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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-31

gressional election, three drys were
elected to one wet.
That poll recorded Massachusetts,,
Ohio, South Dakota, and California
as wet, but in the subsequent actual
elections these states were dry.
States holding binding referenda
after this poll showed the vote
favoring prohibition exceeded the
Digest's proportion by so per cent.
What is your classification of the
100000 who did not vote? 1t is
an old axiom of practical politics
that when no critical decision is
pending, the majority in power, in
this case the supporters of prohibi-
ton, will remain silent. In the 1890
polls, with more than 8 to / re-
naming silent, it is a rather i'm
passive observance upon a recent
remark of the president of the as
ISOLATION against the prohibition
amendment that the whole people
of the United States are 4 to l in
revolt against the law.
You are too quick at conclusions
to lump the modification and repeal
vote as wet. I do not intend to
make a comparable error by lump
ing the modif1cationists with the
drys, but he who voted for modif1-
cation while refraining from voting
for repeal, has committed himself
as being in favor of the eighteenth
amendment, and thus is in favor Of
a national policy of federal control
of the liquor traffic.
The fundamental proposition OF
the drys is that federal control is
necessary for the protection of So
ciety from the evils of the liquor
traffic. Liquor has not one single
word that can be said in its favor.
If you have better method than
the present, bring it out.
Modification and repeal sentiment
rest on dissatisfaction with present
enforcement or on the opinion that
enforcement is impossible. For this
the poll is a useful protest. Will
Rogers said. 1.-THE poll is largely
from New York, Chicago and points
wet. Wait till returns from America
start coming in" However, the
people insist on freedom from the
evils of liquor, and negative disap-
prevail Of present methods do not
show the way to better conditions
Lastly, as a matter of policy, The
Times should be for" something
that has for its motive a higher
standard of morals, instead of al
ways being against" something. It
is your duty to our city and the
people thereof to strive to put liquor
under the ban Of law, instead Of
striving to accord it the support
Of law.
The natural conclusion Of the
whole rabble, rousing arguments
against prohibition. is that the vets
would be against prohibition If it
really did prohibit. Would The
Times?
Very Sineerelv
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-10
iowa MAKING
ANOTHER STAB

IOWA CITY, Ia, Jan. 10-tRl-
Hopeful at least for partial vlndi-
cation Of its efforts toward a whole
sale athletic house cleaning" Uni
versity Of Iowa officials prepared
today TO receive { committee OF
three delegates by the Western
conference TO decide the eligibility
OF Is Iowa ath' ties. disqualified
for participation in a loan fund
maintained under the athletic ad-
ministration or Paul X. Betting.
The athletes were declared In
eligible after a conference meeting
last December. and the Hawkeye Of
ficials accompanied this act with
a plea to the conference TO send
representatives to Sc IF essential
justice has been done" Iowa Of
ficials maintain that athletes were
innocent participants in q fund
that had full approval OF the ath-
letic administration.
The conference trio Is headed by
Thomas <. French Of Ohio State.
While the only formal action OF
the committee may take will be TO
pass on the eligibility OF the ath-
letes, their decision Is expected to
have considerable bearing on Iowa'S
chances for reinstatement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-10

&4NCGHT&A

NEW YORK-La-ry Biello. New
York, outpolnted Jack Murphy
California. (l0).
NEW HAVEN-Bat Battalino. New
Haven, knocked out Phil Verde,
Rochester. CD.
PHILADELPHIA Mickey DIAM
ond, Philadelphia. outpointed Speedy
C~ulberson, Oklahoma, ca.
MIAMI Eddie Speaks, Louis
Vile, outpointed Harry Forbes,
Chicago, Q0).
LAKE WORTH. Fla Joe Es-
trada, Mexico. and Ray Mitchell
Philadelphia. drew u0J.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark Johnny
Mason, Cincinnati. knocked out
Jack Matlc-k. Dallas, Tex, "a.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich Lor
Darcy, Grand Rapids. outpointed
Murray Gitlitz, New York, u0).
The state motor patrol corps ir
Texas gives first aid to injured mo-
florists as well rs enforcing traffic
laws.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-10
REISELT AND
LAYTON MEET
Clash Friday Night Will
Be for Billiard
Championship

NEW YORK, an. lo-P1-John-
nv Layton OF St. Louis and otto
Reiselt Of Philadelphia meet to-
night for the national three-cush-
ion billiards championship, now In
Layton's possession.
The defeat last night q. Augue
Kieckhefer, Chicago, by Tiff Dem
ton, Kansas City, automatically
eliminated Kieckhef Y and LETT lay
ton and Reiselt 70 fight IN the
final. "
Denton. who lost his first three
starts IN the tournament, on-
quered Kieckhefer. so 70 26. IN 80
innings for his fourth successive
triumph. Earlier In the day Denton
had beaten Gus Copulos OF De-
troit. so 70 IL. in Al innings. Co
pulos also lost 10 Allan Hall. St.
Louis star, SO 20 81. III Sd innings.
Charles Jordan OF Los Angeles re-
corded his first triumph when he
defeated Harry Schiller Nh New
York. SO 20 90. In 65 innings.
Only two matches remained 20
be PLAYED today-The Reiselt-Lay-
ton championship game and MI n
counter between Kieckhefer and
Hall with second place honors at
stake.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-10
MERCEDES TO
GET TOURNEY

The Washington's Birthday tour
nament Of the Lower Gulf Coast
Golf association will get under way
over tn. Llano Grande Country
club links, Mercedes. $3.50 a. m. Feb.
q. il has been announced.
Three handicap events will be
run off in 27-hole medal play. Class
"A" will be for golfers with handi-
caps OF 10 or less, class b for
minister's with handicaps OF ii 10
ls inclusive. and class &C" for play
ers with handicaps Of 10 or more.
Silver cups will be awarded golfers
making first. second and third low
est net scores.
Only amateurs who have been
resident Of a club in the association
for three or more months arc eligi-
BILE to compete. The association IS
composed OF country clubs al
Brownsville, Mercedes, McAllen,
Edinburg. Laredo, Kingsville ana
Corpus Christi. ".
Names Of all entries, together with
a $3.50 fee, must be received on or
before Feb. ie at the office OF the
association, Box 608, Corpus Christi.
All handicaps must be certified t.
by the secretary Of the applicants
club.
This IS the ninth tournament con-
Quoted by the association which has
been operating for the past three
years. The last tournament was held
at the Casa Blanca Country club,
Laredo.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-10
A. A. u. CHIEF PREDICTS
ACTIVE YEAR FOR SPORTS

misses TO be an exception 20 the
rule. Everything. even at this early
date, points ~ 1880 being an ex-
tremely active year, at least III
track and field, : mining, boxing
wrestling and gymnastics, major
sports on tho Olympic program over
which the Amateur Athletic Union
has jurisdiction in the United Sta
ties.
The initial indoor track meet OF
the season last Saturday night in
Brooklyn, with over GOO athletes
participating, is indicative OF the
interest in track IN an ~oit-year.
More than so large open indoor
track meets have been sanctioned
by the A. A. u. in the eastern half
Of the United States (the only
part Of the country where indoor
track Is practiced extensively.
These meets will furnish plenty OF
competition for the athletes desir-
ing 10 run during the winter months
Not even in Olympic years have
there been more meets scheduled.
In recent years the games COM
mitteeS in charge OF indoor meets
have felt that foreign talent is
necessary for the successful con-
duct OF their meets. and although
the national officers OF the A. A.
u. do not share this belief, never
theless they extended invitations TO
several countries TO send athletes
here this winter. The information
al athletic rule which forbids an
athlete from receiving expense for
a longer period than Fl days IN a
foreign country places foreign ath-
leteS coming TO the United States
and u athletes going abroad IN
der considerable handicap as they
are called upon to compete n their
first race a few days after stepping
off the steamer. This rule Is the
answer to the destinations thus
far from the foreign countries in
vited.
American athletes will probably
benefit by the absence Of foreign
talent through being able TO bask
in the limelight and publicity which
otherwise would be showered on
the foreign stars. Recognition by
newspaper writer's of the improve
ment shown by an athlete very Of
ten furnishes the needed encour-
agement to make him strive for
greater heights O. the ladder Of
athletic fame.
Invitations are already in hand
for track and field and swimming
teams to tour Europe next Sum
mer: also for a track team TO 20
to South Africa. II the British EN-
pire meet is held at Hamilton. Ont.
IN August. 1t will be followed BY a
British empire-U. s. A. dual meet
in Boston, New York and Chicago.
With the various fixtures In which
the school and college athletes en-
gage, the district association cham
pionship meets followed by the
national championships at Pitts
burg. and the possibility Of two
or more dual meets between team:
representing the district association:
OF the Amateur Athletic Union. TIT
track and field athletes OF the
United States can look forward Il
Q year full OF activity.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-10
Special Event For
Harrington Speedway
lSpecial I'd inc Herlld)

especial 10 The HerlldD
HARLINGEN. Jan. i0-Fans who
want speed will have their desires
satisfied Sunday when the auto
races get under way on the alb
breviated speed bowl at the Fair
Park.
A special feature will be a race
between the fastest Texas cars and
the ~speediest Of the invaders for
a purse gotten III by Valley fans.
Adams. Clark, or Russo will prob
ably represent the foreigners, while
Barringer or Evans Will possibly
fight for the Texas.
The pilots have been busy al
week putting their cars In condi-
ton. Joe Russo. who carried away
rN OF the mcre- last week. haS
completely overharied his car.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-10
SCHMIDT HITS
FORMER PALS
S. Nj. u. Plays Aggies And
Texas Takes On
Baylor

DALLAS, Jan. 10-Pl- A wait
ing world will know tonight whe-
Their the Arkansas University RAJ
orbacks really lack the power which
has carried them to four success
sive Southwest conference basket
ball titles. or have just been play
ing 'posSum with their public.
The Texas Christian University
Frogs. coached by Francis Schmidt,
Z man who Is credited with put
ting Arkansas where II Is on the
~bf>setball map. are in Fayetteville
for a two-game series with the
Porkers. Their bouts tonight and
tomorrow night will tell fairly
definitely whether Arkansas long
rule over conference cage circ-es is
about to end.
Three other conference Its are
booked tonight and tomorrow, but
the series at Fayetteville has the
spotl. :. II was a promising series
to begin with. in view Of Schmidt's
long tenure at Arkansas, and it
has become steadily more promising
as the Razorbacks failed to show
the form expected OF them. Their
succession Of losses TO teams in
Kansas and Missouri has inStilled
new hope in the six other conference
camps. There will be general re-
joicing among Texas members II
the Frogs win ever m Of the two
games.
One other conference game ;;
scheduled tonight. the Southern
Methodist Mustangs and Texas Az
gies meeting at College Station
Tomorrow night the Ponies engA-
the Rice Institute Owls at Houston
Texas University. leading the
young race by virtue Of a 80 10 q
triumph over Rice in the opening
tilt Tuesday night. will make 1t,
second start against Baylor Satur-
day night at Waco. That viii have
given all seven teams a chance Il
show their strength.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-10
'UZCUDUN And
PORAT BATTLE

NEW YORK. Jan. l0-tP-With
nothing at stake but their fistic
regulations. Otto Won Porat. Nor
weEian from Chicago. and Pauline
Uzcudun, Basque woodchopper, say
IL with gloves in Madison Square
Garden tonight. The bout Is Tor
ten rounds.
Phil Scott, London firemaa, has
clinched the right 70 meet JACK
Sharkey at Miami Feb. ~, SO Paul
mo and Won Porat will have 70
think OF something else about which
70 get mad. Won Porat will remem-
Der a PREVIOUS meeting with the
Basou,, who punched out a deci-
sion largely because Of the Nor
wegian slugger'S own timidity. As
for Pauline he can get himself
worked up over reports he Is go
ing back.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-10

are Clarence Ecklund. Buffalo, Wyo.i
Ted Thye, Portland, Ore; Hugh
Nichols. Mexia, Texas; Pinkie Gard
ner, Schenectady. and Joe Banas-
kie, Chicago. Ecklund drew the bye.
Gus Kallio. Finland, was given
the middleweight bye. The other
four named were Charles Fisher
Butternut. Wis, Ralph Parquet
Spencer, Iowa: Ray Carpenter. Lam
caster. Ohio. and Bobby Myers
Portland.
In the welterweight class, Jack
REYNOLDS, Cincinnati; Billy Hallas
Canutilla, Texas; Robin Reed, Reed
port Ore; Russell Viz. Los Angeles
and Charles Grip, Huntington. W
w., were named under the same
conditions, Reynolds getting the bye
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-10
GOLF CHIEFS
TO Be NAMED
Jones Slated to Lead u. ;.
Walker Team Abroad
Once More
BY BRIAN BELL

ASSOCIATED Press Sports WRITER
NEW YORK. Jan. l0-CP-After
the meeting OF the executive COM
mittee OF the United States golf
association this afternoon, the big
spring invasion Of British golf shores
will not seem so far away.
The men who say where. when
and how national golf competitions
in the United States are TO be de-
cided planned to name a captain
for the Walker cup team, and the
PLAYERS who will sail FOR England in
April to compete against Britain's
best amateurs will be selected soon
after the leader.
Bobby Jones. open champion and
captain of the 1928 Walker cup team
IS slated TO succeed himself. Jimmy
Johnston is the amateur champion,
but the ST. Paul star has always
declared that where Bobby Jones
sits Is the head Of the golf table.
He was among the first executive
committeeman 70 insist that inc
Atlanta lawyer serve another term.
Veterans Back
Five OF the eight players who re.
pulsed the last British challetge Tor
the Walker cup probably will be
asked 10 play again-Jones. john
ston. George Won Elm, Francis oui-
met and Jess SweetSer. George
Voigt appeared certain to get a
place for the first time. and DR.. o
r. willing, the Oregonian who wal
runner-up in the amateur champ
ionship. has earned a nomination
after an absence since 1924.
If Don Moe, another great Port
land golfer, can get away from hi:
studies he may be named. Maurice
Mccarthy, another collegian, pos
sibly will have TO be passed by or
the same ground. Eugene Romans
who tied with Jones for the media.
at Pebble Beach. is another candl'
date. but H. Chandler Egan, anna
teur champion Is years ago and
semi-finaliSt In the last champion
ship, probably viii stand aside fol
some OF tho dozen youngsters who
can readily qualify for q place a
I principal or alternate.
Ouimet and Sweetser have played
on All five Of the teams represent
ing the United States IN Wake
cup competition. Jones has been
member Of four. Johnston three ant
Willing and Won Elm two.
Mccarthy and Romans were alter
mates in 1923 but did not play.
While the executive committe'
was III session at one hotel, tn
Greens section talked Of turf pro
blems i'm another. Tomorrow th'
annual meeting Of the y. ;. q. a
will be held with most OF the pres.
ent officers, including presiden
Findlay S. Douglas, being re-eloct'
vi lOr another term.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-10
Del Bissonette Is
Reported Improving

NEW YOR.s, Jan. IU-H1- Del
Bissonette, clouting first baseman
OF the Brooklyn Dodgers Is recov-
ering in a hospital in Brooklyn
from a mastoid operation perform
ed there New Years day. II was
the second operation Bissonette had
undergone since the close Of the
1928 saeson. He was operated upon
recently for sinus trouble which
badly handicapped his batting last
season. He will not be able to &C
south with the club next month
and may not be In shape 70 STAR
the season. II Bissonette out Of
the lineup when the race gets un'
der way, Harvey Hendrick r-obahl,
will be used at first base.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-10
Faltering Arkansas
Mandeu Meets
Cuban Tonight

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Jan. 10
=R- Lightweight champion
Sammy Mandell, today said he
was ready to repulse the left
handed thrusts Of Young Man
uel Quintero. Cuban boxer, In
the first major ring engagement
OF the Florida season.
Mandell meets Quintero to-
night In O ten-round -on-title
bout at the Miami Beach Ken
mel club.
The champion I. favored. al
though Quintero VII be one OF
the few left handlers Mandell has
encountered.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-10
Fixed Up

A lot Of high school gridsters-
more than you read about in the
public prints-were fixed UP" dur
ing the past football season. Some
Of these boys are now finding out
just how tickle the football fans
really are. The grid season is over,
and their part time jobs" are be-
ing cut off. Out in the tough Oil
Belt these things are discussed quite
frankly. There's no need Of locking
the door and pulling down the
shades when the fact is mentioned
that the home town star has a
lob. The Oil Belt merely issued a
general demurrer. Yes, and what
of it?" Is their way OF meeting the
situation. This beats the nasty nice
boys aghast denialS. The North Tex
ans are at least honest.
Blondy Cross. San Angelo scribe,
has been laying Concho fans low for
the manner in which they have de-
serted two high school players.
Cross writes as follows:
Its all settled. II San Angelo high
ever produces a football winner IL
will be through only a miracle per-
Torrance by Coaches Bill Bissett
and William Wright. No team ever
will be imported. They must be pro-
duced from the flock of home grown
peewees at hand. After the break
the sportsmen have given two OF
the 1929 importations. you cannot
expect any more recruits at the
local station. The scouts fixed up
Henry Orr OF Winters and Floyo
Billiard of Kerrville at the start 81
the 1929 campaign. Gave them part.
time jobs after school hours and thS
boys earned Just enough money 4
get by. But now the football season
is over and SO are the jobs. Botf
boys are broke and no prospects Q,
gaining a livelihood while attending
school. They're willing workers, bu
there is 10 work unless they Qui'
the class room and 60 at 1t on I
fuu-tme basis. And somebody speak
Of sportSm2nship along the Concho
Were through with you boys
you've played your football and the
season is finished. Now get ont am
hustle for yourselves Promises
promises everywhere al the star
Of the season. The team needed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-10
Wrestling Placed Under National Governing Body
Games Friday
Lower Bracket

Lower Bracket
Brownsville Junior college at Rio
Hondo.
Sebastian at Harrington Method
lists.
San Benito at Model Laundry.
Forakers at Fort Brown.
Upper Bracket
Mercedes at Raymondville.
McAllen at Edinburg.
Donna at Progreso.
Edcouch at Pharr-San Juan-Ala-
me.
HIGH SCHOOL
San Benito at Rio Hondo.
Ell Jardin at Brownsville.
Mercedes at Edinburg.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-10
PENNY RIMS DOOR BELL

Peddlers and tramps are out OF
luck II the invention recently pa
tented in Holland is generally adj
opted. II Is a doorbsil which rings
only when a penny has been drop
ped into the slot. Welcome visitors
will get their pennies back when
the door Is opened.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-10
SWINGING sEEsAW IN RUSSIA

Children IN Soviet Russia arc
finding new thrills in a swinging
seesaw which has been introduced
there. II is a combination OF swing
and seesaw. The long plank is fas-
tened By rope to tall poles and
two tots at each end are able to
swing and teeter high in the air.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-10
BY DANIEL J. FERRIS
Secretary : Treasurer, National
Amateur Athletic Unionl.

NEW YORK, Jan. l0-Pl- The
second year Of the Olympiad Is
usually quite dull as compared with
the other three, but this year pro-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-10
WILL RUN OFF
EXAMINATIONS
Five Best in Each Group To
Battle for Title
Belt

CINCINNATI. Jan. lo-CP-
Wrestling. a profession which never
recognized any national affilatior
and frequently witnessed many mud
died championship situations wa
placed today by the national boxing
association on the organized basis
Of all governed sports.
Stanley NJ. 1saacs. president OF tnt
N. B. A.. which last year included
the mat game in its jurisdiction. an
nounced that effective Immediately
all wrestlers are subject to the
benefits, championship awards, sus-
pensions and discipline Of the nat
ional organization. About 3,50t
wrestlers are affected.
High spots Of the N. B. A. wrest-
ling requirements call for defense
of championships three times q
year, posting Of title appearance
forfeits ranging from s2.50O &c
$1,000. public bidding by promoters
for The privilege Of staging champ
ionship bouts, wrestlers TO accept
terms OF the highest bidder. nat
ional champions to be decided In
heorganized classes by April 40, 1885,
y9snd championship entries TO b<
matched by public drawing.
Regulations
The regulations we're drawn by :
committee headed by Paul Prehn
former university Of Illinois wrest'
ling coach and past president OF tht
n. b. A.
The N. B. A. reorganized only
four weights-heavy, light-heavy
middle and welter. At present. Issac'
said. there is sufficient activity II
the lighter classes TO justify champ
ionships.
Five wrestlers were selected a
worthy of an opportunity 70 com
pete for championships In each d.
vision. One man in each class wa
given a bye provided all five me-
enter the eliminations. The bye-mal
will participate only in the fhna
match.
Refusal by any wrestler to ente'
means his elimination effective II
all 30 states under N. B. A. govern
ment.
Ranking heavies r Gus Sonnen
berg, Providence, r. T.. Richard Shi
kat, Philadelphia: John Pesek. Ra
VIENNA, Nebr.; Jim Londos, st. Louis
and Pete Sauer (also known as Ra.
Steele, Tulsa. Okla. Sonnenberl
was granted the bye.
Light-heavywclgnts recognized
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-10

Note-This Is another OF q SER
les Of stories written for the As
ISOLATED Press by leaders in sport,
based on 1880 prospects.