Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10
BEAT MALLEN
Fl IN GREAT
GAME SUNDAY
Many Fans See Final
Battle Of Series;
Brownies May Play
Exhibition Games

Taxing advantage of all breaks, the
Legion Brownies ran off with the
Valley baseball championship Sunday
afternoon by defeating McAllen 2-1
in the deciding game Of the series be-
fore a large crowd.
The White Sox bosses, recent pur-
chasers of Mersky, Brownie twirling
ace, should have been on hand to see
the clean-iimbed young blond set
the McAllen sluggers down with one
hit over the full nine inning route.
Hamberlin, Mack hurler, cracked out
the first ball pitched in the fifth in
ming into left field for the only Me-
Allen blow.
The game was played on the Four
teenth street diamond due TO wet
grounds at the legion park.
The Macks went out ], ?, 3, in the
first inning, N. Yoder, last man up,
being a strikeout victim. Williams
opened the inning for the Brownies
safe at first on an error at third.
Pickett grounded out shortstop to
first, Williams going to second.
Garcia banged out the first Of four
singles he obtained during the game,
scoring Williams from second. Bed
narz and Ryan, next up, grounded
out to the infield.
Both sides went out in order in the
second and third frames. The Macks
got two men on in the fourth but did
no damage on the score board. Fitz
walked and Langford got on on an
infield error.
Garcia opened the fourth with a
single for the locals. Bednarz du-
plicated the feat, Garcia hotfooting
il Il third. Ryan took three slices at
Hams offerings with no luck. Cham
pion hit to the infield and was safe
at first as Garcia clattered across
the plate just ahead of the peg. This
put the count 20 in favor Of the
home talent. Padron, cheerful catch
er with the gold-toothed smile, struck
out on three pitched balls.
Ham was smoking them over as
Weatherford warmed up on the side
lines. Mersky had one strike called
an him and then slapped the ball out
to center field for the third out
Ham cracked the first offering
Mersky screwed over in the fifth IN
ming into left field for q single. The
blow went for naught, however, as
Frisby forced Ham out at second with
a tap 10 the infield. Frisby was
doubled al first when Hamilton flew
out TO third. Brownies went out IN
order in the fifth
McAIlen scored their lone tally in
the sixth. Cairnes had the third
strike strike called on him. 3. foder
drew a walk. Fitz struck out. b.
Yoder stole second az N. Hoder let
the first strike 20 Dy. n. foder
hit 10 third. The peg t. slrst was a
bit wild and got away tsem Cham-
nion. 3. Yoder scored Oh tbs miscue-
Merskv bore down and struck out
Langford with three pitshAd balls.
Brownies missed a good chance 70
score in their half when a double
play cut them down after Garcia and
Ryan had singled.
The seventh and eighth we're un-
eventful. Garcia got his fourth blow
Of the day in the eighth.
A lucky play in the ninth cut OIL a
Mack rally. n. Yoder, first man up,
made first on an error at third.
Ianrford hit to the pitcher who
tossed out N. Yoder at second. The
effort 10 double Langford at first
vent wild and Langford tore out Tor
second. Champion retrieved the ball
and threw him out at second. Nixon,
last man up. was the seventh strike
out victim.
The Brownies came up from third
place in the lower bracket with five
games to play TO first IL the last Of
the season. They then copied a
beautiful Al game from the Macks
here last Sunday in the championship
opener. Wednesday they dropped a
miserable 20-9 game at McAllen. 1his
Sundays game more than made up
for the rotten play, however, all ssns
expressing great satisfaction with
their game Sunday.
A few exhibition games may be
played later on, the local manage
ment has announced.
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