Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-22
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. - 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 he built
up more than any one else connect
cd with W. X. Stripling's orEaniza-
ton, six pennant winners III the
Texas league and five Dixie holders.
La Grave had been a very sick man
for two years, and during his abb
sence the Fort Worth club, AZ you
know, hasn't cut much az "A swath III
the pennant race for the past two
years. Ia Grave knew baseball, and
knew player values. a good man
has been taken, and the baseball
public will miss him.
Ever since Iris Speaker vas
let out az Cleveland Is manager
and centerficlder, three years ago,
Indian officials have been trying
20 find . man 10 take his place.
But they have failed. 90 far. Iris
y 20 manage Newark 90 the Inter-
National league this year. A mum.
her 81 players will try out for the
center garden of Cleveland this
year. and among them IN Charley
Dorm3n. who plstimed with Tyler
Of the Lone Star league last sum-
mer. Dorman looked good 20 the
bat and afield for the Trcians. and
after reporting 70 the Indians in
the fall. made a favorable impress
sion.
On this good day Of nineteen hum
dred and twenty-nine, baseball Is Ia
the air, 70 let's take stock Of the
Texas 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 sec plenty IL ac-
tiun around second base for the
Cubs. Milton Stock. Dallas. will
be general utility man Of the Steers:
Jake Atz. Fl. Worth; Jim Galloway.
Wichita Fails; Art Pheian. Shreve-
port. Bill Alexander. San Antonio.
viil direct play from the bench. And
over NJ Beaumont Claude Robertson
viii IN the hind S%natching" for
the Exporters.
-. Louis National league base
bail club ~ about the most com.
PrtheHsive business organization
~ baseball today. Besides uper.
ating the Cardinals. they have
agricultural" clubs ell oser the
country. Branch Ricke,. y~ice-pres-
ident, il IN charge az these farms.
kickcys first assistant "a Blake
Harper. former ~. Smith oper-
ator. Harper. "a tho writer. IA n
Of the finest fellows we have ever
had dealings with. He has a keen
insight 10 q players tempsra-
ment and ability. knows baseball,
y Is universally well liked. The
-. Louis organization when they
added Blake Harper 70 It's roster
certainly made a ten strike.
Soc Plat0's Junior college basket
ball quintet tangle with RanEerviile
high school tonight at 1850, on TIRE
local court. Tructt Roberts. m .o's
sharpshooter de luxe. and Red Au-
try. guard. are III fine fettle for the
game. and = large crowd II expected.
Next Monday night at the Fort
Brown skating rink. Promoter Tex
Becerril will stage his firs; boxing
card of the year. Headlininr
an interesting card il Ralph Leach
and young Bob Hinojosa, heavy
weights. Who will 20 10 rounds.
Leach IN remembered b. Valley
football fans rs the star center az
the Neslsco team several years ago.
being the ~tsIlest and one Of the
biggest high school players IN the
Valley. Leach also played n Sea-
son. 1927. on the Edinburg Junior
college grid squad. Both hattIerr
arc working hard and rounding
into GOOD shape.
Up at Austin, around the Univer-
atty Of Texas campus. athletic ecn-