Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-24
Sports Chats
With -
Hal Eustace

MONDAYS chief sport item is the
banquet to be given at Harlingen by
the Valley Amateur Basketball,
league. Profits derived from this af-
fair will be placed in a pot to be
used in sending the champions to
the Texas Amateur Federation
championship tournament. Some 200
people are expected TO chomp the
grub tonight. About $50 Of them will
be players, the remainder fans, man
ayers. sport scribeS, etc. The affair
is open 70 any interested in basket
ball, providing they have the nee
eSsary Sl.50.
SPITZ CLARK, vice president Of
the league, is very anxious TO take
a pair Of winning clubs TO San An
tonio-his old stomping grounds.
Spitz wants to show them that VAL
icy athletics are on a par with the
article turned out in the Alamo
City. The chief obstacle in his way
is finances, hence the banquet. The
tow-head's plea for money was SO
heart-rending that the sports scribes
gently sobbed and agreed to pay
for their lunch. II you would see
tradition shattered, be on hand to-
night and watch Bish Clements.
Brad Smith and the rest of the
boys eat at Sl.50 per plate.
THE basketball chase Is not over
although the bracket champions are
in. Edinburg and the Harlinger
MethodiSts have not lost a tilt III
their 14-game schedule. But the run
ner-up position in both brackets is
IN q sad way. McAllen and Donna
are tied for second in the upper
bracket. They Will play it off Tues
day night at some point 10 be de-
signated at the banquet tonight. The
runner-up position is in an even
worse shape in the lower bracket
San Benito has possession Of second
but the Junior College has q chance
TO tie her by winning q postponed
game from the Model Laundry
Cleaners. The Scorpions announced
they were ready 70 play any time,
but no date had been set early
Monday morning. If it is not patch
ed up. the Scorpions will claim a for
felt, placing them in a tie with San
BenitO.
THEN the logical thing for the
Saints TO do would be TO demand
that their protested game with the
Model Laundry be played over. The
Cleaners now have credit for the
game but the agreement was that
in case either club was in a position
to become runner-up at the end Of
the season that the contest be play
ed over. 1t locks as though every
thing hinges upon this fray. In case
you didn't know. the runners-up get
a chance at the Valley championship
as they are 10 play in a round robir
with the title holders. The two club:
which emerge winners from this
roundlay will make the trip up
state 70 participate in the Texa:
Amateur Federation tournament.
COACH j. D.. FOSTERS Edin.
burg high Bobcat quint, Valley
champion. will meet Sheik Davis
KingSville Brahmas in the nea fu.
ture for the bi-diStrict champion
ship. The club which energies vic.
t0rious will make the trip TO Austin
participating in the state tourna'
ment. The Brahmas had no easy
time In winning their district. II
the final event they barely noSef
out Mathis 24-22 in q hard Tough
contest. On the other hand, tbs
Bobcats took things rather easy a
AIcAllen Saturday. There were som,
boys on the sidelines-the MICH
Bulldogs-however. who had giver
the Bobcats a close call in the Hi
dalgo county tourney. Had tht
Macks gotten into the district. the!
would have won almost as easily a
did Edinburg. They were champs
last year.