HELENE 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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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."
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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
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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.
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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.