Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-06

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q San Benito Saints
a. San Benito. If you can get away.
this should prove an interesting
game, and one which will give US
an idea as to how our baseball
stacks UP with that played in other
parts Of the state.
EVERY team in the Valley circuit
IS fighting hard to stop the potent
San Benito outfit. But when the
Saints line UP against the Mo-Pacs
the will have the fun support OF
the Valley circuit. Geo. Desha.
Topper Rigney, Harley Jackson and
the remainder of the boys are pull
ing for the SAINTS TO lay the strong
Mo-Pacs in the dust. The Saints
have pretty well proved that they
are cocks-o f-the-walk in the VAL
ley circles. When they step on the
diamond Thursday afternoon. they
will be more than a San Benit0
team - they Will be the Valley
team.
WITHOUT DOUBT. Lew Williams
has gotten together a nine which
might be compared to the old time
Saints. OF course, this will seem
like blasphemy 70 the older fans.
But many OF the old boys Will con-
fess that the two mines rank some
where along the same plane. Lew
4-1r a -ra.rr - efTrnnarc v~hfHh Rnr
field with any other team n this
section. Rubber Campbell Is a WOW
of a third Sacker. And his little
.400-and-better hitting mark does
not harm the club appreclably-
Bishop Clements Will get EN- on
shortstop where the rest VII miss
'em. His war club IS healthy
enough for the Texas league. Jodle
Taylor Is a clever, fast fielding
second sacler. AS for his hitting.
one should never speak evil OF the
dead. Cunningham's big war club
has punched "a many a Saint run
this season. His fielding IS coed.
IN THE outfield, Williams has
McCauley, Courtney. Wallace, Wait
man and himself. McCauley, Court
nev and Wallace are heavy hitters.
lii his hey-day. NJ lliams knew no
peer as a bali hawk and he was
perhaps the most dangerous man
who ever got OH the ~basepaths IN
the Valley. He still pliers sacks
lust 10 show his boys how. Wait
man has a bad habit OF catching q
ball with his eye every now ana
then. Williams informs us.
On the mound. Williams has Trav-
IS wallace. OK DARBY. Tiny Car
rctt ana DICK JefIrles available
That q nifty staff o. tWlrlers.
UMPIRE assignments for sun
cav games III the Rio Grande
valley league have been announcer
as follows by PTes!dent .. y. 6oS-
ton.
AL Brownsville. Emory and Hauft-
at Raymondville. Drucke and
living.
AL Donna. johnson and wilder
AL McAllen. Briggs and Eckoii.
Bill McElWain. n OF the best
liked arbiters in the Rio Granoe
circuit. viii not be able 70 umpire
any longer this season and has
turned in his resignation. Presi-
deaf Boston has appointed HaufI
TO take his place.
MANAGERS should not forget
the prexy's acmonltlon TO play OIL
their postponed games as soon as
possible. He has indicated that ne
will require all games affecting the
final standings OF the leading CLUBS
be PLAYED. He urges that the vari-
Gus managers get together on this
question
THE old-timers are taking TO
duck pins at the Old Rip here. Dr..
o. ". Lawrence led 2 group OF
friends IN play last night. He
scored a III as to l46 for Or. Rent
fro who came in second. Willie
whitman and DR.. Loew tralled the
procession. The Old Rip alleys now
have ten positions IN working or
der. Several tournaments are IN
the offing.
HERE WE have a letter from
Prexy Anderson, sport editor Of the
Abilene Morning News. He was
about the only booster the Browns
vile Eagles had in north Texas last
season. Prexy gives out the follow
ING dope on the tough oil belt.
"Out here in our ten-team dis
trlct, the boys who have nothing
else 10 do during the summer are
making the forecast that Ranger
and Cisco will be the teams 10 beat
IN 1880. although San Angelo and
Breckenridge are openly optimistic.
Abilene likely will have only two
letter men, with a possibility OF
four at the outside. SO il our home
club goes places. Dewey Mayhem
viii have 10 do some quick devel-
oring Of inexperienced material.
Wilson Crosclcse. tackle. and VIII
Edwin Routh. quarterback. are the
bcvs certain 10 return.