Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-14
THE OLD BOYS

THE OLD BOYS
You may sing Of all your heroes,
OF the present day and age;
But don't forget the other boys,
On history's early page.
They caught without a padded mitt,
And mask was never known;
And q player wasn't happy,
Without a broken bone.
Then they fought with one another,
Then they battled irate fans;
Then they lodged a stream OF bottles
That were hurled from out the
stands.
Then they rode at night in chair cars,
And they played a game next day;
Then they waited sometimes several
weeks,
To draw their meager pay.
When praising all the brilliant stars,
OF present baseball fame;
Don't overlook the pioneers,
That made the National Game.
Sporting News.
President Clark Griffith Of the
Washington Senators. is not forget
ting the old boys. He has offered
the management Of his club TO Wal
ter Johnson, who directed the play
ing end OF the Newark, N. j., club
of the international league this sea-
son.
Johnson will make Griffith an
ideal but whether that will
mean a pennant for Washington Or
a near-pennant, remains to be seen.
Griffith must have a say so in the
way players or directed on the field.
and as Bucky Harris wouldn't stand
for interference, he. perforce, was
canned by the president. Johnson
is easy-going, in this respect.
Valley football fans will have
an opportunity next Thursday
afternoon TO witness in action,
the best high school football
team ever brought to this Sec
ton of Texas to play a Valley
eleven. We refer TO the Alamo
Heights squad Of San Antonio.
They play Fesseaden's Browns
vile Eagles on the local grid
at 3 o'clock that afternoon.
They are called the "Mules," and
champs OF San Antonio. And it's
going to be n great battle and thou
sands of fans from all over the Val
ley and San Antonio will watch the
Brownsville Eagles and the Mules
in the biggest attraction offered
Valley high school football fans
in the history of Valley football.
Weller. who didn't show up so
we'll on the Brownsville high squad
last year, Is looking better each day
and Friday at Mercedes, he played
one of the best gsmes-if not the
best OF his career. He was running
well fror. his halfbsck position, had
his head up. and backing the line
up in grand style.
Jubilo Clements pitched baseball
for Brownsville-and pitched we'll
in 1926. He went TO Laurel. Miss
of the Cotton States league in 1921.
lie stayed a few days. Jumped the
club and came back to Texas, having
a job at Gulf. He was suspended
by the powers that be Of profession
al baseball. Houston took him on
in 1928. Jubilo made his settlement
with John II. Farrell Of the National
Baseball Commission. Houston sent
him to San Angelo Of the West Texas
league. where he awirled some great
ball for Manager Earl Red" SnRpp.
Topeka will be his baseball home
next year. Ii is one Of the Cardin-
al farms.
The writer, for the first time, Fri
day. saw the Harrington Cardinals in
action. They weren't impressive
against kingsville, and a casual
observance of their play would stamp
il as mediocre. But gentlemen, there
is power-undeveloped power on that
Denton coached Hariingen squad.
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what Is the most interesting
phase Of a football game? Hurt
Batseli. local sporting goods deal
or, tell Us. that to him. the skrili.
keen voice Of the quarterback as
he barks out numbers for differ.