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Evening star., 1928-10-21
Association With Royalty Achieved by First Glass Stowawa

the Shinyo Meal. It was practically
deserted when we entered but few
minutes afterward we were dismayed
to see score Of formally attired Japa-
nese come chattering into the room.
Even more provoked were we when one
of these detached himself from the
group and addressed us. This, con-
cluded, would surely be the purser! But,
to the infinite relief of my overstrained
nerves, he proved to be no less innocu-
Gus person than director of recreation
and deep sea anlusements. He desired
to interest us in deck games, and when
both of lis displayed supreme indiffer-
ence, he courteouSly excused himself
and rejoined his group. Regarding them,
l noticed that they seemed to be ami
mated by one smiling individual who
seemed vaguely familiar to me. Who"
l asked Dan, lis hep"
Why, don't you know? That's Mr..
TSuneo MatSudaira, Ambassador from
Japan to the United States of America"
l had forgotten him entirely, SO en-
crossed had 1 been with getting aboard
safely! So that was the explanation
OF those SWarms of Japanese had seen
at the pier! / remembered now the
photographs / had seen In Honolulu
newspapers; recalled, too, that his
daughter, Miss Setsuko, affianced to
Prince Chichibu, heir presumptive to
the throne of Japan, was with him.
What dilemma I should be in when,
as I felt must inevitably occur, I was
discovered as a stowaWay on a vessel so
filled with notables! Surely my offense
thus would be nagnified and my pun
ishment doubly severe.
Losing interest in these surroundings.
furtively we sought our cabin. Fortunate,
indeed. that the passenger list was I'M
commonly light, for although Dams
cabin was large and ample to accom-
modate two passengers comfortably,
and, under crowded conditions, three,
we learned, with considerable eased
minds, that Dan was to be the only
legitimate occupant.
Hence the problem Of where I was to
sleep was simply solved. I chose the
emergency bunk-a kind of combina-
ton sofa and bed, which could be
quickly rearranged each morning SO
the room boy would not suspect my
| presence.
/ FROM the beginning I decided to be
obvious III my conduct throughout
! except, of course. about sleeping in
! Dams cabin. / saw no valid reason
for sending an engraved announcement
OF this fact to the purscr. If he won-
dered about me let him question me.
But this he never did, and though he
twice entered Dams cabin sduring the
voyage and found me there, he appar-.
emily had been born without any curl
| osity. There were only seven Americans
~ the Arst-class cabin. II should pot
Evening star., 1928-10-21

"HE motor ship Yomachichi glided
out of the harbor of Honolulu on
its way to Japan and left me, a
L forlorn, penniless and disap-
pointed youth in the dock
The sailors job which had been PROM
ised me had been snatched away at the
last moment and given to another
My dream of going to India seemed
shattered. YEARLY, 1 turned and walk
ed back up the streets of the town.
dragging my suit case beside me, cursing
my luck Little did dream that I was
on the edge of the chancieSt adventure
of an adventurous career, and one in
which the future Empress Of Japan,
who a short time ago was married to
Prince Chichibu, was to play tragl-
comic, though unconscious, part!
After a while, as walked, I became
vaguely aware of an unusual number
of japanese hurrying along the streets
toward the piers. Then, suddenly, re-
"Stowaway on the Shinyo Maru!" he
IN. Y. K" liner, was scheduled to de-
part that afternoon. At the same time
! recalled that a friend of mine, Dan
Hopkins, of New Jersey, was on board.
From a Hawaiian woman l quickly
purchased some leis and turned back
with the crowd, and it was while har-
boring the virtuous thought of giving a
fitting farewell to my friend that some
inebriated scion of Lucifer put an evil
design in my mind.
STOW away on the Shinyo Maru!" he
whispered. Remember, there's no
American ship on which you've a
chance of getting a JOB scheduled to
call here for another three weeks. And
you the impatient one Furthermore,
you the adventurous one! And, in ad-
dition, you the practically destitute
one!"
Which was, of course, only a devils
way of putting it. But his arguments
were strong ones; his challenge to dar-
ing was even more potent. So, is it too
incredible that 1 decided to follow the
little inp's suggestion?
Arrived at the ship. I found Dan,
quickly explained my intentions to him,
received his promise of enthusiastic
support, and few moments later went
on board with him, carrying my soli-
fary suit case, a stowaway to Japan!
That evening Dan and I sat in deck
chairs on the first-claSS promenade and
wistfully watched the horizon of Oahu
fade gloriously into the sky. The pilot
had turned back two hours before; il
was after dinner-of which I had none
and / was somewhat surprised to FIND
myself still a free man.
ECT EFT U.S." Dan suggested to me
Il make the most of this, our little
hour'-and I approved. Whereupon We
katronized the very excellent saloon q
Evening star., 1928-10-21

The engine, which is no larger than
the smallest match safe, is run by
electricity, and has 14-inch stroke
and 1s-inch bore. BY means of belt
attachment it runs the overhead pulley
system in the power plant. A small
electric motor. operated by dry cells
operates this power plant model
The model railroad system is mounted
on wooden tables which form T.
shaped layout. Mr.. Boutelle has i'm
ported the electric motors for his loco
motives from England, where the pro-
duction Of such model applianceS has
Evening star., 1928-10-21

have been very difficult to learn those
seven faces and recognize that I was
one who never appeared at the dinner
table.
AS for food-a CHASTITY memory, in
deed. For the duration Of the voyage l
survived on breakfasts the only meal
Dan could order served in his room
The days spent reading or writing
Or talking with the other passengers.
Evening star., 1928-10-21

afternoon, as We were playing bridge,
she asked me, abruptly yet casually
almost too casually, feared: "By the
way, Mr.. Snow. just what class passen-
ger are you? You seem to be on first
class decks and yet never see you in
the dining room saloon. think there's
a mystery shout you-or are you just
a privileged character in second class?"
i. + was tempted to answer her with
Evening star., 1928-10-21

reticence, but one gave me an expert
ence that rocked my peace of mind for
hours afterward
She was an elderly school teacher,
but delightfully."- intelligent and inter-
esting conversationalist, so much so that
could not help permitting myself more
frankness with her than with the rest.
She had an odd habit of suddenly
poking irrelevant questions at naes One
Evening star., 1928-10-21

1t would have been impossible to avoid
certain amount of the latter without
appearing queer and hence an indi-
vidual about whom gossip might center.
That was the last thing I wished, natu-
rally. However, was careful, usually,
to keep conversations on a broad, gen.
eral theme. Pertaining TO myself, there
was no information forthcoming.
Mostly the passengers respected this
Evening star., 1928-10-21
BY EDGAR SNOW.

TIME motor ship Yomachichi glided
out of the harbor of Honolulu on
its way to Japan and left me, a
L forlorn, penniless and disap-
pointed youth in the dock
Evening star., 1928-10-21

UT EFT U.s." Dan suggested to me,
II make the most of this, our little
hour-and approved. Whereupon we
katronized the very excsllsat saloon Of
Evening star., 1928-10-21

A LTHOUGH their names are not
n printed on the roster OF emil
"A nent railroad presidents, two
4 4 Washingtonians are the owners
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-08
10000 Fans Are
Expected To See
Navy VS.. Michigan
By HUGH :. FULLERTON. Jr.
(Assoeiated Press Snorfs Mriferl

NEW YORK. Nov. S.-Qpl-Wh hen
a crowd of 10000 people goes TO see
a football team that lost It's first
three games play a team that lost its
first four. there must be something
Of importar &c behind il. That at
tendance has been predicted for the
NaVy-Michigan encounter at Balti-
more Saturday and the attraction
Tor the huge crowd lies in the pros
pect Of a thrilling BATH between
two teams that have come back bril-
liantly after making poor starts.
with their morale impaired by
the death of Miles Fox during an
early season practice. the midship-
men got off TO "A slow start and
dropped close games to Davis Elkins,
Boston college and Notre Dame be-
fore they won their first game from
Duke. The next Saturday they
burst into the imelig< with a vic
tory over the hk.:y rated Pennsyl-
vania team ard followed it up BY
t~rouncing West Virginia Wesleyan,
81 to 0.
Michigan, suffering from a COM
plete lack of Friedmans and Ooster-
baans. also has had a checkered sea-
son. losing 70 Ohio, Wesleyan. In
diana. Ohio State and Wisconsin.
Last Saturday the Wolverines sud-
denly came to life and eliminated
Illinois. previously indicated, from
the big ter race.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-08
TO PICK ALL
VALLEY TEAM
Coaches and Officials
Group Announce
Rules
Especial to The Heraldl

MERCEDES, Nov. Sat a meet
ing last night of the Valley Foot
ball Officials and Coaches league,
presided over by Principal Groves Of
the La Feria junior high school. IL
was decided to pick an AIl-Valley
eleven at the next meeting Wednes-
day night, December 3. in this city.
The proposition as brought up by
Mr., Groves. and adopted by those
present, contains several specifica-
tions as 10 who and how the All
Valley players will be picked.
The resolution says that any off
cinl who has officiated in three or
more VALLEY games Is eligible for one
vote.
A coach from each school in the
Valley has one vote.
Sports writers Of the different pa
pers have n vote.
These votes cannot be by proxy,
the adoption says, but must be pre-
scented in person.
A first, second and third ~elevens
will be picked. and the members OF
the first team will be rendered n ban
quet ut a later date after selection.
An enthusiastic meeting was held
last night, and it was hoped that a
large and representative gathering
will be had at the mex meeting. Dec.
5.
Other business transacted, and one
in which much interest was display
ed. was adoption of a rule. or rather
enforcement Of football rules in re-
gard to the time officials whould APP
pear on the field. prior to games.
IL vas decided to enforce the rule
forbidding officials to enter onto the
field any time earlier than twenty
minutes before the start Of games.
And that they must appear upon the
field in a body.
Those present were: j. Scott. Ed
inburg; j. Woods. Santa Rosa;
Frank Rubarth. Harrington; o. c.
Emery, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo; Wal
tiers, McAllen junior high coach;
Coach Gaines, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo
junior high; Carl Kitchers, MERGED
es and l.. B. Shifflett, Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-08
HORNSBYDEAL
PUT THROUGH;
GOES TO CUBS
Braves to Get 5 Play
ers And a Large
Sum of Money For
Transient Star

CHICAGO, Nov. S.-LPt-Rogers
Hornsby the transient star Of Ma
tional league baseball. will next be
seen in a Chicago Cub uniform.
Five players and a large sum of
money. perhaps the largest amount
evr involved in a baseball deal, will
20 10 the Boston Braves in exchange
for the "Rajah." who has worn the
uniforms of three clubs in the past
three years.
The long rumored deal, which gave
the Cubs the National leagues lead
ing hitter, was completed last night
in a telephone conversation between
President W. L. Week Of the Chicago
Cubs and Judge Emil Z. Fuchs, pres
ident of the Braves.
President Week refused to divulge
the exact sum of money involved. but
intimated il was between $I50,000
and $4,000
True to President Weeks state
ment that the Cub team would not
be wrecked to get Hornsby, only two
regulars were included in the trans
action. One was Freddie Mcguire,
moved TO make room for Hornsby at
second base. and the other was Percy
Jones. veteran southpaw. The other
three players were Louis Leggett,
rookie catcher recalled from the
Cubs farm at Reading. Pa; Harry
Seibold, q recruit hurler who starred
with the Reading club last season,
and Bruce Cunningham. a pitcher ac-
CURED from Los Angeles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-08
Squad Of rs Are
Trying Out For
Aggie Hoop Team

COLLEGE STATION. Tex. Nov. s.
-tPl-With a squad Of % candidates.
including six lettermen, three squad
men and eight freshmen cagers avail
able Coach "Chuck" Bassett is fac
ing the l92S-29 basketball season
with an imposing array Of material
from which to mold his Texas Aggie
cage team.
OF the six l~ettermen. three will be
playing their third year with the
Aggies and the other two will be
seeking their second letters az men,
bcrs OF the varsity quintet.
5. J.. Red" Petty. OF Decatur, stcl-
lar forward who will captain the
team this year: W. r. Davis Of Ste
phenville and Noah Webster Of Tex
arkana. both forwards, are the three
third year men, giving Coach Bassett
n of the most experienced group of
forwards in the conference this year.
Harry keeton, Fort Worth. guard:
Joe Brown Alvord. center. and John
ME konecny. Bryan. another guard,
are the remaining lettermen.
The three %squadmen are r. y.
.Blount. Gainesville. guard and center
on the team last year; r. c. Lockett.
Chicago, Ill. diminutive forward. and
Roy varnell, Barry. another guard.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-08
HUNT TO BOX
SAENz HERE
Scrappy 1870 Rapiers
To Headline We'd.
nesday Bouts

A couple OF two-fisted, fa~st-stepping.
scrapping boys, one from Mercedes,
Kid Saenz, and Young Hunt. Harlin-
gen is the main attraction Of a box
ing ard at Fort Brown next We'd
nesday night. starting at $3.50.
"These boys are going at il with
all they've got" Promoter Tex Bee
erril, of Brownsville. says.
They are 130-pound maulers. and
sre scheduled to go eight rounds.
Brownsville and San Benito fan
dom, especially. will be interested in
the coming battle. Of four rounds.
between Marroquin Of San Benito
and Padron Of Brownsville, $50
pound hyuisers.
T~wenty-four rounds of boxing. is
the announcement from Promoter
Becerril, and a large crowd is expect
ed to be on hand.
The coming card of Wednesday
night, will mark the opening. OF what
Is expected TO be regular semi
monthly boxing events az Fort
Brown skating rink during the win
ter months.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-08
Few Valley Tits
Billed This Week
AT Valley Meet

Lower Valley will not play foot
ball this weekend, the schedule
calls for open dates for NIL Cameron
county ~clevcns.
Hidalgo county elevens will get in
to action. Mercedes being host to
Mission and Weslaco going to Donna
for a game.
The Panther-Redskin tilt is an i'm
portant M in many respects. main
~ because Of the natural rivalry be-
tween the two elevens, and the fact
that Martins Panthers. regarded as
weak and inexperienced members Of
the league this year. may surprise
the Donna club, which Is doped to
win.
The Painters always play a little
better when they meet the Redskins.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-08
WYMORE wins
MALLEN BOUT
Gets Decision Over
Monterrey; Hunt
Paras Victors

HcALLEN, Nov. S.-Dick Wyniore
tucked another decision deep in his
Jeans here Wednesdav night when he
shaded Kid Monterrey in six out Of
ten POI the Anahuac theater.
The bout was snappy and full Of ac-
ton with the stoeky lad from doc"
Cooks stable the better of
the occasional flurries.
IL is probable that he will get a
crack at jesse Soda sometime i'm the
near future, according to his mana
ger.
Kid Saenz Of Mercedes lost TO Kid
Hunt in the fifth round on d low
blow after battling on about even
terms up to that point.
Kids" Morino and Martinez split
the difference ~ n fest contest. An
other pair of kids" Paras and Mayo
this time, Jared loo~c and when a
final accov~t'n~ was taken, Paras
was given the decision.
A biff in - break-basket was too
much for young 3d. Joe Lung
and he was forced to quit. Young
Califa dalivc--I 80 hlow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-08
Declares Frogs
Still In Chase
Especial to The Herald)

FORT WORTH, Nov. S.-"We are
still in the conference race and are
a long way from quitting" said Mat
ty Bell in a lecture to his gridiron
warriors the first part Of this week.
1--WE played n good hard game, but it
looks like we just weren't supposed
e win that one. We are not down.
hearted and will be bearing down
until the last whistle on Thanksgiv-
ing Day"
The Horned Frogs began strenu-
Gus work in preparation for their tilt
with the Rice Owls on the latter's
home field Saturday. The Rice team
is Of unknown strength strength, for
while non-conference members have
defeated the Owls several times.
they succeeded in holding the pow
erful Texas Longhorns to a 1876
score. 1t appears that hey fight
harder against 4 conference member.
The Frogs are expecting a tough
game and Bell is giving his men long
and careful instructions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-08
TEXAS
BEAT S. N. u.
Pictures Show Steers
Scored Twice, Lit
tlefield States

AUSTIN, Nov. S.-(P-Motion pic
lures Of the football game here last
Saturday between Texas University
and Southern Methodist University
show that Texas made two touch
downs. when il got credit for none,
the visitors winning. Coach Clyde
Littlefield said after viewing the pic
lures.
The picture did not show the much
disputed play where Rufus King on
the fourth down, with about two
inches 10 20. was ruled out OF a
touchdown in his plunge at the line.
Pictures Of the third down, just pre-
ceding. however. showed that the
ball went over and YVES pushed back.
the coach said.
The other touchdown and the one
he regarded as the most indisputable.
came early in the game, when Ford
scooped up an s. NJ. L. tumble and
raced for the goal. Coach Littlefield
said the pictures showed Ford was
not stopped until he had crossed the
goal line. but that the ball was
placed back four yards from the goal.
"Of course there's nothing we can
40 about it," the coach said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-08
pups PLAY
CARD JUNIORS
Today's Contest May
Decide Champion
ship of Valley

McALLEN, Nov. s.-Coach Walters
junior high eleven Is all set for it's
clash here today with the Harlingcn
juniors. Both elevens are undefeat-
ed. and the winner may become the
Valley champs. although Weslaco
rs an undefeated squad, and will get
a crack at the winners Of today's tilt.
The "Baby Cards" of Harlinren
are champions of Cameron county,
having eliminated the strong clubs
Of a Benito and Brownsville, in
shutout victories.
Both clubs are in excellent shape
for the battle. and the game Is ex-
pected to draw a large following Of
grid fans.
Officials for the contest are:
Shsflett. OF Brownsville; Emery OF
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo, and Scott of
Edinburg.
The contest Is scheduled to get I'M
derway at A o'clock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-08
Aggies Face Jinx
And Good Eleven
In Mustang Crew

~ 49,
COLLEGE STATION, Tex, Nov. s.
The difficult task of swatting a
two-headed ink for the count will
confront Coach Dana X. Bibles Tex
as Aggies when they invade the cor
raj Of Coach Morrison's 5. NJ. u.
Mustangs at Dallas next Saturday.
Since 1922. when the Ponies by a IL
10 q IA scored their first victory
over the AKgies. Bibles men have
been unable 10 defeat the Mustangs
m a Dallas game. And since 1923,
neither the Aggies nor the Mustangs
have taken two games in succession
from one another. OF the last three
games played in Dallas. the Aggies
lost two. in 1922 and in 1926 and tied
one. in 1924. Last year the Aggies
defeated the Mustangs decisively, 80
70 10. on Kyle Field. Whether the
Aggies will be able to break the spell
Of the JinN that seems to hover for
them owe. the DaiiAs engagement and
repeat their Kyle Field victory Of
last year. makes up one of the inter-
esting questions in the Southwest
conference gridiron catechism just
ut this time. At any rate. the entire
A. & NJ. cadet corps Of $500 expects
70 be on hand at Ownby stadium in
Dallas next Saturday 70 get the an
sver.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-08
FUCHS TO SUCCEED
RAJAH AS

BOSTON, Nov. s.-E9-Judge Emil
+. Fuchs, who was a New York City
magistrate before he became presi-
dent Of the Boston Braves, has re-
turned to the bench-in the National
league.
After selling Rogers Hornsby. his
last seasons manager and the lead
ing batsmGn in the National league,
to the Chicago Cubs for five ball
players aud some cash. the judge,
who received his early baseball train
ing on New York sandlots, was pre-
vailed upon by his associates to be-
come a managing owner.
The Hornsby trade rumors OF
which had been circulating since the
world series, failed m -vrite Boston's
baseball public much but judge
Fuchs statement that he intended ~
run the Braves ball club on and of
the field was received with amaze
snent.
After announcing that he had en-
gagged Johnny Evers, who helped to
bring a world championship to Bos-
ton in 1914 when he was captain cf
the Braves, as his chief assistant.
Judge Fuchs expressed the hope that
Evers would inspire the team with
his aggressive and hustling spirit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-08
HUE and CRY
FOR MAULER
AT HEICHTH
Dempsey, Boy With
Box-O Office IT Is
Being allyhooed
For a Comeback
BY ALAN =. GOULD
Associated Press Sports EditOr)

NNo@otiateu ETtss SpUtts LutAoAl
NEW YORK, Nov. S.-lPl-Talk
o. Jack Dempsey returning TO the
ring seems to most observers to be
inspired largely by efforts to brace
up the sagging fortunes OF the MS
tic game.
They have sagged. especially from
The box-office viewpoint, this year
70 n marked degree by comparlso.
with the heydays of the era that
started in 1923. That was the year
Dempsey and Firpo fought their
memorable battle at the Polo
Grounds.
By a strange. IL not ominous coin
e%ldenee. Firpo also figures in the
comeback talk. 1t would be an odd
turn of circumstance If both the Ar
gentire Bull and the old Manassas
Mauler climbed back through the
ropes mex year. II probably also
would furnish an odder comparison
with their fighting powers Of 1923.
Jack Brings In lack"
There appears little question, on
the other hand that Dempsey's re-
turn TO the ring would stimulate
tagging interest in the heavy
weights. No new figures have come
along TO capture popular imagination
as the former champion did. The
ring-around-the-rosey appears 10 be
on again In much the same fashion
It has been going on for the past
lew indoor campaigns.
IL is nc secret that Tex Richard
would have much preferred last
"a -. a.. - - - NIa.1 -
final Tunney-Dempsey fight than
the Tunney-Heeney match that prov
ed n financial as we'll as artistic
flop.
So long as Dempsey Is around the
borders Of the racket" there will be
insistence that he take "one more
fling. IL is n business proposition
and the punch is the main factor IN
volved. IL disregards entirely the
fact that two additional years OF
idleness will take just that much
more toll OF Jacks other old ring
assets-speed and stamina. These
waned rapidly after the one big shot
In Chicago in the seventh round.
Dempsey says he won't fight again
and he may mean il. But IL Is Just
80 WNth W nVAC AMAN - ht oAAA ILL.,
thing else now the winters ballyhoo
would be sadly handicapped. Come
backs always start in the winter,
Whether they actually bloom in the
spring is something else TO guess
about.
Wallops Wanted
Just when things look a trifle dull
IN the re- racket. however. some
first usually hobs up in the West 70
administer a few resourding wal
lops.
In recent years X. o. Eddie Rob
erts and Jimmy McLarnin. the baby
faced kid. have come east in answer
to promoters prayers for gate" at
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. known "a boys
with n sock. Now Jackie Fields is in
the l;melight and apparently headed
for the welterweight title in he can
get Joe Dundee. the champion. into
the ring with him. Fields ha. the
punch that made Roberts and Me-
Iarin stand out.