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Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
BY HENRY McLEMORE-


NEW YORK, Sept. 18. UP)-
This is the time of year when
any sports writer worth his salt
and hard up for an idea suddenly
realizes the Importance of select
ing his baseball "bests" of the year,
beginning with the managers and
ending with the undedstudies for
| the batboys.
In determining my standout man
ager of the year I gave each OF
the 16 major league bosses careful
consideration. I wrote their names
in red chalk on the living room
wall-Terry's over the goldfish
bowl, McCarthy's by the stuffed
owl, McKechnie's directly over the
horn of the gramaphone, Frisch's
over the table which holds the ster-
eoptican slide, Cronin's by the
whatnot full of sea shells, Wits
under the picture of Jesse James
being shot in the back, and so on
until all our lovely pieces had man
ayers names by them.
I scored each solely on his mer-
it's. Terry got a mark for beating
out the Phillies; Mccarthy two for
losing two successive doublehead-
ers to the Browns, no mean feat;
Cronin three marks for his opti-
mism in referring to his pitchers as
pitchers and so on down the line.
The final tally showed Oscar Witt
the winner, the outstanding man.
ager of the year, and if only for
the benefit of Alva Bradley and Cy
Slapnicka, I will explain why.
gave him five big marks right
off the bat for taking the job as
manager of the Indians.
He got three more for resisting
the temptation to hit his pre-game
fungoes toward the Indians dugout
instead of toward the outfield. But
he didn't hold these three marks
very long because, on second thought
took them away from him for
having resisted this temptation
| x...oooi nuuoaI And another Red
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
TODAY'S SPORT PARADE

skin bites the dust.
Then, with a majestic sweep of
my chalk that ruffled the feathers
on the owl and made the goldfish
swim like mad, I gave Witt 20 merit
marks which lifted him to victory.
I awarded them to him for pure
managerial genius. and please don't
try to tell me that he hasn't got it,
His team has led the American
league most of the year and today,
only half a game out of first place,
is a good bet to win the pennant.
He has accomplished thisi despite
the fact that hi team listens to only
half of what he has to say, and
obeys only about tenth of his
commands. Every other manager
in baseball has the complete ear and
obedience of his team, while Oscar
has to depend upon a few desperate
shouts of advice as he is being push
ed out of his teams private meet
ings What if the team had listened
to him all of the time? 1t prob
ably would have won the pennant
by now, and had few weeks OF
leisure in which to cook up a dis
like for next years manager.
Speaking of the 1941 Cleveland
manager, there is report going
around that despite Wits troubles
this year, there are many men who
want the job. Could this be because
of the conscription stipulation that
men with dependent children are
not going to be called for duty?
Oh yes, before I forget my choice
of manager of the year gets a
prize. Last year Joe Mccarthy was
the lucky fellow and he got from
me a request for two good box seats
for the opening game of the world
series. If Witt wins the pennant
this year he will get from me
even better prize-al request for
three tickets.
But whether he wins or not, l
would like to say-an Oscar Tor
| Oscar,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
Detroit Resains American
Lead: Cincy Nears Title
Athletics Bump
Cleveland; Yanks
Blast ST. Louis

NEW YORK, Sept. IS. CUP)-
The in-again, out-again Detroit
Tigers were back on top lin the
American League today. Every time
somebody slaps them down the
Tigers get right back up again.
They are not quitters.
Jack Doyle, Broadway betting
commissioner, quoted the Tigers and
Indians each at 9-10 in the Am
erican league race before today's
games. The Yanks were l0-1 and
the White Sox 20-l.
While the Tigers were battling
their way back to the front yester-
day. the Reds moved within two
games of clinching the National
League pennant.
Today's schedule calls for all four
American League leaders to en-
gage in doubleheaders. The i'm
ortant game follow:
Philadelphia at Detroit.
Washington at Cleveland
New York at Chicago.
Detroit turned six hits into six
runs yesterday in humping the
Senators, 6-3. Walter Masterson's
wildneSS in the first inning led to
four Tiger runs and then Rudy
York hit his 29th homer with a
mate on base in the third. School
boy Rowe scored his 18th victory.
Cleveland lost its second straight
game to the Athletics by one run,
4-3. Two errors which cost the In
dians an unearned run in the first
inning helped knock the Tribe off
the top. Bill Beckman allowed nine
hits in beating Al Milnar.
The Yankees bounced back from
their 1914 thrashing Monday to beat
the Browns, 90. behind Atley Don
aids Shit pitching. Four Browns
errors aided the Yankee cause. Joe
DINA ggio had to retire in the Sec
ond inning with a charley horse.
The Reds won another one Of
their copyrighted one-run victories
by defeating the Phillies, 2-1. They
tailed the winning run in the ninth
on Bill Werbers triple and Ival
Goodman's double Whitley Moore
outpitched Kirby Higbe. allowing
only five hits to win his 9Th victory.
The Reds now lead dthe Dodgers
by II games, with only IA to play.
Playing without their manager,
Leo Durocher, who has been fined
s10O and set down for five days for
his run-in with Umpire Mayer
kurth Monday. the Dodgers lost to
the Cardinals. SO. Max Lanier
fashioned a shit game. Pepper
Martin singled with the bases load
ed and drove in three of the Cards
runs.
In the other two National League
games. the Bees polihed off the
Pirates. 1915, and the Cubs staged
whirlwind eight-inning rally to
score six runs and trim the Giants,
e-8. Sad to see was Carl Hubbell
unable to hold a 5-run lead going
into the eighth. 1t was the Giants
ninth straight loss.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
Havens' Services
Sought by Two
I.v. Grid Teams

Bob HavenS, reserve end on El
Centre high schools varsity foot
ball team last year and who is
now resident of Imperial, We'd
nesday knew what it felt like to be
political football as Imperial
and Ell Centro grid squads sought
his services.
Havens, a senior, reported for
practice at Ell Centre high Monday
night but Imperials Coach Al
Klein notified Havens that he must
play with Imperial inasmuch as
that city had become his home town.
Havens appeared before the I'M
perial high school board Tuesday
night to seek permission to return
to El Centro to school. The board
refused permission in line with a
policy to encourage Imperial young
sters to attend Imperial high school.
The CIF ruling backs the decision
of the board to refuse Havens per-
mission to attend Central and play
football. The rule says:
eff parents of boy living in dis
trict A move to district B, boy is
eligible to engage in athletics in
District A, District B, or district
adjacent to District B, if school Of
ficials of District B give approval.
otherwise will not be eligible to
take part in athletics in any dis
trict other than District b.
The ruling leaves Havens only
one alternative. He may appeal the
case to the county superintendent
of schools, who may under the cir
cumstances grant Havens approval
to attend Ell Centro high. There is
still some question whether he
would be eligible to play football.
Imperial, who obtained Otis King,
all-valley end from Calexico in an
other transfer, would become DEF
mite threat with the addition OF
Hayens to the roster, according
to Coach AL Klein. The Imperial
gridders ran through light work
out at Imperial field Tuesday night.
IN Ell Centro Coach Raleigh Holt
sent his charges through a two
hour drill which consisted of run
ming. passing, blocking and punt
ing. Two more plays were added
to the Ell Centre high list, making
five plays issued in two nights;
Holt picked virtually the same
first string lineup he chose Monday
night, with Carson and Osa at enos'
Stevenson and Longacre at tackles,
Fabares and Console at guards and
Carey at center. Oswalt, Patterson
Morgan and Robertson held the
beckfield spots.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
HiUh School Senior .


Diogenes' search for an honest
man, an unending quest as the
story goes. was no longer than the
search for an optimistic Imperial
Valley football coach.
In fact it would be quite as sur
prising to this columnist to find an
optimistic coach in the valley as
it would be to wake up on the
morning of November and find
that Norman Thomas had been
elected president OF the United
States.
Ask one of the grid mentors what
his chances for a championship
team this year and he would be
likely to answer: 1T looks pretty
bad this year. But I'm building a
team for next season. That looks like
the "payoff" year.
All of which brings us to the
question of building for the future
in high school football. Building
for future teams is quite desirable
you must admit, but there is such
a thing as carrying the building
idea too far.
In past years coaches have dis
couraged comparatively green" Sc
niors from joining the football squad
and they have been wont to over
look those seniors who did appear
for grid practice.
In that process they have COM
mitted two errors. They have wrong
ed the youngsters and worse still
they have overlooked some valuable
material.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
BY DIR. EDDIE ANDERSON
IOwa'S Head Coach

IOWA CITY, Sept. 18.-Pass if
you will, and there are times when
you must, but remember, the pass
er is about rs per cent responsible
for the completion. The other 25
per cent is divided equally between
receivers and protectors.
There have been many good
passers but few that could be called
great. This might include Dixie
Howell of Alabama, Bobby Dodd of
Tennessee, Sammy Baugh and Da-
vey OBrien of Texas Christian.
George Gipp of Notre Dame, Bo
McMillin of Centre, Benny Fried
man of Michigan and Nile Kinnick
of Iowa.
Real passers are at a premium
in modern football. The old axiom
of knowing when to punt and when
not to is even greater in the aerial
game, when it's so vitally important
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
L. A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1s. eUP)@,
Hogs saleable 400, steady to 10
cents higher, bulk good to choice
166-222 pound butchers 1851 so;
top 7.60; few medium to good light
weight 7-7.50; packing sows 4.75-
5.25; light weight $50.
Cattle saleable 900, slow. steers
opened steady but some bids low
er; load freshly pastured steers 8.
yes-ling best steers held consider
ably higher, few common stores 7
10; load feeders 8; no heifers
sold early; cows 25 or more lower
than Monday, bulk 6-7.4O; strictly
good lacking. Gamers and cutters
4.25-5.75; few 400; bulls steady at
6-75-7.4O; odd to 7.75; calves sale
able 300, strong to slightly higher,
veaIers Gil; odd 12; two loads
273 Brahma type calves $50; few
good to choice calves to 1880.
Sheep saleable. rs, few sales
strong, package good 80 pound
wooled lambs. 8, few heavy shorn
yearlings $50.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18

to know when not to pass and when
to pass. It's absolutely futile to
pass when all men are covered.
TAKING LOSS is BETTER
THAN AN INTERCEPTION
When confronted with this situ-
alton the good passer will do one
of two things: take the loss to pre-
vent interception or quickly release
the ball to a spot where it would
be impossible to be caught by any
one.
Taking the loss is tough for a
boy. They hate to get nabbed be-
hind the line. Yet loss is better
than an interception and you always
have at least another chance in
that series of downs.
A passer shouldn't have habits
which give away his play, such as
dampening his fingers, Wiping hands
on trousers and taking a different
position other than his natural one.
His movements before the play
should resemble some running or
kicking play.
The modern passer co-ordinates
his movements with his receiver.
Stress is put on the statement:
LEAD your receiver!" but in the
final analysis the subconscious mind
takes over when throwing. Naturally
the passer is not leading the receiver
but is trying to hit him; so we prac-
tice not leading, but hitting the re-
ceiver at all times.
PASS PLAY TAKES A
MERE THREE SECONDS
A receiver should practice taxing
the defensive backs out of position
He should be speedy but shouldn't
90 down field at top limit. This
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
MARKET QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Sept. Is. tuPD-
stocks pushed ahead today for the
fourth consecutive session and vol
ume expanded TO the best total in
more than a wttk due to encour-
aging business news.
Chief among the days business
bright spots was a report by the
magazine Iron Age that informed
quarters believe steel operations
will be maintained at a high rate
for the next two years. at least
regardless of the outcome of the
war.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
stock averages: lndustrlai da ,,,;ii;', d5i;Zo'
22.15, up OILS; 65 stocks 44.34. up
O.26. ,ooooo
Stock sales approximated 100000
shares against 100000 in the pre-
yious session, while curb stock
sales were $4,000 shares against
65 600 Yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
CaIexico, Vikings
Map Football
Prep Sessions

Calexico and Holtville high school
football teams, scheduled to clash
in the first game of the valley
league season, Wednesday mapped
strict training routines to prepare
athletes for the important contest
on Oct. 4.
Light workouts were planned dur
ing the first week of practice with
longer and heavier sessions during
the next week. Holtville, with a
stiffer job ahead because the Vik-
ings must learn new system of
play, started learning plays this
week.
Props in Calexico, on the other
hand, were restricted to running
passing and punting.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
Armstrong Smiles
As Jaycee Squad
Grows TO 18

Coach Robert Armstrong, Is
pounds lighter than a year ago
and just as full of vim and vigOr,
wore a broad smile for the first
time this season today as Is
candidates reported for practice
at Central junior college Tuesday
night.
Armstrong, who last year coach
ed the first undefeated junior
college team in history of the
school, was reluctant to forecast
the chances of his 1910 squad
but declared the Arabs would
present an adequate Offense and
defense.
Ted Sander, speed demon from
last years squad, reported last
night as did Woodrow Ilgle, out
standing tackle. Jack Fox, an
end, also reported.
The Arabs will continue prac-
tice Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday nights.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
BENCHW ARMING
by Burdette Kline
-Posf.Press Sporfs Editor
-Pos+-Press Sports Editor

In this day of compulsory educa-
ton students have begun TO reach
high school at much more tender
age than in past years, ana In
many cases high school youngsters
do not start to grow up until they
are juniors or seniors and as a re
suit do not become useful football
material until that time.
B and C squad football teams
have taken care OF the smaller
Youngsters to some extent and have
prepared them for future football
campaigns, but there are still a
large number of boys who are over
looked by coaches purely because
they did not report for football
until their senior year.
This policy in high schools has
discouraged many youngsters to the
extent that they neglect to try out
for athletics and as a result one OF
the most important phases OF their
education is neglected.
Valley high schools have broken
away from this policy in recent
years and are gradually revamping
their system to include every young
ster in the physical education de-
partment. Hal Orian, state director
of physical education, indicated
when he was here last season. that
the valley was actually leading the
parade in that direction.
Perhaps we'll reach the ultimate
goal in the valley this season and
make this section leader in the
advance and improvement of high
school physical education depart
npr1fc
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
l.. A. STOCKS

Los ANGELES, Sept. IS. tUPJ-
The Los Angeles stock market
made fractional gains in fairly ac-
tive trading today. Only one issue
Bolsha Chica oil, showed decline.
eight unchanged.
Southern California gas 33a up
y; Bolsha Chica oil 2, down y
Union Oil 12H up h; Byron Jack
son, 12 up Il; General Motors 4s%s
up IS Lockheed aircraft 29, up q
and Vega aircraft 10 up ".
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
wake UP YOUR
Liver BILE

Without Calomel-And You'll Jump Out ol
Bed in the Morning Karin to Go
The liver should pour pints of bile juice
into your bowels every day. If this bile is
not flowing freely. your food may not d.
gest. 1t may Just decay in the bowels. Then
gas bloats up your stomach. You get COM
stipated. You feel sour. sunk and the world
looks punk.
Liver Pills to get these pints of bile flow
ing freely to make you feel "up and up.'
Get q package today. Take as directed.
Amazing in making bile flow freely. Ask
Aer Carter's Little Liver Pills. 10t and 25ts
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
BrawIey Jaycees
Abandon Football

Brawley junior college officials
this week declared there would be
no football team at the J. c. be-
cause Of a reduced enrolment.
A large share of the former stu
dents have entered coast colleges,
ioined the army or enrolled in avl-
alton schools, according to Coach
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
Hollywood Sold to
Phar Lap Owner

LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. 18. (UP)
Hollywood, -year-old stallion
who has won $104,045 in stakes
during his racing career, has been
purchased from Hal Price Headley
by D. ]. Davis of Cupertino, CAL
and j. P. Headley of Burlingame
Cal, it was announced today. Da-
Wis owned the late Phar Lap.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
L. A. HA y
ia. PRODUCE

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 70. tUFJ.,
SuppIies were moderate TO liberal
with demand and trading moderate
Bunched vegetables: beets 5O-65;
carrots 90-S1.00. 400
81 25. IS s5-S1.O0: San Luis Obispo
As si i.25-s1.50; Salinas As holdoyers
60-75c. .
squash: san Diego white sum
mer 75-goe: Italian San Diego 90
9Oc: yellow arookneek 49-ooc
cream and Table queen 5O-oVc'
banana lite: Hubbard IL i y c..
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18

CORVALLIS, Ore, Sept. II. CUP
Coach Lon Stiner, of the Ore
gon State college football squad re-
fused to name his opening eleven
against the University of Idaho
until after full scrimmage Sept. 81
a full week before the game at
Corvallis.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18

Don't experiment with harsh ways
to relieve constipation. There's no
use when there's a gentle way:
spicy, aromatic BLACK-DRAUGHT
when taken by the directions.
It is a purely vegetable medicine
Taken as directed at night, it usu-
ally allows time for sleep; acts
gently but thoroughly next morn
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
Ghosts Defeat
San Diego Team

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 16.-The Slous
City Ghosts, Negro softball team
defeated 81, by El Centro All-Star'
Monday night, scored an easy, g.
decision over the Reddy Kilowatt'
of San Diego at Monroe Field Tues.
day night.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
Markets at a Glance

stocks firm in quiet trade.
Bonds higher; u. S. governments
higher.
Curb stocks iregularly higher.
Foreign exchange steady.
Cotton steady.
Wheat " 10 ! cent higher; corn
off * to up Is.
Rubber steady
Silver unchanged in New York,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
| Happy Relief When
Laxative Is Needed

ing. You should feel fine again.
ACK-DRAUGHTS effective
ness is largely due to its chief in
gredient known as an intestinal
tonic-laxative", which helps impart
tone to lazy bowel muscles.
Take BLACK-DRAUGH next
time. It is time-tested, economical.
rs to 40 doses are just Csc.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
VALLEY GRID
SCHEDULE
OCTOBER A.

W lODEh p
Ell Centro at BraWley.
Holtville at Calexico.
Imperial-no game.
OCTOBER IL
Brawley at Holtville.
Imperial at El Centro.
Calexico-no game.
OCTOBER 18-
BraWley-no game.
Holtville at Ell Centre.
Calexico at Imperial.
OCTOBER 25-
Brawley at Imperial.
Calexico at Ell Centre.
Holtville-no game.
NOVEMBER l.
Calexico at Brawley.
Imperial at Holtville.
El Centro-no game.
NOVEMBER s.
BraWley at Ell Centre.
Calexico at Holtville.
Imperial-no game.
NOVEMBER IS
Holtville at BraWley.
FL Centro at Imperial.
Calexico-no game.
NOVEMBER 22-
BraWley-no game.
FL Centro at Holtville.
Imperial at Calexico.
NOVEMBER %
Imperial at BraWley.
Calexico at FL Centre.
Holtville-no game.
DECEMBER G.
BraWley at Calexico.
Holtville at Imperial.
Ell Centro-no game.
Calipatria will not c
Iaao,,a thfg yaar
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
LOCAL BUTTERFAT

Los Angeles butter ............ ZS52 c
Butterfat Grade A fob " ran. 29 y
Manufacturine milk ..... 32jk c
Route gathered cream ...... 70 y c
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO, Sept. 1s. tuPJE-Wheat
prfces gained fractions today be-
Wheat closed 81 cent higher,
corn was off q 20 up = cent, oats
- =. .a..I hipher and IYe 8 na
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
MPLS. FLAX FUTURES

fF1ax quotations courtesy the
Southwest FIaxseed ass0ciati0n.D
September ................. Sl.45 1z
Decem per .....t-. .....s.s. el.tf ~
May .................... S151
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
l.. A. BUTTER & EGGS

Los ANGELES. Sept. is toP1-
Fefras 2slkc; prime firsts 2sei
standards 2se; uEdergrades 20 x
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
L.A.GRAIN

LOS ANGELES. Sept. IS. (UP)-
Wheat No. 2 hard or
soft white ...... $1.40 s1.50h
Barley. No / bright
Western, 46 lbs. 90. .97h 1.02h
Mailing barley ...... 1.02h 1.12h
Milo No. 2 yellow go. 1.2O 1.25
Corn NO. 2 yellow o. Lob 1.6O
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YanksAre
Edged Out
On Sunday
Indians Maintain Leader
ship Dodgers Win
Eight Straight

Scourged with an epidemic of err
rors that saw the usually capable
Joe Gordon kicking away thre e
chances and with the others of his
teammates likewise playing loosely
afield, the Yankees were edged out
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Sunday by the Washington Sena.
tors by a score of 3 to 2.
Browns Win
The st. Louis Browns collected
II hits to defeat the White SoX
Sunday by a score of II to 8.
Homer Wins
Jim Tabor of Boston hit a homer
in the twelfth inning Sunday to
break up a game with the Ath-
letics and the Red Sox won 5 To
4.
Hitting Duel
The Cleveland Indians main
tanned their leadership by winning
hitting duel with the Detroit
Tigers Sunday and pulling out with
a IL to 8 score.
Homers Are Winners
Jeff Heath hit a homer in the
seventh frame and an earlier home
clout by Ernie lombard helped
the Cincinnati Reds to take care
of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Reds
won to 2.
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racks, where he fought against the
best at the Army Post. His weight
is 158 pounds.
Tiger Brown, opponent for Brou-
lette, is making his first appearance
in the ring in Juneau. He has been
training hard and is fast and flu
rious, and will give Broulette hard
battle. This bout will go six rounds.
For the semi final, William They
meyer is substituted for Billy Jack,
against Lefty Nielsen to even the
match in weight and experience.
Theymeyer is also veteran fighter
from Chilkoot Barracks and is a
tough customer in the ring.
Nelson is a local boy with very
promising future in the fiStic world
He can shower gloves from all di-'
rections and one cannot see his
left coming. This will be his first
appearance in the ring. Both men
are N fine shape for the fight.
For the special event, Gene Lee
meets Pete Viallanuva, both weighs
ing ITO pounds. This promises to be
the fastest fight of the evening Both
have been training hard for the
fight and are in top form.
Preliminary bout is John Jackson
of Tee Harbor and Pete Howard OF
Juneau. These boys are in first