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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-01

American league and Babe Ruth
was the other" He has bolted the
club. fought with Manager Lena
Blackburne and generally disported
himself as a radical-but he can
play ball.
He claims 10 be the champion
tobacco cheWer of the majors.
Chicago fans who visit Comiskey
park mainly 10 razz the bush
league upstart can't determine
whether his braggadocio il show
manship or naivCte. Whatever
il Is. Shires is living up 10 his own
advertising copy.
Prudhomme. a Detroit rookie was
on the mound. Shires IN. There
were two out and a runner Oh third.
Quote the Great ShireS: IF this
rookie gets me out now, he's a sure
success"
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runs. Six putoutS, G assist. no err.
rors. In double play.
Carl Reynolds, White SoX from
Palestine.-Feur times up. one hit,
no runs. Three putouts. no assists,
errors.
Chick Autry. White Sox from Aus
tin.-Up twice. 20 hits. runs. Ont
putout, one assist, no errors
Cedric burst. Yankees from Beau
mont.-Up once. one hit. no runs.
No putoutS. assists. errors.
AL Simmons. Athletics froFnq
Shreveport.-Three times up. one
hit. one run. Two putouts, no s
sists. errors. Got a three-bagGer.
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Major League Leaders
Including Games Of July 81
National

N~aANAa4AAAE OhAAANA Va OAAN Oh
National
Batting-Herman Robins. .i07.
Runs-Ott. Giants. Hornsby, Cubs.
96.
Runs batted in-Ott, Giants, los.
Hits-Terry. Giants. 156.
Doubles-Frederick. Robins. a.
Triples-L. Waner. Pirates, Is.
Homers, Klein. Phillies. 80.
Stolen baSeS-Cuyler. Cubs. 26.
Pitching - Bush. Cubs, won Ia,
lots !.
American
Batting-Foxx. Athletics. 800.
Runs-Gehringer. Tigers. 80.
Runs batted in-Simmons, Ath-
letics. l02.
Hits-Manush. Browns. $50.
Doubles-Heilmann. Johnson, Ii
gers. IS.
Triples-Miller. Athletics. IL.
demonstrating. Yanks. 26.
Stolen bases-Gehringer. Tigers.
II.
Pitching-Grove, Athletics, won
II. lost 2.
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For almost a week Manush and
Foxx were within one point OF each
other. They were banging the ball
around in the upper eighties. Her
man and ODoul were several
notches higher and a mark Of 400
was necessary for a respectable
lead.
On the day that Herman was
leading the National league with ar
average OF 1893 TO O'Doul's 1893,
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Spudders and Steers
Seen AS Play-oHs
For Texas Pennant

had its origin in the apparent coll
lapse OF the Bluffs at the outset or
their northern invasion. Touted a5
the team TO lead the southern
teams out of the wilderness. the
junior Cards promptly dropped two
straight TO the Steers. Yesterday
it was | To O..
The Spuds required only five hits
to take their second straight from
the Indians. who dropped their sew
enth in a row. For the third time
since he joined the Tribe. Joe c.
ard failed to finish. The former
Senator finds class A plates elusive
in the extreme.
Waco's Cubs squared matters a.
Fort Worth by taking the middle
game, 5 TO 2.
Rain prevailed al Shreveport.
where the Exporters were hopeful
of atoning for defeat in the opener.
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Manush had a rating Of .387, one
point higher than FoXX.
Judging by the 1928 figures. three
of the boys are batting a bit over
their heads. Last year Herman hit
$40; Foxx 1923 and OFDoul $40.
Manush. on the other hand, is right
up where he belongs since he hit
.378 for the season last year ana
was a ST. batter in 1926. Heinie
lost the league batting crown To
Goose Goslin by one point in 1928.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-01

NEW YORK. July 27.-,Pi-It's a
stirring battle that four young men
of the majors arc having for top
batting honors.
Babe Herman and Lefty ODou,
locked in a struggle for National
league supremacy. have been hit
ting better than the leading Ameri-
can league pair. Heinie Manush and
Jimmy FoXx-but the latter are all
but deadlocked in the averages.
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NATIONAL LFACTF
wednesdays Results
Cincinnati ?. New York l.
FhiladeIrhia s Pittsburgh 2
Ro-.nn ia. Chicago i-s
81. Louis s-2. BROOKLYN 2-s.
Thursdays Results
Boston ~ Chicago.
New York Mt Cincinnati
Philadelphia ~ Pittsburgh.
Brooklvn at ST. Louis.
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~ LEAGUE
Wednesdays Results

TEXAS LEAGUE
Wednesdays Results
Dallas !. Houston 0.
wichita Falls I. San Antonio 2.
Waco S. Fort Worth 3.
Beaumont = Shreveport, postponed;
rain.
Thursdays Schedule
Houston at Dallas.
San Antonio st Wichita Falls.
Beaumont at Shreveport.
Waco az Fort Worth
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GGHrS LAST


CBy The Associated Press
BROOKLYN, ~. Y.-M a
Quintero. Tampa, Fla, outpointed
Joe Click, Brooklyn. Q0).
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Sports Chats
- With -
Hal Eustace

Jack Rowe, be-spectacled doughty
furnished the sensation Of the Elks
billiard tournament "wednesday
when he defeated everything III
sight. The only reason he didn't
trounce more was because they
weren't OF deck. He raj his win
ming streak up to IL with no losses
recorded against him. Rowe had
played only one game up until Sat
urday OF last week. Jack is whip
ping up his horses now. however.
and it appears as though he viii
be able to play his entire scheduie
Of IS games.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
WEDNESDAYS Results
philadelphia 10. Detroit /.
New York l6. Chicago ?.
81. Louis AZ. Cleveland o-6.
Thursdays Schedule
Cleveland at Boston.
Chicago Of New York.
Detroit ~ PHILADELPHIA
81 IoaYis NJ Washington
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Radio ~broadcasting will not be
permitted at the Sammy Mandell-
Tony Canzoneri lightweight cham
pionship fight at the Chicago sta
dunn tomorrow night.
Paddy Harmon. president OF the
stadium, ordered it banned because
he feels radio cuts down attend
ance.
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TO PIGEONS

VERDUN. France-A marble tab
let was unveiled here in memory Of
the French carrier pigeons that died
on service IN the war.
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CHAMP LEAVES
TRAINING CAMP
Sammy and Canzoneri To
Finish Training Today
For Title Scrap

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.|(P)
Surrounded by a police
guard to thwart attempts at
violence, Sammy Mandell
today went through final
preparations for the 10
round clash in defense of his
world lightweight champion
ship against Tony Canzoneri
at Chicago stadium Friday
night.
The champion late yester-
day secretly slipped away
from his training camp, up
set by annoyances believed
inspired by a gambling
group endeavoring to stage
q betting coup.
Mandell went to a hotel where ne
sxpected to remain with his body
yuard, leaving only for a final
workout today. He left camp after
anonymous telephone calls ana
prowlers had gotten on his nerves.
Mandell was a big favorite in the
betting. He was quoted at l 70
q IL late yesterday and 1t was ex-
pected his price would 60 higher.
Both the champion and Canzoneri
today were to finish up with six
rounds Of floorwork. Mandell stu
had a little weight TO remove, but
Tony was down to 1873 and planned
on Just enough work to retain his
edge.
How They Stack Up
This is how Lightweight Cham
pion Sammy Mandell, and Tony
Canzoneri, the challenger, compare
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Like Skippy. Jack is always
belittlin'" but he be-littleS him.
self. After making an extreme
Iy difficult billiard. Jack be-littles
himself for not getting better po-
sition. He Is an excellent cushion
player and knows his "leavings."
Jack not only knows the shots
there are plenty who can tell YOU
how 10 make them-but he can
execute them.
The Washington times., 1929-07-15
Quaker Meeting Has
First Wedding in
121 Years

MULLIcA HILL, N. y. July
15.Ths tlrst wedding on record
In the Friends Meeting House.
that vas erected here lsi years
ago took place when Miss Flor.
ence Rsster Of MuliicA Hin waa
married to J. Malcolm Pratt Of
Westrhsstsr, Pa.
More than 80 msn and women
attended the meeting ana heard
the bride and bridegroom rsad
alternate verses from the mar.
riage ceremony IN the Friends
Book Of Discipline. There u no
pastor at d Quaker wedding.
Miss Kester IL the daughter OF
Wilmer Kester. farmer. Mr.
Pratt IL the Son Of Maurice Pratt.
Their names are the first in the
marriage record Of the little brick
meeting house that was built BY
Quaker settlers in 1908.
The Washington times., 1929-07-15
Industrial Show Plans
On 100000 Attendants

General plans for Washlngton's
Fifth Annual Industrial Exposition,
to be held beginning October 81.
were discussed last night in q radio
address over station WMAL by Ru.
dolph Jose. executive chairman OF
the exposition committee Of the
washington Chamber Of Commerce..
About 100000 visitors ar6 sx.
pected during the exposition which
will feature every branch OF the
rapidly growing industrial enter
prises Of the District.
The most important Innovation
according to Mr. Jose. will BE- the
inauguration OF group displaye OF
industries and commercial enter
prises. Office equipment wiz be
shown for the first time. and pub.
llshing, the Districts leading en-
terprise, will hold an importSnt
plane. Other exhibits will be di.
verse. tailoring. public utilities and
beauty parlors being among those
to be repreSented
The Washington times., 1929-07-15
DR0WNS.
IN SEVERN
-rnoto by international

Charles E. Coltrane. s13 North
Milton Ave, Baltimore. Nd. was
drowned. and his companion, Miss
Margaret Kegar. also of Baltimore.
was saved from drowning, when
the small motorboat in which they
were riding was overturned in a
squall on the Severn River near
Herald Harbor last night.
They had been for spin on the
river when a storm came up, MAX
ing the surface Of the river very
rough. Coltrane turned the boat to-
ward shore, but his efforts to reach
safety were unavailing, and the
craft. caught in the trough Of the
waves. capsized.
Miss Kegar managed to swim sew
eral strokes back to the overturned
boat, to which she chung, until a
party of rescuers put out from the
shore and pulled her to safety. She
told them that Coltrane had come
back to the surface and desperately
tried to reach the boat, but sank be.
fore her eyes.
The drowning occurred in 30 feet
of water, and efforts to find Col
trane's body were without success
until the arrival OF the GIenburnie
fire department rescue squad which
brought the body to the surface.
Coroner Louis N. Hopkins, Of An
napolis, returned a verdict of scci-
dental drowning. The body was
taken to Annapolis In Naval
Academy boat. ! It will be sent to
Baltimore for burial.
The Washington times., 1929-07-15
boy SMASHES
F ST. WINDOW

After smashing q window In an
r Street mems clothing store early
today with q brick, q 32.year-cld
youth was captured by policemen
attracted by the noise.
The youth. James Lee Wilhurn, of
San Antonio, Tex, was arrested by
e. s. Groves and +. b. HOwk less
than a block away from the store in
the 800 block r. st. N. w. which he
attempted to rob. He was held for
investigation at the First precinct.
"A Jagged hole In plate glass win.
dow was made with a brick wrapped
in a cap Police quoted WilburEl as
declaring he ran without taking any.
thing because the missile made much
more noise than he had expected.
Wilburn told policemen he had in
tended to so back later ana help him.
self unless patrolmen heard the
noise. However. the crash could be
heard for several blocks.
Wilburn told policemen he II q
farmer. He worked alone and was
shabbily dressed.
The Washington times., 1929-07-15

to the Azores and back to France
again.
Feat Believed Impossible
Costes and Bellonte returned to
Paris after landing at Villacoublay
aerNdrome, just outside of Paris,
disheartened over their failure, but
convinced that no mortals nor no
plane could ride out the headwinds
Of hurricane force which drove them
back over their route after they had
left a thousand miles OF ocean be.
hind them.
1--WE have done nothing. We want
no praise" said Costes when he re-
turned to Paris. ''Our thoughts are
with the gallant fellow who lies in
the Azores, victim Of the same re-
lentless wind which nearly drove US
to a similar fate.
Pays High Tribute
''It IS a pity, that guiding his
plane against such terrific obstacles
to a seemingly safe haven, that this
accident should have occurred.
Major Idzikowski was great air
man and q; fine gentleman. ! find
1t difficult to believe that he is gone.
| shall never forget his splendid
start Saturday on the venture he
had planned so long.
Captain Costes' first question
when he learned of the crash was
whether the Polish fliers had been
in the air Saturday night.
III they spent that night in the
air, what . terrible night It must
have BEEN" he said. II did not
believe that any plane could stand
the beating that wind gave US.
Costes and Bellonte landed at
Villacoublay at $3.50 a. m. yester-
day (4:30 a. m. New York tiinel,
after being in the air 20 hours.
Wind Like Hurricane
They explained the west wind
which at times reached hurricane
proportions, so badly depleted their
fuel supply they saw no chance Of
reaching their goal, especially in
view Of the fact that conditions
held out no immediate hope OF bet
terment.
"We will try again, and this
flight will be q lesson. I figured
on the headwinds to be met in at
tempting to cross the ocean west
ward, but / did not figure enough"
No filler of any nationality who
has crossed or tried to cross the
ocean ever paid more generous
tribute to Col Charles A. Lindbergh
than did Captain Costes.
''The more ] try to fly across
the ocean," he declared, "the more
/ realize wha. an incompatible
airman is Colonel Lindbergh."
The Washington times., 1929-07-15
STEERING FLAW
WRECKS BUS,
8 HURT

while Maryland state police to.
day sought to dstarmins what
caused giant intercity bus to
plunge from the road near Dead
Mans Curve on ths Washington.
baltimore Boulevard yesterday, hal.
tlmore hospitals reported that ths
nine psrsons injured IN the crash
are on the road to recovery.
Two explanations of the cause OF
the crash have been advanced tnus
far. Louis M. Cecil. "a, bf Bali.
more. driver OF the machine, anid
he believed the steering gear lockeG.
Police are inclined to believe that a
broken axle caused the accident.
rhe bus was going toward Balti.
more and was descending a slight
grade when 1t got beyond control
OF the driver. crashed through q
wooden guard rail into 1O-fUot
ditch and overturned.
Glass Crashes Around Eight
The eight passengers and Cecil
were thrown from their seals as
glass crashed about them.
Those injured I'm the crash were:
Mrs. Mary Epector, 65, Of GOO
block Of Fifteenth st. N. E., pos.
sible skull fracture and severe cuts
and bruises.
Fred schaake, 20, $500 block Of
Dent PI. N. W., possible skull frac.
ture and Internal injuries, severe
cuts and bruises.
Louis Cecil, laceratiOns, burns and
bruises.
Cecil Gardner, IS, 1900 block Of
Twenty.first 81. N. W., cuts and
bruises.
Solomon spector, 1s, grandson Of
Mrs. Spector, Of Camden. N. j.,
lacerationa and crushed elbow.
Winfield Aub, %. Burlington
Hotel, washington, cuts and bruises.
william Warren, So. 1900 block OF
Newton st. N. E., cuts and bruises
OF the head.
Homer Mauer. 21, Lynchburg, Va,
cut on head and face.
Sydney McLeish, 2e. of washing.
ton. address unknown, was treated
for cuts and bruises, and left the
hospital.
Escape Called Miracle
witnesses declared 1t 4 miracle
that anyone escaped from the bus
alive. 1t was necessary to have q
truck lift the bus up before Cecil
could be removed from hiA seal.
The motor had crashed through the
body OF the bus and burned Cecil
on the body. He was pinned behind
the steering wheel.
All OF the injured were rushed to
Baltimore in passing automobiles.
Schaake Ii being treated at Uni.
versity HoapitaI there. The others
were taken to 81. Agnes Hospital.
Traffic on the road in the vicinity
of the crash was tied 10 FOR hours
az hundreds gathered around tile
bus. The big machine was hauled
from the ditch and towed here early
this morning.
The Washington times., 1929-07-15
New Zealand Called
III The Richest Country

81. louis. July is n.N.S.l.--
Julian B. Foster. United States De.
partTnent OF Commerce Trade Com.
missioner in New Zealand, who was
visiting here recently, said that
local exporters Of manufactured
commodities will find good market
in New Zealand because Of New
zealand's high standard OF living
and its great wealth.
He said that New Zealand. the
richest country in the world for
wealth, offers q great market for
local exporters.
Mr.. Foster was recently here
conferrinE with local business men
on possibilities Of trade with New
Zealand.
The Washington times., 1929-07-15
Paris MOurns Loss
OF Polish Aviator;
CnStA Paws Tribute

PARIS, July Is n.N.s.),-This city
was plunged into grief today by the
catastrophe which befell Majors Id.
zikowski and Kubal. Polish entrants
in the transatlantic air race start
ing under such suspicious circum.
stances from LIE Bouget air field
Saturday.
Capt. Dieudonne Costes and Maui
rice Bellonte. French airnen, who
took off a short time after their
Polish rivals and WHO also failed in
their attempt to span the ocean
from east to west, were deeply at.
fected by the tragedy. Both re-
manned in virtual seclusion today,
refusing any plaudits for their 20
hour flight which took them almost
The Washington times., 1929-07-15

1yigtut, Greenland, today by Captain
Albin Ahrenberg, Swedish airmen
who for several weeks has been at.
tempting transatlantic flight
from Stockholm to New York by
way of the Arctic, according to an
exchange telegraph message from
Copenhagen.
Captain Ahrenberg's declaration
was made when another leak was
discovered in a pontoon Of his
plane, the Sverige, a short while
before he was to take off with two
companions for Anticosti, in the st.
Lawrence river.
A similar leak forced postpone.
menti Saturday.
The Washington times., 1929-07-15
Lee Memorial Group
Will Buy StratfOrd

RICHMOND. Va. July 15.-Th0
purchs Sc OF Stratford Hall. ances,
trail home OF the Lee family and
hirthplace OF Gen. Robert e. Lee,
in Westmoreland county, Va. will
be effected Immediately. The rails.
ing of $4,000 to augment the
$4,000 already in hand for tha
initial cash payment on the prop.
erty has just been announced here
by r. r. Lancaster. r.. OF the
advisory board Of the Robert q.
Lee Memorial Foundation, the,
The remaining $I90.00O will he
raised and paid In a series Of de-
ferred payments.
The Washington times., 1929-07-15
One Cent Coin Output
Is Doubled in One Year

Though few people know what
can be bought with q penny in ex.
pensive 1929, apparently the conn-
try IL demanding these humble coins
= ,.hs lstess s ra,scrf ausIseI ~ the T1r,ted
states Mint indicates that the out.
put Of pennies for the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1929. was 27s.
900, or nearly double the 1898 pro-
duction Of 14S,9s9 600.
Next TO pennies IN popularity
came dimes with ss.S4s,0OO pieces,
which in turn held 4 substantial
lead over the nickels, numbering
2S.774,000. Coins produced in 1929
totaied 361 $50 $50, 4 hundred mil.
lion more than in 1898 Their value
was $5l, ,659 .05O.
The Washington times., 1929-07-15
ARRESTS
700 RUSSIANS
CONTINUED from First Page,

(Contlnueu from FIRST rage
the present Chinese ctiSls, appeared
among the possibilities today.
Traditional friendship Of the
United states for China and its
unsisguised opposition to things
conTnunistic appears not to have
influenced Chinese experts IN the
state Department to give the
Hoover Administration advice favor
able to the seizure Of the Chinese
Eastern Railroad.
On the contrary, comment among
these officials, Ii that China viii
have difficulty In persuadtng the
world, most OF which In opposed to
Russia, that the seizure was
justified.
Fear for Worst
The United states ID waiting
deyelupnlents ana II officially silent,
and while protesting TO be Opti.
mistlc over the peaoetnl outcome,
officials privately fear the worst.
The greatest DANGER accUrulng to
well informed opinion here is from
Japan, and II that nation 1ises the
u1assfng Of Russian troops On the
Manchurian border az an excuse to
send her own troops there. osterl'
sibly for the protection Of the
south anchurtan Railway
fyapanese owned then the United
States would probably feel called
upon 70 protest.
The only basfs Tor action bg the
japanese which would b4 acceptable
to the United States would be TO
40 in as an avOWed ally Of China
at the latter's behest. Il was ex-
Feeling here Is that II war be-
tween the Soviet and Nationalist
China does occur as result OF the
seizure, coupled with the
expulsion OF Russians from Man.
churia. the disintergration OF the
new republic Is q forgCae conclu-
sion, unless the war would draw In
other nations which would welcome
the opportunity to crush sovietlsn
in Russia once and for all.
Two Courses for Japan
Japan might take two courses,
intervene for the protection Of her
interests without the fornnality Of
herself China's ally, or
SHS INASnt AOkI1k&lAt UG%tqAS W~A vs.
Russia il China were attacked, i
was pointed out.
In the former case, Officials here
believe, Il would be for the purpose
Of getting q firm control over Man
churia where the Japanese aspira-
tons have long intrigued the rest
Of the world.
From the American point Of view,
this would be tantamOunt to q re-
pudiation ok the washington treaties
Of 1921 guaranteeing the admins
trative integrity OF China, and would
operate 20 the interest Of Russia
because the other stRnatorieA would
be expected to prevent 1t. Russia
then would face China alone.
MOSCOW, July Is u.N.S0.-SoViet
officials declared today they we're
hoping for a note from NanEing
(which would relieve the Soviet gov.
ernment of the necessity OF resort
ing to other means OF insuring its
legal rights" in the dispute with
China.
Soviet officials are now awaiting
China's reply and will make no,
move, It was understood, until this
is received from C.
r. Wang, the Chinese foreign minis.
fer at Nanklng
The Washington times., 1929-07-15
MARY PIcKFORD AGAIN

Los ANGELES. July Is u.N.SD.
Mary Pickford. film actress, today
had been reelected president OF the
Motion Picture Relief Fund Of Amer
lea Association. Plans have been
announced whereby dozen film
canpanies win produce f9 one-reel
pictures for the benefit ot the fund.
The Washington times., 1929-07-15
Are You in Need?

II you are in need Of help clip this from The Wash
ngton Times and mail it. together with statement Of
your name address and trouble bring it in person to
the Community Chest, 1418 st. n. w.
If you know Of anyone in need send him, or write, or
telephone his address and difficulty to Metropolitan 1885,
information Bureau.
In any event. whichever one Of the Community Chests
81 member organizations is best qualified to render the
service will be notified and prompt help will be given
according to the need which exists.
These organisations people Of all and creeds
in all kinds Of need in all parts Of the District
Name
Address
Trouble
The Washington times., 1929-07-15
Swedes Again Baked

LONDON, July Is u.NS).-
Even II we don't get off before
Christmas. wen get started some.
time"
This Saa the statement made in