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Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26
TODAYS SPORT PARADE

! Joe Gordon OF the New York YAM
KEGS to personal decathalon match
each of us to choose our own list
! OF 10 events Knowing Gordon
didn't play golf 1 included such
items as driving, putting, get out
of bunkers, getting out of traps
and such devious pastimes !
felt bit guilty about this until !
received the Gordon list Joe
had listed such purely unselfish
tricks as throwing to first base
sliding into third, fielding Texas
Lacquer and stopping a line drive
His last note-in typical 1910 Yam
kee fashion-was striking out
So we gave both lists to an unpre-
JUDGED third party and are both
! eagerly awaiting the outcome
Watch this space for further de-
| tails
Just to confuse those horse race
bettors, we've now horse named
Thirty Eight to add TO Eight Thirty
.e,.. The chronological factor. is
really becoming important on the
turf 80. There now are horses
named One O One, Two o Two,
Three o Three. -Four o Four and
Five 0 Five 3. :. Personally, still
like the rythm of 10 to l, particu-
larly if he arrives on time
While we're on the subject of horses,
He Did-noW seven years old-has
won five straight stakes :. If
you've heard the rumor that Jim
Farley is going to write sports and
I'm going to buy the Yankees, don't
believe a word of it .. :. At least
I'd advise you not to read anything
Farley might write about the Nc
Lemore owned Yankees
Ken Overlin. the New York ver-
sion of the middleweight cham
pion, is supposed to be an expert
on the subject of cocktails but /
doubt if ever he encountered one
with the sock of Billy Soose of
Scranton, Pa. -. Soose had more
punch than grape juice spiked with
rubbing alcohol The man who
said good offense is the best de-
tense obviously never heard of Gin
cinnati The Reds are fifth in
club batting and they are walking
farther away from the rest of the
National league with every step E.
No column is complete without
note on swimming SO I'll just in
form you that the 100 yard breast
stroke will be held at the regula-
ton distance this year
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26
Hurst.
Sunnek
I'm Duel

The National league has it's
Walters-Hubbell duels, the
American has the Feller-
Newsom classics, but in Ell
Centro stadium tonight the
major league FINGERS will be for
gotten because Frank Sumek and
Joe Hurst take up where they left
off last season.
SumeK, who hurls for Chula Vis-
Ia, stopped the All-Stars from AGl
Centre, 40 and 10 in games last
season and twice bested Hurst in
tight hurting battles.
So Hurst, noted for his persis-
tance as well as his pitching ability,
has selected a hard hitting crew
to meet Sumek and his Chula Vis-
tanS tonight.
Vacation periods have cut into
the Ell Centre lineup for tonights
game, but Hurst has obtained cap
able requirements. Fleming, Web
ster, Ehmke and Samaha will play
in the outfield, Van Nostrand,
Skiles, House, Williams and PRIEST
in the infield.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, July 25. up
Selected war babies rna Up frae-
tions to more than q point on the
stock exchange TODAY aud 9th er
sections of the soimproved
but trading expanded only moder-
ately over the recent 22-year low
pace.
The market opened steady and
then pushed forward cautiously
with buying centered in the so
called defense shares" Bcthlehe IA
moved up IL TO TIA and held
well. while American steel foun
dries. American ear and foundry
Crueible steel. Vanadium, n. Y. air
brake. BendiX and United Air
craft scored gains Of point and
more
Dow Jones preliminary closing
stock averages: Industrial. 1905
up Oh. rail 26.2e. off O.O9; utility
2a16. up 0.24; 65 stocks, 41.55, up
O.g6.
stock sales approximated 270,-
OO0 shares against 100000 yester-
day Curb stock sales were $1,000
shares compared with $4,000 yes
tordaY.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26
BENCHWA
by Burdette Kline
-Post-Press Sports Editor
Sports Editor

With Armstrong; S25,000 in his
possession, the suspension will prac-
tically keep fat Eddie Meade awake
nights. He hasn't any business in
New York for 60 days, anyway
Both Armstrong and jenkins fear
ed broken hands agreed on a
little more soft bandage than one
of the numerous silly New York
rules permit.
A fighter is only handicapping
himself with soft bandage A limit
on soft bandage doesn't make sense.
1t is hard bandsge that does dam
age.
Climaxing an argument with
Meade, who refused to unwrap
Armstrong; hands before the scrap,
Maj. j.-Gen. John j. Phelan. chair
man of the board, ordered Promoter
Jacobs. to announce to $4,000 peple
who had paid $l1l,000 that the par
ty was Oft.
You tell EN- yourself" shouted
Jacobs. the old ticket scalper. land
come back and tell ne how I'm
going to get back the dough I've
laid out"
Major-General Phelan, the bras
siere manufacturer, thought better
of it when he got out into the air.
And now it appears that the eel
ebrated double-talker is going to
let a cheese lightweight champion
fight fading welter leader again.
. for no reason at all.
Meanwhile keeping two divisions
jammed up.
Joe Louis has been reduced from
a near million dollar performer to
where he draws as little as $50. 900.
There are two middleweight cham
pionship claimants. The feather,
bantam and flyweight titles mean
nothing at all any more.
Boxing is sadly in need of guild
ance in New York, its center.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26
In Which An
Idea is Sworr,
Off the Air

WICHITA, Kans., July rs. CUP)
Arguments with umpires being
what they sometimes are, the
worlds premiere of the "periscope
microphone" last night was con-
siderably more than its sponsors
had expected.
At the touch of button, the mi
crophone springs from hidden re-
ceptacle at home plate and feeds
the vocal part of umpire-player dis
putes into the public address sys-
tenn so that spectators can hear
what is going on.
Leftfielder Ernie Miller of Cha
mute. who was batting didn't like
the way Umpire Paul Fair was call
ing them in the Kansas State semi
pro baseball meet. He turned
around to tell him so and the mi
crophone sprang up in his face.
Some of the spectators blushed. The
public addless system operator
pressed a button and the micro
phone retired Miller and Fair fin
ished their argument in compara-
tive privacy.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26
Pomona Youths
Fly for Navy

WASHINGTON. July 26. UP)-
The navy today selected for in
struction as aviation cadets at the
Pensacola naval air station the first
four youths from the 10000 fliers
being trained in colleges by the
Civil Aeronautics authority.
The students will enter the flight
course at Pensacola July 90 on
an advanced status because they
have had minimum of 80 hours
solo flying each.
The students, all from Pomona
Calf, are Ernest Mortimer Beau
champ, Leo John Sullivan, Richard
Challinor Bartlett and David Fred
erick Middleton.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26
BY HENRY McLEMORE

NEW YORK, July 26. Output
ting the sport shot here and there
l can't wait to pick Can't Wait
in the $4,000 gold cup at Holly
wood Park tomorrow, and I'll bet
you can't wait to know why
The reason is that my horse was
mediocre two year old, a poor
three year old and bad four year
old and he must either improve
now or take his place on the backs
OF postage stamps The Gin
cinnati Reds and Brooklyn Dodgers
have both established fine marks
OF consistency this year The
Reds haven't lost more than two
games in row except once and
the Dodgers haven't won more than
two in a row except once
How did sports writer's ever man
age TO get interviews from athletes
before the invention of the shower
go. You can hardly pick up a
newspaper these days without find
ing a picture of ballplayer or
prize fighter scrubbing his back
while telling his life story, or how
he won or lost, to some reporter
Just yesterday Joe Williams asked
what would happen to baseball if
the government goes ahead with it's
plan to conscript all men between
Il and 81 :. Along this line, What
would happen to football sport
in which virtually no participants
would be exempted by marriage +.
Or should I just say what would
happen to sport
Any shot in the arm that tennis
hoped for in the form of the young
er California players simply isn't
materializing First Welby Van
Horn was given the heave-ho by
some unknown in the current Sea-
bright tournament, and now Jack
Kramer also has been eased out
Speaking of tennis, Gil Hunt pre-
fers sleeping on a floor to sleeping
on a bed. Maybe he is just getting
in training for the new eight week
expense regulation Weren't
Bill McKechnie and a few other
baseball men hailed as masterminds
for converting Bucky Walters from
third baseman into pitcher?
What does that make Del Baker
of Detroit, who has shifted Rudy
York from behind the plate to
first base and Hank 0reenberg
from first base to the outfield?
Just the other day l challenged
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26
Portland Surprises
With Double Win
Over Seattle
Rx UNITED PRESS

The lowly Portland Ducks last
night snuck up on the lordly Seat
tie Rainiers and startled the Pacific
coast leaders by winning a double
header
Fortlands blow for the common
people whitfield the Rainiers lead
down to only 10iA games. Second
place Oakland lost. and third
place Los Angeles won to leave the
Angels three and a half games be-
hind the Oaks. ....=.
Forrest Orrell pitched Portland's
first win. IA. although he allowed
the Rainiers seven hits against six
for Gregory and Radonich. The
Ducks got six runs in the first two
innings and put down a Seattle
rally liz the ninth.
The seven-inning nightcap went
to Portland. 5-4. Seattle tied the
score in the first half of the sew
enth. but Portland got a run in its
half to win Irwin, DenniSton AND
Harrell were on the mound for the
winners. giving total of five hits
while Bill Walker of Seattle yielded
10.
Oakland lost its third in row
to HOLLYWOOD, 5-l. Bill Fleming
gave the Oaks six hits while his
mates got eight off Henry Pippen
Los Angeles took 10 squeeze
from San Francisco. although Al
Epperly gave them only five hits
to work on Ray Prim allowed the
Seals nine hits in small patches.
1t was a tough one for Epperly to
lose. after he pitched no-hit ball
for five innings.
Sacramento took IL decisln
from San Diego as Tony Freitas
controlled the Padres on seven hits
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26
Frank kovacs
Upsets Parker

SEABRIGHT, N. j., July 26. (UP)
-Finalists in the mems singles of
the 53rd annual Seabright invita-
ton tennis tournament will be de-
cided today when Bobby Riggs
plays Gilbert A. Hunt and Frank
Kovacs meets Elwood T. Cooke in
the semi-finals.
Unseeded Kovacs upset his fell
low Californian. frankie Parker.
second seeded in this tourney and
second ranked nationally, 3-6, 6-3,
Ga in yesterdays quarter-finals.
Parker grimly fought off defeat
three times at match point before
Koacs put over the clincher.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26
l.. A. LIVESTOCK

Los ANGELES. July 2s. UPI--
Hogs 500. steady TO strong small
lot good to choice $50 to 220 ID
truckins 7 4o-T60: top 7.50: off
weights e.10-7.00; truekin sows 5.fb
%. SO. .t+..#s ... .#.#
cattle $50: scattered sales about
$50 ady. few common to medium
grass steers T.50-S.75: heifers LAO:
odd good cows 7.25: some held
above CTS; dairy cows 900;
few 6.25 and above. common down
to AIS; bulls 6.50-7 SO: calves so.
steady, good yealers to IL; choice
lacking. -
Sheep none, nothing done on
hoidover shorn lambs. good to
choice wooled lambs quoted to 8.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26
l.. A. STOCKS

Los ANGELES, July 25. up
Stock moved slugEishly on the
Los Angeles exchange today with
- Issues unchanged and five show
Ing fractional advances in light
trading af 5000 shares
Pacific Finance common 10Y
unchanged. TranSamerica AS up =
Pacific light common 39% up =
southern california Edison pei
enet 30 unchanfeds ConsolidsSe
ON "a up a Vega ga up "a.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26
Squirrels Bite II
IN Mission Park

ST. LOUIS, July 26. 0UP)-Tht
squirrels in Carondelet park arc
getting tough.
Caretaker James Williams, want.
ing TO sit down, tried to chase one
off bench 1t attacked him, Bit
ing his neck.
Ray Shelton, IL, saw lucious
ripe mulberry on low limb. He
tried TO beat a squirrel TO it and
got bitten. m
Charlotte Hanzcewski said she
was attacked for no reason at all
She was walking along, mindine
her own business, when a squirrel
dashed out from behind lamp
post and grabbed her leg.
In all, Il persons have been pit
ten IN the last 10 days.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26

They're calling Jimmy Dykes,
manager of the Chicago White Sox,
the miracle man of baseball these
days and they're not far wrong.
The ChisoX are riding on the
crest of a seven-game winning
streak, are only one game out OF
the first division, and only nine
games from the league-leading De-
troit Tigers. For comparison the
third-place Giants in the National
league arc IL games behind Gin
cinnati.
Dykes accomplished the remark
able record with a team that was
tabled for seventh place, possibly
eighth.
SO there's a new warning in the
American leagues hot pennant race
this season. Watch The White Sox,'
is the advice of the baseball experts
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26
l.. A. BUTTER & EGGS
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO, July %. fUP) wbaat
futures followed a narrowly irreg-
ular trend today. Corn was gener-
ally steady TO firm.
Wheat closed unchanged to u
cent lower, Sept. 74h -74h: corn
was up h-ss cent, Sept. 81 Z 81 \
oats 4 cent higher. Sept. 29. and
rye Off u 20 up y cent. Sept. AZ
4 A. soy beans were up y cent
Oct. 751z
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26
Cranlers Routs
District Office

Cramer's BAKERY softball team,
rated the most improved club in
the e Centre league, turned on
the power Thursday night to wal
lop the District Office crew, 1873,
in game played on the Adams
street park.
Coca Cola and Telephone compa-
ny play tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boggust-Peterson
Beat Fl Centrans

BRAWLEY, July 26.-BraWley's
Boggust and Peterson softball team
demonstrated to an Ell Centro pick
up Ieam how the Brawley champs
had won four league titles in a row
by stopping the invaders, ILL,
Thursday night.
Nick Ellis allowed only six hits
in setting down the Ell Centrans,
while his team mates collected ID
hits off Billy Patterson, including
q home run by Red Allen.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26
GoIfsLongest
Hitters Vie

ST. PAUL. Mimi, July 26. up
The longest hitters and the fan
ciest shot makers began a 72-hole
battle with par today for the gold
and glory of the 18th annual S75OO
st. Paul Open golf tournament.
AS the crack field of 200 teed
off, Defending Champion Dick
Metz was the favorite because of
his victory last week in the Chicago
Open and his record setting per-
formance on the Keller course last
year.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26
l.. A. PRODUCE

Los ANGELES. July 26. CUP)-
with trading moderate to slow
Cauliflower was slightly stronger
Cantaloupes. grapes and peppers
were slightly weaker.
Cantaloupes: Hales best std 16s-
1ss 65-75c: 24s-27s 75-s5c: tip tops
std 10s-1ss 6O-75c; japanese mel
ons local std f2s-16s 1851 90; ho-
neydews std 12s-16s s5 300: Per
SLAMS Kern co. 2-2ik ID.
Watermelous: local $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26
CityLeague to
Wind up Play

FL Centre league softball team
will wind up It's regular schedule
next week with Holtville scheduled
to play FL Centro Elks on Monday
night and Imperial and Seeley slat-
ed to meet Wednesday.
There was a possibility the race
would end in a three-way tie A
victory for the Elks over Holtville
and an Imperial win over Seeley
would deadlock Seeley, Imperial
and the Elks. each with four wins
and two losses.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26
Boxing in Trouble

Boxing has been kicked around
in New York until it is in a pre-
carious condition throughout the
country.
1t having been clearly demon
strated that Lew jenkins does not
belong in the same enclosure with
Henry Armstrong. Mike Jacobs is
going to have the boys do it all
over again at Madison Square Gar
den, Sept. 81.
After casting suspicion on the first
edition by orderings the purses of
the principals and the fees of the
officials withheld, the Boxing Com
mission suspends Eddie Meade for
go days because he insisted upon
additional soft bandage on the
charging Negroes battle-torn fists.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26

iiic Wilitt SOA iistNS pSlSolidiiy
just about cooled off the once
bright pennant hopes of the Red
Sox. Two weeks ago the White Sox
handed the Red Sox doubleheader
shutout, which, as it turned out,
prevented Boston from taking over
the league Nead. Now the Chicago
south siders have just lambasted
Boston three times handrunning
and left them only game out OF
fourth place.
But knocking off the Red SoX
is just sideline with Jimmy Dykes
gang of misfits. They actually are
getting the pennant bee-and why
shouldn't they? With game win
ming streak on the White Sox are
only one game behind the fourth
place Yankees and nine games be-
hind the pace setting Tigers.
Anything Could
The way the American league
race is set up anything may hap
pen. After years of form in that
league, the most likely thing to
happen now is the unexpected. The
White SoX are leading the league
in hitting with an average of .287
and haven't the worst pitching
staff in the league in Lyons, Smith,
Rigney. Knott and Dietrich. An
other big thing in the White Sox S
favor is that they've lost only seven
more games than the Tigers. With
70 games to play the White Sox
could pull miracle. It's still any
bodys pennant.
Joe Kuhers two run homer in
the fifth gave the White Sox a
lead they never lost yesterday as
they trimmed the Red Sox, GA. Jim
Tabor init two homers and Bobby
Doerr one to account for all OF
Bostons runs.
The Tigers increased their lead
over the Indians to game and
half when they beat washington,
So. Newhouser and McKain were
frequently in trouble but stopped
the Senators with men on base.
Shortstop Dick Bartell again had
to remain out of action with an
injured back.
The Athletics halted the Indians
| 5 game winning streak by nosing
out the Tribe, 7-6. The AS smacked
Harder and Allen for IL hits, Sam
Chapman's homer with one on
sending the Mackmen off to a lead
they never lost. Lee Ross went the
route for the AS although raped
for 10 hits.
A l6 hit attack on five st. Louis
pitchers enabled the Yankees to
come out of a 5-game losing streak
and beat the Browns, 1873. Red
Ruffing, although raped for II
hits, went the route for his ninth
victory. Joe Gordon hit two homers
(Ncs. Is and 16).
Schumacher Late
Truett Sewell bested Hal Schu-
macher IN a pitchers duel as the
Pirates won from the Giants, 81
Sewell gave up nine hits in winning
/
his seventh victory against two de-
feats. Sewell's fly to Joe Moore
scored Elbie Fletcher with the Pr
ates' winning run in the ninth.
Clouting six doubles among their
13 hits the Cubs triumphed over
the Bees, 8-4, despite the fact that
Boston pulled triple play, first
of the National league season. With
Hartnett on second and Dallessan-
dro on first, Lee, attempting to
sacrifice, popped to Hassett, who
Threw to Miller, doubling Hartnett
Then Miller threw to Rowell, who
covered first, getting Dallessandro
For the second straight night rain
prevented the Cardinals Phillies
night game at Philadelphia.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26
Press Junior
Softbaners Bow
To Young Cops

There's an old saying that clothes
don't make the man and the truth
of the proverb was demonstrated
to the Post-Press Newsies Thursday
night when the paper boys turned
out with bright new suits only to
be treated to a 9-3 beating by the
Junior police diamondeers in Ell Cen
tro stadium.
Victory for the junior police sent
the cops into a tie for the junior
league leadership with Imperial
juniors and relegated the NeWSieS
to tie for second in the loop stand
ings.
The cops pounded out ten hits
and took advantage of four errors
by the opposition to score a COM
paratively easy victory. The police
tailed eight runs in the first three
innings, but we're held to single
counter in the remaining six.
The NeWsies scored all of their
runs in the second inning on four
hits. Conkey opened the inning with
single, Pullenze followed suit and
both runners advanced on Celaya'S
infield out. Shaw singled one run
home, went to second when Bert
Holt grounded to third. Ray Mum
Gill doubled home two more runs
with hit to center.
Bert Holt and Muncill paced the
losers hitting attack with two hits
each. Chickahisa with three blows
and Wylie and Bradshaw with two
each were the big guns for the
junior police.
The score:
NewsieS ...... 030 600 000-3- "a
Police ................. 422 00l 00x-9-10-2
Shaw and Ritter; Slovack and
CAREY.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26
MARKET QUOTATIONS
Markets at a Glance

Stocks firm and quiet.
Bonds ire egularly higher; L. S
governments higher.
Curb stocks irregularly higher.
Foreign exchange firm.
Cotton steady.
Wheat up y to off = cent: corn
up i TO q.
Rubber firm.
silver unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26
l.. A. POULTRY

Los ANGELES. July 26. up
Hens. iegnorns 20. ia ms. go. lie
Hens, leghorns, over lbs. 80. lie
Do. over lbs. ................ lie
Hens, eolored, 81 to 4 lbs e.. 19c
Hens. colored, over 4 lbs .... 19c
Broilers, over = up to "a lbs. 15c
Broilers. over Ia up to 2h lbs. lie
Fryers. leghorns. over 81 up to 3 Is
gryers. eoiored 2is-3h lbs .. lie
Flyers. colored. over 3 - lbs up 1Sc
Roasters. colorel .+....-...-.-. -
Old roosters. coIored ......... 3
Old roosters. leghorn ............ Sc
stays ..... ............... lac
Ducklings, over pounds .... 15c
Ducklings, under 8 pounds .... lac
\ Old ducks NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. &c
Young geese ............... 15c
old tom turkeys ............ lie
Old hen turkeys -. .......... lie
Cspons lbs. and up ..t..s.s &c
Rabbits. No. VIII. 2 II ~ lbs. i0e
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26

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Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26
THE POST-PRESS
SPORTS
White Sox Sturt
Pennont ak as
Win Streuk Grows

NEW YORK, July 26. (UPl-Has anybody noticed
that the Chicago White Sox still in the American
league? - A
That is anybody except Joe Cronin, who is haunted
day and night by little fellows wearing white stockings
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26
l.. 4. BANKS

Los ANGELES. July 2e. OUPl =
TransameTica .........-.... AZ AZ
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26
l.. A. HAY
L. 4. GRAINS

Los ANG ELEs. July 25. UP)-
Whazf-
No. hard white -. s1.87h-142H
Ne. ] soft white -. 81 .37h -1.42z
Barley
No. / Bri west 46 lbs :. s2H-s7
Corn No. 2 yellow -. 1881. 60
Milo, No. 2 yellow 49,. $1.30-1 135
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-26
MPLS. FLAX FUTURES

September ........-..- 81. .52k
December .+--.,........-... $153h
Milford chronicle., 1940-08-09
MillWOOd Methodist Church
Norman c. Benson. pastor.
CHAPLAIN'S CHAPEL

Mrs. W. B. Conaway has been Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. Hanson OF
Trenton, N. ].
j. ~ Russell and Dewitt Dicker-
son spent Wednesday in Philadel-
phia and Wilmington.
Mrs. Nora Mcgee and daughter of
RivertOn, N. j., are visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Isaacs and
other relatives in this community.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hanson of
Trenton, N. j., are the happy parents
Of a baby girl. Mrs. Hanson will be
remembered as Miss Elizabeth Con-
away of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Peterson of
BOOntOn, N. j., are the happy par
ents of a baby girl, born recently.
Martin is also formerly of Chap
lains.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. L. Smith Of Green
wood visited the latter's mother, Mrs.
Ida O'Day on Sunday.
Mrs. Laura Truitt and Miss Annie
Fowler were Georgetown visitors on
Monday.
Mrs. Mary Macklin and Mrs.
Smith spent Thursday in
Chaplain's Sunday school went on
a picnic to Oak Orchard last Thurs
day. Everyone seemed to enjoy it
very much.