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Pendleton Noses Out La Grande In Track Meet
Tigers Hold Lead Until
Final Event, When Bucks
Forge Ahead by 3 Points
PKNM.KTON, April 21 (Special) Thu track and field
team of the La Grande hinh school seemed on the way to
win the annual track meet here yesterday, holding the lead
until the final event, which was won by the IJuckaroos, and
I.a Grande taking third place to give the local team the meet
hv a score of 57 '2 points to La Grande's MV. Mac-lli was
third with 42, and llermiston and IJaker finished fourth
and fifth with 30 and II points. Goss, Tiger hurdler and
high jumper, was high point
One
meet record went uy me
hfurds, when Hasliinu, Pendleton
jumper and hurdler, leaped 5
feci, 10 ',4 inches, lo take first
place in the high jump. The rec
ord formerly was held by Stafl
ef Pendleton.
Goss of Lu Cirande finished
second, and Knapp of La Grande
end Scktnun of Mac-Hi tied for
fourth, and Henderson of Baker
took fifth place.
Runnor Falli, but Wins
Another highlight of the meet
was the running of the mile,
which was won by Iloxie of Pen
dleton in 4:58.2, although he fell
down at one point in the race,
Lemmon of linker was second,
Hendricks of I'endleton, thild,
Leal Graham of La Grande,
fourth and Schoonover of Mer
it, islon, fifth.
Other results follow with com
petitors listed in the order they
finished:
100-yard dash Kelly P,
Schoonover (H), Garrison (LaG),
Keith (B), Olson (M). Time, 10.8.
120-yard high hurdles Goss
(LaG), Thomas (H), .(VIcElroy
(M), Aickle (M), Rowell (II).
Time, 15.0. I
Shot put Kilgore (LaG), Sekl
r.un (M), Hyde (LaG), Hatfield
(12), Uugg (11). Distance, VI ft.,
i4 in.
Pole vault Aickle (M), Win
ston (M) and Houndy (LaG), lie,
Shoemaker (LaG), Gorman (B).
Height, 10:0.
Javelin Wells (P), Myrick
(H), Alford (P), Ward (LaG),
Schoonover (11). Distance 147:2.
Discus Smylhe (LaG), Hugg
(H), Howell (Hi, llyile (LaG),
Mills (M). Diatiince 110:11.5.
440-vard dash Myrick (P),
Piur.(M), Kollcll (II), Marshall
(P), Brinlon (li). Time 55 sec.
220-yard dash-Kelly (J1), My
rick (P), Keith (II), Garrison
(LaG), Olsen (M). Time, 24 sec.
200-yard low hurdles Unwell
(111, Smylhe (LaG), Kdingcr (M),
McKlrath (M), Hasliinu (P). Time,
20.2.
tiUO-yaid run Merkenrider (II).
Li.mb (M), Ciraham (LaG), Hall
(M), Anderson (P). Time, 2:0!).
Broad jump Cox (P), lliishuio
(P) and Cioss (LaG) tie, Garrison
,LaG), Malott (II). Distance 10
lit., 10 in.
Union Wins 11-2
Game from Elgin
UNION, April 21 (Spmal)--Nine
hits, well bunched, unit
tin ce errors kiivo Ihe Union hinh
school baseball team a victory
ever Elin by score of II to 2
here yesterday.
Elgin's starting pitcher, Wiles,
was knocked from the box in the
third inning, after Union bad
lolled up It) runs, four each in
the first and second i 11 (i i n t s. and
two in the third frame. Widdell '
held the Union hitters lo n single
additional tally during I lie final
thtcc innings.
Johansen of Union was the hit
linn star of the yatne, M-orinn
two homers and a single in four
t:mrs at the plate, and Widdell
accounted for one of his team's
inns, slashing out a homer, and
netting a two-baKtU'i' in foui
tunes up.
Roberts held the
four scattered hits.
Elgin team lo i
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Cafe Closure IjOoiiis
In Wage Dispute
HKKMEHTDN. Wash., April 'Jl
(CP) The IliemiTlim rcsUiui
rnt industry, en! 'nil to roll back
the war-.sw nllt ii wages of em
ployes, today awaltid outcome
f an appeal id the older with
prediction:, that dental of the ap
p( al would tort widespread cafe
closttn s.
A slllke threat iiy members ol
the Hotel, Rest, mi ant and llar
li'iuleis' union (AFI.) was averted
es!..'rday by union leadeis.
AFGHANS ARE SHIPl'ED
Forty-three afgha!(rj t o d a y
v ere shipped to Ihe naval ln(V
i ilal at Corval'5 Mis. llaio.nl
Dow is in charge of the making
mid shipping of the envoi lets,
Inch nave been made by all the
organizations of the county, and
channeled through the camp and
hospital unit.
man.
Baseball Standings
AMERICAN I EAGUE
W.
New York 4
Chicago
Washington 2
Detroit 2
Philadelphia 2
Cleveland 1
St. Louis 1
Boston 0
Pel.
1.000
1.000
.5or
.500
.500
.333
.250
.000
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W. L.
New York 4 1
Cincinnati 2 1
Brooklyn 2 2
Pittsburgh 2 2
St. Louis 1 1
Boston 2 3
Chicago 1 2
Philadelphia 1 3
Pet.
.75.1
.007
.500
.500
.500
.400
.333
.350
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
W. L. Pet.
Seattle 14 0 .700
Portland 14 0 .700
Snn Diego 10 11) .500
.Sacramento 10 10 .500
Oakland 10 10 .500
San Kninciseo 0 1 1 .450
Los Angeles B 12 .40')
Hollywood 5 15 .250
Rainiers, Beavers
Win Twin Hills
By Narrow Edge
By Unilod Press
The Seattle Rainiers and Port
land Beavers remain in a dead
lock for first place in the Pacif
ic coast league today by virtue of
winning double headers.
Seattle beat the Oakland
Acorns, 3-2 and' 2-0. on the
stiength of some very fine pitch
ing by the veteran Carl Fischer
and Cilenn Elliott, while Portland
look a twin bill with the llolly
v.ood Stars, 1-0 and 7-0.
Seals Win Again
The San Francisco Seals con
tinued their domination of the
Sacramento Solons, tt-2, and the
Los Angeles Angels evened up
their series with the San Diego
Padres, 7-3.
Two of the 1045 Seattle acquis
itions paid off with base hits in
the twin Rainier victories. In
the first tilt third baseman Chuck
Aleno singled to center to score
I two runs in tin1 fifth: in the sec
end catcher Boh Finley drove
Inline Aleno and Ted Norhert.
Nnrhert hit a circuit clout in the
first his eighth of Ihe season.
! Manager Lefty O'Doul's Seals
won their third game in four
i starts against the Solons with a
j big four-run splurge in the sev
i enth. Hob Joyce, on the mound
for the
winners, scattered eight
hits and chipped in with a pair
himself in Ihe 17-hit attack on
J.-.ckie Wilson. Del Young got
four for four.
Lou Novikoff was the big gun
in the 14-blow attack of the An
gels on three Padre hurlers. The
e slwhile "mail Russian" pound
it: out three singles and a triple.
In the .ipener at Portland
pitcher Jake Mootv was the hero.
While holding the Stars to six
hits, Mooty also doubled in ealeh-
ei Eddie Adams with the lone
n,n of the game. .loo Mishasek,
Star hurler, allowed only four
other safeties. Tin nightcap
went II innings after the Beav
ers came from behind lo overtake
a si-run Hollywood lead. Roy
llelser got the pitching victory
l limiting Hollywood to 10 hits.
Final Chfcku ii of
Farm (Vnsus Near
Lee (ii liter, illstiirt supervisor
ol the national census of agricul
ture, today announced that com
pilation of the ttata for eastern
Oiegon is iiearing completion
He requested that anyone who
ow ns tluec acres or more of land
: end who had $'J50 or mole m
, gioss receipts from any type of
ul.i ieultuie in 1044 notify his of-
C):ce if they have not boon visited
by an emunvi ator. I'pontVeing
'untitled, liiiner said, the census
! bureau office at Bums. Om..)will
sun! an enumerator tq' gather
t informal ioti.) '
Covered tyyiluc census are pri
sons engaged in any ijf Ihe fol- '
lowing phases of agriculture:
I'lli'n houses, mushroom fetl.it
nurseries, hatchei is, daily nfe.
ducts, poultryp iVe keeping":
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Complete
Saturday, April 21, lHI.'i
Sportsmen to Meet
Here Tuesdsiy Night -
Ernie Walden, president of the La Grandj Sportsmen's club, today
urged all sportsmen of the area and members of the organization to
attend a meeting Tuesday evening in the city hall.
"We have a number of plans '
offerting the activity of the club
and many of them vitally con- I
cerning the welfare of sportsmen '
to consider," Walden said. "Ev- I
cryonc interested in fish and
game matters should be present."
Business will include reports
f.n recent meetings and consid-
tion of appointment oe com
mittees to handle distribution of
pheasants and fish offered by the
f,ume commission for release in
Ibis area, he said.
Plans for enlargement of the
scope and activities of the group
will also be discussed, including
plans for a dinner in the near fu
ture.
White Sox Trim
Champion Browns
In Extra Inning
NEW YORK, April 21 (UP)
The Chicago While Sox made it
three in a row yesterday in their
first home game of the season
when they squeezed out a 3-2
victory in the tenth inning over
Ihe champion St. Louis Browns.
Outfielder Oris Hockett hit his
third single, went lo second on
Johnny Diekshol's sacrifice bunt
and scored on Roy Schalk's dou- I
ble. Ed Lopat, veteran south- !
paw, shaded Al Hollingswoiih,
Biownie lefty, in a duel in which
both were hit frequently, hut at
scattered intervals.
Also atop the American league
with four straight victories are
the New York Yankees, who beat
the Senators at Washington in
tneir home opener. 0 to '.i. First
Baseman Nick Etten drove in
three runs with three hits to lead
the U-hii attack. Floyd Bevens,
with relief help from Al lictlol,
gained the victory.
Indians Boat Tigers
Cleveland gained its first tri
umph, topping the Tigers al De
troit, 4 to 1, on Stove Gromek's
six-hit pitching. Southpaw Frank
(Stubbyi Overmire permitted all
he Indian runs to score in the
first three innings.
A two-run homer by Frankie
Hayes in the first inning started
ine I'liiiaiieipuia as oil to a a lo
3 victory over the Red Sox at
Boston. It was the fourth straight
loss for the Sox. Don Black senl
teied nine hits to gain the win
for the A's.
Elmer (Butch) Neiman hit a
three run homer in the ninth to
i.ivo the Boston Braves a 0 to 5
victory over the Phils in their
home opener al Philadelphia. He- (
lief Piteher Charley Coart was
the victor, taking over in the
M'vonth. Vince DlMaggio hit a .
two run homer for Philadelphia, i
Homers Aro Numerous
111 a battle of homers, the Hi-
ants won their home opener
from Ihe Brooklyn Dodgers, 10 to
li, Phil Weintraub getting two
end Pitcher Harry Feliiman one
for the winners. Eddie Stanky
and Mike Sandloek got their first
j hig league homers for the Dodg- j
ci.n in a losing cause.
The Pittsburgh Pirates and
Chicago Cubs, expected to be
pennant contenders, put on a bat
tle royal at Pittsburgh, the Cubs '
winning, 5 to 4, when Al l.opez
singled in the eighth to score '
Fvankie Gustine from second.
Tlllett (Rip) Sewell won his1
moth major league victory, go
ing the route for Pittslnugli.
St. Louis and Cincinnati in the
National were not scheduled ,
$ Fight Results
By United Press
Providence. R. I - Bert l.ytell.
IM. Fresno. Calif , outpointed Joe
Liddick, 157, Pateison, N. J. (Itn.
New Vol k Jake l.amotta, Iliii.
New York, outpointed Vic Dollt
curli, 158 'j, New York till).
Hollywood Nick Moian. lit).
Mexico City, decisioned Kudie
Liaison, i:nj, Chicago (10
W illi AliMK AM)
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Local Reports
I'age S
TODAY'S
S PORT PARADE.
By LEO PETERSEN
NEW YORK, April 21 (UP)
The field for the successor of the
late Kenesaw Mountain Landis
as baseball commissioner has
narrowed down to such an extent
that it no longer is a question of
whom the club owners want, but
whom they can get.
The two men who could have
hi.d the job have turned it down.
James A. Farley eliminated him
self in the deliberations of the
:pecial four-man committee
vhich Ihe major leagues set up
to recommend Landis' successor.
Tile money he is receiving as an
execuitve with a soft drink
manufacturing eoncern was too
much more than the 50,000 a year
the commissionership pays.
Antl Edward Grant Barrow de
rided against the job because of
his health and his advanced
y ais. He soon will be 77.
So it looks like Ford Frick,
president of the National league,
is going lo get the job after all.
He has been the only campaigner
for the post and he would have
had the job now had it not been
I for opposition within his own
league.
I The situation is such that there
j seems to he doubt whether the
' major league club owners will be
able lo muster the majority of
1" votes necessary to select
Landis' successor when they get
together in Cleveland next Tues
day. The word from the pipe
line department now is that the
, commission is going to recom
mend two men, Frick and Leslie
I ,
O'Connor, who for years serv
ed as Landis' secretary.
A deadlock may develop since
O'Connor is strong in the west,
but has no support in the east.
If Prick cannot be named as a
compromise candidate, the ma
jors may have to go through the
si.-isnn without a commissioner.
That the major league execu
tives, seasoned business men who
j have made
million dollar in-
lustry out of baseball, would let
anything stand in the way of re
placing the commissioner is in
conceivable even though it could
hi ppen.
Baseball never needed a eoni
leissioner more. Within the next
year dozens of service men are
likely to return to their clubs af
ter military leaven and the re
sulting confusion may produce
many disputes which only a com
missioner could settle.
Hinp Crosby Film
Booked at Liberty
The motion picture. "Going My
Way." which brought Bing Cros
by the l!M4 "Oscar" of the mo
tion picture academy, will open
lonioirow at the Liberty theater
for a w eek's run.
Crosby appears in tho role of
a young priest, while Barry Fitz
geiaki has the part of an elderly
man of liu- cloth, and Frank Mc
Iluch is seen in a similar role.
Chii t' members of the suppos
ing cast are Ki:.' Stevens, opeia
. lid conceit star. Gene Lockhart
ami Janus Btown.
The sloiy is that of a young
pi a si who is suit to a small par
ish to lake charge of its activi
ties ond put it on a sound finan
cial h.isis Posing as an assistant
to Ihe , hierlv Father Fitzgeiald.
I accomplishes results while at
the same time catering to the
whims ol Ins superior.
Musical features ale "Adeste
Fiih Its ' Ave Maria", sung by
Ciesbv and Miss Stevens with
the Ko, Miuhel boys' choir.
Attention
Sjjjrtiineft!
.t Special M noting
Tut. April 21
ill S p.m.
( itv Hall ,
Many :n. liters or importance
to hunlcis and fishermen will
come up ,'f(,f "discussion. Be
sw to .itt"ut
fVD, Spot t.-rttyi ln iteP
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Marines Luk Odd
Souvenirs, Wear
Assorted Headgear
(Continued from Page I)
horses lo carry heavv pieces. One
ol the marines had tied the pack
onto his horse with n Japanese
oboe one of those brightly col
ored reams of sash Japar.vse
women bear on their backs.
And here came this marine,
dirty and unshaven, leading a
sorrel horse with a big bowtie
of black and white silk, thrco feet
wide, tied across its chest and an
other similar one tied under its
belly, the ends standing out on
both sides.
Troop I carry the oddest
things when they move. One
marine had a Jap pholo album
in his hand. One had a wicker
basket. Another had a lac
quered serving tray. They even
had an an American phono
graph with Jap records, strap
ped onto a horse.
Lots of them wore Japanese
insignia or pieces of uniform.
Later an order came out that any
marine caught wearing Jap cloth
ing would be put on burial detail.
I guess that was to keep marines
from shooting each other by mis
take. There were frequent holdups
ahead of us and we would stop
;.nd sit down every hundred
yards or so. One marine com
menting on the slow progress
said:
"Sometimes we take off like
a ruptured duck, and other times
we just creep along."
The word was passed down
the line, "Keep your eyes open
for planes." About every sixth
man would turn his head and
repeat it and the word was
rent back along the colui.in like
a wave. Except toward the
rear they made it comical
"Keep your eyes open lor
Goisha girls."
We were walking almost on
-'-'ach other's heels, a solid double
line of marines. Mv friend, Bird
Dog Clayton was behind me. He
said, "A column like this would
be a Jap pilot's delight."
Another said, "If a Jap pilot
came over the hill, we'd all go
down lik-s howling pins." But
no Japs came.
At one of our halts the word
passed back that we could sit
down, but not to take off our
packs. From down the line came
music, a French harp and ukclelc,
playing, "You Are Mv Sunshine."
Wh.-n it was finished the marines
would call back request numbers
and our little concert went on for
five or ten minutes out there in
the Okinawa fields.
The haimonieist was Pfc. Wil
liam Gabriel, a bazookaman from
a farm on rural routo 1H, about
10 miles out of Houston, Tex. He
is only 10, but a veteran with
one wound.
He is a redhead and the shyest
soldier I've ever mot. He is so
bashful he can hardly talk. Bui
he makes a harmonica talk.
Playing with him was an of
ficerLieut. "Bones" Carsters of
Los Angeles. Bonis has a mortar
platoon. He strumiv. 'd cords on a
sort of ukclelc common to Okin
awa. It has three strinus and the
head is always made of tightly
stretched snakeskin. It gives vou
the willies just to look at or.;.
When we started on again the
way ahead was clear and we
went that time like the well
known ruptured duck and ait-.'r
about a mile we were there, all
panting.
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LAST PICTURES OF ERNIE PYLE Ernie Pylo. famous war correspondent, is pictures here, cen
ter foreground, a? he lalkod lo Marine Pvt. I. P. Murray, a short time before he was killed in the
little island of le, off Okinawa. Btlow, he is show i talking with "that girl. ' his wif, Mrs. Geraldiie
Pyle in their home in Albuquerque N, M a few days before ho left for the Pacific. .
Jim McPherson, F 2 c, who re
cently completed his basic engi
neering course at the naval train
ing center al Gulpfort, Miss., is
spending a short leave with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs.-James Mc
Pherson, and sister, Kathleen, al
Iheir home, 1312 O avenue, be
fore reporting to Shoemaker,
Calif., for further assignment.
' Staff Sgt. Donald D. Severns,
son of Mrs. and Mrs. .1. M. Sev-
cms, 1415 W avenue, La Grande,
has arrived in the United States I
ol: furlough from' the European
theater of operations, where he ,
served six months duty with the I
t.ighth number command, as i
waist gunner on a B-17. He com
pleted 35 missions, totaling 250
combat flying hours.
Richard II. Stoddard. 24. son
el' Mr. and Mrs. David I. Stod
dard, route 1, La Grande." was
lecentlv commissioned
second
the sil
i lieutenant and received
ver pilot's wings of the army air
forces al Ihe Altus, Okla.. armv
; ir field.
From this advanced two-engine
pilot training school of the AAF,
he will go on to further advanced
training at a mulli-engincd
bomber or fighter school, or to
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BING AND HIS GANG
WITH HIS BEST HIT SONGS
BEST. PICTURE!
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Lee Bowman
the central instructors' school
fi; ndolph field.
Robert Terry, electricians mate
third class, is here on leave from
Great Lakes naval training sta
tion, to visit his grandmother,
.liter reporting back to that sta
tion he will be transferred to the
west coast.
Cpl. Keith E. Lasslt y, : -,n of
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Lassley (.: La
Grande has been given a medical
discharge from the army alter
being in service since 1041. j
Corporal Lassley, who has '
three brothers and a brother-in- '
law in the aimed forces, has
been hospitalized for the jiast
ft ill" months in France. He has
sirved two tours of overseas
duly, seeing service in North Af-
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lutes of its Kind I have.seen."
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at lira, England, Holland, Belgium,
i Germany and France.
Slaff Sgt. Donald D. Severns
ni rived Thursday night for a fur
lough with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Severns. Sergeant
Severns has been a waist gunner
on a B-17 Flying Fortress in ac
tive service.
HOSPITAL CHIEF MOVED
FARRAGUT, Ida., April 21
(UP) Capt. Harry S. Harding,
commanding officer of the Farra
gut naval hospital since its es
tablishment more than two years
ago, has received orders trans
ferring him lo the east coast. He
will leave Monday.
Capt. Alva C. Smith of the
navy medical corps will succeed
him.
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