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Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
BY UNITED PRESS

Tho last time Mr.. VIM. McGec,
the Pacific Coast leagues official
statistician, made his rounds with
the averages. the name of Mr.. Rip
per Collins of Los Angeles wasn't
even among those present, due, no
doubt. to the fact he hadn't played
10 games this season.
Mr.. MCGEE should make sure Mr..
Collins is among those present
when he comes around tomorrow,
for the Ripper is very much in the
picture. Against Seattle yesterday
he performed as follows:
Made four hits in four trips, IN
Guiding three doubles and drove
in Lou Noyikoff three times for
the Angels only runs in the first
game which Seattle won 3 to 3.
Made two hits in three trips, in
Guiding double, in the second
game; drove Novikoff in with one
run and scored three himself, the
Angels winning 9. to 3. If Mr.. Ar
mold Statz doesn't persuade Mr.
Collins TO cut down that batting
average pretty soon, the Ripper
will be going back TO the Chicago
Cubs, who could use handy nit
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
effrey Favored to Retain Sp n+ Honors Shot Put Mark
At Mercy Of Al B|ozis; Newcomers May Crash Headlines

Get out your Stop-Watch and tape
measure. We've been Shelled out OF
the Olympic Games but great
crop of track and field performers
are ready to make things mighty
interesting on the home front as the
outdoor season gets under way.
The tip-off on what to expect
came early this year when Connie
Warmerdam pole voulted Is feet and
the Stanford mile relay team broke
the tape in BIOS, both new world
marks.
College ranks are Well-Stocked
with potential record wreckers. The
Penn and Drake Relays, April 26-27:
the Big Ten and Pacific Coast Con-
ference meets, May 24-25; the Ma
tional Collegiate Carnival, June 2l-
%; and the National A. A. U. meet
week later will be the more i'm
portant scenes of operation.
Outstanding in the sprints is
Clyde Jeffrey, The Stanford express.
who a short while ago equaled the
world mark of 9.4 for the 100 and
who is the N. c. A. defending 900
champion.
His closest competition is likely to
come from Barney Ewell, Penn
State Negro sophomore, who posi-
bly is the fastest man away from
his marks in the country.
WOLCOTT FAVORED FOR
THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR
A half dozen flirt with At flat in
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22

the 44O, which boasts the finest fiele
of all
Warren Breidenbach, Michigan.
Western Conference outdoor cham
pion; Roy Cochran, Indiana's in
door ruler who set new world in
door mark of 48.3 the past winter
Jim Herbert, N. Y. US great Negro
ace; Charley Shaw of Stanford anc
Howard Upton of Southern Cal are
the brighter lights.
A couple of sophomores-Camp-
bell Kane of Indiana and Ed Bur
rowes of Princeton-are the most
promising half-mile prospects turn
ed up in years. Both should hit close
to $50. With Long John Woodruff
graduated from Pitt, a new colleg-
late champion will be crowned.
Lou zamperini of Southern Cali
fornia and Sophomore Leslie Mac
Mitchell of N. Y. U. are ready tc
tack up a 4:08 mile.
Ralph Schwartzkopf of Michigan
and Dixie Garner of Washington
State are the best of the college
two-mile contenders, both capable
of 9;03 or better.
Fred Wolcott, mercurial blond OF
Rice Institute, is off by himself in
the hurdles . should make his
third straight grand slam in the
National Collegiates. Roy Cochran
of Indiana should press him in the
lows. Marsh Farmer of Texas Tech
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
figures to extend him in the highs.
SHOT-PUT MARK is
AT BLOZIS' MERCY

figures to extend him in the highs.
SHOT-PUT MARK is
AT BLOZIS' MERCY
Anson Perina of Princeton and
Billy Brown of Louisiana State
should lead the pack with 25-foot
broad Jumps.
Don Boydston of Oklahoma A. g.
M. takes the spotlight in the high
jump with Clio potentialities.
There's no one in sight in the
collegiate field to approach Warm
erdam'S 15-foot effort in the pole
vault, but if Ken Dills of U. S. C.
gets rid of a back ailment he'll hit
1916.
Big AL Blozis of Georgetown has
the shot-put field to himself :.
practically is certain to crack Jack
Torrance's world mark of 81 feet l
inch.
Archie Harris of Indiana and Mil
lard White of Tulane hurl the dis
Gus 160 feet, which is below the top
performances of the past few years,
Bob Peoples of U. S. c. and Boyd
Brown of oregon are earmarked for
torrid competition in the javelin-
in the 230 foot class.
That completes the list of favor
ties, but not season goes by with
out some newcomer hitting the
headlines.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
RjpperCoIIinS
Stars for Angels:
Padres Win Two

: ItI.
The Hollywood Stars took dou-
ble pastlng from San Diego, losing
5 TO 0 and to 3. Johnny JenSen'S
homer and Mike Haslin's four hits
in four trips, led the Star hitting
spree off Fred Gay in the open
ing game. Dick NeWsome turned
the tWinks back with six hits. In
the nightcap, Stan Sperrys three
singles drove in three runs. A four
run blast in the first inning sent
Rugger Ardizoia to the showers,
and Lou Tost. Johnny Blttner and
Charlie Mongrief toiled for the
Stars thereafter. AL Olson, the win
ming pitcher, retired in the fifth
in favor of Hal Tobin, who walked
the only man TO face him. Waiiy
Hebert finished. Hollywood LOOK
the series, four games to three.
The "help the Seals out of the
basement week" celebration was an
outright failure. The Seals were IN
seventh place for an instant as
fleeting as yesterdays headlines
but rolled over and played dead
dog to Portland'S Beaver-DuCks IN
the double -header yesterday 10 tc
2 and 8 to 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
L 4 STOCKS

LOS ANGELES, April =. Ct ~
Trading on the Los Angeles STOCK
rxrbangc was irregular today one
issue reaching d new high, another
A new low.
puget sound wood pulp was up
.. or a new high at "a while I'M
versal Consolidated reached ne"
low Of l3L on drop Of =.
Activity ccntered mainly in ava
ion stocks with Menasco nH@k ing
the only gain. up l.. At -? Lock =
need was off J. at 49,: Ryan aero
nautical, off J., at 6; vega or =
At 127s and Solar aireraft Gh'hd d"s
Los Angeles Investment va "tt
T.. a, A.: Roberts Pubic mkt or
a at ga. oi,bt
During the carly session "ign.
issues were up. six down and "Ighnt
mnnbauped the volume of 'rdhe
Wa 26,5OO shares, a large number
nf which were penny stocks.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
MARKET QUOTATIONS
L. A. PRODUCE

Los ANGELES, April -. 'Cf
supplies were liberal TO heavy win
fading moderate TO fairly good:
Asparagus: Choice 4-4igc; fey 3-oi
ex fey 6-6i2c select ol2-c; jun moos
7-sc; San Luis Obispo 5'z-6c; small
- SC: medium 4-4izc Dos Palos
Gl-c. Perris Wy SO; san Diego lge'
Jumbos SC; select 5-5'=c' eH fcy
4 L sc. .-
Cantaloupcs: Imperial Jumbo 49s
s5.oo-S5 90; std i5s 81 $50; pony
i5s S2.75-S3.0o; 54s $2.25s2.75: rs
s4s SI.5o-$l.75; SSs-96s s1.oo-s1.o";
std flats 15s S1.50-s2.Gp.
squash: White summer lmperia
S1.25-S1. 50: flats s5-s1.0o; Coachella
s1.65-$1.-5: flats S1.25-s1.50; Jugs
s1.75-S2 90: san Diego lugs Si.L2-
e. ~: san Pedro $500; local S!'Io-
S1.65. Italian Imperial 81. 70 ,! ~
'oachella S1.35-$1.5O; flats Sl.gg-
SIPS: san Diego lugs $1.25-s 81 80
san Pedro Sl50-s1.75; local d Lagu
ma Beach s1.35-S15O; yello wcrook
neck Imperial crates 81 30 Soa
heIla S1.35-s1.50; san Dlego lHs'
S1.5"-$l.75; local $3.50; banana =
Tomatoes: Imperial stops 81 50
SIS. IFS S1.@5-s1.50; 1es 85.Sgc
20s 6o-75c: Coachella Ss ~ .b3- 81. - D
Inland crates stops s1.oo-$1.2 %: ~
81 ru-S1.25; les 60-75c, 2os 5o-'oc
'oosc Iugs 4n-5oc; flats 25-4"c'
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
Add Stars

Some individual performers in
the Holtville relays. but little pub
licized . Jack james. who ran an
chor on Central distance relay =.
Jones defeated Brawley's Silva in a
grueling mile race Walter Price
who ran fast $50 to pace El Cen
tro's medley relay to a second place
Price ran splendid race deS-
pite the fact he was suffering from
a severe cold E. Silva of BraWley
nipped him at the finish line .
Kozo Sanbonmatsu, Holtville's
star hurdler e. . . Kozo is the best
stick man in the county, but his
speed could not pace Holtville to a
victory in the hurdle event
Arthur King. valleys best $50 man.
who ran So flat 440 in the B med
ley relays for El Centre
John Williams. of Brawley. who
won the 100 yard dash. was second
in the shot put and was responsible
for one Brawley relay victory
Speed" Gardner, Imperial fresh
man. who won the B 100 yard dash
by tieing the record of lO.6 . He'll
dil idSb0l OlI SDNOdICl SSIlbI "
track in the county meet
Coaches believe Imperial Valley
athletes will make a far better
showing in the district meet at San
Diego this season . And with
good reason Their records. thus
far in the season. have been superior
to those of the San Diego Metro
More Notes
San Diego is drawing better than
at any time in its Coast League his
tory. and despite the fact that the
fleet is away on maneuvers. The blue
Jackets are real fans when home i.
Bob Cobb unqueStionably has the
most gorgeous Panama hat in Holly
wood He tempted fate by wearing
it to the opening game and the next
day it rained Emil Sick's young
est daughter. Diana. has taken up
journalism. and is now writing for
the society section of a Seattle
newspaper. Mr.. Sick's theory is that
everybody should do something use
ful Bill Sweeny up to April II.
inclusive. had hit in eleven straight
games. In fact since the season
started. Bill had failed to hit IN on
lv two games-April SIS Hhal-
mers Cissell also hit in eleven
straight Skeptics who thought
that the Oaks and Padres might
prove to be flashes in the pan. SO
to speak. are convinced that Victor
Devincenzi and Major Lott nave
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
Maxi Defeats Don
Lash in ; MiIer

NEW ORLEANS. April % ,UP)
-Paavo Nurmi, great Finnish dis
tance runner of the 192Os, prepared
final instructions today for his pu-
pill Taisto Maxi, % year old fellow
countryman on tour of the United
States for benefit of the Finnish
relief fund.
Maxi yesterday celebrated a re-
turn to the outdoor cinder paths
by defeating Don Lash, former
University of Indiana star, in a
three mile race at Cfy Park. Maxi
won in 14:lG.4, well over his own
worlds record of 13:42.4, but he
finished 200 yards in front of Lash.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
Todays Sports Parade

via that are supposed to go along
with baseball
I have talked to baseball men
about this and they have a stock
answer. 1t is this: we can't possibly
make any money if we play fewer
than 154 games. Our investment re-
qulres that we start early and close
late.
This doesn't make sense and L
say it without access to their books,
The clubs spend thousands of dol
lars IN training camps to build up an
interest in the fans who have been
without baseball all winter.
There isn't a team that doesn't
stay in training camp twice as
long as actually is necessary just
to get the boys back home hopped
up. Then what do the owners do?
Nothing, except arrive in the midst
of a gentle blizzard and spend their
time in hotel lobbies and cigar
stores until they have so many
games postponed because of bad
weather that soon nobody cares if
they play at all
Some of the bolder owners who
refuse to worry about their PLAYERS
dying of exposure, go ahead and
play in weather that no thoughtful
Siamese WSuld bring his twin out to
sit in.
The New York Giants for example
opened their home stay in New York
city before a crowd of 10000 people.
With a little publicity you can get
that many to watch man demon
strate fountain pens in drug store
window. The Yankees. champions of
the world and the biggest drawing
card in baseball, played to handful
OF $4,000 in weather that I promise
you-having been there-Would have
caused Admiral Byrd to slip on his
galoSheS.
My argument, and it is based only
partly on the fact that I don't like
tC acquire pneumonia merely report
ing things, is that baseball would
make more money with fewer games.
If the owners don't soon realize this
the fans are going to demand a va
por tent with every score card.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
No-Hit Jinx Mi ips FeI|er

NEW YORK. April %. (UP)-
The same black hand OF disaster
which swooped down on Johnny
Double No-Hit Wander Nicer al
ter his two perfect games in 1899
had Bob Fclcr in its clutches to-
day.
The spell of magic Fcller cast
over the White SOx on opening DAY
was rudely and unceremOniouSly
punctured by the bombing bats OF
the Detroit Tigers yesterday. The
corn-fed Van Meter, Ia, boy with
the mighty right arm was routed
in three innings by the Tigers.
Making his first appearance since
his no-hitter and his first start at
Cleveland, Feller was only a hol-
low shell of himself and was clout-
ed for six runs in three innings.
The Tigers kept up their barrage
until they had Is hits and won,
1872.
Lefty Grove, who had a no-hit
game himself opening day for Sev-
en- innings and closed out his stint
by allowing only two hits, perhaps
was right when he said: I'm not
sorry 1 didn't get a no-hitter. Those
things are unlucky.'
Feller had one of his worst days
since he became a star yesterday
against the Tigers. The first man
to face him, Barney McCosky, lash
cd a double to right, and Bruce
Campbell, his cx-teammatc, fol-
lowed with another double. The
Tigers really teed off in the third,
and combed Bullet Bob for five
runs.
While Feller was getting belted
Ted Lyons, 40 year old next De-
cember, yanked the White Sox into
the victory column with a 6-2 win
over the Browns. 1t was Lyons
22nd major league victory, mark
ing the start of his 18th campaign.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
Trojan Athletic
Teams Dominate
Weekend of Sports

1RACk-Southern California was
forced to muster its entire strength
to beat out University of California
12i2 to 56ie in their annual meet.
which saw three new records estab-
ished by the Trojans. The showing
OF the Bears indicated their meet
ing with Stanford this Saturday NAV
we'll be claSsed as the big meet" of
the year on the coast.
The records established: johnny
Wilson, high jump. feet 6-as
inches; Howard Upton. 44O yard
dash, AT seconds; Don Mcneil, shot
put, 81 feet S. inches. Trojan star
Louis Zamperini suffering from
ptomalne poisoning. finished Sec
ond in the mile-his favorite event
and was forced to retire from the
two mile.
OTHER MEETS: Olympic club of
San Francisco Sc, Fresno State COL
lege 54. College of Pacific ILL.,. Chi
co State 52i2: Salinas Invitational
Salinas JC "a. California Polytech-
mic 35 l.: San jose Frosh 27i2. San
Luis Obispo JC L. California Frosh
86'2. Contra Costa Alameda coun-
ties All-Stars &c.,. with Grover
Klemmer. Bear Frosh. running the
quarter mile in AZ seconds.
SWIMMgNG-SouthernC California
won the Pacific coast conference
southern division) swimming title
for the second year breaking three
of four conference records eclipsed
during the day
COLLEGE BASEBALL-Southern
California defeated Santa Clara 7
TO and maintained its mathemat-
ical chance of winning the Califor-
MIA Intercollegiate Baseball asSo-
citation title from St. Mary's. Califor-
MIA defeated Stanford 6 to 0, max
ing it nine victories in II STARTS.
TENNIS California defe a e d
Stanford to 4.
GOLF-San Francisco State de-
feated Sacramento j. c. l6l2 to 10'a.
HORSE RACING-Hard Lu, half
sister of Seabiscuit, won the $500
added Twin Peaks handicap for
three year olds at Tanforan. upset
ting the favored Weigh Anchor and
ROYAL Crusader.
CREW-Univesirty Of Washing
ton defeated the University of Cali
fornia in the varsity three mile and
Junior varsity races to establish the
huskies as a top contender for the
Poughkeepsie title which California
now holds. The Bears drew little
consolation from winning the fresh
man shell race.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
Jaycee Meters
Bow 10 Hoover

El Centro junior college tennis
PLAYERS were back home Monday
boasting only two victories IN nine
matches played against Herbert
Hoover high school Saturday after
noon in San Diego.
Results:
Singles
A. Hens tEC) df Collier CID 81,
2-6. 6-1.
Oates CHD Of. j. Hens (EC). ST.,
6-1. 6-3.
Hurd (H), df. Barnes, tEC), rs,
rs.
Moy CH df. Caughlin CECD, 6-3,
As. GA.
Holland oH), Of. Radcliffe (EC),
so. 60,
Brown CH) df. Riedy CEC), GA,
6-3.
Doubles
A Hems-J. Hens tEC) df. Collier
Oates CH), 3-6, 6-3. 6-l.
Hurd-Holland I'D Of. Barnes
Caughlin. ga, 6-2.
Moy-Brown CH) df Radcliffe
Riedy CEC). 6-l, So.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
Prize Money Lures
s. Cars for Model
7 Race Mays

Prize money again lured the
Model T speedsters out of retire
ment in the Imperial Valley this
week as owners of the ancient Fords
began tuning their autos for the
lOO-mile race at the county fair
grounds on May 5.
More than 35 cars have already
been entered in the May S race,
according to Promoters Don Shoot
er and Eddie Moore, and at least
80 autos are expected to roar from
the finishing line come 2 pm. race
day
The race, to be run under rules
similar to those formed for the
recent Tin Lizzie Derbies, will
match a list of the best drivers
and mechanics of Imperial Valley.
Rules require that cars be stock
with no "hopped up" parts.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
BY HENRY MCLEMORE-

NEW YORK, April %. CUP)-
Major league baseball owners ap-
parently don't have enough sense
even to come out of the rain.
They are proving this now and
proving it vigorously.
The baseball season, their base
ball season because it was arranged
by them, opened on April 16. From
the shelter of the ivory tower in
which they dwell they fixed a sche-
dule that called for the playing of
48 games between April 16 and April
81, which was yesterday.
My staff mathematician, whose
initials are H. Mel, just informed
me that % of these scheduled games
have been postponed because of rain
or cold or sleet or hail or snow or
just plain lousy weather.
This is nothing new. The weather
always is bad this time of year in
the cast and midwest where major
league baseball games arc played.
You can thumb old almanacs until
both your thumbs and the almanacs
ask you to lay off without finding
nice weather this time of year for
the past 10 seasons.
Everyone knows this except the
baseball owners. Either they can't
read or they. are suffering under the
deluSion that Mother Nature is a
red hot baseball fan and is keenly
interested in taking a box seat along
the third base line. It's pretty OBJ
vious now that Mother Nature does
Mt care one whit about baseball
and is not going to readjust the
weather solely for the convenience
of a handful of athletic promoters
1t has long been suggested, not
only from this pillar of truth. honor
and fairness, but from countless
other sources just as no-account
that baseball owners stop being
greedy and cut their season from
154 games to, say, 140 games. This
would enable the teams to start the
season 10 days or two weeks latel
than at present, when the elements
normally provide sunshine, clear
skies and other bits of natural tri-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
High School Golf
Tournament Set
For Saturday

The promote golf in the nign
schools campaign" reaches us
annual climax Saturday MORN
ing on the Del Rio course OF
Brawley, according to Coach
Sheldon Loughborough, when
approximately 40 high school
lads will compete in the valley
high school and Junior college
tournament.
Brawley. Ell Centre. Holtville,
Yuma and CalexicO high schools
will send teams to the tourna-
ment as will Ell Centre junior
college and Brawley ]. c. A spe-
cial flight has been added this
year for coaches, officials and
sports writers, according to
Loughborough.
Top three men in valley high
schools, who are expected to
challenge the claim of Ken
Pheiffer of Yuma, are Gene Os-
walt, Central high sophomore,
Red Edwards, Holtville, and Dick
Williams of Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
Riggs Defeats
Grant in 3Sets

HOUSTON, Tex, April 90. CUP)
Bobby Riggs took the 10th an
nual River Oaks tennis tournament
in his third try at River Oaks yes
terday, beating BitSy Grant, 7-5,
6-3, rs, in the final.
Then Riggs, paired with his VIM
bledon championship partner, Ell
wood Cooke of Portland, Ore, in
the doubles final lost to Charles
Hare OF England and Jack Tidball
of Los Angeles, 6-l, 6-8, 90.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
BrawIey Baseball
Team to Play Two
Games This Week

Brawley high schools baseball
team winds up the first round OF
valley league play and opens the
second round this week in games
against Holtville and e. Centro.
Brawley meets the cellarite Holt
willie nine Monday afternoon and
is scheduled to play the surprising
Ell Centro high diamondeers on
Friday afternoon in El Centro.
There is a chance, however, the
game will be moved TO Thursday
or Saturday.
In the other league engagement
Calexico and Holtville will play in
Calexico. Calexico is presently tied
for first place with El Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK. AprII II, IT
Markets continued undrr influence
of war and domestic business un-
certaintics today.
stocks made an irregular auNahct. =
an moderate trading with largest
volume in special issues
DOW jones preliminary. closlne :
stock averages: Industrial l4e'ul
up 0.34: rail- 3063. up 0.O5; utility
~ 60 up 0.O2, and 65 stocks 49.5o up
O.10. o-,.,on
shares compared with 1,lao,ooo
shares in the previous fiVe-hour
session Friday Curb sales were
a29, 900 shares against $4,000 FIJI
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
Bulge Leads Pro
Money Winners

PINEHURST. N. c., April %.
tUP)-Don Bulge led the parade
of money winners on the profess
sional tennis circuit today after
winning the singles title and shar-
ing the doubles crown in the an
nual north and south professional
tennis tournament.
Bulge defeated Dick ,Skeen, a
fellow Californian, yesterday in
the singles final, 60, 6-3, 60 and
paired with Bruce Barnes, Austin,
Tex, to win the doubles over Skeen
and John Faunce, Los Angeles, 6-4,
60, 7-5.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
Bowling Teams
Resume PIay

Bowling teams in the City and
Commercial leagues will resume
play tonight and Tuesday night,
Jack Darnell, league manager an
nounced Monday
In commercial league play to-
night Hardware and Hatton clash,
Haas Brothers play the Gas COM
pany and the District meets Rob-
ertSOn.
Tuesday night in the city league,
l. V, Building and Loan plays Doc
Dupont, SherWoods meets the State
Employees and 20-30 meets the
tailend Harris Garage team.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
BENCHW ARMING
by Burdette Kinne
Pact press Snorts Editor
-post-Press Sports Editor

assembled sterling clubs burst and
Vereez certainly have their gangs
hustling. In the first seventeen
games played San Diego came from
behind to win eight times 9. The
rieht name of Phil Bartelme's man.
aeer Bennie Borgmann. is Bern
hard. 50 il is improper 10 call him
Beniamine Doug McWheeney
who pitched for Charley Graham
Seals some years ago. is running a
service station at Lyons. Ill. Wants
a Job umpiring
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-22
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO. April 20. 'uP) W nea.
futures reacted today after se'.,n =
,,sw seasonal highs. War news was
offset by southwest conditions
which became more bearish WIN
prospects of precipitation. -,
wheat closed irregularly pr =
IN up y cent. May Sl.ll& TO sl'll y
corn was unchanged 10 - ceh'
htxher. May 65. oats off IA TO y
css1 Nay Aax, and rye n TO =
go higher. May 72h; soy beans
wSee irregular off 10 up l9. cents
Stay tl.i0&s