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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-21
"HE DID 1T THE
HARD WAY"
Famous New York Columnist
BY
ED SULLIVAN

The game played has ended and the boy in the last
bed of ward at Halloran Hospital has died We met
night I'd taken show out there and after the main show
we'd through the wards to let the badly hurt kids
rante, Block and Suly, Avis Andrews
We were just about to leave this particular ward when
over IN corner bed something stirred and the something
boy So went and talked to this boy, and he
looked at uncertainty through hot and fevered eyes
Would you like to meet Jack Benny?" asked him. and then
he grinned and whispered stop your kidding So got
Jack from another ward and so strong is training that the
badlywounded boy asked if his hair combed right
Want to look my best when Mister Benny in
he explained weakly Benny was as nice as he could be to
him and ba ho,'s anr,oc;oon iis+onod - Re III
the chart at the foot of the bed Arthur Ford
from little town in Georgia.
Were going to be back here with another show in
couple of weeks told him . Maybe won't be here"
the boy whispered 81 don't feel too hot Mister They got
me right through the So pretended to baw
back to the ward in two weeks figuring that if he had
definite date to look forward to- it would keep him holding
on to life :. We shook hands on it.
All that night couldn't get the boys face out of my
at Haloran He checked with the doctors Ford
had the best nights sleep he'd had Meeting Jack Benny
the finest medicine the doctor could prescribe The
rest of that day | walked on air.
Each succeeding telephone call confirmed the optimistic
news Ford was holding his Ford little better
Each day. the chaplain and the Red Cross made
1t point to stop at his bedside in the and
mind him of his date with us And with definite date
to focus and to live for Ford had a calendar which
helped him to keep on living or SO prefer to think
And then after keeping that date the boy died
night, very peacefully %
Whether not his folks, down in lGilledgevle, Ga.
learned from him that the last month he had played
game that brought his bedside people who roofing
for him. don't know But they should know of it. be-
it will bring of consolation to them
learn that this In his last struggle they should
know that their son, brother not small town
Georgia boy alone big city of Yankees He with
people who regarded him OF their own and when he
died in the North of wounds received while landing
PARKWAY shore regretted it bitterly. while acknowledging
that the weared and wounded boy finally had found the
opiate to his pain.
Because of Arthur Ford, who died at alloran Hospital
I'm going buy many War Bonds as in this Third
War Loan Drive Ashe whispered that night in the
dmmed ward the Germans got him right through the stom
ach figured that if young Ford could sacrifice his life
for and for the least do is buy bonds,
which pay interest lie and other boys like him took the
worst Of IT. 10 give the best Of lie did it the hard
Way-buyng bonds the easy way
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-21

All that night, couldn't get the boys face out of my
mind carly the next morning, called Father Belamy,
out at Haloran He checked with the doctors Ford
had the best nights sleep he'd had Meeting Jack Benny
the finest medicine the doctor could prescribe The
rest of that day walked on air.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-21

The played has ended, and the boy in the last
bed of ward at HalOran Hospital has died We met
night I'd taken show out there and after the main show
we'd through the wards to let the badly hurt kids
Jack Benny, the Andrews Sisters Pat Henning Jimmy Du
rante, Block and Suly, Avis Andrews.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07

Motta five rounds, Robinson four
and called the fifth even.
The eighth round marked the
turning point in the bout, witnessed
BY the largest crowd-which paid
more than $50,00-ever to jam Olym-
pia. La Motta caught Robinson
flush on the face with a smashing
left hook while the Negro was
against the ropes.
La Motta followed up his advan-
tage with hard lefts and rights,
chasing Robinson to the center of
the ring A right to the body, fol-
lowed with a ripping left to the
head, sent Rbinson s1umping to the
canvas. He took nine-count and
got up as the bell sounded.
Robinson tired noticeably in the
ninth under a savage pounding by
La Motta. He attempted to come
back in the tenth but La Motta
maintained his offensive and bat
tered Robinson against the ropes a
full minute before the fight ended.
Robinson entered the ring at
144 1-2, Is 3-4 pounds lighter than
hiSa opponent.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
T0WNIES TO PLAY
ARRAY OF STARS
IN ARMY SUNDAY

The game between the Ell
Centre town team and the
Army infantry team now in
Imperial Valley on maneu-
Vers Saturday appeared to
be the only winter league baseball
game IN prospect Sunday. 1t is set
Tor 80 p. m. on the Ell Centre dia-
mond.
The town team was originally to
play the team from the federal
migratory camp at BraWley but
the Eortn-end team was unable to
make arrangements for transporta-
ton. The Brawley Merchant -Mexi-
cali game set for south of the
border appeared to be out for the
same reason.
The Ortiz All-Stars have dis
banded and will not play against
the BraWley EastSide team as sched-
uled.
The FL Centre team will be with
out the services of Jack Aaron.
catcher, who is TO report for train
ing in the Army air forces Sun
day.
Russell Wagner will hold down
the mound for the townies while
the Army team will have an array
OF stars. In its only appearance on
an FL Centre diamond the infantry
squad swamped the team of Marines
from the Ell Centre air station by
- or 20 runs. Several former
major league ball players are in
cluded in the lineup of the Army
team.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
BY JACK CUDDY

NEW YORK. Feb. Cup -
Never in the history Of boxing was
the importance Of weight stressed
as it was last night at Detroit and
New York.
At Detroit, before a record local
indoor crowd Of 1880 fans, middle
weight Jake La MOtta, 81 under
dog. gave welterWeight Ray Rob-
inson the first defeat Of his career
as an amateur or professional, large
ly because La Motta was permitted
TO cme int the ring out-Weighing
the unbeaten New York Negro by
Is 3-4 pounds.
Meanwhile at New York young
Beau Jack, the explosive Georgia
Negro who is recognized as light
weight champion OF the world IL
New York State, barely won an un-
popular decision over veteran FrltZle
Zivic, former WelterWeight king, who
out weighed Beau Jack by eight
pounds.
Beau Jack, despite the fire and
speed of his youth, won this decl-
sion largely because ancient ZElt
was penalized a round for an al
legged low blow, which apparently
none of this years record crowd OF
21 1,24O fans had seen.
In this connection it must be
mentioned that recently in New
York the same middleWeight who
lickd Robinson at Detroit last night
scored a similar upset victory over
welterweight contender Sgt. Jackie
Wilson of Mitchell Field, NJ Y, af-
ter Wilson permitted La Motta u
come into the ring enjoying a weight
advantage of 16 pounds.
1t is a ring axiom that a gooc
big man always can lick a good lit.
tie man-because of the weight
Down through the years there have
been a few exceptions 10 this rule
But the code Of matchmaking ha.
accepted the rule rather than tht
exception. That's why youu fine
definite poundage differences per
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
use. Remains at
Top Of Basketball
League on Coast

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb 6.-UP)
Standings in the Pacific Coast con-
ference southern basketball divis-
ion remained unchanged today with
all teams idle or playing non-league
games and the two leaders unde-
feated University Of Southern Cal
ifornia and once-beaten Stanford,
making mediocre showings.
1t took all use had to edge out
the Santa Ana airbase team, So to
At, last night. although the speedy
Gene Rock, high-scoring Troy for
ward was not in the game.
Stanford, whose conference rec
ord is marred by only one loss,
bowed to st. Mary's, As to 40, al
though the game wasn't as close
as the score would indicate.
High-Scoring San Jose State
thumped Fresno State, SO to 81, at
San Jose behind a sensational re-
serve center, ElWood Clark, who
sparked the team from behind at
the middle of the first half to a 33-
to-26 halftime lead.
Santa Clara turned back Uni
yersity of San Francisco, "a to 80,
but both teams counted more fouls
than field goals, and San Francisco
State smothered California Poly
technic of San Luis Obispo, 70 to
80, to continue as the west coast S
highest scoring team.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
N. Y. STOCKS

NEW YORK. Feb. 6-Upl-A decline
ranging 10 more than point in hquor
shares on the War Production Board rec
umrnendation TO limit sale OF distilled
spirits featured an irregular moderately
active stock market today. .
The recommendation, made in event
civilian economy. provided that sale
the United States adopts Bed rock
Of spirits be limited Ia ! per cent on
the 1871 consumption. DStilling companies
said the move was an attempt Ia bring
back prohibition.
Schenley Distnlers was active Il
touched PA Off /. points. National
Distilers made a new low for more than
year at p Off = points. Canadian
Liquor company issues -diStllerS SegramS
and Hiram Waker-eased fracuonally
Steel shares-leaders in YESTERDAY 5
market on the upside-receded nationally.
Motors were steady to firm with new
highs in General Motors, Hudson Motors
and Continental Motors.
The oils were active and fractionally
higher. New highs were made by stan
dard Oil N. j., Standard oil of Calf
orna, and Socony-Nacuum. ONO on
equaled its high.
New tops were also made by American
Brakeshoe. Flintkote. Guantanamo Sugar
preferred. Interchemical Liquid Carbonic,
Lorillard Mcintyre Porcupine. J. c Pen
ney Sears Roebuck. and L. s. Hoffman.
yellow Truck, American Radiator. and
J. l. Case equaled their highs.
Dow Jones preliminary closing stock
averages Industrial l25.sl, up 0.o6; rall
zoos off 0.10; utility. Is 40, Off o92
and 65 stocks. 40 07. off 002
Stock sales were $40. $50 compared with
6l2O10 last Saturday. Curb stock sales
were l19. .925 shares against l3o.5s0 q
week ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
SPORTS PARADE
WEIGHT Tells The Story

mitted between a flyWeight and BAN
tamWeight. or between a bantam
and feather, etc.-on up to the
heavyweight division, where there
are no limits.
Remember that the heavyweight
limits is IT'S pounds. Above that
figure all men are heavyweights,
although the late william Muldoon
and others tried to establish a class
of -heayies or "dreadnaughtS -
who registered over 235 pounds. That
artificial classification was proved
to be stupid because practical ring
experiments showed almost all heaV-
les who scaled more than 220
pounds were freaks whose speed
and coordination diminished with
their excess pOundage. Hence the
kayo victory of Make Baer over
Primo Camera. Hence the easy
victories of Joe Louis over such
giants as Camera. Buddy Baer and
Abe Simon.
But there are no such freaks in
the lower divisions, where a man
must have a certain amount of
speed, timing and ring craft-eYen
if he lacks punch-to become a
prominent fighter. Thus, weight
becomes ra-important when a
fighter Of one division is matched
with a scrappcr from lower class.
New Yorker La Motta, for eX-
ample, is a mediocre middleWeight.
We're confident that Tony Zale, the
middleWeight champion who now
is in the navy, would belt his brains
out.
But the La Motta who went in
against WelterWeight Robinson last
night and WelterWeight Wilson re-
Gently enjoyed such poundage ad-
yantages that his opponents were
forced TO pack a pull Of at least IS
pounds-pull in the weights thru
out the bouts.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
Mack Feted on
80th Birthday

PHIL Feb Cup
Connie Mack. who started in base
ball as a S1%-a-Week catcher and
became one Of the games outstand-
ing figures was honored last night
at a banquet in celebration Of his
Both birthday anniversary.
More than 800 diners crowded the
large ballroom of Bellevne-Strat-
ford hotel TO pay homage 10 the
tall. grey-haired patriarch of the
Philadelphia Athletics. He was 80
years old last December %.
After five hours of dining. en-
tertainment and speeches, Connie
brought the dinner-Which was
more or less a Iarge-scale replica
OF a session of the hot-stove league
to a smashing climax with an ex-
preston of confidence that base
ball would solve its wartime prob
lens.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
Beau Jack
Sugar Ray Upset..
Beau Jack

DETROIT, Feb. Cup P)-Middle
weight Jack La Motta of New York
was credited with the prize pug
ilistic upset of the year. today - a
10-round decision over previously :
unbeaten Ray Robinson - and a
victory that put him close to the
top in his class.
La Motta upset 3 to l odds fav-
oring his fellow New Yorker and
ended Robinson's amazing streak of
129 amateur anu professional vic
tories by being aggressive through
out their bout at Olympic Stadium
last night before a record crowd
of 1880 fans.
The husky La Motta gained the
unanimous decision over Robinson,
reversing Sugar Rays verdict in
their previous meeting. He had
Robinson hanging on the ropes when
the final bell sounded and might
have won via a knockout over a
longer route.
Referee Sam Hennessey gave La
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
BORDER GOLFERS
START QUALIFYING

CALEXICO, Feb. 6. Qualifying
for the inter-city golf tournament
at the International Country club
is scheduled to start here Sunday.
Match play in the tourney is slat-
ed to begin on February 81, after
qualifying ends on February IA.
Players from MeXicali, Calexico, Ell
Centro and other Imperial Valley
cities are expected to compete.
John P. Carter, Jr., is the chair
man of the tournament Commit
tee responsible for the links affair
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
IA MOTTA UPSETS RAY
ROBINSON; JACK WINS
NEW YORK. Feb. 6

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 =
(UP)-Only its steel girders
and an emergency lights on"
kept Madison Square Garden
together last night as Light
weight Champion Beau Jack won
an unpopular l0-round non title
decision over veteran Fritzie Zivic
of Pittsburgh, former welterweight
king.
AT times it seemed that the ex-
plosive roar of disapproval would
lift the Gardens roof. The years
record crowd of 2l,240 fans became
so violent in disagreeing with the
referee in the eighth round that
lights were turned on throughout
the arena and detectives moved to
their stations in anticipation of
riot.
1t was a tumultuouS and men,
orable night in the house that Rick
ard built as 2l-year-old Beau Jack
extended his string to IA straight
victories, aided by the award of the
eighth round on q foul by referee
Young Otto for zivic's alleged low
blow.
Zivic, % years old and considered
somewhat washed up," fought the
greatest battle of his come back
campaign. He might have won or
got the eighth-round penalty. He
won that session., according to Un-
tied Press scoring. and this writer
saw him land no low blow in the
eighth, although he had dropped
couple in earlier stanZaS which
were unnoticed by the referee.
The huge crowd, which provided
gate of $70,291. sensed the close
ness of the fight And its tension
was borne out by the official vote.
The two judges-Sam Robinson and
Artie Monroe voted in tandem,
each giving Beau Jack six rounds
and Zivic four. Had the eighth
gone to zivic, it would have been
eVen-stephen. ReIeree Otto gave
Zeau Jack six sessions, Zivic three
and called one even.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
Ma ny
ii low To


Stressing the Importance
Of golf in the morale build
ing program of the Office of
Civilian Defense, officials of
the Barbara Worth country
club Saturday opened the course
for the first qualifierS in the an
nual Imperial Valley amateur golf
tourney.
Pat Glasgow. president of the
club, disclosed the desire of John
Kelly. director of physical fitness
for the OCD. that golf be kept alive
GLASGOW asked golfers to turn out
for the tourney to make it the big
geSt and best ever in spite of trans
portation and other difficulties
brought about by wartime condi-
tlOnS
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
PASSING SHOW

The third game of the evenings
full bill, saw the El Centro Marine
aviatOrS and the Mexicali town
team put on a passing show. Al
though MeXicali went ahead of the
Marines several times, the Fliers
were able to score most in the last
minutes.
Three of the Marines. w. A Mon
fort, forward; Ed Willard, center.
and Charles Bacon, guard. fouled
out OF the game in the final quar-
ter.
Ray HOLDEN, guard, scored II
points for tie Marines. Bacon
found the target for IA markers.
Jesus Basquez and Manuel Ma
no!o were the scoring threats of
the MeXicali crew. Basqu,ez, for
ward, demonstrated again that he
would be able to hold his own in
the fastest college basketball cir
cles by scoring II points. Manolo,
center, was only point behind
him.
Next Tuesday night action in the
league resumes again with two
games scheduled for the Ell Centro
gymnasium and two for the Ca
IeXico High school court
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
L. A. BAY
L. A. SOCKS

LOS ANGELES, February -tUPt-
Prices developed a strong tone IN mod
crate trading on the Las Angeles Stool;
Exchange today. There were seven issues
up, none down and five unchanged. Ap-
prOXimate volume was 340O shares
The list: Broadway Department Stores
100 at ga up -; Consolidated oil 100
al -. uph Republic Petroleum 500 Al
40 unchanged Standard Oil 100 at 81 :
up IL. Consolidated Steel 100 al :
unchanged; Consolidated Steel Pfd 100
al ~ = up Il Lane-Wells 200 at 81 un-
changed.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
M a r K ETS
L. i. LIVESTOCK

los ANGELES. February #IJft
Federal Stale Market News Cattle sal
able 3e0. scattered SaieS about steady
but practically no demand for several
loads of common to medium steers. few
medium steers 1475 load medium 1o
good feeders Il; common to medium
COWS g Soil 50. odd head to -. Gamers
and cutters 80 25, medium To good bulls
l1-12.5g.
Calves Salablc -. practically no sales
Quotabe steady
Sheep Salahc non. good and choice
wOoled lambs quoted 1925 Ia possibly
r. -. and good ewes around S25
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
J.. A. PRODECE

los ANGELES February up
punched vegetables Carrots 4 tunps
weaker. Others steady Per crt: beet>
-3 doz 5O-1.75 fair p. carrots =
doz l50- - 30 fair I -. small col 90.
Yuma 3.75-I -. Guadalupe 3.25-5 30
oNnard 3 s0-fuO. green onions local 5
doz > 10000. fair = 5n-5.o0. Imp NlN
~ doz Geo: LcekS . doz local 25o-2.7 =.
mustard doz l.25-1.7a, parsley doz
]. .C5-l.5o radiSheS small red ta2 80
900: fair 1.25: spinach local doz iao-
IT'S: ordinary 75-1 ~. o>rard 3 dos
y -. TWnipS local 3 doz o5-"as. fan
SOC
Lettuce: dull: dry pack Imp Val ertS
doz a.75-3 -. - 2.5a-2b5. Yuma Is
. OO-3 -. 5S 2.15-25o
Tomatoes steady. inland C.tS 9-topS
=. 1922. ordinary . 81. lbs 2.7a-s nn
ordinary = 40-2 ~. los 25l--75 araHneIN
2.1O-225: 2nS ouu-2 -. orlratN IL
SIS - So -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
BuIIfight Set
ForSundayP.M.

MEXICALI, Feb. 6.-David Lii
ceaga acclaimed as MeXicos No.
bullfighter, is TO return TO Mex
iCali's Plaza de Toros Sunday after
noon in the seasons first corrida.
Liceaga thrilled the packed arena
last December. Carlos Canitas, also
prominent as a picador below the
border and in South America, will
also appear.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
L. A. BUTTER * EGGS

los ANGELES, February 'JPa
LARGE EGGS No. ! Grade AA 2s Na.
. Grade \ 3s No Grade |7l y,
a dirties Re No. > Checks -.
MEDIUM EGGS-Grade \ "a. Grade
Z 30. DirtieS b. Checks 81
SMALL EGGS Grade a 5H Grade Z
%. DirlieS 81: Checks 29
MISCELLANEOUS EGGS. Insa1rd n
PeeweeS Is
Loaf 27i-.
Butter-U. 5. 90 score Is: 9l score a. ;
90 score 47i=. 50 score 10
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
Bob Graham Must
Give Up Game

Bob Graham, member of last
years Ell Centro High school bas-
ketball team and regular of the
l943 squad, has been ordered by his
doctor to give up the game, it was
revealed Saturday.
The tall forward has been suf-
fering appendicitis attacks.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. Feb. 6 Upl-Gran futures
prices fluctuated within q narrow range
in a duh session on the Board Of Trade
today.
Wheat was up \ 10 l. cent a huShel:
corn unchanged TO up i oats up i. and
rye up y To 4 Soybeans were inactive
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
FIGHT RESULTS

SAN FRANCISCO - George
San Francisco - George Clam
hastiana. 212, Los Angeles. out {
pointed Harold Blackshear, 205, San
Francisco go; Henry Lesser, l45,
Oakland, Knocked out Danny ST.
mon, 146. San Francisco go;
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
:. Z. Jaysees On Top In League Play
Ardbs Score End
Victory in Play

Emerging from the first weeks competition the FL Cen
junior college Arabs stood at top of the Imperial Valley
basketball league Saturday following their 1884 victory
the Navy from the FL Cenro air station Friday
night in the first game Of a tripe-header.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07

= Ine ARABS nave won TWO games
tW other teams have won one and
another has been victor once and
loser once
In the two other games Friday
night. the inland Marines won
from FL Centro High school, 57-42.
and the FL Centro Marines defeated
MeXicai. 4G-38.
Coach Gerry Dennerlein alter
mated his first and second teams
throughout the game to throttle
the Navy boys. His first team.
paced by Guard Jack Suttle and
Forward Bert Holt, was able to pull
away from the sailors when neces-
Sary, While the second squad held
its own.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
MARINE CENTER GOOD

Had Jackson stayed in he might
easily have led the Spartans to a
much closer score than the l5-
point victory for inland. The Spar
tanS handled the ball nicely, but
did not have quite enough eXpe-
rience to cope with the veteran
Marine ball-handlers. Joe Wilson,
tall center for Camp Dunlap, made
l6 points and ran rings around
most of the other players on the
floor. Don Watson. Marine forward,
gave the spectators a shooting and
passing exhibition seldom witnessed
on the small El Centro court. Al
though he tanked only 10 points,
he looked good most of the time.
The Spartans started trifle
slow. with Jackson doing all the
scoring in the first quarter of the
game. The Marines led, 24-18. at
half-time. In the third period.
when Jackson began finding the
range repeatedly, the Spartans
brought the score up to 1890, in
the Marines favor After the CEN
ter left the game in the fourth
quarter, the Marines had little
trouble
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
L. 4. POULTRY
l.. A. GRAIN

LOS ANGELES. February -'GP4-
Wheat. No. naro, go .......-.- .-.S s.. i5-2. 20
Corn. No. YET. bulk -.-..Sl. 9S-2ol
Barley, No. l bright " 45-l5. -Sl.7o-1. 75
Oats. No. ., 35-lbs. ....---.----2 ?. - , q L.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
WON TUE SDAY

The jaysees won their first game
last Tuesday, opening date of the
service and non-service team
league. by tripping CaleXico High.
On the same night the Navy squad
had defeated the FL Centre High
school reserves.
Scoring was we'll divided for the
Arabs. Suttle hooped 10 points
and Holt. who looked better than
he has before this season. was re-
sponSible for markers. Center
Charles Carter, formerly from the
University of Southern California.
led the sailors with 12 points. Pier
son, 4 forward, hOoped II.
The second game of the eve
ming, the Ell Centro High inland
Marine encounter, was one of the
hardeSt-fought. 1t saw Lewis
Jackson. tall center on the &c.
Spartan squad, make 10 points be-
fore being baniShed from the game
early in the fourth period for COM
hitting a fourth personal foul.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
Markets at a
Glance

siocks narrowly irregular an moderate
ly active trading
Bonds Irregular.
Curb Stocks irregular.
Cotton easier.
Wheat and com steady.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
WOMEN FLIGHTS

From all appearances the tourney
is going to be just what Glasgow
wants-the biggest and best ever.
For plans are now being made for
many flights Of male golfers as
we'll as flights of women-the first
time in the clubs history.
Qualifiers were told as they went
out on the links to make their test
rounds that prizes in this years
events will be mostly war bonds
and stamps. A few pieces Of golfing
equipment will be- given away how
ever.
Qualifying is to run from Sat
urday, Feb. 6, through Feb IT. Those
wishing 10 play in the championship
flights must turn in their cards on
C1,y,Iqz- E7ah II