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Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-27

"Iu have to teach these jam
across the fields a short wa and
get to Jimmie : house ahead OF
them IF they can climb up 10 the
lam pantry window hy the outside
way | can do the same. | II take
away the pot of jam and in place
III leave Il little note Tor Jimmie,
telling him how wrong it is to
sneak out Jam that way instead OF
going to his mother and asking for
it
So Uncle WiggiIv quickly hop
ped across the fields well Knowing
that he could reach jimmie, house
ahead of the little duck boy and
the two rabbits. And Mr.. LcT-cars
did. He saw the open pantry win
dow. Below it was "a box and it was
easy to see how. by standing on this
box. Jimmie could give Sanmic a
boost up to the window so h" could
reach the pot OF strumbrrry -
jam.
On white piece of birch bark,
with fire blackcncd stick, Incie
Wiggily wrote little note. In it he
said:
Dear Jimmie. II is wrong to
sneak out lam through the p1ntry
window. 60 in through The door and
ask your mother for Jam.
Then Uncle Wiggiy got up on
the box and found that he could
easily roach his paw in through the
open window without being boost
ed. For ne was bigger thar jim
mic or Sammic. Close 10 th2 open
window was Il pot of strumberry
jam. The rabbit gentleman look it
down and was leaving his note in
place Of it when, all # sudden,
behind him a yo.ce asked:
"What are YOU doing' Why arc
YOU putting your paws in through
my pantry window - Uncle Wig.
gly turned and there stood Mrs
WibbIcwohblc the duck lady. ooh,
Uncle Wiggily. IN -urpriscd at
y0U-taking my jam. she said.
"Ob. Tnclc Wiggll1, Why didn T
you como and ak mc'''
Uncle Wiggily blushod as red as
. boct and said:
You don T understand, my dear
duck lady. hoard Jimmie planning
20 come here with SammIc and
Susie ia take some mulberry jam
out Of the open window, and ] got
here first to teach him lesson.
see, ! am going TO leave little
note telling him il is wrong
lIa. Ila.' laughed Mrs. Wib.
I blcwobblo. You nrcdn Y have gone
! to all hat work. You see Mr.. Wib-
blewobblc is painting the kitchen
floor and Jimmie can't get in that
way to take his jam. 50 | told him
would leave the back pantry
window open 50 he could get il from
outside. II is quite all light far him
ia take jam that way. Hal IIa!"
"'Ita! liza! chucklcd Uncle
Wiggily, laughing at himself.
I "W1sn't silly Thcn Jimmie
and sammic and Susie came and
they laughed too, - tlcy ate some
/ jam.
So everything WAS all righ: and
il the watercrcsS viii put out the
( fire in the rcd pepper IN toli you
bout tnclc Wiggily and Susie s
swing
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-27
TEN YEARS AGO
Nav 81, 1919

Members of the Methodist cGurch
in FL Centre who have contributed
in the centenary drive more than
sl1,990 in the past three weeks,
learned today that the plans of the
central committee calls for the cree
ton of new cdificc in this city
out of the funds raised i'll tdr ma
tional campaign. 1t is generally
agreed that the new church will b.
somewhere south of Main and west
of Seventh but is is not expected
that actual construction will begin
before Il wear or two.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-27
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell q L.
per.al Valley for this DATE
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Nav OF, 1909

The $4,000 water bonds were sold
last evening for Il premium OF
$4,000, the buyer being the J. II.
Adams Co. of Los Angeles. The city
will now proceed without delay, the
preliminary work and delivery of
supplies taking until fail, when It
is the intention to have construction
,.uSb,l m tbp nfmDSt
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-27

The farm population of the Unit
cd States is now the smallest in 20
years, being 27,5ll,0 900 persons on
.Ianuarv ]. 1929.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-27
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

Ahead of last seasons crop by
two weeks, q ton of watermolons
reached Los Angeles saturday,
shipped by Arakelian Brothers of
Calexico. The first shirment
brought the top notch price of SllO
per ton and were grcedily received
L.. ia, .o,,pnissinn man
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-27
THE WEATHER

Los ANGELES AND NlCi.<lTN
Fair tonight and Tuesday with
moderate temperature.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; VAR
tonight and Tuesday with normal
temperature; north to northwest
winds on coast.
FIRE WEATHER FOREt Asst
Rising temperature and low humidi-
~ in the interior but about normal
near the coast; gentle variable
winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-27

The state will plant fry OF striped
bass and wcakfish the Salton sea.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-27

Westinghouse Fans
cool quietly - silent
motor, silent blades,
silent oscillation. Rich
Iy finished, with non
tarnis hing blades.
Three speeds. All type.
for commercial as well
as homo use.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-14
DAYT0NA RACE
TRACK CLOSED
Town In Mourning For Bible,
u. S. Driver Killed In
Try For Record

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, March
14.@P-The nine mile stretch Of
beach where the American Auto
mobile Association holds its yearly
speed trials was deserted today and
Daytona Beach had entered a two
day mourning period following the
tragic elimination of Lee Bibles ef-
fort yesterday to break the 231 mile
an hour record established by Ma
jor H. o. D. Segrave of England
two days previously.
The death Of Bible and Charles
Traub, a news reel cameraman,
who was crushed beneath the giant
36-cylinder TripleX racing car when
it went out of control just after
roaring across the mile finish mar
ker at a speed Of 2O2 miles per hour,
also brought the end Of this years
speed trials, originally intended to
extend through March II.
Val Haresnape, T. z. Myers and
Tommy Milton, members Of the
contest board in charge OF the meet
issued a statement after the crash,
officially closing the meet, express
sing regret at it's tragic climax and
expressing ignorance OF the cause
of Bibles crash.
Major Segrave, who before the
Triplex crash had indicated he
might try another run in an effort
to force 240 miles an hour out Of
his Golden Arrow" announced he
would make no effort to break his
record, in respect to Bibles widow
and j. M. White, Philadelphia man
ufacturer and owner Of the wreck
ed racing car.
Bible, 42-year-old Daytona Beach
garage mechanic, father of two
children and unknown as a racing
driver, was chosen by White as the
driver of the TripleX. which last
year set a worlds mark of 207 miles
per hour, for sentimental reasons.
Bible was one Of the chief condi-
TONERS Of the car at its last years
trials when it was driven by Ray
Koch. and White this year decided
to give the garageman a chance
for fame
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-14
Raymond Wolfe And
Harve Light Added
To 7. c. U. Coaches

FORT WORTH, March 1.-two
additions to the coaching staff at
Texas Christian university were n
nounced this week. Raymond Bear"
Wolfe, former grid and baseball star
was confirmed as the successor Of
Edwin Kubale, former line coach.
Harve Light track and basketball
star of several seasons ago, will have
charge of the spring track work.
Wolfe. who was assistant fresh
man coach last season, was an all
conference guard several seasons
ago as we'll as a star first baseman
on the Frog diamond teams. After
a season is organized baseball, Ray
mond returned to It. G. U. as as
sistant to Leo Meyer and with the
resignation of Kubale to accept the
post at Centre college, was named to
aid Francis A. Schmidt. He will have
charge Of the line on the varsity
football squad and will coach fresh
man baseball.
Light. who takes the place Of
Matty Bell who is on leave Of abb
sence to conduct spring football at
A. & M. College, has had several
years experience in cinder work. He
was a crack hurdler several seasons
ago and headed the Frog track team
one year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-14
STEERS KEEP
BLANKENSHIP

DALLAS, Tex, March 14.-(P)-
To offset a defeat administered yes
terday by the Chicago White Sox
here, the Dallas Steers today had
the cheering knowledge that Homer
Blankenshipa high-poWered right
handed hurler, would be returned
to them by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Blankcnship, a mainstay on the
Steer pitching staff last season, has
shown indications this year that
while he might not have sufficient
stuff to stick with the Pirates he
should have what is needed to give
the Steers one of .he strongest
crews of moundsmen in the Texas
league.
Vincent Devaney will probably be
the Fort Worth Cats starting pitch
err against the Chicago White SoX
tomorrow when the first game of a
three-game series will be played In
Fort Worth. The former bat boy
and sandlotter who graduated to
the Texas league via the East Texas
and Lone Star leagues is expected
by Manager Atz to travel four or
five innings. Dick Whitworth, vet
eran from Houston, probably will
follow Devaney on the mound.
There was every indication this
morning with the sun out at inter
walls and the field in playing condi-
ton, that the San Antonio Bears
would make their first appearance
before the home fans. This appear
ance was scheduled for Wednesday
but wet grounds prevented. Mana
ger Alexander intended to start
Neal Baker against the Giants to-
day, while Fred Fitzsimmons was a
good bet as starting pitcher for the
Giants, Manager McGraw said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-14

not be able to displace the veteran:
Wally Gerber altogether, probably
will share the assignment with the
former Brown and Elliott Bigelow
who can hit has only to demonstrate
an ability to throw to get an out
field assignment.
The two pitchers in the transac-
ton, Milton CASTOR and Horace
Lisenbee have not had sufficient
opportunity to qualify but both
have shown indications of return
ing to form, which was lost last
season.
Gardeners Plentiful
At first base Phil Todt, an able
performer, will again serve but
Jerry -Standaert, from Memphis,
has shown something. Bill Regain
should have an advantage at Sec
ond but another Bill, Narlesky from
Mobile has done well. A pair of
Bobs, Reeves and Barrett, another
former major Lacquer are battling
and in addition to Gerber and Gill
lis at short, Hal Rhyme, who seems
a much better player than when he
was with Pittsburgh, is showing as
much ambition as any man in camp.
With eleven outfielders roaming
for fly balls and grabbing a bat as
soon as one is dropped by a hitter,
the problem Of getting five or six
permanent fixtures promises to be
vexing. Ira Flagstead, safe from at
tack, Jack -Rothrock, former in
fielder and one of the fastest men
in the league, Ken Williams, a 300
hitter in any company and Douglas
Taitt, who missed the select 300
class by a hair, are back from the
1928 team. Bigelow, who hit nearly
400 in the Southern association,
Russell Scarritt, st. Paul graduate,
Otto Dumas and George Lopez,
tried last spring and farmed to
Pittsfield, have been impressive at
times.
Berry On Inside
Charlie Berry, who did well in
1928, leads the race for the first
string catching assignment but Alex
Castor, former Giant and once
with these same Sox has shown
great spirit in the training period
and may remain to make up a bro
ther battery with Milton doing the
pitching. A sensational prospect is
Robert Asbjorson, not yet 20 years
OF age, but displaying a convincing
ability to hit.
Before it is over, Manager Car
rlgan may be drawing names of
pitchers out Of his cap. In addition
to CASTOR, Lisenbee and Bayne, big
Ed Morris, a great pitcher last year
Dan MacFayden, the bespectacled
youth Charlie Ruffing, Jack Russell
and Pat Simmons, were exempted
from the house cleaning at the close
OF the 1923 season. There are as
many more bidding for places.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-14
IN Y
EXPECTED TO TESTIFY

HENRIETTA, Tex, March IA
R-Carl Goodspeed, on trial here
for the Staying last January Of A.
r. Gooch Of Nocona, as the lat
ter was attempting to search the
Goodspeed premises for liquor, was
expected to take the stand in his
own defense today.
The state closed it's Ease yester-
day after the defens lost its efforts
to exclude testimony Of a minister
who swore he smelled liquor in a
garage at the rear Of the Good
speed home on the night of the
shooting. The defense maintained
the testimony should not be admit
ted until the minister had qualified
as a "whiskey smeller," but was
overruled.
A physician testified Gooch was
shot from behind with a shotgun.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-14
D BLAZING The
n SPORTS TRAIL

Jones as a popular figure and idol.
Some part of thi situation may be
gagged by the knowledge that a
newspaper syndicate pays Jones
$4,000 annually for a series of ar
tiles, twice as much as Tilden was
reported to receive for similar work
a few years ago when he rode the
tennis crest.
Red Grange contributed unusual
impetus to football as he completed
his flaming career for Illinois a few
years ago. The famous red-head
drew thousands to the gdiriron sport
who had previously perhaps had
little sentimental OF general inter-
est in the game.
Paavo Nurmi brought a personal
ity to track athletics that was
quickly translated into record
breaking gate receipts on his first
visit to the United States in 1925.
Clubs that had been running their
meets at a loss for years recouped
as swiftly as the Phantom Finn
travelled around the boards.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-14
M'CRAW LINES
UP War CLUBS.
Yank Strategy Unchanged
Robby Takes Up For
Dazzy Vance

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March II.
|-(P)-John McGraw has seen
enough of the training activities of
the New York Giants to start de-
Gliding how they will bat during the
regular season. Although a large
part Of the batting order still is
undecided, Mac has assigned Fred
Leach, his outfielder from the
Phillies, to the sixth position with
Fred Lindstrom and Bill Terry just
ahead of him. McGraw believes
Leach will hit around the 300 mark
this season.
The New York Yankees haven't
made any changes since last season
in the strategy they use to win ball
games. In their exhibition game
against the Boston Braves yesterday
at st. Petersburg, Fla, they used
the same system that won the final
game of the worlds series last fall
to hit hard and often. Coming up
to the eighth inning with a tie
score, Lou Cehrig blasted out a
triple and Byrd, Lazzeri and Larry
followed with singles for three runs
and a 6 to 3 victory.
Vance Still Out
Determined Dazzy Vance and
wrong Glenn Wright are causing
grief in the camp Of the Brooklyn
Robins. Robbie accepts the state
ment Of a physician that Wright
will be able to get into action in a
few weeks but he is opposed to the
club officials stand on not giving
Vance more than $22, 500.
The Boston Red SoX were victims
of a st. Louis Cardinal tea party
at Bradenton, Fla, yesterday and
the Red Birds, led by Chick Hafey,
raped out a l to 3 victory.
At Paso Robes, Calf, the AK
has been swung again in the Pitts
burgh Pirate camp, Homer Blank
enship, Dallas, Texas, recruit pitch
er being cut loose. Much had
been expected of the burly twirler
but his salary wing has been in bad
shape since the latter part of last
year and has refused to respond to
treatment. He goes back to Dallas.
Hurlers Worry Walt
Nick Borrelli, former Muhlenburg
college star, drew the assignment
at third base in the Athletics exhi-
bition tilt with the Philadelphia Ma
tionalS at Fort Myers, Fla, today.
Manager Mack said the former COL
lege player would be given a thor
ough workout at the infield post.
A dearth of pitchers was worrying
Manager johnson of the Washing
ton Americans as he took his squad
from its Tampa, Fla, training camp
to Avon for games today and to-
morrow with st. Louis, National
league champions. McCullough's
failure to report because of illness
and Sam Jones' tactics have left
the Mats with only ten hurlers for
batting practice and exhibition
games and the new manager is find
ing difficulty in keeping tired arms
out of the camp Catcher Cliff
Bolton, who batted 1853 in the Pied
mont league last year, reported yes
terday and took his first workout.
President Griffith is understood to
have told Sam Jones to sign at the
ST 900 figure offered him at once
or take a suspension.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-14

ObO oPPoA
that the blues" were using a new
style offense. This handicapped
them in as much as they were not
as familiar with their offense as
were the "Greys" who used their
style throughout the past season.
The boys were hitting the line in
mid-Season form and Coach FeS-
sender managed to cool his heels
as the game was an intra-club af-
fair.
The offensive punch of the
"Greys" began to assert itself in
the first half as they ironed over
one touchdown but failed to con-
vert. The blues" penetrated deep
into the Grey" territory at several
times in the game but through
fumbles and other breaks Of the
game lost possession of the ball at
crucial moments.
All players out for spring train
ing got into the game.
Newcomers drew their share of
attention and Bill Summers and
Walter Washington were seen as
players of potential first-string
quality. Another bit of work that
gladdened Fessenden was that of
Carroll Grove. He hopes to con-
vert the former wingman into a
halfback and states that he was
well satisfied with Groves perfor-
nance at that post Wednesday.
Among those playing were:
"GreyS" - Barnhart, Summers,
Longoria, PARA, CorteZ, Ems, Syl-
vester, Gonzales, Grove, McMinn,
Guzman, Worley, Washington, Steg-
man and Seaman.
"Blues"-Bennett, Thomas, &C.
ballos, Davenport, Cabler, Newman,
Todd. Perez, Baker, Schultz, Dixon,
Biggs, Villareal and Eagan.
Spring training will be continued
despite other athletic activities, it
was stated Thursday morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-14
Vet Umpire
And Player, Is Dead
At "A Years of Age

PHILADELPHIA, March 14.-(P)
The death of Sherwood Magee, an
umpire in the National league and
for many years a big league player,
marks the passing of one Of base
balls most colorful figures.
He was stricken with pneumonia
at his home a week ago. Death
occurred last night. He was A and
is survived by Mrs. Magee and three
children. The funeral will be held
Saturday.
Baseball fans of 20 years ago will
recall Sherry Magee, then an out
fielder with the Phillies, as one of
the greatest natural batsmen in the
game. He led the National league
in batting in 1910, with an average
of .331.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-14

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March u.
@(P)-This is the year that will de-
eide whether Larry Benton will rate
a place with the pitching greats Of
all time.
The No. ! ranking pitcher of the
National league last season, Ben
ton hurled his way into the heart
of his boss, John McGraw. Before
the season was half over, the
Giants manager was referring to
Larry as the greatest he had seen
since the days of Christy Mathew
son. Another brilliant showing like
1928 would make the former Brave
eligible for high honors.
Benton won 25 and lost nine
in 1923. He worked in AZ contests
and pitched % complete games,
finishing the season with 80 in
ningS of box work to his credit.
He had an earned run average of
2.73.
The Giants star hung up the phe-
nomenal record of finishing every
game he started until along toward
the closing weeks of the season
when his arm began to tire under
the strain.
1t was Benton's work that en-
abled the Giants to make a race Of
it right up until the closing series
of the season. If he could have
mustered more help earlier in the
pennant fight, his club might have
been out in front at the finish.
Larry was n of those choice
pickups from Boston for which the
Giants have become famous. Com
ing here in a trade in June, 1927,
he began to win consistently,
whereas he had been a fifty-fifty
pitcher with the Braves. Benton
finished the 1927 season with II
victories and sever defeats. In his
previous year with Boston he had
won IA and lost II. not a bad show
ing for a Boston pitcher.
Larry can have Jimmy Walkers
job if he repeats his 1928 pitching
performance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-14
YOUTHS HELD IN TRAIN
WRECK ATTEMPT FREED

TEXARKANA, Ark, March IA
R-A trio Of youths charged with
having placed distractions on the
tracks OF the Kansas City South
ern railway in an effort to wreck
a passenger train, were free to-
day, a jury having spent only 80
minutes last night in finding them
innocent.
The defendants, Clarence and
Harry Terry and Wilmer Richards.
admitted having been near the
scene at the time but denied hay
ing had anything to do with the at
tempt to wreck the train. Spikes
were driven between the rails and
distractions placed on the track
and the train narrowly escaped 60
ing into the ditch.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-14
By ALAN J. GOULD

ASSOCIATED Press Sports EdltOr.)
Prosperity. as it has been applied
to sports over the past five years.
is not confined by any means to
professional activities.
If anything, in fact, the prosper
Gus progress in amateur sports, es-
pecially college athletics, golf and
tennis, has been more consistent
than that surrounding the more
highly commercialiZed businesses OF
baseball and boxing.
Five years ago, with the boom
era about to dawn, few colleges,
even the larger ones had such sta
dia as they boast today to handle
the immense crowds that turn out
for football. In these five years it
is estimated that the nationwide
attendance at football games all has
increased from 100000 to 30,000,-
600, with consequent astonishing in
crease in gate receipts.
There is scarcely a college of any
consequence now whose entire ath-
letic program is not financed by the
receipts from football. Yale, in two
straight years, has taken in over
81, 900, 900. Pennsylvania'S receipts
from all sports but principally
football have passed the same fig
ure. Michigan, Ohio State, ILL
nois and other Big Ten schools as
well as the larger far western in
situations like Stanford, U. S. G.
and California, also are In the big
money class when it comes to
sports profits.
Golf entered 1929 with the u. S.
G.. A. announcing the biggest sur
plus it has ever had, one. result of
which is to more than double the
prize money for this years open
championship.
Tennis, which even five years ago
has somewhat of a struggle max
ing ends meet, has just witnessed
the distribution of a melon" by
the u. S. l.. T. A. to its various dis
trict associations for the develop
NIL of the game. The big Forest
H ktStadium, considered a white
elephant" when 1t was raised, has
been a success.
Five years ago the tennis associa-
tons activities were directed by a
1lClO Dell CCd4y wiz 1ioA q liz
and obscure downtown office in
New York. Now the m~ultifarious
activities of the organization are in
charge of an executive secretary,
Edward B. Moss, former general
sports editor of The Associated
Press, who has large quarters in one
of the biggest office buildings in
New York and a corps of aides.
It is significant that the astonish-
ing strides in popularity, and COM
panion profits, in amateur sports
have been linked in the five-year
span with a group of the most no.
table individual figures of all time.
Whatever else may be said of Big
Bill Tilden, no one gainsays the re-
markable influence he has had in
popularizing the game.
Colts increasing hold on public
interest has been even more amaz-
ing, no small part of which may be
attributed to the rise of Bobby
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-14
ATHLETIC CHIEFS TO
ARRANGE COUNTY E

SAN BENITO, March 14.-Athlet-
ic heads of Cameron county schools
will meet here tonight for the pur-
pose of arranging for the county
track meet to be held sometime in
the near future.
This meet is part of the elimina-
ton staged annually to determine
representatives at the Interscholas-
tic meet held in Austin.
Reports from various schools in
the county are to the effect that
trackmen have been working out for
some time.