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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. LA GRANDE, ORE. Monday, January 11, 1932 V' Page Two FOUR TIFH FAR northwest lead Washington and Oregon Victorious in Saturday Night's Contests. Coast Conference Standings Northern Division , W. L. Pet. Oregon State I 1 -So Oregon 1 Washington . 1 Idaho 4 300 300 .500 Washington State ., . Q 0 .000 This Week's Schedule Today Oregon vs. Washington State at Pullman. Tuesday Oregon vs. Washington State at Pullman. Friday Idaho vs. Oregon State at Ccrvallts: Washington vs. Washing ton State at Pullman. Saturday Idaho vs. Oregon Bute at Ccrvallls; Washington vs. Wash ington State at Pullman. Southern Division W. I. Pet. Stanford 0 1000 0 1000 1 .000 a .ooo Southern California California U. C. L. A. PORTLAND, Ore.. Jan. 11 opening week of basketball play In J the Pacific coast conference brought ' feveral startling upsets. The first, was , Pennsylvania and some one else j grabbed him. At 17 he was In the Oregon Suite's unexpected victory I voted for the retirement of Bobby i regular lineup at third base. An cver Washington at Seattle Friday in j jones, but most of the boys respect- i other year and he was a regular short en ore rums game. -6 to ine;tlly submitted the death of Knute I Huskies. 1931 conference champions, wero overwhelming favorites. Toe! second came Saturday night when j biggest good news story instead of Crosetti is right handed, good look Southern California dropped Calir ' limpiy the biggest news story, there 'ing. modest, weighs 175 pounds, and fornla. 22 to 14. The Bears won the J ould have been more than one ( has the nerve of a highwayman at southern division title last year and j vclc for tne retirement of Bobby t the plate. He never has hit less were favored to down the Trojans- jjones. In fact, every professional than .300. Except for Washington State, ! golfer in the world would have j Baseball held for him a greater which does not open it season until . marked his ballot on that line: but j lure than higher education. But the tonight against Oregon. all the as a news story the difference be- j laws of California compel school at northern teams have seen action, j tween that one and the Rockne tendance until 18. So the club own Washington came back Saturday to story is that the Rockne story un-crs had to get special permission for win from the Orangemen. 30 to 27, thus evening the count. Oregon and Idaho broke even in their series, the j Vandals taking the first game. 31 to i 26 and the Webfoots the second, 33 to 29. Stanford Captures Pair In the south Stanford took a pair from U. C. I A.. Friday night, 25 to 22, and Saturday night, 31 to 20. The defeats by the Bruins were not c I together unexpected as the Cardl- rials are fi cured to have their strong- est ouintet in years. The Bruins also have a powerful team, but most of. tho Ucla regulars were out for foot- can ana nave not ye reacnea pes- form. j Ecme experts rate Washington aay. He taught things of far greater Etatc on a par with Washington. The importance than the classroom facts Cougars will have an opportunity to ana theories which lead to a degree show Just how strong they are this m the arts cr sciences, week. They play Oregon at Pullman f -it appears that Rockne taught tcnight and tomorrow night and principles and Ideas that are now be then clash with Washington at Pull- jug rejected. He taught vigor, cour rr.an Friday and Saturday nights. I age and a sporting fondness of vie- Oregon State returned boms from try but the college youth of the the -Seattle Invasion yesterday, country Is steadily turning against pleased with Its showing against the those notions. Huskies. The Orangemen will rest j "You may Justify a campaign until Friday and then will meet against over-emphasis upon college Idaho in a two-game series at Cor- sports on one basis or another but vallis Friday and Saturday. the sad truth is that college sports "Aatt Leads Scores Henry evo:i. Oregon s veteran guard, JuET-ped into the lead In acor j liu; with 23 points. He shot nine baskets .' and converted five foul threws against the Vandals. Grenier of Idaho, with 20 points; Roberta of Oregon with 18. and Thomas of Ore gon State with 16, pressed the Web foot guard. Season's scores of the conference teams follow: Onrfon Slate Oregon Staje'-.as Washlngton...24 Oregon Stale S7 Washington.- SO .. ,, OronII-Z:Il33 Idaha.TZr"a9 w-.hin os 8Ac,.T o , ' " X 6 II Washmgton.30 Oregon SUte 27 t Idaho Idaho ' ..3i Oregon , 26 29 Oregon Stanford Stanford... 25 U. C. L. A i" Stanford 31 U. C. L. A-- 26 Southern California So. California. 22 California 14 California California 14 So. California...... 23 t . C. L, A. C . C. L. A 22 Stanford 25 V. C. L. A . 26 Stanford 31 MAC HI sports MI LTON- P R WATER, Ore, Jan. 11 (Special McLoughlin union high fchool Pioneers defeated Pendleton, last year's state champion, here. 33 to 19. Friday nipht and the veteran Helix team. 37 to 17 Saturday night. Mansfield starred both nights. Coach Kddic Buck's players are practically alt new men and show much promise lor this season. Baker plays here next Friday nghU Baker Wins From North Powder, 21-15 BAKER. Ore, J.n. u ( Special 1 Although threatened with defeat at clraost every stride, the Baker High Bulldocs Prifiay night mustered intjush strength In the last few min utes of play in their lint scheduled baskelball game of the season to riticat the North Powder High Ice rr.?rt by a scofe of 21 to 15. North Powder took the lead af ter the first two baskets were scored and was never hailed In its straight march toward victory until the last rrunuto of the third period. The de lense of the Icemen melted suffi ciently at that time to allow the Bull ae gs to tie the count and take a shoestring lead. Cardinal Assails Radio Crooners BOSTON. Jan. 11 tT Vhinrs end bl raters defiling the air." Is the way William Cardinal O Co. me 31 de scribed radio crooners before a crowd cf 3.000 yesterday. And their songs: "A degenerative form of singing, im moral and imbecile slush, a profana tion of i h. name of love songs, ribald and revolting to true men." Abraham Unrein earned his first dollar transporting some trunks on a river barge to a steamer. By Alan J. Gould (Associated Press Sports Editor) "Just as a matter of information. writes Wes Dunlap from Perm State college. "I would like to call your at tention to the fact that many oft the so-called 'reforms' suggested In college athletic reorganizations were ; initiated in the East by Lehigh unl- versitv and Penn State college. Recent press dispatches about the reorganization in New York unl versity. and other institutions, fail to mention the (act that these two 1 were the prime movers In athletic reform-' Nearly every dispatch has; mentioned some of the more recent With the last play the shortstop lets changes as being without precedent-, out an undignified whoop and races "Lehigh's reorganization became for them. They all troop off together effective in 1926. and Penn State to play catch. They're his chums, followed with its announcement of j The shortstop Is Prank Crosetti. s new policy In 1927. To my knowl- I bashful, sensational 21-year-old Itai edge there were, no others an- j lan. who still -plays with the kids." ncunced until about the tinw of the '. His baseball career is a fiction story. Carnegie Foundation's report two j Next spring he goes up to the New rears ago." i York Yankees, labelled a $75,000 i beauty and a certain star. It all itorv That Stands J seems like a golden dream to the With his customary facile touch. Dick Cull urn writes In his Mi one- i league ball here only live years ago. apoils Journal sports column: First of the Family "When Mr. Alan Gould, the old 1 Until Prank came along no mem-seventy-ni ner of the Associated i cer of the Crosetti family had ever Press, called for a vote on the big-! seen a baseball game. But at 18 he geat news story of the year In : caught on with one of the teams in soorta. some one strained bis orizi- the Sari Francisco winter league. His m.ty by selecting the athletic re- j organization at the Universltv of j jjm -if m nnnM hrt axicM. for the i fortunately will 'stand up, as they tav in the profession, whereas the Jones story will not. "You may be sure that Jones will (be back in competition. You can only wish that Rockne would be, and sadly realize that It Is a Tain with. Youth Grows Soft "There never has been a story that emphatically thrust sports news nmn mo. nT th riMih nf nk Thn nmfn nt thm , nnt ordinarily a colorful profession: hut a dramatic touch. I Rockne gave It He was the greatest teacher of his are losing standing simply because American youth is getting soft. - " - New York Beauty Shot in Brooklyn NEW YORK, Jan. 11 From ft wide circle of suitors for the hand of ' tman-haired. vivacious. 3.1a v Savage. 1 21. police tonight hoped to pick some: ciue to ner mysterious staying m a b, ulJ shop Saturday night, p,, Commls5,.r uJiroley Uulrouiiey '"'d Investigators had found more lmn 100 wrt"n " girl ,1Id' Mfi-' Philadelphia, and Cleve- nd. Ohio. Police declined to re- veftl her coropondenU- names. eXDecHl to nrovA or dimrnr their theory Miss Savage was shot by . . r Jilted admirer or a jealous woman. BRUSHING UP SPORTS . . . APELICAM JoHNriiRjGliJRy bw?ged7s fsd U).Trl HIS DR.VE cff ise i8h "fee of Tne MWQiPAl 6XFQJ0SSE He l, .', S U II l i 1 f I . . . irKf ' vJ-r I : i f i , v II hi I . r i Frank Crosetti Best Shortstop In The Minors (Not This is the first of a series of personality sketches of I younger athletic stars in the 1932 spotlight.) By Russell Xewland (Associated Press Sports Writer) SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. II 0P Roaming the left side of the San Francisco Seals' Infield is a big black- j haired youngster, business-like, ef-1 j xicient. the best shortstop in the ; minor leagues. a half dozen boys, most of them. about 16. cluster around the dugout stairs, waiting for the final putout. youngster who started playing bush warn played in the park of the Seals, One good look and the Seals stop, ine Yan-ees bought nun in j 1030. and left him here for another ! fear of experience. Frank to play ball. For a year he went to school part time, playing ball In the day, lug ging books at night. He started at the customary rookie salary of 1250 a month. Four seasons later he was drawing $1000 a month rated one of the highest salaried players in the Pacific Coast league. The men who raised his pay rate him a smart business man. He has rr.ade his cm deals and never argued about trifle?. He has never made an unrcascnabre demand, never has bad a rcuest turned down. Frank has been the "baby" of the filnc JoininS th !"- c i iicvi umy pounus coming mio the. Pacific Coast league and so be was a milk-fed baby. One of his dally practices the first year consisted of drinking a quart of milk a day. The system was so successful that the Seals did the same thing to build f;p Vernon Gomez and now Vernon is the Yankees' star left bander. Noted Physician Testifies on Beer WASHINGTON Jan. 11 VP, From a former president of the American Medical association. senate com mittee heard today that legalization of four' per cent beer would provide a "harmless tonic for the sick and improve present conditions among our youth." He said be bad noticed "liquor on the hip" of many of the younger men ftn - some of the younger women. Senator Brook hart, Republican, Iowa, a prohibitionist, took excentlon to the statement and also to liquor, ianiijng oeing general. j Dr. Morgan said beer containing Itwo per cent alcohol by weight would .two per cent alcohol by weight would , be sulllcient to turn the people away Irom bootleg liquor." The child born deaf is also dumb, because he cannot repeat what he J does not hear. i The first oil well in the United J States was 69 feet deep and was drilled In 1858. CLEVELAND fcb8lWrM-CaTc. IS CrE Cf 1r TLtcST MEM if'-': STi - NPS bFT-MiKj. Union High Five Downs Wallowa Friday, 27 to 7 By W. V. Connor UNION (Special) Union High school came out 'Victorious in two basketball games played on; the local floor Friday night, the girls defeat ing the Imbler High sextet and the boys winning from Wallowa High. Miss Pugh's girls met with suffer opposition than did the boys, the game being closely fought with the I visiting team In. the lead much of the time. The half ended 4-4 . and Imbler took an early lead In the third Quarter, maintaining the advantage till the latter part of the fourth pe riod when Union regained the lead, winning the game 10 to 8. Union High girls who played In the Friday night game were: Fred erica Spain, Josephine Bassett. Ethel Conklln, Jean- Baum. Wanda Acklejrv Fawn Geertsen. Gladys Wort man. Campbell started the boys game with Prather and Baum as forwards, Tallman at center and Conklln and Baiter guards. Ml Her . and Halsey played guard positions part of the game. Flashy floor work and accu rate passing soon gave Union a lead which was gradually Increased as the game progressed, although the visitors showed good form In passing and covering the floor. .Wallowa's chief trouble seemed to. be an Inability to connect with the right part of the hoop, many trials landing a little to one side or missing the hoop en tirely. xtttH rtf H. ,- tt ntkvtr,-- was as fast as many of the tourna- ment games. In the first period Un Ion netted eight points while Wal- lowr. secured a single free throw. In the second quarter Union went to 14 and Wallowa to 4. In the third period the playing was more even. Union gaining four and Wallowa three points, but the last quarter saw Union's score mount to 27 while the visitors failed to score. Final score 27 to 7. Adrian Goodbrod refereed both games. The next home game scheduled will be Saturday. Jan. 16 when the North Powder team will play here. C. O. Conrad was over from. Imbler Friday night to see the basketball games. He brought over part of, the girls on the Imbler team. The Epworth league held a fellow ship hour beginning at 5:30 Sunday afternoon and followed this with their regular service at which time several new members, were initiated into the league. At a call meeting Wednesday night Mountain Gem Rebekab lodge and Union I. O. O. F. lodge will bold a Joint public installation of thelr elective and appointive officers. A covered dish lunch will complete the evening's program. Morrie Jones was taken to a hos pital Monday and will probably un dergo an operation in a few dys. ' Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Halsey were down from Telocaset Friday visiting, at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Halsey. ( Union High school basketball boys won from the Imbler quintet on the letter's floor Saturday night, the final score being 33 to 22. Rex Baxter arrived here y?y after having spent two years In the scut her a states on an L. slon. D. S. mis- Dopesheet Gives McCarroll Fair Chance In Match "What chance has Ray McCarroll against Count Ermak Harkovsky?" That question has been asked sev eral times In the last: few days, since the local wrestler accepted the count's challenge for a finish match here Friday night. Jan. 15. at Eagles hail. I with all decisions to be made by three (Judges and with no referee to enter the ring. Considering that McCarroll has not been wrestling regularly during the last month or so. while the count is in the pink of condition, one might at first be doubtful as to the La Grander chances. But there are several things to consider. One of By Lauf er 7'5 -K'vi wn h: HOUSE OF MANY GABLES , By The Associated Press At first glance this house seems 'relation to porch, dining room and ! tmlar to our early houses ttiUlrtng roam Tte P0 en- 4U-k closed and used as a sun notch. t grew and grew, and were added tor at various times. Tb procedure was that the domi - nans part of the house was built' first, and the other gables added later. If one should inoulre into the Ibtstory of most of the early cottages In America or England he would find ;and tn frame portion can be either this to be the case (clapboards or shingles on the walls' The grouping of large and small" i" vood shlngIes on ,he rf- . gables and well proportioned roolst 11 always adds to the attractive-' mazes lor an Interesting house. I056 01 this house to have a wall or1 While the roofs in this design appear j1n; . j low. they do not In any way inter- j The cost of construction is re- . fere with, the lull height of the first martably low because of the sim-' and second floors. A garage can be'plicity of construction. Approximately'; placed just below the two bedrooms, ;8.000 to (10.000 should cover the ; which are on a higher leTeL 'builder's estimate. them Is that McCarroll has kept him-; self in excellent condition, and a J week's training Is expected to put! him in line shape for the contest.! fact that wrestlers have had diffi- j culty in pinning McCarroll through use of the headiock. And the head lock is the count's best bet. . Sc. as a matter of fact. McCarroU's chances in the dopesheet appear much better after a bit of study. And bo is rough and tough and can both give and take. McCarroll and the count are both Intensely serious about the match, with each confident of victory. OwIsWill.Play Baker Bluejays Here Tomorrow The Jack Allen Owls, local Inde pendent basketball team, will play a return game with the -Baker Blue- Where tcow mght on the L I1" s- Recreational nail floor. The tomorrow nlsht on the L i Ovls have not been defeated this 1 The La Grande rs won by a fair margin from the Bluejays at Baker ! earlier in the season, but the Baker quintet was handicapped by sick ness and did not have its strongest lineup on the floor. Reports today Indicate that the visitors are hope ful of evening up the count. The Bluejays are ranked as the best independent team in Baker, de feating the Baker Antlers a few days ago by a decisive count. The Ant lers appeared here last Wednesday against the Eastern Oregon Normal school team. Players on the Owls include Moore. Crawford. Lloyd, Posey, Hansen, Gra ham and others. The Owls are scheduled to play the Helix Red Devils at Helix Saturday night and on the following Tuesdav will pia, the Pendleton Elks In La Grande. TIGER TEAM WINS SIXTH CAGE GAME! (Continued From Page One) ;. 12 in one of the Interdass champlcn- jshlp series. Young Lyman, forward, was nigh score.- of the game, but only by the margin of one point. Stoddard, for---ATd and Hocett. Enterprise guard, tied lor second with five each. La Oiande's defense was propor- 1 tlona;e'y better than Its offense. In (the first quarter Enterprise was un-! able to score a field goal. Hocketi j managed to ting one In the second (period and again In the third, with Bite also counting a field goal In the third stanza. In the last period, while the Tigers accounted for six points, the Enterprise team was held to one free throw. In field goals La j Grande scored eight to three. Th weekend La Grande goes on its longest road trip of the season 5 leaving Thursday momlng for games tn Wallowa county with Wallowa. Bur terpnse and Joseph. A large crowd saw the contest Sat. urday night and between halves the High school band played a short con cert. The summary: Enterprise FG FT PP TP Porsvthe. t 0 0 10 White, t 0 10 1 Bue. c 1 13 3 jHocketv g a 1 1 5 Steel g 0 0 10 l Walker. I 0 0 1 0 . Lines, f 0 0 10 : Lansing, g 0 10 1 Total 3 4 11 10 Grande y PO FT PP TP ; Lyman, f : Stoddard, f . Corey, c Burnett, g ' rorrence. r Pox. f i 'Baxter, f -. I Andrews, c Peuernelm. g . 3 0 3 6 1 3 0 S 10 3 3 3 0 0 4 0 111 0 0 0 0 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 111 0 0 0 0 8 5 6 21 1 3 S 110 Munsell. g : Total Score by quarters: Enterprise La Grande . S 3 621 Free throws attempted: Enterprise'1 6. La Grande 10. ' I Officials: E. R. Quins, referee: C. ' Moore, umpire; William Pea re. timer. 1 1 i The house is well arranged with For a suburban lot. which is 100x100 : 'feet, or even 75x100 feet, this ramb-i ;llnS design would be well suited a. - 1 th principal rooms face either, froDt or Dac toward the garden. : The portions wnicn are white-: j ; "ashed brick are clearly Indicated T71 f T m T1.. 1 J, 10 X iaV Jl j. k J jf enUietOn AilQ Portland Teams ' Four games scheduled tentatively with the Lewis ton Normal school have been called off at the request of the Idaho Institution Coach Bob Quinn, of the E. O. N. announced to day. His basketball team was to have entertained the Lewis ton cagers here Friday and Saturday of this week, but instead It has been necessary to schedule two other games. Wednesday the Mountaineers will go to Baker for a return game with the Antlers. Baker independent-. Friday the Pendleton Elks, with the same personnel that won the 1031 Oregon state championship fc Pen- dleton High, will come to La Grande for a tut with the E. O. N. and on uAbuiua tins z-euiubuia Jes, Ol rorc- i land, will play in La Grande. .. The f j . , . . ' . H . " , Aces five was runner-up far the -"miiun- ; d and . I rank this year Jls one of the strong est outuut in the state. , The Saturday night game with the Aces will begin at -8:30 o'clock and-j at 7:30 o'clock. 'the Cove High school team will plan an exhibition game with the Normal school seconds. TWO RESCUED, TEX MISSING TEHERAN. Persia, Jan. 11 Two seamen were saved and ten were missing today after an unidentified steamer foundered in. the Caspian SIX COJDaxiSTS SLAIN SOROCA. Rumania, Jan. 11 W) The killing of six communists, ln- ""rl "J. I ".JL,7r ZA . , I !S1L?f- Into Russia ! '""" amODg the j Tha Tjctlm5, parent8 accused the i border authorities of ruthlessness. GOES TQ PHJLIFPtXE S WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 C-py Major General Ewlng E. Booth has been re lieved of command of the first cav alry division, for Bliss, Texas, antf as? signed to command the Philippine department, effective about April 9. General Booth will replace Mayor General John L. Hlnes, who has been assigned to the office of the chief of staff until he retires June 1. COLRT TO MAKE DECISION WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 The supreme court today said it would pasa on the recent modification of the packers consent decree and set the argument for Feb. 29. ELKS MEET APRIL 16 PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 11 (A The Oregon state Elks association's niid-wtnter session will be held in Eugene about April IS. President E. H. Jones, Baker, said following a meeting of state offlcen here. 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