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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-24
BY ALAN J. GOULD
Press Sports Editor.)

Sport is far from being a modern
invention. They played tag and
tossed rocks in the neolithic ages
but the big concentration and the
high powered stuff - Of more re-
cent origin.
Nineteen twcnty-three. for an ex-
.ampie that IS fresh in memory, had
a thrill in every stage of its COM
petitive whirl as il touched off the
biggest boom that sports have ever
had.
Five years may not mean so much
when you're talking about the ca
recrs OF Ty Cobb or Cy Young, Wal
ter Hagen or Harry Nardon, but the
last five have been the most signifi-
cant in athletic history.
The passing show ~ 1928 featured
the flashing episodes 81 Dempsey
and Firpo. Zev and Papyrus, Tilden
and Johnston. Wills and Mallory,
Ruth and McGraw. Il quickened the
race. started professional values
shooting sky-hirh and overthrow a
flock If old-fashioned stalwarts and
ideas.
Many. II not most Of the sensa
tional developments % sport, the
changing times and the new order
Of things may be traced directly
back ID the impetus of 1928.
Tex Richard put boxing on a spec
~tacuiar big business in 1921 when he
staged the pempscy-Carpentier bat
tie Of the century at Jersey City.
but 1928 was "A bigger year for the
ring. brought 20 a smashing climax
Nm ~. gaNwH4Fn 80 NLa wwamM kwNvurn,
Dempsey and Firpo az the Polo
Grounds.
Nineteen twenty-three was the
tional championship golf heights for
the first time. after many a diSap-
pointmcnt. and launch n triumphant
march that is now without parallel
ln the royal and ancient domain.
When Jones. then just become Of
voting age. beat Bobby C~ruickShank
IN the playoff for the National Open
at Inwood the Georgian shook the
link that had beset his youthful
trail and began the ~par-beating pa
rade that has carried him 20 victo-
ries here and abroad.
The same year witnessed the as
cendancy of Helen Wills. just out
Of pigtails. TO the national tennis
peak. ending at the same time the
long reign 81 Molla Biurstedt Nal
lory.
Little Miss Poker Face" they
christcned the California girl who
accomplished the seeming impossi.
bic at the age Of II and started q
career that has carried her to worlds
championship heights.
Look over a few Of the other
bright pages AZ that significant cam.
paiEn Of 1928.
On one there's the story Of Bill
Johnston's first Davis Cup defeat. Al
the hands Of kangaroo Jim Ander.
son az Australia. On another Zev's
triumph over Papyrus. the English
Derby winner. in the 100000 turf
classic NJ Belmont. A third reveals
the Yankees. not yet the super-team
but worlds champions for the first
time, az any rate. after their third
straight clash with the Giants.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-24
Mexico Highway
From Monterrey
To Roma Mapped

ROMA. Jan. 24.-Engineers for
the Mexican government have COM
pleted the preliminary survey for
the proposed highway from San
Pedro, opposite Roma. 70 Monterrey.
It Is to be ninety feet wide and will
follow the route OF the proposed gas
line from Roma to Cerralvo and
from Cerralvo to Monterrey. This
promises to be the most popular
route 70 Monterrey for tourists az
the road will cut the distance from
the Texas border 70 Monterrey by
more than thirty miles and will pass
through some Of the most beautiful
country in all Of Mexico. Cerralvo
IN itself IN one az the most inter
estinE cities in Mexico, being more
than 900 years old and in a setting
Of surrounding mountain scenery.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-24

OF HARLINCEN
WIN AZ TO 81
Brownsville Makes Big
Gains in End Half
But Fails; Haggling
Mars Contest

HARLINGEN. Tex, Jan. "a
Brownsville independent basketball
team ran headlong into the strong
HarlinRen quint, and was subdued
last night on the local court, ~ to
81.
A beautiful passing attack, and
goal shooters who were right
turned the trick on the visiting five.
Brownsville's goal shooters we're IN
able TO rope the basket many times,
with the field wide open
The game was msrred however, by
continual haggling between Referee
P. Moon and the Brownsville play
ers, which didn't subside until the
last few minutes Of play. Soc Plato,
Brownsville forward was put off the
field by the referee. who had called
four fouls on the player. The bag
Cling came as the result 81 the Wis
iting players claiming the referee
was calling too many fouls on them.
Hariingen's team worked smooth,
and completely outplayed Brownsville
in the first half. In the second half
the visiting five began TO shoot
goals with regularity, and ran the
score up TO 81, but the big lead
gained IN the IlfSI NAH by ndIl4N-
gen was too much to overcome.
r. Armstrong was high point man
for Harrington, making 20 points.
Carver, guard, Brownsville. was
one of the stars Of the game. His
ability to slip past would-be guards
and shoot goals being one Of the
high lights Of the game. He scored
s points as did Plato.
Lonnie Phipps. forward and man
ager Of the Brownsville. scored :
points, but his goal shooting vas off
form.
Captain RucLer Of the Harlingen
team played a steady game through
out. In directing the play Of the
locals. Capt. Rucker was at an adj
vantage over the visiting quintet,
due TO excellent teamwork.
grounds, the court being strung with
electric lights, and 2 fair-sized crowd
attended the game.
Johnnie and Charlie Pickett, for
mer Brownsville high school stars.
got into the gam for several min
utes each and gave a good account
Of themselves, each shooting a bask-
e..
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-24
Christner Hopes
To Konk Sharkey
In Friday Bout

NEW YORK, Jan. 24-tP-There
was an abundance Of confidence to-
day AZ the training quarters Of Jack
Sh5ak KEY Of Boston and X. o. Christ
ner, graduate Of the Akron rubber
plants. who meet in a t~en-round
clash in Madison Square Garden to-
morrow night.
The COB can see nothing in the
scrap but a good warm-up for his
battle with Young Stribling at Mi
ami Beach while the ~34-year-old
0hioan, who sprang into prominence
by punching Knute Hansen out OF
the heavyweight picture a couple OF
months ago. has told the world he
expects TO tag Sharkey with the same
walloP he used on the melancholy
Dane.
Realizing he must make a better
than ordinary showing tomorrow IL
the %Stribling fight is to meet with
any financial success, Sharkey SAYS
he will end the affair in short order.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-24
LAZZERI REPORT ARM
IN GOOD A AGAIN

NEW YORK. Jan. 24.-0P-Tony
Lazzeri reports through Manager
Miller Higgins that he no longer Is
bothered by a lame salary wing. a
letter from Higgins yesterday said
he had received word from the Yam
KEGS second baseman that the arm
no longer bothered him, even when
he subjected it to the severe test
Of playingsa game a short time ago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-24
BY PAUL A. WEADON
Aseuriatei Press Staff Wrifer1

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 24-LPl-
With NEW and sparkling material and
most ct the weak gaps apparently
plugged Up, the Phillies look toward
the 1923 league penuant race
through rose-tinted glasses.
New blood haa been brought into
nearly every position. Ihe pitching.
staff has been strengthened ana THE
Phlillcs have IN great shnrtstop in
Tommy I~hcvenow. One of Manager
Burt Shottons' moves was 20 cast
aside two veterans. Jimmy Ring.
pitcher, and John Schultz.
Don Hurst. who hit lin home runs
last season. win he WYNN first base and
Fresc0 Thompson on second with
T%hevenow Az shortstop. Pinkey Whit
ncy, who batred over so last wear.
viii be at third. As inficld re-
servists Manager Shotton has Terry
Lyons, from the sandIots III St. Lou
is; Frirhrrr ana Joa O'Rourke, son
of thc PhiIlies' chief scout.
The outfield viii be composed OF
Lefty ODoui. obtained from the New
York Giants; Danny Southern. a
younEster; Homer Peel. from Hous-
ten, Texas, and Chuck Klein. with
lN Milllamsr home run aluEEert aa
the leading reservist.
Lerian. Davis and Susre viii ba
in charge OF the catching department.
Susee Is a youngster from the Uni
versity Of Pittsburgh.
Should he be able IN obtain an ex-
rerienced relief pitcher. Manager
Shottcn said he would not hesitate
to predict the Phillies would fin
ish among the leaders.
The regular staff of Bcnge. MILF
gan, Ferguson. Baecht Sweetland,
McGraw. Zurich and WillouEhby has
been augmented hy five youngsters.
Caldwell. from Waco: Phil Collins
from New Orleans and Luther Roy
from Birmingham. are considered
the most promising Of the younger
pitchers. Then, there are Walker.
a Philadelphia boy, and Derhan, a
product 0f the Virginia league.
The Phillies will start spring
training at Winter Haven, Fla.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-24
D BLAZING he
A SPORTS TRAIL

Red Grange was a sophomore SEN
sation. Gene Tunncy was just q
struggling light heavyweight. Benny
Leonard was the ring master and
king of leightweights. Jess Willard
was trying dramatic comeback. War
Scared Gene Criqui scaled the fea-
therweight title heights.
Furthermore Yale ruled the foot
ball Ioost in the east and Califor-
MAS Golden Bears won their fourth
straight Pacific Coast conference
titles in one Of the greatest unbeat-
en- marches of gridiron history.
What a parade! And what a dis-
ference five short years have made,
but. like the song, the memory ling
ers en-.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-24

One year ago the acquisition Of
Xxi Cuyler and his trusty bat by
the Chicago Cubs was accepted as
reason enough TO award them the
National league flag without playing
out the season. Most fans viii recall
that Cuylcr failed to hit his stride az
the stage ~ the season and his fail
ure 70 come through handicapped the
Cuhlets.
Still banking on 4 heavy hitter to
give them the punch needed 10 turn
the trick the Cubs. some months ago,
grabbed off Rogers Hornsby. II bat
ting power will turn the trick
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-24
indianapolis Is
Facing Problem

INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 24.-[P-
James Perry and Bruno Bethel. own
er and manager Of the Indianapolis
American Association club. minor
league champions, are having their
worries plugging UP holes left thru
the sale Of stars.
Upon the sale of Steve Swetonic,
pitching ace, depends the replace
ment Of men who had major parts
in winning the association title and
defeating Rochester for the minor
championship.
The Indians sold Fred Haney,
third baseman, 20 the St. Louis
Cardinals, the Pirates recalled CO.
morosky, o~utfielder, and bought
Catcher Spencer. Catcher Florence
and First Baseman Burrus also have
been disposed Of.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-24
Golfers Warm Up
Friday For Open
At San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO. Jan. 24.-CP-
Professional golfers trekking east
ward from the winter tournament
on the Pacific coast will use a pro
amateur ls-hole best ball event here
today TO test their clubs over the
Brackenridge municipal course, pre-
liminary to the $500 Texas open
which starts tomorrow. The tour
nament, q three-day event, ends Sun
day.
Among the early arrivals who got
in q practice round or two yesterday
we're Wild Bill Mehlhorn, defending
champion, who scorched the course
in the Fl Paso open last Saturday
ana Sunday 20 set u new worlds rec
ord for T2-hole tournament play:
Tommy Armour. Bobby Cruickshank.
former Texas open champion, AL Is
pinosa, Horton Smith and Lighthouse
Harry Cooper.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-24
BAMBINO DODCES
y = =
NEWS MEN SINCE
= = =
DEATH OF WIFE

NEW YORK. Jan. 2i-fF-
Babe Ruth is more interested in
lodging newspaper reporters than
IN reducing his weight. During
his usual workout yesterday the
Bambino voiced a complaint that
the news hounds were running
him ragged
"a don't blame them" ne said.
They have their instructions and.
they must carry them out. But 7
don't have 4 minutes peace. They
ever follow me in automobiles
when ] try 70 get away in my car"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-24
Arrange to Dust
Fields From Air
Especial ~ The Herald)

Especial r. The HerBid)
FATM0NnVILLE, Jan. ZAP. j.
Jackson. manager Of the South
Texas Curtis Flying interests, with
headquarters at Houston, and z. J.
Bond, his assistant, were here this
week making arrangements with
farmers in this section TO poison
their cotton from an a~irplane the
coming spring.
This company Il having six planes
constructed for the especial purpose
Of busting cotton. the work being
done ut Garden City. Long Island.
The placing of the hopper. which
will contain the poison, will BE- un-
der the supervision ~ Y. j.. Bond,
who has already left for Garden
City.
Bond was here last spring and
busted a number Of fields from a
plane.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-24

between ten and twenty thousand
population
Buster" Carver, now Of Browns
vile, a graduate Of Breckenridge
high school San Antonio, and for a
couple Of years one Of its best ath-
letes, specializing in football. base
ball and basketball. remarked 20 the
writer last night that the Browns
vile Eagles OF ahe past season was
the best f-unctioning team he had ey-
er seen in high school spangles. And
Carver has played against and seen
the best the state has to offer. and
/ believe the Eagles would have
whipped the Abilene crew on the To-
cal field, too Carver pointed ont
One OF the best indications of the
high quality of play put up By the
Eagles were the compliments paid
them by their opponents the past
season, all Of whom they annihilated.
III YOU believe what their
had TO say the Eagles are the best
team in the United States, and one
Of Brownsville most enthusiastic
boosters for this honor. is none 9TH
er than Coach Walter McGovern's
Catholic school champions OF Chi
caEo. DePaul Academy, whom the TO-
Gals downed 80 To 0 In the last Eame
Of the season on Tucker Field.
Make preparations to attend a
couple Of basketball games tomor-
row night on Tucker Field. FL
Jardin boys and girls high teams
will targle with the local boys and
girls of the high school. The first
game Is scheduled TO get underway
at $50. Coach Richey's Ell Jsrdin
Comets are indicated in the high
school race 30 far. and the Eagles
will be out to stay in the race.
John Eeismann. former Rice In
stitute football coach. and ore of
the best grid authorities in the u.
S. says Of Dana Bible. who will 70
70 Nebraska next season from Texas
A. x W. a. head coach:
"He does not believe much IN frillg
but his teams never come 10 a hard
match without being thoroughly
grounded in fundamentals. They will
tackle. block, charge and smash with
anybody. Bible seldom uses any for
nation save the modified punt and
his plays from that are straight
standard-but my-myl how hard his
interference and the runner come.
On defense his teams are the same
kind Of 'knock-down and d~rar-out'
and, with the stalwarts they always
have at Lincoln, | expect ~ hear ~
4 lot Of players On various teams
getting knocked down and drug out
next fall"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-24

Hornsby ought 70 lead the team to
a flag. Official National league bat
ting averages, recently issued, award
him the batting crown-his seventh
batting title in his career as a ma
jor league player. One more cham
pionship will tie him with the great
old Hans Wagner, who led the old
circuit eight times during his envi-
able career with the Pittsburgh Pr
rates.
Hornsby is. without a doubt, the
greatest natural batter in the Ma
tional league. Not only that, but ne
Is a good second baseman.
exc ---~ w
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Hornsby Signs
No-Bets Pledge

CHICAGO, Jan. 24.-lPi-As a
Cub. Rogers Hornsby aims to be
the good boy" Of baseball.
The acquisition Of the National
leagues leading batsman, which
sent the pennant bee buzzing louder
than ever in Chicago, vas followed
BY H~ornsby's signature Of an anti
gambling pledge.
The "Rajah' has promised 20 re-
frain from gambling in any form.
President William Week Of the
Cubs said the agreement was drawn
up to insure a perfect understand
ing"
Hornshy's name frequently has
been linked with big gambling stakes
on horse races. His pledge includes
a promise never to attend n horse
race while a Cub much less place
bets.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-24
TAYLOR AND SINGER
IGN FOR BOUT FEB.

NEW YORK. Jan. 24-P-Bud
Taylor Of Terre Haute. Ind, former
National Boxing Association bantam
weight champion. and All Singer,
young New York scrapper. have been
signed for q ten-round bout IN Mad
ison Square Garden Feb. 8.
Hymie Caplan completed the ar
engagements yesterday by signing
Singers contract.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-24
RTTTLnTNG CANAL

ROMA, Jan. 24.-The work OF
building the main canal for the
Starr County Irrigation District -
progressing rapidly. about four miles
Of main canal having been eomplet-
ed and the survey for the balance
az the line has reached a point about
one mile from Rio Grznde City.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-24
Bulldogs Chew Up
Eagles "a to 26

NcALLEN. Jan. 2i-McAllen high
school Bulldogs defeated the Mission
Eagles Tuesday afternoon On the
Mission field ~ n score ~ "a To rs.
Overstreet ~ the Bulldogs. was
high point man, with Is points 20
his credit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-24
MACK INDEPENDENTS
DOWN LA JOYA 1914

MeALLEN. Jan. 24--The Neal
len Independents defeated the La
Joya quintet in q practice tuEsle on
the high school court here Tuesday
night BY . score ot II to -
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-24
PHILLIES Plug
Up Gaps With
Shining YOUTH
If Good Relief Hurler
Is Obtained, Mana
ger Sees Team One
OF the Leaders

Note: This is the sixteenth oE
"a series cf stories dealing with
rid-winrer prospects NJ major
league baseball clubs.
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ElGnrS LAST


by the Associated Press)
C1NCINNATL-Eddie Meyers. Chi
eagc. ~outpointed Alphido Dirone.
Chicago. ts).
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-24

the most beautiful route Co
Florida StoP-overs along the
coast are permitted.
FIJI in and mail coupon for
literature descriptive Of Florida
and the Gulf Coast, for infor-
nation concerning fares, and 60
make reservations.
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LAST NIGHTS
BASKETBALL

At Missouls. Mont: Oregon State
%; Montant 95.
Dillon, Mont: Brigham Young ~;
Montana Normal Is.
Moscow: University of Idaho So:
University Of Oregon IS.
Abilene. Tex: Simmons L. IS;
Texas Tech "a.
Princeton: Pennsylvania Sc:
Princeton %.
South Bend. Ind: Metre Dame %;
Michigan State "a.
West Point. y. Y: Army 40; Uni
versity Of Delaware 81.
Annapolis, Nd: Loyola (of Balti-
more) 50; Naval Academy q.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-24
sport That's smart
and M that's gay

A ND there the fashionable
a world ID gathered
ing all day at its favorite sPOrs
under sun-drenched skies
dancing the seni-troPical nights
away to the music Of Americas
most famous orchestras.
The l. & N. operates two
excellent daily trains to Florida
with through sIeePers and din
ing car service, leaving New
Orleans at goo A. M. and at
goo P. M. Both traverse the
glamor0us Gulf Coast-rhe
sAmerican Riviera, F5WF=F7l
the direA, as well as 1919
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-24

CASH PRIZE FOR KENNEL SHOW
NEW YORK. Jan. 24.-P-Twen-
~ thousand dollars in cash prizes
viii be awarded winners in the an.
nuAl show OF the Westminster Ken
mel club in Madison Square Garden
February lila
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between ten and twenty thousand
population
New Britain herald., 1929-03-29

can government troops advanced on two fronts today finding little rebel opposition to delay their progress. Mile after mile of destroyed rail lines, however. made going slow and arduous.
 In the north federal cavalry un- der General Benigno Serrato occu- pied Escalon. former insurgent headquarters, after a fight in which two federals were wounded and four rebels killed. Another federal ad- vance guard cut in near Jimenez, nearer Chihuahua City. but made no attempt to enter the city.
 Federal aviators reported Jimenez had been deserted by the rebels. who reestablished themselves in Santa Rosalia. 73 kilometers to the north west. although dispatches from the border said the rebels claimed still to hold this city The main body of General Almazan's army was oper- ating out of Jaral Grande, below Escalon.
 Government announcements said there had been numerous surrenders of rebels who no longer wished to fight against the government. News dispatches concerning some of these said the rebel soldiers were paid neither Monday or Tuesday and that the delinquency had been a great blow to morale. The Mexican sol dier receives his pay daily and pro vides his own food with it.
 Bachimba Still Vital
 The belief persisted here that if the rebels fight at all it will be at Bachimba Pass. go kilometers be- yond Santa Rosalia, where the rail- roads cut through mountain gorge just outside of Chihuahua. Their smaller force would be better able to cope with General Almazan's 10,- 900 we'll equipped troops there than at any place north of Torreon, it was
New Britain herald., 1929-03-29
PHILADELPHIA GRAND
 JURY GETS NOWHERE
(Conlinued from First Pase)

channels" crippled organized gam- bling, shattered commercialized vice broken the "unholy alliance" Of po- lice, politicians and crime and made substantial progress in ridding the police department of sfafters.
 The grand jury found that most of the gang murders Of recent years were the result Of feuds between ri- val bootlegeers. IL declared that open and notorious violations of the liquor laws" was responsible Tor the bootleggers and that the 'cnor- nous profits of the bootieggers Were responsible for the "corrup- ton and bribery shown in the po- lice department
 Legislation was recommended 70 provide Director of Pubic Safety Schoiield with free hand" in TO- organizing the "demoralizcd" police departments: that laws be. enacted enabling prosecution of persons who own and use machine guns ana other gau1ter weapons, and that the police be given d substantial increase in salary.
 The final presentment was the tenth since the Jury was ordered to investigate gang killings and vice by Judge Lewis last August Pre- Vious reports resulted in inc con Vic'ion and imprisonment Of two police captains and a republican organization ward leader on charges Of grating.
 About dozen city hall detectives were arrested, but neyor brought 10 trial: more than half the ranking
New Britain herald., 1929-03-29

State College, Pa, March 9 P1 onts have been asked on the Foshay tower here
 The building. of g stories, re- sembles the Washington monument. The patent application is based on the claim of the architect, Gottlieb R. Magney, that it necessitatcd a new engineering code.
 The sides of the building slope II feet from the base 10 the tip. which is surmountcd by sqquare pyramid It is built to withstand a wind of 400 miles an hour.
 Electrically heated gutters have been made to carry rain and melted snow to the ground through the elevator shaft Signs are cut in the surface walls and lighted from within.
 The patents asked cover the de- sign, roof construction and lighting system.