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About The Bonneville Dam chronicle. (Bonneville, Or.) 1934-1939 | View Entire Issue (April 18, 1935)
ANCIENT TRICK BRINGS CHAMP WIN OVER RIVAL 2 5 ‘ ROOSEVELT 'V A T IO N Direction J. J. Parker It) P A I L STI'RGKH ------------------------------- t 'hroniele Sport» Editor Where ability couldn't, experl- ence could. Wildcat Johnson dis covered in his main event match with Farmer Stewart at the lx>cks pavilion last week. One of the CHARLES RUGGLES. UNA MERKEL In oldest of wrestling tricks brought the rough Canadian middleweight champion victory over a young ster from Salt Lake City, who was showing more stuff than in any of his previous matches here. Promoter Jim Merrill’s weekly grappling smoker had the largest fan turn-out of the series on their feet and heading for the exits when Johnson turned apparent defeat Into unpopular victory. As Stewart worked his way into an Indian deathlock. one of the most painful of all holds. Johnson quietly patted him on the back. Thinking that it was Referee Ed McMillen signifying the (all and match, the Farmer rose, beaming with pride. The Cat im mediately applied a rabbit punch that left Stewart a helpless vic tim on the mat. Jumped on him. WILLIAM POWELL, MYRNA LOY In and the match was over. Loud rose the protests ot the angered fans and the tricked Stewart, but to no avail, for the trick was within the rules, and the official arbiter upheld John son’s victory. Previous to that time the pair had gone through a hectic 23 minutes, with Stewart getting away to a flying start after a long first fall wih a Boston crab hold. Four minutes later the pair were on even terms again, John son battering his opponent to the mat with elbow slams and apply ing a press for the nod. Then FRANCIS LEDERER, GINGER ROGERS In came the trick and finis for Stew art. In a special exhibition which would have been a real crowd pleaser had It not been for the initial match on the card. Mrs. Babe Johnson, 145, Canada, wife of the mat king, downed Mrs. Chief Little Wolf. 140, Alaska, in the second round with a body THE SCREEN’S NEW SWEETHEARTS scissors. The show was "stolen” from the minute the opener got under Doors Open Daily and Sunday, 6:45— Matinee Sun. 1 P. M. way. Without doubt the match between Tony Darò, tough Gresh am lad, and Steve Oekley, 156- pound Alaskan, was the finest “SPILLWAY” RECIPIENT VETERAN RIVER MAN “ Spillway,” the reservation’s ever staged In the dam district. JOINS YACHT CLUB news organ, is the proud posses From start to finish it was filled with action, and not for one mln- sor of a modern mimeograph ma The life of a Columbia river chine. Under the guiding hands steamboat before the days of of "Chick” Johnson, the work highways, was Interestingly told COLUMBIA HOTEL men look forward to a bigger and at Friday night’s meeting o f the Cascade Yacht club by Captain better paper in the future. W. E. Bonner, veteran river pilot. In addition to Captain Bonner, JAPAN ORDERS CLUBS Meals Served Family new members recetly joining the Among the uses to which the club include Jack Young, Reed Style Walworth, Frank Marshall, Hen recently opened radio telephone service between the United States ry J. Bellarts, Rolf Enquist, War CHICKEN DINNER and Japan has been put was the ren Dunn, Larry Lull and J. W. ordering of a set of flexible shaft EVERY SUNDAY Miles. American golf clubs by the man Chairman Herschel Shreve re aging director of a Japanese news ported on information received agency. from the Puget Sound Navy Yard at Bremerton as to sizes and Send the Chronicle to friends. adaptability of surveyed navy boats soon to be sold there. Mem BONNEVILLE CASCADE bership chairman, Wallace Mac Gregor spoke on the desirability HOME COOKED MEALS LOCKS BUS of obtaining new members par-1 I /oaves IxM-ks leaves Bonne. ticularly interested in boatbuild-1 DEW DROP INN 5:25 a.m. 6:15 a.m. ing, as a means of stabilizing the Cascade Locks 7:2 5 a.m. 9:00 a.m. club. 11:25 a.m. 12:15 p.m. REASONABLY PRICED The reading of a magazine ar 1:25 p.m. 2 :15p.m. ticle on going native was follow 5:25 p.m. 4:40 p.m. ed by an open discussion on boats, 6:45 p. m. 6:15 p.m. prior to adjurnment. Following 8:35 p.m. 7:30 pm. adjournment the members were 11:35 p.m. G. A. COBB 9:15 p.m. entertained by piano selections 12:15 p.m. ATTORNEY A T LA W played by C. L. Johnson of the Notary Public Ride the Bus it’s Cheaper Ilian U. S. engineers. Also present driving your car. Full coverage were Messrs. Mac C. Rlgler, Cascade Locks, Oregon insurance. Porky Fancher, Mgr. Bracy, Tenny and Legner. Fri. and Sat., April 19-20 “ Murder in the Private Car” The Grand Laugh-Thrill Successor to “ The Thin Man,” It will raise goose pimples on your Funny Bone, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, April 21-22-23 uute did the fans voire disap proval. Naturally enough, the fol lowing matches seemed slow com pared to It. when in reality they were exceptionally good. After 3o minutes of grappling Timekeeper Jimmy Dolan had to almost get u siren to make the rivals understand the match was over. With each holding one fall, the matmen were out for blood. Three times Dolan hanged the hell before Référé McMillen heard the noise above the roars of the crowd and broke up the fray. Up against a man who once was voted the most popular mid dleweight grappler In Canada. I>aro got little chance to use his clever tricks in the opening f*|| A series of Jarring elbow shin,, and u press found Oekley on tup nfter 15 minutes had elap«o<i. In the second full the AliyUsn made one mlstuke, he hum's tender eurs, and then th* war wua really on. Oekley *«, battered to every corner of th« ring before haro finished him off with u series of flying tack)«« ten minutes later. ”~The third all was every bit u exciting as the lnltlul two, hQ{ neither could gain nntheabU headway In the flnut minute«, though hnro was applying , double toe hold viciously whs« the match was broken up. CASCADE LOCKS PIUtGHKt*« NO. 'J it Spring ha« been late in arriving this «ea«nn, but It he. gin« to look like It was here, at last. All up and down the highway throughout the district you hear the aouod of hum mer and «nw. Thla means people are building. They are making garden, stirring about. Everyone feel« confident that there la going to be much building, that the summer will be alive with activity. Thla la a splendid feeling. All of us are interested In developing a permanent community, so let us be optimistic, alert and cheerful. WEST COAST POWER CO. “ Evelyn Prentice” The Stars of “ The Thin Man,” together again, The Screen’s Ideal Married Couple in their third successive hit, Wed., Thur., Apr. 24-25 “ Romance In Manhattan” Coffee Shop Cascade Locks 4 WRESTLING Thursday Nite, April 18 8:30 P. MERRILL’S PAVILION CASCADE LOCKS, OREGON Coffee Shop B a r Service Magazines Tobaccos Barber Shop Recreation H a ll REGULAR LUNCHEONS AND FULL COURSE DINNERS FRENCH’S COFFEE SHOP AND RECREATION CENTER ON THE HIGHWAY AT GATE IN BONNEVILLE *
