Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-06

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las STRIPPING. took medalist honors
from the greatest field ever to COM
pete for the Texas amateur golf
crown Wednesday at Dallas. Gull
dahl, who holds the state high
school championship, made two
fine rounds of II and IS despite
cross winds and a wet course A
heavy rain about daybreak slowed
the fairways.
The relatively unknown Dallas
whiz OutStepped n field Of Texas
stars listing such names rs Ossie
Carlton. former title holder; Al
vim Her0ld. Dallas city champ
ion, c. l.. Campbell, Temple; Jack
Speer. defending champion. and
many other notabIes. Many pre-
tournament favorites were forced
to the second and third flights.
These included such well known
names as Bob Scott. San Angelo:
Jack DOld. Houston. state muni-
cipal champions: Fred GOlding.
Houston; Al Barbee. Waco. James
Morgan. San Antonio, and James
Chapman, Houston.
Match play in the tournament
will get under way with Dallas az
the pole position. This city has Is
~contenders in the running for the
state title. Houston placed six in
the fight. Wichita Falls four and
Fort Worth two. Two 18-hole
rounds today will reduce the field
to eight contestants.
Another relatively sport I'M
known captured first honors in
the EPSON Downs classic racing
event Wednesday. Trigo. scantiIy
hacked 80 10 l. ran off from a
fast field before a gathering OF
nOtableS. including the Prince Of
Wales, estimated az a million BY
some. An Irish merchant, VIZ
liam Barnett, owned the horse
that 0ut-stepped the cream OF
England's three-year-OIds. Ameri-
can hopes were pinned on Pos
terity. owned by Mrs. Corlotte or
GlcTney- Much American money
went by the boards when Poster
ity cantered in sixth.
In accordance with the old Eng
lish custom. the Prince Of Wales.
representing his father. congrat-
ulated Barnett shortly after the
victory Of his horse.
A great American race track
classic will become history Sat
urday when the Belmont stakes
are run The horses are now on
site and have been given stiff
runs for the past week.
II now appears that other Big
Ten conference members than Iowa
are not SO lilly white" Iowa stood
N n good way 70 be made ahe goat
IN the investigation Of prosecuting
and substituting athletes. But Coach
Everett Case Of Frankfort. Ind
high school and Robert Spralding.
Iowa basketball star have impli-
Gated Purdue. Coach Case. who
declares he has the proof and can
Law II on the table. Is vigorous IN
his denunciations Of Purdue
Spralding also Is willing 70 testify
10 the effect that he was offered
all expenses by a friend az Pur-
due # he would enter that inyti-
tuition.
It's getting high time fer IN
honest showdown i'm these mat
terS- It's extremely doubtful.
however. that any ~appreciabIe
amount of the dirt that exists
viii be uncovered. This thing Is
being practiced 10 a certain ex-
tent by almost every school in
the land. Even high schools are
running afoul Of eligibility rules.
etc. It's human nature and a.
eng as the sugar daddies Of the
alumni wish to see dear old
Wah-Nah win. this thing will sx-
ist Perhaps unknown to the
school authorities. but II will
exist, nevertheless.
The proposal Of the Fort Worth
Athletic club TO hold a Striking
Heeney fight in Matamoros JULY 4
Is getting the merry ha-ha from
Valley fans. Not too loud. bovs
smoker n you wish. but ii looks ~
though the Cowtovn bows mean
business II II. Blake. physical di-
rector OF the club. will be IN
Brownsville and Matamoros Sun
oay In connection with the pro-
posed fight II the bout were to 20
through. the laugh would De on The
valley. Blake states that he al
ready has made arrangements for
excursions by rail from all ra-ts
OF the country. He Is said 70 be
dlckerlng with aerial concerns for
excursion rates. also.
IL u rumored that the state
department at Washington has
intentions OF aiding Governor
Dan Moody I'm his flight against
tights in Texas. The whisper Il
70 the effect that the state de-
partment win order that no fights
Be held in army posts. IN true.
this would prevent bouts from be-
inS held sc Fort Brown In that
case, IL appears aS though Rio
Rico and MatamorOs will hog tb.
prgiliStic hmeIight In the VarrN.
Joe Rivera and Lionel Garcia ~
Brownsville are in the foremost
ranks Of the piScatorial artists NJ
The Valley. Within a period Of a
week they have caught three June
fEh- One tipped the beam at $50
pounds, another az ITS pounds and
the last at so pounds. All were
caught at the mouth ~ ira pfo