Pagre Two
"SHOWDOWN" DUE
IN BIG LEAGUE
Rabbit Ball of American
and Less Livelier Sphere
to Get Real Trial.
Br Gavle Talbot
(Associated Press Scorts Writer)
While it doesn't show in the rec
ords, it appears this early that the
country two major breball leagues
wlU provide a "showdown" this sea-
nn nr rh. hnnrt nf Kal! the Custom-T
era want.
The American league, standing; by
Its "rabbtf bull. Is fanMo-iln more
and gaudier homeruns than ever be
fore. It's still a hitters' league in
tb fullest sense of the word. The
National circuit, with IT less lively
sphere, is playing them clo to thej
rest, regann its patrons
hit. fast-fieldlrut exhibitions.
Through yesterdava rames there
had been a total of M four-baggers
hit in te American lescve. com
pared to 19 In t Vtwal. ad the
pitchers of John Hevdlers league gen
mlw hare fare nvieh er than
thftw of the hinlor circuit.
I'p to tne Fans I
Just what the fans' final decision,
will be- sull Is a matter of conjec
ture, but the American league mag
nates receired a world of encour
agement yesterday when 60.000 pack
ed' into Yankee stadium to watch
Jos McCarthys slucgers open their
home season with an 8 to 3 victory
orer the Athletics.
It was the largest crowd of the
sea&on thus far. and it was treated
to a typical slam-bang performance
Connie Mack's two ace. Lefty Grove
and George Earnshaw, were treated
wry romchlr. Ruth. Lary Dickey
leading the assault on them with te
Yanks' daily quota of homers. The
slim Castuilan. Lefty Gomea. scored
hit second win of the year orer
the league chamolona.
The Washington Senators kept
pace with Detroit at the top of t e
standing with a ninth Inning rally
that beat the Bed Sox. 4 to 3. In ad
TODAYand FRIDAY
THEY CALLED HER THE 'DOVE'
. .hut hers was the fury oi
-il-"2 thQ wildcat . . .
i :.-.;..-,vr.'....
SHE
knew no
love but hsr
own . . . HE knew
but his own! . .
"
is '
Dole
NORMAN FOSTSR ,
JIM0R FEATURES
ANDY CLYDE
"THE CANNONRAl.l."
"BELIEVE IT OR NOT"
Kip;
CAKTtXN
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dition to pitching five-hit ball. Bobby
Burke singles across the winning run
In the ninth.
lietrolt Wins Again
Cleveland's oueniug day crowd saw
the Indians drop a 3 to 1 decision
to the fast-traveling Detrofcer.
George Phle. Tir veteran, allowed
only five hits, three of which were
bunched in the second inning lor '
the Indians lone run.
Sam Gray of the St. Louis Browns;
hurled his second shutout of the ;
year in downing the weak-hitting !
White Sex. 5 to 0. Carey Selpb. t
rookie infieider. made two of the:
Sox three hits.
Red Lucas, who at last seems to
hav a club back of him worthy of
his talents, pitched the ambitious
Cincinnati Ketli to i i to v win over ,
the Chicago Cubs before an inaugural
crowd of 30.000 at Wrlgiey field. Joe ;
Momsey. rookie shortstop, knocked ,
la four" of the Beds runs. j
Card In Cellar j
The champion St. Louis Cardinals
plumbed now depths as they lost '
their fifth consecutive game to the
Pittsburgh Pirates. 7 to 0. and fell
into a deadlock with the Giants for
lass place lu the National league. It
marked the first time in the last 1
three seasons that the Red Birds hare
drouped five in a row. Steve Swetonic
allowed the champs only three hits,
li singles, t
The Giants, led by bruising Bill!
Terry, tore into four Philly pitchers
17 h ' a; id a 14 to 5 triumph
at Baler bowl. Terry hit two homers
? . v iud straight day and bat
ted in fire runs. Old Clarence Mitch-1
ell did the pitching honors.
Brooklyn and t Bcj:on Braves
had an off day. j
U High Schools I
Eider T rack Meet !
KLAMATH FALLS. Apr. 31 t .
Thirtee-n hiiih schools will compete
In the first annual Southern Oregon-
NortJrn California track meet here
Saturday, and nearly 200 athletes will
participate. j
The school Include Klamath. Eu-j
gene. Bend, Bums- Ashland. Grants :
Ptss, Chtioqum. Malm. Fort Klam-:
ath and Lakevtev. and Alters. Butte
Valley and Susantilie from Califor
nia. ..i,4
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Baseball Standings
By the Associated Press
"NATIONAL LEAGIE
W. I. Pet.
Boston 4 2 .667
Cincinnati 5
Chicago 4
Philadelphia . 4
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
St. Louts
New York
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W. L
Washington 6 a
Detroit 6
New York . 4
Cleveland 4
Chicago .- 4
Philadelphia 3
St. Louis 3
Beaton , I
.439
J33
.143
COAST LEAGUE
W. L.
San Pranclaco . 14 a
Saertunento , . 10 6
Hollywood 10 6
Portland 9 7
Los Angelea 7 9
Oakland 6 10
Seattle . 6 10
Mission 2 1
Pet.
.85
.625
.625
363
.438
31 S
J75
.125
YESTERDAY'S SCORES
Coat Ltaue
Portland 4. XOssiona 1.
Seattle 6. Hollywood 3.
Los Angles 6. S.tcramenlo 2.
San Francisco 8. Oakland 7.
American Leane
New York S. Philadelphia 3.
Washington 4. Boston 3.
Cleveland 1. Detroit 2
S;. Louis 5. Chicago 0. -
National Leojrae
Chicaizo 2. Cincinnati ".
Philadelphia 5. New Tort 14.
Pittsburgh 7. St. Louis 0.
Only games scheduled.
Lewis Winner Of
Trapshoot Event
PDfEHCRST, N. C Apr. 21 tfl
Tracy V. Lewis, of Sew York, broke
94 taryets of a possible 100 to win
the ali-around championship of the
annual north and south trapshoot
tournament here.
Andrew J. Smith, of Proridence. R.
I, shoottcje from the 20-yard mark,
scored 95 to win the handicap event,
and Samuel Sharman. of S?Lt LaXe
City, was second with 94 scoa itun
the 33-yard line.
Hardivick Winner
Over Butcher In
Scrap At Baker
A BAKFR. Ore . Apr. 21 tPi
Cres Kardw.cS. cf Baiter, woo
4" the Judces decision ott Ger-
aM Butcher, of La Grande, in
the main eTent on a boxlr.g
e card here last niieht. Left hoots 4
A and stra:?ht arm punches d:d
the work. Tfcy are welter- e1
e wvizhts-
In a wrestlln? beet on the
sarr.e procram lie Shumake. of
ev Baier. 1S3. ar.d EaiIot Dun-
lap. 14. of Pendleton, went
to a craw m :our rotincs. eacn
tlin a fall.
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MAXLEY BEATS HANNAH
SAX FF.ANCrOO. A?r. 21 ---P- I
a fast t,n round basUe here las:
nUht. Georse Marilex. 175 pounds
Denver, outboxed Jimrr.j Hannah. 160
pour.os. Pocaseilo, XcahOa. win a
yocu'jr decaioa.
Experience wis the factor by which
tb Colorado fuhter overcorr.e h'
heart- opponent. In tise fifth and -
sixth rounis. he had Hannah wobbly!
frcm lef w and rveh;a to the Jaw. i
Hannah rallied to take the etcnta and .
ninth frames, but was dearly out-
claev Jn the final sessico.
The favorite
fishing ground of 1
AItw BnulJey. president of th Cleve
land baseball dub. is on tne Au
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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
Pavlowa" Cochrane Does His Stuff
ill : " V k - , n -
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.750 ! fV 4 V ' V S
Whjfs thl. Mlckt-v Cochrane doln? a spring dance? No. the Ath
letbrt' ralrhrr strut-k tills auusujl pose vheo lie started to Ude Into
third base and then Jumped on the hig Instead. He'd Just hammered
out' a triple la the third inning of the season's opening same Kith the
Xew York Yankfes at Sblbe park- Philadelphia. That' Third Base
man Crojsrttl. of the Y";nks. rereliins the belated throw. The New
Y'orkers won. It to 6.
Betty Robinson's Successor Seen
In Overnight.Girl Sprint Star!
CHICAGO A glri who ran original conqueror. Bt March 18. :
her first official foot race less than in her third start, she captured
three months aero and 60 days later, first place with a time of 7.4 sec-
smashed the Central A. A. U. 60- otitis, tying the central record.
yard record may take Betty Rob-' And Afarch ' 30 she lowered the
Inson's place for Chicago In this time to 7J and became sole holder
year's Olympics. . of the mark, along with a member-
One morning last January Mary ship in the L W. A. C. and a gold
Terwllliger of DeKalb. Ill- learned medal.
that a track meet for novices was; George Terwilliger. her brother.
being sponsored m Chicago that ' Is Mary s coach and manager. He
evening by the EJicols Women's: is grocmlng her for the Olympic
athletic club. ! distance of 100 meters outdoors.
Her brother, an athlete himself:
who had noted her unusual speed
in iruormai ioos races, pereuacea ner
She hustled to the eitr. and was champion of 192S who will be out
ehnunated in the semi-final heai.lof the picture this year as the re-
In another indoor meet, four weeks i suit of injuries received in an air-
U:er. she finbed second to her plane crash last summer,
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CAl
06fltlle V ICtOr
By the .ss4wUted Press
Two of xhe Pacify Coast first dirt-
iicn clubs strengthened their post-
ions in yesterday's clashes. San
Francisco tiahtened its hold on first
rlace. while" Portland pul'rfd up on
iticramenso ana tionjv". vt-
lassr dropptnje bacs.
Yesterday's results:
Pr.r-.Iind 4, Missions 1 .
Seattle 8. KaiiTwocd 3.
Los Angeles 6. Sacrsrarnto 3- f
Sun Francisco 8. Oakland 7. j
The Oaks rallied to tie the Seals -in
their half of the ninth In a night
game, but Wera"s single pushed over
the winning run for the home team.
Bv.teriM Walsh. Hurst and Read for
Oaiiand: Wilioughby. iXrUglas and
Per.cciv for the" Seals-
trv nthr (-ir tV A -
celi" r:?hi-har:ded ba;:ers ate up
piichmg of Fiynn. southpaw Senator,
nicimg him for li bitigles- . The
S?ioc$ pounded Mss for Id. but
- tight play m most of the pinches
ihe2 the sccrmg down Batteries:
I r.Tun and ftcocau lor iMcramento; -
Moes and W. Crcmn for Lett Angeles-
rvrtiand Win Araln
Forito s tx:ts uewie
1 th-?uzh
wen
civtded.
- 'ord Puzzle
Ca:'s w:b
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: 1 Na -a e
I.' ";:t.----f Ti
.-..re
I i Aria sa-r---t
aK--
Members of the I- W. A. C. say
they see much resemblance
i suu aiiu ucia wi-wu ouu
t
t seven up. Jim Moore brought a gasp"
from the fans, coming out of a som-
w
tc rtlre lhe side ta th seventh.,
Batteries: Cole and Hofmarm for the
Mi:on; McDonaM and Painusano,
- P lor Poi- ,
SeattWs four runs o!f Pitcher Wa!-
ters' homer was ample margin for
ihc 6-3 win over the Hollywood Stars.
but Walters kept up the stick work,
totaUng 8 bags in four times up.
never mi gain; a hit. Batteries: Tur-
ne. Sheehan and O'Maliey foe Holly-
wood; Walters and. Bowaxini for Se-;
a.rx--
Nowland Takes
Hurdle Tryout
In 15.2 Seconds
yac strio of finely finished kid and
:
T
FRED NOWLAND STARS
Tract tryouts In both Tar
si tv. freshman and mixed
events were held Saturday at
the Cniversity of Oregon. In v
mixed high nurtie tnai.
NoTund. La Grande
fhman. won in 15:2 seconds.
freshman, woo in 15 J seconds,
less than a second slower than
the accepted wtsrid record. In
winning the race he defeated
McCoy in second, and Alien
a
(formerly of Pendieon. in
In addition. Nowland
n third in a 22 second 220-
yard dash fmlxed. and was ,
seeend In a 10 J 100-yard dash
for freshmen, won by Clark
son. Kowlands best time in
the high hurdles in his high
school 'days was 155 seconds,
which stands as the Eastern
Oregon record. He also holds
the state meet record of 159
secoc.es. made at Cocrallis. last
spring.
secor.ds. made at Corrailis. last
; spring.
1 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
TRACK TRYOCT5 HELD
rNivKK&rnr op oregox.
Eu-
cene. Ore, Apr. 21 (Special With
i OMCh Bill EaTw-ard s illness ImproT-
me daily so that he will tmdoubt-
edly be in personal charge of his
, athletes before the wee ts over, ore-
gor i tract ana Htm nopes tooc on j
a brighter aspect over the wvetend.
Colonel Bill was moved to his home
Sunday from the Pacific Christian
; hospital, where be has been confined
t for more than a wee with a severe
colii.
; In Bills absence Ed afoeliey. dis
; cus star and three-year letterman
'. Ln trac and football, has been in
charge of the squad,. &eurday .
Bg E4 put the candidates for both
the varsity and froeh teams through
t their paces in a series of tryouts
; which resulted in scene unusually
coed marks for so ear iy m the sea
j sec
i Thi meet waa scheduled in order
' that Hayward might get a line on
. the avaiZabie naaienai and begin
: to weed out his squad for the
' Oregoa Siaie reiays here neat a.t
; urday.
j The results cf the tryciK fol
I low:
t lC-Tnrd dash: Varsity: first. Starr:
' second. Hoiman: third. Kami! -.on.
Time. 10.3 seconds, Frwi: first.
Clarfcsocv secorid. Ncwiand: third.
j Grefnouh. Time. 10 4 seronds,
f 22tyard dash: first. Siarr: sec-
ocd. Burr: third. Kowiaai. Tune,
j 2 seconds,
4-yard dash.: firsi. Ifarrs; sec-oc-i.
Kcllwage: third, Wnght. Time
, SC secoeds-
eSO-vard run: fir?3. Boiman: fec
) ocd. DcaXi: third. Ejcis, Te 3
camutesa. 3 4 seconds-
run " ftrs. Eunter; secocd,
I Lee. third. Warner. Tiiae. 4 ulisws.
! i5 second.
HigS hurdies: first. "cland: se-r-'
cod. McCoy. Hunt, Allen. Tiaie 11J
; secoccis.
j Dicus: first, Prye: second. Ciarte:
; third, Lewis, Xstance. leet, 8
; Inches.
She put: first. Frye; second. Poce:
; third. Eaaansoer. iXsiance- 43 feet,
i 5 tnche.
j Pce ault: fL-st. Garrett and Kei21
fcer tied: third. Xewccnb, Bfixht
11 feet. 6 inches-
I Ti A. B- C. sangtes boUcg ehast-"
f pionship won by 0o Xitchke of
' CWeiand th year at Detroit b the
third tstSe woo. t-y Crevriard fcowi -en
in it hjdtory of the aOurr.ament.
Record-Hitters, These Lads
f
-vvp. s ' psy-,v - 1 - -"'
Y
hi- .
0
This beine an Olympiad year, the athletes seem o be oudlolns them
selics. Lett Is Bob Kiesel. I nliersity of t'alilomi. sophomore, who ran
the 100-yard dash In 9J seconds, equaling the recojrniied world's record.
Right Is Ben Eastman. Stanford middle distance star, who's shown
breaking the world's So-jard record two weeks artcr setting a new
4tn-;ard mark.
Jurado Declines
To Take New Shot
A t British 0 Ddl
c
BOESOS AIRES up There will be
no Argentine menace this season to
continued United States possession'
0f the British open golf champion-
ship.
Th rv.ciike little Jose Jura-
dJ the Prtai of 's
fln.?rs
UUe bag last' year until
if .Tf . ,V-v
,rt .,-,, tru. hon.
to Tommy Armour, has no appe-
u f ann.v.. EnmnMii
, t
w He is playing better eolf than
erer burning up the
cour5 Ip his native country in
the middle sixties, but he has de-
c lined the oxter or the Arsrentme
Golf club, where he is professional.
him m & either ;
Xat united tates or Britain.
jurado found more agonv than
measure in The harrosin? grind of
Bnti3ts and European tournament
piav last year, and another exoe-
du:on would entail bs absence
irom horn course during the
Argentine wmier. most lucrauve
xeachin? season of the vear. i
Because Jurado prefers to stay
as bou Js co-professionals. Prec-
cenx Gn:a Bnd chuno, alio have
snumed oooortunUies to tlav acain
! in the British open and Argentina
probably will be unrepresented.
1 PARIS INTRODUCES
: LEATHER TIES !
i - !
PAHIS Leather ties are a
new spring fad. As its con:ribution
to masculine spnne stvtes Pins has
evolved a new four-in-hand, cut from
W :?f. wi:h unsewn exiges. to war witn
sports- clothes.
Ee-bro-n is a fivortxe color.
whiie grcec tsl'-e and burnt crange
are also seen.
sporx sianis
By Alan 4. Gonld
tAs5cciaed Press Sports Ed:oc
IntematiMial socrts drveloo scene
' diZZT situaiicns- Tsie the matr
of tennis. In years past Americans
have been criticized abroad for tn-
vading foreign lands and carting
a way the trophies.
After alL weren't Americans al-
together too serious about their
sports: didnt they play to win.
" practice too tnSently. specialise hie
TUdeS GT BoOtjy JOCfS OS On SpOTt
Instead cf plan half a daren.
inane of them too well?
But the spice of intemat;ocal
ccmpeuuoa has made such classics
s the WimbledoQ championships,
and w:ih the paMibtiiwy of the
"American DTts Cup team passing
, uo
the Loc-dGQ toumarrrfr.l. this
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year, criticism his tafcen a new
turn.
Bruce Harris, tennis correspond
ent of the London Evening Stand
ard, brands the proposed plan of
the V. S. L. T. A. to sidetrack Wim
bledon as an "unfriendly act.
The schen-e is. he says, "stealing
betterments ... Free Safofy ,
Glass all around . . . Frea lH
-r; Wheeling, Synchrcnizod
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Thursday, April 21, 1932
I a march" on the French and British
1 players who will be tolling at wim-
jbledon while the Americans are v in
rounding Into championship form A
i at a French resort or In the Roland
' Oarros stadium In Paris. ,
I TIT FOB TAT
Unless America abandons this
I "cute" plan cute. In English usage.
; meaning shrewd or tricky the Eve
1 nlng Standard writer tirges retalla
: tlon.
He doesn't suggest the League of
Nations might be Invoked, but he
mentions a boycott of the Amerl.
can championships .at Forest Hills
: unless the U. 8. L. T. A. calls olt
i the "semi-boycott of Wimbledon."
i Neither Fred Perry nor Bunny Aus
' tin should go to America this fall
i If Shields and Vines skip the two :
: weeks' play at Wimbledon, ife aays.
I Finally, ' Shakespeare ' Is ' dragged
' In to prove the unfriendly action
of American tennis authorities.
I "The Americans by ignoring an
i obligation which the give-and-take
of the game Imposes will show that
they believe (with Casslus) that:
" Tls better that the enemy seek
1 us
i Whilst we, lying still,
! Are full of rest, defense and nlm-
i bleness."
t And as a parting shot the Eng
; llsh writer says that for the Amer- t
lean Davis Cup team to avoid Wim- I
bledon because "three weeks is not
long enough for preparation on the
Paris surface savors ludicrously of
mollycoddling."
II WIS CAI.MS TEMPEST
i Dwight F. Davis, Davis Cup don
or. who spent a week In London re
1'cently, somewhat allayed the feel
ings of British tennis critics on the
Wimbledon; Issue by telling ' them
that he llso felt strongly on the
subject.
I Declaring that he had been In
' correspondence with the American
authoritiesMr. Davis said : "I have
great hopeiT that our young players
will be at Wimbledon. I regard
Wimbledon as pre-eminent among
the lawn tennis championships of
the world." ,
English critics felt better after j
that, and Mr. Davis' reputation as
r. diplomat was firmly established
in London.
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