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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-14
Dismal Swami Larger

The area of the Dismal swamp In
Virginia and North Carolina Is 750
square miles. The area of the Okefi
noke swamp in southeastern Georgia
is about 600 square miles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-14
The One TO Blame

"Who broke your window, Mrs.
Higgs" ME husband, dearie. He
ducked." London Tit-Bits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-14
Why, Senator!

"Why do you object to being inter-
viewed by girl reporter" the SEMI
tor was asked.
Because" he snapped, 81 hate to he
Miss quoted"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-14
The Wrong Hand

Old Lady-If you really want work,
Farmer Gray wants right-hand man.
Wanderer-Jus' my luck, lidy-Tm
left 'anded Passing Show.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-14

Children think papa was always
serious and dignified as they now see
him..
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-14
But Nice Figure

He called his girl Geolnetry: sh.
was so plain and solid.-I'athf de
Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-14

Most children grow up to be good
people. Don't be alarmed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-14

The man who does right isn't apt to
get left
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-14
Analysing
...YOU...
With the New Science Of SyIlabics
By c. j. COFFMAN !.
Dean of All the Enumerators
F anny
Dean of All the Enumerators

Somehow Fanny takes US to coun-
try place. Perhaps it is a small farm.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-14

We love the birds because they so
seldom annoy us.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-14
Esther

Taking your first letter, z, and trac
ing it back to the ancients. we find
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-14
VIOLET

local organizations. The Garden Club
of America, the Daughters of the
American Revolution, the General Fed
GRAFTON of WOmen's Clubs, the state
and national organizations of Camp
Fire Girls and Girl Scouts, the Column
bine society, nature clubs and con-
servation groups scattered over the
entire nation took a significant par
in achieving the result"
In choosing the wild rose as our ma
tional symbol, new honor has been
paid to a flower which has always been
favorite of mankind. Two thousand
years ago in Athens the rose was
crowned queen of the flowers" but
even before that the romantic songs
and legends of the Babylonians, Per-
slams and the Chinese testified to the
fact that it was cultivated in the earli-
est days. 1t became the national EN-
blem of England and in the Four
teenth and Fifteenth centuries it gave
its name to long series of civil wars.
the War of the Roses, between the adj
herents of the House of York. who
wore the white rose, and those Of the
House of Lancaster, who wore the red
rose.
Early in the recent campaign, op-
pOnents of the rose used as an argu-
ment against it that it was the Eng.
lish flower. But this was refuted ~
the statement that that emblem is the
cultivated rose, whereas the one for
which votes were being sought was the
wild rose which grows in different va.
rietieS in every state in the Union.
The campaign did not designate one
left it possible for each community to
feel that its local representative of
the genus was the choice of the cOun-
try.
For this reason the states of Geor-
gia, Iowa, New York and North Da-
kota can take pride in the fact that
their state emblem has been chosen as
the national flower. The list of state
flowers is as follows:
Alabama. ............... Goldenrod
Arizona. Observation-Disclosures ahuaro cactus
Arkansas. .............. Apple blossom
California Poppy
Colorado Coiumbine
Connecticut . Mountain laurel
Delaware Peach blossom
Florida. orange blossom
Georgia. ............... Cherokee rose
Idaho Observation-Disclosures vr'inga
Illinois Observation-Disclosures Violet
Indiana Tulip tree flower
Iowa Wild rose
Kansas Sunflower
Kentucky Trumpet vines
Maine. Pine cone
Maryland. .............. Blaeksyed susan
massachusetts,. .....'..'. msyho We,
M;nnsso,, Moccasin
Mississippi ............ Magnolia
Missouri. ............. Hawthorn
M ans''''''.''''.' ca,sa,rod
N.vad, Sage brush
New Hampshire. ....... Purple lilac
New Jersey ............. violet
New Mexico. Cactus
North Carolina. ........ .Go.denrod
North Dakota. "raIie rose
oh,ohor,. Mis,,e,oe
Oregon. ............. Oregon grape
Pennsylvania. ........... None
Ehoae rsiana v v.1,e. ..;n
So,,th D,lso,, .Pasoue flower
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-14
BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON

IASI we are 10 hive q
national floral emblem.
At least, we shall have
one if the wishes of the
people, made known as
the result of a nation
wide referendum, are
translated into legisla-
tive action by congress.
For, by a big majority,
the American people
hnNn nhnrnn Tia n-;lI
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
ROBINS AND CUBS TO OPEN
CRUCIAL SERIES THURSDAY

adelphla pitching much more freely
but barely pulled out the game BY
a l3 70 u score TO sweep the three
game series and score their eighth
victory In their last nine starts.
Gabby Hartnett drove in the win
ming run in the ninth inning after
his two home runs and q single had
brought in five other runs.
n. Y. Falls
The Cincinnati Reds showed the
New York Giants deeper into third
place, by winning the series final,
IL 10 3, to break even in the four
games. Starting against an ex-Red,
Pete Donohue, they pounded out ID
hits. while Red Lucas held the
Giants to half that number.
1t was Babe Ruth day again IN
the American League as the home
run king hit two wallops of his IA
vorite kind 10 lead the New York
Yankees 10 a double victory over
the St. Louis Browns in their third
straight double header. Ruth hit his
2sth and 26th home runs IN the
second game. heading a 20-hit attack
that resulted in a is to 4 triumph
after the Yanks had edged out a )
10 4 victory IN the opener.
The days results were all in ia
vor Of the Yankees. leaving them
only a half game behind Washing
ton and two behind the LEAGUE lead
ing Philadelphia Athisrcs. The
Senators held onto second place bv
teating the Cleveland Indians for
the fourth successive time. 13 to S.
Washington scored eleven runs in
the seventh.
The Athletics got an even break
with the Chicago White SoX. romp-
ing through the first game 8 To Il
Chicago took the second z to 2.
Jack Russell Of the Boston Red
Sox had lust one bad inning against
Detroit. the eighth. but that was
enough 10 give the Tigers the
game. 4 to 8.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
Memphis Stages
Another Comeback

ATLANTA. June 26-dP-Mem-
phis and Chattanooga came back
into action yesterday after a two
day delay by schedule and rain
ID both clubs put up hard fights.
The LookoutS hammered Griffin
and Beck in the first game for is
hits and won. S to 0, and in the
nlghtcap Nav limited the Lookouts
70 s safeties 10 win 3 TO !.
Tho lowly Atlanta Crackers were
downed again by New Orleans. s
70 5. Gardner Pei second baSeman
20. tou. safe hits III as man- times
". Three hurlers were used by
the Crackers. Due TO the Chicks
icSs Of the frs game. the Pelicans
triumph put them a half game
Closer TO them for the lead Of the
Southern association.
Six errors in comparison with
only five safe blows gave Mobile
credit for another loss to Birming-
ham, z to o. Study poled out his
third homer OF the series.
Plackerby's home run In the sew
en.h with n Oh gave Little Rock
q victory 5 to 8. over Nashville and
Q clean sweep Of the three game
series
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
By HUGH FULLERTON. JR.
Associated Press Sports Writer

Separated BY one game in the
standing, the Robins and the Cubs
open in Chicago today a series Of
four games which probably will de-
eide which will reach July 4, the
traditional turning point Of the
season, on top.
Brooklyn has held first place for
about a month. with a crippled
Cub team hanging right onto the
next rung Of the ladder. The Rob-
ms did a little sliding yesterday
as they lost their final game be-
fore invaftng Wrigley field TO the
Pittsburgh Pirates. They can lose
again today and still remain ahead
but only by a few percentage
points.
The Robins could not hit the Of
ferings Of Ray Kremer yesterday,
getting but seven rather ineffective
blows. Pittsburgh touched Dudley
and Clark for eleven blows and a 5
to ! victory. The Cubs hit the Phil
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26

THOUSANDS sat in a drizzling
rain the other night 10 watch Jim
Londos throw Dick Shikat and win
the heavyweight wrestling cham
pionship OF New York state. Bessa-
rabia. Java. Mesopotamia and the
Island of zap. but then a wrest-
ling fan doesn't mind a little water
...Philly is crazy about wrestling
they saw a little Of IL the night
Gawge Godfrey and Primo Camera
paved one another. Britishers say
Americans take the game Of golf too
seriously. you'd think they would
begin getting that impression pretty
soon. some day an Englishman Is
going to win a British golf cham
pionship. that will be Page One
stuff. one British player told an
American correspondent that mo
matter how you hit the ball on
your American courses. you find
your ball beautifully teed UP and
facing you on the fairway. always
with a perfect lie IL must be
true that the British can't see a
Joke. cit takes a terrible shot Ia
achieve a lie I would call bad
said the golfer. stu talking about
our American courses. 1T can be
done. however. If these courses
over here are so wonderful. why
don't those British golfers come
J over and break a few records7
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
WASHINGTON
IS FAVORED
Cream of American College
Rowing Completes
Today
BIZ TED vOSBURGH
ASSOCIATED Press Sports Writerl


POUGHREEP5IE, Nv. ", June 76
-P-The biggest regatta In the
annals Of American college rowing
drew a record throrg to the banks
OF the Hudson here today.
Knute Rockne turned up from
South Bend, apparently In greatly
improved health. and accompanied
by Jack CheviRny. one OF his right
hand men ana former stars.
Rock" unhesitatingly picked
Washington to win the varsity
tussle. while at the same time adj
hitting that hts sport is football
and that he does not pass as an ex-
pert when IL comes 10 shoveling
water.
But there were plenty. including
assorted experts. who were willing
to string along with the sage and
philosopher Of Notre Dame and pick
the towering crew from the far
northwest to crash through for the
first time since 1926. The odds on
Washington shortened % something
like 2 to 3 against the field
The position or second favorite
was held BY the Navy. while Column
bia and California also were regard
ed highly.
Neither Of the Pacific coast crews
was rated quite up 10 the Navy and
Columbia Fights. coached BY the
Glendons. father and son. when IN
comes 10 smoothness OF rowing
form. but many felt that Washing
tons greater power would be enough
70 win.
A victory for any crew other than
the big Four" who have monopci-
lied the varsity CHAMPIONSHIPS here
ever since the war. figured to rank
as a sensational upset. but ali five
Of the other contenders-Cornell.
Syracuse. Pennsylvania. Massachu-
sets Tech and Wisconsin-were de-
termined to win If possible and not
to finish last M any rate.
While main interest conferred on
the classic four-mile grind for the
varsity Fights. the three-mile junior
varsity race and the two-mile dash
for freshman crews also came III
for a heavy share OF conjecture
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT

tBy The Associated PreSS)
BUFFALO. Nv. Y.-Maxie Rosen-
bloom. New York, outpointed Jimmy
Slattery. Buffalo. I5), Digit heavy
weight championship match. Bruce
Flowers. New Rochelle. outpointed
Herman Perlick, Kalamazoo, Mich,
tl0l. Ralph Lenny. Union City. N.
j., ~outpointed Henry Perlick. Kala-
mazoo, Mich (10).
CLEVELAND, Ohio. - Gorilla
Jones. Akron. outpointed Vincent
Forgione. Philadelphia. (i0). Tom
my Freeman. Erie. Pa, outpointed
Billy Ayers Phoenix. ArizL. t10).
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
Jimmy George Tops
Local Bowling Loop

The Brownsville Businessmen
Bowling league will swing into &C
ton next Tuesday with the Sher-
vin-Williams Paint company at
the top Of the loop. Regular COM
petition will be held each Tuesday,
Il has been announced.
In the future, games Will be
PLAYED two ou' Of the three in
stead OF three out Of five as on the
initial night.
Jimmy George Of the Brownsville
Tailoring team has the highest
average with a mark Of 1927 in
four games. The highest score for
one rame was rung I'D by : r.
- . sl0 shot
n 2e2-near perfect figures.
The team and individual averages
N-f-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
FANS GET FOUL
x X x X X X
B ALL S, CHICAGO
JUDGE DECLARES

CHICAGO June 26-lP-Here-
after a foul ball landing among
spectators az Wrigley field is
,egally ,ost ball-for the Cubs
unless an usher grabs ii first.
Municipal Judge Allegretti de-
cided that yesterday in dismiss
ing charges against a boy. who
picked up n OF Hack Wilson'S
foul tips ant refused to surrender
Ii 70 an insistent usher.
Il don't blame you for taking
the ball" Judge Allegretti said.
"Tf one came my way at a ball
same, why I'd grab IL. too"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
Beats Son

ROCHESTER, MINI, June 26-tF
w. D. Pop) Sheldon, 60-year-
old Rochester golfers, defeated hts
son, Hunter Sheldon. 2 and !. at
the Rochester Country club to an
mex the Southern Minnesota golf
championship yesterday.
The physician turned IN a card
Of rs. tn best OF the tournament
TO win fiom his son, who scored
a 7B.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
Headquarters Beats
Machine Gun 25-2

Headquarters Troop baseball team
again showed its superiority We'd
nssday By defeating Machine Gun
Troop BY the score Of 25-2. Deditz
YVES on the mound throughout the
game for the winners, allowing the
losers only three hits. this being
the first game he has ever pitched.
TIE losers used three pitchers IN
their effort 70 stop Headquarters
Troops hard hitting but could do
nothing with them. Following Is
the standing OF the league.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
RECORD BELL RINGER

LONDON-A photograph record
has replaced the bell ringer az the
TIntagel parish church I'm Corn
wall. BY using a radio emplifier
attached 10 the photograph. the
pealinE OF the bells is sent out
through q huge loud speaker and
can be heard for miles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26

WIMBLEDON. Eng, June 26-fF
Miss Elizabeth Ryan, American
resident Of England. gave the Unit
eI States a flying start in todsy's
Day Of the English tennis cham
pianships, whtn she defeated Mile.
Jarane Sibart Bedgium's No. I
women's ranking player, in straight
sets, 6-3, GA.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS
CBy The Associated Press
1ncludin anne OF June 25)


uncludin games Of June 25l
National League
i&Batting-F1sher. Cardinals. 43i.
Mpuns-Cuyler- Cubs. IS.
' Puns batted in-Klein. Phillies
IS.
Hits-Terry. Giants. 90
Doubles-Frisch, Cardinals. %.
Triples-Cuyler. Cubs. IL.
Home runs Wilson. Cubs: Ber-
ger. Braves. 2
stolen bases-Cuyler. Cubs, is.
y American League
batting Cochrane. Athletics
zoe. Simmons Athletics. .396.
Runs-Ruth. Yankees. 70.
Runs batted in-Gehrig. Yankees
h.
Hits-Hoddap. Indians. "a.
raoubles - Gehrioder and Me-
anus. Tigers. Fl.
Triples-Combs. Yankees. IL.
aaprne runs-Ruth. Yankees. 26.
Galen tases-Rice. Senators. II.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
Rally Round, Bows

THE POINT ISABEL port cele-
bration Is likely TO turn into an
athletic meet Of the first water.
Those in charge are lining up a
complete program OF events for
July 4, 5 and 6. On the fourth. the
Brownsville-Sa Benito game OF the
Valley League will be played there.
Daily events include water polo. cat
boat races. surfboard races. dane
ing and swimming.
DR.. J.. "A. HOCKADAY. who Is in
charge Of water sports. has lined up
an attractive proEram. The Vallev
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
WHAT'S IN A NANrEs

doctor: You must drink a glass
80 Rot water every morning.
patient: I do that now. but they
call ii coffee IN our boarding
|house-Nebelspalter, Zurich.
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GeovzeA LsxAuose

This grand old man OF National
league pitchers viii make his de-
but in the Texas loop today for
the Steers against Fort Worth.
A large crowd from ali parts CT
Central Texas Is expected 10 see
the veteran take his bow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26

BOB WELLS OF Brownsville has
charge OF the cupboard events in
which $3.50 in cash prices will be
awarded. This program Is Is fol-
lows: Smile class B. Smile class
G. Smile free for all. 20-mile mar
athon free for all. There will also
be a 10-mile marathon free for al
for inboard motors.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
LEAGUE
WedneSday's Results

New York sic. st. Louis "A.
Philadelphia 80. Chicago 1t.
Detroit 4. Boston 3.
Washington IS. Cleveland }.
Thursdays Schedule
Chicago at Boston.
St. Louis at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Washington.
Cleveland at New York.
Et~-lf-- -F 4ha Climbs
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26

ing the onion for a swashbuckling
average of 1888. With that batting
average and Shipley, the league
leading hurler on the mound, il is
not hard to decide why the Macks
are Leading the league today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
~ The
TEXAS LEAGUE
Wednesdays Results

~tUTTJoUuF NNHNEEr
Houston 2, San Antonio 4.
Wichita Falls 4. Shreveport 8.
Beaumont 5, Waco 4.
Fort Worth Is, Dallas 8.
Thursdays Schedule
Houston at San Antonio
Dallas at Fort Worth.
Shreveport at Wichita Falls.
Waco M Beaumont.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
Why

Why
HARLEY JACKSON'S McAllen
nine is leading the Valley baseball
league. not having suffered a defeat
this season. Grapenuts, gentlemen.
g%rapenuts. In other words-there's
a reason. The Macks. as a team.
are sporting a batting average Of
which a Babe Ruth would not be
ashamed. The Mack nine Is tattoo
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
Standing Of the Clubs
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wednesdays Results

Pittsburh 3. Brookl-n j.
Cincinnati IL. New York 3.
Chicago 10, Philadelphia II
BoSton-St. Louis, postponed, rain.
THURSDAYS Schedule
Boston at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at Chicago.
New York at St. Louis.
Philadelphia al Pittsburg. 2 games
Za--l-- r a. TIrhz
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
-NNAINFsaAN y NNEN EW~~
Standing of the Clubs:

The next scheduled game OF the
season viii be between Machine
Gun Troop ann Troop p, on Sat-
urday afternoon, at 2:30. o'clock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26

yard swims for women: so. go and
44S-ysrd swims for men: two and
a half mise marathon free for all:
200 yards mixed relay race; so yard
dash for children under IL; fancy
diving contest.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26

SECOND IN tile standing comes
the Harlingen aggregation with a
healthy hitting average of 1873. Bill
Yoder and his mates are maSsaging
the horsehide at a vicious pace and
they are due to climb back into
the running If they keep up their
heavy slugging. This is how the re-
mainder Of them rate: San Benito
292. Brownsville, .24l. La Feria .239,
Mission -229, Donna ITS. Raymond
vile .l3l and Rio Hondo III.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
No knockdowns

We're were no knockdowns al
A., rh Slattery was staggered mo-
ne tarily IN the second and Roser-
bloom wa a bit wobbly from rights
a the chin In the ninth, Slatterys
t.st round Both were marked
about the face, Rosenhloom With 2
BRUCE on his left cheek and a cut
on the bridge Of his nose while
Jl-r r1y's lips were swollen and cut
and his eve trows swollen Make
WEIGHED 10 1-3 to Slattery's loo
l-2.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26

UMPIRE assignments for Sunday
have been announced as follows by
President o. ". Boston: AT Browns
vile, Drucke and Johnson; at Gan
Benito. Mckee and Wilder; at Nc
Allen. Covington and McElwain: at
Mission, Eckoff and Ewing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
MAKE GAINS
TOP AT LAST
Slapsie Leaves No Doubt,
Winning by Large
Margin
BY EDWARD J. NEIL
Associated Press Sports Writer

BUFFALO, June 26-CR-Slapsie
Make RoSenDloom Of New York
stoo5 forth today as the new cham
kion Of the light heavyweight, con-
Eeror OF the only man who ever
consistently gave him trouble dur
ing hi~ amazing fighting career
e three divisions.
Make has whipped the best Of
the midd.evieghts, some heavy
weights, and now he has accounted
for the last Oh the l75-pound top
lighters who had held out against
his discouraging ring attack.
Last night RoSenbloom whipped
Jir my Slattery before a crowd OF
1890 in the international league
ball park here and with the VIC
tory came the only championship
he has ever fought for in ten years
OF battling outstanding ring men.
Five Fights
Five times before, the team OF
Slattery and R~osenbloom furnished
the feature attraction along various
bypaths OF ringland and in four OF
the -engagements Jimmy, the pride
OF Buffalo's first ward, gained VIC
ts1ies. Make won only one. OF all
the men he has beaten, including
Leo Lomski. Ace Hudkins, Jimmy
Braddock. Dave Shade, Larry john
son and Pete Latzo, only Slattery
was able to come back and defeat
him consistently.
But last night, before s55'OOO
worth of customers, Rosenbloom
gained his revenge by winning the
title Slattery has held since last
FEBRUARY when he defeated Lou
Scozza here and gained general
recognition a. the successor to
Tommy Loughran, retired from the
IFS pound ranks to joust with
little success against the heavy
weights TIL decision was close.
gained by the award of two judges
ever referee Patsy Haley's ballot
for Slattrey. A majority OF the
critics gave Rosenbloom eight
sands, Slattery five. with two
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26
osenbloom Beats Slattery for Light-Heavy Title
Old Pete Alexander Makes Texas League Debut Todo
PORTS CHATS :
~ With Hal EuStdce


has no recognized swimming cham
pions and the doctor plans TO es-
tablish a few. Following are the
events he has listed: so, go and 44a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-23
'ATES NAMED
GOLF CHIEF

~HICAGO, March 22-tP-Base-
has its commissioner. the movie
iustry has its general director
II now comes the golf dictator.
Albert r. Gates Of Chicago. long
leader in official golfing circles
day was made administrator OF
IL by the Professional Golfers
-~sociation an organization of 2,202
eading golf instructors who govern
he game in nearly half Of the 5,649
golf clubs in the United States.
Commissioner Gates and his Q
horts, far from planning any re-
volt from the constituted authori-
ties on golf. such as the United
States Golf association will work
with those bodies in keeping the
game clean and sportsmanlike.
The new arbiter has qualifications
gained in heading the Western Golf
el's association in 1907 and 1908 and
again in 1921 and 1922 as well as be-
ing secretary in 1905. He has been
a lawyer for many years and is now
a director in three banks. He was
president OF the Calumet country
club Is years ago, but Is now con-
nected with Skookie country club
an whose links Gene Sarazen won
the national open title several years
arm.