Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-17
Sports Chats
- With -
Hal Eustace

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day when about Is or 20 games
were played. George Bell is bear
ing up under predictions that he
will capture the straight billiard
tourney. However, Jack Rowe and
Ernest Fernandez have not gotten
into the thick of the fray. Bell,
with these two, are the three rank
ing players. The field is divided
into five groups. These three are
in the first classification and they
have to give handicaps to the re-
mainder of the players. They are
forced to give the second best CLASH
fication a handicap of Is points.
The bilIardiSts are anxious to
see Rowe and Fernandez roll up
their sleeves and begin rafting
the littlL red and white balls
across the cushion. Row played
one game Tuesday. He won at
straight billiards from Harry
Richardson, 1929. He lost the
handicap score, $3.50. Fernandez,
defending champion, has not
made his debut in the tourna-
ment.
Bell Englished them around in a
way Tuesday that bodies no good
for the rest Of the players. He
made the best high run SO far
against Bouts when he clicked the
spheres together 20 times. The
worlds record for the best average
run at straight billiards is 1913 IL,
1t is held by Jake Schaefer.
Tomorrow night, Tommy
LOughran, defending champion,
and James J. Braddock, smuggling
light heavyweight, will meet for
the title. They should put on a
contest that is worth going several
leagues to see. There is not much
likelihood of the fans crying they
didn't get their moneys worth as
has been the custom after the NIL
I1On-dOIIar gate battles between
heavyweight conten 'ers."
Loughran Is generally conceded
to be one Of the cleverest fighters
ever to slip his knucks into a pair
of not-so-padded gloves. He began
his career in 1919 with a long line
Of knockouts. Loughran has been
mixing it with the top-notchers for
several years. lis latest victims m
clude Big Boy Peterson, Jack Gross,
Pete Latzo, Joe Sekyra and Leo
Lomski. In 1927 the titleholder de-
feated Tony Marullo, Johnny Risko,
Benny Ross. Joe Lehman, Tom Kir-
by, Young Stribling, Mike McTigue
and Jimmy Slattery.
Braddock is a sIugger from his
toes I'D. He socks it out with a
right that has seldom failed. But
the idea up for consideration to-
morrow is: '"Can he hit Lough-
RAM" We believe Loughran will
keep away from him and win on
points.
If a husky, Square-jawed young
fellow rips into your office with a
brief case tucked under his arm
like a fullback, you'd better think
fast if you don't want any insur-
ance. H. E. Burgess, Aggie fullback,
and Splinter, now has the Cameron
county agency for an OLD line COM
pany. Burgess is winning his spurs
from the ground floor up.
He and Frank Norfleet, noted
criminologist, have definitely placed
Hale Center, Texas, on the map.
Norfleet, Longhorned Texan, it will
be remembered, sprang into the
limelight of public attention by
tracking down a group of conf
dence men who Swindled him out Of
a small fortune. He became so good
at the game of trailing crooks that
he has made it his profession. Bur-
CESS has been in the public's eye
as the AggieS' ramming fullback. He
also lettered as a sprinter and a
quarter miller.
The athlete obtained his B. A.
degree this year after three years
Of varsity competition. He also
served on the frosh squads. Bur-
CESS is an unassuming chap.
Doubtless he finds that his pros
pective clients would rather dis
cuss football with him than in
surance. He is probably interrupt
ed in his sales talk by such ex-
CARNATIONS as: boy, but that was
a beautiful run you made against
-. vi. IT," or How come you amt
coaching Burgess? 1Ais insurance
game is a tough one. 1t ought to
be left to such guys as Sam Hugh
ston." The Aggie is on to the tricks
Of the trade ad he knows how to
steer the conversation back to life
expectancy, rates and blood and
thunder orations on the horrible
ness of widowhoOd and defenSelesS
Orphans
No one has pulled the r. B. or
epileptic gags on him yet, Burgess
states. The first is to be seized
by a violent attack of coughing
while the agent is making his spiel.
Take a generous bite of the soap
as the soap as the agent advances.
Work up a fine lather and froth
at the mouth. Fall and threSh
around on the floor. Even the most
aggressive insurance men will some
time consider one a poor risk in a
case like this.
Laying the jokes on the man.
tIepiece, Burgess is not that kind
of a salesman. He doesn't press
his business too strongly and is
always willing to chat a while on
whatever subject you might
chooSe-even if it's athletics.
A check at the national open re-
vealed practically all of the profess
SIGNALS wearing spiked shoes rather
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