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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-03
FAIR OFFERS
MANY PRIZES
Many Contests, In
Guiding Hog Call
ing Scheduled
Especial to The Herald)


HARLINGEN, Oct. $50 nan
contests Of different kinds are to
take place during the Valley Mid
Winter Fair here in November that
it will be a rare person who doesn't
win a prize in something,
ments by Manager John r. Floore
indicate.
The announcements we're made BY
Mr.. Floore Immediately after com
pletion Of the Valley Fair catalogue,
five thousand copies OF which are
now available, with many being dis
tributed.
Mr.. Floore mentioned the football
game between the Harrington and La
redo high school teams as one Of the
feature attractions. In addition five
days of races will be held during the
fair, with $4,000 to be spent in this
department. according to Mr.. Floore.
The price Of admission TO all these
events, including the races, p~ageants.
coronations, etc, will be cut half in
two, the admission being so cents
and 25 cents. where last year and
before that il was 81 and so cents.
Among the contests which are to
be held are a checker tournament,
with a l0-foot square board erected
for the tournamenr entries, SO that
all can watch the progress Of the
game, a husband calling contest. a
hog calling contest, a rolling pin
throwing contest, and some other such
exercises. vocal, physical and mental.
Floore said also that hippodrome
acts and other special entertainment
i being arranged for the grandstand
at evening.
There will be something doing AZ
every minute Of the day and night.
and plenty Of entertainment for ev-
erybody," the secretary said.
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ODDS AGAINST
YANKS PLACED
AT FIVE TO 3
Natural Mound Open
ers Said Sherdel and
Hoyt; Injured Men
Cheerful
BY HERBERT w. BARKER,
fAssociased Press Sports Writer.)

NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-tF1-A squad
of badly crippled New York Yankees
will start the World Series with the
st. Louis Cardinals at the Yankee
stadium tomorrow.
With a more or less definite an
nouncement from Higgins that Earle
Combs, injured centerfielder, would
see action in the big series only as
q pinch runner. If ut all, Yankee
stock dropped to . new low. The
odds most frequently today favored
the Cardinals at 5 TO 8. There was
little betting.
To some observers il appeared that
the Yankees. in reality. are occupying
a rather enviable position and that
Bill McKechnie and his healthy
Cardinals should be doing all the
worrying. In case Of defeat. the
Yankee alibi is prepared in advance,
however un%intential upon the part
Of the reigning worlds champions.
On the other hand, the Cardinals, at
full strength, must win and even then
may not get the credit due them.
Apparently the Cardinals realize il.
In their practice sessions at the
Yankee stadium where the series
opens at 1:30 Eastern Stand time
tomorrow. they have had no time for
jokes. They 20 about their business
in grim earnest.
The Yanks on the other hand, act
as though they have not a care in
the world. IL Combs and Pennock
are out, and Lazzeri, Koenig and
Ruth crippled. the American league
title-holdcrs appear untroubled just
the same.
The rival managers are rcticent as
usual as to their pitching selections
for the opening game but they'll
cross up a lot Of expert observers If
Waite Hoyt does not start for the
Yankees and "Wee Willie" Sherdel
for the Cardinals. Higgins and Me-
Kechnfe admit these two are mat
urals" for the first game but the
final selection will have to wait until
game time.
IL Sherdel pitches for the Cards,
Ben Paschal will be in centerfield for
the Yanks and Jumping Joe" Dugan.
in all probability, ct third. IL Nc
Kechnie's only lineup change to meet
assorted pitching will be in right
field. George Harper will play right
field against right handlers and
Waite Holm against the southpaws.
under present plans only two catch
ers will Sc service. Bengough for the
Yanks and Jimmy Wilson Tor Nc
Kechnie's crew.
Despite precautions by the Yankee
management, spectators have gotten
hold Of some Of the precious tickets
and are peddling a $3.50 series Of
three games for $50 and up. With al
reserved seats gone and 10000 gen
eral admission tickets on sale the
day Of the game. q crowd Of $4,000
or more is expected At the opening
game.
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Junior high school Of Brownsville
goes TO Ell Jardin for q game tomor-
row afternoon, while the Junior col
lege goes TO Edinburg for a gridiron
battle.
The biggest show on the face of
the earth starts Thursday In New
York. when the st. Louis National
league baseball club and the Knick-
erbocker outfit OF the American lea
que tangle for the championship Of
the world.
The coming series promises TO be
hard fought and interesting, unlike
the fiasco OF last year, when DOME
Bush's fading" Pirates. or "violets"
as some r wont 10 put IL, took a
four to nothing count from the Yam
KEGS. Locally, partisan feeling seems
to favor ST. Louis. and reports from
New York state that gamblers are
wagering odds on st. Louis.
But ID is not Of the gamblers or Of
the gambling element we are concern
ed. Ii is the merits and dement's Of
the two clubs real fandom In inter
ested. Tin-horn gamblers breed more
scandal and dishonesty than all other
elements combined In sports.
Pitching Is always the important
thing in a short series. such as the
world series, and all other ones, for
that matter. Pennock, sports writer's
Of New York say, is incapacitated,
though that statement in taken with
a grain of salt. Hoyt will work the
opening game then. they say for the
Yanks. But Pennock may be the man
in the box Thursday. And Sherdel,
the crafty little left-hander Of St.
Louis, may oppose him.
The two teams are evenly matched
on paper, which declares the Red
Birds are better defensively and the
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RITTICISMs
Nv RfIl RIFT

News dispatch says Wilbur Coen,
the tennis kid, has entered college
as u freshman. We always thought
he was a Junior.
IL may not be such a hard winter
after all. The election speeches will
all be over by November.
Santa Claus has nothing on the
Braves and the Phillies. Between
them this year they lost over 200
games.
Some boys would be great gridders
IL footballs didn't bounce off their
heads instead of their toes.
Yanks must be cverhauled, says a
New York writer, summing up the
teams makeup for 1929. But. we
take il, not by the Athletics
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SO SETUP
GAMES SLATED
FORSATURDAY
Fans Of Texas Inter-
ested Chiefly In 5.
IN. u. Battle at West
Point

NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-F|-Experts
have taken a trouncing In every line
Of recent gears but the football prog
nosticators seem to suffer the heavi-
est losses.
In the old days, critics OK the grid
iron sport could retire 10 IN ~peBcefuI
and quiet sleep after fnrermstinr thn
defeat OF q small college by N larger
one.
Saturdays eastern football pro-
gram would seem q % offer lIttln
chance for form reversalB, however.
Despite the impressive record I'M
the southwest, Southern Methodist
University will be IA second choice
when ~ lines up against the Army.
The Texans Hre handicapped. in the
first place. by the long journey they
are making from Dallas 10 West
Point In the second. "Eiff'f Jones
has quite a football team, IL would
seem.
West Virginia, already beaten by
Davis Elkins, may Get mn unpleasant
surprise from the Haskell Indians
and Syracuse. unimpressive against
Hobart. feels that William and Mary
will b anything but "A setup. Col
gate travels to Nashville, Tenn, for
u battle with Vanderbilt and there
are few experts reckless enough 60
predict the outcome without the i'd
diticn OF d few @if's.r
The big Three" should net Sc ex-
tended TO win their opening games
although Maine may give the bull
dogs Of Yale soma trouble. Prince
ton meets Vermont which fell before
Columbia last week, and Harvard
clashes with Springfield.
The Navy will take n revised lineup
into it's game with Boston college and
hopes for the best and Hugo Bezdek
has shifted his Penn State lineup fer
Gettysburg which showed IL could
score when II piled up 81 points
against American University last
Saturday.
Four special trains are 20 carry
750 enthusiastic supporters sf Ray
Morrison's Southern Methodist Uni
versity football varsity 20 West
Point.
The Army's football playing cadets
will be we'll equipped To enter tho
aviation squad before the present
season In done. They've done little
this week but drill on "A defense for
forward and lateral passes and the
Dir mt West Point has been full az
flying footballs.
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Mission Lions Club
Presents Minstrels
fsnecial TO The Heraldl

RIO GRANDE CITY, Oct. s.-The
Mission Lions club appeared here
at the Dreamland theater Monday
night, presenting a minstrel which
was well received.
One-haif Of the proceeds will 60
TO the local Boy Scout fund, and the
Lions will donate their half TO play
ground equipment for Mission.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-03
FIGHT


INDIANAPOLIS.-Roy Wallace In
dianapolis, outpointed Johnny Mason,
Scranton, Pa, C10.)
MINNEAPOLIS-King Tut, Mime
apolis, outpointed Tod Morgan, jun
Tor lightweight champion, C1O), non
title, Dick Daniels, Minneapolis.
knocked out Earl Blue. st. Paul C6.)
PORTLAND, Me.-Andy Callahan.
Lawrence. Mass. outpointed Johnny
Harris, Denver, (6.)
DES MONIES, Ia.-Henry Falega-
no. San Francisco, outpointed Ollie
Bartlett, Minneapolis, (10); Hymie
Wiseman, Des Moines, outpointed
Dave Young. Kansas City, (1O.)
Los ANGELES - Joe Anderson.
Kentucky. o~utpointed Ace Hudkins.
Lincoln, Neb., (10.)
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Spordstory
ON THIS DATE
NNr-L---L-- IA

ON THIS DATE
Wednesday, Oct. .
190i-The American yacht Colum-
bia beats the British yacht Sham
rock for the second time in the Amer
ica's cup races.
19O2-Tommy Ryan knocks out
Barney Walsh In two rounds at Kan
sas City. Mo.
l903-World series. third game:
Pittsburgh Nationals, 4; Boston
Americans, 2. Batteries-Phillipe
and Phelps; Hughes, Young and
Criger.
1913-Tcm Mccormick. one-time
velter champ Of England, kayoes
Sergt. Baker in two rounds nc Ply
mouth, England.
19l9-World series, third game:
Chicago Americans. 8; Cincinnati
Nationals. 0. Batteries-kerr and
Schalk; Fisher. Luque and Rariden.
1925-Babe Ruth hits his 25th and
final home run Of the season.
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Poloists of US.
Down Argentina

NEW YORK. Oct. 3.+PY-One
spectacular triumph in the first
game Of the series with Argentina
for championship OF the Americas
has made a new Zig Four" out Of
the American team. slated in pre-
series predictions to 20 down in de-
feat. BY winning Saturdays game
n 2 to s count, the United States be-
camethe favorite to take the second
match at Meadow Brook today, al
though il was generally expected tie
encounter would be as close and hard
fought as the first.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-03
Football Game
To Be Broadcast

The Br~ownsville-La Feria football
game Friday will be broadcast play
by play over KWWG, according to
announcement Wednesday by Fred
Latham, who stated that all
mcnts had been completed. The
game Is scheduled 70 start at 4
o'clock.
The La Feria high school has a
strong team. and much interest has
been aroused in the game. The game
will be broadcast direct from the
field.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-03
Red Ants Set
For Ell Jardin

Webb Connally's RED Ants Of the
Junior high school. will have their
hands full III they are to win over the
husky III Jardin high school eleven
tomorrow, when they come together
on the Ell Jardin field.
The Ants have a reputation to up
hold, they haven't been scored on so
far this year, and last year kept their
goal line intact.
Ell Jardin has a big, strong bunch
of men. eager for the fray, and de-
claring they will trounce the juniors
tomorrow. Last year the Ants over
whelmed III Jardin.
In scrimmage yesterday III Jardin
plays we're tried against the Ants by
the reserves. under Red Irvine, who
watched St. Joseph Academy and I'll
Jardin play Monday. Sweeping end
and an occasional off-tackle play
the ones the locals went up
against. III Jardin has in Sam Leslie
and Joe Biggs two players or ability,
big fellows and strong, and declared
by observers to be capable Of playing
on any high school squad in the VAL
ley
The Ants were full Of ginger" ia,
practice yesterday, and on their toes
for the III Jardin tilt, knowing full
well that this promises to be one OF
the hardest games Of the year.
"A large number Of local fans are
expected to accompany the team 10 I'll
Jardin for the game. which ~ called
for 4 o'clock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-03

The City or Brownsville will re-
ceive sealed bids addressed 10 the
Hon. "A. B. Cole, Mayor. I'd until 10
"A. MI. October 10th, 1928. for one
approximately $50 III. n. Boiler. Spec
ifications are on file in the City Sec
retary's office and can be had upon
application nc that office.
"A. ri. MUNDAY, City Sccretayy.
p-25-4-10t-3-b&
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Flashes Of Life
(By The Associated Press)

KHARTUM, Sudan.-The govern
ment has been trying in vain to re-
duce the price Of brides. A groom
now has 20 pay Is cows 10 the brides
father. A few hundred miles away.
near Lake Albert, the price Is five
cows. A reduction here has been
thwarted by the objections Of Shilluk
maidens with such statements as:
What DO you think we are going
10 be cheaper than our mothers?'
MEXICO CfTY-The ban has been
lifted on kissing in the streets. An
tonic Rios Zertuche, inspector-gen-
cral, has ordered his police not to
modest osculators. He has given warn
ing, however, that the privilege must
not be carried 10 extremes.
NEWARK. N. Perry r. Belfatto
Is 70 be paid $4,000 a year by the city
mostly for shaking hands and eating.
Mayer Raymond had made his secre-
tary his social ambassador at an in
crease Of $500 a year in salary and
with the title of deputy director Of
the department Of public affairs.
INGERSOLL, Ont.-An eleven-year-
old girl, who drove a stolen car at
30 miles an hour, her sister aged 10,
and brother aged IS, who drove at 60.
are under arrest. After speeding
through traffic they were halted
when police fired at them.
SPRINGFIELD, Mas.-No, Henry
Ford won't run for president. at least
as the nominee of the American Home
Progressive party, which held a two
man convention. He has declined the
honor gracefully, saying he Is pledged
to Hoover
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-03
OPEN CITY CEQTEc

CHICAGO. Oct. 3.-tP-The base
ball championship Of Chicago became
the goal Of the White Sox and Cubs
today in the opening game Of the 1928
city series.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-03

PLAYFUL SLAP FATAL
WILMETTE, I~ll.-James Corcoran
playfully slapped his son on the
back. causing a fit Of coughing that
terminated in the boys death.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-03

Bucky Harris II no longer man
ager Of the Washington Senators.
Clark Griffith. president OF the
the American league club, has re-
leased Harris from that position.
Two pennants in five years. and
n championship Of the world,
Is not such a bad record.
That Is Harris record a. boss Of
the Scion outfit. Griffith, as
yet has given out no statement
as to why he released Bucky.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-03

Harris, playing manager. was get
ting a princely salary. One Of the
highest paid playing-manaGers IN the
American league. Griffith doesn't
believe in paying big salaries, unless
he gets winning results yearly. That
may have been the reason Of Bucky's
release. Another, and a logical one,
especially among ball players. Il that
Harris was injured and unable to
play a great part Of the season.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-03

The loss. BY injuries, of Phil Brady,
end. and Earl welch, hackfield man,
OF the San Benito football eleven, is
a blow to the strength Of the team.
Coach Morrison was counting on
these two boys to help carry the
burden Of the championship hopes Of
the Greyhounds. Brady broke a leg
and Welch tore ligaments in his hand
in practice Monday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-02

Hornsby and Travis Jackson, Bill
Terry, Freddy Lindstrom and Andy
Reese. The sensational Pat Craw-
ford Of Greenville, S. c., and young
Andy Cohen, Buffalo. are two of his
likely looking rockies in this de-
partment.
The outfield now boasts Roush,
Mel OFT, Heinie Mueller, Les Mann
and George Harper. But then the
promising Frank O'Doul of San
Francisco, Art jain Of Los Angeles,
Joe Klinger Of Norfolk and Chick
Fullis OF Macon are also listed.
If McGraw could put Cobb and
Speaker in that outfield with Eddie
Roush. and they all surprised every
one with a good year-well, the 1928
Giants would be a sensation that
would make the Yankees look 70
their laurels.
Put this down where you can find
il later on: The Giants don't look
so all-fired hot right now, but If
McGraw can get the best out Of
them there isn't a club in their
league that viii have a vacation
when visiting the Polo grounds.
But then that's true Of most any
big league team but the Boston
clubs and the Phils.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-02
ENLARGE AREA
OF M'ALLEN
New Territory Taken
In By City Adds to
Population

McALLEN, Jan. 2.-This city in
creased in population from 5000 TO
10000 and in area from n square
mile 20 four square miles when the
city commission passed a resolution
which had been previously passed by
subsequently revoked. extending the
city limits a half mile in every direc-
ton.
The original size of the city was a
square mile, and now il is four
square miles.
The extension was made several
months ago, but on protest Of some
land n was held up until a hear.
ing could be held. After the hearing
the commission decided to make the
extension, and carried out the pro-
gram as planned.
The increase will add several hun
dred thousand dollars to the valu-
ations of the city, the definite
amount not being known at this time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-02
Clancy at Queen In
His S~trangest Role

Lon CLANCY reaches the apex of his
Ion gane strenuous screen career
as the Scotland Yard detective in
"London After Midnight" which plays
at the Queen theater today. Clancy,
as the detective. has probably the
most dramatic role aver assigned to
him and carries his part throughout
the picture with precision.
London After Midnight" is an
eerie, thrilling. chilling, mystery
about a weird murder.
Clancy, as a noted criminologist, is
called in and spends the greater part
OF a month trying to unraveI the
many threads of mystery woven into
this drama of unexpected occurrences.
Five years slip by and this spot of
failure on Chaney's career as a mas
ter detective looms in his mind as a
detection which must be overcome, so
be sets out anew, determined to win
his fight with murder and mystery.
How he solves the intangible case
makes the climax Of the greatest muir
der story ever filmed. The weird and
sensational settings will keep Queen
audiences on the edge Of their seats.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-02
POLOPLAYERS
ARRIVE HERE
2 Fort Clark Boys Get
Here Sunday; Hous-
ton Horses I'm

Lieutenants Stadtler and Jernigan,
Fort Clark polo players. reached Fort
Brown Sunday afternoon. q few hours
behind the ponies from the Houston
Riding and Polo club, and will re-
main until the conclusion Of the an
nual mid-winter polo tournament at
the post, January Is. They were a
day ahead Of their fellow players,
who are expected to reach the local
post Monday.
The tournament will open Janu-
airy 5.
The journey from Fort Clark, To-
Gated e a Bracketville. was made by
automobile. The two early arrivals
started several hours ahead Of their
companions.
The tourney is scheduled to get
under way Thursday afternoon with
a game between the Houston Hui
saehes and the Fort Clark entry.
Next day the Houston Yellow Jackets
will meet the Fort Brown four. and on
Sunday the winners Of these two
games will play for the open cham
piorship Of the tournament.
On the following Tuesday the
handicap tournament, "a three-game
affair, will begin with a game be-
tween the Huisaches and the local
team. Thursday Fort Clark and the
Yellow Jackets will tangle, and on
the next Sunday the winners Of these
two games will clash.
Both the Huisaches and the Yellow
Jackets are entrants Of the Houston
polo club. Members of the two teams
are expected to reach the post here
Capt. Vernon Shell, polo representa-
tive at the post.
There horses arrived at the post
here Sunday in charge OF grooms, who
will care for them until the tourney
ends. The horses will be quartered
at the local post.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-02
Coleman Commander
Of La Feria Legion

LA FERIA, Jan. Bert Coleman,
for the past year a vice-commander
Of the Mercedes American Legion
post. has been installed as first COM
mander " the new post here. known
as the Herman Clemens Post.
installation ceremonies were con-
Quoted by Ralph Buell. Of Mercedes,
vice commander Of the Department Of
Texas. The charter roll Of the new
legion post was closed. January !,
with a membership At that time Of 40.