Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-01
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being made by . number Of Valley
citizens to organize a Class d leagle
on a $500 per month basis. calls 1t
a salary limit Of modest proper
tions" snd believes at will prove q
successful institution financially
The Caller says:
Down in the Lower Rio Grande
Valley, they've made an heroic at
tempt 20 complete the organization
Of q baseball league which could
function this summer. A caravan OF
fans IL touring the Valley. visiting
the various towns and sounding out
sentiment on the proposition. To
date, it Is reported in Valley news-
papers, nothing but encouragement
has greeted them
ct IL planned to form q Class d
league, with q salary limit Of $500
per month. With a salary limit OF
those modest proportions, il is be-
lieved the league would be d sue
cessfll institution financially. Next
week fans from all over the Valley
will meet at Hariinren in attempt
to perfect the crganizalior.
"The Valley Is ideally situated,
geographically speaking, for a Class
ID league, the towns being close to-
gether, thus eliminating the long
jumps which cut down so heavily
upon net revenue. Corpus Christi
isn't situated 50 ideally in that re-
spect. But the people here have
evidenced a lively and a growing in
terest in baseball. III Corpus Christi
- going ia enjoy the national game
this summer. there isn't n whole lot
Of time to spare. III the Valley II
closed 20 Us, there are other circuits
ina. mignf be arranged. and the city
~ Eetflnx large enough to Justify 4
good professional league team"
Corpus Christi is one OF the best
baseball towns in south Texas, its
citizens know che game and sup
port IL. The writer, NJ n member
az the kirgsvilie team Of the Gulf
Coast league in 1921. recalls many
excellent games between the Rail-
readers and the Buccaneers. and
we remember at this time the big
crowds that attended the games.
The Valley is not averse 10 hav-
ing Corpus Christi MS a member Of
its proposed league; In fact. we be-
lieve Corpus would be an asset to
the circuit. II Kingsviile and Cor
pus Christi would both have teams
to Join the Valley, thus breaking the
jump to Corpus, it wculd help mat
tiers considerably. There Il no alter
native for the Valley TO do if il is
20 have baseball-it must be self
sustaining; the donation" days Of
baseball down here have passed. and
like other business institutions, must
stand on its own financially. That's
why a small start is in the making;
IL may grow bigger next year after
a successful coming season.
They have decorated those Bull
dogs Of McAllen and their coach.
Jimmy Dykes. In gold watch fohs
and sweaters, and IN correspond
ent of McAlien says of the event:
The McAllen Lions club present.
ed the McAllen Bulldogs with gold
watch fohs and the alumni of the
high school presented them old-gold
sweaters at a special assembly in
the high school auditorium Tuesday
morning
"Supt. J. d. Eramlette presided
! and the speakers included T.. o..
Mitchell. president of the Lions club.
Rev. Brooks !. Diekey. chairman or
major activities committee OF the
Lions club; Webster Jones, presi-
dinet of MeAllen high alumni asso-
citation, and Captain DOG" Ramsey.
THE Bulldogs had q most success
ful season, being runners-up for the
championship of District 28, winning
10 games, tieing one, and losing one.
Ia addition 70 the team q special
white sweater with purple and gold
megerhone was presented TO Benson
Ercanbrack. the yell leader. The
following were awarded fobs amt
sweaters:
"Ends-Homer Ramsey. Cecil Over
street and Clifton Switzer.
"Tackiss-Nance Davis and Harold
BiRgers.
"Guards-Melyin Dunbar, John Ca
vazos, Eugene Cox, John Gonzalez
and Burgess Stutzenbecker.
"Centers-Jim Pate and Ted Ma
hone.
"Backs-Albert Cox, Abundio Gar
IA, Frank Allen, Jim Walsh, Penny
Frisby, Harold Earnest, Darius Les
liei and 20 Coach J. G. Dykes"
Il.
A swollen optic, decorated with
a tint Of blue. in a circle, and
dead" molars-such il the condi-
tion in which Coach Raymond
Plato's facial anatomy II In While
giving m exhibition or ~"flip-flop-
ping" Tuesday night ct high school
auditorium, Soc made a miscue,
and and was rendered hors de
combat for As minutes He ~
getting along all right, however.
thanks TO the attention being paid
him BY Doug F~essenden.
How well perfect physical condi-
ton will carry one to heights Of
superb play, was demonstrated last
night N the local basketball court,
By Aubrey. they call him "Red." He
Is q guard on the Junior college
quint, and while he isn't the best
player of this sane in the world.
Reds physical condition, and hust-
ling has been one Of the bright
spots in the play Of the Scorps.
whittier thou 20 I viii 20; and
your people shall be my people,
or words TO that effect, may well
be applied to the case Of Lester
Bell, the Boston Braves third
bsseman. who II scheduled to
Join the Chicago Cubs ere long.
Rogers Horrshy shade Lester
Bell nj 81. Louis In 1895; after the
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