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McCain Says Japs Saving Material For Sunday Punch Declares British Units Fit Into Yank Fleets ABOARD ADMIRAL MC CAIN'S FLAGSHIP OFF JAPAN, ' July 20 (Correct) (UP) Allied fast carrier task forces have been able to operate along the coast of Japan for the longest period of the war-with practically no en emy opposition because the Jap anese are saving up for an at tempted "Sunday punch,". Vice Adm.' John S. McCain warned to day. , McCain, commander of task lorce 38, which for the past 10 days has been pounding the Jap anese islands from one end to the other without serious challenge, emphasized the war still is no pushover. "There have been several in stances," he said, "of our people running Into n l g n I y irainea groups. These highly trained Jap3 with eficicnt equipment undouut edly are being saved up." It is apparent the "fore pro pitious time", McCain referred to ,vas invasion of tne Japanese homeland. The task force commander praised the British Pacific fleet, which hus been taking part In the ussaults. British unitq. , he said, fitted into the American . force easily, and "with no appreciable adjustment whatever necessary." "They're good fighters In any scrap," he said, "I hope they con sider us as good allies as wo con sider them." i, ,-. Correspondents To Be Measured For Petain Trial PARIS, July 25 (UP) M. Le president of the high court of justice asked Moniilour Lo Direc teur of information .toduy for a formal 'opinion oh. the average width of the foVnign coireHpond rnt, .measuring across what the French delicately full the "del . ricro." : ; ; ." , jThe. request was Incidental to preparations for tho trial of Mar shal Henri Phlljppe Petuin, where pace will;po lit a premium. Since the European ' war end ed, the correspondents havt) done a lot of sitting around. This con tributed, to tho so-culled middle age spread, which the French fear V ill bumper coverage of the trial; ,:.That .the sharp-eyed French had been observing this battle of the bulge was quite evident when the queution arose as to how inpny correspondents could be accommodate in the Petuin court room.' , Andre LaGuerre of the minis try of information told the court he thought he could squeeze in 40 French and 40 foreign corres pondents. DISMISS CHARGES ' CINCINNATI, O., July 25 (UP) Judge W. D. Alexander today dismissed charges against George Magerkurth, National league um- . pirq, for swinging at Thomas J. LongO, of Duytoni O., on the . baseball field last Thursday. FLY TO PORTLAND! Dally except Sunday charter plane service at low rales. Muke Reservutlons. Eastern Oregon Airways Phone 6R13 f CHOOSE ITS FINE ( PRE-WAR QUALITY X Now llml your ran bcyiu to pirk your liriitnl, let Corliy'i guide )'ou in your ulii-linn of Jy V fine tvhlakcy. Kujiiy Corbv's rriticullv unit S curt'fully. We believe you'll mark ,hi' Hgnl-lioillcd, imiulile lil.ml i your favorite from now on. . nil PRODUCID IN THE U.S.A. Vndti Iht d"tcl iiprviiKn of our tpirl Co no dun bnir 86 Proof- 68.4 Groin Neutral Spirits i. Barclay & Co., limited frevia, lllinoil ."Can't Help JUMBO ERNIE BoNHAM- MUST PRAM OF 7HOSB POWERHOUSE MVS AS VAMKS BACK HIM MTU 20 RUNS M IO STARTS.' Today's Sport Parade By JACK CUDDY NEW YORK, July 23 (UP) James J. Dykes, chunky manager of. the Chisox, is in the throes of a psychological about-face. Professor Dykes is now blister ing his own players with the hot test verbul applications he can concoct, instead of burning up opposing performers and umpires. We came upon the round and raucous man in Hie Yankee sta dium drosing room, uflor Chi- cugo hud beaten the Yanks, 0-5, .Sunday in 12 innings. Dykes, in gray road uniform, was silting before his locker, puffing willi savage satisfaction upon a large and allegedly fragrant cigar. Own Club "I told 'em off," he muttered in grim contentment. "I really told 'cm off; and we beat 'em. We out-hustled 'em and out-la- ed 'em." Just what did he tell those Yankees? an alert reporter wanted lo know. And what par ticular Yanks wtls he 'riding" during the game? Yanks, bell!" snorted Dykes, with an accompanying burst of smoke. "I'm talkin' about my own club. I really told my guys off. We had a little meeting right here in this room and 1 gave it to them like 1 never handed it out before. Wont to Work 'I started off slow and easy like told 'em I was probably wastin' my lime talkin' to 'em necause seme or em w ere so sloppy' and lazy they probably wouldn't even listen. And then I really went lo work on 'cm. "No, it wasn't any pep talk. It was the most serious talk I ever made in my life. I said tilings to UIL'IU 1 lll-Vl-l SUld IM illl.V Ullll'l group of men. It wasn't just a spur-of-the-moment b 1 o w off. Things had been building up to this for some lime. They needed some applied psychology, and CORBY'S JM, Dreamin' UP Staff Correspondent they got it. And they'll get plenty more if they don't hustel. I've come to the conclusion that ap plied psychology can w i n the pennant this seuson more than unything else because of the minor leugue complex thai seems to have settled upon some of our tennis." Baseball Standings By United Press NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. f'liiiaan 52 32 Pet. .019 .563 .503 .523 .505 .494 .477 .272 St. Louis 49 38 38 42 45 41 45 67 Brooklyn Pittsburgh New York 49 .40 ..40 ..40 ..41 .25 Cincinnati Boston Philadelphia .... AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 47 36 .573 .543 .519 .513 .512 .512 .460 .358 Washington 44 37 New York .. 42 39 St. Louis 41 39 Boston 43 41 Chicago 43 41 Cleveland 38 43 Philadelphia 29 52 PACIFIC COAST Portland 72 41 .673 .575 .500 .496 .482 .460 .457 .395 Seattle 65 48 Sacramento 57 57 San Francisco 57 58 Oakland 55 59 Los Angeles 52 61 San Diego 53 03 Hollywood 45 09 'Gold Rush Golf Tourney Opens at Cliit'OffO Today CIICAGO, July 23 (UP) Golf's grratest gold rush, the $60,000 all-American tournament, starts today ut the Tarn O'Shanter country club with the best field since 1942. The all-Ameiican, composed of a men's open, an amateur and a women's open, is the game's an nual Barmnn and Bailey show. I is always a riot of color, cir cus ballyhoo plus some of the best golf of the season. Staged by George S. May. the gaudy-dressed Chicago business man who is a very fast man with the check book, this thrce-in-one golfing classic starts today with qualifying play (or the amateurs. Women qualify tomorrow, the pros Wednesday. Championship play begins concurrently in each ttHirli.'imtmt Tin.....,!.... '...:.,. . n i , --'mij Willi IO I 111 ,i 1. c .... u,"v iiniiugii auiinay. Slate Income Tax Almost Doubled SALEM. July 25 (UP) Slate tax commission has collected $13,934,599.47 in income taxes so Tar during t)45. the commis sion rcpurt.-d today. Tins is nearly twice as much as the $7,262,023.94 collected dur ing the first part of last year, the commission said. Most of tho increase is due to tht reduction of the 75 percent discount to 30 percent. There were 299.413 taxable re turns filed during the first six months of the year, compared to 295.593 fur the same period last your. Official Record Water turned on. July 21 Paul A. lleisner, 705 C avenue: IVrhert Joliansen, 2113 Second street. Mis, Kate S. Hall, 1705 Walnut street. , Building Pewits B. A Benham, repair two-story frame-dwelling, 1909 Second stieetfil). Browns Still Havfc Chance lo Win In American Loop Cards Only Half Game Farther Ahead By CARL LUNQUIST NEW YORK, July 23 (UP) Wouldn't it be funny if the poor old Browns managed to defend their championship while the high and mighty Cardinuls miss ed out? It could happen. Although the Browns have been kicked around down in the American league second division through much of the season, they have "perked up" lately and to day are only a'half game further back in their American league race than the Cardinals are in the National. .Into Fourth 1 The Browns split , with the Red Sox yesterday, moving into fourth place at half game behind the Yankees and only four and a half games behind the leading Tigers. Dave Ferriss beat them. 3 to 2, in the opener. Newman (Tex) Shirley pitched a four-hitter to give the Browns a 5 to 1 second game victory. Meanwhile the Cards were taken over the bumps ut St. Louis by the much kidded Dod gers, 3 to 1 and 8 to 7. The Dod gers came from behind to win the first game for' Hal Gregg, the winning pitcher despite the fact the sun kayocd him in the eighth. In the second game, Charley Bar rett wns given his worst beating since joining the Cards, being batted out in a six-run first inn ing rally. Win Second Hal Newhouscr won his 15th game for the Tigers, a I) to I four-hitter, but Philadelphia look advantage of an error by Bobby Maier to score two unearned runs and beat Al Benton in the second game, 2 to I. Washington, two and a half games behind the Tigers, failed lo gain with a 5 to 4 victory and !) to 3 defeat against Cleveland. The Yankees, led by Coach Art Fletcher in the absence of Man ager Joe McCarthy, who is ill, dropped a 12-inning thriller to the visiting White Sox, 6 lo 5. when Lcroy Schalk singled home Wully Moses from second. Cubs Gain The Cubs gained a full game by spUtting with the Phillies. Chicago won then lost, 11 to 6, after blowing a lead. Cincinnati took two from the Giants, 2 to 1, in 13 innings and 11 to 5.. The Pirates replaced the Giants in fourth place with two well pitched victories over the Braves at Pittsburgh, 2 to 1 and 3 to 1 Portland Beavers Buy Club at Salem PORTLAND, July 23 (UP) For the first time in 40-odd years of participation in professional basobiill, the Portland Beavers own a farm club. Announcement was made Sat urday after completion of a pur chase of the Salem franchise in Hie western nternutional basvball club and the George D. Waters field. 'Purcha:-)' price was not disclosed. William H. Klepper, general manager of the Portland club, said the Western International league directors have already met in Seattle to make a decisiun on reopening in 1946. Klepper will represent Salem at the gathering of directors of tho other clubs of the circiit Vancouver, Tacoma and Spokane us well as with representatives of other Washington towns. Yakima, Ellonsbure and Aber deen are reported to be seeking franchises in the W-I loop next year. Frenchman's Creek Exciting Picture Thrilling adventure, daring ro mance, color and beauty of a past century came to vivid life on the screen of the Liberty the ater whoiv Paraniount's "French man's Creek" opened last night. Adapted fro m the novel by Daphne du Muurier. author of "Rebecca." this adwnlurous fjhn, photographer in flaming Techni color, co-stars academy award winner Joan Fontaine and the new Latin star, Arturo de Cor dova. Like "Rebecca," in which Joan Fontaine also gave an un forgettable performance, Kieneh- nian s Lreek is fascinating en tertainment. AWAIT PITCHER PITTBl'RGH. Julv 23 (UP The Boston Braves, seeking pitching to go with then strong hitting attack, awaited tin. ar rival today of Ed Wright, recent no-hit gam-.' winner, who was purchased from Indianapolis ot the American association. Hawaiian pineapples are grown on every island of the Hawaiian group except Hawaii. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Thane W Complete Local Keports Monday, July 2U, 1915 ONE THAT DIDN'T GET AWAY Weird sea monster weighing 90 pounds and hand-like appendages from its palate and back caught in Boston bay by Edward Snow, Winlhrop, Mass. The sea animal, unclassified, is being studied by Harvard university school of science. Portland Adds To Lead, Wins Pair From Hollywood By JACK DAILEY San Francisco's hopes ot win ning the series by a bigger mar gin fsom Seattle wi)e dashed Sunday afternoon when the Huin- iers landed all over Big Bob Joyce, who was out after his 22nd victory ot the season, and, in stead, handed him his seventh de feat, 5-0, in the first game of a double-header. Portland added another half game to its Pacific Coast league baseball lead by sweeping a doublehcadcr from Hollywood, 8-0 and 5-3. The twin victories also gave the beavers a clean sweep of the six-game series. Divide Pair Oakland and San Diego divid ed a twin bill by identical scores of 5-4. the Padres winning the opi'iie in 10 innings and the Oaks the second game in the ninth. Los Angeles put down Sacramento twice by scores of 10-1 and 8-7. Joyce's defeat was all the more humilating for the skidding Seals as Joe Demoran handcuffed them with three bits to gain his 10th victory. In the nightcap, San Francisco jumped ail over four Suds pitchers to score their runs in clusters of three each in the first, second and fifth innings and go on to win, 9-5. Liska Wins The Sunday submariner Ad Liska took the mound again in the first game and blanked Holly wood with eight hits. Jack Tising won the second game but needed help from Don Ptilford in th- seventh. Tising had the Stars shutout until the seventh, making a total of 2(1 innings that Port land hurlers had held Hollywood scoreless. Frank Slum? ran his batting streak to 37 consecutive games, getting five hits for the day. In the nightcap. Frank Domaree's string was snapped at 12 games in which he has hit safclv. GREYHOUND IU S DEPOT H. A. Decker, Agent Phone !;) Sacajawea Annex Phone !;) Sacajawea Annex J; nJ " yt S52 y m uu lis zjjfiiss SPORTS Page 6 225,160 Attend Leagues Sunday NEW YORK, July 23 (UP) Majur league baseball set a new 1945 single-duy attendance record of 225,100 yesterday ut the eight doubleheaders. Everything but the weather cooperated. The American league, playing in the east, suffered the most from the threatening weather which eventually materialized in to a downpour that wash-id out the second New York - Chicago I Kuiuc hiki slopped me secono ue-troit-Philadelphia game in the sixth inning. The American still drew 127,528 fans to the Na tional league's 97,632. Only Boston at Pittsburgh and New York at Chincinnati drew comparatively small crowds, and the 14,400 at Cincinnati was one of the season's largest crowds there. The season's previous high was the 210,000 at the July 4 double headers and the best Sunday was June 24 with 205,106. THRU WEDNESDAY Screen's Most Daring Love Story w jsr Poronowtt " Jortti Tontaine Hvturo "be Co&oVa cSmcoio. QmK. A MITCHELL LEISEN PRODI 't rtON wlh So.il oihbm Nl Brirta Cinl Klldev Ralph feibci 0'tid b MiKhall Itutn Added STAR HRIGHT Musical Parade Keal luetic Also Tuppetnon and News ii i i-i....i,.. J i Tix m McCarthy Last ISaseliall Season NEW YORK, July 23 (UP) Joe McCarthy, whose 15-year-career with the New York Yankees provides baseball with its greatest success story, prob- Cestac Has Fight Friday at Garden NEW YORK, July 23 (UP) Big Abel Cestac, new Argentine "white hope," makes his United States debut at Madison Square Garden Friday night in the most significant bout on this week's national boxing schedule. Cestac, who is co-managed by Luis Angel Firpo and Cmdr. Jack Dcmpsey, squares off against John Thomas, hard-hitting Negro heavyweight from Miami, Fla. Another lu-rounder at the Gar den brings together Sal Bartolo, N.B.A. feather champ, and Fred die Russo of Rahway, N. J., for a non-title till. Tennis Crowns To Stay in Family NEW YORK, July 23 (UP) The eastern clay couits tennis singles championships were a family affair today. Elwood Cooke of Los Angeles appeared ready lo make a bid for the national crown after his finals victory yesterday over the veteran Sydney B. Wood, jr., of New York, 8-6, 0-4, 7-5. His wife, Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Cooke, won the women's title with a fi-3, 6-0 triumph over Mary Arn old of Los Angeles. In addition, Mrs. Cooke and Dorothy Bundy of Santa Monica, Calif., won the women's doubles title from Miss Arnoid and Slur ley Fry of Akron, O., 3-6, 0-2, 6-3 It is a good plan to drain your automobile radiator once a month. BOYS Clip Here aSp Thia Ticket Good for SPECIAL REDUCED- W PRICE TICKET FOR School Children This PARTLY-PAID TICKET, When Exchanged at the Circus Grounds Will Admit ONE SCHOOL CHILD to the After- noon Performance for , i -r-r including All state i, J J & Federal Tax f( We have rounded one great bend on the highway to peace In this final stretch Eefore V-j Day, Ovefland Greftound exert,n cverX effort w provide good dependable transportation for fij-liters on furlough, discharged veterans and Americans intent on finishing the war. On that bright V-J Day we will again be ready to serve you with more frequent schedules and greater mm fort to all the places you have yearnXo go LUtclr In ably is serving his last seaon at the helm of tho club, President , Lurry MucPhuil said today. McCarthy, ill ut his, hotel here, : reportedly was ready to resign yesterday until after a conference with McPhail when he was per suaded to finish out the season. The 58-year-old Irishman, whose genius for developing stars gave the Yankees eight pennants and seven world championships, four second place finishes und two thirds since he took over the team in 1931, compiled u record unparalleled. MacPhail revealed McCarthy was ready to resign last winter because of recurrent illness, but reconsidered when the club changed ownership. .. 'Joe told Ed Barrow he wanted lo quit then but he felt people . would think he resigned when I took over so he changed his mind," McPhail said. Granada TONITE and TUESDAY i e o okso w3y GIRLS Through Special Arrange- ! menl the Highest Class Circus in the World has made it possible for School ' Children to see its AFTERNOON ' PERFORMANCE at 3:00 p.m. in La Grande FAIR GROUNDS ut j at a Greatly Reduced Price Much Less Than the Regular Admission Fee! Simply clip the PARTLY PAID TICKET below, present it at the Russell Bros. 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