Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-28
fAnnualS Sport eyiew-l998
I'M BY INOPMAN E. BROWN
by NORMAN T.. BROWN
Central Press Sports Writerb

Experts IN the sports predicted a
fairly easy victory for the Americans
in the track events Of the Olympicg.
largely on strength of the June
showings.
However, this proved TO be q sad
cverestimntion. While the United
States did later win the worlds track
and field championship Uncle sam
barely escaped disaster.
Our track athletes seemed 20 have
burned themselves out m the siren
nous competition they had e. under
20 IN June and later before they
could win q place on the team. Lat
CT, IN the actual Olympics they gave
evidence Of having gone stale.
However. the field victories pulled
the United States through.
Mickey Walker. middle weight, and
Tommy Loughran, light heavyweight
defended their titles with honor
during ihe month, both retaining
their
Helen wills continued her s.nash-
ing triumrhs as did Bsbs Ruth who
was hitting home runs IN every
American league park with sstcnish-
Ing regularity throughout the month.
Another sensation OF the month
was the fine California crew which
swept TO victory over the crack
eights OF the east in the annual
Poughieepsie regatta.
The biz doings in June included:
JUNE Tommy Loughran. light
heavyweight champion, successfully
defended his title by defeating Pete
Lstzo in 10 rounds at New York.
JUNE 2-Ihe trsnscontinsntal
footrace. the "bunion derby" rs II
was called, ended with Andy Payne,
Oklahoma farmer boy. winner.
Or. John W. Wilce. head football
coach at Ohio State University, an
nounced his resignation, 10 take ef-
feet at the close Of the 1898 grid
iron reason.
The United States defeated the
Japanese N the western zone Davis
Cup finals.
JUNE a-Heien Wills won the
French women's hard courts tennis
championship bv defeating Eileen
Bennett of England, az Auteuii,
France.
JUNE Babe Ruth hit his goth
home run as New York beat Cleve-
land, So.
JUNE s-Eric Krenz. Of Stanford.
set a new world mark or t49 feet,
two inches. in the discus throw at
the national collegiate association
track and field championship meet
RI Chicago, M. Rice Of the College
Of the Ozarks, Clarksyille. Ark, set
2 new ~javelin record st the meet
when he threw the stick 2o4 feet
and Q 3-4 inches.
JUNE 9-Stsnford university CAP
turcd the national collegiate track
title at the Chicago meet.
Tore won the American Derby At
Chicago. Misstep wss second and
Solace third.
Vito won the Belmont Stakes, >
10 70 l shot. Genie was second and
Diavolo third.
JUNE 10-Babe Ruth bit two home
runs but the Chicago White Sox de
feated the Yankees. 6-2.
Jake May shut out the New YorL
Giants for Cincinnati, so, before q
sunday crowd OF 10000.
JUNE 1l-Chicseo White Sox took
the second straight game from the
stumbling Yankees. 81.
JUNE f3-fete Lat,o won over
Leo Lomski on a foul in the sixth
round If their bout ~ New York.
JUNE 15-Joe Gcnewich was trad
ed BY the Boston Braves q the New
York Giants for Virgil Barnes. Ben
Cantwell. ". r.. Clsrkson. pitchers,
and Alfred Spohrer. catcher.
JUNE i6-The British wcmen's
team won the Nightman cup. inter
national women's tennis trophy, back
again fer England. defeating the
American team 81 Wimbledon, Eng.
Lloyd Hahn set e new s0o-meter
mark in winning the Olympic try
outs at New York.
JUNE II-Babe Ruth hit his 25th
home run az the New York Yankees
defeated the Browns, So.
JUNE 1s-Ths partnership Of Red
Grange, football star, and G. q.
Pyle, sports promoter, Is reported
broken. Later confirmed.
JUNE 1a-The University of Cali
fornia crew won the Pcughkeepsie
regatta w the record time az 1885
Is. The other crews trsiled in the
following order: Columbia. Cornell.
Navy G.AHfuNt NMu FNNNN NHNAts
JUNE 2i-The national oren golf
tournament IA opened ~ Olympia
fileds, Chicago.
Mickey walker. miidleweirht
champion. defeats Ace Hudkins, IN 10
rounds AZ Chicago.
JUNE 25-Bobby Jones and Johnny
Farrell tied for the nstionsl open
title.
The Cleveland baseball club an
rouncrd u had signed Bruce Cald-
well, Yale football and baseball star.
JUNE 2t-Johnny Farrell wins
rlsycff With Bobby Jones for the ma
tionsl orsn title. Scores: Farrell i47,
Jones IA.
George Fipgrsr. II the Yankees,
shut out Boston as Babe Ruth hit
his 2sth home run.
JUNE cS-The English tennis
championship tournament wss open
ed ~ Wimbledon. Eng. Francis n.
Hunter was put out in the first
round By Ed Andrews. Of Australia.
JUNE 26-Johnny Eisko got a
point decision over George Godfrey.
negro heavyweight menace IN 10
rounds at New York.
The New York Giants crushed the
rhillies. lis.
JUNE 2s-Bahe Ruth hit tw, home
runs as the Yankees crushed the
Philadelphia Athletics, 1914.
JUNE 22-The 81. Louis Cardinsl-
continued their great pennsnt drive
by defeating the Pirates. %.
JUNE So. Morgan Taylor. 4 A.
G. broke the 400-mstsr hurdles rec
ord when he did the jumps in 5s.1
in the midwest Olympic tryouts At
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