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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1910
Page
3
The item notes strong batting in home games with one away fixture, attributing success to consistent hitters. It emphasizes the team’s offensive posture and the impact of reliable bats on recent results.
Experienced swimmers of mature age will compete in park swimming races on July 4 with dressing tents and smooth event flow planned. The day features startling stunts and a reading of Observer prize fight results at the Grande Ronde bridge before land events begin at 1 30 and finish ahead of the Continental Congress.
Riverside Park guests will not see Northwest Intercollegiate record holder Will Neill in action Monday due to inability to procure a javelin. Neill set the mark last spring at U of O. The article notes shifting standings in local teams and upcoming Fourth of July sports events, including wrestling and swimming tryouts, with local teams Joseph, Elgin, Enterprise, La Grande, and Lincoln Park figures highlighted.
It is believed Peare will be in shape to break the existing half mile record next Monday at 1 30 pm against the northwest record, which is only a fifth of a second faster. The course may be poorer than hoped, but he will attempt to lower the time. Carey cannot find a track for record time in the fifty yard dash yet may tie the northwest record. A year hence, the park hopes to have adequate track facilities.
Jeff Kingsbury and W Patrick arrived in the city this afternoon driving an EMF 20 automobile from Asotin Washington on their way to Boise Idaho. They traveled from Walla Walla along the old toll road through Elgin into La Grande reporting good roads and pleasant travel. Kingsbury is an old settler who lived here 20 or 40 years ago and is visiting old timers this afternoon.
The narrator visits a pheasant run in England and learns how game is processed for market. He questions killing methods as beaters are used to shoot birds, causing him to reflect on English hunting practices and social attitudes.
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