1
NEWS Of OUR
M CN W WOMEN
IN UNIFORM'
First Lt. Maxi-.e Irons.
army nurse, recenlly returned
from England, is spending her
leave at tho home of her parents
in Union. Yesterday she was a
business visitor in La Grande. At
the termination of her leave sho
will report for further overseas
duty.
Pic. Clifford Alstott
is in La Grande on a convales
cinliurlough, visiting his father,
Hay Alston, and his grandmother,
Mis. Lillic Alstott. He will re
turn soonto Brigham City, Utah,
where h-3 will enter Bushncll
General hospital. He wears rib
bons for the Purple Heart, good
conduct, the American Ihcatei
and the European theater, and
four battle stais.
M Sgt. Ernest G. Kelti, 23,
flight chief of a heavy bomber
crew with the 15th army air
force in Italy, arrived in La
Grande Wednesday for a 30-day
furlough at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Kelt., his parents.
Sergeant Kcltz was inducted
into the army in September, 1942,
find went overseas to a base in
Italy a year later. He has been
1. warded the air medal and five
bronze battle stars for his Euro
pean theater ribbon.
, At the conclusion of his leave
here he will report to Fort Lewis
and go from there to Bacr field,
Fort Wayne,. Ind., for reassign
ment. Sgt. William M. Wicse. jr..
jit an Bin air force bomber sta
tion in England, has been award
ed the air medal for "meritorious
achievement" while participating
In bomber combat operations
over Germany and enemy occu
pied Europe. At present, Ser geant
Wicse, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Wicse of La Grande, is in France.
Jamot D. Houle. 26.
electrician's mate, second class,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Houle,
J30(i M avc, La Grande, has re
volted to the submarine base.
New London, Conn., after exten
sive action in the pacific with
our underseas fleet. He went
there for assignment to a new
s!;ip. Because of his battle ex
perience, he will be a key man
in the crew.
Houle entered the navy in 1943
and immediately volunteered for
submarine duty. He wears a gold
star on his submarine combat in
signia. awrenco Edward Markham, 21.
S 2 c, 1411 T avenue, is stationed
at the Atlantic fleet's motor tor-i
podo boat squadron training cen
ter located at Melville, R. I.,
where he is undergoing training
before joining a PT squadron.
He married the former Virginia
lilene Hutchison, of La Grande
and thev have three children;
Lawrence. 4. Winslnw. 3. and
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Ml Children I'nder 12 Yrs.
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Today Wc Pay
Tribute to
Komt'd Dell Nelson. 19. sea
man 2 c. son of William J.
Nelson, route 1, Biffin, who
serves aboard a destroyer. He
attended elementary school at
Ticton. Wash., and hiph school
in Kljtin. Before enlis'.inff in
the service June 30. 194-1, he
was engaged in farming.
Babctta Kay, 1. His parents,
Lawrence C. Markham, of Pulga,
Calif., and Mrs. Maxine Smith,
ol IfllO Fourth street, have an
other son, Francis, who is in the
service.
He received his boot training
at the naval training center, Far
ragut, Idaho, and then attended
rooks and bakers school at Navy
Pier, Chicago.
A former high school student
in Willows, Calif., before joining
the navy, he was employed at the
Nook cafe. here.
Today's
Sport Parade
By JACK CUDDY
NEW YORK. July 13 (UP)
Old Sam Langford, fat and blind,
didn't have to move from his
dingy hall bedroom in harlcm to
lind "green pastures." Instead,
that little cubicle became "a hit
of heaven" for him during the
past 18 months.
In January, 1944, the sight
less old gladiator thought the
world had become a "cold hell"
as he sat penniless and shivering
and hungry in his frigid quarters
He was -wav back" in his rent,
and only the kindness of his poor
landlady prevented him from be
ing tossed out into Harlem's mer
ciless streets.
lt was theie that Al Laniy of
the New York Herald Tubune
found Langford deserted and
alnne living only in his mem
ories. Gone was the roar of the
crowd that accompanied his
amazing performances during 642
professional fights. Lione was inc
golden harvest that meant so
: little to him when tan-weather
iriends were flocking around and
I slapping his broad back.
When sports-writer Laney dis
covered the blind Negro in abject
poverty on that bitter January
day. old Sam had no complaints.
He admitted he was cold and
hungry, but "Ah's used to that."
He ngictted only that he had
no money to buy "baccy" for his
pipe.
What had happened t place
him in sut-h plight?
"All don't know -...ss.-ii'tly; guess
;;h didn't figgi i lh' world out jus'
right."
Buy Annuity
L;ini-y sat down al his type
v. riter and told New Yol k about
tin' tali- of Boston's legendary
"Tar l-.iliy." Other newr-papt-r
men j"inrd L;ir.;-y. and the story
.vas (airicd 1 hi ouclmut the na
tion A ci'Mip of kind-heai led
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Bobo Threatens
To Pitch A's
Into Pennant
Pairs With Flores
to Shut Out Browns
Two Games
By CARL LUNDQUIST
NEW YORK, July 13 (UP)
King for a day at least, Louis
(Bobo) Ncwson of the Athletics
mustered temporarily sympathet
ic listeners today for his claims
Louis (Bobo) Newson is the great
est pitcher he ever saw.
Folks will listen to Bobo as
long as he is winning, but they
haven't been bothered much of
late because until yesterday hs
i ad droppd 12 games in a row.
It's an ordeal to listen, especial
ly when he starts talking about
himself in the third person, com
ing up with such fantastic claims
as "now wateh ol' Bobo pitch the
d1' Athletics to the pennant." He
still insists he can do it, and fans
can't deny he wasn't on the right
track yesterday.
Browns Drop
Bobo finally won a ball game,
a four-hit, 4 to 0 shutout over
the Browns, and it was a mighty
sweet victory. Coupled with a
second game, 11 to 0 three-hitter
by Jess Flores, the Browns were
provided with the worst one-day
humiliation suffered in many a
season by a pennant defending
club. The double shutout at the
hands of the tail-cndcrs, who are
19 '.4 games off the pace, dropped
the Browns into a seventh place
lie with the impotent Indians.
For the ending of streaks, the
Cubs-Braves double bill at Chi
cago was an even better proposi
tion. Tommy Holmes of the
Braves, who had gone 37 games
without failing to get at least
on; hit. had the misfortune to
encounter crafty Hank Wyse of
the Cubs on one of his best days.
Wyse gave up only three hits in
all in beating the Braves, 6 to 1,
and Holmes didn't get any of
them. That gave the Cubs a
string of 11 straight victories, but
Boston put a stop to that and to
a 10-gamc winning streak by
hurler Claude Passeau in winning
the second game, 3 to 1. '
Dodgers kept pace with the
Cubs by splitting at Cincinnati,
beating the Reds, 11 to 5, after
losing the opener, 4 to 3. The
Reds made all their first game
runs in the seventh inning to
give Joe Bowman his seventh
victory in eight starts.
Detroit's lead in the American
was reduced to three and a half
games when Tiger ace Hal New
houser lost a 2 to 1 duel to rookie
Jim Wilson at Boston. It was
Wilson's third win over the Ti
gers. Leonard Wins
Emil (Dutch) Leonard won his
10th game for the Senators, a 4
to 2 homecoming triumph over
White Sox southpaw ace Thorn
ton Lee. That gave the Senators
undisputed second place.
A three-run homer by Jeff
Heath of the Indians beat the
Yankees at New York, 7 to 4. and
dropped them to third. Relief
pitcher Marvin Center beat hard
lueq Ernie Bonham, who dropped
his eighth game.
The Pirates got off to a good
start at home as Nick Strincevich
shut out the Phillies. 4 to 0. It
was his sixth straight victory and
his fourth straight at nigt.
The Giants upset the Cards in
1(1 innings at St. Louis, 9 to 7.
when Danny Gardclla scored two
runs with a double after Mel Olt I
hit a three-run home as a pinch J
hiiter. The Cards tied it in the
ninth when Johnny Hopp singled I
home Debs Garms. Relief pitch- !
er Ace Adams won his sixth
game.
You can't have bananas on
your cereal and not have berries,
for bananas are berries.
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Complete Local Reports
Friday. July 13, 1943
Baseball Standings
By United Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE '
W. L. Pel.
Detroit 2
Washington - 39 32 .45J
New York i 39 34 .534
Boston - 38 35 .521
Chicago 39 37 .5 3
St. Louis 34 37 .479
Cleveland 34 37 .479
Philadelphia 24 49 .329
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 43 29 .597
Brooklvn 44 32 .579
St. Louis 42 32 .568
New York 42 36 .538
Pittsburgh 38 36 .514
Boston 37 37 .500
Cincinnati 34 38 .472
Philadelphia 20 60 .250
PACIFIC COAST
Portland 63 42 .600
Seattle 59 42 .584
Sacramento 53 50 .558
San Francisco 54 52 .509
Oakland 49 54 .476
San Diego 49 54 .467
Los Angeles 44 58 .431
Hollywood . 43 60 .417
Chandler to Stay
In Senate to Vote
On Peace Charter
WASHINGTON. July 13 (UP)
Sen. A. B. (Happy) Chandler,
baseball's new commissioner, said
today he will not resign from the
senate until it has voted on the
world security charter and other
world peace measures.
"I want to stay in the senate,"
he told the United Press, "until
I have fulfilled mv obligations
to thi people of this country in
casting my vote on these import
ant matters."
World issues before congress
include the Bretton Woods mone
tary proposals and the United
Nations charter. The senate is
expected to take up the former
next Monday and the latter July
23.
Chandler formally became
baseball czar yesterday when
major league club owners ap:
proved a contract giving him
authority to rule the national
pastime after the fashion of his
predecessor, the late Judge Kene
saw Mountain Landis.
After meeting with representa
tives of the 16 big clubs at a
summer conference here, Chand
ler said the owners made "no
suggestion" that he quit his post
in the senate. He told reporters,
however, he had decided not to
take a penny of the $50,000 an
nual baseball salary until he quits
the senate, where his salary is
SI 0.000.
Marchildon Wants
To 'Lose 10 Pounds
PHILADELPHIA, July 13 (UP)
Pitcher Phil Murchildon of the
Philadilphia Athletics, who spent
nine months in a German pri
soner of war camp, said today he
wanted to trim 10 pounds fiom
his weight before he docs hack
to mound duly. He now weighs
180 pounds.
Marchildon, one of the most
promising young pitchers in the
major leagues in 1 42 before he
enlisted in the Royal Canadian
air forces, won 1" games with the
last place A's.
SPORTS
Page 6
Seattle 2 Games
Behind Beavers
In Coast Race
Sacramento Drops
Scrap to Acorns;
' Beaver 8 Split
Br JACK DAILEY
A 17-0 triumph over the ccllar
ite Hollywood Stars today brought
the Seattle Rainiers within two
games of the leading Portland
Beavers.
The third place Sacramento
Solons went down a hclf-game
as the Oakland Acorns last night
snapped out of their five-game
losing streak to eke out an 8-7
victory. In other games, the San
Francisco Seals and the Portland
club split a twin bill,, the Seals
winning the opener, 5-4, but drop
ping the nightcap 10-3, and the
Bun Diego Padres beat the Los
Angeles An?els 10-6. ',
5 For 5 .
Carl Fischer, veteran Rainier
southpaw, gave up -only three
hits while he shut out the Stars
for his 12th victory of the sea
son. Bob Garbould got five hits
and a base on balls at six times
up for the Suds. He registered
three singles, a double and a
triple and crossed the plate four
limes.
After piling tip an early lead,
the Oaks saw their victory
chances fade when the Solons
tied the scare in the ninth. But
they salvaged their chances when
Chet Rosenlund singled; Tom Ha
fey was safe on a fielder's choice,
Les Scarsella walked and Rosen
lund scored on Frankie Hawkins'
fly.
Score Early
Bob Joyce, San Francisco hurl
er. and Beaver pitcher Jack Tis
ing kept up a duel in the opener
with Joyce giving up eight hits
and four runs and Tising losing
the decision by allowing the Seals
seven hits and five runs.
San Diego got all its runs in
the first five stanzas. In the
fourth inning, the Padres loaded
the bases after Lou Vezilich, Dick
Gyselman and Prout singled for
two runs. Angel outfielder Lou
Novikoff dropped Del Ballinger's
fly and Rupert Thompson walked.
Vallie Eaves' single brought three
home.
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Talbert. Cooke
Still In Running
MENASHA, Wis., July 13 (UP)
National clay courts champion
Bill Talbert and navy veteran ci-1
wood Cooke of Los Angeles re
mained veiy much in the run
ning today as both advancea io
the quarter-final round of the
western senior tennis tourament.
Talbert, top - seeded of the
tournament and ranking second
nationally, meets Mexico City's
Francisco Arcocha in today's play,
while Cooke is pitted against Jim
Livingston, San Francisco.
Scheduled matches between
Bernard Bartzen, Williamsburg,
Va., and Bren Macken, Montreal,
and Harry Buttimer, San Fran-
fiern anrl .Tank McManiS. Fort
Worth, Tex., completed the field
of eight.
Joyce Favored To
Defeat Ruff in
NEW YORK. July 13 (UP)
Lightweight Willie Joyce of the
ciassy left jab is favored at 9-5
to beat durable Bobby Ruffin to
night in their 12-round bout at
Mcdison Square Garden.
Joyce, slender Negro of Gary,
Ind.,- is favored because of ti
speed and cleverness he displayed
while beating young Ike Williams
twice at the Garden. Williams
now is recognized as N. B. A.
lightweight champion.
Snells Back From
Governor Meeting
SALEM, July 13 (UP) Gov.
and Mrs. Earl Snell returned
from the governors' conference in
Michigan today, after an absence
of nearly a month. The duties
of goveror have devolved on sen
ate president Howard C. Bclton
and speaker of the house Eugene
Marsh during Snell s trip cast.
The governor will take up
residence in his newly acquired
house next week. He was forced
to move recently -when the honr
in which he was living was sold.
TODAY and SATURDAY
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Nelson Wins On 1
Mike Turnesa
Last Hole From
By WALTER BYE3S
DAYTON, O., July 13 CUP)
Byron Nelson's victory over Mike
Turnesa of White Plains, Ji. Y.,
in the second round of the 27th
national PGA tournament w!as
hailed today as the most rousing
comeback in the history of golf.
Before teeting off against Nel
son in the quarter-finals ot the
PGA today, Denny Shute of Ak
ron, O., twice winner of this
tournament, himself said, "I doubt
if anybody can beat that . guy
now."
Turnesa, playing the lop
tournament golf of his long ca
reer, was two-up on Nelson go-
I ing into the last four hol(ts of
I ilvi Moraine rountrv club course.
Nelson had been trailing feir 19
holes and time was running out.
Then the Toledo, O., star made
his bid. He fired two birdies in
a row and climaxed his drive
with an eagle 3 on the 35th hole
to go one-up on Turnesa. Ttiey
halved the 36th and it was over
as quick as that.
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'Belle of Yukon' I
A debonair coii-mary-wiio piinj
to defraud the citizens of in j
Alaskan gold town unwittingly !
starts Jhe fun in "Belle of fte
Yukon, internationai s lavuh
technicolor musical extravagariu j
playing today and Saturday t ,
the Liberty theater.
Starring Randolph Scott, Gyp.
sy Rose Lee, Dinah Shore and
Bob Burns, the film concerns
two hectic romances and includet
a wealth of songs and dance rou
tines to add merriment to a fast, j
furious and tunny plot. . -
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"Spotlight on Congress" is alto
on the same program.-
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