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Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Todays Sports Parade

taunts. his boasts, his wild declaim-
ing, we're born of desperation.
Prize fighting is a nasty business
and we all know it Is. but we don't
like to be told that it is. Certainly
not by the champion. Until that
interview yesterday you had done d
lot to lift the business of fighting
with the fists above the street level
There we're millions of us, Joe
here and abroad-who saw in you
something that transcribed mere
mauler, a common brawler. The
pure power of you, the quiet terror
of your fists, lifted you into the
class of an art.
Do you want to destroy all of that
in one interview? DO you want to,
with a few ill.chosen words, lower
youself to the level of cold, brutal
nlerciless killer?
picked you to whip Galento
quickly-and I was for you, not
solely because I had picked you
because my reputation can stand a
wrong guess or two, but because l
thought you were much the better
behaved
But-and l am speaking to you
as a man from Georgia, Joe, who
was glad to include you among his
friends-if that interview of yes
terday was from your heart. and
not dictated by those in charge of
you-well. l hope Lou Nova or Bob
Pastor knocks hell out of you.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Stark Confident
Club viii Show in
State Tourney

Ell Centros All Star hardball
team will play the Bank of Amer
lea team In the first round of the
California State Semi-Pro tourna-
ment at Torrance, Jack Stark,
manager, announced Saturday after
pairings for the tourney were re-
leased.
The first round will be played
Saturday, July at the Torrance
City park at 3 pm. In the second
round, Ell Centre is slated to meet
Glendora on July 8 at l pm. Tor
rance is located near Los Angeles.
Stark appeared confident that
the Stars would either win the
tournament or make an impressive
showing.
'The team I took to Flagstaff
last year considered the strong
est I had ever managed, but the
nine this year is every bit as good.
If we are stopped, it will have to
be a mighty good ball club and
don't think there is better one
in the tournament Stark declared.
The All Stars will play their
matches over weekends on Satur-
days and Sundays. Two defeats
are necessary to elimination.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Mccarthy to Boss
American Leauuers

CHICAGO, July 1. CUP)-Joe NC
Carthy, manager of the World
Champion New York Yankees. was
chosen today to manage the Amer
iean league all-stars In their game
with a National league team in New
York July IL. replacing the ailing
Connie Mack of Philadelphia.
League President Will Harridge
said Mack had notified him he
would be unable to serve because
of illness.
Mccarthy has managed the Am
erican league squad In each of the
previous years that his Yankees
were the world champions and
Mack had been honored this year
as part of baseballs centennial cele-
bration.
Harrldge said that Lou Gehrig.
Yankee first baseman who held
down the initial sack in every all.
star game since the series started
in 1888, was named captain of the
American league team.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
fdllefl Angels
Boost Seattle
10 First Place
Nv UNITED PRESS

An Angel fell last night and boost
ed Seattle into first place in the
Pacific Coast league.
The SefAphs OF Los Angeles ap-
parently flew too high and. Icarus-
like, their wings got singed. At any
rate, they got too close to the Stars,
for Hollywood's twinklers dumped
them out of the top spot with a
4 to 2 victory last night.
Seattle seized time by the fore
lock with an 5 to 3 win over Sacra-
mento. Successive home runs by
Morrissey and Archie - two men
were ahead of Morrissey-gave the
Rainiers a four-run splurge in the
fourth, after the Studs had pecked
off run in each OF the previous
innings.
The shuddering Seals-their sup
porters are shuddering, too-squar-
ed their series with Oakland with
4 to 2 victory. Bill Shores kept
the Oaks to five hits and had them
going down in order In all except
the fifth, seventh and eighth in
rifngs
San Diego nosed out Portland,
6 to 5, on some fancy relief pitch
ing by Byron Humphreys, who say
ed the game for Al Olson who was
knocked from the box in the sew
enth.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Tulane vs.. Stanford
In Intercolegiates

DES MONIES. Ia, July l. CUP
Warren Berl, Stanford university
and Vincent D'Antoni, Tulane, meet
today in a 36-hole match over the
Wakonsa Country club course for
the 42nd national intercollegiate
golf championship. -.
Berl, only IS and recent winner
of the Pacific Coast Collegiate title,
won his way to the finals yesterday
BY eliminating H. r. Merritt, re-
tiring Yale captain, and 4, Dan
toni. who twice has won the New
Orleans city championship, elimin-
ated Billy Hall, Iowa State. one
up, on sensational finish In the
semi final round.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Reds Dominate
Picked National
League Team

NEW YORK, July |. UP)-For
the second straight year the Gin
cinnati Reds took the lions share
of places on the National league
all-star team, with seven men on
the squad that will oppose the
American leaguers in Yankee Stad-
ium July IL, it was revealed today
by Gabby Hartnett. Chicago Cub
pilot. who will lead the National
league team this year.
Behind the Reds came the Car
dinals with five, the Dodgers with
four. the Giants and Cubs three
each. and the Pirates, Bees and
PhillieS one each.
Six players we're unanimous
choices. Paul Deffmger. Ernie Lom-
bardi and Frank Mccormick of
Cincinnati. Joe Medwick Of the
Cards, Stan Hack of the Cubs and
Morris Arnovich of the Phillies.
Hartnett named Bill Terry of
the Giants and his own Red Corri-
den as coaches. He picked Charley
Root as batting practice pitcher.
and Andy Lotshaw of the Cubs as
trainer.
Six newcomers were on the Ma
tional league roster. They we're Ar
Linus Frey OF the Reds.
Lou Fette of the Bees. Whitlow
Wyatt and Dolph Camilli of The
Dodgers and Terry Moore of the
Cards.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
H Ceniro Sends
Two Ball Teams
To Phoenix Wars

Two Ell Centre All Star teams,
one hardball and one softball, left
Saturday for weekend skirmishes
in Phoenix The softball crew will
meet the Phoenix Lettuce Kings
Saturday and Sunday and the hard
ball stars will play the Phoenix
Thunderbirds at Mace stadium
Sunday. Monday and Tuesday.
Friday night the softball Stars
STAYED off an eighth inning rally
and beat the Cotton Stars S to 4
IN Ell Centre stadium.
The Stars took an early lead,
snaring three runs in the first IN
ming when Price walked, went to
second on an error and scored on
Tunney Williams single. Tunney
went to second on Pat williams
single, stole third and went home
on a fielder's choice. Pat then scor-
ed on caught fly.
Cotton scored a single run in the
second inning and it looked like a
walkaway in the fifth when Sandez
and Tunney Williams scored two
more runs for the Stars. A Cotton
rally came in the eighth, however
when McLelland hit and went to
second on Adams bunt. Shoaf
walked and a left field hit by
Round scored three runs. The rally
was short lived, however, when the
Stars blanked Cotton in the final
inning.
Hearst struck out 10 for the Stars
and allowed IL hits. McLelland al
lowed three hits and struck out
nine. Pat Williams, with two hits
led the Stars and for Cotton Adams
Lynch and Broyles got two each.
E. c. GIRLS BEATEN
In a preliminary game, the Cal
exico girls team defeated the 81
Centre Jitterbugs.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Aussies Favored
In Net Encounter

MEXICO CITY, July l. CUP)-
Australian was heavy favorite to
beat Mexico in today's doubles
match and advance into the second
round Davis cup elimlnations of the
North American zones. ~ =
With Adrian Quist apparently re-
covered from slight attack Of
dySentery, the Aussies have little to
fear from the Mexican doubles team
of Daniel Hernandez and Esteban
Reyes. Quist will pair with AM
b;6extrous Jack Bromwich
The Anzacs took a 20 lead In
the best of five series by winning
both Of yesterdays singles. matches.'
Bromwich defeated Hernandez 60,
60, 60. Quist beat Eugenio Tapia,
6-1, Ga. 6-2
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Big Mouth Bass Caughtin Colorado
River BY Ceniro Sportsmen;
Catch Made by imperial Dam

dications point to sufficiently of
that kind of bait from the valley!
Lake HenshaW is offering a wide
variety of sports angling. Limits
of bass crappie, bluegills and cat
fish are being taken there daily.
Ocean going fishermen have had
phenomenal luck this week In hook
ing the big ones in the vicinity of
the Mexican Coronados.
On June 26, "a passengers on the
Mascot III caught 402 barracuda.
Il bonito. SIS bass and Al yellowtail
Likewise on the same day, nine
anglers on the Star Angler took SO
yellowtail and 20 bonito. The jack
pot was toppled by a 3O-pound yel-
lowtail. On June 20, Is fishermen
on the Star Angler brought to gaff
AZ yellowtail and a quantity of bass.
bonito and barracuda. Other units
of the San Diego sports fishing fleet
made correspondingly good catches
The ocean water is reported clear
and smooth. Weather is sunny md
live bait plentiful and first class
Fishing off the Point Iona kelp
beds has also improved along with
the fishing in Mexican waters. Bar.
rscuda, yellowtail and bass are run
ming in quantity in the point region.
Surf and bay fishing is reported
fair all the way from Oceanside to
points below San Diego. Croakers.
corbina. founders and other spe-
cies of palatable fish are being
brought back by returning anglers
Better strings are anticipated as
the season advances.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
By HENRY McLENfORE

NEW YORK, July l. tUP)-Say
Il amt SO. Joe, say 1t amt so.
mean that interview with you that
was published In the New York
papers yesterday You know The
one mean-the one that said you
had planned to wait until the 10th
round to knock out Galento. SO that
for nine rounds you might have the
pleasure of cutting him, butcher
ing him. beating him. and making
him pay for the gross remarks he
had made about you.
That isn't like yoi Joe. You're
not that Kind of a guy. In the
years you have been champion you
have conducted yourself with dig.
nifty, and aloofness, that has done
more for your race than anything
that has been done since Booker
r. washington died.
Knowing you. were better than
the men sent out to face you, you
have carried your superior abilities
with Becoming lightness. You have
accepted the power in your fists,
the speed In your legs, as a natural
heritage: something to be handled
with care lest you damage too much
those less blessed.
You don't mean to tell me. and
the entire world. that you are
throwing overboafd all your sports
inansfip becatise Of a few remarks
that one challenger made. His
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Boys State Ends
In Long Session

SACRAMENTO. July 1. UP-
The third annual boys state, Am
erican-Legion sponsored encamp-
ment for high school juniors. was
TO end today If the Legislature"
can agree on bills remaining be-
fore it.
Approximately $40 boys selected
by the Legion from all parts OF
California organized state. county
and city governments with full ret
inues of officers during their weeks
stay at the fairgrounds here.
The clock may have to be stopped
to prevent the legislature running
overtime on a controversial bill
that boys be selected for the camp
in the future on the basis of their
interest in government, but Cover
nor John Maiben, of Montebello
said he felt that special session
would not be necessary.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
SELL Farm Pr0duee Through
Post Press Want Ads
MARKET QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, July 1. CUP =
stocks registered small gains In the
averages today with volume light.
The whole financial district was
deserted except for the brokerage
offices and three markets the
stock exchange, curb exchange. and
the cotton exchange. All the banks
were closed and dealings In foreign
exchanges were suspended for the
day.
The market will be open on Mon
day as usual and banks will reopen.
All business will close down on
Tuesday for the holiday.
Opening irregular. the list met
modest support and leading issues
showed small gains. Heaviest trad
ing was done I'm Sunshine Mining
which lost nearly d point on un-
certainty over government purchas-
es of domestic silver. Sunshine Is
the nation's largest silver producer.
Next In volume came u. s. Rub
Der. Chrysler and Commonwealth
Edison were tied for fourth place
and a fair amount of business was
done IN Loft and National steel,
The latter made a new low at 81
off IL points and then came back
to within a small fraction of the
previous close.
Dow Jones closing stock aver
ages: Industrial, 1918. UP 10: rail.
25. .93, up o.O8: utility. 2309, up 0.12.
stock sdfss approximated 10000
shares, the same as. traded week
ago. Curb stock sales were $4,000
shares. the smallest this year. and
compared with $4,000 last Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02

~
now to take on a better class Of
boxer and I mean to do everything
l can to arrange the bouts In Ell
Centro." Lahey said before leaving
for Jacumba to confer with the
Hogues and their managers.
Lahey said there will be no tights
at the arena this coming week, be-
cause the independence Day week.
end probably will tire fans, but the
week he hoped to match
Bigboy and Herman Graves.
''1f Bigboy-or Shorty-will fight
Graves, that's all I want to know!'
Lahey said.
Soft spoken and sincere, Lahey
commented upon recent cards at
the arena in this manner:
I've learned several things about
Imperial Valley fight fans. They
are exacting and have their own
idea OF the type of show they want
Fights that go over on the coast
won't go over down here. If we
can't arrange the type of fight the
fans down here want, then we'd
better close up. But I think we can
arrange them and I mean to do
everything in my power to do so!
Prom now on Tn going to match
the boys just as closely as it is
possible to do, and win. lose, or draw
let the best man win!"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Root Gives Reds
Lesson in Control
In Winning, 81

NEW YORK. July |. tUP) =
Charley Root, daddy of all major
league pitchers, gave the Cincin-
natl Reds hurting corps a lesson
Yesterday they had better learn II
ary of them are counting on pitch
ing in the world series against the
Yankees next October. That lesson
is control.
Root. who passed his 40th birth.
day last March II, pitched the CUBS
tc a 81 victory over the Reds and
did not walk a single man. 1t was
his first triumph this season. john
ny Wander Nicer started for the
Reds and after walking four men
in the second inning, was elected by
Umpire ziggy Sears for protesting
his ball and strike decisions.
Before Wander Nicer left he had
walked In one run. Then Whitley
Moore came in and walked in an
other run. Those two runs we're
good enough to win for the Cubs.
Wander Nicer and Moore allowed
only four hits. but they walked nine
men. Root gave up eight hits.
The Reds big five has walked
1874 men this season, with Wander
Nicer and Moore the big offenders,
Wander Nicer leads the league in
walks with 63, and Moore has given
SIS. Bucky Walters has walked 80,
1 ZEE Grissom 27 ana Paul Derringer
oily IL. the leagues best record,
Only run made off Root was Einit
Lombaroi's homer mo. I'D. 49,.
The Brooklyn Philadelphia night
game at Ehbets field was rained out
for the second straight evening, and
Dodger President Larry MacPhail
announced it would be played the
night of Sept. 27.
The Yankees won a Thinning
game from -,,e Serators-shortenco
by rain and darkness-10-2, behind
Oral Hildebrand's four-hit pitching
Two boots in the first inning cost
The White Sox two runs and Detroit
beat Chicago, 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
L. A. STOCKS

LOS ANGELES. July 1. UP)-
A dull session closed the weeks
trading on the Los Angeles stock
exchange today. Prices were ir-
regular. Two issues fell to new
lows: Richfield Warrants 100 at
" down a, and Union Oil 100
shares 16B down n.
Other sales included: Roberts Pub
Wkts 100 shares ;52s unchanged !,
Transamerica 100 shares 5M up "a !,
Richfield Oil 100 shares ~ un,
changed. Standard of Cal 100
5hares 26 unchanged, Chrysler 2b
shares 677s unchanged; Electrical
Products 100 shares az up " !,
Menasco 100 shares "a unchanged: !:
Ryan Aero 100 shares 5M up vi;
Edison common 100 shares 26s ut
u; the per cent pfd 100 shares
20 unchanged So. Cal. Gas A 100
ehares 33h down one point.
Early sales approximately $500
shares; five issues up, four down.
sixteen unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Private AirpIane
Business Boosted

PHOENIX. July l. UP)-Phoe-
nix Is believed to have more pri-
vately owned airplanes per capita
than any other city In the nation.
Private interest in flying has so
expanded in Phoenix, according to
DR.. Gordon Shackelford. that avail
able hanger facilities cannot house
private ships here.
He attributed the increasing IN
terest in flying throughout the
nation TO the intensity of CONNER
cial flying efforts and the increas-
ed mechanical knowledge of the
average American.
Absence of fogs and strong winds
aids to the safety of flying In Ariz-
ona, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02

Every passing minute increases
Dtmpsey's chances of complete re-
covery," was the medical opinion
at Polytechnic hospital where Jack
was rushed for the removal of his
appendix Thursday night.
A morning bulletin said:
Mr.. Dempsey's condition is quite
satisfactory He had a very good
night. Temperature, lD15, pulse
50. respiration %"
The 44-year-old former heavy
weight champion spent comfort
able night and all signs pointed
toward his recovery from an afflic-
ton that was about 95 per cent
fatal only few years ago.
His condition was so markedly
improved last night that Mrs. Demp-
sey did not feel it necessary to
spend the night at the hospital
as she did on Thursday night,
when he sank SO low that restora-
tives had to be used to prevent his
collapse. DR.. Robert Brennan. who
performed the operation with
Dempsey under only spinal an
esthetic. found his condition salts
factory enough that he abandoned
scheduled midnight check-up.
Mrs. Dempsey, the former Ham
nan Williams of musical comedy
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Swanberger Rites
Scheduled Monday

Funeral services for Fred Swan
berger. rs, El Centran who died in
San Diego Friday. will be held In
Santa Ana at p. m. Monday at
the Brown and Waggoner chapel
of the First Baptist church of Ell
Centre. officiating.
Members of the Swanberger fam
lily will leave Imperial Valley Sat
urday for Santa Ana to attend the
rites.
Swanberger was pioneer resident
of Ell Centre and was widely known
throughout the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Democrats Honor
Republican Scion

PHOENIX, July 1. (UP)-Sen
Gerald P. Nye, Republican senator
from North Dakota, was singular
ly honored" by his election to hon
orary membership In the young
Democratic clubs OF Arizona, Bert
Campbell, executive secretary, re-
Ivealed today.
Campbell quoted Nye as saying
in letter II doubt whether such
recognition has come to many Re-
publicans such as myself
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
L. A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES. June 30. tUP)-
Hogs, saleable $50, steady, bulk $40.
8.25, top S.25; few sows 5.25-5.50.
Cattle. saleabIe 300, clean up trade
steady; plain Mexican steers $40;
few heifers 6.75 down: cows $3.50
cutter grades 3.75-5; bulls 6.50-7.25
Calves, saleabic $50, steady. few
vealers to 1880.
Sheep, saleable $50. holdovers 1908
very slow; MIXED quality 90 Id
shorn lambs about steady at 8.25
better choice wooIed lambs quoted
TO $50.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Amateurs Battle
AT Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON. Eng, July 1. cUP)
The sun baked Wimbiedon's his
toric turf today as the worlds best
amateurs fought to get into the
quarter-finals of the all England
tennis championships.
Gene Smith of Berkeley. Calf.
the surprise of the tournament. al.
ready has entered the quarter finals
and Bobby Riggs of Chicago and
Elwood Cooke, Portland. Ore. were
fighting to join him today.
Women players were attempting
to win their way into the round oil
Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
l.. A. PRODUCE.

Los ANGELES. July 1. fUP1-
Trading was only fair, -'
7s Casntaionpes; an, Imperial JUMBO 45s
eydews Imperial jumbo cant. crates
$l-lI6; honeyballs Imperial Jumbo
Tomatoes: San Pedro Axis $1.25-
s;a5; 5X5s and 5x6s 81. 1.5O: 6x6s
4x5s 75c- 81; 5x5s and 5xss 9oc 81 i6:
6x6s 75-S0c; SKIS 6O-75c, 7xss 35
soc; loose lugs 2O-3Oc San Dfego
5x6s 9oc-$1; 6x6s 6O-s75c: 6x7s SOC.
a Watermeions: ton lots 2O-22 Id.
$11.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO. July 1. lUP)--whea "
eased fractionally on the Chicago
board of trade today, after eafiy
firmness.
At the close, wheat was off u to
cent, corn was unchanged; and
oats were 4 to " cent lower
Corn futures were relatively
steady. Liquidation Of July con
tracts continued. Shipping sales Of
26S,000 bushels were reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Markets At
A Glance
BY United Press

stocks irreGularly higher and
quiet.
Bonds steady and quiet; u. S.
Governments lower.
Curb stocks irregular.
Foreign exchange market closed.
Cotton barely steady.
Wheat and corn unchanged to up
about u cent bushel each.
Silver UP 1-16 penny nj London o
18 1-16 pence an ounce.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
REVENUE OFFICE
WILL BE CLOSED

The zone office of the u, S. In
ternal Revenue Bureau in El Cen
tro will close Monday and Tues
day. Patrick Corey, in charge of
the office announced Saturday. The
office Is located at the postoffice.
Closure is in compliance to Gov
ernor Olson's proclamation and in
observance a Independence Day.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
CAlfPAT TEAM WINS
OVER BRAWlEY MINE

A Calipatria All Star team swamp
ed a Brawley Star team 10 to
Friday night at the northend field.
Clernons and Storey, pitching for
Calipatria. allowed only one hit
B. Riley and Cfalupnik, on the
mound for Brawley. allowed ten
hits.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Connie Mack Receivers Swiftly

BOSTON. July 1. (UP1-Cdnnie
Mack. IS year-old manager of the
Philadeiphia Athletics, was recuper-
ating so swiftly from minor all
ment at a hotel here that relatives
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02

said he probably would be able to
start for home late today. His all
ment originally was diagnosed as
acute indigestion but yesterday he
developed a temperature.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
BOTTLERS WIN
CLOSE SERIES

Seven-Up nosed out a 20-30 bowl
ing team Friday night two games
out of three at the Ell Centro alleys.
Bill Foss was high for 20-30 and
Chris Vendugo for the other team.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02

fame. left the hospital at 2:3o this
morning. She was cheerful for the
first time since Jack was brought
to the hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Ho9ue-Groves Bout Sought
I'm PorIey at Jocumbo

Tough scraps for the Hogue twins and cards marked by
close, hardswnging bouts were promised Saturday by
TT is time the Hogue boys moved up into stffer
neon They both smart enough and strong enough
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-02
Dempsey Hangs on Grimly
I'm Bottle With Illness

NEW YORK, July l. (UP)-Every time the clock tick
ed today Jack Dempss brawny body crowded the poison
of pertonts little closer the ropes and unless the
old Manassa Mauler suffers relapse, he expected
to deliver kayo wallop to the germ some time tonight