Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-06

baseman. He didn't play in many
of the exhibition games because
Of an infection on one of his
eyes. But he managed 20 get i'm
a few innings in some of the
games with Connie Mack's Ath-
~letics, who were also down here.
Today Milton Stock is
Of the Dallas club OF tho Texas
league.
Stock was manager ut Mobile Of the
Southern league for three year pri-
or to coming to Dallas. He knows
his stuff He is universally pop
ular with his players. He was a
great third baseman in his major
days He has played second
base fer two years ut Mobile. His
arm won't stand the day in and day
long heave from third base.
Stock IL going 10 be boss Of the
playing end al Dallas, We believe.
If he isn't his own boss along
that line, he will be u flop in the
north Texas metropolis. They
have had 10 managers in 8 years
at Dallas. Most Of them loss their
jobs because they wouldn't as
scrt themselves. Dallas is a hard
town 90 manage a ball club in.
Internal dissatisfaction on the
club the past few years has been
one OF its important drawbacks.
Some Of these days "A smart guy is
going to print a story concerning
the detection from Houston of Frank
Snyder as manager of the Bluffs. In
Il he is going to say that Snyder
was TO become manager Of the Dallas
club at about twice his $4,000 sal
airy at Houston. Don't you believe
that was the case?
Coach Kellam's Mission eleven has
been playing some crack football of
late. They have engaged i'm five con
tests so far this season. winning four
and tieing one. McAllen has the
same record. And the tie game was
with the Bulldogs.
Mercedes has the lowest average
Of any club in the Nallcy-the Tig-
ers haven't broken into the win col
umn yet. Losing five straight. Mer-
cedes has a light and inexperienced
team, and Bob Kern OF that city. hit
upon an idea other day, when he
told the writer that Mercedes ought
not 10 play such teams As Browns
Vile. San Benito. Harrington, Neal
len, and some others. They are
too big for our boys" said Mr.. Kern.
We believe Mr.. Kern Is right.
There ought 70 be two leagues in the
Valley. There is only one nova
Class r. a class lower-C-should
be formed. to take i'm such clubs a.
Mercedes, La Feria and others whose
material is 10 weak for competition
at present, against the heavier and
more experienced clubs Of the Valley.
Football fans the country over
and especially those OF Texas. arc
pulling for Redman Hume to Be able
to play again this season. Hume was
injured IN the Texas game SATURDAY
ne Is regarded as the greatest back
IN the South. and spoken OF by MANY
sport scribes rs the greatest i'm tho
country today. lie received an ankle
injury. and reports from the S. NJ. VI.
say that the injury 10 the Methodist
star Is healing fast.
Grid classic Is in the offiny
Saturday Of this week at Waco.
h ~L0nghorns vs.. the Bears on
the Cotton Palace field. Texas
University has not O n game
from Baylor in Waco since ath-
lctic relations between the two
schools have been mutual.
y Is a fact that no matter how
weak a team Baylor may have the,
always play their best and sometime.
better against Texas. There is a riy
airy between the two schools. which
started in 1910 and has been intens,
up TO this good day. About 1910
Texas and Baylor lunged and Tough
each other all over the field. Baylo
claimed Texas was out 10 steal IN,
game. and after heated discussion
left the field. FORGETTING 10 Texas
] 70 o. And to this day Baylor par
tisans contend that Texas stole" IN
game.
Coach Morrison Of San Benito va
IN attendance upon the game her
last week between the ~elevens .
Harlingen and Brownsville. Morri
sons club plays the Eagles two week
hence. and the Greyhound mento
was getting pointers Of the Browns
vile club.
The Southern league has abar
doned the split season rule. Thi
rule works 70 advantage and disad
vantage for clubs. The weaker club
ut the beginning Of the season ca
build for the second half. Will
the main objection from a baseba
standpoint Is that it docs not repr
sent the strength OF the league. a
2 club IS not 4 pennant winner, /
the minds Of many baseball author
ties who win n half and even IN
plsy-off. II is ~contended that il
club a win consistently enough
the regular playing season TO ca
the pennant-it has done so on mer
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