La Grande evening observer., May 29, 1945, Image 8

Lee G.
Miller
Rain and Mud,
And More of
Same on Luzon
il
By LEE G. MILLER
WITH THIS 25th DIVISION
AT BALETK PASS,' Luzon (By
Wireless) It was ruining when
we stopped at the hillside lent
of Col. Victor L. Johnson, jr.
commanding officer of the ifil.-;.
infantry regiment.
' Colonel Johnson was graduated
from West I'oint six years ago.
lie is 27 and nobody uiound
here knows of a younger full
colonel in command ol u line
ngimcnl anywhere. Johnson's
parents live in Slingi-ilum's, N. Y.
He is u hit! good-look in;j fellow
mid lik :-K to get around: 1 found
out ahout that the hard vay. He
was planning to visit a new com
mand post of his lirsl battalion
and invited us to come along in
his jeep. Ha stalled up a hilly
road which hud existed only a
week. The rains were turning il
to dcop-rullcd gluey mud.
At one long steep rise the jeep
rebelled, and wc had to walk
while the driver took the light
ered vehicle ahead. I was pant
ing when we got to a level space
nnd piled back in the jeep. Far
ther on the road became entirely
impassable. Wj got out and
walked cross country to a little
observation post.
' The colonol romarkod casual
ly ai wo walked that the Japs
had a machine gun on the op
pot He ridge.
"I don't know why they're
not firing at u," he said.
Nollher did I, and the matter
intercfted me more than it
seemed to interest the colonel.
, Men at Iba observation post
pointed out a dead Jap on the
hillside below that machine gun
nest.
"Our 105s did a Iilt!-2 sniping
on him," somebody explained. (A
105 is about a four-inch cannon;
that's some sniping.)
We trudged on up the road and
turned olf again, this tima down
some crude steps hrac-d with
lengths of wood but by now so
thick witli slippery mud from
many bols that I negotiated it
ilh ftel sidewisc a la Charlie
Chaplin.
' At the foot of lho steps we
reached the command post of
Maj. Slunloy R. McNuti of Mcc
colcro, N. M commanding of
ficer of Johnson's first battal
ion. The post had boon Install
ed lho night bofore in cjplurad
Jap cavos, end very snugly too,
except that we. were within
range of o Jap mortar on the
ridge to the couth. (The mortar
was captured the next duy and
the crow lulled).
I'd been taling to officers when
: somebody remarked thai Hob
'Srripps was wailing to see me.
;1 turned mound and hen' was a
;figuro out of Hill Mauldin's eiit
. loons a leant long, unishaven
m;m of 27 in muddy fatigues.
Boh had been a corporal the
last I had heard. Now he was a
buck sergeant, and aeling staff
liergeanl. He was the lop nuncoin
-.in the Hilsl regiment's "I and It"
plalooii lx" intelligence and
n eonnaisance unit. These nne
picked men who have the inipnrl
finl function of tracing .lap posi
tions and movements, both by
going on patrols and by manning
forward OI''s observation posts,
inch as toe one Hob had juyl
budged down from.
Hob came nvcr; -as rigid after
1'eai l Harbor, and like everybod)
else he would lather he home. I
asked if lie was going into the
newspaper bush: -ss when he gol
out of the army.
"Well, I was trying to be a
farmer before the war,'' be said.
Well, every man has a right to
pick his own vocation. And some
times, on days like this, I think
a nice qu 'I farm, preferably
dairy, might be a sight better
than m-wspaperjng.
It was raining haul now, and
Colonel Johnson was ready to go
en back mid I decided I'd gone a',
far forw.ud as seamed justified
anyway. And ilicn something
kind of funny hap .'lied. I ll save
it tor tomorrow.
Youiiysler Has Slat
Spot in Film Comedy
A comedy film in which music
play an important pint will open
tomorrow at the Liberty tl. -ater.
starring Jimmy Durante, Mar
garet O'Hrien, Jose Hut hi, fani
i us pianist, anil June Allysnn.
Titled "Music for Millions",
the film tells the story o( how a
Mile girl goes to the city lo live
v ith her sister and bi coir. -.s a
leading actor in the lives of the
sister and numbers of lturbi's
ynipliony orchestra, tin; Icadei
and the business manager, play -d
by Durante.
: I
. Drawing Cards
Today's Sport; Parade
By JACK CUDDY
NEW YORK, May 2!) (UP) Lt.
Cmdr. Benny Leonard of Hie
maritime service said, "I rode one
post-war boxing boom for more
than a million dollars, and I ex
pect to do very well on the next
one."
Leonard made this significant
statement last night as we rode
back from a Biooklyn bond-selling
show that honored the 3Hth
anniversary of his winning the
lightweight championship of the
world.
Leonard said, "I'll remain in
service until after we lick the
Japs. Then, when I get back in
to civvies, I'll gather a stable of
fighters who can cash in on the
greatest boxing boom the world
has ever known a boom which
will make the one that followed
the last world war look like small
potatoes."
Eonnah slightly plump and
slightly bald, but quite dapper in
the maritime blue and gold em
phasized that the approaching
furor over fisticuffs would be ter-
rOORSMENa
IN
SERVCEI
Tech. Sgt. Delimit- C. Richards
the son of Mis. Pearl Richards
of Cove, who learned about war
fare against the Japs through ser
vice ill the Pacific area, is a mem
ber of one of 25 "lb-re's Your
Infantry" units which are lour
ing the Unitid Stales during ihe
7th war loan campaign.
The units exhibit various in
fanlrv u'n.'ihiiiK mul tl.ttii fli-m-in-
stialions of how they are used I
against enemy forces.
The secretary of war today
advised Mrs. l-'.lhel Humphrey,
yeoman third class, WAVES,
that her husband. Staff Sgt. Jack
Humphrey, lias In-on returned to
allied military control after al
most two years of internment in
a (icrman prisoner of war camp.
Pumphicy, gunner on a II 17,
was taken ii isonei when his
ship, one -if (ill that first bombed
strategic iodustiiii in the Ruhr,
was shot down.
Mrs. Pumplm-v, the former
I Elllel James, i., stationed in Kan
r ranciseo.
Pfe.
l-'nrrcsl I ) ' 1 1, m;, line
corps, telephoned his
Mrs. F. L. Dyal. last night from
a hospital in Bremerton, that he i
is recovering satisfactorily fiiim !
wounds received in action May
111. He expects to be moved lo
a San Dicnu hospital tins week.
Dyal was pieviotisly wounded
three mouths ago.
Reynolds Will Co
To Travel Conference
Charles Itc.wiolds of La lliande.
a member- of the adviso- v com
mute of the travel and informa
tion department of the state high
way commission, will go In Port
land June li for a meeting of the
committee.
The meeting was called by
Oscar Culler, acting director of
the department who announced
that Commander Hcrold H Say,
dueclor of tin- departm-nl who
i-'. on leave while serving in tl .
l'.avy, will attend the meeting,
which well be held in the bn
pirial hotel.
Sold ill
TeeJ's Paint Store
loMIN Adams
UP Staff Correspondent
rifie because of (li the war-stim-ulalod
interest in boxing and (2)
television.
Leonard, generally regarded as
one of the greatest all-aroond
.?ather-tossers that -ever lived,
said he regretted sonlfully that
he wasn't 'a young punk" now
who could hummer his way up
through the great boxing clays
ahead. He regiolted it because
he loved lo fight and because he
could fores.-c the rich rewards
that would be claimed by success
ful mitt-slingers of the near fu
ture. The smell of leather was sweet
to his nostrils as we rode back
from tiro very successful war
bond show at Brooklyn's Broad
way arena, where u'7-year-old
Jack Johnion, former heavy
weight champion, had given an
exhibition of three one-minute
rounds against John Bolleart of
the -maritime service one of
Benny's boys. More than $H,(M0,-
(100 worth of bonds bad been sold
at the show.
The shoiv was dated to mark
the anniversary of Leonard's
lightweight title triumph over the
c I j v e r Englishman, Freddie
Walsh, whom Benny knocked out
in the ninth round on May 2li,
1III7, at the old Manhattan Ca
sino opposite the polo grounds.
"I had to knock him out to win
the title," Benny explained, "for
those were nn-cL-cision days and,
regardless of newspaper opinion,
title did not change hands with
out a kayo. Welsh was fast, clev
er and tricky, although only a
fair puncher. I had met him
twice before in non-title bouts,
winning the newspaper decision
in Ihe first ami losing il in Uh
second, wl'en I had trained loo
Tine. Fur eight rounds of our
title bout, I couldn't hit him sol
idly he was such a master of dv-
ft.
use. Then Welsh decided to
carry Ihe light to me lo give
me a thorough lacing. Early in
the ninth lound, as he opened
up, he left an opening big enough
for me to smash him on the left
temple. I hit him hard and hurt
him. The,, Was nil him. 1 belt
ed him gincxy into the ropes. lie
clung to the lop sti, -iikI. hit
him again. Referee Kir Mel'ait
land look i-'ieddie's arm nff the
ropes and he slid In the canvas
on Ins face, where he was count
ed nut. I was champion."
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Every Soldier to
Be Sent Overseas
NEW YORK, May 29 (UP)
Maj. Cicn. James A. Ulio, actpul
ant general of lho army, said
every physically fit soldier in
the Unite tJ States who has not
been overtoils will lie assigned to
foreign service before he is dis
charged. Ulio said the army is trying
to speed the rilurn of soldiers to
civilian life hut consic'irs the woi
against Japan more important
than .partial demobilization. The
army, lie said, will not ask any
(II "to lay down his life in order
that another American soldier
may return home a fiw days
sooner."
Hvaver Utility Man
(Iocs Back to Seals
' PORTLAND, Ore., May 23
(UP) The Portland Beavers
have sold utility infielder Char
ley Peterson back lo the San
rraneiscj Seals for an unan
nounced sum, general Manager
William Klepper announced to
day. Peterson was picked up by the
Heaver club last winter to
stiengthen the infield picture.
Since then, Peterson has handled
a variety of assignments for the
Portland slub. Last week the
handy ball player even worked
behind the plate.
The transfer of Peterson was
a straight rash transaction.
Crosby, Hope Meet
On Famed Speedway
INDIANAPOLIS, May 2!) (UP)
Kor Ihe first time since Memor
ial day, li)41, u crowd will swarm
over the Indianapolis motor
speedway '.umorrow to walch a
golf match.
The atlraction will be Bing
Crosby and Bob Hope. The pro
ceeds of their 18-hole match will
go to the rehabilitation fund of
the professional golfers associa
tion. Fight Results
By United Press
New Haven, Conn Joey An-
gelo, 132 Vi, Philadelphia, knock
ed nut George Knox, HiO, New
ark, N. J. CO.
Detroit- lielman Williams, 15!),
Detioit outpointed Sampson Pow
ell l(i:t, Detroit (10).
Miami, Fla. Cbico Morales;
12fi, Havana, Cuba, outpointed
Kuko Ortiz, 120, Mexiro City (li).
Providence, R. I. Ralph Zan
nelli, 150, Providence, stopped
Kddie Buddy Saunders, 157, New
York (-1).
Chicago Bob Satlerfield, 171,
Chicago, drew with Hob Zok e,
llili'L-, Detroit ((i).
llolyoke, Mass. Bert Lytell,
152. Fresno, Calif., outpointed
l.ige Di'l-vv, 150, Springfield.
Mass.
LAST TIME TONK.IIT
O'BRIEN
Jose ITURBI
Jimmy DURANTE
June ALLYSON
HUSIC FOR
MILLIONS
MARSHA HUNT
Continuous Shous
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CLEANS UP Outfielder Stcvo
Filipowici, former Fordham
fullback, is Hack Wilson type
balling cleanup and holping
Now York Giants to flying
start.
Baseball Standings
By United Press
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W. L, Pel.
New York 25 1) .735
Pittsburgh 17 . 14 .548
Chicago 17 14 .548
Brooklyn 18 15 .545
St. Louis 17 10 .515
Boston 12 18 .400
Cincinnati 12 18 .400
Philadelphia 10 24 .294
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 20 11
.645
.607
.552
.536
.481
.419
.419
.355
Detroit 17
11
13
13
14
18
18
20
Chicago ; 18
St. Louis 15
Cleveland .... 13
Boston ..J: 13
Washington 13
Philadelphia 11
PACIFIC COAST
Portland .'
Seattle
Oakland ;..
Sun Diego .
Sacramento ...
San Francisco
Los Angeles ..
Hollywood
...34
...33
...31
...28
...27
...2(1
...20
...19
21
21
26
30
29
29
31
37
.618
.611
.541
.483
.482
.473
.456
.339
The giant tuna, which we buy
mostly in less than half-pound
cans, sometimes weighs three
fourths of a Ion.
LA CKANDE EVENING , OBSEBVEIl -Phone
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Complete
Tuesday, May 29, 1915
Pirates, Cubs Battle
To Overtake Giants
NEW YORK, May 29 (UP) There is a mathematical housing
problem in the National league today that may get worse the
Pirates and Cubs are trying lo live on the same percentage point
and both want to move in on the elite first place Giant3.
Currently tied for second place with 17 victories and 14 dofcats
apiece, Chicago and Pittsburgh have begun to play the brand of
ball that was expected of them at the tart of the season.
Pirates Mick Giants
It took the Pirates unly one
inning to make it victory num
ber seven in the string yester
day as they finished Sunday's
business by beating the Giants,
11 to 5. Play was suspended in
th? eighth because of the Sunday
Pennsylvania curfew law and
Xavicr Rcscigno. held the Giants
to one hit in the ninth after the
Pirates made a run in the eighth
yesterday. That gave them a
sweep of the double bill, in
which they took the first game,
16 to 4, for a total of 27 runs and
33 hits against the leaders. Yes
terday's regular game was callod
off after four innings with Pitts
burgh ahead, 2 to 0.
Dodgers Bow to Cubs
Paul Derringer beat the visit
ing Dodgors, 5 to 3, to enable
the Cubs to keep pace with the
Bucs. It was his sixth victory.
He had only one bad inning, the
third, when the Dodgers made
three runs on three singles and
Dixie Walker's double.
The Reds won their third ex
tra inning game in as many starts
this year, topping Boston in the
12th, 2 to 1, on Eddie Miller's
third hit, a single which cored
Frank McCormick. Rookie How
ard Fox, last of three Red pit
chers, was tho winner, beating
Nate Andrews, who went all the
way. Tommy Holmes pot Bos
ton's only run, a first inning
homer.
The Chicago White Sox, who
BROWN. NOT RED
Indians do not have red skin.
It is brown. Early explorers saw
the red ochre war paint on their
skins and thought it was natural,
hence the name "red men."
A mallard duck, banded near j
Martin, 3. Dak.,' was found two i
days latei- near Parhuska; Okla.,
550 miles away. . ; I
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business. .
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of aggressive action in fitting our services
to the current needs of Oregon business.
This policy has aided thousands of
businesses throughout the state with all
their commercial credit requirements.
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SPORTS
Local Reports
1'Hg-e 8
left home in first place and
promptly ran into a six-game
losing streak, ended il against
the Rod Sox, getting some much
m cded hits to win, 8 to 6. Veter
an Tony Cuccincllo, with a dou
ble and three singles for a per
fect batting day, led the 15-hit
attack.
Philadelphia at St. Louis in
the National and St. Louis at
New York, Cleveland at Philadel
phia, and Detroit at Washington
in the American were rained out.
Have you tried tjie
finest beer ever produced
by Roesch Brewery? Ask
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Oaks Gird For
Try at Lead in j
Coast League Race
By United PresVV
The Oakland Acorns may m.t.
a strong bid for the Pciic S
league starting tonight when
they open series with ihe sixth
place San Francisco Seals, while
Portland and Seattle; thc.two toe
cJubs, try to kill off civh other
Oakland, now four games off
the pace in fourth place; has one
of the strongest pitching Maffs ,
the league.. The offense depart
mcnt is Jed by two players who
have turned down chances to
play in the major leagues Us
Scarsclla and Jake Caulfield.
The eight-game serieS.-iit Soak
stadium will be highlighted by
the appearance of Sad tS,am Gib
son against his former teammatei
Gibson was released ' by Siri
Francisco after years of vbrilliam
hurling and feels ho has', enough
stuff left to. gain somi' mcasure
of revenge against LeftjrO'Doul'i
men. ?''.
. fc.i
Portland holds only a inc-hali
game margin oyer the .second
place Seattle club whictj 'fias wun
16 out of 18 games ii recent
weeks. ' ' y. ,
The improving rJoUywood
Stars entertain the Los '--.'Angeles
Angels and the Sacrarn'cnto So
Ions invade San Diego hi '.the oth
er eignt-game series, 'jv
sW A -S
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