Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-09
Sports Chats
With -
Hal Eustace

THIS is generally what some
naive folks are inclined to speak
lightly cf Us the off season" for
sports. We are mild hammered and
like to get along with the gentry
but here's where we balk and argue
a bit. Carom your optics over this
array Of sport material. County,
district and amateur basketball
rapidly coming to q head: baseball
breaking out Of the old hibernat-
ing log; polo games; Elks billiard
tournament. golf tournament at
Mercedes; skeet shoots at Browns
Vile and Donna: and all the va
rious meeting and games pertaining
10 these sport commodities.
CY LELAND. T. C. us ash art
ist didn't do so well in the Millrose
games at Madison Square garden
Saturday night. Leland, who aided
materially in the Horned Frogs
drive for the Southwest football
championship. came III third oe-
hind Jack Elder OF Notre DamI sad
John Fitzpatrick in the 60-yard
indoor event. Leland is undoubt-
edly one Of the fastest dash men
in the country. He was handicap
ned hv lack Of training in the event
last night.
DURING the football season. they
accused Cy OF being dumb" at the
gridiron sport; said he was a
specialist and did not know the
fundamentals Of the game. Any
man who can run as Lelan did.
doesn't have 70 be particularly
smart. He Is one Of the chief rea-
sons why the Southwest champion
ship bunting now floats over the
Frog stadium. He couldn't punt
ne couldn't fake-but. koyi how he
could RUM
THE MEETING between Elder
and Leland was watched with in
tercst by the entire country. They
We're the ~speedsters OF the gridiron
last season. Ieland's achievements
was given wide publicity. Elders
famous 100 yard dash TO a touch
down after nipping m Army pass
was one OF the high spots In grid
history for the year. If 1t hadn't
been for this spectacular run. the
Nicks could not have boasted OF
an undefeated. united season.
THESE Canadians have a sur
prlsing way or upsetting the dope
an the cinder track. John FtZ-
patrick. Canadian. finished ahead
of Leland Saturday night. You
never hear Of them until they
have 0 some outstanding event.
Which brings To mind Percy W:l-
hams. Percy. a Canadian, took Up
the role Of hasher to get to the
Olympic games. He had undergone
little training. Yet he outran the
worlds best Sprinters to grab off
Olympic hOnors.
NOW comes the parting OF the
ways for the Valley high school
athletic squads. The question IS.
what Will it he next? Track. bas-
ketball. baseball or football spring
trainlng2 Brownsville had no hiqh
school baseball team last season
because all the athletes turned ont
for football spring training. The
same will likely hold good this sea
son. Mission will have both as will
Harrington.
THERE has been some talk OF
staging several football games dur
Ing the spring training season. This
idea docs not have much chance of
being put over. If you listen to men
VINO ought 10 know. They say IL
Is impractical in the first place and
that there is an interscholastic
league ruling against 1t IN the sec
ond. Spring training IS devoted
largely 10 teaching the youngsters
the very eSsentials-biocking and
tacklinE. No effort at pointing or
polishing Up an attack is made.
BROWNSVILLE LADIES NAV
soon have the opportunity Of en-
joylng Skeet as we'll as their pow
Ger burning husbands. The Bat
sell Wells club is planning 10 give
instructions to a class Of ladies m
the near future. This plan is not
at all impracticable. Some Of the
best shots IN Texas are feminine
opponents Of the range. Mrs. Al
TOppcrwein OF san Antonio can
shoot with the best Of them. 9th
Ct we'll known Texas women gun
ners include Mrs. l.. Butal Of Hous-
ton. Mrs. n. ". Pilot of the same
city. Mrs. James Horton Of East
land and Mrs. w. S. White Of Waco.