Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
Sports Chats
With -
Hal Eustace

- With -
Hal Eustace
And the end is not yet. Bob
Wade, Brownsville's foremost Skeet-
er, broke 148 flying birds" out OF
a possible $50 Sunday. If you
don't believe this is excellent shoot
ing, ask any Skeeter. And by the
time you read this Bob probably will
be on the range spraying lead
again. His records mean as little
as aerial endurance marks-he
breaks them the next time ne
shoots. Wade obtained four per-
feet rounds of Is Sunday. Jimmy
George and Dave Young also
chalked UP 25's. These were
Georges second and Young's first.
If they can maintain their fast
pace, they should deal Donna,
state team champions, plenty of
misery next Sunday when the
two teams meet on the local
range. Brownsville Skeeters
aren't overly optimistic toward
the shoot-they have plenty Of
respect for the state champs.
Donna will send down either a
seven or ten-man team. Edin-
burg and Point Isabel clubs are
progressing rapidly and three or
fOur-club meets will probably be
held in the future. The gunnerS
of the HidaIgo county seat are
the last to band together. Donna
is lending them what little aid
they need, shooting on their
range now and then.
The San Benitc Pentagons are
continuing their victorious rush.
Their latest victims are the
Brownsville Yankees. They took
the Yanks into camp Sunday 81,
getting the edge by a little extra
wizardry while playing about the
same physical game. big Dick"
JeffrieS allowed seven hits as did
Schaffner of the Yanks, but Dick
bore down in the pinches to keep
the runs away. Taylor and Camp
bell Of the Pents starred at bat,
each obtaining a brace of blows.
Stanley and Schaffner Of the
Yanks slapped the ball out safely
twice.
The San Benito Aztecs' stock
has mounted considerably since
e. Darby, former Greyhound star,
Joined their hurting staff. He
held La Feria to six hits Sunday.
winning his game So. Darby
shacked out a brace Of blows to
aid In winning his own game.
Van Pelt of La Feria famed Is
Aztecs, allowing eight hits. He
was not backed up as well as
Darby, however. Truitt Roberts.
new acquisition of the Aztecs,
played left field. He got one
bingle.
Old King Football reused him.
self from his seasons slumber
Monday when the Raymondville
grid aSpirants were called out bv
V. Standby. The real season Is
about 60 days off. If the old King
has anything human in his make
up ne probably turned off the alarm
clock and returned to his slumber.
Soon, however, the brisk call to
combat will sound over the Valley
and the old fellow will have to come
from his Information.
5. M. U. has drawn a game with
the Naval academy. They threw
a big a into the Army last
year and turned in one Of the
greatest performances seer in the
East. The Mustangs obtained a
better booking this season, No
vember Is. This should find both
teams In top form and a fair
comparison of southwestern and
eastern football may then be had.
Intersectional games will seldom
come to Texas for the unavoid-
able reason that northern and
eastern teams find themselves
handicapped by the sudden
change of climate.
University Of Texas officials are
preparing to mail out 100 invita-
lions for the football training camp
to open Sept. 10. The Lonphorns
have lost eleven lettermen, leaving
a NUCLEUS of IA around which TO
build the coming team. The last
year champs lost Tigner, Phillips.
Sewell, Cowley, Wray, Rhoads and
Ford IN the line. In the backfield
Capt. Rufus King and Leo Baldwin
will make room for new faces. The
coming backfield looks good v e
though the outlook for the line is
nothing to make whoopus over.
Shelly, Beular, Meadows, Rees and
Perkins are returning to do bail
toting chores.
j.. Alvin Gardner, former Spud-
der owner, will succeed Doak Rob-
erts as president of the Texas
league. Roberts has served many
years, and no doubt a large
amount of credit is due him for
making the Texas league the
fastest class "A" circuit in the
land. Gardner, however, is ex-
pected to fill his shoes capably.
He knows baseball, is a square
shooter and is easy to get along
with" He sold his interest in
the Spudders to the st. Louis
Browns.
Slugger or boxer? It's the old
story again. Which will it be, Boxer
Sammy Mandell, or Slugger Tony
Canzoneri Friday night. 1t should
be Mardell. He will be defending
his lightweight crown when he steps
into the Chicago stadium ring with
CanZoneri, The clever little champ