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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-06-25
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@--~- N~@1@S-eF LOIS sBY and JOHN { FLEMING

Come in. come IN nv ,o,-w.,
M '' Seamed. 9Th. doctor ho y,
y',. mere aAG he say The hoy hn i,
gong l" be fine We hay, vn,, :.
,'''hk. S"N2r!ta you and th,, ,'ra, w
"ombtc. Scno,sCurl,v, Amm, az
r ...r, her large eyes hcayrnwirH
r-,. ''', '"i''F IS ole great griurn
'NI'F"Ac IN Slntr Carlos lovrs ill.,,
80" now guess | love hin, ,no..
I G smiled as she thought nov.
S"''eE mad pinchcd Sonora Ma.
S'...|:'S fat check before he bah
Ig'' last night and tcaseL caiIv "I.
"'T i'r you. my beautiful one thai
. hrAi.Lf made that ai,pIanc
I"4S morning, The yovngstcr vas
.."p'ES quietly. and 4 sliubt co,nr
Va" come back AGAIN TO his check,
jean looked down at him ,cn'Ic,Iy
lie IS such a cute little ,oI,o,,. :"
he whispered '''"'
lie Is my lec.lcst one" sa,or,
Manzanarrs brcathcd with revnr'
'"'e III net voice. "Somcdav no Inc
|" gran Eomhr"-maybc even &c
E'af''" as that g"iugo Curlcy,"
Jean wa gIa! her face w,s
'"',"" away So Sonora Manzanarcs
'o"i''nt SEE the sudden flush She
c"nli f:"l IN her cheeks. Glancing
a' 'f'' watch on her wrist she gave
a small cry. ~
u : past ] o'clock and haven't
','h I" the office yet. | must RIM
'l'.g. I'LL stop in again for a min
ute tonight, ana I'm so glad the
boy is better"
Sic hurried back to the hotel
courtyard Cor the station wagon
i't c:oTe I" rony's for some coifc.
ana ',"ughmut. waving aside the
Nit." M"Nican's protests that that
vas no kind Of way to cat both
breakfast ana lunch. She was eager
no." 10 get hacl; 10 her desk. There
"efe thot" inter-office communion.
lions 10 get out. and the mail.
AS she drove the car along the
Sun-il!lcd road toward the plan,
SHE FELT that every headache. every
tear. had suddenly been justified II
NE last few hours Life had a def.
hi'" pattern that was good If yor
saw things through TO the end.
I'll" plant. looming ahead. brok,
INTO her thoughts. The long chair
OF White buildings stood out bolLl,
IN waving sea of guayule plants
She swung the duSt-covered ca,
INTO the parking space markc,
private" and slid from the seat.
The guard at the gate toIche,
his cap and smiled admir.nglv a
her fresh loneliness as she wen
through. She was glad she ha,
chosen this frOc,;; yellow. ST.:
knew, brought out the be-. in ne
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-06-25
CHAPTER THIRTY. SEVEN

JEAN WAS awakened at moo,
D. the rattle of carts on the Cohhlr-
si.re St:cCt below her v:,nIov,
Warm. midday sun had fallen li,;.
a golden blanket across her b.j
She opened her eyes Ia blink into
the glare, stretched for brief uy.
urious moment. and then rclaycL
while she listened To the jahbc,iur
poems in the street. their voices .is.
ing and falling in n symphony OF
sound. Small birds were scol,liro
noisily rs they darted in ana OIL. Of
the shining red plume of bouga.r.
villea that partially covered h.r
window. Her heart was singing q,
she thought of the night before. \
night which had begun like n terri.
flying nightmare and ended like the
last lovely notes OF song. Her
body still felt the warmth Of his
embrace. the fcrvor of his kisses
the gentle strength that seemed 10
flow from his encircling arms. She
remembered. too. the cmbarr,ss.
ment on Stcvc's grim face ms rn
crme out to leave. His quick apol.
ogy.
Sorry l yelled so at Won TO-
night. I guess 1t was Just the Ten.
sion. Sleep as late as you can To.
morrOw-thcre's nothing urr,n; -.
Curley had brought her back TO The
hotel.
All the crowding strain Of The
past few days seemed To have fan.
en- away as Jean dressed l,isu,,,v
She stood long moment in from,
OF her wardrobe trunk. her fingers
running lightly over her array Of
frockS in search of one 10 LI.uI
with her soaring spirits. Her oycS
fell on a gay. bright yellow linen
dirndl that looked spun from the
rays Of the sun. She slipped i. on
then turned TO her mirror To twis,
her hair into a high. cleaning coil
AS she put the last quick touch
OF red to her lips and pulled from
her drawer a handbag that was a
large square of soft powder blue.
che reflected that the lardlaiv
would he busy in the kitchen nov
with the MONDAY meal. She would
not bother her for any breakfast.
She was in no mood 10 bother any
one. Life was 90 shining ut that
moment,
She ran lightly down the narrow
stairway into n street av.nSl, ,vifb
color and laughter. ana walkcd the
short block to the little pink adobe
that was filled with the Man2an.
ares. Her approach had been her
aided and the doorway was filed
with the breadth Of smiling Sonora
Manzanarcs. AMI fou- big-cyci
young Stc:S,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-23
Successful FSk
Project in Red

WASHINGTON. May % up
A Farm Security Administration Of
ficial today admitted before a con-
gressional committee that the
agency's most successful. project
in the field of collective or COOP
erative' farming would snow d net
loss of s50O,0O0 upon completion of
liquidation.
Assistant FSA Administrator r.
w. Hudgens told the committee the
Casa Grande farms project in Ari-
IONA had shown a net profit Of
about $4,000 during the last TWO
years.
Under questioning by Represent
tive John w. Flanagan. Demo-
crat, Virginia. HEdgens then cor
ceded that counting interest on the
governments $4,000 investment.
the project now is 100000 in the
red, and that the government ma4
finally lose about S5O0,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-23
INDIANS I'M FAVORABLE POSITION

hasn't the ability In cope with the
accumulation OF Twin bills that
threaten Ia deluge The clubs with
smaller mound Stalfs.
TOUGH BLOW
The Indians suffered a tough blow
when Mel Harder WIS sidclined With
a fractured ankle. bat rookie Jack
Salyeson from Oakland in the
Pacific Coast League eased the
pain by tossing a four-hit shutout
against the Athletics in his first
start
Should sagclsons success be
emulated By another rookie or two
from a cfop including Pete Center.
Alle Reynolds. Mike Na3mick and
Iaul Calvert. The Indians may find
Themselves in Il neck and neck
battle with the Yankees down the
stretch in lie American League.
The Boston Red SoX and Detroit
Tigers went nj II tooth-and-nai1 for
Il innings yesterday before the
Bengals turned IN a 2-1 triumph.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-23
FIRST DEFEAT

Manager Charley Root of the
Stars went the distance and was
handed ms first defeat of The sea
son after five victories.
san Francisco strengthened its
hold on second place by coming
from behind in the ninth inning for
the third successive dag to defeat
the Oakland Aeorns, 6 to 5. The
Seals scored four runs in the Sec
ond frame. with Oakland finally
taking a one-rln advantage with a
two run burst in the first of the
ninth. San Francisco finished the
inning with pair Of counters to
nose out the Oaks.
At San Diego the Sacramento
Solons made it three in a row by
defeating the Padres. 3 to 2. The
Solons collected II hits off two
Padre hurler5 III taking the game.
Pitcher Bud Byerlp Welded seven
hts in winning besides doubling in
the fourth 10 score two runs. Nippy
Jones OF Sacramento tripled in the
ninth with bases loaded to wind up
the contest.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-23
l.. A. POULTRY
L. 4. PRODUCE

Los ANGELES. Nay - ZIP
PUNCHED VEGETABLES Steady Eeets
= , doz. .25-l 4a: carrots : de- aa=
$50 iced eriS. Is doz. Imperial a7a=l aH
tbard 2a-3 dozz 25-l 5os eHega ea'aH>
) doz 3.n0-5.5dz ordinary Ia Lar aHz
80. leckS = dug. l.75-2 no. mu>taa /
do. 75c-l %. parsley doz. 2aa=7=7s=
radiShcS small rcd do aas=#s ~
spinach ] doz. 81 10 tgHnips :
do. 125-1=5o.
CANTAL0UPES. F.am Imperial 5sa =
IA. 36S-1aS 5o-S IA pony los Is aHe=
80: Sid. Hats 5eo-s5o pony and
irregular flats = 5o Honey Yhalls Jho. a}S
90. Sid 45S 6.no pony afS 5.a
CUCUMBERS. Stronger. san Diego #Eis
= III p. specials 2ao-3.75. NJ. = aa=
3Ol: cullS 50 Iacuna Beach flats hest
i 0l. Ne p 5.oa. lucS 5ao-e=na. I'm
perial fats 55a-1o1. luEs a.no-a.7a. Ne.
IS = 25o-3.0o
EGGPLANT: Steady. Imperial Hss 9-12
tops 3.0a-3 - It's pip -.
SQUASH: Steady White summer I'm
penal crtS 81 81. M. = 5n-75e. Saa
Diego lugs / 5O-2 on. Italian Imperial
crts l 125-1.75. No. 2s 5o-75e. Saa Diego
lugS 1.75-2 90. yellow crnokneck imperial
crtS. 25-1.75. So Diego iuss 15o-2.on,
banana Imperial per 10 heSt 5c.
TOMATOES: Steady. imperial eriS 81
,opS 415-5 00 It's 3.75-i25. taif and
greens 3 25-3-5o, 2os :. 2.25-3.ao. loose luES
and crtS. = 50-3.o0.
WATERMELONS Weaker Imperial
SlondkeS 15-1s lh. avg. 6aa-6 7a.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-23

Tex Hughson of the Sox and Hal
Newhouser of the Tigers had Il
torrid mound duel, both going the
distance. Hughson gave up seven
hits and famed eight He lost the
game when Tony Lupien missed
Joe Hoover's pop-up for tWo-base
error that allowed Doc Cramer to
score Hoover with a single to center.
NINE HITS
NeWhouser was nicked for nine
hits but famed 10. He blanked
Boston for 12 innings after passed
ball with the bases loaded gave the
Sox their only run in the first
frame 1t was his first win of the
year.
Johnny Humphries combined bril-
liant pitching and timely hitting as
the Chicago White SoX blanked the
Washington Senators, 10, before
1867 spectators in a night game at
Comiskey Park. He allowed only
three hits as the SoX nicked Dutch
Leonard for nine. doubled and
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-23
~. S2OCKS

NV YORK. May - dPl Trading con-
tinucd light on the Stock market today
with prices narrowly irregular
A dozen better grade ISSUES lad net
changes ranging TO two points on either
side of The market. while the others held
10 a fractional area. Recent active issues
iuTrad dull and leadership IN volume went
to Continental Baking which made neW
high and Teas PacNific Land Trust which
rose nearly "A point Lo0 priced utilities
were the Quietest in weeks.
Metal issues had a very small turnover
and The motors also were dull. Prices IN
each were steady 10 firm. SelectiNe buy
inE and selling operations went ahead IN
special issues without much enthusiasm
As traders remained on the sidelines un-
willing Ia rsk commitments over the
weekend
Favorable Nar news and rise in the
Federal Reserve production index in April
fu a record high at 203 per cent of the
1a55- 1893 average were offset by uncer-
taintes Of tax legislation and the coal
IL bor situation.
Several inactive railroad stocks ap-
peared on The tape at higher prices. New
York. Lackawanna d Western rose more
Than I've points. while Norfolk & Western
firmcd and Eric certificates were steady.
Steel shares had minor gains while the
motors were about unchanged on balance
oils ffmed Coppers were barely steady
ltiiy common stocks held around the
previous close with volume small Ameri-
can Car & Foundry made a new high
Soft drink issues were better with Coca
Cola and White Rock at new highs.
Stock sales totaled 433. $50 shares
against 640 210 last Saturday. and curb
stock turnover dropped To lei. 2s5 shares
from 200340 week ago.
Dow-Jones preliminary closing stock
averages: Industrial 13S r.. eff 012. rail.
rs -. Off 0.07; utility. 2025 off 002; 65
stocks, 4S.27. off 0.05.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-23
BY PAUL SCHEFFEI.S

NEW YORK. May - fUp1-Ar-
tivity in the American League for
several days has been confined 10
armchair strategy in hotel lobbies
because of the pranks of the
weatherman and, while the backlog
Of double e-headerS has played havoc
with the streamlined schedule. il
has put the Cleveland Indians in
particularly favorable position.
The Indians are almost tied with
the Senators for second place in
the junior league today-only n few
percentage points separating The
two clubs. However, Cleveland Is
considered the real challenger to
the New York Yankees over the
long haul because it has a pitching
corps that is three deep in talent
Only other clubs in the American
League that compares numerically
with the tribes tossers is the st.
Louis Browns. But Luke SeWells
singing squad lacks quality and
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-23
CaIexico to Get
Life Saving and
Swim Campaign

CALEXICO, May % - A Red
Cross life saving and swimming
campaign will get under way in
Calexico on May 25 and continue
until June S, Karl Edmunds, head
of local Red Cross activities, an
nounced today.
Edmunds said the courses would
be conducted By Loring Hutchinson
who was sent TO Calexico by the
Red Cross to arrange the program.
Hutchinson was formerly with the
physical education staff of the
Pomona College.
The campaign will be held in the
local plunge which was opened
May l. The plunge will be used ex-
clusively for the courses for the
two-Week period, Eomunds said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-23
WAS UNDERDOG

Montgomery climbed into the ring
a 1875 underdog in the betting, but
before the final gong had reverber-
ated through the "house that Rick
ard built" his left hooks to the
body and his right Smashes to the
head had snapped Beau Jacks WIN
ming streak at Is straight-had reg
istered the biggest boxing upset of
1943.
More than 10000 fans watched
the contest.
Jack, who at 1875, had one-pound
weight advantage over his taller
opponent, will get chance to re-
capture the crown in return bout
at the New York Polo Grounds
within 90 days, according to con-
tract. Meanwhile, Montgomery will
make a national tour, taking over
the weight matches in Washington,
d. C, New orleans, Los Angeles,
san Francisco, Portland, Ore, and
Chicago,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-23
STARS MlCkED
BY ANGELS; HIT
STREAK GOES ON
By UNITED PRESS

The Hollywood Stars. WHO ended
Los Angeles winning streak this
week, were trimmed by the Angels
yesterday. 10 1, but managed to
keep a streak Of their own alive as
John DickShot. star left fielder. hit
safely in his 33rd straight game
DiekShot collected two home runs
and drove in all of his teams runs
during the day. The Angels had
little trouble in winning the game,
after the stars had halted their
string al 20 straight victories. Andy
Pafko. ANGEL riehttielder paced The
club With tWo homers and a double
and drove in four runs.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-23
FIGHT RESULTS
by UNITED PRESS

SAN FRANCISCO - Al Citrino,
133la, San Francisco, knocked out
Lee Wright, 1897, Los Angeles % !;
George Tracy, 1872, Redwood City,
drew with Bob Blevins. 18l, Oak
land 80, Eddie Hudson, l45, San
Francisco, k0d Henry Lesser, Ia,
Oakland a.; Jackie Collins, 1873,
Alameda, drew with Al Douglas. 1876,
San Francisco, fight stopped IN sec
ond.
NEW YORK Madison Square
Garden) - Bob Montgomery. 1874,
Philadelphia, outpOinted Beau Jack,
1885, Augusta, Ga, 45D-Won world
lightweight title New York YER
sionl; Johnny Price. 1876, Montreal,
drew with Freddie Addeo 13812,
New York 80; Mayon Pablo, 143
Philadelphia, outpointed Marvin
Bryant, 155, Dallas, Tex, 80; Geo
Kochan, 164T, Akron, O., stopped
Johnny Seeman, 1914, Boston t3J.
WASHINGTON Lev Hanbury,
129, navy, outpointed Jackie Cal
lura, 1874, Hamilton, Ont, 10l.
HOLLYWOOD-Juan Zurita. 1876,
Mexico City, decisioned Henry Vas
quez, 1873, Puerto Rico G0J; Acy
Hayesworth, 164, Los Angeles, knock
ed out Bernie Cardenas, 154, San
Fernando "a; Chico Hernandez,
14514, Los Angeles, knocked out
Louis Alonzo, 149h, Los Angeles o.;
Don Mclean, 129, Los Angeles,
knocked out Tino Astasio. l27. Los
Angeles t3D: Johnny Meyers. 1872.
Los Angeles, deeisioned Gene Ron
stedt, l53, Los Angeles "a.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-23
MONTGOMERY IS
NEW KING OF

By JACK CIjDDY

NEW YORK, May %. CUP)-Thc
kill-roar of the crowd jammed in
Madison Square Garden matched
the roaring in Bob Montgomery S
head during those tumultous first
two minutes of the first round last
night, but the rangy Philadelphia
Negro fought back from the brink
OF knockout-fought on to Wrest
the lightweight championship from
dynamic young Beau Jack.
Underdog Montgomer%-lightly re-
garded blacksmiCn's helper in a
Pennsylvania shipyard = weathered
on Wobbly legs seven consecutive
uppercuts to the point of the chin
in the early going and kept fight
ing until he had won the crown on
a lop-sided l5-round decision-until
he had become the fourth Negro in
boxing history TO rule the l35-pound
division.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-23

scored the deciding run in the fifth
on Thurman fuckers single. It was
Humphries' third triumph of the
year and the sixth Chicago victory
III the last eight games.
The Athletics. held to two hits by
Johnny Niggeling. rallied in the
ninth to defeat the Browns, 81, in
= night game at ST. Louis.
A fluke play provided the AS with
the winning run. With Joio White
on third two out and the score
tied, Niggeling eased a knuckle ball
up to Pete Suder. Suder missed,
but the ball eluded Rick Ferrell
and White Whizzed across with the
winning run.
Orrie Arntzen doled out six hits
10 the Browns.
Yesterdays star Johnny Hum
phries, who pitched and batted the
White SoX to a 10 triumph over
the Senator'S
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-23
I'VE. SERIES

The Portland Beavers eyencd their
scrics with Seattle a two games
each Dv scoring in the ninth to
squeeze ont a to victory over
the Rainiers. Both teams used
thee pitchers. The Beavers scored
one il the first, one in the fifth.
and three in the eighth after Seat
TIE scored one run each in the Sec
cnd fourth fifth and seventh.
Seattle scored its fifth run in the
first OF the ninth but The Beavers
came back to push over the winning
tall..
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-23
REMEMBER
PEARL HARBOR
BUY DEFENSE BONDS
Did John L. Sullivan Fight
With S4cmach Acid Pain, !

The famous beaF#~ eiFnf champion 49,
noted IS 4 Noraclpus eater Could 10 E4ae
esten md fought - Ee dfH If - suffered
5ttft eating PANS DON neglect sfaf44sH
s'i5 pains. indigestion. pa= pom
heartburn. burning sensation bfa.f and
other conditions caused bs e#,r=# .f#d
Get 25c bos If I'dEs Tablets ffnrn satr
druggist Firsl dpse rnusf eene5nle ~ -.
lufn boz 10 "a and Eet DOUBLE IDrE
MONEY BAfE Al Clessenfs Dug zfaHa
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-23
JAG * ILEEDS

Beau Jack, who claimed that he
had injured his left hand in the
third round, bled throughout from
the nose and grew balcony of
bruises over his left eye and a huge
mouse under his right eye. He could
hardly see when he left the ring.
Montgomery suffered a slight cash
III his left brow.
The gate was $94,500
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-23
LOCAL BUTTERFAT
l.. A. BUTTER & EGGS

LOS ANGELES, May = tIFl-
LARGE EGGS M. Grade Az 43; No.
Grade A l.; No. > Grade + IL No. j
Dirties rs: No. > checks .86
MEDIUM EGGS-Grade A 36 ., Grade Is
81. Dirlies =. CnecnS Il.
SMALL EGGS-Grade a Is: Grade Is
~ Dirties -: Checl1s -
MISCELLANEOUS EGGS, Ungraded So.
Peewees 90
CHEESE-Triplets 27; Long Horn Hh
Loaf 27h.
BUTTER.U. 6. % score as: % score
az: 90 score A7l4: 50 scofe 46A.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-23
l,.AIIIN SIENS- ELL

SACRAMENTO. MAY q up
ststc and iorai Governments we're
authorized toda5 to employ non
c1flzena from neutral pr friendly
nauena under a Dill signed by Gov
En- warren.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-23

Los ANGELES MAY - dPt= Trading
Was extremely light again today on the
Los Angeles Stock Exchange. with FIVE
issues up. two down and one unchanged
in an approximate volume of .s9aO shares.
The list: Union OIL 200 al To- ap -
Cessna 100 al 1ot. up i. Menasf1 lel -
165 unchanged; Yosemite Portland
Cement 100 al 81. up =,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-23
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. May ~ U'Pl Rye lei IN
advance in grain futures on the Baafd OF
Trade today.
Rye finished the day up l.. "a ~ cents
a bushel: wheat up / 10 u. com un-
changed at OPA levels ana oats up 1 ta
Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-23
PLAN RACING

SACRAMENTO May % 0UPl-
The California Racing Commission
has been authorized TO allow north
err district horse race tracks-of
which Bay Meadows is the only one
III operation - 20 extra days Of
racing per year for The duration
under bill signed by Coy, Earl
Warren.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-23
CAREER IN DOUBT

PHILADELPHIA, May q. UP
The baseball career of Lefty Gomez
still awaited a final chapter today,
for the Philadelphia phillies have
summoned him for a TROUT. He was
released by the Boston Braves.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-23
M A r K F. S
Markets at a
Glance
RY UNITE pnESs

Siofss naffoNIY ITTcEulaT uurl.
Bouds higher
Curb stocks higher.
cotton up rs aucu as IN cents a halc
Nheai fractions higher corn unchanged
Il ceiling prices.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-23
LICENSE ISSUED

Jose Vargas, 33, laborer, and
Frances Valdez 10, Brawley resi-
dents, Friday obtained a marriage
license from County Clerk w. j..
McCielland.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-23
LEAD SOETBALL RACE
MARINES, TOWN
TEAM AT TOP
OF STANDINGS

The El Centre Town Team and
the Marines rested at the top of
the softbail league standings Sat
turday with two victories each
out of two contests played by
each club.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-23

NEW YORK, May y. lOPl ANY
word portrait OF Bob Montgomery,
or new lightweight champion, must
stress the fact that he definitely
has no tonsils.
This 24-year-9ld Negro, who was
born III Sumter, >. G, but who
spent moal Of his life in Philadel-
phia, probably would not have
awakened this morning with the
rims most valuable crown on his
head were II not fer the fact that
he finally Aad hi5 ton5il5 ganked
last October.
sBob-cata Montgomery was the
moet surprised citizen in the city of
brothcrlY love when he learned that
ne needed a tonsillectomy last Octo-
Der, because he had been under the
impression that his tonsilS were re-
moved. lie had undergone a throat
operation IN 1910, but tonsil tissue
was left on each side of his throat,
which injected and poisoned his
system.
IN-HND= OUTER
Because al this Injection Mont
gomerY became an aln-and-outer''-
q lad Who would turn III a great
ilPht one nlehl and then let down
completely on ms next trip through
the rope. OF seHen bouts IN 1910,
he losl tHo and drew III one. He
seemed 10 pep Up IN Al, winning IA
straight including a non title tri
umph over Lightweight Champion
Lew jenkins vino had licked him
the year before. But in AZ, he went
bad again losing three of his first
seven bouts.
The elincher was a 10-round de-
feat by Mako Shapiro of New York
On Oct. 6, 1912. A few days before
this bout. ole Of Montgomery sta
blematcs suffered a rib injury at
a NeW JERSEY training camp. The
vino treated the injured
rib SaW Montgomery sitting in the
camps LIVING room. lie inquired,
who Is that sick boy?'
Friend explained that Montgom-
cry wasn't a "sicE boy that he was
tightna the main event against
Make Shapiro. Tie physician, con-
ildent IF his own eyes, examined
Montgomery aud discovered that he
WAS III indeed from infected rem
nantS Ol t0nall5 He advised the
Bob-cat 10 have an immediate oper-
alton instead 0f fighting Shapiro.
Montgomery laughed off his advice
and went through with the bout
or rather went through the motions
Of fighting, and was badly beaten.
AGREE
The day after his defeat, Mont
gomcry went 10 a free dispensary
in Philadelphia TO have his throat
examined. Physicians there agreed
with the Jersey doctor. They told
nim to get his tonsils removed i'm
But they recognized him
as Montgomery, the main-eVent
tighter, and said it would cost $3.50
After q consultation with his han
1lers, Montgomery underwent his
second tonsillectomy.
The doctors were right. That
operation made new man of Mont
yomery. He met Make Shapiro
again on Dec. l, 1912, and gave him
/ thorough beating. He went on to
mock ont Chester Rico. beat Lulu
knock ont Roman Al
larez, defeat Gene johnson and
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-23
PROMOTERS
WORKERS
AT BALL GAMES
BY KEN KAMTOR

SEATTLE, May % tUP1- Every
Sunday afternoon shipyard workers
in five large northwest #ards
change from work clothes to play
ing togs and put on baseball shows
which have caused professional
diamond promoters to cast enyious
eyes both at the calibre of ball
served up and the enthusiastic
crowds that received it.
These five teams presenting ship
yards in Bremcrton, Tacoma
Everett and two from Seattle com
prise the neWly-formed northwest
Shipyards league. Although the
playing season is still young, all
league games have been witnessed
by capacity crowds. adding further
support TO the convention that
baseball Is Americas national sport
~
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-23
SPORTS PARADE:

Henry VaSquez, and then get The
title shot at Beau Jack.