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Saturday, March .11, 1945.
Baksi Has Little
Trouble Taking
Bout from Nova
NEW YORK, March lil (UP)
. Heavyweight Joe Baksi of Kulp
monl, Pa., may Ret a big-money
bout with Tumi Mauriollo at the
Polo grounds in June by virtue
of his victory last night over ex
challenger Lou Nova, whom Bak
si formerly served as sparmate.
Promoter Mike Jacobs had
promised such a reward.
Uaksi, six years younger unci
10 pounds heavier, won the unan
imous 10-round decision over 30-year-old
Nova before 14,094 fans
at Madison Square Garden. He-
floored Lou in the fourth round
and gashed his right brow so
badly in the ninth that it seemed
the bout might be stoppi-d. It
was the only knockdown in the
bout.
California Lou, who used Baksi
as a sparring partner before the.
Muxic Baer and Joe Louis bouts
In 1941, fought on even terms
during the first half of the brawl,
despite his trip to the canvas
But he tired in the later going
and suffered a severe battering
from Buksi's sweeping left hooks.
The excoal miner had Nova grog
gy twice in the ninth.
' MIAMI, Flu., March-Ill (UP)
A guarantee of $20,000 was offer
ed today to heavyweight boxer
Joe Baksi, for a 10-round bout
with Elmer (Violent) Ray, in
either New York () Los Angeles.
Ray's mauuger, Tommy O'
Laughlin, said he will personally
guarantee the money to Baksi.
Hagg, Rafferty
Meet Tonight On
Fast Indoor Track
BUFFALO, N. Y., March 111
(UP) Gunder Hagg, the Swedish
record-smasher, runs the last
race of his second visit to the
United Stutes hero tonight with
the stage set fir the best per
formance i.f his toj:.
Hagg will appeal in a speci.il
invitation mile event added to
the national AAU women's cham
pionships program at the 7Mh
armory track. The track is fast,
the competition will be sharp and
Gunder was reported in his be.n
condition since he arrived from
Sweden March 3.
The Swede's main competition
will come from Jimmy liatl'erly,
the little New Y-rk racer, who
has beaten Iliigg three limes this
month, llagg won his only race
of the tour a slow victory Ml
Cleveland a week ago with Raf
ferty missing from the cutties.
Rafferty predicted he will
break 4:11 on the flat, cight-lao
armory track. He saiil that "If
Hagg plans to defeat me h:''d bel
ter be prepared to beat that
Jime." The track record is 4:12.
set by Paavo Nttrmi, the Flyinu
Finn, 20 years ago.
The armory oval is one of the
fastest eight-lap indoor tracks in
the nation. Eight American in
door records have been set there,
five of which, dating hack to
1013, still stand.
Near Shu I out Marks
Earle-Seatlle Match
PORTLAND,- Ore.. March HI
(UP) The northern tlietsio i
playoff in the Pacific coast hock
ey league last night resulted in
an" II to 1 victory for 1'. inland
over the Seattle II tinmen.
Jerry Fotley, gu;ihe (or the
Eagles, heltl the visitors scoreles;
during the first t:i periods an I
then barely missed ringing up the
first shutout of the scries In per
mitting a disputed goal by Ed
Downey three minutes alter the
last period opciiv'd.
A K ,';
"I look for him lo gel All-America recognition strictly o.i his
defensive ptay. ol caiif.e."
SPORTS
Local Reports
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NEW BRUIN COACH New
Bruin football boss is 40-year-old
Bert La Bruchorio (abovo),
who slopped un from coaching
at Los Angolcs high school to
take over as Babe Horrell's sue
cessor at U liversity of Califor
nia at Los Angslcs.
Dark Horse Sets
Pace for Favorites
In Golf Tourney
DURHAM, N. C, March III
(UP) Little Tony Penna of Day
ton, O., was the early pace setter
with a two under par UH in the
first round of the $5,000 Durham
open golf tournament.
Penna, strictly a "dark horse."
was out in front of Leonard Dod
son, whn.:e 0!) yesterday made
him the only other competitor K
break par on the tricky rolling
Hope Valley country club eours".
In third place, tied with 70'.f,
were Craig Wood of Mamaro
neck, N. Y., the defending cham
pion, Sam Byrd of Detroit, Bob
by Cruikshank of Richmond, Va.,
and Gene Kttnes of Hollywood,
Fla.
It Wits a rare occasion inas
much as n.'iiie of the favorites on
the winter circuit, Byron Nelson
of Toledo, o., Sammy Snead of
Hot Springs, Va., or Harold (Jug)
McSpadcn of Sanford, Me., were
among the lower scorers. All
three had 7l's. Also at 71 were
Mike Turnesa of White Plains,
N. Y Ed Ftirgol of Detroit and
Joe Zarharilt of Norrislown, Pa.
The second HI hoL'S will bt
played today with it 3(i-hole fi
nale on Sunday.
lloppo Gains Wider
Edge in Cue Match
DETROIT, March 31 (UP)
Willie lloppe, winning the close
ones, buill his lead today to 84
points over Welker Cochran in
th.ir cross country matches for
the world three cushion billiard
title.
lloppe won both of the blocks
yesterday, defeating Cochran in
the atterntion compel ition, lit) to
fit), and in Ihe night session, ii'i) to
S'.l. Ilopne's total for the series
now is 1,277 points to 1,223 fte
Coehran. Nashville Five Holds
Women's Hoop Title
ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. Mirch 31
Ull't--The Vllllee Convucs of
Nashville, Tenn, still retgn as the
national mien's AAU b:u.ket
ball champions, hut only by the
narrow margin ol two points.
They who their second eonseC'
ulive title last night by ,i narrow
22 20 ictory over tho Dr. Pep
pers ol Little Hock, Ark., before
a ci ihviI of l.fiOO tans.
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1 !M5 Baseball Season
Bv HAL WOOD
Un'iod Press Staff Correspondent
SAN FRANCISCO, March 31
(UP) The lid was pried off the
nation's 1945 professional base
ball season today as the 42-year-old
Pacific Coast !eagui started
on its fourth war-time campaign.
Featuring ex - major leaguers
playing ,$ut their waning years,
under-age youngsters, not yet did
.nough for the draft, 4-fs and 1
Cs, loop owners are looking for
ward to some of the best baseball
to be presented here since start
of the war.
Opening contests will sec the
Holjywood Stars in Sacramento;
San Francisco Seals in Los An
geles; Portland Beavers in Oak
land, and Seattle Rainiers in San
Diego.
The Los Angeles Angels, loaded
with good double-A players, plus
1 considerable major league talent
from the Chicago Cubs, arc fav
ored to annex their third straight
loop championship under tho
guidance of Manager Bill Swee
ney. However, while the Angels
were acquiring such stars as Lou
Today's Sport Para1i
By JACK CUDDY
NEW YORK, March 31 (UP)
We pick the Chicago Cubs and
Detroit Tigers to meet In the 1945
world series.
One of the battery of statisti
cians who aided us in this selec
tion said, "As long as we're so
close to April Fools' day, why
don't you pick 'r: zvr'.i. winner,
too?"
A few (million) far..', '.vty dii
agree with our choice of tne Cubs
to win the National league pen
nant, relegating the St. Louis
Cardinals and their three straight
pennants to second place. But
at the present writing it seems
that Banjo Cholly Grimm and his
Chicago Bruins have a bit of
coiner on manpower as far as
Ford Fl ick's circuit is concerned.
If Uncle Sam grabs Billy Nich
olson, National league home run
king and runs-batted-ln cham
pion, our Chicago prediction mav
be a bit moist. Dashing Billy is
in 1A; but he is moving in to start
the season, and he may last out.
Cubs Are Improved
The Cubs have improved con
siderably since last season when
they finished fourth, after start
ing the campaign with 13 straight
losses with their morale all shot
and undergoing a change in
managers from Jimmy Wilson to
the ever-popular Grimm.
Grimm's outfit has solid pitch-
Three Ships Lost
As Nazis Attack
Allied Convoy
LONDON, March 31 (UP)
Three allied ships were sunk and
one was clamagoit by German
planes and submarines that at
tacked a large convoy carrying
war materials to Russia, it was
tlisclosed today.
At least one German subma
rine and 12 planes were destroy
etl in a series of encounters that
started when German aircraft be
gan to shadow the convoy a few
days after it set out.
The ships sunk were a corvette,
a merchant ship and an undis
closed type of vessel. The dam
aged ship was an escort.
A large proportion of the ships
in the convoy were American
vessels, manned by several thou
sand U. S. merchant seamen. At
least (i.tWO officers and men of
i the British 'home fleet took part
I in guiding the convoy to Russia
and back.
The convoy carried locomo
tives, freight cars, and other, first j
priority materials needed hy the
Soviet armies tor their drive
across Germany.
Ninety-four per cent of the j
ships in the convoy reached their!
destinations, hut the corvette
Bluebell wits tor..'doetl anil sunk
two oilier allied ships were dam
aged antl two naval fighters were
lost. One ot the pilots was saved.
The admiralty said the German
air and submarine attacks were
the most persistent and sustained
in some lime.
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(asoline Tanker
Trucks Collide
Gasoline trucks driven hy R.
11. Skili s of Baker and Van Meter
of Portland collided yesterday
near the Catherine Creek bridge
when a truck ahead of them
turned suddenly into a side road,
causing the rear truck to hit the
other.
An accident report "filed with
city police listed $lilll damage to
out ):(. spoil.
No damage was repoi tod o5il. a
collisi ui between tars driven by
L. K fC'dv o( lj.;i UXitiule antl
I.. E. Colteyy of Y alla W.illa. at
Jctteison tin, I Chestnut streets.
Novikoff and Rip Russell, the
other teams also wcte busy lin
ing up experienced talent. And
for the firsVtire since 1941, the
majors were able to come
through.
The Portland Beavers' pitching
staff was augmented by Jake
Mooty, Detroit Tigers; and Jack
Tifing, who played with several
bip-tinv; teams.
The Seattle Rainiers acquired
Chuck Saleno, heavy-hitting third
baseman from Cincinnati, and
Bob inley, Philadelphia Philly
catcher.
The New York Giants, in a
"tit -up" with the San Francireo
Seals, sent Ken Brondoll and Ken
Miller, a pair of proven hurlers.
Jo Jo White, veteran major
league outfielder joined the Sac
tamcnlo Solons, Jimmy Grant,
Cleveland third baseman, and
Jess Landruth, a .31 1 hitter from
Kansas City were other Sac ac
quisitions. Two new managers take over
piloting jobs this year. Buck Fau
sctt will guide the Hollywood
Stars; Pepper Martin the San
Diego Piidres.
Untied Press Staff Correspondem
ing in Claude Passeau, Henry
Wyse, Paul Erickson, Ray Prim,
Charlie Gassaway, Hy Vanden
Gtorge Woodcnd. It has five
catchers! It has an experienced
infield with veterans Phil Cave
retta and Stan Hack and the im
proving youngsters Lennie Me
rullo and Don Johnson. Hard
hitting Heinz Becker may be able
to replace Cnverctta at first, per
mitting Phil to go into the out
field. This would give addition
al strength to a strong force of
picket men that includes Peanuts
Lowry, Andy Pafko, Nicholson
arid rookies Ed Sauer and Frank
Secory.
Meanwhile', the Cardinals seem
to lack what it takes for another
pennant. Their entire first-string
outfield will be gone by opening
day if Johnny Hopp is taken bv
Uncle Sam, as expected.
Stan Musial and Danny Lil
whiler already arc in. Marty
Marion and Walker Cooper are
likely to go; also Pitcher Max La
nier. Their excellent infield of
Sanders, Verbal), Marion and
Kurowski is left intact; but the
Cards 'do not shape
nont winners.
up as pen-
Tiger Moundsmen Are Tops
In the American league, the'
Detroit Tigers and the best pitch
ing staff in baseball should beat
out the St. Louis Browns, witn
the New York Yankees coming
in third. Detroit's terrific pitch
ing tandem of Hal Newhouser
and Dizzy Trout will have the as
sistance this season of Al Ben
ton, who has been in service since
11)42. Also on hand are Pitchers
Frank Ovcrmire, Ruffus Gentry,
antl Jounny G.irsica, ano. minor
league prospects Walter Wilson,
Eorerst Orrell and Bob Gillespie.
The Tigers have grand catching
to handle th?se flingers.
Despite the service loss of
Pinky Higgins, Ihe Tigers should
have a better balanced infield in
York (1), Mavo (2), Webb (ss)
and Hoover (3).
The pennant-winning St. Louis
Browns' lost only Al Zarilla, a j
utility outfielder, during the off'
season. They have taken on one I
armed Pete Gray in the outer '
garden. They have good pitch
ing antl fine fielding. But, in
our opinion they were lucky to
w in last season because of lack of
hitting, and miracles don't hau
pun twice in succession. We be
lieve the teams will finish in the
following order:
National Chicago, St. Louis.
Pittsburgh. New York, Cincin
nati, Brooklyn, Philadelphia,
Boston.
American Detroit, St. Louis,
New York, Cleveland, Chicago,
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TIE THIS ONEI Susie Har
vey, just three, ha been tying
flies for six months, is particu
larly proud of her half-hitch.
Her tutor is George Harey,
Penn State's wartime track
coach.
Canada Aluminum
Deal Inquiry Is
Asked by Cordon
WASHINGTON, March 31 (UP)
Sen. Guy Cordon, R., Ore., has
asked the senate small business
committee to make a complete in
vestigation of what he said was a
"hush-hush deal" between U. S.
government agencies and the Al
uminum company of Canada.
He said the deal provides for
the sale of "billions of pounds of
Canadian aluminum" to this
country.
Sen. Kenneth S. Wherry, R.,
Neb., told Cordon the committee
plans to call William L. Clayton,
assistant secretary of state, and
William L. Batt, vice chairman
of the war production board, to
testily on Wednesday. They
helped negotiate the recent con
tiael between ALCAN and the
U. S. government.
Cordon said the most recent
contract lor Canadian aluminum
was between ALCAN and the
Metals Reserve Corp. He said it
calls for deliveries of 250,000,000
pounds of aluminum to begin
July 1, 1045, or as soon as de
liveries on previous contracts are
completed.
Th Defense Plants Corp. by
1942 had put $08,500,000 into the
construction of the ALCAN plant
near Arvitla, Quebec, he said.
"This plan is beyond U. S. con
trol and taxation," Cordon testi
fied. "Profits remain with
ALCAN."
He said he had "personal
knowledge" that aluminum can
be produced in the northwest
Unil-'d Stales for less than the
15 cenls a pound which is to be
paid to ALCAN.
Jap Carrier, 10
Other Ships Sunk
WASHINGTON, March :il (UP)
U. S. submarines hitve sunk a
large JapaneM aircraft carrier,
four otlur combat ships and six
merchant vessels.
The navy department an
nounced the other combat cralt
included two deslroyeis and two
escort vessels.
The merchant men included
three medium caro vessels, a
small cargo currier, a large t-uAn
and a medium cargo t.-anspu'..
Tli is was the fom Japanese
airciaft carrier sunk by U. S. sub
marines in this war.
The; lakst succosst : ..;,.od to
1,083 tho total of Japaac.-e ships
sunk by our submarines to date.
'I here were 122 enemy combat
et aft anion the total of ships
sunk by the submarines.
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Sgt. Arlo Nicd-srer and Cpl.
George Tiss, jr.,' have completed
courses of instruction at the
army aid field at Mountain
Home, Ida., and. are awaiting
overseas assignments, according
to information received today
from thi field.
Niederer, the son of Mrs. Zetta
Niodcrcdr, 120!) Fourth street,
and Tiss, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
George Tiss, 801 N avenue, quali
fied respectively as engineer and
upper turret gunner. on Liberator
bombers.
Gordon Geertsen, aviation ma
chinist's mate second class, who
returned recently after 19 months
duty in the south Pacific, is
spending a 30-day leave with his
mother in Union and friends in
Union county. At the termina
tion of his leave ItV will report
to Seattle.
Pfc. Don Stahl, of Coeur d'
Alcne, Idaho, who is on convales
cent leave from the army, is vis
iting his si.-.ter in Cove.
Lowell (Pinky) Winters, who
has been on sub-chaser duty, is
spending a leave with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Win
ters. He will leave Thursday for
Norfolk, Va., for reassignment.
Lt. Malcolm Dawson was ex
pected to arrive today from the
army air base at Ontario, Calif.,
for a few weeks leave with his
wife at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Edward Jasper, and with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Dawson, sr., of Joseph. Mrs. Daw
son, who arrived here two weeks
ago, will t-eturn to Ontario with
him.
Lt. Dawson is a P-38 pilot, and
al present is in a tow target
squadron.
After a 10-day furlough spent
in La Grande with his wife and
two sons, and his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. S. T. Kcffer, Pvt. Verlin
S. Keff-r has gone to Fort Orel,
Calif. For the past four months
Private Kcffer has been stationed
at Camp Roberts, Calif.
First Sgt. William Corey of La
Grande, who is now stationed in
Texas, and his wife and son of
Pendleton, are in La Grande for
a few days. St. Corey left La
Grande with the national guard
unit and saw ox tensive service
in. tin? south Pacilie before re
turning to the United States a
few months ato
pic. Thomas KimborK, former
ly of Imbler and La Grande, and
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Kim
burly of near Hremeiton. is a
member of ;;n enginec;1 cunbat
battalion which recently received 1
unit enntion for outstanding I
I ;iform;tnt;e of dutv in action
i'Lainst lh enei.'.v ir. Belgium.
Hl has been ovciseas 17 months
and has seen action in France,
r.eli;ium and Luxembourg. He
wear:: the distinguished unit
badge. Kimberly graduated front
Imbh r high school in 1942 where
he was an active member of 4-H
clubs and Future Farmers.
SCHOOL HEAD NAMED
.SALEM. Ore., Mar. 31 (UP)
;vl:s. Katharyn Loaiza has been
nam.ii now superintendent ef the
Hillcresf girl's school here. Ihe
state board of control announced
Ljday.
She succeeds Mrs. Mary Frye.
who resigned following her- re
cint mc.rriagr.
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AS IF YOU DIDN'T GUESS The layout oi page 7 was just a
reminder that tomorrow, in addition to oeing Easter Sunday, is
April Fool's Day. Supper club comcdiai Jerry Mann and si.iger,
Monica Lewis helpod to perpetrate ihe gag.
Calendar of
Coming Events
April !: Community Easter
concert, First Methodist church,
4 p. m.
April 1: Sunrise services, First
Presbyterian church, 6 a. m.
April 2: Boy Scout board of
review; Presbyterian church, 7:30
p. m.
April 2: La Grande chapter of
DcMolay, Masonic temple, 7:30
p. m.
Anril 3: La Grande chaptei. I
Royal Arch Masons, Masonic
temple, 7:30 p. m.
Author Is Critical
Of "Hunk" Given !
Service Men's Wives
BALTIMORE. Md., March 31
(UP) Soldiers' wives who ah- i
sorb all the "hunk" being written :
on "how to handle the returning '
veterans" should have their heads
examined, says Faith Baldwin, ,
i.uthor of books on love, mar riage i
-nd the American home.
MLs Baldwin advocates a nor- ,
mal approach to the reunion of
the soldier and his wife. "If th-re ;
is anything to a marriage," she
says, "the couple should he able
lo pick up from where they left ,
off and continue from there. U 1
they really love each other this
can be done."
Emphasizing her attitude to- i
wards all the advice being ciicu- ;
lated on v.'hat to do about the ,
returning soldier, Miss Baldwin j
added, "if the wives absorb all the 1
talk and reading that's being cir-
culalt d, psychiatrists had better
eeme in and examine thun. They :
will need the examination more
than the veter.uis
People who circulate all these 1
icieas about adjustments after the :
war evidently are trying to scare
us, not only the wives but the :
mothers, too."
Miss Baldwin admitted that it
is not possible to lay d o w n a
blanket lult for every couple. She
expressed her belief, however, ;
M.al most returning soldiers will
-'idjust to civilian life satisfactor
ily. Approximately 95 per cent of
the wo: Id's population is located
neisth of the equator.
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Oregon Gasoline
Consumption Down
SALEM, Ore., March 31 (UP)
A total of 15.971,705 gallons of
t asoline was used in Oregon dur
ing the month of February. The
motor vehicles division announc
ed this is a decrease of 385,471
gallons from the same month las!
year.
Consumption for tne first 'wo
months of 1945 was 32,5a2 iS5,
as compared to 32,735,380 .'or the
same ncriod in 11114.
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