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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-12
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Conflicts between planes brought
conflicting reports. London admit
ted some planes shave not yet re-
turned" from a raid over Helgo-
lands German sea base in the
North sea, and Berlin reported five
of the six raiders were shot down.
Two days later London told of a
miracle: Over the western front, a
five-plane British reconnaissance
squadron was allegedly attacked by
Is German fighters. Three British
ships were shot down, a fourth
forced to land, but the fifth "flew
on to finish the job" shot down two
Nazi planes and forced the remain
ing Is to flee because they were
shaken by the steady and accu-
rate fire" of the lone British plane.
Naual Front
Three Norwegian steamships were
sunk by Germany in one day; next
day the Reich seized three Danish
vessels. Apparent reason: Ger
many has decided everything is con-
traband of war, which u. S. cash.
and-carry advocates maintained
was good reason American ships
should stay out of belligerent
waters.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29

Imperial and Calipatria tracks
ters will be included in Saturdays
meet but principal interest will be
centered on the duel between ath-
letes from Brawley and Ell Centro.
Coach John Mcintyre of BraW-
ley will bring a powerful squad
of track and field performers to
Ell Centro Saturday with a deter
mination to wallop Coach Larry
Hanson's athletes.
An Imperial high school athlete,
James House, will come in for a
share of the fan interest in Sat
urday's meet, however, for the
Tiger supporters have touted House
as the valleys finest shot putter
House has bettered the valley
record in practice throws but will
be pitted against Ell Centro's Leon
Withrow, a record breaker in his
own right.
Ell Centro will be favored in the
middle distance races in varsity
and Glass B but Brawley will be
favored in majority of the field
events.
Sprints will be about evenly div
ided.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29
SERVICE CLUB
GOLF TEAMS
TO COMPETE

A monster bronze trophy We'd
nesday awaited the winning team
in the first annual golf team
tournament among Ell Centro serv-
ice clubs.
Four teams of four men each, rep
resenting KiwaniS, Rotary, 2O-3O
and Lions, will tee off Saturday
afternoon over the Barbara Worth
club links for the l8 hole medal
round. Total scores of the teams
will be compared with the lowest
winning.
Each team will be divided ac-
cording to the best player, second
best, third and fourth best. The
No. players will play in a four
some, the No. 2's and so Oh" Wade
Ramsey tournament chairman, de-
clared. Prizes will be awarded for
the low round in each foursome.
Ramsey announced that the event
will be played annually and sug-
geSted that in future the various
service clubs hold elimination
tournaments to determine team
members. A single victory permits
the winner to retain the trophy for
year and three victories, regard
less of whether consecutive or not
will mean permanent possession.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29
Bench Warming
By Burdette Kinne
Post Press Sports Editor

him. He is. nevertheless. biding
his time and unless hard luck over
takes the El Centre Negro. Graves
will build himself an enviable ring
record.
Manuel Ortiz. conqueror of Jackie
Zurich, United States flyweight
champion. is scanning the horizon
for more opponents. He may get
trip to England out of the ZURICH
bout, but chances are he will have
to fight the San Jose battler in a
return match. Those who wit
messed the first scrap predict that
Manuel will end it before the sew
enth round next time.
Joe Louis, worlds heavyweight
boxing champion. opened training
preps in the Los Angeles Main
street gymnasium Tuesday by kayo-
ing three sparring partners. It
looks like a tough night for Jack
Roper when he climbs through the
ropes in L. A. to meet the champ.
Tony Canzoneri, former ring
great. bowed out of competition
Tuesday night wnen he dropped a
decision TO virtually unknown, Ed
die Brink. 1t was a case OF age
overtaking Tony. He won in early
rounds because he was the smarter
fighter. But his punching lacked
the sting, his legs lacked the stam-
ina to carry him the distance.
Bobby Pacho, who earned his first
professional ring money and glory
in FL Centre, dropped decision
that may send him into retirement
on Tuesday night. . Louie Flyer
gave him a boxing lesson and Flyer
couldn't have stayed round with
Pacho a couple of years ago. =. The
sad side of Pacho,s story is that
he cannot afford TO quit the ring. =.
They're holding Al Trulmans up
as an example to the Hogue twins.
Trulmans was rated the finest
prospect of all time in San Diego
but he maintained too fast a pace.
Result was that he washed him
self up in less than two years.
All ne has to remind him of his
fighting days is a badly Scared
torso and a ringing in his head.
Lee Ramage, who was once touted
as the nations finest boxer, insists
on making a comeback attempt.
just another case of a mar. who
refuses to take his aging legs into
consideration.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29
Tony Slows to
Walk in Loss
To Eddie Brink

NEW YORK, March %. (UP)-
Eddie Brink's split victory
over Tony Canzoneri seems signl-
ficant today as a warning TO Tony
that 19 years of fighting have TAX
en- too much out of his body Tor
a successful comeback.
Tony still has the heart and the
head, but his legs are gone, his
stamina is going, and his lethal
punch is just memory.
Even if some of the 1859 spec
tators in the Hippodrome were
right in booing last nights deci-
sion, Canzoneri should realize that
when a fighter of the caliber of
the Scranton, Pa, IriShman can
hold him to a close decision, any
championship hopes can be con-
signed to the crematory. In his
prime Tony would have belted
Brink out in a round or two. He
staggered Eddie numerous times
last night, but he didn't have the
power or the punch to floor him.
1t was the 18th bout in Tony's
comeback attempt, and his second
loss. He whipped Brink over eight
rounds three weeks ago, but 10
rounds were too many for him,
and the direct cause of his losing
the decision. Brink put on Whirl-
wind finish in the final two rounds,
making Tony break ground with
his furious attack in the 10th.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29

Along punch promenade we hear:
That the sports writer's and pro-
moters in the Los Angeles area are
booming the Hogue twins for a
bout against Louie Flyer, conqueror
of Bobby Pacho. The twins will.
Of course. favor the match because
they figure they can whip any man
in the world in their weight divi-
sion.
The wise boys along the route are
advising the twins to lay off the
bout because it is an all or nothing
gamble . If they win they will be
in, but there will be no more setups
in prospect. If they lose they
will be back at the bottom and it's
a tougher row to hoe when you
start back up the ladder. .
Herman Graves is apparently the
wisest Of the valleys professional
fighters. Graves fights but once
or twice a month, is building for
bigger fights and is sacking away
his earnings for the day when he
will no longer be able to win in the
squared ring.
Graves only trouble is that none
OF the top notchers desire TO fight
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29
By HENRY McLEMORE

DAYIONA BEACH, Fla, March
20. (UP)-If she bankers after
money and really wants to get rich
quick, Miss Lille Stoste, the Ct
year-old "rainmaker, should make
use CT her talent in the sports
field.
Miss Lille, as you probably have
read is taking personal credit for
the rain that fell over most of a
parched Florida yesterday. The
citrus growers of the little town of
Frostproof, Fla, brought Miss Lille
from her home in Mississippi on the
strength of her claim that she could
bring rain merely by sitting near a
large body of water They parked
Miss Lille tbut not until she had
raised the umbrella which she al
ways carries on the banks Of Lake
Reedy.
After eight days of sitting under
cloudless skies, and just when she
was within reach Of the worlds
record for continuous sitting by
lake on an uncomfortable camp
chair at the age of Ct, it started
to pour There were some skeptics
who pointed out that if anyone
sat in one place long enough there
would be rain, but Miss Lille had
a fine scorn for them and, as the
rain spattered on her umbrella,
graciously accepted the congratula-
tions.
The bigger the body of water
I'm sitting by, and the longer l
sit, the more rain there1l be" she
explained. Her tone of voice in
dicated that given a Morris chair
by Lake Erie and month of quiet,
and she could put the United
States under water. If her rain
making gift is genuine one, and
she can summon up raindrops at
will, Miss Lille is wasting her time
working on citrus jobs and should
get into sports Immediately. Just
think Of the possibilities for this
lady in baseball, tennis. golf and a
dozen other sports.
There are half dozen clubs in
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29
Todays Sports Parade

the American league who would hire
her and build her a little lake near
first base when the Yankees come
to town to play In those games
when the Yanks knocked a pitcher
or two out Of the box in the first
two or three innings for eight or
nine runs, Miss Lille could get to
work and have the game rained out
before it became official. In the
last world series the Cubs would
have met any price she set.
Miss Lille would be very useful
in tennis, too. 1t is no secret that
when America challenges for the
Davis cup abroad the foreign courts
are nearly always wet. The hose is
turned on them on the grounds
that the dust needs settling. But
the real purpose is to slow them
up and offset the American players
superior speed. This artificial wet
ting has threatened to bring about
international complications on sew
eral occasions. Foreign tennis
powers undoubtedly would be glad
to engage Miss Lille to bring a
helpful shower and thus rid them
of the unpleasant task of hand
sprinkling. 1t would look so much
better, you know.
Miss Lille could really clean up
in the football season. A muddy
field always works to the advan-
tage of the weaker, slower team,
and goodness knows how many
coaches would pay her out Of Their
own pockets to soak a gridiron foe.
Many a coach has lost his job be-
cause a certain game was played
on a fast, dry field and his superior
opposition could go to town with
spinners and passes and laterals
Racing owners would be clients
of Miss Lille, too. A stable with
a good mudder would offer plenty
for a sloppy track on the day OF
a big stake. l offer Miss Lille
these suggestions free of. charge
She is welcome TO them. OF course
I'd take ten per cent if she really
pressed it on me. But only to pro-
vide for a rainy day.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29
Ross Picks Davey Day to Defeat
Henry Armstrong on Friday Night
Youthful Pug
viii 0ufhit
Hammerin' Hank

NEW YORK, March %. (UP)-
Former Welterweight champion
Parnev Ross. who ought to know,
today told how to beat Henry 1.-TWO
crown Armstrong-'Keep crowd
ing him all the time
Furthermore Ross, who yielded
the l47-pound title to Armstrong
last summer and then retired,
thinks that a tall, broad-shoulder-
ed lad named Davey Day is going
to follow that advice successfully
Friday night in Madison Square
Garden.
Day. m the stable of Art Winch
and sam Plan which had Ross as
its foremost attraction, was in the
ring whamming away at a little Ne
gro sparring partner when Ross,
now in the clothing business, push
ed through the crowd OF broken
down fighters. managers and gam
bling men who filled Stillmans
gymnasium. -
Look at that short right" Ross
pointed out. There's the punch
that can beat Armstrong. Keep
crowding that guy, whale away
from in close and you got him
licked
And let me tell you something.
They say I took a terrific beating
that night but | didn't. Armstrong
didn't win because he could MT
harder than me-he was just
younger and stronger and was able
to bull me around. That's what he
wins ON. He can't punch or. the
condition 1 was in, ne would have
knocked me out
"Davey is a slow starter" said
Barney, "and doesn't get warmed
up until the third or fourth round
He's red hot by about the eighth
and along about the eleventh OF
twelfth I figure maybe he'll have
Armstrong worn out
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29
Macias, Garcia
Fight for Right
TO Meet Londos

Gorilla Macias, who abandon
ed bull fighting to become one
of the United States most col
orful wrestlerS. will tangle with
Bolo Garcia. Filipino sensation,
i'm the main event of the grap-
pling show at CaleXico athletic
club tonight. Bouts will start
at $3.50. ....
The winner of the Macias-
Garcia bout will earn the dub
ious honor of trading punches
and holds with World Cham
pion Jimmy Londos. The gorg-
eous Greek, who has not ap-
peared in the valley for eight
years, will meet Macias or Gar
cia in the Calexico arena On
next Tuesday night.
BOlO Garcia. who has not lost
fall in six straight bouts, will
depend upon his newest holds
involving a variation of Killa
Shikuma's jiu jitsu tactics in
his bout tonight.
Two other bouts are sehedul-
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29
MARKET QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, March %. CUP)-
Stocks made small gains in the av-
erage today with volume very light
as traders awaited the Daladier
speech. Bonds made an irregular
advance with several L. 5. Govern
ments at record highs. Comm 0dl-
ties moved irregularly.
Foreign news was less disturbing
while news of domestic business
was mostly favorable. Electricity
output made a seasonal decline bu;
the gain over 1898 was the best o.
the year u date. Car loadings
pointed to a new 1899 high. Iron
Age said steel production was ahead
Of orders. Detroit interests turned
more conservative on possibilities
IF the automobile production up
trend. Retail trade showed gains
and gasoline statistics improved
With a firmer price trend noted.
President Roosevelt's cotton plan
INVOLVING subsidized exports brought
heavy selling into the foreign cot
on markets and irregularity into
he local market where traders
,witched positions from near to far
months. Wheat eased a small
lmount.
MacAndrews & Forber 0icorice
paste makers) preferred stock soar
ID points TO a new high at 131 IN
. single transaction.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29
Padres Booming Bots Cheer
burst: Rockies Win, 8-b
San Die go to Play
Final |ntersquad
Contest

Dominic DalleSandro, George De-
tore and Ed Stewart, whose bats
are expected to steer the San Diego
Padres back into the first division
of the Pacific Coast league, flash
ed their hitting brilliance once
again in Tuesdays inter squad
game at Ell Centre stadium.
The Rockies, by virtue of Ed
Stewards two run homer, scored an
So victory over the Regulars, but
Manager Sid burst forgot the score
in his praise of the hitting of De-
tore and Dallesandro.
Detore smashed a $50 foot line
drive over the left field wall in
the sixth inning and Dom lifted
one over the right field fence in
the eighth stanza. The two blows
accounted for five of the Regulars
six runs.
The Padres were slated to play
one final intersquad game We'd
nesday, hold a final workout
Thursday and leave for San Diego
late Thursday afternoon
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29
L. A. STOCKS

LOS ANGELES. March 30. UP)-
Light trading, with a slight upward
'ernd in prices, characterized trad
ing on the Los Angeles stock ex
change at II am. today.
Sales included: L A. Investment
200 shares AZ unchanged; Trans
america 100 shares 81 down y
Bolsa Chica Oil A 100 shares 24 up
q Hancock 100 shares 37A down
u Richfield 100 shares 8z un-
hanged; Superior 100 shares 40
down I; STANDARD 100 shares 27h
down Is Union Oil 100 shares 49,
up Il; Globe Grain and Milling 100
shares S3s up 9s new high Gen.
eraI Motors 100 shares 46 up y:
Goodyear 100 shares 81 up q Hup-
m obile 100 shares 1 9s down X new
low); Lockheed 100 shares 2S1s up
- Menasco Mfg. 100 shares 35s un-
changed; Ryan Aero 100 shares 6
up * SO. Cal. Edison 6 per cent
pref. 100 shares 292s down Il Pac
lighting 6 per cent pref 20 shares
1914 up /.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29
Hutchinson ReIesated to
Detroit Second String:
Loses TO Buffalo Nine
Yankees Rout
Brooklyn; Mize
PAGES Cards

LAKELAND. Fla, March %. CUP)
Fred Hutchinson, the Detroit
Tigers $4,000 rookie pitcher, still
has TO prove his major league cali
ber.
Relegated to the B team. Hutch
inson was the losing pitcher against
the Buffalo Bisons of the Inter
national league yesterday He work
ed six innings and was reached for
four runs as the BisonS won I'll.
Hutchinson played however with
poor fielding support. and none of
the Buffalo blows were solid hits.
Reds Bow
SARASOTA. Fla. March 90. CUP)
- The Cincinnati Reds meet the
Boston Red Sox here today The
Reds bowed 60 yesterday to the
Detroit Tigers, their eighth loss in
Is starts. Cincinnati sent Pitcher
Paul Gehrman to Albany and
Catcher Dick West to Baltimore on
option yesterday. cutting the squad
TO 26.
Yanks Defeat Dodgers
CLEARWATER, Fla. March %
CUP)-The Brooklyn Dodgers need
ed today's rest TO recover from the
81 tromcing handed them by the
New York Yankees for their sixth
defeat in l3 starts yesterday. The
Dodgers sensational 10 year old
rookie infielder Pete Riser, gave the
Flatbushers their only run with his
eighth inning homer off Jack Haley.
Gumbert to Hurl
DALLAS. Tex, March %. CUP)-
Harry Gumbert drew the New York
Giants pitching assignment against
the Dallas Steers today. Yester-
days game was rained out. Gum
bert will work seven innings, with
big Walt Brown finishing.
MiZe Stars
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March
29. CUP)-The Washington Senators
suffered their second defeat of the
training camp season yesterday at
the hands of the St. Louis Car
dinals. The remnants of the Gas
House Gang led by Johnny Mize,
won the exhibition 5-3 Mize COL
lected two singles, a double and a
triple; the rest of the Cardinals
got only four hits.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29
L. A. PRODUCE

Los ANG ELES, March %. (UP)-
supplies were moderate to light with
iemand and trading fair on most
ines
Beans: Imperial Valley Faba
)eans 8 = sc lb.
Bunched vegetables: per crate:
Imperial Valley medium S1.25-1. 40.
Lettuce: dry pack Imperial Val
ey 4 doz. mostly S1.25; IS best most.
y 81; Yuma As $1.35-1.50; 5s S1.15.
l.25.
Peas: San Pedro bush &C 1b.
Coachella Valley best THE; local
j-61zc; Imperial Valley 6-6hc: As
b. crates S2.50-2 10: Santa Barbara
%. &c Pismo-Oceano pole 6K &c;
San Diego Co. best 6-7c; Carpin-
teria pole mostly 6la-7c; coachella
Valley china peas fair 8-1Oc lb.
Squash: Imperial & Coachella
Valley white summer crates S1.15-
1.25.
Strawberries: Imperial Valley
trays Klondikes best S2.25-2.50.
Tomatoes: INLAND crates Stops
mostly S3.25-3.75; rs mostly So.
}.25; 1Gs mostly $2-2.25 20s mostly
bl.25-150; loose flats 50-65c: lugs
5075c; Imperial Valley flats 5x5s
and 5xGs mostly S3.50-3.75; 6x7s So
3.25; 7X8s $1.75-2.25; Sx9s $1.25-
80.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29
Louis BIisfers
Three Partners

LOS ANGELES, March %. CUP)
Joe Louis laid off ring work to-
day giving a trio of battered spar
ring partners time to recover from
what amounted TO three technical
knockouts in less than that many
rounds
Towering Hank Hankison, Johnny
O'Taras and Dynamite Jackson
were the victims.
Jack Roper, who meets Louis here
in April for the title, is working
out at Soper's Springs.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29
Tennis Club TO
Play in Yuma

El Centro tennis club will journey
TO Yuma Sunday to meet a strong
Arizona net squad in a 80 match
battle on Yuma high school courts,
Bill Maxwell, club secretary re-
ported Wednesday.
Mems women's, junior men and
boys under Is divisions of play will
be included in the match play,
Maxwell said
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29
Texas Rangers
Defeat British

DEL MONTE, Calf, March %.
(UP) - The Texas Rangers today
held the Pacific coast senior 20 goal
polo championship after a 11-9 win
over the Cowbray Park British four
in finals at Del Monte
Cecil Smith, 10 goal Texas star,
was cut over the eye when struck
with a mallet early in the game
but returned to score six goals. C. B.
Wrightman, squad captain, injured
last week, returned to tally three
markers.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29
Del Rio Golfers
To Play B.W.C.C.

A team from Brawley's Del Rio
golf club and team from Bar
bara Worth will battle it out Sun
day over the latter's course. A
Barbara Worth team recently
squeezed out a one point victory
over the northern linksmen. Cur
ley Vesey, Barbara Worth pro,
predicted that Del Rio would be
represented by 35 or 40 players.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29
High School Ball
Players Practice

EI Centro high Schools Baseball
squad ran through their first work.
cut of the season Tuesday after
noon and scheduled additional
practice sessions for the remainder
of the week.
Bill Raaka and Albert Zech were
slated to take over coaching duties
Wednesday or Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29
CHICAGO GRAINS

Drices showed an easier undertone
I'M slow trading on the Chicago
board Of trade today, refiectne
beneficial precipitation in the souIh-
west winter wheat belt.
AT the close wheat was OFF u cent
corn OF \ 10 3. cent. and oats II
cent lower.
Scattered selling after the open
ing easily satisfied the demand. ano
wheat prices lost x cent betore
the decline was checked. Prices
then fuctuated in a narrow range
al the lower levels
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29
Harlem Cagers
Win Pro Title

\CHICAGO, March 90. CUP)-The
New York Renaissance, Harlem Ne
gro team, took home the worlds
professional basketball title and "a
$1,000 purse today for their 34-25
victory over the Oshkosh, Wis,
stars in the national professional
tournament finals at the Coliseum
last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29
L a LIVESTOCK

nos ANGELES, March y. lUFII
r5aSs ealeable supply 800. stead
a. cents lower. Bulk 1908. IoI
S1b. Few sows 5.75. -oo g,oaa,
Cattle. saleable supply ooo, 90 SteS4s NJ
Good TO choice fed steers lo;oo. M
dium 10 good steers e.5o-9'Zo; ,itte, reS
coolers rs. Cows 5.75-7. CutteI
arsdes 4 25-5 SO. Bulls 6-7. Calves
saieable supply 100. Practically nc
sales quotable; steady. 80,
sheep, saleable supply, none. hat' se
Tuesday weak to lower. Medluh
wooled lambs $50. Shorn lamp
s1
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29
ANGELS HOLD FINAL
LIGHT WORKOUT

ONTARIO, Calf, March 20. CUP)
Los Angeles had a final workout
today, after being rained out two
days, and will break camp tonight
to go to Los Angeles for the final
exhibition game tomorrow against
the Chicago Cubs.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29
First Curve Ball
Pitcher Dies

DETROIT. March 90. CUP)-Fred
E. Goldsmith, sc, who claimed to
be the first pitcher to throw a
curve ball, died at his home here
last night after an illness of sew
eral weeks
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29
Bowling Teams
Battle for Title

CLEVELAND, March 30. CUP)-
The seth American Bowling Con-
gress championships took on added
national color today as teams from
coast to coast battled for 10 pin
supremacy.
On the card were the Calvert
Distillers of San Francisco, who fin
ished with a 1923 total last year
two pins less than the current lead
ing score.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29
SEATTLE DROPS So
DECISION TO HOLLYWOOD

ANAHEIM, Calf, March 30. CUP)
Seattle closed its spring training
camp with another game against
Hollywood today. The Stars trounc-
ed the Rainiers, 5-3, yesterday.
Hollywood .... 400 010 000-5 II 0
Seattle ........... 900 100 110--3 6
Osborne, Phebus, Moncrief,
Schultz and Crandall, Dapper; Bar
rett, Turpin and Campbell, Hanck-
en-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29
Louie Flyer
Decisions Pacho

LOS ANGELES, March %. CUP)
Bobby Pacho, who was stopped by
Henry Armstrong in Cuba a few
months ago, lost 10 round decision
last night to Louie Flyer Both are
Los Angeles WeiterWeights.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29
Markets At
A Glance
Ry UNITED PRESS

Stocks firm IN dun trduIHb, :,
Ronds irregularly higher; I. >
higher. ,-.-,.
Curb stocks irregularly higher
Foreign exchange easy
Cotton irregular. :, =
Wheat off 7s cent; corn OH .
Rubber steady.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-29
BrawIey-CentraI Rivalry Renewed as
Spartans, Wildcats Vie in Track
Meet: Imperia! VIII! Compete

Traditional rivalry between Brawley and I'll Centre
high schools reared its head Wednesday as he
Wildcats and Spartan trackmen began to taper off IN
training grnds for the track meet which will bring the
two schools together Saturday afternoon in Ell Centro