Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-20

ably a week, baseball talk-the kind
that means busineSS-wlil be heard
throughout the Valley. Just be-
cause Hidalgo county wasn't repre-
Sented az the Valley-wIde meeting
held at Harrington several weeks ago
IS no reason they aren't interested.
Bob Wells and o. ". Boston, the
committee appointed by Chairman
Trent. o! San BenitO. to take over
the work OF organizing the Hidalgo
county towns. If those towns are
really interested. in forming a VAL
ley league, on q $500 per month
basis. will start work Thursday to-
ward this end. So you fans IN that
part OF the Valley should give the
delegates wholc-hcartcd support. If
interested.
The district basketball touTna-
mcHt scheduled TO start in Meal
len Friday OF this week. between
Cameron, Hidalgo, WiIlacy and
Starr county champs, promises 20
he enc of the most interesting
meets along this line held in
years. Brownsville and Ray
hA0AA-sAAsA h0htAs1 AA tfAN AAIA AAAtAN
and McAlien and Rio Granie City
in the second. Saturday the final
game will be played.
Dempsey may be young in the
promoting end OF the fight game,
but he certainly made a hit with
fans. when lie announced that as
one OF the preliminary attractions
10 the Strib!ing-Sharkey bout in
Florida. Feb. 81. he would toss
about a dozen cbony-hued BOYS into
the ring for q battle royal. This is
one Of the best drawing cards
Dempsey. or any other promoter can
have. Negroes are natural comedi-
ans. and the more there are IN the
ring at one time. the funnler the
antics Of the fighters
Tramp. tramp, tramp. the boys
are COMMISSIONING to training
camps. where for the next six
weeks, baseball players OF proven
ability will get in shape for the
coming season, and those OF ur-
proven merit, will try TO demon
strate 20 the different bosses that
they arc ready to hold down a job
on the club they are trying out
for. This spring training bust
ness is II OF uncertainties for
many players, especially those
Just starting in profession ball.
The Valley is the most ideally
situated part Of the country. 10
have a baseball league-don't you
believe that. The towns are close
together. there are paved highways
leading into and out OF every one.
The expense of overnight stops is
thus eliminated for ball teams. and
many other expenses cut down.
There are thousands Of people in
the Valley. as citizens. now. that
weren't here last year, and IL a can
a could be made, we believe the
majority of them would acclaim
with delight the efforts TO organize
a baseball league down here. And
We are not forgetting that there
are some Of the best ball fans in
the world right here in the Valley.
THE MAGNATE'S INNING
The lists OF exhibition games,
Are anything but funny;
The players have 70 play EN- all.
And the club gets all the money.
L H. Addington-
Sam Murphy or the New York
Sun believes that If the Boston
Braves are 10 improve their play
this year. II VIII come about by the
acquisition of Rabbit Maranville.
Murphy, reminiscing on the great
playing Of Rabbit with ST. Louis
last year, says:
Age alone will slow I'D the Rab-
bit. not liquor. for Ii viii be two
years next month since he went on
the band wagon
"A drab. dull team. the Cards well
coined Rabbit, for he vas the pep
per pot that sent the players steam
ing TO a world series. Maranville
reused the Cards as Hornsby did
the year they Won the flag under
him. II may be that the Rabbit
back I'M his beloved New England
will stir the Braves I'D 70 avert the
slide TO the cellar that seems inevi-
table"
And now. another vacancy In
the coaching department Of the
Southwest conference has been
created BY the resignation Of
Francis Schmidt. Of Arkansas.
As you know. the Arkansas men
tor II 90 20 20 n. C. u. next sea-
son as head coach. Up In Ar
kansas they have that Is the
alumnil named Thomson, Of ifs
school rs coach. Arkansas Uni
vcrsity IL certainly having It's
share OF wrangies this year. First
fhev were almost voted ont OF the
conference. and now tarT arc
charged with not having sched-