Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-07
E#z@a The HERALD SPORTS SECTION EnrE
Sports Chats
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Hal Eustace

in the city, have r~eorganized after
disbanding earlier in the season. In
years past, the old Tigers were "the
town" team. they always have
been a fast organization in Valley
baseball, winning better than half
Of their games. Well, they're back
together and expect to get into &C
ton by Sunday.
Jose Salinas, smokeball hurler,
got the old Tigers together. snak-
ing them out Of the ranks of yari-
Gus other amateur mines The old
gang showed lots e snap and gin
ger. Radiating enthusiasm, they
appeared like a bunch of coll-ch
boys getting ready 70 60 out and
fight dear old Wahoo. There Is
no doubt but that the Tigers
have a good lineup and that they
take their baseball seriously. Any
one who remembers the Halter
Tiger tiff. tn its accompany
ing threats of libel suits. will not
doubt the earnestness with which
baseball is played here.
The Tigers lineup is as follows:
Joe King. 2b; T. Cantu. If; S. Rocha.
IS; G. Garcia, 3b. c. Santiago, CT;
j. Salinas. p; r. Padron. C; Perez,
ID; and r. Trevino. RI. Subs: T.
Torres, j. Brown and w. King. Jr.
It's the same old gang. Joe King
and Padron ave been playing with
the 43rd Mexican cavalry nine. Gle
mente Garcia with the Hat Makers,
Salinas and Rocha with the YAM
KEGS and the others have been scat
tered out. They will hold practice
sessions this weeS and will be ready
for a game Sunday, Salinas, new
captain-manager. announces.
The Headquarters and B troop
indicated mines will CLASH at 2
p. m. Wednesday on the parade
grounds at Fort Brown. This
should be one Of the most inter
esting games Of the troop series
being played at the post. The
Headquarters aggregation will
present a strong battery In
Schaffner and Sofko. Schaffner
is generally recognized as Fort
Browns best hurler. Lifts will
hook and hop them over the plat
ter for troop B. He Is no SLOUGH
and Headquarters will have TO eX-
tend itself 10 get the decision.
Kurcharski will seine out Lifts
offerings from the thrashing bats.
The Elks' billiard tournament
has almost Outdone itself by its
own enthusiasm. According to the
schedule. each PLACER has To meet
some 25 opponents. At first ii
vas easy to catch al opponent at
the club. Game after game was
clicked off. Soon IL became a bit
difficult 10 find an opponent.
The players almost have to meet
by appointment now.
George Bell and Jack Mickle are
disporting themselves a la Willie
Hoppe. Bell. unchallenged by any
one but Jack Rowe. has the straight
tournament practically sewed up
Rowe could win by taking II
straight games. including one from
Bell. Eell has not suffered a defeat
in % games. Mickle is breezinr
along at the head Of the handicap
tourney with confidence that fore
casts victory. Jack has lost only
two out Of 20 games played.
The San Benito Greyhounds
VIII get 4 new coach within the
next few days. Members of the
school board, including Supt. J.
T. Yoe. are in Austin on this mat
ter now. The bo-rd has several
prospects in mind, IL has been
stated.
approximately 40 high school and
college coaches from many points in
Texas are in Corpus Christi attend
ing the second annual Bible
Schmidt coaching school. Danna X.
Bible OF the University Of Nebraska
and Francis Schmidt of Texas
Christian university are the heads
Of the school. Among the high
school coaches attending the courses
are Jimmy Kits. coach Of the state
basketball champions, who later
won the national basketball title
and Dewey Mayhem. coach OF the
Abilene high school football cham
pions Of 1928. Bible. formerly with
A. q NJ, will handle football.
Schmidt. formerly with Arkansas
u, will teach basketball
Do football players, as a gen.
eral rule. make good material for
baseball? That's hard TO say due
20 the fact that there are few
m e of comparing various
squads. Be that as II may. thev%.
are now AZ former college grid
players among the 400 players in
the major leagues. There are %
in the American loop and 20 in
the National. The Athletics and
Braves have more football talent
on the diamond than any of the
other clubs. There are now seven
former college gridmen on the
roster OF the American league
leaders, while the Boston branch
Of the National loop boasts as
many. One popularity noted Is
that most Of the major horSehid-
ers played II the backfield during
their college days Only nine OF
the AZ players were linemen.
Edinburg Skeeters have some
thing to say about the regulation