Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-17

ar EFT q IdIleT severe stump OF
several years duration, baseball Is
In a good way to come back with
a bang in the Valley. The national
pastime had been on a gradual de-
cline since the Valley league dis
banded. Moneyed angels" have
been hard to find since the Valley
loop went on the financial rocks.
Mounting interest in football turned
fans heads. Baseball hit rock bot
tom last year. There were no pro-
fessional o amateur leagues, and
little interest was evinced in the
schoolboy article. Rank weeds waved
over Valley diamonds.
TOMORROW there will be ten
or eleven games over this section.
That, in itself, shows revived
interest. There are eight high school
tits scheduled, and in addition, the
Grapefruit League, composed OF the
four western loop teams training in
the Valley. will swing into action
Texas league moguls are seriously
considering establishing o ID" cir
cult here. Major league clubs are
paying their respects to this section
Valley schools are behind the IN
t~erscholastic leagues boost 70 base
ball. With men like Bobby Cannon,
Red Irvine and others falling in
line, baseball should soon be a ma
ior sport here once more.
AN AMATEUR league has been
formed for the coming season. While
Brownsville has been counted IN,
she has done little toward the for
nation Of a team. Nearly all OF the
other towns are ready and have hao
their squads practicing for some
time. Spitz Clark and Mig Johnson
have been at work on the local pro-
iect but have been unable to arouse
much enthusiasm. Our performers
are signing up with other Valley
aggregations. If she intends TO have
a team, Brownsville should get the
ball to rolling this week.
ACTIVITY on the links is boom
ing. On the heels Of the Lower Gull
Coast tournament, South Texas wo'
men held a tournament at Corpus
Christi. Mrs. G. c. Coleman o.
Corpus Christi won. but the par
that interests us, is the showing
made by Brownsville women. Mrs
r. Tucker won third and Mrs. O. ID
DEPUTY was fourth. Their score'
were 90 and ga. respectively. Mrs
George White won a putting contes
which followed the tournament
other Brownsville women IN I'M
tournament we're Mrs. p. Q. WORKS
Mrs. Wells, Mrs. Rust ana MIS-
Watson.
SATURDAY a group Of Browns
tile golfers will fly to MONTERREY
and NAV a challenge toIrnamen
with golfers Of that city. Meanwnli'
interest In the junior links conu'
nues TO grow. The Brownsvlll'
coursr. operated by the double EDS
iS giving prizes each week Tor 10Y
scores. Sport Chats notices IN ~
McAllen Press that Smitty Know
his puts. Don't 90 too lar, Smilty
or we will be forced TO issue a chal
lenRe. a SO Is our lowest but "
are rapidly improving. Ahem!
WELL. WELL. Bat Battalino. IN
champion" has decided 70 fight Z
last. But he plans to leave his titl
hack IN the cold storage before ~
ing into Bud Taylor He may p
the ruler of his division. but ne WI
have to prove 1t to many OF IN
fans. A game little Frenchman, on
j very poor fighter held the It'll
before him. The managers c. IN
Frenchman gave Battalino a ign
AFTER THEY HAD BOUGHT Al
INTEREST IN BATTALINO. Bat
talino won. So there you are. Unit
they can buy interest in Kid Choc
olate, the real champion will not b
crowned.
WHILE the Brownsville Elk btl
lard tournament nears its close
play In the national amateur three
cushion tourney opens today q
French Lick. Eight players ar
competing. Max Shimon Of Milwau
kee is the defending champion
Twenty-eight games are TO be play
ed.
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