Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-11

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and an average well coached clever
And the difference is in groundin
The players in the fundamentals
Mr.. Davenport displayed a kee
interest in the local teams, and thos
IF the Valley. as a whole, and say
McAllen, San Benito an
Brownsville.
Reports from Cleveland of the
American league, state that Joe
Seweli, shortstop since 1920, will
be shifted to third base next sea-
on. The hot corner has been a
weak spot on the Indians team
for several years.
Now for the story: Scout
Slspnicka. five years ago, picked
up a high school boy in San An
tonic; signed him, and we are
told, gave him a bonus in a
monthly salary. This young mar
was sent to the Three-I league,
Decatur. He then went TO New
Orleans of the Southern league,
where in 1927 he was the best
third baseman in that circuit.
Cleveland let him 20 in some kind
of deal with New Orleans. Phil
adelphia bought him at the end of
the 1927 Southern league season.
He reported there this spring,
and the Philadelphia Nationals
have one of the best third base
men, for his limited experience,
in that circuit.
His name is Arthur "Pinky"
Whitney, and in 1925 played with
a San Antonio team in a number
of games against a Valley nine
at San Benito. And of course,
the business offices Of the big
league clubs, are smart" That
is one of the many things that
happen every year-and one of
the things that a scout can saw
TO his bosses, II told you So"
And the manager gets the blame,
or someone in the office.
But there is an old saying in base
all: The longer you stay with il
he less you find out you know, an,
lore bone-heads you will pull-as il
ne case Of Whitney. who would Jus
bout make the Cleveland club /:
econd division outfit, at least.
Many citizens do not like sports
hey regard most of them as a det
Iment to the participant. But we hav,
5 yet to hear one say they won't Il
ut TO witness an expert-or a cham
ion in his or her different line
ay polo, for instance-there may b,
Dts Of people who do not like thi.
anne. But if it is known that AZ
xpert in this line is going TO per
you will see him invariabl,
n hand.
Yes, the American public likes /;
hamp-and we sometimes wonder /.
hat Is the right kind Of spirit-ir
o far as il affects his or her attend
nee.
. .
Valley high school football team.
or an example-the main thing il
his training for the boys-and tn,
iain thing a coach is hired for-i
o ground their charges in the yer,
that will help them ii
fter life. Namely: Learn to Civ.
nd take; to be alert, 10 be initiative
0 develop muscle and brain in a co
.rdinating way. No-it's not wheth
T you win or lose-from this stand
'oint-it is how you conduct your
elf on the field OF battle.
Carl Reynolds of the Chicago
White Sox Is one of the fastest
men in American league. He Is q
Texas boy. He graduated from
Southwestern University in 1926.
He played his first professional
baseball with Palestine Of the
Lone Star league in 1927, from
whence he went to the White Sox.
The Brownsville baseball club
OF 1926 came vers near getting
Reynolds TO come down here and
play. They tried very hard to get
him, but Reynolds wanted to
stay around his hometown for
awhile. and finally accepted a po-
sition with an amateur club near
there for that season.
The Chicago Cubs beat the Whit
Cox for the city championship q
Jhicago, for the first time sine
1923. The series went the limit Q
he scheduled sever games Ar
shires and Carl Reynolds, both Texa
now members OF the Sox. III
good work for the Comiske
Shires. who is well known in IA
will probably be back soor
IS he has been listed as one of IN
.ootbar officials in the Coaches an
officials league Of the Valley.
Way up in Texarkana, Saturda,
ne only Southwestern c~onferenc
SANE VI AHls Wi
played. Baylor Bears versus III
Arkansas Razorbacks. Coach Morle
Jennings Of the Bears has, what crit
es say. a strong club this Yea
ma though not looked upon as
potential conference winner. they ar
much better football squad thi
rear than last.
Coach Francis Schmidt Of Arkar
has \ Of the best clubs in N
history Of that institution since h
has been its mentor. He has N
'dge on the Bears in wins, havin
'layed ~ games. the Razorback
ave won four while losing three |
oayior' These two schools starte
1laylng earh afbar o., 1910