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INCREASE IN TAXES
! FEARED BY WOOD
Chairman Says Raise viii
Come II Federal Expenses
! Are Not DrasticalIy Cut.

BY the Associated Press.
Either a drastic reduction In Gov
eminent expenditures or an increase in
taxes will be necessary at the next ses-
sion of Congress, in the opinion OF
Chairman Will r. Wood Of the House
Appropriations Committee.
Wood made the assertion yesterday
after he had accepted an invitation from
President Hoover to attend the f1rst
of a series of conferences with heads OF
Government departments at the Presi-
dents Rapidan camp this week emo.
q view to finding means OF reducing
Federal OUTLAWS.
Advocates Big Slashes.
Chairman Wood said the Chief Elk
ecutive's move to curtail expenditures,
particularly in view OF o large defclt az
the end OF the fiscal year, June so,
would receive his support. He ed
vocated slashes in appropriations for
the naval and military establishment,
restriction of OUTLAWS for veterans
activities, and curtailment OF emergency
funds.
efforts to stop the needless outflow OF
funds" said Wood, who also is chair
man OF the National Republican Con-
cressional Committee. Either Federal
expenditures will have to be drastically
reduced, or we will have to increase the
taxes to meet the demands on the
Treasury.
Holds Veterans at Limit.
s~Fhe veterans have about gone the
limit, Besides the more than a billion
dollars for loans on their certificates, we
are now spending in excess Of $500, 0o0,-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-07
SIX STRICKEN BY CAKE

sEAyIrLE, KY, May 7 R.-six
members of the family of Mrs. Eddie
springate. 4s, a widow. were made Seri-
ously Ill from eating cake in which 1t
was believed a poisonous powder had
been used by mistake. She and a
daughter, Title. 10. were not expected
to recover. The others made Ill are Mrs.
springate's daughter, Mrs. Annabelle
Moore, a widow, and her three children,
Mary, IL: James, 9. and Nita, 6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-07
PORTUGUESE FORCE
ORDERED TO GUINEA
D0-X Fuel in Bolama Held Periled
by Rebel Junta, Which Holds
Port With One Gun.

BY the Associated Press.
LISBON. May Victorious against
recent revolts in Madeira and the
Azores, the Portuguese government
moved yesterday to put down revolu-
ton in Boloma, Portuguese Guinea, now
host to the German flying beat DO-x
on its flight to South America.
Escorted by the g,inboat Zaire, the
transport Carvalho Araujo is 20 sail
with 900 men to quell an uprising, the
military forces Of which are described
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-07

600 annually for compensation and hos
pitalization. II the veterans do not cur
tai their demands the countrys tax
uayers will turn on them"
The annual outlay for veterans &C.
tivities, he added, equaled the cost OF
operating the Government peIore Ine
World war, exclusive Of the Post once
Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-07

Now, advertised. Now available
to all. The AveIiest sparkling
drink ever introduced. The most
important beverage discovery
in a generation.
A few clever hosts already
have served it. And, of course,
the news has spread. Cloverdale
Lith- "A Lines makes any party
q success.
Why? Well, just pick up half
q dozen bottles at a nearby store.
Chill it. Click off the cap. Pour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-07

by the government as consisting Of one
gun that can't be fired.
Starting April At, the instruction
was reported once to have been ended.
but colonial officials arriving here later
said O rebel junta still was in control.
They were kidnapped and dispatched to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-07

Funchal, Madeira, in cargo boat, but
the latter was captured and ordered
here.
Lisbon representatives Of the Dornier
Works designers OF the DO-X, fear
that the insurgents may have con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-07

era at Henry Ford's Dearborn museum.
The buggy Is the property Of Evsrsta L
P. Smith of westboro. whose offer Of
the vehicle has been accepted By the
museum 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-07

fscated the fuel OF the giant seaplane
for use in combating the expeditionary
force Thirty thousand liters OF petrol
we're stored In advance and the ship
cannot proceed without It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-07

wEsTBoRo, Mas, May (P1.--An
ancient piano box" buggy will soon
join other carriages Of the horse-drawn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-07
WHAT is lT2

Attending ofimported Mediter-
ranean fruit havors. Drenched by
a secret process with Cloverdale
water, famous for sc years
the only absolutely air. free water
known to man, which somehow
mellows the delightful blend.
Then sealed - sparkling Into
extra strong bottles at the spring
in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Try it, and learn the secret of
a few clever hosts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-07
Full information about thot lively, fangy drink
quests have been telling their friends about

yourself a deep tumblerful of
leaping, crystal-clear liquid life.
1t greets you with its rare bou.
quet. Not too sweet. Not too
dry. Mixed or alone the first sip
tells you why it is already the
party favorite.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
MANTELL TO
SHOW AGAIN
Fleming And Rattan Among
Others Billed
On Card

Young Stecher, the belllgerant
Greek Grunt who effectively dem
onStrated the Spartan Stomp here
two weeks ago. will headline the
Thursday wrestling card. tangling
with Stanley West. a rough and
re1dy Oklahoma Indian.
These wrestlers. both OF whom
have been seen here before. are
willing mixers and they should give
the fans some conversational mat
ter beside the depression.
Old Dutch Mantell. the Kings
favorite. Is slated against Robin
Bile in the semi-final The brash
Amarillo atrocity made a hit-in
reverse-with fans here last week.
They promptly gave him the Bronx
cheer when he won his match.
Afterward Dutch strutted around
the arena in golf Knockers and his
undershirt, telling the fans just
what he would 60 TO Blue.
The other bouts bring together
Sailor Watkins and Wolf Fleming.
Silent Rattan and Jack Burns. and
Pancho Vitella and Bully Wake
field.
Rattan and Fleming arc main
event boys. Rattan really Is II y.
the leading welters in the game
today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
Grove To Try For
Mound Mark TODAY

CHICAGO. Aug. 10. LPl-Robert
Moses Grove, the world champion
Athletics great lefthander. today
vas down 10 face the White Sox IN
an effort to equal the American
league record OF sixteen straight
pitching victories.
OF Groves tWenty-four triumphs
this season. the last fifteen have
come in a row. Another today
would tie the record set in 1912 BY
Joe Wood Of Boston and equalled
the same season by Walter John
son Of Washington.
The modern major league ecord
is nineteen straight by Rube Mar
guard Of the New York Giants. an
other southpaw. IN 1912.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
CHAMP OF 81
TOBEC CROWNED
IL Holes Of Play to Extend
Over Sunday And
Monday

The 1881 individual champion OF
the Lower Gulf Coast Golf asso-
citation will be crowned here when
the association holds its annual
Labor Day tournament at the
Brownsville Country club Sept. {
and q.
Preparations for the tournament
are now being made by Robin Pate
chairman or the golf committee.
This association takes in all the
country clubs in South Texas
Member clubs are Laredo. Corpus
Christi, Kingsville. Edinburg, Nc
Allen and Brownsville.
There will be three flights. each
OF which will play 70 holes over
Sunday and Monday.
The flights are as follows.
Glass A-FOr golfers with q
handicap Of 10 or less.
Glass B-For golfers with handi-
caps Of III TO IL inclusive.
Class C-FOr golfers with handI-
caps OF Is and over.
The player making the Lowest
gross score will be awarded a silver
cup as the associations champion
for the year. "a cup will be awarded
the player with the second lowest
gross also.
Cups will be given first and Sec
onds in each of the three flights.
H~and!caps and entrance fees will
be received here by Pate and Geo
Desha, president OF the club. The
entrance fee is $50.
This will be the first major
tournament conducted over the new
course recently completed. The
Brownsville links have been re-
designed and is a Il ore sporty lay
out than the old course.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
WRESTLING LAST NIGHT
7 The Associated press

'bN i've hooQAAdAtQ tItNNt
CAMDEN. M DON George.
Buffalo. tossed Nick Lutte. ST.
Louis. 1882.
BATTLE CREEK. Mich-Bobby
Chick, l73. Waco. Tex. took two
falls out Of three from Douglas
Marcel. l76. Montreal.
George Gala. 2l5. Italy. won
Commute decision over Steve Fan
>owski. 209. Poland. Gino Garibal-
oil. POT. Italy. and Jack Smith. 1873.
Chicago, drew after 30 minute.
SEATTLE.-John Evko 2O5. Chi
cage, won decision over Steve Saw
age, 1913. Chicago. Savage failed
to resume the match az the start
Of the eighth round after each had
taken q falD.
SAN FRANCISCO-B0b Kruse.
1913. Portland. Ore. won from Nick
Velcoff. 225. Bulgaria, taking two
Of three falls CVelcoff first ? min
utes. Kruse second % minutes and
third In thirty seconds: Ad San
tel. 100. Oakland. and John Kazan-
jan. 2l2, Palo Alto, Calf, drew:
Stanley Lurik. 2l5. Poland. threw
Charley Name. 30 Turkey. t14) :
Jack Ganson. 218. Lithuania. threw
Jack Rogers, Oklahoma City, 208
Cninel.
SANTA ROSA. Calif.-Leo Pa
piano. 200, Stockton. Calf. defeat
ed Alex Aberg, 2l0. Stockton two OF
three falls (Papiano won first
1877, Aberg took second 8.3S. Pa
piano the third 5:l51. Bull Mon
tana. 1872. Hollywood, defeated Ed
] Ranta, 20' Los Angeles, two
straight fails 9.5T and 4.55).
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
AFERIAH HAS
new MENTOR

LA FERIA. Aug. s-Another
football mentor VII take ser the
reiens IN Valley football circles
this coming month. following an
announcement made here yeSter-
day that Teddy Vail, graduate Of
the Pittsburgh Teachers College
In Kansas, has been appointed 70
FIJI the position left vacant
through tn resignation Of Jim
Ewing. coach Of the La Feria ath-
letic teams for the past three
years.
Vail has been in the coaching
profession for six years. during
which time his grid elevens AVE
lost only q mere six contests. he
comes 10 La Feria highly recon-
me-ded by the Quapaw, Oklahoma
officials, where he coached last
wear.
Ewing. one OF the most success
full athletic coaches in this section
Of the country, W. reelected Tor an
other year Of service at La Ferla.
hut resigned recently in order 70
handle the athletic situation at
Sinton for the coming year. His
football teams a. La Feria have
been among the outstanding in the
valley and in 1880 his meagre crop
of thinlv clads carried off FIRST
honors in the county meet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
STEERS GORE
'PORTERS 60
lBy The Assoclated Pressl

Manager Happ Morse's Dallas
Steers had to beat Beaumont yes
terday or Slip from scA1nd place
and the Steers won 8 % 0 behind
the four-hit pitching Of Jimmy
Minogue plus some effective hitting
by AL Todd. catcher. II was Mino-
CUES twelfth victory.
A mound Iuel tit for two teams
in a dead heat for the pennant was
staged at Galveston where the
Buccaneers beat Wichita Falls ! to
0 Both clubs are far out of the
pennant race but Ash Hillin and
Hank Thormahlen hooked up in a
tight hurting duel. One allowing
six hits and the other four.
George Washington Payne will
have 10 be ranked IS the second
Dizzy" Dean Of the league II he
continues TO win. Last night.
Payne won his twenty-seCond game
this season. beating Shreveport )
70 o. That left Payne n game
behind Dean in games won. 1t was
Payne's forty-third game this sea-
son and his second triumph with
in four days.
San Antonio and Fort Worth
concluded their series with the
Alamo City tribe taking the final.
3 to /. Chief Moore let the Cats
down with three hits and no runs
for six innings but had to retire in
favor Of Finn and Estell after be-
ing hit BY q pitched ball.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
Stecher Grapples West in Thursday Bouts
AT LAST GENTS!
4 4 4 y r
HERE'S A FIGHT
\ = y =
FOR YOUR MONEY

NEW YORK. Aug. Ig.-P-
Fighters who fight are rather
scarce but boxing followers will
have a chance 10 see two OF that
ilk in the same ring al the Yankee
Stadium tomorrow night when
Jimmy McLarnin and Billy Petrolle
square off for the third time IN
eight months.
McLarnin long has been n OF
the best drawing cards in the busi-
ness while Petrolle'S sensational
comeback after a years retirement
has caught the public fancy.
Petrolle. worth something ike
100000. fights because he likes %
and that characteristic Is true ~
McLarnin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
PALFREYS In
net UP-SETS
Sarah Defeats Mrs. Van Ryn
In Women's National
Championships

FOREST HILLS, n. Y, Aug. 10.
uP The mOnotonous regularity
with which play has followed form
80 far In the women's national ten
mis- championships has been rudely
interrupted BY the Palfrey sisters,
Sarah and Mianne, Of Sharon.
Mass.
Sarah. the younger, sprang the
one real upset of the tournament
yesterday when She eliminated the
sixth seeded player, Mrs. Marjorie
Gladman Van Ryn, in the second
round, is. 8-6. 81. Mianne came
within two points of accomplish
ing the elimination OF the veteran
British star. Mrs. Dorothy c. Shop
herd-Barron AS II was the Sharon
girl finally bowed TO her older
rivals superior steadiness, l-6, 6-3,
Us.
The other seeded star to suffer
elimination was Marjorie Morrill,
Of Dedham. Mass. who strained a
muscle in her back and was forced
20 default after she had split two
sets with Alice Francis of Orange,
". j.
All the other ~favorites advanced.
including Mrs. Helen Wills Moody.
Helen Jacobs, Betty Nuthall and
Phyllis Greet. Mrs. Moody en-
countered surprising OPPOSITE
from Mary Greet. young Kansas
City star, who went down. 60, 6-3:
Miss Jacobs trounced Virginia Rice,
Go. e.: Miss Nuthall eliminated
Clara Greenspan. New York, Ga.
Go, and Miss Mudford put out
Cecilia Riegel, Philadelphia, 81,
6-l.
The sixteen survivors included
five C~alifornians. four from the
Atlantic seaboard and seven from
Great Britain.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
Local lO-Pinners
Are Defeated By
San Benito Team

Led by Ward and Day, a team or
San Benito ten-pin bowlers defeated
a Brownsville club on the Campbell
Alleys here Monday evening by rs
pins.
The total scores were 2.5l8 TO 2.433.
The visitors won each individual
game except the first which went 70
the locals by one pin--76 to IT'S.
Henshaw OF the Brownsville club
was high scorer with 544. Ward az
San Benito was second with 521 and
only two pins 10 the rear came Dav
Of San Benito. Dietel az Brownsville
was the only other bowler to break
500. getting a 500.
High single went 70 Henshaw with
a 200.
The scores.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT

tBy The Associated Press
NEW YORK-Earl Mastro. Chi
cago. outpOinted Kid Frances. Italy,
100. Archie Bell. Brooklyn. and
NewSb0y Brown. Los Angeles, drew,
C8l.
TORONTO - Charlie Belanger.
Winnipeg. knocked ont X. 0. White.
Chicago. co..
ST. LOUIS-Dave KnoSt. 81.
Louis. outpointed Benny Touch
stone. Detroit. Q0l. newspaper
decisiOnl.
LYNCHBURG. Va-Jack Schwe-
itzer. New York. and Charlie
Jacobs. Hopewell. Va. drew, 80.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Brady.
Syracuse. n. Y. knocked out Marty
McHale. Cleveland. 90. Eddie Kopy,
Detroit. %outpointed Sidney Osborn,
Cleveland. (3l.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
Net Stars Will
Tangle Wednesday

NEWPORT. r. L. Aug. I9-lP-
Johnny Doeg. National tennis
champion. today faced the brilliant
Sidney Wood. Wimbledon finals,
and Davis Cup player. III the semi
final round Of the Newport Casino
tournament.
The top seeded titlis. has been
far below his usual form this sea-
son and his play against his pre-
liminary opponents revealed moth
Ing capable or stopping Woods i'm
pressive advance.
Frederick j Perry. British Davis
Cup star. "a down for a bristling
cuarter-finals match with George
Lott. who also saw Davis Cup SER
vice this year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19

McLamin took the worst beating
he ever suffered from Fargo Billy
when they met for the first time
last November.
A few months later they clashed
again and McLarnin fought q care
fully planned battle. Sticking 10 his
left hand almost exclusively. Jimmy
stopped Petrolle's mad rushes %
close quarters and easily outpointed
him.
Thursdays battle Is slated FOR
two rounds but both have issued
warlike statements that Il will be
remarkable II the duel goes half
that distance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
PENALTY OF SUCCESS

LIVERPOOL, Aug-With success
c0mes-high blood pressure. and
often death is the result. Such is
the opinion Of DR.. John Hay. pro-
fessor Of medicine at Liverpool uni
versity. The successful man does
not walk. he rides" Mr.. Hay ex-
plains. His friends take advantage
Of his efficiency and flatter him.
impose upon his good nature. and
accordingly he Is a member Of this
and that committee, resulting In a
continuous hustle and mental
strain. All Of which brings on high
blood pressure"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
TEXAS LEAGUE LEADERS
IN INC Assnriaten PreSs.l

tBy The ASSociateu PreSsJ
Runs-Selph. Houston. l04.
Hits-Stanton, Wichita Falls. 1856
DOubleS-Stanton Wichita Falls
As.
TripleS-White. Beaumont. 10.
Home runS-White, Beaumont. r.
Runs batted in-Medwick, HOus-
ton. I02.
Stolen baSes-White. Beaumont
as.
Games won-Dean, Houston %:
Payne. Houston. %.
Complete games - Harris, Fort
Worth. "a.
Strikeouts-Dean. Houston. 23g.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
Lou Gehrig Has Played In
1000 Consecutive Games

league ever have beaten that mark.
Everett Scott took part IN 1907
games for the Boston Red Sox and
the Yankees from 1916 70 1925 and
Jois SeWell. now a Yank. played
HOB for Cleveland. About the time
SCOTS record was ending. Gehrig
became New York's regular first
baseman. He began III June. 1925.
won numerous honOrs as a star bat
ter. as Babe Ruth's leading home
run rival, and in 1927 as the most
valuable player to his club.
No. 1000
Gehrig took part III his l.OOOth
game yesterday. his Hath of the
current season. without adding
anything 10 his batting laurels. He
failed to get a hit in five attempts
against Earl Whitehill and Tom
Bridges Of Detroit and after eleven
innings saw his team 20 down to a
5-4 defeat before the last place
team OF the American league. II
vas a nip-and-tuck contest in
which a home run BY Charley
Rufling. Yankee pitcher. put the
New Workers ahead in the ninth
only to have the Tigers tie the
count and win out two innings
later when Bridges singled and
Charley Gehringer brought him IN
with a double off Rulings sue
cessor. Vernon Gomez.
Only other American league
came was played yesterday and IN
It the St. Louis Browns turned on
WaShington's Senators after three
straight defeats and pulled out a
1 70 ? triumph.
Braves Rally TO Win
The Boston Braves likewise made
a comeback to win one or the Ma
tional leagues two games. After
dropping four straight TO the Chi
cago Cubs, they staged a ninth in
ming rally behind the fine pitching
Of Fred Farmhouse and downed
Chicago 3 10 2.
The pittsburgh Pirates. although
they lost their series to the Phillies.
threatened Boston's hold on fifth
place when they pounded out a IA
to 4 triumph In the final game.
Chuck Klein hit his 28th and 29th
hc.na runs Of the season for Phil
adelphia but his clouts had little
effect against PittSburgh's 18-hit
attack.
The other teams in both major
leagues had an open date.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19

Storks. which are regarded as a
sanitary asset in Holland, are de-
creasing III number. due. it Is said,
to their eating poisoned grasshop-
pers while w~intering in South
Africa.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
The
Spade

ny Hal EUSTACK
n n N n N N m IN m m = m

BATTLING SHAW, who topped
the lightweights in this section be-
fore Guv'nor Moody attempted a
political slam by enforcing the an
archronistic Texas boxing law, will
tangle with Manuel Villa, Mexican
champion, in Mexico City Saturday
Shaw. a jabber de luxe who staged
stirring battles with Dick Wymore.
Kid Pancho, Johnny Dughes and
others in this section, has many
friends in the Valley. Little II
known of Villas ability. but he will
have to be good 10 beat Shaw-even
In his home town.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
HOW DUNE

First She. Fasn't n dime? Why.
| thought YOU told me he was richi
Second She. No. T told YOU he
had more money than sense
Sydney Bulletin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19

FIVE YEARS ago tonight. Tiger
Flowers, the Dusky Deacon. took the
middleweight championship from
Harry Greb on a 15-round decision
IN New York, and appended thereto
Is a yarn. Ben F~reudenstein, Valley
business man, brought Tiger up
from a gymnasium porter TO a con-
tender for the crown. Ben was in a
ringside seat when the title changed
hands from the eccentric Greb 20
the likeable Georgia negro.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
To Crown Champ

THE INDIVIDUAL 1881 cham-
MON of the Lower Gulf Coast Golf
ASSOCIATION will be crowned at a
tournament TO be conducted Al inc
brownsville Country club Sept. 8
and 7. This association takes IN All
the Country clubs OF South Texas.
Laredo. McAllen. Fdinburg. Kings
vile. Corpus Christi and Browns
vile are members OF the assoc'a-
tion. The exact status Of the Mer-
cedes course. which has been con-
yerted into a Municipal links. has
not been threshed out as vet. The
club was a member OF the aSSo-
citation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19

Precious stones are composed OF
very simple elements. An opal, Tor
instance, is flint and water; while
the blue CT the sapphire is the
chemical action OF n grain OF
iron ON 100 Of alumina-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19

BY HUGH :. FULLERTON. Jr.,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
Henry Louis Gehrig has played
in 1000 consecutive games for the
Yanks and has not given a sign
Of weakening.
Only two players III the major
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19
American League:

Batting-SimmOns Athletics .385.
Ruth. Yankees. .377.
Runs Gehrig. Yankees, 100.
Ruth. Yankees. 1903.
Runs batted in-GehriE. Yankees.
1870. Ruth. Yankees, 100.
Hits-Simmons. Athletics. ia;
Gehrig. Yankees. 1873.
Doubles-Webb. Red SoX. 81;
Alexander. Tigers. 80.
Triples - Simmons. Athletics:
Johnson. Tigers. 10.
Home runs-Ruth. Yankees. SO.
Gehrig. Yankees. 80.
Stolen b1Ses-Chapman Yankees.
"A: Johnson. Tigers. 30.
Pitching-GrOve. Athletics. won
o.. lost 2: Marberry. Senators, won
IA, lost 2.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19

BACK WHEN

One Year Ago Today Charley
Ruffing. Yankee pitcher. faced
only % batters. allowed Bill CisSell
20 single twice. walked lone and
beat the White SoX 9 10 o. CiSSell
broke the no-hit spell in the fourth
and shattered Auffing'S dream OF
a one-hit game in the seventh.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19

Five Years Ago Today Tiger
Flowers retained his middleweight
boxing championship from Harry
Greb. the man from whom tho
Atlanta deacon won the title. I'm
a'rough l5-round bout in Madison
Square Garden. The decision was
unpopular.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-19

AND THAT'S ENOUGH
Boarding House Maid during
soup course): Water. sir?
Guest: No. thanks. 7 have a
plateful already.-The Humorist.