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Evening star., 1927-10-21

II.
former big league third baseman and for
ten years an American League umpire
w YILCY MOORE of the New
NJ York Yankees is one of the
" " few players to arrive in
the big leagues after long
period of rust in the bush
The big Highlander saw service in
various small leagues of the South for
10 years. The average pitcher with
any stuff at all usually rises to the
class AA loops for trial. but Wiley
Moore was never that fortunate. He
displayed his wares in the Texas
League several years. then headed
downhill to an obscure circuit.
During the 1925 season for the
Greenville Club of the South Atlantic
League, Moore hung up 35 victories,
truly remarkable record in any com.
pany where base hits represent bread
and butter. Even after that iron-man
manager in the South looked on with
frigid Indifference as far as a purchase
price was concerned
The major league scouts passed up
the big fellow in a wholesale manner.
and it appeared as il the odds were all
against him. Finally Ed Barrow.
uuoineSS HidIdseT oI the 1anKeeS. de-
cided there should be some merit in
Moore's victory column. Barrow did
not even see Moore wind up or pitch
one ball. but purchased him on a pure
long-shot basis. A few paltry thou.
sands turned the transaction.
During the training season Moore
attracted no more attention than the
average busher. 1t was not until
Miller Huggins employed him as a
relief pitcher in one-sided game that
MS real possibilities reached the sur.
race. Each trial led to succeeding
cnance, and very soon the base ball
world and American League clubs in
particular began to ask: who is this
Wiley Moore person, of the Yanks?"
Evening star., 1927-10-21
WOMEN in SPORT
by CORINNE FRAZIER

Post outlined an ambitious plan for
the section to work toward AS n goal.
an athletic club for women in Wash
ington similar to those already estab-
lished IN Philadelphia. New York and
oth6i large cities, which she said
rnIld he established as a part of the
Women's City Club.
Miss Johnson also called upon the
chairmcn of each sport group in the
section Ia report on the progress made
In her sport during the first year.
Iilano Epplcy reported on riding; Mrs.
~. y, Warner. golf: Thelma Schmitt,
swimming. md Florence Bell, tennis.
Bloomingtlale and ROsedale division
dodge ball leagues were slated to open
today. the former with game be-
tween Emery y-Eckington and Brook.
land and the latter with Benning and
Madison clashing in Section . of the
division series, divided into two sec.
tons to facilitate playing off the pre-.
iminary games.
Schedules of tho two divisions are
given below:
BLOOMINGDALE.
October 30. Emery lexington W; Brook.
land; =: Langdon vs. Gags: "a: w W2odrIdge
90. Brookland VS.; Lansdon @s. Woodbridge
November l. Gage vs. Woodbridge: Q,
whittier VS., ,Brookland: 4. Woodbridge W..
Langdon: =, whittier vs. Emery -Eckington
tier: -. LanEdon vs., Emery. lexington: i5.
Woodbridge VS.. Brooklnnd: II. Langdon vs..
Whittier.
All games scheduled for 3,i5 nm.
All games To he plaved RoCniinEdlle
Playground. First ana Bryant streets north
west
ROSEDALE DIVISION.
Section t--Ortohcr -. Pierce va Kings
man. 20. Blow VS.. Ktngsnan: %. Webb vs..
Pierce: November =, Blow VS. Pierce: A.
Webh vs.. KinCsman.
Section 2--0ctober 20 RenninC vs. Madi.
son; IS. Wheatley vs. Maury: c7 Benning
MnurE; November !. Wheailey vs..
Madison, :. Beuning VS.. Wheatey: 8. Madi-
son vs. Maury.
All games to no played At RosedaIe Play
ground. Seventeenth and Kramer streets, al
3:45 pm.
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RY JOHN r. FOSTER.

N YEN 1Ohh. OCtoDet I.-SuS'
Sestions are cropping up that
VI some of the National League
4 Clubs would he glad To get
Walter Johnson TO so into the
box for them next season. Cndoubt.
eclv they would. They think he has a
lot of good pitching left in him and
that he would be such novelty in
the National as to prove drawing
card.
But Johnson will not undertake any
thing of that kind. II he felt that
his arm would stand it. he would stay
with the American League in Wash
ington and there extend his record,
which is almost incredible as it
stands.
When the records for 1927 finally
are officially validated it will be found
that Johnson retires from active play
holding some marks that are not
likely to be duplicated, although 1t is
dangerous to venture such a prophecy
in base ball.
Walters career as professional
pitcher began with the American
League and will end with that organi-
zation. He has pitched q successive
years for one club in one league. Cy
Young pitched % years, but not in
one league. Mathewson pitched Il
years, but not for one club. These
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DEMPSEY SAYS FLYNN
is NOT WITH HIM NOW

NEW YORK, October IL GPD.-In a
letter to Ed Frayne, sporting editor of
the New York American, printed to-
day, Jack Dempsey indicates that his
connections with Leo p. Flynn, who
directed him through the fights with
at an end.
The letter says:
LEO P. Flynn is all right. However.
] only employed him for two fights.
He's got lot of business of his own
to look after without handling me-"
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cue Not to Get Johnson Sum Fake Confession Forced Claim
HYATTSvlLLE LEGION
TOPS BOWLING LIST

George l.. Isemann, secretary of
the National Duckpin Bowling Con-
gress, has received the first team
entry for the first national duckpin
tournament. which will he held next
Spring, probably at Baltimore.
John Henry Iliser. captain OF the
was the first to enter his team Al
though no amount has been deter
mined for an entrance fee, Hiser de-
posted n signed check to cover
whatever fec is established.
Teams entering the tournament as
group are placed on the Congress
honor roll. which will be headed by
the Hyattsvile Legion team.
Evening star., 1927-10-21

~ OMPETITION for the inter
playground basket ball crown
II will get under way tomorrow
~ with the opening games in
the four sections into which
the 1nterplayground League Is divided
for preliminary play.
All games in this series arc played
on Saturday morning and have no
connection with the Elementary School
League contests. Girls between tho
ages of II and Il arc eligible. pro.
vded they have not reached their
seventeenth birthday.
Iowa Avenue won tho championship
last year The defending title holders
are scheduled To meet Takoma larlS
tomorrow In their opener. Two games
are carded in each section, as follows.
Section Happy Hollow va Mon.
trose, at Montrosc; Mitchell Park Va.
Georgetown nj Georgetown
Section Il-~~lowa Avenue VS.. Tako.
ma Park at Tnkoma Park: Twin
Oaks VS.. Phillips. at Phillips.
Section ELECTROMAGNETIC ~. New
York Avenue. nj New York AVcnuc:
Columbia Road vs., Corcoran, at Cor.
coran.
Section IV-Nirginla Avenue VS..
Garfield. Mt Garfield: Rosedalo VS..
Plaza, at Plaza.
All games will he called at 1880
and will be refereed by the directors
Of the respective Fairgrounds on
which they are staged. The director
Of the visiting playground in each
case will act as umpire.
Celebrating the first anniversary Of
tho sport section OF the Women's city
Club. more than half hundred WON.
en- gathered last night at the club.
house for n birthday dinner. enter.
tanning as their honor guests cham
pions and leaders in the various
sports in the District
Helen \. Johnson, chairman of the
sport section. presided. Following the
dinner she called upon each OF the
guests at the speakers table to dis
cuss the advantages of her particu-
lar hobby from the standpoint Of per-
sonal experience. Florence Skadding,
South Atlantic breast stroke swim.
ming champion. responded with
brief talk on water sports: Frances
krucoff, District tennis champion, dis
cussed the benefits derived from or.
ganiZed tennis play; Mel Shorey, East
Potomac golf pro, speaking for Dor.
othey White, gold champion, who was
absent from the city. gave an interest
ing account of the origin and develop
ment of the green game and described
a few of its many virtues. Miriam
FAIRIES, manager of the Washington
Field Hockey Club, predicted that
hockey was to be the universal sport
for women in America, as it is in Eng
land. Florence Hendershott. vice pres.
ident Of the Red Triangle Hiking Club
enlarged upon the advantages of
cross-country tramps for the average
sportswoman.
Dorothy Greene of the ashington
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GIANTS TAKE JAIN
FROM LOS ANGELES

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. October 21.-Art
jain, hard-hitting Los Angeles out.
fielder, has been sold to the New
York Giants.
A check for $500 has been re-
ceived from the Giants and a like sum
will be paid the Angels if jain makes
good. it was announced today.
jain will not be new to the ma
jors. having played with the Chicago
Cubs in 1925, coming from the Flint
team of the Michigan.Ontario League.
In 5s games he batted over 800.
Lack of speed, however, sent him to
the Pacific Coast League. Jahn bat
ted around $40 during his two years
with the Angels.
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DEMPSEY FAILS IN LAW
CASE, MUST PAY COSTS

NEWARK, n. j., October 81 @.-
Jack Dempsey has been ordered by
Federal Judge Runyon to pay the
costs of his unsuccessful attempt TO
have the case of Jack Kearns, his
former manager. who is suing him for
S333, 1888, tried as an action at law
before judge and jury.
Judge Runyon last week denied
Dempsey's application and announced
that the suit would head the equity
calendar next month. The court costs
are estimated at $50.
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GIRLS TEAMS TO MEET
FOR BASKET BALL TITLE

CHICAGO. October 21 H@.-One of
the Midwest's best basket ball teams
among girl players, the Taylor
Trunks, is on its way to Edmonton,
Alberta, seeking the worlds cham
pionship held by the Commercial
Graduates there.
Two games will be played at Ed
monton next week and two more here
later in the Winter to decide the title.
The Chicago girls have just added to
their ranks Lillian Siegal. star for.
ward of the Illinois Women's A. c.
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Fights Last Night

By the Associated Press
LANSING, Mich. Wiggins,
indianapolis, knocked out Tiny Her
man, Portland, Ore. (3).
FORT THOMAS, ky.--Vincent
Hambright, Filipino, knocked out
Young kethell. Indianapolis l4).
BLACKWELL. Ollla--Art Stigall.
Baltimore. Md. knocked out Battling
Nelson. Wichita. Kans. az.
CULVER CITY. Colo.-Oscar Baker,
Chicago. knocked out Vic Alexander,
Los Angeles t2l.
SAN BERNAR DINO. Calf.-Chickie
Herman, San Bernardino. defeated
Bucky Riggs, Moundsville. W. Va. 49,
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PONTIAC DRILL STARTS.

Pontiac Props. who won the District
BASKET ball title in their class last sea
son. held a drill last night at Eastern
High gym for the first time this sea.
son. Capt. Kenneth Elton announced
that he had signed several players who
we're with the Boys Club Flashes last
season.
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MARSHALL Is TIED.

LONDON. October 21 (PD.-Three
adjourned games were played off in
the international chess tournament at
the British Empire Club last night.
DR.. NJ. Vidmar of Jugoslavia defeated
Y. Buerger, England, and tied Mar.
shall, the United States champion, for
second place
Evening star., 1927-10-21

Fy Ihe AafOcTated Press.
ONDON, October The Daily
sketch today quoted Lieut..
Comdr. l.. $. N. Adam. retired
IL naval officer. who acted as pilot
for DIR. Dorothy Cochrane Lo-
gan in her hoax channel swim" as
declaring that she confessed to the
fake only when he and soother mem
her Of the party which conveyed her
demanded that she do so.
DIR. Logan claimed that she had de.
lherateIY perpetrated the hoax in or
der to show the necessity of supervi-
sion of such swims.
DR.. Logan gravely compromised his
honor by continuing to withhold GER
tain facts about the swim. Comdr
Adams declared, and he therefore de-
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ONE D. c. BOXER WINS.
ANOTHER HELD TO DRAW

Eddie Buell.. local fighter, won
over Sammy Hogan in four rounds at
Annapolis last night.
frankie Di Angelo, another District
boxer, went 10 rounds with Toney
Ross Of Baltimore, and earned a draw.
George Gauzza, local boy, was floored
for the count by Warren Stevens.
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CHESS MATCH IS DRAWN.

BCENOS AIRES. October 81 R).-
The eighteenth game for the world
chess championship. between Jose
'Capablanca of Havana, defending title
holder. and Alexander Alkehine, Rus.
sian challenger, ended in a draw after
2S moves.
Evening star., 1927-10-21

CHARLOTTE, n. c., October 81
R).-Negotiations which may result
: in signing Heinie Groh, veteran third
! baseman, who closed the 1927 season
with the Pittsburgh Pirates. as man.
ager of the Charlotte Club of the
South Atlantic League have been
disclosed
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CLEMSON RALLY TELLS,

COLUMBIA, S. c., October 21.-Fin.
ishing with rush, Clemson defeated
South Carolina at foot ball here yes
terday. 20 TO o. All the points were
scored in the last quarter after the
teams had battled three-fourths of the
way on even terms.
Evening star., 1927-10-21
PRINCETON GRID TEAM
HEAVIER THAN CORNELL |
~ the Associated Press.

~ tne AssOclated Press.
Princeton's foot ball stalwarts out
weight Cornell nearly Is pounds to
the man for the battle at Ithaca to.
morrow.
While the Tiger regulars average
1s5 pounds, the Cornell eleven, one
of the lightest big Red" teams in
history. has a mark of but 10 %,
with four players still in their teens,
Cornell also is slightly the younger,
both teams average less than 81 years
of age.
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COCHRAN HOLDS LEAD.

BOSTON. October FL R.-welker
Cochran, 1872 balk-line billiard cham
pion, dropped the first block he has
lost to Erich HagenIacher in their
2,40O eight-block 1871 exhibition match.
300 TO 2S0, but maintained his aggre.
gate lead, 1,7S0 to 1,O42.
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Wiley Moore. Who Had Hard Time Getting
Into Big League. Fine Emergency Man.
* X X X
His "Sinker" Ball Hard TO Hit-A Decep-
tive Throw With Break at Plate.
X X X X
Deserves Credit. Along With Other Stars, for
Walkover Enjoyed by Higgins Club.
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MORIARTY
AT
BAT
By GEORGE M0RIARTY.

Manager of the Detroit base ball tea
1ormer big league third baseman and
ten wears an American League umnire
Evening star., 1927-10-21

OMPETITION for the inter
playground basket ball crown
will get under way tomorrow
with the opening games in
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13
GROWERS WILL
ERECT PLANT
Mercedes Association
Will Pack Own Cit
rus Fruit

MERCEDES. Texas.-Another large
citrus packing plant for the Lower
Rio Grande Valley will be IN opera
ton this month when work on the
structure being erected by the Merce-
des Citrus Fruit Growers Association
Is completed and the necessary ma
chinery installed. Contracts for the
building was awarded in September.
and installation OF machinery viii
soon start. The cost or the plant.
equipped, will be approximately $45s-
600.
The plant will be one on the most
complete cver erected In the South,
and will contain the latest features III
packing machinery. r. r.. Males,
who will surerinted the packing OF
fruit, spent several weeks I'm Cali
fornia making en- exhaustive study
OF plant methods, ard NE will PER
soraliy supervise The installation az
machinery. Equipment frr the rien+
whs ordered As soon as che contrart
was let.
The structure will be 30 - 100
fee. in size. and viii bf one story
with a basement. the latter TO Do
utilized for storage purposes and viii
have 6 capacity of 20 carloads. Prac-
ticzily al machinery fer the plant j.
being manufactured IS Caiifornia
firms which make = speciality cf
packing machinery
The cooperative association cr0ar-
lied here in 1925 has grown steadily.
and this wear their shipments are ex-
reeted to BE double chose ~ iast sea-
con. They established d snail pack
irE plant here ir 1925, bit ia was
deamed tc4 small I'd handle the RAPID
~ Increasing citrus pE16lctlcn of the
Mercedes section.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13
USERSOF
NATURALCAS
Valley Electric Plant
Has Been Equipped
With Gas Burners

MCALLEN. Texas.-The Central
Power and Light Co. Is the largest
consumer OF natural gas In the Valley
according to G. o. Rockwell. general
manager Of the Rio Grande Gas Co.
The large plant Of the Central Power
and Light Company nc San Benito has
been equipped with gas burners. and
the use of fuel oil discarded
Present consumption nc the San
Benitc plant iA running around TO-
100000 cubic feet per day. ard this
will increase as the demand for cleo
trical power throughout the Valley
increases.
Other large users oe gas are che
Brownsville Clay Products Co.. the
Pharr-San Juan irrigation district,
which has installed gas burners nt
both the first and relift pumping
plants, and the power plant OF the
city Of Brownsville.
Orders for gas connections are be-
ing received NJ the central office OF
the company here In cver increasing
volume. Stoves and other gas APP
pliances are being received by Valley
dealers in carload shipments. and the
use Of gas for domestic purposes has
already exceeded the expectations Of
the company.
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10 supply irrigation water, but little
water Il used. Their lands are To-
Gated on the Rio Grande, and when
The river is at high stage, cuts are
made in the levees and the flood
waters permitted 70 flow over the
fields. The soil is under constant cul-
tivation, and the fine mulch main
tanned on the surface conserves the
moisture.
approximately $50 acres Of the
"home place" has been tiled, deep
tillage Is being employed. and the
production IS expected to be brought
70 higher plane than has heretofore
been attained. The naturally fertile
soil has been improved each year
by proper cultural methods. Cot
ton and all other crops r plowed
under as soon as the harvest is over,
and the results are shown in the
ever increasing yields and the in
creasing ease with which the land is
handled.
Many Of the largest yields from
the R~usteberg acres have been
producing with practically nc irriga-
ton. The cultural method which
conserves the rainfall OK flood irri-
CATION keeps the suhsoil moist, pro-
viding ample moisture for the ma
turinRs Of crops. The methods en-
ployed have also increased the ca
pacity Of the soil 70 retain moisture,
ard the deep tillace. which they are
now adopting. IN expected 70 further
increase this feature OF their large
fields.
The Secret OF Success
There Is only one avenue 20 suc-
tess in the Valley. and that Is 70
devote your entire time 10 your farm
ing operations" was the corhment Of
Fred, Jr. "We know the crops every
acre Of our lard is best adapted ID
produce. We endelror TO prevent
vast &c, and we are always prepared
20 control any insect pest o. plant
CiEease which MAY appear. We try
70 operate our farms in a business
manner. to make them highly pro-
ductlve and stlll return 20 the SOL
each year moIe than We take from
N. We arc constantly watching FOR
new IDEAS which will prove he1e-
fetal. such as this deea tsilage. and
whenever We are convinced that our
cultural methods can be improved re
ere ready 20 adopt the new method
Some c~crcfrticr az Che event %
the farming operation 81 che Rustic
he4rs may BE- CLEANED from the fact
that they will this cason plan ~
rarloads Of seed potatoes. Each year
Mr. R~usteberg goes tc western Ne
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the northern market. His cultural
methods are such that practically all
potatoes produced on his cares are
unifrom in size; there Is little
wastage, and they almost invariably
succeed In topping the market"
A large part Of the acreage that
produces the earliest potatoes is
planted to cotton before the potarS
crop Is harvested. A 125-acre field,
which in 1925 produced a record
crop OF early potatoes, followed with
a yield ar $50 bales OF cotton, and
the next year the same method
brought In addition 20 q big potato
crop "a yield OF 132 bales.
"A Chip OF the Old Block
Fred R~usteberg. DR.. j. q -chip off
the old block" and though only 22
years OF age, has for two years
been operating a farm ns large a.
his fathers. Having been thorough
Nv schooled in the art, his acres pro-
duce politically. and A. he lacks
neither the energy nor business acu-
men of his father he ~ making prof
It's from his acres which would be
rather staggering TO northern farm
crs. Both work farms OF approx
mately 500 acres, the elder also hav-
ing a iarge acreage In FL Jardin
which he leases upon a share basis.
The "home place. less thar = mile
from the Brownsville city limits,
comprises approximately 200 acres.
Fred. Jr.. as purchased a 37-acre
tract near Villa Nuevs, where he
makes his headquarters. Large ma
ehineEy sheds and storage ware
houses have been erected on both
farms. Six tractors and Is teams are
rscd In cultivating the large acre
ages, and a fleet az trucks Is main
tanned 70 handle the production.
Use Little Irrigation Water
Both the elder R~usteberg and Fred
y - 49, nmrn mnrnrsn~ 49,
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attractive homes in the Valley. ar
chitects have taken cognizance of the
general trend, and many of their
conceptions are true works Of art.
Many architects have been attracted
to the Valley by the extensive build
ing operations, and their ideas have
been intermingled with those of the
pioneers in adding 10 the beauty and
utility OF the Valley homes.
Homes Of the English and early
American colonial type. as we'll as
the Dutch c~olonial and some Of the
old Gothic types, all of which have
worked out with variations 70 adapt
them 10 Valley conditions, have
been erected in many Of the cities
and rural sections. and form "A beauti-
full contrast to the prevailing srchi-
tectural types.
Tile Used Extensively
The opening az the tile factory NJ
Brownsville, which Is supplying large
quantities Of building tile and brick
throughout the Valley, has played an
important part In directing the gen.
eral trend Of architecture in home
construction. The building tile Is
used almost exclusively in the con-
struction OF the Spanish type homes,
and has proved a very economical
material.
One Of the most noticeable features
Of home building in the various VAL
ley cities has been the grouping of
homes Of similar architectural type
with variotions in the construction
Of individual homes. Entire blocks
Of homes OF the old and modern Eng
lish types have been erected at Nc
Allen and Harrington. and in other
blocks the Spanish, Italian or Aztec
types have predominated almost TO
the exclusion Of other types. The eff
feet is decidedly impressive. espei-
ally in those sections where the COM
pletion Of the homes was followed by
the planting Of tropical or semi
tropical plants, trees and ornamental
shrubs.
viii be Valley Of Homes
Valley residents are confident that
the coming years will witness home
building upon an eve ascending
scale. They point out that the Valley
climate offers inducements almost IT.
resistihle 10 those who desire a
beautiful and comfortable home.
Thousands az home builders have
been attracted 20 this section, and
their numbers are increasing each
year.
Many az them come TO the Valley
merely 70 establish their homes. and
srend their DAYS enjoying the beau
ties OF the Valley and its balmy cli-
mate: others are attracted by the ag-
ricultural possibilities. or opportun-
tiles for commercial and industrial
development. and their primary am
bition Is 70 establish a home. They
note the opportunities for beautifi-
cation; they take cognizance Of the
fact that they can enjoy that beauti-
fication twelve months Of the year;
that their homes in the Valley will
secure for them ali the comforts and
ovs that a home can possess. They
feel that dominating impulse 60 build
and bcsutify; 20 provide for them
selves and their family q home that
reflects the beauties Of the Valley
and combines with il all the con-
venienc5s. comforts and ideals Of the
most rsdern civilization.