Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-23
SPORTS Chats

Youthful Vic Frasier. Dallas twirl-
er, has won himself a happy home
for life. Sunday for the second
time he turned back the Spudders,
thereby clinching the Texas league
bunting for his club. Sundays
game was the most dramatic in the
short series. IL meant that the
Steers were in. or that the Spuds
had another chance. With one Of
the best hurlers IN the league as his
opponent - Andy Messenger - Vic
came through with the most bril-
liant performance Of his short
career.
He had the Oilers swinging and
the best their bats could do was
five hits. Only one Of these was
clean. The others went through the
infield. The Steer 0utfielders were
called upon only three times dur
ing the afternoon. That's rather
classy pitching for a 2~0-year-old
rookie.
Vic has come through twice in
the short series. beating Messenger,
the submarine ace, each time. Fras-
Ter has won his spurs and doubtless
will get a chance in the Dixie SER
les against Birmingham. The young
rookie seems to have a world Of
right-handed stuff, and what's
more. Is able to chunk 1t where ne
wants 70.
Speaking OF youngsters with
stuff reminds Us Of Chester
(Spot) Falk. brother Of Bib Falk
now with the Cleveland Indians.
Chester Is a big lazy left handler
whose only failure is lack OF ambi-
ton. He had the wickedest aSSort-
ment of hooks. hops and floaters
that we ever looked at. Spot used
to strike out 10 and 20 a game while
heaving them over for the Austin
high Maroons.
Uncle Billy Disch at the Univer-
sity OF Texas was especially sweet
on Spot. The Maroons used to fur
nish practice for the Longhorns
from time TO time. The lazy left
handler used TO make the South
western Conference champions look
a bit silly swinging at his stuff.
The ST. Louis Browns grabbed OFF
the twirler before his high school
days ere ended. SPOT sat on the
bench for several years and when
the big house cleaning took place
at st. Louis, he was sold to Mon
treal. The last account we had Of
him. Spot was well up among the
leading hurlers Of the circuit.
Valley fans viii remember some
Of Spots teammates on the Austin
high nine. Lefty Bowles, Dag
ger" Dixon and several others Of
them played in the Valley league.
Page one frankie Edwards. Loca-
tion-anywhere in the United States
with the exception OF New Orleans.
Edwards promoted the Canzoneri-
Wolfe bout in New Orleans Friday
night. frankie and q little brown
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have vanished into thin air.. The
police are looking for him as the
chief participants have net received
their pay. Tony knows his nickles.
and doubtless is chagrinned no end.
Now Tony can have some fun out
of shadow boxing. He no longer
needs to whip his arms out at some
anonymous phantom-he can cut
loose on Edwards imaginary carcas
The heavyweight situation. thrown
into a muddle by the abdication OF
King Tunney, may 20 a long ways
toward being cleared UP this week.
Phil Scott of England and the Wild
Bull Of the Pampas II, Victoria
Campolo. will pass blows at Ebbets
field tonight. Campolo should be
able TO take the bout through his
sheer bulling power. Scott. however
much he may have been berated as
"one Of those horizontal English
heavies," Is nobody's fool In the ring.