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Evening star., 1938-05-15
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PIMLICO, Md, May IA
Clutching . big box Of gift ice
cream under his arm, Maurice
(Moose) Peters, who rode Dauber
to victory In the 4Sth Preakness
Stakes here today, hurriedly left
the jockeys room after the race
and made his way through rain
and mud puddles to the Fox
catcher Farms stable, where he
distributed the cream to stable
hAndA
Peters, when cornered In the
stables tack room and asked about
his winning Preakness ride. said:
"Dauber never once gave me an
anxious moment. I had only to
keep him out Of trouble going to
the drst turn. when W started
Evening star., 1938-05-15
STRONG S0FTIES PLAY.

Top teams IN the Dixie Softball
League will see action tomorrow night
at the Ballston (va) ball park as d..
Pepper tangles with Red Circle Food
Shop and Navy Department meets
sher and Cohen IN . double bill. the
drst game q which win start a$ Q pm.
Evening star., 1938-05-15
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Evening star., 1938-05-15
STRING Of BRIDES
ENTHRONES M|LEY
Shoots Three to Beat Page
in Extra.H0Ie Final of
Dixie Women's Golf.

By the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May IA
Marion Miley won the 27th annual
Southern women's golf champion
ship today, up, in a stirring 37-hole
match with Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page,
the national champion.
Miss Miley won the last three holes
In succession.
The Lexington, KY, girl had brides
on the 35th and seth holes to square
the match, and then got her third
birdie in succession on the extra hole.
Mrs. Page owed her downfall to
three-putting the seth hole, where
she was on the green, IS feet away,
with her second shot, while Miss
Miley was short. Miss Miley Clipped
close, and rammed home her putt
after the national titleholder missed
her second putt from feet.
Big Gallery Sees Match.
A gallery Of approximately 5000
swarmed over the course to cheer Miss
Miley's comeback. Six down at the
end of the 23rd hole, Miss Miley over
came the lead by fine approaches and
steady putting.
Mrs. Page was up after the morn
ing round.
The afternoon cards:
M.: NJ: p.ssL;1us ia IL ~ ~ s5tttt-s2e
Miss Miiey-Out 545 663 443-40
Miss Miley-In - 638 435 444-3S-78
The victory was Miss Miley's first in
the Southern tournament. Mrs. Page
never has won her regional champion
Ghio
Evening star., 1938-05-15
Chart of Classic Preakness
BY the Associated Press.

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Peaknes purse foal Of 1885, s6 miles,
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Evening star., 1938-05-15
MICHIGAN MEET VICTOR

Ohio State Twelfth Victim in
Row in 1888 Clash.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. May IA R.-
Michigan's Big Ten champion track
team won out Of IS events today to
defeat Ohio State, 78 to SO, in q dual,
meet.
It was Michigan's 18th straight
dual track victory, four Of them at the
expense of the Bucks.
The Wolves defend their Western
Conference title here next week In the
3sth annual meet, which they have
won is times.
Evening star., 1938-05-15
MILLERS GET MIDKIFF.

BOSTON, May II R-The Boston
Red Sox management has announced
the release of Dick Midkif7, q pitcher,
to Minneapolis.
Evening star., 1938-05-15
Dauber With Burning Pace in Mud Ronps Preakness Triumph
Wn, Lose or Draw
Simmons Surge No Goin as Mats SIobmen SIp
cronin Neors His $25o,000 Tog as Bosox Climb.
By FRANCIS E. STAN,

osToN May 14Ban
* OF play o
- destined to doom
this theory nlbe Washington
away tne d so today isn't the one that doomed the Nationals flag
Again thew held ss lead with onv two bae t. retire and end the
Instead they lost the
first place the American
opened Of experts Buky didn't have the
pitching win Neither did have the otheld But three weeks
by and Washington
to revise their opinions Washington with yead Eon Hogett "a
pitching and this fact coupled with good hitting and defense made
the Nationals loom dangerous club
Two days removed from the OF Griffith Stadium and the
yesterday Yves nothing
and
against the Red None Washington
threw its third game in four starts down the sewer
Simmons Puts on Great Show.
equal
ind
the one man able able to round out his oue He has tried TAFT wright and
field and nfed Bucky
old of major leagues
Simmons before could deliver fail he hurt
probably
greatest slugger of all time show for them
walked home with nobody
third another home
with the bases loaded He struck his fourth try but then he
better left
field all sudden
still What could Nationals
Ais Man to Complet Outield
,ue Eu w t % tbe t t M ap washington was far behind that
odsters knocked of the box his last
relief the last weeks.
Grifmen lacked
the pitching the field OF sudden
Simmons the outfeder needed round
this without ptching
the
forgotten that AL facing pitching
almost made to order for him this afternoon Any good hitter
southpaws Lefty
would object their
A Ostemuuer Mcan
Cronin Still the Top Shortstop.
Red
ambe Thomas Austin Y"key
beginning find the fruits
Of victory nc
1884 bought
Everybody said that
the SALE
player today 80
Joe being than
time since he bought
proved that again today he
the Gris In the clutch
ninth inning with the two tying
h with drive against the fence
hitting approximately $50 the Red Sox and he field
championship Washington
the best shostop in the American League and this said
a Of Cecil Travis
and Uncle Clark
the and Cecil
have
Cleveland bnched
seeking Bill Rogel
edge belongs
the
Evening star., 1938-05-15
League Statistics
SUNDAY, May IS. 1888.
AMERICAN

Results Yesterday.
Boston. 10; WASHINGTON. 8 III innings)
Philadelphia New York, called end OF
5th. score tied. 5-5.
st. Louis Detroit, rain
Chicago-Cleveland. rain.
Evening star., 1938-05-15
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1Hc VICCOIy WHS MlSb M11ey 1uSC III
the Southern tournament. Mrs. Page
never has won her regional champion
ship.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-18
MARKET QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK. Dec. II. UP)-
Stocks and bonds made an irregu-
lar decline in dull trading today.
Commodities were mixed with the
grains fractionally easier and cot
ton and rubber futures firm.
No major stock group smoYed out
of fractional area. Aviations
gave ground slightly while steels
were firm. Rails and utilities were
mixed. A few oil shares made
gains.
Loew's. Yesterdays weak spot
lost 212 points to so. bringing its
loss for the two sessions to ~
Suits against the management over
ing. The company. in an officia,
statement, said earnings were run
ming at a high rate.
Easter Air Lines made new
high at l6is up a. Douglas held
around the previous close. CoL$ef
shares were irregularly lower.
Robert E. Gross. president OF
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. said
his plants had fallen behind the
be increased sufficiently to handle
the present backlog of approximate
ly S3O.000.00O during 1888. The
street anticipated similar situa-
tiCns in other aviation companies
and expansion of plant facilities by
many companies.
Dow Jones closing stock aver
ages: Industrial. 1906. off 0.53 !:
rail. 3035. off Ole; utility. 22.29. off
0.13. Stock sales approximated
100000 shares against 100000 in the
short session a week ago. Curb
stock safes were $4,000 shares
against $4,000 a week earlier.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-18
L. A. STOCKS

LOS ANG ELES. Dec. II. (UP)-
A varied list of stocks crossed the
board of the Los Angeles exchange
today. with the great majority cas-
ing off or holding around the prey
ious close. The volume OF sale
was bow. approximately s'oo'
shares.
Two issues went t. new highs
Lockheed up q TO 30 on sale 0.
100 shares: and Pac. Gas per cen
pfd 20 shares selling at 81 a up Is
other transactions included the
Broadway Dept. Store 100 shares
down y l.. A. Industries 100 snare
2&. unchanged: Pac. Finance l0'
shares 1925. down rs; Transameri'
ga 100 shares 61a. up Il Hancocf
on 100 shares 81. down one point
Richfield oil 100 shares 81. un
changed: Sunray Oil 100 shares Pa
up X STANDARD OF Cal. 100 shares
2Slk; Union oil 100 shares 1S52. VI
y Gen Motors 100 shares AZ
down "a: Grading Mclean 10t
shares 81. down u: Goodyear 81
shares 36A. unchanged: Menasco
100 shares Az. unchanged; Ryai
Aero 100 shares 4&. unchanged
Tayl0r Milling 100 shares 3, un-
changed. Edison common 100 share
22M, up Il.
Seven issues up. 10 down. Is
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-18
Tunney Named
For Boxing Car
By Sports Writers

NEW YORK, Dec. II. CUP)-
Boxing could use a strong man
to rule on a national basis with
power similar to that of Judge
Keneshaw M. Lands over baseball,
the nations sports editors said to-
day.
And the man for the job. they
added. is Gene Tunney. retired un-
defeated heavyweight champion of
the world.
Sixty four Of those voting in the
annual United Press poll said yes"
in answer to this question: Are
you in favor Of a national car to
control boxing" Thirty three per
cent said mo" and the remainder
were non -committal.
II such a plan went into effect.
all the editors agreed the man
who took the job would have 10 be
q wise, tolerant, firm, honest and
tireleSS worker.
He would have to be a second
Solomon" was the phrase voiced in
many of the replies.
Tunney was mentioned most
often as the man closest to all the
requirements. Jack Dempseys name
appeared on several ballots.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-18
.McSpaden PAGES
Golfers in Miami
Open Tourney

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. II. (UP)-
Harold jug McSpaden, pipe puff
ing pro from Winchester, Mass,
had a chance to double his 1888
winnings as he began his third
round today, four strokes ahead
of the field in the Miami open
golf championship. He carried &C.
69-135.
The 20 year old, sandy haired
eaSterner, never has been a big
money winner, but this season has
been one of his worst, crossing but
$2390 to date. His only victories
were in the Massachusetts open and
New England P. G.. Now he has
an excellent opportunity to take
the $2500 top prize in this $4,000
event.
Jimmy Thomson, blond blaster
from ShaWnee-on-D Delaware, Pa.
another pre- = tourney 1871 shot
hammered the odds against him
self down to Al when he followed
his opening 68 with II yesterday
to take undisputed possession OF
second place with 139.
Defending Champion Sam Snead
of White Sulphur Springs, w. Va.
was still given chance although
eight strokes back at l43 after ar
inglorious first round 76.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-18
Tourney for
Club Title in
Second Round

The club championship tourna-
ment of the Barbara Worth coun-
try club went into the second
round Saturday, with matches slat-
ed to be played over the weekend
In the championship flight pairings
were:
John DePaol VS. DR.. w A. Clarke
Tom Crosbie VS. Forrest Ferguson,
Jersey Birchfield VS. l. jenkins;
Dan Taylor VS. Bob Rayburn.
First flight: r. D. McPherrin VS.
Bob Daugherty; w. A. Beale VS.
Massie Horton; Dick Haas VS. Duff
Dinsmore; w. w. McEuen VS. Paul
Brown.
Second flight: Bill Hughes VS. w.
C. Foss; Barney Holbert VS. the
winner of the Frank Oswalt-Ed
Rau match; winner OF the 0. G.
Horne-Dave Roberts match VS. Wig
go Hanson; Jack Davis VS. Ben
Fite.
Third flight: Frances Connors
VS. winner of Arno Yaeckle Bob
Fahs match; Ben Young VS. Bert
Hamburger; Gordon Scriven VS. Al
Appley; Fred Miller VS. Don Free
man.
Fourth flight: Ed Mason VS.
Ralph French; Jim Jones VS. Bob
Mcnamara; Ed SCHNEIDER VS. Elmer
Baxter; Bill Townsend VS. George
Noble.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-18
Fiqhtdom Halls Lou Nova
After Victory Over Fan
Max BaerNextF Foe
For California S
Newest Threat
By HARRY FERGUSON

NEW YORK, Dec. II. (UP)-
It's hail and farewell today-hail
to the rising star of young Lou
Nova who seems on his way to
shot at the world heavyweight
championship, and farewell to
tough Tommy Farr who deserves
something better than the obscur-
ity into which he is going.
They fought it out last night
inside the red ropes at Madison
Square Garden, fought it out be-
fore 10000 persons who sensed
that this hour of blows and blood
shed was the turning point in the
lives of two men, one going tthe
high road and one the low road.
There was honor enough for both
when they stood there, sweaty and
tired in the breathless moment
before the decision was announced.
But the decision went to Nova
justly So-and today his star blazeS
brightly For Farr it probably
meant the end of his career on the
big time, with nothing ahead but
tank town fights and a cottage in
Tonypandy. Wales.
Nova, who looks and fights like
Gene Tunney, is headed for a
match with Max Baer. Beyond
Baer stands Joe Louis and the
championship, and what they're
saying today is that if anybody is
going to take Louis, Nova is the
man.
He had everything except exper-
ience last night. His short right
needs to travel only a foot to
explode like INT. His left hand
was in Fairs face almost every
time you looked at them. And, in
the wild 14th round, Nova had
Farr out on his feet and the
crowd was yelling for the referee
to stop the slaughter and save a
brave man.
If this was Farrs farewell to
the big time, then he left an
unforgettable picture. His face was
mask of red and the blood rolled
to his neck and forked into rivu-
lets. He was reeling and Nova was
after him, slamming him with a
left and right and left and right
until his head bobbed like a cork
in the breakers. Fairs heart-and
what a great heart it is-told him
to go on but his legs said no. He
sagged against the ropes near his
own corner, and Nova measured
him for the kill Referee Eddie
Joseph took a quick look into his
eyes and stepped between them.
Nova, thinking he had won by a
technical Knockout, raced for his
own corner.
But Farr'S heart was doing some
thing besides pumping blood out
the cuts in his face. 1t was telling
him to get out of his half crouch
on the ropes and throw punches.
So he did, or rather tried to in
his foggy way, and went out to
take some more of that short right
and crushing left. The bell changed
and saved Farr from what probably
would have been the first Knockout
in his career.
They patched him up between
rounds and he hung on through
the 18th, but there was no doubt
that he had lost the fight.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-18

Herman Graves, who spread
eagled the middleweight field when
he was an amateur boxer. scanned
the fight horizon for bigger game
in the professional ranks this week
after his knockout victory over Dick
Ritchie Friday night in the San
Diego Coliseum.
Ritchie, who had held Bobbie
Pacho to a draw in a previous
battle. was no match for the sharp
shooting Graves. Herman. conf
pletely recovered from his back
pedaling habit of amateur days.
smashed Ritchie to the floor in the
first round and continued his as
sault until Ritchie's handlers called
a halt in the sixth round.
Fight experts had always main-
tanned that Graves would be one
of the nations outstanding fight
ers if he changed his style OF
fighting. The Bomber proved the
fight experts correct Friday night
His booming fists served as inter-
ference as Graves continually push
ed the fight against Ritchie. That
style paid good dividends too, be-
cause when the bout was over
Graves had moved himself into
the major leagues of boxing.
The Bomber has dropped only
one bout since he turned pro. That
was in an early bout before he
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-18
Beverly Hills TO
Meet Central and
Braw|ey Cagers

Basketball coaches at Holtville,
Imperial, Calexico and Calipatria
planned to resume practice ses-
sions Monday in the event their
outdoor courts are sufficiently dry
after the rain storm which hit the
valley Thursday.
Brawley and Ell Centro cagers
meanwhile, looked forward to meet
ings with Beverly Hills on Monday
and Tuesday nights. Brawley high
will meet Beverly Hills reserves
Monday night and Brawley jaycees
will tackle the Beverly Hills varsi-
ty.
On Tuesday night Ell Centro high
will meet Beverly Hills reserves and
Ell Centro jaycees will tangle with
the varsity squad.
The Beverly Hills series will be
the last practice games until after
Christmas.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-18
Today's Sports Parade

Joe, and l would hate to bet on his
feet against Joe's fists" Boxing
fans here think they have the next
lightweight champion in George
Crouch, a home town Negro young
ster who can box as well as hit .
The Southern California
football filberts, who are still 60
ing over the Notre Dame game
play-by-p play probably will be Civ
ing IA points by the time Duke
gets out here You can get
Duke and 10 points now The
boys and girls out here have for
gotten how many times the under
dog has won in the Rose Bowl,
not to mention the fact that only
three teams were able to get with
in the Blue Devils ten yard line
during the season That can't
be all luck
Georgeous Jimmy Londos, the
Greek who made millions out of
wrestling is back at his trade again
and throwing opponents with all
the abandon of a youngster
Jimmy gives his age as 80, but if
he is only 80 then Fanny Ward
is just fourteen, going on fifteen.
l saw this happen and it's the
golf story of the year: A gentle
man who had enjoyed a tremend-
Gus night staggered out early in
the morning to make up a four
some Scarcely able to see
but dead game he struggled thru
four holes . After the drives
on the fifth hole, the unsteady
ones ball couldn't be located
The other members of the four
some and the caddies joined in the
search for it . After a 10-minute
hunt, during which time another
foursome was allowed to play thru,
the unsteady one suddenly remem-
bered that he had forgotten to
drive No one had noticed
his failure to hit a tee shot
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-18
BY HENRY McLEMORE

LOS ANGELES, Dec. II. UP)-
Putting the sports shot here and
there: If I were a betting man
l would be glad to wager a few
farthingS that weeks ago Seabis-
cult and War Admiral were pledg-
ed to winter match race in
Florida and that Charley Howard
never intended trying for the San
ia Anita handicap, regardless of
the weight assigned his champion
Seabiscuit probably can get
$4,000 for beating the Adifiiral
again, and that amount will make
him the greatest American money
winner and fulfill one of Howard s
fondeSt dreams Besides, by
taking the Biscuit to Hialeah Park,
Howard can repay Joseph Widener
for the consideration that gentle
man showed him at the time of
the Belmont bust" match race
1t cost Belmont plenty, in money
and headaches, when Seabiscuit
was forced to withdraw from the
race of the century" last June
The Los Angeles Bulldogs, a pro-
fessional football team that wants
to get in the National league, will
give the Champion New York Gil
ants a full afternoon when they
play here in January Coached
by Gloomy Gus" Henderson, for
mer U. S. C. coach, the Bulldogs
haven't been beaten on their home
grounds in years Henderson
may be coaching the Bulldogs for
the last year, because he is report
ed TO be headed for Detroit to
teach the Lions tricks Jimmy
McLarnin thinks John Henry Lewis
will be lucky to last four rounds
against Joe Louis in their heavy
weight title fight in January
"All John Henry has is speed" Nc
Larnin says, land his only chance
of staying around is to out run
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-18
Bench Warming
By Burdette Kline
Post Press Sports Editor

had changed his fighting tactics.
Graves dropped the decision to
TIGER Jack " ade. The Bomber
wants a return match to erase
the blot from his record. then he
will be ready to tangle with the
topnotcherS.
Basketball Gains
Basketball. once the Stepchild of
valley sports followers, is rapidly
becoming a favorite son. 1t will
continue to advance if valley high
schools take some action TO pro-
mote the sport,
High school officials have sought
to promote the sport for several
seasons and have wondered why
their efforts have not been re-
warded as handsomely as efforts
in the promotion of football.
Yet those fans who did turn out
to support the high school basket
ball team Friday night were not
even provided with a score board
Basketball is one game in which
the average spectator cannot keep
track of the score. The score
changes too often and the games
moves ahead too fast to maintain
a running score in your mind.
The first step to further increase
the interest in basketball would
be to provide a score board of some
sort at the high school gymnasium
Revival of Tennis
The revival of tennis in El Gen.
tro was proved to the Bench Warm
er when Dorsey Whitelaw, presi-
dent OF the El Centro tennis club,
phoned in the information that
ten singles matches and five dou-
bles matches would be played SUM-
day when the Yuma tennis team
will invade Central high courts.
One year ago the tennis club
had difficulty in obtaining enough
players for four singles matches.
On Scnday, however, Whitelaw an
ticipates more than enough play
ers for the ten singles matches.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-18
Graves
Scores


Herman Graves, FL Centro Brown
Bomber. moved into the major
leagues of boxing Friday night when
he scored a six round technical
knockout victory over Dick Richie
in the main event at the San Di-
ego athletic club.
Ritchie, who had held Bobby
Pacho TO a draw in a recent bout,
was no match for the sharpshooting
Graves. Herman floored Ritchie in
the first round and pied up his
advantage as the bout progressed.
In the sixth stanza Graves OPEN
ed a cut over Ritchie's eye with a
terrific left hook. He was stalking
Ritchie from corner to corner at
the end of the round. Ritchie S
handlers saved him from further
punishment by hating the bout
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-18
CARNEGIE LEAVES FOR
SOUTH BOWL" GAME

PITTSBURGH, Dec. II. (UP)-
Carnegie Tech, with only one
scrimmage in almost a week of
training, leaves for the south to-
Gay to finish preparations for its
Sugar Bowl game against Texas
Christian.
The Tartans will go to Bay st.
Louis. Miss, and remain there un-
til the morning of the Jan. 2 game
at New Orleans.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-18
L. A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 16. tUP)-
Hogs SO, steady medium TO good
butchers 725-78O. HQuotabIe top
around 8: sows 6.50-6.90.
Cattle TOO. steady: medium TO
GOOD steers 1885: stockers
down. COWS 5.25-6; cutter grade A.
s. Bulls 526-6.50. Late Thursday
ION steers 925 Calves 100. steady,
vealers 20 II. few calves. 7.50-8.50
Sheep 100. holdovers 3O4. steady;
few common lambs 6: yearlings 6:
wethers 5.25; .woOled ewes 1904.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-18
Regatta Scheduled
AT North Shore

A promise that Gar Wood and
Malcolm Campbell would make
speed trials at the Mecca north
shore motorboat racing course was
issued today as officials completed
plans for the first in a series of
Sunday regattas.
Races Sunday will starte at 10 a.
m. There will be no admission
charge nor entrance fee for drivers.
Speed trials of Wood and Camp
bell will be held in January, ac-
cording to Roy Hammond, Ell Cen.
tro motorboat race driver.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-18
TEXAS CHRISTIAN
RESUMES PRACTICE

FORT WORTH, Tex, Dec. IT.
UP) - Texas Christian, getting
ready for its Sugar Bowl game with
Carnegie Tech, was back at hard
work today after a three week
banquet league" schedule that
added poundage to almost every
player. The entire squad partici-
pated in a stiff inaugural workout
Yesterday. The Christians will have
their first scrimmage on Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-18
hogue Twins
Conclude Traininq

Shorty and Bigboy Hogue of ia
cumba. southern California repre-
sentatives in the middleweight and
welterweight divisions OF the far
west tournament, concluded train
ing for their Monday night bouts
Saturday in Los Angeles.
The twins were reported to be in
good condition for the bouts which
may carry them to a national title
and professional boxing.