SPUDDERS ARE
VICTORS OVER
BEARS 6 TO 0
Houston Runs String
Of Wins to Nine In
A Row; Cats Keep in
Line at Waco
(By the Associated Press)
The Wichita Falls Spudders are
making desperate efforts to get back
Into the Texas league pennant chase
which recently has shewed signs of
progressing merrily without them.
Spurred by a aeries of reverses that
dropped them out of tirst place and
threatened to push them into the
second division, the Spudders came
to life Wednesday «*nd defeated the
third-place Fan Antonio Bears, 6 to
0.
Steengrafe’s great hurling that
held the Rears to five scattered
safeties and the Snudders lusty slug
ging that recorded twelve hits were
the features of the game. Newman
went the route for the \ Bears but
was in trouble much of the time.
Lyman Lamb. F.pudder outfielder,
starred at hat with • home run and
two singles in two times up. and
his efforts were ably seconded by
Turgeon. who contributed three
singles in four trips to the plate.
Behind the good pitching of Pen
ner, the Houston Buffs defeated the
Shreveport Sports, 7 to 3, and won
their ninth consecutive game.
The Fort Worth Panthers, deeply
entrenched in second place, kept pace
with the league leaders by winning
from the Waco Cubs by a <5 to 4
score as the result of their timely
hitting and excellent twirling of
Pate in early innings After Pate
had been hit by a batted ball in
the eighth frame, *he Cubs jumped
on Burns, who relieved Pate, drove
in three runs, and threw a scare
into Jake Atz’ machine.
Ginglardi’s home run in the fourth
inning with three on I.ase gave Dal-.
las all its runs and enabled the
Steers to defeat the Beaumont Ex
porters, 4 to 2.
200,000 STARVING
SHANGHAI.—More than 200,000
Chinese in Shantung province are
starving.
Special Fishing
Tackle Display
At Batseli-Wells
Anglers, with fishing fever al
ready coursing in their veins, will
find their feet irresistibly turn
ing this week toward Batseli-Wells..
The occasion ia a special display of
Fine Fishing Tackle items adver
tised as “Shakespeare Week” This •
is a sort of at-home week to
anglers, who are cordially invited
to walk in and look around and
reminiace to their hearts' content. .
There's something in the air
these days that makes the invita
tion to hrowze among fishing tackle
particularly appealing. It’s the urge
to hark hark to the customs of our
fathers, to lead a healthier, simpler
existence. The mere mention of
fishing tackle sends our thoughts
away . . . oh. yes, you feel it too!
Somewhere there is a curling riffle
on a well loved stream hiding the
trout that got away last year;
somewhere the water is gently lap
ping against a shore that you know
well, calling, railing, calling for I
you to come and heed. And you 1
take down your tackle, and look it
over, and dream of days that were
and days that are to be.
Batseli-Wells well know that you
need new tackle. Every man does.
And there is that new outfit you
have meen planning for the hoy.
They have it all there at Batseli
Wells, artfully displayed along with
a bewildering array of other tackle.
Insidious, the way these tackle
dealers and manufacturers con
spire to lead a man away from such
necessary but uninteresting spring
jobs as mending broken fences, re
finishing furniture, and tending the
garden! But we needn't be ashamed
of our interest in fishing. Fishing
has been sponsored by leading !
Washington officials and a whole 1
host of notables besides. It has
also been a favorite pastime fnf
many eminent divines including,
in our own time, the well-loved Dr.
Henry Van Dyke. These gentlemen
allow nothing. If possible, to inter
fere with fishing!
It is told of Stoddart, the great
poet of angling, that once when he
visited a friend he was asked what
his profession might he. His answer
is characteristic of the prevailing
spirit of the brotherhood. “Man,”
said the fisherman. “Man, I'm an
angler!” i
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So you needn't apologize if yon
do take time off this week to go see
Batseli-Wells fishing tackle dis
play, and If you weaken still fur
ther and park up your tackle and
go a-fishing!
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BALANCE, TIMING MAKE LEE BARNES GREAT VAULTER
WEATHER AIDS
IN TIGHTENING
NATIONAL ROW
Robins T ake One F rom
Cincinnati 8 to 5;
Cards Beat Giants;
Ale.-.nder Fails
(By The Associated Press).
The National league race is a hit
tighter as the result of a let-up in
inclement • weather.
Brooklyn enjoyed a fine batting
afternoon Wednesday against Ray
Kolp, Carl Mays and Jim Edwards as
Douglas McWeeny turned back Cin
cinnati’s forces monotonously for
seven innings. Something cracked
in McWeeny's service at this point,
and the Reds piled up five pujely
decorative runs in two innings as
Rube Ehrhardt rushed to the rescue.
The damage already done, however,
and the Robins were able to stand
on their eight runs.
Brooklyn's winning margin was
furnished by Del Bissonette’s tenth
home run of the season, off Edwards
in the seventh with two on base.
Bissonette went into the league lead
ahead of Hack Wilson and Jim Bot
tomley. The score was 8 to 5.
Alexander Not Good
The fighting Cardinals are thank
ful foj whatever success they can
register on the field, but they are
able to take only slight comfort
from their ll-to-8 victory over the
Giants at the Polo grounds. Mc
Kenchie's men rallied gamely to
win, but the showing of Grover
Cleveland Alexander in the first two
innings convinced the baseball
sharps that the veteran right han
der will be useless to the St. Louis
club for a few weeks more at the
least.
OH Pet* was cuffed for five runs
by the Giants in the first two in
nings, and turned the reins volun
tarily over to Clarence Mitchell, the
recently signed southpaw spitballer.
Alex again was troubled with a sore
elbow. Mitchell, in his first effort
for his new club, performed nobly
as the Cards rallied against Aldridge
and Faulkner to win. but Clarence
always was quite a giant killer.
The Cubs improved their position
somewhat at defeating the Phils, 6
to 3, but Jo* McCarthy, in panic as
the home team began to hit in the
seventh, used up Malone, Bush and
Jones in turning in the victory.
The first game of the Pittsburgh
Boston series was rained out,” as
were two American league fixtures,
Washington at Chicago and Boston
at Detroit.
Herb Pennock obtained. revenge
against the Indians for the game
they won from him at the Yankee
stadium last month. He clicked off
his ninth victory of the season 8 to
3, as George Uhle took another beat
ing.
Howard Ehmke and Eddie Rommel
of the Athletics failed to halt the
young sluggers of Dan Howley, who
won 5 to 2 behind the good pitching
of Sam Gray. The Yanks lead by a
mere nine games.
(By the Associated Press)
(Including Games of June 8)
National
Batting—Hornsby, Braves, .418
Rune—Bottomley, Cards, '43.
Runs batted in—Bissonette, Rob-,
ins. 41.
Hits—Douthit. Cards, 77.
Doubles—Hornsby, Braves, 18;'
Bottomley, Cards, 18.
Triples—Walker, Reds; Bissonette,1
Robins. 7.
Homers—Bissonette. Robins, 10.
Stolen bases—Frisch. Cards, 12. >
Pitching—Clark, Robins, won 6;
lost 1. .857.
American
Batting—Kress, Browns, 389.
Runs—Ruth, Yanks, 49.
Runs batted in—Ruth. Yanks, 49.
Hits—Manush. Browns, 66.
Doubles—Speaker, Athletics, 19.
Triples—Rice, Senators, 7.
Homers—Ruth. Yanks. 19.
Stolen bases—Barrett, White Sox;
Sweeney, Tigers, 8.
Pitching—Pipgras, Yanks, won 9;
lost 1, .900; Pennock, Yanks, won 9.
lost 1, .900.
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Fay Lanphier, Miss
America, 75, to Wed
CHICAGO, June 7.—(AV-Miss-Fay
Lanphier, the California girl who
was “Miss America of 1925," was to
be quietly married today to Sidney
Spiegel, Jr., Chicago furniture man.
Miss Lanphier admitted the marital
plans following the issuance of a
marriage license yesterday.
BOOTLEG POTATOES
LINCOLN. Neb. — (JP) — Potato
“bootleggers” are blamed for the
Florida outbre&k of spindle-tuber
disease found among crops grown
from certain Nebraska seed. Tracing
the origin of the shipment, Prof. H.
r==- - -=^
o. Werner of the agricultural col
lege found the dealer had planted
seed rejected by tne Nebraska Cer
tified Potato Grower*’ {operative in
1926 and had *hipped the new crop
to Florida under his own certifica
tion in 1927.
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Straws You’ll Like ! I
by Dobbs
A straw, hat alone does not solve the
problem—there must be the right shape,
the correct width of brim—in short, a
model that suits you personally. The
“Dobbs” we sell you will be a happy
combination of style and suitability.
>
Sailors, $2.50 to $5.00
i
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Soft Body Hats $5.00 to $10.0*
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Proper timing, as shown in his takeoff at the left, and a fine sense of balance, Rained by his prac
tice of walking on his hands, shown at right, has made Lee Barnes, world record-braaking pole vaulter of the
Pacific coast, the great athlete he is, according to his coach, Dean Cromwell, of the University of Southern
California.
SMOKER BOUTS
ARE EXCITING
Peck Shows Fine Form
In Bout With Roy
Wallace
SAN BENITO, June 7.—Featured
by the clever exhibition of boxing
given by Patsy Peck, Mission ama
teur, in his bout with Roy Wallace
of this city, the smoker of the San
Benito Athletic club Tuesday night
proved of more interest than usual,
and attracted a crowd that practical
ly filled the room.
Peck, a Mission school boy who has
shown remarkable promise in several
Louts recently, weighs around 155.
ard is built solid, with plenty of
speed, ability to hit, a fair guard,
and indications that he can stand a
let.
Peck outclassed Wallace, but the
local boy put up a good match with
him, and showed a willingness to
swap punches. The Mission boxer
never let himself go, but showed
some fast and clever work, particu
larly with a series of jolting left
jabs which he uses at long range.
The match between the two was
the feature of the card which includ
ed two other boxing bouts, and three
wrestling bouts, all of which pleased
the fans.
The Flying Dutchman, Hans Delfo
cf Rio Hondo, proved too heavy and
tco experienced for Wilcox of Mis
sion, who met him in the opening
ercounter, and, although Delfo <ii<l
not get a fall in the first round, the
second round was changed into an
exhibition of holds.
Delfo has more speed than his
Luild would indicate, and in the third
installment of his wrestling tourna
ment with Bill Kachtic, he had the
Lest of the heavier man most of the,
way. but could not get a fall.
Wright and Brooks, two Mission
boys, met in the other wrestling
event, and Wright secured two out of
three falls. They are fast boys, and
showed promise, but need training
and experience.
The first boxing exhibition was a
three round affair between Lam
bert Landrum of San Benito and
Ernest Madsen of Mission, the boys
battling on about even terms. In
the next bout Harry Espey had a
good edge over J. Harkoy of'Mission,
Espey displaying considerable wal
lop, while making no attempt to
guard himself.
The matches were handled by Bill
Scholes, with A. D. Methven as
timekeeper.
At the close of the meeting Meth
**en announced that the club is seek
r.g the backing of San Benito busi
ness men in order that it may have
<ome clean, attractive sport to offer
:hc boys in the town.
Chief Reynolds appeared on be- !
.alf of his proposed bout at Mata
moros between Matty Matsuda and
lome wrestler out of Kansas City,
ind said he would bring his men to
;he club for an exhibition.
The smoker Tuesday night was the
first inter-city affair, and a num
)er of such events are planned, ac
cording to Scholes. There is no
charge for admission to the smokers
* hich are for club members and
heir friends.
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Standings
ILXAS LEAGUE
Wednesday’s Results
! Wichita Falls 6, San Antonio 0.
Dallas 4, Beaumont 2.
Fort Worth 6. Waco 4.
Houston 7, Shreveport 3.
Thursday’s Schedule
San Antonio at Wichita Falls.
Beaumont at Dallas.
Fort Worth at Waco.
Houston at Shreveport.'
Team— W. L. Pet.
Houston . 40 17 .702
Fcrt Worth. 34 17 .667
San Antonio. 32 24 .571
, Wichita Falls . 29 25 .537
I Shreveport . 26 28 .481
Waco . 24 34 .414
Dallas . 20 35 2164
Beaumont . 15 40 2273
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wednesday’s Results
St. Louis 11, New York 6.
Brooklyn 8, Cincinnati 5.
Chicago 5, Philadelphia 3.
Pittsburgh at Boston, rain.
Thursday’s Schedule
Pittsburgh at Boston.
St. Louis at New York.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Team— W. L. Pet.
Cincinnati . 32 19 .627
St. Louis . 29 19 .596
New York . 25 17 ,595
Chicago . 23 21 .571
Brooklyn . 21 21 .533
Pittsburgh. 20 25 .414
Poston . 17 23 .125
i hiladelphia. 7 34 .171
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wednesday’s Results
New York 8, Cleveland 3.
St. Louis 5. Philadelphia 2.
Washington-Chicago. wet grounds.
Boston at Detroit, rain. *
Thursday’s Schedule
New York at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at St. Louis.
Boston at Detroit.
Team— W. L. Pet.
New York . 37 8 .822
I hiladelphia . 27 16 .628
Cleveland . 24 23 .511
St. Louis . 23 24 .489
Boston . 16 23 .410
Detroit. 19 28 .404
Chicago . 17 29 .370
Washington . 15 27 .349
HUSBANDS ALTERNATES
WASHINGTON. <ff)-Two women
delegates from Connecticut to the
democratic national convention, pro
fiting by a recent slate ruling that
delegates can choose their own alter
nates. have announced that theil
husbands will accompany them.
Toilet Articles
We Have Them!
Eagle Pharmacy,
Inc.
! NEW LOCATION
Brownsville Printing
4 A Stationery Company
4 Has Moved to Jl
: 1233 Elizabeth
GRID STARS ON
VALLEY TRIP
Mann-Campbell Ex
pected to Arrive
By Saturday
Jerry Mann and Red Campbell lef'
Dallas Wednesday morning for th;
Valley to open the Mann-Campbel
school of football at Harlingen. Thcj
will be accompanied by Rags Mat
thews, the other member of th<
school.
Stops will be made at Houston and
San Antonio, where latc-r school)
are to be conducted, for light work
outs. They will arrive here Frid >
or Saturday and will visit all Val
ley cities before the school open)
June 11.
The school at Harlingen will b<
for high school and junior college
athletes. It has received the en
dorrement and recommendation ol
such nationally known coaches a
Knute Rockne of Notre Dame, Ra\
Morrison of S. M. lr.. Bell of T. C
U-. Freeland of Texas Tech, ami
Frank Bridges, former coach of Bay
lor university.
The three members of the stafl
of this school are the best athlete
the state has ever turned out. They
have won national recognition and
were named on many of the All
American football teams.
The school at Harlingen will be
the first of twelve they will conduct
this summer in cities in Texas.
POISON IN BEER BOTTLE
GARY. Ind.—Mrs. Hugo Welsrh
put lye in an empty heer bottle. Her
husband drank it and died.
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AND Dry
Cleaning Co,Inc.
Downtown Branch |
Now located in
Diamond f
Barber Shop I
General Welding
Radiator Specialist »
LAWN MOWER EXPERT
T. J. Rommer
Phone 722
1260 Washington Street
‘OLD GOLD ran away with the show,
says H. B. Warner
in blindfold cigarette test
i
“It sounded like an all- •
star cast when they
handed me the four
leading cigarette brands
to smoke in the blindfold
I test. But one of the four
ran away with the show
... for I picked Old
Gold instantly. There’s
a mildness and a smooth
ness to Old Gold that
makes it stand out in
any company.”
H. B. WARNER
.. Itir of both
the footlights sod
the silver screes
...His latest sue
esstes were is
“The Kins of
Rings” sod "Sor
rell sad Sos.**
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Made from the
heart-ltavix of
thetobacco plant
• r. uruvd c*.. em. nee
Why you can'pick them~r%-.'/» the dark
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Three type* of leaves grow on the tobaeeo plant ... eoarse tofh
leaves, irritating to the throat . . . withered ground-leaves, without
taste or aroma . . . and the heart-leaves, rich in cool and fragrant
smoking qualities. Only the heart-leaves are used in OLD GOLDS.
How this test was made
The test was conducted by the
representative of a leading East
ern University and a disinter
ested witness selected by them.
Mr, Warner w as asked to smoke
each of the four leading brands
while blindfolded, clearing his
taste with coffee between smokes.
Only one question was askedt
“Which one do you like best?*}
SMOOTHER . . . BETTER—“NOT A COUGH IN A CARLOAD’!
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7~ lllill Birthday Gift price* on Dre»»e», Millinery, Conts, Under
v wear, Hosiery and Accessories
Saturday,
June 9 . i
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