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By WILLIAM J. CHIPMAN

kA8k0CldIe4 brees sports Ffterl
Echoes OF 1908 are heard along
the baseball stretch as major league
teams thunder on toward what now
looks like the greatest dual finish
since the memorable season OF Mcr.
kle's failure 10 touch second. De-
troit won Ban Johnson's pennant By
half n game twenty years & whili
the Cubs broke a tie in the stand.
ing with the Giants only by de.
feating the Clan McGraw, 4 to 2, in
a play-off the day after the regular
season closed.
Hard campaigning in the next two
weeks may loosen the 1928 races, but
for the moment, John Heydlers
three contenders are more closely
punched than were the Giants, the
Cubs and the Pirates at a CORE
spending stage of the 1908 struggle
The American league today has only
two teams in the running against the
four which battled twenty years ago.
but the Yankees and the Athletics
promise TO make up in drama what
they lack in numbers.
The National league situation be.
came even more tense yesterday
when Sheriff Fred Blake led the
Cubs to a 6 to / triumph over the
pace-setting Cardinals as the Giants
swept a third straight doubleheadeI
from under the nose OF Rogers
Hornsby at Boston. The Clan Nc
Graw's team took the opener behind
Benton's fine pitching, ~ TO 2, and
then fought to the finish for the
second, z to s.
This turn OF events hauled the
Giants up to within one and one
half games Of the Cardinals, with
the Cubs only half a game further
down the list in third place. The
American league situation remained
unchanged, with beth the leaders
idle and the Yankees on top by
margin Of one and one-half games.
The Giants continued their hard
hitting at Boston, getting sixteen
safe drives in the opener and fif.
teen in the nightcap. Leslie Mann
and Travis Jackson punched out
homers early in the first clash. max.
ing Benton's road all the more easy
to his twenty-fourth victory and his
twenty-sixth complete game.
In the remaining National league
engagement yesterday. the Robins
closed out their seasons business in
Philadelphia by winning. 10 to O
Jim Elliott duplicated Watson
Clark's feat Of entering the box with
only as hours rest to give the pills
six hits. The two teams have one
more game against each other, the
final day Of the season in Brooklyn.
III the Giants can sweep their re-
naming double header against the
Braves today they not only will have
set a new major league record for
all time in winning four consecutive
bargain bills, but will have exacted
their full toll fom the two tail end
ers after a rather poor start against
Boston in particular.
Action in the American league
yesterday was confined 10 the s 10
victory Of the Browns over the
White Sox at St. Louis. The game
was notable chiefly for Heinie Man
ush's batting spree. which netted
him a perfect afternoon Of a home
run, a double and two singles. His
average jumped four points 20 .37l,
one above Gehrig and three behind
Goslin, the leader.
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FORT BROWN
Wins FIRST
SERIES Game
Mexican Players Show
Improvement But
Are Unable to Stave
Off 18 to 3 Defeat

Although the poloists Of the 18th
Mexican Cavalry showed a decided
Improvement over the style Of play
presented in their previous appear
nee here, they were unable TO stop
the drive Of the Fort Brown players
who finally. nc the end of eight
grueliing chukkers. cantered home
on the long end Of an Is 70 3 score
TO bag the opening game of n three
game series between the two organi-
cations.
Capt. Erskine A. Franklin was
high scorer for the Fort Brown az
gregation, chalking up 10 Of the 18
goals accounted. Capt. Wilkey G.
Burt rackeds 4. Lieut.. Wiley 3 and
Lieut.. Berilla i.
For the Mexican aggregation. Capt.
Cara Tailed ? Of the 3 goals while
Gen. Jesus Garcia, commander Of
the 18th Mexican Cavalry and team
captain, scored the remaining mark
err
During the first half, Lieut.. Bcr-
lila played at No. 4, relinquishing
the post in Lieut.. Massey in the fl
nal half.
The sIexican lineup remained un.
changed throughout the entire
game, Captain Cara playing No. /,
Capt. Cortez, No. 2; Capt. Soledad
No. .. and Gen. Garcia, No. 4.
Fort Browns lineup was Capt.
Franklin. No. !; Capt. Burt, No. 2;
Lieut.. Wiley. No. 8, and Lieuts.
Berilla and Massey alternating at
No. 4.
The second game Of the series il
70 be played on the army polo field
at Matamoros at 3 o'clock Sunday
morning as one Of the features Of
Dies Y Seis celebration.
Matamoros will also be the scene
for the third game Of the series
which is to be played Sept. 20 be-
ginning at $3.50 p. m.
Lieut.. Jimmy Edmunds was referee
IN the opening encounter at Fort
Brown Thursday and Capt. Vernon
nj. Shell was official t~imekeeper and
scorer.
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Hidalgo Officers
Clean Up Thefts

%EDINBURG, Sept. IA. -Hidalgo
county officers believe they have
cleared UP the mystery in connection
with the burglary OF Ben Golden's
jewelry store, the Empire theatre and
many petty theffs in Mercedes with
the arrest Of five men believed head
ed BY Manuel Contreras, IL. He has
made a complete confession, officers
say.
The arrests were made Thursday
by j. O. Ward, Mercedes deputy
sheriff and the men we're confined in
jail in default Of $500 bond following
a hearing before Justice of the Peace
Pat d. Haley.
The other men arrested with Con-
treras we're Simon Espinosa. Pancho
Babea, Manuel Hernandez and Leon
dor Leal.
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u. 5. BEATING
BACK FRENCH
Led BY Hunter, Young
American Netmen
Fight Hard

FOREST HILLS, N. ", Sept. a.
the youngsters Of Amer
lean tennis following the lead Of the
veteran, Francis r. Hunter, and Civ
ing the invading Fyenchmen as good
as they send, American survivors in
the national championship tourna-
ment, now in its crucial stages, today
saw a chance OF the first al Amer
lean final since the coming Of the
French in 1926.
This optimistic outlook results
from two Of the nos glorious days
Of triumph for the home talent re-
crded in recent history.
Persaps inspired by the great vic
tory of Huhnter w Jean Borotra
the previous day, Frank Shields, IS
year-old junior champion of the
United States, eliminated Jacques
Brugnon OF France yesterday i'll a
quarter-final match, rs, 6-1, 60.
Then Gregory Mangin Of Newark,
N. j., took the opening set from the
great Cochet, favorite for the cham
pionship.
A shower came along about that
time and halted play, but Mangin was
leading BY Ga, and OIL, in the second
set. with considerably more than half
a chance TO spring the biggest upset
Of the tournament an done OF the
greatest on record anywhere by
putting out the Champion Of France.
y Hunter too. was headed for victory
when rain interfered. He led Jack
Crawford. young Australian. 1886,
6-3. If Hunter and Mangin can drive
ahead TO victory the semi-final round
will be an all-American one, as Craw-
ford and Cochet are the only remain
ing foreigners. Play in these matches
is TO be resumed today at 3 p. m,
with the score MS IL was when inter
rupted. The semi-finals will be- on
Saturday with the final on Monday.
George Lott, Chicago. marched
forward to win from John Doeg, 6-2,
6-2, Us.
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CHICAGO-Les Mariner. Chicago,
knocked out Jack McAuliffe, Detroit,
(6); Haakon Hanson, Norway, knock
ed out Red Uhlan, Los Angeles, 90.
Lou Wilson, Chicago, knocked out
Henry Wolfset, New York, (i). Jackie
Stewart, Louisville. o~utpointed Vic
Merlo, Chicago, l4). Billy Hoan,
Rock Island, H., and Eddie Ballatin,
Chicago, drew, 90. Bobby La Sale,
Delaney. Toledo, (6).
NEW YORK-Young Corbett. Cali
fornia. outpointed Sammy Baker,
New York, (123. AL Brown, Panama,
outpointed Kid Balduc, Portland, Me-,
(10). Marty Goldman, New York,
outpointed Jack Dalton, Cleveland,
(4).
McKEESPoRT, La.-Johnny Mel
low. Detroit, defeated California Joe
Cans, (l0).
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Harrington Cardinals
Take Daily Workout
fSnecial 70 The Heraid.l

HARLINGEN, Sept. 14s-The Har-
lingen Cardinals are going through
the daily PAGES in preparation for
the opening game of the season here
September IS. with Edinburg.
Coach Denton Is working out the
remainder of his schedule. and said
that it will be completed and ready
to o soon.
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Football Season
Opens Saturday

CHICAGO, Sept. I4.-tP)-The Cap
tains and the kings Of the Western
conference gridirons will be with us
tomorrow.
Regardless Of the weather, the sizz-
ling from the major league pennants.
Bobby Jones' performance in the
amateur golf championship. tomorrow
Is the official date for the opening Of
greats will begin tearing up the sod
in the first warm-ups Of the year.
The air is full Of optimism that al
ways blossoms at this time of the
year, with a bear" story here and
there to make the situation interest
ing. Indications also point 10 a turn
out Of record breaking squads in all
the big ten camps.
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LEGION CHIEFS
COMINC.TODAY
San Benito Farley To
Plan Valley Trip
From Convention
tspecial to The Herald

SAN BENITO. Sept. 14.-Three Of
the highest American Legion officials
in Texas will be in this city Friday
evening to discuss with Valley Leg
ion men the matter OF n side trip to
the Valley from the national con-
yeltiop. and attendance az the nat
ional gathering from San Benito.
The officials who are to be here
are Walton Hood, state commonder.
Phil Stapp, in charge of the national
convention arrangements at San An
tonic, and Ross Cole, state adjutant.
They were in Corpus Christi
Thursday, and left there Friday
morning by automobile for the Val
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Supplementary Budget
Is Sought BY Chamber

HARLINGEN, Sept. I2.-Financial
drive for a supplementary budget for
the Harlingen Chamber Of Commerce
il 70 be started soon, and completed
as soon as possible. according TO a re-
port from the office Of the organiza-
tin here.
The fund raised will be used for
conventions, a booklet, and other
extra-routine matters.
The chamber Of commerce is now
tax supported. receiving It's general
fund budget from this source.
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Baker Is Beaten
By Young Corbett

NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-P1-For
the much thcatened welterweight
crown of Baltimore Joe Dundee there
is a new contender in the latest SEN
sation from the Pacific coast, Young
Corbett, the third. Corbett, heralded
as the young Lochinvar who would
come riding from the West 20 give
the eastern 147-pounders a lesson in
punching. fought his way 70 decision
over Sammy Baker, former Mitchell
field soldier, at Madison Square Gar
den last night.
In the seventh round Corbett land
ed one of his terrific body punches
and Sergeant Sammy took the count
Of nine. Baker lasted through the
round and came back strongly in the
remaining frames.
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ley. planning to reach the Valley
early Friday afternoon.
Efforts are being made 10 have
representatives Of all Valley Legion
posts at the meeting here Friday
night. The gathering will Be held at
the Legion Memorial hall, and ar-
engagements for il are being made hy
the Valley Legion council, which =
handling preparations for the side
trip from the national convention.
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THREE INITIATED

SAN BENITO. Sept 14.-Mrs. Har-
vey Fleming. and Misses Mertie and
Dixie Roberts were initiated into the
Wocdmen's Circle at N meeting held
at the Odd Fellows hall here. A
shower was given Mrs. Ella Mcdaniel,
who IL moving to Wichita Falls.
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VERNON, Tex. Sept. I4.-tP1-A
citizen committee of six today was
attempting 70 bring about accord
between members Of the Vernon city
commission and the mayors office,
climaxed Tuesday by the ousting W
the local chief OF police.
The committee was named at a
law-cnforcement mass meeting yes
terday 20 cooperate with the COM
mission for better law enforcement.
A meeting between the commission
and the committee was scheduled
for today.
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HOW LEADERS
ARE
(By The Associated Press)
Including Games Of Sept. 49,
National

National
Batting: p. Waner, Pirates, $3.50
Runs: r. Waner, Pirates, 100.
Runs batted in: Bottomley, Cards,
lis.
Hits: p. Waner, Pirates, 2l1.
Doubles: p. Waner, Pirates, as.
Triples: r. Waner, Pirates; Bot.
tomley. Cards, Is.
Homers: Wilson, Cubs, 30.
Stolen bases: Cuyler, Cubs, 80.
Pitching: Benton, Giants, won q
lost 6.
American
Batting: Goslin, Senators, $50.
Runs batted in: Gehrig, Yanks
100.
Hits: Manush, Browns, 2f3.
Doubles: Manush, Browns, AZ.
Triples: Combs, Yanks. 19.
Homers: Ruth, Yanks. AZ.
Stolen bases: Myer, Red Sox, IS.
Pitching: Crowders Browns, won II
lost 5.
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Standings
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Thursdays Results

Chicago 8, ST. Louis j.
New York 1877, Boston 2-6.
Brooklyn 10. Philadelphia O.
Fridays Schedule
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
New York at Boston.
0rlxr Unrnaa erhnIvIat
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LATCH FREAKS law

RACINE. Wis.-As George r,
Grayson laughed at a good joke he
felt his jaw snap. II had broken in
two places.
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LOND0N-The residents of Amer
ley were deprived Of water for three
days owing to the bursting a main
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Thursdays Results
st. Louis 6, Chicago 4.
Only game scheduled.
Fridays Schedule
Chicago at st. Louis.
Only game scheduled.
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Painted Woods
Mr.. and Mrs. Herb Crawford Gale

Mr.. and Mrs. Herb Crawford called
on Mrs. Elsberg and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lillefjeld Sunday.
Neighbors and relatives got up a
surprise party on liver Erickson
Sunday afternoon, August 10, it be-
ing his birthday. A delicious lunch
con was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Washington
Of Bismarck attended the party at
the Elder Erickson home Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Erickson and son Err
nest is spending q couple Of days at
The Andrew Nelson home.
Ann johnson, a daughter Of Fred
Johnson, is assisting Mrs. liver Err
ickson with her homework until
school begins.
Mrs. Flsberg and Mrs. Ole Lille
field were callers at the Sodcrquist
home Thursday afternoon.
Joe Brostrom was a caller at the
Elias Lillefjeld home at Wilton
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Lillefjeld were
Wilton callers Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Frank Erickson and Mrs. An
drew Nelson called on Mrs. VIM.
Brown Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Lillefjeld took
Andrew Nelson and Allen Nordberg
to Bismarck Saturday morning
where Allen caught the train for his
home in Chicago, after spending a
few weeks visiting at the Andrew
Nelson home.
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MenOken

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry DeGroot and
family of Marion Junction, S. D..
motored here visiting several days at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chris De
Groot.
Miss Hazel LaBay, of Yakima
Washington, who has been visiting
here was honor guest Friday after.
noon when Mrs. L. j. Agnew enter
tanned at a party. A dainty luncheon
was served.
Mrs. Roy Yule and two sons Of
Valley City, motored here Friday
visiting Mrs. Jules parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. V. M. Craven.
NJ. J. Lee Of Wahpeton, N. D..
spent Monday visiting Mr.. and Mrs,
R. G. Abelein.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ebling and fam
lily were dinner guests at the A. C,
Dance home Sunday.
Mrs. Jack Ishmael was DISCHARGED
from the Bismarck hospital Sunday.
Wynona Haggardy is helping Mrs.
lshmael with the work.
Royal Thomas, and Henry Ebling
have purchased a separator. They
are now repairing and painting It
preparing for threshing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Groves Of
Bismarck were dinner guests at the
Charles Graves home Wednesday
evening.
George Ely is working at the
Powers Elevator now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Craven and
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Ayers ate picnic dinner at the Mis-
souri, river Sunday.
Mrs. Claus and sons spent a couple
OF weeks visiting her sister. Mrs,
M. E. Funston. While here they
motored to the Black Hills.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Agnew and
family and Mrs. C. D. King and
children ate picnic luncheon 1t the
tree claim Monday afternoon.
Miss Gertrude Evarts of Bismarck
spent several days visiting Mrs.
Richard Salter.
Miss Hazel Paris of Bismarck
spent Monday evening visiting Miss
Nellie Dance.
X; 0. Knudtson has purchased a
truck.
Mrs. Faye salter and Dorothy De
Groot were shopping in Bismarck
Monday. =
Mrs. NJ. E. Funston and son.
Stephen and Roy, and daughter, Miss
Ella, motored to Bismarck Monday.
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Mrs. Potter of Springfield. Mimi.
= visiting with her daughter, Mrs.
Martin Tooker.
Mrs. Rollin Bradshaw and daueh.
ters Jennie and Rolline Of Seattle.
wash, have been visiting at the
Walter Dietzman and Elmer Lund-
gust homes the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Lundouist
picked chokecherries along Apple
creek Wednesday afternoon.
Clifford Owen Of Iowa is yisitinr
with his brother, Floyd Owen.
Miss Violet Tooker assisted Nil.
dred Dietzman with cooking for har.
vesters.
Mrs. Elmer Bloomquist and son Of
Mckenzie visited with her sister Mrs.
Elmer Lundquist Thursday.
Mrs. Martin Tooker and her
mother, Mrs. Potter, were business
callers in Bismarck Wednesday.
William McCloskey Of Mckenzie
delivered gas to those who are har-
vesting with tractors in this vicinity
Friday.
Miss Evenlet Tooker visited with
her sister Violet Tooker and Mildred
Dietzman Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest johnson at
Sterling were dinner guests 1t the
Walter Dietzman home Tuesday eve
ming.
Mrs. Potter and Mrs. Martin Took.
er went to Minot Saturday to spend
the weekend with Mrs. lockers
brother, Clinton Potter.
Floyd Owen and brother Clifford
and Martin Tooker were Bismarck
and Mandan visitors Friday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Dietzman
were business callers in Bismarck
Saturday forenoon.
Edgar and Raymond johnson WIS.,
tied at the VIM. Kershaw home Sun.
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Lundouist
were business callers in Bismarck
Saturday.
Miss Mildred Dietzman has been
on the sick list the past week.
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Knife River

Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Jacobs an<
children motored Sunday Afternoon
to the Congregational church al
Dodge for services.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Gaben anG
children also motored to Dodge Con
gregational church Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Bick motored
to church at Richardton Sunday
morning, and in the afternoon they
motored to the Bierig home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dunam Of near
Hebron motored out with his daugh.
ter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs
Alder and two children to the Bierig
home Sunday evening.
Mrs. Jack Crowley and four
youngest children and Mrs. Grow.
ley's father, Mr.. John Rood, of Der.
tina, Mimi, who came out to visit his
daughter for few days, all motored
out to the Bierig home Sunday eve
ming.
Monday evening Mr.. Cohen and
A. Bierig motored to Marshall on
business matters.
Wayne Walery Jr. motored te
Hebron Thursday.
Don Pick Eotored to Richardtor
Thursday afternoon.
Christ Winterroth motored to
Hebron Thursday morning on bust
ness matters.
Lester Jacobs took his mother
and two sisters and brother to
Bein Thursday afternoon.
Lester Jacobs and brother from
Bierigs mo.ored up to the Cohen
home, where he went to see his daG
on business who is helping head
grain there.
Mrs. J. A. Jacobs and children
motored to Goben's on Friday.
H. F. Cohen and A. Rierig motored
to Hebron Friday afternoon on bus
mess matters.
Joe Link has been working on the
telephone line the past week.
Mike Biech is busy cutting grain
for Joe Peck and a1art Baseflug.
The H. F. Cohen family have as
guests Mrs. Goben's brother, Mr..
Hunt and wife, also two children,
Irene and frankie, Of Oklahoma, al.
so Mrs. Hunts brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norm Woolery OF
Seattle, Washington, came b. train
to the L. r. Woolery home to visit
few weeks and later they Will move
to Hebron and live Tor a while.
Miss Alice Bierig mas been as
sisting Mrs. Woolery for the past
week.
Mr.. Link and Wayne Woolery have
been busy hauling gain to town
for Mr.. Woolery.
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Baldwin

Mrs. Richard Nixon arrived few
days ago from her home at Mt. Yer.
non, Washington, to spend some
time at the home Of relatives in this
community. The Nixons were from.
err residents of Baldwin.
Mrs. Arnold Rupp and daughter
Emma spent the past week in Bis
marck where Emma underwent ar
operation for the removal Of her
tonsils and adenoids.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nordstrom an.
nounce the birth of a baby girl at
their home several miles southeast
of Baldwin Thursday. Mrs. o. B.
Peterson, mother Of Mrs. Nordstrom,
is staying with her daughter during
her convalescence.
Miss Grace Falkenstein is expect
ed home Tuesday from Dickinson
where she has been attending the
summer session of the normal
school.
Fred Reid Of Winona, NO., who
has been working for Ralph Fricke,
has left for other points.
Rev. Fred Christ and family are
spending a week at Duluth, MINI.
Mrs. Ira Falkenstein and daugh-
tiers Ruth and Marie attended the
meeting Of the Ladies' Aid which
was held at the Harry Knudtson
home near Still Friday.
Mrs. Wayne Cummings was called
to Garrison early in the week by the
death Of her father, Frank Wilson,
pioneer resident of that community.