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:
"We 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,
it 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 n
contest during mid-season, es-
pecially so In this day Of the live
ly ball.
And those hurlers for the Yanks
were all right-hGnders; thus uphold
ing the prestige Of the regular-arm-
ed 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 "0il" Smith
took his place behind the bat. Will
son made a couple of bad plays in
Sundays game, and failed to hit,
striking out several times with men
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 catchers in the Ma
tlonal league-which he is.
Bill Sherdel. one of the most pop
ular members of the St. Louis Card
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 a
game. Alexander also failed against
the Yankees-and the gossip will
now have it that old Pete" is about
through. And then next year he
will win about 80 per cent of his
games. They have been saying that
Alex was through for the last ten
years-and you know his history.
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
Higgins 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. INVEST
Point football game Saturday of
last week. is the announcement that
New York University is anxious 20
play the Texans. If Che game is
played, as now seems likely, Dallas
will be site, and the Christmas holt
days will be the time.
/ These junior high school grid
squads of the Valley are the players
that. in the next year or two, will
be the senior high players. The
school that is encouraging and TAX
ing an interest in its junior squads
are the ones that will have good
clubs practically every season. Now,
If this be true, which we believe is,
then Brownsville should have a good
senior high team next year, and
the years to come.
They have a good club this year.
Webb C~onnally. junior high coach,
is working with about fifty players
each afternoon, grounding them in
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 a
team by the showing il 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.
didn't do so we'll after the season
started, proper.
From the land that sent Davy
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.