San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-29
A BLUFF CALLED.

We have no particular grudge against
California but she is such an everlasting
brapcart and blowhard regarding what
ever merits she has and such persist
cnt claimant of virtues she does not pos
sess, that there is a certain degree of
pleasure in seeing her "get hers" once
in while.
AS everybody knows, California is
forever yelling her head off regarding
her winter climate which is not to be
compared with the climate OF South
Texas in any way. However, trifling
truth IKE that does not worry California.
She has always understood the fact that
if YOU keep on asserting something in
loud voice and with a certain degree or
persistence YOU will, after a time, get
somebody to believe at least a part OF
it. It is right in this delicate part of her
overworked bellows OF self praise that
she has received a jolt-or what would
be Jolt in the self-esteem of any other
state in the union except California. SEN
sible people long ago gave up the no
ton of ever denting the blatant egotism
Of California.
1t seems that California. still cherish
ing the delusion that she has good
winter climate and the kindred illusion
that nobody has ever found her climate
out for what If really is, sent a talkative
representative to the East to invite the
champion baseball team OF the United
States to do its spring training in Cali
fornia. The gentleman painted in glow
ing words a wonderful climate which he
said, belongs to California; he attributed
to her exotic beauty and tropical glory;
he described her unsurpassed hotel ac-
'commodations, forgetting, after the man
ner of his kind. to say anything about
the bloodsucking prices that are charged
by these same hotels. That Of course,
was a mere detail that could be adjusted
later. Get the great Yankee ball team
in California and the SHINING process
could be arranged later.
However, all his wonderful descriptive
powers were as water poured on the
sand. They went nowhere and had no
effect. The reply of the hardhearted
management of the Yankee baseball team
was terse. to the point, and showed that
it knew something about California. 1t
was to this effect.
California is too far to go with a
ball team. Your climate is too uncertain
and the cost Of travelling too heavy"
That ended the matter. The Yankees
have not yet decided where they will
go, but they have made up their minds
that they will not go to California,
which proves that the aforesaid mind is
functioning we'll and clearly.
Particular attention is moreover di-
rected to the accurate, if unfceling, COM
ment on the California climate. TOO
uncertain" There is a slam right in the
solar plexus Of the California windbag.
She is always turning out nevcrending
hurricane of hot air regarding her eli
mate when, as everybody knows who
has been there in the winter time. it is
very much "too uncertain" full Of fogS,
with unpleasant alterations OF heat and
cold and even when it is pleasant
overhead, that there is flatness, an in
sipidity mushincss about the Cali
fornia air that is no good to an aggrega-
ton OF professional athletes.
1t is comforting to know that some
body has told California the truth about
herself. Of course, nobody expects that
it will affect her in any other way thar
to make her shrek louder about The