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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
DID you KNOW THAI

Red Irvine has taken Up golf
after q sefious fashion and slugs
the pill In the low SOS. John
Warwick OF Ireland won the West
chester Challenge cup III New
York but has asked the horseShow
heads to keep the cup for him..
because II would cost him $3.50
import duty to get the mug into
Ireland. he has been sent q
picture Of the cup. Ben Freud
enstein OF Brownsville is cam
paigning for the master Of cere-
monies post in the All-Irish st.
Patrick's day celebration TO be
staged at Port Isabel. ... Miss
Marjorie White, with the English
women golf stars IN Florida, shot
a 45-45-90 In her first try over a
Palm Beach course last week..
Miss Diana Fishwick, with the
same party. shot a 3g-33-77. but
after viewing pictures Of the two.
We are prepared TO state that
Miss White and her COS win draw
a greater male gallery than Miss
Fishwick and her IT'S. Bill Me
Kee. who umpired IN the Valley
league last year, Is seeking "a berth
with the proposed d. ~organiza-
ton now in the process or forma-
ton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Prizes Awarded
Weslaco Students

WESLACO. Feb. 19.-Prizes were
awarded eight students or the
Weslaco schools Wednesday morn
ing for prize-winning essays on
The Educational Use or Rnowl-
edge"
Thelma Butcher took first prize
In the Junior high school division:
Rachel Andrews second, and Ruth
Jones third.
Maize Stebbins received first prize
In the high school division. Myrtle
Goss second, and Bonnie Hender-
sen. Idele Smith and Catherine
Rives tied for third place.
Prizes we're S. first prize. So
second, and 50 third. An addition
al IS was awarded 10 a school ac-
tivity suggested by the student
making the highest grade.
Weslaco business men contributed
the prize money.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Bowie Jim of Joplin Was The
One Who Led to Dempsey's Fall

fight game. He Is headed for Asia
with an exploration expedition. part
ly because he was being tempted CD
come back. He doesn't believe ~
has two real friends among the
people connected with the boxing
business.
Shuns Publicity
He Shuns publicity but he gets IN
mass of correspondence daily A. hts
small office hidden away IN tine
business quarters on a friend. Ha
answers all letters himself. he has
no business connections and re
wants none.
Tlnney never had "a manaE~ r
though many held the title. He
really loves books and friends
among the class OF people who can
add something to hts life. He dis
likes parties and social affairs. One
of his sisters lin m nun.
Tunney grew up ia a hardy neigh
borh00d on the west side of New
York but always ran with the white
collar boys. He was deeply religious
and ambitious.
He paid the guarantees uf two
preliminary fighters who had been
banned from the Heeny card be-
cause they had been his sparring
partners. He refused No foot IA $100
check foiSted upon him by friends
who summed him W their hilarIty
in "a Miami cafe for the sole pur-
pose Of handing him the bill.
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MORE BONEHEAD
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INITIATED INTO
r y X X X
MYSTERY ORDER
fRv Staff Correspondent

HARLINGEN, Feb. 10 After
soliciting aims in the streets or
Harrington and singing strains sue-
geStive OF Sweet Adeline," five
new members e indicted into
the eternal mysteries Of the Bone
head club at Charlotte's Wednes-
day.
The quintet which admitted its
pre-eminent qualifications 70 men,
bership In the quaint and ancient
order of Boneheads was composed
OF the unruly J. K. Junkin and
four other meeker neophytes. w.
5. keenan,. II. r. Looney, w. M
Sparrow and r. II. Holloway. Mr..
Holloway until recently was a bone
in the mother museum in Dallas.
Bone Crusher Joe White gave
the boys the works with N. I.
Koppel acting as n~utcracker.
The proceedings were interrupted
at one stage when DR.. N. A. David
son went to the assistance OF
Phrenologist G. q. Delfs in the
examination OF one Of the bone
heads. DrS. George T.. Gallaher and
w. +. Brackmeyer were called into
consultation and the victim then
was admitted to the club on pro-
baton.
Initiation OF Or. Holloway and
DR.. Sparrow will be completed on
the next meeting day.
What to use for money was a
question propounded OF DR.. Kee-
nan, banker member OF the club,
but he was unable to offer a solu-
ton.
The pea knife. invented and pa
tented by the club which has Is
sued 100 shares with a par value
Of a million dollars each in the
invention, was given a thorough
test by the candidates at the We'd
resday meeting. Big Bone Cecil
Carruth announced that It was the
only stock In the world which was
worth as much now as the day II
was issued.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
MACKSACAIN
BEAT EDCOUCH
Monitors Clinch At Least
Second Honors In
Upper Loop
Especial to the Herald)

EDCOUCH. Feb. 1s.- The Nc
Allen Monitors virtually assured
themselves Of second. and possibly
first place honors in the upper
bracket Of the Valley basketball
league, when they took the meas
urc Of the Edcouch toSsers here
last night by a score OF 36-i7. This
was the second successive nigh.
that the Monitors had taken the
Edcouch aggregation into camp.
This leaves the race to Edinburg
and the Monitors now. The winner
OF the Edinburg-McAllen game In
the near future will be the Hi
calgo county champion.
Last night It was Dog" Ramsey
end Vest who again led the Mon
itors 10 a victory. Dog q former
McAllen high quint star, Topped u
points while Vest got 10.
Carter Of the Edcouch five. went
Ike a house ablaze until he went
out on personal fouls in the last
half. He tied Ramsey for high
point honorS.
rrfaM 49,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
MATCH PLAY
OPENS TODAY
Manion Is Medalist In
Qualifying Rounds
At Houston

HOUSTON, FEB. Is. R1-Sixteen
men who emerged from two days
OF qualifying play as the pick N
the field come 10 grips today in th'l
beginning Of match play for tke
championship in the nth renew a
Of the Houston Country Clubs any
nual golf tournament.
Jimmy Manion Of st. Louis. for
mer trans Mississippi champion
was paired with Clyde Cunningham
a local player to start things go
ing. Manion was medalist with Q
score Of las for the SO qualifying
holes-three strokes better than the
Tag made by Gus Moreland, l8-year-
old Dallas boy.
Moreland and Manion led their
partner in yesterdays threesome
Ossie Carlton OF Houston, a fast
and hot pace. but the older man
who had slipped a trifle in his first
round and had come IN with al
so. did not falter and was only two
above Manion's par II round.
With the exception OF the failure
or the veteran George Rotan oil
Houston and the spectacular Buc
Mckinney. Del Rio youth. to make
the first division. there was no up
set. favorites all coming through
K viii be the first time in II year:
that the Rotar clubs have beer
stllled in the match play.
The first Fighters and theil
qualifying scores.
Manion lac. Moreiand l49: Rey-
nolds Smith OF Dallas 152; Howard
Creel Of Pueblo. Colo. 1856: Gun
bingham 1853; Allen Kyle Of Hous-
ton 1853: Johnny Goodman Of Oma-
Ia $50; CASTOR Peek or Galveston
i54: Leonard Attwell OF Houston
1853: Glen Crisman OF Orange l55.
Carlton 153: JOHN De Forest OF
Surrey, England. l52: Charles Dex-
ter Of Dallas 1854: Preston Moore Of
Houston l53; w. c. Hunt Of Hous-
ton 152.
After Manion and Cunningham
the others follow in this CIDER:
Creel-Hunt. De Forest Attwell
Kyie-Goodman. Carlton-Peek. Dex-
ter : Moore, Moreland : CriSman
Smith Dawson.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
HEYDLER Sees
BETTER YEAR
New Bali To Stimu
Interest, National
Prexy Says
By ALAN GOULD

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 10. Pl-The
National league. having broken all
attendance records last season. ex-
poets an evers bigger and better
pennant race In 1891. according 70
President John Arnold Heydler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heydler have come
70 Miami on a vacation.
Not only will the new ball and
its effect on the big hitters serve
to increase interest this year gen.
orally" said Heydler. but so far as
the National league Is concerned.
we look Tor a race in which at least
six clubs should play q decisive
part.
TT Is nothing for our league 70
be we'll balanced. with four and
five clubs figuring in the pehnant
fight. II has almost become a hab-
II. I~expect teams like Phtladei-
phia and BoSton TO continue their
sensational development. especially
II the former team develops several
winning pitchers. Pittsburgh had
tough luck most Of last season and
Is always dangerous. Cincinnati
still Is in the reconstruction age.
OF the first division group of
last year. Brooklyn has tremendous
possibilities. in every respect, and
is a big drawing card. The Cubs
can be counted on for a great fight
under Hornsby. st. Louis has
shown what it can do by winning
three pennants In five years and the
Giants are strengthened for what
should be a sensational contest.
Baseball as a whole is coming
through the period OF business
slump very well. Like everything
else. however. il has had to face the
facts and take steps to keep the
public confidence and support
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Griffiths to Fight
Levinsky March @

CHICAGO. Feb. 10. Fp-Geralc
Ambrose Griffiths. the tough irish
man from Sioux City. Ia.. has
agreed to meet King Levinsky, tina
former Jewish fish merchant from
Chicago's West Side, in a ten round
bout at the Chicago stadium March
6.
Before signing. Griffiths demand
ed a guarantee OF $4,000. Levin
sky agreed 90 take 60 per cent. out
~ which he viii undertake to pay
Griffiths $4,000. If the 60 per
cent does not amount 20 5000
the stadium will make I'D the diff
ference. IN the match draws $50
600. as the stadium management
anticipates. LevinSky stands To earn
about $500 FOR himself after pay
inr Griffiths.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Rx EDWARD J. NEIL

NEW YORK. Feb. 4-.-A@Gene
Tunney was stretched ON IA rubbing
table in his training quarters II
Str0udsburg. Pa, resting while Lou
Fink kneaded hts muscles. His first
duel with<Jack Dempsey for The
heavyweight championship was still
u month away.
Old Bill McCabe. kindly. paternal.
stuck his fuzzy white head through
the half open door. He glared Nv
the newspapermen crowding ar0unl.
Jimmy B~rcnson's here, Gene.
he said.
Bow-Tie Jim from Joplin. one of
the finest characters In the fight
business. walked over ~ the big ma
rine and shook his hand. He had
come to help Tunney prepare for the
title shot. Alone of the small crowd
I'm the dressing room tie thought
Gene could whip Dempsey.
The Almighty" he said looking
down in Tunney's face. nodded q
man in "a khaki @. d. uniform Cd
lick a man who didn't dare put 1ne
on. You are the champion"
Tunney looked up at Bronson, &C.
rious faced. earnest. For a moment
he thought he was being kidded H
realized me wasn't. He gripped Jim's
hand tight.
There are just two men who be-
lieve that" he said, ard ~ tina.
moment the man OF destiny OF the
prize ring came into being.
No Doubt
Tunney never doubted after that
me would beat Dempsey. He flew
TO the scene Of the fight in Phila-
delphia.
If ! changed planes twice In the
air along the way he told Bronson,
"still nothing could happen to pre-
vent my winning the champion
ship"
He slept in his dressing room,
waiting to be called into the ring
before 100000 deriding faithful for
the biggest opportunity OF his life.
The only plan or battle he had was
one sentence from Bronson. The
first time Dempsey cocks his left
hook. break your right arm II YOU
can on the first punch 10 the chin
In the first round Dempsey drew
back the left. Tunney threw every
thing he had into a right. It land
ed high ON the side OF the man
mauler's head. Dempsey's knees
sagged. Two inches lower and "
might have been a clean knockout.
The bell rang and Tunney returned
70 his corner.
III didn't break my arm he said
softly. But I've won myself m
fight
Tunney loves boxing but hates the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Cub Batteries Get
Down To Tossing

AVALON. Calf, FEB. ie. Up
Having taken care OF much posing
for photographers and talking for
the talkies. Chicago Cub battery
men today settled down TO prepare
for the National league champion
ship season.
Manager Rogers Hornsby said
that conditioning would be from
the ground up. that is. the athletes
will get their legs in shape before
doing anything else. Hornsby has
listed three games for Catalina
Island. two with the Los Angeles
Pacific Coast league club. and one
with Q team Of movie actors headed
by Joe Brown.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Hidalgo Spanish
War Vets Meet
Especial to The Herald.)


PHARR, Feb. I9.-The Spanish
American War veterans Of Hidaigo
county held their regular meeting
at the Pharr Kiwanis club build
ing OF Monday night at which
time they were entertained with
a banquet.
Twenty-Five members or me or
~ganization were present and sew
eral visitors from other portions OF
the Rio Grande Valley availed
themselves Of the opportunity ID
meet with the veterans. j. Lee
Stambaugh. superintendent or the
Pharr San Juan : Alamo public
schools. was the principal speaker
o. the occasion. The subject dis
Cussed by MIR. Stambaugh was
The Spanish American War" and
he very ably handled the topic.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Pirate Advance On
Paso Robes Onens

PITTSBURGH. FEB. 10. tP-The
advance squad OF the Pittsburgh
Pirates left here today. bound for
their spring training camp at Paso
Robes. Cal.
The party was headed by Mana
ger Jewel Ems and included pitch
ers Swetonic, Spencer. and James
Dempsey. the latter q Pittsburgh
semi-pro star: Catchers Hemsley.
Phillips and Bird. and the club
physician newspaper men and 9TH
ers.
Pitcher Brame will be picked UP
when the squad reaches Chicago
tonight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Pay to See
Tilden As "a Pro

NEW YORK. Feb. 10. tP-Big
Bill Tilden, professional tennis
player. apparently Is just as much
of an attraction to followers or the
game as Tilden the amateur ever
was. Big Bill, the 38-year-old vet
eran. vas the main attraction which
drew $4,000 fans. who paid S37. 900
70 Madison Square Garden last
night. Tilden opened his profess
Sional tour by beating Karel Kozel-
uh Of Czechoslovakia.
The dispute will be continued IN
at least six more matches as the
troupe organized by Jack Curley
tours across the country
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19

NEW YORK. Feb. 10. P-Hol-
combe Ward. of New York. a for
mer Davis cup player and more re-
Gently a leader in the campaign
against excessive expense accounts
BY court stars. has been selected 70
guide the destinies Of. the 1881
American Davis cup team. RE sue
ceeds Joseph Z. Wear Of Philadel-
phia as chairman OF the Davis cup
and international play committee
Of the United States Lawn Tennis
association.
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e@@@a He BROWNSVnLE HERALD SPORTS SECTION eHrs
D. w. Day Bowls
Perfect Game

tby starr correspondent
SAN BENITO. Feb. 19.-After
making eight straight strikes on
the Capitol bowling alleys, D. w.
Day jokingly offered to pay for
all games in his foursome II he
made a perfect score.
Then Mr.. Day made four more
strikes and attained the perfect
score OF 300. a feat almost as rare
as all the cards OF q suite IN a
bridge hand. or a hole In one in
golf.
He won not only the house prize
but also several gifts offered hy
national organizations and firms.
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The Il:
Sports ~.

AN ACUTE problem which viii
likely shape the destiny OF Valley
basketball unless 1t Is automatically
solved, has arisen With the refusal
Of the Harlingen Meth0diSts 70 par
ticipate In the rOund-rObin even
after a partial compromise had been
offered. This round robin would be
conducted for the purpose OF raising
funds to send two Valley teams 10
the state amateur tournament AZ
Fort Worth late In March. The
McAllen Monitors. the Edinburg
Firemen. the San Benito Saints and
the Harlingen Methodists would be
In on this tournament. at a meet
ing Monday night I'm Harrington. Me-
Allen and Edinburg were in favor
Of holding the entire round robin
series on the San Benito high school
gymnasium.
THE SAN BENITO gym Is the
best in the Valley. and can comfort
ably seat over 800 fans III full view
of the playing field. The other in
door courts Of the Valley are not 20
good when IL comes TO accommoda-
tons for the fans. Hidalgo has
taken little interest in basketball
this season and McAllen and Edri-
burg were willing enough 70 come
TO San Benito for the series. With
Harrington, San Benito and Browns
vile to draw from, II was felt that
the San Benito gymnasium was
ideal for the round robin series
from a financial standpoint.
HOWEVER. the Methodists halk-
ed, declaring they would only play
on a home-and-home basis. Nc
Allen and Edinburg promptly IA
nounced that they would not play on
the Harlingen court. That left d
fine mess OF skittles on the fire.
III an effort to effect a compromise.
President SPITE Clarke proposed that
the games within the brackets b.
played on a home-and-home basis
but that the croSs-bracket games be
played on the San Benito court.
McAllen and Edinburg okayed this
plan. But Harlingen refused 70
make any concession. still holding
out for the home-and-home basis.
THIS AFFAIR Is unfortunate. 70
say the least, but surely some COM
promise can be worked out. IT
seems that the MethodistS have
made the home-and-hOme basis q
point Of honor and are determin-
ed TO stick steadfastly to II. That
completely ties things UP ~ long as
McAllen and Edinburg refuse 10 play
on the Harrington court. Drastic
measures might be taken, but t-s-
ketball in general would suffer.
The cage game has grown rapidly
IN the past two years and prospects
twinkle brightly for the next yea
son. An impose Of this kind is GER
tain TO hurt the game.
THE METHODISTS have done
more to develop the amateur game
in this section than any other one
organization. They have created
more fans. and have the largest
following In the Valley. They ar
RED to the Valley pennant 10 with
in four points Of a state Champion
ship last season. They are the only
team that has made money consist
emily this year. They are due much
consideration. In upstate circles
where the amateurs are ruled with
4 strong hand. the Methodists would
be suspended from the State ANA
teur Federation without further ado
and barred from participating In
the state tournament. But that Is
not what vii be done here. Surely
a compromise agreement can be
worked out.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19

The Chinese government is plan
ming to spend about $3.000.0 900 for
the construction OF radio stations
10 transmit messages between
China and Europe and China and
America
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
FIGHTS A : NIGHT

tBv The Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY-Paul Swld-
erSki. Syracuse. ". Y, outpointed
Babe Hunt. PCnCa City. Okla. T0)-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19

The Bible contains 66 books. 1889
chapters. 3l.173 verses. T73.693 words
and 3.5S6.4S0 letterA
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Monitors
BASKETBALL LAST NIGHT

% TIC AooUlEdttU EItocF
At Waco: Southern Methodist
University %: Baylor University 81.
Canyon. Texas Tech 43: West
Texas Teachers so.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19

The Chinese train c~orrnorants. a
species OF bird, TO catch fish for
them.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05
Cecil Gillett
Is Married In
Yuma Ceremony

Coming as a complete surprise to
most Of their friends, Cecil Gillett,
son of C. L. Gillett, former sheriff.
and Josephine Vaughn were mar
ried in Yuma at O'Clock this MORN
ing.
The wedding party amounted to
an elopement, since both parties
finished their work last night be-
fore slipping off to Yuma. Their
parents were ignorant of the we'd
ding plant.
Rev. H. Brooke of Yuma per-
formed the marriage ceremony, with
Ted Reynolds acting as best man
and Dorothy Spear as bridesmaid
Witnesses were Louis Mitchell, Vel
ma Denny, Earl Briggs and Nina
Emory.
Following the wedding, the entire
party partook of wedding break
fast in the early hours of the morn
ing. Gillett and his bride at $50
this morning left on honeymoon
tour for several days, refusing to
tell their destination.
All persons knowing of the ap-
preaching marriage had been sworn
to secrecy regarding the plans OF
the young couple.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05
NARROWED PARTY TAKEN
OFF FORMER PIRATE ISLE

Bradshaw and Chinese cook,
went to the island four months
ago with a plan for profiting by
curing goat hides.
Last Saturday first word of their
plight was brought to San Diego by
Captain Charles Lucas of the coast
guard, whose vessel touched at the
island.
Captain Lucas SAID provisions
had run out and that the chief
fare of the castaways consisted of
sea gull eggs and fish. He said
their clothing had been ripped to
shreds and that the women had
made Robinson Crusoe" garments
of grass.
Plans were started Immediately
to send the Tamaroa to the rescue.
A dozen or more expeditions to
Guadalupe have failed in the past.
In December of 1890 party of
four men and women headed by
F. S. Firsbee was taken from the
island near starvation by the navy
destroyer Aaron Ward.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05
UNITED ARTISTS
JOIN WEST COAST
BY AGREEMENT
Operating Company To Be
Formed For Control OF
Newly Built Theaters.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 5. up
Announcement that the year-old
motion picture war" between the
Fox West Coast group and United
Artists had resulted in an alliance
between the two companies was
made today by Joseph M. Schenck,
president of United Artists.
Schenck said that an operating
company would be formed, with the
two concerns as stockholders, to
operate II theaters controlled by
United Artists.
Two of the theaters are in Los
Angeles. Others are located in
Long Beach, Pasadena. Inglewood,
Ell Centre, Palo Alto, Berkeley,
Sacramento, Vallejo and Richmond.
FL Centric theater men could not
be reached today for a statement
on the effect of this argument on
construction and operation of the
proposed new United Artists theater
at Seventh and Main street.
Herb Norris. manager of the Fox
Imperial theater, was expected back
from vacation today, but could
not be reached at press time.
Whether both theaters will re-
main open in E1 Centre under one
management, or one will close, is a
matter for conjecture. 1t is not
believed construction of the new
theater will be halted.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05
RUMORED MARCH
OF UNEMPLOYED
FROM MEXICALI

Rumors are flying thick and fast
along the border today concerning
a reputed march of an army of UNI
employed from Mexicali to Tijuana
with threats to take over the gov
eminent and GUST Governor Tejada.
Mexicali maintains Watchful ST.
lence on the subject and it was i'm
possible to verify or refute the ru-
mors by press time today High
government of.zc:a-s N Mexicali
were inaccessible to all efforts to get
into communication with them.
Reports have II that more than
100 men are camped 20 miles east
of Tijuana. They are said to be
protesting movement of the capital
from Mexicali to Tijuana.
The present unrest is said to be
an outgrowth of unemployment diff
ficulties encountered at intervals OF
late but this is the first report that
violence might result.