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it- It Mil ' r ! ''. 7 i vvr " 'Page Two ' LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Tuesday, April 12, 1932 SENATORS TAKE OPENER 1 TOO .Washington Wins From Boston;1 Other American Teams Begin Play Today kwcBy Paul Mlckelson (Associated Press Sports Writer) CHICAGO Apr. 12 W The Ameri can, league pennant chase, a struggle dominated for six straight yearB by Philadelphia and New York, broke In to the "open again today with the same formidable rivals pttted against each other In the grand inaugural feature' at Shlbe park. Washington's Senators, off to a flying' start witli on old-fashioned 1 to 0 victory over Boston In their 10-innirig- opener yesterday, moved over to the Red Sox camp lev their sec ond engagement, Cleveland Invaded its-Lake Shore rival, Detroit, while the St. Louis Browns braved the chilly blasts of Lake Michigan at the home field of Chicago's Wnlte Sox. A lively pitching duel was in pros pect' at each battle ground, topped by that between Vernon "Lefty" Gomez, the 22-year-old Yonkee south paw, and big George Earnshaw of the Athletics. Connie Mack had Just about the . same big baseball guns At Simmons, Mfckey Cochrane; et al in position, while Manager Joe McCarthy had a shuffled lineup with the spectacular recruit, Frank Pietro Croscttl at third, Lyn Lary nt shortstop and Sammy Bird the apparent centerfield gardener in place of the veteran Earl Combs; . ' ' BabQ Ruth had his big war clubs poised . and promised misery for all pitchers, especially those wearing the Athletic-, regimentals. - - Manager Walter Johnson planned to send another veteran right handcr, Fred Mar berry, against the Red Sox, ' who countered with Ed Durham, a right hander who compiled a tine record .of oight victories In ten de feats with thq team last season. The Senators were In high spirits over their victory of yesterday. Old IllvulH Meet A pitching duel between two rivals of high '.school days, Wesley Fnrrell and Victor Sorrel I, added punch to the Detroit-Clovetand Inaugural. Both Ferrell and Sorrell came from North Carolina where they often met In prop days. Harry Davis, for whom the Tigers sent a hurry up call for to Toronto yesterday, was a prob able starter at first base for the Tigers. After taking a look at the weath crmnriVa promise of fair but cooler wcatlw, Manager Ldw Fonseca of tlio' White' Sox decided the opener wns tho: spot for the veteran "Sad Sam'- Jones and his right arm. The Browns expected to start Walter Stewartt,. a particularly hard man for the White Sox to beat in fair or foul woathor. . : Wltf Harrldge, prosldcnt of 1 the league.; .planned, to Join Baseball Commissioner : Konesaw Mountain Landls at the White Sox-Brown open- ance. Blanks i For State Track ... MeefAre Mailed OREGON STATE COLLEGE, Oor Vallls, Apr. 12 Announcemqiits nntl entrance blanks for tho 'sixth nnnunl Oregon stats 1 high school truck nucl field meet to1 be run off hore May 7 were mailed tatdny to every high school In the state by Curl Lcxlcll, graduate manager. All entries must bo In LodcU's offlco bofore 0 p. m. Saturday, Apr. 30. The meet, the largest of 1U kind on the Pacific coast, is expected to es tablish some new records this year. Elaborato preparations - aro being made, and Oregon Stato collcgo is prepared to accommodate n record number of entrants. Athletes and their coaches will bo housod at tho halls and fraternity houses hero. Tho competitor should at least bo nblo to equal the following times and distances In order to quullfy: 100 yard' dash, 11 socoiuIh; 2U0-yard dash. 25 seconds; 220 low hurdles, 30 sec onds; 120-yard high hurdles, 20 sec onds; 440-yard run, GO seconds; 880 ynrd runi 2 minutes 10 seconds; mllo run," 6 rhlnutos; shot put, 38 foot; discus; -100 foot; Javolln, 140 feet; polo vault, 10 foot; bioud Jump, 10 loot; high Jump, 5 foot 4 Inches; half jnllo relay, no qualification. ' Paiil John Schisslcr, director of athletics hero will have chargo of the meet again this year. OUT OUR WAY " f, s V ; ; :, ByJ. R. Williams , Q 1932 BY HZA SERVICE. IMC RCO. O. S. PAT. OrT. . Jff WltUA? leavers Clash With Leaders In Second Series 1MBLER NINE , WHIPS ALUMNI TEAM 6 TO 3 liy Mrs. KAy Wilson TMBLER (Special) in the last of tho practice games with the alumni, the Imblor High school won 6 to 3. liy the Associated Press Sectional arguments over baseball supremacy ore up for settlement in two Pacific Coast localities this week Both Keith McKlnnls and Dorman as play is resumed today In the Coust Jackson were very effective In con league. I trolling the big sticks of the older In San Francisco, the Seals and . boys, who failed to enrn a single Missions clash, while Hollywood and run. Their three markers were prln- Los Angeles tangle In the Southern California metropolis. The Seals aro tied with Sacramento for top honors; the Missions sharo the cellar with Seattle, Hollywood lo In second place, also shared with Portland, while Los Angolcs and Oak land are one step out of the cellar, ahead of the Missions and Seattle. Other games this week bring Se attle and Oakland together at Oak land, and Portland and Sacramento at Sacramento. The Senl-MJssions scries will bo played at night and the other games In the afternoon. Benny Leonard j Outpoints Brown NEW YORK, Apr. 13 (I) Benny Leonard Is far from being the fighter ho .was ten years ago but he's still good enough to whip tho second raters handily. . Making still another step forward Jn his comeback campaign, Benny outpointed Buster Brown, Baltimore welterweight, without trouble In a ten round bout at the St. Nicholas nrena here last night. Brown won the first round and held tho former lightweight cham pion even in the fourth but Leonard won every other round, most of thorn by decisive margins. 1 Los Angeles and Portland, the two teams that staged sundlot exhibi tions of wild hitting In tho opening series of the Coast league season, to day were far In the lead of other clubs in batting averages, Los An geles holding first place with .373 and tho Ducks second with .305. Al McNcely, Hollywood rlghtfleld er, holds the Individual batting hon ors with a percentage of .035, al though lie has participated in but two games and been at bat eight times. . x Tuck Stainback, Angel Rookie and former Fairfax high school, Holly wood athlete. Is In second place with on average of .600. He, too, has par ticipated in only two games. MURRAY BLAMES SPECULATORS FOR ECONOMIC ILLS (Continued From Pago One) from a bootlegger or a saloon keep- There wore three speeches on Al- cy call him Ulaalns Bon, and falfa Bill's program today. Tho first. I ",0 way. ?e" knstmnii, nbove, of clpally due to overthrows on the part of over-anxious fielders. Today Imbler will play Its first nine on the linbler diamond at Klamath Falls at 10 a. m., the Rocoml at Mctlford at 3 p. m., and the third at Roseburg at 8 o'clock tonight. Ho will be In Eugene nt 10 a. m., Wednesday, and nt Pendleton at 10 a. m. Thursday. Those who are di recting the tour intimated other dates were possible but they had not been scheduled when the party left for Klamath Falls last night. Lewis W. Hardare To Coach Oklahoma I'NDKIISTI'DY "STKAI.S SHOW" OKLAHOMA CITY, Apr. ia T) Governor W. H. Murray's official un derstudy, Lieut. Gov. Robert Burns, apparently was stealing Oklahoma's political show, from the absent star today. ' In a move which observers agreed was not likely to dissipate tho exist ing coolness between tho two. Burns, as acting governor, called on the governor's cousin. Lieut. Col. Cicero I. Murroy, to report why "cortnln companies" allegedly had been per mitted to overproduce their wells In tho Oklahoma City oil field. Colonel Murray has charge of mili tary proration enforcement. Burns also expressed Irritation be cause some of Governor Murray's of flco force "hasn't paid ony attention to me as acting governor." He hinted at n possible shake-up. Colonel Murray, who was given ten days in which to report, snld ho would answer Burns' letter "when I we it." Before the period expires, "Alfalfa Bill" will be back home. Tho acting governor stated cor poration commission records showed the H. F. Wilcox Oil ami Oas com pany. In the five months ending with February. 1932, "overproduced 009.3S0 barrels of oil and I have reason to National League Teams Ready For Word 'Play Ball' By Herbert W. Itarker (Associated Press Sports Writer) NEW YORK, Apr. 12 T7 Eight National league baseball clubs have been winning league games on pa per for two months or more. To day, with a little co-oporatlon from tho weather man, they'll see if it's Just as cosy to win them on tho ball field. Some 120,000.000 persons wore ex- league game against the strong Cove pected at the four opening games In New York, Brooklyn, Cincinnati antl St. Louis. The opening schedule was: Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals. Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Rods. Boston Braves at Brooklyn Dodgers. Phillies at Now York dlants. Interesting Ituce Looms Whatever tho final result of the pennant drive that ends Sept. 25, tho league looks forward now to one of the most interesting races in its long history. By trading and pur chase, all eight clubs have strength ened weak spots in defense or of fense until It appears that not one can be used as a convenient stepping stone for such outstanding pennant contenders as tho world champion Cardinals, the. plants or Cubs.v ,,, Perhaps the Cardinals deservo to be rated as heavy favorites . to. win their third straight pennant but somo observers believe the champions win icei the loss of Burleigh Grimes. veteran right handed pitcher, and Outfielder Chick Hafey, league bat ting champion In 1031. Collins Replaces llafey Except for the pitching staff, the Cardinals, Olonts and Cubs start tho season wltl1 only one change apiece In their lineups. The Cardinals will have Jimmy Collins In tho outfield in place of Hafey: the alants will use Lcn Kocneckc In left field at' ! least when opposed by a rlght-hand- cu pltcner; and the Cubs will play Stanley Hack at third base. Tho Phillies' principal addition Is Outfielder George Davis while tho Braves count on Art Shires at first baso and Fritz Knotho on third. The Pirates will present on unchanged lineup although their second base man, Tony Plot, played only a few f 1 13 . ) i vpa 4 ! 17 V Stanford University, blnzcd nway at that 440-yard dnsh world rec ord tho other day wns n pity. Hen 3hntterod Ted Meredith's old mnrk by a full second, funninc Barnes last season Iho quarter In 4G.4 Beconds. Ho will bo a candidate for tho Unit ed States Olympic team. Eastman now is training; for nn assault on tho world record ot 1:51.0 for tho half-mllo, hold by Dr. Otto Poltzor ot Oormnny. Ho Is a Junior. nt Stanford, 0 feet 114 Inches toll and wolgha ICS nnnnrls. Brooklyn and Cincinnati present tho greatest changes and It Is these two clubs that Mav furnish most of the fireworks. ( Brooklyn .Slrengtlienrd Brooklyn had added Hack Wilson to the outfield, Tony Oucclncllo, Joo Strlpp and Oeorge Kelly to the inrield, Clyde Sukeforth to tho back stopping department and Wnlte Hoyt w cyF-SA IN ir A EPAB N;BBlrUJ$ll AN B) YilD NORMAN, Oklo., Apr. 13 tA) a j believe that some other producers Veteran of Vunderbilt's couching staff have also overproduced far In excess -Lewis W. HnrdaK will Ruldo the of tho ollowablo fixed." university or Oklahoma's Hooners over Big Six gridirons next fall, . Hurdage, oaslatant coach at tho Nashville university for a decade, was chosen us Oklahoma's head foot ball couch- hy the university athletic council hist nluht. , He succeeds Adrian L incite v. re signed. Critical evm will ivnt h him ' noti;i iiioJ!tAi'iii;ic mr.s WKI.USSI.KY, Mass., Apr. 13 Oameliel Bradford, CO, Internation ally known bloriiphiT and author. died Inst night at his Wellcsley Hills , Dome. Ilr.lltfnrtl. flPSnltr. n lintirllnin nf ni Oklahoma's Rrldlrou occompllshments : health durlnir the vrrxior mrr f hi. in recent years have been indifferent. , wc. devoted many years of exhaustive I study to the uionnphies which brought him world acclaim. He spent 14 years of palnstnklnR i research on his work "Leo, the Amer : lean," and his "The Koul of Samuel IVpoys" brought him international rccoRtiltlon. r ; Problem Is to Collect Feeing Mat the world owes you a' yvlng. Js not .n pleasant seiisiitli.n wiieii It comes to making i-oltm lions. Toledo Blade, Wlc rotu houir i II-,,,;, Ho-, JUST try that combination . . . you'll bring beauty into every room. The woodwork, wans, noors or furniture . . . can all be transform ed into such joyful sur roundinKs in a few hours. You've no idea how easy it is to paint with quick drying modern colors. With Rasmussen paint products you have a wide ranfie of colors. There's aKasnn sen product for every purpose. Bohnenkamp's .i;icmt to the pitching staff. Cincinnati, which rounded out lis infield by trading Benny Frey and Harvey Hendrlck to the Cardinals for Hafey yesterday, will have such other newcomero as Babe Herman, Taylor Douthit. Andy High, Wally Gilbert and Ernest Lombard!. v Weather Phenomenon Luminous rain Is u weather phe nomenon which lias been observed on rare occasions. Proper Ventilation Ihe best way to ventilate a room Is to open a window top and bottom or one window at the top and an other on the opposite side of the room at the bottom. 5$$gf$$ Sport Slants $$$.33Sg3$$g$) By Alan J. Could Connie Mack told a story this spring to help Illustrate why he thinks Pepper Martin is a "great little guy." even though the Okla homa runaway spilled Connie's hopes of winning a third straight world's series. "When my son was getting up a team after the world's series for a barnstorming trip he made several attempts to get Martin to Join the boya because, of course, Pepper fig ured to be a fine drawing card," re called the elder Mack. "After Martin had turned down an offer my son figured some extra inducements In a financial way might persuade the young star to go along. To this suggestion Pep per replied he was unable to accept, due to other engagements, but that If ho did Join the team he would go along on the same, basis as the rest of the players and not take anything extra. j "That shows a fine level-headed spirit and Is one of the reasons for Martin's success, on as well u off 1 tho field. The players all like him I and we were forced to take off our i hate to him." j Hofey's methods in holding out have never suited the Cardinal boss.! In n somewhat similar case, that of j Taylor Douthit, Breadon showed no. hesitation in trading the fleet cen-J terfieltfer to Cincinnati, thereby glv- t ing Pepper Martin the chance to muke good. i Without Hafey the St. Louis out field will start the season with a I chain store trio assigned to the outer patrol, consisting of the substitute first sacker, Jim Collins, In left field, Martin in center and George Wat kins in right. All have youth, speed and a real batting punch. koff, Tolan, Borah, ; Topplno and the other American sprint aces. "Williams Is what the boys call "a "racer." He thrives on competition rather than record -busting exploits. He has a knack of getting himself Into the proper physical and mental condition for any given race or se- rles of races such as the Olympics Involve, "rating" himself along to meet the opposition that develops. Our lads will do well to "watch Williams" a bit more closely than they did at Amsterdam, where the main view afforded them was ot the WILLIAMS AFTKIt "DOUBLE" Except for ' the little American sprinter, Archie Hahn, who won the Olympic 100 meter dashes within the 1904-06 period, due to the holding oi an extra set of games at Athens, no speed star has ever repeated In the big International carnival. But this precedent will not stop the flying Canadian, Percy Williams, from making a real attempt to keep the laurels he came swooping out of a clear sky to grab at Amsterdam in 1928. ' Williams, who has kept pretty well around the top since then, is training carefully for the battle at Los Angeles this August with Wy- IIHK.ADON HATCHES TILL ' No one wants a winner any more I than Sam Breadon, the big boss of the Cardinals, but there are few I compromises between him and his athletes when it comes to the cold, hard business of signing contracts or making desirable deals. Breadon - never permitted senti ment to Influence his Judgment in tho selection of managers, win, lose or draw. Now the Cardinals are going into tho pennant race, seeking a third straight flag, minus the right handed services of Burleigh Grimes, the ace veteran of last year's staff, as well as the big bat of Chick Hafey, hitting champion of the Na tional league in 1931. DON'T FORGET TO PHONE THAT WANT-AD YOU can. quickly raise extra cash by selling some of those things you no longer need. A Want-Ad will find an answer to any of your wants. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LA GRANDE Sound CAPITAL & SURPLUS 5150,066.00 AND MOST MODERN , . . : Downtown Hotel! r rttt nation. wire or unte lo i.. i-. itucktni. Managing Director, 4 - I i s Room 158. ! PHONE MAIN GOO mm u..u.Mr Eiin S HIV- l Altracllva H-.i ffH gjl H 11.1a lo IffrttlfW BW t 1'craumem AEV S5J3 1- ! ! V (PIP wmf "oil i h ! ,tfj - pirif;!? ! ' :$ i N'fV'l lllllllll Just off Union Square most convenient to theaters, shops and stores. 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