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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-14
Ry FORREST PHoC) ALLEN
president, National Basketball
Coaches Association.l


DIR. James Naismith, originator Of
the game OF basketball estimates
that. at the present time. there are
eighteen million people playing this
indoor gase.
The reason why basketball has
spread so uniformly to all the ma
tions or the globe il undoubtedly
due to the incidents Of its inception.
m 1891. when young Naismith orig
mated the game, he was a teacher
az the Springfield. Mass, Y. M. q. "a.
International Training School.
Naturally the secretaries sent out
from this school. carried the knowl-
edge Of the court game, along with
their other work, into all the world
and taught the principles of basket
ball TO all peoples.
l believe that this is the reason
why more people are playing basket
ball today than any other game
and the end j. not Jet.
Practically every foreign country
has rules patterned after our Amer
lean game. They look 10 US as the
mother country. and have a right to
expect guidance from US in formu-
lating rules and IN shaping sports
manship.
DIR. Naismith tells me that he had
received recent copies OF the rules
from Greece and Turkey. Also, in
Germany and France the game is
fl~ourishing. The congestcd areas Of
Europe make large play space pro-
hibitive. Basketball fits admirably
into such q scheme, and also, into
the temperaments Of these central
European peoples. Foreigners take
their games seriously.
Ernest G. Quigly, the National
league umpire and major spcrts Of
fetal. writes me from Japan. that
basketball had taken an unusual hold
upon the Orientais. Great thronEs
attend all Of their nj
King basketball II appealing. The
close up of the ~game-the open rlay
the kaleidoscope changes from Of
Tense 10 defense-the simplicity Of
the rules-the contact and combat
the dribble-the thrills and the spills
the sensational shots-together
with the quick snappy tear work
employed in getting the ball down
the floor attract the millions today.
A great game 20 place upon our
Olympic c~alendari And why not ?
Basketball rules are uniform the
world over.
For this and for other suffieien.
reasons. the rules of this game should
be changed but seldom. IL we
change III rules too often. then the
foreign countries will make rules %
their cwn and basketball will lose ity
international possibilities.
The joint basketball rules eon.
mittee, under the Leadership of hi.
rector L. w. St. John OF Ohio State
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-14
COSLIN BANGS
ALL KINDS OF
HOOKS,SLANTS
Good Against
Right, Left Hand
ers; Simmons Hits
Lefties For APO

CHICAGO, Jan. 14-GPl-Right Mn
left hand pitching looked alike ~
Leon Goslin, Washington outfielder.
in his successful drive for tho
American league batting Champion
ship last year whereas Heinir Man
ush Of s.. Louis who finished lust
a point back cf the Goose. was
slightly less effective against right
handlers.
Goslin's official record was .a7e
against left hand pitchers and $50
against rights. MsnuSh. on the 9th
er hand. banked the ball nc n .3sS
rating when batting against port
siders but hit .374 at the right hand
offerings.
Babe Ruth was under 800 against
left handlers, the figure being .c06.
There were Is games pitched BY
southpaws in which the Babe was
unable to hit safely at all. Right
handlers were not 90 intricate, and
he hit them for .S31.
Had X not been for left handlers
Lou Gehrig OF the Yankees might
have been first instead OF third I'm
the final individual batting ratings.
He was q .4o2 hitter against right
hand tossers. but the other kind OF
pitching held him TO a 1913 figure.
AL Simmons amonR the right hand
batsmen, slammed s~outhpaws to the
tune OF AGO, but the Athletics cut
fielder was q mere .335 man against
right sidcrs. Tony LaEIeri OF the
Yankees was another who could sue
coed nj bat II all pitching was from
the first base side Of the box, his
figure being All, but no was me-
even d 800 hitter against right hand
curves and speedbails.
Jimmy Foxx OF the Athletics, like
Goslin, was vicious against any kind
on throwing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-14
Man Accused A
Officer Slayer
Taken In Chase

MARSHALL, Texas, Jan. I4.-tP-
Accused Of having slain Alex Brown,
\ Joplin, Mo-, detective, and escaped
IN the officers automobile. William
q Miller, 70, was arrested here yes
terday after an exciting pursuit
through the business section.
When officers, who recognized the
slain detectives automobile, attempt.
ed to collar him, Miller broke away
and ran acros the square. A bullet
from an officers pistol struck him
in the arm. but he raced q DOZEN
blocks before he surrendered.
Miller was alleged to have shot
Brown when the latter attempted to
arrest him oE a charge OF forgery.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-14
HOUNDS Play
HERE TONIGHT
To Tangle With Eagle
Quint At Tucker
Field 8 p. NJ.

San Bsnito and Brownsville high
school basketball quintets will tan
gle tonight at s o'clock on the local
court At Tucker Field. In the first
game Of the season between these
two teams.
Lights have been strung about the
court. seats provided, and a big crowd
Is expected to be on hand for this,
the first game 70 be played at night
between these two clubs this or any
ether season. Red Irvine. athletic
director Of the local public schools.
made arrangements 10 play at night
In order that fans may have an OF
pertunity 10 attend. after the 10y
al way in which Brownsville citizens
supported the football team. we
deemed II no more than our duty 70
make 10 possible for these same and
other fans 10 attend" Mr.. Irvine ex-
planned.
Both quints are reported in excel
lent condition, and Coach Plato OF
the Fsgles has been putting his club
thlNAAb sun PEaNtiScNs hSSANts wv
games Of last week, both Of which
were won
Cosch Morrison's Greyhounds are
known - he a fast quint, and wen
over Highland last week.
Plates club has shown lots Of i'm
%proyernent IN the past few days, and
teamwork has become the r~esoundins
cry az the players IS they 70 through
daily practice sessions.
Practically every player en- the has
The Eagles starting lineup will
probably be Newman and Perez, fer
wards; Barnhart, center; Weller and
Mccre, guards; Sylvester and Lon.
goria. forwards. with Bennett. cen.
ter; o'Bryan and Grove. guards, as
other players Of equal ability.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-14
Fire Maroons 6
Atop S~kyscraper

NEW YORK. Jan. 14-tPp-Six
sightssers, one a young woman. we're
msrconed In the observation tower
of the wooiworth building for ten
minutes yesterday, their escape cut
eff By the highest blare the New
York fire department was ever called
upcn to fight.
The fire was ut the level Of the
5sth floor. apparently caused by .
short circuit in electric wires in the
elevator shaft. Firenen who had to
climb from the eth floor quickly
put out the blaze after three Of the
men and Miss Margaret Shields, Of
Bay City. Mica, made a dash down
a stairway through the smoke and
flames 20 the safety Of the SAITH
flocr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-14
and Queen
Of Britain Both
Reported Bette,

LONDON. Jan. II. - Up - Good
news came from beth royal patients
at buckingham Palace this morninn.
After an interval of several days
IN which King Georges condition
was officially reported as stationary,
today's medical bulletin brought tie
gratifying news that he was making
progress. 10 was indicated that the
advance was slew. But this was cx-
pscted. rs all predictions have been
that gains In strength we're bound 20
be achieved only by gradual stages
Queen Mary, II was authoritativclr
stated. was getting the bette rcf
her cold. II was evidently thought
advisable. however. that she remain
quietly In her rooms as N precantion-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-14
FOREIGN FLIERS MUST
GET PERMIT OF u. 5.

WASHINGTON. Jan. IA Up =
From now on aviators cannot take
off from foreign countries with the
whole wide expanse Of the United
States rs an objective.
Today Secretary Mellon promul.
gated regulations governing arrival
Of aircraft from foreign ports.
In future pilots Of foreign aircraft
must name the field az which they
intend 20 land and describe mark
ings OF their planes IN a notice for.
war-ed 70 the collector of customs
for the district i'm which the ter.
minal is situated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-14

cally certain Of wanting 20 enter n
league with Valley towns. II looks
like one of the best things for the
Valley in a baseball and advertising
way that has happened in many
years." Mr.. Proctor says.
Brownsville will be ready when
the other towns are, believes Proc
tor, who is taking an active interest
in baseball affairs. Mr.. Proctor
knows baseball from the playing to
the business end Of the national pas
time. having played on college teams
and afterwards.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-14

50 passeth from active playing com
petition the greatest individual ball
player that has ever lived.
Who's going TO succeed Maftv
Bell ~ coach at T. c. u. IL the big
question i'm Southwest conference
grid circles A number Of names
have been mentioned. and amorr
them IL "Bo- Mcmillan, former
Centre College star. Centenary
coach and now mentor or the Ne.
braska A. & NJ. Fort Worth f.
McMiliar's home. He has proven A
successful coach. III +. c. u. gets
him IL will be a popular enc. But
IL IL doubtful n -Bo- could be
drawn away from Nebraska.
This department has received nun-
erous telephone calls and letters. n
regard TO the proposed Class ID lea
que for the Valley. Progress N be-
ing made all over the Valley. M
reports enanating 20 this sanrtrr
state that in the near future. az
possibly within the NEXT few davs. =
permanent organization 70 uc-k ont
the affairs Of the league win ~
formed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-14

The Mseen club Of the South At
lsntic league IL 10 have a new park
this year. At q meeting Of the city
council that hcdy ratified an agree
ment TO have the city build the park
with the understanding that the
club will pay $4,000 rentsl per sea-
Q n The plant will cost in the
neighhcrhodo OF $4,000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-14
WILL
TRY TEN-MAN
BALL MINES

ABERDEEN, Wash, Jan. IA
IJ-Managers of the Timber
League, composed Of baseball
clubs in southwestern Washing
ton, voted here yesterday 10 give
The lehman team idea a trial this
coming season.
The ten-mRn team advocated by
John A. Heydler. president Of tee
National league, il designed to
permit a batting lineup excluding
the pitcher.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-14

Jack Quinn, as years old, and
after 20 years in the big league,
won Is games for the Athletics
last season.
He seems to be on the trail Of
Cy Young and Joe McGinnity, "iron
men" Of years ago. Young pitched
in the majors % years, while Nc
Ginnity was past so before he
hung up his glove.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-14

Thus. In words. uttereth the real
Ty Cobb; the a who did as much
fer the upbuildinE Of the national
pastime as any other dozen indivi1-
ualss the man who neither asked nor
gave quarters on the ball field And
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-14

"Whstever happens, I can leave my
profession without having 20 worry
about the rent. II is true that I
haven't all the money that some Of
these wild eyed optimists claim for
me, but il In also true that i have
been well advised on investing my
money ard have had my share Of
good luck. I shall not have to 70
cunning for any wolf on my door
mat"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-14

IL owe baseball . great Gebt. II
gave me the opportunity to express
myself and to gain a degree OF fans
that would probably have been be
yond my reach In any other pursuit
IL also goes without saying that
she'll alwasy be deeply interested IN
baseball. Possibly l shall be identi
fled with the sport, at ZONE future
time, but not as q player. Ny play.
ing days ara over.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30

z. w. Backus Of Minneapolis owns dam In the
Rainy river, which forms the boundary line between
Minnesota and Ontario. AT one end of the dam is
the Canadian town of Fl Francis and at the other
end the Minnesota town Of International Falls He
built the dam with permission of congress.
TT Francis and International Falls both use the
electricity generated by the water falling over the
dam. 1t comes from the same turbine at the same
moment. 1t is sold by Canadian and an American
corporation both Backus-owned.
But in TT. Francis it costs the consumer cents
straight for light and cent for heat In 1nterna-
tionaI Falls the primary light rate is 10 cents for
light; in South international Falls, IL cents; in
Rainier a few miles away 10 cents.
There is one significant difference. The Canadian
corporation sells the current wholesale to the city Of
TT Francis which retails it to it's citizens. And TT.
Francis is in position to buy from the Ontario Power
Commission. publicly owned.
The Minnesota citizens can't buy from the On
tario commission, and their only present source OF
power is the American corporation.
Backus is the man who wants to build his dams
and power plants along the whole line of lovely lakes
and rivers which supply the Rainy river. having now
an application before the international joint commits
sion for permission.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30
cruisars AND commonsense

There can be no legitimate objection to the senate
agreement to limit debate on the cruiser BILL beginning
next Monday. Because certain cruiser advocates
sorted to unfair tactics to defeat the Kellogg peace
pact does not justify minority hIbuster against
the cruiser bill.
Opponents OF the cruiser bill have right to SUM-
Client time in which to present their case, which they
are getting If they fail to convince the majority. they
must with good grace put down the result to the haz
ards Of representative government
Passage of the bill in Its present form win be in
defiance of the President and conmander-in-chief of
the military and naval forces He has appealed re-
peatedly for elimination Of the time clause providing
for construction over the next three years The coun-
try is facing budget deficit and cannot afford to
spend the $274OooOOo for cruisers. which would in
crease the present naval program to than half
billion dollars.
President-Elect Hoover in letter read to the SEN
ate has supported Coolidge's position.
Both Coolidge and Hoover known to be vigor-
Gus advocates of an adequate" navy Both are in
position to know the exact international situation and
the danger or lack of danger of war. Since Coolidge
and Hoover want to postpone the actual construction
of cruisers BY what superior knowledge OF facts can
senators contend that an emergency exists justifying
passage of the bil9
The only answer to that is that Great Britain is
determined to maintain her naval superiority over the
United States But this answer Is not adequate. In
Coolidges own words "only navy approaches ours
and hone surpasses il"
Our submarine and destroyer superiority offsets In
mart the British cruiser superiority And to argue that
Britain never win agree to actual cruiser parity
with US is to confuse the warlike policy Of the British
admiralty with the friendly policy of the British
people.
Tangible evidence that some Roadway. is being
made BY the British people in their demand for more
just and friendly governmental policy toward the
United states is shown by the statement of Foreign
Minister Chamberlain last Saturday,
we admit freely and willingly the parity between
he United States forces and our own" he said
With new British government coming into power
after the june general elections. end the Hoover adj
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The Truly Great


Well might the city pause and pay its tribute of
respect to Anna Nicholas, not because she great
writer not because she had the gift of phrase and
clarity of vision that made her judgment valued in
literary circles but because she possessed the qualities
of true greatness
When, young woman, she joined the staff of
a morning paper In what was then small city, it
required courage. In that day, women were little
known in newspaper offices largely recruited from the
printers case
She was, in degree pioneer in new field that
now opens the door of opportunity to many thou
sands of women
That she became the friend and counsellor of those
who rose to political einence that she encouraged
budding genius among authors who became famous,
that she impressed her own thought upon the COM
munity through the written word tells only part of
her real story.
That lies in the ffty-thr years of work. each
day new day, each task a task. each problem
new problem to which she brought the courage
and enthusiasm and vision which prompted her to
seek her first "job" in strange work
Those who truly great need no tablets nor
monuments. They have already perpetuated them
selves in the thought the ideals the purposes which
they have inspired in other lives. And surely this
remarkable woman won her place among those who
rightfully belong there.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30
Reason

CENATOR BORAH'S insistence
~ that other nations will be led
to consider disarmament if we DO
not build those fifteen cruisers, is
the leading left-handed logic of the
season.
England was induced to partici-
pate in Harding'S naval conference
only by the fact that we had adopt
ed building program which would
have given us the greatest navy in
the world.
Ex-GoVernor Smith is entitled to
a great deal, but the New York
legislature did right to kill the bill
to suspend the law and admit him
to the bar without an examination.
No law should be suspended for
anybody-not in a republic!
1t was disastrous for this New
Yorker to be shot by his wife who
is lion huntress, but it was much
more complimentary than if she
had been a mere clay pigeon
shooter.
Ten thousand people in Wash
ington are permitted to have liquor
because they are in the diplomatic
service, which strengthens the ties
between our statesmen and those OF
other lands as nothing else could do
n II
General Ludendorf demands that
the former kaiser be permitted to
return to Germany and while the
kaiser is eager to come back, he'll
never do it as fast as he left.
The manager of the New York
Yankees is going to have his bail
players wear numbers next season,
which shows that he is confident
that no other club can get them.
The best suggestion that has been
given to Mr.. Hoover is that he ap-
point Clifford Pinchot secretary of
the interior. for Pinchot is the best
friend conservation ever had, and
consequently the best enemy of
those who desire to plumber the pub
lie resources.
Rodalia Salazar of Mexico has
just died at the age of 116 years,
during which time he participated
in only thirty-ttree wars. which will
cause him to go down in history as
one of the greatest of Mexican paci-
fists.
Hs
Lincoln, Neb., has not had one
murder in three years. which proves
that a great many of her people
have moved to Chicago
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tines When it contracts it prevents the passage of
food from the stomach to the intestines.
The movements of the stomach known tech
nicaly peristalis They consist of two kinds One
series of of contraction starting at the up
per end of the stomach and ending at the pylorus The
other sort of rolling churning which Dr. Glen
denning compares to the action of electric washing
machine.
These movements of the stomach controlled by
the nerves which center in the solar pexus
Solid food remains in the stomach from three TO
four hours.
Many small glands are scattered among the cells
which compose the lining OF the stomach.
AS the food is churned by the muscular action of
the stomach, these glands pour their digestive juices
into the food.
After some time the pylorus begins to permit small
amounts Of wel-digesed food to pass through into the
intestines
The small intestines, which entered first are
coiled up rather compacty. If Strengthened out they
would be about twenty feet long.
From the small ntestnes the bOlus of food as it is
technically called passes into the large intestines
These are about five feet in length
Protracted digestion goes on while the food is
passing through the intestines and many additional
juices poured into it by various organs and glands
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Z
SEEMS
TOME
BY HAYWOOD
BROUN

DALM BEACH, Fla, Jan. 3d.
L When I sat down to the table to
play roulette, they laughed at me.
They didn't know that I had studied
the game in twelve easy lessons sent
by mail.
No one is laughing now. Not even
myself for, win or lose, it is my
method to maintain an air of calm
frigidity. Easy come, easy CO." as
every columnist believes.
If the first dozen fail TO turn UP,
it may be that my little sister cam
not go to college and get the edu-
cation which she needs so vitality.
For a time it looked as if my hope
of comfortable old age was to go
glimmering on the black. I was even
beginning to wonder If my little son
could make any appreciable sum on
a newspaper route. At one time they
had me $3.50 in the hole.
And then the tide turned. Slowly
the forces of evil were beaten back.
At the moment I shall not need to
negotiate for that second mortgage
or sell my grandfather's gold watch.
In the beginning / may have done
a few things wrong. Possibly /
dropped my right shoulder and
failed to KEEP my eye upon the ball.
There is no denying that I was
just a little out of practice But by
now I play roulette much better.
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-
Heart Has Great POzCe1~ to Recuberute
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE

and it is among the most important
of the organs of the body.
Fortunately for the life of man
kind, the heart has enormous power
of recuperation and a great amount
of reserve. 1t is, however merely
human tissue and will wear out I'M
der continuous overstrain and break
down under the attack of disease.
Measuring the Load
1t is for this reason, that every
man, at least those who have passed
middle age, should be able to an
swer correctly the question, "How
is your hearth
If he wants to live as long as
he can, he should have some idea
of the functional capacity of this
important organ, SO that he will
not overtax it's strength in giving
it too great a load to carry and
will aid it in its defense against
infections coming from various
sources in the body.
Almost everyone knows the early
signs of heart failure, but similar
symptoms to a mild degree may be