Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-15
ORGANIZED With
FOUR TOWNS IN
VALLEY LEAGUE
Donna, Harlingen, San Ben
ito and Brownsville Organ
ize Four Team League for
Sunday Games

Baseball fans of the lower lilo Grandc
Valley will he given an opportunity
this summer Ia see some DAYS Of real
sport. At meeiin. held in San
Heiio las. night. attended by twenty
leading fans and baseball players of
brownsville San Hcniio. Harrington.
Donna and Wc>laco. four-tcam league
was organized for sunday games. rules
and regulatien> adopted and an cxecu-
tive committee elected.
The four towns entering the league
are Donna. llarlingen. San Beniio and
brownsville. Weslaco was represent ed
ut the meeting and cndravoreh to Sc
cure membership in the league. but ow-
ing 10 opposition Ia a five or ix-iean,
league the meeting decided rot - adj
nit that Town. suggesting that Weslaro
Mercedes. Mission and La feria or Ne
Allen organize another four-team, league
in the northern part of the Valley.
thereby making Valley series possible
at tho end of the season.
An executive committee con listing Of
Mike o'Neil Of lIarlingen. H. II. Gal
braith OF Brownsville. Guy Trent of
San Renifo and Tom Hester of Donna
was elected. aud this committee. with
Charles cr.nslade OF San Benitc. se,r-
fary and treasurer. viii govern the
league. The secretary and treasurer
is authorized to vote only when IL i
necessary 10 east deciding vote. A
deposit of 800 will b. required from
each team a. guarantee that they
viii complete the season. and while
there was no definite agreement made
In "A ~ - -. IA.
was understood that each team will us.
only Valley talent. and thar the players
win he reimbursed upon percentage
basis. thereby assuring no financial diff
ficult;es. Managers Of the teams are:
Brownsville. Hill: Donna. Huff: san
Eenito. Brady: Harrington. Smith. The
first Of the league games will be PLAYED
next Sunday when san Beniio viii play
af Brownsville and Donna nj IIirliugrn.
Only Sunday games will be played the
feur-team league maxim. II possible far
each team to play on the home Grounds
every other Sunday. In ease "f rain
the games will he played on holidays.
The San Eenito meeting was very
enthusiastic one. and II was the con
scnsus of opinion that the games world
Ice we'll paironized. That there j. mn b
interest in the national paStime IN th.
Valley. was pointed out. and thar the
organization of four-ieiin league
would prove popular with Valley fans
was evident from the expressions of
the representatives Of the various towns.
Owing 10 the fact thar only Sunday
games can be played. a five or six team
league would prove too expensive a.
coriing Ia The unanimous verdict of
those attending the meeting. hui the
proposal of oiher Valley towns cndcas-
oring 10 organize another frur-fcam
league with a Valley series AT the close
Of the season. received unanimous az
proval II was painted ont that Wrs-
lcao has fast team. that Ia Feria.
McAllcn. Mission AMI Mercedes each
have a wealth of mat erial for teams. and
thar anoiher four-tcam ieague could be
orasnized with a li;tl. effort.
After some dis .u~sinm The cxeru,ivc
committee decided - divide the season
into two halves. the team winning the
first half 10 plnyt The winner II The
second for The league championship. and
this winner to play the Valley series
in The event another league j. organized.
"The organization If this league
makes IL more necessary than ever that
Brownsville make immediat" arrange
ments for good athletic park" was
the staieeni Of a brownsville fan this
morning. There will be plenty Of fast
games played here this season. the new
lcaeuc assuring this. and brownsville
is The only city in the league whiK does
no, have a firs, class park for the
games. The proposition Of building a
Park here should be pushed n rapidly n
possible