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Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16
Tennis Clubs Will
Sponsor Exhibition

Climaxing q series of exhibition
matches which have boosted tennis
in the valley to unprecedented
heights during the past year, Cal
eXico and Ell Centro tennis clubs
will sponsor final exhibition
match Monday afternoon featuring
Alice Marble, Joe Hunt and Bobbie
Riggs.
The matches will pit Hunt
against Riggs, Alice Marble with
another ranking woman star and a
mixed doubles match.
Miss Marble will also play one of
the valleys leading men players in
a feature match.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16
GARAGE LOOTED

CALIPATRIA, Mar 16.-A garage
at the home of Arthur Williams,
180 Bonita street, was burglarized
recently Of two electric fans, an
electric heater, a spotlight, a rug,
two suitcases packed with heir
looms and books, and a card table.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16
Ralph Eye Joins
HOle-in-One Club

Ralph Eye Sunday joined the
hole-in-one club with a perfect
shot on the par No. l6 at the
Barbara Worth Country club. His
ace was not fluke but carried the
green, took a hop and holed out
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-01
Crash Davis
Plans Race
Com ebaek

Fred Crash" Davis, once the val
ley's most popular midget race driv-
er. but now only one of the also
rams, is planning a comeback for
Friday night.
Davis at one time was the most
feared driver on the track. His
recklessness served him in good
stead and he either crowded the
other drivers off the track or sped
around them to win.
For five weeks in the 1896 sea-
son, he placed among the winners
and in three of those races he cross
ed the finish line in first place.
But suddenly Davis hit a slump
and he has never emerged from it.
Friday night, however, will be Il
different story, according TO Davis,
and not even bad luck will keep
him out OF the money.
Fans interest, however, centers on
the duel between Hardin Young and
Fred Salmen in Fridays main
event. Young recaptured the point
leadership by one point last week
and win FOR him will put him out
in front with q more comfortable
margin.
A win for Salmen, however, will
throw Fred back into the lead OF
a fight that may last all season.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-01
GOLFERS SEEK
PLACES IN u. S.
GOLF TOURNEY

NEW YORK, June l. UP)-A field
of 1902 golfers sought places today
in the u S. Open Golf championship
which will be contested June 1912
at the Oakland Hills Country club,
Birmingham, Mich.
They played in 80 sections of the
United States shooting for 100
berths in the starting field of ITO
which have not yet been filled
Forty players, eight of whom
qualified May II in tests on the
Pacific coast and the remainder OF
whom were exempt, already are in
the tournament
The rest of the record field-1404,
l27 more than last years all time
high-played Sc hoies OF stroke play
seeking anywhere from the one
place allotted to those playing in
the Arkansas, Georgia, Nebraska,
Troy, N. Y, and Utah districts, to
the IS available at Detroit.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-01
Indian Chief Bigboy Hogue to TangIe Thursda,
Shorty to Meet
Guerrero; Good
Prelims Slated

Henry Martinez. Sherman Indian
chief. and CIF lightweight cham
pion, who lost two very close de-
cisi0nS to Shorty Hogue. will return
To Ell Centre Tor the third time
Thursday night to avenge those de-
feats at the expense of Bigboy
H0gue, Shorty's twin brother.
Bigboy will tangle with Mar
tinez in the main event. Shorty
Hogue viii tackle another hard
hitting lightweight. Joe Guerrero, in
the semi windup.
Martinez. who claims Shorty was
handed the last decision over him
on a silver platter. announced yes
terday that he was in better shape
than when he met Shorty and will
stop Bigboy in the third round or
before. And then he vowed that he
would meet Shorty in third battle
and hand HIM the first beating of
his career.
Bigboy. however. has other plans.
His story indicates that Martinez is
the battler who will kiss the canvas
for the ten count before the bout
Is completed.
The Chief is the toughest fight
er Bigboy has run up against this
season and the twin may not be able
TO get to him to land enough pun
iShing blows To put him down.
A knockout. however. appears to
be Bigboys best chance for the In
dian a distance runner as well as
boxer. will be stronger over the full
distance than the twin.
He proved this Wnen he lost the
first two rounds against Shorty,
but rallied TO hold the twin even in
the third round and then win the
fourth.
Shorty Hogue will meet capable
scrapper in Guerrero. Guerrero is
much better fighter than when he
lost to Villegas and will give Shorty
four rounds of trouble. and plenty
OF it.
Other bouts:
Bill Caldwell VS.. Lloyd Mackay.
Don Woodbridge vs.. Joe Martinez,
Oliver Coker vs.. Joe Sanchez.
II. Kawashima vs.. CanyaSback
Shelton.
Jack McGrath vs. Vincent Lopez.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-01

valley loon season. the MeXicali
nine showed mid-season form. play
inc almost flaWless bail in The field
ana hitting nearly everything
Pitcher Homer Chambers had to Of
fer.
The Celapamen started their seor-
ing in the FIRST inning When two
runs crossed the plate on q hit and
two errors. They added two IN
thu second. one N tie third four
in the sixth and one in the seventh.
Calipatria. able 10 get only SIX
hits off Jordan combined Two hits.
a walk and an error for It's first
run in the fifth and added one more
in the sixth when the Calipatfia
catcher vas safe on an error and
stole three bases.
Tonight. on tne r Centre din
mond. Calexieo and Fl Centre will
tangle IN The second valley league
game.
Iyn Stewart viii be on the mound
for the CaleXieo team and Jo-Jo
Hurst viii pitch fer the locals.
The score
Calipatria 000-0ll-6 00--2--6-
Mexieali - 22l-004- -l0-1l-l
Chambers. Storey and Kline. Jor-
dan, Vasquez and Robinson.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-01

Tom Collins in hand, straddling 4
locker room bench, and predicting
$3.50" Panther team next fall
And chuckling over the irony
of the situation next fall when Pitt
plays Carnegie Tech. For sit
ting on the bench as head coach
Of Carnegie Tech will be Bill Kern,
Jocks right hand man until a few
months ago and young man Jock
"fathered" as a coach. :.
Tony Manero getting Harry
Coopers goat in their quarter-fin-
al match by playing three times as
slow as he usually does, which is
plenty slow enough Cooper is
one of the fastest players in the
business, and the open champions
slowness nearly drove him crazy.
Manero, after his victory over
Cooper, not even taking time to ac-
cept congratulations before putting
in a call for his wife. who was re-
cuperating from serious operation
in Boston.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-01
TODAYS
SPORTS PARADE
By HENRY McLEMORE

NEW YORK. June l. UP)-Pat-
ting down a few diVots of the re-
cert p. c.. A. championship at
Pittsburgh's Field club: The ire
mendous nervousness Of Harold
JUG McSpaden as he waited for
the marshalls to clear the course so
he could hit his tee shot on the
37th hole up and down the tee
he walked, swinging his club Wild
~ -. and twice he asked George
Jacobus P G.. A. president, if it
wouldn't be possible to waive the
ruling that says all ties must be de-
termined by sudden death" and
have the playoff at 10 holes.
He offered a marked contrast to
his opponent, Denny Shute, who
sat quietly under the starters UNI
brella, his eyes half closed, resting.
Then the starter told the boys
to tee off and you knew that the
agitated McSpaden was licked
At the top of his backsWing his
form went all to pieces and he hook
ed the pay-off ball into the woody
rough =. Shute. SO weary he barely
could get out of his chair. some
how pulled himself together and
knocked one $50 yards down the
middle. :.
In all the earlier rounds of the
tournament Shute never had made
a par four on the first hole Yet
with the title and thousands of
Il ri h IN Ha h.
was straight on the pin with his
| second for a sure four. :. Yes sir
Brother Shute is the greatest mo-
ney player the game of golf has
| seen since Hagen.
Shute had more than McSpaden
to contend with in the final round
lie had the gallery. 1t was
for jug" almost to man. and in
the late stages of the match il
even applauded Shute's missed
puts But if it bothered the
Boston sharpshooter he never show
ed it. . He's concentration plus
On the 36th hole, McSpaden
with a five foot putt for a win, be-
seeched the camera men to stop
UlltIl SIIluulB+ give lIlc q
chance" he said I've been
working all my life for this putt"
He missed it. A hole later,
when Shute lined up putt of al
most the same distance for a win,
cameras ground all over the place
an airplane roared overhead,
and on nearby street a police
man shrilled on his whistle
Shute said nary word, but walk
ed up and with a quick glance at
the line, knocked it in.
wild Bill Melhorn stopping his
car en- route to the course to pick
up a stray and hungry cat He
can't pass one His hotel room
at Pittsburgh was filled with cats
and kittens he had collected in a
few days. =. Bill spends more
for meat for those orphan cats, 4"
moaned his wife Virginia, a former
Follies girl, than he wins on the
winter circuit" "
Jock Sutherland, Pittsburgh coach,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-01
COAST LEAGUE
LEADERS LOSE
IN MON. TILTS
BY United Press


Coast League leaders lost yes
terday in the holiday doubleheaderS.
Oakland beat the Seals twice. TAX
ing the opener. 81 with Al Piechota,
a newcomer. pitching for the Oaks,
and winning the nightcap, So, with
Ken Douglas southpawing. Cole and
Stutz We're the losers.
Los Angeles took two from Sac
ramento. outslugging the Solons in
the first, 81, and backing up Fay
Thomas strong pitching in the
windup with timely batting 10 win
6-l. Garibaldi. Prather Vergez and
Orengo of Sacramento. and McWil-
liams. Hurst and Dittmar Of Los
Angeles had home runs during the
double bill
Portland also cleaned up twice,
beating the Missions. 1874 in the
first game. with Bedore getting
three hits and driving in five runs,
and squeezing out a Sd nightcap
victory on Pete Coscarart's homer.
LaFlaemme and Posedel were the
winning pitchers. The Missions
dropped back into the cellar
San Diego and Seattle divided,
The Padres won the first, Us. to
break Seattle's four game winning
streak. Seattle came back with Al
Thomas pitching 10 win the sec
ond. 80. Hunt and Gyselman had
homers in the opener.
The teams swung into new SER
les today. with the Missions at
Seattle. Sacramento at San Fran
cisco. San Diego at Portland, and
Oakland at Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-01
LOOP
LEADERS GAIN
ON YANKEES

NEW YORK. June /. Three
American league ciubs-Cleveland.
Washington and Chicago-swept
both ENDS of their Memorial Day
doubleheaders while the pace max
ing New York Yankees divided n
pair with the Boston Red SoX.
The Yanks came from behind to
score all of their runs in the last
three innings ID win the opener,
4-3. and the Red Sox. behind the
eight hit pitching Of Walberg. took
the second. So
Washington found Philadelphia
easy triumphing 6-3 and 81. Fisch-
er scattered 10 hits to win the OPEN
er. and Weaver hurled six hit ball
in the second.
Cleveland scored a 6-5 decision
over Detroit in an Il inning affair.
after Ace Hudlin had scored his
fifth win of the year IL by limit
ing the Tigers to six hits in the
curtain raiser.
Monte Siratton scattered nine
hits and hit 4 double to drive in
two runs and defeat the st. Louis
Browns, So. in the first game at
Chicago. but the nighteap was
tighter with the White SoX scoring
the winning run Tor a 9-8 decision
in the ninth.
In the National league, Carl Hub
bell had his winning streak OF "a
games broken as the New York
Giants were defeated. 1913, by the
Brooklyn Dodgers in the first game
OF a twin bill played before the
largest major league crowd OF the
year. 1856. at the Polo grounds.
The Giants. however. snapped
back to win the second tilt, Sd.
The Giants lost no ground. how
ever. as the leading Pirates also
divided with Cincinnati. The Reds
snapped an eight game losing streak
to win the curtain raiser 8-3, and
the BUGS came back TO take the
finale. Us.
The third place Chicago Cubs
picked up full game on the Pr
ates and Giants by stopping the
St. Louis Cards twice. 4-2 and 6-3.
TO run their winning streak To six.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-01
SHERWOOD So
WINS, LOSES
IN SAN DIEGO

SherWood's girl softball team to-
day returned from an invasion of
San Diego with a record of one
victory and one loss in two game
series with Ocean View.
The FL Centre team rallied be-
hind the alright hurting of Choco
Sugimoto in the first game to chalk
up a 80 win, but the Ocean View
team found the offerings of Mar
guerite Hurst to their liking in the
second tilt, and won handily. 1873
The Ell Centric team showed vast
Improvement in the two San Diego
games and is now rated as one oil
the best girl teams in the south
west. Several games have been lined
up for the local girls in Ell Centre
i'm the near future.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-01
Bench Wurminq
BY BURDETTE KINNE
Post-Press Sports Editor

Semi-pro baseball in the United
States is making a comeback.
During the past ten years semi
pro baseball has gradually been
losing out in all sections of the
country and as a result minor and
major league baseball owners and
managers began to gray because of
shortage OF young players.
Honus Wagner, Iris Speaker, and
George Sisler. stars of few years
ago, have taken the situation in
their hands and apparently have
solved the problem.
This years semi-pro tournament
At Wichita promises To be the
greatest in history. Tournaments
in each of the AZ states are being
planned and the division win
nGrs will be sent to Wichita to
repreeent their states.
The California tournament will
be held in San Pedro in July.
In FL Centre there is material for
a baseball team that would stand
a good chance to go places in the
state tournment. The Coca Cola
baseball team which met Pittsburgh
in two games has only recently
disbanded
Jack Stark, manager of the team,
could assemble an outstanding ball
club in day, scheduled a few
practice games on the coast and
enter the tournament with n bet
ter than even chance to win the
state honors.
Money, that is, lack of it, is the
only obstacle.
Valley. and especially El Centre
baseball enthusiasts, are among the
nations best baseball supporters and
a campaign to raise the necessary
funds to send the team to San
Pedro should go over in a big way
if some local group would take a
hand in it and put it across. What
are we waiting for?
MeXicali's Softball team is head
el toward a valley league cham
pionship.
At least that's the opinion oil
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-01
Navarro, Palmer
Clash in Brawley.

Enrique Navarro. Marine light
heavyweight from San Diego who
has not lost decision IN more
than Is fights. Will test the ability
Of Willie Palmer of BraWley To-
night in the main event at the
BraWley A. c.
Navarro has kayoed three op-
ponents in Brawley this season and
has won two decisions. He hits hard
with both fists and IS a capable
defensive man.
Other bouts:
Cleo Shans Us. Joe Gonzalez.
Jack Light rs. H. Hamilton.
Bert Birmingham Us. j. Mitchell.
Lee Flores vs.. Lefty Comet.
Kid PaWneyboy Us. Tony Williams.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-01

have never been successful against
Lyn and the FL Centre may have
the necessary punch to bother the
CaleXico veteran.
Tomorrow night in Holtyille the
BraWley and Holtville teams will
meet in the third opening game OF
the valley league season. MeXicali
successfully opened its season in
Calexico last night with a 10-2 win
over Calipatria.
Holtville and BraWley boast well
balanced clubs and should put up
the best game of the week. Ed
Kelly and Art RubidouX will OPP
pose each other ON the mound.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-01
u. S. COMPLETES
IT'S ROUT OF
AUSTRALIANS

FOREST HILLS. N. Y, June /.
UP1-The United States completed
its route OF Australia Monday, TAX
ing the concluding singles OF the
five match series for a shut-out
victory in the North American zone
Of Davis cup tennis competition.
Donald Bulge, Oakland, Calf
red head. defeated young John
BromWich. 6-2. Go, ST, 6-l, and
Bryan CBitsy Grant. the Atlanta
giant killer" halted Jack Crawford,
60. 6-2, rs.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-01

gether two of the valleys most
colorful hurlers, Joe Hurst of Ell
Centre and Lyn Stewart.
The two ace hurlers, always SEN
sational pitchers, are unusually
good against each other. They
clashed many times in the Ell
Centre city league a few years
ago and one night pitched eighteen
innings to a IL tie.
CaleXico is noted for its hitting
power but the bat power of the Ell
Centre team is untried. The Ell
Centre team has a share of punch
hitterS but has no straight away
hitters.
Straight away hitters, however,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-01

HOLSTER, Calf. June /. WP)
Jack Cottrell of San Francisco
set new record of So minutes, 27.2
seconds yesterday TO win the Pa
cific coast motorcycle IS miles
championship race. Hap Jones of
San Francisco was second and Pat
Speer. also of San Francisco, was
third,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-01
AGABASHIAN WINS
MIDGET MAIN

SAN FRANCISCO, June l. UP
Fred Agabashian of Berkeley won
the SO lap main event midget auto
mobile race here last night. His
time was Is minutes, 6 seconds.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-01

MEXICALI DRUBS
CALEPATRIA NINE
III OPENING CANE

Mexcali's smuggling softbal team Gagged the first val
ley league victory of the at Caeco last night and
Capatria handed the first loss when Shfty Jordan
pitched the Border City easy 1912 victory
fhe norhenders PlaEng the opening of the 1897
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-01
League Teams
Open Play Tonight on
Wilson School, Field

Ell Centre valley league damondeers rated of
the leagues weakest teams, will attempt to disprove the
experts tonight at Wilson school field when they meet
Caexco softbaers rated the best team in the loop.
The game starts promptly at :15 and will bring To-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-01

most fans and players who watch
ed the border team in action in
Calexico Monday night.
Jordan proved that he is one
of the finest pitchers in the
southwest and the Mexicali bat
tiers are the most dangerous in
the league. They hit the ball
hard and often. against any kind
of pitching.
The fielding of the Mexicali team
will rival that of any team in the
league and its infield will over
shadow any in the loop except that
Of BraWley.
Davis cup chances. That is the
topic that is being discussed widely
by each and every follower OF tennis.
And in most cases the chances OF
victory for the u. S. team are
exaggerated.
True the American team ran
roughshod over the Australians but
that Australian team was hard hit
by injuries.
W. Vi bllC huoIi sliilii Soa1ut~oe
players watched their teammates
from the sidelines. Had they been
in shape the outcome might have
been very different.
The quest for the cup, the rest
of the way, is far from a cinch
as some writer's would have you
believe.
Germany, who the U. S. will
probably meet next, boasts strong
team with Won Cramm and Henkel.
Won Cramm is rated the worlds
best singles player since Perry
turned pro and Henkel is great
money player" capable of rising
to the occasion when something
is at stake. And together, the Ger
man pair present a flaWless doubles
machine.
And England, who the U. S
would meet should they survive the
German match, will be no pushoVel
for any team.
Bunny Austin is still there. And
Americans will remember how he
! has played in former cup matches
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04
Member

nant, chairman of the Social Sc
curity Board at Washington, DR..
John II. Finley, Charles Hayden and
others of New York city. Robert
Garrett of Baltimore, Hugh M. K.
Landon of Indianapolis, Judge Aus
tin E. Griffiths Of Seattle, and 9TH
err members of its board, the Ma
tional Recreation Association fl1nc-
tons as clearing house and train
ing center for community recrea-
ton in the United States and Can
ada.
Some hundreds of municipal and
private agencies are affiliated with
the gsnization. These 1t serves
through field representatives, pub
locations, conferences and CORES
pondence.
Since 1905 when the Association
was founded the recreation move
ment has grown from small play
grounds for little children in Al CT
ties to a major influence in COM
munity life In the United States. In
1885 public recreation was reported
by 2204 communities. Swimming
was reported as the most popular
sport, with winter sports, softball,
baseball and basketball ranking
high. Handcraft claimed $4,000
children and $4,000 adult devotees.
Civic orchestras numbered 147,000
players. Tennis courts, bathing
beaches and swimming pools are
among the most popular facilities.
There are now $3.50 public play
grounds for children.
Checks may be made payable to
! the National Recreation Association
and sent to Mr.. John H. Goss, 10
Hillside avenue, Waterbury. Mr..
Goss will forward them to the As
ISOLATION.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04
MILLER BUILDING
DEAL COMPLETED
NOrban Realty Co. Pur-
chases Bank St. Prop
erty From Bank

Sale of the Miller building at 123-
1871 Bank street, which was an
nounced ready for contamination in
the Democrat two weeks ago was
completed over the weekend. The
Colonial Trust company, trustee,
disposed of the building to the Nor
ban Realty company of which Mar
tin Rubin Of Naugatuck is president.
The amount involved was about
SITS 900.
The Colonial Trust Co., two weeks
ago confirmed the report in the
Democrat that the sale was pend
ing. Maps, Inc, is the majority
stakeholder in the newly-formed
Norban Realty Co., and it is under
stood that the concern will use part
Of the ground floor of the building.
The v. F. w. occupies the second
floor of the structure.
The Miller transaction is the
third large real estate transfer ef-
fected on Bank street, between Ex-
change place and Grand street, In a
few months. M. A. Green purchased
the O'Connor building on the cast
erly side Of Bank street. Next
Worth's completed plans to take
over the Mullings building. The
deeds will be exchanged February
!. Now the Miller building has
changed hands, as predicted.
The sale Of the Hotchkiss building
on South Main street to the Rose
Dress shop is still pending and the
Hewitt Grocery company Is to move
into the old Waterbury Savings bank
building at West Main and North
Main streets on long term lease
with, 1t is understood, an option To
buy the structure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04

The 48th anniversary of the
founding of the Brooklyn Athletic
Club will be celebrated at testi-
monial dinner dance to be held at
the Bank street headquarters Of the
organization on February 10th, the
actual date of the first officials
gathering in 1889 according to all
club records. Preliminary prepara-
tons for the observance were dis
cussed at a meeting which took
place in the club rooms yesterday
morning. Although 1t was first an
nounced that the occasion would
mark the golden jubilee Of the
clubs existence, this report was CIV
en- 1t was explained, without an
examination of the records.
Present Officers
Thomas Conway, president of the
club and one of its earliest mem
bers, was appointed chairman Of the
general committee and Patsy Cic-
chetti, was selected as secretary of
the unit. Others appointed to COM
plete arrangements include Albert
Lawlor, John Dumschott, Daniel J.
Mananey, Matt Dunphy, Philip
Sacco, Rudolph Bercier, jeff Nor
rissey and William Moskowitz.
Subordinate committees will be