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New Britain herald., 1924-08-08
NATIONAL ENTRIES IN
IAst of Fifty nine Drawn for National Nomens Championship to be Play cd at Forest Hills.

cd at Forest Hills.
 New York, Aug. s.--An entry list of ffty-nine women tennis players representing all sections of the coun- try has been drawn for the women's thirty-seventh national championship tournament to be played at Forest Hills, beginning Monday Aug, II. Eight of the leading players Of the United States were seeded in accord ance with the regulations, according to an announcement made public to- day.
 The players who were seeded in ac- cordance with their ranking were Miss Hceln Wills, Berkeley, California. na- tional titleholder; Mrs. Molla B. Nal lcry, New York. former national champion; Miss Mary Browne, Santa Monica, Calif., former national cham pion; Miss Eleanor Goss, New York; Mrs. Marion 2. Jessup, Wilmington, Del; Miss Mayme Macdonald, New York, national clay court champion; Miss Edith Sigourney. Boston and Miss Martha Bsyard. Short Hills N. J.
 The seeded players in the upper half of the draw include Mrs. Mallory, Miss Sigourney, Miss Goss and Miss Bayard. while in the lower half appear the names Sf Miss Wills, Mrs. Jessup, Miss Browne and Miss Mcdonald.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-08
Simpson Socks Two HOmers Bases Filled Both Times

Springfield, Aug. 8.-When Wally Simpson, sluggng outfelder on the local Eastern league club, crashed his second homer with the bases full off Wolfe, of Hartford here yesterday, he Is said to have equaled a minor league record, made by Dan Howley, present manager of the Toronto International league team. Simpsons circuit clouts came in the first and fourth innings of the second gams between tho Sen- ators and Ponies here yesterday after noon,
New Britain herald., 1924-08-08
TAYLOR MEETS CARMIENTO.
Contendcrs for Goldstein's Bantam
 weight Crown Meet Tonight.

Chicago, Aug. Stud Taylor, Terre Haute, and Peter Sarmiento, weight title held by Abe Atell Gold stein, meet tonight in ten rounds in the feature sbout of card at Aurora.
 Sarmiento has victory over Ernie Goozman and Taylor win over Pan- cho Villa to their credit recently, and on the outcome of the bout hinges the championship aspirations of each. Both are reported under the 12o pounds they agreed to scale at 3 o'clock today.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-08
AUSTRALIANS WIN
Gerald Patterson and Pat O'Hara Wood to Meet Ignacio Borbolla and Francisco Gerdes.

Baltimore, Md. Aug. s.--Gerald Patterson and Pat O'Hara Wood, the Australian Davis cup team, will meet Isnacio Borbolla and Francisco Ger des, of Mexico, in a doubles match at the Baltimore country clug this after noon, in the second day of prelimin- ary play between the two countries.
 The Australians made clean sweep of yesterdays two singles match, Wood defeating Borbola, 6-S. so. s-7, and Patterson also winning in straight sets from Manuel Llano, so, ,e-i 6-2. The Wood-Borbolla match produced the more interesting tennis The play of Borbolla was brilliant at times, but not consistent enough to defeat the steady driving and net play of the Australian.
 The Patterson-Llano contest was decidedly one-sided. The smashing play of the Antipodean left his op- ponert in 8 daze, and the match was over in three-quarters of an hour.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-08
Totals 3b
 x-Batted for Stone In 9th

Two base hits Carey (2): three base hits, Traynor. Neis; stolen bases. Cuyler, Carey; sacrifices Neis, Mitchell. Stock; double plays. Cuyler to Gooch; Traynor to Maran- ville'to Grimm: Grimes to Mitchell to Four nier; Cuyler to Schmidt; left on bases Pitts hurgh 5; Brooklyn 6: struck out. by Grimes 5; hits off Yde In {; (none out in 5th) 1: off Morrison in 3: off Stone i in i: losing pitcher Yde: umpres Rigler and Moran; time of game 1:50
New Britain herald., 1924-08-08
KINSEY IN SEMI-FINAL.
Meets Snodgrass in Elimination for Southampton Bowl, Brother Plays.

Southampton, N. Y, Aug. s.-Har- vey Snodgrass and Robert Kinsey, both of California, meet today in the eemi-final round for the Southamp- ton bowl on the courts of the Meadow club here. In the other singles match of the semi-inals Howard Kim sey of California will oppose B. I. C.. Norton of St. Louis.
 Snodgrass reached the semi-finals by defeating Norman F. Brookes of Australia in two out of three sets yes- terday, 6-1, 4-6, GA. Howard Kim sey vanquished John F. Whitbeck of Bronxdale, N. Y, 6-2, 6-4, in the only other singles match of the day.
 In the second round of the doubles match Gerald B. Emerson and Jerry Lang defeated S. Howard Voshel and Fred c. Bags, s-4, S-e. Snodsrass and Walter Westbrook won from Fritz Mercur and Thomas Mangan in the third round of play, 6-3, e-4.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-08

Two base hits. strunk, Cobb; three base hit. Witt; stolen bases. Witt. Walsh. McInnis, Witt 2. Bush. Cobb. Young: double play. Walsh. Haley; bases on balls off Majors 2. Roland 1 f; struck out, by Majors 3, Roland { Umpires, Evans and O'Laughlin Time, 1858.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-08
Standing of Clubs

Games Today. Toronto at Baltimore Buffalo at Reading Rochester at Newark Syracuse at Jersey City
New Britain herald., 1924-08-08
f0d1lJb lMulQ of this ddk
AuGuser :. ISIS.

Ihe Natks Lose IWenIt m q HOW
 In isis Connie Maek's lagly Ath- lstles swung around the western cir. cult leaving nothing in their trail but victories for the ether teams, Total consecutive defeats reached 20 on August g, when Roland blanked Maek's men, However. the next day they won, The score Of the goth straight defeati
New Britain herald., 1924-08-08
Standing of Clubs
Games Today

Games Today New York at Cleveland Boston at Detroit Washington at Chicago Philadelphia at St. Louis
New Britain herald., 1924-08-08
Standing of Clubs
Games Today

Cincinnati at New York Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Chicago nt Boston V St. Louis at Brooklyn
New Britain herald., 1924-08-08
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Newark z, Syracuse
 Baltimore g, Buffalo
 Jersey City 4, Rochester S--First Rochester 6, Jersey City S-Second Toronto at Reading. postponed, wet grounds.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-08
standing of ciuhs

Games Today Bridgeport ai Hartferd Waterbury al Worcester Albany at Springfield New Haven al Pittshsid
New Britain herald., 1924-08-08
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PHILADELPHIA


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 Two hsss hits z, Mays rHhns, regsh, rinelii fsl, wnehrs WriEhtsihnei home run raVAnsyi sacrifices Rs,tsi lsf nn bases Cincinnati si Philadelphia ihi hase nn balls nV Mays s' nT ne,ts ii nN May q struck au' h" May (; hy Reiis q hts an Mays in k nn May { in {; ar Glsrner < in ! i.s; nT netts s in : s-s: winning pi'eher Nays losing pitcher f;lasneri umrifss Riefn and Wilson. time i!ii.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-08
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results New York s, Chicago 8 Cincinnati (. Philadelphia : Brooklyn 2, Pittsburgh ( St Louis (. Boston 2
New Britain herald., 1924-08-08
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

New York [, Cleveland Philadelphia '. St. Louis S-First Philadelphia ?. st. Louis 1--Secpnd Washington 6. Chicago 2 Boston 1, Detroit 2
New Britain herald., 1924-08-08
Baseball Review
EASTERN LEAGUE
YasleT.IaE,k Rasllla

Springfield s, Hartford s-FiTst Springfield l., Hartford i-seeeAa Albany 2, New Haven 1
 Other games poslponed-Rsin
New Britain herald., 1924-08-08

The jaws of human beings have dropped half an inch since the days of prehistoric man.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-08

Hornsbys two hits yesterday en- apled the Cards to defeat the Braves. Old Roger hits when hits are needed all right
New Britain herald., 1924-08-08

Ross Young will return to the Giant feld next week. following his recent illness.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-13
5000 TEXAS STEERS
SOLD FOR DELIVERY
TOKANSASPASTURES
Deal Nets Ell Paso Ranch.
men $780,
900.

Ell Paso, Tex, April 12.-Lee Bell.
inspector here for the Texas and
Southwestern Cattle Raisers' Associa-
ton, said today that 5000 two and
three-year-old steers have been sold
from FL Paso territory for delivery
this month to Kansas grass. The
sale amounts to between $500, 900 and
$3.50, 900.
John Molesworth Of San Antonio,
who has a ranch of 10000 acres in
Sierra Blanca hills, was the largest
seller, with $500. Timberlake and
Adams of Deming and Ell Paso, sold
1000 from their Machita ranch.
Sid Moore of FL Paso. sold 300 from
his Sierra Blanca ranch.
An unusual shipment came through
here. routed for the west coast of
Mexico for breeding and dairy pur-
poses. 1t was from Cyrus b. Lucas,
Berelair, former president of the Tex
as and Southwestern Cattle Raisers'
Association. to the United Sugar Com
pany, Mochis, Sinaloa, which has agri-
cultural and ranch interests.
In the shipment were two cars of
Brahma bulls, picturesque, hump
backed specimens that would look
more appropriate in ancient geo.
graphies than on modern ranges. They
are popular in Texas for their hardi-
ness. The shipment also included six
teen Durham cows and ten jacks. the
latter to be used for breeding farm
draft stock.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-13
WILLACY COUNTY TO
BUILD HER PORTION
OF VALLEY HIGHWAY
Action Taken On Proposed
Corpus Christi-Browns-
uille Road.

Brownsville, Tex. April 12.-Wil-
lacy county will build her portion of
the. Valley highway to connect
Brownsville and Corpus Christi. ac-
cording TO action taken at meet
ing at Raymondville when the re-
quired number of signers was secured
to assure the calling of an election to
pass upon the issuance of $25O,O00
road bonds.
The meeting, which was attended by
representatives from all parts of Will
lacy county, was practically unani-
mously in favor of the proposed issue.
County Judge Oscar c, Dancy of
brownsville. was present and made an
address in which he outlined the neces-
sity of the Valley securing another
outlet to connect with San Antonio
and Houston.
The proposition of financing the
highway across Kennedy county is now
being taken up, and the promoters
are confident n bond issue will be
brought to vote in that county in
two or three months.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-13
SET MURDER TRIAL
District Court at EIdOradO Convenes
Only Two Days.

San Angelo, Tex. April 12.-The
case of the state against Davis Sheen,
charged by indictment with murder in
connection with the fatal shooting in
April, 1922. of Louis Hopkins, an
employee on Mrs. Sheen's ranch in
Schleicher county, will be called at
Eldorado May G.
This date was set by Judge c. L.
Dubois during the session of Fifty
first. Judicial District court at FL
dorado last week. The ground for
continuance was the absence of Alex
Collins of San Angelo, one of the de-
fense attorneys, who is i'll and at Min
eral Wells; and George NJ. Thurmond
of Del Rio, of Thurmond & Belcher,
special prosecutors.
District court at Eldorado lasted
only two days. The grand jury re-
turned no bills and only few civil
cases were disposed of. Ranchers in
Schleicher county, who late in jan
uary received anonymous threats that
their ranch houses and barns would
be burned unless they discharged
Mexican labor. appeared before the
grand jury at Eldorado. At the same
time. Menard county ranchmen who
received similar threats appeared be-
fore the grand jury at Menard. Texas
rangers have been on duty in the two
counties for almost month. On jan
uary IL. the ranch home of Tom w.
Talbot in Menard county. was burned.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-13
TEXAS K. OF c. MEET
Delegation Will Go to Monterey After
Meeting at Laredo.

Laredo. Tex. April 12.-The plans
of the Laredo Council of the knights
of Columbus are rapidly maturing for
the entertainment of the Knights Of
Columbus of the state of Texas, who
will hold their twenty-first annual
state council in this city on May 81
-. AT this time a tentative program
has been decided upon and it is up TO
the state officers for approval.
Following the adjournment of the
council meet. several hundred dele
gates, accompanied by their families
and many members of the Laredo
council will leave on special train
for Monterey where they will attend
the state council Of the state of
Nuevo Leon. which will convene on
May %.
The Monterey council will initiate
many new members and from Informal
ton obtained is preparing to show
the Texas brothers ''the time of their
life"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-13
VOTE SCHOOL BONDS
$4,000 Issue To Be Used to Erect
kingsville Building.

Kingsville. Tex. April FIN an
election held in this city this week
to determine whether bonds should be
issued in the sum of $4,000 for the
erection of fourth ward school build
ing, the measure carried by an over
whelming majority. there being only
fourteen votes cast against it.
Bids for the sale of the bonds and
for the erection of the building will
be advertised for this week, accord
ing to President Harrel of the school
board. and the contract will be let
for the building at the earliest date
possible.
The building will be located on an
entire block of ground donated by
Charles II. Flato for the Kingsville
Land & Investment company. The
block of ground is near the location
of the South Texas Teachers College,
work on which is in progress. 1t is
hoped to have the building ready for
occupancy by the opening of the 1924
% school wear.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-13
|EXPECT RECORD
SHIP MENTS IN
VALLEY IN 1924.
Total will Be Close to H..
600 Cars by End Of
Season.
CABBAGE in LEAD
5000 Carloads Shipped so
Far This Season, Re-
ports Show.

Brownsville, Tex, April 12.-Val-
ley shipments of vegetables and fruit
have exceeded 5000 cars this week,
and will run close to $1,000 cars by
the end of the shipping season, ac-
cording to shippers and growers. This
will exceed by 80 per cent the total
shipments of any previous season.
A check-up by the Gulf Coast Lines
on April 6. at which time total
of 7144 cars had been moved from
all valley points showed the following
car-lot shipments Grapefruit, 112 !;
beans, 10; mixed vegetables, LAG |;
cabbage, 1916; beets and carrots,
1903; potatoes, IL: spinach, 10; let
tuce, A; rutabagqs, /; turnips, TO-;
cabbage plants 4.
The movement from the valley con-
tinues at the rate of approximately
$50 cars per day, with cabbage form
ing the bulk of the shipments. The
potato crop of the Brownsville sec
ton is beginning to move in large
quantities. and will continue heavy
for several weeks.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-13
1924 SPINACH CROP IN
WEBB COUNTY NETS
GROWERS 100000
First Attempt At Produc.
ton On Large
Scale.

Austin. Tex, April 12.-Spinach
growers in Webb county district this
year produced S1,000,000 crop. which
is the largest and most profitable in
this industry in that section of the
state, according to Col. ]. II. Zachry,
banker and business man of Laredo.
Colonel Zachry added that the onion
growers reduced their acreage this
year in that commodity and increased
the spinach acreage and as a result
reaped large profits. This is the first
time onion growers made any attempt
to produce spinach on a large scale.
and Colonel Zachry stated that as a
result they made good crops. Over
1900 cars of spinach were shipped out
of the Laredo district.
Despite the reduction in the acreage
in onions, growers plan TO ship not
less than 1900 cars this year, Colonel
Zachry declared.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-13
DISABLED VETERANS
OF SAN ANGELO FORM
NEW ORGANIZATION
New Chapter Wants Men
and Women Among
Its Members.

San Angelo. April 12.-The ConcI.e
chapter Of Disabled American Veter-
ans of the World War is the latest
organization growing TIT Of the recent
conflict with Germany to be formed
i'll San Angelo.
The chapter has twcnty-seven char
ter members. Its aim will be to CO.
operate with the United States Vet
erans' Bureau and Congress in aiding
those whose sacrifice for their coun-
try has not yet ended and to promote
good fellowship.
DR.. Earl Acker has been elected the
first commander. Members are being
sought among men and women, dis
abled in line of duty an the military
or naval service of the United States,
who were honorably discharged, o;
are still in service.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-13
RAISE $4,000 OF
$4,000 TO BUILD
SAN ANGELOC CHURCH
New Building to Be Mod
ern Tmee-story
Structure.

San Angelo, April fc.-Members CT
the First Methodist church here have
pledged over $4,000 icr the building
of Sunday school and educational
building to cost $2S,C00 to $4,000.
This assures building of the new
structure, which will be three stories
o: brick, adjoining the present church,
with a room for each Sunday school
class, banquet and recrption halls and
places for religious meetings.
The plans were exhibited late II
the week at banquet. Within less
tLan ons hour, approximately 800
adult members individually and oy
proxy pledged over $4,000 to be paid
over a period of five years. Others in
the membership of between 100 and
1900 remain to be seer. The rapid
growth Of the First Methodist church
until accommodations ere inadequate
in all departments IVES stressed by
Henry f. Jackson, POSTMASTER: Col
C. c. Walsh, E. l.. Nunnally and Mrs.
Robert Massie.
The building committee is composed
Of G. c. Kirkpatrick, chairman: Mrs.
Robert Massie. Henry L. Jackson.
w. s. Kelly, ST., George H. Cox.
Theodore Herring. A. Fl. Steger. c. =.
Gibbs Sr., A. A. Glover. C. G. Walsh,
Vaughan Miller and John ID. Robert
son. 1t is expected tEat construction
will be begun within month.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-13
TAX COMMISSIONERS
ASSOCIATION HOLDS
MEETING AT LAREDO
Delegates in Attendance
From Texas and
4. St. Louis. ~ 4

Laredo, Tex. April 12.-The Texas
Tax Commissioners Association held
a very interesting and important meet
ing here Friday. Ed s. Russell, chair
man of the entertainment committee
of the chamber of commerce. together
with SECRETARY Fred w. Mally, ex-
tended many courtesies in behalf of
the chamber of commerce. An auto
mobile tour was arranged that took
IN most of the irrigated farms in the
Laredo district. The tour also took
in the commercial date palm grove
which is being conducted under the
direction of the bureau of plant in
dustry.
The following members of the Texas
Tax Commissioners Association at
tended the sessions and represented
their important railways: o. l..
Clarke, president, land and tax COM
missioner Santa Fe Lines, Galveston |;
G. Il. Straughn, secretary, tax COM
missioner, Western Union Telegraph
Company. Dallas; George f. Chamber
lain, land and tax commissioner and
chairman valuation committee, San
Antonio and Arkansas Pass Railway
Company, San Antonio; /. ]. Cox,
Tax commissioner, Southern Pacific
railway, Houston; w. A. Conway, tax
commissioner, st. Louis and South
western railway, and Mrs. w. A. Con-
way, st. Louis; E. s. Birdsong. as
sistant tax commission. Frisco Rail-
way Company, Fort Worth; J. p.
Rembert, assistant tax commissioner,
Southern Pacific lines, Houston; c.
ii. Dillon, assistant tax commissioner.
Western Union Telegraph Company,
Dallas; ]. NJ. Youngblood. assistant
tax commissioner, Fort Worth and
Denver City railway. Fort Worth, and
+. j.. Woodul, auditor and tax com.
missioner, Texas-Mexican Railway
Company, Laredo.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-13
MOVE C., OF c. OFFICES
Valley ORGANIZATION Takes New Quar-.
tiers in Harlingen.

Harlingen. Tex. April ..12.-The
files and records of the Valley Cham
Der of Commerce which have been
maintained at San Juan the last four
years. have been moved to Harlingen,
and this city will be made the head
quarters for the organization, with
Harry L. Sexton. recently elected Sec
rotary manager. in charge.
Plans for the Valley Chamber of
Commerce work this season call for a
greatly extended scope. An effort to
secure greater cooperation among all
valley towns in promoting projects of
general valley interest will be made.
1t will also be made a general infde-
nation bureau upon all subjects rela-
tive to the valley.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-13
BOIL WORM HA|
NOT SPREAD |
LAST 3 YEAH
Pest, However, Is Seri|
Menace in Western
Texas.
INCREASE In NUME
Will Make Every Effort
Keep Insect From Md
ing South.

Austin, Tex, April 12.-Altl|
the pink boil worm in the we
portion Of the state is considere
rious, this pest has not gained
new territory during the last
years, according to r. +. McDd
chief entomologist of the State
partment of Agriculture, who
just returned from a tour of in
ton of the situation.
Chief Entomologist Mcdonald 4
the areas in West Texas ind
with pink boil worm to includ
counties of Ward. Reeves. Pre-
Pecos, Ell Paso, Hudspeth and j
ster.
Makes No Headway.
1t does not seem that the I
is making any Roadway in any ol
western area except in the Big b
said Mcdonald. "This is pro
due to the fact that it is nd
cold there as in the other West
as counties. At the same tin
should think that it is colder il
winter in the Big Bend, than
in the other portions of the q
belt. We feel considerably al,
over the great increase of the pe
this place. Many pink boil y
spend the winter in cotton seed.
ing IN 100 seed from a pile, Mr..
extracted nine pink worms. II
other place Mr.. MCGEE extracte
teen worms from one pound of /.
A Great Menace.
No efforts are being made 4
terminate this pest in the Wests
to the fact that section is adj
to cotton fields of Mexico. "a
efforts are being made to pi
the worm from getting out"
tinued Mcdonald. "The seed a
sterilized as a continuous proct
ginning and a careful watch is
of all material that might carry
out of there. We have been SUI
full in keeping the pest from 81
ing and no efforts are going (
spared in the future to protet
cotton fields of the South. NJ
who knows anything about ii
structive nature of this pest q
for minute that the invasion
cotton fields of the South will ]
worst calamity that had ever
upon u.s."