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Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
EASTERN TEAMS
CAUSE TROUBLE
TO CUB OUTFIT
BY LEO III. PETERSEN
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, May 20. W.Py-
Eastern clubs of the National
League are proving a serious men,
ace to the pennant aspirations OF
the Chicago Cubs.
The Cubs, who won u out OF II
contests against western teams.
have dropped 8 of Z games to east
ern clubs and although they still
hold fourth place in the league
standings, their percentage has
fallen to even 500.
Boston handed Chicago its sixth
setback at the hands of eastern ag-
gregations yesterday, 8 to 5. An
eight run drive in the first inning.
during which they drove Guy Bush
off the mound and continued their
assault on Sheriff Blake. enabled
the Braves to win.
The st. Louis Cardinals retained
their half game lead in the Nation
al League by winning from Brook
lyn, 6 to 2.
The Cardinals combined six hits
and two Brooklyn errors TO score
five runs during the session.
New York kept within a half
game from the lead by whipping
Cincinnati, 9 to 8. Larry Benton,
former Giant, was knocked from
the mound in the sixth inning while
Morrell, a rookie, kept the eight
hits he allowed the Reds well scat
tered
In the other National League
contest, Philadelphia defeated Pitts
burg 3 to ?. Strong relief pitching
by H. Elliott, who had relieved j.
Elliott in the ninth with the bases
filled and nobody out enabled the
Phillies to win.
George Earnshaw pitched the
Philadelphia Athletics to their eley-
enth consecutive victory when he
shut cut Detroit, to 0. Earnshaw
allowed but two hits while his
mates were making the best of the
nine hits they got off Hoyt.
New York kept within two games
of the Athletics for the American
League leadership by handing
Cleveland its eleventh straight set
back, 8 to 6. The Yankees scored
all their runs off Brown and Shoff-
ner in the first four innings.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
La Rarba Picked
To Take Title

NEW YORK, l4ay 20. up
Christopher CBao 3attalino's will
lingness to defend his worlds
featherweight champion against
ranking contenders indicates that
he has more courage than most Of
the present day boxing champions,
but ring fans still refuse to accept
him as a worthy titleholder
The harG--L5Cc.s Hartford italian
is scheduled to risk his crown in
l5-round bout with Fidel La Barba
of California at Madison Square
Garden Friday. and as on the oc-
casion of his previous New York til
tie defense, against Kid Chocolate
last fall. Battalino today was an
8 TO 5 underdog in the betting.
Battalino is in excellent condition
for the bout and is confident he
can defeat La Barba and enrich his
Hartford supporters as he did in
the Chocolate bout.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
Pitcher Makes
League Record

BY striking out IS men and
establishing Z new league record,
joe Hurst. Studebaker pitcher,
hurried hts team 70 an impressive
e 70 3 victory over the Valley Laun-
dry playground nine on the Wilson
Field last night
The game vas rife with strike
outs. White. hurting for the laun-
dry. famed Is studebaker players.
Poor support BY his team mates.
however. kept White constantly in
the hole.
An outstanding play was the
seemingly impossible circus catch
by Pep Daniels. laundry lelt-field-
er. IN the eighth inning The catch
robbed Ray Forshey Of a home run.
Pinkney was hitting star Of the
game, getting half the laundry's
hits. one was q home run. The
Studebaker team produced no out
standing hitters.
The Nevada California Electric
comuany faces the Golden State
Creamery IN tonlght's game Both
teams dropped their last weeks
games and are anxious 70 break
into fhe winning column. The but
termakers are slight favorites 10
win.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
FOOTBALL GAME
SCHEDULED FOR
SATURDAY NIGHT

Forerunnei OF the 1891 football
season is the game between Gross
mont and FL Centro high schools at
s o'clock Saturday night, announced
today by Coach Robert Armstrong
Of Central Union High school.
This viii DC the first and most
important contest of the spring
training season. and possibly the
only game with another school. I'm
eerial valley fans will have the op-
portunity to see what next years
high school team will be like. for
none but those available for next
falls squad will be allowed in the
contest.
Grossmont high school has team
which inspires respect in the eyes
of most Southern California schools.
Since FL Centre produces the
strongest grid team in Imperial
Valley, this spring game should
furnish fans with a contest as good
as any on the regular schedule.
OF the players who made last
years team valley champions, only
four viii return TO the team. These
are Wynne. Tackett, Fisher and
Butler. They will form the nucleus
of the team that goes up against
Grossmont Saturday.
Coach Armstrong will probably
use all of the good material availa-
bic in this game, in order TO get a
line on his squad for next year
Most of the possible team members
are green and inexperienced. and
will see their first real action Sat-
urday.
Since Grossmcat is being brought
here at great expense to the local
high school. officials here are max
ing every effort to insure a large
crowd ct the game.
Tickets tJr the game will be on
sale at the l. V. Hardware Com
pany, Edgar Bros. Hardware Com
pany. Clements Drug Store, Shirer's
Drug Store and Valley Drug Com
pany.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
Pacific Coast
League Scores
BY United Press


Pacific coast league teams were
punched together in another close
race today, with only a few points
separating the first six clubs and
the leaders occupying uneasy seats.
The Hollywood Stars, trounced by
the San Francisco Seals 10 to !.
held the lead by less than half 2
game. Sam Gibson, stellar Seal
hurler. made short work of the
Stars and their only tally was on
a homer by Dave Barbee.
The Los Angeles Angels were de-
feated by the Missions. 5 to 2. and
retained second place by only a
mathematical margin. With the
score tied 2-all. Clarke hit a homer
in the first of the ninth, scoring
two Mission runs ahead of him and
putting the game on ice for the
Reds.
The victories kept San Francisco
and the Missions tied for third
place
The Portland Beavers, leaders all
last week, offered a demonstration
of how close the race has become
when they dropped from third
pace to fifth by losing to Sacra-
mento, 3 to /. Chesterfield gave
the Ducks only five hits.
Oakland scored two runs in the
last Of the sixth TO defeat Seattle,
5 to 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
DAVID TRAINING
HARD FOR BOUT
WITH TREVINO

Caught off form last week when
ne took q trouncing for the first
five rounds from Claude Richards.
this week finds Young David in
serious training for his bout Friday
night with Manuel Treyino Of e
Faso. Texas.
David was unable TO fight two
weeks ago because Of a badly cut
eye. his place for that week being
taken by Dutch" Easter. Fearing
that the cut might be opened again,
he did little boxing for his bout
with Richards and was decidedly
cut Of condition when it came to
boxing.
The Filipino had to resort to
slugging 10 get a draw decision
with the coast boy.
Trevlno IS heralded as boy with
= wallop. who has defeated such
boxers as Charley Sullivan, Chalky
Wright. the colored whirlwind. and
Claude Warner. He also has draws
with Don Kennedy and Sammy
Seaman. IF this record is on the
level. David is going TO be a busy
man Friday night.
Heartened BY a slashing victory
IN his first bout here after a four
year lay-off. Battling Paul, the
Brawley colored boy. comes back
n the seni-final this week with
Billy McMullen Of the L. S. navy
IN the other corner.
Navy boxers are usually well able
10 take care of themselves and
judging from the form Paul showed
last week AcAIullen viii need TO be
plenty careful
Art Monroy. who also fought last
week. getting the decision over
Louis Reyes, viii take on George
Hamln. another gob. in the special
event. Monroy IS a veteran and
made lots Of friends here last week
when he floored Reyes five times
IL their scrap.
Lorenzo Reyes VIII open the
show against Louis Garcia. who
says he is quite a figl..er.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
Car Accident
Victim Buried

Final rites for Karl Jones. %, vic
tim Of an automobile accident in
La Brea canyon on May 3, were
conducted from 3. E. Lemons chap
el this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
V. Z. Butterworth, pastor of the
State Street Christian church, was
in charge Of the services. Inter-
ment took place at Evergreen
cemetery.
He was born in Texas on Septem-
Der 8, 1903, and lived in California
during recent years.
Jones died May IT, in the Fuller
ton hospital, where he had been
taken for treatment of his injuries.
A coroner's investigation into the
case was conducted in Fullerton
yesterday, the verdict being acci-
dental death resulting from injuries
received in an automobile accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
Corbett Signed
To Meet Jones

OAKLAND. Cal. May 20. (U.P)-
Young Corbett III of Fresno, Cal,
and Gorilla Jones of Akron, Ohio,
two leading conJenders Tor the
worlds welterweight title, were
signed today for California
championship fight here next June.
Negotiations by Louis Parente, 10
cal promoter, for the past year to
bring the two fighters together
were concluded when he received
confirmation from Suey Welsh,
MANAGER Of Jones. Welsh said Jones
will enter the ring weighing l49i=
rounds and asked that Corbett be
under that weight. The Fresnan
usually fights at l48.
The fight probably will be held in
the middle of the month. II was
understood that Parente had Of
fered Corbett $4,000 and Jones 20
per cent Of the gate.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
Fresno Boxing
I'm DOldrums

FRESNO, Cal, MAY 20. UP
Frank Rowsey. 1Gf. a Fresnan, who
has dcne most Of his fighting in
Southern California last night
knocked out Johnny Kerns, l66. Los
Angeles. in the third round after
previously scoring two knockdowns.
In tre second round Kerns took a
nine-count and was floored again,
10 be saved by the bell.
The attempt 10 revive the fight
came here with the Rowsey appear
ance had all the marks OF total fall
ure. The spectators were few in
number and more inclined 70 leer
than cheer.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
Arizona Diaries
In Good Shape

Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Swink of this
city have just returned from Arizo-
ma, where they have been visiting
the dairy regions on behalf Of the
Imperial Valley Mix Producers as
scciation.
They report that the dairy busi-
ness seems prosperous in that coun-
try and that 1t is excellently adapt
ed for such projects. Arizona
dairymen ship a large proportion Of
their butter fat to the local Milk
Producers and Mr.. and Mrs. Swink
report the prospects are favorable
for the continuance of business re-
lations between the dairymen Of
Arizona and the local association.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
Two Score Cases
In Traffic Court

Forty traffic offenders were cited
to appear before Judge I. Mayfield
on the Wednesday traffic calendar
today, but only 81 put in an ap-
pearance.
OF these, most we're minor Of
tenders. Fines Of 81 for headlight
violations. no operators license and
other offenses we're imposed.
Loren Aglipay, CaleXico Filipino,
paid q $50 fine for reckless driving
King Ellis Of FL Centre was fined
s25 for reckless driving. Speeding
charges resulted in si0 fines for
Monroe Walter OF Beverly Hills and
Magyar Geiz Of Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
Post Office To
Observe Holiday

El Centre pest office will be
closed all day Saturday, May 30, in
observance of Memorial Day, ac-
cording TO the local postmaster The
same service as is in effect on Sun
days viii be in order
There viii be no city or rural
carrier service and no window serv-
ice. First class mail, however, will
be distributed in the post office
boxes. Special deliveries will be
delivered Immediately upon arrival
as is customary Oh Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
Firemen To Hold
Annual Dinner

FL Centro firemen will hold their
annual informal dinner dance at the
Barbara Worth hotel this evening
at which time members VIII enter
tain their wives and invited guests.
Dinner will be served at 6:45
o'clock and brief program will be
presented during the dinner hour.
The details of the entertainment
are kept secret by those in charge
The Silver grill will be the scene
of the event.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
THE WEATHER

Los Angeles and Vicinity-Fair
tonight and Thursday with tenn
peratures considerably above nor
NAL. gentle. shifting winds; low
humidity will increase the fire haz-
ard.
Southern California Fair to-
night and Thursday, continued
warm with low humidity in the in
terror: increasing danger of grain
grass and brush fires. Gentle,
changeable winds offshore.
but the majority have had to use
the registered warrants system.
superintendent Collins stated to-
day that the total sum represented
by the registered warrants is in
round numbers, Sl23000, this sum
including interest and other items.
OF this sum, Sll3,000 in round
numbers, is being called in at the
present time.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
COAST LEAGUE

Last Nights Results
San Francisco 10, Hollywood !.
Missions 5, Los Angeles ?.
Sacramento 3, Portland l.
Oakland 5, Seattle 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
fs=a-
B AS EB BALL
STAND DINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Philadelphia 5, Detroit 0.
New York 8. Cleveland 6.
Boston and St. Louis, wet
Washington and Chicago. rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20

Il Is proposed to establish a state
refuge for the $50 wild elk now in
Kern County.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-20
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Boston 9. Chicago 5.
New York, 9. Cincinnati 8.
Philadelphia 8, Pittsburgh ..
St. Louis 6, Brooklyn 2.
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ter, Mrs. Edward L. Shuford, matron
of honor; Mrs. John Stewart. daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. william H. Bonner
of Philadelphia: Miss Elizabeth Cor
don, daughter of Mrs. j. Wilmer Biddle
of Binderton House, Philadelphia; Miss
Dorothy Vaughan of Columbia, S. G.,
and Miss Maria Fletcher Of Asheville,
a cousin, bridesmaids.
Following the ceremony q wedding
breakfast was served at AI,len House,
home of the brides grandfather, Col
Charles Willing Beale, famous for its
Southern hospitality, and where the
custom of entertaining all the servants
of the estate and the whole country
side each Christmas eve with tree,
carol singing and dancing. stu pre-
walls.
Lieut.. Comdr and Mrs. Umsted will
spend their honeymoon in Bermuda
Upon their return they will go to An
napolis, where Comdr. Umsted is serv-
ing two years shore duty as an in
structor at the United States Naval
Academy before being ordered abroad
for three years service.
The bride Is o great-great-grand-
daughter of Commodore Thomas Trux-
tun and a great-granddaughte OF
Emily Beale Truxtun, whose home
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TINE Secretary of State, Mr. Henry
l., StimSon, was accompanied
back to the Capital by Mrs.
Stimson. who will remain here
while Woodley, their estate on
Cathedral avenue. is put in readiness
for the coming Winter season. MRS.
Stimson will then return to their home,
Highhold. at Huntington, Long Island,
to spend the early Autumn.
The Secretary of the Navy, Mr..
Charles Francis Adams, is expected to
return to Washington tomorrow from
Minot. Mass, where he has been With
Mrs. Adams at the Glades Club.
The Secretary of Labor and Mrs.
William N Doak are en- route to Wash
ington from Jackson City, Tenn, where
the former delivered an address yester-
day They are expected in the city
tomorrow
Minister of Greece and
Nine. Simopoulos Entertain.
The Minister of Greece and Nine.
Simopoulos entertained at dinner last
evening at Newport.
The Minister of Venezuela and
Sonora de Arcaya will return to Wash
ington at the end Of the week from At
ldDJlC ClJy, NIlSlc Gllcy 11dFC DCCh Co
tablished during the Summer months.
The Undersecretary of State, Mr..
William r. Castle. is back in the Capt.
tai after spending the week end with
Mrs. Castle at Hot Springs. The
Undersecretary and Mrs. Castle enter
tanned a large company at dinner last
evening at the Homestead.
The military attacne of the French
embassy and Nine. Pillon will leave to-
morrow morning by motor for Philadel-
phia. and later in the week will go to
West Point. Col. Pillon will make the
presentation Of the bust Of the late
Marshal Ferdinand Foch, commander
in chief of the allied armies in the
World War The bust is presented to
the military academy by French donors.
Col and Nine Pillon will motor
from West Point to Albany and will re-
turn to their apartment in the Ward
man Park Hotel the middle of next
week.
The naval attache of the French en-
bassy and Nine. Sable were hosts over
the week end and holiday TO guests from
Washington entertaining them in the
large and historic old Colonial home
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viii motor in the South and plan to
take an apartment In Washington for
the Winter. Before going South Mr..
and Mrs. Armat will motor to Pennsyl-
vania to place their son, Brooke Armat,
in the Hills School,
Washington Girl Married
In London Saturday.
Brig. Gen. Rupert H. Lane, U. S. M.
c., and Mrs. Lane announce the mar
riage OF their daughter, Elisabeth
1horbuYn, to Mr.. Gerald Forbes Noxon
Saturday, September 5. in London,
England. Mr.. and Mrs. Noxon are now
on their wedding trip in Southern
France, and after a fortnight there will
go to Rome, Italy. where Mr. Noxon is
London editor of a cinema review pub
lished by the League OF Nations
Mrs. Noxon is better known in Wash
ngton as Betty Lane, and is a graduate
of Western High School, going from
there to Boston, where she studied
painting for two years. She continued
her studies in Paris. and last Winter
gave an exhibition of her work in the
Duncan Phillips Gallery here Mf.
Noxon is a son Of the agent general in
London of the Province of Ontario,
Canada, and Mrs. William c. Noxon,
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SOCIETY
Secretary of State and Mrs. Stimson at
Woodley After European Trip, but
Return to Long Island.

overlooking Ieesburg. Va, which they
have leased for the Summer. In the
company Wee the Minister of Bulgaria
and Mime. Radeff, the charge d'affaires
of France, M. Jules Henry: the charge
daffaires of Egypt and Nine. Ismail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Constantine Brown, Miss
Brown, and the military attache of the
French embassy and Nine. Pillon, and
the assistant naval attache Of the en-
bassy and Nine Duban.
The charge d'affaires of Lithuania,
DR.. MikaS Bagdonas. is back at the
legation after several days at Long
Beach, N. Y.
The counselor of the legation of Ven
ezuela, Senor Don Luis Churion, Is back
from Atlantic City, where he spent the
week end.
The Assistant Secretary of State, Mr.,
Francis White, will return to the city
at the end of the week. He is now with
Mrs. White and their children at Mar
raganSett Pier, there they will remain
for some time.
Chief Justice George E. Martin of
the Court of Appeals of the District of
Columbia, who has been abroad for
some time, is arriving in New York
today on the Majestic.
The chief of naval operations, Ad-
miral William v. Pratt, is en- route to
the West Coast, where lie will make an
inspection tour of naval bases. He is
expected back in Washington the first
week in October Mrs. Pratt is remain
ing at Belfast, Me, during the absence
of Admiral Pratt.
The former Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury and Mrs. Walter Ewing
Hope entertained at dinner last evening
at the Piping Rock Club in Locust
Valley, Long Island. Following the din
ner Mr. and Mis-. Hopes guests mo-
tored to the home of Mrs. George S.
Franklin near Cold Spring Harbor.
where a large dance was given. Among
those at the dinner given by Mr.. and
Mrs Hope were their daughter, Miss
Marion Hope, and Mr.. Arthur A. Bal
lantine. ir, son OF the Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Treasury and Mrs. Ballan-
tine.
Comdr. and Mrs. William D. Thomas
have leased Graystone, the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Armat on the edge
of Rock Greek, and will take possession
September IS. Mr.. and Mrs. Arrnat
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Bloomingdale, stood at the corner of
North Capitol and Florida avenue,
washington, and for whom the present
Truxtun Circle was named. On her
paternal side the bride is direct de-
scendant of Capt. Thomas Hemphill,
Revolutionary hero, and a cousin of
Baron Stanhope John Hemphill of
Ireland.
Comdr. Umsted is a PENNSYLVANIA
having been born at Wilkes-Barre, and
a descendant Of Admiral Napier on his
paternal side. His grandmother came
from the same Wilson family in Scot
land as woodrow Wilson and his father
went to Princeton with Woodrow Will
son, who was his cousin. His Quaker
ancestors on his mothers side came
over with William Penn and had a
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and they divide their time between thei
homes in Ontario and London.
Old Washington Families
Interested in Wedding.

Old Washington Families
Interested in Wedding.
The marriage of Miss Margaret Beale
Hemphill, scion of the Beales and other
socially prominent old Philadelphia and
washington families, cousin of Edward
Beale Mclean, owner of the Washing
ton Post, and Truxton Beale, former
Minister to Persia and to Greece to
Lieut.. Comdr. Scott Umsted, U. s. NJ,
was a notable event in Asheville, N. c.,
today at noon. The ceremony took
place at Calvary Church, one of the
historic and famous old Episcopal
churches of North Carolina, with the
rector, the Rev. Clarence Stuart Nc
Clellan, officiating.
The bridegroom was attended by
Lieut.. Comdr. A. C. Thomas, as best
man; Lieut.. Comdr. M. w. Hutchinson,
Lieut.. Comdr. p. HI. D. Weems and
Lieut.. Comdr. r. o. Glover and full
military ceremony was observed The
picturesque little church, whose grounds
are the site of the "Open-air West
minister Abbey of the South" YVES elab-
orately decorated for the nuptials.
The bride was attended by her sis
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large grant Of land in Pennsylvania
and New Jersey. The town of Moores-
town was named for the original
Moores, who were his ancestors. There
have been three presidential candidates
in his family, John Hancock, the first
signer; Gen. Winfield Scott and Gen.
Winfield Scott Hancock. Comdr. UNI
sted was an aide at the White House
during President Coolidge's admins
tration.
Col. and Mrs. Didney Andrews have
returned to their apartment at the
Shoreham after spending some weeks
at Bath, Me.
The engagement announced yesterday
In London of the Hon. Mrs. Olive Paget
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