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

himself at the top of the Elks'
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 we'll. He has played 10 games
and is in third place with a mark of
700. Nelson has played IL games,
winning five and losing six for mark
of .454. 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 a
run of 90 but this exceeded his
quota. Bell only lacked IA or going
out when he made the 20 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 IS.
Handicap: Fernandez so, Cobolini
48. Fernandez high run, z. Game
went AZ innings.
Weichs-G George. no handicap. Ac-
tual: George so. WEIGHS. WEIGHS
high run, 5. Game went 70 innings.
George Is points to Fitch. Actual:
George so. Fitch 10. Handicap:
GEORGE so, Fitch 80. George high
run. S. Game went go innings.
George-Reid. no handicap. Ac-
tuaI: Reid so. George 48. Both
made 6's for high runs. Game went
AZ innings.
Richardson Is points tn MickIe.
Actual: Richardson so. Mickle %.
Handicap: Richardson so. Mickle 43.
Richardson high run, 8. Game went
SO innings.
Butler 80 points to Smith: Actual:
Butler so. Smith 40. Handicap:
Smith 70. Butler so. Butler high
run. 7. Game went 78 innings.
Richardson George. m handicap.
Richardson so. George At. Richard
son high run, g.. Game went so in
nings.
George White. White so. George
40. White high run, 7. Game went
SO innings.
Richardson five points to Cisneros.
Actual: Richardson so, CiSneros 80.
Handicap: Richardson so. Cisneros
A. Richardson high run, s.. Game
went 46 innings.
Nelson obolini. no handicap.
Actual: Cobolini so. Nelson 40. Co
bolini high run, 6. Game went SO in
nings.
Fernandez Is points to Reid. Ac-
tual: Reid 50. Fernandez AZ. Handi-
CAP: Reid rs. Fernandez 48. Reid
high run, ID. Game went "a innings.
Fernandez 25 points to George.
Actual: Fernandez 50. George 26.
Handicap: George 81. Fernandez SO.
Fernandez high run, II. Game went
80 innings.
Fernandez q points to Richard
son. Actual: Fernandez so, Rich
ardson Is. Handicap: Fernandez SO,
Richardson Al. Fernandez high run,
4. Game went 81 inings.
Rel1 IS points to Pntler- Actual:
Rell 50. Butler 10. Handicap: Bell
so. Butler A. Bell high run, %.
Game went 81 INNINGS.
Cobolini-C Craig. no handicap. Ac-
tual: Cobolini 50. Craig SO. Both
made IS for high run. Game went
So innings.
MickJe * roipts TO PUckett. Ac-
tual: Mick1e 80, puckett II. Handi-
can: Micke 50. Pickett 80. Mickle
hirh run, 3. Game went IS innings.
Nelson 10 nointS to Fitch. Actual:
Nelson 81. Fitch 20. Handicap: Mel
son 50. Fitch 80. Nelson high run.
8. Came went az irniros.
Pate IS noints to Mickle. Actual:
MickIe 50. Pate 40. Han"ican:
Mickle IS, Pate 40. Both made rs
for high run. Game went IS in
ninZs.
GNrge Is To Mickle. Actual:
Georee 30. Mickle 40. Handican:
Mickle 55. George 50. Both made
SIS for high run. Game went So
innings.
STANDING
Straight Billiards
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