La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 15, 1945, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextLA GRANDE EVENINO OBSERVER Phone 600 SPORTS Complete Local Reports Wednesday, August 1."), 1915 Page 8 KwrowskS's Moaner In Time to Save Cards .' By CARL LUNDQUIST ' ! NEW YORK, Aug. 15 (UP) Tow-headed George Kurowski couldn't join his Cardinal team mates who went to war, hut the way he carried on as a 4-F ath lete on the home front was some thing to watch. Typically, he saved one of his most brilliant performances for the day the war ended. It came against the Brooklyn Dodgers yesterday. The Cards won, 2 to 1, when Kurowski clashed a iiinHi inning homer, his 17th of the season with two out. Flew Back The right arm that kept Ku rowski from going into the serv ice, had kept him out of the Card ihal lineup recently until the Brooklyn seiies. Afflicted with osteomylltis when u youngster, liis right arm is several inches shorter than the oilier one, und lie has recurrent soreness. How ever, after getting treatments which lolievid it, he flew to Brooklyn lo take part in the Dodger series. It was a strategic move. He delivered four homers during the four-game set, ac counting for six runs. Altogether he baited iu six runs during the seiies. Hurry Brecheen got the deci sion yesterday for the Cards with a five-hit job to top Ralph Bran ca, who allowed only three. The Phils added to Philadel phia's bedlam by upsetting t'lie leuding Cubs, 2 to 1, Oscar Judd winning a duel over Ray Prim on the strength of Andy Scminick's homer. Prim yielded only four hits, Judd gave up six. Win Pair Pittsburgh won two at Boston 7 to 5 and 6 to 2, behind steady pitching by Fritz Ostennueller and Walter (Boom Boom) Beck. Beck, cast off by more teams than he likes to remember, won his fifth game against four losses. The Giants handed, Cincinnati ils-lllh straight defeat at New York, 5 to 2, behind the pitching of rookie Sul Maglie. In the American league, the Senators dropped three and u half games behind the leading Tigers when the Browns beat them, 5 to 4, ut St. Louis. Jib Bagby shut out Boston at Cleveland, 3 to 0, but it wits a costly victory for the Indians, who lost their nuinager Lou Bou dreau for several days after a col lision in which he suffered a sprained ankle and a spiked leg. New York at Detroit and Phil adelphia at Chicago were rained out in the American. THURSDAY ONLY nC3 1 Granada Vf see more n j mm SPECIAL ATTRACTION Jt "1 " X At DIRCCTFO AND ijl u X, PMOTOGHAPHLO BV 3& ANDRE CAUVIN hy STARTING THURSDAY THE NEWEST IDEA SINCE SNOW WHITE"I " REAL PEOPLE AND . DISNEY (JrlAKAutKa i ON THE SCREEN T t TOGETHER!... i in a least of beauty, . L-rTv ? ; laughter and ; , rrX i ii j in in . ... 7 Ml : Iwniini fe PANCHITO JOE CAR10CA DONALD DUCK p W mM HIM m UIZ caiui i KOUH Many Athletes In War; 800 Killed In World Action Included Football, Track, Polo, Other Star 8 By WALTER BYEH3 CHICAGO, Aug. 15 (UP) The sports world paid final honor to day to American athletes who gave their lives during World War II. A United Press survey, follow ing Japan's surrender, showed more than 800 collegiate, amateur und professional athletes were killed in service from Pearl Har bor to this day, almost four years. Many of their names were house hold words before they left Amer ica's playirfg fields to play their geatest game on world battle fields. Sports national service flag hangs heavy with gold stars for such men as Ensign Nile Kinnick, Lt. Col. Tommy Hitchcok, Capt. Charlie Paddock, Lt. Joseph R. Hunt, Lt. Louie Zampcfini, Maj. William (Billy) Southworth and TSgt. Torger Toltle, to mention only a few. Early Tragedy Kinnick's death was one of the earliest tragedies. In becoming an honor student and an ail American halfback at the Univer sity of Iowa in 1030, the sturdy, fair-haired Omaha youth had come to represent all that colleg iate athletics stand for. Leader of Iowa's famed "Ironmen," Kin nick was lost in the Caribbean when his navy plane fuiled to re turn to its carrier. Zamperini, a great USC miler, was a happy-go-lucky athlete who snubbed the nazis in 11)30 at the Olympics in Berlin when he climbed a flag pole at the Ger man chancellory and stole a swas tika. He was killed In action in the south Pacific. Crash at Sea Hitchcock, famed 10-goal inter national polo star, died in a plane crash and Hunt, winner of the national nmuteur tennis singles title in HMD when he was 24, crashed at sea in a navy plane- last February. The death of Billy Southworth, jr., outstanding minor league baseball player and son of the St. Louis Cardinals' manager, fo cused nutionul attention on a father's grief. For Billy, senior, was prouder of his soldier son .than he ever was of his cham pionship Cardinal teams. A great individual sport star was killed only five months ago when Tokle, holder of 24 ski rec ords including the North Ameri can jump mark of 289 feet, met death with U. S. ski troops in the Italy mountains. In Mountains Football's ranks were sharply thinned. Among all-American gridders who gave their lives were Tony Butkovich, 23-year-old Illinois-Purdue fullback; Joe Routt, Tcax A & M guard, and Lt. Al Blozis, former Georgetown tackle. A giant of a man, who was also national indoor and out door shot put champion, Blozis was killed in action in the Vosges mountains in France. 'here was Tommy Howie, the famous "major of the St. Lo." Former star halfback ut The Cit adel, his body was carried by his victorious troops into St. Lo, the city he vowed to capture. Other cnlk'giuto gridiron greats who were killed were Hurlin' Hal Hursh of Indiana, Howie Sey mour of Yale, Clint Custelbcrry of Georgia Tech, Derace Mostcr of Texas A. & M., Quentin Mey er of Yale, Young Bussey of Lou isiana Slate, Walt (Uutch) Luth er of Nebraska, George Bellinger of Illinois and Alex Santilli of Fovdham. Many of those men met death in such heroic fashion theirs is a lasting story. PERFUME SOURCES Civet, used in the manufacture of perfume, comes from the scent glands of civet cats. Musk from must; deer and ambergris from sperm whaK-s are also highly valued in perfumes. Baseball Standings By United Press By United Press NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pet. Chicago 69 37 .651 St. Louis 65 44 .596 Brooklyn (II 46 .570 New York 59 50 .541 Pittsburgh 57 54 .514 Boston 50 61 .450 Cincinnati 43 62 .410 Philadelphia 29 79 .269 AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pet. Detroit 61 43 .587 Washington 58 47 .552 Chicago 54 50 .519 New York 52 49 .515 Cleveland .53 51 .510 St. Louis 51 52 .495 Boston 51 55 .481 Philadelphia 34 07 .337 COAST LEAGUE W L Pet. Portland 81 51 .625 Seattle 79 56 .585 Sacramento 72 66 .522 San Francisco 69 69 .500 Oakland 66 72 .478 San Diego 65 75 .464 Los Angeles 58 79 .423 Hollywood 56 82 .406 Portland Wins ' Another Game to Extend Lead By United Press Colorful Bud Beasley, the Pa cific coast baseball league's lead ing percentage pitcher, notched his 12th victory in Hollywood Tuesday evening when Sacra mento trimmed the Stars, 5-4. He has suffered only two defeats. Hollywood started off like they were going to have their own pri vate V-J celebration at the So lons' expense when Mel Steiner crashed out a long home run in third inning with one mate aboard. However, the Sacs came back in thier half of the fourth to take the lead on Lilio Mnrcuc ci's round tripper with two bases occupied. Sacramento scored the winning runs in the seventh on hits by Beasley and Gene Hadley, a sac rifice and a single by Jess Lan drum. Portland picked up a half game on idle Seattle Tuesday night with hard-won 1-0 triumph over the battling Oakland Acorns. The veteran submariner ball hurl cr Ad Liska toiled for the Beav ers and limited the Oaks to a half dozen suf-e hits. Portland's only run was scored in the eighth inn ing. The San Diego Padres exploded for four runs in the seventh inn ing to defeat San Francisco, 7-2 before a slim crowd of 800. Betz, Mrs. Cooke Into Second Round CHESTNUT HILL, Mass., Aug 15 (UP) Top-s ceded Pauline Bet, and her recent conqueror, Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Cooke, both of Los Angeles, moved into the second round today of the wom en's invitation tennis tournament at the Longwood cricket club. Miss Betz won by default over Shelby Frizzel of Austin. Tex., and second seeded Mrs. Cooke defeated Mary Louise Burneau of New York, 6-0, 6-2. Another seeded player, Louise Brough of Veverly Hills, Calif., defeated Gloria Butler of New York, ti l, 0-0. Helen Pedersen Rihabany of New York topped Barbara Krase of San Francisco, 6-2. (1-2; Shir ley Fry of Akron, O., eliminated Mary Corbett of Chicago, 6-4. 3-6, (1-2; Kalherine Winthrnp of Ham ilton, Mass., won from Ksther Reyes of Mexico City, 6-3, 8-6; Doris Hart of Miami, Fla., won from Jndv Atterbury of Rosly, N. Y., (1-2, 0-0; Mary Arnold of Los Angeles eliminated Betty llurlbuit of St. Louis. 6-0, 6-1; and Dorothy Head of Alanu'da, Calif., trimmed Argyl Riee of Hartford, Conn., 6-2, 8-1. Today's Sport Parade By CARL LUNDQUIST UP Staff Correspondent In early days, members of par liament paid for each attendance at the house of commons. 17 vncircDLpy Is Here! "THKRK'S A FORD IN YOl'R Kl'Tl'RK" Walker Motor Co. Authorized Fold Dealer Mercury Lincoln Zephyr By CARL LUNDQUIST NEW YORK, Aug. 15 (UP) G. I. Joe was headed for an old and happy role today. He'll soon be Gus H. Fan again. He is leaving a world of dead ly pop guns to one of pop bottles. His target is no longer the enemy but the blue-coated umpire. His weapon is a boo instead of a ba zooka. Today is the dawn of a new golden era in sports, of new achievements by guys who tough ened their physique in the dead ly game of "winner take all" with the men of Hitler and Mussolini and Tojo. Take Time It will lake a little time for the average American to get his spoils back on a peace time basis. It's been a long time since he could duck out for a ball game or golf match without his conscience stabbing him because he was ab sent from his war job. If a foul ball comes his way and he wins the game of "grand stand grab," he can put it in his pocket and take it to the kids in stead of tossing it back to be sent overseas. His old favorites, Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Bobby Feller, Ter ry Moore, Dick Wakefield, Luke Appling, Denny Galehouse, and a ruft of others can be expected buck. Can Travel Soon he'll' be able to travel to any sports event he wants to take in, the world series, a Rose Bowl football game, the Kentucky der by, or the national open .golf tournament. Out on the links he can use shiny new balls without restraint, knowing there are plenty more where that one came from. Ho can come and go to the race track on special trains. Probably within the year there will be the first million dollar fight gate since long before the war when Sgt. Joe Louis, the world champion from Alabama's cotton patches, meets Pittsburgh's Cpl. Billy Conn in a heavyweight title bout. It's a day of rejoicing in other lands, too. Australia's Davis cup tennis champs, Adrian Quist, John Bromwich, and Jack Craw ford, put away their racquets to fight. England is ready to stage the Olympic games, this time as a real instrument of perpetuating peace. And with great athletes from every corner of the world running, jumping, and otherwise using their million dollar legs, it will be a "gam session" to re member. Harmon Will Join All-Star Squad CHICAGO, Aug. 15 (UP) Tom Harmon, former Michigan all Amcrican honorably discharged from the air corps Monday, joins the all-star football squad this week to play against the Green Bay Packers Aug. 30. Harmon returns to the game after nearly three years of serv ice, during which he rose to the rank of captain and twice was re ported missing when his plane went down in Dutch Guiana and again over enemy territory in China. Now 25 years old, Harmon has remained at his collegiate play ing weight of 195 pounds. His last collegiate appearance was four years ago when he played with the all-stars against the Chi cago Bears. Romp of Mirth in 'Three Caballeros' Three times as many grins and chuckles; three times as many toe-tapping tunes; three times as much beauty and color and three times the fun results when Don ald Duck, Joe Carioca and Pan chito form a triple threat to sol emnity. The Three Must-Gct-Their's co-star in Walt Disney's current Technicolor musical fea ture. The Three Caballeros, open ing Thursday at the Liberty the ater. It all hinges on the fact that Donald, no slouch when it comes to getting around, and Joe Cari oca, the Brazilian parrot-about-town, and Pnnchito, the rooster who never knows when he's lick ed, set out to capture the beau tiful ladies. Inasmuch as this pic ture is the first to combine live actors with animation characters (shhh! Don't let Donald hear) Walt Disney went to great lengths to sign the outstanding screen personalities south of the border. The three ladies so per sistently pursued by the Cabal leros are Aurora Miranda, of Rio de Janeiro, Dora Luz and Car men Molina of Mexico. They make their Hollywood screen de buts in a blaze of fun, music and i color. Cruiser Sinks, 1,196 Casualties -Everyone Aboard By HAZEL HARTZOG GUAM, Aug. 15 (UP) Two tremendous torpedo explosions , sank the heavy cruiser Indianap olis July 30 and caused 1,196 cas ualties every man aboard ship while she was bound from Guam to Leyte, survivors reported today- . M, The navy announced 880 of the casualties were killed or missing in one of the worst U. S. naval ' S disasters of war or peacetime his- " tory. The other 316 casualties were wounded. The 9,950-ton cruiser was sunk shortly after delivering essential atomic bomb material to Guam. Capt. Charles Butler McVay III, Washington, D. C, was com mander of the Indianapolis, Vice Admiral Raymond A. Spruance's former flagship. ADVANCE SHOE SALE WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (UP) The office of price administra tion today advanced to Aug. 27 the coming period for ration free sales of certain types of low priced shoes. A -.V1 ' A GREAT DAY LIES AHEAD for the Returning Veteran ROY FARNAN SUPPLY FISHING TACKLE THE FUTURE Now that victory is ours, it will behoove us all to bend our best efforts to creating the great future in store for thus nation. lotted States;, National Bank of Portland i LA GRANDE BRANCH WE WELCOME THIS DAY OF VICTORY AND PEACE Let its all help to create more jobs for returning servicemen so that they can start their civilian life with security. Portland-Pendleton Motor Freight, Inc. Justice PREVAILS AND PEACE REIGNS IN THE WORM) After n stnt.KRle that has tried men's hearts, We have trained the peace we have been fighting- for so long. In our celebration, we must bear in mind that eace is not easily won and determine to let no one threaten it again, McDonald Electric Co. FULL SIPEED) t ALU LEA LD To Peacetime Reconversion A rapid return to peace-time jobs and produc tion is necessary if w e are to create and maintain full employment for war workers and returning service-men. We at Coca-Cola in La Grande plan full plant expansion and employment as soon as possible. Bottled Under the Authority of th Coca-Cola Bottling Company by Coca - Cola ISottKiig Co. LA GRANDE. OREGON IUAW . RelMsM trv HKO Mia Piclnres Inc.