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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
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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
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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
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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
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CifRt Wt inger ilni Pails
Front Door Locks 0
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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.
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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-
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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
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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.
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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."
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