Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-18
BELL UNBEATEN
In CUE MATCH
Leads All Field in Elks
Billiard Tournament;
Champ Loses One

george Bell 1urCDer entrenched
himself at the top of the EIks'
straight billiard tournament We'd
nesday by defeating Butler so, 10.
Bell has now played II games and
has not been beaten. He shares
the top position with Jack Rowe
who has played but one game.
Ernest Fernandez, defending
champion, came out for the first
time Wednesday. He demonstrated
that he has lost little if any Of his
old time skill with the cue He play
ed four games. winning three. The
surprise of the day came when Reid
defeated Fernandez 50-48. Reid made
several good runs against the de-
fender. One was for IA points.
Harry Richardson. who was placed
in handicap class two, is making a
strong bid for the straight billiard
trophy. Richardson has played
twelve games, winning nine for a
percentage of ESQ. He evidently is
playing his natural stride as he has
been meeting some Of the best cue
artists.
Corey is another who is showing
up well. He has played 10 games
and is in third place with a mark Of
700. Nelson has played II games,
winning five and dosing six for mark
Of asa. The remainder Of the field
has played only a few games. Nine
teen contests were ran off Wednes-
day.
Bell set the tournament high run
record in his game with Butler when
he touched the worries % times in
succession. He previously made q
run Of % but this exceeded his
quota. Bell only lacked IA or going
out when he made the % billiards.
Wednesdays games follow. First
shows handicap. second. actual
score; third, handicap score; fourth,
high run: and fifth. innings PLAYED:
Fernandez 80 points to Cobolini.
Actual: Fernandez so, Cobolini 10.
Handicap: Fernandez so, Coholini
48. Fernandez high run, Z. Game
went AZ innings.
WEIGHS George. no handican. Ac-
tual: George so, WEIGHS. WEIGHS
high run, :. Game went 70 innings.
George Is points to Fitch. Actual:
George so. Fitch 10. Handicap:
GEORGE so, Fitch 80. George high
run. 5. Game went SO innings.
GeorPe-Reid. NJ handicap. Ac-
tuaI: Reid so. George az. Both
made IS for high runs. Game went
Al innings.
Richardson Is points tn Mick1e.
Actual: Richardson so. Mickle %.
Handicap: Richardson so. Mickle 43.
Richardson high run, 8. Game went
80 innings.
Butler 30 points to Smith: Actual:
Butler so, Smith 40. Handicap:
Smith 10. Butler SO. Butler high
run. 7. Game went IS innings.
Pichardsor- George. m handicap.
Richardson so. George A.. Pichard-
son high run, s. Game went SO in
nings.
George-White. White so, George.
40. White high run, z. Game went
so innings.
Richardson five points to Cisneros.
Actual: Richardson so. Cisnnros 80.
Handicap: Richardson so. CisneroS
A. Richardson high run, 6. Game
went as INNINGS.
Nelson Cobolini. no handicap.
Actual: Cobolini SO. Nelson 40. Co
bolini high run, G. Game went SO in
nings.
Fernandez q points to Reid. Ac-
tual: Reid 80. Fernandez 48. Handi-
can: Reid IS. Fernandez A8- Reid
hioh run, IA. Game went "a innings.
Fernandez Is points to GEORGE.
Actual: Fernandez so. George 26.
Handicap: George 81. Fernandez so.
Fernandez high run, II. Game went
80 innings.
Fernando q points to Richard
son. Actual: Fernandez so. Rich
ardson is. H~an1icap: Fernandez so.
Richardson Al. Fernandez high run,
4. Game went 81 inings.
Rel q points to Putle~. Actual
Bell so. Butler 10. Handicap: Bell
30. Butler "a. Rell high run. %.
Game went 81 inninQs.
Cobolini-C Craig. no handj"ap. Ac-
tual: Cobolini 80, Craig 80. Both
made IS for high run. Game went
So innings.
Wickle Is noir+s TO PUckett. A.
tual: Mickle 20, Puckett II. Handi-
cap: Mick1e 80. Pickett 20. Mickle
hioh run. =. Game went IS innings.
Nelson IN nointS to Fitch. Actual:
Nelson 81. Fitch 20. Handican: Mel
son 30. Fitch 30. Nelson high run.
8. Came went az irninoe.
po+a Is noin+e tn Mickln Actual.
MickIn 50 Pate an. Handican:
Mickln IS. Pate Al. Both made As
for high run. Game went s. in
nirV~.
CArge Is r. Mickle. Actual:
GEORGE 80. Wickle 40. Handican.
Mick1e IS. George 81. Both mado
9's for high run. Game went SO
innings.
STAINING