La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, October 08, 1932, City Edition, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextSaturday, OctoW 8, 1932 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, HA GRANDE, ORE. ' BXfJ", Pare Sir College NORMAL SCHOOL SHOWS STRENGTH IN EVENING GAME E. 0. N.'s Next Game Will Be Against Columbia University in Portland Next Thursday. CALDWELL, Ida., Oct. S on Col lege of Idaho football squad defeat ed Eastern Oregon Normal of . La Grande 33 to a here last night. Tho Teachers were the aggressors In the first quarter but woro unable to score until Just before the half ended when Lassen, Oregon fullback, carried the ball over the Coyotes' goal ' line on a line buck. Later In the same quarter the col lege responded with a couple of off tackle plays which netted two touch downs. A third touchdown and a safety accounted for the score of 23 points. 1 Last night's game was the first of the season at which spectators hove been much affected by the cold. . A low fog hung over the arc lighted field, causing spectators to turn up their coat collars and stamp their feet while the players blew on their fingers and fumbled frequently. 'b. O. N. HIIOW8 HT11KNOT1I In spits of tho 33 to 6 Bcore at Caldwell last night, tho score might easily have been 9 to , according to Charles K. Reynolds, who witnessed the game. The last Coyote touch down came Just eight seconds be fore, the end of the contest, after College of Idaho had led only IB to 0 during the. last half. The Mountaineers, bucking up against one of the strongest teams In the Northwest conference and play ing their first game of night ball as, well, made an excellent showing. Normal school scored first, after hold ing a decided; edge In the first quar ter. : It was not until the last of the game that Cornell allowed his sub stitutes to enter the Unoup, Although thero wore no outstand ing stars for La Grande, the Normal school team as a whole played hard, aggreslvse ball, giving promise of some unusually Interesting games here later, this season. .- Lassen, fullback., who scored the touchdown on three plays from the 11-yard line, was Injured In the aoc ond quarter. In the third quarter an, B. O. N. march for touchdown was '. halted when ' Richards, Lassen's substitute, fumbled Rob reeled off I a 32-yard run on a reverse preceding the touchdown. - Coach Cornell said he had the beat team In years, with eight four-year lettermen on the squad. Just for example, to Indicate the strength of the Mountaineers, Col lege of Idaho defoated Albany col lege 33 .to 6 and yesterday Whitman hsd difficulty in trimming the Al bany eleven 13 to 0. After the 33 to 6 score aV Caldwell yesterday, local gridiron fans were placing the Moun. talneers about on par with Whitman. ' FOOTBALL RESULTjQ (Continued from Page One) Iowa State 0, Nebraska 13. Auburn 18, Duke 7. Virginia Poly Inst. 33, U, of Mary land 0. Baton Hall 0, Manhattan 31. Centervllle Independents of Butte 0, Intermountoln Union 0. Iowa 0, Wisconsin 34. Purdue 7, Minnesota 0. Gettysburg 0; Vlllanova 31. Upsala 34, Montolalr Normal 3. Wayncaburg 7; Penn State 6. Btickncll 0; Fordham 30. Princeton 7; Columbia 30. Rutgers 0, N. Y. U. 31. West Cheater Teachers 0, St. Jo soph 0. Springfield 6, Brown 13. New Hampshire 0, Harvard 40. Alfred 0. Buffalo 6 (tic). Defiance 0, Central Stato Toaohcrs 33. , St. Mary's collego (Mich.) 0, Adrian college 0 (tie). St. Michael's 30. Norwich 0. Klnit Period: Missouri 0, Texas 13. Washington 0, Oregon 0. Idaho, Southern Branch 0, Mont ana Stato 0. Missouri 0. Tcxns 13. Idaho 7, Oonuigs 6. Hcoimrt Period Idaho, Southern Branch 0, Mont ana Stato 0. Long Food Queues Bring New Shops To Russian Cities. $ lilZSl MOSCOW w Tho abolition of long queues at stores Is souelit by the soviet Rovernment through the opon Ing of additional shops for moat, butter, cheese and broad. Tho shortage In the first three . , v.. . I limited quantities in the state's "open." or high-priced stores oper ated to compete with the prlvato market, and the few shops which handle them ore besieged dolly by housewives. Such food Is available In tho gov ernment's cheaper cooperative stores only on certain days and long lines of poople, hoping to buy them be fore the supply Is exhausted, form hours before the stores open. The queues lengthen as the dsy wears on and disband only when the stores close or when It Is aunounced that meat, butter and cheese stocks are exhausted. T-i,-,. i. ! Moscow but new dispensing stations fin l not polished without Ill were ordered for It also, so that the , ' rubbing, o l man not (level demand might be more conveniently oped without Ills numerous trluls. uppiied, lent. . . of Idaho Defeats Mountaineers Friday Night BRUSHING UP SPORTS... r . ., f . -J m feHjhlCePErD 51MCE W- , rWr v,y y - ' r4csWEr4Tfei:AM hs ; ' " "! J v-y 8 Nf ftftXjt mH T mS' ' ; ffzSm, penalized! fili fj :,,.,fr v ',.l'fi7ym Pfel'f $w&M'. . ob half The distance rl;mt0 AllhI III j3aCok 16 ns goal line ujhem NWV. SuMriTfiEARWi IK,; s&A?& vKJs Jfc Ulilrl 4 GOALS . 1 . prom The field ' TwitsgA 1 ' W HIS KICKING 8ooT H6 i v ' I RfiSVm fpY CARRIED ANofe OF WtiW&mX . CCSJS'XfSW J? FPOrt HlS MoTrtEB, U)HO WAS ILL AMP tf VJXt l&MtVk Oregon Staters Meeting Trojans In Los Angeles ' Fly Paul Zimmerman ' (Associated Press Sports Writer) LOS ANGELES, Oct. 8 (P The line revamped, for the occasion, Coach Paul Schissler's Oregon State grldsters were prepared today to question the right of the Unlvorilty of Southern California football team, to continue an undefeated way along the Pacific Coast conference title trail, Thoroughly dissatisfied with, the way his forward wall functioned or failed to function against Stanford a week ago, Coach Schlssler made four changes in his probable start ing lineup, designed to detour If pos sible - tho championship defondlng Trojans. Thero was more of an uncertainty about the Impending encounter so far as Troy was concerned than in recent years, what with flvo men def jnltely out of the lineup and some four others Irt none too good a pny- over irom me lour yarn muritcr. uiu slcal condition as a result of a slege'son led In tho drive that advanced of Influenza and trifling but Irrltat-, the ball to that position. . Ing Injuries. coach "Nig" Borleskc's men at no ' The Beavers rofused to reveal any! tlmo were taced with any lmmlncny of their strength or lack of It, by, scoring threat from Coach Lnppen passlng up a final workout yester-?; busch's men. day, which added to the uncosinessi of the Trojans. Stanford's lnpres-1 stvo victory over the team from Cor-1 dent not to be figured Into tho out come today. , fijlj Shift In Lineup , , jhlsslor announced he would start Arthur Miller at left tackle; Hugh Stanfleld at loft guard and Willis Danforth at center. Vic Curtln has been shifted from center to right end, to replace Arnold Kolkencn, who did not make tho trip because of tho death of a brother. The backfiold of John Blancono, quarter; Harold Moo and Harold Pan- . gle, halves and Frank Little, fullback, , will be the same. ' Coach Jones' line also will be changed, much against his will. Oli ver Bardln probably will start at right guard Instead of Larry Stevens, who is sufforlng from an Infected foot and Byron Oontry will bo at Aaron Rosenberg's running guard post. Rosenborg Is still an lnflueuicu, victim. Orvllio Mohlor. tho sky pilot quar terback of recent aeronautical fame, will start deeplto a weak knee, with Cal Clemens and Bob McNolsh at tho halves and Homer Orltflth, fullback. Troy's casualties In tho backfiold aro Dick Barbor, dordon Clark and Bob I Ersklno. I Probabio starting lineups; '. Oregon Stato Pos. Southern Cal. K. Davis LE Sparling ' Miller LT urown iui I Stanfleld ... LO Ocntry Danforth O Jorgenson Males HO - Bardln Bchwommel RT Smith i Curtln ItE Pahner i Blancono Q - Mohler! Little Griffith FKMIMXK N.XMB TWIST COSTLY TO THICK Y Tt'UJj. KEMBRHtsSAR, Turkey vn By mlssoellliiK Ills name a peasant of this village made hlmsolt officially a woman and for seven years escaped military service and taxes. Hnnefl gave his namo tho feminine twist of Hsnlfc when ho registered at his coming of ago. An Inspector from Angora discov ered tho deception and Hanoll paid for his orthographic femininity In hoavy fines. 't Adverilty's Uses Dlfllcultlps show what men are. Adversity is (ho test that proves the mettle of tlioso encountering It Trouble seeks out and tries to the utmost a mun's Intt-nt abilities. Just WHITMAN WINS FROM ALBANY COLLEGE 12-0 ALBANY, Ore., Oct. 8 OP) Whit man college football eleven shut out Albany, college 12 to 0 here yester day, but only after a stiff resistance by tho local team. The Warriors hela laut year's northwest conference champions scoreless . until two min utes before the end of the first half, but weakened In tho latter Half. Balfour-Gibson,, the quarterback who stood out as Whitman's star of the day, skirted right end from the 10 yard line and crossed standing up into scoring territory for the first touchdown. Only a few minutes before Albany iiuu iwm Miw Mivivuvio vu w.w yard line. Taking the punt designed to put Albany out of danger, the Mis sionaries advanced lrresistably to the position from which Gibson scored. The second touchdown came In the third period when Anderson smashed CoVe High DOWIIS Joseph Team 28-0 in Mrs. A. (1. Conklln (Observer Correspondent) Covo. Ore.; Oct. S (Special) Cove High won Its second game of the foot ball season here yesterday, defeating Joseph High 38 to 0. Although the two teams appeared about evenly matched, Covo managed to get the Jump on the visitors and hold it throughout the game Covo defeated North Powder 7 to 0 In tho first gamo of the season and will play the Powdcrltes agoln at Oovo next Friday. Joseph Hllih pre viously had defeated Wallowa 30 to 13. Excellent IT When Prank Bess, big hnlllwck on Marshall College's football team, goes Into spring training, ho does It on a train. During summer vacation, the Huntington, V. Vs.; school's star Is a fire man on railroad, and his null sinking keeps the excess fat off. AI)o he's shown In action on I lie football ttcltt and in Ihe loco motive cab. By Lauf er Explain Kickoff Rule Change In Football Rules (Note: Hits Is the last of four ar ticles explaining the football rules changes, written especially for The Associated Press.) Ity William S. UuiRforil (Secretary, Nntlonal Football Rules Committee) NEW YORK. Oct. 8 W1) The changes In the kickoff rule which also apply to free kicks (1) allow for a drop kick, If preferred to a placeklck and (2) require at least five players of the receiving team to remain in vnrin Via two on t.hntr rnim AR-vnrrf linn nna the 50-yard lino until the kick off has actually been made. As soon as the ball has been kicked they may retlro to form interference for the runback or advance to block the op ponents. Under a third provision, the re ceiving team is accorded the oppor tunlty of making a fair catch and if nny of them are in position to reach tho ball before it touches tho ground they havo tho right of way and players of the klckor's team must keep out of their way so as not to intcrfero with this opportunity. If they should Interfere, the fair catch- Is oworded whether or not the ball Is actually caught and a 16-yard penalty is also Imposed. This change plnces the rlghte of tho opposing teams on klckoffs and frceklcks is practically tho same category as on kicks from scrimmage. Tho regulations governing equip ment now prohibit tho wearing of knee and elbow pads which are made of any hard or unyielding substance and require that the outside surfaces of hard thigh and shin guards' and braces must bo covered with a soft padding at least thrcc-cighths of an inch in thickness. This rule also makes It mandatory for all players to wear soft knee pads. Train-ing SAVAGES DEFEAT UNION TEAM 19-0 EnterpriseMeets. Stub born Resistance on Part of Bobcat Players. . : Enterprise High school, 1031 chanv plon of Eastern Oregon, - added an other victory to Its present string yes terday at Union, defeating the Bob cats IB to 0 In a ragged game. The Savages, with 7 to 0 victory over Baker, had little trouble In scor ing in the second half, although In the first two periods Union made It plenty Interesting for the title hold ers. But for a break In the first min ute of play, the. first halt probably would have been scoreless.- . v Enterprise did not show Impres sively, but one must consider also that Coach' Ira Woodle and his team of Tigers were on the sidelines watch ing the progress or the contest, cer tain It Is, however, that the Savages have not the power they demon strated lost year. Blocked Punt opens nay -Enternrlse blocked a Union punt near the opening of the first quarter on Union's 28-yard line, and march ed to a touchdown In spite of stub born resistance. It took three plays to make a first down on the 18-yard line, four plays to make a first down on the seven-yard marker, and four more downs- were required to score. An end run attempt for the extra point failed During the remainder of the first half play was about even, with both teams making yardage lnconslstent Ity, and from there on, through stub ly. Union threatened twice In the second period, being held for downs on the Savage 14-yard line and again on the Enterprise 30. The second Enterprise score come In the third quarter when White ran 30 yards around left end for a touchdown,. after Enterprise had ad vanced the boll from the 46-yard line. A plunge. for the point succeeded. An Intercepted pass near mldfleid gave Enterprise her third opportun ity, and from, there on .through stub born resistance, the Savages worked their way to a score. The try for point failed. ' , In the last four minutes coacn Bohlller ran In his second team. which held Union on the 25-yard line' after one first down. . The game was rough and penalties occasionally were- Inflicted by Ref eree Agee, of North Powder, most of them favoring Union.-'-' , , , Anderson and Roberts showed up well .for Union, with Whlte doing much of the yard-gaining for the Savages. The starting lineups: Enterprise (18) ;. (0) Union Dickson ; LE Lay Hanson LT . . Wlthycombe Mutch .V...i.;.; .'. LQ .....v. MJller Swayze ...v C ..; Woll Noble ".'...'...".Z. . BO' Roberts Plnckley RT Hlatt Bue RE MJres White - Q Tallman Gent - LH . Robinson Flower RH Anderson Lanning P .'..' Martin Joe Cronin To Be Manager Of 1933 Senators WASHINGTON, Oct. SOT Young Joe Cronin, brilliant shortstop who will not be 36 until Wednesday, Is tho new manager of the Washington Senators. Harking back, perhaps, to the time In 1624 when another youthful ln flelder, "Bucky" Harris led his team to a world championship, Clark Grif fith, owner of the Washington club, today announced Cronln's appoint ment. Cronin, who succeeds Walter John son, was given a one-year contract. He is tho youngest man ovor named to head a Major league basoball club and In addition is the youngest of the players who woro regulars with the Washington club last season. A native of San Francisco. Cronin went from high school to league base ball. Before he was IB he had been picked up by the Pittsburgh Pirates and was sitting on the bench during the world series of that year with Washington. He saw his team ham mer Johnson, the "big train" hard to win the deciding game. His comment on his appointment was: "I hope to got tho club on Its toes and keep It there all next sea son." CHICAGO LIVESTOCK CHICAGO, Oct. 8 7P (U. S. D. A. I Hogs 4.000: steady to 10c lower; 180-280 lbs. a3.70rS3.75. Cattle 200; compared week ago: steers and yearlings 6097&O off. Block ers and feeders weak to 25o lower; voalers about steady; top steers SIO.OO, yearlings S9.S6: heifer yearlings S8.23: stockcrs and feeders S3.75 6.00: western killing steers 4.00f 6.00. Sheep 8,000; today nominal; for week: 1525 lower; closing bulks: na tive lambs tS.OO0S5.26: native throw out s3.50el3.75; slaughter ewes sl.00 B1.75. OMAHA SHEEP OMAHA, Oct. 8 Ml (U. S. D. A.) Sheep 3,300; compared week sgoi lambs strong to 25o higher, sheep steady, feeders strong; closing bulks: range lambs S4.75S5.00: native lambs S4 90fl5.00; ewes 1.251.75. Ut'TTKKFAT SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 8 W) But terfat f. o. b. San Francisco 23c. LIVERPOOL WHEAT LIVERPOOL. Oct. 8 (1 ' Wheat closed: Oct. 55H; Dec- 65: March 55H- Exchange S3.4S. The Beaumont. Tex., police depart ment will equip six motorcycles with radio short wave sets, following the successful experience with . squad cart. Pullet Eggs Up One Cent; Peach Trade Disappears PORTLAND, Oct. 6 (P) The ad vance of lo In the price of pullev eggs which became effective at the weekend by order ox B. J, Dixon, gen eral manager of the Pacific co-ops, In dicates that In practically all posi tions the local market stands on firm ground. . Mo changes were made In other .sizes. The advance in pullets suggests not only a greater call but a lessened-supply than . seasonable. . There still appears a disposition on the part of outsiders to wreck the Portland market by their sales o: undergrades to some of the larger consumers, . the Journal said today. These are taking the place of good eggs and naturally keeps this market from showing the strength the actual situation demands. Little change Is shown outside mar kets, for recent days, . . . - There was no change - In general butter market trading for the week end. . Prices on the produce exchange were stationary for cubes as were of ferings of these and prints on the open market. Some followed the ad vance.- t . . .. i , Market for chickens Is very much Inclined . to show steadiness here. Since the -failure of the plan of kill ers to keep down the buying price on light hens 1 to 7c, everyone has ap peared fairly anxious to buy at 8c, which Is only a fraction of its worth compared with San Francisco. Everyone In the trade Is anticipat ing an increased demand for dressed turkeys during the coming week ' if weather conditions continue cool. The suggestion, however, Is that only ma tured stock be sent. Generally steady trade condielons are suggested for practically all lines of country .killed meats with lambs held firm and veal and hog prices practically unchanged for the week end, Trade in peaches has practically dis appeared aside from a small showing for Salways and clings. Little of the latter are arriving. Elbertas are not bringing .transportation charges. With a general absence of shipping call, the market for lettuce Is weak with' an, overload.' Recent arrivals from California are considered nuch In the light of bringing apples to Hood River. More Californian " are said to be due next week.. Beans showed Indications of an early cleanup of offerings on the east side farmers' market. Stock sold 8 4c 'rb. Generally the higher mark foi green yellow and for yount. Offer ings clearly showed the approaching end of the' season. ' . New low record and the lowest ever known here was reached for cauli flower with sales as low as a dime a crate. The extreme top available was Kt.-i, . 350 40c but little . " I . irL.TTTTi aoove lOBo crave. cost 8o. Demand for peppers was very good with decreasing, supplies. - Soles -of-groen around 80 65o orange box. Red stock Is unchanged. PORTLAND PRODUCE ".PORTLAND, Oct. 8 VP) Butter Prints 02 score or better 23 g 24c; standards 32 23c. Eggs pacific poultry producers, selling price: fresh extras 36c; stand ard 34c; mediums 33c; pullets 16c. Wool 1932 clip, nominal; Wil . lamette valley 13 a 16c lb.; Eastern Oregon 10c lb. ' Onions, potatoes, hay, mohair, nuts, cascara bark and hops quotations un changed. . . ; SUGAR AND FLOUR PORTLAND, Oct. 8 VP) Sugar Cane, granulated S4.50 100 lbs., beet sugar S4.30 100 lbs. Domestic flour Selling price de livered: patent 49s 05.50; do 68s S5.30; bakers' blues tern S4.10; soft wheat pastry patent S3.40( $5,20; Montana hard wheat patent 5.ooes,au; rye $4.60a4.60. . TWO BANDITS ' TAKEN AFTER LONG CHASE (Continued From Psge One) with the butt of a gun and tho rob bers flod. A desperate gun fight with police ensued when the robbers, fleeing from the scene, commandeerd an automobile In which Mrs. Martin and her daughter were seated. Patrolman Blozler was shot as he attempted to stop the bandits from commandeering the car, which was at a parking lot. Detectives Roy Helsley and Thom as Osborne, who hod been called to the sceno, gavo chase In another ma chine. The two cars raced and slg sagged through trafflo on Euclid ave nue, the robbers shooting all the time. ' The detectives returned the fire and the cars roared down the street,- with pedestrians ducking for shelter. 1 At East 73rd street, Mrs. Martin, who apparently had been driving with one of the bandit's guns pressed against her head, was wounded and her car careened against the curb, throwing her daughter Into the street. The capture of the bandits follow ed. The polios said they had fired 88 shots In all at the fleeing car and 2 of them' struck, riddling the rear of Mrs. Martin's machine. . Helsley did not realise he was wounded until he helped take tho women to a hospital. He was not seriously hurt. Blood transfusions were asked for Blablcr and Herbert Qulnlan. "BIRD HOTEI' CIIKCKS Ol'T flO.000 Ol'KSTS IN 30 YEARS WAUKKOAN. III. P) In 20 years more than 50.000 birds have been checked In and out of William I. Lyon's bird hotel hsre. The birds, lured Into traps by food, are checked out at 13-hour In terra Is with govern ment -supplied aluminum bands attached to their legs, so that the next bird Innkeeper patrontred by the migrators can let him know tiwlr neit itopplng place. Huskies, Oregon Battle Today In K Conference Tilt By Frank C. Gorrle (Associated Press Sports Writer) PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 8 W Just what a chance a. northwest school has of capturing the Pacific Coast conference football championship and which team will gain the honor to carry on for this region was expected to be decided today with the Univer sity of Washington clashing with the University of Oregon .on - a neutral field In Multnomah stadium' here. Out of this big grid battle was fig ured to emerge the leading northern contender for the crown so monot onously won' by California schools over a long period of years. Close to 10,000 fans from Seattle, Tacoma, Longvlew,. Vancouver and other Washington cities swarmed In to Portland last night and today to swell the attendance for the annual fracas. A sellout . of 35,000 was not considered Improbable. Teams on Even Terms -Both teams entered the game on even terms with Stan Kostka, giant line-smashing Webfoot halfback on the bench with a dislocated shoulder. Up until the big sophomore was In jured In practice Wednesday Oregon was doped to have a slight advant age. Coach . "Prlnk" cainson let it be known that Kostka would be In a suit and might be used for offensive work If the Oregon l ana got witnin scoring dlBtance. Washington, too, come to Portland with Its leading sophomore halfback, Matt Muczynskl, suffering a "Charley horse" In his left leg but ho was down to see action sometime after the start" of the struggle. , Clayton Gee, one of the best de fensive men on the webfoot team was to roplace Kostka and Bill Wolcott was to start for Muczynskl. Both are veterans and capable. ''' Both Undefeated Both teamK were undefeated with Washington having conquered Oon- &Xb?? th W Propensities j... m;. -.i.. of American bees. to date. The Washington-Montana gome was 'the only conference tilt of the four. l, The Multnomah dirt field was figured- to be; In-the best shape possible, The lineups: Washington A Pos. W. Smith' ............ LE Oregon Bailey Wlatrak ' .!:...:.'..:. LT ... Morgan O'Brien LO !: Prye Howard .;..i......- O Hughes Wlndust . ;:!..'.... HD Clark Isaacson '-.....u... RT Nllsson Nisbet RE WJshard Cherzerg t ...s Q ........ Bowerman Bufkin LH Tomple Wolcott ,.1..;;.;'...- RH Gee Sulkosky . F Mlkulok Officials:, Referee, Herbert Dana, 1 San Francisco: umpire, Abe Cohn, Se- attle: field Judge, Tom Louttlt, Port- - TolTi shM Benny Leonard Beaten Back By Young McLarnin Ity Edward J. Noll (Associated Press Sports Writer) NEW YORK, Oct. 8 VP) A ring philosopher sat upon the bare rub blng table that was his throne, a rag ged dressing gown his royal robes. "It's nice,'1 said Benny Leonard, once one of the greatest of all light weights, "to lose occasionally. All your pals come In to see you. They don't bother when you win." So It was that the new Leonard, a shadow of the old, shrugged, away the first defeat of Ills comeback cam palgn, a tumultuous six-round tech ill cal knockout at the hands of fiery young Jimmy McLarnin, In Madison Square Garden last night. "I wasn't badly hurt at all," he said smilingly as friends crowded around him. "I'm going to keep right on. I was timid. I couldn't get started. I can lick a lot of fellows, maybe even McLarnin, before I'm through." But out In the arena the crowd of 18.000. packing the garden to the eaves, already were cheering two earnest youths, battling the night out In a semi-final. ' They were young, eagor. They shook off punches, dealt terrific blows. And by comparison. Leonard looked very old indeed. But that crowd of 18,000 had came to see Leonard, hoping that the mira cle could happen, that a veteran of 36, whipped .back Into condition by a score of bouts after seven years out of the ring, could defy tho oldest law of tho rlnnr. - . They saw him muster much of his old skill and. Just once, enough of his old punching power to drive the dy namlte laden McUirnln to his knees for the flash of a second In the first round, then fade as he had to even tually Into the helplessness of the sixth. To most of them, at least, the comeback trail had ended. All the drama that comes' down through the years at the mention of Leonard's nnme, once f Is tl ana's by word for all that was great In the ring, hung over the big battle pit as the thin-faced, thln-halred veteran gamely battled the unstoppable tide of youth and power. For the first two minutes of the opening round, as the great crowd cheered him frantically, he was almost the old Leonard. His left hand flick ed into McLarnln's cherubic Irish face with the sting and BWlftness of an ad der's dart, his lithe legs carried him phantom-like around the ring, his hands shot home straight and true. In plowed McLarnin, the killer, crowding the old man of 30, Benny set himself, whipped a right upper cut to the young Irishman's heart flashed his left hook to the chin. McLarnln's knees buckled. For one startled second he started to the floor. But he barely touched It before he was up again, breathing fury, tossing destruction with both hands. Benny fended him off, but Just as the round ended Jimmy reached Leonard's chin with a short light hook. "And that punch," said the philoso pher, as his trainer rubbed his neck 22 to 6 WALKING HIS WAY THROUGHAMERICA George Hopkins Jr., of Alaska, En Route to Visit the 48th State. With 300 with which to see Am erica, George Hopkins Jr., a young . Korweglon of Skogway, Alaska, son of a wealthy Alaskan canner, arrived In Seattle by boat last January . and began a walking tour of the United States. After seeing 47 states, tho ' traveler arrived In La Grande this morning en route to Boise, the capi.- ' tal of the 48th state which be will have visited during the past eight months. Mr. Hopkins, who Is HI ' years old, Is fulfilling a wager made with his father that he could boo the United States on 300 and be back In Skagway by Oct. 15. . ' Upon his return to Alaska, Father Hubbard. . of Nome, has. agreed to write an account of the young man's experiences for publication In the Pictorial Review. ' ' .".'-' - ' About a- week ago he Brrlved In Helena, Mont., with only two cents and since that time he has lived by doing small Jobs for his meals and securing rides between points. Rides, are hard to get In the United States, he has found, In spite of . excellent credentials which he carries from prominent Alaskans. However, he . has found the people of the West much more cordial than those of the East, where "they won't even-answer, a fellow's questions," a situation which he attributes partly to . his decided Norwegian accent, "People ask me such silly questions, especially the women," he says. In Sheridan, Wyo., one woman was espe cially Insistent In her request that he send her some Alaskan gold upon his return to his own land -- Stung By. Bees In South Dakota, Mr. Hopkins was severely stung by' a swarm of bees, and he Is especially eloquent when Mr. Hopkins Is a philosopher also and has pungent views of existing conditions. "Prohibition," he believes, "is like a sponge. It looks dry,' but when one squeezes It (" Alaska has ' government control of liquor and very 1C w moiutauo hid vvpi seen iu m The only 'drunks" which are seen on the streets practlcaly are American tourists and crews from the whaling boats. 1 There was no business depression In Alaska, according to Mr. Hopkins, when he came to the United States. The canneries do contract work and were still running on the 1927 prices; while the mines, the second chief source of revenue, were running full blast, supplying sufficient employ ment. - Three Automobiles '" Skagway with its 12 miles of wood-' en road has only-three automobiles and within the past few years has become a city , of airplanes. . There are 3200 registered planes In the city of 10,000 people. By air the trip. from. Skagway to Seattle takes 11 and one- half hours, while by boat It la-a five- day Journey, covering 1000 miles. Because- of the irregularity of the coast line, the trip by dog train, Is 2300, miles. . . Because of their Importance in the country where the snow is seven feet deep on the level and the tern-, perature Is 45 below zero, dogs are registered as humans are registered In the United States. There are 250,--000 dogs registered In the city of ; Skagway alone, and when a boat 1b landed usualy the entire number Tiro at the docks where they are fed, by the incoming tourists. The dogs ' make a habit of meeting the boats 1 since they are always assured of a ' bone or other luscious morsel, Mr. Hopkins says. The psychology of Alaskan dogs Is very different from that of dogs In the United States, he believes. When they fight they fight to kill and the on tie Is carried on by only two while the others sit In a circle on their haunches and observe the battle. After the battle is ever and one of the contenders Is dead the other dogs rush in and eat It, but its slayer takes no part in the feast. The Esqulmoe believe that his "delicacy" is due to "kilo qo myato," the sign of friendship. ; i In Alaska one can read a news paper all during the night from June to November, but during the other months of the year there Is only about four hours of light, from 10 to 2 o'clock. Hopkins Is a graduate of the Fair banks school of Mines, and on his return to Skagway will study for six months more and then go to work, he says. : , ' Mr. Hopkins' sister Is studying Journalism In Oxford, England. The young traveler believes that all sis ters are 'a great big pain." with Ice and smoothed the swelling from a spot above his light eye, "was the punch that really did all the dam age. . ! , "I could feel It all the way down my back. As I pulled away something seemed to give at the base of my spine. I'd better see a bone doctor today." Whatever It was, there was little more than the steadily rising might of McLarnin the rest of the abbreviat ed way. Loft hooks bounced off Ben ny's chin and a right to the Jaw knocked him down for a count of nine in the second. He looked old and lines were etched deep In his face as he stared at McLarnin, tried to listen to Referee Arthur Donovan's count through the terrific uproar. Tho early speed was gone from the old champ's legs as he got slowly, stiffly to his feet. PECANS GROW 3 INCHES LONG BROWNWOOD, Tex. 8ix pe cans, each three Inches long and five inches around, were found on a tree near here. Automobile license tag A-l of the 1933 series In Alabama has been re served for Gov. B. M, Miller.