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Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
Bench Warming
By Burdette Kinne
Post Press Sports Editor

and Logan jenkins were second
with l47 ..
The valley league basketball race
has apparently settled into three
team race with CaleXico favored
Brawley and El Centro rated
tossup for the runnerup position -.
Holtville was eliminated from any
consideration by losing 22-lO oe-
cision to El Centre Add TO that
the fact Walter Buckel dropped out
of school Monday to make a stao
at pro baseball III Los Angeles ana
YOU have the Vikings definitely out
of the race .
Imperial basketballers established
some sort of record last week by
scoring three points in the 1lrst
half. % in the second TO defeat
Calipatria. 25-l7 Imperial Gees
by the way. loom IS possible valley
champions Brawley ana ii
Centre, however, must also be re-
garded as contenders Inc
Brawley Gees are defending cham
pions
Ell Centre and Calexico high are
top ranking favorites to win the
Bee title El Centre is defend
inc champion The Spartans
showing in defeating Yuma, 1921,
is a good indication of power IN
the Bee division
julius Ehmke, who once struck
out l8 batters y. a high schooi
baseball game, is currently rated
the best hurler in the county base
ball league Up to Sunday Ehm-
ke had a record Of pitching IL
consecutive scoreless innings :.
Shorty Hogue will tangle with
Bobby Pacho in the main event at
San Diego Friday night 1t Will
be Hogue's first ten round fight.
and the going may be rough
because Pacho is a veteran VINO
knows all the tricks II II goes
the distance. Pacho may give the
heavier of the JacumDa twins a
boxing lesson
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
BY HENRY MCLEMORE-

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8. (UP)-
That charming vagrant, the tennis
bum, won't be with us much longer
The same tennis officials who
made his remittance man" life pos
Sible have suddenly walked up and
realized what a wrong they were
doing to a group of boys and the
sport of tennis.
Up until this year any younger
amateur tennis player with talent
could make a living out of the
game. A lazy, lousy, listless living,
but a living nevertheless. With ex-
pense funds from his own associa-
ton, and what he could Wrangle
in the way Of board, lodging and
appearance money from clubs hold
ing tournaments, he could just drift
about the country all year long.
Winters in Florida, California,
Bermuda, Nassau, and almost every
where else that the sun shines dur
ing the cold months. Summers in
the east and midwest. Easthampton,
southampton, Rye, Spring Lake,
Seabright, Canada, odd spots in
Wisconsin, and, for the very good
ones, Australia, India, Egypt, and
way points. 1t was racket with
a racquet.
Many a boy who got good at
tennis drifted into this indolent,
pleasurable life without realizing
what he was doing to himself and
TO his future. The life of tennis
bum was SO easy TO take. The best
hotels. The smartest country clubs.
Adulation. The prettiest girls. Dane
ing. Parties.
There was always enough for
spending money, and there was not
care for tomorrow. There was al
ways another tournament ahead
A few years Of this and many a
boy was unable 10 put his racquet
aside and 90 TO work.
The United States Lawn Tennis
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Jan. 8. UP)-
stocks drifted irrgeularly in slow
dealings today, demand again cen
tering in selected issues. The So
called market favorites eased in
late selling.
The list opened mixed, improved
through most of the session and
then reacted IN the final hour. Many
selected shares held well, however,
with some at new 193e-40 peaks.
Loft again was the most active
issue. IT reached a new high for
several years at 232s, up 3s, and held
well. Studebaker common made
new high.
DOW Jones preliminary closing
averages: Industrial, 1874, up
o.15: rail. s2.1s off 0.O7; utility, 2e.36
up oil: 65 stocks 51.l4, up 0.o4.
stock sales approNimated $1,000
shares against 100000 in the pre-
yious five-hour session Friday.
Curb stock sales were $4,000 shares
against 10000 Friday
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8. (UP)-
Clayton Heafner, an unSung profess
sional from Linville, N. c., who
travels best when the going is
rough. sloshed into the final round
of the $4,000 Los Angeles open golf
tournament today, with a two stroke
lead on the field.
The big sunburned southerner who
has bested the crack professionals
for the past two days, posted a
bangup 81 hole total of 212 and
headed off Hollywood's Johnny
Dawson and the trio of Ben Hogan,
White Plains, N. Y; AL Kreuger,
Beloit, Wis, and Mark Fry, Oak
land, Calf, in the race for the
first winter pot.
Dawson came strong for an aggre-
gate 214 while Hogan, Kreuger and
Fry turned in cards of 215, besting
swarthy Olin Dutra of Los Angeles
by stroke.
The large field was trimmed to
81 contestants today for the final
round including those who survived
the wet grounds and came in with
aggregate 229s or below. Since the
gale that almost stopped play yes
terday continued to whistle through
the oak lined north course at the
Los Angeles country club, tourna-
ment officials debated whether to
postpone most of the finals until the
weather cleared.
But no matter when the last 18
holes are played, Heafner's sharp
shooting when it was needed most
continued to make him the favorite.
The southerners nearest rival was
Dawson, who went out in a blazing
49, but the driving rain caught him
and he lost the lead by finishing
with II.
With the fairways soaked and the
green's made messy by the all-day
rain most OF the re-tournament
favoriteS dropped back in the heavy
going.
Lanky Dutch Harrison of Little
Rock, Ark, stayed close with TO
ZIG, while Lawson Little of Breton
Woods, N. H., and Jimmy Hines of
Great Neck, N. Y, paired in the
217 bracket.
Other 81 hole totals included:
218-Tony Penna, Dayton, O.;
Horton Smith. Oak Park, ILL.,; Jimmy
Thomson, Chicopee, Mass.
219-Jlmmy Demaret, Houston
Tex.
22O-Matt Kowal, Philadelphia
Stanley Horne, Montreal; Bruce
Coltart, Haddonfield, N. j.; Dick
Metz, Oak Park, Ill.
221-George Schneiter, Ogden
Ut; Paul Runyan. White Plains
N. Y; John Perelli, Lake Tahoe
Calf.
222-Vic Ghezzi, Deal, N. j.; Den
ny Shute, Huntington, w. Va.
223-Bud Oakley, Mamoroneck
N Y; Jim Milward, Madison, Wis;
Ray Mangrum, Oakmont, Pa
Charles Lacey, Los Angeles; Gordon
Brunton, Vierside, Calf; Lloyo
Mangrum, Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
SUorf NOfqS

Golfers from Yuma, Calexico
and Brawley we're justified in their
condemnation of the Barbara
Worth country club Sunday when
the BWC did not send its strongest
Iour-man team TO the matches IN
yuma Absence of El Centro's
top ranking players (Eldred Fer
pIson. Forrest Ferguson and For
rest ManleyD worked a hardship
on Calexico and Del Rio clubs be-
cause yuma captured a huge share
OF points Points that otherwise
would have been more equally dl-
Vded
Success OF team matches depends
upon cooperation from each OF the
participating clubs Without
that cooperation the matches may
Just as well be given up as poor
Job
Curley Vesey. Barbara Worth pro,
apparently made every effort to
line up a strong tam for Sunday
matches in Yuma. but team play
ers seemed inclined to shun the
activity Another point where
cooperation might be stressed :.
El Centre high school athletes
who are not engaged in the task
of turning out a winning basket
ball team, are already working out
for defense of the Spartans' track
championship The Spartans
have won Is of the last II track
championships
In contrast some of the fellows
have already started throwing the
baseball around down an CaleXico.
The Bulldogs have won "A of
Is baseball championships 3.
Good spot for that axiom, "Prac-
tice makes perfect
Red Edwards and Forrest Fergu-
son walked off with the pleasure
two-some" title out at Barbara
Worth country club Sunday 8.
Their combined score. minus handi-
cap. gave them a lac. Chet Immell
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
By GEORGE KIRKSEY

NEW YORK, Jan. 3. CUP)-Jack
Doyle, the sage of Broadway and
master of mathematics as applied
to betting odds on sporting events
bid the big town farewell today and
headed for the sunny shores of
Miami Beach to spend the rest of
the winter.
Before departing Doyle, whose
baseball odds are recognized as Of
ficial from Boston's common to San
Franciscos preside, gave quick
rundown on the diamond outlook
for 1910.
'It's too early to quote any odds
on the baseball races" said Doyle.
TOO much can happen between now
and the opening of the season.
There may be trades, holdouts and
injuries which will effect the stu
alton"
Doyle foresees an exceptionally ex-
citing year in baseball, with
bumper crop of rockies making
good
at looks like the parting of the
ways for a lot of old-timers,' said
Doyle. "Theif hinges are getting
rusty and their bones are beginning
to creak Players like Grove, Gehr-
niger, Lyons, Hartnett, Hubbell,
Simmons, the Waner boys and Pep
rer Martin, to mention few, are
making their last stand. I antici-
pate a big influx of new faces.
Ordinarily I have standing quota
ton of 20-1 against any rookie max
ing good and playing in 100 games
as regular. But I wouldn't offer
that price this season. My odds
will be cut IN about half on any
rookie you can name making good"
Much to the surprise of the base
ball experts who already are hailing
the st. Louis Cardinals as the COM
ing champions of the National
League, Doyle thinks the Cincinnati
Reds, 1899 titleholders, will be strong
favoriteS to retain their crown.
I'm discounting the licking the
Yankees gave the Reds in the world
SERIES" said Doyle. Because the
Reds made few bad plays in that
series doesn't mean they are all
washed up. If they had made those
same plays during the regular sea-
son, they would have been forgotten
in a couple of weeks.
Cincinnati has the pitching and
that is an important factor. Nc
Kechnie has a strong hand in Der
ringer and Walters, backed up by
two promising youngsters in Thomp-
son and Moore. Wander Nicer is
not to be overlooked and Beggs
from the Yankees may prove an
unlocked for asset.
1.-THE Cardinals will be second
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08

Yumas Country club golf team.
taking medalist honors in each OF
the four flights of play, Sunday took
q commanding lead in the first OF
q series of team matches involving
golfers from Yuma. CaleXico. Bar
bara Worth and Brawley teams.
BY taking medalist honors in each
division Yuma piled up 48ia points
to 1915 for Calexico, 1919 for Braw-
ley and l11a for Barbara Worth.
Showing Of the Barbara Worth club
was somewhat Of a disappointment
because they had been rated as a
serious contender for the Coca Cola
plaque 70 be awarded the winner.
Vic Blalack, playing on the No. /
team for Yuma, shot n TO best
Dick Lott who had a 78. c. M
Harvey of Yuma topped his flight
with a IS. Jack Peralta of Yuma had
a rs in the third flight and E. B.
Miller of Yuma was best in the
fourth flight with an 81.
Forrest Ferguson, Forrest Manley
and Eldred Ferguson. top three
members OF the El Centro team,
did not play in the meet but were
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
20 High School
Gridders Invited
ToJ.C. Banquet

The No. l football team of the
valley, Ell Centre junior college,
Monday looked forward to the No.
l football dinner of the season on
Tuesday night at the Barbara
Worth hotel.
1t will be the No. dinner of
the season because beside the ju-
nior college gridders there will be
more than 80 high school senior
football squad members from I'M
perial, Holtville, CaleXico and Ell
Centro as we'll as their respective
coaches. There will also be a large
turnout of townspeople if pre-game
reservations are an indication.
Principal speaker of the evening
will be Coach Howard Jones of
the University of Southern Cali
fornia, whose Trojan football team
whipped Tennessee, 14-0, in the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
Central
.Upsets
Yuma Hi

Basketball wiZardry, as taught by
Coach Larry Hanson came back in
to prominence again Monday as
the Spartans of Ell Centre high re-
viewed Saturday nights surprise,
1925, victory over Yuma high in an
overtime game.
Flashing the finest passing at
tack and team play shown on the
Yuma court this season, Ell Cen
tro fought its way up from a 1873
deficit at halftime to knot the
count 25-25 in the final minute of
play.
The Spartans stepped into four
point lead in the first minute of
the overtime, then played keep
away in the final two minutes to
protect the lead.
Only weakness in the Spartan
machine was in the basket making
department Saturday night as
players consistently missed set shots
under the basket.
Play of the Spartans against Yu-
ma was a distinct contrast to play
in the Holtville game Friday night
and Coach Hanson planned stiff
week of practice to guard against
a reversal of form.
Best players on the floor Satur-
day night were Jask Oswalt, Jack
Jones, and Twin league, Hanson
said. league was high scorer with
u points.
In a preliminary game Ell Centro
Bees defeated Yuma Bees, 1927.
Jack Tackett was high point man
with r.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
Junior College five to
PIov House of David Fri.

A fast moving junior college bas-
ketball team that relies on speed
alone for victory, today prepared
for week of activity dotted with
tough opponents.
The junior collegians meet Mexi-
cali All-Stars in Calexico on We'd
nesday night, play House of David
cagers in the Ell Centro gymnasium
Friday night and clash with San
Diego State college fraternity team
on Saturday night.
House of David cagers, who an
nually outclown the Colored Clowns
will put on one of the outstanding
basketball shows of the season be-
cause they do not play a prelimin-
airy game in Brawley this season
as they have in the past.
Local observers are looking for
ward to watching Ted Sandez.
speedy Arab forward, go into ac-
ton against the Boarded ones.
Sandez is currently rated the best
forward since Archie Drennen
starred at the junior college.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
BobsIe Ieddins Title
Goes TO Placid

LAKE PLACID, N. Y, Jan. 8.
CUP)-Hitting go miles an hour at
tunes, Francis Tyler, Lake Placid's
bobsledding cop, drove his four man
hob to the Lithgow Osborne trophy
ever the Mt. Van Hovenberg Olym
pic run here Sunday.
With the one mile ice chute
lightning fast because of the zero
weather, Tyler and his teammates
made the three trips in four min
utes, all seconds. Their sled also
scored the record run of the day
with a 1901 descent.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08

what can you say about them?"
Doyle thinks the Yankees will be
another shoo-in and expects them
TO go again to the post as odds-on
favorites.
"The Yanks are still the class.
Granted they may have slowed up
little, they're still far and away the
best. They'll be able to take care
of themselves all right. The Red
Sox may be better and this Kid
Ted Williams will give them a lift
with his hitting. However, they
still aren't in the Yanks' class. I
expect Cleveland to show improve
ment, maybe enough to battle the
Red Sox for second nlace
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
Pacific to Play
NOtre Dame in 1910

STOCKTON, Calf, Jan. 8. CUP)
Little College of Pacific, whose
curriculum stresses musical courses
yet has proved to be the giant
killer" of the Pacific coast football,
will invade South Bend, Ind. TO
meet Notre Dame in the Tigers
opening game of the 1910 season
on Oct. 5.
Pacific is coached by Amos Alon-
20 Stagg, vino was fired by the
University Of Chicago in 1888 as
too old. Yet his Bengals upset
California 6 to 0 in the Bears open
ing game last session.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
Stanford TO Delay
Selection Of Coach

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal,
Jan. 8. (UP)-The Stanford board
of athletic control will make no
decision on a football coach to sue
ceed the fired Claude E. (Tiny)
Thornhill until Friday, and then
will not reveal its deliberations until
an acceptance has been secured and
President Ray Lyman Wilbur has
approved it.
The BOARD deliberated for several
hours last night over a list pre-
sumed to include SO nationally
known coaches. High among the
candidates, it was understood, were
Lawrence BUCK Shaw of neigh
boring Santa Clara and Dudley
Degroot of San Jose State, also a
neighbor.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
Georgia Coleman
Reported Improved

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8. CUP)-
Georgia Coleman, pretty former
Olympic diving queen, was reported
to be improving today, although still
in critical" condition, after an
operation which may have saved
her life.
Miss Coleman had been under
almost constant observation of
physicians for two years as the
result of infantile paralysis. She
contracted a liver ailment, and seven
consulting medical men agreed she
should have an operation. 1t was
made possible by generous donations
from friends when her family ap-
pealed publicly for funds to ,defray
cost of the surgery.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
McSpaden Wins
IsIard Tournament

MANILA, P. l., Jan. 8. UP)-
With $1,000 prize money in his
pocket, Harold (Jug) McSpaden of
Boston departed for San Francisco
today on the California Clipper.
McSpaden walked away with first
money in the $1,000 Philippines open
golf tournament with a record
breaking score of 287 for the four
rounds of play. And his winnings
was clear profit, for the Wack Wack
club of Manila paid McSpaden's
$3.50 expenses to fly here for the
tournament.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08

Rose Bowl game. accompanying
Jones will be Assistant Coach Hobbs
Adams and one member of the
football squad.
Coach Robert Armstrong was
tentatively designated as master of
ceremonies for Tuesday nights
banquet Armstrong, who took over
junior college football two years
ago, turned out the first unde-
feated football team in history of
the school during the past season.
THE best group 1 ever coached,
Armstrong said. CTheir record GER
tainly bears out that statement.)
1.-The team had combination of
talents that cannot be denied in
football" Armstrong d lare d.
There was speed, power and de-
fense. Those words spell victory"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
EI Centrans TO
Enter Yuma Meet

Applications to enter the Yuma
tennis championships, scheduled for
one week from Saturday and Sun
day, will be accepted by Bill Max
well of El Centre, Clarence Riessen,
tournament manager said Mon
day.
At least 80 players from the I'M
perial valley are expected to enter,
RiesSen said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
l.. A. BUTTER & EGGS
L. 4. STOCKS

LOS ANGELES. Jan. S. tUP)-
Trading on the Los Angeles stock
exchange toda ywas irreg ularly
higher today as eight issues showed
pa3ns. two were off and three un-
changed on turnover of 1000
shares.
Trnnsamerica. 100 shares sold,
s1s. up A: So. Cal. Edison 81 pct.
pfd 400 shares, 295s Pacific gas
and lighting 5M pet. pfd, 100 shares
glM. up g. Union oil 100 shares II
up ~. Lockheed Aircraft 100
shares. 30h up "a; Menasco 10o
shares. 3 up Is; Ryan Aeronautioal
400 shares 5h unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
L. A. LIVESTOCK

Los ANGELES, Jan. s. (UP)-
Hogs saleable 21OO; very slow; 35-
6.65 on few California and eastern
lights; few loads $3.50. so; bulk un
sold; few sows about steady at 4.50-
AIS.
Cattle saleable 23OO; fairly active;
steady TO 25 cents higher; medium
to good steers S.5O-94O; Mexicans
80; stockers 8.25; fed heifers $50
3; cows 5.75-7.25, Gamers and cut
ters 4.25-5.5O; stock cows higher at
4.75-5.75; good bulls held above
I; calves saleable 500; steady; odd
vealers to 11.50; medium calves $50
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
ApostoIi, Beifina
Rematch Sought

NEW YORK. Jan. 8. (UP)--Pro-
moter Mike Jacobs was trying today
TO match Fred Apostoli and Melio
Bettina for a Is round return bout
at Madison Square Garden some
time next month.
Both managers were in favor of
this return bout, although Apostoli
had been floored three times in the
first three rounds with Bettina, and
Bettina was smashed to the floor
for the count of nine in the 10th
session.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
Yuma Takes Commanding adinFirst
0fSeries in Team Match Play

expected to play IN the next team
match. scheduled at the Calexico
country club on Jan. 81.
Calexico was represented by Tom
Crosbie. John Carter. Earl Roberts
and Tom Ritter: Brawley by Lyle
Kurisaki. Newt BraZleton, Tunney
Williams and Paul Post; El Centre
by Dick Lott. Wade Ramsey, Les
Rogers. George Morris.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
Rain Postpones
Pro.BowI Game

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8. CUP)-
The "pro-bowl' football game to
have been played yesterday be-
tween the national champion Green
Bay Packers and the National
league All Stars will be played next
Sunday
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
MARSH WINS BRAWlEY
GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

Loveridge Marsh Sunday won the
Brawley city golf championship by
defeating Lee Lamberson, up, in
the 36-hole finals. Lamberson, as
a result of his splendid shooting
in reaching the finals, was heavily
favored to win.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
FAR WEST CONFERENCE
SEEKS NEW MEMBERS

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 8. CUP)-
Faculty representatives of the Far
Western conference will consider
the applications for membership of
four colleges when they meet again
on May 4, it was announced today
following the resignation of the
University of Nevada from the cir
cult.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
Rain Delays
Tennis Battle

TAMPA. Fla, Jan. 8. (UP)-Bobby
Riggs of Chicago and Bryan Grant
of Atlanta resumed their battle to-
day for the Dixie mems singles ten
mis- championship.
A heavy rain interrupted their
match yesterday after Riggs had
won the first set, 6-1, and was
trailing 2-5 in the second A victory
for Grant will retire the trophy for
him. He won legs on it in 1886 and
1897.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
Markers Ar
a Glance

SlOcks irreguIar and quiet.
Bonds irregular. II. :. govern
ments lower.
Foreign exchange firm.
Cotton about steady.
Wheat off q TO 7s cent; corn
off = TO up ~
Rubber higher.
Silver unchanged in New York
at 24&l cents.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
/. A. GRAINS

wheat
No hard white .,.... Sl.13h -l.1st2
No. j s0ft white ...... Sl.73 y liz y
barley
No. Rri. west 40 lbs. s1.121s -1.17h
No yellow .......... 81. 81 40
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/. A. BANKS

Los ANGELES. Jan. s. up
Tfsasamorica sr,.+..,.. % ts
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-08
The Score

Subs Fl CentrO: KObertSOn, Pat
terson IA, Ingle (2).
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-06-27
Elrosa

Mrs. John Gerding, Mrs. Gene
Gerding and Mrs. Norbert Stall
berger were st. Cloud callers last
Wednesday.
Mrs. Morris Arneson visited with
Mrs. Joe Juen last Wednesday,.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Spaeth, of
Mahnomen, visited with Mrs. Carl
Spaeth last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Odenbratt and
sons, Peter and William, and Will
liam Hienze were business callers
at Fergus Falls last week.
Mrs. Weyrauch, of Ray, North
Dakota, and Mrs. Emil Wiener, of
Padua, visited with Mrs. Carl
Spaeth Friday evening.
Mrs. Joe Haskamp and grand
mother Yarka and daughter visit
ed with Mr.. and Mrs. Math Pung
Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kohl, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Walz, ST., visited with
our former pastor, Rev. Father
Luetner, at Chokio, Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Mareck and sons Wis
tied with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Zen.
zen Sunday evening.