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Evening star., 1928-12-20

This period seems to be a good one
to study since stocks advanced on 80
days and declined on 81 days.
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4-WEEK GOLF
MEET TO Open
ON WEDNESDAY
ateur and Pros Ca
thering at Los An
geles to Compete for
Big Prizes

los ANGELES. Cal, Dec. is.-tF
-Technicians or the ancient md
honorable game who have been fore
gathering for many weeis In south
crn California. tomorrow start a
cycle of golfinE that will not wane
until the fairways or six courses In
this section have been covered. ard
treasury pot OF S25,500 been di-
vided.
The cream of the nations tourna-
ment players has come to match
strokes in n four weeks golfing duel
that will be climaxed BY tho Los
Angeles open. with 2 purse Of slO,-
600 for the pros, and q dazzling ar
raw Of trophies for the amateurs.
Such leaders Of the clan ~ Walter
Hagen. holder az the British open
championship; Leo nieFel, rational
n. g.. A. champion. and Tommy Ar
mour. will trudge the f~airways "
with stellar golfers from
every section.
The trek gets under way with TIE
qualifying round Of o $4,000 open
qualifying round OF $4,000 open
course Of Santa Catalina island,
lying n score Of miles off the Cali
fornia coast. More than one hun
drcd professionals. and half as many
amateurs have entered the island
event. Two days Of qualifying Will
cut the large entry list down 70 100
players Tor the tournament proper.
scheduled for Friday. Saturday and
Sunday.
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CUBAN BOXER
OUT IN FRONT
Sanger Slowed Away
In Two Rounds
By Santiago

CHICAGO. Dec. lS.-H1-A TWEEN
III year old Cuban youth named Jose
Armando. fighting under the war
like nom IA plume ~ Armando san
tiaCo. today became the foremost
contender vi the worlds junior light
weight championship A. 4 result of
his surprising two-rouud knockout
over Joe Sanger.
Sanger. hitherto regarded as the
outstanding contender for the 100
pound title. was smashed to defeat
in a spectacular battle that stunned
the 10000 spectators who filled the
coliseum. The freckled face Mil
waukee boy had accepted the match
merely rs a warm-up for his cham
pionship encounter with Tod Nor
gan, Of Seattle, the titleholder, m
Milwaukee on New Years Day.
The upset OF Sanger was the fea-
ture Of the revival 81 boxing NJ the
coliseum. which also witnessed the
victory of Tommy Loughran. Phila-
delphia, worlds light heavyweight
champion scored over big Boy"
Peterson OF Minneapolis. Loughran,
bidding for fame As a heavyweight
championship contender, decisively
beat his heavier and taller oppou-
ent in ten rounds, spotting him u 81
hounds in weight.
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FIGHT RESULTS

CHICAGO-Tommy LouEhran. of
Philadelphia. outrointed Big Boy"
Peterson, New Orleans, Cf0). Ar
nando Santiago. Cuba. knocked out
Joey Sanger, Milwaukee. (2l. Ted
Ross. Chicago, stopped Shuttle Cal
iahan, Chicago. ca. Walter Madey,
Chicago. knocked out Joe Green,
Philadelphia. (2l. Hcrshie Wilson,
panville, H., and Danny belmont.
Chicago, drew, (51.
NEW YORK-Kid Chocolate, Gu
"a. stopped Emn f5SSso. Salt Lake
City. t8l. Jose Gonzales, Cuba.
and Nick Carlino. Albany. N. ~.
drew. t6l. George Daggctt, New
York, outpointed Relampago SAUCE
~. Cuba, t6N. Jack Dessimos. Can
ada, o%utpointed Charley Nepncr.
Bridgcficld. N. III. ffl. Joe Click.
New York, outpointcd Pete MACK.
Iegey City, (l0).
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. uLo-
ayza, Chile, stopped Mickey Blair.
Camden, n. j., (S).
HOLY0KE, Msss.-Les Paluso.
Salt Lake City. stopped frankie La
Faye. Albany. ". u. (9).
TERRE HAUTE, Ind-Johuuy Mas
ser. Terre Haute, outnointed Young
nerrio. Chicago, fi0).
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bILLIARDACES
COME THROUGH
Greenleaf and Layton,
Champions, Win in
First Matches

CHICAGO. Dec. 1s.-(P)-Ralph
C~reenleaf Of New York. worlds
pocket billiard champion. and John
uy Layton az Sedalia. No. king OF
the three cushion artists. have turn
"a hack the first az four attacks 70
dislodrc them from their thrones.
Playing masterful billiards, the
two champions came through their
first matches wv the two round robin
tournaments at Orchestra hall Inst
night with victories. Greerleat tri-
umphed over Pasaualc Natalie Of
Baltimore. 12j TO ia in IS innings,
while Layton edged out the veteran
Gus Copulos, Of Detroit. 30 to As in
~ innings Of spectacular shot maxi
ing.
The two men. who are recognized
as their greatest threats, came
through. however. They were Frank
Taberski of Schenectady, N. NJ, who
defeated Erwin Rudolph If Chicago.
125 % III. IN the pocket billiard
match. and the always spectacular
Willie Hoppe of New York. who beat
tho former champion. Otto Ecisclt n
Philadelphia. 50 70 50.
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Ted Lewis Quits
When Warned By
Toronto Referee

TORONTO. Ont. pee. lS. -UPi-
Tea tkidl Lewis. former wciter-
wr ght champion. walked out of the
ring Ia the first round Of his TO-
round houtw ith Charley Belangcr.
Canadian Electromagnetic champion
here last night.
The men had hardly squared off
when Referee Lou Marsh ordered
Lewis to remove "a rubber mouth
piece. After some dispute tho Brit
I'm obcycd. Then Marsh warned
lewis for holding. TIE veteran ~
250 or more ring encounters paid lit
TIE nr nu attention and when Marsh
broke UP several ciinches IN main
strength. Lewis held ~ his hands,
hoped through the ropes and stalk
cd away 20 his dressing room. Be
LANCER was awarded the decision and
the boxing commission announced
Lewis end OF the purse would be
turned owe 20 charity. v
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propose that after the game Friday
between Abilene and Port Arthur.
advertised for the state title, that
another coin be Tipped between the
winner and Coach Cochran's Main
Avenue squad. to decide who is the
state champion. With coin Tipping
and twenty-yard rules-well IL would
take a Zanzibar lawyer to interpret
the rules Of the Interscholastic
lcaguc-or rather a Houdini 10 un-
derstand them.
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PENBERTHY TO HEAD
GROUP

COLLEGE STATION. Tex. Dec. Is.
W.. II. pcnherthy, director Of I'M
trHmural athletics m the "A. A. NJ.
college Of Texas, vas elected prcsi-
dent Of the Southwest Conference
lntramural Athletic association st a
meeting of the intramural directors
of the conference in Dallas last
week. Mr.. Penberthy, who is a grad
uate Of Ohio State. has been in the
A. e. M. athletic department three
years and under his direction the
intramursl program here has devel-
oped ranidly.
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SAY S. Nj. u. STAR is
TO co TO WEST POINT

DALLAS, Dec. iS.-Pl-Fcar that
Malcolm Powell. star sophomore cen
ter on the Southern Methodist uni
~versity football team this year. would
he lost 20 the squad next season
through an appointment to West
Point wa scurrent on the Mustang
campus today.
Powell. selected by many sports
as all-conference pivot Gan. an
nounced yesterday that he was con
sidering an appointment. the second
offered him.
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to Meet
The Tackler'
In Return Bout

BOSTON, Dee. 1S.-Tr-Gus Son
Nenberr. former Dartmouth football
xlsycr. has agreed 10 wrestle I'd
~strangier) Lewis again for the
heavyweight championship m the
Rs ton Garden on January 4.
Several months z tho pair met
here ard ~Sonncnbcrg gained the
first fall with a "flying tackle" hold.
Lewis was in distress when they
faced off for the second time but
saved his title when Sonnenberg
dove through the ropes. injuring
himself 81 severely that he was IN
able TO continue.
Lewis has received 100000 for
signing the agreement and has been
promised $50. 900 more on the night
OF the match. So%nncnberg will re-
ceive II 10 per cent Of the receipts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-18

DePaul Academy, prep school
champs of Chicago's football teams,
will arrive in this city Thursday
morning Tor its tilt Friday with the
Eagles.
Twenty-four players. accompanied
BY Coach McGovern. and a number
Of fans from the Windy City, will
arrive over the Southern Pacific
Lines.
DePaul players will have IL on
The Eagles in age and weight. They
will average about four pounds heav-
Ter to the man, and as the Eagles
oldest player is nineteen. The
visitors have no age limit in their
school. with the result that most Of
It's players will be twcnty-one years
of age or over.
Their style Of play i said to be
an open attack, that Is sweeping end
runs, interspcrsed with a passing
thrust and o~ff-tackle charges.
Coach Fessenden put his club
Through a spirited workout yester-
day afternoon, and il will be repeat
VI tdAh aAAGs AA0RA 1tAAA a 80. ~
though Thursday afternoons prac-
tice is expected 10 be n light one.
The Eagles arc expected TO display
an aerial game in some Of its pc
riods: 10 is believed BY local fandom
that Fessenden's club is an excellent
passing and receiving team; they
haven't shown this attack against
Valley e~levens this season many
times. but when they did X worked
utmost perfectly.
The Eagles arc sharpening their
claws for DePaul. The players real
fze they will be up against a stiff
proposition. if they are 10 win over
ADePaul. They have not underestl-
mated the visitors strength: Fes-
sender hasn't let that crop out in
the local camp this season.
Big Dan Barnhart is still admon-
iishing his forward wall 70 charge,
and he ~ charging through the holes
in better fashion today, from his
fulIhack position. than AZ the start
Of the season; Newman's voice rs
getting bcttcr-if that is possible
in calling siguals-and with tho
nine games Of this past season
tucked away victoriousiy under his
belt. he has also progressed.
Perez and Weller. backs. have TAX
en- hold Of their positions in big
league style. and the way these boys
are following their interference has
been q revelation to ans.
The rusrds-what would 2 foot
te, DO without them? They
Sre coming out or the line and run
ing interference Tor these boys IN
end runs.
Sylvester. Grove. Burns, Bennett
oCortez. O'Bryan and Monsecs, line
men. arc in excellent shape, and a.
some Of these boys viii be PLAYING
their last game for Brownsville high
they arc determined 90 make IL p
glorious ending.
Tho wcathcr-wcll at this time IL
seems as though the old hoy IS go-
ing % be kind 20 Brownsville and
VALLEY fandom. q cooling breeze. ard
a rodiin- sun, seems in citing.
Athletic Director Red Irvine has
the seating capacity All set 70 han
die the largest crowd of tho season.
-Four entrance gates have been pro-
vided. avoiding 2 too long delay in
entrance.
Fred Latham ~ the Brownsville
hroadcastiur station. KWWG. viii
send the game out on the air. play
by play.
The game is scheduled 20 start at
r o'clock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-18

IL there is a tougher job in baseball than the one Just handed Billy
Southwoth. try to find it, The psychological handicap X being mana
ger Of the ST. Louis Cardinals these DAYS must be something terrific.
As Southworth enters the throne room Of the Cardinals he'll feel
the presence of four ghosts. And they are fresh ones, too. The ghosts
belong to Branch Hickey Rogers Hornsby. Bob OFarrell and Bill Nc
kechnie, Southworths immediate predecessors.
One OF the four men gave the Cards, in his first year as boss, their
first National league title and their first worlds championship. But
out he went Another rave the Cards their second pcnnant IN three
years But out he went. too Five managers in five years must ~ close
70 the record, but that's the Cardinals showing. Only Hickey failed ~
feel the axe III It's most drastic form. lie was moved from the man
gerial bench 70 the Cards front office. The other three got theirs after
each had bossed but a season.
Southworth has n lot II the necessary virtues III takes to make a nc
cessful manager. He is n keen player a smart baseball man. a popular
chap with tho players and fans, aud he has a good record.
SouthwOrth first camc 20 the Cardinals from the Giants IN 1926 and
Immediately made 2 bat. lie played great ball that year. Illness cranp-
ed his style an 1927 and President sam Brcadon. thinking his playing
days we're numbered. sent him 70 manage the Rochester club. II was his
ability shown there in leading a mediocre team to the International
league pcnrant that earned Billy the promotion.
Southworth. like Mckechnie. with whom NJ trades positions fel down
in the pcstseason series. losing ~ the Indianapolis club Y the little
worlds series"
1912.
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r G L. 70: DENTON %

DENTON. Texas. Dee. iS.-tPE
The southwest conference has scored
It's first basketball victory over the
fast Denton Teachers college five.
Texas Christian university turned
the trick last night with a 81 10 S1
win. after the Teachers had downcd
Baylor twice and =. NJ. IT. once. The
Teachers meet :. Nj. II ut Dallas to-
night
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DePaul Gridders Entrain At Chicago Today

Terrace, Batssll-w Wells Sporting
Goods Store, Eagle Pharmacy and
Bell Service Station.
The prices are, school students. 90
cents; general admission vi, and
$3.50 for reserved boz seats.
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NAME CAPTAIN

ABILENE. Texas, Dec iS.-UFi-
Howard Miller OF Abilene. 2 guard
and q three letter man. viii lead Nc
hurry college on the gridiron next
year. He was elected az the annual
banquet last night.
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TICkETS ON SALE

Tickets for the DePaul-Browns-
vile football game in this city Fri
day, have been placed on sale at
the following business houses Of the
city:
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WICHITA. kans-Red Fitzsin-
mons. knocked cut Sully Montgom-
cry, Fort Worth Iexs lag.
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TO
ARRIVE HERE
ON THURSDAY
Eagles VIII Continue
Workouts Up Until
Friday; All Locals
In Prime Condition

y CHICAGO. Dec. 1s.-sPp-Twen-
4 fy-four DcPaul Academy football
!, players entrained for Brownsville,
lSrexas, today where they will meet
YBrownsville high school in a post
season game Friday.
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San Antonio football fans are up
IN arms. and why? Main Avenue BY
the flip Of a coin was deprived Of
the right To play in the state finals
for the grid title. Alamo City fans
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-28

"HE story OF the lover who
nightly swan the Heliespont"
70 be with his beloved Is so well
known that II hardly needs retelling.
Yet IL Is n OF the best known ro-
and n which Is a constant
inspiration to all lovers. II has been
sung by poets and tmmortalized in
drama
Hero was a priG~tess IN the temple
OF Aphrodite at Sistos. OF course.
being A pries;ess IL was death or
worse for any man TO look on her
with the eyes OF love. But during
the celebration. Of the festival OF
Aphrodite and Adonis. Leander saw
the beautiful priesteEs and fell head
over in heels IN love with her. Her
position as prlest.Ss rendered their
marriage impossible. even though 1t
had been possible TO obtain the con-
sent OF her parents TO their mar
riage. For in those days. parents
considered themselves fortunate in
deed to have "A daughter chosen to
act as a priestess OF the temple. II
meant fame and riches for them. and
death. too. II the daughter decided
that she didn't particularly care for
the rigid discipline ertailed by life in
the temple.
But as always. Love somehow
found a way Leander riet Hero
and finding that his love was recipro-
Gated. they decided 10 say nothing at
all about IL. but TO be happy In their
love. So every nigh; Leander swan
across the Helespont from the island
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-28
ROmances of the Worlds
Great Lovers By cozETrE Douglass
The Beautiful Story Of Hero and Leander.

on which he lived. Just TO be near
his beloved. Hero placed 4 lamp In
the tower OF the temple where she
dwelled. which was on the shores OF
the sea. and the rays from the lamp
guided Leander. No mean feat was
this. but evidently love gave him
endurance and determination, for
each night he swan the dangerous
waters for a few short hours with
Hero.
One stormy night Hero placed the
lamp IN the tower as usual, but evil
IDENTIFY she could not stay TO watch
the feeble rays. for the light was
blown out and Leander. deprived OF
the light. persisted. All through the
night Hero kept watch for her lover
and IL WAS not until morning that
she knew why he had failed to keep
the tryst.
That morning as Hero was walk
ing along the shores. probably look
ing toward the island where lived
her beloved INC wondering what had
happened TO him. she came cross
his body which had been washed
ashore. Grief and despair determined
the ending OF this beautiful story for
Hero. for she knew that without her
beloved life was worthless. So she
threw herself into the waves which
had so cruelty claimed all that lie
held dear IN her and persisted also.
And perhaps In some Eiysian field
the lovers we're united for an
eternity OF happiness. At any rate
I like TO think so. for love such as
this Is too beautiful a thing TO die.
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Some Odd Facts

Brown trout grow 10 thirty pounds
or more in New Zealand. and aver
age more than double the size OF the
same fish in English waters. Yet all
New Zealand's brown trout came
originally from Great Britain.
IL Is a legal offense TO Fly a kite
In the streets or squares Of an Eng
fish town. TO throw a stone or TO let
off any sort OF firework. II is
equally Illegal 10 roll a cask or carry
a ladder along any footway.
A tuning-fork struck In a
will give no sound. because sound Is
an impression produced upon the ear
by vibrations Of the air.
Insects have been on the earth 50.-
600 900 years. while the human rae
is only 100000 years old
The worlds total OF motorcycles
al the beginning 81 the year WIS H.
944.303-an increase OF 269. $50 in
twelve months. The number in Eng
land is given al 693.2i3. an increase
OF II per cent In the year. while Ger
many possessed 405 600. an increase
VI - lIA GAAA 4 III 1AlAAE
with i5S 900 machines and America
fourth with l24.359.
The highest inhabited place In the
world is the Buddhist monastery Of
Ilaine. In Tibet. IL IS situated 1900
feet above sea-level.
Shoes with uppers made OF paper
may soon be on sale IN this country
The new woven paper fabric Is. II is
claimed. very strong. washable. and
easily handled in the factory: Il has
already been tested for Summer and
indoor wear and for infants use.
Mark La London formerly
Marie or Market Lane). dates hack
10 A. ID. 1885.
The White Horse OF Vantage is
s74 feet long Cut in the chalk hills.
i is said TO commemorate Alfred's
..ctory over the Danes. in the reign
OF his brother. Ethelred l.
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Lets Play Compass Gomez"
OF Us get Oh the other side and we
push. The side that pushes the
needle farthest wins"
But how do We set to the
needle?"
I'VE crawl under the glass"
"Oh." cried Yam. II don't think
I'd like that game at all" But the
others all shouted that they would.
and forthwith crawled under the
glass. drawing the unwilling Yam
along after them. The needle
pointed to E-that is. East. Wen
push II 10 ~" said Knarf and
Hand.
And Wen push IL to s." retorted
Mil and Flor. But Yam said: I'm
going TO st right here and not
bulge an inch" Now right here
happened 70 be on the letter w
which meant West.
please play" urged the others.
You can SIT on top OF the needle and
get a ride for nothing But she
shock her head determlnedly. "Ch.
no. / wouldn't think Of -" sic
said. Then knarf and Hand, and
Mil and Flor pushed with al :ae.r
msEEt Inc NSCQle IiGEFNTEu u
little. first n one side. ten 70 the
ether.
But an M oace a strange thing
happened. The captain 81 the ship
suddenly recalled that he had Left
home withoc. winding lis paTiCr
clock anu he decided TO rrtUrn st
oace before Il ran down. lie spun
the wheel swiftly round and round.
the ship went round end rho very
same instant the rcedlr IN tho
compass swung sSom j. to ".
Knar,. Hand. Mi ard Flor were
whsrled OF their feet. Eut tie
most .err.Hlc thing % all happened
TO poor Yam. Not having any
inklIny o. what was t1xing place,
she rad no tine 20 jump off the
w when she saw the needle bear
Ing down Oh her. Then. TO her dis
may. she was wedgcd under ths
recdie--wedsed nv tight ~ sic
was plump.
and though she writhed ard shs
squirTned. there she s.urx Jat.l me
ahiD ~rciu-1ni Ire shrrr. thr cay
tain wound btf C'ocK. SEs TIC sap
rnrG myIc rctntel IT'S prov IN the
opposite direction. For Il was only
then shRt the needle moved off the
" and swunS back to E-aad left
her free 20 rush out cf Inc com
pass case IS fast ~ sho cou,a.
cSFyriEn:. Is.s. Nsvs7,P~= Fsnrur. ssIrir.. &c.
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the barnyard after their necks
were twisted.
And we children cried and
hid our heads. II was no use
to tell US that the chickens
didn't know what they we're
doing. hat they were really
dead and only went on running
on account of some obscure
muscular reflex-we'd heard
their strange cries and we saw
them run-I've dreamed about
them every once in q while
ever since.
That's what 1 think about
when ! see this elderly woman
going on acting just exactly as
she did when she was twenty.
She isn't really in love with
anyone at all. not in the simple
natural way, she can't be, but
she just goes on acting the
same dear me, | wish |
wouldn't think Of those chickens
and that dreadful day every
time ] see the woman of forty
five performing at a party
Copyright 1929. Newspaper Feature Service, ina
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-28
Home Making Helps
BY WANDA BARTON
HoU One Woman Augmented Her SPIN Money"

so she had a small portable building
put up in her back yard just for An
outdoor kitchen and storeroom. and
still continued the sales In the home.
She cooked the heavy foods outside,
using her kitchen for the daintles
and candies.
This all happened two years ago
and now a teashop has been added
whore the foods are on sale. still
only on Fridays. except the things
used IN the tearoom. On a good
thorOughfare the tea shop gets a
great deal OF motor trade. Not a
large menu is employed but a few
things OF excellent quality are
served These things II the day Is
dull, can be disposed OF 70 nearby
neighbors who are always glad ~
the chance 10 buy.
This ambitious woman mas been
too busy to enjoy the pin money
made. but has set a limit to the time
she will spend Ia this way. then she
will take a long desired trip that
viii make up for all the sacrifices
she has made TO lay up the money
to pay for it.