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Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-17


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Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-17
TODAYS-
Sports Parade
5v HENRY McIEMORE

ed by bowling idiots and wonder
why we ever came out to the track
| when our feet hurt SO.
In the old days, before Mister
Widener found some old bulbs and
wire and told his engineering staff
to put it to some use, ANY USE, we
had nearly as good time as people
who won races. Being unable to
tell what horse was in front we
screamed end jumped and pulled
our hair in the chance that it might
be the article carrying our two
bucks.
But those days are gone. With
the jangle of the starters bell the
lights on the board start blinking
and we're off for another hot dog.
True, there was a loud speaker
in the old days, Through which the
progress of the race was supposed
to issue. But it never bothered us,
for it was impossible to understand
the voice that issued from its
mechanical thorax The description
was very scanty, and what there
was of it sounded very much like
the noises issued by Tarzan when
heckling a party Of gorillas from
his messanine seat in eucalyptus
tree. There were two or three race
goers who could make, all of it out.
but they soon VIE slapped UP by
the government aid @ken to Wash
ifgton to translate short wave static
from foreign stations
would form, an organization TO
short circuit the new device were
it not for the fact that Mister
Wirener is known to have enough
pennies to beat that game. He
would keep putting pennies back
of blown plugs feEt as long as we
blew 'em out. suppose there is
nothing for us 10 do but to bow to
science and progress. Either that
or start betting on the lights in
stead of the horses. Wonder what
odds you would get on a 40 watt
number that fits either reading
lamp or candelabra?
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-17
NEW MACHINE FOR DRYING
OUT RACE TRACKS INTRODUCED

SANTA ANITA RACE TRACK,
ARCADIA, Calf, Jan. 16 UD-A
ponderous steel machine that will
regulate racing conditions by driv-
ing a track in four hours today was
hailed as the greatest boon to horse
men since invention of the camera
eye"
The huge contrivance-Wide as an
ordinary room and built On the lines
of an asphalt melter-received it's
initial test today, and if it operates
as efficiently on future outings, the
tag line "Weaher cloudy, track
heavy" permanently may be chang
ed to Weather cloudy, track fast"
Purchased by track superintend-
ent Herman Rod two days ago, the
heavy machine is outfitted with a
series of six torches, slung along a
steel plated bottom that passes four
feet above the turf. The torches,
fed by coal oil or kerosene, are
able of generating 5000 degrees
Fahrenheit.
The contrivance, set up on wheels
and attached to truck or tractor,
slowly is trundled around the track
and seams out the wet turf as it
passes. After three round trips Rod
claims the machine will have alb
sorbed all moisture to depth of
approximately four feet.
The drying process would be car
ried on during the night, and unless
fresh rains fall before post time, a
fast track is assured for the first
race. Only heavy downpour would
seriously moisten the track again,
Rod explains, and conditions even
then would not be as sloppy as if the
turf had not been treated.
Designed for use principally be-
fore feature races, the dryer will
virtually guarantee consistent foot.
ing at all points of the track. In
the past horsemen have protested
that their entries have not reached
peak performances because Of soft
spots along the route.
All but two days of the present
meeting have been run on sloppy
or muddy track, keeping the better
class of handicap horses-including
Seabiscuit. Indian Broom and Mr..
Bones-in the stable. Form chart
players have been bewildered and
the average mutuel return has been
much higher than in the past two
meetings.
Rod has experimental with the
turf for several months in an at
tempt to expedite drainage. The
complete top layer of the old E. j.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-17
Patty Berg Tied
For Tourney Lead

AUGUSTA, Ca. Jan. 16. U.P)-
The nations foremost women golf
ersNhoped for better luck today as
they entered the second round IL
the 54-hole medal play titleholders
tournament
Playing on a rain-swept course
which delayed the tee-off for sew
eral hours yesterday. only Patty
fBerg. Minneapolis girl star, Jane
-othran. Greenville. s. c., and
Ielen Hicks, New York profession
were able TO post scores near par
81 the opening 18-hole round. All
e<]aree posted scores Of 30. one stroke
over women's par, TO share the lead.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-17

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 16. W.R)-As an
average track customer I want to
voice protest against nefarious
device which President Widener has
installed at his Hialeah park.
Without going into any great de-
tail, the device is a service Of neon
lights on the infield board by which
the running positions of the horses
are flashed during the races. just
az soon as the NOBLE animals leap
away from the starting gate (more
as is true Of the lingerie clasps
bet on, stumble away from gate)
IN eagle-eyed spotter starts push
ing the buttons which control the
lights. AS result every single per
sons in the place knows where his
horse is at all times.
have been told that such up
to-the second information is the
purpose of the device Well, don't
want any such information, and ]
believe there are thousands of other
average customers ("average GUS
toners are customers who list five
out of six wagers) who feel the
same way.
All that the likes Of US get out
of races is suspense. To US the
perfect race would be one where
the horses were all dyed the same
color, the silks of the jockeys were
identical, and the track was SO
dusty the field was obscured from
start to finish. For in such race
we would not know-for sure--that
our horses had lost until it was all
over.
Now--thanls to Mister Widener
and his durn new-fangled doo-dad
the horses haven't reached the
first pole before blooming traffic
light tells US that our pride and Joy
and hope IS so far behind that his
jockey has thrown up the distress
signal.
BY the time the field gets TO the
first turn there is nothing left for
us to do but make confetti of our
tickets and stand there surround
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-17
Nine Boat Classes
Scheduled for
SaltOn Sea Race

"A young woman who has per-
formed signal service in the inter-
est of cupboard motor boat racing
on the Pacific coast will serve as
one of the officials of the Mid
Winter Regatta, known also as the
Golden Regatta" at Sandy Beach,
south shore Of Salton Sea, Sunday
January "a She is Miss Myrtle
Cummings, of San Francisco, secre-
tary-treasurer of the Northern Cali
fornia Outboard association, who
will represent E. G.. Petherick, Pa
cific coast racing commissioner.
1t appears now that there will
be nine boat classes in the regatta.
Seven of these will be outboard
races, and two for inboards. AS
two heats must be run for each
race there will be eighteen events
when the laundering herd roars
down the course at Sandy Beach,
believed by experts to be the fast
est motor boat track in the world
Last years Mid-Winter Regatta
was witnessed by 10000 Imperial
Valley residents and several hum
dred visitors. This years event is
expected to draw a yet larger crowd
and in anticipation of this, many
acres have been graveled close to
the beach for parking cars. The
Imperial Yacht club and Ell Centro
Junior chamber of commerce, for
the convenience of spectators, have
set up a large refreshment estab-
lishment where meals, light lunch
es and beverages will be supplied.
The races are slated to begin at
10 Sunday morning.
Preceding the day of the races,
mile speed trials will be held Sat
urday, January %, and competitors
will attempt to break world records
| fny. cnood
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-17
Guldahl Leads
1st Round Play
in Golf Tourney

OAKLAND. Calf. Jan IS. dlp-
Tzip'i Culdahl 81 louis profes-
sicneI. chipped two strokes off the
rla~rrront course record Fridav TO
ieaS +i,c first round or NAV - +he
5000 Oakland open golf tourna-
p'ent
Csuldahl toured The slippcTy course
IA g. four strokes below par end
two below the competitive mark for
t'lc course
Johnny pcrelli Lake Tahoe pro
also was under the competitive rec-
cr6 with SIS that won him second
place at the end of the first 18
holes Of the 72-hole tournament.
Johnny Revolta Of Evanston end
Henry Picard from Hershey, Pa,
had identical rounds Of 1885
to tie for third
Strung behind the pace settlers
was a field OF some of the best
professional golfers in the bus
mess and some of California's lead
ing amateurs.
The low $50 scorers of the 22C
VINO STARTED play qudliIled iol Lac
Is holes tomorrow. The low &C
and ties will carry on in the &c
hole final Sunday.
Five players, including the four
leaders, cracked par-Paul Runyan
of White Plains was just one under
with en- and Harry Cooper, Chicago
was one over with So Jimmy
Thompson, Craig Wood. Ben Low
ing, Mark Fry, Horton Smith and
Byron Nelson were crowded to-
eether In the next position with
20 each.
The amateur honors were divided
among Mat Palacio. San Rafael
the California state champion, Stu
art Hawiey. jr., Oakland, a former
state fitleholder. and Phil Gordon,
Oakland. Each had IL.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-17
VINESDEFEATS
FRED PERRY

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 16.UR)-Ells-
worth Vines, professional tennis
champion, defeated Fred Perry, of
England, 6-3, ST, 6-4, 6-1 before
1000 persons at Duquesne Garden
last night.
1t was Vines first victory in four
attempts since he and Perry began
nationwide tour in which they
expect to visit 40 large cities.
Perry defeaed the American in
three previous matches, although
Vines was an 8-5 favorite when the
series opened in New York.
Apparently recovered from an at
tack of influenza which handics.o
ped his play in earlier matches,
Vines ran the Englishman ragged
with a fast service that forced
Perry to overdriye repeatedly.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-17

20 in all, but every team added to
forward, and Bob O'Guin, varsity
The second stringers opened the
game and ran up l6 points, while
the somewhat bewildered Imperial
cagers scored five points.
Tile first string took over the
duties in the second quater and
boosted the score to 25 points and
held the Imperial team scoreless.
Taylor stuck the first string
back into the fray for q few mom-
ents of the third period, let the
second string finish the quarter,
snd then poured his third and
fourth strings into the battle for
The final period.
Ckamura, clever second string
Gutherie led the Imperial team
Guard, led the Central team in the
ecoring by chalking up II and seven
digits respectively.
The tilt was bitterly fought de-
with eight points.
Central Gees Win
Ell Centro high schools class C
basketballers served notice to Braw-
ley and other class c basketball
teams that they are on their way
TO grab the league championship
when they upset Imperial Gees 81
in a preliminary game Friday night.
The tilt was bitterly fought de-
fensive battle throughout with the
Ell Centre team taking advantage
of its opportunities to pull out a
victory.
Sammy Fisher scored five points
to cop scoring honors for Central
and Hockett, Kicks and Ota played
brilliant defensive ball to aid IN
turning in a Spartan victory.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-17
Grant Will Meet
frankie Parker

TAMPA. Fla. Jan. 16. Upl-Brvan
/. Grant was to match his bulldog
tsnacitv against the mechanical
Perfection of Frankie Parker today
in the seini-finals of the annual
Dixie tennis tournament. In the
ether semi final match Donald
Bulge. Americas top-ranking net
star, was q heavy favorite to elm
mate Charles Harris of West Palm
Beach.
Bulge and Parker both reached
the semi final round with straight
set victories yesterday Bulge raj
lied after poor start and blasted
Elwood Cooke of Los Angeles. 8-5,
6-1. and Parker defeated Walter
Senior, Of San Francisco, 6-1, 6-3.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-17
SALICA EARNS
DRAW IN BOUT

HOLLYWOOD. Jan. l6. VN-Lou
Salica, the Brooklyn Italian who
once was featherweight champion.
earned a-draw with Pancho Leyvas.
Yuma Mexican. last night at Legion
stadium, but did it the hard way
climbing off the floor after a nine
count knockdown.
Salica faded in the latter rounds
and was dropped when Leyvas
crossed stinging left to his jaw.
The italian got up, however, and
chased his opponent during the 10th
round to earn the even break from
Referee Charley Randolph.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-17

Imperial Valley coaches and Of
ficials today began practicing for
the basketball game which, accord
ing to the coaches and officials
will overshadow the performance of
the colored clowns.
The game will bring together the
Central junior college cagers and a
team picked from officials and
coaches.
The coaches and officials team is
looking forward to the annual
meeting this year for they are cer-
tain this will be their first chance
to upset the junior collegians.
The Arab team is not so strong
as was last years and the coaches
quintet should be stronger.
Coaches r. r. Taylor and w. S.
Taylor, who made enviable records
in high school and college basket
ball, are said to be certain starters,
though it is doubted if they will be
able to finish, and Bob Erskine,
former Southern California star,
will probably play at the center
post.
Other players will include, Mar
vim Clark of Brawley, Noval Walker,
Viggo Hansen, Pete Sewers, Coach
Bert of Imperial, and possibly
'Dead-eye" Covington of Calexico
When this array of stars get on
the floor together, valley fans will
witness one of the greatest basket
ball circuses ever seen on a valley
| court.
Both Taylors, Erskine and Clark,
are already practicing up on their
patented trick shots, and though
some of them are pretty old and
weatherbeaten (the tricks, mean
the mentors are confident they will
go over big with the crowd. (Still
speaking of the tricks0
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-17

over Holtville'S A and 9 squads and
today prepared reception for CAL
exico high school next Friday night.
- Calexico A team shares the top
spot with Brawley in the league
standings with two wins and no
defeats but the Bulldogs are given
little chance to upset the strong
Brawley team.
The Bulldogs turned in an un-
impressive win over Calipatria
Wednesday night and the c squad.
after a bitter defensive battle eked
out a win over Calipat Eighties.
In e. Centro the Spartans used
20 men in defeating Imperial 42-11
to so into tie for second place
in the loop standings.
There seems TO be little differ
ence between the first and second
strings OF the El Centro squad and
Coach w. S. Taylor plans to alter
nate the combinations in the Holt
. vile game this week.
= Taylor hopes to work out a scor-
ing combination to use against CAL
exico in the final game of the first
round and against Brawley in the
first game of the second round.
The Spartans are rated stronger
than the Calexicans and are the
only bssketeers scheduled to give
the Wildcats anv trouble in their
drive fo- the championships.
Rv upsetting the Imperial lighties
Eridsv night. the FL Centre Gees
locm IS a serious title threat in the
c race.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-17
Plans Under Way
for Rich HOrserace

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16. dlpl-
A race. second onlv to the 100000
Santa Anita handicap. was being
planned today by the Los Angeles
Turf club for Jan. 80.
Expected to attract even as COM
manding field of entrants as the
big cap the race will be for a rich
purse as yet undetermined II and
for "the presidents birthday ball
trophy"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-17

lucky Baldwin track was sifted,
carted and mixed with the main
oval top soil to provide proper seas
oning.
A second invention-which Rod
has christened "Frankenstein"-
reverse the work of the dryer. 1t
consists of series of special drills
which bore into a track that has
been packed too hard, turning up a
strip OF soft, springy footing.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-17
STANFORD OPENS
DEFENSE OF TITLE

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal,
Jan. 16. WP)-Stanford University's
basketball team, 1896 champion,
opened it's defense of the confer
ence title last night by defeating
U.CL.A. 61-40.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-17
CENTRAL CACERS
DOWN IMPERIAL
BY az If SCORE

Initiating the Coored Clowns in everything but the
ability to pass and shoot the casaba Imperial high school
cagers Friday night bowed to Ell Cenrto high Spartans
42-11 in raggedly played game at the Central gymna-
sum- Coach w. S. Taylor used every man his squad,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-17

- Games next week:
: Holtville at FL Centro.
Brawley at Calexico.
Calipatria at Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-17
BOTH A, c TEAMS
APPEAR HEADING
FOR CAGE TITLE

- Comparative scores after two weeks of play in the
Imperial Valley high school basketball league today
dcated that Brawley and c teams headed toward
the certain championships in loop play.
Both teams turned in comparatively EASY victories
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-17
BENCH WARMING
By Burdefte Kinne

wall at either end of the court.
Once in a while he caught his
breath and managed to halt the
wild-eyed players, momentarily at
least, by calling a foul
When the final gun sounded all
players were sprawled On the floor,
fighting for possession of the ball
and the referee was about to mix
in the fracas to take the casaba
away from the high schoolers to
avoid bloodshed.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-17
BASKETBALL
Rv UNITED PRESS

Bv UNITED PRESS
Long Island University A, Wash
ington & Lee %.
New York University 81, North
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-03
Contractors Punished If
Collapse Caused a Death

Bodybuilding is nothing new but
its punishment is nowhere near so
severe as that imposed under the
code of Hammurabi, king of Baby
Ion, 1000 years ago. The code is
recorded. on an eight-foot slab in
the Louvre in Paris. A free trans
Iation from German text says:
"If contractor builds a house for
a man, this man shall give the con-
tractor two sheckels of silver per
ser as recompenSe.
IF a contractor builds a house
for a man and does not make it
strong enough, and the house which
he built collapses and causes the
death of the house owner then the
contractor shall be put to death.
eff it causes the death of the son
Of the owner, then the son Of the
contractor shall be put to death.
eff it causes the death Of slave
Of the owner, then he (the contrac-
tori shall give the owner slave
of equal value.
eff it destroys property, he (the
contractor) shall replace what has
been destroyed, and because he did
not build the house strong enough
and it collapsed, he shall rebuild
the house at his own expense.
''If a contractor builds a house
for a man and does not build it so
that it stands ordinary wear and
tear, and a wall collapses, then he
shall reinforce the, wall at his ex-
pense." .....
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-03
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our sincere
appreciation to the friends, neigh
bors and organizations, who so
Loyalty remembered us during the
illness and death of our beloved
daughter, sister, granddaughter,
and niece, Charlotine Patricia
Moore, who died Nov. q, 1887. The
sympathetic expressions of flowers,
donation of cars and other acts of
kindness shall never be forgotten.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Moore,
parents; Miss Connie L. Moore,
sister; Mrs. M. L. Washington,
CINCINNATI, Mrs. Helen Ford,
Macon, Ga, Aunts; Mr.. Tor
rell Jackson, st. Paul, and Mr..
w. E. Moore, Vancouver, B. c.,
uncles.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-03
Martial Law

In a state of emergency, such as
war, invasion. rebellion, or other
internal disorder. says London An
swers Magazine. the civil power
ceases to function and the full con-
troll is given over to the military
authorities. The civil courts are re-
placed by military tribunals. Under
martial law, much of the usual
freedom is taken from people. One
important point is that they may be
ordered to be in their houses by a
certain hour in the evening. And
their movements from one district
to another may be forbidden, without
passes. Another form of martial law
is that which is imposed in wartime
on the inhabitants of occupied terri
tory by the occupying army.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-12-03
Indian Chief Powhatan
Scared bv the En0Iis

The Indian Chief Powhatan was
the father Of Pocahontas, and his
original name was Wahinsonacock.
notes a writer in the Indianapolis
News. He was one of the most DOW
erful sachems connected with the
early history of the United States.
His rule covered most of the terri
tory now embraced within the states
OF Maryland and Virginia. He had
residences in different parts of his
country and changed his abode at
different seasons of the year. At
the time of his first acquaintance
with the English in 1907 he was
about sixty years of age.
He was tall and well-proportioned,
capable Of enduring great fatigue.
He showed his friendliness to the
English by sending them much
needed articles of food. However.
the conduct of the English was so
iH-advised and often so unjust that
they were continually in trouble
with him. Two or three times he
planned war against the English,
but without result. At one time an
accident occurred which had a great
effect on him. Some Of his men
had obtained powder from the Eng
fish and were experimenting with it
when a powerful explosion took
place, killing several. This so great
ly increased Powhatan's reverence
for the English, or fear of them,
that he sought peace and sent to the
colony nearly half his crop of corn.
On the death of Powhatan, at an
advanced age, his brother, opechan-
canough. succeeded to the throne,
in accordance with the custom by
which brother took precedence
over son as heir of the kingdom.