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FAIR GROUNDS
PAVING RUSHED
Manager Signing for I'm
usual Entertainments:
Exhibits Planned
especial 10 rne Heraldl

HARLINGEN. Sept. 19.-Paving
work on the grounds at the Valley
Mid Winter Fair Is being rushed
again. after being checked for a
time on account of bad weather.
Every effort Is being made to
complete the paving before the
opening of the fair this fall. accord
ing to city officials and officials Of
the fair.
John 4. Floore. manager Of the
fair. said today that he expects to
close contracts at once for several
entertainments Of special work.
Floore said that interest in the
Valley exposition is becoming ma
tion-wide. as shown by the fact that
he has received requests within the
past few days from nine different
states for catalogues.
Floore said that the exhibitors
also are beginning to line up their
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BY BONITA WITT
Central Press staff Writer

AKRON. O. Sept. 19.-Imagine.
If YOU can. a building large enough
to house the airplane carriers Sara
toga and Lexington, together with
the Washington monument ard
Statue Of Liberty. or. If you pre-
fer. the Woolworth building and the
Washington monumental building
that Is equal to a 22-Story structure
in height-and you have a pretty
fair conception Of the tremendous
size Of the Zeppelin dock. largest
building in the world without in
terror supports. under construction
at Akron.
In two months the dock Will be
entirely finished but ever before
that the assembling Of the first
giant airship which the Goodyear
Zeppelin company is building for
the United States navy will be be-
gun. The dock is intended for con-
struction as well as housing pur-
poses.
Writer Flies in BIimp
Situated at the fkron airport in
the middle OF a huge field. with no
nearby houses. 1t Is difficult 70
gauge the size Of the dock. In Or
der to appreciate its size and con-
struction the writer flew over the
structure in the tiny blimp. Puritan
with Pilot Charlie Brannigan. who
pointed out the uniqueness Of the
huge doors-the most unusual fea-
ture Of the dock.
The doors. built up Of arched ana
braced ribs. are 202 feet high, 2l4
feet wide at the bottom. and thL-
rest on 40 wheels at the base. There
are two doors opening at the CEN
ter at each end and they resemble
huge sections of orange peel as they
slide on railroad trucks. the only
feasible method Of manipulating
them because Of their weight and
size.
Length Of the building IS LIS
feet between center lines Of the
door tracks. 325 feet from center
TO center. and its height from the
floor Of the platform at the top IS
oil feet. Lakehurst hangar Is BOO
feet long. has a span Of 264 feet,
and a height Of l72 feet
One OF the most difficult prob
lens which faced architects was the
determination Of the shape Of tire
building so as 10 minimize the dan
GER OF wind currents catching a
ship being walked into the dock
ard banging its sides against the
building. 1t Is approximately 2
semi-paraboloid in shape and Is
laid out in the direction Of the pre-
yailing wind.
Design Of the Dock
In general the structural design
of the dock consists of ii para
balic arches. spaced 60 feet on cen
ter and connected BY a system OF
vertical and horizontal trusses. Az
each end of the main shell are
placed two diagonal arches. meeting
the end arches al the pins.
The sheet.ng covering the struc-
turc. If laid out flat. would cover
Is acres. II Is bolted both INSIDE
and out 10 prevent the possibility
Of a wind Of tornado proportions
coming along and ripping part Of
Uncle Sans very expensive dirig.-
bic to the mercy OF the winds.
There's room inside for SIS blimpS
Of 10000 cubic feet capacity ami
ten football games could be play
ed simultaneously under the roof.
Six miles OF standard railroad track
could be laid on the floor area.
As soon IS the dock is Suffi-
GENTLY completed a large crew will
t.gin assembling the first Of the
two dirigibles to be built at Akron,
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PLANT EXPERT
VISITS VALLEY
State Pathologist Aids Local
Officer In Enforcing
Fruit Law
Especial to The He1ald)

10 4Lt ne dlQt
HARLINGEN. Sept. 19.-State
green fruit inspectors are being put
on the Job In the Valley at the pres
ent tir&e. in preparation for the
openlrE Of the citrus season. ac-
coroing TO J. NJ. Del Curto. state
plant pathnloRist. who was in the
Valley Wednesday.
MIR. Del Curto was here to help
J. g. Powell. who is in charge Of
enforcement of the green fruit laws
IN the Valley, TO establish the scrv-
ice this year.
Mr.. Powell said that his office IS
being equipped. and will be ready
b. the opening of the season. Oct. /.
The charge for maturity stamps is
to be increased. this year the stamps
costing 2 l-2 cents each. instead Of
! ID cent each as last year.
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material. one OF the latest and most
interesting exhibits to be signed
being an avocado display to be
placed in the Valley Fair this year
bY q Valley man.
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FROM OPERATION

-T|WNNNNE ~ AENW
EARLINGEN. Sept. 19.-Wm. W.
Hundiey. city commissioner Of Har-
lingcn. and employed by the MIS-
souri, Pacific lines. is recovering
from an appendicitis operation.
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BEETLES DESTROY
SCALE; THEN TURN CANNIBALS

ley who have irfestations OF the
cotton cushi0ny scale. and who de-
sire beetles are asked To get In
touch with Mr.. Plott at once.
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Titleholder One OF
Survivor Of 1872
Balkline Shoot

MILWAUKEE,. Wis. March 90
P)-Three players, including Percy
N. Collins of Chicago. the defend
ing titleholder, have survived the
second round of the national ANA
teur 1872 balkline tournament with
out a defeat. Alec Elmslie, Mil
Waukee. who is Wisconsin State
champion. and NJ. c. Walgren, Pa
cific coast champion of Everett,
Wash. are the two who with Col
Inns have won two and lost no
games.
Ray Fessenden Of Madison, Wis,
and Nj. P. Mcclure Of Pittsburgh,
Pa, trail the leaders WITH one VIC
tory and one defeat each. Harry
Postal, Detroit, and Arie Schaap,
st. Louis, have lost three games
each, with no victories.
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TIGERS TO PLAY
MISSION SUNDAY
3O-3Os Of Mission Have
Strong Nine; First Game
Of Season

The lid will be pried Of Sunday
afternoon at the old American Lee
gion baseball grounds, when the
Brownsville Tigers and the Mission
30-3O5. tangle in the first baseball
game of the season between these
two clubs.
The 3O-30s have been playing for
the past four weeks and are in
splendid playing condition. Their
opponents have been the Monterrey
team, They defeated this club three
out of four games.
The Tigers under the manage
ment Of Raoul Padron, have played
several practice affairs in the past
two weeks, but will be playing their
first regular game Of the season
Sunday when they take on the Mis-
sion performers.
Salinas and Padron, will form the
battery for Brownsville, while Chapa
and Flores will do the battery work
for Mission.
The game Is scheduled to get I'M
der way at $3.50 D. N.
Following are the lineups:
Mission: Flores. catcher; Chapa,
pitcher; E. de la Cara, first base;
Poppy Barrera, second base; Matias
Cara, shortstop; Erne5to Contreras,
left field; Solomon Chapa. center
fled; Felix Gomez. right field; E.
Flores. pitcher.
Brownsville: Padron, catcher; J.
Salinas, pitcher; S. Gonzales, first
base: E. Perez, second base: G. Gar
cia, third base: Saino, shortstop; Joe
King, left field: G. Santiago. center
field; Z. Cantu. right field.
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'Bruin skipper wants to polish up
the work Of his many rockies 90
there may be no ignominious slip
up when his club meets the Kings
vile Railroaders at Kingsville Sat-
urday and Sunday.
The Fort Worth Panthers were
split up today. While one group
headed by Manager Atz went to
Weatherford for a game with the
Oklahoma City Indians, training in
the Parker county capital. Carl
Littlejohn and Bill Golf, young
rlght-handers. were to toss for Fort
Worth against the Indians. Andy
Harrington was slated to start at
second base, the first time this year
for him in the box score.
The Wichita Falls Spudders were
to close their only road trip Of the
exhibition season today at Abilene,
the team meeting Tulsa Of the
Western league in the second game
Of a tWo-game series. A squad Of
players left here by Manager Gal
loTay engaged in routine drilling.
The SpudderS defeated the OILERS
yesterday, S TO ?.
A battle for the second base job
with the Beaumont exporters is de-
veloping with j. Jancik, rookie, at
tracing much attention and the
waistline Of the veteran, John
Chapman, doing the same. Experts
say John will have to reduce and
show some speed to hold his place
this year. Paul Easterling and Bill
Akers are losing many balls ever
the fence in the practice sessions.
The Exporters will journey to Lake
Charles, La, Saturday to tackle the
Kansas City, American association.
Blues. The two teams will return
to Beaumont for a game here Sun
day.
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MonterreyBattLer To
Fl ghtKidPanchoHe Here

Of an all-star boxing program at
the Fort Brown skating rink next
Monday night. Promoter Tex
Becerril has lined up some Of the
best preliminaries in the Valley.
One Of the fights on the pro-
gram should be worth the price Of
admission, If other engagements
these boxers have engaged in is
any criterion, and it is the Guerra
Ruiz, 6 round 60. The San Benito
Rooster" declared. in a state
ment to Becerril Monday, that ne
will fight anybody within four or
five pounds of his weight. Guerra
can take a lot Of punishment. and
his victories that have piled by
the knockout route and or de-
cisionS in the past five fights. at
test to the fact that he "a land
hay-nakers at almost anytime.
Ruiz is q vet. He will enter the
ring four pounds lighter than
Guerra. IN the fight Monday
night at Mercedes between Jesse
saba and Ruiz, it was Ruiz fight
all the way. He IA too heavy and
big for the game little Sada, and
knocked him out.
Ken Macy, OF Harrington, q
game battler, one who gives his
best at all times, Will be seen in
action against Jesse saba. in a s.
round go. This scrap is looked
forward to by fight fans with
much interest.
The curtain raiser will find Kid
Lupe, 118 pound boy in action
against an opponent who hasn't
been named as yet.
The program is scheduled to
start at $50.
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GIANTS In FORM
FOR NAT. RACE
McGraw Has His Club Co
ing Good; Reese Cinch-
es Second Base
BY BRIAN BELL
Associated Press Sports Writer

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March
29.-(P-The New York Giants be-
lieve they will live up to their
names in the approaching National
league race. The players confident
1y expect to be the head men in the
baseball show and there seems 70
be sone ground for their conf
dence.
Manager John McGraW's outfit
seems definitely stronger than the
1928 cast which was good enough
to finish runner-up to the cham
the most encouraging single item n
the Giants new prospectus IS a
greatly improved Andy Reese. Last
season the Tupelo flash hit we'll
while serving as outfielder, third
baseman and second baseman, but
his defensive status vas undeter-
mined at the end Of the season.
Infield Good
Overnight Reese has developed
into a capable and possibly great
second baseman and is hitting
harder than ever His almost phe-
nomenal improvement rounds out
an effective infield combination for
Bill Terry, Travis Jackson and Fred
Lindstrom have been tried and
proven. Standing by for emeregen-
cies will be Andy Cohen and Pat
Crawford and possibly Baxter Jor-
dan. Crawford and Jordan, grad
yates Of Toledo, can play anywhere
and hit any time.
Manager McGraw has his 1928
pitching staff intact and expects
Carl Hubbe1l, who joined the
Giants late in the season, to de-
clare dividends on his experience
gained under major league fire.
Hubbell will be a starting pitcher
with Larry Benton, Fred Fitzsinl-
mons, Joe Genewich and Dutch
Henry, a southpaw who seems to
have regained his earlier form.
Carl Mays. the veteran underhand
performer. may join the group, as
his arm has recovered at least a
part Of it's old cunning. John
Scott another veteran. will be a
valuable man in relief roles and
Curly Ogden has shown we'll in the
spring.
Roush in Form
Manager McGraW is holding his
final outfield assignments in abey-
ance, with a possible arrangement
calling for shifts against right and
left-hand pitching. Fred Leach,
obtained by trade from the Phillies,
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Sheffield Yearns
For Good Catcher
At St. Edwards

AUSTIN, Texas, March 20.-(F
-Backstopping worries conffontei
Coach jim Sheffield of St. Edwards
university with less than a week
remaining to groom his squad for
opening games with Bayloc univer-
sity at Waco on March 22-23.
Guerra and Bomba, freshmen re-
ceivers, have revealed a lack of
polish behind the plate which may
require the shifting Of Parma from
the outfield. This would leave a
vacancy which likely will be filled
by Beach, rookie hurler VINO has
SHOWN good ability at the plate.
Following the Baylor games, the
Saints will meet Southwest. Texas
Teachers college OH April l-2. The
first contest Will be played here
and the second at San Marcos.
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Triangle Bowling 5
Leads Tournament In
A. 3. e. In Chicago

CHICAGO, March 20.-P)-The
Triangle State Bank team Of Chi
cago led the fiVe-man division Of
the American bowling congress
tournament today with q score Of
1884.
The Chicagoans displaced the
CordeS Nets of New York late last
night, bowling over two more pins
than the previous leaders The
Pressler Welding team, another
Chicago quintet, went into fourth
place with 1922 points.
The ranking ten scorers in the
other divisions held their positions
today despite determined assaults
yesterday by pinsters from Illinois.
Michigan, Minnesota, Tennessee
and Wisconsin.
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is expected to add strength, and Ed
Roush, who had an Indifferent sea-
son last year, appears to have COM
pletely recovered. Jimmy Welsh,
the former Brave, picked up this
spring where he left off last GU
tumn. Melvin OFT, a major league
veteran at 20 years Of age, has
shown to better advantage at San
Antonio than ever before and may
convince the boss Of the Giants
that he can punish southpaWs as
well as the orthodox pitchers. Tony
Kaufman, former pitcher, and Art
Veltman, a youngster from Spring
field, Ill, and Chuck Fullis, who
has been up for a trial before, have
the advantage of right hand bat
ting to commend them for luther
consideration. Six of the sever
outfielders in camp may &c re-
tanned.
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CHICAGO, March 20.-tP-
Dundee's reign as the worlds well
terweight champion ceases tomor-
row as far as the National Box
ing association is concerned. I'M
less he meets the associations de-
mands.
The N. B. A., true its president,
Paul Prehn, has ruled that Dun
dee must sign contracts before
March 81 calling for a bout with
a Logical contender and that he
must bo5t a certified check for
$4,000. The commission has
named Jackie Fields and Young
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5o41ICo. LdSO oCdSOll CI1C 1dllnACIO
got n beating after another dur
ing the spring training, especially
when they played the Boston
Braves. During the regular sea-
son, however, they 0 SO often
they won the American league PEN
nant while the Braves finished
next to last in the National league.
Yesterday the Yanks beat the
Braves for the third time in four
games.
Just when Wilbert Robinson,
president-manager of the Brooklyn
Robins, had decided that Jimmy
PattiSon, former high school pit
cher, would have to 60 to Macon
for a little more seasoning, Jimmy
turned in a neat pitching perform
ance to make Robby change his
mind. Pattison pitched the first
four innings Of yesterdays battle
between the regulars and the yam
nigans, and allowed three hits and
a single run.
Manager Shotton of the Phillie5
has not called for a regular-yanni-
San game in the training camp at
Winter Haven, Fla. This is I'M
usual, but he thinks more benefit
will be derived from intensive drill
ing on offensive and defensive
strategy. To make the plays in
teresting and get the spirit Of con-
test into them, Shotton puts run
ners on the bases. Then he drives
the ball to the outfield and
coaches the fly-chasers and relay
men how to make the proper play
on the runner.
Max Bishop. regular second base
man for the Philadelphia Athletics.
who has joined the club after q
holdout, says his ambition is to be-
come the greatest lead-off man in
the game.
Il want to set an all-time record
for passes to first" he remarked.
Last year I batted .316 and did a
lot Of free swinging, which shows
I didn't wait out the pitchers as
much as in former years"
Give the Cubs pitching and they
promise to win ball games. Yes
terday they got pitching from two
rockies, Trader Horne and Henry
Grampp. and supplying the usual
quota Of extra base hits defeated
Los Angeles, IL to 3, to win the
rubber game Of a seven-game
! series.
Sixteen hits Of various lengths
were the st. Louis Browns answer
to Manager Howley's why only
singles in the first exhibition
games?" Yesterday the American
leaguers won a 10 to 5 victory from
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LIGHT CO. TEAM
POLISHING UR
Competition For Berths On
Club Keen; To Play
Especial to The Herald)

SAN BENITO, March Coon
petition for regular berths on the
newly organized Central Power and
Light Company baseball team IS
going to be keen according to Cap
tain Lew Williams, at the close Of
the first practice held on the San
Benito baseball field yesterday.
twenty-five men reported and a
wealth OF fast infield and outfield
material started limbering up for
the season. Among the oldtlmerS
reporting were Lawrence. Cunning
ham, Bailey. Albright, Higgins, and
Marshall. while several fast new
comes showed promise with such
men as Fairless, Gallagher, St.
John, Johnson, Taft, Adams, Wood.
Gray, Scott and several others each
Of them men of baseball experience.
Several challenges have been re-
ceived and will be attended to
promptly Mgr. Il. r. Boiling stated.
The Los Fresnos team has asked for
a game in the near future and 1t Is
probable that a practice game will
be arranged with them within the
next ten days. The Brownsville
Palm Hatters has asked for a game
in the next few days and as sooon
"as We can get organized we win
take them on" Boiling said.
1t will require several days to get
the local diamond in shape for good
baseball as there is considerable
leveling to be done, Boiling says.
Uniforms and other equipment will
be secured in the near future SO
that within the next fifteen to
thirty DAYS the team will be ready
to meet all corners.
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Meet N. B. A. Demands
Or Else; Dundee Told

Jack Thompson as the two logi-
cal contenderS.
Fields and Thompson meet at
the coliseum March % with the
possibility the winner will be de-
clared holder Of the Welterweight
title by the N. B. A. Max Wax
man, Dundee's manager, wired
President Prehn yesterday that
the champion would sign before
Thursday but Prehn said the con-
tracts and checks must be placed
in the hands of Edward G. Fos-
ter of Providence, r. T.. chairman
Of the championship committee,
BY that date.
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(By The Associated PreSs.)
Observation-Disclosures Virgins,
indianapolis, outpointed Sandy Sci
fert, Pittsburgh, G0). Howard,
Jones, Louisville, outpointed Lon
Lovelace, Terre Haute, 81.
ST. LOUIS-Davey Abad, Pan
anna, outpointed Benny Bass, Phila-
delphia, QO). Johnny pee Wee
Kaiser, st. Louis, stopped Mike Es-
posito, New York, 90.
FRESNO-Johnny Lamar, Los An
geles, outpointed Charley Lupica,
Toledo. O.. U0).
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BANDIT CAR CRASHES
INTO AUTO, KILLING 2

BUFFALO, N. Y, March 20.-(Pp
Three bandits making their es-
cape from the international Rail-
way company's bus headquarters
early today with $3.50 in cash
drove their stolen automobile into
another car. killing Frank P
Schmidt, 80, Of this city, and Mrs.
Eva Bailey, IS, of Sloan.
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From the land of Montezuma
comes one Kid JuareZ, to show
his wares for the first time IN the
United States as a boxer. On this
occasion Kid Pancho, who came
SO near and yet SO far from VIM
ming the worlds 100 pound title,
will entertain him.
The boys will be the headliner5
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Bears in Shape for
Start ofTexas Race:
Fl. Worth Splits Up

}. DALLAS, TexoS, March 2o-P-The San Anhno Bears are singing
n praises OF Laredo a a training camp city. The Bruins have rounded
nv UP % condition IN record time, and every ma in canp-only Ray
GrneS OF ne present roster is missing, and he is the way-s il
shape. FNcher Gene Walker has had tonsiitis, but is back in action now.
Manager alexander, however, is holding two practice sessions daily, with
d Il hou OH Tor a picnic lunch at the ball park each noon. The venerable
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RAINS

KARNES CITY, Tex, March 20.
-(Pj-Good rains in this section
recently have caused farmers to be-
come jubilant over crop prospects
this season. Conditions are said
to be ideal for a bumper harvest.
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McGrowUndecided on
Second Base Regular;
.Manush Drives Ball

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 2o-P-John McGraw, manager OF
the New York Giants, has not yet decided which Of his two Andys-
Reese or Cohen-win start the season at second base. He said IN MY
reason he wa sending Cohen on tour with the second team because
he was popular with Texas fans.
If Miller Higgins is superStitious he ought to be doing a lot OF worry
ing because his New York Yankees are winning SO many exhibition
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the Philadelphia Nationals at VIM
ter Haven. Heinie Manush climb
ed the heights with two triples, a
double and a single in six times
I'D.
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almost all ball players have a
very respectful attitude toward re-
ligion. They do not jeer any Of their
comrades who prefer to go to
church rather than go out for is
holes Of golf. If we were to choose
between the automobile and a base
ball game as a distraction tending
to take a man away from church
service, the automobile would claim
the greater crowd by ? number
which is cut Of Our presumption 10
try to estimate"
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-20
YOUNG sTR|BL|NG LOSES ON FOUL ID
 ITALIAN CARPENTER

LONDON, Nov, 20, (P)-'Young Stribling, Georgia heavyweight made his debut last night Ill a Europe, before the Prince o1 Wales, only to lose on a foul III the fourth round of a scheduled 15-round bout with Primo Car nera. an Italian carpenter.
 Two blows, a left and a rlght to the body, were ruled as fouls and stribling was disqualified amid the boos of the spectators.
 After knocking down Camera in the third round, stribbling knocked him down again for the count of nine; two blows to Car nera's body sent him to the floor again and Stribling, though ne won by a knockout, was ruled out on the fouls.