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Louis, Baer Battle Brings Game to 8-Year Peak BAER BATTLE BRINGS GAME TO 8-YEAR PEAK ^ — * — " — ■ IHII — III. —Ml. ■■■■ —■■■ ■■■ ■ LOUIS,■■«!■ M.,- — Negro Is Favored To Cubs Clinch Pennant in National —1 ■ 1 —— Knock Out Ex-Champ; Virtually...■— Passing, punting and place-ktekma 1 IS HE THE NEXT CHAMPION? were stressed by Ooach "Dutch Bout Will Go On Air MAS Meyer. EAGLES VS. REDSKINS PIRATES BEAT SQUADS The Arkansas Rasorbacks placed, emphasis on a wide open game, due THE BROWNSVILLE high school By ALAN GOULD to the lightness of the backflekt will be shext- which averages 163 pounds, as they Screaming Eagles NEW YORK, 24. (AP)—The roar of the mightiest Sept. CARDS WORKING HARD prepared for their first action—with ender* here Friday night when they 12T00 crowd that has been lured to the ringside by the fight the Kansas State Teachers of Pitts- collide with the powerful Donna ballyhoo in eight years signalizes the return of pugilistic burg. school Redskins under the Rica L. S. Other con- high in the vast of the St. Louis Must Down Cubs Play* U.; Coach Jack Che vigny eald be on Tucker Field. The prosperity Tuesday night open spaces sidered his floodlights Fivo Southwest Elevens Texas University Long- Redskins scalped their way to a Yankee Stadium. Straight In horns a full week further advanced Valley and bl-dlstrict “B” cham- Built a dozen years ago to exploit the hitting power of Ordor to Win In Breathers that et this time last year. Chevlfny last and were -.*.. started off for the year, they Babe Ruth, about the time that Jack Dempsey was pound- polishing playa Eionshiplngs of all the territory they sur- Tht Associated Press) (By Tbs AMocistsd pthd season opener Saturday against Luis into the stadium fur- (By veyed In this section—"A”, "B" or ing Angel Firpo senselessness, When Charley Grimm, manager All ooaches o! the Southwest Con- Texas A. Ac L msnes me now xor a ference faced the same what-have-you. setting xisuc* of the Cubs, traded Big Jim Weaver Job Tuesday They have lost their bruising sine* Rick- primed to deliver some solemn —that of (rinding off the rough fantasy unknown Tex to last winter, he fullback. “Big Boy” Barnard, but, Pittsburgh prob- spots in preparation for coming con- Golf Exhibition ard died and unsuspected until a warnings. ably didn’t realize that the oversize they still have Stuart and Reed ference same*. { 21-vear old took the 60 was the agitation right hander would pitch To Be Continued behind a powerful forward wall, and I negro country pronounced Chicago Five of the seven mentors saw the storm with his knockout along tin-ear alley Monday into the National League pennant. (Apodal to The Hr raid) flbat spells trouble for any South by punch. night spots eome to the surface In com- Baer's Weaver did that stunt — Vfex&s eleven. It's one of the most amazing respecting possible plan o| Monday petition last Saturday, although HARLINGEN. Sept. 34 Dickie battle that Jack said he when he blanked the Turner of McAllen. 1936 ’ The Brownsville Eagles know things that has ever happened In Dempsey challenging their teams won easily over minor Valley reconsider acting as one of Cardinals with four hits, and his amateur golf champion, and Tucker that they are the short-enders, but sports, no matter what the outcome might elevens. the Californian s seconds. Pirate mates pounded out a 12 to 0 Bowley. Mission will continue are determined to down this evening as Jos Louis, the and were seen pro. go fight- over the Blocking tackling chocolate soldier with the The general belief was that victory 1934 world cham- as their match with H1U Cocke. Har- ing If they must go down. The devas-1 main weaknesses in the South- a stockholder in the Baer pions. lingen amateur, and Tony Butler, an under- tatins fists, meets the comeback Dempsey, ern Methodist Mustangs' perform- Eagles have developed That came as near as to combination, would go through with possible es local muny pro. on the local course dog fighting spirit for the Donna challenge of the wild-swinging, ance. Coach Matty Bell put his his but the old tossing the right Into the Sunday. tilt which is certain to be one of the emotionally-furious Max Baer, for- original plan, pennant chargee through the drills. "Manassa Mauler" was as Cubs lap. for the only way St They played in the rain here this mer world heavyweight champion. described Th* Baylor Bears sought to get Sunday best contests on display Louis can win the la to the flag outright over s bad case as at Mission, completing only nine season. In scarcely a year. Louis has be- highly perturbed by suggestion of fumbling Coach he would Influence Max to trim Chicago five games straight in holes with Butler and Cocke one up The made their debut last come the greatest individual draw- employ Morley Jennings groomed them for Eagles their final senes, which starts Wed- on Bowles. They will an en- in ing card In American sports. The unfair tactics. a game with the Hardin-Simmons play week by defeating Mercedes 39-0 nesday. tirely new match of II holes here answer to a fight s Baer's board of strategy had a Cowboys. a somewhat ragged contest, but promoter pray- The Cardinal defeat, while the Sunday. after a in which session with Dempsey Monday Facing Intersections! competition they flashed enough power to prove er. period heavy- Cube enjoyed the first of two days has new night, shortly after the Californian’s of no little consideration, the Rice that they are a decided Improve- weight pugilism plumbed of idleness after their 18-game win- of and financial arrival by train from his camp at Owls didn't let a muddy field stop ment over the '34 edition which fin- depths mediocrity ning streak, put the Cards S 1-2 disaster, the sensational Detroit Speculator, N. Y. Louis remained them from "learning tricks” to be ished third in the “A" district race games behind Chicago. electrified entire fis- at his In Lakes, used against Louisians State Univ- Monday afternoon the AguUas went negro has the quarters Pompton If they beat the Pirates Tuesday tic outlook. N. J., until Tuesday morning. ersity Saturday. through a strenuous session of; the Cardinals can gain a ue for the or the for- Oates to the Yankee Stadium Coach Homer Norton, pleased in blocking and tackling in prepara-1 Win lose against most flag by beating the Cubs four out oi were to at 3 m. The general with th# performance of tion for the invasion of the Donna- midable antagonist he has faced, open p. pre- five. If they lose to Pittsburgh, It main for the liminary bouts, a semi- the Texas Aggies, began to concen- ltes. They also clicked through sev- Louis is the magnet including will eliminate the possibility of a final between Max's brother. trate on fundamental drills and new eral new tricks to be puUed for the greatest crowd that ever gathered Buddy tie and require five straight or Baer and Pord plays. edification of the visitors. for a non-championship match. Smith. Montana nothing. “The 7 Injuries continued to worry the BIG NIGHT” Maurice also work- It's a mililon-dollar show, sur- heavyweight, start at p. m While Weaver was tht ^Coach Pipkin subduing T. C. U. Horned Drew Ellis u Une rounded such furious debate and The main bout, which will be Cards In Buc- Frogs. ed hard In getting the Eagle by brilliant fashion, the She’ll win a broadcast over a National Broad- was out with a bruised right leg jo charge on the defense—one of such extraordinary demand for caneers. led by Floyd “Pep’’ Young your heart 1 the major flaws which was uncov- tickets at any price that the great casting company hookup, was set rattled a quintet of Cardinal fling for 8 m. Central Standard Time. aa ahc's ered by the Mercedes contest. Rickard. If he had lived through p. ers for 18 nits. J The Redskins are double tough the depression years of boxing, The third place (Kants lost thetr winntig the* would have looked on in wonder- outside chance of but and are due to win. but the Eagles tying Chicago heart* of :i| will fire both barrels at them here ment and remarked characteristic- retained the possibility that they r millkma. Friday night. ally, T ve never seed nothin’ like might beet out St Louis for second JOE LOl'IS, • • • it" place. The Terrymen spilt a twin Fight Facts The sensational Negro mho Tuesday night mas a 3*1 favorite to beat The of Rickard's luck. It bill with the Brave®, winning the Wednesday ALF0N80 FLORES, known far legend Max Baer, former in the to as champion, biggest bout the fight game has and and wide as 'Kid Pancho”, fights seemed, has carried on under the • By The Associated Press) | opener 3 2 Carl Hubbell ed?ed Thursday mltnessed m the past eight years. In Harlingen Thursday night, and skillful hand of Tex's one-time as-; Time and place—Yankee Stad- out Ed Brandt In a mound duel but a 9 7 setback when that fact recalls mental pictures of sociate and now his successor in ium. New York. Tuesday night. taking to — Frank Babler and Parmalee A San Antonio newsboy gifted fight promotion Michael Sept. 24. Preliminaries at 6 p. m. Roy John Phillies and scrapping ineffective. Moore. Ralph who should have been a world Strauss Jiacobs. (Central Standard Time).
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