Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-17
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LITES
BIZ SPEED" WALLACE
sN0rld's Fastest Baseball Kunnerl

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GEORGE GODFREY. the HUSKY
negro, vii step across the Rio
Grande at Laredo next week In
his next leather pushing act. He
viii be matched against the Mex
lean champion. Ricardo Resell. The
American negro still claims I'd d.
IN the running for the heavyweight
championship but no promoter
wishes 70 listen. "A negro contender
Tor q championship title Is out "
the question
JAMES DICK" PHELAN died "A.
his home in San Antonio the 9TH
" day. He was past the age az I'd
lie was star second baseman OF
yeSteryear. It Is said he never wore
a glove. or was ordered from the
field. Dick never questioned Al
umplre's decision. A great thing TO
be remembered BY. What a Won
derful marking upon a stone 10
would make az hts grave.-He
never questioned an umpire deci-
sion"
JACK SAID TO JACK as he
picked I'D the telephone IN New
York. Never mind Jack what you
read In the papers. ! never stated
/ could lick you with hand
tied behind me. IL was my ghost
writer that wrote that stuff So
the other Jack answered. That's,
All right Jack but d0ntcha think
we should have a charity bout Tor
ourselves pretty soon. Long time
Ito pay So now the dear public
has the low down on the Jack
Dempsey-Jack Sharkey feud and
viii not have 10 worry about the
boys. These open letters are awful
sometimes.
A LETTER from DR.. Paul Martin,
the famous distance runner now
visiting America from Switzerland.
informs Us that he will sail for
Japan on April 2. There ~ 2
possibility that the doctor VIII
exhibit his speed Ak various points
TN the central states next month.
The famous Swiss has lost all his
races 20 far this visit but never an
alibl. Since his arrival the doctor
has had a very bad case of br0n-
chitis. To Withdraw might appear
unsportsmanlike, 50 the doctor go.
on the mark" with the chance oil
being defeated rather then offer
ing an abb. "A great sportsman,
this man from the scenic noun
tains.
WESTERN SCHOOLS will find
Martin very interesting. Not ONLY
win ne exhibit his great running
stride but ne has motion pictures.
prepared FOR him By the Swiss
government. or the various winter
sports In Switzerland. Most inter-
esting 10 the athletes win hr the
collection OF motion pictures ON
the Olympic games
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BROWNSVILLE Is located On the
banks Of the Rio Grande In the
scuthmost part OF Texas. A great
place for AN athlete TO winter and
no doubt viii BE- one OF the OUT
standing winter resorts AZ North
America as the cities Or the south
crn part Of Texas have much plan
ned for the future. Watch South
Texas and especially the territory
called the Rio Grande Valley.
I HAVE NOTICED IN Browns
Vile. Red Irvine. athletic direc-
tor. has developed wonders I'm To-
cal athletic circles the past four
years. Red always has q million
collar smile. the kind they are
looking for in Hollywood Many
or the large schools in the South
lind have their eyes on Red Irvine
"A new record holder has been
discovered. Ben Brite. track coach
rot only tells the Young sprirters
how to strut. but demonstrates wha.
he breaches with plenty speed.
California gave much TO this terri
tory in Tim O'Leary. a fast
place. Is II appears Saturday events
can happen or Friday. TO whom
X may concern; They have very
pleasant policemen here.