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Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
kovikoff Bat
Fails to Impress
Major HurIers

LOS ANGELES. Mar. 25 (UP)-
The hard bitten skeptics who warn
ed that Lou Novikoff would fine
major league pitchers more puzzline
than those he had been worrying
on the Pacific coast added up the
batting figures of the years most
] ballyhooed rookie today and decid-
ed he hadn't proved them wrong
as yet.
With some Is appearances in
spring exhibition games behind
him, the young man popularity
known as the Mad Russian has
been slightly less than sensational.
Practically the only color he has
shown to date has been slight
reddening about the neck when he
went down swinging at a third
strike.
Novikoff has made Al accredited
trips to the plate and he has COL
lected exactly 10 hits. These figures
work out to an average of less than
.250-a mark that must be substan-
TALLY boosted if the former Los
Angeles outfielder hopes to cement
q starting position in his first year
with the Chicago Cubs.
While it is much too early to
sum no the factors to a definite
conclusion, the trouble appears to
center in the new Cubs condition.
While other members of the team
worked seriously for several weeks
at Catalina Island, Novikotf held
out for boost in salary. He actual
" didn't join the team until day
or so before the exhibition series
opened.
When he first donned his new
uniform, he was some Is pounds
overweight and sadly in need of
heavy work. In the past two weeks
he has shed some of the poundage,
picked up speed and sharpened his
batting eye to a certain extent. But
all the while he has been subject
to volleyS of sharp heckllng by the
members of opposing teams-par-
ticularly Jimmy Dykes of the White
SoX.
In his first "a times at bat, Novi-
koff collected only four hits ana
number of jeers. In his past II
appearances he has batted safely
six times. His best day found him
tounching the enemy for single,
double and home run-but those
were cleaned from the offerings OF
the Pittsburgh Pirates, admittedly
the weakest pitching group train
ing in tn west.
The Cubs are definitely counting
on Novikoff as a source of power
which may lift the club out OF
fifth place in the National league.
They believe that to date he has
been suffering from pressure and
strain which to a large extent af-
flicted Benny Mccoy when he was
similarly publicized last year. The
Russians abandonment of any an
tics tends to confirm this theory.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
L. A. PRODUCE

Los ANGELES, Mar. 70 UP)-
Trading was only fair.
Asparagus: local colossal 10c.
select and ex fey 9-10c. Crooks and
small 5 y SC. Bunched Imperial Sc
.ect Sc ex fey 7c fey 5-6c.
Bunched vegetables: per ct, bcets
5O-65c. Carrots 50-65c. Imperial 60
}5c.
Cabbage: cannoball 1.15-1.40 ct,
iumbos e0-75c Danish 1.50-1.75;
Imperial San Diego 1851 so; Red
ocal 1.35-1.50 savoy D0-65c.
Cucumbers: san Diego flats 34s-
iOs 2.25-2.5O: Imperial flat 1.25-1.5 so; /;
local hothouse flats 2.25; san Diego
ex fey 3.-3.25; fey 275-3.
Lettuce: Yuma 4 doz 325, IS $50
crate; Imperial 5s 1862; 6s 1881;
Oxnard As 2.25 IS 1.50-1.75; San
Diego As 2.5O-2.75 crate.
Squash: white summer Imperial
crates Lies; Italian Imperial cts
30-1.f5; Laguna Beach sol; No. 2s
i0c san Diego lugs /; yellow crook
neck Imperial cts 1.75-2; banana
2Ac.
Tomatoes: Imperial cts 9-tops
2.25-3; 12-tops 2.25-2.75; los 1.50-
?; 20s 1.-1.35; loose Iugs 60s5c.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25


The Padres, who meet the Chicago
Americans in San Diego Saturday
and Sunday and who will then re-
main in San Diego for the final
week of conditioning, ran through
light workout Monday, stressing
batting preps for the most part.
Success of the Padres in the
coast league race during l94l was
the principal topic of conversation
in the training quarters Monday
and Tuesday and the valleys So
called experts were about equally
divided, one group predicting sec
ond division berth for the San
Diegans, the second group fore
casting a first division spot.
In any event, the observers agreed,
the Padres will be the best condi-
tened club in the loop come OPEN
ing day and should get off to an
other flying start this season.
The Padres, however, apparently
lack the power and pitching to pull
through the long campaign with
better than fifth place ranking,
unless of course, Dick Newsome,
mound ace of last season, is sent
back to the coast.
Anaheim, San Diego's "horse" in
the California Glass c league, work.
ed out with the Padres Monday and
Tuesday and will meet San Diego
in practice games during the rest
of the week The Anaheim club will
remain in Ell Centre for another
three weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
| Red Sox TO Go
As Gar As Mound
Staff in 1q41
Bv GEORGE KIRKSEY

SARASOTA. Fla, Mar 25 (UP)-
The Boston Red sox will go just a,
| far this season as their pitching
carries them. With one of the most
! lethal attacks in baseball last sea
son. it took the Red SoX until the
final day of the season TO climb
into a tie for fourth place
One pitching ace on TIE roster
last year might have given th-
SoX the American league Uennant
instead of the Tigers. IT, sltaa-
ton is almost the same this season.
There is hardy any limit to the
amount of money Cronin would
give for a pitcher who could win
20 games this year. He might have
such a man on his staff. but ii
may take the whole 194l season to
find him. At this writing Lefty
Grove. oil man Nose" himself,
must be rated the clubs No. pit
cher. He has just turned Al and
will be lucky to pitch once q week.
Fooled so often by spring morn
ing glorieS. Cronin is careful about
what he says Of young Red SoX
pitchers. Here's the way Joe rounds
up his pitching talent in a few
words: Grove. once a week; Rich,
looks better than 1889; Dickman,
good heart; Fleming. hard worker:
Harris. more polished; Dobson,
looks good; Ryba. maybe another
Sam Jones: Wagner, should win;
Wilson. has the stuff TO be a VIM
ner; Judd, good stuff; Newsome,
minor league record good; Butland,
over sore arm and throwing good;
Hughson. he's fast
Improvement is expected in the
catching department with Pytlak
handling the first string job. Happy
over his transfer from the Indians.
Pytlak IS hustling.
Last years infield of Jimmy
FoXx at first. Bobby Doerr at Sec
ond, Cronin at short and jim Ia
Dor at third remains intact. Cron-
in has given some thought to re-
tlring or shifting to third, but
likely will stay at short. Tabor. de-
spite cracks about his scatter"
arm. is better bali player than
is generally believed. The Red Sox
slump late last season dates from
the time he was stricken with ap-
pendicitis.
The Red Sox outfield is potent
with Ted Williams in left. Dom
DiMaggio in center and Lou Finney
in right. Williams hit .344 last sea-
son. There is no better outfielder
in baseball than DiMaggio. Finney
hit 800.
Infield reserves are Skeeter New
some, formerly with the AS, and
Cdelle Hale, eX-Indian. Pete Fox
from the Tigers and Stan Spence
will handle the outfield utility jobs.
Johnny Peacock is the No catch
er.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
Snort WonderingS


This is the time oI year that the
air is full of baseball talk, tracE
and field meet records and spring
colds AT the moment l am peS'
qualified TO discuss the latter, ou'
the former items would prooaoIy
be more interesting .
Baseball talk at the moment CEN
ters on the chances OF the san
Diego Padres and the pittsburgh
Pirate Chicago White Sox eXhlol-
tlon series in Ell Cenuos Stark fleId,
one week from THURSDAY and Fri
day -.
The Padres. at the moment, fls-
ure TO line up just about as strong
as last season The infield Will
be lust as good as last year defens-
lively. possibly little better because
Haslin is in shape for once The
outfield will be about the same
Jensen is improved, Patchett is back
and Mazerra is about the equal OF
Stewart e..
Mazerra, by the way, was the
leader of American league batters
with the Browns early in the sea-
son last year He faded badly
toward the end of the season, how
ever, because outfielders played him
as a dead right field hitter and cut
down his effectiveness at the plate.
The Pirate -Chisox series will bring
together two of the best hitting ball
clubs in the major league The
Pirates, like the Boston Red SoX
of the American league, annually
outhit their rivals N the pennant
chase but a shortage of good pitch
ing has reduced their winning per-
centage -.
Track and field competition in
the county meet this season will be
strictly between El Centre and
Brawleys defending champions, as
far as team rating IS concerned
Individual titles, however, will match
Holtville's Gene Maynard against
Brawley's John Williams and e
Centros Edward Alarcon &. :.
Maynard is a cinch for first IN
the pole vault, having cleared l3
feet already this season and IS
good for a first in the hurdle races
Williams completes in, and usu-
ally wins, the 100, 900 and either
the high jump or broad jump =.
Alarcon, a Glass B athlete, is El
Centros best dash man, broad jump
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
Shans Faces
K.0. Artist in
Main Event

The possibility of moving pro
fcssional fights to FL Centre in
an outdoor stadium for the re-
mainder of the boxing season
was discussed Tuesday as 4 list
of competent leather pushers
prepared to clash in five out
standing bouts at the Caiexico
athletic club Tuesday night. ....-...
Tuesday nights battles in Cal
exico were scheduled 10 be head
lined by a meeting between Cleo
Shans. Brawley buzz saw, ami
Serio Mendoza, a Los Angeles
Filipino who has been pulveriz'
ing opponents i'm Hollywood lie
gion stadium quite regularly.
In the second half Of an ad-
yertised main event, Herman
Graves meets Jimmy Meadows.
a Mexican battler who publicity
agents laud as another Ariz-
merdi.
In the third spot Ike Blair, Ei
Centre Negro, meets Warwhoup
Burns, Los Angeles Indian. who
would rather fight than eat,
though each helps The other.
Two good preliminaries. feat
uring local battiers, are also
scheduled. Bouts start at $50.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
QENCHW ARM|NG
by Burdette Kline
-post-prsss Sports Editor

er and high jumper :.
Holtville, by the way, seems to
have the stranglehold on pole vault
ing honors Russell Peck, former
Holtville athlete. tleo for first in
the junior college division OF the
Long Beach relays at Is feet, ana
Cotton Gilliland. folmer Holtville
athlete took q third in the pole
vault for San Diego State Peck
IS enrolled at Glendale junior COL
iege.
El Centro and Holtville high
schools are presently concentrat-
ing in the c division to develop
strength to overcome B1awley's dom
ination in that division Coach
John Mcintyre of Srawley, mean
while, is grooming his varsity and
B teams to increase chances for
another Brawiey track victory in
the county meet, come May 2 -.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
flight RESULTS

At San Francisco: Ray Iunny,
1874, San Francisco, decisioned Geor-
gle Hansford, l30, Los Angeles d0 ;
Earl Turner, 147, Richmond tech
nicaled Johnny FaSano, 146, SAL
Francisco (5); Petey Roberts, 142
San Francisco decisioned Teno
Thomas, l40, Oakland "a; Pete Ro-
nero, 1874, San Francisco, and Scrap
py Ruth, 1877, Stockton, drew "a
Buddy Jacklich, 13I. San Francis
co. decisioned George Dixon, 1886
San Jose "a.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
Valley Tracksiers
Compete Friday

B-awley, El Centro and Holtville
track and field teams, perennially
the top three contenders in the val
ley league championships, got down
to serious training this week for
important meets on Friday.
Brawley, defending county cham
pion, travels to Yun.a for a meet
Friday and Holtvii.c invades E
Centro for dual meet Friday nigh.
Principal interest II the Holtvillo
Ell Centre meet VIII center on the
individual performances of Gene
Maynard, Holtville ace vino took a
-irst in the pole vault at Long
Beach and a third IN the 12O yard
high hurdles.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
L. A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 25 up
Federal Market News SeryiceD
Hogs saleable $50, steady to ten
cents lower; medium TO choice 1877
23s lbs S.50-9.10; top 9.25 on few
go lbs, 33S lbs S.35, few sows 10
7.25.
Cattle saleable 400; generally
steady with Mondays steady to
twenty five cents higher; trade few
common steers 9.25-10: odd heifers
SIS down; dairy cows 7-775; odd
head 8; good beef sows lacking;
Gamers and cutters 5.25-7; few
bulls 81O-S.4O; Monday bulk med
ium to good steers 10.50-11.50; Me
xican 9-940; calves saleable IS
steady choice heavy vealers to IA;
odd lots 13 down; few calves to
IL.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
MARKET QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, March Is tUP)-
stocks developed mild rallying ten
dencies in late dealings today af-
ter prices had slipped off irregu
iarIy to losse ranging to a point
in uch favorites as Bethlehem steel:
The recovery cut losses in all
sections and in some Instances re
placed them with gain.
Stock sales approximated 100000
share compared with 10000 yeter-
day. CCuCrb stock sales were 49,
600 shares against $4,000 in the pre-
Vious session.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
stock averages: Industrial 122.7s,
IN SO; all 2s.37 up 50; Utility 1871
up 90 and 65 stocks 4l.s0 up .22.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
Grid Stars
Consider Arrly

VANCOUVER, B. c., March 25
UP)-Norman Standlee, star full
back of Stanford's Rose Bowl cham
pions, and his teammate, center
Jake Thompson, today considered
joining the Canadian army after
failing in their attempt to enlist
in the Royal Canadian air force.
Standlee and Thompson hitcn-
hiked here from Palo Alto, Cal, in
four days, saying they were fed
up with college, but Standlee was
rejected by the RCAF because of
color blindness and thompson pre-
ferred to stay with him.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
May Open Again

OAKLAND, Cal, March 25. CUP)
The Golden Gate Turf club which
collapsed in the transforms of its
inaugural winter meeting last
month, today had new hopes for get
ting its 100000 racetrack in oper-
alton again this year.
A new bankroll of 100000 was
pledged b. stockholders and the re-
naming 100000 needed for COM
piete solvency was expected TO be
raised by April l.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
Tennis Club to
Meet San Berdoo

The Ell Centre tennis club, which
defeated Calexico, 1873, last Sunday,
travels to San Bernardlno Sunday
TO play the orange belt city netters
in The first in series OF home and
nome matches.
Bill Maxwell, tournament direc-
tor, said 20 players will make the
trip
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
Yuma Near
Golf Title

With Yuma virtually certain OF
first place berth in the team
match play, four valley golf clubs
will send eightman teams to Bar
bara Worth for the final in a series
of matches next Sunday.
Yuma presently holds comfortable
leads in the mems first team race
and in the women's division.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO, Mar. % tUP)-Wheat
prices worked moderately higher
today. PrPices fluctuated within
range Of IL cents. The May con
tract gained slightly on the new
crop positions. other grain were
firm.
Wheat finished up x to rs, corn
up x TO X. oats up * 10 y rye
M = TO y, and soy beans ups tol
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
Ripper Collins
Sold TO Pirates

LOS ANGELES, March IS. CUP)
Jimmy (Ripper Collins. 35-year-
old holdout first pastman OF the
Los Angeles club of the Pacific coast
league, has been sold to the Pitts
burgh Pirates, it was announced
today The price was not revealed
Collins, who came 10 Los Angeles
two years ago from the Chicago
Cubs, reported to the Pirates i'm
mediately. He batted .325 last seas
on, driving in III runs.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25

Now that's the kind Of stuff you
may have to read next year if the
Cardinals get from those vitamin
tablets what DR. Breadon thinks
they will, and come through to beat
the other National ieague clubs If
this comes to pass, Ill give you Il
tip on how TO get Your revenge:
Every time you pass Breadon stomp
on his arches. Because they were
the cause of all. During the past
winter Breadon discovered that f
he took vitamin B-Q tablets before
he played round of golf, his arch
es didn't concede the match on the
18th -or 10th hole, but continued
to hold up beautifully for the entire
l8 holes.
Figuring that what was good for
his arches ought TO be good for his
baseball team, Breadon ordered 25,-
900 tablets and told his team to
start eating them.
1t is his hope that the disappear
ance of the last tablet will coincide
with the last out that makes the
Cardinals 1941 Naional league cham
pionS.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
SEALS REST FOE
PHILADELPHIA SERIES

BOYES HOT SPRINGS, Cal,
March 25. tUP)-After & day of rest
the San Francisco Seals today began
preparing for their four-game SER
les with the Philadelphia Athletics
starting Thursday in Seals stad-
ium. Ed Stutz will likely be the
starting pitcher.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
OAK REGULARS WIN

NAPA, Cal, March %. (UP)-
With their spring conditioning near
ly completed, the Oakland Acorns
regulars yesterday trimmed the Sec
ond string, SO, in a seven-inning
game. Ben Cantwel pitched for
the regulars.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
T.. A. BUTTER & EGGS
L. A. STOCKS

Los ANGELES, Mar. rs UPl-
stocks held firm in a dull session
on the Los Angeles exchange this
morning. Threee issues were up,
two were down and one was un-
chanfed. Volume was approximate
~ $500 shares.
southern California Edison, com
mon. 25Fs up *; Southern Pacific
aM up . Aircraft Accessories, ! y
up = Consolidated steel pfd 1875
unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
&c. Meters to
Play in Grossmont

FL Centro high schools varsity
tennis team, which took second
place in the valle5 league race,
travels to Grossmont Saturday to
meet the coast school in return
match. Grossmont defeated th>
Spartans in a matcn earlier in the
season.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
GEE TO JOIN
PORTLAND BEAVERS

SANTA MONICA, Cal, March 25.
CUP)-PortlanG's SUCK scared to-
day with the announcement that
Johnny Gee, the siX-feet-nine, 225-
pound left-hand pitcher from the
Pittsburgh Pirates, would join the
Beavers Immediately, and another
pitcher would be coming up at the
end of the week.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
Bother BowIers
Blank District

Seven Ups bowling team scored
a 40 victory over District Power
keglers Monday night IN city league
play. In other matches the Nev-Cal
bowlers broke even with Robert
sons and the Valley Steam Laundry
tied the District Shop, 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
Today's Sport Parade

orange juice, strained foods and
vitamins A, B and c. DiMagglo
told me as he sat in the Yankees
new clinic, just off the dressing
room. However, l have to have
oleumpercarmorphum, which is, as
you know, the concentrated oil
from the livers of 10 various fish i. :.
In hitting my last 40 home runs
have taken SO much of this vital
food that there is a shortage of it..
I have all of my brothers who are
not playing big league baseball fish
ing day and night back in San
Francisco. If they are lucky, and
the catch is good, I am sure 1 will
break Babe Ruth's mark"
AS this reporter left the clinic
he noticed Lefty Gomez who, under
the watchful eyes OF Manager Nc
Carthy and a staff diagnostician,
had just finished his afternoon
feeding.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
l.. A. POULTRY

Los ANGELES, Mar. % up
Hens, leghOrns, "a to 81 lbs 16c
Hens, leghorns, ga to 4 lbs ... 16C
do over 4 lbs. ............. 16(
Hens, colored, to 3 ,. lbs .... 22c
Hens. colorcd. 81. lbs up 49,. u,
Broilers, over IL to IA lbs .. 16c
BrolIers, over ~ to "a lbs. .. 19c
Fryers, leghorn 2i3 to 3 lbs 1sc
Fryers colOred 2ia TO g, lbs up 22e
Fryers, colored 3i2 to ula lbs %,
Roasters, colored Al lbs and up %,
Old Roostcrs, colored ....... 13r
Old Roosters leghorn .......... 100
Ducklings, over lbs. ....... u,
Ducklings under lbs. ...... 18f
Old ducks Observation-Disclosures. .08c
Young Geese ......... 15c
Capons, to lbs. ............ 25c
Stays, colored .................. 14c
Capons, lbs and up .......... 24t
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
L. A. GRAIN

Los ANGELES. Mar. % UP)-
Feed Barley, bright S1.22h-1.27h
Mating Barley ......... s1.25-1.30
Soft Wheat milling Sl.42h-1.52H
Hard Wheat milling S142lA -1.52K
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
T.. A.. HAY

Los ANGELES, Mar. 25 UPJ-
US No. ] Nv. ........ s17.00-1s.OO
e. S. No. . leafy Nv. .S16. 6.50-17. 90
q. s. No. . ............ S14.50-15.OO
Dat hay ............ S20.00-21. OF
barley hay. new crop SIS. 9.OO-20.O'
QUITE gathered cream ........ 34c
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
Ross Claims Half Interest

FRANCISCO, March 25 (UP)-Hack Ross trainer io vi.
racing Bay Meadows today claimed ia"
stable and sought accounting and dissolution
of his partnership.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
Padres Enter Final Week
Of Spring Training Here
San Diego Club Will Ne ct Anaheim
In Series Of Practice Games
Durino Rest Of |. Y. Session

San Diegos Padre baseball team, already assured
great financially because of the increased ae
ense program population in the coast city, got down TO
serious training in FL Cenro stadium Tuesday in the final
week of sprng workouts iii the valley
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
LOCAL BUTTERFAT

Los Angeles butter ............ Csc
Ifade A milk ........... fic
Manufacturing milk ...... 391kc
Route Gathered Cream. .... 35c
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-25
L. A. BANKS

Los ANGELES, Mar. 25 UP)-
Transamerica ........... 45s Az
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-12-18
Culinary Industry Plans To Raise
S7O0 Thousand For Allied War Relief

New York, N. Y.-An intensive
campaign for 100000 to aid Britain,
Russia and China, was started De-
cember l by the Joint Hotel and Res
taurant Allied War Relief Fund or
ganized by restaurant employers and
employees with an appeal to 5000
night clubs, restaurants, and all other
eating and drinking establishments.
All restaurants and night club en-
ployes are being asked for contribu-
tion Of one days pay by December 10
by the New York Local Joint Execu-
tive Board of the Hotel and Restau-
rant International Alliance Of Amer
ica and the Bartenders international
League of America, AFL affiliate.
Restaurants, night clubs and other
eating establishments are being asked
to contribute per cent of the days
gross receipts on December 19 by the
committee, which has the endorse
ment of the Affiliated Restauranteurs,
the Restaurant Owners Guild and the
Progressive Restaurant Owners AS
sociation. The 100000 fund will be
given to the United China Relief, the
Russian War Relief Association and
the American Labor Committee to Aid
British Labor which is cooperating
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-12-18
Executive Council
Emergency Meeting
Called BY A. F. Of L.
Green Declares Federation
Will Do More Than
It's Duty

Washington, D. C.-President Will
liam Green summoned special meet
ing of the Executive Council of the
American Federation of Labor for
the purpose of dealing with the seri-
Gus situation which has been created
by the Japanese declaration Of war
against our country" The Executive
Council. meeting opened in AFL head
quarters here at 10 a. m. Monday, De-
cember 15.
with America at war the no.
strike policy of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor must be made 100 per
cent effective" Mr.. Green said. 81
have every confidence that the five
million loyal members of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor will respond
to the emergency and give enthusias-
tic service to our nation.
Japanese treachery and aggression
have aroused in American workers an
unconquerable determination to see
this fight through to victorious finish
at any cost.
Labor knows its duty. 1t will do
its duty, and more. No new laws are
necessary to prevent strikes. Labor
will see to that. American workers
will now produce as the workers of
no other nation have ever produced
and they will keep steadfastly on the
job of supplying our armed forces
with the munitions of war until VIC
tory and final peace are won."