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TV-; -S-wL-Jij -tvK - t 1-4 it 5 4 3 14 Page Two LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Monday, March 16, 1931 I TIGERS EYE TOP OF THE LADDER ' Buckv Harris' Crew of Ball Players Expect to ; . Win a Lot of Games ' By Russell J. N'eivlnnd :' (Associated Press 8 porta Writer) SAN FfcANCJSCO, March 16 VI , Detroit's Tigers are not tryms w , win the American league pennant , before the season starts but Mannner Bucky Harris wants the bnfieoaii world to know what his team will ; hftvjj to be considered when It comes time yi escnange oascniuj iur piiug time oratorv.' The 34-year-old, black-haired whip pi the Tigers, whose teams Jlnishcd sixth and fifth respectively since he . took over fho reins In 1029, believes lie has assembled a squad that will end up where the fruit grows sweet est at or near the top. ' Bucky, who struts his stuff like a ! gamecock and rules his roost with the emciency oi a puckwwub bl-hwi-master, says his squad will bob up around (be opening of the season with a ' flKhtlne spirit second to none. !, Beaten By Seals "The bovs were all 'burnt up' be cause they list their exhibition series her to the San Francisco Seals. I tried to convince them early contests should not bo taken too seriously but they acted much like a cagc-iuu oi mountain lions suddenly deprived of breakfast. That kind of spirit will win a lot of games for us when the season gets in full swing. : "The club Is stronger nil 'round than last year. Our Infield has plenty of utility strength with Joe Dugan, Marvin Owen and Mnrty Koenlg. Marty McManus Is favoring his knee, which was operated upon, and if he itn'p ready, Dugan will handle third base nicely, you know all about young Owon he played at the University of Santa Clara and with Seattle. I think he Is tho best pYospect Z have seen In seven or eight seasons. Hands like hams nnd he covers short like a blanket. Bill Akers made such a tlno showing at shortstop last season, ho figures to tart there again. But if ho doesn't keep up the pace, I'll have Owen In there quicker'!! you can spend ten bucks In a night club. "H Charley Qehringor Isn't tho best second baseman to tho league, then my name lsu't Harris. Big Dale Alexander will do at first base until a better man comes along. ;"Much of the success of the club depends on the ability of thrco young outfielders to rise to tho occasion. I have all the confidence in the world in Prank Doljack and tho Walker brothers, Hubby and Gerald. Wo got tbp Walkers from Evansvlllo of the Three Eye league. Doljack led the Mid-Atlantic leoguo in hitting with .390. Hubby had a .355 average. If these boys click the Detroit club Is made. If they don't, I still have ex perienced men in Roy Johnson, Ellas Funk and Johnny Stone. ' ' Good Pitching '"While on tho subject, you might say that Manager Harrfs wouldn't trade his pitching staff as a whole fbr any other in tho league.. That . takes In a lot of territory, especially With Grove and Earnshaw on the Athletics, but It staiulsi We have a quartet of aces In Wolte Hoyt, Vic BOrrell, George TJhlo und Earl White bill. Hoyt has forgotten the 'play boy' sttiff that cropped up during tho latter part of his New York Yankee days, ' Ho is in tho best con dition I nave seen him for many yearB. I expect him to win twenty games. Wo also have plenty of re serve pitching strength, :''."That Is about the slue of tho Works, except that wo won't have to bo ashamed of our catching staff this season. Welly Schang Is 3D years old but ho acts as If ho dis covered tho fountain of youth out hero In California. Ho Is going to btj one of our regular. Wo bought Johnny Oriibowskl from St. Paul. He is still good enough for tho majors.' Ray Hayworth was with us last year." Training Camp News Of Today p.am .tose. March 16 m Winning on the Beavers' errors, of which there were five, the Pittsburgh Pirates de feated the Portland baseball club of State Tourney Begins March 18 On Salem floor Itv the Auinrlntcil Press - Twelve hieh school basketball teams wlU desceud on Willamette university at Salem Wednesday to decide by direct encounter which one Is to be the ivm uregon state cnam nlon. The state Interscholastlc ath letic association sponsors the meet with tho university os host. mo racmii ;"' ' rti, completed Saturday night with the Paso Robles Sunday. It was the rouowlnK results some of them sur- Pliates' last game wuimu wv......K ? thc Uopesters: ' ... oi".'.i "r- . ,...,, . Ulstrict l ijaxer. jdectiiur, in tiw wu i" in the ninth, was credited with a victory only because of some fast fielding behind him, as the Braves all but sent over a couple of tallies. While the main lino was being defeated by Pittsburgh, a Beaver combination of veterans and rookies was defeating the San Jose All-Stars 0 to 2 here. District 2 Pendleton. District 3 Tho Dalles. District 1 Ashland. District t Myrtlo Point. District fl Pleasant Hill. District 7 Monmouth, plelrict 8 Tillamook. District 9 Astoria (1930 champion) District 10 (A) Jefferson, (D) Benson Polytechnic. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 10 ln ln,n ,. ' twelfth team In tho W, Babe Ruth is a great rnrsman. , t entering as the host city's Ho rowed himself right out of a boat rorJresentatlve into the Gulf of Mexico Saturday I Pleasant Hlil furnished one of the night. He and thrco cronies were j dlalrlct surpriMa when It trounced fishing Ruth caught a crab or an j Corvnl,ls Bnll the university High at oar slipped out of one hand or some- j-ugene to get U)e 8tote meet, thing. Anyhow hc lost his balance j Monmouth fought hard to defeat and went into tho water. His cronies , Mololla M w u. in two overtime pulled him out. periods. Tho Dalles upset prognostications PASO ROBLES, Ca ., March 16 W wh lt won t?om cnu, !a 17, -Club problems settled. Including I aft b , defeated ln two previous after a fashion even the question of Kamcs what bit Paul Wancr wh 1c he was , Port1Iin(1 , allowed two teams ln spearing rock crabs In Florida, the t, 0 tournament. Jefferson won the P ttsburch Pirates nrenared to break I ...... ,,., i n.,.,., ;,ii.i ,. 1t .hi .r nnri hnrt ! -" 1n Kirn JT-nnfifcn fnr fhlhltinn unr. ! '. for San Francisco for exhibition war fare. "It was a whale that bit me," Brother Paul tells Inquirers, with a suspicious wink, "but I handed the whalo my card and told htm he had made a mistake for my name wnsn t jonan." "Big Poison's" leg Is protected by a catcher's shin guurd In practice. La Grande Gunners Turn In 68 Score Tho La Grnndo Gun club shot ftKulnat four teams ln yenterday's log of the annual Oregon-Washington telegraphic competition. Weather conditions again handlcnpned tho shooters with the result that the meal score only reached 08. Bus O'Connell and Jim Garity broke 23 out of 26 birds and Charlos Smith cracked 22 clay pigeons. ' ' - Ln Grande shot against Burns, score 73; Baker, score 70; Multno mah, score 72; and Washington comi ty, score 74. " DID YOU KNOW THAT Schedule for the first round fol lows Wednesday 3:30 p.m. Jefferson vs. Astoria. 4 :30 p. m Monmouth vs. Baker. 7(30 p.m. Bcrisou Tech vs. Pleas ant Hill. a :35 p.m. Ashland vs. Tho Dalles. Thursday 10:30 a. m. Tillamook vs. Pendle ton. 4:30 p. m. Salem vs.' Myrtle Point. 10 Oregon Staters Will Get Sweaters OREGON STATE COLLEGE. Cor vallis, Mar. 10 A. T. "Slats" Gill, basketball boach, has recommended 10 Oregon State basketball players to tho local board of athletic control for sweaters. They oro Buck Grayson, King Bailey and Ed Lewis, all or Portland: Rod Ballard and Howard Merrill, Long Beach, Cnl.; Bob Drager, Salem: Ken Fngans, Huntington Park, Cal.: Mose Lyman, La Grande; Jerry Thomas. Centralla,' in.; and Johnny Janzlk, Hoqulam, Wash. Grayson, Ballard and Drager will bo revolving the sweater in basketball for the third time. Merrill, Fagans University of Georgia's great end vears aeo is biddintr for hit? ionium ' nnd Lynn their second, and Thomas, fame this A :;? 1?"' -ik their fir. causing cold chills to some of the rPiMiinr mitfiniHoru nr, nit.i . Drager and Janzilt as they have regular outfielders on tho Detroit Tiger's roster . . . and Tom Nash is listed as a flychaser with the Mc Oraw clnn. . . . Shiver bruised Texas lenguo fences last year With Beau mont. . , . rtasn cavorted on Ashe completed three years of conference pi ay. Thc season just completed was very successful, Oregon State winning nine and losing seven conference games vlllo'a finllv lonrrnn pnlru Tnl- 101 ucrceniage QI .OOd. in IH0 non- Curlcy has an -idea ho can draw 60.- ( n'ercnpe competition, thc Orange- 000 persons to an outdoor wrestling party uus summer in new iorK . . . ho Intends to pair thc two world champions, Londos and George. . . . Clutch and Hackeuschmldt set tho outdoor attendance record when 33, 000 pooplo saw thorn wrestlo for ,tli6 finished third standings. in the conference PHOVIi POia.TUY VAcf'INATlOX WASHINGTON " w Agricultural colleges have demonstrated that poul- titlo In White Sox nark. Chieiiuo;- try can be vaccinated succeaafullv many yours ago. :j against contogioua chicken pox, a 1 ii , ; practice first advocated in Holland. DAN HAS FAIR NltillT I j Tavo college students living together ST. LOUIS. March 10 (tV Ban nt a liquor dispensing fraternity may Johnson, former president of the 1 well call themselves rum-mutes, American league, hod a fair night A foundation has appropriated but his condition remained critical 5100,000 for a study of tho history today, attaches at ,Bt, John's hoe- of Pittsburgh. Will it bo concerned pltal here said. mostly with the city's dark ogos? FIGURES FERRELL TO WIN 'ABOUT 30'; F0NSECA TO FILL HOLDOUT'S SHOES lie T r s,, , r fir ? i : irV B i 1 t"x o t 9 fk' I WES I TERRELL ' 1 r,'jsdL,i t .mi Meat a Wn. .... Z lew- 4, , ' - , jS rONSECA 2; buuie MOO G A N .xtn- - , S-i Although keenly disappointed at Eddie Morgan's failure to return to his first basing Job. Peckinpaugh cannot blame the New Orleans lad under 'the circumstances. "I sure had counted op him, but I guess he's doing the right thing. His father doesn't want him to play ball, never has. Wants him to stay In busi ness with him and build for the fu ture. Guess it will be best for him ln the long run." In 'Morgan's absence Peck gains considerable solace in the presence of Lev Fonseca to hold down the Initial cushion and the prospect that Wes Perrcll will win "about SO gomes" this year. Ferrell he calls the Ideal bull player. "There's a boy that's got everything. 1037 Paige Sedan lf)'7 Oakland Coupe 345 liVJIi Studebaker Roadster 2!! VJil Chevrolet Coach 845 LARISON CHEVBOLF.T CO. 1414 Adams Phone Main 2 He's got a curve and a fast one and a sinker and all the confidence la the world. He doesn't think anybody can hit him, and mostly they can't. "In addition to that 'he's one 'ofi the best hitting pitchers ln the game. If he has another year like last and Hudlln comes through, we won't fin, lsh worse than third." fS First in Ine dough. Then In the oven, you can be sure of perfect bakings in uiing BAKING POWDER J PECKINPAUGH Three years as a big leajruc manager have convinced llogcr PeeklnpauRh, Cleveland pilot, that life Is not made up of n lied or pennant. However, he finds It has Its com ii'i::u Ions. Though Eddie Morgan, slug ging first baseman, Inslsls on remaining in "civvies," Peek lias the Mugging Lew Fonseca to fill the role. Also there's Wes Ferrell, great j'Ollig righthander, whom Peek Is shown welcoming . to the New Orleans training camp. . ' (.. S. L. Batteries Sold on. Insured Life V: We buy or trade fur "vour old battery BURGESS BATTERY & ELECTRIC STATION Opposite La Urande Grocery 25 ounces for 25c Thin Is the third of a series of h tervlewa by Afisoclated Prqits spores wrltera with managers of big leugqe ball clubs. By Oayle Xullmt Jr.-; ' (Associated Press Sports Writer) NEW ORLEANS Three years as manager of the Cleveland Indians havo removed any false optimism from Roger Pecklnpaugh'n makeup, convinced him that a pennant Is a now ho Is building in the riyht di rection. '. Tho former great shortstop con tinues to 'specialize in youngsters, bringing them up to suit him, and he figures another year or two will sec his boys at the top. He doesn't think any club Is good enough to tag the Athletics this sea son, or the next, but when Connie y elusive article, but he believes Mn.g CM cracks the Tribe's i kind of team f want " chieftahi expects to have one ready tp step In. "It takes time," the stocky, swarthy pilot admitted. "I've got the young est outfit in the league right now. All they need is a little more experi ence. And they're a bunch of fighters. "Last year, after they had lost 20 out of 23 and I was afraid they were olown for good, they turned ln and won 19 of the next 20. 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