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Sharkey Is Winner
yX)ver Stribling by
Strong Come-Back
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By ALAN J. GOULD
Associated Press Sports Lditor
MIAMI BEACH, Fla.. Feb. 28.—(&>—The impetuous flin* of youth, it i
eems. isn t enough. Young Stribling. idol of the south, had Ins fling last !
light, but at the end of the glamorous melodrama of Miami Beach, the
ifficial decision went to Jack Sharkey, the hard-hitting sailor from
town East.
In a ten-round match that was alternately fast and dull. Sharkey
£>verca me a big lead on points piled up by Stribling in the first six rounds
find won with a strong finish In the last four rounds.
s xxie jooMoruan naa ms r;ana un
, fd aloft as the victor by Referee
Lou Magnolia of New York, but his
l margin of victory was thin and far
pom convincing, either to a major
fey of expert or to most of the
•row'd of 40,000 packed in the pic
iureeque setting ot Flamingo Park
‘ Magnolia sole arbiter of the bat
tle. did not hesitate to lift Sharkey s
hand, nor did his rxore sheet, shox
mg «x rounds for the Boston box
§r, three lor 8trib!lng. and one
fven. leave room for any doubt in
fc . mind. Ringside critic: , a)
foough widely at variance in their
Oi unions. were not far from unani
fejous In agreement, with the ver
dict. The majority, in a poll taken
fey The Associated Press, cedited
■harkey with no more than a single
Sound’s margin.
Stribling Spectacular
f Stribhng, outweighed and out
boxed, but not outgamed, fought the
more spectacular fight. He fur
mshed the one big moment of dra
ma in the fourth round when lie
caught Sharkey flush on the left
temple with an overhand right that
•taggered the Boston sailor and
made Ills knees sag momentarily.
Then, as at other times however,
the Georgian was unable to follow
Up his advantage.
Sharkey, in better condition, was
woefully slow, ineffective and wild
at times, but he fought the more
business like fight. He won by the
colorless, but nevertheless effective,
method of pounding Striblings
body until it was sore, bruised and
blotchy red.
Yet for all the closeness of the
decision, the victory moves the Bos
ton battler another furlong along
the comeback trail. His next op
ponent—in the program leading up
to a possible comeback by Jack
Dempsey in the struggle for Gene
Tunneys vacated throne—probab
ly will be the rugged Spaniard,
Paulino Uzcudun, who grinned last
night as he watched two of his riv
als in action and flaunted his chal
,'tng' to the winner.
Of the crowd of some 40,000.
about 35.000 contributed to an as
tonishing • gate” estimated at $400,
000 for the venture that Tex Rick
ard planned as a big gamble and
which his successors, led by Jack
Dempsey and ‘ Big Bill” Carey, saw
tltrougn to success only after many
misgivings.
It was, altogether a great show
in which the b.g fight itself seemed
in the end only a major item, the
climax but not the whole thing. For
the famous figures of sports, of
business, politics, and society, this
spectacle was something to see.
For the thousands of • ordmary
fans and pleasure seekers. It was
t. perhaps worth the price to pick out
‘ the celebrities who filled the ring
side rows; to see Jack Dempsey, the
promoter in his Tuxedo; to note
Johnny Farrell, the golf king, or
Babe Ruth. Irene Castle McLaugh
lin or Estelle Taylor Dempsey, or
the big chiefs of business and fi
nance.
Round One
Stribling landed the first rap. A
light left to the head as the*- danced
carefully about the center of the
ring watching for openings.
Sharkey missed several left jabs
•t close quarters where he ripped a
solid right to Strib s ribs before the
southerner tied him up. There was
little action as the tall greyhound
of the south danced with the New
Englander and they measured
blows. 8tribling grinned as Shar
key's right bounced off his chin in
an exchange at close quarters. In
another clinch Strib smashed his
right hand four times on the ride of
Jacks head and Sharkey slipped to
the floor but came up without a
(OOttnt. They were dmclung with
Stribling pounding on Jacks head
with his right at the bell.
Round Two
Sharkey bounced from his corner
Kand flew to close quarters into a
‘torm of Stub’s overhand rights,
he tall lanky southerner handled
arkey like a small boy. despite
I Bostonian s extra heft and bulk,
/re was a puzzled iook about
srkey’a eyes as Stribbllng ruffed
in a clinch, smashed a full
on his chin and then laughed
the sailor s n.;ht hook pound
own chin Sharkey kept m
pen but stribling chose to rush
♦mud nearly drove Sharkey from the
riBg as they smashed Into the rope.
/n»e battle grew rougli and ready
both struggled with little respect
for the rules. The crowd was his
sing at the bell apparently booing
Sharkey’• head-bound rush.
Round Three
Sharkey danced after Stribling
ns the soulherner stepped around
him menacingly. The Bostonian
forced Stribling to lead but the best
the southerner could do was a long
blow to the libs. Sharkey began to
solve Striblings style as he stepped
in with a whipping right uppercut
that smacked loudly on the south
erners body. A lull swing left hook
caught Stribling iu the pit of the
stomach and cut down his speed.
Another cutting left hook as!
Wiarkey pursued his toe about the
ring cut Striblings lip and the
Hjutherner waa spitting blood at the
ball.
Round Four
Sharkey was full of confidence
and began to weave and feint with
his head shooting lefts to Stribling s
hgad As they roamed about the i
ring Jack pulled his liehter foe to j
close quaretrs and buried both fists |
in the Georgian's body. Stribling:
' ed 8harkey and nearly threw
through the rc*|*a. Referee Lou !
olia warned siribUns for his
h work and ordered him to keep i
punches up
I ''1 southerner caught Sharkey
with a smashing right to the chin.
That nearly floored the sailor. The
big gob half dazed bounced back
into a right that Stribling burled
under his heart- Sharkey danced
> away fighting for time ant? ’was
back to normal when the bell stop- j
pod StribUnz s next rush.
Round Fire
Starkey recovered quickly in his j
corner from a right that dropped f
on his chin like a lightning bolt
Hi* tore after Stribling with a rain
of left jabs and slugged a right and
trft to the body until the -He-re
warned him to keep bis left hook
afeve the belt. They fought close
I
TEXAS LEAGUER
Franklin (Bear) Allday of At
lanta. Texas, will withdraw from
: Centenary college. Shreveport, La..
to joii the Wichita Falls team of
the Texas league.
ly and the referee was kept busy
hauling them apart.
They danced about the ring pok
ing left Jabs at each other. Sharkey
blinked as the Georgian lifted a
sizzling left hook to his chin. Strib
ling fought in deceptive fashion
leaping In suddenly with straight
left jaw that kept the sailor blink
ing.
Another bruising exchange at
close quarters brought more blood
from Stribling's mouth but he was
lashing back furiously with both
hands ai .the bell. .
Round Six
During the interval Referee Mag
nolia warned Sharkey's handlers
Against coaching from the corner.1
Jack bounced out and missed half i
a dozen shots at Stribling s weaving I
body. As he missed another long !
blow the Georgian lifted a left to
Jack's chin. Stribling's speed and
the strength in his left arm bothered
Sharkey but he danced In close and
drew blood from Stribling's nose
with short lefts. Again they were
warned as Sharkey rushed into'
Stribling's body with punehes that
sometimes shaded the belt line.
Stribling bounced his left into
Jacks face but he ran into a twi
fisted storm as the fuious sailor re
taliated with a change that drove
Stribling all aound the ring. The
bell ended the Tally.
Round Seven
The fight was anything but sen
sational as the hewers measured
each other carefully and either box
ed lightly at a distance or grap
pled at close quarter*. Stribling
threw another long right Into Shar
key's chin but drew the referee's
censure again from a left hook that
, seemed to have landed fairly on
i Sharkey's body. They opened up for,
1a moment with a brisk exchange
i but Stribling had Sharkey missing
constantly and he blocked manv ef
I the Bostonian s best blows. As'the
shy of boos began to drift down to
the ring trom the five dollar seats
Stribling bounced his right again off
Sharkey's chin but took a bad bruis
ing as the heavy, powerful sailor
cuffed him viciously with both hands
in return. Despite the brief ex
change the boos were growing loud
er and louder when the gong rang.
Round Eight
The bouncing babies went bact
to left jabbing at long range Jet
spite of the cat calls. Both seemed
to have tremendous professional
respect for each other and any
blows that might have caused dam
age were carefully blocked or car
ried. There was a brief flurry
along the ropes but Sharkev missed
half a dozen lefts. As thev broke
in the open again Jack tried to
pummel the Georgians bodv but
Stribling bounced back. Another
warning from Magnolia. Very im
pressively Magnolia tore them apart
and waved for Stribling to stay
above the belt line. There was less
and less action as the round drag
ged itself out.
Round Nine
Sharkey tried hard to get In
close and when lie stung Stribling
with a solid right to the bodv Strib
ling fought back with a volly that
pitched Sharkey against the ropes.
They wrestled and heaved around
the ring in a light exchange but
as they broke into the clear again
Stribling smashed a beautiful left
hook and sent a right to Sharkey's
chin Jack broke away but Strib
ling chased him and nearly put him
on the floor with another left to
the head. Sharkey fought back
with a barrage of punches but never
touched the elusive southerner. As !
they came to close quarters Strib- !
ling buried a left hook in the Boe
t onian's body and had him slowed i
and back-pedalling when the bell
rang.
Round Ten
There were more warnings for
tiie fighters from the referee be
fore the goug opened the last round
Thev came out jabbing carefully
again. The sailor moving stol
idly while Stribling danced about on
his toes and evaded almost every
punch that Sharkey threw at him
Jack finally caught the southerner
and pinned him to the ropes with
a left to ihe body and a right to the
head that smeared Stribling's face
w!lu» Georgian fought
right back nailing Sharkev with
two cutting left hooks to the pit of
the stomach. Again they boxed un
til Sharkey loosed a long overhead
right that bounced from Sibling's
chin. That called for more boxing
at close quarters and thev were
slugging on the rooes in tight ?m
tence when the final gong ended
the rather featureless quarrel.
JAIL RFFIC.E FROM WIFE
CHICAGO —James Lor ten S feet
tall, asked the police to sent him I
to jai! to protect him from his wife.
HOLDOUTS ARE !
BIG PROBLEM
Fuchs Shames Them In;
Mays Finger Hurt; Falk
Traded For Autry
WASHINGTON. Feb. 28.—</P>—
The holdout question is threatening
to assume menacing proportions at
Tampa, Fla., where the Washington
Americans arc doing their spring
training, but despite the fact that
Pitchers Fred Marberry and Sam
Jones and Infielder Jack Hayes
have thus far rejected the terms
offered them. President Clark
Griffith maintains they cannot be
classed as holdous until Monday,
when they have been ordered to re
port. .
“Goose” Goslin. outfielder and
leading batter of the American
league, also is as yet unsigned but
he is not, scheduled to report until
March 10.
President-Manager Emil Fuchs
of the Boston Braves has been
using a novel and so far successful
method in dealing with holdouts
who arrive In camp at St. Peters
burg. Pla
Fat Collins told his chief he did
not like the terms offered him.
whereas Fuch3 simply handed him
a blank contract and told him to
insert the amount he wanted if
he really believed he was worth it.
Collins thought it over for a while
and the contract came back signed
for the original amount.
Waners Still Out
Larry French. Portland, Ore.,
southpaw, has arrived in the Pitts
burgh camp at Paso Robles. Calif..
and handed in his signed contract.
The Waners are the only holdouts.
At Avon Park. Fla., nine regulars
and fifteen youngsters from the
8t. Louis Cardinals chain farm sys
tem. yesterday went through a
strenuous two-a-day in the opening
session of the Cards’ spring train
ing season. Owner Sam Breadon
announced the only Card holdout
had come to terms when Herman
Bell signed at St. Louis yesterday.
Bell, former Card hurler, was re
called from Rochester.
Sammy Gray, star right hander,
showed up in the St. Louis Browns
camp at West Palm Beach, yester
day fully recovered from the finger
injury which forced him to the
bench last season.
The New York Giants have had
their first taste of the twice-daily
practice regime instituted by Man
ager John McGraw and that taste
wasn’t so good for Carl Mays. The
submarine ball hurler was the vic
tim of the first serious Injury in
the second of yesterday’s sessions,
at San Antonio. He suffered a
broken bone in his left thumb dur
ing a brief batting practice. The
Injury probably will keep Mays out
of action for several weeks.
Falk Traded
At Phoenix. Arts.. Emil Yde, for
mer Pittsburgh left hander and
Harry Hermann, heavy hitting out
fielder and first baseman, were ex
pected tonight to complete the ros
ter of Detroit Tiger lnfielders train
ing.
After trading their veteran out
fielder. Bib Falk, to Cleveland for
Catcher Martin Autry. Chicago's
hustling White Sox headed for
their Dallas. Texas spring training
camp today.
Thirteen players, led by Coach
“Lena” Blackburne. comprised the
contingent, which will be increased
along the route and at Dallas. It
waa one of the youngest White Sox
teams in history.
At Clearwater. Fla., charlevhorses.
sore muscles and general aches and
pains ar»» prevalent among Brook
lyn’t ballplayers after two davs of
hard labor in the opening training
sessions. An hour and a half of
practice was enough for the Robins
yesterday.
Former Fish Stars
Make T. C. U. Tennis
Outlook Brighter
•Special to The Herald)
FORT WORTH, Feb. 28 —With
ten matches already arranged, the
tennis season at Texas Christian
university will get under way coon.
Bad weather has been preventing
the varsity from working out as a
team, but strenuous work in prep*
aration for the hard schedule will
begin' as soon as the weather clears.
The Frogs will open their year
March 26 with a match with Okla
homa A. & M. at Fort Worth.
It is from the freshman team of
last year that most of the Frogs'
strength will come. With the
graduation of John McDiarmid and
Charles Ewell from the ranks of
the first year men. the Frogs arc j
assured of two of the most promis
ing men to report for net work at
T C. U.
McDiarmid. brother to Capt.
Weir McDiarmid. has quite a repu- j
tat ion as a net man, and holds !
several championships over the j
middle and eastern states.
Ewell, a brother to last year’s j
captain, is also promising and the i
first three positions this year he,
easily with these three men
No. 4 man will be selected from ,
several candidates, among them be- '
tng George Roselle, last year letter I
man. and Guy Fox and several'
others.
DANIEL BAKER WINS
T. I. A. A. CAGE TITLE
BROWN WOOD. Tex.. Feb 28 —
'F—Daniel Baker college clinched j
the 1929 basketball championship
of the Texas Intercollegiate Ath- j
letlc association last ntgh* by de-1
feating the West Texas Teachers
of Canyon 33 to 27. In the first of
a two-game series here
This was made possible bv the
defeat handed the East Texas j
Teachers of Commerce by the!
North Texas Teachers' quintet at
Commerce last night. The score of
this game was $6 to 34.
R. E. Plate. Daniel Bak*r coach,
has issued • chaBetwr to the Sim
mons university’s Cowboys, Texas
conference champions, for a three
game series.
OCTOGENARIAN BANQUET
NORTHAMPTON Eng - -S*r Hen
ry Rxndall celebrated htx 81M b*rfh
day by giving a banquet to 17 other
! CPORTS 1
I ^forum
BY BISHOP CLEMENTS jj
And they called it the ‘ Battle of
the Everglades.” The crap shooting
hoy from Georgia and the boy from
the Lithuanian quarters of Boston
didn't d., the figh game one bit of
good; in fact they harmed it. Their
exhibition was pitiful in many re
spects.
• • •
| it would be interesting reading
matter to know what Jack Demp
sey thinks of the two fellows,
Sharkey and Stribling. after their
Ill-round go last night; also it
would be elevating to the boxing
game io know what the former
fdanaussa Mauler said to them as
they were paid around $100,900
each for the skit.
• • •
Alright. Max SchmeUng! Get
! ready, you and Paulino uzeudun.
I both or one of you will have to flat
! ten Sharkey sometime this year.
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Elmer, the office hoy. says Bat
tling Shaw would have whipped
either Sharkey or Stribling last
night.
• • •
As the returns, blow by blow were
announced troin to iront of The
Herald office last night to a large
crowd, each round was given to this
or that fighter. Of course that
wasn't official. It was the judgment
of the sports writers at the ring
side. Lou Magnolia, the referee,
was the official and of course the
official decision wasnt announced
until after the fight.
• • •
Brownsville Junior college k*«p
fossers are scheduled to play the
Main Avenue high school basket
errs Monday night in the Alamo
City. It will be the last game of
the season for the Scorps, and a
warm-up affair for the Main
players, who enter the state tour
nament at A. Si M. March 3.
* • •
Bobby Cannon or D. Allison of
Texas A. & M. will be a new face
in Valley coaching circles when the
fall school term starts; that is, if
you believe rumors, and reports
from semi-official circles. However,
we are reliably informed that a new
coach will be at the head of one of
the major high school football
teams of the Valley next season.
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McAllen baseball fans met yes
terday noon at luncheon, and
meeting with them was the com
mittee of two appointed by the
chaiiman of Cameron county
baseball fans. Guy Trent, of San
Benito, O. N. Boston and Bob
Wells. They report McAllen as
practically certain of entering the
league, and Cam llill of Edinburg
will join hands with McAllen fans
and put across a baseball club.
Mr. Boston was enthusiastic
over the prospects of the final
organization of a Valley league.
He and Bob returned Wednesday
afternoon from a two-day trip up
the Valley.
• • •
“If McAllen and Mission Join the
proposed league, count Mercedes in
also.-’ Mr. Boston quoted A1 Prince
of Mercedes as stating yesterday aft
ernoon. Mission is to hold Its or
ganization meeting Friday, accord
ing to Wells, at which time It is be
lieved they will also declare them
selves as ready to enter the league.
• • •
All of which is good news to
baseball fans. Brownsville. San
Benito and Harlingen, having de
clared themselves ready to en
ter a league sometime ago. and
now that three Hidalgo county
towns seem certain of joining, Mr.
Boston and Mr. Wells, expect to
wind up the organization in that
part of the Valley Friday.
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After that Is done, a meeting of
accredited representatives from each
of the league towns will be held,
probably in Mercedes. Monday aft
ernoon. at which time the league
organization will be completed. The
playing season proper Is expected to
stkil about May 1. and last three or
three and a half months.
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The New York Giants are hap
pily engaged in spring training at
San Antonio. One of the reasons
the players of McGraw are, as a
whole always in a good mood, is
that there is very seldom any
money difference between owner
and player. McGraw and Stone
ham the president, believes a few
dollars extra will put a player in
a frame of mind to do a little bet
ter each year. It will. Announce
ment from New York says that
practically every Giant received a
nice increase in salary from last
season. The Giants are going to
be a hard club to beat this year,
and the moguls are doing their
part: it is up to the performers
on the diamond, now.
• • •
Way out in Phoenix. Ariz.. the
Detroit Tigers, under Bucky Har
ris. are getting in shape; they are
down to serious business, as is nat
ural. as Harris is that kind of boss.
And in California Joe McCarthy is
counting his • blessings.” The Cubs
have Hornsby. Stephenson Wilson.
Cuyler, and some other sockers of
ability. Going to be tough on the
Cubs’ opponents this year, and es
pecially opposing moundsmea
• • ♦
Last nirht’s scrap in Florida
was the first major boxing bout
—It was advertised that wav—to
have been held in Dixie in 35
years. It was a disapoointment.
Therr are those who call the pub
lic suckers -for paying out 5409.909
to witness the spectacle, but the
fans had every reason to believe
it would a whale of a scrap.
• • •
Stribling. according to experts has
as yet to demonxtme he is a first
class fighter; Sharkey, if he was
ever a fighter—anyhow, he fought
Dempseyv-hasnt been a fighter
sines Jack hit him on live chin for
the count. Characteristically an
alibi artist. Sharkey, though he got
the derision last night, it wasnt
any honor. It would be well if the
fighters donated their share of the
receipts to a motion picture concern
which probably made pictures of
the fight, and to send the pictures
out over the country, to let the pub
lic in general get a good look at a
couple of bum fighters; and It
wouldn't do them any harm if they
should get a front row seat and
witch thjrmse’Te’ in ictLn.
• • •
Bat let's forget about that fight
or so-called fight as soon as pos
sible. and talk about baseball do
togs: right here to the Valley.
Looks like a league is going to
operate down here (bis summer
in organized baseball.
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Brownsville, San Harlrn
ROBINS GRAB OFF STELLAR
TEXAS PLAYER FOR $1000
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' PAUL RICHARDS
; JACK PLEASED
BYJMG BOUT
First Promotion Success, Al
though Non-Champion
ship Affair
By BRIAN BELL
(Associated Press Sports Writer.)
MIAMI BEACH, Put, Feb. 28 —
OP;—It would not be surprising to
see Jack Dempsey, former champion
of all the heavyweight boxers of
the world, poking about a paper lit- j
tered Flamingo Park today with a
broad smile on his face.
Last night's bout was presented I
"by Jack Dempsey through special
arrangement with Madison Square I
Garden corporation,” and the old |
champion took his promoting just
as seriously as he did his fighting
when he won the title.
When Jack came down to the
ringside before the main bout to
say to the hard-headed newspaper
men who had come to scoff and
remained to marvel, that the house
was a sell out and that 35.000 per
sons had paid 1400.000 to sec a non
championship bout, he wore a smile
literally stretching from ear to ear.
When the first preliminary start
ed he sat with his wife near the
ring holding a handful of telegrams
wishing him luck in his first pro
motion effort. As the boys in the
ring punched at each other the tel
egrams were waved beck and forth,
keeping time with the blows.
He liked the fight.
"It was great.” he declared.
Whether the promotion urge will
lure him permanently from the ring
remains to be seen. But the big
fellow who is still the "champion to
a group of devoted friends had a big
time last night. That can't be tak
en away, no matter whether he
dodges or watches flying gloves the
next time.
GIBBONS' LAST TRY FOR TITLE
The great middlewest always be
lieved Mike Gibbons ol St. Paul was
the greatest fighter of all times at
his weight, and lined up solidly be
hind the Phantom for his cham
pionship battle with Mike O'Dowd
at St. Paul the year following the
war.
The title was at stake but with
the no-decision law effective in
Minnesota it was necessary for
Gibbons to register a knockout to
inherit the crown.
So before a 940.000 house, mi Nov.
21. 1919. with the club packed to
rafters, these two masters of their
profession battled 10 rounds without,
a knockdown and without a really
effective punch being landed.
Gibbons suffered a deep cut over
his right eye in the fourth round
and bled freely until the finish, but
was net seriously hurt at anv time.
Gibbons couldn't hurt O'Dowd
After the fifth round Gibbons grad
u»Hy lost his speed and fire. At the
finish the tide had definitely turn
Pd toward O’Dowd and even the
home town sympathisers of Mike
readily agreed that nothing had
transpired that could remove the
trantle from the shoulders of the
visitor.
Gibbon* had lost his chance to
be a ring king.
_ _
LAST NIGHT’S
BASKETBALL
(By the Associated Press)
At ITHACA. N. y.—Dartmouth
33: Cornell 28.
LAWRENCE. Kans-St Marys
; 26: Haskell Institute 22.
K*p* —Hays Teachers 24;
W ash burn 22.
i CRETE. Neb -Doane 90; Grand
l Island 15.
' FULTON. Mo —Westminister 22;
i ururv 16.
FORT WORTH,.—Texas Christ
ian 53; Baylor 24.
EROWNWOOD Tex - Daniel
Baker 33: West Texas Teachers 27.
ALBUQUERQUE-Northern Ari
zona Teachers 35; New Mexico U.
33.
WEATHERFORD. Okla. - South
western Teachers colleee 35; Okla
homa City unirersity 33.
SPOKANE —Gonzaga 31; Spo
kane university 24.
gen. Mercedes. McAllen and Mis
sion. Can you beat that for a com
oact circuit? No overnight hotel
bills. meals, etc., for the club to
foot. Finest opportunity in the
oountry for a seif-sustaining league.
WAXAHACHTE, Tex, Feb. 28 —
Wilbert Robinson, manager of the
Brooklyn club of the National lea
gue, may not be a Scotchman, but
he hates to lose money, And to him
$1,000 is a large sum of money—an
amount not to be forgotten if it is
lost.
In 1926 Paul Richards was playing
third bare on the championship i
Waxsharhie high school team, the
club that set a world’s record by
winnig 75 consecutive games. When- i
ever the regular buriers had an off i
day, Richards would pitch, and if j
the team had a douolc-noauer he
would hurl one game right-handed j
and one left-bended, as he is ambi
dextrous and* can pitch as well with
one arm as with the other.
Nap Rucker, scout of the Brook
lyn Robins, heard of the famous
Viaxahachie Indians, wheih the pre
vious year had sent eight of the
1 nne regulars into professional base
hall. and he watched Richards work ,
out. He recommended his purchase, j
as did Joe Gardner, another Robin \
scout, and the Robins gave Richards
$1,000 to agree to play with them.
Browns Snatch Him
Exporting to Brooklyn at the close'
of school in 1926, Richards, who
had not signed a contract, was asked
to play with Crisfield in the Eastern
league. He went so good there that
the St. Louis Browns drafted him.
despite the protest of the Robins,
who claimed the ambidextrous youth
as their property.
Judge Landis was called in to de
ride the dispute and he awarded
Richards to St. Louis. But was Rob
inson willing to see that $1,000 slip
away? He abided his time, but he
did not forget Richards, and ho fol
lowed the Waxahachie youth close
ly.
In 1927 Richards played with St.
Louis, Waterbury in the Eastern lea
gue, and Crisfield in the Eastern
Shore, with Robinson keeping an eye
on him all the time. Last year he
was with St. Louis, Tuisa and Mus
kogee. During the winter he was
sold to Milwaukee and then re-sold
to Macon, in the South Atlantic lea
gue.
This was Robinson's chance. Ma
con is a farm of Brooklyn, and the
Robins ordered Richards to report
to their training camp at Clearwa
ter. Fla.
Now Uncle Robert sees chances
of getting a return on his invest
ment, for he thinks Richards is rea
dy for the major league grade.
Cagers of Porkers,
Steers Are Bidders
For All-Conference
(Special to The HcralcD
AUSTIN. Tex.. Feb. 28.—With the
conference basket ball race coming
to an end. thoughts of scribes and
fans have turned to the selection of
ali-conterencc teams, a task which
will be fairly easy for the first time
in years. Two clubs. Arkansas and
Texas, which finished in one-two
order, will furnish the majority of
stars.
Good forwards were rather scarce
in the 1929 race and only Texas
and Arkansas boasted good pairs.
In Hale and Schoonover, the cham
pion Porkers had two of the best
in the loop, but Texas with Brock
and Camp pushed them hard.
Without doubt. Brock and Schoon
over were the outstanding forwards
in the conference in 1929. Albo
Brown, 8. M. U.; • Site” McDonald.
T. C. U.: Jake Wilson. Baylor:
Noah Webster. A. <fc M.: “Toots”
Hess, Rice; and Frank Cheatham
of Texas were all good forwards,
but their work was inconsistent.
Tom Pickell. lanky Porker center,
and leading individual scorer. Is the
outstanding center in the loon
Big TJn Rose. Texas center. Is the
nnlv person capable of giving
Pickell any worry.
At guards, the matter of choos
ing two outstanding men will be a
Lambert of Arkansas and Wray of
Texas a^e the best in the loop, but
Wallin of T. C. U. and Keeton of
A. & M have been starring for
their respective clubs all season.
The work of Wallin against Texas
recently was enough to cause him
to be considered, while Keeton will
have to be given some considera
tion because of his fast floor work
and scoring ability.
OWL NINE EXPECTED
TO MAKE GOOD SHOW
HOUSTON. Tex.. Feb. 28.——
Coach Gene Bailey hopes to have :
a slugging Rice Institute entry in
the Southwest Conference baieball
race this spring.
Cold weather has kept his charges
from showing their fielding ability,
but they have worked, nevertheless.
For more than a week thev have
gone throtigh two hours of daily
batting practice
The Owl pitching staff seems in
good form. Phil Abies and Tommy
Henderson have been serving them
up in batting practice, and al
though Bailey has refused to let
them put anything on the ball
thev seem to have excellent con
trol. Henderson, a side-armer, has
lots of speed, and if he can de
velop a few twisters he ought to
make a good showing in the South
west Conference. Abies, with a form
that require* the minimum effort,
should be in for his best year.
RIGHTS LAST
(By the Associated Press!
MIAMI BEACH. Fla -Jack Shar
key. Boston, outpointed Young
St ribline. Macon Oa (MV Sid
Terris. North Carolina, knocked out
Paul Hoffman. Holland, (4V Char
ley Pond Fort Worth. Tex., knock
ed out Chief Newberry. Aahury
Park. N. J.. (J). Andy Callahan,
Lawrence. Maas., stopped Joe Mc
Kenzie. Norfolk. Va.. (J!. Rash
Feise. Columbus. Ga . outpointed
Mike Flrpo. Tamna. pit.. (4!. Able
Bain. Newark. N. J., knocked out
Red Rielv. Troy. N. Y., (11. Tony
Puente. Mexico City, stopped Spike
Webb. Orlando. Fla.. (4). Pat Mc
Carthy. Boston, outpointed Sully
M'^ntromerv. Fort Worth. Tex..
(4V .totmny Gresw Mount Ver
non. N. Y. outpointed Mar*v Gal
lagher, Washington, D. C., «*).
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IMlliffiiaJSc .‘ .
HUME AN A
Redman Hume, star halfback of
Southern Methodist University
has been signed by Connie Mack
for a tryout in the outfield of the
Philadelphia Athletics. Hume is
extremely fast, a rood fielder and
has done creditably at bat.
STEERS BEARING DOWN
AS N. Y. GAME NEARS
AUSTIN. Tex., Peb. 28,-With ap
proximately a week separating them
from their first game of the year.
% l: plans
FOREIGN TOUR
Ofh.K.1^ But B"t
lieves He Won; Shark
ey Want.» Dempsey
MIAMI BEACIi, Fla . Feb. 28.—
</P>—Now that Young Stribling lias
grown to such an extent that ho is
recognized, even in defeat, as a
formidable contender, “W. L." is
bound for another lengthy tour.
This time, instead of fighting bi
weekly through the fistic hinter
lands. the Georgian is headed for a
fighting tour of foreign fields.
The southerner is by no means
distressed by last night's defeat. He
feels, as do “Ms" and “Pa * Strib
ling. his parents and managers, that
he has at last impressed his prowess
on the fight faithful.
“We think we won that fight ,*•
laid "Pa" editorially, “but that isn't
important now. There are no alibis.
The boy wasn’t in as perfect condi
tion as we would have wished but
he has proved that he doesn't hate
to pick his opponents.'*
Jack Sharkey was so pleased with
the outcome of the battle that he
will claim the heavyweight cham
pionship and demand a return
match with Jack Dempsey.
“Stribling.** Sharkey said, “is a
tricky, fast, resourceful fighter with
a deceptive attack. Hell murder
any man that walks into him. His
right is a pip. Hell cause lots of
trouble for lots of heavyweights.”
an exhibition game with the New
York Giants in Austin March 6, the
University of Texas Longhorns have
been putting in full afternoons of
practice Every day finds the entire
squad of approximately 40 men re
porting for a fast three-hour prac
tice. The pitchers and catchers
have rounded into form, and some
of the hurling corps have already
started cutting loose with fast one* ^
The infield and outfield have
worked over and are m first cla^H
condition right now. while thWW
grass has started turning green al!
over the field, and by the time of.
the opening game with the Giants,
everything will be In perfect condi
tion for the 1929 debut of the cham
pion Steers. _
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