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Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
Coostin9 Along

SO we start looSening up on fouls
and the game gets out of hand. Its
not for me-"
well, NibS, how about refereeing
an ice hockey game? Would you
go for that?"'
Il pass-make it a double pass!'
OLDSTERS STAY OUT!
NibS agreed that fellows hitting
40 and greying into the SOS ought
to stay out of officiating basketball,
hockey and football. They call for
plenty of legs and stomach-youd q
better be in condition.
NibS admitted the field judge in
football can have a fairly soft day
physically. But one decision might
alter a ball game. Remember the
clipping penalty called on Joe Hur-
leys block on Mickey McCardle
that nullified Presto Podesto's po-
tential winning pass to Jack Ferem
of College of Pacific against South
ern California last seasonD
Say, Nibs, how'd you get your
nickname?'
THAT goes back when 1 played
high school football at Iowa Falls,
Ia. I was quarterback, using the
old Information. The other guys
used TO say his Nibs' will call a
quick-opening play - or maybe a
forward pass. And Nibs just stuck
with me-"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
Ry LAh,ES :. SHEEHY

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. II CUP)
Basketball is a great indoor sport
but if you're looking for a
referee - count out Clarence M
(Nibs) Price, California's fine
basketball coach. That goes for
ice hockey. too!
Nibs allowed that the nightmare
of basketball officiating hinged on
varied interpretations of funda-
mental rules.
"You have a fellow at ore end Of
the court interpreting strictly the
dribbling rule and his comrade in
stripes with whistle giving it n
loose, more liberal interpretation
Price said
THE game hasn't reached the
point of standardization of funda-
mental rules. Refereeing becomes
somewhat of mind over matter
and you can imagine what the
players think when caught be-
tween two interpreters!'
The game, too, shuttles SO rapidly
between good and bad basketball
that officials often are mouse
trapped in the melee.
You and go out to work a game
with the understanding we'll keep
it under control. We toot on every
foul. The players beef and do the
fans roar? And do We hear them?
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
M a r K ETS
l.. 4. PRODTCE

LOS ANGELES. Jan. Il CUP tFSAlNSl :
BUNCIlED VEGETABLES: Steady. Per
crt.: BectS 21a- , doz. 1.75-2.0O: fair l 25-
$50: carrots , doz. 1852 % fair 80
chard 2ir-3 doz 1.25-1 so; green onions ;
doz 65O-70O: kale pa doz. $50; leekS
= doz. >. 75-3oo fair 1.75-2,O 90: mustard
4 doz. 125-1.5o: parsley 6 doz. 2.75-3.00;
radiShcs small red 6 doz. 175-2. -;
spinach doz. 1.5O-1.75, fair 1.00-l. y;
turnipS 2ia 3 doz. 1OO-l.25.
CABBAGE: Dull; per Crt.; Local Can
noubal 2.oo-25o few fair l.5o-1.75. jbos.
and ordinary 90c-125, jboS and very
small stock > 90: Savoy per crt. 100-l 25;
red cabbage 2.75-30o.
LETTUCE: Steady. Dry pack Imperial
crtS. doz. 400: iced Crts. Imperial 1
doz. 400, IS 3.75.
PEAS Firm Per ID: IMPERIAL best Is
16c, local l5-l6c. san Diego 15-l6c; sugar
peas %O-SSC.
PEPPERS. Steady on best. Per Ib.:
Bells fair 2oc, Santa Barbara ordl"ary
1920
SQUASH; Firm. White summer san
Diego lugS ordinary $50 Imperial crtS.
4 25-5.OO; Italian local and San Diego lugs
best 3.OO-35O. fair 2.50-2.75; No. IS 100
SO; Imperial crtS 3.oO-3.50; yellow
crookneCk Imperial CrtS. 4.25; Table
Queen lugS 75c-1.OO; Banana per ID. 2i=-
Sc: Hubbard 81 -4c.
TOMATOES: Unsettled; Imperial crtS.
9-12 tops 4 25-4 93 basis 17c 10 los 364
4 90, POS 300; tops l. 25-4.42, basis 17c.
Local and San Diego county lugs 5N5s and
5N6S 3.50-4.c0. POOR to ordinary $50
go, some low as 75c; 6N6S 2.5O-3.25,
6N7S 1903 90. player 10000. Santa
Barbara county Slayer 5N5S and oN6S
9. So. -. 6N1S 25O-4. co. 7NSS 2.0O-2. so;
Player large 250-3.5O, small 2.00-2.50.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
". Y. STOCKS

NEW YORK Jan. Il up Sticks ad-
vancoed fractions to more than point
Tuesday on increased activity.
Best gains were made before President
RooseNelts address on the State of the
Nation which was read 10 congress al
noon. The Street had anticipated he
would ask FOR a national service act and
had considered that as a bullish factor.
When the predictions of the financial
community were borne out by the actual
address. the market hcsitated. The PreSi-
dents remarks on taxes, renegOuation
OF contracts and social security were seen
as offsetting factors 10 the labor angle.
However, selling did not set in and the
list held a large portion Of the rise.
Railroad issues were firm. Steels en-
loyed a good market for a time and the
gold mining shares were given whrl
N the morning. hey receded from the
highs. holding fractional advances. Rails
finished with gains ranging TO more than
pointc in Santa Fe and Louisville and
Nashville.
Preliminary closing Dow-JoneS averages:
Industrial 1851. up o67; rail 35.12, up
o.30; utility - 81. up o. and 90 stocks
IS. 81, up o.30.
Sales were 996. .220 shares compared
with 10, ,170 yesterday. Curb turnover
was 246.O60 shares compared with 176.
52o Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
Baseball Retains
Interest, Claim

WICHITA, Kan, Jan. IL up
Raymond Dumont, head of the
nations semi-pro baseball teams
said today that figures for their
lo43 tournaments failed to bear
out a statement of Branch Hickey,
president of the Brooklyn Dodgers,
that football was replacing baseball
as the national paStime.
THE national baseball congress
certified more teams into the series
of 1943 sanctioned state tourna-
ments than during the preceding
year, despite handicaps and grow
ing manpoWer problems he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
Refuses S &o Cult

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10. CUP
Tony La9zeri, the 'poosh-em-up'
former second baseman for the New
York Yankees, today remained firm
in his refusal TO resign as manager
of the Wilkes-Barre, Pa, Eastern
league baseball club, despite the
clubs request that he quit his post.
Il am not quitting" Lazzeri said,
and if they want to get rid OF me,
they'll have to throw me out"
The eX-Yankee infield star, long
regarded as one Of baseballs smart
est players, declared that he did
not know why the Wilkes Barre
club sought his retirement.
He said the only notification of the
clubs decision to seek a new man
ager was in a formal retirement
request ne received from Mike Nc
Nally, club secretary.
IF they wanted to be nice about
it, they could have informed me
sooner" he said. Nov the winter
meetings are over and all the 1914
jobs have been filled"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
By JACK CUDDY

NEW YORK, Jan. II (UP)-The
august and able moguls Of the U. s.
Golf Association may have post
war plans dominating the agenda
of their annual meeting here next
Friday. but they probably will have
to take time out to settle a con-
troverSy with q faction of members
who want something done for the
sport right now.
QUOTE L. A. SUCCESS
Using the success of the Sl2,500
Los Angeles open as support for
their argument, this faction insists
that the U. S. c.. A. restore full
program of 1914 championship
tournaments TO keep pace with
other sports which have thrived
throughout the war, despite man.
power shortages.
Although the executive committee
repeatedly favored abandonment of
the national open, the national
amateur, and the women's cham
pionship tournaments until the
war is over, several delegates were
ready to exert pressure for restora-
ton of full program of meets.
RECORD PLAY CITED
The argument that the standard
of play would be too poor to repre-
sent the high level of the associa-
ton was knocked out in the Los
Angeles tournament. Harold (Jug)
McSpaden, the winner, broke the
,I,Hh a
72 hole total of 273, and Sub-par
rounds throughout the four day af-
fair were as plentiful as in the
pre-War days.
Bob Harlow, professional singer
of praises for the Pinehurst, N. c.,
course in the Christmas tree set
ting. and former manager OF the
P.GA. Tournament Bureau, quoted
golfers who believe that the sport
has lost ground because Of the
cancellation of its championships
for two years while other athletic
promotions have been going at full
blast.
GET 1T OUT
Those golfers who favor the re-
sumption Of the championships feel
that if practically all other sports
are carrying on with the consent of
the government and the support Of
the people, there is no reason why
golf should hide under a bushel,"
he said.
Harlow also emphasized the sue
cess Of the privately sponsored Tam
O'Shanter open meets ut Chicago
in 1912 and l943 as support for
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
l.. A. LIVESTOCK

Los ANGELES. Jan. II iUPl-tFSAlNS3:
CATTLE: Salable 500. slow, early sales
on steers. heifers and medium to good
cows about steady. most bids lower on
other classes medium steers 13.25-115O
good fed steers held above 1880; good
heifers Ia: medium to good cows 11-i2. 10,
cutter to common S.75-10.7 IS, medium TO
good cows 75, cutter TO common
S.75-10T5. Gamers and cutters 6.oO-S.5O;
medium 10 good bulls 1O.23-l2; few
medium yearling stockers 1923; mediums
10 good steers 14-l5.25; heifers 12-l4.73.
CALVES: Salable 80. steady; medium
TO good Vcaiers 13-l4.50.
HOGS: Salablc 100, 1900 hOldovcrs
slow. fully p cents lower with under 200
lbs sharply lover, few sales; good to
choice 2OO-26O lbs 14.75, the support
price few 1SD lbs. 1850; 13O-15O b. cut
outs l2-13.5O; medium 10 choice SU"s
9jO-t
SHEEP: Salabc none; good to choice
wooled lambs quoted 1i.5O-l5 or above
and ewes 10 around $50: late Monday
few medium lambs - and ewes 6.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
Cron1er Defends
Ex-Wurden

SACRAMENTO. Jan. IL. up
Henry B. Cramer, member of the
State Board of Prison directors,
Tuesday defended the administra-
ton of former Warden Clyde Plum
mer at Folsom prison and attacked
activities of Julian Alco, another
board member
In letter to Assemblyman Lorne
Middough, Long Beach, chairman
of an assembly interim crime COM
mittee, Cramer also charged that
Alco supported the release of Lloyd
Sampsell, Berkeley bank robber, to
a prison harvest camp, and ques-
toned the propriety of Alec serving
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
POULTRY e. EGGS

This schedule on Wholesale Retail Egg
prices is the maximum and the most that
may be charged and is copied from OPA
Order No. %i3 An additional &c may be
charged for Cartoned eggs properly mark
ed as 10 size and grade, and cartoned
EGGS: Week of January 10. Wholesaler
70 Retailer-Largc Soc medium i6c;
Small 42c. AT Ranch TO Consumer
LARGE sec; Medium sic; Small ACC.
Large eggs OF Grade AA quality, when
certified as such by the USDA, may sell
2c above the price for Large Grade A.
Extra Large = above. Jumbo SC above.
Assorted eggs OF Med. A, B or eggs &c
less than large Assorted eggs of Small
a. B, or SC less than large of same
grade.
POULTRY PRICES: (All points Imperial
Valley OPA Maximum set Oct l., 1943.l
First pricc-At Ranch 10 Wholesaler or
Retailer SecopA price Delivered to
Wholesaler or Retailer. Third price-At
ranch to consumer:
pa 10 3 lbs, 29c; fryers 3D. lbs. PC; {;
roastcrS. all weights, 29c; fowl, Leghorn,
all weights p &C: colOred, all weights
- &c; ducks. all sizes 25c; rabbits, under
lbs, 22-24c-
LOS ANGELES. Jan. II (UP)- EGGS:
Wholesale prices. consumer grade: Large,
Grade A 4Ic. Grade SIC. Medium,
Grade a 4Oc. Small Grade A SOC.
Retail prices TO consumers: Large.
Grade AA 59-62c: Grade A 56-59c; Grade
B $3.50: Medium, Grade AA $3.50;
Grade A 4S-5ic; Small Grade 1880.
Butter unchanged at OPA ceilings:
Grade AA 43c: Grade a 42i@c; Grade B
42t4c; Grade c He.
Turkeys at ceilings Dressed. boX-pack-
ed. under 16 lbs. 43lac. 1920 lbs. Il &c.
over - lbs. dec; loose birds one cent
lower.
Poultry and game at ceilings: Leghorn
bruilers under pa lbs. 3O-S2c. 24-3 lbs.
ea-31c, lrycrs 3-4 lbs. 29-31c, roasters all
weights 29-31c. colored and Leghorn fowl
- ]. 81 &C: ducks 25-27c; domestic rab-
bits TO b. Los Angeles, under lbs. 22-24c.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11

on prison investigating commit
tee appointed by Gov. Earl Warren.
POINTS TO PROBE
Cramer pointed out that Alec in
vestigated Folsom prison for the
prison directors last summer, prior
to the investigation touched off by
Sampsell's weekend leaves from
the harvest camp.
Mr.. Alec was directed TO follow
up on his investigation and reported
repeatedly to the board that mat
ters were improving at Folsom and
coming along fine" Cramer said.
Cramer declared that Alec was
the only board member knowing
Sampsell's record fully and charged
he "beSeeched the board of prison
terms and paroles to give SampSell
an early parole and offered to see
10 1t that no unfavorable publicity
would ensue."
Cramer also asserted that Alec
mad a show staged at san Quentin
prison for the benefit of his COM
panys employees and friends" The
snow, he said, had no value for or
relation to prison inmates"
DEFENDS POLICY
Defending former Warden Plum
mer's alleged use of con bosses"
IN managing Folsom, Cramer declar-
ed that the convict boss system was
justified where insufficient free
men were allowed.
He added that funds for payment
OF a proposed overall director of
prisons could be better used to hire
additional guards or prison en-
plo|es.
Cramer indicated he was sending
copies OF the letter TO tho COVER
nor and other members of the pris-
on board as we'll as to Middough.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
l.. A. STOCK

exhibited gains today in healthy trading
on the Los Angeles Exchange with nine
issues up, one down and eight un-
changed in $500 share sales.
The list: Los Angeles Investment, 100
at 11al up y Edison 100 at 24ls Edison
D. r1u 2LU al 30, down i; Edison
original 100 at 43. unchanged; Southern
Pacific 200 at 25h. up x; Standard Oil
100 at 3sA. up i Aircraft Accessories
100 at pa. Creamerics OF America 100 at
75s Consolidated Steel 100 at 9as, up = :;
Mcnasco 100 at lie, unchanged; Farms
worth 100 al IL. up 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
BODIES OF DUCK HUNTING
VICTIMS RECONEREn

HOBBS, y. M, Jan. II CUPD -
Bodies of three army airmen who
died while duck hunting in a bliz-
zard near Artesia, N M, last week
end were prepared for removal to
their homes Tuesday.
Hobbs army air field authorities
said the bodies were found in the
bogS," shallow marsh six miles
southeast of ArteSia, near the Pecos
river, Monday afternoon. The body
Of Lieutenant James NJ. Buxton, 36,
of Hayward, Calf, had been
located there Sunday.
Found Monday were the bodies
of Lieutenant James 3. Watson, 35,
OF Flushing, NJ Y, and Sergeant
Harold G. Richardson, "a, of Sierra
Madre, Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
Finance Director
Named by Warren

SACRAMENTO, Jan. II. CUP)-
Gov. Earl Warren announced Tues
day he will appoint James S. Dean,
former city manager of Sacramento,
to be state director of finance ef-
fective Feb. |.
He will replace John F.. Hassler,
who is resigning to become a vice
president of the Bank of Commerce
in Oakland.
Dean, the governor said, "has
worked closely with Mr.. Hassler
and is able to take over the direc-
torship of the department without
any disruption in its activities.
Hassler is a former city manager
of Oakland and previously was in
banking work.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
fight RESULTS
By UNITED PRESS

NEW HAVEN, Conn.-Julie Ko-
gon, 1874, New Haven, decisioned
Harry Hitlian, 1874, Worcester, Mass,
lO; Herman Badger, ITO, New
Haven, stopped Wadell Washington,
1877, Worcester "a.
SCRANTON, Pa.-Lester Young,
1856, Philadelphia, defeated Julio
Galuccio, 144, New York 10.
NEWARK, N. J.-George Brown,
147a, New York, defeated Artie
Tedesco, l44, Jersey City, (8).
SAN FRANCISCO-Cecil Hudson,
147, Los Angeles, decisioned Van
McNutt, 1872, New York 10 Buddy
Millard, ITS, San Francisco, Tko'd
Shamus O'Brien, IT'S, New York
ID: Freddy Taylor, 1872, Oakland,
decisioncd Billy Gibson, l29, San
Francisco 80.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
Planners View
Europe Set-Up

WASHINGTON, Jan. II. CUP)-
The United States need not CONT
nue. rationing after the war to feed
Europe if plans are made promptly
to restore Europe's own food pro-
duction, the National Planning as
sociation declared Tuesday.
The association urged that as a
means of aiding in reconstruction
the Nazi food production pattern
be kept for at least year because
however evil, it does manage to
keep most of Europe alive"
The association is a non-profit
organization dedicated to planning
in agriculture, labor, management
and government
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
Golfers May Ask
Restored Meets

restoration of the championship
tournaments.
George May has been making
golfing hay with those meets" Har-
low said. He was so encouraged
with his Chicago events that he
now has challenged the us CA.
and promised to hold a George MAJ
national amateur championship
after the war, unless the US.GA.
permits amateurs 10 receive more
substantial prizes and travelling cE-
penSeS to tournaments. He has
done everything possible to win the
loyalty of the top name golfers,
counting upon their support after
the war"
THE LEISURE GEME
The golfing fathers, generally
open" minded, have indicated their
opposition to restoration OF tourna-
mentS because the sport long has
been considered one for leisure
hours, for afternoons off when
three or four fellows at the plant
had few hours to kill. 1t has
been hard TO disassociate the sport
from those pleasant, easy going
peace time days when fans and
players alike Whiled away the hours
after a meet, sitting under sun
umbrellas or on the clubhouse
veranda. slipping iced drinks and
exchanging pleasant chit-chat. Any
kind of a U.S.GA. tournament
might bring that back to a certain
degree and that is just what the
executives don't want-at least not
until Hitler and Hirohito have
been taken care of for good.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
LICENSE ISSUED

Two marriage licenses were is
sued by County Clerk w. j. Nc
Clelland Monday. They were obtain
ed by Sergeant Robert D. Garrett of
Camp Haan, and Johnnie Pearl
Wilson, army nurse; and George
Anthony Romero, 40, FL Centre mu-
sician, and Irene Casey, 81, Imperial
waitress.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. Jan II tUPa-Ryc and wheat
closed strong and oats and barley weak
on the Board of Trade Tuesday. The
Presidents message did not affect the
market trend
Rye finished the day up ai TO Ii cents
n bushel wheat up Il to 3; oats off i
10 *, and barley off = TO Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
STATE STREAK SNAPPED

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Jan. IL
Until Bucknell bagged the first
game this season, Penn State had
won "a straight on its own basket
ball floor The streak started in
February, l941.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
OTHER FINISHES
FAVORED AT FRISCO

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. II. CUP)
Harold (Jug) McSpaden, tall
Philadelphia. golfer, today topped
the list of professional stars named
for the $4,000 San Francisco Vic
tory open golf tournament which
opens Friday and was natural
favorite 10 win on the basis of his
victory in the Los Angeles open yes
terday.
McSpaden finished the Los An
geles tournament with five under
par &c for 279 for 70 holes and
his performance, leading Johnny
Bulla, second-place winner by three
strokes, made him a hot bet to re-
peat on the Harding Municipal golf
course here this weekend.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
&. A. HAD

Los ANGELES, Jan. II (UPl-
ALFALFA HAY D. 5. No. l, extra lcafy
S34 50.36. so; L. S. No. l. $31 50-33. 50;
u. ). No. 2 lcafy or No. 2 green S30.50-
-. so; L. s. No. ,, S29-3l. no. ! barley
hay S31-32; No. I. cat hay SS6-37
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
MOTORBIKE TO ICE

NEW YORK, Jan. 1l.-Farmer
Joe Walters, 81, former daredevil
motorcycle rider, is now comedian
with Sonia Henie's Hollywood Ice
Revue.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
Markets at a
Glance
pv UNITED PRESS

siocJss higher in moderately active
trading
B0ads new high since october, 1887. [.
S. governments easy
Curb stocks irregularly higher.
Cotton up as much rs 40 cents a bale.
Wheat up y TO : cent a bushc
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
MhSONS TO MEET

Eel Centre chapter No. lO9, RAM
will have a stated meeting Thurs
day night, 7:30 o'clock in the Mas
onic temple.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
HERE:
WE GO
AGAIN
BY
Ole
Nordland

Each Tuesday and Friday after
moons at pm. groups of local boys,
six, seven, and eight years ola
meet and play hardball at the Ri
Centre Stadium. The recreation Is
supervised and the leaders report
the boys have plenty of enthusiastic
finn
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
PAGE LOU NOVA

TOLEDO, Jan. lin Todelo
bowling, a strike obtained without
hitting the head pin is called
a cosmic strike.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
McSpadden Wins IA Open
BY LISLE SHOEMAKER

LOS ANGELES, Jan. II (UP) -
Harold jug McSpaden. who had
an overnight premonition he would
win the S12.500 Los Angeles open,
qualified today as an equally able
golfer and prophet by taking firSt
prize and breaking the 70 hole
Wiltshire Country club record in
the process.
McSpadenS final round of &C
yesterday gave him a 278 total,
three under the previous low for
the distance. Johnny Bulla, At
lanta. Ga. airlines flier tied the
course record with his second place
total of 281, while three golfers,
Leonard Dodson of Kansas City,
Mo. Craig Wood of Mamaroneck,
n. Y, and Byron Nelson of Toledo
O., tied Tor third with 283s.
S4.375 IN BONDS
McSpaden received S4.375 in war
bonds for his victory. Bulla won
S2.l25. and Dodson, Wood, and
Nelson. received Sl,125 each.
The winner. tall. long jawed
Kansan. said he put himself on the
spot with his wife and Just had
to win" to bear out his Fremont
ton.
II had a feeling in the morning
that I might be the winner, so I
called my wife in Philadelphia and
told her I thought I was going TO
be sharp" he said. Well I was
Only made one butch all day, and
that was when I fired one out of
bounds on the 18th
HAD TRAINED PUTTER
McSpaden combined uncanny put
ting accuracy with his unusually
steady tee and fairway game to
make the final round a rout. He
finished early. and it was evident
that only Bulla had a chance of
overtaking him. Bulla. faced with
the necessity of shooting three
straight brides to tie. found the
pressure too great and finished with
three parS.
McSpaden, now Philadelphia
pro, had six brides, II parS and
one bogey on his final l8.
OTHER FINISHES
Other high finiShers were Willie
Hunter of Los Angeles. 284; Olin
Dutra, the host pro, 284; Jimmy
Hines, New York. 285: Marvin
Stahl, Los Angeles. 266; George
Fazio, Pine Valley, N Y, 286; Els
worth Vines. Pasadena. Calf, 2S7;
Sammy Byrd Detroit. 287; Art Bell,
San Francisco, 288; Willie Goggin,
White Plains, N. Y. 289, and Harry
Cooper, Minneapolis, 289.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
ORTIZ COMPLIMENTED

Manuel's interest in Servicemen
recently was the subject OF com-
pliment paid him by fans at Yuma
where he has refereed several of
the athletic club programs. The Yu-
ma ring followers were captured by
his interest in the men in the armed
forces and had this to say:
I'D like to pause here and pay
tribute to a grand little man
Manuel Ortiz. Manuel had only to
hear that the Yuma Athletic club
fights were a 100 per cent soldier
benefit show and he agreed to come
and lend his prestige to the event.
He left his business, cancelled pre-
vious engagements, came at his own
expense to Yuma, did bangup job
as referee and judge in dozen little
ways that only fighters and pro
moters can appreciate and really
kept the show rolling.
The champion agreed to come
back soon with spar matss and put
on a real boxing exhibition. His
race, the entire boxing profession
and public can well point with pride
to one of the finest gentlemen in
the ring. Thanks very much, Man
uel Ortiz"
Here in Ell Centre Manuel plays
baseball with the Ell Centre Mer-
chants, team made up mainly OF
young fellows of high school age
and he does this both because he
loves sports but because he also
wants to help the kids have a
team.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-11
FIGHT SALICA SOON

Manuel Ortiz proposed fight with
Terranova for the latter's feather
weight title this month has been
postponed. Indications that the
fight promoters were running into
difficulty in Los Angeles was noted
recently and according to Manuel
the fight may be scheduled in Feb
ruary. February l he goes to Hous-
ton. Texas, where he will defend
his title against Lou Salica.