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Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-18
BAKERS LOSE
OPENING CAME
To FAT BOYS

Billed as a contest for the city
championship, the game between
the Fat Boys and Bakers last night
took on the aspect of a preseason
practice tilt in an elimination
round. The Maggie crew swamped
the Cramer team by a 20-6 score,
leaving the impression that unless
the Bakers perk up considerably the
present championship series will be
over after the third game is played.
The Fat Boys didn't daily along
the line but started right in to pile
up the runs which gave them an
advantage which the laundering
Bakers could not overcome. The los
ers staged a fiVe-run rally in the
eighth frame, but by that time the
Fat Boys were so far out in front
that nothing short of an epidemic
of broken legs could have stopped
them.
Tonight the last game between
the Brawley and El Centro teams
will be played here. The Northend-
ers have won the series, three games
TO one. and tonight'S affair will be
more in the nature of an exhibition
game.
Tomorrow night the All-Stars will
entertain the San Diego All-Star
team while the Sherwood's Girls
will bring the weeks nightball ac-
tivities to an end when they play a
San Diego team here on Saturday
night.
The box score:
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-18
BOnHNS
$PORTSPARADg
A8s8
BY HENRY McLEMORE

IItSS pldII
GALES FERRY, Conn, Sept 18.
Here in the same secluded spot
where its crew prepared for the all
conquering sweep over Harvard last
June, Yale's men of football are
building for a season which they
hope-and eXpect-will again see
them crowned kings Of the big
three
In cluded in the squad of so are
four of the iron men" who played a
full go minutes in the 10 defeat Of
supposedly invincible Princeton in
the closing game of 1884. These four
"a strong nucleus for any eleven
are Captain Kim Whitehead, full
back; Bob Train, end; Henry
Wright. tackle, and Jerry Roscoe,
quarterback A fifth and most i'm
portant iron man'-Larry Kelley
end-will join the squad at the end
Of the month. The big Irishman
ends his tour of the Orient on the
9th and will be flown from the
coast.
The other six valiants of the
Princeton game, Claire Curtin and
Paul GroSscup, guards; Jimmy De
Angels, center; Stratford Morton
and Stan Fuller backs; and Mere
dith Scott, tackle, are gone, the first
five by graduation, Scott by ineli-
gibility. The loss of the linemen
worries Head Coach "Ducky" Pond
and his chief lieutenant, Greasy
Neale. Morton and Fuller were fine
backs, true. but Yale is blessed with
backs this season.
Coach Pond admits he is not at
all sure that his line, with the eX-
ception of the ends and Tackle
Wright, will measure up to stand
ards. Snayeley, in addition to lack
ing experience, weighs but ITS and
may not be able to withstand the
punishment at tackle. Barr at CEN
ter is brittle and Davis at guard is
blessed with plenty of fight but
packs only 167 pounds. The other
guard, Tiger Taylor, is strong
enough, and fast enough, but is a
bit temperamental and is alternate
" a great player and a poor one.
Right now. the Tiger is going great
and all concerned hope he doesn't
cool off
Pond is worried bit over his re-
placements, and insists they won't
be as plentiful or as capable as those
of 1884.
There is one item about which
Coach Pond is optimistic. That is
the spirit of the squad.
Its as fine as any Yale squad
ever had he says.
Those who know say that two
things are largely responsible for
this fine esprit de corps-the victory
ever Princeton which makes the
players feel like champions, and the
absolute satisfaction of all concern
ed with the coaching staff.
Yale's schedule:
Oct. 5-New Hampshire.
12-Pennsylvania.
19-NaVy.
26-Army.
Nov. dartmouth.
9-BorWn.
16-Open.
23-HarVard.
30-Princeton.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-18
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
BIG QUESTION SETTLED

AT least one moment0uS question has
been settled for many hundreds of thou
sands OF Americans, and that is some
thing for which we can be thankful
The world series Is to start on October
2
What of it, some may say. The answer
IS, plenty. Recently a local businessman
whom we believed had about as much in
terest in professional baseball as he had
IN the weather reports of kamchatka,
called up to find out the score Of a game
between the Cardinals and the Giants.
We remarked that his call was a sur
prise to US. well" he answered. Il
don't pay much attention to baseball
until near the close of the season, then
| get the fever and watch the games
closely until the world series and I'm not
much good for business during that per-
iod.'
His admission has its counterpart in
the lives of thousands of other business
men. To them the world series brings
back the days of their boyhood when they
played sandlot baseball; to the days
when tennis and golf were (erroneously)
considered sissified. The activities of the
big shots in professional baseball be-
come as important as the operations of
the stock market or the political field.
1t is a good thing for the nation to
have this condition. Baseball is Ameri-
can. There isn't thing foreign about it.
For that matter it can take a member Of
any other nationality or race and make a
pretty good American out of him, wheth-
er he plays it or is just fan"
The world series is the highlight of
baseball. This year the light is particu-
larly brilliant, for three teams are strug-
Cling in the National League for the
chance to meet the Detroit Tigers who
have cinched things in the American
League.
October will be the signal for AM
orleans to become baseball conscious, as
the psychologists say, to remain that
way until the series is decided
1t all may seem silly to some, but
there are many things worse than being
a bit daffy over baseball.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-18

kle with the hose. That will make
it cooler here But as Uncle Wig
gily was pulling the hose around
front, for it was attached to a fau-
Get at the side of his bungalow,
Nurse Jane called to him from the
kitchen window.
Don't Use That Hose"
Don't use that hose, Mr.. Long
ears, said the muskrat lady.
Why not?" asked the rabbit.
Because it leaks answered
Nurse Jane. That hose is full of
holes. You'll get a shower bath if
you try to turn it on. All the wat
er comes out of the holes in the
sides of the hose and no water
squirtS out Of the nozzle"
We'll see said Uncle Wiggily.
So he turned on the water and,
just as Nurse Jane had said, the
hose leaked and a lot of water
spurted out from the holes, wetting
Mr. Longears.
"Ha! Hal laughed the Squiggle
Bug, for Uncle Wiggily looked very
funny all wet Nurse Jane also
wanted to laugh but she didn't
dare, for she thought Uncle Wig
gily might not keep her for a
housekeeper if she made fun Of
him. So she giggled and gurgled
and pretended she had a cold and
coughed and sneezed and did the
hiccoughS and it was almost as
good as laughing.
We'll, this hose certainly leaks, "
said Uncle Wiggily shaking some
water off his pink, twinkling nose.
But I think I can mend it."
"How?" asked the Squiggle Bug.
Decides To Mend 1t
I'll wind some bicycle tire tape
around all the places where there
are holes, said Uncle WiggiIy.
The tire tape will keep the water
from coming out
you'll need a lot of tire tape,
for there are many holes said
Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy. Uncle Wiggily
found out that he did. But he
bought plenty of tape and wrapped
it about the hose, over every hole
he could see. The hose looked
rather bimpy and bumpy when he
had finished.
But I don't care, said the rab-
bit. Now my hose is mended and
it won't leak any more. Turn on
The water, Nurse janet he called,
holding the nozzle.
The hose twisted and squirmed as
the water went in. For a moment
nothing happened. Then, all of q
sudden, two dozen new holes op-
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-18
Steele Wins
Over Jones

SEATTLE. Wash, Sept. 49, UP)-
Close on the heels Of his win over
one-time Champion Vince Dundee,
Freddie Steele Tacoma middleweight
beat another title claimant last
night in the person of the rough and
tough Gorilla Jones of Akron.
Steeles margin over the Ohioan
was narrow. The northwestern pride
won four rounds, Jones three and
three were even.
Freddie put on a fast finish to
earn a decision applauded by 1000
fans and to advance his claims for
bout with present Champion Ted
dy YarosZ of Pittsburgh.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-18
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1885, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicatel

ened, not at the places where the
tire tape was wrapped, but in be-
tween. For the hose was old and
rotten and out of the new holes
squirted lot of water, showering
Uncle Wiggily all over again. He
was very much surprised for a
moment as he stood there, all
dripping wet. Then he said
Turn the water off, Nurse Jane!
III have to get a new hose. This
one is past mending." Then the
Squiggle Bug laughed again, and
the rabbit laughed and so did Nurse
Jane She couldn't help it. And
if the tomato will help the string
bean take a shower bath in the
watermelon. III tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily and little Snoopy.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-18
UNCLE WIGGILY MENDS THE
HOSE

One hot afternoon, after he had
.cut his hedge. Uncle Wiggily sat in
front of his hollow stump bunga-
low. thinking how nice everything
was and how happy he was and
how nicely his pink nose twinkled.
But it would be nicer if the
weather wasn't so hot, said the
rabbit gentleman. For though this
was September and though it would
be Christmas in about three months,
still it was warm in Woodland at
the foot of the Orange Ice Noun
tains.
why don't you squirt the hose
and water the lawn if its so hot?"
asked a voice close to Uncle Wig
gily The rabbit looked down and
saw a red spotted Squiggle Bug
blinking its eyes at him.
How did you know thought it
was hot?' asked the rabbit.
Because you spoke out loud and
heard YOU buzzed the Bug.
Yes, I have a habit of talking to
| myself laughed Mr.. Longears.
We'll. IL do as you say and sprin-
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-18
SETS SWIM RECORD

ALLAHABAD. India, Sept 49, up
"A new worlds endurance swim
ming record was claimed today by
Robin Catterje when he emerged
from the water at l a. m, after
swimming for 80 hours and II min
uteS.
A record of 72 hours of continuous
swimming was established last Feb
ruary by Pedro Candietti at Buenos
Aires.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-18
L o o kin g
B a C k W ar d
What The Press Files
Tell Of Imperial Val
ley for This Date in
Past Years
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
September 18, 1920

FL Centro's first annual celebra-
ton in honor OF Home Coming
Week" will be held from September
20 to 25.
Interest in grapes is growing rap
idly on the Westside and next year
is likely to see many acres of vine
yards planted here.
Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Toney return
ed last night from a vacation spent
motoring along the coast and in the
mountains.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-18
4 HOPELESS TASK

Those who heard Raymond keck talk
last night on Ethiopia to local service
clubs, were given most vivid picture of
that country which is So prominently in
the limeight of world affairs at this
time
The impossible barriers which nature
has placed in the path Of any force in
vading that country prompts the queS-
ton. why should Mussolini send his ma
ton into such a hopeless task? Mr. Keek
gave as good an answer as any when he
stated Mussolini is drunk with power and
has placed his neck so far in the moose
that he doesn't dare pull it out.
1t is doubtful that the speaker eXag-
gerated in any great degree, the Difficult
ties to be encountered in an invasion of
Ethiopia. Assuming for the sake of ar
gument that he did, one could discount
his list of obstacles as much as 60 per
cent, and it would still leave the Italian
forces with too much for the white man
to face
Had Mr.. Keck confined the obstacles
to be met to extreme heat and lack of
good water, these two alone are sufficient
to play havoc with the Italian forces.
Adding to them the natural obstacles due
to the topography of the country, which
are as we'll known to those who have
never been in the country as they are to
Mr.. Keck, and which he could not eXag-
gerate even if he were so inclined, the
thinking person is convinced that Musso-
lini's venture is nothing short of idiotic.
Modern weapons, such as tanks, air.
planes, heavy guns and poison gas bombs,
are impOtent in trying to conquer heat,
lack of water, sand, and an enemy who
can't be seen and who doesn't fight in
large numbers. In fact modern war
equipment, requiring as it does a huge
service of supply to maintain it, will de-
feat itself in any wholesale invasion of
Ethiopia.
The speaker declared that attempts to
conquer Ethiopia have failed dismally
since the time of Hannibal, and predict
ed that Mussolini's attempt will also fail.
The facts he presented last night con-
vince all who heard them that Mussolini
is leading his people into national suicide
if he persists in his Ethiopian invasion.
-o-
The new deals" ears must have
burned yesterday with the flood of ora
tory the Republicans let loose.
-O-
Three congressman yesterday told
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-18

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press Inc, 625 State street.
El Centro, California. W. c. Costello. business
manager. Telephone 26. business office: zoo edl-
torial department Full leased wire United Press
Associations
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-18

ces Ring, who appeared with him in
George AIDES THE College Widow. ."
found myself barging by the
corner of 5Oth and 9th avenue ev-
cry few days to squint at ShipwTeck
Kelly swaying on his perch atop the
flagpole In the same manner I can
not pass a marathon dance. Ship
wreck is a battered jetsam tossing
on life's turbulent seas and no one
I can think Of has been so capably
named. He was struggling hopeless
" 10 roll a cigaret in the rather
swift breeze, quite an accomplish
ment itself Finally he made it, lit
up. took a heel-deep inhale, while
gapers below rippled scattery ap-
plause. Jauntily he lifted his sail
or's cap and grinned. L was one
Of Shipwreck's moments.
While in the neighobrhood, I
peeked into Jack Dempsey's tavern
now in the last lap Of its first year.
Since opening. II has been enlarged,
and is well filled. The food is palat-
able but the success is due TO
Dempsey's astonishing draw as a
front man." He rarely misses being
there at noon aEd dinner time. /
shaking hands, autographing men
US. It is estimated he mas mitJed a
half million and signed as many
cards. Tailored with a Savile Row
flourish, barbered 10 the quick and
Chesterfieldian, the hobo who rode /
the rods is something to behold.
Dempsev shares greeting genu- /
Elections with q venerable. white |
frizzled Uncle Tom. who. like hi5l
eternal shadow, Jerry the Greek, |
was training camp follower Of The
tighter when champion He is thel
coor opener. tricked out in q Ma
poleon hat and Eessian epaUlets. |
His sweeping, "Evenin Major. and |
high nicker chuckles at kidding are |
as much OF the ritual a. Dempsey's
firm handclasp
A TILED Taj Mahal hamburger hut |
HARDLY Dempsey's has prospered /
by attending the hunger Of the con-
stant crowd at the entrances watch
ing hopefully for a Fred Astaire, |
Jim Braddock or Carole Lombard.
After their eyeful, they drop in for
a bite and exchange Of autographs. |
I've read your column twice, |
writes lady from Baltimore. All
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-18
LETTER AsTRAY 10 YEARS

KIRBYVILLE, Tex, UR)-Mrs
J. P. Phillips mailed a letter to
Mrs. H. II. Address, both of Kirby
vile, here on May 13, 1925. The
letter was delivered 10 years later.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-18
DON'T QUOTE
NE"
BY United Press

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.-Harry
L. Hopkins, works progress admin
istrator, received an ultimatum to-
day from the poets of America.
It was couched in polite terms by
Earl A. Cueyas, president, the Poet
Laureate League, Inc, but what
President Cueyas had to say boiled
down to this.
Give US, poets, some Of that S4,-
900 10000 or else
And the or else" might very
well be such a barrage of sonnets,
quatrian. epicS, elegies, and plain
and simple limericks as hasn't been
seen since the days when Pope,
Swift and others Of the Golden
Age of political verse were writing.
1t seems wrote President Cue
vas. that the cards are stacked
and that the poets get the joker.
Gould it be possible that the adj
ministratiOn subscribes to the hack
neyed and conventional lie that
poets must experience privations
and hardships in order to produce
masterpieces?'
President Cuevas revealed that
Poet Laurete League, Inc. has
submitted a project 10 the relief
setup but failed TO win official ap-
provaI.
1T would be we'll he said. for
some Of those who pass upon the
merits OF these projects to review
such well known. and authoritative
works as Shelly's Csic) In Defense of
Poetry and Emerson's Essays on
the Poet and Nature
President Cuevas minced no
words in describing the plight of
Americas poet.
On account of the sensitive ma
rWe Of the poet" he said. 1t is
not surprising that some Of them
have become mentally unbalanced,
but the surprise is rather that SO
many Of them have stood the strain
50 well
Can We,consider the influence of
our poets Of the past upon the cul-
-uTe Of our civilization and then
conclude that the workers Of words
Of today have no place in our So
,iaI scheme?"
President CueVas warned Hopkins
10 consider well the consequences of
poets a place in the works
program.
We have been informed" he
said that poets who are on re-
lief, if employed at all, will be as
signed such tasks as compiling di-
-ectories and etc.
Gould it be the contention Of the
administration that pictures and
paintings or statues and etchings
have contributed more TO the cul-
lure Of our country than has poetry
and that these arts are consequent
.y more deserving Of public subsi-
dies and support?"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-18

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In advance. Entered at El Centre, California, post
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son, national advertising representatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-18

Manuel Quezon is to be the first presi-
dent of the Philippines Commonwealth
Mr.. Quezon is likely to find the job much
more strenuous than being representative
at Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-18

Now that the flying Spanish Romeo
has safely reached his sweetheart in Mex
leo, the world can resume its placid ex-
istence
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-18

il was good news that Tommy
MeighRn came back from the brink
a the grave after desperate illness.
F'cw movie actors attained such sus-
tanned popularity For 25 years he
has had q staunch following that
never swung 90 a new IDOL To this
day. he is solicited Tor autographs
almost as eaHerly as newer stars. His
domestic HE. too haas been happy
ia 1904 he met and married Fran
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-18

Of which is flattering. The second
time must have been on purpose.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-18

M =. HOckenbury of Imperial
was IN the city yesterday
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-18

The "new deals" ears must have
burned yesterday with the flood of ora
tory the Republicans let loose.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-18
TEN YEARS AGO
seDfpuhpr IL 1q0s

II Centre has enough paving on
It's streets 10 reach from this city
TO Shepards bridge.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-18

Prosperity talks on business in
their various lines were given by
several members Of the Rotary club
yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-18

NEW YORK, Sept. 18.-With
Ring Lardner in a better world, the
town has no drou humOrist to
brighten life with sudden blurts No
one before or since had his queer,
original slant. Yet his comic spurts
were so obvious one wondered why
they had never been uttered before.
Lardner's favorite rendezvous in
those relaxing moments away from
the typewriter was a darkened cor
ner in the grill at the Lambs
Whenever he appeared, a gang
would collect and sit expectantlv
awaiting some devastating mot.
Sometimes he would sit owlishly
until dawn before one popped out.
But, when it did, West 44th rock
ed with laughter fOr days. He loved
to organize quartettes and hang
tremulously on the lingering notes
Of his favoriJe, Sweet Adeline %
One ? a. m he sat alone in his
corner An odd-lookng actor with
long hair paused before him.
After a silence, Lardner drawled:
Twelve O'Clock. Unmask." But his
top subtlety I think was at Atlantic
City where his hit show, June
Moon" was tried out with an eX-
travagant cast He was wandering
the boardwalk late A friend asked
what he was doing there. I'm down
here he said, with an act.
The lower Fifth Avenue sidewalk
cafe section has grown picturesque
with the hawkers Of gimcracks much
IN the manner Of Jl.0se roaming and
seedy statesmen who patrol the ter
races Of the Dome and Cafe de Ia
PaiX in Paris. Indeed many have
seeped over from the French cap
tai This evening one was tOolling
a tune on a tin whistle ana offered
them for sale with printed music
lessons for a dime Another had
knapsack Of tiny cages containing
love birds az 81 per cage. Stiu an
ether pill box concertlnas al IS |
cents.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-18

Three congressman yesterday told a
veterans organization that the bonus
payment is assured, but being congress
men they forgot to say when
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-18

I've read your column twice.
writes lady from Baltimore. Al
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-18

kle with the hose. That will make
it cooler here" But as Uncle Wig
gily was pulling the hose around
front, for it was attached to a fau-
Get at the side of his bungalow,
Nurse Jane called to him from the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-23
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

TACK GRANEY'S single in the
twelfth inning scored Shaw to
defeat the Nationals. rs. yes
terday at Cleveland. Moeller, Gam
dill, Morgan, Ainsmith and Mcbride
twice connected safely for the Mats.
George Herman Ruth, new Bos-
ton pitcher, was knocked from the
box in the second inning as Chi
cago won over the Red Sox, 1l-3.
E. E. Jackson defeated John c.
Davidson and Walter r. Tucker
man yesterday to win the annual
invitation golf tournament of the
Chevy Chase Club. Ed Eynon tied
George C. Lafferty for the gross
score prize in the handicap event.
jess Willard, heavyweight cham
pion, has averaged over $1,000 q
day for II days in his To-day ex-
hibition boxing tour.
Western High defeated Eastern,
6-5, to create a four-way tie for
the lead in the scholastic series.
Navy triumphed over George
town, 74-14, in a track and field
meet yesterday at Annapolis. The
Hoyas also dropped 60 decision
to Navy on the diamond.
Central defeated Tech, Al, In a
scholastic tennis match yesterday.
Brewer of st. Adams won both
the 100 and 900 yard dashes at
Princeton's nineteenth interscho-
laStic track meet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-23
TURF YOUNGSTER
FL0CK|NG PURSES
A. G. vanderbi|t'S Horses
Have Been in Front 81
Times This Year.

BY the Associated Press.
w WIEN A. G. Vanderbilt's
M Bachelor Dinner won the
Y Y New England States Hand
leap at Rockingham Park
yesterday, 1t was the thirty-second
race in which the colors of the
22-year-old sportsman had been in
front at the finish this year.
His horses. trained by j. H. CBud)
Stotler. have won close to $4,000 in
purses in comparison to last year,
when he won only % races and S70.-
BIT. The star Of his stable, Discovery,
has yet to win race this year.
E. R. Bradley's Black Helen. now
in charge of William Hurley at Chi
cago, where she is preparing for the
$4,000 Illinois Derby at Aurora, is
expected at Belmont Park early next
week to get her final training for the
Coaching Club Oaks June /. The I'LL
nois Derby will be decided Friday.
CHARLEY KURTSINGER, who rode
Mrs. Silas B. Mason's Head Play
to q four-length victory over
Cavalcade at Belmont Park yesterday,
left after the races for Chicago, where
he will ride Mrs. Mason's Sun Port
land in the Illinois Derby. He was
accompanied by Tommy Taylor, who
will saddle the colt.
Late Date. consistent Swear
mare from the Brentwood Stable, has
been assigned the top weight of 100
pounds for the $4,000 inaugural hand
leap, which will feature the opening
Of Latonia's 37-day meeting Saturday.
In her flnal prep Tuesday the mare
worked a mile through the mud in
1:49 As handily.