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a iiiV Blue Tthe blu- chips will be on the " line tonight when the La Grande ? Tigers travel to Pendleton for an Intermountain League contest with the liuckaroos. Both teams are at top strength p for thi contest and eager for r- the test o.' power that might ele 2 termlna this year's Intermeunlain g Conference cli-mnion ard a spo: in the footbal1 championship. S Coach Don Requa of I'c ndletin 5 planned no chang-s in the lineup that has started the first four ball games. Franz Haun. t V Tiger 5 coach, will go with the same out- 2 fit that walloped Hind 4U 0 l:is! E week. S , Pendleton's scouting rcpo.ls sent th" Bucks into a week ol t; determined drills in an e'lorl to Z halt the Tiger speed and aerial! s power. La Grande coaches spent Sun 11 day pouring over their scouting "". reports in an effort to find a "2 weakness in the Pendleton team i Pend'eton has a well balineed offense built around tin speed it Kay Sharrah ind Dennis Tyler. I r Observer, La Grande, Ore., i Dodgers Riding Hjgh; ! Rookie Hurler Stars I In LA Win Over Sox 1 CHICAGO ii:PH I! was baso ? ball's Elory road for the Los An- gcles Dodgers today, and heart a break highway for the Chicago jj White Sox. 5 The Dodgers were the new ; champions of the baseball world, 2 another Cinderella team. Los Angeles closed it out in style Thursday, crushing th? White Sox 9-3 back in their own park Z to bring the Far Wes7 it's first championship in a series noted 2 for new records in money, at- tendance, hitting and pitching. " It will long be remembered as one of the most unusual series of all time. JJ It drew a record total attend m ance of 420,784 thanks to three " record breaking crowds in Los 2 Angeles; a record total of $2.B2.- 973.44, any number of hitting 2 marks and a series in which no pitcher went the distance. m Shrry Does Trick Z But there was one pitcher who did the trick. 2 He was 24-year-old Larry m Sherry, who began the season in the minors at St. Paul and .came up to the Dodgers to bo- come their biggest weapon. He 2 won two games, including the big m .gest one Thursday, and saved two -others. In another game, he was J used as a pinch hitter. I "You'd have to say he did the Jjob for us," commented Dodger tManager Walter Alston in base fball's understatement of the year. ; He sure did. ! When Doelger starter, southpaw Johnny Podres faltered Thursday 'behind an 8-0 lead, Sherry, the ceKky kid making gexjd for his jhome town of Los Angeles, came tiri to save the day. He turned back the White Sox ;on four hits in five and two-thirds Winnings of another brilliant relief ieffort, climaxing one of the bevst clutch hurling efforts in series his tory. He won the fourth game, janel saved two others. ' So his record was eight hits yie-lded and one run allowed in 12 2-3 innings of pitching. He was jthe difference. I Alston Praises Others ' But Alston in paying tribute to ,his Dodgers and he was confi 'tlent all the way that they would hit the jackreit singled out others besides Sherry. They included Duke Snider, with his ailing knee; Gil Hodges, with his big bat; Carl Furillo and Chuck Kssegian with their pinch hitting: catcher Johnny Keiseboro with his throwing which kept the go-go Sox from going very far and a number of others. .. It was a series of stars for the REX Theatre - ELGIN, OREGON NOW Through SUNDAY THE WORLD'S MOST HONORED SHOWI Michael Todd's "Around The World lp 80 Days' Show SWtt 7:15 p.m. Grande Meets Chip Fullback Jerry Cronin provides tlx punch in Huck backfield and Tyler vi ill do the throwing from his quarterback slot. The Tigers will use their de fensive unit of Buck Corey and D nnis Spray at the ends; Don Graham and Hon Coleman at tackles: Lawrence SmuU and Eric O.-.terholme at guards to smother tint nffensive lhre.:ts of tha ftn.u' ! l.'ilenleH hae-k'ie Id un frnnt l)jle IMerson and Gary Mi'lcr will he in the tiger defensive along with Kay Wcstenskow, Jim ! (ornett and IJim Smith. "Offensively we'll usa anytning that will work," Haun said. Ths boys that will make thai offense work in addition to the defensive sUirters are Gary Voruz. Die 200 oound junior center, ard Cire,ig uiai'Kinan. If rain continues te fall in the ar?a the Tigers will rely on the ir running attack to carry the game with just enough passing -in kee p the Buck defense honest, liackiiig up Weste-nskow in th" throwing d partment wi'l be Rick (jeiry OBSERVIR Neil Andersen Fri., Oct. 9, 1959 Page 2 Dodgers plus one of the most riotous innings in series history That was the fourth Thursday It took 42 minutes to play it anil when it was all over the Dodge-rs had scored six runs to a id to two they had plated earlier o:i Snider's 11th series home run and the White Sox had tallied three. There were five pitches in the inning, two pinch hitters and one pinch runner. It wu the final chapter in the greatest comeback baseball ever hail set'n. Hunters Valleys As State viame mm Oregon nimrnds will take to the hills and fields again tomorrow in the opening uf the upland game bird sea-on. Those hunt eis who live only fur the birds will be joined by thousands of hunting enthusiasts who have already bagged their buck when the starting flag is dropped at 8 a.m. , k The weeks of easer nticipation and preparation arc behind and yellow-hatted hunters, guns gle'aming, will be attempting to till limits throughout the state. Game commission officials pre dict only poor to fair success will greet hunteis as the seasem op ens. A combination of bail wea ther and a poor hatch of young buds Is expected to bring hunt er success down from a near rec i.id high last year. New bag limits for partridge and quail w ill make many a hunt er happy if his venture meets with success and birds. Hunting Below Avtrag Pheasant hunting in the (iranelc Konile valley should be below average, according lo Hie com mission. Quail shooting around the foothills should only be fair, r'or partridge hunters, bath Hungarian and Chiuurs will be good in grain fields and range lands around Pyle Canyon, out of I'nion, and Thief Valluy. Uaker county hunters can ex pect only fair shooting for both pheasants and partridge Wallowa county will have fair DANCE Eastern Oregon Playland FRI., OCT. 9th . . . Music by KALE & KEPR Stars THE CASCADE TRQUBADORS Northwtst' Finest String Band $1.00 Per Ferson ELGIN, OREGON Test Dave Ciir in ji can be rountcd on to see a lot 0. action again.it Pendleton in tonight's contest. A Mag twirling drill an! hihilion by Pendleton High School' girls is ph lined fir the hallMme : break. Hundreds of La Grande rooters j P"'i to mine into the slate play are planning to make the trip to off's. I w-- t. .'V 'i -1 GROUND GAINER Jerry Williams, Eastern Oregon College sophomore from La Grande, leads Mountaineer ball carriers with 226 yards on 40 carries for a 5.6 yard average in the first three games. The 186-pound half back is second in conference rushing statistics. Oregon Tech's Stan Glass leads Williams by seven yards but has carried five mote times. (EOC Photo) Head For easo pheasant shouting and good suc - cess with both Valley and Mountain ti;.'!. r,;-,t quail hunt ing is repi rle'il around Troy and the Iimuhi river. New Limits There have bee n several chang es in bag limits for upland game bird. The limit cm cock phcas ants has been reduced to three a day, down me from last year, and 12 in po-scssion. The new limit on Valley quail is 15 with ;iO in poss.os.iion. Moun tain quail limits have been ruis cd.to 1(1 Willi a possession limit of 20. last car the limit was 10 in the aggregate. The same situation is true for partridge. Only 10 partviele in the aygreali' were allowed last year. This year's Hungarian partriite I'imt wil be 10 a day. JO in p:'.-sessi;.n. (.'hukar bag limits are the same. A stron..; wind em Saturday morning will be a detriment to game bird huming. li.tiny ami cloudy weather might improve contlilifiis if the wind is slight so the birds would rather liy than run in the wet cover. Starting Times Chang Hunters should take note ef (lie fact that staiiin: lime's have changed. Snrling times after opening day are now scheeluled for sunri e r.i'her than a half hour before sunrise as in the past Waterfowl hunters will be re- Pendleton lit Pendleton for Die contest in spite of the poor weather conditions. J If. and a big if, La Grande should defeat Pendleton tonight and the ti'ams i nt in a U ()r the conference title, the team with ' the HioM total yardage wi'l 8tt the I1 A - ''' .. . itra'n.'il C also. Saturday muring until I ;i . v.- commission spokesman aid tomorrow' you will lie able lo lire a eanncn down Adams Ave. and not harm a soul as businessmen who can't take time to hunt ele'er will flock to the bills for a couple hours of bird hunting. t'.vcn with a poor season it will be darn good hunting, he lontimtcd. We have hunting here as good as any place in the West and w hat we consider poor here wiiulil be good in other areas. Miooling scehedule for water f wl and upland game birds in Northeastern Oregon: A.M. P.M. Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct 10 . . 8 00 5:25 11 6:10 5:25 i;i BIO 5 20 IS 5:10 23 ti:2" 5:05 21 i:3t) 4 55 i km! ULTRA I 1 Hi s Upland o Opens" P. CIDC. AltTA.UAUC AUkV tAUIIV IlAftlf ItV BuasuakiaGLt; That's right I Proctkolly all your Iniuranc con b (ndwdW In ONI policy. Avoid dvpiW tio. tavo At)yl hftogiit tfc Convoninci ONI policy -ONf daf- ONf protnlv (o mmmttti a bwdgtt payments yo wHk) ONf ogvnt. Ask m for M Vaiti; no obligation. 5 Notre Dame Rated Over California Unitod Press International California is expected to fall back into the meat-grinder Satur day when it takes on Notre Dame in an intersectional clash that may pack 80.000 .spectators into the uerneley stadium. The Irish, to the surprise of nobody, have been posted 14-point favorites although they toeik a 28-7 blasting from Purdue last Satur day. All of which figures as Cal was laced, 33-0, by Texas after getting bounced, 42 12. by Iowa on the previous weekend. Coach Joe Kuharich of the South lieh lers insists that the game is a tossup but IJete Kl lio:t, the Hears' boy mentor, fears the worst. The unelefeated Ducks of Oregon seek to win their fourth tonight at Sun Jose where the Spartans are 13-point underdogs. Dave Powell. Oregon's explosive fullback, is buck in action after being side lined during last week's 14-6 tri umph over Washington State. Huskies Favored j'he word out of Seattle is that Washington's Huskies have 12 dif ferent formations o.n tap to spring at Stanford when the Indians check in for the first big five con test of the season. Oddsmilhs have Washington down as seven point favorites but coach Jim Owens is worried about the magic pass ing arm of Stanford quarterback Dick Norman. Oregon State, oh-for-three so far this season, is expected to make it oh for-four after a Satur day contest at M'chigan. Coach Tommy Prothro of the Beavers, who have dropped their last two games by one-point, says he ex pects to get a good defensive effort out of his charges. Due to injuries, he may have to go with sophomore Bob Lea at center against the Wolverines, who also a-e in the market for their first victory. Idaho's wandering Vandals they're only playing two of their games in Moscow this year shape up as the customary under dogs for a tilt at the Air Force Academy. The Vandals are also winless in three games and only have scored in one. The Air Force has won both of its contests, besting Wyoming and Trinity of Texas without undue strain. Cougars Given Edge Over COP College of the Pacific, a 21-6 loser to Stanford last Saturday, seeks to bounce bock on its home grounds when it takes on Wash ington State in a night game. The : Cougars, , Wght " Toint favorites, lost a 14-6 toughie to Oregon while COP was bowing to the Indians. Third-ranked Southern Califor nia and UCLA's Bruins, the only teams who have been able to shore up the Coast's declining in tersectional prestige, both have Saturday off. Then the Trojans have a date at Washington Oct. 17 while the Bruins go to Berkeley in a pair of Big Five scraps. Fresno State, apparently in the throes of becoming a power, meets the San Diego Marines in the Raisin City Saturday night. San Francisco State is scheduled to go behind the walls of San Quentin for a-.othor game afte Occidental cancelled out because cf food poisoning. Old S.Q. will be seeking to avenge a 20-16 clip ping by the 'Gators. SIGN EZZARD CHARLES BOSTON lUPD Former heavyweight ' champion Kzzard Charles has signed to fight Lee Williams of Boston in a 10-round bout at the Garden here Oct. 20 Williams is only in his second year as a pro. PGA ANNOUNCES CONVENTION Dl'NKDIN, Fla. H'PH The Professional Golfers Associa tion of America will hold its 43rd annual convention at Clearwater Fla., Dec. 3-10, it was announced today. REYNOLDS Insurance Agency Reynolds Bldg. I ' ALt : -i r otic. : Mountaineers Rushing Lead Eastern Oregon f'nllese increas ?d its lead in team rushing statis- .ics and Oregon Tech continues! Lo maintain lis total offense lead1 efter three weeks of football ac .ion in the Oregon Collegiate conference. This Saturday's schedule brings :hc offensive leaders together at Klamath Falls when Tech plays host to the Mountaineers. The :ontest should provide an inter itiiig duel between Tech's Stan Glass, who leads in individual rushing, and EOC's Jerry Wil jams, who is only seven . yards .ehind Glass in net yards gained. Williams has averaged 5 6 arils per carry to 5.1 for Glass 'EYES' HAVE IT Study Shows Eyes Affect Sports Skill. Right handed players have cer tain advantages in some sports: lefties" in others. In either case. eye dominance or right or left eye-ness may affect the individu al's performance, an Oregon Stat? College study indicates. Just as one hand is strongest or favored by most persons, so is one eye, say the study leaders, .Miss Mary Seymour, instructor in women's physical education, and Dr. C. L. Anderson, professor of hygiene and health education. In archery p?rformance tests Wednesday Afternoon Leajue Alley Cats 14 2 7411 Cleavs. Cutthroats 10 Potshots 10 6 6 7 7 8 13 15 8117 7977 8581 6884 7396 7218 5019 tli-Fliers 9 Gutter Gals 9 Strikeouts ! 8 Pin Downers 3 ream No. 5 1 Alley Cats (1893) Sibyl Wyland Cleaver's Cutthroats (1939) Beth Cleaver 403, 160. Motshots (2013) Brownie Brimm 45, 224. Mi-Fliers (2244) Lois Ferguson )17, 209; Shirley Down 517. Gutter Gals (1793) Delores Gill nan 432; Darlene Twidwell 175. Strickouts (1781) Mvrna Woodell 112, 146. i'in Downers (1685) Lou Burke )98; Carol Vedder 141. Team No. 5 (1688) Evalee Reed 199, 168. VALLEY LEAGUE Bowling Results W L Blue Mt. Lanes 13 3 Bechtol Bros 12 4 Texaco 11 5 Gcttings-Lynch 11 5 Don's Plumbers 10 6 La Grande Fruit 9 7 Gregory's Auto Repair .... 8 8 Spaeth's Plumbers 6 10 Consolidated Freight 6 10 Baum's Insurance 5 11 East Side Tavern 3 13 M. J. Goss Motor Co 2 14 Blue Mt. Lanes (2925) Martin Girrard 220 , 551. I Don's Plumbers (2750) George Chadwick 203, 542. East Side Tavern (2729) Don Blacker 18C, 476. Bechtel Bros. (2944) Jay Louder milk 193, 614. I Gettings-Lynch (2735) Len Rig ?le 191, Vern Pridgen 496. Baum's Insurance (2756) Jerry You Will Enjoy Ealing at the HI WAY CAFE! m We Good Food 24 Hours! Whatever your hours for eating early, tate, in-between we can take care of you! WE SKKVK A L-U.tlf LETE MENU EXPERTLY PREPARED AND SERVED SPECIAL HUNTERS' ' BREAKFAST Around the Clock! HIWAY Operated by In - .but Tech's ton iainer has' car- ried five more times. Eastern Oregon has ground out an average of 193 yards per game - iin mice outings this season to lead Tech by almost 19 yards a game in the rushing department Tech, however has amassed 23.C yards per game ia total effense just three yards more than South ern Oregon, to head that depart ment. SOC has a wide edge in pissing with a total of 340 yards while second place PSC has gain ed a total of 230 yards in ths air. Stan Glass took the rushing lead away (rom goc's Eldon Francis who was idle last week. conducted by Miss Seymour with 140 students, scores were best when the hand and eye matched right handedness, right eye domin ance. rGcat improvemnt also was made by thrse students. Ambi dexterous individuals had the poor est records. Some students changed their "aiming eye" to advantage, it was found. This raises the possi bility of some individuals chang ing their eye dominance to im prove performance in a given skill. For some professional or determined athletes, it may be worth considering, Dr. Andersen believes, but he expects to have additional data with other studies. Next tests will be made wilh rifle shooting, golf, and batting. Eye dominance is d-termlned in the tests with a specially-built device. The study is part of a broad research project on different physical indexes. Other phases of the project will include studies on the amount of exercise needed at various ages to maintain optisum health; "physiological age' of in dividuals as compared to calendar age; effects of loss of sleep, fa tigue, smoking, etc., on response to sound, light, and ether stimuli. Graduate students and oth?r sta:f members are working with Dr. Anderson on the long-range project. MFET WEST VIRGINIA ST. LOUIS CUP!) St. Louis University will meet West Vir ginia, last season's NCAA tourney runner-up, in the opening round of the Kentucky Invitational Bas ketball Tournament at Lexington, Ky., Dec. 18-19. Mellin'ger 203; Roy Wilhelm, E. Larson 470. Goss Motor Co. (2718) Skip Mastrude 172; Ed 'Taylor 448. . Texaco (27i Red Statler 220, 558. Spaeth's Plumbers 2956 Carl Erickson 198: Dode Shanahan 540. Consolidated Freight 2763) Webb Hickman 185. 432. Gregory's Auto Repair (2743) Lou Lyman 171, 480. La Grande Fruit (2777) Ernie Kiltz 212.-509. Fresh Ammunition ALL CALIBRES AT LA GRANDE HARDWARE HUNTERS Serve CM MEALS ft SHORT ORDERS N2HT SNACKS FOR EARLY STARTERS! Plenty Of Free Parking Spice CAFE East Adams - Avenue - Bill A Ntomi Avery Keep Team League Williams ho l ushed passed Fran cis to grab second spot. George Aliverti, who rushed for 115 yards last week moved into third jpot with 151 yards and a 4.4 yard per carry average. John Wilmarth took over first place in scoring with his two touchdowns and four extra points cgainst Oregon College. Wil marth has 16 points and three other backs are lied for second spot with two touchdowns apiece. Southern Oregon opens its con ference play this week against Portland State in Portland. Ore con College travels to Walla Wal la, Wash., where they will tackle Whitman. . Von Ciay Seeks Sixth KO In Friday Fight PHILADELPHIA 'CPU Un beaten Von Clay, a light hcavy wi'iuht contender who has been knocking out opponents at a .727 clip, goes for his sixth kayo in a row tonight against Kid Sixto Rodriguez in a nationally-televised 10-round bout. The 20-year-old Philadclphian, ranked sixth and with only a draw lo mar his U bouts, ruled a heavy favorite to spoil the east ern debut of Rodriguez, California slate champion subbing for virus stricken Jesse Bowelry. Rodriguez, a Puerto Rican now making his home in Mountain View. Calif., is a boxer - hitter type, but he cannot match the dynamite Clay carries, especially in his specialty a left hook that travels only a few inches. Canadians Top Boston In Hockey Open United Press International It didn't take Maurice (Rocket) Richard very long to bag his first goal of the new National Hockey League season. The ageless wonder of the Mon treal Canadiens whipped a 40-foot screen shot past Boston goalie Harry Lumley at 14:16 of the first period Thursday night at Montreal and the defending champions went on to gain a 4-1 victory over the Bruins in the season opener for both teams. It was Richard's 526th goal in regular season play dating back to 1942 when he first joined the Canadiens as an awkward kid with only a fair shot. He's been with Montreal ever since. SATURDAY 11:30 P.M. Reg. Admission SPECIAL! MIDNITE PREVUE SEE! 2 Big Horror Shows Plus "THE HEADLESS GHOST" Richard Lyon Lilliane Scottane David Rose NOW THRU SAT. "THE HORSE SOLDIERS" John WAYNE William HOLDEN PLUS JAMES CAGNEY "SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL" pil 1 I YOU CAN'T M