Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-07
TO Be PLAYED
ON DIRT COURT
Red Irvine Is Reelected
Chairman of Governing
Organization
Especial to The Herald)

tSpFCiaI 10 Inc heTdfQl
BAN BENITO. Jan. THE Cam
eron county high school basketball
championship will be played off in
a two-day tournament on a maxi
mum sized dirt court at Browns
Vile Ole week before the district
tournament. IL was decided at a
session Of coaches and school Off
GERS here Tuesday evening.
j. w. Red" Irvine of Brownsville
was reelected county chairman by
a unanimous vote Of the gathering.
A committee composed Of Jim
Ewing Of La Feria. Grady Reynolds
Of San Benito and r.. p. Ritchey Of
Santa Rosa was appointed 10 Sc
lect six officials for possible use IN
the tournament. Irvine will select
the two 10 work the events.
Officials a Problem
\ one OF the chief reasons a tour
nament was selected over percent
age play was that a higher grade
OF officiating Is possible under this
system, 1t was said. There was some
dissatisfaction On tins score last
year. Basketball Is a game which Is
almost entirely made or broke by
The officials. 1t was pointed out.
There was considerable discussion
pro and con as TO whether tourna-
ment play should be adopted. Ew-
ing held that the best team does
not always win under this system
of elimination. declaring the cub
with the most reserves usually
comes out on top. The vote. how.
ever. showed that the majority OF
the clubs represented wanted a
tournament.
Schools likely to enter quints are
Highland. Olmito. Rangervllle. Los
Fresnos. Stuart Place. Wilson Tract,
Los FresnoS. San Benito. Browns
vile and Harrington.
II was also decided 10 run off the
eliminations from an opening brac-
ket Of is. as suggested by Ewing. II
an odd number of teams are II
tered. they would be ironed out into
an even number in the second round
by drawing Of bvs in the first. Un-
der the other system generally used
The odd number continues through
the tourney. neceSsitating bys up
until the final event.
Two Balls
Two balls will be purchased Tor
the tournament. One Will go 10 tne
winner and the other to the run
ner-up. School children viii be
charged Is cents and adults so dur
ing the tournament play.
Those present at the meeting
we're: j. w. Irvine. Brownsville: SOC
Plato. Brownsville; Cal Surtees'
Brownsville: Grady Reynolds, San
Benito: J. II. Diltz. Fl Jardin: r.
B. Ritchey, Santa Rosa; j. p. Wag-
Rio Eondo. and L. A. Francis. Will
goner, Santa Rosa; Jack Frashour,
Rio Hondo and l.. A. Francis VII
son Tract.
After the regular business was
transacted. the coaches got together
and formed practice schedules 20 be
run off prior 10 the tourney.
Schedules arranged follow:
Rio Hondo
Jan. io-San Benito at Rio Hordo
Jan Trio Hondo at San Be-
nito.
Jan r-santa Rosa at Rio
Hondo.
Jan. 24-La Feria at Rio Hondo.
Jan Sl-Rio Hondo at La Ferta.
Santa Rosa
Jan. I4-wilson Tract at Santa
Rosa.
Jan r7-santa Rosa at Rio
HnndO.
Jan. 2i-La Feria at Santa Rosa.
Jan. 24-Open-
Jan. 2S-Santa Rosa ut La Feria-
wilson Tract
Ian. i+Wilson Tract az Santa
Rosa.
Jan. ls-wilson Tract at San Be-
nito. -
Jan. s--san Benito at wilson
Tract.
Ia Feria
Ian. l3-La Feria at Mercedes.
Ian 17-Mercedes AZ Ia Feria.
Van. 2i-La Feria ~ Santf Rosa.
Tan 24-Iia Feria at Rio Hondo.
Tan. 2s-Sants Rosa AZ La Feris.
.Yan. si-Rio Hondo ~ Ia Ferris.
FEB s-San Benito at Ia Feria.
Feb Tia Teria AZ Donna
Feb in-Donna At Ia Feria.
San Benito
Jan. s-san Benito At Wilson
jan. 1o-san Benito At Rio
Hondo. -,
Ian. ls-wilson Tract at San Be-
Ian. l7-san Benito at McAllen.
Jan. 2l-Brownsville at San Be-
ian. 24-McAllen at San Benfto-
Tar. 2s-San Benito at Browns
Feb. s-San Benito at Ia Ferta-
Feb. 4-Santa Rosa at San Be-
nito.
Feb. 7-San Benito At SAINTS Rosa.
Feb i2-La Feria ut San Benito.
brownsville
IAN. 2i-BroTnsville AT San Be-