Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-16

A close scrutiny OF the sport hap
penings Of 1928 does not leave the
reviewer with a feeling Of content
ment.
The year witnessed. among other
things, the voluntary passing Of the
worlds heavyweight champion from
the active list; alarming inroads on
Americas supremacy in world track
and field athletics; the failure of
the U. S. athletes TO retrieve lost
~laurcls in tennis. and n baseball sea
sol that was featured By lack OF ir-
terest through the greater part OF
the campaigns Of the major leagues
at least, and which ended in an nn-
satisfactory series between the two
big league entries.
There were really but two redeem
ing features OF the years activities
the success OF America ~ golf
tand the general play in that sportD
and the sensational surprises which
featured the college football season.
And yet, a day by day review Of
The year reveals that. b. and large,
We had considerable sport dished up
ANA Jul GliAAA4AlUn anu df.tlattiENA
rs they say in the s~idcEhows.
The first activity Of general inter
est for instance-the victory OF Mac
Donald Smith in the Palos Nerdes
open golf tourney-proved to be Of
IN significance as II turned out
10 be a warning that Smith was 20
prove q Wellington for the jolly
golfers all through the winter sea
- G..M4L L--a 49, -
that intrepid youth took four puts
On the thirteenth green.
Ard then followed
Jan. stamford Inivsrsity's z ~
s victory over the Pittsburgh eleven.
az Pasadena. Pitt scored the first
touchdown and missed the point aft
er touchdown. Hoffman's passing
and line plunges brought Stanford
4 touchdown in the third quarter and
the extra point after gave them the
| game.
Jan. Scene Sarazen defended
his Miami Beach open golf title al
the beach.
Jan. 4-Jack Britton, once master
Of the welterweights, was booed
from the ring In the fifth round of
what was declared a mo contest
with one Floyd Hybert at Cleveland,
o. That same day the New York
Yankees paid $4,000 for Lyn Larry
and Jimmie Reese. rookie infielders
Of the Portland Pacific Coast league
club. for delivery in 1929.
Jan. 6.-Tommy Lou-hran. tight
heavyweight champ. risked his title
against Leo Lomski and, although
dropped twice for the count of nine
in the first round. won the decision
on points in Is rounds.
Jan. THE Army and Navy ath-
letic officials broke off football rc-
lstions terminating = discussion over
the three-year varsity rule.
Jan. s.-MacDonald Smith won the
$4,000 Los Angeles open golf title
by defeating Harry Cooper By three
strokes.
Bob Foiwell. famous grid coach
Of Lafayette, Ind, Johns Hopkins.
WI, Pennsylvania and Navy. died
following an operation.
Jan. 1o.-The baseball world was
startled by the trading of Rogers
Hornsby by the New York Giants
10 the Boston Braves for Catcher
Frank Hogan and Outfielder Welsh.
Jan. is.--Jack Shsrkey and Tom
Heeney tlater to meet Gene Tunney)
fought ~ rounds to draw in New
| York.
Jan. so.-Jack De iney. attempt
ing a comeback in popularity. stop
ped Jack Humbeck. Belgian heavy. in
| sixth round &C Boston.
Lew Tender, old lightweight fight
or. failed in comeback effort as wei
terweight when outpointed by Ace
! Hudkins. Nebraska wildcat. in New
York bout.
ssE 22-Iary Nabholtz won vi
Paso open golf tourney. nosinE out
MscDcrald Smith By one stroke, with
= 12-fot putt IN the eighteenth
green.
Jan. 2~e.-Psclino Uozudun, Spanish
heavy hope, knocked out Romero
Rcias IN the third round in Mexico
City.
Jan Si.-Jack Dempsey announced
that he has not Quit tie ring.