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

| Milton Stock was their third
baseman. He didn't play in many
Of the exhibition games because
of an infection on one Of his
eyes. But he managed to get in
n few innings In some Of the
games with Connie Mack's Ath-
letics. who were also down here.
Today Milton Stock IL nag
Of The Dallas club of the Texas
league.
Stock was manager at Mobile of tht
Southern league for three years pri.
or TO coming to Dallas. lie know.
his stuff" He is universally pop.
ular with his players. lie was l
great third baseman in his major
league days. He has played seconC
base for two years at Mobile. Hi,
arm won't stand the day in and daJ
out long heave from third base.
Stock is going TO be boss of the
playing end at Dallas, We believe.
III he isn't his own boss along
hat line. he will be a flop in the
north Texas metropolis. They
have had 10 managers in s years
mt Dallas. Most Of them lost their
jobs because they wouldn't as
sert themselves. Dallas in a hard
town to 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 /:
going TO print a story concerning
the detection from Houston of Franz
Snyder as manager Of the Bluffs. II
IL he is going to say that SNYDER
was TO become manager of the Dalla:
club at about twice his $4,000 sal
airy at Houston. Don't you believe
that was the case?
Coach Kellam's Mission eleven ha.
been playing some crack football o,
late. They have engaged in five con
tests SO far this season, winning fou
and tieing one. McAllen has N,
same record. And the tie game wa,
with the Bulldogs.
Mercedes has the lowest average
OF any club in the Valley-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. hi
upon an idea other day, when h,
told the writer that Mercedes oughr
not to play such teams AZ Browns.
vile. San Benito. Harlingen. Meal
len, and some others. "They ar,
too big for u boys" said Mr.. Kern
We believe Mr.. Kern II rirht
There ought to be two leagues in the
Valley. There is only one now
Class b. A class lower-C-shoult
be formed. to take in such clubs a,
Mercedes, La Feria and others whose
material is to weak for competition
at present. against the heavier ane
more experienced clubs Of the Valley
Football fans the countrv over
and especially those Of Texas. M,
pulling for Redman Hume TO be able
10 play again this season. Hume wa
injured ~ the Texas game Saturday
re IS regarded as the greatest bach
IN the South. and spoken Of ~ man,
sport scribes as the greatest in the
country today. He received an ankls
INJURY. and reports from the =. N. Ir
say that the injury to the Methodist
star is healing fast.
Grid classic is i'm the offiny
saturday If this week al Warn-
The L%onghOrns vs.. the Bears IN
the Cotton Palace field. Texas
University has not won n game
from Baylor in Waco since ath-
ietic relations between the two
schools have been mutual.
10 u a fact that no matter how
weak a team Baylor may have the,
always play their best and sometimes
better against Texas. There ~ u riv.
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. BayIo,
claimed Texas was out to steal m,
game, and after heated discussion
left the field. FORGETTING 10 Texas
TO Q. And 10 this day BAYLOR mar
tisans contend that Texas stole" m,
game. IN
Coach Morrison OF San Benito va,
N attendance upon the game her,
last week between the eleyens NJ
Harrington 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 to advantage and disad
vantage for clubs. The weaker club,
at the beginning of the season car
build for the second half. Will,
the main objection from a baseball
standpoint Is that it does not repre-
sent the strength Of the league, -
a club is not a pennant winner. 4,
the minds Of many baseball authori
ties who win one half and even IN,
play-off. II is contended that il
club can win consistently enough \
the regular playing season 10 CO.
1 tho nannant "a l.