Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-23
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BY NORMAN 4. BROWN
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The Brow nsyillc Herald

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Sans thin clads in the track events
OF the Olympic games at Amsterdam.
Picked as probable winners on the
cindcrs, the boys wearing the shield
Of America did not come UP to ex-
pectations, failing to equal the
marks set BY themselves in the June
tryoutS. Maybe they were burned
out. maybe overconfident.
At any rate the showing OF the
U. >. on the track was miserable,
when compared 10 the past perform
ancces, except in one event--the 100
meter. 1t took Ray Barbutti, former
Syracuse university star. to win this
thereby saving the United States
from complete rout.
America managed to pull through
with victory in the games as a whole.
however. with the swimmers, includ-
ing Martha Norclius, Johnny Weis-
mueller and George kojac, the Cali
fornia oarsmen. the field men, and
women athletes plling up points 10
offset tho losses Of the track.
The Olympic games overshadcwed
the remainder Of the world sport
during the month. But other events
we're occurring. Helen Wills was sue
cessfully defending her national
tennis title. And also on the courts,
Mrs. May Sutton Bundy, of Cali
f~orria, womcn's champion in 1901,
was showing the sport world what a
comeback really is BY winning the
I EDNfnrts N4yF rnEW4 rhnV " ~ N hfn
from Charlotte Hosmer.
AUGUST Percy Williams, ~
ycar-old Canadian school boy, cap
tured first place in a 2OO-meter
sprint at the Olympics. Abe Is
pinosa won the Chicago open golf
championship. Babe Ruth made his
42nd home run OF the season against
the St. Louis Browns.
AUGUST g Jimmy McLarnin
Knocked out StanislaUs Lcayza IN
the fourth round at Detroit.
Harry Larva, youthful FINN, won
I the ~I.J00-mcter race al the uiympics.
AUGUST Ray Barbutti, former
| Syracuse star, saved America from
tout on the Olympic track BY win
! ming 400-meter final.
AUGUST 4-Paavo Wrjola, Finn.
won the Olympic decathlon with q
| record OF S,0J3.29 points.
Babe Ruth hit i3rd home run as
! Yanks beat Whit SoX SO.
AUGUST EEL Ouafi, Algerian
Arab, running for France. captured
the Olympic marathon. joey Ray,
U. s., finished fifth. U. 5. relay
teams came through in the 400 and
1,6OO-metcr races ut the Olympics-
AUGUST 6-Martha Norelius, AM
erican mermaid, set a new world rec
ord in the Olympic s00-mctcr swim,
In the time Of 5 minutes ~ and 40
seconds.
AUGUST T-Gecrge Koiac, U. 5.
swimmer, set a new world mark Of
one minute Q and 4-5 seconds to win
the IO0-meter backstroke heat at
Amsterdam.
AUGUST o-Albert Gorilla, az Ar
gentina, emerged triumphant IN the
Olympic 400-meter swim.
AUGUST I0-California's Golden
Bears won the Olympic eight-oared
rowing hcnors in the 2,0U0-mcter
classic.
AUGUST ~il-Johnny WeiHmueller
won the finals in the 2,0Ou-meter
free-style Olympic swim for Ameri-
ca.
AUGUST i2-Lillian Copeland,
California athlete, won the woman !
shot put with q new record toss
81 11.7l meters. She also took
first il the ~javelin and discuss
| events.
AUGUST 14-Tommy Armour Q
the philadelphia open golf cham
pionship.
Babe Ruth banged ~ Nc. "A in
I The home run race.
AUGUST l5-Roberto Roberti won
| from Johnny Risko on a foul III
| the sixth round Of their bout az Eb-
bets field. Brooklyn.
BABE Ruth added home run No.
As.
AUGUST 16-Henry Russels won
| the 2OO-meter dash for America. 4.
| Morgan Taylor, outclassed the tim
Der toppers in the Olympic lcO-meter
hurdles.
AUGUST l7-Ciants cut lead Of
| league-leading st. Louis Cards to
two and one-half games winning 81.
AUGUST ls-Mrs. May Sutton
Burdy, who won the women's nation
al tennis championship in 1904, came
back to win eastern turf court cham
pionship from Charlotte Hosmer.
Mrs. Harry Pressler defeated Vir-
ginia Wilson Z and 8 to win western
women's golf title Of the second time
at Chicago.
AUGUST 19-Giants took national
league lead with third victory owe
the Cards.
Lou Meyer COPIED the 200-mile AL
toona auto sweepstakes averaging
III miles an hour.
AUGUST 20-Giants held their po-
sition as leaders in the National
league race by beating the Cincin-
natl Reds SO.
AUGUST 21-Helen Wills defeated
Mrs. Taylor GO. 6-l. in her first
match in defense OF her national
championship.
AUGUST 23-Detroit Tigers won
| their fourth straight game from the