Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-19
Sports Chats
- With -
Hal Eustace

Hail King Georgel Not King
George OF England. but King George
of Brownsville-master OF all Eli
billiard players. Sunday George
Bell and Jack Rowe played ZOO
In a game that was virtually
for the championship. Neither Of
the two had been defeated previous
N in the straight tournament. Bel
went out on his opponent with q
run OF eight. making the final score
2O0-l90. There are other games
to be played yet, but Bell has the
title as well as In his hand with
Rowe out Of the way.
Ernest Fernandez. defending
champion, has lost several games
although he has played an excel
lent brand Of billiards throughout
the tournament. The handicap
tournament still has O long way "a
20. No one has 1t clinched as Bel
has the straight tourney. Cups are
TO be awarded In both OF the con-
tests.
That cupboard field at Point Is
abel Sunday wa boocoo fast. The
Valley crafts didn't get a remote
Whit ut the prize money. L. +. Hell
ton OF Houston touched near world
record time when he Won the Class
G fiye-mile race, averaging JTISl
miles per hour. Houston racers
again took off the major portion OF
the prizes. Their crafts placed live
times as compared to twice for the
Galveston outboarders. San Anto-
Mo and Goose Greek each got one
place.
The visitors we're evidently vel
pleased with the races here. they
stated they liked the course and
would return for competition here II
the future. Yacht club officials also
were pleased with the success OF the
affair and doubtless will stage an
other regatta next year.
Valley boats did not show up in
the meet very well. They were run
ming in competition with the best
outboarders and crafts In the state
What is generally believed to be the
best cupboard IN the Valley-Georgt
"HeIl-a-Poppin'"- did not
get into action Sunday in the free
for-a1 She spilled Just before the
starter sounded the signal Tor tnt
race to begin.
Good baseball was the order OF
the day Sunday In the Valley. The
Brownsville Hat Makers and the
43rd Mexican cavalry mines split 6
pair 3-c and So. These YER close
affairs. well played and interesting
AT McAllen. the Legionnaires an6
the Mercedes l. ms put on a con-
test that was a regular thriller. !
took II innings for the Macks tr
emerge winner q. 1t was the same
story at Mission. The 30-30's noset
over a run in the tenth inning tc
win 80 scores. That's a brand o.
ball not to be Scoffcd at.
Matty Matsuda, the wonderful lit
tie Jap wrestler. Is dead. He was {
victim Of strains brought on b.
many battles. Matt had quite (
few friends in Brownsville. Der
Freudenstein, Louis Sanford, anC
others. Matsuda was a great per.
former , knew his showmanship
Outside OF the usual humbuggery
that surrounds wrestling Matsudf
was an excellent man. He was dis.
tinctly a credit to the game.
Sanford ac> edits Matsuda Will
saving one of his arms. Working II
the same stable, they VIZ In
brownsville en- route to Mexico City
Sanford wrestler a Tur in Mata.
moros. The Turk almost bit one {
OF Dago's fingers off. Infection &c.
in and the entire arm became swol.
len up. Local doctors were prcpar
ng TO amputate .-'e arm when Nat.
~ asked 'or a ci ance to cure IL. He
sat to work and ths next day wher
the doctors r-me. they found thu
arm well on its way to recovery.
Matsuda was a Jap sailor. He
came to the u. s. In 1900 and Joined
a show as a catch-as-catch-car
wrestler. Later he drifted to Chi.
cago where he yorked with Id San.
tel and Franz Gotch. Matty 20:
valuable experience here. He pro.
crossed rapidly nd wen the weller.
weight title Of tire world In 1917
He held It for four years until alonp
came Jack Re- holds to ta:se thu
crown Matty carle back later
however and held the title again for
five years.
The game little 140-pound jap O.
uncertain age died at Battle Greek
Mich. recently. He had been in 6
sanitarium for about a year. Be
lieving himself in shape once more
he left and wrestled with Basanta
Singh. the Indian, at Cincinnati
Injuries received in the bout prnved