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Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
Todays Sports Parade

a chance But take it from a man
whose one principle is to bet more
than he can afford, there is no
sense to their argument. The only
thing that a So minimum does is to
make Is cent bettors bet So.
Vanderbilt should see to it that
there are more winners at Belmont
Park. To hell with improving the
grounds, by such means as putting
birds of paradise on the infield lake,
or planting rare and exotic flowers,
or adding two or three paved en-
frances and exits. Let's have more
horses to do what the form chart
says they are capable of doing
No one goes to a race track to en-
Joy the scenery. I would much ra-
ther stand in an ash heap and
watch winner come home that sit
in replica of the Tai Mahal and
watch the horse I had wagered on
come staggering in fifth or sixth
The only thing really pretty at a
race track is your horses nose in
front at the judges stand
BY all means let Vanderbilt see
to 1t that all customers of Belmont
Park are equipped with Halloween
costumes and false faces when they
enter the place. These are to be
slipped on when anyone is lucky
enough to get winner and go to
the cashiers window There is no
thing so disheartening as to be
recognized by tried and true
friend while you are caShing a
ticket Because nine times out OF
ten the T. and T. friend will ap-
proach you and put the bite on you
for few dollars to bet on the next
race. There is no refusing such
request as this, because you are
caugh ready handed, so to speak.
Imagine the joy of smirking behind
your Halloween mask as you see
the dear old pals line up to watch
the cashiers winows in the hopes
of seeing someone they know.
OF course, this mask business viii
work both ways. I'm not SO sure l
could spot my pals through their
eye Sits. Are you?
Free lunches should be a part of
every well run race track. All touts
should be belled like cats. There
should be one fixed race on every
card, and it should be announced
early enough in the day so that
you have time to send Junior home
for his pig bank.
1 am forwarding these suggestions
TO Mr.. Vanderbilt with a partic-
ularly plaintive postscript asking
that he get a photo finish camera
that, just once in a while, will take
a picture of yours and my horse
coming in first.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
Pacific Coast
Gridiron Notes

STAMFORD UNIVERSITY Calf,
Nov. %. CUP)-The Stanford attack
against the University of California
Saturday will be built around full
back Norm Standlee, Coach Tiny
Thornhill indicated today. frankie
Albert and Pete Kmetovic will al
ternate at the left half spot.
BERKELEY, Calf, Nov. %. CUP)
Bear hopes for a big game VIC
tory Saturday against Stanford
were dampened with the report
Hard Luck" Ted Hubert, fullback,
had injured his left shoulder dur
ing tackling sessions, and Louis
Smith, halfback, had suffered ag
gravation of a previous leg injury
The Bear backfield unit will now
probably be Bill E1more, quarter,
Jerry Lutes, right half, Tony Firpo,
left half. and McQuary, fullback.
EUGENE, Ore, Nov %. (UP)-
The University of oregon Webfeet
will be in fine shape for Thursdays
game with Washington, with the
possible exception of tackle Merle
Peters, Coach Tex Oliver said to-
day. Peters suffered a wrenched
knee in practice. Oliver said Elroy
Jensen would replace Peters.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22

est gridiron tiff of a season cram
med with tough battles, will send
opposing linemen and backfield stars
crashing into each other at 2:15,
and at kickoff time even money
will be the only money available
for betting.
Thanksgiving day games annually,
tradition says, violate all rules OF
form, comparative ratings and po-
tentialities of the opposing ball
clubs.
Ell Centro high footballers have
concentrated on two things during
the week. a defense to halt Calexi-
cos vaunted spread and passing
offense. Both were lacking in the
first meeting between El Centro and
CaleXico.
Coach Ed Covington's Bulldogs
from Calexico followed a routine
practice schedule with a minimum
of tough practice. Defense and in
dividual assignments took most OF
the practice time.
In the event Thanksgiving day
games are partial to jinxes, per-
haps Calexico will find the going
bit rough because the Bulldogs
will be seeking their 18th straight
victory in three seasons of play,
and their fifth in a row this season
Ell Centre, on the other hand
will be fighting to end a two-game
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
NeyIand Named
Grid Coach Of
The Week

NEW YORK, Nov. %. (UP)-His
hobby IS fishing and there's many
a coach who'd rather see him cast
ing line in some mountain stream
on Saturday afternoons instead of
running football team.
The United Press nominates as
coach of the week:
Major Robert Reese (Bob Ney-
land of Tennessee.
Around the country they're say
ing Tennessee doesn't deserve to be
ranked among the top teams of
1899 because of set-up schedule.
But be that as it may, Neyland
deserves ranking as one OF the
great coaches of this generation.
Ever since he packed his bags
and headed for Knoxville back in
1926. Major Bob has been turning
out great teams. His present eleven
has won eight games, scoring 1856
points while holding the opposition
to a series OF large zeros.
Back in 1897, after losing a game
to Vanderbilt, Tennessee began a
victory string that now stands at
81. The Volunteers won two more
IN 1887, chalked UP II last year
including a victory over Oklahoma
in the Orange Bowl, and won eight
this season. All that are left be-
tween Tennessee and another per-
feet season are Kentucky and Au-
burn. If Tennessee gets by these
two, put it high on the list of great
teams of 1899 and forget those guys
who talk about cream puff sched-
ules.
Except for one year break when
he was on army duty in the canal
zone in 1885, Neyland has coached
at Tennessee every season since
1926. He's turned out 13 teams and
six were unbeaten, with No. 13 on its
way toward a seventh perfect sea-
son for Major Bob.
In that time, Tennessee has won
LOT games, lost IL and tied eight.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
Bench Warming
By Burdette Kinne
Post Press Sports Editor

best material or not. Often 200
pound average line cannot cope
with a line 30 pounds lighter. So
how can a difference of three or
four pound weight advantage mean
6 difference in material.
Then there is the age question to
consider. Perhaps one squad boasts
an older group of boys. Perhaps
there are a couple OF natural foot
ball players hanging around.
Actually there are million and
one ways football games can be won
and lost. And out of that million
and one reasons football teams
lose games, a coach deserves con-
den1nation only or rare occasions
a buffed pass, a blocked kick. \
poor tackle, a forgotten assignment,
ar injury might pave the way for
defeat or victory. Even the most
illogical person must admit that.
Long Day
Coach Larry Hanson, like all
ether athletic instructors, puts in
a long day prepping his football
players for a grid season. Hanson,
for instance, turns up at the high
school at 7:30 in the morning to
coach his junior varsity.
Then he teaches gym classes all
day, practices with his varsity after
school. Sometimes, after wrapping
ankles, nursing injuries among his
players, he gets home as early as
$50 in the evening.
Then, when his team loses because
a player fails to carry out an as
signment that has been drilled into
him for two months, the MMQ's
ask for his scalp.
Coaching is a tough racket at
best, and one of the few in which
one man may lose his job because
another makes mistake.
So take it easy. you Monday
Quarterbacks. Look into the facts
before you start condemnation of a
coach. It's his life work. He loves
that work else he wouldn't be in it.
The wages are not enormous, the
glory is limited and it is the most
thankless job on the surface of the
earth.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
BY HENRY MCLENORE-

NEW YORK. Nov. %. CUP)-It
was with much qualification that
learned of Alfred Gwynne Wander
bits acceptance OF the presidency
of the Belmont race track.
Indeed, it gave me thrill, be-
cause we are SO much alike. Save
for few minor traits possessed by
him and not by me, such as youth,
GOOD looks, personality, wealth, and
\ love for hard work, there is very
little difference between us
Because of what I consider to be
q great bond between the young
millionaire and the Morris plans
most consistent customer, I feel no
hesitancy whatsoever in suggesting
to him ways and means of bettering
Belmont Park when it opens with
pari-mutuel machines next year.
The first thing he wants to in
stall are 25 cent or "two-bit" pari-
nutuel windows. This idea of having
two dollars as the smallest bet is no
good. Vanderbilt will object to this,
and so will lots of other misinform-
ed persons, on the grounds that
a man who can't afford to bet more
than 25 cents shouldn't be given
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
Stranger Lewis
To Return to
Wrestling Game

LOS ANGELES, Nov. %. (UP)-
Ed (Strangler) Lewis, who ruled
the wrestling world in the days when
they actually wrestled, flexed his
aging biceps today and set out on
crusade to bring the sport back
to respectability-and regain his
heavyweight throne.
Without an audible creak in his
joints, the 48 year old veteran dom
ned pair of wrestling tights and
went through strenuous two-hour
workout that left him putting a bit
but still confident.
i've been testing myself out late
ly and I'll be back in the ring within
six weeks" he predicted. when
put the old tights away two years
ago, I thought it was the end of
my active wrestling career. But I
still want crack at the present
championship Londos.'
This information might not give
Mr.. Londos the nasty jar Lewis
expected but the stranger is SER
ious enough about the comeback
business to melt Is pounds from his
avoirdupois during the last week
or so. That puts him down at the
200 mark, with still about 80 pounds
scheduled to go overheard before
he considers himself in shape.
Lewis, who was worlds champion
on six different occasions during
his Is years of campaigning, says
the present circus antics in the ring
are mainly responsible for his return
to the game.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
BrowIey's Aerial Circus.
HoltviIIe Clash Tonight
LuckIess Vikings to
Seek First Win of
League Season

Brawley h i g h schools
Wildcat football team, the
closest thing to an aerial
circus" seen in Imperial Val
ley league play, will attempt
to continue its parade of upsets to-
night on Brawley field against a
heavier Holtville high school squad.
The kickoff is scheduled for 8 o.
clock.
Coach Sheldon Joughborough's
footballers, who passed their way
to 1876 victory over El Centre
last Friday night. ran through a
Commute workout Tuesday after
noon, so minutes of which was spent
in passing practice.
So come 8 o'clock tonight Brawley
high will again depend upon a sud-
den striking aerial attack to set
back Holtville's gridiron machine.
From Holtville, however, comes
a warning for the boys in the north
end to be on guard Holtville has
been playing in hard luck thus far
in the season and any night now
the law of averages may step in and
aid the Vikings.
Holtville has the weight, speed
and versatility to win football games
in the valley league and Coach T.
S. Walker vows that tonight will
be Holtville's night.
Holtville has worked out a pass
defense in practices this week and
if the Viking pass defense is as
effective as Holtville's defense
against the Calexico spread forma-
ton last week, then Brawley is in
for tough evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22

They praise the winners, condemn
the losers, offer advice to both.
They arc, in case you haven't al
ready guessed. the so-called Mon
ray Morning Quarterbacks".
There are thousands of them in
The United States and there are
hundreds in the Imperial Valley.
Sometimes they please you by at
fackinp . PLAYER YOU don't like.
other times they anger you because
they fay player you think is q
great one.
But the Monday Morning Quar-
ferbacks" rlav NJ important role
IL football without them football
would not be one of the nations
most successful sports enterprises.
Their paid admissions keep football
OF paying basis; their praise,
COMMUNICATION and advice fans the
flame of interest of the less en-
thrsiastic sport follower.
Vicious Attacks
The NfMQ's. however, sometimes
cut loose with a vicious attack that
actually has no formation.
Consider, for the moment, the
case of Head Coach Laurence Han
son of El Centre high school.
His team, favored by the MMQs
early in the season, hit a hard-luck
streak in league play, lost two
games to Calexico and Brawley.
Immediately the MMQ's attacked
Hanson's coaching methods. They
put him on the pan over the break
fast table, at the club and on the
street corners. And why? Because
his team did not defeat Calexico
and Brawley.
: The same situation exists in half
q hundred communities over the ma
ton where coaches's football teams
fail to come through with an un-
marred schedule
Why?
why didn't El Centro win the
championship. they ask El Cen
tro has the best material, the most
reserves, the best equipment .
But actually who is capable of
judging whether a team has the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
l.. A. PRODUCE

LOS ANGELES. Nov. %. UP)-
Supplies were moderate TO heavy
With demand and trading slow on
practically all lines and prices
arely steady to weaker.
Asparagus: 1. v. punched select
zee; ex fey 15c; fey lie.
Cucumbers: San Diego CO lugs
sl75-$79o; Laguna Beach $1.65-
sl.75; 1. v. s115-s1.35.
Lettuce: Dry pack Lompoc doz.'
II -35-sl.5O: SIS S100-S1.15; San Luis
obispo As s1.35-s1.5o; 5s s1oo-si.25;
s1.50. n.
peas. san Diego co bush sic;
locaI 5-6c; Coacheila Valley &C;
imperial Valley SIC.
Squash: White sumner local d
san Diego co lugs $1.00-S1.25; l. ";
iugs $1.0O-$125; Italian Imperial
Valley lugs 60-65c; local & san
Diego co lugs 5o-e5c; Coachella
valley eo-65c; yellow crookneck
san Diego CO si25; banana local
Like; Hubbard ] !. -1lzc.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
Boxing Group
Clamps Down

NEW YORK. Nov. %. CUP)-The
boxing business, which began mop
ping up" action after an alleged
confession by Heavyweight Harry
Thomas that he had thrown two
fights, received two more coats Of
whiteWash today.
The Pennsylvania and New York
boxing commissions reached a work.
ing agreement for the conduct of
the fight game in both states. Box
ers or managers suspended in one
state for violations will not be per-
mitted 70 operate in the other.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
Fresno, San Jose
Meet for Title

FRESNO, Nov. %. (UP)-Fresno
State and San Jose State meet
here in the Breakfast Bowl tomor-
row with the Bulldog hackers cry
ing "Excelsior!" and thinking wish
fully of bigger and better Bowl
bids to come, all for the glory of
the raisin.
The fact that San Jose State like
Fresno has an unbeaten, united
record buffers no parsnips with the
Fresno fans who believe that, by
comparative scores, Fresno should
rank among the elect, in fact sit
above the salt with Southern Cali
fornia, UCLA and Oregon State on
the Pacific coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22

Qualifying rounds for the annual
Barbara Worth Country club cham
pionships will be continued another
week according to Curley Vesey,
pro.
Twenty-one players have already
qualified, Vesey said. and there is
still room for 81 players in the three
flights of play.
Match play, under present plans
will start one week from Sunday.
Only club members and players
who pay monthly membership dues
are eligible to enter the tournament,
Vesey said.
Scores of qualifiers to date:
Dan Taylor, medalist, 38-37-75;
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
Qualifying Round in Annual B.w.C.C.
Championships Extended week;21
Players Qualify for Meet

F. w. Manley, 39-43-82; Red Ed
wards. 43-44-87; Benny Young, As
47-92; Viggo Hansen, 44-45-89;
Fred Miller, 45-51-96; M. M. Diz-
ney, 52-52-104; Howard Soper, So
52-102; Gene Oswalt, 50-52-l02;
Burdette Kinne, 50-39-89; George
Morris, 46-43-89.
Barney Holbert, 52-47-99; Geo.
Fleming, 50-48-98; Fred Smith, 40
49-95; Junior Oswalt 50-45-95;
Jerry Brandt, 52-45-97; w. j. FL
wander, 40-37-77; E. B. Mason, At
$780, Vic Nordquist, 44-37-81; !;
NJ o. Simms, 42-46-88; NJ. D. Park,
46-50-96.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22

losing streak that all but shattered
the morale of team considered a
ranking favorite to win the league
title earlier in the season.
Coach Larry Hanson indicated
the Spartans will stand good
chance to end the two-game losing
streak because even in defeat the
Spartans flashed offensive drives
which revealed smashing power
attack
Add to that the fact Ell Centre
is determined to win this one, and
it's easy to determine why they
rate the Spartans an even chance
to win.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK. Nov. 22. CUP)-
Stocks drifted irregularly lower in
dull pre-holiday dealings today.
Mixed tendencies also prevailed in
bonds and commodities.
Tobaccos were aided moderately
by an official report that cigarette
production last month hit a new
record high for the period and that
1889 output probably will set a
new peak.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
stock averages: Industrial 1903,
off 0.65: rail 1885. off o.02; utility
25.5s, off 0.06; and 65 stocks 51.15
off OH
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
Fl Centro to Play
MexicaIi Nine

El Centro's winter baseball team
will resume its schedule Sunday
afternoon at the El Centre stadium
in game against the Mexicali all
stars, according to Jack Stark, man.
ager.
Joe Andrade will pitch for El
Centro, Valenzuela will toss EN-
for MeXicali. The game will start
at 2:15.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
REA BowIers
Defeat District

REA boWlers won three out OF
four points in a league match
against the Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict keglers Tuesday night.
Frank Beatty was high scorer for
the winners with l56, Merklein for
the losers, with 139.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
l.. A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES, Nov. %. (UP)-
Hogs saleable 500; steady to 10
cents higher; top 6.s5 on good to
choice Californians; Nebraskas Cts.
no sows offered.
ly cutter to medium: few sales
about steady; few common steers
7.50; few medium to good cows
6-6.S5; common down to 5.35; can
ners and cutters 4-5.25; no bulls
sold. Calves saleable 500; slaughter
offerings fair; stock calves steady
at 8.50-9.25.
Sheep saleable 700: few common
TO medium lambs weak at 7.50-7.75;
bulk unsold; good TO choice wool
ed lambs quoted S.60-9
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
l.. A. STOCKS

Los ANGELES. Nov. %. tuP)-
The lbs Angeles stock exchange
continued dull today in the last
session before the Thanksgiving
holiday.
on the whole board five issues
were IN. four down and three un-
changed volume was 5000 shares,
OF which $500 were penny stocks.
sales included Central Invest
mens 100 AZ liz unchanged. Broad
way department 100 at 5A down X
$aniag prua 100 al 7h down n
Hancoct oil 100 ~ 30 up u
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
Markets At
A Glance

Stocks irregularIy lower and
quiet.
Bonds irregular; L. s. govern
ments higher.
Curb stocks irregularly lower.
Foreign exchange lower.
Cotton easy.
Wheat unchanged 10 off = cent;
corn up * II off is.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
l.. A. HAY
CHICAGO GRAIN
los ANGELES. 81

CHICAGO, Nov. %. CUP)-Wheat
prices were mostly fractionally
lower in pre-hoiiday trading today.
At the close wheat was unchang-
ed to off y cent; corn up * to off
X cent. and oats \ higher to X
cent lower,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
HoifviIIe Reserves
Rouf CaIipafria

Holtville high schools reserve
football team Tuesday night de-
feated Calipatria high, 20-6, in a
game played on the Brawley grid
iron.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
CaIexico Jayyees
Defeat brawIey

Calexico high schools junior var
sity football team upset favored
BraWley squad, 14-O, Tuesday after
noon on the Brawley gridiron.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
Central Vow Boys Point
For Thanksgiving Day Win
Spartan Gridders Promise to End
Winning Ways Of Defending Champ
CaIexico BULLDOGS
By BURDETTE KINNE

The boys from Ell Centre high school go out to
retain their mathematical chance for the valley league
football championship Thursday afternoon against the
rugged defending champs from Calexco.
game which will probably develop into the tough
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
Bulldogs, Columbus Matched

PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. (UP)-The Bulldogs
the Columbus
Football league last will
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
LOCAL BUTTERFAT

Butter, l.. A. extra .... 32e
Grade A milk .......... 41c
Mfr. milk ............... SAC
Rt. gathered cream ....... 80 kc
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
l.. A. BUTTER te EGGS
L. A. GRAINS

LOS ANGELES, NOV. %. tuP)-
California Grams .5acked--
Wheat
No hard white - Sl62as 1 81 y
No i soft white .. S1.62i2 -1.67h
Barley
No. j Bri. west 46 lbs. s1.o5-s1.1o
Milo
No. 2 yellow .,.... SLIT u -1-oz y
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
Ticket Sales Reach 10000

(UP)-Ticket sales for the USC-UCLa
game topped mark today breaking existing
Pacific Coast records this
There still $4,000 Memorial Coliseum seats l
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22

L. A. BANKS
LOS ANGELES. Nov. 81. UP1-
Transamerica ........+..... 6fs -6B
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-22
CASH FLAX

Mpls. ................. $l.79
Duluth ..,.. SIS,
Evening star., 1939-11-20

under their eyes, a few wrinkles,
good many paunches. Now the
tight ranks of Mussolini's private
black-shirted bodyguard-very snap
py, well-tailored uniforms-bounce
crisply over the cobblestones behind
a band, and most hands in the crowd
are raised in the Fascist salute
not the abbreviated fy-catcher ver-
sion which most Italians exchange
on trains or in hotel lobbies, but the
real McCoy-forearm stabbing up
ward into the air-palm out. A few
men don't bother to salute, but this
apparently means little, for they get
no dark looks from the rest.
We are now all carefully watching
one central window of the big
Venetian Palace-any one who has
attended the American neWsreels
knows Immediately which window to
watch. Its balcony ledge is draped
with the Fascist insignia on a pur-
pie velvet background. Above it (and
it is always above it in Fascist Italy
and this may some day become very
important to remember) is the royal
Italian flag.
Pauses Carefully Timed.
So we watch the window. Presently
it opens, and after pause (the
pauses under Fascism are as deli
cately timed as they are in a strip
tease act) appears not Mussolini,
not Ciano but the secretary gen.
eral Of the Fascist party. He gets
pretty good hand Then he re-
tires. But the window stays open.
Another of those delicately timed
pauses. And just as the suspense
Evening star., 1939-11-20

was at its height, before it had be-
gun to taper off into boredom, ap-
pears the old man himself.
Suddenly he is there, Just as you
see him on his balcony in the news
reels, only he is pink-faced and
much further away because the
human eye has no telescope lens at
tachment. First he gives them the
fierce scowl over the old square Jaw
and from down on the pavement
that jaw looked as massive as a
Santa Fe box car. Then he slowly
reels in the jaw and melts the scowl
into an elfish grin-Ed Wynn has
never been more pixie-li -like-so that
even the shabbiest Italian standing
with me on the cobblestones feels
the old man is saying to him, person.
ally and intimately-"Sure we've got
to go through the motions, but you
and I know what we really think
So the crowd yells it's head off at
that grin. So then the old man
snaps back into the official box-car
scowl (won't do to let too many
people in on our little private Sc
cret and turns loose big palm -out
Fascist salute first always first in
Fascist italy, to the Statue of King
Victor Emmanuel on his right, then
to the black-shirt squadrons massed
in the center of the square, and then
way around to the left, so that those
people on the fringes who have just
managed to crowd into the square
will not feel overlooked.
Takes Curtain Calls.
Then he puts his arms akimbo on
the big marble railing and squirts