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\ Athens Beats Denton 22-11, Taking Title 2nd Time
CAGE CHAMPS
HOLD TO LEAD
COLLEGE STATION, Tex., Mar.
"•—(#*)—A quintet of six-footers
from Athens high school in east
Texas swept through to the 1929
Texas Interscholastic league bas
ketball championship here tonight
at A. & M. Memorial stadium, beat
ing Denton high school 22 to 11.
It marked the second time In
-three years that Coach Jimmy
Kitts’ cagers have won supreme
- honors in the state. In 1927 they
- likewise downed Denton for the
title, although not by as decisive
margin as tonight.
Towering above their opponents,
passing fast and shooting accu
rately, the Hornets took the lead
- early in the game and steadily
forged ahead. At the half thev
.--were leading 7 to 4. The Tonip
~ kins brothers. Athens forwards,
: could not be held down by the
Denton guards, and J. Tompkins,
a cousin, guarded the Denton goal
shooters so closely they were held
to three goals from the floor.
Trophies were given to Athens,
Denton and Cisco, which defeated
Estelline for the consolation title,
25 to 21, in a preliminary to the
championship game.
Athens placed two men on the
All-State team selected by college
coaches and officials attending the
tournament, while Estelline. Denton
and Cisco won the other three pla
ces. First and second team selec
tions were as follows:
First team: J. Thompkins, (Ath
ens). and Baccus (Estelline) for
wards; Sumner (Athens) center;
Haren (Denton) and G. Van Horn,
(Cisco) guards.
Second team: Price (Corsicana)
and Dodd (Denison), forwards;
Borchardt (Denton) center; Ray
(Cisco) and Johns (Athens) guards.
Following is the box score for the
f championship game:
: Denton (11) Fg. Ft. Pts.
^ Zerefke, F.1 i i
Borchardt, F. ...4.1 l 3
Haren, C.1 3 5
Meredith, G.0 0 0
W. Finley. G.1 0 2
Hutson, G.0 0 0
Totals ..3 5 11
Athens (22) Fg. Ft. Pts.
T. Tbomnkins. F .3 0 a
B. Thompkins, F .4 1 9
Sumner. C.1 1 3
Johns, G.0 0 0
1 - J. Thompkins, G.1 2 4
Totals . 9 4 22
Off heals: Eoggess and Scars.
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; CISCO CAGERS
CAPTURE THIRD
COLLEGE STATION, Tex.. Mar.
I—(A*)—Rallying in the second half,
tile Cisco Loboes came from be
hind to defeat Estelline. 25 to 21,
tonight in the final game of the
consolation round of the state In
terscholastic league basketball tour
nament. Estelline held an 11 to 5
lead at the half. The victory gives
Cisco third place in the tourna
ment.
In the semi-finals this morning
Athens easily defeated Cisco. 31 to
17. while Denton barely nosed out
Estelline, 29 to 27, the same score
by which the latter quintet won
from Bryan yesterday. Inability to
make free throws cost Estelline to
day’s game.
U. OF PENNSYLVANIA WINS
PHILADELPHIA, March 9.—<.P)—
The University of Pennsylvania to
night won the Eastern Intercollegi
ate basketball league championship
for the second consecutive season
by defeating Princeton 23 to 16.
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With Rogers Hornsby setting the pace, the Cubs expect to blast their way to the 1019 National
league flag. Hornsby is chatting with his new chief, Manager Joe McCarthy, in the inset.
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Martin Runs Distance In
4:22 9-10 To Establish
Big Ten Record
IOWA FIELD HOUSE, Iowa
City, la.. Mar. 9.—f/P)—Orval Mar
tin, Purdue crack distance runner,
opened the Western conference in
door track and field championships
tonight by smashing the Eig Ten
record in the one mile run.
Martin galloped to victory in 4:22
9-10, clipping a half second off the
previous record established by H. b.
Kennedy, of the Ohio State in 1926.
George Simpson, Ohio State
speedster, won the 60-yard dash in
:0G 2-10, beating Eddie Tolan, ne
gro youth wearing the colors of
Michigan, to the tape by two yards.
Simpson's time equalled the Big
Ten record.
Illinois, favorite to repeat as
champions, broke into the scoring
in the mile event when F. B. Stine
finished third. One of the favorites,
David Abbott, of Illinois, found the
pace too hot and failed to place.
The summaries:
One mile run—won by Martin of
Purdue, Letts, Chicago, second:
Stine, Illinois, third; Clapham of
Indiana, fourth. Time 4:22 9-10.
(New Western conference record.
Former record of 4:23 4-10 made by
H. W. Kennedy of Ohio State in
1926.)
60-yard dash—won by Simpson,
Ohio State: Tolan, Michigan, sec
ond: Root, Chicago, third; Timme,
Illinois, fourth. The :06 2-10 ties
conference record made last night
by Timme ;also teis the American
indoor record.
UPSET LAD WINS
MIAMI, Fla., March 9.—
Upset Lad, owned by the Belle Isle
stable, today wTon the first $10,000
added Florida derby at Hialeah
Park. Boris, owned by Harned
Brothers, was second and Stand By,
belonging to Frank Bray, finished
third.
AVALON, Catalina Island, Mar.
9.—(/P)—Out hers in this semi-trop
ical country, Joe McCarthy is pol
ishing up his big punch for what
promises to be the Chicago Cubs’
year in the National league.
With Rogers Hornsby’ one of the
game's biggest batting threats, as
key man. McCarthy is building with
the confident hope that he will
‘ have a batting attack strong
enough to break through any and
j all kinds of fancy pitching.
1 He has good reason for his hopes,
' for Hornsby, Wilson, Stephenson
| and Cuyler wound up the 1328 sea
j son with a combined batting av
; erage of .324.
j This quartet poundde out 243 ex
tra base hits, including 77 home
I runs, 123 two baggers and 34 three
1 baggers.
j These four men probably will be
; the Cubs’ biggest threat, but on the
I basis of 1928 averages that Eruin
; batting lineup will be packed full
• of punch.
English, Hartnett and Grimm,
all regulars, batted around the .300
mark last year and should do bet
ter this year if for no other reason
than that they will benefit by the
weakening effect the four headline
sluggers will have on opposing
sluggers.
Having a sure .375 hitter like
Hornsby on a club is plenty bad for
the enemy but w'hen there also are
clubbers like Riggs Stephenson,
who hit .324 in 1928 and Hack Wil
son, who batted .313 and pounded
out 31 home runs, something is
bound to give.
ROSTER OF SPUDDERS
ALMOST COMPLETED
WICHITA FALLS. March 9.— JP)
—Arrival in the Spudder training
camp today of Pitchers Milt Steen
grafe and Chick Galeria leaves only
one absentee, Stanley “Rabbit” Ben
ton, shortstop, and he is expected
to report any day.
The first nine-inning game of the
spring season is scheduled tomor
row. when Wichita Falls will take
on the Abilene club of the West
Texas league, which has been work
ing out here with its parent team.
EAST TEXAS SCHOOLS
FORM BASEBALL LOOP
LONGVIEW. Tex.. Mar. 9.—dP)—
East Texas high schools today or
ganized a high school baseball lea
gue with J. E. Willis, Marshall,
president, and S, Pollard, Hender
son. secretary and statistician.
Longview. Marshall, Jefferson,
Kallsville, Henderson, Gilmer, Mt.
Pleasant and Tyler are the partici
pating schools.
The season will open March 19
and close May 7.
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DENTON TEACHERS
ADD NEW COACHES
DENTON, Tex.. March 9.—(IP)—
| Jack Sisco and Terence Myrace are
! to be the new members of the Den
| ton Teachers coacihng staff, suc
| ceeding John B. Reid, who resigned
j to become head basketball coach
I "t Texas A. & M., it was announced
; here today.
Sisco, freshman football and bas
ketball coach at Baylor University
since 1926, will be head football and
freshman basketball coach here.
Myrace will be head basketball and
freshman football mentor.
GIANTS DEFEAT S. A.
8-2; TWO HOME RUNS
LAREDO, March 9.—(IP)—Larry
Benton, Curly Ogden and Dutch
Henry collaborated today in pitch
ing the Giants to an 8 to 2 victory
over the San Antonio team of the
Texas league. The Texans collect
ed only eight hits, one Otis Wet
zel's home run. Andy Cohen and
! Jim Welsh hit homers for the Gi
| ants.
Score by innings R H E
New York <N.)—300 101 210—8 13 1
San Antonio —100 000 001—2 8 1
Benton, Ogden. Henry and Ho
gan, Witry; Baker, Hatch, Carson
and Arzatti.
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ATLANTA, March 9—(AP>—Ma
i jor league basebail training today
swung into the exhibition series
stage with most clubs training in
the south either engaged or on the
! march for games tomorrow.
, The Redlegs of Cincinnati and
i Connie Macks Athletics clashed at
Miami.
The Reds won, 7 to 5. getting
nine hits and making only one
bobble while the As got eight hits
; and made two errors.
The White Sox were playing the
; Dallas club out in Texas and Mc
! Graw's Giants were taking a fling
at San Antonio at Laredo.
Some of the camps held to rou
tine, however. Dan Howley sent
his Browns through a practice
affair between members of the
squad at West Palm Beach.
The Phillies went through morn
ing and afternoon workouts at
Winter Haven.
Barney Friberg, infielder, work
ed out for the first time in the
early practice.
Cincinnati Defeats
Connie Mack’s Crew
7-5; Three Homers
MIAMI. Fla., March 9.—(Jp)—
The Cincinnati Nationals today de
feated the Philadelphia Americans,
7 to 5, and ran the Athletics losing
streak to three games. The Athlet
ics opened the exhibition season by
losing to the St. Louis Nationals
and dropped a second game to them
yesterday.
Crabtree, in right field for Cin
cinnati, hit two home runs, one in
the fourth and one in the fifth in
ning. Simmons clouted a homer in
the fifth for the Athletics, and
Hassler a triple in the fourth.
TIGERS WILL
PLAY SUNDAY
Padron and Mates to Engage
Matamoros Nine Here
At 10 A. M.
The Tigers have come to life aft
er hibernating all season. They are
to play the Matamoros city team
this morning at Victoria Heights,
startin gat 10 o’clock in the first
baseball game the Tigers will have
played this season.
Manager Padron states the local
club is m fairly good shape, having
had a couple of weeks of practice.
Salinas and Chapa wil do the hurl
ing for the Tigers, with Padron
catching.
Matamoros has one of the best
teams it has had in many years,
Tigers players state, and a hard
battle is expected.
Salinas is one of the best all
around players in this part of the
Valley, he pitched some good games
last season, as well as putting up
an excellent brand of playing at
other positions.
BIG COLLEGE BOXER
IS DECLARED ‘FIND’
GAINESVILLE, Fla., March 9.—
(A*)—If height and reach mean
much in boxing, J. W. Chapman of
Winter Haven, Fla., member of the
University of Florida boxing team,
should go high in the game.
Ke stands six feet eight inches
and has an enormous reach and a
natural shiftiness which does not
often accompany'a man so huge,
Coach John Piombo says. The
fighter weighs 200 pounds and can
take many more pounds of flesh
without becoming corpulent.
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FOOTBALL DOES NOT
PAY WAY AT COLBY
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WATERVILLE, Me., March 9.—
I tPj—There is at least one institu
tion of higher learning in the coun
try in v/hich football does not pay
the freight for other sports.
In fact, a report of the treasurer
of the Colby college athletic coun
cil showed that the gridiron sport
lost $4,085.44 last season. Games
with teams from outside Maine all
cost the college money. Only con
tests with other Maine colleges
drew paying crowds to the gate.
MINNEAPOLIS BEATEN
BY SHREVEPORT 6-5
SHREVEPORT, March 9.—5Pi—A
wild pitch by Joe Pate, Minneapolis
hurler, in the tenth inning with a
man on third gave the Shreveport
Sports a 6 to 5 victory over the
Minneapolis Millers in the first
spring exhibition game here today.
Score by innings:
Minneapolis __ ICO 100 021 0—5
Shreveport . 010 004 000 1—6
Batteries: J. Brillheart. Middle
ton. Dickerman, Pate and Griffin.
Campbell: Brown, Owens, Wilkins
and Stack, Starr.
VIRGINIA VAN WIE
BEATS MISS HICKS
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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., March 9.
—UPi—Miss Virginia Van Wie, trim
little "Wooden Indian” of the
links, used her superior experience
today to defeat Miss Helen Hicks,
18, Hempstead, L. I., school girl.
3 and 2 for the Florida east coast
golf title.
It was the third time in as many
weeks the two had met in the finals
of a Florida tournament. Previous
ly Miss Hicks had defeated Miss
Van Wie for the Florida ehamnion
ship at Palm Beach but the Chicago
girl came back at Ormond Beach to
win the South Atlantic.
COLGATE COACH RESIGNS
HAMILTON. N. Y„ March 9.—UP)
—Earl C. Abell, head football coach
at Colgate university, resigned to
accept the position of head coach
at the University of Virginia where
he served on the football staff in
1921.
1318—“LONG COUNT” SAVES
FULTON
Dave Barry's famous “long count”
tolled over Gene Tunney in Chica
go's battle of the century stirred
fans all over the country and led
to one of the bitterest fistic contro
versies of the age.
A similar “long count” created a
tremendous row in middle west cir
cles many years before on the oc
casion of the Fred Fulton-Tom
Cowler engagement that was staged
in St. Louis in March. 1918.
Brookyln Tommy Sullivan, a for
mer featherweight champion of the
world, was the referee. The bout
was fought in the St. Louis coliseum
at the time when Fulton was rapidly
becoming recognized as a “logical”
heavyweight contender.
Cowler, the English trial horse,
wras not expected to last more than
a round or so against the ponder
ous Fighting Fred.
To the astonishment of the as
sembly, Cowler, after taking a beat
ing for two rounds, slapped a long
left-hander that landed squarely
on the glass jaw of the big Minne
sota plasterer. Down went Fulton
as though he had been hit with a
switch bar.
Sullivan counted until he had
reached “seven” without a flutter
out of Fulton. “Eight”—and still no
action from the prostrate giant.
“Nine” and Fulton showed signs
of life. Finally with the assist
ance of a cup of water siung from
his corner, Fulton clumsily gained
his feet. Then the bell rang.
In the fifth Fulton finished Cowr
ler. but the “long county” remained
the biggest controversy of the de
cade for St. Louis fans.
VERMAJO WILL
CARRY 122 LBS.
Louisiana Derby Renewal to
Be Held At New Orleans
March 22
NEW ORLEANS, March 9.—UP;—
Vermajo, ace of the Three D”s sta
ble 3 year olds and recent winner
of the $25,000 New Orleans han
dicap has been assigned top weight
of 122 pounds for the eighth re
newal of the Louisiana Derby car
rying $15,000 added on March 22
at the Jefferson Park track here.
In the weights, announced today,
the Jedell stable’s Laurie, Upset
Lad, of the Belle Isle stable, F. M.
Bray's Stand By, and the Three
D’s Calf Roper were assigned 117
pounds for the race over the mile
and a furlong route.
The rest of the field nominated
were assigned 114 pounds, except
two or three given 112 pounds loads,
if they start.
While Vermajo, if entered will be
favorite, the 3 year old is at Tia
juana and the time between the
two events is so short that some
doubted he could be returned here
in time. There was a well founded
report, however, that C. E. Darnell,
trainer for the Three D’s, Arling
ton, Texas, was considering return
ing the thoroughbred by airplane.
CAMPS HIT STRIDE
ON PACIFIC COAST
SAN FRANCISCO. March 9.—UP)
The Detroit Tigers, several days be
hind the other -two major league
clubs training in the west, got
down to business today at Phoenix,
Ariz.. with a practice game the first
of the season.
Rain broke up the routine cf the
Pittsburgh Pirates, encamped at
Faso Robles, Cal.
The Chicago Cubs lost their 6-in
ning exhibition game with Los An
geles, 11 to 8.
Pharr-San Juan Is
Winner of Valley
Basketball Title
(Special to The Herald)
PHARR. March 9.—Whining the
girls’ basketball championship of the
Valley for the fourth time, the
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo sextet is
now backing in the sun of popu
larity naturally following their vic
tory over Raymondville.
The championship was decided
Wednesday at Harlingen with three
county championships, Raymond
ville of Willacy, Wilson Tract of
Cameron and Pharr-San Juan-Al
amo of Hidalgo, in competition.
Pharr-San Juan drew a bye as
Raymondville eliminated Wilson
Tract in the morning game. The'
championship game was played in
the afternoon.
PROMISING PLAYERS
ARRIVE AT BEAUMONT
BEAUMONT, March 9.—(JP)—
Paul Easterling, hard-hitting out
fielder from Detroit, and Bill Ak
ers, young shortstop, expected to
fill Eddie Marshall’s shoes, were
the new arrivals in Exporter camp
today. Easterling did not arrive
in time to take a workout.
Pitchers and catchers had two
hours of exercise and will go at it
again Sunday afternoon. Regular
i training season starts Tuesday.
PHEASANTS RELEASED
FOR MAINE HUNTERS
BATH ME., March 9.—UP)—A
mecca for pheasant hunters is be
ing planned here.
Pheasants released last fall and
I additional birds to be released this
1 spring are expected to revert en
tirely to wild life so that Sagadahoc
I county will become a hunters’
paradise. As yet, the pheasants re
main domesticated to the extent
that they return occasionally to the
farm yard from which they were
released and consort with the hens
i at feeding time.
In about three years it is believed
that they will have reverted en
tirely and that they will have great
ly multiplied. J
CHISOX DOWN
STEERS 12-5
Texas Leaguers Drive Young ’
Ed Walsh to Showers But
Are Stopped 5
DALLAS. March 9.—(A3)—Outsi^R*
of a brief onslaught in the fifth\^gj
ning, in which they scored five rufi>
and drove Young Ed Walsh to the
showers, Dallas Betters had little
luck with the offerings of Chicago
White Sox hurlers today and dropped
their second straight exhibition
game to Manager Blackburne’s Ath
letes, 12 to 5.
The Steer; paraded a quartet of
young flingers to the mound but
none of them were effective against
Kamm. Jeffries. Walsh and other
sluggers of the Sox. Five errors
afield didn’t serve to steady the
Steer pitchers.
Pete Jones, former Baylor Uni
versity star, who looks more and
more like a fine prospect for the
Dallas outfield, led the Steers at
tack with a brace of singles. Flynn,
Ploger and Morse clipped doubles.
Hensick was the losing Dallas pitch
er. He gave up eight hits and six
runs, only two of which were earned,
in five innings.
Greatest Need Of
Buffs Is Hurlers,
Early Camp Shows
HOUSTON. March 9.—(/P)—The
acute need of the Houston Buffs
for more proved pitchers is the out
standing weakness developed in the
first week of spring training. With
other departments of the team
shaping up nicely the sad state of
the pitching corps assumes impor
tance.
The Buffs have an outstanding
infieldcr in Joel Hunt, former Tex
as Aggie football luminary. Joel is
a much improved baseball player,
fielding nicely and has his eye on
the ball. His bid for the utility in
field job is strengthened by the fact
that he is a rookie.
ANGELS HOP ON CUBS
TO WIN 11-8 CONTEST
LOS ANGELES, March 9.—(JP)—
The Los Angeles Angels defeated
the Chicago Cubs, 11 to 8, in a six
inning exhibition game here today.
The Cubs attempted to have the
game stopped at the end of the
fifth on account of rain when
were leading. 8 to 7. Umpires ^ j
mitted another Inning, however
and the Angels made four runs to
sew up the game.
Los Angeles .11 12 1
Chicago . 8 8 3
Walsh. Plitt and Warren. San
berg; Bush, Nehf and Angley.
MAHAFFEY SOLD
PASO ROBLES, Cal., March 9 —
(A3)—The Pittsburgh Pirates today
sold Leroy Mahaffey, right handed
pitcher, to Portland of the Coast
league.
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