t ' - ' Tuesday, Marii 17.J.931
Pasre Two
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. LA GRANDE, ORE,
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XANIONWINE WINS
i, OVER WILD BILL
Donovan Takes First Fall
- But lowan Comes Back
With Effective Slams.
For lour rounds it was anybody's
match, bat in the fifth Howard Can
ton wine, Iowa, wore down Wild Bill
Donovan, Los Angeles heavyweight
wrestler, with a tremendous amount
of roughness and scored two falls
In rapld succession, the first with a
slam in the fifth and the second with
a series of flying hoad locks early In
the sixth. Donovan took the first
fall in the third round with a double
wrlstlock and arm scissors, follow
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ing some weakening rabbit punches.
ino ma ten was lull oi fireworks.
with the two behemoths tossing each
other around the ring ovlth utter
aoancton at times, ana at otner times l
resorting to hair twisting, tickling.
etc., to aid In extrication from some I
punishing hold.
Wild Bill started off strong and
had Haword in hot water at least half I
of the time during the first three
rounds, his aggressiveness culminat
ing with the first fall, which camo a
minute and 66 seconds after the
round started. .......
Hough Finish
Bill started off the fourth round
with a series of rabbit punches, but
cantonwine rained and let Bin -have
a varied and punishing assortment of
elbows, shoulders, etc., until' the
southerner was somewhat groggy for
awhile. Ho returned, however, to
get a vaclous toehold on Cuntonwlne
that finally sent the lowan clamber
ing toward the edge of tho mat.
Cantonwine then assumed the of-
the
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'Baseball sharpc are picking St. Louis' champion Cardinals to finish 1-2-3 this season In the National
league pennar.t race. Here are tomo of the reasons: Eurleich Grimes, veteran spitball hurler, will be
with (he club sj ceason: Charley Getbert, chortstch. dsvcloped into a full Wedd star in the lact world's
series: Dizzy Dean, the gjhby hurler freni Tcxco is ft the Ercdenlon, Fta, training camp, and finally eld
Mike Gonzaics ' shown at the camp with Ray Blades, outnclelcr ccach) is on hand to steady the hurler.
fenslvo and as the bell rang, had
Donovan on Ills shoulders spinning
for a slam.
From then on it was all Cantn
wlne, the end coming quickly.
Both men exhibited a wide variety
of holds, ranging from leg splits and
stoppers to headlocks and flying
tackles. The first round opened
with Bill opening up with rnbbit
punches, and Howard coming back
like a mud bull, only to run into a
short arm scissors truii worried mm
for awhile. Cantonwine resorted to
i a flvlnff tackle, but missed a Ian.
,'and Donovan clamped on a leg split.
' From then on until the first fall, it
liwas nip and tuck.
I; AloCiirroU Wins
! In a three-round preliminary, Ray
i'McCarroll won a one-fall decision,
! pinning Jack O'Bryan, of Philadel
phia, in the second round .with a
I punishing toehold.- The third and
I final round failed to produce any
1 further falls.
J. L. Noregaard referecd the first
j match and two rounds of the second,
McCarroll continuing in the main
event with tho third round,
j Today Noregaard was at the Ob
server office and Issued a challenge
to McCarroll to meet him on the mat
! at some future time.
The match wns the first staged
! this season in Eagles hall, which was
well filled for the event. A new
I'mat has been Installed, also bleuch
jicrs sufficient to accommodate a large
'crowd. - . . -
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Pitchers Not Ready To Talk About
The New Ball-May Shorten Hits
Training
Camp News
Of Today
CLEARWATER, Fla., March 17 (ff)
Babe Hamburger is all set for a
trip to Havana and thereby hangs
a drama entitled "The Ball Players'
Generosity."
Babe Is the clubhouse boy for the
Brooklyn Robins and a few days ago
he was told he could not be taken
on Theheblns' forthcoming trip to
Cuba. Word got around the camp
that the Babe was to be loft behind
and the players although money Is
scarce in training camps dug up
enough to pay his fare.
WINTER HAVEN. Fla.. Much --17 P)
John A. Heydler, president of the
National league, making a tour of
tho training camps, remarked' the
fine spirit displayed by the Phillies
despite their reverses in practice
tilts. j
Tho league prexy thinks the .
strengthening of tho Boston Braves'1
outfield the added batting punch :
will niako them a factor In the pen
nant race. Ho also had praise for
the up -and -at -'em attitude or the
Clnplnnatl infield. The Cardinals
aro "starting in where they l?ft orr
in si; inn," ana in nis opinion arc real
The Cubs. Pirates and
n mo uuiJiiuii Kit; rum
contenders. i ne uios, riraies anu
Giants. which he hasn't seen, are
contenders.
also regarded as possibilities.
PORT MYERS, Fla., March 17 MV
Tht new ball with tho elevated
stitching won't change tho style or
attack very much, in the opinion of
Connie Mack, manager of tho Ath
letics. There is no sliding pit at
the champions camp and Mack Is
not stressing base-running because
he thinks there will be no decided
change in the attacking system this
year. He looks for a lot of, free
swinging.
"I prefer the old-style methods of
attack tight pitching where a stolen
or an extra bag on a hit may mean
victory," lie said. "But I guess the
fans want slugging. Because the
new ball will be of no material phys
ical aid to the pitcher In my Judg
ment, but I cannot see that it will
restore tho mound duels and bring
back the flue art of base-running.
Not tills year at least."
Lyman Completes
Successful Season
OREGON STATE COLLEGE, Cor
vallis, March 17 "Mose" Lyman of
La Grande, Oregon State forward,
has Just completed a Very success
ful season of basketball and has
been recommended by Conch "Slata"
Gill to the board of control for his
second varsity sweater. -
During the 1931 .season. Lyman al
ternated at center and guard. He
scored B4 points as well as turning
in a wonderful offensive and de
fensive game. He was high point
man in a few games. His ability to
take the bull from the backboard Is
remarkable.
Lyman is also a member of the
track team. He tlod the college pole
vault record last year.
While at La Grande High school,
Lyman set up on enviablo athletic
record. He played football, basket
ball and was a member of the ttack
team;. He was a member of the La
Grande basketball team that played
in the state tournament at Salem in
1928.
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hlni'k and pule horses respectively.
They typify the evils of war. :
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By AVilllum llraucher
CNEA Service Sports Writer)
It Is -still too early to form an
opinion of the new baseball to be
put into operation this year in the!
Dig leagues. Many oi tne teams in
the southern camps have not re
ceived it. Pitchers on teams that
have been using It for more than
a week as yet refuse to say much
about it.
" Tlube Walberg, the A's southpaw
who is said to have more natural
"stuff" than the mine -run of big
league pitchers, says he has no
ticed no difference as yet, though
ne aamits ne nas not cut loose
this early In the training season, j.
Eddie Rommel, whose knuckle-
ball should be particularly affected i
by a ball with a, heavier seam, will I
admit nothing, though It was coin- i
mentea upon by newspaper men
watching the A's at practice the
other day that Rommel seemed to
be throwing some pretty wicked
shoots during batting practice.
(loud For Knuckler
I'Effcctive knuckle-ball patching,"
Rommel said, "depends upon imper
fections in the ball Any little!
rough or uneven spot will curve It
because the ball is a 'sailer without I
nuwh 8Dln Of course " the heavier
much spin, oi course the heavier
thread ought to make the ball curve
easier, and sharper, but I haven't
given it n thorough trial -yet. -It
will take .quite p, while to tell.",, ;
i i i i i
iQto -irciauon about tl nnturn nf
' lSereSam balh He thtnkf toe
ntrrrt.rilTtTM i m, fi, Jt,, f
difference it will make in the stvle
omerenco i win mane in ne sxyie
cf play will not be noticed until the
regular season is well under way.
Will Shorten the Hits
"I think one foature that may be
brought out Is In the hitting," he
said. "The ball with the raised seam
may not travel quite as far when
batted. The seam is calculated to
furnish an air resistance which will
cut down the length of long files
perhaps 20 or 25 feet. In some parks,
of course, this will bake an appreci
able difference."
Tho question, "Would the new
ball moke much difference with
pitchers like Grove or Earnshaw?"
was asked of Connie Mack.
"I don't think so," Mack replied.
"But the psychological effect of all
this 'new ball' talk may have a re
markable effect. Pitchers may get
the idea that they have more stuff
than they really have, and the con
fidence they put into their work ac
tually may help them to be more
effective.
Tliuff the Hatters
"Likewise batters may be affected
by the' stories of the sharp curves
they may expect this year. If a bat
ter gets tno idea that a pitcher is go-
lng to throw something dreadful at
him. he is not so cocksure in his
stance at the plate, and is more apt
tf be nervous."
Well, well I guess we'll hove to
wait for the averages to find out
what it's really all about! .
PORTLAND TRIMS LIONS
VANCOUVER. B. C. March "17 (?P
Tho Vancouver Lions, who topped
the PacUlc Coast hockev leacuc
couple of weeks ago with a margin
of points to spare, may yet find
themselves In second position as the
regular scheduled season concludes.
In second place, three points behind
the league leading Seattle outfit, the
Lions last night attempted to add a
valuable two points to their total
at the expense ot the lowly Portland
Bucks, but after GO. minutes or good,
bad and indifferent hockey, tho vis
itors had scored the only goal of the
game. As a result, the Lions now
have to win both their last two
scheduled games, one at Portland next
Thursday and the other at Seattle
Friday, if they hope to nose out the
Eskimos.
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NightFights
By lite Associated Press
New York Ted Sandwlna, Sioux
City, la.', outpointed Peitro Cowri,
New York 10).
Philadelphia Lew Massey, Phiia
dclPhia' e(X Bl,d Tflylor' Terrc
K.lt Tnr, . ,fll Tnvior disouallfied
I Haute, Ind.. (8), Taylor disqualified
for "not trying." Joe Anderson, Cov.
ington, Ky., outpointed Matt Adgle,
( Philadelphia (10).
itochester,, n. x liusny cranam,
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I ' Davenport. Ia. Roy "Tiger" Wil-
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' ,e8' m,lu B" w-uuiu,
, W1 , ff knnrkprl out KmitR rmne.
Cmcago, (4).
Pittsburgh Cowboy Eddie Ander
son, wyuiniiig, .uutpumteu jauuic
Brnnnon, Pittsburgh (lu): Benny
Morclenta, Brooklyn (8).
Wichita, Kan. Babe Hunt, Ponca
City, Okla., technically knocked out
IC. O. Chrlstner, Akron, O., (8).
Chattanooga, Tenn. Henry FIrpo,
Cleveland. O., outpointed Tony Ted-
cscc, Chattanooga (8).
As Balboa Saw Pacific
When Balboa discovered the Pa
cific ocenn, lie railed It the South
sea hecnuse nt the point where he
stood the shore line faced the
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Sport Slants
lly Alan .1. Gnu hi
(Associated Press Sports Editor)
The experts who gllmpBed the
comparative fistic ability of Young
mrecment on what to exuect when
. XSe llo agUe young SJ Trade
wallops for the world's heavyweight
championsnip in June, proDaoiy at
Chicago.
Tho south Is solid for Strlbling.
whether or not It it still solidly
Democratic. The pride of Georgia
IB as big a hero to the kids and
mcst of the older fans in Dixie as
Jnck Dempsey ever was in other
i parts,
nut tne critics iikc escnme-
ling too.
This department's feeling is that
tho Strlbllng-Schmeling Is as good
n match as the heavyweight division
has had since the days of the Demp
sev-Tunnev rivalry, that Strlbltmr
should be the favorite inside ten
rounds and Schmeling's chances Im-
proved over a longer route.
No Beer for Max
SchmelinR is an earnest young
man of 25 who has developed hlm
seli with nxuch seriousness (cou
pled with some breaks) as a first
rate heavyweight, .
The German has great confidence
in his endurance as well
as his
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He keep himself constantly in j year ago, Heydler spent much of his
good condition. sparo tlme maiting up the player av-
In his own country. He prefers
milk for a beverage, the movies for
ncs for
for him. but he admits he Isn't so
good and broke 1O0 only nni
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Mox thinks Camera "soft" by
comparison with Strlbling. The Ger
man saw ponderous Primo knocked
out in Leipzig by an obscure heavv
wcight and doesn't think Camera
can take it.
strlb Flics Scribes
Strlbling likewise Is a somewhat
serious youth, although he has been
In the heavyweight ftstlc business
Song enough to seem a veteran.
"W. L. is a more ncrrovb tvpc
than Schmellng. He expends ener
gy in various ways outside the
prize ring. He is particularly keen
about aviation, a licensed pilot and
a good one.
After Bom persuasion he took
Ed Dan forth of the Atlanta Canstl-
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tution .and Joe WLlliams of the
New York World -Telegram for a
Hight over Miami. These . earnest
young journalists still arc turning
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It is seldom, if at any time, that
the boys look for their drama and
excitement among the columnB -of
baseball statistics, nor has there been
any recent campaign that I am aware
cf to produce more and better figures,
except insofar as there may be some
comnftt,tinn hotwofm such wmtloniftn
OD llne T,w rt,D
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chasers of the elusive
Yet there has been no little ro
mance In tho development of the
statistical side of baseball. There is
I no question it is a matter of national
concern. For proof of this, it is neces
sary only to note the baseball bugs
who digest the box scores eagerly
each summer morning along with
their prunes or ham and eggs. In
no other sport, are the detailed fig
ures subject to so much scrutiny as
in the national game.
Charles D. Whito, Spalding figure
expert whose fame has bean perpetu
ated by the "Little Rod Book," an in-
; dispensable ltom to all sports editors,
' furnishes some insight into this in
terest. ! "When we first began to assemble
j a major . league record book some
f twenty years ago," White told me.
! r.n,,tima-r,tnrx, m,- .,.. qi r0m
it consisted or a mere eleven pages.
ln ulde T1Je tatcat issue is in sep-
! pftges'
nt years of; th0 most
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the records. In the old days, no one j
thought of making a complete record f
and keeping It for posterity. As a i
result we have had to dig most of the i
information out of obscure places and 1
we aro sMll being checked up. I have
cno man alone 'doing nothing but '
looking for mistakes.
"There's a Harvard friend of mine !
who spends his spare time cross- j
checking the Little Red Book and dls- I
covering mistakes. A professor at the 1
University of Indiana studies It care-'!
fully and writes me when he discovers I
i nnv error. On timn t rfofivri vnin
able lot of information from a train
, dispatcher in a lonely Montana town, j
i IIe wrote rae tnat only one went j
uirvuiiu uis piace eacn oay in eitner
direction and that he spent his spare
time poring over the records."
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fact that John Arnold Heydler, the
National leagues able chief executive,
first attracted the attention of base-
! ball leaders because of his nenchnnt
i ti,"f . J . " .,Z,r
v;:i:.r v ui vuuiic
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! ..Je w?en tne National league
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