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.Saturday, April M, 19-1.1 i Inse8
Timers Place Eiglit
In Track Carnival
Athletes Tcprosonlins I.a Ornndo high school placed in cifilit
events of a 12-ovent track and fii.'ld "carnival of speed" yesterday
at Milton H eewalcr which attracted approximately 200 entries
from 20 hiiih schools in Oregon,
Two meet records were broken.
i Sheard of Athena making 11
feet 2 Mi inches, in the pole vault,
the former record for which was
10 feet, 10 '.4 inches, held by Fel
lows of Mac 111. I
Myrick of Pendleton set a meet
record of 54.3, seconds for the
410-yard run.
Lamfi of Mae Hi set a new
meet record of 2:09 for the 8110
yard run, which previously was
held by Kenynn of Kcnncwkk
vi'h a time of 2:K.7.
Graham Wins Mile Run
Leale Ciraham captured the
only first place laucn by tne i.h
Grande team, winning the mile
run in 4:54. Garrison was sec
ond in the 220; Leo Graham
third in the IIIIO; Smytlie second
in the discus event; Ward third
with the javelin; Knapp tied fur
second in the high jump, Houndy;
third in the pole vault, and the
I a Grande team finished third in
the 880-yard relay.
Star performer of the njeet was
Lilly of lBoardman Hi who took
first place in the 100, 220 and the
broad jump.
Participating in the program,
for which no team scores were
recorded, were the following
schools: Mac Hi, PendleUm, Wal
la Walla, Clarkston. r.ewiston,
Baker, Helix, Echo, North Pow
der, Richland, Arlington, Kinni
w i e k, Boardman, Knlerprise,
Athena, Ilermiston, Umatilla,
Dayton, Irrigon and I.a Grande.
The scores with parlicipalaitts
listed in the order they finished,
follow:
100 yard dash .Lilly, lloaid
man; Harris, Clarkston; Conway,
Richland. Time 103.
220 yard dash Lilly, Hoard
man; Garrison, I.a Grande; Har
ris, Clarkston. Time 24.1.
440 yard dash Myrick, Pen
dleton; Follolt, Ilermiston; Crow
der, Arlington. Time 54.3.
Mile run Leale Graham, La
G'ande; Hendricks, Pendleton;
McKinnis, Enterprise. Time 4.54.
8110 yard run Lamb, Mac Hi;
Harkenrider, Hernii:;ton; Leo
Graham, La Grande. Time 2.0!).
8(10 yard relay Richland, Pen
dleton, La Grande. Time 1.37.2.
Shot put Elstein. Echo; Kahey,
Walla Walla; Secktnun, Mac Hi.
Distance 42 feet 7K.. inches.
I Discus Fahey. Walla Walla;
Smythe. La Grande; Denunit,
Walla Walla. Distance 120 feet,
4' : inches.
Javelin Wells, Pendleton; Fn-
fxth, Clarkston; Ward, La
Grande. Distance 154 1 j feel. I
High jump Tayler, Walla
Walla; Secktnun, Mac Hi; Knapii. I
Ln Grande, tie for second. Height I
5 fret It inches. I
Pole valid Sheard Athena- I
Strickler, Mae Hi: Roumly, I, a j
Giande. Height 11 feet 2'a inch
es. Broad jump Lilly, Boardman;
Cox. Pendleton; Hoshina, Pen
clcton. Distance I!) feet I inches.
TURNER-RYAN DRAW
PORTLAND. Ore., April II
(UP) Leo (The Lienl Turner,
Portland Negro, had to call in
all his skill and courage to gain
a 10-roiind draw agaiuM Jackie
Ryan of San Francisco, a classy
young scrapi.'i', before mine
than 2,0(Ui hosing fans here last
night.
Turner weighed 101 pound':,
six pounds more than Ryan.
Moose Kennedy, Vancou it.
Wash.. Negro, look a 10 round
decision over Hove Johnston oi
Portland.
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CONFIDENTIALLY. IT'S SMTLT Tnd Johnson is mnong thou
tandi It on ainual smell run to Sandy River spawning grounds,
PorHanri, Oro. U' a flood way lo Jidp over mr.it rationing.
PORTS
Washington and Idaho,
By LEO H. PETERSEN
Unilod Pros& Sports Editor
NEW YORK. Arr;; 14 (UP)
Luke Sewell, pilot of the St.
Louis Drowns, came out boldly
today and predicted his team was
the one to beat in the 1045
American league pennant race,
J1t m()st (Jf
ither major
weio more
league manag.'rs
cautious in pre-yc.ison statments
to the United Piesr.
"We're the team to heat,"
SeweD, who Ii d the Browns to
their fust pennant last year only
to lose out to the Cardinals in
the world series, said. "I'll take
other club providing further in
our pennant chances over any
roads of the draft are distributed
equally. Our most valuable as
set is last year's pennant winning
experience."
Here is how some of the man
ag.'rs size up their clubs:
Hilly Southwoith, Cardinals
"I can't predict because I don't
know the assets of the other
clubs. Our pitching looks guod
I TODAY'S
SPORT PARADE,
won me aouiuiiii hi rain-iineuii- and a single by the veteran out
er, Creel, Bui khifrt and an im- fielder, Ted Giillic. Another vet
proved Uy.'i ly, who will be a j c :an, Ad Liska, on the mound for
stai.ter. Our outfield is shaping the northerners got credit for the
up with youngsters."
Charlie Grimm, Cubs "If our
pitching holds up, we'll be up
there in the first division some
where all season long."
Jimmy Dyk.-s, white Sox
"Having lost key men in all de
partments, it doesn't look much
belter than when? we finished
last season, seventh."
L. o Durocher, Dodgers 'I
never inula- predictions, but I
will say that the pitching will be
better and therefore the club will
he better. We'll have a hustling
ball club."
Mil Olt, Giants "I think llvj
club has definitely improved over
last year anil 1 think the Giants
will finish in the first division."
Freddy Fitsimmons, Phillies
"We've added defensh j and i
pitching strength and I think
we'll give them all a lot of i
trouble."
Ossie Bluege, Senators "Our
pitching should be strong, our
catching adi'(iu."t' our hitting
will improve. I l.elieve we have
a chance for the first division."
Hob Coleman, Braves "If we
don't have too many players hurl
or dratted I think we have a gr id
chance lo end up in the first di
vision."
Lou Botidrcau, limiom "I am
conlidt nt wo will fini.-h in the
first division al'Ur a long, hard
sti uggle."
Connie Mack. Athletics
"Things It k pieity bright and
we aie hoping lo f.nish in the
liist division."
Kr.inkic Erisch, pirates "I'd
say we weie a cinch to fini;;h
one two. Like all other teams
we have oor problems but we
.iren'l gome I i I e (-asy to boat."
Joe McCarthy, Yankees "I'm
uol oi'ih-erned about the Browns
oi- anyone else. Tin1 Browns aiv
l.uUf Sewell's wonv Mv worry
is the Yankees"
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Rainiers, Beavers
Continue Tie For
Coast Leadership
STANDINGS
Won Lost Pc. GB
Portland 10 4 .7I4 ....
Seattle 10 4 .714 ...
Sacramento 8 6 .571 2
Oakland 8 fi .571 2
Sen Diego 0 8 .42!) 4
San Francisco .... 5 0 .357 5
Los Angeles 5 0 .357 5
Hollywood 4 10 .280 0
By United Press
The Pacific coast baseball
league paused today in respect to
the late President Roosevelt, but
all eight teams will swing back
into action tomorrow with double
bills in San Diego, Hollywood,
Sacramento and San Francisco.
Yesterday the veteran "rookie"
of the San Diego Padres, Carl
Dumler, became the first hinder
in the league to chalk up four
victories when he blanked the
Oakland Oaks 2-0 in one of the
belter-played games of the eve
ning played before a crowd of
4,000.
Boavers Beat Seals
The San Francisco Seals con
tinued their slip-shod play, mak
ing three errors as they bowed
to the Portland Beavers, 7-4. Guy
Fletcher out-pitched Red Adams
as Sacramento won a 1-0 mound
duel from the Los Angeles An
gels, and the Seattle Rainiers
edged the Hollywood Stars, 7-5.
Dumler fashioned a six-hitter
for Manager Pepper Mai tin's
Padres and won when successive
angles by Del Ballinger, Vera
Reynolds and Johnny Kreevich,
puis young Vic I'icetti s error
scored both runs.
Solons Trim Angels
At Sacramento, the lone run
came in the fifth frame when
Gene Handley beat out an Infield
hit, went to second on Pete El
ko's wild throw of Roy Younk
er's drive, to third on an infield
out and scored on catcher Norm
Schleuter's outfield fly.
The Portland club pounded
three Seal moundsiiien for 12
safeties, including two douhli
victory as he scattered the four
Seal runs over four innings.
Young Alex Palica, although in
dilliculties on many occasions,
squeezed through for the Seattle
victory over the Stars. Palica.
the league's brightest young
mound hopeful, was touched for
nine hits, but he scattered them
well in the clutches and got good
batting support from the slug
ging Rainers.
World Of Soorts
Halts Activities
To Honor 'Champ'
NEW YORK, April 14 (CP)
The world of sport te iok "time
out" today to mourn the death of
"the 'champ."
In final tribute to President
Rensevelt, who did' so much lo
I perpetuate the American spoi l
ing scene tlirougliout the war.
there will be a virtual blackout
in competition.
Both major leagues cancelled
all exhibition baseliall games an I
most of the miliars followed suit.
In other sports, where events
were not cancelled, arangemenis
were made to halt competition at
4 p. m. EWT, the hour of Inner,.!
services for Mr. P.ios.wi I'.
In .the Pacific Co.i t league,
where the regular season is un
derway, the games were called
off, and President Clarence Row
land said flags in the parks will
remain at half mast for ;m days.
At Chicago, where the women s
national amateur athletic union
swimming meet had aitraete 1
participants Irom distant pun!
the program continued as sciict
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tiled.
The opening game of llie major
league season m W.is'non.ton on
Monday between the S, n. iters
ami the New York Yankee.; will
1.' played as schedule! ho, uisc
Clark Griffith, head l ihe W.i-h-im;ton
club and a clre ei-:sti.i!
friend of Mr. l!oo.,we!i. said he
believes the pn sij, nt would
have wanted it that .,v. The
game will he dedu.it, d to l is
melnoi y an I the
"stand a lull nnnut
piayei end tiiHdo l,
man," (Jntlilh said
Fi om l.attn Anwi ic
neighbors" of Mei.s
joined m tribute t i
veil. Ottic.d.- t: l!i,
hoi so race track a'
d will
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s i;ri ,!
c.i, the "good
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Mr. lioose
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sd .-it trib
ei-uo. Me , canee
day proci in, w hd
a', II, nana an. tin:
utes djinng Ihe cud today and
tomorrow at :',o ho..r when he
wid lie intoned in his fin d i s:
ing place at Hyde l'.ok. N Y
FIGHT RESULTS
BOSTON tdus Me!l. l.;ji...
Montreal, ontnentid S.,Rir
tolo. l'Jli i . New Y i k, i lie
DETROIT Phil T.nr.mnM.
l'-o1:-. New Yolk, o;j!;o::e.Co
Maxie fir.api: o, lH";i, New o: ;
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IT MIGHT HAPPEN TO YOU David Chatfield, 7, displays two
spcf.klcd beauties hooked on Iho opening dajj of Washington's
fishing soa&on in Green Lake, Seattle. Each weighed 2Vi pounds.
iler IauI 'Pitches
No Hit. Io llmi Gmne
A pilchi't's duel of which Imschall fans often dream hut
seldom have a clian.cn to witness, jfave Imhler high school a
l-o victory over North Powder heliind the no-hit pitching; of
Wesley Conrad. t
Tal ley, the North Powder hea
ver, also pitched hitless ' ball
throughout the scheduled yoven-
ir.ning game, and it was not un
til the garni ,went into t lit? last
half of the extra eighth frame
that Imhler sewed up the contest.
Bill How-'ll, first Imhler bat
Ur in the final frame, slammed
one of Talhy's offeiings for a
three bagger, and ho scored on
a single, bv John Couzcns who
followeif1 him at the plate.
TIk- Imhler nine gave Conrad
superb support, turning in an er
rorless game, and North Powder
was charged with only two mis
cucs, which came at times when
they did not count in the scoring
column.
The seon : K. H. E.
Inibkr (loo 000 01 1 2 0
North P. 000 000 00 0 0 2
Batteries Conrad and Fitz
gerald; Talley and Pearson.
Tiie lmbler nine will meet
Elgin 'on the Elgin diamond next
Friday afternoon.
I Ann Curtis Wins
'Swimming Title
CHICAGO, April 14 (CP) San
Francisco's Ann Curtis, rated by
swimming au'horities as the
greatest feminine speedsters ever
de ,'lopetl in American waters,
fell like a real champion for the
first tune today.
She scored her first indoor 1011
yard free style victory over
Henda Helsi r, Hollywood star-1.-:,
last pii;hl in the national wo
men's A At! championships.
Miss Cio-lis, a l!l-yrar-old I'ni
versity of California freshman,
turn d in a 1 ill !) in the century
to nose out Miss Helser, defend
ing champion, by 10 inches. The
wining litre was one and nine
tenths seconds over the Ameri
can record.
Zoo Ann OLen. Athens Athlet
ic club. Oakland, Calif., won the
onc-:nctir diving title with a
lll.:i po:n: total, and Clara La
more. Ki-ycar-old high school
ge. l. v!ut tureod in the exeeption
aii s;o,.,! t:n.o of 4:04.2 to win
liit' ..:u.ed i'lduidual m,d!e .
Knds Tonighl Alilmll and CosU'Hn "l. SOCIKTY"
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Coopers Quit In
Card Salary Row
ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 14 (UP)
Mort Cooper, bellwether of the
St. Louis Cardinals pitching staff,
said today he and his brother
Walker, catcher and captain, had
c,uil the club in a salary row
with the front office.
According to Mort, he and
Walker have "emit the Cards
mver to return," and will seek
employment in another profes
sion. President Sam Breadon de
clined to comment.
He did say, however, he would
await opening day Tuesday be
fore he became "disturbed" over
the Coopers' decision.
It was reported the brothers
vere concerned over reports that
Marty Marion, star shortstop,
had signed a contract calling for
more money than cither of the
Coopers get.
Double Bill Is
Offered At Liberty
A murder plotted by an insur
ance salesman and the wife of
the victim as a means of financ
ing their romance is the subject
around which is woven the plot
of the motion picture "Double In
demnity," wdiich opens tomorrow
at the Liberty theater.
The leading roles are taken by
Fred MacMurray and Barbara
Stanwyck, while Edward G. Rob
inson is cast as the insurance
claims manager.
The play is described as psy
chological drama, and the ele
ments of suspense and romance
acid to its entertainment quali
ties. On the same bill is "Carolina
Blues," featuring the members of
Kay Kyser's orchestra, and the
Cristianis, Layson Brothers, and
the four Step brothels. It is
chiefly music and comedy, with
a measure of romance added.
She is competing under the col
ors of the Olneyville Boys' club,
Providence, R. I.
Sunday
Monday - Tuesday
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Truman Guidance
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that of Mr. Roosevelt is the de
termination to obtain an aggre
mrnt to maintain the pace.
The new president will make
his first formal declaration of
Kolicy Monday in an address be
fore a joint session of the con
gress. He will spoak in the cham
ber of the house but his words
will be directed to the people of
the United States and beyond
thorn to the world.
On Tuesday he will address
i he armed services by radio with
a pledge to carry on the war
they have so nearly won in the
west and which thoy are win
ning in the east. He will ac
company that pledge with a
promise that this nation will take
its part in seeking to maintain
peace, once we get it. But lick
ing Germany and Japan is the
immediate older of business.
New Advisors Loom
Among the "men around Tru
man" who will have great influ
ence in this new administration
if they want it is Leslie Biff!-;,
I the slight, quiet secretary of the
; ?nate who has known the new
president intimately for 10 yoars.
Eiffle is one of the few persons
in Washington with a real pas
sion for anonymity. His long
si rvice as secretary of the demo
cratic majority and recently as
secretary of the senate has equip
ped him belter than most men to
keep the president informed of
the temper of congress.
There is Hugh Fulton, who
v-as counsel to the Truman com
mittee which investigated the ad
ministration's conduct of the war.
A boyish-looking man of about
.17 years, he already is on the
White House scene. Mux Lowen
thal was an aide in earlier in
vestigations. There are Sam
O'Neal, former St. Louis and
Washington newspaper reporter
who now is publicity director of
the eleniocratic national commit
tee, and Robert E. Hanncgan, the
committee head.
Byrnes May Get Call
James F. Byrnes has offered
bis services to tho president in
a private capacity. Byrnes long
was Mr. Roosevelt's most effec-
vv,. i,. iiTOL-vmi, IU051 eiiee -
, tive spokesman in the senate.
i i oe presiuem piacoo mm on tne
supreme court, then enticed him
to the White House to be moie
active in winning Ihe war.
Byrnes rosigned this month as
uireeior ot tne ottice of war
mobilization.
Byrnes is regarded as a
"strong man." The word is pass
ing around Washington that the
new president will want stronger
men in certain positions. That
Iheio will be cabinet changes is
assumed here almost without dis
sent. Mr. Truman's tendency to
lean more to the conservative
wing of the democratic party
than did Mr. Roosevelt would
soem to assure that.
It also is a fact that Truman
concedes his lack of mastery of
some matters which require ex
ecutive decision. Mr. Roosevelt's
habit of acting as his own sccre
taiy of this or that when tomh
decisions were to be made is not
one Mr. Truman is likely to ad
opt right away.
Foreign relations is a field in
which he certainly is not expert.
It remains to be seen, therefore,
whether the team which Mr.
Roofovclt placed in the state de
partment this year to carry out
White House policies will be the
GRANADA
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KAY
KYSER
with JEFF DONNEll
AIJNIVERSAl PiauRE
HISTORY REPEATS ON THE RHINE The photos above were
iak:n 23 years apart, but ihe flag is the same i.i both pictures. At
ieft, the Stars and Stripes is lowered from the fortress of Ehrej.
breiistein, overlooking the Rhino at Cologne, as U. S. Army o!
Occupation turned the ciladol over io the French in February,
1923. At right, the same flag is pictured being raised over Ehre
breitstein, after its receit capture by the U. S. Third Army. The
same companies, D and M, of the 41h Division, participated In
both ceremonies.
Berlin Entry By
American Forces
Expected Hourly
(Continued from Page 1)
"last redoubt" in the mountains
ot Bavaria.
First army troops were storm
ing the outskirts of Leipzig along
an arc looping around its north
, rn and southern approaches. The
third army outflanked the city
with a mile-an-hour advance to
within 38 miles or less of Dres
den. On -tho third army's southern
I Hank, units of the 90th infantry
envision '.trove aneael lo tne wen-
Umbirg area, only 111 miles from
the Czechoslovak border.
The thira army's speeding
tanks wore barely 80 miles from
a jUncture with the Russians
mn5 a alonw the Neisse river to
the east. Vanguards of the first
army's third armored division
were 100 milts or loss from the
Soviet front in the Dessau area
to the north.
There the third division sitnt
cd the southern edge of Dessau
and rammed up to within five
miles of the Elbe river at a point
55 miles southwest of Berlin.
New Threat to Berlin
The Dessau drive t.ised a new
Ihreat to the wrecked nazi cap-
team Mr. Truman will need to
participate moro fully in the
making of policies before they
have to be carried out. There is
r.o disposition to underrate Sec
retary of State Edward B. Stet
tinius, jr., but oro fact stands out.
Stettinius, a young man, is next
in line of succession to the presi
dency. Mr. Truman is a vigor
ous man who will be 61 years old
next month. Even vigorous men
die. One of the thines which
enc'oars Truman to many demo--rals
is that he not only is a strict
party man, Jjut a strict organiza
tion man, too. Truman's loyalty
to his democratic organization is
as firm as that of James A. Far
ley, who used to be Mr. Roose-
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ANN VICTOR
J KAY ANN VICTOR
- MILLER -MOORE
1SH KABIBBLE GEORGIA CARROLL HARRY BABBITT
SULIT MASON DIANE PENDLETON and KAY KYSER'S BAND
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SPECIAL ADO EI) ATTRACTION
WITHOUT
O THE PICTURE OF TOMORROW
. W YOUUST 4EE TODAY.
Coroner Probes Fatal
Fire In Ontario
ONTARIO, Ore., April 14 (UP)
The death of Allen Hull, 53, ol
Nampa, Ida., who was fatally
burned in an auto court cabin
Friday, was under investigation
today by Coroner R. A. Tacke.
Tacke said tne victim was
found sitting on the floor prop
ped up agains'J the bed, with
some of the bedding hurned and
with burns on tho body. , s
veil's political manager.
ltal, already imperiled by the
sweep of two American ninth
army divisions that drove across
the Elbe at two points south ol
Magdeburg and advanced agaiast
the city s last defends.
The Germans were reeling cn
the verge of disaster all along the
200-milo American front from
Berlin to Dresden, and far to the
west in the shrinking Ruhr pocket
anel along the North Sea coast.
Late field dispatches said
doughboys of the American first
anel ninth armios split the Ruhr
trap in two with conversing
drives from the 'north and south.
More than 100,000 of the 160.000
Germans caught in the pocket
already had been taken prisoners
and hundreds moro were report
ed surrendering by the hour.
Drive on Hamburg
British second army troops
tightened their assault arc around
the ruined port of Bremen and
rpoared up to within 40 miles of
Hamburg, Germany's second city
and greatest seapoit.
Far lo the west, Canadian and
British troops cleared the last
die-hard nazis from historic Am
hem. and battled through the
slioets of four other key Dutch
towns, Apeldoorn, Gfoningen,
Meppel and Zwolle.
The British second army drive
to clear the German North Sea
coast also began to roll, with
Scottish infantrymen advancing
12 miles northeast from Cellos
mto Uezen, 23 miles west of the
Elbe river and 44 miles south
southeast of Hamburg.
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