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Evening star., 1928-04-18
TRIBAL FINGERS MAY BID
FOR LEADERSHIP OF LOOP
Fine Performance to Date of Lind, Being Tried al
Second Base. Indicates Peck's Team May Sur
prise Base Ball Observers.

! there are times when he plays second
! base with an astonishing ability TO cover
/ erolnd. He can maintain the pace. He
! seems to be strong enough physically.
/ but sooner or later the familiarity of
! association gets hold of him and then
/ he lags,
| Ne team can have a tagging second
| baSeman and set anywhere in major
/ league base ball, The minors have some
! who can so at a fast clip for while.
/ but when those chaps are tried in major
! league company they oose out. That
is why quite a number Of second base
men slide back to the minors after
trial.
FonSeca can bat we'll and usually his
batting holds up when he is not so
much in the field. He played fine base
ball in Newark once upon time, and
there was an impression on the part OF
observers that he was ready TO SO back
to major league company and remain
there. but these observers did not ap-
pear to notice that when he played
with the big leagues he went b. spurts.
Pitchers May Lead League.
If Lind can make a good fielding Sec
ond baseman for Cleveland the team
can stand il even If he doesn't hit his
head of every day in the week, Tor he
will be big help to the pitchers,
Cleveland's pitchers should lead the
league if they get good backing. and it
may be said that in the games to date
Lind has played good defensive game
at second. II the New York Yankees
had the Cleveland pitching staff ana
the Cleveland pitchers played as much
better with New York as they might
be expected to play. the Yanks would
win the pennant Of 1928 easier than
they won it last year.
II Cleveland gets into the fight with
enough strength to win more frequently
that 1t did in 1927. the western end of
the American League will help a great
deal to Offset the seeming Weakness of
the eastern end in combating the
Yankees. The Eastern teams TO date
have not been very conspicuous in de-
feating the champions
Evening star., 1928-04-18

Mrs. Donald McCallum. Mrs. Booker
won In the final from Mrs. George II.
Parker. by and g.
The women golfers will play their
next tourney at Bannockburn on May l..
Washington was the scene OF much
golfing activity yesterday. for immedi-
ately after the women had left the
course, members of the Washington
Typothetae went out in the wind and
cold to play in a medal play tourney.
William w Rapley Of Columbia, the
Johnny Farrell of the amateurs, who
would win the rubber check in any best
dressing contest, turned in the low
gross score with a card Of 80. Low net
winners were as follows: L. Nicholson,
96-25-71: Samuel Hudson. l08-25-
80; Frank T. Howard. o6-l2-84.
Maurice ]. Mccarthy. star golfer of
the Washington Golf and Country Club
and captain of the Georgetown team,
has been able to so rearrange the sched-
ule OF the college outfit that he viii
be able to play in the Washington
tourney two weeks hence. Mccarthy
won six tournaments around New York
last Summer and climaxed a successful
season by carrying Bob Jones to the last
hole in the national amateur champion
ship at Minikahda
Maureen Orcutt, Tunner-up to Mrs.
Miriam Burns Horn of Kansas City
for the women's national championship
last year, paired with George j. Voigt.
Bannockburn star, today in an exhibi-
ton match at Indian Spring. Oppos-
ing them were ]. Monro Hunter. long
hitting Indian Spring professional. and
his daughter Dorothy.
Miss Orcutt has never played golf
around Washington She Is known as
one Of the longest hitters in the game.
and has many course records to her
credit.
Evening star., 1928-04-18
ANOTHER BASQUE BOXER
COMING TO u. S. SOON

NEW YORK. April 10 (P).-Paulino
Uzcudun's financial success in his year
Of fighting in the United States has
caused stir among the Spanish, and
another young Basque is 10 come over
soon seeking his fstic fortune. SO says
Santiago Nlnerola MeSseguer, the Tex
Rickard Of Spain" who Is here seeking
an oppcnent-preferabi George God
Barcelona.
Pauiin0s countryman and emulator.
NeSSeguer said. is Antonio Gabiole. a
Young and husky Basque who nov holds
the light heavyweight championship Of
Spain He IS growing fast. and as soon
as he becomes a full dedzed heavy
weight Will come 10 the United States
10 agh:
Evening star., 1928-04-18
end Boanuen ShoUng Strength 18Th Hole Congressional Club
JOHNSON MUCH BETTER;
TAKES WALK OUTDOORS

The opening of the international
League season today finds the
Newark team minus its manager as
II entertains the Toronto club, but
Mrs. johnson, who. with Walter. jr.,
is in the Jersey town for the in
augural. made the trip buoyed by
knowledge that her distinguished
husband Is in better condition than
at any time since he entered Emer-
gency Hospital here nearly three
weeks ago 10 combat the after effects
of an influenza attack.
Walter today was permitted to take
his first airing, a short walk I'm the
sunshine on the roof of the hospital
being prescribed by his physician.
DIR. Harry NJ. Kaufman.
Walter has proved an ideal
patient" DIR. Kaufman asserted
today. THE fact that he always has
taken good care of himself is proving
great factor in his recovery. and II
no Setbacks are encountered he
should be able 20 go to Newark
within two or three weeks"
Johnson has regained cofBiderable
OF the close to 10 pounds in weight
which he lost after beine stricken in
Florida, and there seems little doubt
that he will be able TO take his turn
in the box for the Bears this season
after he has fully recovered from the
effects of his illness.
Evening star., 1928-04-18
GIRL BASKET BALL STAR
SCORES POINT A MINUTE

RAPIDAN. Mimi. April is (R.-
With a seasons record Of 453 points IN
4l6 minutes Of play. Aileen Just o. ghe
Rapidan High School girls basket ball
team has established herself vel among
the leaders II scoring for high school
girls.
Playing on a team that scored 624
points to z24 for its opponents IN the
season Just ended Miss Just ran I'd a
total OF so points n a single game.
which her team T0n, SO 70 g. She IS
a sophomore.
Evening star., 1928-04-18
JOCKEYS, TRAINERS
ARE TURNED DOWN
BIZ the A.sociated Ptess.

CHICAGO. April 1s.-Seven Jockeys
and two trainers today found them
selves on the outside looking IN a. the
Illinois Spring and Simmer racing pro-
grams.
AT its annual meeting yesterday the
Illinois Turf Association denied licenses
to them TO compete On State tracks as
controlled by the association this season
No reasons were announced. Appiica-
tions Of FIVE other jockeys were held Up
for investigation.
The ictEsvs denied licenses we're Jake
Heupel. Nick Burger, Dan Connolly,
Willie Poal. Charles Gray. Strother
Griffin and Walter Lilly. The trainers
were william L. Hodges and Michael
Kavanaugh.
By neV claiming race rule adopted
by the association, all horses NAV be
claimed for TIE entered claiming price ="
The old rule vas: "All horses may De
claimed for the selling price plus the
gross money added by such association
70 purse or stakes"
Evening star., 1928-04-18
SCHULTZ NEVER A STAR,
BUT SHOWS THEM HOW

LINCOLN, Nebr.. April Is CR.-
Track Coach Henry 2. t"Indisn'D
Schultz OF the University Of Nebraska.
selected as one Of the mentors Of he
1928 U. s. Olympic team, never per-
formed on the cindeTpath
To his coaching credit. however. are
many past Olympic performers and
1929 potential representatives.
There vas the great Robert Sing
son, who revolutionized hurdIing and
set world marks which only recently
have been bettered. Jackson Schoisz.
speed marvel for more than q decade
and still among the select. learned the
art Of sprinting under SchuIce's 6irec-
ton. And now there are Roland Locke.
holder OF the world furlong record Of
eos seconds, and Fait EIki1s, Amer
lean decathlon champion and record
holder.
Evening star., 1928-04-18
CUBS TWIRLER,
lNHERlTS HALF MILLION

CHICAGO, April 10 Cp).-Percy Lee
Jones. pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.
came here for the opening home game
today s50o.O0o richer. He has just in
herited half-million- dollar estate.
willed him by grandmother, who died
recently In Georgia.
He kept hts good fortune a secret
even from his teammates, until he left
ST. Louis last night for Chicago.
Evening star., 1928-04-18
JONES SHOOTS A SO
AS HE BEGINS TOUR

By She Associated Press.
AUGUSTA. Fla. April ia spar
king SO, under par. yesterday inaug-
urated Bobby Jones exhibition tour
with Watts Gum, national collegiate
champion. to raise funds for the Ameri-
can Olympic team.
Bobby and Gum defeated Alfred s.
Bourne. former Augusta Country Club
champion, and Howard For;son. pres
ent local tital!st. and 6. and then the
four played out the course.
A gallery Of approximately 500 fol-
lowed the foursome through Other
scores for the i8 holes were: Gum, 73:
Fortson. 78. and Bourne, 81.
The British open and national anna
teur champions play kept the crowd on
edge throughout the match.
Evening star., 1928-04-18
TOURNEY LEADERS

CLASS A.
TeamS--BearcatS No. /, 1.s4..
SingieS--J. Deuterman. 365.
DoubleS--Pinkhart- Beavers, 65S.
CLASS b.
TeamS--Rex, 1865.
SingleS-HefIiefiinger. 346.
Observation-Disclosures -0pitz, 675.
CLASS c.
TeamS-Roosevclt, I,523.
Singles--W. w. Duncan. SS6.
Doubles--klaisath- Dodge, 621.
CLASS ID.
Teams-Cardinals. I,475.
SingleS-E. Smith. 320.
Doubles--W. and A. Warren. SIS.
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ToEIGHT's SCHEDULE.
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Co.agzi. Is A. ~ Alien. 3 /. Hollis. G:
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A. ID A Lee a 2 Bseaser. p r Ihofa-
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Lash. : u Jenulngs n y, =. RaEla16 y
w. .. Eo09aagle q sefiFe.ssT. r..
Evening star., 1928-04-18
WILSON TO RETURN SOON.

CHICAGO. April Is Op1.-Hack VIII
son. sfugging Cub outfelder. viii be
back at his old post when the Cubs
open their home season against the
jured his ankle In the opening game
at Cincinnati, and at first II was be-
lieyed he would be lost for about three
weeks.
Evening star., 1928-04-18
ARMY ELEVEN WILL PLAY
NORTH DAKOTA IN 1929

VERMILION. S. OAK. April Is GE9.-
University Of South Dakota viii meet
the United States Military Academy
foot ball team al West Point Novem-
Der 3. 1929.
the West Pointers November Il ot this
year.
Evening star., 1928-04-18
CANADIAN OPEN GOLF
EVENT DATES CHANGED

TORONTO, Ontario, April 10 OF.-
As the result Of request sent to the
Royal Canadian Golf Association by
the Ontario Professional Golfers Asso-
ciation, the Canadian open champion-
ship tournament win be held on July
%, 81 and % instead Of July 5, 6 and
Z, as previously announced.
It viii be at the ROsedale course,
Toronto.
Evening star., 1928-04-18

IN eTS IL the base ball wofl0 nave
" been fairly generally aware Of
4 the fact tlast the Cleveland
team is hallaSted with a strong
pitching Stsd. That the pitching stan
may be better this season than some
thought it would be is making Strone
statement at this stage Of the Amer
ican League race, but there is reason
foy it
Vhle has done well and other pitch
ers Of the team have done well. II
JThle is as good as his skill sTl6 strength
should always make him, the Cleve-
land club will be a mere important
base ball team this year than It seemed
likely 70 be when II trained at New
Orleans this Spring Things seemed TO
be il s chaotic condition While PACK,
when il was announced that Spurgeon 5
i1R,vy had left Cleveland without a
second hssenan,
Sometimes good pitching star
ca, psrtlv overcome the lack oi star
second haSensn. II cannot overcome
the lack az an average second oaSe-
man. because pitchers to be gooo must
have the support Of second oaSeirlen
who are not cuoS,
Lind Now Being Tried.
Cleveland now is trying Lind st sec
cad base. Somehow that appeared 10
be the natural outcome Of the SeIec-
tson when there was talk IN Spring
trs;nins quarters that anybody might
BE- tried and that Il worse came 70
the worst. Manager Peckinpaugh would
play second. So he could, If the worst
happened along like that.
lind was tried in 1927 and the man
arenent thought wen enough Of him
to retain him. That was good policy,
since i Is evident now that had he not
been retained the team would be using
PeckiupauEtf Fonseca or some unknown.
ronseca hss been m the batting order
this year. He is q Portuguese player
Who set his start IN California. and
Evening star., 1928-04-18
HALL, D. c., PRO GOLFER,
OFFERED JOB IN SPAIN

II falls to the lot of few American
professionals to he offered profess
siOnal berth i'm foreign land.
Walter =. Hall. professional at
Rock Greek Park. has been offered
the professional post at new club
near Malaga, Spain, which he is
considering and may accept when
Winter calls halt TO golf activities
around Washington next December.
Hall has been teaching several of
the members and attaches of the
Spanish embassy. and Count Ber-
langa, one of the attaches. today of
fered Hall the post of professional at
the club at Malaga.
Evening star., 1928-04-18
KEEN DISPLAYS ELATI0N
AFTER WINNING A GAME

By the Associated Press.
Vic Keen. product Of the Univer-
sity Of Maryland and now with the
Rochester Red Wings. shows his elation
over winning bali games more than any
other pitcher i'll the game
With the Cards. after throwing the
last ball OF winning game. he made
practice Of hugging Bob O'FarreI
right before the fans.
Evening star., 1928-04-18
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Evening star., 1928-04-18
TEAMS. PM.

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Evening star., 1928-04-18
nOI RI.ES.

n0UBI.ES.
CLASS {.
Grant. ~ as 9S Hef 4 'ner los los a1
simpson. ~ 9a ] Il Opttz-.. 90 oS liz
Total. 1S3 igT @Iu Totals @6O @UU @0o
Grand total. $50. Grand total. 6T5.
Kieisath. los S6 a4 Luckey ~ az Ill
DODGE. lie 100 us BaOcum. a3 aS IS
Totals so ig@ @OQ Totals ISIS Ia3 100
Grand total, b2l. Grand total. $40.
0sin. InS SIS p3 Tucker o. 100 a6
Morris. i0A lis IU7 Beck -. IS IS III
Totals 200 9O2 800 Totala 1s0 iS3 2O7
Grand total. 6ls. Grand total, $40.
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Fink 49,. so 81 l0I Ryan. ITO f0T ~
Totals. les ls2 iSs Totals. 1873 las 1893
Grand total 52S, Grand total. $50.
Crump In1 81 aS Alex'der 80 f03 i0i
Gill. -. 90 98 10 Cooper. 40 iO7 90
Totals ip7 lS1 105 Totals 1Sp e0a 1871
Grand total. 5S5. Grand total. $50.
Evening star., 1928-04-18
BASE BALL VETERAN DIES.

COFFEYVILLE. Kans.. April ls IP-
Ed McAshon. IS. who caught for Brock
lyn back in the days when Billy Sunday
played right field for the Chicago
White Sox. died yesterday Sunday
visited Mcafahon here 20 days ago.
Evening star., 1928-04-18

v. Calvert Diekey Of Washington. the
player who never gives up, started out
in high glee yesterday. Dickey always
makes q small wager on the number of
pars he gets. counting them with the
other men in the match for "A small
amount on each par. He started out
4, 3. 5. 4. 4-three pars. q birdie and
Evening star., 1928-04-18

Battery or not, YOU can always he sure of
good service at the station displaying the
Exide sign. Ii is Your guarantee of expert
work and fair dealing ON all battery needs.
We sell and service the Exide Battery
made by The Electric Storage Battery Co.
but We will be pleased to service any other
make of battery.
Evening star., 1928-04-18
BY JOHN r. FOSTER,

~ YEw YORK, April lS,--OhServ-
N eTS il the base ball world have
" been fairly generally aware Of
4 the fact tllast the Cleveland
Evening star., 1928-04-18
INDIVIDUALS ROLL FINE
SCORES IN TOURNAMENT
Dol BI.Es.

DOUBLES.
CLASS A.
Duncan 90 io8 lnI pinhsr;, loa las lis
D. !. Cox Ill los li3 Beavers. 100 loo 143
TotAls 80 ell 9ia Totals. @o@ cas- ISL
Grand total 135. Grand total 8TS,
Evening star., 1928-04-18
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Evening star., 1928-04-18

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Evening star., 1928-04-18

John z. Gilmore of Congressional is
recovering from slight injuries sus-
tanned in an automobile accident 10
davs ago when his car was struck by
speeding automobile and he was thrown
upon the pavement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-08
ANII-AL DEMS
PLAN TO SEEK
PARTYPOWER
Leaders of Both Fac
tons Pause to Get
Breath AS Smoke of
Battle Clears

DALLAS. Tex. Nov. s.--CPl-Al-
though his lead rose or fell few
hundred votes with each tabulation
~ the Texas Election Bureau, Her
bert Hoover today continued to hold
p good majority over Gov. Alfred r..
Smith.
Last returns showed the republi-
can presidential majority had risen
Is,755, or nearly 1000 more than
when tsbulat;on ceased last night
Of the 253 counties in the. state, 252
had made returns. -06 complete
Hoover's vote on the last count
Vas 535,6ls to 3l6.s63 for Smith.
Result Of the race in the four
tecnth congressional district. where
Representative Harry Il. Wurzbach.
republican, was running for re-elec-
tion against Augustus McCloskey.
democrat. remained in doubt. totals
BY the election bureau disagreeing
with those made BY newspapers. IN
the other seventeen districts. demo-
Gratis were elected.
DALLAS. Texas. Nov. S.-tP,-op-
posing factions Of 10th political par
ties IN Texas. we'll warmed to their
work by the campaign which closed
Tuesday. caught their second winds
today and refused 10 recognize Tues
days election as an armistice.
In Hidalgo county. where the dem
ocratic party was opposed BY the
citizens-republican ticket. also
Continued on page two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-08
2LOST WHEN
BARGE SINKS
Abandoned BY Tug;
Survivors Picked Up
After Week

SAVANNAH Ga, Nov. SIT
The captain and one member Of the
crew of the barge a. W. Thompson
were lost when il sank Wednesday
of last week after the tug towing il
from the Gulf Of Wilmington. NJ. O.,
had cut away because its fuel was
running low. four survivors who were
rescued by a coast guard patrol re-
ported on their arrival here today.
The survivors. Rossie Williams. of
Wilmington. N. O.; Thomas Ringe.
of the British West Indies; Adrian
Casey. Of Mobile. Ala. and Booker 7.
Little. Of Mount Taple. N. C.. were
picked dp after having been adrift
for nearly a week in a small lifeboat
in the gulf stream without food or
water.
They were brought here aboard the
coast guard patrol boat Patriot from
Ferdinand. Fla, where they first
were landed.
A widespread search by coast guard
vessels along the South Atlantic
coast for the barge. started immedi-
ately after the tug Ontario had re-
ported it had been forced TO abandon
Il. was given up the first Of this
week, after il had failed 20 reveal a
trace Of the barge.
The barge. which was loaded with
cargo Of phosphate rock consigned
to Wilmington. sank soon after the
Ontario headed for port for more
fuel, the four men said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-08
Water Districts
Are Under Fire

AUSTIN. Nov. s.-(Pl-Litigation
involving the validity Of water con
trol and improvement districts in
Texas was submitted before section
r OF the supreme court commission
of appeals today. and decision Is
expected in few weeks.
The Tarrant county water control
and improvement districts applica--
ton for mandamus forcing Attornev
General Claude Pollard 10 approve
its S6.5O0 900 bond issue was to be
argued this afternoon and the San
Saba districts appeal from a civil
appellate ruling holding the district
illegal. was submitted this morning.
Tarrant county interests inter
viewed in the San Saba case, but the
status Of the Tarrant district was
left undetermined in the Third civil
appeals court decision. which de-
clared the law under which water
control and improvement districts
are organized. is Unconstitutional.
The Tarrant district was converted
70 one like the San Saba district. and
the life of both is dependent upon
the supreme court decisions. which
also will affect about ten other dis
tricts in the state.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-08
LOSING Demo
RECAINSLEAD
Oklahoma Loses Only
2 Congressman Late
Returns Indicate

OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. s.--CFj-
With democrats suffering a net loss
~ two members IN the Oklahoma
delegation in congress. the last i'm
reriled incumbent appeared to have
been pulled out Of danger today
when complete official returns from
several counties restored a lead Of
lUI9 votes u Tom ID. Mckeown. rep
rcsentative from the Fourth district,
who had fallen behind Fred s. Pat
rick. ms republican opponer.
Although complete returns were
not available from two counties of
the district. because the count was
tied up hy injunctions. unofficial re-
ports were that the final results
would increase McKeown's lead.
The state lead AZ Herbert Hoover
over Governor Alfred +. Smith in
the presidential race had climbed to
lo9,J3l when all but 244 OF the state :
3,z92 precincts had been counted.
Inc total 40 tina; stage was Hoover
5bh.lSa: Smith 20G.G5l.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-08
.HOOVERSENDS
CREACER Wire
Texas Committeeman
Hopes Hoover-Dems
VIII Not Desert

r. r. Creager of Brownsville. ma
tional republican committeeman for
Texas, received a telegram from
Herbert Hoover. republican presi-
dent-elect. in which he was congrat-
uIated for his work in bringing Tex
as into the republican ranks.
Hoover's telegram said: II am
deeply grateful for your kind tele-
gram. in turn congratulate you
upon the able leadership which has
brought so great a success 10 our
mutual cause in your great state
Hoover's reference TO Creagcrs
telegram refers TO one sent 70 him
by the Texas committeeman on the
night Of the election. In tie tele-
gram, Creager congratulated Hoover
upon his success az the polls.
Creager also issued general
statement Thursday in which he ex-
pressed appreciation 20 both Texas
republicans and Hoover-democrats
for their support of the candidacy
Of Herbert Hoover and he expressed
the hope that the two factions might
remain together in future political
battles in the state.
He also expressed his pleasure at
the "breaking Of the solid south"
The statement in full follows:
with results Of election. | am too
much pleased to express myself
From presently available returns Il
appears Hoover has carried my ma
tive state Of Texas. This and re-
suits in other southern states marks
the end Of the sectoinalism. and 70
its great benefit. the final breaking
up Of the solid South.
"The people of Texas have proven
that they hold principle and the IN
terests OF their state above the in
terests of any political party.
The results mark the beginning
of new era in the politics OF Texas
and of the south.
For years | have advocated The
two-party system for my home state
and | am overjoyed at the prospects
Of its realization.
II am grateful beyond words "a
express to republicans and Hoover
democrats alike. IL is my hope that
we may continue united in future
battles for good government In the
state and nation"