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Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27
Allen Gonzalez to TanqIe
San Diego Pug
Out to End Win
Streak of NEGRO

Art Gonzalez. who stole the show
in the Los Angeles Golden Gloves
tournament last month despite the
fact he advanced only to the semi
finals where he was defeated, will
meet FL Centro'S Jimmie Allen in
the main event at the Brawley
athletic club Tuesday night.
Gonzalez. who all but kayoed
Kent Roberts of Los Angeles only
to lose the judges decision, gained
the widest ovation of the night
at the tournament. His interesting
style, ability to absorb and dish out
punishment and his craft in clinch-
eS makes Art one of the valleys
favorite fighters.
The San Diego battler has been
fighting regularly in the Coliseum
and has not been defeated since the
Golden Gloves tournament.
Gonzalez will not be up against
just an ordinary fighter in the main
event at Brawley, however, for
Allen is one of the best amateur
boxers the valley has produced.
The FL Centro Negro hits with
either hand. is above average de-
fensive fighter and is clever ring
general. He has been defeated only
twice, both by Bigboy Hogae, and
that's no disgrace.
Six other bouts have been sched-
uled on the Brawley card, featuring
the best valley fighters against the
pick of the battlerS in San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27

in copyrighted article that 1.-The
star of the year in technique, in
all around class and in accom-
plishment is this Negro phenome-
non, Henry Armstrong"
The magazine arrived at its con-
clusions from polling 423 boxing
writer's in all parts of the world.
OF that number 1893 replied to ex-
tensive questionnaires, and every
one of them put ''homicidal Henry"
at the head of the feathers, giving
the former ST. Louis Negro the
first unanimous recognition in his
tory of the publication.
still more surprising" Fleisch-
er said. is the fact that $50 of
those who answered the call gave
him top honors in both feather
weight and lightweight divisions
and so far as the scribes are con-
cerned. Armstrong also was close
to the unanimous choice for the
years outstanding boxer" He add
ed that the latter honor would be
decided in time for the next issue.
champion Joe Louis was the
overwhelming choice for the No.
heavyweight, but Al of the bal
lots we're cast for Max Schmeing
by observers who believed tSle
German was jobbed" out of the
title when Jimmy Braddock side
tracked him to lose the crown to
Louis last June.
Tommy Farr, the Welshman who
gave Louis such battle in the
Negros first title defen2e, was
ranked No. 3 behind Schmeling,
and Nathan Mann of New Haven,
who fights Louis for the Crown in
February, was given fourth place.
Elk champion Braddock was drop
ped to seventh.
The. article lists the outstanding
pugilistic events of 1887 in this
order:
|. Joe Louis knockout over JIM
my Braddock
2. Henry Armstrong; record
breaking feat Of 26 knockouts in
81 bouts, including six round
kayo over Petey Sarron to win the
feather title.
3. The runout of Jimmy Brad
dock from his scheduled match
with Max Schmeling.
a. The return of the British En-
pire to commanding position in
the world of fisticuffs.
S. Winning of the worlds fly
weight title by Benny Lynch of
Glasgow and the Bantam crown
by Harry Jeffra of Baltimore.
6. The commanding position
gained in world pugilism by Pro-
moter Mike Jacobs.
7. Staging of the carnival of
champions by Jacobs, first time in
history of boxing three world cham
pionS appeared on same card.
8. Two round Knockout over
Make Rosenbloom scored by Jim
my Adamick of Detroit.
8. The performance of Barney
Ross in retaining the welter crown
against Ceferino Garcia's deter
mined bid in the carnival of cham
pions.
10. The performance of Tommy
Farr against Joe Louis.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27
SNEAD GOES
FOR ANOTHER
LINKS CROWN

HOLLYWOOD, Florida, Dec. 81
UP)-Sam Snead. long hitting
West virginian who scored vic
tories in the Nassau and Miami
opens last week. went after an
other title today as a field of more
than IT'S golfers swung into the
first round of the $4,000 Hollywood
Beach hotel open.
Snead played eight sub-par
rounds of competitive golf last
week and was favored to add the
Hollywood title to his laurels.
Snesd yesterday turned in
practice round of 66-four below
par-over the Hollywood course.
His chief competition was ex-
pected from national open cham
pion Ralph Guldahl, Horton Smith
of Chicago, PGA champion Denny
Shute, Johnny Revolta of Evan
ston, Iill., and Stanley Horne,
Canadian PGA titleholder.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27
Bench.
By b. Kinne
Post Press
Sports Editor
Warming

George Kirksey, United Press
correspondent, completes his series
of articles outlining the future of
Bill De Correvont, listing his merits
and describing his attitude toward
all of the attention the high school
sensation has caused by his out
standing football playing.
Bill De Correvont, the nations
most sought after high school foot
ball star, will go TO college in the
midwest.
1t seems certain he'll enroll at
Notre Dame. Northwestern, Ohio
State, Wisconsin, Illinois or Chicago
Unofficial representatives of many
institutions from near and far, at
tracted no doubt by his football
featS, have paid visits to De Cor
revont to entice him into their fold.
He has listened-but that is all.
He'll pick his own college. AS
matter of fact, he's already made
up his mind where he's going but
he won't announce it until after he
returns from the Rose Bowl game.
where he and his mother will be
the guests of Warner Brothers,
movie magnates He will be gradu-
ated Jan. % but doesn't plan to
enter college until fall
Naturally I'm anxious to con-
tinue my athletic career in foot
ball and baseball" said De Core
Won't, but that isn't the only reason
I'm going to college. / expect to
get an education and that'll come
first with me-"
During his high school career he
never has failed in subject. His
four-year average is "G-plus," be-
tween SO and 90. Three times his
name has been on the honor roll
His mother. Mrs Harriet De Cor
revont, has supreme confidence in
her sons ability to come through
with flying colors In whatever he
attempts to do in college and after
wards.
"I don't think Bills head has
been turned by all the attention
paid to him." said Mrs. De Corre-
wont. "As matter of fact l never
knew him to idolize any athlete
when he was younger. He seemed
to be fond of certain teams rather
than individuals.
"As for his future l want things
to turn out the way he plans them.
He knows pretty well what he wants
to do and never try to influence
him unless he asks for my advice
can't plan for him. That is en-
tirely up to him"
Although De Correvont made
most Of his fame as football play
er, his future may be as baseball
star.
In the past three seasons his
batting average on the Austin high
team has been .412. .480 and $3.50.
He has hit several d00-foot home
runs over the left field wall at Mills
field.
One major league club thought
SO much of him that he was offer
ed $1,000 to sign contract and
would be allowed to go to college
provided ne didn't play football.
He turned down the offer.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO. Dec. II tUP)- bFisk
export trade and pronounced
strength at Buenos Aires spurred
heaevy buying of corn futures on
the Chicago board of trade today
and prices jumped to the high est
peak since October, dra wing wheat
into the forward movement.
Al the close corn was IN cents
higher, wheat Nh cent higher.
and oats ~ cent higher.
Opening prices in corn were
about steady in anticipation of the
dun session that generally follows
a holiday Both Liverpool and Win
nipeg were closed for Boxing Day,
leaving Buenos Aires the major
foreign influence.
Chicago buying was attributed
mainly to elevator and shipping
interests while commission houses,
apparently. sold.
Scattered buying was unable to
prevent an Indifferent opening in
wheat and prices were unchanged
TO fraction lower. The market
picked up Immediately on news of
substantial gains at Buenos Aires
and news that 100000 bushels of
wheat had been worked for export.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27

them off. They felt the same way
all through the regular season. Be-
ing behind never bothered them
Not even being behind with onfy
few minutes to play. I'll tell you
one thing-the Rose Bowl customers
are going to see the fightingest
Alabama team that ever came out
here. 1t may not be the most
powerful or the most versatile, but
this bunch can really get down on
the ground and fight it out with
you. The boys are ready to play
anytime, anywhere. They could
ring the starting bell at four o'clock
tomorrow morning and five minutes
later every one of those boys would
be there. fully dressed, and ready
for the kickoff"
Having been born in Georgia. and
thus knowing nothing of the at
titude of southern football players
toward intersectional games, l asked
Thomas If the Alabama team con-
sidered the Rose Bowl game as a
sort of crusade. and if the boys
WOuid l'SilI biic CiNil WdI dIl OFtT
again.
THE civil war will be just one of
the wars they will fight" he an
swered. "T'hey won't get around
TO the civil war until late in the
third period Before that ono is
reached these kids will have re-
fought the seven years war. the war
of 1912, the Spanish war, all of
the expeditionary excursions into
Mexico, and the Crimean war. BY
the time the Civil war is reached
they will be experienced in war
fare. and ready to reverse the deci-
sion of 1865. There's no use trying
TO tell an Alabama team that Cali
fornians aren't Yankees-anything
not bound on one side by the Mason
Dixon line and on the other by
fried chicken and corn pone. is
Yankee to an Alabaman."
Then VIC fell to talking of the
last time Alabama came out and
crushed Stanford. ] didn't see this
game. but 1 enthused over the work
of Dixie Howell and Don Hutson.
INC passing combination that ran
Stanford daffy.
You sportswriters sometimes miss
what really happens on football
field you know" Thomas said chari-
tably. THE star of that game
wasn't Howell and it wasn't Hutson.
1t was guard, Charlie Mari. Do
you know that when the game was
over, and the players came in the
dressing groom, Howell, with all
the other players around him, ran
up to Mari and handed him the
ball They knew who had been
the big man. l saw Charlie when
we passed through Texas on the
way here. He stuck his head in
the train window and said, Coach.
still got that football and much
as could use the money, wouldn't
sell it for a million dollars"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27
RUNAWAY VICTORIES FORECAST
IN BOWL GAMES; CALIFORNIA,
RICE, LS.U. CHOICE OF SCRIBES

NEW YORK. Dec. 27 CUP) -
Runaway victories by two or more
touchdowns we're forecast today by
United Press sports writer's for all
but two Of the six major bowl
football games on New Years day.
The individual writer's stationed
in the various bowl centers picked
Rice, Louisiana State, Texas Tech
and the Eastern Ali-Stars to tri-
umph handily. The Rose Bowl,
featuring Alabama and California,
was rated toss-up while Michi-
gan State picked over Auburn by
slender margin in the Orange
Bowl.
The selections:
Rose Bowl at Pasadena. Alabama
VS.. California.
Henry McLemore, United Press
columnist now In Pasadena, picks
Alabama by a score Of AT ALA
bama probably isn't as hot as Cali
fornia," he reported but that old
southern spirit will flare up and
carry them to victory" Ronald
Wagner, of the Los Angeles bur-
eau. picks California by 21-7.
Sugar Bowl at New Orleans,
Louisiana State VS.. Santa Clara.
Ted Maloy, southern writer,
wires: 'LS.U. by 20-6.. LSU. has
had a tougher season than Santa
Clara. whose toughest game was
against Sanford. LS.J. has been
unimpressive only in two games
and has too much all-around pow
er."
Richard Baldwin, southwest OBJ
server. says:
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27
L. A. BUTTER & EGGS
l.. A. STOCKS

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 27 (UP)
Twelve issues showed losses. two
gains, and seven remained IN
changed in trading on the Los An
geles stock exchange today. Vol
ume approximated 5000 shares.
Central investment was unchang-
ed at Is; Pacific Finance common
was down Z at IL for a new low;
Security company units was un-
changed at 25; Bandini Petroleum
was unchanged at "a.
Con. Oil was up Il at 9ls; Han
cock Oil was down u at 81; Rich
field Oil down u at 57s; Signal
OH up Y at 81; Superior Oil down
= al 33Ss; Snursy oil down u at
2&; Union Oil down y at 10.
Con. Steel common was down IA
at 4; General Petroleum was down
4 at for a new low; Lockheed
Aircraft was down - at 90; Ryan
Aeronautical was down 8 cents at
$40; and southern Pacific was
down 2B at 1885.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27

Rice by two touchdowns and
possibly three. Rice serve
strength entirely too much for
Colorado which playing out of its
class. Ernie Lain of Rice will out
shine Colorados famed whizzer
White. Probable score: Rice 81,
Colorado g."
Sun Bowl at Ell Paso, Tex, Texas
Tech VS.. West Virginia
Baldwin says "Tech by "a to g.
Tech, although not I'm the south
west conference, is one of the best
teams in our section and ought
10 be in the conference"
Orange Bowl, Miami, Michigan
State VS.. Auburn.
Hy Aronstam, southern writer,
says:
1T looks like the Yanks again In
this annual North South game
Both are strong teams defensively
and extensively. Johnny Piniel
States triple threat back, will pro-
vide a 1877 victory
East-West All Star game, San
Francisco.
James sullivan, San Francisco
writer, says:
THE East is heavier and faster.
II has three of Fordham's famed
blocks of granite in the line-Wo-
jciechowicz, Franco and Babartsky
II has great pass-catching end,
Sweeney of Notre Dame 1t has two
sparkling backs-Hackney of Duke
and Davis of Indiana George Kar-
amatic. Gonzaga's one man back
field. will star for the West. The
East by 40"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27
LOTT ENTERS
FINAL ROUND
IN GOLF MEET

Dick Lott won his way into the
finals of the club championship
tournament at the Barbara Worth
golf club Sunday with 3 ana 2
victory over Forrest Ferguson Of
Holtville. Lott medaled 76. Three
down coming into No. 16, Ferguson
birdied the next hole to carry the
match to the 18th green. Curley
vesey, club professional, reported.
The other semi-final match will
be played Wednesday between Lad
die Willoughby and Logan Jenkins.
In.tle directors cup flight, w. w.
McEuen defeated Nolan Smith 2
and / and John Kepley defeated
Les Rogers 3 and 2. Max Sones
defeated John Donohue in the "bar-
tender" flight. Sones will play Mas
sic Horton in the finals.
John De Paoli won the sweep
sakes with 73 points; Dick Lott was
second and John Robertson and
Don Rex tied for third.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27

terday and through part OF the
night. Clouds still hovered today,
booming the odds on the Golden
Bears. Wet weather will hurt the
Alabamans most. endangering their
passing, on which they bank for
victory.
Considerable surprise was evil
denced by spectators when Coach
Stub Allison called the California
players together for their first
workout. Contrary to predictions,
the Bears out weigh Alabama by
only pound per man. The Ber-
keley line and backfield each aver
age iSS pounds. The Tide average
l., 1877.
Twenty California players al
ready were on hand here when l8
Of their mates and Allison arrived
this morning. The Bear practice
session started in Brookside Park
behind locked gates, a keep out
sign and a general air of mystery.
Allison indicated secret practice
would be in order throughout the
week. First on the days schedule
were exercises, kicking, passing and
dummy signal driIl. Heavy work
begins tomorrow.
Wet footing also hampered the
Tuscaloosa warriors as they prac-
ticed against California plays at
the Occidental college turf in Eagle
Rock. The same secrecy prevailed
there, with only pass holders ad-
niitted.
Considerable attention is being
given Sandy Sanford, the kicking
Alabama end whose magic toe won
two games by field goals this sea-
son. Sanford has been kept kicking
from placement from all angles of
the field, not just from the three
yard stripe mark where points after
touchdown are tried.
Odds. which have been riding at
Us, suddenly shot to 81 in favor
Of the Bears with the prospect of
rains and the arrival of the Ber-
kelley players.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27
TIGER CHANCE
FOR VICTORY
RATED GOOD

BATON ROUGE, La. Dec. 81.
(UP)-The Rose Bowl is 1000 or
more miles from this old southern
town but it is playing silent role
in preparing the Louisiana State
University team for its New Years
day engagement with Santa Clara
in the Sugar Bowl at New Orleans
next Saturday.
1t seems that a year ago the
Louisiana State boys thought they
had the best football team in the
land They were touted as the
greatest team east of the Mississippi
river and naturally were in line for
the Rose Bowl nomination.
They waited and waited for the
west coast nomination which never
came. Washington invited Pitts
burgh. a team beaten and tied. to
come west for the Rose Bowl game,
and Louisiana States unbeaten
squad was left behind TO play in
the younger and less pretentious
Sugar Bowl game.
Pitt beat Washington in the Rose
Bowl, 2l-0. and Santa Clara tri-
umphed over Louisiana State in the
Sugar Bowl, 21-14.
That was year ago. This is
another year and Rose Bowl psy-
chology which has beaten many a
good football team, is working as
hard for Louisiana State as it did
against the Bayou Tigers twelve
month ago.
Coach Bernie Moore of Louisiana
State frankly admits that he has
a better chance of winning the
Sugar Bowl game this year with an
inferior team than he had a year
ago with a far superior eleven.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27

SPORTS PARADE
.Bv HENRY McLEMORE

PASADENA, Dec. 27. (UP)-Right
at this moment (Which is 9:31 am,
Pacific time, in case you want to
set your watch, Alabama's head
football coach, one Tommy Thomas,
feels that his team is one touchdown
weaker than California.
This is the margin by which he
believes the Golden Bears should
win the Rose Bowl game on New
Years day. This feeling on the
part of Thomas should not be look
ed upon as pessimism, because it
isn't. As matter of fact. it con-
stitutes what is almost optimism
because you asked the Alabama
coach about the game two weeks
ago he would have predicted a
California victory by anywhere from
ID to 35 points.
But In the short space of a
fortnight the boys on his team have
forced him to lower California's
superiority to a single touchdown,
simply with their tremendous con-
ffdence that no eleven men wearing
cleats, pads. and pants, can lick
them. They eat. sleep, and breathe
victory to such an extent that
Thomas is slowly beginning TO think
that they are right. I will not be
at all surprised if Thomas, by the
time New Years day arrives, comes
out flatly with declaration that
Alabama is cinch and will score
its fourth Rose Bowl triumph with
becoming ease.
This is the durndeSt team I
have ever coached" Thomas told
me last night over a plate of bar
becued spare ribs. "All the BOYS
believe they are red-hot and that
nothing grown out here can cool
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27
Fresno State
Scores u 26
OverArkansas

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 81. CUP)-
Moleskins of two more colleges were
ready for storage today following
a Christmas day intersectional foot
ball game between Fresno, Cal,
State College and the Arkansas
State Teachers. The Californians.
rolling up 20 first downs, nosed out
the Teachers 27-26.
A sensational 80 yard return of
a Fresno kick by Howard Mont
pomery, Arkansas right halfback,
nearly tied the score late in the
game. The conversion failed.
Fresno gained most Of its yardage
by line plays, while Arkansas used
an aerial attack. Arkansas previ-
ously was undefeated in two years.
and the Bulldogs had lost only one
game this season.
The game was sponsored by Film
Comedian Bob Burns, native of
Van Burear1, Ark. and a nom
sectarian welfare group for a char
ity milk fund. Dorothy Bamour.
screen star and native of Fresno,
sponsored the Bulldogs.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27
L. A. VEGETABLES

LOS ANGELES. Dec. q CUP) -
Trading was moderate on most
lines with vegetables in rather
light supply and stronger.
Cabbage: local cannonball most
ly 75-90c. crate. Red cabbage best
81 .25-S1.35. Savoy S0-50c crate.
Lettuce: Imperial Valley dry pck.
4 doz SI.15-$125 crate. Yuma
doz mostly $1.1O-S1.25; local loose
15-25c.
Peas: Imperial Valley bush 6-7c
ID. Carpenteria best lie. San Diego
co. pole 11-l2c.
SQUASH: Imperial and Coaehella
Valley white summer flats ST.
sI.I5; crates S1.25-s1.40; San Diego
co hugs best s1.25-S1.35; Italian
Imperial and Coachella Valley flats
65-75c. Luss 1850. San Diego co
lugs. Ordinary $4,000. Yellow
erook-neck Iugs Sl.5O; Imperial
Valley flats mostly 81; lugs 81 10
Si.25,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27
NEW lURK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Dec. 27 WP)-
Stocks declined 10 the lowest levels
of the month today with pressure
centering on leading issues. Vol
ume increased after early dullness
Corporation bonds fell with
stocks. United States governments
advanced and japanese issues re-
Eistered gains ranging TO nearly
( points on L. 5. acceptance of the
panay apologies. Grains firmed
with December corn up 2h cents a
bushel Cotton futures were slight
ly higher.
Selling in the stock market was
induced by fears of government
acracking down" on big business;
and by a drop of 1873 per cent in
The steel operating rate 10 19-2 per
cent Of capacity, a new low since
September 3, 1894. In addluon,
there was considerable year-end
evening up and tax selling.
Most of the unloading. however.
was based on reaction TO the
speech by Robert III. Jackson, as
sistant attorney general. in charge
of antO-truct activity. Jackson IN
dicated the government was plan
ming some action against the rise
In steel prices.
Reports from the steel industry
indicated nearly all companies
nil, although hope was held for
Iickup after the turn over the
New Year.
Steel sharese suffered severe set
backs. II. S. Steel was depressed
- 56 off 81: Bethlehem 50 off 4zs (;
National 62& off Is; Crucible 3s5z
off 3h; Youngstown Sheet ana
Tube 80 off ~; and Republic 17h
several issues broke TO new lows
for the year or longer. Am2ng them
were Chrysler at 50A off ~ AM
eriean Can 72h off 2h General
Motors 3iM off p and Great North
crn 23% off IL -. =
the year at 56h up IL ana oIher
rold miners were strong az traoers
houEht them as hedges against
rossibie currency initiation IN event
she government resumes heeaVy
spending policy. oeo ooo
sales approNimated l.3oo,eee
rhares. against Sfo,0Op Frloas;
curb stock sales totaled 5lavoo
shares. compared with lse,ooo FIJI
Douglas Aircraft had loss Of
more Than points. Utilities easca
fractionally Oils had losses rang
ing 10 points in Texas corpora
> lon, T.,
new Jones closing averages; IN
duNtriai las Is. off 3.s1i Riai, oV-4s'
of .Oo, Utility 2o.56 off o.6l.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27
Bowl Game
Not Tourist
Attraction

PASADENA, Dec. 81. CUP) -
Tournament of Roses Manager Will
liam Dunkerley today replied to
critics of the methods by which
Rose Bowl tickets are distributed
He said the game was not "a tour
list attraction"
The game. he said, was launched
merely as method for paying for
the parade. which is a tourist at
traction that is as free as the air.
The game is as much college
game as that between Stanford and
California. How the colleges dis
pose of the tickets is for the Pacific
coast to decide"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27
Arabs to Meet
California Cagers

Ell Centre Junior college basket
ball team will resume practice ses-
sions on next Monday in prepara-
tioin for the invasion of the Cali
fornia las pound team on January
5th.
The las FOUNDERS played the
Arabs two years ago and defeated
the collegians by two points. The
Arabs this season boast a strong
team and may be able to upset the
touted Berkeley five,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-27
L. A. LIVESTOCK

Los ANG ELES, Dec. q fUPD =
Hogs $50. steady; grain fed S.s5-9;
locals 8.50-6. 65.
steers $40: short fed steers 6.50-7;
fed Mexieans 6.10; fed heifers T.:
grass and short fed $3.50; COWS
4.75-6.: Cutter grades 3.25-4.5O
bulls TO 6.65; calves 500. Twenty
five cents higher: few vealers to
I0.50 slaughter calves 6.50-7.25.
Sheep 700. Slow. weak: Utah
lambs s.25; some held higher; few
ewes $50