Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08
SPORT UPSETS
ARE FREQUENT
Jones, Toland, Allison and
Van Ryn, Athletics Fur
nish Big Thrills
BY ALAN ]. GOULD


NEW YORK, July S.-(P-The
campaign along the sports trails
has reached the halfway post with a
flock of upsets already on record
and quite a few more in prospect.
Here are a few Of the principal
surprises SO far:
Golf-The % stroke margin of
Bobby Jones over Al Espinosa in the
U. S. open playoff and the failure
Of Johnny Farrell, 1923 champion,
to qualify for final SO holes.
TenniS-Defeat Of Cochet-Brug-
non and Tilden-Hunter teams in
Wimbledon doubles by young Amer
leans, Van Ryn and Allison u win
ming title.
Rowing - Defeat of California
eight, 1928 worlds champions, in
Poughkeepsie Regatta; victory for
Browne and Nichols school-boys of
Cambridge, Mass, in Thames chal-
lenge cup finals after Columbia's
favored "lightweights" were elimi-
mated.
Track-Victory of Eddie Tolan,
Michigan negro, over Bracey, Wy
koff, Sweet and others for national
sprint crown.
Turf-Defeat Of Blue Larkspur,
favorite for 3-year-old crown, by
30-to-1 shot, Grey Goat, in Withers
stakes; triumph in classic English
derby for Trigo. SO to /.
The biggest upset in sight oyer
the next few months is the prospec,
tive downfall Of the worlds cham
pion Yankees in baseball. The Ath-
leticS, choice of only about ten out
of about sixty experts in the pre-
season American league dope, ap-
pear we'll enough equipped to pro-
tect the big lead they have gained
over the title-holders.
The National league race is tor
close to determine whether an upset
may occur. However the Pittsburgh
Pirates, not SO favorably regarded
in the advance figuring, now have
as bright prospects as either Of the
two preseason favorites, Cubs and
Giants.
There is always the danger of an
upheaval in golf and ven the great
Bobby Jones will not be entirely free
of risks when he tackles the rugged
coast-line Del Monte course in quest
of his fifth national amateur crown
early in September. Nevertheless
he will be regarded as something
like an even choice against the field.
which will include Cyril Tolley,
British champion.
In tennis, Helen Wills seemingly
has no serious obstacle in the path
of another unbeaten season while
the French Davis cup team may be
expected to dominate again the
CHALLENGE round situation, whether
or not the United States is the chal-
lenger. The Cochet-Lacoste COM
mand Of the courts Is now quite as
clear-cUt as was the Tilden-JOhnstor
reign of a few years for America.
If their astonishing form at
| Wimbledon Is q criterion, the fu-
ture hopes for the United States in
Davis cup competition will be
Johnny Van Ryn, the hard-hitting
ex-Princetonian and Wilmer Allison,
the Texas youth. Both outshone not
only the veterans. Tilden and Hunt
er but the experienced Lott and
Hennessey. comprising the top
ranking four in American tennis.
Their performances Just about
clinch their places on the Davis Gun
team for the inter-Zone finals and
possibly the challenge round against
France.
The boxing racket" would appre-
ciate q few upsets but 1t has nothing
in sight to stir the imagination, un-
less it is he possibility of action
when Tommy Loughran and Jimmy
Braddock fight for the light heavy
weight crown on July 18 at the Yam
kee Stadium.
In the two principal heavyweight
engagements this year, Stribling-
Sharkey and Schmeling-Paulino
there has not been even a knock
down, much less an upset.