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Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-24

OFFERS VARIETY
IN T0DAY'S NEWS
Ry HENRY McLEMORE

NEW YORK, Sept. "a. lu.P)-
What with his genius for doing the
right thing at the wrong time, the
wrong thing at the right time, and
the wrong thing at the wrong time,
Jack Sharkey never has been our
favorite box-fighter. We've seen too
much of his ill-humor, know too
veil how he likes to browbeat the
little fellows. to like the man So
cially, or care what happens TO
him.
But when the boys along the Rue
de Cauliflower start insinuatlng
that his demand for a cancellation
of his bout with Primo Carnera
was based on fear, we feel 1t our
duty to say a few words in his be-
half. No. Sharkey is not a cow
ard. Not in the ring, anyway. What
he does when he hears strange
noises at night up there in his
Chestnut hills mansion we wouldn't
know. Maybe he gets under the bed.
But once he climbs through the
ropes and starts throwing punches,
he isn't afraid of any man in the
business.
He proved this several years ago
when he took on George Godfrey
and Harry Wills after all the other
white 'heavyweights had taken to
the bushes. What is more, he
whipped them. despite the fact they
outweighed him from here to Nam
tucket.
He didn't look like a coward out
there with Dempsey, did he? He
carried the fight all the way and
was trading punches with the great
est slugger of them all when he
caught one a good foot below the
foul line
Since that time he has taken or
Stribling, Schmeling and half a
dozen more of the games best with
out giving the slightest indication
of being yellow And for a man
who stood toe to toe with Wills
Godfrey, Dempsey, Stribling. Schm-
cling and Walker. to fear mix-up
with the big, cumbersome. slow
punching thing that is Carnera
just doesn't make sense.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-24
MARRIED men
BEAT SINGLE
FELLOWS, g. 3

Advantages Of single bleSsedncss
were of no avail against a desper-
ate team of married men at Wilson
field last night when Pat Patter-
sons double harness stars lambaSt-
cd ''Ike" Prices "Squirts' 9 to 8.
In the first game the Mack and
Mack team was almost definitely
put out OF the pennant race when
the Ney-Cal team defeated them 3
to l in a sensational unset.
Sheffield turned in the best mound
performance of many weeks, limit
ing the heavy hitting Macks 10 four
hits. He was aided by Bus Scrog-
gins, who turned in two Nev-Cal
hits.
The second game was funnier
than the -Four Marx Brothers and
Benny Rubin combined. Jack Tao
kett. on the mound for the married
men. merely Scowled at the oppos-
ing batters to retire the side. Jack
seriously considers hurting tn e
eighth world series game if they
have any
A feature of the second game
was a rule that permitted the bat
ter to run to either first or third
base on hit ball. The confusion
and complications that such rul-
ing caused, kept the spectators in
an uproar.
Only one game is billed for to-
night. The I. V. Hardware and VAL
ley Laundry game will be played
at 8 o'clock
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-24
Pacific Coast
League Scores
BY United Press

First honors in the coast league
still were held by the San Fran
cisco Seals today but they could not
shake off the threat of the Los
Angeles Angels, who remained half
a game behind in second place. 1,
The Seals trimmed Hollywood for
the third straight game last night,
2 to l, while the Seraphs continued
apace by administering the second
successive defeat to the Missions, 3
to >.
The Seals-Stars game was anoth-
er pitchers battle and marked the
third victory for San Francisco
moundsman. A lone run by the
Seals IN the eighth broke a dead
lock between Turner of the Stars
and Davis of the Seals. Hollywood
tied the score in their half of the
ninth but the Seals came through
with the needed run.
The Missions were ahead ? to l
when their half of the eighth end
ed, whereupon the Angels scored
twice The Reds failed to equal or
better this in the ninth.
The third place Oakland Acorns
slipped back in the close race among
first division teams by dividing a
double bill with the Seattle Indians.
The Indians were best in the first
game, Z to 3, and the Oaks won the
second 7 to .. They scored five
runs in the last inning to capture
the nightcap.
Sacramento scored four times at
the start of their tilt with the
Beavers and Portland came right
back with II runs in their half OF
the first. The Ducks coasted home.
finally winning IA to 10 The Sol
onS scored four more hits than
! the northerners.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-24
Windy City
Crowd JeerS
Ring Verdict

CHICAGO, Sept. "a. UP) = Ernie
Schaaf, Boston heavyweight, held a
10 round decision today over Tuffy
Griffith, but it was the most un-
popular verdict won in a Chicago
ring since Mickey Walker won the
middleweight title from Tiger Flow
ers almost five years ago.
The referee and two judges voted
unanimously for Schaaf, but the
crowd of $4,000 roared its disap-
proval for more than 10 minutes
after the fighters left the ring 1t
was the longest and loudest disap-
proval ever heard against decis-
ion in the Chicago stadium, now
in its third indoor season.
Both Schaaf and Griffiths agreed
verbally today to tentative plans
fer a return fight in October.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-24
AMERICAN LOOP
TEAMS BATTLE
FOR POSITION

NEW YORK. Sept. "a. UP)-New
Yorks fight for second place in
the American League was inter-
rupted today while the Yankees
took time off to meet the Giants
and Robins in the second game
Of an inter-city doubleheader for
charity. The benefit doublehead-
er. involving all three of New York
City's major league teams, is the
first of its kind in history.
In the first game the Giants will
meet the Robins. In the second
the Robins will take on the Amer
lean Leaguers.
The Yankees hopes for second
place in the league were reduced
yesterday when they were defeated
5 to by the Washington Sena-
tors. The Senators now lead the
Yankees by one and one half games
with but four games to play.
A three run attack on Lefty
Gomez in the seventh gave the
Senators their victory.
Detroit and Cleveland divided a
double bill in the only other sched-
uled American League competition.
The Tigers won the first game, 9
to 7, while Cleveland took the
nightcap, to 2, behind the strong
pitching of Clint Brown.
There were no games played in
the National.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-24
CENTRAL HIGH
FACING TOUGH
GAME TOMORROW
Contest With San Diego
County School May Be
Hardest This Season.

Central Union High school foot
ball players will so up against what
may be their hardest test of the
season at s O'Clock tomorrow night
on the high school field when they
meet a team from Sweetwater I'm
ion High school, in San Diego
county.
With a squad composed mostly
of veterans, the coast team is in
mid-seaSon form. Sweetwater has
-four weeks of intensive practice be-
| hind it, while official practice for
the Central Spartans began only
this week.
The FL Centre team, however,
has taken light workouts for sew
eral weeks, so should be not all to
the bad. The game tomorrow night
should be one of the best of the
coming season, believe officials. A
large crowd is expected to witness
the debut of the new Central team.
Owing to the sultry weather, yes
terday afternoons workout for the
Spartans was a long one, but OF a
very light variety Kicking prac-
tice was stressed. and a number Of
punters were given practice behind
the scrimmage line. None showed
much promise, but probably will
improve with practice.
The fullback position is still un-
certain. Berry, at present, seems
the logical contender for the pcs
ition but Jones shows strength at
times. Keesee is giving Butler and
Tackett. last years regular tackles
plenty of competition, and will
probably see plenty of action to-
morrow night.
A number of new players turned
out yesterday but were mostly
Freshmen who will look good in a
few years.
A light practice will be held to-
day and Fridays team will be CIV
en- a light workout.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-24
WOMEN'S MEET
in QUARTER
FINAL STAGE
BY ROSCOE SNIPES
nitcd Press Staff Correspondent


WILLIAMSVILLE, ~. Y, Sept.
"a. U.P)-The national womens golf
tourney reached the quarter finals
today with Miss Maureen Orcutt.
Englewood, N. j., apparently the
greatest threat to Mrs. Glenna Col
lett Wares chances for a sixth title.
Miss Orcutt's followers predicted
Mrs. Ware will have hard time
ousting her if they met in the semi
finals, and may not defeat her at
all
Miss Orcutt has only one match
between her and Mrs Vare-thc
round today with Miss Virginia Van
Vie, Chicago.
Miss Van Vie, runner up to Mrs.
Ware in the last years tourney. Has
been playing a splendid game at
the country club. She yesterday
won from Miss Frances Williams.
Lehigh. Pa, 5 and 4.
Mrs Ware pairs against Mrs. Lee
Federman. New York. today, and
should not find IL necessary to eX-
tend herself to win
Miss Enid Wilson. British cham
pion, remained the dominant fig
ure in the lower bracket and an
almost certain finalist. She proba-
bly, will defeat Miss Marjorie Kerr
of Sheringham. England. in the
quarter finals today. which should
pair her against Miss Helen Hicks,
Lido. N. Y, in the semi-finals. Miss
Hicks should eliminate Mrs. Leona
Pressler, San Gabriel, Cal, with
! only a little trouble today.
The championship will be decided
Saturday, with q 36-hole final.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-24
Max Baer Wins
Ring Contest
By Easy Edge

OAKLAND, Cal, Sept. "a. U.P)-
Max Baer, dapper young Livermore
heavyweight, returned to a Cali
fornia ring last night for the first
time in almost a year and won
technical knockout verdict over
Jack Van Noy of Los Angeles.
The fight was stopped in the
eighth round although the fans
strenuously objected because Van
Noy still was on his feet. Van Noy
also dissented. although it was ev-
ident that Baer was an easy winner.
Baer, who had been idle since
dropping a 20 round decision to
Paolino Uzcudun in Reno July 4,
took every round except the second,
which went to Van Noy, and the
fifth, when Baer slowed up after
being warned about low blows.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-24
SCOTSMAN WINS
EASTERN TITLE

WOLLASTON COUNTRY CLUB,
QUINCY. Mass. Sept. "a. (U.P)-
Charley MacAndrew. "a. of Quincy,
diminutive Scotsman, was New Eng
land open golf champion today.
He won the title and $1,000 prize
money yesterday when he finished
70 holes with a total of 289, one
stroke under Johnny Farrell, Ma
maroneck, N. Y, pro, who received
$500 as runner up.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-24
OLD GRrST MILL WORKS AGAIN

SCITUATE, Mass. U.P) - T h e
wheels of a grist mill built 29l years
ago turned again recently as a fea-
ture of the 18th anniversary cele-
bration of the Scituate Historical
society The old mill stands near
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-24
WINS DECISION

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. "a. W,P
Al Marino. 154, San Francisco,
had an easy time OF it last night
in winning a 10 round bout from
Pete Meyers, $50, veteran fellow
townsman. Marino had a notice
able edge from the beginning.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-24
COAST LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Los Angeles 8, Missions 2.
San Francisco ?, Hollywood l.
Oakland 81. Seattle TO.
Portland IA, Sacramento 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-24
WATCHING ALONG
GRID SIDEL!NES
BY UNITED PRESS

BERKELEY, Calif.-The Uniyer-
sity of California Bears concenrat-
ed on nine plays today, all that
Coach Navy Bill" Ingram has al
lowed for Saturdays season opener
against Santa Clara Ingram and
the players said they expected to
win. ingram will start Charley
Stewart at quarter, Shaldach and
Griffith at halves and Castro at
full.
,PALO ALTO-Coach Glen Pop
Warner worked the Stanford Car =
dinals on punts today in prepara-
ton for the San Francisco Olympic
club contest Saturday. Stan An
derson, sophomore fullback, has
proved a find. He can get off 50
yard pushes fairly often and Is sure
of As, Warner said.
MORAGA, Calif-Crippled by the
loss through injury of Angel Bro
velli. 200-pound line smashing full
back. the Galloping Gaels Of st.
Mary's went through stiff work
out today determined to make up
the team strength before the Uni
versity of Southern California tilt
in Los Angeles Saturday. Coach Ed
Slip" Madigan will lead the Gaels
south tomorrow.
SANTA CLARA-With a highly
improved line and some smashing
backs. Coach Clipper" Smith was
optimistic to,lay as to the Santa
Clara Broncs' chances against Cali
fornia. The Broncs went through
scrimmage today and then were told
that victory rested on their fire and
enthusiasm in the game.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. Sept "a
U.P)-An able substitute for Nick
Lukats, injured Notre Dame full
back. has turned up in Steve Ban
as. of Hammond, Ind. Banas ran
wild against the freshmen yester-
day and will start against the re-
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-24

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Sept "a. (U.P)
Joe Laws had the call on the Iowa
quarterback job today after demon
strating yesterday he was the best
place kicker on the squad. Laws
and Graham have been waging a
close battle for the berth since prac-
tice opened.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-24
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, rain.
Only games scheduled.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-24
B A S E B A L L
S TANDING GS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Washington 3. New York ..
Detroit %. Cleveland 7-6.
Only games scheduled.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-24

serves in Saturdays Rockne me-
mortal field house game.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-24
Jones And Ouimet
Beaten In Match
With Golf Pros

WEST ORANGE, N. j., Sept. "a
U.PNBilly Burke, national open
champion, and George Won Elm,
business man" golfer, defeated
Bobby Jones and Francis Ouimet,
national amateur titleholder, 8 and
7, in a 36-hole charity match here
yesterday.
More than 10000 spectators paid
to see the match.
Jones was badly off his usual
form. taking a IA in the morning
and a 76 in the afternoon. Burke
had the lowest gross with l44 for
the So holes.
WILLIAMSVILLE, N. Y, Sept.
/ "a. {U.P)-The women's national golf
championship of 1882 will be held
J at the Salem Country club. Salem,
! Mass. the United States Golf asso-
citation announced yesterday Dates
of the tournament were not an
nOunced
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-24
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Old Oaken Bucket pond, in the
Greenbush section.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-24

ANN ARBOR. Mich, Sept. "a. U.D
Michigan players nursed an cpl
demic of bruises and minor injuries
today after the hard workouts early
in the week. Coach Kipke is work
ing overtime with his punters.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Sept. "a. UP)
Ben Walkup, strapping fullback
OF the 1880 freshman team, has
been added to Nayy's varsity back
field. Walkup's promotion gives the
Navy backfield of Kirn, Denny,
Campbell and Walkup.
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept "a. W.P)-
A fast team. using an aerial attack,
will be Nebraskas entry in the big
six conference race this year, II
appeared today after Coach Dana
V. Bible rounded out team practice
for the seasons opener against
South Dakota Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-24
THIRD BASE

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Of Adams remarkably @ ana covers
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Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-24

EVANSTON. Ill. Sept. "a W.pe
Coach Dick Hanley upbraided the
Northwestern players yesterday
about their weak blocking and then
sent them through an hours scrim-
mage.
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BAPTIST FARLEY
CLOSES TONIGHT
Dinner at Calvary Church to
End Convention.

The Indianapolis Baptist Associa-
tons two-day convention will close
tonight with dinner at Calvary
Baptist church, Roosevelt avenue
and Stuart street.
1.-THE Response of Youth to the
Challenge of the Church" by Off
GERS of the association in the young
peoples department will be fea-
ture of the program.
Six ministers of Baptist churches
Indianapolis who have held their
present pastorates for a combined
total of eighty-seven years, were to
be honored at a short service at the
church this afternoon.
Those to be honored for consist
ent service are DR.. F. E. Taylor of
First Baptist church, the Rev. G. H.
Scheick of Lyndhurst church, the
Rev. George G. Chandler of Memo
rial church, the Rev. U. S. Clutton
of Tuxedo church, the Rev. L. C.
Trent Of Woodruff Place church
and the Rev. Carl McBee of the
Bluff avenue church.
With total membership of more
than 10000, a net gain of approx
mately 600 members during the past
year was reported at meetings
Tuesday of the Baptist Association.
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OPEN HOUSE AT
SEARS, ROEBUCK
46th Anniversary to Be
Observed Tonight.

Forty-sixth anniversary of Sears,
Roebuck & Co. will be celebrated
here by open house at the store at
Massachusetts avenue and Alabama
street, from 1880 to 10 tonight.
Special features in various depart
ments of the store will augment
musical program and other enter
tainment arranged for visitors.
Outstanding events will be style
show, featuring fall and winter
fashions, cooking school in the
house furnishing section, and other
displays.
A modern living room, dining
room, bed room, and kitchen will be
the chief attraction in the furniture
section. New things for children will
be exhibited in the infants and
children's section, and another dis
play is arranged in the mems
section.
Nothing will be sold during the
open house, while employees play
host to their guests. The company
has provided parking space for
visitors autos.
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forced landings in the early days Of
the air mail, will be honored guests
as dedication of the municipal air
port here Sept. IS to q.
These farmers. many Of whom
we're routed from their warm beds
on cold winter nights to hitch Old
Dobbin and take the mail on to a
railroad, will be transported here by
planes of the Embry- Riddle di-
vision, American Always.
Old-timers among the Embry-
Riddle pilots have a warm spot in
their hearts for those farmers who
often provided lodging and chicken
dinners and failed to grumble over
damaged fences and crops when bad
weather forced the mail PLACES
down.
These forced landings were fire.
quent in the days when the Embry-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-16
KANSAS LIFERS'
MASSACRE PLOT
is UNCOVERED
Eight ConvictS Had Planned
to Shoot Their Way
Out of Prison.

By United Press
LANSING. Kan, Sept. 16.-Extra
guards searched hiding places today
in Kansas State prison, for weapons
which might be ready for use by
convicts who had planned a mas
sacre in a prison escape plot.
Seven guards and TRUSTEES were
marked for death in the prison
break frustrated Tuesday, according
to authorities. The plot was nipped
only few hours before murders
and escape were to have taken
place. Eight men had planned the
prison delivery, it was said.
Guards believed they had found
all the convicts' arsenal, man
ufactured mostly by them in the
prison shops.
This equipment included a high
powered rife struggled into the
prison, three shotguns and pistol
made inside the walls, home made
knives, and set of rope ladders.
Gun manufacturers paid tribute
10 the ingenuity OF the men who
fashioned the home made guns. The
shotguns and pistol were correct in
every detail.
THE eight convicts had their plans
worked to the finest detail, prison
officials said.
The high-powered rifle was to
pick off one of the guards in a
tower The knives were to cut the
Threats of one guard and a trusty.
The s''0tguns and pistols we're to
be useo in other pre-arranged MUIR
ders.
The rope ladders we're to get the
men on the walls, where they could
take the machine guns from dead
guards and SO gain command of the
entire prison. The warden's chauf-
feur was to be murdered and his
car used in the leaders escape.
Officials said that Wilbur Under
hill, a lifer, who recently came to
the prison after numbering po-
liceman in Wichita, had assumed
leadership of the plotters.
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Not So Deadly
By United Press

By CHtted Press
CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-One
cheering phase of the depres-
sion is that it has been good
for our health.
DR.. Preston r. Hubbell, De-
troit, told the American Elec-
tronic Research Association
that the death rate dropped
during the year and people in
general were much healthier.
1T may be people can't af-
ford to get sick and there is
less illness and less dying" he
said. with the reduction of
income has come less food
stuffing and overindulgence.
Many thousands who would be
dead otherwise as the result of
overindulgence have been
given longer leases on life"
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KIDNAPPING CHARGED
Blind Woman Sues Divorced
Husband for Child, 7.

Ray Chamberlin of Southport is
charged with kidnapping his daugh-
ter from a public school in a pc
tition for writ of habeas corpus
filed in superior court five Tuesday
by his former wife, Mrs. Ethel Over
lease, of 553 Eugene street.
The suit contends the daughter,
Helen Frances Chamberlin, age z,
was taken from the school Sept. g.,
and asks the court to force the
father to return the girl to her
mother, who is blind.
Mrs. Overlease was divorced from
Chamberlin in December, 1928, and
was granted custody of the child.
It is alleged that Chamberlin served
a bogus court order on the mother,
purporting to give him right to the
child. The father secured the child
which was sent to school when
visiting the mother.
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1t Should Be

By United Press
SEAL HARBOR, Me-, Sept.
16.-Edsel B. Ford, son of
Henry Ford and president and
treasurer of the Ford Motor
Company, was recuperating
today at his summer home
here from a temporary attack
Of indigestion" which forced
him to leave a train at New
port OMe.) Monday and hire a
taxicab to take him the IS
miles back here.
Ford was taken i'll while en-
route to Detroit.
H. F. Brown, the cab driver,
did not recognize him and
apologized because he didn't
have anything but a Ford"
Ford replied it was good
enough for him.
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BEER HOSTESS
BEGINS TODAY
TERM IN PRISON
Ritzy North Side 'Tearoom'
Closed When Suspended
Sentence Is Revoked.

Revelry is just memory today
at the Oriental Nook, de luxe
liquor resort at 2216 North Meridian
street, as its operator, Mrs. Pearl
Ledgerwood, started serving a 18O-
day sentence at the woman's prison.
Mrs. LedgerWood, arrested Tues
day afternoon on blind tiger and
nuisance charges, was the victim
of the speediest justice administered
in municipal courts since their crea-
ton several years ago.
Less than half an hour after her
arrest, Judge William H. Sheaffer
revoked a suspended sentence and
500 fine levied against her at the
time of her first arrest on blind
tiger counts three weeks ago.
Neighbors Had Objected
Although police failed to find
booze in the raid Tuesday. they
claimed overwhelming evidence of
the nuisance charge.
They said neighbors had OBJ
jected to the hilarity of good fell
lowship that resounded from the
tearoom during early morning
hours.
Sergeant Edward Kruse led his
squad into the swanky tearoom and
booze joint Tuesday afternoon. Mrs.
Ledgerwood greeted "the boys" with
a smile and the assurance they
would find no liquor on the prem
Uses.
The officers failed to find booze,
but arrested the fashionably dressed
woman. Remanded to Jail in lieu
of $1,000 bond, Sheaffer ordered
Mrs. Ledgerwood before him a few
minutes later and revoked the sus-
pended judgment.
Asked for Continuance
Mrs. Ledgerwood ! first was ar
rested Aug 20 and, appearing in
court Sept. 4, asked for a continu-
ance of her case.
AS the Sept. IA court session
closed, Mrs. Ledgelwood returned
to the court and pleaded guilty to
possessing 172 quarts of beer. Sheaf-
fer suspended the judgment after
Mrs. Ledgerwood had pleaded i'll
health, poor financial circumstances
and had thrown herself on the
mercy of the court"
At that time, Sheaffer said since
Mrs. Ledgerwood was a first Offend
er, he had a perfect legal right"
to suspend the sentence and fine.