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PORKERSA R
S. M. U„ RICE
| ARE TO BLAME
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Declare These Teams
Owe Home Game on
Arkansas Groun d s
But Will Not Sign
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.. Feb. 16.—J
—B. N. Wilson, chairman of ath
; letiz relations of the University of
i Arkansas, issued a statement today
blaming tnree members of the South
west conference fer the fact that
Arkansas’ tentative schedule for the
coming tootbal! season includes only
three conference games.
Southern Methodist University and
. Tlice Institute, both owe Arkansas
* . Karnes, and have not played on Pork
t b er territory for four years, he said,
n V Friineis A. Schmidt, Knzorback ath-1
I letic director, suEgested that as the
\ ' Rice Owls have open dates Nov. 2.1
- and the Saturday before Thanksgiv-1
ing, the Owls would fit in nicely with
the Arkansas schedule and thereby i
make it possible for the Porkers to |
play four conference games as re- '
quired by conference rules.
The statement by Professor Wil- ,
son was in reply to a statement yes
terday by I)r. D. A. Pcnich, presi
dent of the Southwest conference. It!
follows: i
“The University of Arkansas has
mad i every effort to arrange at least .
four football games with member* ,
of the Southw est conference for the
season of J929. At the present time ,
however, only three members of the f
conference, namely, the University ’
of Te~as, Texas A. & M.. and Baylor
llnissrdtf. are carrying out with
iaj. Aikansas the conference ruling re
, yarding home and homa game* of
yf Xpotball.
"~m “Each of the other three members I
V of the conference owe Arkansas a !
home game, and two of the three have
not appeared upon the Arkansas field I
for four years as they are lequired I
lty conferences rules to do.
“The University of Arkansas at all
times stands ready to carry out con
ference rules requiring the schedul- I
ing of games on the home fields of 1
opponents. AH it expects Is that;
opponents will alto conform to con
ference regulations."
Paddock Open To
Valley Speaking
Dates In Future
Charles Paddock. U. S. Olympic
sprint star, is open to engagements
for a speaking tour in the Valley,
it was announced by his manager,
“Speed" Wallace, Saturday night.
Paddock is to make a speaking tour
of Florida during Mnrch but has ex
pressed intention of coming, to the
Valley prior to that time. Taddock
visited this section last year and
w-as favorably impressed with the
Valley, expressing intention <»f ic
turninir as soon as possible. He ran
an exhibition 50-yard dash against
Valley sprinters while here.
Any ciub, school or organisation
wishing to have Paddock address
them should communicate with
“Speed" Wallace at the Moore hotel
in Harlingen not latch than Monday.
START TICKET SALE
HARLINGEN. Feb. 16—Sal* of,
tickets for the Southern Pacific
Glee club program here February 22.
has been started, according to My
ron F. Ward, secretary of the cham
ber of commerce.
The tickets vrill he on sale at the
chamber.
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MISS IS COMELY;
¥ ¥ ¥
LUBBOCK MAN IS
¥ ¥ ¥
HUNTING FOR CAR
LULING, Tex, Feb. 16.—
A. Graves, local machinist, smiled
broadly today when he saw a come
ly young woman get in his parked
automobile and drive away.
He pictured her embarrassment
when sha discovered her mistake
and returned with the machine.
Tonight, however, Graves began
to doubt the humor of the situa
tion. Nothing had been seen of the
“absent minded” miss since she
hit the Houston highway at the
edge of town.
CREDIT RULE
WTSSTOCKS
Price Tumbles Follow
ing Federal Reserve
Warning
NEW YORK. Feb. 16.—(Ah—The
flood gates of liquidation were again
thrown open on the New York stock
exchange today, as the federal re
serve board’s credit warning,
strengthened yesterday by the un
qualified approval of the federal ad
visory council, still hung over the
stock market like a storm eloud.
Mort of the active clocks lost
from $1 to $21 a share in the flood
of selling. Trading was in large
volume for a two-hour Saturday
session, nearly 2.500,000 shares
changing hands. The Associated
I'ress price index of 50 leading in
dustrials dropped 2.6 points to a new
low at 201.8, about 5 1-2
points below the record high estab
lished Feb. 1. The index of It) lead
ing rails fell about a point to a
new low for the year, about 8 1-2
points under the year's high.
The common stock of Radio Cor
poration of America, which sold as
high as $120 late last year, dtap
ped S21 during the session, touch
ing $325. Adams Express lost $18.
Such issues as Allied Chemical,
Commercial Investment Trust, In
ternational Combustion Fngineerng.
International Telephone. Motor Pro
ducts, and Wright Aero sold off $6
to $10. U. S. Steel, Consolidated
Gas, New York Central, and Ameri
can Telephone were among issues
losing $2 or more.
The spurt in the call money rate
from 6 1-2 to 10 per cent yester
day caused further unsettlement of
speculative confidence, and traders
found little incentive to carrv
their holdings over the week-end.
Al«o, the announcement last night
that the federal reserve council,
composed of one member from each
federal reserve district, had given
complte approval to the federal re
serve board’s efforts to halt exces
sive use of credit for speculation,
strengthened the belief in Wall i
Street that the reserve officials i
mean business.
ECKSTROM HANDEALL
CHAMPION OF TEXAS
FORT WORTH. Feb. 16.—W—Dr.
Charles Eckstrom of Houston won
the handball singles championship of i
Texas here todav by defeating all
three opponents he met in the elim
ination tournament. He disposed of
all of them in an easy manner, win
ning G of the 8 games by wide mar- I
gins.
FROG TRACK
OUTLOOK GOOD
26 Thinly Clads Are
Working Under
Matty Bell
FORT WORTH] Feb. ie.-Whh
twenty-six men working out each
afternoon, track work at Texas Chris
tian University is getting under way
in earnest. Coach Matty Bell's con
tract at T. C. U. does r.ot expire
until next fall, anti he will pilot the
Purple cinder candidates again thU,
year.
Matty's thinly-clad* appear to be
strong in the dashes and weights,
but most of the material reporting
this season has had no trial in real
competition.
In the dashes Bell will have Cy
Leland. one of the fastest men ever
to report to him. Bob Alexander and
Othol Martin. These men are ex
pected to fill the place left vacant by
Kenneth McCorkle and Merlin To
lcr^ last year's dash men.
Charley Hilburn is a veteran pole
I v.suiter and is expected to aid the
I *' rogs materially this year. UcDoti
I nell is a veteran weight man, and
: this department appears to be strong
with the addition of Brumbelow,
Griffith and Barr to the ranks of
the beavers. Bud Norman is an old
! hand at the high and broad jump.
Several men are reporting for the
, middle and long distances as well a;
I for hurdles. However, none of them
are veterans and a great dead of
work is expected to bo put in this de
partment.
Ponies Planning
Special Trains
For Big Contest
tSpecial to The Herald)
DALLAS, Tex.. Feb. 16.—“Prepara
tions are now being made to run spe
cial trains to the S. M. U.-Nebraska
University game In Lincoln, Neb.,
Oct. 5. 1020," W. H. (Bill) Hitzel
berger, organizer of the record
i breaking West Point trip last year
announced Thursday. The announce
ment came a* a result of hundreds
of requests of Dallasites and Texans
who wish to attend the game.
The entire east and north was
amazed last year when a team ac
companied by a fifty piece college
band and over eight hundred sup
porters, traveled 1700 miles to set n
world’s record for the number of
fans to travel such a distance to
witness a football game, but, by the
interest shown at this date, even a
greater number of fans are planning
to make the Nebraska trip.
Added interest in the Nebraska
gam* came as a result of the change
in the coaching personnel of Nebras
ka University. D. X. Bihie, former
head coach of Texas A. 4- M. and one
ef the pioneers of the game in the
southwest, v ill bo head coach of
football at Nebraska when the S. M
U. Ponies meet the Cornhuskers nett
fail. Mr. Hitxelberger plana a ape
eisl train for Ags-io supporters end
admirer* of Mr. Bible who with to
see their forme- mentor under new
colors, locking horns with his old
rival Kay Morriaor.
“In addition to the A. 4- M. special
a special train for Nebraska alumni
club, which has been recently or
ganized here in Dallas, is making
special plans and arrangements for
entertainment of the many Husksr
‘exes’ in this section who have ex
pressed their desire to make n visit
to their almn mater.”
T. M. C. OF TERRELL WINS
PARIS. Tex.. Feb. 16.—f4*i—Pre
sentin'- “The Valiant." Texas Mili
tary- College of Terrell won first
place in the district one-act play
contest held here last night under
auspices of the Texas Junior College
association.
What Spring offers
f( \r Men
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and better than we’ve ever shown.
Broader shoulders in the coat, easy
fitting trousers. If you are keen for
the smart, the alert, the wide-awake
in quality clothers, here’s the store for
you.
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styles and newest shades. The slight
ly tapered crown and narrower brim
prevail in medium and dark shades of
brown and in darker tones of gray.
Sox -- Ties -- Shirts
A complete line, new patterns, new
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BURNS TO BATTLE GASPIRO
_IN MERCEDES MONDAY NIGHT
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HIDALGO TITLE
Defeat Donna 27 to 23
In H-»rd Fought
contest
(Specitl to The Herald;
Mr ALLEN, Tex.. Feb. 16.-McAl
len won the basketball championship
of Hidalgo county this afternoon,
nosing out the Donna high school
quint, 27 to 23, in a fiercely and
' cio> ely fought game.
The game was close all the way,
and only a few points separated the
teams at every stage of the game.
Overstreet, Bulldog football star,
was the high point seercr for his
mates, ringing up thirteen points.
t'oach Jim Dyl.cs, of McAllen, dis
trict director of basketball, will
start preparations for the tournament
of this district to be held in .McAllen
! Friday and Saturday of this week.
Cameron, Starr, Hidalgo and Wil
lacy counties are members of the
dirtrict.
A gpiie Fish Down
Reagan 38 to 22
COLLEGE STATION. Tex.. Feb. 16.
—</Pl—Flashing their best form of
the season, the Texas Agee fresh
man cagerr defeated John II. Reagan
h’ ;h school from Houston. 38 to 22.
here today.
CAPS CANADIAN TITLE
MONTREAL. Feb. 16.—— Ross
Robinson, of Toronto, won the Cana
dian speed skating title here today,
scoring two first places and one sec
ond which combined with his victory
in the 880 yards last night, gave
him a grand total of 110 points.
"TIGERS BUY YDB
DETROIT. Feb. 16.—<JP)—Emil
Yds, veteran left handed pitcher,
bss been purchased by the Detroit
Tigers from Indianapolis of the Amer
ican association, it was announced
today.
¥ vwstock Slow
At Fort Worth
FORT WORTH, Feb. 16— iM*>—
Trading in livestock here Saturday
showed- the usual short supply with
mixed loads making up the receipts
and buyers and sellers making a
short session of it.
No change noted in the cattle
prices while not enough sheep
changed hands to fully test the mar
kft. Hogs sold 16c to 15c lower.
No steers Included in the receipts
and only a few odd head of bulls
and most of them were . common
Ii"ht bulls. They sold around 56 to
S6.R0, with a few of the heavier
bulls at 57 and $7.50.
A few slaughter yearlings and
heifers sold at steady values, qual
ity considered. Most of the trading
on common packages that sold at
*7.50 to 58.25.
Packages of eows cleared on hids
from 54.50 for a few old "shells'' to
58215 for fairly good beef cows. The
hulk of the packages sold at |5.50
to $7.
Buyers took the light supply of
calves at values in line with the
weak's trading. No carlots offered
and sales ranged from *6.75 to
510.75.
Stocker cattle absent from the
day’s offering.
With only 25 sheep listed for the
dav values were considered steady.
The best rail butchers sold at 519
and truck top was $9.40. Bulk of
the 175-259 pound butchers 59210 to
510; packing sows $8 to ?8.76.
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(Special to The Herald)
MERCK DBS, Tex., Feb. 16.—Chuck
Burns, of San Antonio, a battling
boy who fought Young Stribling a
couple of times, some two years ago.
arm made a good showing, is coining
• to the Valley again, and will enter
I taiy Valley fight fans, at Mercedes
1 Monday night, in a 10-rour.d bout
with Danny Gasparo, of Fort Clark.
Gasparo and Burns, are 165-pound
bruisers, and are headliners on A1
j Robinson's fight card, to be staged
■ at the arena iu this city.
Promoter Robinson has lined up
:a burteh of fighters' vhoni, be be
> lieves, to be the best he has ever
gotten together at one time.
Besides the Burnx-Gaspnri 10
round bout, Battling Shaw and Ken
Maccy wilt tangle; Plakie Payo and
Johnny Cruz, are scheduled l'or an
other preliminary. Robinson ex
pects to line up one more good pre
liminary, and may have a battle royal
between dusky hued warriors, as a
curtain raiser.
Chuck Burns and Gaspr.ro have met
twice before, both fights resulting
in a draw. Burns is known as the
San Antonio “socker.” And Gasparo
is the pride of the soldiers of Fort
Clark. They are in excellent condi
tion, Promoter Robinson announces.
Ken Maccy. the Harlingen “wind
mill” and Battling Shaw, the “punch
er” will battle in what is expected to
be one of the greatest preliminary
battles ever seen in the Valley.
Johnny Cruz and Tayo, the other
i preliminary battlers, are boys of rep
j station, and Payo. who will make his
! first appearance before a Valiev
audience, comes with the prestige of
being one of the hardest fighters in
and around San Antonio.
The bouts are scheduled to get
underway at 8:S0 o’eioek.
TEXAS LEAGUE
TO HOLD MEET
Teams to Formulate
Schedule Sunday
At Dallas
DALLAS, Feb, 1C.—[JP)—Texns
F.eaguc club owner* will put the fin
ishing touches on preparations for
the 1229 season when they meet in
j ?r*eial railed session here tomorrow
to draft a schedule and iron out oth
! cr dct&II? of the rpproachirg race.
Indications were the confab would
be a peaceable one. barring tha usaal
squabbles over holiday dates. Of
i fietals arriving ton'ght said so far as
they knew no controversial subjects
! were up. Nor weru any player trades
contemplated.
William Ruggles. leaeue static
ticinn. and Fred Ankenman, president
of the Houston club, said today they
' had completed a tentative schedule to
! be presented for approval of the club
; owners. The schedule, ns prepared,
calls for 160 grmes with no split
season, starting April 16 and closing
September 15. It was said the own
ers might vote to tack eight more
game* on the chart, closing Septem
ber 22.
It alro was understood the schedule
drawn called for the usual arrange
ment on holidays, with the choice
dntes noing to Dallas, Houston. San
| Antonio and Fort Worth, the larger
I cities of the circuit.
SITLPIH R SPRINGS WINNER
! GREENVILLE. Feb. 1R.—</P»-Sul
■ phur Springs won the District R In
tcrsrholastic league basketball cham
pionship here tonight, defeating Are
Ridge, Van Zandt county, 49 to 28.
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Houston Golfers
Stave Off Stars
On Home Course
HOUSTON, Feh. 16.—(A*)—After
defeating Ossie Carlton and Jack
Speer, local amateurs, 5 and 4 in
morning play. Leo Diegel and Walter
Hagen < ovld do no beter than an even
break with Carlton and George Ro
tan, another Houstonian, at tho Hous
ton '’euntry club hera thia afternoon.
Diegel and Hagen carded a best
ball of 66 this morning, but were two
strokes higher during the afternoon.
Tho sensational play of Rotan on the
last few holes of the match featured
the second round. With three holes
to play, two down, Rotan cut loose
with a par three on the tough 237
yard sixteenth and brought in a
birdie four at the long seventeenth to
square the mutch. Carlton esnie
through to hold the proa with a par
four on the home hole.
HURLERSWORK
OUTJlT s. a.
Giants Apparently Do
Not Approve Of
• 10-Man Nine
SAN ANTONIO. Tex., Feb. 16.—(JP#
—John Heydler's 10-nian-team plan
may not have much chance for a
trial, considering the way the New
York Giants pitchers are in spring
j training here. When Ray Schalk
strung out his athletes here today
for their second workout he shot
them right in to stick work, and as
the first squad is made up largely
of pitchers every flinger got his full
portion of batting practice.
Carl Hubbell took his turn on the
mound during batting practice while
his fallow pitchers drove the hall
repeatedly into the outfield with
| vicious cuts.
Then Joe Genewieh took up the
burden and as fast as he put the
ball ovor, it came back.
Rig Jim Chaplin joined the squad
today on his arrival from Florida,
apparently in perfect form.
Another arrival was Walter Stow
rers, pitcher of the Bridgeport East
ern league club, who came in to
■ work out with the Giants.
SAINTS 36. HOWARD PAYNE 29
AUSTIN. Feb. 16.—<A»>—The abil
ity of Jansing, Saint center, to hit
the basket from all angles enabled
St. Edwards University to defeat
Howard Payne College of Rrown
wood. 36 to 29 at basketball here to
night. Jansing accounted for 16 of
the victors’ points. Howard Payne
led 39 to 16 at half time.
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STARS SIGN
AT HOUSTON
Golfers Getting Set
For Invitational
Tournament
HOUSTON. Feb. 16.—bP>—Tw©
more top notch golfers were added 1
to the championship division of the
Houston Country club invitation !
event today when Keefe Carter and ;
hi* brother, Dorsal, both of Ukliho
ma City, cheeked in.
More than 300 golfers will tee off
Tuesday morning in the qualifying ■
test. The last 18 of the preliminary
test will be held Wednesday and
Thursday morning will bring the first j
round of match competition.
All matches in the championship
division will be 30 holes, placing the
finals Sunday.
With arrival of the Tarter brothers,
the number of nationally known
golfers was increased to six. Johnny
Dawson and Walter Crowe of Chi
cago are here and Chicago alao will
be represented by Don Armstroag.
11*28 Pan-American champion and
Lou Goldbeck.
Texas golfers entered in the tour
nament ar© expected to pull in Sun
day. Wichita Falls will have its ©i«
standbys, Dudley Golding and Tom
my Cochran. Cochran, twice winner
of the Texas championship and Cf«!d
inf, medalist of last year, aru both
regarded as title division players. -
Gym Class Will
Meet on Monday
The recently organised gym class
1 of women in this city, will hold its
second session Monday evening at
the Methodist church, in the base
ment. Mrs. Joe Ingram, director, an
nounces.
i Beginning Monday, the classes
j will be held on that day and Thurs
day of each week, and the class has
| been augmented by a number of new
! member?. Morning class?? will be
as soon a? enough entrants are en
rolled.
The first class held Thursday of
I last week numbered ten. and Mm.
Ingram states that a do&cn new
members have been added.
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TEXAS TRACK MEETS
GAINESVILLE. Fla.. Feb. 16.—GP
—The University of Florida track
squad will participate both in the
Texas relays at Austin Mareh 29 and
Southern University r'griya at Dal|q*
on March 30, James R. Boyd, jr.,
graduate manager of athletics, an
nounced tonight.
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