U. S. Finland Share On Of And l~"r "’ --— Olympics' __ _.. SpotlightI Opening Day•> game has been started by the Uni- BREAKS WORLD SHOTPUT RECORD NURMI BEATS OLYMPIC RECORD TEAM versity of Illinois. BASEBALL Fifteen members of the ball team * * * and their coach, Carl Lundgren, ! ATHLETICS ON left Chicago last night for Japan WORLD MARK TO JAPAN where they will meet the Keio uni- STARTS nine. The Keio team i * * versity play- * ed at Urbana, 111., last spring. J While in Japan Illinois will also fl YANKS’ TRAIL TO RETURN GAME meet teams of the other leading n| IN * SHOTPUT __ universities of that country. CHICAO. July 30.—OP)—What ia En route to the west coast the probably thel ongest trip ever taken Illinois club will play 13 games, the first today at St. Paul, Minn. SET BY U. S. IN FLAG RACE by a baseball club to play * return Nurmi, Finnish Flash, Ruth et. al. Are Given Makes Olympic Re- 24 to 6 Beating By cord Over 10,000 Indians; Runner Ups I Meter Marathon Beat Browns 7th
By ALAN J. GOULD By HERBERT \V. BARKER tor it (Associated Press Sports Editor.) ( Associated Press Sports Writer.) WATCH AMSTERDAM. Holland. July 30 — Something has struck the proud fAb—If the opening daya perform- Yankee craft, bow. stern end amid- ances are to be accepted as a cri- ships. She's still abloat but leaking terion, the United States is headed badly. for its ninth consecutive Olympic A month ago the champions were I track and field triumph. On a simi- leading the American league pro- lar hasis, Paavo Nurmi is destined cession by more than a dozen games. to remove any lingering doubt that Today that lead had dwindled to six he's the super-runner of all time. and a half games. Taking heart at tor it On a when the world's shot this unexpected collapse upon the WAIT duy j put record was broken by the Amer- part of the haughty New Yorkers. ican super-man. John Kuck of Kans- Connie Mick has pushed his Phila- as, is the first 52 foot performance delphia Athletics along at a whirl- of athletic history, it took another wind pace and again has hopes of super-performer to rapture the spot- realizing his lor.g-deferred ambition The greatest “He” Event light. of piloting another pennant w'inner. Kuck. Nurmi At Cleveland yesterday, before of the of the Season Kuck, with a toss that measured 25.000 fins, the largest crowd eleven-sixteenths of an inch beyond season there, the Yankees suffered the hitherto impregnable figure of the most humiliating defeat they 62 feet, furnished the opening day's have taken since 1925 when they Yes, Sir, and Ma'am— aensation hut Nurmi provided the ended the season in seventh place. the Cleve- thrilling climax by coming from be They were annihilated by Real “Him” fildest ! A Party! hind in the stretch to beat bis an- land Indians, ‘24 to 6. in the cient rival. Willie Ritola. Fmnish- maior league game of the year. on. the Aijr.erican ace. and outclass America's While all this was going another I And it won’t be long now! dk'n Joie Ray, along with the rest Athletics were chalking up ^Tinund taking over the iff a big field and smash the Olympic win at St. Louis, J seventh art cord. Browns for the straight in JOHN KUCK R to 3. a The only noticeable change time. I I bald- After losing their seventh straight Paavo is that he’s considerably John Kuck of Kansas City. representing the United States in the § than the first, game, the Chi er. looking much more mature contest in ly Olympic Karnes at Amsterdam, broke the world's record shotput. heave hack to heat Jr his 27 years. But the sntne funny rngo White Sox came PAAVO of 52 feet by ll-lf> of an inch Sunday. in the last M little hop-skip is there when bo prnc- the Washington Senators tices, the same smooth, effortless half of a double bill. NURMI f league, the t m- a stride when in action, the same char- In the National their hold r acteristic arm sw-ing and his famous cinnati Reds strengthened Paavo Nurmi, the flying Finn, proved that he still is the outstanding turning hack the stopwatch. He didn't inspect the tune nn second place by distance man in the world by copping the 10,000 meter event in 30 min- In A 6 5. as usual Dodgers. to piece as much yesterday ; Olympics Brooklyn I utes, 18 4-5 seconds, Sunday. v • KARLS SINK The New York Giants end Chicago After the first f« Ups ho to a stand- satisfied that Ritola was setting a Nutshell Cuh« fought ear hoth«r il a hill at grounds. I fast enough pace and followed ! still in duublt polo doubles in the first tilt and a double the first game. without once challenging until tht The Giants took and single in the aftermath. Larry Benton stretch when he passed Willie to win (By The Associated Press). 4 to 3 in ten innings. Pallas was unable to solve the of- 18 4-5 LOCAL NINE his 17th of the yen'. four in 3U minutes, Today’s program: gainine victory of ( harlie Barnabe, crack by yards tn fering — Vic OILERS DROP Aldridge seconds, four and four-fifth seconds 100-Meter Dash Semi-finals Guy Bush ootpiched II aco left-hander, while the Cubs out set at Paris finals. ran and the Cubs came Watch and the Us Ritola Grow! under the mark j night kept pecking away at three Steer 3 to 1 score. in 1924. 400-Meter Hurdles—Finals. Defeat Brownie Hopes on the long end of a hurlers to win 5 to 2. Del Pratt's King Wins Jump 800-Meter Run—Semi-finals. nine scored enough runs to win in the sent 100-.Meter Dash ( Women)— 16-6 In Erratic Kuck's ahotput victory which 3RD TO BUFFS first two frames. Figures tell the simple story on j! and semi-finals. the stars and stripes flying first Trials Game Shreveport gained a 11 to 8 victorj the center pole, fulfills the Hammer Throw—Finals. Sunday And over San Antonio even though the Olympic Fort Brown Deposits Dec. 31st, 1927 ... $2,566,487.39 sensational promise of the blond Yesterday's features: Sports's ace. Dickerman, had to re- Kurk of Cnited States broke Lower Bracket Now 1 1-2 Games Be- Kansan's practice form, \esterday, tire in the fourth. The Sports nicked Feb. 28th, 1928 ... $3,054,827.42 shot Deposits with Herman Brix, University of world's record in winning Tear.)— W. L. Pet. Finish hind four Bruin hurlers for 21 hits while as- of Bayou Crew; June 1928 ... Washington husky, apparently | put finals with toss 52 feet, Lyford 12 4 .750 Ringgold 14 was all that San Antonio could Deposits 30th, $3,304,134.50 .>1 sured of triumph with a tosa of 11-16 inch. Harlingea 11 4 .732 Wins 3 collect off three Shreveport twirlers to Waco feet, 8 inches, Kuck. on hta next King, United States, captured Brownsville 10 ft .625 Baseball Series last throw, hurled the ball to a new j high j ump title. Weslaco ft 11 .312 i The Associated Tress world’s record, be-iting not only Brix ! Nurmi won 10,000 meters, By ) Games The third of a three-game baseball on 1927 Emil Hirachfeld as Joe Sunday of Wichita Falls for Cash hand Dec. 31st, .$1,157,788.73 but the German. ; breaking Olympic record; bort Brown and bort Hopes partici- world's At Brownsville 16. series between Win From well. Hirschfcid held the Ray, only American to finish, 6; Harlingen in a second consecutive Dixie Ringgold is to he played Monday aft- pation Tigers Cash on hand Feb. 28th, 1928 .$1,576,070.84 record for the shot put officially was twelfth. W eslaco forfeit to Lyford. scries nave received a decided set- ef- ernoon. The two previous games two days and made a fine Wykoff, Braeey, McAllister and l ack. One and one-half games ahead Cash on hand June 30th, 1928 .$1,587,820.43 just have resulted in victories for the J | to the crown by tossing the Russell survived first two heats A« predicted, the second place of the Te*xas league three Bearcats 10 to 8 fort keep j local Pine and the Fort Brown boys pack days 8 7-8 inches. chase in the lower bracket of the are 16-pound ball 61 feet, in 100 meters. as their ago the Spudders now that dis- his are hopeful for another win Bob King, of Stanford, takes Hahn. Fuller. Watson and Sit- American Legion amateur baseball tance behind as a result of the trio The Brownsville Tigers, with THE FASTEST GROWING BANK IN ace. is slatid for crowned race a as result hurling Mersky. place among the first group tig qualified for 800 meters semi- spread out bit the of drubbings handed them by the mourning on their arms, continued of mound duty in the afternoon fray. SOUTHWEST TEXAS as champions, by virtue finals. of a severe 16-6 mauling in the dust Buffs in the series closed at Olympic 1 just streak at with a Mersky is perhaps the best pitch- their winning Harlingen his in the high jump Gibson and Maxwell were elim- of the Brownies by the Haris here Houston. triumph turned out in this sec- j Bearcats ■ ing prospect by defeating the leap of six feet. 4 3-R inches. inated in 100-mater hurdles hut yesterday. Lyford continues in and Waco, realizing that Sunday Make this bank, your bank tion for some time and he is expected Shreveport McAllister in Lead and Cuhel survived first first with 12 wins and 4 losses for a can somewhere in the 10-8. Taylor to have little trouble with the Ring- they yet get McAllister the Olym- is close in sec- ; Bob equalled and second trials. .750 mark, Harlingen second half race, have been making The Tigers were a bit preoccupied in the nine. | of 1« 3-4 seconds and is in gold pic record Leading point scores: United ond with .732 Brownsville ; been i life miserable for the other two first metre semi-final The game has tentatively in the early innings, perhaps think- first heat of the States Finland 17. third with .625. floated up- division clubs. The Cubs won 35; Lyford called for 2:30 m. on the new yester- in a great burst of p. post ing of the death of Cecilio Martinez today, closing ward easily, taking a forfeit from day to sweep the series with the 1 P. diamond, located behind the horse- for a victory over Williams, Weslaco. Dallas Steers and the but awoke with a start in the fifth in- speed shoe resaca at the beginning of the skidding of Canada. The game here Sunday was per- over San Antonio runs to First Bank Sports’ in take National nn.i river drive. victory ning and pounded five Hnuben, the German star, the of ball haps poorest exhibition gave them an unmarred record in a 7-0 lead that was not overcome. along with A return series is to be played at Bracey were shut out, yet up the locals. What with their stand in the put by Fort Ringgold Saturday. Sunday and three-day Alamo The Bearcats made a beautiful ges- [Texas Pina, ‘the Argentine. the 17 hits Harlingen collected ofi Brownsville, semi-final, of the coming week, it has City. ture toward a win in the ninth inning In the second 100 meter Littz and and 13 Monday Lon- Standings Hyndman, Ryan, announced. Houston called upon Ken Tenner that netted two runs but the flourish negro runner. Jack been the British I errors by Brownsville the to retain the Buffs’ hold on first “THE also in the time E\ AS U.AGl E players, fwell three tallies short of victory. FRIENDLY BANK” don. finished first, Ilarls did not have to them- Sunday’s Result* extend plnce in the final game of the Wichita The Brownsville battery was com- 10 3-5. Georo Rammers, German of Fort Wurth 8-2; Beaumont 5-8. selves running up 16 tallies. Falls series and Tenner turned in a of an outsider, finished posed Garcia, Salinas, Santiago runner who was Richard** Jeffries scattered of the Shreveport 11; San Antonio 8. “Big Defeat neat piece of mound work. and Padron. second. Frank C. W'ykoff Aztecas Waco 5; Dallas 2. 12 Brownsville hits well and turned1 The Beaumont who are The wore black bands on vis third, while Exporters, Tigers United States men Wichita Falls 2; Houston 1. 12 back via the strikeout route. in the cellar more as a result of the their arms for old time -... A. Russell, also of the I nited Martinez, i Henry E. Five of these came in a row in the of Waco and than out. Team— W. Pci Hat Makers Here Spurt Shreveport Brownsville player who died Satur- States, was shut last of fourth B. C.PA. L R. 1«" Houston ... 22 10 .688 the find first of the any fault of their own. beat Fort He was a member of several G. Simpson. Chenault. CPA. M. & Carnelro, CPA For the second time in the day. (lndj > fifth innings. Dick also turned in Worth R to 2 the record , Wichita Falls. 21 12 .636 in second game of Brownsville of meter semi-final the Olympic aggregations years Dallas .. the best stick work of the i six in 17 It .548 perhaps 10 to 5 double header after dropping the gone by. and will be remembered was ns the sprinters by equaled San Antonio. 16 16 .500 i day. He got on four times in five Sunday first to the visitors R to 5. Jim & Co. th