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PINCH HOMERS
ARE CLOUTED
Jenkins and Wilson Slap
Four Ply Blows In
Emergencies
BY HUGH :. FULLERTON,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

When a ball player goes into a
game as a pinch batsman and hits
a homer it is a rare occurrence
There were two pinch homers yes
terday.
Tom jenkins OF the st. Louis
Browns hit one against the Boston
Red So& with two on base. providing
half the runs OF the third inning
rally which brought the Browns
a 9 to s victory. Hack Wilson, last
years home run king of the Ma
tional League, stepped in as a pinch
batsman with two on base in the
seventh inning or the Chicago Cubs
battle with the Phillies and nicked
Phil Collins for a homer.
Collins, however, gained ample
revenge for that blow in the same
inning when he raped out a single
and drove in the run that gave
the Phils a 4 to 3 triumph. Phila-
delphia made only four hits off
Malone and May to seven OFF Col
Inns, but every n OF them was good
Tor a run.
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Texan Burned

PARIS. Aug. 14-P-Although
burned ser'ocslv when the pump
house OF the Gulf pipe line station
nc Powderlv caught fire last night
a leap by Jesse Pagan into a warer
tank probably saved his life.
The building caught fire when
Pagan threw open an electric fire
control. igniting accumulated gas
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Pair Receivers
fRv staff Correspondent

HARLINGEN. Aug. 14-Both Hat-
vev Oler and v. v. Pernoud are re-
covering following an automobile
accident four miles from here on
the Rio Hondo road when another
car came in unexpectedly at an In
t~e-section where there were many
weeds.
Oler Is I'D but Pernoud 10 likely
10 be confined a few days with =
strained tendon in a leg. Pernolc
was thrown through the top Of the
car driven by Oler.
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tain correct distance but perfect
direction, therefore II is often well
70 play a half shot instead Of a
full shot with a shorter stick.
In playing short irons such as 0
mashie or a mashie niblick the feet
are closer together and the club
isn't taken back as far. No help be-
ing needed from the body, the re-
stricted body pivot results.
If the shot has been properly exc
cuted the hands will be extended out
n front pointing along the intended
line OF flight
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Half Shot Is
Favored Over
Smaller Club

When should the iron half shot
be used?
This shot Is one OF the most i'm
portant in the repertoire Of ex-
perts, and Is used when the ball IS
to be placed in a certain spot. such
Is reaching the fairway from a bad
lie in the rough or playing the ball
close to the pin.
An iron Is used not only 10 OBJ
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-14

One Year Ago Today-Big Bill
Tilden stomped off the tennis courts
in a rage Z the Westchester Coun-
try Club rs fans razzed him I'm his
losing match with Cliff Suffer. TIL
lane University tennis star. T1lden
had lost the first set 6-l and was
losing the second.
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TROUBLED SLEEP

And you say you have the same
nightmare every night? What u iii?
"T dream that I'm married
Married? To whom?"
ITO my wife. Pathfinder.
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Ten Years Ago Today-Brooklyn's
mudhorses were too good for Bos-
tons In a National League game nc
Fbbets Field. keeping clean the
Frooklvn record Of no postponed
Sunday games since Sunday bell
was localized. The Flatbush 4eaa&
won. 3 to ..
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-14
By BILL PARKER
associated Press Sports Writer

a1E1 R0A NAANNA
Manager Joe Schultz's Houston
Buffaloes shelved one OF their
worries Of 1881 yesterday when they
crowned themselves first half
champions OF the Texas league by
defeating Beaumont, 5 to 2. After
terminating the initial half in a
deadlock with Beaumont, the Buf-
faloes won the first. tied the Sec
ond, won the third. lost the fourth
and won the fifth game Of the
play-otf series TO annex the title.
They have a ten-game lead in the
second half which pract rally as
sures Houston the fut Jason
championship.
When Houston sacked the first
half pennant, 10 made the Buff
taloes' twenty-first victory in their
last twenty-three games. In estab-
l.shing this phenomenal record.
they ~unreeled a stretch Of eleven
consecutive wins.
Carleton Gets Credit
Tex Carleton and George
Washington Payne combined their
pitching skill TO eliminate Beau
mont. Carleton received credit for
the victory. giving him twenty this
year against seven defeats. He
pitched the first four innings. al
lowing fOur hits and no runs.
Payne relieved Tex in the fifth
and in five innings allowed four
hits and two runs.
Manager Del Baker started Ivy
GoldStein against Houston. but a
barrage Of nine hits and four runs
shelled Ivy from the mound after
four and two-thirds innings. Green
finished out the fifth inning. Mar
now pitched the final four frames
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TEXAS LEAGUE

results
Houston 5. Beaumont 2.
Tallas s. Shreveport 5
Galveston 10, San Antonio l.
Fridays Games
Wichita Falls at San Antonio (2)
Shreveport at Beaumont.
Dallas az Houston.
Fort Worth az Galveston.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Batting: Simmons, Athletics, .3s5:
Ruth, Yankees. $50.
Runs: .Gehrig, Yankees, fl3; Ruth,
Yankees. 101-e.
Runs batted in: Gehrig, Yankees,
121: Ruth, Yankees, lis.
Hits: Simmons. Athletics, ia;
Webb, Red Sox. 1919
Doubles: Webb, Red Sox, 81; NIL
Ter, Athletics. So.
Triples: Simmons. Athletics, 10:
Johnson. Tigers; Blue, White Sox,
u.
Home runs: Gehrig, Yankees. 81;
Ruth. Yankees, 80.
Stolen bases: Chapman, Yankees,
"A: johnson, Tigers, 80.
pitching: Grove, Athletics, won %,
lost 2: Marbercy. Senators, won l3r
lost 2
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Batting: Davis. Phillies, 1852;
Klein, Pkllies. .345.
Runs: Klein, Phillies, IS; Terry.
Giants, 50.
Runs batted in: Klein. Phillies,
90; Hornsby, ia.
Doubles. Hornsby, Cubs, 81.
Adams. Cardinals, SO.
Triples: Terry, Giants; Traynor,
Pirates; Herman. Robins. IA.
Home runs: Klein, Phillies, &c;
OFT, Giants, 81.
Stolen bases: FriSch, Cardinals,
Is: Cuyler, Cubs. II.
Pitching: Ha.aes. Cardinals. won
10, lost 2; Bush, Cubs, won IL, lost
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LEAGUE

Thursdays Results
New York at Cleveland: rain.
Chicago 10, Washington 8.
st. Louis 9. Boston s.
Philadelphia 5, Detroit 2.
Fridays Games
New York at Cleveland.
Boston at st. Louis.
Washington at Chicago.
Only three games.
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Over half OF the wine exported
from Spain is used in France for
mixing wines made in the latter
country.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-14

There are about 1880 hospitals
in the United States. OF these
700 are in New York state
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Five Years Ago roday-Wilbur

Five Years Ago foday-Nnbur
CJuniorl Coen Of Kansas City took
the national boys singles Champion
ship in tennis west or the Mississippi
for the first time in the history
Of the event. Coen gained his victory
over Sidney b. Wood. Jr.. OF Forest
Hills In the final match by g., St
scores.
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STILL

CALLER: And now, I suppose.
you are out OF danger?
SICK MAN: Well. not vet. The
doctor says he'll have 10 call two
more Observation-Disclosures.
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Cubs in Third.

The defeat dropped the Cubs once
more into third place as the New
York Giants divided their second
straight doubleheader with Pitts
burgh. The Giants are only n point
ahead and the teams are tied in
games. Aided by a couple OF costly
Giant errors. Pittsburgh piled m
o runs in the first inning TO win
the opener 7 to 5. Old Clarence
Mitchell proved too much for the
private batters in the second game
while the Giants scored five times
off Larry French in the first frame
to win 6 to /.
This change In the standing once
more benefited the st. Louis Card
inaLS. who increased their margin
Of leadership TO 9 ID games ~
trouncing Brooklyn for the third
straight time. SIS. The duel between
Dazzy Vance and Bill Hallahan
turned out TO be something OF a
hitting match. but Hallahan had all
the better Of il and received some
strong backing.
Pittsburgh'S even break put the
Pirates into a virtual tie for fifth
place with Boston as the Cincinnati
Reds rose up and slammed a double
defeat onto the Braves. An assault
that Melted % hits. six BY Tony
Cuccinello. gave Cincinnati the f.-s.
game II to 3. In the second johnson
and Frey held the Braves TO four
hits while Cuccinello broke loose
again, hitting a homer with two on
bases in the eighth for the runs that
brought a 4 TO 2 victory.
As Add to Lead.
Philadelphia's Athletics. aided
considerably by the Chicago White
Sox, made their American League
lead eleven games over Washington.
A four-hit pitching performance BY
Rube Walberg gave the AS q 5 to 2
triumph over Detroit while Chicago
0owned Washington 10 to 8. The
Senators made only seven hits but
remained in the battle through Chi
cago's five errors.
New York and Cleveland Just go
their second inning started when
rain came along and washed out
the program
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SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Milwaukee l-3. Toledo GA.
Kansas City 60. Columbus 3-3.
Minneapolis Ills. Indianapolis
81.
Louisville s, ST. Paul 3.
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Newark Ia. Montreal O-3.
Jersey City 6-2. Buffalo 2-6.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Thursdays Results
Cincinnati TIA. Boston 80.
Pittsburgh IL. New York So.
St. Louis 8. Brooklyn 3.
Philadelphia 4. Chicago ;.
Fridays Games
Cincinnati at Boston.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
St. Louis at Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh at New York.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Knoxville l; Memphis -.
Chattanooga AZ; Birmingham
6-3.
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MAJOR LEAGUE


CBy The Associated Press
Uncluding games of Aug. 49,
NATIONAL LEAGUE
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In numbers alone. the odds
weigh heavily in favor OF youth.
But somebody has to beat those
five ancient former champions
Ouimet. Evans, Marston. Guilford
and Johnston-and another veteran
group which includes George Voigt,
DR.. willing. Eddie Held, Ellis
Knowles and others.
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
Good Weeks and Bad

There are no doubt some weeks
locally when, after all these
items are paid, Joe Turner is
lucky if he has saved $50 from
the wreckage. There are other
weeks when obviously he is
handsomely rewarded for his
enterprise. But the grand idea
is that all hands take a gam
BILE on the size of the house
and prosper accordingly.
In the case of the most re-
cent entertainment featuring
Max Schmeling as a referee, a
very good business was done,
but the overhead was CORE
Spondingly large on account
of $1,000 guarantee to Mr..
Schmeling with privilege of
80 per cent of the house. He
took the latter which amounted
to about $1,000.
And not that it amounts to
anything, but just to give you
an idea of how Schmeling and
Jacobs don't figure to lose any
thing, when they promised to
come here for a guarantee of
$1,000 and $100 for expenses.
they also insisted that Turner
pay a few pennies each for
posters showing the German
champion and his managers.
Mr.. GogarZa, that's all we
know about wrestling, and we
wish we didn't know that.
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
SEVEN GRIFFMEN LEAVE HERE FOR BILOXI NEXT MONDAY
aaude au Enter Tucksters In Catholic T. Indoor Games
TODAY'S SPORTORIAL
BY Kirk Miller

Mr.. Ernest Gogarza, wrestling
fan, interested in the finances
of the game, addresses a line OF
questioning which, from the
number of similar questions
asked here of late are also on
the minds of many other fans.
For instance, Mr.. Gogarza in
quires as to the amount OF
money Jim Londos and Jim Nc
MILAN receive in New York, as
we'll as when they appear here;
what the other wrestlers on the
Auditorium bills get; how the
money is divided; who pays the
overhead, travelling and other
expenses.
In brief, were all of Fan Co
garza's questions answered it
would amount to a complete eX-
pose of the wrestling business,
or racket, as it is more COM
monty called.
Some of Mr.. Gogarza's queS-
tionS we can answer with a fair
degree OF accuracy and others
we can only surmise upon. For
instance, the amount Jim Lon
dos and Jim Mcmillan receive in
New York is a matter which we
believe is controlled by the New
York State Athletic Commission,
the same organization which
says a championship fighter can
get 3712 per cent of the receipts
and the challenger 1919 per cent.
Whether the same ratio persists
there in wrestling we do not
know, but if Londos is considered
the champion there, which in all
probability he is, he is poorly
advised if he doesn't take his
full cut, and no doubt he does.
Did you ever hear of a wrestler
who didn't?
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
CARDS NOTIFIED
Of BREAK

Athletic relations between
Catholic and George Washington
universities for 1931-1932 today
were definitely severed.
Furthermore a basketball game
scheduled between the institu.
tions for March is likely to be
Cancelled. While this was not Of
ficially divulged today, as much
was intimated.
About noon Athletic Director
Jim Pixlee, of George Washing
ton, personally delivered a letter
to Arthur Bergman, Catholics
athletic head, officially inform
ing him that a recommendation
made at a meeting of George
WaShington's athletic board Satur-
day, whereby the Colonials
would engage no District inter
collegiate opponent in any lire
of sports during 193l-l932, had
been formally approved.
At the same time Athletic Di-
rector Bergman accepted George
Washington Universitity's apology
for the premature leaking of the
breaking off of football relations
with Catholic University, before
officials of that institution had
been consulted
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
s GOLF
QUEEN PLAYS

PALM BEACH, Fla, Feb. 16,
Diana Fishwick, British women's
golf champion, and her party of
English stars, make their first
appearance in American competi-
tion in the championship of
Florida, which begins here today.
The champion contented her
self Sunday with a practice
round. as did Helen Hicks, of
Hewlett, L. l., and Miss Virginia
Van VIE. of Chicago. who will
lead the native opposition. Miss
Kathleen Garnham, however, one
of Miss Fishwick's party, carried
off top honors with Gordon
Smith. of Palm Beach, in the
four-ball foursome, scoring an 83
under severe wind conditions.
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
Everybody CANDLES

All Washington wrestling is
run along a percentage basis,
insofar as the compensation of
the wrestlers is concerned. The
Auditorium gets it's performers
out of the syndicate run by
Jack Curley and Toots Mondt,
and Toots and Jack get S per
cent of the gross for booking
the boys who bounce each other
around and off of local mats.
AS might be supposed, the
main event Wrestlers get the
lions share. Approximately SO
per cent of the house is divided
among them and the semi
The Washington times., 1931-02-16

windup and preliminary boys.
Everybody CANDLES and hey
take the lean weeks along with
the fat ones. Mondt and Cur
ley distribute the wreStlers out
around the various cities so
that they hit an average OF
good towns and poor ones and
in the long run average rather
decent sort of a living.
At any rate, it is better than
driving a truck or digging a
ditch or other manual labor
and the hours are much shorter
and the pay much better. Out
of what is left when the Wres-
tiers are paid off, the promoter
must face the item Of rent,
which in the case of the Audi
torium is not chicken feed; cost
of plastering the town with pla-
cards, pay the referee and an
nouncer and pay downtown Of
flee rent and many minor Incl
dentalS.
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
v. j. BOWLERS
WIN MATCH

Washington w estern Union
bowlers gained 71-pin lead in
the first half of a home-and-home
match with the leading Western
Union bowlers of Richmond.
Washington amassed a 123-pin
lead in the first game, and there
after loafed along, being content
to hold this advantage. Rich
mond made valiant attempt IN
the fifth and last game, picking
up 10 pins, but we're too far
behind to seriously threaten.
Cooley, of Richmond, led the
individual scoring with $50, fol
lowed by O'Neal, of Washing
ton, who had 573.
Raftery, also of washington,
had high game. 1874. Starting this
game with a triple-header strike,
he seemed headed for a big
string, but started splitting.
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
HUGHES WILL
HAVESTARS
READY
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON

Coach Teddy Hughes is plan
ming to enter four or five OF his
Gallaudet College tracksters IN
the second annual Catholic Uni
versity indoor field and track
games on March 7.
Four of these probable Gallau-
Diet entries are James Rayhlll,
Johnny Ringle, Elmer RoSenkJar
and John O'Brien. Rayhill will
possibly take part in the high
jump and dashes with Ringle IN
the field events. RoSenkjar and
O'Brien may be entered in the
long distance events.
Gallaudet is also looking ahead
to a big season in outdoor track
as meets already have been
scheduled with the Maryland
University freshmen and the var
sity trackmen of Catholic Uni
versity and Delaware University.
The Kendall Greeners will also
take part in the quadrangular
meet which will also include
Johns Hopkins, George Washing
ton Ind Catholic University.
Coach Hughes is also negO-
iating with St. Francis College
of LOrettO, Pa, for football
game on November Z, the only
open date on Gallaudet's 1881
schedule. The game, if ar
ranged, will be played either at
JOhnstOwn, Pa, or on the Ken
dali Green field.
Gallaudet defeated st. Francis,
7-6, in night game last year
at Johnstown, Pa.
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
HARD ROUTINE.
PLAN FOR
FAT BOYS
BY JOE HOLMAN


District fans inclined toward
superstition have cheering news
awaiting them. Exactly seven
persons officially connected with
the Washington club are to con-
gregate at Union Station for the
annual baseball pilgrimage south
ward one week from today.
Rockies, most of them as yet
unknown locally, are to form an
important part of the Biloxi
bound bunch. In addition to
Spring Secretary Billy Smith,
Manager Walter Johnson, Pitcher
Irving H dley and Comedian
Coach Nick Altrock there are
McMahon, Peregory and Fidler,
all slabSterS.
Touring southwark the Griff-
men are to pick up Pitcher Al
win Crowder at Greensboro, N.
c.; Catcher Cliff Bolton at High
Point, N. c., and Catcher Roy
Spencer at Atlanta, Ga.
Fischer Motors
Pitcher Carl Fischer, southpaw
speed specialist, is to motor dl-
rectly to the training base from
New York State. He will be ac-
companied by his wife.
Coach Ed Charity, Outfielder
Sam West, Catcher Ed Kenna
and Pitchers Burke, Griffith and
Tauscher will strike out for the
Southern camp from their various
haVenS.
Plans of other players sched-
uled to check in with the early
cOmers are as yet unknown.
Shortly after the reporting
date Pitcher Fred Marberry and
Gather Pinkie Hargrave, now pre-
sumably boiling out at Hot
Springs, ARK, are to report.
AS was the case last season cond1-
tioning alone will be stressed dur
ing the early days of the spring
campaign, it has been learned.
Trainer Mike Martins policy OF
rounding his athletes into shape
before permitting to bear down
brought such gratifying results a
year ago that it will again be adop-
ted.
Running Stressed
The pitchers particularly will be
watched. Circling the inside track
Of the half mile Biloxi Park. an
exercise calculated to strengthen
their legs and wind, will comprise
most of their first weeks routine
and in several instances, veteran
singers will not be allowed to
touch a ball their first few days
out.
The heavy boys, that is those
inclined toward cOrpulency, will
receive the most attention, and,
incidentally, punishment. Irv-
ing Hadley and Fred Marberry,
on whom the Griffmen are
banking nightly for 1881, al
ready are preparing for hard
work.
One of the most colorful" rook-
les to show up with the early
squadron is Art Fidler, who
pitched for Hagerstown of the now
defunct Blue Ridge League, last
season.
Fidler stands five inches above
six feet, is said to be built proper
tionately and boasts a steam-ball
that made his leagues batterS sit
up and take notice during 1880.
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
Gu. QU|NT HOST.
To LOYOLA

The formidable Loyola College
quint, of Baltimore. Md, invades
the C. U. gym tonight for a game
with Chick Gagnon's Cardinals,
starting at $50 o'clock. The
Evergreen combination, unbeaten
this year, is leading in the race
for the Maryland college cham
pionship, has twice ran up more
than so points this season and
was the first team to beat Mary
land in the Ritchie gym this year.
Georgetown's crack one-mile re-
lay team Of Capt. Vic Burke,
Chuck Carlin, Artie Briggs and
Jim Kelly faces the Holy Cross
College four in the feature relay
of the New York A. C. games in
Madison Square Garden tonight.
Bernie BonniweII, G. U. high
jumper, has been lost to the
squad for at least week as
the result of gaShing his leg
while clearing the barrier in
the West Virginia games. 1t
required three stitches to close
the wound.
Dorsey Griffith, track coach at
Catholic University, will certainly
put across the Catholic University
indoor meet if his missionary
work meets with further success.
He came back from the West
Virginia games with the entry Of
the Pittsburgh U. one-mile relay
team. The Panthers will race
against Navy.
Forrest Burgess, of George
Washington, and Bozie Berger,
of Maryland, are tied for the high
scoring honors among District
college basketers. Each has totalled
1856 points. though Burgess has
played three games less than Ber-
ger.
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
HOrnsby, Cub Pilot,
May Switch to
Initial Sack

Rogers Hornsby may be a
playing manager with the Chi
cago Cubs this season, but he
is likely to do his playing at
first base, instead of second.
Surprising as this news may
at first seem, Hornsby con.
templates playing the initial
sack and turning over the Sec
ond base duties to Clarence
Blair.
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
MAY HAVE BROTHER ACT

A brother battery will work for
the Joplin Western Association
team this season if both make
good. Leslie Rainey, a 2OO-pound
southpaw pitcher, and his brother,
Ward, a catcher, have been ordered
to report for spring training at the
Joplin (Mo.) camp. Both ranked
high in semipro circles last year.
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
Van Ryn Scores OUer
Shields in Net Finals

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-John
Van Ryn, No. 9 ranking player of
the country, today held his second
leg on the Casino Challenge Bowl.
He defeated Frank Shields, No. 2
in the national ranking, 60, 2-6,
60, 6-1, in the final round OF
the Brooklyn Heights Casino invi-
tation indoor tennis tourney yes
terday.
In the final round of doubles
Shields and Gregory S. Mangin
defeated Herbert L. Bowman and
Perrine Rockafellow, Ga, 81
10 & "A