Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-21

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Continuing, Webster's says Of chess:
"A game Of pure skill played on a
chesSboard with chessmen, the play
ers moving alternately until the
king of one is SO attacked that he
cannot escape"
So that, gentlemen, in ease you
are not familiar with the game,
is the sport of sports. in the
minds Of those who participate.
OlmitO's players, the Messrs.
Stilwell and Mickle, have been
challenged, or are, as we have
been asked to Go so, by John
Hunter, champion chess player of
Ell Jardin. John admits that, and
declares he is good, and would
like nothing better than a setto
with his Olmito friends. Bring
on the board.
Out at St. Joseph's Academy,
where Coach Mem holds sway, and
dotes on baseball, there is a young
man on the third team who has the
makings Of a major league finger,
He Is Albert Reed, Jr. The young
ster eats and sleeps baseball, and
in his own words, knows the weak
ness" Of every player on the first
team. And the fact is Albert is a
crack little pitcher for his IS years
Of age.
Here's 4 tip: If any If you
baseball fans wan to get a rise
out of L. B. Winans, Of San Be
nito, kinda poke fun at his base
ball club Of 1922, in Brownsville.
Winans' club won about fifteen
straight games. defeating every
club in the Valley, and some ex-
cellent exhibitions Of the national
pastime were played. So it is
going to be a hard proposition
TO get by with it. But it has been
done.
In Houston they will tell YOU tina
Rice Institute is due to take on nev
life III an athletic way. since Jacl
Meagher has taken over the coach.
ing JOB Of football. ANY kind o
Improvement over Owl grid team.
Of the past few years will be vel
coined. They have always supposed
TO have had as good mentors a
could be had. Maybe Meagher il
the right fellow IN the right place
Houston deserves q football team it,
fans can be proud OF. We believe
the Owls will present a much bet.
ter team this coming season.
Joe Dundee, WeIierweight mon
arch. ana once 4 great fighter, is
suffering with blood poisoning in
his left arm. It NAV mean the
end Of The Italians rnig career, Ii
reports OF the condition arc true.
Dundee was reported to have
signed articles to fight HiIaro
MARTINEZ. Of Spain. in Mexico
City next month, but his mana
ser Max Waxman. denies thst
any kind Of an agreement has
been entered into for this fight,
jce's manager declares that Ii
viii be many days before the
fighter will be out Of danger from
the blood poisoning.
Burt Shotton, manager Of the
Philadelphia Nationals. likes HON.
er Peel, the Cameron, Texas, boy.
Peel played with Houston last sea-
son, being one Of the best outfieId-
ers n the league. 4 couple Of sea-
sons ago the Texas boy suffered a
broken leg, but he is game. and
came back with a bangl Peel. at
this time, has made the club.
Ont j. Laredo they are baseball
"rninc As it would be put in
alrpiaL Darlarce. The border
city has always been a good base
ball town. Before the proposed
league IN the Valley IS dropped
for lack OF enough towns to en-
ter. we = n favor Of taking in
Laredo, along with Corpus Chris
H. Then there would BE four
towns in the Valley, namely, Nc
Allen, Harrington, San Benito and
brownsville. That would make
an interesting circuit.
Kid Pancho, who battles The
Monterrey boy. Juarez, in the main
event of the boxing card at Fort
Brown skating rink Monday night.
IS WORKING hard IN order to be in
AL condition for the ten round 20.
This Juarez scrapper will be paving
MS 1lrst Visit to the United States
IN quest Of boxing laureIs. He is
coming, backed bv a reputation NJ
BENG a tough fighter. He has met
the best I'D that part Of Mexico,
ana has some knockouts over we'll
known fighters Of the states. Its
the fellow With the punch who
draws the cash customers.
Andy Rees, a package OF dvna-
mite, and a great BAH pIaver ia
the making, has the inside track
for the second base Job Of the New
York Giants. Beating another
Andy-Cohen-out Of the position
was no easy task. But the bov
from Alabama has lust about ac-
ccmpilshed that very thing.
a couple OF sports scribes. .Tiny
Tucker Of Waco and Blondv Cross
or san Angelo. are poking fun III
each other-that is, at their facial
adornments. You people who have
seen either OF these fellows wont
forget what YOU saw. as neither
would take a prize at Y beautv
show. Tn fact. they wouldn't get tc
fIrts base. N
Connie Mack. the sage Of Phila.
oelphia, and well known in the