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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02
By HENRY McLEMORE

NEW YORK. Aug. 2. tUP)-I
don't suppose a man in his right
mind, or even in the kind of mind
/ have. should ever allow himself
to be disturbed by the happenings
in the boxing business. One might
just as well get upset over what
goes ON in the national association
of ambulance drivers or the in
ternational federation of second
story workers and safe blowers.
Just the same, my typewriter
would think me less of man than
it already does if I didn't yank off
its cover, straighten out its ribbon,
and make it say something in pro-
test against the reported prema-
ture signing of Billy Conn for
heavyweight championship match
with Joe Louis.
With Conn still in training for
a fight with Bob Pastor he is said
TO have been hustled off to a side
room. set down at a desk equipped
with pen, ink and paper, and en-
Gagged TO do battle with Louis late
in the summer. What kind of
business is this? Any ethical mon
key would shy away from it, be-
cause it would sourd too much like
monkey business to him. But it
has been done by Promoter Mike
jacobs, the young and handsome
Conn. and his manager, whose
name I Eever can remember.
I don't blame Conn and what's
his-name SO much, but for the life
of me I can't understand what ia
cobs is thinking about. As a matter
of fact all I can understand is that
he must NOT be thinking about.
Has he given a thought to the pub
lies reaction to this whole thing?
Does he realize that, in effect, he
has gone on record as saying he
believes Conn will beat Pastor?
Evidertly not. because Jacobs is
a shrewd operator and not given
to doing thinRs to hurt his own
business. and this is bound to. Why
should fight fans paw money to
see a bout which the promoter
feels will be so one sided that he
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02
Death, Injury
Marks Opening
OF Deer Season

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2. CUP)
One death and one serious in
jury marked yesterdays opening of
the first California deer hunting
season in northern coastal counties.
George Rhoda, go. st. Helena.
died of heart disease while hunt
ing IL Lake county.
Herb Jones. Lake county super
visor. was in critical condition with
a broken back and arms after his
horse reared and fell on him.
No estimate of the opening days
bag could be made Until hunters
return and start registering their
deer tags. Hunting conditions were
reported best in Glenn, Colusa.
Miendocino. Napa and Monterey
counties.
A $4,000 purebred Lull was kill
ed at the huge Charles S. Howard
ranch near Willis in Mendocino
county
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02
Irish heavyweights. Comiskey.
And Conn, New White Hopes

NEW YORK, Aug. 2. tUP)-We
may have an Irish heavyweight
champion within a year as the
result of d the Billy Conn Bob
Pastor fight at the Polo Grounds
on Aug. Is, and CD the proposed
Pat-ComiskeyM Make Baer brawl at
Madison Square Garden this au-
tumn.
Fighting Irishmep, who have con-
tributed SO much TO pugilistic his
tory and to promoters pockets,
have been missing from the heavy
weight picture since Jim Braddock
lost the title to Joe Louis in 1887.
Now We have two young clouting
Celts who stand out as potential
menaces to Louis crown: Conn and
Comiskey.
Conn, the handsome Pittsburgh
lad who already wears the light
heavyweight diadem, unquestion-
ably is the master-boxer among
current ring performers although
a comparatively weak puncher. Co.
miskey, the tall, blond blaster from
oeciooiis IN d. 10 oiic Vi tic ilOot
terrific punchers his division ever
knew. although still a bit crude
in technique.
If Conn beats Pastor at the
Polo Grounds week from Tues
day he will get a shot at Louis
crown in September Billy is the
9-5 favorite to beat Pastor. who
already has been defeated twice
by Louis. Meanwhile Promoter Mike
Jacobs is negotiating for an au
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02
House
Nam ed
Cham

7 hey crowned N Z V II
House, Imperial second sack
er, king OF the Ell Centre
city league sOftbali hitters
this Week as the youthful
infielder finished the regular sea-
son with a mark of 1892, 20 points
ahead of his nearest rival.
House. who throws right but bats
from the left side. punctured OPP
posing hurlers for 20 base hits
during the season, three of which
were home runs.
The mark of 1872 was more re-
markable because only six players
who played regularly in the league
hit above the 300 mark and an
average of as low as .283 landed
batters among the ten leaders.
Ell Centre Elks dominated the
team hitting honors, placing six
men among the eleven leaders and
banging out team average of .258.
Seeley finished second in the team
standings with ,221, Holtville had
.2O2 and Imperial chalked up .180
City League BIG TEN:
players who participated in 6
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02

The famous and now historic
auction sale OF thoroughbred year.
lings beneath the great elms of
5aratoga's racing plant, where the
turf stars OF tomorrow are chosen,
gets underway tonight when the
nations outstanding horsemen will
begin binding on the finest string
OF colts and fillies in the world.
The three weeks sales period
will open at $3.50 when a Negro
groom leads a skinny chestnut colt
INTO the Sawdust circle on the
fringe of the racetrack and clerk
gives signal that bids are called
1t will close on Aug. % and be-
tween now and then some 800
gangling blue bloods will be sold
over the block.
A share of them will be picked
by shrewd trainers for a few hun
dred dollars and they will go out
next year and the season after
TO win thousands and hundreds
OF thousands. Man O. War, e.
Chico, Can't Wait. Andy K and
others did that.
On the other hand some of
them-like Hysterical, Warbridge,
Farrell and Gala War-will sell
for $4,000 on $4,000 apiece and
never win enough to pay for their
drinking water bills.
That is what makes the Saratoga
sales one of the great gambling
propositions OF sport and why each
OF the 800 prospective purchases
will be carefully watched. In all.
the auctioneers Will offer 60 major
consignments. These include off
spring of such great racing ard
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02
EIks Seek Series
Victory Tonight;
Beat BrawIey, 10

Joe Hurst and his band of Elks
return to Ell Centre stadium to-
night to meet San Diego Elks in
the first game of a series which
will qualify the winner to play in
the state tournament at Santa
Cruz in September.
Hurst and the Elks scored a 10
victory over Brawley An-Stars in
Brawley Thursday night in a
warmup game for tonight's con-
test. Hurst divided pitching honors
with Steve Ritter and the two
hurlers BANKED the northenders
with five scattered hits Hurst
worked four innings. Ritter five.
The Elks scored their only run
in the second inning and in vim
ming were able to garner only
three blows off the alright hurl-
ing of Nick Ellis. Ehmke, Ritter
and Cauzza collected the hits.
Tonight's Ell Centre lineup will
be somewhat weaker than the regu-
lar all-star roster, but with Hurst
in fine fettle the Elks are given
an even chance for victory.
The infield will present a for
midable defense with Brown at
first, Kinne at second, Crosby at
short and Van Nostrand at third
The outfield, with Ritter the only
all-star representative, will be
comparatively weak defensively.
Smith. Walters and Lawless will
fill the positions. Smith, Walters
and Lawless are goodhitters, how
ever.
San Diego will send virtually the
same lineup as last year against
the Ell Centrans. The game wiz
start at 8:l5
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02
Ireland Protests
German Attack

DUBLIN, Aug. 2. up The
government announced today that
the Fire Charge D'Affaires in Ber-
lin has been instructed TO protest
to the German government against
an attack by German planes on
the Irish steamer Kerry Head which
occurred off County Cork on Thurs
day
Earlier the Ere government IN
formation bureau had said that
German planes had attacked and
damaged the Kerry He'd e25 tons,
near the entrance 10 oyster Haven
harbor, County Cork.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02
l.. A. LIVESTOCK

Los ANGELES, Aug. 2. UP)-
Hogs $50. strong. load good to
choice 200 lib top at $50. odd head
light TIPS; few local fed CTS.
light lights and pigs 550-G25 few
light packing sows $40.
Cattle goo. cleanup on she stock
and bulls, steers and heifers scarce.
all classes quoted around steady.
Medium teers quoted around s.25-
1915: few dairy cows 55.75; odd
bulls 6, good beef cows quoted to
6s5 Or possibly above. Gamers
down to 4; bulls 6.50-7.50: calves
So steady: few good Yeaiers TO II:
choice lacking; few calves $40
sheep none, good to choice wool
ed lambs nominalIy quoted s.75.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02
District Office
Wins by Forfeit

District Office softball team won
league game the easy way Thurs
day night when the City Employe
softballers forfeited, 80. City EN-.
ployes, according to league off
Gals, has disbanded for the sea-
son.
Coca Cola and Seeley clash to-
night in an important game. Both
are tied for first place in the
league standings.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK. Aug. 2. UP)-
stocks edged irregGiarly higher
today but turnover dwindled to
near last weeks 22-year low pace.
Public interest was negligible
and professional activity was con-
fined 10 selected issues in leading
groups. Railroad equipment and
paper shares wee outstanding on
the upside, while copper shares.
although losses in most leaders
were small. were weak.
Trade news was favorable. Rails
and utilities met fair support in
quiet trade
Dow Jones preliminary closing
stock averages: Industrial. 1861
up 0.24; rail, 1855, unchanged:
utility. 22.s2. off Dol; Go stocks,
i2.s1, up COS. -
stock sales were 800. 900 shares
against 10000 yesterday. Curb
stock sales dwindied to "A 900
shares from $4,000 yesterday.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02
Junior Leaquers
Resume Schedule

Imperial Valleys junior softball
league will go into action again next
week with games scheduled for
Tuesday and Thursday nights in
Ell Centre and Imperial.
Ell Centre junior police and Cal
exico will clash in Ell Centre sta
dunn Tuesday night and the Press
juniors will play the league leaders
from Imperial Thursday night.
Games this week will end the
first half of play. Two more rounds
will be played during August with a
playoff slated between first and
second half winners.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02
Pros 0per, Play
In 5000 Open

MILWAUKEE, Aug. l. up
On another ore of those soft
touch" courses they love to play.
the gold-seeking tourists of profess
sional golf settled down today for
three days of shooting in Malwau-
KEGS first $4,000 Open champion
ship with new season scoring re-
cord in. prospect
It's their last major tournament
in the midwest and their third in a
row on a course never designed for
championship golf. They figure
they're due for a 72-hole record
before the last swinger troupes
home at North Hills country club
Sunday night
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02

saSdll ana Rowe put tnem there
with his ninth victory. The school
boy beat the Yanks yesterday, 11-2
allowing only seven hits. And three
years ago Rowe was on the verge
OF passing over the hill-another
victim of misery in the arm.
After three great years with the
Tigers in which he won So games
end pitched Detroit into two pen
nants in 1884 and 1885. Rowe came
up with such bad arm in 1887
that he was able to pitch only 81
innings and finished the season
with a record of ore victory and
four defeats. The next year he was
still a hospital case unable to cut
loose with the blazing fastball of
those happy How am I doin', ma?
How ON I dom, Edna?" days.
Finally Rowe took stock of his
case and decided to go to the Texas
league and try to bake the aches
and pains out of his arm under
the broiling Texas sun. He worked
hard at Beaumont, where they play
no night ball, and finished off with
20 victories and defeats. But last
year he was still far from the
pitcher of old and was able to win
only 10 games against II defeats.
His earned run average was 4.99.
But he was making progress. This
season new strength returned to
his arm. He began to cut loose
not with the power of 1894 and '35
when be hurled a ball so fast it.
looked like an aspirin tablet-but
there was a hop on his fast one
again. Brought along gradually by
Del Baker, the lean, lankv Ar
karsas bov has now reached the
stature where he may be the trail
blazer in the Tigers stretch drive
for the pennant
Only his teammate. the loud ND
filisterous Buck NeWsom has a
better winning percentage-13 and
2 against RoWe's and g, Rowe
proved he still can win those money
games again Yesterday when he
throttled the Yanks.
Rowe helped win his own game
by betting a triple that brought
home two runs and single that
scored another as the Tigers Whal-
ed Marvin Breuer and Alley Don
aid for Is hits. Birdie Tebbetts hit
a homer. and Fox and McCoskey
connected for triples in addition
to Rowe
Joe Cronin finally found pitch
er who could 90 the route and win
in Fritz Ostermueller, the left
handler who was ill early in the sea-
son. He pitched the Red SoX to
So victory over the Indians
knocking the tribe out of a first
place tie with the Tigers. Oster-
mueller allowed only seven hits.
Jimmy Foxx hit homer No. % with
mate on base.
The White Sox stumbled through
to beat the Athletics, Sd in II
innings and moved into a tie with
the Yarks for fourth place. The
White Sox scored the winning talley
without making a hit Nelson Pot
ter walked Joe Kuhel with the
bases loaded to force in the winning
run. The White Sox' Ed Smith
was hit by ball batted by Bob
Johnson and had to retire in the
third.
The Dodgers reduced the Reds
National league lead to 6h games
when thev grabbed a daublehead-
er from the Pirates. 80 and 81.
White WYATT scored his 10th vic
tory in the opener. allowing only
eeven hits. Joe Medwyck paced
Brooklyn's IL hit attack with a
triple double and single. Cookie
Lavagetto's double scored the VIM
ming run in the nightcap.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02
Raft Purchases
Latka Contract
SAN FRANCISCO,

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2. CUP)
Movie Actor George Raft has
bought the contract of George
Latka. lightweight fighter and
San Jose college boxing coach, for
$500, it was revealed here today.
: Raft bought Latka from Joe
Herman. who will stay on as Lat
ka's trainer Tony Palazolo, former
San Francisco promoter, will act
as manager.
Raft plans to take Latka on a
three months campaign to point
for fight with Lew jenkins, rec
ognized in New York as champion,
or Sam Angott National Boxing
association titlist
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02
Koyacs Upsets
Bobby Riggs

SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y, Aug. 2
tUP)-Frank Kovars, nationally
unranked player from Oakland
Cal, today blasted Robert l.. Riggs
United States mems singles cham
pion, out of the 50th annual South
ampton invitation championships
The slim Californian won by a
score of Cd. TO, Ga, 6-2 after a
long and bitter match and moved
into the finals of the mems singles
bracket.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02

tumn contenders battle between
Comiskey and Make Baer. CO.
miskey's manager, Bill DAILY. is
eager for the bout, but it is still
uncertain if Baers Eliot, Ancil
Hoffman. will accept. If Hoffman
does accept, this brawl is certain
TO sell out the garden.
Comiskey, who has registered 10
knockouts in % bouts, will clinch
title shot in June if he can
belt out Madcap Make. recent
conqueror of Tony Galento. Be-
cause of the dynamite in both fists
he would be a very dangerous chal-
lenger.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02

ate OF COe college,, as gfIu CUaCH
and head of the physical educa-
ton department.
Selection of Holt, who has had
twenty years of coaching expert
ence in Colorado high school and
Junior college systems, came as a
mild surprise to most observers
who believed Oliver Day, U. S. G..
graduate, had an inside track on
the position.
Day and Richard Bentley, Col
lege of Pacific graduate, had been
named as leading candidates for
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02
Angels 1huI1,p
Seattle; Padres
Beat Oakland
BY UNITED PRESS

Los Angeles thumped Seattle IL
last night to get a draw on its
four game series with the Pacific
coast league leaders.
AS the teams moved on to new
grounds today in a split week, San
Francisco had picked up four
straight at Portland, Hollywood
had 81 series win over Sacra-
mento and San Diego had a 81
edge on Oakland.
The first half of the week left
Seattle AZ games ahead of the
second place Oakland Los Angeles
gained half game and was two
behind Oakland The Angels moved
over to Portland today 10 try their
luck against the leagues most de-
pendable doormat. while Seattle
played host to the cratic San
Francisco Seals.
Sacramento went TO Oakland and
San Diego TO Hollywood.
Lou Noyikoff and Eddie Mayo
were Los Angeles big guns in the
I'll win over Seattle last night.
NoYikoff had two singles and
double TO drive in four runs and
Mayo drove in two runs with two
singles and three Dagger. Ray
Prim held Seattle to five hits
while the Angels dubbed Hal Tur-
pin and Aldon Wilkie for 10.
San Diego squelched the slip
ping Oakland Acorns, AL, rolling
up a total of Il hits off George
DarroW. Joe Mulligan and Verne
johnson. Bill Thomas held the
Oaks TO seven safeties. The Padres
had their b : inning in the fourth
when six runs came home.
San Francisco tier q ribbon ON
It's Portland series by winning the
Jurth straight game. Al.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02
Raleigh Holt New High School Coach
BENCHW
by Burdette Kline
-Post-Press Sports Editor
-Post-Press Sports Editor

breeding thoroGhbreds as Man
O. War. Omaha, Gallant Fox. Sir
Galahad III, jamestown, the i'm
ported Belfon6s. sun Beau, Sun
Briar. Hard Tack and many an
other.
The most important breeders
listed are Belair Stud. Mereworth
Farm, Phil Chinn, Thomas Piatt,
A. B. Hancock and c. L. Macleod,
Jr. But there VIII be yearlings to
fit every purSe-from that of the
gypsy owner with $500 to Mrs.
Mars and her millions. The only
trick is to pick the right ones, a
problem more difficult than pick
ing football winners.
Remember Bill
Remember Bill Delaney, once
rated one of the outstanding catch
ing prospects of the majors?
Bill is back with the st. Louis
Cardinals this season. not playing
often, but instead preparing for
his tfull time" comeback next
season.
At the present time Selancey
is perfecting his timing and rhythm
at bat. his arm and confidence at
the plate Delaney was out of
the playing end Of baseball for
four years. He managed a team in
New Mexico in fighting to over
come a serious case of tuberculosis.
Now, healthy as ever, and gain
ing his old assurance behind the
plate day by day, Bill is looking
forward to his return 10 the Car
dinals as a regular catcher next
season.
Ard there are few who will
deny he will be there.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02

Los ANGELES, Aug. 9. up
Stocks moved sluggishly on The
Los Angeles exchange today when
seven issues remained unchanged
four showed slight advances and
three dropped Approximate trading
volume was 1000 shares
Bandini petroleum % down u:
Republic up X Standard oil 18A
up =; Menaseo 21s unchanged:
Ryan a. unchanged
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02
l.. A.. HAY
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO. Aug. 2. fUPl-LIehf
local and professional selling pres
sure carried wheat ane corn fu-
lures somewhat lower today.
Wheat closed i cent lower.
Sept. 75A-75ss. Corn was down
1I-1k cents. Sept. Cos -60lz. oats
~ cent lower. Sept. 29i4 A; and
rye off |. cent. Sept. 42a4B; soy
beans were off = cent. Oct. IA.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02
MARKET QUOTATIONS
l.. A, PRODUCE

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2. UPl-
Trading showed some improve
ment
cantal0upes: Hales 1Gs-1Ss 40
soc; 24s-27 50-Gs0e; tip tops local
std 12s-16s soc; 24s-27s 25-35c;
honeydews 12s-16s 50-75c: casabas
Riverside Jumbo Gs-7s 90-S1.0O
Tomatoes: Stones local and Or
ange co. 4x5s 50-75c; 5x5s 65-s5c
san Diego 4x5s Gothic stems .
layer san Diego co. 5x6s 75-s5c.
Watefmelons: kiondikes local
and stripes 20-22 ID avg $1,000.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02

MOST HITS-House, Imperial,
20; Kline, Elks, Is.
DOUBLFS-Kinne, Elks. 8; Aar-
on. Imperial, 6; Coates, Elks. 6.
TRIPLES Patterson, Holtville,
3: Samaha. Zumstein, Perry, Holt
Vile, 2; Fleming Seeley, 2; Van
Nostrand, T. Payne, Scroggins, 2.
HOME RUNS-Coates, Elks, 3;
Cauzza. Imperial, 3; House, Imper-
ial, 3; Brown. Elks, 3: Hurst, Kline,
Elks, 2.
RUN BATTED IN-Coates, Elks
IA; Kline, Elks, 10; Aaron. I'M
perial. u; Brown, E'lks, 10: Smith.
Elks. Il; Samaha, Holtville, 10.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02
BOBBY JAKE SCORES
UPSET IN BAYS PLAY

GAMBLER, O., Aug. 2. up
Bobby Jake. of Milwaukee. advanc-
ed to the semi-finals today in the
western junior and boys tennis
tournament by a surprise upset
over Bill McMurry, Oklahoma City
Okla, fourth seeded player.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02
LOCAL BUTTERFAT

Los Angeles butter ........ 29c
Butterfat grade A FOB ~ ranch 3s
Manufacturing milk ........ 32c
Rt. gathered cream 5000. csc
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02
Markets at q Glance

Stocks irregularly higher and
quiet.
Bonds ifregularly lower; u. S.
irregular
Curb took irregularly higher.
sForeign exchange lower.
Cotton steady.
Wheat off q ! cent; corn off
liz.
Rubber higher.
Silver unchanged.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02
Rowe Continues
Comeback Try by
Beotina Yankees

NEW YORK, Aug. q (UP)-Place in nomination the
name OF Lynwood Thomas Rowe, the famed "schooboy"
of Ri Dorado Ark, as candidate for the years
back championship.
The Detroit Tigers are riding high in first place
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02
Board Selects
Grid Mentor to
Succeed Hanson
BY BURDETTE KLINE
POST Press Sports Editor

Ell Centre high school in the market Tor 1901,
ball championship Friday following action by the school
board Thursday night which named Raleigh Holt gfadu
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-02
l. A RlJTTER & EGGS
BANKS

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