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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-08
Appointed Town Registrar.

FALLS CHURCH, Va, December 7
Especially IS. Harry Birch of Falls
Church has been appointed registrar of
Falls Church precinct succeeding
Clarence M. Sale, whose resignation
was yesterday forwarded to the Fairfax
County Electoral Board. The appoint
ment was made by Samuel Styles,
Democratic committeeman from Falls
Church district, and confirmed by
Benjamin hewitt, clerk of the county
electoral board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-08
WIFE OF DOMINICAN
PRESIDENT ALSO PATIENT
Sonora Vasquez Under Treatment
at Johns Hopkins, Where Her
Husband Has Been a Month.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, December 7.-Senora
Horacio VasqueZ, wife of President
Horacio Vasquez of the Dominican Re-
public, Is a patient in Johns Hopkins
Hospital, where her husband has been
under treatment for more than a month.
Physicians declared that her illness
has not been diagnosed, and refused to
state whether or not her condition
might have been aggravated by her con-
slant watchfulnesS at her husbands
bedside during his stay at the hospital.
President and Sonora Vasquez came
TO the hospital on a speedy trip by
plane and fast train after the Presi-
dent had suffered a kidney ailment fol-
lowing fall from his horse.
At the hospital the treatment has
been building his strength for an opera
ton nv -FH. Hugh II. Young
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-12
Bear Quint Working
Hard For Good Year

Pharr, Dec. 12-Hard practice
every day is what the boys Of the
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo High school
are engaged upon tE G=T 60 q
basketball. team may be whipped
into shape for the games which are
70 follow.
Coach Sorresen, with only n let
ter man back from last year, says
odds Will. be against him but he ex-
poets to present q good quintet at
the annual high school tournament.
The first practice game Of this
season for the locals was with the
Edinburg Junior College team this
week when the faster and more ma
ture quint out passed the Bears to
WIN BIZ a IS to 8 score. Each coach
OF the Valley is to arrange his own
schedule for the practice.
The local team plays Sharyland
and the Edinburg High School this
week. The boys who are reporting
for the regular practice include
Hetrick. KormeiF. Mellenbruch, Beck
Tumlinson. Evans, Epps, Savagc,
Kali. Reese. Polk. Schafroth, Hin
kle, Standifer, Cramer. Pool, Con
zales. Slayton. and Stiers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-12
MEXICO'S FOREMOST !
QUINT, IS TOURING u. S

States the spirit OF the new Mex
lean youth. strong and healthy and
clean in spirit. mind and body.
"On this tour We do not know
how many games we viii win or
lose. but we are absolutely sure Of
one thing. and that is that we will
do our best TO win the hearts Of
all the young men with whom we
happen TO get in touch.
Our main idea Is TO learn and
assimilate all the good things that
may come our way, and also 10
grasp this wonderful opportunity 10
give forth all the good that + IN
us"
Richard Williamson. national
secretary for the ". MI. G. "A. In
Mexico. who introduced basketball
into Mexico. said liz can recommend
to the young men of the United
States this group or fine Mexican
boys who took the championship
away from other crack teams in
Mexico"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-12
II SIGN FOR
DIXIE TUSSLE
Purdue, Notre Dame And
Illinois Stars To
Play Southwest

LAFAYETTE. Ind. Dec. l3-tFl-
Seventeen football stars have ar-
cepted coach Jimmie Phelan's in
vitation to compete on the Middle
Western team In the Dixie charity
football game az Dallas, Tex, New
Years day.
Middlewestern stars who have
agreed to play are WEIGH and Woe
rner. Purdue: Colrick. Gebert and
Nash. Notre Dame: Wolgast and
Walker, Illinois: Westra and Myers,
Iowa: Pulkrabek and Pharmer
Minnesota: Gembis and Steinke.
Michigan: Calderwood. Northwest
ern; Young and Lardner. Detroit,
and Hal RebholZ, Wisconsin.
Three more are expected on the
Middlewest squad which will meet
an all-star team OF Southwestern
players.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-12
Especial to The Herald)

F~R~NAA@ " AACA ~
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 12-Eleven
members Of the Fa- basketball team
Of Mexico City. the champion five
Of the republic. with Coach Leon
icio Ochoa. and the clubs man
ager are or their way to the United
States to further the cause OF in
ternational sport.
The team is now playing with
towns between Mexico City and the
border. and the first game north
Of the Rio Grande i scheduled
December 20 with the School OF
Mines at Ell Paso, Texas.
The last game will be played
February II with the Y. M. G.. "a.
OF San Antonio. Texas. During the
interval between these two Texas
games the Mexicans will play 2S
other games In the Middle West
and Southwest.
The schedule includes anne in
Texas. Kansas, Iowa, Wisconsin, IL
linoiS, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Lou
isiana. and Mississippi. The COL
legiate games on the schedule are
with the e Paso School Of Mines,
Simmons college Of Abilene. Texas,
Southwestern college Of Winfield,
Kansas. Wichita university Of Wich-
tia, Kansas, Kansas State Teach
ers college Of Emporia, Kansas. the
University of Kansas at Lawrence,
Drake university at Des Moines
Notre Dame at South Bend. Luosi-
ana. Louisiana college OF Pineville
Louisiana. and Mississippi college
Of Clinton. There is also an oper
date at Austin. Texas. when the
Mexicans will play either the Uni
versity OF Texas or another Austin
team.
The following men are makinl
the trip: Claudio Mateo. Salvador
Paulin. Juan Rico. Ricardo Cho-
perena, and Angel Flores Rico, for
wards. Captain Benito Lopez Par
"a and Silvio Hernandez, center.
ani Jaime Roberts. Armando Luna
Gilberto Aznar, and Rodolfo Cho-
perena guards.
Coach Ochoa, In leaving Mexico
City for points north, said. IL an
sure that every one OF the boy!
on the team feels the responsibility
Of showing the people Of the United
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-12
MACNATES CONSIDER
SHORTENING UP OF SEASON

rular league games, but this ls-
sue. like the schedule matter, doubt
less will be finally decided only nAY
the joint session tomorrow.
Rule ON Farms
The chief item before the open
ing session of the two leagues yes
TO-DAY was that Of requiring CLUBS
purchasing franchises III smaller
circuits To make "a formal report
or any such transaction 10 COM
missioner Lands. TO the two major
leagues and 20 the national associa-
ton OF professional baseball leagues
Commissioner Lands put this ques-
ton before the magnates, pointing
out that since such reports o
were made Of individual players
purchases. such action was even
more necessary when an entire
team Of players was acquired.
Commissioner Lands plan IS not
retroactive. but steps doubtless Will
be taken TO prepare a c OF
i~nteriocking ownership interests
q existing. for the guidance OF all
baseball. The national league mag
mates acted ~favorablv upon the
commissioners plan. but deferred
definite decision until tomorrow.
The American league believed the
question could b. better solved by
restoring the universal draft.
The National league elected a
directorate composed of Barney
Dreyfuss. M Pittsburgh. Charles =.
Stoneham III New York, William
Week of Chicago and Emil ~.
Fuchs w Boston. Shift of Ameri-
can league directors provided for IN
the constitution brought into office
Jacob Ripper or New York. Robert
Quinn Of Boston. Alva Bradley ot
Cleveland and Charles Comiskey OF
Chicago
The deadlock among warning fac
lions Of the Brooklyn club Of the
National league was preached only
in president John A. Heydler's re-
port 70 the club-oWners. President
Heydler merely said he hoped the
two factions would meet AS
matters stand. Wilbert Robinson
cannot be ousted as president by
the McKeever interests. but can be
deprived Of his Job as manager.
Since Robertson himself could Gre
ate a deadlock on the question Of 2
new manager. II Is unlikely he Will
be molested.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-12
GRIP FIzZLE
RUNS GUEST
Lauri Defeats Young Camp
125-101; Rudolph And
Taberski Win

DETROIT. Mich. Dec. l2.-lPl
Marcel Camp. youthful Detroit
cuetst, suffered his first setback In
the worlds championship pccket
billiard tournament at the Recrea-
ton building last night. His fall
ure to make an easy shot for the
side pocket paved the way for Ono
frio Lauri of Brooklyn to win by
lbs TO I01 In 9 innings.
Erwin Rudolph Of Chicago de-
feated JOSEF j. Mccain Of Jack
sonville, Fla. in five innings. Ru-
dolph won his first game from
Lauri on Tuesday in ten innings,
and now shows the way with two
games won and nine lost.
Frank Taberski. defending cham
pion, defeated Spencer Livsey OF
Los Angeles 125 TO AZ, In "a inn
ingS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-12
E~lectrocution Held
Not Always Fatal

BERLIN. Dec. PIP Proof
that electrocution does not kill Is
claimed by Dr.. Hartmann, a Siles-
ian.
He reports successful resuscita-
ton Of several seemingly dead per-
sons by massage and artificial res
piration. after hearts had appar-
emily ceased beating for hours.
Ese experiments = -art Of a
wave OF interest that followed a
report by Professor Jellinek. before
the Viennese Society OF Physicians.
that electric current brings only
seeming death. which he called
thanatoid.
III Is asserted that monkeys have
been revived readily wen after
electrodes were applied directly 10
the exposed heart.
The interest OF physicians In Ger
many has stirred newspaper COM
meDt on the use OF electrocution
for criminals.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-12
BY JAY VESSELS

ID GAA WLCCEL0
NEW YORK-LPl-They thought
Victoria Maria Campolo was about
the last thing in foreign man
mountains.
Six feet. six and one half inches
tall and weighing go pounds, he
was supposed to be the biggest in
captivity.
But now Victoria proves to be
just another diversified invader
compared to Primo Camera, the
Genoa Giant, who has cast a men,
acing shadow over the home pugi-
listic field.
Primo is a mere six feet. ten
inches in height and weighs an
ven 26G pounds.
This business of importing big
boys from foreign lands began in
earnest about seven years ago
when Luis Angel Firpo came over.
The vital statistics pertaining 70
his height and weight were six
feet, two and one-half inches, and
200 pounds. respectively.
The Transatlantic trail became
popular with the large men In sub
sequent years leading up to the
current peak season.
Primo really should be credited
to 1928. though. since he was all
set to sail then but had TO wait
until they could rip out a nulkhead
and build him a special made-to-
order stateroom.
That's a tip straight from his adj
vance agent.
Primo may be saved for the 1880
outdoor season. You can write
your own explanation for that one.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-12
SHORTER YEAR
J UP TO CHIEFS
No Secret Farm Plan Of
Lands Due For More
Est Consideration
BY WILLIAM ]. CHAPMAN

Associated Press Sports Writer
: NEW YORK, Dec. l2-P1-The
great battle Of unbroken silences
came to a climax today with q meet
ing of national and American lea
que baseball forces. Even at this
farewell conclave, the most import
ant item TO the fans-the question
of an earlier closing year-cannot be
officially decided; some of the
guard Louise lawyers discovered the
two constitutions place this matter
entirely n the hands Of the league
presidents.
Since both John Heydler and Err
nest Barnard are known to favor a
closing in September, it Is safe to
presume the next major league cam
paign viii extend from Tuesday,
april Is. through Sunday, September
%. Such a chart would provide for
169 possible playing days. an ample
number with Boston playing Sunday
baseball.
Notice Required
The chief matter before the joint
meeting was another thing dear 70
commissioner X. NJ. Landis-his pro-
1ect 10 require both major and minor
league clubs to give official notice
70 baseball authorities upon acquir-
ing control Of a franchise in a
smaller league. The commissioner
arch-enemy OF chain-store owner
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-12
Wood Application
Il Made For Water

AUSTIN. Dec. 1l-Anplication of
H. M. Wood M Brownsville for
authority t0 build "a dam and inn
pound water from Rancho VieIo re-
SAGA to irrigate 210 acres of land III
Cameron county has been Sc by the
state board or water engineers for
hearing Dec. 23.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-12
Enzna The HERALD SPORTS SECTION GHzH@
battle of Silence Continues in Baseball Meeting
If The Game
Weren't Tough
Enough Already

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Dec. IL.
-PAGolfers who stray from
the straight and narrow during
the ninth annual Texas open
tournament here. January 80 to
February 2, viii have TO dig their
way out.
Five hundred yards CT new
sand has been ordered for the
traps at Breckenridge Park,
where the meet will be held. The
San Antonio river. which me
anders through the course, will
offer plenty Of water hazards.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-12
BIZ WILLIAM y. CHAPMAN
Associated Press Sports Writer

~W"~ 1880"
NEW YORK. Dec. l2-tFJ-Ques-
ton OF shortening schedules was the
most important business before the
meetings OF the National and
American leagues today. The Ma
tional league yesterday went on re-
cord as favoring the shorter sea-
son. and "a poll showed the Barn
ard magnates also ready 20 vote
affirmatively upon a September Is
closing.
Both leagues planned TO take up
the question Of broadcasting re-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-12

Fular league games, but this lS-
Sue, like the schedule matter doubt
less will be finally decided only mt
49, 4rtvrt mnmn4nn fnr@rWrnW
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GRID o


The University Of Texas cage
squad will miss Holly Brock, but II
has some fine players in Rees. Rose,
Camps. Cheatham. FOmby, EIkins
and others st. Clair expects to have
q good team. but scarcely fast
enough to finish at the top. St.
Clair, like the other conference
cage coaches, was disappointed
when the faculty committee decided
not to permit basketball practice
during Christmas week.
Despite the fact he lost almost
his entire first team, Coach Jimmy
Kits of the Athens Hornets believes
his team will be in the running all
the way for its third staight state
basketball title. He has another
bunch Of six-footers said to be just
as good as the lads who brought the
national title back to Texas last
winter. Denton. runner-up for last
years crown. also has fine prospects.
There are eight boys on the squad
over six feet. The Athens quintet
will 20 out to El Paso in January
for a two-game series with that
city's high school team. Athens
sportsmen win sponsor the trip.
The present state high school
Eridiron race has been remarkable
for the scarcity Of protests. In past
years the ineligibility bugaboo al
WAYS knocked out several strong
teams after the campaign was well
under way. Adherents Of the var
ious district champions lived In fear
and trembling right to the last.
There has been very little OF That
this year. Not a one Of the sixty
eight class A elevens in the race
was forced 10 withdraw. There has
been no question OF the eligibility
Of the four teams still in the run
ming, Waco. Breckenridge. Denton
and Port Arthur. II there Is the
slightest doubt Of a players eligi-
bility. they tell him to turn IN his
outfit.
Division Of the Texas intercolleg-
late athletic association into two
sections promises TO put the con-
ference on a sounder competitive
basis. Instead OF the former scram-
bic. In which ten teams battled
about more or less ~aimlessly. there
will be tTr caeA1sct races. five
teams IN one. six IN the other. me
new member Is the State College
OF Arts and Industries at Kings
vile. The championship duel be-
tween the winners in their reSpec-
tive sections should provide a
healthy climax to the season. fl
nancialIy and otherwise. There will
be no more chapters like that just
closed, when the Southwest Texas
Teachers Bobcats thought they had
won a football title. but were not
given the official award 40 the an
nual meeting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-12
FIGHTS LAST
&1NlGHT$A

TbN n Ao1UlLdLtI is
NEW YORK.-Harrv Wills. New
York. knocked out Andrea Casta-
no. Mexico. t3).
GREAT FALLS. Ont-Fred Len
hart. Spokane. light heavyweight
outpointed Chuck Burns. San An
tonic. Ci0l.
OAKLAND. Cal-Fred Dummy
Mahan. Ell Paso. welterweIgEt. STOP
ped Babe" Anderson. San Jose
Calf. l9l.
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ship, believes clubs purchasing lesser
teams should be forced to notify the
commissioners office, the two major
league headquarters and the nation
al associations Of professional base
ball leagues.
The operation Of such a rue would
guide all clubs in organized baseball
in their scouting activities The rule
could be beaten, Of course, BY sec
ret working agreements, but the
marnates will think twice before
trying any such subterfuges. Tney
remember what commissioner LanolS
did last spring In the case Of seyerai
transactions which he ruled irreg-
ular.
Broadcasts
The question OF ~broadcasttng ma
jor league games also was on the
agenda OF the joint meeting today,
with the chances favoring q reten-
ton Of the present status-of leaving
the matter UP TO individual clubs.
Further deals o. swaps OF players
remained in the air. The wholesale
homecoming made possible by two
transactions yesterday was featured
by the return Of Grover Cleveland
Alexander to the park where he won
his major league spurs IN ISL
Baker bowl in Philadelphia. Old
Alex broke in eighteen years ago
with twenty-eight victories NO first
year mar since has been able 70 ap-
proach such mark.
Robert Shawkey, new manager OF
the Yankees, announced the coach
ing question had been settled by the
Yankees, that Charlie OLeary and
Art Fletcher would return for an
other campaign. This admission dis
posed repSrts Wally Pipp would be
signed by the club with which he
spent most Of his major league ca
reer.
All Quiet
The meetings of each individual
league at the Commodore yesterday
with the terse bulletin. AL quiet
on the baseball front" The winter
meetings doubtless will remain so
until some other 'czar" rises 70
challenge duly constituted authority.
The American league, according
10 president Barnard, devoted its
time to private and internal af-
fairs OF mo public interest" The
National league g~oings-on were more
open, but of only slightly more in
terest, particularly since no positive
action was taken.
The National league did decide
to ask the manufacturers OF the Of
fetal ball whether the balls could
be made without gloss. The senior
major circuit last year had its UNI
pires remove the gloss after the half
IN the race had been reached. Anti
home run screens also were discuss
ed, but 80 action was taken.
The Washington times., 1929-12-09
TASK FACES
BYRNE At
ST. JOHN s

The problem of separating 30
basketball players from a squad
of so is no pleasant one. Partic-
ularly when ones roster must be
minimized at once Therefore
one can imagine the task that
confronts Paully Byrne, St. Johns
popular athletic director, today.
Il hate like the dickens to dis
appoint willing kids" he ad-
mitted this morning, ''but I've
got to settle down to business
and get a line on my club. I
never saw such spirit in my life.
When I called out candidates
last week 1 looked for an enroll
ment Of from 10 to IL kids. And
when a half century showed up
I was flabbergaSted.
IT'S only fair to the school,
however, that I give the most
promising men my utmost at
tention. And for that reason I'm
letting the larger part Of my
squad go today"
Byrne added that two more
cuts may follow this week and
that some definite line on his
regular lineup may be had be-
fore Christmas.
what we seem to lack
most" he confessed today, lis
a scoring punch. I'm well
pleased with the defensive
work of my candidates but
we can't very well get along
without the men who ring
up the baskets.
I'm working on a couple of
prospects now who seem to have
scoring eyes. Also there's Morris,
hold-over from last season. They
tell me that he can sink shots
from any angle Of the floor but
illness has kept him inactive so
far"
The Washington times., 1929-12-09
ROCKVILLE A. A.
FORMS QUINTET.

ROCKVILLE, Md, Dec. 9.-The
Rockville basketball team is get
ting under way with nineteen can
didateS practising under the direc'
ton o. their new coach, A. B.
Cecil, former Western Maryland
player
The basketball committee of the
Rockvil' A. A.. composed OF j.
Vinson Peter, chairman; John Nc
Donald, and John Stone, has an
nounced that practise will be held
three times weekly in the high
SCHOOL gymnasium.
It is hoped that it will be
possible to organize a county
league after the first of the
new year to play scheduled
games for the county title.
The plans call for the teams
to play two games each week.
John Mcdonald, in charge OF
The schedule, wishes to book
games with Washington teams.
According to F. Barnard Walsh
president of the association g.. at
tempt is being made to develop
an interest in athletics in Rock
vile. Sports have been dor1-ant
for the last eleven years, while
The towns talent has been going
to waste. This season of b" Sket'
hall will complete one year OF &C
tivity under the direction of the
reorganized association.
The Washington times., 1929-12-09
Martin Meets Meyers
In Return Mat Bout

Freddy Meyers and Bull" Mar
tin, heavyweight wrestlerS, have
been rematched for a session
Thursday night at the Strand
Theater. Police gave okay to the
match when Martin posted 500
that he would not become abusive
toward Meyers and use his fists.
In case Martin pulls this stuff
Thursday night, the police will
halt the bout and Martin will lose
500.
These grapplers clashed Thanks
giving night at the Strand and
the police stopped the bout when
Martin commenced slapping Mey-
ers with his mittenS. The District
laws do not permit boxing, though
Martin may have been ignorant
of this.
Joe Turner. the veteran Wash
ington mailman. is to tackle Slim
Olsen, of Utica N. Y. in a pre-
liminary match. Abe Kaplan and
Nazzareno Poggi tangle in the
opening attraction Thursday
night at $40 o'clock. =
The Washington times., 1929-12-09

of swinging your entire body
circularly toward the left be-
cause the action of your swing
is in that direction, of course.
This reveals, obviously, the rea-
son why you first shift back,
starting the forward swing,
until you are squarely on your
feet-or post o ned"-after
which you increasingly arrest
your shifting weight. holding it
solidly against your left leg as
the swing goes through.
Copyright John F. Ollie Coz