Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-09
HERE
WE GO
AGAIN
BY
THE OLD
OBSERVER
ALONG WITH ONE thousand

ALONG WITH ONE thousand
other enthusiastic onlookers, we
watched the Imperial Wildcats Civ
ing their all in a futile attempt to
dixie the Spartan tide last Friday
night
The end of the game meant the
end of the season for Imperial
Coach Hancock'S high spirited
squad. The audience filed out, all
young people with a goodly sprink-
ling of uniforms. 1t was all over
and the Tigers packed away their
football togs. What now?
The boys, after six weeks of
strenuous football and working up
to a razor-edge sharpness of ath-
letic competition, now face a let
down. If the let-down is of short
duration. that wouldn't be so bad
but unfortunately, the athletic hori-
zon shows very dim future.
Basketball. which normally fol-
lows football at this time of the
year is not assured of inter- school
play. The Imperial Valley Athletic
League, which meets shortly after
Thanksgiving, has not given any
advance indication of whether or
not it will set up basketball con-
ference this season.
Certain quarters are very pesSi-
mistic about the chances of inter-
school basketball. Reasons given
are the general eXigencies of the
war with transportation difficult
ties in particular.
In our opinion, one of the best
reasons that our district has not
been SO troubled with increased
Juvenile delinquency problems as
have many other congested, war
boom towns, lies in the widespread
interest and participation of our
youth in sports.
We have the athletes, the audi
ences and the arenas. All that re-
mains is to keep them all in the
same family. Surely the men we
have confidence in as our leaders
and guides of youth can figure olst
workable solution to the prob
lem.
CHATTING WITH LEW Taylor
the other day, we happened to re-
mark that Lew had forsaken one
of the toughest sports-prizefight
ing for one of the easiest rackets-
fight promoting. We kidded him
about going soft.
Listen chirped Lew, you
wouldn't believe it, but as far as
I'm concerned, promoting is more
dangerous than boxing"
We conceded that a promoter
might be on spot if he put on
a bad card and the fans set out
to lynch him.
mo. that amt what l mean"
said Lew, you know that in 275
professional fights, including many
against championship holders,
was never put away for a 10 count.
Well. just the other day 1 was
helping the boys (manpower short
age, you know to unload extra
benches for Wednesday nights
show. l stopped to lift a bench
but the guy on the other end un-
balanced it somehow and the bench
came up from the floor and de-
scI1bed a beautiful uppercut on my
chin. l was really put away for a
long count and it was the first time.
l guess I've forgotten how to duck
WHILE READING through Es-
qulre reading, I said, not Just
looking at the cartoons) 1 noticed
that the Esquire Sports Poll on
football chose the 1926 Navy
21-2l tie at Soldier Field, Chicago
as the best football game of all
time.
The 1871 Chicago Bears were
selected as the best team and Red
Grange, the famous old Galloping
Ghost. as the greatest player in the
history Of the game.
Greatest play selected was Red
Oranges 95 yard return of the
opening kickoff for a touchdown in
the Illinois Michigan game at Ur-
bdna, Ill
blu near anybody TO the con-
trary?
DID YOU KNOW? - That Mae
West is an avid follower of the
ring. Shes a devotee of the sports
pages and can rattle off records,
names, dates and even gates of
important fistic battles. The ia
nous buxom blonde never misses
a big fight event, if she is anywhere
in the vicinity.
A little known expression of her
generosity is her placing in a movie
spot of numerous fighters, young
and old, who need the extra money.
SO if you happen to come up
and see her sometime" be sure to
lead off with a conversation on
fisticuffs and watch the glamorous
Macs face light up.
Ham hndnreeon