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Evening star., 1940-04-18
Jopon's Privy Council
Hears Hull Statement

TOXIC, April 18 @.-Secretary
Hulls statement opposing any
change in the status of the Meth
erlands indies was greeted by Japan
today as coinciding with Japan's
own wishes.
A report on the American state
ment was made to the Privy Coun-
Gil by Foreign Minister Hachiro
Arita, who focused world attention
on the rich Netherlands possessions
last Monday by declaration that
Japan would be concerned deeply
over any change in the Indies status.
Both Japan and the United States
based their declarations on appre-
hension over what might happen
to the island empire if European
warfare engulfs the Netherlands.
In issuing his statement Hull
mentioned that made by Arita, thus
putting on record the positions of
both powers. Both depend on the
Indies for vital raw materials such
as rubber and tin.
The Netherlands Minister to Toxic,
j. c. Pabst, called on Arita and ex-
pressed his nations qualification
that Japan would oppose any change
in the islands.
The foreign Office spokesman.
Yakichiro Suma, declared "ours was
spontaneous expression aimed at
no specific nation and actuated only
by recent developments In Europe.
Japan hopes to prevent the spread
of European war to the Pacific and
the step was taken IN accordance
with this wish" Suma said the Hull
| and Arita statements conceded.
It was asserted Arita intended his
words to clarity Japan's position in
advance of any European develop
ment which might come swiftly in
modern warfare.
Without mentioning the Japanese
American statements, commander T
Kanoe, acting as spokesman for the
Japanese Navy, compared Japanese
interest in the Indies with the
United States interest In Green
land.
He said, however, that Japanr
Evening star., 1940-04-18
War Is Seen Cominq
Closer to Philippines

MANILA, April 18 F.-Ohicial
quarters in the Philippines remained
silent today concerning possible
japanese attempts to seize control
of the Netherlands Indies, immedi-
ately south of this United States
possession.
Newspaper editorials, however, as
serted that the war was coming
closer to the Philippines.
Some observers said the Japanese
were putting up a trial balloon" to
ascertain just how far that nation
could 60 without Intervention by
foreign powers.
Evening star., 1940-04-18
Indies
Continued From First Page.)

"the Netherlands Indies are impor-
tant in the international relations
of the whole Pacific Ocean" was
noted here particularly in view of
Arita's recent statement that Japan
considered the status quo concerned
East Asia"
Speculation abroad on the posi-
bility that the allies or Japan might
take hand in the Indies in case
Netherlands is attacked has been
answered repeatedly by informed
sources.
Their reply invariably has been
that the Dutch governments unde-
waiting policy is not to ask or accept
help in advance of the day on which
it may be needed. This policy ap-
plies throughout the kingdom. in the
East and West Indies as well as in
Europe.
THE war of rumors may cause
confusion elsewhere" the Amster-
dam Algemeen Handelsblad COM
mented. TT cannot dissuade us
from our decision to remain our
own masters under nobody's
guardianship
Leaves Are Restored.
Extraordinary military leaves were
restored in the Netherlands yester-
day permitting men to be absent
from active duty to visit sick rela-
tives and take student examinations.
Periodic leaves of absence, which
were Cancelled, April 9, after the
German invasion of Denmark and
Norway, will still be withheld.
Franz Sturm, German engineer
convicted of espionage, was SEN
fenced to five years. imprisonment
after a prolonged secret hear
ing of the case, involving the steal
ing of information about the move
ments of Netherlands ships and
their cargoes.
. Sturm's alleged Dutch accomplices,
Ministry of Economic Affairs Off
cials, had previously been sentenced
to 80, "a and 18 month prison terms.
Evening star., 1940-04-18
Naval
Continued From First Page J

(COntlnued From First Page)
the 1864 100000 naval appropriation
bill after voting 1928 ,636,517 for civil
functions of the War Department.
The latter measure was $20,163, 1875
larger than the House total and
$2,343,917 larger than the Presidents
budget.
The Senate added s15,OOO,0OO to
start q new set of Panama Canal
locks. 1t rejected, 80 to 81, a pro-
posal to increase flood control funds
by $30,00O,00O. AS passed, the bill
provided $7O,0O0,00O for general
flood-control work and $4,000, 900
for work on the lower Mississippi.
Previous proposals for fortifica-
ton of Guam have met defeat in
Congress after sharp debate. Foes
of such a program declared that
1t would be "a dagger pointed at
the throat of Japan" Japanese
naval officers have called the plans
an "unfriendly gesture" and q
moral threat" to their country.
Chance Of Passage Slim.
Opposition to the Guam project
recently caused the House to elimi-
nate q proposed $1,000, 900 harbor
Improvement expenditure for the
island, an action upheld by the
Senate Appropriations Committee
In its refusal to- include the item
in the Navy supply bill. Chances
that the Senate would order it re.
stored were considered small.
Asked If the maintenance of ar
American feet superior to the Jap.
anese in the Far East would affect
the present balance of politica
forces there, the Navy replied:
"The proposal appears rather fan.
tastic and would be seriously chal.
lenged by any well-qualifled nava.
officer in a responsible position
Except under temporary diplomatic
or war necessities, the permanent
station of such large proportion o
our total sea strength 50 far from
home would appear to be folly"
Evening star., 1940-04-18
INozis Repeat Denial
Norvik Is Held by
British Troops
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, April 18.-A cate
gorical denial that British
troops ara In Narvik or that the
British have been there at any
time since the German occupa-
ton Of Norway was issued today
by DNB, the official German
news agency. ..-....
DNB's statement said:
"On April 16, the London
radio broadcast an official an
nouncement that British war
ships had blockaded the en-
trance to Rombaks Fjord. Then,
under the protection Of artil-
lery, British troops were re-.
ported to have landed at Mar
vik. German troops were sup
posed to have retired to the
hills, where they found them
selves in a pincers between
British and Norwegian troops,
which were closing In on a
mountainous region.
1T is established by informed
sources that: The British forces
merely bombarded Narvik with
out effect; no effort whatever
was made to land at Narvik on
April 16; Narvik was not only
on April 16 in German hands,
but the Germans are there to-
day. April 18, and are in pos
session not only Of the harbor,
but Of the city.
Norwegian troops who were
supposed to have caught the
Germans in a pincers were,
through the seizure of the
Lofoten railway from Narvik to
the Swedish border, forced over
the border, leaving behind them
dead and captives."
Not even British naval forces
were sighted in the waters of
NarVik, the agency said,
Evening star., 1940-04-18
British Troops Consolidating
Positions in Ndrvik Area
Reporter Arrested
On Outskirts
Of Ore Port

II. Norman Lodge, peteran As
soctated Press reporter, slipped
across the closely guarded Sued
ish border into Northern Nor
,Oay to obtain the tollo,Ding first
hand account OF the situation at
NarDik.)
Evening star., 1940-04-18
Fishburne Shooters Leod

WAYNESBORO, Va, April 10 (R.
-F1shbrne's rifle team won the
national championship in the mill
tary school division of the Hearst
rifle competition with q score of
$50.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
Todays Sports Parade

| Other favorl'os with the local
chumps are
Neil McCarthys Aaeur', 4 very
sharp iillv indeed
FoXcatcher Farm Fairy Chant.
half Sister-and no more'-to Fairy
Hill, who Won this thlng n 1887.
c. S. HoWard's Mloland, whose
sire Mo D'Arc22o, Was chased out
Iof Germany because of Illegal pa" =
ing by another fire plug on the
back stretch.
The Kozlnsky brothcr5' Pl,;e SUIT.
strictly fire sale hand me down.
Louis B. Mayors Sir Jeffcry rated
as strictly q class B production.
The Valdina farm litter of five
eligibles -V2ldina Mink Valdina
Gold, Valdina Star, Valdlna Bob and
Valdna Boy. The silk concession
for this entry alone has solved the
depression IN southeast China.
The derby IS scheduled to be run
late Thursday afternoon but with
such d ponderous field it may not
get off until sometime Frlday morn
ing. There are only l3 stalls in
the electric gate at Santa Anita
and already the horses are drawing
straWs for room mates. II has been
suggested that the track official
install upper bertES IN the gate.
1t has also been suggested, BY
the same far seeing pioneers who
thought up the berth control, so to
speak. that traffic officers be sta
toned at the turns with additional
stop and 90 signals at the half
mile pole. This race will probably
mark the first occasion on which
more people Will be- routed onto tho
track than INTO the prandatand.
If only two dollars % bet on each
horse. it IS figured that the Santa
Anita total handle for the derby day
will exceed that Ol Churchill Downs
on Kentucky Derby day Of 1929.
For myself. I'm hoping that all 1913
eligibe5 also become starters. It
would be somcthing TO tell your
grandchildren about when they
came out to visit you-ln the littic
house Just over the hill.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
Garcia Injury
Forces Delay Of
Title Scrap

los ANGELES. Feb 10. (UP(-
Cries. Of running out threaded
through boxing circles today after
the announcement that the 10
round middleweieht championship
fight between Henry Armstrong
Los Angeles Negro and Ceterino
Garela bolo punching ttleholdcr.
had been postponed to March !
because Ot a rope burn on Garcia 5
ltE
TIE ngh, was scheduled for
Thursday
The California boxing commits
Sion, which made the announce
ment yesterday afternoon. through
Commissioners Jules Covey and
Everett Sanders. said il had accept
ed the report OF Dr. w L. Carver.
who examined Garcia.
"GarCIA'S trying to run out on
uS again" Eddie Meade. Arm
atrong'S manager shouted
George ParnasSus. the Filipino
veterans manager, pooh poohed
the idea. He said his fighters burn
might handicap him in the ring.
The burn or boil on Garcia's leg
VIII be lanced today or tomorrow
HIS physician said. The leg was
slightly red Saturday but had swol-
len when he appeared IN the gym
n%Slum yesterday
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
Gallery Reniniscinq

Hardest luck golfer OF the tour-
ney. Laddie Wllloughbl. Who agar.
went to the FINALS OF The lettuce
tournament only TO lose n aM Up
set TMneH William, IA, yc.,r
Bob Albright thls year
Largest galle'H n the history ot
the tournament watched A.bu.ht
sink Wlnoughby IN the afternoon
round . Al5Iehls CcadI1 up-
proacheS accounted for II, victory
His short game Sunday N.> ;he
most accurat" witnessed H. sea-
son
Willou1hbI. always good tor few
spectacular shots drove the canyon
on No g. then fred home a birdie
. on the next hole hc cMppeG II
30-footer for al eagle I've. Good
stuff for a gallery
Tunney Williams fired the hottest
round OF 4olt IN tournamen; play
TO defeat Logan Jenkins VII
liams haC 4 Go 10 Jenk.ns even par
effort Williams victory II ne
guest FLIGHT established Some ,ort o!
record . H Won ;he ,elt,y,
championship l@et year. 1ae guest
flight championship ,h,s NeaY
There We're na.: u hunc."c .NCu>-
tries represented IL tht gallery.
from the loWly newspaper sports
writer to genera. managerS OF trac-
tor corporations and the Ike ....
Ran across Neal Jack OF the BraW-
ley high school IN me gallery
started talking .ootbal! 10 t!nd that
Brawlev as only one backfleld mar
from last wears t"am coming back
Joe Rodri-uez sophomore this
season. Will be the only returning
backfield letterman .
In the line. however, ONLY Far-
well, Nakamura and Mestas viii
graduate Which IS Ike saving
that only Harry Smith. Ben Sohn
and Al Kreuger departed from use
Jack. modest chap. named a.
returning lettermen IN the line eX-
cept himself And from reports
from up Brawley waT, Jacl; NIL oniT
be just about the best tackle IN
the valley next year ...
Neal also gave US line OF C.yue
Jack. the valley tennis champion
who recently moved to Los Angeles
Clyoe Is stu. h!ttlrs ,ht ba.,
well and plan 10 tnte! some OF
the weekend tournaments on the
coast
Speaking Of tennis reminds the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
BY HENRY MCLEMORE-

ARCADIA, Cal. FEB l9 up
The widest charge Of men and
horses since General PIcEett cried
come on boys" IS likely 10 take
place here on Thursday when the
starter rings the bell for the sixth
running of the $4,000 Santa Anita
DERBY.
There were 1913 three year olds
originally named for this mile and
and an eighth scramble Up until
today not single owner (Or a mar
RED one. for that natter has
scratched a single horse tor a mar
rled one. for that natter. Of
course, 1913 wont go. but the chances
are that upwards of 40 will And
til. viii set some sort of a record
.Os stake Of this Importance Pro-
Dabir the only thing that will keep
the other SO eliglbleS in the barn
d. the scarcity Of jockeys.
There is no such thing as an out
standing tavOrlte for this race. In
fact there Is no such thing as a
taYOr.te. A man might just as well
ty To pick his favorite wave in the
OCEAN as 70 attempt TO distinguish
between one or another Of these
d.stlnctly undistinguished thorough
blcds.
To be quite truthful about the
matter. and being as this race is
10 De run on Washington's birthday,
the truth is in order. the field is
Sucn low caliber that anything
that arrives on the track on time
and with saddle and a jOckeY any
JOCKEY has more than d fighting
chance.
TIE closest approach to a faYorte
is the team Of three entry Of the
Milky Way farm. Mrs Ethel v.
Mars was not content to place her
chances on a single hide and cntor-
cd three separate horses Tough
Hombre. GallahadIan and Chatted.
This entry takes care Of ahy cner-
gencY. Between them they can run
or "a fast track. heavy track or
a street car track.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
L. A. PRODUCE

+ LOS ANGELES. reb. -. up
/ ITiauing va only fair for MondaN
! Cabbage. CannOnball io-5oc; flat
] B.,.A 7o-75c. Imperial 5o-$l.l1; To-
IA Cop-nhag-n 75-Sloo: red local
81 1"->l.75: Pismo Sl.75-S2.""; savoy
,s5-4u,.
/ Lettuce: Imperial s2.o0-S2.50 crate,
l. sI5u-$l.f5 Yuma Il s2.oO-s2.2 %
l.. 81 i"-SI.65: Imperial iced 6s
Isl 25-$l.io.
pc Imperial &C; crates 50. 50.
S.sHuu. Coachella 6i.-7i.c: IXnard
/ i-5,. Carpiuteria 3-5c.
! Squash. White summer lmperla
IVY crates S2.o"-$2.5o; flats $l.9o-
SIS. Coachclla flsts $2.25-s2. 50;
sal DI,go lugs $l.35-S1.5o; Italian
Imprial crates $l.35-Sl.75; COachella
crate >175-$Is5: san Diegl lugs
| s. -5->l 30: yellow crookneck I'm
lptrl4i crates &225-S2.25; Coachella
81 75-S3.oos local banana lc; Hub
bad %,.
Tangc,!ues. Local & Imperial
Dau,y, &-a.4e: local Mandarlns -
Tomatoes. Imperial Wy crates =
IroIe s. -5-$25n. ~ $2.00-$2.25. l6s
s. IS. .5o. - 5o-$l.oo: flats 4%3s
$3.50. 5>5, q 5XG~ $l5'-$2 "": 7X8s
) t--S' -
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
Bench Warming
By Burdette Kline
Post Press Sports Editor

b ". O. a Saturday match with
Coach a. Klein Saturday, which re-
minds me ma, Ia better forget the
match -.
Bill MaXwellS tennis campaign
IL the F. Centro high school is show
ne plenty OF progress these days -.
Inc Spartans dropped q 5-4 decision
tu GrosSmont Saturday One
year ago they didn't Win a match
from The foothillers ...
And MaXwelI'S reserves thumped
TIE CaleXico reserves III a Saturday
match which might indicate
that CaleXlcos domination in tennis
/, near the end . . Best prospects
amOnl the underClaSSmen are. Nlch-
OILS. Rledy. and BlackWood :.
B.ackwood is grammar school
voungSIer Billy jim Sharp.
reG-headcd seventh grader, who
looks Ike J. Donald Budge. Is an
other cpmer . He won two
matches IN the CaleXico cntansle-
n4cN; Saturday ...
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
Padre Battery
Men Arrive in
Fl Cenfro TUESDAY,

The first contingent of San Diego
Padres baseball players, the pitchers
and catchers. arrive in El Centre
Tuesday to start 45-day training
grind before the opening of the
Pacific Coast league season the first
week in April.
San Diego, SiXth-place finiSher
III 1899 will try out a large list of
rockies in the spring training camp
.at Ell Centro stadium, among them
being Franklin StinSon and AL Men
doza Of CaleXico: Vince Colace and
Calvin Aaron of FL Centre.
Stinson. player of considerable
experience in an eastern league,
formerly played with Calexico high
school. He catches and plays first
base. Mendoza. a graduate Of Calex-
leo high, is a catcher. He played two
games with the Padres last season.
Vince Colace. who tried out with
the Philadelphia Athletics year
la9O, is shortstop and described
as splendid fielder. Aaron, hard
hitting outfielder. played for Ell Gen.
tro high.
Observers agreed, as the Padres
prepared to unload at Ell Centro
stadium, that San Diego was badly
in need of pitching help and heavy
hitting outfielder. With those re-
placements the Padres will be a
contender without them the Padres
Will be in just for the ride.
Manager Cedric burst planned to
| start practice Tuesday morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19

To Play
julian Iii

E. Centre high schools Spartan
basketball team. which Sllll needs
i victory over BraWley To enc the
1910 season III 4 tit W.th the Cal
eXico Bulldogs. VII meet i strong
Julian high school team II 4 prac-
tIce game IN Central gymnasium
Tuesday might
The Spar;ans. >ehcdUlcd "a meet
Imperial Friday III i !eAsue game.
will concentrate or defense to
stop the high >corlng Julian quin-
tet, team which IS reported TO
play style OF Basketball s.ml!ar
TO that OF BraWley.
e Centre, walloped 25-l2 By Cal
eX!co FRIDAY night. WI! work out
a new combination Tor the Julian
game, sending IackeU to center
and OSWalt back 10 forward
In other league engagements.
Holtv!lle plays BraWley ana Cal
eXlco Will play Cahpatrla
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
Troy Nears Cage
Conference Title

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10. CUP)
The University of Southern Cal
ifornia, with the southern division
crown practically tucked away,
comes north this week end to meet
Stanford university IN a brace of
games while the unpredictable Cal
iforna Bears. who whipped the
unbeatable Irojans Friday night,
visit Los Angeles 1or the cncoun-
ters with UCLA.
The Troians st!ll have two games
on the schedule with the Bruins,
but not even the most ardent
UCLA supporter expects else but a
Trojan victory. while Stanford still
must meet California before the
southern division closes.
Oregon State Just about clinched
the northern division crown by
beating OREGON 80 to 81 Saturday
night. The Beavers meet the Web
feet again Friday night and still
have two games with the fourth
place Washington Huskies.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
Arabs TO Play
CaIexico High

Coach Robert Armstrong; E.
Centre junior college basketball
team VIII invade Calexico Wednes-
day night to play CaleXico high
schools cagers.
The Arab quintet, which last
week dropped two games to Phoe-
nix jaycees. Will present the first
fast break offense the CaleXicans
have faced this season. Sandez,
Payne, Radcliffe, Ingle and Fox
will be in the starting lineup for
the Jaycees, Bowker, Garcia Cary
10. Valencia and Andrade for Cal
cXlcO.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
ALBRIGHT Williams Win at tourney
Rules Set Up for
Third Running Of
Tin Lizzie DERBY

a complete set of rules and rcsu-
lations for the third running of the
Tin Lizzie derby WAS released by
Promoter Ed Harris Monday as the
entry list sWellcd 10 35 ears.
This years TIN I'2zie derby Will
be staged as 4 part OF thv ontcrtaIn-
ment al the Imperial County far
on March 3rd. accordlus 10 Harris.
a Tin Lizzie Rodeo viii be shoWl
on the opening day OF the aer!eul-
tural show on March =
The LllzIe Rodco viii b. featured
by several unique races. Captain
Frank OsWalt. OF the HahWly Pa
troll; Jack Tack"U OF the f.! Cen
tro Police department and Ernie
Cox OF the sheriff Once viii COM
pete III a Donkey race lor the law
enOrypmcnt riding championship.
More tnan Is Tin hl1!es toured he
tairgrourd track IN preliminary
luns at Imperial SUNDAY, according
to Harris
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
Central Meters Lose TO Grossmont, 81; |;
Reserves Defeat Ca|exico, 1908

Murson and Riedy lost TO Rath
and Joseph. 6-l. Ga
Nichols and Carroll lost TO Pen
nIrgtor and Perry.
Ir the matches against Calexlco
the border city reserves won IN a
round rooin doubles play, three TO
ore. but E! Centro reserves won ey-
cry singles match 10 score a l2-2
ylctory
Single results: Blackwood df.
Young Sharp df. Valencia. Cox df.
Corral! Clements Of, Gallego, Conn
c. Rath.
Ii round robin singles compe-
t!ton. RIedy. Carroll, Shaw and
Nichols 0. Z! Centro outscored
Saunders. De La VEGA. Terrazas,
and Samaha.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19

El Centro high school VARSITY ter
mis- team dropped Z 81 decision 10
Grossmont meters Saturday II a
match played OF TIE h.gh scnoo.
courts
In second MACH T. Ce.t:o re
serves detea.ed CaieX-co RESERVES.
y 10 3.
Results Of Crossmon, matches
CEl Centro PLAYER meruonec Hrst1
Hens Of Nelson &C. 6-4
Potter c.: Green e. At. C-3
Nlchols ot Johnson. 81. 7-5 GO
Munson los 10 JOSEPH 6-3 ,-t.
ca
knight lost 10 Perry. Is 8-6
Riedy dt. Pennington. g. 6-3.
Hens anc potter lost 70 johnson
and Green. 0-6 6-3
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
Sb82.8O Paid in
Daily Double

Aqua CALIENTE, Mex, Feb 10.
CUPp--The daily double paid S682. so
al the Aqua Caliente track yester-
day in a freak of turf betting.
Exilda. field horse paying $32,
$3.50 and S4, started off the double
in the second race, and with y
horses in the third race. only four
were IN the pool.
The Flower won the third race,
With WeStcan second, but no tickets
were sold on either and the payoff
fell back on the show horse, Fly
star. for the biggest payoff here in
recent months.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
NEW YCRK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Feb - UP1 BE-
tain's mobilization ot priyate hold
ing Of 50 Amcr!tan -cCUT.tI"s had
no apparent 'tfrct 4ppu the N"W
YORK stock markc' tnda%. Prices
failed to develop Il d'iuI,c trend
in the main list. although special
issues continued to met demand.
most market ai'"rfInu rt..t"f"d
on the week lend acton u the Bri-
.tish government IN nob!iIHlAF pIl.
yate holdings Of certain Amer can
securities. Trading quarters p"n"l-
ally viewed tn" n ~ a. c0u-truo.
tive upon our maTk"i ln tha' II,
would insure OId"riY dI-po>al Of
those issues, many Of Whi'h usually
have thin markets.
Dow jOu"- preliminary dosing
stock averages: Industrial lfa.iG
Oft O.2G rail coo. of o0}s uInty
l24.97, off o.02; - stoc1- i971. Oft
1907.
stock sales alpountcd "a G3ot0C
shares compared with QUO Fri-
day. curb sIp,k volume dwindI'd d
10 $4,000 shares for 172,O00 Friday
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
SACRAMENTO CAPTURES
SKI CHAMPIONSHIP

AUBURN, Calf, Feb. 10. (UP)-
Tie northern California junior
college conference ski title went
today 10 Sacramento j. c.. which
piled up 397 points to nose out
Placer J. c. IN the annual meet
at Cisco yesterday.
Placer compiled 373 points, Mo-
desto 3l1. MEMO 235, Yuba so, and
Salinas 47.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
Maxwell, RiesseIl
Win Double Title

Bill Maxwell II Centre h.Ph
school tennis coach. and Clarence
RleSSen, Yuma county camp.on,
teamed Sunday to WIN the Imperial
VALLEY doubles championship i'll the
5th annual Calc%iCo tournament.
Walter and Jack BoWker. Cal
eXico brother combination, placed
second in the round robin affair in
a field Of l3 teams. Karl Edmnds,
tournament director, announced the
womcn's doubles championship TO
bt played one week from Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-19
Demaret Amonq
Tourney Leaders

HOUSTON, Tex, FEB. IS. (UPl
-Four professional golf stars were
bracketed with Amateur Harry Todd
of Dallas. Tex. IN d I'VE way tie
for the lead today IN the western
open golf championship
Par for the River Oaks country
club course had yet 10 be equaled
as Craig Wood OF Mamaroneck,
n. Y: Clayton Heafner Linville,
n c.. Jim Demaret Houston; Bud
Williamson. Fort Wayne, Ind, and
Todd, toured the first I9 holes yes
terday ii 72S. one over the regu-
latIon figure.