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, 1935-03-10
Ell Jardin Meet
Being Arranged

Practically all arrangements have
been completed for the triangular
track and field meet I'd DO held at El
Jardin Friday afternoon between tho
schools OF Port Isabel, Los Fresno1
and Ill Jardin. The &C." meet l be-
ing held III the form OF q friendly
competition aS o warm-up Tor tho
county meet.
The timetable OF events ig M fol-
lows.
1870 D. m.-Girls' volley ball tour
nament begins and continues until
completed.
a p. m-preliminary senior 1907
l:lO-preliminary junior 100; l:30-
final senior 100: l:4O-final junior
100: 2-preliminary senior go. 7.lO-
preliminary junior 80. 2:30-finAl
senior 900: 2.4O-final junior DO: n
senior $40: 3:l5-senior 40: $50
senior mile: 4~.l0-Iunior relay
4.20-senior relay.
I:l5-senior broad Jump and ZEN
Tor shot; l:45-junior broad Jump
and senior discus. 2.l5-senior high
Jump and junior Ginning: Sum
Tor high jump and senior iavelln;
3.3O-Senior pole vault.
Brownsville merchants are donEt-
ing valuable prizes TO be- awarded
first and second place winners
, 1935-03-10
Seeded Players
Win In Big Meet

NEW YORK. March o. #p-Ln
perfunctory manner all but n of
the seeded players coasted through
the first round ON the mems national
indoor singles tennis championships
Saturday aS an opening field OF B4
starters was cut TN half I'm a pro-
tracted session lasting almost eight
hours.
The program was disturbed n0
little by "A three-Set battle between
rotund Sidney AdelStein OF New York
and Richard A. Chapman of Hack
ensack. W. j., who exchanged shots
for three hours before AdelStein was
declared the winner. The first set
went TO Chapman. 1912. and lasted
two hours and then AdelStein Ton
the next two. 81. 6-3.
Berkeley Bell scored "a straight
set victory, 60. Ga. over the veteran
bald headed Stephen W. I'D. RubanB
OF Hoboken. nv. IT,. hardly getting VA
workout sufficient 20 provike q mt
tie pcrspiratlon.
The other seeded players also
gained the second round
, 1935-03-10
BIC'BAM DOES
WELL AT FIRST
Ruth Guards Initial y n k
As Boston Defeats
Cinci SIS

TAMPA. Fla. March y. R-Look-
ing q bit strange at first base In the
Red and Grey road uniforms OF the
Boston Braves but otherwise the
same old Babe In all his glory.
George Herman Ruth played his
first game as a National Lacquer
Saturday. helped hts team beat the
Cincinnati Reds, 8 To 3. and emer-
ged with nothing more serious than
"a slightly strained arm muscle.
The former home-run monarch
and longtime idol OF the American
League was greeted by a band and
a crowd OF $500 fans. who paid
from 40 cents TO Sl.l0 each and filled
the stands at Plant Field nearly 10
capacity despite windy. threatening
weather.
He responded to N first inning
ovation by slashing a single 10 right.
scoring Bill Urbanski with the first
run OF the game. burt failed 70 Get the
ball out of the infield OF his re-
naming three times az bat. He retir-
ed after playing five and a half in
ninEs.
Ruth handled himself easily
around first. proving m good tar
get for the iniiclders and figuring
In one OF the three double plays
which helped check the youthful
Cincinnati batting order. The Babe
Is anxious to take a whirl at the
infield Job and may do 50. even
though Manager Bill McKenchnie
still holds TO the belief that the slug
aer will run fewer risks by playing
the outfkield.
My legs felt fine. for the first
time out" said Ruth. afterward
The kink In nv arm won't last. \
always have a little trouble like that
III the spring when 7 swing too
hard"
Score BY innings:
Boston ........ 100 400 00O-5 III Q
Cincinnati .... 100 600 O02-3 ? 0
Brown. Mangum and SpohreT.
Lewis: MacFavden. Grissom. Herr
mann. Wisteret and Erickson.
, 1935-03-10
Southwest Mines
Open Conference
Season April 5

DALLAS. March o. tPY-The
Southwest Conference baseball sea
son will start April 3. with all four
teams who play conference baseball
Ia action. These include Texas IA
and M. Baylor. Texas Christian and
he University Of Texas.
Southern Methodist. Arkansas and
Rice do not compete In the cham
pi0nShip baseball race.
The conference schedule follows.
April 5-6-TexaS "A. a. M. vs.. Tex
as al Austin: Texas Christian ".
Baylor at Waco.
April l2-l3-Baylor vs.. Texas "A.
AZ M. al College Station; Texas VI.
Texas Christian at Fort Worth.
April l9-20-TexaS "A. a. MI. W.
Texas Christian at Fort Worth;
Texas vs.. Baylor al Waco.
April 26-27-Texas A. a. M. vs.
Baylor az Waco: Texas Christian
vs.. Texas Al Austin.
May 3-4-Texas Christian VI. Tex
As a. a. M at College Station. Bay
lor vs.. Texas AZ Austin.
May 9-l0-Baylor VS.. Texas Christ
ian al Fort Worth.
Nav l0-ll-Texas VS.. Texas a. a.
M. at College Station.
, 1935-03-10
ENTON HGH BEATS LAMESA 1923 FOR STATE CAGE TITLE
SchmeLing, Hamas Battle Sunday for Chance at Baer
Girls Win 2 Titles
In La Feria Ball Tourney

by beating the Mercedes girls 1914
In the final and the Lyford ward
school girls did the same thing by
beating the La Feria girls TIA.
In the high school junior boys
division, the Donna Redskins came
through with a 1914 victory over
Harrington In the finals. In the
ward school boys division, San Be-
nito copied the title by beating La
Feria 81 In the final event.
The girls rolley ball champion
ship was won by the Los Fresnos
girls who defeated the La Feria girls
In the title game.
Fifty-four teams played In the
two-day tournament. 80 taking part
ma the playground ball events and
Is in the volley ball elimination.
All divisions were played under the
double elimination plan.
voIley Ball Results
The results in volley ball we're:
First round Donna beI. Lyford
La Feria beat Raymondville. Los
Fresnos ward beat Santa Rosa. Los
FreSnoS high beat La Feria ID. La
Feria beat Weslaco. Wilson Tract
beat Rio Hondo, Mercedes beat Nc
Allen. Second Round Donna
beat San Perlita. La Feria "A beat
Los Fresnos ward. Los Fresnos high
beat Lyford and Wilson Tract beat
Mercedes. Third Round Donna
beat La Feria a. Los Fresnos high
beat Wilson Tract. Los Fresnos
came out OF the lower bracket but
lost 70 Los Fresnos In the finals.
Closing results r~ar the end OF the
baseball tournament we're.
High school junior girls La
Feria 8. Rio Hondo 3: Lyford 8, Ia
Feria 2; Mercedes came out OF the
lower bracket but was beaten by
Lylord 1872 In the final.
High school junior boys 80 Harlin-
gen 4, Santa Rosa 0: Donna Is. Rio
Hondo 2: Donna IA. Harrington s,
Harrington came out OF the lower
bracket but was defeated BY Donna
1912 In the final.
Ward school boys 49, La Feria "A
4. Rio Hondo q: San Benito 2. Wes-
laco Q; La Feria 2. San Benito Il:
San Benito came out or the lower
bracket TO defeat La Feria 81 In the
finals.
Ward school girls Lyford ~.
Harrington \; La Feria 4. Raymond
vile i. Lyford III. La Feria =; IA
Feria came out Of the lower bracket
but was defeated by Lyford l7-2 in
the finals.
, 1935-03-10
Bradley Horse Cops
Classic In Florida

MIAMI. Fla, March o. tP,-Black
Helen. bay iilley. added fresh lustre
70 the legendary derby luck" OF
Colonel H. r.. Bradley Saturday by
capturing the seventh annual Florida
derby az Hialeah Park and enrich
ing the Kentuckian by SIS SOC.
This finale TO the 1885 season AL
HIdleah was Won without a Strug-
gle. Black Helen gallopinE past the
Judges stand four lengths ahead Of
Mantagna. from Dewitt Pages Mae
mere Farm. Elwood Sach-senmain-
er'S Roman Soldier. co-favorite with
Black Helen. vas third BY another
length.
Don Meade superbly guided the
understood thoroughbred home
ahead az nine other choice three
year-olds In 1851 flat for the mile
md an eighth OF fast but damp
track.
The diminutive Black Helen re-
paid hackers $500 In the 50 straight
mutuels. 81 for place and $3.50 to
show. Mantgna returned sil.6D and
$3.50 and Roman Soldier $3.50.
, 1935-03-10
RAJAH TRYING
SKILL AGAIN
If Ruth Can Do II, Hornsby
Says He Can Do
IL Too

WEST PALM BEACH. Fla. March
9.-P-RogerS Horns5y. the Great
RaIah, figures that II Babe Ruth
al Al. can do It-What's the matter
with him at SO, practically a child
oy comparison?
I'm afraid 10 think right now OF
what II may mean SAYS the man.
ager Of the spirited Browns. but
| haven't felt this good since I
Droke my ankle with the Cubs three
years ago. III IL keeps I'D, Ill have
a Whack at solving some Of our in
field problems myself"
HOrnsby. IN the greatest batter
IT, the NatiOnl league. rs working
hardcr than Any rookie In his camp.
hes III splendid shape. He weighs
about 100. which * fine for him
because he's y big. powerful fell
low. lie never smokes or drinks. 50
there's no question OF his general
condition.
MY feet and ankles, always nv
weak spot. have stood I'D perfectly
10 far" he says. a. lie gently taps
wood Just fol- luck. The heel that
vas operated on hasn't bothered me
a bit. I'm not ast enough any more
Y play shortstop. but II things 90
or this way right up 10 the season,
I may be starting IN there In any
other place tn the infield."
Rogers started out almost the
same way las spring, but he couldn't
Keep IL I'D. He thinks now he knows
why TO get in shape before coming
Gown here for spring training ne
worked hard two months on a wood
Ln gym floor Ia 81. LOUIS.
, 1935-03-10
Pate and Mcbride Leading
Playground Loop Hitters

Pate. who hits from the southpaw
side OF the plate and Is fast enough
to beat out the slow rollers. has hit
safely nine times out OF nineteen
tries at the platter.
His nearest competitor Is Mac
Mcbride. Pan-American player who
has not been playing regularly. Mac
has hit safely six times in Is trips
to the plate for a mark OF $50.
Other leading hitters who have
been getting into the games regu-
larry include: Pippen OF Fort Brown
400. Martin Of Flyers .39l, Green OF
Eagles 1872, Perkins OF Elks .379.
Lehman Of Eks $40. Adrean Of
Elks 1856. Szpeinski OF Fort Brown
.363 and Jackson Of Kiwanis 1858.
The averages OF all players who
have gotten q hit this season are
as follows.
, 1935-03-10
Louis Wins Again

SAN FRANCISCO, March 3. Rl-
Joe Louis. Detroit's negro heavy
weight sensation. Saturday held a
technical knockout victory over
Donald Red Barry OF washing
ton. ID. O.. to his credit IN ms adj
vance along the road towards a
hoped-for chance at Champion Max
Baer.
The shuffllng young negro. who
weighed an even 200 pounds 10
Barry's 1872. brought the l0-round
match to a finish in the third round
here Friday night before a crowd
that left about $4,000 at the gate.
Two knockdowns In the second
round and two more crushing tum-
bIes In the third left Barry helpless
before the negro's savage rights and
lefts.
, 1935-03-10
Zepeda
Battle Monday
fsnncInI III 10 Heraldl

HARLINGEN. March 9.-Whether
Lefty" Zepeda. smuggling Browns
vile sOuthpaw, Is going places IN the
fight game likely will be determined
here Monday night when ne matches
leather studded punches In the Har-
Llngen American Legion Arena with
Kid Bruno Salazar. erStwhile favor
tie OF the Valley fans.
Zepeda Is tough. has q bashlng
left and can take IL. but he yet has
ID prove that he can step with the
main event boys. Zepeda l. prob
bly, the best prospect the Valley has
turned out since the fight game was
legalized. and he showed lots OF
promise recently in getting a draw
with Midget Aztec and then coming
back to score a IT. X. o. over the
Midget Id a return bout
Bruno has been the best drawing
card In the Valley due 70 his agrees
sive style. and ne will be favored ny
most OF the fans against Zepeda.
The fights will get under way at
the Legion arena az $50 p. m.
, 1935-03-10
Sooner Nine Is To
PLAY Texas Teams

NORMAN. Okla, March .. Up
Invasion OF Texas will i~naugurate
the University OF Oklahoma baseball
season.
Coach Lawrence Jap" Haskell and
his nine will leave March % Tor
a weeks foray into the Lone Star
state 10 play the University Of Tex
as LonghornS. Baylor Bears and Tex
as Christian Horned Frogs.
The early Sooner schedule i'm
cludes:
March 25 and 26-Texas AZ Austin:
March 27 and 28-Baylor at Waco,
March 20 and 30-Texas Christian
at Fort Worth: April ! and 2-Tex-
as Christian al Norman.
, 1935-03-10

Robin Pate. scrappy Kiwanis out
fielder who learned his baseball un-
der Uncle Billy Disch at the Uni
versity Of Texas. knows how 70 coll
lect safe baseknocks as well as de-
linQuent taxes. He Is leading the
regular hitters in the Brownsville
Playground Ball league with a heal
thy betting mark OF .473. according
TO batting averages compiled by
Steve Mcintosh. league statistician.
, 1935-03-10
Picard And Revolta
Victors AT Miami

MIAMI. Fla, March .. R-Henry
Picard and Johnny Revolta played
brilliant golf In a driving rain Sat-
urday 10 come from behind on the
last nine holes against Vic Ghezzi
and Willie Klein and win to the fin
ais OF the international four-ball
tournament. one up.
Horton Smith and Paul Runyan
ousted Gene Sarazen and Harold
McSpaden. 5 and 4. and earned a
shot AT first money for the second
consecutive year.
, 1935-03-10

LA FERIA, March Q. - Lyford
school girls know their playground
ball. for they carried off the lions
share OF honors In the tournament
held here Friday and Saturday un-
der the direction OF Coach G. Il.
Vail.
Lyford'S high school junior girls
won their division championship
, 1935-03-10

Containing "A wealth or baseball
facts and figures for fans, includ-
ing many new features Of special
interest. The Dope Book, published
by the Sporting News. 20. Louis.
Mo-. has made It's annual appear
ance a. a narDinger OF the new
baseball season. This handy little
manual or TIT diamond sport Ia
issued in vest pocket size and KS
filled from cover 10 cover with sta
tlstics and interesting information
for the fans.
, 1935-03-10
Team Batting


The Brownsville Cubs" a base
ball team which used to be a leader
In this section. has been reorganiZ-
ed and will play a practice game on
the 36th diamond Sunday morning,
Ii has been announced.
The Cubs will play a c>atest. be-
ginning AZ . a. m. with A pickup
aggregation from West Brownsville.
The Cub roster includes: G. Bak-
err. catcher: Julio Cara. M. Mar
tinez. r. Champion and @. Cantu.
pitchers: y. J.. Cara. first base; J..
Serrato. second base; r. Rivera
third base: r. Gonzalez. left field.
G. Tijerina. center field; and II. Tor
res, right field.
, 1935-03-10
YANKEES. ELKS ARE
LOOP LEADERS

The Fort Brown Yankees are
leading the Brownsville Playground
league in hitting with a mark OF
800. and the Elks arc leading the
loop IN fielding with an average or
-9l9, according to figures compiled
BY Mac Mcintosh. league Statistician.
The BPOES r the second best
hitters in the league with a mark
OF .283 and the Kiwanis are In
third place with a mark or .234,
three points above the Pan-Ameri-
can Flyers.
The Elks. Fort Brown. KiWanis
end Pan-Amcrican clubs all are
fielding above the 900 mark.
The rnrnrdU-
, 1935-03-10

NEW ORLEANS, March .. PA
steady dOwnpOur prevented tne
Cleveland Indians from engaging the
New Orleans PelIcans I'm their first
exhibition game here Saturday.
BILOXI, Miss. March 3. Rf-
Continued rains which have kept
the Senators off the baseball dia-
mond for five DAYS let up late Sat-
urdav and Manager Buckv Harris
Sent his young hopefuls into batting
practice.
MIAMI. Fla. March o. P-Led
by Dick Bartell, their new short
stop and Joe Moore. the New YORK
Giants turned back the Philadelphia
Athletics for the second straight DAY
when they defeated the American
League club 3 I'd 2 In an exhibition
baseball game cut To five and one
half innings BY rain Saturday
BRADENTON, Fla, March 3. lRj
Joe Medwick. hard hitting mold
out. turned UP at the Cardinal camp
Saturday, talked Ii yer with PreSi-
dent sam Breadon. but did not sign.
The lett fielder. who has ANNOUNCE
ed IL will be $4,000 or nothing. SAID
he wanted a few days 10 think ~
over"
LAKELAND. Fla, March 0. Pr
The Detroit Tigers prepared Satur-
day 70 swing into strenuous spring
practice routine next week. Mickey
COchrane will call out the entire
squad for the first time this season.
The pas week has been pitchers
week with the Bengals. Next week
Infielders and o~uttielders are 10 re-
port and will get their first grape
fruit league" competition against
the Phililes on Saturday.
WEST PALM BEACH. Fla. March
o. P-The St. Louis Browns had
their first called on account Oh
rain" practice or 1885 Saturday.
The light workout originally Sche-
duled by Manager Rogers Hornsby
for the day was abandoned because
or intermittent showers and the
squad was given iLS flrSt day OIL.
-
ORLANDO. Fla, March o. Rl-Al
Lopez. the Cuban catcher. was the
only Dodger regular OF last season
who wasn't picked for the first team
Saturday when Manager Casey STEM
eel picked his lineUpS for the first
intra-camp game OF the Season Sun
day. Lopez was told to take q rest
while Gordon fBlimpl Phelps. who
still IN considerably overweight. was
chosen to work behind the plate.
, 1935-03-10
Monterrey Quint To
Play Delta Foods

SAN BFNrTO, March D-Jinmir
Garcia's Delta Foods quint will
tangle with "A strong Monterrey aE-
~ereRation ON the San Benitc high
school gym court Sunday afternoon.
The contest viii get under way at
y ID. I'm.
While the visitors. rated as enc
strongest cage team I'm Monterrey.
are two to one favorites. Manager
Garcia promises that his team WAL
be- tn the thick on the fray an
way
, 1935-03-10

Mrs. Waldo Lynch's No. 3 team
IN the Ladies League got back into
the running Friday night when ~
took a pair OF contests from Mrs u
=. Peek's No. I team. This pulled
the Fours up into a tie for third
place with the No. . aggregation.
Mrs. Lynch turned In the top scores
with a three-game 362 and a single
OF 1885.
Mrs. n. T. Vandever recently ct
"A high record for ladies on the Ar
cadia Alleys when she rolled a 204
TO beat the record OF 20i formerly
held BY Mrs. Nv. q. Carmichael. Mrs.
Vandever set the record while roll
ing In a non-league game.
, 1935-03-10

SHREVEPORT. La. March 2. up
Three Southwest Conference teams
are on the 1885 Centenary college
football schedule. They are Baylor,
Texas A. a. NJ, and Texas Christ
ian.
Coach Curtis Parker OF Centenary
said Saturday spring grid practice
would start March Is when AZ can
didates vii, report. The Gentlemen
will play Texas A. g. NJ. Oct. ~:
Texas Christian Oct. %. and Baylor
Nov. rs. The three games will be
held at Shreveport.
, 1935-03-10

guard. Huntsville was held TO four
field goals and was kept on the
short end Of the throughout.
The Lamesa Tornadoes. run
ners-up last year. were accorded
little chance to upset Hughes
Springs. They yer given a bad
scare by an moderated quintet
from Bowie OF RI Paso. but finish
ed strong to win $3.50. Harrell.
center. and Jordan. guard. per-
formed creditably for the lorna
does.
, 1935-03-10
TO HEAD SOCIETY

SAN BENITO - Joseph NJ. DaW-
son. chief g~eologist for the Gulf
Production company and son or MI.
and Mrs. w. ". Dawson OF san
Benito has been elected president
OF the San Antonio Geological so
ciety.
, 1935-03-10
HAMS TO GATHER

HMfM ~ AME E-fhA4N
HARLINGEN. March 9. The
Valley Radio club will meet sun
day with Frank Kutzenberger of
Harlingen 10 make plans for en-
tertaininR the Tip d Texas Radio
club In the Valley 1IndEy. March
81.
, 1935-03-10

The Hughes Springs Mustangs
ran wild to oyefwhelm BroWnwood.
81 10 IL and captured third place In
the tournament. Vinson tailed p
points and Hui. the other Mustang
forward made 81.
Lamesa upset Hughes Springs. 70
10 40. in a furious overtime battle
and Denton beat BrownWood, 70 70
Il. Saturday In the semi-finals.
Lamesa'S victory vas a surprise a.
Hughes Springs has been picked 70
play the final against Denton. La
mesa matched the Mustangs power
full offense with one a shade better
and would have won in the regula-
ton time but for a senatorial Hughes
Springs rally.
The Tornadoes we're ahead 1928
when the final quarter started. Inc
period ended 1910. The Mustangs
had shot their bolt and were Stifled
in the overtime period while LameSa
scored six points on two field goals
hy Joe Harrell. stellar center, n
free throws BY Kidd and Walker.
Harrell made nine field goals and
two free throws for 20 points. Vim
son was the best for Hughes Springs
and was second to Harrell IN ina
vidual scoring with eight fielo goals
and one free throw.
The Mustangs appeared over
anxious. frequently fumoling or
making bad passes. They took many
long shots, losing the ball nearly
every time. The Smooth-working
Tornadoes found numerous open
inps under the Hughes Springs
basket.
The Denton BroncS. pre-tourna-
ment favorites. PLAYED the same
style OF game that gained them 2 81
2i victory Friday night over Tart.
Their defense was so tight that tne
fast Lions we're able TO penetrate
n for only seven field goals. ].
The North Texans we're penlno
1912 a. the half. but forged into q
good lead in the third quarter 70 re-
move any doubt as 10 the outcome.
Captain j. ID. Wright. Dentons
great guard. vas high man with SIX
field goals and a free throw. ga
wards. slender brentwood forward
was next With two field rosls n SIX
charity losses for 10 points.
Fighting 10 keen the CHAMPIONSHIP
m East Texas. the Mustangs more
| than lived up 10 advance notices as
they swamped a weak Killeen team
81 Ia "a. They came within =
Apoint Of equaling the i5-year tour
lament scoring record.
The Broncs did not fatten their
Ecoring marks 10 any great extent
hut displayed a powerful defense IN
eliminating a strong quintet from
Taft. 1921. The North Texans are
not in the habit OF running up
large scores but they usually check
the best offenses and finish ahead.
They have lost only one game this
year while Hughes Springs was
beaten four times.
Denton gathered strength slowly
against Taft. trailing Al at the
quarter and 1914 at the half. Once
the Broncs started functioning.
however. they were far superior.
Homer Barnes, center. led Denton's
second-half drive and captured in
dividual scoring honors with six
field goals. Cox. guard. and Crump-
ton. forward. were Taft's best.
Brentwood. the Bronc'S opponent
IN the Semi-finals. eliminated
Huntsville. 23-iT. The West Texans
revealed that they too had n tight
defense built around Lynn Clardy,
, 1935-03-10

Firms Al Glasgow. Scotland. are
using horses whose color represents"
the business.
, 1935-03-10

LamcSa g.
Personal fouls. Richey 3. Barnes
4 Wright 2. Smith 3. Harpool' 2.
Burkhart 3, Harrell 3. Jordan 4,
Roswell II
Free throws missed: Lohrke.
vilhey 2. Barnes. Wright 2. Smith
- Kidd 2. HarTell. Jordan 3. Bos-
vel. Walker 3.
Officials: BoggeSs and Curtis.
, 1935-03-10
HOT CONTESTS
ARE COMING UP
Yankees and Aviators Have
Inside Track I'm Race
For Pennant

Postponed Games
Monday-ELks nc Goodyear.
Wednesday-Eagles ar Pan-Amer-
ican-
Fr1day-FOr. Brown at ElkA.
Observation-Disclosures at Good
year.
Wednesday - Pan = American Mt
ElkS.