Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-03-31


ing. number of contestants arrived in
Brownsville last night and were taken TO
lodgings.
The majority Of the contestants and
visitors, however. arrived in Browns
vile early this morning, in automobiles.
They all drove to the high school. where
they were assigned quarters and given
badges stating that they were contest
ants in the meet. W. X. Smith, in
structor at the local high school, con-
Quoted the information bureau at the
school, listing the entries. giving badges
and assigning numbers to the track con-
testants for the meet being held this
afternoon.
Practically every room in the high
school was being used this morning,
while the auditorium held large crowd
at the defamation contests. At times
il was impossible to get through the halls
Of the building.
At 1915 when all the morning contests
were over with, participants went to the
domestic science room, where they were
entertained al luncheon.
An immense crowd of young folks. con-
testants, coaches, and other interested
people, arrived in Brownsville at noon
for the district intellectual events and
for the Cameron county and Hidalgo
county junior and senior track and field
events which are being run off this
afternoon TO select contestants for the
district track and field meet to be held
Saturday afternoon. Track and field
events will all be held at the baseball
park in West Brownsville.
Locals Win at Tennis.
Brownsville won all the tennis events
at the high school this morning, captur-
ing the county championships in the
boys doubles, boys singles. and girls
singles. Girls doubles will be held
this afternoon.
Defamation Events Draw Big Crowd
Defamation contests drek the largest
crowd of any of the events at the school
building this morning. the auditorium
being generously occupied. Over twenty
contestants participated in the declama-
ton events.
Abe Plenn, Brownsville, won first
place in the senior boys defamation:
second place went TO Warren Brown.
Rio Hondo.
0the defamation results this morning
were:
Senior girls: First, Alice Leslie. High
land; second. Mamie Anglin, Harlingen;
and Irma Walker. Brownsville. third.
Junior Boys: First, p. ID. Kennamer.
Jr., Highland; second, Lawrence Olmsted,
Brownsville
Junior Girls: No decision was arrived
at for first place. Mary Louise Hagler,
Brownsville, Lila Kowalski, Brownsville,
and Edna Skies, Raymondville. all tying
for first. Winner will probably be de-
cided by drawing lots.
Crowd at Baptist Church Events
The First Baptist Church held large
crowd this morning witnessing the rural
defamation events which resulted:
Senior Girls: Myrtle Schneider. Los
Fresnos; second, Marie Perez, Encan-
tada; third. Merle Wilson. Los Indios.
Senior Boys: Orville Moore, La Pal
oma; second, George Suniga; third, Hall
Palmer, Los Fresnos.
Junior Girls: Irene Johnson. Los In
dos: second. Bertha Graybill. Los Fres-
nos; third. Anna Petz. Piper Burns.
Junior Boys: Ted Brown, Encantada:
second, Foy McAllester, Los Indios; Ken
meth Clark, La Paloma.
Local Debaters Win Cup
Brownsville won the Jesse bennett
loving cup for the champion debating
team Of Cameron County. Franklyn Gra-
ham and Fred DeBardeleben defeating
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