La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, March 18, 1931, Page 2, Image 2

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I BAKER TEAM TO
-PlAY MONMOUTH
-Bulldogs Appear in Sec
ond Game loday of
State Tournament
. , .
SALEiL March 18 V-Four of the
tnlv tournament baetr warns
whicu wiU compete in ifce 1931 state
championship match here besinnlns
f ... TT. V; livelvbaU. and Robbie says you cant
early today ready for ; wu tlw dUierence. he ha. put to-
(ua. although several irtll not eeac- I Mber , -5. collectioa of slug
tlcm until tomorrow. The four day calculated to strike fear Into
tournament ending Saturday Eijht . ccmjmiuoii.
vd. teasel U winner of the state umlBf ;,,,
Hue-' i The outlieid. composed of Lefty
Cigbt-mrn squads representing Ba-
ar Pendielon and Ashland arrived
la Salem last night, vhile the local
high school squad, mctmg as host,
r im on hand to preet the visitors- All
oZ the pUvers will arrive foeneume
:. during the day. Baker w-.il meet
r Monmovth In the second game at
" the tourney beuinlnp at 4:30. and
. Ashland will meet The Dalles at
Kone of the other seven teams
competing in the initial conte&ta had
v arrived early, but all were expected by
11 o'clock at which tune a confer-
I eaoe between coaches, officiate and
players will be held at the VTiU-
- amette lymrtasittm- Following the
t ccnlerence., a luncheoQ will be given
m their honor by the Botary club.
and the menu calls for training taMe
; !.
The two Portland teams, Jeffer-
aott and Benson Kih. both play on
1 the opening day.
Interest Keen
r "Interest in the tournament will be
keen from the ope nine game throuch
r to the Usta, JelfersoQ arid AsioraS
start the contest to be followed by
Beaker antf Monmouth. At 7:90 p. m.
x Benson High and Pleasant Rill will
meet, to be followed an hour later
lrAshUnd and The Dalles.
; xhe two Portland teams ars er-1
: pected to tale the opening contests ,
c troen Astoria and Pasjant HilL at- i
though Astcrta will give the Port-j
land Jefferson lans a clue battH-'
The Pleasant Hill touad is soenewhst 1
. of ail enknown quality here, although
It. lAni county it rates hich thro-agb
lis defeat of the University RaEii
: team. If the Two teams are defeated
as advance dope would have it. both
I are expected to reach the finals In
k the oonsolaUon series.
Baker Faiored
, ' Tn the other two ccntesJts Baker is
' trpected to take the measure of
light edge over The Dalles quintet.
un lane aeoona nay, tn tour remain- j
Inf teams will meet. Mettle Point
to- play Salem, and Pendleton will f
take oft Tillamook
f Bmee 119. the year of -the first ;
tournamenc, Salem has won three ;
mmm, wnue rcvmiud schoois alrocf the war office, another fatally
won three times, Lincoln. Franklin wounded an army macr who picked
and Washington High ehools. Med- j it up tn front of the olfioers' ouaners
ioraB too toc. mae Aj.niand. J
UjUveratt? High of Bucrar. Eurci-:
High achool. and Astoria haw each .
i Officials of the tournament are j
Ralph ColMuan. A. K. Preach and 1
Baltt Jsoksou. KldOD JtOT and I
act
vhilo scorers are Ralph Purrtoe and
muia isaKierree.
Over-Emphasis Talk
i : Not For K. Rockne
CHJCAOO. Xfar. 18 ( Talk nfi
Inet J?o,,l f e ,
Krf? RkS! J -
j Whe. . reponcd spied the faaoas
SS" hfavSTl t
wet, he ruabed up to flad out toe
Km , ... ,
d - I SOtoS
JJf-8?11"1 Btnd 10 thOT 11 10
r TnZ .TIT VLT .
! lag spring practice lest I gel accused
oa orer emphasis.
The Greater
s
moothesf of the Eights . . . .
87 Horsepower . More Speed . Rare Riding Comfort
Hudson has been ferriccs tec per
formance for 22 years. Now the
Greater Hudson Eiht surpasses ary
rreTOus nwdel in seed. hil!-clirr.b-ini
acceteraticn a.-d reiiabarty. Its
bij.S74xa-5epo-A-rr meter is since ther
Et an speeds. Meter vibratiens, the
principal cause cf riding ar.J driviig
fatigue, are F-"sctiralIy eUrrinttd,
IrnprcAt-rr.er.ts in the fuel sj-stem set
a new mark in eiht-o, lindcr eccn
ccr.y. And it is priced as low as f 3 "5!
Easy to Buy Easy to Pay for Economical to Own Drive it Today 1
Blue Mountain Garage
Hitters Feature
Brooklyn Team;
Robinson Happy
Br Attn Gould
(Associated Pitss Sports Editor)
CLEAR WATER. Fla March 18 W
Picture a partly, kindiy-ioolliis old
gectlKnan into a mmsUe tn bis eye.
a cocw of tobacco tn his Jaw. Instill
ir.E rrocity Uito a band o base-
' bil hijackers and rou bare an Idea
: ' .- l. V.irt hinAn
u dol lh Brooklyn boys,
, Cne stxe ja, developed the
. km.InItltirt. urclv ball or po
: o'Doul. Babe Herman and Johnny j
Frederick, arerased -30 at bat last j
rear and should do as well or better
this year. Frederick and Herman are J
uu -J iH!u fiaf "
ert- O Doul. obtained 1romhe
Phillies dunog the winter with Fresco
nwapwa. Nn-viiu ijw ittm
larruping the stitches off the new
bail in camp.
The resrufau- Infield, consisting of
Captain Glenn Wright st short. VJ-
!? Gtibert on thiid. Thompson e
Mcond and Del Biwonetie on first,
also average orer 00 at the plate.
WriFht and Btssonette are two of
the most reliable cieanup men in the
learue.
Tun pa Al Lopes, catching sensa- .
Uon of 1930. h:t for 03 and should
go many notches higher. His 210
pound understudy. Emes Locnbardl.
hit 370 with Oakland of the Pacific j
Goast learne lat teason.
The" "Kiltie the Board.-"
With a port of ferocious elee. Uncle
Ro&b.e wstches these fellows go up
to the piste and. as he says TattZe
the boards."
. The pitching defense may not be
the best in the leuurue but it is close
to it. The high priced Daray Cance. ;
William Wauon Clark, Adoifo Luque.
Ear B&bei Phelps, who won, 14
games in his ftrst maar league sea
son: Holiis Thurston and Ray Moss
cornpOM- the pcinclpal firing line.
Old John Picus Quinn and his spit-
ball crccnise "to be helpful. Phil ;
Galllran. star youngster from Macon.
the best of the 'new comers- The
Arkansas hog caller. Clyde JPea
Rjdcet Day. drafted from Kansas
City, may find a relief Job.
The Robins are not pifhfd -looking.
Fleetness of foot and qukkness
of mind are not among their note
worthy points as a team. Howrr.
they have the essentials of pusch.
pitching and leadership to make them
pennant fac4ors everr step of the
way.
PI BUC Rl'ILMNtiS BOMBED
BELGRADE. JucctCavSa. March 1?
i-p. Ft rn -eT-t r-,vW, W.v !
in front of public buildings in Bel-
grade. One tore a hole m the iacide j
,na alterapMHl to qutnch it. A Ourd
atmtn - a thf t:mace minntry and a
tcurck drtaa-.l la froct at tbt aj Ji-
rm
.,,.vm... ,k...
around th fosir buCfl-ct SnuikJd '
and arrested tweatT persanK t ,
. J.
Li n- i a tt ' ,
. A. t igilt It maS .
Up III FOUl Punch
"tStfS ?"""cn 18
I.OS AXOEIXS xtarch 18 iP The
- nt aauonal epidemic Ja
,nicht ty Andy Dircdi la the faonh
lwKiE
i Tort nerartiU
! auxin It on ah.-ut eren terms. D,.
! rod! drar-ped from a body b5o i
'eree heian to cwtnt be rose to- hi,
feet on "twi Walker iraa iramed
uauoeii ofw sens uroai eoro araio
in the fourth the tallea man hirU
In xtte fourth the fallen rasas hand
aras lifted :n rtctory.
7e Oeetee Mvcisu f oU Ck 1175 I a a " V' .5V'Sl?Jj33E.
Five Additions
Promise To Aid
Boston Red Sox
Dv Gatle Talbot Jr.
PEN'SACOLA. Fla.. March 18
A couple of slugging rookies outiield-
ers, a young sbortetop who loots nice
he mipht hit. and a oair of nltchine
veterans salvaged from the minors league bteba opposition lor two ; of ail proper proportion. . . . Won
farm ih fonnrtAtirvn for an intiuive straieht seasons ahows some siirns j der If they could ha "re meant the
rebuilding program In the camp of
r.o tsasian tie-a box.
Forty-four athletes reported
to
Shano Collins, the new pilot but
the Jive star newcomers are the ones
who promise to ac.si the Sox out of .
ehth place, if such a feat is pos
sible. Collins, up from a successful -managerial
career In Des Moines,
ism predicting a penny's worth. If
ine live tjre up to nis expectauona, -
he thinks he might do pretty well.
ana so ne nugnt. !
Added Batting Power
The pair expected to add batting'
. .t. .i.-ij a w .
iCamp. a 44 clouter from Des Moines
( lafX reAr and Py, dirranu-
'tire 'one who fait -267 for Waco in
the Texas lea true. Bye. who gained
more or less lasting fame by poling
three homers in one inning, is out
Sar Urrf. ting with a broken
wrist, but Collins is counting on his
retm b-fcre the CAmpsicn begins.
A l. Maronardt. a sweet fielding
; shortstop who hit .324 for Kashviile
prospect for gettinz more robust hit- ArwJ though some of his omer
tmg in the mfield- It largely was mar be. Mack s stars retam
the failure of the inner giiardians to the spryness of vouth. He is con
hit their wrieht that keot the Bed tent to stand pat for 1931 and make
Sox in the cellar last season. ; bid for three successive pennants.
Veteran Pitchers Indeed, there is no reason for him
wilcr Xfoore. one t:me world series
hero with the Yankee, and James
"Lefty BnUheart. a former Cub.
come bark from Minneapolis and St.
Paul, respectively, to add strength
to an already canabie mound staff,
Moore won 23 gunes last season. They
promise to lit in w?ii with the vet-
eran group. Milt Gaston. Dan Mac-
Fayden. Ed Morris, Horace Laienbee
and Jack Ruoeil. All five pitched
good ball last year, losing many a
touch one in the late tnnlncs for
lack, of a timely hit behind them.
Moms' ailing arm is back in shape.
Bilie Sweeney, who hit a respect
able -KiS last year, it first; the vet-
ertI1 Reer e: ixicd; Marquardt
at short, and J&ck BothrocX a con
verted outfielder, at third, form a
tentative infield that has been fav
ored by Collins in workouts and inter
dub games. j
- Collins finds the c:ub well fort!- j
fled behind the plate, with Charles "
Berry. Muddv Ruel and Ed Connolly i
ready to divide the chores. Berry, a )
hard-hitting backstop, will head the '
catching corps. . J
Three Billiardists
Tied For Honor sx
KEW YORK.. XIar. IB' IF. The!
x&ree vetcraas. Edpar T. Aprs'i-by of'
c-ar York, Ray FesscmSrn ol ifidisoa. '
Wis. and Prrcv OoUios of Caicaso
stai were lorded in a triple tie for ,
ftrst pl&oe 111 the nstsonal arssateur I
385 ttaU:line biUltrd cfcanptocsiup i
touraaraer.! today. Eaci -fcri woa ;
itto straight ramrs.
drftoaing champion. !
tZTZ. V. a A ,: ' . . '
vipped D. H. Goslm of Los Aareies. :
S to 1. aDd Ptssfadeo cosquered '
H.X. Oaiey ol Tulsa. Okla., 300 to
'r Pesseaiim to matchrd itto
Ooalla and AppU-by with Gaiey. aad ,
-SIil iwuss ra meet toaaor. i
S-TOE.M HAKMNGS TP
i
POET1A-VD Ore, March 17 v i"
Storra -araEs for szaai! craft urre ;
fiyiasr Isvta ail stanzas oa rae ccasi I
tciay between Vtarshlirid and Cape
Fiettery. Stroar s-rrtr.-aerly triads ;
vita IhicX TPeataer aad raia Vas pre- f
dined i
Oae-third cl lie raetabrrs ol tie !
Ponyecaad Texas legislature are )
forater smdeats ic the "state ualrer- i
r:ty i
This Hudson locis aristccratjc and
it is' From its chrorr.rurr.-pbted radi
E'or grid to its v.til -proportioned
rer- quarters, it is sr.-jrUy stytel
Irterirrs. tco. arc beauti.ru2y done.
But its mcst impressive adstiritage is
lhe.?cre R:dlrf and Driving Com
fort it gives ycu at its amarfngly
lew price- Dri-e this Hudson and test
tt yourself. Any cf the dealers listed
belrw are ready to demcrtrate the
Grester Hudscn Eight to you today.
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
Athletics Still
Have Many Old ,
i Timers On List
Br Alan i.tmW
PORT MYKRS. Fla, March 18
3 Age has begun to creep into tbe
joinu of the AUi:jcs- The machine
thai has steam-rollered its major
ol wear and tear, but the six main
reasons for the rulership
tfce
FhJadelphians remain sound in bocy
and spirit.
These reasons are the 68-year-o".d
but exceedingly alert pilot, Connie
Mack: Aloys: us Harry Simmons,
probably the greatest of present -cay
outfielders: James Foxx. the fi cifemg
first baseman: Gordon (Mickey.
Cochrane, number 1 backstop of the
ma)cr leaeues: Robert Moses Grove
v? uniuswo uiiuiai, a
two-man pitching staff.
In the absence of some of these
T-tr-ci ewe civ-K ac Cmmrme nnri
Eamshaw. who are training at Hot
Springs, Ark. and to beherv some
of the others, ambitious youngsters
have been cavorting in the Ug ot
blue of the A a. They may as well
cavort to their hean's content now.
for when the race start next month.
Mr. Mack will send out to the ua-
' pires the same line-no that finished
the 1930 world's senes so triumphant,
except that Grove may be on the
to plan otherwise. Joe Boleros arm
has come along slowly in spring
training and Max Bishop has been
laid up temporally with a leg bruise,
caused by a ball thrown from the
outiield. The reteran kelstone pair,
however, figured to start, although
Csb Williams at short and Prank Hig-
gins, Texas boy. at second base have
been given plenty of chance to oe-
reksp. Higgins "psriscularly shows
promise, both in the field and at
bat.
The infield is well fortified else-
where
reserves, with Phil Todt, ?
late ol the Red Sox, to sub for Fosx.
and Eric McNair as understudy for
Jumiay Dykes at third. Dykes, at
34, is one of the oidest of the A's
in point of maor leaghe service.
This is his fourteenth season hut
...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, should read Dr.
Lavan's letter.
"Who are the friends of 'Spit'?"
YOU MAY WELL ASK THIS
QUESTION WHEN 56 IMPORTANT
HEALTH OmOALS HAVE WRITTEN
SO STRONGLY AGAINST THE EVILS
OF SPIT OR SPIT-TIPPLNG.
Dr. Lava ii wites: ...endorse
the service you are rendering by warn
ing the public against the common nui
sances of spitting."
The waragainstspitisacrusadeof
decency. Join itSmoke Certified
Cremo a really wonderfui
smoke mild mellow nut
sweet! Every leaf entering the
clean, sunny Cremo factories is
scientifically treated by methods
recommended by the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Jimmy still dresses, cts and chatters
j "They are workicir us old felloTrs ;
J pnevUjF hard.- Dyfces remarked to ,
S Bing Miller, ihe veteran outfielder.
1 "but I guess re can stiU stand the
i pace, 11 line a.d legs doat give out."
lID YOl KNOW THAT
It's ail oil between Southern Cali-
, "d tre Dame alter tne b:g
s 1TC3ans M pune crown out
! score.
Burt Straiten shows a
smile erery time he sees CUse Dudley
throw a ball this year. ... He believes .
Chse will help that pitching staff.
. . . Duoley was named Clise after a
geld mining partner of h father's.
. . . Jimmy De Shong. recruit Macxian
pitcher, thinks MViey Cochrane is G.
A- Mhty. . . . I never thought; I
could be on the e club with
Michey. says J:mmy. . . . De Shone
worshipped Ty Cobb before he ran
cjxss me aiicx zour years ago. . . .
BlU Carey likes to ruh elbows with
the preliminary boys, trainers, rack-
trc Tlrt (SHfT n ih rT-v HaYn
game. . . . Mrs. Carey doean t.
- '
Training
Camp News
Of Today
OAKLAND. Cal March 18 -JP The
birgest smiles worn today among the
Pittsburgh Pirates are those of Jim
MosiofT. the versatile Tacoma. Wash,
nn, and Ben Sankey. . Crichton,
Alabamans Idea of a sweet shortstop.
Moslof. who can play the oilfield
and also do a Utile pitching, has
been catching the eye of Manager
Ens with his fine batting.
Sankey is passing the cigars in
honor of the newly arrived Benjamin
Turner Sankey Jr down in ol Aia
bam .'' ,
W1NTXR HAVEN, Fla, March 18
Chuck Klein has turned down
three inntatiocs to come to the Phil
lies training camp . to confer with
officials of the club concerning his
salary.
This was revealed today by Presi
dent L. C. Ruch, who said he had
gone to the "end of the road" with;
the slugging outfielder.
Ruch said K!?ln replied to the
Commissioner
MM:
r j
bids tiiat be uru2d not leave his
: hemt until bis demands- are met.
1 Pbil Collins has also relused to
sign and has no reported at the
training camp.
, "
SI EE OF REAPPOINTMENT
I WASHINGTON. March 18 (fl -!
Senators McNary and Steiwer of
Oregon said uxisy President Hoover
! has informed him that Jefferson
,f Myers. Oregon member of the ship
j ping board, will be reappointed when
I his present term expired In June.
Myers, a Democrat, was appointed by
President coohdge.
DID VOC KNOW THAT
Babe Ruth, tn his first official
workout with the Yanks, wore three
undershirts, a rubber shirt, the gray
; pants of a road uniform, white sweat
sox with no oversox, one pair of
shoes and one glove. ... He weighed
228 pounds after the workout. . . .
Stripped, of course. . . . He got
by that first clay without having to
autograph anything. . . . He didn't
even get his picture taken. . .
i ms was because the Yanxs stole
out to practice in the rain. . . .
Tom Clarke. Giants coach, made an
error in addressing Dick Corns, rookie
catcher, the other cay. . . . He called
him Bunions. . . . Johnny Frederick,
Robins' centerfielder, has filled out
considerably. . . . His teammates now
wonder ii it's -safe to call him
"Muscles." . . . Jack Qulnn admits
that he hsd offers from five teams
other than the Robins. . . . -My rea
son for choosing- the Brooklyn team
the obvious." said Jack.
Every third cup of coffee drunk
in the United Spates comes through
the port of New Orleans, the Asso
ciation of Commerce there savs.-
r- :
1927 Pal re Sedan z
192? Oakland Coupe .
- 345
245
l!r?6 Stodebaker Roadster ,
Chevrolet Coach ,
LARISON CHEVROLET CO.
1414 Adams Phone Main 2
Says
N L. LAVA
of Heafth, City of
" -eT,ttT r
0 Sot stj; 4.
S 7 w.-sfce tie ,.t, ...
Certified
Ed Don George
Pins Sarpolis
With Body Slam
. nntrrTcr-A Wnwh 1 ft (&
Ed Don George, heavyweight wres-
i' . -i ; ataatati nr. Karl
1 UlUg tllilUiyiVaJ, uwafv - "
! Sarpolis. Cleveland In a fast match
i here last night. Sarpolis was unable
i to return to the mat within the al-
: joiiea unse tuvci w&v
j him from the ring with a body slam
aiLr mug uuuuvm
DEHN WINS
Trrnrt U(.rrh 1ft iJRt Ira Dcm.
Salt Lake heavyweiEt- wrestler, de-
in two straight falls here last night,
the fight in 5 minutes, 31 seconds
and the next in 4 minutes 5 seconds.
LONDOS VICTORIOl'S
INDIANAPOLIS. March 18 0P Jim
Londos, claimant of the world's reavy-
I weight wrestling championship, ae
: feated Hans Bauer. German "strong
; arm," with two s'-raight airplane spins
' here last night.
The town of Earllngton. Ky.. has
two fire chiefs, one for day and the
other for night duty. Each is paid
$60 a year.
TVeWelcomeyou
to Portland. 200 comfortable roomi,
eadb with bzth. Reatoaable ratetw
Coontnirtir dowivcowa loot ion
HOTEL
CONGRESS
pOSTLAND, OREGON
Laos E. PTTFl. Bssdai Mgmgg
Toledo, Ohio
F- 1
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13, 1930
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Wednesday, March 18, 1931
PBO GLOFEBS' CLP MISLAlf
BV HAGKX APPLAH8 IN TBC.Vr
CHICAGO (ffj The championaiun
trophy of the Professional GoUewiuiU
soclatlon. lost by Walter Hagen jJI
1926. has been found in the baa "
ment of a Chicago' warehouse ana
Will be put back into circulation.
Hagen lost the big bronze cun
a donation to the P. G. a bi
Rodman Wana maker, immediately
after he had won it. A nationWi,Z
search was made but with no
success and a new trophy was used
for the annual title tourney d!
cently the long lost sup was 'found
In a locked truk.
P. G. A. officials say the ne
trophy will be awarded to cham
plons of a Junior professional
tourney and- the old one will re
sume its place as the ace of pnzpl
for pros, starting with this year?
tournament.
Spring must be really here. n.
trolt off iceds. In a raid the other dav
seized a cargo of bock beer.
SAME
PRICE
forover
AO
years
no spreai
In this period of
cold weather
and cracked lips,
above all insist
on a cigar free
of the spit germ.
z1
. THE GOOD CIGAR
.V. 'A. Harrison, Mgr.
THAT f ERIC A WEEDED
Opposite P.O.