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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-02


Even to the unfinished fight for
the medal, the young stars OF
American golf dominated the situa-
ton. Charles Seaver Of Los An
geles, a 20 year old SHOEMAKER with
a reputation from former goAlng
wars, and Johnny Lehman, "a year
old Chicagoan, who won the west
ern amateur crown at Beverly a
wear ago, were tied for the honor
WIN Arthur 'Ducky' Yates, the
268 pound behemoth Of the INKS
from Rochester, N. Y, and the
oldest of the three at IS years.
They were tied at l48, six SHOTS
over mar ON the tough Beverly lay
out. lehman crowded in yesterday
with the only sub-par 10 OF the
qualifying play after getting a
shaky rs or his first round. Seaver
f1pd yates each scored a STEADY
- Of T4's.
Leaders to Meet
Seaver and Yates were tossed
together BY the pairings TO meet IN
the feature match 0 the opening
Is hole match play tussle today and
they had an opportunity TO settle
part of their argument
Only one foreign threat was lett
IN the field as the match play
tussle started-C. Ross Someryiile,
Canadian amateur champion. Cyrll
Tolley and T. Philip Perkins for
mer champions OF England. were
out along with T. Fl. I. Brown, the
hope OF Honolulu. But they mad
nlentv OF company. Such capable
shotmakers as DR.. Q. F. Willing and
Prank Dolph OF Portland: Charles
-Chick'' Evans. Chicago. Jimmy"
.Johnston Of St. Paul. Watts Gum
of pittsburgh. and Lawson Little,
San Francisco were among the
gallcrities.
seven Of the ten seeded" players
recently announced by the United
States Golf Association were stlll
in. but many OF them got there
with close calls. notably Johnny
Goodman or Omaha and Maurice
Mccarthy, New York. who got 4
with 1865. the qualifying limit,
without a play off.
Fav Coleman. Los Angeles. got IN
via the Il man playoff fo- five
places-a playoff that lasted three
holes before IL was decided.
There wasn't any appreciate dif-
fennce between the two brackets.
- had four capable seeded play
ery& Goodman. George voight OF
New York, Ouimet and Lehman
were the seeded players in the
upper row: Seayer. Mccarthy. Gene
Romans Of ~Englewood. N. j., and
George T. Dunlap. Jr, we're the
hand picked favorites in the lower
region.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-02
BY HUGH s. FULLERTON. Jr.
Associated Press Sports Writer

If Lou Gehrig keeps on hitting
at the present rate, IL seems likely
that his name will be substituted
for that OF the great Babe Ruth In
baseball adage "as Ruth goes so 60
the Yankees"
Lou has been hitting at q terrific
clip for the past few days after do
ing well through the whole season
and his burst Of home r2n hitting
has helped the Yanks considerably
In their effort TO overhaul Wash
ington. He clouted a home run in
each game OF a doubleheader yes
terday TO make a record Of six
homers in successive contests and
give himself a comfortable margin
in the rac with Ruth for smuggling
honors with a total Of 40. lot only
does Gehrig lead the big leagues in
four baggers. but he is first in the
majors in scoring. total hits and
runs batted in as well.
Gehr'g received quite a bit OF aid
from his teammates yesterday. but
his two homers were the important
factors In the Yanks double victory
over the Boston Red Sox which
left them only a game and half
behind the second place Senators.
LOUIS seth four Dagger and a single
three hits by Babe Ruth and some
effective pitching by lefty Gomez
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-02
STECHER WILL
APPEAR HERE
Bohemian To Crapple Jack
Mitchell Thursday
Evening

Young Stecher. the stomping
Bohemian who objects TO being
called a Greek. and Jack Mitchell,
the rough house referee. will head
line the graphing card at the Leg
ion Sports arena Thursday evening.
Like limberger. Stecher needs no
Introduction He. or rather his
ring actions, spei-k for themselves.
The Bohemian takes his wrestling
seriously and believes II Is no child's
play. II you like them rough,
Stecher's your man.
II you saw the last card. you will
remember Mitchell. He refereed the
main event between Dutch" Man.
tell and Sailor Watkins. At least
he was put IN the ring to referee
but as things turned out he wres-
tied both Dutch and the S ilor. The
graphing between Mantell and
Watkins was incidental to them
they were interested In mussing up
the ref. At that Mitchell did fairly
we'll as a grappler.
Dutch, the aging gentleman
from Amarillo, will be back this
week, taking on Cyclone Mackey in
the semi-final. Dutch" Is another
grappler who nee S no introduction.
He has been one of the most COL
orful figures in the southwest for
a quarter Of q century. His bouts
with Matty Matsuda and Billy Hal
las produced some Of the best grap-
ping ever seen in this neck Of the
sticks.
Mackey is unusually fast. He
showed a lot OF clever stuff in his
appearance las. week and should
make the A larillo specimen hump
along at top speed throughout.
There will be three other bouts
which have not been announced
as yet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-02


TWO IS hole rounds, the dread Of
every survivor in match play, were
on the cards today after which the
field will be trimmed to eight. The
Seaver-Yate match headlined the
first round but a fight between
Somerville and Romans ran It a
close second, IL not matching 1t.
But not one OF the seeded players
III Asafe. AL had dangerous op-
~ hents on q dangerous course and
knew 1t.
Goodman's first round rival was
Young Billy Howell OF Richmond,
va, who equalled Goodman's score
A. the i56 limit; Weight met Rich
ara Dick" Martin OF Chicago. Big
Ten champion; Lehman's opponent
was Paul Jackson OF Kansas City.
while the veteran Quimet matched
strokes with young Johnny Shields
~ seattle, who qualified with Isl.
The east and middle west led at
II IN the number OF survivors. The
south and far west had four each
wi.h Somerville left for Canada
and the promising young Gus
Moreland Of Dallas representing
T,exas in a big way. Moreiand's
first round opponent was Frank
ronnolly OF Amount Clemens, Mich.
Who rot in with l55. Moreland's
medal for the test was l49. one
shot shy OF the three leaders.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-02
GOLF ENTRIES
ARE DUE NOW
72-Hole Tournament Sunday
And Monday Attracts
Many Linksters

The deadline for -ntries In The
Lower Gulf Golf q. citation tourna-
ment. to be held over the Browns
vile Country club links Sept. 8 and
7, Is fast approaching.
These entries, together with GER
titled handicap and $50 fee. must
be In the mails by Sept. g. They
should be mailed to G. j. Wilde OF
Corpus Christi. secretary Of the as
ISOLATION. His box number Is l27.
Preparations are being made here
for one OF the best tournaments
ever held by the south Texas golf
ing body. The tournament will be
70 holes. eighteen each morning
and ats over Sunday and
Monday. This is the first 72-hole
tournament held by the association
in several years. Due 10 the fact
that Labor Day comes on Monday.
the long golfing grind will work no
undue hardship or out-of-city golf
ers.
The new layout here should be IN
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-02
YATES, SEAVER,
LEHMAN ON TOP
All But Handful Will Be
Eliminated Today By
Match Play

CHICAGO, Sept. Pip Bobby
Jones had plenty OF high class golf
ing company with him in the gall
lery today as the fight for the
National amateur championship n
tered into hand-to-hand match play
combat at Beverly.
Three former champions and at
least ten other well-advertised ia
vorites were with him. victims Of
the upsetting 80 hole qualifying
round that ended in a rain storm
yesterday. Only n former title
holder, Francis Quimet of Boston,
who won seventeen years ago. was
left in the picture which was
dominated with at least a score OF
Youngsters below rs years. 1t was
be youngest surviving field In the
championships first round of play
as well as one OF the most surpris-
ing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-02
MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS
CBy The Associated Press
N~atfouaI Ieagle

Batting-Terry, Giants. .346; Da-
Wis. Phillies .345.
Runs-Klein, Phillies. 100; Terry,
Giants. i02-
Runs batted in-Klein, Phillies,
loo: OFT, Giants. 90.
Hits-Terry. Giants. Ito: r..
Waner. Pirates. 178.
Doubles-Adams. Cardinals. 40;
Bartell. Phillies, SO.
Triples-Terry, Giants. II: Tray
nor. Pirates. Herman, Robins. IA.
Home runs-Klein. Phill!es, 81;
OFT, Giants. 26.
Stolen bases-Frisch. Cardinals,
%: Martin. Cardinals. IA.
Pitching-Haines. Cardinals. won
II. lost 3: Derringer. Cardinals. won
Is. lost 8.
American
Batting-Simmons, Athletics, 1856:
Ruth. Yankees. -379.
Runs-Geh-ig. 140; Ruth. yam
KEGS, 125.
Runs Batted In-Gehrig. YAM
KEGS. l59; Ruth. Yankees. l3S.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-02
Lou Gehrig Threatens To
Take Babe Ruth's Place

gave New York the first game, II
TO 8. It was Conner 18th victory
OF the season. The second hor n
from Gehrig's big bat came with
the bases loaded in The third In
ming and provided the margin OF
victory in the ) TO ! game.
Sad sam Jones and Joe Cronin
kept the Yanks from making q
bigger gain as thei combined work
led washington to a 5 to ! triumph
over the Philadelphia Athletics.
The western half of the Ameri-
can league schedule was rained out
while the single game in the Ma
tional served principally TO give
young Jim Mooney another chance
to show what a rookie southpaw
can do. Mooney turned in his fourth
victory for the New York Giants
and his second straight shutouf
triumph as he turned back the
Boston Braves by a 4 10 0 count
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-02
TEXAS LEAGUE LEADERS

Runs: Selph. Houston. II.
Hits: Stanton. Wichita Falls. 207.
Doubles: Stanton. Wichita Falls.
81.
Triples: White. Beaumont, 20.
Home runs: Solters, Shreveport;
Medwick, Houston. IS.
Stolen bases: White. Beaumont.
so.
Games won: Dean, Houston, Is.
Games pitched in: Payne, Hous-
ton. as. NJ
Complete games: McCabe. Fort
Worth; Harris, Fort Worth, 20.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-02
anuHa Tie HERALD SPORTS SECTION gnnaa
VETERANS FALL BEFORE YOUTHS in u. S.. AMATEUR MEET

excellent condition for the tourna-
ment. A crew is working daily get
ting the fairways and green's In
Al condition. The fairways. which
can be watered under the ~ ar
rangement, are In good shape.
A full program Of social activities
and recreation for the families OF
visiting golfers Is being arranged.
Bridge. tennis and swimming and
all other facilities OF the club will
be at the disposal Of the visitors.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-02
San BENITANS
VICTORS HERE

Led by Day. who came near aver
aging zoo. q team Of San Benito
ten-pin bowlers defeated n Browns
vile team OF the Campbell alleys
here last night by ia pins The
scores, while not flashy. were good
all around.
Day was high pin man for three
games. getting a STA. Sam OF the
Brownsville team was second with
a 557.
Day also had high single with
a 201 In his first start.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-02
SPEED UP

BERLIN.-H. Gerlich, German
inventor. has perfected an inven-
ton that doubles the speed OF bull
let's fired from ordinary rifles. AT
present his device Is a secret. but
II Is known that Ii increases the
ordinary speed OF a bullet. which
Is between 2600 and 1000 feet a
second. to between $500 and 5000
feet a second.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-02
RRAIN MIrSFV-M

VIENNA-The most curious mu-
scum in the world. housing human
brains. has been established here.
The brains Of many Of Europe's
greatest men are lined up in pre-
serving jars in the museum. More
than 1000 persons now living. and
who have achieved some degree uf
fame. have b~equeathed their brains
to the museum. II Is expected that
the study Of these brains viii yield
much valuable scientific informa-
ton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-02
NATIONAL

Tuesdays heSuits
New York 4. Boston 0.
Only one game.
Wednesdays Games
New York at Boston.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn.
Only two games.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-02
LEAGUE


Tuesdays Results
New York lis, Boston 81.
washington 5. Philadelphia !.
Only two games.
Wednesdays Games
Washington at Philadelphia.
Boston at New York.
Cleveland at Chicago.
Detroit at St. Louis.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-02

TEXAS LEAGUE

Tuesday Results
wichita Falls Is, San Antonio H.
Houston 7, Shreveport 4.
Galveston 8. Fort Worth ?.
Dallas 2. Beaumont 2
Wednesdays Games
San Antonio at Wichita Fans.
Galveston at Fort Worth.
Beaumont at Dallas.
Houston at Shreveport.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-02

Scientists have established that
as the seasons change there Is a
movement Of ten billion tons Of
air from a hemisphere OF the
earth to the other each six months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-30
Student Solicitors

Many young men are trying to obtain money for an education, by selling things from door to door. One naturally feels sym pathy with any young man who is ambitious enough to earn money for an education. It is out of that spirit that men have gone on to success and achievement Such young fel- lows. however. often need advice. Some times the kind of education they seek is not the kind best suited to their needs, They conceive the idea that if they can only grad uate from some college. their path to success is easy. But that is not the case. The col lege diploma is no meal ticket.
 Boys who try to earn money in this way should not make an appeal that is practically a request for charity. If they try to persuade people to buy something they do not want to help them through college, they might just as well ask for direct gift of money. Some of these boys approach people with a long prepared rigmarole of speech. prepared by the sales managers of some agency which is supposed to handle possible buyer very tactfully. and gradually break down his sales resistance. More frequently. however this approach has so much tedious crcumlocution, and it takes so much time to listen to it. that the possible buyer is irritated and prejudiced.
 Such canvassers do the best when they offer some useful thing to people and do it in a few words. Such soliciting is often over done If it reaches the point where it com petes to any extent with local business con- oerns they have some right to complain. So many people are trying to sell things from door to door, that relatively few of them can accomplish much The majority of them would do better to go to work with their bands on any useful job that can be found.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-30
Drama For The Deaf

The Goodman Theater in Chicago has in- stalled q super telephone system which enables deaf persons in the audience to hear the words of the actors on the stage It is said to be the first successful arrangement of the kind in any theater. Some churches have bad ear phones for deaf persons in the congregation but the problem there was simpler, because preacher says more or less in one place on the platform. A microphone on or near the pulpit serves the purpose
 In a theater, the instrument must pick up actors speeches regardless of whether they are facing the audience or have their backs turned whether they are close to the footlights or at the rear of the stage. That difficulty has now been met. The engineers developed a micro phone which stands in the middle of the stage. in front of the footghts. It contains an au tomatic modulator which increases the power as the players move away from front and center. and lowers it when they come close. IL is possible, too. to regulate the individual re- ceivers so that users may have the correct volumes of sound for their various degrees of deafness
 It has often been observed that deaf persons are usually less happily adjusted to their sur roundings than blind persons and are more shut out from common pleasures. This new ampifying device should make big improve ment in their opportunities for entertainment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-30
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1881
Public Opinion Sought

In requesting the Waterbury Democrat to
 furnish certified copy of the recent straw ballot taken on the city manager question by
 and boroughs takes heed of the fact that after
 all the people of this city have as much to
 say about the form of government they want
 as anybody else If our readers will recall the
 vote taken by this paper showed that an overwhelming number of voters desired to , retain the present system of government
 rather than experiment with new-fangled
 notions in which the people have little or no say by whom they will be governed.
 As facts now stand the committee on. cities { and boroughs intends to amend the Mayor Hayes charter which he offered as substl- tute for that brought forward by the Water bury city charter commission It was hard
 to believe that the Legislature. republican
 though it may be, would inflict upon any city the charter that this non n-partsan body drew up for us The most convincing proof that the General Assembly had offered as to : the form of government the city should have was revealed by the accomplishments of the Hayes administration in its first year.
 ] Under the charter that the committee now eontemplates giving the city the mayor will have unusual powers. He will be city man. ager in everything but name and with this provision. He will be hired and fired by the voters just as he will hire and fire men to run the various city departments. There will be other elective officials to be sure, but they also will be subject to the beck and call of the electorate That is as it should be. The balance of power should be in the bands of the people. They should possess the ability to turn down at the polls any official who has not given of his best to the city and to reward the man who has labored well.
 We feel sure that if Mayor Hayes is re- turned to office under such a charter is now proposed the city will enter upon an era un- pescedented in our history. Of course there IS much to be done in Waterbury, munich pally speaking There are such important mat ters. for example straightenlng out our water rents That is a perplexing question and will never be solved until everybody realizes that Waterbury, unlike most water companies. privately owned, IS not in this business to make money for the municipality. It is in the water business to give service to it's community at fair and equable rate based on consumption of water. Such topics as these are always puzzling both to author ities and the taxpayers, They must be settled though. or no charter proposed will be of any avail to Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-30
Thought For Mothers Day

noted writer once said: The future of society is in the hands of the mothers If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it. No one claims now that the world was ever lost through woman nay more than through But it is largely true, that the .mothers shape the future of the nation. They mould the thought more than any other force. of the new generation.
 We can well think then on Mother day. May 10, of this tremendous power Tn the hands of the women It is often complained that the younger generation have escaped from control, that they are behaving Tn way that bodes no good But 1t IS not often that the mother IS the at fault. Many mothers however. are SO driven and harraSsed by family cares. that they have little time to give to their children Something is wrong when mothers have to leave their children 10 wan. der in the streets and form evil associations, while the mothers are having to earn money.
 Society should shape its plans and systems so that the mothers shall be able to exert the maximum influence over their children. l he fathers should not make so many demands on them that they cannot perform this function. Where it is necessary for the mothers to assist in family support their working hours should be such that they will still have time to give to their little ones.
 The good mother needs not merely love and devotion, but it takes great deal of wis dom to handle children. and exercise influence over them in this independent age The mothers do well to unite in clubs and socle ties in which they shall study the subject of child training and learn how they can sway the thought of their children. They are shaping the lives of the people who will rule the country and they should have every as- sistanee in that task.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-30
lNEA Service Writerl

Washington-1f you happen to see those 672 military airplanes which the Army Air Corps will fly in mass formation during it's May maneuvers remember that while the army is trying to put on a good show for the country it is also seeking to work out problems the answer to which would be vitally necessary to know in time of war.
 The army is charged with coast defense and the first line of the coast defense which would meet an enemy attacker would be the air corps. It is conceivable, consequent ly. that in actual warfare the air corps would be rushing the bulk of its strength to the eastern seaboard as 1t is now about to do.
 Many Problems
 The problem of operating such an unprecedentedly large concentration of aircraft presents problems of many varieties. In the past the air half as many planes in one rrfove- ment at the same time.
 Already much light has been shed on the corps ability to park it's planes in strategic spots in case of emergency. The 672 planes are scheduled for movements to New York, Boston and Washington. In preparing for overnight layovers the air corps has found that airport and field facilities are far from adequate in the Boston and Washington areas. A large proportion of the participat- ing planes must be assigned to fields well removed from those cities much too far. in the Judgment of air corps strategists.
 The problem of supply. as the vast armada converges from all parts of the country and concen- trates at Wright Field O.. and points east, Is unromantic but ob- v.ously of tremendous import.
 Supply Is Big Task
 After the forthcoming maneuvers the air corps will know approximate ly what provisions it must make in order to be prepared for any war time movement, sudden or other wise. For months the army has been working on the problems of supply ing 672 planes en route and during the maneuvers. Gas, oil and spare parts are the main component parts of supply stores.
 Problems of communications be- tween planes will be also worked out, ,as welle as questions concerning the adequacy of existing staffs.
 Thus 1t will be seen that virtual ly all the more important issues involved in the maneuvers from tactical. and strategic standpoints arise from the fact that so many more planes are involved in these annual maneuvers than ever. be- fore.
 In 1929 the Air Corps simulated aerial warfare for two weeks, divid- ing into two forces. one of which had a preponderance of pursuit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-30
An Unemployment Conference

William Green. president of the American Federation of Labor. has asked President Hoover to call conference to consider the present unemployment situation. Of course, the resumption of spring work farms, roads, construction. etc. has provided work for great number who were idle the past winter Still there are still far too many who have as yet no work, and it IS the bus- ness of the nation to do everything possible to find jubs for such ones.
 So long as considerable number of people who desire to work, are unable to find it. our industrial and economic system IS defective. The best thought of our wisest people must be devoted to the problem of finding work for them. It is very intangible problem. since fear plays such q large part in retardin9 business. If something could happen all at once so. that people generally felt confidence in the future. producers would go to work on