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Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-22
TIGERS FAIL
TO CRACK UP.
BY THEON WRIGHT
United Press Staff Correspondent

united Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Aug. %. = De-
troit's sensational crack-up, in
which the Tigers were to fold up
like the one-hoss snay and leave
the road clear for the Yankees to
march to the American league
championship, has again been put
OH Tor a few days, due to a series
of incidents in Boston.
Chief was the appearance of
"Schoolboy' Rowe. He won his 18th
game in a row yesterday while the
Yankees were suffering a lapse in
the presence of the st. Louis
Browns. New York is now five and
half games behind the nom
crack-upping Detroiters.
The crying need of a Detroit
crackup, as far as immediate ri
walls are concerned, can be seen
from glance at the record of the
last three weeks OF play
Detroit has pasted the Cleveland
Indians four straight; slapped
down the Yankees three out of
five; and yesterday they wound
up on the Red Sox, three out of
four They have won 10 out of 13
games-.769 baseball-against their
toughest opposition 1t begins to
look as if the Yankees and the
others will have to wait until next
season.
The "schoolboy" needs only one
more win to tie the American
league mark of 16 games in row,
held by Joe Wood, Lefty Grove
and Walter johnson. He was aided
by Marvin Owen and Hank Green
berg, who smacked homers. Detroit
won, 8-4.
Ray Peppers three singles and
double helped the Browns to win,
8-6, in spite of Lou Gehrig'S thir-
ty-eighth and thirty-ninth home
runs.
Cleveland took advantage of six
passes in the ninth inning, deliv-
cred by Benton, Cascarella and
Cain, to run up nine runs and take
the game from the Philadelphia
Athletics, 12-11. Hg
Chicagos Cubs lost a chance to
lop game of fthe Giants lead,
dropping a 6-1 decision to the
Phillies, while New York contri-
buted three errors to help Cincin-
natl win 4-3.
st. Louis continued to press the
leaders, moving up to within three
points of the second-place Cubs
by taking the last of the series
with Boston, 6-2.
+ Brooklyn made it three out of
four in Pittsburgh, driving off two
Pirate pitchers-Larry French and
Hal Smith-as they won, 9-5.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-22

background Of heroic pictures OF
Jess Willard, Jack Johnson, STAN
ley Ketchel and other workmen
Of the ring, was in full cry when
I entered and didn't let my de-
mand for an extra shot of soda
slow him down a particle.
II picked Barney to take JIM
my their first time out, see, but
boys I'm gonna take plenty of
time before calling this next one.
And I bet you guys'd never guess
why. Well I'll tell you-'cause
Barney outgalloped him the first
timel
Yes, sir, because Barney licked
him. That's a funny reason, amt
it? Well, it amt funny at all. It's
the truth. You know I used to
fight a little myself, and I know
how whipping guy everybody
said you couldn't affects you. Es-
pecially a kid. It gets 'em cocky
as hell
Now I amt saying Barney is
going to get that way, and I hope
he doesn't, see, cause I'd like to
see him win, but he is liable to-
And if he doeS-well, he's liable to
wind up colder'n a herring. That
McLarnin is nobody to get funny
with. I fought him, see, and ]
know. He may be getting old, and
his legs may be gone, but that
left hand'll be stretching 'em when
he's go and that right when he's
65."
yeah" somebody broke in, land
Jimmy is poison on second shots
Lots of guys whipped him the first
time only to get their heads knock
ed off the second"
That's right" continued Mister
Leonard, Il was getting to that. I
know the guys you're talking
about Sammy Mendell was one. So
was Bud Taylor. So was Ray Mil
Ter. And Billy Petrolle. Billy
knocked Jimmy down nine or 10
times the first time, but the Sec
ond and third times Jimmy liked
to have punched him nuts
Was Mister Leonard, then, 60
ing to pick McLarnin?
Nav. I didn't say that. Don't
get me wrong. I amt picked any,
body yet. Picking against Ross is
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-22
FAT. BOYS WIN
IN ID INNINGS

1t took 10 innings for the Fat
Boys to edge out a victory over
the Coca Colas on Wilson school
field last night but the Maggie
outfit turned the trick by a 5-4
count. With this victory the Bak-
ers, who had won their game Mon
day night, took firmer hold on
league leadership for the second
round and the Coca Colans who
looked like sure winners at the
start Of the second half will now
be had put to make up lost
ground.
Lefty Fowler, Maggie twirler,
mad the edge on Bob O'Brien in
all departments. He struck out 16
to OBrien's Is and issued but two
passes while Bob dished out three
free tickets to first. His team
mates backed him up by outhit-
ting the Coca Colans and with all
these factors counting heavily, the
Fat Boys scampered home with the
verdict.
Both teams scored in the open
ing frame. The Coca Colans hung
up one counter with the Fat Boys
coming right back with two tai
lies to take the lead. Another was
added by the Maggios in the third,
giving them a 81 edge but this
was wiped out with the Fawcett
team piling up three runs in the
fourth to take the lead. In the
seventh the Fat Boys evened up
matters and the score stayed knot
ted until the last of the tenth
when the winning run was brought
in.
Tonight the Studebakers will
take on the Brawley Eagles and
it ought to be a good game. The
Studies are credited with a victory
over the Golden Staters who were
supposed to meet the Mechanics
tonight but forfeited all their
games when they retired from
league competition early in the Sc
cond half of the schedule.
The box score:
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-22
LONE FOREIGN
PAIR STILL IN
NET DOUBLES

GERMANTOWN, Pa, Aug %.
U.P)-America's doubles cham
pions, George Lott of Chicago and
Lester Stoefen of Los Angeles, led
six seeded American teams, one
foreign pair and an unranked COM
bination into the quarterfinals of
the National Doubles tennis title
play today.
Lott and Stoefen will have the
unseeded duo, DR.. Carl Fischer of
Woodbury., Pa, and William Lin
gleback of Philadelphia, as foes
the third soft touch of the tour
nament for the worlds ranking
doubles combination.
The third seeded tandem, Frank
Shields and Sidney Wood of New
York, face Roderick Menzel of
Czechoslovakia and Vernon Kirby
of South Africa, only survivors of
the foreign invasion, as Fred Per-
ry and F. H. D. Wilde of England
fell yesterday before the blazing
racquets of a couple of California
youngsters, Don Bulge and Gene
Mako.
The other seeded teams in the
round of eight are Wilmer Alli-
son Of Austin, Texas, and Johnny
Van Ryn of Philadelphia, veteran
Davis cup team, who beat Lott and
Stoefen at Newport; Berkeley Bell
of New York and Greg Mangin OF
Newark, N. j., seeded fourth, and
the eighth seeded tandem, Henry
Prusoff of Seattle, Wash, and Will
mer Hines of Columbia, S. G.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-22
ROAMING
ABOUT STATE

LAKE TAHOE, Calf, Aug. %.
U.P)-MaX Baer, worlds heavy
weight champion, forsook the
peace and quiet of this mountain
lake country today, heading south
ward in the elaborate automobile
he has acquired since winning the
title.
Baer's exact destination was not
definite. Some friends believed he
was on his way to Los Angeles to
see his former wife, Dorothy Dun
bar of the films. Max talked con-
tinucusly of Miss Dunbar, they
said, during his weekend visit to
Globin's AL Tahoe resort here.
After three days of comparative
peace, the champion became rest
less and suddenly departed, with
his manager. Ancil Hoffman, and a
secretary and valet accompany
ing him.
While those close to Max were
certain he will be seen next in
Los Angeles, others said he may
go to Hoffman's Fair Oaks ranch
near Sacramento. He is scheduled
to appear at a dinner in his hon
or at Sacramento Friday night.
Max married Miss Dunbar after
a whirlwind courtship while he
was in training for his Reno fight
with Paolino Uzcudun in 1881. Miss
Dunbar divorced him in 1888, COM
planning he neglected her. They
have been seen together several
times since their divorce.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-22
PACIFIC COAST
LEAGUE GAMES
BY United Press

Seattle's ball-playing Indians,
who went on the warpath the day
Walter CDutch) Reuther took COM
mand of the Tribe, held undis-
puted possession of first place to-
day in the Pacific Coast league.
The Indians held a half-game
lead over Los Angeles, who fall
tered in the neck-to-neck drive to-
ward the pennant and lost the op-
ening game of the new series to
Oakland yesterday. Seattle was
idle, travelling toward Hollywood
for a doubleheader
Wee Willie Ludolph, Oakland's
biggest winner in 1888, shut out
the Angels, stretching the Oaks
winning streak to seven straight.
The score was SO.
Portland began its invasion of
California by defeating the Mis-
sion Reds, 81.
Sam Gibson pitched the San
Francisco Seals to Al win over
Sacramento.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-22

risky business. Remember, he
fought the most perfect fight
against McLarnin in their first
meeting I ever saw or anybody else
ever saw. The kid didn't make a
mistake. He made Jimmy do all
the leading. That's the way to
whip him. If he fights like that in
September he'll win again. But I
was a kid once. and like Barney I
was champion when I was kid
and I know how hellishly cocky
you get. It's a good way to be, but
once in a while it gets your block
knocked off,"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-22

and yet remain at the bottom of the lad
der unless he has the capacity to forge
ahead. Chief Oswalts record proves
that he is DOER, not merely a theor-
ist or an individual who is content to
tip back in a swivel chair and await the
monthly check.
While Chief Oswalt is not committed
to any group, clique, organization or in
dividual, he does believe in the spirit of
cooperation whether it be with pros
porous business house or with the most
humble citizen. That is why he has
been able to obtain results in his deal
lngs with other law enforcing agencies.
In this connection, it can be safely stat
ed without fear of contradiction, that
he has been one of the largest single
contributing factors for the pleasant
relationship that now exists between
Mexican authorities of Baja California
and officials on this side of the line, due
in great measure to his ability to speak
the Spanish language fluently, thereby
giving him a common ground with Mex
ican officials
This is an asset which should be CIV
en- fullest consideration by the voters of
Imperial county. The border area can
be continual source of crime, or crime
there can be kept to a minimum, de-
pending largely upon the amount of CO.
operation between Mexican and Ameri-
can officials. If there is no coopera-
ton, crime can flourish there, but with
the cooperation which Chief Oswalt's
knowledge of the Spanish language in
sures there is no reason why it cannot be
kept down. A knowledge of the Span
iSh language is also an asset in all other
parts of the country due to the heavy
percentage of Mexican residents here.
The duties and responsibilities of
Sheriff-coroner are undoubtedly of
more vital concern to the citizens of this
valley than that of any other office.
The protection of lives and property
is of paramount Importance. 1t is plan
ned to hold Worlds Fair in San Diego
next summer. This spectacle, will not
only attract thousands of tourists but
will also bring hosts of crooks and un-
desirables to Southern California. 1t
is certain that Imperial county will re-
ceive it's quota of the individuals who
live by their wits. Assured construction
of the All-American canal is also bound
to bring large numbers of human para
sites to the valley, who will attempt to
prey upon the legitimate workers. A
strong, experienced, intelligent hand at
the helm will be necessary to handle
the complicated situations that are cer-
tain to develop.
When you go to the polls on August
2Sth, cast your ballot for j. Sterling
Osl1ait, the only candidate IUhO has
definite program for the improvement
of the office to Uhich he aspires. Elect
q man IUIi0 lUiH not only protect your
homes and property but l0W do il ia q
competent, courteous, efficient manner.
" YrpYCNDc ou crpp.xHrr osm.tr
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-22
J. Sterling Oswalt
vXYITH the Primary Election just
w around the corner, it has become
increasingly annarent that there

"YITH the Primary Election Just
wv around the corner, it has become
w increasingly apparent that there
has been decided shift of public SEN
timent favorable to the candidacy of
j. Sterling Oswalt for Sheriff Coroner
of Imperial county.
Without detracting from the merits
of the other candidates, it is general
ly recognized fact that Chief Oswat
stands out prominently from the
crowd His II years. record as an ex-
ecutlve peace officer, all of which has
been spent in Imperial County, is a rec
ommendation that cannot be overlooked
by the voters.
AS chief of the Ell Centro Police De-
partment, he has established a law en-
forcing agency that ranks with any SIM
liar organization in the entire state.
During his incumbency in office, he has
been instrumental in installing the Daily
Log system, whereby every call that
comes over the desk is registered. This
idea was adopted after careful study
had been made of the methods employ
ed by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's
office-rated as the most efficient law
enforcing agency in the west
Chief Oswalt is also responsible for
the installation of the nightly patrol
system whereby the residential and bus
mess districts are patrolled at regular
intervals throughout the night. Each
police officer is also required to call the
police station at intervals of one hour
from patrol boxes that have been in
stalled throughout the city on the init-
ative of Chief Oswalt.
The foregoing are only few of the
improvements inaugurated by Chief
Oswalt, which have gained for his de-
partment enviable recognition, not only
in Imperial County but throughout the
entire state of California.
For three and one-half years he was
a deputy in the sheriff's office and dur
ing this time took advantage of the op-
portunity to familiarize himself not
only with routine work of the sheriff's
office but with many of the legal re-
quirements which the laws of the state
impose upon the person holding that
position
His experience thus gained has given
him ideas for Improvement in many
phases of the work of the office with
the object of givinggreater service and
efficiency to the taxpayers and more
economical methods of conducting the
work in the sheriff'S department.
In addition to the qualifications of
youth, initiative, unfailing courtesy and
progressiveness, Chief Oswalt has a
background of experience for which
there can be no substitute. Insofar as
actual years of service are concerned,
others NAV have had as much or more.
However it is the ability to apply the
that counts. A man may spend life
time in any given profession or business
THIS ADVERTISEMENT PAID FOR +
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-22
By HENRY McLEMORE
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Aug. %. - The
Madison Square Garden Popcorn
Cultivation society, TO give name
to that daily gathering of mana
gers, fighters, promoters, boxing
writer's and other non-eSsentials
in Jimmy Johnston's office, was
entertained at tea-time yesterday
by Benny Leonard, fellow who
used to box a bit.
Mister Leonard's entertainment
consisted of a monologue by Mis-
ter Leonard on Mister Leonard's S
doubts as to the wisdom of picking
Barney Ross to lick Jimmy McLar-
min in their return meeting early
next month.
Mister Leonard, working in a
double breasted blue serge suit,
red tie and tan shoes, and against
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterday Results
st. Louis 5, New York O.
Brooklyn 6, Chicago 4.
Boston 2-10, Cincinnati l-9.
Philadelphia Pittsburgh, rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
Baseball Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Result!

Yesterday S Results
Detroit IL, Washington 6.
st. Louis 2, Philadelphia l.
Chicago-Boston, rain.
CleVeland-New York, rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
'SCHOOLBOY' ROWE SEEKS RECORD
NTODAY'S GAME WITH SENATORS

young man from Fl Dorado. Ark,
who left his home town sweetheart,
hominy grits and hoe cake to pitch
the Detroit Tigers to the brink Of
a world series, thinks he can do
1t.
ON just throw 'em in-that IS
all,' he said. Sometimes the ball
gets hit-sometimes it don IT, Most
times if I throw 'em fast enough,
they don't get hit. -
There have been great rookie
pitchers in baseball, but none who
dominated the league as has this
young Ozark Hill boy-six feet four
and 205 pounds in his socks-in his
second year of baseball.
Rowe IS victories this year have
included every club in the league
but Washington. Since June 10,
when he lost to "Sad Sam Jones
of the Chicago White Sox 3 to
l. he has not been beaten. His
choice victim is the once-mighty
New York Yankees. He has defeat
ed them four times. Chicago has
knuckled three times, and the rest
except the senators-two each.
He is one of the strangest pitch
ers in the business, because he
seems to have nothing on the ball.
He has a fast ball, and dinky lit
tie curve.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
BY
ART KRENZ

focus on himself is to emerge from
the clubhouse and walk to a posi-
/ ton near the baseline.
His progress invariably Iol-
lowed with gasps and laughs, fol-
Mister Menzel, who, incidentally
is probably the second best tennis
player in the world, looks like
nothing ever seen on a court. He's
awfully big to start with, standing
better than six feet four and boast
ing a gross tonnage of nearly 25C
pounds. Under a bright sun his
nearly bald head CLEANS, giving
him the appearance of a model
Empire State building with the
dome Illuminated.
But it is the costume which
drapes his gigantic frame that lifts
Mister Menzel out of the ruck
of ordinary humans and fits him
to stand alongside the other wond-
ers of the world such as the hang
ing gardens of Babylon, the statue
Of Jupiter Olympus, and the Col
lossus of Rhodes.
He wears what ne calls shorts,
but they are lie and a contra
diction, being too long for shorts
and too short for longs. To yis-
ualize them take a pair of pajamas
10 sizes too large for you and cot
them off so the pants will strike
you just at the kneecap. With these
shorts the gigantic gentleman from
Prague wears white cotton stock
ings which he rolls just unde.' his
knees. He scorns garters, employ
ing the near roll and half-nitch
employed $50 I am told) by gals.
IT, is a tribute to Roderick Men
zels game that five minutes after
he starts play, spectators stop
laughing and their gasps of sur
prise change to gasps of admira-
ton. For he is a whole lot of
tennis player You have to be to
lick Jack Crawford in straight sets
in Davis cup play and carry Fred
Perry to five sets at Wimbledon.
The experts down here at the
Germantown Cricket club, where
Menzei is playing in the doubles
as a sort of warm-up for the
nationals at Forest Hills, see him as
the man Perry must beat to re-
tain his championship. Mcneil has
but one weakness-hiS stamina
isn't what it could be. For three
sets he is the equal of anybody
but after that his fine No. II
Czechoslovakian dogs begin to re-
pei at the task of carrying so much
suet around. And the gentleman
from Prague begins looking around
for a place to sit down. AS this is
against the rules, the fifth set US
ually finds him most uncomfort-
able, if not embarrassed.
Copyright 1884, by United Press
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25

WASHINGTON, Aug. rs. up
Baseball immortality reached out
today for a 22-year-old hill-billy
who never saw a uniformed team
until two years ago.
Lynwood (Schoolboy) Rowe,
pitching sensation of the current
season, will attempt to win his 18th
consecutive game this afternoon.
If he does he will equal a record
held jointly by three of the great
est pitchers in baseball history.
Largely because of his masterful
skill, the Detroit Tigers led the
American league by four and one
half games, but looming large in
the eyes of every player was not
the idea of continuing on to win
the pennant and get into the world
series, but the Schoolboy s." rec
ord.
Rowe will face the Washington
Senators, one of the heaviest hit
ting teams in the league, in what
probably will be the most intensely
dramatic game of the season.
Three American league pitchers
have won 16 straight games. They
we're all veterans-Joe Wood OF
Boston; Walter Johnson, the i'm
mortal "Big Train" of Washing
ton; and Lefty Grove of the the
Philadelphia Athletics. But the
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
NOTICE OF ESTRAY

Notice is hereby given that on
the Goth day of August, 1884, the
undersigned took upon his prem
ises, six mixes southwest from Ell
Centro on the DC ranch, the fol-
lowing described animal, to-wit:
One chestnut mare about eight
years old, black name and tail,
weight about 800 lbs, white spot
on forehead, CPO brand on left
hip.
The said animal is now confined
at said premises, and within 80
days after the date of this notice,
If said animal is not claimed by
the owner thereof, it will be de-
livered to the constable of Ell Gen.
tro, Imperial county, California,
for sale under Act 1860, General
Laws of California.
Dated August 81, 1884.
(Signed) EARLE G.. DAVIS,
DC Ranch, Ell Centro.
Aug. 1929, Sept. 5.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
CARDINALS IN
SEC0NDP[ACE
BY THEON WRIGHT
United Press Staff Correspondent

OihtCu IICSS otdii correspondent
NEW YORK, Aug. rs. The
Incompatible Mr.. Jerome Dean,
fresh from his run-in with the ST.
Louis Cardinals, has personally
boosted those same Cardinals right
into the National League pennant
race.
The dizzy one yesterday defeated
the Giants in a $3.50 shutout and
hoisted st. Louis into second place
in the national loop.
Chicago dropped to third, a half
game behind the Cards, when
Brooklyn drove Pat Malone off the
hummock in the fifth after homers
by Sam Leslie and Linus Frey had
given them an early lead. The
Dodgers won, ga, their second
straight over the Cubs.
Boston beat Cincinnati twice,
2-1 and 1919. McManus' single
and Hogan's triple broke up a
pitching duel between Ed Brandt
and ST johnson in the first game,
and Wally Berger led the attack
in the second with two homers.
Detroit added half-game to its
lead. breaking out in a rash of
basehits in the fifth inning against
the Washington Senators. The Tig-
ers won, 1876
New York was idle at Cleveland,
due to wet grounds, and now trails
by four and half games. Threat
ening weather also held off Chi
cago and Boston.
Sam Vests homer in the eighth,
driving Harland Cliff home, gave
ST. Louis 81 decision over Phil
adelphia.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
PACIFIC COAST
LEAGUE GAMES
By United Press

Dy OhtCu
Los Angeles held its accustomed
first place ranking in solitary
grandeur today as Seattle faltered
momentarily and slipped back a
full game behind the defending
champions in the best Pacific Coast
league race in decade Or so.
1t took 10 inning, 10 shutout
to drop Manager Walter Reuther's
doughty crew into a second place
berth after sharing first place with
the Angels all week and holding
it alone for one full day.
Tom Sheehan, Hollywood veter-
an, performed the feat, giving
Seattle only five hits last night
and keeping them far from the
plate. Carroll Yerkes, former major
Lacquer, matched strides with Shee-
han until the tenth when the Stars
put over the only run of the con-
test.
Los Angeles, meanwhile, defeated
Oakland for the third time. The
score was So. Fay Thomas, former
U. S. C. football player, got his
22nd win of the year as his mates
supported his seven-hit pitching
by banging Conlan of the Oaks for
II safeties.
The six-hit pitching of Wayne
Osborne enabled the Mission Reds
to tie the series with Portland by
IA victory last night. The Beav-
ers had six errors and all the
Mission runs were unearned.
Sacramento noSed out San Fran
cisco, 80, to end a nine-game los
ing streak. Lou Koupal set the
Senators back on the victory road
by besting young Ken Sheehan OF
the Seals in a hurting duel.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-25
keorns Breaks
With Walker

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25. WP)-
Jack Kearns remained silent today
on his reported breach with Mickey
Walker as he mapped a campaign
to carry his new heavyweight, Wes-
ley Ketchell, toward a champion
ship.
Boxing followers here were con-
vinced Walker and Kearns parted
after the beating handed the Rum
son Bulldog by Young Corbett III
recently in San Francisco.
Kearns talked only of the ability