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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-12
Mockbee Explains Telephone

this receiving station. Most OF us
with radio sets have either a one
h>adred aerial stretched between
a couple OF chimneys or poles, or
else we have a-loo. aerial at the
set. But the aerial at Houlton,
Maine, Is six miles long. That is
as far as from Brownsville TO OIL
mito. This aerial points directly
toward tn british station at Rug
by. This gives the aerial exception
al sensitivity Of reception.
To Brownsville
From the receiving station at
Houston, your British relatives
voice would go over the telephone
wires to New York, on 20 Brown
vile and finally to your telephone.
where you would probably have all
your friends assembled to listen to
your foreign relatives voice.
This, In general, is the way our
call to London would be handled.
It's quite a complicated system
but 70 the person making the cali
1t is just about the same as an
ordinary telephone call.
Now just a few side light. First.
that Of speed.
1t 1t were possible for the hu-
man voice TO travel unaided from
New York to London, it would take
about for hours TO make the Jour-
ney. That's about how long It
would take sound to travel that
distance. The telephone current
makes the same journey in about
one-fiftieth OF a second. One
fiftieth Of a second is all it takes
the telephone voice to travel the
1000 lilies from Lo--don to San
Francisco.
The talking hours range from
$3.50 in the morning to 800 in the
evening, with some variations in
certain parts Of the country. In
London this time corresponds to
1880 a. m. to 800 a. m, London
daylight saving time.
$50 far as static IS concerned.
telephone engineers by carefully
constructing and locating their
stations. have reduced static to a
minimum. So If YOU have any &C.
casion to place a cal. across the
ocean you will not be be .lered yery
much wit. static.
Since the London telephone SER
vice was opened early IN 1927, the
range Of transatlantic telephone
service has -Tidenci considerably.
You can now talk to all Of Great
Britain and all Of Germany and
Switzerland. and TO the important
cities IN Belgium, Holland, France,
Sweden, Denmark and Norway.
The average cost Of a call TO
London Is about S54 the first
three minutes and 15. for each ad-
ditgional minute.
In addition 10 the European
telephones which you can reach
from your telephone, Mexico, Cuba.
and Canada are also available.
These countries can be reached BY
direct wire.
There = some 81, 1000 tele-
phones IN the world.
About $4,000. 900 OF these. or
about 81 percent OF the total, are
in the United States.
From your telephone there are
available nearly 25,00O.O00 tele-
nhones, or 80 percent Of the worlds
total.
John J. Carly. one OF the pIo-
neers Of the telephone industry, and
now q vice-president OF the AmerI-
can Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany, years ago made this predic-
ton OF the future telephone sys-
TEN.
y have faith that we shall some
day build up : great world tele-
phone system. making necessary to
all the nations the use OF a COM
mon language. which will Join all
the peoples If the earth into Il
brotherhood"
IT seems as though Mr.. Carty's
dream were about TO be realized"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-12

The many advances made IN the
history Of telephones was explained
by <. e. Mockbee, Brownsville man
ager Of the Rio Grande Valley Tele-
phone company, Wednesday before
the Rotary club. Mr.. Mockbee said:
II win try to tell you in simple
terms first, some Of the steps which
led I'D to the opening Of telephone
service across the Atlantic. and.
second, Just how a telephone call
from Brownsville TO London Is hand
led.
The telephone IS only q little
over so years old. 1t was invented
by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876,
and In the fall Of that same year
the first long distance line was op-
ened, between Boston and Cam
bridge, Massachusetts, q distance Of
two miles. improvements and x
tensions were rapid. and in 1915 the
transcontinetnal line was opened,
$3.50 miles long. between Boston and
San FRANCISCO.
Repeater
ct said that I would tell you this
In simple terms. and I am going to
stick to my promise, but now I've
got to bring in one telephone term.
1t is an easy one, though. The word
is repeater" Long distance service
as We know 1t today would not be
possible If 1t were not for the de-
velopment Of the telephone repeat
er.
"A repeater is a relay station to
help your voice on its journey over
a long distance. A simple compar-
ison will show plainly the function
Of the repeater. II would be physi-
cally impossible for a man in
Brownsville to shout loud enough
to be heard in New York, But sup
pose that at intervals between
Brownsville and New York men
were stationed just within earshot
Of one another. They could pass the
message along and eventually 1t
would reach New York. So with your
own voice over the telephone. Your
voice. aided by electricity. goes out
over the telephone wire. This voice
current gradually weakens, and 1t
would eventually die out, so 1t has
TO be helped along. Therefore, ct
about fifty-mile intervals. there are
repeater stations. The repeaters
themselves are simply vacum tubes,
similar 70 those in your radio sets.
Your voice current goes into these
vacuum tubes, is amplified, or
strengthened, and then goes out on
its journey to the next repeater
station until it finally reaches New
York with its original strength.
And the whole journey takes
only the smallest fraction Of a sec
ond. Distance doesn't matter at al
as far as the volume Of the voice
current is concerned. The repeaters
take care Of that. They keep your
voice going from repeater station to
repeater station almost instantan-
eously.
To London
"Now that we've got your voice
from Brownsville to New York. let's
trace a call from Brownsville to
London, and over the return voyage
from London to Brownsville.
Many people r OF the opinion
that transatlantic telephone ser
vice Is carried on by means Of d
cable under the Atlantic ocean. This
is not so. The circuit is a combina-
ton OF telephone wires and radio,
working together.
Nov, suppose thai you wanted
10 call up a relative in London.
You would sit at your " tele-
phone. any telephone here in
Brownsville, ask for long distance
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YOUNG PLAN
 GOES INTO EFFECT

PARIS, May 26. (P)-The allied reparation comission established under the provisions of the treaty of Versailles to collect war in- demnity from Germany ended it's labors as the Young plan went officially into effect
 Simultaneously, at Basle, Swift zerland, the bank for Interna- tional settlements threw open it's doors for business.
 There was no ceremony of any kind to mark the opening of the bank which started with N staff of only 13 employees in addition to it's electors, officers and other administrators.
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SEWARD vACAT|ONIsTs
 NEEDN'T FEAR FLIES

Flies, mosquitoes and similar pests have been known to keep vacation days and nights, from being just perfect, especially back in the old days when one was prone to look upon these dis turbers as something to be put up with on the theory that they were just naturally a part of out dcor life
 But of late years, science has given considerab ole thought to this problem and has replied that val cation days need not be spoiled by such pests. And to back up it's words, science has given the lover of the great outdoors the insectide which does away with the dis turbers.
 To be entirely satisfactory to the vacationist such an insectide must fulfill one very important func- tion-it must really kill such pests, not just stun them for short time For this reason Oronite Fly Spray has become standard 1. equipment" for campers, hunters and fishermen-it's a part of their outing equipment just as much as tents, frying pans, fishing tackle guns and ammunition.
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MINER IS HIGH LORD
EDINBURGH. May 27, j4ot- A

1 EDINBURGH, May 27, (A't- Amid booming of guns from Edinburgh Castle, James Brown, miner ard member of aPrliament, orove in state thru hte streets of this city as a personal representative of the King. At his side was his wife, a former factory girl, who will share hcnors with him during the next 10 days when he will hold court in Holyrood Palace as Lord High Commissioner of the Church of Scotland.
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STOOD TRIUMPHANT

PORTLAND, May 26. (Pl- State Senator Joseph stood triumphant in the gubernatorial primary All but 158 precincts gave him a lead of 4,500 over Governor Norblad. Edwards Fireburg led the demo- crats over George Wilbur by 1000 votes. a
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HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEW "OKEH" RECORDS at SYLVIA'S? THEY ARE WONDERFUL d

Old papers for sale aU Gateway.
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RICHES FROM MINING

Does one want to become rich one can become rich through in telligent investments in mining stocks, but not without working Investigates that is the gist of the whole natter Francis c. Nichols, Ph D. in Mining Investments"
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ADVERTISE PROHIBITION

WASHINGTON, May 27, (Pl-Ad- vertising could put over prohibi- tion' without enforcement acts, Senator William Allen declared in a speech before the opening ses- sion of the National Advertisers Convention. He recommended a drive to sell" the naval treaty to the public
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THRILLING RESCUE

CARMEL, Calf, May 27, (P)- Three men were drowned and two others saved in a thrilling rescue by fishermen when small skiff, carrying five men, overturned in the heavy surf off Point Lobos. The victims and the rescued were en- toying an afternoons sport fishing.
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WYOMING OIL IN 1929

Wyoming's 1929 oil production amounted to 18,508,699 barrels, valued at $22, 2,73O,3 ,366, figures com piled by the state board of equali- zation show.
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CALIFORNIA GULCH

Upwards of S2.00o,OOO worth of gold was taken out of California Gulch, below Leadville, Colo. in one summer, before the mines were discovered.
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George eeSsezass
 E4ssteSt

George Olsen has a musical manner all his own. We might call it 'Olsenesque' to describe it. Let it suffice to say that it results in the srnoothest kind of rhythm. Two numbers from the latest ''talkie," ''King of Jazz" will demonstrate just what We mean. Hear ''it Happened in Monterey" and ssThe Song of the Dawn and we're sure that you'll become red hot Olsen fan. Lots of others on this weeks list to tickle your feet and ears. Come in let us play them for you. 1t places you under no obligation. IL Happened in Monterey Waltz from Univ ersal picture, King of .Iazz)
 The Song of the Dawn-Fox Trot (from Universal picture, King of Jazs'O
 GEORGE OLSEN AND Hrs MUSIC
 No. 2237O, 1O-inch Caribbean Love Song Fox Trot (from United Artists picture, Hell Harbor'') Ny Lonely Heart Waltz (from William Fox picture. Double Cross Roads'.)
 NAT SHT, ,KRET AND THE
 VICTOR ORCHESTRA
 No. 22ss3. 1O-inch Minnie the Mermaid Fox Tros (A Love Song in Fish Time)  You III Come Back to Ne-Fox Irot
 BERNIE CUMMINs AND Hrs NEW
 YORKER HOTEL ORCHESTRA
 No. 22355, lo-inch Leave It That Way Fox Trot (from Metro C oldwyn Mayer picture, ''Children of P'easure'') Dust Fox Trot (from Metro Coldwyn- Mayer picture, ''Chiidren of Pfeasure')
 THE HIGH MATTERS
 No. 22362, 1O-inch For You (from Universal picture, Captain ofthe Cuard'') You, You Alone 0rom Universal picture, 'FCaptain of tLe Cuard'')
 JOHN BOLES
 No. 22373, 1O-inch When It's Springtime in tho Rockies Sleepy Rio Grande-Waltz
 BUD AND Jog BILLINGS
 No. Y-4O088. 10-ineh SEWARD DRUG U. THE MUSIC YOU WANT WIEN rOU WANT IT, \ Ec'orReoo''''
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JUST RECEIVED, 4 FRESH SHIPMENT OF HAAS CANDY. The Alaska Shop
INSPECTION TIME

Now is the time to inspect the bottom of your shoes and boots and have them resoled for summer wear. SEWARD LEATHER WORKS
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PIANO TUNER

Dell E. Sheriff, Alaska's tuner, 1 Will be here soon
 Advertisement.
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Higher grade ore occurs at the intersection ot a dyke or another vein, with mineralized vein.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-20
HAMBRICK IS
net CHAMPION
Lewis Goes Down But Only
After Brilliant
Fight
CSpecial to The Herald)


McALLEN, Aug. 20.-Turning
back a defiant challenge from the
winner OF the lower bracket, Julian
Hambrick staged q great volleying
and placement game here Tuesday
afternoon to win the singles title
in McAllen Tennis clubs first semi
annual net meet, downing Sale
Lewis, the other finahst, by scores
of 80, 10, GA. IS. The match was
the greatest exhibition CT net skill
that has yet taken place In the
tournament, under way for the past
two weeks.
Hambrick'e uncanny placements
and fine v~olleying we're met with
a sturdy lobbing ON the part Of
Lewis. Lewis service was working
fairly good but not as we'll as that
OF Monday, when he aced enough
points 10 win from Babe" Leng-
ford and upset the dope in the
semi-finals round. After the third
set he tired ~noticeably and his
aces stopped almost completely.
Taking advantage Of the lull, Ham
brick ran through the last set with
comparative ease. Both men we're
tagged at the end Of the grind.
The first set started with both
men playing pretty games. both
lobbing consistently. Each was
winning his service until the score
stood at six all. Then Hambrick
drilled through Lewis service to
take the upper hand. winning the
bout at So after a fast display Of
placements and net volleying. With
a set to the good, Hambrick lolled
through the second scrap. letting
down on his delicate placements
and giving Lewis an easy opening
TO win at 81. Lewis services were
working 70 perfection and he scored
four games on service aces. He took
the first game. Hambrick won the
second, and then Lewis ran through
five straight games TO clinch the
set.
Lewis made a great stand in the
third, although Hambrick was plac-
ing the ball in al corners OF the
court. Lewis ran the count 70 four
al with a great rally Ct three
straight games, but Hambrick again
fell back 10 his placements and VOL
leying and copied the two necessary
games. Opening the last set with
the same fierce attack from his
baSeline. Hambrick ran the count
TO Al before Lewis pulled together
and won two games after Hambrick
had carried the count to 1870 in
each. Hanhrick's service was still
pounding away and he pulled his
game out of the fire at 4-3 and ran
through the two deciding games to
win the match and take the title.
HENDRICKS steady game in all
sets except the second was the fea-
ture OF the match and was almost
matched in brilliancy BY Lewis fine
show Of courage in his two late raj
lies.
Doubles play in the tournament
Is set to begin today. Hambrick and
Langford viii probably start the
ball rolling with their gam.s
against Kreidler and Meredith,
while Smith and Frisby may 1T
around TO their scheduled tilt with
DUDE and Lewis. The lower bracket
includes a SCRAP between Smith
and Kreidler VS.. Jones and Schoeny.
Wabster Jones will gain a partner
from the losing team In this brack-
ct 70 enter the second round against
the winners. He viii draw a bye
for the first scrape.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-20

LOS ANGELES. Aug. 20.-CP-
Midget Wolgast, recognized worlds
flyweight champion IN New York
and Pennsylvania. took a severe
beating at the hands Of Newsboy
Brown, Los Angeles veteran trial
horse. in a ten-round nontitle bout
here last night.
Referee Jack Kennedy gave six
rounds to Brown. WolgaSt two. and
called two even. The fight was
last throughout. The Philadelphia
floored Brown in the fifth and
was staggered in the eighth BY q
terrific left to tn body.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-20
MEACHER WILL
GO OVER RULES
Session to Be Held At
Madison Hotel
p. m.

A meeting OF Valley football Off
Gals viii be held at the Madison
hotel in Harrington Z p. m. Thurs
day. The session has been called
by SPITE Clarke for the purpose Of
discussing plans for a short school
under Jack Meagher, head OF foot
ball at Rice Institute.
The session will be more or less
Of q g~et-together session In order
that the officials may become ac-
quainted with Valley coaches.
Meagher Is planning to give in
Structions for officials two days and
one evening. AL OF the rules will
be thoroughly gone over and they
will be demonstrated on the field
Of play. Meagher plans 70 go
through a dummy game. each play
having some fault. Officials are TO
pick out the flaws. brushing them
selves up for the coming season.
Spitz Clarke. one OF the best
known officials in this section.
urges that all other men wishing to
officiate in Valley games turn out
for the meeting Thursday evening.
1T will do the me good to meet all
of the boys. Then II they care to
attend the Meagher school, they can
certainly brush up on the finer
points IN order not to~be rusty in
the opening games"
Although the meeting called by
Clarke has no connection with the
Valley Coaches and Officials asso-
citation, many members Of this body
are expected to be present.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-20
Officials Meet Thursday
Two for One

CHICAGO. Aug. 20.-tP- Andy
Shanks, Grand Rapids, Mich,
heavyweight. today figures he
should be credited with two VIC
tories over Jack McAuliffe Of De-
troit, for one evenings work.
Shanks knocked McAuliffe from
the ring IN the first round OF a
ten-rounder at the Congress AR
cade arena last night. The De-
-troit heavy finally got back into
the enclosure but Referee John
Behr had counted him out. The
crowd yelled for more fight and
Shanks consented, after q protest,
70 try IL agan.
A low right blow BY McAulitfe
hurt Shanks so that the latter
could not continue and he was
awarded the fight on q foul.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-20
FLOWERS KO'D
BY ]. SUAREZ

NEW YORK. Aug. 20.-P-A
third victory TO his credit. Justo
Saurez. Argentine lightweight. look
cd today for more worlds to con-
Guer.
He knocked out Bruce Flowers.
New Rochelle. n. Y, negro. in the
sixth round of a ten-round bout al
the Greensboro stadium last night.
Saurez gave Flowers a bad beat
ing, flooring him with heavy rights
for counts OF nine in the second
and third rounds and knocking
him down for the full count Of ten
with 2 left hook.
The victory was the most decis-
tve OF Saurez' American campaign.
Previously he had %outpointed Joe
Click and Herman Perlick in ten
round bouts. Flowers, one OF the
countrys leading 136-pounders. had
scored a one-round knockout over
Tommy Grogan in his last start.
Each weighed 1851 pounds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-20
PAINTERS In
LEAGUE LEAD
Brown and Celaya Tie For
High Score in Play
Tuesday Evening

With two Of their bowlers tied
for high score Of the evening. the
Sherwin- yyiuiays Painters splashed
pins far, wide and handsome Tues
day evening to take the undisputed
lead in the Brownsville Business
mems league. Their nearest cp-
ponent-John Hunter Frigidaire-
Is eleven points to the rear In the
season standings.
Frigidaire and Brownsville Tall
oring virtually stood still for the
evening while the Painters and
Perl Bros. bettered their positions
considerably. Continuing their good
play, the Clothiers are now with
IN striking distance Of both the
Tailors and Coolers. Perl Bros. was
second only TO the Painters in last
nights play.
Bill Brown and Bob Celaya, both
Of the Painters, tied for high score
with a total Of 593 pins each, or an
average OF 1878. Bill Ball OF the
Tallors was second with SIG and
j. r. Lane Of Perl Bros. was third
with 565.
The scores follow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-20

GREENWICH. Conn. Nothing
like a game Of tennis to while awsy
the long winter evenings. Mr.. VIII
liam G. Rockefeller is having a
rlass enclosed tennis court built on
her estate With = built in club house
ard Sosci< lighting for night play.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-20
Bluffs CLOSE
TO LEADERS
Felines Claw Steers IL to 9
AS Gassers Fall To
Shreveport
By GAYLE TALBOT, JR-,
Associated Press Sports Writer

Nineteen days TO go on the
second half, and the Wichita Falls
Spuds and Fort Worth Cats were
back in a perfect deadlock Tor the
Texas League pinnacle today Inc
Houston BuffS, just before IN
augurating a long nome stano'
were only two and q halt-gameS
back OF the leaders, occupying the
most strategic position OF any OF
the eight ~contenoers. Looks q NIFTY
race down the home stretch, mates
Smashing a winning streak that
haa reached ten straight, the Cats
slaughtered their old rivals, the
Dallas Steers, II TO 9, in their one
day stand az Fcrt Worth 70 climb
back into a tie with the Spuos,
who were dropping a night tussle
at Shreveport. Five hurlers were
pounded heartily by the Pennant-
hungry kittens, who sewed up n
verdict with an eight-run splurge
in the third. Hugh Willingnam
punched homer No. 80 for the
losers. The loss knocked Dallas
back into a tie with Waco iof
fifth.
oscar Tuero. the venerable Cuban
~spitbalier. rang up his seventeenth
triumph as he stopped the Spudders
cold under the lights at Bieden-
harm field.
Few Hits
The first half champs collected
only six hits. all singles, off the
Shreveport veteran and went dow
without a struggle, 5 to 0. Larry
Bettencourt, the mighty. struck
out three times in a row as Tuero's
splitter cracked across the plate.
McClanahan led the winners as
sault on Less White with a homer
and single.
The Bluffs continued to get great
pitching as they captured their
opener at Beaumont, z 70 5. Ralph
Judd allowed the shippers seven
hits, including a roundtripper by
Eckhardt, but whitfield nine and
was tight In the pinches. Led by
Homer Peel, with a brace Of
doubles and a single, the Junior
Cards punched their blows off
Denny Burns in five innings.
Returning to their beloved Katy
Park after a disastrous jaunt
through the north. in which they
lost nine out Of II starts. the Waco
Cublets achieved a 10 70 4 victory
over the luckless San Antonio
crew. While Lefty stein kept nine
Injun blows scattered and generally
1orraI fika HE old ~efF aoaiN The
Prattmen hoped on Cooper and
Cramer for Is knocks. scoring al
their runs in the first three rounds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-20

Giants Move Into Second AS
Pittsburgh Beats Brooklyn

The Giants gained the triumph
BY some timely hitting In the Sec
old inning which produced three
runs, Pitcher Carl Hubhell driving
III two OF them. Brooklyn failed 10
make any progress ct bat as ~teve
Swetonic pitched mis- first full game
this year for the Pirates and made
1t q six hit shutcut. With nothing
much at stake. Fred Farmhouse
turned In another nice job or hurl-
ing 70 give the Boston Braves q 4
to 0 victory over Cincinnati.
The American Leagues hurlers
had q thoroughly enjoyable day
with the exception OF those who
work for Boston. The Red Stock
lrged mourdsmen failed TO stop the
Cleveland battsrs while the Indians
got the benefit OF Yves Ferrell's 2ist
winning game Of the year and an
equally good Job Of pitching BY Rox-
ia Lawson TO win by scores of Y 20
? and 7 70 3.
18th Victory
Earl Whitehill continues his
chase after Ferrell'S league leading
total Of victories by running his
string t0 eleven straight t0 give
Detroit q . 70 / victory over Wash
irgton. lie allowed the Senators
five hits while Brown and Llska
granted six. Charley Putting ~
New York made another kind Of a
mark BIZ pitching his third two-hit
game since he joined the New York
Yankees. His victims this time were
the Chicago White SCX. who sue
cumbed by a 3 70 0 count. One ~
Rulings previous two-hit perform
ances was an eight inning affair a.
relief pitcher.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-20
MEDAL PLAY
OPENS TODAY

FORT WORTH. Aug. 2o-lP-
Medal play was 70 begin today in
the Glen Garden country clubs
first annual invitation golf tourna-
ment here. The entry list included
$50 players.
Among the invaders we're Bob
Conliff. Jr.. Of Oklahoma City. who
qualified for this years western
amateur tournament at Chicago.
Henry Robertson and Francis Flem-
ing.