; I 72* BROWNSVILLE HERALD SPORTS SECTION!™” 2 > Under Dogs Tumble Leaders To Prevent Gains In National \ i (By The Associated Press.) Under dogs had their day in the National League yesterday as all of the leading team tumbled in a heap, preventing any contender from gaining. In the American league the Ath letics retained their lead of eight games by defeating Cleveland, 7 to 5, in ten innings as the Yankees coast ed home by 11 to 7 at Detroit. In the general annihilation of contenders along the National league front, the defeat of the Pirates was most notable. The S ADDING i^-OF THE CLUBS™— TEXAS LEAGUE Tuesday’s Results Houston 7. Fort Worth 0. Beaumont 6. Wichita Falls 3. Shreveport 8. Waco 2. San Antonio 7. Dallas 6. Wednesday’s Schedule Fort Worth at Houston. Wichita Falls at Beaumont. Dallas at San Antonio. Shreveport at Waco. Standing of the Clubs Team— P. W. L. Pet. Beaumont . 15 9 7 .600 Waco . 17 10 7 .588 Fort Worth . 17 10 7 .588 Wichita Falls . 16 9 7 .563 Shreveport . 15 9 , 7 .563 San Antonio . 16 7 9 .437 Houston . 14 6 8 .429 Dallas . 16 5 11 .312 NATIONAL LEAGUE Tuesday’s Results Cincinnati 5-7, Brooklyn 3-2. Boston 4, Pittsburgh 1. Philadelphia 6, Chicago 5. St. Louis 5, New York 0. Wednesday’s Schedule Pittsburgh at Boston. Cincinnati at Brooklyn. Bt. Louis at New York. Chicago at Philadelphia. Standing of the Clubs Team— P. W. L. Pet. Pittsburgh . 79 52 27 .658 Chicago . 78 49 29 .628 New York . 86 49 37 .570 . St. Louis . 83 41 42 .494 Brooklyn . 81 37 44 .457 Philadelphia . 81 33 48 .300 Boston . 83 33 50 .398 Cleveland . 81 32 49 .395 AMERICAN LEAGUE Tuesday’s Results Chicago 6. Washington 5. New York 11, Detroit 7. Philadelphia 7, Cleveland 5. Boston 11, St. Louis 2. Wednesday’s Schedule Washington at Chicago. New York at Detroit. Philadelphia at Cleveland. Boston at St. Louis. Standing of the Clubs Team— P w L. Pet Philadelphia . 34 6i 33 735 New York . 80 51 29 .633 St. Louts . 84 48 36 .571 ?,etr°,lt; .. 85 44 41 .518 Cleveland . 82 41 41 .500 Washington . 79 30 49 .380 Chicago . 86 31 55 .360 foston . 84 26 58 .309 Buccaneers had a record of eight straight in the East until Bob Smith pitched the Braves to a 4 to 1 de cision yesterday. Brame was pound ed for all the Boston runs in the very first inning, and Smith clinched the decision by stopping the Cor sairs with four hits. Claude Willoughby, aided by the home runs from the bat of Charlie Klein, was just a shade too tough for Pat Malone, and the Phillies won by 6 to 5. Benge was called in to help Willoughby in the ninth when the Cubs began making threatening gestures. Klein’s two homers ran his total for three games to five, tieing the major league record held by Babe Ruth and several other players. Klein also established a new modern mark by ringing up three homers in three successive times at bat. the last time yp on Monday and the first two yesterday. Sylvester John son let down the Giants with seven scattered hits, and won his own game by 5 to 0, by smacking out a home run with one on in the fourth. Fred Fitzsimmons had an off day, and the Giants missed a chance to shave something from both of the teams ahead of them. Jack Hendricks continued his campaign to escape from the cellar, and approached to within three points cf his goal. The Reds took both ends of a double-header from the Robins in Brooklyn, 5 to 3 and 7 to 2. The White Sox worked hard to edge out the Senators by 6 to 5 in ten innings, and the Browns con solidated their collapse by yielding another game to the Red Sox. Mil ton Gaston hurled a three-hit game to win by 11 to 2. It was the second three-hit performance against the Browns in the three games of the series played thus far. Contract Let For Watering Athletic Field at San Benito (Specal to The Herald) SAN BENITO, July 17.—Contract for installation of an irrigation sys tem on the athletic field at the high school here was awarded by the board to Fairy & McMillan, at a bid of approximately $1,000. The irrigation system is to in clude a number of sprays, so that a lawn can be grown on the field. Work will be started at once on it. Date for the opening of schools in San Benito has been set by the board for September 8. John Goodman, trans-Mississippi amateur champion, hitch-hiked his way to the national open. t f A Rare Value r WHITE BROADCLOTH I SHIRTS $1.50-3 for $4.00 Just your chance. White broadcloth shirts from regu lar stock. A special offering. You know how easily they launder . . . always look neat . . . newest in long pointed collars—attached of course. In white only . . . 3 for $4. Riots in Ties TIES . . TIES . . TIES . . all kinds, all colors, all ma terials . . . Come in and * let us show you a complete collection. Nowhere in the Valley will you find it ri valled. $1 to $5 Also a nice group of wash ties for 50c • I I Since 1878 # Sp®irtt§ CJKafe — With — Hal Eustace The Eiks’ billiard tournament continued along in fine style Tues day when about 15 or 20 games were played. George Bell is bear ing up under predictions that he will capture the straight billiard tourney. However, Jack Rowe and Ernest Fernandez have not gotten into the thick of the fray. Bell, with these two, are the three rank ing players. The field is divided into five groups. These three are in the first classification and they have to give handicaps to the re mainder of the players. They are forced to give the second best classi fication a handicap of 25 points. * • • The billardists are anxious to see Rowe and Fernandez roll up their sleeves and begin rattling the littl red and white bails across the cushion. Row played one game Tuesday. He won at straight billiards from Harry Richardson, 50-29. He lost the handicap score, 54-50. Fernandez, defending champion, has not made his debut in the tourna ment. * * * Bell Englished them around in a way Tuesday that bodes no good for the rest of the players. He made the best high run so far against Bouis when he clicked the spheres together 29 times. The world's record for the best average run at straight billiards is 333 1-2, It is held by Jake Schaefer. • • • Tomorrow night, Tommy Loughran, defending champion, and James J. Braddock, slugging light heavyweight, will meet for the title. They should put on a contest that is worth going several leagues to see. There is not much likelihood of the fans crying they didn’t get their money’s worth as has been the custom after the mil lion-dollar gate battles between “heavyweight contenders.” • * • Loughran is generally conceded to be one of the cleverest fighters ever to slip his knucks into a pair of not-so-padded gloves. He began his career in 1919 with a long line of knockouts. Loughran has been mixing it with the top-notchers for several years. His latest victims in clude Big Boy Peterson, Jack Gross, Pete Latzo, Joe Sekyra and Leo Lomski. In 1927 the titleholder de feated Tony Marullo, Johnny Risko, Bennv Ross. Joe Lohman. Tom Kir by. Young Stribling. Mike McTigue and Jimmy Slattery. * * * Braddock is a slugger from his toes uo. He socks it out with a right that has seldom failed. But the idea up for consideration to morrow is: *“Can he hit Lough- j ran?” We believe Loughran will keep away from him and win on points. # * • If a husky, square-jawed young fellow rips into your office with a brief case tucked under his arm like a fullback, you’d better think fast if you don't want any insur ance. H. E. Burgess, Aggie fullback, and sprinter, now has the Cameron county agency for an old line com pany. Burgess is winning his spurs from the ground floor up. * * * He and Frank Norfleet, noted criminologist, have definitely placed Hale Center, Texas, on the map. Norfleet, Longhorned Texan, it will be remembered, sprang into the limelight of public attention by tracking down a group of confi dence men who swindled him out of a small fortune. He became so good at the game of trailing crooks that, he has made it his profession. Bur gess has been in the public's eye as the Aggies’ ramming fullback. He also lettered as a sprinter and a quarter miler. « • * The athlete obtained his B. A. degree this year after three years of ’varsity competition. He also served on the frosh squads. Bur gess is an unassuming chap. Doubtless he finds that his pros pective clients would rather dis cuss football with him than in surance. He is probably interrupt ed in his sales talk by such ex clamations as: “Boy’ but that was a beautiful run you made against * j. M. U.,” or “How come you ain’t coaching Burgess? T iis insurance game is a tough one. It ought to be left to such guys as Sam Hugh ston.” The Aggie is on to the tricks of the trade ad he knows how to steer the conversation back to life expectancy, rates and blood and thunder orations on the horrible ness of widowhood and defenseless orphans. • • • No one has pulled the T. B. or epileptic gags on him yet. Burgess states. The first is to be seized by a violent attack of coughing while the agent is making his spiel. Take a generous bite of the soap as the soap as the agent advances. Work up a fine lather and froth at the mouth. Fall and thresh around on the floor. Even the most aggressive insurance men will some time consider one a poor risk in a case like this. • • • Laying the jokes on the man tlepicce, Burgess is not that kind of a salesman. He doesn’t press his business too strongly and is always willing to chat a while on whatever subject you might choose—even if it’s athletics. * A check at the national open re vealed practically all of the profes sionals wearing spiked shoes rather than rubber soles. CLUB MEMBERS HAVE OUTING AT CASCADE (Soecial to The Herald) EDINBURG. July 17.—The Edin burg Business and Professional Women enjoyed an outing at Cas cade swimming pool Monday night. Members present were Mesdames Emma Louise McGee. Nora Bar nard. Val Bibbs; Misses Elizabeth Collier. Ora Geren. Exah Angel and Maud Prather. Guests were Miss Mary Gordon, Miss Ethel Newsom J. H. McGee. Dr. J. C. Bibbs and two sons, Jack and Frank. j I Rube Bresslerls Winning Bout With Sun This Year (g 1 By JACK SORDS The National league is mildly ex cited over the fact that, apparently. Rube Bressler, ambling outfielder of the Brooklyn Robins, doesn’t seem headed for his annual vacation this summer. Never since Rube broke into the big leagues with the Philadelphia Athletics has Bressler been able to get by this time of the season with out a three or four-week layoff. His tired and tortured puppies de manded it. He just had to cool them off in the sequestered shade of the bench, and after they had been thoroughly rested his faithful feet would once more plod out Into left field, there to do patrol duty until the season ended. But this year the Bressler dogs have failed to bark their usual dis cordant cry of agony. They have kept at their task of carrying Rube under high flies and around the sacks without a murmur. It is as tonishing, and to Uncle Wilbert Robinson, in whose charge the des tiny of the Brooklyn club lies, highly gratifying. With Rube keeping uo his end of the garden Robbie has been able to devote bis time to other departments of the Flatbush flock. Not only has Bressler continued on beyond his usual vacation period but his hitting has actually im proved. . , , .. The Bresslerian bat has raised the tenor of its tune from a vigorous .300 to a roaring .350 in the last few FIGHTS IAST NEW YORK—Pete Nebo. Florida, outpointed Harry Blitman, Philadel phia. (10>. CLEVELAND — Buekv Lawless. Syracuse. N. Y., outpointed Gorilla Jones, Akron, O., <12>. ST. PAUL—My Sullivan. St. Paul, knocked out Andy Divodl, New York. 13). CHICAGO.—Steve Smith. Bridge port, Conn., knocked out Frankie Garcia. Stockton. Cal.. . INDIANAPOLIS.—Tony Fuente. Mexico, won on foul from Big Boy Peterson, Minneapolis, *6'. Major Leasrue Headers National Batting: Herman. Robins. .399. Runs: Ott. Giants 85 Runs batted in: Ott, Giants, 94. Hits: Terry. Giants, 135. Doubles: Frederick, Robins; Ha fey. Cards, 27. Triples: L. Waner. Pirates, 13. Homers: Klein. Phillies. 28. Stplen bases: Cuyler. Cubs. 26. Pitching: Grimes, Pirates, won 15 lost 1. American Batting: Manush, Browns, .392. Runs: Gehringer, Tigers, 85. Runs batted in: Simmons, Ath letics, 91. Hits: Manusr. Browns. 136. Doubles: Johnson, Gehringer, Ti gers. 31. Triples: Miller. Athletics, 12. Homers: Gehrig. Yanks. 22. Stolen bases: Gehringer, .Tigers; Cissell. White Sox, 13. Pitching: Grove. Athletics, won 15. lots 2. DANCING In L’atio of Stonewall Jackson Hotel — San Benito EVERY WED. NITE Music by Eddie Werner And His Orchestra weeks. Bressler’s yoeman deeds at the plate and his continued service in the outfield have done a great deal toward fostering the current rally of the Robins. It is strange that Robinson not only has Bressler as a comeback on his team this season but he has an other old star who is once more showing the stuff that made him fa mous in years gone by. The refer ence is to that worthy warrior of many a hot league season—Mr. Da vid Bancroft. Davey, like Rube, is well up in the thirties and like Bressler was not figured as a reguia’ at the beginning of the season but is setting the pace now for the youngsters. With these two old-timers dashing ahead at full speed it is only natural that the younger members of the Flatbush flock should have taken heart and tried to emulate them— the result being vast improvement in Brooklyn play and a chance for the Dodgers to climb out of the hated second division and into a place in the sun—say around four place or so. Curtis Walker, Reds, from Hous- 1 ton—up seven times, one run, four hits, one a double, drove in run. three chances. Jim Bottomley Cards, from Hous ton—up four times, one hit, drove in run. 10 chances. Waller Roettger, Cards, from Houston—up four times, no hits. Two chances. Ernie Orsatti, Cards, from Hous ton—up five times, two hits. Three chances. Fred Leach, Giants, from Beau monts—pinch batted and failed. Andy Cohen, Giants, from Waco —up three times, two hits. Eight chances. Sparky Adams, Pirates, from Wichita Falls—up three times, no hits. Four chances. George Harper, Braves, from Ft. Worth—up four times, one run, one hit. Four chances. Lester Bell, Braves, from Fort Worth—up four times, one run, one hit. Four chances. Lester Bell, Braves, from Hous ton—up four times, one hit, a triple drove in two runs. One chance. Rogers Hornsby, Cubs, from Den ison—up two times, one hit. Five chances. Hal Carlson, Cubs, from Wichita Falls—second pitcher against Phils, allowed two hits in 1-3 of an inning. No up once chance. Mike Cvengros, Cubs, from Wich ita Falls—third pitcher against Phils, allowed no hits in 2-3 of an inning. Not up. One chance. Pinkey Whitney, Phils, from San Antonio High—up four times, two hits. Three chances. Ray Benge, Phils, from Waco— relieved Willoughby. Allowed no hits in one inning. Walked none. Fanned one. Not up. No chances. Sam West, Senators, from Roch ester, Texas—up three times, one hit, a triple, drove in run. Five chances. One error. Alex Metzler, White Sox. from Wichita Falls—up four times, one run, one hit, a triple, drove in run. Three chances. Art Shires, White Sox, from (Continued on Page 111 Beaumont at Head of League by 12 Points Startles Ball Fans (By The Associated Press) It might never happen again, so look sharply. The Beaumont Export porters topped the Texas league pennant procescien today by 12 points, first time in some 10 years a Shipper nine has led the race at this stage of the game. Claude Robertson's hearties ac complished the modern miracle yes terday by scoring their sixth straight triumph at the expense of the truculent Wichita Cpudders. The count was F to 3. and big Elmer Hanson had the Spuds on his hip ail the way, so to speak. By battling meir Nway into the van after a weak start in the second half, the Exporters have F "oved themselves an appreciative lot. It is said on good authority that friendship for be Stuart, genial owner of the club, caused at least one magnate to vote for the split Nobody seemed to think it would make much difference to the som nolent Shippers one way or another, but it now appears the Magnolia entry needed just a little encourage ment to cet mean. What happened to the Spudders also happened to two other northern clubs that launched campaigns in the south' ,nd. San Antonio greeted the Steers with a 7 to 6 reverse and the Buffaloes blanked the Cats. 7 to 0. as Jim Lindsey finally mark ed up his 13th victcry. Only the Shreveport nine was able to bump the homelings, Waco succumbing to Oscar Tuero’s spitter. 8 tto 2. There was feeling that the south end of the circuit had taken a brace in recent wec,_o, and results of t-ie opening skirmishes b -r that out. At Beaumont it simply was a case of Hanson having another of his spacious days. He can look very or dinary for weeks, then get hot as a firecracker. He did not allow a Spudder to reach first in the last four innings. Three Spud chunk ers were roughed up. Dutch Wet Football Coach at San Benito Resigns — ^Special to The Herald! SAN BENITO. July 17—W. E. Morrison, for the past three years coach of the San Benito high school team, has resigned. The coach here quit his San Benito post to accept a teaching and coaching position in a Balias high school, and will leave in the near fu ture to start the work there. Members of the school board nv session Monday night accepted- the resignation of Morrison, and au thorized Superintendent Thomas J. Yoe, and Principal Shifflett of the high school to select a new coach and teacher to succeed Morrison. Morrison came here three years ago, and put into practice the fa mous spin play, which for two sea sons baffled other Valley coaches and football teams. Last year his team started out in a like fashion, but was shattered by the Browns ville championship team. k Of the entire Dodger pitching staff only three have not come to Brooklyn from another major league clubs. Frank Craven, actor, claims to have played on more golf courses than any player not a professional. He has sliced and hooked over 362 layouts. Fielding Yost, head coach at Michigan, and Dan McGugin, head ccach at Vanderbilt, are brothers- i in-law. zel, San Antonio cast-off, ja;;:d one of them for a homer. It took Lindsey five trys to win his 13th, but he did it right when he finally succeeded. Six singles was the sum total of the Cats'* tr-’k and five tanned. In snarpiife a losing streak that had resell six straight, the Buffs pounded Mc Cabe and uevaney for It hits. Roy Moore had a tig day, his homer and single driving In four runs. The Indians drove Charlie Bar nabe, league mound ace, to the showers in shading the crippled Steers. Frazier took it over just in time to be charged with the loss. Barnabe Is lucky that way, the same thing having happened in four of his last six effoils. Ray Flaskam per, sterling Dallas shortfielder, re turned to the game after tw’o weeks’ absence nd v.^s stationed in the outfield. Home runs by Mellano and War v gave the Cubs their only runs off Tucro ie;v former te. inmate. The Cuban ve an allowed but seven hits and was never in danger. Bernie Deviveros. Sport shortstop, was a target for Cub batsmen. Twelve lammed the ball at him, !-ut none reached first. Nick Altrock, then pitching in the Paqific league, is credited with walking eight men and picking sev en off first base in one game. In a recent National league game 84 balls were used in eight and one-half innings. I • . ' Fresh---New! A smacking clean lot of Barrymore shirts just in. Whites, blues. Cool and comfortable— and they look it. $2.50 for These Wide blue polka dot ties, made es pecially for Barry more shirt collars