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Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
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Ladder Play

Ell Centro high school tennis
players prepared for their first
match of the season against Braw-
ley high on December 10 today by
continuing play in the ladder tourn-
ament.
Ladder tournament play will
continue through the next two
weeks and the players who hold
the top positions on the ladder will
be given a chance to represent their
school against the Brawley racket
Wielders December l9.
The following weekend the Cen
tral team will meet Calexico high.
Ladder standings to date:
Boys: !, Danny Judd; 2, James
Free; 3, Jack Kinne; 4, David Rob-
erts; 5, j. Potter; 6, Othneil Horne;
7, c. Lazo; 8, B. Dunn; 8, A. Mum
son; 10, D. Hatch; II, j. Rapson;
IL, B. knights; 13, j. Goff; IA, For
rest Damron; Is, r. Barnes; 16, B.
Horne; II, R. knights; Is, j. York;
10, T. Yamada.
Girls: /, Helen Dowd; 2, frankie
Nell Birkhauser; 3, B. Hatch; 4,
Mary Ann Riddle; 5, Kay Nuffer;
6, Boris Chestnut; Z, Neva Dowd;
8, v. Jones; 9, H. Free.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
Plans Made
Stock
Races

Plans for the staging of a cham
pionship stock car race at the I'M
psrial Fair Grounds track on De-
cember 20 were completed at
meeting of the executive committee
of the American Legion last night.
Race committee will be headed
by Commander H. K. McClimans
and DR.. Van Eman. who are leav-
ing no stone unturned to bring this
major event to the valley. The
scheduled race will be for 100 miles.
American Racing association will
supervise the event and points earn
ed by drivers will be counted to-
ward national championship hon
ors for the winning drivers. The
events will be open to any entrant
Of a strictly stock automobile.
A. R. A. officials point out that this
event will be the longest single race
ever held on the local oval and the
first stock car race ever held in the
valley. stock car events have been
held in Seattle. Portland, Oakland
and Los Angeles this year and have
been most successful from a sport
ing angle as well as from an en-
gineering standpoint.
Time trials will be held on Sat
urday afternoon, Dec. 19, with the
race taking place Sunday, Dec. 20.
Makes of cars entered are unlimit-
ed except that not more than four
of any one manufacture will be
accepted until all makes have had
chance to qualify. This type OF
race will show the public just what
the various makes of cars will dc
under strenuous conditions. Rec
ords are kept of average speed, ac-
celeration gasoline and oil mileage
as well as handling ability at high
speed. Not more than twenty cars
will be allowed to start and they
will be determined by the time
trials held on the Saturday pre-
ceding the race.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04

that has baffled all opponents In
San Diego county.
The coast eleven has no out
standing backfield star but every
member of the scoring combina-
tion is a capable ball carrier and
an expert blocker.
Ell Centro, playing in its first
southern California playoff game
since 1881 when the SpartanS
knocked over Coronado for the til
tie, is a decided unoerdog in to-
nights game.
To beat Escondido, Taylor's
charges must play heads up ball
all of the way, for an error will
undoubtedly cost them the game
and a chance for southern Cali
fornia championship.
Coach Harry WeXler's football
ers will trot onto the Ell Centre
field tonight with two goals to
accomplish. First they are deter
mined to meet DoWney next week
or the southern California champ
ionship, and second they want to
avenge a 20-6 defeat handed them
by the Ell Centrans in 1890.
In that year the favored Escon-
dido team, guided by Edward God
dard, fell before an inspired El
Cerjro eleven that refused to
give up even after Escondido had
built up a 6 point lead in the
first three minutes of play.
Passes and brilliant runs by
Wynne, Price and Hammer pulled
a Central victory out of the fire
and tabled the 1880 eleven as one
of the greatest to represent the
Blue and White.
Tonight, a Spartan team ratet
in early season rankings as the
fourth best in the valley league
will be given a chance to duplicate
the performance of their predeces-
sors and earn the right to repre-.
sent the southern district in tht
championship playoff agains
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
Activities on
Player Market
At Standstill

MONTREAL, Que, Dec. 4. (U.P)
Activities in the player market
were virtually at standstill to-
day with the major leagues leav-
ing for their own meeting in New
York.
Sale of Dizzy Dean, somewhat
cooled off by Branch Rickey's fan
cy quotations but still on the mar
ket; the New York Giants-Chicago
Cubs trade, involving Outfielder
Hank Leiber, sought by the Cubs,
and third Baseman Stanley Hack,
coveted by the Giants; Brooklyn
Pittsburgh deal, with negotiations
now at the point where even Van
Mungo, Dodgers star pitcher, may
be involved.
Guessing what Commissioner K.
M. Lands may do about the Bob
Feller case continues to be the
favorite pastime here. The base
ball men can agree on only on
point, that Lands is confrontd
by the most important decision
of his career.
Feller, Cleveland'S 19-year-old
pitching sensation, as free agent
will bring sum approaching $780,
600 for his signature on contract
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
HIT OR MISS METHOD
Dumb Dora Selects Heroes
USED TO PICK TEAM

and Layman of Holtville as they
are FORCEFUL names and after
all, a tackle has to be STRONG.
Guards, Smith and Mccullough
of Brawley, good substantial names
you could TRUST for guards.
Center, John MouSer of Ell Gen.
tro because I know his Uncle Cha
MvKim who was football cap
tain once and I bet Johnny gets
TIRED about hearing how good
his Uncle Cha used to be and if
you ask me, I bet Johnny could
outplay Uncle Cha today.
Halfbacks, Damron of Ell Centro
because it sounds a little like
SWEARING and would be SO ham
dy to use, and CASTOR of Holt
vile because IL LOOKS WELL with
Damron.
Quarterback, Kokubun Of Calex-
leo because it SOUNDS a little
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
By DUMB DORA

With everyone naming an all
star team 1 might just as we'll
pick one myself and I bet I can
do just as we'll by GUESSING as
those who THINK they know some
thing about football. will play
MY team AGAINST any mans.
My method, for those who wish
to know the reason for my sue
CESS is to pick 'em by the sound
of the name-once I named the
winners one week that way.
Now as to ENDS, and I don't
care whether they are left or right,
it's all so CONFUSING anyway,
1 will choose Woodland of Holt
vile and Lille of Brawley be-
cause they make such a PRETTY
combination you know, lilies in
the woodland.
Tackles, Rambeau of Calexico
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04

points, demonstrated a smooth Of
fense and tight defense in the sec
ond half of play to run roughshod
over the confident Central team.
Only in the second quarter when
they swished the casaba throught
the hoop for Is digits did the jun
ior College squad give its rooters
any hopes for successful season.
The rest of the game the Arabs
played a slow, lazy brand of ball
and as a result were literally swept
off the floor by the alert Calipatria
cagers.
Mike Mclaughlin and Cotton Gill
liland played good ball for the
Arabs but the rest of the Nomad
cagers failed to startle their follow
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
Pittsburgh Chosen for Rose Bow
Panthers To
Meet Husky
II Jan. lst

PASADENA, Cal, Dec. 4.
(UP) = University of Pitts
burgh, vanished three times
in Rose Bowl history, pre-
pared today for a fourth in
vasion of the west to tackle the
formidable Washington Huskies
New Years day.
Coach Jock Sutherlands Panth-
ers, boasting one of the most pow
erful offensive teams in the nation,
were chosen last night to represent
the east by Washington athletic Of
ficials. Prior to the official an
nouncement. Pittsburgh, Alabama
and Louisiana State were rated
equal choices for the coveted trip
to the Rose Bowl.
Pittsburgh officially accepted the
invitation by telephone.
Defeated only by its cross-town
rival, Duquesne and tied by the
Fordham Rams, Pittsburgh rolled
up EOS points and limited its op-
position to 35. Crumbling before
the Pitt steamroller were such out
standing teams as Notre Dame.
Nebraska. and Ohio State.
Rose Bowl defeat has tagged the
Panthers three times in the past
eight years Stanford nosed out a
7-6 victory in 1923 and the South
ern California Trojans administer
ed two terrific upsets. 47-l4 in 1890
and $50 in 1893.
Ray Eckmann, director of ath-
letics of Washington. told 80 news
papermen last night that Pitts
burgh was the first school ap-
preached.
"Our intent has been to choose
a team which Is representative
of the best In eastern football,
although many sections have
turned out splendid teams this
year. any of which might have
made an acceptable opponent"
Eckmann said. ''The unusually
strong competition which con-
fronted Pittsburgh and its out
standing record, ending the sea-
son with a defenite superiority,
makes it a logical opponent to
represent the east in this game.
"The further fact that this week
10 New York City sports writers
chose Pittsburgh as the winner OF
the Lambert Memorial trophy. en-
blematic of eastern football su-
premacy, confirmed our judge
ment."
A tipoff on Washington sentiment
was given earlier this week when
the varsity squad voted nearly un-
animously for Pittsburgh.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
SPORTS
PARADE
BY Henry McLemore

CORAL GABLES. Fla, Dec. 4.
Mr.. Thomson: l am 25,
strong as a horse. and weigh 215
|lnds naked like a jaybird. yet l
hit hit a golf ball more than 200
-ds. Please write me and tell me
at / should do to add distance
my drives"
Dear Jimmy: Please write me
mail or wire me collect just how
b hit such tremendous drives. I'm
F big as you are and used the best
F Is and the most expensive clubs.
/ / can't knock the ball half as
as you do. What is the mat
| ."
Dear Jimmy Thomson: What
| Is me? I was a hammer throw
|. in college, and still so strong
can tear a pack of pinochle
irds in half and pick up my wife
18th one hand. Yet I can't hit
golf ball more than 225 yards
j save my soul. Please rush an
|<rlanation of what / should do
D hit 'em like you"
These are a few excerpts from
+ hundreds of letters that Jimmy
|lomson, the worlds longest hit
i, receives each week. With the
|ssible exception of the Dionne
Fesome, Shirley Temple, and Pres
int Roosevelt, Thomson. who hits
golf ball anywhere from 300 to
D yards off the tee. gets more fan
bill than anyone in the country.
Every duffer in the country has
Fitten (or will write in a week
two) asking advice on how TO
lock the cover off the ball.
Having read dozens of his let
IS, / advanced the theory that
bomson has made everybody dis
kisfied with their drives. Men
ho once bought drinks for the en-
he locker room when they passed
K 200 marker now say what the
Flli What's 200 yards? Thomson
books 'em nearly twice that far
las proof that this is true, I offer
better Thomson received only yes
Fday from a gentleman named
|acAfee in Washington, D. c.
81 am Is years old and weigh
|85 stripped. 1 carry that weight
h my chest, shoulders and arms
lue to activity in such sports as
|umbling, kayak padding, and
Iandball. But i can only drive
$50 yards What must 1 do to
lrive a long ball?
|Seei Here's a fellow who can hit
70 yards and still he isn't satis-
I'D. He wants mile or nothing
banks to Thomson's reputation
|onestly, the more I think of 9
Jan who can hit $50 complaining
le ma6der I get. If I ever hit one
lat far I'd run for congress, but
new suit for all the poor Gn-
|uding myself in the neighbor.
bod, and frame the fairway I dir
on and hang it over the mangle
I don't know what Thomson
(ans TO say in answer to Mistel
[acAfee, but if it were left up II
Ie I'd tell him who who WASH
btisfied with $50 yards didn't de
erve to have kayak to paddle in
Copyright 1896 by United Press
A
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
kCKLEY TOPS
PISOL SHOTS
IN CONTEST

Plunking slugs into the center
II the target with unerring accur-
Icy, Floyd "Slick" Ackley OF the
b Centre police department copped
hdividual honors in a peace Off
|ers meet at Palm Springs yeSter-
lay afternoon.
A team composed of El Centro
|olice and sheriff office pistol
hooters chalked up the best team
core for the day but the trophy
Fas awarded to the United States
Border Patrol team
|rom Imperial Valley.
The Ell Centre police team was
because member OF
he sheriff's office shot with the
bolice team.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
]. C. TITLE AT
STAKE TONIGH

SANTA ANA, Dec. 4. U.p) - The
junior college football championship
of southern California will be at stake
tonight when Los Angeles Jaycee
invades the campus of the Santa
Ana Dons.
Santa Ana won the Orange En-
pire conference without losing a
game and was favored over the in
consistent cubs, winner of the west
ern division after early season de-
featS.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
DE BOMMAH'
MEETS FIRST
FOE TONIGHT

Herman Graves, Ell Centre Bomb
er, was given a rest in the Los An
geles Golden Gloves tournament
last night. He is scheduled to meet
his first opponent tonight at 1880.
The identity Of his opponent was
not known at Press time.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04

Individual scores of the Ell Centro
police and immigration teams fol-
low:
E.C.P.D.-Keesee 267; Heating,
263; Ackley. 270; Tackett, 219; Bur-
ritt, 227.
immigration - Thomas, 227; H.
Gerrish, 249; Voight. 247; Pearce,
240; Ingrahaman, 267.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
OAKLAND BUYS
HURLER

MONTREAL, Dec. 4. U,P) - The
Newark International League base
ball club today sold Pitcher Hank
Mcdonald to the Oakland Pacific
coast league club.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04

ers with spectacular play.
The j. C. lightweights salvaged
some of the Arab reputation with a
2212 victory over Calipatria high
school. Robertson and Ishimaru
paced the Jaycee lightweights with
7 digits apiece.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
HERE'S THE DOPE
AS PREDICTED BY
DOHERTY f TAYLOR

w. S. Taylor cOeaders in Post-Prs prog
guessing they would
picking the winners have submitted their selections for
the ninth and fnaIc of
Doherty tickets to the
between Pittsburgh and Washing
University
they didn't together in
selecting predicted only diff
Southern Methodist game.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
CALfPAT TOWNERS
TRIP ARAB CACERS
IN WILD CONTEST

Hopelessy beaten in the first half of play when the
Ell Centro junior college cagers up 238 lead hard
fighting Capatria town team staged desperate rally
in the final period to trim the Arabs 1926.
The Zephyrs, paced by Amara, who chalked up II
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
CLASH IN
PLAYOFF STRUGGLE
TONIGHT AT 7:3O
-OO--

school football team tonight faces its toughest
assignment very the valley champion
Sparans stadium at 1880
champions Metropolitan league of San Diego is
boasng powerful tricky offense
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-03-06

The public is hereby notified that actu
al road construction on center line road will
start at once and to that end is cautioned
that road machinery, materials etc, may
be encountered at any time or place along
said highway
There will be sufficient width Of road al
lowed at all times for careful handling of
traffic, but drivers Of motor-driven vehicles
are warned to use particular care at these
points.
Owners Of pipe lines under highways are
also hereby notified that the code requires
pipes to be buried at least two feet deep, and
the Public Works Department therefore
cannot assume responsibility for pipes bur-
led less than specified depth
All drivers of road machinery, however,
will be instructed to exercise great care in
the operation of said machinery, that no
unnecessary damage be done to existing
pipe lines.
II. n. MCKENZIE
Superintendent of Public Works
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-03-06
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NOV science restores dull teeth
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St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-03-06

Tickets will be sold in Chrstiansted by
Joseph Horsord
Get your tickets in time before you
get disappointed Do not fail to see this
fstic contest.
Music will be in ATTENDANCE
The prices will be so q 25c
JOSEPH PRINCE
promoter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-07
Tennis By
 Ray Mcleod
The Flat FOrehand

The Flat F0rehand
 The flat forehand drive is un- doubtedly the most effective fors- hand stroke in the game, and is be- coming more and more popular each year. Although 1t is not new stroke in the game, 1t has been de- veloped more during recent years because of its effectiveness in the hands of such players as Vines and Stoefen, who are exceptionally hard hitters.
 Bost flat drives are hit slight
 in advance of the body, almost
 opposite the left foot. The face
 of the racket is kept perfectly
 flat throughout the entire
 stroke, with the racket travelling
 straight into the ball, and con-
 tinuing along a horizontal plane
 as far forward as it is possible
 to reach. The preliminary
 back-swing goes back a little
 further behind the body than in
 the case of a horehand drive
 carrying top-spin, greatly inc
 creasing the speed and depth
 of the shot. The necessary
 degree of spin is applied by
 keeping the racket on the ball,
 and following through to the
 extreme end of ones reach. It is
 important, however, that the
 ending of the follow-through
 point to the exact spot wheTo'
 the ball is to be played.
 The flat drive differs from thl ordinary top-spin drive 0Tily wherl the degree of spin is concerned. I is . known fact that every hard hi ball must carry a certain amount o fop-spin in order to bring it doWI in court. Owing to the little amour of spin on the flat drive. the bal scoOis off the court with q very l0y bounce. and ls naturally 6 very dif flcult ball 70 handle.
 one final point Co remember C p'aylne the flat ds,Re: tnst the end Ing Of f1le foIl0W-throuzh must fIn' lali on a level with the actual hit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-07
New Haven, Meriden
 Clubs Well Placed

Providence, R. l., July 7.--(UP)- Fred Hill, 2B-year old Worcester shipping clerk, held the New Eng land public golf title today after combining rounds of "A and v for a l6i stroke total.
 Hill, a former caddy, held a five- stroke margin over runncr-up Ray Marad of Boston. His championship performance paced the Green aill Golf club of Worcester to team vic- tory, with an eight-rnaM total of 1909. The New Haven Municipal Golf association was second with 1884 and Silver City c. c. of Meri. den, Conn.,, third with l340.
 President Martin HorowitG of the N. E. P. c. A. announced that Me- morial Golf club of Springfield, Mass, had been chosen as the site of the 1887 tournament.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-07
FAVORITES COP EARLY TENNIS
 TESTS AT W.C.C.
Clara Moves TOp-Seeded Player - Men Begin
 Play for Valley HOnOrs

Seeded players advanced with out undue difficulty yesterday in the first round of the annual Nau- gatuck Valley championship tennis matches at the Waterbury Country club. The first round of the mems tourney will get under way today with Q galaxy of stars scheduled to match efforts.
 Mrs. Clara Moves, Dobbs Ferry star, and former Connecticut and New England states title holder and seeded No. 1 in the local tourney had little trouble eliminating Louise Barnes of Bristol 6-S, GO.
 Nice Work
 Two Rye,N. r., players were de- feated yesterday by identical scores by the smooth stroking Helen Bern. hardt, co.sharer of the national girls double title. Miss Barnhardt triumphed over Carol Pearl and Jean Nolan by scores of 60, 6-S.
 Louise Raymond, another racquet wielder from Rye, however. gained the third round by virtue of a bye in the first round and second round victory over Mrs. J. Morill also of Rye, 6-3, 6-2.
 Art wright of Hartford, defend- ing champion does not appear among the entrants in the mems play and so E. Mansfield. former Yale star, is seeded No. ].
 Others seeded in order are J. Spalding, Stockbridge, one-time Princeton ace; J. B. Morse, New Haven; F. E. Meyers, another Prencton player; M. Tarpley, Mi- Miami, Fla, R. Decker, Massa- chusetts state junior champion; H. M. Holden, Jr, Harvard law school student from Texas; and Harold w. Smith, the Waterbury threat.
 Yesterdays scores:
 The summaries:
 Mrs. Clare Moves, Dobbs Ferry, defeated Louise Barnes, Bristol 6-9, 6-0.
 Lila Rand, Rye, defeated Doris Barker, Bristol, 6-0, 6-2.
 Helen Van Schaick, Southport, defeated Josephine Rossini, Bristol 6.2, 6-l.
 Mrs. Beatrice Jennings, Fairfield, defeated Bunnie struthers, Rye, 7-5, 3-6, 60.
 Helen Bernhardt, New York, de- feated Carol Pearl, Rye, 60, 6-3. (Second round)-Miss Bernhardt, defeated Jean Nolan, Rye, GO, 6.3.
 Mrs. Harriet Park, Rye, advanced by default over Mrs. Paul Fahy, Fairfield.
 Mariette Arguinbau, Southport, defeated Lindsay Rand, Rye 6-0, 6.1.
 Althea Crow, Rye, advanced by default over Mrs. A. GenuA, Water- bury.
 Mrs. Grace Park, Rye, defeated L.. Rossinini, Bristol, 6.2, 6-2.
 Mrs. J. Morrill,, Rye, defeated Elizabeth Sterling, Greens Farms, 6-2, 6-0; (second round)-Louise Raymond, Rye, defeated Mrs. Mor- Till, 6-3, 6-2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-07
PONT|ACS DROP
 THREE STRAIGHT.
ThOmastOn Club Slumps
 Badly After Winning Six in a Row

Thomaston, July 7.-After winning the first round of the Naugatuck Valley League by virtue of six straight wins, the Thomaston Pon- tiacs have slumped miserably in their last three contests which found them on the short end against the Arsonia Acorns. Lltch- field Cowboys, and South Meriden.
 The team which showed an abundance of hitting power in the first round, and a spirit which showed they were after every break, have slumped in all these depart ments which is the real cause of their poor showing so far. The team previously showed dash and speed on the bases which was unequalled by any local team, but have also lost this asset. The first round was a tough one and this may be only a temporary let down and they may again hit their stride which made them the hardest team to beat in the league.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-07
LARGE FIELD TO ENTER HAMILTON
 PARK NET PLAY
Lists Close Next Thursday Night With 25 Entered
 to Date

Twenty-Five players have already entered the Hamilton park mems senior tennis tournament which gets underway Saturday morning. Henry Cieslewski of Naugatuck, is scheduled to defend the title he won last year. To date many of the leading netmen in this vicinity have submitted their names and the outlook is bright for a field eclipsing that of last year, which numbered 30 players.
 Close Thursday
 All entries must be handed in to Bob Biewitt or telephoned to the Hamilton park pavilion or the park department office before the dead line, Thursday night at 6 o'clock. Entrants are asked to state when 1t will be most convenient for them to play so as to aid in the drawing up of satisfactory schedule.
 The tourney will be conducted on a somewhat different plan this year, with all matches from quarter fin- als on to be decided on best three out of five basis rather than two out of three as has been the cus- tom in the past.