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NEW BILLIARD RECORD MADE Bell Sets Mark for Cue Tourney Under Way , At Elks Club 'jP _ George Bell, In the absence ol flack Rowe and Ernest Fernandez, continued to bask in the spotlight in the Elks billiard tournament Tues day by mopping up with major hon ors at the expense of Nelson, Fox, Craig. Reid, Smith and Bouis. Bouis was the only one to eke out a win over Bell. Bouis is in the fifth classification and Bell had to spot him 40 points. The actual score was JBell 50, Bouis 11. With the handicap, ■'W-" iis won 51-50. 'It was in this game that Bell hung up a new tournament record, how ever. He clicked the Ivories together for a total of 29 to establish a new high run mark. The player standings are now be ing figured up by Robin Pate, chair man of the tournament committee. Following are games played Tues day. First shows handicap, second, actual score; third, handicap score; fourth, high run; and fifth, innings played. Bell 30 points to Nelson. Actual: Bell 50, Nelson 9. Handicap: Bell 50. Nelson 39. Bell .high run, 14. Game went 14 innings. Bell 25 points to Fox. Actual: Bell , 50, Fox 12. Handicap: Bell 50. Fox 37. Bill high run, 8. Game went 21 innings. Bell 30 points to Craig. Actual: Bell 50. Craig 11. Handicap: Bell 50, Craig 41. Bell high run, 8. Game went 21 innings. Bell 25 points to Reid. Actual: Bell 50, Reid 19. HandicaD: Bell 50, Reid 44. Bell high run, 11. Game went 22 innings. Bell 40 points to Smith. Actual: Bell 50, Smith 3. Handicap: Bell 50. Smith 43. Bell high run 14. Game went 15 innings. Bell 40 points to Bouis. Actual: Bell 50, Bouis 11. HandicaD: Bouis 51, Bell 50. High run. Bell 29 tour nament record). Game went 19 in nings. Pate five points to Corey. Actual: Corey 50. Pate 45. Handicap: Corey 55. Pate 45. Corey high run, 8. Game went 46 innings. Pate fiyp points to Nelson. Actual: Pate 50. Nelson 33. Handicap: Pate 50, Nelson 38. Pate high run, 5. Game went 60 innings. Nelson 20 points to Bouis. Actual: Nelson 50, Bouis 18. Handicap: Nel son 50. Bouis 38. Nelson high run, 4. Game went 59 innings. Richardson-Fox. no handicap. Ac tual: Richardson 50, Fox 39. Rich ardson high run. 6. Game went 39 Innings. Richardson five points to Craig. Actual: Richardson 50. Craig 36. Handicap: Richardson 50. Craig 41. Richardson high run, 7. Game went 43 innings. Nelson 20 noints to Ernst. Actual: Nelson 50. Ernst 26. Handicap: Nel son 50, Ernst, 46. Nelson high run, 7. Game went 59 innings. Smith-Bouis. no handicao. Ac tual: Smith 50. Bouis 34. Smith high run. 4. Game went 116 innings. Corey 20 points to Ernst. Actual: Corey 50. Ernst 21. Handicap: Corev 50. Ernst 41. Corev high run. 7. Game went 36 innings. Several other games nlayed but • scores not available Wednesday gaming. " ELKS TOURNEY STANDINGS STRAIGHT BILLIARDS Games Name Played Won Lost Pet. Puckett .3 0 3 000 Ernst. .4 2 2 500 Richardson.8 6 2 705 Cobolini.2 0 2 000 Bell .11 11 0 1000 Farr .2 0 2 000 Pate .3 1 2 333 Nelson .9 4 5 441 Corey .10 7 3 700 Bouis .3 0 3 000 FOX .2 0 2 000 Craig ..3 1 2 333 .Reid .2 l 1 500 White.3 1 2 333 Smith .3 1 2 333 Cisneros.2 0 2 000 Fitch.3 0 3 000 Butler.2 1 1 500 Groves .1 0 1 003 Rowe .1 1 0 1000 HANDICAP BILLIARDS Total High Won Lost Points Run Pet. Puckett .0 3 122 4 000 Ernst .2 2 202 4 500 Richardson .. 6 2 425 7 750 Cobolini.2 0 102 4 721 Bell .8 3 550 14 721 Farr .0 2 60 4 000 Pate .1 2 131 6 333 Nelson .4 5 398 7 441 Corey .8 2 506 8 700 Bouis .1 2 123 3 333 Pox ...0 2 76 5 000 Craig .1 2 128 5 333 Reid .1 1 94 6 500 White .1 2 139 8 333 Smith.3 1 1P3 4 750 Cisneros ....0 2 95 5 500 pitch.0 3 78 2 000 Butler.1 1 90 4 500 Groves .0 1 43 2 000 Rowe.0 1 50 6 000 Umpire Takes Valuables tVith Him Onto Diamond ATLANTA, July 17.—(/P)—Ever Unce "Steamboat” Johnson came into the Southern association as an umpire, fans have wondered why he always took his money and jewelry on the field with him. The thing is a mystery no longer. Steamboat is merely practicing safe ty first. Like the soldier who goes forth to war, he never knows wheth er he will get back to his home base —in this case his dressing room. "Once.” said Steamboat, “I did not get back. I went straight from the ball park to the Jail. Inciden tally. I spent the night therein. . "It was in Des Moines and on a Fourth of July, too. The home team was trailing. 1 to 0, and there were two out and a runner on third in the last of the ninth. "The batsman hit to short and the fielder threw to the plate in time to get the runner. I tried to be pleasant, as is my custom, and laid: The game is over boys let’s MOON MULLINS — Where Do We Go From Here? —Willard ^Ifter our I - ^ HfcROVNt'S MAKIN6 Aw / \ ,TU\PALt.4 ( \ THE WAY BACK TO. 1 ] PHILADELPHIA \ TAXICAB, j x TO "BAIL* LORD MAH’. A1 PLUSHBOTTOM. OUT OF JAIL *L rAND EXPLAlW TO THE AUTHORITIES THAT IT WAS REALCY * HER FAULT HE i 'WAS,iH STORAGE^ | HIS LORDSHIP SHOWED HIS * gratitude BV E\SAPPBARIT4G completely AMD EMMY DECIDED THAT THERE WAS MO PLACE LIKE' ■HOME ;> N*. _* 4. * 8' OlOM'T CALL. DU TO HAVE :hat‘OR\ver; OBT CiOlMdiL MO DRWE OUST"* VAST AS THE .W^WILU^ AULOW-1 i - .. ^ , I CAMT UNDERSTATED THIS - % AT^THE RATE HE’S SCORCH I MC» VJE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT , *THE STATION* TWENTY WF MINUTES j A&O - BOY JOCKEY TOPS FIELD ---- t Paul Neal Rides 31 Win ners During 28 Day Meet HICAGO, July 15.—(/P)—'"Playing Neal” has been the advice of many Chicago racing fans, who found they could win money on the mounts of Paul Neal, a 90-pound apprentice — an exercise boy until this year. The 16-year-old, blue-*yed la:l booted his horse under the wire first with such frequency at Wash ington Park that the bettors ‘‘play ed Neal.” Neal rode 31 winners during the 28 days of the Washington Park spring meeting. He had morp than 125 horses ‘‘in the money.”. The boy was tied with Elmo Shropshire, an apprentice last year, for first place. His success stamped him as ;he turf’s leading apprentice. Neal takes the cheering with sur prising calmness. Like all other riders, he wants to win the Ken tucky or American derby. On the last day of the Washing ton Park meeting, Neal rode three winners. He also had a second and third that day. In one streak he had five straight winners, riding the last three winners one day and the first two on the following day's card. Earl Sande, former king of the jockey’s, now an owner, called up on Paul to win a purse for him on the final day. Sandes horses had failed to win a race. “I need some of your luck, Paul,’ Sande remarked as he boosted the little fellow into the saddle on Mi lady. ‘‘Bring her in for me.” Neal did. Paul is a free lance rider. His cousin, Holt Neal, books him. The boy began his turf life as an exercise boy at Lincoln Fields two years ago. He rode first at Tia juana early this year, and won his first race on Foolscap, February 26. He remains an apprentice with its allowance of five pounds until next February—a year from the date of his first winner. “I always can tell when a horse wants to run.” Neal said. “I like to rate them off the pace and make the move at the head of the stretch. I find I have better luck talking to them, and shaking them up with my hands, than in using the whip hard. If I find the horse is not up to a winning move I don’t punish him. ” Neal now is riding at Arlington. His home is at West Frankfort, I1J., and he didn't know much about horses until he went to work as a stable hand and then an exercise boy. Games Are Sought By Cubs, New Nine Formed By Soldiers Games are being sought by the Fort Brown “Cubs”, newly formed ball nine composed of players from the machine gun troop. The Cubs have been working out under Sgt. Kaldizer for some time and the manager now believes they are ready for the deep waters of competition. The Cubs have a reliable hurler in Les Miller. He has turned back op ponents this year with few hits. Bud Mathis, his battery mate, also Is dis playing good form behind the plat ter. The Cubs would like to sign games with local and Valley teams. Nines wishing to take them on should get in touch with Bud Mathis. Machine gun troop. go home to supper.’ This was my way of calling the runner out. “Well, as is often the case, the fans differed with me. They rushed me. The police had to pro tect me. Instead of protecting me, they arrested me and took me to the hooeegow. “The chief of police, who was a big baseball fan, had the patrol wagon backed into the park. I tried to argue with him. I wanted to go to the dressing room for my money and jewelry. Next day the league president got me out of jail and then made me stay in Des Moines three more days." Johnson's face and head are cov ered by marks left by flying pop bottles “The boy’s don’t throw ’em like they used to,” he mused. “Umpir ing is getting to be a real delight. Sometimes, though, I miss the old days. But don't put that in the paper. The wolves might wake up and start throwing bottles again.” Today’s Radio Fea tures . — WEDNESDAY, ’JULY 17 IBl/ The Associated Press] «'^IP^65raiw *n, Central Standard time. All time is P. M. unless btherwlsi Indicated. Wavelengths on left of call letters, kilocycles on right. Clear chan nei stations and chain programs with list of associated stations in detail* 348.6—WABC New York—860 8;30 Froliekers In Informal Song and Fun—Also WADC WKRC WGHP i«j .WMAQ WOWO KMOX WSPD WHK WISN KOIL, WHEC KMBC .' 454.3—WEAF New York—660 2:nS~Shllkret Orchestra—Also WGY WWJ WHAS WSM WSB WTAM ~ «:^5r5apee Orch.—Also WWJ WSAI KSD WOC WOW WDAF WTAM KOA’ 6.30— Happy Bakers—Also WGY WWJ WSAI KSD WOC WOW WDAF WFJC „ .. KSTP WTMJ WMC KVOO WOAI KPRC WKY WLS WFAA £ Orchestra—Also WGY WWJ WGN KSD WOC WOW WSAI 7.30— Olive Palmer, Paul Oliver, Orchestra and Artists—Also WGY WTAM WGN KSG WOC WOW WDAF WSMB KSTP WTMJ • WSM WMC WSB KVOO KPRC WOAI WFAA Two Troupers with 11-Piece Band—Also WWJ KSD WOC WOW x. ' Sudy Sallee—.Also KSD WOW WIOD WSM W.MC WKY WWJ KSTP P, i Dave Harmon and His Dance Orchestra (one hour)—Also KSD \£§\ \ 394.5—WJZ New York—760 • :00-Kogen Orchestra: Chau nee y R.Parsons, Tenor. Comedy Duo-Also' KDKA \VJR KYW KM K WLW WREN WTMJ KSTP WEBC *"}—Foresters Quartet—Also KDKA KWK WREN WLW KYW 7.00—Soldiers—Also KDKA WJR KYW WREN WLW WHAS WSM WMC t , 'V;SB^KV9° WOAI WKY WSMB KPRC KWK WFAA Tilers—Also KDKA KWK WLW WREN WJR ®:®?~The Voyagers, Male Octet—Also KWK WJR KYW WREN KDKA 8:30—Wagner Orch.-Also KDKA KYW KWK WREN KSTP WTMJ WEBC a IOD yj?AS ^ SM WMC WSB KVOO WFAA KPRC WOAI WKY WJR 9:00—Hour of Slumber Music, String Ensemble—Also KDKA WREN WTMJ 422.3—WOR Newark—710 A.1s° WMAQ KMBC KMOX KOIL WH1J WCCO WISN WFBM 7 •uu—Lnited Symphony Orchestra with George Rynier Soloist_Also WADC 7., WGHP WMAQ KMOX KMBC KOIL WSPD WHK WGLW’CCO 7.30— Smoker; Informal Entertamment and Music—Also WADC WGHP WMAQ WOAVO KMOX KMBC KOIL WSPD WCCO WHK WISN 8:00—Orchestra and Soloists—Also WADC WKRC WGHP WMAQ WOWO KMOX KMBC KOIL WSPD WHK WCCO <30 min ) fvWWG—Voice of the Border 1260 k. c.—500 Watts Brownsville 12:00-12:10 p. m.—Markets, weather'and river reports. 12:10- 1:00—Musical program. 4:00- 4:20—Associated Press dispatches and Valley news from The Brownsville Herald. 4:20- 5:55—Musical program. 5:55- 6:00—World Bookman, radio feature. 6:00- 9:00—Musical numbers, studio specialties. TOMORROW A. M. 10:00-12:00 noon—Request program. 1 BLAZING the | SPORTS TRAIL By ALAN J. GOULD . (.Associated Press Sports Editor) . Whether, as a few believe, it is because of the passing of the crea tive genius of Tex Rickard; or whether, as most observers hold, it is because of a slump in the fight ing talent, there is little or no chance of a successor of Gene Tun ney being elected by acclamation or named by the royal edict of box ing solons for 1929. Most of the talk about Jack Dempsey making a final title bid is just that—talk. Max Schmeling, the most promising prospect, cre ated no great sensation by chop ping up the woodchopper. Paulino. Even if Maxie escaped legal en tanglements with his managers long enough for a boiit with Jack Sharkey, the Lithuanian-American ‘•hope" for keeping the heavyweight business safe for America, the cus tomers might very well ask, “What of it?” In short, the permanent retirement of Mr. Tunney has left the whole heavyweight industry in a very sad state of repair. The retirement of Mr. Dempsey, at least temporarily, has been even more depressing, for there never was any question of gate receipts where the old mauler was concerned. This seems likely the first year ■ . —* M1 * « ■ ■ in about a decade which has lack ed either a heavyweight champion ship affair or a battle of “croocial” proportions to keep fight fandom in at least a mild furor. The Demp sey era was full of fireworks while it lasted, with big title shows in 1921, 1923, 1926, 1927. Tunney came along to share the spotlight in the last two and wind up his career by annihilating Tom Heeney in 1928. In 1922, the build-up of Luis Firpo was well under way. The feature in 1924 was to have been a Wills-Dempsey battle. It never materialized but Wills, then the black menace, fought and beat Firpo before a tremendous crowd in Boyle's Thirty Acres. Nineteen twenty-five saw Tunney on the way up. knocking out Tom Gibbons in the feature affair. There has been some concern in j a few places this season about baseball attendance. St. Louis and Cincinnati have not had the patronage of former years, for ex ample, and there is talk of the Na tional league franchise in one of these places being transferred to Detroit to make the motor metrop olis a two-club town. This is for the magnates to de bate but when close to 200,000 pile through the turnstiles in the three days at the Yankee stadium, not much alarm about the future of the national pastime need be felt. The battles between the Athletics and Yankees were played in world’s series atmosphere. Shibe park has been inadequate to handle week end crowds at Philadelphia and new attendance records have been set by the Chicago Cubs at Wrig ley field. TEXANS IN THE BIG LEAGUES EACH DAY (Continued from page 10) Waco—up four times, one hit, sac rificed. 10 chances. Carl Reynolds, White Sox, from Palestine—up three times, one run, one hit, a triple, sacrificed. Three chances. Grady Adkins, White Sox, from Dallas—third pitcher against Sens, allowed one hit in 11-3 innings. Walked two, fanned none. Walked once. One run, no hit. One chance. Phil Todt, Red Sex, from San Antonio—up five times, one run, three hits, all doubles, drove in run. 10 chances. Charley Berry, Red Sox, from Dallas—up five times, one run ,one hit. Drove in two runs. Six chances. Eddie Roetz. Browns, from Wich ita Falls—up three times, no hits. Four chances. Rip Collins, Browns, from Dallas —started against Red Sox, lost 11 ! 2. Allowed 10 hits in 5 innings, Walked one, fanned two. Two ; chances, i Wilcpy Moore, Yankees, from Ft. Worth—relieved Wells against Ti gers, allowed no hits in 2-3 of an inning. Not up. No chance.' Heinie Srhuble, Tigers, from Houston—up four time, one run. one hit, a triple. Four chances. Al Simmons, Athletics, from Shreveport—up six times, one rhn, one nit, a double. Three chances. Walter French, Athletics, from Shreveport—pinch batted and sin gled. Bib Faulk, Indians, from Univer sity of Texas— up five times, one run, two hits, one a homer, drove in two runs. Four chances. Jack Tavener, Indians, from Ft. Worth—not up. Two chances, one error. Willis Hudlin. Indians, from Waco—second pitcher against Ath letics, allowed two hits .in one in ning, walked none,, fanned none. Not up. No chance. Glenn Myatt, Indians, from Hou ton—used as pinch runner and scored. INDIGESTION RELIEVED ... QUICKLY Tbii Purely Vegetable Pil aids nature as a lax ative in its digestive duties. Often one ot these little pills taken after meals or at bedtime will do wonders, es pecially when you have overeaten or are troubled with constipation. Remember they are Dr. Carter’s for mula, young and old can take them. All Druggists 25c and 75c red pkgs CARTER’S IHle PILLS Loughran’s Battle Thursday To Decide If He Tries Heavies * -.. .. NEW YORK, July 17.—(VP)—Tom my Loughran, busiest of all the fis tic champions, will defend his light heavyweight crown against James J. Braddock of Jersey City, at the Yankee stadium tomorrow night in what may prove to be his last fight as a 175-pounder. Winner or loser in his battle with “Jersey Jimmy,” Loughran is au thority for the statement that he will engage in few if any more bouts as a light heavyweight. Despite his frequent title defenses and non-title bouts, Loughran has made little money out of the title Reigh Count, Champ Of American Tracks, Returns - May Retire CHICAGO, July 17.—(.-P)—Reigh 1 Count, champion of the American turf in 1928, is home—his racing days are over. The big red colt, owned by Mrs. John D. Hertz, yesterday w-as led from a special car at the station at Cary, 111., from where he set out a year ago last April, to build his claim as ruler of the country’s thor oughbreds. His arrival at the stables of the Leona farms marked the end of his return journey from England where he just failed to gain the victory he was sent after, the Ascot stakes. Mrs. Hertz said ^igh Count would not race again unless English or French stars of the track invade this country next year. them up and took them all home. Buck Freeman in 1899 belted out 25 home runs. Until 1919, when Babe Ruth scored 27, no player had equalled that record. Big Ed Walsh is the only major leaguer of modern baseball—dated from 1900—to have a son following his profession. The fact that Billy Hamilton, old time star, once stole 115 bases seems like a myth compared to modern base stealing records. he won from Mike McTigue in Oc tober of 1927. The big money lies with the heavyweights and Tommy is convinced he can more than hold his own with any of the curernt crop in that division. He has said that if he beats Braddock he will fight again as a light heavyweight in September and then cast his lot definitely with .he heavyweights. If he loses he said he expects to take a vacation and see what he can do in putting on more weight and adding a punch to his fistic repertoire so that when meets the big fellows he will not be under such a handicap. Betting odds on the day before the fight favor Loughran at 7 to 5 but an expected rush of Braddock money may tighten the odds befor* ring time. MODERN GAMES HITTING RIOT Catcher of 20 Years Ago Saw Only 15 Runs In One Week NEW YORK, July 17.—T/P)—“Gab by ” Street, one of the great catcher? of baseball 20 years ago can hardly believe his eyes as he sits on the bench of the St. Louis Cardinals and see base hits rain from National league bats. The man who marched to fame as the battery mate of Walter Johnson returned to the majors this year as a Cardinal coach after many years as a minor league manager. “There is more hitting now than when you were an active player.’ was a suggestion designed to draw out the veteran on the subject of baseball then and now. “More hitting,” snorted the old catcher. “Why a club makes more runs in one game than we did in a week. “At Washington in 1909 we had such pitchers as Walter Johnson. Tom Hughes. Bob Groom. Bill Burn? and Dixie Walker. Our pitcher? didn’t allow but about 15 runs a week. We finished last, even with that pitching, because we could only score about ten runs a week. 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