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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-07
ERE'S MORE ABOUT
Tacoma Painter Jailed
STAR ON PAGE ON

evidence concerning Clark's ac-
Invites was uncovered in the in
term by federal investigators.
Clark had returned TO Ia
coma only last Saturday from
Washington, karpaeh re
vealed.
Clark boarded at the Falkland
address and does not have a
family or, If he does have one.
ne has been apart from it for some
time. Karpach said.
karpach disclosed that Clark
has been a longtime resident of
this vicinity. He is member OF
the Painters union. according 10
the deputy marshal.
karpach also was careful to
point out that the man arrested
is not the Frank w. Clark, an
other Taeoman. who. by possibly
embarrassing coincidence, is also
a painter. The latter is employed
by the city's department of public
utilities.
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Some Income
Tax Blanks
Are Mailed

Department OF internal revenue
employees we're busy Wednesday
mailing income tax return forms
10 more distant points in Wash
InCton. The long overdue blanks
were received late Tuesday and
Immediately 10000 If the more
complicated type -1oso were
mailed To taxpayers n Alaska.
The simplfied forms. l04o-A.
have been received IN some parts
Of the state and were expected
here soon
To conserve materials this year.
taxpayers will ne sent the same
type Of form they used last year.
However. Il income status has
changed so that a different form
viii be necessary. they will be
available at internal revenue
offices
Tacoma taxpayers viii be the
last TO receive their notices and
forms since they are in home
territory"
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diversification and elf-sufficiency
and last year was honored by the
Progressive Farmers association
for having contributed the greatest
service to southern agriculture.
He was appointed collabors-
tor IN the bureau Of plant In
dustry Of the U. 4. depart
ment Of agriculture In August,
1895. He became a member
of the Royal Society of Arts,
London, In 1917.
DR.. Carver was awarded the
Spingarn medal IN 1923 for his
research in potash. peanuts and
sweet potatoes. and the Theodore
Roosevelt medal In 1929 for dis
tinguished service to science.
He was an excellent painter,
and the Luxembourg galleries of
Paris wanted one of his paintings,
but he declined the honor. Native
clays dug within few miles of
Tuskegee formed the base Of his
paints.
Although he received offers
that would have made him n
millionaire, he refused TO
leave Tuskegee. until last year
when he did some research In
Henry Ford's Detroit labora-
tories. His formulas would
have made him very wealthy,
hut he gave them freely to
the world.
DIR. Carver never patented any
of his discoveries. He was never
married snd left no relatives. In
1910, he gave x33, 0O0-what was
left of his life savings after a
bank failure--to create a founda-
ton TO perpetuate research in
creative chemistry.
He was born of slave parents
on the plantation OF Moses Carver
near Diamond Grove, Mo-, in 1864.
Night riders kidnapped him and
his mother while he was still a
baby. His master ransomed him
for $500 horse, but his mother
already had been sold by her
abductors and he never saw her
again.
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Brother Of Police Chief
10 Wed at Public Ceremony
Thursday Eve at Eagles Hall

Eagles hall will be the scene
Thursday night Of a public we'd
ding. scheduled 10 start at 9
O'Clock.
AT ceremonies Mrs. Louise Shu-
EarH VIII become the bride Of
James Ross. brother OF Police
Chief Tom Ross, and active In
union circles.
Preceding the service. William
Craig Of Fort Lewis viii sing 20
Promise Me" and Il Love You
Truly" Judge William a. Rich
mond viii read the vows. which
win be followed by a public re-
ception.
The hall has been especially
decorated for the occasion. Two
stately ivy entwined pillars form
the side Of an arch, under which
the couple viii stand, facing an
altar decorated with candelabra
with tall lighted tapers. Baskets
Of large chrysanthemums have
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-07
Tacobat Grotto's 18th :
Installation OF Leaders
Set for Monday Evening

Tacobat Grotto win hold its 26th
installation Of officers In the roof
garden OF Masonic temple Monday
evening NJ 5 O'Clock.
Delford McAllister. retiring
monarch. will be succeeded by
Fioyd ID. Crane.
All Tacoma Mas0ns. families and
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announced that SIS navy men and
76e marines are prisoners of war.
The combined axis powers have
interned 1926 U. S. civilians to
date, the provost marshals office
said. or this total 2.64s are held
by the Japanese, 1887 are held in
Germany, and II are held by the
Italians.
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Leavy 10 Address
Y. NJ. B. c. on Friday

L. S. District Judge Charles II.
Leavy, formerly a L. s. congress
man. will speak on Hustle and
Bustle in Washington. D. c. at
the luncheon meeting of the Young
Mems Business club at Hotel Win
throp Friday.
Also a feature of the meeting
will be installation of new officers
and election Of board members for
the Dyslin Boys ranch.
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ceremony viii he Past Mon
arch Arthur =. Hoppe, special
deputy 10 the grand monarch
and Past Monarch y. ID. Eek
her, special deputy Of the grand
marshall acting under the
Jurisdiction Of the supreme
council of Chicago.
Tscobat Grotto patrol vii act as
escort for new officers.
Angora 6rotto Of Seattle. Its
officers and prophets. their wives
and friends. have been invited To
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Meet Administrator
Urged by Grongers

A resolution urging the Office Of
Price Administration 10 appoint
state meat administrator has been
adopted by the Washington state
Grange.
The proposal calls for the ad-
ministrstor 10 work out plans for
8 more equitable ALLEGATION Of
meat in war production centers
and asks the OPA TO consult the
State Department of Agriculture.
Livestock Raisers and Butchers
unions in selection Of an admin
strator.
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TUESDAY. JAN. S


Daughter: To MIR. and Mrs. John
W. Robinson, Rt. 6. Box 1ss,
Browns Point, at Tacoma General
hospital at 1:40 a. m. Weight: s
lbs. even. Mr. Robinson is a pro-
fessor at.College Of Puget Sound
Son: To Mr.. and Mrs. Vestal
Phnck. Lakota Beach. at Tacoma
General hospital at 3:59 p. m.
Weight: 6 lbs. ! OF.
Son: To MIR. and Mrs. Mike Pet
rovich. 1882 SO. Ash st, at st.
Joeph's hospital at 1884 p. m.
Weight: lbs. OF. CMr Petro-
vich is grinder at the Ace Fur
mace and Steel Coz
Son; To MIR. and Mrs. Anton
Hoffman. Rt. 3. Box 46-A. Puyal-
lup, at st. Joseph's hospital at APP
p. m. Weight: q lbs. 6 or
Daughter: To Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
mond Wooten, seth and Nevada,
Lincoln Heights, at st. Joseph's
hospital at Asst p. m Weight: s
lbs. even.
Son: To Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald
Morris, 1874 Valley View terrace,
at Tacoma General hospital at
6:17 p. m. Weight: 4 lbs. Is OF.
Son; To Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Granstrom, Ri. 6, Box $40, Taco
ma. at Tacoma General hospital
at III p. m. Weight: s lbs. even.
Daughter: To MIR. and Mrs. Ner-
ner Griesbach. 622 10th st, s. E,
Puyallup. at St Joseph's hospital
at 900 p. m. Weight: Z lbs OF.
Daughter: To Mr.. and Mrs. John
F1intoff, ir., GA No. Steele st, at
St. Joseph's hospital at 1905 p.
m Weight: lbs. 2l2 OF.
Son: To Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
larsen, Ri. 8, Box s65. Tacoma,
at Tacoma General hospital at
1905 p. m. Weight. 7 lbs. Ia OF.
Son: To MIR. and Mrs. Ed Nc
Manemy. Ri. l, Box 56s. Puyallup,
at st. Joseph's hospital at 1898
p. m. Weight: lbs. 49, OF.
Son: To Mr.. and Mrs. Odath b.
Fueston. Ri. 8. Box 206, Puyallup,
at Tacoma General hospital at
11:04 p. m. Weight: lbs. ] OF.
WEDNESDAY. JAN. s
Son: To Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Bee
die. Rt. 2. Box sec. Tacoma, at st.
Josephs hospital at 6:56 a. m.
Weight. lbs. 8 OF.
Daughter: To Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur LengeIe. 1920 East e st, at
Tacoma General hospital at sci a.
m. Weight: lbs. ! OF.
Son: To Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Curtis. Ri. 8. Box 72e. Tacoma, at
Tacoma General hospital at 1904
a. m. Weight: lbs. 3 or
Son: To Mrs. Patricia Miner. %
St. Helens ave. at Tacoma Cen
eral hospital at 1851 q m.
/ Weight: : lbs. 2 or Mr.. Miner,
United Air Lines pilot, was
killed in an airplane crash several
months ago.
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All Pleasure Driving
In East Prohibited

WASHIN GTON- and Ra-
ton Administrator Leon Hender-
son has banned all pleasure and
non-essential motoring in II east
ern states and the District of Co
mmbia, effective at noon Thurs
day.
The office Of price administra-
ton at the same time revealed sub
stantial cuts will be made in "a
hours in fuel oil heating rations
of all buildings in the east except
those used for residential pur-
poses.
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spend a gala evening with Tacobat
Grotto.
Morton Gregory. past mon
arch of Tacobat Grotto, will
present the past monarch fer
10 retiring Monarch McAllister
and will be guest speaker.
The past first lady. Mrs. Delford
McAllister of the Ladies Grotto
club, and Mrs. Floyd d. Crane, the
first lady for the year Of 1913, will
be introduced and presented with
corsages by Taeobat Grotto.
After installation ceremonies,
there will be dancing and refresh
ments.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-07
SUGAR Is STOLEN

Some thief with sweet tooth
went 10 the trouble of breaking
into a railroad box car parked
behind the Tacoma Moving and
Storage Co.. 2lS6 Pacific ave, to
take one pound Of brown sugar
according to Wednesdays police
reports.
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Just the Core
PURSE MISSING

Laura Wyse. 500 So. J St, told
police Wednesday that her purse
containing sl2o was missing from
the waitress locker at a cafe at
1884 Pacific ave, when she went
off shift there Tuesday evening
at 10 o'clock.
Always better butter at the
Cow" adv.
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| Mr.. StOrk's
--latest News

Editors Note: The following list
covers new arrivals reported daily
by Tacoma area hospitals. A com
plete list Of births in this COM
munity will he published at later
date as soon as Information Is
available from the registrar OF vital
SfatistirS1
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-07
200 MORE UNITS

SEATTLE-The National Hous-
ing agency has approved plans
for construction of 1000 new
war-housing units here.
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Quotas for States Farmers
Stepped Up for Current Year

Quotas set for Washington farmers this year call for
steppedp production Surpas harvest
the states history figures announced at conference
of $50 L. s. department of agriculture board members
in Seattle revealed Wednesday.
will probably
deli
being switched of higher nutrtve value
follow available for
{. Washington
college The and
allies the quantity available, he warned
The did before. the
arme forces be ed before
production goals this announced
by h. of L. o.
parison with hast production averages
1912 Produc
Milk 2147O0Oo00 lbs 2.l7O,OOOO0o
Milk Cows 24sO0o (Average) S55 600
74671oO0 dOz 1916 900
Potatoes $1,000 ASST
Turkeys $50 600
for 500 $4,000
for 2400 $500
Canning Tomatoes 21o0 5000
I'm 500
1900
200 1900
Onion 1900
Peppermint Oh 1000 $500
Spinach 1900
Fresh Tomatoes 100 l4oo
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-25
ST. Mary's Plans
To PLAY Football

MORAGA, Cal, Aug. 25.-CUP)-
st. Mary's today joined the thin
ming ranks of colleges planning to
go ahead with intercollegiate foot
ball this year, but coach Jimmy
Phelan warned not to expect too
much from the Gaels.
"Well play our schedule as out
lined, although we won't be a pow
erful team" Phelan said. "Well do
the best we can, and it should be
interesting and fun for the fellows. $
st. Marys will have a squad of
about 80 four-F and l7-year old
candidates, he said, with no posi-
tions to be filled by men from last
years ranks.
The Gaels will open against Cali
fornia Sept. 25. The remainder of
their schedule calls for meeting Del
Monte preflight Oct. 3, the coast
guard Oct. 10, University of San
Francisco Oct. 81 and California at
Los Angeles Nov. 20.
Since Santa Clara, ST. Marys
traditional principal rival, aban-
doned plans for football, there will
be no Little big game"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-25
BY UNITED PRESS

The Hollywood Stars. fighting for
place in the Pacific Coast League
upper division, swamped the front
running Los Angeles Angels II to
8 Tuesday, with veteran manager
Charley Root on the mound the full
distance.
San Francisco shut out Oakland
3 to 0 at the Oaks Emeryville
Park 10 move one game closer to
Los Angeles, while Sacramento and
San Diego. eighth and seventh re-
spectively in league standings. went
10 innings to a two-all tie as their
game was called on account of
darkness.
Seattle and Portland, idle yester-
day. open their series at Portland
with a doubleheader today,
At the Angels Wrigley Field, it
was all Hollywood yesterday. Play
ing Manager Root allowed eight
scattered hits while his teammates
were banging away at Pete Mallor,
Don Osborn and Orin Baker for l6,
two of which sailed over the fence.
FRISCO WINS
San Francisco won its 3 to 0
shutout over Oakland with ninth
inning rail-. With one out. Babe
Paul doubled and Henry Steibacher
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-25
M AR K E S
L. 4. HA Y
L.. 4. PRODTCE

PUNCHED VEGETABLES: Stronger. Pei
Cri: BeetS 2ls-3 doz 50. fair 1. -
carrots doz. fair 1.OO-115. best p
80. ordinary 75C; iced CrtS. Guadalup,
e doz. 3.25-3.50, doz. 80. chard 81,
3 doz. 1.oo-1.25: green onions ) doz. $50
600; fair 500 leekS doz 500; mustard
doz. 90c-1 -. mostly loo; parsley Z
doz. 2.5O-3.Oo: radishcs small red Is doz
2.5O-2.75 fair 2-oo-225; poorer $50
Spinach 4 doz. 2OO-2.25. fair 1.25-1.5o;
turnps 2is-3 doz. SOL 50.
CORN. Firm Golden Cross tugs 3-S's
doz. best 1.5o-1 IS. fair 1.25-l 40; No.
2S 5O-75c. crtS = doz. 2.75- 5000. white
lugS 2is > doz. 50-75c
CUCUMBERS: Dull; lugS san Diego 75c-
I 90: fair 5o-65g. No 2S 25-4oc. san Luis
Ohispo 75c-1 90. pickles lugs small 800.
medium $50. large 90, falr 75c.
EGGPLANT Dull; lugS 9-12 tops 9oc-
GRAPES. Dun Per III: san Diego
mscatS 9-10c fair Sc; TokayS 11-l2C;
secdIeSS I2-14c. Riverside SeedleSS 14-15c
ConcordS T-Sc. fair &c; Malagas SIC: red
MologaS Csc. muScatS 7-9c. TokayS II
12C
ONIONS: Dull: street sales 5o-lb. SKIS.
Spanish $500, 3 in. and larger 200
215: white globes 2.3O-2. 40.
SQUASH: Stronger; lugS San Diego
white summer ]. 1.25-1.50; fair Ion, No. 2S
5O-75c Italian / PSI IS; fair loo. No. 2s
50-75c: san Luis ObiSpo 1901 -. banana
San Diego SC.
TOMATOES. Dull; san Diego lugs 4N5S
1.75-2oO: 5N5s and 5N6s 1.75-2.25 6N6s
1.5O-1.75. 6X7S 1.25-1 10; some best / So
/ Is poor 4N6s and larger 1.0O-15O; 6N6S
]. .O0-1 -; 6N7s T5c-1 90
WATERMELONS: weaker: truck lots
per ton Riverside Klondikes 1922 10 avg.
-. OO-55 90; us To- stripes fair $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-25
Tries TO Give
Soul to Devil

PASADENA, Aug. 25 CUP'-Clar-
ence E. Hoff, 80, Fresno, was re-
covering in hospital today from
an attempt to give his soul to the
devil.
Police found Hoff unconscious in
the closed cab of a truck standing
in field near Arcadia, a hose from
the exhaust attached to his mouth.
Beside him were notes to the
police, his boss, Miss Grace Hoff,
presumably his sister, and Lucifer.
The to Lucifer said:
Dear Lucifer-Give me small
shovel to start with"
The note to the police set forth
his last Wish-"That this carcass of
mine be given TO medical college.
Perhaps some young fellow can find
the wheel that was out Of line"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-25
Athletics Finally Annex i A
Game: Defeat Sox8to k~

inning with a mate aboard gave
the Giants the opener, 81, and
Johnny Allen his first pitching win
since coming to the New Workers
from Brooklyn. Ed HanyZewski
twirled q four-hitter in the second
contest to gain a 6-1 victory for
the Cubs.
Stan Musials triple in the 10th
inning enabled Mort Cooper to
hang up his 18th triumph as the
St. Louis Cardinals defeated the
Boston Braves, 10. Al Javery was
the loser when ahe Cards made it
Ia in a row over the Beantowners.
The Cincinnati Reds swept a
three-game series with the Phila-
delphia Phillies by winning night
game, 4-2. Clyde Shoun. who re-
lieved johnny Wander Nicer in the
fourth, was the winner when rookie
shortstop Ray HamrickS wild throw
allowed three unearned runs.
Truett (Rip) Sewell, the senior
circuits leading hurler, won his
18th victory of the year as the
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the
Brooklyn Dodgers, 9-6, in an alb
breviated game The contest was
called after six innings because of
darkness, and the umpires received
quantities of verbal wrath when
they left the field. In the free
scoring game the fans thought
Brooklyn still had chance to win.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-25
laps Preparing
PonIe for Losses

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 25.-tUP)
The japanese high command an
| nounced today that fighting in the
New Georgia and Vella Lavella area
was increasing in intensity ano
acknowledged that despite "daunt-
less fighting" by numerically in
ferior japanese forces the Am
orleans landed reinforcements.
An Imperial headquarters COM
munique broadcast by Tokyo radio
and recorded by United Press said
the war situation in the central
Solomons is becoming more severe
day by day in a series of offensives
between the japanese and the
enemy forces.
Following its customary propa-
ganda line when the military situa-
ton is precarious, the japanese
said their army and navy garrisons
on New Georgia were battling
tens of thousands" Of American
troops. particularly in the costal
area North of Munda and near
Bairoko harbor. Tokyo appeared to
be preparing the home public for
the loss of all New Georgia.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-25
Marines Grab Title
Turkey Thompson
Trounces Negro

LOS ANGELES, Aug. %5.-CUP)-
Turkey Thompson laid out Elmer
Ray, Jacksonville, Fla. Negro, with
crashing left hook last night in
2:55 of their re-match at Olympic
auditorium.
Wearing white gloves to cut down
on doubtful blows Ray and Thomp-
son milled a few seconds before
Thompson started his drive.
The Los Angeles Negro. who
weighed 203l2, slammed a left hook
to the l88-pound Floridian's chin
and Ray went down for a six count.
Coming back with a counter-at-
tack that proved futile, Ray met a
stinging right and another left hook
which sent him to the canvas for
the full count
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-25

came about in the second half of
twilight night doubleheader
against the Chicago White SoX at
Comisky park in the Windy City.
sOX WIN FIRST
A two-run rally during the last
half of the ninth in the opener
gave the Sox a 6-5 victory With
two men down and one on first,
Ralph Hodgin hit a game tieing
double off Luman Harris, and Guy
Outright followed with a single to
give Lee (Buck) Ross the victory.
In the nightcap. however, Roger
Wolf, the "A's" last pitcher to rec
ord win, stopped the SoX 81.
The Mackmen landed on Bill Diet
rich for seven hits and all their
runs in the third inning to make
VOLTS job easy.
Spud Chandler of the Yankees
and Virgil (Fire) Trucks of the
Tigers turned in masterful pitching
performances as New York and
Detroit split. Chandler registered
his 10th victory, 81, by holding
Detroit to four hits in the first
game as rookie Billy johnson
drove in both runs. Trucks faced
only 80 batters and allowed three
hits, including Nick Ettens homer
to win his 18th game, 81.
The Cleveland Indians and the
Boston Red SoX split a twilight
night twin bill on another pair OF
splendid pitching performances
Rookie Allie Reynolds pitched five
hit ball for a So Cleveland victory
in the opener. Heber Dick) New
some turned in a two-hitter in the
lighted portion to give the Red SoS
TO shutout.
FOUR FOR FOUR
Stan Spence blasted four for four
including a home run and two
doubles, to pace the Washington
Senators to 1914 victory over the
st. Louis Browns. Rookie Mill
Haefner was the winning pitcher
and Steve Sundra was charged with
the loss.
In the National League the New
York Giants split with the Chicago
Cubs. Buster Maynard's ninth
J homer of the season in the ninth
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-25
Airline Asks for
Overseas Service

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25 CUPD-
American Airlines today filed an
application with the Civil Aeronau
tics Board to operate a trans
oceanic air service that would con-
meet Los Angeles with London.
The action, announced here by
airline President A. N. Kemp, fol-
lowed the recently declared inten-
tion Of l6 domestic airlines, in
cluding American, to branch out
into international operations.
American asked the right to fly
between the terminal point New
York, the intermediate point
Boston and the terminal point
London, or the alternative terminal
Paris, and between the terminal
point Chicago, then Detroit and
London or Paris.
Americans application also point
ed out that it was in position to
provide service between such cities
as it now serves, including Los An
geles, and north central Europe
Routes applied for were across
the north Atlantic.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-25
Fight Cards for
Swing.Shifters
Will Be Staged
Bv Isle SHOEMAKER

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26.-CUP)-
Great Big Zany, wonderful South
ern California has come up with
another one-a left handed natural
that sounds nuttier than a fruit
cake but which will probably be a
/ roaring success, certainly a sleep
less one.
This time the stage is set at
Wilmington, few miles from
downtown Los Angeles.
Wilmington is the heart of the
defense business-airplanes, ships
and a lot of unmentionables. Con-
sequently there exists the breed
known loosely as the swingshifters
And they have nothing to do around
midnight when they get off work.
But guy named Jack Baxter
cousin of movie actor Warner Bax-
ter, has taken care Of that.
OUTSIDERS WELCOME
Starting Sept. 2 at 1:30 a. m.
Baxter will inaugurate his weekly
fight shows at Wilmington Bowl
exclusively for swingshifters. Oh,
outsiders are welcome but who the
heck, under normal circumstances,
wants to go to a fight starting at
l:30 a. m. and ending approXi-
mately at 4:30 or 5 a. m?
Why not" says Baxter, who Used
to promote dog races in Columbus,
O., These guys wanta do some
thing when they get off work. They
can't see the fights that start at a
normal hour so I'm just fixing it
up for EN-
There came the question about
the fighters themselves. Will they
stay up to start fighting at the un-
earthly hour of 1:30 a. m?
Certainly they will After all
they'll get paid just as usual and
l haven't met fighter yet who
wouldn't fight at high noon on a
dance platform if he gets a pay
check" Blithely answers Baxter.
AS matter of fact, Baxter will
get around that problem, if he has
one, by signing UP some swingshift-
ers to do some fighting. His first
main event is between Tommy Gar
land, coast guardsman, and Walt
Fuller, California shipyard welder.
Ambitious, inaugurating Baxter
admits he has run into one serious
difficulty in his dawn program of
fisticuffs.
Il am having trouble with these
Sportswriters, he said.
1t seems most of the sportswrit-
ers have complained their little
women will absolutely refuse to be-
lieve them when they trot home
around s a. m. and say they've been
covering the fights.
THE trouble probably is, the
sportswriters have been using the
excuse before" commented the wise
Mr.. Baxter.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-25
Ry GLEN PERKINS

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 CUP1-The
bunting was out in Philadelphia to-
day-and for a very good reason.
The Athletics won a ball game
last night. and the old timers in
the Quaker City were still saying
told you so. They knew that
sooner or later Connie Mack would
wave that scorecard in the right
direction and the "A'S" would
emerge from game victorious.
Some of the skeptics were of the
opinion that it was about time. for
the Mackmen had gone without
victory from Aug. to Aug. "a.
They recorded 20 consecutive losses
in the stretch. not a record, but
equalling the American Leagues
dismal mark held jointly by the
1906 Boston Red SoX and the 1916
Athletics.
The remarkable change of pace