Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15
Sports Chats
- With -
Hal Eustace

There are facts and figures to
back up the belief that the Texas
League is exceptionally fast for class
"A" ball. For one thing 1t usually
wallops the champion Of the South
ern league each year for the Dixie
title. Another thing is that there
are about so ex-Texas league players
now cavorting in the two major
loops.
Houston has turned out a great
er number of these than any other
Texas club. They have the fol-
lowing now in the big tops: Selph,
BOttOmley, Hafey, Orsatti, Hal
lahan, Farmhouse, ROettger, Peel,
Wyatt, Walker, Soluble, Bell and
Mueller. The White Sox have a
larger number Of ex-Texans on
their roster than any other big
league team. They have Alex
Metzler. Art Shires. Carl Reynolds,
Watty WatwoOd, Ted Lyons. Chic
Aubrey, Grady Atkins and Ted
Blankenship. The Cardinals are
a close second with seven. All are
up from the st. Louis teams Hous-
ton farm. Six Texans are with
the Athletics, five with the Cubs
and four with the Phils.
Well, we'll, We may have to take
up tennis again after a brief career
of n game. In I'll bashful teens
we purchased a complete tennis out
fit and matched a game with a
neighboring girl. Our family had
been joshing us about the girl for
some time. After a short session we
inquired Is to the score. The an
swer, two, love-" caused us to
abruptly shelf the game.
There is now a movement on
foot to abolish the term dove"
Frank t. Anderson, prominent
player, is at the helm of the re-
formers. If Anderson and his CO.
hOrts put it over, we may return to
the courts for another game.
Love, by the way, means zero or
nothing" in tennis. This is an
excellent for some Old Meanie to
pipe up land out of tennis, too.")
Phil Scott, Great Britain's gift to
pugilism, gets a break. Phil. who
has managed to stay on his feet bet
ter than most English brawlers. is
in line for wallops at Max Schmeling
and Jack Sharkey. leading con-
tenders for the title Gene Tunney
dumped for an heiress. Schmeling
is under contract to meet the Brit
isher in Brooklyn. This paper was
signed by Arthur Budlow, manager
with whom the Black Hun is now at
outs. Schmeling does not want to
go through with the bout with the
second rater from across the At
lantic. The German, we'll in line for
the worlds championship, has moth
ing to gain and everything to lose in
this fight.
Scott has gotten so much pub
licity out Of Schmeling's refusal
to fight that English promoters
are seeking to capitalize on it.
They have invited Jack Sharkey to
London for a fight with Scott. The
loud sailor would get 65 per cent
CT the game which should net
around S600,000 promoters believe.
Meanwhile, Schmeling has been
suspended for not fighting Scott.
The Britisher grabbed a boat tn
the q. S. Saturday to take full
advantage of the breaks coming
his way.
Phil IS n Of those horizontal
heavies" who should veal a para
chute. He is getting a shot at the
big money in spite Of himself.
Knute Hansen slapped him into the
resin for the count in one round.
Harry Drake, Pauline Uzcudun and
Harry Person each knocked him
out. But this does not disoualify
Phil In the estimation of British
fans. They are anxious to see their
favorite get in on the ear Scrambling
for the title.
Each county has had its long
time champion. Finland her
Nurmi, France her Lenglen. Ar
gentina her Lacey, etc, but 1t re-
mains for two Americans to top
the field in this resDect. Bobby
Jones and Helen Wills nrobablv
have won crowns since 1923 with
more consistency than anv other
two sporting kings. Bobby has
won the u. s. amateur golfing
crown four times. the u. s. open
three times, and the British open
twice. Miss Wills has won eleven
major titles. She took the u. S.
singles five times. British singles
three times, French singles twice
and the Olympic singles once.