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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-14
LOCALS BEAT
HARLINCEN BY
1878 Count
Independents Obtain
Revenge For Pre-
vious Defeat Hand
ed Them
BY BISHOP CLEMENTS
Sports Editor.

Brownsville town team got re-
venge last night from the Harrington
basketball quint, for the drubbing
the visitors gave the locals several
weeks ago in Harlingen. Lonnie
Phipps' locals won over Harrington,
Is 70 Is. in a holly contested game
on the local court, before a handful
Of spectators.
Brownsville took the lead soon
after the start Of the game, and as
the first half ended were leading
Harrington, IL to g.. The scoring
was nip and tuck in the third quar-
ter, but the locals forged ahead in
the last stanza. However, neither
team showed any goal shooting abil-
ity in the last half, as Harrington,
with its redoubtable Armstrong, was
able to make 5 points, and Browns
vile {.
While this last half lacked the
thrill it gives a spectator 10 watch
the ball zip into the basket, or
caroom around the edges and then
fall into the hoop, the guarding of
both teams was excellent, and espe-
cialiy was the work of the locals in
this department good. Armstrong,
the visiting snipe shooter par ex-
ceilence, was kept covered continual
~. During the game Armstrong shot
the basket six times for a total OF
Il points, for high scorer.
Krebs, Brownsville center, was the
high score for the locals, making Q
points, and this fellow Krebs also
played a wonderful game. But the
spirit and dash which the local center
and Mhoon. Harlingen guard, cot
these fellows in trouble, and they
were put off the field for unneces-
sary roughness by Referee Sanders.
J Wiemyer. Harrington forward, was
also eliminated from the contest, by
the foul route limit.
Red Irvine, who the spectars
always get a kick out or watching
play, demonstrated just how n
guard position should be played, and
along with Buster" Carver, other
guard, the local team was we'll rep
resented in that department. New
lin, Phipps and Charlie Pickett, also
played we'll at forward.
Wiemeyer, Garrison, and Mhoon,
Harlingen forwards, played a steady
game, while Rucker and Washmon,
at guards, also played well.
Dul II was afOunu lnlS man Arm
strong that the Harrington ~offense
conferred, and he certainly held up
his end. From any position on the
field he was dangerous with his
uncanny ability to loop the basket.
In the last quarter the Brownsville
defense was so good that Armstrong
was kept half the distance from the
basket practically throughout. When
he did have . decent" shot-it was
just too bad. for the leather would
spiral off the board, and down
through the wide open space. that
centers the hoop. it would 20.
IL was n Of those games, you
read about in the past, but seldom
witness in this day and time; il
wasn't game of wits and so-called
master thinking on the part OF
the playerS-but it was one or those
contests that was thrilling, with
many fine plays. and a fighting bat
tie all the a
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to Decide
!: Title On Friday

. Santa Rosa and Wilson Tract girls
cams will play for the county title
tomorrow afternoon at Harlincen.
These two girls basketball teams
esrned the right to contest for this
honor, by eliminating every team
they played in the tournament.
Y Santa Rosa drew a "by" after de-
fsating Ell Jardin last week. and
Wilson Tract defeated Brownsville
a. San Benito Tuesday TO carr the
right TO play Santa Rosa.
! "A large crowd Is expected for the
game at Harrington. which will be
played on the high school court
there. starting at 1850 o'clock.
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4 NAG NA3Ntths
paying for his soup or stew a wait
er would snatch away his plate,
throw the food back into a pot, and
order the poor fellow out.
The food -' I don't like to think
about il. I can taste it yet. BAH
But what can a fellow expect for a
pfennig or two?
At night for 10 pfennigs I slept
in dirty lodging houses where the
beds" were long benches against q
cellar wall. To sleep you sat On a
bench and rested your head on a
rope strung behind.
Early each morning the lodging
house keeper came into the cellar
and cut the rope so all the ~sleepers
would tumble to the floor and awak-
en-.
"Heraus, du kerl!" was his good
morning. and up rickety stairs we
would stumble, bones aching and
our necks raw from the unkind rope.
That's the way ! lived while /
was little better than a tramp. But
| was young and ambitious and soon
got steadier employment and better
pay, SO that | could leave such q
horrible existence behind.
However, l was dissatisfied. 7
wanted TO become we'll known, to
make n great deal of money, 10 be
famous. Though I didn't know il.
the turning point in my career was
e a
NEXT 80 What caused Max
Schmeling to turn 70 the ring for
a livelihood? He tells you in the
next story In The Herald.
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vas sill the clcvcrest 145 FOUNDER
in the business and had no fear of
the young st. Paul phantom.
With the crash Of tho gong Packcy
flashed across the canvas. raining
leather against Gibbons. That open
ing rush gave Packey an advantage
for the first five rounds. In the last
five it was all Gibbons. but Packey
covered up so well that Nike could
hardly land a good. hard punch.
The boys were given a draw. Clev-
erness had held youth in check.
The last bell ended McFarland's
career. He quit the ring. being
rather wealthy. and went inte r.
tirement satisfied his last fight had
not been a defeat.
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Aggies Get Set
For L%onghorns
Special TO The HeraId)

kcpcCldt 10 Inc herald
COLLEGE STATION, Tex, Feb. IL.
-Cheered by their recent victory
over the S. M. u. Mustangs, Coach
Chuck Bassett's Texas Aggie cagers
have settled down to a period OF in
tensive drilling for their game with
the University of Texas Longhorns
at the A. & NJ. Memorial gymnasium
Saturday night.
A victory ove the Steers Satur-
day would place the Aggies in a tie
with the Texas cagers for second
place. and TO win all of the four
games that remain on their sched-
ule would give the Aggies the first
place berth at the close of the sea-
son. The four remaining games on
the Aggis schedule are with the
Longhorns and Arkansas. at present
rated the strongest quintetS in the
Southwest. The game Saturday
night will mark the close of the Ag-
gies' home schedule, the three other
games being PLAYED on foreign soil.
two at Fayetteville and the third at
Austin.
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WEST X r
+ L FOR TITLE

SNYDER. Tex. Feb. 14.-tPl-
Since several strong teams were en-
tered. a fight doomed for the West
Texas girls basketball title In the
tournament here today.
Breckenridge and Cisco have been
classed as the strongest contenders
in the eastern part Of the district,
while Post, Colorado and Pecos have
been rated strongest Of the western
section.
Twelve games were scheduled for
today, eight games for Friday and
seven games for Saturday. the final
day OF the meet.
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PRES CLUB TO MEET

MISSION. Feb. IA meeting ~
the international Press club will be
held at Reynosa, Mexico, Friday at
8 .. m. Installation Of new officers
Viii feature the program Arthur
King Of the Mercedes News will ~
installed as president while J. G..
Monty Montgomery. Of McAlTer.
retiring president, will be installed
as secretary.
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Day in Congress

(By The Associated Press.)
Thursday:
Senate considers Caraway bill 10
prevent trading in cotton and grain
futures.
commerce committee determines
position Of proposed sale of govern
men ships 70 Paul w. Chapman. Inc.
House has before it legislative ap-
preparation bill.
Ways and means committee goes
ahead with tariff hearings.
Wednesday:
Senate and house met in Joint scs-
sion to count electoral vote.
Senate considered Caraway bill.
House passed several bills affect
ing Philippines.
House judiciary committe ordered
investigation by department Of jus
tice into charges against Federal
Judge Winslow.
House ways ard means committee
proceeded with tariff hearings.
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&NeGHTaA

(By The Associated Press)
CINCINNATI - Bushy Graham.
Utica, N. ", knocked out Babe
Keller. Toledo (2l.
Observation-Disclosures Forgione,
Philadelphia. outpointed Babe Me
Corgary. Oklahoma C0). Cuddy
Demarco. Pittsburgh. outnointed
Frank Sacco, Philadelphia (10).
NEWARK, N. big Bill Hart
well, Kansas City, and AL Walker,
Jacksonville. Fla. drew (i5).
Los ANGELES-Jimmy Lundv,
Butte. Mont, defeated Charley Lupi-
ca. Toledo li0l.
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GEORGE u WILL
MANAGE

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. Feb. IA
R-Georre Burns. former outfield-
er Of the New York Giants, has been
appointed manager CT the Spring
field Eastern league baseball club.
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Brownsville fans remember YER
nor (Lefty) Deck, the young pitcher
who was with the local team of 1926
for some time. Lefty was in the
city last night as a member of the
Harlingen basketball team. Since
1925 Deck has played in a number
Of leagues and ssmi-pro orTaniza-
tons. He played in q winter league
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-14

Bobby Cannon yoold make some
Valley team an excellent manager.
He has played professional base
ball and has had plenty Of expert
enec to qualify him as a manager.
We believe Harlingen will get him
rs its manager IL the league Is or
ganixed.
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Cannon says he expects 10 play
baseball this summer, and would like
to play in the Valley league, If or
gained. Il understand the proposed
Valley league is to last about three
months. starting May first. That's
the kind Of league I would like to
play in IL wouldn't interfere with
my other work which starts in Sep
TENDER, and vice versa"
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PORTS FORUM
By Bishop Clements

in New Orleans this past winter
season. and a Y he has signed a
contract with Birmingham of the
Southern league for this season.
But no more pitching for me-"
Deck told the writer last night.
The boy had a lot Of stuff" in
1926, but didn't have control. He
still possesses a lot Of speed and
curves, but has turned to the out
field. where. we believe he II bet
ter adapted. He can hit and run,
and should develop into a coed
fly chaser.
Dick Whitworth, who baseball
fans know, as the Houston Buff pitch
er, started playing professional base
ball in 1928, with Austin, Of the
Texas Association. Whitworth had
a high hard one and believed he
could throw IL past the batters, the
same as he had done in semi-pro cir
cles. II took Rankin Johnson, the
Austin manager, half the season, and
a number OF good hitters, to con-
vince Dick that it couldn't be done.
One day, during the progress Of a
game between Austin and Sherman,
Tom Pyle and a number of other
long distance Sherman batters, were
taking "toe holds" and giving Dicks
fast shoots a healthy and distant
ride.
Coming 10 bench after one Of these
barrages, Heinie Henderson, catcher
remarked to Rankin, that Dick "sure
has a hop on his fast ball today"
The score was tied because of good
defensive play Of the Austin team.
Rankin jumped up and gave a few
snorts,. kicked the water key over,
threw the dipper away. and turned
to Henderson: yes, yes, ] guess he
has. Those balls are hopping off
those fences in the outfield." But
Dick soon got smart" and made
good as a pitcher
10 comes to pass, as all things do
and the story leaks out-that u
friend, Harry Foehner, Of the San
Benito Light, in his younger days,
while a scribe or the San Antonio
newspaper, was secretary of a girls
basketball team, and a good one, too.
Harry admits that. and the authen-
ticity Of the story. "Oh, il was n
great job with many responsible
ties" Foehner says of the position.
But that's all right. Harry. We
played baseball on the same club
with q fellow by the name Of
Johnny Grill, in 1927. ne Laurel,
ME- - 49, r~Sfr~ Ct~f~~ ~--
whose vocation in the winter time
vas coaching girls basketball
teams in Birmingham, Ala. And on
the same club with US was a deaf
and dumb player, end a good one,
who IL a printer I'm o~ff-season.
The Chicago Cubs are looked upon
as pennant winners this season-but
don't Xous Cub fans Get too enthusi-
astic- HcrrshE can't do IL all.
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At present Cannon is a member
of doc" Stewards staff for the
boys camp near kerrville, Texas.
Il don't know III ! will get back into
the coaching again this year, or
not" Bobby announced. 81 have
several offers. one from the Uni
v~ersity 20 become associated in
an athletic capacity there"
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NNNUIE > ; ; : : ; : ; : > ~ IS
Referee: Sanders.
Fouls: Harrington IS, Brownsville
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-14

The Chicago Cubs are looked upon
as pennant winners this seaSon-but
don't Xous Cub fans get too enthusi-
astic- HcrnshE can't do IL all.
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County titles Dor boys and girls
basketball auints will be settled to-
morrow afternoon.
FL Jsrdin and Brownsville boys
play on the local field. while Wilson
Tract and Santa Rosa girls tangle
at Harrington.
So, tomorrow will be a mighty in
teresting one from a basketball
standpoint. The girls anne Is ex-
pected to be one OF the best in its
class to be played in the Valley in
q number Of years. These two
quints. representing the smaller high
schools of the county. have wonder
full clubs. They, along with their
hometown fans, take a lot Of inter-
est and pride in their teams. Oh.
yes, the game is going TO be hard
fought from start to finish.
Our old friend, Bobby Cannon,
was a welcome visitor to this de-
partment yesterday. Bobby is we'll
known in Brownsville and the Val
ley. He played baseball on the local
team of 1926. A graduate of the
University Of Texas, Cannon is one
Of the best all around athletes ever
turned out by the Texas institution.
After leaving the University. Cannon
coached at Breckenridge high school
Of San Antonio for three years, and
has spent the past three seasons as
mentor of the Peacock Military
Academy. AT both these schools he
turned out high-class football and
othes athletic teams.
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Referee: DALEY.
The Washington times., 1929-01-18
6ZKa8 tie c2pO0NIA MHa51 bGzEp,

) II heard what he said, that
he'd change whatever was wrong
if you'd tell him. Why don't you
get him to turn a rev leaf2
Have him go to work. do some.
thing you could be proud of"
Iris flung out her hands,
brushed the suggestion aside with
a derisive, petulant gesture.
Oh. Lord! How long would ii
last Them
Make him over to the pattern7
Love would last"
How do / know? 1T never has.
Don't look So owlish, Mimi. OF
course I've been in love before. q
dozen times. And you needn't
pretend you're shocked 1t ham
pens to everybody. girls as well
as men. only some wont admit
7 don't see why they shouldn't
il it's true"
There! Now you're talking SEN
sibly. Things are different from
long ago when women were ex-
pected to sit home and walt for
some condescending male to come
along with a wedding ring and
when everybody talked about
the double standard. That's
out, too; there's only one stand
ard today. / sort of think it's al
been so but women wouldn't ac-
knowledge it. They were either
sly and SNUG or else they defied
the world and were labeled.
Now there's nothing left in us
that demands secrecy and the
scarlet letter IS enameled All
very nicely on platinum and
set with diamonds. It's a.
woman's world we're living in
and our own fault il We don't
claim it. ?
Mary listened with her head
down, making no answer. This
staggering up-to.date philosophy
was a thing she had heard be-
fore; the girls at college used
70 argue it over their Spreads
OF evenings. Whether the char
actsr of women ever had been
on q moral plane high above
that OF men, or IL instead women
DCCAk AAE4u III a. OQAt4r
age of fear and tradition.
Some of her friends denied
this last enphatically and sin.
cerely. But the greater number
held It to be the fact.
Mary had stood with the first
group but she never took part
in their discussions. She be-
lieved that truth needed no de-
Tense. Now she brought the
subject back to Danny Mullins.
III you're going to see him,
Iris, think you should do it in
the open. You'd be blamed for
the clandestine air you throw
around your meeting. If trouble
should come people might as
sumo you didn't know about him
IL you were frank. Why don't
you have him call at the house?p
''Welli' Iris moved the things
on her dresser. ran comb
through her pale hair. thinking
this over She laughed in the
end. went 20 Mary and gave her
. 6ae y suppose you're right
The Washington times., 1929-01-18

II got the same right You have,
Danny Mullins. 2
Thus Nell's version Of the dec
larafion OF independence Iris sup
ported; she stated 1t with snap
ping eyes and lift to her small,
dark head. And the Spook did
not dispute It. A great deal
about girls was beginning to baf-
ne him lately and he felt that he
had better not try to press this
point.
The Emerald was changing dress
when they arrived, donning the
paste jewels, putting on streaks
of color. But IL still was early
and Danny left Nell and went up
stairs where the mob was assem-
bled.
He paused briefly outside the
club room, making Characters
tic spook entrance and standing
with his back to the door. re-
volver leveled. Automatically eight
pairs Of hands jerRed up. eight
chins dropped. one set Of gold
teeth clicked out words.
For heavens sake. Danny, You
gone crazy Z"
No. he aswered In the husky
tone they all knew. @I'll just be
askin has anybody here sot any.
thing to say to me2n And, when
nobody spoke. Any OF you guys
packin' the idea you don't like the
way I'm runnin' things? III you
are, speak up
0'Rourke managed a grin. who
says you're q prima donna, DAN
ny? Put that gat where Il be.
longs and have drink. They's
none Of this mob done you any
thing, You poor founder .
The Spook let 1t 81 at chat. He
dropped the gun in his pocket and
accepted their attempts to smooth
away his Crouch. They seemed TO
be as they always had seen but
he was wary. And when he spoke
to O,Rourke about Colxy Jones,
that gentleman admitted the stir
bug mad been around afternoons
In Dannys absence.
He might be good heavy for
us at that, Danny. He knows the
racket. But not unless you say
so, see?" Spike added this when
he saw the others expression.
The Spook went down through
the cafe, pausing only long enough
to make sure Colxy was not about,
and passed on into the night. He
was restless and Ill at ease, know
ing as he did that he was slipping
with the mob. Spikes manner, his
tentative suggestion that Coky be
taken back-small things doomed
large in his suspicious vision.
He walked for an hour or more
before taking his devious route
home. There he invaded the
kitchen and found Mrs. Cleary
over a pot Of tea
Anyone around mere looking
for rooms, Map
Rooms, Is it! Was a lad one
day last week now I Come to
think. sent him next door, me
being full up and all. VIA You
have . tasteen Of tea, now
A33HAyt%
The Washington times., 1929-01-18

'sYou been SEEM her again: I can
tell. Honest, Danny. she amt no
use for you. Drop you flat was
they anything broke. Not like
me, she ain't: you know Id stick.
tell you she's only foolin 49,
1t cut through the dazzlement
that had closed about him and
gave him a flash of what good
sense declared the truth. But he
did not want this. And because
Nell had brought IL to him he
turned on her, flinging her off
with such force that she reeled
across the room and brought up.
outraged and shaking against the
wall.
"All right she told him, her
teeth knocking together. But
get this, Danny Mullins: before I'll
leave you go to her, so help me
heaven, I'll see you take the
bump"
s.Yeh?" Smoothly, with 4 terri
bic flowing grace he glided toward
her. smiling, and there was the
look in his face she had seen him
turn upon Coky Jones. He
caught her arms, held with a.
force that would mark her flesh
for weeks, always smiling. Yeh
See me take the bump, win your
And what" his voice dropped to
a husky whisper, viii be
doln'9 What. ask you. but re-
turnin' the favor? Make no mis-
take, If they get me III be gettin'
you firstr'
He saw her wilt before his eyes
and understood with uncanny in-
sight that it was less his threat
than the liquid softness OF the
emotion always poured through
his speech which turned her heart
to water.
II didn't mean it. Danny
didn't mean it,
whether you did or not you'd
hest be rememberin Well. then,
what d you know
.'Nothin', Danny. honest to
gawdg'
II ask you what do you know"
Leave go my arms, viii you?
Coky was around again, / amt
seen him myself, but Gyp says
so. And the gangs getting kinda
sore. / guess it's the Sheik to
blame. You're gone so much they
think you're crossin'. That's all /
know, Danny"
He released her and took up,
his hat. Come on. Get going;
have a little talk with those
babies. or" he sneered, maybe
YOU cote a date? The Ring pa
iuka eh9 Told vou once to nine
down, didn't II"
The Washington times., 1929-01-18

} field as she had promised. She
was already taking off in d small
red plane at the opposite end Of
the field. He had missed herl
And Carmichael had ordered him
to fly back TO his post this morn
ing with the 10 o'clock mail. He
might have to leave before she
came down.
He felt sunspeakably detected.
What did his fool invention mat
ter? What did anything matter? :
Then a vague hope came TO
him. Perhaps Carmichael would
LET him go back on a later plane.
He would be able to see Mary be-
fore he left.
He ran into the flight office.
Carmichael looked up with his
sleepy smile. With care, he cut
off the end of a cigar and lit IL. -
Well, whats on your mind z"
But at that moment there was
confused shouting outside. The
next instant, Perez, the little line
chief. dashed into the flight Of
flee,
wheel dropped off Miss Rand's
ship" he gasped. Fell just as
The Washington times., 1929-01-18

Mary's ship. At sight Of the
ominous vacancy where the left
wheel should have been he
groaned invoiuntarily.
A grim memory Of his training
days rose in his mind a
pursuit ship landing minus .
wheel the crash
the cloud of dust that hid the
wpeckage and a still figure in
It. And now, Mary!
"Clear-contact.'
Dick yelled at the mechanic
with almost a sob in his voice.
Mary had throttled down and was
coming in swiftly. He could hear
the whine OF the wires as the
ship slipped earthward.
His own engine roared suddenly
before him. The mechanic leaped
aside, pulling the wheel blocks.
Dick iammed the throttle open.
for there was not time to warm
UP. Mary was starting for q
touch" landing at fast speed
and In 90 seconds more he would
be- too late.
Holding the stick forward TO
The Washington times., 1929-01-18

II saw you today" Mary said
abruptly. II had the table next
yours Junior was there, too.
suppose that's how he knew"
Iris considered this without re-
sentiment. Hell make me turn
over everything / can lay my
hands on. Dad would lock me in
my room He's narrow-minded In
some ways"
1t was so naive that Mary
laughed. Don't you see he's
right, dear? Think OF it-Iris
Ring, the heiress. and man
from the sIums! ] don't seer
cant understand -
Yes, you can. You know him.
It's because he's different
the nerve to be hingelf--not just
cut to pattern like all the
others I've ever known You
think it strange for me to admire
one like that2 Tn never bored
when I'm with him, never want.
ing to be somewhere else. even
when he's angry. Especially
when he's angry! Oh, he's won
derful, Mimi. I've never mag
ined anyone like him. Z
'You--you love him. Iris.y
Yesl MOI don't know.
only know want to see him all
the time