Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-28
'Annua!SportR ! EVE
IN BY PNORMAN E. GROWN
BY NORMAN l.. BROWN
Central Press Sports Writerl


pic stadium at Amsterdam, Holland.
Experts in the sports predicted a
fairly easy victory for the Americans
in the track events of the Olympics,
largely on strength Of the June
showings.
However, this proved 10 be d sad
overestimation. 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 in the siren
uous competition they had 10 under
70 IN June and later before they
could win q place on the team. Lat
er, IN the actual Olymplcs they gave
evidence Of having gone stale.
However. the field victories pulled
the United States through.
Mickey Walker, middle weight. and
Tommy Loughrln. light heavyweight
defended their titles with honor
during the month, both retaining
their "
Helen Wills continued her 5,uash-
ing triumphs as did Babe Ruth who
was hitting home runs IN every
American league park with astonish-
ing regularity throughout the month.
Another sensation or the month
was the fine California crew which
swept TO victory over the crack
Fights Of the east 10 the annual
ro%ughkeepsie regatta.
The big dcings in June included
JUNE Tommy Loughran, light
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defended his title by defeating Pete
Latzo in ~ rounds a. New York.
JUNE 2-The trsnscontinental
~footrace. the ''bunion derby" as 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. to take ef-
feet a. the close Of the 1923 grid
iron season.
The United States defeated the
Japanese in the western IONS Davis
Cup finals.
JUNE 4-Helen Wills won the
French vomen's hard courts tennis
championship BY defeating Eileen
Bennett Of England, a. Auteuil.
France.
JUNE Babe Ruth hit his goth
home run as New York beat Clevo-
land. So.
JUNE S-Eric Krenz, Of Stanford.
set . new world mark Of ti9 feet,
two inches. in the discus throw at
the national collegiate association
track and field championship meet
ut Chicago. III. Rice Of the College
~ ~ nv.~l~ TF~f-.FH- " -
q new j~avelin record ~ the meet
when he threw the stick goa feet
and 2 81 inches.
JUNE 9-Stanford university cap
tured the national collegiate tack
title az the Chicago meet.
Toro won the American Derby nv
Chicago. Misstep was second and
Solsce third.
Vito won ths Belmont Stakes, 8
10 10 l shot. Genie was second and
Diavolo third.
JUNE 10-Babs Ruth hit two home
but the Chicago White Sox de-
feated the Yankees, So.
Jake May shut out the New York
Giants for Cincinnati. so, before 2
Sunday crowd OF 10000.
JUNE ll-Chicago White Sox took
the second straight game from the
stumbling Yankees. 81.
JUNE 15-pete LatZo won over
Leo Lomski on a foul In the sixth
round ~ their bout ~ New York.
JUNE t5-Joe GenewIch was trad
ed by the Boston Braves TO the New
York Giants for Virgil Barnes. Ben
Cantwell, ". IT. Clarkson, pitchers,
awI AfFraI E-mt--- .4L
JUNE i6-Ths British women's
team Won the NiEhtman cup. inter
national women's tennis trophy. back
again for England, defeating the
American team ct Wimbledon, Eng.
Lloyd Hahn set q new s00-meter
mark in winning the Olympic try
outs ct New York.
JUNE tT-Babe Ruth hit his 18th
home run az the New York Yankees
defeated the Browns. SO.
JUNE 1s-The partnership ~ Red
Grange. football star, and G. g..
Pyle, sports promoter. is reported
broken. Later confirmed.
JUNE t9-The University If Cali
fornia crew won the PouChkeepsic
regatta IN the record time of 1895
As. The other crews trailed IN thr
following order: Columbia. Cornell.
Navy. Syracuse and Pennsylvania.
JUNE 2l-Ths national open golf
tournament is opened at Olympia
Chicago.
Mickey walker. m~iddleweirhi
champion. defeats Ace Hudkins. in 10
rounds ~ Chicago.
JUNE 23-Bobhy Jones snd Johnny
Farrell tied for the national open
title.
The Cleveland baseball club an
nounced IL had signed Bruce Cald-
well. Yale football and baseball star.
JUNE ~24-Johnny Farrell wins
nlayoff with Bobby Jones for The m.
tional open title. Scores; Fsrrsn las.
Ia.
George Pipgrar, Of the Yankees,
shut out Boston as Babe Ruth hit
his 2sth home run.
JUNE 25-The English tennis
championship tournament was open-
FL AZ Wimbledon. Eng. Trsncis ri.
Hunter was put out in the first
round hy Ed Andrews. or Australia.
JUNE 26-ohnny Risko got a
point decision over George Godfrey.
negro heavyweight menace" in 10
at New York.
The New Ycrk Giants crushed the
lis.
JUNE 2s-Babe Ruth bit two home
as the Yankees crushed the
Philadelphia Athletics. 1914.
JUNE 29--The st. Louis Cardinals
continued their great pennant drive
by defeating the Pirates. %.
JUNE S0-F. Morgan Taylor. n. A.
q. broke the 40U-mster hurdles rec.
ord when he did the jumps N ss.1
N the midwest Olympic %tryouts a.
Chicago.