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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-12
'LOMSKI FALLS
TO LEVINSKY
Petrolle Beats Canzoneri I'm
Main Event, fut King
Steals Show

CHICAGO. Sept II Ri-Up from
Chicago's Ghetto has come an eN-
fish peddler named King Levinsky.
who bears definite signs oI getting
somewhere as a light heavyweight
fighter.
The King. idol of the west side.
abandoned his fish cart for the ring
a year ago. Last night, TX made
4 deep bow IN big league COMPETE
ton by knockingf out Leo Lcmski.
the onetime assassin from Aber-
deem. Wash. The knockout came in
the fifth round Of the first TO-
rounder on the stadiums benefit
card for little Patricia Harmon.
daughter or the late Paddy Har-
mon. stadium builder. who was
penriless a. the time Of his tragic
death two months ago.
LomSki. who never before had
been knocked out and who untll
recently was ranked among tho
most prominent light heavyweight
challenEers. took a terrific beating
before going down for the fun
count in the fifth. He was knock
ed down six times In the first
round. hit the floor three times in
the second and was knocked
SPRAYING three times in the fifth.
the last time landing flat on his
back.
The bout was listed as the semi
final to a Hereunder between Billy
Petrolle. the comeback Faro Ex-
press" and Tony Canzoneri. chal-
lenger for the lightweight title. but
IL completely stole the show.
Petrolle. who came out of retire
ment after a nine-months laynff.
scrambled up the lightweight situa-
ton by gaining a referees decision
over Canzoneri after ten maulinu
rounds Canz0neri. who is schn-
duled to meet Al Singer, the title
holder. in New York next month
did not fare as badly, however. as
Singer, who was knocked out ir
New York by jimmy McLarnin in
the third round.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-12
CLASSIC
UNCERTAIN
Fort Worth Wichita Game
To Decide Location For
Inter-League Play

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Sept. i2-tF)-
The tenth Dixie series southern
baseball classic, will get under way
next "wednesday but where will
depend on the outcome OF the post
season series in progress this week
between Fort Worth and Wichita
Falls. winners or the two sections
or the Texas league split season.
Under an agreement reached be-
tween John y. Martin. president OF
the Southern association. and Alvin
Gardner, president OF the Texas
league. the Memphis Chickasaws as
Southern association champions
will travel to Wichita Falls for the
first two games of the -even-game
inter-league fray If Wichita Falls
Is victorious in the Texas leagues
family affair but II Fort Worth
WINS. the opening games OF the Sc
ries will be PLAYED In Memphis.
The schedule after the two OPEN
ing games provides for an off-dav
Friday and a shifting OF the battle
ground for games Saturday. SUNDAY
and Monday; then another off-day
and the playing OF the sixth game
II the series goes into the sixth
game. in the city In which the frav
started. The site OF the seventh
game If needed would be decided by
the toss Of n coin
Four victories for either OF the
c~ontesting teams would end the
series which will give Tho victor the
title OF Glass A baseball champions
OF the south.
Other arrangements decided unor
by the presidents OF the two Leaf
ues as the board or control under
which the series will Be Diaved. in
ciuded the naming or Bill Brennan
and Hadely Williams or the South
ern association and Harry Kane
and George Barr OF the Texas leac-
ne as umnires. The four win alter
nate In the position Of umuire-in-
CHIEF A toss Of a coin will decide
which viii have the role on the
opening day.
Each team will have 10 eIigibIn
players. Under agreed-to exceptions
the standing agreement which pro-
vides that any player 10 be ELIGIBLE
must have played with the club AZ
least thirty DAYS Memphis will ~
permitted to play Stanley Benton
shortstop obtained August 81 from
Milwaukee. and Fort Worth ca
use Paul Dribble. a recently ACQUIRED
utility player. Benton went to Mil
Waukee Of the American association
az the end Of last season from the
Wichita Falls club. The umpiras
VII receive $3.50 and their expenses
io- their services and the Official
scorers $50 a day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-12
Southern Race
Lacks Life With
Chicks Winners

ATLANTA. Ca. Sept. l2.-tPl-
All the competition left in the
Southern Association seems to be
between Birmingham and Atlanta
and Little Rock clubs and Chatta-
nooga and Nashville.
The Memphis Chicks have al
ready won the pennant and added
another victory yesterday by nosing
out Mobile in n transferred game
5 to 4. New Orleans Is so deeply
set IN the second position that
there is little chance Of the Barons
overtaking them as the PelicanE
and Little Rock were forced to cal
off their game Thursday due 70
bad weather. The 1929 champion
Barons split a twin bill with the
Chattanooga Icokouts. the latter
capturing the first game 7 to 2. and
the Barons coming back to swamp
them in the night a s 10 !.
Atlanta's Crackers gained a half
game on Birmingham for third
place and widened the gap over the
Travellers. who have been threaten
ing TO take the formers hold on
the first division IN a final squirt
before the season closes. Atlanta
stands two games behind the
Barons and two ahead Of the Trav-
elers.
The heavy hitting Nashville bat
ter hammered two Atlanta hurlers
for IS safeties yesterday while three
Vol pitchers held the Crackers 10
eight. but the slack defensive play
BY the Vols caused five errors and
gave the Crackers an edge OF 8
Ia =
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PLAY RESUMES
ON SATURDAY
Clubs to Shift to Cowtown
For Last Three
Contests

WICHITA FALLS, Sept. PIP
All square after two hard fought
games here, the Wichita Falls Spud-
ders and Fort Worth Cats rested
today prior to a resumption Of hos
tilities tomorrow at Fort Worth
in their playoff for the Texas
league crown.
BY coming back to defeat the
Spudders yesterday. 10 to 5. after
dropping the initial fray. Fort Worth
returned to its home grounds for
the final three games with high
hopes Of victory. Dick whit-orth.
third member of the Cats big
three was expected to be Man
ager Frank Snyder's choice in the
third bout. His opponent. observers
predicted. would be Hal Wiltse.
southpaw. who downed the kittens
In the series opener.
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The Associated Press


NEW YORK-Jimmy McLarnin.
Vancouver. B. C.. knocked out AT
Singer. world lightweight champion.
81. non-title. Ben Jeby, New York.
outpointed Joe Dundee. Baltimore.
ca. Lou Paluso. Self Lake City
o%utpotnted Armando Auuilar. Chile
go. Mel Terletoa. England. and
Jimmy Slavin. New York. drew a..
CHrCACO-Billy Petrclle. Fargo.
" D.. outpcintcd Tony Canzoneri.
New York. do). King Levinskv.
Chi-ago. knocked out Leo Lomski
aberdeen. Wash. t5l. Kid Francis
Ttaiv. cufno,ntrd Harry Forbes. Col
r-hU~. O.. 81. Charles Petzlaff
Tuluth, MINI. knocked out r-drc
Lcrez. Spain. o..
MILWAUKEE - BOBBY OTIara
CHICAGO. outrnirfed JIMMY Evans
Milwaukee. Ci0) Jack s .rkey
MINNEAPOLIS. cutpointed Johnny
Ryen. Milwaukee, 90,
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Robins, Cards Only Halt Tilt Behind Cubs
Singer Is Seventh Champ To
Fall Before McLarnin's Fists

NEW YORK. Sept l2.5R-Jim-
my McLarnin is piling up some sort
Of a record for whipping cham
pions IN the world Of f~isticuffs.
In every division from the fly
weights to the welters. 2~3-year-old
Jimmy has bowled over seven cham
pions. either before or during their
reign. but never has he won a cham
pionship. all of his victories being
overweight affairs.
Champion number seven fell be-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-12

SAN ANGELO, Sept. i2-fP-The
Sar Angelo country clubs annual
invitation golf tournament was set
TO open today. Entries. incomnieted
last night. indicated that IT'S 70 200
golfers would compete. Finals were
planned fer Sunday.
x. ID. Harrison. club champion.
yesterday led the clubs team in de-
feating a selected West Texas team
led BY Bob Scott OF Colorado. Tex.
In t&ff M. T.. Mertz cup series.
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Cats Even Playoff by Beating Spuds 10 to
Yacht Races To
Begin Saturday
Al Newport, R. |.

NEWPORT. R. n. Sept. i2.-tF1
Shamrock ". Sir Thomas Lipton's
fifth challenger. and Enterprise,
Harold :. Vanderbilt's defender,
viii BEGIN tomorrow IN series OF
races for the Americas cup.
Shortly before m a. m. E. 8. III.
the two boats will cross the start
ina line nine miles southeast of
BrentOn Reef liEhtShip on a 30
mile open ocean course. The first
brush Will be ove n windward-
leeWard course. The two slo0ps
will run l5 miles into the wind and
rum home before ID.
Confidence was high aboard both
sleeps today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-12

fore Jlmmys cancnading last night
In the Yankee stadium when AL
Singer, baby king of the light
weights. followed in the ways of
Pancho Villa. F1del La Barba, Kid
Kaplan, Jackie Fields. Young Jack
Thompson and Sammy Mandell.
Singer took the count In the third
round Of a scheduled ten-round bout,
lying face down.
Some $4,000 fans paid Sl75,00O TO
see the fight.
Singer sought the fray with jim
my. who Is the welterweight title
holder In everything but name.
For two rounds Singer stayed out
in front. outboxing and outsmart-
ing McLarnin.
In Reverse
The third round told a different
story. There was no indication that
Jimmy packed a stick Or dynamite
in those two small but tough fists
as the round opened. Singer went
about his business of alternating
LOA4AAb dlA lis BAdI "a
battle in the first two rounds, but
suddenly ran into a terrific left
hook 10 the head.
Quick to take advantage Of the
opening. McLarnin rushed TO the
attack, swinging a vOlley OF rights
and lefts to Singers chin. Al took
four blows and his knees buckled.
He went down on his back, rolled
over on his face and kicked his feet
in an effort TO rise.
At the count OF nine. he was
back In the middle OF the ring,
webbing but game. McLarnin,
thinking he had won. turned his
cartwheel OF victory. coming up to
receive a glancing blow from the
weakened Singer. Jimmy, taking one
step backwards. stood flatfooted.
carefully measured his opponent.
and then let loose with a straight
overland right-a blow that crush
ed the hopes Of the lightweight
champion to gain added prestige by
going out Of his class.
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Spud Hit Hard

Where Wiltse kept the Cat artil-
lery well silenced the previous dav.
Milt S~teengrafe was battered hard
yesterday. finally giving way to
Lefty Koob in the eighth. who Jared
little better. Leading the I5-hit
Panther assault we're the two vet
Grams. Eddie Moore and Eddie
Brown. each with four knocks. One
OF Moore's was a double.
Although he gave up 10 hits. LII
Stoner worked easily and had the
Spuds well in hand all the way
Errors by Fowler and Tavener
paved the way for two 0 fthe runs
off his delivery. The Cat right-
handler let W in the eighth long
enough for Gloza and Bettencourt
v TIT for the circuit. but it didn't
matter.
Tho hox.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-12
LEADERS FALL
TO BROOKLYN
St. Louis Defeats Giants;
Athletics Idle But
Gain Ground
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON,
Associated Press Sports Writer

st. Louis and Brooklyn were
again triumphant yesterday In the
National league race and placed
themselves only a half game be-
hind the leading Cubs. The Rob-
ms made a clean sweep Of their
three game series with Chicago AS
Dazzy Vance turned in a third Sue
cessive five hit performance To
give Brooklyn a 2 TO l victory. The
Cards. with Chick Hafey's first
inning home run as, the deciding
factor. again defeated the Giants
5 to a.
AS the Cubs moved today TO the
safer regions of Philadelphia and
the Giants and Cards remained IN
New York for a final clash, the
race shaped I'M this Wav.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-12
T THE
AMERICAN LEAGUE
THURSDAYS Results

Cleveland Q. New York 5.
Chicago 4. Boston 3.
st. Louis z, washington 4.
Only games scheduled.
Fridays Schedule
Washington at Chicago.
Boston at st. Louis.
New York at Detroit.
Only games scheduled.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-12
did You Know That

For the most part,
brownsville Screaming EaRle
entry this year will be composed
Of bows from the Eaglet eleven
OF last year the Eaglets hao
the most successful season OF
any Brownsville squad. figuring
On a win-and-loss basis. play
ING juniors and &C" clubs, they
did not lose a game names OF
the BENEFITS. Escobars, TruJh-
los. wilson's and GarZas inquired
prominently in accounts OF
Eaclet games. .Placido Coma
les, the Mighty Mite who starred
in early games for the Eagles
last wear. is back looking better
than ever. he will likely cal
signals for the Eagles this sea-
son. Doug Fessenden Just
couldn't see Placido because ne
was too little. but admitted
he was a sweet little performer
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-12
MAJOR A LEADER

10y Inc Associated PreSSl
Including games of Sept. II.
National League:
Batting-Terry. Giants. 400.
Runs-Cuyler. Cubs. 40.
Runs batted in-Wilson. Cubs. f64
Hits-Terry. Giants. 23l.
Ooubles-Klein. Phillies. So.
TriplesAComorosky. Pirates. %.
Home runs-Wilson. Cubs. As.
Stolen bases-Cuyler. Cubs, 35.
American League
Batting-Gehrig. Yankees. 1888.
Runs-Ruth, 139.
Runs batted in-Gehrig, Yankees,
81.
Hits-Hodapp. Indians. 208.
Douhles-Hodapp. Indians. AZ.
TripleS-Combs. Yankees. Is.
Home Runs-Ruth, Yankees. As.
Stolen baSes-McManus. Tigers, q
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-12

FOOTBALL Will be played IN Il
cities in the Valley this all II
brownsville there will be junior
nigh football. &C" football. "A hieh
school football. Junior college foot.
hall and the game will be played
Al ST. Joseph's college. The game
will directly affect over 200 youths
here. Add IN their friends n rei-
atives. graduates Of their schools
and the number Of fans who are
Iured within the gates simply pc
they like the game, ana you
yran readily understand the pop
ularity Of the pigskin contests
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-12

IT'S GREATEST stimulation
comes from the large number Oh
neople II affects directly. This IAN
500 boys will play football ID the
valley. Only about 200 participa1eo
n baseball this summer. Tnere 5
he answer. Second, this amateur
game has the full confidence q tne
fans Third. It Is more glamorous
than baseball. Fourth, there y
school and town spirit attached 70
the game
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-12
The
Sports
Spade
BY A EUsTACE


MANY PEOPLE are somewhat
puzzled by the popularity Of foot
ball. They cannot understand how
a schoolboy game can attract the
attention il does. The growth OF
football and the wane OF baseDall
is a mystery to them. 1t Is easily
explained.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-12
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Thursdays Results

st. Louis 5; New York 4.
Brooklyn 2. Chicago /.
Pittsburgh 5. Boston 2.
Philadelphia 5. Cincinnati Z.
Fridays Schedule
Pittsburgh at Boston.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
St. Louis at New York.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Cfardgn~ ~f tho rI..k@
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-12

The communist party I'm Mime
sot3 Will have candidates for United
States senator. five congressional
posts and all state offices at the
November elections.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-12

vance Ianned Is CUBS. Hack
Wilson's 43th home run or the sea-
son. a clout over the right field
wall in the seventh inning gave
the Cubs their first run or the Sc
ries. In the first inning Glenn
Wright smashed the ball into the
left field bleachers after Herman
had walked to give the Robins a
head start that Chicago never over
came. Guy Bush. who allowed
Brooklyn only eight hits in seven
innings, was the victim.
Hafey Wins Game
After Adams had singled and
Frisch had walked in the opening
inning. Hafey Of the Cards made a
home run. The Gia Is osefcame
that lead in the fifth inning and
made another comeback in the
seventh, but they feiled in their
third attempt after the Cards had
scored their fifth run, leaving the
bases filled when the game ended
Walker pitched for the Cards.
Pittsburgh's Pirates placed them
selves ~ games behind first place
BY winning a tight game from the
Boston Braves. 5 to 2. although
they e outhit. il-8. while the
humble Phillies made il a clean
sweep against Cincinnati BY slug
ging out a final Is to Z victory.
The Philadelphia Athletics. lead
erS Of the American league, had
2 day Of idleness and a half game
was presented to them by their
rivals from Washington and New
York. The second place Senators
dropped a second straight encount-
or to the st. Louis Browns as Wal
ter Stewart kept their blows from
doing serious damage while the
Browns piled up four runs in the
sixth inning.
New Yorks Yankees all but drop
ped out Of the race as the Cleve-
land Indians turned on them after
two beatings and hammered out q
Q to 5 victory behind the steady
pitching of Clint Brown. The best
the Yankees can do now is to tie
Philadelphia If they win all their
Is games and the AS lose all 10
contests.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-12
RrsHoP CLEMENTS. valley

BISHOP CLEMENTS. valley
snort scribe and veteran ball player,
handed the San Benito Klwanis
club a hearty laugh this week The
Championship Saints were guests Of
the service club and Bish was call
ed UPON for a few words. Sub
stantially. his story was as follows.
WHEN l BROKE into organized
baseball al Houston. / was as green
a rookie as ever saw the light OF
day. Fans held a bic banquet for
the team at the opening OF the
season. I was enjoying the food
hugely when they took me I'M
awares and called for a few words.
With the best OF intentions, I arose
from my chair 20 tell them how
much I appreciated what they were
doing for the boys.
but WHEN ! arose and san that
sea OF faces. a lump swelled up IN
my throat. simultaneously I went
deaf. dumb and blind. After stand
ing there an awkward moment. ]
sat down without having said a
word. So embarrassing was the event
I decided to become a public speak
er.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-12
bur WHEN / arose and saw tina
SUNDAY. NIaybe

I DECIDED to start by address
ing umpires. Ms first public speech
was made In Shreveport. The Sport
hurler served one up. Strike" bel
lowed the umpire. Whereupon. as II
addressing A great audience. I gazed
across the field and said: There's
a blind Such-and-so In this park
somewhere" The umpire'S neck
thickened a bit and his whiskers
stuck cut. The pitcher cranked IN
and split the pan with the next
one. I never took the bat off nv
shoulder. Strike three. .verooti'
gloated tn eumpire. Whereunon he
strobe around front. daintily whisk-
ed off the plate and also addressed
the unseen audience. There are
two blind so-and-s0s IN this park
now"
NEVER YET have I won an
o~ratorical contest with an umpir-.
but I Sill live IN hopes. Be out At
the game Sunday, i may be my
lucky day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-12

DhtNtO tUt O'"eNTTSIc IN SaVentn
"Batted for Koob ~ ninth.
Fort Worth 1n3 c00 32n-fn
Wichita Fails ITO 100 n20-5
Two-hsse hits: Crouch. Moore.
Grown Home runs. Kloza. Betten-
court Sacrifice hits: Bonowitz. NAL
lon. Double plays: Steengrafe to
Levey 70 Burns; Cox to r own.
Bases on balls: Stoner 2: Steen-
CRATE /. Ko0b 2. Struck out. Stnn-
or ;: S~teengrafe 4: Koob 1. In
ninFs pitched: Steengrafe z. Hits:
Steengrafe IL. Wild pitch. Steen-
srafe. Left IN bases. Fort Worth 8:
Wichita Falls 5. Time. 2.20. I'm
pires. Barr. Sears and Kane.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-04
democrat, Bernard T. Moore.

democrat. Bernard T. Moore.
 Auditor: Republican, Robert H. Graham; democrat, George w. Sul- livan.
 Grand jurors: Republican. James D. Ellsworth. Marjorie Moore and Robert P. Pinches. (No democratic opposition).
 Collector of taxes: Republican, Charles F. Lewis; democrat, Harry A. McKeon.
 Constables: Republican, Frank Brown, George Kanupka, Orville sventres, James M. Cooney; demo- crat, William J. Ritchie. John Hack ett. Joseph Ringwood, and no one opposing Cooney.
 Registrar of voters: Republican Royal H. Morse; democrat, William E. Carey.
 Town school committee for thret years: Republican, Franklin N. Ba, con and George ". Sullivan; no re. publican vs. democrat, John A Moore.
 Town school committee for tive years: Republican, E. Vernon Reed and Henry Wachtelhausen, :. unop- posed.
 Claude w. Stevens has left for a weeks visit at Hanover, New Hamp- | shire, where he will see friends made there while he was a student of Dartmouth. He also intends to do some extensive hunting while in | the vicinity.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-04
ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF
 FINDS GARAGE IN FLAMES
Beardslee Arrives at Two Alarm Blaze at Own Prppcrty-$l0,O00
 Damage fin Fire.

Bridgeport, Oct. 3 P>-In a two alarm fire early this morning, As sistant Fire Chief George F. Boards lee raced to Prospect street to find barn and. garage of his own home at 30 Prospect street in flames.
 Mrs. Frances F. Beardslee, aged mother of the assistant fire chief, had discovered the fire, which start cd in an adjoining building, and telephoned for her son and the fire department.
 The fire spread to ~three, garages, house and Prospect school, de- stroyed two automobiles and caused damage estimated at $10,0o0 before 1t was brought under control by a large array of firemen.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-04
NOTICE

The Republican Town Committee of Plainville will be glad to furnish Transportation to any Republican electors for voting at the polls on Monday, Oct ober 6, and any who wish to be taken to the polls early in the morning should phone 96. Those who wish to be called for dur ing the day should call phone 259.
 REPUBLICAN
 TOWN COMMITTEE.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-04
Republican Caucus

The Republican Electors of the Town of Berlin are requested to meet in caucus in the Town Hall. Berlin, on Thursday, October g., 1930, at o'clock p. m. for the pur- pose of nominating 8 candidate for Representative in the General As sembly and Justices of the Peace.
 By order of the
 TOWN COMMITTEE,
 H. c. Deming, Chairman. Dated at Berlin, Conn. October 1, 1880.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-04
SKELETONS DIG CP

kcnton, O., Jurisdictions of two huge animals have been discov- cred in muck pockets near Round head township, near here. Only parts of the skeletons were located. They were uncovered by farm hands at work. Tusks found meas ured more than five feet in length. Skeletons of 14 Indians were recent ly found in the same district.