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Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-14
BORDER CITY
GOES TO BAT
FOR ALL STARS

Enthusiastic support from Calex-
leo Friday gave added assurance
that Imperial Valleys All Star
softball team, winners Of the west
ern states championship, will have
sufficient financial backing to per-
NIT entrance in the National ANA
teur Softball Association champion
ship tournament at Soldiers Field IL
Chicago.
At a meeting Of businessmen il
the border city Wednesday evening
several substantial pledges were
made, in addition to the $3.50 al
ready offered to help meet the
teams expense. Recognizing the
opportunity for favorable publicity
for Imperial Valley in the entrance
of a valley team in national COM
petition, businessmen agreed to a
thorough canvass Of CaleXico to
raise funds.
Noel Smith, representing the AL
Star team, reports an enthusiastic
response in Brawley with severa.
businessmen and civic groups max
ing substantial donations.
If FL Centro sports enthusiasts.
merchants and business groups
unite behind the AL Stars with
the same loyalty displayed in other
valley cities. there is no doubt but
that the team will have the op-
portunity 10 bring national recog-
milton 10 valley athletes" Smith
declared
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-14

at 4 certain height toward the
catcher of his team against the
hitters of the adverse team. The
catcher must catch the ball if it IS
not captured by the wooden baton
of the hitter. The defending team
also had four men who guarded
the rhombus and tackled runners,
as well as three people who guard
the outlying section of the rhombus
in order to capture the ball for
their own team.
The hard compact ball is thrown
with such an impact as to cause
injury. One hitter batted it far
over the field and succeeded in
circling the rhombus. It seemed
difficult to strike this ball, which
is thrown with tremendous energy
After three invalid throws a player
is out, and the same is true if the
ball is caught. And also if the ball
is thrown into the rhCmbus before
he finishes his run"
Another sport commentator, after
an equally lucid Interpretation oi
our national sport, voiced the flat
opinion that even Americans them
selves don't like the game OF base
ball but attend the game solely tC
watch the baseball crowd He sale
that of all the sports crowds ir
the world American baseball crowds
were known as the modest, the
widest and the noisiest. He made
it rather plain, too, that what Ger
many would have liked to have
seen was an American baseball
crowd and not a game.
As you can see, these two sports
writers have a good sound work
ing knowledge Of the game. One
Of them was trifle bitter in his
report because the game was not
like German "schlagbalr, as he
had been led to believe. And the
cnly good thing another one could
find to say was that as an ex-
hibiticn Cf home runs and in
nings IL was 'wunderbar'."
Baseball may be cur national
port but I am sure that Germany
considers it TO be our national &C.
eentricity.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-14
De Bommah Has One
Faithful Booster

he don count. All mean BOmmah
Graves, Hard Boiled Hermann
Huh. Your bOmber's going to
get a fuse put to him Friday night.
He's got to fight mighty mean
fighter"
"Yuh mean this CORDOBA How
come you think he's so mean?"
Didn't you know? This Cor
doza's got Spanish blood in his
veins! And you know what's going
on in Spain right now? They're
killing 'em off by the thousands in
a civil war. These Spaniards are
a killing people and this CORDOBA
don't think anymore about bashing
a mans head off in the ring than
nothing"
"Hmmm. Dat do look bad, don't
it? But l don guess thatll bother
the BOmmah. He don care whOOp
about color or moth Vas uh! He's
gonna bash that COrdOZa's face
plumb in, thaS what he gonna do!
He's gonna whOp one in dat boys
middle til his fist come out tOther
side. Den he's gonna turn right
around and wham him back into
shape agin. Den he's gonna whack
dat boy one over da haid like q
club. Powie! Just like dat! Vas
sub, den You can just lead dat boy
TO Green Pastures"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-14
By HENRY McLENIORE

BERLIN. Aug. "A. UPl-If one
of the chief purposes Of the Olym-
pics IS 10 create better understand
ing among nations, then America
would have been wise to have done
everything in its power TO prevent
the exhibition baseball game which
was played by two Of its amateur
teams at ReichSpoTtf eld.
This game. and it was watched
by 1000 unsuspecting Germans
created more misunderstanding II
six innings than Eleanor Holm Jar
rett and the Olympic committee
could brew on a world cruise.
To show you just how completely
bewildered the average spectator
was BY the game. allow me TO quote
to you from the report Of the gam-
carried by one Of Berlins LEADING
newspapers. Il was written by .
Nazi baseball authority" and ais
magnificent account OF the game
is q tip-off on the density Of the
fog through which $4,000 non
experts must have watched the
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-14
OAKS FALL 81
BEFORE DRIVE
or PORTLAND 9
By UNITED PRESS

George Caster, Portlands ace
ht-hander, pitched his team to
valuable 81 win over the Oaklanc
Oaks Thursday to give the Beavers
a firmer grip on first place in the
league standings.
Caster went the route along WITH
Jack La Rocca, Acorn hurler. The
former allowed the Oaklanders eight
hits while the Portland nine took
seven from La Rocca.
The first seven innings were
barren OF scores. Not until the
eighth did the Beavers break the
ice with a tWo-run rally. The Oaks
retaliated with a single score, then
in the ninth the northernerS cinch-
ed the issue with another marker
Seattle Jared badly at the hands
of the Sacramento Senators, losing
IL. Henry Pippen, the Solons
come through hurler, toiled through
the nine innings in great style to
set down the Indian batsmen with
seven SafetieS.
The Senators, meanwhile, touch
ed Campbell and Lucas for Il
singles.
The Sacramentans' biggest inning
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-14
Frank Hetz e. Winner +.
I'm 40-Lap Race Grind
HARDEN YOUNG
TAKES md SPOT

Sending his tiny car around the speedway at record
breaking pace. Frank Hetze sped across the finish lne
full lap ahead the field Thursday night to cop first
place in the 40 lap grind the Ell Centro speedway
uetza gained the most naston i'm the main event by
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-14
Hard Hitter
Will Battle


Herman Bomber Graves, El Cen
tros dark knight of the ring, mid
dleweight champion of Imperial
Valley, will face a severe test Fri
day night when he enters the ring
against Joe CORDOBA, hard hitting
Culver City lad CORDOBA, though
an unknown quantity to valley box
ing fans. will find considerable sup
port at ringside when he meets
the bomber in the star bout of the
evenings amateur card at the City
Limits arena.
Pre-fight dope gives CORDOBA a
better than fair chance to turn the
Bomber into a duo firecracker. The
Culver City fighter, depending
chiefly upon a wicket straight left
to whittle his men down, also owns
a right that is loaded to the strings
with T N T If the Bomber viii
slug with him Friday night, the
Culver City lad has a rosy chance
of grabbing off a chunk of boxing
title
On the same card, Jack Morris
sette of BraWley, who served up a
splendid pot pourri Of boxing and
slugging last Friday night, will tie
into Rugged Soldier Walberg, a
tough battler from March. Field
who has never been known to take
q blow on the cheek and turn away.
Polishing off the headliners come
the pride of Jacumba, the Hogue
twins. likeable youngsters who turn
into battling tornadoes the min
ute they enter a ring. They never
yet have met defeat. But Friday
night they face competition. Big
Boy will take on Joe Garcia and
Shorty will tie into Luis Ruiz.
-Four other bouts complete the
program. Gene Boatwright. scrap
by El Centre. boxers who would
rather slug than eat, has a return
engagement with Jimmie Lyons.
It's a cinch to be a battle. In the
other three Pablo Espudo meets
Johnnie Walters, Ray Rogers takes
on Tom McClauslan and Bert Birm-
ingham meets Johnnie Lujon.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-14

NEW YORK, Aug. Ia. UP
Notes from a big league press box:
Lou Gehrig is sure the middl2
finger of his left hand is frac-
tured a wild pitch hit him
there during batting practice Tues
day A doctor said there ap-
parently was a break . but iron
man Lou will start his 1763rd con-
secutive game when the Yankees
play the Athletics today he
won't have the finger X-rayed
because they'ed tell me to have
it put in splintS :"
The Phillies, begged in the Ma
tional League cellar, have dropped
IL straight games and the report
is that Manager Jimmy Wilson'S
contract will not be renewed .
Manager Rogers HornSby is put
ting up a great fight for retention
in St. Louis The Browns have
won nine of l6 games since July
20, when they emerged from the
American League cellar ..
Jimmy Foxx is doing valiant
work for a lost cause with the
BostCn Red SoX the hard
hitting first Sacker is third in
both leagues in home runs with
80 and tied for third with Lou
Genrig in runs batted in with
LOG yet FoXX, who is batting
1856 was very much on the pan
in Boston not long ago =.
A notable 1886 comeback is that
of Hazen (KikD Cuyler Kiki
will be 81 on August 80 and is in
his 14th consecutive season in the
National League but he has
played in 103 games and is sec
ond only to Catcher Ernie Lom-
bardi in batting, with $3.50 :.
Johnny Alien, the hot-head
southerner, seems to have curbeo
the displays Of temperament that
ruined his effectiveness earlier in
the season Johnny pitched the
Cleveland Indians to an 80 vic
tory over the Detroit Tigers iR
the American League yesterday :.
it was his 14th victory and ninth
in row.
julius Soltars hit a home run
with two on as the st. Louis
Browns defeated the Chicago
White SoX, 7-3
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-14
TODAYS
Sporfs Parade
sY HENRY mcLEMORE

game.
Baseball began its successful
career in the countries surround
ing the Pacific ocean," wrote the
German authority. Its outstand-
ing feature is a rhOmbuS drawn
in one half OF a field, the longi-
tudinal axis Of which is equival-
ent to one third of the longitu-
dinal axis of the whole field.
Both teams appeared with nine
players. The team with red
stCckings attacked first. They
lined themselves up outside the
field and only One struck at the
ball at a time with a wooden
baton. when the hit was sue
cessful the player was forced TO
attempt to run around the
rhGmbus. Each such run count
ed as a point.
The task Of members Of the de-
Tending team itself were as follows
The most important man is. the
throWer. He is the one who or
teams gets the highest
wage The throWer throws the ball
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-14

was the second when they began
connecting with Campbells offer
ing regularly and booted in three
runs.
The Los Angeles team won ten
inning overtime game from the San
Francisco Seals, 4-3. The victory
was credited to Fay Thomas, vet
eran Angel hurler who stopped the
Seals with seven singles while the
Seraphs knocked Wyn Ballou for
twelve.
The Seals drew first blood in the
third with two runs, then the
Angels forged into the lead with a
three tally spurt. The Seals tied
it up in the eighth, and the
Seraphs broke up the game with
a run in the tenth.
San Diego continued its win
streak by nosing out the Missions
1919.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-14

With five straight victories be
hind them in valley league play, the
FL Centro Merchants will invade
Holtville Friday night in an ef-
fort to repeat last Tuesday nights
victory over the Bakers and stretch
their standing to six wins.
At the same time CaleXico Flying
A will play the Brawley Shippers
on the Brawley diamond. The
Border nine scored an easy vic
tory Tuseday night, piling up an
8 to 2 score against the Shippers
Eddie Kelly, who pitched SEVENTH
bali Tuesday, will probably take
the mound for Calexico against
Lewis or Young for Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-14
PRESS BOX NOTES

New York Giants gained half
a game on both the pace-setting
st. LOUIS Cardinals and the run
ner-up Chicago Cubs in the Ma
tional League and are only three
games from the top and two out
OF second place the Giants
defeated Philadelphia, Ga, while
both ST, Louis and Chicago were
idle Pittsburgh edged Gin
cinnati, 5-4, in the only other
game in either league.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-14
s T AN DINCS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
San Diego 10, Missions y.
Others night games
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-14
JESSE OWENS.
AWAITS OFFER

LONDON, Aug. Ia. W.P) = Jesse
Owens, Ohio State hero of the
Olympics today said he was expect
ing a cable containing a lucrative
enough offer to make him turn
professional.
Il expect to make up my mind
definitely after Saturdays White
City track meet" Owens said.
IF the offer is up to expectations,
I will accept it and catch the first
boat returning to the United States"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-14

Thursday evening conversation in
an east side Ell Centre pool room:
DE Bommah sho is a KILN man,
amt he?"
What bomber, bOy?"
What Bommah? Desc only one,
unless you mean dat Joe Louis, an
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE
LET KIDNEYS
FLUSH OUT
3 LBS. A day
Clean Out Is Miles of Kidney Tubes

Nature put over 10 miles of tiny tubes and
filters in your kidneys TO strain the waste
mater out of the blood. Kidneys should pass
3 pints a day and 80 get rid of more than
three pounds of waste matter.
When the passing of water is scanty, with
snnarting and burning, the 15 miles OF kid
ney tubes may need flushing out This dam
ger signal may be the beginning of nagging
backache, leg pains. loss of pep and energy,
getting up nights, swelling, puffiness under
the eyes, headaches and dizziness.
If kidneys don't empty pints day and
40 get rid of more than pounds of waste
matter, your body may take up some of
these poisons causing serious trouble. Don't
walt Ask your druggist for Doan's Pills.
used successfully by millions for over 40
kidneys 10 flush out 8 pounds o day.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-14
Fl Centro Merchants 70
Play HoItvilIe Tonight

Considerable interest centered
Friday on the FL Centro- Holtyille
game, considering the closeness of
Tuesdays encounter when Ell Cen
tro emerged 7-6 winner. Hurst
will pitch for the Merchants and
Cummings, who made strong
showing in Wednesday nights All
Star game, will be on the mound for
Holtville. Ell Centro will be forced
to show a swift brand of ball to stay
OH top.
Evening star., 1936-04-26
POWER PROBLEMS
TO Be DISCUSSED
Third World Conference Is
Scheduled Here in
September.

The Third World Power Conference,
to be held here next September, will
attract 5000 experts on the power
problem to hear and discuss IS papers,
1t was announced yesterday.
With TOO delegates from abroad
the proceedings will be carried on In
four languages-English. French, Ger
man and Spanish. The general topic
chosen is the National Power Econ
omy," to be discussed from these view-
points:
/. Its physical and statistical basis.
2. Its technical, economic and So
cial trends.
3. The relation thereto of the fuel
producing, processing and distribu-
ton industries and Of electric and
gas utilities.
4. Practical regulation.
S. National and regional planning
Of power development and use.
6. Conservation OF fuel and water
resources.
Z. Naturalization of the distribu-
ton of gas and electricity.
8. Natisaa1 cowc. and resources
policy.
Among the speakers at the con-
ference will be Floyd L. Carlisle, chair
man Of the board of the Consolidated
Edison Co. of New York; Arthur E.
Morgan and Harcourt Morgan of the
T. v. A; Hudson w. Reed, vice presi-
dent of the Philadelphia Gas Works;
John E. Zimmerman, president of the
works; Stuart Chase, George Soule,
editor of New Republic; Norman r.
Gibson, vice president of the Niagara
Power Corp; E. F. Scattergood, chief
of the Los Angeles Bureau of Power
and Light; j. D. Ross of the S. E. c.,
an expert on power holding companies,
and H. H. Bennett, chief Of the soil
conservation service.
Evening star., 1936-04-26
Move to Regulate
Bottled Cocktails
Started byF 4. A.
Would Decide on Mgre.
dients Necessary to
"Std,1dard'' Drinks.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Government is about to lay
down the law as to how much gin
should go into Martini cocktail. =
Bracing itself against the prospect
of furious argument for it is sub
ject on which connoisseurs sometimes
disagree bitterly. the Federal Alcohol
Control Administration yesterday took
the first step to standardize bottled
Martins. Manhattans, fizzes, highballs
and other mixed drinks.
w. S. Alexander the administrator.
has called a hearing for arguments
on the subject May Is. If the F. A. AS
proposed Standards of identity" are
adopted after the hearing, producers
will be required to follow the Federal
formula to use the names of the va
rious mixed drinks. A Martini with
too much gin or too much Vermouth
would be outlawed.
Evening star., 1936-04-26
CHEVERLY ASSOCIATION
WILL MEET TUESDAY
Community Chest Committee Will
Entertainment

Entertainment
Planned.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHEVERLY, Md, April 25-The
committee of the Cheverly Citizens
Association working to insure that
residents of nearby Maryland who
contribute to the Washington Com
munity Chest get credit for their do.
nations in the community in which
they live will report at the associa-
tion's meeting Tuesday night in the
school here at o'clock F. w. Nickel
is president of the association.
There will be an entertainment by
the st. Luke's Players of Bladensburg,
under the direction of Mrs. Basil
Pickett. A kitchen band will play and
there will be other features. An anna
teur night will follow, with all Chev-
erly talent getting chance to per-
form. G. Watson Lambert will act as
master of ceremonies. Thomas G..
Borden will be in charge of the stage
and scenic effects. Councilmen John
N. Ogle and William A. Link. unop-
posed for reelection in the Cheverly
election May 4, are expected to speak.
Evening star., 1936-04-26
POWER PARLEY HELD
Company Officials and Luray
Council Discuss Problems.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LURAY. Va. April 25.-High Of
ficials of the Page Power Co. from
Pennsylvania, with J. L. Harris, presi-
dent. consulted this week with the
Luray Town Council, which recently
voted to build municipal plant and
applied for P. w. A. loan for the
purpose.
Neither side would comment on the
discussions.
In turning down the company's ap-
plication for franchise recently, the
council said it could not get satisfac-
;ory rates and that the company would
pay only $50 a year for a 30-year
franchise.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13

COudy lOllOWlnB JllelT Capture III
a wild chase through the San Jo-
aquin Valley.
Warned that the boys were
typical cop haters," officers
throughout the San Joaquin Valley
were watching for the pair when
a patrolman sighted them on a
highway near here driving a car
purportedly stolen in Merced.
Following them, the officer pur-
sued them into Turlock where they
abandoned the car and fled into
a lumber yard, where they hid
while a hastily summoned posse
CT county and city police started
a city-wide search.
The youths, Leroy McGauhey and
Raymond Haas emerged from their
hiding place and were attempting
to leave the town when they were
captured at the city limits by
Officer Tony Silva.
They denied they were this
youths sought or that they hao
stolen automobiles until Silva
showed them a police teletype bull
letin containing descriptions O.
them how they escaped from thu
reformatory.
The bullstin said they were dan
gerous and would rather kill thar
be captured.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13
Forty Vingfllion
Dollars Demanded
In Damage Action

SEATTLE, Sept. IL. UP-Figures
in U. S. treasury reports were small
change compared to the sum sought
in federal court today by Douglas
Van Horn. Seattle accountant.
Charging that his son, Douglas,
Jr., IL, was falsely arrested and held
at King county detention home, Van
Horn sued for SAC, 900, ,000, 600, 900 ,00O,-
O0G 900 900, 600, ,OOo ,0OO, ,OOO, 900, 900 900,
900 900, 900 100000.
Defendants in the unprecedented
action were Chief Justice William j.
Millard of the Washington supreme
court. Superior Judge William @.
Long of King county juvenile de-
partment. three probation officers
! and wives of all the officials.
Van Horn told astonished court
clerks the sum, demanded half for
himself and half for his son, was
Forty vingtillion dollars"
The boy was committed to Luther
Burbank vocational school today.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13
VALLEY MAKES
GOOD RECORD IN
FARM LOANS

All but 65 of the 500 emergency
seed and crop loans made by the
government in Imperial Valley
during the last three years were
repaid by the ranchers. according
to George Peck, VINO has charge
of the loans in seven counties.
The e5 loans will have to be re-
paid. Peck explained as federal
notes never are outlaWed, the sta
tute of limitations not being applied
to them.
Fall seed and crop loans will be
available to December l5, Peck
said. The maximum allowed for
individual loans for small grams
and alfalfa seed is 5000 and for
wheat is s400. These sums include
a s1.50 an acre for seed, oil and
gasoline and SO an acre for water
Peck said ranchers may apply
now for seasonal loans. The ap-
plications may be made to Marga-
ret Dobel, committee clerk, at 47B
State street.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13
BISHOP INAUGURATES CAMPAIGN
TO BLOCK MENACE OF COMMUNISM

Washington is to be synbolical of
the desire of all Americans to con-
tinue to live within the principles
and ethics of Christ who, apart
from His divinity, was the worlds
greatest teacher of righteous rela-
tons among men.
First as a Catholic bishop and
secondarily as publisher of the
weekly, I see in this fight the
necessity of national Christian ac-
| ton against the almost worldwide
tide of Communism which seems
to be sweeping towards US. AS
always in history, the conflict is
such that we of the clergy must
lead. The laity will surely follow y
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-13
EUCALYPTUS

Mr.. and Mrs. R. U. Bell and
children of Brawley and Claire
Harper of this district just return
ed from a visit to Meadow and
Irdell, Texas In Meadow they
visited the mother of Mrs. Bell
and Harper. Here they were met
by another sister and her hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Bradley
of Moore, Okla, and an aunt and
uncle. Mr.. and Mrs. G.. c. Patter-
son of Ell Reno, Oklahoma. AT
Irdell they visited Ray Harper and
family.
Returning through Phoenix, they
visited two of Mr.. Bells sisters,
Mrs. Frank Thomas and Mrs. Wes-
ley Netherlands.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Compton OF
FL Centro are the parents OF a
baby girl born in Jacumba Aug
IA. She has been named Billie
Rae.