The BROWNSVILLE HERALD SPORTS SECTION U. S. TO BE STRONG IN OLYMPIC HURDLING EVENTS — _ ___ YESTERDAY’S STARS f (By The Associated Press) BRUSHING UP SPORTS . —By Pap COMEBACK IS U. S. HAS REAL I Johnny Verges, Giants—HR • triple, double and two singles against the Cubs. Hal Lee. Phillies—His single la SEEN LIKELY SPRINT SQUAD the eleventh beat the Pirates, ft to 4. two /flR&KE LEAGl'E Smead Jolley, Red Sox—His RIO HONDO took the TEXAS Tiger* doubles drove In the runs that over the hurdles In a Team W. L. Pet beautiful 2-1 Americana Have Been Out KlOHR,* Metcalfe, Tolan, Simpson stopped Cleveland. contest Dallas . 16 5 .762 here Sunday afternoon. It WAUCHULA, PLORtDA, Pitched was a real 7 667 Tony Freitas, Athletic*— game of ball from all Of Luck In Recent Are Fait Crew In Beaumont . 14 CLAIMS To KNOW his sixth straight victory over St. angles—and the Tigers are still Houston . 12 9 .571 ^ 12 429 Louis and made unassisted double after revenge. The only tally the Contests A BLACK BASS THAT 100 Meter* Port Worth . 9 12 .429 Pelines were able to push over was \dua. Come T5 Him when Longview .. a home run Rubbah San Anotnlo. 8 11 421 by Campbell. is CALLED AND 1 BUI" Kachtik. Rio Hondo it Tyler . 8 13 381 -Big BY MEL SHEPPARD BY ALAN GOtXD 11 hurler, was In top form. "Little Take food out Oalveston 6 13 .3^6 Bob" Champion, the Cat twirler, (Former Middle-Distance Star and op h»s hand. Associated Press Sports Editor Monday's Results was sailing them In there, too, but Olympic Champion) 7, Houston 2. the LOS ANGELE8. 19. Longview Tlgger batters Just could not July (*h- Tyler 10. Oalveston 3 connect for Just as the Olympic distance The American the winning runs. <3EOR<aS even has The midlands, which pro- San Antonio 9. Ft. Worth 8. “IN OUR • • • cured the last American events have come to be almost a To Olmypic Dallas 5. Beaumont 3. NERue state That victor AMATEUR and semi-pro base- Finnish monopoly, the hurdles sprint eight years ago in tall Fish Vawns WEN Jackson Tuesday's Games are making gains In the Valley have been one ol the THE Scholz of Missouri, has strong points *••• this season. a ts come forward with a trio of brilliant San Antonio at Fort Worth. If things perk up ol the Americans—until 1928. it Bored— ALLEY” dash men for the to Beaumont at Dallas. Wt, a semi-pro league might be Sidney Atkinson ol South Alrlca fight regain organized next no lost on the international Oalveston at year. However, won the 110-meter high hurdles prestige Tyler. one can make a living off of base- speedways. Houston at Longview. and Lord David Burghley ol Great You probably will noC ball In this section—and It’ll be a Lawson Robertson. American Britain the 400-meter low hurdles head time ran. This is coach, regards Ralph Metcalfe, AMERICAN LEAC.CE long before they at Amsterdam, providing the first believe it— evidenced the defunct Eddie Tolan and Team W. L. Pet. plainly by instance on record in which the George Simpson pro leagues which have as the best and most consistent New York 60 28 683 attempted United States dropped both races. But— to in the sprinting combination the United Philadelphia 52 38 .578 operate Valley. It was our llrst loss in the 400- • • • States has had for the Olympics Cleveland . 51 38 .573 meter hurdles. Earl Thomson of Believe it or not— PREXY J. A. GARDNER of the since Scholz and Charley Paddock ; Washington . 49 39 .557 Dartmouth college, reprinting Texas league has a row to were in their prime. i Detroit . 46 38 .548 It looked like Christmas tough Canada in 1930, captured he 110- It’s American has learned not to he St. Louis . 39 46 .459 chop. about all he can do to meter title. keep the Texas loop, a real Institu- over-confident of It. sprint talent. Chicago . 30 56 .349 time— South Alrlca presented a pair of tion, from going on the rocks. The Consistency has not been its crown- Boston 21 65 .244 great hurdles at Amsterdam in In our store on league Is carrying two dead fran- ing jewel. Most of the 100-meter dis- Monday's Results Monday. Atkinson and Weightman -Smith cussion revolved Detroit 1. chises now—Port Worth and Tyler around whether 2, Washington and one of them may be back to Here's hoping he can work things Frank Wykoff or Emmett Toppino Philadelphia 8. St. Louts 1. Why? us this out harry again year. However, would off with the main hon- New York 6. 4. and keep the league going. LIKE romp Chicago folks with I think there is a good reason to ors, these aces to Boston 4. Cleveland 2. Plenty plenty; Beaumont is the only club which VW»«R\ yet two failed hope for a return to American UJHo RUIN \ turn up the first three in Tuesday's Games Is keeping out of the red. Even among sense— supremacy, at least in the the final. DaUas. a a highs. P\Tcu\n(3 They were clearly out- St. Louis at Philadelphia. big city with going In the 400-meter hurdles, I think raced a trio and at New York. clu^is showing a loss at the ARMS/ h by possessing class Chicago Realize that the way td we have an even chance, Detroit at turnstiles The returning of Ft although _y experience. Washington. 1 still expect the vivid and sport- Metcalfe, a rangy, Cleveland at Boston. Worth's franchise to the league by powerful negro save money— ing Lord Burghley to put on a 175 Lard Robinson and as«oclates. was youth weighing pounds, is the fine defense of his title. He a stinging blow Ft. Worth aid holds youngest of the trio and newest to NATIONAL LEAC.CE Is to spend money— the Olympic record of 53 2-5 reach national Team W. L. Pet. Dallas always have been league joint- c.iamoto^^dp heights with he lo'*ms we bulwarks. The former Ft Worth ly Morgan Taylor of the but tl.e chief Ameri- Pittsburgh . 48 34 .585 While need the cash United States. can cent officials mado their clear PifcWER irier Tblau and Simpson, || Chicago . 47 38 .553 position til ' although on the te** a for the' Boston . 46 42 .523 And that they turned the league fran- boy! In the high hurdles. Percy Beard first i r.e l—.c lx yer of big lea- Philadelphia 44 45 .404 chise back because they did not jj How are have of Greensboro. Ala., and the New gu* beh 4 id them, going St Louis. 41 44 .482 they stocking enough money to continue ! York A. C. deserves to back :ne a ;hen were1 Brooklvn . 42 45 .483 operating. lead our tj da: they ■ up brigade as a result of his 14 2 llo'/d Varner, Miami (oKla)Twiu*hT Bi«r Te i r.vals at Michigan and! New York 38 44 463 clocking in the national cham- LEAGUE PIA/ER HfT SEVEufe: ‘bUS Ohio S.ate. Cincinnati 40 54 .426 At the pionships last a Tae 100-mtiers. in which Ameri- Results summer, perform- IN A ROW UE COT ON Monday's ance that broke '^[ROCK Tsc can coaches Jonath of Ger- Louis 4. Thompson's world "RjenTapirst pncrt. rejard Brooklyn 7, St. Berg Outpoints mark of 14.4 seconds, which I long man / u outstanding, will be the New York 13. Chicago 3. considered one of the finest things SOddE^ED BY Ciu&tS CARSEUXUEV. toughen for tK liwroe fnrm. to cap- Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 4 In the book Beard has long legs, MIAMI MEu*-RECORD* ture Their chances of taking the! Tuesday's Games Kid Chocolate faultless rhythm and tremendous .'CO should be an oddr-cn bet. Boston at Cincinnati. speed on the flat, a true champion Brooklyn at St. Louis. throughout. New York at NEW YORK. July 19.—(/P)— Kid I Chicago. j I at Chocolate, the glistening Cuban! think I am safe In saying that Western Circuit Is Philadelphia Pittsburgh. no finer performances negro, was further than ever todav hurdling RUTH IS OUT pver have b^n seen so Mathewson from his most cherished dream, early in and the Wagner Barely Holding On the spring those of George lightweight championship. INDEPENDENCE. Km. July 19 Saling of the of Iowa, The "Keod’s" latest comeback University to ecaae operations who turned in successive —Unwilling attempt was halted last night by clockings WITH BAD Greatest M’Graw despite financial difficulty. West- of 14 fi LEG and 14 4 at Drake re- Says Jackie (Kid) Berg, Briton, who th? ern Association club owners have lays. You ran count on received the decision after 15 rounds the fingers decided to finish the season m a of one hand the (Associated Press Writer i at the Garden Bowl. men who have Foxx la Sports game’s greatest all-around ball four-club circuit run 14 4 seconds at Almost Certain To NEW YORK. July 19.—\A‘i—Wan- The referee and one judge cast any time, player. In seslon here yesterday, the club spring, fall, summer or dering back over 50 years of base- their votes for Berg, the other of- winter. Take Babe’s Home "Did you ever realize." he asked, owners voted to drop Topeka and Another fine hurdler ball. John McGraw sees two un- ficial thought Chocolate had turn- is Jack Kel- "that Mathewson had ail the stun Independence, leaving clubs at ler of Ohio State.