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Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
BENCHW
by Burdette Kline
-Post-Press S ports Editor

manager Of the PhlllIeS in October
OF the 1888 race ana Nugent claims
Wilson walked out on HIM. AT the
time there was some talk of Wilson'S
hand being forcedD
Nugents story would indicate that
Wilson left him without manager
and without baSeball'S finest
pitcher. Nugent further hints II
vas one Of those controlled COIN
cldenceS that Wilson. after dis
missing the Philles. signed with
the Reds as a coach at a good
salary for such position.
Wilson'S account OF the story is
somewhat more logical, however. He
claims that the deal was one of
those Philadelphia trades to boost
the money in the treasury. He also
Claims that he attempted TO hold
Up the deal to set Peaches Davis
but that Nugent forced a speedy
transaction.
Wilson also pointed out that the
Finllies peddled PaSseau to the Cubs
last May. to continue the policy.
and further pointed out that he
Wilson could certainly not be
blamed for that deal.
Meanwhile Bucky walters rounds
into shape for a season that they're
predicting will bring more victories
ID the Reds, than did his good right
arm last season.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
by HENRY MCLEMORE-

NEW YORK, April 3. tUPD-I
nave never attempted to assume the
elamor OF war correspondent but
I certainly don't need a whipcord
tunlc or leather puttees to tell YOU
that the European conflict will Slow
IS Strangl" the competitive flair
which is a necessary qualification
Of every truly great athlete.
| say that because it is obvious to
me as to any uncalloused observer
that the great athlete no longer has
all his incentive. The war has taken
it away.
The hOstilitieS have influenced al
most every sport. Track and field,
tennis, golf and polo have been
struck the most deadening blows.
Boxing and racing have been af-
fected too, but less directly.
Even ice hockey and two or three
brands of international football have
Been affected The wars part in all
tins Is simple. 1t has removed the
international contest from sports.
Take track and field for instance.
The other night I watched Greg
Rice dccGively whip TaSto Maxi and
Don Lash IN new world record time
for the three mile run. RiccS per-
Torrance was an excellent one. l
Chcered it and the other 10000 per-
sons IN Madison Square Garden
cEecred it. But now SO what? The
normal goal at which Rice should
point is the Olympiad But this year
there will BE- no Olympic games.
Russia took care of that.
What can Rice expect? The most
he can hope to attain is perhaps
4 return engagement with the new
st flying Finn on an outdoor track.
Surely a second victory, this one
under the stars. would mean little
more to Rice than the triumph he
has already scored under the lights
of the garden.
The same applies to Al BloziS,
the young Georgetown sophomore
Who heaved the 16, the II and the
eight pound shots farther than any
man had put them before. Under
normal circumstances Blozis would
be sailing off to Helsinki to carry
the stars and stripes against the
world Instead he can do nothing
but go back to Georgetown. Any
thing but the Olympics is an anti
climax
1t is the same everywhere. No
tennis player can hope for more
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
Cincy Looms as Repeaterin Senior
League Race; Pitching Staff Improved

Berger or Vince DiMage io. runs
batted-.n champion of the Amerl-
can association. Will be on the bench
awaiting their chance.
At. every other position the Reds
are set. the only club in the Nation
al league which can name its start
ing lineup now for opening day.
Harry Craft, WEIGHING 80 pounds
more than he Gid III the world series.
Will AGAR be in center. He is likely
to aaI about IS or 40 points Oh
his .257 batting average now that
he's hale and hearty again. Ival
Goodman viii play right.
The lnfield again Will be Frank
Mccormick. who's likely to give the
boys run tor the leagues most
valuable player award this season. al
first: ounie Frey at second, Billy
Myers It short and Bill WerDer at
thiro. Uniess Eddie Joost, the
leagues best reserve inNe!dHr takes
the second base job from Frey the
Reds 1899 intleid Will remain intact.
The critics are saying that Paul
Derringer ard Buck Walters Will
not Win 81 games between them
this season. but 40 other clGD in The
circuit can otter q pitching pan
capable Of winning as many as the
PED aces. Walters. who Won y last
year appears TO be better than ever
this sp.lrs. The improvement in
the Reds staff will come from the
Youngsters. Gene Thompson ana
Whitley Moore. Joe Be9ga from the
Yanks. and the veteran jim Turner
from the Bees. Then, Johnny Van
der Nicer. trying to REGAIN his lost
control. might come back 10 be
big winner. Even if he does not.
he is a GOOD bet to win more than
five games this season. The re-
mainder Of the staff Will include Red
Barrett Nit Sho:fner, Elmer Riddle
from BIRMINGHAM and Johnny
HutchIn->. 4 Giant look!" from
Pensacola.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
Nv GEORGE KIRKSEY

TAMPA. Fla. April 3. tCPl-Not-
withstarding those four resoundlnG
smacks from the Yankees. Ernie
Lombard;'s nap at the plate, the
double play nightmare between Frey
and Myers at second and other
world SERIES horrors, the Cincinnati
Reds have a better ball club this
spring than they had a year ago.
The Reds have strengthened their
pitching. their int.e!d IS Steadier,
their catching is satisfactory. ana
i they could only find a hard
hitting left fielder, they would be a
lead pipe cinch TO square of with
the American league champions next
October.
Manager Bill McKechnie is hop
ing that young Nike Mccormick, up
from Indianapolis. with .3l8 bat
ting average, will fill the spot but
Bill iSr't kidding himself bit.
Mccormick IS 4 hustler. has speed
and q s0cd arm. but there Is still a
big question o. his hitting power.
But A1cKechnle is likely TO 20 with
Mccormick in left because ne has
spirit ard can cover plenty of
ground. If he fiops, old Wally
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
Newsom Blanks Stars for
Padres Second Loop Win
Angels Defeat
Portland, Sacs
Upset Seattle
Nv UNITED PRESS

No one doubted the Los Angeles
Angels had plenty of punch at the
plate, but the heavy hitting as a
rule doesn't blossom until the May
flowers are out. The SeraphS jump
ed the gun on the season yesterday
when they chaiked up four home
runs to thump Portland'S Ducks 5
to in a Pacific coast league game.
Eddie Mayo, third baScman, clout-
ed two of the homers, Louie NoVl-
koff and Eddie Cihocki one each
while Ray Prim and Emil kuSh were
limiting Portland to seven hits, two
of which were of the home run var
iety Prim had held the Ducks to
one hit until the fifth inning when
Freddie Muller planted one in the
granstand. Herman Reich brought
Johnny Gill and Moose Clabaugh
home ahead of him with a homer
in the ninth off KuSh. Walt Hilcher
was the pitching victim. He was
yanked for a pinch hitter in the
seventh and Clarence Plckrel re-
lieved him.
San DiegO'S PddrcS maintained
their undefeated league leadership
by banking the Hollywood Stars 5
To 0. Dick NeWSUme breeZed through
six hitter while Hiram Bithorn
and Charlie Mongrief were giving
up eight hits, three of which were
punched with an error. walk and
sacrifice in the seventh to pro-
duce four runs.
Oakland continued to put the hex
on San Francisco by noSing out
the Seals 5 to 4, after trailing to
up to the ninth inning.
1t took Sacramento 10 innings to
take the measure of Seattle, to l,
with Oscar Judd winning a pitch
ing duel from Hal Turpin. Judd
gave up only five hits, including
doubles to Al Niemiec and Dick
Gyselman. Bob Blattner's 10th in
ming single with the bases full and
two out SeWed up the game
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
Stanford Starts
Spring Grid Props

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, April
3. tUP)-The 1910 Stanford varsity
football team makes its bow today
before its new coach, Clark Shaugh-
messy late of Chicago.
Between 60 and 10 players are
expected to turn out for the open
ing of spring practice. Shaughnessy
has decided to devote the initial
session to an informal discussion
with his players. Spring practice
dates, contingent upon afternoon
classes which the men must attend,
will be determined later First &C
tual working probably will be held
Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
SoftbaIl | e aders
Sche du|e Second
Lea9 que Ne citing

FL Centre city league softball
leaders will meet for the second
time come 1870 Friday night to
work out plans for the 1910 league
season which is expected to rren
in June.
Players, sponsors and team
managers will meet at the fire
hall 10 elect officers and gem
orally formulate plans for the
season.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
Baseball Battle


There's new baseball battle far
ing along diamond row these days
over the Phillies' sale of Bucky
Walters to the Cincinnati Reds a
couple of seasons ago. and the par
Elephants are Owner Gerald Nugent
of Philadelphia and Former Philly
Manager Jimmy Wilson, presently
a coach for the Cincinnati Reds.
In Nugent's case it's apparently
clear cut effort TO dodge some of
the responsibility for the deal which
sent Walters-and with him the
National league pennant - to the
Cincy Pedlegs.
It's generally agreed that Gin
cinnati would never have won the
pennant in 1899 had II not been
for Walters because all Bucky did
was to win q games and chalk up
an earned run average of 2.29 for
the season.
When Walters switched to Gin
cinnati it was supposed to have
been just another one of the PhIla-
delphia deals - YOU know. Grover
Cleveland Alexander. Bill K:llefer.
Irish Meusel. Dick Bartell. Chuck
Klein, Curt Davis. Dolph Cam!ln
Claude oasseau-a long line of stars.
but after all you have 10 pay tn.
rent
But now Gerald Nugent. who late
~ has been making many serious
bids for publicity, now comes up
with a statement that such was
not the case. Nugent claims that
Jimmy Wilson advised him to peddle
Walters for Virgil Davis. Al Hol-
lngsworth, Baxter Jordan and a
sum of cash estimated at close to
$4,000.
Backstop Davis is now with the
Pirates, Hollngsworth went to
BROOKLYN and Jordan is back in
the International league Wilson is
also gone because he resigned as
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
1oday's Sports Parade

than the singles title at Forest Hills.
Wimbledon is miles and years away
ana there Wlll be no coronation cere-
mony Tor 1910 because there won't
De an international tournament
worthy Of the name. Nor will there
be a challenge for the Wightman
cup.
Colt has lost the Walker cup and
the Ryder cup. A dozen ambitious
young men have been growing their
strokes for months hoping that the
untoWard Will happen SO that they
may get a chance at the British on
the links. They still can try for
what the phraSemakers call the gold
ana glory of home fixtures, but
they will miss the special tingle
that comes only when they know
the hopes of their countrymen are
riding ON their puts.
Foreign boxers are at the front.
Foreign horses are being shipped
across thc Atlantic. The ice hockey
leagues may collapse whenever Ca
NADIA calls her players to the colors.
Inc international polo series will
not be held next year and it is
doubtful If Britain will challenge
TOR the America cup for another
decade
The effect of these cancellations
won't be felt this year. Nor maybe
next year. But by 1912 you will no.
uce 1t. You will notice it in times
and distances and volleys and puts.
Inc war will affect sports much as
a blight affects a tomato patch, and
you know the sort of tomatoes you
get after the blight.
AND speaking of blights, I'm off
Iooay TO descend on Augusta for the
MaCtarc
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
Contra, BrawIey
Schedule Meets

Ell Centre and BraWley high school
track and field teams, generally
conceded to be the class of the
cinder rath squads in the valley, will
compete on separate fields Saturday.
FL Centre entertaining Imperial,
Eoltville and Central jaycees, while
Brawley will travel to Coachella for
a dual meet
Central will start its meet at 2
pm. on the FL Centre high track,
according to Coach Larry Hanson.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
L. A. STOCKS

LOS ANG ELES, AprI .. q
Fractional gains were made by Is
Issues against only seven that lost
on the Los Angeles stock eNchange
this morning. Volume was about
800 shares.
A new high for the year Va
reached by General motors up =
10 SIS on loo shares. Consolidated
steel gained .. in the common to
81 and 1. TO 1o". in the preferred
both On luo-share sales.
Ryan aeronau,ical slipped = TO {
on 400 shares; Vega edged up p
TO 9%. . -.
,,nI InNtftmrnt Mas off e. to u =
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
1880 Takes Lead
In Bowling League
With 40 Victory

FL Centre 20-30 ciub poWlers took
an early lead in the City Bowling
LEAGUE Tuesday night with a 40
triumph over SherWoods cafe. In
other matches Doc Dupont keglers
Walloped Harris garage, 81, and
Building ana Loan defeated the
Board Of Equalization, 81.
GORDON Hurley boWlcd the high
est Individual score. 2l3, Earl
Iaoeart WAS second with 2l1. Al
Spi2zy of 20-30 had the highest
thrcc-Qamc total. a 597.
The scores.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03

as the most perfectly developed
athlete in the nation, has not been
defeated since turning to profess
sional wrestling and in some quar-
ters they're hailing him as the next
champion.
In the other half Of the Thursday
night double main event, Pantheon
Manlopig, Filipino champion, will
oppose Box Car Jacobs, the trial
horse of wrestling.
Manlopig, currently in demand
because of his crowd pulling power,
is undefeated in the valley ring and
should send Box Car Jacobs down
among his list of victims
In the opener Ramon Sevilla and
Sonny Lamont will clash.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
Hogue Fights
Robinson FRIDAY

Bigboy Hogue, currently in a
slump as Hogue fighting goes, will
tackle Baby Face Robinson in the
main event at the San Diego coli
scum Friday night.
Bigboy dropped a tko. nod to
Jimmy Casino in his last appear
ance, but Shorty Hogue avenged
the defeat with an easy triumph
over the Los Angeles pugilist.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
Strader Appoints
New Assistant

MORAGA, Cal, April 3. CUPD-
Red Strader, head football coach at
ST. Mary's college, today announced
the appointment of Jim Austin as
end coach of the Gaels. His appoint
ment completed the coaching staff
of five men.
Austin was a star end at St.
Mary's in 1886 and later was an
outstanding player with the Brook
Ign Dodgers and Detroit Lions pro-
fessional football teams. He is a
graduate Of Hollywood high school.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
Perry, Vines in
Second Round

LOS ANGELES, April 3. up
Fred Perry and Ellsworth Vines
advanced to the second round today
IN the West Coast professional
championships at Los Angeles ten
mis- club.
Perry beat Big Bill Tilden, Ga,
1913, and Vines won from Lester
Stoefen, 6-1, Ga, in the two feature
matches yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
City Employees
Win Opener, 12-5

Ell Centre City employees softball
team was off to flying start in
the B league play Tuesday night,
defeating Coca Cola Bottlers, 1875,
in a benefit game played in the Ell
Centre stadium.
Golden State creamery and 2O-3O
club softball teams play in the
stadium tonight at 8 o'clock.
The score:
Coca Cola ............ O1O 2O1 / g. 81
Employees . 234 OBI X-l2-12-2
Lard and Spear; Miller and Smyer.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, April 3. U'PJ Wal
street INTERPRETED the Wisconsin,
primary results bullish today and
he stock market IN up to the h'gA
fst Jewels since January !" in te
most active trading since NoNem Der
..
Dow Jones preliminary closing
to. averages: Industrial, lAS 90
up 173; rail. 31.32. up -; utIIl''
1876, up "46; 50 stocks, oO.5-' ny
o.74.
stock salcs totaled 1,s2oooo share
In, most for any session sine" N"F
. when 1,s2oOoo shares changed
hands. and compared with ohI|
A@u.ucu yesterday. curb stock volume
amounted 10 25G.nun SLarc- gam.
l57 900 yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
State Whips San
lose in2 Games

FRESNO. Calf. April 8. up
The Fresno State college baseball
team meets San Diego State college
today and tomorrow and finishes
its home schedule against San Jose
State in a Saturday doubleheader
The Aztecs humbled San Jose State
twice yesterday at San Jose. to c
anG TO ,.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
ST. MARY'S TAKES
LEAGUE LEADERSHIP

SAN FRANCISCO. April 3. up
St, Mary's was in undlsputed first
place in the California lntercolleg-
tate baseball league by virtue Of a
10 ! victory over Stanford here
last night. Emmett ONeill limited
the Indians TO three hits, struck
out IA but walked nine.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
POLE VAULT CHAMP
TO WE'D NEW YORK GIRL

SAN FRANCISCO, April 8. up
George Varoff. former oregon pole
yauIter and once holder of the
world record in that event, yester-
Cay applied for a license TO marry
Miss Constance OConnor. 10. OF
New York. The wedding date hat not
been announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
Salinas Tops Del
Monte Polo Team

MONTEREY. Calf. April 3. up
Eric Tyrrell Martins eight goals
We're not sufficient to bring victory
to the Del Monte polo team yester-
day and Salinas took the first match
OF the IS goal championship by q
score Of 10 to 8. Jim Bulloc; scored
five goals for the winners.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
Baseball Loop
Play Begins Friday

League play in the Imperial VAL
ley baseball loop begins Friday af-
ternoon in BraWley and HOltville
where the Wildcats will entertain
Eel Centre high and the Vikings
will play the Defending Champion
Calexico high cagerS.
Both games will start at 230.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
lafka Decisions
Baby Arizn1endi

LOS ANGELES. April 3. up
George Latka, San Jose State col
lege boxing instructor. won a 10
round decision from Baby Ariz-
mendi in the main event at Olympic
auditorium last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
Strobe Slated to
Use Flying Tackle
In Thursday Bout

Woodrow Wilson Strode who found the flying tackle 4
effective weapon in football will bring the tackle into
play the main of the wrestling show at the Ell Cen
city limits Thursday night in match against
Hank MeheneX STROBE. who two was described
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03
l.. 4. GRAINS

Los ANGELES. April 3. Up
hnra white $lG5-1.7o
Ma s"ft White $l.65-1.7o
~. az, west Al lbs. $50 IS
earn M . yellow .... SI51-1 So
MILO No. 3 yellow 80. 1857 h -A.41n
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-03

Totals 8l2 784 16l 1857
Total with Handicap ........ 2720
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-09
7hiSSpOrting
 World
All Red For World Series?
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

At least two prominent writers who have covered the outh- training camps have about all there to see rockies and managers and mogu have come out with the prediction Yankees time world taken and millionaire Tom wkeysB is the team that will do It!
 the coming season as the one which Yawkey pennant after expenditure $OOO Both counting the Tanks out with tongues Red will but only after heuVa fight American League home stretch!
 indicate that RED will be the predonatng color the will through under of McKechnie with than little Bucky Walters and Paul Derrnger
 analysis of the Tanks impending weak Boston club triumph that Father Time catching Ruhng and Bill Dckey and that the difference between the and the rnner-up spot
 like the Tanks again the theory that Rung and either battery hers, Gomez make last stab star pitcher which will please will Charley Keller with D Maggie will favoraby with the Williams BostonanS Williams live to the things expected big league the Red Sox flop will be heard in Afghanistan
 wanting. they the Red prove whats they be faced with the riding Williams bat If they can't that may have to settle for third place let alone second.
 like the Reds and Tanks April October drunk or sober and the tail can go with the hide!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-09
A Little Of This And That

committee of thirty of the hundreds of Waterbury friends that Irwin (Bud Davis the YCA dinner
 
 member of the general committee Bng DerW ball player him. self the good old days tells interesting about Cheboo pitcher wild pitch which allowed the New York Hhlande to win in payo which Eddie for F B had semina knocked out four Eddie starve His friends have tried to him long
 
 meaning the Boston that beat them 656o long The Iith boys tomorrow night at the "Y After winning the Side Aces lost the ponhp of the end the third affair." President City League has called his first 194O session for next which time new president will be chosen Bill Cunningham ested Ashley club operative after spot Cashn installed the Eks Wabrys Municipal Golf Mountain
 
 will be back the job
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-09
BY HENRY MADEIROS Written for the United Press)

Lowell, Mass, April - (U.P0 = This is my sixth Boston A. A. mar athon, and really expect to finish in the top 10 this year for the first time.
 I didn't do very well in my first four attempts at this tough grind. I was 63d one year and 42d the next. The other two years failed to f1n- ish. But last year I made a great improvement and wound up in 12tn place. My time of hours Al min- utes and seconds is considered better than average for the lilly B. A. A. course. So you can see why I expect to do even better this April 19.
 TarZan Brown, who set new course record in winning last year, is my choice to retain his cham pionship. His Rhode Island rival, Les Pawson, should be fast enough to get second place. think that Johnny Kelley, former winner will be third.
 Since the middle of January, l have been in strict training. In the past week, my trials have been in creasingly satisfactory.
 As usual the chances of many of the runners this year will depend on weather conditions. Cold weather of course will favor the Canadian like Gerard Cote. For my own sake, I hope it is mild and kind of warm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-09
This, That And The Other

The the margin by which Handsome Post Office bowling league the championship night One single
 solitary stick of dressed wood technically bowling pin separated the winners from the settle the t explained Nash and Deelev we're tied for second Melvin his when the rolling began Nash took Mevns Mugwumps of creating Nash and Melvin teams which settled in it was over Melvins team had enemy triple check or the scoreshee showed F. Jim about tha The football College Canada is 2o pound Waterbury boy Charley Aude strappng son of Dr. ana Mrs Charles Audet who is also taking mme John A. Mccarthy, assistant athletic director Charley is
 the biggest and fastest man the Eastern and lneman who will be Crusaders - ~ ~ 0"