Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-09

McALLEN. Sept. 9.-Inter-city
tennis matches and probably inter
national tennis tits are the latest
fads and fancies Of Upper Valley
and McAllen net fans.
A series of three bouts between
Julian Hambrick and Walter Lang
ford, the net sharpShooters who re-
Gently annexed the city doubles
title. and teams made up Of Edin-
burg and Pharr players have been
the latest drawing cards al McAllen
Tennis clubs courts here.
Their third victory in four starts
against topnotch opposition since
winning the local doubles crowd
rewarded the efforts Of Langford
and Hambrick here when they trim
med S. w. Patrick, the Edinburg
smasher. and Red" Doty. Pharr's
contribution TO the court pastime
in q thrilling. heated and rapid
five-set scrap.
The scores were like this. ga, l-6
ST. o. and 6-3. They were In favor
OF the McAllen pair and indi-lteo
the powerful tennis that was played
during the course of the gruellint
fray. The Edinburg-Phar combina-
ton looked mighty good in winning
the second and third sets afte-
McAllen's duet had licked them IL
the opener, but they faltered per-
ceptibly IN the two deciding sets
Failing to make their delivery count
In needed games. Patrick and Tot
showed a slower pace In the tlna-
sets. Their placements were falling
out of the court and their net
smashes ripped the tape time ant
again.
The international angle 70 local
tennis IS seen ii plans announced
here BY member Of the Reyncsa
tennis club. who indicated that the
organization in the Mexican CITY
will attempt TO get a team in shaP
for competition and send IT TO Nc
Allen for a round with the loca
doubles pair. Such a scrap woulC
rival IN interest anything that ha-
UFFn tidEFQ mere ~ udA1.
II details OF the internationa
scrap can be concluded. II Is plan
ned to stage a series 0. matches be
tween Rsynoea and McAllen play
erS as soon as possible.
The nter-citv matches have az
tracted unusual attention here
When Hambrick and Langfo-d de-
teated Patrick and Doty a crowd
0, goodly proportions thronge
around the court ID watch the heat
cd scrap that took place.
Alfonso Dominguez. captain c
R~eynosa's dashing young polo team
feaid while In McAllen that a gam
has been carded between the Rev
noss poloists and the fast-stepoin~
Harrington team. II Is carded az Har-
lingen polo grounds for Sunday
SeDtember IA.
The Reynosa squad Is made UT
principally OF men who are station
cd at the Mexican army post there
They have been training all sum
mer and are said TO be in the pini
Of condition. Members or the tea-~
included Dominique. Tiburcio Care
Zamora. Manuel Cara Zamora. Cri.
soforo Cara. and Gonzales sam
ano.
The Harrington lineup win include
r. A. Ingram. captain. Ira Baize
O. /. Ingram. A. L. Byrd and ". M
Bass.
The scrap. from all indications
will be an interesting event.
In preparation for their scheduled
Thursday night show here, a bunch
OF "Chesty" Stephens grapplers are
in the city. The group includes the
veteran Gus Kallio. who lost his
worlds middleweight belt recently
TO George Sauer, japanese arm
twist specialist. and Walter STRAIT.
ton. muscle-bound Pennsy stronr
boy. These boys are carded 10 NEE
IN the main event OF Stephens care
for Thursday night at the wrestling
arena here.
The semi-final tilt between
George Poulos and Cactus" Pet
Brown, Mexico's middleweight title
holder. may be good enough to stea
the show which Kallio and Strattol
arc slated to put up in their bout
These two boys employ the sam
methods of ring warfare and bot
arc now at the prime Of their ca
reers. Poulos has just returnel
from a sojourn to Chicago and de
clared while here that ne was rar
in TO 60 to show Valley fans tina
ne has lost none Of his agility Il
the ring.
The preliminary scrap will fin
Jack Pierce. handsome middle
weight. taking on the redoubtabl