron Februaiy i4 to rnday ' IVhruary 27, crniiic to o-.Jser neet- ' mcs on the fomirr iste Iie rset- ' ins w-.u be beia it the K P. hail : besinnmc at 4 p. tn.. Lwt word rerne4 freer) Krfl .' LOS AKSEIXS IV:hST it is some o! this keer.-nt-ss. this extlfisae conv-jentlusres. tsl .k wvn r.is amasir.e rroorsi 1v Booty ,t.-o. 1 know be toid n once, issl t-ear, when we were valkir. t.-,e way tn the last tew yrart he had cisrisi'ed a tui.iuti . . wurtiu to r.-.stent surrjonty lo im pw.si.ocij i.- a fame tne open cham- ctionship -1 o.'c 1 frure sywlf a betier tv. e.- llisn ii. ksll a doen I knew " he said, frankly. -Th telica-s at any t.;cre are as pood as I arr. and at any us UteJr to he bestee I t&ir.k the re sea that I manajw to stay ahesd of thesa consiste-nily is , i;' rV bev-wuse 1 try haroes than thev oo." ! was It that sajd prmus was an infial oapseny fc taklnt ytsis- Aeywwy. It will be xto tutor, tat Alter Primaru Law f " o, ; pjoa ise linest roaadiUon ol bis Sens- , ri.T;. B.-St Jones is ktir an- j that. Walsh Would Not WASHIXOTO.S. r. is tor ttalsh. Den.x-ral. M.-stana. nounced In the senate vwsierciav that he and his coCleaufi. Senator WTheej. er. Qeincwral. .-. telocraptint Got- rJjih. M.na. rj orramard a Last "iJ;.I6r"'toou- " o.Man- tlub. A rcccl latSti -list - - .Y-v'-rvi W KVWV C-iUO at Sl-ii 14-' the piimary 4aaa of thai state, bandM last year. last i , limn, ois- ' Yxs -i3 arcnCiStc rSt carrTii-t tr.T end rubrraa- rr.o. TSe crs Ttvts crai.-aiT IxsCcxd Knai Ose rucvi irons Porsiwit 5 Ssouaw cstt.tcuerg t i-acnic aSftr taKTra. tmatwaa! tmjx.ko aoa cirt-in." orp.-ej a?e all rca-xa. Csmraee asCvruncna. A? CW fLfx.-Wf f-V Vr fV-r - - p. ' '. v rrm . - a . i. Hotel Savoy Sistk 8 6nas4 The war against spit Is a crusade of decency. Join itSmoke Certified Cremo-a really wonderful smoke miid mellow nut sweet! Every leaf entering the clean, sunny Cremo factories is scientifically treated by methods recommended by the United Stares Department of Agriculture. IJi W.umtA -ssMssssMstgayaWjssmswMsswass" iinw. ijjl.Mllw i! z r akland v " I f I I lettar far I (if Certified ... THE GOOD 5 CIGAR TBAT AMERICA. JVJSJSJDJSD In this period of cold weather and cracked Hps, above all insist on a rigor free of the spit CJ0T ni -. S Acrwrr Cirwr (V
