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WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday.
probably occasionally unsettled and
threatening showers.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy TO-
night and Sunday: local thunder
showers on the east coast.
Light to fresh southerly winds on
the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-09
Another Medal

WASHINGTON, Aug. e.-P-
Charles A. Lindbergh will fly to
Washington next Friday to receive
from the hands OF President Hoover
a special congressional gold medal
concentrating his achievements
in the advancement OF aviation.
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Only Five Oppose
Filter Plant Bonds
$4,000 Issue Wins by Margin of Alta to s.
City Officials Express Qualification
Work May Start i'm z Months

Qualification was expressed Saturday by Brownsville city officials to
voters Friday who cast 474 to 5 votes favorfng the $4,000 bond issue
which insures an adequate filtration plant and continued street i'm
proving.
The main portion of the issue was sl5oO0o for a new filtration plant.
we are gratied that bonds passed by such a large majority" u. a.
Rosenthal. city manager. said today. I'VE appreciate the confidence
the public has shown in the present administration"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-09

DAYTON. Ohio, Aug. SIP
Forcing +. =. Milligan. superintend-
ent of the II. r.. Blagg construction
company. and G.. NJ. Wadsworth,
an employe, to the curb three I'M
masked robbers seized the company's
$4,000 payroll and escaped here
today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-09
SETTLEMENT OF FAMED
OJ0 DE aqua SUIT NEAR

In accordance with a recent order
Of Judge j.. E. Leslie. special judge
in the case. final disposition of the
old "Ojo Gle Aqua" land suit. which
effects over a hundred heirs. will
be considered September II instead
Of August IL. as heretofore set.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-09
LOONEY RETIRES

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. y-FFI-
Frank j. Looney of Shreveport to-
day announced his retirement from
the race for the United States SEN
ate. leaving Senator Joseph Z. Rams
dell. incumbent, opposed by Gov
ernor Huey p. Long, in the Sep
tember 9 primary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-09
MILLION FAMILIES
AFFECTED BY HEAT

WASHINGTON. Aug. 9-tP1-
President Hoover's organizing tai
entS were concentrated today on
the task Of welding together an eff
fective campaign for relieving the
suffering OF the drought stricken
country.
AS the first step the chief execu-
tive has called on the governors Of
the most seriously affected states
TO meet with him here next Thurs
day to determine a method OF bring
ing into play all available state and
county agencies for relief with the
cooperation OF various federal or
CARNATIONS and the Red Cross.
Meanwhile. at his Virginia fishing
camp. Mr.. Hoover was studying
carefully field reports compiled BY
the department Of agriculture. de-
filming the ascertained damage on
maps of the stricken area.
Announcing his decision TO call
the governors late yesterday the
President said preliminary reports
indicated approximately 1000. 900
farm families were affected. togeth-
er with live stock amounting to II
per cent OF the total annual popu-
lation OF the country. In a lengthy
statement surveying the situation
Mr.. Hoover said the situation was
one to cause a great deal Of con-
Germ.
Much Stock Hurt
On the basis OF agriculture de-
partment study of conditions as OF
August I. the President said the
most acute shortage of animal feed
crops was in southeastern Missouri.
northern Arkansas. southern ILL
nois, southern Indiana, southern
Ohio, Kentucky. northern West Vir-
ginia and northern Virginia. with
smaller areas in Montana, Kansas.
Iowa and Nebraska. However. a re-
duction of feed crops in other states
also was noted and the President
said the governors Of or two
other states may be asked later TO
attend.
More detailed information on
conditions in the drought areas is
expected 10 arrive from agents Of
the department Of agriculture in
time for study Thursday. The live
stock affected was placed at 2.250.-
900 horses and mules. 5000. 900 cat
tie and 100000 hogs and sheep.
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ATTEMPT TO AVOID
CRASH BRINGS DEATH

KONAWA, Okla, Aug. 9.-tPl-
Fitzhugh Elledge. 20. plunged his
truck over a high embankment TO
death yesterday to avoid a collision
with a a driven by a woman, wit
neSSes said.
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Miller for Bobbitt

DALLAS. Aug. 9-tPl-Lieut. Gov,
Barry Miller said in a statement
today he would support r. L. Bob
bitt Of Laredo, incumbent, for at
to-ney general, in the August %
rUnoff.
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RAIN AT MARSHALL

MARSHALL, Aug. 9-P-The
heaviest rain in several months
swept TIL disgI.ct earl To-Day. "A
thunderstorm with lightning proceed
ed the rainfall.
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RIVER FORECAST

There will be no material change
In the river during the next few
days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-09

Who'll Fix Your Car?-Insurance
BIO Grande Valley Trust Co. (Ady.)
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TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow, under normal meteorcl-
oEical conditions:
High 5.46 a. mi.
Low l0:14 p m.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
BRENTWOOD MAKING
COUNTY LOOP DEBUT
Will Tackle Southern Methodist
Basket Ball Team Tonight in
Prince Georges League.

EVANSVILLE, Md, December a.
Brentwood Hawks will face Hyattsville
Southern Methodists and Company F,
Hyattsville National Guard, will meet
DORA In Prince Georges County Bas-
ket Ball League games in the National
Guard Armory here tonight The Hawks
and Methodists will clash at 7:30
o'clock, with the Guardsmen and DORA
taking the floor later.
Hawks, defending league champions
will be making their debut in the loop
this season. 1t was not certain until
Saturday that they would again play
in the league.
Mrs. Kaske, manager of the Hawks,
eligible players: La We're Kopp, Claude
Simpson, William Fellner, Dean Win
chester, H. Ensor, B. Phillips, Willis
Fisher, Doc Hessler, C. Mahaney, Stan
ley O'Donnell, S. Fellner, H Haretstack,
H: Mann, o. B. Rowland and Edwin
Pierce.
Basket ball teams of Company F,
Hyattsville National Guard, broke
even with Washington quints in two
hard-fought games on the armory floor
here. The Guard Regulars bowed to the
Anacostia Eagles in a 1922 battle, but
the Reserves conquered the Aztecs, IT
to IA, in an extra period struggle.
Games are sought by the Company
F Reserves for Sundays, Wednesdays
and Fridays. Telephone Dutch Richard,
HyattsVille 378 Monday and Tuesday
nights after 1870 o'clock.
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NetU Golf Ball Will Stay,
Fuss and Cuss AU Ye May

like ton to get 200 yards, and when
our daily round is done we hate to
see our cards"
The prosecution rested there and
John Ball went to bat. Defenders
took the witness chair and said "hes
not too fat. When treated right he
does his stuff on fairway, tee and
green, and If you muff and make
the rough you're only venting spleen.
1.-The balls to blame!' you guys
all claim, no matter how you've
swung, and any time you're off your
game, the New Ball Blues is sung"
The old Judge Bono Publico the
jurymen addressed. He said both
amateur and pro I've heard, but I'll
be blessed If any difference can see
between old ball and new. They
both go in the traps for me and
do some looping too"
The jury foreman had his say. He
said "we'd like to know, where on a
bowling, windy day this Mister Ball
will CO."
Then old Judge Bono rose and
Missed, Sin all this wind today, no
fact of import have I missed and
this have to say:
You may howl loud, you may
howl long, but be that as it may
in spite of dirge and anvil song,
the new balls here to stay!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
SIX IMPORTANT TILTS
FOR EASTERN CUNTS
Penn ordham Game Is High Spot
of Pre- Holiday Basket
Ball Schedule.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 22--The
Christmas holidays reduce the Eastern
college basket ball schedule to a mini
mum this week, but leave half dozen
important contests on the program.
Most of the decisive action should
be fought at Philadelphia and Pitts
burgh. PENIS five, after a disastrous
Western trip, meets the undefeated
Fordham outfit at the Palestra Satur-
day night. The Pitt Panthers, a strong
team despite the loss of Charley Hyatt,
battles Dartmouth on Tuesday and
Syracuse on Saturday. Syracuse fig.
ures in another big-time battle, meet
ing the unbeaten Columbia Lions, East
ern intercollegiate League champions,
at Syracuse tomorrow night.
Temple University invades New York
Saturday night to see whether it can
stop the fiye-game winning streak of
Nat Holmans College of the City of New
York courtmen. st. Johns of New
York, a veteran array that won 90
games out of "a last year, battles Union
here tonight. Cornell makes its last
start of the holidays against Buffalo
tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
Alexandria Basketers Start
Saks Quint Series Tomorrow

ling, Babe Clarke and Louis Latham.
They augment a squad already COM
posed of Ed Watts. former Blue Ridge
College player; Eddie Won Deck. Dick
Perry, Marshall Frinks and Bob Rober-
son.
More than score of Old Dominion
Boat Club members are using regularly
the new handball court recently COM
pleted at their club house.
R. F. & P. Railroad cagers have
games pending with three of the
strongest teams in the Middle Atlantic
States in the Fadco Five of Frederick,
Md; Richmond Blues and the Alsatia
A. c. of Hagerstown, Md.
The following Alexandria basket ball
teams are seeking games:
Alpha Delta Omega (unlimited
Manager Ralph Scrivener, 1912 Prince
street. Telephone Alexandria TOO be-
tween 6 and pm.
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac
Railroad Co. (unlimited). Manager
Robert Mcdonald. Telephone Alex
andria 1856 between and pm.
Del Ray A. c.. Unlimited. Manager
Carroll Rush. Telephone Alexandria
2053-J between 5 and pm.
~ st. Marys Lyceum Five (unlimited)
Manager Robert Vogt, 81 Washington
avenue, Rosemont, Alexandria. Tele-
phone Alexandria 1893 between and
z pm.
Central A. G. (junior). Manager
Broaddus Carver. Telephone Alex
andria 1854 between am. and 4 pm.
Glover A. c. (junior). Manager Bill
Hammond, 312 North Pitt street.
Whitestone's Store (junior). Man
ager Owen Creegan. Telephone Alex
andria 1855 between am. and 4 pm.
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Eastern-EmersOn Tilt Tonight
To Giue Line on School Fiues

~ I'D rivals will get at each other
egain tonight when Eastern
and Emerson meet at basket
ball on the Eastern court at 8
O'Clock in the main game of a double
header arranged as the feature of the
annual alumni reunion at the Lincoln
Park school. Central and Eastern
lightweight quints are to face in pre-
liminary at Z.
Eastern, which downed Emerson in
all three of their meetings last season,
is favored to again turn back the
proteges of Coach Sanborn tonight.
Sanborn tutored the basketers at East
ern q few campaigns back.
In games last season Eastern d0wned
Emerson, "a to %, 43 to 80 and 80
to "a.
Thus far this season Emerson. with
several leading members of its SQUAD
ineligible as the result of class room
difficulties, has lest all three of its
starts, bowling twice to Central and once
to Business. Central had to hustle to
trim Emerson, % to 10, in their first
tile. but the Blue was an easy winner
in the second game. The score was IS
to 10. Business walloped the well
known daylight out of the Sanborn-
coached crew, the count being 2e to 10.
The result of tonight's game viii fur
nish some dope for those who are try.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
GEORGIA TECH CLASH
HAS PENNIES ON EDGE
franklin Five Drills for Tilt
Saturday,. U. Will Finish
Trip Tonight.

BENJAMIN Franklin University basket
ers today are buckling down TO the
hardest part of preparation for their
battle with Georgia Tech on the Tech
High School court Saturday night. The
Accountants figure that if they can
upset the Golden Tornado their place
in the basket ball sun will be achieved,
at least for the time being. 1t appears
that they face tough assignment, as
the SouthernerS are reported plenty
Es-cng. Pen F-arklin. however, has
sh 'vn we'll in tests titus fa- AMI is
Gc+ornlsncd II give the visitors AL it has.
Cstholic University was to wind up
a three-game Northern foray tonight
against the knights of Columbus quint
at New York The Cardinals will be
striving hard to win in order to bring
their seasons percentage TO 500. After
trimming Maryland State Normal in the
opener, c. u. lost TO Rider College and
Manhattan College In the first two
games of its trip
Georgetown, after lay-oh of several
days, will return to the hardwood Fri
day night, opening an invasion OF
Manhattan Island with stand against
the Brooklyn knights OF Columbus at
BROOKLYN. The Hoyas will engage
Crescent A. C. Saturday night also at
Brooklyn.
Gallaudet and Southeastern Univer-
sity are TO meet in the Kendall Green
gymnasium in another game here Sat-
urday night.
Lou SpinelH of Catholic University
and Forrest Burgess of George Wash
tnRton premise to give Del Cosgroye
81 Gallaudet, leading scorer of the Dis
trict college group for the past two
seasons. stern battle for honors this
Winter.
90 far Spinelli is setting the pace
with 80 points. Cosgrove Is second
with 80 and Burgess third with Il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22

ing to get a comparative line on the
public high teams, which begin title
play January 8.
st. Johns will be out to down Tech.
defending public high champion, when
the qulnts square off tomorrow after
noon at $3.50 o'clock on the MCKINLEY
hardwood. The Kaydets, in trimming
an alumni team Friday night. 16 to 8,
and in drills, have shown well.
In its lone game Tech went down be-
fore Catholic University freshmen, 81
to 20. after bitter struggle.
Tech and st. Johns did not meet in
basket ball last season.
Hyattsville High may offer Central
plenty of opposition when the teams get
together tomorrow afternoon on the
National Guard Armory court in the
Maryland town. Hyattsville nut up
strong fight before succumbing to
Business in a 26-to-17 encounter last
week on the losers floor.
Central and Woodward CUNTS were
to battle this afternoon in the Central
gymnasium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22

BY the Associated Press.
NASADENA, Calf, December
- 22.-The $4,000 Pasadena
1 open golf tournament, won
by New York's slender pro-
fessional, Tony Manero, today
was written into the annals of
the ancient and royal game as the
battle of the three puts.
Meanwhile, the golfing trail led
toward Aqua Caliente, Mexico, where
the biggest Winter event on the coast,
the Aqua Caliente $4,000 open, gets
under way tomorrow.
Some of those who failed to collect in
the 72-hole event ending yesterday
blamed the balloon ball, new to tour
nament play Most of those receiving
the larger cuts at the payoff declared
1t was only a mental complex. All
agreed that the hree-day contest was
lost on the putting green's.
Walter Hagen, Detroit, admitted he
frittered away comeback chances with
frequent three putting. Horton Smith,
of Network, who won the 1929 tourney
over the same course, said the new
lighter but larger pellet consistently re-
fused to go down. He was dozen
strokes higher than last year and tied
with Hagen for fifth place, five behind
Manero.
Naturally, Tony was the leading ex-
ponent of the new ball. He had cards
of 73-71-74-69 for 287 total, but fin
iShed three points over par. Mortie
Dutra, the southlands leading expo
nent from Long Beach, Calf, three
putted the final green and finished
Herman Barron, Port Chester, N. Y,
and Al Espinosa, Chicago, were third
with 900 each.
New ball regardless, the treachery of
the creeping bent greens had something
to do with the excess putting. Charles
Lacey. former British professional but
now of New York, said he found diff
Guilty in mastering western green's.
IT took at least 80 excess puts" he
complained. He finished with a 306.
Manero's par-plundering finish of so
was duplicated by Frank Welsh of Chi
cago and DIN Dutra of Santa Monica.
Calf. Only one other player broke
perfect figures. He was w. Cox of
Brooklyn.
OF the amateurs, Johnny Dawson,
Chicago, led the list with 299, finish
ing in eleventh place. Russ Thompson,
Glendale, Calf, was second, a stroke
behind.
The leading money winners:
Tony Msnero, New York, 287-$1 COO.
Mortie Dutra, Long Beach, 289-$60o.
Herman Barron, Port Chester, N. Y,
2so-S375.
AL Espinosa, Chicago, 2s0-s375.
Ray Mangrun, Dallas, Tex, 291-
$231.15.
Tommy Armour, Detroit. 291 -
$231.15.
Frank Walsh, Chicago, 291-S231.15.
Willie Hunter, Monticello, Calf, 291
-$231.15.
Horton Smith, New York, 292 -
$112.50.
Walter Hagen, Detroit, 292-$11250.
The big event of Winter golf on the
Coast, Aqua Caliente's $4,000 open,
will get under way tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22

A LEXANDRIA, Va, December %.
~ -Saks Clothiers of Washington
~ will oppose the Alpha Delta
Omega Fraternity quint here
tomorrow night at $50 o'clock on the
Armory Hall court in the first of three
contests to be played by the local team
this week.
Standard A. c. will be entertained
Friday, while Eldbrooke Church is listed
for Saturday.
Two combinations of girl bowlers
here are drilling for an active cam
paign on the drives. One includes Viola
Hudson, Thelma Schroyer. Audrey
Helen Grant and Mae Starnell, and the
other Theresa Haynes, Christine West,
Mildred Haynes, Ruth Stryke, Carolyn
Peake and Rhose Theimer.
Robert Mcdonald, manager of the
newly organized Richmond, FrederickS-
burg g. Potomac Railroad Co. team, Is
making pretentious plans for his teams
New Year basket ball carnival at Ar
mory Hall. Two games, followed by a
dance, have been arranged.
Plans are being made by the
Schreiner Brothers, a strong junior
basket ball team, for performing in
senior cage circles this Winter. Five
brothers, Fred, Lewis, Wallace, Ru-
dolph and Ad Schreiner, make up the
squad.
Methodist Episcopal Church South
will shortly make its debut in junior
basket ball ranks.
Tony Ruocco, manager Of Iroquois A.
C. foot ball team this season, is han
ding the club cagers. Senior teams
wishing opposition may telephone him
at Alexandria 2273.
Six former st. Mary's Celtic cagers
have been signed by Del Ray A. G.
basket ball team in Johnny Pierpont,
Larry Kersey, Billy Travers, Ray Heber-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
OUTSIDE CONTESTS
KEEP BIG TEN BUSY
InterSectionaI Games Domi-
nate Pre- Championship List.
Penn Tour Is Flop.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
@HICAGo, December 22.-The
usual holiday lull in Big Ten
basket ball will not be so no.
ticeable this season with 10
games listed before the championship
campaign January S.
Wisconsin and Illinois will provide
the action tonight, the Badgers meeting
Missouri at Madison and Illinois en-
tertaining the Little Giants from Wa
bash College. Iowa will meet Creighton
at Omaha, tomorrow night, and Chicago
will be host to Bradley College of Peoria,
ILL.,, Saturday night.
Intersectional contests dominate the
remainder of the preseason schedule.
On New Year Eve Brigham Young Uni
versity's five will play at Chicago, while
Purdue will meet Pittsburgh at Pitts
burgh and Wisconsin will go to Mil
waukee for a game with Marquette.
New Year night will find Alabama
at Northwestern, Ohio Wesleyan at
Michigan and Indiana at Philadel-
phia to play Pennsylvania. The pre-
conference season will wind UP Satur-
day, January 3, with three games. Ohio
Wesleyan will invade Chicago, Notre
Dame and Northwestern will play their
return engagement at Evanston and
Illinois will meet Bradley for the sec
and time, at Peoria
Pennsylvania invasion of the Mid
die West turned out to be total loss, Wis
conSin. whipped the Quakers, IS to IL,
Thursday night, and Notre Dame de-
feated the Eastern outfit, 81 to 10, Fri
day night. Michigan put on the finish
ing touch Saturday, winning by 46 to
%, at Ann Arbor. The victory was the
Wolverines third straight. Northwest
ern also made it three in a row, beating
Cartoons stubborn five, 81 to %, and
Minnesota mauled Beloit, SO to 18, for
its third triumph
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
Washingtonians React Oddly
To Vicious Bite of Golf Bug

in his shop, but was unable to place
value on his pet club.
Bob Barnett of Chevy Chase has a
queer mannerism. Bob's hands are
short, and his fingers are stubby. One
would naturally think he would have
all his club grips made as thin as
possible. But the reverse is true. The
grips of Barnett's clubs are built up
until they resemble the handle of
base ball bat.
in the palm of the left hand, and he
plays them with all the effectiveness
of a Tommy Armour, who has long,
strong hands and uses clubs with a
thin grip.
This game of golf Is game Of para
doXes and there is no telling, when the
golf bug bites. just what form the ad-
diction will take.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
BY JEAN BOSQUET,
Associated Press STAFF Writer.

HASADENA, Calf, December
- 22.-The court was held in
open air, and amateur and
pro comprised the jury gath
cred there, with old Judge Publico.
This court is now in session, folks"
they heard the bailiff call, 80
gather round, We golfiing blokes,
and bring defendant Bali"
With Armour, Cooper, Diegel there,
the Haig and others too, the PaSa-
dena open air took on gorgeous
hue. Before the bar John Ball was
LED, to stand there, sleek and large.
Pipe that balloon" watcher said,
hes bigger than a barge!"
You're charged with stirring up
a scene" the sunburned clerk be-
gan, ION fairway, bunker. tee and
green, among the knickered clan"
The prosecution opened wide,
with ringing allegation. Hes
wrecked our puttS!' the D. A. cr.ed,
with righteous indignation.
He rims the cup and loops the
loop. and tries barrel roll, instead
of heading for his coop and plopping
in his hole. We hafta smack him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
GEORGE BRANDT HoNoRED

Playing left end for the University of
North Carolina freshman foot ball team
the past season, George Brandt, for
mer crack all-around athlete of Cen
trail High School of this city, showed
so well that he has been picked on an
all-State freshman team selected by a
committee of coaches of the Tarheel
State.
Brandt not only shone brightly on
the gridiron for Central, but in his
last year at the Columbia Heights school
also won his letter in base ball, basket
ball and track. q signal achievement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
20 Years Ago
In The Star

j. Ed Grille, sports editor of The
Star, says it is certain, following
the recent American League meet
ing at New York, that the sharp
bladed steel spikes worn by base
ball players will not be discarded
Agitation looking to their abolition
was started when Ty Cobb acct
dentally spiked Frank Baker two
years ago.
M Street High and Armstrong
Tech High will meet in their annual
basket ball game Saturday night at
True Reformers Hall, Twelfth and
U streets. NJ Street lost an 81
game to Howard Academy last week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
Sports Financing Butler Plan Pro Golfers Znrud1g CaHen
New York Center
OF Amateur Golf

NEW YORK, December % Up).-
With the passing of Bobby Jones
and George Won Elm, the metro
politan district seems to have be-
come the amateur golfing center of
the United States.
Within the district now are such
figures as George Voigt, Maurice
Mccarthy, Eugene Romans, T. P.
Perkins, Cyril FOLEY and Jess
Sweetser. Three of these, Perkins,
Tolley and Sweetser, are former
British amateur champions.