Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-23
. a ; . . . . y . " : u
- PORTS FORUM
w. By Bishop Clements /.

from the NeV York Giants IN ex-
chsrge for Hsinie Mueller. Hcrnsby.
who WIS then manager Of the Cards
Immediately inserted Southworth in
the lineup and he starred from then
on out and was one Of the big guns
in the series for the worlds cham
pionship with the Yanks.
Rochester IN 4 Cardinsl farm and
Bill Mckechnie. former Card boss,
next season. And today Frank
Snyder, manager Of the champion
Houston Bluffs Of the Texas league.
is a sad man. IL 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 C~onuElI,'s local
junior eleven got off TO a bad start
but the Scrapping little outfit
showed that they are In the race
for the championship Of the Valley
just the same. Their win over the
undefeated team of McAllcn put
them in a tie with that club and
Harlingen for honors. Connally has
taught these boys some mighty
fine football and when they get 10
high school they 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 ~ TO Is.
Coach Kellam's team had played a
tic game with McAllen earlier in the
season. This leaves McAllen one
half gam 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 gsme will be
played.
Brownsville fsndom is getting .
great kick out Of newspaper articles
of upstate and some Valley papers
in regard 10 the championship Of
the Valley. These articles have
stated that Brow n~sville has claimed
the Valley championship. As a
matter Of fact Brownsville hasn't
done such a thing. The Esyles
have a scheduled game with Me-
Allen to play before the season u
over. They are leading, but that
doesn't mean they have won the
p~ennant. But anyhow. the Eagles
are getting a lot Of good publicity.
cven 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
appesred as penned by Arlington in
the Sporting News:
A rookie made his debut,
But he never had a chance;
His club was PLAYING Brooklyn,
He was facing Dazzy Vance.
Earnest J.. Lannigsn. 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 team Of
st. Louis when the Cards trained in
Brownsville. II follows:
Hornshy deserves the success that
has rome to him IS = player and'hs
deserves full credit for what hap
pened to the Cardinals in 1926. You
have TO hand him something for the
manner in which he ran the Giants in
the absence Of McGraw 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 %pennant
contenders out of them. They be-
longed in the second division and
thew finished there after once getting
in il.