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II SER CB Nnrman C. Greene. 21-year-old pn of Mr. and Mrs. Rex Greene of 1 107 Eleventh street, La (Jrando, was recently promoted Jo the grade of sergeant at Walla Walla army air field. Sergeant Greene is a gunner jnd radio operator on a B-24 Lib erator bomber at this Fourth air force base whore combat crews for the Liberators arc formed and final training is given. ; Prior to entering the AAr , bgt. Qreene was a student. j Thurston C. Lay, whose wife, Mrs. Thelma Lay, lives at 7350 11th avenue northwest, Seattle, Wash., has been advanced to mo tor machinist's mate, third class, USNR, aboard a destroyer escort of the Atlantic fleet. He is th-3 son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Lay of Enterprise. He has three brothers in the service: Russell, in the army, Harold, in (he pavy, and Elmer, In the mer chant marine. '. Lay attended Joseph high school, Joseph, and was employed by the Electrol Oil Burner Corp., In Seattle before entering the navy. ' ; Ho wears the Amprican theater ribbon with one star and the Eu ropean African - Middle Eastern theater ribbon with two stars for participation in action against German submarines. ! Pvt. Dix L. R o g e r of La Grande, is returning home from the fifth army's 01st "Powder River" division in Italy under the adjusted service rating system. ' He left after attending a fare well ceremony. Rogers was a rifleman in company L of the 301st infantry regiment. His wife, Lean H., lives at J 304 Penn ave nue, La Grande. Yanks Do Not See Early Jap Collapse SEATTLE, Jul 3 (UP) American fighting men on the Pacific war fronts do not expect any sudden Japanese collapse, Navy Secretary Jamos V. Forres tal told an American Legion meeting yesterday. "We shall pour on Japan, through naval air and B-29 as saults tremendous , weights of metal in the next four months," Forrcstal said. "But as Admiral Marc A. Mitscher says, nobody knows what the effect will be as we are dealing with an enemy who has tenacity, cunning and savagery. I don't believe anyone can tell how long that mystical and fa natical quality the Japs have shown so far will go. One must always assume there could be a blow-up in Japan, but I can as sure you. that broadly speaking the men fighting this war don't think there will be." Naval Flier Crashed While Wife Watches SEATTLE. Julv 3 (UP) While his. wife watched the takeoff, Lt. Leonard William Swenson, 23, naval reserve pilot crashed to his death at the end of a runway at the Kbmath Falls, Ore., naval air station Saturday, 13th naval district headquarters announced today. Mechanical difficulty was blamed for the crash. Swenson and his -wife, Jeanne Lenoir maintained a permanent resi dence at Austin, Tex. .Pvt. Walter E. Sulmon, signal corps, who has been in the army a. year and a half, has been trans ferred from Ft. Jackson, . C, to Et. Sill, Okla., for further train ing in field artillery school. He is tho son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Sulmon of La Grande. Russell Cowgill, 18, seaman, second class, USNR, son of Mrs. Flora E. Cowgill, Enterprise, Ore., having crossed the equator aboard a light cruiser in the Paci fic and undergone the customary initiation, may now wear the title of "full-fledged shellback." ' Initiation ceremonies for the Ancient Order of Shellbacks were staged by "old salts" of the crew. The colorful celebration was held on the weather deck as this hard-hitting cruiser steamed across the equator. "It's one initiation I'll never Shop Here Save On FOODS! Delivery Set-vice We feature line quality foods at low prices. You can find all your needs l-.?re . . . Fresh meats, fiuits, vegetables, staples and all other food pro ducts. Sinden's Grocery 1323 Y Ave. Phone 081 fni'fvt. " iMirh new shellback con fessed to his shipmates, proudly displaying his official member ship card a newly bald hoad and a big gr.n. Newost members of the select nautical club arc awaiting two things more "pollywogs" to come aboard for initiation, and the next crossing of the equator. Cpl. Claud N. Braden who had been home for a 30-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Braden of La Grande, left Sunday for Santa Monica, Calif., for reassignment. In the army since Apul, 1042, Corporal Braden had been overseas 27 months; and after returning from the south Pacific was in a convalescent hos pital at Ft. George Wright, Wash., for a month. . SSgt. Howard A. Bay, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira I. Bay, 1217 X avenue, La Grande, is current ly assigned to the AAF redistri bution stution at Santa Ana army air base. Sergeant Bay, a B-17 tail gun ner in the Eighth air force with 34 missions to his credit, entered the service in November, 1943 and went overseas in November 1944. He has been awarded the air medal with four oak leaf clus ter, distinguished unit citation with one oak leaf cluster, and the European theater libbon with one battle star. At this redistribution station, an operation of the personnel dis tribution command, combat re turnees of the AAF receive com plete medical examinations, clas sification interviews and reas jignment to domestic stations of the army air forces. The United States produced as much steel in one month of 1942 as Japan could Droduce in miiri I than a yeur. ROLLER SKATING EVERY WED.-FRI. SAT. - SUN. From 7:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m, Come and have a good lime! SKATK FOR EUN . . . FOR EXERCISE Special Program f or Wed. Night July 4th Zuber Hall LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Phone 600 SPORTS Complete Local Reports Tuesday, July 3, 1945 Page 6 ;1 '' 4 FASTER THAN FELLER? Heavily padded ball player identi fied only Ian Brokaw. catches ball shot from 75-mm artillery piece af Shibe Park In Philadelphia during sports carnival for war bond drive. Player in "Catch of Death." standing 125 feet from gun. was knocked back several feet but held ball. Today's Sport Parade By JACK CUDDY UP Staff Correspondent Bv JACK CUDDY ' NEW YORK, July 3 (UP) Can Brooklyn and Detroit uphold the' ancient baseball adage major leneue clubs leading the races July 4 are the ones that win the pennants? .Despite statistical evidence of the past 30 years to support the old saying, it is doubtful if the Dodgers can go on (o win. The Tigers seem des tined to carry out the time-worn maxim., . Tho ancient saw is givrn cre dence by tiie following modern statistics: During the past 30 years, from 1915 to 1944 inclusive, there were 60 pennant winners. Of these winners, 35 wore leading or tied for the lead on Inde pendence day. In Second First-place Detroit seemed ready to bolster these statistics, although, strangely enough, the Tigers never topped the Ameri can circuit on any Independence day during the past 30 years. They won throe pennants during period in 1934, "15 and '40 each time after occupying second runs July fourth. In this connection, we might note 16 other pennant winners, in addition to the Tigers, rose from second plac2 on the July holiday during the three de cades. The Tigers seem destined for the fla because tb.-y shape up as a fctter-balaneed club than that which barely lost the pen nant to the Browns last season, after rising from seventh on In dependence day. Their pitching is stronger, due to Alton Bon ton's return from service and the more consistent work of Frank O v e r m i r e. Meanwhile Hank Greenberg recently returned trom service and indicated he hadn't lost his power hy hitting a home run in his first game. His return is expected to offset the loss of Dick Wakefield from the '44 club. It is significant to note the Tigers were strong enough to develop a lead before Grotn berg's return, and while Bentpn was out with a broken leg. Both Weaker Meanwhile, the Yankees and ! Browns definitely are weaker ithan in '44; and the Red Sox j appear about the same as last j season despite the ae-quisition ot Boo Ferriss. Chicago's White Sox 1 are too weak on the road. Some I admirers regard Washington with its well-balanced pitching staff and its hustle afield as a dark horc. However, the Senators are in second division; and statistics show never in the past 30 years has a club risen from second divi sion on Independence day to win a pennant. It is true that back in 1914 the miracle Braves climL-d eut of the cellar after July fi.urth und wont on to win the National gonfalon and the world championship from the supposed ly invincible Athletics. CONING LA GRANDE FAIRGROUNDS (TTinG" DA YS"Tfi STARTING MON.. JI I.Y !) AERIAL m& THUUStfOW Auspices American Legion Festival of Thrills Everything New lint the Nutae Bordagaray Urged Not to Umpire Any Brooklyn Contests CHERRY POINT, N. C, July 3 (UP) Take it from his Dodger team matos. Stan (Frenchy) Bor dagaray will be belter off if he never umpires another baseball game. The Dodger utility man made his debut as an arbiter yesterday as Brooklyn defoatod the flying leathernecks of th. Cherry Point marine base, 8 to 3. Relieving the regular umpire in the seventh inning. Bordaga ray niadj it a point to call raw decisions against the Dodgers, much to the delight of the 15,000 marine spectators. The Dodgers didn't care too much because it was an exhibi tion, but they let it be empha sized he hadn't better try it in Brooklyn. The game was to mark the naming of the new diamond here in honor of Brig. Gon. T. J. Cnsh man, commanding general of the marine corps air station. Dickson Wins First Hall Game in Reich COBLENZ. Germany. July 5 (L'piTo pint -sized Mum- Dick sun, formerly or the St. Louis Cardinals, fell '.ho honor of pitch ing and winning the first Ainer ican game of .lv,svhal! in Ger many durin the last Tl year.!. Dickson, pitching for the 15th army's 35th division, defeated the lOfith division. 5 to 2. before 20. 010 serveon'.'n Baseball Standings By United Press AMERICAN LEAGUE NEW RIDES ACTS SIDE SHOWS RIGGER and BETTER w. L. Pet. IH'tioit .. ..... :!'.) 24 .619 New York .ttS 23 5tf3 .'Chicago 33 31 .530 Boston 33 30 .524 Washington 32 30 M6 St. l.oias . 20 32 A'!S Cleveland 27 34 443 I'hil.i.t. -iphi.i 20 -12 323 Yanks, White Sox Win in Home Field Five Big League Flayers Return By CARL LUNDQUIST NEW YORK, July 3 (UP) If the Yankees and White Sox could get together the next time at Ash tabula, O., which as the crow flies is about half-way between New York and Chicago, they might put on a series to stir the pulse. The two teams hav a common failing they can't win on the road. When they play each other, th result is a foregone conclusion. The Yankees steamed into Chi cago with high hopes they had conquered their, road jinx after winning two out of three from the champion Browns at St. Louii. That was significant because they had dropped eight stratight games at St. Louis. . . Win Four They had every reason to think they could win from the White Sox. They had battered the Sox four straight times when they last met at Yankee stadium. That was the first meeting of the teams this season since the Yankees ser ies at Chicago was rained out. So what happened? The White Sox turned the tables and beat the Yankees four in a row. The Sox had reason to figure they had their turn coming. When they were spanked at New York, they were leading the league. After that they turrjbled into the second division, remain ing there until they set up house keeping at home again. This time the Yankees were the con tenders, only a half game behind the leading Tigers when they ar rived at Chicago. Now after four duction lr. the list lor tha first time 'since 1arl Haitor, ure Red Ruffinf of the Yankees, Hank CHICAGO July 3 (UP mo uituriiue.s "e u nest American league national u- , ... . . ... ou , : fio.n the Sox. thev are I V" ,d:,v was cut to 20.1 ' Louis ana twwr nowies 0f players with the return ot tiv men from the armed forces. The five, whose return within the past two weeks brought a re- three and a half games rjeninu and look like anything but po tential champions. Lose Badly In losina the opener, 11 to 6, the Bronxmen used three pitchers in a futile attempt to stem the Chicago attack, which was paced bv Pitcher Ed Lopat. He mad-;i three hits and drove in three runs. Five Yankee errors also contrib uted. In the second game, young Bill Zuber's fast ball was steam ing and he gained an easy 6 to 1 triumph. However, the Yankees straneled 17 men abase, just one sho.-t of tying a major league rec ord and they missed inelegantly because Bud Metheny hit into a ninth inning double play. The Browns, or more specifi cally, Mike Kreevich, came to life, and the result was a double victory over the Red Sox at St. Louis, 7 to 1 and 3 to 2. The out fielder waited until the bases were full in the third inning of the first game to hit his first homer this season. After that Sigmund Jakucki had it easy in gaining a five-hit victory, his sev enth. It was a little tougher for Jack Kramer to gain his eighth victory, also a five-hitter, in the afterpiece, but Kreevich came up in the last of the ninth to double home two runs. Philadelphia. The A's continue to lead the junior circuit with 38 players in service. " , - ENDS TONIGHT Hedv Lamaif - Paul Henieid 'THE CONSPIRATORS" M.MM'A Seals Open Vital Three Week Trio; To Play 24 Games By United Press San Francisco's rejuvenated Seals, leaders in the Pacific coast baseball league during the month of June, open one of the most im portant series of their 1945 sched ule in Sacramento Tuesday. Last month the Seals won 19 games and lost 12 for a percentage of .013. The Seals begin a three-week road junket with eight-game ser ies scheduled for the California capital, Portland and Seattle. Their latest surge has taken them from seventh place to third, one game behind Seattle. Manager Marvin Owen's Port land Beavers, present holders of the top rung, pull into Oakland Tuesday with a view to fattening their lead of five games over the Rainiers. The Acorns, now in fourth place behind the Seals are expected to provide plenty of opposition. Seattle goes to Los Angeles to engage the seventh-place Angels who still are smarting under a blast by Manager Buck Fiusett for dropping six out of sever. ! games to the Seals last week. ' Hollywood, which captured four straight from the Acorns last ; week, visits the Padres in their San Diego lair. The Padres are' pressing for a. first division berth on the strength of winning 14 games and losing 16 during June. San Francisco will send Floyd Ehrman to the mound to oppose I the Sacs-with Bob Joyce, Bob' Barthelson and Frank Seward i counted upon to take their regu- j lar turns at facing the Sotons. Segura Advances To Third Round in Clay Court Meet RIVER FOREST. 111., July 3 (UP) Francisco (Pancho) Se gura, defending men's singles champion, advanced to the third round of the national clay court tennis championships today, but the Ecuadorean ace was warned to expect tough competition when he meets top-seeded Billy Tal bert, Wilmington, Del. Talbert, fresh from a triumph at Cincinnati, O., .where ;he walk ed away with the tri-state title. won his first round match yester day by defeating Charle-s Schaaf, Highland Park, 111., 6-1, 6-3. 6-0. The former Indianapolis net star meets Hubert Ranee of Chi cago in second round play. Segura, winner of the clay court tournament last year, but seeded second to Talbert, won over Alex George, Kansas City, Mo., 6-0, 7-5, 6-2. In the women's singles. Maiy Arnold, Los Angeles, defeated Nancy Corbett, River Forest. 6-2, 6-1 and Doris Hart of Miami, Fla., won over Doris Popple. Des Moines, la., 6-0, 6-3. in first round matches. b.no CROSBY yi. I betty HUTTON dffiS' ! i sonny TUFTS J'i' . Ijli Thy "A-nMiWol th ' -. 'J? ? JOIH im ramyM-i ft.nfl. long, wlilul Mldl UV. 'V ; - UNO IN H . 1? - ,,: A SAIVO P " IIamJs iyti ',o A TiF i SrJttr' MOADSIDt or LAUGH! MN 0O1AN OW1N O.WIO.O j f ( , , NOU Nllll CAIMMIN1 Cl.0 11 .2 7 .XJ-J- :"l:::,i;"'.";a""'.'; I continuous y j' Shows from . . S' 2 P.M. 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