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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-09

HARLINGEN, Jan. e-lP1- With
the addition Of several Texas en-
tries and more slated to follow be-
fore the entries close at midnight
Saturday. next Sundays automobile
speed program at Fair Park, Har-
lingen. will develop into a clash
between the state entries and the
field Of professional drivers who
staged last weeks program.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-09
BY MIKE II. SEXTON

~ FAAhm1 Aa ELGh ON
president. National Baseball As
sociation).
ROCK ISLAND, Ill, Jan. 9-tR
-Balmy spring weather and more
conservative business methods By
class 3, c. and d leagues are the
only ingredients necessary 10 make
1880 a banner year for minor lea
que baseball clubs.
All the leagues and clubs have
strengthened their positions BY
sales, trades. purchases Of players
and formation or new alliances.
making the outlook bright.
Good Weather
Many indications point TO great
liz improved weather conditions for
1880. "A return or the balmy spring
weather such Is prevailed prior TO
1920 will do much TO reawaken
baseball interest and materially in
crease attendance. The late. cold
and ~diSagreeable spring weather OF
recent years has done much to les
sen our patronage. When the base
ball fans cannot sit In comfort to
watch their favorite clubs in early
spring games. they soon become
impatient and seek other lines OF
amusement and recreation. Thus
many OF them are lost for the en-
tire season.
Good Business
IN our class IA leagues. furnish
ing a grade OF baseball almost
equal TO that OF the -ajor leagues.
we are enjoying a very healthy
business. Class A clubs. operating
in cities OF 10000 to 100000 popnF
lation. also do very well. 1t Is daS
in the smaller citieS-ClaSs B. O.
and ID leagues that serious finAn-
cial difficulties are encountered.
Many of these troubles could be
avoided by the exercise or more
conservative business methods.
"A greater effort on the part OF
all small leagues 70 provide well
balanced clubs in each city rather
than the wild strenuous scrambles
for remnants would do much 70
improve conditions and attendance.
Just a little good judgment In the
m tier Of economy Will accomplish
wonders.
Such judgment and better wea-
Their are all that Is necessary 70
make 1880 u greatest season
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-09
G. PORTS CHATS
With Hal EuStQce

entirely IL the clear, but the up
state boys are not 50 conSluerale.
10 them, We are q bunch OF rough
necks who would do anything 70
win. JlnX Tucker. Waco scribe. re-
Gently named his selection OF the
20 best high school clubs III Ie2as
tucker allowed as how the Eagles
belonged around the top, but nft
them off for "trifhng'. He lined
up the first ten as follows: Breck-
enridge. Waco. Lubbock, Amarillo,
Cleburne, Port Arthur. Abilene.
Cisco, Corsicana and Sunset CDal-
las.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-09

Eddie Meade. who handled DAILY IN
the bout. Today the Michigan
boxing commission was ready TO
listen to Charles Arthur'S responses
10 questions concerning an alleged
attempt TO fix his postponed bout
with Battling CriSs at Detroit.
DAILY, suspended for life by the
Illinois State Athletic commission
Tor having made false atiidavlIS
concerning his age. real name AMI
previous boxing experience before
his bout with 5nIreS, still had plenty
10 say.
Insisting he had folded up for
Charles Arthur, DAILY. who failed tc
appear at the meeting in his own
defense, said he had been talked
out Of coming to Chicago for tke
hearing. He said Eddie Edwards
associate OF Eddie Meade, went tc
Columbus, o., Sunday. took Mr.. anc
Mrs. Gary Dangerous Dams real
name) back to Cleveland with him
and told him 1t would not be ne
cessary TO appear in Chicago.
He said he was shocked to learn
later that he alone had been pun
ished by the Illinois commission
He charged Meade had given him
the name Of Daily and that both
Meade and Mullen had felicitatec
him on his acting" in the bout
He also insisted ShireS' was a party
to the plot.
Shires was confident the Mich.
gan boxing association would cleal
him OF charges that an attempt
had been made to put his bout
with Battling Criss in the bag, anc
planned to meet the latter In De
troit after he fights Al Spohrer
Boston Brave catcher, in Boston
tomorrow night.
CHICAGO, Jan. 9-R-Since BE-
coming a professional fist fighter
a month ago. Charles Arthur The
Great ShIres, has earned exactly
| $1,000 in four engagements, $500
more than he got for playing frs
base for the Chicago White Sox a.
last season.
The Great Man got the 5000 X
80 days. compared to five months o.
baseball playing for $500. 6hires
contract with the White Sox call
for ss.5oo. but fines ate up more
than $4,000.
Shires expects 70 increase his
ring earnings 10 more than $1,000
by meeting al Spohrer. catcher fol
the Braves, In Boston tomorrow
highs.
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Games Friday
VALLEY AMATEURS

VALLEY AMATEURS
Lower Bracket
Brownsville Junior college at Rio
Hondo.
Sebastian at Harlingen Methodists
San Benito at Model Laundry.
Forakers at Fort Brown.
Upper Bracket
Mercedes at Raymondville.
McAllen at Edinburg.
Donna at Progreso.
Edcouch at Pharr-San Juan
Alamo.
HIGH SCHOOL
San Benito at Rio HondO.
FL Jardin at Brownsville.
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GIRLS cor

The FL Jardin girls had little
trouble in disposing OF their Los
Fresnos visitors by a score Of 24-8.
I. Cowan and 3. Wears each rang
up ten points for the victors. Gable
did the best work for Los Fresnos,
looping six points.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-09
MINOR LEAGUES
HOPE FOR BEST
Balmy Spring, Conservative
Business Necessary For
Banner Year

Editors note-This ~ the seventh
OF a series OF storie- written for
the Associated Press by leaders in
sport. based On 1886 prospects.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-09
Who's Nexf2

0AU2 NC4Ls
THE BROWNSVILLE Screaming
Eagles mounted the springbozrd
last year and plunged into the
waters OF Glass "A" competition. AS
a result. they gained more recug-
milton than haz ever before been
accorded a South Texas eleven. This
step was taken because school
authorities Knew the Eagles had
a good chance at coping the state
pennant. However, 1t was only A
matter OF a year or so before Il
Eagles would have been forced into
"A" competition by a scholastic
rollment OF over 500. This is n
gauge the interscholastic LEAGUE
uses in determining whether or not
a school belongs to the "A" or "Br
deck.
HARLINGEN has prospects for
an excellent eleven this season. If
she remains a B" organization
her light will be hidden under tine
proverbial bushel basket. She would
20 far in "a" circles. The Cards
could have defeated the majority
Of the teams In Dist. Eight last
Probabilities are Harrington officials
will see their way clear to entering
the state pennant chase.
A LOWER bracket to District
Eight has been suggested. 1t would
take in Brownsville. HarlAgen, San
Benito. McAllen, Mission. Edinburg,
Robstown, Corpus Christi and La
redo. his would make a fairly COM
pact loop which would give the Val
ley teams a chance TO step out and
fill their lungs with fresh air every
now and then.
ANOTHER advantage claimed for
this bracket. Is that it would get
the big teams off the necks of the
smaller boys. AS one fan recently
put 1t: How car re. as fans. X
pect coaches of schools the size OF
Ia FeriA Raymondville. Mercedes.
Wesiaco, Donna, Pharr-San juan
Alamo and others to turn out teams
capable Of winning from schools
with five times the material? What
glory Is there in towns the size OF
San Benito. Harrington. McAll-n.
Mission and EdinburR winning from
the above schools? None. Absolute
" none. 1t is really disgracetui
for these larger towns TO gloat W.
a victory ar the expense OF the
smaller ones
A COUPLE Of those %"little" fell
lows turned out strong e1eyens last
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-09

Offa Our Corn.
THE VALLEY waS pretty well
-atiefied that the Brownsville
Ta7les attempted 20 keep its eleven
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-09

A COUPLE Of those little" fell
lows turned ont strong elevens last
ecason. The "big" bows knew theg
had bce1 n a battle when thew ran
I'D against Weslaco and La Fera.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-09

Off the Backboards
DESPITE a widespread epidemic
Of sore muscles. stiff necks and
Chawley-hosSes, the oarSmen OF the
Valley Amateur Basketball barge
are scheduled to dip their blades IN
the water OF competition again FRI
CAV night. Only two undeleated
clubs arc slated to tangie in the
lower bracket. These are Sebastian
and the Harlingen Methodists.
The Prayer Boys have firmly in
trenched themselves as title con-
tenders. 1t remains for Sebastian
to prove whether her 22-ll victory
over San Benito Tuesday was q
flash in the pan, OF a true indiea-
ton Of proves. They meet at Har-
lingen.
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ANOTHER likely looking tilt will
be unraveled on the Fort Brown
court between San Benito and rne
Model Laundry Cleaners. This game
may turn out to be a real tussle.
j. w. CRed) Irvine and his gang
are bearing down hard and have
high hopes Of entering the WIN
column at the expense Of the San
Bsnitians. Brownsville fans also
will get an opportunity to size up
the Foraker Clothing entry Of Har-
lingen Friday eight when 1t comes
here for a mill with Fort Brown.
This quint. led by ". x. Uefeyl
Deck, ran up the highest score IN
the league Tuesday when It
trounced Rio Hondo 1929. Judging
on past performance and best avail
able dope. Harrington Methodists,
Brownsville Junior college. Model
Laundry and Forakers look like WIN
ners in the second go-around OF
the season.
IN THE upper bracket. the sest
game will probably be played be-
tween McAllen and Edinburg on
the latter's court. These aggrega-
lions won their first games in handy
fashion. The Edinttlrg Nreuer
are defending champions and are
expected TO stave off challenger:
this season. The Edcouch uuint
which ran uD the highest score IT
the upper bracket Tuesday. 3;
noints. Is slated TO do battle with
the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo cagers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-24
SCHEDULE, ARRANGED
FOR CHURCH LEAGUE

Earl Bowman has been selected as the
Base Ball League.
Other officers are: 2. G. Hodges, vice
president, and H. C. Tucker secretary
treasurer James J. Sweeney will again
be the umpire with j. Cowan assistant
umpire.
League play will open Monday with
six teams represented: Calvary Baptist,
West Washington Baptist, Grace Epis-
copal, Vermont Avenue Christian, Ed
brooke Methodist Episcopal and the
First Baptist. All games will be played
on the East Ellipse.
The complete schedule:
FIRST HALF.
APRIL.
20 Vermont Avenue Christian vs.. Calvary
70 First Baptist vs. West washington
so Grace Episcopal VS. Eldbrooke.
l. West Washington Baptist VS.. Vermont
e edSa6Skf ea Ts ys G Bapst
6. Grace Episcopal VS.. West washington
!. Vermont Avenue VS.. First Baptist
9. Calvary Baptist VS.. Eldbrooke.
T. Ei;st Baptist vs.. Grace Episcopal.
T. E Msst ks VS. Vermont Avenue c,,r
Baptist.
IS Grace Episcopal VS.. Vermont Avenue
49, Eldbrooke vs. West washington Bap-
90 Calvary Baptist VS.. Vermont Avenue.
81, West washington Baptist VS.. First
e. Eldbrooke VS.. Grace Episcopal.
IS Vermont Avenue VS.. west washington
e. e f7s: GPsc9ps vs. Savsry Baptist
29 West distinction let
Episcopal.
Edit 6p St v ca ysTmOp H,n Aysnue
Z Grace EEpiscopal Us: First BAPTIST.
sRaPs Baptst VS. VS. E Wes Washington
10. West washington Baptist VS.. Eidbrooke
T. First Baptist VS.. Calvary Baptist
IS Open.
SECOND HALF.
JUNE
80 Vermont Avenue VS.. Calvary Baptist
%; First Baptist VS.. west washington
Ss. Grace Episcopal VS. Eldbrooke.
70: West WASHINGTON Baptist VS.. Vermont
e c eidSa9gys. Baptist vs., Grace Episcopal
JULY.
/ Grace Episcopal VS., West Washington
E. Vermont Avenue VS.. First Baptist.
z. First Baptist VS., Grace Episcopal.
g. Eldhrooke VS.. Vermont Avenue.
o West washington Baptist vs. Calvary
70. Grace Episcopsl vs.. Vermont Avenue.
II. Calvary Baptist VS.. First Baptist
"a. Eldbrooke VS.. West Washington Bap-
IS. Calvary Baptist US. Vermont Avenue.
Baptist "
Y. Eldbrooke VS.. Grace Episcopal
FL Vermont Avenue VS.. West Washington
22 Grace Episcopal VS. Calvary Baptist.
2s First Baptist Us. Eldbrooke.
25 West Washington Baptist VS.. Grace
e. First Baptist VS.. Vermont Avenue.
29 Eldbrooke VS.. Calvary Baptist
80 grace Episcopal VS.. First Baptist
81. Vermont Avenue VS. Eldbrooke
AUGUST.
Baptist. H7S.H
4. Vermont Avenue vs. Grace Episcopal.
5. West WASHINGTON Baptist vs. Eidbrooke
6. First Baptist VS.. Calvary Baptist.
8. Open.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-24
EVENTS SCHEDULED
FOR COLLEGE TEAMS

- TODAY.
Base ball-Georgetown VS.. Princeton,
at War College, 2 o'clock.
Base ball-Catholic vs. Boston Col
lege, at Brookland Stadium, o'clock.
TOMORROW.
Base ball-Georgetown VS.. Boston
College, at War College, o'clock.
Base ball-Maryland VS.. Washington
and Lee, at College Park.
Tennis-Maryland VS.. Western Mary
land, at College Park
Tennis-GeOrge Washington VS.. WASH
ington and Lee (place undecided).
SATURDAY.
Base ball-Maryland VS.. Army, at
College Park. 2 o'clock.
Lacrosse-Maryland VS.. Army, at Col
lege Park, o'clock.
Tennis-Maryland VS.. Washington
and Lee, at College Park.
Base ball-Catholic VS.. Manhattan, at
Brookland Stadium, 3 o'clock.
Base ball-Georgetown VS.. West Vir-
ginia, at War College, 8 o'clock
Base ball-Gallaudet VS.. Shepherd, at
Kendall Green, 8 o'clock.
Track-Georgetown, Catholic. Mary
land, at Pennsylvania relays, Philadel-
phia.
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FoxdU 4. c. Nine, Off on Right
Foot, Expects Winning Season

"OXALL A. c. has high hopes of
H making this season unusually
successful, according to its hus-
ting manager, E. H. Eckstrom.
So far the Foxall tossers have won
both their starts. They will be striving
to knock off the sturdy Phoenix A. c.
nine Sunday on the Foxall diamond at
o'clock. Martin Donovan is again
managing the Foxall team and has two
assistants.
Challenges are being received by
Donovan at Cleveland 607l after pm.
Foxalls will drill tomorrow evening and
Sunday morning.
Manhattan A. G. and Capitol Heights
mines will meet Sunday at o'clock on
the Maryland A. G. field.
Mount Rainier Juniors, managed by
Robert Bellman, are after Sunday
games with teams having diamonds.
Bellman is booking at Hyattsville lO43
between z and pm. Mount Rainier
players are to drill tomorrow afternoon
at 4:30 o'clock.
Buck Grier's Northern A. G. has listed
a game with the Terminal "Y" nine for
the "Y" diamond tomorrow evening at
o'clock.
Chevy Chase Grays, who we're to play
District Repair Shop toSsers this eve
ming at 5 o'clock, will face Tile Help
erS' Union Saturday and Aztecs Sunday.
All the tits are to be played on the
Chevy Chase diamond.
A game for Sunday has been ar
h. nJDrinvN f11
Dixie Pig Mines 1t will be staged on
the Seat Pleasant field at 3 o'clock.
Plans for the American Legion series,
which they have again entered, will be
discussed by the Lincoln Post diamond
ers at meeting tonight at 4418 Sew
enth street.
A game for Sunday with an unlimited
team having diamond is sought by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
nine. Call Wesley Mcdonald at Ma
tional 1920, branch 189, after l pm.
Mount Rainier tossers were to prac-
tice this evening and Saturday evening
at 4:30 o'clock.
Garrett Waters Takoma Tigers and
Charlie Corbett's st. Mary's Celtics are
getting in telling ticks for their battle
Sunday in Alexandria.
Cherrydale Firemen will hold their
first diamond practice Sunday at 2
o'clock on the Westinghouse High
School diamond at Ballston, Va. All
candidates, old and new, are asked to
be on the job. Manager E. H. Birch
Is booking for the Cherries at Claren-
don SAG between and pm.
y Dick Mothershead's Saks Co. nine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-24
81 RUNS ARE MADE
AS SLUGGERS FACE
PhiIs and Dodgers Display
Batting PoWer-BroWns
Defeat Tigers.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~ ETWEEN them, the Brooklyn
K Robins and Philadelphia Phil
lies have about the greatest ar
ray of sheer smuggling talent any
pair of teams in the two major leagues
can produce, but they haven't displayed
it to very good advantage through the
first games. Their blows were rather
weak and Ineffective until they got to-
gether yesterday and then there were
more than plenty.
It all started when Fresco Thompson,
Phillie lead-off man, stepped up to the
plate in the first inning and drove the
ball into the stands for home run.
1t didn't end until the ninth inning.
when SPOTS, the third Phillie catcher
to appear. took advantage of an error
by Flowers to romp home from third
with the run that gave Philadelphia
Is to Is victory.
In between there came SO hits, 81 of
them going to the Phillies, parade
of pitchers and pinch hitters and one
big scoring rally after another. Start
ing with Jim Faulkner and ending with
Bill Clark, the Robins used SIX hurlers'
while the Phillies called on four. In
all. IS PLAYERS took part in the game.
Southern and Thevenow of Philadel-
phia and Frederick and Flowers Of
BROOKLYN took the leading smuggling roles.
Welding only to Chuck Klein's third
homer of the season.
The BROOKLYN Philadelphia was the
only major league game In the East
which survived the Wintry rigors OF
the weather. One Western contest in
each league reached its end while
Pittsburgh tried to hold its home open
ing against Cincinnati, but gave 1t up
in the third inning when snowstorm
swept over the field.
The Chicago Cubs. champions OF the
National League last season, got back
above the 500 mark by beating out the
st. Louis Cardinals 6 to 5, in the other
National League game. The Cubs got
S runs in the third inning only to have
the Cards get them all back again
before the ninth. Charley Grimm came
through In the ninth with his third hit
of the game to bring Hack Wilson home
from third with the winning run.
Charley Root, winning his first game
of the year in three starts, outlasted a
trio of Cardinal pitchers.
The st. Louis Browns were the only
American Leaguers to increase their
average. defeating the Detroit Tigers
for the second time in succession, to l..
Dick Coffman was rather Stingy with
hits although generous with walks, but
the two Tiger hurlers, Herring and
Samuels, gave freely of both at the
times that counted. Schultz led the
Browns with three hits in as many
times at bat and was on the scoring end
of double steal.
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eral. Hornsby's presence in the line
up is necessary if the Cubs repeat
this year.
Unless the heel heals properly it
may prematurely retire the greatest
right-hand hitter the game has ever
had. That the "Rajah" is a great
hitter can never be denied.
1t is possible for a mediocre hitter
to bat 300 and absolutely impossible
for any player to negotiate the
coveted 400 mark, assuming he plays
a representative number of games
season.
In a five-year period, 1929,
Rogers had grand average of ,4024.
Ty Cobb, hitting left-handed, had
grand batting average of .4027 in
four successive seasons, 1910 to 1913,
inclusive.
Jesse Burkett, who batted left
handed, is the only other slugger
who hit 400 or better during three
successive seasons. OF these three
Hornsby is the only one now playing
and he is still far from being at the
end of his career, barring, of course,
injuries. Here's hoping his heel in
jury doesn't affect his batting or
playing.
(Copyright, 193o)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-24
FOUR HIGH BANKERS
SURVIVE NET PLAY
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w. Va
April 24.-Minus the colorful Johnny
Doeg, the Mason and Dixon tennis
championships swung into the semi
final round today with four of Americas
first seven ranking players still in the
running.
Francis Hunter, No. 2, was paired
with Johnny Van Ryn, No. 5, in the
upper bracket. In the lower half of
the draw George Lott, No. 4, opposed
Wilmer Allison, No. Z, the defending
champion.
Allison handed the tournament its
first upset yesterday when he defeated
Doeg, who only a week previous won
the Pinehurst tournament. The down.
fall of Doeg, however, was overshadowed
by the Hunter-Berkley Bell match,
which Hunter won after the youthful
Texan had collapsed when within one
point of the match. Hunters claim of
the match by default was allowed by
the officials.
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o'clock, and then got Connie on the
phone and arranged one more meet
ing between the two So Simmons
TAXED over to the Shibe Park Cat
the clubs expense) and after few
words the document was signed.
The ovation Al received when he
appeared on the field in uniform
was equal to the kind usually re-
served for Ruthian homer in the
Yankee stadium. And before the
first inning was over Simmons had
hit colossal four-base wallop as
his thank you" to the fans.
It has been said that the Polish
outfielder has taken Cobb as his
model, and is in a fair way to equal
the Georgia Peach in everything that
he did in a base ball way. Except
that he bats right-handed, you might
think it was Ty up there at the plate
instead of Al. They have many of
the same mannerismS, and AIS bat
is just as dreaded now by opposing
pitchers as Cobb's ever was.