Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-13
CPORTs
OFORUM
By BISHOP
THE GAME GOES on

The long and common human wa-.
But still the game goes on.
And those who rule the realm OF
sport
With mind. and nerve. and Drawn
Todsy-swift passing is their power.
But still the game goes on.
So it is as We tread the days.
Like shadows DER q lawn
We pass. with an cur hard-won
praise.
But still the game GOES on.
Clarence n. Flynn, III Baseball
Magazine.
Reports from Houston say that
Chester Lefty Webb has signed q
contract to trycut with the Bluffs
this spring. Webb is well known In
Valley baseball circles. He was enc
Of the best fork-handers in the lea
quo Of 1926 Doing his stuff for
Weslaco. in that year Brownsville
had a number Of l~elt-handed hitters,
and Webb worked against the local
INV hA1RN kH4H All. GNbtA HaAAMEl AA
the league, and after the first few
games he didn't have much luck. In
fact the left-handed hitters on the
Brownsville team beat Webb almost
single handed many times BY their
terrific hitting
Chester Webb Is a popular and
deservedly 80. We hope he makes
the grade with Houston. But he IN
no rookie, "a reports from the
Bayou City state. and neither is he
u novice-as SO many teams arc
wont TO look upon newcomers.
Webb has a rubber arm, good curve
and fair fassbali. His control. in
past seasons has been unusually
good. and he weighs about I55
pounds. Now :ou may ash what
j. there 10 keep him from making
good. And liz We must hazard n
guess, knowing Lefty as VIC do. we
would say that if The left-hander
viii take the game seriously, and
study the finer points of his par
ficullr trade, he will stick.
An innovation. at icast in local
basketball circles. IL the announce
meHt that games viii hc PLAYED on
Tucker Field az night. Thus afford
ing fendom in general an onportun-
ity to witness the contests. Friday
night the field was illuminated with
electric lights. and il presented a
fine view Of the game between the
Junior College and town team q%uints.
Monday night the San Benito high
school and local high. tanglc on the
local court, starting Al 3 o'clock.
Red Irvine. athletic director, who in
augurated the night playing scheme.
expects q large crowd OF fans out for
the rame. There will be plenty seats
for those present. and 4 hot contest
Il expected between these ancient
rivals.
The writer asked Gordon Holmes,
La Feris coach. and former a.. A.
NJ. football star, what he thought
Of Matty Bell as the Agvie coach.
and the iikeabIc Holmes rcplied
that Bell Is one OF the best and
most popular coaches in the south.
And don't forget he " a real
coach and has done wonders az T.
{. L. during his regime there
Holmes says.
Coach Raymond Plato Of the Jun
ior college and high school basket
ball CUNTS y building W ! couple
Of fast teams. Especially good Is
the College team. And you fshs
who admire Plato. and have remark
ca on several occasions to rs that he
Is a n%onchalant Kind Of fcllcw. have
another guess coming. III you don't
believe il. just sit by him during a
game in which his team is playing.
He IS most zerious-yea. more than
that. lie issues orders In terms that
need no explanation. And that's one
Oh tho fine qualities Of Plato.
Charles Crawford is a Browns
vile business man. Has been for
ten years or morc. I'm 1899 Grau-
ford vas regarded as n Of the
finest catchers in baseball circles
IN south Texas. Many oid-time
fans remember Crawford. His home
vas at Luiing Away back yonder
when Gene Cocreham was twirling
Tor Brownsville in a game UP that
way Crawford came TO bat, and
did what a LOT Of major ~leaguers
failed % do when Gene was In the
biz league. singled off his deIiv-
cry for a hit hat proved TO be the
winning clout OF a game between
Brownsville and Luiinr. Cocre-
ham also halls from LuIing, and
still lives there
So. we are passing on the news this
morning to baseball fans. that the
Hll-high commissioner az baseball.
Judge keneSaw Mountain lands, is
going to visit every one Of the six
teen major league training camps
this spring. The Judge N 10 there
In years. but his mind has broadened
or his attitude toward the country
IN general has changed. Heretofore.
Lands hes only visited the clubs in
training At Florida camps. But the
old boy. IL he carries out his an
nounced plans. viii have to come 20
Texas this year. because a number
Of rsjor league outfits arc Scirg
to condition in the Lone Star state.
The -riter hopes every town I'm
h Nslley thst IN being coRsid-
cred az . possible training camp
Tor baseball teams this spring viii
not be- foolish enough 90 dir do-n
in their leans and eject therefrom
.coin Of the realm" 60 induce
clubs to train I'm their cities Per-
soaaIly We are for the idea OF hzy-
i'm clubs train iR the VALLEY. but
aEairsf paying them money for
doing -. or guaranteeing them
money. They must be provided
with a hall park. That's the only
free thing they expect. but of
course may want more. The VAL
has something fhc country wants