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BOBA I GENE BATTLE AGAIN - - Old Rivalry to B« Renewed In Augusta National Tournament ► _ BY ALAN GOULD AUGUSTA. G*.. April 2-<ir> Beeides bringing together the finest field available for the climax of the winter circuit, with as much class and more color than a na tional open championship, the sec ond annual Augusta national invita tion tournament revives e keen personal rivalry between the great est two champions of American post-war golf—Gene daxmaen and Bob Jones They will match shots over the 72-hole route, starting this Thurs day. for the Urst tune since 1030. the year Jones Registered his fam ous grand slam Between 1022 end 1032 these two socounted for a total of 10 national champion ships Sarasen declined an mvitation to compete in lest spring* tourna ment here, which marked the re turn of the great Georgian to competition after a four-year lay off. To make sure he would not be tempted to change his mind or yield to persuaaion. darazen left the country' end toured Latin-America by enplane. All Old Scrap Thu «a* accepted u fresh evi dence of some feeling, if not an actual “feud" between Sara/en and Jones, grafting out of several in cident* calculated to irritate one or the other. No doubt they were magnified but Gene did put the “blast' on Bob a year or so ago upon hearing the Georgian would return to competition if the national open «a» awarded the Augusta course. The report proved untrue and Aar aien subsequently regretted hi* im pulsiveness. If there are any injured feelings lett. however, they are not in evi dence this spring. Tune seem* to have mellowed both former cham pion* They have practiced together and Robert P. Jones, Bobby's pop ular dad, teamed up with Geue in a friendly foursome Monday. Baraaen ha* praiaed the Augusta course ae the greatest all-around layout In the country, though he does not oonsider it as tough as Oskmont. the scene of this years 1 t A. open championship. Bara sen. a nose sensational play so far here has made him a co favorite in the betting with Jones and Paul Runyan, hope* to signaller a comeback of his own in this week s all-etar all-America golfing battle St. Mary’t Nine To Play Lions Sunday i Special to The Herald» Me ALLEN. April 3. - The St. Marv'a college nine will come here Sunday for an encounter with the fast moving McAllen Lions. It has been announced by H E Kyler man ager. Sunday the Lions spilt a double header with the Bronra in Bena vides winning the opening game 8-1, behind the steady twirling of George Strohmever, but thev drop ped the second to the tune of 8-4 First game: R.H E McAllen . 000 001 302 6 12 1 Benavides . 000 100 nooi 5 1 Strohmever and Califa. Pumarejo, Cavuaog and Pompa Second game: R H E McAllen . 000 002 2 4 8 0 Benavides ...... 300 040 x—8 10 0 Walsh and Califa, Mendes and Pompa. The average dollar bill remains in circulation a little less than two years When It becomes worn by han-1 dling. it is returned to the U S Treasury Department, where it is destroyed and a new bill issued to, take its place. TONIGHT 8:15 I 'The BIgNite' I same Picture — Same Trite* Announcement* at Both Theatres Q U EE N Sords Points . . .By Jack Sords X dm MAC C® t*SP9*AT* A* NeO rbAttiAtno fcftnwc. t*u#ss* RAlftOOf MiUf 4JU5© M* AAM nt U vMi Oftposr for tfe* TMfS YfA*_ PoSTom *60 S3* WAO THAT MlS Sorb ARM iC cu«®d a*Jp R6 AOy TO MiwP M«M WWl To 6AMU TMif XjA/UUf*. % CPORTS CHATS*: •)JJ| With Hal Eustace J ONLY ONE Valley dutnci run tuug record seems to be in danger ihu season, and that is the 440 The record will not change hands, how ever for Martin Btuart of Donna, the all-tiroe Valiev ‘champion, is the one who la likely to crack the old mark. Tlie Rio Delta century record is jointly held at 10 2 bv Ballanfant of Mercedes and HU1 V Donna Hill set his mark m 1928 .anti Ballanfant Led it the following season Jack Eihngtun of Brownsville gave the bo>* something to shoot at last season when he breeaed the two twentv in 22 second* and three tent Its. That w«s a full second fast er than any other mark run up in the Valley district 220. BaUant&nt «nd Smith of Mercedes are credited with doing the distance in 33 & and that is the nearest marks to Elling tons 22 3. Stuart s 53 second* in the 440 lasl year was time-tenth* ol a second faster than the previous record ol i 53 9 established by Glenn of San Benito m 1931. The eight-eighty record was es- ; taoltshed m 1932 by Larmier ol Wes laco with a mark of 2:07 2. Privett ol Rio Hondo came within three tenth* of a second of the mark the tallowing year. Clifton Schrteber of Brownsville siands an outside shot at a record in this event this season. The mile record is ihe personal properly of Galvan of port Isabel. Hu mark of 4 49. established in 1933, is destined to stand for many a moon. It is four and two-tenths of a second faster than Reds mark of 4 53 2 Baker of La Feria Is the boy who is slated to take the mile this season, but It vs doubtful whether he can come close to Galvan * mark. Sar. Benito, anchored by Glenn, carried off the Valley district relay crown in 1931 with a mark of 3 38 Donna, anchored by Stuart, stands a shot at this mark thus season. The Valley district meet will be held at Brow nsville April 13 The last lime a district meet was held here was m 1929 The Valiev district running rec ords are >et oul below If you have accuiate information on records for the missing years we would appre-1 cite receiving it. The dutnci marks Centor? 1934—Ellington. Brownsville .. 10 3 1933 -Tankersley. Ban Benito .. 10 7 WEDNESDAY The Howling Sweep •takes Comedy I 1.0 t AH Kill 11 I fit fat FAZENDA TED MEALY m “TH* Winning Ticket” Brownsville QUEEN p w w mm mm mm mm wm v VI m 1933—Cabier. Brownsville .... 10 5 1931—Pol ter, Mercedes . 10 5 1930—Ballanfanl, Mercedes .... 10 5 1929— Bsllantant. Mercedes .... 10.2 1939-Hill. Donna . 10.2 1927-Cox. Mt AUen . 11.1 1926—R Celaya. BrowntvUle .. 10 3 1925—Mmter McAllen .. 10 8 1924—No records . 00 0 1923-No record* . 00 0 1922—Cel?va. Brownsville . 10.4 1921—No record* . 000 Two-Twenty 1934—Ellington Rrnwnstllle .. 27-3 1933 Stair. Edmburg. 245 1932 Cltlford. Weslaco . 23 9 1931—Rushing Rio Hondo .... 24 4 1930— Baiianlant. Mercedes ... 215 1929— Ballanfast. Mercedes .... 23 9 1928—Smith. Mercedes . 23 5 1927— Mmter, McAllen . 213 1928— Pena. Brownsville . 28J 1925—Posev. Edmburg . 24 0 1924-No records .. 00 0 1923—No records . 00 0 1922— J. Richards. Brownsville 24 2 1931- No records . 00 0 1920—B. Combe, Brownsville . 242 Four-Forty 1934—stuart Donna . 53-0 1933 Ptaher Ban Benito . 55 6 1932 -Zink La F'erla . 55 1 1931- Glenn Ban Benito. 53 9 1930— Todd Brownsville . 55 2 1929 -Rodrigue*, Brownsville .. 57 0 1928 Cook. Raunondville . 55 7 1927— Cook. RavmondvtUe .... 57.0 1928— Cook. RavmondvtUe .... 58 4 192.5— Pena Brownsville . 56 0 1924 —No records . 00 0 1923— No records ..00 0 1912-Champion. Brownsville .. 57.4 1921 No records . 00 0 1920- Buck. Mercedes . 56.4 Eight-Eighty 1934—Fisher. Sap Benito .... 2.08.5 1933-Pruett. Rio Hondo .... 2 07 5 1932— larmier. Weslaco . 2:07.2 1931— Larmier. Weslaco. 2 08 3 1930- Epps. P8JA ..2100 1929 McClure Donna . 2 08 0 1928 Glover RavmondvtUe . 2 15.1 1927—Glover Ravmondvitle . 3; 13 5 193ft -Jamison, Donna . 2 180 1925 -Tyndall, McAllen .... 3:150 1924— No records . 0:00.0 1923—No records . 0:00.0 1922 Jeffrey. Rio Hondo. 2 27.5 1921— No record* .. 0 000 1920—Gainer. Edinburg . 2:410 Mil* 1934— Red Harlingen . 4 33.2 1933— Galvan. Tort Isabel .. 4190 1932— Berry. Edinburg.4:57 0 1931—Aycock, Dcnna . 4:58.9 1930— Rarmrer. Edinburg .... 5 114 1929 No record . 0 00 0 1888—Calme*. PSJA .I 117 1888—E.spey. San Benito ..5 05 8 1926 -Espev. San Benito .... 5 25 3 1935— Cortez Brownsville ... 4 57 8 1924— No records . 0 00 0 1923 No records . 0 00 0 1932 Jeffrey Rio Hondo.5 21.0 1931- No record* . 0 00 0 1920- Vance. Edinburg . 5 41.0 Mile Relay 1934- Rio Hondo . 3 43 0 1933 U Iovh . . 340 0 1933 Weslaco . 3 412 1931—*an Benilo . 3:W.O 193(V~N0 record . 0 00 0 1929— Donna ... . 3 450 1928—Raymondvilie . 3 52 0 1927—No record . 0 000 1926 No record . 0000 1925— Brownsville, no time ... 0 00 0 1924—No record . 0 000 1923—No record . 0 000 1922—Brownsville . 3 46 0 1921— No record . 0 000 1920—Donna . 4 18 0 Butinam — TODAY — “HANDY ANDY" i with HILL ROGERS iNews - Going Places|| t Admission, 10« WILLS PLANS COMEBACK TRY Former Net Queen Indicates She’d Like Trial In Movies SAN PHAN CISCO. April i. UPr Heien WUla Moody, now tenting her physical condition for a poeeftale comeback, hopes to scale the inter national tennis heights once more but whether or not she is destined to rule the courts again she never will turn professional. The one time queen of the net sport also thinks "It would be fun to act m a motion picture based on lennia Reaction* of th* young matron, whose parabolic sweep through the tennis skies saw her start as a girl in pigtails in 1923 and finished with !* disheartening back injury and de fault to Helen Jacobs a (decade later, were set down in a series of ques tions answered Monday for the As sociated Press. Mrs. Moody's fondest hopes are to return tp international competition 11 would like to take part In th* big event* in tennis, provided my game gets e good start now. It Is a little hard to tell just now when I will be able to play in a tournament It Is better to play in some small tourna ments first." she wrote An emphatic no was har reply to the query would she -consider turn ing professional ?" In round about fashion she dis closed she would enjoy acting In a movie. * Almost everyone imagines it would be fun to be in a movie. I should think" ah# replied On the subject of liberalising the smateur tennis rules to permit play ers to act in motion pictures with a tennis f>lot without jeopardising their standing. Mrs Moody expre.'s cd th# belief "eventually some pro vision will be made by the various tennis associations permitting play er* to play tennis in the movies." Comparing the brand of tennis played today w'tth that in 1923 when she wcwi her first American title Mrs Moody said. “I should say there are no player* th# equal of flusanne Lenglen, the great French player but that there are many more good women player* than there used to ! be." _ PowlinA LADIES' LEAGUE Monday night—Treya won two out of three from Pours. sundinge 1 Team— W. L Pd iNo. 3 ..31 3 875 I NO. 4 . 10 14 417 NO 1 . 7 14 -33-7 ■ No. 2 . 7 14 333 Coming Game* Tuesday Night McKay vs. Troop B (Men '* League). Thursday Night—Graham vs Troop B 'Mens League). Friday night—No. 1 vs No 2 i Lad ies' League). The Carmichael Trey* won two out of three games from the Lynch Fours un the Arcadia Alleys Monday night in a Ladie* ren Pin Bowling tea gue contest. The Treys, who have lost only three out of 34 games this season, won the first 412-393, the second 424 323 and dropped the third by five urns 393-398. Kathervn Cherry put together scores ol 118. 177. 138 for 431. the best senes of the night- Mr*. Car michael. who prior to the league contests set a ladies’ single record ot 220, was second with a three game series of 408 The Trev* were paced bv Mrs Waldo Lynch who lacked only two pms getting a 400 series. The top single of the night was Cherry's 177 ;in the second. The scores: NO 3— I* 2nd 3rd Ttl. N O Carmichael .. 186 117 125—408 K Cherrv . 116 177 138-431 ! H L. Vandever .. 130 130 130—390 Totals . 412 424 393 1329 •-Average. NO ♦ - lit 2nd 3rd Ttl W. Ly nch . 152 126 120—398 Oeier . 96 87 117—300 J Pierce . 115 80 131-326 Handicap . 30 30 30 Totals .. 393 323 398 1024 Experts Pick Cleveland To Win American Title NEW YORK. April 1. If)—The Cleveland Indians, who last, year fail ed to muster a single first place vote and only one for second, have been ^elected by the baseball expert* to win the American League pennant in a wide-open race involving five of the eight clube. Although the Indians will bs with AZTEC PRINCESS ■ 1 Melon Wins Moody, when •)>«• wet womens national tennis champion *»* called "Quern Helen " 8t»e became a piime«« the other night when she at tended San Francisco's third annual artists' hall. Mere she i» all logged oni in the regalia el an Altec princess, dancing with her hubby, Frederick Moody Picard It Winner In Metropolitan ATLANTA. April 1. ■ * -Slashing -is strokes from par in a sensa I tional final round Henrv Picard 1 tall young pro from Herahey. Pa von first place and $400 in the ! second annual metropolitan golf tournament with a 54-hole total of 200 Finishing with a brilliant M Mon day. Picard finally overhauled Har ry Cooper. Chicago veteran who had led from the Mart. "Lighlhorae Harry ’ himself shav en two stroke* from par with a f9. but had to be content with 211 and second place money of |300 Bvron Nelson, of Texarkana. Th» 4* also carded a 69 which gave him a total of 215. third place and 1250. Behind Nelson were Horton Smith. Oak Park. 111., and Johnny Revol ts. Milwaukee, tied for fourth with 216 & which were worth $175 apiece io them. The London Advisory Council for Juvenile Employment has advised more than 500 000 LtnAion children on employment since 1924.and has placed 677.000 others. uoj LA FER1A independent Homs Owned Theatre — TIESDAY — LAST DAY — “Beyond Bengal” Greatest Animal Picture Screened • ( nmedv — “STAR KITES’* — lout the services of their see short-1 stop, Bill Knickerbocker, at the start of the season, 35 of the 76 sports writers participating In the ninth annual Associated Press pennant poll selected Walter Johnson's out fit as the team to beat by the small margin of two votes over the New York Yankees. The surprise of the balloting was the failure of the Detroit Tigers to run one. two. The 1034 champions, who wen picked by five experts to win last year, wen favored by only 13 writers and Just managed to nose out the Boston Red Box. who receiv ed 13 first-place votes. The three other votes to lead the league went to the Philadelphia Athletics. Voting fat Wide Range In contrast to the National lea gue, in which the Cardinals and Giants were the heavy favorites to finish either first or second, the Tigers dominated the second-place voting in the junior circuit. They re ceived 33 votes, nearly twice as many as their nearest rivals, the Yan kees. Cleveland was picked by 17 for runner-up honors The wide diversion of opinion was noted in the voting for the Ath letics and the Red Sox Connie Mack a team, with Jimmie Foxx plac ed behind the plate, received votes for every position while the Box were picked for every one except eighth. There was little argument as to the last three positions The Washing ton Senators received 41 of the sixth place votes, the St. Louis Browns. 49 of the seventh-place ballots, and the Chicago White Sox. 64 to again fin ish In the cellar. The box acore," showing number of votes for each position: Team- 1 1 3 4 5 8 7 8 Cleveland .. 33 17 19 IS 3 New York .. 33 l* 14 15 8 Detroit .... 13 35 13 1 —-— Boston .... 13 4 15 39 11 4 1 — Philadelphia 3 3 3 9 33 17 lb 1 Washington- 3 7 18 41 St. Louis ..-— * ** Chicago ....- 3 9 64 Vamarie Winner In Havana Yacht Race HAVANA April 3 <J* — Vadim Makaroff* Vamarie a 72-foot ketch from Oyster Bay N. Y.. won the Havana Yacht ciub class a trophy in the annual St Petersburg to Havana race Tuesday. Six and one half hour* after Va rrarl# dropped anchor tn Havana I harbor, no other competitor had appeared and the longest handicap ! t irr had expired The oi^er yachts entered In the contest were said to have been be calmed for many hours off the Dry Tortugaa. RfGILAR MMtSCIR FERRY SERVICE 1 2 2 Prom South Jetties to i Padre Island! j Round Trip 25c j > FuJung parties taken out m the * J bay or in the channel at very < J reasonable rales. 5 JOHN L. RENTFRO Lirenaed Pilot and Owner »»*»»»»»#»»»»»»#«»»»»»*»»**#»*»«* Del Mar Beach • j Strictly modern cot tages with hot and cold running water. Reasonable rates. Fish From the Government Jetties That extepd a mile Into the Gulf of Mexico where fish ing is almost always good. Phono Del Mar 1 F-l I I Training Camp Activities ST PETERSBURG Fla.. April 2. (jPV—There's been Utile mention of Bob Rolfe in the New York Yankees' spring training news, but the red* head from Dartmouth goes quietly about his Job. a certain Infield start er when the season gets under way. Some expert baseball critics believe Rolfe is the best third baseman the Yankees have had since Joe Dugan's day. ORLANDO. Fla.—Harry Psenstat New York schoolboy pitcher, not only has won himself a berth on the Brooklyn Dodger staff but Casey Stengel Is thinking of using him in s starting role So far this spring, the youngster has pitched seven in nings in relief and no one has scor ed on him yet. He pitched the last two innings against Cincinnati Mon day and allowed one hit. McCOMB Mias-The New York Giants' lineup for 1Ui is «et with the single exception of center field. where either Hank Leiber or Oeorge Davu will get the call. Leiber has been doing most of the playing there, but that's mainly because Terry al ready know* what Davis can da Leiber will have to prove he can hit major league pitching before he can push Davis out at the regular )ob. OALVESTON—As pruning time nears for the Pirate* It looks as If First Baseman Earl Browne and Catcher Aubrey Epp* will be given assignments with Birmingham for a little more seasoning. Pitcher* Mace Brown and Wayne Csbora and Catcher Malcolm D*i Weeae. all promising youngiier*, probably will find bertha on the Bucs’ eastern farms for training. d DANCE TONIGHT ■I with * ■ RED MILLS I CLUB ROY ALE ill I LOOK SHOW S| On* Mile East of McAllen 9 For Reservations BP, Pb«t» 43-J er W W ^n’s Suits... 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