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
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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
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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
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WRESTLING
Thursday Nite, April 18
8:30 P.
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Magazines
Tobaccos
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