Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-22
. PORTS FORUM
. - By Bishop Clements
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Paul LaGrave has passed on. The
brains" Of the Fort Worth baseball
club breathed his last breath on this
earth at Fl Paso yesterday. LaGrave
was secretary Of the Cats for ten
years, and during that time ne built
up more than any one else connect
cd with ". X. StriPling's organiza-
ton, six pennant winners in the
Texas league and five Dixie holders.
La Grave mad been a very sick man
for two years, and during bis alb
sence the Fort Worth club, a. YOU
know. hasn't cut much Of a swath in
the pennant race for the past two
years. La Grave knew baseball, and
knew player values. A good man
has been taken, and the baseball
public will miss him.
Ever since Iris Speaker was
let out az Cleveland as manager
and centerfielder. three years aEo.
Indian officials have been trying
TO find a mar 20 take his place.
But they have failed, 80 far. iris
= 10 manage Newark OF the Inter.
National league this year. A num-
bcr Of players will try out for the
center garden of Cleveland this
year. and among them Ia Charley
Dorman, Who paStimed with Tyler
OF the Lone Star league last sum-
mer. Dorman looked good al the
bat and Rfield for the Troians. and
after reporting to the Indians in
the fall made a favorable impress
sion.
on this good day Of nineteen hum
dred and twenty-nine. baseball IS IN
the air, so let's take stock OF the
IeAas league managers. most az
whom will direct play from the dug
outs. They follow:
Frank Snyder. Houston, will do
the receiving behind the bat; Derrill
Pratt. Waco. will see plenty Of ac-
lion around second base FOR the
Cubs. Milton Stock. Dallas. will
be general utility nan Of the Steers:
jake Atz, IT. Worth: Jim GALLOWAY.
Wichita Falls; Art Phelan. Shreve-
port; Bill Alexander. San Antonio.
will direct play from the bench. And
over at Beaumont Claude Robertson
Will 90 the hind snatching" for
the Exporters.
-. Louis National league base
ball club Is about the most COM
p~rehensive business organization
IN baseball today. Besides oper-
ating the Cardinals, they have
agricultural" clubs all over the
country. Branch Rickey. y~ice-pres.
ident, u In charge Of these farms.
Hickey first assistant is Blake
Harper. former ~. Smith oner.
ator. Harper. 80 the writer, is one
OF the finest fellows We have ever
had dealings with. he has a keen
insight 10 a PLAYERS tempera.
ment and ability. knows baseball.
and - universally well liked. The
II. Louis organization when they
added Blake Harper TO IT'S roster
certainly made a ten strike.
Soc Plato's Junior college basket
ball quintet tangle with Rangeryille
high school tonight at 1880, on the
local court. Truett Roberts. RI so-s
Sharpshooter de luxe. and Red Au-
try. guard. are IN fine fettle for the
game, and q large crowd is expected.
Next Monday night az the Fort
Brown skating rink. Promoter Tex
Becerril will stage his first boxing
card Of the new c Headlining
an interesting card II Ralph Leach
and young Bob HiRojoss, heavy.
weights, who will Co 10 roEndS.
Leach IL remembered b. Valley
football fans as the star center of
the Neslaco team several years ago.
being the tallest and one az the
biggest high school players in the
VALLEY. Leach also played . sea-
son. 1927. q m the Edinburg Junior
college grid squad. Both bs%ftlerx
are working hard and rounding
into good shape.
Cp 81 Austin. around the Jniver-
sity Of Texas campus, athletic ron