Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-01

billiard tournament wednesday
when he defeated everything IN
sight. The only reason he didn't
trounce more was because they
weren't on deck. He ran his win
ming streak up to IL with no losses
recorded against him. Rowe had
played only one game up until Sat
urday OF last week. Jack Is whip
ping I'D his horses now. however.
and it appears as though he viii
be able to play his entire schedule
Of Is games.
Like Skippy. Jack is always
belittlin'" but he be-littleS him.
self. After making an extreme
Iy difficult billiard. Jack be-littles
himself for not getting better po-
sition. He Is an excellent cushion
player and knows his '~leavings."
Jack not only knows the shots
there are plenty who can tell you
how TO make them--but he can
execute them.
The high spot in the Elks' tourn-
ament is expected 10 come when
Rowe and George Bell meet. They
appear certain 10 meet in a con-
test for the crown. Bell now has
played 81 games without a single
loss. Rowe, rapidly hauling up
from behind, has won IL straight.
From the class of his play shown
Wednesday, Rowe should have little
trouble in hurdling the remainder
Of the field. Fernandez. Richard
son. Corey and Reid constitute the
tough spots.
Dave Young Is the latest of
Brownsviile's skeeters TO step into
the limelight. Dave. perhaps the
youngest member Of the local
team. toed the mark and broke
so straight Tuesday afternoon.
This was the second time that
Young has achieved perfect
marks. No doubt the roar of
Dawes gun caused the local crown
to settle down over Bob Wade's
ears a bit. Bob's safe for a while
though. He figures II a bad day
unless he breaks a %. The best
record made here for an after
noon was established by Wade
Sunday. He broke AS out of a
possible $50. That would be *
cellent shooting 1T trap, much
less skeet-
The Brownsville club has selected
wisely in the naming Of its officers.
| Thu vrnrN F1fhsNrsar ft1 nf the CHAT
ers are represented on the ruling
body. Harry Richardson. snapshot
wizard, was elected president; Bob
Wade, vice president: Frank Arm
strong. secretary, and Vincent Ste
venson, treasurer. The club is a
n o n-profit making organization.
Consequently quite a bit Of WORK
will have TO be borne by the Off
GERS. II the officers were not high
ly interested, it is probable that the
club would relax and fall by the
way. But with fellows such as
those in office. the club is in slight
danger Of loss Of interest.
The Donna shoot, scheduled for
Sunday. appears 10 be up in the
air. At first it was understood
that the state champions would
come here, but later il developed
that they would not. The locals
more often than probably will not
haggIe over the location OF the
shoot. Bob Wade and his gang
will probably load up what Skeet-
crs they can find Sunday and
give the champions a workout on
their home grounds.
Don't forget those boat races at
the Point Sunday. The big re-
eatta IS set for August l7-18. but
there Will be catboat chases this
coming Sunday. The second Of a
series Of three races will be run
between five catboatS. w. II. Pat
tee won the first chase. The VIM
ner of the series will be awarded
a cup by the Point Isabel Yacht
club. The races will get under way
in the Laguna Madre just opposite
from the Yacht club az 3 p. m.
Bob Jeffrics. Valley columniSt.
recently chided w. l.. Fender
graft. managing editor Of The
Herald, about a lengthy front
page article on "yo-yo" spinning.
Pendergraft. with all the august
dignity Of a managing editor.
pOo-poohed that he had said such
horrible things about the yo-yo
that he was open for a libel suit.
Don't tell the boss about this.
Bob. and I'll let you i'm on some
thing. The VI. +. Invited me out
TO dinner sunday. When I got
there. he was spinning TWO yo-
yos and was scolding his small
daughter away as she sought to
! get n of her toys.
Chesty Art Shires, former Valley
baseball player. now at first for the
White SoX. continues TO lead the
baseball world in the talking COL
umn. and his batting and fielding
records aren't so bad either. When
Art joined the White Sox he said
there we're only two players IN the
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