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Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20
BILLY PETROLLE
PICKED TO BEAT
BATTALINO AGAIN
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY

CHICAGO, May 20.-EXponentS
Of the old school of pugilism, Billy
Petrolle Of Fargo, n. D, and
Christopher tBaO Battalino Of
Hartford. Conn, will stage the Sec
ond edition of their ring feud in
the Chicago stadium tonight.
The match is scheduled for 10
rounds at l40 pounds and is ex-
j pected to draw about 1880 per-
sons and gate receipts of nearly
$4,000
In ancient times when Achilles,
the master of the games, called the
boxers to scratch. the winner was
spoken OF rot as the man who
could hit the hardest, or guard the
best but who could endure the
longest.
When these two battle-scarred
warriors met in Madison Square
Garden, March q. it was Petrolle
who enduced the longest. The
Fargo Express, q nickname Petrolle
acquired when ne worked for the
railroad in the far north, was de-
clared the winner on a technical
knockout in the twelfth and final
round. The referee stopped the
bout with Battalino still on his
feet, but almost senseless from the
terrific pounding he had absorbed.
His nose was broken and cut, and
ne was physically exhausted.
Almost up until the last second.
however, Battalino had been the
aggressor- After the bout the New
York commission recommended
that Battalino take a two months
rest.
With a chance at the light
weight title likely to 90 to the win
ner, there is every reason to ex-
pect tonight's bout to be Just as
savage and spectacular as was their
first encounter. Petrolle whipped
Tony Can2oneri, 135-pound champ
ion, two months before he won the
title, and Battalino holds a two
round knockout over Al Singer.
who held the lightweight title be-
fore he lost it to Canzoneri.
Petrolle's superiority over Bat
talino n the New York fight has
made him a to 5 favorite in the
. betting, and may be 2 TO l at the
rindside.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20
Pacific Coast
League Scores
BY United Pres

The Hollywood Stars today
looked down from top position in
the Pacific coast league on other
members OF the circuit.
They achieved top place when
they defeated the Missions. 40.
while the Los Angeles Angels, for
mer league leaders, dropped their
game with the Seals, 6-3.
The Stars collected three runs in
the second and another in the
eighth. They scored seven hits from
Castor and Pillette while their own
pitcher, Sheehan, was taken for
only two.
The Seals scored two runs in the
first, one in the third. two in the
sixth and one in the eighth. The
Angels counters were scored in the
ninth.
The Oaks took their third straight
win from the Portland Beavers.
40. Vim Thomas. Oakland hurler.
allowed but three hits while his
teammates touched Dietrich. Beav-
er moundsman, for eight.
The Sacramento Senators took a
Ga victory from the Seattle In
dians their first in the series.
They scored j hits OF Wetzel
new Indian pitcher, while Freitas.
Scion mounoer, was taken for seY-
en-.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20
J0HNSON'S MEN
TROUNCE YANKS
IN TWO GAMES

NEW YORK, May 20. UP
Walter Johnson's claims that this
years Washington Senators are the
finest baseball team in the history
Of the capital city we're ably sup
ported by his club yesterday when
they took both ends of a double
header from the high-poWered New
York Yankees.
After losing four straight games
to their hoodoo outfit from st.
Louis, the Senators came to New
York and displayed brilliant form
by nOsing out the Yankees, 8 to 6,
in the first game after a 10-inning
struggle, and walking away with
the nightcap, - to 7.
This double victory halted the
Yanks winning streak of nine games
and boosted Washington to within
four points of New York's lead.
In the second contest, the Yanks
got off TO a flying start, thanks to
home runs by Babe Ruth and Bill
/ Dickey.
Jimmy FoXX drove out his 18th
| homer accounting for four runs IN
! the first inning and permitting his
Philadelphia Athletic teammates to
coast to a 4 to victory over Bos-
tons Red SoX.
No other games we're scheduled
in the American League
The Brooklyn Robins dropped to
seventh place in the National cir
cult by losing, 3 to 2, to the tall
end Pittsburgh Pirates. The idle
New York Giants replaced Brook
/ lyn in sixth position. Pittsburgh
scored two runs in the eighth inn
ing to take the game.
BUrleigh Grimes, veteran spit
/ ball hurler, went the route of IL
innings for Chicago as the Cubs
nosed out the Cincinnati Reds,
to 3, giving Chicago a firmer grip
ton first place.
! No other games were scheduled
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20
GOLDEN STATE
TEAM DEFEATS
BAKERY CREW

Pitcher Joe Hurst turned a murs
derer's row into tea party al
Wilson field last night as he DEM
onstrated to fans and particularly
to the highly touted Cramer
Bakery batting lineup that he has
lost none of his last seasons
effectiveness, by bringing the
Golden State Creamery into a
3 to l victory over the bakers.
Hurst allowed but two hits, and
the breadmen's only tally came as
a result of two errors. Evans
twirled a fine game for the losers,
but his team-maters ineffective
batting and two costly errors were
too much to overcome.
Kuhn of the disbanded I. V.
Hardware team proved a welcome
addition to the creamery lineup by
bagging three singles and scoring
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20
JelIiffe Out OF
Southern Match

! LOS ANGELES, May 20. UP
Bill Jellffe, public links player and
a favorite in the Southern Cali
fornia amateur golf championship
in progress at the San Gabriel
country club, was out of the tour
nament today as play entered the
quarter finals.
Weller Noble eliminated him be-
fore a following of 500 fans yes
terday, up in one of the feature
matches OF the day.
Perry Ferguson continued his
sensational string of victories by
defeating Billy Jacks, of Girard,
up. Alan Moser will tackle the
Ferguson luck and skill today, and
followers expressed the opinion
that he must shoot super par golf
TO win. Moser defeated George
Newton 2 and l yesterday.
Harold Thompson, another fav-
orite, had a difficult time defeat
ing Dave Hanna, 2 and yester-
day. and Jack Gaines, who elimi-
mated Q. C. Sloppy Thursday, oust-
ed Jim Tebbe and 5.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20
SmOOt To Build
Racing Plant

LOS ANGELES, May 90. U.P)--
With formation of the Los Angeles
jockey club, Joseph M. Smoot, Mi
ami, Fla. raeetrack founder, an
nounced today that a $1,000, ,00O
horse racing plant would be built
on the estate of the late f. j.
Uucky) Baldwin, and that Bald
wins daughter, Anita Baldwin,
would be a director
Baldwin was a pioneer in Cali
fornia racing, and Smoot's pro-
ject on this estate brings again
to the turf a name which made
history in that sport
Plans are to locate the plant on
the Baldwin property near Area
dia, known as the Rancho Ell Santa
Anita. The track will be a mile
long and the grandstand will ac-
commoGate $4,000 people.
Shoots announcement followed
a day after Alexander Pantages
made public plans for another
$l,000,000 racing plant near Ingle-
wood William p Kyne and Harry
L. Lewis were said to be ready to
launch a third racing project here.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20
VENzKE TAKES
THIRD PLACE IN
1000 YARD RUN

NEW YORK, May 20. U.P,-Gene
Vcnzke. one Of Americas outstanG-
ing Olympic track hopes. is i'm
bued with new confidence he will
establish a world record in the
1500-meter run at the Los Angeles
games, despite his defeat last night
The tall. sun-bronzed runner
told the United Press this new con-
fidence was inspired by his excel
lent time last night in q short ~
1000-yard race in which he fin
ished third. running against a field
OF five crack half-milers. This
event is TOO YARDS less than the
mile and $40 yards less than 1900
meters.
He was beaten by Otto Rosner. a
teacher from LawTenceville School.
n. J., the winner. and George Bull
Wrinkle, Of New York. second. dur
ing the twilight track and fielj
meet Of the New York Curb Ex-
change A. A.
1t marked the first outdoor start
OF the season for NenEke who had
established new world indoor rec
ords for the mile and 1900 meters
during the under cover season.
Rosner was clocked in > minutes
12.4 seconds over the slow track.
only two-tenths of a second behind
the American record Of 2:12.2 set
IL years ago by Larry Brown OF
Penn. Venzke was timed in 2:13.2.
Less than three yards separated
Rosner. Bullwinkle and Gene
My best time previous was 2:I6.
nearly five seconds slower" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20
SPORTS PARADE
OFFERS VARIETY
IN T0DAY'S NEWS
BY HENRY MeLEMORE
nited Press Staff Correspond


NEW YORK, MAY &c. Bat
and Billy the Kid go at it again
tonight, this time in Chicago. II
their second meeting is anything
ike the first one in Madison Square
Garden. the promoters probably
will switch it from the stadium to
the stockyards along bout the
fifth or sixth heat.
An hour or so after the first
braWl between these two gamesterS,
YOUR kind-hearted correspondent
wrote that another such kicking
around and Battalino would be
ready for the dippy-daffy depart
ment. 1t seems l was wrong. For
such eminent authorities as Jack
Hurley, Billy's manager, and James
icy johnson, the boy bandit, told
me later that Battalino came out
light when compared to the past
ing Billy gave Jimmy McLarnin
and JuSto Suarez -.
Yeah" said Mister Hurley, Bat
looked powerful messy, but he
wasn't hurt a hell of lot. You
see, 1t wasn't until the last round
that Bill stepped in and began
laying it on. Up until that time
he had been satisfied to stand
back and jab Bats ears Off"
you're right Johnston echoed
at the time, you're right, Jack.
He wasn't really hurt"
These two gentlemen should
know. Two braver men never
stood outside a ring and yelled go
on in there. He can't hurt us
You'd have to search a long time
before finding another pair of fell
lows as downright reckless with
another mans jaw as the MessrS.
Hurley and Johnston.
And so when they say the loss
of a pint or more of blood, a
smashed lip, a battered nose, and
a hammered, hammered hammered
stomach isn't damage, guess a
fellow oughta believe EN-.
But / remember too clearly how
the little Hartford scrapper looked
as they led him from the pit.
won't back down. If he wasn't dam
aged badly then Gettysburg was
an ice cream social, and Ypres a
coming out party.
We have put our departmental
statistician to work to determine
just what league, if any, the Giants
would be in now if Bill Terry had
decided to man his Memphis fill
ing stations all summer. Our
guess is the Cotton States.
Max Bacr and King Levinsky will
meet in q 20-round bout at Reno.
July 4. Another warning will be
sent out at the end Of the month
Helene Madison, says Eleanor
Holm, is slipping. I guess Eleanor
means Helene isn't breaking world
records except on alternate Mon
days, Wednesday and Saturdays
now.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20
Patrick Picked
To Beat Hanna

HOLLYWOOD. May 20. UP
Tom Patrick ruled a faYorite to-
day to defeat Jimmy Hanna in
their 10-round fight at the Am
erican Legion stadium tonight.
This vas in spite of Hanna's
record Of defeating Patrick two
times previously IN local bouts. and
because Of his recent great i'm
prOVement.
Patrick defeated Hans Birkie.
Oakland heavy, last month with
such impressive form that fans be-
lieYe his Improvement Is pefman-
l.nL
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

two of the three winning runs.
George Thomas and Harry Ham
merslaugh were the only batsmen
to hit safely against Hurst.
Last nights game, which was
the smoothest of the four played
so far, ended the first week Of the
FL Centre night league summer
schedule. The eight teams appear
as evenly balanced as is possible.
Indications are that fans will find
two Well-matched teams on the
field during every game. The next
game, Monday night, brings the
Cramer team up against the Valley
Steam Laundry.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Chicago, I; Cincinnati. 3.
Pittsburgh, 3; Brooklyn, 2.
Only games scheduled.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20

Less than four gallons to the
acre Of pyrethrum oil gave a 80 per
cent kill Of grape leaf hopper in
Fresno county.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20
B A 5 E B A Ii
STAN DENGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Washington, 8-12; New York, CT
Philadelphia, d; Boston, 2.
Only games scheduled.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20
COAST LEAGUE
Yesterdav's Resnlfs

= N''-011 Ut " t0N3NEt3
San Francisco, 6; LES Angeles, 3.
Hollywood, 4; Missions, 0.
Oakland, 4; Portland, 0.
Sacramento, 6; Seattle. 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20
"A RISE in
BANK
DEPOSITS"

\kIHENEVER reports in
wa any locality or in the
nation show d rise in bank
deposits, that becomes the
important financial news of
the day. 1t means better
times, better business,
more activity.
increased volume of Bank de-
posts is not merely an indi-
cation of better busineSs-it
is a direct cause. When de-
posts rise, banks can safely
make new loans, extend old
loans, provide the money for
new enterprises and stimu-
late employment.
Bank deposits grow bestwhen
a great many people are de.
posting regular amounts,
small or large as may be. If
you are doing your best to
build up a reserve in Security
First National, you are help
ing toward general and local
prosperity.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20
Tr0jans Tackle
Northern Teams

LOS ANGELES, May 20. UP)-
University of Southern California
Trojan track athletes will leave for
Berkeley tonight in anticipation OF
winning their fourth consecutive
California collegiate cham
pionship.
Their main competition tomorrow
will come from Stanford, but the
Trojans finished 80 points ahead
of the Palo Alto men in their dual
meet here and foressw little trouble
in diSposing of them again.
Southern California won its first
intercollegiate meet in 1929 and has
been on top ever since.
A Sierra to the Sea Highway
association has been formed in the
San Joaquin Valley to boost com
pletiOn of that road
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20
The Weather
Los ANGELES AND VICINITY

Fair but with considerable cloud
mess tonight and Saturday; mod
crate temperature; gentle shifting
winds.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Cloudy tonight and Saturday;
unsettled in west portion; cooler
east portion Saturday; moderate
west winds off shore.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20

We have put our departmental
statistician to work to determine
just what league, if any, the Giants
would be in now if Bill Terry had
decided to man his Memphis fill
ing stations all summer. Our
guess is the Cotton States.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-20

Max Bacr and King LevinSky will
meet in a 20-round bout at Reno.
July 4. Another warning will be
sent out at the end of the month.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-31

continue to Phoenix for the sec
ond night of the trip. The third
day will be taken up with a trip
to Lordsburg, n. M. and the party
will return to san Diego on April 4.
A number Of Imperial Valley
persons will join the party al
Warmers, continuing with them for
the remainder of the trip and II
is expected that all southern routes
of interest to Imperial and San
Diego counties will be trayersed in
order that plans can bC sade for
increasing travel over the roads Of
the southwest which directly affect
the two southern counties Of Ca %
fornia. Those desiring to make as
trip with the San Diego planning
commission are asked to get in
touch with the FL Centre Chamber
of Commercc.
Another group rom San Diego
will visit Imperial Valley on April
q, when a goodwill tour CT San
Diego business men and chamber
of commerce members is planned.
Details OF the trip have not yet
been decided, but as soon as ar
rangements are announced the FL
Centro chamber will plan enter
tainment for the visitors while in
this city. This is the first good
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-31
BY w. G. QUISENBERRY
United Press Staff COrresponden

DUBLIN, March 81. Southern
Ireland's seven century struggle for
complete freedom seems to be near
er its goal, although several more
years may be needed to write the
end of its independence story.
There is every indication that the
Irish Free State today is on the
threshold of the most significant
period in its history.
The change that has come over
the country in the past five months,
and especially since the election of
Eamon de Valera as head of the
executive council, is unmistakable.
To an Englishman or to any other
foreign observer this change can
mean only that the irish Republi-
cans never will be satisfied with
anything but complete separation
from Great Britain.
The wave of nationalistic feeling
sweeping over the Free State now
is as widespread as that which
drove southern Ireland into rebel
lion against the British crown. But
there will be no rebellion this time.
Republicans have learned that such
methods can be suicidal.
When the Dali Eireann recon-
venes on April 20, De Valera will
lead the Free State in the first step
toward what he hopes will be peace
full secession from the British en-
pire. He will introduce legislation
aimed to eliminate the oath of al
legiance to the crown from the
Free State constitution. 1t is be-
lieVed generally that his plan
stands a good chance of becoming
effective within a few months.
If De Valera can gain this first
objective, the rest should be easy.
His popularity appears to be so
great that he can obtain man.
date from the people to do almost
anything he wishes.
Abolition of the oath and reten-
ton of the land annuities paid by
Irish tenants to Great Britain are
parts of the mandate which the Re-
publicans say they won when they
came into power at the last Dali
electlOnS.
Five months ago De Valera
walked unnoticed along the streets
of Dublin. If anyone noticed him
in the Dali they were frock coated
government deputies who smirked
and jibed. De Valera now occupies
the elaborate office from which
Cosgrave formerly ran the govern
ment and directed the campaign
against the Republicans.
Today De Valera is besieged by
admirers at every public appear
ance.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-31
States Cleaner
Rules Explained

Cleaners ana pressers Of Imper-
ial Valley gathered at the El Gen.
tro fire hall last night at the re-
quest of State Fire Marshal Jay
Stevens, who explained the neces-
sity of forming a county board of
examiners.
The examining board will conduct
examinations for those who wish to
engage in the cleaning and pressing
business and issue state licenses to
those who pass TIE test. There are
to be IA such boards in California.
Those already engaged in the bus
mess, said Stevens, automatically
will receive licenses.
Members of tnt BOARD will be ap-
pointed by the state upon recon-
mendation of Stevens and valley
cleaners and pressers.
Danger of using cleaning fluids
in the home was demonstrated dur
ing the evening and discussions for
improving the service of cleaning
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-31
San Diego Group
Plans Visit To
Imperial Valley

Members of the San Diego county
planning commission will be in Ell
Centre Friday night of this week
after completing the first day Of
three-day survey of roads in I'M
perial county and southern Arizona.
F.. J. Hansen, chairman CT the
commission, has informed the Ell
Centre Chamber Of Commerce that
the party will leave San Diego on
the morning Of April l and will 90
to Warmers Springs, by way of
Santa Ysabel, going over the pro-
posed Imperial highway. They will
have lunch at Campbells rancn
and in the afternoon will survey
the southern end of the Imperial
highway, arriving in El Centre for
dinner.
Early Saturday morning the
party will drive to Brawley, inland
and Blythe, to go over the pro-
posed Chuckawalla cutoff and will
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-31

WILL ADMITTED
TOCOAST COURT

LOS ANGELES, March 81. UP
The first phase of a legal contest
among the heirs of Ray H. Arnold,
wealthy Washington, D. c., ship
builder, ended today after admission
20 probate Of a will disposing of
MS s1,OOO,OOO estate.
Judge James H. Pope admitted
Ehe will TO probate after it was es-
5ablished to the courts satisfaction
that Arnold was legal resident of
Los Angeles when he died
Mrs. Bessie Arnold, the widow,
son, William, and a daughter, Rael-
IA, sought to have the will probat-
I'd in the District of Columbia
Opposing them, another daughter,
Mrs. Bernice Monks, and her hus-
band, Howard, supported the pro-
pate action in Los Angeles county.
Mrs. Monks was principal heir to
5he estate under the will.
Mrs. Arnold was cut off and Rael-
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-31
WRITER ASSERTS
IRELAND MOVING
TOWARD LIBERTY

Editors Note: Strong devel-
Opment of nationalism in the
Irish Free State is bringing Ire
land closer than ever to COM
plete separation from Great
Britain, according to w. G.
Quisenberry, United Press staff
correspondent. Five months ago
when he visited Ireland he
could find hardly anyone who
admitted Republican tendencies.
Eamon de Valera, idol of the
Republicans, is now leading his
followers openly and steadily
toward the Republican goal of
complete independence, he re-
ports.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-31
STOCK QUOTATIONS

Ia received a trust fund of 10000
The son received nothing
Testimony in the probate hear
ing was introduced that Arnold had
gone to Reno, New, to make ar
rangements to establish residence
there for the purpose of obtaining
a divorce. A previous. bitterly con-
tested divorce action in New York
courts brought neither Arnold nor
his wife 9 decree.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-31

and pressing establishments took
place.
More than % persons we're pres
ent from BraWley. Calipartia, CAL
exico Imperial and FL Centro. Dep
uty Charles Smith also was present.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-31
BEVERLY HILLS
CUTS SALARIES
OF OFFICIALS

BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, March
81. U.R)-Beverly Hills, the home
town of many film celebrities in
cluding Will Rogers, eX-mayor, to-
day had taken a few notches in its
belt and resolved to do something
about this thing called the de-
preston.
The city council, with very little
lhesitation and practically no ora
tory, passed an ordinance cutting
municipal salaries from 5 to 10
per cent. The ordinance will be-
come effective on April %.
And, on the other side of the
ledger, the council sponsored a
move by which the assessed valua-
ton of the city was cut by approx
imately $10,000,000, thereby aiding
the film people whose incomes have
dropped heavily and consistently.
Not all motion picture people are
under year-long contract, public
beliefs to the contrary, City Clerk
Bert j. Firminger pointed out
today.
The days of spending orgies in
the films apparently are over and
the film people are paid just when
they work, which may be only a
few months of the year.
There are exceptions to the rule,
Firminger admitted, but he pointed
out that business houses, banks
and real estate men, alike had
found their incomes seriously cur
tailed.
Instead of cutting the tax rate,
it was decided to reduce the valua-
tion of taxable property. And to
keep within the budget, city en-
ployees receiving from $l25 to 5000
monthly will submit to per cent
cut; those from 5000 to 5000
monthly will take a 7l5 per cent
cut, and those receiving $500
month and up will accept a 10
per cent reduction.
The Redding postmaster killed a
deer near Gusanville that had
ant1erc measuring 40 inches from
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-31

Purchase Of 2229 acres of land
near Maxwell, Colusa county, is
announced, all to be planted to rice
this year and subsoiled and planted
to sugar beets next year.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-31
Default Judgment
Awarded TO Bank

A default Judgment against
Katherine II. Sullivan by Judge
Vaughn ~ Thompson was on file
in the county clerks office today.
awarding the Bank of America
National Trust and Savings asso-
citation $500.
The bank brought suit against
Mrs. Sullivan to recover money
due as rent on a store room at
Sixth and Main streets for the
months Of July. August, Septem-
her. October, November and De-
cember, 1881.
Mrs. sullivan failed to appear IN
court on the date set for hearing
Of the case, and a judgment by de-
rault was returned in favor of the
bank.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-31
The Weather

Los ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair tonight and Friday with
temperature a little above normal
gentle shifting winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-31
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Fair tonight and Friday but be-
coming cloudy west portion; mod
crate temperature; gentle change
able winds.