Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-24

opened with the main results
these chronicled above.
i4-Johnny Layton rcgained
his national th~ree-cushicn billiard
title in a championship match in
Chicago. defeating Willie Hoppe IN
the final match.
15-The Nationals of New
York won the national soccer title
by defeating the Chicago rickley-
Bers, 9 to o, at Chicago. The
teams had played to a / to 1 tic
the week previously in Cleveland.
O., two overtime periods failing to
bring a score by either team. The
final game was marred by riots.
APRIL 20-Lefty Grove gavc the
Philadelphia Athletics new life
when he tanned the n. Y. Yanks
z to ! in the opener at New York.
allowing the team five hits and
holding Ruth hitless and Gehrir
to So single. The two old vets.
iris Speaker ard Ty Cobb, cinchcd
the game for the Mackmcn with
their timely hitting. Eppa ] ley.
y the Cinci Reds. shut out the
Chicago Cubs the same afternoon
with four hits.
'RlL 2I-Rube Walbers sent Ath-
'etic boosters into a frenzy or de-.
Nght by shutting out the Yankees.
20 to 0, allowing six hits and col
letting a homer and two singles
himself. Vic Aldridge, recently
traded TO the Giants BY John Me-
Graw for failure to me to terms.
Had McGraw kr1vn how much
help Aldridge uas TO prove 70 the
team the Giant boss would have
raid him to stay out III the cold.
PRIL 2S-Pete Lstzo, former well
terTeight champion. made his de-
but as n light heavyweight and de-
feated Tony Marullo in 10 rounds
in a New York ring.
25-Bsbo Ruth cnioyed biz
biggest day Of the season. M to
the date mentioned. BIZ seeking
two home runs off Horace Lisen-
bee. Of the Washington Senators.
at New York. He had collected
one in previous games.
APRIL 25-Frank Lockhart. intrepid
auto racer or international fame.
Was killed when n tire Of his car
exploded and hurled the machine
INTO space as he was attempting "a
set a new worlds speed record at
Daytona Beach. Fla. lie was
travelling over 200 miles an hour
when the accident occurred. Jack
hearrs lost his suit 10 collect back
pay as manager Of Jack Dempsey.
26-Andre Routis. European
feather champ, outpointed ~Ignaz-
zio Fernandez in IL rounds ne
Cleveland, o. Jack Quinn shut out
the Washington Senators for the
Athletics on seven hits, 10 make il
five straight victories FOR the
Msckmen.
APRIL 27-Walter Hagen took one
Of the worst drubbings or his golf
ing career in losing the first half
Of a 72-holc match with Archie
Compston, British pro. at Hert-
fcrdshire. Eng, Hagen being Il
down at the end ~ IS holes. He
lost the match is to IL the next
day.
APRIL 2s-chsrlia Paddock. still
called the worlds fastest human.
set q new worlds record for the
1T5-ysrd distance. OF II Is se.-
onds. at Penn relay carnival st
Philadelphia. He narrowly escsp-
ed serious injury. a. a portion or
the stand collapsed along the
course when the crowd leaned
forward to watch him. Ice Barnes
set . new worlds record for the
pole vault the same day, in the
vest coast games It F.esno. Cal,
bv vsulting "a feet I ga inches.
The mark was one-auarter Of an
inch above Sabin Cars record.
John kuck. later to star in the
olympics. set a new worlds rec5rd
for the shotput OF 81 feet To
inch. which was just that fraction
Of an inch better than -,slph
Roses record. made in 1909.
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