Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-17
Sports Chats
With -
Hal Eustace

Saturday the outboarders come
into their own in the Point Isabel
regatta. BY the time you read this
it will be too late to view the first
days events, but there remains what
is known in the ~vernacular as Big
Doings to be seen Sunday.
Some of the fastest cupboard
racers Of Texas will disport their
wares in the Laguna Madre. While
these distance ~destroyerS enjoy rae
ing as a sport, don't forget that they
have their eyes on those $1,000 cash
prize awards TO be made by the
Point Isabel Yacht club. It costs a
neat little sum 10 bring boats to this
somewhat off the beaten track
event. and IL the speedsters did not
sincerely believe they had a chance
at the prize money. they would not
have come. Therefore, to our mind,
the regetta has Scraped the cream
OF the racers. and Valley fans
should be in for a are treat. The
races viii get under way at 8 a. m.
c. A. Loe Of Shreveport. who has
entered a boat, holds a world rec
ord. His mark Of 36.45 miles per
hour over a five-mile course in
Glass b. division No. 2. Is recognized
as official by the National Out
board association. It is well within
the bounds of possibility that a
world record may be established
Saturday o. Sunday in the waters
Of the Laguna. Yacht club officials
have obtained recognized timers
and starters who carefully check
the figures for records.
Outboarding will have its day
but Ole King Football is about here
ready to have his season. Tucker
field has the appearance of a bill
lard table. due to careful grooming
given it during the summer. New
equipment has been ordered for the
high school Eagles. The players
are drifting back into town from
vacations. The coaching staff is
due back on the scene soon. The
Raymondville gridders already are
cavorting about. getting prepared
for the coming season.
San Benito and Laredo high
schools are trying to get together
on a training camp at Rio Hondo
Brady Reynolds. the Greyhounds
new coach. is now communicative
with Coach Emory of Laredo or
this proposition. Emory, 1t will be
remembered. coached the Grey
hounds last year. Doubtless he will
make an effort to bring the Laredo
pigskin hustlers to the Arroyo Col
orado camp. If he car get the Lare-
do school heads to see it that way
What is believed to be the first
game Of the season was played this
week in San Antonio between the
Hill Top club and the Roosevelt
Tigers. An Englishman would prob
ably comment on the contest as fol-
lows: "Well. well, what do you think
about that! Fancy, a football game
at this time of the yearl" An Amer
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ested in the result Of the game. Hill
Top marched the pigskin up and
down the field to a 26-0 tune.
Pinkie Higgins, University Of Tex
as star football and baseball player
has a salary wing to protect. In
view Of this fact, he has announced
that he mould nAt he ntrf Fnr The
grid team this year. Higgins third
sacking has been of such quality
that he Is almost certain Of a major
league try-out next season, and he
is not going to jeopardize hi:
changes by playing football.
Oscar Eckhardt. former U. T
star. played his football and is hav.
ing his baseball, too. Big Os, ram
bling stiff-arm artist. Is now play.
ing with Portland in the Pacific
Coast league. He has been Offered
the position of head coach at <
Paso high school. He has not indi.
Gated whether or not he will accept
The winter baseball league 60
under way in San Antonio recently
among the amateur mines. The Val.
ley has a climate that she ought Il
cash in on in this respect. Base.
ball could be played here almost thu
year round. That would be a fail
brand Of advertising for this sec
ton.
To step in among the title con.
tenders in the hnavvwnirhf diuicinn