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Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-15
BRAVES MAY
LOSE LEAGUE
FRANCHISE
BY LAWTON CARVER
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Jan. Is W.P)- The
Boston Braves were threatened to-
day with loss of their baseball
franchise in the National League,
as baseball men view it, because
they have no place to play games.
Their park literally has gone to
the dogs.
Judge Emil Fuchs, president OF
the Braves, has been dispossessed
and the park turned over to dog
racing syndicate which will begin
at once building track. AS re-
suit Pres. Ford C. Frick of the Ma
tional League has called an emer-
gency meeting of league directors
for Friday.
An effort by Judge Fuchs to use
Fenway Park. home of the Red Sox.
left him as far removed from a
solution as he was when he aban-
doned his lease some time ago be-
! cause he could not pay rent.
Tom Yawkey. rich young owner
of the Sox steadfastly has declined
! to permit the Braves to move in on
him for this or any other summer.
What the league directors will do
is problematical, but they are ex-
| pected to start by trying to soften
Yawkey
Judge Fuchs lease is said to nave
been signed through into l946. but
because, according TO the same re-
port, he couldn't meet the rent after
last season with his hapless team
and because the dog racers were
there eager to move in, he was
moved out.
Judge Fuchs originally was in
terested in putting in the dog plant
himself. Whether he is connected
with the Kennel club, which has
moved in, has not been established.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-15
LEAGUE STANDINGS

merely leap TO their task with
more shouts and laughter when one
of their efforts ends in a debaclc
halfway up.
Constructing pyramids is only
part of the work in tumbling which
the gym classes have been enjoy
ing for the past two weeks, how
ever. Like nothing SO much as a
three-ring circus, there are boys
doing everything everywhere: hand
springs, flips. forward rolls, long
dives. work on the parallel bars.
In enc corner, three boys are
methodically and happily Jump
ing over a wooden "horse,' easy
ways and hard ways, and elsewhere.
wrestling matches are going ON.
Like Their Work
Taylor, like all good directors,
does little directing. He gives the
boys their head and keeps things
going by suggestions, and encour-
agement, putting in hand at the
psychological moment when things
begin to go. wrong.
"This work. Taylor said lis
part of a definite program, follow
ing six week period of drill on
football fundamentals at the be-
ginning of school, and a period OF
work on fundamental principles OF
basketball just finished. Next
week, the boys will start track.
Directed recreation is considered
an integral part of modern educa-
tional practice. Ell Centre youths
are getting their physical educa-
ton in ell-administered doses ano
enjoying it to the utmost. If the
session witnessed by this reporter
is any criterion. 1'umbling, origin.
ally scheduled for two-week per.
/ iod has proved SO popular that i
will be carried on for the rest o
| this week.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-15
Coucci Setting
Terrific Pace

LOS ANGELES. Jan. Is W.P) -
Sylvio Coucci is making rushing
start for the national jockey champ
ionship that he lost by few races
to Maurice Peters last year.
He rode two more winners in
yesterdays program at Santa Anita
Park to take commanding lead In
the 1895 race.
While Peters was enjoying a holi-
day, Coucci took Civilian. q mount
Peters was TO have ridden. and
booted him home In the second race.
Civilian paid s6i.s0 to win.
Coucci's second winner Of the day
was Whiskolo which captured the
fourth and feature race after three
previous losing performances. Tore
Flight whisked in second and South
Allant was third WniskoIo paid
$5 40 ON straight tickets,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-15
UpAM
$PORFARADE.
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BY STUART CAMERON
United Press Sports Editor

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Ihe mat
ter of the return of Babe Ruth is
still some weeks off and any num-
Der of things may happen mean
time, but one very choice bet to
make with oneself or friend is that
the Babe will announce his inten-
ton to play right field and strike
home runs for the Yankees, "just
one more year,
Athletic legs being what they
are and the BAN IS Spindles in
particular being what they are,
there is little likelihood that Ruth
will be able 10 stage a series of
final farewell tours in the
Bernhardt or Lauder manner. How
ever, the more the cards are shut
fled and dealt the more probable
it becomes that Ruth, if he is to
be active in major league ball this
season, will change his mind and
sign with the genial Colonel Rup-
pert.
Every American managerial pos
sibility has now been exploded as
far as the Babe is concerned. 1t IS
inconceivable that the American
League would let him go to the
National. even if member of the
latter circuit wanted him as man
ager. The Babe simply will not
become a minor league manager.
Thus, Ruth has only two courses
to quit the game for one season
or to sign with the YankS. and no
body thinks the Babe would even
consider dropping out for one year.
The Yankees, incidentally, have
n't the least idea as to Babe IS
plans. 1--WE haven't heard word
from him since he left for ia
pan," Ed Barrow. club secretary,
said Barrow said that the club
had done nothing about preparing
a new contract.
1--WE re going to wait until he
comes back, - Barrow explained.
"All I can say is that he is un-
| der contract to us and nothing
about a contract or any other move
will be made for weeks yet.
1t would be interesting to really
| know the clubs attitude toward
Ruth. If the box office could speak
it undoubtedly would say yes.
But the Yankees are a unique club
or, to state It more precisely, Col
onel RUPERT is a unique owner
! He has no objections to turning
an honest penny of profits but he c
lots rather drop king S ransom
if he could own winner on the
field. Which is by way of back
ing into the subject of the value oi
the Babe as an all-around player.
One of the BAN S best friends
among the sports writing set las
summer came out with an "oper
letter. urging him to quit. BABE
didn It take kindly to the suggestion
and he didn't quit.
There is no intention here o.
selling Ruth short but it does seen
that his greatest value would be il
the pinch-hitter role. The Bah,
can't field as he once did, but h
still can hit. And no pitcher woult
relish the prospect of facing Rutl
with the bases loaded in a clos
game. He'd have to walk in rui
or take a chance.
Connie Mack is very importan
dissenter to this notion. Conni'
says the Babe could play at leas
100 games in 1885.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-15
BAER STARTS TRAINING

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. Is W.P Max
Baer, the heavyweight champion ar
rived here today andswent through
a brief workout as the first step in
preparation for his four-round bout
with Jimmy Maloney on Jan. "a,
Maloney, erstwhile contender for
heavyweight honors. temporarily
left his duties as Miami Beach
policeman yesterday afternoon and
began an intensive training pro
gram,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-15
Help Wanted

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willing to train spare time to
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present occupation. Utilities
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Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-15
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Lost and Found

LOST-Gold frame glasses in red
leather case. Finder return to
Press office. Reward. 1873
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-15
CENTRAL TAKES LEAGUE LEAD BY
TROUNCING CALEXICO 81 TO IL

Coach Ketchens Eighties kept
pace with Brawley in the opener BY
downing the Calexico Gees" 1871.
Okamura, with points, was the
star player in this game. Miller
also played good ball for Centralses
did Sanchez for Calexico.
No., Cnoro faav Go..A
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-15
Is For Sale Miscellaneous

A GOOD small studio piano, slight
ly used, for sale cheap. Address
Press Box l01. 11-6
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-21

tance, measured in mechanical gain, at the beginning of this century. The pro- gress made since has been set forth spec tacularly at a National Machine Tool Show.
 Pointing to an automobile transmission gear, demonstrator says: Thirty years ago it took three and half hours to make this. Now we can do it on that ma- chine there in few minutes. Give us the metal and we will cut it through in the shape you want, fine to few ten- thousands of an inch, do it with every single piece. On the smaller ones it's a matter of seconds. That's why you can ride today in an automobile that sells for $600"
 This is the bright side of the picture. In our human engineering we don't do so we'll Too many people haven't got the $500. Too many people haven't the price of wheelbarrow, or the tools to make one. which, perhaps, is the reason why there has been no demand for machine tools for the last few years, and why the bottom will probably fall out of the ma chine tool business again in four or five years. FnN
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-21
American Malta

From her naval stronghold in Malta, supplementing Gibraltar, Britain is in po- sition to keep the troubled Mediterranean in order and guard her road to the Orient. Now the United States is said to be plan ming Malta of the Pacific" which would perform some such function for that po- tentially troublesome ocean. ,.
 It is pretentious description of the bleak little windswept island of San Gle mente, 50 miles off San Diego, Cal, but present plans might be the beginning of bigger ones if it seemed necessary later on For the immediate future, the plan to fortify that outpost seems reasonable, for convenience of our navy and the pro- lection of the California coast.
 A depot for use of the Pacific fleet, with an emergency air field, harbor inn provements and few big guns, seems in the natural line of development as the world stands now. A real peace move ment, shared by the leading naval powers and especially the Pacific powers, would tend to limit such construction to pur- poses of commerce and naval routine
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-21
Chance to Make a Living

Yankee ingenuity will lick this depres- sion yet. We are more convinced of thls with every passing day. And here's the latest bit of information that comes along to convince us that initiative and push haven't been entirely relegated to the background. It comes down to us from Massachusetts and while Connecticut doesn't seem to fit in the picture as yet, there isn't any reason why we can't include ourselves or pass along the news to some enterprising individual. In short there's money in herbs.
 In the old days every garden had it's tiny section devoted to the cultivation of such things as would later be compounded into medicines and household remedies for the ailments and illnesses of the day. Our forefathers were great on preparedness and they took what they could in the bounty of Mother Nature to help tide them over ailing moments. There has been noticeable dearth of herb production in the United States of recent years, so much so that we annually import all sorts of herbs that could easily be produced in this country.
 One of the leading products of the state of Michigan is mint Sounds odd, doesn't it, but it's true. Here's another interest ing fact - we import every year one to  two million pounds of common ordinary sunflower seeds. There's nothing hard about raising mint or sunflowers. And there's demand for both in the drug market. And those are only two items on a long list. All can be raised right here in New England, which includes good old Connecticut.
 New Hampshire recently conducted thorough survey into the field of herbs as a means of providing employment and a means of livelihood for farmers. The results, 50 far as revealing many oppor- tunities, were astonishing. We see no reason why other New England states should not avail themselves of the same opportunity. At least there must be enough hardy souls in our state who will take the trouble to investigate the possi- bilities of herb farming and profit there by. We can at least do no harm in carry ing such investigations to the point of experimentation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-21
Concern Is Touching

The concern that the Waterbury Re- publican-American is showing for the readers of the Waterbury Democrat is quite touching. It really makes one won der if perhaps the publisher, the editors, the reporters, and the other employees of this paper should not retire, at least dur ing the prediction period, and allow the various items filling these columns to be planned, written, and edited from Leaven- worth Street For a combination of papers that claims to be read by 98 out of every 100 English-sraaking people in the community, this is sad admission.
 Day after day the twin journals of Publisher Pape have admitted openly, not by insinuation, that they cannot hope to reach every voter in the city. They would like to have the Democrat further their campaign by supplying such items as con- stitute real news in the eyes of the polite ally minded Leavenworth Street editors, but which some of us down here on Grand Street still refuse to place in that cate gory. When our sins of omission are chronicled in print it might be good idea to have it correct and not trust the word of somebody who hurriedly skinned through our columns and hence overlooked plenty of interesting reading, including the very item claimed not to be there.
 Again we must refer to the solicitude towards us. It's almost beyond under standing. We honestly believe that the millennium is at hand. Here we have been laboring under delusion for good many months now, ever since the time that we learned that there could possibly be only two out of every hundred English-speak- ing people in the town reading the Demo- crat. But there must be more, for iurelv two out of every hundred, and some of this group probably not voters, shouldn't worry Publisher Pape and his party. We'd almost dare to repeat that phrase about - fearing the Greeks bearing gifts but since the Republican and American correspondents might mistake our mean ing, we'll simply say that "yond Casslus has lean and hungry look" again hoping there are no Cassius families in the directory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-21

Nothing must be permitted to stand in the way of the immediate completion of the Merritt Parkway" is the way that Senator J. Kenneth Bradley, republican, of Westport put it recently Continuing in a semi-tirade against inaction on the part of federal authorities at Washington he said, "If nothing is to be done we should like to know it at once so that we can proceed with the money that the General Assembly of Connecticut has made available to us. :" If the Fair field county legislators were as smart as they think they are, they would have de- termined before the Legislature author ized the $15,OOO,0O0 bond issue whether or not federal aid could be granted. The whole trouble with this project has been failure to plan or to accept plans. that have been offered. The county didn't like the way the State Highway Depart ment was doing the job, so took it on itself to hustle up matters. We'll see what suc- cess they have now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-21

We don't like this information coming forth from the 11th Connecticut Clinical Congress at New Haven. Dr. Perrin H. Long of Johns Hopkins says there is no cure for the common cold. "Its disease of civilization. Isolated nations do not have it. Contact with civilization pro- duces it. Even bad habits and exposure seem to play little part in the incidence of the cold. :. =" Dr. Long gave the impress sion to those who heard his address that there isn't much use in trying to avoid cold. However, little resistance now and then has enabled this writer to avoid the results that have often come by refusal to treat the ailment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-21
CORRESPONDEN OFFERS APOLOGY FOR
 PREVIOUS LETTER
Waterbury, Conn.,,
 Sept. 19, 1885.

Waterbury, Conn.,,
 Sept. 1s, 1885. Editor of The Democrat:
 Through the columns of your newspaper I wish to extend to Mayor Hayes public apology. In referring to him in the Americans Voice of the People I used the word "unscrupulous." Since that time I've had several conferences with my spiritual and legal advis- CTS and they have spiritually and legally indicated to me that I'm en- tirely wrong. They told me to look up St. Matthew, chapter l9, verses IS and 19. Well, l d,I, and ad- init I'm licked in a spiritual and legal way. So again, MT. Hayes off'r you a public apology.
 Listen people, it all happened this way. I met a woman on the street and naturally our silly con- versatio ion drifted to, politics. I wanted to condemn the present ruling administration q don't know why) by writing a letter to The Voice of the People. She told me to use the word "unscrupulOus" in my letter. l didn't know the ex- act meaning of this slimy word, but my partisanship got the better of my higher judgment and being in a highly nervous state like fool I made bigger fool of myself. Thank God that my. mind is now at peace.
 Also my spiritual adviser (Rev. L. l.. U.) told me that there Is only one Christian way to right an un- just wrong. This is through the Cody way of omnipotent, restitu- tion. Well, I guess I'm licked, and that means to right this unjust wrong against Hayes I'll have to vote for him.
 At tEe present moment the Bible of God stares me in the eyes, and I'll never again revile an up- right man. Politically, I'm very gullible. and I often accept hear say as the truth. wash my hands of innocent blood and I'll never believe in false campaign propa- gandd again. ,,,
 With sorrow,
 MRS. J. K. Y.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-21

stone was used in the building and if so, where The Justice Department is installing a new gymnasium for "G-men" in it's basement. It will be used during indictment weather when the roof gym is not avail able Ex-President Hoov. CT has gone air-minded, recent ly made the first flight of his career in this country. He flew in a new Standard Oil company plane from his Palo Alto home to San Francisco.
 Florida War
 The Administration is getting a little uneasy about the terrific. . battle between North and South Florida over the canal, recently O, K.'d by Roosevelt, which will cut across state from Jack sonville to the Gulf. Oppon- ents of the canal, originally in the south, now have spread to the canal route where they, claim thousands of acres will be ruined by salt water [. .. Two prom inent American AmDaSSauOFS are waging merry little war down in one corner of the hemisphere. They are Hugh Gibson, Ambassador to Brazil, (career diplomat), and Alexan- der Weddell, ambassador to Ar gentina, (Farley appointee). Trouble arose when Gibson was sent to Weddell's post-Suenos Aires-to nelp settle the Chaco war. Weddell resented the in- trusion A lot of interest attends the sudden elevation of Paul Best, messenger boy in the FILA, to be administrative as- sistant to Stewart Mcdonald, FHAdministrator. He had been on the job only six months. Some attribute the, meteoric rise to the fact that Best is president of the District of Columbia Young Democrats. Others claim 1t is his close friendship to ex- Administrator Moffett's younger daughter. @
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-21
A Book a Day
How a Dogs Voice Produced a Legend
BY BRUCE CAPTION

If you miss '"The Voice of Bugle Ann," by MacKinlay Kantor, you will miss 8 glimpse at one of the strangest and most picturesque sports known to America. You will
 also, in my opinion, be missing a genuine minor classic of modern
 American literature.
 This book-it is a thin little
 thing, about 100 pages in length--- tells of the back country farmers
 of Missouri and their fox, hunts. Fox hunting, with them, means
 turning pack of dogs loose on a
 fox's trail and sitting down by q
 fire in the summer night to listen to the music of the baying pack. No attempts Is made to follow the dogs. The fox, as matter of course, runs until he gets tired and
 then holes up, escaping harm. The fox enjoys 1t, the dogs enjoy 1t,
 and the men-chatting by the fire,
 listening to the far-off voices, mu-
 sical in the night--enjoy 1t most of all.
 Bugle Ann was the finest hound Springfield Davis had owned in his 70-odd years as fox hunter. Her voice rang like a trumpet across the dark; and so when a cantan-
 kerous neighbor killed her. Spring Davis killed him and went to pris- on for 1t. But Bugle Ann's voice still sounded across the hills. to greet his ears again when he came
 out, and it gave rise to one of the
 strangest and lovliest legends of all the middle west.
 MT. Kantor has managed to make this little story an exceedingly
 beautiful one, with the kind. of
 beauty that tihgies along your spine. It is his finest book, and you are urged not to miss 1t. Published by Coward -McCan, 1t sells for $1.25.
 was shipped to Washington at the time the State, War and Navy building was erected. War Department authorities would ! like to ascertain whether the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-21
WRITER THINKS THE PUBLIC SHOULD OBJECT TO PAPE
 POLITICAL METHODS

Waterbury, Conn.
 Sept. 19, 1885. Editor Waterbury Democrat:
 For the past few weeks and from the trend, I expect for the next few weeks, about all you can get from the Waterbury Republi- can and American is trashy lot of political propaganda, and in sultins slurs and pertinent ques- tions, aimed at as wholesome group O. men as l. ever hope to meet.
 Personally I think it is high time that the public of this city should show their resentment to these foul tactics and insults to their Mayor and Lieut.-Governor and l hope who will be Governor, for he deserves this honor as grati- tude for having taken over the reins as Mayor of this city when conditions were very grave, and thank God today they are certain ly much improved.
 Friends do not waste your time reading these misleading articles. If you are acquainted with the men who are serving their third ter n as the choice of the majority of the population you know how rash and untrue and misleading this propaganda Is, on the other hand if you do not personally know Mayor Hayes and his col leagues you owe it to yourself to make 1t point to get acquainted before accepting the word of this champion of scandal mongers. And mark my word. when and If you do meet these men you will have added some, real true friends to your list, and not the backbit- ing slanderous type that would be your lot at 37 Leavenworth street. As a sample of the unethical methods used by the twin scandal sheets let me cite below, a trans action that in. my. estimation, should have put Pape. and his staff behind the bars.
 A few years ago the phone call ed me from an important business meeting one morning and. a very glibe tongue insisted on selling my concern a very special ad in the Waterbury American and Re- publican. Pressed for time l ac- cepted under pressure the terms which. required that I must have a check in full to cover this very