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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-06
STAR SHOOTS
AT own MARK
Schaaf, Modern Scor-
ing Champ, After
New Records

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-(P-When
Joey Schasf set a new modern scor-
ing record for the Eastern Intercol-
legiate Basketball League last sea-
son with l25 points he established a
mark that may stand for a long time
unless he himself can beat it in the
l92S-29 campaign, which began to-
day.
AS the tousle-haired University
of Pennsylvania star, who is captain
this season, worked in ten league
games last winter, his average per
game was 1875 points, a pace four or
five points better than he has been
hitting in the montague games
which have constituted his present
teams bill Of fare thus far. The
c~loseness with which he was guard
ed On the recent disastrous invasion
Of the Big Ten kept his average
down.
Whether or not he surpasses the
fine total piled up in league compe-
ton last season, Schaaf has a
chance % achieve the rare feat Of
leading the scorers for two success
sive years. something which has been
accomplished only by Kinney Of Yale
back in 1857 and Sweeney OF Penn
in 1880. Schaaf's bid this year
Will probably be conducted from a
new spot in the ~forecourt, rs he has
been transformed from guard 70 for
ward this season.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-06
ACCIE QUINT
HITS SEASON
Practice Sessions To
Close Tuesday At
Southwestern
Special 70 The Herald

COLLEGE STATION. Texas. Jan. <.
f zach Chuck Rassett's Texas Az
gic RACERS will close their schedule
Nf prr-confereuce games Monday end
Tuesday. Jan. rs. when they jour
ncy 10 Georgetown to meet the
Southwestern University Pirates IN
two games on the Southwestern
court. These games. the fifth and
sixth preseason games Of the Ag-
rics. viii prcredc the opening or t.--
conference schedule Jan. 10 with the
Rice Owls At College Station.
The Aggie cagers viii likely he
playing without the services Of Red
Pctry. captgin and a stellar forward
during the past two seasons, in the
games with Southwestern. Petty,
who played with the west team in
IN" annual cast-west football game
a. San Francisco, may return before
the Aggie quintet leaves for George
town. though u is not likely he will
be ~ shape 10 resume playing before
the second game with the 4.ice Owls.
Jan. II NJ Houston.
Coach Bassett has reduced his
SQUAD to II. the number that ill
probably be kept during the remain
der OF the season, and all OF these
J" tAAMEA AAAN MtNE vi f@tAA "
resume training following the holi-
days. Team work will be the pri-
mary object Of the Aggies in their
next few days az practice now that
BaSsctt has completed the process IT
wedding out the less likely material
and as drill on basketball funda-
mcntais ueaTs completion. The two
gmHcs at Georgetown arc expected
IA have pn f-ntnprtant he1rtnw an rna
holding Of the quintet that will bear
the brunt Of the attack for the Ag-
gies in the coming conference race.
In the practice drills Of the past
few days Coach Bssrett has besn
working Webster and Blount at for
wards, kccton and Konecny on the
guards and Caudle at center, and 4
i likely thrt the lineup which he
viii use IN the Southwestern games
will b. similar 10 this. HoEc. stellar
forward and center on the Agg.c
freshman tenn last wear. may break
into the lineup al forward.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-06
Phipps Rounding
Out Strong Quint
Of Independents

Ionic Phipps, well known basket
ball player OF this city, says that he
expects to have Brownsville repre-
scented in the Independent Basketball
league in the Valley, with one Of the
best independent quints this city has
ever known.
Uniforms have been ordered, and
candidates are practicing daily mt
the high school field. Mr.. Phipps
also reports that Red Irvine and Soc
Plato, athletic officials of the To-
cal schools, viii be on his team this
season.
sour only drawback Is lack Of an
indoor court" Phipps says, 'but we
may be able TO string lights on the
local high school court and play our
games there"
Edinburg Junior college has one OF
the finest indoor courts in south
Texas, and during basketball season
there Is hardly an hour passes that
doesn't witness a basketball game
or practice sessions going on from
all Y the Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-06
BASKETBALL
BEGUN HERE
High School and Ju-
nior College Have
Fair Squads

Basketball practice at the high
school and junior college college
started the past week. consisting
mostly of basket shooting.
Soc Plato, coach OF the high school
and Junior college squads. reports
on the high school squad he has sew
eral men from last years 4uint. none
Of which lettered. Those out this
year who were on the squad last
year are Bennett, 0'Bryan, Weller,
Sylvester, and ShultE.
New candidates are Moore, Daven-
port, Newman, Barnhart, Perez, Lon
goria, Conner, Grove, and Todd.
The material so far looks poor, the
coach said yesterday, but during this
week expects TO put his charges
through stiff practices and scrim-
images.
San Benito high graduates at
tending Junior college this year are
furnishing lots of material for the
basketball! team, as they did in foot
ball.
Aubrey. Sanders and Roberts. San
Benlto; Branch n Moore, Harliu-
gen; Hanna, FL Jardin; Richardson,
Rio Hondo; Myer, San Antonio; Gar
ella, Brownsville, make up the roster
Of the squad at present.
Plato that he has few
guard candidates and plenty for
ward prospects.
However. the college quint Is rap
idly rounding into shape, and pros
poets look bright for a winning team
at this time.
Uniforms for the basketball teams
have arrived and distributed TO the
players.
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COMET QUNI
ROUNDS GU
Tossers of FL Jardin
Lock Good; To Ee
Here Tuesday

This past week the FL Jardin r
tet went through several stiff pr-c-
tees preparing for their first schcl-
uled game which is TO be played
Tuesday. January s. on the Browns
Vile court against the Junior college
team Of Brownsville. Coach Plat0s
team has already met the Ell Jardin
squad in n holly contested game
with the Scorpions winning by one
a one point margin.
Eight men OF FL Jardin appeared
for practice during the week. They
we're: Sam Lesser. Dudley Martin,
Jack Triplett, Callan Martin, Ellis
Fessler. Bill Lawrence, Coy Wears
and Stacy Mathis. Of these
players were regulars uI last years
squad, and though they are some
what small in stature, they are
pecting their experience IN playing
together for one year TO offset this
weakness, Coach Richey says
Four OF these men are playing
their last year for the I'll Jardin high
school. They are Sam Lesser, Dudley
Martin, Ellis Fessler, and Callaa
Martin. This is the fourth year
Dudley Martin and Sam Lesser have
competed ia basketball, and they are
expected TO make IL their best, the
coach believes. Callan Martin, who
has been playing as q regular for
two years, is an accurate goal shoot
err and he makes a good companion
for Sam Lesser. Ellis Fesler j. al
most assured Of ceatcr's position. as
he il the tallest man Of the squad
measuring about five feet ten inch
es. Jack Triplett Is rapidly devel-
oping into a dependable guard.
Wears and Mathis are raw recruits
and will likely work as substitute
guards. Lawrence will work In eth
er forward or guard position. He is
Shifty and fast.
Besides playing two games with
the Brownsville independent squad,
the FL Jardin quintet has the follow
ing games scheduled to FEB. 4:
Jan. Sci Jardin Va. Brownsville
Junior college Mt Brownsville
January l5-El Jardin vs.. Browns
Vile high school &C FL Jardin.
January lS-El Jardin VS.. San Be-
into at San Benito.
January 22-El Jardin Va. San Be-
ntio ut I'll Jardin-
January 25-El Jardin vs. Browns
Vile high school ut Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-06

Not the least important of the
deals that marked the winter baseball
season thus far was the trade that
brought Infielder Buddy Myer back
to the Washington Senators from tho
Boston Red Sox.
Myer hit .30i with Washington in
1926. His fielding. too, was fair
enough. But in May. 1927, the SEN
ators suddenly became dissatisfied
and traded him 70 the Red Sox for
Topper Rigney. This apparently
made Myer sore and he set out de-
ternined TO show the Capital city
team what a big mistake they made.
His fine record Of last season and
the facs that Washington, III their
eagerness to regain his services.
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BENITO
IS TO HAVE
mixed CARD
Sandstrom VS.. Law,
Kaschtic VS.. East
man, Wrestlers;
Boxing Exhibits

si% BENITo, jar. Jack Sand
strom, a ia pound counterpart of
tho nov deposed STRANGER" Lewis,
and Lddic Law, 175 pound ~grapplcr
who has been favored with the ring
appciaiIon of the Kansas City Will
wiad will headline a card of mixed
bouts nj the Palace thestcr III San
Benito thursday night. The card i1
jointly sponscred By the San Bsnito
Athletic club aud the san Benito
American Legion post.
Both wrcstlers have been m the
thick ~ the recent wrestling whirl-
POOL that abs edied back and forth
over the Valley. Both have come off
Nth the wreath Of victory over their
bIoWs in a majority Of their Valley
bout. AZ times the wreath has been
slightly askew. but there. uoYertho-
less.
SsndEtrom COPIED = hout from Law
m time gone IS and i still chuck
ling yer his victory. lie derives
great pleasure from the fact that
ne placed Law a a decided dlsadvan-
ace with a Furnishing hold. AZ Sand
srom expresses Il. II nearly pulled
IA6 MtUA OIL ntAt. NAA ~ DC out LHN
<ny scalp Wednesday,
They are TO wrcstle two out Of
three falls with a two hour time
limit.
In the semi-final, Bill Katehic, 100
pounds Of San Bcnito, and Chas.
Eastman, 1856 pounds Of McAllen, are
slated to wrcstlc for a mythical Val
ley championship. Eastman has been
doing duty on the mat in the upper
end Of the Rio Grande Valley for
some time. he is in good condition
and the bout is expected TO prove an
interesting one. Katchic IL generally
regarded as the outstanding wrestler
developed at the San Bcnit0 Athletic
club. lie has rolled n number OF
strong boys and a win over Eastman
would not surprise his pa~rtisans.
In addition TO the wrestling, three
exhibition boxing bouts have been
scheduled. Ken Macy. lately or
Oklahoma City, and Dick Wymore,
who has been regarded as the Val
fey champion az 1876 pounds for some
time. viii spar over six rounds. Ma
rey Is said 70 have been going over
SIX IN his Oklahoma bouts and Dick
may have 10 extend himself 70 keep
from taking a boxing lesson from his
former stable mate.
Joc Losano and Md Presto. each
weighing around 1e5 pounds. are
programmed 10 exhibit their wares
over four rounds. Presto Is known
~ = steady pluggcr and viii put up
Il game. IL not winning. fight with
most boys his sire in tho Valley. Lit
tie IS known Of Lozano.
u viii more than probably lie DIFF
ficult 20 tame hid Guerra down 10
exhibit when he sters into the ring
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-06
Mother Resents
Boxer Son Being
Called Spider

CLERMoND-FERRANp. France.
Jan. 5.-Pp-The mother Of Emile
Spider Pladusr. the crack French
flyweight who recently administered
n thorough trimming 10 the reputed
champion Of the world. lazy Schwartz
- very proud Of her boys good locks.
a eherahic looking little chap with
. hoyish open eountensnce. Spider
appears several years younger than
the % he may boast Of. having been
born here in 1908. There Is no eau
hflover ear: rot a cut and nary a
scar to show for fifty or more ring
battles. He locks more like n choir
boy than the tough little hattler he
ia.
To correspondents Madame Pad
ner said a mock serious tone:
II don't want 20 see American cor
respondents; YOU call my pretty lit
tie boy Spider He il much tor
good locking 10 he called Spider I"
The spider-araigree-sn France II
regarded as q loafhsome insect and
Madame Pladner had no conception
that the msnner in which her boy
hclt- is elbows In the ring and not
H. locEs Was responsible for The
spider nickname.
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81 TOOK WA5NA6IoA
GIVE FLAfeRS 10
BRING HiAt A

forked over five players, shows how
we'll he succeeded.
Horace Lisenbec and Milton Gas
ton. pitchers; Bob Reeves and Grant
ellis. infielders, and Outfielder FL
lott Bigelow comprise the quintet
Of players that went to Boston for
Myer. Bigelow. a hard hitter. was
with Birmingham last year. He lit
orally burned up the Southern lea
que.
Myer started his professional ca
reer with the Cleveland Indians in
1925. coming direct from the Missis-
Sippi A. aud NJ. college from where
he was graduated. The Indians i'm
mediately shunted him off to New
Orleans, who sold him in the fall Of
the same year To Washington.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-06
POLOISTS TO
MEET SUNDAY
international Series to
Continue In Mata-
morOs

Continuing their international polo
series, the Twelfth cavalry horse.
men of Fort Brown will invade the
native haunts Of the Seventeenth
Mexican cavalry at Matamoros at 2
Sunday afternoon.
The American army poloists fee
that Sundays game will in all prob.
ability eclipse good playing display
ed by both teams in the past two
contests.
Two weeks ago the Seventeenth or
gsnization came across the river and
took the measure Of the local team
on their own field, rs.
Last Sunday, reinforced By Co.
Koeh's brilliant play, the Fort
Brown horsemen outscored the Mat.
smoros riders 10 goals TO 6. Col
Koch made five Of the Fort Brown
t~allies.
Back on their own field Sunday,
the Seventeenth cavalry troop Is
conceded at least an even break 70
win. Their team has shown remark
able Development curing q series
and have reached the point where
they can turn in an interesting game
at all times.
Sundays game will be played on
the Seventeenth cavalry's military
field. In order 10 reach this field
one should turn one block TO the
right Of the Hatamoros hotel while
approaching the central plaza. This
street leads TO the military field.
Lineups will remain the sam As
in the last game. They will be:
18th Cavalry. 18th Cavalry.
1t. WHEY. GaI-i
No. /.
Col. Koch Capt. Cortez
No. >.
SGT. Cornde. Capt. Coledad
No. 5.
Sgt. McGee.............Cen. Gsrcil
10. 4.
Subs: Major Cara Of Reynosa for
Seventeenth cavalry; 1t. Carver,
1t. Massey, 1t. Berrilla, and IT. Pc
rilliat for Twelfth cavalry.
1t. Edmund will referee, assisted
by Col. Cuellar.
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s@aa He HERALD SPORTS SECTION GnaHHz

with Joe Martinez. In his last three
fights. he has laid low Kid Zegeda,
Pat o'Mslley and Kid LittZ Zepeda
was outpointed. O'Malley knocked out
in the third round. and Littz went
out IN the first. Guerra's stock went
MP by leaps and bounds when he beat
Littz. He was given only an outside
chance but put over a surprising
knockout in the first round.
Martinez is a recent Importation
from Sugsrland. Both boxers will
weigh around 1875 pounds.
The bouts are 10 get underway at
s:l5 p. nj.
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place left vacant By the resignation
of Coach o. G. Emery, who has taken
over the coaching job of the Laredo
high school. Mr.. Stambaugh says he
has on his teaching staff a basket.
ball and baseball coach. and that he
isn't giving the question OF hiring a
man 70 succeed Emery very much
thought at this time Of the year.
Coach Emery did a good job of il
At the triplet cities schools. Espe-
cially commendable was his work
with the football squads. Taking
n school team that was in d lethargy
in a football way and building ii
up within the space of three years
to a prominent position in the Val
ley league il no mean accomplish
ment; but that's what Emery did.
Art Shires, the Waco first base
man most of last year, threw a ball
into the negro bleachers at Shreve-
port during the middle of the yea.
son and the horsehide LANDED on
the Jaw of one Of the eushy-hued
fans of the Louisiana city. causing
considerable trouble. Shires played
on the Brownsville team a few
weeks In 1926. going from hare to
Waco and the latter part OF last
season to Chicago White Sox.
where he made good. and is re-
Earded az a fixture at first base
for the Sox this coming season.
But about the incident in Shreve.
port. the negro, who has since died
a dispatch from Mr.. Hen6erson's city,
the radio says:
Walter lawson, negro. who, while
q spectator at q game played BY
Waco and Shreveport last season,
was injured By . baseball thrown
into the stands by Art Shires, then
Waco first baseman, died here the
other day.
physicians reported that Lswson's
death was due to a spinal condition
induced By the blow from The ball
on the head. Lawson had been ton
fined to bed for some weeks.
"Shires, q favorite among negro
fans here, stated after the incident
that he had no intention Of hurting
any one. He offered to pay the
negro for lost time and medical ex-
penses. At the time il was thought
that lawson was not seriously in
iured.
Later Lawson filed suit IN the To-
cal courts against both Shires and
the Waco Baseball association. The
Waco Baseball association defended
first On the ground that there had
been no proper service or process OF
that organization. The suit has not
yet been tried. Local attorneys for
lawson have not yet stated what
future action is TO be taken"
The recent boner pulled by Wal
ter Riegcls or California In run
ming the wrong with the pigSkin
on New Years Day against Georgia
Tech. ought TO be a lesson TO high
school players No matter how
good You may get. and how far I'D
the adder You 60, you are liable
10 make mistakes But one thing
stsnds out I'm Riegels case-that
In that before each play every
player should have II definitely
pictured in his mind his own and
the opposing goal lines.
n baseball they will tell yru u
have IL figured cut what you ara
going to do with the ball IL il IL hi,
to you before the pitch. The same
runs true in football what AM |
going 10 do IN I get Tic tall On q
Tumble The mere one plays 9th.
! retirn tha r1crr IL bacornen nrnarsnt
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-06
McAllen to Have
New Plank Court

McALLEN, Jan. 5.-When the bas>
kethall season opens here In Q few
weeks. McAlIen high school playera|
will entertain their visitors Oh a naw'
plank court, which IN now ear COM
pletion.
The court Is 30 by ee feet and q
one-ineh boards, underlaid by two
inch strips at is-inch ipterralH4
Rleachers will be placed on both
sides OF the court and electric lighta
will be provided for night plaYtnF.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-06

r WHY PORKERS
COP CONFERENCE FLAG

FAYETTEVILLE. Ark. Jan. 5.-tP,
Eighteen teams divided into three
leagues opened the annual University
Of Arkansas intramural basketball
tournament here today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-06

Some Of these days were are going
to be among those present at the
Rose Bowl tournament in Pasadena,
Cal. and we would liked to have
been present New Years Day 10 have
heard:
I'm a rambling wreck
From Georgia Tech
I'm a helluva engineer.
I'm a rambling wreck
From Georgia Tech,
I like my whisky clear"
Well, the Wreck certainly rlade a
wreck out of Southern California,
and thereby putting southern foot
ball on a plane where II belongs
just as good--and this year better
than the best Of the country.
ODE TO A ROOKIE
I'm set to so TO training camp,
And on the pitches place my stamp;
I'm confident | cannot fail,
Why, l was good enough for Yalei
Major circuits have long sought.
Outfieldcrs who can hit a lot;
When / get up and swing the mace,
Just watch me capture someone's
place.
Those vets had better show some per
For I'm the guy who'll make EN-
step;
I'll push some veteran off our team,
When | smash a ball upon the
seam.
And. sure enough he cot the call.
Cause he could run and hit the
ball;
For twenty-one games he hit .4os.
Yet now he's back with okmuigee
lie had failed 10 show his erve
lie backed away from every curve;
As long ss fast ones came his way,
| He hit q couple safe each day.
He'd hit 400 sure. 'twouid seem.
Until the pitchers put on steam;
When their wrinkles they did bend.
IL meant the rockies mournful
end.
he just couldn't hit for !o4s.
When up in big league company;
He's IN his element now, you see,
Right now he's on q hitting spree.
Now, U advice to him Is this:
Something that he cannot miss;
II he'll do his fishing from the brook
He'll soon be master of the hook.
James T. Sullivan. in
TheS porting News
And 50 Madison Bell goes 70 "A. a
NJ Is head football coach. r.. c. u.
loses one of the finest coaches and
fellows. whereas A. 4 NJ. gains the
mar Bell has been ut the helm AZ
II. c. U. for five years. He has al
ways produced good fUcthall clubs:
and that, notwithstanding his limited
amount OF material. He In a gradu-
ate Of Centre College. where he play
ed with Red Roberts. 30 Mcmillan
and q host OF other Centre stars in
the hey dey Of the Praying Colcnels'
rcgins In football.
The Farmers ret q coach that
Is cFse of the most respected and
best liked In the country. Bell
gave as his reason for accepting
the cffcr az A. a. VI. that 1T that
school he woald have more ma.
teriaI to work With and a. q con-
sequence II was an advancement
CunA ge.whnn~h - shs phu-~.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-06

The Farmers ret q coach that
Is = of the most respected and
best liked In the eountry. Bell
gave as his reason for accepting
the offer az A. a. VI. that ct that
school he woald have more ma
terial to work With and ~ q con-
sequence II vas ar advancement
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-06

II baseball they will tell y1u 70
have IL figured cut what you are
going to DO with the bali II ii Ia hit
to you before the pitch. The same
runs rue in football. "Whzt am I
going 10 do IN I ret The tall en- a
Elmhif The norr one plays sth-
lstirs the more II becomes apparent