Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19

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all. A new skeet king reigns the
realm of Brownsville. Bow low on
Bonded knees and do obeiSance to
his royal highness Bob Of the House
of Wade.
Bob set a new record Thursday
when he pulverized 49 out of a
possible so sailing targets. He made
a run of SO successive hits. This
Is by far the best performance
turned in by q Brownsville gunner.
Quite a few had broken "a out of
% but none had been able to
shoot a perfect round before.
It was to be expected for Bob has
been shooting 23's and 24's with a
regularity that was almost mechan-
lcal. He didn't get to hog the lime
light, though. There appears to be
mutiny in the royal house. Wade
may not be uncrowned by an out
| slider but he had better keep an eye
| on his young son., Bob, Jr. The
voungster struggled up to the cours
Thursday with a .410 and when the
mingled dust Of gun powder and
broken pigeons cleared away it was
found that Junior had made Is hits.
This is a feat that many stogey-
smoking veterans would like to &C
complish.
The skeet clubs next shoot will
be held at 8 a. m, Sunday and an
afternoon round, beginning at
three, is likely. With all hands
back on deck. the club will get its
pistol and rifle ranges in order in
the near future, it Is said. Vincent
= Stevenson, promulgator of these
events. has returned from a hunt
ing triD into Mexico. Vincent.
Hurt Batseil, George Leonard and
several others, had a tough time
on their trip. They were gone IL
days, seven OF which were scent IN
travelling over mud Iathered roads.
What was seen as the greatest
match of the Elks billiard tourn2-
ment was played Thursday. George
Bell, favorite, defeated Ernest Fer
nandez, defending champion, 50-42.
Only a handful of Elks was on hand
to see the match. Bell, who has won
IA straight and who is leading the
tournament, seemed destined for a
fall when he scored only two points
in the first six innings. Fernandez
had made 16. Bell miscued fire.
quently and missed shots that APP
peared easy during the first half
Of the game. Bell was behind 1913
at the 9th inning. He then un-
corked a run of 10 in the next six in
nings that gave him the game.
Fernandezscored only four billiards
in the last six frames.
AS predicted. Tommy Loughran
gave James J. Breddock, the slug
ger, a pretty boxing lesson last
night. Braddock didn't have a
chance at Loushran's light heavy
weight title. Now's the time for
Loughran to step into the heavy
weight class. He's got the stuff
and can whip the life out Of most
in the heavyweight class now.
While there's only a few pounds
difference between the light heavy
weight and the heavyweight title,
you'd be surprised at the difference
in the purse and prestige they
carry. Tommy should cash In now.
If he decided to take on the
heavies he will be among the
title ~contenders without further
ado. As we have said before. y
Loughran- Schmeling bout for the
worlds heavyweight title is well
within the realm Of possibility.
Jack Hendricks, manager of the
Cincinnati Reds, is the object OF
many quips and Sallies these days
following his loud talk after the
Hack Wilson fight. Hendricks, al
though he is at the head Of a Sec
ond rate club, manages to stay II
the limelight with his comments
Rogers Hornsby put it aptly: Jack
Hendricks knows what's the matte
with every ball club but his own"
Hornsby since his a~ffluence In
the majors has forgotten his old
home town. Ask Rogers where he
comes from and (snap) just like
that he will answer Dallas" Well,
Rogers home is a small village
Just outside OF Austin on the Colo
RADIO river known as "Hornsby's
Bend" There are several other
major league players from the
same vicinity. They are Cedric
burst art Bib Falk. who live in
Bloody Tenth Ward i'm Austin. Rip
Collins, Frank Gibson, Roy Moore,
and several others.