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Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
BENCH WARMING
by Burdette Kline
-Poss-Press Sports Editor

, We were in the dressing room al
the stadium. and Dempsey was play
ing a few hands of pinochle with
three or four wrestlcis while wait
ing for the main event to come on.
Louis is good champion,
Dempsey said, in fact without him
boxing would be in worse state
than it is. because the heavyweight
crop otherwise is not much to
look at.
Louis is too big. too good a hit
ter Tor Conn and VIII beat Billy in
one of the first three rounds. Conn
is a good boxer but lacks the power
to give Louis more than an inter-
esting evening
Dempsey became absorbed in his
conversation for a second and
trumped his partners trick. The
play cost him a dollar, but he con-
tinued.
"Tunney was a far better boxer
than Conn, and the surprising par;
was that he could hit. Most people
regard Tunney as strictly powder
puff like most of the fancy dams OF
the ring.
"Tunney could jar you from head
to foot with jab and he could
hit harder moving backwards than
any man in the rims. Gene would
have been popular champion,
Dempsey continued, "if he would
have attempted to score kayoes ear
ly in his fights.
But Tumey. always a scientific
cuss, would cut down his opponent
in a businesslike method. If he cut
his man in a helpless condition
then he would throw that powerful
right. But, until he was sure, he
would just stand around and box
your ears off"
Dempsey bid 400, made it, COL
lected four dollars for his effort
and made another prediction.
Louis will whip Nova without
any trouble. Nova is tough but he
is too slow and is not particularly
good boxer Louis Will go after him
early because Joe doesn't like to
hang around very long when a guy
can hit.
Boxing is due for better days
The U. S. Army will turn out
host of good fighters, just as it die
during the last war"
1t was then that the announcer
dashed into the dressing room and
said, You're on JACK"
Dempsey smiled as he walked into
the ring and the fans gave him an
ovation that could be heard III
INLAND. He's still tine champ" to
millions of fight fans.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Pick Of Valley Trockmen
70 Compete i'm Son Diego

The pick of Imperial Val
ley's track and field aces,
first. second and third place
winners in last Fridays
county meet, will compete
Saturday in the district track and
field meet in San Diego, according
to coaches from six valley schools.
Expected to dominate in the
point scoring honors from valley
schools were Gene Maynard of Holt
vile, who racked up Is points in
the county meet, Roland Naples OF
Douglass. who also scored Is points,
and John williams, Brawley sprint
star.
Maynard walked off with firsts
in the pole vault, p-step-jump
and high hurdles in Friday nights
meet and was given better than
even chance to win both events in
San Diego. Maynard has already
cleared 13 feet in the pole vault this
season.
Naples, who won the 100, 440 and
broad Jump in the county meet,
should place well in the 440 and
broad jump in San Diego, but may
lose out in the 100.
FL Centro, winner in all three
divisions of the county meet Fri
day night, will send the largest
delegation to San Diego Saturday.
BraWley will send the second larg-
est Frank Dixon, and Frank Osuna,
distance runners, were expected to
pace the Spartan varsity trackmen.
Eddie Alarcon, Lauren Leger, Der
rick and Morgan were expected to
finish we'll in their events. Coach
Raleigh Holt Monday was making
an effort to obtain permission to
run Morgan in the eco low hurdles
in San Diego. Morgan was leading
the field in BraWley Friday night,
but tripped on the last hurdle.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Preakness Next
For whir|away

LOUISVILLE. KY. May 5 OP)-
That old familiar cry-"on to the
Preakness"-rang through the blue
grass land again today as Whirl-
away headed for Maryland to meet
a brand. new set of rivals in the
race that is known as the second
jewel in Americas triple crown OF
the turf.
Fresh from his remarkable tri-
umph in the 67th running of the
Kentucky derby, the cyclonic colt
from Calumet farm was placed
aboard a special train and sent away
to match his newly-found speed
against six horses he hasn't faced
yet this year and three others he
defeated so crushingly on Saturday.
Sure, we'll win the Preakness, -
warned Honest Ben Jones as he
coaxed his charge into the horse car
while a big grin almost split his
ruddy face. Sure, We'll win it. And
after the way Whirly won the derby
why shouldn't we win it? Who can
beat him?"
There was no handy answer to
the veteran trainers question, at
least not from those here. They
were too busy hailing their newest
super" horse and not even men,
ories of Bimelich and Johnstown
could stay their wagging tongues
If an answer is to be had, it must
be found at Pimlico this week.
In the Preakness Whirlaway might
not find things as much to his lik-
ing as they were at Churchill Downs
when he turned on his speed in
the stretch and broke the course
record with a sensational clocking
of 2:0l-2/5 for mile and quarter.
The Preakness is different race on
a different track. and it has drawn
a number Of different horses.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
San Bernardino
Back in First
BY UNITED PRESS

San Bernardino was back in the
lead of the California league today
after twice chastizing Anaheim by
the identical scores of 4 to 3.
But it took the Stars II innings
to win the first one from the Aces.
Both Gus Hallbourg, for Anaheim,
and Paul Soderberg, 19-year- old
youngster in his first year of pro-
fessional ball, went the route. Each
allowed only eight hits.
Bakersfield and Stockton split a
pair, the Badgers taking the opener
4 to and the Filters the seventh
ming nightcap, to 2. Both games
were marked by tight pitching.
Fresno and Merced also split, the
Bears taking the 10-inning opener
to and the Cardinals the night
cap, 7 to l. behind the tWo-hlt
pitching of Warren Sandel.
Riverside thumped Santa Barbara
6 to in the opener, but the Saints
took the nightcap. 5 to 2with17-
year-old Walter Olsen turning in a
three-hitter for the winners.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Valley League
Baseball Interest
Hits New High

Valley league baseball, for the
first time since most of the 1941
students can remember, stirred up
some interest this week as CaleXico.
BraWley and Ell Centro mines pre-
pared to win up the season.
Brawley, presently clinging to a
one-half game lead over Calexico.
meets the Bulldogs in Calexico
Tuesday afternoon. Calexico also
entertains Ell Centro on the bor-
der city diamond later in the week
Should Brawley bow to Calexico
and then Ell Centre should score
a victory over Calexico the league
would end in a three way tic.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, May UP) -
strength in steel shares developed
near the close of the stock market
today and lent a steadying infIu-
ence TO the main list which had
been irregularly lower in light
turnover
De mand for steeIs followed the
American Iron and Steel institute
announcement that Steel making
operating this week were scheduled
az 95.S per cent IF capacity. against
94.3 per cent last week. Resump-
ton Of soft coal mining made pos
sible the increase. Bethlehem late
In the session was up a point net
and other steel shares showed frac-
tional gains
Railroad issues, most active Of
group, made the best showing as a
unit. The rail averages held a small
advance all day. Southern Pacific
and Santa Fe were at new highs
for the year. Small gains were not
ed in New York Central, Penn. I'm
ion Pacific.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
stock averages; Industrial 1854,
up .29; Rail 2S.73 up .05; Utility
1856 off 10 and 65 stocks 1888 up
.04.
Stock sales approximated 420. .OO0
shares compared with 400 900 Fri
day. Curb stock sales were $4,000
shares against $4,000 in the previ-
Gus five hour session.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
ennis
Quincy
Delayed

Imperial Valleys second
annual night tennis tourna-
ment, originally scheduled to
get underway this week, was
delayed until next Monday
night. according to Bill Maxwell,
tournament manager.
The tournament was delayed in
order to allow Yuma valley en-
trants to compete III the annual
meeting. Maxwell SAID, as the Ari-
iona players were scheduled to
play in a Yuma tournament this
week.
Addition of the Yuma entries viii
boost the tournament list to a rec
ord high. Maxwell said.
Maxwell returned Monday from
Redlands where the Ell Centre ten
mis- club seniors dropped a match
and where the FL Centro tennis
club juniors defeated Redlands.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
L. A. PRODUCE
LOS ANGELES Nav r ZIP

Los ANGELES, May 8 CUP) -
Trading was fairly good
Asparagus: local colossal 1Oc, Sc
lect and ex fey 81 SC, fey 7Is Sc,
choice SC. crooks 81 -4c, small 3k-
&c. San Luis obispo 7-7kc, small
Z Y &c; Doe Palos select 7c, ex fey
&c. fey Az sc.
Bunched vegetables: per crate;
beets 7590c, carrots 65-75c, Imper-
ial 9O-s1.
Cantaloups: slightly weaker; I'm
periaI Wy std ASS $3.50; pony 54s
$3.50; pony 45s 81, Gas $3.50. 72s
$2.2525O. s0s S2-2.25, sss-9ss s1.75;
std flats 12-15s $2.25; Yuma std Ass
$500 pony 54s S4.50-5.
Squash: white summer Imperial
crts ordinary 50-75c; flats 1881
lugs S1.25-1.35; local lugs S1.251.35 I;
Italian Imperial Gratis 90-s1; san
Diego lugs s1-1.25; yellow crook
neck Imperial crts S1.251.5O; 10
cal lugs SIPS.
Tomatoes: Imperial crts 9-tops
S125-1.5O: 12s $1.15-1.25; 16s rs
90c 2Os $4,000.
Watermelons: Imperial Wy Ange-
lenos Abe lb.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Today's Sport Parade

Decline and Fall of the Roman En-
pire.
We should like to get in on the
ground floor Of this argument, ano
we announce without hesitation that
we are on Yale's side. Coaches not
only should be barred from the
bench, but the Ivy league should
establish o revolving fund and hire
private detectives TO shadow them
between II noon and 6 pm. each
Saturday to sec that they are un-
sullicd by any contact with foot
ball.
However, we would like to intro
duce one refinement to the Yale
plan. The coaching should be done
from the grandstand by old grads,
equipped with semaphore flags to
wave signals to the players. This
scheme has the virtue Of eliminat-
ing that notorious character known
as the Monday Morning Quarter
back-the old grad who button
holes everybody and tells them how
a stupid play at the crucial moment
lost the game.
Under this plan the old grads
would assemble on Friday night
and choose a strategy committee.
Semophore signals for a pass, punt,
end run, off tackle and quarter
back sneak would be perfected.
The strategy committee would con-
sist Of eight old grads-four who
were graduated before 1900 and
four after 1900. The ones who got
out before 1900 would have special
privileges. AT the crucial moment
they could put away their flags, go
down on the field and join the
hUddle. Any old grad who was
sraduated before 1890 would be al
lowed 10 try for the point after
touchdown once each season.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
BY HARRY FERGUSON

NEW YORK, May CUP) Here
it is five months before the start OF
the football season and an argu-
ment already has broken out in the
wv league. The Ivy league never
was an organization to shilly- -shally
ard delay an argument till the last
minute.
In case you don't know, the Ivy
league is collection of select
eastern schools which have a tend
ency to over-emphasize education
The brand of football they play
isn't SO hot, but the arguments
they get into are unsurpassed any
where with the possible exception
of congress. Two honeyS OF recent
vintage arc the issue of whether
Coach Carl Snavely of Cornell sig
nailed plays from the bench in
the Ohio State game and that
thing at Hanover, NH, when Cor
nell was allowed five downs to
punch across a touchdown against
Dartmouth.
Now comes Yale with a proposal
that ought TO keep an argument
going well through Thanksgiving.
Yale proposes that football coaches,
after spending a week developing
cunning. skill and strength in their
athletes, retire from the bench on
the day of the big game and let
tne boys do all the thinking. Yale
says it will keep its coach off the
bench if opponents will do like
wise. The argument hasn't progress
ed TO the point of concrete sug-
gestions on what the coaches would
do with their leisure time on Sat-
urday afternoos. Presumably they
can attend double feature movies,
bake a cake or browse through the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
L. A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES. May 5 CUP) -
tFederal state Market news SerV-
ice)
Hogs 1900: steady with last Fri
day; bulk medium 10 choice 10
24o lb. Butchers 925-975; several
small lots 1sO-22O lb 9.s5-10, top 1C
few heavies down to s; packing
sows 7.10-7.50; stays 6-7.25.
Cattle $500; open steady on all
steers $50, Mexicans 7.607.65
Feeders s5O-9.5O; fed heifers 1885
1865; cows 7-s. few 8.25-S.25; can
ners and cutters 5-6.75: bulls S-s.7s
some higher; calves 600; steady
vealers 10 1875: calves 9.40-11. so.
Sheep $50: no early sales; good tc
choice spring lambs around 1850
Saturday Gull to medium shorr
ewes l.75-8.T5. some higher today.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Long Shot
Comes Home

Aqua CALIENTE. Mex. May 5
UP)-The few who held win tickets
on Salmore collected S182 40 on their
81 investments yesterday when the
thoroughbred surprised everyone by
winning the fourth race. 1t paid
S90.60 to place and $3480 to show.
The favored Severe won the fea-
tured Zaragoza purse.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Vivian Thompson
Bowls 27b Game

Vivian Thompson became Imper-
ial Valleys No. l woman bowler
Sunday when she twirled 27f
game at the FL Centro alleys. ac-
cording to Mel Cooper, bowling pal
ace manager.
Thompson's mark was eight pins
higher than the previous record OF
268, held by Dorothy Woodward
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Dempseu Predicts

Louis Will retire undefeateo.
Joe will beat the daylights out OF
Billy Conn in three rounds, or less
uH Conn is not nearly the boxer that
Tunney was. Gene was the master
Of all scientific punches.
Nova against Louis? A short fight,
Nova is too slow.
Jack Dempsey, one of bookings
greatest heavyweight champions,
who at 46 still looks like he might
be formidable opponent for most
of the present heavyweights, made
those predictions Saturday night
while in El Centre 10 referee the
main event of the wrestling show
in the stadium.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Jaycees Score
First Victory

FL Centro Junior college baseball
team, operating behind the effec-
tive hurting of Jack Suttle. scored
its first victory of the season Sat-
urday afternoon. a 14-8 triumph
over Oceanside junior college.
Bill Payne. Arab infielder. paced
the Junior collegians at bat with
four hits in five tries. The iavcees
play in Oceanside next Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO, MAY WP) - wheat
and corn futures advanced TO new
seasonal tops today. Profit taking
sales erased much Of the gains.
wheat finished up a 10 off y,
corn was up q to y. oats unehane
ed TO or u rye up x 10 off *,
and SOY beans off Ia - up n.
Demand for wheat was Inspired
hv prospects Of higher loan rates
on the l9ai-d@ crop and renewed
strength In other commodities.
Soy beans opened cent higher
then lost ground on profit-taking,
Despite professional and commission
h aus~ seiling on the advance, the
germ market displayed a firm tone.
Iherc was some selling by cash
houses and also selling against
purchases ef rye,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Saint Louis vitamin Boys Rip OFF
Ninth Straight Win to Boost Lead;
Cleveland Stretches Advantage

White SoX. Till. Benny Mccoy
and Bob johnson hit homerS, the
latter with one on.
Lefty Grove pitched the Red SoX
to a Ia triumph over the Browns
scattering eight hits. 1t was Grove S
294th major league victory. Luca-
dello and Cullenbine homered for
the Browns.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Dempsey Keeps WresfIers in Line as
Szabo Pins Hagger'y; Former Champ
Receives Grand Ovation Here

perhaps because Of Dcmpsey's pres
encc and as result Szabo pinned
him without much effort.
Rudy, Italian badman, put on tho.
best show of the evening in losing
a one-fall bout to Harry Kruis-
kamp. Hector Corral defeated Har-
~ Dillon.
Dempsey received a grand ovation
when introduced from the ring be-
fore the start of the main event.
The former heavyweight boxing
champion was scheduled to referee
wrestling bouts in Phoenix Mon
day night, in Memphis Tuesday
night and in New York Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Bowling Congress
Nedrs Completion

81. PAUL, MINI, May 5 CUP)-
Inc 30 day American bowling con-
gress approached its finish TODAY
Results of team play tonight and
minor events tomorrow afternoon
were all that remained between
each divisions five present leaders
VINO have held their places for a
Week-and 1871 top money.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Fish Game Group
Slated TO Meet

Members of the county fish and
game conservation association and
all sportsmen interested in conser-
vation activities, will attend a meet
ing at the Brawley Elks club Mon
day night at o'clock.
Officials from the state fish and
game commission will attend the
meeting, county officials said, to
discuss the valley program. A Dutch
lunch will be served at the conclus-
ion of the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY

NEW YORK. May 5 CUP)-Sam
Breadon, owner of the st. Louis
Cardinals, had the jitterS at the
all-star game in st. Louis last July
and friend told him about vitamln
B1 pills. He took some and they
calmed his nerves. So he had his
entire ball club taking them this
spring at ST. Petersburg. The idea
was to build up excess energy.
If there's an inside story about
the sensational success of the Card
inals this spring. it's the tale of the
little white pills in the little brown
bottles in the Cardinals dressing
room. They all take them.
The Cards have the highest per-
centage in the majors. they've won
nine straight and IL out of IL and
they're sweeping through the east
at such a terrific clip that they soon
may displace the world champion
Cincinnati Reds as betting favorites
in the National league pennant
race.
There never was perfect club
and what's more there never will
be one but as of May 5 the Card
inals are the nearest thing you can
find to perfection. Everything they
touch turns to gold. They can do no
wrong.
The Cards are leading the Nation
al league in percentage, in hitting.
in fielding and their pitchings the
leagues best, both in quality and
quantity. In running off nine in
a row they've had seven winning
pitchers, with only Lon Warneke and
Morton Cooper repeating. The other
single game winners were Max
Lanier, Sam Nahem, and three
rockies, Howard Krist, John GrOd-
zicki. and Henry Gornicki.
Six men are batting over 300
topped by ancient Gus Mancuso with
.479 (pass the bones fast, boys &,
followed by Slaughter. Walker Coop
er Creepy Crespi, Terry Moore and
John Mize.
Manuel Salvo held the Cards B1
power in check for seven innings
yesterday at Boston and then the
raped out five hits to score three
runs and beat the Braves, 81.
Brown, Moore, Padgett, Slaughter
and w. Cooper all singled in this
rally. Mort Cooper was credited
with his third victory, helped by
Clyde Shoun's relief pitching.
The Reds continued their miser-
able play by losing TO the Phillies,
80 Rookie Tommy Hughes held the
champs to three singles and allowed
only one man to reach third. The
Reds have made only il runs in
their last six games.
Pittsburgh beat Brooklyn, Ga. and
moved into sixth place. Elbie Fletch-
er's homer with two on following
PeeWee Reeses error with two out in
the third started Luke Hamlin to
his first defeat Ken HeintZelman
went the route, giving the Dodgers
nine hits.
Babe Young hit a homer and two
singles to lead the Giants to a 81
victory over the Cubs and snap
New York's six-game losing streak
Cliff Melton gave Chicago eight
hits.
Cleveland scored its 10th straight
the years longest winning streak
by defeationg Washington, 1914,
and increased its American league
lead TO 31z games. The winning
streak is the longest any Cleveland
team has enjoyed since 1922 Cecil
Travis hit homer No. 4.
Bobo Newsom went the route for
the first time this season and pitch-
ed the Tigers to a 10-1 victory over
the Yanks. allowing only five hits
Rudy York hit his sixth homer
with two on.
The Athletics scared into high
figures at Chicago by walloping the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
QUOTATIONS
L. A. STOCKS

r Los ANGELES, May 5 UP) -
STOCKS held steady to slightly
higher in slow trading on the Los
Angeles exchange this morning. sly
issues were up, two were down and
seven were unchanged Volume waq
approximately 5000 shares.
Blue Diamond. 2 unchanged; Los
angeles Investment ~ up q .
Transa A. unchanged. Soi,,
thern Pacific 11H up 4; Standard
Oil 21 Y unchanged; Menasco. q.
unchanged; Solar Aaircraft 2k un-
changed: Vultee Aircraft 5 un-
changed.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
l.. A. GRAIN

Los ANGELES. May CUP) -
Wheat, soft or hard S1.45 m 1.55
Feed Barley, bright S1.30 a. las
Mating Barley .. $1.32h IN 1.37h
Milo No. 2 yellow ...... $140 "a 1.55
Corn No. yellow bulk $1.65 5@1.6S
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
H Centre, BrawIey
BowIers Tie

El Centro and Brawley Elks bowl
ing teams broke even, 2-2, in a
match at the El Centre alley Sun
day night. Bunk Bradshaw topped
El Centro bowlers with 223.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
FRY Wins Golf Tourney

FRESNO, CAL OUP)-The 1871 california state open
championship Oakland professional
a champion goth tournament yes
tea with 2O9 under for the 5hoes at the
Sunny
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
L. A. BANKS
LOCAL BUTTERFAT

LOS ANGELES, May 5 UP) -
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
L. A. BUTTER & EGGS

Los ANGELES, May UP) -
Butter: Extras 36c; Prime 1st 35 IL
Standard 35c; undergrades SO nc.
LARGE EGGS
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-26
characterization Council
To Meet Thursday Evening

those who have been admitted to
L. S. citizenship during the last
year by naturalization. and those
sons and daughters OF Americans
who have attained full-fledged
citizenship responsibilities by
reaching the age Of 81.
1t Is the earnest sndoavor Of
the council 10 interest the young
people of Tacoma In the privileges
and responsibilities ~ their citi-
zcnship 10 make them interested
thankful. voting citizens. and also
10 extend the hand NJ fellowship
70 those who nov have been found
worthy. by our courts. Of being
accorded the priceless Gift Of
American citizenship We invite
all interested organizations TO Join
us in this work
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-26

First meeting OF the new year
for the Tacoma Americanization
council has been called by the pres
ident. Judge Ernest NJ Card. for
Thursday evening at 730 at the
Y. ". C. A.
Judge Card has asked all patri-
otto. civic and religious orgsniza
tons of Tacoma and vicinity To
send representatives.
This will launch the council on
it's third year. and an even larger
membership is sought than that
provided by the Il organizations
which participated last year
Judge Card pointed out Tuesday
the council will again this year
direct plans toward 4 Am an
American day, authorized nv con-
eress as celebration honoring