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j The BROWNSVILLE HERALD SPORTS SECTION j
Jackie Fields To Battle Dundee F< >r Title Tonight
TWO WELTERS
ARE CONFIDENT
Oamp Weather Threatens
Fans* Peace of Mind
On Eve of Bout
^DETROIT, July 25.—(/P)—'With a
gate of more than $160,000 assured
for the first 15-round champion
ship fight in Michigan under the
new boxing law, Floyd Fitzsim
mons’ chief worry today was the
weather which threatened to damp
en the ardor of 32,000 fight fans
who purchased tickets for the Joe
Dundee-Jackie Fields welterweight
championship battle at the Michi
gan state fair grounds tonight.
Dundee, Italian champion from
Baltimore, has not shown any con
siderable fighting ability since he
gained the title two years ago and
consequently will enter the ring to
night strongly suspected of being
about to lose his crown. Fields,
who is five years younger and car
ries considerably less ring experi
ence, has come up rapidly and has
plenty of betting support.
Elmer (Slim) McClelland, De
r
troit referee, will be the third man
in the ring.
Handlers of both fighters have
announced their boys are in perfect
condition and would offer no alibis
regardless of the outcome of the
fight.
Fields indicated he did not intend
to let the prestige of the champion
impress him. “I mean to come out
of the ring the new welterweight
champion,” he declared. "Tm go
ing to box and punch Dundee off
his feet.”
Dundee also expressed confidence
as to the outcome of the fight.
“I am in the best shape I have
been in years,” he asserted. *‘I hope
to make my best fight in defending
my title against Fields.”
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TEXANS IN THE
BIG LEAGUES
EACH DAY
Bib Falk, Indians from U. T —
Three times up, no hits, runs. Three
putouts, no assists, errors. Sacrificed
twice.
Jack Tavener, Indiana from Fort
Wftrth.—Up once, no hits, runs. No
putouts. assists, errors.
A1 Simmons, Athletics from
Shreveport.—Three times up. one
hit. one run. Two putouts, no as
sists, errors.
Pinkie Whitney, Phils from San
Antonio high.—Four times up, no
hits, runs. Two putouts, five assists,
no errors.
Ernie Orsatti, Cards from Hous
ton.— Three times up, two hits, one
run. Nine putouts, one assist, no
errors. Got two-bagger, assisted in
double play.
Chick Hafey, Cards from Houston
Three times up, no hits, runs. Three
putouts, four assists, no errors.
Walter Roettger, Cards from
Houston.—Four times up, one hit,
two runs. Two putouts, no assists,
errors. Got a homer.
George Harper, Braves from Fort
Worth.—Four times up, one hit, no
runs. One putout, no assists, one
error.
Lester Bell, Braves from Hous
ton-Four times up, one hit, no
runs. No putouts, three assists, no
errors.
Curtis Walker, Reds from Hous
ton.—Four times up, two hits, no
runs. Three putouts, no assists, one
error.
Sparkie Adams, Pirates from
Wichita Falls.—Five times up, two
hits, one run. Three putouts, four
assists, no errors. Figures in double
play.
Fred Leach, Giants from Beau
mont.—Five times up. two hits, one
run. Three putouts, no assists, er
rors.
Andy Cohen, Giants from Waco.
—Up once, no hits, runs. No put
outs, four assists, no errors.
Rogers Hornsby, Cubs from Deni
son.—Five times up, three hits, two
runs. No putouts, three assists, no
errors. Got a homer.
Mike Cvengros, Cubs from Wich
ita Falls.—Fourth pitcher against
Giants. Allowed no hits in one in
ning, getting credit fo win. Not up.
One putout, no assists, errors.
Alex Metzler, White Sox from
Wichita Falls.—Up three times, no
hits, runs. Two putouts, no assists,
errors.
Art Shires, White Sox from Waco.
—Four times up. two hits, one run.
Four putouts, two assists, no errors.
Got a double.
Carl Reynolds, White Sox from
Palestine.—Four times up, one hit,
no runs. Five putouts, no assists,
errors. Stole a base.
Sam West, Senators from Roches
ter—Four times up, two hits, one
i run. Eight putouts, no assists, er
rors.
Sam Gray, Browns from Dallas.
—Allowed Red Sox one hit in 1-3
inning. Not up. No putouts, assists,
errors.
Phil Todt, Red Sox from San An
tonio.—Four times up. one hit, one
run. Eleven putouts, no assists, er
rors. Stole bag. Unassisted double
play.
Charley Berry, Red Sox from Dal
las.—Two times up, one hit, one
run. One putout, no assists, errors.
SkeetClubWilT
Shoot at 4 P. M.
The Brownsville Skeet and Gun
club will hold its regular shoot
1 4 p. m. Thursday on its range to the
rear of the Buena Vista cemetery
i just off the old Point Isabel road.
HE CAUGHT IT ^
AND DID NOT
Outfielder’s Presence Of
Mind Stumps Umpire,
Costs Cats Game
FORT WORTH, July 25.—(IP)—A
player's presence of mind, combined
with an umpire's limited visibility,
once cost the Fort Worth Cats a
ball game, related Roy Meehan,
club secretary, here recently!
On the day in question the late
Paul Senteil was the only umpire
on the field. Roy Story was play
ing center field for the opposition.
It was growing late when Fort
Worth went into the eighth inning
one run behind.
The Cats got men on second and
third with two out. The batter
socked a low one over second and
Story came tearing in. Grabbing
the ball on its first short bounce
Story rolled it toward the infield,
as does an outfielder after the
third out, and ran for his bench
“You'r,e out,” roared Senteil, and
there was an accompanying roar
from the Cat dugout. So vocifer
ous were the Panthers that Senteil
finally agreed to ask the outfielder
“Did you catch that ball?” h»
asked Story. “Sure,” was the re
ply, and Senteil stuck by his de
cision. That broke up the rally and
the Cats were easy victims in the
ninth.
Fort Worth players continued to
moan about the play the next day
and, becomnig suspicious. Senteil
decided to query story again.
‘‘Did you catch that ball?” he
asked, meaningly.
‘ Didn't you see me?” was the re
ply. “Sure I did. I answered what
you asked me and told the truth
But if you had asked me if I caught
the ball before it hit the ground.
I'd hafe told you different.”
Words failed Senteil.
Endurance Mark As
Umpire Being Set
By Texas Arbiter
HOUSTON, July 25.—f/P>—George
Barr, popular Texas league umpire,
is on his way to an endurance record
for arbiters. He has officiated six
consecutive seasons without missing
a game, the last four years in the
Texas league.
Until their separation several days
ago, Barr and Ziggy Sears were con
sidered the best umpirical combina
tion in the circuit. Barr has been
under surveillance of several Amer
ican and National league agents
and may go up next year.
i Youthful Medalist
Matched In Tourney
SHREVEPORT. La.. Julv 25.—UP)
—Edwin McClure, youthful Louisi
ana state champion who became
medalist with 144 strokes for the 36
hole qualifying rounds in the south
western championship golf tourna
ment here, matched his skill lodav
against W. L. Hayward of New Or
leans in the first round champion
ship flight today. McClure's quali
fying rounds were played in two
over par.
Through the dashing 17-ycar-old
ex-caddv of Dallas. Ralph Guldahl
played the course in higher figures
yesterday than in the first rounds
of the qualifying, he registered as
runner-un to the medalist for the 36
holes with 14R. On the first day
Guldahl exhibited 34’s for the two
nines. Today Guldahl met Jim
McClure of Shreveport.
For third place Jark SDeer of
Houston, last year's champion and
Jack Jackson, of Dallas, tied wTith
147.
THIS IS SLUGGING
MONTGOMERY. Ala., July 25.—
(tP\—Woody At 'thy of the Mont
gomery Lions of the Southeastern
league has just ended a hitting
streak in 15 consecutive games. He
collected 31 hitr in 58 tries for an
average of .534.
Sam Perry, youthful holder of
the southern, Alabama state and
Birmingham city golf title, will try
his hand in the national open this
fall.
THEY MIX GLOVES TONIGHT
Above is Jackie Fields, challenger, and below, Joe Dundee, defending
welterweight champion, who will show 32,000 fans in Detroit tonight
which is the best man.
Hack Wilson’s Slam
Party Puts Cubs In
Top Position Again
(By The Associated Press)
The Chicago Cubs are back in first place in the National league today,
prodded there by the doughtiest fighter of them all, Eur> Hack Wilson.
For it was •'Hackenschmidt,” with an architectural style that resem
bles a quarter section of a fortress wall, who crushed the New York j
j Giants with his big bat yesterday after even the elements had seemed to |
contrive to keep intact a slender
one point margin of the leading
Pirates.
The scene was set nicely for the
graceful ascent of the Cubs into
first place when things began to
happen that called for sterner,
brusquer methods. For the second
straight day, the Malevolent Brook
lyn Robins, going nowhere in par
ticular but mighty pugnacious
about it, swarmed all over the Pi
rates and beat them 6 to 4.
Everything was peaceful at Wrig
ley Field. With Guy Bush, ace of
the Cub staff, going nicely, the
Cubs ran up a lead of 4-0 on the
Giants bv the time the sixth in
ning rolled around. Rogers Horns
by hit one homer off Jack Scott,
his twentieth of the season, and
Hack ~ot another, his twehty
fourth. Everything was under per
fect control from a Cub standpoint.
Then the Giants rose and slashed
Bush for three runs in the sixth,
thunder and lightning swept the
field, and the game halted while
spectators and players rushed
through the downpour from flooded
bleachers and dugouts. The sun
came out in an hour and play was
resumed. Bush was out of there.
In a few minutes so was Art Nehf
and before the interrupted sixth
was over Pat Malone was hanging
on the ropes and the Giants were
leading, 7-4.
But John McGraw's discarded
chickens have a habit of coming
home to roost—right on his neck—
at such times as these. It was the
| master mind who sent Hack Wilson
; to Toledo in 1925 after three poor
saesons with the Giants. Hack
waited until the seventh when
Heathcote and Hornsby singled and
i then smashed his second homer of
the day into the center field bleach
. ers. These three runs evened
things. A walk, sacrifice, and Mc
Millan's single gave the boys from
the pineapple orchard an 8-7 vic
tory and first place by half a game
The remainder of the National
league battling was interesting but
inconclusive. While the situation
along the American league sector
remained unchanged with the New
York Yankees and Philadelphia
1 Athletics winning the day’s jousts.
The A’s kept their 10-game lead
: intact by downing Cleveland 5-3
and the Yanks crept, up from be
hind to edge cut Detroit. 7-5.
The Cards downed the Phillies
6-4. when Wallie Roettger, right
fielder, hit a home with the bases
i full in the sixth and Jimmy Wil
I son got another with Roettger
; aboard in the eighth. •
The Bostons teams struck blows
for the home folks both home and
| afield. The Braves bested Cincrn
! nati 5-3 and the Red Ct,x took the
St. Louis Americans 9 to 7. Bob
Burke won a pitching battle with
i Alphonse Thomas as Washington
! edsed out the Chicago Americans.
3 to 2.
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• CONSISTENT SOUTHPAW
FORT WORTH, July 25.—<>P.—
Joe Pate, southpaw’ pitcher with
the Minneapolis Millers, holds the
long-time record for consistent
i twirling in the Texas league. Ke
1 turned in between 25 and 30 vic
tories a year for seven seasons with
1 the Fort Worth Panther^
TEXAS LEAGUE
Wednesday’s Results
Houston 10, Shreveport 1.
Dallas 5. Beaumont 0.
Waco 2. Wichita Tails 1.
San Antonio 8, Fort Worth 6.
Thursday's Schedule
Dallas at Houston.
Shreveport at. Beaumont.
Fort Worth at San Antonio.
Wichita Falls at Waco.
Standing of the Clubs
Team— P. W. L. Pet.
' Wichita Falls . 23 13 10 .565
Waco . 25 14 11 .560
Houston . 22 12 10 .545
Beaumont . 22 12 10 .545
Shreveriort . 23 12 11 .522
Fort Worth . 25 13 12 .520
San Antonio . 24 0 15 .37G
Dallas . 24 9 15 .376
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wednesday's Results
Brooklyn 6. Pittsburgh 4.
Boston 5. Pittsburgh 3.
St. Louis 6. Philadelphia 4.
Chicago 8. New York 7.
Thursday's Results
New York at Chicago.
Boston at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
Philadeinhia at St. Louis.
Standing of the Clubs
Team— r. W. L. Pet
Chicago . 83 55 30 .647
Pittsburgh . 83 56 32 .636
New York . 93 51 42 .548
St. Louis .,...90 45 45 .500
Brooklyn . 89 41 48 .461
Boston . 92 39 53 .424
Philadelphia . 88 36 52 409
Cincinnati . 80 34 53 .382
AMERICAN LEAGUE
ednesday’s Results
New York 7. Detroit 5.
Boston 9. St. Louis 7.
Philadelphia 5. Cleveland 3.
Washington 3. Chicago 2.
Thursday’s Schedule
St. Louis at Boston.
Detroit at New York.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
Chicago at. Washington.
Standing of th<* Clubs
Team— P. w L. Fot
Philadelphia . 92 67 25 >.728
New York . 88 55 33 .625
St. Louis . 92 52 40 .565
Cleveland .91 46 43 ,50.3
Detroit, . 92 4.6 47 .4R9
Washington . R7 35 52 ano
Chicago . 93 .36 57 .387
Boston . 91 27 64 .297
CANADA OPEN GOLF
TOURNEY UNDER WAY
KANAWAKT. Que.. July 25 —UP)
—Some of the best golfers, profes
sional and amateur. In the United
States and Canada, started out to
day with ioy in their hearts to as
; sauit. par in the Canadian open
champion.
A great field gathered for the ti
tle event, rich in prestige but offer
ing only a nominal monetary
award. The winner will get omy
$400. no matter how much he
shaves par, but if a pro takes the
title, and a pro always has, he can
cash in heavily by having it after
his name.
At least two strong amateur
threats appeared. George Von Elm
and Ross Somerville, and there may
be others lurking in the shadows.
Leo Diegel, who won the cham
pionship for the third time last
year, found his path to a fourth
honor disputed by practically
every star pro in the business.
p
Sp®fft§
— With —
j Hal Eustace
Staid publications have “discov
ered” Sidney Franklin, American
matador, following his debut in the
bullring at Seville. While Franklin
may be a new thing to the American
public in general, he is no new
comer to Valley bull fight fans. He
fought in the Matamoros ring short
ly before the weather beaten struc
ture was licked up by flames some
two or three years ago.
* * *
Franklin, believed to be the only
American matador, put up a splen
did exhibition in teasing the in
furiated beasts in Matamoros. He
ran his sword through the vital
machinery of three Malpaso bulls
with a calmness an average Valley
man would demonstrate in oiling
up the flivver for a Sunday outing
at Point Isabel. Sidney decided to
call it a day after killing the third
bull, and turned the last one over
to an understudy. The neophyte
dubbed about eight lunges at the
animal, striking bones and gener
ally making a mess of things.
Franklin became impatient. He
stepped in and caught the carved
up animal by a horn and the tail,
inviting the understudy to kill the
bull as he held him.
* * *
Franklin attended Columbia uni
versity and later became a com
mercial artist in Brooklyn. Sent to
Mexico to do art work for a steam
shin line, he was interested in bull
fighting. The Brooklyn youth be
came a pupil of Rudolfo Gaona.
generally .conceded to be Mexico's
greatest toreador. After beating
around in the bull fight “bush
leagues” for a while (during W’hich
he visited Matamoros), Franklin be
came recognized as adept at the
Latin national sport.
* * *
His d^but at Seville definitely
placed him in the “big league.”
His daring work drew cries of
“Viva el Americano!” from the
gathering of lft,(WO fans. Downed
by a bull, Franklin returned to
the arena swathed in bandages to
kill the beast that nearly ended
h!s life. He was hailed with re
newed vigor, and accorded honors
only given the greatest of tore
adors.
• ft
Spain regards Franklin as a nov
elty and is not inclined to readily
accept him as a star performer.
Critics pointed out his errors in his
technioue. but all hailed his cour
j age. He has been granted the title
I of “matador de novillos.” This per
i mits him to kill only thre year old
bulls weighing from 550 to 600
pounds. He will return to Spain
next year after a tour of Mexico and
South America to seek the “alter -
nativa” This would permit him to
fight the largest and most ferocious
cow's husband in anybody's pasure.
• * •
Franklin wants to introduce
bull fighting into the United
States. He believes Americans
would take to the snort readily.
Perhaps the fans would, but there
ere other things to be considered
_the anti-this and the anti-that
leagues. We would suggest that
Franklin get in- touch with Benny
Freudenstein for information on
this subject. Ben learned about
bull fighting from Atlanta, or
some other town in that section.
And a painful lesson it was, too.
» * *
An amusing incident to us is the
; fart that, Franklin asked his par
ents’ permission to go to Spain to
do his little bull slaughtering act.
I obliging son this, who asks his par
ents if he may go out and kill a
i toro or two.
* * *
There’s one new umpire in the
National league who will take no
sass and who’s willing to back un
his derisions with a hefty pair of
fists. He’s George Magekurth.
George recently put John McGraw
rut of the Giants’ park—a feat
that hadn’t been accomplished in
full many a moon. Magekurth
came up from the American asso
ciation and Pacific Coast league.
He bids fair to become to the Na
tional loop v hat Hunter Hill is in
the Texas league. If you know
Hunter, vou’ll understand what we
are driving at.
* * *
Magekurth is like the dtiskv Bir
(Continued on Page 13)
Yanks Defeat Laredo
In Double Header On
Post Field Wednesday
The Fort Worth Brown nine tipped over Fort McIntosh wice Wed- ^
nesday afternoon on the parade ground to scores of 3-2 and 7-6 in seven
inning encounters. The barnstormers from Laredo could not get going
against the Post lads and lacked a little extra zip that would have won
both contests for them.
The Brownies came irom Denina.
to capture the last game. When
they came to bat in the last of the
seventh, the score was 5-6 against
them. Stanley doubled. Bednarz,
local Hack Wilson, slapped out a
vicious single to bring his teammate
clattering over the plate from sec
ond with the tieing run. Bednarz
later came home on a passed ball
with the winning tally.
Litz turned in the best hurling ex
hibition of the day in the first con
test. He allowed the Laredo soldiers
only six hits. Despite the fact that
his fielders erred three times, he
held the opposition to two runs.
Phillips, hurling for McIntosh, al
lowed seven hits. Stanley and
Phillips did the best stick work, each
obtaining a brace of blows.
In the second game. Litz, Schaff
ner and Crist allo-wed McIntosh 13
hits. Stewart and Bowers allowed
the locals 11 hits. Bednarz made
merry with the bat. slashing out
I
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three hits. Langley, Kerns and
Miller each got a pair.
The Fort McIntosh crew is on a
barnstorming trip that will take
them to San Antonio from here,
they say. They have already de
feated Fort Ringgold.
43rd Will Play At
Reynosa on Sunday;
Palmez, Yanks Free
The 43rd Mexican cavalry nine
will play a combined team from San
Miguel and Camargo Sunday after
noon at Reynosa, members of the
team have announced.
The Brownsville Yanks have
signed no game as yet, but are
dickering wuth the Harlingen Red
Ants. Harlingen wants them to play
in San Benito.
The Palmez Hat Makers have no
game signed for Sunday.
Last Appearance
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