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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-01
BY J. II.

ASSOCIATED Press Sports Wrlter.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 1.-P)-
The bushers' breeding grounds are
the winter baseball leagues Of Cali
fOrnia.
Many great stars Of the past and
present owe their starts to these am
ateur and semi-professional circuits
that number teams by the dozens.
Future CObbs and RuthS scamper
over the myriad playing fields that
dot every city Of any consequence
in the state.
Baseball thrives here the year
around, and a generation has pro-
duced countless luminaries who
budded on the drab but fertile Sun
Gay sand lots.
Some Of the more prominent in
clude Tony LaZzeri and Mark Koe-
mig, present second baseman and
shortstOp respectively Of the world
champion New York Yankees. Both
were picked up in San F~rancisco's
scrub baseball mart. Willie Kamm,
sold by the Seals to the Chicago
White SoX a few years ago for the
record price Of S125 600. came from
the same sector. Others still in
the limelight are Frank Lefty"
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HORNSBY BIG
HIT IN CUBS
SPRING CAMP

CHICAGO, March 1.-(P-Re-
srts drifting back from Catalina
land so far are unanimous that
.Cgers Hornsby and his big stick
ave already made a hit with Man
Eager Joe Mccarthy and his ambi-
tlous Cubs.
The "Rajah," says the reports,
tvhaS jumped into the vigorous train
ing grind like a rookie who has to
make good. He is anxious to train,
obeyS orders quickly and SmasheS
out base hits with his usual skill.
The twenty Cleveland American
1eaguerS arriving at their training
camp at New Orleans, found among
them an ambitious fellow past forty,
out 10 prove he is not a worn out
warrior. He is Grover Hartley,
catcher, who says he is after Luke
SeWellS job and means to have it,.
At any rate Hartley, who is death
on left handlers, is doped az a good
reserve hitter.
Walt Warns Up
At Orlando, Fla, the Cincinnati
Reds, most Of them, appeared to be
near big league condition today. The
only dark spot on the Red horizon
vas caused by the lameneSs Of Roy
Meeker, little left handler, who was
suffering with a bad arm. He was
sent home for a time last season
when he had an attack of neuritis.
This is supposed to be the season
for the rockies to cavort i'll the
spotlight, but at Tampa. Fla, where
the Washington Americans are
training, two old-timers yesterday
were preparing to renew their bid
world. Manager Walter johnson
warmed up for the first time this
year and showed the same easy
motion with a zip o. every throw
that made his name Of the
most feared in baseball for years.
At the same time Il of his form
er battery mates, Patsy" Charity,
who has been signed as coach, was
working gradually on his arm and
Johnson said that Patsy who IS
past IS, may take his turn behind
the bat.
Rookie Looks Good
At PaSo Robes, Cal, long distan.a
drives Of recruit outfielder, Louis
Martin, have brought JOY to DOME
Bush, manager of the Pittsburgh
Pirates. The stickwork Of Earl
Shelley, new first baseman. also
showed the rangy lad al poke the
ball.
Freddy Mcguire, former Chicago
Cubs second baSeman. has made a
big hit with right eye" EverS and
left eye" Gowdy, aides of Presi-
dent-manager Fuchs Of the Braves
who are training at St. Petersburg.
Fla Mcguire jumped right into
practice with the rest Of the Braves
an hour after he had reported in
camp here.
Mcguire, imported from Chicago
TO take Rogers Hornsby's place. was
watched closely as he raced around
Athe short field after ground balls.
File showed speed, so much of it,
FIAT GoWdy had to caution him and
finally send him to the showers
ahead Of the rest Of the squad.
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passed over the Great Divide. but
the a%nti-priZe fight law Of 1895 still
is or the statute books along with a
few others which nc longer are en-
forced.
ut has been enormously stated
by some that the antifight law
was passed to prevent a mixed
battle in which Jack johnson was
TO have been Il Of the princi-
pals. At the time. however, Lii
Arthur was just breaking into the
game as a preliminary fighter
during spare time Off a job he
held washing dishes in q Dallas
restaurant.
Some interesting slants are con-
tanned in the press stories during
the time Gentleman Jim and Ruby
Robert were making ready for
their big contest Each was to post
a side bet Of $4,000. it being eX-
planned that unless this money was
put up with the promoter there
would be nothing TO prevent either
man from running out of the match.
=
"Fitz appeared at several cities
in south Texas Ell route to his
Corpus Christi camp. Naturally
he was the center Of all eyes along
the route, but he failed to impress
the fans in his sparring exhibit
tons. They had expected a much
larger man, and n look at him
onr-,ooJ ,,a,,v, - I,s- -a.a~ -.
nlirerS that he wouldn't have a
chance with the champion. At the
close of one exhibition a fan in
the audience arose and beloved
ont an offer to wager SI00 that
FitZ wouldn't answer the gong for
the fifteenth round.
Bob himself exhibited consider
able respect for COrbett. He granted
that Jim was quicker than he was
and was more scientific, although
he expressed much confidence in his
own ability to win if the fight last
ed eight rounds. Of course crowds
followed both fighters wherever
they went.
"COrbett is said TO have had
his wrath aroused to a marked
degree when he read an account
where Fitz at Corpus Christi hop
ped off bis bicycle, on which he
was doing five miles road work
m day to punch his fist through
q signb0ard on which was pasted
a Autograph Of the champion.
although both men were disap.
pointed at their failure to get to.
| gether in Dallas, accounts show tha'
both were extremely willing to fighr
at any spot where Stuart coulC
stage the spectacle. Both were de.
termined. There was an argument
to be settled, and they were ready
to 60 through with it. They die
later and a new champion va,
a-ov-1anI -
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EgGe9TS LAST
MIGHT
(Rv ma Associated II

CBy The Associated PTeSS.)
McKeesport, Pa.-Doninick Pro-
flo, Pittsburgh, knocked out Cali
fornia Joe Cans, Gary, Ind. CD.
st. Louis, Mo.-Benny Bass, Phil
adelphia ,outpointed Davie Abad,
Panama, Q0). Mike Esposito, New
York, outpointed Paul Steadman, St.
Louis, C1O). Tom Pivac, st. Louis,
stopped Billy Meyers, indianapolis,
80.
Philadelphia - Midget Wolgast.
Philadelphia, outpointed Romilier
PARA. Chile, (8).
Elan, Pa.-Dave Adelnan, Phila-
delphia, o%utpointed frankie de An
gelo, WASHINGTON. d. O., (8). Joe
Smallwood, Washington, stopped
Vic Malin. Wilmington. Del. ~.
Bob Shilling. Germany, stopped
Danny Russell, Salisbury, Md, C3).
Grand Rapids, Mich.-Joe Gordon,
Minneapolis, outpointed Johnny
Powers, Flint. Mich, 81. Ted OAR
cy, Grand Rapids. stopped Earl
Little Boy" Blue, Minneapolis, CD.
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McAUen Bulldogs
To Play Corpus at
KingsuiHeSaturday

McALLEN, March 1.-The Nc
Allen Bulldogs, champions of Dis
trict q, will leave for Kingsville
Friday at noon. Saturday night
the Bulldogs will meet the Corpus
Christi high school, champions Of
District IS in the South Texas
Teachers college gym for the cham
piOnShip Of southwest Texas.
The winner Of this game will rep
resent Districts rs and q in the
state championship tournament to
be held March 80, in the Memorial
gym OF the Texas A. & M. college.
The Corpus Christi team showed
a wonderful fighting spirit at the
District rs meet held at K~ingsville
last weekend. They played and
defeated the three favorite con-
tenders for the championship in La
redo, K%ingsville and Taft. Doped
to lose in each game the Bucca-
neerS rallied in the final quarter for
a victory. The Corpus Christi team
Of five men played through the
three games without a substitution.
The records of the two teams are
very similar. Each dropped a num-
Der Of early season games and en-
tered the league tournament with
rather mediocre records but the
quintS had improved with these
practice games and each fought
three hard games to victory in the
district finals.
Each team is coached by a former
Texas A. & NJ. student, Nick" As
key at Corpus Christi and Jimmy"
Dykes al McAllen. These two are
warm personal friends and each is
anxious TO hang up a victory as the
win will send them to the state meet
at their alma mater the following
weekend.
tournament last year while McAllen
has never won her way into the
meet and will be battling for their
first trip.
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EDINBURG, HARLINGEN
MEET FOR CAGE TITLE

EDINBURG, Texas, March l.
Edirburg and Harrington, indie
pendent basketball quints, are to
meet tonight at E%dinburg, in the
final game Of the season, and for
the championship Of the Valley.
In the semi-finals played last night
on the Edinhurg Junior college in
door court. Brownsville was elimi-
mated by Edinburg 80 to %. and
Harrington put the skids on Pharr,
So to II.
Harrington outplayed and out
claSSed Pharr throughout their
tilt, while Brownsville and Edinburg
engaged in a terrific battle from
start to finish. Teamwork of the
Edinburg quint proved superior to
the Brownsville club, and it spelled
defeat for the Border City boys.
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DONNA
EASILY BEAT WESLACO

DONNA, March 1.-The Donna
Redskins defeated the Weslaco high
school Panthers Thursday after
noon 70 to 81 IL in the first dual
track meet of the season. Vineyard,
McFarling and Ruthven shared high
scoring honors for Donna with 16
10 and Is and IA points respect
lively.
Coach Daley is looking forward to
a successful track season with sev-
eral letter men returning.
The Redskins will encounter the
Brownsville Eagles in a dual meet
Friday, March Is.
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u TO
RING WITH

BOSTON, March 1.-tP)-Tom
Heeney of New Zealand returns to
the ring here tonight after a lay off
since his defeat by Gene Tunney
in last July's title bout. He will face
Jim Maloney, the Boston heavy
weight whom he knocked out in
the first round of a fight Is months
ago.
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BLOOD TRANSMISSION FATAL

STRATFORD, Eng.-A clot that
formed during a blood TRANSMISSION
caused the death of Mrs. Ellen Web
ster.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-27
SPORT NEWS
PITT GETS THREE MEN ON
ALL EASTERN GRID TEAM

rangv six footer, was superlativt
, on the offense and defense. an enc
who would be ranked with the
greatest of all time had he been OF
a nationally recognized team.
"Jap" Douds of Washington &
jefferson, all American tackle OF
1928, was still the best linesman in
the east this season. His team got
nowhere, hut its opponents got no
whore through DoudS Captain Sam
Wakeman of Cornell was another of
the mighty tackles of the current
season.
Montgomery of Pittsburgh was the
greatest guard seen in the east in
many day. and Captain "Firpo"
Greene of Yale was one Of those
guards whose play could scorcely be
improved upon.
The choice of an all eastern center
was difficult, for although Ben
Ticknor Of Harvard had everything
one could require. Captain Siano of
Fordham ran him a close second.
Ticknor's play in the Yale game.
despite an injured arm, earned him
the call over the little Fordhamite.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-27
Notes Of Coast
GridirOn Teams

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 27.W.H-"Fox"
Stanton, coach at California Tech
announced today that he planned to
use a heavy baekfield against San
Diego State in Thanksgiving day
game. Les Boyle will be at quarter,
Eastman and Bennett at halfbacks
and Dickey at fullbaek.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. ~. U.Pl-
Twenty-Five Montana football play
ers arrived here today TO meet the
University of California at Los An
geles team on Thanksgiving. The
northerners were favored to win the
contest as the Bruins have been un-
able to score a conference victory
ell season.
/ LOS ANGELES, Nov. 27. W.p@
Santa Clara College sent 81 football
players to Los Angeles today and
the Rroncos were favored to beat
Loyola by big margin in Thanks
giving day game. Both teams were
said to be in excellent condition.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-27
FANS WONDERING
HOW DOC SMELL
IS BOOKED HERE
Main Eventer Is Head.
liner For Any Club In
The Country.

just how the Imperial Valley Ath
letic club has been able to sna9
Doc Smell down here to star in this
main event Friday night, is some
thing that Harry Woodbury. and the
club directors are keeping under
their hats.
Smell is a topnotch man, who car
get bookings in the big clubs any
time he wants it and is in the unique
positions of having the promoters
come after him instead of being
forced to seek matches.
The best dope available indicates
that Woodbury. has strong pull in
Tacoma, which he does not deny,
having given the Tacoma folks many
a rip-snorting card of boxers when
he was directing boxing at Camp
Lewis during the war.
Woodbury. used to give some of
Uncle Sans scrappers chance to
pick up some money, and of course
get some for himself. by matching
them in civil clubs whenever the
army authorities would permit it,
and as the going was rough for civil
ian boxing clubs in those days, some
Of the sports up in Tacoma were
glad of a chance to reciprocate and
Snell's manager happens to be one
of the old guard who hasn't forgot
ten.
Smell drew a $4,000 house at the
Olympic when he fought Charley
Phil Rosenberg there several months
ago, and beat him. He can pack
any club on the coast, and it stands
to reason that seats are going to be
mighty scarce here Friday night.
This weeks "Knockout" says:
"Wcodbury is to be congratulated
on getting this fight for Imperial
Valley"
In three fights with Tod Morgan.
Junior lightweight champion who
lost last night to Eddie Mack at
Los Angeles, Smell lost the first,
drew in the second and took the de-
cision in the last meeting at Seattle.
While Leonard Porter is hardly
likely to beat Smell Friday night,
the colored boy is certain TO put up
a good scrap. He is fast, clever, a
fair hitter and is a great defensive
fighter, the type that will go good
against an aggressive, swashbuck
ling boy like Smell. Porter has good
command of himself when the going
gets rough and can take punishment
without backing up.
The semi-final between Pedro
Villa and Mickey Emo should be a
sizzler. Both boys are well known
here, their regulations having made
them outstanding in the flyweight
class and on several occasions they
have gone after bantamweights with
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-27
Dempsey's Show
Is Money FlOp

CHICAGO, Nov. %. U.H-Despite
4 broken hand and Il severe cut
over his left eye, Les Mariner, the
former University of Illinois foot
bali player, earned draw with
George Hoffman of New York on
Jack Dempsey's Christmas fund
program last night.
Coming here heralded rs great
fighter. Hoffman put bad cut
over Mariners eye in the first
round. In the fifth Mariners hand
was broken for the fourth time He
practically was blinded in one eve
and could use only one hand but
there was no doubt about his earn,
ing a draw.
The show was a financial failure.
Only 5000 persons attended and
the gate receipts amounted to
ss,05O, hardly enough to pay the
fighters
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-27
ROsenblOOm On
Downward Slide

NEW YORK. Nov. o.. U.n)-
Maxev Rosenbloom of New York
has been withdrawn as leading CON
tender for the vacated light heavy
weight championship by the New
York state athletic commission be-
cause of his defeat by Jimmy Slat-
torv of Buffalo Monday.
Slattery was substituted for
Rosenbloom, and may take Rosen-
blooms place against Yale Okun in
Madison Square Garden December
9. George Courtney of Oklahoma
and Lou Scozza complete the list
of leading 1877 pound contenders.
The commission indicated the
rule preventing champions from
boxing out of their class in this
state might be amended soon upon
the observance of the rule com
pelling champion to defend his
title twice year.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-27
GOLDEN BEARS
WILL BE ASKED
TO ROSE BOWL

BERKELEY, Nov. 81. W.H-Pub
lie interest in the Pasadena Ros,
Bowl New Years day intersections
football game was heightened today
when il was officially announced
that the University of Californir
football team had voted to accept
an invitation for the game if it wer,
forthcoming and if suitable oppon
ent Were named.
Action by the team was subjec,
to approval by President w. w
Campbell of the university and by
the students executive committee
but il is expected that neither will
stand in the way of the game.
California is as outstanding q
team as there is on the Pacific coast
despite its one defeat by Stanford
last week. The Golden Bears are
tied for first place in the Pacific
coast conference. with L. s. c., Stan.
ford, Oregon. and Washington State.
The first two of these leaders have
each scheduled a post season game,
with Carnegie Tech and West Point
respectively and it is likely that
Washington State will be eliminated
by Southern California Saturday,
which would leave the Bears the log
zeal western standard bearer. for
Oregon had not had a schedule as
severe as the other teams. st.
Mary's. undefeated and unscOred on,
IS another team that might be con.
sidered a Pasadena possibility, but
1t is understood that the Tournament
CT Roses committee favors a confer
ence team.
Purdue, Pittsburgh, and Notre
Dame are the outstanding eastern
favorites for opponents. and an an.
nouncement that the official invita-.
tions have been sent to both western
and eastern elevens is expected from
the Rose Bowl committee following
the close of the conference season
Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-27

good results. Villa was not in the
best of health when he met Tommy
Hughes here few weeks ago, hav-
ing just recovered from, an attack
of the flu. He is in great shape
now and is ready to show the fans
that he is the best two-handcd Fill
pino fighter in the business today.
MateO Majhoney and Carl Hager
tangle in the four round special.
Both are somewhat short on science
and long on punching ability, some
thing that nine out of 10 fans pre-
fer to science and skill. Majhoney
has not fought in the valley in some
time, and has been going good up
the coast.
Maurice Majhoney, younger
brother of Mateo, will open the show
with De La Fuente Of Calexico and
Mexicali. These boys fought here
two weeks ago, Fuente getting the
decision amidst the howls of the
fans who thought it belong to Maj.
honey.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-27
st. Mary's Game
Thursday Morning

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. q. W.n)
In order not to interfere with the
serious business of the day, namely
the devouring of turkey, the St
Mary's-Oregon game tomorrow has
been scheduled for the hour of IL
o'clock in the morning.
That game should surely prove an
appetizer for the fans, because both
teams are powerful, well matched
elevens, and they will both be fight.
ing in earnest.
st. Mary's has her record of vie
tories to defend as well as her un.
crossed goal line, while Oregon is
bent on proving herself the Nemesi 5
of the Gaels.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-27
Mrs. Good Gets
Estate Income

CHICAGO, Nov. 27. W.H-Mrs
Lucy ID. Good will receive the in
come from the entire $4,000 estate
CT her late husband, Secretary of
War James w. Good, until her death
under terms of Goods will, which
was filed for probate here.
After Mrs. Goods death, the in
come will be divided between two
sons, James W., Jr., 10, and Robert
Edward Good, -. II either son
marries or enters business. he will
receive $4,000 at the time.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-27

Jack Kennedy, referee, of the bout
announced after the eighth round
that "regardless of how this fight
goes there will he no draw"
The battle did not involve the
title as both fighters were over the
regulation weight.
Sid Torres took a decision from
Franaie Murray in the semi.win alp
and Willie Siegal beat Rito Punay
in !: special cvrt.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-27
So. California
Sport Briefs

Les ANGELES, Nov. 27. U.D-
Eddie Mack. Denver College boxer,
and Tod Morgan, worlds junior
lightweight champion. coasted 10
rounds at the Olympic auditorium
last night and Mack was given the
decision.
Action was so scarce that Lieut..
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-27
TRIBUTE FOR MULDOON

NEW YORK, Nov. ~. W.p)-For.
mer champions of the prize ring, in
cluding Jack Dempsey, will be heard
over the NBC system Friday night
from $3.50 to 1880 p. III. (E.S.TD
when they pay tribute to William
Muldoon, veteran New York state
athletic commissioner on Nuldoon's
eighty fifth birthday.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-27
POINCARE RECOVERING

PARIS, Nov. p. UR)-Former
President Raymond Poincare. who
has undergone two operations within
the last few months, is near com
plete recovery and shortly will re-
sumo his ACTIVE life, physicians stat
ed today.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-27
By FRANK GETTY
United Press Sports Editor
Copyright 1929 by United Press)

NEW YORK, Nov. 27. UP)-Se
lection of an all eastern foot bal
team for 1929 was unusually diff.
cult because Of the high standard of
play upon eastern gridirons this
fall.
With the assistance of score of
coaches, football officials and crit
les, the United Press succeeded in
cutting down the field of applicants
for sectional honors until the fol-
lowing eleven was recognized as the
best of the year:
End, Donehess, Pittsburgh.
Tackle, Wakeman, Cornell.
Guard, Montgomery. Pittsburgh.
Center, Tieknor. Harvard.
Guard, Green, Yale.
Tackle. Douds, ". and J.
End Bates, Maryland.
Quarterback, Marsters, Dartmouth.
Halfhack, Booth, Yale.
Halfbaek, Hansa, Pittsburgh.
Fullback, Hinkle. Bucknell.
The University of Pittsburgh
eleven which stands head and shoul-
ders above all others in the east,
places three men upon the first
eleven. This is not due in any sense
to the success of Jock Sutherland's
team. Rather is it the fact that
because of the high quality of play
of the players named, Pitt has been
able to pass through a most diff
cult season unbeaten and united
Yale was the only other team to
place more than one man while |
Bucknell, Cornell, Harvard, Dart !
mouth, Washington and jefferson /
and Western Maryland are repre- |
sented.
Two Stars Missing
The all eastern eleven of 1929 I
is unique in one instance. in that |
two of its players failed to appear
or TO stand out in the climatic games
of the season. Al Marsters of Dart
mouth and Albie Booth of Yale were
injured and prevented from appear
ing or giving their best in the de-
cisive games in which their respect
i've teams appeared.
Yet nowhere could be found a
coach, official or critic who would
say that he had seen any greater
players than this pair of backs.
Joe Donchess of Pitt stood out
above every other end in the east.
They say he outplaved the mighty
Fessler of Ohio State in the game
in which Pitt overwhelmed the O. !,
hioans, and regardless of this Don
Fh hess was probablv the end of the /
year. Bates, of western Maryland,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-27

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 81. tu,P)--
Joe Stecher and Marin Plestina Will
meet tonight in the main event of a
wrestling card at the Olympic audi
torium. The winner will wres+le
Gus Sonnenberg here in the near
future, it was announced.