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Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-28
Valley High School Grid Teams To
Open Fall Football Practice Sept. II
MENTORS ISSUE
FIRST CALL FOR
CANDIDATES

Imperial county's 1899 football
practice season will open in fosE
high school gridirons on Monday.
Sept. II, coaches of Brawley, FL
Centre, Holtville and Calexico
agreed Monday.
Suits will be issued at Holtville
Brawley and El Centro on Satur-
day, Sept and before night prac-
tice on the 18th. All practices are
scheduled to start at 7:30 pm.
Opening of the 1889 practice sea-
son was moved up one week because
BraWley will open its school year
one week earlier than other valley
schools. A CT. rule states that
football practice may be started
as soon as one school in the league
opens its doors.
Coach Sheldon Loughborough OF
Brawley anticipated a turnout OF
more than 35 gridsters the first
night with eight lettermen slated
to be on hand to form a nucleus.
In Ell Centro more than 40 can
didates will greet Coach Larry Han
son and at least 80 aspirants are
expected to answer T. S. Walkers
first call at Holtville.
AT Calexico the defending cham
pion Bulldog gridders will mass
their forces for first practice and
coach Covington expected nearly
40 candidates for the first in
series of training grinds.
BraWley and Ell Centre football
squads were the most highly re-
garded as the mentors issued first
announcements OF practice but the
boys down CaleXico way cannot be
forgotten.
Holtville was tabled the question
mark team OF the valley league, but
Coach r. S. Walker was around
last week blowing the horn for the
Vikings, so they will probably be
as tough as last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-28
MARKET QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Aug. 2S. UP)-
Stocks rallied sharply today after
an early decline. Leaders registered
net gains ranging to 2 points.
Trading was light and no ner
vousness was displayed over Euro
pean affairs.
Wall Street experts gave the
folloWing chief reasons for the mar
kets calm in the face Of Europe's
tension:
/. Action of the British govern
ment in banning sale of foreign
securities owned by British nation
ais.
2. Continued high level of do
mestic business despite war scares
3. Retention of increase in invest
ment holdings. Experts asserted
war will brig some selling, but
felt that war or no war the mark eft
soon Will resume it's advance either
on outlook for domestic business
Improvement or on the basis of
gains from war orders.
Dow Jones closing stock ayera-
ges: Industrial, 1896, off 1.73; rail
26.O2, off O.S6; utility 24.35, off O.7S.
stock sales were $4,000 against
$4,000 Friday. Curb stock volume
amounted to $4,000 compared with
100000 Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-28
BY HENRY McLEMORE

NEW YORK. Aug. 2S. CUP -
Every once in while I get an in.
king Of why newspaper reporter:
are sometimes considered pests.
Last night Bill McKechnie OF the
Cincinnati McKechnies ate a quiet
dinner. retired to his hotel room
and settled down to a peaceful eve
ming OF reading. Just as he was get
ting comfortably settled a reporter,
whom we shall refer to as Henry
McLemore. came barging in and
began to ask Mr.. McKechnie ques-
tionS
The reporter opened the conver-
sation with point plank question:
DO you have the jitters2s
No answered Mr.. McyKechnie.
We'll. has your team got the
jitters?"
NO" answered Mr.. McKechnie.
Encouraged by McKechnie'S ap-
parent willingness TO discuss any
subject at length. the reporter laid
down barage of questions. Were
his Reds folding under the pressure?
Were they alarmed and nervous by
the challenge OF the Cards? Did he
thing that they would break down
in September as the Pirates did
last year, and lose the pennant?
No answered Mr.. McKechnie.
Then, with much more patience
than this reporter would ever show
if a baseball manager purst into his
room and started asking him ques-
tions, the manager OF the Cincin-
natl Reds explained why he thought
that the theory of the leading team
being under pressure was the bunk.
Its ridiculous to think that our
team is under any more pressure
than any other team in the National
league just because we're leading" F"
McKechnie said. LAS a matter of
fact, the teams that are chasing US
are the ones that have got the
pressure on them. I know the gen.
eral feeling that the team in front
Is the one that gets nervous and is
liable to break down. But try to
name me any team or individual
who was ever leading in competi-
ton who was willing to trade places
or standings with somebody not
doing as well. You hear about golf
players hating to start the final
round OF tournament a shot or
two in front That doesn't make
sense. I'd rather start a baseball
team out in September five games
in front than five games behind"
In all OF his SO years of baseball,
McKechnie said, he couldn't cite
one single example of a team losing
a pennant because of nervous COL
lapse or because the strain of lead
ing wore them down at the finish.
Teams lose out in the stretch
because they are tired or because
of injuries or because better teams
oYertake them. In the last month
I've heard a dozen stories Of how
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-28
Todays Sports Parade

our team is losing it's lead because
it can't stand the pressure. Nom
sense We haven't had our full
strength on the field since Goodman
was hurt in the all-Star game. That
has hurt. naturally. Too, the Cards
have been playing fine baseball.
There are thousands OF things that
happen to a ball club over the
season-things that make a great
difference in winning and losing
But a manager can't tell the public
about them all. If he did he wouldnt t
have time for much else, and be-
sides the public would soon brand
him as strictly an alibi artist
McKechnie made it quite plain
that he thought the five game lead
OF the Reds was sufficient to see
them safely through September,
even if the team still was riddled
by injuries. Speaking on injuries
the Reds boss revealed that Wally
Berger was much worse off than
was generally known and would
be sent to Cincinnati today for hos
pital observation
With a five game lead we can
lose a few and still be in front.
That knowledge doesn't figure to
make us jittery or nervous, does it?
1t is the team that is behind, the
team that is chasing, that is liable
to get upset over lost games. When
you're behind you can't afford to
lose
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-28
Neu Rules

With football season just around
the corner. it's time to look into the
1899 rule book TO see what reStric-
tions have been written into the
grid code that guides high school
football in the California Inter
scholastic Federation.
The new rules stipulate that a
substitute may talk as soon as he
enters a game in order to give his
team mates latest instructions from
the bench Previously a newly sub
stituted player was required TO await
the completion of one play before
talking to teammates.
Another new rule, one which will
open up the game and encourage
passing, stipulates that a pass may
be thrown from any point behind
the line of scrimmage Previously
the passer was required to remain
five yards behind the line OF scrim-
mage when passing the ball.
The passing rule was originated
li pIOlCSSlOlldi 1OOlpdH anu mas
been used in eastern and midwest
ern high schools for two years. Col
lege football has not vet adopted
the rule.
A third rule, and the last drastic
change in the book. governs the
lateral pass after completion OF a
forward pass. 1t stipulates: when
d pass receiver attempts TO lateral
pass and it is ruled illegal, the ball
is dead at the point the illegal
lateral pass was thrown. Previously
the entire play was nullified and
the ball returned to the point the
play was started. can illegal lateral
pass is one which is thrown for
ward)
The two pass rules will open up
football in the California high school
league, according to valley coaches, |
and both Sheldon Loughborough of
Brawley and Larry Hanson OF e
Centre have already worked out a
new set OF pass plays 10 take ad-
vantage OF the changes
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-28
Kramer, Hunt
Named on Davis
Cup Squad

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 28. (UP)-
The U. S. Davis Cup doubles assign
ment was still mystery today after
naming of the four man team by
Capt. Walter Pate, but the experts
were betting that it would be Fran
kle Parker and Joe Hunt against
the Australian tandem next week.
end.
In addition to Parker and Hunt,
Capt. Pate named Bobby Riggs and
youthful Jack Kramer to defend
the cup in the challenge round be-
ginning Saturday. Gene Mako, the
big blond Californian who used to
team with Don Bulge, failed to
make the team for the first time
since 1886.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-28
Cincinnati Hopes Soar as
RequIors Back in Lineup
yanke es Increase
asue lie ad to
Full Games

NEW YORK. Aug % CUP)-The
pennant outlook OF the Cincinnati
Reds. who have given their support
ers some anxious moments the
last ten days. took on a brighter
hue today because:
Big Paul Derringer has regained
his form.
wal Goodman has started to
hit again.
Third oaseman Bill Werner IS
back in the lineup.
Second baseman Lonnie Frey. out
with an injured heel is showing
rapid Improvement and may re-
turn any day.
Derringer, who had won only
two games this month, looked
like himself again in pitching the
Reds to a To victory yesterday
over the Giants, allowing only six
hits.
Goodman slugged out Il home
run with two mates on base and
singled in another run. Since
his return following his collar bone
injury in the all-star game, Good
man hasn't been the threat he was
early in the season. With Good
man hitting, the Reds are an en-
tirely different club
Werber. who hurt his finger
against the Cardinals, has returned
to his hot corner job, tightening up
the Reds infield. Frey, whose
deadly bat is missed is likely to
soon replace Eddie Joost, whose
fielding is grade A but who can't
match Frey's punch.
The Reds gained half a game
on the Cards and now lead by five
games as the Bees broke even with
the runners-up. The Bees won
the first game, 10-4, behind Bill
Posedels steady pitching and led
81 going into the sixth frame OF
the nightcap. But MacFayden
blew up and the Cards came on
to win, 6-5, the game being called
at the end of the eighth because
of the Sunday law.
Twice the Phillies smacked the
Cubs, 4-3 and 3-2.
Brooklyn and Pittsburgh broke
even, the Dodgers winning the
opener, 3-2, and losing the night
cap, 9-5.
The Yanks boosted their Amer
ican league lead to l3 games by
beating Detroit, 1873.
Cleveland beat the Red Sox
twice, 10 and 5-3, to run their
winning streak to seven straight
Bill Beckman hurled the Athletics
to a 20 win over the White Sox
He allowed only seven hits, and
not Chicago man reached third.
Washington slugged out 81
victory over the Browns in the
opening game of twi nbill, making
II bingles off Kennedy and Mills.
Dutch Leonard got credit for his
18th victory The Senators pushed
over three runs in the 1lth inning
of the nightcap and then hung on
to defeat the Browns, who scored
twice in their half, 4-3. Ken Chase
won his piptD victnrv
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-28
Aussies Defeat
SIdvs, Arrive For
Challenge Match

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. Aug.
28. CUP)-Australia' tennis forces,
conquerors of Jugoslavia in the in
ter-zone final were en- route today
to Haverford, Pa, where they are
favored to defeat the United States
this weekend in the challenge
round and annex the Davis Cup for
the first time in two decades.
Jack BromWich, classed as worlds
top amateur player, routed Drago
Mite, youngest of the Yugoslavian
squad, 81, 6-3, 6-2, yesterday to
clinch the best -of-five match series
for the Australians. A subsequent
win by Adrian Quist over Franio
kukuljevic gave Australia its fourth
triumph in the series.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-28
Jack Gage Wins
State Golf Crown

DEL MONTE, Calf. Aug. 81.
CUP)-Seven short days ago Jack
Gage OF Santa Barbara. who weighs
l35 pounds when he eats hearty
came here in battered car. jobless
and with $40 in his jeans. but with
determination to add the state
amateur golf championship to the
Los Angeles city championship he
already held.
Today Gage has the title and a
JOB with a Hollywood movie outfit
that should enable him to pay off
the plaster, on the battered car in
about three winks.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-28
Seattle Splits With Los Angeles TO
Hold Lead at Eight Games; Season
Ends in Three Weeks

yesterday from Seattle to be-
hind Julio Bonetti'S three hit pitch
ing and aided by home runs BY
Charlie English and Lou Novikoff
each with a man on base. George
Archie homered in the third inning
of the nigtcap to give the Rainiers
a 3 to 2 win, although Fay Thomas
outpitched Bill Walker five hits
to seven.
The San Francisco Seals are
breathing hot on the neckS of the
Angels, just game behind, by
virtue OF their five out of seven
game victory over Portland. The
Seals won yesterday by scores of 7
to and to 2.
Sacramento, still in fourth place,
also took to 2 series from Oak
land. winning both ends OF the dou-
bleheader 6 to l and to 2. Dib
Williams home run with the bases
full featured the first game. while
six run Solon rally in the sixth
inning of the second game finished
Ben Cantwell, Johnny Verges and
Ed Levy contributed home runs for
Oakland.
Although Hollywood Won both
Sunday games from San Diego, the
Padres took the series, 4 games to
3. Bill Norman's three hits in the
opening game were largely respon-
sible for the Stars 7 to 2 victory.
He also homed in the second game
which the Stars won 10 to 9 while
his teammate Bill Cissell was driv
ing IN four runs with three hits.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-28
United States Again Wins wightman Cup
Tennis Trophy; Alice Marble, Helen
Jacobs in Starring Roles

NEW YORK. Aug. %. CUP)-The
Wightman cup. emblem of Anglo
American women's tennis supre-
macy was returned to its home to-
day in a Fifth Avenue jeweler'
vault. where it has rested for almost
decade.
From the way the United States
won the 18th annual battle for it
Saturday and yesterday out in For
est Hills, it looks as though many,
many more years might pass before
the cup takes an ocean trip.
The final count was America 5;
Great Britain 2-the ninth con-
secutive victory for our beauties and
their 18th triumph.
The heroines of this series were
a couple of cup veterans, Alice Mar
bic, all England and American
champion, and Helen Jacobs, cham
pion Wightman veteran of EN- all
When the firing was over Satur-
day night, the United States was
on top, 2-l, in the best of seven
match series. But in the first match
yesterday Valerie Scott, q year
old debutante TO Wightman play.
scored surprising 6-3, 6-4 victory
over Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan,
nationally ranked at No behind
Miss Marble.
Kay Stammers used power and
more power to win the first set
6-3, from Alice Marble For six
games, in the second set Miss SIAM
merS fought Miss Marble on even
terms but finally yielded, 6-3. In
the final set Miss Marbles fine as
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-28
Bench Warming
By Burdette Kinne
Post Press Sports Editor

base hits for the 1889 batting cham
pionship.
Dominic DalleSsandro the hllipu-
tian larruper OF Ced bursts Sar
Diego Padres. has been blazing a
binding pace for a month, with
Catcher George Detore. his team
mate
These two Italians are being
crowded by a couple of Irishmen,
while a Portuguese may be heard
and seen making a big splash with
his puiSsant paddle just in the
rear of them.
A dozen athletes are in the run
ming for the clouting crown, and a
sustained sticking streak by any
enc OF them would put him in frint
al the finish line. Spencer Harris.
Of Hollywood. most improved veter-
an outside of Alan Strange OF the
Rainiers in the hitting department.
has been lowering around the top
all the way. and Battling Bill
Sweeney, OF Portland. is blasting
out his best season With the bat
in fourteen years OF professional
baseball. Eddie Fernandes, also OF
the Schefter entourage. is keeping
Bill close ana uncomfortable COM
pany.
Dominic DiMaggio of THE Di-
6xraa c4
the front runners all season. but
precedent is against him. There
have been three DiNfaggios in the
P. c. L. and while all are men OF
mighty deeds here or elsewhere, the
clouting championship of the cir
cult never has adorned the escut-
eheon Of a DiAfaggio. It remained
for them to reveal their real great
ness elsewhere. George Archie and
Alan Strange look the best bets for
Emil SickS Seattle Rainiers. while
Jimmy Ripper Collins. OF the
Angels. and homerun king to date,
may provide the balm for David
P. (Ripper) Fleming, who had his
heart set on some sort |
of championship. Marvin Gudat |
appears to be Victor Devincenzi's
only white hope" in this respect |
since the AK OF physical adversely
aid low Smead Jolley. the gnarled
Oak. who grasped the batting Scep-
ter with his ham-like hands afte,
a late start last season.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-28
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Aug. 28. (UP)-wheai
advanced sharply in early trading
on the Chicago Board of Trade to-
day, but late selling erased some OF
the gains.
At the peak of the advance. pro-
fit-taking turned prices downward
Corn futures gained more than a
cent in sympathy with wheat, then
eased under selling by cash inter
ests and liquidation of September
contracts. Country offerings were
light. Oats and rye tended to follow
the lead Of the major cereals.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-28
An-Star Plans
Not Completed

Definite plans for continuance of
play in the championship series be-
tween Brawley and Ell Centre were
not completed Monday as players
reviewed the records of the first
Two games in. which each team
notched a victory.
The teams originally agreed to
play two out of three game series
but indications Friday night pointed
to a five-game series. If the five
game series plan. goes through the
third game will be played in Ell
Centre stadium, otherwise a flip of
coin will determine the game site.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-28
Imperial Merchants
Forced Into PIayoff

A play-off to determine winner
of the second half OF the Imperial
Valley Industrial league schedule
was made necessary Friday night
when the Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict shop team defeated the I'M
perial Merchants 13 to II in a
softball game at city park diamond.
The win threw the LID. shop
and the Merchants into a tie for
first place. Playoff is set for next
Thursday night.
The LID. office team won first
half Of the Industrial league COM
petition. A three-game play-off
series is to be scheduled between
first half and second half winners
for the league championship.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-28
L A. PRODUCE

Los ANGELES. Aug. 28. UP)-
Supplies were moderate TO heavy
with demand and trading godo.
Bunched vegetables: beets $3.50.
carrots 40-50c; Dixon 50-6Oc; green
onions $1.75$2.00; Leeks 81 90
mustard $1.00-$120: parsley 1850;
radishes small red 75-9Oc; spinach
pest $l.OO-$1. 10; turnips 60-75c;
Mint soc; dill 70-75c; Watercress
30-35c.
Cantaloupes: local hb's std 35-
soc; 36s 25-40c; Riverside 36s 65-
75c; local tip tops std 8s-16s 25-
40c; Japanese melons std 8s-16s 65-
Zoe; Persians local II A-1hc; casabas
local golden hybrids IA lie.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-28
l. A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANG ELES, Aug. %. UP)-
Hogs saleable 100. Steady to 5
cents lower; good to choice lights
7.35-7.6O; top 7.60; sows 4.25- 5.25.
Cattle saleable $500. Slow, few
sales about steady; many bids weak
TO % cents lower: few medium to
good steers 7.75-S.50; grass steers
7-7.25; Mexicans 6.60-685; few com
mon to medium heifers 6.25-6.65; :;
cows 5.2o-G.35; Gamers and cutters
4-5; bulls 6.25-7.50 calves sale
calves $3.50.
Sheep saleable 500; fifteen TO 25
cents higher; good rs Id wooled
lambs S,35; sorted is per cent at
7.35.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-28
Burke. Dudley Win
Golf Tournament

CHICAGO, Aug. %. CUP)-Billy
Burke, Cleveland, and Ed Dudley,
Philadelphia, won the Walter Hagen
anniversary tournament at the
Midlothian Country club yesterday
with a cumulative total of le match
play points. Ralph Guldahl, Madi-
son, N. j., and Harold (Jug) Nc
Spaden were second with six points.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-28
Markets At
A Glance

stocks rally after early decline
Bonds irregularly lower; u. s.
Governments mixed; Polish issues
weak.
Curb stocks irregularly lower.
Foreign exchange weak.
Cotton lower.
Wheat up q to lA cents: corn
up !. to / Is.
Rubber lower.
Silver off 39s cents in New York
at SO Is cents a fine ounce
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-28
Oilers, CaIipat to
Play 3.Game Series

Ell Centro city league teams, Gen.
eral Petroleum and Calipatria, will
clash in a three game series at the
northend diamond this week, with
the first tilt scheduled for tonight
at 8:15.
Nick Ellis will pitch for the Oilers
and will be opposed by Milton Stor-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-28
Pasadena Sox Take
Baseball FIau

PASADENA, Calf, Aug. 28. (Up)
The Pasadena Sox. sponsored by
the Chicago White Sox, held the nv
Cobb trophy for the California
state amateur baseball champion
ship today after twice defeating
the Fresno Augie Fries in the title
series. 1913 and 7-3.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-28
BY UNITED PRESS

In another three weeks the Paci-
fic Coast league race will come to
an end and that eight-game lead
piled up by Seattle looked awfully
big today to the other seven teams
in the league.
And though Los Angeles managed
to snatch to 3 verdict over
the Rainiers in last weeks series,
the Angels can look pretty awful
when the going gets rough.
The Angels won the first game
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-28
L. A. GRAINS

LOS Los ANGELES, Aug. 2s. up,-
Nvh neat no. ! hard white $1.s5 81 40
RarIeu' ~ rI",' No NO ! soft white $1.35 40
Milo NJ ~ / bri. west 46lbs 90-p5
' '''' yelloW ....,. $l35 1 Az
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-28

sortment Of strokes told the story
as the English girl tired badly and
lost. Ga
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-28
The Batting Race .

The power boys in the Pacific
Coast league are not pulling their
punches in laying down a barrage of
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-28
l.. A. HAY
l.. A BANKS

Los ANG GELES. Aug. %. tuPl-
Transamerica .....,,.. b7s - pa
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-28
l.. A. BUTTEK e EGGS

Los ANGELES, Aug. 2s. CUP)-
Butter: extras. 21c, prime firsts 26C
standard 25c undergrade 22Rc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-04
"A CONNECTICUT ---
 PUPILS AT W.P.I.
Robert J. Grant of Nauga= tuck Enrolled; No Local
 Boys In

Worcester, Mass, Oct. 4.-Twenty- four students from Connecticut are registered in the Worcester Poly technic Institute freshman class, which is the first under the admin istration of Admiral Wat Tyler Clu- verius, U. s. navy retired, new presi- dent. They took part in a three-day period of orientation before the for nal opening of college for the 72nd year.
 William E. Allen, Jr., West Hart ford; Mortimer P. Barnes, Stratford; Carroll O. Bennett, New Britain; Allen R. Coe, Jr., Manchester; Wal ter J. Farrell, Jr., Stamford; Fred erick Gilbert, Danbury; George w. Golding, Jr., Norwalk; Robert J. Grant, Naugatuck; Lawrence F. Hine, Bridgeport; Franklin K. Hol- brook, Ansonia; Herbert w. Hope, New Haven; Milton L. Jacobson, Hartford; Charles A. Jenkins, Will limantic; Wilmot J. Keogh, Nor walk; Edward A. Lipovsky, Bridge port; Frank P. Lucca, Hartford; Ed win H. Matasik, Devon; Clifford B. Moller, Stratford; Francis H. Nor rison, Jr., Thompsonville; Anthony L. Passera, Clinton; P. J. Rqzak, Middletown; Bruce E. Smyth, Plain vile; Frank E. Stableford, Meriden: William A. Walsh, Easthampton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-04

terest the home owner in the mat ter of fire protection. Under the law, we have no legal right to enter a dwelling, but feel that many people will welcome us when we call at their homes md seek proper permis- sion to examine the cellar, attic and heating unit. "Our men will 10 this for the benefit of the property own- CT, and tenant; we desire to make each and every house safe from fire during the period of sleep. Attics stuffed to the roof with old articles and materials that have not been changed about in year are danger ous, and should be removed; the cellar should be free of combus- tible articles that may bring about fire, the fireman knows just about what should be stored in these places, and if you follow the advice as given by him when he calls at your home, we are sure to have few CT dwelling house fires during the coming winter months"