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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08
BRAVES, CUBS
SLUMP BADLY
Chicago In Fourth After
Dropping Nine
Straight
BY HERBERT w. BARKER

ASSOCIATED Pres sports writer)
Virtually certain that the worlds
AYries again will put the Phila-
Aaelphia Athletics against the St.
Louis Cardinals, baseballs major
league fans perhaps can revive
tagging interest by cogitating upon
the collapse Of two National league
clubs. the Chicago Cubs and the
Boston Braves.
The Cubs, picked to give the
Cardinals q battle for the pennant,
today had lost nine straight games
and fallen into fourth place in the
standings. The Braves. sensation
of the circuit during the early
months and a fighting ball club
until the last few weeks, have lost
10 Of their last IS games and now
are in sixth place only q hall
game ahead Of the Phillies.
Cards Cop Couple
Cardinals handed the Cubs .
double beating in the holiday pro-
gram, 10 and S-3. Paul Derringer
hung I'D his 10th victory Of the
season in the opener, scattering
eight hits and tanning eight. Bur-
leigh Grimes was master OF the
club batsmen IN the nightcap.
although he was touched for IL
hits.
The Braves accepted two beat
ings from the Brooklyn Robins 81
In 10 innings and 20 and the
Robins moved into third place
4Tresco Thompson's single drove IN
Babe Herman with the mn that
enabled Bill Clark to gain the de-
cision over Ed Brandt In n
opener. Van Mungo, recruit from
the eastern league, gave the Braves
only three hits and struck out
seven In the second game.
Carl Hubbel and Roy Parmalee
pitched the New York Giants 70
victories over the Phillies. 60 and
2-1. Hubbell famed nine and gave
only three hits in the firsk game,
and Parmalee was reached for only
four ~safeties in the second battle,
decided by Aliens single with the
bases filled in the sixth.
Effective pitching by Larry
French and Erwin Brame enabled
the Pirates to chalk up their fifth
and sixth straight wins at the ex-
pense Of the Cincinnati Reds 6-5
and Az.
As Is Ahead
The Athletics, although trourced
twice by the New York Yankees,
1873 and ga, still lead the Amer
lean league parade by Is games.
The Yanks scored eight runs in
the first inning Of the opening
game, largely because Of the wild
ness OF Athletic pitchers. Two home
runs by Babe Ruth, 80 and 40, Geh-
rigs 42nd, and one each by Larry
and Dickey. spelled disaster for
the AS in the nightcap.
The washington Senators main
tanned their hold on second place
by whipping the Boston Red Sox
twice. rs and 1871.
<Cieveland's Indians Won two
lanes for the Chicago White Sox.
6-Z and So, on good pitching by
George Connally and Clint Brown.
while Detroit and st. Louis split
even the Tigers winning the OPEN
er, 80 and dropping the second,
lit The split left the Browns IN
fifth place. a half game ahead OF
Detroit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08

World Series
Opens Oct. !

CHICAGO. Sept 8-F-The
1891 World Series win open a.
the park or the National league
champion October \.
This was decided NJ q meeting
IN the office or Baseball Com
missioner Kenesaw Mountain
Lands yesterday. Should st.
Louis win the title, two games
viii be played there, With tho
next two days set aside fu-
travelling 10 the stronghold OK
the American league champion
where three games Will be play
ed, II that many are necessary.
Should the series 90 more than
five games. the two remaining
contests would be played In st.
Louis.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08

that will be able TO take the ball on
the end-around play. 1t needs a
good ball carrier. We will have to
find two men to play the ends first.
and If there is an end in the squad
that ear carry a ball like Rosenz-
weig I haven't located him. That
old statue of liberty play will be
ready again If We see a place where
IL will work"
Steffen started the boys off the
first day In camp with scrimmage
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08
by Pap

because 1t was the only way he
could get q line on a squad Of 20
men Of whom only eight were
veterans. He has lost two crack ends
in Rosenzweig and Flanagan and a
fine set Of backs in Bull Karcis, Joe
Morbito. Howard Eyth and Harry
McCu-dy. Only Captain Murray
Armentrout Is left Of his 1880 re-
gular backs but there are good re-
serve ball carriers and plenty of
guards, tackles and centers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08

Chicago ccurt bench to coach the
tartans for the eighteenth conse-
cutive season. Judge Steffen still
favors the type Of play that reached
its height at Carnegie in 1928 when
Howard Harpster and Ted Rosen-
weig baffled Notre Dame.
"Of course you can't Use the same
stuff year in and year out" Stef-
fen said. Nov ! can't see Just yet
where We are going 10 have an end
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08
BEATEN
BY BEAUMONT
Dizzy Raises Strike Out
Record To .2s6
For Year

The battle between Dallas and
Fort Worth for third place In the
Texas league on a straight season
race saw the Cats retain their
lead yesterday by sweeping q
double header from Shreveport.
Dallas won a double header from
Wichita Falls but remained three
games behind Fort Worth.
Leon Chagnon won the first
game for Fort Worth 4 to I. He
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08
SOLDIERS WIN
| Two CONTESTS

Fort Brown won a couple OF
games here Sunday, taking the
morning contest from the Tigers
s-3 and the afternoon fray from
Sebastian l4-ll.
Schafner twirled a neat game In
the morning encounter, limiting
the Tigers 10 three safeties.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08
GINGERBREAD
AT CARNEGIE

PITTSBURGH. Pa, Sept. 8. Up
Some OF the curlicues OF Carnegie
Techs fancy football style OF the
past will be missing this year but
take II from Advisory Coach Judge
Walter S,effen there still will be
some gingerbread work in our
)lays."
Starting his vacation from his
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08

Exporters who handed Dean q z 10
! defeat In the first game. Feel
ing rather good over beating Dean.
the Exporters breezed back to win
the second game. beating George
Payne. 9 to 4. Although ne lost.
Dean struck out ten to raise his
strikeout record for the season To
296. Dean allowed but NIX hits.
while Marrow, Beaumont hurler,
was touched for seven. -Four double
plays helped Marrow.
The Galveston Buccaneers open
ed their doubleheader against san
Antonio BY winning the first. 8 10
I. In the second game. San An
tonic won, 2 to I.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-08
20 Such A FOOL

That horse you sold me isn't
AL you cracked him up 10 be. He
keeps stopping as II he were listen
ing for something"
Told you he vas mighty care
full. didn't ~ He thinks you might
have said Whoa and he didn't
hear you."-Tt-Bits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-17
Charlie Chaplin In His Sensational "City Lights''
 Opening Tomorrow At State

Acclaimed hl: greatest contribu- ton to the screen, Charlie Chaplin's City Lights" will open an engage ment tomorrow at Warner Bros State theater, bringing to this city a non- dialogue motion picture produc- ton. which, it is believed, will be the forerunner of many more screen of- ferings introducing action, synchro- Hized with music and sound effects.
 More than two years in time have Leen devoted by Chaplin to the making of "City Lights and it re- presents an investment of $1,500,00 of the comedians own money. All of this is Chaplin's answer. to the talk ing picture and his firm stand for pantomimic motion pictures.
 Those who have been privileged to view "City Lights have unhesi- tatingly agreed that Chaplin was not in error to stick to the silent course ia his screen work, It is said that never before has the great comedian extended himself to produce such a comedy masterpiece.
 City Lights will occupy the screen for about one hour and twen- ty minutes. The story may be termed a romantic comedy, al- though many of it's highlights are brilliantly dramatic, in fact tragic It is an original idea and was writ ten by Chaplin. He is likewise re- sponsible for the direction.
 The action takes place in any large city. There is nothing elaborate about the story and it is its sim plicity that wil undoubtedly gain for 1t a permanent place in the. theater.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-17
By MINOTT SAUNDERS NEA Service Writer

Paris = Mile. Georgette Hodot, mannequin and former b y queen crowned as Miss Paris picked up a newspaper and read about woman who killed her sweetheart in wave of passion and so stirred the jury that she was ac- quilted. There had been many other such cases in Paris.
 Georgette thought she could do the same thing. So she telephoned her former lover, Isaac Elchisky, an American-bor diamond merchant, informed him that she was going to shoot him and that he could read the newspaper and see how easy it was for women to get off. She met him in drug store later in the day, shot him twice and he fell dead at her feet. Then she powder ed her nose and waited for the police.
 That was last June. Georgette is now beginning a sentence of 20 years in prison. She has learned to her sorrow that her kind of kill ing doesn't arouse much sympathy
 High Hated Jury.
 Instead of making a passionate appeal to the jury, Georgette re- mained naughty, callous and irrit- able throughout her trial. She act ed the part of the proud beauty queen who thought herself very much wronged because her friend
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-17
TeLeDisi0n
 Work
ny IslrAEL KLEIN

Science Editor, NEA Service (Copyright. 1891. NEA Service. Incl
 Complex as the problem of teIe- YIe1on appears today, engineers en- EaEed in trying to perfect the sys- tenn have set up for themselves an extremely difficult goal.
 For televfsion must meet the ex- acting demands of public educated Z to high expectations by it's use of such scientific wonders as the radio. talkles and the modern newspaper. To be accepted, television must be much more advanced, when it comes, than were movies or radios when they first appeared. 1t must do more than make simple appeal to the eye and ear.
 Merlin H. Aylesworth, president of the National Broadcasting Com- pany, sees many complications ahead.
 The modern newspaper" he points out, 'covers the eye field ex- ceIiently. And a new car field has been set up in the form of sound broadcasting. Therefore, any com- bination of appeal to both eye and car must be good enough to com pare favorably with what we have today.
 
 Even that is not enough, Ayles- worth adds
 For what the eye actually sees is not usually as satisfactory as what the ear hears and the brain imagines," he says Tt all depends upon the mood we happen to be in. If in a good imaginative mood. we miabt invoke a picture in our minds thaf would make the actual image of the broadcast scene disappoint- ment,
 "Television. therefore, to be a force people really will enjoy. must be sufficiently interesting in scope q picture activity to give the re- cipient something he entirely misses in radio sound broadcasting.'
 Aylesworth having set the criter- ion, Dr Alfred N. Goldsmith. vice president and general engineer for the Radio Corporation of America. in charge of the group of brilliant scientists who are tackling the tele- vision problem at Camden, N. l., indulges in visionary description of the kind of television equipment that would meet it.
 Tt Is very easy to deceive peo- pie about television and it's poss- bilities, because no one knows ex-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-17
Deluxe Double Feature Bill at Strand with Bill Boyd in Hit Talkie Closing Tonight

Performances this afternoon and evening mark the final presenta- tions of the deluxe double feature talking screen program; that War; ner Brothers Strand theater has been presenting its patrons for the past two days.
 Headlining the bill is Beyond Victory" one of the finest produc- tions to grace the screen of any local theater in months.
 The five principal roles are filled by such tried thespians as Bill Boyd, Lew Cody, James Gleason. Fred Scott and Russell Gleason.
 This picture shows a small group of men marooned at the front, and facing almost inevitable death. In the tension of the moment each one tells of the person or situation in civilian life which is uppermost in his memory. In the sequences dealing with the pre-war life of each man appear such noted players as Zasu Pitts, Marion Shilling, Lissa Arna. Lew Cody, Mary Carr. Wade Boteler, l.. H. Calvert and many others.
 The companion feature presents Edward Everett Horton with Lois Wilson and George Fawcett in the comedy mirthquake, "Once A Gen. tleman" ss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-17
WALTER HUSTON IN 1.-THE BAD MAN" BENNY RUBIN IN "HOT CURVES" AT NEW GARDEN

Walter Huston has come to Holly wood and has the screen colony well, to say "astonished" is putting it mildly.
 The film town has seen versatile actors before, but never one quite so versatile as the tall, angular actor who has been walking through the the talkies skimming off the cream of great parts. and turning in per- formances each of which is remem- bered as distinct and different achievement.
 Of character actors there are a. plenty. There are many who can do as much with makeup as Lon Clancy and can play widely differ ent types of character roles. But Hollywood has never seen an actor woh so well combines character roles and leads, and who is a suc- cess in such widely diversified parts.
 His latest part is the title role in 'The Bad Man." First National picture coming to the New Garden otday for a two day screening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-17
"TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR ROOM"
 AT FOX.POLI PALACE NOW

Two big pictures, both different types, are offered at the Fox-Poli Palace theater today and Saturday only, headed by the all new and all talking version of the celebrated stage play, Ten Nights In A Bar Room" with William Farnum. Thomas Santschi and Rosemary Theby in the leading roles. The added feature is the Fox Movietone drama, Three Girls Lost In Chi cago." starring Loretta Young, John Wayne, Lew Cody, Joyce Compton and Joan March. William Farnum plays the role of "Joe Morgan" one of the celebrated parts in the his- tory of the American stage, and in Ten Nights In A Bar Room" this wonderful dramatic actor gives one of the finest portrayals in his entire career. The story of "Joe Morgan" the drunkard who fell to the gutter only to be regenerated through the love of his little girl is one of the most touching in all drama. William Farnum plays Joe Morgan" and Thomas Santschi plays the brutal saloonkeeper. Others on the cast Morgan, and Patty Lou Lynd as Morgan's little girl. Ten Nights In A Bar Room is shown four times daily starting at 1:40, 4:22, 7:04 and 9:46 D. m. On the same bill is a Movietone drama, Three Girls Los. In Chicago" the romantic adven- lures of three country girls who tired of the old home town and went to the big city in quest of fame, fortune and love. Just what one might expect befalls them-they fall into the hands of group of men who live by their wits, and the result is fascinating drama. John Wayne, the star of ''The Big Trail" has 8 leading part; and Lew Cody. as always, is a polished man-about- town. Three Girls Lost In Chi cago'' is unreeled at BOO. 5:42 and SPA D. m. Fox Movietone News completes the bill. The Mickey Mouse club meets Saturday after
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-17

all the Iifelike attributes of the real thing far away.
 Wei, if that's television. the problem is rather hopeless from the viewpoint of the engineer.
 At the other extreme is the amateur experimenter who even now is straining his eyes at an image in pink and black about an inch or two square. It is indistinct, it fiut- ters and wanders.
 If that's television, we have it already and we need go no further. But it's outside the range of con tinuing entertainment value.
 "So we must look for something in between these extremes to find q practical form of television.
 The television picture must show at least three persons close up with very clearly recognizable features or expressions and with good facial delineations.
 "This minimum of three is not arbitrary. It is built around the eternal triangle which is the main- stay of most dramatic situations.
 "The television image, further. must be able to show a group of six persons or more in the semi distance, taken against a clearly recognizable background. In other words, it must have the qualifica- tions similar to those demanded In movie technique today.
 For really long shots, such as an athletic event like a rowing race, the television image must show both skiffs at the same time, the men and their oars, with a clear view of the background"
 The receiver itself. Dr Goldsmith says, must be compact and simple to operate. It must be reasonable in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-17
ARTIST COLONY OF NEW ORLEANS
 TURNS TO CRIME
Model Murder Mystery Is Planned for Annual
 Ball
Ry RARRy J HOLLOWAY

United Press Staff Correspondent New Orleans - The art colony of the old French Quarter here, will dance and cavort in the midst of crime tonight at the Arts Ball. The
 artists and writers will go in for
 murder.
 The artists decided to take fling
 at a good killing and see if some of the members of the colony who have
 been writing (and selling) mystery
 books could solve it.
 K. T. Knoblock, author of "Mur- der Has Been Done," and Gwen Bris-
 tow and Bruce Manning, who have turned out a series of mystery books
 and plays this winter, have been in- vited to pass judgment on the quail
 ity of their mystery. The mystery is a strange tale or
 murder Real policemen are going to aid in unsnarling the threads which made the murder in Dunhill talk of the country.
 The murderer will be at large when the ball begins. A student in the school, according to the
 artists murder story" became en-
 tranced with the most provocative
 pink marble woman that ever graced
 an artists dream. Finally he could look at her no longer, and brought his mallet across her smiling mouth. A shining row of woman's teeth were revealed. An- other whack of the mallet reveal a
 woman covered with a marble ve-
 neer. The marble woman had been given
 the school by Dunhill Lighter. He had told the school officials the
 roseate glow had disturbed his mind
 and he wanted to present her to the school where she could do no harm. The rest of the program has not been revealed, but the program has
 been dedicated to Cyntherea Helen
 Pandora, and it's official name is tho | Model Murder Myster. or the Statue | on a Bust.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-17
Faces Big Task In Equaling OF Radio, Films And Newspapers

price. say about s300. The image it shows must have a fairly attrac- tice color that will not tire or ir- ritate the eyes It must be free from excessive flicker and the other troubles that beset it today.
 Most important, the image must be bright enough to be visible in a reasonably illuminated room. For, says Dr Goldsmith, if television is limited to darkness, no one would shut the windows and pull down the shades in the heat of summer in order to enjoy such entertain ment,
 Finally, the size of the television image must be such as to be viewed easily by at least six persons at a distance of from 10 to 20 feet.
 Other difficulties foreseen by Dr Goldsmith are the limited range of television stations, necessitating more of them; lack of existing wire facilities and program material; building up special staffs, finding commercial sponsors and acquiring the art of presentation.
 But Dr Goldsmith has hopes.
 "In the next five year." he says, "commercial receiving equipmen. and television stations will be in a fair state of development in the larger cities. These will convey a sort of image at which you would look and say:
 That That's fair Sort of home motion picture.
 "'That's a fair sort of home shall have in five years from now will be about comparable to the radio receiver of five years ago.
 NEXT: More problems that face tclcvision brOadcasters.
 Copyright, 1881, NEA Service)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-17
Barbara Stanwyck Starred in s'Ten Cents a Dance" Which Is
 Closing Run at State Tonight

If you like love stories, you will like "Ten Cents a Dance," the pie ture winch closes a 3-day run at the Warner Brothers State theater to- night. And even if you don't like love stories, you will enjoy the film. because this photoplay has an un- usual story angle. If you like girls you will like this production, be- cause the cast boasts number of beauties. If you don't like girls. but shucks, everybody likes girls. And. judging from last nights au- dience, verybody is rather keen on Barbara Stanwyck, too.
 Barbara has more than just looks she is an actress. She lets the audience read her thoughts, which is the true mark of ability. Her speaking voice is agreeable to the ear. Her personal charm is appar- ent, but she does not thrust it at the audience; they are pleasantly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-17

The characters are natural, such as rub elbows with each other throughout the daily walks of life. There are only three players vital to the story. There is not the eter- nal triangle and that which happens has to do with a tramp, flower girl who is blind and millionaire. who has his eccentricities. Incidental to these there are three others. The girls grandmother, the millionaire's butler and a prizefighter. While the others make up the city. just like any city with itp milling throngs.
 With the presentation of "City Lights Chaplin makes his debut as a musician. The entire musical sym cnronization of the production, with only few exceptions, is from music composed by the comedian. Many months were devoted to this phase by the producer. who is, although not generally known, an accom- plished pianist, organist, violinist. ccllist and harpist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-17
ISITE OF FAMED
 OZARK FEUD TO l BEPOWER DAM
Mountain Settlement Made Famous by Historians
 and Writers

Cainsville, Mo.--Another historic spot in the ozark mountains--Al- thea springs where, for more than fifty years two families engaged in a feud that cost approximately 200 lives-wi1l be removed to make way for the progress of the middle west.
 The tiny mountain settlement, where the Fleetwood family tn- curerd the wrath of the Alsup clan and started small war has been purchased by the Utility and Power company of Chicago. A hydro-elec- tric dam, fed by waters of the springs, which now flow into the White river, will be erected. A large section will be flooded.
 Charley Alsup, distant relative of one of the warning families, now lives at Ava, Mo, and vivid1y recalls the feud, made famous by historians and fiction writers.
 The trouble started, Alsup said, between children of the two south ern families. Several Fleetwood chill dren thrashed an Alsup boy as he was taking his childhood sweetheart home from church. The quarrel fol- lowed when an Alsup shot Fleet wood and continued to die out and blaze again until October, 1860, when the two families decided to meet on a level plateau near Aithea springs and fight in battle formation. The fight, with more than 100 on each side, was declared a draw after more than 20 men were killed.
 The Fleetwoods claimed the last victory, however, since Chet Alsup. sheriff at the time, was killed from ambush in 1875 and the Alsups never avenged his death.
 The Althea dam power project is the second of it's kind in Southern | Missouri. The Bagnell dam at Bag nell, Mo, a hydro-electric plant, rap- | idly is nearing completion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-17
aware of it, as they would be of a

aware of it, as they would be of a friends warning, kindly presence.
 Those who saw this production on the opening night remarked .the praiseworthy direction which Lionel Barrymore gave to the Columbia Picture. He has developed a treat ment that swings the offering along, like a procession moving for ward to the tune of a triumphal march march, though, that has the tempo of Jazz music, for this is a modern tale of modern girls in a distinctly modern situation.
 This picture was based upon the popular song Ten Gents a Dance.'
 The feature picture is. shown at 2:2O, 4:45, 7:00 and. 9:30.