Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-11
CPORTS

BY BISHOP CLEMENTS

The Waner brothers, Paul and
Lloyd, of the Pittsburgh outfield,
are holdoutS. They have demanded
$35, 600 for their combined services
this season. Barney Dreyfuss, pres
ident of the Pirate club, has re-
fused this request or demand, and
declares he has made his last over
ture to the Oklahoma boys.
Out in California DOME Bush
is doing his best to build up an
outfield to take the places of the
two Waners. Pittsburgh fans are
up in arms, and declare the star
ny outfielders should be given the
amount asked. Paul and Lloyd
figure their combined services
are worth half as much as Babe
Ruth's yearly stipend. But the
Pirates, torn asunder with inter
nal dissatisfaction several years
ago, seems to be in the same old
rut year in and year out. Always
something wrong to keep the club
out Of the pennant fight.
Coach Raymond Plato is missed
out at the Junior college. The pop
ular mentor was called to Iowa last
week due to serious illness of his
father. With a limited amount OF
material the Scorps put up some
good games of football and basket
ball the past season. Especially
gratifying to local fandom was the
victory over the Edinburg Broncs
last season on the gridiron, when
they took a z to 0 victory over them
on the local field.
Athletic Director Red Irvine of
the local public schools, stated
last week he didn't know if the
high school would put out a base
ball team this year or not. The
football team is using the field
for spring training, and Red be-
1ieves there isn't much material
for a baseball team. We are
really sorry, if it be true, that
there won't be a baseball team
representing the high school this
season.
There is no sport more conduc-
i've to the well being of the students
than baseball. But of course foot
ball has taken precedence ver all
other sports at the local high, and
probably rightfully SO. Charlie Bak-
er, Dan Barnhart, Robert O'Bryan
and other students have the max
ings Of pretty good ball players at
present, and Son Dixon, a big awk-
ward left-hander, with the proper
coaching should make an excellent
first baseman, and so on down the
line.
There are many high school
students who can play football
and can't play baseball, whereas
the situation is just reversed. w.
E. Morrison, San Benito mentor,
who directs football, baseball,
track and basketball at San Be-
nito high, has a large number of
baseball aspirants out each after
noon, and will put out a baseball
club; in fact, there is a lot of
baseball interest in San Benito
especially among the students.
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Tucker Field, one Of the largest
and finest of its kind in south Tex
as. has plenty room for a baseball
diamond within its confines. 1t
has a magnificent grandstand, box
seats and all that which go to make
up a big league park, and too, the
bleachers are a pride Of the school
board.
Captain Robert O'Bryan, of
the 1928 football team, is to grad
uate in June, and thus will be
lost to the Eagles a great football
player of high school ability.
Prior to the past season, Robert
had been shifted from one posi-
ton to another, with results Of
which no n could brag of, and
least Of all, Bob, who at times
becameS disguised. Coach Fessen-
den needed a center this past sea-
son, he picked the captain elect
of the 1928 team, and with the
result that O'Bryan became the
greatest center the high school
has ever had, and one of the big
guns in the triumphal march Of
the Eagles.
Other players will be lost to the
team this year. Weller, Monsees.
Newman, Burns, all may graduate
in June. If they do, it is going Y.
be a task for Coach Fessenden to
replace these boys. Not that they
are SO good Individually, but be-
cause they worked SO nicely into
the scheme Of things the coach
put in operation last year. Monsees
who came into his own last season
was one Of the best linemen If
the Valley, as was John Burns.
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Newman made a great name for
himself this past season. The
smart little quarterback was a
complete enigma to opposing eIev-
ems, and a popular player among
the Eagles. Coach FeSsenden is
going about his work of building
for the coming season i'm a sys-
tcinatlc manner. Spring football
training has been going on for
two weeks. Wednesday the coach
will note just how much good the
work is and has been doing the
candidates. A game will be played
on the local field, starting at 4
o'clock.
This Pladner boy Of France. r
tainly has a wallop. The flyweipht
champion socked frankie Genaro
OF New York, on the button in the
first round Of a scheduled 10 round
Setto last week in Gotham, and