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Thursday, July 14, 1932 Pago Two , LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, QBE. A mericm AiMetes Prepare CREAM OF THIS NATION'S TRACK MEN TO COMPETE Greatest Collection of Stellar Performers in Country's History Wait ing For the Gun. Itv Alan fionlil (Associated Press Sport Editor) PAIX ALTO. Cn!., July 14 A America's warning to the Invading army or athletes seems likely to be sounded with record -.smashing em phasis in the final Olympic track and field tryouu, Friday nnd Saturday, before upwards of 30,000 spectators in Stanford university's beautifully laid out stadium. Combined with the national senior A. A. U. champlonrthlps for 1932. the ilpcifiivo tents for the American team, which will carry the shield in the blue-ribbon event of the tnth Olympiad at Los Angeles two weeks hence, have brought together the grcotest collection of track and field Htnrs In the country's history. World recordbreakers, present and prospec tive, will bo featured la at least seven events. Slmuiil Have No Alibis "So far as most of the main events aro concerned, you pick the winners out of a hat Just as coblly as you can figure them on n dopesheet," Lawson Robertson, the American Olympio head coach, told the Asso ciated Press today. "We should have no alibis when the team Is finally chosen, by actual tryouts, to meet the best that the rest of the world can offer. It's the greatest lineup I lmve ever seen." The American team, barring some lnst-mfnute change of heart by Olympio officials, or extraordinary developments, will stand on the re sults of the try outs. The desire of Ren Eastman, famous Stanford run ner, to compete only in the 400 meter run, has disposed of the talk of picking him, without trial, for the fJOO meters. lllg lie ii Seeks Revenge Eastman has been a storm-center ever since the forces began assembl ing for the final trlnls. Since his defeat in the Intercollegiate 440 by Bill Carr, of Pennsylvania, Big Ben has been pointed for a return duel and revenge," in the 400 meters. East man and Carr are "seeded" In sep arate heata of the 400 tomorrow but. barring the biggest kind of an upset, probably will battle it out in the final Saturday. Coast enthusiasts today, however, were offering no bettor than even money that Eastman would take Cnrr's measure, following word the blond Stanford runner had been af fected by a slight cold. Easterners of fered the suggestion that either Karl Warner, of Yale, or Reginald Bowen, former Pittsburgh star, might con tribute another upset. If Carr failed to repeat. The world record or 47 seconds should be knocked bow Icfiged, anyway. Field to be lleritu-eil The preliminaries tomorrow will re duro the ail-star field, from around .100 athletes to not more than 125 for Saturday's finals. This will be cut in half again by the deciding tests. The first three In each of 18 events will qualify for the Olympic team. In addition to which extra men will be chosen for the 400 and 1000 meter relay teams. Although the spotlight focuses on n flock of PaclTlc Coast stars, all e.-ijicr to ndd the California touch to California's Olympics, the dope-sheets Indicated the cast and middle west will contribute most of the place winners. On a consensus of experts, the prospects point to theso results: East. 29; mld-wcst. 21; far west. 17; south, a. This Includes the selec tions already made for the decathlon and marathon, as well as the relay probabilities, to complete the track and field lineup. favikoti:s i.isti:i) PALO ALTO. July 14 (At Tho con sensus of track coaches and experts on the outcome of the American Olympic track and field tryouts start ing tomorrow, showed the following . favorites in 18 events: 100-metpr dash Emmet Topplno, Prank Wykoff, Halpi; Metcalfe. 200-meter dash Metcalfe, Bob Kie scl. Eddie Tolan. 400-meter run Ben Eastman, Bill Cnrr. Karl Warner. HOO-meier run Eddie Genung, Charles Honibostel. Dale Letts. 1500 meters Ocne Viw.kc. Penrose Hallowell, Glen CunniiiKham. fiooo meters Paul Rvmers, Ralph Hill, nan Dean. 10.000 meters Louis Gregory, Tom McDmiough. Tom Ottey. 3000 meter steeplechase Joe Mc Cluskey. George Lennond, Harold Manning. 100 meter hurdles Percy Beard George Siillng. Jack Keller. 4(H) meter hurdles Eugene Beatty .Vic Burke, Joe Heuly. inim jump Willis Ward. George American Legion Junior Baseball Tournament Baker, Burns, Ontario, La Grande TWO GAMES FRIDAY 10::i0 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. Admission l!5c Childivn under 12 l'roc Championship Game Saturday DOl'ULKIIKADKR, 1 :00 1 M. Admission :1.1c Children 10c i nf "r-imiry.' Spitz, Walter Marty. Broad Jump Lambert Reed, Ed Gordon, Dick Barber. Shotput Leo Sexton, Herman Brlx, Nelson Gray. Discus John Anderson, Robert Jones, Paul Jessup. Javelin Leo Bartlett, Ken Church ill, Malcolm Metcalfe. Pole vault Bill Oraber, Keith Brown, Mill Miller. Hop. step and Jump Sid Bowman, Levy Casey, Lambert Reed. Hammer throw - Pete Zaremba, Lawrence Johnson, Frank Conner, Baseball Standings lly the Associated Press coast LEAorr: W. L. Portland 81 43 Hollywood ..- .60 44 San Francisco x.64 47 Los Angeles 62 60 Seattle - 50 63 Sacramento .....47 67 Oakland ..- -.40 67 Mlssluna 43 61 NATIONAL LEAGl'E Pet. I .687 .677 .636 : JS10 .4B5 .462 .447 .408 W. L. Pet. Pittsburgh - 44 33 .571 Chicago 43 38 .544 Boston - 44 38 37 St. LoulD - 40 30 .600 Philadelphia 41 44 .482 Brooklyn 30 42 .481 New York. ......34 42 .447 Cincinnati . 30 50 .438 AMERICAN LEAOt'E W. L. Pet. New York - 68 26 .883 Cleveland - -....47 36 .606 Philadelphia 48 37 .605 Detroit 44 35 67 Washington 45 3B .642 St. Louis - 39 41 .488 Chicago .28 62 .350 Boston 19 61 .238 VESTEItllAVS GAMES Const League San Francisco 8. Missions 6 Portland 4, Oakland 5. Los Angeles 4, Hollywood 0. Seattle' 2, Sacramento 4. American League New York 5. St. Louis 3. Boston 8. Detroit 7. Cleveland 7. Philadelphia 5. Washington 15, Chicago 4. National League Boston 6-10, Pittsburgh 1-5. Brooklyn 6, Chicago 4. Philadelphia 3, Cincinnati 2. St. LoulB 8, New York 2. Beavers, Stars Lose Again But Retain Places By the Associated Press Portland and Hollywood continued In first nnd second places In 'the Coast league today, both losing last night's games. The Beavers were nosed out by the Oaks, 5 to 4, when Fusray Httfft, Acorn center fielder, singed i the tenth, scoring Le Roy Anton. Port land came from behind In the ninth with a two-run rally to tie the score at four-all. Le Roy Hermann of the Angels shut out the Stars 4 to 0 for his 19th vic tory this season. He fanned ten Hol lywood batters. "Tuck" Stainback. young outfielder, hit a homer In the third with two men on. Sacs Win Again Sacramento made It two straight over Seattle as Jimmy Dehong turned In his eighth pitching victory In ten starts, to win 4 to 2. The Heals nnd Missions ended the ninth Inning in a S-5 deadlock, but tho Senls put over three runs in the tenth to win 8 to S. Jimmy Cavcney, manager of the Seals who plays first base, garnered five hits in five times at the plate. Yesterday s results: R. H. E. Portland 4 11 4 5 7 2 Oakland Shores, Joiner, E, nlngs). A. Jacobs and Palmlsano; Walsh and Gaston. (10 ln- R. H. E. Los Angeles J. 4 9 1 Hollywood 0 8 0 Hermann und Campbell; Page and Mayer. R. It. E. Seattle 2 6 1 Sacramento - 4 7 1 Nelson. Walters and Cox; Deshong and Wirts. R. H. E. 8 14 4 San Francisco ... Missions 6 11 2 McDougal. Stlne. Douglas and Bren zel; Bowler, Cole ond Hofmauu, Rlcci. (10 Innings). Autocrat's Contempt Vespusian, the ltoinun emperor, la said to have innde the remark, "1 will not kill ti dog that harks nt ine," in expressing Ms attitude to ward u group of republican cou- FJiMtCirS. 0. S. C. LINE WILL HAVE NEW FACES Success of 1932 Orange Football Team Depends On New Material. OREGON STATE COLLEGE, Cor vallis. July 14 i) Success of the Ore gon State college football team next fall depends to a great extent on how almost a complete new line comes through. Last year's regular starting lineup from tackle to tackle nnd several substitute lettermen have been lost to the squad. Many new men will be seen" In the lineup the coming season. The real strength of the team will not be known until the Orangemen meet Stanford uni versity In Portland In the opening conference game of the season Oct. 1. Of the 11 lettermen who have been lost to the squad six were regulars last season. They are Buck Hammer, center; Oil Bergerson and Jack Cox, guards; Harry Kent and Bill Bylng ton, tackles, and Reg Rust, left half back. Others are Barney Carlson, guard: Snowy Gustafson. fullback; Bill Head, halfback; Herald Hylton. tackle, nnd Floyd Root, end. Loss of these men leaves no available letter men for left guard, left halfback and center. Frank Porfllv. a lettermon, who died of pneumonia last spring was In line for the left guard position.; Johnny Blancone, who made his let ter at quarterback last season but was declared Ineligible for this year on account of playing In n soccer game during the Christmas holidays, was banked on for left halfback. Several Prospects Here are some of the outstanding prospects for the different positions: Center Vic Curtln. who made his letter at right end last year; Willis Dan lor tn ana Keinnom K-anzier, var sity reserves, and Clyde Devlne, from me iresnman team. Right guard Lores Tuttle, let- terman: Bill Kenna, varsity reserve; Warren Powers, John Pitts and Charles Bartos, all from the fresh man squad. Left iiuard Herman Leal, letter- man switched from end; Tommy Miles, ineligible lost year; Hugh Stan field and Vinton Medley, reserves: John Flllpoff, from the freshman team, nnd Dudley Nelson, transfer from Pacific university. Right tackle Ade Schwammel and Wayne Ham. both lettermen: John King, reserve; George Svendsen and Harold Brown, freshmen last year. Left tackle Curly Miller, two-yeor 1 et terms n; Harry Field, transfer from university oi Hawaii; Don wagner. varsity reserve and Erney Bcarss, In eligible last year. Rignt end Everett Davis ana frea MacDonald. letterman; Ed Adams, Don Anderson and John Tomlln. var sity reserves; Mel Masterson and jonn wooaara, iresnmen last year. Left end Keith Davis, letterman: Dan Mltola, Howard Campbell and Milton Campbell, freshmen last year. Quarterback Art Kamponi nnu Tommy Ward, letterman quarterbacks last year; Ted Hermann, letterman fullback last year; kuss Aoneson, transfer from Pacific university, and Jimmy Clnrke, transfer from Mon mouth Normal. Right halfback Hal Moe nnd Pierre Bowman, lettermen: Arnold Helnkcnen and Howard Forrest, fresh men last year. ' Left hull back Homey Adams ana Phil Small, varsity reserves; Norman Franklin, Wlllard Jarvis and Charles Fyock. all freshmen last year. FunoacK r-TanK lihio anu Haroia Joslin. lettermen; Leon Underwood and Leonard Marsh, varsity reserves, and Harold Pangie, freshman helf- back last year. Complete Oregon Stace college schedule: Sept. 17 Gonzaga at Spokane. Sept. 24 Willamette at Corvallis. Oct. 1 Stanford at Portland. Oct. 8 So. Cal. at Los Angeles. Oct 22 Wash. State nt Corvallis. Oct. 28 W. Const Army nt Corvallis. Nov. 5 Oregon at Corvallis. Nov. 12 Montana nt Missoula. Nov. 19 Fordbam at New York. Forget Opponent In Tourney Play Itv Johnm 1'sirri'tl (An Told to Artie McOovern) "Why Is It, Johnny, thnt when I'm out with my regular foursome. play Ins 'or small stakes, my same Is from 10 to 15 strokes better than when I play in my club tourna ments?" Every golf professional will recog nize the question for it Is extremely cc m mon. There may be one of a thousand answers. However. I think that every golfer, whether an outstanding prire winner or an amateur In club competition, finds himself inclined to pre when he enters tournament play. This will I irutn any shot, I My advice is to try to foreet that you are playing against your oppo nent's ball. Disregard his shots en Itiifly. Don't watch his play, his ! technique, where his ball lands, or any tiling else concerning his game, FiRnre out for yourself on each hole the number of stroke your av i erage same Indicate as your score, i and then play for this goal, not lor what your opponent l doing. (OMMIMSTS T.XKK SIN FKNll I HONO KONO. China, July 14 Wt While the Afrntlon of the Cantonese army has been diverted to commun ist dhtordem In the east, bitndtte nnd Chines communists in the north have renewet' their ActlvtttcM and to day ihey captured the town of SM:-. tvtui. yi ?rotI the iJWM r-TJS - POTATINVOROP OF FORMIC ACID IN EVERY HOUEYCELL BEFORE IT IS SEALED OTHERWISE THE HONEY WOOLD SPOIL SHARkS BEO0SE OF THE PECULIAR " CONsTROdioN Or THEIR WOOTHS) TURN ON THEIR BACKS' WHEN ATTACKING. et 1,32 BY HEA IN JAPAN, a child bom on December 31st would be two years old the very next day, vhllo an American baby, born at the same time, would bo only one day old. But the Japanese people do not mind adding years to their lives. In fact, old age Is actually looked forward to. even by the women, for it brings with it great respect, and the wants of the older persons are looked after by their fam-illec. FLOODS KIM. .MANY NICE, France. July 14 W) Moun tain torrents sweeping through the valleys near here today carried to death an undetermined number of homeless unemployed who - were sleeping under the bridges across the River Paillon. See yoBise MR. SMOKER, stop and think hoiv much Velvet you get for your 15 cents! Just empty out a tin and see for yourself. A full eighth of a pound and ivhat tobacco! Plenty for 50 cigarettes. Made for cigarettes cut for easy rolling. Rich fragrant and sparkling with flavor just to look at it makes your mouth water! & 19!. Liu.i;i a M'k loMtioCo." for Weekend Tryouts in NORTON SIBERIA, -IN 1846 A HUGE, HAIRY AWAlMOTH SUDDENLY APPEARED ON THE SURFACE OF THE INOKjrIRKA RIVER SOME ZO,000 VEARsr ,. ' 0EFORE, HE HAD WIRED POWH ATTHlSSPcJT, AND (UP VJV rK02EN SOLID... K -cy. AND FLOODS Si PELEASEO SCflVICt. MC. 7-13 OMAHA SIIKF.I' OMAHA, July 14 VP (U. S. D. A.) Sheep 4.000; lambs and yearlings generally 25c lower: sheep steady: feeders 2550c lower: bulk good and choice range lambs $5.25 65.50; fed yearlings S3.75 ii 64.00; ewes Up to $1.75. or If Enough VELVET or 50 cigarettes ...15c V made for rolling With Grimes In Slump, Chicago Loses to Robins By Oayle Talbot (Associated Press Sports Writer) That heroic figure of the last world series, Burleigh Grimes, must have been a source of the keenest disap pointment to Rogers Hornsby the last few months. The Cubs manager apparently made the smartest kind of a move when he acquired Orlmes In the famous deal that sent Hack Wilson on his way. But the once great spltballer has failed to produce, and It Is only be cause of Lonnie Warneke. the Ar kansas youngster, has come through so spectacularly that the Cubs are where they are today. Grimes In Slump Grimes, thus far has been able to win only four for Hornsby and has lost eight. After Illness set him back at the start of the race, the veteran righthander started well and It looked for a time that he was set for a big year, but something slipped about a month ago and he has been of prac tically no value since. Doing relief work mostly, he has lost five straight and was knocked from the box In his last three starts. Grimes' inability to regain his stride cost the Cubs a 5 to 4 defeat by Brooklyn yesterday. The defeat kept the Cubs from climbing within a single game of the league leaders. Boston took a pair from the Pi rates, 5-1 and 10-5. Cards Win Fourth Straight The St. Louis Cardinals won their fourth straight, taking the Giants, 6-2. and the Phillies scored a 3 to 2 triumph over Cincinnati. . The Cleveland Indians romped on the A's again, 7 to 6, in 10 Innings and went into second place in the American league. Boston's Red Sox not only took their second straight from Detroit, 8 to 7, but chalked up their first series of the season, three games to two. Home runs by Babe Ruth and Frankle Crosetti, each with one aboard, gave the Yankees their final with St. Louis, 5 to 3. It was No. 25 for the Babe. Washington hammered three Chicago White Sox pitchers for 16 hits and a 15 to 4 victory. Expect Big Crowd At Portland Fight PORTLAND, Ore., July 14 (&) With good weather tomorrow night, Joe Waterman, boxing promoter, is pre dicting a crowd of between 6000 and 8000 at the Multnomah civic stadium to see Leo Lomskl fight Young Flrpo, the Idaho miner, ond Handy Andy Bundy, the Oakland negro flash mix with Able Israel. Portland Jewish boy. Flrpo Is seeking revenge for the two round knockout by Lomskl at their previous meeting, when the former Aberdeen Assassin surprised him with a haymaker to the mouth and the loss or several teeth. Both Bundy and Israel-have been going sensationally, having a long string of knockouts to their credit. REED DEFEATS DOC NELSON IN ROUGH MA'i'CH PORTLAND, Ore., July 14 (fP Robin Reed, Reedsport, Ore., defeated Doc Nelson, Atlanta, Ga., two out of threo falls here last night, but found it necessary to resort to rough tac tics to do it. Reed took the first fall in 10 minutes. 50 seconds. Af ter weakening Nelson with whip wrist locks, Reed used a Sonnenberg butt to the stomach to flatten the southerner. Nelson won the second fall in 9 minutes. 44 seconds, with a peculiar style of neck-wrenching head locks. After some very rough work the third fall went to Reed in 19 minutes. 22 seconds when he up ended Nelson. Bob Myers took two falls from Glenn Stone in the five round special event, while Bulldog Jackson lost the curtain raiser to Joe Gardtneer, on a foul when he slugged his opponent on the chin. CAPTAIN LOST OVKRIJOAItl PEIPING. July 14 m Captain Joseph Mlcolo, American master of the Yangtze Rapids Steamship com pany's motorship Ichang-, was lost overboard July 12 wmie on me way to Hankow from Ichang.. reports to the American legation here tod.ty sala, t Sport Slants t by Alan J. Could (Associated Press Sports Editor) Eddie Egan's entertaining book, "Fighting for Fun," throws the light on one of the most unusual amateur athletic careers on record. The Colorado boy who went to war, to Yale, to Oxford and boxed his way around the world Just for the sport, of swapping left hooks, seems .to... have enjoyed himself Im mensely..' V'Tet he had a difficult time resisting the temptation to turn professional. Recurrently, through the schoolboy stages of his career, he defends himself, but it IOOK VJCiitJ Auuiicjfo huyiuj, appar -x ently, to finally check a strong lm- pulse to turn -pro. ' Its iiuv wuiui it,, Aumicy VOIQ Eagan, as the professional and ama teur heavyweight champions meet in Colorado Springs. "You don't know what a champ has to put up with until you are one. It's a long roud to the championship. I was years getting my chance. It takes lots of fights to get to the top and then it's a matter of luck. "You wouldn't start at the bot tom, H'b true., but the bees are busiest around the top of the honey jar. There are plenty ahead of you. Maybe you can lick 'em all, only re member the . better you are the harder you'll find It to get matches with top-notchers. . . . You're ready to tackle law. It won't help your career a bit to be known as a for mer pug. People Just don't aaso- ' elate brains and pugilism. . . ." Years earlier, in Denver, Jack Dcmpsey boxed an exhibition with tho youthful Eagan, showed him some tricks of the game and ad vised: "Stick to college, kid. I wish I had your chance. The profession al gets darn little money and lots of punches." The future Rhodes scholar and Olympic champion might not have been so willing to accept this ad- vice if either he or Dempsey had M known the big money that was to 1 be collected during boxing's later ' boom times. Eagan nevertheless resisted offers from Tex Rtckard as well as London promoters to turn "pro" after it was apparent he could very likely "clean up." If he has any lingering regrets now, he dees not Indicate them. ACfAINST OLYMPIC BOXING It may interest the Olympic 'mo guls to have Eagan's viewpoint on the fistic sport's place on , the in ternational program. "I have been to three Olympiads and seen all the events," he says. "It seems to me that the object of tho games, good fellowship and sportsmanship between nations could be better achieved without the box ing events. i "The decision of two inexpert- enced judges Is often wrong sci ence, skill In footwork and clever countering blows are often not ap preciated by the Judges If a fa vored national charges in continual ly like a maddened bull. I have seen biting in the clinches, knives drawn by spectators, and policemen iifilnL' their clubs at the boximt matches when a decision seemed V unfair." IlKMPSEY I1KST FHiHTER As to the two great men of pugi lism with whom he boxed and asso ciated on friendly terms, Bagan says: "In my opinion Jack Demp sey Is the greatest fighter and Gene Tunney the greatest boxer in ring history. Of course I did not see the old-time champions, but I think hexing has evolved 'upward Just as every other sport has. Fighters to day know more about training and scientific living than the earlier chnmpions ever knew
