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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20

Earnshaw. The philadelphia rights
handler gave Just two hits Wills
his teammates made good use ok
nine blows or Waite Hoyt
The victory resulted I'm no gain
Tor the AS, however, for their lead
ing rivals, the New York Yankees
staged a comeback 10 hand C1evu-
land its eleventh straight defeat. IN
10 8.
Washington lost some ground ~
rain stopped the game at Chicago.
Wet grounds halted Boston and
St. Louis.
Timely slugging enabled the Ma
tional league leaders, the Card
inals. and their strongest rivals,
the Giants, 70 continue their race.
The Cards beat BROOKLYN w to 1
as the Robins failed 10 give Babe
Phelps good support. The Giants
took things fairly easy against
Cincinnati and won easily. 0 to q.
The Boston Braves continued
their pursuit or the leaders by push
ing Chicago deeper into fourth.
Aided BY three Cub errors, tho
Braves scored eight runs ~ the
first inning and won out v Co VI.
ACE" Elliot OF the Phillies was
III the hole again but this time II
was not or his own making. Fro
relieved Jim Elliott I'm the ninth
inning with none out and the bases
fun and retired the Pirates ir time
To save m = 20 q victory.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
FIELD BEING
CUT RAPIDLY
American Star Playing Sgd
Roper, Englishman,
Today

WESTWARD HO, DEVON, Eng.
May 20. Rt-George Weight Of New
York advanced to the fifth round Of
the British amateur golf champion
chip today, defeating Bernard OAR
win. London, 3 and 2.
Marching along into the fifth
round with voigt were Roger
Wethered OF the royal and ancient
club. st. Andrews, and John De
Forest Of Addington. Wethered, who
won the title in 1923. defeated Alan
Macbeth Of Bowden In easy fashion,
2 and s. De Forest, q youngster who
studied American golf methods in
the United States last year ele;mina-
ted Robert NELL Of Glasgow, 2 and
l..
Voigt. finding the warmer weather
much to his liking. played the best
golf since he arrived In England in
his match with Downing Darwin,
his senior by 20 years. The New
Yorker eve was down and Darwin
Won only two holes.
Voigt's opponent In the fifth
round. later in the day, was to be
sgd Roper Of Violation Park.
Reginald Straker and Capt. Fl. c.
@. Tippet joined Voigt in the fifth
round after close battles with fellow
Englishmen.
Cyril Tolluey had a close match
with Stanley Lunt, Of Moseley, hav-
ing to 60 nineteen holes to defeat
his lesser-known adversary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Ernie Planning
Grunt Foundry
In Brownsville
CBy Staff C~orrespondentl

HARLINGEN. May 20.-Ernie
Stephens. wrestling impress a r
who has put the sport on the
chain store" basis, Is thinking
now Of extending his operations
to Brownsville.
Stephens said Wednesday that
he has been trying to get down to
Brownsville for two weeks to make
a deal but press OF various bust
ness has prevented him from do
ing 50.
The promoter Is hopeful OF max
ing an arrangement with the
American Legion in Brownsville
on the same basis as In Harrington.
The Harrington Legion is sponsor
ing matches here and part Of the
proceeds goes into the building
fund.
An arena was built in Harrington
recently and 1t is hoped to erect
a similar N at some favorable
location in Brownsville.
In the event that an arena Is
built in Brownsville It would be
Stephens third in the Valley since
he has n at McAllen as well as
in Harrington. He has ten cities In
his string" ali over the state but
principally in South Texas.
No promoter can bring good men
to one small town and make a liv-
ing, Stephens says. He would need
to charge high prices and that it
self would kill the business. Ste
phens reasoned that by Just max
ing a little money in several towns
he could make a living and stu
give wrestling patrons In the
small towns high class entertain
ment at a modest charge.
Stephens has a large stable of
wrestlers under contract for GER
tain periods and this enables him
TO vary the cards sufficiently to
keep UP interest.
Attendance has been on the in
crease at the new Legion stadium
in Harlingen, Stephens says, and
he expects 1t to improve from time
to time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Bluffs DEFEAT
SPUDS 4 TO ;
Other Texas Games Rained
Out; Selph Is
Star
CBy The Associated Press


In the only game Tuesday in the
Texas league. the Houston Buf-
faloeS defeated Wichita Fails, 4 to
3.
George Payne as the pitching
star and Carey Selph as the h1t-
ting hero featured HUlston's win.
Payne vas nicked for nine hits.
but only in the second and ninth
innings did he allow scores. Hous-
ton scored In the tenth to break a
3 to 3 deadlock and win the game.
Selph. second baSeman, collected
four hits to drive in three OF Hous-
tons runs. including the winning
score.
Selph. although his hitting fea-
tured. fielded brilliantly. He start
ed a double play in the ninth after
the Spudders had scored a pair OF
runs to tie the count and had the
bases fTl with none out. And just
to top off a big afternoon Of base
ball. the Houston second baseman
stole a pair OF bases.
Other games In the Texas league
Tuesday were rained out or post
poned because OF soggy playing
fields. Wednesdays schedule:
Galveston az Dallas, night game
San Antonio at Shreveport, night
game.
Beaumont at Fort Worth.
Houston at Wichita Falls.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Who Said Dead
Ball? Look AT
These Figures

CHICAGO, May 20.@P-Ameri-
can league pitchers, except for a
few slow curve ball toSsers, today
admitted hat the "deader' base
ball was a pretty healthy sphere.
A comparison of records from the
current American League campaign
with those up to May 20, 1880, re-
vealS that IN five cases out Of six
the present ball has a livelier habit
than the discarded ball of a year
ago.
A year ago today, there we're Is
games in which n team scored 10
runs or more a game. SO far this
season, there have been q, or six
more.
Last year at this time. there were
Is big innings in which a team
scored five or more runs. To date
in 1881. there have been four more
Individual batting featS have
been more plentiful this season
than a year ago also. 10 10 May
20. 1880, Is batters succeeded In
getting four hits in one game.
while one hammered out five: SO
far this season, 10 batters whacked
out four hits in one game while
four more belted out five over nine
innings each.
Again. up to May 20. 1880, pitch
ers turned In 81 games In which
the opposition .batsmen collected
five or fewer hits in nine innings.
To date. this season, there have
been only l8.
The exception Is in shutouts..
Over the same period in 1880, only
seven shutouts were turned in as
compared with 10 this season.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
LADDS, HAWKS
ARE VICTORS
Special Night Program Is
Planned For Ladds
Tonight

The Harlingen Ladds gaInsd
ground in the Valley League race
Tuesday when they defeated San
Benito To and the second place
McAllen club fell before the Corpus
Christi Seahawks by a 7-3 count.
In the night game at Harrington
Morris and c. Campbell smacked
four-ply blows. San Benito hurlers.
Rankin and Ruhmann. were given
good support but they could not
hold the Laid bats in check.
At McAllen, the Palms outhit
the Hawks but in the end It
counted for nothing. The Palms
raped out Is safeties but did not
make the most Of them. The Hawks
manufactured seven runs out OF
seven hits.
The boxes are set out below.
rw-- n-- -
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Races Slated At
Harlingen SUNDAY
Especial 20 The Herald.)

HARLINGEN. May 20.-After an
absence Of several months, dirt
track racing will return to the VAL
ley Sunday with a program to oe
presented at the airport here be-
ginning 100 p. m.
Among those slated to participate
are Earl Allen, who took the Laredo
Monterrey race; Jack ShRe, holder
OF the worlds five-eighths mile re-
cord; and Matt Ward Of Oklahoma
City.
Daisy May. stunt motor rider, will
crash through a board wall as a
special attraction.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Garner Influence
Sought For Fl. Brown

Three other Valley cities, La
Feria' Harlingen, and McAllen,
have Joined Brownsville In send
ing communications to Congress
man John N Garner, asking his
aid in preventing any possible ac-
ton toward abandoning Fort Brown
here.
These letters were sent by cham
bers OF commerce, in response to
letters sent out by the local cham
Der.
Although It is considered prac-
tically certain that the post here
Is to be a permanent institution.
all effors are being made to prevent
any possible change.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20

NEW YORK-Ralph Ficucello
Brooklyn, stopped Ad Warren, Dur
ham. N. c., ID.
FARGO, N. D-Mickey ODon-
nell. Sioux City, Ia, outpointed
Harold Segal, Minneapolis. 90.
AKRON, O.-Frenkie Wine, Mon
tana, outpointed Dick Powell, Ak
ron, 10).
1ndianapolis-Tracy Cox. Indiana
polls, stopped Eddie Wagner. Phil
adelphia, CD. Willard Brown, In
dianapolis, ~outpointed Tommy Will
son, st. Louis, 90.
Los ANGELES-Eddie Murdoch
Tulsa, Okla, drew with Battling
Dozier, Wichita, Kas., Cl0).
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
YESTERDAYS STARS

George Earnshaw, Athletics-shLi
out Tigers with two hits for Philda.
delphia's eleventh straight victory
Wally Berger, Braves-clouted two
triples and single in 9-5 victory
over Cubs.
Barney Friberg, Phillies-drove In
winning run to beat Pirates 3 to 2
Willard Morrell, Giants+stopped
Reds with eight hits. winning frs.
major league start 5-3.
Lou Gehrig, Yankees-hit seventh
home run Of season In Sc victory
over Cleveland
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
URDER TRIAL ENDS

MARSHALL, Tey. May %. p
The case Of Benjamin Bell, Ia
charged with Staying Albert Tiller,
Is. was expected to 20 to .ha Jury
about noon today. Testimony was
completed yesterday. Bell pleaded
sef-defense. States witnesses said
he accused Tiller Of improper con-
duct toward his sister and shot
him as he turned to run.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
O'Brien And Lyons
Are Victors On Mat

HARLINGEN, May 20-Patrick
O'Brien, Wild Irish Rose OF the re-
sined mat, had little trouble in
throwing Roy Anderson In the main
event on the wrestling card held
here Tuesday evening. Anderson
subbed for "the Unknown" who could
not make connections.
Red Lyons got the edge On Ccw-
boy Teddy Waters in the semi-final.
taking one fall in an hour time limit
match.
Promoter Ernie Stephens threw
Charles Leahman in 80 minutes in
the special "grudge'' event.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Tuesdays Results
New York 8. Cincinnati 8.
st. Louis 8. Brooklyn 2.
Boston Q. Chicago 5.
Philadelphia 3. Pittsburgh 2.
Wednesdays Games
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
st. Louis at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at New York.
Chicago at Boston.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
San Benito Lions
Beat Harlinpen 81
Especial to The Herald)

SAN BENITO, May 20-With
Tasto twirling a pretty game and
his mates hitting behind him, the
San Benito Lions baseball team de-
feated the Harlingen club here Tues
day 80. Just to round out his per-
Torrance. Tasto stepped into a
fast one for a four-ply blow.
The San Benitans drove Lilies,
former s. M. u. twirler from the
mound.
Harrington got only three hits and
miscued afield four times. The San
Benito Lions cracked out eleven
safeties and made but one error.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Totals .......32 Z Is 10

Summary: Runs batted in-Cor-
pus Christi 4, McAllen 2. Left on
bases-Corpus Christi 3. Mc,llen 8.
Stolen bases-Duffard. B. Cox. Ar
echiga. benson 2. l.. Covington.
Sacrifice hits-Harding. RiZzo. Den
son. Two-base hits-Biggers, Sicola.
Flores, Bonds, willis, Double plays
Bonds to Contreras to Cox. Hits-off
Harwood, 4 in 6 2-3; off Flores. 3 in
2 1-3. Struck out-By Biggers 4. by
Harwood A. Bases on balls-Off Big
gers 2. off Harwood 5, off Flores 1.
Hit batsman-By Harwood CRizzo).
Passed balls-Arechiga 2. Time
2:l2. Umpires-Yorke and Doring.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
NO WONDER

The young wife was heartbroken.
Whats the natter" asked a
friend.
oh, my husband is so absent
minded. After breakfast he left a
tip on the table, end when ] hand
ed him his hat ne handed me an
other tip"
We'll. that's nothing to WORRY
about. It's just force of habit
That's what worries me. He kiss
Cd me when ] gave him his coat
Tit-Bits.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
BY PAUL NICHOLSON
Associated Press Sports Writer

CHICAGO, May 20-PH Chi
Cages Cubs, only q few weeks ago
the toast Of the city, today were
the roast" OF the town.
They have failed dismally on
their current road trip and the
fans, who started to forget all about
Manager Joe Mccarthy when they
dashed away from the 1881 Ma
tional league barrier like a Twenty
Grand, r back booing and pre-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20

The
Sports
Spade

= = n = n q 4 = r

WITH THE British Amateur rap
Idly drawing to q close. 1t becomes
apparent Geo. Volgt, American
has an excellent chance to carry off
the English title. This Is one event
that has been extremely hard for
Americans TO take. The Great Jones
was able to win 1t but once. jess
Sweetser and w. j. Travis are other
Americans who took this golfing
prize.
THE grand old man OF the British
Amateur was John Ball. Jr. Begin
ming back in 1887 when he vas
iunner-up. Ball played over a "a
year stretch, winning the title on
eight occasions. He was runnef up
twice.
THE GENERAL impression Is
good athletes are poor scholars.
That might be true in some cases,
but not so for Gumy Soils, Mer-
cedes little chunk of grid dynamite.
Cumy rated among the three best
boy scolars In the Tiger scholo.
ONE OF THE high spots in the
Battle OF Grapefruit" was Gumy's
plunging behind Big Bill Dickson,
La Feria's Al tackle. Jamison and
Soils looked especially good in this
contest going over right tackle.
VANCE WILSON, one of Browns
ville's best bets as q quarterback.
has graduated will not be on the
Eagle squad next season. 1t would
have been a simple matter for him
to remain in school another term,
but Red Irvine and other members
OF the athletic staff aren't playing
marbles after that fashion.
DEFEAT OF the amateur boxing
bill by the Texas legislature set
back any hopes fans had of legaIiz-
ing the fight game. Politicians play
ing for the rocking chair votes beat
the bill. The man who lie dthe fight
on the boxing bill also was a firm
advocate Of the Sunday anti-Moy-
ing Picture law. Which Just goes 10
show.
Down the Stretch
Oscar Melillo. Brown second
sacker, Is playing a whale OF a game
after being on q spinach diet all
winter.
That's too great a price to pay for
fame.
Most OF us would prefer the
Three-Eye and bully beef to spin
ach and the Big Top.
He was eating the slooey greens
because they were good for him"
when he discovered several cockle-
burrs on the platter. He promptly
pushed the spinach aside and ate
the cockleburrs.
In by-gone times Austin openly
boosted Of shipping more spinach
than any other city in the world.
Now nothing Is said Of Austin and
her child-frightening product.
But neither does New York send
out literature on Squibb's castor
oil plant in that city.
Trout lairs are hard to find: trout
liars are as common as dry poll
ticians in a speakeasy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
MAJOR RACES
FOLLOW DOPE
Prognosticators Eviden
Had Right Information
On Big Leagues
BY HUGH s. FULLERTON. Jr,
Associated Press Sports Writer

Major league baseball teams are
busy these days proving that fore
casts OF On close race In the Ma
tional league and the Athletics
again In the American were cor
rect.
The st. Louis and New York
National League clubs are battling
for the lead only q half game apart.
The Philadelphia Americans, while
they have not been able to out
distance their leading rivals, are
on top and have done their best
to make 1t a runaway by winning
eleven straight. =
The AS downed the Detroit
Tigers so yesterday behind the
unbeatable pitching OF big George
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20

Tuesdays Results
Houston 4, wichita Falls 3 90
innings.
San Antonio at Shreveport. night
Others off, rain.
Wednesdays Games
San Antonio at Shreveport.
Beaumont at Fort Worth.
Houston at wichita Falls.
Galveston at Dallas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Summary

barometric pressure was moder.
ately high throughout the great
northwest this morning, attended
by mostly fair to clear and unsea-
sonably cool to cold weather. It
was showing, however, at Denver
at the morning observation, and
light TO heavy rains and numerous
thunderstorms occurred in the
south-central states during the
last "a hours. 1t was also consider
ably cooler, in the south-central
states and most OF Texas this
morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Tuesdays Results
New Yoyk 8, Cleveland s.
Philadelphia 5. Detroit 0.
Others off. rain.
Wednesdays Games
Philadelphia at Detroit.
New York at Cleveland.
Boston at St. Louis.
Washington at Chicago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20

The French government has es-
tablished a fund TO provide girls
with doweries Of $500 each on con-
dition that they marry within a
certain time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
BULLETIN

i. CFirst figures, lowest tempera-
ture last night; second, highest
yesterday; third, wind velocity at
3 a. m; fourth, precipitation In
last "a hrs)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
TIDE TABLE

High and low tide at Point Isa-
bel tomorrow, under normal Meteo-
Biological conditions:
High $40 a. m
Low None
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
WEATHER

For East Texas: Partly cloudy
tonight and Thursday except oc-
casional showers on the west coast
and in the Lower Rio Grande VAL
ley; cooler in southeast portion to-
night.
Moderate north to northeast
winds on the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
TX THE
VALE YLEAGUE
Results Tuesday
Schedule Toda,
TEXAS LEAGUE

Corpus Christi at McAIlen.
San Benito ct Harlingen (night)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
DAREN'T RISK 1T

He: People living together get to
look alike.
She: Here's your ring. ! won't
take a chance.-Answers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
RIVER

There will be a slight to moder-
ate rise in the river from Rio
Grande City down during the next
"A to As hours.
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS
Qncluding Games Of May l9)
NATIONAL LEAGIIF

Batting-Roetger. Reds, 1856; Or
satti. Cardinals, .354.
Runs-Klein. Phillies, 20: L. Wan
er. Pirates. IS.
Runs batted in-Arlett, Phillies,
rs: Klein. Phillies. q.
Hits-Herman. Robins: Roettger.
Reds. 81: Arlett, Phillies; Traynor,
Pirates. rs.
Doubles-Herman. Robins. IL;
Davis and Bartell. PhilIies, 10.
MISREPRESENTATION. Braves. s:
Orsatti. Cardinals; Bartell, Phillies.
Home runs--Klein. Phillies. 8; Ar
lett. Phillies. z.
Stolen bases-Berger, Braves:
Generosity, Pirates. 5: Bartell, Phil
1tAgs TTwDN~- C.A
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Batting-Simmons. Athletics, .446:
Fothergill. White Sox. 1898.
Runs-Gehrig. Yankees: Simmons.
Athletics. &c; Blue, White Sox, Is.
Runs batted in-Simmons, Ath-
letics: Cronin. Senators; Gehriq.
Yankees. 50. Averill. Indians, %.
Hits-Cronin, Senators. 80: Sim
mons. Athletics: Alexander, Tigers,
IS
Doubles-Alexander. Tigers, Il;
Webb. Red Sox, Is.
Triples-Cronin. Senators; Sim
mons. Athletics, s: II. Rice, Sena-
tors. 4.
Home runs-Simmons. Athletics:
Gehrig, Yankees. 7; Bluege, Sena-
tors, 8.
Stolen bases-Chapin. Yankees:
'1hnson. Tigers: Cissell, White Sox,
Levey, Browns, 8.
noH:i
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20

Summary: Sacrifice hits - d.
Cheeves, Hill. @. Campbell. Stolen
bases-Keasler 3. Larkins. Pompa.
Z. Campbell, ID. Cheeves, N. Yoder,
Morris. Two-base hits Frierson.
Cartwright. Ruhmann. Home runs-
9. Campbell. Morris. Bases on balls
off Brodie /, off Johnston 4, off
Ruhmann 5. Struck out-By Rankin
!, by Brodie 2, by Ruhmann 5, by
Johnston z. Double plays-Brodie to
Larkins to Cartwright. Hit BY pitch
ed BALM. Yoder by Ruhmann. Los
In pitcher-Rankin. Winning pitch
er@ohnston. -Umpires-McsMahan
and Quillan.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20

ONE OF THE high spots in the
Battle Of Grapefruit" was Gumy's
plunging behind Big Bill Dickson,
La Feria's Al tackle. Jamison and
Soils looked especially good in this
contest going over right tackle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20

THE GENERAL impression Is
good athletes are poor scholars.
That might be true in some cases,
but not so for Gumy Soils, Mer-
cedes little chunk Of grid dynamite.
Gumy rated among the three best
boy scolars In the Tiger scholo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04
BUELOW MAY QUIT
IN PACT FAILURE
German Secretary of State
Called Real Author of Aus
tro-German Project.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, September 4.-The demo-
cratic newspaper Volks zeitung said to-
day 1t was reliably informed that Sec
rotary of State Bernard Won Buelow
would resign because of the renurcia-
ton of the Austro-German customs
pact.
Won Buelow, who was once the right
hand man of the late Foreign Minister
Stresemann, was described by the pa
per as the real author of the customs
union idea and Foreign Minister Cur
thus was said to have been lukewarm
when the idea was first preached.
Since Won Buelows advent IN the
Wilhelmstrasse 1t was said, relations
between the French embassy and the
foreign Office have been reduced TO the
mere formality of official calls and
French representatives as we'll as those
of other nations similarly treated were
said to have resented his treatment.
The paper declared that in view OF
the impending arrival Of the new
French Ambassador Francois-Poncet,
it generally was held that Won Buelow
would be an obstacle to future anlicable
Franco German negotiations.