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

world series by the Yankees, said OF
the New York outfit, before the start
Of the series just closed:
Eve met a great team with a ter
rifle punch. They hit US with every
thing they had and we got it square
on the tip Of the jaw"
We imagine Manager Bill McKech-
ME Of the St. Louis Cardinals feels
the same way about Miller Higgins
crew, now.
Before the start Of the series,
Ii was said the Yanks had a weak
pitching staff. But did they?
The Cardinals didn't make enough
runs in any one game to win a
contest during mid-season, es-
pecially so In this day Of the live
ly ball.
And those hurlers for the Yanks
were all right-handers; thus uphold.
ing the prestige OF the regular-arm-
cd pitchers Of baseball.
Jimmy Wilson, who took the place
Of Bob o'Farrell, as catcher for the
Cardinals. in m~id-season, coming
TO the St. Louis outfit from Philadel.
phia Nationals, was ousted from the
lineup yesterday. and "Oil" Smith
took his place behind the bat. Viii.
son made a couple Of bad plays in
Sundays game. and failed to hit
striking out several times with mer
on the '~hassocks." Wilson will be
panned all winter for his two errors
He won't be given credit for being
one of the best cGtchers in the Ma.
tional league-which he is.
Bill Sherdel, one Of the most pop
ular members of the St. Louis Gard.
inals, just doesn't seem to have the
stuff to get BY in a pinch in a world
series. He has been in two Of the
classics, and has as yet to win q
game. Alexander also failed against
the Yankees-and the gossip will
now have it that old pete" Is abou;
through. And then next year hs
will win about 80 per cent OF his
games. They have been saying thai
Alex was through for the last ter
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Philadelphia Athletics, Pitts
burgh Pirates and ST. Louis
Cardinals, are the only teams
since world series have been
IN vogue, that were beaten four
straight games in these classics.
In 1914 the Boston Braves knock
ed Connie Mack's club for four
straight wins; in 1927 Miller
Huggins' Yankees gave the same
kind Of beating 20 the Pirates,
and this year. 1928, the Yanks
turn on the Cardinals and beat
them four straights.
Aftermath Of the S. M. U.-West
Point football game Saturday o.
last week. Il the announcement tina
New York University is anxious q
play the Texans. IL the game l,
played, as To- seems likely, Dalla.
will be site, and the Christmas holi,
days will be the time.
These junior high school griC
squads Of the Valley are the player.
that. in the next year or two, viii
be the senior high players. The
school hat is encouraging and TAX,
ing an interest in it's junior squad:
are the ones that will have gooc
clubs practically every season. Now
IL this be true, which we believe is
then Brownsville should have a gooc
senior high team next year, anc
the years to come.
They have a good club this year
Webb Connally, Junior high coach
IL working with about fifty player.
each afternoon. grounding them IL
the fundamentals Of the game.
You all recall the spring parade,
nj which the Yankees bowed
To nearly every club they played
Those wins were not allowed.
Sporting News
That's true. You can't Judge 3
team by the showing it makes in the
spring. And you can't Judge a foot,
ball club in the early fall. either
II you will look back into the history
OF baseball clubs. you will notice
that those clubs that won practically
all their spring exhibition games
oion 40 SO well after the season
started. proper.
From the land that sen Dayv
Crockett to Texas-comes the foot.
ball eleven Of Vanderbilt to battle
Texas University at Dallas Saturday
The Commodores or Tennessee have
a great club this year. and their
coach, Dan McGugin has primed his
squad for this gamee. Dope from
the camp Of Littlefield's Longhorns,
indicates that Texas has one Of the
best elevens in several years. II
ought to be q great game, and many
Valley fans will attend.