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Outboard Racers Near Record At Point Isabel Meet 4
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' TAKESHONORS
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Catboat Flyer* Thrill Crowd*
Viewing Spectacle in
Afternoon
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- * POINT ISABEL, Aug. 19.—Ending
- 'w two days ol spectacular outboara
■ * -fT racing between the best talent in
•"the state, the loint Isabel Yacht
club’s regatta came to a close Sun
! day with Houston drivers carrying
f ‘ oft the major portion of the cash
. ” prizes.
< —* Near world record time was
'./'touched Sunday by L. F. Helton
* of Houston when he w’on the class
C five-mile event at an average
speed of 37.37 miles per hour. The
„ .» course was in excellent shape most
of the morning but roughened up
toward the noon. The class D 10
i. mile event was considerable ham
pered by this factor.
Thousands o: spectators viewed
* the races during t ' two days. Alt
hotel accommodations were taken
and the restaurants were taxed tc
capacity.
Record Time
Sunday the five-mile class E
event was captured by Smith Run
s ’ ’ nels of Houston. TIe averaged 33.3fc
\[ miles per hour. Buck Runnels ot
Houston and Roy Ruffell of San
Antonio were second and third re
... spectively.
Helton took the class C five-mile
event in record time. Smith Run- *
nels was second and C. M. Bor
non of Goose Creek third.
The class D TO-mile chase was |
taken by Steve Hancock of Galves
ton. He negotiated the course at a
speed of 35.22. Pnvett of Houston
and Bob Tevault of Galveston were
second and third, respectively.
The Houston drivers carried first
' honors. Saturday they won seven
‘^ places. They took five Sunday.
/ making a total of 12.
35 Outboards Entered
Approximately 35 outboards were
entered in the races. Valley crafts
. , did not make much headway
, * against the visitors. Bob Sexton
placed third »n the free-for-all Sat
urday. This was the only honor
carried off by a Valley outboard.
Four spills enlivened the regatta
r"'' The crowds wer. thrilled as thev
saw the light little crafts skitter
- over on their sides and throw the
drivers into the water. No on- was
Injured. ,•Hell-A-Poppin\•, George
Leonard’s class D craft, spilled Just
prior to the race Sunday,
j. . The visiting racers pronounced
themselves as well pleased with the
j ' regatta and said they planner to
attend the lext one held here.
: . Yacht club officials are of th?
*. opinion that it will be made an
/ annual event.
Catboat Races
The catboat r. ce was won bv No
*, the entry of Don E. Porter, sailed
® bF T°n.v Valent, making the 10-mile
course in exactly one hour and 15
minutes. The race was worth $100
I . to Valent. The trim little craft
across the - ish line at ex
?• ‘ 4:40 P' m’ after starting at
II 5 «3vt
No. 1, the entry of W H. Pattre
1* ' by V,ctor crossed
_ . to* tonsh at 4:41:10. Delgado wa*
paid $50.
No. 1, the A. F. Buchanan entry,
finished at 4:12:20. It was .sailed by
Merced Cantu, who received tRlrd
money. $25.
No. 2. Judge A. W. Cameron's
boat, sailed l., Eugenio Guiterriz.
finished at 4 43 and No. 3. the en
try of Dean Porter, sailed by 'om
poee Ariola. finished at 4:48
Four of the boats were bunched
at the start with No. 1 out ahead by
only a 'ew yards. No. 3 got away
to a poor start a.u trailed the field
all around the course.
One Second Behind
At the end of the first five-mile
lap No. 4. ihe winning craft, crossed
the line at 4 02:10 p. m.. No. 1 was
over at 4:03:19 and No. 5 a as only
one second behind. No. 2 complet
ed the first lap .it 4:04:50 and No.
8 started on the second round at
4:05:07.
There was a fresh breeze from
the northeast blowing as the race
started and th reshened tionsid
r , erably while it was being run. While
turning the be* eon near ihe end
of the first round. No. 3 was cap
sized but was quickly righted and
. continued the r~ce.
-jw. Judges were Don E. Currier and
Hurt Batsell.
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Major League Leaders
Including ~ames of August 18.
(By The Associated Press)
National:
Batting—Herman. Robins. .410.
Runs—Hornsby, Cubs. no.
Runs batted in—Ott. Giants. 116
Hits—Terry, Giants. 179.
Doubles—Frederick, Robins. 41.
Triples—L. Vaner. Pirates. 15.
Homers—Klein. Phillies. 33.
8tolen Bases—Cuvier. Cubs. 31.
Pitching—Bush. Cubs. Won 17
Lost 2.
American:
Batting—Foxx, Athletics. 383.
Runs—Pox, Athletics. 105.
Runs Baited In—Simmons Tthle
tics. 120.
Hits—Manush, Browns 171.
Doubles—Heilmann. Tigers. 38
Triples—Fonseca Indians; Miller
Athletics. 13.
Homers—Ruth. Yanks. 33.
Stolen Bases—Gehringer. Tigers.
19.
Pitching—Grove. Athletics. Won
hpj 18. Loet 1
LAST OF GREAT TIGER TRIO, QUITS
'TAe last OF the FAMoOs ]
Detroit out field combi
MAT/OkS To LEAvJE THE GAV.E. |
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By JACK SORDS
Following Ty Cobb and Sam Crawford into retirement, the recent
unconditional release of Bobby Veach by the Toledo American
Association league club completes the passing from baseball of one
of the greatest offensive combinations in the history of the American
league. They were the Ruth. Combs and Mcusel of 15 years ago.
but though they were never able to swat Detroit to a pennant as the
Yankee trio has done, they were a constant scource of error to the
opposing pitchers.
Cobb, with the Athletics, called it quits last year, while old Wahoo
Sam Crawford hung up his glove a few years after finishing on the
Pacific coast. In the meantime Veach was playing such a brand
of ball in the association that had he been a youngster no less than
18 big league clubs would have scamjieder for his services.
Only last year he was considered about the best outfielder In the
league and topped all the hitters who took part in a hundred or more
games with an average of .382.
Veach is now 41 years old. He made his professional debut with
Peoria of the Three-I league in 1910 and joined the Tigers two years
later, coming up from Indianapolis of the American association, the
same league in which he has ended his career.
BELL TAKES LEAD IN ELKS
BILLIARD MEET OVER ROWE
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A.OF THE CLUBS —
TEXAS LEAGUE
Sun da's Results
Houston 6. Waco 4.
Dallas 6. Wichita Falls 2.
Port Worth 2-4. Shreveport 1-2.
San Antonio 9. Beaumont 8.
Monday's Schedule
Waco at Houston, two games.
Waco at San Antonio.
Shreveport at Fort Worth.
Wichita Falla at Dallas.
Standing of the Clnhs
Team— P W I . Pet
Wichita Fall. 49 32 17 .653
Houston . 50 27 23 .540 .
Beaumont . 47 25 22 .532
Fort Worth . 53 28 25 .528
Shreveport . 50 76 24 .520
Dallas . 52 26 26 .500
Waco . 51 25 26 490
San Antonio . 52 13 39 250
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Sunday’s Results
Chicago 1. New York 0.
Brooklyn 3. St. Louis 2.
Boston 10. Cincinnati 9.
Only games scheduled.
Monday’s Schedule
Cincinnati at Boston
st Louts at Brooklyn.
Chicago st New York
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, two
eames.
Standing of the Clnhs
Team— P w ^ Pet
Chicago . 109 74 35 .679
Pittsburgh. 109 66 43 .606
New York . I*4 63 52 544
St Touts . 117 VI 56 500
Brooklvn . 112 50 *? .4*6
Cincinnati . 113 4« 65 .4**^
Boston .. 1*3 *6 6" 407
Philadelphia . 110 44 66 400
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Sunday's Results
Chicago 3. New York 2.
Cleveland 8. Washington 1.
St. Louis 4. Philadelphia 3.
Boston 5. Detroit 4.
Monday’s Schedule
New York at Chicago.
Washington at Cleveland.
Boston at Detroit, two games.
Philadelphia at St. Louis.
Standing of the Clnhs
Team- P. W L Pet
Philadelphia . 115 83 33 .713
New York . 11* 67 44 604
Cleveland . 1*3 60 53 .531
St Louis . 115 59 56 .513
tVtrolt . 1*4 54 69 474
Washington .. *** 4g at .43?
Chicago. 115 43 70 391 ,
Boston . 112 38 74 .339
EICHT POLO TEAMS
AFTER U. S. TITLE
CHICAGO. Aug. 19—UP—Headed
by the Midwick club of California,
national inter-circuit titleholders.
eight of the be.t polo teams in the
country today were after the United
States Polo association 12 goal
championship. The tournament.
Chicago's second of national impor
tance within two weeks, was divided
between the Oakbrook and Owent
sla club field* j
9
In a game that was virtually for
the championship of the Elks bil
liard tournament. George Bell de
feated Jack Rowe 200-190 Sunday
morning.
Neither Bell nor Rowe had been
beaten in the straight tournament
up until Sunday. Their meeting
marked the climax of the play. All
the remainder of the field has been
beaten several timer.
Bell and Rowe played a nip and
tuck game throughout. Rowe got
off to a good start with a run of
13 in the second inning. Bell
gradually pulled up. making a run
of 11 in the 18th. Rowe followed
with runs of 10 and 11 in quick suc
cession several innings later. They
were tied 73-ii at the end of the
33rd. Bell b: ok ■ loose with a high
run of 17 in tt-? 44th inning. The
score stood 162-164 in favor of Rowe
at the 76th frame.
Bell went out on Rowe in the
J3rd inning with a run of eight
points.
An interested clump of spectators
watched the play. Each of the
players executed several brilliant
shots which were applauded. Bell
played his usual position game. He
cashed in on his ability to get the
balls together.
MALONE S STRIKEOUT
TOTAL REACHES 112
CHICAGO. Aug. 19.—UP)—P a t
Malone, Cub righthander, is on his
way toward breaking up the Brook
lyn succession which has dominated
the National league in strikeouts
since 1921.
Malone subdued seven Giants via
strikeouts yesterday when the Cubs
won. 1 to 0. to brlnp his season total
to 112, 15 more than Dazzy Vance,
who has ruled for the last seven
seasons. Before Vance, in 1921,
Burleigh Grimes. Pittsburgh Pirate
Cub Jinx, then with Brooklyn, led
the league in strikeouts.
THIRD SET OF TW1 «'S
ASHFORD. Eng —Mrs. Mary Car
rington is the happy mother o‘ her
third set of twins.
MAJOR LEAGUE 1
PITCHING TR
VICTORY O1
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Sjpoirfts Charts
— With — |
Hal Eustace
Hall King George! Not King
George of England, but King George
of Brownsville—master of all Elk
billiard players. Sunday George
Bell and Jack Rowe played 200
points in a game that was virtually
for the championship. Neither of
the two had been defeated previous
ly in the straight tournament. Bell
went out on his opponent with a
run of eight, making the final score
200-190. There arc other games
to be played yet. but Bell has the
title as well as in his hand with
Rowe out of the way.
0 0 •
Ernest Fernandez. defending
champion, has lost several games,
although he has played an excel
lent brand of billiards throughout
the tournament. The handicap
tournament still has a long way to
go. No one has it clinched as Bell
has the straight tourney. Cups are
to be awarded in both of the con
tests.
• • •
That outboard field at Point Is
abel Sunday was boocoo fast. The
Valley crafts didn't get a remote
whif at the prize money. L. F. Hel
ton of Houston touched near world
record time w'hen he wfon the Class
C five-mile race, averaging 37.37
miles per hour. Houston racers
again took off the major portion of
the prizes. Their crafts placed five
times as compared to twice for the
Galveston outboarders. San Anto
nio and Goose Creek each got one,
place.
• • •
The visitors were evidently well
pleased with the races here. They
stated they liked the course and
would return for competition here in
the future. Yacht club officials also
were pleased with the success of the
affair and doubtless will stage an
other regatta next year.
• • •
Valley boats did not show up In
the meet very well. They were run
ning in competition with the best
outboarders and crafts in the State.
What is generally believed to be the
best outboard in the Valley—George
Leonard s 'Hell-a-Poppin' "—did not
get into action Sunday in the free
for-all. She spilled just before the
starter sounded the signal for the
race to begin.
• • •
Good baseball was the order of
the day Sunday in the Valley. The
Brownsville Hat Makers and the
43rd Mexican cavalry nines split r
pair 3-2 and 5-4. These were close
affairs, well played and Interesting
At McAllen, the Legionnaires and
the Mercedes L' ns put on a con
test that was a regular thriller. I
took 14 innings for the Macks U
emerge winner '-2. It was the same
story at Mission. Th? 30-30's noser
over a run in the tenth inning tr
win 3-2 scores. That's a brand of
ball not to be scoffed at.
• • •
Matty Matsuda. the wonderful lit
tie Jap wrestler, is dead. He was r
victim of strains brought on bj
many battles. Matt:- had quite r
few friends in Brownsville. Ber
I Freudenstein, Louis Santoro, and
; others. Matsuda was a great per
former t knew his showmanship
Outside of the usual humbugger>
I that surrounds wrestling Matsuda
was an excellent man. He was dis
tinctly a credit to the game.
• • •
Santoro acfc edits Matsuda wit!
saving one of his arms. Working !r
the same stable, they wc.» tr
Brownsville en route to Mexico City
Santoro wrestleu a Tur in Mata
moros. The Turk almost bit one c
oi Dago's fingers off. Infection set
m and the entire arm became swol
len up. Local doctors were prepar
ng to amputate :.*.c arm when Mat
ty asked 'or a et ance to cure it. He
sat to work and th< next day wher
the doctors r'me. they found thf
arm well on its wav to recovery.
• • •
Matsuda was a Jap sailor. He
came to the U. S. in 1900 end joined
a show ps a catch-as-catch-can
wrestler. Later he drifted to Chi
cago where he vorked with Ad San
tel and Frank Gotch. Matty got
valuable experience here. He pro
gressed rapidly nd wen the welter
weight title of the world in 1917
He held it for four years until along
came Jack Reynolds to take the
crown. Matty came back later
however and held the title again for
five years.
• • •
The game little 140-pound Jap of
uncertain age died at Battle Creek
Mich., recently. He had been in s
sanitarium for about a year. Be
lieving himself in shape once more
t he left and wrestled with Basanta
Singh, the Indian, at Cincinnati,
j Injuries received in the bout proved
1 fatal.
I
FANS GIVEN
EAT IN CUBS’
FERN.Y. GIANTS
(By The Associated Press*
Shadows of another baseball era
were called back to the Polo grounds
yesterday by the finesse of two of
the younger set with a lively ball,
sniping at batters from a distance
of sixty feet and six inches. It will
be many an afternoon before major
league fans see a better pitched
game than the one Perce Lay Ma
lone and the Cubs won from Larry
Benton end the Giants by a margin
of 1 to 0.
The Chicago speed-b&ller held
command of his game at all times,
and after he finally received the
support of one run in the seventh,
he actually seemed to have an im
pregnable lead. Malone gave up
five hits to only four by Benton,
but only once were the Giants able
to put two of them together in any
one inning. This was in the third
when Roush and Terry singled, but
Malone got Ott on a fly to Stephen
son for the final out.
Malone pessed only one man. and
struck out seven. Only one runner
got as far as thrid base on him, and
two were out at the time.
The Cubs gave Malone his win
ning margin in the seventh when
Cuyler led off with a double and
scampered the rest of the way
around on successive outfield sac
rifices by the Messrs. Stephenson
and Heathcote. As the Pirates were
idle, the Bruins extended their lead
to eight full games.
Brooklyn entertained Flatbush
with a 3 to 2 victory over the fallen
Cardinals, end the Braves outlasted
the Reds to win 10 to 9 at Boston.
The Athletics will have to do with
a l'-game lead over the Yankees for
at lea.'l another day. Two home
runs and a double by Jimmy Foxx
failed to save Mose Grove in a
pitchers’ battle against Sammy Gray
at St. Louis yesterday, and the
Browns won 4 to 3.
The situation in the standing of
the clubs remitted the same as the
Yankees permitted Ted Lyons to
nitch and bat the White Sox to a
3 to 2 decision.
Foxx’s two drives, each made with
the bases empty, were his twenty
ninth and thirtieth of the season,
and placed him second to Ruth in
tho American league scramble.
Ed Morris turned in the eighth
successive complete game for the
Red Sox pitching staff by hurling
the Bostonese to a 5 to 4 victory over
Owen Carroll in 11 innings at De
troit vesterday. This constitutes a
season’s record for the major
leagues.
Cleveland fell upon Garland
Braxton with great force in the
fourth and the sixth innings to trim
the Senator* bv 8 to 1 in the series
opener in (he Ohio City.
REAL ‘BIRDIE’ IS I
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BAGGED BY LUCKY
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TEXAS GOLFER
—
AMARILLO, Aug. 18.—(/F)—Lo
cal golfers are criticizing Wight
Woolsey s golf in spite of the fact
that he got a real birr' e yester
day on the 17th hole at the Ama
rillo Country club.
Woolsey was walking down the
fairway when a low flying bevy of
jacksnipes approached. Woolsey
threw his driver at the birds and
much to his surprise hit and
killed one.
“It was very poor golf.’’ local
experts say. “He used a driver
for a short high spot, he should
have, used a niblick.”
M’ALLENUTO
OPEN TRAINING
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Bulldogs* Grid Practice
Starts August 26 for
Fall Season
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McALLEN. Aug. 19.—McAllen !
High School Bulldogs will begin
their fall football training Aug. 26.
according t an announcement
made Saturday by Coach R. F
‘Cowboy” O n. new high r-hool
mentor.
Ogan was former coach of Kings
ville high school athletics team, and
has turned out winning elevens
during his several years there.
The Bulldogs will be headed by
this year by Gene Cox. veteran of
two Hidalgo County high school
football championshipteams, who
was named captain of the 1929
eleven at a banquet early in the
summer.
Ogan expects to turn tut a foot
ball combination which will offer
other high school elevens in the
Lower Rio Grande Valley excellent
competition, several returning let
termen being available for use as
a foundation for the squad.
REFUELING FAILURE
ENDS ENDURANCE HOP
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 18.——
Failure of the refueling equipment
to work during a 24-mlnute contact
with his supply plane forced Don
ald A. Templeton, former army avi
ator, to abandon tonight his attempt
' for a solo refueling record here to
! day. •
SPUDS’ RACE TOWARD FLAG
CHECKED BY STEERS’ WIN;
CATS DOWN SPORTS TWICE
(By The Associated Pres*)
The dope that has favored the
Spudders to .nake short shift of
Dallas in their almost certain play
off for the Texas league rag re
ceived a severe jolt in the first clash
between the pai*- in their present
series at Steer stadium yesterday.
Using a patched up array, the
first half champs climbed all over
the Oilers, clouting their ace.
George Payne, from the hill in the
third round and winning about as
they pleased. 6 to 2. It was a hard
bump for the leaders. Just starting
out on a 20-day road jaunt, but
they still hold a five and a half
game margin over their closest ri
vals.
Whitey Glazrer twirled magnifi
cent ball against the slugging Spuds,
allowing them four singles for the
day. while his h ’p hopped on Payne
hard from the ou‘*et. You ml_ it
put Glazner down to face the north
ern clan in the initial game o* the
saw-off. Red Bennett, the circuit's
premier batter, deprived Whitey of
a shutout when his single scored
two in the ninth.
All the Cats needed was to get
away from Wichita Falls. Back on
home soil. Snyder's valiants clawed
the Sports up twice. 2 to 1 and 4 to
2. in a Sunday bargain bill. The
double loss dump the Louisianans
into fifth place. L!I Stoner gave
up o/ily five blows in the first tilt
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7
Walker-Lomski Bout
Scheduled Tonight
NEW YORK. .'ug. 19.—OP)—At
the municipal stadium in Philadel
phia tonight Mickey Walker, king
of world middleweights, tangles ir
a 10-round bom with Leo Lo:nski,
deadly body puncher from Aber
deen. Wash. Mickey's crown will
not be Involved but the bout may
go far toward dete. mining the next
light heavyweight champion. Tom
my Loughran, matched wtih Jack
Sharkey in the big heavyweight bat
tle of the fall, soon is to relinquish
his 175-pound championship anc:
Walker already hr let it be known
he intends to Maim the crown. Lom
ski long has been considered a lead
ing challenger for that title.
turns blue and dies
DRESDEN. — Frederich Kreuzen.
a brewery worker whose body
turned blue, died in terrible agony
after having spasms for a month.
to beat Tiny Owens. Holman got
three of them. A seventh rnutng
rally that scored three iced the
nightcap. Bonowltz put on the fin
ishing touch with a homer that
scored Urban ahe; r‘ of him.
Houston, the Value's mystery
club, for the reason you can t tell
what to expect frcm it next, at
tained second place by knocking the
Cubs, 6 to 4, in their series final.
Hard luck over ook Bill Harris in
the third, wh n the Puffs scored
live times. A hou~* shelled hard
at times. Paulio Wach el rocked
along to win. He whiffed four when
they were most needed. Moore led
the Bison attack with a homer, dou
ble and single.
A ninth inning rally fell short and
the Beaumonters were forced to
take another licking fron the re
vived Indian. . 9 to 8. in the final
at 8tuart stadium.
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