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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-30
VALLEY STARS
GETTING SET
Battle Of Grapefruit Is
Only Two Days In
Offing
(Sneciai 10 The Heraldl

fOptCldi 10 Inc =
HARLINCfEN. Dec. 30.-Tfe best
OK the Valleys Glass - football
players. representing every Class
u high school In this section, turn
cd their attention today TO final
drills in perfecting their tacEling
and blocking tn preparation for TIC
seccn5 annual Battle of Grapefruit
here TllrSCiay when they NEE.
the all-staTs OF District rs and %.
Twensy-three OF the tventy-six
players reported Monday to Coach
Dutch Rektc-ik for the first work
out since Christmas Eve. In ail
likelihood. orc or the squad %
twenty-SiX. face Of San Benito,
will net report mt all. having slf-
fcred an injury 10 his knee in
the last game or the season. TIE
injury has failed 10 heal sufficient
ly to permit Inn to go through tia
daily workouts.
III Good shape
The catlre squad wv in fine fct.la
and Unless injuries oeyeiop en- the
eve Of the game the Valleys team
holds every promise Df being much
stronger and more spectacular than
that which la5. year represented
this sccticn IN the first Battle or
Grapefruit with Cisco. The Har-
iingen team Is regarded aS much
more perfect than last year. while
the representatives XIX other Valley
teams likewise arr believed 20 De-
more perfectly drilled in teamwork
than we're the players gathered forl
the 1929 machine. VI
The original Valley ali-StaT sluaR'
consists Cf Diggs and Strong. WcS-
laco. and Hardin, Donna. ends:
Karen OF McAllen. Pace Of San
Benito and Dickson. In FeTla,
tackles; VlckerS. D7nnR. and Gay.
San Benito. guards: Berry. Ednn-
burg. center: Walker OF Mission.
Epps CT Pharr. Janison and Witt
Of WeSiaco, Gume Soils or Aer-
cedes. and Wessingcr. IN Fcria.
b~ackfield. and y. Lawrence. Jack
Schucpbach. W. Lawrence. Clarence
Sissell. Jack West. Lawrence Drake.
Mace Brindiey. NJ. ". Drury. Con-
nor Fartin. Clifford Waters. John
Sanders, all or Harrington.
Special Ccmlng
The players arc chartered in the
Madison hotel here ard will re-
main here until the game.
With q special train bringing
not less than 500 rooters from
Districts 20 and e. one OF the
largest crowds ever assembled for
a football game in the Valley iS
looked for at Fair Fark. Harrington.
Thursday. when the two teams
line up. Coach Reltorik has not
decided upon his starting lineup
but III all probability ~ will consist
OF the cream CT all elevens In tho
Valley. 20
General admission tickets asion.
game arc on sale at each che Cent
OF commerce In the Valley an mainl
selling for 81. The price or sgarv
seats l. fifty cents additional. limits
eral admission tickets for al
children arc twenty-five GEN.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-30
GRID SPORT
Is GONE OVER
BY ALAN GOULD

Associated Press sports Editor
NEW YORK. Dec. 30.-lPi-Col-
lege football coaches and officials,
It was apparent today. have decid-
cd to take the initiative i'll bring
ing about mrch-debaged reforms
and graduating the alleged evils OF
over-emphasis.
After a season in which the great
gridiron game. in spite of business
conditions. has in many instances
risen to new and spectacular
heights, those shaping tho dcstinies
CT the sport have decided il needs
a pretty thorough overhauling and
a substantial deflation unless IL IS
to lose proper proportion in the
college athletic scheme Of things.
The ills now under diagnosis are
not new. They we're stressed at
length a year ago in the Carnegie
foundation report. They have been
pronounced serious enough by the
examining physicians, in annual
session in New York, 10 warrant
some prompt corrective measures.
Chief amcng these. il developed
by the consultation Of football
coaching experts and officials with
in the past two days, are:
abolition of spring practice
and limitation Of fall practice for
college football squads.
2.-Actiye and immediate steps to
curb the growing pains OF subsl-
dizing and recruiting.
3.-Less emphasis on gate receipts
less prominence TO the coaches con-
troll OF the play and less CONNER
cial influence in the makeup OF
schedules.
Salient among the steps already
taken TO bring the game back TO
normal is a definite move Cmong
leading eastern colleges and univer-
stiles to abolish altogether their
programs Of spring training. This
proposal, made BY Major Philip b.
Fleming. retired graduate manager
Of athletics at West Point, has been
approved Fundamentally by a group
Of nearly a score Of eastern insti-
tutions, already linked >etncr in
the association for the selection or
eastern football officials.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-30
SMERS SCORE
fEDERALBOARD
Texas Organizations Blame
Government interference
For Price Drop

DALLAS, Dec. 30-aPj- Bitter
attacks on and sturdy deienSeS o.
Chairman Alexander Legge Of the
Federal Farm Beard and the boards
policies were before cotton farmers
OF the country today after meetings
OF various farm organizations here.
III an address before the TexaS
farmers union. meeting yesterday
on conjunction with the Farmers
Marketing Association OF America.
John A. Simpson OF Oklahoma City.
national president Of the farmers
union. charged the board had at
tempted to depresS the price or
wheat, had created an unKhoie-
some condition through buying and
selling futures and wished to sub
ststute corporate farming for in
dividual farming. He demanded a
congressional investigation OF the
beard.
Meanwhile. officials Of the Texas
Cotton Cooperative Association.
sponsored by the farm board. quoted
reports 10 show cotton would have
gene as low Is seven cents this
season had it not been for the
activity OF the board and the o
operatives. Dates for a series Of
meetings in various sections Of the
state TO tell members of the asso-
citation its plans for the future.
what It had accomplished in the
past. and to reply to ATTACKS on
MIR. Legge and the farnl board
were set.
Francis ]. Clair. a New York
production engineer, who also ad-
dressed the Farmers Union and
Farmers Marketing association
meeting. disclosed a plan for or
canizing the American economic
league to work for betterment OF
American agricultural conditions.
Resolutions drawn up for ap-
prevail called for a cotton price CT
about Is cents tc be fixed b. the
government and condemned the
farm board fer "coi.csal speculative
operations"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-30
MARKETS

NEW YORK, Dec. 30. tP-Ex-
cept for some slight irregularity In
the initial dealings. the stock mar
ket rallied in all departments dur
ing the earlier trading today. Rails.
conspicuously soft yesterday. were
prominent in the advance, especial
ly shares OF the eastern lines which
we're reported TO have virtually
reached an agreement on the con-
solidation question.
Gains Of a point were general,
while New York Central, New Ha-
ven, Illinois Central. Auburn Auto.
United Aircraft. American Can and
Westinghouse rose 2 to 2 "a. In
gcrsoll Band scared 8, Western
Union 8. Allied Chemical 5 and Bal
timore a. Ohio, Case and Corn Prod
uctS 3 each.
Pullman was soft, sagging 2
points to a new low. Shell Union
Oil preferred dropped 3. also to a
new minimum.
Call money renewed at 3 IL per
cent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-30
KIWANlS CLUB
LOOKING AHEAD
Plans for Coming Year
Discussed Monday At
Luncheon

Plans for the new year were out
lined az Mondays meeting OF the
Kiwanis Club al the Hotel e.
Jardin when increased member
ships. new methods for handling
club finances and business optimism
were stressed.
President Sam Perl said that he
was proud OF the quality or the
membership now in the club but
thought that the organization
should have 60 members on the
rolls. 1t is hoped to build up a re-
serve membership as well.
1t was announced that beginning
with the next meeting dues would
be payable monthly instead of
semi-annually.
Kiwanian Perl also asked the
Kiwanians 10 endeavor to put a
note OF optimism in the business
outlook. "A lot OF this depression
Is hand made" he said, land there
Is more talk OF a business decline
than there actually Is a slowing OF
the nations financial pulse"
Seek New Goals
1t was announced that the con-
test or last year for club detectives
would again be held. Robin Pate
won last year with his suggestions
for city planning. street lighting
and numbering and similar i'm
proyements which are now being
brought about.
Kiwarss officers for the new
year will be installed at the meet
ing 10 be held Thursday, January
8. William A. Rasco. Of Brownsville,
new lieutenant governor for this
district, viii be the installing Of
!icer.
Mondays meeting took the place
OF the n which otherwise would
have fallen on Christmas day and
there viii be no other meeting this
year, Thursday being New Years
Day.
a rising vote Of thanks was given
TO Travis Jennings, G. 9. Hcnder-
son and ". l.. Dod5cn for their
work in connection with the clubs
distribution of Christmas baskets
10 the poor and a number of re-
ports were had on this activity. The
same committee which functioned
this year was reapp0inted for the
next Christmas season.
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By GAYLE TALBOT, Jr.

k.h3-oAAAAIa AAGS9 Spurs UtttGaf
DALLAS. Dec. 80. tPI-Despite
the fact the Midwest has been
victorious in two previous Dixie
classics, the forces of Coach Bob
Zuppke likely will be short-enders
III their charity fray against the
Southwest ali stars here New Years
Day.
1he squad being drilled by the
veteran Illinois mentor appears full
~ as powerful as that which won
for Coach Jimmy Phelan a year ago
and IS being equipped with what
Zuppke termed a Grange oifense'.
but the joker lies in the strength OF
its opposition. The Southwest
eleven promises to be fully fifty
per cent stronger than that which
has represented this section in the
last two engagements.
Stars Arrive
The arrival last night BY air
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Southern League -
Meeting Opfns

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Dec. 30-H ~
The Southern Baseball aSSoriati1n
map for 1891 was In tho making
here today at a nesting OF assoc!a-
ton directors.
Summclded tO consider "A pro-
poSal 10 eliminate tWo wcMK
sisters and get down 10 six clubs,
the directors found the allcsedly
fragile damSels had turned Ito
amaZons
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Rites For
Mrs. kraussc Monday

Last rites for Mrs. Teresa Punete
ErauSsc, pioneer Brownsville resi-
dent, were held at the Immaculate
Conception church at 4 p. IN. Mon
DAY, with interment in the city
cemetery.
Mrs. Krausse. a native az Browns
vile. died al her home here Sun
day afternoon. She was the widow
OF Henry CT. KrauSse. She was re-
lated to several or the leading fam
lies OF the city, and vas active III
church work.
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FIGHTS LAST NIGHT
fBv INC Assocfated Press-

'bN TIC ASSOcldted PRESS
CHICAGO-Bud Doran. Chicago.
knocked out Tcnv Myzska. Grand
Rapids, Mich. 81. Joe Sharkey,
Albion. Mich. outpointed Patsy
Pollock. WinniDeE. Nan, C5).
SIOUX FALLS. s. d. - Jimmy
Wilson. WATERFOWL, 8. d.. knocked
out Irish McKenna. Tyndall, s. d.,
(6).
BUFFALO-Tonv Sciolino, Ruffa-
10. outpointed Jimmy Kerr. Grand
Rapids. Mich, co..
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The
Sports
Spade
BY RAL EUSTACE
% u m N IN N m = u n NJ n

SEEKING TO speed up basketball
and TO minimize the advantages Of
tall centers, agitation is on fo01 20
eliminate the center jump and the
dribble. A few outstanding leaders
IN the game are seeking TO do away
with he center jump on the grounds
that 1t gives the team with a tall
center an unfair advantage. They
would have only two jumps: one
at the opening OF the game and the
other at the opening OF the second
half. After goals, the team scored
upon would put the ball into play
under its own basket. Stellar elong-
ated centers, such Is Stretch Muir
ply, Shoun and Chadwick. have
brought about this proposed change
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-30
Fire Chief Hurt
On Way To Blaze

MONROE. La, Dec. 29.--tP3-
Fire Chief frank j. Roddy was in
a serious condition today from in
juries received when his automobile
side -swiped a fire truck as he was
hurrying to combat a fire that yes
terdav caused loss 10 the Monroe
business district estimated al
S50,009.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-30

ROGERS. Ark. Dec. 29.-tPI-
Edwin Jackson. 80. president OF the
First National Bank of Rogers was
found dead in the library Of his
home today by members OF his
family a bottle OF poison was at
his side. officers were told.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-30
SCRAP TONIGHT

CHICAGO. Dec. 30.-tP-Georaie
Nate Of South Bend. Ind, and Phil
Tobias or New York. a pair Of up
and coming bantamweights. viii
meet in one of the eight round
headliners ar the coliseum tonight,
with Baxter Gaines, Wichita. KanS..
light heavyweight. engaging Jerry
De Barhieux OF Belgium In the 9TH
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-30

As a result or their 24-2i victory
over the San Benito Saints last
night in what was probably the
most sensational basketball game
ever played in the Valley, she Har-
lingen Methodists. defending cham
piolS. are OH top or the lower
bracket with q record or four
straight wins.
This game. played on the Hariin-
cen high indoor gymnasium, was a
thriller that kept the fans OH the
edge OF their seats throughout.
These squads played no less than
college ball and they made many
converts TO the cage game. A fair
sized crowd was present and went
home in a ga-ra stage.
Prinera, continuing TO come along
strong. went into a tie for second
honors with San Benito by defeat
ing F.. Brown. Primera is looming
as a distinctive threat in the lower
bracket. The Saints barely nosed
them out In their only loss OF the
year By freezing the ball in the
closing moments OF play.
Weslaco failed 10 show I'D at
Sebastian and Rio Hondo beat
Brownsville
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Rose Bowl Game
Almost Here

PASADENA. Cal. Dec. 30.-eP
Washington State and Alabama
the Tournament OF Roses football
standard bearers. found today
not just Tuesday. but che OF the
two remaining days before their
intersectional clash.
The nearness OF the New Years
day game sent the Cougars. rep
resentativeS OF the West. into a
stiff final drill. Coach Grin
Babe" Hollinghery. plans TO ease
up tomorrow With. nj NEST, a
limbering up workout.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-30
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. Dec. 30.-P,-Led by
corn, all grains averaged higher
early today after a wavering start.
Word that the largest industrial
consumer OF corn would materially
increase plant facilities to take care
Of prospective demand for corn
sugar was the chief stimulating
factor.
Wheat stared Ia 10 I-4c off &c
CD up and later held steady.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-30

You won't ne ASHAMED TO smile after
vcu Use LETOS PYORREEA REAf-
EDY- n preparntion IN used and
recommended bv leadirR dentists ard
cennoI fRil &c benefit you. DruxEsErm
return money u IT. fails. Cisnerns
rus Stores adv.
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Canlgs Tonight

GdL1g5 IOnignt
Fdinburg J. g. al TT. Ringgold.
PAarr NJ Edinburg.
La Blanca at P~rogrcso.
Edcouch CO McA-Ien.
Sebastian at Brownsville-Pcs--
poned until Friday.)
officials
AT 1T. Rinegold-Hinojosa.
At Eolnburg-ke Emory.
At McAllen-O. l. Cox.
At BrovnsVille-Whitc.
Tcnight's program In the Valley
Basket Ball league VIII find the
two indicated leaders Of the upper
bracket. McAilen and Edinburg. at
home against strong opposition.
The th~ird-placc Edccuch club will
pay its respects to the strong Nc
Allen crew. while the Second-place
Pharr aggregation will do battle
with the Edinburg firemen. Both
Of these games will kc well worth
seeing.
EdinburG J. G. IS scheduled to visit
the F.. Riaggold entry. but will not
likely TO do so. The college boys are
off On their Christmas holiday va
cations III the remaining game. Ia
Blanca is scheduled at Progreso.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-30
CHICAGO POTATOES

CHICAGO. Dec. 30.-tPJ-CU- S.
ID. AJ-Potatces little trading ac-
count Of cold weather: sacked per
ext. Wisconsin round whites 49,
Ito: Idaho Tussets 1.60-1.90: Colo-
RADIO McClures unbranded 1.60-l.85.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-30
VAR MADE ON
GAMING Ships

LOS ANGELES. Dec. Off
Spectacular raids on two gambling
ships anchored OFF Southern Cali
fornia are said by District Attorney
Buron Fits to constitute a decla-
ration Of war on gaming outside
the three-mile limit.
As A result OF raids Friday and
Saturday nights more than a score
o. men accused Of gambling or
conspiracy to recruit patrons for
gambling establishments were IN
jail.
The Johanna Smith and the Rose
Isle, both Of which once piled the
seren cas- are the objects OF Fits
campaign. They have been operat-
ing more than two years and stav-
ing off official attention.
The question OF Jurisdiction.
Fits said. would be left to the
courts. He will continue to har-
rdss the operators until they move
away or give up"
WIN Fight Charges
Determination 10 fight tho gam
bling barges was announced after
investigators revealed the Johanna
Smiths decks were protected BY
machine guns mounted n iron
cages.
They arc a rendezvous OF thugs
md hooilums." Fits charged. he
gaId the kidnapping OF T.. u. "LeEe'
Cares las Angeles gambler. was
connected With an attempt or
gangsters to muscle in on the gam
bling ship racket
The operators or the Johanna
Smith told the deputies who board
cd her Friday night they world re-
sist efforts to interfere. Seven men
were taken off the Rose Isle. how
ever.
Saturd Y night ~ officers re-
turned 10 the Johanna Smith. took
temporary charge and sent ashore
several hundred fashionably dress
cd men and women who were
found crowded about gaming tables.
None OF the patrons was arrested.
but musicians and dealers employ
cd OF the vessel were held.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-30
COTTON EASIER

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 80. Up
Cotton experienced an easier OPEN
ing owing TO unfayorable Liverpool
cables. First trades showed losses OF
from five to seven points. Later.
during the first hour. prices rallied
two to five points from the lows
but trading was very limited owing
10 the impending new years holiday.
AT the end Of the first hour the
market was quiet with prices fiuc-
tuating narrowly within a range OF
two to three points.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-30

Mrs. Freeman +. GoSden and
Mrs. Charles j. Correll. wives OF
Amos and ANDY" draw salaries
as listeners and critics OF their
husbands radio entertainment each
evening.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-30
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK. Dec. 30.-tF-Cot-
ION opened steady a. 4 decline or |
10 4 points in response TO easier
Liverpool cables and moderate Of
fcring5 which appeared to come
partly from the south.
New January sold OFF 10 9.75 and
May TO 1903 under the initial pres
sure, but spot houses were buyers
OF near months while there was a
scattering demand for later deliv-
cries attributed largely 10 covering
and prices stcadicd after initial Of
ferings had been absorbed. At the
end Of the first half hour New jan
uary was selling around OFT and
May 1923. active months generally
being within a point or two either
way CT yesterdays closing quota-
tons.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-30
Sailing Hurts Game

THE LEGISLATION sought
against the dribble Is in reality a
whack at the stalling game. Freez-
ing the game away by sailing
standing in one spot bouncing the
ball-sends many a fan away hold
ing his nose This style OF play Is
effective. but 1t possesses no box
office 1t. Fast play is the factor
that makes basketball distinctively
different and appealing to the fans.
Stating puts reverse english on the
game. Several leaders OF the game
would limit the dribble 10 ont
bounce in order 10 prevent stalling.
Spade is afraid this rue would be
too general, robbing the game OF
its most spectacular offensive
thrcat-,he long dribble down the
field.
ELIMINATING the drTnble re-
minds us OF Doleiul Doc Stewart
who led the Texas Longhorn cagers
some time ago. Doc was a firm be-
lever IN the short pass game. When
ne caught a Longhorn driobling
down the field IL had about the
same general effect as dropping a
jug full of lime in the river. The
Gloomy ~ really knew his stuff
and he turned out smart cage out
fits. Alter retiring from active
coaching, Doc was killed on a hunt
Ing trip near Kerryille.
Pot Shots
Chichi Leal, height five foot three.
says the move to abolish the jump
center is highly commendable.
Bal Brown. towering over the
six foot mark, declares the pro-
posed change Is positively SHY
and childish.
THE TEN SEMESTER RULE,
STORM CENTER in THE INTER
SCHOLASTIC LEAGUE. is UP
FOR DISCUSSION AGAIN.
Mentors with weak prosrects will
doubtless vote a hearty ave: those
with a string Of hold-overs will be
poisterous with their nays.
The grapevine telegraph taps
nut that the Robstown school
board Is casting longing eyes on
solid" Rektorik, iIIustrious CT
tizen OF yio.et.
THAT CAN EASILY BE Ex-
planned IN FOUR WORDS:
HARLINGEN 40; ROBSTOWN q.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-30

KANSAS CITY, Dec 80. Gu.
s. .. A.J-Hogs. 6.000: uneven 10
% lower; top IT'S; packing sows
6.00-6.75; stock pigs Tl5-78o.
Cattle 1900: calves 100: fed steers
st-ad- 10 = lcwIr; other classes
Gale STEADY. Ecalers 50 higher;
steers, sooo and choice 600-9OO lbs.
9~.50-l3.75; 900-ll00 lbs. 9.25-l3.75;
ll0c-l3G0 lbs. 9.25-l325: 13000-I50O
lbs. 9.25-l2.75; common and medium
GOO lbs up 5.50-925; heifers good
and choice 550-S50 lbs. 7.25-l1.50;
COWS. good and choice 5.50-7.50;
vealers tmilkfedj medium to choice
6-50-1l.00; stccl.er and feeder
steers. good ana choice Gail we.ghts)
6.75-9.25.
Sheep 4.cO0; lambs mostly I0-l5
lower; sheep steady; lambs, good
and choice 90 lbs. down 7.O0-7.75
medium 90 lbs. down 6.O0-700.
ewes medium to choice $50 lbs.
down 250-3.85: feeder lambs. good
ard choice 50-75 lbs. 6.O0-6.75.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-30
METHODISTS
TOP CACERS
Upper Bracket VIII Get
Into Action
Tonight

Results Lass Night
Harrington M. "a. San Btnito 81.
Prlmcra "a, IT.. Brown II.
Weslaco forfeited to Sebastian.
Flo Hondo %. Brownsville l3.
Staudings-Lofer Bracket