Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-09
Special to The Herald.l

McALLEN. Sept. 9.-~1nter-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 fcity doubles
title. and teams made up OF Edin-
burg and Pharr players have been
the latest drawing cards at 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 a thrilling. heated and rapid
five-set scrap.
The scores were like this. Ga, 10.
ST. 6-2 and 6-3. They were In favor
Of the McAIlen pair and Undated
the powerful tennis that was played
during the course OF the gruelllnt
FRAY. The Edinburg-Pharr combina-
ton looked mighty good in winning
the second and third sets ate.
McAllen's duet had licked them IT.
the opener. but they faltered per-
ceptibly IN the two deciding sets.
Failing TO make their delivery count
in needed games. Patrick and Eot'
showed a slower pace IN the INA.
sets. Their placements were falling
out of the court and their mel
smashes ripped the tape time ant
again.
The international angle to local
tennis IS seen in plans announced
here by . member Of the Reynosa
tennis club, who indicated that the
organization in the Mexican city
viii attempt 10 get a team in shap.
for competition and send II to Nc
Allen for a round with the loca
doubles pair. Such a scrap would
rival in interest anything that has
been staged here to date.
II details OF the internationa
scrap can be concluded. IL Is plan
ned 10 stage a series Of matches be
tween Revnosa and McAllen play
ers as soon as possible.
The inter-city matches have al
tracted unusual attention here
When Hambrick and Langford de
feated Patrick and Doty a crowd
OF goodly proportions throngat
around the court ID watch the heat
ed scrap that took place.
Alfonso Dominguez. captain {
Reynosa's dashing Young polo team
said while in McAllen that a gam
has been carded between the Rev
noss poloists and the fast-stepoin~
Harrington team. II Is carded ut Har-
lingen polo grounds for Sunday
SeDtember IL.
The Reynosa squad Is made u~
principally Of men who are station
ed at the Mexican army post there
They have been training all sum
mer and are said 10 be in the pin,
OF condition. Members OF the tear
included Dominique. Tiburcio Care
Zamora. Manuel Cara Zsmora. Cri-
soforo Cara, and Gonzales Sam
ano.
The Harlingen lineup will include
r. A. Ingram. captain. Ira Baize
0. !. Ingram, A. L. Byrd and v. M.
Bass.
The scrap. from all indications
will be an interesting event.
In preparation for their scheduled
Thursday night show here, a bunch
~ sChesty" Stephens grapplers are
in the city. The group includes the
veteran Gus Kallio. who lost his
worlds m~iddleweight belt recently
TO George Sauer, Japanese arm
twist specialist, and Waiter STRAIT
ton. muscle bound Pennsy strong
boy. These boys are carded 10 meet
In the main event Of Stephens card
for Thursday night at the wrestling
arena here.
The semi-final tilt between
1COAec EOulOo d1Q CdCtuS ReLi
Brown, Mexico's middleweight title,
holder. may be good enough to stea
the show which Kallio and Strattor
r slated to put up in their bout
These two boys employ the samI
methods Of ring warfare and boti
r now at the prime OF their ca
reers. Poulos has Just returned
from q sojourn TO Chicago and de.
clared while here that he was rar.
in to 60 to show Valley fans tina.
he has lost none Of his agility IL
the ring.
The preliminary scrap will fine
Jack Pierce. handsome middle.
weight. taking on the redoubtabll