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Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
Bench Warming
By Burdette Kline
Post Press Sports Editor

are again headed toward certain
championship Meanwhile the
Boston Red Sox have slumped to
allow the Yank lead to increase to
nine full games Yep. it looks
like the Yankees against the Gin
cinnati Reds in the World Series
Padres Out
Back 10 the Pacific Coast league,
Seattle and Los Angeles are again
waging battle for first place In the
standings But at the rate the
Sacramento Solons are moving
neither may be able to staye off
the rush of the SaSs
San Diego seems doomed to Sec
ond division Hebert and Con-
zalez are the only consistent win
ners on the Padre staff Crag-
head, Tobin, Olsen and Humphries
are not dependable and Pillette is
strictly a relief pitcher i. :.
The Padres aren't hitting too well
despite the fact that Dallesandro
and Detore are the leagues lead
ing sluggers TIE rest of the
team fails miserably when the chips
are on the line
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
BY HENRY McLEMORE

NEW YORK, July 20. (UP)-The
sun isn't SO bright today, there is
a moan in the breeze, and even the
local birds seem respondent.
Skies are tinged with gray, trees
droop sadly, and life hardly seems
worth the living.
Know why? I'll tell you. Colonel
William Terry of the New York
Giants is getting his bumps. Low
able Memphis Bill, the warm heart
ed scion of the deep south, is hay-
ing his troubles.
For the first time that many of
us can remember Colonel Terry is
without a song on his lips, a smile
on his face, and happy, hearten-
ing gleam in his eye.
To see Colonel Terry despondent
is as depressing as it is unusual
Warmth, friendhip, the CHEEKY clasp
of hand, all go with him as natur-
ally as the horn goes with a COW,
the comb with a rooseter.
Now, for the first time since he
took over the management of the
New York Giants, he is seriously
troubled with his team. Gradually
it has been falling apart until, to-
day, it can only be described by
borrowing that lovely French phrase
"All Shot to hell
In the game with the Pirates yes
terday, which they lost for the un-
believable record of five successive
defeats, they presented a lineup
that resembled nothing so much
as cryptogram. A substitute first
baseman was on the mound. A right
fielder was at third base, a center
fielder was in right field, a second
baseman was at shortstop. The
only Greek in baseball was at sec
ond base and second string catch
er was behind the plate.
In the press box, suffering from
the sight OF such a team, were the
sportsWriters. Acknowledged to be
among Terry's best friends, they sat
and wept silently into their hot
dogs as mild, sweet William tried
to bring order from this chaos
There was scarcely dry eye among
the writer's When the Giants lost
SO deeply did the boys feel for the
disheartened leader of the Giants
There was only one consolation
for them and the fans. If there is
any man who can bring the Giants
to the top, riddled as they are
Terry is the man. His sweetness
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
Dolly Stark
Banishes Lippy
As Reds Win

NEW YORK, July 20. CUP)-
These are stormy days for National
league umpires. Little Dolly Stark,
gamely carrying on with a brace on
his knee from an early season in
Jury, was caught in the vortex OF
an enraged group of Brooklyn play
ers in the Dodger-Red game last
night at Ebbets Field.
Game little fellow that he is,
Stark gave 1.-The thumb" to Mana
ger Lippy Lou Durocher, stood his
ground. and regained some of the
respect umpires lost after the Billy
Jurges- George Magerkurth splitting
incident" at the Polo Grounds last
Saturday Pop bottles, thrown by
irate Flatbush fans, caused the riot
squad to be called to prevent trou-
BILE.
The decision which precipitated
the row came in the third inning
as Pitcher Whit Wyatt, Brooklyn,
went from second to third on a
sacrifice fly" Stark called him out
for leaving second before the catch.
Later Wyatt lost his temper when
Stark called Frank Mccormick safe
at first on a close play. The Brook
lyn hurler threw a punch at some
one, but it didn't land. Some
thought Wyatt was punching at an
umpire and others insisted he was
punching at one of his own players
who was trying to calm him.
1t was all great fun for 27,665
fans and a profitable evening for
the league-leading Reds, who scor-
ed a 4-2 triumph in 10 innings
Wally Berger's pinch double drove
in the tying run, and Bill Hersh-
bergers single with the bases jam
med in the tenth off Red Evans,
who had relieved Wyatt, won the
game.
The Cardinals moved into second
place last night by beating the
Phillies, AZ.
They carried another Giant play
er to the hospital as the Pirates
licked the Terrymen, 1913. Big Wal
ter Brown was hit on the hand by
a line drive off Arky Vaughan S
bat.
The Bees won in the ninth from
the Cubs. 3d.
The White Sox, playing with
black armbands on their sleeves in
respect for the late Louis Comiskey
handed the Red Sox a double trim
ming, Al and 80.
Detroit slapped Washington down
Ito.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, July 20. UP)-
Stocks marked time in relatively
quiet dealings today as bullish SEN
timent of the past two sessions
was increased by a sharp break in
grains.
The stock list got off TO a mixed
start in the dullest trading Of the
week and backed and filled rather
narrowly thereafter. Near the close
the main list was irregularly lower.
Aviation shares were outstanding
on the upside.
A burst OF selling developed near
the close and most issues were dri-
ven to new lows for the day. Chrys-
Ter dipped to around S0h where il
was off more than a point. General
Motors had fractional decline.
Z. S. Steel and Bethlehem replaced
early small gains with losses OF
lin ost a point each.
Dow Jones closing stock aver
ages: Industrial, 141.24. off lao;
rail 29.Os, off 0.06; utility, 24.93
off 0.29; 29 stocks, 47.51. off 0.41
stock sales approximated $4,000
shares against 100000 in the pre-
vious session. Curb stock sales were
rs, 900 shares compared with 1884,
90 Yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20

Hogue, however, is undeniably the
toughest. His name Is Ray Vargas.
He has whipped a dozen of the best
welterweights and middleweights on
the coast and last Thursday night
he earned a draw with Herman
Graves in Ell Centro.
Vargas is rated as expert in the
art of boxing as Bobby Pacho, he
is faster and hits slightly harder.
He is veteran as professional
fighters go, having mixed In more
than 200 amateur and pro engage
ments.
Tonight's fight will be the first
for Bigboy after months layoff
which he earned by defeating Bob
by Pacho in the Ell Centro arena.
Preliminary bouts should pack
nearly as much action as the main
event because Cleo Shans, popular
Brawley mixer, is scheduled in the
semi -windup. Shans will fight john
ny Telittillo.
Hindu Fleet, rugged customer
from Bombay, India, will oppose
Bert Birmingham in what is ex-
pected to be the widest swinging
affair since the Midget Tony Galen-
to fought Hut Thompson.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
CoIored Al Americans
Retain Best HurIers to
Oppose Hurst Friday Mite
Joe the Fox Lines
Up Strong Tea am to
Play Negroes

The Joe Louis Bombers. minus
the services of Joe Louis. arrived
in Imperial Valley Thursday, under
the name The Colored All-Ameri-
cans, and prepared to meet Braw-
ley and El Centre softball teams
on Thursday and Friday nights.
The All-Americans were expected
to trim Brawley without a great
deal of trouble but the travelling
clowns saved their best pitcher to
oppose Joe Fox" Hurst in Ell Gen.
tro stadium Friday night.
The All-Americans have built up
an impressive record this season
and have lost less than go games
in four years, while winning nearly
$50.
Joe Hurst who will manage the
El Centre team in the absence of
Jack Stark. planned to start the
Williams brothers. Pat and Tunney.
Sandez and Van Nostrand in the
infield, and Webster Aaron, Porte
and Ehmke in the outfield Hoyal
Priest will catch.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
Bartlett Upsets
Top.Seeded Wood

NEW YORK, July 10. (UP)-Earl
Bartlett. j.. l6 and only month
out OF a New Orleans high school,
is the most promising tennis pros
pect to hit the eastern circuit since
Don Bulge blazed out of California,
but the wiry little Dixie Dandy will
hang up his racquets for good after
this season and devote all of his
time to the study of medicine.
Bartlett won the attention of the
east when he blasted Sidney B.
Wood, former Wimbledon champion,
out of the eastern clay court cham
pionship yesterday. Wood had been
topseeded. Scores were ST, 6-3, 6-3
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20

Sport Shots -.
There is still some mystery hang
ing over the scheduling of Herman
Graves and Shorty Hogue
There is a rumor. however, that
the bout will be staged on Aug. 3
in the stadium Still no answer
from Linn Platner, who apparently
has first choice on the twins SER
vices But local matchmakers
are sure he will approve the valley
match
Turnouts at the city league soft
ball games have been very disap-
pointing of late In BraWley,
however, more than 500 persons are
out to watch games that do not
provide as good playing as El Gen.
tro contests Perhaps league
officials should consult Brawley
moguls TO determine why :.
JACK Stark's baseball team will
play the N.Y.A team in Torrance
Saturday afternoon in state tour
nament contest :. A victory for
El Centro will put the Starkmen
in a good spot to win the title E. !.
Troublesome Days.
These are troublesome days for
National league umpires. but di-
minutive Dolly Stark, who officiat-
ed the Brooklyn Cincinnati game
Wednesday night stood his ground
and restored some of the self re-
spect to the senior loop arbiters =.
Stark Danish Lou Durocher, mana
ger of Brooklyn for arguing. and
kept the players in line throughout
the remainder of the contest de-
spite a shower of pop bottles from
the stands. ~
The New York Giants, hard hit
- injuries. are floundering around
in "a disastrous mid-season slump
Even Terrible Bill Terry, rat
ed by many to be the outstanding
manager in the major leagues, has
begun to worry The Giant
manager is at loss what to do .
He has outfielders in the infield, a
second baseman at shorrstop and a
first baseman on the mound :.
And they call lady luck a kindly
On the other side of the Harlem
River the New York Yankees have
completely recovered from their six
game losing streak and apparently
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
10 Yachts Yet TO
Finish in Race

HONOLULU, July 20. UP)-Ten
yachts which sailed out of San
Francisco bay on July rode at
anchor here today, but the crews
of three of them withheld enthus-
iasm for the welcome given by this
mid-Pacific city.
Instead, they made frequent trips
to Diamond Head to scan the bule
Pacific waters for sign of 16 other
yachts, some of which might still
beat them out of the trophies they
cherish.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
L. 4. PRODUCE

LOS ANGELES. Juuy 20. CUP)-
supplies continued rather heavy on
most lines with trading slow.
Bunched vegetables: Beets 3540c;
.arrots 40-50c; dixon soc; green
anions s1.50-S1.75; leeks $1.25; mus
ard 2535c; parsley 50-60c; rad
shes small red 50-G0c; spinach 40
50c; turnips 50-60c; dill 75-s5c; mint
'5-30c; watercress 30c.
Cantaloupes: local hb's std 24s
f5-75c; 27s 50-65c; local tip tops
It'd Ss-10s 60-75c; 12s-16s 65-75c;
24s 50-60c; meloglows Ss-16s 501G0c !;
34s-27s 40-50c; delano hb's jbo 27s
s1.0O-$125; 36s $1.10-$1.25; 45s 85-
800; jbo 16s 81 90; Imperial hon
eydews jbo e. std $1.40- 81 so; jbo
eantaloupe S1.25-S1.35; Imperial
;olden beauty casabas 1lzc.
Tomatoes: earlianas lugs San
Pedro 4x5s 1890: 5x5s-5x6s 75-
s1.00; 6x6s 60-75c; 6x7s 40-50c; To-
al, Orange and San Diego 4x5s 60
75e; 5x5s-5x6s 65-75c: 6x6s 50-60c;
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
Berkeley Grid
Star Injured

CROCKETT, Calf, July 20. (UP)
Fred Anderson, who had been
counted upon to carry the brunt
of the attack on the University of
California football team next fall,
probably will never participate in
athletics again.
Anderson, % year OLE senior, was
seriously hurt when 20 ton con-
denser fell on him at an oil re-
finery here He received a COM
pound fracture of the left ankle
and serious cuts on both legs. Ply
sicians who treated him said his
injuries probably will keep him
from further competition.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
L. A. HAY
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO, July 20. tUP)-Corn
utures tumbled to the lowest levels
since 1888 and wheat slid 10 new
lows for the year in heavy selling
IN the Chicago Board of Trade to-
lay. All grains were weak. Liver
pool and winnipeg wheat prices
dropped TO new seasonal lows and
July wheat at Liverpool reached
new all-time low.
At the close wheat was off to
2A cents. corn off 2Ss to "a cents.
and oats y cent TO IL cents lower
Corn led the drop in the local
market with declines of more than
2 cents. Weakness at Buenos Aires
and the favorable new crop out
look discouraged traders.