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Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-11
SPORTS
PARADE
By Henry McLemore

CORAL GABLES, Fla, Dec. II.
U.P)-This is the story of a sinister
plot, Matched in the darkness of a
country club locker room. and exc
cuted on the fairways and greens of
the Miami -Biltmore golf courses.
The hatchers: Stephen Early,
secretary to President Roosevelt;
Pat Harrison, the honorable senator
from Mississippi; Elk Governor
James M. Cox of Ohio; Dan Ma
honey, newspaper publisher; Harry
Butcher, radio executive; Merle
Thorpe, economic analyst; George
Allen, commissioner of the District
of Columbia, and others.
The victim: John j. Pelley, presi-
dent of the American Association of
Railroads.
The executioner: Paul Iil Pois-
on Runyan, former P.G.A. cham
pion and one of the country's finest
golfers. ..-
The reason: Mr.. Pelley's golf
game, with which he has been WIN
ming money from the "hatchers
for four years. .t...
Yesterday Runyan was introduced
to Mr.. Pelley as Mr.. Paul, from
Muncie, Ind, with golf handicap
of eight. A foursome was arranged
with the customary bets. Mr.. Pelley
suggested to "Mr. Paul. that being
as they both were eight-handicap
men they have a few wagers. "Mr.
Paul" said all right.
Mr.. Paul" teed off first and the
scattering of spectators about the
first tee were treated to the sight
of one of the worlds most stylish
golf swingers, tying himself into an
awkward buffers knot and hooking
into the rough.
Mr.. Pelley turned to his partner
and gave a confident wink.
"Mr. Paul" was out in 40 to win
the first nine by one up. He achieved
this 40 in the hardest possible man.
ner Few of his tee shots found the
fairway but he played miraculous
recovery shots.
Despite q miserable six on a par
three hole Che topped his drive
fluffed his second, topped his third
and barely got on with his fourth
Mr.. Paul" went to the seventeenth
green with all his bets with Mr.
Pelley safely tucked away.
Sensing that his opponent looked
upon him as a full grown liar in
regard to his eight handicap, Mr.
Paul. suggested he give Mr.. Pelley
a stroke on the home hole and play
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-11

From this point in the game the
teams battled point for point until
the score stood 27-27 at the end
of the third period.
Van NoStrand sunk a free shot
at the opening of the final quarter
to put his team ahead but the
Arabs came back with baskets by
Holbrook and Robertson to take
the lead
Littlefield and Deio2ier, however,
stopped in two goals and the alum
nj took a lead they never relin-
quished.
Cotton Gilliland paced the Arab
scorers with II digits. Mclaughlin
chalked up 10 points in playing
a splendid floor game.
Reserves Win
The junior college reserves am
massed a total of 81 points to de-
feat a weak Imperial high team
and the jaycee third stringers
trounced Imperial high 32-16.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-11
'C'
in
17>16 Win


A smooth passing attack and a
last minute field goal by Sammy
Fisher Friday afternoon pulled
out a 17-16 victory for the Ell
Centre lightweight basketball team
in their opening practice game of
the season against Imperial c
squad.
Both squads exhibited an impen-
etrable defense during the first
quarter of play with Ell Centre
leading 10 at the end Of the
first period.
With the opening of the Sec
ond quarter, however, the Impe-
rial cagers suddenly found the
range and built up a comfortable
lead before the end of the. half.
Fisher and Hockett began to
slide shots into the basket early
in the second half, however, and
the Central team evened the count
as the third period came to a close.
In the fourth quarter the Spar
tan Eighties built up four point
lead and Coach Erskine sent his
reserves into the game.
The Imperial casaba artists
tried desperately to win at the
expense of the second string but
the Centralites chung to their lead.
With but couple of minutes
left to play Erskine sent his var
sity back into the fray and Fisher
promptly sunk the shot that sewed
up the tilt for the Central cagers
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-11
Contract Battle
Set For Today

NEW YORK, Dec IL. WP)-The
battle of contracts" between heavy
weight champion Jimmy Braddock,
challenger Max Schmeling of Ger
many, Madison Square Garden and
the goth Century Sporting club is
scheduled for today's meeting of the
New York State Athletic commits
sion
Schmeling will try to persuade the
commission to force Braddock to
discard plans TO fight Joe Louis of
Detroit in a l2-round, no-decision
bout at Atlantic City in February
and keep the champion inactive un-
til June 3 when he is scheduled TO
defend his title against the Ger
man
Braddock's manager Joe Gould,
was prepared TO insist that Brad
dock be allowed to go through with
the proposed Atlantic City affair
and that he would not sign a con-
tract for Schmeling title fight ex-
cept the regular commission form of
document which does not mention
no-decision bouts. He added that's
the kind of contract we have already
signed but Madison Square Garden
hasn't filed it with the commission
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-11
Calipat TOwners
TrOunce Brawley
Jaycees -29

Calipatria Zephyrs Thursday
night kept their undefeated record
intact by trouncing Brawley junior
college varsity 1929 in a tilt that
was played in the Northend gymnas-
ium.
The junior college quintet failed
to get started and as result the
sharp shooting Calipat towners went
wild to run up big margin in early
minutes of play.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-11
Golfers Selects
All Star Eleven

NEW YORK, Dec. 1l-Selections
for Golfers All-America football
team, which is a perpetuation OF
the All-America founded by Wal
ter Camp, were announced today.
The players are: -...
Ends-Kelley, Yale; Tinsley,
Louisiana State
Tackles Widseth, Minnesota; !;
Daniel, Pittsburgh
Guards = Reid, Northwestern;
Starcebich, Washington.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Fordham
Quarterback-Baugh Texas Chris
tian
alfbacks-Frank, Yale; Buivid,
Marquette
Fullback-FranciS, Nebraska
In awarding the Walter Camp
gold football TO these players, the
judges voted Frank, Tinsley and
Francis the three outstanding play
ers Of the year. TinSley, inciden-
tally, was the only member of the
1885 All-America to be named
again on this years team.
Remarking that football supre-
macy has moved in turn from the
East to the Midwest, then to the
Far West, then to the Deep South
and on to the Southwest and the
cottonwood trail, the judges report
that the tides of 1886 brought
it back to the East, as shown by
a margin of more than two to one
in over seventy inter-sectional
games"
Ten colleges are represented in
the 1886 All-America, Yale being
the only one TO have two men
named-Frank and Kelley.
Nineteen thirty-six was a year
that belonged largely to offensive
they voted Yale's 1928 victory over
football" the judges stated, and
Princeton the most thrilling single
game OF the year.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-11
Handicaps
Readjusted
For Meet


Pairings were announced today
for the Club Championship, Direc-
tors Cup and Professionals Tro-
ply tournaments at the Barbara
Worth Country club, as a last
minute boost in entries made the
addition of a third flight neces-
sary. AT the same time, adjusted
handicapS, based on recent scores,
were announced for al active play
ers. following a meeting of the
tournament committee
The completed schedule includes
three flights of l6 players each.
The first flight, playing from
scratch, will determine the club
champion. The second flight.
match play under handicap. will
determine the winner of the Di-
rector's Cup. The third flight
also match play under handicap,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-11
iexiiean 9
0 Take on
oea CoIans

ack Stark's Coca Cola
eball team will attempt
stretch its winning streak
i've games Sunday after
n in the Brawley park
ie expense of the Brawley Mex
team. The game is slated to
at 2.15 o'clock.
le Brawley Mexican team is
l as the outstanding Mexican
in the southwest. Three mem
of the team. Ortiz. pitcher;
z, first base: and Chavez, left
are members of a Los An
Mexican team and have play
professional ball.
4 James. Coca Cola ace mound
will hurl for the Bottlers and
irilling mound duel is antici-
d when the Negro winds up
nst Ortiz, veteran Mexican
,pr
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-11
Pairings Announced for
Golf Championship Play
Lands Decision Brings
Comment i'm Major Loops

NEW YORK. Dec. II. U.R)-The
case of the 70-year-old former
judge and the 18-year-old school
boy pitching phenomenon seemed
likely to have far-reaching roper
cuSsionS in the baseball world to-
day.
Kenesaw Mountain lands, base
balls one-man supreme court, ruled
Robert Feller, the brilliant young
strikeout king, the property of the
Cleveland Indians. Lands made
the easy decision, one calculated to
please all-the Indians and other
major league clubs, Des Moines the
complaining club. and even Feller
and his father who executed the
original contract because his son
was a minor. The judge admitted
in his decision that Cleveland vio-
lated the ajor-minor agreement.
But the only penalty he meted out
was the award of $500 to be paid
to Des Moines by Cleveland.
In juStifying his decision lands
said:
so far as Des Moines, the COM
planning club, Is concerned invalida-
tion OF the Feller-Cleveland con-
tract would be futile, as its only
result would be to recreate precisely
the same situation through Feller's
signing a new contract in the name
of some other minor club acting for
some other major club"
If he had ruled Feller a free
agent. possibly as many as IS other
major league players might have ap-
piled to the judge for cancellation
of their contracts. They then could
have sold themselves to the highest
bidder and pocketed the cash.
Sam Breadon and Branch Hickey,
CT IauiS Cardinals officials went
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-11

double or nothing.
I've been playing over my head
Golfer Runyan told his opponent,
''and feel badly about it. To make
things square you take stroke here
and Wen play double or nothing"
But Mr.. Pelley was a sport, and
refused
mo. that wouldn't be fair to you" !"
he said. But remember, there's an
other round this afternoon, and I'll
get you then"
The plot came to an end at lunch
when a waiter PACED mfr. Paul Run
yam, Mr.. Paul Runyan, wanted on
the telephone"
Excuse me, Mr.. Pelley," Mr.. Run
yam said.
He left hurriedly, and it's well he
did
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-11
Herman Graves
Handed Defeat
By Pip Slade

A bruising right hand punch
which climaxed brief rally in
the fourth round Thursday
night netted Rip Slade a ques-
tiOnable nod over Herman
Graves in the Semi-finals Of
the Les Angeles Golden Gloves
tournament.
Graves, Imperial Valley mid
dleweight champion, held Slade
even in the first two rounds,
grabbed the third canto by vir-
tue of a series of terrific right
and left hooks but lost the
fourth and final round and with
it the fight.
Slade, a powerhouse puncher
was unable to land consistently
on the Negro but Graves eau
tiousness cost him the battle.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-11

home today with Dizzy Dean still a
member of the Gashouse gang. The
indications now are that the Cards
will have to keep Dean whether they
want TO or not.
1t now develops that the bidding
for Van Mmgo, Brooklyn star pitch
er., was almost as keen as it was for
Dean during the major league meet
ingS, but the Dodgers rejected all
offers. The best proposition for
Mungo came from Cincinnati, which
offered Paul Derringer, Babe Her
man. Tommy Thevenow, Benny
Frey and cash for the Dodger ace.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-11

sistently to chalk up 20 points and
lead the alumni to its thrilling
triumph.
Van Nostrand's brilliant floor
play and fine defensive work
thwarted several Arab scores.
Tall Jack Delozier, also from last
seasons quintet, controlled the tip
eff throughout the contest and as
result the jaycees were forced to
fight an uphill battle all of the
way.
Before the contest was two min
utes old the alumni had built up
4 to 0 lead on baskets by Van
Nostrand and Shipp. Trudell came
through with a basket, however,
and Mclaughlin tied the count a
minute later when he took a pass
from Gilliland.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-11
Central Varsity
To Meet Empire
Basketball Team


El Centro high schools Spartan
basketball team will invade the
Mountain Empire high school
court tonight to take on the noun
taineers in their first practice
game of the season. The game is
slated to start at o'clock.
The Mountain Empire Cagers
have played several games but
have not made an impressive show
ing in any of their games. Coach
Angelmeyer, of the mountain
school, announced his squad has
shown tremendous improvement
during the past two weeks and
expects his basketeers to make
creditable showing against the in
vading Spartans.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-11

will play for the Professionals
Trophy. Consolation flights will
be held for the defeated eights il
each flight. Silver trophies will
be awarded the winners in each
flight. as well as the winners OF
the consolation groups.
Where handicap strokes are CIV
en-, three fourths of the difference
in handicaps will be taken, ac-
cording to the way the strokes
come on the card, the tournament
committee ruled.
First round of match play may
be played at any time between
Saturday and Wednesday evening
Responsibility for arranging the
match rests upon the player who
is highest in the brackets, chat is,
the name mentioned first in the
pairings.)
First round results must be in
before Wednesday night, Curley
Vesey, club professional, announc-
ed, in order that the Calcutta
event may be run off at the second
monthly club smoker to be held
that night at the clubhouse.
Championship flight pairings
find the favorites with compara-
lively easy sailing in their first
round matches. Don Rex, present
title-holder, will meet Dick Lott,
coming young star. Melvin Fergu-
son will play Red Hensler and
Laddie Willoughby meets Dave
Taylor, flashy newcomer to valley
golfing circles. Logan Jenkins will
play DR.. Bradford. Wayne Elvan-
der is paired against v. A. Carroll
and Russell Nance against Red
Barnard. A feature match will
be the tuSsel between Barney
(Trolley Carr Burke, who is never
far but always straight and very,
very graceful, and FealesS Fire
man Jersey Birchfield. Another
match will bring into play the fin
est in links psychology will be be-
tween Bob Mcnamara and Jack
Strobel. This match should draw
the largest gallery.
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
Qualifying Scores Given)
Rex, rs, VS.. Lott, 81; Burke, 76,
VS.. Birchfield, 80; Strobel, II, VS..
Mcnamara, 80; Willoughby, 70,
VS. Taylor. 86; Ferguson, rs, VS.
Hensler, 80; Nance, II, VS. Barnard,
IS; Jenkins, rs. VS. Bradford, Sc;
Elvander, 30, VS. Carol, 86.
DIRECTORS CUP FLIGHT
Handicap and Qualifying Scores
Given)
DR.. w. A. Clarke. IA. 81, VS. Floyd
Leng, IA, 91; Massie Horton, IA, 88,
VS. Bob RayburII, l3, 80; Dick Haas,
IA, SO, VS. o. c. Horne, l9, go; En-
ME Beale, 10, 90, VS. BIZ Apple,
l6. go; c. E. Sones, IA, SO VS. Jim
Jones, %, 81; F. A. Willard, IA, SO
VS. A. H. Keller. %, go; Jim Stone,
IL. Sc VS. w. w. McEuen, 20, go;
John DePaula, IA, 81 VS. John KEEP
ley, l8, 81.
PROFESSIONALS TROPHY
tHandicaps and Qualifying Scores)
Walter Hayekorst, 10, 80 VS. M
o. Simms, 26. 81; Jim Carson %,
"a VS. A. B. Hanson, "a, 95; Ben
Ryan, %, 95 VS. Otis Hinson, 80,
l07; Bob Fahs, 18, 95 VS. Lou Moore,
80. lis; Judge McPherrin, l8, 81
VS. Gordon SCHNEIDER, "a, SO; Max
Sones, 10, "a VS. Barney Holbert,
30, los; d. B. Roberts, 81, "a VS. H.
Anderson, "a, 100; Warren Currier,
l8. 81 VS. L. J. Goree, 80. los.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-11
Bee Keeping Topic
At Club Meeting

Beekeeping was explained to the
20-30 club. members Thursday night
by H. L. Bush who has followed
that hobby for the past 10 or II
years and who has in that time
learned much of the habits of bees,
and who told the club members
many scientific facts about the in
dustry.
The club has its weekly dinner
meeting in the California hotel
and during the business meeting
made preliminary plans for a din
ner for the Cub Packs sponsored
by the organization Bob Sheffield
was chairman of the day.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-11
LINEUPS
RAWLEY &c.
.ESERVES WIN
OVER CALIPAT

.lipatria high school basketeers,
onstrated a fine defense and n
risingly potent offense to hold
wley junior college reserves to
'-27 victory, in a game played in
Brawley gymnasium Thursday
1t.
ne high schoolers, with Young
ing the way, stayed even with
collegians until the closing min
of play when the Warriors
ssed into a lead they refused to
up.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-11
GOLFERS WARNED TO
ARRANGE MATCHES

Golfers slated to play match
es In the club championship and
attendant tournaments must play
their matches before Wednesday,
Dec. 16," Curley Vesey, Barbara
Worth professional, warned to-
day. III a golfer fails to show
up for his match he will be de-
clared in defanlt. Considering
the handicap system used, the
high score players will have as
good a chance to win the silver
trophies as the better players"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-11
LEE, MANFREDO
TO TRADE BLOWS

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. II. UP)--
Glenn Lee, 147-pound fighter from
Nebraska, swaps punches tonight
with Al Manfredo of Fresno, Cal. in
the main event at the Hollywood
Legion stadium.
Both fighters are coming into the
ring at 147 pounds SO that the VIM
ner will be heir apparent to Able
Miller's throne if the champion abb
dicates. Miller tromced Manfredo
and later was decision over Lee
when the Nebraskan collapsed in the
tenth round.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-11
Texas Christian
Preps For Tilt

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. IL. W.p)-
The Texas Christian University
Horned Frogs, with an invitation to
meet Marquette in Cotton Bowl"
game at Dallas New Years day, un-
limbered their train legs here to-
day on the turf of Kezar stadium,
where they will play Santa Claras
Broncos in an important intersec-
tional tilt tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-11
IS PICK UP
o PLAYERS

ACRAMENTO, Dec. IL. u.P)--Ac-
ition of infielder Dibrell Will
rs and pitcher William Schmidt
the Sacramento Solons of the
ific coast league was announced
~ in a telegram from Phil Bar
le, president of the club, fol-
lng conclusion of the major
ue baseball meeting at New
y
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-11
Probation Hearing
Set i'm Case of Father

Charles Baird pleaded guilty in
superior court Thursday to a
charge of failure to provide for
minor children and applied for
probation. The probation hearing
Wa caf for nacenaher II
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-11
ARAB SHARPSHOOTERS
BOW ~ 40 TO GRADS

swhing through the netting the final three minutes
play Thursday rallied eke out AZ
40 victory junior college quintet.
Richard Nosrand dimnutiVe forward from last seasons
college casaba through the netting
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-06-19
Court House---W Why Not?

with what we have, and in the end have
no court house. So that is the argument.
If it costs just as much to use what we
have, and more, than to build the court
house that we need, and what is more, if
we build it now, the savings occurring will
pay 81, 900 per year on the cost of the new
court house, after all interest charges are
paid Then why not build court house?
Besides, also, if we vote $4,000 now,
and use it, the Federal Government will
match that sum with gift in the neigh
borhood of $4,000, on which the county
pays no interest. If the county builds a
cheaper court house the gift from the gov
eminent will be less-in fact the 4deral
grant is 45 per cent of the cost a the
structure.
Now this offer of a As per cent grant
on the part Of the federal government will
not always be available. 1t may be with
drawn at any time. Then if anything
occurred forcing the building of court
house, then the taxpayers will have to foot
the bill for the entire cost of the structure
which is foolish risk to take. And inter-
est rates are now very low-they may
raise. in which case it would wipe out the
ST. 600 per year saving that can be applied
on the payment of the bonds. And surely
it is much easier to pay 55 per cent of the
cost of court house than to pay 100 per
cent of it. and the interest charge on 100
per cent of the cost will likely with the
raise of interest rates, be more than double
what It will be if we build now.
Also. we can build cheaper now than we
likely can in the future. With an infla-
tion. which is likely, it will cost So to build
CONTINUED on page threel
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-06-19

Taxpayers of Sheridan county have pc
titioned the Board of County Commission
ers of Sheridan county to call special
election OF the taxpayers, to vote on $780,
900 bond issue proposal for the purpose Of
building a court house, and the commissions
crs have called the election for Primary
Election day, Tuesday, July 81. so as not to
cause any extra expense; for the election
functionaries can hold this election along
with the primary election for very little
extra cost
Only taxpayers who are qualified voters,
can vote on this proposal, and majority
of all the qualified taxpayers must vote Tor
the bond issue in order to carry it-so the
voter taxpayer who does not vote on the
proposal, actually votes against 1T. Ii the
proposal carries by 3 to 1 vote, and the
vote for it does not equal majority OF the
qualified taxpayers, the proposal is lost. SO
it behooves every supporter OF the new
court house idea, not only to vote hlmseH,
but to see that his qualified neighbor votes
too.
There is every argument why a court
house should be built, and none against IL.
The irrefutable facts are that Snerloah
county needs a court house. Inc make
shift now in use has cost the taxpayers now
the price of an adequate court mouse our
ing the last % years since the county was
organized, while the county IS IN JUST CnS
same situation it was IN Wnen II sIa 10 oeu
IF continued another % years, 1t VIII cost cost
the price of another court house. ana sun
there will be no court house. l.
Tn fact it will actually cost no nlore ~
build q good, adequate court mousse alu
have the use of it, than it does 70 ges alOiis
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-06-19
GRAND RALLY OF
TOWNSEND CLUBS
For the Section to Be Held
in Plentywood in the Near
Future
HOLLAND TO SPEAK

Carl West, member of the State
Townsend Advisory Board, an
nOunces that a grand rally Of the
Townsend clubs in this section of
the state will be held in Plenty
wood at an early date, which will
be announced later.
Montana Townsend leaders, Abe
Weaver and the Hon. Mike Holl-
and, the Townsend Old Age Pen
sion Club endorsed candidates for
Congress on the Democratic ticket
will be here sure, as main speak
ers, and Mr.. West states that
Congressman Joseph P. Monaghan,
of the West Montana Congression-
al district, Townsenders endorsed
candidates for the United States
Senate is expected to attend.
This grand rally is expected to
bring a horde of Townsenders to
Plentywood for a demonstration of
political strength.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-06-19
MOST COUNTY
OFFICIALS AWAY

Half of the Sheridan county of
ficials are away from Sheridan
county this week. However, in
spite of the fact the county has
been sailing on an even keel.
Some officials are at conventions,
one is out on a fishing trip, and
another is on his way to Califor-
MIA.
County Commissioners A. j. Oh
son and Carl Tango, and Clerk
and Recorder Niels Madsen are in
Great Falls attending the annual
County Commissioners and Clerk
and Recorders convention. in SEES
sion there this week. County At
torney Hoven is in northern Can
ada casting for trout which infest
the linpid waters of that area
while Sheriff Hans P. Madsen is
on his way to California from
where he will bring his family tc
Sheridan county to spend The sum
mer.