———^ "« _ 9 The BROWNSVILLE HERALD SPORTS SECTION [iJfUffifxrffrrrrfijfffnfifffixffrrffffmxwffrmffffiimf'rrrffffffffffffjfrfxf / ***********»•*•■•»■■1---------- | • I __ ___ __ Steers Take Lead, RAY KEECH AS HE APPEARED AT THE FINISH LINE AGGIES ENTER Baseball is • Major : tt~ . > * Goring Cats Twice; "".-V*- tr*. TT w-u-. ^ -.<& CHICAGO MET Curtailed by Rain; Beat Spuds Sports Thompson, Floyd, Farmer, Yanks Beat Chisox Slocomb to Participate f -Shreveport's twb-day tenure of first place ended yesterday and the ttallas Steers climbed into the van of the Texas league scramble. In N. C. A. A. By WILLIAM J. CHIPMAN The Mavericks’ veteran pitching staff proved its worth in shoving the Associated Press Sports Writer What with Stockmen into the lead. Joe Martina and Charlie Barnabe. a couple of CHICAGO, June 3—(yp>—A host postponements and gaps in the schedule in the non-Sundaj cities of oldsters, knocked the Panthers off twice in Fort Worth, 6 to 5 and 2 to 1, of stars will battle for honors at Pennsylvania, the Sabbath program in the major leagues yester- field and Saturday in day was reduced to one-half ■wnue Dotn me aports ana uuds were Stagg Friday exactly of a normal day's campaign. Both the national track and the Athletics undergoing double lickings. Thus collegiate and the Cardinals, the two league leaders, helped themselvei field at the expensive Dallas machine vault- championships. by doing nothing all, and the cause of the Pirates certainlv was not rariIntagain ed up a full game from the Louisi- Eleven 1928 champions will defend injured oy inactivity. ana entry and a game and a half their titles, and all are almost cer- Although George Pipgras. aided I from Waco. tain to encounter difficulty. Claude by Lou Gehrigs twelfth home run win- If they can maintain their present Bracey of Rice institute. Texas, dash pitched the Yankees to their sec* SPORTRAITS pace, the Steers will be extremely ner of the 100 and 220-yard hafd to dislodge from the top of the titles last year, will be forced to ond straight decision over the outfoot such, as heap. A survey of thetr play for the exceptional sprinters White Sox by 6 to 1 at the Yankee last month reveals that Milt Stork's Oeorge Simpson. Ohio State: Eddie Leland. Stadium, the Browns were nosed well balanred crew has been rolling Tolan, Michigan negro: Cy Texas runner out in 2 to 1. along at about a .750 pace, which is Christian: only college Washington by This to win over Jack Elder, winning baseball in any man s V Bracey; defeat dropped the St. Louisans ' Notre Dame, conqueror of Percy league. 1 four and one-half Williams of Canada; and Foster of games behind Today the Steers open a series Washington. the Athletics as the Yankees crept with the troublesome Spudders up at SIMPLEX Wichita Falls, while the Sports are Willimas of Southern California ■ up to within seven and one-half the Cats in Fort Worth. PISTtW Edmonds, of Stanford, and Packard contests of engaging ■ the leaders. Waco is in Houston for a trio of of Pittsburgh, will vie with Warne j ; In defeating the White Sex. Pip- contests and the Exporters are vis- of Northwestern, and McDermott of allowed iting Pat Newnam’s Redskins at Illinois, who tied for the western j gras but six hits. Kerr's San Antonio, off hand, one would conference title: Canby of Iowa, and j single and Metrler's triple in the and say the Cubs have slightly the more Otterness of Minnesota, McA- third saved I Chicago from a shut- pleasant outlook. Houston Is hav- tee of Michigan State, in the pole 1 out. Gehrig’s homer with one on ing much difficulty beating anybody vault. All have bettered 13 feet and pending the arrival of expected re- ! Edmond's mark of 13 feet. 6 1-2 I in the first helped to tear young 1 inches is almost eertain to go. inforcements. Ed Walsh loose from the mound Poor pitching cost the 8hreve- Tired but happy and considerably the richer, Ray Keech poses for a picture, a few minutes after he had but both Hal McKain and George porters their double loss at Wichita crossed the finish line at the Indianapolis Speedway, winner of the Memorial Day 500-mile racing classic. AGGIE CREW WILL who Falls. 7 to 5 and 9 to 4. Brown. The cheers of the crowd were still as this was taken. Connally. followed, encounter- irar. .«# tr ringing photograph LEAVE WEDNESDAY Wiiliamson and were ed ^ Thompson pa- mistreatment. raded Art Phelan in the first to The Herald > / •*' by (Special After trailing St. Louts by 1 to 0 contest, none doing any particular COLLEOE 8TATION. Texas. June and Estrada 3.—Four members of Coach Frank for seven rounds. Washington tied Charlie: root good, and Thompson worked the nightcap with similar CARD TONIGHT TIGERS BEAT Anderson’s champion Texas Aggie the score aginst George Blaeholrier Evar Swa^som success. track and field team will entrain in the and then won out * CHICAGO, June 3 Charlie STANDING eighth in Evar Swanson. fleet-footed San Antonio made a clean sweep =Lof the clubs— Wednesday for Chicago, where they Root, who had a the ninth on Joe poor season in of its scries with Waco by copping will represent the Aggies in the Judge's double outfielder of the Cincinnati TEXAS LEAGUE Reds. Is one of the most 1928 alter winning 26 games in 1927, a duo. 3 to 1 and 7 to 6. The tribe IN DONNA M’ALLEN 5-4 National Collegiate Athletic associa- and two sacrifices. Irvin Had!ev promis- RING Games Sunday's Rnd field meet June 7-8 ing rookies of the 1929 season. is showing old time form for the went up into ftfth place. Just a game tion track the Browns five hits. Beaumont 12. Houston 0. gave only Jack Hendricks Is — The will be Manager Cubs this behind the lagging Panthers. Dallas 6-2. Fort Worth 5-1. j Aggie representatives year. Red Sox bats hammered a merry full of praise for his new find, Tom Estill. Beaumont's moist ball San Antculo 3-7, Waco 1-6 Both Teams Errorless Ed Thompson. Jr., half miler from He won five of his first six games Play even so far as to artist, gave another fine perform- Cruz and Azavache to Mix Wichita Fails 7-9. Shrevepott 5-4 Cameron: J. O. Floyd, javelin hurl- tune aginst the barriers at Braver going predict He lost his first one because he had Monday's Schedule Games Afield er from R. R. Farmer that Swanson will develop into ance in blanking the Buffs. 12 to 0 And Rosewood: Field yesterday at the expense of In Main Event. Three Waco at Houston. one of the great outfielders of the bad luck cf having to face Bur- in their own back yard West Columbai, broad jumper: and Dallas at Wichita Falls. 6 Hits Messrs. Shaute and Ferrell, and Get Den Slocomb, Cameron hurdler. all time. leigh Grimes on one of the latter’s Other Bouts Fort Worth at Shreveport. of the Boston w’on by 12 to 3. Milton He came to the Reds from the Beaumont at San Antonio. Thompson, captain-elect | unoeatable days. Then Charlie French Net Title eham- Gaston pitched for the Sox and Mission club of the Pacific coast Standing of the Clubs M’ALLEN. June 3—Taking ad- 1930 Aggie team, holds the | out 1 to The Herald) received amount- where he batted .348 last stepped and captured five vie- 'Special Team— P. W. L. Pet. vantage of all breaks, the Brov.ns- p onship of the southwest In the batting support league, DONNA. June is 29 .569 ing to thirteen hits. year and up a total of 43 torics in a row. Again Captured By 3.—Everythin? Dallas . 51 22 v.lie Tigers hopped on the local Ac- 389-yard event. He has run the | piled all set for the 49 27 23 551 With in stolen bases. Root’s comeback gives the Cubs fight card here to- Shreveport tec nine for a 5-4 win here Sunday half In slightly more than 1:57. rain both St. Louis and Helen Wills Waco 48 26 22 .542 two of the best ball Play night featuring Johnny Cruz. San afternoon before a large crowd. In J. G. Floyd, the Angles have Cincinnati, the National league speed hurlers Fort Worth 59 24 28 .*69 I in the Antonio, and K!d Azavache of Mex- Both teams errorless ball of winning mt'cnal orogram was confined to TO ERECT HOTELS game. The other one is Fat I San Antonio 50 21 26 .480 played hopes recogni- Wrigley PAR 18. Jun? 3.—</P\—Helen Wills ico who claims the bantam title of JERUSALEM. June 3.—(iPV—Tww Malone, who won six be- Wichita Fails 43 23 25 .478 afield and each coiiected six bingles. tion in th* Javelin throw this year. Field where the Giants and the straight has demonstrated her right fore losing a game. again that country. Promoter "dp" Con- 'Houston 46 21 23 .457 McAllen oprned with a rush scor- The toss of 204 feet. 4 1-2 inches Cubs braved wintry blasts from modern hotels arc to be erected here to sit on the throne as queen of ner stated that Tuesday morning j Beaumont 43 21 27 .427 ing once in the first inning. They made by the Aggie acc i nthe con- Lake Michigan to amuse 37.C3C supplying a lack from which the the world's tennis courts.