Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-14
n. Texans Enlarge Lone Star League to s Club
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Benito and Brownsville high quints.
First game to be played by the high
school on the newly arranged court
with electric lights Illuminating the
field. Plenty Of seats will be provid-
ed the spectators, and q big crowd
is expected to be on hand.
Beaumont Of the Texas league,
long referred TO as the doormat OF
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 %, with
the Chicago Cubs. Not only that
but they have engaged the Detroit
Tigers and Cubs to battle on their
grounds on April ], . 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
I Of the franchise have declared that
the oil city entry in the Texas lea
que this year will be q different
outfit all around than heretofore.
Beaumont is a good baseball town
for a number Of years IL 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
einnati many years ago, IL man.
aging a club in the Southeastern
league in Florida. Mcmillan man.
aged the Palestine club Of the old
Texas Association in 1925. The
writer was with Mexia hat year,
and got a lot of pleasure out of
watching Tommy play his position.
How do you play baseball We asked
the Pal pilot. II play it by
lunches" the manager replied.
For instance, | have no set way of
playing n hitter, regardless of
what is being pitched him. I watch
the ball as IL leaves the pitchers
hand and the hitter's feet. I play
accordingly" The more ono PLAYS
baseball, and especially the infield.
the more 1t becomes apparent that
there is a lot Of wisdom in the
above remarks Of Mcmillan.
IL we were capable Of offering adj
vice TO young ball players breaking
into organized ball. we would say to
them: Learn the rules thoroughly.
and then forget them and display
your natural ability. The "headwork"
viii come in time. For il is a fact
that the great majority or ball play
ers don't know what it's an about
until they reach the age OF % or
more.
Doak Roberts, president OF the
Texas league. at last reports. was
very i'll at his home in Dallas.
Il is hoped that Roberts pulls
through and rcgains his former
robust health and vigor. The
Texas league certainly needs his
services, because 1t il about 10
undergo one Of those transition
periods that happens every ten
years in baseball leagues, wherein
IL II hoped 10 better the circuit
from many angles. Roberts 10 re-
garded as OF the smartcst
minor league presidents in organ
ized ball, and his advice and coun-
sci is sought by many leagues over
the country. Organized baseball
and the public as a whole is pull
ing for tho recovery Of Mr.. Rob-
erts.
Ty Cobb has played his last game
Of baseball. He says so himself. The
Georgia "Peach" has hung up records
some Of which will never be equalled,
II is believed. Cobb, in a recent
statement, says:
IF had my career TO live over
again, no doubt ] would do some
things differently. But it's rather
idle 70 speculate on that now. Ill
leave a lot Of enemies behind me, /
suppose. That's because ! always
told the truth. If ! knew a fellow
didn't have any CUTS. l said 50. I
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 IL I had
used more tact and diplomacy. But
such things are foreign to me. I
don't take 10 them naturally. I've
lived by W life, in my own way,
and Ill stand on my record.
"ff I haven't given many favors in
my long career, neither have | asked
for them. Baseball is no brotherly
love convention. It's . fight, and
more IL appeals to the public. l don't
say you've got TO jump on a man and
bite him IN the neck, but j do say
you've get 80 hit the ball hard. 90
down 10 first hard. do everything
with vim and emphasis. I've said
that any man who stood between ne
and the victory was my enemy on
the ball field. And 80 he was, for
the time being. But nobody ever
admired player ability in another
fellow more than have done.
81 owe baseball q great Gebt. IL
gave me the opportunity to express
myself and TO gain a degree OF 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 l shall be identi-
fled with the sport, at some future
time, but not as q player. Ny play
ing days ara over.
"whstever happens, I can leave my
profession without having 20 worry
about the rent. IL is true that /
haven't all the money that some Of
these wild eyed optimists claim for
me, but it liz also true that I have
been we'll advised on investing nv