Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-12


not reliable-especially with cold
weather to contend with. A game
or games will be and has been changed
IN a moments notice. They should
be- played on the date and time a.
announced, otherwise fans - and
goodness knows they are limited in
number in hasketball-will lose in
terest.
We are in receipt Of a letter from
q ball player wanting TO come down
10 this part OF Texas, where, he
says, tit does not Get cold The
fellow IN question is under the i'm
preston that IL doesn't get cold IN
the Valley. Well, it does. but the
feature is that il doesn't last but a
few days at q time
And that reminds US Of a part Of
. conversation we overheard the 9TH
er day in this city. A fellow from I'D
and stays * for days and days, re-
1T is sure chilly" and the clerk. who
happened TO be a Mexican boy, asked
IL he wanted a can Of chill. The
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Valley climate. in all kinds OF terms
not at all truthful. A man standing
nearby. himself from the cold north,
four trains out Of this city daily,
and the highway was open, where.
upon the party of the first part,
had a complete change about face,
and went away convinced that II one
doesn't like tbs Valley, he can leave.
He decided to stay.
A regional Boy Scout executive.
Mr. Fitch. certainly hit the nail
upon the head. I'm his address to
Boy Scouts in Weslaeo the other
DAY wher he stated. ~the poorest
excuse that men offer for failing
20 do their duty IN that they haven't
time. Men always find time TO do
the things In which they are in
terested," and then cited the golf
links crowds every day. You hear
folks every hour In the day In each
OF the Valley towns wishing they
could or would have a baseball
team this summer, and after being
asked why they don't organize,
say they haven't the time 10 spare.
That's the poorest alibi in the
world. II you really want baseball
you spreiy have the time to get the
ed, and then put in someone to take
charge Of it, upon a salary.
Dan McGugin, the grand old man
ar Vanderbilt, who has coached
football teams OF that institution
since the by-gone days Of youth,
Is reported TO have urged Ray Nor
ris0n. s. vi. u. mentor, to accept
the Virginia University offer. We
hope Morrison stays at PonyIand.
told Jerry Mann, the Mustangs'
great gridder Of severaI years 4
viii take over the football Job nc
=. NJ. u. Mann at present In base
ball coach and assistant TO Nor
rison. A number Of well known
sports scribe upstate believe Jer-
~ win make q successful coach.
although q young man In age nc
present. II certainly wouldn't be
q bad move if Man was appointed
TO succeed Morrison, III he leaves.
especially among :. w. u. students
and alumni. But Morrison has
decided TO stay with S. NJ. U.
Dick Cox has voluntarily retire,
from baseball. Bad news. that, FOL
Shreveport fans, where Dick pastimet
last summer, and where he has
big following. Cox's career has beef
set in baseball, he hRs been up ant
down, in practically all the leagues
from ID to the majors and back. III
is a hustler. Last summer, whel
the Houston Bluffs were "bulldozing
their way through the first half o
the Texas league, Cox, the stor,
goes, while his club was playing II
houston, went over TO the Buf
dugout and informed the Houston
players. that If any Of them wantet
TO get rough with the Shreveport
club, that he was the guy that woul,
take on any of them, and especial,
Frank Snyder and Carey Selph. Sny
der knows Dick Of old, because Co,
once was with Brooklyn and Panch1
with the Giants Cox, smaller thar
the Buff skipper. took a dozen or .,
swings at Snyder and laid him low
reports OF the fiasco state.
Bill wild Wflliaml Mehfhorn II
mad, and when in that state of
mind. he Is angry. He was left off
the Ryder Cup golfing team that
AZ 10 represent the VI. .. in England
this year. That was u tough break
for the wild One" He has played
golf in such fashion az 10 merit
him on snybody's team I'm this
country Yes. Elmer, politics enter
into the game Of golf, also.
Cleveland and Kansas entrants II
the horHeshoe pitching Tournament
for the championship OF the world
being held mt St. Petersburg, Fla.
tied for the title. How about il. yo,
NcAllen horseshoe ropers-there ii
bound 70 Be some talent on you
club well able 70 challenge the cham
pior?
Coach Denton Of the Hariinren
high school. whose basketball five
played In this city yesterday sfs-
ernoon, had sore mighty nice
things to say about certain PLAYERS
on Cosch Piato's quintet. Barnhart.
Newman and Sylvester anne I'm for
high praise from the Harlinrrn
mentor. And incidentally. Dem
ton remarked. "Bsrnhart ought TO
make q great football player
One thing that pleased TIE write,
was when Denton stated that III
baseball diamond for the high schoo