La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 06, 1945, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextIt i ? i. i.i LI. 'I i! Ifi, ft ' i ' iH i i':;!in. ii Nil "i fri I. I 52 4 ,. 12 63 I I I ;l I ' 'l ' LA G It AN UK KVKNINU OjSSKKVKK Complete I-Viday, April (I, I!) 15 Heavers Win, lletuin League Leadership By Unilod Prom This Pnilland Ui-dvci h ciinliniird to hold the 1'uclfic Giant league k'Uili'mhip today, ihh- name ahead of the I.os' Anticlcs Anclii und two in front of the Scuttle Hiilnicrs. The Jliinvi'i'H trimmed the Sacramento Solons Inst nililit 5-1 while the Angels chalked up the ir xrcond win over the rtaliilem by n nconi of 4-2. Tlie Oakland Atorna emtio llii'oujih with u II 8 victory over the. -Hollywood Stum und the San Oiruo 1'adrcn wpirccd through n 3-2 win over tho Sun J'"runcico Sculs. Three Solon errors helped the UcavciH down thu Sues. Ted Hid- mt went llio.routo for i'ortland, Hiving upw'von scattered hits und hlankiiiK the Solons until the iiLnlli. The AnelH Kiirod twice In the necoiMl Inning when. Hoy Kiwlcr wood siliRled to left with the l'ltses louded to brinfi in Lou Novl Jdiff und Mel Hleks. Novlkoff scoied their final run In Um fifth on n slntfle to light by .llm Ty nrk, Thu Suds scored In the ninth when Chuck Aleno und Ji' DolihliiH ciimr home us Hob Clnur liould doubled. Tlio Oukliind Acorns turned Illicit, a Twlnlt slxlli Inning Ihreul. I'lnch IllllerKen Hlchardson, bal- tlnit for Hurler Bon Weldon, slummed mil u home run with the bolts louded. The Oaks, however, (Hint! back In their half of the Inning lo tally four inns and were never bonded lifter that. Hutch Mornii homered for the Twlnks ill I ho first with one on. At Snn Diego, Curl Duniler, Pndru hurler, held the Seals to two tuns und then scored the winning run in the lust of the seventh to clncli the ganie. San f'liincisco scored its only runs in thi fifth when John Truttu trip led In Willie Kiiob and Cius Subr. John Kreevlch scored tile Padres' first run when lie hnmulcd in the opening frame. In the seventh Duinl'.T doubled to bring In Pep per Mnrlln and Frank Ciihmlc. Big: Attendance Is In Prosncct In Major Leagues CHICAGO, April II (HIM Dooming pic-season ticket sales of record proportions are being handled by baseball clubs throughout the American and National leagues. Heports from the III major league clubs Indicate that one of thu greatest attendance years in the history of baseball will be recorded during I'.MS. Tile sudden and unexpected huotn Is all the more anin.'ing, considering tlu- fact that the cali ber of major league huschall is expected to'be fur below par tins season. Tlt famed slurs, . who bad large followings, arc in (be service now and raw rookies ami oldsters will be dolling each loam's lineup. Dodqor Outlook U t int Nevertheless, llusiiicss Mana ger John K. Collins of the llioek lyn Dodgers reported thai "ad vance sales far exceed last year for season tickets as well as opening day. The demand is ter rific anil the advance sale pos sibly may exceed last year's by 2.t per cent." The Chicago Cubs' front office . said, "OiH'iung day sales arc five limes as great us last year; ac tually Ibe demand is sensational." In St. l.ouis, the home of Ibe champions, the fans apparently are .lust minute buyers. The llrowns and Cardinals surprising ly reported lhal sales arc the vame as last season.' All of the learns u-peilcd sales to In- heller or as good ,1s I'.'-tl. which means one of the gicutcst iMrs in major league annals. The American league diew 4, Tint, I. Ml fans last year for one of the bet marks in lute'i and a ail per cent increase over l!H I The National league, drew 4.17.V Iti fans which, was a tivc pet irnt inn case over '4.1. Smelt Above Dam Prvwnt Ymik I'OUTl.ANH, Die., Apul li tl l'i -M.Vstciy sunoimd,sl (he pres ence of Columbia river smelt above (he Bonneville d.on. (be fu.-t time the Htiall f's.i h.ne ,hTit rrpoi I d abow the d.tm .Mtttt! 'll'lf. .-, Col, lllph A TtKlor. t; S dis I i(lt)l yiigmor, vfleud the i): gestion (hat tlii- fi.-l nty, have Qbyp.ifsyd the dam iiiinvigh the Ql'aniiy cn-ijl i;.,ss. built i ,-n-able fm't ling .W.ni to escape lloWTTslli .on. In I'.i.iti i he MinttO iwyi d Lbixiiigh an op,(j(2) left b.ioie (live da(J)wcjit into tiual epcits tien. V s- Millions o'rtnelt weie fighting up.str.-am through the l.ieville ftsli ladder on the Wa-hiiigton side, bin they had go-.... onlv pat t way today. Knginects tr.cu-.,sci the flow of watei over Hie l.idot r bi give the fish a beliei , lume SPORTS Local lie-ports TODAY SPORT PARADE. By LEO H. PETERSEN Unilod Proi Sperls Editor NKW VOIIK, April (I (UP) They nre sturting on the home si retch for lite Stanley cup In Detroit tonight with the best teuni in hockey on the sidelines us spectators. It Is going to be II hollow trophy Ihis year for the cup thai ir supposed lo he emblematic of Ihe world's hockey championship Is going lo go to either the De troll Hod Wings or thu Trunin Manic Leafs. They were also runs during the legulnr season to the Mon treal Ciinadiens, regarded as one of the best hockey teams tif nil -lime. Not only were the Can udiens tlie only club of pre-war Qtiulity in Ihe circuit, but they dominated the play to such mi extent that the only oueslion was which teams would duality with (hem for the cup playoffs. It ir mi obi story in play-off competition for more often than not the team which has stood the lest oT time und proved itself superior over a long run hits a slump ill the series with the chins down. ' It isn't the pressure. It's Un law of averages. II happens In (he Sbaogbnessy baseball play ofls as regularly as il occurs in hockey. This year the elosesl leant lo the Canadiejls was the Detroit sexte(. The Montrealers wongo ing away, winninc nil of their fill uameH, losing onlv eight ami iy iiur four fur a tola! of III) poiuis. Vet in (lie preliminary champion ship series Ihev were eliminated hv a club which played just a hide belter than .S00 hockey the Toronto Maple l.eafs. The answer is that the slump which usually hits any athletic outfit, no inaller bow greal, fin ullv caught tl i wild the Can adieits - al a tune when Stanley eun dollars were riding. They bad gone along all season with out losing form lint when the pavoff came they could not get going'. So Toronto and Detroit are fighting for the championship. The players on those two teams will be the (list lo admit thai thev don't deserve the cup. Tin- lime may conn- when the National hockey league will sec Ihe light and award the cup tll the team which wins over the long haul. It could still retain the playoffs for the only reason they were Invented extra dol lars in the coffers of (he club owners. Hut the award to the wimuM' .should be m the form of a consolation prize and not the hij;heM hoivir in the sport. Seattle Leads In Hockey Playoffs . SKATTl.K, April li il'Pi.-Tlic Seattle lionmcn hold a 3-2 load in thi' northern division. Pacific ivnt hockcv league playoffs as ll'i- tvMilt of downing .the IVrt l.md Katies, here la.st nii;ht. Seattle needs one nunc win to c.iin thirti!hl to play the Hoston Olympics in ihe Nutional ama teur i.i,if(. The sixth game of the northern division scries will i be played in Portland tonight ' ami .1 seventh, if necessary, heic 1 Sunday ! The lloslon scp'l will play a wainiup series with the playoff! le-eis pt lor to the national aula- ) b ill test ncM week. i j.Yf7,sfl Takt s Lonei i Golf Tourney Ltaid j J All. AN I'.V i.i.1.. Apul 6 (IT i Uvion Ncisoii. the golfying ' , to. i! Knn.in . wit h the rcd-hof . ' O'.iuhn' lions4,'1 thieatentfi) Unlay ! I tr 1'MKr a run-au.iv of the $10, eo Atlanta Ci'.'iin lung ti'um.t j '(li) nt. t.,k;ng a fi'e s',rykc lead ; qI ' e r !g. ovu(fl day ieiiuof) of , S.ou Sti, . ,1 la d for second , .wills ll.ool.t (Jugi McSpader, w r i, ,.! ,, . tn Tht Afi of ru ear this ' i.a etc AAiizfl ; art eusu. OUS MMCUSd jimtt on iu ornic vers WlIL tW Yoiru huc J. rvJjf TVi .eor mu mo J M , flht ' ezoMLiv sHortsw j ( (' j sa . -auo ho one i.irv.J y v foe vouuet nn fr y ,, . , i J .HX' 'tiffin WLffJ j Cage Scandal No Surprise: Some Hoop Stars Couldn't Even Be Trusted as Pros By HARRY GRAYSON NEA Sports Editor NEW YOItK, April (I In Pan umii, Sgt. John O. Jones is start led lo learn how shocked was New York uboul its basketball scandal which led to Brooklyn's current John Doe investigation ot gambling on college sports. Sgt. Johnny Jones wonders CUlr Be Noa Irun what New York r Xpert cd in view of the. biu'kKmwiKt of its collide players, which is hantty lily white. "I know a lot of thoK" I oys personally, mut their ;ittitude in repaid lo sports," writes the Siir atua SpitiiKS spoils etiiloi tians plant t'd to the eoaut ai lillery publication, "The Jungle. Mud del." "You couldn't evun trust them in it pro n;n Hire one for $H.r, and if lu made 15 points he'd ask you for a raise just hefoie the next auinv started. Unless he pl it, he would refuse to p on the Moor, leaving you in a hole. Some tall stones could he told without stretching the truth one lota. "As publicity director for an entry in the New York state pro fessional basketball league, I ob served Umj well the tactics not only of metropolitan stars, but their coaches ns well, "Clubs in the pro league weir Albany, Troy, Cilen Kails and Saratoga Springs, in upstate Nev. York, and rittsfield, Mass. Kaeh had one or more New 1 01 k le.ee luminaries. One was pi ac tually all college talent. "Pro loops m Massachusetts, Connecticut and Maine drew tal- ' l,nl from the rich New Yoi k col- lene field. "The practice of college play ers performing with the pros un der aliases was generally over looked bv the coaches of New York university, I'.uvi n St. John's, Kordham. t'lty t'ollcue of New York. Ilrooklyn college. Illooklyiv St. Krancis and l.tnig Island university. "In tact, one coach made only the stipulation that his ,'u-e ilooi man should not compete pi ofc.v slonallv the nlcht before his col lege club went into .irlien His "only oMoetton u .is ha nig a tiled player lor an important college contest. Grnnmla -..-r 1ril1iri)T.)n.n.r... .1 r. f tl g. jpi,, ttlV tjjv HERE S IEAL I t f &tV HE MAN ACTION J I I 1 I - ATlbl .A ff-? x P.l l.,i, I ii wr.. 1 UQWw sv- iM' i mamm Plus Olillilli! -m-on-.l reultif-C) 0 "TK I.acV Riil" p n.., ...t 7,:. r. l.iv A: Cheap on (IiWring Low-Down on Exfrcmcs o I J "Long Island U.'s Blackbirds, 'home team' at Madison Scpuire Garden so many seasons, were little less I him professionals. Os tensibly gaining learning in what was a Brooklyn warehouse, play ers practiced morning, afternoon anil evening. During the sum mer they served as lifeguards al Manhattan beach, where they Nat Holman Joe Lapchick and practiced played outdoor some nore. "Other mclrnpnhlan coaches disliked flair lice's tactics, pre ferred not to laekle the lllaek binls, but said nothing because their houses were far from clean. I'l nin, .lor Ned Irish had to bring in such as West Texas Teachers as lilaekbird opponents. "Look over the professional backgrounds of Nal Holman of City College and Joe Lapchick oi St. John's, both members of the famous Original Celtics, and you will understand why tilev might have no uhiectiou to their charges playing a little pro hall on the side. "tine New York loam bad a leinarkable season, yet was de nied an entiy b lis college hoard, lo the national invitation tourna ment al the It. uden. The follow ing w inter, with almost the same talent, the club won and lost as it pleased or should 1 say, as the gamblers ph ased." Tiir five Itiooklyn college eul ptits. v. ho li.ul accepted dow n p.i mollis to lluow a game, were tripped up hv accident bv cops seeking g.nir.ent thieves. One of ll.oiii, as a in. in,.' ot fact, wasn't TOMGtlT t.v S in Kl.Y WiW ricf.ng j - .-...j i-.. I vi ici romance pny prome songs j ' I,.:, YW-r-J-i.V ,:.: : . TNiiw l'!:iyinir MEET ME IN ' L ST LOUIS M-O-M tct- V ', ;i the Pl.i.-k M.-rkci! th Racket i Crack. Ub () Worti Atttiorizcd On Power infinities PORTLAND, Ore., April B (UP) ClWiring of right of way will begin in Mav for c ultimate constriction of a 48-milc wood pole 1 15,000 volt transmission line for the Bonneville power administration between Albany and Toledo, it was announced today. Slate Manpower Director L. C. Stoll said aclearitiB crew of 25 men has been authorized for the project, with bids for clearing work expected to bo issued late this month. The authorization nlso permits ti rminal facilities lit the Albany substation und a new substation at Toledo. Star Athletes of Navy Ordered To Overseas Duty WASHINGTON, April 6 (UP) The navy is breaking up its all-star athletic teams in this country in a dual move to bolster morale of personnel overseas and to end "adverse criticism" at home, it was learned toduy. The order opens the way for many nationally known stars in navy uniform to be sent overseas, thereby giving servicemen away from home an opportunity to see high class athletic competition. But it rings down the curtain in this country on such outstand ing sports outfits as the Bain bridge, Md., training station foot ball team and the Great Lakes baseball nine couched by Bob Feller of Cleveland Indian fame. In an order to all naval com mands in this country, the navy said it no longer favors "deliber- Uitc concentrations of professional or publicly-known amateur ath letes within the continental United States for the purpose of exploiting their specialties in athletic team competition." The navy said it believed that i the "overall morale of the navy , Is enhanced by the wide disper sal of well-known athletes in routine service with active units. even enrolled as a student. Mad not the Brooklyn college players stumbled into the garment heat they no doubt would have gone on until the season's end working their way through college by throwing basketball games." As Sgt. Johnny Jones sttesses, with cheating overlooked, if not encouraged, by coaches, players gradually reached the point where they believed ill their own invincibility. MEMO TO ADVERTISERS o I N B. C. AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCUTIONS Falk, Cleaner Keglers Win In Women's League WOMEN'S LEAGUE STANDINGS W. L. Pts. Big Biar Mkt 24 0 33 Country Club 17 13 23 Odorless Cleaners IS la iu Fainnm Supply 13 17 10 Coca-Cola 15 15 18 Kosana Shop 13 17 17 Glass Drugs 13 17 17 Falk's 10 20 14 Women bowlers of the Falk and Odorless Cleaner teams last night look two games and scries and three points each from their re spective opponents, Rosana Shop and Coca-Cola, creating league standing ties for third and sixth places. Although Rosana keglers ac cumulated the highest scratch series score, a handicap advant age of 30 pins gave the Falk five the series. rm-rio .Tnn'S set the Dace in the evening's play, rolling high eame of 1G8 and chalking up a high series of 4C1. The scores: Coca-Cola Players 1st 2nd 3rd Ttl. L. Hamilton....l45 135 136 418 M. Willinms....lC3 100 84 347 H. Cross 07 156 139 392 M. Hyde 131 144 147 402 L. Zecha 131 107 134 372 Handicap .... 43 43 43 129 Totals 710 6C5 883 2058 Odorloss CUanars L. Wihburn...,149 131 111 391 N. Husse 148 137 153 438 M. Sperling .... 84 114 140 338 J. Chadwick....l03 102 157 362 Max. Smith....l28 140 142 410 Handicap .... 66 66 66 198 Totals 678 690 769 2137 F.lk'l P. Reid 107 127 104 382 J. Skjotuby ....103 165 102 370 C. Jor.os 168 136 157 461 M. Brackctt ... 113 86 110 309 E. Bun-ess 07 158 Handicap . .. 77 77 07 352 77 231 Totals 665 740 6111 Rotani Shop 2105 381 301 401 370 392 141 B. Huff L. Kartlicr .146 141 04 .126 114 151 .148 134 110 .117 138 115 .146 132 li' . 47 47 47 J M. Smith T. Rayburn . M. Loveless . Handicap . Totals .730 706 640 2076 There are 16 sound-equipped movie houses in ancient Palestine. ff Newspaper 1, Ma ir your advertisinf enfiy fus.r In read, friendly and informative. Pen fit read nuts, takers far th news. Girt lkm facts and news ehovt your mirchandist and srrvicts.' 2, Advtrtisi rtflarly. D what successful sales men do call n customers and prospects con sistently.' J. Protect your advertising investment h insist it on audited circulation reports that tell you just what circulation you ft for your money. Guesstt ori is wasteful. h order that you may know just what you get for your money when you aji cr ti.c in this newspaper, we are members ot the Audit Bureau of Circulations. This is a national, cooperative association of more than 2000 publishers, advertisers and advertising agencies. Organised in 1914, the purpose of the Bureau is to - (-iia.nrQ-spaler is a mtm'feyoj the And,) PntctaH of Circul,Ujoni0 iTvyor a ronT oj pnx latest jl. D. (.. rcfiort fjrint audited , s and' fiiutri) about our circulation. Women (iolf Chumps Will Meet Sunday LOS ANGELES, April 6 (UP) Betty Jameson, the two time national women's golf queen, said today, between practice swings for her coming golf duel with Mildred (Babe) Didrickson Zaharias, that it would take more than the Babe's reputation to stop her. Miss Jameson, of San Antonio, Tv will meet the lone driving Babe in a 36-hole match Sunday at the Los Angeles country club. All proceeds go for rehabilitation of war veterans through con struction, and upkeep of golf courses at military hospitals. This is the second meeting of the queens of golf. Their first match took place in 1937, when Betty took the Babe, 5 and 4, in the semifinals of the Texas open. La Grande Girl Is Honored at College Roberta Jordahl, freshman at Linfield college, is a nominee of Phi Beta Mil sorority or the honor of being "Sweetheart" at the inter-collegiate Knights' fes tival April 20 and 21. Miss Jordahl is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. Jordahl, 1803 Oak street. Attention Farmers Install a Richard's Electric Fencer or a Parnate Battery Fencer To keep livestock within hounds. It saves the cost of erecting regit kit fences. Ask Us To Show Them To You! Radio & Music Supply Co. i.ivu. Tir-iM, rrop. First National Hank lildjr. Phone NOo I .a Cl aude Simple Rules Profit advertising establish and maintain definite stand ards uf circulation,. audit the circula tion records of the publisher members and report this verified information to advertisers. Annually, one of the Bureau? large ' staff of trained auditors makes a thor ough audit of our circulation. The verified facts and figures thus obtained arc issued in an official A. B.C. report. Our A. B.C. report tells how much cir culation we have, where the circulation goes, how it was obtained, how much people pay for it and many other facts that you should know when you buy newspaper advertising. Thus when you advertise in this newspaper your invest ment is in known and verified values. , - hvvmnq ,v o FACTS AS -MEASURE OFDVEfflSING VALUE Ball Players Face Military Induction WASHINGTON, April 6 (tjpi Immediate induction into k armed forces today faced bat! ball players who hold deformcit, for essential jobs in industry j leave to play baseball, o However, players In war i not holding deferments may turn to baseball and be subiM only through rcgulor.channelit, the draft, selective sewice n. ficials said yesterday. Officials pointed out that this was not a special rule governing baseball players since aity jj. ferrcd nerson leaving an essn. tial job is subject to immediate reclassification to 1A, HI-Q Super-Glo-XX A Sefr-Po!ishing Floor Finish Lasts 5 limes longer than wax. 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