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HARLINGEN

Mrs. r. NJ. Loving and Mrs. Her
mar Goetzke were delightful enter
tainers at an eight table bridge
party, at the lovely new home of Mrs,
K. NJ. Loving on thursday afternoon
Roses and other pretty flowers OF
the season were layishly used to
make the home still more attractive,
and 10 make q fitting background for
the dainty summer toilettes Of the
guests, Mrs. II. l.. Kelly won the low
score. The three fortunate winners
were awarded with very pretty
prizes Of tinted glassware. a tempt
ing salad and ice course were the re.
freshmcnts served by Mesdames Low
ing and Goetzke at $3.50 o'clock.
The Business and professional
women held their first meeting OF
the organization since the installa-
ton of the new officers for the year
to come. The new president, Mrs
Blanche Fulghum, presided. She has
a double honor, as she is the treas
urer of the State Federation of Bust
ness and Professional clubs.
Mrs. Fulghum has entered upon
her new duties in a very earnest and
wholehearted way. She will be ably
assisted by DR.. Georgia Howell, vice
president; Mrs. n. l.. Ingram, record
ing secretary; Miss Anna Gregg, cor
responding secretary: Miss Irene
Spengel. treasurer. Mrs. A. Brunne-
man. parliamentsrian and honorary
member; Mrs. Mrs. Bennett. elected
club mother. Chairmen were an
nounced as follows: membership,
Mrs. L. III. Chatfield; social, Mrs. g.
w. Diehl; attendance. Mrs. r. G.
Hall; finance, Miss Irene Spengel;
program, Mrs. +. j. Otta; flowers
and sick committee. Mrs. III. K.
Baker; publicity, Miss Myrtle Bcne-
dict.
Mrs. Fulghum was elected to rep
resent the club at the state meeting,
in Abilene July z. The next meeting
will be the monthly meeting.
L. r. Daniels and daughter. Miss
Alva, with Mrs. c. l.. Daniel Of New
Orleans, left Wednesday morning for
that city in their automobile. Mr..
Daniel and Miss Alva will return in
a short while.
Mrs. j. C. Myrick and daughters,
Josephine and Elizabeth. left Friday
for Center Point, Texas, for two
weeks.
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RAYMONDVILL

The marriage Of Miss Fern Fisher
Of Weslaco to Arthur Hendrickson Of
Mission took place here Monday
night at 1880 O'Clock. The ceremony
was performed az the home Of the
brides brother. Mr.. and Mrs. Ferris
f. Fisher. with DR.. /. A. HUNDRED
officiating.
Information has been received
here that Mrs. s. L. Gill and party
are in Long Beach, Calf, and that
they are having a splendid trip.
They arc soon to leave for San
Francisco, and will return through
Salt Lake, the Yellowstone Park.
and points in Colorado. They made
the trip out, following the southern
route. passing through Arizona and
viewing the Grand Canyon.
Mrs. W. r. Cain arrived here
Thursday from Dallas for a visit
with her sister, Mrs. Charles Kene-
dy and family.
Miss Thelma Moore and Stanley
Addington returned Monday from
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Valley Society
Phone
LORNA DOONE DUNNING, Editor


at Los Fresnos for the past two
months has moved to the Delta
House here.
Misses Ruth and Roberta Hauser
OF Houston arrived Wednesday eve
ming to visit their sister, Mrs.
Robert B. Taylor.
Mrs. Forest Long and baby daugh-
ter, Doris, and Mrs. Arthur Hen
dickson of Mission are spending the
weekend at the NJ. p. Henrickson
home in North Wcslaco.
Mrs. j. G. Ham, two sons and
daughter Of Edinburg and Miss
Edith Tumney OF York. Pa, were
guests in the l.. VI. Coate home
Wednesday.
J. J. Gibson returned from Plain
view, Lubbock and San Angelo
Tuesday where he had been on a
business trip.
r. L. Reeves left for Plainview
Wednesday where he will attend to
scme business matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. A. Camp were Wis
itors in Mercedes Wednesday eve-
ming.
George Lucas of the Lucas Hard
ware company was in Austin on
business the first part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. p. Doss left for
points in West Texas Sunday to be
gone several weeks.
Mrs. J.. w. Black and daughter,
Marie, have gone TO Hope, Ark,
where they will visit for a month.
Mrs. c. 4. Swift and sons, James
Vernon and Glenn Owen, returned
from San Benito Thursday after
spending several days with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. @. Garner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank b. Waters and
Mr.. and Mrs. N. ". Stewart were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. Newell
Waters in Mercedes Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Kirkpatrick left
for their home in Houston Sunday.
Miss Mary Jane Lee returned with
her uncle, b. S. Graham. from Kan
sas City, Mo-, Monday to visit her
mother and sister here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Yoder and two
daughters will soon leave for Canada
and Indiana on an extended visit.
Lester Wagers is substituting for
Mr.. Yoder on the Weslaeo rural
nail delivery.
B~rantley Meyers left overland for
Tyler Tuesday where he will visit
friends.
Mrs. W. C. Rice and Miss Guen
kircher of San Juan called at the
j. O. Frizzell home Sunday.
Mrs. J.. A. Pickett and daughter.
Coline, Mrs. j.. G. Barber and daugh-
ter, Louise. left for Corpus Christi
Tuesday where they will visit with
relatives of Mrs. Barber.
b. NJ. ~Frudenstein Of Brownsville
vas a business visitor here Tuesday.
Dale Richcreek, who attends John
Tarleton college in Stephenville has
returned home to spend the sum-
mer with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Pike left
Wednesday for Brentwood where
they will visit for several weeks.
Mrs. Sam Phillips accompanied them
~ far as Fl. Worth.
Miss Margaret Burton Of Sherman
u visiting her brother and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Burton.
Miss Nellie Mae Davis arrived
home Wednesday from Oklahoma
University. Oklahoma City. TO spend
the summer with her parents, Mr..
snd Mrs. II. A. Davis.
]. 4. Cook was a business visitor
in Yoakum this week.
Rev. and Mrs. J.. +. Lovett Of
Brownsville called at the A. p. Mil
Ter home Thursday.
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d. G. Squyres have called on Mrs.
Paul Hoight, who received a severe
burn. Mrs. Weight is on the road
Of improvement.
Jerrold Myers and Claude Sample
Of Weslac0 were visitors in Edcouch
last Saturday.
Miss Florence Burgess who has
been attending college at K~ingsville
returned home Friday for the sum
mer vacation.
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RIO HONDO'
WOMAN's CLUB MEETS

W0@AH4" 1L1D WELLS
The Brown Tract Woman's club
met at the home of Mrs. Horace
Johnson Wednesday. June 6. After
roll call. which was answered with
riddles. business meeting was held.
The encampment which will be held
at the Inn in Rio Hondo June ~ and
IL was the main discussion. The
club is 10 finish two entertainments
bv either n club member or one of
their daughters. Mrs. johnson Is
to whistle for them Tuesday morn
ing and for their stunt Tuesday
night Lucille Ehlers will read Betty
at tie Baseball Game.v
Business meeting adjourned and
the program was as follows:
Song. "The Eyes Of Texas"-club
members.
Reading by Alice Wilcox.
Reading by Lucille Ehlers.
Reading by Mrs. Reed Lang.
Reading by Mrs. Wm. Lang.
Reading by Mrs. Webster.
Piano duet by Mrs. johnson and
Alice Wilcox.
Piano solo by Miss Jones.
Cake and punch were served TO the
AoAAONiHk- AOWl2nQ.
h%aughtling. Johnson. Wilsey. Ehlers.
Webster, Lang. Williams. johnson.
Weller; Misses Hill, Weaver, Ehlers.
Jones and Wilcox.
JACOBSON-HARRISON
Mrs. Vera Harrison ard Fletcher
Jacobson were married Wednesday
afternoon at 1880. After the mar
riagc they left for jacksonville
where Mr.. Jacobson will work with
tomatoes.
PERSONALS
Mr.. Paul HouRhtl:ng left wcdnes-
day night for Waco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Shrine called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Ehlers Wednesday
night.
Mrs. Paul Hale and son from Dial.
las arrived Monday TO visit Mrs.
Hale's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Rosen-
dahl.
Edgar Bough left for Jacksonville
Tuesday.
Lillian Turner is spending the
week with Mrs. Ralph Davis in Rio
Hondo.
Mrs. Eliot and children called on
Mrs. A. J. Webb Monday afternoon.
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"S4" PARTY

A few of Mr.. and Mrs. A. ].
stephens friends enjoyed several
games Of 80" at the Stephens home
Wednesday night.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
D. Q. Squyres, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Voight, Miss Sadie Lester and G. G.
Hartt.
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Lions Club Hears
Talk on Tour In
Africa andEurope
Special to The HeraIdl

HARLINGEN. June IA talk on
his travels through Africa and Eur
one. and his impressions Of the peo-
pies Of those countries was made
before the Lions club here Thurs
day by Judge Chapman Of Harlin-
gen..
Miss Ellen Waldron entertained
the Lions with several songs ac-
companying herself on the guitar.
Appointment of "A program COM
mittee. including Walker Austin,
chairman; Joe Pupkin and "a.
SpicrelEaur, was announced M the
meeting. Joe Cunningham. chairman
Of the major activities committee.
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EDCOUCH
STEPHENS QUYREs
BIRTHDAY PARTY

Recently A. j. Stephens and Mrs.
D. Q. Squyres entertained Mrs.
stephens and Mr.. Squyres at the
Squyres home in honor Of their
birthdays with four tables of "Ss".
After several games were played de-
hcious cake and fruit sherbet were
served.
Mrs. Squyres presented the hon
orees with a huge angel food cake
which was passed to each guest TO be
cut. Mr.. Squyres being the Oldest
was permitted to cut the first piece
and ~"Squyres luck" was with him
for he got the silver piece in his
slice. Mrs. Stephens cut next but
was not so lucky. Each guest cut
the cake. Miss Edith Lester getting
the thimble. and Mr.. Roberts Of
Edinburg getting the button. During
the fun someone asked il the hon
orees were twins. Mr.. Squyres was
quick to answer yes but Mrs.
stephens was just as quick to let the
guests know that Mr.. Squyres out
twinned her several hundred years.
Everyone present expressed having
one of the most enjoyable times of
the year and wished Mrs. Stephens
and Mr.. Squyres many happy returns
Of the day. The invited guests were:
Mr.. and Mrs. H. ID. Niday, 4. +.
Black, A. p. Hill, Fred Robertson,
Paul Weight, DR.. and Mrs. +. b.
Baker, Misses Sadie and Edith Lester.
Mr.. Hart, Mont and Fred Adkins, Mr..
Roberts Of Edinburg and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. J. Stephens and Mr.. and Mrs.
D. Q. Squyres.
ROBERT CARTAR ENTERTANs
Robert Cartar entertained several
Of his friends TO a private show Tues
day night. Those enjoying the pic
ture were MISS Charlotte Stephens,
Mary Beth Dolly, Lucia Bruggman.
Florence Burgess, B. Z. Odem, Robert
Cartar, Ted Tankersly. Hugh With
toe.
"S4" PARTY
A few of Mr.. and Mrs. A. ].
Stephens friends enjoyed several
games Of "s4" at the Stephens houe
Wednesday night.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
d. Q. Squyres. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Voight, Miss Sadie Lester and G. G.
HART.
PERSONALS
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wolff have
taken the J.. W. Carlson cottage for
the summer.
II. ID. Midday was in Harlingen We'd
nesday on business.
A. j. Stephens and Kemper Squyres
were in Edinburg Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Nidsy and chill
dren were supper guests at the
Squyres home Monday evening.
Carl Weight visited home folks at
McAllen over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Carlson, Blenda.
Portia and Maria left by automobile
Monday for Plains, Kansas, to stay
through the harvest season.
John Lester was in Mercedes and
Weslaco last Monday attending 20
business.
III. +. Bruggman has gone TO Corpus |
on a business visit.
Miss 0ma Hunter has had Miss
Elizabeth Woodward Of Harlingen rs
a visitor.
Miss Sinia, Ruth and Alma Nissan
ess who have been staying az the
J. N. Hunter home are leaving for
where they will attend
summer school.
Miss Stella Ballenger who has been
San Benito has return home.
Mesdames Z. Z. Black, II. D. Midday.
Fred Robertson, John Lester and
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reported on the road project in Live
Oak county. Mr.. Cunningham at
tended a meeting nc Three Rivers, In
that county. recently. and made "A
talk ON roads. He told Of the voting
Of nm 100000 bond issue In the
county 60 a v q road through IL,
thus giving the Valley a more d.
rect connection with San Antonio.
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Mr.. and Mrs. s. L. Hooper left
Iuesday for their vacation. gong
overland. Thew will probably make
their first stop at Corpus Christi,
going from there to San Antonio and
ether points. Mr.. Hooper expects
70 return in about ten days. while
his wife will be away a month or
more.
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HARLINGEN, June 9.--Postmas-
ter j. ~. Rogers OF HarlinKen will
leave Sunday on "A vacation Of sever
al weeks. during which time ha will
attend the republican national cone
vention In Kansas City.
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WESLACO

The marriage of Miss Fern Fisher
TO Arthur He~nrickson was solemn
lied at the home of Miss Fishers
brother, +. E. Fisher, in Raymond
vile Monday evening, June 4, with
MEey. Leslie Boone Of the Raymond
willie Methodist church officiating.
Just the immediate relatives of the
young couple witnessed the cere-
mony. Miss Fisher is the kinder
earten teacher Of the Stephen Y.
Austin school. Mr.. Henrickson is
employed with the Black Diamond
BUS company. The young couple
will make their home in Mission.
Mrs W. r. Symonds complimented
her husband on his birthday ami
versary Saturday with a lovely
flied chicken dinner. The guests
included MeSsrs. Clerr and Harry
Solether, n. V. Stewart, C. NJ. Sher-
rill, Harry Stebbins and W. r.
Symonds.
The joint meeting of seven of the
home demonstration clubs of Hidal-
20 county was held at the Methodist
church basement Thursday. Mrs.
Eta Ringgold had charge of the ses-
sion and gave a discussion and
demonstration on the preparation Of
sital foods. The meetx-~s was held
Jointly so as 70 enable Mrs. Ringgold
10 complete her demonstrations here,
for she will soon leave for New
York City where she will take a six
weeks course in domestic science.
prpSoNAIS
Mrs. (. c. Couch. Mrs. John
Couch, Miss Fannie King and C. E.
Kelley left Thursday for Amarillo
md Abilene. Mrs. John Couch,
Who has been visiting her son, E.
G. Couch, president of The Securi-
~ state bank. will return to her
home in Abilene.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. +. Coate, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. NJ. Coate and son, Ray, were
callers in Edinburg Sunday.
The Misses Olive Donaldson and
Tnla Stone have returned from c. i.
Denton. TO spend the summer ut
their respective homes.
NV. and Mrs. w. l.. Emery and
ehildren returned from Oklahoma
sra North Texas Thursday. They
ere accompanied by Mrs. John
Emery and daughter, verna Mae,
Who had spent two weeks in Hutto
visiting relatives.
Ms. W. Z. Waite and son.. Billie,
.nkst Wednesday and Thursday in
Edgar Erwin who has been living
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BURIED IN BRIDAL VEIL

CHICAGO.-Miss Florence Wright,
killed in an auto wreck on the eve OF
her wedding, vas buried in her bridal
veil.
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Sunday VIII Be
Ladies Day'At
Valley BuIlfight

McALLEN. Sept. 7.-Reynosa's
bull ring Is expected 10 be filled ~
capacity Sunday. when the trumpets
snarl out their official warning that
the fight Is % begin.
Sidney Franklin. the only Ameri-
can matador in the world. will vie
for h0nOrs with Ricardo Romero
Frag. premier matador of Mexico.
Freq has already demonstrated his
skill. when he fought two ferocious
Malpaso bulls in last Sundays fight,
and DISPOSED Of them easily.
Another feature to attract a large
attendance is the fact that the man
agement has selected Sunday 10 be
ladies' day. Through the courtesy
Of the directors and as its guest,
one lady will be allowed admission
with any naid tickets. This in
cludes those who have their tickets
or stubs for last Mondays fight,
which was called off on ccoun OF
rain. or those who will buy their
tickts for next Sundays affray. The
tickets are on sale III Reynosa and
will be on sale at the bull ring, on
the day Of the fight. starting Nc
noon.
Sidney Franklin has left for a
short trim TO San Antonio and other
points Of the state and his presence
In those cities should help to draw
a large number Of persons from
outside the Valley.
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Man Averring He
Is Christ, Holds
Sway in Holland

OMMEN, Holland. Sept. 7.-AJ-
Hidden away among the pinewoods OF
the Castle Eerde estate, only a few
miles distant from the site Of the
Olympic Games at Amsterdam,
there lies a little city Of tents whose
1000 inhabitants sit daily az the feet
Of a man who calls himself another
Christ.
For weeks they have been search
ing among the written and spoken
words Of Krishnamurti for the
Truth Thirty-seven nations, in
GLIDING the United States, have sent
their contingents Of delegates here.
This little canva city is built
around the picturesque Castle Eerde,
home Of krishnamurti, which dates
from the beginning Of the eighteenth
century. The tents range III size
from from great marques holding
100 or more people, to little shell
ters into which only one person can
crawl.
Twice a day these members Of the
Order Of che Star in the East gather
round krishnamurti TO listen TO his
teaching. The young h~igh-caste
Brahmin tells them the Truth" can
only be attained BY liberating the
self from the letters Of dogma and
external authority, and can only be
found in ones W heart.
All the misery Of the world II due
to the unsatisfied craving of human
ity to find that truth, he says.
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LOCALSPOINT
FOR3RDCAME
Prepare For Deciding
Championship Fray
Here on Sunday

The American Legion Brownies,
potential baseball champions Of the
Valley League, we're scheduled TO 70
through an afternoon OF intensive
practice Friday in preparation for
Sundays deciding game with Me-
Allen. This is the third and saw"
game. each team having copied one
fray each. The contest will Be play
ed here on the Legion diamond at
Jefferson street. just off Palm
Courts beginning nc 3 D. m.
Chief Henry SHELTON, Jr., was TO
rout out the entire squad and give
them a bit Of fly chasing and skull
practice. The main object Of the
session, however. was to build up
closer team play, it was said.
The local diamond also Is being
fixed up in shape that BELTS cham
pionship play. 1t is said to be fast
with no pebbles to interfere hops.
The only growl heard against the
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GRID RULES TO
Be DISCUSSED
Football Officials OF
Southwest Gather
At Fl. Worth

FORT WORTH. Tex. Sept. TIP
More than 200 Southwestern foot
ball coaches and officials gathered
here todav to discuss the 1928 foot
ball rules. Many college and high
school squads will begin training
Monday.
The greater part of the discussion
ccntered on the difference between
an incomplete lateral pass and q
tumble: when a ball is dead at the
Joint Of recovery and when it can
be picked I'D and advanced by one
or both teams: position Of the op-
posing teams on the kickoff. and
definite understanding of the limi-
tations placed on shift plays.
With the exception Of the Univer-
sity Of Arkansas all members Of
the Southwest conference were rep
resented as well as were all Texas
conference and n. r.. "A. A. univer-
sites and colleges. The Razor
Backs absence is explained bv the
fact that Arkansas State II holding
its WI rules meeting at Little
Rock and Coach Frarcis Schmidt IL
attending IL.
Roy Henderson. athletic director
OF the Texas Intcrscholastic league
Is here representing al high schools.
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diamond Is the one registered hy
Billy Williams. who received a lib
Graf amount Of cactus thorns when
ne fell down ia center last Sunday
after making a sensational back run
ming catch.
The main cog in the Brownies 81
victory over the Macks last Sunday
-Mcrsky-will be back 10 stem the
tide of'sIuggers that ran up ia hits
and 20 runs against Schafner, Gar
Gin and Ryan Wednesday afternoon
at McAIlen.
The young STRIPPING should be
right Sunday, having had "A weeks
rest. He did not make the McAllen
trip
All the rest OF the gang will be on
hand and declare they will wipe ont
the inglorious drubbinE the Marks
handed them in the last game.
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SPUDS WIN z;
BUFFSDROPl
Sports Defeat Cats;
Exporters Beat
Bears 60

Wichita Falls won two ball games
and a day Of rest from Dallas yester-
day while Houston, which will meet
the SpuddeTs in the Texas league
play-off, saw their star hurler beaten
by a rookie college pitcher at Waco.
The Spudders, supposedly weak
against a left handler, got six hits.
four walks. and a wild pitch, and had
one man init BY the pitcher in the
two official innings Ray Pierce
worked for Dallas. He was taken out
in the third with none out, but the
Spudders had sufficient lead to win
? to ?. Galeria, 4 rookie from the
West Texas league allowed only five
hits in the second game, and Wichita
Falls Won 5 to 0.
Hallahan gave eight hits and six
walks to the Wacoans while Ace
Elliott, University Of Michigan rookie.
held Houston TO three hits. Waco
won 4 to 0.
Shreveport manufactured three
runs out Of eight hits and Fort
Worth was able to make only one run
from the three hits that they CLEANED
from Pitcher Brown.
Beaumont shut San Antonio out,
. 70 Q. scoring six hits off or Chaser
in the ninth inning.
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Marathon Prize
Is Split Equally
Between Last IA

TORONTO, Ont, Sept. 7.-(P)-
Lacking a legitimate winner. the
$685. 600 prize. offered in the Wrigley
marathon swim, has been split up
into portions OF $500 each and
awarded TO fourteen of the 1879 en-
trants in Wednesdays grind.
Puzzled over what 70 do with the
money when not one Of the COMPETE
tors was able to finish the 15-mile
race, the aquatic committee of the
Canadian national exhibition decided
to grant equal awards to the fourteen
lei they decided had distinguished
themselves in the swim.
Thus Georges Michel, Of France,
last of the field to succumb to the
acy waters CT Lake Ontario, gets no
mere. financially, than does Harold
L. Preston, Of Smithville, Ont, last
Of the l4-prize winners, who swan
only five miles against more than IL
for the Frenchman.
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Stribling Wins
lst Heavy Bout

NEW YORK, Sept. 7.-dP-W. Y.
fYoung) Stribling Of Georgia, has
taken the first step on the long trail
that leads to the now vacant heavy
weight throne. and overcome a iinx
to do IL.
The southerncr made his New
York debut as u heavyweight AL Mad
ison Square Garden Last night b
bnttering John Squires Of South Ar
rica into technical knockout defeat
in less than two rounds of fighting.
With a few sharp punches Strib-
ling had Squares groggy ii the first
round. only the bell saving the South
African from the ignominity or u
one-round knockout. In the second
round, Stribling sailed into his vir-
tually helpless opponent and cut him
down for good after only A seconds
Of fighting III hat stanza.
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FIGHT RESULTS


NEW YORK-Young StribIing. At
lanta, technically knocked out johnny
Squires. South Africa. On. Jake War
rem, Chicago. won over Paul Swider-
ski, Syracuse. BY disqualification, ().
Big John Erickson. Minneapolis. de-
feated Charley Hepner. Ridgefield
n. J., (4). Marvin Scnechter. Boston.
beat Nance Polo, Pittsburgh. t41.
George Hoffman. New York, Knocked
out Jake Dessinos. Canada. an. Gene
Barker, Johnstown. Pa. knocked out
Johnny kriger. Jersey City, Cd.
CHICAGO-Rene de Nos. Belgium.
defeated Cowboy Jack Willis. San An
tonic, (l0). Martin Gallagher.
Washington. ID. ~. beat Tom Sayers.
Detroit, 90. ollie Bartlett, Mime
apolis, Technically Knocked out Row
Peters, Chicago. 60. Battling Lei
whisky. Louisville, defeated Jimmy
Gardner, Chicago, CAD.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.-Billy Wal
lace, Cleveland. won from Joey Kauf-
man, New York. C10l.