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by the Associated Press.
TWIN brothers so much alike
the referee can't tell them
apart are two big reasons
i why the basket ball team of
little Alabama Polytechnic
Institute-generally known as Au-
burn-is setting phenomenal scor-
ing pace for rival teams and heading
straight for the Southern Confer
ence crown.
This pair who constitute no or
dinary brother act are Edward Be-
dell James and Forest Hood James,
known throughout the South as
"Ebb" and Fob" Their versatility
covers foot ball. basket ball. base ball
and even the movies. Handsome as
we'll as husky. Fob took time out
from his athletic activities long
enough last year to play the male
lead in stark Love" successful
motion picture of Southern noun
tain life
The two boys are 81 years old and
live In Auburn. On the basket ball
team they hold down the guard
posts Fob. the actor. is captain.
A third and younger brother. Louie
James, Is substitute guard and re-
lieyes one or the other In virtually
every game.
In base ball the act Is renewed with
Ebb as catcher and captain for the
coming season and Fob at first base.
They we're ends on the foot ball
team.
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hot battle marked by the closest sort
of guarding. In the first half the lead
constantly alternated. with the Old
Liners finally gaining the upper hand
at the intermission at IL to 7. In the
last half Maryland maintained an edge
all the way but the Chestertown. Md.
CollegianS were constantly menacing
the Old Liners.
Country Evans. Julie Radice. Thurs
ton Dean and Donald Adams all played
unusually we'll for Maryland Giratis
was the ace Of the Washington College
attack and, III fact was the handspring
Of the team generally.
II was the second defeat of the sea-
son at the hands of State five for
Washington. which recently conquered
Hopkins. that took the measure of
Maryland a few weeks ago Maryland
meets Hopkins Tuesday night in Ritchie
Gymnasium at College Park and the
Old Liners will be striving to even
scores with the Blue Jays
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NAVY MUST REBUILD
ITS DIAMOND TEAM

ANNAPOLIS. Nd. February l8 Gp1.-
Spring base ball practice at the Naval
Academy will begin Monday. Comdr.
Jonas II. Ingram, director of athletics.
announced upon arrival OF Chief
Bender. former Philadelphia Athletics
pitching star, who is to coach the Acad-
emy team.
Deprived Of virtually the whole Of
last wears team by graduation, Bender
will have TO build UP a new nine.
The only veterans are Capt. Ned
Hannegan OF Washington, shortstop.
VINO. despite being unable TO play all
last season because Of an ankle broken
IN Spring practice. had the honor OF
being leader Of both foot ball and base
ball teams: Wilson last years star
pitcher, and Miller at first base.
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VICTORY IS SCORED
BY ALEXANDRIA HIGH

ALEXANDRIA. Va. February Ia
Performing In clever style. Alexandria
High defeated Woodrow Wilson High Of
Portsmouth, Va. 90 to 10, in the Arn,orv
Hall last night.
Woodrow wilson opened its road trip
Thursday afternoon with victory over
Central High of Washington
The locals trai'ed. II to Is, at the
half, hut displayed an air~tight defense
In the last 20 minutes and held the
Presidents to points while scoring IL
themselves
Russell kidwell. former Tiger A. G.
catcher and backStop for tho ST. Marys
Celtics last season. will report 10 the
Norfolk Virginia State League for a
trial
Dad" Pharr. former University of
Georgia star, was named president of
the Alexandria Amateur Base Ball Fed
Grafton last night. and Linden Wheatley
was elected secretary. The officers viii
work with commission composed OF
Edward A. Sweeley. c. c. Carlin and
Jack Tulloch. City Manager Paul Nor
ton has promised his cooperation.
The league managers have decided on
an ls-playcr limit. and every performer
must be placed under contract before
belng allowed to play. An entrance fee
OF $50 Will be posted by each of the five
teams
Staunton Military Academy's basket
ball team will play Episcopal High
school at so pm. today In the Epis-
copal gymnasium and will meet ST.
Marys Celtics III the Armory Hall gym
at & 80.
Pop" GIN. custodian OF Armory Hall
was stricken with All attack OF acute
indigestion Thursday night while at the
armory. He was rushed Ia his home
and placed under the care of n pnysi-
elan, His condition Is not regarded as
being serious.
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game early this afternoon In City Club
gym.
Washington Loan d. Trust Co tosserg
bowed 70 Woodside quint In a 52-l7
game. The winners. led by EoTlin and
Taylor, we're ahead at the half, 20 10 2.
French tossers won two games. de-
fea'ing Central Reds. II 10 6, and
NaVa! Reserves. IL 10 Z.
Community A. G.. toasers Of the Y M
c. A Eel! before Bordentoun. ". J.
Manual Training School uun, in
ss-2s tnt. Lacy and Turner we're top
scorers for the locals
With Lawson heading their offensive
Ganohft* do1ncd Waxh.nRton Ear
RACKS, 80 10 %. Green counted s4ycn
points tor the losers.
PEEK Memorial tossers routed True
Blues. ~ 10 n. Echafer and r Saul
'o0nd the cords often for the ylctors
WIN Forc scoring most consistently for
the vanq1ished.
Eiehmond Blues. crack independent
ffam ~ Virginia want 10 arrange a
1Fics " games with Anacos,ia Eagles
aac!s.2 local team
Trinity N. =. baske,ers scored over
Cafh.ina&. IL " s
Fuss%it Young t0sssrs Ysnt down he.
'pFe Mount veTnonH, 27 IT, SO Melton
ahd Barker were the big guns on attack
for TIE Fic11sA
Company =. National Guard bax.
k"1tfa ahG Original Wonders clash tJ-
n1Rht Ia the armory al Hyattsyine at
80 rc!Dck IN what should proys a
fast Till Company r Reserves and
WihbJns vii face IN The opener At z 80
ciGtk
Calvary Eagles dsfeated Northwest
efh byssets - - 10 Eoyntpn was the
hlnAfT = star
Paiaea A. T.. bask.ters who d1yued
. NpfIoes 2s " lG are seeking pames
H,h Calvary Eagles G0nzaga Prrpt
afd CheYy Chase Hpboeh Call Adams
z13z-W.
F1ffoe Prep want games with l20~
p9Ind clsse teams. Gail Hysttsyiile
s34
Northeast Columbia A. T.. I'VE took
the measure 81 Trinity Methodist Epik-
/ copai baAkrteih 10 ~ Is. Hnsstlel
! uipi,fd the winners offensive
! Win Harris and ID. Ciango sk their
Ataiss 1f.lnonlA pointed Tie way IA -
! Mays Seniors. 80 20 10 IN Altxandiia
: A'aGt HHA most consistent fGf tbs
/ lfyEeTE
! Anadisns, 100 pound eiass tokAefs,
aie kt*kIng tits with teams ~ this
ass bkFins gyms Call Charles Cur
tain. Columbia 434Q.
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Pittsburgh undoubtedly has one af
the greatest basket hall hves this
season that any college has as yet
Developed. SPEED In attack In It's
dominating note. IL has found no
difnfutty IN breaking up the fine
defensive eamen Of The Middle West.
efn colleges. Against the set man
10 man defense II does not tail.
The principle of It's attack Is we'll
known. -Four men drive down the
court, one dfibbiing. The dftbbies
f~ints 10 20 between two Of the
first three men 0f the front line of
defense, thus momentariiy holding
their attention. Meanwhile the
other three have cut for the basket,
the dyibbisr following his pass.
No. ! will drive dawn q side line,
cut tor the basket and reverse up
court. taking a long pass from No.
Z. The play IL timed ~ that No. 4,
rushing down ana turning in. passes
tust IN front VI No. ! as he takss
the ball No ! shoots IL To 4, free
ing him 10 dribble, as No ! aud hts
guard opponent bt0ck 0ff A's op-
poHsnt, Northwestern, u Conference
contender the first time ~ many
years. has u scheme for breaking
up this came deftnse.
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WOMEN IN SPORT

division Washington Recreation League
match last night. played in the Wash
iugton Barracks gymnasium
Seniors continued their tr!urpi1aa;
march IN the Western High School in
terclaSs basket ball race yesterday. TIE
first team defeating the Junior frst
team. IS 20 II. Sophomo7es scored
over the Freshmen. 10 1. ic the other
game OF the double header
Monday Senior thirds will meet the
Sophomore thirds IN one Of the c-..lca,
games OF the circuit. as these .vo
classes are running q close race for TOD
honors While the Seniors are c1s
lump ahead Of the Sophs. 8 victory
Monday would place them en- eye7
terms.
Freshmen ard Junior third squads
also will meet Monday afternoon.
In yesterdays games the teams were
lined I'D as follows:
Evening star., 1928-02-18

HEN LHe WdlkeI Cup SeIeCllON
n committee meets in solemn
wv Conclave a few months hence
Y to decide upon the personnel
Of the team which will rep
resent the United States in the inter-
national matches at Chicago in August.
their deliberations will be most inter-
esting to a group of well-wishers Of
George ]. Voigt in Washington.
Voigts victory yesterday by 5-and-4
margin over Eddie Held of St. Louis 10
win the South Florida title. placed him
as a logical candidate for the Walker
Cup team. Inasmuch as Held Is in the
first 10 ranking players and was one
Of the eight men seeded IN the draw
for the amateur championship last
year. the U. S. G. A. committee might
find some difficulty in putting Held
on the team and keeping Voigt off
Probably. however. they will stand pat
on the results Of the championship at
M!nikhada last September. where Held
qualified and Vo!gt failed to win his
way to the match play rounds. But
they can't laugh of 5-and-4 defeat
Of one OF the countrys ranking players
nor can they explain hastily away the
record Voigt has piled up since he
really started his winning campaign
year ago. His victory yesterday keeps
intact his match play record. for Vo!gt
has yet 10 lose a singles match since
something more than year back.
The Banrockburn star had pre-
yiously won the Lake Worth tourney.
downing another ranking star. Arthur
c. Yates Of Rochester. in the final
Evening star., 1928-02-18
UMPIRE GUTHRIE BACK
WITH AMERICAN LEAGUE

CHICAGO. February ls Cp).-Ap-
pointment OF William j. Guthrie.
Chicago. to the American League staff
OF umpires, completes the roster P-esi-
dent E. S. Barnard said.
Guthrie. an experienced umpire,
worked In the American League for a
brief period in 1923 and since then has
ofhciated In the Pacific Coast League.
the Southern and American Associa-
tions.
Evening star., 1928-02-18
RICE Is ENJOYING GOLF
AS GIANTS ENVY HIM

NEW YORK. February IS lr'.-Go.t
a. caac.t-G a-s forbidden % re Nsx
YORK C.a1i> a. Hot Springs. A-S TIE
PLAYERS :,ope <,lst w:,s1 Manager join
J. Nc(:-aw arrives he wl.l IL. he -e-
S-r!C-;o-lS
Ced-t.I1.e. jess Pet-y c: TIE Robins
Earl Wl1tSl.I Of the Tigers a-6 sam
Rice & Washington a-s bang fcl.oze6
T..-l en- %sjtS eyc> IS tGe- :--Sgs c.E
% Tie GO ssEG::.s.
Evening star., 1928-02-18
Collegiate and Scholastic Teams Figure Number of Euen Today
COLLEGE BASKET BALL.
GAMES HERE TONIGHT.

IAMES HEINZ 1ONA0n1s
Georgetown VS.. Duke. Arcadia, 1890.
Gallaudct VS.. Baltimore University,
Kendall Green, 8 o'clock.
George Washington VS.. GuilfOrd, II
street GYM. $3.50.
LAST NIGHTS RESULTS.
Georgetown. Ga; Guilford, 20.
Maryland. 22; Washington College, 20.
Virginia, a.: Duke. 81.
South Carolina, IS; v. NJ. l., 81.
Washington and Lee. 50; Sewance. 30.
Notre Dame. 81; Carnegie Tech, 10.
Davidson, 81: WOffOrd. 26.
Chicago, So; Illinois. rs.
Pittsburgh, As: Wooster. 20.
Mount st. Mary's, 81; st. 'Bonaven-
ture. 20.
Dickinson. 81; Temple. 81.
Bucknell. So: Susquehanna. IS.
Gettysburg. a; Western Maryland. 80.
Springfield. 28: Vermont, 26.
Muhlcnburg. 80; Lebanon Valley, 30.
Columbia. 30; Seton Hall. rs.
Colgate, 43: Rochester. 81.
St. Thomas, SO; Williamson, Is.
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YANKEE BOBSLEICH TEAM
LEADS In OLYMPIC EVENT

bombardment. stopping at least $50
cannon ball shot
The Swedish Swiss match was re-
garded as one OF the toughest Olympic
hockey matches ever played. At one
time three men OF the Swedish team
and two Of the Swiss team were ruled of
the ice. leaving only seven men on the
rink. Meng OF Switzerland was badly
:ut over the eye.
Evening star., 1928-02-18


mont School six. 81 TO Is, on
IL the Epiphany court yesterday.
Consistent teamwork was the
deciding factor in the Blue and White
victory. Every girl played her position
with a stead!ness that kept the bail
moving toward their goal the majority
of the time.
Fairmont struggled yaliantly but was
unable to break up the fast passes and
quick basket work OF the winners.
Julia Yates and Dorothy Gamh-ill di-
yided scoring honors for Eastman.
Josephine Duckett played center. Flor
ence Avis. side center: Helen Butler
and Clover Du Val. guard
Fairmonts tallies were earned by
Noselle Taylor and Maxine Vache in
the forward field. Anne Kaufman
played center. Marjorie Montgomery.
side center. with Margaret Robb and
Louisa Pridmore holding down the
backfeid
Katherine Wilson refereed and NrS
Y. H. Russell acted as umpire
RaSketcers Of Calvary Church defeat
I'd the HyattSville Company F team.
- 10 20. i'll a senior division Washing
ton Recreation League contest last
night played at HyattSville.
In the last few minutes Of play Com-
pany r rallied 10 score s points. but
were checked by the BaSketeers in time
10 save their we'll established lead.
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TENPIN TEAM GETS 3.2O4.
BELIEVED WORLD MARK

ST. PAUL. MINI. February ls Cp-
a week OF high scoring by five-man
teams reached a new top In the Inter-
national Bowling Association tenpin
tournament last night when the An
crews Hotel team OF st. Paul scored
3,204 pins.
The mark is believed TO establish a
new world tournament record. the ureyi-
OTIS mark Of 3,i99 having been made
SO far as record books show, at the 1927
American Bowling Congress tournament
in Peoria III.
Evening star., 1928-02-18
SCHOOL ATHLETES
IN SEVEN CLASHES
Six Court Games, Swimming
Meet Carded-Western
and Central Win.

Six basket ball games ard ore sr.r.-
ming meet were carded To-Day n. loca.
schOolboy athletes.
In home games Gonzaea vas 70 p,aY
host 70 Western in tHe t,-.oar's grn1
and Emerson and Catholic University
were 10 face in the gyEa a. BrookIand
Contra! vas in Allentown, Pa. t0r
a game with the high school tam che-e
and Business VAS al Manassas. Va.
for tuSs!e with Sv'a"eIy School tos-
sers. Georgetown Prep vas 70 engage
Loyola H.gn IL Baltimore ard Eyac-S-
vile High and Cha-.Gtte Hall had az
engagement On the HTattsr.l.e aoo-
Dewitt swimmers viii match strokes
with Calvert Hall ra.ato-s torigh. r.
Baltimore. starting a. 8 30 oc.ocE.
In the lone home court za~aa here
yesterday Western druob4d S.z1=rc.
Military Academy. 55 ~ 2e Oar
Aherns boys got os 70 a H;?..1g s-a--
and we're never headed C;ayaa.. W.
son and Doyle were the big guns -
Westerns attack. with Ic.esia scoring
Just half the visitors points Westerns
lead az the half vas IS 70 i3.
CentraI's championship basket bal
team ioosed a determined reersire n
the late stages 70 sweep a 4s-3. v.c.c-y
over Bethlehem E.E1 t5zse-s Z. ire
Pennsylvania town .ss- r;gh-. Capt.
Burgess and Ben BI-ca xare IN ne
forefront o. Cac.ra,s bas:a- ba--aza.
counting 5 pc.E-s eaca. Ell WocG-
ward. Burgess mae .: :2-Tz-t.
counted 9.
Winning six events 0: e!zh- and t-.-g
for frs II another. Ce-.-a. High SWIM
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VOl.IEY RAIL-. GAMES.

Whites defeated Re>is, ~ IL 3, A,usS
tNwned Reds, Is IL Ia and IS ~ IL
and then bowed ~ Whites. to ~
aud Is to Is. In Y, Nj <, A, NelssS Nal
League sau,eS last n,Sn,,
Evening star., 1928-02-18

CNllesianA. uno pla1 ~ enter Au,cr
base ball ranks here the COMING SEA
SH1 viii meet tonight az : eTletS
AZ the h,NsNe N Manager Nm lriSs.
81 seventh Ssreet northeast.
Evening star., 1928-02-18

MemeesS II kenne>N 4 & mee. ~
night at the h,ane ot Manager lea
ctte. ssiS 0egSA avenue at 50
p'eissek,
Evening star., 1928-02-18

haivcs-1U minutes.
Woodrow Wilson High of Portsmouth,
Va. which conquered Central High of
Washington. Thursday. but lost to Alex
andrla High yesterday. was TO engage
University Of Maryland Freshmen this
afternoon at o'clock, at College Park.
Georgetown University will play its
foot ball game with Carnegie Tech No.
venlber 10. at Albany. N Y. instead of
in Pittsburgh, which was originally set
for the game. The change was made
at the request Of the GEORGETOWN Alum
nj OF Albany and the Albany Chamber
of Commerce, which exerted its influ-
ence upon the Carnegie Tech Athletic
Association.
Emmett Pare, Georgetown University
tennis star. will be paired with Edward
Jacobs of Baltimore. against Big Bill
Tilden and Shields in a doubles exhi-
bltion match tomorrow night in the
Fifth Regiment Armory. in Baltimore.
Pare may also oppose Tilden in the
singles, if time permits.
Evening star., 1928-02-18

CHICAGO. February is-Joe Con-
cannon Of Washington has been named
as Of 10 pocket billiard players vho
will compete IN the national champion
ship tournament here next month.
Evening star., 1928-02-18
CoIUNSt'S GETS TORN

<%ns NA&<'$ >Ns2'>N &ecstAgN - 81
,f,tiANy }eH@;t t.n><%sS:st MAN ye~
'eA>Sd eN ENt @N>tNa AD>eEsvA0 sAS&4s
>s's NAL St@e A*N >.Ss5<3 "3sa tAs
tHlssA'Hts> Aa}2t teAN A~>tsc ttks.s f~&sA
Evening star., 1928-02-18

T"t&1s 70 Totals IS 81
Rt.e1ee-Thonass A FORD Central Board
Maryland gained victory over Wash
tngoon College last night after red
Evening star., 1928-02-18

Southern Athletic Club toSsers downed
the FagletS Of Business Nigh; High
School. 80 10 II, In AL intermediate
Evening star., 1928-02-18

. ASTafAN SCHOOL baske: ball
l. toSsers triurphed over the FAIR
mont School six. 81 TO Is. on
. the Epiphany court yesterday.
Evening star., 1928-02-18

NN0E10g Fleld SNAl- polnt& am
80 Werlich 80. e Hi>r~ -, Lewis s1i B..
U"yen One pojnt-~I%wis az. punAsr,
t"ui Soal~-punham a.. Retrrrr-~~trsntcs
Evening star., 1928-02-18

basket bail games and a
boxing meet are scheduled here
tonight for athletes Of the local
Evening star., 1928-02-18

With Randolph and Hancock heading
tcei- attack E2.Scora, ..EE:xe!E:7-
EoSse-s routed DeT:-:S lie 1a..3xs II
Junior prep sca9c! game II he E-.s-
ecpa! gv--,. - 20 - Ec--as- -aS high
scorer for Dati-s w.,, points
Evening star., 1928-02-18

Winning six events 0: eight and tv:rg
for frs. II another. Ce-.-a. High SWIM
r7ers conquered LCTS.a H.z:, Ca-ato-s
last night II Baltimore. 43:. . 29-e.
Evening star., 1928-02-18
BOYS CLUB FIVES STAGE
TRIPLE.HEADER TONIGHT

A FINE tripIe-header basket bail
~ program has been arraLged
IL 70: the Boys Club gymnasium
4 i ton1gnt. In the main game
Evening star., 1928-02-18

game early this afternoon In City Club
gym.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-20
FILEPROTESTS
ON SAN BENITO
PORT DISTRICT
Santa Maria and Boyd
Tract Oppose Inclu-
sion; Offer Tes IT,
mony on Project

Two protests against inclusion in
the Port lsabel-San Benito navigation
district were filed when the hearing
on organization Of the proposed dis
trict was called before the commits
sioners court Tuesday morning.
The professionals included 40 resi-
dents OF the Santa Maria irrigation
district. represented by W. L. Carl
ton, Harlingen attorney. and the
Dixie Land 4 Development Co, own
crs of 1000 acres Of coastal lands
known as the Boyd tract. The latter
were represented By 4. q. Ransome
Brownsville attorney.
Hearing Of testimony introduced By
the petitioners was completed prior
to the noon recess. the protestants
indicating that several witnesses
would be placed on the stand during
the afternoon.
Major Il. W. Putnam. former army
engineer in charge of the Chicago dis
trict, who testified he had been en-
gagged i'm port surveys and deylop-
mnt since 1921, asserted that the Port
Isabel project was entirely feasible,
and that a survey indicated there was
sufficient excess tonnage produced in
the Lower Rio Grande Valley and
northeastern Mexico to justify the
port development.
Advocates Wider Channel
lie advocated that the proposed
channel from Brazos Santiago pass
70 turning basin south Of the Point
Isabel townsite be cut az least 201
feet III width. instead OF 100 feet as
proposed in the project plan. lie as
serted that Point Isabel is the logical
location for port that would serve
the entire Valley. and that from his
experience in connection with port
development he was assured that
every part or the Valley would bene.
fit equally. Discussing the relative
merits Of the proposed Point Isabel
Continued on page ten.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-20
RECEIVERS OF
GEMS HUNTED
$35,OOO,O0O Ring Be.
lieved Uncovered
Through Ballyn

NEW YORK. Nov. 20.-tPl-A trail
of smuggled diamonds. over which il
is extimated hv federal agents today
70 lead to the doors of several
jewellers.
Held under $1,000 bail Is Morris
Landau. jeweler. who agents contend
was the destined receiver for the
.s50.000 worth or diamonds found in
the bunk Of William Ballyn. singing
steward" OF the Cunard lines flag
ship Bcrrcngaria.
Ballyn. said the agents. admitted
bringing into the country IN the last
two years about Sl,000.000 in unset
diamonds and they believe part OF
this and other shipments of smuggled
gems were disposed to other jewelers.
Ballyn al oswas held under $4,000
bail while Patrolman John II. Mcln-
tyre. alleged co-hctween, was held
under $500 bail. and Landau's 20
year-old daughter Marion. who served
as his bookkceper. was held on $500.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-20
GARNER TOBE
IN VALLEY AT
VOTEIN!QUIRY
Congressman Leaves
Laredo c. of c. Par
ley; McAllen Band
Wins In Contest
lRv Staff Corresnondentl

LAREDO. Tex. Nov. 20.-Con-
gresham John n. Garner will at
tend the hearings in connection
with the election iycstigation TO
be inauguratcd BY the Use COM
mittee Of which Congressman Fred
crick Lehlbach is chairman, and it
is understood will remain with them
until the investigation Of the July
primary is completed.
Garner, who was the principal
speaker NJ the opening session Of
the annoal convention or tie South
Texas Chamber or Commerce, left
Tuesday morning for the Lower Rio
Grande Valley IN company with e..
u. Richardson, manager Of the
Brownsville Chamber Of Commerce.
Tie will spend Tuesday night IN Rio
Grandc City. ana will 20 Oh 10 the
lower Valley Wednesday. lie plans
to remain IN the Valley the rest of
the week, end will meet the con-
grcssional committee from Washing
ton when they arrive. The congress
man announced nc would visit prac-
tically all towns in the Valley.
Several delegations from lower
Valley points. who made the trip
20 Laredo by ear. left Tuesday morn
ing on the return trip.
The McAllen municipal band was
announced winner IN the band con-
test and was awarded the gold
medal. II was designated as the
official band Of the South Texas
Chamber of Commerce for the year,
replacing the San Benito band.
which Won the 1927 contest mt
Brownsville. The San Benito band
did rot compete this year.
Miss Lorraine Siderius. represent
Ing San Benito. received first hon
ors in the South Texas Chamber Of
Commerce My Home Town" con-
test. Thomas Estheridge. Jr.. Of San
Antonio made the presentation
speech and Slaced in Miss Siderius'
hands th~ loving cup of which she
viii retain possession for one year.
II the cup Il won for thrce success
siye years IL will remain in the
possession Of San Benito perma-
nently.
The elimination events were held
Monday. five entries going into the
final. Second place went to Del
Rio: third 70 ictoria; fourth to San
Antonio, and Lawrence Liston Of
Mission was winner Of fifth prize.
Ed Kendall of Brownsville rccciv-
ed the drum majors baton present
81 70 the John Hanson post bugle
and drum corps.