games. Edcouch and Edinburgh were lead the moundsmen with seven won Goslin of Washington and Rice and MIDLAND BUNCHES HITS the winners. Harlingen and Lyford and no defeats. The almost passed Sweeney of Detroit, the first two Records to Go also played a fairly close game, 5*2, spitball has carried Stanley Coveles- have stolen 11 while the last three MIDLAND. July 7.—07*V—The Mid- Olympic Expected with off the lau- kie of New York through five games have 10 each. FORT LOCALS HEAD Lyford carrying land Colts bunched hit* are inti WORTH of and for second rank- rels. This defeat Harlingen successfully place two Biff Sarins hurleit here to-lav Fine Work Turned In the game forfeited to Brownsville ing. Next comes Crowder of St. PALS SHUT OUT Judged By by the Bio Hondo club, dislodged Louis with eight won and one lost, PALESTINE. Tex.. July 7.—W*>— to win 11 to 9. Cheeves *oi ftr* the best of the Yankee Harlingen from the pinnacle and then follows Hopkins shut out the Pals here tqr hits out of fire times up, t»© of AFTER seated Brownsville on the top when hurling staff, Hoyt, Pipgras and day, 3 to 0, allowing then only four1 BREAKS LOOP them beinff homers. SPELL; took a Fourth of Johnsftn and not far down the list is they July game hits Pennock. Biff Sprinff 302 012 OUi— 9. 17; 1 from Weslaco as Harlingen idled. Texarkana .. 000 300 000—3 ; 8; 1 a twin- 010 32< -11; * Tile locals had planned for The race to see who can steal the Palestine .. 000 000 t-00 0; 4; l Midland 212 12; bill with Edcouch Sunday, but the five cornered affair between Mostil Hopkins and Moore; Shamberger, Meyer, Fonken and Rose. DEFEAT STEERS WIN ON 4TH Edcouch team reported a depleted of Chicago, Lazzeri of New York, Bray and Ferguson. Parker and Hayes. pitching staff Saturday and a single game was carded. The game is to Bad Fourth Announces oe played at 3 p. m. on (he Legion Inning Re- Shifflett diamond just oft Jefferson street at sults in Loss of Tentative Palm Courts. Figures; The Edcouch team packs a heavy Game For Edinburg, McAllen punch, judging from its .600 percent- Dallas; age in the uj.ier-league and a good '■* Houston Beats Waco Tied In Up-Valley game is expected. The Brownies may start their new pitcher, Kyan, in tne it was DALLAS. July 7.—{tf*}—The spell (Compiled by L. B. Shifflett, game, the announced. In case he is not avail- Steers have been holding over league secret ary-statiatician, on able, the star sharpshooters of the the Fort A orth Cats in the second best figures available): local squad. Hyndman and half flag rase was broken Saturday STANDINGS Southpaw be *'ben the Atzmen took the decision, VALLEY LEGION LEAGUE Mersky, classy right-hander, will available for mound • t0 3« at Steer stadium. Lower Bracket— P. W. L. Pet. duty. Stevens will A bad Brownsville 11 « 3 .728 probably be behind fourth innning in which Leo the 10 7 3 .700 platter for the locals. Bartholomew’s own error, a wide Harlingen .. throw 11 7 4 .636 to second on an attempted Lyford . 4 8 .333 force play, paved the way for four Weslaco ... 12 unearned tallies, beat the herd. Rio Hondo . 10 2 8 .200 Three times during the game the locals were retired with the bases Upper Bracket— P. W. L. Pet. < 10 7 3 .700 LAZZERI loaded and in the .. GOES eighth they left two Edinburg runners stranded. McAllen . 10 7 3 .700 10 6 4 .600 of Score: Edcouch ..

Fort Worth— R H O . 11 ® 5 .545 Highlights AB At Donna Moore, cf 2 0 0 n 11 2 9 .181 1 1 Pharr . AFfER 0 CROWN Ramage. 2b 5 1 2 2 0 Riley, lb ..*...5 0 2 12 0 0 Where They Play Sunday Shinners, rf . 5 1 10 0 0 Pharr at Donna. • Kibbie. s . 4 0 1 3 4 0 at Yank Second Sacker Haberdashery McAllen Edinburg. If 5 1 0 4 0 0 Molds Bonowitz. . two Edcouch at Brownsville. Tacks 28 Richardson. 3b .... 4 1 0 1 3 0 ^ccogos ewe Rio Hondo at Lyford. Points In ideas and most welcome comfort ideas the * style distinguish Cobb, c . 2 1 1 3 1 0 ikj *me sMot-Rit Harlingen at Weslaco. fresh and selected stock of our Men’s Department. Griffin, p. 1 1 0 0 2 0 One Week carefully Pate, 0 0 1 2 0 A*io oaje with NEW and Neckwear that are the talk o’ the town the new p..2 At last the cat is out of the bag. Shirts THE CHICAGO, July -IFirPbOAiD Secretary Shifflett has compiled 7.—(fr)—Appar- and Summer Sox .... and many other novelty numbers Total 35 5 7 27 14 0 base- ently believing the individual “Jimpants” the American Legion amateur batung all over WeiCMT ot the American are making a hit with good dressers the Valley. Prices within ball league's records and as the leadership league Dalles— AB R H E should be in the O A murk surrounding the standings possession of league reason. O’BTien. cf. 4 0 2 6 0 0 leaders, New York Yan- throughout the Reason was lifted, Tony Lazzeri, Morse. 2b 4 0 2 3 2 0 kees' second has no- the Brownsville pastimers were baseman, served Ginglsrdi, If 4 0 1 0 0 0 tice on Mr. Leon Goslin of Wash- found to be leading the pack with “Jimmie” Rosenthal, rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 ington that the Senator is in danger 0 0 0 a mark of .728. Newman, p 0 0 0 of being dethroned as the swat king in a Lomax Mellan », lb 4 118 10 The league has been peculiar of the circuit. with no accurate rec- Mann, ss .2 0 1 2 1 1 circumstance And evidently Tony means business will meet you in the 0 1 1 0 ords Each team knew Tate. 3b 3 1 AMD MiGtf being kept, for during the week's play ending Men's Department. «jJ 0 0 1 (924- know how the other fellows stood. Bartholomew, p ... 1 second sacker tacked 28 points to his 1 1 0 1 0 ha* been Frazier, p 2 -{ , By JAt K SOKllS The general feeling “Oh, percentage column to end the week • '.ller, n 1 0 0 0 0 t» we aren't doing so bad,'* and the with an average of .371. Tony now STRAWS TAKE COOL SUITS IN Umpires—Countrj man and Dona* Record* galore should fall in the Ellison. :: 1 0 0 0 0 0 \ tentative figures will no doubt star- trails the slugging Washington out- hue. if and 1928 Olympic games spring tle some of the clubs. fielder by only 30 points. Goslin has A TUMBLE LIGHT SHADES Totals 34 3 11 27 (i 2 in Three clubs are toeing the .700 to feel the hot he has SPl LUERS SPORTS 5 carly-suinmer performances begun pace for ltoscnthun in 3th. 6; mark. is in second in X—Batted on the continent can he Harlingen been setting for the past several WICHITA It:.. 7.— America and Fort Worth 000 4<>U 004- 5 FALLS. July the lower bracket with that mark from .425 to .406. weeks, skidding our Suits that seem o '.4*)—Roetz. rookie clouted as a criterion. 'i We offer entire to Dallas OOO 201 000- j Spuddor taken and in the upper bracket Edinburg Lou Gehrig, following the example of two homers to win' for the inter- Runs batted in: Griffin, Moore, today In the Lnited States alone and McAllen are clawing at the same his teammate in attempting to over- I stock of stylish Sail- make the thermome- Morse, Spuddcrs, 6 to 5, over Shreveport. Ramage. Kne>. Tsitt, Mealey, collegiate and interdub competition rung in the percentage ladder, tied haul the “Goose" added 10 points for smart ter down. The two clouts accounted for lour out- / Drs and Body go They Shinner Two bu e hits: Kilcy. ince the start of the present for the leadership. an average of 3165, which was good of W;chita Falls’ run., the last or.e records f at a reduction you that cool Morse. Home run: Shinners. Stolen door season has brought new In third place in the lower group. for third place. Koenig, Yankee Hats give a tie after bases; Moore 3. Sacrifices: Moore, breaking Hayworth's in discus and javelin throwing, Lyford is banging along at a merry shortstop, likewise got the habit and of dressed up feeling luns: off Bar- homer ia the si:;th Fad evened ac- runs, re- Mealey. Hits and printing and long-distance clip of .050 a.nd is followed in fourth cut loose with a barrage of hits that you want these hot 3 2-3 in- counts. almost ev- tholomew 3 hits 4 runs in lay racing, swimming and | by Weslaco with a mark of .533. Bio moved him into fourth position with runs in Score; has well nings; off Griffin 2 hits 2 erv other athletic activity which Hondo, the out-forfeitenist team in .345 percentage points or 12 more days. Unusually 3 hits 0 AB R H O A E 3 2-3 innings; off Frazier Shreveport— it* counterpart in the Olympic the loop, having played ten games, than the preceding week. tailored of popular runs in 4 l-.i I Whelan lb 5 d 2 ft 2 0 Other who have innings. Winning pitch- games. won two and lojt eight, six of which leading hitters, summer 0 0 (l materi a 1 s. er: Gritfin. Losing pitcher: Bar- Kiiduff 2i 4 2 4 have crashed on the con- were forfeited, is in in 50 or more game’s are 1 Records traipsing along played out: Bartholo- Watwood cf . 3 3 1 1 0 0 has One feature at tholomev Struck Ly tinent, too. The most startling the rear with a f gure of They Fothergill, Detroit, .335; Manush, St. Special Group of group on balls: off ft o a mew 3; tra in 2. Base I Wilson If .;; 1 1 2 been the new relay record set by failed to get under the bar at the Louis, .334; Cobb, Philadelphia, .334; Frasier J. Lett on l rf 4 ; 1 1 0 1 Sailors at Half Price: Bartholomew 4; Phipps great German team. start, taking up Mercedes’ place in Dugan, New York, 333; E. Miller, Dallas 14. bases: Fort Worth 10; i Holman 3b 3 •) 1 2 1 ft as a fore- iwo 3132; St. Louis, 1 With such exhibitions the league aftrr games already Philadelphia, Kress, Double Richardson to Ramage Deviveros ss .... 4 I 7 4 1 0 plays: runner the 1928 Olympiad at Amster- had been forfeited. Four games .331; Barnes, Washington, .328; Rice, to Kibbie to Riley. Passed c 1 2 2 4 ft ft if not ex- .327. $5.00 Sailors, $20 Riley; j Hayworth dam. Holland, should equal were forfeited by themselves due to Detroit, rOne ball: Balk: Bartholomew. ! Willicmron ....3 0 1 1 1 0 of of the individual Cobb. p cel the 1924 games in the setting inability to get the g players to- Hitting players 2:4\ Hayes and x 1 ft 0 0 0 0 saw- of the New York team was reflected $2.50 Time Umpires: Estrada rew marks. The Paris games gether. In actual games they have Other*, $13.50 to $35 Barr. in the team .which 21 new mark., and two records played four, winning two and drop- batting jumped 5 12 24 ft 1 two to 3108. New York is the £3.50 Totals .36 equalled. ping two. Doubt as to whether they points Sailors, SAN ANTONIO WINS 11-2 above (All with two x- Hutted fur Williamson. ftth. New- records were set in the 400 will be able to continue in the only team hitting .300, Cleve- 7.—i*». SAN ANTONIO, Tex July meters run, 5,000 land ranking second with .291 and meters run, 1,50 league due to abfeuce of players $1.75 , trousers) — But f**r an error and hit batter the Indians Wichita Falls— AB R H O A E and 10,000 meters runs and the 3,000 has been expressed. The league of- Philadelphia trailing Leslie Cox would have shut out the 2 2 ft three ; Roetz 3 9 2 meters steeplechase. New marks ficials are casting about for a possi- points. Beaumont in the second .1 0 3 0 as it see and 1,600 ble successor hould the Rio Hondo Strange may of the .-eries Saturday when the ft 1 1 ft kees are none of the de- g::nie Fitzgerald cf .3 .3 meters relays, 3.000 meters team boys care to drop out. poorer blears batted two pitchers tor i2 hits, 4 ti 1 0 0 01 fensive teams in the league. In Lamb rf race, 490 meter* hurdles, running According to the league records including a home run by < hapman. to 1 3 ft the were tied j Jenkins If 2 1 0 hiph jump, hop-step-jumn, discus Pharr has been the trough from fielding champions win. 11 ta 2. 3b 4 0 2 0 3 ft, with the White Sox for sixth place, Swenson throw and decathlon. which the other up-Valley teams sa- Beaumont— AB R H U A L 0 8 ft ft nine below the Stanton lb ...... 3 0 six men’* and five women’s points pace setting 0 All tiated their peremtage-craving ap- Ezzeil. 3b.3 « 2 2 4 ft ft « Boston Red Sox. The out- Smith c 4 ft 1 record. 11 in all, were broken. an Oarrigan © *' 1 3 1 vviqj petites. Pharr stands even .181. Marshall, as ...... 4 ft <» " fit is four better Cohb p .. 1 1 1 100 and 20 meters runs records fielding .977, points 1 1 2 2 <• The With Euinburg and McAllen tied Odom, 2b 5 1 0 1 1 ft than the Browns in second position. Fayre p 2 were tied. at .700 in the Edcouch is not Holland, if .4 •• 1 0 0 1 lead, that Cleve- record breakers George Grant, youthful 3 <> 1 4 l 0 Previous Olympic far behind with a -GO mark. Donna Petrie, cf Is .30 tt 8 27 12 ft land hurler who has rapidly caught 0 Tote and present cmunpions w-ho will try in third also carries a .545 Schlienroy. ... '» <* 7 1 healthy onto the big league style of playing 1 " 2 3 0 l> to gain still further Oprestige for average in comparison to its next Swanson, rf 031 ft31 ftftft—•> ball, added another game to his Shreveport themselves and the United in the column Pharr. Olaen, ..3 l 0 4 2 1 percentage neighbor, of victories and continues to | Wichita rails .. 100 400 lOx—6 string 3 0 1 0 forthcoming games are Frank Hus- The league started out loosely, Walker, p Two base hits—Lamb. Wilson, 0 0 4 4 0 sey, and Jackson Scholz, runner.'-, both in playing and general disci- Eberhard. p.© Home runs—Roetz Whelan. Cobb. Harold Osborn, jumper and decath- pline, but both have been amended Sacrifices—Stanton. 8 24 4 2. Hayworth. lon man; Pat McDonald, shot and the is in Totals ..... 3* 2 IS putter; league better shape | Kildiff. Innir.z* pitched: By Cobb San Antonio— AB H H O A V. Matt McGrath, hammer thrower; now than ever before. The organi- 3. 3 runs. 8 hits. Struck out—by Flmskamper. ss-a 2 Johnny Weissmuller, swimmer; Ilud zation machinery recently was or- Cobb 1; Fayne 6; Williamson 3. Flippen, 3b 4 0 1 3 3 0 Houser, weight thrower; Martha ganized at a meeting of managers Base on balls—off Williamson 4; Mulvey, rf 4 2 2 1 0 0 Norelius, swimmer. and representatives of the clubs in 1 Cobb 1: Pavno 1. Left on base— • Crimes. lb 4 l Ali-in-all—it’s going to be a great Harlingen. Ben Proctor was elected Shreveport 7; Wichita Falls 0- 2b.4 1 1 4 4 Olympiad. president and L. B. Shifflett was Chapman. d W’ Double 4 1 1 2 n inning pitcher—Payne. named as Naaon. If Whe- secretary-statistician. 3 1 1 3 0 0 play*—Deviveros unassisted; Meyers, c . The brand of ball being played i* 0 1 lan to Deviveros to Whelan. Time— Najo, cf . | indicated by close scores of 3-4 and i i 1 0 0 1:45. Umpires—Erwin :tnd Grigg. i coi. r * 2-3 turned in last Sunday in the Ed- inburg-WesIaco and Donna-Edeouch HOUSTON' S: WACO 1 Totals 32 11 12 27 9 2 FIRST GAME IN 000 100 001 WACO, Tex., July 7.——Mas- i Beaumont Caldwell this aft- Antonio 310 021 04x-ll j terful pitching by Si ernoon failed to stop Houston. Cald- ADD— FORT WORTH-SPT well Barnes, who also Runs batted in: Grimes. Chapman outpitchcd turned in a brilliant irame but 2, Petrie Mulvey. Has k a riper 2. POLO MEET AT The 2. Marshall. Innings pitch- Houston trot the most scores. Flippin final count was Houston 3, Waco 1.1 ed: By Walker 8 with 6 runs. 9 hits. Score: Two base hits—Petrie. Stolen AB R H O A E baaes—Mulvey. FUskamper. Cox. Houston— 4 1 0 0 1 1 Najo. Struck Hock 3b POSTSUNDAY Sacrifices—Flippen, ft 1 2 3 1 Cox 3; Walker 1. Base on Selph 2b .4 out—by ft ft rf .. 4 1 1 2 I balls—off Cox 5; Walker 2; Ebre- Worth insrton cf 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 hard 3. Batters hit —Walker fNajo); Watins Svhuble »s 4 0 A 3 1 0 i Cox (Olsenl. Losinr pitcher— Fort Brown Walker 1H .4 0 1 7 4 ft Players I Walker. Left on base—Beaumont 3 0 ft 2 ft ft San Antonio 4. Double Snvder c Divided In Teams to 10, plays— 3 0 ft 3 ft 0 Odom to Marshall to Schliebner; Powell If .3 ft 4 3 1 ft Flippen to Chapman; Flaskamper to Barnes p Play Three Tilts for Chapman to Grimes. Time—2:05. Totals .53 1 7 27 10 2 Championship AB R H ^ A E Waco— Polo enthusiasts of this are '* city s» .* 3 * 1 4 Windle going to have the opportunity of 4 ft 1 2 0 0 • I Moore cf sitting in on a series of three rf .4 ft 0 0 < Blaverby matches that are scheduled to be the FOR 1 Pratt 2b .4 fastest ever at Fort Brown. 4 ft 1 10 ft played Shire, lb . 0; The first of GRACIOUS GIVING 0 10 these games is to 3b . 4 10 Battle get under at ft t way the Tost at 3 p. in. Johnson If .-• 3 I» Sunday afternoon, according to Capt. The fresh hand-crafted Wolgamot e Wilkie .? S 1? i i o C. Burt, Fort Brown’s star the Norris Caldwell p .3 0 candies in Va- stick and pony man. Box are 1 8 27 12 2 There are five cups that are to be riety truly gift | Totals .37 awarded to the men on the winning candies. There are 22 dif- lftl 001 001—5 team ar.d keen rivalry between the Hou.ton . ferent kinds of in 010 000 000-1 players guarantees a snappy exhibi- candy Waco- •. tion. base hits—Pratt. Hock. Left each pound and every one Two Because base—Houston 8: Waco 8. Home they were considered on disinterested is there because people runa—Watkins. Struck out—Cald- parties,” Capt. Vernon M. .shell and Lieut. well 3; Barnes 2. Double plays— Jimtuy Edmunds have especially liked it. Woman Driver to were selected to Windle to Pratt to Shires; Hock pick the teams that Hill. would each I like to drive wi th Cham- Walker. Umpires—Donnelly and oppose other during the series play and ’tis said that they pion Spark Plugs because Tim*—1:15._ have picked well. Norris The I know' I’ll not be annoy- opposing aggregations are to He Known as the with “Whites” and ‘•Yel- Exqui/ite Caimdie^ ed engine trouble lows’’ and both sides are primed for [The 01 the due to Eligibility start of the game Sunday aft- faulty spark plugs. ernoon. — Always Fresh for You Doubted The W hites line-up will include Champion U the better spark plug Paddock Capt. Frskine A. Frankho at No. 1: At because it hat an exclusive tilli- Lieut. John P. Willey at No. 2; 7.—(£h—Protest of Corp. mamte insulator spe- BOSTON. July Otto Cornde at No. 3 and Lieut. as an amateur of treated to with- the eligibility Bendel! Blanchard at No. 4. Lieut. cially Paddock, veteran California Charley Clyde B. Massey will substitute. stand the much higher at least one foreign sprinter, by The •‘bellows” are of the of his motion composed of temperature* country because pic- { Lieut. Ralph T. Carver at No. 1; ture activities, is understood to have modern high-compres- Capt. Wilkie C. Burt at the American No. 2; Lieut. Also a new been received by Olym- Harry’s sion engine. Howard A. K. Perrialliat at No 3; pic commit*, e and figured tonight in solid copper Lieut. George P. Bcrilla it No. 4 patented the debate over the track and field and ct-seal that remains First Sergeant gask team selections behind closed doors. McGee, substitute. Interest in the absolutely gas-tight No official statement was forth- match is running high out at the Post and under high compres- coming. either on the Paddock case it is sail Cigar that each team or on the final selections except that will have its full sion. Special analysis quota of the Utter would be announced to- supporters. electrodes which assure In order to morrow in New York by Frederick W avoid any hitch In a fixed spark-gap under the selection of Rubien. secretary of the committee horses, the teams Stores all driving conditions. It was learned, however, on good flipped for first pick and then alter- authority that the authorities faced t nated until all available polo ponies hrd been a perplexing problem in the case of awarded. “Candy Headquarters’' CHAMPION Paddock, who earned his right to It is going to be a geod game make the team today by finishing Sunday and snecial arrangements SparlCPlugs second in the 200 meters after being have been made to handle the Toledo, Ohio ta< shut out in the 100 yesterday. From crowds expected to attend the ’ what or countries and in onenin" nps from for Every Engini country Brownsville and Dependable what terms the reputed protest was o*h->- Valley towns where Interest fr counched. could not be learned. i colo ia riia. I