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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1910
Page
3
Charley Dooin discusses qualities of good catchers and the role of a catcher in breaking up hit and run plays. He explains reading runners, signaling to the pitcher, and the risks of diving to tag at home plate, noting the catcher’s toughness and constant effort.
A large automobile parade is planned for Monday night to line up most of Union County's 125 cars. Postmaster Richey leads the effort and promises a striking display before the county fair closes the following Tuesday.
At Enterprise this afternoon La Grande launches a rapid football phase with a youthful squad in Varsity togs for the first time. Captain Irwin rotates fourteen men, giving each a chance to earn his spurs as Bahnenkamp Little and Ralston Watson Rush guard, Gaunt Rice tackle, Garrity Irwin end, Currey quarterback, Bolton Lottes halves, Ingle full, Reynolds Crawley ends and halves.
The Union Wallowa County Sportsman Association shoot at Wallowa on October 17 will feature a new trophy. The Oregon Idaho Trap Shooters Association club offers a high man prize while 500 blue rock pigeons will be released from electric traps. Visitors can hunt duck, grouse, or fish with expert guides, and bear hunter Joe Carper will provide hunting tips. The Observer medal also rewards competitors under association rules.
The coming Fair features a dog show arranged by Mr. John Dordan a noted dog fancier who will oversee entries through October 5. Dogs will be exhibited Monday Tuesday and Wednesday with display areas chosen for quietness and special prizes offered.
N. K. West owner of Commonwealth Stock ranch brings two famed Eastern Oregon horses Exams No. 40864 and Oregon King to La Grande for display at the fair next week. The exhibit aims to brighten the horse flesh showcase alongside Union and La Grande features, promising a standout display beyond past fairs outside Portland.
In Wallowa County a second enormous bear, Silver Tip, stalks streams feeding Wallowa Lake, alongside Old Grizzley the famed monster. Sheepmen fear losses as both predators threaten flocks and cattle, with Huckleberry Joe Carper considering action.
Corvallis October 1 Oregon Agricultural College starts the football season under a new head coach G H Schildmiller from Dartmouth a star captain change Bird N Hawley succeeds B W Wallace Yale is expected to gain leadership. Several returning players including Walter Keck Floyd Huntley Clifford Dunn John Enberg and LeRoy Breithaupt compete for first team positions as the squad reshapes under new rules and a revitalized lineup.
The piece weighs on who is the top left hander among major league pitchers. It notes Jim Vaughn as a standout in New York America circles, praises Wiltie of the Giants and Rucker of the Superbas, and compares Waddell’s historic stature to today’s southpaws with emphasis on Vaughn’s promise and Wiltie’s consistency.
The Chicago Cubs' Heine Zimmerman, known as Big City, is praised for his versatility in the infield and outfield. He has played second base center field and even fourth outfield, showing speed and smooth maneuvers. If manager Chance retires, Artie Hofman may shift to first, leaving room for Zimmerman to compete with Tinker, Wagner, and Bush for a regular outfield berth.
The entry lists students including Harry Dingess a Junction City pharmacy sophomore Charlie Sitton Carleton agriculture junior Ben Olsen Milwaukee electrical engineering senior and Roy Wilson McMinnville junior pharmacist indicating a campus directory excerpt with multiple majors and hometowns.
The article praises left handed pitchers noting Rucker as strongest apart from Vaughn but erratic in work. Letfield shows quality though inconsistent. Satlee shows potential but flaws. Doc White, Karger, Piester, Plank plus Wiltse and White cited for long service. Washington’s Gray and Cardinals’ Lash and Matters are solid with stronger teams.
Harvard announces a home dominated schedule in Cambridge Mass with nine games nine at home seven here and opening this afternoon against Bates college in October.
Kansas State Agricultural College in collaboration with the U S War Department starts an extensive study of horse nutrition. 884 cavalry horses at Fort Riley will be fed varied rations to evaluate nutritive quality, marking the largest test of its kind to date.
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