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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-08
Post Season Game
In Valley Is Move

HARLINGEN. Sept. a sug-
gestion for a po~st-season football
game Of statewide interest in the
Valley as an annual event is ad-
vanced here by Ben Epstein. spors
enthusiast.
The game probably would be
played New Years day Every year,
and would be between a picked VAL
ley team, and the champions Of
the state OF Texas In high school
play.
Epstein probably will advance his
suggestion at the meeting or vaiIev
coaches 70 &c held at the city hall
here Tuesday night.
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players whose names are not yet
available.
Buster MonseeS held down a
line post on the championship
Brownsville Eagles OF last year.
CueIlar also has played with
Brownsville high school and junior
college teams. Ceyanes was a half
back on the Scorpion team last
year. Jamie Dodson was al-Valley
half back on the San Benito high
squad during the past season.
WEIGH held down a half position
with the Greyhounds also. Powell,
IS another San Benitan coming
here. He Is a lineman. Pipkin, al
ready on deck. was quarterback Oh
the s. NJ. U. frosh team last year.
He formerly starred as captain and
quarter at Main avenue.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-08

along the Big Slope If the native
sons do aS well this season aS Stan
ford. Oregon State and Southern
California did last year i'm three of
the principal East-Wcst engage
mentS.
Who was the greatest southpaw
Of all time?
i put this question recently tO
Connie Mack. who has handled four
of the greatest in RUDE Waddell.
Eddie Plank. Robert Moses Grove
and Rube Walberg. Without taking
any positive stand in So personal q
debate. Connie nevertheless seems
to favor Waddell.
THE Rube. when he was right,
was "A wonder sait Connie. He
had everything. He was big. strong
and had "a world of speed. Plank,
with his battling cr0ss-fIre, was one
of the smartest pitchers Of them all.
Grove and Walberg are different
types. both fine pitchers and both
improving y
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-08
DALLAS C~UTFIELDER
IS SOLD TO BOSTON

DALLAS. Sept. 7.-tPy-The' sale
OF OutfieIder Randolph Moore 70
the Boston Nationals was announ-
ced tonight by Pres. Fred McJun-
kin Of the Dallas baseball club.
The price was not divulged. He will
report to the Braves next spring.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-08
Calls Club Heads
To Plan Playoff

DALLAS, Sept. 7.--GP-Acting
Pres. William p. Ruggles Of the
Texas league tonight called the
presidents Of the Dallas. Wichita
Falls. Houston and Shreveport clubs
TO meet here tomorrow and lay
plans for the coming play-olf Sc
rieE.
The four clubs are the only pos
sible entrants In the play-off. Dali
les Is among the group because II
won the first half Of the split sea-
son.
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Sport
,'S1antS
%ALAN J.6oULD

something should be said for the
Cleveland Indians. whose fine play
since the middle Of the American
league season, involving a leap TO
third place. Is one OF the BIG sur
prises of the year. Billy Evans and
Roger Peckinpaugh have put to-
gether a fine young club. the best
Cleveland has had since Iris Speak
er led the worlds champions OF
1920.
In Earl Averill. the Indians picked
UP the best outfield recruit of the
season and IN Yves Terrell one OF
the ares pitching finds in many a
moon. The comeback OF Lew Fon-
eca at first base. rounding out a
capable infield with joey Sewell
moving over TO third. Is another big
factor in sending the redskins along
the warpath. They should make q
real fight for the pennant In 1880.
.
The Olympic boxing class az 1924
so far has produced two worlds
champions, ar unusual record and q
reflection az no little credit upon
the stocky shoulders Of Spike Webb.
the Naval Academy's coach, who
helped 10 develop them.
The first was Fidel Labarba. win
ner Of the Olympic flyweight crown
and later the worlds championship
in this division, although he has
outgrown III. The latest to climb the
heights Is Jackie Fields. feather
weight winner in the Olympics but
now welterweight champion of the
world as a result OF his recent VIC
tory over Joe / ndee at Detroit.
Otto Won Porat. the hard-hitting
Norwegian heavyweight. was also
an Olympic titleholder in 1924
The Big Four of Pacific coast
football figure this fall i'm the heav-
lest slate Of intersectional combat
y 2 arranged for them. Southern
California plays Notre Dame at
Chicago and Carnegie Tech al Los
Angeles. California plays Pennsyl-
vania at Philadelphia. ~. Of Wash
ineton Journeys To Chicago 20 meet
Stages Maroons. Stanford Will en-
terrain the Army at Palo Alto.
In addition. Oregon PLAYS Hawai-
university at Portland before going
to Florida. Oregon State goes 70
Detroit late in November.
There will be no fault to find
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EDUCATION WORK PLANNED FOR ALL LOCAL PUPIL

worth 2, Bonowitz. Sacrifice-Rfley.
Pierce, Bonowitz. Base on balls
Carson 0. Whitworth 2. Struck out
-Whitworth 3. Wild pitch-Whit-
worth. Balk-Whitworth. Double
play-Schacht to Kott to Riley.
Pierce to Mallon. Stolen base
Mallon.
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DALLAS. Sept. ~ -L Little
Gene Moore. fresh from the West
Texas league. bested Fred Stiely in
. southpaw duel here today and
the Steers made 1t two out Of three
from Beaumont. 5 to !. Moore held
the Exporters TO five hits. all sin
giles. and was invincible after the
second inning Fo : errors behind
him Jailed TO sha..e his confidence.
The NAYS climbed on Stiely hard
In the first three frames.
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Summary: Two base hlts-Lang-
ford. Parks. Miller. Sacrifice hit
Stewart. Double plays-Stewart to
Deviveros to Whelan; Holman to
Whelan. Stolen base-Taylor. Bases
ON balls-off Rhem ?. Struck out
by Cooper 6, by Rhem 3. Left on
bases-Houston 2; Shreveport ).
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@NW1II WWTTUN aI-Ts FIWUTIV DNTTN-
Stiely, @. Moore, Jelfries 2. Stolen
bases-R. Moore, Meaiey. Sacri-
ficeS-J. Moore, Morse. Struck out
by Stiely ]; b. G. Moore ?. Bases
on balls-by Stiely ?; by @. Moore
/. Caught Stealing-FIaskamper.
JcffrieS. Left on bases-Beaumont
u; Dallas 2. Earned runs-Bcau-
mont I; Dallas 5.
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SPUDDERS
CUBS DIVIDE
Waco Wins First Game,
White Besting Their
rnahlen I'm Second

WICHITA FALLS. Tex, Sept. z.
-tP-The 5pucders and Cubs split
a double header today. Caldwell
pitched effectively 10 score a 6 TO
| victory In the first game. White
bested or Thormahlen. l 10 0. in
the second.
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SHREVEPORT. La, Sept. LII
Wilbur Cooper bested Flint Rhem
in a pitching duel here today when
the Sports scored three runs In the
sixth inning to win the final game
of the series from Houston 3 to !.
Au u II pn q II
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-08

Tobin. Sacrifices-CaIdwell, San
guinet, Bennett. Sullivan. Pratt.
Runs and hits-off Steengrafe 4 ard
8 in 7 innings. Struck out-by
Caldwell 2. Steengraffe !. Bases On
balIs-off Steengrafe 2. Caldwell 2,
White /. Losing pitcher-Steengrafe.
Double plays-Bettencourt to Tur-
geon TO Williams: Caldwell 10 War
wick to Stuvengen. Left on bases
Wichita Falls 10; Waco 8.
Second game.
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CATS SWEEP SERIES

FOR TWORTH, Sept. 7.-tPl-It
took 10 innings for Fort Worth TO
defeat San Antonio. 5 to 4, Satur-
day afternoon at La Grave filed.
and sweep the three-game series.
GAN Ar - II m A =
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Inree-base hit-Ballew. Two
base hits-Ballew, Brozovich, Whit
The Washington times., 1929-04-13
OWNERSLUGGED
IN HIS SHOP

After being unconscious several
hours from blows inflicted by, two
unidentified colored men. Nose
Reichgut, So. of the 1900 block
Spring Rd. N. w, became rational
in Emergency Hospital today;
Physicians said he had a good
chance to recover. He was suffer
ing from fractured skull, ap.
parently having been struck several
times with a heavy pipe.
Reichgut was found unconscious
last night on the floor of his cloth
ing store in the 1900 block Seventh
St. N. w, by q friend. Frank 3.
Epweiser, who lives near the shop
He summoned an ambulance.
Investigation by police revealed
that. two colored men had been seer
leaving the store about half an hour
before the proprietor was found
They were burdened with al the
clothes they could carry.
A large sum of money found or
Reichgut's person convinced police
no effort had been made to rot
him.
Police continued their search to
day for the mans assailants.
The Washington times., 1929-04-13
SATURDAY, APRIL 1s, 1929
BLOSSOM FETE
MECCA FOR
CHILDREN

WINCHESTER. Va, April 49,
School children of Is cities will
unite here next Thursday the open
ing day of the Shenandoah apple
blossom festival, in one of the
most Spectacular 4 parades ever
staged in this ancient and historic
city.
More. than 40 schools viii be
represented and the total number
that win participate in the parade
now Is estimated to be well over
$500. The Handley School and the
John Kerr School of Winchester
alone will be represented by 1.500
pupils. More units are expected to
be entered from other communi.
ties, which are generally repre-
sented in. the parade.
Twelve bands have been secured
to play In the festival parade the
first day and 2s will be in lire the
second day. J.. Victor Arthur, direc.
tor general OF the apple blossom
festival, has announced.
The United States Navy Band,
the Bridgewater and Middletown
hands. the Troys Concert Band,
the Regimental Band OF Westminis-
ter. Nd, the Frederick, Nd. and
Handley High School, the Kinton,
Martinsburg city. Greenbrier School,
Augusta Military Academy. Staun-
ton and Massanutten Military
Academy hands, the Baltimore and
Ohio. Pennsylvania Railroad and
Norfolk and Western. the Odd Eel
lows of Elkins, w. Va; the Berk-
ley Springs and the Keyser, w. Va,
bands and the Hagerstown Band
are in this LIST
The Washington times., 1929-04-13
500, 220 RAID To
RIAT T.s.VILLE

8HYATTSNILLE, Md, April 1s.
The report Of w. A. Shepherd. town
streasurer for the year ending April
8, as submitted to the town council.
shows a total income. from all
sources. of $5O.22O.4s. This includes
a balance of 81 AIS. 10 carried over
from last year. Bank loans are
listed at 5000.
Disbursements for the year,
chargeable to the general fund,
amounted to $26, ,8Ol.07. The fire de-
partment fund shows disbursements
Of $2,22S.9S. although this does not
include d payment of $3,250 on q
fire engine. carried under a special
fund.
Total disbursements in the road
rebate fund amounted to $I0,265.72.
The biggest single item under this
heading however. was 81, 500, which
was cash repaid to the general fund.
In a separate statement, the treas.
urer lists $1O,6S9.32 ais outstanding
liabilities. separate from the road
fend which is cared for by special
assessment. while assets OF the
town are shown as $54,S26.62.
The Washington times., 1929-04-13
Boys Of U. S. Organize
To Save Wooden
Boxes

Young America was organized
today to make some practical use
of the millions Of old boxes that
annually go to waste.
The National Committee on
Wood Utilization, organized by
President Hoover as Secretary OF
Commerce. announced that the
Boy Scouts. Boys Club Federation,
Y. NJ. c. A.. 4-H clubs and many
other organizations viii cooperate.
No other project undertaken
by the wood-utilizaticn body is
more practical or bears a closer
relation to its main objective
the elimination of wood waste
than does this one" the commit
tee said,
The Washington times., 1929-04-13
Pc n women I 0
HEAR MUSIC

Miss Florence Ward, chairman
of the clubhouse committee Of the
National League of American Pen
women, today submitted the report
of her committee at the annual
meeting Of the league, which is
being held at the Willard Hotel.
The league has purchased the
site of prospect Cottage" former
home of the prolific novelist. Mrs.
e. D. e. N. Southworth, at the
intersection of Prospect Avenue
and Thirty-sixth Streets, George.
town. The report Is understood to
have dealt mainly with the finan-
cial outlook for the erection Of q
clubhouse.
Opening at 10, o'clock. the meet
ing was soon underway with the
receiving of reports from State
chapters. their officers, national
officers and the various commit
tees. Mrs. Bonnie Busch, national
president. presided.
The session adjourned at
o'clock for luncheon, reconyening
at . o'clock. The league will enter
tain tonight ait a concert in the
American Red Cross headquarters
AT SIS o'clock, when compositions
by league members will be played
by the National String Quartet.
Among the works to be presented
by the quartet win be some rom
the pen Of Mary Howe. OF Wash
ington.
The Washington times., 1929-04-13
KearneysyiII Man Is.
Hurt When Train
Hits His Auto

MARTINsBURG, ". Va. April
1s.Albert n. Caniford. ~. Of
KearneysviIle. former resident of
this city. was seriously injured
when his car was struck by .
Baltimore and Ohio flyer 1T the
KearneysviIIe crossing.
Caniford was enroute home from
work and II was thought that he
dozed while behind the wheel Of
his car, as the warning bells at
the crossing were reported flnO-
tiontng properly. The car was
totally demolished.
Caniford's escape with his life
was regarded as providentiaI. He
suffered several fractured ribs
and II Vas thought that the, pelvic
bone had been fractured.
The Washington times., 1929-04-13
soon To CHOOSE
TYPICAL Girl
HERE

The name Of the typical American
girl win soon be known. She viii
soon be shown to- all the world.
Within short times she win be
taking the trip to New York, ana
then she will meet with the other
girls in the final selections Of the
Quest.
No one knows where the typical
American girl win hail from. Per-
haps she viii be the girl that viii
be chosen to represent the area
served BY The Washington Times.
Whoever she Is. she win be the
recipient Of a trip to Europe, where
she will visit some of the most
important cities, and $1,000, which
has been placed in a New York
bank for the winner by Smart Set
magazine.
Race Wide Open
The quest is a wholesome attempt
on the part of Smart Set and the CO
operating newspapers to find the
girl who best typifies all that Is
good in young. American woman.
hood.
No definite type has been set
forth as being more typical of
American womanhood than another.
The girl who Is being judged will
be judged on character. education,
poise, pep" discernment, and the
other things that have placed the
American woman above her sisters
all over the world.
The local judges will see some OF
the typical American girl nominees
within q few days. From the group
of girls that have been picked for
the final elimination here one will
be chosen to represent this city in
the finals at New York.
Local Judges Expert
The local board OF judges is com
posed of Marjorie Webster, head of
the Marjorie Webster School of Elk.
preston and Physical Education;
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, head of the
Parent Teacher Associations of the
District, and Felix Mahony. head
OF the National School Of Fine and
Applied Arts.
The washington Times will an
nounce within few days the names
of those who are left in the final
territorial elimination. They will
meet the judges very shortly. Watch
The Times for the announcement
OF the date.
The Washington times., 1929-04-13

representative, Marion Iaughingly
and emphatiea1ly denied she had a
hoy friend. She has been too
busy.
well, then" she was asked.
s.have you had any trouble over
yonr contracte"
absolutely none,' she replied. !"
NY relations with the Metropolitan
Opera Company and the director,
Gatti-casazza. nave always been
just fine. We haven't had any
trouble at all.''
Where did you get this idea of
being farmer? Were you ever a
farrner?''
Il used to spend my vacations
on the farm. Country life appeals
to me-"
There is nothing rural about Miss
| Talley's appearance. She was mod
islly attfred in black. velvet
printed gown with white dots end
wore flesh-colored stockings. Her
neatly combed brownish-red hair
was slicked back over the ears,
from which hung pearl earrings.
Her appearance could be summed
up in one word smart" She is
much simmer than she was several
years ego.
Mrs. Talley, who now and then
interjected remark, was asked if
she concurred in Marion's decision
to quit the stage which made her
fame and fortune.
Anything Marion does is per-
fectly all right with me" replied
Mrs. Talley.
Debut Was Brilliant
81 wouldn't be surprised if father
is taken aback by my announce
ment. remarked Marion.
In reply to question, Mrs. Tai.
ley said her husband, Charles NJ.
Talley, is working in Missouri as a
telegraph operator for the Missouri
Pacific Railroad
It will be recalled that when
Marion. ait the age Of 10, left Kan
sas City for New York to make
her debut at the Metropolitan, her
father was allowed to sit in the
wings and send the story of her
ringing success to the nation.
That eventful night she played
to q full house. A brilliant audi
ence sat back of horseshoe circle.
men in fun dress, women in dia-
monds and evening dress Several
hundred of her toWnsmen from
Kansas City came to New York on
a special train,
The Washington times., 1929-04-13

II -
tive 2s-year.old Kansas City girl
who, Cinderella like. sprang into in
ternational fame four years ago as
coloratura soprano at the Metro
politan Opera House in New York
city, made this assertion in an in
teryiew today in her nodestly
furnished apartment in West Sew
enty-fourth Street.
She seemed mildly surprised that
her announcement that she was Civ
ing up grand opera for,the simple
life OF Middle West farm had
aroused the interest and curiosity
Of the American public.
81 made up my mind quickly
just like that" she said, swapping
her finger. II do things that way.
I always have.
For some time I've been think
ing of retiring to farm and sud
denly-on Thursday night de-
cfded that T would. And / an.
nounced the fact. That's all there
is TO it--really. / am sincere when
say that my decision Is final"
PuzzIing About II
She was an inscrutable. enig-
matte girl--pretty as a pietureas
she sat there calmly telling how
she had forever forsaken the lure
of the operate stage with its. in
triguing associations and the thrill
OF singing before enthusiastic audi.
ences in the greatest opera house
in the world, to say nothing of
brilliant concert appearances in
leading American cities.
Could it be that "a love affair
had influenced her decision? To
that question, her blue eyes laughed
amusedly. Even her mother, Mrs.
Helen Ta1ley, and her sister. Flor
ence. a year or two older than
Marion, who were present at the
interview, smiled.
s.Love AFFAIR." Marion repeated.
Marriage? / have no intention of
marrying. / have no sweetheart.
One cannot marry the air. =
Nine. Schumann,Hei Is said, to
have once advised Marion that what
she needed to obtain dramatic
temperament" was a love affair.
And Marion is reported to have re-
piled that she was mot interested"
in such things,
To an international News Service
The Washington times., 1929-04-13
Annapolis Firemen
Plan Big CarnivaIs

ANNAPOLIS, April 13.-Annapo-
lis and nearby fire companies are
planning for their big annual carni-
walls. The Eastport volunteer fire
department will stage big ''home-
coming" celebration the latter part
of June.
According to plans set forth by a
committee working on the affair,
there will be parade of marching
delegations and apparatus from
other fire companies in the county,
and perhaps from Washington and
Baltimore. 1t Is also planned to
have a big get-together dinner son
the night before the carnival and
to have the village decorated during
the two.week period of the falr.
The Washington times., 1929-04-13
Won Hindenburg Winning
Battle Against Illness

BERLIN, April 13 0.N.S).-The
rugged constitution of President Won
Hindenburg Is waging AZ winning
light against illness.
President Won ftinde ourg Is on
the way to complete recovery" said
an official statement today. He
is showing constant improv -ment.
There is no reason for concern"
The president made definite recov-
cry over night from the exhaustion
from which he has been suffer- g.
This state of exhaustion followed an
attack of grippe and stomach dis
orders.
The Washington times., 1929-04-13
"Cy' Cummings Patient
AT Emergency Hospital

Andrew y. "Cy'' Cummings, we'll
known Washington sportsman and
president OF the Maryland State Fair.
Inc, conductors OF the Laurel race
meetings, is seriously i'll of heart
trouble at Emergency Hospital.
He was taken to the institution
Tuesday from his home in Chevy
Chase, Md, and has been denied com.
pany since entering Emergency. Hos
pital officials said today that his con.
dftion is not critical.
The Washington times., 1929-04-13
Rural Schools Enlist
In Junior Red Cross

MARLBORO, April 13.-One hun.
dred per cent is the record of the
rural schools Of the county in
Junior Red Cross membership and
all but three of the graded schools,
including one high school, have
made renewal enrollments.
A large portfolio, made by Junior
Red Cross members In Porto Rica
and sent to Prince Georges county
members in recognition Of aid
sent In the West Indian hurricane
disaster, is now being circulated
through the county schools.
The Washington times., 1929-04-13
GENERAL WkcIINfsT lkI.TTNNES GENERAL
NEWS SFcTIoN vv1A 11isA0 NEMs SEcIl0M
Inmate Kicks = Jail
Examination Ordered
By Va. jury

FREDERICKSBURG. Va, April
ia special grand jury In spott-
sylvania county today declared the
county jail unsafe. unsanitary
and unfit for a human abode"
The jury was directed to ex-
anime the jail after Complaints
had been made TO the judge Of
the circuit court as to its con.
dition.
One OF those kicking was Lal
Brumiey, colored inmate. who
told the Judge the Jail wasn't fit
for dog to live In"