Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-22
The
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RC6-&AC " AAAANRGAA -
the Rio Grande Valley league pen
nant chase. The San Benito Saints
seem headed for the pennant, but
they still have a weedy spot to hoe.
Their opposition for the remainder
Of the season lines up as follows:
Brownsville, McAllen, Raymondville,
Harlingen, Donna, Rio Hondo.
There's three tough spots still be-
fore the Saints and they are only
n game ahead OF the second-place
Harlingenites. Joe Bob Lawrence's
crew has a couple Of back games
they can take in handy fashion on
almost any given occasion.
HERE'S how Harlingen maps out
the remainder of the season: La
Feria, off day, San Benito, Rio
Hondo, Brownsville, Raymondville.
La Feria is nobody's sucker in the
Valley chase. but Harlingen should
be able to take the Boosters down.
Then comes San Benito. This game
may well be the one which de-
cides over which city the Valley
pennant shall fly for the ensuing
year.
Macks Still In
McALLEN is not out Of the race
by any means. The Macks had a bad
day against San Benito Sunday. but
&hnrw Anwra 1rnvraL AnFAEa that than
r capable Of bang-up ball. This
is how their program shapes up:
Mission. San Benito. Mission, La
Feria, Brownsville, Donna. That's
not such a tough outlay and the
Macks can be counted on to win a
majority Of their remaining con-
tests.
BROWNSVILLE AND MISSION
come next in the standings. There IS
a bare thread of hope for both
clubs.
Brownsville's opposition follows:
San Benito. Mission. Rio Hondo. off
day. McAllen, Harrington. Mission.
Missions games include: McAllen,
Brownsville. McAllen. Rio Hondo,
Raymondville. off day. Brownsville.
A winning squirt by either club viii
keep them in the contender CLASH
fication.
LA FERIA has shown a tough
ness Of late which none OF the
other clubs relish. She IS one OF the
few that have been able to smack
over the McAllen this season.
Her program: Harrington, Donna,
McAllen. off day, Raymondvllle'
Rio Hondo. There's the dope on the
leaders, now figure It out.
MANY CRITICS are hailing Bill
Terry as the greatest first sacker
in the business these days. That
Southern gentleman ranks only be-
low Chase and Sisler. they declare.
There's no argument over the fact
that Terry is plenty good. but MS
position among the initial SacKers
OF all time Is still open to argument.
BILL took up baseball as his pro-
fession in 1914 at Atlanta, his home
town. For three years he perform
ed in the Southern Association, n
observation-disclosures league and 2
Texas league. Then he jumped into
free-lance pitching, running loose
through the mountains OF Tonnes
see from 1918 until 1921. Remark
able stories about his pitching for
backwoods teams reached McGraw's
ears and the Giant boss sent a
posse into the hills after him.
Goes To Giants
AMERICAN Association baseball
provided Terry with his next ad-
venture. He pitched and played
first base for Toledo; he even man
aged the club part Of n season.
And then he moved to the Polo
Grounds, where he became bench
warmer, understudy 70 George KEEL
" and later the greatest all-around
first sacker in the major leagues.
TERRY is one Q. the best batters
In the game today. His average
of 372 In 1929 included 226 hits.
His fielding average was 1894 and
included so more chances and 10
more putouts than any other ma
tional league first baseman accept
ed. To date in the 1880 campaign
he has showed a batting average
around the $50 mark.
" MEMPHIS BILL can do tricks
around first base that would make
your eyes pop out. Against the
Pills IN a recent Polo Grounds con-
test he scooPed up a wild throw by
Lindstrom and stabbed a wicked
grounder from a hostile bat-a pair