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Ml Monday, February 22, COAST RACES TO BE DECIDED SOON Huskies and Cougars Meet t This Weekend; Trojans 1 To Play .Bears. i Coast Conference Standings I ; . Northern Division. r Points , W. L. Pec. For Agt. ; Wash. State ....11 3 .786 479 371 I Washington 8 4 .667 378 301 Oregon 7 7 .600 392 427 Oregon State fl 8 .429 372 377 i Idaho .. 2 12 .143 409 494 . Southern Division Points W. L. Pec. For Agt. Bo. Calif. .. 8 3 .727 305 267 California ... 8 3 .727 300 250 U. O. L. A. 4 7 64 287 290 Stanford 2 0 .182 245 333 This Week's Hchedule Tonight Washington vs. Idaho at Moscow. Tuesday Washington vs. Idaho at Moscow. Friday Oregon State vs. Oregon at Eugene; Washington State vs. Wash ington at Seattle. i Saturday Oregon vs. Oregon State at Corvaallls; Washington State vs. Washington' at Seattle. PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 22 The northern division of the Pacific coast basketball conference closes its sea son this weekend, with Washington State college a full two games In tho lead at present. The Cougars, how ever, have not clinched the title by any means. They must win at least one of the two remaining games with Washington, to bo played at Seattle Friday and Saturday nights, to put the championship on ice. Washing ton State college hit the Oregon: trail two weeks ago almost a certainty to win its first northern title since 1917. But something happened In Eugene that gave the Cougars a severe Jolt. Oregon, the only team In the north to lose to Idaho and the only north ern quintet to hold a victory over the Cougars up to that time, checked Washington State's mad. rush to the title with a double victory. But the Cougars came back to take two from Oregon State lost Monday and Tues day, 28 to 24 and 28 to 26, and then breezed through a 48 to 37 victory over Idaho, to toko a commanding lead once more. Washington State now holds clean sweeps over Idaho and Oregon State. It lost threo out of four to Oregon ltd only three defeats to date and won the first two games from Wash ington, defending champion. The Huskies drew a blank last week for a much-needed rest. This week they play four tough gomes. Tonight and Tuesday night they meet the Idaho Vandals at Moscow, and then come home at tackle the league leading Cougars In a pair of tilts. Oregon and Oregon State wind up their four-game series this weekend. They play at Eugene Friday night and at CorvalUs Saturday night. As Oregon won the first two games, the worst that BUI Relnhort could get would be a tie with the Orangemen. A victory in ono "of the games would give the Webfoota third place. Oregon, after an unausplctous start, has finished in whirlwind fashion. They have won their last three games, Saturday night they just man aged to nose out the Orangemen, 28 to 25. Oregon State led, 26 to 10. after eight minutes of the second half were played. Tho Orangemen had mode 11 consecutive points since half time, while Oregon was completely shut out. Then tho Wobfoots retali ated by scoring 12 points in the last 12 minutes, and they in turn held the Staters scoreless. The final two games should bo as iiorcely fought as the first two. Tho southern teams ended their season last weok with California and Southern California in a tie for the title. The Bears won from Stanford, 20 to 18, but the Trojans had to bat tle for their lives and Just managed to edge out tho U. O. L. A. Bruins. 35 to 31. Twtce before the Bruins had downed tho Trojans. The Trojans and Bears meot on a foreign court Saturday night to de termine a champion and tho team to meet tho northern section winner. JOHN ELY RUM WINS CASCADE SKIING title: GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore., Feb. 32 P) Jolin Elvrum, Portland, won tho Cascade Ski club's all -Nor th west ern ski tournament hero Sunday, scoring 448 points. John Ring. Bend, Ore., with 445.5 was second and Eric Bo r tad. Seattle, Wash., with 405.1 Dolnts. third. Elvrum registered jumps of 153 and 165 feet, but by winning tlio com bined event, was automatically elim inated from placing in tho specific events. In the ski Jump Nordahl Knltlahl, Portland, placed first; HJnlmar Hvam. Portland, second, and Hermod Bakko, Portland, third. Hans Otto Glcse, Seattle, won tho cross country race with Anio Steno and Corey Gustafssou, both Port land, placing second and third re spectively. MAX BAER AND TOM IIEENEY FIGHT TODAY SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 23 In What he hopes will bring: him an other step closer to tho top flight of . the heavyweight division. Max Boer, , of Oakland, will trade wallojM with Tom Heeney, of New Zealand, in a ten round bout this afternoon In tho San Francisco baseball field. Conqueror recently of King Levin- sky and with victories also over Johnny Risko, Joso Santa and Ar thur De Kuh, since lie decided to "scttlo down and fight," Bacr will go into tho ring an overwhelming favorite to dispose of Heeney. Tho , former Ltvennoro "Butcher Boy" al- ready holds a victory over Heeney but the bout ended unsatisfactorily. It was fought In Now York last. Heeney claims he was shoved out of the ring and failed to get back on his feet In time because he misun derstood the count. j Boer will concede a slight weight advantage to his rival, scaling around 202 to about 205 pounds for Heeney. 1932 WASHINGTON Washington was again appointed head wax threatened in 1 798. By NEA Servke , Life as a gentleman-farmer, somewhat moro secluded than in his earlier, active days. occupied George Washington's last two Ho devoted most of his time to his family, lorm aiiairs ana care oi nis slaves. Prosnect of war with Franco briefly Interrupted his retirement in 1798, when he was appointed commander-in-chief of the provisional army. But tho war crisis faded away. After riding horseback for several hours In severe cold and snow Dec. 12, 1799, Washington returned to Mount Vernon exhausted and the following day was attacked with a quinsy or acute laryngitis. He received every available medical treatment, from four bleedings to gargles of "molosses. vinegar and butter," but Bank quickly. Basketball Not Too Strenuous, Allen Declares This Is the seventh of n se ries of articles by Forrest C. Tliog" Allen, director of ath letics nt the University of Kiin hu.h and nationally known busc 1ml I couch. By Forrest C. Allen LAWRENCE, Kas., Feb. 20 OP), What a good heart you must have to play the strenuous indoor game of basketball) However, I am convinced tho game is not too strenuous for a normal, healthy boy. Basketball to a spectator seems more strenuous than It actually is, because an observer naturally fol lows the ball, which Is the focus of activity. Cabot, English physician, declares athlete's heart a myth. Ho denies tho heart dilates arter athletic con tests and marathon races. In such circumstances, ho insists, tho X-ray shows it is generally smaller than usual. ! Hypertrophy, or enlarged heart, does not result from muscular exer tion, according to Cabot, no matter how great and prolonged, when dis eases haven't affected the organ. "Tho cases of weak, rapid or ir regular heart action, occurring In adolescence or later and wrongly sup posed to be due to athletics, are In fact cases of nervous heart or post Infectious weakness, accentuated of ten by the alarm produced by a mis taken diagnosis of heart strain, dila tion or athlete's heart." FOITMIEK CONCURS Dr. James Nalsmlth, founder and originator of basketball, has con ducted some scientific experiments which substantiate tho above men- tloned statement A squad of young men with no previous basketball team experience was chosen for tho test. This group was given tho samo dally fundamen tal drill and team play that? a group of varsity players would rocelvo for a period of 18 weeks. Dally tracings of the heart by tho X-ray. both before and after play, revealed no Increase in tho size of tho heart. Indeed, In some cases, the size showed a decrease. ACTIVITY LIMITED A second interesting test of a dif ferent naturo was made on four high school teams entered In a tourna ment, to ascertain the actual number of minutes that the average high school basketball player was In mo tion during an entlro game. A separate watch was kopt on each of tho 20 boys In tho games. When over a player stopped, tho watch was stopped and tho count was resumed again when tho player rcsiuned ac tivity. Tho results were as follows: 1. Average tlmo elapsed for one ten minute period of play 13 min utes, 8 seconds. 2. Shortest tlmo of activity for any ono player 3 minutes, 32 seconds. 3. Longest tlmo of activity for any ono player 7 minutes, 21 seconds. . 4. Average time of activity for each player 5 minutes, 28 seconds. 5. Percentage of average activity of each playor to tho ontiro playing time 39.0 per cent. $$$$$$$ Sport Slants By Alan .1. Gould (Associated Press Sports Editor) Jutting off the mezzanine press coop at Madison Square Garden is a railed-ln platform, lised by camera men during the fights, and by Abel Kivlat, as press announcer, during Mich major track and field meets as tho Mttlrotio gun ics. A telephone at his elbow, "Klvvy" contacts tho track officials, furnishes details to tho newspapermen. Sev ern! times national one mile chain- plon and mom tier of the 1012 Olym pic toam, Ktvlnt has participated In Upsets Your Stomach If excess acidity sours your food one rmisrti stiff oritur from Kits, hcurthum : dlKZlllCKt), COUtt'd-tOHKUt, Iltlll Illicit- liiK, ymi are Imuiul to fml t;rourhy, ! run-down, nervous, and can't slref. well. 1 want you to unit suffering rlKht now, so roino In unit net whul 1 consider the fHVtitest medicine I Imvc ever fuiuul. It's only tiOe and If II doesn't stop jru, jmtn, vU, In a few : minute and miuu make your stormier feel like new. you prt your money luiek. Just ask mo for D lot ex. ice, (ftiurantued, J lied Cross Drug store. Adv, Aci LA HIS LIFE THE of the army when and a half years. - or witnessed moro foot races than he may care to admit. It takes something unusual to dis turb Klvlafs cool handling of figures and other details. Something DID, the night of the Millrose meet, as "Klvvy" yelled excitedly: "Four elevenl Not Waltl Four eleven and a flfthl That's right. Wow I" Kivlat referred, as you may have gathered by now, to the sensational world record Indoor mile run by young Gene Venzke. It seemed for the moment that the old-time miler was going to lose his balance and topp)e from his balcony perch. "Klvvy" has seen the mllers come and go, left many of them In the rear himself, but he saluted Venzke for tho greatest 1760 yards even run In these United States. So did 13.000 other yelling track and field enthusiasts, many of whom wero ..somewhat stunned to realize that a farmer's boy from Minnesota suddenly had stepped out, set Ills own pace all tho way and qui to un ceremoniously wiped out tho record of 4:12 that Nurmi and Ray, at the peak of their two careers, Jointly es tablished seven winters ago in the most spectacular Indoor track season f ever known in this country. i Venzke did it so easily that It will not bo surprising to see him beat 4:10. He Is Just at the tlireshold now, I tho same age as the Nurmi of 1920 j wno nrsc oroKo into tne Olympic spotlight. He Is the answer to the U. S. prayer for another mllcr cap-! ablo of regaining the Olympic hon ors lost worn by Peerless Mel Simp-' pard, in 1908. - 1.500 METER HOPE Two years ago an obscuro Univer sity of Oregon boy, Ralph Hill, ran an American record mllo in 4:12 1-5, displacing Norman Taber's 16-year-old mark or 4:12 3-6. Ho never duplicated or bettered this achievement, however, and Am erican hopes now of stopping Jules Ladoumeguo of Franco or Laurl Leh tlnen of Finland in tho Olympic 1600 meter run must be built around Venzke and the power-runner who pushed him to his record, Leo Ler mond of tho New York Athletic club. Ray Conger, when ho gots into shape, may also bo counted on to step a brisk mllo or 1500 meters.' THE HEP" AHUIVKS It wns only a year or so ago that Venzko was Just onoj of tho boys, promising but that was about nil. His entry for tho Baxter mile, classic of tho New York A. C. games, was refused. Ho was told, in effect, to "go out and get a reputation before trying to run in such fast company." Tho N. Y. A. C, incidentally, now has enrolled Venzko and seems quite proud of its young membor. AHB YOU LONESOME? Meet mo at Union Depot and I'll give you tho thrill of your lte. Joan B. I fi 1932 BV NCA SCBVlrC. IHf. I i i 1 : " -- 1 . 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Great Array Of Track Stars To Compete Tonite NEW. YORK, Feb. 22 (P) Led by tho season's four1 outstanding stars, ono of tho greatest arrays of cham pions ever assembled will go after tho national indoor track and field championships of the Olympic year tonight. The meet at Madison Square Gar den Is ono of two this week. Satur day the annual meet of the New York chapter, Knights of Columbus, will be held. March 5 tho intercol leglates will write "finis" on the in door season. The entry list for the nationals shows 42 champions, holders of Am erican, British Empire, Hungarian,1 South African, Canadian and Inter collegiate championships. There will bo 12 record holders and 10 American record holders. The big four aro Gene Venzke, sen sational 4:10 miler from Pottstown, Pa.; Leo Sexton, shot putter extra ordinary of the New York Athletic club who recently eclipsed all records with a toss of nearly 63 feet; George Spitz, Ineligible New York university high Jumper who has hoisted his In door record to six feet 8 Inches; and Emmett Topplno, sprint ace from Loyola of the south who has equalled tho 60 yard record three times. S"S3S3$3SS3$3 PROMISE PERSONALS $S33$53SSS$333 By Mrs. Bertha Carper (Observer Correspondent) PROMISE (Special) Davo Gar- rott and Howard Carper went to Eden last Tuesday and returned Thursday. They were in search of hay but did not find any for sale. They had a 'very hard timo" getting out of the canyon as tho wind was blowing so hard and drifting the snow. Mrs. Almeada Carper returned home Tuesday after spending a week with her son, Edd, who was having tho mumps. Sam Kennell, who went to Wallowa ten days ago for medical treatment, has gono on : to Hot Lake. C. P. Carper, and son, Mclvln, and J. A. Doud mado a trip to tho Cox place and back Tuesday. They went to help tramp out the road but did not find them as bad as had been represented. They made the round trip in fine shape. Ernest Snuffer como In Tuesday with a load of grain, the team hav ing made the trip lrl good shape. Mclvln Carper visited Sunday and Sunday night with Duano Gorbett. Mrs. Lyon, who has been sick for several weeks, is able to be out again. Mr. and Mrs. Lyons, and son, Clar- Wife You wretch, I always suspected you would. If you want a real honest to goodness paint cleaner, try Die - A - Doo. Your money back If it doesn't clean. News about rich folks attracts people be causo money draws Interest. Have you tried WAX GLO? It is a liquid wax that cleans as it waxes. Buy a can and get a bottle of furniture polish Free. We Sell to Sell Again. Despite the best available treatment, he Washington remained characteristically serene until the end. "I die hard, but I am not afraid to go," he said. As death grew closer, he added, "I feel myself going. "I thank you for your attentions; but I pray you to take no more trouble about me. Let me go off quietly I cannot last long." . . His death at 10 p. m. Dec. 14, 1799, plunged the nation In mourning. The entlro country felt, In John Lee's famous words, thot Washington was "first In war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen." THE END ence, visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. F. Trump. . : Jarrett Kenworthy came up from the Potter place on tho river, Sunday evening, on horseback. Just as he reached the top of the canyon, he struck the drifted snow and was two and a half hours going about a quar ter of a mile to Bill Carper's where he spent the night. He went on to C. P. Carper's Monday. There he met Dave Oarrett and made arrangements to drive their cattle out Tuesday, as they aro out of hay at tho river. Ho returned to the Potter place Mon day evening. Bill Carper helping him through the drifts. Tuesday, Dave Garrett, Ralph Carper, Tex Williams, Leo Smith and Bill Carper, with about 12 horses, broke the road from Charles Moore's place to tho top of the canyon - and down the Potter trail, and drove the cattle out that same evening. On the way down, one of Dave's horses slid a long way but finally stopped before any damage was done. Mr. and , Mrs. Jack Smith arrived homo Saturday evening from Wal-, i I Pi wi ill 'Slmml iSH iiS?Sf3?;-l: ' 1 lit' in ! i fl feUW II f Sr fcTnmau. W.r.-WY'm . 1 - w - . - p n ORE, 12. His Last Days died quietly at 1 0 p. m. on Dec 14, 1 799. Iowa. They were on tho road four days, making the return trip. I. S. McDonald was chopping grain for Arthur Wallace Wednesday. Fred Trump has been confined to the house the past , week with an ulcerated tooth. DANES' KINO RETRENCHES COPENHAGEN m King Chris tian, who hitherto has gono to the French Riviera each winter remained home this year because of economic conditions. COI.OMlttA BUILDS ROADS BOGOTA m More than 600 miles of new highways will be constructed in Colombia this' year under the plans of the ministry of public works. ETHIOPIA HAS PARLIAMENT ADDIS ABABA VP) Another par liament was added to the world's list when the. new. national legislature of Abyssinia assembled here. Pend ing construction of a parliament building, tho emperor opened, his palace for the assembly. Imbler Defeats Joseph Eagles At Imbler 34-23 By Mrs. Ray Wilson (Observer Correspondent) IMBLER (Special) Imbler wound up Its basketball season on the home floor with a double win at the ex pense of Cove and Joseph respective ly. The Imbler girls started with a ru3h, obtaining a lead which they held throughout, although the Cove girls threatened frequently. The final score was Imbler 18, Cove 13. The girls who played 'for Imbler were: p. Beem, W. Westenskow, M. Berry man, B. Billings, M. Perry, D. Elche son and M. Rlcheson. In the-boys contest Joseph got the Jump and scored two baskets before Imbler found Itself. However Imbler came back strong and tied the count 4 to 4 as tho whistle ended the first quarter. . In the second quarter Im bler gained a lead or six points oniy to have Joseph cut It down to one point as the half ended making the count 17 to 16. Imbler gained a big advantage however In the third quar ter by ringing three field goals while they held Joseph scoreless, and in the last stanza Imbler Increased their lead by scoring 11 while Joseph was only able to gain 7. Pinal count, Imbler 34, Joseph 23. Jackson, Wood ell and Wagner all played Btellar ball for Imbler while Knapper and Bus sell were outstanding for Joseph. Lineups: Imbler (34) (23) Joseph Crouser (2) P (6) Russell Wagner '(13) P (4) McCully Woodell (8) O (0) Knapper Jackson (0) a - (3) Lazier McKlnnis (4) G (2) Sprague Conklln (1) S (2) Allison Pratt S Grey Fowler S F. F. A. Team Wins Tho Imbler p. p. A. easily defeated the Wallowa P. P. A. in a basketball "CASTLE GATE" NUT COAL A HIGH GRADE UTAH COAL Clean and Free From Impurities $11.50 per Ton Gaither & Waller Phone M 528 FATHER of OUR COUNTRY 'JWo hundred years ago George Washington was born. And in the course of those two hun dred years a little group of thir teen straggling, 'impoverished colonies, have grown into the greatest power the world has ever known, the United States of America. This is not mere coincidence. For without the name of George Washington our history might be far different. It was he who gained the independence of the colonies, he who unified them under a central government, he who presided over the conven tion that framed the constitu tion, he who'guided the destinies of the new nation. Even more, it was he whose breadth of vision made possible a system of fed eral administration which proved adequate, not only to the needs of his own time, but to the needs of the future. EASTERN OREGON LIGHT AND POWER CO. Always at Your - ,... , -,. -m", m -m-p-rtf i, game at Wade hall Saturday evening. Score 24 to 11. H. Pratt and S. Lloyd of Imbler were the outstanding play ers with 7 points apiece while Mas ters annexed 8, i Lineups: Imbler (24) Howell (2) McCoy (2) Masters (8) Lloyd (7) C. Pratt H. Pratt (7) Skeen Redman Wallowa (11) P Joplln F . (1) Gillespie O Hudson G (3) Sannar G (5) Woddell S (2) Bird S Fowler 8 In a second game the M. I. A, de. feated the alumni, 41 to 34. $5SSS'$'S5,3S"J' IMBLER PERSONALS t By Mrs. Ray Wilson (Observer Correspondent) IMBLEH (Special) Mrs. B. J. Ha zen, who had the misfortune to sprain her anklollast week Is also suffering from a sinus infection but is Bome what improved. Her daughter, Mary, has the measles. Mr. Case, who has lived In the An drews property for the past year. Is moving to HUgard. Mrs. Andrews, who has been staying with the Casss, has not definitely decided where she will live now. Prof. Hairy Johnson has purchased . a new projector machine which has proved very successful. The machine shows the same size picture as the othor machine but Is much more ef ficient to operate. It will be used mainly in science and physics classes and in special assemblies. Frank Brown is negotiating a deal with Sherwood Williams to purchase the 60-acre farm north of Summer vlllo once known as the Wagner place. There Is a large orchard on this farm consisting of Delicious, Stayman and King David apple trees. The purchase price Is S4200.00. ' Jefferson at Elm Service" rmiTYn -hi n i.ii.h
