Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-14
CPORTS
OFORUM
BY BISHOP CLEMENTS
Basketball game tonight At 9 o'clock
at Tucker Field.

school on d newly arranged IA
with electric lights Illuminating the
field. Plenty Of seats will be provid-
ed the spectators, and a big crowd
is expected to be on hand.
Beaumont Of the Texas league,
long referred 10 as the doormat cf
the fast Class A circuit Of this
state, may not have cut much fig
ure in the win column 10 these many
years, but they have scheduled some
nifty major league clubs to battle
the Exporters at Beaumont this
spring. First off the reel Beaumont
has arranged a number OF games. the
first Of which starts March Is. with
the Chicago Cubs. Net only that
but they have engaged the Detroit
Tigers and Cubs to battle on their
grounds on April i, 2 and 3.
Beaumont fans and players will
be comfortably situated in a new
ball park this year. The old park
has been abandoned. and the owners
Of the franchise have declared that
the oil city entry in the Texas lea
que this year will be a different
outfit all around than heretofore.
Beaumont is a good baseball town
for r number of years it has won
the attendance day loving cup given
by Pres. Roberts Of the Texas league.
Tommy Mcmillan. You fans re-
member the little infielder Of Gin
ciRnati many years ago, Is man
- YL p a. G-.---
league in Florida. Mcmillan man
aged the Palestine club OF the old
Texas Association in 1925. The
writer was with Mexia that year,
and got a Let of pleasure out Of
watching Tommy play his position.
How do you play baseball we asked
the Pal pilot. Il play IL by
lunches" the manager replied.
For instance, I have no set way of
playing any hitter, regardless OF
what is being pitched him. | watch
the ball a il leaves the pitchers
hand and the hitter's feet. ! play
accordingly" The more ono plays
baseball. and especially the inficid.
the more IL becomes apparent that
there Is "A lot OF wisdom in the
above remarks of Mcmillan.
II We were capable OF offering ad-
vice 10 young ball players breaking
into organized ball, we wolld say TO
them: Learn the rules thoroughly.
and then forget them and display
your natural ability. The "headwork"
will come in time. For il is a fact
that the great majority OF ball play
ers don't know what it's all about
until they reach the age or % or
more.
Doak Roberts, president Of thc
Texas league, st last reports, was
very i'll al his home in Dallas.
II is hoped that Roberts pulls
through and regains his former
robust health and vigor. The
Texas league certainly needs his
services. because II il about TO
undergo one Of those transition
periods that happens every ten
years in baseball leagues. wherein
il il hoped to better the circuit
from many angles. Roberts IL re-
gardcd as one Of the smartesf
minor league presidents In organ
lied ball. and his sdyice and coun-
sci Is sought by many leagues over
the country. Organized baseball
and the public as a whole Is pull
Ing for the recovery Of Dir. Rob-
erts.
Ty Cobb has played his last game
Of baseball. He says 50 himself. The
Georgia Peach" has hung up records
some or which will never be ~equalled,
il j. believed. Cobb, in a recent
statement, says:
IF | had my career 10 live owe
again. no doubt | would do some
things differently. But it's rather
idle to speculate on that now. I'll
leave a lot OF enemies behind me, |
suppose. That's because / always
told the truth. III I knew n fellow
didn't have any CUTS, | said so. !
didn't expect him to love me for say
ing il. Possibly I've been too blunt
and open in my remarks. Perhaps
might have got along easier If | had
used more tact and diplomacy. But
such things are foreign TO me. /
don't take 70 them naturally. I've
lived by own life. in my own way,
and I'll stand on my record.
"Ef 7 haven't given many favors In
my long career. neither have ! asked
for them. Baseball is no brotherly
love convention. It's a fight. and
The more fight there u in H., the
more it appeals TO the public. | don't
say you've got 70 jump on a man and
bite him in the neck. but / do say
you've got 10 hit the ball hard. 20
down to first hard. d. everything
with vim and emphasis. I've said
that any man who stood between ne
and the victory WIS ny enemy on
the ball field. And 40 ~ was. for
the time being. But nobody ever
admired player ability IN another
fellow more than I have done.
II owe baseball q great debt. 10
gave me the opportunity TO express
myself and 70 gain a degree or fame
that would probably have been be-
yond my reach In any other pursuit.
Il also goes without saying that |
shall alwasy be deeply interested in
baseball. Possibly | shall be iderti-
fled with the sport. Nc some future
time, but not as a player Ny play
ing days are over
whatever happens. I can leave mv
profession without having to worry
about the rent. 10 is rue that !
haven't all the money that some Of
I these wild eyed optimists claim for
me, but IL is also true that | have
been well advised on investing ny
money ard have had my share OF