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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04
JUDGE SAYS ADVERSELY
is REDUCING DIVORCES
Comparison With Better Times in
San Francisco Favors Poverty
as Love Aid.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, September A.
Presiding Judge I. L. Harris of the San
Francisco Superior Court says adversely
is reducing the number of divorces here.
THE old adage about love flying out
the window when poverty comes in the
door is not true" Judge Harris said.
when the stock market was at high
levels" it seemed that almost everybody
was either getting alimony or paying it.
Then came the slump. Judges be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04
MEXICAN CHURCH FIRE
LAID TO ANTI-CLERlCALS
Burning Waste Thrown Into Edi-
fee at Vera Cruz Damaging
Woodwork and Furnishings.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, September A.
Soledad Catholic Church in Vera Cruz
City was badly damaged by fire al
legged to have been started by anti
clericals yesterday, press reports said
today.
Dispatches said burning waste was
thrown into the church, setting fire to
the woodwork and furnishings, most
OF which were destroyed before the
blaze could be extinguished.
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gan to be less generous with husbands
money and alimony became more diff
ficult to collect. Last year 1886 divorces
were granted in San Francisco. This
year there will be less than 2,000.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04
ROOSEVELT PROPOSES
TWO FORESTRY PROGRAMS
Association Gathering Told by Gov
ernor to Unite in Hiring Expert
and Then Seek Market.

BY the Associated Press.
HYDE PARK, N. Y, September A.
Gov Roosevelt, addressing $50 dele
gates of the American Foresters Asso-
citation, gathered at his home yester-
DAY, said forestry had educated people
to grow timber and then had "aban-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04

doned" them without completing the
lessons by showing them how to
market
He proposed two programs for the
foresters of the Nation:
That they induce small timber grow
ers, who have few acres, to combine
into associations having possibly a total
acreage of 10000 acres and then employ
graduate forester to handle their
problems for them, and, second. that
they work out a plan for marketing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04

close to the actual cost Of handling
mails-not including subsidies he
added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04

Felt tricorncs-in the
new Fall shades and black
trimmed with velvet or
feather fancies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04

Flattering from every
viewpoint! Try one on
pull it to the front, give it
the right slant 49,.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28

plunk on the canvas for an eight
count about the middle of the first
round. After that Andy was care
full where he poked himself. MIR.
Moore caught him in Andy's own
corner shortly after the second
round opened and Dashed him one
right smack on the button. 1t was
so hard that Andy's eyes went
crossed as he sank to the floor in
a huddle. He didn't get up until
they lifted him up. Mr.. Moore will
be welcome back again, but not by
Andy Armstrong
Fred Figueroa just falls short OF
being able to lick Kid Pancho. In
their second meeting last night the
Kid repeated previous perform
ance and beat Freddie. The boys
fought like tigers and not once was
there the Semblance of Stalling.
They are the best and most willing
preliminary boys seen here in a long
time. Looking back on it now, 1t
was just about the best fight of the
evening.
Next week there is to be a double
main event, with Bobby Pacho tea-
turing one and sgd Torres the other.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28
PETROLLE'S WIN
OVER KING TUT
UNDER SUSPICION
BY L. S. CAMERON
United Press Sports Editor

NEW YORK, Feb. %. U.P)-The
integrity of the ancient sport of
boxing was on trial again in New
York today. This was SO because
Billy Petrolle of Fargo, N. D., had
been credited with a knockout over
his ancient rival, Henry Rowland,
King Tut" Tuttle of Minneapolis.
The end of the fight came in the
Garden last night after two min
utes and nine seconds of the fourth
round. The knockout, if it was one,
was as suspicious looking as were
the events that led up to it. Indeed,
so peculiar were Tuttles ring tao
tics the purses of both boxers were
ordered held up.
To complicate matters further,
Tut was in Polytechnic Hospital,
where he was being investigated
against possible appendectomy.
A crowd of $1,000, the largest at
tendance at Madison Square Gar
den in months, had turned out for
what had promised to be grand
scrap.
Last nights bout marked the
sixth meeting of Petrolle and Tut
and Petrolle is credited with three
victories, the first two and the
sixth.
While the last renewal of the Pc
trolle-Tut series had some of the
earmarks of Barney" some box
ing writer's believed that it was
lust one of those things and that
there was no pre-fight conniving.
Tut got off to a great start last
night. He won the first round with
ease, rocking Petrolle several times
with wild rights swung from the
floor. In the second round, how
ever, the tide turned toward Pc
trolle. He scored featherweight tap
on the chin and Tut, after a mo-
ments hesitation dropped to a knee
for a nine count. From that time
on Tut led almost none at all and
offered scarcely any protection to
the insistent hammering of the So
called Fargo Express.
AT one time in the fourth round
Tut stood in neutral corner, his
guard completely down. Petrolle
did not score at the moment but a
few seconds later sneaked over a
right to the chin. Tut fell flat on
his back and after the count was
completed was assisted to his cor
ner by Petrolle and the Kings
handlers.
The fight will be gone over with
one of those commission fine combs
at it's next meeting on Tuesday. II
it develops that Tut is i'll with ap-
pendcitis the situation will be some
what less tense. A cursory examina-
ton made by DR.. William Walker
the commission physician, failed to
disclose any evidence of appendi-
citis.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28
DOPE RUNS TRUE TO FORM
IN SECOND DAYS MATCHES

Fred Gilbert, default; Carl Walker
def. P. j. Carey, 2 up.
Defeated Eight-SecOm Flight
Joe Jordin def. John Vaughan
default; Henry Salas def c. E. Kel-
ley, default; E. H. Ferguson def. w
E. Beale, l up; G.. j. Canady def
DR.. j. D. Keye, up.
Third Flight
o. r. Hensler def. A. Shores,
and /; A. B. Crayath def w. H
Huebner, 2 up; H. E. Truax def. Phil
Linde, 2 and J.; Fred Nicolaus def
B. D.. Bibbins, 5 and 3.
Defeated Eight-Third Flight
F. H. Ryan def. Frank E. Scott
2 and /; j. D. Huston def. Al Cath
erwood, l up 2lst; George Saunders
def. w. A. Schenimen, default: M
Ferguson def. Nelson Jones, up.
Fourth Flight
Roy Scott def. w. N. Williams,
and /; A. P. Nuffer def. George
HickoX, and 6; Neil Gordon def
H. T. Jones. up; A. w. White def
Frank Taylor, and 4.
Defeated Eight-FOurth Flight
j. j. Wilkerson def. r. D. Nc
Pherrin, up; Jerry Asher def. w
l.. Hawk. and /; E. w. Cuff def
A. H. Keller, default; Parker Ham,
ilton def. Pat Roach, default. 49,. -.
Fifth Flight
L. c. Lee def. Walter Walsh,
up; John Donahue def. A. N. Over
all, and 4; w. S. Dunn def. jim
Dee, default; G. E. Boydston def
c. D. JOY, 2 up.
Defeated Eight-Fifth Flight
r. Edgar def. r. B. Harmon, s
and 4; H. N. Engel def. Tom Lewis
default; A. C. Ferguson def. J. c
Connect, default; w. C. Costello
def. r. McCune, default.
Sixth Flight
H. E. Gates def. Earl Evans, 4
and 3; Henry Loud def. Ted Keeble
6 and 5; E. P. Moretti def. Frank
Johnston, S and 4; Sam Webb def
Tom Elliott, up. ....... ...... 49,. .....
Defeated Eight-SiXth Flight
Ben Herzikoff def. Ken Perkins
default; B. S. Brady def. A. w
Reese, default; Lou Hall, bye; l.
P. White, bye.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28
Here and There
In Sport World

TEMPE, Ariz., Feb. %. UP)-Tak-
ing an early lead and never losing it,
the Tempe Teachers College basket
ball team defeated the New Mexico
Aggies 40 to 81 here last night.
At half time Tempe had 20 to
is lead, despite the efforts of
Humphries, New Mexico star for
ward, and increased the lead during
the second half.
Humphries was high score man
of the game with total OF IA Joints.
Smith, Tempe forward, led his team
in scoring with IL points.
The teams meet again tonight.
RENO, Feb. %. WP)-Harry Eb-
ding, co-captain of the 1880 St.
Mary's football team and star of
the game with Fordham in New
York decided today that as a boxer
he is an exc client iinesman.
Ebding came out for boxing at
st. Mary's and last night was pitted
here in an intercollegiate match
against Ole Theis of the University
of Nevada. Theis clipped Ebding
twice on the chin hardly before the
first round bell had stopped ring
ing, and Ebding went down and out.
NEW YORK, Feb. 90. U.P)-Wel-
ker Cochran of California, with five
victories and no defeats today con-
tinued to hold the lead in the inter-
national 1872 balkline billiard tour
nament, Cochran scored win No. 5
last night, defeating Eric Hagen
lacher of Germany, 400 to 147 in
seven innings. Hagenlacher has
yet to win a match.
In the afternoon game Willie
Hoppe of New York, scored his
fourth victory, defeating Kinney
Matsuyama of Japan, 400 to 366 in
q innings.
BOSTON, Feb. %. U.P)-Gino
Garibaldi, liam heavyweight
wrestler, defeated Dick Daviscourt
of California last night in 33 min
utes, 80 seconds. A body slam and
| half nelson pinned Daviscourt after
the Californian had been weakened
by series of flying tackles.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28
Track Meet On
At High School

Fast track and perfect weather
today climaxed the hopes of spon-
sors of the Imperial Valley Track
and Field Meet, which was to start
at 1870 this afternoon on the Ell
Centro high school field.
Brawley, Holtville and Ell Centre
are considered outstanding contend
ers for honors this year.
Coach Bob Armstrong of Ell Gen.
tro was pessimistic today. His team,
he said, is weakened by loss of Jolly
broadjumper, and Obergfelle, hurd-
Ter, who are out of school on &C
count of sickness. Cleo Edgar, high
jumping star, will be ineligible to
compete this afternoon. The rest
of FL Centro s A team is in good
shape to battle with Brawley and
Holtville for the cup.
Large roofing squads from every
school entered in the meet were
making their way to FL Centro to
cheer for their respective teams.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28
ALICANTE WINS
IN EASY STYLE
OVER SUBSTITUTE

| For a fight card that had been
steamed up for four weeks, last
night IS affair at the Imperial VAL
ley Athletic club turned out to be
not so hot, circumstances combining
to take the big kick out of it when
Baby Sal Sorio failed to show up.
A badly cut eye, received in train
ing, was given as SAILS excuse for
not coming here. He was supposed
to do so even after being ordered
not to fight by the athletic commits
sion IS inspector in Los Angeles, but
he failed to do so.
In SAILS place the club threw IN
Batting Ortega to meet Vivencio
Alicante. 1t was like throwing raw
meat to a lion and after having a
close call from going out in the first
half minute Ortega was dragged out
feet first early in the third round
Ortega stopped neat clip on the
bean shortly after the fight opened
and took a six count. 1t looked as
though he got up too quickly and
he might as well have stayed down
for the nine count at least. He tried
to swarm over Alicante for the rest
Of the round, but was able to do
little against the speedy and shifty
Filipino with the dynamite punch.
Ortega managed to get in a lew
blows in the second. one whistllng
uppercut that he started from his
shocstrings landing on the Alicante
chin and sending it back. Had 1t
landed flush it would have been
good night, but it was glancing
blow. That was as near as Ortega
got to doing anything.
Homer Gaines lost the decision in
the semi final to Russ Bradford, and
what a booing the fans gave Bill
Tackett. A mere handful stood by
him for the verdict and we include
ourselves in the handful.
From the back of the house II
looked as though Homer were do
ing great slaughter as his blows
landed with whack, apparently on
Bradford s body. In reality the lat
ter was blocking most cleverly and
none of Homer's blows got home.
There was not mark on Bradford S
side as there would have been had
tho blows been landing. Not until
he shifted his tactics at the tail end
of the fifth round, did Homer be-
gin to get anywhere. His body at
tack having failed, Homer changed
to the head and had Bradford
Wobbly in the final round.
Armstrong KayOed
A fighter is not entitled to the de-
cision on a one round showing and
that is what Homer had to offer.
Bradford beat him at infighting and
did as good as Homer at the long
range business. Homer is fast as
chain lightning and in action he
looks like a million dollars. He is
not doing the fighting that he ap-
pears to be doing and we think
Tackett did right in giving Brad
ford full credit for the good work
he did.
Andy Armstrong met sudden death
and high taxes in the person OF one
Battling, Jimmy or Tommy Moore
from San Diego who looked like
the proverbial thirty cents and act
ed like government bond. Moore IS
original home was given as Alaska
and he resembled nothing so much
as a clumsy Alaskan bear. No style
slow as molasses apparently, and
with a flat-footed shuffling gait,
but boys and girls what a shock
1t was only when he hit that he
was fast
Mrs. Armstrong; boy went kerr
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28
DivOdi Loses To
COlOred Battler

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. %. U.p)
The folly of hasty speech was i'm
pressed clearly today upon Andy
DiYodi, lat pound New York Ital-
ian, as a consequence of the lacing
handed him last night by Battling
Dozier, the shifty negro battler
from Kansas City.
Not long ago Divodi protested
vainly against a state athletic COM
mission order that he must meet
Do2ier. Divodi classed Dozier as a
clown fighter" and said he didn't
like to fight clowns.
Dozier clowned his way through
10 stirring rounds with Diyodi, VIM
ming all except the fourth and
eighth. Divodi was generally ex-
peeted to win but was no match for
the Kansas City lad. Other results.
Louis O'Neil knocked out Tommy
Noones, %; Ray Butler decisioned
Kid Avilino, 90; Jack Conmel out
pointed Tony Cora, "a; Don Har-
rington and Joe Azvedo Drew. "a:
and Paul Mann drew with Eddie
Harvey, "a.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28
LOCAL NETMEN TO
MEET BORDER TEAM

Tennis stars of Ell Centro and
Calexico will compete here tomor-
row in three doubles and four sin
giles matches in the second bracket
of the inter-town tennis tourna-
ment.
Brawley and Yuma, other towns
entered in the contest, will play
in the northern city tomorrow, the
same number of matches scheduled
there as will be run off here.
The silver loving cup offered by
the Imperial Valley Hardware
company is at stake Yuma won
the cup last year and is making
strenuous effort to keep it. The
town winning the trophy three Sue
cessive years may retain it per-
manently.
Play is slated to begin tomorrow
morning at o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28
Pacific Coast
Training Camps
(By United Press

NY obItCu IICSoD
The San Francisco Missions train
ed under new leadership at the
Stockton camp today while their
manager, "Red' Killefer, recuper-
ated in Los Angeles hospital from
a major operation. Bobby Coltrin
and George Burns were named by
Killefer to pilot the Missions until
he is able to rejoin them.
Another prominent Coast league
figure on the casualty list was Win
Ballou, Los Angeles pitcher, who
was spiked in the right foot while
playing soccer at the Angels camp.
His injury was not serious.
Among the first to discuss pros
poets for the coming season was
Manager Nick Williams of the San
Francisco Seals, who announced
from Monterey quarters that his
team is developing some of the fast
est base running in the league. He
said the Seals big new home park
will make swift travelling necessity.
The Hollywood Sheiks, training
in Los Angeles, received word from
Dave Barbee, outfielder, that he Is
enroute by motor from his home IN
Greensboro, N. c., to join the team.
All the regulars were scheduled to
attend Oakland IS final workout OF
the week today. Pete Daglia, pitch
er, Pete Read, catcher, and Charlie
Wade of Beaumont, Texas, formerly
with Seattle, arc the latest to re-
port
Manager Buddy Ryan led the Sac
ramento Senators to Richmond to
day to start training. His only ex-
perienced men at present are Chic
Suggs outfielder, and Harry White
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28
BY OLLIE PAINTER
Staff Correspondent Los Angeles

Stall correspondent Los Angeles
Daily News
The dope" ran true to form yes
terday at the Barbara Worth coun-
try club when the second round
ment were played. Vic Blalack of
Fox Hills won from H. H. Williams,
medalist 4 and 3, while Forest Fer
guson, who has helped Tom Harris
and Barney Burke put Holtville
on the map, disposed of Morey Darr
and 5. Darr is to be commended
for his showing in this tournament,
and upset all dope by winning from
A. H. Mcclure Thursday.
Paul Johnson, dispenser of shirts
and cravats for Mr.. Grayco had a
rather easy time with Mr.. Francis
from Yuma 3 and 2, and o. P.
Austin, now permanent resident
of the valley. won from another
handsome young man Homer Day.
export and 4.
Medal scores of the winners yes
terday were very good. Blalack
and Austin turned in par golf, 73,
johnson a "a and I believe Fer
guson shot rs.
Today's matches should bring
out probably the best golf OF the
tournament, especially in the cham
pionship flight. johnson and Aus
tin will fight it out along the
lower lines while Blalack and Fer
guson are battling toe to toe from
the upper bracket.
There apparently were no upsets
in any of the other flights. Jack
Strobel and o. C. Harris disposed
of the two Brawleyites A. w Bon
nycastle and Elmer Sears, in the
first flight. Messrs. Willard and
West defaulted their matches to
Messrs. Mcclure and Crenshaw, the
latter gentleman entertaining the
gallery around the 9th and 18th
green's by turning on his radio To-
Gated under the dash board of his
motor car.
The Ferguson family is we'll rep
resented in this tournament-all
four are in different flights end al,
four won their matches yesterday
Tomorrow will see the wind up of
this first tournament OF the Bar
bara Worth club, and the officials
in charge are to be congratulated
upon the success of the event
Everything ran very smoothly from
all angles, and even the Calcutta
pool was q huge success. No ar
guments spoiled any play, however
there were few squawks about
"the other fellows handicap" but
that comes in all tournaments.
The championship flight will be
over SO holes. first 18 starting at
$50 a. m. and the final 18 at Loo
p. m. All other flights will play
! but 18 holes.
The general public is invited tc
witness the final tomorrow at the
club. Fast play is anticipated ano
the matches undoubtedly will at
tract a large gallery.
Yesterdays results follow:
Championship Flight
Vic Blalack defeated H. H. Viii
liams, 4 and 3; F. M. Ferguson dei
Morey Darr, 6 and 5; Paul johnson
def B. F. Francis, 3 and 2; o.
Austin def. Homer Davenport,
and 4.
First Flight
Jack Strobel def. A. w. Bonny.
castle, 3 and 2; A. H. Mcclure def
F. A. Willard, default; w. w. Cren.
shaw def. Carl West, default; o. c
Harris def. Elmer Sears, l up.
Second Flight
L. L. Stroupe def. Harry Erskine
up; A. MacLachlin def. Jerry
Handy, and 2; w. Elvander def
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28

infielder. formerly with the Cleve-
land Indians.
AT San Jose preparations were
completed to receive the Portland
Beavers Monday.
In Fresno the 35-man squad OF
hurlers and receivers of the Oak
land Coast league and the Phoenix
clubs were divided into right and
left-handed teams and the first
practice game of the season was
played The right-handers won,
10 to 5, with Hemenway, Filing and
Nesler occupying the mound in turn
against Comes for the southpaws.
Last night dozen infielders and
outfielders arrived in camp, with
the remainder due today.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28
Forfeit Posted
For Big Scrap

CHICAGO, Feb %. (U.P)-A for
felt of $4,000 has been posted with
President John v. Clinnin, guaran-
teeing that the Max Schmeling-
Young Stribling heavyweight match
will be held in national boxing as
sociation state, it was announced to-
day. Detroit, Jersey City, Cleveland
and Chicago, all N. B. A. territory,
are the leading contenders for the
title bout.
According to the terms of the
contract, the place will be named
80 days before the contest which is
expected to make the naming OF
the site fall on March 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28
THE WEATHER

LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair tonight and Sunday with
moderate temperature; gentle north
erly winds.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Fair and mild tonight and Sum-
day: moderate northwest winds off,
shore.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28
So. California
Sport Briefs

LOS ANGELES, Feb. % UP
University of Southern California
defeated University of San Fran
cisco in a base ball game here yes
terday, 13 to 4. Olsen OF San Fran
cisco hit a home run.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 28 W.P) -
Billy Townsend, Vancouver, B. c.,
scored a technical knockout over
Bobby Reister Alhambra, Cal, IN
the sixth round of their scheduled
20 round bout here last night. Reis-
ter was floored three times in the
sixth. Each weighed 142 pounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28

LOS ANGELES, Feb. %. U.P) -
George Williamson. right handed
University of Southern California
pitcher, has been signed by the Sc
attic baseball team. it was an
nounced here today by Manager
Ernie johnson.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 28. U.P) -
Manager Jack Lelivelt of the Los
Angeles baseball club will watch the
Chicago Cubs work out at Avalon
today and tomorrow and then will
select three pitchers, catcher and
an outfielder from the Cubs flock.
The Cubs owe the Angels five play
crs in return for Pitcher Ed Baecht
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28

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Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28

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