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About La Grande observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1959-1968 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1959)
REAOAN if5NS C&NTRACT VIlLaNOVA, Pa . UII'li, -Frank Heaiiai, o;nier . Villa no a tcotljall coach, has signed a oew two year rontruct as the school's athletic, director.., Reagan, who held ,both jobs until he resigned as coach lust October, has been replaced by Alex . Bell on the coaching line.. .- t' LAST LAUGHS Mi, Dad, lack at my naw she froat. Lt Cr-.t She Storel LA GBAftfiZ SUQE STOKE !&. 1214 Adams OBSERVER I Nail Andarttri Obsarvar, La Grand, Or., Thora., Dac. 24, 1959 . Paga 2 Cdl Trojan? Wflffifii 0$ For Holiday TourtiSy Big Far West Classic Set For Play Saturday CORVALLIS 'I'rli The fourth annual Far West basketball' clas sic is set to go here starting .&it uiday afternoon will) cigh. teams battling for the championship .tro phy to be presented by Gov. Hark Hatfield next Tuesday nighf 0ening round games Saturday mutch Oregon State . (hd New Mexico Statu and Portland against Idaho in afternoon clashes. At night Washington Stale meets Ha waii aad Oregon plays Denver. Denver earlier this week upset Michigan of the Big ID and Ha waii handed OSC its only college defeat of the season. New Mexico Slate is the Border Conference chaaipion aid Idaho, WSU, Port land all ore improving thus mak ing the road to an Oregon-OSC HatitmM Mo alary Laague Uritc4 Press Inttrnatiorial (h'cugo 3 New York 0, (Cnly Game Scheduled) title game rough. Hatfield will present individual and championship team trophies Tuesday night. United . Prats International . California's Bears and the VSC Tiojuns, eying yxi week's big hofiiiuy tournament in the new Acgelcs spoils arena, chalked ut victories Wednesday night in coast baksetuu'l Hel en U '! BLUE Mfn. LANES 1 Rodriquez Pounds Out Decision , MIAMI BEACH itPD The next fighter undefeated Luis Rod riguez of Cuba would like to show his fancy bolo punches and cha-cha-cha step is welterweight champion Dun Jordan. The speedy 22-year-old Rodri guez,, who weighed 146. quali fied for a shot at Jordan's 147 pcund crown Wednesday uight by pounding out a one-sided decision over Garnet Sugar" Hurt of Phil adelphia jn a tetevisioi lu-rcund-er at, Miami Beach Auditorium. Hart weighed IM'J. The triumph was Rodriguez's 261 h straight, not counting one no-declsion match In Cuba. If Jordan recovers soon from a ni)steriotis illness which ha si ,t caused his unexpected fourth round knockout at the hands of Predrico .Thompson of Argentina two weeks ago, in a wii-tltle bsut At Buenos Aires, promoter Chris Dundoe said, today he'll match htm here against Rodriguez for the championship Feb. 10. Referee Cy Gottfreid and Judge Oils Jacobson each scored the fight 99-10 in Rodriguez's favor under the lft-poiut "must" sys tem. Judge Fred Aaronson fa vored the Cuban 9S-W. BOWER BACK IN NETS I TORONTO lUPll The Toron to Maple Leafs will have Johnny Bower back in the nets for Sutur dny night's game with the New York Rangers. He w ill replace Kd Chadwick, who has been shipped back to Rochester of the Ameri can Hockey league. ' ; SPECIAL FAN TRAIN .'. . NEW YORK (UPIi- The Penn sylvania Railroad wili operate a special train on Sundjy'tn acconv inudate New York Clauf fans for the National Football League title game in Baltimore. ; - . .y YVV I i y.r- JL 11 M The stockings are hung . by the chimney with care,, . . . and all over Oregon, little fol'r; (and big folks, too) eagerly await the arrival of jolly old Saint Nick. On" this happiest ( of holidays, the more than 2000 U. S. National employees throughout the state wish you and your family the merriest ; ' . '. Christmas ever and hope etrry day oi the r New Year will be just as happy. - College Stars Set For Three Football Bowls Unittd Press lntematinal All Americans Richie Lucas, Bill Burrell aid Bill Carpenter head a host of top college tool bull slurs appearing in Saturday's three big bowl games the Cop per Bowl, North-South and Blue-Gray. Lucas of Penn bta.e anu Illin ois", Burrell lead a team ct Na tional All-Starsagainst a South west squad in the Coprer classic at phoenix. Ariz. .Carpenter, Army s lonely end. heads a North team in the Shrine game with the South at Miami and Dwight Nichols of Iowa State. third team All-American, tries to lead the Blue to a repeat vic tory over the Rebels at Mnt gorovry. Ala. Lucas, who suffered a hip in jury in Penn Slate's victory over Alabama in last Saturday's Lib erty, Bowl, may be relegated to defensive chores for the national ly televised contest K'BSi begin ning at 3:30 p.m. e s t. The Blue-Gray game, to be na tionally televised in color for I ho first ,lime NUC, 2 p.m. e.s.t.i. will present two equally-balanced teams, f cr the 22nd renewal of the-clussic. , Scores , By United Press International Collage Basketball Results , EAST St. Bortaventure 88 Tex Sthrn. 70 Yeshiva 58 Brooklyn Poly 42 CCNY 60 Queens (N.Y.I 57 ' SOUTH Louisville 59 Witletilrrg 4ti ". MIDWEST Hoeswr Classic Indianapolis, Indm ti..... i s . Final Indiana 71 Notre Dame 60 Consela ie.i Butler 73 Purdue 09 Xavier O. 76 St. Mary's Tex. 67 lowa St. 58 Drake 54 , SOUTHWEST Minnesota 57 Oklahoma 56 New Mexico 83 Calif. Western 47 T TV WEST t f Montana St. 64 Nebraska 5& Lluh 72 COP 58 California 71 Michigan St. o Wcstmont Coll. 59, Southern Ore. 53 - Orcg in Prep Marshlield 66, Corvallis 37 Willamette 62. Oakridw 58 Hillsboro 49, Albany 47 Colton 47. Dayvillo'46 rQQQ radio , NEW,,.Y0KK ,.ITI .. Kyle Rote, lavncr boumern fietnoaisi end whocaptaipi the New York (jlantsiqntfensive team, has been oamed -news director of sports and community relations for ra tio station WNKW. Rote, who in cludes tclcvisioi work and sum? writing in his activities, begins operations as the station's "Voice of Sports" Jan. 4. Coach 1'cte Ncwcll's. Dears ex- te tied their unbeaten string to 22 traight games with,a 71-60 mter- reclio'al victory against visiting M''higan State. The win wus Cal's sixth stra'ght this season. I SC swept iu second In n row f dm hat-less Hawaii. 73-9, before a poor crowd of SOO in Los Angc lis. Cnlifiiinia liinghis with Illinois. a"d ISC mtets Northwestern In enerp round gumcs Monuay in the I.. A. cuge classic. Other first . round games pit West Virginia aauinst Klanfcrd and UCLA against Michigan. ' In othor ac'ion Wednesday night Coilece of Pacific took a 72-58 nnundinyt from unbeaten Utah at( Salt Lake Citv. The nationally , ranked lies drew a crowd ofi 4,775 in Inking their cighlhj straljilit win. Utah held a com-j mantling 42-24 halftime lead. , 1 Montana Siato topped th; tour ing University ef Nebraska, 64-58, capitalizitg on 18 of 19 free throw i attempts made good. In other ! games. Westmont College again tamed Southern Oregon. 59-53; Colorado College nipped Colorado ( State College. 69 65. and New, Mexico ran past California West-i em 83-47. Bowling Results VALLEY LEAGUE ' i . 14 DAKEE Sal.; Dec. 26 916 1 Sponsored By ,., Elgin Slampeders Mcic By Th .,. .i. :., Bine. Monnlain Riders ADM. .' . . 90c r Stamped Hall 2M Spaeth's Plumbers Bauro's Ins. 14 Don's Plumbers -13 Gettings-Lynch , 11 Enst Side Tavern 11 La Grande Fruit - 9 Texaco 7 Blue Mt. Lanes 6 10 Consolidated Frt 5 11 Bcchtcl Bros 2 14 Goss Motors .....' 2 14 Gregory's Auto Repaiir 2 14 Bechti-I Bros. (2790) George Gilk ison :98. 4H9. . ..... Kast Side (2940) Don Blacker 213, 559. .- - . . Consolidated (2803) Webb Hick man 180, Jack Mallory 462. Spaeth's (2945) Paul Yeck 213; thai. Young 589. -, ,. Don't 130871 Cal B.nttrick, 202. 595. Blue Mt. (2879) Cliff Brimm 191; Ken Seigrist 528. Baum's (2814) Evan Larson 188, 523. Gettings-Lynch (2866) Don Hassc taa. 545.. ; Gregory's (28555 Warren Jedcr- berg 21)9, 521. . ' . U Grande FTuit (2926) Bill De Vastus IS"; Rny McBath 494. Texaco 12828) Ray Wilhelm 206; Oiville Miller 522. Goss i27f9 Warren Carroll 212. 515 lli'jh Series: Cal Cattrick 595. . High Game: Paul Yeck, Don Bl.ic.ker 21:). NOTICE V ' a La Grande Jeweler Will B CLOSED Sat:; Dec. 26 . MERRY CHRISTMAS - Thank yen for your patronage the last year. Lauren' Jewelry Cerards Jeweler J. H. Pear & Son COMING JAN. 22nd $l,OCO,C0O Contest TODAY ONLY- FflEE JiCiJCHANIS' 5K0W fonlinuous 1:45 P.M. Bring The Family Sea! I "SON OF ROBIN HOOD" Also Bowery Boys "UP'IN SfnOKE" STARTS CHRISTMAS DAY THE SCREEN EXPLODES with SPECTACLE! V Valk.'.t SIAVEQUUM IflSr55 i m EKBERG ra ALONSO georse MARSHAL uawE SERNAS ALOMlfaMrOI!UCIION.V!VtBICAIIIKTtHTlONL eiCTUC PLUS LOUIS H(EELY PRIMA0 SMITH ruw Tf am Af -y ' IN JHI I 1 YIAH'I I , ,'. w VIMUir TvV AWN cr M Santa pauses with his pack to join us in wishing you the merriest of holidays! May it be filled to overflowing with love, hope, and every happiness. SMITH BROS. MfWTNfi SERVICE 4 . i. 9) v WE WISH YOU h JOLLY FOH-FILLED HOLIDAY! As you look back on the year past and forward to an even better year ... as you join with family and friends in Christmas celebrations . . . wc hope you will find the happiness and joy you so deserve. We take this opportunity to wish you well ... to thank you for your loya! patronage. We hope to serve you even better in the future. TROTTER'S,; lien's Siore and The Tcpshop GET YOUR SHARE OF PRIZES Jan. 22nd