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Bergerac bat brought the movement In to a head. A Marmanda player virtu, Rough Rugby ally strangled tha Bergerac captain, STATE? a AT DRAFT game EYES PORTS FORUM FIGHT CARD PLANS Beaussoleil. during while France Causes a thousands of spectators looked on. Beaussoleil was carried off tha CENTERED ON Bishop Clements • FORT UP TO Move field unconscious with his tongue By TUESDAY on his MINORS ‘Clean-Up’ out and foam hanging lips - ™! I ON THIS DATE MARMANDE. France. Dec. 14.—MV- while Marmanda rooteri howled 14 football has become so rough Friday, December Rugby "Well done! Kill him!” Tolice had I Cleburne and Abilene are lining up his dab. Here's an opportunity for in Goodman, Slasher and 10 Men Team France that newspaper* every- some one of the elevens Martinez, 1842—The Tipton Reject- to be summoned to keep them from for a the outcome where have begun a movement to iflGHBATTLES today game, upon aspiring Charles Freeman are forced to stop the down hers to mstch their the rest of Berger*' talent with Season Will "clean the game. attacking of which a great deal depend* on Littz, Marroquin, their bout in for the world # ed; up" a gopd eleven from Dallas. England A match between Marniande and I when po- team.__ which club will win the state high The Terrill team has an enviable heavyweight championship 16 Others Billed interfere. Open April school football And record this year. Price says his lice Port v#. championship. knocks out An- Arthur Mar- club has defeated the state high 1894—Kid Lavigne among the spectators at this game HAL EUSTACE 18 rounds at New Or- CHICAGO. Dec. 14.—The school champions or Oklahoma, the By dy Bowen in vs. none Fes- Promoter Tex Becerril has dished ia so beaten Major leagues have closed their shut- shall and Abilene will b« other than Doug T. C. U. Frosh. of Texas leans. La. Bowen badly University another morsel for he will die. ters on the baseball draft problem, senden, mentor of the local high; Frosh, tied Baylor Frosh. lost to S. op pugilistic that it is feared More Cleburne in Semi- fans to nibble and chomp at the Ft. Billy Smith, wel- but it still cast a chill of discontent Only Eight Shopping Day*! Director Soc Plato, Junior M. U. Colts, beat Denton Teachert’ 1892—Mysterious Irvine, Brown rink at 8:30 m. defeats Danny ever the minors today. Reserves and Arlington Aggies. skating p. terweight champion, Finals college coach and George Bell, busi- at San Francisco, Cal., in Refusing to budge from the.stand Today “By defeating Allen Academy 21 Tuesday. Needham man. fellows left for a $2,000 side bet. they have taken, officials and ciuo ness These early to 6 w« won the state academy title,” Continuing his practice of select- 14 rounds Belt. third baseman carters of the National and Ameri- yesterday for Abilene. saya Mr. Price. ing local fighters who have per- 191—Lester Dec. • • • for the Boston Braves, born in Har- can leagues, in joint session yester- DALLAS, 14.—MP)-SpecUl • e e formed satisfactorily before, Becer- j Pa. day. informed the minor that traina Terrill loses a ril has lined up Homer Goodman, risburg, ... leagues poured wild-eyed football fans Now on this good day comes one academy number of Guerra. Mar- 1909—The St. Louis Regals bowl- the perplexing question rested sole- into Marihall and Abilena foi Tex Rickard, fight empresario of stars this year, and have an exceed- Johnny Martinez, Littz, today Zavala ers roll 1,235 in a single game. ly with them. They rejected an in- and tells us in | ingly hard schedule for next year, roquin, Lupe. and Hinojosa tha two taml-flnal tussles In th« the United States, Basham wins the vitation to the coach writes. He ia anxious among others for the card. 1914—Johnny send representatives to yesterday’s fastest growing daily in very knock- state Most of above sea- British welterweight title by the meeting of minor clubs high school championship foot- an to bring his club to the for the are not the | league the south, that in 1913 he lost | Valley in 9 rounds at a in soned, out Johnny Summers at West Fnden, Ind., January 10. ball marathon. to promote a fight be- game 1929. sophisticated, ultra-profes- opportunity • • • sional no London. If a is at Two fighter who has interest England. conciliatory plan adopted hundred supporters of the tween Bolivia and Paraguay. Weissmuller sets a Thirty-four rounds of boxing— in the crowd, but are earnest lads 1922—Johnny the West Baden meeting, the major Port Arthur I Mr. Rickard says he went to Para- new world record for the 150 yards Yellowjaekets reached that's the program Tex Becerril, who have their own pride to defend league officials said, they will be ! in 1912, along with a number of back stroke at Cleveland. O. Time, Marshall to cheer the champions of guay popular fight promoter of this city as well what money they get out of glad to hear of it at their next meet- , Texas cowboys. the bouts. one minute. 44 3-5 seconds. districts 7 and 8 will present Tuesday night at the ings in February. in their onslaught Tex Rickard never rode a cow St- Louis Browns sell pony Fort Brown skating rink. It will Goodman has a strong hacking her 1927—The Rejection of the plan of John on the for I undefeated, untied Mav- in his life. 1 and his name alone would George Sisler to Washington m w be the last card of 1928, and aa bring Heydler. president of the National w I encka. Cleburne dispatched a spe- the attendance haa increased at out a fair-sized fight crowd. Homer $25,000. league, to have 10 men teams so that I But anyhow, arriving in the South a cial train of rooters for their Yel- each show, the coming houta prom- has style of his own, that is not a pitcher would rot have to bat; American country-. Rickard says he | ise to draw the largest crowd so extremely spectacular obtains re- decision to open the major league lowjeckets against tho Abilene a all big came across number of forts, sults and a far. has way of catching the reason on April 10. a week later jufgarnaut. were that filled with Bolivians. • • Expectations • popular fancy. Goodman's opposi- than last season, and to close it on But it seems that during the in- > 20,000 persons would witness the An bout will tion will be “Red” Turner. Turner PLANNING a be the TEX October C. week several interesting leter; terim of getting to these Bolivians 1 encounters. on# between Kid Litta of Ft. Brown has been trying to get a bout with trades and discussion of the “farm" a number of wagon teams had joined Goodman for some time. He feels Protests and Kid Guerra of San Benito. These question were high lights of action that threatened to mar Tex’s outfit. that Goodman has been avoiding the ooys weigh around 135 pounds, and at the joint meeting of the two ma- championship aspect of today’s And Rickard didn’t say so. but he j but Homer and have proven willing fighters, and him, says otherwise, jor organisations vesterday. games w-ere cleared away, for the was safely ensconced in one of these to his contention to the FIGHT know prove MIAMI how ami do mix it. Joe agreed time | Marro- Manager Miller Huggins, however, being at least, when Inter- wagons. and bout Tuesday. | quin Kid Pepper will battle indicated he to make a scholastic league officials declined These Bolivian soldiers told Rick- hoped swap When this neckwear again. These cauliflower eared Turner’s dukes have caus- to throw ard and tnat if didn't boys flailing o.th the rhib'delrhia Athletics and either Cleburne or Mar- his party they at 150 fight pounds. This bout ought ed an epidemic of black eyes, bruis- and the rumors were that would send shall out of tho raca. turn around and start back they’d Stribling Sharkey it to a whirlwnnd. es and boxers around Fort shoot them. prostrate Third Baseman Sammy Hale and 8eaman Squyres. Cleburne fullback • * « Clark recently. This is sched- Battle In the into the it's And right then and there is where pair May Pitcher Rube Walberg from the goes box, and said by some critics to bo the H. J. Ettlinger, new director of uled to ten rounds. Mr. Rickard began to think; he go "A’s.” fo the Yankees in exchange greatest schoolboy punter In the athletic* at the University of Texas, Martinez who Near Future says so himself, although he calls Johnny put up such for Pitcher Myles Thomas and state, was declared ineligible un- who has been ill for a week or more, a it a game fight on the last card against either Outfielder Bob Meusel or when it the “thought." is on the to der four-year clause, but it w-as ri*nd recovery, and Texas Goodman consid- NEW YORK. Dec. 14.—Tex proper-and That is he thought he had better despite conceding Benny Paschal. ruled thia would not affect Cle- students, alumni, and the Rickard has decided the south is en- turn back. Returning to Paraguay general erable weight, is again billed, this burne’s status as did not public at large, will be glad to know titled to a "break” in this matter of Squyres —that is among Paraguayan offi- time with “Young” Parker. Little MINNESOTA COACHES participate in last week’s bi-district that the popular Ettlinger will be is fisticuffs. comes out it's cials, Rickard says he was offered known of Parker’s abilities, but praised! game with Sunset of Dallas. back “in harness” again in the next if he New York, Chicago and Philadel- the help of the whole army if he beats Martinez he will be a WILL NAME CAPTAINS few day*. Ettlinger took over the have seen Rickard’s greatest Hearing of tha Athens protest on would the Bolivians. fixture as a favorite. This may go phia fight left vacant Theo. new the • • * job by Bellmont. six rounds. extravaganzas so Tex, seeking eligibility of Murff, Marshall • • • worlds to conquer, hopes to stage MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 14.—0P>—To backfield ace. was deferred until Gentle^—n. here's where the rub A second 8-round battle that has and Who wouldn’t pay one dollar and one of his famous heavyweight “elim- eliminate "politics” selections of all It bears The Fashion label next week. League officials de- conies in. when Rickard says he all the appearance of a “natural” is cents for a and ination” bouts at Miami Bench, early athletic at the of clined to hold didn’t lik to act without instruc- fifty turkey dinner, the one captains University the hearing u».til Mar- between Littz and Guerra of the stamp of good taste. ■ its fixin’s? And who wouldn’t pay next year, with Young Stribling. Minnesota hereafter will be made by hall representatives should have tions. It iras that he and his of San Benito. Guerra, a San Be- ten times that much to be near the Atlanta. Ga., and Jack Sharkey. Bos- conches of the various teams. time to reach Austin with their side party were irking for some syndi- nito boy. has won all his fights here, players and coach of the local high ton sailor man, as parties of the The plan, an Innovation in the of the case. If Murff should be cate; so h wired for instructions. disposing of Zepeda and Pat O'Mal- Big It doesn’t cost any more than school? That’s is and second Ten. was declared Of course bosses in Buenos Aires what being offered first part. announced by the student ineligible it would thgow ley easily. O’Malley was sent for a Rickard will to a Brownsville fans to honor the Eagles Under tentative plans. senate committee on intercollegiate neckwear of doubtful and the race Into a serious muddle, as he and Paris didn’t want start war; snooze down among the resin in the design i on January 3 at a at the construct an open air arena to seat athletics at the annual football ban- helped defeat Greenville in bi-dis- that Is Mr. Rickard says they didn’t, banquet third round on the last card. El Jardin hotel. 50,000 or more at Miami Beach. Un- quet last night. It came just as se- it will go to the top of his vest in- trict last week. land ordered Rickard and his men to Littz has ample punch in either play • « i less there’s a hitch he hopes to have cret football ballots the foot- desist from any further possibility hand to put Guerra in the Land of naming stead of the bottom drawer. With Squjres on the bench, Cle- it all over with by the last week in ball for 1929 were to be of trouble? Pictures of the DePaul N'od. He is to captain burne will be in academy expect** hav* the San first in March. seriously crippled * • February or the opened and it created a sensation. • prep school of Chicago, the eleven Benito boy jumping up and down its fray with the Eagles, last vear It wns in talking over the pos- i Isn’t it that Tex that comes to Brownsville for a rooster-fashion like (his The man neckwear to runners-up for the state title. Much passing strange specialty sibla receipts that Rickard became ROUTINE BUSINESS you give game next Friday, show them to be when he gets mad | of the Rickard, the man who has promoted fighting before non- Yellow-jackets’ strength has a of really enthusiastic. Speaking SAN BENITO. Dec. 14.—Members doesn’t want to waste money or more major priie fights in husky bunch gridsters. their six-rounds have become his- you been centered in the big back. In fifty chalantly of $25 top prices and of of the Fan Benito city commission at the United States: a man who con- The Eagles will lineup egeinst tory. addition. Hopkins, fleet Cleburne fans by the thousands traveling to | the Wednesday night meeting *—nor do you want him to spend an the following eleven to start the San trols interest, in Madison Square Marroquin. the Benito baker ; quarterback, was said to bo laid up Miami Beach by motor and yacht* cleared m a mass of routine busi- a man who doesn’t take or- game next Friday: boy and of Garden; Valley counterpart Risko, sat his “gate" no new his reputation. with flu. left for the bouts. Rickard ness, with business coming ders; a man with a mind of his own; Roche, end: Fochs. left tac- will attempt to prove that his deci- Abilene at around $500,000. The Miami Beach likewise has a hospital will come out and state that he kle; Weidner. left guard; Kelley, sion over Kid Pepper of Fort Brown "P_ of commerce is to aid Rick- list, with Hale center; was no chamber Kincaid, regular quar- turned the big chance to start a war Kroeck, rigr.t guard; Shild- fluke. Pepper believes he A thousand fine scarfs to choose ter, out with an and gen, r rrht can ard. injured leg between these two belligerent coun- tackle: BieMe. right end; best Marroquin. but at any rate Matamoros Cafe at Perry Berber, guard, a flu victim. tries, because he thought he had bet- N’apol’lli, quarter: McGuinn. left says he will be in much better con- from Coach Mayhew' of Abilene is expect- ter turn back; turn back from trou- half; Huppert, right half; McWil- dition and when he gets through Jack Morrows with a wave of his In Old Mexico to ed bank on his two fine running ble threatening if he tried to pass liams, fullback. “there’ll be no regrets.” fists and one punch on the last card, backs * • • We Serve Only the Altman Smith and H. L. or come near Bolivian forts? Kid Lupe and Zavala, two aggres- will put on a four round exhibition. AM Phelps, whose individual exploits Moral: Tex Rickard is in hot wa- right. Captain O'Bryan, what sive little lads, will furnish four His opponent has not been selected Best Foods have you and Newman to do with rounds se- done much to keep the Eagles ter anent a heavyweight bout; other going of entertainment in the first as yet. Limited time prevented these in the race. promoters arc about to steel his boys? Kelly is center, and N'a- bout. curing of an opponent for a full- Mrs. Emma Leonard quarterback. Roberto Both Port Arthur and Marshall thunder; he has got o do something polilli Hinojosa, who flattened time match for Hinojosa. mmmmmmmmmmmmtmwmfmmamvmKmmBL mKwmmm \ reported in prime condition for their sensational. Did he? he his on clash. The result of their game is Well, got name the front of the considered a as have pages newspapers. toss-up, they • • 9 played all season in such widely Captains are being elected by a separated localities as to make com- to number or Southwest conference and others $5 parison impossible. Both have fast, elevens these The latest are well coached teams and Indications days. Lester Brumbelow, T C. 17. and are their set-to will be Interesting. Mills of Texas A & M. It is • interesting to not# that of • • Hosiery, Gloves, Handkerchiefs, the four teams remaining in the race Suppose in baseball, that if a tie Marshal has an unbroken string game resulted a flip of the coin of Robes, Belts, Luggage victories for the season. Abilene would name the winner? It is to was tied by Ranger. Port Arthur laugh! But that’s the way the Intcr- was held to a deadlock by Main scholastic league of Texas decides Avenue of San Antonio, and Cle- football games that are tied. Port burn player} a aeeralett affair vith Arthur and Main Avenue of San An- tha Waro Tigerf. tonio played a six to six tie game last Saturday. A com was flipped to decide th* winner, and Port Ar- thur won. We are glad that are no such rules in baseball; and the way of deciding football champs, as was A the case of the two schools mention- Dandy ed. is a bad rule—a very, very bad rule and should h# stricken out. • • • • I Bud Price. .Tr.. assistant coach of the Terrill school of Dallas, writea us that he would like to arrange a Skeeter game in the Valley next year for Vet Ohio Coach Skoot e Gifts men Appreciate Quits Position i COLUMBUS. O, Dee. 14.—
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