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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-25

Z AS II YANKEE training season
draws closer to its close, it becomes
more and more apparent that the
customers who %patronize the Rup-
pert Rifles next summer may gaze
upon a $4,000 ball player sitting
upon the bench. Miller Higgins
has all but decided to employ Leo
Durocher as his regular shortStop
this season, leaving the expensive
Lyn Larry on the bench.
Eddie Collins, captain Of the Atb-
letics, said today he didn't expect 80
see much active service as a player
this season. He is entering upon his
oath year in the American league.
The legs have slowed UP and I'm
not as spry as I used to be-" he
added.
George Susce, rookie catcher from
Pittsburgh, is given credit by his
teammates for instilling a lot of life
and action into the sometimes lowly
Phillies. When he is in the game
the entire action is speeded up. He
can't keep that pep" said Fred
Hunter. the coach, shaking his head.
Its too good to be true. They'll
take it out Of him. But I'm going to
tell him he can't make this club
unless he does keep it,"
Fattened on five straight victories
over the Detroit Tigers, the Cubs
headed eastward from the Pacific
coast today for more opposition.
Hack Wilson lofted a homer into the
right field bleachers at Los An
geles with the bases choked yes
terday as the Cubs dropped the
Tigers, 8 to 5, before 10000 spec
tators.
Brown Wins Another
Carey Selph, a rookie who has
been playing second for the st.
Louis Cardinals In several exhibition
games. will be out Of the game for
a week with a pulled tendon. suf-
fered when he collided with Sammy
Hale during a game at Miami yes
terday with the Philadelphia Ath-
leticS.
Errorless fielding. coupled with
alright hurting gave the st. Louis
Browns another exhibition game
Yesterday at West Palm Beach, their
fifth out Of six starts. Cobb, recruit
pitcher from Wichita Falls. did not
permit a Buffalo International to
reach first base In the four Traces
he hurled.
The Cincinnati Reds were a seri-
GUS faced lot today, back on the
home training ground trying to
knock off the rough edges. The
Washington Senators Inundated
the Reds 8 to 2 yesterday, thereby
running Red losses at the hands OF
American league clubs to seven In
nine starts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-25

scheduled for the two field days
are as follows: 100-yard dash;
44O-yard dash: o8O-yard dash; go
yard low hurdle: 120-yard high
hurdles: pole vault, broad jump,
high jump, discus throw, iavelin
throw and pole put.
Medals to be awarded winners
in the field days are Of the watch
charm type, with a figure of the
event in which the owner wins
They are made Of bronze.
On April IL and Is the intra-
mural swimming meets will be held
in the university tank. Events for
this sport, according to Estes, will
be as follows: 40-yard free style;
100-yard free style; 2o-yard tow;
40-yard tow; 40-yard back stroke;
20-yard breast stroke, and a plunge
for distance.
THE popularity Of the intra-
mural work is growing with the in
PRODUCTION of each event and it is
expected that almost all Of the male
student body Of T. c. U. will take
part in some sport before the sea-
son is finished. The final tourna-
ment Of the year will be held later
IN the spring, when class baseball
teams will battle for the baseball
awards"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-25
German-Italian Win
ebay Bicycle Race
Pedal 1900 Miles

CHICAGO, March 25.-(P-The
youthful Franz Duelberg of Ger
many and the speedy Franco
Georgetti of Italy have another six
day bike race victory to their credit,
the second for each this season.
Fighting off the persistent cha1-
lenge Of the French Red Devils"
Alfred L%etourner and Paul Bro
cardo. the Duelberg-G eorgetti com
blnetion pedalled 2,202 miles and
nine laps and scored 507 points to
win the grind that ended Saturday
night. The French team had the
same mileage, but had only 1893
points.
Duelberg paired with Otto Petri to
win a six day grind in Berlin in
January. Georgetti and Gerald De-
baets won the recent New York
race.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-25

/, Both the Fort Worth and st
Paul American association baseball
clubs opened their final week O.
training at Mineral Wells with
stiff workout today. The teams re-
turned Sunday night from For
Worth where they played a three
game exhibition series ove the
weekend. By playing a 10 inning
battle Sunday, 10 to Z. the Ameri-
can association club won the SER
les. two games to one. The fourth
and final contest between the pail
will be waged at Fort Worth We'd
nesday.
Sports Hammered
The hurting staff of the Shreve-
port Sports apparently will draw
the attention of Manager Art Phe-
Ian for the next few days. 1t was
indicated the manager was dis
turbed over the work by his pitch
ers in the series with Minneapolis
over the weekend. Three Of his
twirlers were hammered yesterday
by the association team in 10 in
nings. Minneapolis winning IS to
u. The same thing happened on
Saturday.
Steers Trim Sox
The main squad Of the Dallas
Steers were to return TO Corsicana
today to join the remainder Of the
club after several exhibition games
played in Dallas with the Chicago
White SoX. In their game yes
terday with Chicago the Steers in
the last three innings made the af-
fair look like a track meet, winning
Is to 5.
If the Bluffs get the pitching dur
ing the Texas league season they
had yesterday against Houston ANA
teurS there will be no doubt about
a successful season. The amateurs
didn't get a bingle after the first
inning when they made two hits and
their lone run off HellumS, the for
mer Texas Aggie. After that Stanza
Hellums, the veteran Leo Moon anc
Rose took turns in holding them
hitlesS. The Bluffs weren't using
the willow any too effectively. They
connected for only eight hits which
Melted four runs.
For the third time, the Waco
Cubs yesterday fell prey to the
steady batting Of the Tulsa Oilers
Of the Western league here. After
piling up a lead Of four runs in
the second inning, the Cubs were
unable to keep to the pace. The
final score was 9 to s..
Intensive fielding practice was on
the schedule for the Beaumont Elk
porters this week, according to
Manager Claud Robertson. The
home town boys made four errors in
a game Sunday against the Kan
sas City Blues and lost 8 to 2.
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Nurmi-C onger Race
At Texas u. Relays;
949 Athletes Ente,

AUSTIN, Tex, March 25.-Totals
in the entry list of the Fifth An
nual Texas Relays to be held at
the University Of Texas Memorial
Stadium next Friday, March %, in
dictate the most successful meet in
the history of the event. Both the
total number of men competing
and the number of schools entered
in each division are larger than has
yer been the case before.
Athletes entered from all schools
number 949. They represent %
universities, 10 colleges, 9 junior
colleges and % high schools and
will come from all parts Of the
country.
Among the features Of the meet
will be the special race which
Paavo NUM- will run. The Finn
will race either Ray Conger, who
beat him recently and won the
mile at the Illinois indoor meet, or
q relay team composed Of Univer-
sity Of Texas track men.
Knute Rockne, as head referee,
and Tug Wilson. as field referee.
will take care Of the finish of
events, while Jay Wyatt, official
starter for the annucl Chicago in
tercollegiate meet and for the A. A.
u. will handle the gun. Ted
Canty, probably the best-known
announcer in the country, will Of
tlclate at the megaphone.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-25
AT III CAPITOL

Colleen Moore will be seen for the
first time today in why be Good?"
Coming tomorrow for a three
days run, "Cohens and Kellys" in
Atlantic City.
1t is the policy Of Carl Laemmle,
president of Universal Pictures cor
poration, to shoot pictures in the
actual place where the story occurs.
He has done this wherever practi-
cable. A company Of so people
headed by Director William Craft,
were sent to Atlantic City to film
this comedy, which continues the
adventures Of the two families start
ed two years ago in The Cohens
and Kellys."
This time the partners are in
the knit goods business and the
story has numerous bathing girl Sc
quences. A new kind Of bathing
beauty contest, called a Summer
Girl Contest" is one of the big fea-
lures.
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T
TO BAYLOR BEARS

WACO. Tex, March 25.-Follow-
ing the recommendation of Coach
Ralph Wolf, head basketball coach
at Baylor university, eight mem
bers of the 1929 basketball team
we're awarded letters by the Ath-
letic Council early this week. At
the same time the council awarded
II letters to the Cub basketball
team.
Members Of the varsity team re-
ceiving letters are as follows: 10y
Tldwell Barksdale, Chico. captain
Of the 1929 suqad: Aubrey Smith,
Houston; Jake Wilson. Waco; Bob
Kiersky, Waco; Leroy Guice, Day
ton; S. L. Witcher, Gainesville: Roy
MoSer, Waco: and Gatevood New
berry, Childress. manager Of the
team for the past season.
Freshmen who received awards
were: Captain Raymond Afford,
Beaumont; Manager Jimmie Rob-
erts. Pettus; Raymond Strickland,
Coolidge; Maurice Pierce. Waco;
Hardy Barksdale, Chico: John Car
Isle, Waco; Stone Wells, Lufkin; J.
Owens, Waco; Grady Boswell
Waco; and Coach Jack CISCO.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-25
TRIAL IN A OF
TYLER PASTOR BEGINS

TYLER, Tex, March 25.-P-
The case of Logs Wilson. garage
mechanic, charged with murder in
the fatal shooting Of the Rev.
Fount Wallace. youthful Baptist
minister at Troup, April 6, 1928,
was docketed for trial here today.
The shooting attracted wide in
terest because of circumstances said
to have brought it about. Wallace
vas the son Of the Rev. ]. H. Wal
lace, pastor Of the East Tyler Bap-
fist church.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-25
WELLER
TONIGHT IN CHI
Fields and Thompson Seized
uled To Go 10 Rounds;
Fields Is Favorite

CHICAGO, March Is. -R-A
pair of vicious fighting Jacks, Jackie
Fields and young Jack Thompson,
battle for gold and a disputed ring
crown, the worlds welterweight
championship, before a full house in
the old Chicago coliseum tonight.
The combat, billed to go 10 rounds
to a decision at lat pounds, carried
a championship atmosphere through
the action of the National Boxing
association, which ruled Joe Dundee
had loafed away his claim to the
throne and that the winner Of to-
nights fight would be recognized in
its thirty-two state domain as his
successor.
Fields, a spectacular and eXcep-
tionally fast boxer, ranked an eight
to five favorite over the San Fran
cisco negro.
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MNnE \
| SlDEllGHES E
PALACE, M'ALLEN

Richard Barthelmess in dialogue
and song; such is the promise that
comes with Weary River the new
First National feature which will
be at the Palace theater in Meal
len today and plays through Tues
DAY.
For the first time in many years
Of brilliant successes the star Of
"Torable David" and THE Patent
Leather Kid" will be heard on the
silver screen via the latest develop
ments of the Vitaphone. Weary
River" is the title Of a song sung
and played by the hero in the I'M
foldment of the screen story. 1t is
based Oh a short story by Courtney
Ryley Cooper and which in turn
was based upon a real life incident.
Frank Lloyd directed Weary Ri
yer" with a superlative cast headed
by Betty Compson, William Holden
Raymond Turner, George Stone,
Louis Natheaux and others. Brad
ley King adapted the story to the
screen and the dialogue was writ
ten by Tom Geraghty.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-25
LONE STAR IN
NEED 6 CITIES
Ccrsicana And Mexia Drop
Out of Class D Loop;
Five Towns Entered

DALLAS, March 25.-P-Since
Corsicana and Mexia have with
drawn from the circuit, officials of
the Lone Star league today faced
the necessity Of lining up another
city in the league race is to start
April "a as scheduled.
President t. II. Fisher. Paris, and
other league officials, met here yes
terday to complete plans for a six
club race. only to find that Corsi-
cana was not represented. A let
ter from that city said business
men who formerly had supported
the team had decided they had
enough.
Five cities, Sherman. Paris, Tex
arkana, Tyler and Palestine, have
posted their $1,000 guarantee and
are ready to go. Sherman took the
franchise abandoned by MeXia.
League magnates voted to make
a strenuous effort to obtain an
other city to round out the circuit.
It even was suggested that if an
other city was not willing to sup
port a team the league Itself
would put another club in the field.
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REICH COUNT AMI
TRAINER u

NEW MARKET, Eng, March 23.-
P-Reigh Count and his trainer,
Bert Mitchell, have endeared them
selves to the people of this head
quarters of horse racing in England
The former is beloved because
Of his prowess and the latter on ac-
count Of his personality.
Mitchell said everyone had been
most kind and considerate since his
arrival at the establishment where
Reign Count has his quarters.
The people here cannot 90 toe
much for U.s." he said. and I think
they are Impressed with the action
Il Reign Count"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-25
Mussolini Ticket
Wins Big Majority
In National Vote

ROME. March 25.-(P-Premier
Mussolini and the facist party won
an overwhelming victory in yester-
days parliamentary elections, re-
turns today showed.
Practically complete returns we're
$685. 76 Isl" or Eyes" and only 1885,
1913 mo" or opposition votes.
AS a result of the election the
slate Of 400 candidates, representing
not geographical constituencies, but
organizations and industries, and
the nation as a whole. was elected
for the new parliament, the voter
had no choice but to vote Eyes
for all or mo" for all. since the
ticket could not be split.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-25
aH#Ha The HERALD SPORTS SECTION gHnug
Weekend Sport Summary
BY The Associated Press

BY The Associated Press
NEW YORK-Borotra downs Hunter in final round of nat5Ts,
indoor tennis singles championships; Hunter and Tlden win doubles
crown,
MIAMI BEACH. FIa.-s15Ooo La Gorce open golf tournament
goes to Horton Smith, Joplin, Mo.
MONTREAL-Boston Bruins eliminate Les Canadiens from Stan
ley cup competition.
CHICAGO-Franco Georgetti and Franz Deulberg win six-day
bike race.
AN ARBOR, Mich-Michigan track team conquers Cornell, So 36.
NEW YORk-Afred Banuet, San Francisco. wins national four
wall handban singles title and pairs with Lane Mcmillan to take
doubles championship.
MILWAUKEE-Percy Collins Chicago. successfully defends a
tonal amateur 1872 balkline billiards crown.
BOSTON-Tigers of Boston beat Providence to clinch Canadian
American Hockey league championship.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla-Gar Wood, plotting Miss America VII. fails
to break worlds sraightaway speedboat record.
TIA JUANA-Scimtar, Aqua Canente entry, wins $4,000 Tia
Juana cup handicap.
NEW YORK-Hakoahs beat New York Giants in eastern finals Of
national soccer challenge cup competition.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-25
BALL GAME BREAKS UP
IN 9TH OVER DECISION

The baseball game between Mis-
sion 3O-30's and the Brownsville IT,
gers ended in the seventh inning
yesterday, when a decision of the
umpire was questioned, which re-
suited in both teams getting into
an argument the elimination Of
which saw both teams leave the
field and the game not finished.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-25
Giants Prepare
for Trek HOme;
Carey Selph Hart

SAN ANTONIO, March 5-lP-Aft a strenuous weekend, which
saw them win two games from the Chicago White Sox, the Giants settled
down to camp routine today. The next exhibition game will be played
on Wednesday when the New Workers meet the Pirates, making the first
leg Of their Jump back from Paso Robles on the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-25
HIDALCO MEET
MARCH $3.50
Legion Park To Be Scene
OF Athletic Activities;
Chamness, Director
Especial to The Herald)

headquarters of the Hidalgo coun-
ty interScholaStic league meet which
will be held in this city March %
and 80, will be at the junior high
school building.
Supt. e. z. Chamness Of the Yves
loca schools is director-general OF
the meet, and literary as well as
track and field events will be pull
ed off during the two days.
List of Officials
Referee and Starter: G. H. KEEL
lam.
Chief Field Judge: Ezell Darby.
Clerk Of Course: David Wood.
Chief Judge of Finish and Timers:
H. G. Proctor.
Judges of the Finish: H. c. Proc
to-, G. D. Holder, Alfred Weir, r.
E. Shrader, Callicut.
Timers: H. C. Proctor, Alfred
Weir, Kidder.
Announces: Ed SprowI, Lyle Leh-
man.
Field Judges: Hank Clewis. Paul
Cowan, Noel Langham, Matias Gar
"a, Clark Jones, Merle Polhemus.
Ralph Finley, Eddie Bourgeois, R.
H. Saunders.
Inspectors: Robert Trainor, Gar
Ian Goss, Hollis Rankin, Shelby
Kingman, Wallace Kohler, Bup Op-
penheimef.
Marshals: Leroy Fredericks, Vic
tor Valdez, Ernest Halstead, T. B.
Waite.
Assistant Clerks: Emory Carl, Bob
Hardgravc.
Order Of Preliminaries
$50 a. m.-120 yard hurdles, class
A.
9:35 a. m.-12O yard hurdles, class
B.
9:35 a. m.-Girls broad jump and
bar chin.
GAS a. MOO yard dash, class A.
$50 a. MOO yard dash, class B..
9:55 a. MOO yard dash rural
pentathlon
1000 a. m.-50 yard dash, juniors.
1905 a. MO yard dash, juniors.
1905 a. m.-50 yard dash, girls.
1910 a. m.-220 yard hurdles,
class A.
1915 {. m.-22o yard hurdles,
class B.
1925 a. MOO yard dash, Junior
boys.
1880 a. m.-22o yard dash, class
A.
1885 a. m.-22O yard dash, class
Order of Finals
2:30 p. m.-120 yard hurdles, class
2:35 p. m.-12O yard hurdles, class
B.
2:45 p. MOO yard dash, class A.
ESQ p. MOO yard dash, class
3.
2:55 p. m.-5O yards dash, junior
boy.
800 p. m.-5o yard dash, senior
girls.
1865 D. m.-80O yard run, class A.
$40 p. m.-880 yard run, class B.
1920 p. m.-220 yard hurdles, class
1925 p. m.-22o yard hurdles, class
8.
3:35 p. m.-440 yard relay, junior
boys.
3:45 .. m.-440 yard dash, class A.
1855 p. m.-440 yard dash, class B.
400 p. MOO yard dash, Junior
boys.
4:1o p. moo yard relay, senior
girls.
4:20 p. m.-220 yard dash, class A.
4:30 p. m.-220 yard dash, class B.
4:40 p. m.-One mile run, class A.
4:50 p. m.-One mile run, 0aSs B.
500 p. m.-One mile, relay, class
A.
Sis p. m.-One mile relay, class.
s.
2:30 D.. m.-Pole vault, class A;
hrood iIrr,r r1oce A. HicrI1c rhr0Jy
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-25
Texas League Clubs
Pinned; Steers in
Win Over Chi SOx

DALLAS, March 25-P-The San Antonio Bears, having found their
batting eyes in the two-game series with the Missouri Pacific Pioneers
at Kingsvile, the scores being 8 to 2 and is to 2 moved on Corpus Christi
to meet a town team Monday and Tuesday before returning to their La
redo training camp. Next Saturday and Sunday they go to San Antonio
to PLAY Pittsburgh.
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2:30 D. m.-Pole vault, class A;
broad jump, class A; discus throw
class A.
3:45 p. m.-High jump, class A;
shot put, class A; javelin throw
class A.
2:3O p. m.-Junior boys broad
jump; shot put, class B.
300 2. m.-Broad jump, class B
300 p. m.-Javelin throw, class B
3:45 p. hibiscus throw, class B;
high jump, class B; high jump, jun
ior boys.
2:30 p. m--Pole vault, class B.
1000 a. m.-Girls standing broad
jump.
1920 a. m.-Girls baseball throw
HOO 9. m.-Girls high jump.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-25

The original land grant for the
town Of Lexington. Ky. made to
Benjamin Borden in 1889 by King
George II. has been presented
Washington and Lee university By
John Bowyer Of Abilene, Tex.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-25
FIGHTS LAST
G~N gGHSTM

SAN JUAN. Porto Rico.-Paulinc
Uzcudun. Spain. knocked out Fran
cisco Cruz. Portugal, %.
MADRID, Spain.-Al Brown. Pa
mama, outpointed Bernasconi, Italy
(10).
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The number competing in the
different sports is as follows: Soc
Ger. so: football, 100; boxing, "a;
handball. singles So, doubles 10;
basketball, 125: tennis singles 1e.
Tennis doubles will be run off be-
ginning april IS.
THE singles in tennis IS the
event now under way. according to
Estes. and will be finished before
the middle Of April. On April >
and Is g general track and field
day will be held. with al mira
mural stars competing, regardless
OF class qualifications. The events
The Washington times., 1929-05-11
To 0"TEACH
PEDESTRIANS

Cooperation Of the police depart.
ment has been assured the Ameri-
can Business Club in the campaign
which will be launched Monday TO
educate pedestrians in rules of COM
mon safety.
Major Henry D. Pratt, superin-
tendent of police, today told Samuel
A. Syme, secretary Of the club. and
chairman Of the committee handling
the campaign that he would be glad
to detail a special squad of police to
work with the club members.
The squad which viii handle the
educational work from the police
angle is the special bicycle squad
now working on general traffic prob
lens under the direction Of 1nspec-
tor Brown, head of the traffic bu-
rau. - =.
1t is planned starting Monday to
have these men detailed to the con-
trolled intersections in the downtown
area and there have them conduct
schools" for pedestrians They
will instruct walkers in how to cross
streets whic ; hare controlled by
lights or bytraffic officers.
The club was moved to make the
campaign because of the fact that
more than a score of pedestrians
have bee. killed here since Janu-
ary /.
The Washington times., 1929-05-11
TakOma Park Club Will
Hold Annual Iris Show

The thirteenth annual iris show
of the Takoma Park Horticultural
Club will be held next Wednesday
and Thursday in the new fire sta
ton. Carroll Avenue opposite Den.
wood Avenue.
Prizes consisting of choice iris
plants or lily bulbs will be awarded
in each class, with a substantial
prize going to the exhibitor win
ming the most points.
Iris plants scoring IS points or
higher have been donated by H. G.
Skeels. B. Y. Morrison, &. w.
Sheets, ]. A. Hyslop. c. II. Popence,
C. c. Thomas, and Winn r. Sim
mons. while R. G. Pierce. and e. c.
Powell have donated lily bulbs.
To the girl not more than 10
years old arranging the most artistic
bouquet the club will award a cash
prize and for the best specimen Of
iris stalk j. Marion Shull. of Chevy
Chase. Md. win give a plant of his
Tropic Seas iris.
. J. Marion Shull and Mrs. John
.Ihlder will be the judges.
The Washington times., 1929-05-11
HARTMAN SPOKE
FOR RIVAL

Harleigh H. Hartman, nominated
by President Hoover to be a mem
Der of the Public Utilities Commits
sion, was selected after Hartman
had endorsed another man for the
post, it was learned today.
Like John Alden, in the famous
courtship of Miles Standish, Hart
man made himself known at the
White House by writing a strong
letter of recommendation for Will
liam A. Roberts, Interstate Conn
merce Commission lawyer-examiner,
who has been active in the public
utility affairs of the Federation of
Citizens Associations.
To his surprise, Hartman was
asked to come to the White House
to speak for yourself"
His nomination was endorsed by
members of the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
The nomination win be considered
by a subcommittee of the Senate
District Committee, which Chair
man Arthur Capper will name next
week.