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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-29
BEN SWIPES
Al STATIONS
Earl Clouts az Doubles In
Drive On Old Mark
Oh "a
BY HUGH :. FULLERTON
Associated Press Sports WriterD

A couple OF rising stars Of the
American league may or may not
surpass the records they seem TO be
aiming at, but while Earl Webb
of the Boston Red Sox and Ben
Chapman Of the New York Yankees
are shooting for new marks in two
base hits and in stolen bases, they
are proving very helpful to their
teams.
Webb clouted two doubles yester-
day to bring his total for the sea-
son I'D to AZ. He is only IT short OF
the major league record Of GA set
BY George Burns OF Cleveland IN
1929 and has 60 games IcIt on the
schedule in which to get them To
yesterdays pair, Webb added two
singles for q perfect day at bat
which made him one of the big
factors IN BoSton's 8 TO l triumph
over the Detroit Tigers. The other
was the pitching Of Horace Lisen-
bee. who held his rivals to three
hits.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-29
NICHOLS Wins
FROM O'BRIEN

HARLINGEN, July % Hugh
Nichols. light heavyweight cham
pion, looked exceedingly bad in the
first part OF his match with Pat
OBrien here last night, but after
losing the first fall he came back
strong to take the second ami third
retaining his title.
OBrien started aggressively and
had the champion IN a bad way on
several occasions. The crowd yelp-
ed its approval, believing a new
champion waS certain to be crown
ed. After rushing Nichols all over
the ring, the IriShman took the
opening fall In 28 minutes with
an arm stretch
OBrien continued his good work
when they came back into the ring.
Il looked to be all his until the
champion caught him in a Furnishing
cradle split. Pats shoulders were
pinned In II minutes on this one.
This one hurt the Irishman bad
ly. for ne reeled around the ring
when me came back for the third
and deciding fall In his condition,
he was easy prey for the champion
who promptly snapped on another
cradle split for the third fall.
In the semi-final Young Stecher
and Red Lyons tore into each other
in earnest for 80 minutes without
either obtaining q fall. It was a
whirlwind 60 that kept the fans
excited throughout.
Geo. Poulos. wrestling cleanly,
took two straight falls from Bull
Pr0thro. Bull labored hard but he
could not get going against this
new PculOS.
Robin Blue and Tony lie Blanc
tussled Is minutes In the card open
or.
Champion Nichols will take on
Stecher here next week. 1t "a an
nounced.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-29
TEXAS LEAGUE LEADERS
Through Night Games. July 2S)

tBy The ASSociated Press
Runs-white. Beaumont. 81.
Hits-Stanton. wichita Falls, 154.
Doubles-Stanton. Wichita Falls,
50.
TripleE-White. Beaumont. and
Fritz. Beaumont, IS.
Home runS-Solters. Shreveport,
ls.
Runs batted in-Medwick. Hous-
ton, rs.
Stolen bases-White, Beaumont,
80.
Games Won-Dean, Houston. 20.
Games worked in-Payne, Hous-
ton. IS.
Complete games-Harris. Fort
Worth. 81.
Strikeouts-Dean, Houston, 1877.
Hits in consecutive games-Lang-
ford, Dallas, Il.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-29

TEXARKANA. Ark. July 10
R1-Sheriff Walter Harris or Miller
county was dead. victim OF a liquor
still attendants bullets. and one or
more men were being sought today
by possemen In connection with the
shooting.
Sheriff Harris was shot down nH
he led VA party on officers toward
"a liquor still Rt Boyd. eight miles
southeast Of TexarkAnm.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-29

Ruhmann 2 innings: 8 runs n hits
off Waitman Z innings: l run I hit
off Squires 0 innings: 5 runs 4 hits
off Frierson 1-3 inning; 0 runs ! hit
off Johnston ? innings; Q runs 5
hits off Lamm 8 Is innings: Struck
out: by Lamm O.. by Johnston I, by
Ruhnann 4. by Waitman 8: Base ON
balls: off LRmm q. off Frierson q. III
Ruhmann y. off Waitman Il; Win
ming pitcher: Waitman. Losing
pitcher: Frierson: Umpire: Connal-
Ivy: Time Oh game: 7:45.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-29

NEW ORLEANS. July %. (AP)-Cotton
had a weak opening TODAY. mainly due
70 the cut In the u. s. Steel dividend.
Gables were also favorable and first
trade showed losses OF ten 20 twelve
points and the market continued 20 ease
ar after the start on weakness In
stocks. making new lows for the sea-
non NJ H.4g for October and $40 for
December. or rs points under yester-
DAYS close.
towards the end Of the first hour the
market had q good rally on some re-
coverv IN stocks and owing 20 the
understanding that the steel corporation
would not cut wages.
Prices rallied II points TO $50 FOR
October and s.s7 for December.
Following the sharp early break OF
nearly 81 n bale. the cotton market
gradually rallied during the rest OF the
morning largely on technical condi
tons Of an overscld market which led
10 considerable short covering.
October recovered TO SCI and Decem-
her 10 8.84. or IL to IA points UP from
the lows and 20 within four or five
pcints Of yesterdays close.
The weekly weather report was con-
~ldered q sort OF "stand-off"-good In
rpots and bad in Others.
Near mic-session the market was
somewhat softer and 5 20 s points
down from the highs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-29

CORPUS CHRISTI, July 2e.-[F
Trial OF Royal Goodwin. Gus
Jessup and Joe Jackson on liquor
charges. was to begin in Judge T..
M. Kennerly's federal court here
today. The defendants were al
legged to have been the custodians
OF an unusually large cache Of
struggled liquor seized BY customs
officers scar Beeville last spring.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-29
: Gn@na Tie ROWNSVnL HERALD SPORTS SECTION an4a
u n y y "a
A.. : : :
ErJsTAr.yR @
The
Sports
Spade
~ a EUsTAcR


ERNIE STEPHENS wrestling
arena Is going up rapidly on Eliz-
abeth street, and the first card,
featuring Hugh Nichols, light
heavyweight champion. viii be
staged next Thursday evening.
Wrestling has never been a big
success In Brownsville. but ii has
never been given q real trial. Steph-
m viii give It a thorough try
out. Brownsville has been a good
fight town but wrestling has never
gone we'll, Stephens was informed
when he was considering coming in
mere. IF 1t has been a good fight
town, II viii be q good wrestling
town. Ernie declared. Fight fans
are easily converted TO wrestling. =
he stated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-29

STEPHENS life history sounds
like several chapters from the pink
fight papers. When just q kid, ne
became interested H. boxing. Be-
fore the World War. he won the
flyweight championship Of British
Columbia in al amateur tourna-
ment. + Is indeed hard 70 conceive
OF Ernie as a flyweight, but the
records prove his assertion. Al
though under age, he got into the
+ British Army and went overseas.
He came back with three decora-
tions. Back in America he turned
TO the fight game, and he was a
success. On 0ne occasion he fought
Tiger Flowers and he also took on
the doughty Jack Dillon. Those
names prove he was fighting the
best of them. Then he left America
and went TO Australia where he
fought topnotchers for a year and a
half. Back in America, he turned
20 the wrestling game. He has met
some OF the best boys in the mat
game. Since, Ernie has turned TO
promoting. -Four years Of ucceS as
a promoter In the Valley have been
his lot.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-29

The up and going Dallas Steers,
alleged by the insiders" to be play
ing the best pennant- winning base
ball in the Texas circuit today. took
up where the Houston Buffaloes
left off by defeating the Beaumont
crew Tuesday night IL to 3. It was
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-29

Tuesdays Results
San Antonio o, Wichita Falls 8.
Fort Worth %, Galveston q.
Houston o, Shreveport U.
Dallas III, Beaumont y.
Wednesdays Games
san Antonio at wichita Falls.
Beaumont at Dallas.
Houston nc Shreveport.
Galveston at Fort Worth. III
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-29
NATIONAL LEAGuE


&C. Louis I. Boston O.
New York o. Pittsburgh 2.
Cincinnati 5. Brooklyn 4.
Chicago 6. Philadelphia 3.
Wednesdays Games
Philadelphia at Chicago.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
New York at Pittsburgh.
Boston &C st. Louis.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-29

NEW YORK. July 20. (AP)-Cotton
opened easy today. IA 70 10 points lower
under general selling promoted by
opening weakness In the stock market.
and a favorable view OF the weather
and crop prospects.
The decline carried prices below the
previous low records for the season
established on June 9th. October sold
OF to s.71 and at around the end Of
the first half hour the market was
within a point or two Of the lows. re-
presenting net losses OF IS 10 II points.
Liverpool cables were relatively steady
but were more than offset by the
weakness Of the local stock reerfct.
liverpool cables reported local n
continental liquidation early In hat
market. followed by covering. In the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-29

Summary. EARNED runs. san
Benito III: Harlingen 10: Left ON
bases: San Benlto o. Harrington o.:
Home runs: Frierson; Three base
hits: Frierson: Two base hits: Johns
2. Friers0n. Rodriguez: Sacrifice
hits: Hoffman, Stolen bases: Duff
fard. Hill. C~ovington. Griffin:
Double plays: Johns to Johnston to.
Frierson: Wiillford 10 Hoffman:
Duffard TO Frierson: Johns to Duff
fard: Williford TO Hill to Hoffman:
Passed balls: Smith,: Wild pitch:
kzieEs2P amrR s-zAps z bits or
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-29
LEAGUE

Tuesdays Results
Washington 8. Cleveland 1.
Chicago IA. New York II.
Boston 8. Detroit I.
Philadelphia q, &c. Louis S
Wednesdays Games
Chicago INC New York. H
Detroit at Boston. M
&C. Louis at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at washington.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-29
La Feria Awarded First-Haf Championship


Tuesdays Results
San Benito Is. Harlingen ii.
McAllen 6, La Feria 4
wednesdays Games
McAllen at Ia Feria-
Harlingen at San Benito .
Thursday
San Benito nc McAllen.
La Feria nc Harlingen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-29
Steers, Cats And
San Antonio Are Victors

the opening or a 16-game home
stay for the Steers. and put plenty
Of daylight between the Steers
and Exporters in their battle for
second place.
George 'Tarheel" Murray got off
TO a bad start when a couple OF
unfortunate breaks allowed the Ex-
porters TO cor twice IN the first
inning, but after getting over this
frame, the husky Dallas right hand
er settled down and chalked I'D his
l4th victory Of the year. Luke Ham
lin started for the Exporters but
gave IL up rs a bad job after allow
ing nine hits and eight runs In four
and one-third innings. Green work
ed as relief man, giving up six hits
and five runs the remainder OF the
game.
Many Hits.
Elton "Slam'em Sam" Langford,
Dallas ~leftfielder, continued his
consecutive game hitting streak, get
ting a brace of bingles to take the
twenty-first game in which he has
hit consecutively. In the eighth in
ming. H0lley. Beaumont second base
man. was hit OH the head by a
pitched bail and was out for five
minutes. He was carried from the
field, but his injury was not serious
and he Is expected to play In We'd
nesday nights game.
While the Steers we're making
their mad drive for the second half
pennant, the Houston Buffaloes,
who tied for the first half and
are leading the final heat, contin-
ued on their merry way, plastering q
g to O defeat on the Shreveport
Sports. The Sports, opening q new
home stay, sent Lee TO the mound.
and while the Buffaloes did not hit
him hard, they kept pecking az his
mound offerings until they had cob
lected ten hits for six runs.
Pistol Pete Fowler had one OF his
good nights-so good that he un-
willing gave Shreveport five scat
tered hits. Rip Radcliffe, who Is max
ing a determined drive 70 Gust Buck
Stanton as the leagues leading hit
ter. got two OF the five hits. It was
AcNA~A 14SAAs1 tAAuAlPlA ALlAc SEA
son.
what? No Revenge
For once In the history OF base
ball. cast-off players did not get
their revenge when the Fort Worth
Cats whipped Galveston 9 to 2. An
dry Bednar, former TT. Worth hurler,
pitched for Galveston and was
pounded for 16 hits, which allowed
the Cats TO cor in all but three
innings. Larry Cox, another former
Fort Worth player, had his troubles
In left field where most Of the Cats
hits fell.
Dick Control" McCabe went the
route for Fort Worth. and not once
was he III trouble. He cashed In on
his sixteenth victory this year.
In an eleven-inning battle at
Wichita Falls. the San Antonio IN
dams defeated the Spudders 8 to 8
when Pinky Higgins singled. stole
second and scored on Edwards
single in the eleventh. The Spudders
had tied the score with a three run
rally in the ninth. Bob Sanguinet.
San Antonio centerflelder, hit a
pair Of home runs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-29
TODAY'S MARKETS

cloth market n fair inquiry was reported
from China with most offers impractic-
able.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-29

STEPHENS Is not attempting to
come IN here ON a shoe string. He
Is constructing a $1,000 arena as an
initial investment. In addition. he
Is booking Champion Hugh Nichols
On the first card. I'm not afraid
of making a failure here" Steph-
Ems says. "Wrestling is the most
popular sport in America today.
Look at the crowds the mat sport
a drawing in New York as COM
pared 70 the scrawny turn-outs for
headline boxing attractions"
NOT so MANY years ago Al
fcnSo Escalante. Brownsville Coun-
try club steward, was a good golf
er. Alfonso could hold his " with
most Of them ON the links. However,
his duties have increased so much
he has given up the hnks-but
there's little Alfonso, Jr.. left to
do the famiiy's golfing. The little
14-year-old boy shows real promise.
Recently he won a tournament at
Harrington, competing with the
grown-upS. The other day he tried
the Hnrlingen course again and
made a 79-n0 mean score for a
youth when you consider some Of
Texas best professionals went into
the SOS on the same course.
PERFECT TIMING gives him
lots OF distance off the tee. He
doesn't blast for distance; he gets
a. Vita, a rarfarf stroke
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-29

CHICAGO. July %. (APl-Dcwnturns
In wheat prices early today accompanied
weakness OF securities. A steadying in
fluence. however. was strength shown
by the Liverpool wheat market as q
result Of Canadian government crop
report.
Opening unchanged 70 lac off. wheat
later held near the initial limits. Corn
started at lie decline 70 Sac advance
and afterwnrd tended to sag.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-29
LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO. July %. (APl-(U. s. d.
A.)-Hogs 1900 including 5000 direct;
opened steady: later IA very active
lois. spots IS higher: packing sows
steady to IS higher: bulks i70-220 lbs.
8.0O-825: TOP $40: 230-290 lbs. 6.75-785.
pigs 7.O0-7.65: packing sows 4.60-6.0O.
Cattle $500; calves 1000. strictly
grain fed steers and ycarlings steady 70
rs higher. light y~earlings and highly
finished weighty steers showing advance;
$50 paid for LAT Id. steers. yeArlings
g.25: most grain steers and yearllngs
7.75-8.75: grassy kinds 5.50-7.no. stockers
4.50-6.50. Slaughter cattle m vealers
steers. 6OO-15O0 lbs. ~7.O0-9.25: common
and medium 600-1300 lbs. 5.00-7.50:
helfers 550-S50 lbs. 7.00-9.00: cows 400
$50. bulls (ycarlings excludeoI fbeef)
425-5.0O. vealers milk fed) 8.0o-9.50:
medium 6.00-8.00: stocker and feeder
cattle: steers. 50o-f050 lbs. 5.75-7.00.
Sheep 1900: fat lambs slow: weak
20 Is lower: best natives TO outsiders
$780, bulk TO packers 500: throwouts
around $50: rangers early 800: better
kinds held higher: sheep strong 20 Is
higher: best ives 400. Lambs 90 lbs.
down T.40-S50: ewes 90-i50 lbs. 215-400;
feeding lambs COTS lbs. 5.00-575.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-29

PERFECT TIMING gives him
lots OF distance off the tee. He
doesn't blast for distance: he gets
It with a perfect stroke
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-25
RENT FAILS TO
DECREASE WITH
COST OF LIVING
Workers Shelter Expense
Almost Same As 1t
Was in 1929.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-The
salaried man and the wage Garner
whose income has been reduced by
wage cuts is paying approximately
a quarter less for his food than he
did in 1929 but the cost Of house
TO shelter him remains almost the
same.
Associates Of President Hoover
describe the administration as feel
ing that wages should remain up
until rents join more actively in
the downward march of the cost
of living.
Department of labor statistics
show that since December l, 1929
date Immediately after the break
in the stock market which marked
the beginning of business decline
the cost of living has decreased
1881 per cent.
Purchasing Power Lower
The major portion of this de-
crease has been in the price of FOOD,
which has dropped ISL per cent.
Clothing has declined per cent.
Rent is only 6.51 per cent lower
now than it was in 1929.
While the working mans cost of
living has gone down 1921 per cent,
according to the departments sta
tistics, his total purchasing power
since 1929 has fallen far more than
that in its total purchasing power,
which the departments economists
consider of the greatest importance
in studying possibilities of improved
conditions.
Pay Cuts Vex Officials
The departments reports show
that the total pay rolls of $4,000
representative concerns in the
country have decreased 81 per cent.
Wage reductions now are expected
to bring the percentage still
higher.
In view of these figures important
officials seemed more vexed even
than ever over the wage reductions
recently announced.
One high official, close to Presi-
dent Hoover, told the United Press
that up to the moment when wages
were cut this week there had been
Certain signs of improvement in
this country which would have given
the nation solid foundation upon
which to build a new prosperity"
Reduction of buying power at this
time, the official felt, might not
necessary be fatal to such improve
ment, but most certainly would
hamper it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-25
SeYUe as Assistants

Four students have been ap-
pointed student assistants in the
chemistry department at Short
ridge high school. They are, left
to right, Don Hadley, Sara Jane
Southworth, Jack Cantwell, and
James Wenger.
IN the biology department of
the North Meridian institution,
Richard Van Fleet, Woodbury.
Harrison, and William Daley are
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-25
School Head Resigns

BIZ Times Special
GREENFIELD, Ind, Sept. rs
Arthur D. Gray, Hancock county
school superintendent, has resigned
effective today, to continue his
studies in the University of Chicago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-25
DOLE CUT CAUSES RIOT

Twenty -Four Arrested at Glasgow
After Police and Jobless Clash.
BIZ United Press
GLASGOW, Scotland, Sept. 25.-
A week of demonstrations against
dole" reductions by unemployed in
Scotland was climaxed today at
Dundee with twenty-four arrests
and injuries following hand to hand
fighting between unemployed and
police.
A crowd of 10000 gathered Thurs
day night to protest against the ma
tional governments 10 per cent re-
duction of unemployment insurance
as part of the economy program.
Fighting broke out and police
charged.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-18
POLICE SADHTS
BEAT UP NEGRO
Catch Williams Alone
At Night and Slug

NEW YORK.-Henry Williams, a
Negro worker, was set on and brutally
beaten early yesterday by two de-
tectives formerly attached to Precinct
1, but now probably on the Radical
Squad.
These men and three other dicks
have been tagging along after Will
liams for months, singing him out at
meetings for insults, and making
threats.
Yesterday they followed him to LOG
st. and Third Avenue where he got
off the elevated alone. They followed
him then to near 102nd street, where
one, q big husky with livid birth
mark under his chin suddenly began
cursing Williams and slugged him
from behind. Williams put up fight
and was holding his own against one
Of the detectives when the other
dubbed him down from behind, and
they both beat him up badly while
he was in the gutter. At Bellevue
hospital Williams was informed that
his lower teeth were all loosened from
the beating The attack took place
about 3 a. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-18
COUNCIL HOLDS
OPEN AIR MEET
800 Workers Gather
Around Speakers

NEW YORK.!The Downtown IN
employed Council held an outdoor
meeting in front of the new head
quarters of the fake city employment
agency. A crowd of about 500 work
ers gathered around the speakers.
Forty copies of Labor Unity we're
sold. in spite of the protests of Ry-
bicki and the other grafters in the
employment agency.
The Unemployed Council will con-
tinue to hold meetings at Leonard
and Church SITS. and calls upon all
workers to attend these meetings
every day at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing, to fight against the attempt of
the grafters. to put the council speak
ers off the corner.
The council will also hold meet
ing at the corners of Leonard and
Lafayette SITS. against the railroading
of Lealess, Nesin and Stone at $50
this morning. From there the work.
erS will march to the court house,
where they will again demonstrate
against the railroading. The workers
will then march over to Leonard and
Church SITS.
On Thursday all workers must at
tend the outdoor meet at the cor
ners of Leonard and Church SITS.
This is preliminary Feb. Is demon
stration and is therefore very i'm
portant.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-18
SiIIOn Hat Shop MillinerS Win
Demands; Kneepants Fake Strike
Called By Company Union Heads
Rank and File Committee Call On Workers to
Make Strike A Real Walkout With
Genuine Strike Demands

and file strike committee of knee
pantsmakers with delegations from
every shop.
The present leadership is incapable
and unwilling to lead us in q real
struggle for better conditions. You
know this from your own experience.
You remember the strikes last year
and two years ago. After these
strikes our conditions worsened, be-
cause these we're strikes without de-
mands and with no rank and file
adership.
The present strike" will result into
the same as the recent one strike
if we do not in time put forth de-
mands and take the leadership of the
strike in the hands Of the Rank and
File.
We demand a meeting of all strik-
ers Immediately.
We demand a real strike for the
above demands under the leadership
of broad rank and file strike COM
mittee.
KneepantSmakers, rally to, and sup
port our demands and proposals
Only through a real strike can we
win better conditions. Only under
cur leadership can we make the
strike real and effectfull!
Kneepantsmakers Rank and File
Committee