Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
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yo-yo?
If not you are hopelessly out-of-
date and old-fashioned.
This Japanese toy has taken its
place as a major activity Of the
present summer and yo-yo contests
appear about to become sport page
headlinerS.
Brownsville'S first contest is to be
staged at the Capitol theater Sat-
urday night and youthful yo-yoers
and not SO youthful yo-yoers are
said to be spinning them more and
more wickedly.
There is talk Of a yo-yo cham
pionship meet in the Valley in the
near future.
San Benito is having her indi-
vidual contest; likewise Harlingen,
Mercedes, McAllen and other Valley
towns.
Now it is proposed to bring all
the champions from these various
contests together into an elimina--
ton tournament which would close
with the selection of the Valley
champion yo-yoer
There also is likelihood of a yo-
20 refueling endurance contest, pat
termed after the refueling flights so
popular in the aviation world Just
know.
The champion Of the United
. States is said to hold record Of
some 5000 consecutive spins Of the
yo-yo. Valley yo-yoers talk of spin
ming the little top for several con-
eecutive days.
f. A Valley yo-yo king would be a
valuable asset-or would it?
A bell-hop from California ho-
tel has become a millionaire as a
. result of his operations in yo-yo.
One day he saw a Japanese valet
spinning little top up and down
string. He became interested, tried
to do the tricks himself-attaine
efficiency and other. bell hops want
SGa sSss0- Issso
If bell-hops liked to yo-yo, other
people would also.
He gave the Jap s1co for sole
rights.
The backing of capital was Sc
cured, a large factory went into
production.
Now the bell-hop is clipping cou-
pons.
Maybe all that didn't happen, but
its good story.
MY COTTON'-up and down the
string gees the little yo-yo-is
about eaten up with worms, and I
don't seem to find time to poison
like ] should" Valley farmer was
heard to tell friend on a Browns
vile street corner.
That So" was the companion's
remark as he closely watched his
own yo-yo as it descended and as
cended in beautiful rhythm.
MY trees need some attention
but I don't seem to be able to get
any one to do anything about it."
and the yo-yos spun on.
Then the conversations turned to
more difficult naneuvers with the
whirring top
just then mother walked bv
on her left arm was a crying baby,
who seemed to need attention. In
the mothers right hand there was
a yo-yo. "zizz, zizz," said the little
top as it spun out in front and back
in perfect tempo.
A local theater manager walking
down the street toward his movie
palace noticed black object whir-
ring up and down the front of the
building. Gcancing up to the oper-
ating room window he saw one of
the men on duty there waving his
arm up and down in rhythm with
the darting object. The man had
made a yo-yo Of a large metal
soool such as film is wound unon
And be acquired a considerable
skill with his huge edition Of the
popular toy.
CHARLES CELAYA. vounp
BROWNSVILLE banker is going to
audit his way around the world
He has been appointed to the
staff OF foreign auditors of the Ma
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