, 1935-01-13
Tx
Sports
Spade

HERE'S SUCCESS to Dutch"
Rektorik. veteran Hsriingen coach
who takes over the position OF as
sistant TO Raymond Berry at Corpus
Christi high January u. Rektorik
has been outstanding among Valley
coaches although he has been
handicapped by lack of material and
athletic plant for the past several
years. Back in 1929. 80 and 81 and
Rektorik coached Harrington ma
chimes, which featured Jimmy Law
renee. present TCU backfield flash,
were well nigh irrestistable. After
that period, Cardinal football stock
hit the doldrums and II has been
tough shedding ever since.
In going to Corpus Christi
Dutch" Is getting back to his old
school for he played with the BUGS
In the early twenties. He original
w hailed from Violet. a small town
near the port city. The husky Ger
man. who played in the line for A.
and nj. under Dana X. Bible, took
part I'm the Corpus Christi-Browns-
vile game back In 1922 in which
Charley Celaya suffered a broken
leg. Dutch" and his compadres
went home or the long end OF a
20-6 count after Brownsville had
been favored heavily to win the en-
counter.
So you a see that Dutch has
been around for quite a while. ano
he Is not exactly a newcomer to this
section. He will have the well wishes
OF the Valley coaches and sports
men when he assumes his new du-
ties.
C. T.. VAIL. La Feria coach who
Is a wheelhorse for work. Is busy
these days lining up things for the
Ia Feria Lettermen's Fourth An
nual invitatIonal basketball tour
nemcnt Friday and Saturday OF this
week. The tournament has grown
steadily IN popularity. and this year
likely will have between 25 and sc
teams entered. You can understand
how big this tournament Is wher
you consider the fact that there are
only Is high schools In the Valley
and that over 20 OF them have sign
flied that they will enter. The
tourney liz open for both senior and
junior uuints.
Vail and l.. r. Gambler OF Edin-
burg are two coaches who do not
mind putting out a lot Of time and
energy or sport events for the gen.
eral benefit or VALLEY athletes.
AFTER SPENDING a couple Of
years in Victoria, Texas. Jimmie
Garcia is back in San Benito rear
ing for the baseball season 70 gei
under way. Garcia was general
manager and ram-rod or the San
Benito Box Makers for q numb~
az years. and he plans 10 get the
old team to perking again this sea-
son. Prospects are not so bright
Jimmy SAYS but he hopes 70 make
things interesting for the McAller
Lions and Mission Rifles beNre the
season Is over
Speedy" Montalvo. San Benito's
leading twirler. has removed nus
residence TO Laredo. but the Re-
SAGA City nine win have such twirl-
rrs as Bridges and Rodriguez. Joe
Rodriguez and Benny Leal are tne
prospective catchers. The remain
ing Montalvo brothers will likely
cayort about the infield, and there
~ a nice crop Of newcomers 70 pa
troll the gardens.
Garcia Is figuring on how TO re-
place the baseball field which wa;
partly destroyed by the hurricanes
but he EFFECTS TO have some KIND OF
n field before the playing season
rolls around.
SPORT FOLLOWERS laughed
few wears ago when Mildred Babe
Didrikson, Texas girl athlete extra
ordinary. said she was going TO o.
"A great golfer. For a long time y
appeared that the horse laugh Wa
justified, bit Babe Is making gooe
on her promise.
This week she toured the Beau
mont Country club course III rs
blows-one under par for women anc
lust one stroke over mems par. 4,
was a course record for women ano
Babe says she is just getting inc
feel of the clubs.
she had a par 80 on the first nine
and came in with a 81. Babe play
I'd from the mems tees and nel
shots were splitting the fairway fo'
well over 200 Yards at v crack
Twenty-four puts were sufficient.
"A few years ago when the Babe
Was a sensational basketball anc
track star and winning fame IN the
Olympic games. she was able x
pound a golf ball mercilessly for
distance. but she had much trouble
when She neared the greens. Her
approaches were wild and her put
ting erratic. The Babe seems TO have
eliminated that trouble. and YOU
probably will be hearing from her
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