Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-26

) By Bishop Clements

81 ~ III N
Junior College goes TO San Be-
nito tomorrow for a game with
Earl Morrison's high school squad
Of that city. Game called for 4
o'clock Plato. College coach.
will take about twenty men for
the game.
Gentlemen, the fun starts today.
It's . long way from the Valley To
Birmingham. Alabama. but this neck
o. the woods is keenly interested in
the battles starting there today be-
tween two great. minor league base
ball clubs.
Manager Snydcr's club arrived in
Birmingham Tuesday morning. Got
familiar with the park, hotels, etc.
And every member OF the club got
q good nights rest-and HalIahan
will pitch and Snyder will catch for
Houston, while Wells will pitch and
Yaryan will catch for Birmingham.
Maybe Johnny Dobbs. Baron mana
ger, will start Jud or Roy, but it
looks like Wells.
Western League officials are up in
the air again. Tulsa and Oklahoma
City, long recalcitrant members of
that circuit, may withdraw and Join
the Texas league. They did with
draw last year, but without the sane
ton Of the powers that be. They
have been granted the aforesaid priv
ilege now.
In other words the Western League
has told the two clubs that rather
than have dissatisfied members or the
league to get out. But what will
the Texas league do with these two
clubs?
The Texas II an eight-club league.
To take these two clubs would in
crease II to ten Both are good base
ball cities. They would undoubtedly
add y lot OF competition. But there
n Waco and Beaumont-weak men,
bers Of the Texas circuit. Beau
mont IS n very weak sister. Despite
this, Beaumont officials have declar-
ed they will build a new BAH mark
and be ready for next season. Waco
seems. at this time. to be getting
-~~~% = FAt oAL Il winner
. . .
Remember, these clubs have fran
chises IN the Texas league, and they
cannot be thrown out unless they So
desire. And the question arises will
a ten-club circuit be better than the
now eight club.
Ottering an oath fit for a pi-
rate, Gwinn Henry. ran so yards
Tor a touchdown In 1908 AGAINST
texas University and beat them
; to 7. That's the version $. M.
Jester. local officer. puts on the
game between the Southwestern
Pirates Of Georgetown and Texas
Steers on that date.
Jester was quarterback. Henry was
Tn the ~backficld. tho story goes. The
Pirates had been pushed back against
their own five-yard line. Desperate
situations require desperate meas
ures. Jester called for ~ forward
pass, n Of those kind that N Ilooned
over the line. II worked. III caught
the bewildered Steers off-ruard. and
Henry. fastest mar on either club.
caught the ball and started an that
memorable run. III was the onlv time
southwestern has ever defeated the
Steers. say old-timerS. N
y
Henry i now coach Of the Missouri
University. For n while several
years ago when the University OF
Texas was on its regular lookout for
a football coach (they look for one
every two years. H~enry's name was
mentioned. and reports say the lob
was offered. But Henry has a free
hand at Missouri and produces GOOD
clubs. He turned down the Texas Of
fer.
Another Valley baseball pIaver
has made good in the big leagues.
This time IL Is Cliff Garrison.
who played with Edinburr in '26.
Harrison Is a member OF the Bos-
ton Red Sox pitching staff. and
did qnite we'll the past summer.
20 Molenda was an AII-American
football player in his last wear AZ
Michigan University. He was a mem
Der Of the pitching staff W the Tex.
arkana baseball club the past season.
tie plays PRO football in the fall and
winter. being a member Of the New
york Yankees, Of which Red Grange
A. me boss Mule Wilson, former
Texas A. a M. star, also PLAYS ~,
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