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Derby Winner Is Top Candidate in Preakness Entries , LOUISVILLE, Ky., June II (UP) Hoop Jr.'s smashing six length Kentucky Derby triumph in a wallow of mud is exp-scted to make an odds-on-choice to score a repeat performance in the Preakness at Baltimore next Saturday, turf experts in the hard-boots country predicted to day. Makes Turf History ' The bounding bay colt, which won going' away from the big field of 15 in the blue-grass classic Saturday, may not win the three-year-old triple crown with vic tories in the Preakness and the Eelmont Slakes, but he already has established a place in turf history. Bought by :i5-year-old Fred W. Hooper, Jr., a Florida millionaire contractor, he became the first thoroughbred "purchase" to win the derby, and he mad his famed daddy" Sir Gallahad III, the world's leading money winning sire. The $04,850 winning re turn to Hooper brought the total winnings of the get of the French horse to $3,224,38!), surpassing lk previous mar k of $3,178,283 held by Man o'Wor. Arcaro Gains Fame And for jockey Eddie Arcaro, the Covington, Ky., Italian boy who hooted him home in front, Hoop, Jr., provided an oppor tunity to make new history among the riding clan. Arcaro's victory gave him three d;rby wins, tying thu records of Isaac Murphy and Earl Sandc. Arcaro is at the peak of his career and probably will get other derhy chances. He has won the trip! .' crown title once, with Whirlaway in 1941, and can become the first jockey to do it twice. Sande ac complished it in 1030 on Gallant Fox. Durocher Charged With Breaking Jaw Of Critical Fan NEW YORK, June 11 (UP) Stormy Leo Duroehcr's immedi ate future as manager of llv." Dodgers rested today upon the action of the King's county fel ony court, Dod- jJ jfl ger boss Branch J Ilillve.y, 1111)1 in'-" Brooklyn fans to his alleged at tack upon a grandstand crit ic. Saturday night. Durocher de nied he and spe cial policeman I . ;J o s e p h Moore, attacked the fan, L. Durocher ex-soldier John Christian, 21. Christian, who suffered a bro ken jaw, black eye, and cuts and bruises on his head and face, is In Kings county hospital. He identified Durocher nml Moore us his assailants. Christian, 21 -year -old ex Brooklyn all-scholastic football star, said he heckled Durocher mid after the seventh inning, he said, Moore came to his seat and said, "You're wanted in the of fice." i ' The 200-pound, six-foot Chris tian said be refused to go and that Moore then dragged him clown the steps, Durocher was waiting under the grandstand, he said. According o Christian, Moore struck him with a blunt instiu m.'nl and Durocher grabbed the bludgeon ami hit him some more. After that he said Durocher bit him on the jaw "with a left hook." Baseball Standings By United Press PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE rf rtt s U iTi i pO W. L. I'd. Portland 42 28 .800 Seattle 40 20 .580 1 ' Sacramento ... 38 35 .507 7 ! Oakland 38 38 .500 8 San Francisco 34 38 AM Los Angeles 34 37 .470 0'j San Diego . 34 3!) .488 Id's Hollywood 28 44 .371 17 1J (lain.'s behind leader. AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L I'tc New York 27 18 .800 Detroit 25 17 .505 St. Louis 22 21 .512 Boston 23 22 .51 1 Cleveland I'll) 2'! .478 Chicago 21 24 487 Washington 20 23 .485 Philadelphia 18 27 .372 NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 28 18 (Too Pittsburgh 28 20 .585 Brooklyn 25 20 .558 Chicago 23 10 .548 St. Louis 25 21 54.1 Boston 22 21 .512 X'ineinnnti '!l 23 .477 Philadelphia 10 38 .203 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER ' I'ruine 600 Complete Local Reports Monday, June 11, 191.) I ' fi HOOP JR., IN DERBY WINNER'S CIRCLE Weari.ig the blanket of roses that go with the Kentucky Derby America's premier horse race. Hoop jr., with Jockey Eddie Arcaro up, proudly stands in Churchill Downs winning circle after winning 7 1 at annual derby before rain soaked crowd of 65,000. Trainer Ivan Parke holds Hoop Jr., aid at his sido is Owner Fred W. Hooper. Big League Teams In Nip and Tuck Race NEW YORK, June II (UP) There were almost as many bonafido pennant contenders as teams in the majors today, with the seventh place clubs only six games h.-hind the leaders, indicating that last year's great stretch battle In the American may be duplicated this time in both circuits. Latest team to demonstrate that it can't be counted out is Boston, which climaxed a seven-game winning streak yesterday by topping the league leading Giants twice, 8 to 5 and 3 to 1, at Boston. Morton Cooper won his third straight game for the Braves in the opener, and his fifth without loss for the season. Rainiers Close Up On Portland as Leaders Stumble By United Press The Pacific Coast league base ball race leveled off over the weekend and hopes sprung anew in the also-rans as the Portland IU avers dropped a Sunday twin bill and the recond-place Seattle Rainiers won a pair to climb within two and one-half games of the pace-setters. Twinks Down Padres The league lightened up from top to bottom, with the general-ly-trampled Hollywood Stuis Ink ing; a pair from San Diego, 8-3 and 2-1). The Beavers lost by scores of (i-5 and 5-1 to the Angels, but won the siies, 4-3; Seattle won from San Francisco, 0-5 and 5-0 to annex the series 4-3; and Sac ramento won both games from Oakland, 11-8 and 9-8 to take a 5-2 engagement. The day's play featured every thing from homc-uin orgies to shut-out pitching performances. Of the latter, Bob Williams of Hollywood turned in the best a two-hit performance over the Padres. The veteran Hal Tin pin turned the trick for Seattle with a six-hitler and a 5-0 win over the Seals. Wind Helps Butlers The home mil chores were handled by Damon Hayes and Tom llafey of Oakland; Jimmy Giant of Sacramento; Rip Russi'l' for l.os Angiles (21. The Oak land - Sacramento circuit clouts on the lalt.r's field were helped along' bv a high wind that sent fly balls cavorting in all direc tions and helped the two teams runs up a total of 57 hits and 3( tuns in the twin engagement. Jimmy Grant, reformed third sucker playing the outtiold I'm tin Sacs, was the major casualty of the day when he fell trying to make a .shoestring catch and broke a should) r. lie probably will he out )if the game for the rest of the season. Tins wick tie teams shift b the home-silos of "natuiid" en dmies, with Seattle invadni) I'm Hand: Oakland entertaining San Francisco; San Diego m Sac ramento and Los Angeles meet ing Hollywood. The newest and fastest Spit file lighter is the model XIV, which can hold a speed of 450 m.p.h. over a tactical range of 300 miles. Grauafla TOMTIC and Tl'KSDAY ? FACES lit PATRICK SPORTS PilBC 6 - Jim Tobin gave up only five hits in the second game for his fifth victory which he insurcc. with a homer. Homers Beat Cardinals Two 10th Inning homers gave the Pirates a pair of victories, ( te 0 and 4 to 1 ut St. Louis against the inconsistent Cardinals. Ells worth (Babe) Dahlgren bit i two-run homer to win the first while Jim Russell delivered the game winning blow in the sec ond. The Pirates came from be bind to send each game into ex tra innings. The Cubs also came from bi hind twice to hand the Reds 10 to 7 and 7 to 4 defeats at Chicago. Mickey Livingston of the Cubs blasted the longest homer evel hit at Wrighy field, a 400-foot .liivo into the left field bleachers, in the second game. The Dodgers, playing without Manager Leo Durocher, who was being held by police for allegedly assaulting a critical Tan, beat the Phillies, 10 to 4, at Brooklyn. Yankees Beat Ferriss Rookies Dave Feriiss of the Red Sox came to the end of his remarkable eight-game victory tiling, losing 3 to 2 to the Yan kees at New York. Winning pit cher Hank Borowy tied the oungstcr as the league's leading pitcher. Each now has eight wins and a loss. The Yanks, by win ning, regained first place in the American. The :vcond game was lained out. The Tigers dropped to second, plitlmg their double bill with the White Sox at Detroit. They won, 3 to 2, behind Paul (Dizzy) Trout, while Orval Grove, with relief help from Ed Lnpat pro vided the White Sox with a 0 4 triumph in the second. Lefty West gave the Browns a 4 to 1 four-hit win at Cleveland after the Indians won the opener. 2 to 1, Jim Bngby finally gaining a 1 -inning victory a f t e r five straight defeats. The Washington at Philadel phia double header was post poned. It has been found that the lighted end of a cigaiette glows at a tcmp.-ialuie of from 1200 to 1325 degree i Fahrenheit or at a 'heat greater than the melting point of aluminum or magnesium. WMMitifW TODAY tind Tl'KSDAY f rank owy nvww hum IIIUKI Dtl ltl 6 MASSEY CARSON LORRE P..ftif J t FRANK CAPRA I f'H'O.) 1)11 . (p l.Htll MOBIOH 1 imi r.iusoN . josii'Htii nun B It AH A I R . I0HD I I fc 1 0 I H 5 m.mnj..i,.it Doughboy Is "King" on Famed Riviera Veterans Enjoy Luxurious Outing at Nice By HENRY P. McHULTY United Press Staif Correspondent , NICE, France, June 1 1 (UP) The end of a war does funny things to a soldier. You got kicked around, shot at, bawled out regularly and sleep in the mud for months. Then suddenly you wake up a mil lionaire on the French riviera. Here veteran American soldiers, snatched from the hell of the European war, can enjoy for one incredible week all the luxuries and privileges of the wealthy who once were the only people able to afford the riviera playgrounds. One of the most amazing fea tures of this rest camp is that the GI's aren't bothered by officers or MP's. At till roads leading into Nice, signs are posted saying: "Out of bounds for officers!" "No saluting required!" "No uniform requirements enforced." There are about 0,000 of these newly-rich soldiers on the riviera for whom the army has installed a typical Hollywood studio's idea of a fancy vacation spot. The biggest and most exclusive hotels house the doughboys. Lux urious cars are at their disposal, 500 water bicycles are ready for thorn, and there are swimming instructors, dancing partners, bars galore, night clubs, fishing, excursions to Grasse where they can get expensive perfumes at cost prices, all for the asking. The boys get a week's holiday in this Mediterranean paradise on a rotation basis, and they deserve it richly for the fighting they have done and for what lies ahead of many of them in the Pacific. Even the military police seem to realize that these GI's rate special treatment for their one week fling, and the MP's here are no longer regarded as the dough boys' nemesis. It is no unusual sight to see an MP tenderly, leading a foggy GI back to his hotel and tucking him into bed. And nothing illustrates better the difference in social prestige between the soldier at the front and the same Yank in Nice. Byron Nelson Wins Canadian Tourney Ste. Dorothee, Que., June 11 (UP) Byron Nelson, the golfing marksman from Toledo, O., proved today it is just as easy to win a championship in this coun try as in the United States after taking first money of $2,000 in the Canadian open with a 20-un-der par card of 268 for 72 holes. Ten strokes behind was Harold (Jug) McSpaden of Sanrord, Me., whose 278 total gave him second money. Third money Went to . dark horse Joe Zarhardt of Norris town, Pa., with 2S3. War Cuts Lumber Stockpiles in West PORTLAND, Ore, June 11 (UP) Inroads of Pacific war theater demands on lumber sup plies has depleted stockpiles to dangerous lows, the West Coast Lumbermen's association an nounced today. Production has been low, too, with the first five months of 1045 being 11 per cent under the same period of 1044. This indicates the drain of Pacific northwest man power away from lumber work, the association's latest monthly I summary of the western Oregon adn Washington industry showed, i At the end of May. the indus-1 try's unfilled order file stood at j 054,330,000 board feet. The gross i stock was 381,(I0!),00(). i .1 IROMA' ML1D (tbOlMID Distributed by COLUMBIA DISTRIBUTING CO. H0 N. W. Second Avtnut, Portland, Oregon Nice itself was not badly dam aged by the war, although the German built. their useless Medi terranean walj between the fam ous "Promenade des Anglais" and the sea. The nazi trenches have been filled in bv American en giners and the local french ore all for changing the promenade's name to "Promenade des Anglo Americans. As for Cannes where the offi cers stay, and Cap d' Antibes, va cation snot for army nurses and WACs, they are super-paradises. . The worst problem on the ri viera is getting male officers out of the last bus returning the nurses and WACs to their billets at night. Each night the tired bus driv ers repeat the same plaintive plea: "Please, will the officers get out of the bus and let the girls on?" The swank officers' hotels all have. dance orchestras at meal time and WACs, nurses and pretty local girls alternate dances with colonels, majors and an occasional brigadier-general. The Duke of Windsor and his American wife were frequent visitors to the riviera before the war, and dozens of doughboys can point with pride to the fact that their beds were slept in by such glamorous characters as Marlen-c Dietrich, Grace Moore, Barbara Hulton, any one of five Important Meeting of American Legion and Auxiliary WEDNESDAY JUNE 13th AT 8 P. M. Sacajawea Hotel All Ri'turnud Veterans of World Wnr II Are Invited Whether Members or Not E'eetion of Officers I Important Matters to be Discussed Refreshments Served After Meeting; NOW AT YOUR RETAILERS 22 "USES Drawing "Oh, he's a good stealer, all right. But he never wants to give them back." kings and countless lesser celeb rities. There arc only two flies in this otherwise perfect ointment. The food is "lousy" in Nice, by unani Does This Look to YOU as if THE WAR WAS OVER? r s-S?tp WAITING FOR THE GREEN 11GHT fur nrntitflinn find randw In tnrinn mannH on near int nonnwe-liern tho iaponeie airfield on Peleliu, prime live ol the Itatherneck drive, this Of ftGHTING IS Srilt GOING ON.' I ewx: -v-vv . . njft tmtmm mJk 0,'.I V. S. ."" G""' ' It STIU GOING ONf THE MIGHTY 7 BRINGS US NEARER VICTORY! fir every dell.r yeu can spare iefe WAR BONDS the MicjMy Seventh War teetn it o all cet larcte tct VICTORY! WAR BONOS art) h belt lnvtmnt on earhU BOY YOtfR BONDS AT Cards mous vote of the doughboys, and overcareful army doctors have declared most of the Nice and Cannes beaches unsafe for swim ming because of polluted water. M iu mr crouched TiWa & oA-Sr- end 01 obec sort 1 , AMTRAC Bay merel rK""-V -.i,'-?TS iii I tyVV-'---.rSW Split Grid Card Looms for Coast i SPOKANE, Wash., June . 11 (UP) Revival of Pacific coast conference footbull today oc cupied the top spot In the two day calendar of the conference's annual june meeting. Graduate Manager Earl Foster of Washington State college said he believes the 1945 grid sched ule probably will be restricted to northern and southern divisions, with northern and southern col' leges competing , only among themselves. Rich Fox, formerVUniversity of Idaho basketball coach, was re instated as nortern .division bas ketball commissioner after a one year leave. - Washington State'f'college and the University of Idaho are oo hosts at the conference. Other members represented' are Oregon Oregon State, Washington, Stan ford, California, Southern Calif., ornia, University of California at' Los Angeles and Montana. PITCHER IS TRADED PHILADELPHIA, June 11 (UP) Veteran Vernon Kennedy, who once pitched a no-hit, no - run game for Chicago White Sox, has bee traded to the Cincinnati Reds for infielder Walter Flager, by the Philadelphia Phillies. Aun it cii0AUiiM.:.x M.JMUJ - )-', r-- for doyi of fighting (rouih low in a sMI Wo at Jwpan with nfioi ready lor Jep mlpiri in thi undorbrush biyond. THIS JOH7 OF mmiNG is smi going on , INCITER - Engaged In the bitter struggle lo eslobliih the Peleliu aoaihtieod, Monne Infantrymen carry on till tight Ire the shelter ol an amphibious tractor trkide brcwghl them ashore. THIS SORT Of HOHU Keep Faith With 0r Wttttrt I lllll'.'Mll.l.'I.U -I Buy war Bends Per Mip s.'-v.,)ii'i.
