Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-16
Sports Chats
- With -
Hal EustaCe

The Elks billiard tournament got
off to a good start Monday when IL
games were ratified across the tables.
This is a large number OF contests
when it is considered that only one
table was used most OF the time.
Only one Of the three ranking play
ers was present. That was George
Bell. He carried off his hono-5 well,
defeating four players by actual
scores. Bell, although he was hand
icapped 25's and sos, dropped only
one handicap. This was to Harry
Z Richardson. sheet metal mogul.
Their actual scores were Bell 80,
I Richardson Sc. With handicap fig
ures, Richardson defeated Bell 61-50.
= 8 5
Perhaps the best individual per-
Torrance of the day was that
turned in by Bell against Robin
Pate. Robin had the hard luck to
catch Bell at his best game. The
filling station operator went out in
16 innings to troUnce Pate SOIL
by actual scores and 50-36 by
handicap. Bell got the highest
runs for the day also He obtained
lis IFS and 13's.
The longest game was that be-
tween Fitch and Smith. 1t dragged
on for 149 innings before Smith
won 1929. The Pickett : Smith
match was almost as long. 1t went
lat innings. Smith was the victor,
b0-43.
The Brownsville Yankees ran
into bad luck Sunday when they
took on the Pentagons at Har-
lingen. The Penis were right and
the locals came off on the short
end of a 20 score. MOncus had his
curves breaking nicely and he
baffled the Yankees owe the en-
tire nine Inning route. Saline and
BednarZ were the only boys from
Fort Brown able to nick him for a
blow. They got n each.
Shaffner hurled good ball also but
he was hit at opportune moments
and two errors took their toll. Wal
lace, in left field for the San Be-
nitans, took a liking to Shaffner's
slantS early in the game. He COL
1ected three before the day was
over.
Sundays real story book game
was played between the San Be-
nitO AZtecs and the Mercedes
Lions. 1t was a hurler'S duel be-
tween Darby and Pumarejo. The
former has coached in the Valley
for some time. PumarejO former
" was one Of the best hurlers
in the Valley league. Both came
through and each allowed only
three measly bingIes. The game
rocked along ND until the last
half Of the ninth when the
still stood 90. Horkman was the
first I'm for the AZtecs. He buZzed
Dne down the third base line.
Zaragoza iuggIed it and he was
safe at first. HOrkman then pill
fered second. The next two men
went out. Waitnan Stepned up 20
the platter. The crowd was in
an excited frenzy. Here was the
make or break point. Waitman
leaned on a fast one for a single.
Hcrkman came in from second
with the winning tally. Sounds
like the scenario of a college mo-
ton picture.
Fights. disagreements and general
d~issention that have broken out in
ell SPORT circles this year cropped
Cut Sunday. The Hat Makers lost
the morning game to the Mission
Bo-30 team 10. Several Of the boys
got their fur rubbed the wrong way
IN this contest. The thing came to a
head in the ninth inning Of the
afternoon game. The score stood
10 against the Hatters when they
rame to bat. Aldape cracked out a
double. Garcia followed him to the
platter and poked one out to the in
field. A close play was called
"safe" bv the umpire. The Mission
blavers threw down their gloves dis
gustedly and left the field. The