Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-23
Sports Chats
= With =
Hal Eustace

Boat racing now appears to be the
sport event for the Valley.
A fair number Of people lined the
shore line of Laguna Madre directly
opposite the Yacht club Sunday to
watch w. H. Pattee win the first Of
a series of three catboat races.
What the crowd may have lacked in
size it made up in enthusiasm.
Earlier in the day cupboard events
were held. These we're hampered by
rough waters, however. and no
startling performances were turned
in.
The five catboats ran a surpris-
ing.y close race, four Of them fin
ishing within a period of sever
minutes. The winner, Pattee,
rounded the six-miIe triangular
course in one hour and 26 min
utes. Hot on his rudder was A. F.
Buchanan who crossed the finish
line IA seconds later. All five of
the boats were of the same make
and the winner was determined
largely by his skill at manipulating
the sail. Judge A. w. Cameron of
Edinburg was the only one to
come to grief. He failed to finish
after having been left far behind
on the second leg Of the triangle.
The winner was greeted with a
shower of kisses as he stepped to the
dock. Oscillations we're donated by
all femmes within sight.
The next of the series of three
races will be Aug. 4. 1t is
not likely that outboard races will
be held on this date. but on Aug.
17-18 what is expected to be the
largest event of this kind ever to
be held in the Valley will be
staged. Considerable advance pub
licity has been sent out and out
boards and catboats from San An
tonic, Corpus Christi, Galveston,
Arkansas Pass and other points
have given indication that they
will enter the contests.
The Valley catboat race winner is
being determined by points over a
seires Of three chases. The victor
gets 5 points, second four points,
third three points, etc. Points in all
races will be added to determine
who shall receive the loving cup do
mated to the Yacht club by the Port
Isabel company.
Cupboard races Sunday were a
sort of Leonard outing. Georges
crafts captured all the places-and
were Just about the only ones
entered. The water vas too rough
to get the best results from the
water Swimming speedsterS. De-
spite the choppy waves, Leonard
negotiated a mile in a minute and
40 seconds in his new craft Hell
a-Poppin'."
George Bell, one Of the Browns
vile high school Eagles staunchest
partisans. is himself breaking into
the sporting news. He has shown
the way to all billiard players in
the Elks tournament since it opened.
He has taken on the cream Of the
field, winning II straight games.
Bell has two tough assignments to
hurdle yet. Reid and Rowe. The
filling station operator is a cool,
calculating player and takes adj
vantages Of all breaks.
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Jockeying close up behind Bell
is Reid, old-time player. This u
artist will doubtless win the handi-
cap tournament and not only that,
but he stands a fair shot at the
straight tourney. Reid has lost
only one game out Of fifteen
played. The veteran limits him
self to two games a day in order
not to over-tax his ability. He
is in a position to cop first honors
if Bell were to falter.
The Yankees got a tough break
Sunday when they played the Mex
lean 43rd Cavalry outfit, losing 7-2.
The Yanks showed more potential
ability than the 43rd did, outhitting
and out pitching them but errors
caused the locals downfall. Pace.
43rd hurler. allowed Is hts but the
best the Yanks could get out of
them was two runs. Schaffner held
the opposition to Is hits. Young
suffered a nightmare behind the
platter for the Yanks. The fleet
43rd runner pilfered nine bags on
him Sunday. Sofko, Ceilings and
Nations starred at bat for the Fort
Crown bows. Padron. Stuelude ana
Soto did the best work for the 43rd.
All, with execution of Sofko. got
three blows. He obtained four out
of five times up.
"Big Dick" Jeffries was In mid
summer form Sunday and as a re-
suit. turned back the McAllen
Legionnaires In their own back
yard with one bingle in eight in
nirgs. Jeffries was on the hilIock
for the San Benito Pentagons.
The Pents won SO. Jeff had
enough and turned the mound
over to SnavcIy in the ninth
inning. The latter sat the Macks
down IN straight order. Guerra
was the only Mack to get a bingIe.