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Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
BY HENRY McLEMORE

CINCINNATI. Oct. 3 CUP)-This
is a story that had its beginning
over a plate CT fried chicken, way
down south where the moon is big
and the Spanish moss sWays IL. the
live oak trees.
And its a story that will have
its ending today in a world series
setting. Out under a bright sun and
with $4,000 persons looking on.
It is the story as those of you
who know your baseball already
have guessed-of those two Gin
cinnait Reds, Bucky Walters and
Jimmy Wilson. Bucky will do the
pitching and Jimmy the catching
for the Reds against the Tigers
today ar.d if this battery fails to
Win-but let US travel back thru
tne years TO a little fried chicken
shack somewhere between Orlando
and Winter Haven, Fla.
Jimmy was manager Of the Phila-
delphia Phillies then, and Bucky
was a third basemar. Not a very
good one. either, being just a fair
fielder and no great shakes as g
hitter. They were working on their
zecond drumstick these two when
Wilson suggested to Walters that
he try his hand at pitching.
You're scarcely good enough at
third TO stay with TINS team" Will
son said. And you don't make
any dough- Why there are fifty
pitchers making twice as much as
you are, Bucky, and they're not
very good pitchers, either
Walters said no. Wilson. argued.
They were OF their third helpings
# chicken before Walters reluct-
a1tly agreed to turn pitcher, but
.Iy o.. tie condition that if he
.z-aeI IL Eoald get another sho
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
TODAYS SPORT PARADE

at third base.
Most of you know the trials and
tribulations of Walters as a pit
cher His first start was against
the Reds and Larry McPhail, who
was running the Cincinrati's al
that time, came down from the
stands to demand of Wilson that
he remove Walters before he kill
ed a batch of Brooklyn players.
Through the season. opposing
players ribbed Walters numerically
and the fans jeered and booed. But
he kept at it. Worked as few pit
chers have. Three ordinary seasons
with the Phillies as a pitcher.
In the middle of the 1888 season
he was traded to the Reds and
was ready to take his place as q
great pitcher. He won 81 games last
year and % this year
Today Bucky will have as his
catcher the man who started him
off on the road to success. The
aging Wilson who, until a Few
weeks ago thought he was thru
as a competitor. But the death Of
Willard Hershberger and the in
jury of Ernie lombard drove him
back into his pads and shir guards.
Over forty years of age, not IN
too good condition, Wilson will
catch Walters in the make-or-
break game of the series for the
Reds.
It's a situation right out of Hol-
lyWood, and it will be a callOus
cuss indeed who. when the batter
les are announced today for
Cincinnati, Walters pitching, Viii
son catching"-doesn't have a lit
tie hope, deep dowr inside, that
they'll win.
Slide that sinkcr in there, Buclzy
Ciyc hin tac right sigEs, Jimmy
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
Bruce Campbell
Ennerges as Hero
OF Series Game

CINCINNATI. Oct. 3. (UP)-Ihe
World Series has a way of dredging
up those little human interest stor-
les that only baseball can produce.
For example, the strange story
of Bruce Campbell. Here he is TO-DAY
with one leg on-rthe hero's trophy
after an amazing career that mas
lowered perilously close to tragedy
The fellow who held down right
field for the Tigers yesterday and
batted out a single and home run,
drove in two runs and leaped out
in front of his more famous team
mates with a batting average OF
.667 is playing on borrowed time.
Back in 1885 he was carried to
the hospital with spinal meningitis
and the doctors told him, not once
but several times during the fall
of that year and the spring OF 1886,
that he'd never play ball again. He
was in hospitals in Chicago, Detroit
and Boston fighting Tor his life.
But the soft-spoken Chicago boy
smiled grimly at the sad news, and
in a valiant struggle that bafled
the medicos. licked his insidious
enemy. That was the closest call
Campbell ever had but by no means
the only one. His whole baseball
career has been one close shave after
another.
Campbell was a last-minute start
er in the opening game against the
Reds. He didn't even know he was
going to play until Paul Derringer
started warming up.
1t was a happy choice by Baker.
Campbell did everything asked OF
him and more. He laid down sac
rifice to set up the Tigers first
two runs in the second. Most OBJ
servers credit Campbell with a
scratch hit on his bunt, believing
that he beat Werber's throw to
the bag. His second time up he
cracked a clean single. On his third
trip he poled a homer after Rudy
York's triple.
Il never hit that ball good" Camp
bell said. "It didn't sound good when
it hit the bat and I was surprised
when it landed in the bleachers. -
But that's Campbell for you, al
ways belittling his own efforts.
OF all the 31,793 spectators in
CroSley Field, yesterday probably no
one was happier than Mrs. Margar-
ct Campbell, Bruce's mother. Wish
Egan, Tiger scout who was sitting
in a box with her said Mrs. Camp
bell was delirious with joy over hel
sons home run.
Gosh, mother shouldn't have
made herself look so silly jumping
up and telling all those people what
a great ball player I am" Campbell
said in his shy way.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03

Rowe blows down the Reds today,
Manager Bill McKechnie will lead
a forlorn hope when the battle shifts
to Detroit tomorrow.
The Schoolboy is strong and
steady. There isn't as much zip on
his last one as there was back in
1884. but the Schoolboy has been
to the school OF nard knocks and
what ne has lost in speed he has
gained in savvy. He pitches to spots
now. works the corners and saves
his strength for emergencies.
Walters. a reformed third base
man. frequently is hit hard but
when the runs are on the bases he
has the knack of turning on the
pressure and getting the men out.
Cincinnati fans, betting heavily on
their team, are invoking all the
magic they knew to Keep Walters
right arm loose and strong.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
Ghosts Drub All Stors. "a
In FinoI Come o. Season
El Centro's AlI-Star softban teams

Ell Centro's All-Star Softball team
hung up the spikes for another sea-
son Wednesday night after absorb
ing the most thorough trimming in
three years of play at the hands
of the powerful Sioux City Ghosts,
The Ghosts. who Laid down bar
rage of base hits and drove Joe
Hurst to cover in the fourth inning,
walloped the All-Stars GA and won
the three game series between the
two teams. 2-l.
The Ghosts slapped out Is hits
in all off the combined offerings
of Hurst and Steve Ritter. who al
lowed six hits and two runs in the
final five innings.
Up until Wednesdays game the
ALL Stars boaSted one of the best
records in history of All-Star play
and had chalked up victories over
San Diego, Chula Vista. the Lake
land Larks. Coohdge's Arizona cham
pions and host of lesser known
teams.
But the Ghosts were "hot" We'd
I4CSQdS l44SI4l anu LII anu 4Ie4ueu
everything that came their way.
Red Strickland. Ghost hurler. was
in complete command. giving only
seven hits, five of which came after
the game was on ice. Kline and
Coates homered in succession in the
eighth inning for the All-Stars' only
rally.
The score:
Ghosts ................ OO5 200 2O0-9-l5-O
All-StarS .....---... 600 100 O21-4- 7-5
Strickland and FavorS. Hurst. Rit-
ter and Kinne.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03

A scrapping Ell Centre
high school football team
journeys to Brawley Friday
night to go up against an eX-
perienced Wildcat eleven, de-
scribed by Brawley sports writer's
as confident of victory
Despite warnings from BraWleys
Coach Sheldon Loughborough that
the Wildcats hadn't reached the de
gree of efficiency he had hoped for
northend experts were confident the
Brawley gridGers would be able to
start the season with a triumph.
Ell Centre. with four lettermen
from the 1870 squad was rated
slightly weaker than the Spartan
team of a year ago principally be"
cause of a shortage in experience.
Coach Raleigh Holt was we'll pleased
with the attitude of his squad, how
ever. and predicted at least a close
game.
Spartan squadmen, from the first
string lineup to the fifth string sub
stitute. were confident the Brawley
gridders would find the going rough,
following stiff practice grinds Tues
day and wednesday afternoons in
which defense was stressed.
Friday nights game will feature
passing attack by both squads il
practice sessions during the past
two weeks can be used as an indi-
cation. Navarro. Minter and Will
liams tossed the passes for Brawley
in prep sessions, Gene OsWalt, Pat
terson and Morgan for the Spar
tanS.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
Imperial, CaIipat. =.
Gridders Clash
In Northen2

Imperial high schools vars
football team. which makes an q
trance into the valley league sch
dule this year, plays in Calipat1
against the northend high schC
gridders in practice game.
The Imperial football team, viii
opens the regular season agar
Ell Centro next Friday night, "
start its varsity lineup against Ci
ipatria, Coach Al Klein said.
Gardner, Danskin, King and N
kazona will be in the starting bac
field for Imperial, Fleming, Sore
son, Shuts and Stames for. ca
patria.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
H Centre BoWIers
Open Valley Loop
Season with Win

El Centro's all-star bowling team,
as hot as the oft-referred to fire
cracker, opened its valley league
season with SO victory over Cal
eXico in Calexico Wednesday night.
With Bill Foss leading the way
with a three-game series of 687
the Ell Centrans boKled a 3O35 SER
les and had a high game of 1921.
Foss has 225, and 267 games, and
Manson. Fleming and Brown each
had two 200 games. Stanfield was
high for the losers with a 672 ser
les. Tufie Hashem had GAL.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
FAVORITES WIN IN
NET TOURNAMENT

BERKELEY, Oct. 3 CUP)-Fav-
orites. with two exceptions, were
safely into the quarter-final round
cf play in the Pacific Coast tennis
tournament today.
Nick Carter San Francisco pub
lie courts player, and unseeded, ell
minated George Spencer who pre-
viously had unceremoniously dump
ed Eddie Alloo. The score was Cd,
6-4. Gene Smith, also of California,
put John Murio out of the run
ming. 6-3, 6-2.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
Picking The Winners
T was cheated!

was cheated!
AT least something that was quite
out of the ordinary happened be-
cause no one could miss ten out of
twenty football selections unless
fate or someone decreed against
them.
In any event my failure to pick
more than half wight brought me to
the conclusion that my selection are
useless as information to the aver
age football! fan. So today I will
include. with each worthless selec-
ton, a vital piece OF information
of sport history.
Here goes:
e. Centre over Brawley-Army and
Navy played first in 1890.
CaleXico over Holtville - Babe
Connaughton, guard for George
town in 1926, was the heaviest reg
ular player on any football squad.
He weighed go pounds,
Santa Clara over UCLA-John
Maulbeteh, Michigan's great full
back, made $50 yards running against
Harvard in 1918. Harvard won. 10.
St. Mary'S over Callfornia-Ala-
bama has not lost an opening game
since 1904.
Stanford over Oregon-Princeton
and Yale have played each other
since 1873.
oregon State over USC-Prince-
ton has defeated Rutgers in 80
straight games.
Duke over Tennessee-Notre Dame
made las substitutions against Navy
in 1890, winning the game, 26-2.
Marquette over WisconSin-Red
Grange handled the ball five times
in a game against Michigan in 1924
and scored five touchdowns.
Missouri over Pitt-Frank Hin
key. 152. played at Yale for four
years and statisticians say that not
a yard was gained over his posi-
ton.
Holy Cross over Louisiana-Has-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
BENCHW ARM|NG
by Burdette Kline
-Post-Press Sports Editor
-Post-Press Sports Editor

kell Indians schedule of 1925 re-
ouired them to travel 25,000 miles.
Princeton over Vanderbilt-25, ,OoO
miles is the approximate distance
around the world.
Texas over Indiana-E. C. Roberts,
Purdue. kicked seven goals from
placement in a single game.
Minnesota over Nebraska-Brao-
ford high of Pennsylvania won %
straight games in a single season.
Texas Christian over Arkansas
Notre Dame Southern California
game of 1929 drew the largest foot
ball crowd in history. 1892.
Ohio State over Purdue. Preas,
Georgia Tech. kicked II goals after
touchdown against Cumberland in
1917.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
SANTA CLARA PLAYS
BATTLE UCLA BRUINS

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 3. tUP)-
Solving the tricky Santa Clara Of
fensiye continued to be the major
problem today as the second string
ran Bronco plays against the UCLA
Bruin varsity. Ernie Case. second
string left halfback, looked good in
scrimmage and will probably see
action in the Santa Clara game in
Memorial Coliseum Friday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
Armstrong, zivic
Fiqhi Friday

NEW YORK, Oct 3 (UP)-With
sports interest shutting busily be-
tWeer. the world series and foot
ball, one of the best prizefights
of the year has crept up virtually
unnoticed.
We refer to tomorrow nights
world title brawl at Madison Square
Garden between Welterweight
Champion Henry Armstrong and
Fritzie Zivic of Pittsburgh.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
L. A. PRODUCE

LOS ANGELES, oct. (UP) =
Supplies were moderate on most
lines with demand and trading slow
70 moderate.
punched vegetables; Beets 25-4Gc.
Carrots 60-75e.
Lettuce, Guadalupe and Santa
Maria Sl.25-S1.35; IS $1$115; san
LUIS ObispO As S1.26 S1.5O; Oxnard
SI.25-S1.25; IS 81.
Tomatoes; san Diego 5x5s 75-s5c.
Ventura 5x5s 1851. Santa Barbara
4x5s So-90c 5x5s S1.10-$I25; san
Luis Obispo 4x5s s5-S1. 5X5s $1.15-
S1.25; stem Oceano 3-tier 4X5s ST.
SI.Z5; Santa Barbara 2-tier 5x6s
15-$l. 3-Jier 6X6s S5-Sl
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03

the second game of the World series
this afternoon against the Detroit
Tigers. Outhit. ou;pitched and out
fielded yesterday, the Reds went
down to a to , defeat and watch
ed big Paul Derringer. their pitch
ing ace. take the long, slow walk to
the showers.
The second day of almost ideal
baseball weather was indicated when
q bright sun came out early. The
forecast was for fair skies and 1t
appeared that it might be slightly
warmer than yesterday.
It's not going to be easy work Tor
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
BEARS SHOW BIG
IMPROVEMENT IN PREPS

BERKELEY. OCT. 3. IUPI-In
spite of all reports to the contrary
Jim Jurkovich has not recovered
sufficiently from his head injury
to play against the Gaels from St.
Mary's Saturday, Coach Stub" AL
lison said today. However, the Gold
en- Bears were picking up very
definitely" Allison said, with A
Derian in at lefthalf.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
5000 Seats Plan
For Hoque Scrap

Plans were rushed Thursday to
seat 5000 persons in El Centro
stadium for the Bigboy Hogue-
Herman Graves professional boxing
match on Tuesday. Oct. 15,
Cleo Shans and Baby Razo will
fight the semi-windup of card
advertised as the greatest ever
staged ir, the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
L. 4. LIVESTOCK

Los ANGELES, Oct. IIPJ =
Hogs saleable 200. 10 to Is lower
top 10 on few 186 pound weight
small lots 17O-262 pounds 6.25-7;
soWs 4.5O-5.
cattle saleable 400; slow; Jewish
holiday curtailing, scattered sales
about steady, thin Mexican steers
6.-6.5O; medium fed steers quoted
to 10; veal cows $3.50; good quot
ed to possibly 7.50; Gamers and
cutters 4.25-5.75; few 4; odd bulls
7.35; calves saleable 200. odd sales
steady; few vealers to Il: choice
lacking; few medium stock calves
$50.
sheep saleable 500, best common
TO medium II pound wooled lambs
steady at 8, sorted per cent good
and nmhOL.e nmoLcd a.25-9 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
OLIVER WORKS ON
DEFENSE FOR STANFORD

EUGENE. Ore, Oct. 8. CUP -
Coach Tex Oliver is worried by
Stanford's razzle-d dazzle plays. He
continued to WORK h:s University
of Oregon eleven through the same
defensive plays today but admitted
considerable improvement must
in practise if the Ducks hope to beat
the Indians Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
Del Rio Opening
Set Oct. 20

Brawley's Del Rio country club
will hold its official fall opening
on Sunday, Oct 20, according to
Joe Caldwell, new northend pro.
The Brawley course. which re-
nained open all summer, is being
put in first class condition for the
opening day play, Calwell said. and
a record turnout is expected.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
Valley Grid Season Opens Tonight
BOWLING LEAGUES TO OPEN

El CentroS city bowling leagues
will open next week, according to
B. F.. Darnell, owner and manager
of the Bowling academy. Five, six
team leagues will be included IN
this winters schedule, Darnell said,
Players are registering at the pres
ent time.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
Buck Newsom's S
Father Dies

CINCINNATI, Oct. 3 up G..
L. Newsor, 60, father of Louis
Buck Newson, Detroit pitcher.
died today CT a heart attack in
his hotel suite near the room Of
his son who won the first world
series game Yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
l.. A. STOCKS

stocks moved upward fTactionally
today on the Los Angeles stock
exchange but the volume of trade
during the early session was small,
only $500 shares.
Broadway Department store, at .,
was up y point; Southern Califor-
MIA Edison common, 275s up -;
Consolidated Steel common, at 64,
up y; Taylor Milling. SIS up -.
Issues traded but showing no
change from yesterdays quotations
included Roberts Public Markets,
Standard Oil Of Cal, Solar Aircraft
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
MARKET QUOTATIONS
Markets at a Glance

Stocks higher and moderately ac-
tive.
Bonds higher; L. 5. governments
irreg ular.
curb stocks irregularly higher
Foreign exchange steady.
cotton about steady.
Wheat up Is 10 off y cent; corn
off y cent.
Rubber steady.
SILVER unchanged in NeNw York
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO. oct. IGPJ- Wheat
was steady in moderate trading to-
day.
At the close wheat was un-
changed 70 off = cent. corn off z.
u y cent. oats up * to = cent
rye unchanged to off % cent and
SOY beans were off = to Is cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03

Walters, for his
opponent on t h e
mound is going to
be Schoolboy Rowe
riding the crest of
a great comeback
a n d hungry f o r
some of the gold
and glory he earn
ed back in the
days when Mickey
Coo h a n e was
leading the Tigers
+c OeOnaOtS If
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03

CORVALLIS, Ore, oct. 3. up
Veteran Fullback Jim Kisselburgh
received a leg injury and the Ore
gon State college hopes for vic
tory against Southern California
consequently received a Jolt today.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
COUGARS SCRIMMACE
FOR MONTANA GAME

PULLMAN, Wash. Oct. 3. CUP)'
Heavy scrimmage and punting we
in order today for Coach Babe He
lingbery's Washington State grit
Gers as they prepared for the Satu
day game against Montana.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
Cincinnati Reds Pin Hopes On Good
Riqht Arm OF Bucky Walters; Rowe
Goes 10 Mound for Detroit
i. By HARRY FERGUSON =

CINCINNATI, Oct. g. (UP)-lf Bucky Walters sinker
hall doesn't sink today the Cincinnati Reds will ;,
The lean right handler who puts battling dpsy-dooole
lone hope of the Reds as they go lllo
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
L. 4. PONLTRY

Los ANGELES. oct. UP) -
Hens. legh Jrn - 20 3l4 lbs. 12c
Hen. leghOrn, 3l4 to 4 lbs. :. 13c
Do. Jver lbs. ........ 13c
Hens, colored, 81 10 4 lbs. 80. 21c
Hens, eoiored. over lbs. -. 21c
BToilers. over - up TO ] Z lbs. 19c
Broilers. over IA up 10 pa lbs. 19c
Flyers. colored. - to 81 lbs. lie
Fryers. colored. over 3 = lbs up 1Sc
Fryers. colored, over 3 = lbs up 19c
ROasters colored . 2nc
0ld r3osters. eolored ANN. lie
old roosters. ieghorn ........... oc
stays ................ lac
Ducklings, over pounds -, 15e
DueklinGs, under pounds lac
old ducks ......-.....-.... sc
YounE geese Observation-Disclosures. 15e
Tom tukeys Observation-Disclosures. 13c
Hen turkeys Observation-Disclosures. 15c
eaponA 5 lbs. Ana up ....... 24c
Rabbits. No. / VIII. 31s AZ lbs. l2c
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
CoIexico Meets HoItvilIe:
=. G.. BrawIey Play Friday

A chill west breeze blew football season into lmpeI
Valley today and promised coat weather for the couh
opening game in Holtve tonight where the league cha
pion Calexico Bulldogs meet Coach Ben Palmgrens V
mo qrdders DESPITE reports that CaeXco Will open
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
MPLS. FLAX FUTURES

FLAX quotations courtesy the
Southwest EIaXseed association.b
December ..tt..... ...s.+#.......# 81 .4452
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
LOCAL BUTTERFAT
l.. A. BANKS

LOS ANGELES. Oct. , tuP1 -
Ts4HHancrica ............ IA -
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
l.. 4. GRAIN

Los ANGELES. oct. UP) -
Wester. 46 lbs. go. 100 LOS
Mailing barley ...... LOS lis
Wheat No. 2 hard or
soft White .-.--...#. 81 .55
Barley. No ] bright
MILO. No. , yellow -. LEU III =
Gofn. 80. yeiIOB =. IOf LEO
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03

With shutter, opened wide,
radiant beat, ike sun rays,
floods the room and warns
everything il strikes, while
warmed air continues to
circulate.
Evening star., 1940-11-03
Round by Round

An Autobiography By Jack
Dempsey in collaboration lUtth
Myron NJ. StearnS. Ne1U York.
WhittleSey House.
This undoubtedly will make inter-
esting reading for youngsters to
whom Jack Dempsey is fabulous
character, knight in shining armor
to whom the passing years have
added much prestige, but adult
sports fans probably will be dis
appointed with it.
Mr.. Stearns undoubtedly set out to
write a story that would inspire
boys, that would kindle within them
a burning ambition to scale the
heights attained by Dempsey and
would point out that even the sever
est physical and material handicaps
may prove stepping-stones to fame
and fortune rather than hindranceS.
The story of Dempsey's poverty
stricken boyhood is interesting. But
once the co-author has weaned
Dempsey away from adolescence
and into full-f1edged ring career,
the story bogs down to a rehash
of his bouts-it literally becomes
Round by Round" Mature readers
will demand more behind-the-
scenes information, more of the
colorful background of sport teem-
ing with intrigue, politics and dou-
talk. Even a smattering of 1t
would have enhanced the books
value considerably.
LEWIS F.. ATCHISON.
Evening star., 1940-11-03
NOn-FictiOn.
Give Ne Liberty
By John ErSkine. Ne,O YOr
Frederick A. Stokes.

By John ErSkine. Ne1O York
Frederick A. Stokes.
This is another of Mr.. Erskines
easily written, specifically enter
tanning works of ction-based-on-
history. 1t is set in pre-Revolution-
ary Virginia with, for its hero, a
young planter who has no interest
in politics and only wants to live in
comfort and happiness. Against the
highly normal youth is set the fig
ure of Patrick Henry, leader of men
and orator. Patrick lives in a world
of issues and ideas; personal happi-
ness, comfort and love are nothings
in his fiery mind. He visualizes the
coming struggle of the Colonies
against the King in irreSistibly he
roic colorS, and the young man-and
his neighborS-sWayed by his elo-
quence, enlist in the militia. One
aggressive move leads to another
and so, in time, there is war. What
Mr.. Erskine implies is that, if there
had been no fiery dreamer of lib
critics lot of plain men might not
have gotten shot. 1t is his old man
ner over again, interminably long
conversations, with a rule appar-
emily fixed against any sentence OF
over seven words. NC. R.