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The BROWNSVILLE HERALD SPORTS SECTION Sharkey in Great Physical and Mental Condition STRUMS UKE, SINGS BLUES Jack Has Patriotic Feeling Whipping Him Into Fighting Frenzy - BY EDWARD J. NEIL, Associated Press Sports Writer ORANGEBURG. N. Y., June 3— t/P)—The dining room of Gus Wil son’s fight camp was Jammed with the froth of the ring game—spar cMng partners, handlers, hangers fK beer-barons and baronesses, dWtors and curious neighbors, all munching food and killing time at the end of the warm lazy day. They were there because Jack Sharkey was on the premises, train ing for the climax of his third campaign for the heavyweight! championship. Some of them, the sparring partners for instance, had seen more of Sharkey than they; wanted. To the handlers he was an old story, but for the remainder j h* was the object of a long dusty ride from th city, the savage demi god of the prize ring that stirs the primeval In ordinary citizens as nothing else In sport can. An itinerant negro musician. | strumming his guitar and singing blues, amused the eaters with his melodies and annoyed them fre- i quently by passing his hat around ; for coins. Then Sharkey, restless anc' caged by training, lured by! the music, strolled into the room.; “Give me that uke.” he demanded. Tenor Sharkey tilted his hat down over Ins eyes, leaned a chair against the wall, and twanged a few chords. He was providing the show the guests had been waiting for. He played “The St. Louis Blues." played it in a way that shamed even the negro’s facile strumming. He played it with variations, and it was good. Then in a soft tenor voice he sang the Blues. Sharkey tossed the Instrument back to the negro, the show was over, and the curious were satis fied. The house cleared and he came across the room to sit and talk fight, the thing that fills his mind every minute of the day and follows him to bed at night. “Learned to play that thing in the navy," he said with a big grin. Tfflldn’t know I could sing tenor. ]■»? I’m not so good in a quartet, fcif’ I can be drafted.” This Sharkey, priming for his June 12 battle with Max Schmel ;ng. seems more matured, calmer, and more capable than at any time in a career that has carried him twice within one fight of the heavvweight crown. He “blew’ a battle to Jack Dempsey when he seemed to have “well in hand a victory that would have meant a match with Gene Tunney in the man mauler’s place in 1927. He fought lari’ fights against Johnny Plsko and Tom Heeney in the elimination tournament to decide Tunney‘5 final title opponent and lost the nomination. Jack -Right He seems mentally and physical ly “right,” for his third opportunity. His training has been uneventful, and ten days before the 15-round test in the Yankee Stadium he is a marvelous picture of a fighting machine, heavier than ever about the shoulders, thinner through the legs and thighs the best boxer in the heavyweight ranks, a sharp punishing hitter. There hasn’t been a single irritating incident in the preparatory campaign to loose his hair-trigger temperament. The big problem Sharkev has alwavs faced—that of controlling his own emotions, restraining him sel* so that he fights sensibly— seems a worry of the past. He is buoved by recent public acclaim, strengthened by the thought that he is the American, defending the cnampionslp against an invading foreigner. “For five weeks," the Boston sailor said. “I've been studying to hold myself in check. When my sparring partners hurt me. I pay attention and stop them with ’C’ef’s. I won’t lose my head against ^schmeling ^ aft jt m w w w w w ~ ~ — -- *=• -- - - - *Bis Train’ Walter Still Doing Some Great Pitching TEXAS LEAGUE Monday's Results Wichita Falls 10, Fort Worth 1. No other game scheduled. Tuesday's Schedule Houston at Dallas. Beaumont at Wichita Falls. I Waco at Fort Worth. San Antonio at Shreveport. Standing of the Clubs Teams- P. W. L. Pet. Wichita Falls. 51* 34 17 .66 < Houston . 50 31 19 .620 Beaumont . 50 29 21 .a80 Shreveport . 52 30 22 .577 Fort Worth. 52 26 26 .500 Waco.. 49 21 28 .429 San Antonio. 53 19 34 .358 Dallas . 49 13 36 .26a AMERICAN LEAGUE Monday’s Results Off day; no game scheduled. Tuesday's Schedule New York at Chicago. Philadelphia at St. Louis. Boston at Cleveland. Washington at Detroit. Standing of the Clubs Teams— P W. L. Per Philadelphia. 42 28 14 .66* Washington. 42 27 15 .643 Cleveland ......... 42 24 18 .571 New* York . 40 22 18 .550 Detroit . 43 18 25 .419 St. Louis. 41 17 24 .415 Chicago .......... 39 16 23 .410 Boston.. 41. 13 28 .317 NATIONAL LEAGUE Monday's Results Philadelphia 9. St. Louis 6. Only game scheduled. Tuesday's Schedule Chicago at Boston. Pittsburgh at Brooklyn. St. Louis at Philadelphia. Cincinnati at New York. Standing of the Clubs Teams- P. W. L. Pet. Brooklyn . 41 26 15 .634 Chicago . 43 24 19 .5581 St. Louis. 43 23 20 .535 Pittsburgh. 39 20 19 .513 Boston. 38 18 20 .474 New York . 41 19 22 .463 Cincinnati. 41 18 23 .439 Philadelphia. 36 13 23 .361 ENGLISH WAIT TURF CLASSIC; Two American Horses In Race; Dioliie Is Favorite EPSOM DOWNS. England. June 3.—(JT—England's greatest sporting event, the Derby, will be nut here tomorrow before more than half a million spectators. The nineteen probable starters in the great turf classic, run annually since 1780. include two American entries, William Woodward's Scout Second and A. K. Macomber's Par thenon. Parthenon Is a decided outsider at odds of 100 to 1 against, but Scout Second, winner of the recent New market Stakes, is considered one of the best of the "dark horses," de spite the fact that the betting odds on him are 25 to 1 against. A vic tory for Scout Second would give Mr. Woodward the distinction of owning the winners of both the Derby and its Kentucky namesake. Gallant Fox. which galloped to vic tory at Churchill Downs, is owned by Mr. Woodward. Tradition has placed Sir Hugo Hirst's Diolite In the favorite’s role at 5 to 2 against. j Lott Improves His Game After ***** **** Public Criticism by Richards BY TED VOSBL'RGI! Associated Press Sports Writer NEW YORK, June 3.—<JP)—All because of a public criticism made by Vlcent Richards, young George Lott of Chicago thinks the French will find him harder to beat in the Davis Cup Challenge round this year than last. Lott will leave with six others tonight for the racquet wars abroad. “It was funny,n remarked Lott. • Richard wrote something about me In the paper while we were practising in Philadelphia for the Davis Cup matches with Mexico. Richards criticized my game. “Well, the funny part of it was that he was working out with us there, and the next day we played each other. I beat him. I think the scores were 6-1, 6-1.'” Lott paused and suddenly became serious. “Do you know what it was he wrote about me? He said I lacked concentration. "Well, he’s right. That has been the trouble with me in a lot cf my matches—against Borotra, maybe. In last year’s challenge round. |‘ fc-*inst Allison in the National ^championship and again against Allison this spring, for instance. **It Just happened that I read l*»t article of Vlnnle's the day before I played against him. Right there I began to concentrate.” Kallio Defends His Title Before 2,000 (Special to The Herald) HARLINGEN. June 3.—Gus Kal lio, claimant of the world’s mid dleweight wrestling championship, defeated Pete Sauers two falls out of three here Monday night before a record-breaking gathering of fans. Promoters estimated 2.000 fans gathered in the arena to witness ■ the struggle. The champion's edge was very apparent and he outwrestled the aggressive Sauers throughout. Sauers took the second fall by standing the champion on his head and grinding his shoulders into the mat. The challenger got a hearty cheer when he won this fall. Wildcat Stephens and Freddy My ers wrestled to a draw in the semi final. The edge, however, went to Myers through a referee's decision. Stephens has not wrestled in some time and is the promoter of the Valley bouts. SENATORS GET GOOD HURLING Johnson** Coaching Changes The Fingers That Faltered BY JOHN T. O’ROURKE Written for NEK Service WASHINGTON, June 3.—The so called front office of the Washing ton Baseball Club has a strange af finity with the chief characteristic of the 1930 team. President Clark Griffith is an ex pitcher. So is Manager Walter Johnson. So are the coaches, A1 Schacht and Nick Altrock, the funny men of baseball. And the ball club, in spite of Its surprising showing at bat to date, is a ball club of pitchers. Even Sam Rice and Goose Goslln will tell you tliey are former pitchers—not that that makes any difference, how ever. • • • The remarkable performance of the Senators' hurling staff has sur prised everyone but Walter John son. who never seems surprised at anything, anyway. "I think we have a great defens ive club,” announced the Big Train officially through a microphone at the end of the spring training sea son. 'If my young pitchers come through, we 11 have a lot to say as to who will get that pennant this year.-’ That was all from talkative Walt er. It looks as if his young men have come through. And much of the credit for their development goes to the coaching of Manager John son. T think there is a place In the gnme for the great defensive club as well as the great offensive cluo, in spite of all this lively bail busi ness," says the Big Train. *1 think I nave the best pitch ing staff and the best fielding club in the league. ‘ If my team can make a few runs, my pitching boys will hold down tire opposition. The records already show they can do it.” « • • As a matter of fact, this pitching efficiency is oua of the very reasons why the club has improved at the plate. Every’ day of practice linds Walter Johnson in uniform, per spiring away on tire mound, and flinging what is left of his historic ‘smoke bail" at tne batters. And the boys say that on some nays there is a consider ible amount cf it left. The regular slab staff at present consists of Garland Braxton. Lloyd Brown. Bob Burke. Irving Bump, Hadley, Sad Sam Jones. Ad Ltska. Fred Mar berry, Myles Thomas and Carlos Moore. And all are pitching over .500 ball. In 37 games, these pitchers allow ed an average of tour runs per game and showed a remarkable staym® power, most of them finish ing the games they started, which is not common piactice this year among other tig league teams. There have been three three-hit games, three five-hit games, one four-hit game and lour sx-hit games, which is unussual in these days of basketball scores. Pitchers have gone the routo lor Washing ton 13 times. Braxton's trouble last year was due to dental difficulties, so some dentist in Braxton's nome town of Greensboro, N. C., is the unsung hero of this pitcher’s efficiency. But Lloyd Brown’s steadiness is the direct result of Johnson's coaching. Last year Brown was wild. This year control is one of his characteristics. Southpaw Burkes sudden “ar rival" after three years of in-and out performing with the Nata is due partly to a slightly changed pitching stance, developed by John son. • • • Johnson prescribed a rigorous training routine for Bump Hadley this spring, and it proved to be just what this husky-bordering-on plump young man needed. The Bump has always had a world of "stuff.’’ Pitcher Fred Marberry con spired with Johnson to give Hadley some lessons in control, which he lacked last season. ?ac Sam J.vtes was his own boss during training setson, and has shewn that he only needs to oe left alcne to go well. Ad Liska recently added a fast bieaking curve to hit submarine repertoire. It was this new ball he declares, that helped him beat the Fhnadlphia Athletics recently in a game which put the Nats back into iirst place. Rookie Carlos Moore is a sort of second Marberry in style and ap pearance. He is big, and has a fast bail. Myles Thomas is the most un certain of Johnsons Staff. In some games he has been unbeatable. In others he has ben shelled off the mound in short order. Says Nick Altrock: “The real reason for this club's success is because all the bosses around here were breeds con pitchers. Familiarity breeds con tempt. Now the whole club hasn't any respect for any pitcher at all —not even me." RELEASES DALLAS. Tex., June 3.—(«—'The Steers have unconditionally re leased Ed Brown, outfielder, and Paul Wachtel, spit ball artist, with the possibility that a third man will be turned loose before the week ends. i C PORTS CHATS : ■ \5 WrfA Hal Eustace £ Brain Storm THE WAY of the schedule maker is indeed hard—particularly when a six-team league suddenly turns into a nine-club circuit after three games hare been played. If you are at all inclined to doubt this, ask Topper Rigney or Lew Wil liams or Spitz Clark or Ben Ep stein or T. Waitman or Mrs. Wil liams or Mrs. Waitman. This group rallied around Monday night for the express purpose of forming a schedule for the Rio Grande Val ley league. All put in early appear ances, bubbling over with enthu-' siasm to get the little Job out of the way. Pencils sooji waged away vigorously. WITH FINGERNAILS gnawed, paper used up and only pencil stubs left, the heavy duty group broke up about midnight with little accom plished. However, Waitman “almost had it” and promised to finish the job tonight. It's a tough assignment to figure a straight eight-club schedule from scratch, much less switch from six to nine clubs with three games played on an uneven layout. We’re Set GEORGE DESHA, jr., takes over thu management of the Brownsville Broncos today. That means the local managerial troubles are over. The city commissioner knows base ball and he knows baseball players. He will put some system in where a devil-take-the-hindermost policy has been followed heretofore. Two regular practice sessions will be held each week. These will be on Tuesday and Friday afternoons. Desha will only be concerned in the coaching and running of the club while on the field. E. C. “Doc” Osborn will handle financial and other matters pertaining to the nine. This is a good arrangement which should succeed from the very first. TEXAS will be well represented ir. the national collegiate meet at Chicago Friday and Saturdav by C> Leland of T. C. U. and Claude Eracey of Rice, sprinters extra ordinary. The Texans will sprint the 1.0 and 220 against the best the nation has to offer with a eood chance of coming in first. They will oppose such national stars as George Simpson of Ohio State, Frank W’ykoff of Southern Cali fornia and Eddie Tolan of Michi gan. If the Texans come through in these events they will be Olympic squad material. Aid Needed BECAUSE there is no fence around the Brownsville ball park, the local nine is in financial dold rums. The fans are turning out in large numbers, but arrangements for collecting admissions have not been perfected. Sunday there was ! unward of a thousand fans crowd ed on the sidelines but only $17 PHILS KONK CARDS 9 TO 6 BY HERBERT W. BARKER Associated Press Sports Writer The lowly Phils, battling to get out of the cellar, have turned bach the first western assault in the National League this season. While all other Major League rested yesterday in preparation for general east-west engagement, the Phils outslugged the St. Louis Cardinals at Philadelphia, 9-6, in a preliminary skirmish of inter sectional warfare. The victory lifted the Phils a half game closer to seventh place, while the cards, league leaders not long ago, now sold a lead of only one game over the fourth place Pittsburch Pirates and trail the se cond place Cubs by one full game. The Cardinals apparently load yes terday’s battle won as early as the first inning when Chick Haffey hit Collins for a home run with two on. bringing the total count for the inning to four runs. The cards touched Collins for two more runs in the fifth, but could do nothing at all with Ace Elliott, who relieved him in the seventh Bill Hallahan the Cards speedball ace. sailed along smoothly for three innings but the Phiis reached him for pairs of runs in the fourth and fifth innings. Entering the seventh, the Cards held a two-run lead but Hallahan was driven out of the box In the last half of that frame as the Phils rushed into the lead with three runs in the eight. Arthur Whitney was the batting star of the day with two doubles and two singles. The American League scored two victories over the National in exhibition games. The New York Yankees defeated Cincinnati, 8-5. and the Philadelphia Athletics conquered Pittsburgh, 8-2. “PREACHER DERBY” CAMBRIDGE. England June 2 — (/Pi—A “sermon sweepstake” in which bets were made on the long windedness of fourteen preachers, was operated by students here. The clergymen were given handicaps of from 3 to 12 minutes, according to their "form” on endurance. rolled Into the club coffers. Ten of these went to the umpires and an additional eight went for balls. We feel sure the fans do not begrudge the 25 cents admission and would gladly pay if reached properly. They should cooperate and see that the club gets their admission. A timely letter along this line from “A FAN” follows: “I am addressing this letter to you with the hope that together we can devise a means of getting a thought home to the baseball fans of Brownsville. “Our team is a member of the Rio Grande Valley baseball league and the members of the team are giving their services without remuneration. They are playing good baseball and are a fine bunch of young men. To date we have won two and lost one. that an eleven inning affair with a final score of 4 to 3. “It is evident from the crowds that have attended our home games that Brownsville takes her base ball seriously but the fans are losing sight of the fact that it takes money to run even an amateur team and that the support given the team must be financial as well as moral. The team is only asking 25 cents admission charge to their home games and because of the fact that Brownsville dees not have an enclosed playing field it is dif ficult to collect all the admissions unless the patrons will see to it that their money reaches the hands of a gatekeeper or that they buy tickets ahead of tune from some centrally located place. “If every person who attends the game would buy a ticket It would be easy to build up a reserve as well as take care of current ex penses and would eventually be the means of Brownsville having a nice enclosed park with a splendid grandstand in which it would be a pleasure to watch the games. “Withoul this cooperation of the fans we must Just go on as we are now. with an inadequate playing field. The fans of Brownsville want to support a team but are just overlooking a very necessary man ner of suporting it. Brownsville is twice as large as any other town in the league and yet several of them have nice playing fields and are supporting their teams in a financial way much better than she is. “Let's all get together and let the rest of the Valley know that we have started something down here that we intend to finish in such a way tbit all Brownsville will be proud cf her team and her baseball park. A FAN " SECTIONS WAR IN TEXAS LOOP I _______ Southern Clubs Pay Visit To Northern End Of State _______ BY GAYLE TALBOT, JR.. Associated Press Sports Writer Four northern clubs of the Texas League were settled behind their own battlements today for an ex tended engagement with a quartet of very determined antagonists from the southern provinces. Leading the invasion were the Houston Buffaloes, clinging Stub bornly to second place, who were booked for three days against the unfortunate Dallas Steers. It look ed like a first class break for the Bisans, as the leading Wichita Spudders were due to have their hands full with truculent Beau mont nine. The Steers are receiv ing reinforcements by almost every train, and it is just possible that Commander Ats will rally his forces in time to beat off the Buffs. The San Antonio Indians, grown surprisingly tough during the past week, were at Shreveport for a trio, and Del Pratt led his harrassed Waco Cubs into Fort Worth. Chances of overhauling the Spuds appeared even more remote as the Williams Clain prepared to meet the four southern clubs on home soil. Two and one-half games ahead of the pack, there was slight chance that the Oilers would lose any of their advantages in the next fortnight. Rather, it appeared probable they would enhance their margin. They pulled a little further ahead of the Buffs yesterday by mauling Fort Worth, 10 to 1, in their series final. It was clear profit, as the six other teams rested from their labours of Sunday. The victory gave the leaders three out of four for the series. Milt S*eer.sTefe pitched scor ching ball against the Cats, allow ing only four hits and holding the opposition scoreless until the ninth, when Joe Bonowltz planted one over the left palisade. The Spuds had a field day at the expense of Hardaway and Whitforth—espec ially Levey. The Oiler shotstop collected four hits, including a homer and double. He also stole a base, scored four runs and handled eight chances perfectly to round out the deal. Storti had a triple and two singles and Fitzgerald a double and two singles. FRINGED EDGES A French blue basket weave suit, with unllned straight coat, has al! of its edges fringed and a little white chiffon blouse with fringed bows trimming it. From Brownsville To— A;bury Park, N. J. (via New York City) .$104.81 Asheville, N. 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Did You Know That The original “Calamity Jane” famous putter of Bobby Jones, is no longer In his bag....Jane was still carried by the little champ'"® last year, but she was so haggard and warn that she threatened to collapse any time 1 ...Her beck was bent and Jones I had wound adhesive tape around j her to keep her going...Finally Jack White modeled a new “Cal amity Jane.” just like the old girl herself...and is a senti mental touch. Jones wrapped ad hesive tape around the new Jane so she would look like Jans the First... MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS (By The Associated Press) (Including Games of June 2) National League Batting—Herman. Robbins. .417. Runs—Herman, Frederick, Rob ins. 45. Runs—Herman. Frederick, Rob ins. 45. Hits—Frederick, Robins. 71. Doubles—Frisch, Cardinals, 21. Triples—Cuyler. Cubs. 8. Home runs—Wilson. Cubs (?) Runs batted In—Wilson. Cubs. 47. Stolen bases—Cuyler, Cubs, 12. American League Batting—Rice, Senators. .397. Runs—Ruth. Yankees, 48. Runs batted in—Simmons. Athlet ics. 48. Hits—Rice. Senators. 69. Doubles—Cronin, Senators, 17. Triples—Combs. Yankees, 7. Home runs—Ruth, Yankees, 16. Stolen bases—Rice. Senators. 10. i 32 REMAIN IN LADIES MEET Mrs. Par due Lead* Field Of Southwest At Tulsa ! TULSA. Ok Is., June 3.—(ffV Thirty-two feminine wlelders of wood and iron, representing the best of the mlddlewest's golfing talent, entered play here today for the 1930 championship of the women's trans-Mississippi Golf As sociation. The 32 remained out of a field of 186 players who sought to qualify in yesterday's 18-hole test. While most of the favorites survived the qualifying round, they were forced to battle against a stiff south wind and the threats of many lesser known players whose cards failed of admittance to the seletc group by only two or three strokes. Mrs. Dorothy Klotz Pardue, Sioux #ty, Iowa. star, who declined an mvitatlon to become a member of the American Womens Team now playing in Europe, carried off medalist honors with an 83 for the qualifying round. Mrs. Hulbert Clarke of Oklahoma City stroked her way into second place with an 84, and Mrs. Tom Wallace of Sapulpa. present Oklahoma Title holder. and Mrs. Lew Solomon of Memphis, Tenn., scored 86's to tie for third honors. For less than three dollars you can get the new lace mitts which reach to the elbow and do much to feminise the organdie, chiffon rr lace dance frock for summer eve nings. I It’s the DOBBS! Dobbs Superb Straw Are to Be^ Seen Wherever Well-Groomed Men Gather $5 For comfort, service and above all, for dis tinctive appearance, Dobbs Sailors have no rival... Shown in the finest Sennits and the season’s smartest blocks, including the new extreme short brim hat. 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