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Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY
nited Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
CHICAGO, May 25. Once
mighty monarchs of the baseball
world, the New York Yankees have
fallen upon evil days. The cry is
echoing around the American
League:
''The Yanks are slipping!"
1t started in Detroit, where they
dropped two out of three, spread
to Cleveland, where they lost three
in a row, and has been taken up
in Chicago, where they are bat
tling tooth and nail TO win the
first series of the western junket.
The Yankees still cling to the
league lead but six defeats in their
last eight games have exposed
vital weaknesses in Col. Jacob Rup-
perts ball club. Briefly, these are !:
Babe Ruth is in one of the worst
batting slumps of his career, and
is playing like an old man in the
field.
Vernon Gomez is the teams only
pitcher who can go the route.
The kid infielders, Red Rolfe
and Don Heffner, have collapsed
with the rest of the team and have
been benched.
The old knockout punch with
which the Yanks used to terrorize
their rivals in missing and oppos-
ing pitchers are no longer labor
ing under the fear that they may
be ruined in one big inning.
After losing four straight, the
Yankees broke their slump yester-
day by beating the Chicago White
Sox, 81, but they had to have a
three hit pitching performance
from their ace, Gomez, and a
doubtful decision on an apparent
home run by Al Simmons to do
it.
Since the Yanks left home they
have won two games, and Gomez
has won both of them. In the
other six games they have used 16
pitchers who have been shelled for
81 runs, or more than eight runs
per game.
Ruth, with a batting average
of .296, hasn't hit home run since
May 9 and sports writers travelling
with the Yanks are calling him
"the old man of the outfield." He
couldn't stoop to pick up ball
yesterday and it went for triple.
Then he struck out, complained
of a sore back, and retired. He is
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
TITLE BOUT
!. HERE TONIGHT

With the first title hout ever to
be held in the valley as the main at
traction a large crowd is expected
for the three eight round fights
carded at the local arena tonight.
Chalkie Wright, present feather
weight champion of the coast will
risk his title in go with Frankie
Venegas over the eight round route.
Venegas who originally hailed
from Anaheim is now making Ell
Centre his home. He has been seen
in action here the past three weeks
and fans feel confident that he will
lift the crown tonight and bring the
valley it's first championship.
!. frankie will have no cinch in do
ing this little thing for the Negro is
plenty good and has trimmed down
his opponents regularly. He has a
string of over so kayoes to his Gre
Git which includes some of the best
boys in the game.
Art Mccullough, the local heavy
who seems to be headed for the big
time before long, will meet Sal Sal
vador, a Mexican heavyweight from
Whittier in the second main event
on the program. Both are fast for
their weight and during the work.
outs held here and in Brawley dur
ing the week, impressed the visitors
by their speed and punching
ability. Mccullough has shown that
he can punch hard and often and
if he can take whatever Salvador
has to give he will add the Mexican
to his growing list of victories
Bobby Leyvas who is always a
welcome sight in the local arena
will be back again Friday in an
eight round preliminary against
Willie Davis, Negro stablemate OF
Wright. Leyvas always makes every
bout he is in real fight and sets
a fast pace right from the start. He
is strong favorite with followers
of the game here who are hoping to
see him mixing with the topnotch-
ers soon.
Ladies will be admitted free to-
night, the management announces
and everything has been done to
get together card that will mean
thrills and excitement as we'll as
good fighting. The first bout will
start at $3.50 o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25

The Bank of America recently
established a branch at Indio,
Riverside county, which has been
banklesS for two years.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
LOS ANGELES
SCHOOL HEADS
CHANGE RULES

LOS ANGELES, May 90. U.P) -
The way was officially open but
there was no appropriation for Los
Angeles city school system athletes
to compete in the state champion
ship meet at Berkeley tomorrow.
Yielding to persuasion, the board
of education modified a ruling to
permit the youthful athletes of the
city system to take part in the
championships. The board, however,
left it up to student bodies to fin
ance the expenses of any entries.
Heretofore, the c. I. F. provided ex-
pense money.
Several proud parents were ex-
pected to open their purses to am
bilious offspring R. c. Young, fa-
ther of Ray Young, Southern Cali
fornia shot put champion, said he
would finance his sons trip. Five
athletes are expected to represent
jefferson high school, which won
the Southern California champion
ship last Saturday
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
SHAKEUP IN
YANK TEAM

NEW YORK, May 25. U.P)-Man-
ager Joe Mccarthy of the Yankees
hoping to offset pitching weakness
by squeezing maximum efficiency
out of his lineup, has made the
most drastic shake-up of the sea-
son.
Determined to check the dizzy
western plunge. Marse Joe yankeo
the two kid infielders, Red Rolfe
and Don Heffner, and shifted Tony
Lazzeri from third to second. Jack
Saltzgaver, recalled from Newark,
took over third, and Frank Croset-
ii was placed at short.
This combination, coupled with
the defensive support of their pre-
mier pitcher, Lefty Gomez, enabled
the Yanks to break their losing
string at four straight yesterday as
they downed the tail-end White Soy
2 to /. Gomez handcuffed the Chi
sox with three hits.
Meanwhile, the Yanks collected
seven SafetieS off CASTOR and CALI
van to score their second victory il,
eight western starts. Coincidentally
it was Gomez who registered the
other western triumph. Chapman's
double in the eighth, after Byrd had
singled and Gehrig doubled, gave
the Yanks their runs.
A three-way tie for third place
was broken, giving the Browns sole
command of that position as Wash
ington dropped to fifth and Detroit
to fourth. The Browns shaded the
Senators, 6 to s.
Detroit beat the Athletics, to g..
Boston at Cleveland was rained
out.
In the National league, the Car
dinals replaced Chicago at second
position by beating Brooklyn, 7 to 8.
Chicago dropped to third place
when trounced, to l, by the Gil
ants. Pittsburgh downed the Braves,
7 to 3, after four run squirt in the
eighth. Lavagetto's homer broke
2-2 tie in the seventh for the Pi-
rates.
The Phillies blanked Cincinnati,
S to 0, behind Rookie Curt Davis
three hit pitching.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Pittsburgh 7, Boston 3.
st. Louis 7, Brooklyn 3.
New York 7, Chicago /.
Philadelphia S, Cincinnati O.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
TODANS
.SPCRTAPARADE.
MaE6t(aslD
BY HENRY McLEMORE
United Press Staff Correspondent

On1teo freSS SIaff correspondent
PRESTWICK, Scotland, May rs.
His name is Colombo, and he's a
magnificent bay Thoroughbred with
snow-white triangular star on his
forehead. Seven times as a two-year-
old and twice as a three-year-o he
has gone to the post, and nine times
he has carried Lord Glanely's red,
white and blue silks to victory.
Today Colombo is the toast Of
England. Such is the interest and
affection that Colombo has inspired,
that his name and achievements
are the paramount topic of inter-
est wherever you CO. On the street
in the pubs, in the hot spots of May
fair, on the Observation-Disclosures s
Colombo this and Colombo that, and
how will Colombo fare in the derby.
The papers are filled with Colom-
bo's deeds, and when reports were
circulated that he was savage and
mean of temper, the sedate Man.
chester Guardian devoted a column
of its editorial page to his defense,
suggesting that there should be a
law of libel for the protection OF
traduced racehorses.
Undoubtedly the greatest race
horse England has seen since the
war, Colombo already has been
made 1i-8 favorite for the derby
and you can get but five to one that
Lord Glanely's horse won't gain the
triple crown-the Two Thousand
Guineas, the derby, and the ST. Le-
ger. When you remember that, ex-
cepting the war years when the
fields were pocr, the last triple
crown winner was Rock Sand In
1903, you realize the esteem in which
Colombo is held.
Already he has won the Two
Thousand Guineas, making shoy
of the field for his ninth consecu.
tive win.
I saw him win this race, and af-
terwards went to the paddock for 9
closeup. Colombo is of medium
height, and in addition to the sta
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25

A White Leghorn pullet owned
by j. v. Bellson, Figarden, Fresno
county, laid SO eggs in 98 consecu-
tive days.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
Here And There
In Sport World

PARIS, May 25. - Wilmer Hines
former University of North Carolina
star, was eliminated for the French
tennis championships in the third
round today by Max ELMER Swiss
Davis cup player. The score was
8-10, Ga, 60, ST, 6-3.
In the women's championship.
josephine Cruickshank, United
States, lost in the second round TO
Joan Hartigan, Australian star. The
score was 1-6, rs, 6-3.
HOLLYWOOD, May 25. - Bob
Goodwin, Georgia light-heavyweight,
and Bob Olin of New York feature
tonight's ring activity at Hollywood
Legion stadium. Goodwin, who kay
oed Benny Miller three weeks ago
ruled slight favorite. The match
is scheduled for 10 rounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
PACIFIC COAST
LEAGUE GAMES
(By United Pressl


The Seattle Indians, seventh
place club in the Pacific Coast
league race, boasted of a four-game
winning streak today as the result
of a happy combination of steady
pitching and unusually heavy hit
ting.
The club which once was The.
doormat of the circuit showed signs
of a revival last week in battling
Sacramento to standstill In their
series. Although the Indians drop
ped the series they played their best
ball of the season. The squirt was
continued in the teams home stay
against Oakland.
With Howard Craghead bearing
down in the pinches, the Indians
made it three in a row from the
Oaks yesterday by a 14-3 score.
Oakland pitchers yielded Manager
Walter Reuther's aroused players
Is hits.
Portland, which also shows signs
of picking up and going places,
scored its second win over Sacra-
mento in yesterdays battle. The
score was 30, with Bryant hurting
five hit ball to register the victory.
Los Angeles scored its third
straight over San Francisco's Seals
when Henshaw held the visitors to
four hits and shut them out. The
Angels got seven off Sheehan and
Ballou to win 40. Lillard hit a ho-
mer.
The game between the Missions
and Hollywood was postponed be-
cause of wet grounds. 1t will be
played as part of doubleheader
Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
Koenig Heads
Natiue Sons

UKIAH, Calf, May 25. (U.P) -
Charles Koenig, San Francisco,
headed the Native Sons of the
Golden West today as the grand
president of the famous organiza-
ton.
Koenig, a member of the Golden
Gate parlor No. 236, was chosen
during the annual convention here.
Vallejo was selected for the 1885
meeting, receiving 182 votes to 1876
polled in favor of Santa Cruz.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
RIVAL TEAMS NO LONGER SEE
YANKEES AS DANGEROUS CREW

likely to be out of the game to-
day, and in action less and less
unless the Yanks show a reversal
of form.
Joe Mccarthy says he isn't wor-
rying, that the team will come
back and go on to win the pen
nant
"You win and you lose" he
says. TITS all in the game. I'm
not troubled. I've gained five
pounds since we left home"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25

Yesterdays Results
Los Angeles 4, San Francisco 0.
Hollywood at Mission, postponed,
rain.
Portland 8, Sacramento 2.
Seattle ID, Oakland 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-25
WRESTLING TOO ROUGH

NEW HAVEN, Conn. U.D =
There's too much rough stuff" in
the wrestling game to suit Chief
of Police Philip Smith. Unless
they stop such tactics as incite the
patrons to near riot, he an
nounced, the bone-crushers will
land in a cell.
Evening star., 1934-07-08
League Work in China
Given More Attention

SHANGHAI, China. - Now that
Japan has made an issue OF the
work of the advisers from the
League of Nations in China, the ac-
tivities of the League experts nave
captured increased interest both here
and abroad.
Since Japan seems to be SO deeply
concerned about what the experts are
doing, there naturally is fresh curl
osity about the precise nature OF the
League mission, which heretofore had
functioned usually with a minimum
of publicity.
Likewise, more significance than
formerly is popularity attached to the
role of the national economic council,
the Chinese brain trust" led by T.
v. Soong, which is the principal body
receiving the aid Of the League ex-
perts.
AS a matter for fact, dispatches
from Toxic have indicated that those
now in control of Japan's foreign
policy view this N. E. G. with a dis
appreciation similar to their current
disapprobation for the task of the
League experts themselves. The jap
anese are represented, in what Is
considered an inspired Rengo dis
patch, as believing that Western
financial assistance to the National
Economic Council would tend to add
to the burden of the Chinese people
and delay attainment of Chinese uni
fication, order and prosperity.
(Copyright. 19349
Evening star., 1934-07-08
D'AnnunziO Writing
Lives of Famed Dogs

ROME, Italy.-Gabriel D'Annunzio
is engaged in writing a Lives of
Illustrious Dogs" in the style OF
Plutarch's Lives" and will add to
his book a short Dictionary of the
Canine Language" he has written
the directors of the annual interna-
tional dog show which recently
opened at Gardone Riviera.
The poet had been asked to act
as a patron of the show, but indig-
nantly refused on the grounds that
to use the term patronage" In con-
nection with dogs was nothing less
than cynical sacrilege" He is not
patron of dogs, he assures the
directors, but friend. He has never
denied the dog nature" which he
has had since birth.
Between 1912 and 1915, while
D'Annunzio was in France, he OUT
lined and began to write a book en-
titled with the reverence Of a
Plutarch, THE Lives of Illustrious
Dogs" the poet explains. ITO the
Lives was added a short dictionary
Of the canine language, kind Of
vocabulary without q muzzle, based
on most ingenious system of noting
sounds.
THE war forbade me to compile
and publish a book which seemed
too frivolous and fatuous to the
heroes of wood and stream. But to-
day I promise the directors that I
shall print it in time for next years
show"
Copyright, 1934l
Evening star., 1934-07-08

found a number Of carriages before
the door and the house crowded with
people of all stations in life, from
colored messengers of the departments
to well-dressed society women. I
went through the house while the
bidding was going on and looked over
its furnishings. I have never seen
such a collection of shoddy any
where. Even the 99-cent stores keep
better articles, and some of the best
things sold undoubtedly came from
such places. The dining room had
chromos which you or l would think
too poor to hang in our kitchens.
The frames were as cheap as the
pictures, and the ornaments of the
rooms consisted of plaster casts and
statuetteS painted to resemble bronze.
A number of porcelain statues bore
the price-mark-99 cents-on the
bottom There we're perhaps half
dozen fine pieces in the whole COL
lection.
The. articles were well auctioned
and they brought high prices. In
many cases the furniture sold for
more than its first cost in the stores,
and an employe of the leading fur
nisher in the city told me that a
Evening star., 1934-07-08

armies there would be no shell of
government.
If Chang needs money-and he has
never ceased to need it in large guam
uties-he sends a plane for the
finance minister. This individual hops
into it, arrives in Nanchang and takes
his orders. He then f1ys back, not to
Nanking, but to Shanghai, and calls
together the local Chinese bankers.
He generally invites them to a ban
quet, for it is an old Chinese custom,
adopted in the West, that men are
more generously disposed toward loans
after a full meal. Sometimes the
finance minister calls on the princes
Of foreign business, tobacco or oil men,
tells them Of new taxes to be imposed,
argues, does a bit of chiseling, then
returns to Nanking to enter the results
In the book.
II Japan wants to sign q new trade
treaty, or If America wants to protest
the slaughter or the kidnapping of a
missionary, the foreign minister leaves
the Waichaipou, goes to Nanchang and
Is told what to say in reply to such
opportunities and the degree in which
to satisfy them.
Nobody here appears to have made
up his mind about anything. There
is no unanimity Of opinion and there
can be none until the last word is
spoken from NanchanR. or wherevsr
Chang happens to be.
Gen. Chang has sworn a solemn
oath that he will not return to Nam
king until he has annihilated the
Communists Of Kiangsi Province.
This, he has promised, will be on
March l, 1884. Regardless of what
other business Of state may come up,
Chang intends to remain away from
the capital.
Copyright, 1e34.l
Evening star., 1934-07-08
Capital of China Always on Move,
Following Wherever Chang Goes

NANK1NG, China.-Nanking capt.
tai of China, is q political shell for
Chang Kai-Shek. It is his political
outpost, the real capital being wher-
ever Chang happens to be. This for
the past IL or more months is at Nam
chang, an equally dismal city. in
Kiangsi Province, three days of by
ordinary means of transportation,
three hours by airplane.
Foreign diplomats, who live In the
spacious diplomatic quarter at Pei
ping, come to Marking to present their
credentials to the President of China,
Lin Sen, white-bearded septuagena-
rian; call at the Waichaipou, or for
eign office, to let them know of their
presence IN town, then depart as
quickly to the more habitable regions
of Peiping or Shanghai.
Nanking is q shell. What little
routine work of government there is
to be done may be accomplished here,
in Shanghai, Peiping or Canton.
There are great government office
buildings here, some in process OF con-
struction, others in process Of decay,
but few decisions are made here.
If a Chinese high official wants to
know what to do. or say, or think, he
takes q boat and train or plane to
Nanchang and there gets his orders
from Chang Ka1-Shek.
Nanking has sometimes found
Chang embarrassing. He Is always
the target OF new rebellions and of
threats Of new civil wars. But Nam
king Is forced to admit that without
Chang there would be no Nanking, no
semblance of kuomintang government,
for Chang Kai-Shek controls the ma
tional armies, and without those
Evening star., 1934-07-08

chair which I saw sold for 81 actually
cost SO.
Today the Russian counsul general
sold his furniture in the same way.
1t was advertised that all the articles
sold were imported from Paris, and
it was expected that some really ele-
CANT things would be put up. AL
though the stuff may have been fine
once, it is far from so now. Every
Thing was cracked, broken and
shabby.
One of the old Negro women who
are occasionally employed about the
White House was sitting on lounge
which was about to be sold. As I
examined it, 1 asked
"Is this good lounge, auntie?"
"Yes, sab, good enough lounge,
sah," she replied, but reckon its
got insects in it."
''How can you tell?"
"Oh, I tells by its looks. Most
every house in Washington has 'em.
We often has 'em visit at the White
House, but we uses insect powder
and kills 'em. Dey gets into things
you set on as well as those you lays
on, and when dey get in you can't
wash 'em out. De only thing dat
Evening star., 1934-07-08

wn for The Sunday Star by Franklin Booth.
kills 'em is powder, and If you dusts
'em with powder in February dey
doesn't hatch. We fights 'em all the
time at the White House, and We
keeps 'em purity skase."
Coffins at Auction.
An auction sale of coffins took place
here not long ago at Duncanson
brothers auction rooms. The dying
politicians were out in force, and
Frank Hutton, George Gorham, John
c. New and a score of others of like
lk were among the purchasers. The
collins went of rapidly, each poll
tician spanning his particular box to
see if it would fit his own form
and sneaking away when he found
one to suit. Architect Hill, no
ticed, took one of ebony lined with
white silk, and Dorsey got one OF
mahogany and rosewood.
The Presidents Billiard Room.
I strolled into the White House
today. 1t looks forlorn and dreary.
The carpets are up and the rooms are
as bare as though the house had a
for rent sign on it and was to let
unfinished. The stairs give forth
a hollow ofice-like sound as one
treads them, and the Presidents
rooms, with floor Of white mating.
look much like the business den Of
some big lawyer. The stately old
Negro who tends the door walks
about in his shirt sleeves, and a
party of sightseers are the only liv-
ing beings visible. The President is
away in New York and his private
secretary is with him.
The billiard room at the White
House looks as blank and dreary as
any of the others. 1t will doubtless
surprise some of our rigid moralistS
to hear that the Presidents mansion
has a billiard room, but it has one
and it is one of the most popular
rooms in it. Grant was a good player
and used the tables a great deal. Gar
field, I understand, was also fond OF
billiards and a new set Of furniture
was bought during his administration
The billiard room Of the White House
is almost as old as the house itself
The fact that the Presidents played
billiards was first discovered by the
puritanical element of the public in
the last days of MadiSon's administra-
ton. At this time it was discussed
how the first billiard table came there
and what it cost to buy it. Duff
Green of the Washington Telegraph
finally settled the matter by saying
that he personally knew that the table
had been bought by John Adams, that
it was secondhand one, and that
Adams had paid $50 for it.
But why should Presidents not play
billiards? 1t is a splendid exercise,
and when you take it outside of bad
surroundings it is as innocent as
shinny or leap frog. Nearly every man
has his little amusement, and a great
mind, if it be a healthy one, delights
in physical exertion. Senator Ben
Wade was good ball player, and
Garfield was fond of croquet. Con-
king likes nothing better than a good
boxing match. Grant is paSsionately
fond of driving fast horses, and
Hayes, while President, had an un-
comfortable habit of taking long
walks Arthur is sometimes called
the Fisherman President" and John
Qpincy Adams was noted for his
daily swinS in the Potomac.
Evening star., 1934-07-08
No Pinch Hitter.

From the Miami Daily News.
Quitting the ranks of the defense
to assume the role of prosecutor,
Clarence Darrow reminds us very
much of star pitcher trying to hit
a home run.
Evening star., 1934-07-08
Little Miss Was Right.

From the Lansing tMich.) State Journal.
A man out in Idaho is reported un-
conscious from a spider bite. And so
we learn, after all these years, that
Little Miss Muffet understood that
discretion was the better part Of
valor.
Evening star., 1934-07-08
Puts a Problem.

From the Omaha world-Herald.
A Nebraska cat still lives after hav-
ing been buried in q hay NOW for 80
days. How many of its nine lives has
it used up?