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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';
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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.
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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."
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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. . '
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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. That's the
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