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The BROWNSVILLE HERALD SPORTS SECTION
vThe
Sports
Spade
By HAL EUSTACE
BROOKS FOOPIR. one of the
cleanest little battlers ever to show
in a Valley rail, will fight on the
card in the Maituioros Square
garden nag to.nr.rrow evening. He
will have as an opponent Juan Oo
me*. a gristle of toughness and ag
gressiveness. hooper has been fight
ing about three years and is now
nearing his prime at 21.
LAST NIGHT Andy fc'.vodi of
New York, a top notcher, drew
with fddle Murdock at Tulsa. Hoop
er o*eivoned Murdock in Fort
Wo: ih rm.ie time ago. Which leads
to the imprassion that Brooks is
r.ot i**- Dad himself. Recently Hooper
ttt'»-<pfcd Ballot Barrera in six rounds
and Eddie Lopez in two at San
Antonio. Brooks also holds a deci
§»on over Kid O’Brien, who held
the lightweight title of New Mexico
fer a number of years.
BRINGING it down to local
cases. Hooper drew’ with Battling
Shaw In Mercedes but later dect
tdoned him in Sin Antonio. He also
knocked out Kid Ruiz in nine
ngunds. Ruiz made a strong tm
Cftsaion in several fights at Mer
“The toughest fight I ever had,'*
Hooper says, "was the one with
Billy Podrrza in Mercedes.'* And
that is easy to understand, for
Podraza was one of the hardest
hitting lightweights ever developed
in the south. You will remember
that he was going great guns in
the central states when he died
from an old ring Injury. Many Val
fefans saw the Hooper-Podraza
t anU remember Hooper's gal
; stand against the great little
puncher.
BROOKS became interested in
boxing in San Antonio when e
school boy. At 15, he won an am
ateur tournament and that stimul
ated his interest in the game. Then
he laid off for three years while
attending Harlandale and Bracken
ridge high schools. At Harlandale
he played football and won the
eoutty championship In the one
mile run. He also ran the 440 leg
in a mile relay for Brackenridge
liter. This team made a good
shewing in the state meet.
AFTER high school, Brooks turn
ed to boxing once more. Jack
Taylor, a wiley veteran, took Hoop
er under his wing and taught him
the tricks of th« trade And he
knew his business, too, fbr he de
veloped Tony Herrera, Rosy Rosales
and Mike Vasques. Herrera is one
of the leading lightweights today
.Tfc young San Antonio boy has a
regard for Taylor. “He Is a
hJting expert and a prince of a
fellow,”. Hooper says of Taylor.
Just when Hooper was nearing his
prime, Governor Dan Moody sud
denly decided to enforce the long
dormant anti-boxing law.
HOOPER HAS been working for
• San Antonio ice company and is
In top notch condition for Wed
nesday night's bont.
THE Valley Coaches and Officials
•aaociatlon will hold a meeting to
night at La Ferla.
THE
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Monday’s Results
No games scheduled.
Tuesday's Schedule
Off day; no games scheduled.
Standing of the Clubs
Team - P. W. L. Pet.
Philadelphia .. 150 100 50 .667
Washington .. 149 91 58 .611
New York ... 150 91 58 .611
Cleveland .... 151 79 72 .523
Detroit . 150 74 76 .493
0t. Louis . 151 63 88 .417
Chicago . 150 59 91 .393
Boston . 149 50 99 .336
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Monday’s Result*
St. Louis 15. Philadelphia 7.
Chicago 6, Boston 2.
Only games scheduled
Tuesday's Schedule
New York at Brooklyn.
St. Louis at Philadelphia.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh.
/ Standing of the Chibs
fcum— P W. l. Pet.
ttTCfnii? . 149 88 61 .591
Chicago ...... 150 86 64 .573
Brooklyn . 149 84 65 .564
New York .... 151 84 67 .556
Pittsburgh ... 147 78 69 .531
Pittsburgh .... 147 57 90 .388
Boston . 151 69 82 .457
Cincinnati .... 147 57 90 .388
Philadelphia .. 150 51 99 .340
Reaches 3rd Round
(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN. Sept. 23.—H in man
was the first man to reach the third
round of play in the Lions Club
Slf tournament here, defeating
les. two and one. in the second
round play. Each had a bye in the
first round.
In other matches, all in the first
round. Dr. Diehl defeated Anglin,
two and one: Hall defeated Chap
man. five and four: Henderson beat
Brown, four and three: and Dug
ger won over Davenport, three and
two.
M. D. Dugger. Jr., to tn charge of
the tourney.
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SCORPS READY
FOR CARDINALS
Screaming Eagles on Edge
For G*me Friday With
Mercedes Tigers
I
Both the Brownsville Junior
college and high school elevens
went through a vigorous workout
Monday afternoon in preparation
for games this week. The Browns
ville entries showeJ fair form.
The Scorpions have their caps
set to defeat the Harlingen high
Cardinals at Harlingen Thursday
afternoon, while the Eagles will
take on Mercedes high here Friday.
The collegians went through an
hour's heated scrimmage and the
first string crew' rolled up touch
downs with ease. The backfleld
composed of New’man, quarter;
Cabler and Adamson halves; and
Pipkin, fullback; showed lots of
speed and plunging power. Newman
injured an ankle, however, and
was taken out. He will more than
likely be able to bark signals for
the Scorps against the Cardinals.
Although he is Just recovering
from an attack of fever. Newman
is still the buzzsaw of action that
he has been for the past two years
in piloting the Screaming Eagles.
Cabler and Adamson make a shifty
pair of halfbacks, calculated to be
a thorn in the side of any eleven.
Cabler starred with the Eagles
last year, while Adamson was an
All-Valley back at San Benito.
Pipkin led the Scorpions last sea
son. Reserve backs include Lesser
Lebowitz. Ball, Samano and several
others.
The forward wall is husky and
should weigh around 165 or 170
per man. C. R. Nelson is holding
down the p»vot position with Syl
vester and Davenport on the wings.
Bennett and Summers are at tackle
an'i Atkins and Dyer are boldine
the guard posts. The Scorpions look
a great deal like the Eagles of
last year, only they are huskier.
They are using practically the
same style of play.
Polishing Up
The coaches set about polishing
up the Eagles Monday They put
the boys through a vigorous work
out. giving all of them a chance
to show their stuff before the oo
ening game of the season. A light
scrimmage will likely be held thlr
afternoon.
Mercedes high has a good team
this year, according to reports
They will be led into actton by
Bellafont, the Valley’s premier
sprinter. Ballafont beat Newman
out in the county track meet two
years ago and placed in the state
finals. Last yea’’ he again captured
the Valley sprints in handy style.
Merce<fes has back its old cos
in Schmalzreid this year. The last
year he coached there he gave the
Tigers a Valley cahmpionshlp. He
says he should ave a fair eleven
this year. Prom all reports. It will
be big and fast.
A large crowd Is expected to
attend the game here. Not because
of the game Itself, but because the
fans want to see what the entirely
near Screaming Eagle outfit win be
able to do.
Capt. Prank Cortez was back in
hniform Monday.
HORNSBY TO
MANAGE CUBS
CHICAGO. Sept. 23—The
Tribune, in a copyrighted story said
today that William Wrigley.. Jr.,
club owner, had announced that
Rogers Hornsby would be appoint
ed to manage the Chicago Cubs.
National league champions, for the
season of 1931 and possibly longer.
"There has been no misunder
standing with Joe McCarthy, the
present manager,” Wrlgley was
quoted as saying. “We simply de
cided to make a change, and as
proof of my friendship and respect
for Joe I will do all I can to assist
him in getting another major league
position.
"It may be true that we will be
worse off if the change Is made.
The move may not be popular with
the fans. McCarthy was given free
rein in the buying of players, and
I believe we have a great team
McCarthy has had five yeixs to
prove this, so I don’t think there
is anything unusual about not en
gaging him after a stretch such
as that.
Rajah Gets Trial
• We planned to offer Hornsby a |
contract a few days after the sea- !
son closes. We didn't want to em
barrass McCarthy. Now that ell
sorts of rumors are flying around
the matter probably wfll be taken
up immediately."
Hornsby, regarded as one of the
greatest infielders ever developed,
has been out of the game meat of
this year with injuries. His play
last season was held by many to
have been a vital factor In the win
ning of the league chamiponshlp.
The decision to make a change
In managers, the Tribune quoted
Wrigley as saying, was reached
when the Cubs failed last year to
win the World Series from the
Philadelphia Athletics. m
“Since the day I entered baseball
as an owner." he said to the
Tribune. “I have had my heart sot
on winning a world series."
Wrigley Intimated that some
other things had occurred to con
vince him a change was justified,
the Tribune said, but he refused to
c!ebcn>*e on them.
Free Instruction for ladles each
Thursday, two o'clock. Campbell's
Bowling Alley. Adr. fcf.
Cats Take Dixie Final From Chicks 13
. »
Don’t Overlook Grady’s Crew;
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Will Play Bears This Friday
BY HARFOE
Herald Staff Correspondent
SAN BENITO. Sept. 23.—Although
most sports critics in the V&uey
have oeen overlooking the San
Benito high school Greyhounds,
their mentor. Grady Reynolds,
claims to have a big, strong. I or ward
wall and a last backlieid, or all
that is necessary lor a winning
combination.
Just how the new Greyhound
machine will stack up will be seen
when the locals entertain the
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Bears here
at 3:30 o'clock Friday afternoon in
their first game of the season.
This will be the first game ever
to be played on the new high school
athletic field which recently was
enclosed with a high Iron fence.
Dedication of the field probably will
take place with the erection of
bleachers sometime this season
Coach Reynolds has five letter
men back from last season, but one
or two of them will be seen In
new positions. Captain Jimmy Pace,
for instance, probably will play
center when his knee Improves to
the extent that he can come out
again. He will be remembered as
the big. lumbering halfback of last
season who toddled forwards to
many gains.
Lettermen
Then there is John Oliver Butler
who played at end last year, but
who probably will be seen In action
as a guard this season. He lettered
last season.’
Hogan Billeu. who lettered last
year either as guard or tackle, we
don’t Just remember exactly which,
will be seen this year on one of the
wings, unless Reynolds changes his
mind. Hogan attended Los Fresnos
school last winter following close
of the regular grid season here, but
returned to frolic with the Hounds
for the 1930 race.
Rcscoe Welch. Harwood Smith
and Robert Gay. all three lettermen
will be back in their old positions,
end. half and guard. All three are
veterans by now.
Rio Hondo has contributed quite
a bit to the San Benito squad this
year. Aubrey and Raymond Banks,
lettermen there last season will
play guard and tackle on the San
Benito club this year and have quite
a good bit to do wJh strength of
the local line. Joe Maddox of the
arroyo city is coming out for quart
erback
Reserves of last season are show
ing up pretty well among them
William Vondera end; BUI Sloan,
quarterback: Billy Anderson, full
back: Paul Cocke, center. The fact
that they did not letter last year
does not detract from their possi
bilities this season the least bit.
Sloan showed up like a finished
player last year, but he lacked sadly
in weight. Anderson last season was
regarded as one of the mo6t prom
ising boys on the squad and the
current schedule may see the boy
break out and do things.
Good Material
Carroll Roberts was ineligible in
1929 but can play this season. Car
roll is out for a halfback berth.
Junior high school contributed
fed Bowie, who aspires to center
position. At least there is where
Reynolds is trying him.
Two years ago Allan Bowie was
regarded as fine backfield material
on account of his speed, but he took
up residence in California before
opening of the schedu’e. He is now
a prospective left end.
Some of the other players com
ing out but about whom we do not
know so much are Harlton Crews.
Bruford Dodson, guard; Vernon
Mayfield, lineman; Dave Morgan,
tackle; Henry Tolly, lineman; Ber
nard Woods, line; Harlan Wright,
halfback; Bob Sanders, tackle;
Clifford Burgess fullback.
The Hounds have had several
Sbrimmages. one with Los Fresnos
and one with Rio Hondo, and ap
pear to be shaping up pretty well
except for one or two of the bunch
who have hurts of one kind or an
other.
Percy McCall is acting business
manager.
Both Cards and Cubs Win As
National Season Nears End
By ORLO ROBERTSON
Associated Press Sports Writer
Playing baseball at an .800 clip is
championship ball in anybody's
league but that is what the St.
Louis Cardinals have been doing
since Aug. 17 to all but clinch the
National league pennant.
On Aug. 16 the Cards had won
only six more games than they had
lost but on the next day the match
was lit that eventually turned the
Heydler pennant race Into a red
hot affair. An even break with the
New York Giants in a double head
er was the start. Since that date
the cards have won 28 of their 35
starts.
The Cardinals moved a little
nearer the clinching of the pennant
yesterday with a 15 to 7 triumph
over the Phillies while the Chicago
Cubs were downing the Boston
Braves, 8 to 2, in the only games
played in the major leagues The
victories of the league leader and
the runner-up still left the Cubs
trailing by two and one-half games
but made t^etr task of winning
even more difficult. The Cardinals
have five more games on their
ALLISON IN
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23—^—
Four seeded players In the men's
singles of the Pacific southwest
tennis tournament today faced some
real opposition.
Going into the third round. Sid
ney B. Wood of Pasadena and New
York; George Lott. Jr., Chicago;
John Van Ryn, East Orange. N. J..
and Wilmer Allison. Austin. Texas:
all of high national ranking, faced
opponents of no mean ability.
schedule and need to win only three
of them even if the Cubs sweep their
final four-game series with the Cin
cinnati Reds. The Robins, which
were idle yesterday, are four games
back of the Cards, and must win all
of their remaining five games if
the Cardinals lose all of their
games.
The result of the two games yes
terday left the three contendere
looking like this:
W. L. Pet. O B. TP.
St. LOUIS . 88 61 .591 5
Chicago ...86 64 .573 2*4 4
Brooklyn .84 65 .564 4 5
In defeating the Phillies, the
Cardinals hammered a trio of
pitchers all over the ball park in
the early innings and then coasted
to victory behind the steady pitch
ing of Sylvester Johnson and Her
man Bell, who was on the mound in
the last Inning Willoughby, Han
sen, Collard and Phillips took turns
trying to stop the barrage, which
included eight doubles, but only
Phillips was successful. He held the
Cards scoreless through the last
two innings after they had counted
thirteen of their runs in the first
five innings. Mancuso led the at
tack with four hits in five trips to
the plate while Watkins and Bot
tomley got three each.
Ouy Bush pitched the Cuba to
their victory over the Braves, hold
ing the losers to six hits while his
mates were pounding 8elbold. Cun
ningham and Brandt for 12 safe
blows. Included in the Cubs’ col
lection of hits was Hack Wilson’s
fifty-third home run of the season.
Wilson also contrbuted one of the
fielding features, making a sensa
tional running catch of Richbourg's
ltrer.
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SMALL CROWD '
VIEWS GAME
■.■■■■I III.
Panther* Plan to Barn
Storm Through
W. Texa*
BY GAYLE TALBOT JR.
Associated Press Sports Writer
PORT WORTH. Sept 23—</P>—
The spell that Texas League champ
ions have cast over the Southern
Association's standard bearers for
eleven years held good again yes
terday as the Port Worth Cats def
eated the Memphis Chicks. 13 to 6.
in the fifth game of the 1930 Dixie
Series and brought the champion
ship back to Texas.
By taking four out of five from
the slugging Chicks, the Cats gave
the Texas League its ninth victory
since the classic was inaugurated In
1920. It was Port Worth s sixth
triumph in the seven years the Cats
have represented the Texa* League.
Likewise, it marked the third time
that a Memphis team had tried and
failed.
Chirks Leave
The ChS^ts today were bound
for home, dispirited and ready to
disband. The victorious Cats, still
feeling a lot of baseball in their
systems after two hard-fought se
ries. prepared to start on their an
nual barnstorming tour through
west Texas. i
In humbling the Southern Asso
ciation champions, the Cats com
pletely upset the dope. They did it.
furthermore, without any assistance
from Li Stoner, ace of their mound
staff, who was injured in the Texas
League playoff against Wichita
Falls.
Dick Whitworth proved the indi
vidual hero of the series, pitching
and winning 2 games, including the
decsive frav yesterday. McCabe was
credited with one victory, the open
•r at Memphis and Herb Thormah
len got credit for the other bv
Pitching one inning of the third
"ame. Walt Beck gave the Chicks
their lone triumph when he master
ed the Cats here Sunday.
Small Crowd
The smallest crowd of the series,
less than 2,500, witnessed the clos
ing contest. Local fandom cooled
perceptibly, when Stoner failed to
start Sunday’s game after it had
been announced he would pitch.
However, physicians who examined
the star's Injured wrist yesterday
declared it would have been impos
sible for him to work.
After being a1! but helpless before
Beck’s curves the previous day. the
Panthers put on their slugging
clothes and hammered three op
posing pitchers unmercifully to sew
up the championship yesterday.
Kelly, who started, and Walker and
Shepherd, his successors, looked
alike to the aroused Felines as thev
bounced 16 hits over J » Grave field.
Leading the assault was Frank
Merer*. Cat backstop, who bad
three singles and a double and
Whitworth, himself, with a brace
of doubles and a sacrifice. Every
Cup for Sir Tom
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept.
23—oflP)—Sir Thomas Upton, un
successful seeker after America's
yachting cup may carry a 50
pountl silver substitute for the
highly prized mug back to Great
Britain.
Theron H. Tracey vice presi
dent of the National League lor
Stabilizing Prosperity last night
announced he had telegraphed an
offer of 50 pounds of silver to
Mayor James Walker, of New
York city.
Mayor Walker at the suggestion
of Will Rogers, the humorist, is
collecting a fund to purchase the
English sportsman a loving cup.
Cat except Eddie Moore hit at least
once and he did not connect during
the entire series.
The score;
Memphis ABRH O A E
Benton, ss. 4 2 1 0 2 0
Waddey If . 5 0 2 3 0 0
Jeanes. cf . 5 1 2 2 0 0
Brazili, 2b . 4 1 2 3 3 0
Prothro. 3b . 1 1 0 2 4 0
♦Williams . 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hutcheson, rf....-4 1 1 2 0 0
McDaniel, lb. 4 0 1 8 0 0
Berger, c . 4 0 0 3 0 0
Kelly, p . 1 0 0 0 0 10
Walker, p.2 0 0 0 1 0
Shepherd, p. 0 0 0 0 0 0
••Campbell . 1 0 1 0 0 0
Totals . 36 6 10 24 10 0
•Batted for Prothro In eighth.
••Batted for Shepherd in ninth.
Fort Worth— AB R H O A E
Moore, If . 4 2 0 3 1 0
Mai Ion. 2b . 4 3 2 5 7 1
Bonowitz If . 5 1 2 3 0 0
Brown, lb . 5 0 2 9 1 0
Fowler. 3b . 3 2 2 0 3 0
Cox. rf . 5 0 1 2 0 0
Tavener, ss . 3 1 1 3 2 2,
Mevers, c . 5 2 4 1 0 0
Whitworth, p .... 4 2 2 l 1 0j
Totals . 38 13 16 27 14 3
Memphis . 204 000 000— 6
Fort Worth. 230 010 61x—13
Summary— 2b. hits: Bonowltz,
Whitworth, Fowler, Meyers. 3b hit:
Mallon. Home runs: Mallon, Hut
cheson, Bonowitz. Stolen base:
Fowler. Sacrifice hits: Prothro. Tav
ener. Double play: Fowler to Mel
lon to Brown. Bases on balls: off
Kelly 4. Walker 1, Shepherd 1.
Whitworth 2. Struck out: By Kelly
1. by Waler 1. Innings pitched: By
Kelly 1 2-3 innings; by Walker 4 2-3
innings. Hits: Off Kelly 3, off Walk
er 8. Left on bases: Memphis 8. Fort
Worth 9 Umpires: Brennan, South
ern Association; Kane, Texas
League; Williams. Southern Asso
ciation and Barr. Texas League.
Time: 2:00.
CAMPOLO GETS CHANCE
NEW YORX, 8ept. 23—UH—'Vic
torlo Campolo. whose attempts to
emulate the spectacular feats of
his compatriot. Luis Angel Flrpo,
have met with failure so far, gets
his big chance to crash his way
into the list of outstanding heavy
weight contenders Thursday night.
His opportunity comes In a 15 round
bout with Jack Sharkey at the
Yankee stadium.* but the experts
are predicting that he will muff It
San Benito Clubs
Play Ball Friday
(Special to The Herald.)
SAN BENTTO. Sept, 33.~-Arrange-1
merits for the baseball game between ;
Kiwanlans of San Benito and the
business men s luncheon club of
Rio Hondo have been completed and
the contest will take place at 4
o’clock Friday afternoon at Rio
Hondo.
This game will be played for
beenfit of the Community church
which has Just recently completed
t new building at Rio Hondo and
a big turnout of fans is desired.
Dr. E. T. Morris and John Pren
tiss have been placed in charge of
the Kiwanis team here.
Parts telephone users are in the
future to be answered by an auto*
matic clock when they ring up to
ask the time.
f/GHTS tflST
«By The Associates Press.)
SALT LAKE CITY—Manuel
Quintero Tampa, Fla, knocked wit
Frankie Brav, Oakland. Calif., <5).
Leo Hansen. Salt Lake City out
pD;ntcd Jimmy Valquez Los Angeles,
•«'. Sammie George. Salt, Lake City,
outpointed Vic Cronoi, Vicksburg,
MLs. < 6».
Portland. Ore—Andy Divodl, New
York, and Eddie Murdock. Tulsa,
drew. <10>.
WiCHITA Kas.—Angus Snyder,
Dodge City, Kas, outpointed Bat*
Hunt. Pcnca C,‘.y, Okla., (10). Earl
Wise. Oklahoma City and Chick
Raines Dodge City, Kas., drew, (8).
Bahy Strib'ing. Maccn. Oa out
pointed Ed McWilliams, Kansas
City, (61, Bobby Samp’e, Eureka,
Kas.. outpointed Tommy Knopp,
Pratt. Kas. (6».
JOPLIN Mo.—Joe Rivers. Kansas
City, outpointed Paul Wang ley,
Tulsa. «10). Cecil Wells. Tulsa,
Okla., knocked out Loren Parkinson,
Scammon, Kas , (1).
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