Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-23
. @ PORTS FORUM
. ~ By Bishop Clements .

from the New York Giants in ex-
change for Iieinie Mueller. Hornsby,
who Vas then manager Of the Cards
Immediately inserted Southworth in
the lineup and he starred from then
or out and was one Of the big guns
in the series for the worlds cham
pionship with the Yanks.
Rochester " a Cardinsl farm and
Bill Mchechnie. former Card boss,
will take over that club as manager
next season. And today Frank
Snyder. manager Of the champion
Houston Bluffs Of the Texas league,
is a sad man. II was thought by many
Of Snyder's friends that he would
lead the Cards next year. and especi-
ally so after he said he wouldn't
manage the Texas league champs next
season.
Coach Webb Connslly's local
junior eleven got off TO q bad start
but the scrspping little outfit
shope cd that they are In the race
for the championship Of the Valley
Just tho same. Their win over the
uudefeatcd team Of McAllen put
them in a tie with that club and
Harrington for honors. Connally has
taught these boys some mighty
fine football and uhen they get 10
high school thew won't have TO learn
the ABC's Of the game.
Mission was eliminated for Valley
honors yesterday when the San Be
nito eleven downed them 81 TO IL.
Coach kellam's team had played a
tie game with McAllen earlier in the
season. This leaves McAllsn ne
half game behind the leading Browns
willie team. The Eagles and the Bull
dogs will probably get together early
next week for a big game. The dis
trict committee meets Saturday and
will decide when this Eame will be
plsyed.
Brownsville fsndom is getting 9
great kick out Of newspaper articles
of upstate and some Valley papers
in regard to the championship Of
the Valley. These articles have
stated that Brownsville has claimed
the Valley championship. A =
matter Of fact Brownsville hasn't
OOnt EuNH ~ hHiuMs Inv IoEf'e
have 4 scheduled game with Me-
Allen 10 play before the season is
over. They are leading, hut that
doesn't mean they have won the
~pennant. But sry how. the Eagles
are getting a lot Of good publicity.
even though they are accused OF
claiming" the Valley title.
L. II. Arlington. one Of the best
known sports writer's in the country
is also 2 we'll known poet of parts"
The following little ditty recently
appeared rs penned BY AddinEton In
the Sporting News:
A rookie made his debut,
But he never had a chance;
His club was PLAYING Brooklyn,
He was facing DagIy Vance.
Earnest y. LsnniSan. who knows"
his big league ball players, and can
and does write about them in differ
ent sports papers. has this TO say OF
Rogers Hornsby, now Of Chicago. who
IS remembered BY Valley baseball
fans as "A member of the 1920 tear Of
st. Louis when the Cards trained in
Brownsville. II follows:
Hornsby deserves the success that
has coInc 10 him as a player and he
deserves full credit for Whist hap.
pened 10 the Cardinals in 1926. You
have to hand him something for the
manner in which he ran the Giants in
the absence Of McGrsw in the sum
MGR and fall OF 1927 and you can't
nan him because he didn't take the
Braves Of 1928 and make remnant
c~ontenders out Of them. They be-
longed in the second division and
they finished there after once getting
in il.