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Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-26
By HENRY MCLEMORE

NEW YORK, May %. up
With some 22,260 other baseball
moths I VAS drawn to the flame at
the polo grounds last night when
the Giants and the Bees played the
first night game in the history of
the island OF Manhattan.
The place was SO bright the ushers
we're selling freckle cream by the
sixth inning, and one man who
tainted in the bieachers was treated
for sunstroke. The concesSionaircs,
if they're smart. will add pith he'll
NETS, sun tan Oil and dark glasses
to their wares to help the customers
protect themselves from the 100000
900 candie-poWer lights.
When the game was over, and
the fans staggered out into the
darkness of the well-lit New York
streets, many of them wandered off
in all directions with that hating,
unsure step which people use in e:l-
terlng dark movie theatres. You
could almost hear the shutter-Eke
opening and closing Of the pupils OF
the fans eyes as they bllnked off
toward home.
The game drew a crowd unlike
any other in baseball history. l can
swear to that because ! sat beside
q woman IN evening clothes and
mink cape. who was escorted by
man in top hat and tails. In mont
of US were some boys in leather
Il Il, 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-26
SOffboiI Rules

ooiloau fans who grew weary NJ
"ioiieSAlng games where half-dozer
mus made the contest slugfest are
enthusiastic about this wears r,le
s ~lIcil puts the pitchers box 40 feet
rom the plate instead of 40.
III has long been the contention
1ilai lile advantage. and a great one
mas been with the pitcher. RIG
named hurlerS wing the 12-incb
Dali plateward with startling speed
Because Of the shorter distance
the ball travels il is much more diff
llcult to get a bat around to meet
II than II is for baseballers TO cone
with flreball chuckers in the ma
jors.
No-hit and one-hit games are far
from unusual in Softball MANY
pitchers have as many as three or
four perfect games to their credit.
Another pitching rule instituted
by the National Softball association
Is that which says the hurler must
stand with both feet squarely on
the rubber for not less than one sec
ond before starting his delivery.
Formerly many arguments arose
about pitchers walking into the box
and failing to stop before cutting
loose with the pitch. This gave the
hurler added momentum and often
was used as a surprise move TO catch
batter mapping.
To stamp out the touring tramp"
Softballer. a rule has been added
which requires player to have re-
sided in the state in which he plays
for six months prior to the opening
of major competition. Only eXcep-
ton is the college student returning
home.
Another ruling restricts travelling
teams from using more than Is ac-
cumulative working days in single
season. SATURDAYS Sundays and hol-
idays not being included as working
days.
This also helps eliminate barn
stormers who rode around the coun-
try in buses instead OF putting IN
legitimate hours OF working Tor
sponsor. ..-
Officials say these regulations
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-26
Today's Sports Parade

in Seml-fornal or cocktail clothes.
There We're dinner jacketed must
clans with Their violin and trumpet
cases evidently killing time until
they went to work
But at heart it vas the same
baseball crowd you see in the after
noon under the sun. The lady in
mink ate peanuts ard drank pop
like veteran bleacherite, and the
gentleman treated his top hat as
carelnSsly as II il were a cap when
the Giants got their home runs.
The Giants played under the
LIGHTS as If they had done their
spring training in the Edison Mazda
factory. The Bees played-well. they
l.ayed like the Bees, which is to
say they performed after the man
ner of foreigners just being intro
duced TO the game of baseball. They
have a vague idea what fielding is
all about but the relation between
bat and bali is something they're
still trying to figure out.
Bill Terry, who has gone on record
more than once in regard to his dis
like for night baseball, probably
doesn't feel 50 bitter today, now
that he has seen his athletes per-
form so well under the home ground
bulbs. The Giants got nearly as
many hits as there are floodlightS
On the roof and had the hapless Bees
hoping some electrician would blow
a fuse and furnish a reason for
having the game called on account
of darkness.
The attendance probably didn't
make Colonel Terry feel too badly,
either He is a house counter of the
very highest order and does not
consider that game lost which draws
a rousing crowd When you conSi-
der that last night was cold and
driZ2ly the attendance at the polo
grounds was amazing. Played in
the afternoon il wouldn't have at
tracted a crowd that couldn't have
been comfortably seated in the dug
outs of the two teams.
The Giants haNing capitulated to
the arcs, it is reasonable to eX-
pect the Yankees to follow suit in
the near future. The Yanks' presi-
dent, Ed Barrow, hates the lights
as much as a burglar does, but he's
too good a business man to spurn
the cash-carrying moths they at
tract to ball parks
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-26
Niqht Baseball
Makes Impressive
Debut in N. y.

NEW YORK, May 25-UP) -
After all these years night baseball
has finally arrived in Manhattan
from the reception which 22,26O fans
gave it at the Polo Grounds last
night it looked like its here to
stay like the gasoline buggy and
the talking machine.
Despite Bill Terry's complaint
that might baseball is phoney base
ball the fans showed their en-
thusiastic approval at the Polo
Grounds. The ball game wasn't
much of an affair, the Giants
kicking the Bees Around 80. but
the night was an artistic triumph.
The Giants $125,0OO lighting sys-
tenn worked perfectly and gave the
fans and players complete vision in
every spot on the big oval field
Harry Gumbert handcuffed the
Bees to win his fifth victory allow
ing only five hits. all singles, no
two of which came in the same
inning. The Giants raped Posedel.
Barniclc, Erickson and Fette fol
Is mus, including nomerS by 10 10
Moore, Billy urges and Alban Clos
sop. The victory moved the Giants
within 81 games of the Reds and
Dodgers who are deadlocked for
the National League lead.
Bob Feller notched his sixth vic
tory as the Cleveland Indian nosed
out the Browns 80 in the first
game in st. Luis history before
24.800 fans, largest crowd to witness
a contest since 1923 Teller. ev-
cept for an unearned run in the
striking out nine. He clouted his
held the Browns to seven hits while
first and brief lapse in the eighth,
first Major League home run. A
misjudgei fly by Rip Radcliffe in
the fourth allowed Rollie Hemsley
to score all the way from first with
the winning run
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-26
Red Sox Build Up Lead as
Cronin MonipuIdtes Hurlers
Hash Key Man in
Bosox Flying
Start

NEW YORK. May 25. - Those
kNocklng down the Red SoX chan
ce> POINT to The inability OF their
pitchers to 90 the route.
In 10 consecutive games, nine of
which they won. their starting
SINGER failed TO last, They used
IS hurlerS III that brief stretch
Herb Hash appearing six times,
jack Wilson four. For the first 10
games this spring. Hash was III
every other afternoon.
But the answer TO those suspect
ing Boston will falter for lack OF
pitching class is that Tom Yawkey's
huStling club built its lead using
the one-oyer-one system. as in
bridge.
Perhaps Joe Cronin can continue
to outnumber the opposition. He has
II pitchers. and only the 40-year-
old Bob Grove has TO be employed
Sparingly
Hash, the strapplng right handler
who LED the American Association by
pitching $50 innings and striking
out "A in coping % games for
Minneapolis II 1899, has been the
Hub outfits key man thus far.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-26
Catchers Top
Hitfers in
Major Races

NEW YORK, May IS. up
Catchers held the major league spot
light today, with Harry banning,
Giants. and Ernie lombard, Reds,
running one-tWo in the race for
the National league batting leader
ship and frankie Hayes, Athletics,
leading the American league bat
ting pace with the only 400 average
in either league.
banning tops the National league
hitterS with 1870 followed by Lom-
bard with .375. Hayes is the Amer
lean league leader at AIT followed
by Hal Finney, Red SoX, with 1895.
Bucky Walters, Reds. with six
victories and no defeats leads the
National league pitchers while Joe
Heving. Red Sox relief man, and
Al Smith, Indians, are tied for the
American league lead, each with
three victories and no defeats
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-26
AGE APPEARS TO HAVE
CAUGHT IP WITH GROVE

Hash saved game for the Red
SoX for the seventh time when he
pitched the last four innings in
St. Louis the other day.
While he would prefer to start,
like everybody else, the University
OF Richmond product, who believes
he can throw as fast as Bob Teller
says he's tickled to death to do all
th!s relief work.
I'm young and strong and love
TO throw he beams
Young Emerson Dickman, Mickey
Harris, Jim Bagby and Charley
Wagner feel the same way about
taking their turns. as do the older
heads, Wilson. Denny Galehouse.
Fritz OStermueller and Joe Heving.
the latter a relief specialist.
In his present situation, they are
the kind Cronin needs.
Grove has been belted from the
premises five times, and there are
unniStaHable signs age finally has
caught up with Homecoming Lefty.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-26
L. A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANG ELES.~ May -. CUP .
Hogs saleable 200: strong to =
cents higher; top Cos on load GOO
10 choice POO lb. California
grain fed, few medium TO GOOD
I65-2Iu h G.Ou-6.35; sows scarce
no early sales.
cattle saleable 400; mostly stea-
DIV, four loads Mexican Eoo-
odd lots grass steers uusold; gram
led Kind absent. quoted 10 100.
mn above: Gamers and cutters 4.oo-
b.bo; bulls 6.5O-725 calves sale,
able SO; nominally steady; odd
good vcalers to ll.bG; choice quoted
TO 1900: mediu mgrades S.O'-9.5n:
sheep saleable 100, holdONers I'D
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-26
Seattle Replaces
Padres at Top
In Coast League
BY United Press

There's a new face at the top
of the Pacific Coast League today.
The Seattle Rainiers as buoyant as
yeast, gave the once lordly Oak
land Acorns their fourth straight
humping and theid third Shutout
of the week. 3 to 0. to Chamber
from third to first place.
Oakland seemed to be suffering
a good-pitch. no-hit for the ACornS
have clOuted exactly 20 hits off
the Rainier hurlerS in four games.
Last night it was Ira SCribner who
turned them back with four blows.
Hollywood climbed into a third
place tie with the skidding Acorns
with a to win over Portland.
Sacramento came within II points
of the cellar by losing its fourth
straight to Los Angeles. 8 to 6.
Pete H d er, the starting Solon
moundsman. was greeted with a
12-hit barrage that scored all eight
runs before he left for the showers
late in the fourth inning. George
Munger and Him Winford gave up
the other two.
1t was hitting affair, with
the Angels featuring Rip Collins
homer with two men on in the
third inning, and Louie Novikoff's
No. Is.
Old Sam Gibson BANKED San
Diego to with a siX-hitter Dick
NeWsome contributed to his own
downfall in the second inning when
AL Wright doubled, Ed Botelho
singled and Gibson was hit by a
pitched ball. NeWsome famed
Johnny Barrett, but wsom e
stumbled and dropped McDonald's
toss to first after Ted Jennings
hit permitting Wright and Botelho
to score.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-26
Quake Interrupts
SoftbaII Schedule

Saturday nights earthquakes never
interrupted a Softba1l schedule in
Ell Centre, according to a report
from Joe WEIGH, car of the Ell
Centre B league.
Friday nights game was sched-
I'ed between CramerS Bakery and
the District Shop but the game was
delayed because the District crew
is still in Mexico repairing damage
10 the canal system The game will
be played on an open date.
Monday night Golden State and
Telephone company teams clash.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-26

Tommy Bridges is wondering to-
day if he has to pitch no-hit
game to beat the White SoX. He
held them to two hits on May II
and lost to Jack Knott, 10.
Yesterday he gave up only three
hits in seven innings but one of
them was a single by Rosenthal
with bases loaded in the fourth and
the Tigers went down to a 81
defeat.
The victory left the White Sox
only a game and a half back of the
third-place Tigers.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-26
Stanford, Troy
Vie for Crown

LOS ANGELES. May %. up
A struggle for supremacy between
the coasts most powerful track and
field teams-Uriversity of South
ern California and Stanford-was
in prospect today as Athletes from
10 -sr-we3tern conference cham
plonShlps
Both schools qualified all their
men IN trial heats of hurdles. 220
and 44O-yard dashes yesterday and
clash with tuIl squads today in Is
events, and a victory for either
may depend largely upon dark
horses from other schools snatch
ing unexpected points.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-26

The tall boy from Terre Haute is
only y and may need another year
in AA, but not a few consider him
as fine a prospect as Hash,
Boston has twice finished second
with considerably less pitching than
it mas at the moment.
With the YANKEES off to such a
miserable start the Red Sox have
Mt too much to beat
Perhaps Joe CrOnin can graft
together what pitching he has well
enough to come down in front.
He has of necessity become a mas
ter at the art since moving to Bos-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-26
League-Leading
HoIfviNe Team to
P|ayE.C EIks

Holtville's league leading softball
team will defend their record
against the Ell Centre Elks Monday
night in Ell Centre stadium in an
Ell Centre city league game.
Holtville has a record of one win
against no defeats in league play
while the Elks have a win and a
loss to their credit. The Elks de-
feated Imperial. l64, in the open
ing game and dropped a 6-5 deci-
sion to an improved Seeley team
last week.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-26
RECALL PETITIONS
FILED AT CAPITOL

SACRAMENTO, MAY % up
Petitions seeking the recall Of Gov.
Culbcrt Olson, containing 4502
names of Orange county residents
were filed today with the secretary
Of state. The new petitions brought
to 10140 the number Of recall back
ers certified 10 the secretary Of
state. About $4,000 are needed to
qualify the recall.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-26
State Prep Track
Teams Clash Today

VISALIA. CAL, May %. up
The highest prep track honors in
the state will be sought by $50
athletes from g. high schools in
the 29,h annual California Inter
scholastic Federation track and
field meet here tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-26
FL Centre BowIers
To Meet Invaders

Palm Springs bowling team will
oppose the Ell Centre all-stars Sun
day afternoon at 2:30 IN one OF
two exhibition games at the FL Cen
tro Bowling palace. In the other
game Redlands will oppose the 20
30 club
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-26

But Hash and Harris. the cocKy
southpaW, are definite improve
ments, and Dickman and Bagby
are more formidable and will I'M
prove.
Wilson is magnificent at times.
Everybody wonders what is stop
ping the Oregonian from taking his
place among the great pitchers.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-26
TOWERING RUTLAND HAS
YET TO BE HEARD FROM

In the hole Cronin has a six-foot
five inch. 1875 pound sidearmer
named Wilburn Butland, who as
Hashs teammate last season, struck
out III hitters in winning 10 games
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-26
MCDONALD WINS

WATSONVILLE. Ma p. up
Ernie Mcdonald, Fresno 2O0-pound
Negro dcclsloncd NcWsbDY MIllich,
1872. Sacramento in lO-Iouud main
event here last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-26
BOWLING TEAMS CLASH
MONDAY, TUESDAY NIGHTS

Imperial Hardware and 20-3O club
bowling teams will attempt to
lergthen their leads in the Com
mercial and City bowling leagues
Monday and Tuesday nights in a
resumption Of loop play.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-26
MARKET QUOTATIONS
l.. A. POULTRY

LOS ANGELES, May -. UP,
Hens, leghorns, 2%I -3i4 lbs, 500. IL
Hens. leghorns, over lbs o.. l..
DO. over lbs. ................ L.
Hens, colored, over 4 lbs. .... 16c
Broilers, over IA up to 2a4 lbs. Ia
Broilers, over Ia up TO pa lbs. 15C
Fryers. leghorns, over pa up TO 3 Il
Fryers, colored, gig -3h lbs. .. 17c
Fryers, colored, over 3A IDS. up IS
ROaSterS, colored .............. -
Old ROSTERS, corored ....... s
Ola ROSTERS, leghorn .......... sc
= I'd 80 At
Ducklings, over pounds 49,. 1Gc
Ducklings, under 5 pounds 49,. lac
Old ducks ................... SC
Youns geese .................. 15c
Old tom turkeys .............. lie
Old hen turkeys 80. .......... lie
Capons s lbs. and up ..... 24c
Rabbits. No. ! VIII. . - T. ID. . lqc
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-26
l.. A. GRAINS

Los ANGELES. May %. UP)-
NAczt-
No, l hard white ..,... sl.62l4 J. CT y
No. I soft white ...... 81. 62'g-l.67 =
Barley
No, 1 hri west 46 lbs. 49,. $3.50
Corn, No. yellow ...... 81 .b5-l %
Niie. No yellow go. 81 81 "A La =.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-26
Chavez Decisions Green

HOLLYWOOD. May 25 UP)-TOny Chavez Albuquerque
NJ NJ kept Red Green trouble with in
fighting Holly
wood Stadium
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-26
L. A. BUTTER d EGGS

Los ANGELES, MAY -. u'Pp#
Butter: extras &c; pr'm~ fir-ts =.
standards sc, uAderErades 25t2c.
Large Eggs
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-26
l.. A. BANKS

Los ANGELES. May 20 UP) -
Rran1nmeSloA ..-.,......... a. IA
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-14
Sales Reach a
New High
October Is Studies
Greatest Month

SOUTH BEND-Retall sales Of
studebaker passenger cars and
trucks in the ". 3. in October
were the largest for that month
in the history OF the company and
exceeded those for any month
since uhe middle OF 1928, Paul c.
Hoffman, president, The stude-
baker Corporation. reported today.
Last month, factory sales to
dealers throughout the world.
Hoffman said. set sixteen-yesr
record for October.
Retail deliveries by studebaker
dealers in October totslled li.720
units compared with 1855 in the
corresponding month last year.
Not eince July. 1928. when 1880
units were sold 10 consumers has
single months deliveries been
greater than those for last month.
Hoffman stated.
Factory sales TO dealers last
month totalled i4.70s units
against 1882 in October, 1899.
October records back TO 1924 were
broken by last months factory
volume and. Hoffman added. deal
ers purchases from the corpora
ton during the month also we're
greater than those OF any single
month Ence August. 1928.
For the first 10 months Of 1910.
retail deliveries Of Studebsksf
dealers amounted 10 $3.50 units
compared v1tn 7lsl3 for the cor
responding 1899 period. FACTORY
sales for the first 10 months u
1925 units compared with ss.iss
in the same period last year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-14
Oil Company
Wins Awards
General" Honored
BY SofetY Group

Word that the National Safety
Council has made three national
awards TO General Petroleum
Corporation. covering the period
from July 1. 1889. to June 80.
1910. has been received here by
p. F. Bell. branch manager for
the Mobilgas and Mobiloil mark
eters.
According TO Bell. the awards
were a bronze plaque indicating
no accidents in the natural gsso-
line department 10 the 40 men
who put in 267 ,335 hours Of work
during the period in the company's
various absorption plants: a
bronze plaque indicating but one
mishap in the marine operation
where one man lost II days from
work. out of total Of 1877 men
who worked 412,256 combined
hours. and certificate OF merit
to the marketing department
where four minor injuries oc-
CURED while hundreds of men ac-
cumulated 2.032,4is man-hours OF
work in the conduct OF bulk
plants. truck-fleet deliveries and
sales activities.
On his return from the Safety
Councils recent Chicago meeting,
Safety Engineer, L. F. Knox pre-
scented these awards To officials
of our organization including A. l..
Knipping. manager of the market
ing operation department: A. II.
DeFriest, vice president and sales
director: A. o. VOL. company di-
rector and manager Of all marine
operations. and r. l.. Wheeler,
manager Of the natural gasoline
department" Ball said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-14

A FrER = two year sheenee from
his millions Of radio listeners
Rosks Carter. nationally known
news analyst, IL hack On tho air.
Heard fer fifteen minutes three
nights = week. Mondays. Nednes-
DAYS and Saturdays. over the Mu-
tual network. the eutspoken com
mentstor Ia will prepared to bring
his interpretations Of world affairs
to the nation.
Many changes are taking place
in the world today and Roske's
great intention IL TO bring the
listener = clear and sensible in.
depreciation Of the fast moving
events on the air for United Air
LINES, the first major aviation
company TO sponsor q network
program. Boake 10 on familiar
grounds tie has travelled over
200 600 miles IN tn. air aside from
his own experience as a pilot,
His breakfasts are prepared In
addition 10 his daily syndicatsd
column to over 50 papers His new
schedule Will not interfere with his
lecture engagements and will allow
him sufficient time To travel ny
plane about the country and gather
exclusive material n E.r
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-14
Get the Facts!

Taeomas traffic fatality record for 1910 is going
fleet the backsdng characteristics of the national situation
Unless someone else killed by motor before this col
can get print already four ahead of last
years record and the end is yet, have more
than month and a half to go.
When the day of reckoning arrives frantic effort 10
place the blame will be made and unless your reporter Is
badly mistaken will be laid the doorstep of the COM
missioner of public safety and those departments under his
control which responsible for the regulation of traffic and
the enforcement of traffic laws.
Before such injustice is done the writer wishes 10
call attention TO important fact which has direct
bearing the of law enforcement particu
larry il applies TO the regulation of traffic and the
punishment of those who violate the rules of the road
The traffic division of police department CAN ONLY
MAKE THE ARRESTS 1T CANNOT FOLLOW
THROUGH IN THE PUNISHMENT OF THOSE WHO
HAVE VIOLATED THE LAW!
Ii is after the arrests that influence is exercised,
pressure bought TO bear behalf of the violaor
il is after the that those with pull set the
stage for out il is after the arrests that
inadequate laws offer the guilty soft rap for
violations which result in the death Of limo
cent persons.
Until such time America takes its traffic violations
seriously until the day arrives when look upon
drunken driver do gangster and until such time
they punished like manner then and then only will
make lasting Roadway the reduction of deaths due
to the illegal operation of automobiles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-14

pageant which glor1fed Chevrolet
sales achievement during the past
seven years and I oniy wish that
every member Of ny organization
could have seen u. II was mar.
vel Of staging and most insrirs-
tiensl in content"
Discussing the business situs-
ton with General Manager Coyle.
Sheehan vas told that the bust
ness upswIng which has been go-
Ing on the last year gives no
sign 81 abatement through any
cause that i apparent At present
The Ne. / Chevrolet executive
Vas happy over Chevrolet, own
future and said that sale. during
iesi viii Re from 10 10 20 per
cent over q comparative period
last year"
Relative 10 the defense expendi.
lures which are being felt In all
80 - VI A't WIS., A'2AS HsAAi
While one OF the big features
that will benefit economic oondi-
lions In the immediate future Is
the expenditure for defense. there
are other substantial elements
that point 10 trade betterment."
Farm district sales throughout
the country are also showing a
marked increase. the Chevrolet
general manager told the dealers
The seventh birthday party
was the tenth In a nationwide
series. IL was learned. The i'm
portance Of the visit by the
famous executives Is indicated by
the economies Of the matter. for
the annual dollar value merchan-
dised to the public by the $500
Chevrolet dealers IL one billion.
In the iaai season. Messrs
Coyle and Holler told the dealer
that Chevrolet's goal WAS 100 900
new and 1900. 900 used cars and
trucks.