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LOUIS CHOPS BAER DOWN IN FOURTH; HAILED RING GREAT
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NEGRO BEATS
MAX EASILY
Ex-Champion Outclassed In
Convincing Fashion
By Brown Boy
By ALAN GOULD
NEW YORK. Sept. 25. It looks
like s non-stop flight to the top of
the pugilistic heap for the brown
bomber.
There remained Wednesday not
the slightest doubt of the two-fisted
greatness of Jce Louis, least of all
in the minds of upward of 90.000
onlookers who saw the 21-year-old
Detroit negro on his bridal evening
mow dcwn the once magnificent Max
Baer with a punching blast as dead
ly as machine gun fire.
Mercilessly, methodically, never
vasting a blow and rarely slacken
ing a punching pace that has had
few equals in heavyweight history.
Louis knocked out the lormer cham
pion in the fourth round of a 15*
rcund match that revived all the
glamour of the prize ring in a near
million dollar spectacle at the Yan
kee Stadium.
Baer not only was completely out
classed but made the fetal mistake
of trying to box Louis. He was
knocked down three times, twice in
the third round, where the bell sav
ed him as he sat blinking on the
floor He was counted out while
•waytig on one knee near the end
of the fourth round.
Lasts 11 Minutes, 50 Seconds
It was the greatest heavyweight
shew but also one of the most one
sided. top • flight heavyweight
matches since the famous Tex Rick
ard died and the great Jack Demp
I* wv retired.
' In 11 minutes and 50 sec onus the
youthful negro punched Baer > o
a bloody, senseless wreck; a batter
ed figure still trying to muster the
pretense of his once marvelous pow
ers of resistance, fading out of the
picture in defeat with magnificent
gestures of futility.
It seemed that Louis must have
hit Baer nearly 500 times with as
vicious a two-handed onslaught as
any first-class heavyweight has ab
sorbed since Dempsey slaughtered
Jess Willard at Toledo in 1919 or
hammered down Luis Angel Firpo at
the Polo Grounds in 1923.
It was. in the words of a late cri
tic of the fight business, “modified
murder" in every sense of the word;
a “killing" so devastating and com
plete as to leave not a single ques
tion for dispute.
On his honeymoon Wednesday,
upward of $200,000 richer, and t k
lng it all with the same coolness
that characterizes hts amazing ring
workmanship. Jce Louis seemingly
has no worries about a pugilistic
future that contemporary word
artists are painting in the gaudiest
pos'iblc hues.
The brown bomber's 25th consec
utive victory and his 21st knockout
since he turned professional scarce
ly 14 months ago capped the climax
of the most spectacular march since
Dempsey waded through all opposi
tion to the world championship.
The title held by the ex-stevedore.
James J. Braddock. $ Louis’ goal
but it probablv will be a vear before
he gets the chance to claim it for
his race for the first time since Jack
Johnson ruled the fistic heights.
Louis vs. SchmeHng
A match m-ith Max Bchmeling. the
German who once wore the heavy
weight crown, is the next major
goal for the negre. Promoter Mike
Jacobs, heir to Rickard's mantle.
Slid he plans to match Louis and
Cchmeling for a 15-round fight at
either of New York's big ball parks
, next June, the winner to be.; Brad
dcck for the title in September.
“Louis told me he wants to fight
as often as possible.” said Jacobs,
who already has the negro under
contract for two more years with an
cation on hts fighting services until
1940.
“He says that getting married now
also means he will have to keep busy
but it’s going to be tough finding
opponents.”
For those who saw Louis crush
Baer, there isn’t the sliehest doubt
that the chocolate soldier can and
will whip Schmeling and then “take"
the gallant Braddock.
Baer was to provide the big test,
demonstrate whether Louis could
“take it” and make the going tough
er for Louis than all the other fight,
ers he has met combined.
Max may have had fury in his
heart, but there was no dynamite in
his fists. Instead of sotting a whirl
wind pace, he came out cautiously.
Instead of slugging, he tried to box
as masterful a young boxer as the
ring has developed in a generation
Attack Too Mach
He absorbed, aa he said he would,
all that Louis could throw at him.
but even concrete can resist T. N. T.
onlv for a brief time.
After taking a terrific lacing for
two rounds, Baer crumpled under
the negro's two-fisted fire and sag
ged slowly to the floor for the first
time midway in the third round
The blood through which he 1. 1
grinned insolently, disdainfully In
earlier melees, dripped from his
face, now a grotesque mask.
As he squatted, the curly-haired
Californian managed another smile,
and with the instinct of the great
showman that he has always been,
waved to the crowd that was on its
feet, veiling for ihe -kill"
It was a characteristic Baer ges
ture. a magnificent touch from a
warri r who knew the end was com
«ing. Eyes bleary. Baer staggered
to his feet at the count of nine.
He met another withering blaat.
backed into the ropes, then away-!
ed and toppled again. He was saved
this time by the bell, at the count;
of four.
Frantically Jack Dempsey and
other handlers told the battered for.
mer champion to “keep punching."
but the old fire was gone. Msx knew
ft and so did everyone else.
Louis, still in no great hurry, j
methodically stalked his man. shift
ing his crushing left hroks to the
body, blows that wiped the last
vestiges of a grin from Baer's bruis
ed. bleeding face.
Once Msx flicked a back-hsnded
blow to the bomber’s face The ref
eree admonished him but it was un
important.
fioon Louie swept in again, smash-’
►
ing two lefts to the head, then a
right that put Baer down for the
last time. Max' eyes blinked. He was
on one knee, swaying a bit. He
didn't hear the count and he didn’t
seem to care
Baer's First Kayo
He was still swaying when Referee
Arthur Donovan swung his arm
down for the tenth time. Baer was
’’out” for the first tune in his career,
in every sense of the word.
There was little or no doubt about
the outcome from the first round,
when Louis drew first blood with
sharp left hooks to the nose and
mouth, then backed Baer into a
neutral comer and gave him a two
handed lashing that had the crowd
wild. •
All Baer did was tc demonstrate
he could still ‘take it” and grin. He
took plenty, he kept grinning and
when the bell rang he squared his
shoulders, patted Louis patronlz
i ingly on the back and stalked to
his oomer.
Only twice did the former cham
pion flash the sort of punching that
battered down Schmeling and Primo
j Camera. Midway in the first round,
after being stung by the bomber’s
sharpehooting. Max let fly with both
hands. He landed hard to the head
but yielded quickly to the negros
counter blast.
In the closing moments of the
second round Baer let loose his mo6t
spectacular attack Rushing Louis
to the ropes. Max flailed away lusti
ly. He jolted Joe with another loop
ing right.
The bell rang but Baer didn't
hear it. He did deliver his hardest
wallops before the referee could stop
the overtime slugfest. but Louis
trotted to his comer unhurt.
All told. Baer didn't land a half
dozen solid blows. His announce
ment afterward that he is through
with the ring came as no shock to
those who witnessed the failure of
his attempted comeback.
For supreme nonchalance, how
ever. Baer’s career contains noth
. ing to equal the latest achievement
of Loui*.
Louis Ik Marired
The negro not only conceded all
oi Baer s requests for special gloves,
more hand bandages and tape, but
capped the climax by marrying his
Chicago sweetheart. Marva Trotter,
scarcely two hours before going to
the stadium to face the greatest
crowd that has ever seen a sport*
event in New York.
Receipts fell below expectations of
another million-dollar gate, after a
lapse cf eight years, but the gross
total of $932,944. collected from 84.
831 cash customers, marked a re
markable fistic comeback as well
as a new “high" for any prize fight
since the depression.
The size of the crowd was sur
passed in fistic annals only by the
turnouts for the two Dempsey-Tun
ney duels. The “gate" exceeded only
bv five of Tex Rickard’s extrava
ganzas. all featuring Dempsey.
HAAS LEADS
IN SCORING
Moore, Haskett, Heggler
Next In Line In
Diat. A-16
Taking up where he left off in
I 1934. Charlie Haas romped across
the pay stripe four times In the
Corpus Christ! Buccaneers’ opening
41 to 0 victory over the Harlandale
Ind.ans of Ban Antonio last Friday
night to stand at the top of Dis
trict 16-A scorers with 24 points.
Haas, captain and quarterback of
the 1935 Buccaneer eleven, paced
the District 16 score* by a wide
margin last fall with a total of 156
points, and added 46 more poin*
in Corpus Christi’s advancement
through bi-district play to the state
finals to give him a total of 304
for the year’s campaign.
Carl Moore of Robs town, who
scored two touchdowns in the Cot
ton Pickers’ opening 38-0 win ovar
Refugio and made their only coun
ter In their 24-6 defeat at the hands
of John Reagan High of Houston
last week, held second place in the
scoring list with 18 points.
Haskett of Robstown and Heg
gler, Brownsville guard, were tied
for third place with two touch
downs apiece for 12 points.
Robstown. which has played two
games to only one for the other
District 16 teams, leads In point*
scored with 44 and also ias had the
most points scored against it. the
24 made by John Reagan being this
total.
Nineteen players appear on the
first compilation of scorers for thu
season. Kingsville and Edinburg ar
the only elevens not represented
the former playing a scwsless dead
lock with Weslaco and the Bobcats
lasing to Mission, 7-0. in these
openers.
The individual scoring list:
Plaver— TD TFP FO TP
Haas. CC . 4 0 0 24
Moore. R ........ 3 0 0 18
Haskett. R . 2 0 0 12
Heggler. 2 0 0 12
Lawrence. CC .... 1 5 0 11
McNair, B . 13 0 9
Conoly, CC . 1 0 0 6
L. Dugger. R . 1 0 0 6
Martin, R . 1 0 0 6
Leyendecker, L .... 1 0 0 f
Pappas. L . 1 0 0 6
Van Hoy, H . I 0 0 6
Hall. H . 10 0 6
Fernandez. B . 1 0 0 6
Strong. B . 10 0 6
Quintero. B . 10 0 8
Burdltt. R . 0 2 0 *
Wilkinson, L . 0 10 1
Edwards, L . 0 10 1
(Initials used to denote clubs:
CC. Corpus Christl; R, Robstown;
L Laredo; H Harlingen; B, Brown -
ville).
(Tub Records
Pomtt OppU
Trim— Scored Points
Robstown . 44 24
Corpus Christ! . 41 0
Brownsville . 39 6
Laredo . 14 9
Harlingen . 12 0
Kingsville . 0 0
Edinburg . 0 7
RALLY SLATED THURSDAY
SAN BENITO. Sept. 25 — The
high school football game Friday
night with Rio Hondo on the local
field will be preceded Thursday
night with a pep squad rally a: the
Missouri Pacific depot
The squad will go through va
rious formations ar.d lead ; parade
through the business action.
Lucille Mansur Is leader for this
year. i
EAGLES DRILL
FOR INDIANS
Brownsville Boys to Get
Acid Test Friday
Night
Fully aware of the fact that they 1
will be underdogs here F«*day night |
against the potent Donna high
school Redskins, defending Valley
j and bi-district *'B champ.ons. the
Brownsville high Screaming Eagles ]
are working hard this week in iron
ing out the rough spots uncovered
in their 38-6 victory over the plucky
but green Mercedes Tigers here last
Friday.
There is no doubt but that the
Redskins will be one of the toughest
elevens the Eagles will face this
season, and the Friday night tilt
will be an acid t.st for the Browns
ville contingent. The game, in all
probability, will be one of the best
to be seen in Brownsville this sea-!
son.
Coach George Vest, who has tak
en the Indians to new ?rid he plus
since he assumed control three
years ago has a strong forward wall;
f behind which operate two of the1
outstanding backs in the Valley
Martin Stuart, state high school 440
champion, and Reed, a line-Piung
I ing demon.
Five of the Brownsville players!
came out of the Mercedes game witn<
injuries which are slowing them up 1
in practice. Lesser hurts were sue-1
tained by Louis Henggler, the little !
! guard who scored tw ice against the i
Tigers. Del Perkins. * lineman, anc
Louis Fernandez and Xavier Quint
ero. backs. Doug Early, a lineman
j suffered a painful injury to his
elbow which will likely keep him
! out for several games.
Coach Maurice Pipkin is par-!
ticularly pleased with the spirit tne
Eagles have demonstrated in prac-1
ticing for the Donna game. "The i
boys have their minds made up," I
the coach says, they know that1
they are short-t nders. but they are
determined to give everything they I
have against the Donnaites.”
MAX READY TO
TAKE IT EASY
Plans to Retire to Ranch;
Louis Hopes to Scrap
Often
NEW YORK. Sept 25 UP)—Joe
Louis fmd Max Baer set off along
different paths Wednesday, one to
climb higher toward the fistic
heights, the other to find rest far
from the glaring lights of a ring.
Louis In his dressing room Tues
day night after knocking out Baer
laid plans for future conquests with
his fists.
Baer said he was through, that
he wasn't cut out to be a fighter
anyway and that he would retire to
the western plains to raise cattle.
Although severely battered, the
Californian still grinned after he
had reached his dressing room, lit
a cigarette and ordered a bottle of
beer. Even as he had taken Louis'
blasts in the ring, he took the
humiliation of defeat with good
nature. He really enjoyed the post
fight festivities.
His left eye was bruised, the
cheekbone on the same side was
puffed a little, and his right hand
thumb was swollen.
"The thumb hurts some but it
didn't have anything to do with
it,” he said. "You know fellows I
wasn't cut out to be a fighter. I've
had my fling and now I’m through
"My thumb hurt before the fight.
A* soon as I checked in I tried to
give It the needle but the stuff
wouldn’t take.
Louis ‘Not the Best’
“Louis is a great fighter. He's
not the best but he's young and
probably will go a long way. I hope
so and wish him luck. Joe isn't
the hardest puncher I've met, how
ever. He was Eddie Sims, the fel
low I fought in Cleveland a few
months ago.
"How do you think Louis will,
make out against Braddock?” he
was asked.
*‘I don’t know. I wouldn't want
to say. Personally I don't think
they'll fight."
In the other dressing room. Louis
was as phlegmatic and passive as
ever. He had become a bridegroom
a few hours before he stepped into
the ring.
Waiting for him at home was his
bride. Like Louis, she shunned os
tentation. She had sat 25 rows back
at the fight, and she had gone
home on a street car. the ride cost
ing her a nickel of nearly $200,000
her spouse was to bring home.
Joe was impressed chiefly with
the durability of the Baer chin.
"Whew, but that Max Baer has
one tough chin I mean he's got
one tough chin.'’ he said.
Asked if he wanted to meet
Srhmeling next, he said:
"Okay by me if beating him
means Bl ddock "
Playground Ball
Wednesday—Goodyear at Eagles
Thursday—P-AA at Kiwanis.
Playground ball will be resumed
on the 36th diamond Wednesday
night with the Goodyears and
Eagles, both battling for a new lease
on life, tangling in what promises
to be a good game.
Thursday night the Pan-Amer
; ican Flyers, expected to be Fort
Brown's chief competition during
the second half, will tangle with the
Kiwanis.
I ,JOU
THEATRE
LA FERIA
Independent Home Owned Theatre
— Wednesdav and Thursday —
“SHE”
with HELEN GAHAGAN
RANDOLPH SCOTT
Every Night Is a Big Nite
Cards Must Defeat Cubs
5 Straight to Cop Flag
(By The Associated Press)
The Dean Mothers have found a
task that measures up respectably
to Dizzy * estimate of their capabili
ties.
With plenty of rest for their;
pitching arms, they will be thrown
into the path of the oncoming
Cubs, sweeping along on the crest
of 18 straight victories. Paul faced
BEARD IS TO
FIGHT PANCHO
Hot Contest Expected At
Harlingen Arena
Thursday
(Special to The Hera 1<1)
HARLINGEN, Sept 25. — ' Kid"
Pancho, former Idol of South Texas
fans and still far too smart for the
ambitious youngsters, will get a
dougle-tough assignment in the Har
lingen ring Thursday night when he
collides with Lou Beard, the Port
Worth punching sensation.
Pancho needs no Introduction to
Valley fans. He's now 30 years old
and he has 200 professional fights
behind him. but there are few box
ers who can equal his ability in the
ring in this section He is a canny
veteran who knows all the fine
points of boxing, and through this
ability is able to outsmart the young
sluggers Pancho learned his boxing
from Johnny Coulon, former world
champim, and few boxers have ever
approached the "Kid's” ability with
the dukes.
In Beard, however, he will be run
ning up gainst a tough proposition
The Fort Worth youngster has en
gaged In 63 fights. 35 of which he
has won by knockouts. Another 21
he won by decisions and he dropped
five, one via the foul route. There
is no doubt of Beard’s class ss a
slugger. The class of fighters he has
been meeting includes Chief Parris,
M: \,et Mexico Mike Battalino. Joe
Ruiz. Howard Scott, Howard Park
er, etc.
Many old time Valley fight fans
will turn out at Harlingen Thurs
day night for another glimpse of
Pancho.
The second ten rounder will pit
Tommy Collins, the Kansas City boy
who put up an excellent showing
against Kid Azteca In Harlingen,
against Tony Meava, a newcomer tp
this section. Meava is said to be a
good scrapper who Is certain to give
Collins a real run. Collins is sport
ing a Van Djke beard, and Meava
threatens to smear It off his chin.
San Benito Jrs.
Plan Big Season
(Special to The Herald)
SAN BENITO. Sept. 25 —Even the
junior high school football team;
nave gotten to the point where
they brag or groan about their
lough schedules.
Coach C. L. Fincher of the local
Greyhound Pups believes that his
team has the toughest junior high
schedule in the Valley. Not only do
the Purpa play the leadin'* Valley
juniors with nary a set-up In the
lot but they also take on two
Corpus Chrlstl teams
Cortez, a fullback, is the only
letterman back for the junior squad
Other backfield men trying out In
clude Henry Davidson. Robert Dav
is. Jimmy Phillips: Gordon Scott.
Jack Fellers, Scott Brown and Ovid
Gonzales.
The line candidates include Rau
Vasquez. Jarrel Mayfield, John
Mayfield, Raymond Elliff. W. C.
Copeland. BUly Stone. Turner Wat
son, Enrique Montalvo, Edward Og
dee. Maurice Pfeiffer. Stanley Er
win. Robert Tarwater. Benito Angel.
Pedro Sanchez. Robert Bolado
Herman Klemmaus, Carroll Pfeif
fer. Glen Watson, Clarence Dodson
Ray Scaief. Doc McCain, Clayton
George, Erwin, J. R Cowart
The schedule’ follows: Oct I.—
Brownsville here. Oct. 11.— At
Corpus Chrlstl South Side. Oct. 17—
at Weslaco. Oct. 26—Corpus Chrlstl
North Side here. Oct. 31—At Mc
Allen. Nov. 7—Donna here. Nov. 14
—Mercedes here. Nov. 21—At Har
lingen.
VALLEY GAMES FRIDAY
Class -A”
•—District team.
•Edinburg at Robstown*.
San Jacinto (Hou) at Corpus*.
8an Antonio Tech at Kingsville*.
Harlandale (SA) at Laredo*.
Donna at Brownsville*.
McAllen at Harlingen*.
Class “B"
•Rio Hondo at San Benito*.
•Weslaco at Mission*.
•McAllen at Harlingen
•Santa Rons at Mercedes*.
•Donna at Brownsville.
•La Joy a at Pharr*.
.
Slam-Bang Action
BOXING
2 — Main Events — 2
KID
PANCHO
Idol of Mexican Fans
— Vs. —
LOU
BEARD
Texas' Greatest Lightweight
TOMMY COLLINS
Hie Fighting Irishman
— Vs. —
ADOLFO MEAVA
Mexico's Star Middleweight
Also 2 Preliminaries
HARLINGEN
THURSDAY, SEPT. 26
POPULAR PRICE*
the first assignment Wednesday,
with four days o* rest, and Dizzy
probably will take up the tasc
Thursday with the same an ,unt of
leisure behind him.
The Cards face a tough task, for
they must sweep their five game
series with the Cubs to haul in
the pennant and It will take four to
tie. The Cards have won and lost
five to Chicago this season but
that waa before tl*a Cubs soared in
to the lead by three full games.
The Cards showed they hadn’t
burned all their power Tuesday
when they came back from the
humiliating 12-0 defeat of the day
before to belt the Pirates 11-2.
Wild Bill Hallahan held the op
position in check with three hits
while his mates collected 11 hits.
Including homers by Jim Collins
and Leo Durocher.
Coil ms Hit* 23rd
St Louis sewed the game up in
the first inning. Collins' 23rd homer
of the season scoring Med wick
ahead of him after King had walk
ed. stolen second and scored on
Medwick's safety.
The disillusioned Giants took
both games of a doubleheader from
the Philli«6, 6-0. and 7-6. A1 Smith
pitched tight ball for the Giants
in the fir.#, but seven errors b>
thi Phillies contributed to the s.:
ond victory. Mel Ott hit his 31st
homer of the season in the first
game.
The Brooklyn Dodgers pushed the
Bcaves a little deeper ir|o the cel
lar by taking both ends of their
double bill 5-3 and 6-5. The second
game went 11 innings.
The New York Yankees defeated
Washington 14-6. pounding Bump
Hadley and Olin Rogers for 16 hits
The Cleveland Indians collected
15 hits to defeat the Detroit Tigers
14-7 Hie Tigers with the pennant
in their belts, allowed the Indians
to have what little satisfaction they
got from the victory.
Three rookie pitchers were throw
ing balls all over the lot as the Red
Sox downed the Athletics twice.
8 2 and 6-5.
The Brown* took both games In
a double-header with the White
Sox. 3-0, and 6-3
STANPINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Standing*
Team W L. Pet
Detroit .. 93 54 .830
New York .. 87 59 .596
Cleveland . 78 70 .527
Boston . 76 74 .507
Chicago . 71 76 .483
Washington . 86 83 .443
St. Louis . 63 84 .429
Philadelphia .. 58 89 .388
Tuesday's Results
St Louis 3-6; Chicago 0-3.
Philadelphia 2-5; Boston 8-6.
Cleveland 14; Detroit 7.
New York 14; Washington 6
Games Wednesday
Philadelphia at Boston.
St Louis at Chicago.
Detroit at Cleveland
Washington at New York.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Standings
Team W. L. Pet.
Chicago . 97 52 .661
St. Louis . 94 5 3 .631
New York . 89 58 .615
Pittsburgh . 85 66 .563
Cincinnati . 87 74 .444
Brooklyn . 66 83 .443
Philadelphia . 64 87 .424
Boston . 36 113 .242
Tuesdav's Result*
New York 6-7; Philadelphia 0-6
Brooklyn 5-6; Boston 3-5.
St. Loui* 11; Pittsburgh 2.
Games Wednesday
New York at Brooklyn.
Chicago at St. Louis.
Crackers Victors
ATLANTA. Sept. 25 —m— The
Atlanta Crackers were one up on
New Orleans Wednesday in their
championship series for the South
ern Association baseball crown
Behind the effective hurling of
young Bud Thomas, the Crackers
took a 4 to 1 decision from the Pel
icans here Tuesday night in the
opening game of the final round of
the Shaughnessv plavoff.
The winner of the five-game play
off will represent the Southern As
sociation against Oklahoma City of
the Texas League in the Dixie Se
ries.
Qlffmarm
— TODAY —
First Time m Brownsville
“CRIMSON
ROMANCE”
BEN LYON
with ERICH VON STROHEIM
NEWS — NOVELTY
Admission 15c — 10c
OWLS TO GET
TOUGH TEST
Louisiana State Will Be
Worthy Opponent For
Rice Institute
(By The Aieoclated Press)
Expressions of both optimism and
doubt, worry over injuries, specula
tion on new plays and othe.* Items
that occupy the minds of f opt ball
coaches were scattered over the
Southwest Conference Wednesday.
Coach Jack Chevlgny looked up
on his University of Texas Long
horns as a .ell-rounded squad and
ready to meet the Texas A. & I.
Javelinas Saturday. Chevlgny said
he was gratified at the progress
shown by senior stars.
At Texas Christian University.
Coach L. R. (Dutch) Meyer seemed
optimistic when he announced that
j reserves likely would make up the
i Horned Frogs' backfield when they
meet the North Texas Teachers
College Eagles Saturday. It appear
ed certain that Jimmy Lawrence,
hard-driving halfback, would be
given a chance to rest his legs which
have been bothering him since the
opening scrimmage.
A little doubt had crept into the
title-holding Rice Owls' camp after
the freshmen team had made the
j wings of the mighty Owls droop in
scrimmage, which was staged with
out four varsity players. John Mc
Cauley, Harry Witt and Bob Bler
lng were absent with Influenza and
‘ Red" Bale nursed an infected heel
Louisiana State University is on the
Owl’s program for Saturday night.
Emmett Knel. starting tackle at
Baylor, was put out of the game for
at least two weeks by an attack of
malaria as Coach Morley Jennings
j put his charges through sev eral new
plays in preparation for Hardin
Simmons at Waco Saturday night.
The Texas Aggies, a Friday night
, battle with the Sam Houston Bear
kats on their minds, worked on
1 new plays and polished old onea.
New plays—designed to gain
ground against the Pittsburgh
(Kansas) Teacher*—were studied at
Arkansas as the Razorbacks pre
pared for opening action Saturday.
Coach Matty Bell wrote down
"stiff scrimmage” on the program
for the Southern Methodist Mus
tangs Wednesday. Bell said W
Ponies had sh*wn rapid Improve
ment this week and were ready to
meet the Austin College Kangaroos
Saturday.
YESTERDAY’S STARS
(By The Associated Press)
Bill Hallahan. Cards—Kept Card
inals in pennant race by checking
Pirates with three hits.
Odell Hale. Indians — Drove in
five runs against Tigers with homers
and triple
A1 Smith, and Harry Dannlng,
Giants—Former shutout Phillies in
first game; latter s fly in ninth
gave Giants the second also
Joe Stripp and Nick Tremark.
Dodgers—8tripp got three hits. in
cluding double, in first and Tre
mark drove in winning run in ele
venth as Braves were beaten in
double bill
Jack Knott and Irving Bums.
Browns—Knott held White Sox to
three hits in opener: Bums hit two
homers in double-header.
Bob Grove and Babe Dahlgren.
Red Sox—Former turned in 20th
victory of vear in first encounter
with Athletics: latter belted out
triple and two singles to drive in
three runs in nightcap
Jesse Hill. Yankees—Led 16-hit
attack on Washington pitchers with
four singles.
ADDITIONAL SPORTS ON
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PAUL MUNI
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Abo “Pictorial
and Sport»
WITH DISTRICT 1-A of the
Amarillo section taking the lead, a
torrid scrap over the Interscholastlc
leagues 18-year age limit, effective
next year, is beginning to take
shape.
From an academic standpoint the
new regulation is not vulnerable,
but from an athletic viewpoint, it
is little short of a crime The
league, backed by bulky records, can
prove that it is not discriminating
against the athletes, but that is far
from satisfying to the coaches.
Superintendents, principals and
coaches at Amarillo, Lubbock. Plain
view and Borger have voted unan
imously to enter a protest against
the new regulation. A formal pro
test will be drawn by them and sent
to Roy B. Henderson of Austin,
athletic director of the league, ask
ing that Henderson submit to all
member schools % referendum on
the question and to allow each
school one vote and then set up
rules in accordance with the wishes
of the school
The new 18-year-old rule was
voted by the interscholastlc league s
executive committee.
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HEVREPSON'S REASONING
HENDERSON recently put his
views down in black and white in
The Interscholastic Leaguer in ex
plaining the purpose of the 18-year
rule- The article reads In pan as
follows:
“The main purpose of the 18
year rule is to make certain that
Inter-school contests of all kinds
under the sponsorship of the Inter
scholastic League shall increasingly
emphasize and support the school's
educational program. Under the
present high age limit we have seen
that program epibarrassed and
weakened by some school authorities
unwilling or unable to lead their
respective communities to a sane
view with reference to the proper
place of inter-school contests. The
present regulation which permits
many men. fully grown. 20 years of j
age. to compete against high school
boys, has reacted to the disadvant
age of sound educational procedure,
and it has favored those schools
willing to sacrifice good school pro- ,
cedure on the altar of commercial
ism.
“It Is obvious that all pupils who
may wish to have the honor of
representing the school cannot pos
sibly do so. This means that a
selection must be made, one pupil
may have that honor; another may
not. On what basis should this
selection be made? We believe those
pupils capable of keeping step with
the program set down by the school
should have this honor. This la the
essence of the 18-year rule. A high
er age limit necessarily withdraws
the emphasis from the school's pro
gram; It encourages pupils to delay
their school careers; It works to the
disadvantage of the school that
puts first things first and It plays
into the hands of those who desire
to exploit high school athletics for
commercial consideration.
Few Are Over-Age
"A high school pupil over the age
of 18 is not a normal pupil.
‘ Those in favor of the new nil*
believe that if a boy is 18 yean of
age on the first day of September
and has not graduated from high
school, he should devote himself
more thoroughly to his school work
a./I not spend his tune in long prac
tice periods training for and parti
cipating in athletics. It is interest
ting to note that had this rule been
in effect 1933-34, only 8 4 per cent
of the high school population would
have been rendered ineligible.
"It will be admitted even by op
ponents of the 18-year rule, I be
lieve, that the oldest group in our
high schools t#day is the group in
Conference "A” football. Eligibility
data in 3»434 of these boys are on
file in the state office and average
age on Sept 1. 1934. in the face of
the present high standard allowed,
was 16 4 years. Only 19 per cent
were 18 and over."
John Hsy, Earl of Carlisle in the
time of James I, nerved 830 tart* at
his dinners. The little tarts, costing
10 pounds each, were made of “am
bergrease, magisterial of pearl and
musk."
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