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Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
BY HENRY McLEMORE-

HONOLULU, T. H. Feb. %. (UP)
Notes written in the sand at
Waikiki beach: If you think bare
foot football in Hawaii is just a
publicity gag listen to this--there
are 1900 teams playing it each year
and the late Knute Rockne, who
used to conduct coaching schools
here, once said the barefoot boys
with the cheeks of tan played the
fastest game he had ever seen =.
The good kickerS will average so
yards with their punts and drop
kick accurately up to 45 yards :.
The players use no pads, wearing
only sailor mokuS (pants) and jer-
seys Speaking of football, the
University of Hawaii wants Notre
Dame down here, and is willing to
pay the Irish $4,000 for two games,
one with the university and one
with the senior league team
I always throught that Cypress
Point in Montere was the most
beautiful golf course in America,
but the Waialae links here, near
the foot of Diamond Head, may
have it beaten the caddieS have
it easier at Waialae, because every
thing grows so luxuriatntly and
quickly here that divots do not
have to be replaced Gene Sara
zen, who used to almost commute
from the mainland TO Honolulu had
a great deal to do with the layout
at Waialae One of the sports
here. underwater spear fishing, is
nothing for sissy to try The
bows lump in the water carrying a
IA foot spear and trailing big
bag in which to place the catch
Sometimes they don't touch
bottom for three or four hours
Another old-time sport involving
the use of the spear was one in
which one player stands fifty feet
away while another player hurlS
spears at him The idea is to
catch the spears '. One miss, and
flowers and slow music are in or
der. Only a select few ever play
ed this game, however One OF
the things to do at the Royal Ha-
waijan hotel is dine on the outdoor
terrace and watch the mynah birds
birds hold court Yes, hold court
When two OF the birds get
in an argument over a worm or
something, dozens of the birds
gather, circle around the two, and
listen to both sides of the argu-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
GaIento, FeIdman
Clash TONIGHT

MIAMI, Feb %. up = Tony
Galento, whose Falstaffian feats
threaten to overshadow his punch
ing proves, hopes to regain some
of his waning prestige tonight with
quick knockout over Abe Field
man. veteran who never has been
involved in a tank job.
Alarmed at the sharp decrease
in demands for a Joe Louis -Galento
heavyweight title fight following
the malodorous ending of Tony's
recent bouts, his manager, Joe
(Barnum) Jacobs, figured the most
effective restorative for lost lustre
would be an impressive victory over
a man of unquestioned honesty.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22

Centre squad. was chosen because
of his consistent play at forward.
He was second high scorer on the
El Centro team and was valuable
as a feeder to other members OF
the team.
James House, Imperial high
mainstay. was selected because OF
his outstanding play on losing
team. House might be ranked the
best ball handler in the league. He
scored more than half of ImperialS S
total points and was largely res
ponsible for Imperials upset VIC
tory over Brawley.
Fisher was easily the outstand-
ing center in the league despite
his poor shooting in games played
late in the season.
Kirkpatrick and Measures rank
ed above other guards in the league
because of their ability to recover
the ball. their ability TO score when
the punch was needed and because
they were the most effective floor
men in the league.
Walter Bowker, Calexico guard,
was rated the third best defensive
player in the league and might
have gained an honor team berth
had he shown better in the FL Cen
tro CaleXico game.
Other members of the second
string squad were not seriously con-
sidered as all-valley poSsibilitis.
Comfort
This years golf tournament at
the Barbara Worth club will be
more comfortable than any other
tournament ever held out there. 1t
may not be as dazzling nor as ex-
citing. but it certainly will be more
comfortable for the players as we'll
as those who come out for the fun
of watching the matches.
Reason. for this is the new bar
room, lounge room and locker
rooms. For the first time players
will be able to take a shower after
matches. instead of chilling off IN
the circus tent" used in other
matches. And to one who has
chilled off thusly, it will be re-
lief.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
Death Dodgers Arrive in Valley
To Plan Performances at County
Fairgrounds During Exposition

The world renowned Death
Dodgers, men who defy the call of
eternity in planned automobile ac-
cidents and live to tell about it
most of the time), arrived in Ell
Centro Wednesday to complete
plans for their scheduled eXhibi-
tions at the Imperial county mid
winter fair grounds next month.
The death dodgers, who run their
autos through walls of fire, leap
over trucks, perform head-on
crashes, will present three shows
at the county fair on Tuesday,
Friday and Saturday, March 7, 10
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
MINNEAPOLIS FLAX
Imperial Valley Press

Established April 20. 1901.
Published every afternoon except
Saturday and Sunday saturday
afternoon issue now succeeded
by The Post-Press Sunday, es-
tablished 1886 by the Imperial
Valley Publishing company, 625
State street, El Centre. Calf.
Entered at FL Centre, California
post office as second class mat
ter.
Paul Jenkins, publisher; A. c.
Johnston, vice president and
general manager; r. A. Ftt2
hugh. secretary and managing
editor. West Holiday Co, Inc.
In conjunction with the Post
Press (Sundays), per month,
e0c: paid in advance; 3 months,
81 So; 6 months, $3.25; one year,
$500.
National Advertising Represent
atiYes.
Subscription rates: sc per copy.
Member California Newspaper
Publishers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
l.. A. STOCKS

Los ANGELES. Feb. 21. UP)-
Stocks turned upward in an in
creased volume of sales on the Los
Angeles stock exchange today
Three issues went TO new highs;
Pac. Indemnity up y to BIZ on
sale Of 100 shares; Lockheed up
one full point TO 35ls On a 100
share SALE. and p. G. g. f. common
up 4 TO 81 when 1a9 shares chang
ed hands.
Other transactions in trading
which was restricted to a small
variety of issues. Included: Central
Investment 10 shares 15h down IL;
Pal. Eiuande 100 shares 10A un-
changed; Republic Pet. 100 shares
8 unchanged; Sunray Oil 100 shares
21s unchanged; Consolidate dSteel
pfd 100 shares Sk unchanged; Men
asco 100 shares AZ up u; Ryan
Aero 200 shares 67s up Is; Edison
common 100 shares % up 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22

championship under his belt and
he will be off to a national title.
Bell will probably chew the Bar
bara Worth links to pieces, if he
can hit the green's after his long
tee shots"
Bell, who is now professional at
the Midwick country club at
Monterey park after learning his
golf in the Hawaiian islands, has
already built up an impressive rep
utation with his long tee shots.
Pitted against the best of the ma
tion's professional linksmen, he has
won two driving contests despite
the booming thrusts of Slamin
Sammy Snead and Jimmy Thorn
son.
"At the last contest" Vesey re-
called, "Snead and Thomson both
hit five shots apiece allotted. Bell
walked out onto the tee, teed up
one ball, and swung. The ball car
ried straight as an arrow 272 yards
before it struck the turf and start
ed rolling. He didn't have to hit
another to win"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
VALLEY PROS
LAUD PLAY OF
MORRISON, BELL

Binoculars were recommended
Wednesday for the gallery follow
ing an exhibition golf match Sun
day at the Barbara Worth country
club, which will include Pasadena
Open Champion Art Bell and vet
eran Fred Morrison. winner of a
dozen major championships.
The binoculars will be needed
to follow their tee Shots" Curley
Vesey. Barbara Worth pro, who will
play in the exhibition, declared.
Both Bell and Morriso.l are tre-
mendous hitterS, long and far off
the tees, and the match may well
develop into a driving contest be-
tween them"
The exhibition match, which also
will include dapper Tom Reha, pro-
fessional at Del Rio club, Brawley.
will be played Sunday afternoon
over the Barbara Worth links as
opening gun" of the imperial VAL
ley golf championship. Sunday will
be the first day of qualifying, al
though qualifying rounds may be
played any time later, up to We'd
nesday evening.
Best known of the two profess
sionals is Fred Morrison, described
by VeSey as 'one of the old guard"
Morrison has won scores of titles
in his career. He was southern
California open champion twice,
winner of the state open four
times, northern California cham
pion once, winner of the southern
California P. G.. A. championship
twice and low scorer in the Salt
Lake open. Formerly with the Ojai
country club and the Pasadena
country club, he is now profession
al at the Altadena club, III PaSa-
dena.
Reha described Art Bell as One
of the finest golfers on the west
coast. There is no doubt about
that. All he needs is one big
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
Today's Sports Parade

ment There will be Chattering
for half an hour, with dozens OF
the birds speaking their minds E,
Finally, when a decision is reached
the mynahs all jump on the one
they have decided to be the guilty
party and peck and scratch him
The most expensive coat in the
world is here in the Bishop museum
j.. 1t is made of bird feathers and
required 100 years to make Only
one feather was used from a bird
who was not even killed in the
process The birds were caught
by spreading a form of mucilage
on tree limbs, and after yielding
their choicest feathers were releas-
ed The coat, made for one OF
the old kings before Hawaii be-
came a territory of the United
States, is insured for million dol
lars but could not be replaced for
ten times that amount.
Don't ever try to walk the dis
tance between Honolulus city lin
it's . The northern boundary OF
the city is Kure island, 1400 miles
away, and the southern limit is
Palmyra, thousand miles away.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22

For all over southern California
the customers collected for the fifth
running of the mile and a furlong
WaShington's birthday classic that
is worth $4,000 in added money.
Conditions were hand-tailored.
Weather prophets blessed the oc-
casion with a warm sun and bright
blue skies. After hours of raking
and grooming the brown loan strip
was crisp and fast.
The odds on the morning line
stood firm at 5-1 that, tradition
be hanged. when they reached the
wire the mighty Mite would be out
in front of the nine colts, three
geldings and three fillies named by
Americas foremost horsemen to go
against him. Here are the IS horses
he had to beat:
Norman Churchs Sweet Nancy,
John Hay Whitney's Shining One,
Mrs. E. d. Taggert's Yale O'Nine,
Mrs. Frank Carreaud's Time Alone,
Alfred G. Vanderbilt's Impound,
Race Riot and Hysterical; c. NJ.
Willock's Ariac. King Ranch's Cien-
cia, Mrs. A. Sabath's Say Judge,
Neil McCarthy's Morning Breeze,
L. T. Whitehill's Teddy Kerry,
Fairmont Stables Bubbling Boy,
A. A. Baroni's Touch and Go. and
Mrs. B. Franzheim's Xalapa Clown.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
Bench Warming
By Burdette Kinne
Post Press Sports Editor

For several weeks now the Bench
Warmer has been trying to find
one advantage which might be de-
rived from this seasons badly
scrambled basketball league sched-
ule. and until selection of the all
valley cage team presented itself
there apparently were no advan-
tages.
However, in order to select an
all valley team, one must take in
a majority of each teams games.
The Bench Warmer did that be-
cause games were seldom played
on schedule. They were. instead.
scattered from one end of the week
to the other.
Following the rule: To the VIC
tor goes the spoils, the Bench
Warmer placed four of FL Centro
high schools championship basket
GERS on the honor squad.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
L. A. PRODUCE

Los ANGELES. Feb. 21. CUP)-
Demand was generally slow and
trading draggy. Lettuce weakened
Tomatoes held firm. Other commo-
dities were mostly dull to steady.
Lettuce: weaker; dry pack I'm
perial Valley As 81 ISL IS crate.
Peas: easier; Imperial Valley
Bush 7-7Ec. 45-lb. crates $3.50;
Coachella Valley 8-9c. San Diego
Co. Pole S-9c. Bush SIC.
Squash: easier; White Summer
Imperial Valley crates $2.50-275;
Imperial Italian Valley crates S3-
3.25: Flats $2.25-2.5O; Banana $50
25: Hubbard S30-4O.
Tomatoes: firm; INLAND crates g.
tops $685.; 12s $2.75-3; 16s 81
3 so; 2Os S1.50-1.75.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22

ana IL.
Happy Jack Miller, who holds the
world record for automobile broad
jumping, will attempt to smash
that record on the Playground
track. His wife, the outstanding
woman stunt artist in the United
States, will take part in the show
at Imperial.
All Mrs. Miller is expected to do
is to ride through walls of fire on
the bumper of the cars and ride
the hood on broad jumping stunts.
personally we'll take tiddley-
Winks.)
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
Polo Star Dies
From Injury

PASADENA. Feb. %. UP)-In-
ternational polo lost one of its most
brilliant players today with the
death of Capt. c. T. I. PaO Roark,
40. the Britisher who was fatally
injured in the thick of a rough
riding game here Sunday.
He died of a brain injury Sus-
tanned when his pony fell and roll
ed on him. The game was between
the British Westchester cup team
and the Midwick four of which he
was No. 2 player. He never re-
gained consciousness although sur
geonS operated in an attempt to
save his life.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
Armstrong Signs
To Fight Day

NEW YORK, Feb. %. CUP)-An-
nouncement of the Henry Arm
strong-Davey Day welterweight title
fight in New York March 81 fea-
tured a furry of activity on the
boxing front today.
Armstrong, who took the crown
from Ross last May, already is in
Havana, preparing for his March
4 defense of the lat pound title
against Bobby Pacho. Plans of his
manager, Eddie Mead, also call for
welter fight in England during
May. Armstrong probably will risk
his lightweight title against Ambers
in July.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
Vines Cuts
Budqe Net Lead

SAN JOSE, Calf, Feb. %. (UP)
Ellsworth Vines and Don Bulge
headed today for Pasadena, Calf,
Vines home town, for the next ex-
hibition match of their current
transcontinental professional ten
mis- tour.
Vines defeated Bulge last night,
6-l, 3-6, 6-2. before 2O00 spectators
at San Jose auditorium, continuing
his recent wins in California but
still trailing Bulge 10 games to l3
to date.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
Nick lutz Drops
Mat Verdict to

Nick Lutte, handsome mat idol,
finished second best at the Calexico
arena Tuesday night when he drop
ped decision to the Masked Mar
vel in two straight falls in a dull
main event.
In preliminary scraps, Killa IShik-
una pinned Laverne Baxter and
Don Sebastion whipped Jack Reder.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
hogues Change
Pro Rinq Plans

The Hogue Twins, Shorty and
Bigboy, changed their professional
campaign plans for the Tooth time
Wednesday when they announced
they will open their big time" ring
careers at the San Diego coliseum.
Exact date of their opening in
San Diego or who their opponents
will be has not been determined,
according to George Barnett, train
er.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22

Ell Centro'S Commercial basket
ball league will wind up its most
successful season tonight in the Ell
Centro gymnasium in playoff to
determine the league champions.
Four teams, Holtville, SherwoodS,
Deloziers and Seven Up will battle
for the championship. Deloziers
and Holtville will tangle in the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
CHICAGO GRAINS

WINNIPEG. Feb. %. UP) -
Wheat prices ruled fractionally
easier in dull trading on the Win
nipeg grain exchange today, re-
flecting a lower Liverpool market.
Scattered selling at the opening
met little resistance Prices lost
about y cent before pressure light
ened, and for the rest of the ses-
sion price movements were incon-
seauential.
At the close wheat was off u 70
& cent, with May at 81 q B.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
Peter Jackson
Stops Romero

Los ANGELES, Feb. %. (UP)-
With Al Romero bleeding from a
cut over the right eye, the referee
stopped the fight in the eighth
round last hight and awarded a
technical knockout to Young Peter
Jackson. Jackson at 142. spotted
his fellow townsman 10 pounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22

ond place IN the league STANDINGS
and kept the Bulldogs in the run
ming for the championships.
Immediately after Wednesday
nights game, however, Coach Ed
ward Covington postponed the
scheduled game with Ell Centre for
Wednesday afternoon, explaining
that two tough games on success
sive days would be too strenuous
for his cagers.
Coach Larry Hanson's defending
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
New Amateur
Ski Record Set

IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich, Feb
%. fUP)-Bob Rocker of Duluth,
Mimi, set a new national amateur
ski-jumping record when he leaped
257 feet off the new Pine mountain
hill jump yesterday.
On an attempt to better his new
mark Rocker sailed 270 feet, but
he couldn't hold his feet when he
landed and his effort was disallow-
ed. A crowd of $4,000 surrounded
the new slide. highest artificial ski
jump in the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
Jaycees Prep for
Championship Tilt

Ell Centre junior college basket
ball team continued workouts We'd
nesday without the services of
Stanley Ryerson, in preparation for
the second game of jaycee cham
pionship series against Brawley J.C.
in Ell Centre gymnasium Friday
night. shHn
The Arabs won the first game be-
tween the two clubs, 34-33, but the
loss of Ryerson, due to illness, may
bring defeat.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
Water Regatta
Set for June II

LONG BEACH, Feb. %. CUP)-
The fifth Pacific Grand Prix sweep
stakes will be held March 10 at
Marine stadium, the Southern Cali
fornia Outboard association an
nonced today. The annual charity
water circus and regatta was set
for June II.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22

champion Spartans and current
leaders of the league need a victory
over Calexico to clinch the title
in order that they may play
CIF playoff contest in Coronado
Friday night.
Indications were that the Spar
tans would demand a forfeit from
the Calexico team because of pre-
vious delays in schedule to- accomo-
date the border city school, Guy
Weakley, Ell Centro principal re-
ported.
Coach Covington offered a third
alternative: The Ell CentranS may
represent the valley in the playoff
Friday, then play for the valley title
next week.
Hanson refused the offer because
he reported he did not wish to
play for the CIF title, then return
to the valley and lose the cham
pionship in a game against Calexico.
MY players would suffer a nat
ural letdoWn after the CIF play
offs" Hanson explained.
Coaches of the two schools left
the problem at that point TO turn
| arbitrations over TO the principals
of the institutions.
Calexico high cagers played their
best brand of ball of the season
Tuesday night in defeating the
Brawley cagers. Amador and Car
rillo paced the scorers for Calexico
but it was the tight defensive work
of Jack and Walter BoWker and
of Frank Raab that brought the
Bulldog victory. l.
CaleXico Bees thumped .BraWleS
Bees, 21-16, in preliminary game.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
L. A. LIVESTOCK

Los ANG ELES. Feb. %. UP)-
Hogs saIeable supply $50. Mostly
steady; bulk S.8O-9.20; top $50;
sows $751;.
Cattle saleabIe 500. Steers weak
to IS cents lower: other classes
steady; good to choice steers s.
9.75; Mexfcans 7.25: few good feed
ers SIS; good fed heifers $50; cows
5.75-6.70; cutter grade 1905 so;
bulls 6.35. Calves saleable 100,
steady; Veaiers 10-12.60: few calves
10 down; stock calves S.25.
Sheep none. Good and choice
wooled lambs quoted S.25-S.60.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
Commercial League Basketball Teams
To Wind Up Season 1oniqht

first game at $50, Seven Up and
Sherwoods will meet at 7:30 and
the winners will play for the title
at $50.
In what may develop into the
nights best exhibition, the 20-30
club and Bachelors will clash for
the cellar championship at $50.
Neither team has won a ball game.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22

General information about the
annual Imperial Valley golf
championship, which will start
Sunday, Feb. 26 over the Bar
bara Worth club links:
Qualifying rounds Q8 holes)
may be played Sunday, Monday,
Tuesday or Wednesday,.
Wednesday night Calcutta
party will be held at clubhouse.
Match play will start Thurs
day, Mar. 2, and continue until
Mar. 5.
Make entries through any
committee member or at the
club.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
MARKET QUOTATIONS
HOLIDAY

New York, Los Angeles and other
stock exchanges were closed We'd
nesday in observance of Washing
tons birthday. national holiday.
Most commodity markets continued
open.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
Jess Flores Signs with |, A.

LOS ANGELES UP)sgned contracts of jess Flores
Mexican pitcher for Bbee OF the Arizona
Texas league year. the veteran Dutch eper WEI"
by officials of the Angeles baseball club today
The Angels will open training at Ontario Monday
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
Porter'S Mite
Draws Fuvorite
SPOT in Race

SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia Calf. Feb. o. (UP)
"A holiday hrong of $4,000 ammed this glistening
racing plant turf today to watch Porters
Mite defy tradition that the favore wins the Santa
Anita Derby-the VESTS big test of three-y -year-ods.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
MuddIed Schedule Offers
Added I.v.LooP Troubles
AS CoIexico High Wins
Bulldogs Postpone Scheduled Game
Against Ell Centro After Defeating
BrawIey Quintet. 25-2l ..-

The muddled schedule of the Imperial Valley basket
ball league offered another set of complications Wednes
day following Calexico high schools 2521 victory over
Brawley Wildcats in the border city gymnasium tues
dav night The victory boosted CaeXco to undsputed Sec
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
.....! >,2t.!2 Opens Training

ts, Feb. 22 tUP)-Eigheen rockies of the Seattle
b. D. called
Leve for tomorrow Lelivelt said he had signed
foul payers TO the Rainier ranks
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
COTTON

Spots Closed IOWeri luuIIhs o.oJ |,
sales 10 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. p. (UP)-
Cotton futures market was closed
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22

BASKETBALL RESULTS
Washington state AZ, Gopzaga 2.
Howard Payne Sc, McMurray In
dams College 33. .t
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
l.. A. BUTTER K EGGS

LOS ANGELES. Feb. %. CUP)-
Butter: extras 271ac. prime firsts
26izc. standard 26c, undergrade
25kc.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
l.. A. GRAINS

Los ANGELES, Feb 21. UP)-
Eastern Grains-Bufk
Corn No. 2 yellow 49,. S1.24-l.29
Milo No. 2 yellow =. S1.12 X -1.17R
California Gralns-Sacked
wheat, No. / hard 80. $1.25-1 80
wheat No. / soft VIII. $1.22 " -1.2739
Barley Bri. (Western) 81 y c-1 1.O2 ~
Millfeeds ............ $1.12-1.17h
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
l.. A. BANKS

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21. up
Transamerica ...,........ Ga 6h
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22

Payne Consistent
Billy Payne, senior on the El
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22

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