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Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-23
Aqua CALIENTE
NEW NAME FOR
C0FFR0TH RACE
Aqua CALIENTE, Baja Cali

Aqua CALIENTE, Baja Cali
fornia, Mexico, July %. - The
world IS richest race is now the
Aqua Caliente Handicap, with $780,
600 added by the Aqua Caliente
Jockey club, and it will be run over
the new course now being construct
ed at the Baja California resort on
Sunday, March %. The distance
will. be one mile and Il quarter and
the subscriptions and starting fees
will make the gross value of the
race approximately $4,000.
The above announcement was
made by James n. Crofton, general
manager of the new racing organiza-
tion, whose two million dollar plant
promises to be the most beautiful
and unique in the country.
The Aqua Caliente Handicap is of
course the successor to the Coffroth
Handicap which saw its tenth run
ming last March when Golden Prince
pulled down the rich prize.
Upon the organization of the Aqua
Calente Jockey club it was an
nouneed that the "world s. richest
race would be called the Bowman
Handicap. However, Writ ca Bow
man. who is president of the jockey
club declined the honor and stated
that he thought the most logical and
natural thing to do was to name the
race after the playground, which
has become so famous within the last
year - Aqua Caliente.
Although the conditions of the
Aqua Caliente Handicap have not as
yet been announced it is probable
that Racing Secretary Jack Camp
accepted the post of racing seere-
tary and Handicapped, proffered him
by General Manager Crofton, will
make them practically the same rs
the Coffroth of last year, which also
carried an added money value of
100000, with the exception possibly
that the starting fees will be raised
from $500 to 81 900
The history of the Coffroth Han.
dicap, of which the Aqua Caliente
is to all intents and purposes, the
successor. is one of romance. Its
initial running was in 1917 when
Sassin showed the way home and
pulled down a total of $4,000, as the
winner S share The race was not
run because of the war, between
1917 and 1921. In that year Be
Frank won the event and pulled
down $14,77j. From that time on
the value increased by leaps and
bounds until last March Golden
Prince nosed his way home to pull
down the rich prize of $l0s,90o. The
winners in other years We're: 1922,
Mulciber; 1923, Rebukc; 1924, Run
star; 1925, Atherstone; 1926, Car
laris; 1927, Sir Harry; 1923, Crystal
Pennant; 1929, Golden Prince.
BY the way Aqua Caliente is pro-
nouneed "Ah-wa Cal.iente.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-23
Seals To Open
Oaks Series
(By United Press)

The league leading San Francisco
Seals. with a record of Is wins and
four defeats, play host today to
Oakland, sixth ranking club in Pa
cific Coast League standings.
Oakland encountered streak OF
bad luck last week in the series with
Los Angeles, dropping the odd game
San Francisco made-it seven straight
over the Sacramento Solons.
Los Angeles, now in second posi-
tion with 10 wins and seven losses,
opens at Sacramento. The tail-end
Solons, in a tie with Seattle, may
offer sterner competition than that
afforded the Seals.
The Missions, in third position
after winning four out of seven seq
ond half games from Seattle last
week, will cross bats with Portland,
in fifth position.
Hollywood meets the Indians in
the Washington metropolis. The
Stars in in fourth place.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-23
Will
Defend Title

LOS ANGELES. July 23. U.H -
=" Dynamite Gus - Sonnenberg,
heas ywclght wrestling champion,
will risk his title at the Olympic
club here Wednesday night against
Joe Malcewiez, "A slam hold artist
from the state of New York.
The odds on Sonncnbcrg. however,
are not as high as expected when
the grapplers were signed due to the
fact that Malcewicz has displayed
unusual activity in his training
quarters in Long Beach.
Wrestling fans who have journey
ed TO the camp of the challenger re-
port that Malcewicz is firm in the
bclicf that his big chance comes to-
morrow night and is sparing no
pains in preparation.
The deadly slam holds have work
cd havoc in the ranks of the New
Workers. training partners and nine
heavyweight grapplcrs were damag-
cd during the last week.
Sonnenherg trained hard in Los
Angels and his handlers declare the
former collcgian is ready to defend
his iaurels. 1t is expected that Son
ncnbcrg will use his favoritc "bu,-
ting style to wear down his op.
ponent.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-23
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Cleveland at Philadelphia, post
poned, rain.
Only game scheduled
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-23
Elimination For
Crack At Hudkins

HOLLYWOOD, July %. W.D -
With a probable crack at Ace Hud-
kins at stake, four middleweights
will meet in main events at the
Hollywood American Legion stadium
this week and next. Homer Sheri-
dan, trying to fight back into the
good graces of Hollywood fans,
meets Everett Strong Friday.
Next week Vincent Forgione Will
battle Eddie Burnbrook, who beat
Joe Roche for the coast middle
weight championship at Pasadena
last week.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-23
LOFTS CHOICE
SEEN AS MOVE
TO AID FUTURE
American Tennis Chiefs
Preparing To Supplant
Veteran Stars.
BY WILLIAM J. DUNN
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)


NEW YORK, July %. UP) -
American tennis chiefs are looking
to the future-but they haven t
taken their eyes off the present
where the Davis cup challenge round
is concerned.
The fact that George Lott was Sc
lected ever Frank aunrer for the No.
2 position on tine American team
which meets France next Friday,
Saturday and Sunday for the inter
national trophy, has been taken by
many followers of the game as a
move toward preparedness for 1880
and years that will follow.
The move was, in a large sense,
just that. But it is doubtful that
the U. S. L. T. A. Davis cup com
mittee believed it was weakening
the American team greatly when
Lott was named contestant.
Hunter has played some fine ten
mis- this year. The fact that Lott
went four rounds deeper into the
Wimbledon elimination play than his
veteran rival, is minimized when one
considers that the man who eliminat-
ed Hunter in tn second round, Jean
borotra. went on to the finals and
lost the title only after bitter
battle.
Lott, however, played consistently
good tennis throughout the Wimble-
don championships and his form this
year alone, compares favorably with
that of Hunter.
In addition Lott is capable of
some very fine tennis at times.
He is one of the few American
players who can boast a straight
set victory over Rene Lacoste,
French hard courts champion, in re-
cent wears. He beat the Frenchman
IN straight sets at Southampton two
years ago.
Seen as Compromise
Lott also holds several victories
over Big Bill Tilden, who outranks
all other American players.
Several critics regard the selec-
ton of Lott as compromise with
those who demanded that both he
and Johnny Hennessey, Indianapolis
star, be named in place of Tilden
and Hunter. If the L. s. L. I. \.
had been sure that Lacoste, reported
unable to play because of illness,
was definitely out of the game,
there might have been a chance for
such move.
This, of course, would have been
based on the presumption that
France. with full strength available,
is virtually unbeatable and that the
best thing for the Americans to do
would be to give the youngsters
chance, preparing for the future.
As the team now stands-Tllden,
Lott, Wilmer Allison and John Van
Ryn, the latter comprising the
doubles team-it is the youngest
American squad ever to represent
this country in the challenge round
of the Davis cup contest
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-23
SPORT NEWS
.SLUCCERS STAGE
|. STIFF FIGHT FOR
BATTING HON0RS
Youngsters Setting Pace
For Veterans in Both
Leagues.
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY
United Press Staff Correspondent)

(UnlteG Press staff CorreSpondent)
NEW YORK, July %. U.H - A
keen struggle is in progress for the
batting leadership in the two major
leagues, with two percentage points
separating the two National League
paee-setters and bare point be-
tween the two American League
leaders.
The last of the 400 hitters have
disappeared and Babe Herman,
Brooklyn outfielder, who leads the
National League with .395, is also
the major league leader. Two points
behind Herman comes Frank Lefty
O'Doul, John J. McGraw's discard
who is playing in the Phillies out
field.
Heinie Manush, st. Louis Browns
eutfielder who lost the American
League batting crown to Goose Cos
lin by lone point last season. is
leading the American League parade
with a 1887 mark-one point ahead
of Jimmy Foxx, Philadelphia Ath
letics first baseman.
After hitting above 400 for the
first half of the season, Foxx has
fallen into a slight slump and is
down to .3S6.
A year ago Rogers Hornsby was
leading the National League hitters
with an average of 1872, while
Goose Goslin was leading the Amer
lean League hitters with an average
of .396. Both won the batting
championships of their respective
leagues.
Leaders Making Good
An interesting sidelight on the
duel for National League batting
honors is a training camp conversa-
ton between Herman and O'Doul
which tok place just before Brook
lyn started north.
Herman told O'Doul that he was
going out to win the National
League batting laurels this year.
well, you II have to hit more
than 400 to do it as IN going after
the same prize myself O'Doul re-
pliet.
If that S what it takes to win
the batting championship, l can do
that, too Herman answered.
Their conversation wouldn't hold
much water in the spring, but the
end of July finds these two players
doing their talking with base hits
and making their words ring true.
In the modern history of baseball
only four men have ever batted 400
or better. They are Rogers Hornsby
in the National Leaghe and Ty Cobb,
Harry Heilmann and George Slsler
in the American.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-23
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Pittsburgh Is, Brooklyn 3.
Only game scheduled.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-23

Lassen county farmers recently
met and SCI laborers wages at $3.50
AID board per day.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-23
Here and There
In Sport World

PASADENA, Calf, July 23. U.D
United States star women swim
mers, on their way to the women's
swimming championships at Homo
lulu, appeared at the Huntington
hotel plunge here last night in
their last splash before leaving for
Hawaii.
MIAMI, Ariz., July 23. U.H-
Owen Phelps, light heavyweight
champion of Arizona, knocked out
Soldier Hix of Nogales in the last
round of an eight round bout last
night. Hix was substituting for
Elm Herrera of Ell Paso.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-23

Work on the rico paper mill a.
Richland, Butte county, will begin
August Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-23
Local Young
Couple Wed

A quiet wedding took place this
morning at o clock at the Baptist
parsonage on He'll avenue when Rev.
G. f. Flanagan united in marriage
Berniee Lucille Binkley and Virgil
Leroy Hamilton, Only mem bers of
the families of the bride and groom
were present for the ceremony.
The bride is the charming daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Binkley of Holt
avenue. She was member of the
Central Union High school last year.
The groom is the son of w. P. Ham
ilton of this city and is an employee
of the +. l.. Riddle grocery.
The young couple left for a honey
moon trip to San Diego and coast
points and will make their home at
7l6 South Sixth street.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-23
WesternChief
Likes Old Ball

TOPEKA. Kans., July %. UP
President Dale Gear of the West
ern League would return to the old
standard ball of baseball, he told
the United Press.
.'The lively bali has a tendency
to concentrate attention on 4 few
er numbers of stars. 1t cuts down
base running, the double plays, and
reduces spectacular infield work.
Under the standard ball, it has
been easier for more players to
build up followings.
.'The long hit and home runs are
not the only features in baseball. -
The state has purchased, for s42,-
coo, a dam site on the American
river in Placer county.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-23
FOREST FIRES THREATEN

PHOENIX, Ariz., July %. UP
Seven of the II forest fires
started in Arizona by electrical
storms in the last 10 days are still
burning, according to forest Off
cials. No serious damage has been
done but extreme dryness of the
forest covering has greatly added
to the fire hazard, foresters added.
Turloek, Stanislaus county, sas let
the CONTRACT for school herbarium
to cost $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-23
BASEBALL
STANDINGS
COAST LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Open date.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-26
.SAL0 CUTS INTO
 GAVUzz|'S LEAD
Bunion Derby Plodders Complete
 Sd1est Lap of Journey

Sullivan. Mo-. April s6 R-With the toughest lap thus far Of the run behind them the twenty-eight sur yivors in C. C. Pyle's bunion derby looked today toward Rolla. Mo-, for their next resting place. Yesterday they completed a siSty-one mile run from Maplewood. Mo. to sullivan under the worst conditions yet en- countered A stiff head wind lm- paired their progress and bitter cold rain fell all day.
 Johnny Salo. the flying cop of Passaic, N. J.. cut deeply into the lead of Pete Gavuzzi. Italian waite: of England. by his victory yesterday Gavuzzi's margin of leadership was narrowed to 2;41:25 hours when he placed fourth. Today's distance IS about 45 miles. The leaders: Pete Gavuzzi. England. lS9::5:o1. John Salo, Passaic. N. J., 172; 1882.
 Ed Gardner, Seattle. Wash, 1,.5: S0:o5.
 Giusto Umek. Trieste Italy, 1S1:- o6:56.
 Paul Simpson Burlington. N. C. 19l:44:o5,
 sam Richman, New York. 1s4;- 11:1o.
 Philip Granville Hamilton. Ont, ,l91;4o:3o.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-26
TWO CLEVELAND
 BOYS WIN TITLES
Score Upset Victories in National
 X. A. U. Junior Bouts

Chicago. April 2e R-A pair of clever, hard punching amateur scra ppers went back tL Cleveland to- day with national junior A. A. II. titles. the fruits of upset victories scored last night.
 Frankie Wallace. a stubby, two listed swinger, won the bantam weight championship from Glen Mute, Tulsa, Okla. who ranked as the favorite because Of his success in the earlier rounds. His southpaw style. so effective against early round opponents. failed 10 bother the Clevelander
 Henry Schmid, Grand Rapids. Mich. whose showing in the qualify ing bouts stamped him as the favor ite. was forced to bow to the skill and punching ability of Louis Dis antic Cleveland, in the 1c6-pound i final.
 Henry's brother Carl finalist in l the lightweight class also returne 4 home the victim of harder punch CT. He took a bad lacing from Tom my Rawson, Boston. and failed 10 finish the first round.
 Paris Apce. Providence, k. |. was the first boxer to win a title. The customer was forced to go at top speed to tame Woodrow Williams, St. Louis in the fyweight title con- test and gained his margin in the third round,
 The crowd Of about 10000 persons yelled disapproval at the decision which gave George Bretsch. Pitts burgh. the welterweight champion ship. Morrey Bowman. Grand Rap l ids. pasted Bretsch all around the ring in the first two rounds. but was on the receiving end of lot Of pun ishment in the final session.
 Outweighted by about IS pounds, Johnny Lee, Chicago, made a gal lant stand against karnoff Hansen. also of Chicago. in the 1to pound title engagement. He was virtually out on his feet when the gong end ed the fight.
 The light heavy final was about the only uninteresting tussle Of the card. Harry Allen. Boston. managed to get in some hard socks with his right hand to win a decision over Victor Booker Chicago negro boxer
 The heavyweight final provided knockout as the finishing touch of the tournament. John SchWake, oi st. Louis. with big weight adNan- tage, took several wallops from Joe L,l]ich. Worcester. Mass. before he located him for a right swing in the first round. LilIich managed to get up, but was battered about until the middle of the third. when right dropped him twice. the second tune for the long count.
 Winners of titles became eligible 10 enter the International Amateur championship tournament hcfe' May e:. 23. A and 9.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-26
Y TEAM PROGRAMMES
Intermediate Raschull Combination Appoints MeIigOn.> Captain and Zettcrrnan Manager.

The Y. M C. A Intermediates have re-organized their baseball team for the year. Chris Meligonis has been appointed captain and E.bbe Zettermann. manager. The team will mail challenges 10 other Y. M C. A. teams in the state, will play local teams and will again en- ter he city baseball league.
 The following is the lineup of the team: George Meligonis, right field: E. Squillaciote. catcher; Chris Meli gonis. shortstop; Edward Matus, center fleld Henry Recano. third base Edward Berlin. first base Robert Hayes. second base: Vincent Matua. left field; pitchers. o. Cram init. F. F'itzko and P. Ryiz; William Finance, right field: Joseph Zinonis. left field: l.. Perchy. center field Rudolph Gatting. catch, and A. AL banese. second base.
 Itlow Recano. midget player on the Y. NJ. C. A. junior baseball team of last year. is busy reorganizing the team for the coming season and will welcome challenges from any team in the city in the junior class.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-26

Cornell and Columbia can be de pended upon for powerful crews. The unknown quantities in the coming Poughkeepsie meet are Syra cuse, Penn and Wisconsin. We have a green boat and are learning new system-and where does that leave room for a prediction?"
 In addition to getting Wisconsin to the point where her crews will be feared as much as those of other colleges. Murphy hopes to make Madison a "Poughkeepsie of the West" He has laid out d course on Lake Monona. lake never before used for rowing, and has arranged with a railroad company whose tracks border the lake to provide ob- servation fiat cars. similar to those used at Poughkeepsie. On May IS he will hold his first regatta, with crews Of boat clubs and preparatory schools contesting.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-26
RY BOB KATHERINE

| NEA Service sports Writer After an absence Of two years the cardinal-tipped blades of Wisconsin will flash again in the annual
 Fouehkee psie regatta on the Hud- son this season.
 In charge of the Badgers. and for the first time, is square jawed Mike Murphy, young and ambitious and as Irish as his name implies. He rules where just year ago the late Dad" Vail. one Of the most picturesque 1 figures in the rowing game had , ruled since 1912.
 Young Mir. Murphy isn't in any soft spot. He had an idea when he took over his present job that it wasn't any place for a fellow who didn't expect lot of hard work and tough breaks. He hasn't any idea now that his Wisconsin boys will trouble California. Penn. Navy or other crews at Poughkeepsie. But he is young and Irish and he is work irg-for the best.
 He told his crew candidates last December that ''it is going to bcAa tough fight. There are some great crews in the east and the west but we're going 10 Poughkeepsie next spring and we will see what happens there. IT., up to you fellows to help make this fight a success" That was four months ago. And he hasn't changed his mind A tough job. this one he has. but it is a fiEht to get Wisconsin out of the rowing wilderness. and he likes it. And the odds are that Mike Murphy will do l that very thing.
 Murphy came to Wisconsin with Washington and the success Of six years as freshman coach at Yale. His undergraduate days at Washing ton were spent as captain of the 1919 freshman crew, as stroke of the varsity in his sophomore year. and as stroke and captain of the varsity in his junior year. He weighed only las pounds then. but Ed Leader.
 present Yale coach. will tell you that
 Murphy was a great stroke and earned his job because he knew the Leader stroke. knew his timing. and
 knew how to get the most out of the
 men in the boat.
 Murphy was reelected captain Of the Washington crew in the fall Of
 1922. but he left school to go with Leader to Yale Leader became head coach. Murphy freshman coach. And in the six years that Murphy coach cd freshmen crews. Yale was de- feated only five times in IS races against Pennsylvania. Cornell. Har- yard. Princeton and columbia. On four occasions. if finished second. The other timo third.
 l Murphy refuses 10 make any pre- son. "An old crew man here in Mad ison says we should finish last and perhaps he made a good analysis of
 it." he says.
 "1t would be foolish to make a prediction. We are experiencing a lot of trouble in changing from the Vail stroke to the Leader stroke which Is used by most college crews today. and there are some very pow erful crews about this season California seems a certain win ner. Look what they did to Wash ington recently. l know Washington will be much stronger than that de- feat by California indicates. and the
New Britain herald., 1929-04-26
Drake Athletic Games
 Started This Morning

Des Moines, la. April 2S tR - Twenty six hundred athletes. rep resenting approximately 300 educa- tiona1 institutions, today vied for honors in the goth annual Drake university relays.
 The meet was 10 start at 10 o'clock this morning with prelimi- naries in the high school Class B relays. The class of the competition becomes more heated throughout today's trials until it reaches cli- max in tomorrow afternoons finals in the university section.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-26
CARDINALS PRACTICE

The Cardinal A. C. baseball team will hold practice session if the weather permits, Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Walnut Hill park Another workout will be held Sunday morning at Willow Brook park at i6:30 o'clock. The team is looking for pitching and outfield material All of last years players and any others wishing to try out are asked to report.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-26

can league cellar by losing their opening home game to the St. Iouis browns, to 2. The victory elevated the Browns into a tie for first place with the Athletics. Sam Gray held the White Sox to eight hits and won ms thlrd game Of the season, Ted Lyons was rapped for four hits in the opening inning which resulted Tn three runs. From then until the eighth inning the Browns did not reach first base. Bud Clancy, White soN hrst baseman, hit homer in in. first inning.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-26
PLADNER VS. SCHWARTZ

Paris, April eG NP) Emile (Spider) Pladner of France. Euro pean fiyweight champion. has sign ed 10 meet Corporal lazy Schwartz of New York for the worlds cham pionship at Yankee stadium or the Polo Grounds. New York. July IS. Pladner will sail for the United States early in June.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-26
WATCHING THE SCOREBOARD

Bv the Unit d press
 mer Pittsburgh southpaw brought back from the minor leagues by the Detroit Tigers. who pitched his new team 10 to o victory over the Cleveland Indians. Making his first start of the season. Yde held the In- dians to eight hits The Tigers aid- ed him by making three double plays. Martin McManus starred at bat, getting two hits and driving in three runs. Gehringer stole two bases.
 The Chicago White Sox went into undisputcd possession of the Ameri-
New Britain herald., 1929-04-26

Of 1So pounds.
 Under the terms Morgan is to le~ ceiNe 60 per cent of the gate reesipt4 but out of thIs he will pay 0orio teA per cent in the event the fight endo in victory for the champion or draw. If the challenger wins MNr- bonus of 31o,No0 will be paid his~ by Sorit
New Britain herald., 1929-04-26

Games Today Boston at New York. Philadelphia at Brooklyn. Cincinnati at St. Louis. Chicago at Pittsburgh.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-26
WILL DEFEND TITLE

Ted Morgan Has Been Signed ia
 Fight Baby Sal S,rio in Lo.
 Angeles On May 20.
 Los Angeles, April 26 P-Match- makers of tha Olympic auditorium announced fiat Tod Morgan. junior lightweight champion. had been signed to defend his title against Baby Sal S,rio, San Rernardino. California. Mexican, on Monday night, May 70. The bout will be held at Wrigley field. with the weights at the championship limit