Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-21
SAE Dope FaUors Bmckayoos OUeY Jackets Before Title Contest
6TEAMS
TO TAKE PART
lRody To Join Federation;
Bracket System VIII
Be Utilized
Especial to The Herald)

HARLINGEN, Dec. 2l.-The VAL
ley Amateur Basketball league VIII
open its season Jan. 5 under rules
of tho Texas Amateur Federation
with sixteen ouintS divided into two
brackets. This was decided az a
meeting Of the body held Friday
evening at the offices OF The Har-
lineen Star. !,
Officials are to be paid 81 and
four cents a mile travelling expenses
This was finally arrived az alter
much discussion. The man TO work
Will Be appointed by the presicent
from a list approved by the oooy az
large. The home team VIII pay inc
official. ~,
THE championship series viii be
conducted between the winners OF
the two brackets and the runners
up IN A round robin tourname'a'
The state play-off in the federation
begins the second Friday and sat
urday In March.
Official Scorers
II was also moved and seconded
that each team have an Official
scorer. Following games. = Two
scorers will verify an official poA
MFR the referee. The home scorer
viii then see that 1t Is IN the hanos
~ tha league statistican within r
hours The statistican Is TO oe ap-
no,nted by w. l.. Pendergraft, pre-
sident. 80 nc
a schedule committee IS 70 DC
srrointed in the near future 70 WoLh
oIt dates and places wnlch VII
presented to the league a. ~ h
meeting in Mercedes Jan :.
are sixteen teams In the orsa
ton. .~- ~ the
,.ssue ard their representative lol-
iav,. wort Brown. 1t. Rundell; haI-
rro,,eg Rrownsville). Geo GanpeI.'
ssodsl laundry BROWNSVILLE, Spio
rlart. brownsville Junior College
cal S,,rteex. san Benito. Geo. san
49,. HarlInren MethodiSts. L. w
pirhards. Foraker's tHarhngenl'
y r lefty Deck; RIO honuo'
Ralnh Davis: Edcouch. Ed Mhl.-
1ock. Progreso. f. B. Fuller; 49,
nondville Firemen. G. 3 Wrisne.
SfercedeS M. L. Davis; Pharr-oan
T,an~AIamo J.. a. SlaugnteI
sPharr1. Donna. Richard horn
hurtle. McAllen. r.. l.. Weather-
ford. and Edinburg Firemen' a r.
WinninEham.
Meet Twice
II is planned to divide the loop
into geographical groups q sisn'
: n order TO cut down travelng eArs
rsrses and facilitate running Oh
sha schedule. Each Of the teams
Sriit meet the other seven IN ~
rracket twice. In all, this VII
make n total OF liz games, not N
ri,,dinr the championship rouno-
rohsn. The quints will run OH t"o
games a week. ss,.a-
The hod decided 20 seek ANNA
49, with the Texas Amateur re-
deration. BY joining, tney "Ouls
gef a chance 1T the state Ute, az
~ addition would benefit ~ haVins
= set of tried rules 70 work unues'
A,tronrh It has not been admitted,
49, valley league Is now operating
,-sder fine declarations charter.
numerous additions to this charter
IN - made at the next regular
s.s-,rn az the body. A tentatlve
~-r,,n ri rules for the Valley nody
S-ss DISCUSSED b. Pendergraft I'll
day. ~. vules
s,Irregted and which will more Inan
probably be adopted at the Nleree-
des session:
Eligibility
An plavers must be bona fide re-
sidents OF the Valley.
No nlaver shall be eligible VINO
has played basketball tor MONEY
since the last past Dec. i.
Tcsms playing for Naney hohols
shall be confined to a squad Of Ten
men after Feb. /. No player signed
after Feb. / shall be eligible 70 COM
rate i'm the district championship
Games and all players must nave
n~arficipated IN at least three OF
more games during the regular
Having season. Before playing 2
league game, a player must have
Trned a contract of this league p
said contract must be In the Office
az the president before the player
can appear IN a game Faillre 10
comply with this requirement. WI
result Ia forfeiture Of the game q
! fine OF 81 upon the team.
Anv team failing to appear on
the court at stated time for any
schedule game Will forfeit the game
and be fined 50. This rule, however,
shall not Be understood TO apply III
the event q team attempts TO ap-
near and Is prevented by any an
avoIdable accident or acts Of God.
Regularly scheduled games may DC
postponed by agreement OF the op-
rosinr teams and with the sane
ton OF the president. Failure 10
~snort with q full team shall not
rrevrnt forfeiture. II any team
shalI fan 20 appear for three sche-
dnIed games 1t shall automatically
Ne dropped from the league and Tor
felt deposit fee
FINANCES
Earh team entering the league
AshaII be required to deposit $40 with
fhe treasurer before playing the
first scheduled game. as a proof OF
sntentIons 70 complete the season
and 70 abide by the constitution AND
hv-Iaws of the league. This De
rosit shall be returned in full az the
end Of the season to All teams which
carry cut their schedule. .
PINES shall rot be assessed against
nc deposit but will be paid by the
teams. Each team entering the
Iearue shall pay q membership Zee
n 90 SO to defrav cost Of stationary,
stamps. ard other expenses. All
contracts after the first ten are
s-rl,ed bv each manager must be &C