Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-06
Sports Chats
- With -
Hal Eustace

Donna showed the growth OF the
new trap shooting in the Valley. At
one time. there must have been
$50 cars around the field. The spec
tators followed the game closely,
keeping mental tab on the two
teams. A number Of women and
girls were present. They seemed
just as interested as the old hunters
who ganged under the lean-to
shelter.
The two clubs viii clash again
this coming Sunday at Browns
VILE. They win probably start
their guns barking about $3.50
a. m. and continue on through
the morning until noon. Firing
would be resumed at 1850 D. m.
This In the program rs followed at
Donna. where more than 2400
rounds were fired. A large gal
Iery will more than likely turn out
for the shoot here Sunday.
There we're no exceptionally bril-
liant scores at Donna, but the
Skeeters kept plugging along at a
fair clip. Donna in winning the
first team shoot, averaged 22.791
birds out Of a possible IS. Browns
vile blared away at a rate of 22.166.
Each team fired at 500 Of the flying
targets. Donna broke SAT: Browns
vile 532-a difference OF IS birds
out of 800. Both teams suffered q
bit from stage fright and conse-
quently lost more birds than they
should have. Only n perfect Is
was obtained in the regular shoot.
Wilmoth OF Donna accomplished
this feat on his last round. In a
special event. Bob Wade Of Browns
vile broke a Is to lead a select
group Of gunners.
Wade and wilmonth tied for high
honors, each obtaining SO out OF q
possible 100. Donna placed Arnold
and Anderson In second place with
e2's. The remainder Of their men.
Weaver, Decker and Beard, broke
so out Of the 100. Jimmy George or
Brownsville was in third place with
a score Of 80. Batsell got an 80.
Richardson an S8. Markussen an 30
and Young an S6.
The locals did not drain the cup
of defeat throughout the day.
BrownsyilIe's second team romped
onto Donna's second string group
and won 466 to 414. frankie Arm
strong and George Leonard showed
the way In this field. Frank got
an SO and George an Is. Leonard
got a "a as did Yourkman.
Those San Benito Aztecs are a
bunch Of game guys. They tried
to scruff the Penis in the dust again
Sunday, but as usual. came IN for
a bit OF scruffing themselves The
score, 9-3, does not indicate the
cloSeness OF play. Up until the
| eighth. the score sheet stood two-aI.
Then a flock of errors. two doubles
and a home run gave the Pentagons
six runs.
Both Ezelle Darby and Monk"
Moncus hurled a good brand OF
ball. Darby was nicked Oppor-
tuneIy in the eighth inning and
thereby dropped another game TO
the Pents. Moncus twirled stead
iIy. bearing down In the pinches.
He allowed ten hits. The Aztec
hurler will 60 to Caldwell high
this coming year as head Coach
sBish" Clements is back IN the
baseball spangles aRain-and HAOW,
az our collegiate friend from Seguin
would put il. Clements. playing
rieht field for the Pents, slapped out
a home run and a triple out OF four
lines at bat. "Bish". who has
nlaved much professional ball rang
'nT from class D no through double
A. has often declared that he was
through with the diamond he
seems to have got the old urge
again. however. and is back with his
first love-San Benito.
A. Montalvo. Aztec first Sacker,
teamed on one of Moncus' Offer
inrs for a home run. He also got
a dcuble. Leal. the AEtecs' home
run king. was held to n blow
out OF four trims TO the platter.
The 43rd Mexican cavalry team
hooped on the Harrington Red Ants
twice Sunday. They took the first
1ame 5-1 and the second 12-ll.
Oizua allowed the Red Ants only
seven hits in the first game. Rod
/ riguez Of the 43rd was the star with
the willow. He got three hits out
Of four times I'd In the first con-
test. King batted in two runs.
made there hits and scored three
runs. Martinez. former Palmer
hurler. was chased from the mound
in the third inning Of the last game
when Padron drove out q triple
with two raen on base. King fol-
lowed with a double.
W. III. Pattee came In winner
again in the catboat races az Point
Isabel Sunday. This was the sec
end Of a series Of three races. The
last event will be run Aug. II in
connection with the big regatta.
Pattee now holds ten points to-
ward the cup offered by the Point
Isabel Yacht club. A. z. Buchanan
won second places in the first two
events. He now holds eight points
toward the cup.
And boat races weren't the only
thing at the Point. Sc far as r. A.
Fitch Of San Antonio was con-
cerned. While the catboats were
slipping over the waters of La
1una Madre- Fitch Was battling n