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Loses State Title by their Inability to
Connect with the Basket on Free
Throws in the Game with Moorhead.
Return Home With the Consolation
Trophy and Best Record of Any
Team in the Tournament.
Smrekar and BanOvetz State Stars.

Moorhead, was third with q points,
followed by Halstrom, St. Cloud, with
%"
This news was received with the
greatest Of satisfaction by the home
town fans which numbered almost
every man, woman and child
in the city. The news of the sue
cess of the Ely team was compensa-
ton for the narrow defeat sustained
when the first game was lost to Moor
head. 1t was conceded that with three
minutes more TO play, or had Ely
drawn one of the other teams in the
beginning, the story would have been
all to our good
The Spuds, as the Moorhead team is
known, own the distinction Of being
the first team IN the state to win the
championship two years In succession
although the table shows that Red
Wing has been state champion three
times since 1913 This team VIII rep
resent the state at Chicago next
week and We sincerely hope they VIII
return to Minnesota with the honors
OF the United States basketball cham
pionship.
After defeating the Ely team, the St.
Cloud team was next. They wound
up a most brilliant week with a de-
feat Tor the Red Wing boys after a
most strenuous battle. The game with
Red Wing went down on the books
as the most bitterly fought in the
records of the state tournament. The
game went into an overtime period
Moorhead finally winning on a score
Of 20 to Is.
MoOrhead-Ely Game.
Moorhead had things pretty much
its own way for three-quarters Of
play. The Spuds led at the half BY
TO 4 and increased their advantage
TO Is to 10 by the end of the half. At
the close of the third period of play,
ID which the Spuds boosted their mar
gin TO q to Il, they seemed headed
toward an easy victory.
Ely opened the final period with q
fast offensive that nearly swept the
Spuds OF their feet Smrekar drip
bled through the Moorhead defense 10
cage short shot, but Moran counter
ed with an under the-b basket goal that
was the product Of pretty bit Of
team play, making the score q to Is.
Banovetz got loose IN the corner of the
court, took careful aim and found the
hoop to cut Moorhead's lead to q to
ID. Smrekar hoped the bah from
near the center Of the court a min
ute later, leaving Moorhead with a
bare three-point advantage.
Banovetz, pushed by Moran while
shooting, had chance TO al but he
the score, but he missed both shots
from the foul line Smrekar took his
own rebound on the bankboaEd and
tipped it-in to cut the Spuds' lead TO
3 to q, but MalFey put Moorhead
out OF danger with neatly executed
goal just before the game ended
Smrekar and Gouze, were the out
standing players On the Ely team
Smrekar led Ely's fourth quarter drive
by caging three field goals Gouze,
entering the game IN the second half
when Anderson was elected On per
sonal fouls, immediately scored two
goals and was q constant threat there
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-03-29

Ely won out In the finals of the
consolation event Of the Minnesota
state high school basketball tourna-
ment Saturday night. defeating Hen
bricks high, a to a Austin McGough
a sports writer On the Minneapolis
Journal had this to say of the game:
Ely's record IS brilliant, even as was
Vlrglnla's last season. In the first
round the range champs were beaten
by Moorhead, Is to =, after a des-
perate rally. Then they turned around
to defeat Preston, 81 to q, and then
conquer Hendricks Saturday night.
The story Of Ely's victory is story
O. fine shooting BY BanoFetz the
black haired guard, who takes his
basketball 50 seriously that he was
broken-hezrted over being put out Of
his district final victory over Gilbert
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-03-29

with four personal fouls. Bannie came
into his own Saturday, shooting them
right and left against Hendricks to
amass a total of 10 points. This total
was matched by Larson, the fighting
center of the Hendricks club
Ely started with an unusual rush
to run up IL points in the first quar-
ter. It looked like a romp with the
count standing at IL to 2, but Hen
bricks put on the brakes and the club
scored only three times altogether IN
the second period. Ely stretched its
margin to q TO at the end Of the
third period and then played con-
SiS4ayaf1x n yryiv,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-03-29
NATURALIZATION EXAMINER
HERE ON APRIL Is AND 16.

Federal Naturalization Examiner
George N Danielson VIII be in Ely on
April Is and IS for the purpose OF
hearing applications for citizenship
A large class VIII be examined He
viii be at Virginia On April IT and
Hibbing on April ID.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-03-29
BASKETBALL NOTES.

Al the sport writers on the Twin
City and Duluth dailies had many fine
things TO say Of the Ely team While
the team lost the main chance by an
almost unnoticeable margin, they re-
turned with the biggest piece of the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-03-29
NEWSPAPER MEN WILL
VISIT RANGES IN AUGUST

Newspaper editors of the northwest
and the southwest VIII include the
ranges IN an automobile tour TO be
taken next August. The trip VIII
start at Rockford, Illinois on August
9 and VIII consist Of a large caravan.
They viii visit Ely, in al probability
making the trip over the Ely-Ffnland
road.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-03-29
STATE WINNERS.

, The winners Of basketball
} tournaments in the state since
, 1913 when the Tournament As
ISOLATION was organized have
} baau as foIlOT-S-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-03-29

Mrs. Fabian Maenpaa of White Iron
entertained at an old time quilting
bee. After which all enjoyed few old
time dances
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-03-29
On This
Occasion

lust few thoughts by the Editor on things
Material and unnatural
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-03-29

Supt and Mrs. Walter z Englund
and family and Harry Newgord mo-
tored TO Minneapolis to attend the
basketball tournament. Mrs Englund
and son remained for a short visit
with relatives
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Continued On page four
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-03-29

Such advertising as this is what pays
and compensates the boys for incon-
veniences suffered during the season
of training and IN the final games
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-03-29

The only loss Morhead sustained
during the season was at the hands Of
Duluth Central on the Moorhead floor,
IL to L. Duluth Central failed to sur
vive the first round IN the district
tournament.
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BOOKS RECEIVED

RIVER HOUSE BY Stark Young. New
York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
THE COPPER BOTTLE. BY e. j.
Millward. New York: E. P. Dutton
THE PARTNERSHIP. BY Phyllis e.
Bentley. Boston; Little, Brown g.
ALL IN THE FAMILY. BY Theodore
Roosevelt Illustrated New York:
c. P. Putnam's Sons.
EMINENT ASIANS: Six Great Person.
alittes of the New East. BY Josef
Washington Hall. Illustrated by
Ore MOBILES. New York: D. Apple
ton & Co.
sINGERMANN. BY Myron BRING.
New York: Farrar g. Rinehart.
THE LAST STAND OF THE PACK:
BY Arthur H. Carhart, author Of
"The Ordeal of Brad Ogden" in
principal biologist of the United
States Biological Survey. New York:
j. H. Sears 81 Co.
DUDLEY AND GILDEROY: A Nom
sense BY Algernon Blackwood, au-
thor Of John Silence" etc. New
York: z. P. Dutton g. Co.
THE CLUE OF THE CLOCK. BY
Mari01 r!,oa. Harvey New York; Edward
GIVE ME MY SIN AGAIN: A Novel
BY Naomi Royde-Smith. New York:
Harper g. Bros.
THE GUARDED HALO. BY Margaret
Pedler. New York: Doubleday, Do
ran Ss Co.
HOW AMUSINGI And a Lot Of Other
Fables. BY Denis Mackail. Boston
Houghton Mifflin Co.
OLD FAMILIAR FACES. BY Meredith
Nicholson. indianapolis: Bobbs'
Merrill So.
THE PEOPLE OF THIS TOWN. By
Ethel Hueston. Indianapolis: Bobbs'
Merrill Co.
LIFES EBB AND FLOW. BY Frances
Countess of Warwick. New York
William Morrow g. Co.
BROTHERS AND SISTERS. BY
Compton Burnett. New York: Har
court. Brace 81 Co.
CREATIVE UNDERSTANDING. B.
Count Herman KeySerling, author o
"Tre Travel Diary of a Philosopher,
etc. New York: Harper & Brothers
EERENADE TO THE HANGMAN. b,
Maurice Dekobra. Translated from
"Serenade au Bourreau," by Nea
Wainwright. New York: Payson Z
Clarke.
s-.iLEs FROM BERNARD SHAW. Toll
in the Jungle by Gwladys Eval
Norris. Illustrated by Phyllis A
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Reviews of New Books

I Trery. New York: Frederick A
THE MAURIzIUs CASE. BY Jacot
Wassermann. Translated by Caro-
line Newton. New York: Horace
Liveright.
TELL YOUR OWN FORTUNE. BY
Doris Webster and Mary Alden Hop
Number" etc. New York: The Gen.
NO TOMORROW. BY Bright Patmore.
New York: The Century Co.
FROM SANDY HOOK TO go: Being
Some Account of the Adventures
Exploits and Services of the Old New
York Pilot Boat. BY Charles Ed
ward Russell. New York: The Cen
tury Co.
Foster, author of CROOKED" etc
Philadelphia: j. B. Lippincott Co.
OLD MISS: A Novel. BY T. Bowyer
Campbell, author of BLACK Sadie"
Boston Houghton Mifflin Co.
HANGOVER. BY Max Lief. New York
Horace Liveright.
SIBERIAN GARRISON. BY Rodion
Markovits. Translated from the
Hungarian by George Halasz New
York: Horace Liveright.
ANTHOLOGY OF MAGAZINE VERSE
TOkS 1919. E1lu 4CdL &1OOk O1
ican Poetry. Edited by William
Stanley Braithwaite. New York:
George Sully g. Co.
OUR MOST POPULAR TREES. BY
Lydia Northrop Gilbert. New York:
George Sully SS Co.
DEAR JUDAS: And Other Poems. BY
Robinson Jeffers. New York: Horace
SECRETS OF MAGIC. BY Harry
Blackstone. New York: George
Sully & Co.
THE AMERICAN PEACE CRUSADE,
1Sl5-1s6O. BY Merle Eugene Curti,
Phi. D., Associate Professor of His
tory, Smith College. Durham: Uni
versity Of North Carolina Press.
EDUCATION AND RELIGION: The
Bedell Lectures for 1926-27. And
other Addresses on Construction
and Reconstruction in Education.
BY Charles Franklin Thwing. D. D.,
Ii. D., Lift. D. New York: The Mac
milan Co.
EARLY AMERICAN COSTUME. BY
Edward Warwick and Henry c. Pitz.
Illustrated by the author. New
York: The Century Co.
OLD SONGS HYMNAL: Words and
Melodies From the State of Georgia.
Collected by Dorothy Bolton. Music
arranged by Harry T. Burleigh. New
York: The Century Co.
EXPERIENCE WITH THE SUPER
NATURAL IN EARLY CHRISTIAN
TIMES. BY Shirley Jackson Case,
Professor of the History Of Early
Christianity, University of Chicago
New York: The Century Co.
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Recent accessions to the Public Ii
brary and lists of recommended reading
will appear in this column each Sunday.
Biography.
Beer. Thomas. Marcus Hanna. E-H
Belloc, Hilaire. Joan of Arc. E-J57be.
| Carey, r. l.. Daniel Webster as an
Economist. HC83-C 1s.
Chinard, Gilbert. Thomas Jefferson.
Over, F. L., and Martin, T. c. Edison,
His Life and Inventions. 2 v. E.
Hibben, Paxton The Peerless Leader,
william Jennings Bryan. E-z641 h.
Holmyard. z. J. The Great Chemists.
Keller, H. a. Midstream. E-K2s4a !.
Leonard, j, N. Loki; the Life of
Charles Proteus Steinmetz. E.
Little; Shelby. George washington. E.
Macauley, ThurstOn. Dom Byrne. E.
Martin F. H Major General William
Crawford Gorgas. E-G674m.
Maurois. Andre. Aspects Of Biography.
Mayes, SsTI'f Il. r. Alger; Biography With
Oub q T1CIOs E~AA oOIhs
Roosevelt. Theodore. All in the Fam
Ruhie, Otto. Karl Marx. E-M3s65r E.
Smith, Mrs. q. w. The Boyhoods of
the Presidents. E-9Sm52.
Webb, G.. B. Rene Theophile Hyacinthe
Laennec. Ell 124w.
Forestry.
Rohan, B. ]. Our Forests. RJ-R6S4o.
Graham, 8. A. Principles of Forest
Entomology. RJD-G76.
Kwasigroch, P. J. Course in Tree Trim
ming. RJE-KS7.
Recknagel. A: B.; and Spring 3. n
Forestry. RJ-R243.
Medicine.
Cushing H. w. cOnsecratio Medici.
Haggard, H. w. Devils. Drugs and
Doctors. OH IL.
Montague, ]. F. Taking the Doctors
Pulse. Q-M76t.
Palfrey, r. w. The Facts Of Modern
Medicine. Q-P ITS.
United States Public Health Service.
The Ships Medicine Chest and First
Aid at Sea. QF-Un34.
Vedder, z. B. Medicine. Q-V5l m.
Journalism.
Allen, c. L. Country Journalism. zcJ-
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Campbell, Gladys, and Thomas, r. B
Magazines and Newspapers Of To-
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williams, Mrs. 8. L. L. Twenty Years
of Education for Journalism. zCJ-
W6767.
United States History.
Andrews. Mrs M. M. Scraps Of Paper
F83415-An25s.
Barker, e. c. Mexico and Texas. Fs77-
Bowers, c. G. The Tragic Era. Fss5-
Davis. j. Z. jamestown and Her
Neighbors. F863J-D29.
Colder, F. A, and others. eds. The
March of the Mormon Battalion
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Jackson, r. W. The History Hour. sug-
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Jernegan, M w. The American Colo
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1926. F83-M31.
Morrison, 8. e. An Hour of American
History, from Columbus to Coolidge
F83-M83h.
Rutherford, M. L., comp. Truths OF
United States Army War College, Wash
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Concerning the Battle of Kings
Mountain and the Battle Of the
Cowpens. F8327-Un38.
West, w. M. A History of the Ameri-
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Genoa Will Build Flats,

GENOA. P-Fifty million lire
about 50 900, ,000-will be expended on
construction of low rental flats in this
italian seaport within the next few
years. The plans call for 148 buildings
containing 1927 fats and totaling 0,503
rooms to be built with municipal aid.
Evening star., 1929-12-15

ence. 1t is utterly misleading to enum
crate the number of HaitiAns killed dur
ing this caco warfare as sample of
Marine rule" in Haiti
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Recent accessions to the Public Ii
brary and lists of recommended reading
will appear in this column each Sunday.
Evening star., 1929-06-30

college girl heroine particularly she is terribly wild
raising Ned till every morning always has
studious who is devoted to her. Often she will
straight the administration committee when she ought to
be reading the alumni award plead for her flaming
roommate IF you only knew Dorothy know her., she
will you would realize that her blowing the chemistry
lab her mpetuoy because she noble through and
hroughr And the administration committee let
Dorothy off just this
Evening star., 1929-06-30

"Why do hate professor asked Grace of the Eng
h when she after hours hand her theme
entitled Are the Serbs Better Worse Than the Lhuanans
English instructors always handsome and romantic
dealing with life among college girls Chemistry and
biology comic and very minded
Evening star., 1929-06-30

Helen has fallen hard for her English professor
and love has regenerated her She is trying to
find out if he cares. because if he does she do
better work in her English composition, The
English professor is going to tame Helen and
bring out all the womanly qualities in her nature
by being cross to her and giving her d minus
her report card. Underneath, he really does
and he wants her give up bootleg gin and
pettng parties and overcuttng her domestic
science and be credit to her class.
Evening star., 1929-06-30

the author nd Helen
% bow lin the ktce Helen
is nd will expl
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is being mareto the English
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-10
Atz Has Infield All
Set For 1923 Start
OF Texas Flag Race

FORT WORTH, April 10.-(P)-
The infield combination which now
seems likely to start the season for
Fort Worth will be put to the test
in games this afternoon and Thurs
day when the Panthers meet Waco
Cubs at Waco. The inner defen-
sive circle is composed Of Jim Riley
at first base, Andy Harrington at
second, Fay Pierce at shortStop and
Nick Urban at third. Manager Atz
worked this foursome together in
practice sessions Monday and Tues
day and announced this morning as
the club prepared to leave for Waco
he would use it against the Cubs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-10
GARCIA MEETS
COLINDO ON Is
Mercedes Arena to Present
Biggest Fight Program
Ever Attempted

MERCEDES, April 10.-Plans for
staging the most ambitious fight
fest ever attempted at the Mercedes
arena here Monday night have been
practically completed, it was an
nouncd today by Promoter Al Rob-
inson.
Murray Golindo, better known as
Mike Golindo, the Pacific coast
smuggling lightweight, will meet Car
los Garcia, Of San Antonio, in the
main event. Mike as well as VAL
ley fight fans, realizes that he is up
against a stiff proposition in the
San Antonio battler, having seen
him in action and know just what
he has up his sleeves.
Mike started his training grind
for the bout at Fort Brown at
Brownsville two weeks ago, spending
one week at the army post gymna-
SUM. Last week he moved to San
Benito where he resumed training
! with a couple of sparring partners
and will continue in training at
that city until the night of the fight.
Mike is confident of winning his
battle with Garcia, but is taking no
chances Of a slip-up.
This will be the first appearance
in the Valley of both Garcia and
Golindo, although they have fought
in other sections of the southwest
and in some other parts of America.
Mike vas a headliner, on the Pa
cific coast and has fought and de-
feated many of the best fighters of
his weight in the game. He has
fought ten times at FL Paso and
claims that he has never been
knocked off his feet.
Garcia should be in the pink of
physical condition when he ties up
with Mike here Monday night as
he fought in San Antonio last week
and is scheduled to fight there again
in a main event of April 20. He is
the fastest and cleverest lightweights
in the southwest.
The winner of the Garcia olin-
do battle will be pitted against
Billie Podraza of Houston on one
of the cards to be staged here some
time in the near future.
Jesse Sada of Mercedes, Laredo
and Monterrey. will meet Kid Guer-
"a, the fighting rooster" of Sar
Benito, in the Semi-final eight
round bout. Guerra's last appear
ance in the Valley was at Browns
vile where he fought Ken Macy
Guerra is now in training to make
the 100 pounds weight. Although
Guerra is a little taller than Saba
and perhaps has the advantage IL
reach, the Mercedes youth is the
more experienced fighter. Both are
mixers and believe in fight from
the sound Of the gong to the close
of the battle.
Cowboy Brooks Of South Dakota
160 pounds who fought Iowa Bow.
ers to a draw here several week.
ago, will be matched with a fighter
Of his own weight from San Antonio
Brooks has been in hard training
since his last fight here and shoulc
give his opponent an even BETTE
fight than he did Bowers.
Promoter Robinson is planning TX
stage a siX-round preliminary O
two f%our-round prelim1naries Il
complete hi scard fo- the coming
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-10
BY ALAN j. GOULD
Associated Press Sports Editor

thSSONLdtCu ALCSS OPUAtS E0AIOlD
Another spring, another campaign
on the intercollegiate high seas and
more laurels very likely in the
coming battles for the sons of the
University of Washington who now
command a bigger flotilla than ever
before.
The most remarkable develop
ment of the past decade on these
college waters is the rapidity with
which the disciples Of the Washing
ton system" founded by Hiram
Conibear, have spread their far
western gospel of Craftsmanship.
Talk about the old timers-the
Courtney or the Ten Eyck or the
Glendon stroke! The followers of
Conibear, who never pulled a var
sity oar himself, have done more as
a unit than all the old guard put
together.
Of the even dozen schools where
the classic art of sweep-sweeping
still flourishes in the United States,
exactly six now have coaches who
came up out of the brawny groups
of Husky oarsmen to tell the rest
of the rowing world how it should
be done.
Old Hiram started something that
| Ed Leader, Rusty" Callow and 9TH
| ers of the famous Washington tribe
are finishing and developing in as
tonishing fashion.
Here is the Washington roster OF
head coaches in the order in which
they assumed such responsibilities
Russell Rusty) Callow, Penn
sylvania (started at alma mater.
Edward Leader, Yale Started a.
alma mater.
Carroll Ky.) Ebright, University
of California.
Charles (Chuck) Logg, Princeton
Alvin CAD Ubrickson, University
of Washington.
George Mike) Murphy, Univer-
sity of Wisconsin.
There are a flock Of other Wash.
ingtonians doing short turns anc
encores at the coaching game, al
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ElGATS LAST


CHICAGO.-Al Greenfield, Chi
cago, o%utpointed Willie Michel,
Belgium, GO). Sailor Fay Kosky,
San Francisco. won On foul over
Johnny O'Keefe. Columbus, Ohio,
90. Clyde Chastain, Dallas, Tex,
knocked out Jack Horner, st. Louis,
90.
CLEVELAND. - Gorilla Jones,
Akron, Ohio. and Tommy Freeman,
Erie, Pa, drew, CID. Paul Pr
rome. Cleveland, stopped Russie
Leroy, Fargo, N. D., 90.
HAGERSTOWN, Md.-Joe Bel
mont, Baltimore, outpointed Kid
Williams, New York, 90.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Canzoneri,
New York, outpointed Eddie An
derson, Chicago, 100.
PORTLAND, Me.-Babe McGor-
gary, Oklahoma, and Homer Rob-
ertSon, Boston, drew, C2).
MINNEAPOLIS. - Harry Dillon,
Winnipeg, knocked out Billy Freas,
Detroit, outpointed Tim Derry,
Dublin, co..
SIOUX FALLS, S. D.-Billy
Petrolle, Fargo, stopped Norman
Brown. Chicago, "a.
INDIANAPOLIS.-Harry kid
Brown, Philadelphia, outpointed
Lew Terry, st. Louis, (1O). Tom
Pivic, st. Louis, outpointed Paul
Pantaleo, Chicago, 90.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-10
I. C.. u. T SHOW
GOOD FOR IN MATCHES

FORT WORTH, April 1o.-Flash-
ing excellent form TO win their
third straight match 60, the Texas
Christian university net team
continues to show marked improve
ment as the season advances. Tri-
umphs over Oklahoma A. & M,
Drake university and North Texas
State Teachers college, after drop
ping their first tournament to
Grinnell. gives evidence of the long
hours of practice INDUCED in ev-
cry afternoon by the Purple court
men.
The two McDiarmid brothers,
John and Weir, continue to show
great form, downing their oppon-
ents easily. Charles Ewell and Guy
Fox are also showing good form
and the team is expected to regis
ter many victories during the sea-
son.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-10
By

When Johnny LaVan was a meln-
Der of the Cardinals he used to
tether his pedigreed Japanese chow
dog near the bu1lpen, out near the
left field bleachers. This was well
within foul territory and no one
seemed to object to the preSence
of the animal.
But such is not always the case.
After what happened at Atlantic,
Ia, last summer, I don't think 1t
advisable to permit dogs anywhere
on a baseball playing field.
I was there looking over a IT
year-old pitcher who might be Of
some value to one of the minor
league holdings of the st. Louis
club.
1t was a terrific free hitting
game in which runs simply poured
ove the plate. The boys gave a
typical exhibition Of good old
fashioned country hitting. Every
one stepped up and took a toe
hold.
Somewhere along about the fifth
vi SAAIil 14AA144I6 Viz 1aeAoAlOAN @
had the bases filled and the batter
slapped a single between the third
baseman and the bag. The ball
was fair, but skidded into foul
territory and bounded merrily out
toward a group of extra pitchers
who were warming up.
They scampered aside to give
the fielder a chance to make the
play. but. like in Lavan's case, one
of them had a dog tied to a bench
which they had been using.
The pup playfully snatched the
ball and hung on. The fielder
could not extract 1t from his teeth,
although aided by the dogs owner.
Meanwhile all the runners scored,
including the batter.
What was the umpire to do? The
rule book could not help him.
Dogs are not covered by the code.
He used m m sense, permitted
two runners to score and gave the
batter a single.