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Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21

| same game which Lonnle Frey ano
Billy Myers of the Reds garblec
SO badly they got nobody.
Pitch of the year-Bob Feller'S
one pitch to Arky Vaughan with
the bases loaded in the sixth inning
of the all-star game. Vaughan hit
1t to Joe Gordon for double play
and the National leagues hopes eX-
pired then and there.
The American league pennant
race was g breeze for the Yapks
who recovered from one mid-sum-
mer slump dosing five straight tc
the Red Sox) and won the flag by
II games. The Reds won the Ma
tional league pennant by Az games
but had to hang on for dear life
to stave off the Cardinals driving
finish the last six weeks of the
season. One of the notable things
about the Reds triumph was that
they bridged the gap from the cell
lar to the pennant in two seasons
under Bill McKechnie. 1t was Gin
cinnati's first pennant in 20 years
Derringer Stars
Despite two herculean pitching
efforts by big Paul Derringer, the
Yanks crushed the Reds in four
straight in the World Series, giving
the Bronx Bombers Is World series
triumphs in 10 games during their
present year reign. Rookie Char
ley Kellers hitting, including three
home runs, featured the Yanks
second straight clean sweep over
the National league champions.
With six Yanks in the lineup the
American leaguers won their fifth
all-star game in seven played from
the National league, 81, before 62,-
892 at Yankee Stadium. Joe DiMag-
gio's homer supplied the winning
margin.
Saddest event of the year was the
ending of Lou Gehrig's career and
consecutive game record (213O by
strange malady whose effects are
similar to infantile paralysis. The
Yankee first baseman was voted
into the Hall of Fame at Coopers-
town by the baseball writers-only
man who'll receive that honor in
1889
The year ended with Commissioner
K. NJ. Lands winning a legislative
battle to carry on his campaign
against vast chain store operations
and wholesale manipulation of ball
players and the American league
taking potshot at the Yanks by
passing no trade" law for the
champions until they are dethroned
Seattle Wins
In the minors Louisville. with
Pee Wee Reese, Brooklyn's $4,000
shortstop recruit, starring, won the
American association playoffS from
Kansas City and then went on to
defeat Rochester, International
league winner, in the Little World
Series. Seattle captured playoffs
and defeated Nashville. Southern
association playoff winner, in the
Dixie series.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21
Bench Warming
By Burdette Kinne
Post Press Sports Editor

story thereafter
Along in 1900 there were about
500 golf clubs in the United states
with a membership Of about 5o,0oO,
In 1918 the organizations had in
creased to 1900 or 1900 clubs and
players to perhaps l75,o0o. Today
there are approximately 5000 clubs
and about 3.5o0,00o players.
There are about $500 golf coruses
in the entire world and about s.
100000 players, which means that
the United States houses about 70
per cent of existing links and about
two-thirds of all the performers.
There are, to complete the math-
ematics. about 100 private IS hole
courses in the USA and approx
mately $500 private clubs with 9
hole courses. the other being public
links. The total membership of the
45o0 private courses is close to
300 600.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21
new YORK TOPS
IN FIELDING
AVERAGES

NEW YORK, Dec. 81. (UP)-The
powerful Yankees were the fielding
marvels of the 1899 baseball season,
American league averages showed
today.
The Bronx Bombers led the league
in fielding with percentage Of
.976-five points more than the
Yanks' 1888 percentage. The Chica-
go White SoX finished second with
.972.
The Yanks made only 126 errors.
IN double plays the Yanks, with 159,
were second to the Washington Sen
ators, who made l67.
The league fielding showed de-
cline Of two points from 971 in
1888 to .969. Detroit, the fielding
leader in 1888. dropped from .976 to
967 for sixth place.
The Yankees also contributed
four players TO the all-star defensive
team - Shortstop Crosetti, Catcher
Dickey and Outfielders Selkirk and
DiMaggio. The all-star fielding
team, composed Of players who par
ticipated in 100 or more games,
and percentages follows:
1B-George McQuinn, Browns, 993
2B-Charie Gehringer, Tigers .977
3B-Ken Keltner. Indians, .974
SS-Frank Crosetti, Yankees, 1853
OF-George Selkirk. Yankees, .989
OF-Barney McCosky, Tigers, 1886
OF-Joe DiMaggio, Yankees, 1886
C-Bill Dickey, Yankees, .989
P-Al Milnar, Indians, 1000
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21
Pacific Bows TO
7 'T'ownies, 1877

HONOLULU, Dec. d. OUP)-The
brilliant ball-carrying of Jud Atch-
ison, former Texas University star,
gave the Healanis an Is to 7 victory
over the College of Pacific football
team before 5000 persons here last
night
Atchison personally scored two
touchdowns for the town team and
passed to Morse for the third. Bill
Thomas, Tiger halfback, was re-
moved in the first quarter with a
leg injury, which handicapped Pa
cifiC'S offenSe.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21
Armstrong Gives
Tentative Sked as
Arabs Improve

Red-faced Robert Armstrong,
coach for the Central junior COL
lege, Wednesday watched his 1910
basketball squad develop into a
formidable offensive contingent.
then announced a tentative cage
schedule for the Arab quintet.
Riverside junior college, Phoenix,
Glla, BraWley, San Diego State
Bees as well as several of the val
ley high school teams were included
IN the tentative junior college sche-
'ule and Coach Armstrong appear
Z confident his team would emerge
nth its share of victories.
Working a freshman and Sopho-
more team to vary a fast and slow
break attack, Armstrong has de-
veloped a pair of high scoring ma
chimes which will probably be the
class of the valley.
Sandez, Payne, Galloway, Ballou
and Radcliffe form one squad Ed
wards, Ingle, Chikahlsa, Morgan
and Sunni the other.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21
A Flare For History .

tNf VI -
Occasionally. as you're digging
through your desk to clean out the
useless trash that has accumulated,
you come across something that
catches your eye.
That's what happened today when
the Bench Warmer tossed papers
TO all corners of the office in max
ing his annual adventure trip
through a desk clogged with uninl-
portant jottings.
A massive red book entitled,
Frank Menke's Encyclopedia OF
Sports. emerged from the pile of
papers in the sport desk and It was
open to page 173. The heading read,
Golf, the history of popular game.
Thus we have the background
for the following history of a game
that has become one of Imperial
Valleys most popular sports in the
past few years.
Golf is just another descendant
of field hockey, the great granddad-
dy of all games played with q ball
and stich. Golf has been called an
ancient game by some historians
because drawings exist showing
shepherds prior TO the Christian era
using their crooks to drive pebbles.
Bumping Stones
But that wasn't golf. The boys
were simply humping stones here
and there 10 amuSe themselves.
They were batting for distance only.
The history Of golf is rather fan
tastic. 1t appears to have originated
rs definite game along in the 14th
or Is centuries. Successive kings
of Scotland attempted to abolish
the sport but 1t was played fuTtively
and kept alive.
The royal ban was lifted-auto-
matically-when a ruler was caught
playing the game which he had
barred. Yet for the next 200 years
its spread was trifling. The first
tournament was not staged until
1860 and England did not have
a golf club until 1864.
The sport was introduced into the
USA at the turn of the 18th cen
tury. but little was done about it
until 1895. Then it gained certain
impetus But this was of no con-
sequence until 1918, when a for
mer caddy, Francis Ouinet, of Bos-
ton, startled the sports world by
defeating Harry Vardon and Ed
Ray, greatest golfers of the time,
in the playoff of the US. open.
They tied at 304. IN the playoff
Ouimet fired a 70, Vardon II, Ray
78.
Victory Eventful
The victory Of the youthful Am
erican was a sensational perfor-
nance and golf became a headline
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21
l.. A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 81. CCP)-
Hogs saleable 25; rail hogs lacking
Few truckins steady; 2O8-215 lbs
5.25; choice lights quoted 6.35.
Cattle saleable 300; cleanup trade
a bout steady; few common TO med
ium steers 73O-S6O; few medium
aeifers 7.30; cows 5.25-6.s5; canners
ana cutters 3.75-5: bulls 6.25-6.S5;
late Wednesday load fed ycarling
steers, 80; calves saleablc 1875;
odd sales about steady; few vealcrs
5.0O-105O; common calves 7.25.
Sheep none. nothing done on hold
over lambs; late Wednesday two
decks 96 ID wooled lambs S.25;
around % cents lower; Los Angeles
market closed Monday, Dec. %.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21
Press Sends $3.50
To Georgia Coleman

LOS ANGELES. Dec. q. CUP)-
'Press photographers for whom
Georgia Coleman made extra flips
from the Springboards SO willingly.
remembered the blonde diver in her
adversely.
Miss Colman, critically i'll of a
liver ailmcnt and facing an opera
ton which she cannot afford, was
presented with a $3.50 check by the
Los Angeles Press Photographers
association
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21

league took II on the cnln Wnen II
challenged American league supre-
macy in the midsummer all-Stal
game and the October World Series
the senior circuit, with another ding
dong race right down TO final week
of the season. outdrew the Harridge
loop by nearly 100000 spectators
The National league attracted nearly
100000 paid customers while the
American league played to only
5000 900.
Night baseball made tremendous
strides in popularity, with the AM
erican league introducing the Mazda
matinees in its circuit for the first
time. Cleveland, Philadelphia and
Chicago drew slightly over 100000
customers for seven games in each
city. enabling the junior circuit to
keep pace with its 1888 attendance
figures for the entire season. Gin
cinnati. Brooklyn and Philadelphia,
with seven games each in the Ma
tional league, entertained slightly
fewer than 100000 at its night
games.
The amazing Brooklyn Dodgers,
who rose from seventh to third
place in the National league race,
outdrew all other major league clubs
at home with 1,007,762. The biggest
single crowd was 76,753 for the
Yankee Indian game at Yankee
Stadium Aug. 6. The Yanks fell
below the 100000 mark at home
drawing only $4,000, but played
to approximately 100000 on the
road.
The years outstanding achieve
mentS may be summed up as fol-
lows:
Team of the year-New York
Yankees, who became the first club
10 win four consecutive worlds
championships.
Player of the year-Joe DiMaggio
Yankee centerfielder who led the
American league in batting with an
average of .39l and won the Ameri-
can leagues most valuable player
award
Pitcher of the year-Bucky WAL
ters, Cincinnati Reds righthandel
who led both majors in victories
with 81, led the National league
in earned runs with 2.29 and cop
ped the National leagues most valu-
able player award.
Rookie of the year-Ted Williams,
Boston Red Sox's stringbean out
fielder who hit 1927 and led the
American league in runs batted in
with las
Manager of the year - Jimmy
Sykes, Chicago White SoX who
handled gang of misfits and cast
offs SO successfully that the only
American league club able to win
the seasons series from the pale
hose was the Yanks. AS a result the
White Sox climbed from sixty to
fourth and nobody knows why ex-
cept Dykes.
Hit of the year-Joe DiMagglos S
single in the fourth game of the
World Series which he turned into
home rum by alert base run
ming and Ernie Lombardi's nap
at the plate.
Error Of the year-the double
play" ball hit by Bill Dickey IN the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21
Enterprise Wins
NavyCrew Title

HONOLULU, Dec. q. up
Crew men from the y. S. S. Enter
Prise captured the navy's annual
Batterburg race at a mile and a
half here yesterday. The U. S. S.
Minneapolis took second place. Sc
zen crews were entered in the event.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21

.CaleXico uses n fast break offense
and will be the first league oppo-
nent for the Wildcats.
Holtville also concentrated on a
fast break offense, and a shifting
zone defense.
Imperial and Calipatria basket
GERS, currently rated the also-rans
in the valley league race, will pre-
sent much the same offensive tao
tics as last year. Both have several
veterans returning and may be
stronger than preseason reckon
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Dec. q. (UPJ-
with trading continuing light.
Consolidated Oil featued in vol
ume. 1t rose a fraction. Continental
oil rose a point and small gains
were noted in Phillips Petr oleum
standard of New Jersey and Texas
corporation.
Railroad issues fluctuated mar
rowIy Union Pacific. an exception,
declined more than 2 points.
steel shares were firm for a time
in the early trading but they turned
irregular late in the day.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
avera ges: Industrial 1870 off 0.03;
rail, 3120, off O.22; utility, 2492,
up O.O5; and so stocks, 1929, off 0.06.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21
L. A. BUTTER De EGGS
L. 4. STOCKS

LOS ANGELES, Dec. .1- tUp)
Stocks held irreBularly today 10
gain made In the pevious session
ON the Los Angeles stock exchange
Major Issues, especially oils. were
fair.
on the whole board, seven issues
were up, eight down and four un-
changed IN trading Of 1900 shares
sales included Los Angeles In
dustries 200 at 2& up 9si Trans
America zoe al 6 unchanged: Dis
trict bonds - al 6h down 1 Ban
diui petroleum 100 at 37s up q
Richfield oil 100 st unchanged
Standard OH OF california 300 al
2AA up =.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21
TENNESSEE ENTRATNS
FOR LOS ANGELES

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 81.
(UP)--The Tennessee Vols leave
today for Los Angeles and their
game with Southern California in
the Rose Bowl New Years Day.
The first team had no trouble
smothering the University of Sou
thern California-type passes as
hurled by Van Thompson, fourth
string Vol tailback. before depart
ure.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21
TULANE HALFBACK
RETURNS TO ACTION

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. q. IUPD-
Half back Bob Glass, the only heavy
man available on three Tulane
teams for the left halfback spot,
rejoined the squad today.
Coach Lowell Dawson ran through
every play in his book as the team
practiced for their Sugar Bowl
game with Texas A and M Jan. l..
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21
CLEMSON SQUAD
REPORTED INTACT

CLEMSON, S. c., Dec. q. CUP)-
There was only one player on the
injured list of the Clemson Tigers
today as they practiced for their
Dallas Cotton Bowl game against
Boston College. Walter Cox has
charley horse but was expected to
be ready New Years Day,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21
LIGHT WORKOUT
SET FOR MISSOURI

COLUMBIA, Mo, Dec. q. up
"A light workout was scheduled to-
day for Missouri's 36 man squad as
they prepared to leave for Miami
to meet Georgia Tech in the Orange
Bowl game New Years Day. All of
the squad was reported in good
condition.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21

CHICAGO, Dec. 81. UPl Wheat
prices gained more than . cents a
buehc1 today on the board Of trade
after slow start All grains show
ed strength.
wheat losed 1% 10 % cents
higher: corn finished i cent higher
10 !. cent lower; oats were = cent
to IL cents higher,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21
TECH STRESSES
FOOTBALL FUNDAMENTALS

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. q. up
Georgia Tech stressed football fun
damentals-tackling and blocking
today in their workouts for their
Orange Bowl game with Missouri.
After putting the entire squad
through a long drill, Coach Bill
Alexander outlined few new
wrinkles to be tried in the Tech
offense.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21
AGGIES TO DRILL
TWICE A DAY

COLLEGE STATION, Tex, Dec. q.
tUP)-The Texas Aggies will hold
two drills day from now on to
prepare for their Sugar Bowl game
with Tulane, Coach Homer Norton
announced today
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21
Markets At
A Glance

stocks irregular and quiet
Bonds irregular; L. :. govern
ments lower
Curb stocks irregular.
Foreign exchange easy.
Cotton higher.
Wheat up IL %. cents, corn off
= to off q
Rubber easy.
silver up ss cent in New York
to 36i3 cents a fine ounce.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21
BrawIey Jaycees
PLAY Clowns

Brawley junior college will en-.
terrain a squad of hoop marvels
who call themselves Broadway Col
ored Clowns tonight in the BraWley
gymnasium. The game will start
at o'clock
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21
BOSTON COLLEGE STAFF
STRFNGTHTNED

NORTH ANDOVER Mass. Dec.
q. Boston Colleges advisory
coaching staff was strengthened to-
day by the addition of Johnny Del
Isola, New York Giants guard,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21
MARKET QUOTATIONS
L. A. POULTRY

Los ANGELES, Dec. d. UP)-
Hens, leghorns. 2H to 3I lbs. lie
Hens, leghorns, over lbs. 80. 12c
Do. over 4 lbs, up .......... J3c
Fryers, colored, pa to 81 lbs. 1Sc
Do. over lbs. ........... 1sc
Broilers, over Ia up TO "a lbs. 16c
Broilers, over IA up to "a lbs. 17c
Leghorns "a lbs. TO lbs. go. lac
Fryers, colored 2l1 u 81 lbs. 1sc
Do. colored, over 81 lbs, up .. 19c
RoasterS, colored ........... zoe
Old RoosteIs cUIOrev 10
Old Rooster. ieghurr
Stags ......'....;' '......,. ....... lac
Ducklings, over 5 pounds ...... l6C
Ducklings, under 3 pounds go. 14C
Old ducks ...' ##.. .... 08,
Young geese
young tom turkeys, IA to 20 lb. lac
DO. 20 lbs, up .................. lac
Young hen turkeys, 9 to II lbs. 17c
Young hen turkeys, Il lbs. up tic
Old tom turkeys ......... 12c
Old hen turkeys .............. 12c
Capons, lbs. and up ....... 24c
Rabbits, No. ! wh. 3 " to Az lbs lie
Rabbits, mixed ..,........... 1Oc
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21
AII.Star Gridders Gather

FRANCISCO Dec 21 P)FOrty four of the top football
gathered today for the annual
Eas -IYestg game in nKezarS Jew ears
will twice daily.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21
Basketball Drills
SDeeded; yumc %
PIoy CoIexico 8

Basketball coaches turned to The more complicated
business of teaching defense formations and set ofense
plays Wednesday and Thursday afternoons as the Christ
mas vacation period drew
At least three high school teams Brawley, CaeXico
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21
Yank Domination High|ight Of 1899
Baseball Season; DiMaggiio Honored
National League Outdraws American by
One Million; Night Baseball Gains;
Dodqers Surprise Team of Year

NEW YORK. Dec p. (UP)-Basebals centennial year
another Yankee year Again the Bronx Bombers were
the class of the diamond, winning their fourth straight
American league championship and World Series and
dominating the all-star game. ALTHOUGH the National
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21
Tropical Park Opens

MIAMI Fla Dec 2L tUP)-The highest class the
greatest number of stables
The today beginning
racin
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21
L.. A. BANKS
CHICAGO GRAIN

LOS ANGELES, Dec. u. up,
Trausam erica .............. 5;s-e
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21
l.. A. GRAINS

Los ANGELES. Dee p, tUPJ-
Wheat-
No. ! hard white .--- el.ff = l.e1i1
No. / soft white 600. SLT7 J. -1.s2i y
harley
No. ! Bri west s6 lbs. S1I23f -1.17is
No 4 yellow ....... sI87ls ,421s
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21
l.. A. HAY
NLPS. FLAX FUTURES

Dec. .-.-................ $2.O1
May ..................,. $2.02B
July .-..-.. ..........-..- $l.9S
sept. #........ ...............=#..... 81 IS
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-21

The victory Of the youthful Am
erican was a sensational perfor-
nance and golf became a headline
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-03-10
TAKE IT FROM ME
THIS IS NEW YORK
BY Ted Yates

nouncernent of vacancies, rating OF
applications, eligible lists, etc. Is
something that Negroes Of the urban
population should look into. And
while hampering on the subject,
What's the matter with the Negro
press?" Why don't few Of those
public-spirited citizens step forward
as did Booker T. Washington and
Frederick Douglass??? Instead Of
stepping up to bar and asking for
a drink--our so-called civic minded
leaders should Act Not Think!
The days are growing longer
Winter coats are coming off -. IL
is nothing to ace lightweight
coat here m there /. Folks are
beginning TO mind everybody's
business but their own !. S. Theatre
managers announce popular prices
-. Clubs are sponsoring initial
dances -. Mite clubs ars beccm-
ing more lively than ever
Women look more beautiful II.
Taxi drivers xig-xag and RUN y
muck ... Rex Stewart 10 writing
new tunes Policemen chatswith
kiddies on their way to and from
school 3. Yes, Springs coming,
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-03-10
i WRITE AS Il PLEASE

4 WRITE AS 1 PLEASE
There Is something to that bit OF
race-snubbing Of the worlds greatest
contraIto soprano Marian Ander-
sony besides mere prejudice. sBy
this time, am sure, you have heard
or read of the incident). And al
though it came as jolt, methinks i
is the best thing that could have
happened what with the particular
interest that this country is taking
relative to the persecution Of our
Jewish brothers abroad. 1t was
George Washington, | think, who
once said,--"Keep out of foreign
entanglements. Or words TO that
effect At any rate, we learn too
soon that it is better for people who
live in glass houses not to throw
stones Adolf Hitler and his coll
leagues must have had fine time of
it 'ribbing' Uncle Sam when the news
broke that the Daughters Of the
American Revolution had revolted
against a No. American.
lnasmuch as love my God and
Country sometimes hate to mem
sion that at Washington, the ma
t;on's capitol, segregation runa
high. Or, haven't you been there
to suffer the humiliation???
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AS | SEE IT
BY FRANK r. WOOD, Jr.

LIMA, Ohio - The incident q
couple weeks ago Of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, who
barred Marian Anderson from sing
ing in Constitutional Hall was a
blessing in disguise for the Negro.
We have always known that preju-
dice existed in the Nations capital
and large part can be attributed to
the fact that citizens in Washington
can not vote. The barring Of Marian
Anderson from Constitutional Hall,
has done much to focus national at
tention on the Negro, and on the
hardships that one has to endure be-
cause Of the texture of his skin.
Marian Anderson is not only Negro
singer, but an artist of America.
The ID. A. r.. has seen its mistake
and is trying to correct its error by
saying that the hall was taken on
that particular night. The D. A. r,
never thought that it would get the
| publicity and criticism that it has
received for this prejudice act. The
Constitutional Hall, building built
by the supposedly daughters and
great-grand- daughters OF those who
shed their blood in the Revolutionary
War. / wonder in their thinking
have they considered the black men
and women who gave their lives N
the War for independence. Have
they heard of the name Crispus At
tucks? Who went about the town
in which he was living, giving lee
lures on the cause for liberty, and
when the time came to shoulder the
gun, he was the first person to give
his life in the Revolutionary War.
Have they heard about Deborah
Gannett? The patriotic Negro wo-
man, who was 50 stirred by the call
for freedom that she disguised her
self as a man and actually succeeded
in enlisting in the Massachusetts
regiment, where she served until the
end of the Revolution. Have they
heard Of the Negro fifer, Barsilai
Lew, who kept up the spirits of has
comrades by playing the inspiring
strains of sThere's nothing makes
the Yankee Run Like Yankee Doodle
Dandee. Have they heard of Peter
Salem, who after a whole days fight
ing had one shot left, to be used in
eliminating Major Pitcairn, after hls
boast that the British Arms were
victorious.
If any member of the d. A. r.
should journey to birmingham.
Massachusetts,, they will find that the
town erected a monument to this
brave soldier. Have they heard of
Prince Whipple, Salem Poor, POM
pey Lamb, and many others who
blazed their way to fame while help
ing Washington establish this great
commonwealth.
What about the daughters and
great-grand-daughters Of the men
and women mentioned above and
two thousand other blacks, who saw
service during the Revolutionary
War?