Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-12-24 | Page 10 | Mayor Offers to Pick Cotton If Ameche Will Get Oranges

Mayor Offers to Pick Cotton If Ameche Will Get Oranges DALLAS Dec 24 UP Mayor UP-Mayor Mayor Carl E. E Slaton of Lubbock Lubbock home home of the Texas Tech Red Raiders Raiders- had a little wager with Don DonAmeche DonAmeche DonAmeche Ameche film actor today on whether the Raiders could beat St. St Marys Mary's in the Cotton bowl game here January 2 but 2 but his honor wouldn't be satisfied unless unless Unless un un- Un- Un less they made it doubly tough for the loser Ameche offered to wager pounds of oranges from his San Fernando valley ranch against a bale of Texas cotton on St. St Marys Mayor Slaton snapped it up Then just to make it interesting interesting interesting interest interest- ing he offered to pick the bale I of cotton should he lose lose lose-if if Ameche will pick the oranges The actors actor's answer hasn't been V received The Raiders quartered here to train for the game chafed at cold wet weather that handicapped their workouts and caused postponement postponement postponement post post- of a public exhibition