Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-11

Basketball games tonight at Tuck
or Field. Harlingen and Browns
Vile high school quints tangie and
the local town team and the Junicr
college hoopsters play.
The Cardinals and the Eagles arc
to engage in what is expected to be
one of the hottest" games OF the
season. A loss for either will elm
mate them from the county basket
ball race, and a win will put either
on a firm basis as contenders for the
crown.
Coach Richey Of III Jardin and
his crew of net snipers will rest
on their laurels until Friday. when
they will play the winners Of the
elimination tournament between
Harlingen, Brownsville. San Bcnito
and Rangervillc. Which of these
clubs IL the best will be settled be-
fore Friday, at which time the
Comets take tho winner on.
Shreveport, OF the Texas league,
will be guardian of the Eldorado,
Ark, team, new entrants into the
Cotton States league this year. The
Arkansas town took the place Of
Gulfport, Miss, which gave up its
franchise. Shreveport, last year,
was interested in the Alexandria,
La. team, and we are told lost plenty
of money. But then it is no wonder
with Sam Barnes as its manager,
the team went from bad to worse. IL
had on its roster the best talent in
the Cotton States league at times.
But there was internal dissatisfac-
ton. Sam was unpopular with most
OF his players-and as a consequence
a good ball team went to pieces, and
one Of the best towns in the league
soured on the kind, or rather the way
the Reds were run. Barnes was fin
ally. canned" and the club went
some better.
Anytime a manager of a ball club
has pets" and favorites in such a
manner as TO display his feelings
towards his coterie, then that fell
low is due for a tumble. And the
players whom he favored are put
at a disadvantage when a real fell
low takes charge Of that certain
team. Such vas the case in Alex
andria last season. until Barnes
was let out rs manager.
Our young friend, Hal Eustace. Of
The Herald staff, believes il is not
n question of whether the different
Valley towns want baseball-it is
whether they desire il or not. He
believes they all want it-but doesn't
knnNr 80 thn~ oil Inatrz " WnL1taw
says desire mean 70 wish for" And
then says want means ito long for,
to fell need Of. to crave"
o
So il you people in upper Valley
want or wish baseball this summer.
and desire or want TO Join Cam
eron county in such a circuit. this
week will tell the tale. Guy Trent,
San Benito. appointed chairman Of
the baseball fans who met last
Tuesday night in Harlingen, for
the purpose of organization, will
call delegates from each Of the
Cameron county towns, in the next
few days. outline the laws Of the
league, and find out if Mercedes,
Weslaco, Donna. McAilcn, Mission.
E~dinburg, really want or wish for
baseball. Practically all these
towns declared their intentions.
through representative citizens. a
attend the Harlingen mcct-but
they didn't show up.
What was the biggest "~bonehead"
EVER pulled in sports. The latest is
that OF Roy Riegels, California cen
ter, who ran 20 yards i'm the wrong
direction with the pigskin. after re-
covering n Georgia Tech tumble, on
New Years day. Jack Sharkey, who
IS 10 battle Stribling, February 27,
also is known as a boner-or we be-
lieve an alibi artist with great nat
ural ability. notwithstanding. Shar-
key, in his fight with Dempsey, sew
eral years ago, continually complaint
cd TO the referee about this and that
during the fight-in other words
wanting to win on a foul. Finally
the Boston COB became hysterical in
this desire. after finding out that he
couldn't whip Dempsey. dropped his
hands. turned his head toward the
referee for a complaint-and Demp-
sey hit him on the chin-and the rest
is history.
- hIhf 11hhAN GlltNtdE HlhN
vas playing third base for the
New York Giants against the Chi
cago White Sox. Hcinie got Eddie
Collins in n chase between third
and home. and tried "a outrun him
to the home plate. but failed, and
Collins scored. But the daddy"
Of them all. in a baseball way, was
the boncr Of Fred Merkle, also a
Giant. Merkle was on first base
and the winning run was on third.
The next batter up got a hit that
apparently scored the winning run.
But Mcrkle, instead Of going 10
second. rs soon as the hit was
made. beat IL for the clubhouse, and
and Johnny Evers. playing second
base for the Chicago Cubs, called
for the ball and made IL a force out
at second. And the Cubs won the
world series, and Merkie 10 this
day is referred % az the goat. He
was a member Of the New York
Giants. ats0.