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Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27
Today's Sports Parade

beauty and peaceful, happy people,
being the most heavily fortified
territory in all the world Not
even Gibraltar is SO heavily pro-
tected Diamond Head fairly
bristles with instruments of war;
great stores of ammunition are
cached all over Oahu; thousands
and thousands of soldiers and sal
lors are permanently stationed
there; there are airports for bomb
ers, airports for pursuit ships, air.
ports for observation ships, great
highways, which would allow the
speedy movement of guns and men
to any part of the island, run out
from Honolulu can think of
no safer place to be in time of war,
particularly if you could arrange
to live at the gymnasium where
the arts of jiu-j jitsu are taught :.
The boys there gave me demon
stration of the advanced graphing
arts, throwing arts, knife and sword
defense, and sumo, the latter being
Japanese wrestling I would
like to get some of these jiu- jitsu
students TO go against the grunt
and groan takers who wrestle
around New York What they
would do TO them would be little
short of murder Few people
know it, but some of the biggest
cattle ranches in the world are
located in the Hawaiian Islands,
and the Hawaiian cowboys are as
fine rodeo performers as any in
Texas, Arizona, or Montana
A few years ago a team of the
Hawaiian ranch hands went to the
mainland and Won four first prizes
in one of the wild and Wooly vests
biggest rodeos The HaWaiians
are fine horsemen, and take TO the
saddle as naturally as they do to
the ukulele and hula -.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27
A.A.U. Discards
Metric system

NEW YORK, Feb. 27. (UP)-The
outstanding event of the national
indoor track championships, for
athlete and spectator alike, was a
move by the AA.U. executive COM
mittee that had the metric system
of measurement on the way to the
ash heap today.
The International Amateur Athle-
tic Federation, which must pass on
all world record achievements, does
not recognize indoor performances.
Why the A.A.U. has retained the
metric system for its annual winter
championships SO long is a question
that never has been answered SEN
sibly or satisfactorily. 1t is the only
one of the major indoor meets not
conducted on a yardage basis, and
the metric distances are unfamiliar
and distasteful to most competitors
and fans.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27
l.. A. STOCKS

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27. (UP)-
4 short list of the higher priced
tocks crossed the board of the Los
Angeles exchange today with the
general trend upward. Pacific
lighting Common went up " to
eeW high of 47k on sale of 100
hares. Broadway Dept. store drop
ped y TO a new low of 69s when
90 shares changed hands.
Other transactions included:
Transamerica 100 shares 6h up -;
Richfield Oil 100 shares 9h up X;
Cniv. Consolidated Oil 100 shares
Is up u; Globe Grain & Milling
100 shares 54 unchanged; Lock-
need 100 shares 3414 up y; Menasco
90 shares Az down h Ryan Aero
100 shares 6% up u Webber show
ase pfd. 40 shares unchanged;
9uthern Pacific 100 shares IS up
H.
Sales approximately 1880 shares;
seven issues up. two down. two un-
changed
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27
Bench Warming
By Burdette Kinne
Post Press Sports Editor

Art Bell, the sweet swinging pre-
from Monterey Park who Sunday
afternoon smashed a golf ball
around the Barbara Worth course
in an exhibition match, is about
as garrulous as a strong, silent man
recovering from a tonsilectomy
Harold Peterson, his sporting goods
company mentor, says he's just
shy and bashful.
BY dint Of making ourselves OBJ
noxious, we did manage to get this
much out Of him:
Art is 30 years old and learned
his golf in the Hawaiian islands
from his father, Alex Bell, also a
pro. He weighs l63 pounds and
figures long hitting on a golf course
is about half and half timing and
strength.
The strength part he qualified by
pointing out that golf strength is
considerably different from Just
ordinary strength. Power on q golf
course comes from development Of
certain muscles, namely those of
the left side and shoulder, and a
man may be strong as a dray horse
at digging and yet be a flyweight
on golf links because the proper
muscles have not been developed.
Balance Of Bells hitting power ap-
pears to come from his hands. They
are well shaped with long fingers
but do not appear exceedingly
strong while gripping club. On
closer examination, however, his
fingers are good deal thicker and
muscled than they seem.
Notes picked up along the valley
sports trail:
The sound Of hickory against
horsehide rang IN the FL Centre
stadium once again Monday an
.nouncing the opening Of another
spring training season for a coast
league baseball team . Replacing
the Seattle Rainiers, who trained
here last season, however, is the
San Diego Padre baseball team
Thirty athletes were on hand for
first practice which consisted on
bIAA14 al OO440&I4OA1dl CAC4CAScS,
hitting, and infield practice
Good training weather greeted
the Padres as contrasted to the
rainy season that welcomed the
Seattle club one year ago g.
Should the sun continue to stay
out from under the clouds the re-
mainder of the spring training sea-
son, Manager Cedric burst pre-
dicted the Padres would be in a
position TO return the first division
of the Pacific coast league -.
Don't bet on it. but I believe the
valley basket schedule has finally
been ironed out Under the
present schedule El Centro and
Calexico will clash for the valley
title Wednesday night in Calexico
and the Bulldogs will complete their
season Thursday against Imperial E.
Bettors offered odds of 3-2, take
your pick, on the El Centro-Cslexico
game El Centro defeated CAL
exico in the first meeting but the
Spartans bowed to Brawley and
Calexico walloped the Wildcats in
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27

CHICAGO, Feb. 27. CUP)-Weak-
ness at Liverpool and beneficial
moisture in the southwest caused a
moderate decline in wheat prices
on the Chicago board Of trade to-
day.
At the close wheat was off q 10
= cent, corn off IS TO Is cent. and
oats X TO u cent lower.
Early easiness was based on re-
ports OF substantial snowfall at
many points in Kansas. Oklahoma
and Nebraska. More selling pres
sure developed on the unexpectedly
bearish close at Liverpool. Scat
tered support was uncovered about
Al cent under previous closing lev
els. but there was little TO encour-
age sustained demand.
Liverpool wheat closed u TO ]
cent lower. Winnipeg declined
fractlonally.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27
L. A. PRODUCE

Trading was moderate to fairly
good with supplies liberal and
prices about steady.
Bunched vegetables: moderate;
beets 6O-75c. Carrots 75-90c. Dixon
70-75c. Carrots Imperial Valley 81
10.
Lettuce: weaker; dry pack I'm
perial Valley 4 doz. BOLTS; 5s
81 .15-1 40.
Peas: weaker; Imperial Valley
bush 7-Sc ID. 45-lb. crates $40
BPS; OXnard SC. san Diego co.
Bush &c. Local ordinary 3-3kc.
Pole San Diego co. 8-9c. Santa
Barbara co. 9-10c.
Squash: moderate; Imperial Val
ley White Summer crates S22. so; ;
Italian Imperial Valley crates $3.50
2.75; Yellow Crookneck Flats So so.
Tomatoes: stronger; inland crates
Stops S3.25-3.50; 12s $3.50. Loose
Flats S1-1.10; lugs $1.25-1.35.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27

second round play =.
Manuel Ortiz, making a come
back after g mediocre pro ring
showing last season. will fight IN
the main event OF the first profess
sional card at the E. Centre athle-
tic club Friday night, Frank Lahey,
matchmaker, reported Monday =.
Ortiz Will battle Bobby Wright of
Oakland A victory will put
Manuel in a good position to cam
paign for the flyweight title of the
state Miller Fonseca, the boy
who defeated Shorty Hogue in an
amateur bout one year and a half
ago, will be on Friday nights card.
James Stocks is still winning ten
mis- matches Sunday the valley
champion walloped George Divine
of La Jolla in straight sets .
Divine is rated the best netter in
San Diego county
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27
Valley Tennis
Club Defeats
La JolIa, 15.7

Braving a wind that all but blew
the Calexico tennis courts TO the
Arizona line. the Imperial Valley
tennis team defeated a strong La
Jolla net squad. Is matches 10 /
James Stocks. Imperial Valley
singles champion. defeated George
Divine of La Jolla in the feature
match of the day 6-2, GA.
Results:
Mems singles:
Frank Batter Of. B. Kinne. CIV)
Us. 6-3: B. Rose df. Walter Bowk-
er, GV) 6-3, 6-3 exhibition: Jack
Bowker (IV) df. S. Ulrich, Ga. 6-3,
exhibition; Leidig UV) df. Davis,
8-6. 60: Maxwell (IV) df. Talboy,
6-l, 6-l: Hernandez CIV) df. Couey,
Ga, 81; Arnold tIV) df. Kayser,
Cd. 6-3: Stocks IV) df. Divine,
6-2, GA; Hens (IV) df. Gaty, Ga,
6-3; Servine GV df. Simons, Ga,
6-3 (exhibition).
Mems doubles:
Hens and Jack (IV) Of. Gaty
and Batter, Ga, 6-4; Gaty and Rose
IF. Kinne and Maxwell QV, Us,
rs; Edmunds and Hannah QW
df. Couey and Simons, 6-3, 8-6;
Stocks and White qV) df. Divine
and Davis, 60. 6-2.
Women's singles:
Mary GresSor IV) df. Betty
Couey, 60, 6-3; Ruth Kayser Of.
Birkhauser IV). 60, 6-l
Women's doubles:
Couey and Kayser df. Edmunds
and Crook IV, 6-1, 6-2.
Mixed doubles:
Clark and Rose df. Gressor and
Jack QV), 6-1. 2-6, 6-3; Margoan
and Davis Of. Birkhauser and Lei
dig IV), Ga, 6-3; Langley and
White (IV) df. Couey and Couey;
Crock and Hannah IV) df. Kaiser
and Talboy, Ga, go.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27
San Diego Padres Begin Spring
Training Grind in 6. {. Stadium
Two Players Absent
From Initial
Workout

The san Diego Padre baseball
team Of the Pacific Coast league
took over El Centre stadium Men
day morning at 10 o'clock in the
first of a series of 30 or more
workouts which Manager Cedric
burst hopes will condition his ath-
letes into pennant contenders.
Thirty athletes in all answered
the call to the first spring training
session and only two players were
missing from the ranks, Tiny jim
Chaplin, pitcher and Mickey Has
lin. third baseman.
Chaplin is expected to report
Tuesday or Wednesday. Haslin Is
the clubs only .holdout.
The San Diego ball club will be
the only team to train in the val
ley this season as negotiations to
bring Oakland or Hollywood to
Brawley fell through.
The Padres follow Seattle Rain
;ers to El Centro stadium and
should the Padres make as much
progress up the league standings
after training in the valley as the
Rainers did, they will finish one
spot above first place.
The Rainers finished last in the
1887 pennant race but slipped into
second place in the standings IN
1898 after the spring training ses-
sions in El Centre
San Diego slipped to fifth place
in 1888 after winning the league
title in 1887.
Manager burst reported that
workouts for the remainder of the
week would be restricted to timber
ing exercises, some infield, hitting
and general conditioning.
No games have been lined up
in El Centro stadium as yet, but
at least three coast league teams
are expected to invade the stadium
for exhibition games next month.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27
81. Mary's ExpeNs
DackfieId Star

MORAGA, Calf, Feb. 81. CUP)-
ST. Mary's college officials an
nounced today that Mike Kotovich,
sophomore star of last seasons
football team, who was being
groomed for All-America honors,
had been expelled.
He has been expelled, and per-
manently,Y said brother Albert,
president Of the college, in reveal
ing that faculty action on the
"Klotovich case" had been taken
last Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27
Cage Titles at
Stake on Weekend

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 81. (UP)
The 1899 basketball titles in the
two divisions CT the Pacific oCast
conference viii be determined this
week as contenders play the last
games of their regular schedules.
Oregon and Washington, battling
for first in the northern division,
meet at Seattle Friday and Satur-
day.
Oregon, holding a one game edge
with u wins and two defeats, needs
only to break even to take the
divisional title. Washington, with
II wins and three defeats, has to
take both games To capture the
crown. One defeat will put Wash
ington out of the running.
In the southern division, the con-
tenders are University of Califor-
MIA, which has won eight and lost
two, and University OF Southern
California, which has a record OF
seven wins and three setbacks.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27
Yon Cran1rn Returns
70 Net Actor,

BERLIN, Feb. 81. up - Baron
Gottfried Won Cramm, who spent
even months in prison on a morals
charge, will return to international
tennis this year, probably as rep
resentative of a foreign club, it
was announced today. .,.>.
Won Cramm, ace of Germany's
Davis Cup team until he was ar
rested last March, has entered the
Egyptian Championship at Cairo.
No further plans for foreign COM
petition were divulged.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27
L. A. LIVESTOCK

Los ANGELES, Feb. q. (UP)-
Hogs saleable supply 100. Open
fully steady, closing slow, weak;
bulk 9-9.15; top 9.15; locals 500
SIS: sows 6.75-7.
Cattle saIeable $500. Slow. gener-
ally steady; good fed steers 90
9.75; some held higher; Mexicans
7.50-7.75; few feeders 7.65; good red
heifers s.75; feeder heifers $40;
cows ST; cutter grade 450-5.eo
medium bulls 6.35. Calves saleable
700. Steady; top Yealers 13; others
- down; calves s.25-9.50
Sheep saleable 500. Steady; me
dium 10 choice S5-lb. Idaho wooled
lambs $50; short wooled Imperial
lambs 7.S0.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27
Midget Race
Driver Killed

NEW YORK, Feb. 81. CUP) -
james McCarron, % year old mid
get automobile racing driver Of
Philadelphia was killed yesterday
when his machine skidded and
overturned during qualifying
trial at the coliseum.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27
Pneumonia Fatal
To Ski C,ampiorl

MADISON. Wis, Feb. 27. (UP)
Bietila, 20, Ishpemtng.
Mich. national intercollegiate ski
champion in 1887 and 1898 and
member of the 1910 u S. Olympic
team, died last night from pneu-
monia which followed a skiing in
Jury.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27
Markets At
A Glance
By UNITED PRESS

STOCKS lIISS u4ar anu quiet
Bonds higher; u. 5. governments
higher.
Curp stocks irregularly higher.
Foreign exchange easy.
Cotton firm.
Wheat off q TO l cent; corn off
Is to Is.
Rubber firm.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27
White Takes
Golf Tourney

HOUSTON, Tex, Feb. 81. (UP)-
Ed White, former national inter
collegiate champion and Walker
cup player, added another cup TO
his trophy display today-the Hous-
ton invitation No. l prize.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27
Wind Posfpones
Baseball Game

. Wind Sunday postponed the
scheduled baseball meeting between
Brawley and Ell Centro, Jack Stark,
manager of the Ell Centre baseball
team reported Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27
VALLEY BASKETBALL MIXUP, ONE
STEP NEARER SOLUTION; CALEXIC0
CENTRAL TO PLAY WEDNESDAY MITE

The valley basketball league mXup step nearer
solution Monday Coaches Larry Hanson and Ed Covng
ton of Ell Cenro and Caexco definitely set the champion
ship game for Wednesday night in the Caexco gym
naSium Covngton, however, had step to
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27
AII.Star Game Slated

NEW YORK CUPl-A minor league participation IN
babas centennial COOpersOwn N " this summer will be
featured by an game announced today by Judge W.
Rbam nresdent National Association of Professional
Baseball
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27
Montanez, Berg Matched

YORK, UP)-Pedro Montanez of Puerto Rico,
challenger been matched
England March TO-
the 2Oh Century Sporting club announced today.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27

spllSh, the scheduling OF a game
against Imperial. Imperial High
desires to play Calexico on Tues
day. Border officials offered Thurs
day as a playing date.
Settlement of the Imperial tangle
was promised by Tuesday morning,
according to Covington.
The league STANDINGS.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27
MINNEAPOLIS FLAX

Flax quotations by courtesy of
Southwest Flax Seed association.
May NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S1.76B
July NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S1.75B
september ................ 1.6SKB
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27
Bell, Rehd Eeom
TO Defect, vesey.
Sprouse i'm Notch

gallery of more than 100 shiverng souls that follow
ed the exhibition match at the Barbara Worth golf club
Sunday afternoon reached one definite conclusion:
"He really belts them
Art Bell Monterey Park pro- lived up TO his reputations
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27
l.. A. BUTTER & EGGS

Los ANGELES, Feb. q. (UP)-
Butter: extras 2Sc. prsme flrsts 27e,
standard 27c. undergrade 26 "
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27
CHICAGO GRAINS

FpUth CIUStu HIBHtI3 HIIuUII
.66; sales 692 bales.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27
L. A. HAY
l.. A. BANKS

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27. (UP)--
TransameFica ........ ca 6K
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27
COTTON

903; sales So bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 27. (UP)-
Cotton futures closed steady.
Omen High Low Close
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27
L. A. GRAINS

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27 OUP)-
Eastern Gra1ns--6uIK
Corn No. 2 yellow . S1.24-1 20
California GraIns-Sacked
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-27

The privilege of re-qualifying
was extended Monday to the 49
golfers who qualified Sunday for
the Imperial Valley golf cham
piOnship.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15

Between 1915 and 1919 there came
a series OF events the memory q Wnlcn
stirred him out OF his calm He was
robbed several times, two OF three
times by bad men who beat ms, nis
ms about tho head and knoc&ea me
10 floor. Th@y to0k @2.0uo Sos sszxa@'
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15

acreages below averages Of the proceed
ing 10 years.
March planting intensions show
that bean paintings probably win be
above last year, although well under
average. Potato acreage will be smaller
than both last year and average. Com
pared with acreages harvested In 1898,
slight increase Of all tame hays to
be cut in 1889 Is indicated.
Following are 1888 figures compared
with indicated 1899 acreages, with 1888
paintings listed first:
Corn: 4,0O0-176,000, a 2,000-acre
increase in 1899.
All spring wheat: s,7ss, OOO-S, 18O, 900,
COZ, 000-acre decrease.
Oats: 282,OO0-310 900, increase 49,
600 acres.
Barley: 14s,OOO-192,OOO, increase 49,
900 acres.
Flaxseed: sOOOO-lsO,OOO, increase 12O.-
900 acres
Dry beans: 17,OOO-1s,OOO, increase
l 1000 acres.
Potatoes: 10000 $4,000, decrease
1000 acres.
Tame hay: ,255,OOO-12ssOOO. In
crease 1900 acres.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15

L. W. ShotweIl of the Flathead
agency has been informed that the
national park service has approved
the transfer of a 36-foot coast
guard Hfeboat from Glacier park
to Flathead lake to be used in con-
nection with the Blue Bay Sun
shine camp for Indian children on
the Flathead Indian reservation.
This boat is equipped with a heavy
duty inboard motor and also has a
mast and sails. It Is valuable boat in
Al condition. It will seat 20 persons
and provide means for short cruises to
islands and nearby picnic grounds for
the Indian children who are in attend
ance at the Blue Bay camp. The boat
will make approximately IL to IA knots
per hour and was transferred to Gla-
cier park several years ago by the
coast guard service.
Blue Bay camp will again be operat-
ed this coming year and the present
plan Is to carry approximately so chill
dren from June is to July 10. Another
group of so children from July 20 until
Sept. / will make a total enrolment
for the season of 40 children. These
children are selected by the health
personnel at the Flathead agency and
range in age from to II years of age
Children who are not up to par in
health and need special foods and
fresh air and exercises are selected.
During the past several years this
camp has been maintained at about
the same capacity and each year dur
ing this period the children have made
gain in weight of an average of five
pounds per child in the five-week Pc
riod. The buildings and plants have
been constructed under the WPA prof.
ect and the tribal council and Indian
service are cosponsors of this project.
Blue Bay camp is located on the
east shore of Flathead lake, about 10
miles north of Poison. 1t began its OBJ
Grafton In 1885 and many improvements
have been made since that time An
ALLEGATION of several thousand dollars
viii be new project under the WPA
to start work at Blue Bay camp.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15

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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-04-15
PACK RAT REVOLT
WAS LED BY HERO
BEAT KING" TO TRIGGER AND
RUINED CASTLE OF
PIONEER

A cat may look at q king. a rat
may shoot mp his palace. The fe-
line right which has been proudly
handed down from generation TO
generation, first gained recognition
centuries ago by the exploit of the
immortal Puss-fn- Boots, but re-
manned for an ordinary Montana
mountain rat 70 exhibit an even
greater possibility.
The king was William Hackney,
Montana pioneer and for years the
monarch Of all he surveyed" In the
Huckelberry and Gleason gulch dis
tricts OF the upper Nevada creek valley.
1t was In his cabin where the event
occurred that will reverberate down
the halls of time until the last rat trap
is sprung and the last bit Of bait
moulded away
Long before the first white man made
his appearance In this part of the
world, the mountain or pack rats had
borne with proverbial patience the
yoke Of oppression. Although they have
made nocturnal forays on the caches
and food supplies Of trapperS, pros
pectors and the like, they have never
rioted or attempted open warfare. Dill
gent search Of the most ancient ar
chives fails to reveal any occasion when
they have even gone so Tar as 70 petit
ton q legislative body for redress Of
grievances.
It is true they had sqtaeaIed with In
dignation and tail-pounded the floor
and rafters when their troubles became
almost too great to bear, but 1t all
came to naught until leader was born
in Bill Hackneys domain.
This rat In question had been bother
ing king Bill" until he finally lost
patience, and loaded an old Zulu model
shotgun, which he kept In his cabin
as a protection against cigar store In
dams and wandering ~buns" pos
seSsed with unsuitable appetites Tor
bug fIifce. Bill hung the weapon within
reach of his bunk, which was built IN
one corner OF the cabin. Diagonaliy
across the cabin In the opposite corner
was Bills china closet. This was con-
strlcted of three tiers Of cracker boxes,
one above the other and In 1t repoSeo
all of Bill's chinaware. His cook stove
was directly In the center Of the cabin
midway between the closet and bunk
Aroused in Night
One night Bill was suddenly awak.
ened from his sleep by the antics o.
the rats, which had managed 70 gel
inside the cabin. Drawing himself out
OF the blankets TO sitting posture, ne
agpotted" the eyes Of the "crttter" on
the opposite side Of the room Grasp
ing the shotgun he took aim. The rat
vas 0nly about ~ feet distant. There
was no chance of missing and the raj
knew n. He closed bis eyes and waited
Eis heart choked his throat and shs
ha00d khrnbbed In his brain.
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