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The daily independent., 1937-07-19
SPORT
CHATTER
JOHN MARSHALL

It is rhmored that Texaco Beach
may drop out of the Va.-Car.
Semi-Pro league. Not because they
have been unable to break into the
win column but chiefly because
they find the financial setup a
little too stiff.
Then comes the rumor that
should the Pirates withdraw from
the league the Jays may do like
wise and play the Pirates a sew
en- game series. However. the Jays
management is waiting to see II
the fans want the league ball or
not. If the fans want the team to
stay in the league and attend the
games, then in the league the Jays
will stay. However, time will tell
the story.
The fights over at Texaco Beach
are proving very popular. Last
Wednesday night around 500 fans
churned thru the turnstiles to see
the leather pushers do their stuff
in the squared circle. The promo
ters are anticipating an even lar
ger crowd this week and are rush.
ing work in order to accommodate
the fans. This week there will be
plenty of ringside tickets. II you
ask me the promoter is giving the
fans an excellent amateur boxing
card. They also have their prices
in the amateur class. You may
pay larger prices for professional
fights but you will never get more
for your money than you 90 at
the Texaco scraps.
In Elder Craft. the promoters
have an excellent official. In a
issue of the ring magazine some
five weeks ago, Pete Glazier, the
sports editor of the Portsmouth
Star had an article about Craft
showing what he meant in the
amateur ring and rating him the
best third man in the ring IN the
south if not the entire United
States. Craft handled the fights
faultlessly last Wednesday night
at Texaco Beach and was high IN
his praises for the card presented
the public. He likes the setup and
thinks it will grow with time. He
stressed to the writer that the
promoters should shy from any
touch of professionalism and that
the public should not forget that
they are watching boys In the
amateur classes and not in the
higher ranks.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-08
EVERYBODY'S S
PUTTING DOUGH
ON THE YANKS

NEW YORK. April 8.-UP-The
same fellows who said Joe Louis
couldn't lose to Max Schmeling
have the American league pennant
all Won for the New York Yankees.
Eyerybody's picking the Yanks be-
cause they have the punch. It's
easy to 60 overheard for the guy
who can punch, be it prize ring
or baseball diamond
But maybe the Yanks have a vul-
nerable spot the same as joe Louis.
You Wou.lnt think so from the
worlds champions spring record OF
L victories out of 20 games, but
let's see who they've been picking
on.
They beat the Boston Bees seven
times. and the Bees won only four
out Of l6 games this spring. They
licked the Cardinals twice, and
broke even in two games each with
the Reds and Dodgers They lost
a game to Newark and in the rest
of their schedule they've bowled
over Newark, Tallahassee, New Or
leans, Houston. Galveston, Dallas
and Fort Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-08
AS s AUlT 0 N
SWIM RECORDS
BEGINS TODAY

NEW HAVEN, Conn, April 7. (U.R)
The greatest assault on SWIM
ming records since America won
back its Olympic aquatic title in
Berlin last summer starts tomor-
row in Yales Payne Whitney pool
when crack swimmers and divers
open a three-day battle for Ma
tional A. A. U. championships.
Only one of the lands best is
missing from field of more than
100. He is Jack LIedica of the Wash
ington A. c., Seattle, Olympic 400
meter free style winner and A. A. U.
220 and 500 yard champion. Medica
is on tour in Australia.
six individual speed crowns, two
relay titles and two diving cham
pionShips includes 13 of 81 men
who represented the U. S. in Ber-
lin; all national collegiate A. A.
champions crowned two weeks ago
in Minneapolis and all but two OF
last years winners. Another alb
sentee is Dick Degener of Detrois,
high-diving winner, who turned
professional after taking the Olym-
pic springboard title.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-08
TODAY'S-
Sports Parade
sY HENRY McLEMoRE

NEW YORK, April 8.-lU.P)-Put-
ting the shot here and there: Un-
less Burletgh Grimes, Brooklyn's
baby-faced manager, curbs his tenn
per he will do most of his master
minding by remote control-his
training camp flare-upS were vio-
lent, and if repeated in the National
league win find him on the outside
locking in before the third inning
=. This wouldn't be new eX-
perience, however. as he was chas-
ed from 18 American association
games last year Lefty Gomez,
the distinguished Castilian, prfers
the old-fashioned square dance
(swing yo' partners to the whirl-
ing fandango of his native country
In st. Petersburg he was al
ways first on the floor when the
fiddlers broke out with Turkey
in the Straw" Lightweight
Champion Lou AmberS works oil
the "jitters which asSail him on the
day of an important fight by Groom
ing snatcheS of popular songs
He starts the grooming at weighing
in time at noon, and doesn't stop
until the first bell clangs NO
one must mention boxing in his
presence during these trying hours.
Ex-Heavyweight Champion Jack
johnson, considered by many critics
as the greatest defensive fighter
ever to don a glove, is now appear
ing in a museum and flea circus
on 42nd street He has TO make
ten personal appearances a day for
his pork chop money IT'S
ioint is a long, long way from
Reno" he says, Reno being the
place Johnson reached his peak
against Jeffries =.
John Hennesey. the best doubles
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-08
COCA COLA TO
TEST M ETTlE
OF BULLDOGS.

With Yuma high added TO their
list of defeated opponents, Calexico
Bulldogs today trained their sights
on the Coca Cola diamondeers, who
they meet in CaleXico Sunday al
ternoUn at 2 o'clock.
The Coca Cola nine is the only
team which has defeated the Cal
exicanS and the Bulldogs plan to e%
tend themselves in an effort 20
win.
The bottlers will have a strong
club on the field for Jack Stark IS
planning to keep his team in con-
dition for their game with the Los
Angeles Nippons in Ell Centro April
13.
Stark announced he would start
Beechey on the mound, Kinne beh-
hind the bat, Black at first, Chuey
on second, HaSham at short, o.
Miller at third and Ritter, Ehmke
and Andrade in the outfiold.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-08
PADRES DOWN MISSIONS 4-3
Blu United Press

Pacific Coast league teams
gave fans more than their
moneys worth Tuesday by
presenting three eXtra-inn-
ing games.
The Missions and San Diego
travelled 13 innings before San
Diego won, AS. Sacramento and
Los Angeles battled II innings with
Sacramento winning, 3-2. Portland
and San Francisco Seals took their
contest into the tenth inning be-
fore the Beavers pushed across
the run that gave them a Sd win.
Sacramento scored its second
straight over Los Angeles in beat
ing the Angels, 32, in their IL
inning battle.
The Seals-Portland game was
another see-saW battle before pair
of hits in the tenth gave Portland
the 5-4 win.
A double by Jimmy Reese in the
18th inning was followed by a sim
gle by Detore and a double by Nc
Donald to give san Diego's Padres
a second straight victory over the
Missions, 4-3.
The Padre team knotted the
count at .2-2 in the last half of
the ninth, and then battled score
lessly with the Reds for three
more innings. The Missions punch
ed over a tally in the first of the
thirteenth to take lead, but Nc
Donald's long two-bagger scored
Reese and Detore for the victory.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-08
NEW MIDGETS
WILL FEATURE
NIGHT RACES

Entirely new cars and rebuilt
midgets will feauture the opening
night race of the 1887 season Friday
night April l6. reports indicated
today. for valley drivers exhibited
grim determination to end the
victory string of Hardin Young.
Young. however. will probably not
take part in the opening night
race FOR he was injured in a crack
up in Los Angeles Tuesday night
and sustained a fractured arm.
All other valley drivers will have
their cars on the track. however,
and Brawley, FL Centre ana Cal
exico will present at least one new
car.
The track is being worked upon
ana should be in even better shape
by Friday night than it has been
in the past two Sunday races.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-08
NOTICE OF EXECUTORS SALE
OF REAL PROPERTY
prohafe No 254O

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL
In the Matter of the Estate OF
EDWARD f. FOSTER,
Deceased.
Under and by virtue of the pro-
visions of Section 754 and Sections
79O and 1872 Of the Probate Code OF
State of California, and by virtue
of my appointment as Executor un-
der the will of the above named
decedent:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
that on Wednesday, the 14th day
Of April. 1887. at the hour OF 10
o'clock AM, the undersigned Exc
cutter will at private sale, sell all the
right. title and interest OF said
decedent and of the estate OF dece-
dent above named. in and to the
following described real property
to-Wit:
South Half $50 of Tract No.
159. in Township l6 South,
Range 13 F., S.BM., containing
81 acres of land according 10
the u. S. Government re-suryey.
Bids or offers must be in writing
and may be left at No. 442 Main
Street, in the City of FL Centre.
Imperial County, California. or de-
liyered TO said Executor at the above
designated address. or may be filed
in the office of the County Clerk
of the County Of Imperial, Califor-
mia. in the Court House in the City
of Ell Centro. California, at any
time after the first publication Of
this Notice.
Said sale will take place at No.
442 Main Street, in the City OF FL
Centre, California, the office OF
said Executor.
DATED: March 25, 1887.
w. J.. MEAGER.
Executor of the Estate OF Edward
T.. Foster, deceased.
FRANK BIRKHAUSER,
Attorney for Executor.
m28-all incl.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-08

the pick OF valley fighters. And
if they demonstrate the same ZIP
exhibited last week valley fight
ers will take another beating.
Herman Graves viii defend the
reputation of FL Centre battlers
in the main event when he viii
trade bombing blows with Eddie
Moore. CIF middleWeight cham
pion.
Graves, who has been defeated
only twice in two years Of fight
ing, may be robbed OF his sensa-
tional record in the III Centre
ring tonight for Moore is one OF
the hardest hitters In the amateur
middleweight ranks.
Moore has never been knocked
off his feet and has dropped only
one decision in more than so bouts.
He hits with either fist and Is
unusually fast for a middleweight.
Villegas Meets Young
Jolting Joe Villegas will try his
luck against Tommy Young IN the
semi-windup. Villegas plastered
Joe Menta of the Indian school
with a defeat last week and Is
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-08

his arches gently lowered, now sells
insurance in Chicago ... Bill
Carr. the worlds 400 meter cham
pion. who doctors said would never
walk again after his auto crack-up
three years ago, is playing five
sets of fast tennis these days @.
Ducky MedWick, Cards ace left
fielder, smokes a go to hell pipe
of the General Dawes model
The silliest of all sports rules
is the one which forbids Harry
Cooper from representing this coun-
try in the Ryder cup matches with
Great Britain -. Cooper is out
because he is British born
Chuck Dresser, who is fast becom-
ing the most esteemed manager in
baseball, believes Less Grissom,
Reds southpaw, will top all fresh
man pitchers this season =. Dres-
sen believes his team will top the
Cubs, and, to prove he is sincere,
bet a newspaperman $l00 suit he'd
be right E. . The noble common
wealth of Florida is preparing to
pass a bill legalizing the galloping
cubes and the spinning wheels .
It will be patterned after the Ne
vada statute =. If you think you
are a pool shark and have $1,000
to bet, Andrew Ponzi will play you
a match =. He will insist that the
match go 500 balls or more ...
Joe Lewis finally has rounded
up five sacrificial lambs willing to
serve him as sparring partners
while in training for Braddock in
Chicago 80. The lightest one
weighs 240, and the fastest one
can cover 100 yards in five minutes
-. All,hoWever, can cover the
floor beautifully and thoroughly . =.
Tom Reilly, New York World
Telegram turf writer, returned from
the Grand National at Aintree dis
guSted with the treatment of the
press by the British racing authori-
ties Tom should give Wimble-
don a whirl sometime, and try to
write his story in the press room,
which is labeled Room of Silence"
and where the tap-tap of a type
writer, or the murmur of a human
voice, would cost him a fractured
skull :.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-08

a number OF northend golfers
from competing.
Under the revised schedule. the
tournament will be 36-holeS of
medal play, with 18 holes played
on Saturday, April "a and 18 holes
on Sunday April 25 Three classes
will compete, the championship,
winner of which will be proclaim
ed valley champion. second class
and novice Glass. Members of
each division will be determined
by committee of representative
women golfers from Brawley, CAL
exico, Holtville and Ell Centro
Suitable prizes will be offered
in each class for the winners and
the runnerSup.
A large number of women re-
Gently have taken up golf in the
valley and the novice class is
expected to be the largest of the
three
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-08
Ell CENTRIC HI
SOFTBALLERS
IN PRACTICE

El Centro high school softban
enthusiasts turned out for the first
practice session yesterday afternoon
and Coach w. S. Taylor began
grooming a team to compete in the
first league game Friday, April 16,
against Holtville high.
Five teams are entered in the
league and all games will be played
on Fridays. Holtville, Imperial,
CaleXico. Fl Centro and Brawley
have entered teams. The three
larger schools will not be allowed
to use players on the softball team
who are on the baseball squad.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-08
CUHS METERS
TO MEET YUMA

E Centre high net team, which
shares the valley league leader
ship with the defending champion
Calexico high school, viii meet
Yuma Saturday morning on the
Yuma courts.
Fl Centre defeated the Criminal
tennis squad 80 in a previous meet
ing but the Arizona school has
shown Tremendous improvement
Coach Joe Burcham announced
he would take the following play
ers: Danny Judd, Jack Kinne, c.
Lazo Dave Roberts. Q. Horne and
James Free, Frankie Nell Birkhau-
ser. Helen DOwd, Barbara Hatch.
Doris Chesnut and Kay Nuffer.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-08
SHERWOOD GIRLS
TO FORM SOFTBALL
CLUB AT MEETING

Sherwood's girls enftban team
will hold its organization meeting
at the home of Russell Sher-
wood Monday evening at 5;30.
The meeting was previously
scheduled Thursday night but
has been postponed TO Monday
in order that more girls may
attend the gathering.
ShorwoOd's softballers made a
splendid record agains. coast and
Arizona teams last season and
are reputed tohave the nucleus
for stronger team this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-08
SNEAD SHOOTS
81 TO LEAD

CHARLESTON, S. c., April g..
U.P)-Sam Snead, showing the
form that made him a sensation
of the winter tournaments, today
paced the field with a 81 as play
entered the second 18 hole round
in the $4,000 Tournament of Gar
denS.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-08

anxious to add Young to his list.
Young pat up q good fight
aaaInst BIrboy Hogue last week
and though Hogue had the better
going most of the way Tommy
proved be- is "a fine boxer.
Sylvester Lucio VII meet Uley
Davis in n feature bout Luci0 Is
one Of the valleys eiassiest light
weights bat Davis has had too
much experience for the Brawley
fighter
Castillo vs. DouH Wilson
Loudermilk IS. Berual
ChlldCrs vs. L0WrY
Luckadoo vs.. Bur on.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-08
Expert Available
At G of G to Aid
In Tax Returns

Hirsch Segal. representative Of
Charles He McColgan, franchise
tax commissioner, helped 100 res
idents fill out returns for state
income tax in the three days his
services were available at the FL
Centro chamber of commerce.
He will remain at the chamber
OF commerce offices on state street
until o'clock Saturday afternoon
to help with returns. The deadline
for filing the returns for state in
come tax is April Is.
George P. Weldon, Ontario, has
discovered what he believes TO
be a frost-resistant lemon tree.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-08
WOAEN'S TOURNEY
DELAYED AGAIN:
SET FOR APRIL "a

BARBARA WORTH COUNTRY CLUB April 8.-Postponement
Imperial Valley women Golf championship
professional
Bawley prevented
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-08
Sherman Indians Meet
Valleys Best on Gard

monotenous done OF The announcers
slap flesh vn drown ont all other
Imperial Valley tonight for Sherman In
dian schools boxing team win again the H Centre C.
sluggng aka l1r llLn- !. - ing agans
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-08
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GOT TO COZ
Need of Travel funds often pre-
sents an awkward problem, when
an occasion arises making sud-
den, unexpected trip necessary.
II you face such an emergency,
or. if it appears that a long
planned trip must be deferred
for lack of funds. come see US,
and let US help with friendly
Cash Loan.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-08

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
JAHDERTAT,
The Washington times., 1937-12-20
SHIP THREAT AMPLE
SaitO Goes on Air
In Apology to U. S.

G.N.S.) Japanese Ambassador
Hirosi Saito utilized the radio yes
terday to deliver his government's IS
apology for the sinking of the
q. s. gunboat Panay. He said his
government was taking all the nee.
essary steps to guarantee the
safety of all foreign persons and
interests in China.
His government is "only too anx
iouS" to make amends for the
Panay incident, Saito said. He
called the sinking of the gunboat
a shocking blunder" and lamented
the impossibility to redeem the
lives lost in that attack.
The Washington times., 1937-12-20
JAPANESE AS K
WHO SHOT FIRST
in PANAY RAID
Withdraw Denial Of
Machine Cunning
BY JAMES r. YOUNG


TOKYO, Dec. 20 0N.S).-The
question of "who fired first" was
raised by the japanese govern
ment today as Nippon's foreign Of
flee cancelled its previous denial
that the United States gunboat
Panay was machine gunned by
Japanese soldiers before it sank
in the Yangtze river.
The Tokyo foreign office also
stated Japan wanted more infor-
nation regarding assertions by
eye-witnesses of the. Panay attack
that the gunboat fired on the
Japanese planes which dropped
bombs, sending it and three
American oil vessels to the bottom.
The official japanese news
agency, in addition, distributed a
dispatch stating that a japanese
officer boarded the Panay shortly
before the bombing, and paid his
respects to the commander"
Previous reports that the Japa-
nese had boarded the Panay prior
to the attack, thus gaining exact
information as to its nationality
and whereabouts. had led to asser-
tions in American circles that the
assault on the vessel was not a
mistake" but a deliberate assault.
The Japanese spokesman also
admitted the United States EN-
bassy had informed the Japanese
consulate the Panay would be
moving up the Yangtze River on
the day the gunboat was attacked.
The Washington times., 1937-12-20
neSe property,

More than 80 Soviet air men, it
was reported. patrol the skies
around Hankow every day, while
the international aspect of the
situation has been heightened by
the presence there of General Van
FalkenhaIsen and 100 German
military advisers who are guiding
the Chinese army.
The Washington times., 1937-12-20
BRITISH TO DENY
RECOGNITION TO
PE|P|NG REGIME
Eden Silent on Any
AngIo-U. S. Plans
BY KINGSBURY SMITH

LONDON, Dec. 20 dN.S)
Clamping a tight lid of silence on
all parliamentary discussion OF
Anglo-American cooperation in the
Far East, Foreign Secretary Eden
today withdrew his earlier promise
that the crisis might be aired in
the House of Commons.
The foreign secretary told the
House of Commons that he would
not likely be able to make state
ment on London-Washington con
verSations "at any time" Pressed
repeatedly by members regarding
the oriental situation, Eden reit
Grated, II prefer to say nothing
SIGNIFICANT STEPS
simultaneously, however, q
series Of significant steps we're an
nounced.
Geofferey Shakespeare, parlia
mentary secretary to the admir-
atty, advised the House that orders
had been placed for immediate
construction of four 8,000-tor
cruisers.
In another blow at Japan, Eden
stated that Britain has mo inten
tion" of recognizing the new pro
vincial government setup at Peip
ing under Japanese auspices.
A large number of claims will be
lodged against Japan for damage
to British property in China, said
Eden.
SHIP THREAT AMPLE
Asked whether the japanese
government would be held respon
sible for plundering by soldiers
the foreign secretary replied: Eyes
that Is precisely one of the items
under which claims will be made.
Great Britain's threat to parade
her naval might off the China
coast today brought speedy re
assurances that Japan intends nc
menace against Hongkong.
Widespread reports that British
The Washington times., 1937-12-20

will nature destroy mankind as It did
the huge dinosaurs? Scientists point out
that the human race has travelled the
same path of evolution. has now perhaps
passed its peak and is on the way down.
hill to extinction. A dOubhe-page illus.
tF8ted feature in the American Weekly.
The Washington times., 1937-12-20
ino-Japanese War
Turns to New Fronts
Continued from Page u

property there. Until now the
northern port has been spared be-
cause of the immense japanese
Interests there.
Three hundred Americans and
some 500 Britons are at Tsingtao.
In addition, hundreds of Germans
and Russians live there.
OFFENSIVE IN SOUTH
With the situation in the north
laden with dynamite, it was re-
ported the Japanese plan to at
tempt a landing party at Bias Bay,
in the south, probably tomorrow,
with the aim of invading South
ern China and getting their major
offensive against Canton under
way.
Such an invasion will hold grave
peril of possible incidents which
might involve Britain's vital crown
colony and naval base. Hongkong.
Increasing apprehension regard
ing the Canton-Hongkong region,
it was reported that French anti
aircraft guns fired on Japanese
raiders at Canton yesterday and
that the British closed the gates
of their concession in the great
Southern Chinese city.
SUBURBS RAIDED
The Britons, it was stated, mo-
bilized heavy guard to defend
their area for fear Of a general
Japanese bombing attack against
Canton. Only the suburbs suf-
fered in yesterdays Japanese raid,
however, and casualties were be-
lieved small.
Advices here said Chinese COM
manders at Tsingtao we're con
Istructing barriers in Kiaochow
Bay to prevent an anticipated
Japanese advance.
It also was reported the Chinese
intend to commander the Japan
eSe concession at Hankow and
confiscate and wreck all japanese
factories there.
RIVER BLOCKED
Reports regarding the posi-
bility of some such action at Han
kow received impetus with revela-
ton the Japanese are determined
to capture Hankow, present seat of
the Chinese government, in a cam
paign which may develop Simulta-
neously with the Nipponese drive
against Canton.
The Chinese. anticipating a
westward drive against Hankow,
threw boorns across the Yangtze
River between Hankow and Wuhu.
This action left a number of
American and British merchant
ships bottled up in the upper
reaches of the Yangtze above
Kiukang, with no immediate pros
pect of getting out. It was de-
signed to prevent Japanese war
ships from bombarding Kankow.
SOVIET FLIERS BUSY
Use of all telephones at Hankow
was forbidden during air raids n
order to facilitate defense opera
tiOnS,