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ton a In 1 c. handball and Cotton Pickers Win Handily Over Alice Title-Bound Robstown Victorious by Score of 19 to 8 ALICE -The high flying Robstown Cotton Pickers, on their way to the basketball championship of the district, stopped in Alice long enough Wednesday night to beat the Coyotes, 19-8, in a light contest in which they were never put to a real test. McBurnett and West were the high scorers for the Cotton Pickers, picking up six points each and Joe Ramirez scored halt of the Coyote tallies. One feature of the game was accuracy of the Robstown free shots. Alice made 13 personal fouls and the Cotton Pickers scored 9 points on them.

Robstown led at the half, 13 to 3. all of the Alice being on free throws and Ramirez' one field goal was of the game for Alice. Box score: Robstown- FG FT TP McBurnett, 6 West, 6 Jacob, Magee, Lee, Paschal, Brittain, Lane, Totals 19 Alice- FG FT TP Adams, 0 Barden, 0 Ramirez, 4 Massie, 0 Proctor, 0 Stacy, 0 Webster, 3 Price, 0 Powell. 0 Wilson. 0 0 Totals 8 al Archers To Have Field Tournament Saturday At Kleberg Park Senior High School Archers, a newly organized group for boys and girls, will hold a field tournament Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock on Kleberg Park Field.

The tournament originally was scheduled to be held before the recent cold spell but was postponed until better weather. Gus Gargile, field judge, will be caller in charge of each event. Charles Collins, field marshal, will keep scores and field records. Hokie Giertsen, field official, will list entries and supervise safety factors. All archers asked to report to field officials, by 1:30 o'clock.

Rules announced on the field, Russel Lewis, club sponsor, announced. Each entrant is to bring his own equipment. ELDEN AUKER SOLD TO BROWNS BOSTON, Feb, 8. (P) -The Boston Red Sox announced the outright sale tonight of Elden Auker, right-handed pitcher, to the" St. Louis Browns for an undisclosed amount of cash.

Auker came to the Sox last season from Detroit. winning nine games and losing ten. How Many Wear FALSE TEETH With Little Worry Eat. talk, laugh or sneeze without fear of insecure false teeth dropping, slipping or wabbling. FASTEETH holds plates firmer and more comfortably.

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Two favorites were eliminated toPalm Beach women's tournament, making from, way for a finals match between Grace Amory of 1 Palm Beach and Elizabeth Hicks of Long Beach, Calif. It took a heart-breaking, fiveextra-hole match to the national women's champion, Betty Jameson of San Antonio, out of the running, at the hands of Miss Hicks. The defending titlist, Jean Bauer of Providence, R. fell easy prey three and one, to Miss Amory after failing in a desperate last-nine rally. A bad second shot to a sand trap on the 23rd hole put Miss Jamein trouble from which she son, could not recover.

Kingsville and Robstown Play District 26-A Tilt Cotton Pickers Head For Championship Rating Caller- Times News Service KINGSVILLE- -The -ridden but fighting Kingsville Brahmas, defending district champions, tonight will stampede Robstown to avenge the 30-31 -out the Cotton Pickers handed them January 16, This conference game will be the turning point in the Bulls' run for at the south zone title. The Pickers, riding the with three wins and no defeats. are only one game in front of the Brahma aggregation. With expected from Corpus Christi and Alice, the Pickers and Bulls hold the championship spotlight. along with 25 points in conference play, Robstown's Fred Jacobs, offensive standout and goal-getter, is the boy of the hour in all of the Robstown games, but steadily is pushed by his equally fine teammate, David McBurnett, who has turned on the light for 24 points.

The Bull quintet, will romp on to the maple with several fine goalies who are headed by consistent scorer. Vernon they Glascock, and the Bulls' elongated center, Dawson Smith. Sinton Takes on Aransas Pass While Robstown and Kingsville fight it out in the south zone, Aransas Pass goes to Sinton for a game with the Pirates who have a victory string as long as your arm and Taft plays at Beeville in an important zone game. Cunningham Tries Again in Pennae Mile At Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8.

(P) Glenn Cunningham, the once unbeatable Kansas miler whose last four major have ended in defeat, makes another bid for the elusive victory tomorrow night as defending champion in the Pennac Mile, feature of the third annual Penn A. C. indoor meet. Glenn has plenty of incentive win the Pennae Mile. His rivals will include Chuck Fenske, the Wisconsin ace who has twice whipped the durable Kansan this year.

Another rival tomorrow night will be Blaine Rideout, the North Texas Teacher whose blistering early pace in the Millrose race helped Fenske run the second est indoor mile in history. Luigi Beccali, former Olympic champion, Carmen Bova of Seton Hall and Mason Chronester of Mary- drug store -adv. land are other starters. "WHAT A MILDNESS IS RARE IN KENTUCKY WHISKY AS RICH TASTING AS 1870 1870 BRAND VIRTUALLY every known method, dating back to the 70's, has been utilized BROWN FORMANS to bourbon make this gently fine mild Kentucky and smooth. Yet this remarkably mild, rich-tasting whisky i is surprisingly low priced.

BR MAKE YOURS MILD and on lees tosa BOURBON STRAIGHT WHISKY KENTUCKY 1870 Brand BROWN FORMAN DISTILLERY INCORPORATED Just Right he Kentucky Since 1470 90 PROOF A BROWN- FORMAN QUALITY PRODUCT Rickey Objects To Favorism Toward Cardinals Walker Briggs Takes Lawyer With Him On All Moves By JUDSON BAILEY NEW YORK, Feb. 8. (P) en Branch Rickey, master mind of the St. Louis Cardinals, 1s yelping about the rest of the National League making his club a winter book pennant favorite. "It's conspiracy, that's what it is," he complained during his visit this week.

"These other clubs are just trying to get the pressure off themselves and on us. Why we might be the biggest surprise of the season--in the wrong way, I mean. haven't settled that infield problem. Yes, we're counting on Martin Marion for shortstop and that will free Jimmy Brown for some other don't know yet whether he'll play second or third and we can't expect him to keep moving back and forth." Walter (Spike) Briggs, Jr. youthful vice- -president of the Detroit Tigers, whom Commissioner K.

M. Landis relieved of half a million dollars in cash and playing talent, now takes a lawyer with him everywhere he goes At least that's what he told his intimates when he introduced a stranger to them at the baseball sessions this week And the local grapevine hears Lands will move out of Belleair, and to Sebring when go Larry MacPhail and his Brooklyn Dodgers begin congregating at Belleair. Johnny Vander Meer who lives in New Jersey, has to gone cinnati and will leave for camp from there His wedding with Lois Stewart of Scranton, is being delayed because "I don't want to spend 1 my honeymoon in a training camp." Roy Cullenbine showed everybody who cared to look his $25,000 check (No. 2030) for signing with the Dodgers, but some folks still figure there's a catch to that dough. The club's explanation is this: Cullenbine was offered a total of $30,000 for signing and one year's play, cut up any way he wanted.

That is he could have had a $20.000 bonus and $10,000 salary, but he chose to take $25,000 Isonus right now and $5,000 during the season. Bulldogs (Continued from Page 10) led by Cecil Berry who scored six field goals and a free throw to total 13 points. It was the second straight for the Bulldogs who larruped North Side Wednesday at Agua Dulce. Banquete took the lead Berry's field goal in the first minute of play and never was behind. Box score: Banquete- FG FT TP T.

Hutto, 1 3 Wright, 3 0 6 Berry, 6 1 13 R. Hutto, 2 Bradfute, Mickulie, 8 2 Brown, 3 Elliott, Hawkins, Grossman, 0 0) Totals 15 34 North Side- FG FT TP Cantu, 0 O'Neal. Simpson, 03 Turner, 3 Watkins, 0) Schwartz, 0 Gomez, 0 Peal, 0 0 Totals 3 5 11 Official: Kneip. Edgren Denies Godoy Ever Beat Him DENVER. Feb.

8. (P- Cowboy Frankie Edgren, a better than fair leather slinger before he retired to his South Denver lumber yard, pinched his nostrils and crackled his lips in an unpleasant noise. He had just read that he was supposed to have dropped a decision in West Palm Beach. seven years ago to Arturo Godoy, the South American, who'll see whether he's insulted against Joe Louis' high voltage tomorrow night. "I whipped that guy from here to Chile." cried the cauliflower cowboy, who claims he has newspaper clippings to back him up.

"He couldn't knock the head off a glass of beer. 11 Louis doesn't stop him in three heats, then Joe better go on the stage as Uncle Tom. "He's made to order for Louis. Joe'll tear his head off with a right uppercut the first time Godoy comes billygoating his way inside. I straightened him up by jabbing my thumbs in his eyes.

the only way to fight a rough baby like Godoy." Derrick Collapse Kills Two Oil Field Workers Two workers were killed today SEAGRAVES, Texas, Feb. 8 when an oil derrick collapsed, almost decapitating H. R. Daniels, 35. the driller, and burying Jack Jordan, 28, derrick man, beneath the debris.

L. Jones of Seagraves was injured seriously. POSTAL EMPLOYEES PLAN CONVENTION DALLAS, Feb. 8 UP Cecil Fouts was elected president and Mrs. Edith Ryan, secretary of A steering committee which met today to prepare for a state convention eight different post office organizations to be held Dallas July 22, 23 and 24.

THE CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER, Superstitions Woman Wants Payoff Day Changed From 13th HOUSTON (P) A woman wrote County Judge Roy Hotheinz asking him to make arrangements to have a $50 government compensation check delivered to her a day earlier. The money is mailed her by a trust company acting as guardian, under appointment Harris County court, for her husband, who is in a Virigina veteran's Her reason--the check arrived on the 13th of each month. JudgeHotheinz arranged for her ceive it on the 12th. Tallgear Sam Is Vinner of All-Age Stake at Kingsville Open Derby Taken by Tallgear Sam's Buz' Owned by Houstonian KINGSVILLE. Feb.

8. -Tallgear Sam, black and white pointer owned and handled by R. A. of Austin. found four coveys of quail and handled perfectly to take top laurels in the Associated Field Trial Club of Texas amateur all-age stake finished here today.

Tallgear John, a kennel mate to Sam and owned and handled by Johns, annexed place position with two coveys. 'The open derby went to Tallgear Sam's Bub, owned by Johns and handled by Clyde Anderson of Houston. The Texas Open puppy and Texas Open all-age championship will be run Friday. It is likely the open championship, with an entry of 14 contenders, will not be finished until Saturday noon. The meet will close Sunday with a shooting dog stake.

Bids on Dredging in Trinity River Called GALVESTON (P Bids for extensive maintenance dredging at the lower end of the Trinity River will be opened here February 23 in the office of Col. Frank S. Besson. district United States Army Engineer. Specifications call for the removal of approximately 336,000 cubic yards of material for about eight miles from the mouth of the stream to the town of Liberty.

The successful contractor dredge the river channel to must feet below mean low tide over a bottom width of 100 feet, and also be required to remove from the area to be dredged all trees, stumps and logs, A government snag boat is at work in this section of the river taking out some of the larger Thirteen oil and gas pipe lines. across the channel at different points within the area to be dredged. SALICA, PACE FIGHT FOR TITLE NEW YORK, Feb. 8. LOUT Salica of New York and George Pace of Cleveland, both claimants to the world bantam weight title.

were matched today to settle the argument in a 15-round championship match at Toronto, March Salica is recognized as 112- pound champion by the New York commission, but Pace 15 the recognized ruler in NBA territory. Promoter Jack Allen of Toronto signed the match. 34 COLD SNAP TAKES TP HEAVY FISH TOLL CHICAGO (NEA) Conservation authorities fear that the cold spell has taken an unusual toll of fish in the Great Lakes and streams of the North Central area. Fishermen chipping holes in ice report thousands of dead fish. The sudden freeze shut off their oxygen supply, causing them to suffocate.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9. 1940 Javelinas Defeat Whiskered Wizards At Kingsville Visitors Get Behind And Finish Punch Fails to Win KINGSVILLE (Sp) -The Whiskered Wizards spent too much with gymnastics, comics wasted motion, so the Texas Javelinas emerged victorious, 46 to 38. in a basketball game here last night. While the Hogs plugged at the basket with persistent regularity, the House of David performers were doing tricks with the basketball and when only 10 minutes of the game remained they found it impossible to penetrate the defense for the necessary points to win. Finley and Neely of the Wizards led scoring with 12 points each.

Halftime score was 30 to 24 for the Javelinas. Box scare: Wizards- FG FT TP Finley, 6 Lofland, 3 Neely, c. Sims, 8. Hale, 0 Totals 17 4 38 Javelinas- FG A 3 90 FETE Hall, f. 00 Lawrence, Stokes, g.

Bear, g. 10 Galiga, g. Thompson, Stienke, f. Terrell, g. Totals 20 46 They Called Firemen But Asked Them Not To Extinguish Blaze TYLER (A) Firemen here were begged not to put out a tire.

Somebody turned in an alarm for a fire in a freight car. Firemen raced to the scene to find fertilizer company burning pine knots under tanklond doorkers, of sulphuric acid which had erystalized 15-degree weather and would not run through the pipes. They hoped to thaw them out. Firemen, interfere. complied with requests Hornby Lists Entries From Mexico To Texas UVALDE A total of 2 183,986 persons entered this country from July 1 through December 31, 1939, at the ports of the 33rd Customs District, according to figures released by Harry P.

Hornby, S. collector of customs. This was an increase of 202.243 over the same period in 1938 when 1. 981,648 persons entered. Laredo continued as the principal port the district where 115,597 persons entered last year in comparison with 983,818" for 1938.

Brownsville was second with entries totalling 343,744 compared with 361,417. Brownsville was the only port in the district which showed a decrease. Other the number of persons entering at each during the last months of 1939 were: Zapata, 7,928, Dolores, 1,108, San Ignacio 3,594, Eagle Pass, 329.671, Del Rio, 114.188. Hidalgo, 200.218, Thayer 30,036, Grande City, 4,050. Roma 33,864 and Corpus Christi 6, Foot traffic accounted for the number of those entergreatest, total pedestrian count of 1,022,034 having been made.

Almost every mode of travel was used, Hornby reported. Seven persons came by steamship, ferties brought in 8,572. 2.678 entered by aircraft, 898,124 by tomobiles, 168,807 by buses, 154 by trains and 75,421 by other vehicles. Al Simmons Returns To Connie Mack's Athletics This Season ST. PETERSBURG, Feb.

8. Al Simmons, one of baseball's great sluggers in his day, is going "back home" to Connie Mack's Athletics this season and he thinks it may mean a comeback for him. course I'm enthused about playing with the Athletics again," said Simmons today. "I had best years when I played under Mack. I always liked Shibe Park.

I think it's the best park in the major for leagues hitters." Al has been training, like trojan since Mack offered him a contract after he'd been released by the Reds. He bowled played for a while in Milwaukee, then came here for daily rounds of golf until time to head west toward the spring training camp fornia. don't know much P'11 play with the Athletics." said Simmons. "Connie's got a pretty good outtield with Bob Johnson. Moses and Chapman.

But expect. to get in quite a few games and when I may do, surprise some of those fellows. I'm only 36 years old, you know." Simmons played with the White Sox, Detroit and Washington before moving to the Bees and Reds last year. Old Shine Department In Houston Building To Be Retained HOUSTON (P) Miss Maida McLeod and her family before her had operated a shoe shine shop for 27 years in the old city hall. A bus company leased the building and the word got around that possibly Miss McLeod would lose her stand.

Letters came in from Gov. W. Lee O'Daniel, Railroad Commissioner Jerry Sadler, and others urging that she be allowed to keep it. The bus company announced Miss McLeod could keep the space, rent free, One in every 37 American citizens Is a criminal, according to estimates. Hartley County Farmers Hike Income Raising Turkeys, Agent Says CHANNING (P)- Many Hartley County farmers are increasing their yearly income by raising turkeys, reports County Agent J.

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