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VI
GIRLS’ BASEBALL TITLE WILL BE AT STAKE MONDAY NIGHT
WHAMERETTES
AND LA FERIA
WILL BATTLE
Record Crowd Likely
At Mercedes
MERCEDES— Monday night the
girls' Texas Amateur Athletic Fed-
eration softball tournament title
la up. and the La Feria girls will
be out to hand the Edcouch Wham-
erettes a second lacing In a row.
Last Thursday the La Feria
lassies walked over Edcouch 14 to i
but it was Edcouchs first defeat
In the double elimination tourna-
ment and called for another game
between the two teams.
La Feria already had one defeat
ehalked up against her Monday
however the La Ferlans go into
the game with an even break on
| defeats and quite an advantage on
the record where that 14 to 1 win
•looms big.
Edcouch. however will be In to
a\enge the defeat handed her last
0 weok. And this time they may be
able to solve the slants Martha
Stallings. La Pert as ace twirler.
puts across the plate.
8herill pitched for Edcouch last
week and the La Ferians got a lot
of lusty hits. She probably wtTl
pitch again Monday and she mav
have the La Feria lassies under
control.
An added feature of the title
night will be a clash between the
first and second all-star teams
picked by fans recently.
In addition to the best 20 players
picked by the fans for the first
and second teams alternated nam-
ed:
Sherrill. Edcouch. pitcher: Oilll-
1 water Raymondpllle. second base;
Parks Raymondvllle. third base;
De Leon. McAllen. left field: and
Doan. Raymondvllle. center field.
Each of the alternates Is expected
to see action in the all-star contest.
The first game Is scheduled to
get under way Monday at « p m.
Texas Nine Remains
In Diamond Tourney
DENVER— </P>— It's up to either
a Texas team or an Oklahoma out-
fit to stage a baseball version of the
march through Georgia in the Den-
ver Post's baseball tournament.
Otherwise a ftred-up Buford. G* .
aggregation will take back home
the first championship ever won by
a team from the deep south in this
event.
Dunren. Okla . and Mount Pleas-
ant. Texas will clash Mondav The
loser goes out while the winner
plays Buford In a championship
contest Tuesday night.
) __
Four Are Admitted
By Isabel Yachters
> PORT ISABEL—Four Valleyttes
were admitted to membership In
the Port Isabel Yacht club at Its
regular business session here Sun-
day afternoon.
Those admitted to the yacht club
were F. G. Petch Harlingen and
Bud Bmgley. Bill Earle and F*ill
Amslie. all of Brownimlle.
R. W. Pitts commodore of the
club said there are now 20 on the
roster.
Budget Terms
On Cameras and supplies. Small
down payment and terms up to
12 mo. on balance.
A. ROGERS phr
Across from El .fardin Hotel
Phone M — Brownsville
IN TITLE GAME TONIGHT
June Yittetoe of the Fdrourh Whamerettes will he scrn in action
Monday ni*ht at Mercedes. Her play ha* been *o consistent that she
was named firstbaseman on the lll-TAAF tournament second team
selection. (H. C. Appleton photo)
- «f Fdcouch. who
rated the centerfield portion on
the all-TAAF tournament selec-
tions is pictured above. She
plavs tonight in the title encount-
er at Mercedes between the F.d-
couch Whamerettes and La Feria.
iH. (*. Appleton photo)
J/r
Flnora Ciafner of Edrmch jval-
lr slams the hall a far pier*
when she comes to hat. She mas
named shortcenter on the second
team selection of the T AAF
tournament in progress at Mer-
cedes. (H. C .Appleton photo)
Hinkly’s Marina
Is in Operation
PORT ISABEL—Providing wharf-
age for 38 boats is Ed Hinkly's new
Marina located on the Laguna
Madre between City and Power*
piers.
Recently completed by Chase and
Leonard of Port Isabel the yacht
basin measures 210 by 183 feet and
is protected by a circular bulkhead
with a 20-foot entrance gap
The Marina provides brokerage
marine gas and oil. marine rail-
ways. wharfage for sail and motor
craft and other facilities.
There is a pier Jutting into the
middle of the basin on which is lo-
cated an office storeroom and resi-
dence. Night lighting and 24-hour
service are provided.
Hinkly’s Marina is the official
headquarters for the Port IsaBcl
Yacht club.
The planet Jupiter is bigger and
heavier than all the other planets
' rolled into one.
Rice Now Making
Goo-Goo Eyes At
Duke Ace Gridder
By EDDIE RRIETZ
NEW' YORK— 4’ —Guess you no-
ticed Mtke Jacobs hasn't bought
the Dodgers yet—and tf you think
lie will you’ve co’ a b< here
...Our Brooks still are in the
punching but from this perch it
looks like Deacon Bill M Kechnie *
lads by at least ten games. <Re-
member that one.)...Down In North
Carolina where your agent has
been loafing they'll give you a prize
If you ran prove that the best bass
fishing in the country isn't to be
found In their famous Currituck
sound.
IDEE THOl'GHT
To us it makes not rhjme or rea-
son
Why the Phils should end the
season.
Little Appalachian college down
In North Carolina la an keen to
sneak up on North Carolina U. in
the football opener they worked
out all last winter in the snow ...
International League President
Ftank Shaughnessy. a retired ma-
jor In the Canadian army offered
his services in the current goings-
on. but was turned down—too old
they said...Rice Is making goo-goo
eyes at Ike Gill 200 pounds of
trouble who lost a decision to the
academics at Duke.
Ohio slaters to a man are cry-
ing into their beer. Reason: Rol-
Ue Bevan. Dartmouth trainer who
has been summering around Mas-
silon headed hack east with
George Slusser. Massilon's great
high school halfback. In his pock-
et. Gent* that neatly hurt...
...Jimmy Grtppo. Mflio Betlina's
manager who lost a wad of sugar
betting against Billy Conn in hia
two fights with Melin. is trying to
recoup by hacking Conn against
Bob Pastor Tuesday night. He
has laid out 1.000 $ at 8 to S.
TODAY'S Gl'EST STAR
L. S. Gregory. Portland Oregon:
The major league races still have
several weeks to run...But if I was
a betting man I’d stake my house
and lot on Del Baker and his De-
troit* to come in first m the Am-
erican League."
I CAN HAPPEN HERE
At Laurtnburg (N. C.) the other
day. two negro ball teams broke
up the game to chase a rabbit
which charged on the field .. FI*
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_
“We favor adequate preparedness for National De-
fense and recommend enlistment in the U. 8. Army
to eligible young men.**
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OPEN CRUCIAL
2-TILT SERIES
Feller Hurls As Loop
Leaders Settle Tie
BY GAYLE TALBOT
Associated Press Sports Writer
Oscar Vltt was In the happy posi-
tion of being able to send Bob
Feller the best pitcher in the
business to the mound Monday as
lua Cleveland Indians opened an
im|)ortant two-game series against
the Detroit Tigers at Cleveland.
The two clubs fought their wav
into a tie for the American league
lead Sunder each with 64 wins and
44 losses and the outcome of their
txattles Monday and Tuesday night
have a vital bearing on the race.
Feller After Twentieth
With Feller trying to rack up
his 20th victory of the year. Man-
ager Del Baker of the Tigers was
iorred to call upon John Gorsica
who ha.s won 7 and lost 5. He didn't
have a veteran readv for duty.
The Tigers suffered two losses
to the Chicago W’hite Sox Sunday.
’ each by scorea of 4 to 3 to lose
the leadership.
Cleveland gamed a full game bv
(splitting with the St. Louis Browns.
Al Milnar scored lis 15th win as
the Indiaas took the first game.
12 to 4. but the Browns knocked
Johnny Allen and Al Smith from
the hill to capture the second 7
to 6.
Red Sox Lose
Young Sid Hudson of the Wash-
ington Senators beat Lefty Grove
of the Red Sox. 2 to 1. Hudson
gave five hits and drove across a
run to score his 10th victory.
The Yankees made it three
•itraight over the Philadelphia Ath-
letics when Joe Gordon slapped a
home run In the 11th.
Cincinnati's National leagu* lead
was w-hittled to five games as the
champions bowed to the St Louis
Cardinals twice. 3 to 2 and 3 to
1. Mort Coooer set the Reds down
with two hits to beat Paul Der-
ringer in the firat. and Lon Warn-
eke cut them down in the second
I Brooklvn gained a game bv
splitting with the Boston Bees Bill
Posedel licked the Dodgers. 3 to
2. in the first bit Lefty Vito
lamulis blanked the Bees. 3 to 0.
Pitt In T'wrth Place
Frankie FrifChs Pittsburghers
scored twice over the Chicago Cuba.
I 7 to 3 and 5 to 1. vaulting into
fourth place onlv two games back
of the New York Giants. The Pir-
ates have won 10 of their last 11
starts. But thev probablv have too
much ground to make up—some
13’* games.
The Philles and the Giants broke
even Kirby Higbe snapped a nine-
rame losing streak for the PhiLs
when he beat the Giants. 2 to 0.
i in the opener. Hal Schumacher
I ihen pitched an equally arti«tic
victory for the Giants. 8 to 2. as
• he set the Phils down with three
hits.
Softball
SOFTBALL
Monday
Mercedes tournament: La Feria
girls vs Edcouch Whamerettes Tor
T A A F championship.
McAllen tournament: Edelsteina
of Brownsville vs Mata of Harlin-
gen. in final match for winners
bracket. Sharyland vs McAllen in
semi-final for losers bracket.
Brownsville; Pan American boys
vs Mauldin.
Edinburg Raymondville va Edin-
burg (girls).
Tuesday
McAllen tournament: Edinburg
vs loser of Fdelstein-Mata game
Mercedes: San Perlita vs Merce-
des 1 girlst.
Wednesday
| McAllen tournament: Sharvland-
McAllen tilt winner play* victor of
Tuesday night s game.
Brownsville: Firestone va Aurora
Barbers.
McAllen: Edcouch va McAllen
«girlst.
Thursday
McAllen tournament: Representa-
tive in the winners bracket and the
remaining team in the losers
bracket start a three-out-of-five
fight for the championship.
San Perlita: Mission vs 8an Per-
j lita 'girls).
Edcouch: Raymondville vs Ed-
couch (girls).
Friday
Brownsville: Firestone vs Gra-
hams.
Sebastian: Edinburg va Sebas-
tian.
THE WHY OF THF HOLE
W’hithout a hole In the canopy of
a parachute the compressed air
would be forced to escape from Its
edges thus causing the passenger
to swing back and forth after the
manner of a pendulum.
nally a renter fielder snagged the
hare with his glove and his side
was declared the winner.
One MINUTE INTERVIEW
Joe Di Magglo: "Give him time
and my kid brother. Dom will be
the greatest of the base ball-play mg
Di Maggie*."
* AS GRACEFUL CRAFT RACED SUNDAY
Si* of the nine hosts entered in the Tort Isabel
Yarht Club rare* Sunday af>-noon on the La-
guna Madre are shown above sailing briskly down
wind aided by a *tlff bree*e. F.d Hinkly »k*
rnmmndorf *( the fleet plared first.
BILLY THE CONN
FAILS TO MAKE
NEEDED WEIGHT
Will Barely Get Over
1 75-Pound Class
NEW YORK — ivd — The rosy
drpam of building Billy Conn into
a bulging-muscled heavyweight has
turned out to be just another night-
mare again.
The Pittsburgh pretty boy was ex-
pected to scale about 180 pounds for
his tussle Tuesday night with Bob
Pastor in the Polo Grounds. In-
Mead. it now appears hp will be
lucky to get past the 175-popnd lim-
j It for light heavyweights—a division
from which he is about to •abdi-
cate” while still ruler in order to
campaign for the heavy sugar
among the big boys.
Didn’t Fill Out
Every time Conn has come to
town in the last six months or so.
his handlers have told you confi-
dently he was filling out like a bal-
loon. was no longer able to get
down to the light-heavy limit un-
doubtedly would be a 180-pounder
and up from here on. and would be
ready for Joe Louis in .September.
At his camp near scenic Gros-
singer’s Lake he Upped the beam
at 184 or thereabouts when he
started to work. He was 180 as late
as last Monday. But Tuesday his
boils came bark. He flew to Pitts-
burgh to have one treated had to
take hot baths as part of the cure
and Manager Johnny Rav admits
now that Billy won't be as heavy
as we hoped.**
No Cirrus For Him
Such bring the case Billy the
Kid is going to find himself in for
no cirrus Tuesday night. A flawy
bexer. himself he Is tangling with
one of the best ring generals among
the bigger fellows a determined bat-
tler who has gone 21 rounds with
Joe Louis and has dented the cham-
pionship hopes of many another
aspirant besides Conn.
OILERS LOSE IN
SPITE OF DEAN
Diz Pitches 1 1 Innings
Of Four-Hit Ball
By The A«soriaied Press
The once great Dizzy Dean Is
j dotng his part toward letting the
Tulsa Oilers into a berth for the
Texas league playoff next month
but hu» mates won’t co-operate.
Diz hurled 11 inntngs of runless
four-hit ball against Rogers Horns-
by'i Oklahoma City Indians Sun-
dav. only to ser the Indians win.
1 to 0. in the twelfth after he had
tetired for a pinch hitter. Orvil
> Grove went the route for the Red-
men.
Hornsby's charges then made a
sweep of the doubleheader by tak-
ing the nightcap. 4 to 3.
Dallas could do no better than
break even with the cellar-mon-
opolizing Fort Worth Cats. The
Cats scored four times in the tenth
to take the first game. 8 to 4. Dal-
las copped the afterpiece. 7 to 5.
Beaumont and Sheveport broke
even. Beaumont capturing th*
first game 3 to 1. and Shreve-
ix»rt the second. 2 to 0.
Houston showed It s the class of
! the league bv vanquishing runner-
up San Antonio 4 to 2 and 3 to 1.
cat-shaped cheeses
Some authorities sav that the
phrase “Cheshire cat” originated
from the htbtt of cheeses being
molded into the shape of a cat
during early times In Cheshire
county .ngland.
A . - ~ ~ ~ 11 " '-—
—
Baseball
Standings
TEXAN LEAOUB
Standing*
Taatr W L P«t
Houston . *• *3 *77
■Pan Antonio . 7A It 371
i>*aumnitt . 43 4d Ml
Oklahoma Cit* . ** 47 .44*
Dallas . M 44 443
Shra* sport . 34 tti 447
. iit It II 441
Port Wurth . «7 43 147
Ratal’s Bandas
Brauntont 3-0 Shreveport 1-3
Houston 4-3; San Anton " 3-1
Port worth 4-s Dallas 4-7
Oklahoma Cit- 1-4 Tu'«a 0-1
f.trass T«d« »
Beau moo’ at Rhrevepor
•an Antonio at Hcis’on
Dallas *» For' Wurth
Tuiaa at Oklahoma City.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Standings
Toam 7ir L M
tJlftr t . •* *4 343
Ctevslard . 44 44 143
Bos*rn . 3* 44 .142
Chicago . 33 30 .113
N*» York .3* *1 »1°
Washington . 47 3a 443
Hf Luu i s . 47 44 433
Phtladeiph.a .. 40 44 .343
Rssalts Banda*
New York 7. Philadelphia 4
Chic*t" *•* Do'roll 1-3
Washington J. Boston 1
Cl*’stand 13-* P’ Ionia 4-7
(liars Today
Do’roit at Cloroland
Chirag> at St. Louis iJ4»
Only gams*.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Standings
Tram * L P*
Cincinnati .. 3d 447
Hsw York .»4 44 343
Brook I *n . 42 33 .344
Pmsb’itgn . *2 44 .113
Chlragn . 34 33 .303
S’ LOUIS .. 33 .443
Bon or .40 43 .34*
Philadelphia . *2 •• -**7
Rstalts Banda*
Rt loirs 3-3. Cincinnati 3-1
Boston 3-0 Broo*l*n 3-1
Pittsburgh 5-7 Chicago 3-1
Ph.lad»!phia 1-2 N*« York 0-4
r.>mss Ted**
Cinctnna’1 a’ Pittsburgh iNi
S’ Louis at Chicago
Only gams*.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
M lu'iukss 3-3 Minneapolis 4-10
Kansas Cit* j-n St Paul *-!
!rdianap"|is j.|* Co’umbua 3-4
Louit*l!la *-*. Toisdn 3-0.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
R rminaham 1-7; Chattanooga 1-4
KnokMlls 4-1. L't'l* Rock 3-1
Kssh-ille 7-4; Ms-np*’!* 3-0
Atlanta 4. Nsa Orleans 3.
New Life Saving
Class to Begin
A new American Red Crons life
Bovin* claw will get underway on
Monday afternoon at the Ric
Grande Yacht club basin at the
Pori of Brownsville
Tlie classes will be for advanced
swimmers seeking the senior award
and will be held from 5 to 6 p. m
dally.
Although the classes will be held
primarily for Pan American Air-
wavs flight personnel other ad-
duced swimmers are welcome to
take the course officials said
The course la required of P A A
pilots radio operators and atew-
arda.
Giving the course will be F E
Libbe PAA instructor who will be
assisted by Uriah Stegman and W
G. Bums V. Lee Mitchell is chair-
man of the local Red Cross life sav-
ing committee.
Nearly 30 Brownsvllleltea com-
pleted Junior and senior life sav-
ing requirements at a recent Red
Cross course here.
Formerly the navy collier Ju-
piter. the U. S S. Langley has the
distinction of being the fir*t elec-
trically-propelled vessel In the
United States Navy.
-—■ ———
M’NEILL BOWS
TO BOB’S SKILL
Awkward Shows He’s
Still Champ
RYF N. Y—'&)—Don’t let Robbv
Riggs* ridiculous duck waddle and
his boyish manners disarm you
Thrv rur.c one of Uie ahrewdet
brains in tennis.
Axk Don McNeill wrho was almost
ready to feel sorry for the supposed-
ly-slipping national champion be-
fore they took to the rourts for the
eastern grass rourts final 8undiy.
For Don was the gallery idol
the man who was to deliver tennis
from a champion who hasn't been
overwhelmed with popularity. But
Don was victimized by Ruby Rob-
ert” 6-2. 3-6. 7-5. 6-4 simply because
the little guy is able to visualize
every opponents' weakness and is
fully able to rise to whatever occa-
sion presents itself
For a slugger ltke Mr Neill the
Riggs' brain has figured out the
answer — steadiness. He covered
worlds of court returning shot alter
shot until Don* durability wore
out.
fcpeetaeular as Bobby was in the
finals he wasn't in it with America'*
other champion blond Alice Marble
With the lass of but one set the
queen marrhed through the field
and crushed what may be the last
serious bid of Helen Jacobs four-
tim * national champion In the pro-
cess.
The 6-1. 6-0 bout of Miss Jacobs
impressed the swankv gallery with
tlie fart that there isn't anyone on
the horizon even able to extend
Mlsa Marble.
Brownsville League
Is Ready to Close
The Pan American bovLs. lending
the mens division of the Browns-
ville soft bail league will take on
the Mauldin fen Friday night as
what probably will be the last week
of scheduled play this season gets
under way.
Tucadav night managers of the
men's teams will meet at the Delta
Funeral Home at R p. m . to decide
what final play and championship
matches will be held Trophies for
the winning teams will be discussed
There is a possibility that an-
other round of play might be
scheduled but league officials con-
sider it more likely that this will
be the final round.
WORLD'S SEVEN WONDERS
The seven wonders of the an-
cient world were the Pvramlda of
F.gvpt. the Hanging Gardens of
8emiramts at Babvlon. the Temple
of Diana at Ephesua. the Statue
of Zeus by Phidias the Tomb of
Managing at Halicarnassus the
Pharos of Alexandria and the
Colossus of Rhodes.
GYPSUM
“CALCIUM SULPHATE”
—For—
BLACK ALKALI SOIL
GULF GYPSUM CO.
$3.00 PER TON
AT MINE 5 MILES SOUTH OF FALFURRIAS
Phone 11 Edinburg (or Information
We note In Saturdays Issua of
The Herald Ex-Huntsman (by hia
own admission* Hart Btllwell* invi-
tation to all and sundry to do his
work for him while ha goes on a
so-called fishing trip (hope he If
taking hi* son with him so the fam-
ily will be assured of fish on tne
table*.
Therefore here goes;
We have lived in the Valley ever
since w> were five years old and
have shot whitewing* e\er since our
old man s Winchester pump kicked
us off the canal bank in our maize
patch up McAllen way.
And can remember when the sky
would be literally black with birda
going to roost in the afternoon and
coming from the roosts to feed in
the mornings.
Anvone who was able to point
his gun skyward and pull the trig-
ger was assured of a mess of these
finest of game birds.
Now to get at the meat of what
we are trying to write.
We would like very much to see
a flock of gam- wardens stationed
in the Valley during the time tne
wnitewings nest and stav here and
we have very good reasons. whicA
we herewith outline.
On two different occasions while
traveling the Military road enroute
to McAllen the past month w* have
seen two different persons-parked
at the side of the highway with ex-
pensive cars—out In the fields un-
der a flight of birds banging away
at them
They were fair shots because we
slowed up enough to watch them
down a couple of birds. We would
gladlv furnish the rope to hang such
people.
The sportsmen of the Valley have
no room for their kind and the
sooner they get their just desert*
about 125 a bird In court the bet-
ter we will feel about the matter.
Another little Item that bum* u*
down is the rabbit hunters who are
already potting our quell.
We saw five of them the other
day riding in a strip-down car. all
five with shotguns and It wasn’t
blackbird* they ahot as we passed.
By the time the quail season if
here all the quail will be driven into
the brush and the honest hunter*
won't get enough to justify taking
out their dogs after the few quail
that will be left.
Last year mv hunting partner and
I located several nice covey* and
had lota of fun working the dog*
on the bird* several week* before
the season opened.
Came the opening and out of flee
covevs that must have been at least
IS to 20 bird* each. we found po»-
stbly a doten scattered bird*
And we never found any more.
Some pat-shooter violating the law
had beat us to them before the sea-
son opened.
Yes. we are wtlling to cooperate
and to do anything In our power to
help Cameron county get a perma-
nent same warden.
While BtilweU Is out of tow® we
would like to see some of you oth-
er fellow»’ view* on the matter.
"Let a you and me
\ Build • Home!"
easy PH A terms
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