Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-29

good games this summer. There Is
a movement on foot to form a semi
pro league. In days gone BY that
neck Of the woods produced base
ball talent Of major league ability.
Last summer . semi-pro circuit
among towns in that part OF the
state was formed, and many games
| played, but 1t was not at all salts
factory.
As We said in the above para
graph il was a scmi-pro league.
with rules governing or suppose
10 govern the circuit. One OF the
laws Of the league was that no
paid players were TO be had. But
that was where the rub came in.
There were charges and counter
charges among the clubs about
players being paid, etc, with the
result that il became disgusting
TO all concerned. except a certain
gambling element that always
hangs around these scmi-pro cir
cults, creating more dissatisfaction
and more unsp0rtsmanlike tactics
Of some Of those connected with
different clubs than any one thing
else. A good thing for Noakum.
Lockhart, ct al. would be to form
a Class ID league.
This department received a sports
letter from RI. 4. u. other day, re-
garding baseball prospects at the
Fort Worth institution. Among 9TH
or things the dispatch said that
Coach oyersM wasn't worrying about
his pitching staff. that he had plcn-
ty Of proven material in that de-
partment. Well, Va arc glad it has
come TO that point in the game Of
baseball whereby 4 manager or
coach will and can say that his
hurting corps u all 20 the merry.
Dutch Meyer ig the first and only
coach We have ever heard or as re-
ported making that statement. If
he did. then the writer Is inclined
TO doubt Meyers ability as a base
ball tactician.
lIeinie Odom, who in 1925. was
one Of Uncle Billy Disch's best
diamond performers az State Uni
yersity. is now the property If
the beaumont Exporters Of the
Texas league. Odom lost n pen
nant for the Longhorns in that
wear on Carroll Field at Waco.
when with the score tied between
the Baylo Bears and Longhorns.
and a runner on third base. Odom
let an easy roller 20 between his
legs permitting the uuner on third
TO cross home plate for what prov
cd "a he the winning margin and
the championship hopes uf tho
Steers went wrong.
Hoinie Odom Is n good ball play
er. Re has floundcred around in
first one place and then another
after leaving Texas. tic went TO
the majors, to several Glass IA
ieagues. and finally landed at Beau
mont, where he has been evcr since.
Preparations are being made in the
Texas leagues doormat to put that
team in the first division, and
Odom was the first player 70 send
in his signed contract.
Baseball talk is all over the VAL
ley today. A committee OF enthu-
siastic baseball fans are touring the
land of sunshine working up inter
est in a proposed Class II league for
this section.
who made the charge that base
ball umpireE aren't human queries
Daniel n. Daniel in the New York
Telegram.
Bring the rascal before the bar"
he continues. who spread the can
ard that umpires arc ~callous TO crit
icisme Put him in the pillory- For
here IL is proved at one fell swoop.
Is you might say, that umnircs arc
both human and sensitive. even
after p years az service ia the royal
blue u~nniounted Of the National lea
que. The evidence is presented b.
the eminent William Klein. who aft
or some p~arleying has decided TO
continue TO call EN- right-and
sometimes wrong in 1929.
"Mr. KLEIN rcsents the statements
that he was pceved over having been
passed Up in the 1928 worlds series
IN favor Of Ky Pfirman. Mr.. Klein
adds that the only reason for an
nouncing his resignation could be
traced 10 the criticism of his dcci-
sion o. Gabby Hartnett's interfer-
enoe with Andy Reese. Of the Gil
ence with Andy Reese. of the Giants
in the first game Of n late Septem-
her double-headed NJ the Polo
Grounds.
"Klem heard plenty about the de-
cision the afternoon he made il. and
he heard plenty right 10 the end Of
the season-and after that. For
years il had been Bills boast that
he never had called one wrong. and
Bill actually believed il. too. Crit
cism az his important decision stung
KLEIN 10 the quick, and he decided
to quit his lifework and take Ut
some other way o. making a living.
"That stuff about uepircs being
calloused and oblivious Of general
opinion is proved TO be the bunk.
They are human after all, those men
in blue who seemingly turn deaf
ears TO the disappearing roar Of the
crowd and so frequently are refer
red - As robbers, burglars and
worse
The next scheduled game for thr
girls basketball team ~ the local
high school u for this city neat
Friday night. at which time Miss
NalcHts's crack outfit will fanglc
with the San Benito girls. There
is a lot Of interest in the local
girls team. and a big crowd ~
expected 20 turn out for the eon-
test.
An anonymous poem. arent base
ball. etc. comes 10 this department,
and We reproduce il, which j. az fol-