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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-07
TRADES
BOOM ALONG;
e. SNAPPED
Detroit Pays 100000
And 3 Players For
2 Stars of Toronto
Internationals
BY HERBERT W. BARKER
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-P)-Morc
or less quiescent during tho playing
season, the baseball market where
ivory" is bought and sold with
reckless abandon, is booming along
az its peak right now.
A more or less complete count
shows that no fewer than g. players
have changed hands i'm the past three
days. Most OF these deals, Of course,
we're completed at Toronto where
the annual meeting OF the National
Association of Professional Baseball
clubs IS in session.
So far few outstanding major lea
que players have been affected BY
the transactions. But there are
rumors Of trades TO come that will
effect a wholesale shifting in the
major league lineups next season.
Detroit completed the most sensa-
tional deal, buying First Baseman
Dale Alexander and Pitcher Johnny
~Prudhomme from Toronto for about
100000 IN cash and three players.
Toronto gets First Baseman Sweeney
and two pitchers.
The Boston Red Sox wanted Catch
or Alex Castor and Outfielder Rus
sell Scarrftt from 81. Paul aud
swung the deal NY giving the Saints
Bryan HarrisS, tall ri~ght-hsnder,
Third Baseman Bill Rogell and an
unnamed catcher.
Four former major league stars
took on managerial worries. Alan
Sothoron, a good pitcher in his day,
viii handle LouiSville's team in the
American Association. Gabby Street,
Walter Johnson's old catcher, was
hired by the St. Louis Cardinals to
handle one OF their farms Jack
Bentley signed to n York OF
the New ork-Pcnnsylvania league
and Heinic Groh, who didn't have
much luck at Charlotte in the South
Atlantic circuit last season, will
take another managerial whirl a,
Hartford of the Eastern league.
The Browns sold Pitcher Walter
Beck and First Baseman Guy Stur.
dy. the former to Buffalo and the
latter to Birmingham. The Phils
sent Pitchers Walsh and Miller Ia
Los Angeles. and Outfielder Art
jain to Portland. The San Francis.
co Missions took Eddie Mulligan
i%nfielder. off Pittsburgh's hands.
Cleveland parted with cash anc
two players for jim linn, Kansa.
City pitcher. Ray Blades got wor,
that the Cardinals were sending hin
70 Rochester IN part payment foI
Charley Colbert, star shortstop.
The Boston Braves sold Howard
frcigau. infiClder. TO Toledo. Will,
the Red Sox were dlsposing of Pitch
or Carl Holling to Los Angeles.
Right now most of the intercs
Gems 20 revolve about Buddy Myer
J Red Sox third baseman; Ossi,
Bluege, who guards the hot corne
at Washington, and Pete Donohu,
and Adolf Luque Of CINCINNATI
mound staff. Rumors had Myer ~
irg TO the New York Yankees; Dono
hue or Luque or both to the New
York Giants. while II was understoo,
that Bluege was on the market 10
the highest bidder.
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MEETING
CHANGES site
"A Leagues May Com.
promise on Pro-
posed Draft

TORONTO, Dee. 7.-P-The base
ball battlefield on the draft ques-
tion is to move from Toronto to
West Baden, Ind, on the last day
Of the annual convention Of the Ma
tional Association Of Professional
Baseball leagues. Indications were
that the question OF promoting play
ers by selections from the minors to
the major leagues would be brought
up for discussion again at the Indi-
ana resort about Jan. Is.
IL is understood that the repre-
sentatIves of the Glass "A leagues
At the West Baden meeting will pro-
rcse q sweeping change by which
they will agree to unrestricted
draft IL the majors in turn will
agree to discontinue the practice OF
owning minor league clubs which are
used as farms and make major lea
que clubs with minor league owner
ship in whole or in part independent
If the hardship Of the restrictions
cf the draft as operative now in all
Class "A leagues.
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- PORTS FORUM
- By Bishop Clements

In all the history OF high school
football competition under the direc-
ton of the lnterscholastic League OF
Austin, there has never been IA many
protests and charges of ineligibility
filed against as many school players
as the waning season Of 1928. IL
seems that every time a team II win
ming that charges Of violations Of the
rules are filed against some mem
Der of the club. Only recently Cor
pus Christi was completely thrown
out of the race because the district
committee ruled that they had been
playing an ineligible player all sea-
son.
One thing We can say for the
Valley schools-all the Ineligible
ity charges were made before the
start of the season. And that's
when such charges should be made.
Brownsville was hit hard by the
ruling the district committee when
Bill Cabler was declared ineligible
before the start Of the season.
You golfers and fans should be IN
terested IN an announcement from
Fort Worth recently 10 the effect
that Pete Donohue shot a hole in one.
But that's just half Of il. Last wear
he made the same record on the same
course. Donohuc is better known "a
the star pitcher Of the Cincinnati
Reds.
Centenary College Of Shreveport.
La, seems 10 have lost its chance
Tor admittance tn the Southwest
conference for next year. but the
tents are going ahead and schcd-
uiing games with conference teams
lust the same. Their schedule
of 1929 with Southwest conference
elevens calls for James with Rice.
Texas, Baylor and Arkansas. Not
= bad schedule, and not an easy
ono.
Good old Arkansas-the state -
are told whereby a man NAV climb
over q mountain and bring hack ap
apple IN one hand and a chunk Of
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coal in the other-and also the state
hat was destined to Southwest con-
ference football oblivion-is going
To stay in the circuit as il has in
the past with the University Of Ar
kansas as its representative. The
Porkers finished second in the race.
Probably the threat 70 kick the Hogs
out Of the conference had its effect
AS they played real football this
past season. And Mt the annual ban
quet OF the eleven this week. Clar-
n Gels was elected captain Of
the squad for 1929.
The boxing fraternity has added
another college athlete to its al
ready increasing rolls. This time
il is Ed Herting. star backfield
man of Rice Institute. Herting
played his last football game
on Thanksgiving day for the Owls.
He ANNOUNCED he would enter the
squared circle after the contest.
but that he would continue his
studies in the engineering depart
ment at Rice.
Port Arthur, winners Of the Glass
"A football title in District 7 will
clash with the Main Avenue eleven
Of San Antonio. Saturday AZ Port
Arthur, for bi-district honors. Main
Avenue won the championship VI
District 2. or interest to Valley
fans rs that Main is coached hv Row
Cochran. last year mentor of the
Mission eleven.
Gossip in Houston has 10 that Rice
rs going to have q championship foot
ball club in 1929 or 1880. at least.
The Owls have long been the door
mat OF the Southwest conference. II
would do their school and the con
ference rs = whole a lot or yood III
Rice should put out a capable elev-
en-. With the high-grade high school
players Of Houston graduating this
year. Rice followers arc hoping that
many Of them will enter Rice.
Another former college star foot
ball player has been added 10 the
All-Ugly nine-he IL John Hunter.
John is a former Texas star. and his
eligibility va brought up at a meet
inE of the association yesterday BY
Bob Wells. Mr.. Wells also sur-
gested. and IL passed unanimously
that Alex McInnis he put on the All
Ugly squad.
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STRONG QUINT
MATERIAL ON
Dixie COURTS
Tarheels and Southern
Champs For -Four
Years, Have Ambi-
tious Booking
By HORACE RENEGAR
Associated Press Sports Writer

ATLANTA, Dec. 7.-LP1-Southern
college basketball. perhaps at a peak
last year with high-powercd teams
in all sections Of Dixie. will have
enough old stars hack 70 assure an
other battle 90 the finish.
Aside from playing extensive sec
tionsl schedules, many Of the teams
are planning % carry the court war
into the east and middlewest. With
many NJ the schedules complete. a
tendency to ramble into intersection
al territory Is evident with the Tar
heels or North Carolina probably
taking the longest hops.
Coach Jim Ashmore's veteran
quintet will play Ohio State. Cincin-
natl and others on an extended in
v~asion. The TarheelS have won the
Southern conference title four times
in the past six years.
The University ~ Mississippi
championship team will rely on ad-
versaries nearer home to prepare for
the annual conference tournament.
ole Miss will have four ~ the five
men on the title team back. AIRY and
Cary Phillips, twins. ono a guard
snd the other forward. arc returned.
Laird viii 10 hack Al the pivot posi-
tion and Allan Selbv will again han
die the other forward.
The Wildcats Of Kentucky viii
also he hack strong. They play No
TIRE Dame AZ South Bend as their
principal intersectional foe.
The outlook is far from bright.
however. in the camp Of the Auburn
Plainsmen, ~runners-up for the title
= year ago. Only one veteran is left
of the great 1929 team. Captain
Dubose Is returned for the center
position, but successors must he
found for the James twins. Ebh and
Fob. as we'll as Akin and Crawford.
crack forwards.
Coach George Boiler. an alumnuS
II Washington State college, is Civ
en- 70 building great court cams and
may be able 70 bring the Orangemen
through. As coach AZ Mississippi
college last year. he produced the
championship team If the Southern
intercollegiate Athletic a@ssocia ION.
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Temple Has Team
That Gould Not
Win For Bad Luck

TEMPLE, Tex. Dee. T.-fP-
Temple j. eXtollinE 4 high school
football team that couldn't win for
losing which lost most Of IT. i'm
p%ortant games. but which always
gave the home town rootcrs 4 tire
mcudous thrill.
In tho eleven games which Temple
PLAYED the Temple captain tried ~
call the toss Of the coin everything
and failed eleven times. IN every
game that the team lost II gained
more yards than its opponents. n
won the only game III which IL wa
clearly o%utplaycd, on the basis or
Yards gained.
In its final game. the gam which
il most wanted to win. IL outgaincd
Waco in almost every department cx.
cept scoring. For a few seconds the
Temple defense wavered and Waco
won, in spite IF the fact that Tmnlc
had thrown the Waco team for al
most as manv yards loss as gain. The
yards that Waco did gain were the
ones right next 10 Temples goal
posts. Temple ~rooters are in favor or
repeating the law Of averages.
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PAGE THE SCOUTS. PLEASE.

Ken Strong. powerful y. Y. L.
halfback, is said To he one of the
best college ball players in the cast.
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Cream of Texas
Cribs to Clash
In Benefit Game
Especial TO The Herald

FORT WORTH. Dec. The cream
Of Texas football will take the field
at the stadium of Texas Christian
University Christmas Day when the
all-star team from the Southwest
ern conference meets the all-star
team from other Texas colleges in
the Shriner benefit title. Men who
played their last game for their re-
speetive colleges on or near Thanks
giving will have a chance 10 again
cavort on a eridiron.
Coach Matty Bell OF the r. q. u,
Horned Frogs will guide the South
western entrants. while Frank Bird
ges, Simmons coach and former
Baylor mentor, will guide the all
Texas team. The Texas team will
be made up of seniors from all col
lcges in the section, with Centenary,
Texas Tech, L. j. a. A. and Texas
conference furnishing their best
men.
Bell will invite all the senior play
ers whom he thinks qualified in the
conference. s. NJ. U. will probably
furnish several as will Texas. A. <
NJ, Arkansas, Rice, Baylor and r. c.
u. Captain Jake Williams. ~all-con-
ference selection. will undoubtedly
play, a. will Merlin Toler. Buzz
Morgan. Fain Reynolds and other
Frog stars.
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IOWA CITY, Dec. 7.-P-An IS
year old sophomore substitute ~ the
hero Of the big threat made by the
University Of Iowa in its struggle
this past season toward the Big Ten
championship.
lie is Irving Nelson OF Omaha.
Neb., a tow-headed lightweight. who
didn't spend more than one minute
altogether in the two crucial games
which he helped the Hawkcyes win.
Nelson won the big game against
Minnesota when he went in 10 kick
a perfect goal from placement to
give his team a z 70 6 verdict. That
was on October 81.
Two weeks later in Iowas next i'm
portant game-the one with Ohio
State-Nelson was called upon osten.
sibly 70 do his kicking act.
The score was tied at seven all
and just a minute or two Of play re.
manned. Ohio States line had held
for three downs; il was fourth
down. the ball was on the one-foot
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-07
Cold Mist And
Soggy Grounds
Greet Gridders

A bad, bad day greeted football
tans and players Of McAllen and
Brownsville, today. as they sauared
off for a game upon which tbe Val
ley title hinges.
y two clubs arc in excellent
condition, but the rain or Yesterday
and today, will slow down the plav
OF both teams.
Coach Dykes OF McAllen annourr.
Cd this morning the following prob-
able starting Lineup:
overstreet, left end: Bicgerg. left
tackle; Gonzales. left guard; Pate
center; r. Cox, right guard: Davis,
right tackle; Ramsey (captain1
right end; Walsh. quarterback: Gar
"a, left half; A. Cox. right half. and
Frank Allen. f~ullback.
Coach Fesscnden of Rroursvirl.
will start the following lineun.
Grove. left end; Burns. Ioft a.
kie; Monsees, left guard; o'Bryan.
tcsptainl center; Cortez. right
guard; BENEFIT. right tackle: Sylves-
ter. right end; Newman. quarter
PACK Weller, left half: Perez. right
half; ~Barnhart, fullback.
Coach Dykes will bring a squad ~
y men to this city today for the
game.
Despite the %inclement weather
fans from all parts Of the Valley
began arriving in the city this morn
ing. The McAllen team arrived
shortly after noon. and Dykes took
his boys to a hotel for a rest before
game time.
Red Irvine. athletic director OF the
ioeal schools, expects a large crowd
10 De on hand-and indications arc
that despite the rainy weather. the
stands viii be filled.
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Littlefeld And
Bell Will Select
Benefit Eleven

DALLAS. Dec. T.-R-Cosch
Clyde Littlefield Of Texas Urivcr-
sity and Coach Matty Bell az Texas
Christian University have been an
pointed TO select and drill an anu
star team Of Southwest Conference
football players 20 play an a~Il-star
eleven from the Big Six Conference
in 4 benef. game here New Years
dav.
The two teams will be composed
entirely Of players who are rradu-
ating this season. C~o-coaches Lit
tlcfield and Bell have wired invita-
tions 70 25 Southwest Conference
stars.
Ernie ReaF. coach OF Northwest
ern University. which won the Big
Six tile this year. will select the out
fit TO represent that circuit.
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THE OLD & EVE

Joe Sewell, Of the Cleveland Tndi-
ans, has struck out only a1 times
since he has been in the major lea
lsues. = matter Of eight years.
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line with goal 70 20 for the winning
touchdown.
Nelson took up his kicking posi-
ton. signaled for the ball. and the
pigskin vas passed, but not to the
sturdy little sophomore. IL went into
the big, capable hands OF Fullback
McLain. who smashed through the
bewildered Buckeyes for the deciding
score. Then Irving kicked for the
extra point. the gan ended and the
Hawkeyes took tho lead in the grip
ping title race.
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MIST BE GOOD

Bud Sprague, Army captain. Is
fast enough TO run the hundred in
ten seconds and strong enough 10
putt the shot on the track team and
box on the Cadet boxing team.
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Gordy Brown to
Captain Steers

AUSTIN. Tex, Dec. 7~P-Gordy
Brown ~ Dallas will lead Longhorn
footballers against the Southwest
Conference next fall He was elect
GA captain ~ the championship
team last night. Brown plays tackle
and is 4 junior.
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FIGHT RESULTS
lBy The Associated Press

DAVENPORT, Ia.-Roleaux Sague-
70, Cuba, knocked out Carl Angus
tine, 81. Paul, 1). "Pet" Jennings.
Des Moines. Ia, o~utpointed Jenaro
Pine, Philippines, (10). Billy Hoon,
Rock Island, Ill, and Eddie Dyer,
Atkinson, Kas., drew (I0).
ELAN, Pa.-YounS Johnny Ketch-
ell, Chester. Pa. outpointed Joe Ba-
shara. Norfolk. Va, CsJ.
WILKESBARRE. Pa.-Dick oIea-
RI. Cleveland, outpointed Billy KEEL
~, Scranton, Pa, (10).
Evening star., 1928-08-01
Gas and Booze

Ths n1sn who drives a clsoo-ef1oo
vain should always be alert and sane,
erd anything that clouds the brain
should not be swallowed: Just have
read about wight who thought ne
wasn't feeling right. and took two
drinks the other night. and then what
followed He only took two drinks. he
said Of bootleg bifters nubbling red:
two drinks should not affect his head
or mar his vision. and then he started
forth To drive. exiberant and all alive,
end Of cortIigions he gained Ave. In the
collision And when he woke up in his
cell the sheriff came around TO tell the
sad details of what hefell-he'd slain
q voter: the pair Of drinks that seemed
70 mild they would not harm little
child had cTszeo him. and in fashion
wild he sent his motor He slammed
eSsinst another bus and killed an in
offensive cllsx. and now the erowner
made fuss and cops were busy; and
here he was in durance vile, with turn
keys In the prison aisle. and never. for
q long, long while. he'd drive q Lizzie.
He is the saddest Of all ginks. and
deeper in the gloom he sinks: his life
vas uincd for two drinks of bootleg
wl1lskey: he sees no surcesse here be-
low Of all his misery and Voc. who was.
o day Or two ago. so blithe and friskY.
The dead man doesn't say word, but
n his 2hostly voice were heard 'twould
doubtless say II is absurd 10 take such
chances; 70 take two drinks or even
one. TO wear the semblance Of bum
and make the grieved policemen run
for ambuiances. WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1928-08-01
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Pop was smoking and thinking and ]
sed, Hay pop, do you bleeve in dreems?
Whose dreems? pop sed. and / sed
Anybcdys. and he sed. Well. that de-
penos. wat have you bin dreeming?
Well. last mite / dreemed I was out
wawking along and / saw a big sine
saying on 1t Madam Jones. Fortunes
Told. so l went in. sed, and pop sed
Wat. you went in the sine? and / sed
No sir. / went In the house. there was
a house in back of the sine.
0. see, 60 on. pop sed. and sed /
went rite in without ringing because
there waseut any bell and there waSeni
even any door for anybody TO open in
case there had Of been bell and the
fortune teller was sitting way at the
end OF the hall on the bottom step and
she sed. Ill tell yo'i your fortune. your
name is Benny Potts and your fathers
name is Willyum p Potts and he hasent
mulch hair but he's CRATE man.
That was good dreem and 1t makes
me bleeve there may be a good eel in
dreems after all. pop sed. and ] Sed.
Yes sir and then the fortune teller
held up big round squarian with gold
fish swimming in 1t and she looked in
IT and she sed, Your father is one of
the greatest men In the werld and watts
more he's one Of the greatest men that
ever lived. ony the only trubble is. most
people don't realize IL or elts he'd be
the king of the werld. she sed.
The more think of ii the more am
inclined to bleeve that the science of
dreenls is werthy Of serious study. pop
sed. and sed. Yes sir. and she kepp on
looking In the quarian and she sed. As
I look into the future I see that WILL
yum p Potts is going to get Benny
Potts bysickel very soon.
Well, of corse must make a few mis-
takes. even I'm dreem. pop sed. and
sed Well O winnikers. pop. maybe her
nny mistake was wen she sed Very
soon,
Perhaps. pop sed. And &c got in back
OF the sporting page.
Evening star., 1928-08-01
BEDTIME STORIES BY y rsDsSES' sSss1ss

those Young fawnS would tastel don't
want it for myself. but one would GER
tafnlv make very tender and delicate
meat for Mrs. Eagle to give to the
children. I think I'll hang around for
awhile and keep an eye on Mrs,
Liehtfoot."
So King Eagle did this very thing, He
appeared to Just float around way Up
in the blue. blue sky. Apparently, he
wasn't doing anything special or watch
ing any one III particular. But all tie
time he managed to keep Mrs. Lightfooi
the Deer in view.
For some time Mrs Lightfoot seemed
to be concerned only with getting hef
breakfast, she was grazing on some
tender plants and the young grass at q
little opening in the Green Forest
After every bite or two she would lift
her head to look this way, to look that
wav. sniff the air and turn her great
ears to catch every Merry Little Breeze
that was wandering about. Even from
way up there IN the blue, blue sky, 1t
was easy 10 see that she vas nervous.
While he watched her King Eagle
searched on all sides In the grass for
baby Deer, for the little spotted fawns
that arc the prettieSt babies in the
Green Forest. But not a glimpse Of
one did he get
After a while Mrs Li2htfoot went
down to the Laughing Brook for
drink. Then she lightly leaped across
it and moved slowly along through the
Green Forest
II guess she hasn't any babies after
ALL" thought King Eagle, and for
moment turned his attention TO the
pond of Patty the Beaver. where Buster
Bear was getting drink.
When ha looked back at Mrs, Light
foot hc GOT such a surprise that he al
most forgot To keep his wings spread.
Beside Mrs. Lightfoot we're two spotted
babies! Yes, sir, there we're two spotted
babies. and prcttier babies never lived.
But where they had come from King
Eagle couldn't imagine He had To
be satisfied with the knowledge that
there were two babies in the deer family.
There was no chance to get one OF them
then
4 won't tell Mrs Eagle" said he.
No. sir. l won't tell Mrs. Eagle.
won't raise any false hopes But III
keep my eve on Mrs. Lightfoot. Sooner
or later before they get too big. I'll
have chance AT one OF those babies of
hers. At lesst. hope will
tCopyrisht. 1921
Evening star., 1928-08-01
The Events Leading Up to the Tragedy. by WEBSTER

Copyright. 1928. j
Evening star., 1928-08-01

There was one secret that King
Eagle had discovered In the Green
Forest that he kept to himself, He
didn't even hint of it to Mrs. Eagle It
wasn't selfishness that caused him to
keep this secret to himself, No. il
wasn't Selfishness II was quite the
opposite. You see. from the moment
that King Eagle discovered that secret
in the Green Forest ne hoped to give
Mrs. Eagle and the two babies In their
nest pleasant surprise.
King Eagle had been sailing high in
the blue. blue sky over the Green
Evening star., 1928-08-01

Forest looking down aS was his habit.
Presently he discovered Mrs, Lightfoo'
the Deer She was alone In fact. she
was getting her breakfast at the time.
The sight of her reminded King Eagle
Of something.
Let me soe." said King Eagle. talking
to himself. for there was no one eiS9
70 talk TO up there in the blue. blua
eky. 1t is about time that Mrs. Light
foot should have babies I wonder If
II can be that She he's them already
but has hidden them away somewhere.
My. my. my. my. how good one nj
Evening star., 1928-08-01

One things certai ain-ti1' Smith, Hoover
Campaign II develop more hypocrites
than anything that's happened since tn
beg1nntns @ time
IN highways are strswn with dead
~oodpeckers. an anybuddy who drives
fast enough & cvertake woodpecker
IL 9 menace an fool
fCopyrtght. 1921
Evening star., 1928-08-01
What King Eagle Saw.

Cnknowinsly we cften tell
The secret that we susrd so well.
Mrs IishlfooI
New Britain herald., 1928-12-15

BERNARD F. GAFFNEY. Judge.