La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, December 31, 1931, Page 2, Image 2

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Final
Quit Business
Bargains
.All On The
Main Floor Now
Onlyai short time left to
completely close out
everyu'item in these fine
stocks
jPutman's
. jR'eady-to-Wear
iVonner's
1 I; Dept. Store
ADVANCE "DOPE"
FAYOjtS TROJANS
Californians
Bet, Experts Say Tu
lane is Determined
District 1 Will
Play Columbia,
Clatsop Quintet
TVrn-fn-OnA Portland. Ore., Dec. 31 (Special)
Portland's two teams In. the state
high school basketball tournament
next. March will clash In the second
round If both get by the first with
out defeat.
That was the only thing of Inter
est to the Rose City to transpLre at a
hi . B- S.': Atnletlo aviation Wednesday at
eieve.iioou u Lincoln High school. In executive
year today, anxiously trying to peer m., ,. .,, ,,.,,
By Paul Zimmerman
(Associated Press Sports Writer)
PASADENA. Cal., Dec. 31 (VP) J Two
"dope" and learn If possible what
awaits them on the morrow when,
time throws open the door of the
seventeenth annual rose tournament
football game.
meeting, the board of control held
the drawing for the annual basket
ball tournament, awarded to William-
ette university, which placed the
Portland champion and runner-up In
the some bracket.
Berliriger Given
Sullivan Award;
jjelene Second
: A record Breaking capacity crown sixteen teams will make the trek
of some 85,000 persons was expected to salem next March, eliminating the
to witness tne mtersecuonai ciosn in byc8 thirt met with universal dlsap-
Whlch Southern CallXornla'S mighty Urnvnl fnllnwlno. thn 1931 event when
men of Troy are favored to turn back f j district champions competed. The
me greuu wuve 01 uuuiv. drawing follows:
Trojans Heavy Favorites Dlstrtct No. 10 (Douglas and Lane
The fact that ho bulwark has stop- countieB) vs. No. 1? (Josephine and
per the goalward rushes of the Green- Jackson). ' ' '' ''
les this season failed to daunt either j. pistrct No. 14 (Clatsop and Co
Coach Howard Jones' Trojans, or the jumbla) vs. No. 1 (Wallowa. Union,
betting gentry who spoke freely of 2 Ontario and Baker). '
to 1 and 9 to 1 odds. There was onlyl' District No. 8 (Portland champion)
slight trace of actual wagers, how- 'm, No. 3 (Umatilla Morrow and
over, .at any odds. : "'"' Gilliam). '
Although tho expert sentiment fa- pistrlct No. 2 (Grant Wheeler and
vored the west's own, Coach Bernle Harney) vs. No. 0 (Portlanc; runner-
NW 2fIf' DCC' IL!?Z irBP'h many supporters who be-l 'District No. 11 (Benton, Lincoln
qualities jslllch were B" .fieved the warriors of Troy were in and Polk) vs. 12 (Marlon and Linn),
nejr Berllffitt former aH-around a h-, ror . at Bftemoon they had' District No. 13 (Tillamook and
letlo ac0 pf jthe University of Pcnn- 1 . , Rf. i.'vmhiin n 1 (rnicunmas and
sylvanla, during his trip to ' South : n y
Africa with -hn American track team 3 to f ; DlSMct N'a Jcffcr8on. crook and
rme8sUEu.l,vaVn ZZrT Reserve power almost without end ' P-hu, v. No. (Sherman. Wasco
fnr ion ! 'and a weight advantago of almost n" Kood River).
A year .go. when Bobby Jones out- six pound, to the man was on the " "Wej ; K. 6 (Coos and Curry) vs.
eino,i thn field to win the medal tho Trojan side of the ledger. Good old ," " (oalem high).
llln luB'mi determination, which .has1' Paul T. Jackson, of Klamath Falls.
SSvSrU' I TmST had much to do with the impress. SSTSS ofreu"
fourth tCnce far behind Heleno record of three wins and a tie In the soclatlon. Austin Landreth. of Pen
LS.lputoswImmm'T.ta" four previous appearances of teams ; igSTSS
ter captaining the Penn track team from below the Mason and Dixon line. K " 1? ,rtt lohn
find showing abllltv as a diplomat' as o menuon iow 01 ureepuun, ia- rir t - r. r-
ss fa as -?um m-$esr "wjkps
Madison triwo votes, 424 to 422. m ' ' r" Hceords Good hejd. In toV
the 1931 selections ' As far as previous records-go. there ( Spec")Koene. director of athletics
The SuK meda., given "to tho 'ha, been left little to choose rrom. Jhp'a
athlete, leader or executive who, by Defensively and offensively, the two Paper men they held it ho drawln S
his example and Innuence as an aggregations match up on a par. ' "P1 business mtlng of
amateur, 'Ld done most during the Southern California has done most h1t'na"e """h7
year tor ony of. the branches of sport of Its yard gaining and scoring by startling moves. A proposed amend
losired by the Amateur Athletic un- virtue of much power. Tulane has de- whereby the assoclat on would
ion" is awarded by a Jury of flOO pended more ona superb passing at- set referees fees and conduct an ex
soon lMdrn ,tack. ' The majority of the touch- amlnatlon that would designate what
Helen Wills Moody. Clarence Do- 'twns scored against each aggregation e' "X'S
mar and bommy Hitchcock also were have been through the air. ' : ?hefL",! SLTZ
among tlio selected ten In 1930 and The prospects were good for a l.Jl
j031 6 ; , . . - Iwarm, cloar day, considered construe- discussion on what It might cost the
'" 1 ' tlva ' to ' both teams. The Trojans schools. , . .
i played only one game on a wet grid-1
Coaches, Parents
Are' Blamed For
Gridiron Deaths
la to 0 victory over California. The KlQCr AtlM WPST
famous Trojan roverses work best on. MM Tl V"!1
Jleady For Tijt;
East Favorite
famous Trojan roverses work best on(
j int. own. uiitcwieu, viiv pCDu wuvc a
passing ubuicK is mosy euecwve un
a dry greensward.
- I Dlennan Undecided
NEW YORK, Dec. 31 VPI A large) coach Jones plans to start the
jncasuro , of responsibility for foot- same team which opened against
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 31 (Pi-
ball's weighty toll In deaths and in- .Washington and Georgia (n the last Heavy practice behind them and
jjurlos wa placed on authorities In two games of the year. There Is still . tcntatlvo starting ' line-ups an
charge of organized elevens and the some question whether Blerman will nounced, football players who clash
.parents of sandlot players by E. K. start Tom Cunningham or Calvert Do ,ln tho annual oast-west charity
Hall, chairman of the national foot- coiigny at left tackle, and Pranols game tomorrow had only brief
ball rute committee. In his annual payne or Wop alover at half along workouts before them today.
.report today to the National Col-iWtn rjon Zimmerman. I Each team will run. through plays, j
tliioio uiiouo nssociution. To put Cunningham Into the lino ',coaches announced, but a long, nard
In every aspect except the prob-;wouW i, the woigut of Tulane's : drill yesterday ended tho hodlly con
lein of Injuries, now under exhaus- ,orwnrds lg3 pountSi equaling that tact work. Most of the cripples were
,tlvo study, Hall sold, that the foot- th0 Trojan front rank. Regardless: In at least fair condition, and train
ball season of 1031 had 'been most of whether Payne or Olover start, the ers ' said every one of the 44 stars
satisfactory, with moro vorsatllo at- arcon0 bnclM outWelghed by .probably would be able to play to
tacks developed by the new fumble morB tlmn , to tn morrow.
..rule, saner graduato attitude toward . . Glovcr Is favored to get first call The east team continued to rule a
the game less proselyting, hotter mn p oyno because of . ms . qulck. favorite, some fans strotch(ng the
mil1"!! KVr ,'. 8 rcsp"lsos ' to kicking ability, hut hero still remains '"s on the visiting squad to 10-0.
too call o i charity , , a ' clmnco ' that the" brilliant running They point out the strength of the
Hedges Aclinii L,...ii.i.i.i .u. eastern line and the wide renuta-
' The chairman pledged the com-';':.. . . tini r.t hrkfi.ui ..n m.
nilttee. however, to unhesltatlns ac- V'oaamg woiue J-eits.r
tlon "to lessen tho possibility of
injuries by additions to or modifi
cations of the present" rules" if the
causes of the almost 50 deaths dur
ing thoMD31 season Indicate need
for new rulo legislation. He did no
xllscusa or suggest . possible new
rules.
Hall explained thnt tho commit-
KAPLAN BEATS
KWCHMAYER
IN PORTLAND
PORTLAND
tee had no expectation of making Aoo IKaplon,
football '"safe" In the sense that
Ore.,' Dec. 31 (IFl
heavyweight wrestler
York and Montreal, ' do-
tlons of tho ' backfleld men under
Coaches Dick Hanley and Andy Kerr.
The west, on tho other hand, they
say, has a less scintillating aggrega
tion on papor than perhaps any
year in the game's history.
Johnson Returns
To Beaver Camp
PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. 31 m Bob
Johnson, hard-hitting outfielder, pur-
from New
plovers occasionally would not be 'oatcd Roland Klrchmayer, former
hurt. No sport, ho sold, calling for Oklahoma Aggie rbotbair niid' track chased from the'Portland Boavors last
fljecd, stamina and oncluronco could : athlote, two out of thrco falls hero year by the Philadelphia Americans,
bo Irccd tfrom a minimum of Inju- last night.- ;Tho first fall was award- will bo wearing a Beaver uniform dur-
Jles. . . jed to Klrchmoycr on a tout after 48 ihg the 1932 baseball season.
. "Tlio Vcspomlblllty for the care minutes 63 seconds when tho Jewish Roy Mack, business manager for
of tho players and the decision as wrestler planted a hefty right in the Portland ball club, announced
to whether a boy should participate Klrchmayor's stomach ;and grabbed yesterday tho Athletics have released
ra tno gome must rest, in tlio case """i wiui a strangling ncacllock. Kap- Johnson to Portland.
or organized school and college ion look tho second full In 3 mln
teoms, on those in outhorlty," he utes 65 seconds. After flooring tho
fiold. "Por unorganized play and Oklahonmn with ,a wlnglock Kaplan
sondlot or playground games. In tho 'Jumped on him with his 220-pounds.
nbsenco .of other outhorlty. rcspons- JKaplan used the same hold to tako
Iblllty would seem to rest on the tho final fall In less than three mln-
jiorcnls .'of tho boys.'
$l:it Collriin Deaths
Ccmmentlng on Information al-1
jeady giithcri'd regarding football
rdcoths. Hall said that In 150 col- '
lego members ot tho N. C. A. A., only j
,twq deaths hart occurred, one from .
n brain' Injury duo to collision, a
ytypo ofjaccldcnt frequent but sel
dom faUil. and tlio other from m '
tpliint Injury suffered In an ordinary
tackle. ! ,
Six deaths, he said, occurred In
nlnor tollcijo or normal school '
wunci!. (The rest wcro about evenly ,
divided among boys on high school j
elevens. In somo Instances under
illttlo oil no supervision, and boys
,ln unorganized games under no su- !
division at all.
There ' wcro only two mujor col
lege fatalltlps. uono In professional
football,; and no serious injuries In
private school football where super
vision Is; of the highest typo. .
Stanford Defeats
Oregon State 45-32
(by Associated Press)
STANFORD UN1VKRS1TY Stan
ford's basketball team defeated Ore
doll Stair. 45 to 32. hero lost night.
Tho Bcnjlerr. were minus the services
pf their, star. Ed Lewis, captain and
center, Who broke his hand In tho
flame against Sn Pronclsco univer
sity lost night. Stanford led. 22 to
10. at tho half. Pagans and Collins
starred for the visitors.
SALEI& University of Oregon bas
ketball (team defeated Salem Flor
helins. ,42 to 21. here lost night.
Hobertfion and Roberto starred fur
the Weofootf.
utes. f
Mummified Dogs
Mummies of dogs lliat were
pets of Indlnns 2,000 ycnrsnRo, were
found during oxcnvntlons In the
Southwest.' '
i naif 7ir.T3.ii -
PLUMBING &
HEATING
IS OUR SPECIALTY
Vc arc equippetj tq do all kindi of repairing,
remodeling or new instaJlaMoiu No job toq
small or too large. .
Have your work done now while materials
are cheap and labor plentiful.
Estimates Gladly Given
FRED SPAETH
The G. 13. 1 lome Applinnce Dealer
Phone MoSfi . Montjtoinery Ward is Next to Us
Pratic Reductions, Tremendous Savings The Greatest Furniture Selling Event in Many
Ypai-s Save Now as You Never Saved Before t- Sale Starts Saturday the 2nd.
2000Yardsof
Linoleum
V : 2OT05O()FF
Regular $1.50 Inlaid Linoleum, good grade, very at
tractive pattern. An opportunity to re-cover your
floors at a cost far below regular. (fOfa
Square yard ..................'. '- .1 fJel
Regular $2.25 Inlaid Linoleum in designs suitable
for any room in the home. Bring your .
room rneasurernents with you. Sq. yard e5 A3J'
Regular $2.00 - ?2.5Q Inlaid Linoleum, heavy grade
in marble pattern effect.' This offer enables you to
re-cover your floors with high grade -jj QA
jinoleum atari immense saving. Sq. yard P JLeC5J
Heavy grade Printed Liliolcum in choice of several
highly desirable patterns. ' Regular $1.15 QA
value, now offered at - 0J(L
Congoleimt by the yard. Sanitary, durable and
easy to clean. Choice of patterns, specially a Q
priced during our January Sale at, sq. yard 4loC
SOT ON RUGS .
9x12 Quality Seamless Axminsters. New designs
and'color cbmbinations offer a wide range of choice.
Make your selection earjy. (St6) A
January Sale price -'...'...'.'.;.'. v4)a44s i 5
9x12 heavy grade Mohawk Axminsters. The deep .
heavy all wool pile gives a velvety softness only to
be found in the higher grade rugs. (J 63 f
Choiq "of patterns: Sale price .. 9oi?
9x12 genuine seamless Wilton, beautifully pattern
ed. A rare opportunity to secure orie of these high
grade rugs at a price unbelievably low. (J ir
Special at '....,. DU
9x12 Domestic Orientals. Exact reproductions of
the: imported Orientals. Yqu will marvel at the,
rare beauty of these patterns! CtQE
Regular $110.00, now . tj)5t)
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Exceptional Living Room Value
Two Lovely Pieces in High Grade Mohair
AH the details of finest construction and workmanship are built into this beautiful
suite. Hardwood frame with dowelled joints, spiing back, seat and edge. Finely
tailored in' a high' grade' mohair, back and front. Cushions are' reversible in appro
priate colors. The original price was $125.00. Save $46.00 in our January sale.
Davenport and chair to match in xtra fine grade tapestry. Deep seated, luxuri
ously comforta'bie.'in a particularly inviting coloring, finest of construction through
cut! This suite carries an insurance policy issued by the manufacturer' which
guarantees complete satisfaction as to workmanship ! '
and wearing qualities. Was $150.00. Now JUtJ
Three-piece suite, davenport, chair and ottoman in quality Jacquard Velour.' Here
is 4 living room value 'that would have been impossible to secure at anything like
this figure, a short time ago. January Sale Special, ' (HHCl Kfk
all three pieces for , pP0fJ
Davenport and chair to match in 100 high grade mohair. A suite that will
appeal to the most exacting taste, stylish, beautifully tailored, full coil spring
construction, web bottom), finest ..workmanship throughout. A guaranteed value.
Sin.Z!!!i.!lIlS:--. : : $98,50
Easy Payments ;
Extra Special .
GENlliNE---
"'"'''.9x14 :' ' "
GOLD SEALS
Congoleum Rugs
Amazing Offer. These newly arrived genuine Gold
Seal Cpngoleums in the very latest designs and col
ors. Absolutely the lowest price ever quoted oil
rugs of this quality. Regular $12.50 The number
is limited. Act Quick. ' '
18x36 Congoleum Mats .... .25c
6x9 Congoleum Rugs ... . $3.95
7.6x9 Congoleum Rugs .... $4.95
Special! Stately Dining Group
Eight Pieces in Fine Walnut
V suite you'll De prowl to luivc In your home. Tljcru Is a (ill-Inch hufret liunilsoinely fhiMicil In
niiitelird ivnlimt rencers. Tuble thnt cxtemls ta.neconiiiKHlutc elslit persons, together with one hoat
niid five Uliiins elinlrs with upholstered seats.
. jMsnt-picco uinmg oroup cr a design to meet the requirements ot the better homo. Includes
ounce nnisnea m walnut, ample drawer space, sliver drawer and two cupboards. There Is (
msu uhu noec unu iive cnnins cnairs witn upnoisterod seats. Regular $159 00. Now jj
An unusually attractive elght-plcce Dining Group in ''beautifully finished walnut. Includes oo-lr,ch
uunei.. nirte extension laoic, one nost and five dining chairs with tapestry
large
upholstered scats, Regular $135,
Exceptional January Sale Value. This seven-piece, dining suite. Extension tabic, one host and tif
five diners with upholstered seats. Spoclally a .......'..........,....... :' tj?5
Easy Payments
Typical January Sale Value
Three-Piece Walnut Bedroom Suite
.Ono ot the rare opixirtunltlcs afforded liy our .la unary SrU- for those scekliir lilsh value at
a low cost. Imagine, this liclroum suite, bed. laull.v and chllfonler In fluo Ameileaii wal
nut at such n price, special January Sale ofrer.
Three-piece bedroom suite, bed. vanity and chiffonier, beautifully finished in walnut veneers.
The bed is full sue. vanity with large sire mirror, chiffonier lias , (gEQ
ample drawer space. Special $3t
Another berfroom value, bed. vanity and chiffonier In green enamel finish, finely decorated.
This Is a suite that originally would have cost you $109.00. ifiQ
Now specially priced tor this January event ?Ot7
Three pieces In walnut with choice of bed. vanity and chiffonier, or bed. vanity ami dresser.
This Is an offer not likely to be duplicated and you should be quick to take JQfll Off
advantage of this opportunity. Three pieces at only , t?WfJ9
Bedding Reduced
SAVE 2m TO '33 H
Pull size Cotton Felt Mattress, flirted and covered with
good art ticking. Sayo in our January Sale
Spring Pilled Mattress In a high grade fancy ticking
what 'restful sleep means till you 6lecp on a
Spring Filled Mattress. Special '.
Regular $35.00 Spring Filled Mattress specially priced for
tjirlf ty shoppers' ' January Sale Value ..'..
You don't know
919:50
All Blankets at
20 to 33 1-3 Off
BARGAINS IN' LAMPS
One Group of Junior Floor Lamps, all metal stands, shades
in cuiunui siik or iigurea parenment
Values to $3f).50. Your, choice :
One group of Bridge Lamps., All meUil stands, shades in
iigurea paicnmemv, special January 10
c. 1.1.. . V f
oiiiu v iiiue .T
Regular $7.00 Boudoir Lamps. Silk shades
nice assortment of colors. Special offer. A
$3.95
$4.95"
Convenient Terms Gladly Arranged
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