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RIFLES BEAT LIONS 5 TO 1 I Grandpa Pena Hurls Three Hit Baseball For Victors (Special to Tha Herald) J McALLEN, July 8.—Mission 30-30 {Rifles won the fifth game of thflr (summer series with the McAllen Lions 8 to l, here Thursday after noon before a huge Pourth of July «rowd to take the lead for the first time In two seasons from the Lions. The Rifles now have a one-game lead on the McAllen club having i won three out of the five starts in wnich the two clubs have played. Bernardo "Pape" Pena of Mis I sion gave up only three hits dur i ing the afternoon while his mates were getting to George fitrohmeyer. Lion hurler, for 11 safeties Penas fireballs and floaters almost com ►< baffled Manager H. E. Kyle’s Ifission’* big Inning was the third when Ernesto Contreras slammed the ball over the left field fence with nobody on. Flores and Seitz were safe on errors and both scored when Pepe Barrera’s long fly to the left field fence was fumbled by Ken Brown. Leo Najo, Mission center gardener, also hit for the circuit with the bases empty. The box score: MISSION — AB R H E Barrera, 2b .. 5 0 3 1 Najo. cf . 8 2 0 0 Yoder, 3b . 5 0 2 1 Sanchez, lb . 5 0 2 1 Cortina^, rf . 4 0 1 0 Contreras, ss . 4 1 2 1 Flores, If . 4 1 0 0 Seitz, e . 4 1 1 0 Pena, p . 3 0 0 0 ^ Totals . 39 5 11 S McALLEN— AB R H E Griffin, rf . 3 0 0 0 Allum, ss . 4 0 0 0 Skinner, cf . 4 0 2 1 Brown. If ... 4 111 8. Young, 3b . 3 0 0 1 Stephens, 2b . 3 0 0 1 (Califa, c . 4 0 0 0 Btrohmeyer, p...... 3 0 0 0 r. Sellers . • 0 0 0 Young . 0 0 0 0 Kl . 33 1 3 5 iy innings: . 101 300 000—5 . 000 100 000—1 ry: Home runs — Najo, , Two-base hits — Cor olen base—Barrera. 8ac na. Double play—Allum ns to G Sellers. Hit by >y Pena, <P. Young) ms—Mission 2. Runs bat anchez 1. Najo 1, Contre rrera 2, Cajjfa 1. Left on ,bases—Mission 8, McAllen 7. Bases Sn balls—off Pena 1. Struck out— y Pena 3, by Strohmeyer 6. Um pires— Klzziar and Hamilton. Mc Allen. Scorer—M. Smith. Time— 1:50 MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS (Including Thursday s Games) American League Batting—Johnson. Athletics. .358; Gehringer, Tigers, .345. Runs — Gehringer. Tigers, 81; Greenberg, Tigers, 59. Runs batted in—Greenberg, Tig en, 92; Johnson, Athletics I Hits—Gehrlnger, Tigers, 106; Vos «nik, Indians. 97. Doubles—Greenberg, Tigers, 22; Vosmik. Indians, 21. Triple*—Stone, Senators, 11; Cro iln. Red Sox. 10. Home runs—Greenberg. Tigers, 3; Johnson, Athletics, 17. Stolen bases—Werber and Alm da. Red Sox, 13 each. Pitching—Tamulls, Yankees, 7-1, erder, Indians. 12-4. National League Batting—Vaughan, Plratea, .405; ledwick. Cardinals. 382. Runs—Martin, Cardinals, 80; Ott. Hants, 58 Runs batted In—J. Collins Card inals, 89: Berger, Bravee, 86. Hits—Med wick. Cardinals, 104; L. vtcr, Pirates and Terry, Giants, Y<** h. Doubles—Med wick and Martin. Jardinals, 22 each. Triple*—Suhr. Pirate* 8; Good man, Reds; Boyle, Dodgers and 3alan and Oavarretta. Cubs. Home runs—J. Collins, Cardinals; Jtt, Giants, and Camilli, Phillies, 17 each. Stolen bases—Martin. Cardinals. 10: Moore, Cardinals, 7 Pitching—Parmelee, Giants, f-1: Schumacher. Giants. 12-2. _Site of Campbell’s Next Record Speed Trial, Th* J!? 1 bedi 5f Utlh* ■ Bhort <5,‘,tar# from S»lt I-»k® city. Will be the scene of Sir Maleolm Campbell** next atfrapt to reach *00 miles an, hour In his Bluebird racer Th* Englishman, who recently hit *76 on the sand* at Daytona Beach. Fla., be lieves he has reached the maximum on a sand course, and expects the flat beds of Utah salt will be Just the type of runway he needs to reach hi* goal, Here Is a view of the salt flats track, with a stock car undergoing a test * Doings Of The Divoteers “If." writes Harfoe of flan Ben ito. "a golfer Is a dlvoteer, would it be correct to say that he was a divojee of the royal and ancient game?" Almost anything you might say of a golfer would be true, down to and including the story of falling i in the water after dubbing ten balls Into the lake. • • • The Fourth of July holiday brought out many golfers on the Brownsville links. • ♦ • Sam Lockwood of Brownsville played a round with Mr Davenport ind Mr. Bowen of Harlingen, and ! all seemed satisfied with their games for there was no post mortem of alibis. • • • Charley Puckett of Brownsville celebrated the Fourth by covering I the course In 71 blows—one nnder par. He one-putted the first six j greens. Charley paired with Doug Ireland to defeat W. M. Oalloway I and Burt Hinkley. • • • Gaston Peek fired a fine 71 at the boys Thursday morning. His foursome included Jimmie Oeorge,! Dr. J. S. Peek and R. G. Ferguson. • • • Elgar J. Waltman. the old base ball pitcher who turned to the roof ing business, a S. Dodds and H. J. Hlnkley of San Benito came down to take on E. B. Wells of Browns ville. But EX B. had a little too n.uch stuff on the ball for the vis itors. • • • A. Herbst of San Benito toured | the course for the first time In about six months. He played with J S. Bates, N Beandreau and Alex Bowie. • • • W H Holder and R. B Bush of Ravmondville played Thursday, taking on T W Glass and Co-’ch Harrv Johnson of Weslaco. YESTERDAY’S STARS Mickey Cochrane, Tigers — Led i assault on Cleveland with six hits including homer that led to first victory. Buekv Walters and Adolph Cam- ; ; illl. Phillies—Walters outpitched Watson Clark to beat Dodgers in opener; Camllll clouted 17th homer i and two triples in second game. Bob Grow. Red Sox. and Vernon Gomer. Yankees—Grove held Yanks to seven hits In opener, Gomes al lowed Boston four In second game Ernie Orsattl. Cardinals — Ham mered Cubs pitching for six hits ir. doubleheader. Vernon Wilshere and Johnny Marcum, Athletics—pitched double victory over Senators, allowing 15 hits in all. Hank Leiber. Giants—Knocked In ceven runs In two triumphs over Bravos, hitting homer in each game. Jimmy Dvkes and Les Tletje. White Sox—Dykes led opening at tack with three hits—Tletje limit ed Browns to five blows in night cap. Arky Vaughan. Pirates, and Billy Mevers. Reds—Vaughan made six hits. Meyers five Including game | winning home run, as teams splits twin bill ' \ m" J Sports l Spade ALTHOUGH THE matadors had a bad afternoon with the es toque (.sword i, tha bullfight at the new Eienvenida ring In Matamoros Thursday afternoon was an un qualified success. Flaying to packed stands, the three matadors entered into a lively competition which kept the band busy playing spirited dianas—the musical tribute paid the toreros for extraordinary skill and daring. Each of the matadors was to kill two bulls with the crowd selecting by popular acclaim the one to finish the program with the seventh bull. With this honor was to go an ex pensive watch—and the matadors were hustling for that honor and prize. Jose Salas, dubbed "the Syrian." * as gored In the groin by his first bull after some very excellent work, and that narrowed the competition down to Fernando Lopez, a real artist with the cape, and Leopoldo Ramos, a lanky youngster known as the "Ahijao del Matadero." Ramos finally drew the honor of killing the seventh bull, but his mar gin of victory over his good friend was narorw. The Ahijao was not as graceful as Looez. but he fousrht with wild abandon, frequently resorting to the dangerous practice of kneeling before the hull. Both Ramos and Lopez drew dianas at fiequent Intervals. Salas proved to be a very grace ful and effective performer and the crowd eheered his work He was in tured while taking the role of banderillero. Salas set the ban derillas in the irate animal's neck in fine style, but got In a bit too r’ose and was gored In the groin. The accident happened so suddenly ar.a Salas strode from the arena .v casually that many In the crowd did not realize that he was Injured. He will reoover rapidly, physicians say unless peritonitis sets in. The same bull which gored Salas, a’so rendered Lopez hors-dr-comNit and the Ahijao stepped in to polish off the fine fighting animal. He made a clean thrust with the es toaue and the crowd went wild This was the kill which resulted In the Ahijao getting the call on the final bull. • • • LOPEZ set the patem for the afternoon when, disgusted with the amateurish efforts of a banderillero he took the banderillas and placed them himself in the opening fight. Flom that moment on. the three matadors were busy trying to out do one another. All three of the matadors took on additional roles ms banderilleros to give the ‘afi cionados’* their biggest thrills of the afternoon. To Americans, the work of the benderilleroe appears more danger ous than that of the matadors. 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The trick is ski*-slipping around the boro* fighting imple ments. * • • THE CROWD paid repeated hon ors to Francisco Olvera, known for 3p yean in the rings of Mexioo as “Berrinches.” This grey-haired vet eran. known to every real “aficion ado” along the border, drew dlanas for his good work with the pica. The sixth bull unhorsed the grey veteran, and the oldster pleaded with the cambiador-de-suerte for another crack at the animal. The crowd roared Its approval and Berrinches got his chance. He poled the bull's charge off as if he had him on a block and tackle This grandpa of the ring Is still a big favorite after 30 yean of ser vice. Another fighter whoee work was well received was Roman Gusman, known as teh ”Chato.” He got little chance to do his stuff due to the feet that the matadors preferred to assume the role of banderllleros. Yankees Victors With “Lefty" Vargas hurling one hit ball, the Fort Brown Yankees defeated Fort Ringgold 7-3 In e series opener here Thursday after noon at the poet. Six Port Brown errors robbed the BnownsviUe sandlot product of a shutout. A. Roberts sewed up the game fo*- the Yanks in the seventh when he clouted a timely double with two men on. Monzlngo of Ringgold hurled good ball, but his mates did not accord him food support. Ths aeries will be continued Sat urday and Sunday. The games, open to the general public, get under way at 3:30 p. m. The score: PORT BROWN AB R H O A E Sipelnakl, 3b .... 4 1 0 1 3 0 DlUon, 3b . 4 3 1 1 3 0 Roberts, c-cf ....401511 Powell, ss . 4 1 1 0 1 S H. Roberts, lb-c.. 3 1 0 11 0 0 Langley, rf . 4 1 2 0 0 0 Ptllett, If . 4 110 0 0 Pippen, cf . 2 0 0 1 0 0 Norwood, lb . 2 0 0 7 0 0 Vargas, p . 4 0 1 1 10 2 Totals .... 36 7 7 27 17 6 FT. RINGGOLD AB R H O A E Mlchols, 2b . 4 0 0 1 4 2 Zuck, 3b . 4 0 0 3 0 3 Evans. If . 4 10 10 0 Blank, rf . 3 1 0 0 0 0 Johns, rf . 0 0 0 0 0 0 Power, cf . 4 1 1 8 0 0 Hudson, ss . 4 0 0 1 fl 1 Smith, c . 3 0 0 8 0 0 Dcsmon, lb . 3 0 0 8 1 1 Monslngo. p . 3 0 0 0 8 0 Morris, x . 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals. 33 3 1 24 19 6 2BH—A. Roberts 3BH—Pellett, Powell. Home Run—Langley. Pitch ing Records—Vargas allowed one hit, no walks and struck out six in nine Innings; Monsingo allowed seven hits, two walks and struck out eight in eight innings. Several Valley families know that Malta (or undulent) fever Is no Joke. Keep it out of your home by using Grisham's Pasteurised milk—Adv. World Series Likely To Be All-New York Affair Gcing on the time-honored though often disproved theory that the teams which hold the lead after July 4 are the ones likely to be on top at the finish. New York fans still can lot* forward to their ideal of a World Series on a five cent fare. The Yankees apparently will have quiet a battle, though, to bring it about. The Independence Day double headers made the Yanks' holds on the American League lead look rath er shaky, as they had to work their hardest to gain an even break with the fifth-place Boston Red Sox. The rampant Detroit Tigers slammed their way to two more victories over Cleveland and cut New York's lead to two games. After Lefty Grove shaakled them with seven hits to give Boston a 4-3 victory, the Yanks called on Vernon Oome*. who came through with brilliant four-hit flinging while the league leaders smashed out a 7 to 1 decision. The Tigers had to go 11 Innings to beat Cleveland 6 to S in the opener after Mickey Cochrane tied it up with a homer In the ninth, but the second dash brought an easy 10 to 4 triumph. Lynwood Rowe hurt a shoulder muscle and had to retire. Seventh for Tigers It wss the Tigers' seventh straight victory and their fifth over the Indians, who sank to fourth place as Chicago’s White Sox belted over the Browns twice 11 to 6 and 4 to 0. Silent John Whitehead broke his six game losing streak, but hs failed to finish the opener and Lie Hetje foi lowed with a five-hit flinging Job. The Athletics also were double winners, beating Washington 6 to 3 and 2 to 1 to take sixth place away from the Senators. In contrast to this struggle the Giants’ National League lead stretched to nine games—the long est so far—as they trimmed the Braves twice. The Cardinals routed the Cubs to climb back Into second place and drop Chicago to fourth. The Pirates moved up a notch to third by splitting their bargain bill with Cincinnati. The Giants had a bit of a struggle in the opener when Boston bowled Clyde Csstleman over with a flve run fifth inning, but they rallied to win 10 to 8 and went on to hammer out a 12 to 8. After three hits off Charley Root in the 12th inning gave the Cards a 5 to 2 triumph over Chicago, they went on to win another close one 6 to 4 for Dimy Dean who chalked up his 12th hurting triumph with the and of four Cub errors. The Pirates belted out 16 hits to take the opener 9 to 5 but failed to survive Cincinnati’s seventh inning attack In the afterpiece, and Billy Myers smashed a homer with two on to win for the Reds, 5 to A The Phillies rounded out a big dav tor the Quaker City clubs by taking two hard garnet from Brooklyn by the home run route. John Moore's 14th homer brought a 2 to 2 victory in the opener and two circuit swats by Oeorge Watkins and Dolph Ca milli’s 17th figured largely in the second clash, which Philadelphia won 8 to 7 on a four-run rally In the 10th. OVENS BEATEN BY E. PEACOCK Little Known Negro Beats Record to Defeat Ohio Star LINCOLN. Neb.. July 5. —OP)— Eulace Peacock, a Temple Univers ity negro sophomore, Friday stood beside Ralph Metcalfe and Jesse Owens In the top flight of Amer ican track and field competition. Peacock, compact piece of athletic machinery who chased Owens to the tape in the N. C. A. A. and who fin ished fifth In the broad jump In the same meet Thursday In the Nation al Senior A. A. U. champlonslf ps, flashed to a decisive victory over Owens and Metcalfe in the 100 meter event. And before incredulous thousands had ceased roaring their tribute, this same Eulace Peacock hurled his body through the air 20 feet 3 inches In the broad jump to again steal a victory from Owens In an event In which the Ohio State star was considered supreme. Even the feet of the New York Athletic club In winning Its fourth straight team championship in the face of stem competition from the Olympic club of Sen Francisco paled into Insignificance beside Peacock's performance. The New York A. C. scored 45 points and the Olympic Club 39. Peacock’s rise to fame came with the daiding flash of a sky-rocket piercing a black sky. One moment a half doaen athletes, keyed to con cert pitch, were prancing at the starting line, making several false starts In their nervous eagerness to be on their way. The next moment the thousands of eyes watching Metcalfe and Ow ens saw another flying figure sweep abreast, then pull Into the fead It was Peacock, and his time of 10 2 exceeded the world record. Metcalfe was second, about a foot oack. and Owens was in third place bars Inches behind Metcalfe. A brisk, gusty wind that ranged from 7 to 11 miles an hour most of the afternoon probably robbed Pea cock of recognition for his record time. Owens gave everything he had In his final broad Jump, but the best he could get was a shade beyond 20 feet, three quarters of an inch short of Peacock's mark. Title Series To Resume Friday The Klwanls and Fort Brown Yankees will resume their series for championship of the Browns ville Pliygrounu Ball League on the Thlrty-Blxth diamond Friday night, and a crowd of around 2.000 Is expected to be on hand. The game gets under way at 8 p. m. The Klwanls took the opener of the five-game series Wednesday r.ight 1-0 when Frank Crit* and Sgt. Sspeinski hooked up In a pretty hurling duel The third game Is scheduled for Monday night TEXAS LEAGUE Standings Team_ W L Pet Oklahoma City . 48 39 357 Tulsa . 43 85 351 Oalveston . 45 58 342 Houston . 45 38 342 Beaumont . 42 39 319 San Antonio .. 39 39 300 Fort Worth ..... 34 50 .406 Dallas . 31 50 383 Thursday's Results Tulsa 4-2; Oklahoma City 3-4. Fort Worth 3-8; Dallas 8-14 Oalveston 2-1; 8 Antonio 8-5. Beaumont 5-4; Houston 9-8. Games Friday San Antonio at Beaumont. Oklahoma City at Dallas. Tulsa at Fort Worth. Oalveston at Houston. AMERICAN LEAGUE * Standings Team— W. L. Pet. New York . 43 25 .632 Detroit . 43 29 397 Chicago . 36 28 .563 Cleveland . 37 31 .544 Boston . 36 34 314 Philadelphia . 28 37 431 Washington . 29 40 420 St. Louis . 19 47 388 Thursday’s Results Detroit 6-10; Cleveland 5-4. Washington 3-1; Philadelphia 6-2. Boston 4-1; New York J-7. Chicago 11-4; St. Louis 6-0. Games Friday Philadelphia at Boston. Cleveland at Chicago. St. Louis st, Detroit. New York at Washington. NATIONAL LEAGUE 8 tan dings Team— W. L. Pet. New York . 47 19 .712 St. Louis . 39 29 374 Pittsburgh . 40 32 356 Chicago . 38 31 351 Brooklyn . 31 36 .463 Cincinnati . 31 39 .443 Philadelphia . 29 39 .426 Boston .. 20 50 386 Thursday’s Results New York 10-12; Boston 8-3. PhiiadelpiJa 3-8; Brooklyn 2-7. Pittsburgh 9-4; Cincinnati 5-5. St. Louis 5-6; Chicago 3-4. Games Friday Brooklyn at New York. Boston at Philadelphia. Chicago at Pittsburgh. / Cincinnati at St. Louis. UMPIRES NAMED NEW YORK July 5.—<ypu- Pord Prick, president of the National league, announced Friday that George Magerkurth and John W. <Ziggy> Sears would be the Nation al league's umpires for the all-star £ame between the National and American leagues in Cleveland on Monday. Milk Is the perfect food, both for ! people and germs. But don’t worry atxnit that. Use Grisham s Pasteur jed Milk and be safe —Adv. I BUCS FALL TO . ! ' I PLACE i _ Oklahoma Teams Out Frotfl In Texas Leafua Raca (Br Th* Aaeoeiated rraael The Oklahoma clubs to the Ts» *s league held a lead over the IBs* m team* Friday with Oklahoma City perched on top and TUlaa I close second after a full of Fourth of July double-headers. The Oel veston Bucs, recent loop leaders, were pushed down to third plaee when the San Antonio Missions wow two games from them. The Oklahoma clubs divided B twin bill, Tulsa taking the first game 4 to S. and Oklahoma Ctty tits second. 4 to 3. Nineteen hits In the opener and •even walks In the second game enabled San Antonio to dafeat Galveston. The heavy clouting off Oibbs and Jakuekl in the first game made it easy for Ash Hill In to get credit for an S to 3 victory, and the score of the second, which went only five Innings, was 8 to 1, Houston also celebrated the holi day with • double victory, defeat ing Beaumont. 9 to 5 and • to 4. The Buffs had luck In hitting In the pinches and saw visions of the league lead as the victory put them In a tie for third place with Oal veston—only one and one-half games behind the league leaders. , Dallas won an ordinary ball game from Fort Worth. 6 to I. In the opener of a twin-bill and then went on a wild stampede In the after-piece to overcome a 8 run handicap and wallop the Panthers, 14 to 6. Three home runs, two qL them with one on beae. featured the hitting orgie In the second game. Tony York and Jim Stronsr each got a circuit clout with one on. and Red Harvel lad off in the fifth Inning by dropping one over the fence. Perry, Von Cramm To Play For Title WIMBLEDON. Eng. July 8. (#>— Fred J. Perry of England, the world's leading amateur singles tennis play er. has the chance to become the first playing through chempion to repeat it Wimbledon Pride y. The only thing standing between the sparkling, black-hatred Britan and gaining this distinction was the talented German court star, Baron Gottfried von Cramm. They were scheduled to face each other across the net on Wimbledon* historic center court In a beet three out of five eets final for the title Perry gained a year ago whett he tcok the measure of Jack Crawford of Australia. While the tennis faithful flocked to the Stadium to witness the men* ' final, they did so In anticipation of the renewal of one of the bitteresl rivalries in the game—the meeting hetween Helen Hull Jacobs and HeU en Wills Moody, both from Berkeley, Calif., In the final of the women* division of play Saturday. to make you forget the heat AND the humidity— that’s what the new serial, “Sun-Tan,” offer* you. It’s guaranteed hot weather insurance — a gay, bright love story w ith plenty of excitement “Sun Tan” begins Beginning July 8 in