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Lowly Indians Hop
**X)n Steers Second
P Time in Row 7 to 6
By GAYLE TALBOT, Jr.,
Associated Press Sports Writer
The costly Dallas band wagon, which started the season with a new
goat of paint and with the firm impression it was going to lead the Texas
league parade, appears instead to be headed for the baseball Junk yard.
The Steers’ defeat at the hands of the San Antonio Indians yesterday.
7 to 6, was their second straight to the Tribe and their fifth in a row since
-*Wichita Falls took a double bill
S CPORTS
I ^FORUM
The resignation of Bennie Strick
land yesterday as head coach at
Alamo Heights high school, San
Antonio throws a question mark
over District A of the interscholastic
high school league. Just who will
take his place? Since Alamo Heights
Is in the same district as Browns
ville It likely will be that Browns
ville and the San Antonio school
will meet on the gridiron next fall.
• * •
Since the schedule has not ma
yet te en made out it to hard to
determine who the Eagles will
meet and in what order. It is a
cinch however that they will have
to meet some of the following in
l stltutions for they are in the
r same district: Austin High: Breck
tenrldge High. San Antonio: Main
Avenue High. San Antonio; Alamo
Heights, San Antonio; Harlandale
High. San Antonio; Corpus Christl
High; Laredo High and Robs town
High.
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In looking over this list we find
that there are only two schools
which will likely give Brownsville
serious trouble. One is Austin High
ana the other. Main Avenue. Aus
. tin will have a young team with
I most of their last year players back.
They will have a year's added ex
f perlence and will be dangerous,
k Main Avenue, though has lost a
great number is safely guarded by
strong reserve from last season.
n. • • •
If Brownsville can get bv those
W two teams, they will have a good
I chance of copping a district title.
I From the looks of things this early
In the year, Brownsville High is
going to give someone a hot race.
• • •
••Jake'’ Freese, righthanded pitch
er who has been with the Houston
Buffs on condition from the Waco
Cubs was returned to his owner
Tuesday. Houston had one month
In which to try him and evidently
they decided they would rather
Waco have him. Freeze was with
Waco for a couple of years but never
got to moving just like he should
have.
• • •
Perry Terkins of Mercedes joined
I, the Brownscvillc Skeet club yes
I terdav afternoon in a practice go.
His first round, the got a 19 nut
of a possible 25, which among
Skeet shooters Is a fair mark. It
was his first trial on the skeet
range.
• • •
Richardson, one of Brownsville's
boat on her first team broke 42
pigeons out of fifty. That, gentle
men is fair going. Seemed that the
rest of the first stringers were o bit
off. About, fifteen engaged in the
pession yesterday.
• Special to The Herald'
PORT WORTH. May 2—In the
first 12 games of the conference
season. Coach “Dutch" Meyer’s Tex
as Christian university Horned
Frogs hit the ball at an .218 clip
as a team. They registered 72 runs
on 87 hits off opposing hurlers
When In Matamoros
Stop at The
Matamoros Hotel
For a Clean Room.
It Is Safe.
Mrs. Emma Leonard
Eat a Real Game Dinner at
The Matamoros
l Cafe
1 Mrs. Emma Leonard
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from them Sunday. They have
dropped in almost less time than it
takes to tell it from second place to
a tie with Fort Worth for fifth. And
the Steers had no intention of as
sociating with the Cat town crew
this year.
Failure of the Steer pitching staff
to live up to specifications seems
to be the seat of the difficulty. It is
doubtful that a Texas league club
ever spent more money assembling
talent than did Steer moguls during
the winter, and their efforts were
applauded by the sport scribes ol
the state, many of whom picked
them first and very few of whom
thought they could finish lower
than third.
The sensational spurt of the Waco
Cubs, which has ceased to be a spurt
and is on the point of becoming
monotonous, gave no indication of
subsiding as Del Pratt drove his col
lection of Youngsters and veterans
to their second straight over Shreve
port hurlers, including the ace Joe
Brown. It was the Cub's fifteenth
win in 17 starts, which is against
all the laws of averages.
With Big Jim Lindsey tight in the
piches. Houston squared its series
with Wichita Falls. 7 to 3, and clung
to undisputed possession of second
place. Martin. Burrus and Jordan
each got three hits off Steengrafe
and Stiely. including two doubles
and three triples, accounting for all
but two of the Buffs’ blows.
Charley Sullivan turned in one of
the finest performances of the early
season as the Fort Worth Cats took
another from the lowlv Beaumont
Exporters. 14 to 2. The Panther
t star, who has had trouble getting
started, held the shippers to five
hits and struck out 13. the greatest
numbber of whiffs yet recorded.
Not only that, but he smacked two
homers, a double and single to lead
the Cat assault. Four double plavs
by the Beaumont infield helped hold
down the Panther score.
All teams play in the same cities
today.
GABBY THINKS
* * *
MIRACLES ARE
* * *
BUNK AFTER ALL
CHICAGO, May 2.-'^—Gabby
Harnett, star catcher of the Cubs,
doesn’t believe in miracles after
all.
Hartnett, who has been nursing
a sore arm since training season,
recently hazarded a throw. The
soreness was gone and he shouted
to Manager Joe McCarthy that
a “miracle” has happened.
Before he could get into a game,
however, the soreness returned
and he was crestfallen.
Hartnett may be out for an
other month.
JOHNNY SALO CUTTING
DOWN GAVUZZI’S LEAD
JOPLIN. Mo.. May 2.—The
thirty third lap of C. C. Pyle's
transcontinental derby today takes
his trampers to Miami. Okla.. by
way of Baxter Springs, Kansas,
home of Guy Shields, thirteenth in
elapsed time. Plans were made to
give Shields a warm welcome when
he jogs through the town.
Johnny Salo. Passaic. N. J., po
liceman. second in elapsed time,
cut down the lead of Pete Gavuzzi.
Southampton. England, to 3:13:45
hours yesterday when he led the
caravan into Joplin from Miller. His
time for the 47 miles was 5:51:10.
Gavuzzi finished in sixth place.
OFFERS LOVING CUP
TO LOW SCORE MAN
BRYAN. Tex.. May 1The
city of Bryan has announced it
would donate a loving cup to the
low score man in the golf tourney
announced as a feature of the East
Texas Chamber of Commerce con
vention here. May 5-7.
The cup will not be held by the
individual winning it, but by the
:ity he represents.
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Contrary to some predictions that
big league pitchers would silence
the bat of Dale Alexander, early
season games seem to Indicate that
the big Tiger first baseman from
. Toronto will continue to gather his
accustomed quota of base hits.
, Alex led the International league
batters last year. He la a natural
hitter to whom all pitchers look
alike. How he looks to the pitchers
is something else. He stands six
feet three Inches In height, has
massive shoulders and weighs 215
pounds. All of this plus natural
ability means trouble.
Some go so far as to say he hits
as hard as Babe Ruth. But what is
worse (for opposing inflelders) he is
a straight-away hitter. While Ruth
uses his terrific power to raise the
bell over fences and into stands,
Alexander's hits are mostly line
drives.
CAPLIN HITS
AT DEMPSEY
NEW YORK. May 2.—(JfV- No
kingly head is safe in the cauli
flower realm when the boys draw
beads and let fly their verbal
brickbats.
Less than eighteen months ago
the fight world sang of Jack Demp
sey. the old man mauler. Managers
mentioned his duplicate in their
prayers.
About that time, a fight mentor
named Kymie Caplin nursed his
amateur charge through the ring of
small ^clubs about the metropolitan
sector. He was kept busy rustling
cakes and coffee for himself and the
youngster.
Today Dempsey is Just another
fight promoter vieing with a doezn
others for the services of Caplin's
boy. A1 Singer, a crack 130-pounder.
Bu* the triumphs of the man maul
er's ring career so far have not car
ried over into his dealings with
Caplin.
Dempsey thought the manager
agreed to a match for Singer with
Kid Chocolate, ebony bantamweight
pride of Cuba, under his direction.
Caplin changed his mind and signed
articles with Madison Square Gar
den. Whereupon Dempsey became
wrathy and charged Singer was
afraid of Chocolate.
Today Caplin answered his one
time idol with a levelling blast that
sounds almost like heresy to those
who still picture Dempsey as the
epic figure of the Willard. Flrpo and
Carpentier dramas. Caplin's state
ment contained remarks such as
these:
"Ive always respected Dempsey
as a fighter. As a promoter of
fights and fighters I do not think
so much of him ... He says things
he knows to be untrue ... I could
use a shorter word . . . Dempsey is
absurd when he says Singer is
afraid of a comparative baby . . .
it's Just his infantile way of trying
to humiliate me."
MILLER’S NEXT RING
FOE WILL BE WALLACE
DETROIT, May 2.—<**—Blllv
Wallace. Cleveland lightweight, will
be the next foe tossed into the ring
with Ray Miller, savage left hooker
from Chicago.
Wallace today was matched to
meet Miller, challenger for the
world’s lightweight title. In another
title elimination contest, as a re
sult of the verdict which gave Mil
ler a decidedly unpooular decision
over Billy Petrolle, Fargo express,
in their ten round battle here last
night.
The Wallace-Miller bout will be
staged in Navin field. June 6. It
will be the first outdoor show of
major importance of the season.
The winner has been assured a
match with Sammy Mandell, light
weight titleholder.
BALL GAMES SOUGHT
BY FT. BROWN NINE
More games with Valley nines
are sought by the troop B team of
Fort Brown. The Soldiers have got
off to a good start under the lead
ership of Sage, who performed on
the Valley championship Browns
ville Legion team last year.
Games for May 5 and 13 are
sought especially.
Last Sunday the Soldiers were
nosed out 8-7 in 11 Innings by the
Harlingen Red Ants. The troop B
team la composed almost entirely
of new material. Sage states that
he believes that with a bit more
practice and even teamwork his
nine will be one of the best In
the Valley. j
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Xavier Brunner of Nlederg erg
helm. Alsace, 82, was a first ser
geant when Marshal Foch was a
recruit. ‘ He was a cocky little
devil,” says the sergeant.
Housewives of a London suburb
have established a club room for
their servants. The domestics
spend their Sundays there and are
waited upon by their mistresses.
CARD AT DONNA
MONDAY
Hinojosa to Fight Luna In
Main Event; Parker To
Battle Paul Strong
f Special to The Herald.)
DONNA. May 2.—Still featur
ing Roberto Hinojosa, Brownsville
heavyweight, a fight card will be
staged in the Donna open air arena
Monday evening beginning at 8: SO
o’clock. Hinojosa, who has won
several bouts here, will have as his
opponent Manuel Luna. 190 pound
boy out of Mercy Montes’ 8an An
tonio stable. This fight may turn
out to be a real battle between the
seconds for Jack Sullivan will whis
per "how" into Hinojosa’s ears
while Jack Taylor, wlley developer
of good boys, will be in the comer
with Luna. They are scheduled for
ten rounds. Hinojosa is in good
trim, going through light workouts
at Brownsville. He expeets to scale
185 pounds when he steps Into the
arena Monday night.
Anyone that doesn’t believe Jack
Taylor knows his inside of the box
ing game should have seen him sec
ond Brooks Hooper against Battling
Shaw last Monday at Mercedes. Tew
saw the small fellow crouched be
hind the post but there with in lay
the reason for Hooper’s obtaining a
draw with the home town battler. 1
Paul Strong of Weslaco and Babe
Parker of Tort Brown are schedule
to battle eight rounds. Strong Is a
Weslaco favorite. Parker is known
as a whir of a boxer for four rounds
but is inclined to be short winded
He has been training hard, however,
and says he can go the eight stan»s
at full steam now.
A second eight round fracas win
be presented bv Kid Zavalla of
Matamoros and Kid Olivares of
Donna. Olivares recently fought a
draw with Parker.
In addition to a battle royal, what
is billed as a grudge fight will be
unraveled by "SDark Plug” of Wes
laco and the “San Juan Indian.”
The Indian declares "Spark Plug”
SPORTRAITS
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Zack Wheat
Zack Wheat, finally bagged by
Father Tune, spent 23 years In
organised baseball. He would
have played longer, but his
legs would not allow it He
started out with a club In En
terprise, Kan., in 1906. and later
clayed with Fort Worth,
Shreveport and Mobile before
being sold to Brooklyn In 1909.
He was with the Robins for 18
years and played a season wltu
the Athletics before stepping
out of the big leagues.
i-- - — —.-. .j_, 1
and several others framed him In
the last battle royal held. He has
singled out "Spark Plug" for his
retribution. They are billed for six
rounds.
Marriage brokers in Berlin are
reaping a golden harvest. Mar
riages this year have outstripp'd all
previous records.
Dr. William J. Cooper. United
States commissioner of education,
will conduct classes an federal and
state organization at the Univer
sity of Southern California this
summer.
YOUTH SEEKS
NET LAURELS
Youngsters Must Bring Back
Championshipsi Allison
On Davis Cup Sqna^
NEW YORK. May 1—UTb-TIm
job of winning back the too latar
national tennis trophies Anart^a
has lost In the last couple of years
seems certain to be placed this sea
son almost wholly In the hands cf
the younger generation
Whether they are detained to w'n
or lose, the United States Davis cup
and Wlghtman cun teams are like
ly to get little he In from such old
standbys as Bill Tllden and kfoQa
Mallory.
Although she expects to vtoR
Wimbledon again this summer and
have another fling at the Brttt**
championship, the veteran horse
woman. perhaps discouraged by her
double defeat In the Wlghtman cup
match In England last yesr has not
included this season's reservation of
the A ngelo- American rivalry In her
playing plans.
Unless Mrs May Button Bundy
defies the years with another sen
sational season or Mrs. Haiti
Hotchkiss Whitman decides to come
back, the Wlghtman cup burden at
Forest Hills In August la apt to to
borne by Helen Wills. Helen Jacobs.
Fdith Cross and MarJorle Morrin.
a youthful quartet whose average
age is not much more than SI.
Youth is sure to be served to the
selection of the Davie cup team the*
will start play In the American aona.
John Hennessey at 38 to the oldest
of the prospects, and John Yen
Ryan. WUmer Allison, Frits Msrev
and Gil Hall are In their middle
twenties.
Tllden. whose reverses In Devli
cup play Itave not tamed his pptrlt*
would like to join the team In gtt
rope for the challenge round against
the French, along with Frank Hun
ter. his friend, partner and
up in the national ranking. But beer
well such a suggestion will be re
ceived by the young American play
ers Is a dubious question
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