Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-28

Aug. 1913 is the most ambitions
ever attempted along the lower gulf
coast. Cash prizes totaling $1105
will be given to catboat and out
board racing winners. These events
are sanctioned by the Mississippi
Valley Power Boat association, rul-
ing body in the South. Any records
that may be established will be
recognized as official in all parts Of
the United States.
There are a large number of
cupboard events for which no
record has been established and
it is probable that several of these
events will be run. World records
Grips though they be-are in
sight. The outboarders will COM
pete on both days in Class b, @,
and f~ree-for-all.
George Leonard's crafts will have
no track meet of their own in these
events as las been the custom in
the past. Entries are being listed
from San Antonio, Arkansas Pass,
Corpus Christi, Galveston and in
uuirieS are being received from as
far off as Florida. An annual re-
gatta of Importance would do much
to increase the prestige OF the VAIL
lev. AS it is, the regatta IS attract
ing considerable attention IN boat
racing centers Of the South.
Brownsville o is sporting
three bail teams. The Yankees,
Hat Makers and the Cubs. me
last named are to make their bow
Sunday in a game with the Hat
tiers on the Palm Courts diamond
at $3.50 p. m. The players are boys
from the machine gun troop at
Fort Brown. Its strength centers
about Les Miller. hurler. He will
face a tough opponent Sunday IN
Martinez of the chapeaux manu-
facturers. This will be the only
local game. The Yanks will play
the P~ertagons al Harrington and
the 43rd Mexican cavalry VIII
pass the afternoon IN KeynoSa
entertaining a combined San
Miguel CamargO rine.
The sPentagons are up and doing
in a big way these days. After a
winning splurge of five games they
further strengthen themselves by
adding Bishop Clements 70 their in
fields "Bish" is at home once more.
He began his baseball career With
the old San Benito town nine.
Clements climbed through ID, A and
AA Eball. He was the property Of
Rochester in the International
leaSue at one time Now he's back
with some of the cd gang, Whang-
ing the pill around the lot at San
Banito. He and Jeffries played to-
gdther on the old home. town III
Valley folk who have been not
Ang with interest the activities of
Eof Sidney Franklin, American
matador, in Seville ard Madrid,
| will have the opportunity of see
ing a bull fight Sunday. Juan
Silveti, with his outfit Of picadOrs,
b~anderillOs and tOreadors, Will
put on an exhibition Of the Mex
lean national sport at ReynOsa,
beginning ia 4:3O p. m. Bull fights
are a gaudy sight full O: stark
realism.
If n is the least Bit chicken
hearted they might az well save
their money. At tie novice crowds,
such as are found along the border,
a fair portion Of the gathering us
ually moves for the exit when the
first bull cores a horse to death
This is a bit too strong or the ten
der emotions of many ladies, and,
don't fool yourself. a great many
men. The flappeTs, however. usual
ly stick it out. We heard one blab-
tant sweet thing at Reynosa de-
scribe q bull fight as cute
veteran UuIl tight fans nav
their line of razzing, much as
Americans have at their ball
Iunged satirists shout in the
stand: "Oh, how beautiful this
is. What he reeds is a pistol"
This, Of course, referred to mata-
doris who were failing to make the
kill in the approved fashion.
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Courthouse championships are
becoming the craze nowadays. First,
it was the county attorney and the
county clerk in a series Of three golf
matches for the courthouse crown.
Next, it was the Inclusion of several
more officials in this contest who
had questioned the right of Hall
and Saego to limit the golf wal to
a single match.
without actually flinging q
challenge, Sheriff Frank Brown
this week clouded Seag0's title rs
n champion skeet shooter ny
breaking Fl and % pigeons out of
possible ass. air shooting, any
marksman VIII tell you. The CUES
ton Of supremacy here, it is be-
lieved, is sufficient to call for Z
series of championship matches.
Rumblings OF a Pete Pelatsche-
Judge o. @. Dancy yO-yo contest is
being heard also. No confirmation
Of I can be obtained, however.
Arthur Truck" Douglas, Beau
mont beau brummel, is in training
at Mission. Truck" is said to be
progressing well but is having a
hard time in selecting the right
KIND or sparr1ng partners. ne
should be a heavyweight when he
grows up.