Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-06
- PORTS CHATS
With Hal EuStdce

that several world marks will have
been set before the leaves begin 70
brown. They tell the story OF q pug
who was hit so hsrd that he saw
the back OF his head. BY similar
token, these boys can almost watch
their heels fly down the track.
GEO. SIMPSON Of Ohio state.
who gained the cognomen OF "the
fastest human last year. Is back
to defend his descriptive title.
Among the boys hot on his trail
are Frank Wykoff. u. S. c.. Zack
Ford Of Northwestern. Jimmy Daley
OF Holy Cross. Claude Bracey Of
Rice. Eddie Tolan OF Michigan. Cy
Leland OF r. G. u, Dyer OF Stan
ford and Karl Wildermuth Of
Georgetown. Ford recently defeat
ed Simpson at so yards. The Of
fetal records OF &C In the 100 and
20.6 in the 220 are likely TO fall
before one or these boys.
THE murders also are expected 10
do large things. Dick Rockaway OF
OilO &Ldits WIZ llO4A tAAE WIN
mark OF 228 in the low timbered
event. Is back to show the boys
how. Lee Seminar OF Illinois re-
Gently broke the worlds records In
the TO and T5-yards high hurdles.
In the last event. he lowered the
mark held 81 his own coach. Chick
Werner. The new time is 100 2-l0.
Other likely looking hurdlers In
clude Anderson Of Washington.
Rogers or Illinois. Stollwerk OF
Colgate, Keiselhorst Of Yale and
Payne or Southern California.
CY LELAND IS attracting nation
wide interest. He has the big boys
watching him. Grantland Rice Is
picking Cycionic Cy TO crack the
record. AT the Texas Relays the
Lubbock Lopez made 9 ITO in n
hundred on 4 damp track running
into a stiff wind At that, three
tickerS caught him at 8 Clio.
SAN ANGELO high has a habit
of breaking relay records For three
successive seasons Coach Bill Bis
sets boys have set new marks for
Texas high school boys to shoot at.
SPEAKING OF records, Geo. Spitz
(no relation OF Solomon's) o.
Flushing high. ". Z. recently clear
ed the bar az s feet Alp inches.
THERE Is bound to be a limit
70 human ability, but the boys
continue 10 ooze IN ahead OF the
old time. A new field has been
opened by the use OF starting blocks.
III they can get the official oxen,
new dash records will soon adorn
the Official documents.
Opening Near
JUST a week and two days o
and big league un.pires viii thun-
der: play ball" The players make
a special effort on opening day.
The rockies are anxious to make a
good showing and the vets also put
on a little extra steam. The mos
successful Of these has been Pitcner
Amole or Buffalo, who pitched a
no-hit game against Detroit N
1900. Earl Averhill hit a homer on
the first pitched ball IN his first
league game.
WILD BILL HALLAHAN. who
D the Dixie flag for Houston
three a back. Il making a grea.
impression Oh folks hanging arounc
the Cardinal camp. Hallahan bears
down at all times almost TO a
fault. Earl Smith Is a vigorous
booster OF Hallahan and would
like to take him under his wing.
Wild william puts too much stuff
on the ball and laborS too hard,
Smith saws. With a little individual
attention. Hsllahan would be one
of the best, the chubby receiver
declares.
THERE are many ways OF run
ming a baseball club and one OF
the most common is cracking the
bull whip. This system has been
inaugurated by Dan Howley with
the Cincinnati Reds. Danny lets
,em know who's papa in no IN
certain terms. Needless 70 say. this
a. aL1,,t - ,nr,.far &c "a Nlcnir IN