Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-24
LOCALS PLAY
AT HARLINCEN
New Players Sign Up
During Week; To
Lose Anderson

The American Legion Brownies
make a trip up the highway TO Har-
iingen Sunday to take On their twice
vanquished foemen in their own
lair. The locals viii try 70 add a
few points 70 their .Sr0 standing at
tie expense Of the Harris with
Hyndman on the mound. Lefty"
was the handspring IN IL 10 ! drub
bing handed out earlier in the spring
and Mersky will be available also.
Mersky also turned III a victory over
the Harris BY i score II 3 to 4.
With the game however. the
Brownies Will lose ore of their best
maskmen and the hardest hitter in
the Legion flock. Anderson is 70
leave for Pennsylvania after the
game. lie hits the bail far md hard
in addition to outsmarting the bat
tiers. He has been a big factor in
the development Of the youthful
Mersky. Stevens. who handled the
mask assignment Cor the locals be-
fore Anderson Joined the club and
took over the first sacking job
later. will be missing from the line
up Sunday. He has undergone a
nasal operation and vii, not be able
10 play. Mersky i expected to fill
the position.
Several new players have been
added 70 the team during the past
week and a fight for positions
around the infield : expected. New
players include Pitcher Ryan, In
fielder O'Connor. Infielder Salaine
and Catcher Joe Celaya. Jr. Celaya
is a well known player here. having
played with the high school and sew
eral other organizations. He is ex-
pected to fit into the position va
Gated By Anderson hicely. Another
hurler, Littz, has EXPRESSED his de-
sire 70 try out for the team and
will be given an opportunity.
The locals have hal II games on
their schedule so FIR this wear, two
of which were rainsd out. OF the
ten remaining games. the b-ownies
have won eight and lost two. This
gives them a 500 percentage and
places them we'll up among the
league leaders.
Two practice sessions on the new
Legion ball park heated near Palm
Courts just off Jefferson street have
been held during the week.
Other games to be played Sunday
are: Lyford at Weslaco, Edinburg at
Pharr. McAllen at Edcouch and Dom
ma at Rio Hondo.
The schedule for the remainder
of the year is as follows:
July i: Pharr at McAllen; Edcouch
at Donna; Weslaco - E~dinburg; Rio
Hondo at Brownsville and Harrington
at Lyford.
July s: Donna at Pharr; Edinburg
at McAllen; Brownsville at Edcouch;
Lyford at Rio Hondo and W~eslaco
az Harrington.
July Is: Edinburg 1t Donna; Ed
couch at Pharr: McAlien at Harlin-
gen: Rio Hondo at Neslaco and Ly-
ford at Brownsville.
July %: Donna at McAllen: Ed
couch at Edinburg: Pharr at Ly-
ford; Harrington at Rio Hondo and
Brownsville at Wesiaco.
July 20: Edcouch at McAllen;
at Edinburg: Harlingen at
Brownsville; Weslaco at Lyford and
Rio Hondo at Donna.
August 5: McAllen at Pharr; Don
M az Edcouch; Edinhurg at Yves.
laco; Brownsville az Rio Hondo and
az Harrington.
august L. fn2rr CT Donna. Meal
len at Edinburg; Bio Hondo at Ly-
ford; Edcouch at Brownsville and
Harrington at Weslaco.
August 10: Donna al Edinburg;
Pharr at Edcouch; liarlingen at Nc
Weslaco 81 Rio Hondo;
Brownsville at Lyford.
August 26: McAllen AZ Donna:
Edinburg at Edcoueh; Lyford at
Pharr; Rio Hondo az Harrington and
at Brownsville.
Two additional games will be play
ed on September 2 and g.. Games
also are expected to be played on
holidays.