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Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
TODAY'S
Sports Parade
by HENRY MclEMORE

rate horses for q livelihood.
It was after reading three or
four sets of their selections that
I saw in them the most able diplo-
matte talent. I would like to quote
you a little of their information
Here is a typical comment on the
first race at Hialeah Wednesday:
NOtoriety, looks like one to beat.
Miss Dolly KAY. can upset whole.
Cuckoo. fit ana ready right now.
Those three comments couldn't
make anybody mad. They repre-
sent the best in diplomatic phrasirg
II, for example. you put your money
on Notoriety because he seemed
to be the one to beat, you'd have
only yourself to blame If Miss Dolly
Kay came romping in. for there,
right in black and white. is the
flat statement that the Kay child
has the stuff to upset the whole
race.
The second race comment, chosen
from an entirely different publica-
ton than the first, was just as ex-
pertly turned I'll let you see for
yourself:
War Jewel given good chance.
Bright Emereld. has trained
briskIy.
Phlox, gets i'm with feather.
Now what could be fairer TO the
bettor than that? 1t is simply up
to him 10 decide whether he would
rather back horse who Is good
enough to beat his opposition, or
one OF the opposition capable OF
besting the horse that's too good
for him and taking all the money.
ed Note:, Anyone making sense
out of the above sentence will be
awarded some sort Of medaD Now
take War Jewel, for instance, he
is conceded not only chance, but
good one The same is true OF
Phlox, didn't see how anyone
could overlook a horse who got
into Hialeah on a feather. He
must know somebody = somebody
pretty important. And that helps
around race track.
90
Copyright, 1887, by United Pres
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 19. tU.Pl-1f l
were elected president Of the Unit
ed States, the first thing I would
do Cafter driving through a red
light and telling the cop where ne
could go) would be to appoint race
horse handicappers to all the diff
cult ambassadorial posts.
They would make superb repre-
sentatives, especially in those coun-
tries where relations were touchy
and any fortnight expression OF
opinion would be sure to lead TO
complications. I fell to thinking
on these lines today lit takes fall
TO make me think, you know when
consulted the form sheets and
selection pages before moving on
Hialeah for an afternoon of play
among mans best friend or the
king of beasts, or whatever they call
the horse.
In the past I never had sought
the aid Of the handicappers when
playing the horses, but depended
on my own system, sort Of COM
bination of the Chinese and hatpin
theories. But when it began prov
ing unreliable on tracks that were
slow, fast, or muddy, yielded my
pride and turned TO the men who
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
Mt. Empire
Again Beats
FL Centrans

A field goal and free throw.
shot through the netting by Bill
Hutchinson, Thursday night enabled
Mountain Empire high school to
pull out a 1922 victory over Ell
Centre high in an overtime battle
on the Mountaineers court.
Central's underc s m n, who
played more than three-fourths of
the game. put up brilliant battle
and outplayed the Mountaineers
until the closing moments of play
in the final quarter
The underclassmon grabbed 80
lead in the first quarter, watched
the senior team lose their edge
in the second period, and then
spurted ahead 1914 at the gun in
the third
Oswalt and Bromley played par
ticularly outstanding ball in the
second quarter and divided high
scoring honors for the Central team
with and 7 points respectively.
The final period was bitterly con-
tested throughout with Mt. Empire
tieing the ball game 1920 as the
game ended.
In the extra period Central went
ahead on Okamura's basket but
Art Davis, substitute forward came
through with basket and Hutchin-
son shot his foul to clinch the win.
Hutchinson was outstanding for
the Mountaineers with six points.
His brilliant floor play was the
only thing which saved the game
tor the home team.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
THE NOSE.
(BM Whose?)
By Burdette Kinne

Closer and closer and closer
That's the record of FL Centro high
school basketeers against Mountain
Empire high school this season.
In the first meeting between
the schools early in the season,
El Centro dropped a 26-ll deci-
sion to the rampaging mountain
eers. In the second battle Noun
tain Empire emerged victorious in
a thriller which ended pa %, and
Thursday night the Mountaineers
grabbed a 1922 decision in an
overtime period.
Thursday nights game dem
onstrated El Centre will have
a pennant contending ball club
in next seasons race. for the
underclassmen, who played most
of the game. made brilliant
showing i'm the contest.
Oswalt and Bromley. who played
in the forward positions, worked
nicely together and time and time
again moved the ball down the
floor for. baskets.
Poole, who has played on the
second string all season, played
a beautiful floor game and effec-
lively bottled up the Empire scor-
ing ace, Tex Rankin
Rankin was able to make only
six points during the entire game
and finally retired III favor OF q
substitute.
Ell Centre has but three more
league games and though defin-
itely out of the title race will
be closely watched by valley
fans in their remaining co\ltcsts.
Fans will be particularly inter-
ested in the showing of the Spar
tans' 1898 team in action against
Calipatria and CaleXico.
Calipatria will be tough for the
northenders are cunning for third
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19

after ordering the last routine
course conditioning before the first
qualifiers tee off. ...
Tee markers will be placed far
up front for qualifying, Floyd
Leng. chairman of the green's COM
mittee announced, and moved
back farther each day of match
play until the finals will find q
considerably altered links. Special
tees, greatly lengthening several
holes, probably will be used for
the final round.
Valley sharpshooters have failed
SO far in practice rounds to even
come close to breaking perfect
figures, The tricky green's, smooth
shaven, probably account for the
high 10 scores that have been turn
ed in during the week. Don Rex,
defending champion, Is playing
steady, though not spectacular golf
chalking up regular 75's and 76's
as is Mel Ferguson.
Paul Pace, one of the first OF
the Brawley contingent to prac-
tice up for the tournament, card
ed an 85 in a match Thursday
afternoon. Teamed with Forrest
Ferguson against Bob Rayburn and
Eldred Ferguson, Pace helped end
their match on the 18th mole.
Other recent scores: John Keyes
80; Jerry Fox, 80 Zone of the best
scores he has shot this year,; F. A
Willard, 81; Barney Burke, 81,
Floyd Leng, So; John Kepley 80,
Judge McPherrin SO; Dui Dens-
more "a; Jack Donohue, 80; M. O.
Simms, 1O5; Jim Jones, SO; Dave
Taylor, 78; Arch Woodington, 100
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
BRAWLEY Hi
FACES VIKING
a. FIVE TONIGHT

Brawley high school cagers TO-
night will face Holtville Vikings
in the Wildcat gymnasium in o
game that will undoubtedly see
the Brawley quintet run up its
seventh straight league victory.
The Wildcats who have not been
pushed in any league game this
season, boast the strongest team
groomed in the valley in recent
years. and are headed toward cer-
tain championship of the valley.
Holtville, one of the weak sis
ters of the loop, will not make
much of showing in tonight's
battle but the Vikings are not
vitally interested in doing SO.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
Title Bout
TOBe Held
June y

CHICAGO. Feb. 10. UR)-Heavy-
weight James J. Braddock met
Bomber Joe Louis today to sign
for a Is round title fight at Conis:
key Park June % against the first
Negro challenger since Black Jack
johnson knocked out Jim Jeffries
at Reno.
Contracts were TO be produced
shortly after noon at conference
Of the principals and Chairman Joe
Triner of the Illinois athletic COM
mission, despite threats of Madison
Square Garden.
Braddock win announce then
whether he accepted a flat guaran-
tee of $500 900 made by the Sporting
Club OF Illinois or agreed to take
his chance on half the net receipts,
Louis will receive the challenger's
cut OF l7i3 per cent.
It will be the champions first
title defense and first fight since
he defeated Max Baer for the
crown May l3, 1885.
The Garden, which has a contract
for Braddock to defend his title
against Max Schmeling OF Germany
in New York June 9. warned Triner
Gould and others high in the pro-
motion that it would take legal
steps to protect its interests II
Braddock tries to jump his Garden
contract.
Timer said he never at any time
had any thought of interfering with
the Gardens contract
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
MlDCETS PREPARE FOR RACE
.Salnen To
Show Way
On Sunday

Midget race experts today pre-
dicted q banner race year for Fritz
Salmen, as that gentleman revved
up his tiny car in preparation for
Sundays events at the Ell Centre
speedway.
Salmen, who can always be dis
tinguished from other drivers by
the rakish angle his trusty cigar
extends from his mouth, made a
brilliant finish in the opening races
of the season, two weeks ago, to
win going away and Is expected to
repeat the performance Sunday
afternoon.
Fritz is one of the steadiest driv-
ers on the track and finished high
in last years standings despite the
fact he was driving a slow car most
of the year.
This season, however Salmen has
one of the fastest cars on the track
and because he is one of the classi-
est drivers he will make the going
tough for the coast and valley
speedsters.
Other drivers expected to make
the going interesting for the ia
yorite are Hardin Young, last years
champion; Hobart Herrick; Ward
SWarthout; Fred Davis; and Buzzie
Busard.
The track, according TO midget
officials is in first class shape and
will provide a firm surface for the
midget race daredevils who will
strut their stuff Sunday afternoon
starting at 2 pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19

then, of the bench mean. (Joke).
This my friends took place when
I was a mere freshman Note
to readers: Cor are there any? . .
The action OF this masterpiece
from this point on becomes breath
taking as we'll as nerve racking
II you feel that you cannot stand
the strain I would advise you not
to read further -. Now, on with
the action ii. ~
II was a magnificent day for
the OncOming' struggle, the fam
Gus California sun sh0ne bright
ly from behind the clouds) on
the greensward tweeds). Every
one was at high pitch and the
stands were jammed All! the
kickoff, the most tense and ex-
citing moment of the game.
The brawl oops! pardon, the
contest was one of great mag
nanimity (almost mediocre). UP
and down the field the terrific
struggle ragged, struggle that was
to make history in the annals OF
American Sport.
1t was the latter part of the
third quarter and frankly, your
hero (spelled with double u
was rather crestfallen (mad like
anything) that I had not been call
ed upon to make the supreme sac
rifice for my dear Alma Nanny
mol Egbert, that wasn't one OF
Uncle,s flameS)-But what no!
there came the call, Go in Aaron"
(the characters and names OF
characters used in this story are
purely fictitious and any similari-
ty to persons living is altogether
incidentaD I sprung (or is 1t
sprang?) from the bench with my
heart in my mouth and raced (all
of me but the seat of my pants
which caught on nail curses
to get my helmet.
Then began the search for the
referee (the robberD I finally
found him and reported. Their
began the game of games Qor
mel. I lined up against a guy
twice my size and was ready TO
die for dear old Central. didn't
know signal to my name (some
technicality no doubt but / figur-
ed out a system of my own. One
time I would take the tackle (he's
the mug what stands between the
end and guarO and the next time
I would take the halfback. This
all went very well until we tried
an off-taekle smash and I took
the halfback (My, my! l can still
see the look On the poor guys
face as he lay there dying--it
seems that his neck was broken!
Well, the terrific strain began
To show on me and started TO
weaken--I was on the ground so
much that the referee blind Tom
thought / was a yard stripe. But
all in all I did pretty well. The
coach said I was better than any
player Holtville had Cor did he
say I was the best player Holtyille
had? I can't remember.
The game finally ended and
staggered to the bench feeling
as though I had been hit by two
trains going in opposite directions
but I didn't mind, for when ]
came off the field was greeteo
by tremendous ovation umy bro
ther) So my children this Is
the first episode in the career Of
your Uncle Paprika = (or Yokel
Boy Makes Good
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
.JAYCEES PLAY
PRELIMINARY
IN SAN DIEGO

FL Centro Junior college basket
ball team will trek TO San Diego
tonight to meet the San Diego State
college freshmen in a preliminary
game to the State College-LaVerne
encounter.
The Arabs are not given much
chance against the high scoring,
undefeated State Frosh team but
R. R. Taylor said his team should
make a good showing against the
yearlings.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
IN WHICH UNCLE PAPRIKA
TELLS OF HIS GLORIES ON
AND OFF THE GREENSWARD

Editors NOte-FOllOwing is the
first in n series mot too long
series we hope) Of stories deal.
ing with the accomplishments,
and failures i'm the sports world
OF Uncle Paprika. taken from his
private annals Of stories which
were until recently thank good
ness) kept from the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
STEELE MEETS
RISKO TONIGHT

NEW YORK, Feb. 10. W.P)-The
busiest week of the middleweight
division has seen in years is cli-
NAKED in Madison Square Garden
tonight when Freddie Steele, pride
of Tacoma, Wash, risks his title
in a 15-round duel with Eddie
(Babe) RiSko OF Syracuse, the for
mer champion.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
BY UNCLE PAPRIKA

The story that your Uncle Pap
rika is going to tell you dear kid.
dies is the account of my first
football game, don't stop, this
is only the beginning. This gi-
gantic struggle was to take place
on the Central gridiron (some-
times referred to as rock pile),
The third ranking team of Cen
trail tscrubs) OF which was a
sub, was to play. played end
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
BASKETBALL SCORES
BY UNITED PRESS

College of Emporia SO, Bethany
%.
Wentworth SO, Hannibal La
grange 20.
Westminster 81, Oklahoma Aggies
%
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
NKS TOUGHENED FOR TOURNEY
OLD MAN PAR HELD
CERTAIN WINNER

BARBARA WORTH COUNTRY CLUB, Feb 19--Take
Greenskeepe Bailey Old pipe
qualifying the
Golf championship
anyone hen a pencil" Bailey
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
VAN NOSTRAND TOPS
SCORERS IN CITY
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE

Nostrand Golden States leading today held
undputed possession
chalked
games average nearly Is points per game
performance the " Hardware Wednesday night
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19

spot despite the fact they dropped
a decision TO Calexico Thursday
night.
Their tilt against CaleXico will
be the season finale and will prob
ably decide second place winner.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19
BULLDOGS WHIP
CALIPAT, 1918

Calipatria's bid for a victory over
Calexico fizzled Thursday night, and
the Calexico cage team opened up
a fast break offense which brought
comparatively easy 28-18 win over
the Hornet varsity.
The game, played in the Brawley
gymnasium, provided 80 minutes
of fast basketball with the CAL
exicans showing too much power
for the Calipatria quintet.
Only in the first few minutes OF
play did a Hornet victory seem
even remotely possible, and by the
middle of the second quarter the
Bulldogs had definitely clinched
the battle.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19

league scoring records. He hit the
netting for % digits.
Following are the high scorers
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-19

Copyright, 1887, by United Press
The Washington times., 1937-11-08
COTTON CROP
SETS RECORD

G.N.S.) The crop reporting
board today estimated the United
States this year would have the
largest cotton crop on record,
about 18,243,OOO bales of 500
pounds gross weight, with an in
Dictated yield of 1888 pounds of
lint cotton per acre for harvest.
simultaneously, the Census Blu
reau issued a report showing that
13,164,096 running bales, counting
rounds as half bales. were ginned
from the 1887 crop prior to No
vember l, compared with 1882, $50
bales for the same period last
year.
The board said the estimated
crop of 1928, 1000 bales, based on
conditions as of November l, would
be the largest crop on record. The
five-year average from 1928-32 is
1867, 900 bales, and the previous
record crop in 1926 was 1873, 900
bales.
The Washington times., 1937-11-08
Nazi-ItalO Navies
Join in ManeuVers

PARIS, Nov. 8 G.N.SO-For
the first time since the World
War, two navieS-the German and
Italian-will cooperate in man
euverS soon, it was reported today.
The German pocket battleship
Deutschland and five destroyers
have arrived at Gaete, between
Rome and Naples. and the COM
bined maneuvers will be held off
that port, the reports said.
The Washington times., 1937-11-08
Dewey On Rest
Trip to Bermuda

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Nov. 8
GNSO-Thomas E. Dewey. New
York district attorney-elect, ar
rived here today with his wife for
a two weeks rest. He said it was
his longest vacation in five years.
Dewey was welcomed by Harold
L. Williamson, United States Con-
sui, and Sir Henry Warrington,
mayor of Hamilton.
The Washington times., 1937-11-08
DOUBT KIDNAPPING
FOrd's Spokesman
Scores ''Speed-up''

DETROIT, Nov. 8 G.N.SO.
While defending the assembly line
method of mass production in the
automobile industry, Henry Ford,
through his spokesman, today was
denouncing the so-called speed
up" in motor car plants. The
spokesman, William ]. Cameron,
said that the speed-up did not
exist in Ford plants.
The Washington times., 1937-11-08
ROYAL WEDDING
REPORTED NEAR

LONDON, Nov. S.-Although the
two have never met, rumors per-
sisted here today that Princess Ma
ria of Italy soon will become the
bride of Leopold III. King of the
Belgians.
Basis of the rumors was the fact
that the Italian and Belgian am
hasSadors here were the only two
foreign emissaries at a private
luncheon given by Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain at No. 10
Downing Street, while both King
Leopold and the princess are in
London.
The princess, who will be % next
month, is the youngest child of
King Victor Emmanuel. Previous
reports had her engaged to Otto
Of Hapsburg and Prince Sigard of
Sweden.
King Leopold was widowed in
August. 1885, when Queen Astrid
was killed when she was thrown
from an automobile while she and
the King were riding on the shores
of Lake Lucerne, in Switzerland.
The Washington times., 1937-11-08
DOLLAR DROPS
TO RECORD Low

NEW YORK, Nov. 8 u.N.SJ.
The American dollar slumped to
another new low today, as the
flight Of capital continued.
Further gold shipments from
New York to foreign centers are
expected.
The pound sterling advanced
against the dollar to $5.O3. the
highest price in American cur.
rercy in two years. Gold sold in
London at $500 an ounce,
against the official American
Treasury buying price of $35.
Gold shipments can now be
prcfitably made from New York
to London, Brussels and Amster-
dam.
The Washington times., 1937-11-08
French Continue
Leftist Unity

PARIS, Nov. 8 Q.NSJ.-Con-
tinuation of the Leftist coalition
government when Parliament re-
assemblies shortly was assured to.
day after the Socialist and Radi-
cal Socialist congresses promised
to maintain their support. The
'front.'" however, is weakening,
with the Socialists and Commun-
lists dissatisfied with their partner.
ship.
The Washington times., 1937-11-08

Queen Marie.
Anxiety was nevertheless felt in
court circles, and close members
of her family were at the bedside.
Victim of anemia and a recurrence
of liver trouble. the queen-mother
will be treated here, instead of be-
ing sent to Vienna, as originally
planned.
King Carol, her son. cancelled
a hunting trip to, remain near. and
Queen Marie Of Yusoslavia, her
The Washington times., 1937-11-08
American LOyalist
Is Killed in Spain

VALENCIA. Nov. 8 Q.N.SO.
Another American, Joseph ballet,
has been killed fighting for the
Spanish loyalists, it was an
nounced today. His American home
was not given. A member of the
Mackenzie apineau battalion Of
the international brigade, ballet
was slim in action near Fuentes
de Ebro, October 10.
The Washington times., 1937-11-08
Ethiopia Illness
Kills IL Italians

ROME, Nov. 8 .U.N.s).-Italy
lost 10 officers and 40 men in
hopping up" operations in the
Shoa and Gojam regions of Ethi-
opia during October, it was an
nounced today. Of this number,
six officers and IS men died of ILL
ness, while the remainder were
killed in fighting. Italian dead
in Ethiopia since January, 1885,
total 4.O85.
The Washington times., 1937-11-08

enough strength to live. The
mother was reported to be recover
ing today from the operation
necessary to give birth to the
child.
The couple. who live at t45
Tenth st. S. w, will observe their
first wedding anniversary Friday,
The Washington times., 1937-11-08
Russia Prepared,
Says VOrOshilOv

MOSCOW, November 8 u.N.SO.
War Commissar Voroshilov thus
warns the new Italo-German-
Japanese combine that any ag-
erosion against the U. S. S. r.
will be met by instant armed
counter-action.
"Our army exists for defense,
but if we are attacked we shall
answer with the greatest often
siYS IN history"
The Washington times., 1937-11-08
Cure Sends Stone
Woman tOFlOrida

CHICAGO, Nov. 8 G.N.S).
Mrs. lola swinnerton, Chicago's
stone woman" was en- route back
to her Florida home today, ap-
parently almost cured of the
St1a nge malady which held her in
living death for the past nine
years. Mrs. Swinnerton was
brought to Chicago four years
ago for treatment. Her ailment,
known as myositis-ossificans, was
caused by calcium deposits.
The Washington times., 1937-11-08

Roger BabsOn CEdACc aAu
England.
"Germany's plea for the
return of her colonies Is q
smoke screen to cover up her
real intentions" BabsOn de.
clared. what Germany,
Italy and Japan really want
is Mexico and South America.
cover there they have an
idea our people would not
fight. They think we are
sOfties; that we have made a
lot of money and want to sit
back and enjoy it. Germany
believes the few millions in
South America would not
stand up against her TO-
millions"
The Washington times., 1937-11-08
FIELDS COMBED

AS members of the searching
party, led by Sheriff W. Stanley
Woolf. returned to their homes for
a few hours sleep, fresh recruits
took their places. BY dawn today
the fields and wooded sections sur
rounding the HerShberger farm
had been carefully searched for
more than a mile in each direc.
ton. The distracted mother, Mrs.
Eva HerShberger, refused to give
up hope for the recovery of her
only child.
The fair-haired. blue-eyed young
ster, who was Q years old on Octo-
tber Is last, was last seen by his
mother while playing in the front
yard of the home yesterday about
II a. m. Fifteen minutes later
he could not be found. The ia.
ther notified Sheriff Woolf and
the searching party was promptly
organized. It's members carried
flashlights and torches when it
became dark.
DOUBT KIDNAPPING
Although police expressed dis.
belief that the child had been kid.
mapped, they prepared today to
broadcast a description of him.
His mother said he was wearing
a brown sweater, blue corduroy
pants, and tan shoes and socks.
He is usually called Billy"
The Washington times., 1937-11-08
japanese Bomb
Express; 200 Hurt

NANKING, Nov. 8 G.N.SJ.
More than 200 casualties were
suffered when Japanese airplanes
bombed the crack Blue Express"
southbound between Tientsin and
Marking, near Hsuchowfu. the
railway ministry announced.
The Washington times., 1937-11-08
FIDELITY SALE
IS PETITIONED

James H. Nolan, receiver of the
Fidelity Building and Loan AS
ISOLATION today peSitioned the
United States District Court for
approval of the sale of the assets
of the defunct firm to the newly
organized First Federal Savings
and Loan Association at a price
sufficient to pay IS per cent to
shareholder-claimant after pre-.
ferred creditors have been paid in
full.
The Washington times., 1937-11-08

daughter, sped from Belgrade to
Notrozeni Castle, where the Dow
ager Queen is being attended.
Queen-Mother Marie has been
an invalid since her first attack
last June. She is 81.
The doctors advised a trip to
Vienna for further consultation,
followed by rest cure in the
Tyrol as soon as her condition
permits.