Saturday, 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. . .
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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.