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I Eastern Oregon Track and Field Stars to Athletes from Vie in 46th Annual Competition in La Grande The cream of the Eastern Oregon prep school track nnd field crop will be assembled in La Grande Saturday for the l(ith annual l-uniiing of the Eastern Oregon track and field meet,' in which La Grande high school is a 13-timo winner, and in which La Grande athletes have set three of the 15 Two Games Slated In Coast League By United Prosi The Sacrumcnto Solons entcr-t.-iin the San Francisco Seals and the San Diego Parties welcome (he I .os Angeles Angels in Ihe only Pacific coast league games tonight. Seattle and Oakland swing into netion willi a doufolehcader at Emeryville tomorrow while Port land and Hollywood get together in Ihe film capital. - Portland will have u chance to sticlch its two-game leadership at the expense of the tailend Hol lywood club, although the Twinks showed improvement last week when they took four out of six games from second-place Sc uttle. The llainicrs and Oakland should provide the best scries of tlit week. Now in fourth place four games from the top, the Acorns arc set to mnko their stand in their home orchard a winning one. Stale Income Tax Tallying Delayed SALEM, Ore., May 1 (UP) Earl Fisher, member of the state tax commission, said today final tallying of state income tax re turns will be completed about a month from now. Between 30,000 and 40,000 re turns were received on or near the April 15 ddadlir.o, Fisher said, and the job of opening the envelopes should be finished this wei k. LAST TIMK TONIGHT Starts WEDNESDAY ffl? ma) jiaituW oje)ndttC7i (Mid, ado&ritiiiel THE KEYS or THE MGDOM C'fgOfy Pec Thomii Mitchell Virttrnt Pnft Roil Stridnfi Roddy MiDomII ItJmund Gtnn Sir Cfdtic Hxdwitfci Pifgy Ann CJirtei J-iW BjII Jimtt Oil j ion Anne Revere Rulft N(tiOf) llffiion fonj . Iwnrrj Strong JOHNM.STAHL JOSEPH L MANKIEWIC2 , llN l 20 Schools I standing records. Already enrolled are entries from 21 schools, und others are expected before the starting gun founds for the start of the pre liminaries Saturday morning on the Tiger field. Thus far entered are Pendle ton, Mac-Hi, Baker, Enterprise, Wallowa, Joseph, Ontario, Nyssa, Vale, Helix, Adrian, Huntington, Hourdmun, Echo, Hermiston, Un ion, North Powder, Cove, Imblcr, Elgin and La Grande. Some of the records ul which the high school tbin-clads will aim are of long standing, the most notable being the 2:02 murk set in 1010 by Dr. 'Bill" Peare in the 010 yard run. Don Barker's lime of 4:37.5 for Ihe mile, set In IMS, and Inseth's 11)3(1 murk of 103 feet, 10 inches in the javelin throw, also stand. A pole vault murk of 11 feet, 8 inches, set in 1031 by Prahl of Ontario, and u broad jump of 22 feet, 10 inches, by Uraybcal of Pendleton in 1030, also are at sluke. Other meet records were set in liMO or lutcr. La Grande won the first East ern Oregon meet, held in 1010, but could not repeat until 1020, when the competition, was re sumed after a Ihree-year suspen sion in 1017-18-10 duo to the war. The Tigers cleaned up in the meetings from 1025 to 1933, in elusive, except for a break in 1030, when Pendleton was the winner. The local school ugain won the meet in 1037, 11)12 and 1043. Fight Results By Unilod Presi BALTIMORE Georgic Koch an. 17l'.ii, New York, outpointed Johnny Caller 101, Philadelphia (10). PROVIDENCE, R. I. Ralph Zanelli, 140 'i, Providence, H. I., slopped Hoy Rovelli, 150 li, New York (0). . . NEWARK, N. J. Julie Bort, 137 'i. Brooklyn, outpointed Krankie Leta, 135 Irvington, N. J. (II). SAN FRANCISCO Frankie Moore, 1311, Onklund, Calif., knocked out Billy Hale, 135, Los Angeles (10). Granatin LAST TIMK TONIGHT STAKTS WEDNESDAY Tin' - ,Ml MONOOfc AM y cv ruivRi mm ELYSE KNOX MARJ0RIE RAMBEAU RICK VAUIN DlitlhM KIN! Harili AIIIIGHT TODAY'S .sJORTPARADE. By LEO H. PETERSEN UP Sports Editor NEW YORK, May 1 (UP) Capt. John F. Sullivan of the Fourth Corps headquarters in Italy might be culled the outspok en link between quick personal up front fighting and entertainment for his service buddies. Young Sullivan of Worcester, Mass. with a chest full of Amer ican, British and French decora tions insists that (1) boxing is the best entertainment for serv ice men at uny front, and that (2) golf courses and baseball dia monds would provide the best recreation for wounded rr.en in American hospitals. The handsome, 27-year-old cap tain big, brawny and brown haired says, "I guess everyone who has been ut any actual fight ing front knows the entertainment value of boxing bouts. They re quire practically no equipment, and they can be enjoyed by any one from anywhere, even if they never saw leather tossed before. For most of the fighting men it's u grand spectator sport. "But when you come home wounded to an American hospi tal, and you're trying to grope your way back to normal easy golf and easy baseball are the sports in which you can partici pate to forget your handicaps meanwhile rehabilitating body and mind." Sullivan entered service in 1041. He got the purple heart and a trip to a hospital in '43 when blown out of the observer's post on a lank by an artillery shell during the battle of Macknassey, when his outfit was trying to cut off Rommel's retreat in North Africa. He came back from the hospital to fight plenty more. He was lucky then and later. Only he and four other comrades survive of the 150 officers who went into Africa in his original outfit and fought up into Italy. Sullivan, who boxed and play ed football nt Boston U., was yanked away from the fighting front a couple of tirncs to man age and coach boxing teams in war-theater championships. His boys were able and lucky. For example, they won the team title at Algiers before 80,000 spectators. Then they all went back to the An.ii) beachhead in Italy. Captain Sullivan returns soon to Italy. During 'his brief visit here he attended yesterday's luncheon of the Professional Golf ers' Association Rehabilitation committee at t lie Chatham hotel. He told the P.G.A. committee men: "I want to congratulate you professionals on your good work during the war while the ama teurs Ihe USGA -werc asleep. I our rehabilitation campaign is Ihe first definite action taken by any sports group to help our wounded boys. Your campaign to provide a golf course for every service hospital in America will he a Godsend for thousands of handicapped fighting men. "I only hope that baseball can keep pace with you by furnishing the hospitals with playing fields for either soft hall or hard ball." The PGA committee announced a campaign to raise $1110,0110 by nationwide play, featured by the challenge match between Ilyron Nelson and Sam Snead at two courses in the New York area on May 20 and 27. They open at Ihe Fresh Meadow club. Flushing, N. Y., and finish at the ICssex Country club, West Orange, N. .1. OLD GLORY 24.900 FEET HIGH The highest point on which the lT. S. flag ever was raised is atop Minya lionko, 24,0011. fool moun tain peak in Sikung province, China, during Ihe Sikang expe dition of 1032. JUST RECEIVED! Shipment of Haywood Trotil Hies l'ly Hooks and Spinners Fishing Heels Tennis Halls ." S-in. and ;f t -in. (Jar bage Cans Sleplailders 1..IH H (itass Seed Ham Door Track and Hangers No. !l Snmth (alauie(l Wire CifRt Wt inger ilni Pails Front Door Locks 0 Padlocks Filler Discs o Bohncnkamp's LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Phone 600 Complete Tuesday. May 1, 1915 Cochran Cuts Hoppe Billiard Margin ' HOLLYWOOD, May 1 (UP) Wclker Cochran, world's cham pion three-cushion billiards cham pion, trailed by a slim 55-point margin today after winning two additional blocks in his cross country tournament with Chal lenger Willie Hoppe. Hoppe now holds a 2,888 to 2,833 lead in the series. Major Wallace A. Sorenson, for merly ol La Grande, was pre sented the air medal during a colorful retreat ceremony ut the Ontario army air field in Cali fornia where he is a section com mander. The air medal was awarded for the destruction of an enemy air craft, November 22, 1043. Major Sorenson, who attended Eastern Oregon college, was com missioned a 2nd lieutenant in the air forces in December, 1041. He served in Alaska, England and Africa und wears the distinguish ed flying cross with two oak leaf clusters and the Asiatic campaign ribbon. Mrs. Sorenson, the former Phyl lis Simonson of La Grande is with her husband in Ontario. His par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Hurry V. Sor enson, live in Homcdalc, Idaho. Cpl. Dave Leonard, U. S. mar ine corps, is in La Grande for a 15 day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Leonard. Cpl. Steve Svetich arrived in the United Stales Saturday and will arrive in La Grande next week. Cpl. Swetich, the son of Mrs. Joe Thomas, has been serv ing in the south Pacific urea. Award of the army's good con duct mrdal to Pfc. Ralph Car penter, formerly of La Grande, is announced in u communica tion from headquarters of the 32nd infantry division on Luzon. Caroi nter. Ihe son of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Carpenter, and a I, .,,,,. ,. ,11, II,,, I 5,1-1 lll.TV of the "Hed Arrow" division, en- j lered the army in January, l:M, and went overseas in March, 1043. lie attended school ill La Grande. In addition to Hie good con duct ribbon, he wears the Asiatic Pacific ribbon, the Philippine liberation ribbon and a bronze arrowhead for his part in the division's initial landing on Said or. With training as a member of a Plying Portress crew Hearing completion, Plight Officer John II. McLean, navigator, is sched uled for assignment to an over seas eonil at area in Ihe near future. This information is imparled in an announcement from the ormv Hying lield at Alexandria, La. Mel. ean. the son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald McLean, of 1002 U evenue, was graduated from La Grande hie.li school in 104.1. Seventh U. S. armv headouar- lois in Prance has announced that among the thousands of (doughboys who are taking part ! in the sweeping up of Germans , :s Pte. Samuel G. Ambrose of La jGiundc. He has been assigned j to tin1 ;S'ith Infantry rcginunt of ! the famous lltoth "Century" divi sion, which played an important part in breaking the German de fensive line in the Vosges moun I lams, and bore the brunt of a i G e r m a n counter offensive at j Kimling and Uitehe. ! Aviation Cadet John V. An derson, who has been at Minter i iekl, near Uakersfield, Calif., i'yr several months, was transfer red recently to Ihe training cen ter for potential pilots, navigators and bombardier at San Antonio, Texas, where he will receive 1 1 lull t tuuninc ; Mis. Aii'letsnti, the former Maigaiel Hall, has returned to La Gtainle to remain with her patents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hall, 'while he is completing the 10-week course. Anderson is the son of Mr. und Mis C.'.it AnH..tcon ,,r rial Ninth street. His brotluXicorg : Viderson, jr.. district attorney of Ie.ion enmity on service leave, is trial judge advocate at the at my field at Ardiiiore, Okla. if in . i flSERi CE SPORTS Local Reports ! I'age I Webfoot Return To Gridiron Fold Is Hot Subject PORTLAND, Ore., May 1 (UP) Pacific northwest football fans today anticipated a full resump tion of play next fall among the major schools. Only the University of Oregon remained uncertain, and reports from the Eugene campus indicate the athletic board may bring the Wcbfeel back in the fold within a few weeks. Rivals in Field With Oregon State, Idaho and Washington State resuming play after two seasons of idleness, the pressure will be on Oregon to do likewise. . The University of Washington, aided by its military programs, kept football alive through the war years despite puri'y opposi tion. Willamette and . Whitman were the chief independents to field teams, and the Huskies eked out a schedule against service teams and infrequent games un c;ei restricted travel conditions with the California conference members. Schedule Meeting Set A meeting of the Pucific coast conference in Spokane June 11 will draw up schedules for all sports. A sidelight to the Eugene sit uation was persistent rumor that Ceach John Warren might be leaving Oregon, possibly as city athletic director at his old home town in Astoria, or. to accept one of several other coaching posts. Warren took over after Lt. Com. G. A. (Tex) Oliver left the uni versity to go . into the navy's physical . fitness program and coached one year before the sport was dropped. Oliver May Return He gained more fame this win ter when his underrated Web toot basketball team won .the Pacific coast conference in a thriller playoff with Washington Stntc nnd placed third in' the western NCAA tournament. One offer was said to be the basket ball post at the University of 111- ' 'V r'- Make Collection Days ... Happy Days ! La Meet Saturday 1 Gi Lower Standard Of Baseball Is Seen in Fielding NEW YORK, May 1 (UP) An off-day audit of the records confirmed today that many folks had feared that the lowered standard of major league base ball this season would be reflect ed 'principally in the fielding. .The. trend is definite jin both leagues las compared with the same number of games from the start' of the season a year ago. There have been 194 fielding misplays in the 82 major league games played to dute as com pared with 158 in the same num 'ber of games per team a year ago. The National league, uphold ing its long-stunding reputation as a smoother fielding outfit, has committed 01 errors in 43 games, an increase of 15 for the same number of games lust year when the total was 78 errors. The American, with fewer games played, 39, has made 103 miscucs as compared with 82 for 1044, an increase of 21, The error; average per team per game in the National is 1.06 as compared with .88 ior the same period in 1944. In the Amer ican thd team .average is 1.32 errors per gamt; compared with 1.00 per game a year ago. Surprisingly, the worst offen ders in either circuit are the us ually sure-fielding New York Yankees, who have made 24 er rors in 11 games as compared with 14 in their first 11 games last year. At the other extreme are their neighbors at the Polo Grounds, ihe New York Giants, who have made only nine errors in 12 games, a decrease of six from 1044 when they made 15 in the first dozen starts. " inois. " ... Athletic Director Anso Cornell had no comment on rumors that Coach Oliver might got an ovcr r.ge discharge and return as head coach. But Cornell vowed Ore gon will resume play "if and when material is available and the step seems practical." Increasing numbers of service men are reported enrolling at Ebgene and Corvallis. Carriers Will Call to Collect Between May 1st and May 5th ' Grande - NAB MOUTHPIECE Lt. -Gen. Kurt Dittmar, above, nasi mili tary commentator on ihe Ber lin radio and spokesman for the German high command, it reported captured . by allied western armies. Legion Groups to Meet at Dinner The American Legion post and auxiliary will hold their district conference dinner at 7 o'clock to night in the banquet room of the Stein Coffee Shop. Dinner music has been arranged and a dance will follow the dinner. A brief meeting was held this afternoon in the Sacajawca Inn. ave you tried the finest beer, ever produced by Roesch Brewery? Ask for ELK HORN BEER THE HEER FOR THE "LITTLE MERCHANT" Carriers of the LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Please Have the 7 Correct Amount . 81 Available for Nay Paper Delivery to Save Call Backs! Your tinier appreciates (he cooperation you give to iakc the (ask of collections easier. A one time call saves Hem many step, espetiaUy when tbe yming bay or girl htw a hifte route to cover. We thank you, ta in their behalf, fii O u 0 0bservef 1 V- Day Fanfare (hit Salem Will Push Jap War ! SALEM, Ore., May 1 (UP).. No parade, no band; ho formal celebration will toe held in Salem on V-E day. This was the decision of the Salem Federation, qf Patriotic Socitics, jchoj l i fund civic groups yesterday. ' ' ; 1 A "redcdicationlp the task ' of completing tha war and tin. ishing off Japan was planned by the group.' ', . Lapel cards, to' be worn by ' citizens after V-E day were be- ing prepared. They read: "This is to certify that - wholeheartedly observed V-E day with a re-. dedication to the 'unfinished ', tasks remaining before us' i i by person ally contributing . blood, buying more bonds, or aiding in vital salvage. On to ' Tokyo." Choose Imperial i WASHABLE WALLPAPER We have a great f variety of appropriate patterns for living rooms, dining rooms, bed rooms, kitchens, halls and bathrooms. Sco 'our sample books. It Really. 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