Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-12

cally over so far as this season Is
concerned The Southwestern con-
ference meet at Dallas and the II.
i. "A. "A. meet nc San Marcos yester-
day enabled the lads to 20 back
nome and eat what they "a TO.
The Interscholastic league fin
ished it, track and field events
last week at the state meet.
With that off the minds or the
athletes or the state. the boys will
be looking for something to do this
summer in preparation for another
football season. Some will sling ice.
since Red Grange made that trade
famous for football stars. and others
will engage in various "man-sized"
jobs. Throughout the summer, the
one idea viii be in their minds, get
in shape for the old school,"
There r those who are finish
Ing their school days i'm N few
nor weeks. The high school grad
uate viii be looking for a college,
the college graduate will be look
ing for a place to cast his anchor.
with his heart and soul back with
the boys on the grid. His days
gone. but never will the time cease
10 be when he won't have an In
terest In his old alma mater.
Up-Valley fight fans have been
chuckling as they quote a militant
scribe as penning the following bon
mot: Mercedes Is not the city In
which Battling Shaw viii be defeat
ed"
Fans had rather hear "a boxer
razzed than lauded and ID IN only
natural that they should gleefully
repeat the above lines. Promoter
AL Robinson of Mercedes has
mailed this insinuati0n unequiv0-
cally. Robinson announces:
Hereafter the fans will select the
judges at any and all fights that
\ might promote. "A box will be
passed around and some IN or IL
Of the cash customers will be ask
ed to write the name Of the judges
wished. Those getting the most
votes will get the assignment"
AL. II that isn't a demonstration
of good faith. we do not know one
when we see IL. III any one should
squawk on that arrangement we ex-
pect TO see canarieS chewing to-
bacco in the near future.
A scribe from the sporting
News records an accident which
seemed too much for an umpire.
IL IL told by OssIe Orwell, pitching
utility man OF the As.
L pitched a ball once that ended
a game in the American association
before 1t waS half over says OSsie.
we were playing In Milwaukee. and
Jim Murray was umpiring behind
the plate. He had one Of those old
relics Of masks that he continued TO
wear just out of sentiment.
TT was made Of wire and 1t was
so old that the wire was brittle and
almost worn out. Along about the
middle of the game ! pitched "a fast
ball that went high. The catcher
was crouched down and the ball flew
over his head and hit Murray's
mask. IL broke two OF the wires
and drove them into his chin
Murray had to be rushed off the
field. and. as We only had two UNI
pires. the umpire who was left said
he wouldn't attempt TO work the
game alone and called IT,
The BatselI- Wells Skeet club
will g0 "a Point Isabel this after
noon Immediately following lunch
where they will assist the Point
Sportsmen I'm organizing such a
club there. The local boys will
carry their traps with them since
the Pointers have not made their
purchase. They will engage in an
afternoons shoot there for a bit
OF practice.
It's about time some OF these Val
ley clubs would be making a match
with their neighbors. Why not a
match between Donna and Browns
vile next Sunday? Donna should
get some real revenge from Batsell's
boys. The locals are looking pitt
full here OF late.