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Newspaper Page TextHELENE MADISON Automobile or Swimming Tank, She Likea to go j Places in a Hurry. ,J3"'k: (Note This Is another of the Associated Press series of person l!" nllty sketches of outstanding young American athletes in the new year's spotlight.) iiiiiv Hy Frank Gurrle '"'"(Associated Press Sports Writer) 'SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 13 When motorcycle cops - in Seattle 'teron't leading a procession in honor of Helene Mudison they are chasing jyher with official tags. Xt'i'-A brilliant roadster came into her ' Jlife recently and since then there has been no depression in the traf- flo division of tho local police de partment. She goes everywhere with the top and the accelerator down. But speeding slips mean nothing to this 17-year-old girl who ranks as one of the greatest swimmers of all times. Fifty miles an hour through traffic on the busiest street in town Is Just a breeze. Fascinated By Speed i vi Speed fascinates her. In the wa i, ter Hho holds 16 world records and 53 cf the 07 American marks In the i.riree style division. Travel to her n is snyonymous with airplanes. She likes to play poker but she tosses ,the cards around so fast that there -Is nothing but misery in the game . for others. Right now she Is beset with all the ,, tremora and excitement of seventeen f rowing up. Only in the post year . has she learned to dance. She wants ."to bo a movie actress. Clark. Gable , is "w-o-o-n-derf-u-u-ul." Clothes havo suddenly become tre mendously Important. They used to bo the least of her worries. The absolute height of fashion, topped by a Princess Eugenie bonnet. '! Pretty. Smart. And with a little white poodle that looks like the busl nesn end of a new mop to add the final touch of tone. t. Or course there's a boy. And a , diamond. "Puppy lovo," says nor coach. Ray Daughtors. "She'll got over it." But she turned down an amateur tour of Europe last summer because ,. of this and that. Hard to Hum! In Daughters says she is the hardest girl to handle he ever met. She has so much pep and vitality she ex hausts everyone around her on. a trip. But one week away and she's homesick. Belono has two superstitions about her swimming and she is very scrl a cus indeed about them. ; Ono Is an old gray bathrobo that , always accompanies her to the side j. of tho pool, The other Is a black' ellk bathing suit, the one she broke her first record In. Tho suit Is worn out now and wouldn't pass the censors but It t must lost until her record breaking h career is over. Her compromise with ' the legal requirements is another : suit worn over the old black ono. J Olympics Frighten Her Tho coming Olyviplcs In Los An j gelcs, with tho responsibility of car i rying America's burden In the wom- en's races, frighten her. Partlcu- larly Is sho apprehensive of Magda E Lowkey. of Budapest, who is report . ed to havo swum 100 motors In 1:00.4. 3 Helena's record is 1:00.8. 5 " There Is no off season In swim p jnlng for her, oven when sho is busy $j selling insurance. She compotes for ; eleven months In tho year and trains hard the other 30 days. I William Hawkins jl Threatens Action !LO SANGELES. Jan. 13 (P) De claring that ho was unablo to ob tain an apology from officials of the J University of Southern California. William Hawkins, substitute center !of tho Trojan football squad, has quit tho'unlvorsity with tho an nouncement ho plans to oarry his demand for vindication to the courts. ? rRichard H. Cantlllon. an attornoy. said ho would file- suit ngalnst the f university charging cither "false im l prlsonmenc, or slander." The small i iest possible damages will bo sought. F vindication alone being tho purpose t of the suit, Cantlllon said. Hawkins submitted to conflno- S ment in a mountain cabin for three days prior to tho u. S. C.-Notro Dame game, guarded by dotcctlves, when it was belioved by coaches of tho foot ball team; ho might be giving Trojan ploys to the Notre Damo team. ' Harrington Will Referee Battle Af- PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 13 W In Bplto of Abo Kaplan's vigorous ob jections. Vern Harrington, wrestling referee, will be the third man In tho ring again toiUght when Kaplan gets another chance at Ed Strauglcr Lewis. Harrington went down and out from a hard blow from Knptan JU tho wild ending of last week's ;fa)l whllo Harrington was recover ing from a thrust through the ropes from Kaplan's legs while Lewis had him In an airplane spin. When Har rington regained his equilibrium, and returned, to the mat, tho tables were turned and Lewis was on top, Har rington awarding htm tho fall and decision. Sharkey Offers To Fight Schmeling " BOSTON. Jan. 13 olt Jack Shar- key. heavyweight boxing tltlo clulin ' ant, Tuesday in tho headquarters of tho American Legion at the state I cnpltol, offered to fight Max Behind -J lng, the champion, next summer un- f der the auspices of tho legion for ; the benefit of unemployed veterans !. Stephen C. Garrtly. suite command- ,( er of tho legion, immediately ac cepted Sharkey's offer. . Japan's rubber footwear Industry , though mainly a vast-war develop. ment, has risen fast enough to muke j the empire one of the world's leading producers. v Page Two DO i U it V ., H ltny McCitrrolI. Im iraiulc heavyweight urcstler and sports promoter, will wrestle f ount hnnak llarkovskv, of Itusslii, In the final event of a (hiiiblo lieiulllne card here Friday night. Sailor .hick Woods, of Denver, and Mluiilno the Turk will meet In the first of the main events. Player-Magnate Wrangle About Salaries Wages By Herbert W. Barker (Associated Press Sports Writer) NEW YORK, Jan. 13 m The player-magnate wrangle ' over major league salary reductions already is coming to a boil and Indications are that not one of the sixteen clubs will escape unscathed. With only a few returns in, four clubs, tho New York Giants, New York Yankees. Brooklyn Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds already havo become embroiled, or expect to, in salary dis putes with star performers. Tho Giants havo bcon hardest hit. Already, Bill Terry and Mel Ott4iavo returned contracts unsigned. The Yankees expect trouble -frornr Babe Ruth who sees no reason for ac cepting less than 980,000 a year. As for the Dodgers, the Irrepressible Floyd ( Babe ) Herman already has come to tho front with a statement that may or may not bo construed SOME PROMINENT FACES WE WON'T i KITS. HV i-, ' - . i , Sst. vl Some are pnliic up to the major and mhiic arc r1iir down (he river In the changes undrr way In IMcllle Vixxst ItaKite liidKill chilis. 1 1 pre rre some of the player who arc lpalns the Inline: I'pprr rw, h'ft to rlsht, OM-ar Krklmnlt, Mivlmi itutfleldi'r, loasue halting iluimp. to ltMnn Hnives; Stanley Hack, vouiir Saeniinrnto Infli'hlpr, l ( IiUiko Cub; Fninkle Crnsrttl. San Fnitirlsro shortstop, to Yankees; Hunk Scv rreld. MoIKwihhI rih lur. to manager or the Vlchit;i lulls club lit the Tevas liii;ue; Fritz Knot Ho, Seattle third iHisrman, to Boston Hntvrs. Hrhiw, Sum (ithson. Ipirup IriidiiiK pltehiT. to the New York i hints; i:d Colrinan, I'oiMuml .iitriplhT. to the IMiHaileliihin Athletic: rileher Walter M:ills. for nearly years a eharmU'r In the roast and major leugms, fnmi rorllund to Chaltr.uona. 4 f 4 i 1 1 as an announcement of holdout in tentions. Tho Reds are locked in an argument with Charles (Red) Lucas, ace of tho pitching staff. On the other side of tho picture, Arthur (The ' Great) Shires an nounced at Dallas ho had signed a contract at 911,000 with the Boston Braves. Terry flatly has refused to accept p. 40-per cent reduction in salary and announces he will not takq la. cut at all unless a general reduction is made all over the National league. Ott, at his homo in New Orleans, said yesterday he had returned a contract calling for a stiff slash In salary. The home-run hitting out fielder said the cut was not 40 par cent but "much bigger Than I ex pected." He hopes for adjustment. Out at Glcndale, Cal., Herman said ho waa no.t Interested in salary cuts. Tho Dodger outfielder drew $19,000 Tot hitting .313 last. year and if the 1032 papers call for anything less he says he'll send them back. Max Carey, new manager of the Dodgers, intimated at Tampa, Pla., thalt thcro would be a cut all along tho Hue. ' "Basebnll owners are reorganizing pi Deadlocked For Cage Leadership Cu:ist Conference Standings (Northern Division) W. L. Pot. Oregon. . 2 2 .500 Washington State 1 1 .500 Oregon "State 1 l ,600 Idaho 1 l .500 Washington 1 1 .50,0 Friday Idaho vs. Oregon State at Corvallls; Washington vs. Washing ton State at Pullman. Saturday Same as Friday sched ule. 1 PULLMAN. Wash., Jan. 13 With the count evened 18-18 at the half, .University of Oregon's quintet stepped out in the second half to defeat Washington State 42 to 2D hero last night In tho second game of the iseries, after bowing to the Cougars 33 to 21 in tho initial con test. Washington State showed only spurts of the flashy playing displayed in Monday night's game, while Ore gon looked like a different team. With Jack (Spook) Robertson, soph omoro forward leading the way, Ore gon fired a barrage that shot it far Into the lead. Robertson scored seven field goals and a free throw for 15 points, while his teammate, Calkins, also ran u.p 15. McLArncy, Cougar guard, was high man for his team, with nine. LOMSKI BEATS FRANK SAWYER IN TEN ROUNDS PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 13 (P) Leo Lomski, Portland heavyweight, took a decision over Frank Sawyer, Van couver, B. C. after six sloshing rounds here last night. -It was a slugging bee from start to finish. For the first thre0 rounds Lomski had his hands full. After almost flooring Sawyer with a left hook in the first round, Lomski sat down on the can vas from a right to the Jaw, but was up before a count was started. Lomski's clever use of left hooks gained him the decision Neal Kilbano, Tacoma middleweight was awarded a close decision over Ray McQuillan, Portland, in another good bout. Ernie Peters, tho Cherokee Indian, and Al M us tola, Clatskanie, bantam weights, went six rounds to a draw. Peters put Mustola down for a nine count in the fourth, "Bearcat" Baker, Seattle negro hoavywelght, made short work of Tom Moore, who went down four times and out in the first round. Denny Lcnhart, Portland light hoavywelght, knocked out Art Mayer, Portland in the first round. A right uppercut toppled Mayer for tho first of two knockdowns. Young Corpus, Manila lightweight, knocked out George Hval, Portland in the first round. and the sooner the players realize it tho better it will be for all." Tho Rede have asked Lucas to take a cut of $2500 but he has refused so far on the grounds that such an offci la "unfair." Ho won 14 games and lost 13 for the last place Reds in 1931. He has been a star of the Reds' staff since 1920. Hurling Team to Visit I1. S. CORK, Ireland (pj The Cork hurl ing team, which won the All-Ireland hurling contest, has accepted an In vitation to visit America and play a series of games. "Ampersand" is tho name of the character "&". SEE THIS YEAR fiTMNOF FVT-INTNC OPgFTMTT? T A riTMVnF nPF Ml&MJVVilUiy W 20 PER CENT SEATTLE, Jan. 13 Pt A 20 per cent reduction In the salary of Jim my Phelan, football coach of the University of Washington, bringing it down to a basis of, 912.000 a year, today led a retrenchment move In the institution's athletic activities. Tho acceptance of tho 20 per cent cut, affecting all major coaches, their assistants and all other employes of tho associated students of the uni versity, was forthcoming after a four hour session of the finance commit tee last night. The reductions will be effective for the remainder of the flsca1! year, which ends in August. In addition, a recommendation was formulated calling for the Im mediate dismissal of Stevo Anderson, assistant track coach and former world champion high hurdler. The elimination of his salary, together with the economies in equipment and definite cancellation of the Stanford-Washington track meet at Palo Alto, will save 94000, it was estimated. Canadian Cagers . Win Easily, 35-2l VAUCOUVER, B. C, Jan. 13 (P) j The University of British Columbia basketball team, Canadian champion j basketball squad, toyed with ' the! Portland Multnomah team and downed them 35-21 hero last night. At half time the southern aggrega tion was trailing 20-1. Columbia Defeats Pacific 38 to 25 PORTLAND, Jan. 13 (ff) Columbia university defeated Pacific 38 to 25 here last night. Willamette will meet the Irish team here tonight In Har mon hall. The Willamette Frosh won 16 to 14 from Lincoln High in another game here last night. S8 $ SS $ $ By Alan J. Gould (Associated Press Sports Editor) At a recent press conference with the great man. Babe Ruth was asked whether he had any idea of going In for golf in a serious way, either as a sideline or as an aftermath, to his baseball career. "WelL I'll tell you, I'm nutty about this game," the Babe respond ed, "but I don't know that I want i to got up there and nxake a fool out of myself. 1 "My gamo Is baseball and always j has been and I've never kidded my- j self about anything else, no matter how good I thought I might be." j It was suggested Ruth might pick ,up considerable money , giving golf j exhibitions about the country. Folks! would like to see him give the lit tie white pellet a long, long ride. Advance Guard Of Athletes For Winter Olympics Reach Lake Placid To Await Start Of 1932 Games j SkCI JUMP y t ' I j0AM I 4 1 ALasj.- W: 1 i im ! v XlJ &x j A V . 1 M UTTERSTROM cf Sweden ' 'ipi.rr f Above are picture flr.shes of preparations for the winter Olympic games, Feb. 1-13, at Lake t'lacid, N." Y. ski-Juniper In top picture Is trying the take-off of tho Him mis Intervales hill course, while below hlui Is .lack shea, American .pced skater. In n pre-gama stunt. Workmen are shown (left) rglvlng a coat of ice to the famous 'S" curve of the bob-sled run, and b clow Is a shot of Sveu I tterstrom, of Sweden, Interna tional cross country ski champion, pausing during n workout. Picture upper right shows Miss .loan ll t:i-year-old Urltlsh girl, who hopes soon to he on the scene to represent her country In figure sii.it In- LAKE PLACID. N. Y. (V) The ad vance guard of the vast army of athletes that will assemble in the United States this year for the Olympic games is moving into this fashionable snow-time resort of the Adlrondacks for the Olympic winter contests. Not until Feb. 4 wiy the games open, but olready those hardy skat ers of many nations, the bob-sled competitors and the ski Jumpers are arriving to test the hills and rinks on which they will contest for world honors. Outstanding among the early ar rivals ore Kmll St. Ooddard. Cana dian expert, at dog sled driving, and Leonard Seppala. winner of the Alaskan dog sled sweepstakes for the past two years. Seppala w.is a hero several years ago when he drove his huskies across Alaskan snow ficldr. with anti-tentanus serum for a plague ridden community. Among ski stars early on the scene were Caspar Otmocn, of Canton, S. snces" o' mine "on the' ball." Can't Play Both Ruth Is a golf addict all winter lorn, whether he Is north or south. It's the one season when he can concentrate on this sport without being bothered by other responsi bilities, j During the baseball season It is seldom that Ruth even has an op portunity to play. It would be fa-' tal for him to attempt to play golf , in the morning and baseball in the afternoon, especially during the hot weather. - i Rain or shine, snow or wind, how- ever, this winter has found him trudging over various portions of , tho metropolitan landscape, whack- j ing the balloon bail with prodigious swipes. Early in the winter he shot a 73 at St. Albans, Long Is- j land, but he has not been under 80 since. ! Tho best Ruth has' ever done is a 71 at tho Jungle club course, St. Petersburg, Fla. That's where he makes his headquarters annually before and during the training cam paigiwof the Yankees. ' i Calls A's Old Tho Babe doesn t see how the Yankees can miss winning the American league pennant this year from the Athletics. He bases this belief on the steady Improvement and better pitching prospects of tho New York club, plus the opin ion that the A's are getting no bet ter and perhaps will skid down a little. , , i "Grove and Earnshaw are still a pretty good pair of pitchers, but birds like Miller and Dykes are slowing up some. They are due to be knocked off.' j Ruth omitted to mention that he ' is a half-year older than Miller and two and a half years older than Dykes, but maybe tho Babe has younger ideas, at that. " i "Our club should hove a lot bet ter pitching," Ruth continued. "This Gomez is a great lefthander. Rhodes looks liko he is ready to come through. Pipgras and Ruffing should havo better seasons. i "I like young Crosetti, the in-1 fielder coming up from the coast league. Ho has a great arm. He has a bad habit of not hustling af ter the ball when he bobbles one, uuj iie wui yeo uvcr linn mux mnite real star." s 5 ! S88 ! ELGIN PERSONALS By Mrs. I.ynn E. Hill (Observer Correspondent) ELGIN (Special) Word was re ceived here within tho last few days of the death of James Clifford at Fresno, Cal. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford were residents of Elgin until about 1921. He was employed os a lumber grader by Adams Brothers at their planer here. They went to Wallowa where Mr. Clifford wos employed as superintendent cf the ' Bowman Hicks mill. Later, they moved to Euker and from there to Fresno. At tho time of his death, he was gen eral manager of tho Sugar Pine Lum ber Co. Mr. Clifford was about 35 D., United States ski jumping cham pion: - Rolf Monsen, of the Lake Placid club. New York, who was a member of the 1928 American Olym pic team, and Sven U tterstrom, of Sweden. International cross country ski champion. About 275 contestants from the United States, Norway, Sweden, Fin land, Germany, Great Britain, Can ada, Japan, Poland, Italy. Austria, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Ru mania. France. Belgium and Hun gary will compete in the games that continue until Feb. 13. The winter Olympics will be the third to be held since snow and ice competition have been added to the fnmour. world event. The ethers were held at Chamcnlx. France. In 1924. and at St. Morllz. Switxerlaud. In 1928. Over a quarter of a century a$o organised winter sports were started at the Lake Placid club. They were developed steadily until now all of the communities nestling among the The Doors Will Open on the, COURT SALE Of Entire Stock and Fixtures of Conner's, Inc. for the Benefit of Creditors Don't J years of oge. He had a very pleas ing personality-.and had many friends wherever he lived. His unusual abil ity to fill positions of trust resulted in his rapid advancement. "Jlmmlo" Clifford leaves his wife and four small children, besides a remarkably wide circle of friends. Mrs. Quintllia Morris, of Imblcr, and her sister, Mrs. Mary Abbott, spent Tuesday with Mrs. Thcodosia Weiss and her father, Joseph Scott. Mr. Scott's condition docs not show any improvement. Miss' Luolla Witty Is still unablo to be out of bed following- a severe illness cf the last two weeks. M;. and Mrs. Sam E. Combos, of smp'Sp! 7. rijtar-U picturesque Adirondack mountains on Lake Placid play host each winter to thousands of fashionable and more humble folk who like winter sports. During the past year, a stadium was built for the speed skating, an arena completed for figure skating, curling and hockey, and a bob-sled run laid out on precipitous Mt. Van Hoevenberg. The ski jumps will bs held cn the famous Intervales hill course, where during the past years outstanding ski meets were heh!. The Mt. Van Hocvenberg bob course was designed by Stanislaus Zentzytzkl. of Berlin, builder of Ecma of the moat famous uropcan runs. The Placid course Is about one and one-half miles long: has 25 curves, with two hair-pin and one "S" curve. The hair-pin turns arc called "Whiteface" and "Shady Cor ncr" and the "S" curve is "Zlezae ' The drop is about 800 feet In a mile and a half. morrow :3i) a. m. 'S Miss It! Medford, were visiting relatives at Elgin last Sunday. The Combes fam ily were residents of this commun ity for a number of years, but lived away from here for a period of years. They were guests this Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. William Ezell and were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chandler, of La Grande. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Chandler also visited rela tives during the afternoon. Mr. and Mis. William Trunkey are the proud parents of a nine and a half pound son, born on. Dec. 31. Mrs. Trunkey and son arc at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Masten. Her mother, Mrs. Crader, Is assisting in her care. The Loyal Women of the Christ ian church met on Thursday with Mrs. Bessie Gent. Mrs. E. E. Harmon spent Saturday and Sunday with friends in La Grande. On Sunday, Mr. Harmon, with Albert and Wilma, drove up and they all returned home together, Mr? and Mrs. Jess Darr, of Catolo Valley, spent tho holiday, season with relatives here. A greater part of the time was spent with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Darr, of Elgin. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cope returned last Monday from a six weeks stay in California. They visited a num ber of cities through the state and renewed acquaintances' with friends in Los Angeles, their former home. Carl Barlow is spending a few weeks visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Barlow, his brothers Ralph and Leonard, and his sister, Mrs. Arlelgh Thompson, of Cricket Flat. Charier; Glltner, who was in Bend during the holidays, returned to Elgin this week and is making his home with his brother, Frank Glltner, Mr. and Mrs. Amador Sherwood an nounce the birth of a six and a half pound daughter on Dec. 29. The little girl has been named Mildred Ar mlna. Mrs. Sherwood, who was Miss Gladys Tracy, has been living for some time at Twisp. Wash. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Tameris, of Kamela, spent the weekend with the R. H. Glasson family on Cricket Flat. Mrs. Tamorls has been teaching the Kamelr. school for the past several terms. Mr. and Mi's. Walter Richards havo been in Elgin visiting during the past ten days. Mr. Richards Has been doing some remodeling for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Paxton, at their heme on Main street. Mrs. Rich ards spends only a part of the time here, as she also keeps house for her sons, who live In La Grande. ' There are about 18 men employed on the highway east of Elgin at present. Mrs. J. c. Rice has been staying with . Mrs. A. R. McCall and little Mary Ella during Mr, McCall's pro longed absence at the Votorans hos pital In Portland Miss Helen Reed has been suffer ing from a severe infection in her foot. Although she has attended to her school duties, she has been at n decided disadvantage In the matter of walking. lFire in Portland i Causes Big Loss PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 13 Damage cstimnted by owners at about $15,000 was caused here early today when fire swept througH the Phoenix building in the business district. Twenty pieces of firo flghtlns equipment fought several hours against the blaze which razed the third, fourth and fifth floors of the old structure. 1 The building houses several indus trial companies. j Wright field at Dayton. Ohio, and I Patterson field adjoining comprise the mrgesi. airdrome in the world, covei ;lng more than 8,000 acres. I Color blindness Is comparatively rare among women.