, 1935-05-02
EAGLE SQUAD
off TO AUSTIN
Martin Stuart of Donna IL
Likely to Win 40
Event

uFday.
The Eagles making the trip ara
Billy McDavitt who Is qualified IN
the century and broad jump and the
Brownsville relay team made mp OF
Xavier Quintero, Louis Fernandez
Clifton Schrieber and Louis kOwal-
ski.
Alberto Barrera. who Is qualified
for the shot put, Is not entering Al
Austin.
Featuring Martin Stuart, the besi
quarter miller the Valley ever devel-
oped. Coach George Vests excellent
Donna high school track team WI
be the Rio Delta's best shot In the
state high school track meet TO be
held at Austin Saturday.
The Redskins are likely to WIN
points in the 220. 440, mile relay
and possibly the hurdles. The
Warriors already have o -four
major championships this season
and Il would be no surprise II they
were to place well up In the state
meet. The Vestmen won the HI
dalgo county meet. the Valley dis
trict meet, the South Texas re-
gional meet and the high school
division OF the Border Olympics'
held annually at Laredo. In aodi-
ton, they placed well up in the
annual Valley Relays held at San
Benito and in the annual San ia
cinto relays at San Antonio.
Stuart, whose chief event Is the
44O. has a fair chance of winning
the quarter mile at Austin. He has
I'm clicked as low as Sis off,
chilly and as low as so flat unof-
ficially. The state record Is 40 sec
onds flat, q mark established last
year by Horace Taylor Of Luling.
Stuart In go
The Donna flyer also will be en-
tered in the go. Stuart has been
covering this distance IN around
~ seconds. The state record Is
20B, a mark set in 1888 by Helb-
ing Of North Side, Fort Worth.
Billy McDavitt Of Brownsville
will be entered I'm the century,
which event was won last year by
Jack Ellington. also Of Brownsville,
ISn time OF 10,1. The state record OF
b.7 was set in 1888 by Helbing.
Norwood Black Of Rio Hondo
will be the Valleys bet in the half
mile. Lacking good competition,
BLACK has been covering this dis
nance In around 2:05. Last year
Ithe event was won by Bearden Of
McCamey in 2:0l4. The state rec
ord OF 1855 was established in 1888
by Bush Of. Sunset High, Dallas.
Beryl Baker OF La FeTia, who has
lacked competition, will be the
Valleys entry In the mile. The La
Feria high captain can do the mile
N around 4.52. The state record
OF 4:3l2 was set in 1888 by Han
shaw Of Woodrow Wilson, Dallas.
Redskins I'm Relay
Donna. with Stuart running the
anchor, has an excellent chance Of
winning the mile relay. When
pressed, the Redskins car get
around 3:3S. The event was won
last year by Denison in 3.3l.7 time.
The state record OF 1885 was es-
tabHshed IN 1892 by Abilene dry
DEL Balfanz, Moser and Wyatt).
Rcwsville highs relay team Ger
nandez, Quintero, Rowalski and
Schrieber) has been giving the
Redskins real competition this
season and stands an outside
chance In the state meet. The
Eagles led Donna by 20 yards IN
the regional meet, only TO have
Stuart close up the distance 70 win
in the fast time OF 1856. This
time Is much better than that hung
up in Valley meets.
Joe Stooksberry Of Donna and
Lcnnie Morgan OF McAllen will
carry the Valleys colors in the
hurdles at Austin. IL is doubtful
whether they can place. The state
record In the 220-lows was set In
1888 by McG arraugn OF Edison,
San Antonio. with a mark Of ass
This event was won last year by
Woolcott OF Snyder In time OF
246. The highs went to Barnard OF
Happy in l56.
others qualified
Billy McDavit Of Brownsville
and Charley Clark. who have been
conducting an exciting duel in the
broad Jump, will enter this event In
the state meet. 1t is doubtful wheth-
er they will place unless the field
is weak. They tied for top honors
in the regional at Kingsville, out
Ileaping the worthy Mr.. Charley
Haas Of Corpus Christi football
The state record in the
broad Jump is "a feet Ia inch. a
mark established in 1888 by Schrim-
lsher Of Main Avenue, San Antonio.
Crowell Of WeSlaco is qualified
in the pole vault but he will have
Ito hustle hard az Austin II he
wins points. Bran OF Richmond
won this event last year with a
leap Of II feet. The record was set
by Meadows OF Central High.
Fort Worth, in 1888 with a vault
lof IL feet ] l-2 inches.
Barrera Of Brownsville Is quail
flied In the shot and he Is capable
1of putting the l~2-pounder around
f5 feet. FergeSon Of Rockdale
heaved the iron ball 50 feet 5 Ia
pnches to win at Austin last year.
The state record was set In 1888
by Asbell Of John Reagan, Hous-
ton, with q toss Of So feet. two in
,ches.
Mars Has Chance
Il Molly" Mars, the only Valley
Glass b" athlete with a chance in
the state meet, viii be entered in
the discus. He can fling the plat
Der around l27 feet. A heave OF l28
feet. three inches BY Crittendon of
Forney. was sufficient to win last
year. The record was set in 1888 By
Fety of kaufman with a sailing
ls Of 154 feet 8 Ia inches.
u With Jack Ellington winning the