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Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
Today's Sport Parade

this tree in the locker room, and
the San Gabriel members felt that
he would understand and chuckle
if he knew that the PLAGUE were
being placed there.
One of the several feature four
somes which will play in the tour
nament is composed of Bing Cros-
by, Bob Hope, Patty Berg and
Mildred (Babe) Didrikson. At first
the tournament committee consid-
cred having Crosby and Hope play
the girls, but remembering that
the spectators deserved a full run
for their admission fee of 81, the
officials decided to separate Patty
and Babe so that the match would
stand better chance of going the
full distance.
Another foursome will see John
ny Weismuller, Eric Pedley, Jimmy
McLarin and Ford Palmer matching
strokes. This is pretty fair
sports foursome, pitting as it does
the worlds greatest swimmer. one
of the worlds greatest polo play
ers, the former welterweight cham
pion, and one of U. S. C.'s greatest
ends, against one another.
The match plan to follow, how
ever, is the one that involves Frank
Craven, Adolph Menjop, Guy Kib-
biee and Grantland Rice. Craven is
the worlds best approach shot
player, and that goes for all the
tournament stars. Mr.. Menjou is
the master of the gimme" putt,
Mr.. Kibbee hits the straightest and
shortest tee shoot of any living
golfer, and Mrs. Rice is the only
man who has ever written 2,00O,-
900 words advising against tn e
lifting of the head on a shot, and
who still does.
Another foursome of men who
laughed and played with Condor
will include Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Coaches Howard Jones and Bill
Spaulding, and Ellsworth Vines.
Quite man, Frank Condor. He
gave so much, to SO many, for sc
little.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
BY HENRY McLEMORE

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. IA. CUP -
Frank Condor. q IA handicap play
er at golf, but a scratch man in
the game of life and of writing
is gone
But the memory of him is as
green as the fairways, and, on
Sunday afternoon many of his
friends will pay him tribute at
the club he loved so much, the
San Gabriel, deep in the valley of
that name.
Writers, boxers. coaches, actors
singers. playwrights, dancers and
directors. They all will gather to
play in the Frank Condor memorial
tournament. From all over the
country-from almost every club
at which Frank ever dug a diwot,
missed a putt or flubbed a tee Shot
his companions of other days have
sent in their entry fee of three
dollars. While they won't be here
to play they wanted to have a part
in memorial to man who
brought so much happiness to golf
ers with his humorous short stories
dealing with the game.
Here in Hollywood, where Frank
lived for Is years, and where his
shock of gray hair, cowboy gloves,
outrageous backswing, unique voca-
bulary, and matchless wit. were
known wherever men suffer in
traps and in the rough. his friends
have joined to make the Condor
tournament one that he would have
loved to write about
First prize in the tournament will
be a bronze PLAGUE, but it won't
go to the winner. 1t is to be
sunk in a giant tree that guards
the approach to the ninth green
at San Gabriel. This is the tree
that cost Frank thousand bogies,
because it catches shots that are
sliced and Frank had a slice that
followed the path of the great
circle route.
It's bark has felt the Whack of
hundreds of his brassie shots, and
for Is years it stymied him. Many
and varied were his descriptions of
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
SaIica Gets Nod
Over Tom Forte

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. IA CUP)
Promoter Herman Taylor today
was considering a return match
between world bantamweight cham
pion Lou Salica and challenger
Tommy Forte following Salica's ex-
ceptionally close victory over Forte
last night.
Salica. beetle -browed Brooklyn,
N. Y. battler, needed all the skill
and courage that brought him titles
in the Golden Gloves. the national
amateur tourney, Olympics and
professional fighting to outpoint
challenger Forte over the 15-round
distance last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
MARKET QUOTATIONS
L. A. PRODUCE

Los ANGELES, Jan. ii. (UPP) -
Trading was rather slow with rain
early morning.
Cucumbers: Imperial flats 65-
75c; hothouse san Diego flats fey
3.00-3.25
Lettuce: Imperial as 1.35-1.65; 5s
115-1.25: San Fernando and OK
nard 5s ISL 90; local loose 40-60c
Squash: White summer San Di-
ego local 1ugs 1.75-2.25: Imperial
crates 2.25-275: Italian local and
San Diego lugs 1.5O-I75; Imperial
crates 150-1S5; yellow crookneck
San Diego lugs 1.75-2.00; Imperial
10000: banana local 1c ID.
Tangerines: Imperial Dancys, 3 y
Tomatoes: INLAND. Westm orland
and Brawley crates 9-tops 1.602.0Q;
12-tops 1.40-1.75: los 1.0O-1.25; pos
75-sbc; loose lugs 56-75c: stones
San Diego lugs 5x5s 1.50; 6x6s LOO
I.25.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Jan. II. UP)-The
stock market declined fractions to
more than a point in light turnover
today
Wall Street explained the mar
kets on technical grounds and at
tributed 1T in part to uncertainty
over the war. Some traders reason
ed that Germany might attempt 10
strike hard at Britain before Unit
ed states supplies were received
there in vast quantity. Hitler's aid
to Mussolini in the Mediterranean
also had an adverse influence.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
stock averages: Industrial 1924,
off OS1: rail, 29.31, off 0.26; utility,
20.54. off oil; and So stocks 44.52
off 0.30.
Stock sales approximated 40
600 shares, the same as yesterday
when volume was the smallest
since Dee. 8. Curb stock sales were
JOE, 900 shares compared with $4,000
in the previous session.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14

lIey HOW call IL 'DOQSOn S Habit .
He's won six straight playoffs.
1t was fine day for small naval
craft and students of meteorology,
but no good for golfers. except Dod-
son. The Kansas City professional
sloshed through 1S holes for a score
Of II, one above par, to defeat E.
j. (Dutch) Harrison, the Arkansas
Traveller Che travelled wet this time)
and Benny Hogan. the little but
mighty man of golf from White
Plains, N. Y.
Dodson went out in 35, par, and
came home with SO. Hogan went out
in "a, looking like a winner. but
blew up on the 10th coming home
with three-putt, and ended with
a 40-74 for second money of $3.50.
Harrison, who for two days was
the star of the tournament with
consistent sub-par golf, went out
today in 81 and splashed home
with SO for Disappointing 76 and
third money of $3.50.
The Dodson Hogan Harrison
three-way play-off was ordered af-
ter they finished in tie at 276 at
the end of the regular 70 tourna-
ment holes.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
Commercial Loop
Schedule Opens

The El Centro commercial league
basketball schedule gets underway
at the high school gymnasium to-
night at 7:30 when the Delozier and
20-30 clubs meet. In the second
game Hardware and Cavalry cagers
mix.
The Japanese Dwarfs replaced
the Outlaws as the sixth team in
the league Tuesday, according to
Raleigh Holt and will open the
season against Holtville Wednes-
day night in the first game.
Wednesday nights second game
will match Deloziers and the Caval-
~.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
L. A. LIVESTOCK

Los ANG ELES, Jan. IA. UP)-
fFedersI-State Mkt. News Service }
Hogs saleable 200, active and few
buyers, larger packers doing little,
mostly 25 to 50 cents higher. Me
dium to choice 170-250 pound truck
ms. 9.25-9.70; top SIS; packing
s9ws strong at 6.50-6.75.
Cattle saleabIe ESQ. steady to
strong, few medium to low; good
medium steers 9.25-10.50; few feed
ers S.S5: odd heifers to $50; feed
ers s.75-s.s5; cows 1850: odd head
to S.25: Gamers and cutters 4.75-
SIS: bulls to 7.6O; calves, saleable
IS. steady. few good Yealers to II,
few medium calves 8.
Sheep saleable none, good TO
choice wooled lambs quoted to 3.76
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
Junior College
To Play Pomona
Here Saturday

e. Centro junior college basket
ball team worked on routine prac-
tice assignments in prolonged prep
sessions at the high school gymnas-
ium Monday and Tuesday after
noon to sharpen its attack for the
Pomona Junior college game Sat-
urday night.
The Arab cagers, according to
Coach Bill Maxwell, we're scheduled
to scrimmage El Centro and Cal
exico high school cagers during the
week, probably on Tuesday and
Wednesday afternoons.
Maxwell was particularly i'm
pressed with the improvement
shown by Lewis Sareeran at a
guard position and planned to al
ternate him with Radcliffe and
Morgan in Saturday nights battle
Payne and Sander continued to
hold positions at forwards and Jack
Fox apparently had regained the
inside track on the center position
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
Qualifying Play
Continues in
Calexico Tourney

INTERNATIONAL OUNTR Y
CLUB. CALEXICO, Jan. IA.
Tw n V three golfers completed
qualifying rounds for the 18th an
nual Calexico amateur golf cham
pionship Tuesday, according to
Professional Mortie Dutra, who
predicted more than so additional
qualifiers Tuesday and Wednesday.
Match play will begin Thurs
day, following Wednesday nights
annual Calcutta party, Dutra said.
Jersey Birchfield. El Centre fire
man, is defending champion and
will automatically be qualified in
the championship flight. Other
leading contenders are w. B. Aus
tin, Tom Crosbie. Laddie Willough-
by. Wayne Elvander, Forrest and
Eldred Ferguson, Tunney Williams
and Lee Lamberson.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
Paul Brown TO
Gef Ohio Post

COLUMBUS, O., Jan. IA. (UP)-
Paul Brown, 32-year-old Massillon
O., high school football coach, will
be appointed head coach at Ohio
State today by the university ath-
letic board. according to report
ir the Ohio State Journal.
The Journal said that Brown
whose high school elevens have lost
only one game in their last CO.
would be appointed under a three
year "gentlemens agreement" at a
starting salary of $1,000 annually
with increases for the next two
years.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
BowIirlq
Results

Coast Counties and Robertson
bowling teams Monday night ad-
vanced in the league standings
with 81 victories over New Cal and
District Power. Irrigation District
moved within striking distance of
the league lead by blanking Owl
Billiards, 40
George Bennett, Hans Merklein,
Henry Mills, Jess Campbell, Pat
Patterson and Jack Jackson were
high scorers of the night.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
Ellington Fired
As Track Coach

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal,
Jan. IA. (UP)-Bill Ellington, who
built the Stanford University track
team into one of the top aggrega-
tions of the country last season,
has been let out as assistant to
Franklin CPitch) Johnson, head
track coach.
The board of athletic control de-
clined to renew Ellington's contract
as assistant varsity and freshman
coach, Ellington said, and gave him
the alternatives of staying on until
August and then relinquishing his
job, or of continuing as assistant
golf coach and physical education
instructor. He chose the latter
course.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
ST. Louis Browns
To Field Most
Improved Club
By GEORGE KIRKSEY

NEW YORK, Jan. l3. (UP)-The
st. Louis Browns were the most
improved club in the American
league last season and they are
likely to continue to improve in
1941. How much the Browns i'm
prove will depend strictly on their
pitching.
Outside the box the Browns have
a good ball club. With some steady
pitching they might make bid for
a first division berth. Even with
last years spotty pitching they
were in first division ahead of the
Yankees at one time They finally
wound up in sixth place with a
percentage of .435, their highest
since 1884.
Most of the Browns off-season
efforts have been directed toward
bolstering their pitching. They
bought Fritz Ostermueller and Den
ny Galehouse, Johnny Allen from
the Indians and George Caster
from the Athletics. If they have
as much luck with any one of them
as they did with Eldon Auker, who
was bought from the Red Sox and
won 16 games last season, they are
likely to be the class of the second
division.
Besides the four pitchers bought
from other American league clubs
the Browns have two of the best
young pitchers in the minors COM
ing up from San Antonio They
are Bob Muncrief, big right-hander
who was named the most valuable
player in the Texas league and
won % games and lost 9, and Maui
rice NeWlin, a slim right-hander
who won % games and lost 8,
The pitching holdovers from last
season include Auker, Emil Blldilli,
Vernon Kennedy, Bob Harris, John
Niggeling, RoXie Lawson. and John
Whitehead. who pitched Timing
no-hit, no-run game for his only
victory.
The Browns also need a veteran
catcher to aid Bob Swift, who is
still in the process of development
They have their eyes on Rick Fer
rell and may land him yet if they
are willing to give up an outfielder
Joe Grace is Swift's only substan-
tial relief now.
The Browns infield is competent
with George McQuinn at first
Johnny Lucadello, who came up
late last season from Toledo, at
second, Johnny Berardino at short
stop and Harland Cliff at third
Lucadello hit 1886 for Toledo last
season, and packs real wallop.
He is rated right along with the
Yanks' prize rockies, Phil Rizzuto
and Gerry Priddy as the best OF
| the American associations young
sters. Two other promising young
sters are a pair of shortstopS, Vern
Stephens, 19-year-old from San
Antonio and Bobby Neighbors from
Toledo. Don Heffner is still around
to fill the utility job.
In the outfield the Browns have
Rip Radcliffe. who finished fourth
in hitting last season with an av-
erage of .342, Walt Judnich and
Roy Cullenbine. Judnich is perhaps
the best outfield recruit to come up
last season. He is a ball hawk and
dangerous clutch hitter Myril
Hoag and Chet Laabs are likely to
be the reserve men. The rookie out
flelders include Tony Criscola from
Toledo. and Al White, Jack Brad
sher and Pete Kraus from San An
tcnio, none of whom seem ready
vet
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
l.. A. STOCKS

Los ANG ELES, Jan. Ia. OUP)-
Prices assumed a firm trend on the
Los Angeles stock exchange today
with brisk trading of 10000 shares
forcing advance of four shares,
while five declined fractions and
four were unchanged.
Robert public markets 9% up I;
Transa IA up u; Bandini
24 up n; Union 14h up Y; Con
solidated steel preferred 1914 down
i; Vultee ~ down q; Menasco
% unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
L. A. HAY
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO, Jan. IA. tUP)-W heat
futures were strictly lower today
in light trading. Sentiment was in
fiuenced by favorable weather con
ditfons in the southwest Losses in
wheat were reduced in the late
dealings on short covering opera
tions.
Wheat finished the session up
s to off &. corn was up X to Is,
soy beans up : TO Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
From the Readers

a
It's always to the advantage o
the columnist to prove in one way
Or another that people occasional
ly take time out to read what ht
writes.
So today. for the benefit of those
who bother to write in and for the
benefit of the boss, we turn this
column over to the mail bag.
Number One is a good one to
start with. 1t says:
Dear Sir:
wish to thank you very much
for the space devoted to the ac-
tivities of Douglass high. 1, as
director of athletics haven't in
formed you of activities because
as yet we haven't played an Of
ficial game. i am afraid the game
with Imperial was test of our
ability because Coach Klein was
saving his best material for a
game scheduled against Calexico-
Thanks again for the recogni-
tion.
Yours truly,
Augustus III. Shaw, Jr.
eve appreciate them kind wordS.)
This one from CaleXico:
Dear Mr.. Kinne:
What's the idea of saying Ell
Centre will replace Calexico as
tennis champions? Just wait till
we play Ell Centre and see.
q. III. A.
q can't think of better way to
decide the question:
And from a basketball fan:
Dear b. W.:
Keep plugging that gymnasium.
The Ell Centre school should have
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
BENCHW WARNING
by Burdette Kline
--Post-Press Sports Editor

a real basketball court, both for
playing and for paying customers.
w. w.
I'VE think so too)
Probably a baseball manager
wrote this:
Mr.. Kinne:
How come you don't devote
more space to baseball? Or aren't
you interested in the sport?
T. II.
Considerably interested. But we
Try to portion space on the basis of
public interest0
From a CaleXico golfer:
Dear Burdette:
You seem to ignore the CaleNicO
golf course and spread the stuff
on Barbara Worth Is this favor
Itism?
B. b.
(Hardly that. There's still plenty
of time to give Calexico a spread
on the annual tournament. Bar
bara Worth has publicity chair
man who keeps the news supplied
to us. Calexico hasn't. That's the
principal difference)
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
Markets at a Glance
By UNITED PRESS

Stocks lower In quiet trade.
Bonds irregularly lower; L. S
governm ents lower.
Curb stocks irregularly lower.
Foreign exchange steady.
Cotton easy.
Wheat * cent higher to 70 lower;
corn up Is y.
Rubber lower.
Silver unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
STANFORD DOWNS
FRISCO, $3.50

PALO ALTO, Cal, Jan. Ia. (UP)
Stamford University used second
string players most of the game to
defeat University of San Francisco
as to 80 in a basketball game here
last night. The Indians had "a
to 20 lead Mt half time.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
Tennis Schedule
Drawn for SUNDAY

Quarter-final play in the 5th an
nual Imperial county tennis cham
plonships will be completed next
Sunday, according to Tournament
Manager Bill Maxwell, as the sched-
ule for Sundays play was drawn.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14

| CagerS IN varsity ana - SdIIleS. rlTSl
game will start at 7:30.
In preliminary games Monday
night Holtville Gees edged Ell Cen
tro Gees, 1911, in an overtime and
Ell Centre Bees nudged Holtville
Bees, 1912.
The varsity game was decided
in the first three minutes of play
when Ell Centro ran up a 100 lead,
stretched it to 17-2 at the quarter.
Halftime score was 26-2, third quar-
ter score was 37-3s
Jack Tacket and Red Riedy top
ped Ell Centre scorers again with 13
and IA points. Coach Raleigh Holt
used II players in defeating the
Vikings.
In other games this week Calexico
will play the up and coming Cali
patria high school quintet Thurs
day night in Brawley and Imperial
will play at Ell Centre Friday night.
Brawley and Holtville play Friday
night in Brawley.
Calexico and Ell Centre high
schools scheduled additional prac-
tice sessions with Ell Centre junior
college.
The score:
Ell Centre (47) Pos. HOltville (5)
Riedy Q4 F. Williams
Patterson (2) F CARRIER
Tackett 03) C Knight Cd
Robertson Cd G. Bucket ca
Kobata (4) G Henderson ca
Subs: Ell Centro-Teague, Morgan
(2), C. league (2), Ingle %, Gra-
ham (2), Osa a., Oswalt 90. Holt
ville-Johnson, Naples.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
SANTA CLARA WINS

SANTA CLARA, Jan. IA. CUP)-
Santa Clara University turned back
California AZ to 80 in a fast basket
ball game here last night after
running up a % to IL lead at half
time
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
MPLS. FLAX FUTURES

tt'iaN quotations courtesy the
southwest FIaxseed asso cin tiOn.)
May ................. $1.70h
July ....-.....+....... S1.66 Y
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
L. A, POULTRY

Los ANGELES. Jan. Is UP)-
Candled light dirty extras .... 26c
Hons. leghorns, % TO 81 lbs. 13c
Hens, leghorns, 81 to 4 lbs. e. lac
Do over 4 lbs. .........--... 15c
Hens. coIored, 3A to lbs. e.. 21c
Hens. colored, over. 4 lbs .... 21c
Brothers. over i to "a lbs. 16c
Broilers over tx to 81 lbs up 17c
Fryers, leghorns, 2A TO , lbs. 15c
Fryers colored 2k to 81 lbs. up tic
Fryers, colored, over 3lz to Az 19c
Roasters. eolored ........... zoe
Old roosters, colored ....-..... lie
Old rooters. leghorn .-...... 09c
Dueklings. over pounds -..... 19c
Dueklings. under 5 pounds ...... 1Sc
Old ducks ............. 0Sc
Young geese 15c
Tom turkeys .--t......-.. .-..--... l2c
Hen turkeys, o to II lbs zee. 1Sc
Hen turkeys, II lbs. and up 18c
Old hen turkeys .........-.... lie
Old tom turkeys ..-.....-..... lie
capons. lbs. and up .-....., 24c
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
New System

SACRAMENTO Cal, Jan. a. (UP-A bill giving cities local
option bookmakng for introduction to-
day by Assembman Thomas Doyle Les Angeles Democrat Inc
state administration licensing system then
split evenly participating plan
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
L.. A. GRAIN

Los ANGELES. Jan. Is. UP)-
Mailing barley ...... S1.17 A-1.22 y
wheat No. hard or
soft white -. S1.47h-I.57z
Barley, No. / bright o.. S1.15-1.2O
Milo No. yellow .... sl.2O-1.25
Corn. No. >. yellow .... $1.52-1.55
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
Dodson Defeats
Hogan, Harrison
In Golf PIoyoff

OAKLAND Cal, Jan. Ia. (UP)-Strolng through
mud puddes with rain trcklng down his back Leonard
took the $1,000 first prize money of the SIS Oakland
golf tournament at Sequoyah club Yesterday
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
E.C.Ca9ers Defeat
Vikings; CaIexico
ImperioI Clash

The valley league basketball picture cleared bit
Tuesday following Ell Centro high schools 475 victory
Holtville cagers Monday night in league contest
1t expected to be illuminated further tonight when
CaleXco high schools Bulldogs will entertain the Imperial
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
Favorite Named

GOSHEN, N " Jam H. CUPl-Florimel bay ly by Spencer
4. ruled
trots eligible
Good Time park August
FIorme of 2OS13 twoyearold
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14
L. A. BANKS

Los ANGELES, Jan. 10. UP)-
lfanSdmerica s+.....s+.....-.s b-b
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-14

Subs: Ell Centro-Teague, Morgan
(2), C. league (2), Ingle %, Gra-
ham (2), Osa a., Oswalt 90. Holt
ville-Johnson, Naples.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-12
$1,000 Expected to See Game

With its tremendous city capacity crowd Of $4,000
peced to be ampacked into Briggs Stadium for the July
acle The record crowd of the asta 69812 turned
out at Ceveands giant Municipal Stadium 1885 One of
New York drew than $4,000. The smallest
vas IS 500 at Boston.
With Hank Greenberg gone the number of Tiger candidates
for the asar this will be reduced by at least
Among Tigers Tommy Bridges and Charley Gehrnger hold
honors for the picked astar
They each named for six Of the the eghtyear
history of the In Of those Bridges because of
Illness unable report and his place taken by Vernon
Whereas Bridges missed being named in 1888 the first
1885, Gehringer years
Gehrnger has of games beginning with
1888. The Tiger veteran with of 500, holds the
batting record for who than of the
aar George Sekk of the Yankees bated 500 in
Of he
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-12
Free Ride Awaits
Winner of Bout

There Will be a wheelbarrow
ride down Woodward avenue after
tonight'S wrestling bout at the
Arena Gardens between Lord Pat
rick LanSdown Finnegan and Sir
Dizzy Davis. The winner will
wheel the loser, the stunt being a
sidebet on the match'S result.
The bout is best two in three
falls. one hour time limit. and if
the falls are all even a referees
decision will decide the issue. The
distance for the ride will be de-
termined when Promoter Eddie
Lewis gets the boys together for
a conference before match time.
Karol Krasuer. Polish mat star,
tackles frankie Talaber in the
semi-final and the show gets
under way at $50.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-12
Bill MihdIo Loses
.5O,0O0-Meter Title

CINCINNATI, May 12.-Walter
Fleming, Hamtramck. Mich. was
third and Bill Mihaio. Ham
tramck's defending ch a mpi o n,
fourth. as John NJ. Deni won the
National A. A. u. 50000-meter
walking championship. The stocky
Pittsburgh Italian trudged the 81
miles-plus in five hours Is minutes
and 43 seconds. John J. Abbate,
Cincinnati, was second.