Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-06
SPORTS
TALK

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las stripping, took medalist honors
from the greatest field ever to com
pete for the Texas amateur golf
crown Wednesday at Dallas. Gull
dahl. who holds the state high
school championship, made two
fine rounds Of II and IS despite
cross winds and a wet course. "A
heavy rain about daybreak slowed
the fairways.
The relatively unknown Dallas
whiz o~Utstepped a field Of Texas
stars listing such names as OSSie
Carlton. former title holder; Al
vim Herold, Dallas city champ
ion, C. l.. Campbell, Temple; Jack
Speer. defending champion, and
many other notabIes. Many pre-
tournament favorites were forced
to the second and third flights.
These included such well known
names as Bob Scott, San Angelo;
Jack Dold, Houston. state muni-
cipaI champions; Fred Golding,
Houston; Al Barbee. Waco. James
Morgan. San Antonio, and James
Chapman, Houston.
.
Match play in the tournament
will get under way with Dallas at
the pole position. This city has Is
contenders in the running for the
state title. Houston placed six in
the fight. Wichita Falls four and
Fort Worth two. Two 1s-hole
rounds today will reduce the field
to eight contestants.
Another relatively sport I'M
known captured first h0nors In
the EPSON Downs classic racing
event Wednesday. Trigo, scantily
backed 80 to I, ran off from a
fast field before a gathering Of
n0tables, including the Prince or
Wales, estimated at a million by
seine. An Irish merchant. W.
liam Barnett, owned the horse
that Out-stepped the cream OF
England's three-year-olds. Ameri-
can hopes were pinned on Pos
terity. owned by Mrs. C0rlotte or
Glorney. Much American money
went by the boards when Poster
ity cantered in sixth.
IN accordance with the old Eng
lish custom. the Prince of Wales,
representing his father. congrat-
ulated Barnett shortly after the
victory Of his horse.
A great American race track
classic will become history SAT-
urday when the Belmont stakes
arc run. The horses are now on
site and have been given stiff
runs for the past week.
1t now appears that other Big
Ten conference members than Iowa
arc not so lilly white Iowa stood
N a good way to be made sle goat
IN the investigation OF prosecuting
and Substituting athletes. But Coach
Everett Case Of Frankfort. Ind.
high school and Robert Spraldinr
Iowa basketball star have imnli-
Gated Purdue. Coach Case. who
declares he has the proof and can
lay IL on the table. Is vigorous IN
his denunciatiOns of Purdue
SPREADING also is willing to testify
70 the effect that he was offered
All expenses by a friend Of Pur-
due If ne would enter that insti-
tuition.
It's getting high time for an
honest showdown in these mat
tiers. It's extremely doubtful.
however, that any appreciabIe
amount Of the dirt that exists
VIII be uncovered. This thing Il
being practiced to n certain ex-
tent by almost every school I'm
the land. Even high schools are
running afOul Of eligibility rules.
etc. It's human nature and a.
long aS the sugar daddies Of The
lumn wish to see dear old
Nah-Nah win, this thing will ex-
ist. Perhaps unknown TO The
school authorities. but II will
exist. nevertheless.
The proposal of the Fort Worth
Athletic club to hold a Striblinp-
Heeney fight in Matamoros July 4
Is getting the merry ha-ha from
Valley fans. Not too loud. bows.
smoker II You wish. but IL looks AZ
though the Cowtown bows mean
business. Z. II. Blake. physical di-
rector OF the club, will be in
Brownsville and Matamoros Sun
day In connection with the pro-
posed fight. IF the bout were to %
through, the laugh would be on the
valley. Blake states that he al
ready has made arrangements for
excursions by rail from all parts
Of the country. He is said 10 he
d~ickering with aerial concerns for
excursion rates. also.
II Is rEmored that the stale
department at Washington has
intentions OF aiding Governor
Dan Moody in his fight against
tights In Texas. The whisper Il
to the effect that the state de-
partment win order that no fights
be held I'm army posts. " true.
this would prevent bouts from be-
ing held at Fort Brown. In that
case. II appears as though Rio
Rico and Matamoros will hog The
pugilistic limeIight in the valiss.
Joe Rivera and Lionel Garcia OF
Brownsville are in the foremost
ranks OF the piscatorial artists az
the Valley. Within a period OF a
week they have caught three June
fish. One tipped the beam at $50
pounds, another at ITS pounds and
the last at so pounds. All were
caught at the mouth Of the Rio
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