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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-03
Pugilistic Tits
Of First Water to
Open New Arenas

NEW YORK. June 3.-tP1-Open
air boxing arenas come into their
own this week at New York and
Philadelphia for the first time this
season.
To the Greensboro stadium gees
the honor Of opening the big-time
outdoor campaign In New York
with a ten-round struggle between
Tony Canzoneri. ex-featherweiFht
titla-holder. and Ignacio Fernandez
Of the Philippines tomorrow night.
At the PHILADELPHIA Nationals
ball park tonight George Godfrey.
the huge negro from Leiperville.
Pa. has been matched with Jimmy
Byrne OF Louisville. in the main
ten-round bout OF the first outdoor
show Of the season. GODFREY.
rated by some experts as the best
or the current heavyweiFhts, VIII
be an overwhelming favorite.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-03
Edinburg Defeated
6-5 BY Hat Maker
Nine Here Sunday

Continuing their winning streak.
the Hat Makers hoped on Lefty
Swayze Of the Edinburg Bob Cats
here Sunday afternoon to exc out a
SIS victory before a gathering OF
fans estimated at 1000.
SwayZe. who recently pitched a
no-hit game against the K~ingsville
Teachers Javelina nine. was the
victim Of q fifth inning rush when
the locals obtained three runs.
Swayze was replaced by Cave.os.
Martinez Of the Hat Makers held
the Bob Cats hits well scattered.
An Edinburg rally in the final
frame fell just n run short and
had the fans in suspense.
The Hat Makers will play La
Feria here next Sunday.
Yesterdays game was one OF
casualties. Felipe Moreno. catcher
split his hand and will be unable 70
play for a month.
Five fans were hit by foul balls
also.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-03

both the Sports and Cubs were
undergoing double lickings. Thus
the expensive Dallas machine vault
ed up a full game from the Louisi-
ana entry and a game and a half
from Waco.
II they can maintain their present
pace. the Steers will be extremely
hard to dislodge from the top Of the
heap. A survey OF their play for the
last month reveals that Milt Stocks
well balanced crew has been rolling
along at about a $50 pace, which Is
winning baseball in any mans
league.
Today the Steers open a series
with the troublesome Spudders up at
Wichita Falls, while the Sports are
engaging the Cats in Fort Worth.
Waco is in Houston for a trio Of
contests and the Exporters are Wis
iting Pat Newnam's Redskins al
San Antonio. off hand. one would
say the Cubs have slightly the more
pleasant outlook. Houston Is hav-
ing much difficulty beating anybody
pending the arrival Of expected re-
Inducements
Poor pitching cost the Shreve-
porters their double loss at Wichita
Falls. 7 to 5 and 9 to 4. Brown.
Williamson and Thompson were pa
reded by Art Phelan in the first
contest, none doing any particular
good. and Estrada and Thompson
worked the nightcap with similar
success.
San Antonio made a clean sweep
Of its series with Waco by coping
a duo. 3 to ] and z to s. The tribe
went up into fifth place. just a game
behind the tagging Partners.
Tom EStill. Beaumont's moist ball
artist. gave another fine perform
ance in banking the Bluffs, II to 0
in their own back yard.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-03
CARD TONIGHT
In DONNA RING
Cruz and Azavache to Mix
In Main Event: Three
Other Bouts
Especial TO The Herald)

- RIM
DONNA. June 3.-Everything is
all set for the fight card here to-
night featuring Johnny Cruz. San
Antonio. and KID Azavache OF Mex
leo who claims the bantam title Of
that country. Promoter Cap" Con-
ner stated Tuesday morning that
he had successfully herded all or
the fighters into town and that
everything would be pulled off as
scheduled.
Cruz. well known as a clever fight
er, disposed OF Howard Carr, known
as the bantam champion or the
southwest. in a fast bout az Beau
mon Saturday evening. Cruz is no
stranger here. having beaten Kid
Monterrey TO a decision in Browns
will several weeks ago.
Kid "AZavache," or other wise
"blacker than black" should be In
for tough sle6tJ'ng tonight unless he
shows considerable cleverness with
his dukes himself. Azavachs Is said
to hold victories over Kid Pancho.
Kid Lencho. Bobby Fernandez and
others OF thier CALDER.
The card also includes two eight
round semi finals between Tonnev
Torres and Kid Zavilla, and Kid
Saenz and Babe Parker. Kid Oil
varez and Kid Pritchard are billed
for six rounds.
The bouts will get under way ct
$50 p. m. scharp, Conner has an
nounced. He has expressed no fear
of interruption from rangers. Capt.
Tom Hickman has been hating
bouts with regularity over the state
and fear has been expressed the vet
aran ranger might drop In here for
j visit.
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Although George Pipgras, aided
by Lou Gehrig's twelfth home run
pitched the Yankees to their Sec
ond straight decision over the
White Sox by 6 to l az the Yankee
Stadium. the Browns were nosed
out in Washington by . to /. This
defeat dropped the st. Louisans
four and one-half games behind
the Athletics as the Yankees crept
up to within seven and one-half
contests Of the leaders.
In defeating the White Sex. Pip
gras allowed but six hits. Kerr's
single and Metzler's triple in the
third saved Chicago from a shut
out. Gehrig's homer with one on
in the first helped to tear young
Ed Walsh loose from the mound
but both Hal McKain and George
Conn&lly. who followed, encounter
ed mistreatment.
After trailing st. Louis by / to 0
for seven rounds. Washington tied
the score aginst George Blaeholder
in the eighth and then won out in
the ninth on Joe Judges double
and two sacrifices. irwin Hadley
gave the Browns only five hits.
Red Sox bats hammered a merry
tune aginst the barriers at Braves
Field yesterday at the expense Of
Messrs. Shaute and Terrell. ard
Boston won by ~ to 3. Milton
CASTOR pitched for the Sox and
received batting support amount
Ing TO thirteen hits.
With rain in both st. Louis and
Cincinnati. the National league
program was confined TO Wrigley
Field where the Giants and the
Cubs braved wintry blasts from
Lake Michigan TO amuse $1,000
Sabbath clients. Sheriff Fred
Blake plunged into q desperate duel
with Larry Benton for six innings.
but blew up in the seventh under
the strain Of a 0 10 0 score. The
Giants put six hits together for
four runs and won. 4 to J..
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-03
Major League Leaders

by The Associated Press
Including games Of June ?.
National
Batting-ODoul. Phillies, AT.
RunS-Douthit. Cards. Al.
Runs batted in-Hsfey, Cards. A.
Hits-ODoul, Phillies; Douthit.
Cards, so.
Doubles-Frisch, Cards, II.
Triples-L. Waner. Pirates, z.
Homers-Klein. PhillieS. 10.
Stolen bases-Cuyler. Cubs. II.
Pitching-Grimes, Pirates, won 8,
lost 0.
American
Batting-Foxx. Athletics, .4f2.
Runs-Gehringer, Tigers. 40.
Runs batted in-Simmons, Athle-
tics. SO.
Hits-Alexander, Tigers. 81.
Doubles-Johnson Tigers. 10.
Triples-Blue, Browns. 5.
Homers-Gehrig. Yanks, II.
Stolen bases-West, Senators;
MetEler. White Sox. 6.
Pitching-Uhle, Tigers, won 9, lost
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-03

CHICAGO. June 3.-P-Charlie
Root. who had poor season in
1928 after winning 26 games in 1927,
is showing old time form for the
Cubs this year.
He won five Of his first six games.
He lost his first n because he had
the bad luck Of having to face Bur-
leigh Grimes on one OF the latter's
unbeatable days. Then Charlie
stepped out and captured five VIC
tories in a row.
Roots comeback gives the Cubs
two OF the best speed ball nurlers
in the game. The other one is Pat
Malone. who won six straight be-
fore losing a game.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-03
Dem Gets Support
Of c. 0. P. Leader
For San Angelo p. 0.
Especial TO The Herald)

SAN ANGELO. June 9.-A demo-
crat has received the recon-
mendation OF a republican leader for
the position Of postmaster here and
has been assured the support OF r.
B. Creager. republican national
committeeman from Texas.
The appointment Of Theodore
Herring. who has been in the postal
service for n years and who has
been assistant postmaster for sev-
eral years. was expected to be an
nounced Monday. He was recon-
mended by Judge Q. o. Harris, re-
publican leader here.
Herring will succeed Mrs. Sadie
NJ. Boulware who died a month ago.
He was named acting-postmaster
when she died.
His appointment seemed 70 be
certain following receipt here OF a
telegram from Congressman Claude
Hudspeth that Creager had endorsed
Herring for the position.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-03
French Net Title
Again Captured By
Helen Wills Play

PARIS. June 3.-P-Helen Wills
again has demonstrated her right
TO sit on the throne as queen OF
the worlds tennis courts.
She won the women's singles
chamionship Of the French hard
court tournament yesterday by de-
feating the No. l ranking player
OF France. Nine. Rene Matthew. g.
3, ga. IN the final round.
The American girls victory not
only gave her the French title for
the second year in succession but
showed clearly at the same time
that she ranks In a class by her
self among women tennis players.
Nine. Matthew put up q plucky
fight but whenever there vas need
to apply pressure Miss Wills clearly
demonstrated her superiority.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-03
Y. w. c. A. SWIM is
OPENED AT GALVESTON

GALVESTON. Tex. June 3.-CPl
The fourth annual Galveston
News-Y. M. G. A. swimming cam-
Daigr for BOYS will cpen at the Y. NJ.
O. a. June 3. continuing through
June 8. Learn to swim" Is the slo-
gan during this drive, which hes
proved popular in the past.
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p TO

BERLIN. June 3.-P%Several
German authors replied to recent
queries as 10 why they did not
write for the movies. that the in
dustry was sordid and lacked artis-
tic ideals. But Wolfgang Goetz. a
popular playwright, said he re-
Trained because he was not quail
fled for the work.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-03

Evar Swanson. fleet-footed
outfieldeT Of the Cincinnati
Reds. is one of the most promis-
ing rockies OF the 1929 season.
Manager Jack Hendricks II
full OF praise for his new find.
even going so far as to predict
that Swanson will develop into
one OF the great outfielders or
all time.
He came to the Reds from the
Mission club Of the Pacific coast
league. where he batted .348 last
year and piled up a total Of 40
stolen bases.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-03
TO Z

JERUSALEM. June 3.-tP1-Tvd
modern hotels are to be erected here
supplying a lack from which the
Holy City has suffered. especially In
comparison with Egyptian cities.
One will be built by the Palestine
Economic Corporation Of New York
and the other by a Moslen religious
organization.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-03
STATE TENNIS MEET
OPENS IN ALAMO CITY

SAN ANTONIO. June SIP
Play began today in the state lawn
tennis championship tournament at
the San Antonio Country club. More
than 100 entries in mems singles
and doubles. women's singles and
doubles, junior and boys singles
we're ready to play.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-03
ALLICATOR PEARS MOVE

RECIFE. Pernambuco. Brazil
June 3.=P-Many tons of ALI
gator pears may soon be going "a
the United States from this state
There is a movement on foot to
increase the acreage. improve pack
ing for EXPORT and cultivate only
the best bearing stock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-03
CHIROPODIST DELIGHT
NEARING MIAMI ARIZ.

BYLAS. Ariz.. June 3.-P-At
the end Of the 60-mile lay to Miami
today, the 10 surviving runners in
the Pyle cross country race will have
only 554 miles to cover in two weeks
TO reach Los Angeles. To date the
bunioneers have travelled 2.920.s
miles.
JolRnny Salo. P~aSsais. u. J.. had
q le1A4t Of Is minutes, 40 seconds over
PeteS<Tavuzzi Of England a. today's
start.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-03
1.OO4.31I IOIN LEAGUE

VIENNA. June 3.-tP)-The Aus
tro-G German League reports that
1,O04i3il of Austria's total popula-
ton Of 6.5o0.000 have joined the
organization. 1t aims at the union
Of Austria and Germany.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-03
Major Baseball is
CurtaiLed by Rain;
Xanks Beat Chisox
BY WILLIAM j. CHAPMAN
Associated Press Snnrfs Writer

What with poStponements and gaps in the schedule in the non Sunday
cities OF Pennsylvania. the Sabbath program in the major leagues yester.
cay N reduced 70 exactly one-haN OF a normal days campaign. Both
the Atheties I'M the Cardinals, the two league leaders. helped themselves
oy oong nothing u al. and The cause OF the Pirates certainly was not
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-03
Take Lead,
Gorng Cats Twice;
I, Spuds Beat Sports

5hreveports two-day tenure OF first place ended yesterday and the
Dallas Steers climbed into the van of the Texas league scramble.
The Mavericks veteran pitching staff proved its worth iii showing the
stockmen into the lead. Joe Martina and Charlie Barnabe, a couple Of
oddeIs. knocked the Partners off twice in Fort Worth. 6 70 5 and 2 to I
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Sundays Games

New York 4. Chicago ].
Boston-Cincinnati. postponed. rain.
BrooAlyn-St. Louis. postponed. rain.
Only games scheduled.
Moad7y's Schedule
New York st Chicago.
Bo-tcn at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia st Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn at ST. Louis.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-03
STANDING
THE
TEXAS LEAGUE
Sundays Games

Beaumont IL. Houston 0.
Dallas GO. Fort Worth ST..
San Antonio ST. Waco 10.
Wichita Falls 7-9. Shreveport 81.
Mondays Schedule
Waco at Houston.
Dallas at Wichita Falls.
Fort Worth at Shreveport.
Beaumont az San Antonio.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-03
AMERICAN LEAGUE

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Sunday Cameo
New York G. Chicago /.
Boston u. Cleveland }.
Warrington ?. St. Louis /.
Only games IchedI.ed.
Mondays Schedule
Cleveland at Boston.
Chicago ut New York.
81. Louis az Washington.
Detroit az Philadelphia.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-25
SMULSKI IS ELECTED
 MANAGER OF FALCONS
Plans for Inc Coming Baseball Sea son are Discussed at McCing
 in Club Rooms.

Baseball activities for the coming season were thoroughly discussed at a meeting of the Falcon X. C. at the club rooms on Beaver street yester- day afternoon. Joseph Smulski was elected manager Of the team for the coming year with William Lasky as his assistant. Smulski, better known as "Murphy,' has been connected with the Falcons for years while I.asky has been manager of the Bur ritt team for the past four years.
 A committee was named to take care of all baseball activities. 1t will consist of five men. all of whom are well acquainted with baseball prob lems. They are: Peter Partyka, John Hobek, Boleslaus Piotroski and Stanley krysczynski.
 The Falcons and Burritts will combine their best talent this year in an attempt to develop the best team the city has had in recent years. Games will be played at St, Mary's Field. which the Falcons have used for the past several sea- sons. An communications concerning baseball should be addressed to Manager Joseph Smulski at "64 North Burritt street or telephone 3667-M.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-25

his mana cement Of the Corbin Red SoX bas, ball team. the outfit that may be revived again this coming season.
 Leonard R. Nixon of this city, was reelected secretary and treasur- CT of the centroi board. He has held this office for a number Of years.
 Joseph Sanderson of Hartford was elected vice president and Dani T Ahcrn of Middletown and Clyde Wa ters of Bristol were named as mem- bCrs of the executive committee.
 Clyde Waters, "chick" Hayes and Nixon were named as delegates to the state board.
 Two probationers were elected as full members Of the board at this session while one probationary mem Der was dropped. The two who have become full-flrdged officials are Wallace Nelson of Hartford and John Goodrich of Colchester. Harry Ginsburg Of this city was dropped from tho rolls for inactivity. He failed to work any game during the past year.
 The annual banquet of the boar will be held at the Hartford r. NJ. c. A. on April 25.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-25
SAM REA, NOTED i RAIL MAN, DEAD
Former Pennsy President Was
 Transportation Expert

Philadelphia, March 9, P1Sam- ucl Req, who rose from chairman in a Pennsylvania Railroad Engineer corps to the presidency of the great railway system. is dead.
 With his wife and daughter at his bedside. he passed away yesterday at his home in Ardmore, suburb of heart disease. He was 73 and had been ill several weeks.
 Mr. kea was one of the country's most noted engineers and transpor- tatlon experts. He retired from the 1925. after 54 years Of almost con- tinous service.
 A son of a colonial Pennsylvalia family. Mr. Rca started work in 1867 when he Was F years old as clerk m store in his native town of Hol- lidaysburg. Four years later he en- tered the service Of the Pennsylvania railroad as chairman on d branch line. Although without a college education, his advancement was steady and in 1912 he was elected president of the system
 Built Hudson Tubes
 One of his outstanding achieve ments was the construction Of the Pennsylvania tunnels under the Hud : son and East rivers at New York. For this work the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton con- ferred upon him honorary degrees of Doctor of Science and Lafayette college the Degree of Doctor of Laws.
 After his retirment as president of the railroad Mr. Req continued as a director of the Pennsylviana and served other companies, and became active in regional planning work as 1t affects this city and vicinity. In 1926 he received the Franklin medal from the Franklin Institute, consi- deTcd one of the highest awards that can be conferred upon an engineer A year ago he was elected an hon. orary member of the Institution of tlVll Engineers of London. He was said to have been the only honorary member of the British group in the western hemisphere.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-25
REPORTERS DEVOV0N TO
 DUTY COSTS HIS LIFE
cCarthy, Boston Newspaper Man Native of Hartford, Gets Pncu-
 monia Covering Fire While Ill

Boston, March o5 P-A news paperman's devotion 10 duty toda y had cost the life of J. Alfred Me Carthy, police headquarters' man for the Boston Herald and for 16 years a member of the staff of that news paper.
 Mccarthy. who was 37. reported for duty last Monday with q heavy cold because he knew the staff Was short through illness of other men. A fire alarm for a blaze which threatened to be serious came in and Mccarthy as was his custom, responded almost as quickly as the apparatus. The chill of the night aggravated his cold which quickly developed 10 pneumonia and he was removed from his home here to the Law renee Memorial hospital where he died yesterday.
 Mccarthy was born in Hartford. Conn.,, came to Boston when young and gained first experience in Lynn. He came to the Herald in 1913 and sa" service as sergeant in France. He leaves a widow. son, two daughters and two sisters.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-25
Cooling Fluid to Cut
 Plane Load 100 Pounds

Washington, March p. P-A cooling fluid to be used as a sutsti- ute for water Tn water cooled air plane engines, which which it it be- lieved will revolutionize all aircraft equipped with these motors. mas been developed at the laboratories of the Army Air Corps material divi- division at Wilbur Wright field, Day ton. Ohio.
 Announcement of the discovery was made by the war department which described the new process as able to effect a reduction in both the slze of the airplane radiator and lis contents and to permit higher speed for the airplane. The exact combination of the chemical formula of the new fluid has not been made public but it was announced its con stituents can be bought in the open market at comparatively reasonable prices.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-25
Arch Support Facts

Before wearing Supports there are
 few sensible facts that all should thini. over.
 No arch support should be worn an hour after 1t feels uncomfortable. Dis comfort or pain is a warning that the support does not ht Only good apparatus can take both good impression of the foot and make good support. If the support tits at the start, the foot will im- prove. Nature will start to draw the foot structure back into normal po- sItIon.
 As the foot improves. its exact im- provemeut sbould be also registered
 in the support. otherwise the foot will drop back into its former bad shape. It is only the proper machinery that can do such work as this. With CrthonIec Arch supports there
 goes the Use of all such up-to-date apparatus and the service that comes with it, to give you a continually well fitting support until your foot condi- tion gets so far back 10 normal that you can discard arches entirely. Correct supports evenly distribute the weight of the body over the whole of the foot and help good circulation. Incorrect supports almost invaria bly, choke circulation and promote dis eases
 Visit the nearest Orthomec Ot'lce and see how it's arch support work i> done There is no charge for first visit HARTFORD OFFICE. 9S5 Main St Tel G-&j32. Listen in on Station WBZ every Monday at c;5e P, M.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-25
ELEVATED" REPAIR MAN
 HOPES FOR OPERA DEBUT
Riley Will Lay Aside O>cralls to Sing Nerdi's "Eri Tu" in Boston
 Concert Next Month.

Boston, March o5 lE)-The clatte, of the elevated railway and the scream of subway trains rushing through resounding tunnels would seem fitting accompaniment fo, anything but the efforts of an aspir ant to grand opera, but for Franc!s Riley. signal repair man, they haN' been just that
 He's going 10 doff his overalls ana lay aside his tools next April and make his professional concert debu, at Jordan Hall in what he hopes will be the first step toward the bright lights of the Metropolitan stage. Ali the gang" from the signal depart ment of the Boston elevated railway will be there to hear in ouieter sur roundings the baritone voice they have listened to the past few years, sounding above the dim of daily bus mess.
 Two years ago while Riley was singing at an open air park his ren- dition Of Nerdi's Fri Tu" from The Masked Ball' so captivatod one of his audience that she sought an intro- ducilon and q short time later the barltonerepairman led Miss Ruth Crockett of New York to the altar. He plans to sing the number again next month, this time for sentiment tal reasons.
 Competent critics are said to have assured Riley that his voice is well adapted 10 grand opera.