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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08

Paddock, Known As Human
Flash, Pictured AS Great
Favorite With Youngsters

the average boy about Chzrley's
running Is the way IN which IT,
finishes &C the tape. He perfected
o system all Of his own that has
made him IN outstanding Splinter.
AL boys figure when they are
playing baseball and attempting To
get to "a base fast that they get
there faster by running. then try
Ing 90 Jump the last few feet. as
u breaks up the regular stride.
Paddock figured differently and
early in his career Az a sprinter he
trained 10 make q leap towards the
tape at the finish OF the race.
The LeapinE Finish
Going down the cinderpath
Charley will look just even with
the other runners and sometimes
q stride behind until three or four
yards from the tape, then his
body seems to raise and sail
through the air and hit the tape
first, regardless who the runner
alongside might be. Another thing
he does before hitting the tape is
turning his body sort OF sideways
and this will give him two or three
inches more OF q gain. This means
much when they are using watches
that click of the tenth part OF a
second. "a few inches might mean
the winner.
No other athlete has done ~
much % further amateur athletics
as Charley Paddock. he ~ still ~
amateur and states he always Will
be one. TO remain an amateur he
has refused flattering offers and
every promoter knows that II they
could get the name OF Paddock
on a contract ne could guarantee
him most any sum. If Paddock was
to accept he would be claSsed as
q professional.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08
BAER BEATEN
BY LOUCHRAN
Philadelphia Master Gets
Back Into Heavy
Picture

NEW YORK. Feb. 7.-P-Thanks
to the same deadly left hand that
made him king OF all the light
heavyweightS. Tommy Loughran,
Philadelphia dancing master. had
stepped back into the heavyweight
picture today.
The biggest crowd OF the indoor
fiSric seas0n-l2.00C persons-saw
the Philadelrslian jab his way to
q ridicul0usly easy ten-round deci-
sion over Max Baer, willing but
clumsy California youngster. in
Madison Square Garden last night.
Stepping around with all his old
time speed, Loughran stabbed Baer
off balance with a singing left jab
all evening. evaded almost all or the
youngsters wild rusheS. whipped
over right uppercuts when oppor-
tunity presented itself and won the
unanimous decision of the two
judges ard referee Jack Dempsey.
The Associated Press score card
gave Loughran al ten Of tile
rounds. SO beautiful a boxing mast
erpiece did the Philadelphian turn
III that Baer himself vas forced 10
laugh az his own futile efforts 70
catch Tommy long enough to rip
home a solid belt.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08
County Meet
Will Incl de
Girls Events

SANTA MARIA, Feb. Some Or
the details fer the Cameron county
interscnolastic league meet 10 BE-
held In San Benito March 20 and 81
have been announced by l.. &. vii
lers OF Santa Maria. county direc-
tor of athletics, who says plans are
on foot TO include girls events.
Events suggested for girls include
50-yard dash. running high Jump.
running broad jump. baseball
throw, 200-yard relay. etc 1t is
planned to have both a senior and
a junior section.
In the boys vents there viii be-
no division into Class "A and ID
since only two Glass VA" schools
will compete. These are Rio Hondo
and la Feria, San Benito and Har-
lingen viii hold a dual meet and
Brownsville will send It's athletes
directly to the District meet
Blue. red and white ribbons will
be awarded winners of first, second
and third places.
The track and field meet will be
held beginning cit 4 o'clock Eatur-
day. Time for other athletic events
such Us tennis. vollev ball and play
ground ball. will be announced
later.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08
San Benito To 4
Be Location Of
District Meet
CBv Staff Corrcspondent


SAN BENrTO. Feb. 7.-San Ben
ito has been awarded the district
basket ball tournament which will
be held Friday and Saturday. Feb.
70 and I'll. according to Principal e,
n. Robertson.
Cameron, Willacy. Starr and Hi
dalgo county champions will be
entered as well as a team repre-
senting Brownsville which is not
permitted To take part IN county
competition because ~ has more
than 1000 scholasticS.
Claude Daley. Donna coach, an
nounces that Batsel-Wells sport
ing goods store in Brownsville will
give a trophy to the district cham
pi0nS.
The district title holders will play
champions of the adjoining district
the winner going TO the state tour
nament In Austin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08
Southern League
Plans

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Feb. 7.-R-
The schedule f0r the Southern Base
ball associations thirty first season
was announced tonight. It's high
lights arc.
The season opens April IL.
Opening conflicts will bring to-
eether Atlanta at Chattanooga:
Birmingham at Nashville: New Or
leans at Mobile, and Little Rock 1T
Memphis.
Holiday tWO-game bills, prizes
sought eagerly by the owners, find
July 4th engagements matching:
Little Rock ~ Memphis.
Chattanooga az Nashville.
New Orleans at Atlanta.
Mobile It Birmingham.
On Labor Day, the set I'D viii BE-
Birmingham &c New Orleans; At
lanta at Mobile: Memphis az Little
Rock ard Nashville at CHATTANOOGA
Carding the usual 154 games. Inc
schedule vas agreed upon for the
first time I'm tho associations his
tory without discussion at q meet
ing here last month.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08


Jcsephus PicuE. n firm believer i'm
all the copytook maXiums. decided
to take up golf after q serious ia
shicn.
Figuring ~ win the Golden
Grapefruit Open. he took 4 cor
resrondencc course entitled
Par and Under in One Lesson"
BUBBLING OVER WITH CON-
FIDENCE. JOSEPHUS PLAYED
FOR TIE FIRST TIME AN HAIR
LTNGEN YESTERDAY AFTER RE
CEIVING AN ELEGANT DIPLO-
MA
Today ne confidentially told us
he was going 10 trade the course
for a copy or Prof. Benny LeOnard's
Boxing Lessons.
He figurcS be should b. ready
frT a personal introduction 10
the president 0f the gcif CORES
pondence school In a coupe or
months.
He topped his tee into the lake.
His knees wabhled his hands did
shake.
Back to him came n catty chorus.
The Old Boys Weak-pst Mata-
morcs.~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08
BABE SAILS FOR
~ # = #
ON HIS
= + !. Z
37TH BIRTHDAY

NEW YORK. Feb. 7.-tP-Babe
RUNS 37tn birthday today c0incid-
ed Win his departure ON a steamer
for FlOriua Wnere he Will get In
shape for his 18th season on the
American League.
The great home u hitter or the
New York Yankees had as sailing
companions his wife ana two
daughters, Dorothy and julia.
Ruins immediate objective was
Jacksonville and its golf courses.
Then he planned to move to St.
Petersburg for some more golf be-
fore the Yankees begin training
here March 4.
Ruth has shaded his weight 10
222 pounds, only six above his best
playing poundage.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08
HIGHLAND Is
LOSER 26--l3
Victors To Tangle With
Greyhounds For
Title
CSpecial 70 The Herald

~ 4AC &A
SAN BENTTO. Feb. z. - Bearing
out the prognosticators. the fast
little Los Fresnos high quint romp-
ed on Highland. class G champion.
here Saturday night In the final
game of the two-day tournament to
capture the combined BIC cham
pionship Of Cameron county. The
score was 26-i3.
The outcome OF the titular fray
was never in doubt from the first
quarter when the Los Fresnos hoop
sters got away to an 81 lead. This
they increased TO 24-5 at the half
and 25-7 at the end Of the third
period.
Los Fresnos will play San Benitoi
Glass A champion of the county, q
three game series sometime next
week to determine the county
championship. Dates nor locations
OF these games have been decided
upon as yet.
IN winning the BIC title. Marsh
All. Los Fresnos forward, stood out
like the well-known injured thumb.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08
Martin Beaten

NEW YORK. Feb. 7~.-tPl-GeorEe
Bullwinkle. long striding youngster
from the college OF the City OF New
York, intercollegiate outdoor mile
champion, defeated Dr. Paul Martin
~ Switzerland and a classy field Of
homebirds In the 1,00O-yard run At
the Millrose games tonight. The
Swiss surgeon finished a badly
spent fourth.
Sam Martin. Of the Boston A. A..
was five yards back of the New
York youngster In second place and
Frank N0rdell. Philadelphia boy
and a freshman at New York Uni
versity was third.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08
Sixteen Creyhounds
Awarded Sweaters
fRV staff Corresnondent.)

SAN HENITO. Feb. 7.-Slipover
sweaters with letters and service
stripes arrived Friday for San
Benito high school lettermen and
were distributed by Coach Grady
Reynolds.
There we're u for PLAYERS and
one for Percy Mccall. student
manager.
Players receiving sweaters In
cluded Roscoe WEIGH, Carol Rob-
ertS, Paul Cooke. Harwood Smith,
Hogan Billeu. John OlivN Buyer
William Vondera, Jimmy Pace. Bill
IN Sloan. Alden Anderson. Harlan
Wright. Dave Morgan. Robert Gay,
Louis Humble and Mayfield.
Several players who won letters
were not awarded sweaters due TO
low grades for the first semester.
WEIGH has been elected captain
of the 1891 team.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08
Record Score

ST. LOUIS. Feb. 7--iP-A total
OF 1902 which is better than the
American Bowling Congress record,
was rolled by a live man team i'm
a city bowling league Thursday
night. It was learned today. The
team made 1857. 1871 and 984 i'm
three games. The A. u. G. record
of $3.50 was established BY the tea
shops cf Milwaukee ~ 1927.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08

He played q sweet floor game and
rang up seven field goals and n
free throw for IS points 10 lead all
scorers. Jackson Of Highland was
second. trimming the ring for four
field goals and eight points.
The LOS r esnos coach used prac-
ticaliy al OF his squad againsl the
Highland aggregation.
For some unknown reason. Los
Fresnos has held the Indian sign on
the San Benito quint all season.
Teams that San Benito has beaten
have defeated Los FreSnos. but San
Benit0 has not been able to do so.
A heated tlssle is expected when
they get together for the county
championship.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08
Perkins Wins

ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla. FEB. T.
Pr Philip Perkins. hardhitting
Brit,sher- placed his shots where ne
wanted them today to win the ma
tional championship of golf club
champions. He defeated Mallv
REYNOLDS. Jacksonville youth. 8 and
= III ~ grUclllng IS hole match.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08
Prin1era Sextet
Downs E. Jardin

PRIMERA. Feb. THE Primera
girls won over FL JarIin Ala
Thursday at Pr.nera. This was the
day fer the Primera-ErOWrSyiilp
game which WaS postponed because
or FLU" among the Brownsville
girls. The AztccS' forwards. B0ul-
din and wilkinson. l0oped is points
the first half. and the swift pass
Ing in the center and capable
guarding Of Dubose and Day kept
El Jardin from making a point.
Primera was I'm form from tie
opening tip-off. The junior girls
Of Primera came out with q 2z-i
lead on the same afternoon
against the III Jardin juniors
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08

Dates and locations Of the
San Benito-Los -esnos play-off
we're decided upon late Saturday
night BY Coaches Grady Reyn-
olds and John Barron.
The first game will be played
at Los Fresnos 4 p. m. Tuesday.
In case OF rain. the game will
be played on some neutral ground
that night.
The second game will be play
ed at San Benito 1880 ID. m. FRI
day.
The location Of the third game,
If necessary will be decided by
the flip Of q coin, date to be
named also at that time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08

HcltFee. PlpAll, umpire, NcNtHdLL
Los FreSnos captured the b
championship Saturday afternoon
by defeating Stuart Place 25-iS.
Cobble and Marshall. Los Fresnos
forwards. stood ont in this contest
looping 10 and 10 points respective
~ The score.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08
Gm1aa Tie HERALD SPORTS SECTION amaE
The
Sports
Spade
by A EUsTACE
N m n . y y u = u

ABE AND AL Espinosa, who are
burning up things IN the Golden
Grapefruit Open at Harlingen are
members or the largest golfing fam
ily in the country. Besides the pair
here. two other brothers and a SIS
ter follow the game professionally.
A couple Of hundred years ago, the
Espincsa family packed the silver
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08

candleStickS 1T
the please don t.
rain and LETT
Spain for the
new world. set
ting near the
old Monterrey
mission. They
came with the
kindly Father
Junipero Sierra,
missionary whose
maine Is still {
called along the
border section.
Here's a secret
epf Hnp'T let Abe
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08
STUART PLACE
Los FRESNOs

Highland captured the class &C"
championship by nosing out a
plucky Quint from Santa Maria
1921. Goode. Highland center
roped "a points IN this contest as
did Jones. Santa Maria guard. The
score.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08

know we told. His real handle IS
Abelard. al Is better known TO the
golfing world than Abe. He has won
more than his share Of the profess
sional championships and opens
since the world war. al wa In the
thick OF that war. b. the say. fight
ing in the Argonne and along the
Meuse. Furthermore, II you listen 70
yours truly, N Of old man Espi-
nosa's children is going TO walk
away with some Of this Valley coin
Sunday afternoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08

A night school offering rs courses
III agricultural subjects Il being
maintained for Temple. Tex. farm
: this winter
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08

SATURDAY the party moved out
Of New York City to Florida to COM
pete in the tournaments az Palm
Beach. OrmOnd and St. Augustine.
Dates for these meets arc as fol-
lows. Palm Beach. Feb. l6 TO 20.
South Atlantic championship. M
Ormond. Feb. "a tc %: Florida
East Coast championship az Ct.
Augustine Mar. 3 70 Y. Among those
10 greet the English women was
Glenna Collett. five times United
States womCn's champion. whom the
British girl defeated for the English
title last year az Formby. Glenna,
the Bobby Jones IN the American
women's ranks. hopes 10 even the
score in some OF these meets Ia
Florida.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08

Surveys nave shown that 10 ex-
sing Chicago business houses we're
founded before 1855
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08

JOHNNY GOLDEN. now at Har-
lingen. has not been playing sensa
tional golf this season. but he Is
well heelcd as a result Of coming
through in the Aqua Caliente SIS
600 tournament. Golden tied
George Won Elm in the Mexican
event and won the playOff in a gale
OF wind. Won Elm three-putted four
green's in dropping the fina1 deci-
sion. The hefty Golden got his fin
gers into the sugar bowl when IL
counted most. He can coast the rest
Of the way.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08

WHILE ON the subject Of golf. We
might as well tell a bit Of what is
going on III the Women's circles.
Diana FiShwick, British women's
golf champion. and her record
party OF British stars arrived IN
New York Tuesday afternoon for a
sprint down the east coast to do
battle with the best American wo-
men.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08

HORTON SMITH. the Joplin Pine
o az Harlingen, Is about ripe to
cop a money tournament. The cri-
tics declare that Horton is striving
too hard this season. He has en-
tered al the leading tournaments
and despite an average ot around
73 strokes III Is rounds, he has
failed TO cop any OF the important
money. Smith is the golfer eternal,
never becoming jaded, but likely
plays more golf than Is good for
himself. A lay-Off would likely be
TO his benefit. But Horton would
never listen TO such stuff. Only n
other golfer. Clark Of Tulsa. has
performed In competition more
than Smith this season.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08

Worlds Fastest Baseball RunnerD
Editors Note:-This column Is Ia
answer to the many boy readers
requesting an article upon Charley
Paddock. IL should be of most in
terest ms the writer has been with
Paddock throughout his career and
no doubt with him under more
varied conditions then any other
perscn.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-17
D. C. PIPE CONTRACT
AWARD PROTESTED
Bidder Objects to Low Estimate for
Fittings Made in France-Win-
ner Defends Product.

Formal written protest against the
award to any but the low bidder for a
contract to supply iron pipe fittings
was made TO the District Commissioners
today by c. " Maudlin. This serves as
a counter protest to another filed by
one OF the bidders, who claimed that
the contract should go 10 a bidder sup
plying pipe fittings of American manu-
facture, as the low bidder, the Herbert
Kennedy Co, proposes to supply pipe
manuf tctured in France. The pipes
would be used in the city water works.
Mr.. Maudlins protest said in part:
AS local representatives of the Her
bert Kennedy Co, Inc, OF New York
City, the lowest bidder, We attended the
opening OF the bids and furnished the
purchasing officer information with re-
spect 10 the specials the Herbert Ken
nedy Co, Inc proposes to furnish.
"Inasmuch as the specifications did
not specify American-made specials, II
is obviously obligatory upon the District
| to award the contract TO the lowest
bidder whose product comes within the
specifications, and 1t is not within the
province Of the District to discrimi-
nate"
The purchasing officer has called upon
the Bureau of Standards for informa-
ton regarding the qualities of the COM
peting types of pipe. and no recon-
mendation will be forthcoming until
after the bureaus report IL received, II
was explained
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-17
ADJOURNS
LIQUOR TRIAL OF a.
Andrew LeboIo, Alleged Rum
Ring Member, Has Grippe.
U. S. Agent TeStifies.

Illness Of one of the defendants today
resulted in a postponement until Mon
day of the liquor conspiracy trial of IA
men and women in District Supreme
Court.
The adjournment over the week end
was taken after DR.. Anthony A. Deep
Of GAL Massachusetts, avenue, testified
Andrew Lebolo, an alleged member of
the ring, had suffered severe attack of
grippe. The physician declared the
man was confined to bed with tenn
perature of l04. He said it would be
inadvisable for Lebolo to leave his home
before Monday.
G. Enrich, Lebolo's attorney, moved for
q continuance. Associate Justice Oscar
Luhring granted the request.
No objection was made by James r.
Kirkland, assistant United States At
tcrney in charge of the prosecution.
The IA defendants were placed on
trial Wednesday as a result of a search
ing investigation made by Federal pro-
hibition agents. Herbert johnson, the
principal Government witness so far,
gave the jury an account of the activi-
ties of the alleged rum combine. Ex-
planning he had represented himself to
be a "racketeer without a racket"
johnson declared he had aided various
members of the ring in delivering large
quantities of alcohol and other Illicit
beverages.
The def nda nts, in addition to Lebolo,
are Ida Mendelson. Alfred Mendelson,
Ray Beasley. Harry Cushner, Corbin
Shields. Jake Lerner, Thomas McNich-
OILS, Jack Baum, Frank E. Baker. Eu-
gene l.. Saunders. Earl Hardin, Edward
T. Croghan and Roy Ahern.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-17
80 TO GO ON DUTY
FROM POLICE SCHOOL
Maj. Pratt Also Announces Ap-
pointments Will Be Made to
Fill 20 Vacancies.

Thirty policemen. fresh from an in
tensive three-month course in the de-
partment training school, will b: as
signed to patrol duty Monday 10 aug
ment the regular force. it was an
nounced today by Mai. Henry G. Pratt,
superintendent At the same time 20
men will be appointed TO fill existing
vacancies On tbs force.
The majority OF the 80 officers are
rockies. Since January 10 they have
been in sch5ol. studying police rsgula-
tions. pistol shooting. wrestling, first
aid and other kindred subjects Ali
of them will graduate wh3n the school
ends Its present session tomorrow wi y
unusually high marks
A new class will BE- organized next
week. made up of the 20 new sppointees
and 9 members of the regular force who
have net yet taken the training course
The date for beginning the new clasi
has not been fixed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-17
D. c. HIGH SCHOOL
ORATORS NAMED
Bernard H. White and Row.
land Kinks Chosen From
5000 Contestants.

Chosen from among 5000 students
who participated in the preliminary
stages of the National Oratorical Contest
in their schools, Bernard H. White and
Rowland Kinks were designated today
as the speakers who will represent Gen.
trail High School and Mckinley High
School. respectively, in The Evening
Star area finals en- May g. The young
winners will received 500 cash prize
each, and will have the opportunity to
compete for a 5000 award and the free
two-and-one-h alf-month trip TO Eu-
rope, given The Star zone winner.
In order that their contestants might
be fitted for the later contest events,
where a four-minute extemporaneou3
talk is required, in addition to the reg
ular six-minute memoriZed speech, the
faculty directors of the contest work in
both Mckinley and Central required
their finalists TO eXpound on eX tenn
pore subjects related to the topics of
their original orations.
Discuss Opposite Principles.
Young Kinks, who spoke on Lincoln.
the Savior Of the Constitution" was
asked to discuss The two apparently
opposite principles of government thai
were reconciled in the work of Lincoln. ="
Bernard White also was required 10 eX-
temporiZe ON some aspect Vi the ma
terial related TO his speech Oh Lincoln
and the Constitution.
Kinks is the son OF A. H. Kinks of -
Randolph place northwest. The McKin-
ley orator has participated in basket
ball and track while in high school in
addition TO activity in student affairs
Following his graduation this June he
will attend the Virginia Military Insti-
tute.
Active in School Affairs.
The Central High school winner Is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry F. White
of 2039 New Hampshire avenue north
west His father Is publisher. During
his four years at Central young White
has been on the base ball team, adyer-
Using manager of publications. a mem
Der of the National Honor Society. and
was elected as historian Of the class of
1881. He plans 70 study law after the
completion OF his preparatory course
this June.
The other participants in the Nc
Kinley meeting were Oliver McDorman.
Mary Stallings. Amy Veerhoff and Cor
don Horsnell, while at Central High
Schoci the flnalists in addition to White
were Charlotte Dublin and Mary Slap
pey.
MeSsrs George Jones. Jesse Suter and
Frederick Havenner acted as judges al
Mckinley, and the chairman was Mr.
Frank C. Daniels, principal of the
school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-17
DEBATE ON CHAIN STORES

Advocating abolishing of chain store
syst m, the Columbus University Law
School debating team will make its last
appearance of the season at $3.50 O'Clock
tonight in the Knights of Columbus
Auditorium, 9l8 Tenth street.
The Washington speakers, William K
Hutchinson and Alfred A. McGarraghy,
will compete with a team from Bridge
water (Va) College. District Attorney
Leo A. Rover will preside The judges
will be Justice Joseph w. Cox of District
Supreme Court, Russell Hardy. Sp cial
assistant 10 the Attorney General, and
Judge Robert E. Mattingly
The Committee On Arrang ementS in
cludes Richard A. O'Connell. James c.
Mckenzie and John L. Dwyer.