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' 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
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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-,
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You've no idea how easy it
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With Rasmussen paint products you have
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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.
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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.
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