Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-11
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PORTS FORUM :
By Bishop Clements


Basketball games tonight at Tuck
or Field. Harlingen and Browns
Vile high school quints taEgie and
the local town team and the Junior
college hoopsters play.
The Cardinals and the Eagles are
to engage in what is expected TO be
one OF the hottest" games Of the
season. "A loss for either will elm
mate them from the county basket
ball race, and a win will put either
on a firm basis as contenders for the
crown.
Coach Richey or I'll Jardin and
his crew OF net snipers will rest
on their laurels until Friday. when
they will play the winners OF the
elimination tournament between
Harrington. Brownsville. San Bcnito
and Rangcrville. Which OF these
clubs is the best will be settled be-
fore Friday, at which time the
Comets take the winner on.
Shreveport, OF the Texas league,
will be guardian of the Eldcrado.
Ark, team, new entrants into the
Cotton States league this year. The
Arkansas town took the place cf
G~ulfport, Miss, which gave up its
franchise. Shreveport, last yeay,
was interested in the Alexandria,
La, team, and We are told lost plenty
Of money. But then IL is no wonder
with Sam Barnes as its manager,
the team went from bad to worse. II
had on its roster the best talent in
the Cotton States league at times.
But there vas internal dissatisfac-
ton. Sam was unpopular with most
of his players-and as a consequence
a good bali team went TO pieces. and
one Of the best towns in the league
soured on the kind, or rather the way
the Reds were run. Barnes was fin
ally canned" and the club went
some better.
Anytime a manager Of a ball club
has pets and fayorites in such a
n as TO display his feelings
towards his ~coterie, then that fell
low Is due for a tumble. And the
players whom he favored arc put
at a disadvantage when a real fell
low takes charge of that certain
team. Such was the case in Alex
andria last season. until Barnes
was let out rs manager.
Our young friend, Hal Eustaee, Of
The Herald staff, believes il is not
a question Of whether the different
Valley towns want baseball-it is
whether they desire il or not. He
believes they all want it-but doesn't
know if they all desire IL. Webster
says desire means 10 wish for And
then says want means Ito long for,
to fell need Of. to crave"
So IL you people in upper Valley
want or wish baseball this summer,
and desire or want to join Cam
eron county In such a circuit. this
week will tell the tale. Guy Trent.
San Benito. appointed chairman of
the baseball fans who met last
Tuesday night in Harrington. for
the purpose Of organization. will
call delegates from each &C the
Cameron county towns. in the next
few days, outline the laws of the
league, and find out In Mercedes,
Wcslaco, Donna, McAllen, Mission.
NdIt VI NNFH ~
baseball. Practically all these
towns declared their intentions,
through representative citizens, 10
attend the Harrington meet-but
they didn't show up.
What was the biggest "bonehead'
ever pulled IN sports. The latest Is
that Of Roy Riegels, California cen
ter, who al 20 yards in the wrong
direction with the pigskin. after re-
covering a Georgia Tech tumble, on
New Years day. Jack Sharkey, who
IS 10 battle ~Stribling. February n.
also Is known as a ooner-or we be-
lieve an alibi artist with great nat
ural ability. Notwithstanding. Shar-
key. in his fight with Dempsey, sew
eral years ago. continually complain
ed 10 the referee about this and that
during the fight-in other words
wanting to win on a foul. Finally
the Boston COB became hysterical In
this desire. after finding out that he
couldn't whip Dempsey. dropped his
hands, turned his head toward the
referee for a complaint-and Demp-
sey hit him on the chin-and the rest
Is history.
Then in 1917 Heinie Zimmerman
was playing third base for the
New York Giants against the Chi
caEo White Sox. Heinic rot Eddie
Collins In n chase between third
and home. and tried 10 outrun him
to the home plate. but failed. and
Collins scored. But the daddy"
OF them all, in a baseball way. was
the homer Of Fred McrkIe. also a
Giant. Merkie was on first base
and the winning run was on third.
The next batter up got a hit that
apparently scored the winning run.
But Merkle. instead of going a.
second. az soon rs the hit was
made. beat IL for the clubhouse. and
and Johnny Evers. playing second
base for the Chicago Cubs, called
for the ball and made II n force cut
nj second And the Cubs won the
world series, and Merkle to this
day is referred To a. the goat. He
was a member of the New York
Giants, also.
We hear and read = lof fhare G.~.