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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-25
QUINN, VETERAN PITCHER,
MICHIGAN OF BASEBALL GAME

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 25.-tP-
John Picus Quinn. grand old man
Of the Athletics pitching staff.
whose claim TO seniority or the
whole team is disputed only by
Connie Mack and Kid Gleason. Is a
pitcher or many curves. but few
words.
Only Jack knows how old he Is.
and he will not tell. Records SHOW
he was pitching and getting paid
for his efforts the year Gordcn
Cochrane was born and three years
before Jimmy Foxx discovered his
toes.
Baseball books have TO put down
a year Of birth to complete the rec
ord SO the statistics list Quinn at
"A. Opposing batsmen scott at
this. How" they ask. could any
mar grow as wise az Jack Quinn
in IA years?"
Jack l. one OF the last baseball
Mohicans i'm that with a few Of his
old crcnies who were throwing spit
ball before the moist delivery was
legisleted out Of the game. he H.
permitted 70 continue the style. One
can count them on the fingers or
one hand now, Red Faber. Lefty
Clarence Mitchell. Burleigh Grimes
and the grand old man himself.
Guinn's fast tall of 20 years ago
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-25
LEAGUES MOURN
STRICKEN CHIEF
Little Life In Big League
Games A Huggins Fights
For Life I'm Hospital

With attention centered on Mil
Ter Higgins fight for his life In
a New York hospital. a solemn tone
was evident along the big league
trail yesterday as the afternoons
program was unreeled. Melvin Of
the Giants and the veteran Tom
Zachary OF the Yankees had such
spotlight as there was.
OFT with his 4lst and a home
runs and Zachary with his twelfth
victory in q season which had
brought no defeat.
OFT with his 41st and 42nd home
field seats In each of two games at
the Polo Grounds. and his drives
were instrumental in bringing the
Giants home in front in both en-
counters, 5 to 4 and 6 TO 5. The
two blows enabled the young New
York outfielder TO tie the national
league record made by Rogers
Hornsby In 1922.
The Phillies rallied sharply again.
st Johnny Morrison in the eighth
to pull out a decision over Brooklyn
by 8 to 6.
Chick Hafey again pulled his
home run act with Bottomly on
base and the Cardinals outpointed
Red Lucas and Cincinnati. 3 to !.
II was Hafey's twenty-seventh.
Pittsburgh and Chicago were not
scheduled.
The Yankees went to Boston to
open a brief and inconsequential
series. but their minds with their
stricken manager in New York.
The fallen champions nevertheless
won 5 to 3 before a crowd OF 5000
fans celebrating the Hubs annual
Babe Ruth Day"
The victory not only added q
twelfth triumph to Zachary's per-
feet record. but also placed him one
game further ahead of any winning
mark ever made by a pitcher per-
forming regular or semi-regular
service.
When Willis Hudlin faltered
against Ted Lyons and the White
Sox in the ninth round at Cleveland,
Yves Terrell rushed to the rescue,
and the Indians won Y to ARTHUR
Herring pitched Detroit to a 3 to 4
victory over the Browns at Navin
field.
The Athletics and the Senators
had an open date.
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has passed and his change OF pace
now consists Of "a slow ball and
medium speed He keeps the spit
ter iii reserve for the ~clinches"
and as "a threat. Players on the
other clubs say he does not throw
"A splitter every time he puts his
glove TO his mouth. but they never
know when the vexing delivery is
coming up.
His last worlds series appearance
was with the Yankees In 1921 when
he was defeated, but he Is a better
pitcher nov than he was then. He
only eight games that season.
and he has already been credited
with III victories in 1929. Last year
he won 10 and nc had ID the year
before.
Quinn is only a part of the great
pitchers names. His real name is
John Picus Quinn.
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club. or perhaps some public spirit
ed person from Brownsville would
donate a challenge team trophy. TO
be contested for from time to time
between teams Of the entire Valley
as 1t Is a fact that having Lone
thing tangible to shoot for increases
the interest III no small manner. III
would be better still if we could
have several trophies known as "A
class, d" class, and even &C" class.
thereby giving the newer and less
proficient shooters an incentive to-
ward better performance.
Arnold also states In his letter
that he believes it would be possible
TO form a skeet league In the VAL
ley. He points TO the fact that
Brownsville and Donna clubs are
active at all times: that --dinburg
will resume when whitwing s. ron
Is over: that Mission already has
purchased equipment for q skeet
field. Brownsville could make an
effort to initiate San Benito and
Harrington into the sport. Arnold
said. and similarly Donna would try
to interest Weslaco. San Juan.
Pharr and Alamo. IT the hunters
once get on the skeet field and
try their skill. they will come back
for more, the Donna veteran as
sureS.
The first football game or the
season on Tucker field will be
played here Thursday between
Coach Soc" Pl.to's b" squad and
the HI Jardin Comets. At the same
time, the junior college Scorpions
will take on San Benito high at
San Benito. Then Friday, the VAL
ley's biggest game, Brownsville high
at Harrington.
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Sports Chats

IL was easy TO see that the coach
es and officials followed Judge Da-
venport closely. They were hear
ing the things they had striven to
express for years. w. r. Groves,
president OF the association. beamed
as he listened to the speech, occa-
sionally nodding his head in APP
prevail.
What interested us most, was the
statement that after all was said
and done, football was only a game
after all. and no measure bordering
o nthe unfair 81 -uld be used to win
a contest" Both Davenport and
Claude Rothgeb. former Rice coach.
emphasized this fact. The most
important thing Is the training that
the youngsters get. Not just the
physical training, although that
would be worth the time. but the
character-building qualities tat
are learned. We were CAD to hear
these expressions as we maintain
the English point of view that win
ming is secondary. The thing con-
tests were designed for was the en-
loyment OF the participants-not
for huge crowds that throng the
stands.
Rothgeb was somewhat like an
old firehorse in the pasture Tues
day evening. He Is now out OF foot
ball for the first time in 20 years.
The former grid mentor says he
is getting the urge more and more
each day Rothgeb came here last
year IN hope Of improving his
health.
The gambler again came in for
a rap Tuesday evening. Sheriff
Frank Brown of Cameron county
attended the meeting and pledged
hearty cooperation In cleaning I'D
TINS element on the football fields.
The sheriff said he was not going
TO make an example OF anyone but
that he would try to curb the small
time gamblers whenever their activ-
tiles were brought to his atte-tion.
The chief howl set up in a city after
a game Is lost j. almost invariably
the howl OF the petty gambler. II
was said.
Bob Wade now has six Donna
sReeters on his neck as the result
Of a few words that rolled off his
tongue recently. These were to the
effect that Bob was the best skeeter
In the Valley at 200 pounds. T.. w.
Fatty Arnold, acting as spokes-
man for the DONATES. has this 10
say:
1T is the rule that the challenged
has the privilege Of naming the
date and place. SO we hereby accent
his challenge and name the Donna
skeet field as the place and Sunday.
Sept 20, the date. The Donna club
extends an invitation to the
Brownsville club to a team race al
50. on this date. = would suggest
that as TO the team race there
be 100 targets. the scores in the
team race made by the parties ia
the inf-vidual race. Then, the sec
ond hundred Of '-e individual race
can be shot with just the two con-
testantS only.
Judge Weaver wishes me to an
nounce that he will donate a loving
cup TO the winner of the individual
race to be known as the Weaver
Individual Challenge Trophy and
the rules governing the future con-
tests for this trophy will be for
mulated on the skeet field Sun
day.
1T could be a good boost for the
shooting game II the Brownsville
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McAIlen Props For Edinburg Junior College
Men Ahead of Horses
In 6-Day Endurance

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 25.-tF-
Continuing thier faster pace, the
men were more than % miles ahead
OF the horses in the six-dav en-
durance race between man and
beast today rs the contest entered
its 31st hour at the arena.
The 10 men and 10 horses have
been paired In teams. While one
member OF each team rests, the
other member takes Up the race.
The team Of J0ie Ray. Chicago.
and Johnny Salo. Passaic. ~. ~. led
az the end OF 50 hours with a score
or l51 miles and three laps. Red
wing and Fleetwood led the horses
with 40 miles ! lap.
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taking on a semblance Of its smooth
efficiency with classy runners and
heady field generals making UP the
foursome-and the ends are filled
by Alien and Earnest. Penny FRS
by. Shorty Calife. Abundio Cara
aid Jimmy Walsh we're used in a
practice game last week with Wes-
LAGOS Panthers and proved their
ability TO fool the opposition. Cara
Is back at his old stand at half and
is showing to better advantage than
ever before. Here IS one Of the
trickiest broken-field runners the
Valley has set produced and his
thickness Is matched only by his
ability to drop a floating pigskin
into the hands of a fleet runner.
He will be called upon to carry
the greater portion Of the aerial
warfare which has always been
characteristic Of the Bulldog Of
tense. Frisby will likely get the
call at quarter and has proved him
self an able field general when ask
ed TO call signals during previous
years. Jimmy Walsh should be
Ogan's choice at fullback and thus
far has proved his right TO hold
that position. If calculations are
correct. Walsh viii prove one Of the
''rippingest" line -plungers the Bull
dogs have presented for some time.
Calsfe will probably be called upon
to do some of the passing and his
experience with the junior high
school Bullpups has removed all
doubt as 10 his ability 10 do his
share of this work.
All in all. McAllen's Bulldogs are
after that pennant. despite the OPP
position said to have been cooked
up for them In other Valley elevens.
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Following are sone OF the Valley
games scheduled for this week.
Thursday - Brownsville Junior
college at San Benito. Rio Hondo
at Donna. FL Jardin at Brownsville
OBJ. Edinburg Junior college at Nc
Allen, Stuart Place at Mercedes.
Friday-Brownsville high az Har-
lingen, Lyford at Raymondville,
Pharr-5an Juan-Alamo at La Feria.
st. Joseph's college at Santa Rosa.
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CISCO BAND GOING
TO WEST x MEET

FL PASO. Sept. 25-tF-Cisco
will bring its band and a large del
egation to the West Texas Chamber
of Commerce convention here Oc-
tober "a. Is and Is. according 10
an announcement from convention
Headquarters.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-25

Judge Harbert Davenport Of
Brownsville told members of the
Valley Coaches and Officials as
ISOLATION in session at Harrington
Tuesday evening things that they
have felt for many years but could
not find words to express. He went
right to the bottom Of his subject
-football-and told of its evolution
and what 1t means today. 1t is one
Of the chic reasons why the Amer
lean youth Il not d~egenerating into
a state of mollycoddleism. the judge
said with conviction. History has
proved that when the young man
hood Of a nation degenerates into
this stage, that nation has but a
short time OF exist. the judge said.
Football represents a type abso-
lutely in opposition to the 'cigaret
sucking. girl chasing speeder,'" the
speaker declared.
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: 7 LETTERMEN

Especial to The Herald)


McALLEN, Sept. 25.-Coach n. r.
Cowboy" Ogan is driving his Nc
Allen high school Bulldogs, 1928
~contenders for the Valley high
school football championship and
three time winners Of this title,
through q series Of intensive prac-
tice sessions in anticipation OF the
strength OF the powerful Edinburg
Junior college Br0ncs. whom they
will be called upon to stop Thurs
day In the first test Of the 1929
season.
Cowboy" expects this game and
the one the following week with the
Brownsville Junior college team To
show the weak spots in his aggrega-
ton In sufficient time TO remedy
them by the opening Of the high
school series.
Having built a team around seven
lettermen returning to the Bulldog
kennel from the 1928 team, Ogan
looks forward TO a successful season.
For the past four weeks, he has
been pushing the Bulldogs and
their swift return to their 1928 pace
Is indicative Of a willingness and
desire 70 hoist the 1929 Valley pen
nant over the doghouse for the
fourth time in even years.
Gene Cox Is Star
The Bulldog offense. defense and
backbone rests in "Cap'n" Gene
Cox, stocky leader and football
player de luxe that has kept every
Valley high school football team in
misery for three years and who has
Outpayed his individual opponent IT
every game in which he has par
ticipated. Brother of the famous
Albert Cox, always the subject OF
conversation where Valley football
players are discussed although he
graduated a year ago, "Cap'n" gives
every promise of making as great
a name for himself as did his fleet,
tricky brother. "Cap'n" holds down
the right tackle berth on the Bull
dog eleven and his ripping. tear
ing. pIunging game Is the JOY Of
every McAllenite and the worry Of
every coach in the Valley except the
Bulldog mentor.
The line Is Ogan's chief worry.
He has been unable as yet TO fill
the center position and this has
caused some shifting through the
team Thanking the pivot position.
Cavazos as right guard has removed
ell doubt as to his right to remain
there. Karam, however. at left
guard, Is a new man and the only
thing he lacks IS experience. Char
ley Paterson, Owen Ward and 9TH
er up-and-coming youngsters are
anxious at a try for this position
and If the lack of experience on the
part Of q number Of Ogan's pro-
teges car be overcome. the center
Of the line will be okay.
Ends Worry Coach
"Cap'n" Cox's companion at the
other tackle will probably be Butch
Stutzenbecker. Butch has lots OF
beef and underwent q baptism Of
fire during the 1928 season. There
Is probably no other place for him
and there he is likely to remain.
The two wing positions have been
causing real worry. In an effort TO
rem0ve this anguish of mind, Ogan
has shifted Frank Allen. one OF the
Valleys fleetest backfield men and
n keen football general. to right
end. That's all right, If the back
field can stand IL. Bud Earnest,
heretofore a backfield man solely.
has been placed opposite McAllen
and will make a superb running
mate, If the backfield can stand IL.
Fast Backfield
The Bulldog backfield Is already
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Iowa Seeks To Enter
Western Conference

IOWA CITY. Iowa. Sept. 25.-tP
The University OF Iowa will again
knock at the doors of the western
conference az the winter meeting
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vided, and furnished amusement for
part of the crowd. The winners at
"bunco" were: ladies' first. Miss Ana
Wodjikowski; second, Mrs. Heber
Thompson. Gents first, Stanley Price,
Jr.; second, the Rev. FIR. Majas. At
whist the winners were: ladies first,
Jimmy Poferl (Jimmy had to play
lady in order to qualify; second, Mrs.
Beno Lundgren. Gents first, George
Brisbin; second, Maurice Weinberger.
The proverbial good time was had by
all, and the ladies in charge expressed
their qualification for the generous
attendance. They are now planning
to put on program about March
10th, consisting of two short plays
or farces, Irish Stew" and the
"Mischievous Niger with some other
minor items and music, all for the
benefit of the church.
The Willow River Community club
and the Board of Education will meet
Saturday evening, instead of Friday
evening.
There will be services at the Pres
byterian church Sunday evening. at
s o'clock. Rev. Fillinger will preach.
All are welcome.
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DUXBURY

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy LampsOn went to
Markville Saturday, and visited at the
L. Coleman home until Sunday.
Victor Ludwig and friend from
Pine City, spent Saturday evening and
Sunday at the Ludwig home.
Duxbury was well represented at
the annual creamery meeting, held
in Markville last Saturday.
Mrs. A. M. Anderson and Lillian
Anderson spent Wednesday of last
week at the Elmer Calvin home.
A pie social will be held i'm the
hall February 20, for the benefit of
the schools. There will also be a
program by the children.
Howard Onstad left last week for
Superior, where he will, be for an in
definite time.
Lillian WATSON is home again, af-
ter spending several weeks in Mark
vile.
r. ]. Shute, Mrs. A. NJ Anderson,
Lillian Anderson, and Erwin Anderson
were Sandstone visitors Monday.
Miss Thompson spent Monday eve
ming at the r. ]. Shute home.
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BEROUN

Mr.. and Mrs. Moen are the parents
of baby girl, born Thursday of last
week.
Mrs. Smith and baby daughter of
ClOquet. came last Thursday to visit
for several weeks at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Moen.
Jim Hejny and DR.. Clark made a
trip to st. Paul Sunday, taking Jim's
mother, Mrs. Hejny of Pine City to
st. JOseph's hospital. She has been
seriously ill for some time with heart
trouble.
Edwin Edin was caller at the
Leonard Machart home Sunday eve
ming.
G. c.. Christensen was a business
caller i'm the Twin Cities Monday and
Tuesday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Gust Strohkirch mo-
tored to ST. Paul last Thursday.
The dramatic players of st. Joseph's
church are preparing a play which
will be given in the near future.
The John Clyne family moved to
their farm home in Meadow Lawn last
Thursday. The Carsten family moved
into the Chalupsky house vacated by
the Clynes.
The old time dance given at the
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Travellers Marooned BY Floods.

apetown-Further plans in the Mo-
Iambique district of Portuguese East
Africa have caused most rivers to
overflow and in some places the river
mud has piled up 10 feet making sew
eral breaches in the railways. Mails
and passengers are held up at Beira
in Portuguese East Africa and the
Buzz river is running so high dwell
ers in the vicinity are compelled to
seek refuge on the housetops Tugs
have been sent to their rescue The
damage at Beira is estimated at be-
tween 100000 and 100000.
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Sweetheart Visits Devers at Duluth.

Duluth-With court order signed
by Judge John B. Sanborn, Johanna
Bruce was permitted to visit her sweet
heart, Frank Devers, in the county Jail
here. She was accompanied by Archie
NJ. Carey, Dever's attorney, and the
two left for Minneapolis later. This
was the first meeting of Devers and
the girl since she was brought here
from Memphis to await trial on a
charge Of stealing mail at Hibbing
She is held following a not guilty plea,
pending trial at the May term of fed
eral court.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-14
NORMAN TOWNSHIP

l.. ChicOS from near ASkOv, visited
at the Steve Purull home Tuesday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hennen and
baby visited at the Geo. Watson home
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bud braves of Bruno,
visited at the Olaf Nelson home Sun
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Devall and chill
dren, and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Han
son and children, were Sunday din
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ner guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. H. Kowitz.
Mrs. Gust Overbecke visited with
Mrs. Frank Devall Wednesday after
noon of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Purull and chill
dren visited at the VIM. Bonnin home
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. James futile and
Clara, and Arthur Nelson called at the
VIM. Bonnin home Sunday evening.
Mrs. VIM. Bonnin and Mrs. Gust
Overbecke visited with Mrs Geo. Hy-
att last Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. lKowitz and chill
dren visited at the Steve Purull home
Sunday evening.
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PORTES CIL'S
TRAIN BOMBED
Mexico's Provisional President
Escapes with His Life from
Wrecked Train.

Mexico City-Provisiona President
Emilio Portes Gil narrowly escaped
the fate of the man to whose place
he was elected. The train on which
he was returning to the capital was
dynamited, a fireman killed and two
coaches and the engine derailed.
The president was returning from
the state of Tamaulitas where he had
formally surrendered his Office of
governor to his successor. The presi-
Dental special, was within $50 miles
of the capital, between the stations of
Comonfort and Rinconcillo In the
state of Guanajuato, when terrific
blast threw the leading cars from
the rails.
The fireman was killed instantly as
the engine turned over. The first car
was a Pullman containing several
members of the official party and the
second car was that of the director
general of railroads. The president
calmly descended from his private car
farther back in the train, and accom-
panied by the secretary of war, walk
ed forward to inspect the damages.
Portes Gil when he saw the de-
struction merely shrugged his Shout
ders and said, "the revolution is in
luck" (The president is member
of the so-called Revolutionary partly.
An unexploded bomb was found in
the headquarters of Aaron Saenz, gov
revolutionary party's candidate for the
presidency, early this morning.
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British Will Have More Warshjps.

London-The controversy in the Bri-
fish cabinet concerning the proposal
TO abandon the building of two cruis-
ers apparently has ended in victory
for the "big navy" men, Work on
these cruisers, as we'll as on smaller
craft provided for in the immediate
construction program. will go on, &C.
cording to statement by w. c. Bridg-
man, first lord of the admiralty, in
reply to a question !sked in the House
OF Commons by Leslie Hore- Belisha.
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Edwin B. DENNY Dies,

Detroit Mich.-Edwin B. DENLY
former secretary of the navy passed
away suddenly from heart failure at
his hotel here. Denby's. law office said
he had appeared in perfect health
when he left the Offices. He has been
at the office regularly the last two
weeks. DENLY also served as repre-
sentative from Michigan in the fifty
ninth, sixtieth and sixty-first con
crosses from 1905 to 1910.