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Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
Here and There
in Sport World

New Haven. - Yale 5 new golf
course will be opened June 10 by 4
foursomc of noted stars. Jesse
S'wcetscr, British amateur champion
and Dexter Cummings, former inter
collegiate champion, will play
Francis Ouimet and Jesse Guilford
of Boston in three hole match.
New York.--Phil Kaplan, Harlem
middlewcight and contender for
Tiger Flowers title, won the decis-
ion in ten round bout with Joe
Simomich, of Montana.
Springfield, Mo. - The Chicago
white Sox have signed James
Owens, local semi pro outfic!der.
Owens will be "farmcd' out for
the remainder Of the season, it was
said.
New York.-Wilbur Cooper, vet.
cran National league pitcher, has
hcen released BY the Chicago Cubs
TO the Detroit American league
team. The release came as distinct
surprise for Cooper s season record
is two won and one lost. Both his
victories were shutouts.
San Francisco. The biggest
crowd attending "A wrestling match
this season saw Richard Schikat,
German champion, and Jack Taylor
of Wyoming wrcstlc an hour to IA
draw decision last night at Dream.
land rink.
San Rafael, Cal. - Dynamite
George of Los Angeles took every
round of an eight round main
event with Hal Sterritt of Sacra,
ntrnto here last night.
San Francisco. Mayor Rolph
WIS TO decide today whether box
ing card will be staged at the Civic
Auditorium June - under auspices
of the order of Franciscan Monks
oi which st. Bonifacc Church is II
member. Receipts would 90 to
restoration of the Santa Barbara
NJ iSsiOn
San Francisco EpcStablishm
Of horse racing in California is
sought in IA referendum petition cir
culntrd today in san Francisco,
Los Angeles, Oakland and larger
,i'icS of the state. The pari mu-
tucl system of wagering is proposed
under the measure.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
PRESS CLASSIFIED SECTION
IODAY'S WANT ADS

FOR SALE \ Bit o Heaven in
San DicgQ Calf. Eight room
stucco house and garage, including
Willvs Knight automobile. House
elegantly and completely furnish
cd, including library, radio cue
lloo clock, c,c. outside rustic stone
acquarium, with water fall and
fountain. Avia:y anu rustic furni-
ture, rOckerics in garden house.
Over one hundred varieties Of
fruit trees, grapes, shrubbcry,
roses, vines and flowers. Chicken
housc and pigeon cote. Many
other features and beauties too
numerous TO mention here. Choic-
est location, overlooking bcauti-
full Balboa Park and ocean. Price
$4,000. Terms to responsible
parties. Address j. +. Hugo Hem
man, 800 lcrshing Ave, San
Diego. gtt
FOR, bENT-Gomfortable home for
summer months. Reasonable to
right party, 664 Holt. 9tf
WANT ED -Compctcnt Womau for
houscwork in boarding house. 800
Bl Centre. 9t3
FOR RENT-At Mission Beach for
the summer, new five room fur
nishcd cottage 7j1 lstnmus Court,
near ocean, and two blocks north
reimbursement Center. Has ga
rage aud very desirable. Call
above address or write Mrs. Da-
vid Gibson, Box 176, Mission
Beach, Calf. 9tG
FOR GFlNT'-Bcd room and sleep
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Olive, CAL after p. IN. 9t2
FOR SkLE-Furmiture for four
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MEN, women and girls wanted to
work in fruit in the Hemet Val
ley. Work begins about June 20.
Apply Hemet-San Jacinto Cham
ber Of Commerce, Hemct, Califor-
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car. | m.ic south Of Imperial Wa
ter tower. w. Lee Johnson. 9t3
FOR SALE or trade, new Ford
truck. Apply Soft Drink Stand,
opposite Barbara Worth Hotel.
9t3
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Mat
tress shop, 1247 Main st. closes
July /. opening Oct, l. All mat
.tresses in stock are selling, at
cost e0dt2
TO RnNT-For vegetables. l2S
acres. Also 50 acres for corn.
VIII take grain rent. p. o. Box 36,
III Centre. 9tJ
FOR SALE-Bluc Barred Rock
pigeons, very reasonable. Peerless
Hatchery, l mile east, , miles
north of Scelcy. 9t2
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
-~b0asstsszJss~s
Baseball Gets
Big Attendance
This Season
By PAUL w. WHITE
Unlteu r>reSs oVarI Co1resoondent

LEW lOItK, June D.-l ears 50
oftcn expressed tnaC Uascuun was
losing KS i1gilt to onc 1.,.t ~. .tnc
ID" tiohal p''aumc, rcccitcd aI.
Othcr sctDack III the announcement
OF National league cub owners tnat
the ftrst TWO lnontns OF TINS season
saw record attcndance. 4np
crowds came dosp,Ic tnc muSuauy
cold spring
"hcn thc owncES gathered here
FOR their June meeting Yesterday,
thcy trIcd to anaIyIc ,ne cause uI
the prosperity ana 1cw were IN
c'lned to lay 1t to the now bail,
winch has cut down Dat1Hg aver
ages and IimItca the supply Of cx-
tla base hits.
Others Inscribed the record at
tendance to the cIOsencss Of tnc
race III the senior cIrcult which is
the more likely erase. With vIr-
tually one third OF the season gone,
only 4 l-2 games separate he league
ieadlng CINCINNATI Reds from ,nr
New 1ork Giants and Brooklyn
Robins, who are tied for fifth pos
ton.
1t is anybody s rare. The Pitts
burgh Pirates are but a game out
of first pace. Tho Cubs are ony II
game and a half behind Pittsburgh
and the Cards arc trailing the Cuos
by another game and Il half Every
day for "A week there has been some
chnngc IN the standing.
When the bail parks begin TO
pack them in all over the circuit it
IS an indication that grcat dcaI
Of uncertainty exists as to which
team will win the pcnnan:.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
For Sale-Real Estate

FOR SALE-Iiouse on Wepslcv
Ave. Very reasonable terms. Val
'et w." 26tf
TOR LE--Ncw stucco house
Furnished or unfurnished. 5S2
state 27tf
FOR SALE-Ncw modern five room
house, with double garage. Terms.
Ihonc Jl4. 2tf
FOR SALE-Bargain. Fine lot, best
location, .Iarumba Hot Springs.
Side walk. Water ON lot. Inquire
at bath house or write Box 1s1.
Jacumha, Cal. St6
YOU LL LIKE this new home. II is
in the Wilson school district.
block south of Wilson school. |
block north of high school. Beau
tltul oak floors, large Fireplace.
cnamclcd kitchen and bath, drain
board and buiIt-in up-to.dittc fca.
lures. Complete new furniture
with the house. 'Tis months since
YOU have read Of home like this.
Will sell ON terms, or will trade
equity for auto or diamond rings.
For information apply G, H. Al
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Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
SPORT NEWS SECTION
FANS ARE WARNED NOT TO MISS THE
CLASSY CARD THAT IS EXPECTED TO
MAKE FRIDAY NIGHT AN EPOCH

rc advised to get their excuses III
'arly SO that there will be no dan
GER of them losing out when Friday
night rolls around.
Any dYed-ln-thc-woo fans who is
enough to have some
hing turn up at the last minute to
;ocp him away from the ringsidc, is
3oing to regret it, according to
those who are I'm the know
Considerable sand has blown in
he desert since Dick Hoppe used to
ict the men Of the town on edge by
lis whirlwind fights in the old
fuIanc thcatcr, but Dick is still
apablc Of giving any of the light
Weights on the coast plenty Of cX-
rclSe for one night, and there has
tevcr has been any rush on the part
/ somc of the leaders to sign up
nth the boy from Glendale.
Both Will Draw
just the fact that Dick is for
ncr FL Centre boy will draw many
PERSONS to the ringside Friday night.
other fans, unacquaintcd with Dick
personally, know that IA good scrap
s i'll sight when Bus Barrie is du"
T. pcrformc, and the San Diego By
sas plenty of admirers here.
Added to these two classc s OF
ans is the variety that wants to
&c Tony Escalantc in action. Tony
'uGht TO be right Friday night for
ior he has had "A long ayoff some
hing that a fighter of his wears
fccds. Too often the mistake is
mad" Of pushing a young fighter too
asst, and consequently spelling him
aitcr a year or two in the ring. Tony
tas been saved this, and he should
e faster than ever when he meets
frankie Aragon, the Mexican fcath-
rweight champion in the semi-final
went.
Aragon Wants X. o.
Those who believed that Tony 5
.cputation was built up for him
asst year, viii have an opportunity
u see their statements proved false
9r true Friday nght. Aragon is
W. S~'i''S w. NfiN' u blL' - W II ~
ihr CaIeXico boy, being under in
itrurtious to make the fight as
hort as possible. Aragon is re.
,utcd to bc a better boxer than
rony with " husky wallop which
omparcs favorablv with the pile
lrivcr blows which the border boy
an throw.
The preliminary fights as sched-
lied look to be good enough to suit
he most rigid fan. If they pan
nj MS the directors hope they will
hc entire card will undoubtedly be
ousidered the best the club has
yer had.
Reports indicate Il large number of
ans coming up from the border to
,c Escalantr fight. and with pros
.octS of a record breaking crowd,
ans are urged to get their seas
arly to avoid being disappointed.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
So. California
Sporting Briefs
BY United Press Leased Wire


Los ANGELES, June 9. - Two
formidable Giants. Chuck" " Wig
gins, of indianapolis, and Georg
Godfrey. the big Shadow Of Lei
pcrville,' viii square off for 10
round battle at the Olympic auditor,
ium tonight.
Owing to the scarcity OF goou
heavywcights in the country at the
present time, one Of these men Will
suffer badly if the result is anything
but draw.
Even money was laid on the re-
suit OF the scrap here today, and
there WAS large number Of bets
made, according to those vino have
am ear c,ose to the sportsmcn.
Two Othcr 10 round bouts are ON
The program. Everett Strong and
BILLY Atkinson, middlcwcights,
fight the scmi-windup and Roy
Chffc and Ernie Owens, light heavy
weights, will open the show.
Billy Bonillas and Battling Sikh
Aris head card of five SIX round
bouts tonight.
John DOcg, Santa Monica high
school net wizard, won the final
match of the junior singles in the
Santa Monica open tennis tourna-
mCnt from Ben GOrchakuff. The
score was -, O..
Joe Woods, who gave up the titlc
of amatrur heavyweight champion
TO bccomcra professional, outpointcd
Jimmy Byrnc in "A l0 round bout at
Culver City and won the decision.
Pedro de la Cruz beat Art Craig
in the six round ,cni,windup.
Six yachts will compete in the
race from Los Angeles harbnr 10
Honolulu, u distance Of more thaG
1000 miles, which starts at noon sal
uIdaN.
The ships which will set on the
long, adventurous race W,ll be the
Invader, the Mariner, tine PoiuScttia,
the Tcva. the Mollilu and the Jubilo.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
Berlenbach And
Stribling Pull
a Big Advance
H., United Press Leased Wire

NHW YORK, June o,-Attcu-
danco of $500, with gate Of
close to 100000 is expected tomor-
row night for the Paul BcrIcnbach-
Young Strih!ing bout 1T the Yankee
stadium for the world S light heavy
weight championship,
Path fighters have finished their
training. Stribling remained
slight favoritc in the betting over
the champion. Considerable bet
ing on thn possibility of knock
out was reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
Watching the
Score Board
By United Press Leased Wire

Yesterdays Hero. Babe Ruth,
Ito hit his 2Oth and 2lst homer of
he season in ii wild II inning at
air which the Yankees won from
he Tigers II to 9.
The Pirates gathered IL hits and
amc from bchiud to defeat Brook
yn, to 3.
While the Crown Prince of Swcd-
IN and Young StribIing looked ON,
the Cubs took Il close one from the
Giants > 10 |.
Red Fabcr triumphcd over Lefty
Grove in pitching duel and the
White Sox noscd out the Athletics
| to o.
The, Browns took advantage of
four errors by the Red SoX and were
able to win to ).
The. Braves made il four III a row
over the Reds when j. Taylor $
in the. lih scored the run
Il i, Ttl the ca@c, $ - :.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
Situations Wanted

"ANTEp-Stcady job by cxpcr-
fenced mixer. $50 Hamilton.
Phone 81 at 6 IT, m. 8tG
GRADUATE Ohstctrical and practi-
cal nurse wants Worr5. 80 per day.
Go any where. Press Box 9fG.
Sto
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
S15O,OOO OF ALCOHOL
SAVED IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO. June 9.-Thcft of
$l50,00O worth of government alec
hol was avcrtcd in II Chicago ware
house early today when two bandits
were frightened from the scene by
the shooting of government guards,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
By JIMMY GREENE

Boxing fans VINO may run a
chance of missing the all-star car'
at the lmpcria Valley Athletic
club Friday night by helping til,
boss Of the house and the youngsters
to get ready for the summer exodus,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
Base Ball Standing
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Yesterdays Results
Boston 8, Cincinnati 7 On in
nings.)
Pittsburgh 4, Brooklyn, 3.
Chicago ., New York !.
st. LouisPhiladclphia, postponed
rHin.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09

WANTED Position u, ranch fore
man or jrri%ator. References re
quircd. Press Box 9i7. 4t6
REAL SILK HOSIERY MILLS.
Edwin Stewart Imperial Valley
:. Branch Manager Box III FL
tcutro. Phone 251W. ITO
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdav's Results

Yesterdays Results
New York II, Detroit 9 al in
hings.)
Cleveland ), Washington 1.
st. Louis 8, Boston >.
Chicago |, Philadelphia o.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
Wanted To Buy

NANTED-Sccond hand f"ruitur,.
Cal; 495W. sl9 Main ST. l0tf
WANTED-Fo buy % or 80 cows
ON monthly payments. p. o. Box
OIL. St3
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09

Seventy bud sticks - AN extra
carly Navel orange Wcrn ji,tribut
rd this spring anong Butte county
growers.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
Help w anted

WANTED-'EXperienccd mechanic
Call at Union Oil Co. of Calf
Third and Orange SITS. 19tf
WANTED-Man over fifty as
night clerk. Must be neat. re-
liable and we'll recommended. Bal
boa Hotel. St3
for copying work.
Must be plain and accurate with
pencil. p. Q. Box 273, FL Centro.
jtf
WAATEo-TWoman Tor confinement
: as. No cooking. Apply at once.
1J7 Park st. ITO
CON PETENT woman wants posi-
tion as housckccpcr or care of
children. 5Sl Park. 7t3
HELP WANTED-Young man for
office work, with cantaloupc
company. Must write good hand
and be able to operate typcwrit-
er. Also have some knowledge Of
bookkeeping. Answer in hand
writing, stating age, experience
and salary wanted. Press Box
9l2. It's
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09

Purple vctch ami pearl vrtch are
much ahead Of either common or
hairy Nctch in Mcudocino fields this
spring.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09

Many farmers selling lands to Los
Angeles in the Owens River Valley,
arc buying III the Sacramento Val
lev.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
COAST LEAGUE

Yesterdays Recults
Hollywood Portland postponed;
teams travelling.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
Lost and Found

LOSl-Betweeu FL Centre and Live
Oaks, gray blanket. Finder re-
turn 442 He'll Reward. 7t3
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
Auto Loans

Al your payments are Zoo large LEI
me reflnance your car. Loans ale
made to individuals on automos
hiles. Investigate my easy month
ly payment plan.
FRED r. CROSS
600 Main st. FL Centre. Phone a5o1
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
Miscellaneous
For Sale

PIANO FOR SALE or rent. 515
Broadway. Phone 218. 2ltf
FOR SALE-5O0 Marsh Seedless
grapefruit. 500 Eureka lemons. ii.
II. HuEter, San Diego, Rte. 4, Box
4l9, Nursery, Lemon Grove. 1stf
tUk SALt1-Pldgeons, White King
and Bed Carous. 764 Vine St.
1871
MILO MAILE-$3O per ton tnrest-
ed. Head corn $50, SecIcy. G. G..
Hussey, Seeley. 2t12
For SALE-To move, Gent houses
12X14. Phone 572, after 4 p. m.
Collins Wrecking Company. 210
No. 18th st. 7tf
FOR SALE-ls tons balcd alfalfa
and barley. S. J. Anker, Barbara
Worth Bldg, FL Centre. 7t3
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
For Rent-Roons

HOTEL WOOD. Rooms and
Apis. Sixth e. He'll. 25tt
FOR RENT-GIassed in sleeping
porch. III Orange. 5tf
FOR RENT-Room on porch and
inside, also small house. 65l Com
mcrcial. 97tf
NICE cool room with sleeping
porch, connected with bath. Suit,
able for two gentlemen. Cali
SCR. l8tf
FOR RE,,T-Furnished room, close
in, adjoining bath. Apply in
mornings. 52s Olive st. 3tC
FOR RENT-5sIecping porch. 764
Olive. ia
FOR RHNT-Cool room with show
er Inquire Case 5 Grocery. I'll
FOR RHNT-Small store room or
office at 472 Main St. Chas. vii.
son. 7tf
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09

FOR REN11Four room or eight
room house, furnished or unfur-
niShcd. 755 SO. Fourth st. St3
FOR RhNT-Cool apartment. Sum
mcr rates. go Adams. Stf
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
Special Notices
Mrs. KATE E. OLDHAM
Insurance of All Kinds

$40 Main Street Phone 431
A TRAINING school for Hairdress.
ers will be opened June 18th at
Holzwasser Inc, San Diego, 3rd
~-oor. A thorough training in
modern beauty culture is offered.
Information and terms on request.
katherine +. Richards, principal.
10t26
ii HARTZELL-The Roofer. Takes
guess work out of roofing. Phone
251W. adv
UkNITURE WANTED-lj5 No
5th. Phone 623. l4tf
WHEN you need any work done call
at III Fast Olive ST. Men and
women to do all kinds of work.
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ALFALFA

80 acres for rent. Three
miles southeast. Good land,
good stand, house and
shade.
Sec j. l.. Travcrs, Owner
W, ,E.HANCOCk, ReaItor
80 Main Street
FL Centre, California
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09

FOR RENT--Furnishcd four room
house. $50 per month. 1925 Main.
St3
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09

Billy Bonillas and Battling Sikh
Aris head card of five six round
bouts tonight.
The Washington times., 1926-02-12
HA CHE TIT { 8
LOSE To {. l.

They started too lat. just - did
the lonesome widow That Is the
story OF how Catholic University
basketeers trimmed the George
Washington University five. The
score was 80 to % in favor Of the
Broolxlanders.
In the first half OF the battle.
the G streeters were under-dogs BY
sea mile. In the second half
they were upper dogs. by the same.
margin. The start was too late
though, and with G. u. playing a
safe guarding game, the Tongmen
could not make up the necessat y
distance.
c. u sent its sophomore tean
into battle and the second.year boys
bumped the losers merrily.
The Washington times., 1926-02-12
Season Almost Here

TINE baseball season is almost
here. Next Monday Bucky
Harris will have the pleasure
of gazing at his first squad in
action for the first time. Sew
eral candidates for the champions
are now walking and running and
perspiring out at Hot Springs,
Ark, before going down to Tampa.
In exactly eight weeks and two
days the curtain will roll UP at
Griffith Stadium on the 1926
American League campaign.
Manager Harris is taking a few
unknowns to Florida this spring,
but the bulk of his team is COM
posed of seasoned athletes, men
up to all the tricks of the game,
men who have been through the
fire.
Here and there writer's and
players have predicte dutter col
lapse of the Griffs this year, with
sixth place the best they can
hope to reach. Such a collapse is
possible, though hardly probable.
If the Griffs do not win the PEN
nant againa this year, at least
they should finish in the first
division, judging from their recent
past and what the other clubs APP
pear to have for opposition to
them.
The Washington times., 1926-02-12

the world that / think he IL SOME
hitter.''
B Most 81 the pitchers IN the Ma.
tional League feel the same way
about the Memphis mauler.
Kelly's ability needs no comment.
He Is , great ball player at any
position in iIlfieId or outfield. but
he ii greatest Mt first base. IL
seems something Of q shame 10
take him out OF his natural posi-
fion as II cannot help but affect
his general average.
1t works out this way: A player
out of position In the field is sure
to make more errors than he would
at his natural post when mans
fielding is not up to standard he
frets over 1t and his batting suf-
fers.
We venture the opinion that
Kelly would have hit many points
better had he been at first base per.
manently last season instead III al.
over the lot.
is Jackson's knee rounds TO shape
and Lindstrom can clinch the third
base job, McGraw will have q pretty
problem on his hands in Terry and
Kelly.
The Washington times., 1926-02-12
CRIQUI Goes IN
FOR Pill Of HlG

Eugene criqui, former worlds
champion. has come back to the
ring, but in the role OF manager
and not as boxer. He has opened
a gymnasium in Paris and already
has three young fighters on his
list.
He has announced that no boxer
with q reputation can come under
his management. his plan being to
take novices and guide their careers
with the understanding that when
and IL success shines upon them in
financial way they viii not forget
their trainer and manager.
The French boxer plans TO take
In as many as ten tyros al pne
time, but has announced that he
win not make room for more than
this number As the boxers grad
uate into tho upper classes he will
make room for more. always trying
tc keep ten novices at work all the
time. His plan, he has said, gives
promise Of success from the very
start.
In addition. his school il to be
conducted on so high plane that
the most promising boxers Of the
country viii come to him for in.
struction, and in this way the
pugilistic hopes Of the country
eventually VIII be raised.
When Cridui appeared at a show
held by a small club in Paris re-
Gently with one of the boxers en-
tered in the tourney great deal
of surprise was occasioned. He
then explained his plan in detail,
and since that has met with many
applicants to his school.
He tries to select only those who
appear to be the best developed.
and experts in France agree that
his system has every chance OF
succeeding and proving . boon to
the country.
The Washington times., 1926-02-12
WA TER RECORDS
/ D|NBL HVG

ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla. Feb. h.
Several new worlds records estab.
lisl1ed during the first two days Of
the Mon1en's national swimming
and diving meet at the AIcazar pool
here today were thrown out as I'M
official through measurement
made last night which showed that
water had swelled bullxheads placed
in the tank to procure standard
measurements.
After adjustments were made 10
the pool length, last night, two
other worlds records fell. Sybil
Bauer. OF Chicago, clipped six
and one-fifth seconds from her for.
mer record for the 200-meter back.
stroke, the new time being SO 2.5
seconds.
The other record to fall was the
2OO-yard breast-strolSe which Agnes
Geraghfy, Of New York, won in
2:59. Ethel Lackie, Of Chicago,
successfully defended her 10O-yard
free style swimming title, defeating
u fast field including Eleanor Ga
ratti. of San Rafael: Marched
Wehselau,of Honolulu, and Adelaide
Lambert. of New York.
The women's swimming associa-
ton team of New York won the
4OO-yard relay in the time Of
4:32 Is, finishing twenty yards
ahead OF the Detroit Yacht Club
which was pressed hard for second
place by another team OF the Wom-
ems Swimming Association.
The 500-yard free style event
title now held by Martha Norelius,
Of New York, is set for tonight
when the meet resumes. and other
open events and a fancy diving
exhibitio nalso are scheduled.