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with a leaning toward self sac
rifice.
Louis knocked them out Just
rs quickly and easily rs he ever
would Armstrong. Perhaps a
little bit more quickly and more
easily. Henry Ii at least game
and small enough to offer a poor
target. All some Of Joe's VIC
Tins had were directions as to
how to reach the place of
slaughter and the time 1t was
to come off.
Armstrong started work for
Garcia yesterday. He did his
first work in a downtown gym
nasium, but will retire to a
mountain fastness as soon as
his manager, Eddie Mead, ar
rives. Mead was due here two
or three days ago, but probably
stopped off in Chicago to play
a three-horse parlay or try the
bill Of fare at a new restaurant.
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Rainiers Seeking
Hancken Services

SEATTLE-The Seattle Rainiers
Of the Pacific Coast league today
asked Commissioner X. M. Lands
to rescind his ruling making Catch
err Bud Hancken a free agent.
The Seattle management said
Hancken had been unable to make
satisfactory negotiations with any
other club and desired to remain
with the Rainiers.
He came here from the Detroit
Tigers last year in one of the
minor league deals that Lands
recently held illegal. Lands or
dered Hancken not to sign with
either Seattle or Detroit within
the next three years.
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JOHN TAYLOR
DIES IN EAST

PTTTSBURGH-John T. Taylor,
SO, secretary treasurer OF the
Allegheny Mountain association Of
the American Amateur Athletic
Union since its founding In 1917,
died yesterday after a long illness.
unaware that his wife had pre-
ceded him in death by "a hours.
He was national chairman of
the swimming committee of the
A. A. u, a member of its board
of governors and trustee of the
A. A. U. national fund.
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Manager Joe
Scorns Odds

NEW YORk-Arturo Godoy. the
Chilean challenger. completes
training today for his heavyweight
title shot at Champion Joe Louis
Friday night, with the wagering
4-to-1 that Arturo doesn't last the
full Is rounds.
But Joe (Yussel-the-Muscle)
Jacobs, manager of Herr Max
Schmeling and Signor Tony Ca
lento, says, Them odds is screwy.
Godoy viii last the distance all
right. And I'm grabbin' off some
of that 4-to-1 sugar"
JACOBS HAD SOME
THRILLING EVENINGS
Observation-Disclosures speaks with
authority. He plotted schmeling
and Galento through their three
thrilling battles with Champion
Louis. Schmeling fought the
Brown Bomber twice, knocking
him out the first time and getting
kayoed himself the second time.
Galento almost belted out Bomber
Joe last summer.
Moreover Yussel, who is no rela-
tive of Promoter Mike Jacobs, also
piloted Galento through two
primitive brawls with Challenger
Godoy. Galento lost both those
1887 bouts, at New York and
Chicago.
Jacobs says, Cody will last the
distance just like Tommy Farr
did and for the same reason.
Louis amt takin' any chances on
Dustin them million-dollar mitts.
He'll be satisfied to try to out
point Arty, when he finds that
Arty is a dangerous target"
GODOY is RUGGED,
AWKWARD MAULER
Yussel emphasizes that Godoy
is a rugged, awkward mauler who
fights low, with the bob and weave.
Because of style Arturo Ii AL
elbows and head" It's most diff
cult to get a good shot at the
Chilean's chin. And take it from
Galento, that chin is just like
granite, even II you do connect.
Galento's left hook, which
sprawled Louis on the canvas,
never phased Godoy during their
Is rounds of brawling. In IS
professional bouts the South
American never has been on the
floor.
Jacobs would NOT predict that
Godoy will beat Louis, but he is
positive the challenger will 60 the
distance.
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ator car. Dempsey gave all Of
go pounds to Willard and Sam
Langford weighed only 145 when
he gave Jack johnson three
kinds of fits. Jack Blackburne,
now trainer Of Louis, gave more
weight away than Rockefeller
did dimes, and so did Cans and
Walcott. And Mickey Walker
wasn't sparing with the pound
age when he fought Max Schmel-
ing. And what did Joe Walcott,
a welter, do to Joe Choynski,
a heavyweight good enough to
lick johnson? Nothing, except
knock him sitter than a plate
of aspic.
mstrong will probably
weigh In Mt around 140 for his
fight with Garcia on the 22nd.
In his last fight, which saw him
flatten Pedro Montanez In nine
rounds, Henry was the heaviest
Of his career, 1897. Some Of
those at the ringside said 1t was
the best fight. To fight Conn
for the hght-heavyweight title
Armstrong probably could work
up to las, which would make
him give away so pounds. I'm
not saying he could lick the
Pittsburgh profile, but 1t would
not be q shambles. No one would
have to inform Conn after 1t
was all over that he had been
In q fight.
AS for Louis, that would be
something else. Joe would walk
in and start punching and any
customers held up at the turn
stiles for a second or two would
miss the finish. 1t would be
that quick. But don't ever let
anyone tell you that an Arm
strong-Louis match would be
any more one-sided than some
of the fights Louis has had with
retired tire vulcanizers, tired
taxidermists turned fighter for
q night, or animated hatracks
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GIads Facing
Eight Games

Friday and Saturday the Pacific
Lutheran hoopmen open the sec
ond half campaign of the Wash.
ington intercollegiate conference
when they tangle with the Bell.
ingham Vikings of Western Wash
ington on the Falkland court.
Eight games remain on the
Lutheran schedule.
Following the Viking series. the
Glads will play four games with
st. Martins, and two with Cheney
Practice last night marked
the first workout since Jan.
81, when the Luthers prepared
for EIlensburg. The injuries
suffered on the tour have all
been patched with the excep-
ton OF Marv Harshman's
sprained ankle. Coach Cliff
Olson hopes to have Marv
back in shape by game time
Friday.
Bellingham brings a fast guard
in Moses, a tiny bundle Of speed
and sharpshooting ability. The
tough assignment of guarding
this deadeye will go to little Ernie
Perrault, no poke himself.
UUNKn CTANnUNGC
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Seattle Signs
Another Catcher

SEATTLE-Joe Annunzio, hold
out catcher released by Hollywood
of the Pacific Coast league last
year, was signed today by the
Seattle Rainiers.
Annunzio. who lives in Oakland.
Calf. win report to Manager
Jack Lelivelt at the San Fernan-
do. Calf. training camp Feb. Is.
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with Armstrong, and Hostak
should meet Ceferino Garcia
of the Philippines.
There's not much sense in
making ratings II they don't
mean anything"
Triner made his suggestions In
a wire to Col. Henry Miller Of
Washington, D. c.. chairman Of
the National Boxing association.
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Apostolic Leaves
New York Hospital

NEW YORk-Fred Apostoli Of
San Francisco. former middle
weight champion. was released
from Polytechnic hospital yesterday
where he had been recovering from
a severe cold. Apostolic went to
the hospital after he had been
knocked out Friday night in Mad
ison Square Garden by Melio Bet
tina OF Beacon, N. Y.
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Basketball Results
BY UNITED PRESS

By INITED FHEsS
Iowa IS DePauw rs.
DePsul So. Louisiana State az.
Missouri ~, Kansas State az.
Butler so. Wisconsin 46
Manhattan 81. Loyola (Chicago) 80
Virginia -. North Carolina as.
Niagara U 4s. Grove City &c
Arizona 81. Arizona State 40.
Texas Mines 81, New Mexico 81.
Daniel Baker ~. Southwestern
(Texasl 26
Creighton "a. Tulsa 81.
Oklahoma A a. NJ 80. St Louis 23
Ohio State b6. Mexico City Y. NJ
:. A. 50.
Indiana State 40. Valparaiso SO.
Toledo ~. John Carroll AZ.
Oregon College of Education 40,
State SO
Muitnomsh College a, Clark &c 81.
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Ping Pong Play

Park Basketball league games for
Armory. Battery VS.. Z Battery.
Headquarters Battery vs.. Headquar-
tiers Troop "a Cav: Medical Detach-
ment VS.. Service Battery.
Church Fraternsl and Industrial
league at Bellarmine: Gas. Epworth
Methodist VS.. Central Lutheran; 8,
Northwest Door Co. VS.. selected
team: 9. Petermsn Manufacturing Co.
vs. Northern Pacific Shops.
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Wilkeson Pirates nosed oui
0sctron CcC. 67-S5. in . furioua
battls ct Kapowsin Monday night
20 givs The Pirates an edge to-
wards winning the Pierce County
fEnst'l No. 3 berth In the inter
hague tourney.
0go1ng Bnlb Farm regis
fsEed ~ first win of the Sea-
80 whea Il hunhaed Puyailup
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07
Chapman Through
As A Basketball
Whistle.BloWer

BIRMINGHAM Ben Chap
man, Cleveland outfielder and
veteran Southeast conference
referee, announces that this il
the last season he will officiate
In basketball.
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AAU Chiefs will
Name Game Site

NEW YORK A site for the
Pan-American games. which viii
be held this summer If the Olym-
pies in Finland are cancelled. viii
be selected at 4 meeting Of Off
cials Of the Amateur Athletic
union In New York on Feb. 16. Dan
Ferris. A A. U. secretary. said
today.
San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Philadelphia and New York all
have entered bids but Ferris said
the games. TO be limited to nations
OF the western hemisphere. will
be held only Il Finland decides
not to play host TO the olympics.
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vui|keson Beats Geo., 57-53

Ellu. ll-ss. ct Orting while
Caxbonado kept on Its win
nlng way By defeating Fair
fax CCC, S1-l6, 1t Fairfax.
Buckley Merchants chalked up
their seventh win Of the season by
downing Fife Merchants. 5l-27. at
Fife. Puyallup Totems were forced
to forfeit to Eatonville Jacks be-
cause three players were sick.
"wednesday games In the Pierce
County (west) league are Mid
land at Mineral. and Roy Rockets
w. Tacoma Milk Producers al
Aiderton- North Puyallup plays
Valley Parts at Puyallup Thurs
day night.
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BETTING to 1 COdOy Does Not Last Is Heat
Beginner Rolls
Two 800 Games

GLENDALE, Cal. - Bernie
ThieIen, 10. who never had
BOWED until seven months ago
when he was employed 1t .
local alley, rolled two perfect
games last night.
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cliIIas Win
Florist Game
CITY HOOP Standings

Chilla's defeated California Flor
ists. So to 81, last night at Lin
coin gym In q City Basketball
league clash. Those are the bare
facts. but here In the story--the
tale Of what happened and what
might have been.
The score was l5-45 at the end
Of regular playing time-dead-
locked despite the fact that the
Florists had played the last three
minutes with only four men.
Those Same four players
Lornie MerkIe, I'd Turner.
Carl Opolsl<y and Dick Pease
stepped out In the five
minute overtime session, for
all the world ~ though they
wero evenly matched with
Chiila's. And for . while Il
looked ~ II the Florists
would do the impossible.
Jerry Kent Of the Chilla club
rang up two points. but Pease
evened the count. And then the
Florists went ahead a. Merkle
dropped In . foul shot and Pease
tipped In another field goal. All
this. remember. when the Posies
were outnumbered. five men to
four.
Kent popped in another two
pointer. but Turner kept the
Florists out In front by three
points with q field goai-ahead
with less than two minutes to
play.
Enter then willy Ed Grant,
Chilla manager. He Gagged .
field goal, and, with less
than . minute to play, Bob
HuegcI, star Chilla center,
dropped In the goal which
gave his team victory, al
though . middlc-of-t the floor,
hope shot by Merkle missed
its mark by . tiny fraction
Of m Inch. Had II swished,
the Florists would have won.
II was that close.
Had the Posies won, first place
In the league would have been
shared by three teams--Chilla's,
johnson Paint and Consumers
Meat. As It 10. Chilla's. winners
Of the first half title, stand alone
at the top Of the second half
standings.
johnson Paint turned the tables |
on Consumers Meat In a thriller,
80 to "a. Last Thursday night |
the Meat club dropped the Paint
ers down to second place and now
the Painters have returned the
compliment, leaving Chilla's alone
in first place.
Inter-City Auto Freight wal
loped cammaranos, As to 80, in
the third game of the evening.
It marked the Cams 18th straight
defeat.
Summaries:
Johnson Paint (ss) (s4) Consumer
Puliar tls) ......r.. te) Giundbsrs
Peters go .......F.... CD Brebner
Libke 90 .......C..... (io) McCay
Z. Tollefson .....o........ Bronson
Bichsel u0l 90. t5) Canonica
Subs: johnson Paint-Davis ~,
H Tollefson, Nichols: Consumer
Strom 90, Mcleod ca.
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Fast : Action Times Want Ad.
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On the Lam
VITA
Elllote Meteala

kzkz N0RTENSEN the professional 0ul ,crestler. has
syeg6 appeal At the gate But IN action the fans gire
ssr as nspey favoring her r'vuls And Clara simply
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ducks mt IT the ics and Nature sometimes
sAadrsn b duaing instinct.
Patterson Heard From
UNDOUBTEDLY Nell Clifford. the Tiger catcher who
- = The Ciny Red. win have occasion to meet old
Iscna hoy when the Red machine swings into training this
Wd has bsen received IN Tacoma BY Detective Captain
essseen and first flight catcher In his right these
faitsa : attached 10 N. cny OUTFIT minor l..su.
He guided Muskogs oa club
e ~ minors fr furth seasoning possible he might under
ae.:v tAyn nss It N training Tnsy should
attended tn old Logan school an institution
that Developed crack local teams and individual players
ss s the c. club q ii. Old sors~. circuit S1
ocv H.usnd supor Dairy team of the city
~ sassAt lsr ~ Tacoma Tir whs. As left these
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whs ~ lsysarsh daughter attending university
Inch q n ". ss i'd % .ns sos
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Pat h ben IN Tacoma snos 1877 But he'll hear plenty about
Che hamlet b IN contact with Clifford the ioquacos blond
VINO
Nine Minutes, Two Passes
TIVE Cd complaint In basketball the interest
killing disposition Of too many teams to stall with the
Oregon State for instance held casaba nine minutes
last weekend against Oregon university And In that time
made only two shots 1t the basket
Rsntn playing against Hghnns held the agate minutes
and did not tais basket shot
You could find similar instances this stating any league
where teams play defense The stalng
puntshment the spectators
spectators put turning
upon
fellow objects boong sports an
spectators just
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The Public Mind
IF BY chance stroke Of fate Arturo Godoy, the Chilean
heavyweight, would knockout Joe Louis and take the
heavyweight title Friday, what change Of public opinion
there would bel Chances out Of 100 but when big
fellows begin slinging punches anything Is possible, no
matter the odds.
this public
"w thought Louis
schmelng Max him. He
any against Tommy for Is rounds
Cssnto Braddock had him
TOO high And anyway. fought? Nobody
Dempsey Langord the old timers wouda
killed him. He's got bum jaw Fandom like that
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27
BY j. w. T. MASON
United Press War Expert

The immediate military effect of
t he German-Italian-Japanese al
lance signed Friday in Berlin is
all in favor ofp'tWo totalitarian
powers, leaving Japan with no tang
ible quid pro quo unless Germany
and Iatly win the war Hitler and
Mussolini have taken advantage of
Japan's Oriental inducements and
emotional resentments to guard
themselves more securely against
possible Russian, Turkish, and
Egyptian belligerency and also to
threaten the United States.
Meaning Obscured
On its face, the agreement pled-
ges Japan's assistance to Germany
and italy by military means" if
the European war involves any
powers now at peace. But mill
tary means" does not necessarily
imply declaration of hostilities
by Japan. 1t might be said that
the American governments trans
fer of destroyers and arms and
to Great Britain is as
sistance by military means
Too. Japan's aid is made contiE-
gent on Germany and Itely being
attacked by any country not at
present a belligerent. If Egypt de-
clares war on Italy, was the attack
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27
Embargo to Spur
Drive on Indies?

drive to obtain vital war materials
III the Netherlands East Indies can
be expected as result of the new
Berlin Rome e-Tokyo alliance an
American embargoes directed at
Japan.
Japan, it was believed here, will
attempt to obtain tin, rubber and
oil, not only for her own military
machine but to fulfill clauses Of
the new military alliance under
which all parties agree to provide
each other economic aid.
If Japan can obtain supplies of
tin, rubber and oil in the East
Indies, it was said, these mater
ials could be shipped west to the
axis powers via the Trans-Siberian
railroad and Russia.
Authoritative sources here re-
garded the alliance as a German
political victory in the sense that
Japan's fleet can now be employed
to immobilize the United States
Navy in the Pacific and possibly
even to involve the United States
in a Pacific war, thus impeding
American efforts to aid Britain's
fight against the Axis.
Advices from Tokyo said that
anti-American and anti-British SEN
timent was rising rapidly.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27
Axis Gets All. Japanese
Paying the Way Under
Terms Of Agreement

soon will follow in the Balkans.
If Italy moves against Greece as
has been threatened, and if Tur-
key responds by helping the Greeks,
then the extent of Japans mill
tary aid" Will become known.
Japan is in no position 10 assist
Germany and Italy. however, over
Balkan or North African or Mid
die East issue. The Japanese would
be lacking in strategic realism if
they were to serd a major mill
tary or naval expedition into Eu-
ropean or African areas so far
from their own territory while the
possibility remained of later in
volvment at home either with Rus
Sia or the United States.
Forgot Psychology
The Germans and Italians have
used the treaty with Japan to
warn the United States, in effect.
to keep out of the war. unless AM
erica wishes to become involved
simultaneously with Japan. Far
sighted realism should have caused
the signatories to the agreement to
take into consideration the psv-
Geological effect such an interpre-
tation of the treaty may have on
strengthening Americas non-beni
gerent aid to Britain, to any extent
necessary to prevent British de
feat.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27
United States Has
Surplus Of War
Mongers Say Nazis

BERLIN, Sept. 27. (UP)-Author-
lied German quarters said today a
large portion of 'war-mongers" re-
ferred to by Foreign Minister Joa-
chin Won Ribbentrop at the sign
ing of the Berlin triple alliance
can be found in the United States
The statment was made in re-
sponse to question as to whether
the Observation-Disclosures alli-
ance was directed against tn e
United States.
ut is not within the competency
OF the Axis powers to comment on
UNITED States policy" it was said
k"fhere are, however, certainly GER
tain circles in the United States
who constantly and increasingly
are acting against the spirit which
motivated the tripoWer pact.
when part of the foreign min
isters speech refers to certain in
ternational, plutocratic war mong-
ers we are certain that great part
of those mentioned can be found
in the United States"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

to discuss the new alliance. He
said he could not discuss it because
he has had no official notification
about the pact although such noti-
fication may arrive at the state
department shortly.
The President answered, yes
and no, when asked whether the
alliance was unexpected.
According to the White House
secretary, President Roosevelt was
in nearly continuous telephone COM
munication with Secretary of State
Cordell Hull for some time prior to
announcement yesterday Of tn G
United States embargo of ship
ments of steel and iron scrap to
all countries outside the western
hemisphere, except Great Britain.
When the first report from Shan
hal reached here early this week OF
a pending military alliance between
Germany and Japan, administra-
ton officials indicated that they
regarded it as a trial balloon de-
signed to test world and especially,
United States opinio. There has
been no indication since that that
opinion has changed.
Unofficial sources pointed ou
that for at least three years the
United States has been protesting
vigorously the acts of all three sig
natories of the pact and has con-
demned Germany, Italy and Japan
on several separate occasions for
violations of treaties to which the
United States was a signatory.
Naval spokesmen said that there
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27
BY HOBART C. MONTEE

WASHINGTON, Sept. 81. CUP)-
Immediate unofficial reaction today
to the new German Italian -Japa-
nese alliance was that the pact
formalizes what was considered here
to be a fact for more than three
years.
Officials at the state department
would not comment. They said
that SO far their information was
confined to press reports and that
any official reaction would have
to await complete. diplomatic dis
patches.
Authoritative quarters here did
not doubt that the allinace was
aimed at the United States. Be
cause of its possible implications,
however, even unofficial observers
refused to speculate either on its
significance or what notice this gov
ernment might give it.
President Roosevelt, at his regu-
lar Friday press conference, refused
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-27

first made when Marshal Graziani
invaded Egyptian territory. Here
are possible loopholes for interpre-
tations which cannot be known i'll
advance.
Nevertheless, the axis powers have
introduced uncertainties in the Eu-
ropean situation which may well
aid then in their Balkan ambitions
and this is their principal gain
at the moment. There have been
developments in the past wee k
showing an increasing reStleSSness
in Russia concerning the next move
of Hitler ad Mussolini il southeast
ern Europe.
Russia Retracts
The "Red-Star" newspaper, CT
ficial organ of the Soviet army.
retracted yesterday an article pub
lished in the past week saying
Russian did not intend to become
involved in the Balkans. The re-
traction explained the view eX-
pressed was only the authors and
its publication was mistake =
Now. however, Russia cannot be-
come involved in Danubian issues
without facing the knowledge that
if war results, Japan will give mill
tary aid" to German and Italy.
This is a material gain to Hitler
and Mussolini. and it may be
expected that further axis moves