Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-11
CPORTS

BY S Ii CLEMENTS


a number OF sports writer's, that so
and so would make good in the biz
leagues as a baseball player IL be
would quit guessing with the oppos-
ing pitcher. and the latest outbErst
along this line OF battle Is the state
ment in a Houston paper recently,
which said that Heinie Soluble, for
mcr Valley player. and last season
with Houston. would make good with
Detroit. 10 which club he has been
sold. If he would quit guessing with
opposing pitchers.
Now. there isn't a ball player in
captivity today who doesn't guess
more or less with an opposing
hurlcr. Some. more than others.
But all good hitters will tell you
that when they step Up 20 the plate
they arc figuring with their worst
"enemy'-the pitcher.
no matter how far away a man
may roam. he Will always find some
one, mostly from his home town. in
the PARKWAY place he has betaken
himself So, when Lee kyser, part
owner and manager Of the Des
Moines club of the Western league,
arrives in San Benito next week, he
will be greeted by his old friend.
Clarence Owens Of Brownsville. Mr.
Ovens and kyser formed a friend
ship many years ago when Kyser
was manager Of the Ponra CITY.
Okla, team, and Mr.. Owens was in
business In that city. mighty fine
man. this Kyser," Owens told tho
writer yesterday.
Ham Patterson. once owner end
manager Of the Dallas team vt the
Texas league, along III 1917. was not
ed as very hard on the umpires.
On Pats teams he also hsd some
hard ball players. One Of them was
Don Flynn, we'll known in Valley
baseball circles. The Sporting News
says Of Patterson;
Ham Patterson. former owner
and manager ot the Dallas Steers.
once pulled one in q league meeting
which went down In thc books. The
various and sandry mo-uis were
deeply concerned IN the problems OF
the league, financial worries. etc.
when IL occurred n them ihat Pat
%tcrsor hadn't 70 much "a opened his
mouth throughout the entire session.
So the chairman. turning to Tat,
asked:
Mr.. Patterson, have you anything
% Ssy?'
Pat arose slowly.
Yeah" he dfsvled out. "sha. are
we gonna do bout them hlankciy-
blank umpire- -'
Our Young friend, Bernard Tcho-
wiiz. OF San B-nito. who is attend
ing the University of Texas this
year. writes us about Jack Gov lcv.
Of whom IL was reported sometime
sro would receive an appointment 10
West fcint- Cuwic wac 4 STAR foot
bail player on the Stc-rl' eleven last
season. II follows;
Big Jack tnwlcy- star tackle IN
the Longhorn football team for Tile
past three years. has withdrawn
I from school and left Thursdsy for
Fort Worth whore he has accepted y
position with the Texas-Iuuisiana
fower company Of that city.
"Ccnlcy came a. the University
IN 1895 from Paris, where W. was "
star performer On th. high school
footh5ii, basketball. and baseball
teams. During his high school ca.
reer on the Eridiroa. he was consid-
cred u OF the best f~ullbacks in
north Tc~ss. Since coming 70 the
University. hc has earned the coveted
IT three times as 4 member of The
Lonshorn football teams. ard in 1922
nss unanimous choice for the ALL
conference berth
Big Jack was IN his last year 81
school and his withdrawal comes D.
J coErlste surprise fer II hes been
generally understood since The close
of the past focthsll season that he
rsA due r. receive en- appointment ~
West Point during the year"
Rcd Irvine. sihlctic director Of
the local public SCHOOLS. tells ~
that within The next rev dass ~
vii have started ono of the big
fest athletic programs ever un-
dcrtahcn IN The schools III the
city. Every hoy and rirl dcsir.
ing to participate in games will
have an opportunity Rash~thail,
intramursI games of All kind.
boxing, aud what not. all will 90
60 sdd 20 the programs.
san Berito baseball fsndom =rill
entertain Lee Kyssr. part owner and
manager Of the les Moines. Iowa.
baseball club Of the Western lca-lr
next week. Mr.. Kyser is coming 10
the Valley with > view 70 h~rs-vfrw
his club down here Tor spring train
IN. While n has not he.n stated.
IL IS generally known that II Des
Moines decides to train at San Be-
rito there viii ~ other clubs from
those regions also X train down here.
" seems 10 the writer that It would
b utterly foolish for just ono club
to train in the Valley. Exhibition
games are cne Of the most irrortsn.
ways Of conditioning a club-ia fact
they must be had.
Baseball world j. turning ~ fh-
Valley elimste. And doySone n. Nc
hope March and April. trsirinr
months. reverse themselves lr this
weather matter. Tn -nxs years
these two months have been rainy
and windy. Remember when the
Cards and Athletics we're down
here IN 1872 Didn't the wind
blow and the rain descend in tor.
rents. - n speak. during the vhcl.
NJ March, Come On Mr.. Weather
Man. he = little more lenisnt this
year.
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