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selected, unOfhcially, but never
fheless deciSiVelv- for the Arneri.

SEGA, the Oakland Portuguese,
reached a climax when he was
selected, unofficially, but never
theless decisively, for the Ameri-
can Leagues most valuable player" dis
tinction of 1929. The swarthy fiogger,
who was supposed to be about through
as a ma jor Lacquer, put on great ex-
hibition to beat out Al Simmons and
Jimmy Foxx for the batting champion
ship. Here's how Gordon Cobbledick of
the Cleveland Plain Dealer summed up
his work:
'Fonseca, in addition to being the
leagues leading batsman, was one of
its best defensive first basemen and
leading base runner. He furnished much
of the punch and more of the inspira-
ton that enabled the Indians to make
their spectacular climb from seventh
place to third.
For six weeks in the early part of
the season, when the Cleveland pitch
ers were going badly and no one else
was hitting, Fonseca single-handed kept
the Tribe from slipping into the cellar
/ firmly believe that without Fonseca
the Indians would have finished in the
second division, and in this opinion
have the support of many Of his team
mates"
THEORETICALLY sprinters should
l. make good ball carriers, providing
they can be shaken loose" in an open
field, but usually they lack stiffness
and durability. Red GRANGE ana Red
eagle never won any sprint titles, but
there have been few halfbacks as hard
to catch on any gridiron as these two.
They combined average speed with elu-
siveneSs, which happens to be Just as
essential when flock OF tacKlerS are 10
be avoided.
Ray Barbuti and Chef Bowman scored
touchdoWns as we'll as sprint victories
for Syracuse Barbuti, rugged enough
to shine In both sports and then win
Olympic laurels, may try the profess
sional gridiron. AL Miller, HarVard'S
200-pound sprinter, was also good
halfback and Charley Rogers, Penn
track star, outran the secondary defense
of number of teams a few years ago.
George Simpson of Ohio State, the
worlds 100-yard record-holder, ana MS
Texas rival, Claude Bracey OF Rice IN
stitute, reconsidered plans to try the
gridiron, but Cy Leland of Texas Chrl-
tian changed his spikes for cleats:
IF given suficient time, West Points
l foot ball team may complete the
Job Of playing at least one college Team
from every State in the Union. Wltnln
the past 10 years the Cadets have drawn
their opposition from no less IMAM 20
States, ranging from California 10
Maine. Minnesota to Florida.
Every New England State has been
represented on the Army slate, as Wen
as New York, Pennsylvania ana Mary
land IN the East. From the south
Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee
ana Texas have 3llrnished caoet 40eS'
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D. c. BOY ON RIFLE TEAM.

BONNEVILLE, Mo, December t.
Cadet Gilbert Van Buren, wilkes, son
of Mai and Mrs. Gilbert Wilkes, 3203
Thirty-eighth street, Washington, D. c.,
is one of eight riflemen who have been
picked to represent Kemper Military
School in It's first match.
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WITH THE BOWLERS

second runaway and the third was
close until Anehorman Van SAINT
garnered SIS pins in the last three boxes,
Tor Isl game. His set was $40, both
game and set being the evenings second
nigh. With able assistance from the
rest of the cast, the team rolled second
nigh game of 500 and high set of 1889.
In the meantime, Santa Maria and
Ovando, tied for second place, engaged
in the gentle pastime of knitting each
others chances Each won a game
easily, and Ovando took the odd by a
small difference, to hold second place
undiSputed. Ovando's. SGT was high
game. Trinidad, also tied for second,
squeezed one game "from Christopher,
who galloped away with the other two.
Marquette won the first two from
Columbia, who turned the tables IN the
last game. Marquette has won IL of
its last is games. Genoa dropped one
to Salvador which was not decided I'M
til the anchorman had rolled. Genoa's
1906 was second high set
Pinta lost its third straight set, this
one to Nina, which was on the war
path, led by Stelski, who contributed a
16l game and 800 set for new seasons
records. AT least half dozen other
bowlers turned in games better than
1870.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-07

Records.
High team sets-Inter- Division, 1897
Information, 1884.
High team Observation-Disclosures, 4s5; In
formation, Ar.
High individual Cunningham, 1885,
Viehmann, 1874
High individual sets--Cunningham. 3oe
McQuinn. 305.
High Individual average -Mcouinn. s2-4i
F1eharty, 90-iS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-07

The third women's international track
ana fleld meet will be held at Prague.
Caecnoslovakia, next year, on -septem.
Der 9, Z and 8. - - !
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TRANsPoRTATIoN RIILnING IrAnnr

The A. r. A. chung to first place,
while Fidelity and Casualty were trim
ming the Ground Hogs two out of three.
Go-Getters came up peg or two by
taking two from the Sparks. .'
Britton of Go-Getters clipped of 1871.
thus winning the weekly prize, while
A. r. A. had 1901 for high team SET.
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OF COLUMBUS LEAGUE,

Balboa snapped out of Its slump
ladV) and took three straight from
De Soto. ThsIdrst was q contest, the
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THERE were other schedules as hard

Walter johnson could throw a base
ball at the rate of 12S feet a second, &C.
cordlng to the only test ever made Of a
pitchers speed.
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speak lot themselves.
The best ball player since 1910 is
Babe Rutland there is nouA better
Alexander, Vance, Pennock ana Grove
would probably be the best four pitch
ers. Eddie Collins arrived around 1908,
but he wasn't a star until 1910. The
bunch who came along before 1910 had
the call. Most of them were still
starring 10 years later-some of them
as late as 1925.
Concerning Schedules.
CCHEDULES arranged last Winter
~ failed to work out as predicted.
Some were tougher than they looked
others much softer.
Notre Dame looked TO have the tough
est schedule of the lot, but several
teams on the list that were strong last
season happened to be weak last Fall
notably Georgia Tech, Indiana and
Wisconsin. who lost most of their games
liz or Is all told.
Carnegie Tech was also far below last
seasons form. The Navy, In its first
four big games, failed to win a start.
The same was true of the Army against
Harvard, Yale and Illinois
Iowa came close to having the tough
est schedule in the country.
This team had to meet in succession
Ohio State, Illinois, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa, Purdue and Michigan.
No one team had to meet two teams
as hard to beat as Illinois and Purdue,
best in the game.
WHEN you consider the ranking of
w any team you must give the sched-
ule major consideration. I know of
more than one unbeaten team that al
most surely would have taken a good
trimming If it had added one or two
hard games, coming after other hard
games. No team that did not play
from four to six hard or battering
games with opponents of standing can
that did. In the Sou h. Georgia and
Georgia Tech played the hardest sched-
ules. =
Consider Yale's hard march: Georgia
Brown, Army, Dartmouth, Maryland,
Princeton, Harvard
Or Harvard's-with Army, Dartmouth,
Florida, Michigan, Holy Cross and
Yale.
THERE were other schedules as hard
l. Or harder. Michigan had a holy
terror: Michigan had to meet Purdue,
ONO state, Illinois, Harvard, MinneSo-
to and Iowa in row. This was an
even tougher march than Iowa faced.
the schedule tells the bigger part of
the story. Those that faced the tough
ones usually dropped at least one game,
otten TWO or more. The big explosion
usually comes after two hard games.
But only three or four hard games a
season is now only a picnic, so far as
nerve. strain and stamina are con-
cerned.
(Copyrieht, 1927
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THE SPORTLICHT
BY GRANTLAND RICI


In the daily yield the repealed
In and in skh
We read hoD such odfner could field
So reu not dispute uhGt retute
But great third b1semun passed from sight,
When old Bill Nash went out
OF the long gone gears loonh through
And laugh back through
But the thought
We still the
He could feld too bnt hoD he could cloaV
When old Bill Nash
Nov the say "Stop" "Horseteuhers Pop;
You're peddtng the .
The trouble NTH take the
That all players today
Thdts hon modern lads back to their dads,
buSenran pdssed romsto
When old Bill MATTHEW
League.
A MOTHER odimer O
before
~ made up of those who broke into the
it all poking
pretty fair team of those who starred before 1e0
Catcher-Johnny King Chicago
dell, Philadelphia.
w York.
Second base-Iajoie Cleveland
ShortSop-Wagne Pittsburgh.
Third baSe-Jimmy Collins
Outfeld-Cobb, Detroit
of the four
shortstop
along Hans ball
Dr. at least the valuable.
stepped
to take the from Jimmy Collins Cobb Speaker Shek
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Team Standing.
NAUTICAL LEAGUE.
Team Standing.

49,. Records. ,-....
9, aish team game-Drifters Canoe No. 1,
High team set-Drifters Canoe No. I, 1884.
Boat Club, lac. ~S
:. Htsh ~ individual set-Rics (washinston
pd aish b., inndiyidpaI averaEe-wood tPotomae
- Greatest number of strikes-FAlk Gel
nn of NO. u, Nuber (washinEton Canoe
=. greatest number of spares-Bradt Drift
" avs ~ Ve' -9sa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-07

COMMODORE JOHNSTON of the
~ Washington Club writes: Come
and see us this week end. We may
have something to interest you" There
is no may have" about it, commodore
You have boats and boats. What more
Is there Of interest?
Il won't be long nowl O. II. Blan-
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Sport Slants
BY Alan J. Gould,
Associated Press Sports. Editor.

~ HE checkered career. of Lew Fon-
SEGA, the Oakland Portuguese,
reached a climax when he was
selected. unofficially. but never
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. ALONG THE WATER FRONT.
BY carroll KLoTZBACK.

w Whoever conceived the idea
IA of fence along the seaWall
NV in Potomac Park should hire
boat and survey the results
of his handicraft. A once
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WORK goes on apace at the Floodgate
w Boathouse, and the railway nears
completion. Within a few days they
will be ready to haul small craft for
Winter storage. Made your arrange
ments yet?
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Team Standing

Games for week of December . n
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-20
PANIC REZCNS
Continued from Page One.l

Continued from Page One.l
statement in ink as the men sat on
opposite sides of a desk. 1t included
a clause that Pierce have no con-
versations with Miss Tarrant.
When I refused to sign it, Blue
grabbed a knife from my desk and
started slashing my neck" Pierce
declared. I couldn't stand there
and let him kill me. I grabbed a
pistol out of my desk drawer and
shot him twice"
One bullet pierced Blues breast.
The other went through his shoul-
der and through the wall into an
adjoining office. Blue fell with a
loud cry on the opposite side Of the
desk from Pierce, and lay still full
length on the rug. He was dead
when the emergency hospital doctor
arrived.
Pierce ran from the office, bleed
ing from cuts on his neck and the
wound in his arm. to the office Of
DR.. W. NJ. Sykes in the same build
ing where his wounds were dressed.
Blue lived at the Kappa Sigma
fraternity house at Southern Meth
odist University here. His father is
Rev. Henry B. Blue of Tulahoma,
Tenn, and his brother is Rev. Will
lard Blue, pastor Of the Blakemore
Methodist church of Nashville,
Tenn. He has no other surviving
relatives.
Miss Tarrant was not in Dallas
today, but was notified of the trag-
edy and said she would come here.
She resigned her place in Pierce's
office last week and went with
Blue to her former home at Billiard,
Texas, where her family lives.
M. NJ. Cherry and Miss velma
Scott, in the adjoining office, ducked
for cover as one Of the bullets
crashed through the wall and show
cred them with plaster.
Il heard two shots and a scream"
Miss Scott said. Il got behind the
filing cabinet" Mr.. Cherry took
refuge under a desk.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-20
COTTON SCARS
OVER 81 BALE
Ginning Total Of 14,269,313
Smaller Than Expected;
Usual Profit

NEW ORLEANS, March 20.-P-
Cotton scared over 81 a bale in
early trading under heavy short
covering and fresh speculative buy
ing induced by the bullish shok-
of the census bureaus ginnings re-
port.
Initial trades showed gains Of 81
to 81 points and prices continued
to advance until May sold up to
S2O.52, July $20.60 and October
S20.38, or AZ to A points above yes
terday's close. The ginningS total
of 1929, 313 running bales was
somewhat smaller than traders
looked for. The advance attracted
the usual profit-taking and the
market eased off 10 to Is points
by the end of the first hour. The
undertone, however, continued very
firm.
The selling became more general
as the morning progressed, llquida-
ton by early buyers being augment
ed by selling by ring traders and
spectators to force a reaction. Re-
ports of beneficial rains in Texas
undoubtedly helped the decline
which carried May down to 20.26,
July 20.31 and October 20.15, or %
to 80 points down from the early
highs but still IS to 10 points above
yesterdays close.
At noon the market was steady
and at the lows.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-20
Two SLAIN In
NIGHT ATTACKS

CHICAGO. March 20.-P-TWo
men were killed last night in Separ-
ate Sayings, n by a bullet, the
other by blows from a piece of pipe;
and each crime was marked by mys-
terry and unusual circumstances.
The Pany Inn Cafe in Cicero, in
front of which William McSwiggin,
assistant states attorney was shot
dead in of Cook county's most
battling crimes. was the place Of the
first killing Of the night. william j.
Vercoe. 81. a man Of good reputa-
ton. q shot through the back Of
the head.
County police gave this explana-
ton: "Vercoe strayed into a tough
spot and spoke out Of turn"
The other slaying-that Of Michael
Hribski. Is, a finance company en-
ploye-was revealed by the slayer
himself. Stanley Reichel, %, told
he had killed Hhibski, strik-
ing him down in se1f-defense.
A kidnapping plot-threats of
death-extortion letters-all these
entered the Hribski killing.
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OF

Continued from Page One.)
Der of commerce directors Tuesday
night the various phases of the city
extension program were outlined
and discussed, and a committee con-
sisting of z. A. Rosenthal, Harry
Faux, j. S. Ford, Albert Fernandez
and A. D. Dickson, Jr., was APP
pointed to draft recommendations.
No definite decision was reached
relative to the territory to be in
Guided, but it is expected to COM
prise all the plated area of West
Brownsville irrigation district.
Brownsville irrigation district.
Harry Faux, who has been work.
ing on the proposed extension sew
eral months, appeared before the
directors and proposed that the
south city limit be extended west
along the south line of the Missouri
Pacific railroad to the Davis canal
Of the West Brownsville system, fol-
lowing the line Of the canal along
the resaca to highway No. II, and
than straight across to the Los
EbahoS addition, following the north
line Of that addition; then south
dlOllS IilC CdSp llllC VI " = oOOAI4O1l
recently plated on the j. K. Wells
land. Considerable area in the east
ern part of the city, including re-
Gently plated areas may be in
Guided.
According to the terms of a bill.
introduced by Senator Parr and
passed by the recent legislature, the
city would be required to pay the
bond tax and flat rate on all land
in the irrigation district taken into
the city. 1t was pointed out that
this would leave the city only a
small margin in the tax receipts
from that section. However, a large
part of the area proposed for in
clusion Is not in the irrigation dis
trict.
The new law also provides that
lands can be taken into the city
only upon majority vote of the
city and residents of the affected
area, necessitating two elections. In
the event the city commission &C
cepts the recommendations of the
chamber Of commerce committee,
hearings will be held after which
notice of election will be issued in
both the city and the territory pro-
posed to be added. Separate cleo
tons are held, and a majority must
be secured in each.
The proposition of including the
municipal airport within the city
limits also was discussed briefly and
may be recommended by the COM
mittee. AS all territory within the
limits of a city must be contiguous
it will be necessary to take in the
highway right of way from the pres
ent city limits to the airport. 1t was
pointed out that this would give the
city full jurisdiction over the airport
property.
A meeting Of the committee was
held at the office Of Harry Faux at
9 O'Clock Wednesday morning, and
1t is understood that definite pro-
posals for submission to the city
commission will be completed Wed
nesday or Thursday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-20
SPEED BOAT
TITLE RACE
ON TAP TODAY

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, March
20.-(P1Gar Wood of America
and Major H. o. D. Seagrave of
England, internationally famous
speed kings, plan to race this
afternoon for the unofficial
speed boat title of the world.
In the final event of the first
days program of the annual
Miami Beach Regatta Wood will
pit his record holding Miss Eng
land" driven by Major Seagrave.
who last week established the
worlds automobile record for the
straightaway mile when he drove
his Golden Arrow" over the
Daytona Beach saids at 231 miles
per hour.
Tomorrow afternoon, at the
close of the events which have
attracted liz craft of various
classifications, both men will at
tempt to break the record of
90 miles an hour established by
Wood in his Miss America VII"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-20
STOCK PRICES
MOVE UPWARD
Optimistic Note Evinced In
General Advance; West
inghouse, Radio Fall

NEW YORK, March 20.-P)-
Stock prices resumed their upward
movement at the opening Of to-
days market under the leadership
of the copper shares. Anaconda
opened with a block of 5000 shares
at 1863, up : 1-2, and Magma open
ed 2 points higher at 81, both new
high records. National Cash Regis
ter showed an initial gain Of 8
points and Columbia Graphophone,
Union Carbide, international Tele-
phone, Electric Auto Lite and Lam
bert each advanced a point or
more on opening sales Westing-
house Electric fell back 2 IA points
and Radio l IA.
High money rates we're still the
chief deterrent to bullish activity.
Call money ran up from s to 10 per
cent yesterday as banks called a
relatively small volume of loans, and
a II per cent rate Is regarded rs a
possibility within the next day or
two.
Further liquidation developed in
Radio Corporation (new stock as
rumors were circulated that the mil
lion share pool recently oranized in
that issue had been dissolved, the
stock selling down to SO 1-2, as con-
trasted with a high Of 100 ga last
week.
The drop in freight car loadings
took the edge off bullish enthusiasm
for the rails, which were sluggish.
Copper shares continued to whirl
upward on predictions of abnormal
ly sharp advance in the price Of the
red metal. Anaconda moved up 6
points to a new high at 173 1-2,
Chile crossed 121 to a new high and
Greene Cananea touched a new top
at 1877 ga.
international Telephone was
again IN brisk demand, soaring 7
points to a new high record at 232
1-2. National Cash Register wa
quickly marked up 5 2-3 points to a
new peak at 148. Advance Rumely
issues an Underwood Elliott Fisher
also sold around the years high
prices.
Foreign exchanges opened steady
with cables unchanged at S4.35 3-2-
The closing tone was irregular.
Total sales approXimated 100000
cnorpc
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-20
Criminal Appeals
Court Affirms 5
Death Sentences

AUSTIN, March ~20.-(P)-Three
death sentences were affirmed by
the court of criminal appeals today.
They were:
Jessie Charles, Liberty county,
charged with the murder of Win
fired Knipple on August Is, 1928.
SilaS Jarman, convicted in Gray
son county for the robbery in Cooke
county On October 8. 1928, of Mrs.
A. r. Hassenpflug. 1t vas alleged he
threatened her with a s~teel-yard,
placing her in fear Of her life and
bodily harm. 1t was charged he took
an automobile from her.
Maury, Williamson county, con-
victed Of the murder Of Arthur
Bunnell on May %, 1923.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-20
COOPERATION
FATAL TO Thug
Merchanto Stay Bandit When
Alarm Sounds In Stores
Near Looted Bank

KANSAS CITY, Kan, March 20.
-(P)-An unidentified bandit was
slain by neighboring merchants
when he attempted to escape after
holding up the Industrial State
bank, in the Argentine section here
today.
The bandit entered the bank,
which was crowded with customers
and presented a card to F. w. For
roster, a teller. The card read,
Hold up your hands and give me
the money" He also pointed a
revolver at Forester, who handed
the robber all the money in his
cage, S1,706.
Another teller, w. A, Trentz,
sounded the vigilante alarm, con-
nected with nearby stores. Shop
owners seized weapons and fired a
volley Of shots at the bandit as
he hurried from the bank toward
a motor a parked acros the street.
The loot was recovered.
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EAKER MAY TRY

CONTINUED from Page One.)
ways that had thoroughly tried the
qualities Of the diminutive plane.
On his return flight from Pan
ama Monday he encountered head
winds to Minatitlan, and dense
clouds from that point to Tampico.
He had great difficulty in locating
the Tanpico airport due to the
heavy clouds and dense fogS which
shrouded that city.
While here Captain Eaker received
a telegram from Eden, Texas, n
nouncing that his father, who IN
derwent a major operation Tues
day, is recovering rapidly. The cap
tain announced he would delay his
intended flight to Eden pending re-
ceipt OF an answer from the war
department to his request for per-
mission to make a second-dawn-
to-dusk ATTEMPT.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-20
MARKETS AT
A GLANCE

New York:
Stocks irregular; International
Telephone scars nearly 10 points to
new top.
Bonds Irregular; Anaconda IS
climb 8 points to new high.
Curb Irregular; United Verde ex-
tension makes new 1929 peak.
Foreign exchanges easy; Spanish
pesetas rally nearly 1-3 Of a cent.
Cotton advanced on bullish gin
nings; later reacted under liquida-
ton.
Sugar steady; trade support.
Coffee higher; steady Brazilian
markets.
Chicago:
Wheat steady: firm northwest
Corn easy; favorable weather
forecast.
Cattle irregular.
Hogs lower.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-20
RACES DRAW
BIG CROWDS
Interest In Greyhound Rae
ing AT Rio Rico Kennel
Mounting

Rlo Rico Kenner club, just across
the river from Mercedes, is the me-
ca Tor large number of greyhound
racing fans. Established only a few
weeks ago, the venture has proven
a popular and entertaining feature
OF sports in the Valley.
saturday and Sunday were ban
ner days for the club, thousands
pouring into the grandstand to wit
ness some of the fastest races ever
seen on the track at that place.
The management announced last
week that free bridge tolls would
De IN vogue on Wednesday night.
this has proven a popular move,
It Is announced. 1t is the plan also of
the management to increase the
slfe Of the track if popular interest
Asos the pace 1t is now.