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CHATTER 4s

Not only was the spook trying
Whole-heartedly to sink himself II
job which seemed to him AZ.
signed for a feeble mind hut he
was squirn1ing under the contemnt
Of those few who had known him
always and who remained in his
life despite the uncharted way Il
was. running.
Mrs. Cleary came up one sun.
day morning scruhbing at her
hands and blinking out Of fear.
swollen eyes.
Its Willie in trouble, dear. 4
good lad but playfullike as I tells
Tim Clancy an hour back and him
walking into me kitchen wit, !
warrant. Suppose the boy was
after pulling a gun on the delica.
lessen wop, he'd not be meaning
It. says ]. And no more likelv to
tap the TIL nor yourself, Tin
Clancy says !. bringing him s
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Thrilling Mystery Story Of Life Love and Danger in the Air Ma
Dick Goes HomeWith Mary;
Believes Time Is Ripe to
Tell Her Of His Love

arm, gently disengaged himself,
soothed her with his tone, and
his words.
Everything will be all right.
Mary. Everything will be all
right You mustn't worry. dear
The inspectors men had closed
in on him. One of them pushed
the door open. They went down
the gravel path together sur
rounding him, and guided him
into the car at the curb. 1t
moved out Of sight down the
street.
Dicks heart was like lead. Old
Man Rand-a murderer! Old Man
Rand-the confessed perpetrators
of that unspeakable crime! 1t was
impossible-a yet. it was so.
And Mary was sobbing now. sob
bing wildly. Tom Rand had come
forward, white-faced and husky of
voice. He was doing his best to
comfort his sister.
Dick stood there helplessly,
wishing that he might somehow
Danish her grief. yet knowing
HUttliuS VI WtAdA hS Soutu W.
Then. looking UP suddenly. she
saw him. You'd better 60" she
managed TO get out. You'd bet
ter go-I want to be alone. I
want to be alone. now. I've got
to think-I've got to help him.
Dick caught Toms eye. "I'l
call up in the morning. If
there's anything / can do, we'll
you know I'll do itr'
He closed Che door behind him
and went down the street. His
head was whirling with the eve
ning's disclosure.
tito Be Continued Tomorrow
Copyright. 1923. by King Features
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The Washington times., 1929-01-25
By Winifred Van Duzer'

He hated the alarm clock. the
subway, the office, the ledger.
With every drop Of his blood.
every fiber of his being he hated
the figures. He saw them as
wriggling chains that held him to
the desk. bound him to a physi-
cal inactivity that he never had
endured before and against which
his body rebelled in constant ach-
ing clamor.
He felt that each day here
would be his last, yet he kept
coming back. For at the end of
some days there was Iris and to
him she was like q drug which
delights even while it enslaves.
He had insisted that Sherwood
Ring be told the facts about him,
but Iris had overruled this.
What he doesn't know won't
give him a headache" she said.
Don't be so poison honest
II want to be honest for you.
SILLY old Priceless" She made
him kiss her and he offered no
further objections.
fouE he HSNSF lett QuIlC sure VI
himself IN the office: mentally he
always was hunting wall he
could put his back against.
BY looking around the corner
OF a file case he could see Junior
Ring at another desk plsty dis.
sipated face drooping, eyes, flick
ing him sardonic. knowing
glance. The Spook wondered how
Junior felt about seeing him here,
meeting him in his home. He
questioned Iris but she answered
sharply and so he went on won
dering, keeping his doubts to him
self.
Not only was 1t Junior who
made him uncomfortable. Zeb
Potts. the office manager. a
fllssy fellow with fnutton.chop
)
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They Plight Their Troth in
Traffic; Old Man Rand
Away All Morning
We StOru Thns Far:

Dick Trent young aviator has Just Joined the Air Mail
SeUce On his first trip he carries important letter
from the ooer Of the field Old Rand to has son, Ionemy
Through bltntag snoe0storm he negottotes maroon
pass IN the Rockies locates young Rand drinking IN
gambling resort and flies him back to has Oaon field to
saUe hin, from dismissed The superintendent Carmichael
9vnr7,s Dick he has Violaed regulations, but old Rand
thanks him for the service Dick falls IN oUe ac'th touety
Mayp Rand and saUes her from fatality by flying to her
disabled plane in id-air Dick tells Larson, felloD
oOintca of has inOeation for skysOrng signal CODE
Larson informs Dick he IS Leaving the serOce to be mar
ged On his last trip Lason is missing Dick finds hs
aloue burned and LaUson murdered package contain
ino s25O0OO is missing LGaosons skull is crushed IN and
offe careful search Dick finds clNsy LMger pistol
Retsno to RGnd Field he meets Carmichael and MARY
Rand Thoroughly shaken By the discogsry Mari tdert5
f;es fh pistol as one my father carieS! She asks Pick
to drire home pch her. On the pay he tells her OF hs
loce and is happy aohen she says she oves hem a no
sent Inter there is silence beCeen them 1hen she says
her father has been aoay all morning police inspector
agrrce He arrests old Rand soon as ne comes t tor
tha murder Of Laeoson. No is dloWed to eaoe the
hous9 Klein the postal Inspector arrives confident OF
Ponds innocence but the old refuses to tell s0herc
he aros during the early morning hours Young Iommy
Pand arrves HIS father talks privately 'o'th hn Ie"
tbe Dol;ce come for the old man.
NouU Continue.
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ALIAS THE SPOOK

sound slap on the jaw. And one
more crack and I'll let y have
it wit bot fists. me fine fellow
says T.
where's Willie now?" inter
rupted the Spook.
And where, then, but locked in
me chiny.closet? Take your ease,
says /. Til himself steps round
to the o'Rourke. Wen be stop.
ping this foolishness.' says /. or
me names not Bridget Cleary.
says L"
You'll have to see him your.
self. Ma" Danny's eyes shifted
under her amazed stare. I'm out
of fit--nothlng to say now. Spikes
a good scout. he'll fix it for you.
The woman pressed her apron 10
her mouth, smothering banshee
wall. 'sY' t'row me down? Danny2
Me as was like q sister t Her
self?"
Listen. Ma" He caught her
hands, faced her with his lips
white. Keep him hid till dark
and I'll get him out of town. All
/ can do. You say I'D not come
through? I'm poison T. the nioh.'
The Spook took Willie safely out
OF the city and Ma CIeary was
grateful. but her pride Ia him
dimmed and her faith died. After
that she went about with her head
Wagging dolefully, addressing him
always in the hollow voice she re.
served for funerals.
But such things Danny Mullins
could have passed over 1t was the
sure knowledge Iris was not salts.
fled that gave him no rest
There were reasons for this
Now that he was held, like
monkey in a cage In Sherwood
Rings office, he was no longer
able to jump At Iris beck and call.
dance the afternoon away at the
ST. Gregory, while through dim.
luxurious hours In the Ring library
with tea untasted on the table.
meet her wherever and wheneyel
her whim dictated.
They had quarreled about this.
One blizzardy day she telephoned
as he was coming In from lunch.
He held the receiver with Potts
tiisapproving eye on him and knew
the exchange operator was listen
ing to what the gilded Miss Ring
had to say to this new clerk: this
red.headed young fellow who
piuued the interest OF every girl
in the office by his sullen aloof.
ness.
geous? Want to see me little
Danny glanced toward the ex-
change board, ears like fire.
s.Working hard todayg Queen.
What's up?"
mercy, how cross you sound!
Not mad with me, Reddy-red? p
With cooling gtggle.
'iNo. Of course not. Listen
Iris-call you later. Got t get
back t. work
"oh, your old work! ! want
you this afternoon, Danny. I'm
diving to dances o'clock? Same
old place? Bye-ee-eee
"Irisg' But she had hung up
and he had to call her back. He
went to a booth In the corridor,
feeling old Potts gaze on his
back, and was connected after a
delay.
He explained that he could not
get away. Dozens of clerks
he Jared like all the rest-she
understood how it was about Of
flee hours, a guy holding a
lob
"oh the job! Think more of
the job than you do OF me.
You're not the same, Danny"
"Suffering Mike. 1t was you
wanted me to do thisr'
They argued. Iris petulant and
unrea sonable, the Spook bewilder.
ed crushed by q sense Of In
justice.
To Rs Continued 1oanOE1sU -
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'You-you found that? Here
in my house? In--in the furnace.
I'm the furnace. where you
tried to burn it! Now what have
you got to say.
There was a pause Of deathfy
stiffness. Almost. Dick thought,
he could hear the breathing ot
every man in that hushed room.
Mary's body seemed to press his.
to reach out for support, for
help.
And ne watched, as everyona
watched, the changing expressions
on Old Man Rand's face.
The veteran pilot looked some
how noble in the half light of the
hallway. There was kind of
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into the. fire itself and not on
top of the firebox! Things don't
burn on the ridge of the fireboxs
Mr.. Rand, Martin,
come hereg'
One OF his men instantly
stepped forward. The inspector
took something from his hands
and held it out, with a smile Of
triumph. to Old Man Rand's
startled gaze.
1t was a tightly.woven canvas
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your whereabouts during the time
the murder took placer"
Everything you say is true.
Only your conclusions are wrong
"All right. Then LII show you
something! I had man inside
searching this place this after.
noon. Didn't know that. did
you? He didn't miss anything.
He even opened the door of your
furnace. OF your furnace, get
that? The next time you try to
burn something, better chuck it
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sack, stamped with the initials OF
the Federal Reserve. Scorched
and partially blackened. with its
broken seals scarcely decipher-
able, it required, nevertheless,
only a single glance to know 1t
for what 1t was: the bag that
had contained the currency which
Lawson's plane had taken on that
dawn
Rand swayed slightly. He
r1oistened his lipS.
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.olp Continue.
CHAPTER XI

JHAPIEh
,HERE was vague murmur of protest from, Kiey, the
friendly Postal Inspector. But the plain clothes man
- either ignored it did not hear IT.
Old Man Rand showed no resentment. as ne s,oW ~
IA hall He seemed somehow above the insult and there
was an impressive and moving dignity IN ms
What is it you wish to ask me Z? ne said without thg
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This Day in our History

During the Shay Rebellion the States arsenal at
Springfield Mass, attacked by Captain Shays men on
January 2 17s7 rebellion aftermath Of the Revolution
was brought by dissatisfaction with conditions
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DR.. BiscT's Daily Health Hint

Among diseases which have not yet been
discovered measles mumps chkenpox, smallpox, rachoma
and The therefore to fight such enemies Oh man
= keep the body at highest efficiency.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-05
HELEN WILLS CAPTURES BRITISH SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP

Waco Cubs and toppled them out Ct
first place.
The Fourth of July in Dallas was
a damp affair from the time the
Sport-Steer tangle started until it
was halted at the end of the fifth
inning with the score two-all. The
second game was called off because
of rain as were two contests at
Houston with the Beaumont Oilers.
The rain at Dallas possibly beat
the Sports out Of the game started
as the sixth inning was well UNDER
way and the score was 4 to 3 10Y
Louisiana when the jumps called of
the hostilitieS. AS the inning was
not completed, the score reverted to
the fifth.
The San Antonio Indians went on
the warpath and enjoyed a double
dish of Cub meat 5 to 4 and 2 to /.
Two former college hurlers. Neal
Baker Of Texas university and Har-
old Carson of Texas Christian uni
versity, pitched stellar ball for the
winners.
Frank Snyder's newly acquired
charges were kittens the first game.
which Wichita Falls wen 7 to 4. and
clawing Panthers in the second,
which they copied 9 to s..
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SPORTS TALK

Brownsville high school made a
mistake by entering class "a" foot
ball competition, in the estimation
Of George A. Toolan Of the Har-
lingen Star. Toolan holds up the
Cardinals as an example Of what
may happen to the Eagles. He
says in part:
when the announcement was.
made last fall of the divOrcing of
the Eagles from Valley football
after their successful season dur
ing which t Y disposed of the
DePaul Academy team of Chi
cagO, after winning the Valley
flag, some fans took the view
that the time might come when
the Eagles might be glad to re-
sumo with their former Valley
opponents, who might remember
what some have termed a little
"cOckiness" on the part of the
Eagles over n seasons success,
and perhaps take the same stand.
"Had Harlingen's Cards pulled
out Of the Valley schedule after
their successful race for the VAL
ley championship two years ago
and thrown their lot in with Glass
A teams, their record last year
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To End
Reds Game May be
Nemesis For Cubs

in the afternoon by a score Of 8 to
2.
The Phillies outpunched Brooklyn
by IA to II in a wild first game, but
the home forces rallied behind the
curving of Johnny Morrison to
romp off with the second by 5 to g..
The Giants completed the Ma
tional program by dividing a dou-
ble-header with the Braves, whom
they had hoped to defeat twice. The
BoStonese Snatched the opener by
4 10 3 in a ninth-round rally, but
Larry Benton won the nightcap by
8 to 0.
Events in the American League
moved accordingly to rule. The
Athletics defeated the Red Sox by
3 to l in the morning and 8 to ! in
the afternoon. Bob Grove chose
the morning engagement for his
thirteenth victory.
The Yankees won from Washing
ton 8 to 4 and IA to 4 in a double
header, maintaining their position
nine and one half games behind
the Mackmen and three points in
front of the Browns, who also are
nine and half games behind the
leaders.
The Brownies trimmed the Tigers
by IL to Z and z to 6 a a warm-up
for their series against the Yankees
to decide possession Of second place
for the time being.
The White Sox won the opener
from Cleveland by 9 to 2, but the
Indians turned the tables in the
second game, IL to 5.
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OCALSBEAT
SINTON TWICE
Take Victories 60 And
AZ From Visiting
Nine

The Brownsville Tiger-Hatters
defeated the Sinton Grey Sox twice
Yesterday 60 and Az on the Palm
Courts diamond.
The locals out-hit their visitors
while Martinez and Salinas held
the Sinton clubbers well in hand.
Large crowds turned out for both
the morning and afternoon con-
tests.
The first game turned into a
smuggling bee for the Hatters. They
garnered "a safeties. Roeha proved
the star at bat, cracking out four
safeties in five tries. Sinton OBJ
tanned only min ehitS eff Martinez.
The HatterS played errorleSS ball.
The second game proved an easy
victory for Salinas who stood the
Sinton crew on their collective
heads. Resendez twirled fair ball
for the visitors.
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(By The Associated Press

NOJ LAW &AR00NAANS0 4S06K
If the Pirates nose out the Cubs
by a margin of one thin game at
the end Of the National League pen
nant race the Fourth of July will
go down in Chicago baseball annals
as a sort of black Thursday. With
the Bruins entered into an agree
ment with the Cincinanti Reds to
halt the morning game at 1890 p.
m. the Reds won, of course, and
the Cubs dropped out of first place
as the Pirates swept two more de-
cisions from the crumpling Cardi-
mails.
The Yankees have an unhappy
memory of a single game similarly
curtailed at the height Of the 1924
campaign to enable the champions
to keep an exhibition engagement
at Indianapolis. The Tigers took
that decision by a single run in
eight innings, and while the defeat
did not stand alone in depriving
the Hugmen of a fourth straight
flag, the fact remains that Wash
ington won by only two games at the
finish.
The morning game at Chicago
came to its abrupt close at the end
Of the eighth with the Reds in
front by 8 to 8. The Cubs reward
ed their followers with a 10 to 5
victory il the afternoon.
Henry Meme pitched the Pirates
to an 8 to 4 triumph over the
Cardinals in the morning and Remy
Kremer repeated the performance
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Major League Leaders

Qncluding Games of July d
(By the Associated Press
National:
Batting, Herman, Robins, 1886.
Runs, OFT, Giants, n.
Runs batted in, OFT, Giants, IS:
Hits, Terry, Giants, ia.
Doubles, Frederick, Robins, "a.
Triples, L. Waner, Pirates, II.
Homers, OFT Giants, "a.
Stolen bases, Cuyler, Cubs, %.
Pitching, Grimes, Pirates, won Is,
lost /.
American:
Batting. Fox, Athletics, .412.
Runs, Gehringer, Tigers, 70.
Runs batted in, Simmons, Ath-
leticS, 80.
Hits, ManuSh, Browns, 116.
Doubles, Heilmann, Tigers, %.
Triples, Miller, Athletics, 10.
Homers, Gehrig, Yanks, 81.
Stolen bases, Gehringer, Tigers,
Pitching, Grove, Athletics, won
13, lost 2
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POKER FACE
DOWNS JACOBS
Two Straight Sets of 81
And 6-2 Give Helen
Title

WIMBLEDON, England, July s.
(P-Miss Helen Wills ~re-asserted
her supremacy over the worlds
women tennis players today by de-
feating Miss Helen Jacobs, fellow
Californian, in the final for the
British women's singles champion
ship by scores Of 6-1, 60.
Many had thought that "Helen
the second" might be able to extend
the queen of the courts, but the
match was all Miss Wills. The VIC
tory climaxed a series Of phencm-
email straight set triumphs over the
best woman players Of Europe and
the United States and gave Miss
Wills the priced Wimbledon coronet
for the third straight year. A few
days previously she won he French
championship, also in repetition OF a
triumph achieved last year.
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would probably have been even
worse than it was.
Teams come and go in foot
ball the same as in baseball.
Graduation and other legitimate
reasons break up teams-the best
of them, and because one town
may have a winner one season
does not indicate it will duplicate
the performance the next.
"The Eagles entry in Glass "a"
football will be watched with in
tereSt by Valley fans, who hope
they have not erred in separating
themselves from their former OPP
ponents who quite often develop
championship teams also"
George has hereby set himself
up in a good position to say Il
told you So" Perhaps George is
right. Perhaps weaker teams are
ahead for the Eagles but we ex-
pect that Class "A" teams will
not consider games with Browns
Vile a GRIP" for several years
to come. The new coaching ma
chine set up at the high school
was put into operation for the
purpose Of building up against
lean years.
Tho nnyy cxyC4nnn i- fA,. III rz@AL-rr
in the ward schools, junior high,
senior high and junior college to
be under the supervision of Coach
be aided by Raymond Plato and
Cal Surtees. They will teach the
things that Fessenden prescribes.
In other words, all teams in the
local schools from ward school
through junior college will be
taught the same system of foot
ball strategy. When players get to
the high school and Junior college
they will be well grounded in the
style Of play to be used. Familiar
ity with the system will bring on
greater machine play.
Brownsville did not jump into
Class "A" blindfoIded. Red" Iry-
inc, Doug" Fessenden and Supt.
g. w. GOtke have seen much
football of the Glass "a" brand.
They, with others, believed that
the locals vel ready for faster
competition. The athletic advis-
DRY board, composed Of represen-
tative citizens Of the city stood
back of the move. 1t is our opin-
ion that Brownsville will get bet
ter than an even break in Class
"A" circles.
ACE HudklnS was caught trying
to cheat the customers. Ace, ac-
cording to reports, put on a little
dance at San Francisco with Char
ley Belanger, Canadian light
heavyweight. The boring commits
sion fined Hudkins $4,000 for his
alleged Stalling tactics despite the
fact that he carried off the deci-
sion. The commission literally
trimmed him Of everything he
made in the fight. The remaining
$4,000 probably went for training
expenses.
Belanger drew a fine of around
$500. Bobby Johnson, referee,
was indefinitely suspended.
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NEW CASTING o
ESTABLISHED AT LIMA

LIMA, Ohio, July 5.-(P)-New
worlds records for casting we're es-
tablished here yesterday at the an
nual convention of the Ohio Asso-
citation of Angling Clubs.
Karl Kinnar of Geneva, Ohio,
broke two records. In the five
Fights ounce distance plug he made
a single cast Of 278 feet. The for
mer world record was 253. In the
one half ounce distance his cast
was 316 feet and the former record
306.
Al Foss of Cleveland set up a
new record of 263 feet for the quar-
ter ounce plug. This was a single
cast.
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FIGHTS LAST
&NGGHTA
(By the Associated Press)

CHICAGO.-Spug Myers, Poca-
tello, Idaho, knocked out Rex Rip
pie, st. Louis (2). Clyde Chastain,
Texas, knocked out frankie Rus
sell, Elgin, Ill, C5). Patsy Pollock,
Winnipeg, Canada, and Eddie Bal
latin, Chicago, drew (6).
PORTLAND, Ore.-MaXie Rosen-
bloom, New York. outpointed Joe
Anderson, Covington, KY, QO. VIII
lie Feldman. New York, outpointed
Red Uhlan, Oakland, al, (1O).
ST. JOSEPH, Mo.-Bobby Vim
cent, Saltwater. Okla, and Red
Ingham, st. Paul, drew, dO). Roy
Elliott, st. Joseph, outpointed
Steve Mickna, Omaha, QO).
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - w. l..
(Young) Stribling, Atlanta, knock
ed out Tony Fuente, Mexico, (2).
WINSTON SALEM, N. C.7Jack
Gross. Philadelphia, knocked out
Jack McAuliffe, Detroit, "a.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Thursdays Results
New York 8-14. Washington A.
Chicago 9-5, Cleveland 2-12.
Philadelphia 3-8. Boston IL.
ST. Louis 1877, etroit 6-6.
Fridays Schedule
Chicago at Cleveland.
Only game scheduled.
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Houston, up four times, one hit,
seven chances.
Heinie Soluble, Tigers, from
Houston, up eight times, two runs,
one hit, a double; Il chances, two
errors.
Lii Stoner, Tigers, from TT.
Worth, started against Browns and
allowed no hits in 1-3 Of an in
ming; walked three, famed one, not
up; no chance.
Rip Collins, Browns, from Dali
las, wo nfirst game from Tigers r.
s. Allowed nine hits, walked three,
famed two, hit, one; up four times,
no hits, three chances.
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BROWNE NICHOLS PREP
SCHOOL CREW IN WIN

HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England,
July 5.-(P)-The Browne and Mich
OILS prep school crew of Boston en-
tered the semi-finals of the historic
Thames cup by defeating the Sid
ney-Sussex college eight in the 18th
heat Of the event.
The time was eight minutes 80
seconds, and the American crew led
their rivals across the finish line
easily.
Columbia's crew, also contenders
for the cup, was matched against
Trinity college Of Cambridge also for
the honor Of entering the semi
finals.
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RAIN SAVES
LEAGUE LEAD
Sports Top Texas; Indians
Defeat Cubs Twice;
Cats Split Pair
(BY Associated Pages

Jupiter Pluvius outguessed the
Texas league schedule makers with
the peculiar result that Shreveport
today topped the league.
Firm in the belief that holidays
should have some rain, the rain
God sent showers to halt the
Shreveport Dallas games at Dallas
so the Sports couldn't lose yester-
days games. Old Sol was on the
Job at San Antonio where the In
dams swiped two games from the
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THE
"
Thursdays Results

TEXAS LEAGUE
Thursdays Results
San Antonio So. Waco Al.
Shreveport 2, Dallas 2; called fifth,
rain.
Wichita Falls rs, Fort Worth 4-9.
Beaumont-Houston. postponed, rain.
Fridays Schedule
Houston at San Antonio.
Waco at Beaumont.
Shreveport at Wichita Falls.
Fort Worth at Dallas.