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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
MRS. WIGHTMAN PUT
ON TENNIS CUP TEAM
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August s.-Not only
a great player for 20 years, but also Q
great teacher of tennis, Mrs. Hazel
Hotchkiss Wightman will be looked to
by her younger colleagues for counsel
as we'll as playing strength when the
American Wightman Cup team meets
the British women in FIVE singles and
two doubles matches at Forest Hills on
Friday end Saturday.
Already named to captain the team
which will play for the cup she donated
Mrs. Wightman was picked yesterday "a
a surprise member of the second Amer
lean doubles pair.
Mrs. Wightman won three consecutive
national women's championships IN
1909, 1911 and 1912. and repeated In
1919 after the then Molla Mallory had
risen to the heights. She also won
the national doubles six times from
1909 to 1928, the national mixed dou-
bles six times, Is indoor titles, singles
doubles and mixed doubles and the
Olympic and the Wimbledon doubles
once each.
The former champion will see action
only in the final match of the cup
play on Saturday when she and Miss
Jacobs oppose Mrs. Phyllys Covell and
Mrs. Dorothy Shepherd Barron.
The players planned only light prac-
tice today in preparation for the first
round Of the championship matches
tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
SWIM MARK SMASHED
BY ELEANOR GARATTI
Rz the Associated Press.

BY tine ASSocldteo FIeSs.
HONOLULU, August S.-Eleanor Ga
ratti of San Rafael, Calf, twice shat
tered her own national A. A. U. 100
meter free style swimming record here
yesterday.
In the afternoon qualifying events of
the womens national A. A. U. meet
Miss Garatti set mark Of l minute
10 seconds. Her previous record was
three-fifths of a second longer. In the
finals she covered the distance In /
minute 94s seconds.
Monta Morgan of San Francisco and
Olive Hatch OF Los Angeles took second
and third places, respectively. IN the
final.
Georgia Coleman Of the Los Angeles
A. c. took first honors in the high board
diving event, leaving Jane Fauntz Of the
Illinois Women's A. c., Lillian Fergus
of San Francisco and Kathryn Brown
of New York, metropolitan champion,
behind In the scoring.
Josephine McKim Of Panama carried
off the one mile event in 25 minutes
10 seconds She is the holder Of the
national A. A. U. record for this event,
"a minutes 40 seconds.
Ethel McGary of New York was sec
ond in the mile event and Lisa Lind
strom. also Of New York. was third.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
MILTON CLUB TO HOLD
AN AQUATIC exhibition

The eighth annual aquatic exhibition
of the Milton Swimming and Life
saving Club will take place at the home
of the club. Chesapeake Beach, next
Sunday. The program will include
long-distance swimming contests by the
junior and senior boys and girls and
exhibitions in swimming and diving by
several classes. A number of beautiful
and valuable prizes have been donated
by the merchants of Washington for
the various competitions.
The following will act as the judges
Frank Swank, the we'll known South
Atlantic swimming champion: Eddie
Ricketts,, life guard in the Macon, Ga,
pool; Miss Evelyn Scott. former pupil
of the Milton Swimming and Life
saving Club and Red Cross examiner
and now connected with the Y. w. C. A.
of Washington. Billy Douglass, a
former pupil Of the Milton Swimming
and Life-saving Club and a member
Of the Red Cross Life-saving Corps, will
act as starter.
The exhibition will start at II am.
of the long pier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
ROCKNE NOW OPTIMIST,
HE REVEALS IN SPEECH

CHICAGO, August 8 (P.-Knute
Rockne has become an optinist.
Rockne, whose prospects for winning
foot ball teams at Notre Dame, usually
cause him to speak in a melancholy
manner before season opens, now will
''present a more or less radiant picture
Of my prospects," he told o group OF
coaches at the Northern University
Summer school yesterday.
"Pessimism as applied to foot ball, u
Eockne said, has been worked to
death. It Is time to swing back to the
other way and accept our problems with
q more cheerful outlook"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08

Ed Hamm, Olympic broad jump
champion, is an unorthodox performer,
taking of sideways and from the
wrong foot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
THE SPORTLICHT
BY CRANTLAND RICE.

Diegel and other stars to overthrow.
Diegel, the present p. @. A. and Ca
madam champion, will be tough enough
for any one to handle. When Leo starts
breaking out with Q rash Of brides he
can break out all over. Horton Smith
also can be extremely dangerous when
the next p. G. A. swings under way.
In the meanwhile there are two young
ladies by the name Of Helen Wills and
Joyce Wethered who are piling up
averages worth your inspection. Neither
has been beaten In q championship In
so long that only rare intellect can
recall the details.
It has been 10 years since the Ath-
letics met the Cubs in a world series,
but that seems no farther back than
yesterday to Connie Mack, who could
look back a long way from 1910, when
Collins was kid and Miner Brown was
chucking the ball to Johnny King.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
M0NTGOM ERY TEAM
TO START AUGUST 10

Sunday, August 10, was set Is the
tentative date for the start Of play in
the Montgomery County, Nd, unlim-
tied class base ball championship series
at meeting Of the teams last night at
the home of Garrett Waters, at Takoma
Park. Brooke Grubb was elected presi-
dent Of the series and Waters was
chosen secretary. A treasurer will be
named at the next meeting to be held
Wednesday night at the home of Secre-
tary Waters at 8 o'clock.
Takoma Tigers, Silver Spring Giants,
Kensington Fire Department, Chevy
Chase Grays and Rockville A. C. we're
mines represented at last nights meeting
A sixth team, probably Gaithersburg
A. c., will be entered and there are
openings for one or two other county
teams. Secretary Waters will be glad
to give information at Georgia 1856
during the day or National 1905, branch
SO, after pm. It was decided that
double headers will be played.
1t is hoped to have the winner Of
the Montgomery SERIES face the victor
in the Prince Georges COUNTY s--''S
now in progress for the title Of both
counties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
meg Plans Fight Against Dempsey Manager of German Sae

make good instructor He can register
grief, JOY or disdain at 100000 a per-
Torrance 30 that these emotions and
figures can be detected on the screen
Some motion picture hero might volun-
teer to instruct Mr.. Okesons class for
foot ball referees.
Bill Fields, the comedian, who used
to be a juggler, might be impressed into
service. It would take a great juggler
to make all of the new foot ball rules
clear in dumb show.
One Hypothetical Case.
T EFT us take a hypothetical case. The
~ Blue and Red teams are playing
There is minute to go. The fullback
Of the Blue team goes back to make
a pass At the same time the center
of the Red team kicks the center of thu
Blue team on the shin just as the ball
Is snapped back.
The Blue guard, noticing this over
move, knees the opposing guard on the
chin. The ball Is fumbled and is fallen
upon by somebody. The number OF
the man recovering the ball Is covered
with mud so that his identity cannot
be determined by any of the spectators
At the same time 1t seems that both
teams were offside.
How would the penalties be signaled
If the referee saw any occasion to signal
any penalties?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
SHARKEY MATCHED
TO BOX LOUGHRAN
Bout to Be Held In Yankee
Stadium September rs,
Carey Announces.

NEW YORK, August S.---William r.
Carey Of the Madison Square Garden
Corporation. has announced that he
had abandoned plans for a heavyweight
elimination match between Max
schmeling and Jack Sharkey and will
promote q 15-round battle between
sharkey and Tommy Loughran. retiring
worlds light-heavyweight champion, on
September 20 at the Yankee Stadium
instead.
This announcement came at o time
when plans had been practically COM
pleted for the transfer Of the proposed
Schmeling-Sharkey match to Detroit
because Of the State Athletic Commits
sionS suspension on Schmeling IS re.
suit Of the Germans refusal to fight
Phil Scott for Promoter Humbert
Fugazy.
dictates Of the commission. At the
same time, however. Carey announced
that under the terms Of two-ycar
agreement which ne claims gives the
Garden exclusive rights to Schmeling s
ring services in this country, he will
seek to prevent Schmeling's appearing
In bout anywhere in the United States.
The decision to substitute Loughran
against Sharkey was reached at meet
ing In the home Of Carey. attended by
the Garden executive, Matchmaker Tom
McArdle, Loughran and his manager.
Joe Smith; Johnny Buckley and Jack
Conway, associates in the management
of Sharkey and Dick Dunn and the
Detroit Olympia attorney. who had
come to this city prepared to sign con-
tracts for Q transfer Of o Schmeling-
Sharkey bout TO Detroit.
Carey said he had talked by tele-
phone with Chairman James A. Far
ley Of the commission and that the lat
ter had expressed approval Of the re-
viSed plans.
Loughran announced his intention OF
appearing before the commission Tues
day to surrender his 175-pound title. in
order to make a bid for the vacated
heavyweight title Of Gene Tunney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
Stdgg Is Getting in Trim
To Coach 36th Campaign

CHICAGO. August R.-Here
Is one of the first foot ball yarns
of the season.
Within six weeks the boys will be
in their uniforms, and Amos Alonzo
Stagg, the grand old man of the
midway" will be ready for them.
Stage, dean of Americas gridiron
coaches, is In training, like his
players, for the opening Of the
practice season, September Is. He
will be 81 years old. August IS. but
he is playing his usual game OF ten
champion of Illinois, to get into
condition to direct his squad. De-
spite his age, he frequently beats his
son.
Stagg will start his thirty-eigrth
season as coach Of the University Of
Chicago team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08


The matter of adopting q code OF
signals for foot ball referees was taken
up at the Harvard clinic this Spring
It was pointed out that the spectators
and the reporters-particular the re-
porters-constantly were puzzled during
the course OF game as to the reason
for penalties, bringing with them the
loss of yardage
It seems that q few dumb signs al
ready have been agreed upon tenta-
lively.
the right hand signifies holding.
The punching Of the left palm by
the right fist means disqualification.
A swinging Of the hand In q lateral
motion over the head means offside.
A punching motion with the arm
means undue roughness.
This Is a start but, without wishing
to be critical. II strikes me that there
are not enough motions, and that the
few suggested so far are entirely in
adequate. They seem to lack emphasis.
When doing things in dumb show. for
the dumb, they should be done so plain
~ that nothing could be left to the
Imagination. Otherwise, there will be
ever was.
Grasping the left wrist by the
right hand is a gesture used by
punch-drunk ex-champions when
they are introduced in the ring as a
greeting to the customers. II the
referee wants TO make IL quite plain
that he has penalized team for
holding he should do q few seconds
of shadow wrestling.
The punching Of the left palm by the
right fist Is an obscure gesture. The
reporters and the spectators-parti-
ticularly the reporters-might thinx
that he was slapping a mosquito. OF
course, IL is unlikely that mosquitoes
would be biting q referee in the late
Fall. but then you never can tell.
A swinging motion with the hand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
NOTED GIRL SWIMMER
TO SHOW SKILL HERE

Devotees of swimming will have sew
eral opportunities next month to see In
action here Martha Norelius, looked
upon as the greatest of woman SWIM
niers and holder of more women's rec
ords than any other in the annals of
competitive swimming.
George Norelius, father of Miss No
felius, has been engaged as instructor
ct Wardman Park Hotel pool for one
month, beginning September and it is
likely according to Frank H. Spreckel-
nayer, assistant manager Of the hotel,
that Miss Norelius will appear at Ward
man several times during that period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08

over the head is another gesture
which might easily be nisinter-
preted. Some old grad at that stage
OF the game might take 1t that the
referee was waving at him and would
wave right back.
| ing is all right as far as 1t goes, but II
might be clearer II the referee did some
sustained shadow boxing. Then he
could bite himself on the arm, hit him.
self on the chin and take a short count
! After that nobody in the stands or the
press GEOGRAPHICALLY the press box
could say that he did not attempt Is
make himself clear
A Course for Referees.
ITO make this thing effective Mr.
l. Okeson should establish classes for
referees as soon as the entire set Of
signals Is ready. To be of any use
at all the manner Of expressing in dumb
show to the dumb. in the stands and
in the press box should be uniform.
It might be we'll to employ Russian
dancer. They say that these dancers
can express Spring, the ripping of a
waterfall, the flight Of turkey buzzard
and many other things, pleasant and
unpleasant. A Russian dancer then
would be Just the instructor for foot
ball referees to make clearer what is
happening on the gridiron when the
TASKS of the old grads are about half
empty.
This Is 4 constructive suggestion,
made in all seriousness. Reports Of
foot ball games, including my own,
have been VIGOROUSLY inaccurate.
More than once among others
have had the wrong man carrying
the ball across for a touchdown and
frequently many Of us have had
Sweeney still in the game, when, as
q matter OF fact. Sweeney was in
the dressing room having his verte-
brae reset.
A good motion picture actor might
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
PROCTOR WILL BATTLE
MYERS IN BALTIMORE

Joe Proctor, Washington heavyweight
boxer, will face Speed Myers, Baltimore
husky, Monday night in Carlin's Park,
Baltimore.
The winner of this bout may be
matched later with Marty Gallagher,
another Washington heavyweight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
DOWN THE LINE
WITH w. o. McGEEHAN-

OKESON head of the
mn working scheme to eliminate of the element of
guessing part Of the reporters spectators
particularly the intercollegiate foot ball games
dumb signals which indicate whether player safe
might be dcu and complicated in foot ball. In the
ona pasm there only two signals But there really
only two?
When takes out his watch that certainly sign Of
something frequently been demonstrated
points his person persons
motions
gestures fraught meaning
times umpire his held ready
nuraan aaeauu nnaoxainn tn 4laaAn leo
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-09
ESQ RAIL MEN
TO SEE VALLEY
NJ. r.. Ticket Agents VIII
Make Tour Enroute to
National Convention

Two hundred and fifty railroad
ticket agents from the North and
East will be entertained In the VAL
ley on October 10 by the Missouri
Pacific Lines. according to announce
ment Of Z. II. McReynolds. assistant
10 the president. who was in the
Valley Wednesday.
The agents will be brought here
on q special train originating at
Chicago and coming TO the Valley
by way Of st. Louis. Hot Springs.
Ark. and San Antonio. They will
be enroute to their annual con-
vention in New Orleans Oct. Fl.
continuing the policy OF excrt'ng
every effort to bring train loads OF
important people to the Valley. of
ficials Of the Missouri Pacific. have
made arrangements for this tour"
said McReynolds.
Plans for this tour were inaugur-
ated last March. This fact will. 1t
is .believed. virtually compel other
lines to care of additional or over
flow requests as the publicity cam
paiRn conducted by the Missouri
Pacific has created great interest.
The entertainment in the Valley
will include an automobile tour OF
the Upper Valley with a barbecue
luncheon at some point al Mis-
sion and with a Mexican game din
ner In Matamoros that night.
within the last two years the
Missouri Pacific Lines have brought
TO the VALLEY train loads of agricul-
cultura! editors. midwest news
papermen. two train loads Of short
line railroad executives and just re-
Gently two train loads OF members
Of the American Railroad Superin-
tendent's association"
Final details for the Valley enter
tainment were completed this week
by a committee composed Of F. NJ.
Mcclure. assistant general passen-
e agent. Houston: Z. A. Farr, as
sistant general passenger agent.
San Antonio: J.. L. Fisk assistant
general passenger agent. st. Louis,
end LEROY Moore. Harrington. di-
vision passenger agent. for the Mis-
souri, Pacific. The committee COW
cred the itinerary and made ar
rarrements for the motor tranSpor-
tatio and the barbecue and dinner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-09
Texas Coed Wins
6 State Net Titles

AUSTIN. Tex. Aug. 0=Pl-Ruth
Bailey is to Texas what Helen Wills
is TO national net circles.
This a the University OF
Texas sophomore already has won
six state titles. singles and doubles
championships I'm Texas. Oklahoma
and Missouri. Eight major meets
are on her summer schedule.
BY playing under the instruction
Of Berkeley Bell, national intercol-
legiate champion. Miss Bailey hopes
TO raise her position among the ma
tons girl PLAYERS. Last year she
was listed ninth.
Like Helen Wills. she usually
plays with men TO improve her
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-09
Personals

Frank ID. Drury. of Harlingen, was
in the city Wednesday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Cannon, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Griffin. all Of
Henderson. were here Wednesday.
and we're guests at the Travellers.
l.. X. Mcknight. Of San Antonio.
Is here on business.
VIM. Van Hoogenhuyze and w. A.
Van Hoogenhuyze are here from
Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cy Simms and Mr..
Okla. make up. a party on a visit
to the Valley.
c. (. Scharnberg is here from
Beaumont.
W. B. Everett is here from Hous-
ton.
ID. c. Button. of San Antonio. is
a guest at the Travellers.
j. V. Elliott Is here from San An
tonic.
w. E. Bennette, OF Houston. Is in
town.
Mrs. II. w. Ryman. w. A. Ryman.
arrived Thursday morning from FL
Paso by motor.
G. w. TRACER Of Corpus Christi, is
registered at the Travellers.
Lewis Hrager. of Cincinnati. ar
rived Thursday morning, and Is a
guest at FL Jardin hotel.
S. M. Dolan and l.. p. Howard are
here from Houston on business.
Fred Hicks came in from Waco
Thursday.
Miss Mamie Corners. Mrs. o. w.
French. Mrs. G. r. Young, and
Mrs. VIM. Gleason make up a party
visiting here from Corpus Christi.
They are guests at FL Jardin hotel.
II. L. Dalton and Coy Draper are
here from Idabel. Okla.
Sam Rodgers, of Houston. Is In
town.
DR.. G. w. McCartv. OF Mexico
CITY, Is at FL Jardin hotel.
w. A. McClanahan. Of Edinburg,
spent Wednesday here.
Chas. p. Shearn. Jr.. OF Houston.
Is a guest mt FL Jardin hotel.
Pearle Brvson. Of Donna. was in
town Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W L. Moulters. are
at FL Jardin hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Smith. OF
Houston. are in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Johnson are
here from San Antonio.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-09
aluminium Company
Plans New Niagara

CHARLOTTE. N. c.. Aug. 9.-tPi
The Charlotte Observer today says
a new Niagara is planned in the
mountains of North Carolina and
Tennessee by the Aluminium Com
pany of America which viii spend
$i25. 000. 900 in development of Hy-
dro-electric projects.
Through eight separate dams.
electrical power exceeding magni-
tude the energy now generated by
Niagara Falls will be created. Seven
OF the eight projects named in the
newspaper story will be in western
North Carolina and the other In
Tennessee.
Andrew w. Mellon. secretary Of
The treasury, Is enc Of the principal
stockholders Of the Aluminium Com
pany OF America.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-09
Customs Officers Get
7O'Ouarts of Liquor

Approximately 10 quarts OF liquors
we're seized by Mounted Customs In
spectors A. A. Champion. Ed Nc
Nabb and n. L. Campbell Wednes-
day evening following a raid on q
house near the Los Indios pump,
One man was arrested and the
liquor ccnfiscated.
The haul included "A quarts OF
habanero. 81 OF mescal. is Of cognac
and one bottle of port wine The
liquor was found in two sacks under
a bed.
Preliminary hearing has been de-
ferred due to the absence of u. s
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-09
terday for Vera e w aboard the
American steamer Mexico"

The Mexican government early In
the summer gave General SANDING
and his companions the privilege OF
political asylum I'm Mexico granting
q temporary residence OF six months
In Merida. Tucatan.
From the time of his arrival M
Vera Cruz, 8 ndino made utter
ances announcing continuance OF
hi opposition tc the United States,
and stating he resided in Mexico
only temporarily until h could re-
cou. his fortunt5 and renew his
military campaign agains 1.-THE ma
rines in Nicaragua.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-09
FLOATING BODY IS
FOUND IN CHANNEL

HOUSTON. Tex. Aug. 8.-tP-
Authorities today were seeking the
Identification of a white man whose
body vas foU-d floating in the
Houston ship Oh nnsl yesterday.
Justice J. w. Milan of Harris
burg. who held an inquest. said al
though the body bore no wounds
he believed the man might have
met with foul play because Of tht
lack of pane and money in hi:
pockets.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-09
Nicaraguan Chief
To Be informed

MERIDA, Yucatan, Aug. 9.--tRj-
Gen. Augustine SANDING. fugitive
Nacaraguan insurgent chieftain
and his encourage have been sent
from this city for Valladolid, where
1t was said here, they will be sent
to Belize. British Honduras, for in
ternment.
Socrates SANDING. brother Of the
Nicaraguan leader. embarked yes
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-09
employees
NAME MEET DELEGATE

O.. Smith of the immigration SER
vice at Rio Grande City was named
the Valley delegate to the national
convention Of the Federation OF
Federal employees to be held In
Ste. st. Marie in September. at the
regular meeting OF the Valley Chap
ter held at the immigration offices
here Wednesday evening.
Little other business came before
the meeting. Edmund Levy. pres
ident of the chapter states.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-09
CHARITY CRONE HAD $4,000

PARIS, Aug. 9.-F1-When en-
s1-year-old janitress. Nine. Marie
Louise Jacon, died suddenly. neigh
bors volunteered 70 pay her funer-
al expenses. She had for years lived
on food given her by tenants. Po-
lice searched her room and found
cash and bonds worth $4,000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-09
TEXAS TOPICS

Texan Builds Own TaIkies-
Water at III Paso--Farmers arc
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Counts
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-09

p. A. Graham, 80. prospector who
tramped the hills of what Is now FL
Paso, had an immense "grubstake'
in an improvised grocery store when
he died.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-09

Commissioner Z. X. Goodrich from
the city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-09

Bell re it or not: A court IN
southwest Texas announces 1t viii
catch up entirely with its docket
this month.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-09

AT a large reunion Of the Booze
family at Fredericksburg the fol-
lowing committees have been APP
pointed: Buying committee. cooK-
ing committee, grounds committee
finance committee, devotional
leaders, entertainment committee
and piano committee.