Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21

TALK

provided for a bag limit Of n buck
Of eight points or more The SEN
ators effectually killed the bill by
indefinitely postponing action on Il.
The proposed law would have ap-
piled only TO IS counties in the
southwest extending along the bor-
der from Corpus Christi 70 Laredo.
The senator's evidently agreed
with local sportsmen who waXed a
bit derisive over the proposed
season and eight point or bet
ter" phase Of the bill. They
pointed out that a hunter was
lucky IL he was able TO tell
whether a deer running in the
brush was a buck or a doe, much
less be able to count the prongs'
II any" Sportsmen even went a
bit further and pointed out their
belief that the season here was
much too early. Bucks Go not be-
gin running very well in the
Valley until about Christmas The
warm climate makes the prac-
teal season come later in this
section than ii other parts Of the
state.
Deer, while not over-abundant.
are said to be plentiful in the up
per end Of the Valley. Several have
been killed by trains recently. They
were spotted" by the headlights OF
the locomotives and stool until the
iron horses crashed into them. All
instances were reported promptly TO
the game warden by the rail COM
pany.
Efforts are being made to work
up additional interest in cupboard
racing in the Valley. These c
are being held with regularity
around the Texas coast line as
well as at some OF the larger In
land cities. There are many boats
in the Valley and IL is hoped to
hold regular weekly meets in the
future at the Iona Alta lake, or
at some other suitable body Of
water. A group Of local cupboard
ers are planning trial heats over
the Iona Alta course Sunday
morning and afternoon. The lake
is located eight miles out CT the
Point Isabel road.
Sports are practically at a stand
still at Fort Brown just now but
baseball and polo are expected to
be revived as soon as troop b re-
turns from Fort Ringgold. A base
ball tournament for the champion
ship Of the post will be held between
four troops and a detachment or
g~auization. Last year Fort Brown
produced one major league pros
pect. Ne was William WiZomersky.
better known as Mersky. He starred
on the slab with the Brownsville
American Legion nine and was
signed b. the Chicago White Sox.
He got O tryout this year and was
farmed out TO an East Texas clu5.
Another event looming in the
offing is a billiard tournament
between members of the Flks club.
Ambitious emulators of Willie
Hoppe are challIing up their
cue and Practicing ricochet shots.
Valley baseball fans know that
Art Shires will not stand much
razzing. His recent rookus with the
White Sox management is said TO
have been caused by the same thing
that caused Bib Falk TO leave the
club: that caused Raw Schalk to
quit: that is causing the amiable
Teddy Lyons to chafe. That thing
Is management from "the office"
and not from the bench. Lena
Blackburne is said to be only a fig
urehead. Harry Gardiner is said to
be ramrodding the SoX.
Many suspect that If Biackburne
had been let alone with Art there
never would have been half as much
trouble as existed. The last row
came UP when Shires appeared in
batting practice wearing n Of
these loud felt hats that kids af-
fected in the spring. One store says
that the speaking tube in the dug
out fairly screamed and Lena was
given a rare bawling out about the
matter and told to tell that -
10 get that - hat off IN a hur-
ry."
IL IS being rumored that The
dog tracks al Matamoros and Rio
Rico are to be re-opened TO the
canine sprinters in the near fu-
tuFe.
Speaking Of dog races reminds US
Of an incident in Austin several
years ago. The territory surround
ing the state capital is broken and
hilly and well suited 70 fox and bob
cat races. The wagon yard" crowd
had several packs of pot likker"
hounds and had been making catch
IS with regularity. They had one
black. sad-eyed hound. sans pedi-
gree. that was a WOW. He made e
surprising run Of successes and was
recognized leader Of the packs. The
Spit and Whittle club began to sing
his praise wide and loud after he
freed u foxes in Is races.
They said ne was fully as good
a dog as ever ran over an Eng
lish society course. The dogs
fame got around so much that a
group Of legislators decided TO
see him in action. They were
gracicudy granted permission 10
attend one Of the hunts.
The pack was cut loose near
Mount Bonnell and the surround
ing hills reviberated with a SYM
phcny ranging from a deep bass to
? sharp fine yelp. The wagon yard
boys soon began their exporting
mostly for the benefit Of the solons.
7 tell you Alb. that's a bobcat they're
after. ! can tell BY the way old
Sadie IS running. Shhhhi Hear
that? She's doubling back" the