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READ THE EAST OREGONIAN SPORT PAGE AND RECEIVE THE NEWS THAT IS FURNISHED BY THREE SERVICES, A. P., U, P. AND I K &' mtZ ; . IT '1 TEN PAGES SECTION TWO PAGES 7 TO 10 TEN PAGES SECTION TWO PAGES 7 TO 10 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1921. 'Round the Sport Circle WITH JACK VEIOCK, liiteniallonul News Sporting Editor NEW YORK, Sept. 2. Tommy Mo bility, Cleveland boxing promoter, surely took a flyer In order to hook Juwn I'atrlck Kllbane and Danny Frush. With his partner, Hnmmy Beutoh, McClnty ffiiarantced Kllbane 165,000 to rink IiIh featherweight title. FruHh In to got 12500 and Ih glud hlH bit la that big, because moHt ot all ho want the chance to win the crown that Kllbane hus held for bo many years. . Mofllnly blew into New York the other duy on business and while here discussed tho bout. "I think It Is going to be the biggest attraction the middle went has had In a flstlo way Bint 'the Willard-Demp-ttcy acrup," said Tommy. "I'll admit that the guarantee IB large, but If Dcutch and I hud not figured the bout worth It we certainly would not have hung up such a. purse. It was report ed that we guumnteed Kllbano 160, 000. Well, we hud to raise the ante J5000 more before ho would finally algn. The fact that the bout will be over the twelve-round route to a ref eree's decision la tho rock on, which wo are standing. A no-dcelsinn bout was. not worth a third of what we are pay ing for this one." Kllbane und Fruah will meet m September 17. The featherweight title hi'dcr has been Inactive for a Ions time but ho will endeavor to be at bin beet, for tills Baltimore lud Ik no Joke us a flfhtcr and thoBo who have fol lowed him closely believe that ho will uncrown the champion. Evidence of what Kllbane thinks of Frush la nhnwn In Hie fact that he was In training for the bout a month before articles were finally sinned. JOKY MclHI T. , Joey MeHlff was u buttler. fluhtln' a bird numcd McGhoc, Tryln to sink the old riBht-one; hrlngin 'It up from hla knee. Mae was a clever two-hander; Judg ment of distance was great; Kept Shootln' gloves Into Joey, while the ole right lay in wait. Seconds commenced to get worried. Joey was loHln the fight. Had to encourage him somehow; needed a vlct'ry that night. "Slop aome of 'em," yelled hta trainer. Ho ain't got nothln' on you. Show 'im that youse can be clever. Give "Im th' good old one-two." Joey then wuHted another; HWish went that r ght in tho air. "Missed hlrn aualn," mourned poor Joey. "SonofaBun wasn't there." "Wham," and this Mac shot a left one closiu' up poor Joey's eye. "I'm Ktoppiu' 'em," shouted Joey. "Ain't a durn thing gettln' by." 1 AS I PROHIBITION OFFICER GETS WARNING THAT ROBBERY WOULD OCCUR SEATTLE, Kept. 2. (IT. P.) A federal prohibition official received a warning last Tuesday that liquor vaults where government stores con flsruted booze would be robbed. He thought nothing of the warning until he read ill the paper' that thieves hud entered the vault und stolon (30,000 worth of liquor. The Intended robber- was common knowledge among the Seattle bootleggers. filCTS 11.000 YOI.TS: LIVES HYKACM'SK, X. Y., Sept. 2. (I. N. S.) John Neaglye, employed by a lo cal lighting company, received an elec tric shock of 11,000 volts through his head, and lives to tell the story. Neagle's head came in contact with a transformer which he was repairing wire connections. 3 biZ QUALITY SERVICE SANITATION Saturday Specials 32c DRESSED SPRING CHICKENS 32c 10c VEAL STEW 10c " ' 28c DRESSED HENS 23c Boiling Beef PRIME STEER BEEF 5c Stew Beef . . - 5c Pot Roast Beef . . 10c Cross Rib Roast 15c Chuck Steak 18c Round Steak 23c Our Grocery Department is filled to capacity with all the delicious fruits and vegetables of the season.. Be sure and see our assortment of canning peaches and other fruits. EXTRA '"SPECIALS" E XTRA Watermelons, nice large sizes, 2 for 25c Elberta Peaches, large sizes, crate $1.35 Muir Peaches, deep rich yellow, crate 3-1.35 Pmif-nrd Cranes. 7 Dound baskets, cadi 65c VlUlivi j 7 - f D wight Davis Tells Main Ob-; ject for Establishing;1 Davis Cup Tennis Trophy I rat Flame Tokav Grapes, basket $1. X j 1 J A I J 1 1 If UVilV art the month off right and open an account with us. Your credit is good. PENDLETON TRADING CO. If it's on the market we have it. At the Sign of Sendee. BY DWIGHT F. DAVIS Donor of the Davis Cup (Written for the United Press.) : Many people have asked me, what the main object was I had in mind in J establishing the Davis Cup. i The answer can he found in every city throughout the country. Twenty J years ago, when the cup wuh esta'blish- ed, tennis was practically unknown to T tho (treat majority of the people. To 2 day hundreds of thousands of boys and T Sirls, young men and young women, J are playing tennis on courts establish- ' ed and maintained hv the nubile au- thorltles. j Lawn tennis is no longer a rich 1 man s game it is every man's game. Lawn tennis not only has become na tionalized it has become Internation alized. At first, two nations only England 1 and America 'were sufficiently inter-; ested to compete ior mo cup. 1 nis , summer thirteen nations competed for . lhA nknmnlnnuhli, tf Ih. ivnrlrl In laWTI I ? tennis, and millions of people all over the earth will watch the results with intense Interest. No other game in the history of the world has made such a record. flolf, cricket, polo, baseball and football have their devotees In a few countries at most. Interest In lawn tennis Is the world's sport. Sir Auckland Gedrles, th" Knvlish Ambassador to tho United States, at j the banquet of the United States Lawn j Tennis Association last winter when the victorious American teamVas wel comed home from its conquest In Aus tralia, made the Interesting suggestion that these international contests have an important influence in promoting better understanding and good will among nations. It does not matter what race they come from, or what language they spe.V. sportsmen are brothers the Wflld over. The visits j of teams competing in international j contests may sometimes do more good j toward building up the entente con diale between nations than the visits of j official commissions and even of ac-j credited ambassadors. Of course, the Davis Cup did not j of itself bring about this wonderful I development in the interest of lvn tennis throughout the world. The credit for the development should go to the officials of the various national associations by whose energy, self-sacrifice and enthusiasm the results have been accomplished. The cup merely started and focused this interest. Intrinsically, the cup is of com paratively slight value; sentimentally, t is probably the most highly prized trophy in the world. Its value comes tu t from its cost and size, but from those tplemlld things of which it s-tands as a symbol: a manly sport, h.ird fought and cleanly played con tests, and. above all, the highest pos sible standards of good sportsmanship. THURSDAY 1st FRIDAY 2d 1 stranaer A stirring full-blood-d romnco of the hills n the Great Far West. man of mystery with 1 punch. COMEDY' TRIAL BY JURY A Ms comedy for the grown-ups, v.Ah a Kick for the Kids. Admission, 20c Children, Sc. 1 ! BASEBALL SUMMARY i'L f MOTION PICTURE NEWS AIICADK TODAY' Jacqueline Logan, r.ic- pretty ex Follies girl who plays the leading fe minine role oouosite Thomas Meighan in ih Paramount nicture. "White-AUil Unmarried," which comes to the Ar cade theatre today Is rapidly forging to the front as a motion picture ac tress. Miss Logan, now eighteen years old, has had a varied career. When she was eight years, she went abroad with her mother, Marian Kelley, formerly a noted singer with the Bostonian Grand Opera Company. At fifteen, she en tered Colorado College at Colorado Springs, Colorado, being the youngest. Freshman in the school. Miss Logan went to New York In 19 20 to study dancing and was under studv of Margot Kelly in the role of "Angela" in the revival of "Florodora" at the Century Theatre. She later as-1 sumed the role herself and played it j with success. Then she joined the Ziogfeld Follies as a singer and dancer. In November, 1920, she left New orK ior los AiisL'i". "u to nlav opposite Mr. Meighan in "White and Unmarried." She designs hher own gowns and, helps dress the settings. ' Alta Theatre FRIDAY, 2d SATURDAY, 3d Eugene O'Brien IN "The Last Door" AN EXCITING ADVENTURE OF THE UPftlsVAND UNDER WORLD. f They were clamoring at the door. She found her way to safety by the hidden stair case. Her way out was a dive into the fountain, but not to death. And so ended their budding romance. COMEDY FATTY ARBUCKLE In a Big Two-Reel Comedy Admission, 35c Children, 10c -4 Eugene O'Brien. This will be the at- ' traction at the Alta Theatre Friday i and Saturday. The entire action of j ,the story takes place between the din-J ner flour of one evening the the break- fast time the following morning. In j this one night there is a thrilling es- cape and chase, a mysterious visit by j an elusive adventurer to a house where many jewels are known to be I in a safe, a kidnapping, and a love story that has a unique twist at the end. The central figure of "The Last Door" is Somerset Carroll, who for many years -has been in South Af ricn. Immediately upon his return he is Induced to join-a house party given y Mrs. Hamilton liogers, who is her self a lion-hunter of note, her lions being social ones. Her home Is near a penitentiary, and the gueat are treated to the sensation, ofaSnel warning that a prisoner has escaped. For the sake of excitement they decide, to Join in the hunt, but Carroll refuses to accompany them. While Carroll is alone in the house, a girl in convict garb enters through a window, and pleads for protection. Ca'Troll turns back the guards and helps the girl to escape. It is mid winter and they skate down the river, hut while in full flight tho girl falls into an air-hole in the tee and Carroll takes her to a nearby farmhouse. This is the beginning of an exciting chase, with surprises at every turn. National l.cnsue Standings L. 49 51 r,s 58 62 70 THE UNIVERSAL CAR The Ford Sedan is the favorite, family car, seats five comfortably. While an enclosed car with permanent top, it has large windows, and may in a minute be changed to a most delight ful open car with always a top protecting against the sun. In inclement weather it is a closed car, dust-proof, water-proof, cold-proot. Finely upholstered. Equipped with electric: starting and lighting system and demountable rims with 3-wch tires frontand rear. A real family car. Won't you come in and look at it? car with the economy of the fAflLJiANn Ford. SIMPSON AUTO CO. 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Druggists everywhere. Arcade Theatre FRIDAY2d SATURDAY, 3d lto;- Pirm- MOTHER PLEADS TO SAVP ! SON FROM HANGING S.U.F.M. Sept. 2 t.V. IM Mrs. I- .1. l.tflelhein. of Idaho Falls, motlur! of John L. Ilathic, is here Inlercedlnf; with the governor to save her son from hanifinB for Implication in the murder of Sheriff Taylor ot Pendle ton. War mothers and sisters of the l..nn,miti t',, it l-i iin uiitinir her. ' KOEPPEN'S PRESCRIPTION DPxUG STORE A. C. Koeppen & Bros. Pie Pros Store That You Brt. Scire JesseT.Iaafcy present Thomas Meighan lj a Paramount picture. Falling heir to a fortune, he graduated from burglary Into society. And met the girl whose photograph he had car ried out of a second story win dow, which started something in Paris that the Apache under world tried to finish. Lve and deviltry, dash and dancer. You'll say the good Luck Star has done It again. COMEDY BRAY EDUCATIONAL AND COMEDY CARTOONS ADMISSION Adults, 35c; Children, 10c