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PAGE EIGHT THURSDAY. JANUARY 1MI THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD, BROWNSVILLE. TEXAS BRONCOS BITE SCORP CAGERS WITH 33 TO 20 Eagles Swamp St. Jo In Opener Cantering through the first half With a bare one-point lead, the Eclinburg Junior College Broncos broke into a gallop In the final eight mimitts ot cage play here Wednesday night to trounce the Brownsville junior college Scorpions, 33 to -0. It was the first South Texas con- icrcncc game of the season for both teams.

Led by their two aco forwards, Francisco Maklonaclo and Harry Carson, the Brownsville Golden Basics swamped St. Joseph's Academy the evening's opener, 47 to 13, Maldonado tallied 15 points, and Carson garnered 13 markers before fouling out. Lawrence Leads Tommy Lawrence, a hustling forward, led the Bronco scoring attack against Coach Maurice Sconw with 10 points to his credit. Guards Ted Keen and Coles Tinkler had seven and six points reipecut'ely. The contest rocked along slowly through the first half with the changing hands regularly.

Lawrence dropped in a long one shortly before the halftime horn to give the Broncos a 16-15 lead as the Jjcnocl ended. Bill Nance, Scorp guard, hooped a beauty as the second half opened, and Brownsville took over, 17-16. Tinkler took it back, 18-17, with a Held goal. Forward Roy Bowen looped a field goal to give the Scorpi a 19-18 lead, and Keen tied It up at 19-19 with a charity toss. Harold Sncll, another Scorp forward, gave the lead back to Brownsville at 20-19 with a free throw, and scoring lor the locals was over.

Scorps Held Tight With eight minutes to go, Center BUI Green of the Broncos parted the mesh for two points and a 21-20 which would have enough to win the game. A i i guarding by Koen, Tinkler ana Center Wade Wallace, held the Seoi'pci scoreless for eight imiuiic.3 preceding the final gun. A-isanwhile, Lawrence, Tinkler and i'onvarcl Sonny Hasness got hot to build up an unsui-mountable lead, at, Joseph's never threatened the Eagles In the opening battle, a contest which saw 17 fouls called on BrowiLsviile players. Zolezzi, Bloodhound forward, received 11 charity tosses and made only four. He was high point man for the losers, however, with eight tallies.

Box Scores EDINBURG FG FT Wagner iF) 0 Lawrence (F; 5 0 Hasncss (F) 2 0 Wallace 2 Green (C) Tinkler (G) 3 3 Kocn 2 Totals BROWNSVILLE Breedlovc (F) Bowen (F; Snell (Ft La Madrid (F) Marchbankx iC; Nance iG Totals ST. JOSEPH Calzacla Champion (F) Zoiczzj CFJ Monroe i Shaw Martinez (G; Vos i i 14 FG 0 1 0 0 3 1 3 Totals EAGLES Maldonado (F) Graham (Fj Reese (F) Carson (F) iipai'ks (C) Brlit'iio (Ct Macmanus (G; Dykes (Gj Ftutl (C) Totals FG 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 5 FG 7 FT 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 FT 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 FT 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 PF 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 7 PF 1 3 3 0 2 0 2 11 PF 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 7 PF 2 2 3 4 1 2 2 1 0 TP 0 10 4 4 2 a i 33 TP 0 5 1 0 6 2 6 20 TP 0 0 a 4 3 3 0 IB TP 15 2 4 13 4 1 0 8 2 Raymondville Is Rated Top For Tourney Title LA FKRIA The defending champions, Raymondvlllc's Bear- kittens, established themselves as favorites to take the ninth annual La Ferla Lettermen's Club basketball tourney junior cage title Wednesday by throttling the Wcslaco Panther Cubs, 18 to 1. In other opening round play, Edinburg and San Benito stood out as other junior title contenders. Fcrla pre-tourney favorites, were idie. Senior quintets will open play on Thursday at 3 p.

in the first round battles for their division title. Thursday's senior schedule: 3 vs. Edcouch- Elsa Los Frcsnos vs. La Joya Eclinburg vs. Brownsville.

4 p. Rosa vs Stuart Place Mercedes vs. Bio Grande City La Fcrla vs. Raymondville San Bcnlto vs. Lyford El Jardin vs.

winner Los nos-La Joya game. 5 p. Tract vs, Donna Pharr-San Juan-Alamo vs. winner Weslaco-Edcouch gams. Loser Weslaco-Edcouch gam vs.

loser Edinsurg-Brownsvllle game. Loser La Joya-Las Fresnoa game vs. loser Merccdes-Rlo Grande City game. Santa Rosa's juniors were the or.ly team to fall by the wayside in Wednesday's play, losing to Weslaco by a 15-7 count after falling before San Benito, 21 to 6, Games Wednesday: Donna 17: Edcouch-Elsa 10. Edlnburg 29; Mercedes 5.

Brownsville 13: La Feria 7 Raymondville 18; Weslaco 1. San Benito 21; Santa Rosa 6. Weslaco 15; Santa Rosa 7. PAY YOUR POLL TAX Track Star Gets Highest Award In Sport Work NEW YORK--iff)--For the seventh time since the James E. Sullivan memorial trophy was established in 1D30, a track star has been chosen by a nation-wide tribunal as the athlete who has done the most during the past year to advance the cause of sportsmanship.

Greg Rice, Notre Dame alumnus and the greatest distance runner this eountry has produced, is the latest of the cinder artists to win the coveted award. The announcement Wednesday night revealed that Rice, who thrilled the sport world with his victories over Taisto Makl of Finland last year, had received more points in the voting than the next two candidates combined--Al Patnik, Ohio State diver, and Fred Wolcott, Rice institute hurdler. PAY YOUR POLL TAX Early American Bowling OP BOVJLIN 1H AMERICA 16 ClTBD IN, WASHMTON RIP VAN WAS SCARCELY A TAVEZN THE. COLONS WITHOUT ITS WOODEN A GAME OP eKlTO.es.. BoWLI SAMED REAL IN AHD CONDITIONS BECAME.

So BAD WAT TfIB LZ6ISLATURES OF CONNECTICUT, MASSACHUSETTS AND NEW PASSED THE GAME OF SOT ABOUND TrIE A ON THOMAS STANDARDIZED AND UNIFORM AS To size, BY HUSTLERS, HANGERS-ON, CHEAP -AM PERWTTBD WeMSEiVES To BB BEATEN RAWER THAN TAKE AN INEVITABLE BEATIH ON THE Top Pros Enter Oakland's Open Links Tourney OAKLAND, Calif, $5,000 72-hole medal play Oakland Open golf tournament gets underway here Thursday, with wet going predicted for the 200-odd amateurs and professionals entered. Heavy rains caused prc-tourna- ment practice on the Seciuoyah polf course to be banned until Wednesday. Many of the nation's leading golfers were On the entry list, including defending champion Jimmy Demarct. Johnny Bulla, and Byron Nelson. Buila won the $10,000 Los Angeles open last Monday, while Nelson is P.G.A.

champion and winner of the 510,000 Miami open last month. Dodgers To Play Spring Training Games In Texas BROOKLYN, N. Y. The Dodgers always bent on outdoing everybody else in baseball, have laid out the biggest spring training program of any major league club this year--fifty games. The entire Brooklyn squad will report to manager Leo Durocher at Havana Feb.

15 for a month's training in Cuba, then will divide into two groups to play two games a day on eleven days. During this time, one team will tour Texas and Louisiana; the other will play in Florida and Georgia. The schedule for main squad includes: March 28 Port Arthur at Port Arthur, 29 Houston at Houston, 30 Dallas at Dallas, 31 Dallas at Longview, Tex. April 1 Shreveport at Shreveport, 2 Fort Worth at Fort Worth, 3 Dallas at Waco, 4 Houston at Galveston, Tex. PAY yourt POLL, TAX Soap is made from locusts in northern Africa.

Former Rice Mentor Is In Line For Tech Job By FELIX R. McKNIGHT DALLAS--(fl 5 )--If, as many commentators are saying, Texas Tech will vigorously renew its courtship with the Southwest conference now that Peter Willis Cawthon has resigned, the guessing on the new head coach can logically center around Jimmy deposed Rice Institute mentor is a tremendous favorite among conference athletic figures and is in the mood to return to football. Others being mentioned and rather prominently, are Mike Brumbelow of Texas Christian and Marty Karow of the other possibility, Dell Morgan of Rice, probably wouldn't budge from his present left Tech some five years ago to coach great lines at Auburn. Al Reese, Galveston News, says: "Some of the ForcUiam Rams said of John Kimbrough that 'He runs pretty hard but he is pretty easy to bring down; if he wasn't so big he wouldn't be nearly so Sort of like a locomotive, an earthquake or a battleship. If they weren't so 3 17 47 PAY YOUfl POLL TAX- Razorbacks And Longhorns Meet This Week End The spotlight of Southwest conference basketball shifts back to Austin this week-end where the University of Texas Lonshorns play the Arkansas Razorbacks In a scries expected to figure strongly in the title race.

Texas Jumped quickly to the front Tuesday night with a decision over Rice In something of an upset. Arkansas Is being picked as one oT the favorites and the games with the Lonshorns Friday and Saturday night will offer a comparison of strength between the so- called big three--Texas, Rice and Arkansas. The Baylor Bears also showed they were to be figured in the running Wednesday night by defeating Texas Christian University 40-32 in the opener i'or the Bears and Frogs. PAY YOUR POLL TAX EDINBURG JUNIOR COLLEGE BRONCO CAGERS The Edlnburg junior college Broncos shown above their South Texas conference cage opener against the Brownsville junior college Scorpions here Wednesday night, 33 to 20. They play 'orpus Christ! junior college at Edinburg on Saturday, Jan.

18, in their next loop game. Standing, left to right: Coach Allen L. Davis. Forward Bill Wagner, Center Clyde Rutherford, Center Wade Wallace; Forward George Fleming, center Will Green, Por- ward sonny Hasness and Manager Warren Davis, Kneeling, left to right: Guard Edward Cairns. Forward Roger Green, Guard Ted Koen, Guard Coles Tinkler-and Forward Tommy Lawrence.

big they wouldn't be so good." The West Texas State Buffaloes, world's tallest basketball team, just scored 147 points in a two- game series against McMurry--73 in the first, 74 in the second! In the Now-It-Can-Be-Told Department, Vin Burke of Beaumont discloses that the Beaumont Exporters almost signed to do their spring training in were set, but the moguls did a bit of figuring and decided It would be best to spend their money right in Beaumont with the Florida idea was born to provide better spring competition for the Exporters, Warmest man in Texas college basketball at the moment is Roland Warren of Howard rangy boy, master of the one- handed shot, has meshed 168 points in eleven pre-season Cismes included such opposition as Texas Tech, Texas He's dropped 63 field goals and 38 char- 1 Ity Leading scorer of Texas basketball for two years, Warren boasts a current average of 15.3 points per game; has been "held" to 11 points in one game. Willowy Norman (Red) Branch, the old University of Texas pitcher who twirled them to conlerence flags in 1935 and '36, will report to the New York Yankee spring train- Ing camp as one of the better prospects. He won 15 games for Newark last Gustav F. Nemitz, of Port Worth, an ex pert at working on athletes' muscles and at present laboring on Diz Dean's noted pitching arm, has been signed as the Detroit Tigers' trainer and will report to their Florida training camp in a few Some say he Is one of the best "bad arm" specialists in the Southwest. PAY YOliR POLL TAX Draft Clause Is Eagle Headache In Name Hunt PHILADELPHIA W)-- A war- release clause is causing the Philadelphia a headaches these days in their search for a big-name football coach.

Bert Bell, president of the National professional league tail- enders, declared. 'In these unsettled times, we can't afford to have a big-time, high priced coach on our hands, and no team, or a depleted team. If we can give a man a five-year contract, we must be protected in caaa of unforeseen evenU." NOVA HEADS UP COMEBACK PATH IN FRIDAY GO Its Joe Louis Crown, Or Oblivion BY GAYLE TALBOT NEW YORK--vP)--To those of us who thought 18 months ago that Lou Nova was heading straight lor the heavyweight championship there Is considerable drama promised in the big Callfornian's attempted comeback against young Pat comiskey Friday night in "the Garden. This one should tell the story: whether Nova is back on the trail or an eventual meeting with champion Joe Louis or whether he was ruined for good by the horrible beating he took from Tony Galento that cold September night in Philadelphia, when his system already was wracked by septic poisoning. Since then he has lived a lonely life, in and out of hospitals while specialists tracked down the disturbance and then another long period of building back his fine physique.

Lou thinks he is back now, ready to take up where he left off on quest of the Tony Waterloo Billy Conn was Just a flashy boy out of Pittsburgh and there wasn't another real challenger in sight on the night that Nova, complaining of a cold that later was found to be something far more serious, made the mistake of climbing into the ring with bold Tony Galento in Philadelphia. Nova admitted he felt terrible and he had been duly warned against fighting Galento In the wild and uncharted territory south of the New York state athletic commission's jurisdiction. But he was contemptuous of Tony and supremely confident he could lick anybody, anywhere, He had recently beaten Tommy Farr decisive- and had knocked out Max Baer, so he had his reasons for feeling cocky. Brutal Beatin; When he came out of the ring that night, his features mercifully swathed in towels, he was one of the most cruelly beaten fighters in history. He had been slow, Inept, and in the 14 bloody rounds before referee George Blake stopped it he approximately had a piano tall on him every 30 seconds.

Only a few saw Nova after that night, before he dragged himself back out west to nurse a shattered dream. Those who did see him said flatly he would never fight again; he was gone for good. Now he says he feels better than ever before in his life, and he ex- pejts to knock out the youthful How To Bowl TAMPA TO DIXIE TOURNEY OF NET GREAT 1 Comlskey, of course. Old-timers around the gym where he has been working out have their serious doubts. They claim Lou doesn't look quite the same as before hard luck hit him all in heap.

Sports Roundup By EDDIE BRIETZ NEW YOBK--MM--Don't be surprised if pro tennis Invades the tacred precincts of Forest Hills next are underway to have such top flighters as Budge, Perry, Vines, Tilden and others play a round-robin tournament out note: In Detroit so many people Jammed the lobby of the Olympia to pick up reservations for the Sonja Henie show that a hockey match scheduled that night had to be held up 15 minutes Jack Dempsey packed 4,000 customers into a Richmond, Hall to see him referee a match on a wrestling Irish, the basketball impressario, has advised Art Booney against staging double headers between college teams in the Pittsburgh armory because oT the limited seating capacity, only 7,000. Today's Guest i Prank B. Ward, Youngstown (O), I Vindicator: "The Athletics and Phillies have abandoned their spring fans now will have to wait longer to find out which is the worst." Hither and Yon Artie McGovern, the physical i culture expert, has opened a new I health emporium in Phoenix, Ariz. the N. Y.

football Yankees offered John Kimbrough that 500 contract, they also sent one to Tom Harmon, but it didn't call for nearly so many frogskins. Davidson of Boston is trying to revive the old New England basket four members of the New York Tankers and Chicago Blackhawks were staging a knockdown, drag-out fight at the hockey game the other night, the rival goalies, Sam Loprestl and Dave Kerr, went off In a corner and chatted together like long lost Hansen. who captained the U. of Utah football team this year, was only a sub. Iron Man Dent.

If Robert Stevenson, fullback en the Culver (Kansas) high school team, Isn't the football Iron man of 1904, he'll have to because department beiac closed for tiu Freddie Fischer shows relaxed posture, crip on ball By FREDDIE FISCHER World All-Events Champion Just as in many other phases of bowling, there are no definite rules governing the stance. Some stand almost upright, holding the ball In front of the chest. At least one top-ranking bowler balances the ball on his left shoulder at the start of his approach. Others bend over slightly, holding the ball about at the waist. The one important thing to remember is to keep relaxed, holding the ball with a firm but not tense grip.

Muscles should be at rest, for tension will throw off both the stride and the swing. Assume a stance from 9 to 12 feet back of the foul line, depending on the size of your stride and the number of steps you take. At one time I took five strides, but I have cut that down to three. A long approach serves no useful purpose. II 'you feel you must lead off with your left foot, take three or five steps.

If leading with your right seems more natural, four is the best number. The steps should be short, for long strides will throw you off balance. Throughout the approach, the left arm--or the right, if you are a left-handed bowler--should be used as a balance, moving naturally. There is no reason why you have to be on an alley to practice the approach. You can do it at home, carrying a weight to give you the feel of the ball.

Keep practicing until you feel you have an easy, rhythmic stride. The end of the approach should Florida Youths Said Rising Stars' TAMPA, Pla, Bryan M. Bitsy1 Grant, the hardy Atlanta star here for his tenth appenrancs in the Dixie tennis tournament, believes Florida players soon will be encroaching on California's -place in the tennis sun. There's a now crop of you mgstcrs cominp: along in Florida it won't be many years. Grant said, before such players as (Bud) Hart and Dick Mel Tee of Miami will be up there witli Frank Guernsey.

Orlando star. Grant recalled Wednesdj iy's tilt in which 18-year-old Hart pushed Ed Amark of Rollins college, a. class A player, to three fiercely fought sets before Amart: won, 7-9, 8-6, 8-6, Amark. Incidentally. Is Californian but plays under Florida colors since he is entered from the Winter Park, school.

Eddie Alloo, Jack Kramer. Fault ie Betz and Dorothy Bundy. Call- fornians. also are students there, Future OK "Take this Hart." Grant observed. "He's a bip.

lanky scrnewhat muscle-bound hlghschool boy. He's ranked No. 10 nationally as a junior, and this is his last rrear as a junior. Don McNeill described his game as 'fluid'--and just what it is. it, flows alnios unbelievably gracefully for a of his size." Dick McKce, Grant aided Is another fine Florida playor from whom more shouW be heard later.

Grant Js defending in the tournament, in which Don national sinsles chj impion, and Bobby RICKS, the 1933 titleholder attempting a comebsick, are rated No. 1 and No. 2 and to meet in the finals. Frank Kovacs is seeded third ant) takes on McKee Thursday, Riggs reached the quarter-finals Wednesday in the only third round match defeating Martin Buxby of Miami, G-4, 6-4. PAT V013R 1OI.L TAX Salinas Boy Named 1940 Cowboy Ch amp SALINAS, Calif.

Fritz Truan, bronco busting Saltoais cowboy, won the '1940 national cowboy championship bronco riding and the national title, the Rodeo Association of America announced Thursday. Toots" Mansfield of Baindera, be a slide, with the left foot well i finished third in the. all- forward and the body remaining I around race and first In. calf i oping. -i i in perfect balance at the moment the ball is released.

PAV VOVR POLL TAX has played every minute of 36 consecutive games. Tie that and you can wear it. PAY YOUR POLL TAX There are about 90 yards of spaghetti in ft pound. POI POTHS RETURN HOMJE SAN BENITO Returning on Tuesday evening from San. Antonio were Mr.

and Mrs. L. Poth and sons, Dickie and L. C. PAY YOUR TOLL TAX -The interior ot the earth fci said to be just as hot today as lit; was when formed.

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